The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo

Duet (music)

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, best known for their hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

 "Gimme Dat Ding

Gimme Dat Ding (song)

"Gimme Dat Ding" is a 1970 popular song sung by "one-hit wonder" The Pipkins, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Released as a single, it is the title track of an album by The Pipkins on EMI Columbia, the song also appeared on a compilation of the same name, which The Pipkins shared with...

" (Albert Hammond

Albert Hammond

Albert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew...

 / Mike Hazlewood), which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Charts and #9 on the U.S. charts in 1970. They were Roger Greenaway

Roger Greenaway

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, best known as a member of several songwriting

Songwriter

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 teams as evidenced by the track listing, and Tony Burrows

Tony Burrows

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, a singer who had fronted several groups

Musical ensemble

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  (often simultaneously) such as Edison Lighthouse

Edison Lighthouse

Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio-only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Tony Burrows and songwriter/record producers Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason, are best known for their 1970 UK chart-topper and million-selling record, "Love Grows ".-Career:The...

, The Flower Pot Men, White Plains

White Plains (band)

White Plains were a British pop music group, that existed from 1969 to 1976.-Career:White Plains evolved from the late 1960s pop/psychedelic band The Flower Pot Men, composed of Tony Burrows, Pete Nelson, and Robin Shaw together with Neil Landon . The band was primarily a studio project led by John...

, The First Class

The First Class

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 and Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man

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.

The Pipkins also released two follow-ups as singles, "Yakety Yak

Yakety Yak

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" and "Are You Cooking, Goose?", but without success. "My Baby Loves Lovin'" had been a hit for White Plains, whilst "Sunny Honey Girl" was a Top 20 hit for Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

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 in 1971.

According to the CD booklet for "The Sweet And The Pipkins", "Gimme Dat Ding

Gimme Dat Ding

Gimme Dat Ding is a split album by The Sweet and The Pipkins , released on EMI's budget record label, MFP in 1970...

" is considered "the first rap record".

In the U.S., The Pipkins put out their own album in 1970. Called "Gimme Dat Ding!", it was on Capitol ST-483 and peaked at #132 on the Billboard album chart. It is a "concept album" in that the first song on it introduces the Pipkins and the last song on it has them falling through the "little hole" on the album.

The album consisted of ten songs:

1. Here Comes The Kins

2. Sunny Honey Girl

3. Busy Line

4. Yakety Yak

5. Gimme Dat Ding

6. The People That You Wanna Phone You

7. My Baby Loves Loving

8. Are You Cooking Goose

9. You Can't Go Wrong

10. All You'll Ever Get From Me
In addition, the Pipkins recorded 2 non-LP songs, "To Love You" and "Sugar And Spice", both of which are B-side singles. In all, the Pipkins recorded a total of 12 songs.