Smash Boom Bang - The Songs And Productions Of Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer
Was released as CDCHD1317 on the Ace label in 2012.
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- * The names of this cultish triumvirate spring off the page like a law firm but their business was writing and producing hits - or records that sounded like hits. * Bob Feldman, Richard Gottehrer and Jerry Goldstein hit their stride in the mid-60s with a varied portfolio that included the US #1s `Hang On Sloopy' by the McCoys and `My Boyfriend's Back' by the Angels - and several chartmakers by the Strangeloves, the selfsame trio masquerading as a rock band. * Initially, they specialised in girl groups - some real, some fabricated - and applied their distinctive touch to every one before moving into the rock field with the McCoys, the Strangeloves and the Sheep. * Not for F-G-G the honeyed subtleties of a Burt Bacharach or Van McCoy. Hard rockers at heart, their gritty productions usually featured brutal rhythms in which the percussion was probably the most vital component. Yet, for all this, there were surprising moments of tenderness too, as reflected in songs such as Ray Pollard's `The Drifter', one of the great unsung soul ballads of the 60s. * It's exciting stuff from end to end, much of it new to CD and all held together by the distinctive F-G-G production imprimatur. * This collection comes to you with the full co-operation and involvement of Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer themselves and is packaged in a sumptuous booklet packed with rare memorabilia. * Compiled by Rob Finnis and Mick Patrick, the brains behind several other volumes in Ace's much-admired Producer and Songwriter series.
- Has 1 UK Chart Top 10 hit.
- Has 2 US Chart Number 1s.
- Has 1 US Chart Top 40 hit.
Night Time 
- The Strangeloves - Let's Stomp - Bobby Comstock
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels (US) - Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys
- Hide And Seek - The Sheep
- Girls Don't Trust That Boy - Patty Lace & The Petticoats
- You're So Good To Me - Debra Swisher
- Sorrow - The McCoys
- Gonna Make It Alone - Ronnie Dio & The Prophets
- Back In The U.S.A. - Ron Winters
(with The Patriots)
- I Want You To Be My Boyfriend - The Chic-Lets
- Don't Monkey With Tarzan - The Pygmies
The Drifter - Ray Pollard - I Want Candy - The Strangeloves
- I'm A Man - Bobby Comstock
- Out In The Sun (Hey-O) - The Beach-Nuts
- Tell Her - Dean Parrish
- You're Going Up To The Bottom - Giles Strange
- Swingin' Street - Dion
- Lookin' For Boys - The Pin-Ups
- Giving Up On Love - Jerry Butler
- Wonderful Guy - Diane Christian
- (You Can't Take) My Boyfriend's Woody - The Powder Puffs
- Snow Girl - Ron Winters
- (At The) Discotheque - Chubby Checker
- What Time Is It - The Jive Five
(with Eugene Pitts)
