Original Hanna-Barbera BANANA SPLITS LP Decca Stereo LP 1968 Barry White
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Description
Saturday morning's first live-action "pop group" in their one & only album
The Banana Splits' music was provided by some of the best studio professionals of the day, including Joey Levine ("I Enjoy Being a Boy", "It's a Good Day for a Parade"); later movie composer Al Kooper ("You're the Lovin' End"); Barry White ("Doin' the Banana Split"); Gene Pitney ("Two Ton Tessie") and and Jimmy Radcliffe , who provided his songs ("I'm Gonna Find a Find a Cave," "Soul", "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl", "Adam Had 'Em" and "The Show Must Go On") but did not contribute vocals to Splits recordings.
Tracklist
We're The Banana Splits 2:22 I'm Gonna Find A Cave 2:25 This Spot 2:20 Doin' The Banana Split 2:27 Toy Piano Melody (Instrumental) 2:30 Soul 2:19 The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) 1:24 Wait Til Tomorrow 2:21 You're The Lovin' End 2:20 In New Orleans 3:30 Two Ton Tessie 2:30 Don't Go Away - Go-Go Girl 2:14The music director was music publisher Aaron Schroeder, while production duties were mainly handled by David Mook. When a heavier R&B vocal was needed, the music producers usually turned to singer Ricky Lancelotti, who was billed in the show credits under his stage name Rick Lancelot. Lancelotti went on to record several songs with Frank Zappa. In 1968, The Banana Splits released an album on Decca Records titled We're the Banana Splits.
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed The Banana Splits among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.price rating
