At Capitol, he scouted and developed talent, working with artists such as Bob Seger, Steve Miller and Sammy Hagar. With partner Tim Gilbert, Carter strung together what he described as "meaningless nouns" that sort of rhymed ("Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind/Dead kings, many things I can't define…"), resulting in a landmark hit for the psychedelic pop group.Ĭarter went on to a successful recording industry career, first as a radio promotion executive for Atlantic Records in San Francisco and later at Capitol Records. That success led Carter to a job writing lyrics for an instrumental track by a group called Thee Sixpence, later rechristened Strawberry Alarm Clock. He wrote the song "Acapulco Gold" (1967), which reached # 70 on Billboard's Hot 100 list.
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Carter, 65, a music producer, songwriter and manager who co-wrote the lyrics to the 1967 hit "Incense and Peppermints" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock, died of cancer May 10 at his home in Palm Springs, publicist Jessica Erskine said.Ĭarter was an English major at the University of Colorado when he began writing for a school band called Rainy Daze. View the 11 full and accurate lyrics we have for 'The Rainy Daze' on. He is credited with relaunching the career of Tina Turner with the album Private Dancer. “Blood of Oblivion” is the alternate title for “Fe Fi Fo Fum” – The KIMN survey below lists the song as “Blood of Oblivion” at the number 50 spot (click to enlarge and view listing).He co-wrote the 1967 # 1 song "Incense and Peppermints" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock: Later at Capitol Records, he scouted and developed talent, working with Bob Seger, Steve Miller, Sammy Hagar. Smith” b/w “Discount City” (B side by others) – April, 1967 (The Rainy Daze)Ĥ5 – Chicory CH-403 – “Crazy Bicycle” b/w “The Diamond Mine” (B side composed by Colorado’s Dave Diamond) – June, 1967 (The Higher Elevation)Ĥ5 – Uni 550256 – “Fe Fi Fo Fum” b/w “Stop Sign” – July, 1967 (The Rainy Daze)Ĥ5 – Uni 55026 – “Blood of Oblivion” b/w “Stop Sign” Gilbert enjoyed a lengthy career in Hollywood working for Capitol Records in a A&R capacity.Ĥ5 – Chicory CH-404 – “That Acapulco Gold b/w “In My Mind Lives A Forest” – December, 1966Ĥ5 – Uni 55002 – “That Acapulco Gold” b/w “In My Mind Lives a Forest” – January, 1967Ĥ5 – All-American – “Incense and Peppermints” b/w “The Birdman of Alcatrash (B side by others), April, 1967 (The Strawberry Alarm Clock)Ĥ5 – Uni 55018 – “Incense and Peppermints” b/w “The Birdman of Alcatrash” (B side by others) – May, 1967 (The Strawberry Alarm Clock)Ĥ5 – Uni 55045 – “If We Stick Together” b/w “Early October” – December, 1967 – (Tim Gilbert)Ĥ5 – Chicory CH 407 – “On the Other Side of Happiness” b/w “The Spider and the Flie” (B side composed by others – A side by John Carter with Jon Floth) – April, 1967 (The Monocles)Ĥ5 – Uni 55011 – “Good Morning, Mr. Their relationship with Slay would result in the partnership on most of the tracks listed below. Slay next sent Carter a melody which needed lyrics – and with assistance from Tim Gilbert – they hit the big time with “Incense and Peppermints” which hit the top spot in the nation for 1 week – November 25th, 1967. DJ’s who cautioned radio stations about taking a chance with authorities if electing to play the record. That song’s rise to a higher position was thwarted by warnings from L.A. From Chicory it was onto the national Uni record label, and with that distribution, “That Acapulco Gold” would climb to number 70 on the Hot 100.
Slay would visit the Mile High City to observe annual “Battle of the Bands” competition, which resulted in signing many acts to his Chicory Label. We 'bout decided against the whole thing. Ain't nothin' it can't fix (Can't fix) Old dogs can learn new tricks (New tricks) When the streets are lined with bricks. We're goin' south (South) To get that Acapulco gold. Nearly all of the Gilbert and Carter collaborations were produced by Frank Slay, who earlier had produced and recorded for Dick Clark’s Swan Record Label. Now we're just a-doin' what the young folks do. The group formed in 1963 and became a regular act at Denver’s 3.2 nightclub located on West Alameda, “The Galaxy”. Tim Gilbert was a member of Colorado’s Rainy Daze. Tim Gilbert and John Carter were fellow students from Denver South and then the University of Colorado. Young Colorado Composing Duo Hit the Big Time
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