Indian Giver (song)

"Indian Giver"
Single by 1910 Fruitgum Company
from the album Indian Giver
B-side"Pow Wow"
ReleasedJanuary 1969
GenreBubblegum[1][2]
Length2:30
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, Bo Gentry
1910 Fruitgum Company singles chronology
"Goody Goody Gumdrops"
(1968)
"Indian Giver"
(1969)
"Special Delivery"
(1969)

"Indian Giver" is a song written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It was first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company for their 1969 album, Indian Giver.[3] Its B-Side, "Pow Wow", was actually a song called "Bring Back Howdy Doody" deliberately pressed backwards as a way of deterring radio stations from playing the B-Side,[4][why?] which was later recorded by another Buddah bubblegum music group produced by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz called Flying Giraffe.[5]

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (December 2, 2010). "Bubblegum pop: all the young dudes". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 24, 2021). "The Number Ones: Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now". Stereogum. Retrieved November 7, 2023. Ritchie Cordell joined Super K Productions, the big bubblegum production house of the late '60s and early '70s. Cordell co-wrote hits like Crazy Elephant's "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" and 1910 Fruitgum Company's "Indian Giver"...
  3. ^ "Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  4. ^ "The 1910 Fruitgum Company - "Pow Wow" (Reversed)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  5. ^ "Bring Back Howdy Doody". YouTube. January 2009. Retrieved 2016-10-02.