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Incense and Peppermints. "Incense and Peppermints" is a 1967 song by the American psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock. The song is officially credited as having been written by John S. Carter and Tim Gilbert, although it was based on an instrumental idea by band members Mark Weitz and Ed King. [ 5]
Incense and Peppermints is the debut album by psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock. Released in October 1967, it reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 album charts during a 24-week run [2] [3] and included the band's No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit [4] " Incense and Peppermints ".
Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 with origins in Glendale, California, [ 1] a city about ten miles north of downtown Los Angeles. They are best known for their 1967 hit single "Incense and Peppermints". [ 2] Categorized as acid rock, psychedelic pop [ 3][ 4][ 5] and sunshine pop, [ 6] they charted five songs ...
Frank Conley Slay Jr. (July 8, 1930 – September 30, 2017) was an American songwriter, A&R director, record producer, and record label owner. He wrote with Bob Crewe in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the partnership's most successful songs including "Silhouettes", a hit for several artists including The Rays and Herman's Hermits, "Daddy Cool ...
Frank C. Slay, Jr., co-wrote several songs with Bob Crewe, including "Tallahassee Lassie" by Freddy Cannon. He would also, later in 1967, produce the hit "Incense and Peppermints" by The Strawberry Alarm Clock. The first single, "La Dee Dah" (written by Crewe), was the only one of them to hit the Top 10 on the Billboard chart, peaking at No. 9.
Good Morning Starshine is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock, released in 1969 on Uni Records ( see 1969 in music ). It featured a considerably altered lineup and a departure from the sound on the group's past psychedelic pop works, toward blues rock. The album itself failed to chart, but a single, "Good ...
It came as the group was challenged with continuing the success of their debut single, the psychedelic classic and number one hit, "Incense and Peppermints" and the LP that followed. Their second effort would expand upon the arrangements of its predecessor's unique blend of vocal harmonies, psychedelia, and pop music.
John S. Carter Jr. (June 14, 1945 – May 10, 2011), better known as simply Carter, [1] was an American music producer, writer, arranger, instrumentalist, and A&R man . Carter was born the son of an oil wildcatter in East St. Louis, Illinois. [2] His music career began in 1967 when he co-wrote "That Acapulco Gold" (a #70 hit on the Billboard ...