Sweet: "Gimme Dat Ding" Album (1971)

The Sweet’s Gimme Dat Ding, a split album with The Pipkins on side two, was released as an LP album in the UK by Music for Pleasure (catalog number MFP 5571) on January 15, 1971.

The album takes its name from The Pipkins' 1970 hit song "Gimme Dat Ding." In North America, The Pipkins released a full-length album of the same title, featuring the six tracks from this album plus four additional songs. It reached No. 27 on the Canadian charts and No. 132 on the U.S. charts.

The 1974 German LP cover for "The Sweet & The Pipkins" released under the Music For Pleasure label, catalogued as MFP 5248.

This unexpected partnership between two groups with such opposing views is due to the fact that, at that time, they both had the same record producer (John Burgess) and shared the same team of composers.

In 1971, following unsatisfactory commercial outcomes with Burgess, The Sweet chose to chart their own course by partnering with the successful songwriting duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and a new producer, Phil Wainman. Meanwhile, The Pipkins disbanded that year, as their comedy act experienced only fleeting success in their home country, Britain.

The CD version booklet for this album claims that Gimme Dat Ding is regarded as "the first rap album," primarily due to The Pipkins' contributions.

Side one

The Sweet

"Lollipop Man"

"Time"

"All You'll Ever Get from Me"

"The Juicer"

"Get on the Line"

"Mr. McGallagher"

Side two

The Pipkins

"Gimme Dat Ding"

"Yakety Yak"

"The People That You Wanna Phone Ya"

"My Baby Loves Lovin"

"Busy Line"

"Sunny Honey Girl"