Jay & The Techniques

Jay & The Techniques

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Jay and the Techniques were an American pop group formed in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the mid-1960s. The band's breakthrough came with their debut single "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", released in 1967 on the Smash label. Arranged by Joe Renzetti and written by Maurice Irby Jr., the song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. The group's success continued with "Keep the Ball Rollin'", which peaked at number 14 on the same chart and also achieved gold status. Their subsequent releases included "Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music" (1968) and "Number Onederful" (1976). Jay and the Techniques left a lasting impact with their hit songs, which became dance favourites in the British Northern soul music scene during the early 1970s. However, they parted ways following the release of "Number Onederful" (1976). In 1996, Mercury Records released The Best of Jay & The Techniques, compiling the band's notable tracks.

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Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:27
Writer: Maurice Irby / Composers: Maurice Irby
11
Keep The Ball Rollin
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
03:06
Writer: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer / Composers: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer
01
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
Jay & The Techniques
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
02:32
Writer: Maurice Irby / Composers: Maurice Irby
01
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
Jay & The Techniques
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
02:52
Composers: Stephen Cummings - Shane O'Mara

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Albums
The Main Course
1998 Forevermore Music, Inc.
14-09-1998
The Main Course
01
One Way to Do It
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
03:59
Composers: William Jay Bergman - Mark Randall Leggett
02
Don't Ask Me to Forget
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
04:03
Composers: Gary Knight - Gene Alan
03
What's a Matter Baby
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
03:29
Composers: Joy Byers - Clyde Lovern Otis
04
Fifty-Fifty Deal
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
04:28
Composers: Jay Proctor - Rick Levy
05
I Love to Sing the Songs (God Wants Me to Sing)
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
03:07
06
Palm of My Hand
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
05:06
07
I'll Cry with You
Jay & The Techniques
The Main Course
03:32
Composers: Christopher Biehler - Rick Levy
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Best Of Jay And The Techniques
This Compilation ℗ 1995 The Island Def Jam Music Group
01-01-1995
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
01
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:27
Writer: Maurice Irby / Composers: Maurice Irby
02
Hey Diddle Diddle
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:36
Writer: Marvin Gaye - Johnny Bristol - Harvey Fuqua / Composers: Marvin Gaye - Johnny Bristol - Harvey Fuqua
03
Contact
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:40
Writer: Jerry Ross - Kenneth Gamble / Composers: Jerry Ross - Kenneth Gamble
04
Keep The Ball Rollin
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
03:06
Writer: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer / Composers: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer
05
Still (In Love With You)
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:54
Writer: Mort Shuman - Jerry Ross / Composers: Mort Shuman - Jerry Ross
06
Don't let It Go To Your Head
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:08
Writer: Dennis Lambert / Composers: Dennis Lambert
07
I Want You So Bad (I Can Taste It)
Jay & The Techniques
Best Of Jay And The Techniques
02:52
Writer: Scott English - Martin Siegel / Composers: Scott English - Martin Siegel
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Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-09-1967
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
01
Contact
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:40
Writer: Jerry Ross - Kenneth Gamble / Composers: Jerry Ross - Kenneth Gamble
02
Been So Long (Since I Loved You)
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:08
03
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:27
Writer: Maurice Irby / Composers: Maurice Irby
04
The Power Of Love
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
03:06
Writer: Jerry Ross - Mort Shuman / Composers: Jerry Ross - Mort Shuman
05
Victory!
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:26
Writer: Mark Barkan / Composers: Mark Barkan
06
Ain't No Soul (Left In These Old Shoes)
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:08
Writer: Arthur Resnick - Joey Levine / Composers: Arthur Resnick - Joey Levine
07
Hey Diddle Diddle
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
02:36
Writer: Marvin Gaye - Johnny Bristol - Harvey Fuqua / Composers: Marvin Gaye - Johnny Bristol - Harvey Fuqua
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EPs
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
(P) 2023 Cleopatra Records
07-06-2023
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
01
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up]
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
02:08
Composers: Maurice Irby, Jr.
02
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded)
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
02:28
Composers: Maurice Irby, Jr.
03
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Instrumental]
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
02:28
Composers: Maurice Irby, Jr.
04
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Slowed + Reverb]
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Re-Recorded) [Sped Up] - Single
02:54
Composers: Maurice Irby, Jr.
Singles
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
℗ 2020 SOFA Entertainment, Under Exclusive License to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division Of UMG Recordings, Inc.
08-11-2020
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
01
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
Jay & The Techniques
Keep The Ball Rolling (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 31, 1967)
02:52
Composers: Stephen Cummings - Shane O'Mara
Keep The Ball Rollin'
℗ 2015 October Night Music Group, LLC.
03-03-2015
Keep The Ball Rollin'
01
Keep The Ball Rollin'
Jay & The Techniques
Keep The Ball Rollin'
03:11
Writer: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer / Composers: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer
Keep The Ball Rollin' (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1967)
This Compilation ℗ 2010 SOFA Entertainment, Inc, under exclusive license to Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2010
Keep The Ball Rollin' (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1967)
01
Keep The Ball Rollin' (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show 12/31/67)
Jay & The Techniques
Keep The Ball Rollin' (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1967)
02:56
Writer: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer / Composers: Denny Randell - Sandy Linzer
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie / Keep The Ball Rollin' (Rerecorded Version)
05-08-2008
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie / Keep The Ball Rollin' (Rerecorded Version)
01
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Rerecorded)
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie / Keep The Ball Rollin' (Rerecorded Version)
02:18
Writer: Maurice Irby Jr
02
Keep the Ball Rollin' (Rerecorded)
Jay & The Techniques
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie / Keep The Ball Rollin' (Rerecorded Version)
03:00
Writer: Sandy Linzer - Denny Randell
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
℗ 1967 October Night Music Group, LLC.
01-01-1967
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
01
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
Jay & The Techniques
Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie
02:32
Writer: Maurice Irby / Composers: Maurice Irby
Featured in
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
2015 K-Tel
28-07-2015
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
01
Tighten Up (Rerecorded Version)
Archie Bell & The Drells
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:44
Writer: Billy Butler - Archie Bell
02
Knock on Wood (Rerecorded Version)
Eddie Floyd
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:59
Writer: Stephen Cropper - Eddie Floyd
03
Cool Jerk
The Capitols
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:28
Writer: Donald Storball
04
The "In" Crowd (Rerecorded Version)
Dobie Gray
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:49
Writer: Billy Page
05
Hey Girl Don't Bother Me (Rerecorded Version)
The Tams
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:24
Writer: Ray Whitley
06
Groove Me (Rerecorded Version)
King Floyd
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
03:27
Writer: King Floyd
07
Can I Change My Mind (Rerecorded Version)
Tyrone Davis
Frat Party (Soul Music Edition)
02:44
Writer: Barry Despenza - Carl Wolfolk
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The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
This Compilation ℗ 2013 UMG Recordings, Inc.
10-12-2013
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
01
Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love
The Supremes
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
03:01
Writer: William Robinson, Jr. - Smokey Robinson / Composers: William Robinson, Jr. - Smokey Robinson
02
The Wisdom Of Time
The Supremes
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
03:12
Writer: William Robinson, Jr. - Pam Moffett - Clifford Burston / Composers: William Robinson, Jr. - Pam Moffett - Clifford Burston
03
Green Grow The Lilacs
The Festivals
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
02:46
Writer: Ron Miller / Composers: Ron Miller
04
So In Love
The Festivals
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
02:52
Writer: Earl Moss / Composers: Earl Moss
05
Green Grow The Lilacs (Stereo Promo Version)
The Festivals
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
02:45
Writer: Ron Miller / Composers: Ron Miller
06
What Is Black
Billy Proctor
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
03:19
Writer: Gary Knight - Gene Allan / Composers: Gary Knight - Gene Allan
07
I Can Take It All
Billy Proctor
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12B: 1972
02:16
Writer: Gary Knight - Gene Allan / Composers: Gary Knight - Gene Allan
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Smash Hits of the 60's
2009 K-tel
21-10-2009
Smash Hits of the 60's
01
The Twist (Rerecorded)
Chubby Checker
Smash Hits of the 60's
02:38
Writer: Henry Ballard
02
Leader of the Pack
The Foxettes
Smash Hits of the 60's
03:08
Writer: Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - George Francis Morton
03
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Rerecorded)
Jay & The Techniques
Smash Hits of the 60's
02:18
Writer: Maurice Irby Jr
04
Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel
Smash Hits of the 60's
02:18
Writer: Bruce Channel - Margaret Cobb
05
He's a Rebel (Rerecorded)
The Crystals
Smash Hits of the 60's
02:15
Writer: Gene Pitney
06
Harper Valley P.T.A. (Rerecorded)
Jeannie C. Riley
Smash Hits of the 60's
03:16
Writer: Thomas Hall
07
Hey Paula
Paul & Paula
Smash Hits of the 60's
02:26
Writer: Ray Hildebrand
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Рок за деца
This Compilation ℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
08-09-2023
Рок за деца
01
I'll Take You There
The Staple Singers
Рок за деца
03:16
Writer: Alvertis Isbell / Composers: Alvertis Isbell
02
Big Yellow Taxi
Counting Crows
Рок за деца
03:47
Writer: Joni Mitchell - Naomi Crellin / Composers: Joni Mitchell - Naomi Crellin
03
Shiny Happy People
R.E.M.
Рок за деца
03:44
Writer: William Berry - Peter Buck - Michael Mills - Michael Stipe / Composers: William Berry - Peter Buck - Michael Mills - Michael Stipe
04
Do You Love Me (Mono Single)
The Contours
Рок за деца
02:53
Writer: Berry Gordy Jr. / Composers: Berry Gordy Jr.
05
Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones
Рок за деца
03:44
Writer: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards / Composers: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
06
Shake, Rattle And Roll (Single Version)
Bill Haley & His Comets
Рок за деца
02:28
Writer: Charles E. Calhoun / Composers: Charles E. Calhoun
07
Summer Nights (From “Grease”)
John Travolta
Рок за деца
03:36
Writer: Jim Jacobs - Warren Casey / Composers: Jim Jacobs - Warren Casey
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Super Hits 1968
1972 Gusto Records, Inc.
01-01-2001
Super Hits 1968
01
Cry Like A Baby
The Box Tops
Super Hits 1968
02:17
Composers: Dan Pennington - Lindon Oldham Jr.
02
The Worst That Could Happen
Brooklyn Bridge
Super Hits 1968
03:07
Composers: Jim Webb
03
Bend Me, Shape Me
American Breed
Super Hits 1968
02:23
Composers: Laurence Weiss - Scott David English
04
Woman, Woman
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Super Hits 1968
03:08
Composers: James Glaser - James Payne
05
Cinnamon
DEREK
Super Hits 1968
02:39
Composers: George Tobin - Johnny Cymbal
06
Midnight Confessions
The Grass Roots
Super Hits 1968
02:47
Composers: Lou T. Josie
07
Hooked On A Feeling
B. J. Thomas
Super Hits 1968
03:15
Composers: Mark James
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It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
2010 K-tel
23-09-2010
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
01
Soul Man (Rerecorded)
Sam & Dave
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:35
Writer: Isaac Lee Hayes - David Porter
02
Tighten Up (Rerecorded)
Archie Bell & The Drells
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:44
Writer: Billy Buttier - Archie Bell
03
Dancing in the Street (Rerecorded)
Martha Reeves
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:37
Writer: Marvin P Gaye - Ivy George Hunter - William Stevenson
04
Knock on Wood (Rerecorded)
Eddie Floyd
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:59
Writer: Stephen Lee Cropper - Eddie Floyd
05
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Rerecorded)
Jimmy Ruffin
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
03:01
Writer: William Henry Weatherspoon - James A Dean - Paul Leonidas Riser
06
Keep on Pushing (Rerecorded)
The Impressions
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:50
Writer: Curtis Mayfield
07
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Rerecorded)
Jay & The Techniques
It's Soul Time! (Rerecorded Version)
02:18
Writer: Maurice Irby Jr
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