"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" | ||||
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Single by Jay & the Techniques | ||||
from the album Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | ||||
B-side | "Stronger Than Dirt" | |||
Released | March 1967 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:24 | |||
Label | Smash | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice Irby, Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Ross | |||
Jay & the Techniques singles chronology | ||||
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"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" is a song written by Maurice Irby, Jr. and performed by Jay & the Techniques. The song reached #6 on the Billboard chart and the Canadian R&B chart, #8 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #61 on the Canadian pop chart in 1967. The song appeared on their 1968 album Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie.
The song was produced by Jerry Ross and arranged by Joe Renzetti.
Bobby Hebb was originally offered "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", but he rejected the song due to the song's novelty sound. After Hebb declined, Ross offered the song to Jay & the Techniques.