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American Breed - 1968 - Pumpkin Powder Scarlet & Green
The American Breed was an American rock band that was formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1969. The group was formed in Cicero, Illinois as Gary & The Nite Lites. The group's greatest success was the single, "Bend Me, Shape Me," which reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968. The song, written by Scott English and Larry Weiss, was a remake of a recording by The Outsiders that had been released the year before. The group also appeared on the 16 December 1967 episode of the television show American Bandstand, along with Pink Floyd. The original members of the group were Gary Loizzo on vocals, Charles Colbert, Jr. on bass guitar, Al Ciner on guitar, and Lee Graziano on drums. All members were from the greater Chicago area. As Gary & The Nite Lites, they were somewhat successful in Chicago and released one single. Soon afterwards, the group underwent several changes. They moved to the Acta record label and renamed themselves The American Breed. Two new members were also added by 1968: Kevin Murphy on keyboards and Andre Fischer on drums. Pumpkin, Powder, Scarlet & Green is the third album released by The American Breed, released in the summer of 1968. This album was not as successful as their first two efforts, but the album did manage to have three modest hit singles: "Cool It (We're Not Alone)", "Ready, Willing and Able" (#84), and a cover version of The Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me" (#88). Unfortunately, this album marked a beginning in decline of the group's popularity. 01 - Pumpkin 02 - Cool It (We're Not Alone) 03 - Welcome You're In Love 04 - The Right To Cry 05 - Ready, Willing And Able 06 - Take Me If You Want Me 07 - Powder 08 - Scarlet 09 - Anyway That You Want Me 10 - Master Of My Fate 11 - Music To Think By 12 - Train On A One Track Mind 13 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine 14 - Green LINK
