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Australian singles chart:
Baked Beans entered the Kent Music Report on 1 August 1977 and peaked at #29.
Album:
The song is on Stuffed which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 5 September 1977 and peaked at #23.
Songwriters:
Steve Young, Pete Dickson, Craig Johnston, Kevin Collings, Denis Gibbens, Marcel Rodeka
Producers:
Mother Goose, Ross Cockle
Record label of Australian release:
Mushroom
Wikipedia:
Mother Goose formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1975, then moved to Australia in 1976, basing themselves in Melbourne. New manager Garry Spry showcased the band at his Babes nightclub, and Mushroom Records offered them a recording contract.
Mother Goose’s debut album, Stuffed, was released in 1977. The album spawned their biggest hit Baked Beans, a novelty song purporting the romance-promoting properties of the titular dish.
Mother Goose moved to America in 1978, then returned to Australia in 1979. They continued touring Australia and Canada until they broke up in 1984.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Goose_(band)
Band members and their costumes:
Craig Johnston (vocals) – sailor
Marcel Rodeka (drums) – pixie
Pete Dickson (lead guitar) – baby
Kevin Collings (rhythm guitar) – bumble bee
Steve Young (keyboards) – ballerina
Denis Gibbins (bass guitar) – Minnie Mouse
Justin McCarthy (lead guitar) replaced Dickson in 1979
Neil Shilkin (Noah Shilkin) (keyboards) replaced Young in 1981
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BONUS SONG
A version of the Rolling Stones song Paint it Black was released on Mother Goose’s 1980 album Don’t Believe in Fairytales. The album entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 28 January 1980 and peaked at #62.
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