In 1966, this New Jersey group came off very much like a
Lovin' Spoonful Jr., scoring a minor hit with a cover of
John Sebastian's "Younger Girl" and then chalking up their only Top 20 single with the very
Spoonful-esque original "Mr. Dieingly Sad." The group's soft harmonies and pop folk-rock were in a considerably lighter vein than their Kama Sutra labelmates, though. Much of their material was self-penned, though they also benefited from compositions by
Jackie DeShannon and Brill Building tunesmiths Pete Anders,
Vinnie Poncia, and
Doc Pomus. Recording quite a few singles and an LP for Kama Sutra from 1965 to 1967, their gentle pop/rock was rather lightweight, with the exception of their best singles. After a final Top 40 hit in 1967 ("Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me"), principal songwriter
Don Ciccone was drafted, and the group struggled on with a couple albums for the Project 3 label before splitting. ~ Richie Unterberger