Ask Me If I Care THE LEMON PIPERS

The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s American rock band from Oxford, Ohio, United States, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The song has been credited as being the first bubble gum pop chart-topper.

The band comprised drummer William (Bill) E. Albaugh (1946–1999), guitarist Bill Bartlett (born 1946), vocalist Dale "Ivan" Browne (born 1947), keyboardist Robert G. Nave (1944–2020), and bassist Steve Walmsley (born 1948), who replaced the original bass guitarist Bob "Dude" Dudek.

Their debut studio album, "Green tambourine", was released in early 1968 after the band's bubble gum single of the same name had topped the charts in the US. The album revealed the wide division between the musical tastes of the band and the commercial demands of the band's label, Buddah Records. Five bubble gum tracks written by Brill Building songwriters Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz shared space on the album with folk-rock ("Ask Me If I Care"), blues-rock ("Straglin' Behind," "Fifty Year Void") and psychedelic tracks ("Through With You," running over nine minutes and bearing influences of the Byrds, particularly their John Coltrane-infused song "Eight Miles High"). Leka was the album's credited producer.

"Turn Around Take a Look" and "Green Tambourine" were released as singles in advance of the album. "Rice is Nice" was released by Buddah as a single after the album's release.

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