Bobby Bloom

Robert "Bobby" Bloom (1946 – February 28, 1974) was an American singer-songwriter. He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song "Montego Bay," which was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry. Bloom was killed on February 28, 1974, at the age of only 28 after charging into a room in a fight over a girl and was accidentally shot in a scuffle with a man who was never identified. Producer Jeff Barry was surprised to find out afterward that he was the sole beneficiary of Bloom's life insurance policy. [http://www.bubblegum-music.com/tags/bobby-bloom]

The "Bobby Bloom" album was released in 1970, and contained the following tracks:

# "Careful Not to Break the Spell"
# "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)"
# "Try a Little Harder"
# "Oh, I Wish You Knew"
# "Fanta"
# "Heidi"
# "This Thing I've Gotten Into"
# "A Little on the Heavy Side"
# "Brighten Your Flame"
# "Give 'Em a Hand"
# "Montego Bay"

Bloom often recorded demos of his songs at the studio of MAP City Records, owned by friends Peter Anders and Vincent Poncia Jr., with chief engineer [http://creativity.net/CCHistory.html Peter H. Rosen] at the controls.

Bloom received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi, paving the way for his success with "Montego Bay."

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