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The Cake
The Cake was a 1960s girl group consisting of Jeanette Jacobs, Barbara Morillo and Eleanor Barooshian. They were managed and produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone, two Sunset Strip impresarios who also managed Sonny & Cher, Buffalo Springfield and Iron Butterfly.
The Cake formed in Manhattan, New York in 1966. They started out as an a cappella vocal trio, performing at Steve Paul's The Scene. Barooshian performed the Sonny & Cher hit "I Got You Babe" with Tiny Tim. She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. The duo appeared in You Are What You Eat, a 1968 documentary film produced by Peter Yarrow. Jacobs and Morillo recruited Barooshian, forming their androgynous, bohemian girl group The Cake.
In 1967, the trio were discovered by producers Charles Greene and Brian Stone (Greene and Stone) at New York's Ondine Discotheque basement nightclub, located near the 59th Street bridge. The Cake recorded the demos "Walking The Dog", "Something’s Got a Hold On Me", and "Big Boy Pete", songs that did not necessarily reflect the group's sound. The Cake signed with Decca and relocated to Los Angeles, California.
Their debut single was the Jack Nitzsche-and-Jackie DeShannon-penned song "Baby, That's Me". The production of the song, which was arranged by Harold Battiste, mimicked the Wall of Sound technique created by Nitzsche and Phil Spector. Billboard named the song number 64 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
The Cake recorded their own material, setting them apart from other girl groups of the time, as well as a number of R&B standards. Their own songs "Medieval Love", "Fire Fly" and "Rainbow Wood" were in the vein of 1960s baroque pop with intricate madrigal-style vocal harmonies. Their debut album, The Cake (1967), was released in December 1967 on Decca.
The group appeared on The Smother Brothers Comedy Hour (performing "You Can Have Him"), Popendipity (performing "Mockingbird"), as well as on The Woody Woodbury Show, promoting their 1967 debut album release. There were a few scandals involved in the rehearsals and recording of these television appearances. For The Woody Woodbury Show, Barooshian wore an American flag t-shirt and when asked to change her shirt, Barooshian refused. As a result, she was not filmed during their performance on the show, the camera instead focusing on Jacobs and Morillo. There was also a scheduled television appearance of The Cake for the 1967 Miss Teenage America Pageant (performing "Rainbow Wood"). During rehearsals, it rained and became apparent that the group members were not wearing bras. Their controversial state of undress caused an upheaval, and the group were dropped from the bill. Teenage supporters of The Cake protested in front of the pageant's venue. The group's reputation was notorious.
Their second and final album, A Slice Of Cake, was released in 1968 on Decca. Both of The Cake's albums were recorded at the Gold Star Recording Studios in Los Angeles. But unlike their first album, all of the songs were originals with the majority written by Barooshian, supported by Battiste's folk and psychedelic arrangements. The song "P.T.280" was inspired by the group visiting The Who at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the troubles of paying a taxi fair.
Their unsteady, conflicting relationship with managers Greene and Stone put a strain on the group. During the recording sessions, their managers had temporarily brought in a set of female singers with the intention of replacing the original members of The Cake—their harmonies can be heard on Barooshian's "Sadie". The uncredited harmony singers appeared on other songs with Jacobs on lead vocals, without the permission or involvement of Barooshian and Morillo. This tension pushed the three members apart. Greene and Stone salvaged what they could and released the album, without the girls' consent. They eventually departed from Los Angeles, with Jacobs and Barooshian headed for London.
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The Cake
The Cake was a 1960s girl group consisting of Jeanette Jacobs, Barbara Morillo and Eleanor Barooshian. They were managed and produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone, two Sunset Strip impresarios who also managed Sonny & Cher, Buffalo Springfield and Iron Butterfly.
The Cake formed in Manhattan, New York in 1966. They started out as an a cappella vocal trio, performing at Steve Paul's The Scene. Barooshian performed the Sonny & Cher hit "I Got You Babe" with Tiny Tim. She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. The duo appeared in You Are What You Eat, a 1968 documentary film produced by Peter Yarrow. Jacobs and Morillo recruited Barooshian, forming their androgynous, bohemian girl group The Cake.
In 1967, the trio were discovered by producers Charles Greene and Brian Stone (Greene and Stone) at New York's Ondine Discotheque basement nightclub, located near the 59th Street bridge. The Cake recorded the demos "Walking The Dog", "Something’s Got a Hold On Me", and "Big Boy Pete", songs that did not necessarily reflect the group's sound. The Cake signed with Decca and relocated to Los Angeles, California.
Their debut single was the Jack Nitzsche-and-Jackie DeShannon-penned song "Baby, That's Me". The production of the song, which was arranged by Harold Battiste, mimicked the Wall of Sound technique created by Nitzsche and Phil Spector. Billboard named the song number 64 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
The Cake recorded their own material, setting them apart from other girl groups of the time, as well as a number of R&B standards. Their own songs "Medieval Love", "Fire Fly" and "Rainbow Wood" were in the vein of 1960s baroque pop with intricate madrigal-style vocal harmonies. Their debut album, The Cake (1967), was released in December 1967 on Decca.
The group appeared on The Smother Brothers Comedy Hour (performing "You Can Have Him"), Popendipity (performing "Mockingbird"), as well as on The Woody Woodbury Show, promoting their 1967 debut album release. There were a few scandals involved in the rehearsals and recording of these television appearances. For The Woody Woodbury Show, Barooshian wore an American flag t-shirt and when asked to change her shirt, Barooshian refused. As a result, she was not filmed during their performance on the show, the camera instead focusing on Jacobs and Morillo. There was also a scheduled television appearance of The Cake for the 1967 Miss Teenage America Pageant (performing "Rainbow Wood"). During rehearsals, it rained and became apparent that the group members were not wearing bras. Their controversial state of undress caused an upheaval, and the group were dropped from the bill. Teenage supporters of The Cake protested in front of the pageant's venue. The group's reputation was notorious.
Their second and final album, A Slice Of Cake, was released in 1968 on Decca. Both of The Cake's albums were recorded at the Gold Star Recording Studios in Los Angeles. But unlike their first album, all of the songs were originals with the majority written by Barooshian, supported by Battiste's folk and psychedelic arrangements. The song "P.T.280" was inspired by the group visiting The Who at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the troubles of paying a taxi fair.
Their unsteady, conflicting relationship with managers Greene and Stone put a strain on the group. During the recording sessions, their managers had temporarily brought in a set of female singers with the intention of replacing the original members of The Cake—their harmonies can be heard on Barooshian's "Sadie". The uncredited harmony singers appeared on other songs with Jacobs on lead vocals, without the permission or involvement of Barooshian and Morillo. This tension pushed the three members apart. Greene and Stone salvaged what they could and released the album, without the girls' consent. They eventually departed from Los Angeles, with Jacobs and Barooshian headed for London.
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