Artist:The Glass Bottle
Song:I Ain't Got Time Anymore
Album:I Ain't Got Time Anymore
Here's a song you have probably heard on oldies radio but you know nothing about it. That's why I'm here. I know everything. I Ain't Got Time Anymore was a top 40 hit in 1972. And then they disappeared. I think the intention was for The Glass Bottle to be a group. But by the time I Ain't Got Time Anymore was released, it wasn't a group anymore. The lead singer and main guy behind The Glass Bottle was Gary Criss. He started out as leader of Gary Criss and his Crystals. He recorded several singles for Diamond Records in the early 60s. He met Dickie Goodman in 1969 and they decided to start a group. Goodman was best known for novelty records like The Flying Saucer. He worked a lot with ad agencies. In this case, he had a deal with a PR firm trying to prevent soda pop companies from switching to plastic bottles. That's why the group was called The Glass Bottle. Three other singers were recruited but it looks it was only intended as a studio group. The 1970 album was on AVCO Embassy Records which was a film studio. The record company was run by former RCA producers Hugo & Luigi. Artists on the label included The Stylistics and Van McCoy. Goodman and Bill Ramal produced and arranged the album. It looks like The Glass Bottle's 1972 album I Ain't Got Time Anymore was really a Gary Criss solo album. The title song reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by the British songwriting team of Mike Leander and Eddie Seago for Cliff Richard. That was a hit in England. And that was it for The Glass Bottle. Two other songs charted so they are not a one hit wonder. I Ain't Got Time Anymore is still a popular oldie. The album is available as a digital download. Criss went on to record disco music. He is now in the antique auto business. Here's a video for I Ain't Got Time Anymore by The Glass Bottle.
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