"Indian Lake" is a song with music and lyrics written by Tony Romeo.[3][4] It was recorded by the pop band The Cowsills, and included on their 1968 album Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools (MGM E/SE-4554). Released as a single, the song reached No. 10 on the BillboardHot 100,[5] while reaching No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 100,[6] and No. 3 on Canada's RPM 100.[7] The song was ranked as the No. 51 Single of 1968 by Cashbox magazine in its year-ending December 28, 1968 issue.[8] The single eventually sold over 1 million copies, and was later licensed for use in commercials for the Dodge Charger.[9]
Jan & Dean included it on their 1985 album Silver Summer.
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↑ Read, Maddy (August 22, 2021). "Bubblegum pop: 'Commercialized, computerized and easy to sing to'". The Crimson White. Retrieved 2023-03-15. Tracks that cemented their places in history as a part of the first wave of bubblegum pop include "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers, "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies and "Indian Lake" by the Cowsills.
↑ Doherty, Bob (2001). "The Cowsills". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. p.58.
↑ (No author.) "Partridges hit with new ingredient, old family recipe," Charleston Gazette, March 27, 1971, page 8: The Partridges even trade shamelessly in Cowsills-style material. 'I Think I Love You' was written by Tony Romeo, composer of the Cowsills 'Indian Lake.' And Romeo has three songs on the new Partridge album.
↑ (No author.) "Fayette County Youth Theatre sets two shows," The Valley Independent, July 28, 1970, page 27: This popular story ... has music and lyrics written by Suzanne Buhrer and Tony Romeo. ... Romeo has composed many songs, including Al Martino's hit 'Walking in the Sand,' music for Lou Christie, Brooklyn Bridge, and The Cowsills' 'Indian Lake.'
↑ (No author.) "Romeo racks up 'de Bois'," Billboard magazine, May 17, 1969, page 26: ... Romeo's 'Indian Lake' tune, which became a million-seller for MGM Records' Cowsills, has been acquired for use on Dodge's 'Charger' commercials.
