Peach season is long gone, but fall is prime time for apples and pumpkin pie. Though it wasn’t the only chart appearance for Allentown, Pa.’s, Jay Proctor and the Techniques, this No. 6 single from 1967 was their biggest hit; one food-themed follow-up, “Strawberry Shortcake,” stalled at No. 39. The backup singers were Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who went on to much bigger careers as singers and songwriters.
