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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 31, 2014 21:11:10 GMT -5
I'm going to take a page from ponderousman's book and go with a "B" side from a featured week. On April 10, 1982, J. Geils Band's "Freeze Frame" moved up 3 notches to its #4 peak position. The "B" side received a lot of play in my area, and is a good raunchy rocker that fit the band's persona at the time. Flame Thrower - J. Geils Band
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Post by dukelightning on Apr 1, 2014 7:33:42 GMT -5
No doubt about that re: getting a lot of airplay. This is essentially a double-sided hit, with this song reaching #25 on the soul chart. And #30 on the rock chart. How many songs by rock bands charted higher on the soul chart than the rock chart? Rhetorically speaking BTW. AT40 should have played it at some point.
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Post by rayshae3 on Apr 2, 2014 17:11:14 GMT -5
To correspond with this week’s AT40/70s option-“B” for week ending April 3, 1971 on the other side of the week’s #13 (“Oye Como Va”-Santana): One of the most well-known of all of his instrumentals (in fact all his titles); from his post-Woodstock number one classic studio album ‘Abraxas’ here’s “ Samba for you” Samba Pa Ti-Santana
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Post by rayshae3 on Apr 7, 2014 2:36:27 GMT -5
To coincide with this week’s At40/80s edition for the week ending April 11, 1987 on the flip-side of the week’s #38 (“Big Love”-Fleetwood Mac); an Exclusive B-side called “You and I, Part I” not on the parent album ‘Tango in the Night’, although “You and I, Part II” was included in the album. Written by Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie and produced by Buckingham and Richard Dashut (who co-produced many of their works including ‘Rumours’ and ‘Tusk’) As far of the vocal harmony and expert nature of this gem’s arrangement (past the :27sec mark on the following clip), I’ll let the music speaks for itself: You and I, Part I – Fleetwood Mac
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 7, 2014 4:58:43 GMT -5
This week's "B" side classic pays tribute to one of the Beatles' remarkable chart achievements. On April 4, 1964, it's pretty well known that the Beatles occupied the top 5 positions on the Hot 100 chart. The following week, they set a record for charting 14 songs in the Hot 100 (in the classic era). They are: #1 - Can't Buy Me Love #2 - Twist And Shout #4 - She Loves You #7 - I Want To Hold Your Hand #9 - Please Please Me #14 - Do You Want To Know A Secret? #38 - I Saw Her Standing There #48 - You Can't Do That #50 - All My Loving #52 - From Me To You #61 - Thank You Girl #78 - Roll Over Beethoven #81 - Love Me Do ...and this one that debuted and peaked at #74 in its only week on the Hot 100. It was the "B" side of "Twist And Shout". When the "A" side charted a second time in 1986 due to its inclusion in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", it was released with the same "B" side. Written by Lennon/McCartney, in the UK it was on their first LP, "Please Please Me". In the US, it was on, "Introducing...The Beatles". There's A Place - The Beatles
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 14, 2014 5:40:46 GMT -5
February 1, 1974 saw the release of the Doobie Brothers fourth album "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits". It took a while for the first single to chart, but eventually one of my favorites "Another Park, Another Sunday" did. It barely cracked the top 40, reaching a disappointing #32. Unfortunately, the second single did even worse. "Eyes Of Silver" only managed to reach #52 during an eight week chart run. Warner Brothers, apparently seeing no potential for a hit single with the remaining tracks, re-released the Doobies first single from their self-titled debut. "Nobody" did better the second time around, but only managed a #58 peak position. At this point, radio stations began playing a third track from the "Vices" album in regular rotation. On November 15,1974 "Black Water" was released with the great "Song To See You Through" as its "B" side. On March 15, 1975 it became the band's first #1 single.
Let's circle back to showcase the "B" side to "Another Park, Another Sunday" which debuted at #95 on April 20, 1974. Well, well...what do we have here??? Black Water - Doobie Brothers
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Post by pb on Apr 14, 2014 9:02:13 GMT -5
I have read the suggestion that the line "the radio just seems to bring me down" stopped radio play of Another Park, Another Sunday.
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Post by rayshae3 on Apr 19, 2014 20:16:03 GMT -5
To correspond with this week’s AT40/70s for week ending April 15, 1978: On the other side of the week’s #10 (“Our Love”-Natalie Cole) Ready for summer? Here’s a tropicana song about “the coast” with borrowings from Bossa Nova rhythm and other Brazilian sounds, written by Natalie Cole and Linda Williams. La Costa – Natalie Cole
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 21, 2014 4:40:03 GMT -5
Apologies for a bad pun, but on April 22, 1972 Bread was on a roll. Their "Everything I Own" had just fallen out of the top 40, but the follow-up "Diary" debuted at #81 on its way to an 11 week #15 peak chart run. The flip side of "Diary" is proof that Bread could really rock when they wanted to. This is truly a lost classic. Down On My Knees - Bread
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Post by mga707 on Apr 21, 2014 16:17:40 GMT -5
Apologies for a bad pun, but on April 22, 1972 Bread was on a roll. Their "Everything I Own" had just fallen out of the top 40, but the follow-up "Diary" debuted at #81 on its way to an 11 week #15 peak chart run. The flip side of "Diary" is proof that Bread could really rock when they wanted to. This is truly a lost classic. Down On My Knees - BreadI agree, but the public seemed to only want their slower stuff. Their two most upbeat singles, "Let Your Love Go" and "Mother Freedom", were their lowest-charting during their 1970-73 heyday. After the second one only hit #37 in summer '71, Elektra stuck with what worked as far as 'A' sides go.
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Post by rayshae3 on Apr 26, 2014 23:16:45 GMT -5
I know after Karen’s death, Richard Carpenter later composed “Karen’s Theme”, but in retrospect, this could also serve as her theme, both in lyrical content and as a sample of her gifted voice. To coincide with this weekend's AT40/70s chart date of 4/27/74, on the flip-side of the week's #35-"I Won't Last a Day without You" One Love - Carpenters
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Post by 1finemrg on Apr 28, 2014 5:29:50 GMT -5
50 years ago this week, the Rolling Stones made their debut in the Hot 100 at #98 with their cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away". It would spend 13 weeks on the charts, peaking at #47. For the "B" side, this classic from 5/2/64 is a cover given to them by a relatively new writing team, Lennon & McCartney. As an "A" side in the UK, it reached #12 earlier in the year. I Wanna Be Your Man - Rolling Stones
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Post by bobbo428 on Apr 29, 2014 14:09:27 GMT -5
I have read the suggestion that the line "the radio just seems to bring me down" stopped radio play of Another Park, Another Sunday. I had always hoped that "Another Park" would be a bigger hit--it should have charted much higher than #32. I recall being quite quite disappointed when it fell out of the top 40 in mid-June 1974.
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Post by 1finemrg on May 9, 2014 22:08:11 GMT -5
May 10, 1969 was the week the Beatles debuted in the Hot 100 at #10 with "Get Back". Two steps up was a Simon and Garfunkel single that would be included on the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" LP. "The Boxer" would peak at #7. The "B" side bubbled under for 7 weeks peaking at #101. It's in stark contrast to "The Boxer", a jaunty little car song that is a really good listen. Baby Driver - Simon & Garfunkel
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Post by 1finemrg on May 13, 2014 5:08:01 GMT -5
The Young Rascals version of "Good Lovin'" was 2 weeks removed from topping the charts. On May 15, 1966 it was spending a second week at #2 behind the Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday". The "B" side was one of two Wilson Pickett tunes they would cover. Their version slowed it down, but is every bit soulful and funky as Wilson's. Mustang Sally - Young Rascals
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