Post by Hervard on May 4, 2013 19:56:36 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - May 4, 2013
This week's presentation - May 10, 1975
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU - BARRY WHITE (22) - Wow, the lowest dropper from last week was at #22! What year does that remind you of? Anyway, this was no big loss, as I didn't really like this song at all.
SUPERNATURAL THING - BEN E KING (21) - This wasn't really one of my favorites either.
STAND BY ME - JOHN LENNON (20) - Hey wow, this song was back to back with a song by the guy who did the original! Anyway, this was a good song, but I preferred the original by Ben E. King, as well as Mickey Gilley's remake from 1980.
EMMA - HOT CHOCOLATE (19) - Wow, all the droppers were bunched together on the chart the week before? Anyway, it's too bad this song dropped off, since it was very likely my favorite song by Hot Chocolate.
40: LAST FAREWELL - ROGER WHITAKER (debut) - Good song. Sounds a little like an Elvis Presley song.
39: GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) - JOE SIMON (debut) - Meh, pretty much your typical mid-70s roof-raising R&B music.
38: SHAVING CREAM - PHIL WYNN (30) - Hmm, I thought this was by Benny Bell. What, was there a Milli Vanilli like scandal partway through this song's chart run?
37: THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (PART 1) - JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (16) - Wow, two novelty songs in a row? That's kind of unusual. Anyway, this song was pretty good, though kind of goofy.
36: MAGIC - PILOT (debut) - Good song. One that gets decent recurrent airplay on oldies stations.
35: LOVIN' YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON (17) - No. Just no.
34: SHAKEY GROUND - TEMPTATIONS (39) - See my comment for song #39.
33: BAD LUCK (PART 1) - HAROLD MELVIN (38) - Another R&B song, but this one was actually pretty good.
32: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHEY (40) - Great song! I slightly prefer "What's Forever For", however.
31: RAINY DAY PEOPLE - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (37) - Good song, but I preferred a few of the other songs on the Cold On The Shoulder album, including "Rainbow Trout", which I was disappointed was not released as a single, as it was very radio-friendly IMO.
30: ONLY WOMAN - ALICE COOPER (36) - Great song! Easily my favorite song by him!
29: AUTOBAHN - KRAFTWERK (25) - Very interesting sounding song.
28: YOUNG AMERICANS - DAVID BOWIE (29) - This was OK, but I preferred his song on this week's 80s show.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: PINBALL WIZARD - ELTON JOHN - Great song! This one never charted on AT40, due to never being released as a single, but it did hit the R&R chart, peaking at #9.
27: DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT - LOBO (35)
26: I'M NOT LISA - JESSI COLTER (34) - Meh, not quite my cup of tea. This one was cheesy, and not in a good way.
25: THE IMMIGRANT - NEIL SEDAKA (31) - Great song! I liked all three of his 1975 hits (that I'm familiar with; not sure whether or not I've heard "That's When The Music Takes Me".
24: CUT THE CAKE - AVERAGE WHITE BAND (32) - It's okies, but not as good as "Pick Up The Pieces".
23: LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT - MAJOR HARRIS (27) - Good song - your typical mid-70s R&B slow jam.
22: L-O-V-E - AL GREEN (18) - This one was OK, but nothing special.
21: HIJACK - HERBIE MANN (26) - Meh, nothing special.
20: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED - LINDA RONSTADT (33) - Great song, though not quite her best.
19: SHOESHINE BOY - EDDIE KENDRICKS (23) - See my comment for #21.
18: BAD TIME - GRAND FUNK (24) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them!
17: OLD DAYS - CHICAGO (debut) - Wow! What a high debut! Definitely looks like a #1 song in the making, but, unfortunately, that was not to be. The song did get up to #5, but spent only seven weeks in the Top 40 - an unusually short term for a Top Five record. In fact, this song's entire Top 40 run was spent well inside the Top 20. As for my opinion about this song - it's a great one! One of their best 70s hits!
16: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA (28) - Great song! Definitely one of their best!
QL: The longest stay at #2 during the rock era without hitting #1. At the time, it was "Little Darling" by the Diamonds, which spent eight weeks in the runner-up position. Little did anyone know that the record would be broken by two weeks about six and a half years later - especially since the group who sang the song was itself two years away from charting.
15: CHEVY VAN - SAMMY JOHNS (5) - Great song! Too bad they cut out the last verse! How long was the playing time for this song anyway - couldn't been much over a minute.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD - BAD COMPANY - This song was OK, but definitely not their best.
14: (THANK GOD I'M A) COUNTRY BOY - JOHN DENVER (15) - Great song! Very energetic sounding!
13: KILLER QUEEN - QUEEN (14) - Great song, though not quite my favorite song by them!
12: IT'S A MIRACLE - BARRY MANILOW (13) - Great song! At this point, people were wondering whether his specialty was ballads or upbeat songs!
11: HOW LONG - ACE (12) - Great song! One of my favorite songs involving Paul Carrack.
10: I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE - PAUL ANKA (11) - Wow, lots of songs moving up only one spot. Must have been a tight spot in the chart.
9: LONG TALL GLASSES (I CAN DANCE) - LEO SAYER (9) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred most of his other hits.
8: ONLY YESTERDAY - CARPENTERS (10) - Great song! Definitely one of their best!
7: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - ELTON JOHN (4) - Good song, but far from being his best.
6: WALKING IN RHYTHM - BLACKBYRDS (8) - Great song! One that I very vaguely remember hearing back in 1975.
5: SHINING STAR - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (7) - Good song, but I preferred their other other 1975 hit.
4: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (6) - Great song! Definitely my favorite song by them!
3: (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - B.J. THOMAS (2) - Good song, though it doesn't hold a candle to "Hooked On A Feeling".
OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - Meh, this one was OK, but quite overplayed.
2: BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS - FREDDIE FENDER (3) - This song was OK, but sounded a little dated for its time.
1: HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU) - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (1) - This song was pretty good, but I prefer several others over this one.
Predictions for next week: Well, we already know that next week's show is NOT going to be from 1974, even though it's clearly been the longest since we've heard from that year. So I'll predict 1971, with 1976 as my back-up. Not sure which show dates, though - obviously either May 8 or 15.
This week's presentation - May 10, 1975
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU - BARRY WHITE (22) - Wow, the lowest dropper from last week was at #22! What year does that remind you of? Anyway, this was no big loss, as I didn't really like this song at all.
SUPERNATURAL THING - BEN E KING (21) - This wasn't really one of my favorites either.
STAND BY ME - JOHN LENNON (20) - Hey wow, this song was back to back with a song by the guy who did the original! Anyway, this was a good song, but I preferred the original by Ben E. King, as well as Mickey Gilley's remake from 1980.
EMMA - HOT CHOCOLATE (19) - Wow, all the droppers were bunched together on the chart the week before? Anyway, it's too bad this song dropped off, since it was very likely my favorite song by Hot Chocolate.
40: LAST FAREWELL - ROGER WHITAKER (debut) - Good song. Sounds a little like an Elvis Presley song.
39: GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR) - JOE SIMON (debut) - Meh, pretty much your typical mid-70s roof-raising R&B music.
38: SHAVING CREAM - PHIL WYNN (30) - Hmm, I thought this was by Benny Bell. What, was there a Milli Vanilli like scandal partway through this song's chart run?
37: THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE (PART 1) - JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH (16) - Wow, two novelty songs in a row? That's kind of unusual. Anyway, this song was pretty good, though kind of goofy.
36: MAGIC - PILOT (debut) - Good song. One that gets decent recurrent airplay on oldies stations.
35: LOVIN' YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON (17) - No. Just no.
34: SHAKEY GROUND - TEMPTATIONS (39) - See my comment for song #39.
33: BAD LUCK (PART 1) - HAROLD MELVIN (38) - Another R&B song, but this one was actually pretty good.
32: WILDFIRE - MICHAEL MURPHEY (40) - Great song! I slightly prefer "What's Forever For", however.
31: RAINY DAY PEOPLE - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (37) - Good song, but I preferred a few of the other songs on the Cold On The Shoulder album, including "Rainbow Trout", which I was disappointed was not released as a single, as it was very radio-friendly IMO.
30: ONLY WOMAN - ALICE COOPER (36) - Great song! Easily my favorite song by him!
29: AUTOBAHN - KRAFTWERK (25) - Very interesting sounding song.
28: YOUNG AMERICANS - DAVID BOWIE (29) - This was OK, but I preferred his song on this week's 80s show.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: PINBALL WIZARD - ELTON JOHN - Great song! This one never charted on AT40, due to never being released as a single, but it did hit the R&R chart, peaking at #9.
27: DON'T TELL ME GOODNIGHT - LOBO (35)
26: I'M NOT LISA - JESSI COLTER (34) - Meh, not quite my cup of tea. This one was cheesy, and not in a good way.
25: THE IMMIGRANT - NEIL SEDAKA (31) - Great song! I liked all three of his 1975 hits (that I'm familiar with; not sure whether or not I've heard "That's When The Music Takes Me".
24: CUT THE CAKE - AVERAGE WHITE BAND (32) - It's okies, but not as good as "Pick Up The Pieces".
23: LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT - MAJOR HARRIS (27) - Good song - your typical mid-70s R&B slow jam.
22: L-O-V-E - AL GREEN (18) - This one was OK, but nothing special.
21: HIJACK - HERBIE MANN (26) - Meh, nothing special.
20: WHEN WILL I BE LOVED - LINDA RONSTADT (33) - Great song, though not quite her best.
19: SHOESHINE BOY - EDDIE KENDRICKS (23) - See my comment for #21.
18: BAD TIME - GRAND FUNK (24) - Great song! One of my favorite songs from them!
17: OLD DAYS - CHICAGO (debut) - Wow! What a high debut! Definitely looks like a #1 song in the making, but, unfortunately, that was not to be. The song did get up to #5, but spent only seven weeks in the Top 40 - an unusually short term for a Top Five record. In fact, this song's entire Top 40 run was spent well inside the Top 20. As for my opinion about this song - it's a great one! One of their best 70s hits!
16: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - AMERICA (28) - Great song! Definitely one of their best!
QL: The longest stay at #2 during the rock era without hitting #1. At the time, it was "Little Darling" by the Diamonds, which spent eight weeks in the runner-up position. Little did anyone know that the record would be broken by two weeks about six and a half years later - especially since the group who sang the song was itself two years away from charting.
15: CHEVY VAN - SAMMY JOHNS (5) - Great song! Too bad they cut out the last verse! How long was the playing time for this song anyway - couldn't been much over a minute.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD - BAD COMPANY - This song was OK, but definitely not their best.
14: (THANK GOD I'M A) COUNTRY BOY - JOHN DENVER (15) - Great song! Very energetic sounding!
13: KILLER QUEEN - QUEEN (14) - Great song, though not quite my favorite song by them!
12: IT'S A MIRACLE - BARRY MANILOW (13) - Great song! At this point, people were wondering whether his specialty was ballads or upbeat songs!
11: HOW LONG - ACE (12) - Great song! One of my favorite songs involving Paul Carrack.
10: I DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE - PAUL ANKA (11) - Wow, lots of songs moving up only one spot. Must have been a tight spot in the chart.
9: LONG TALL GLASSES (I CAN DANCE) - LEO SAYER (9) - This wasn't bad, but I preferred most of his other hits.
8: ONLY YESTERDAY - CARPENTERS (10) - Great song! Definitely one of their best!
7: PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - ELTON JOHN (4) - Good song, but far from being his best.
6: WALKING IN RHYTHM - BLACKBYRDS (8) - Great song! One that I very vaguely remember hearing back in 1975.
5: SHINING STAR - EARTH, WIND & FIRE (7) - Good song, but I preferred their other other 1975 hit.
4: JACKIE BLUE - OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS (6) - Great song! Definitely my favorite song by them!
3: (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - B.J. THOMAS (2) - Good song, though it doesn't hold a candle to "Hooked On A Feeling".
OPTIONAL EXTRA: LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - Meh, this one was OK, but quite overplayed.
2: BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS - FREDDIE FENDER (3) - This song was OK, but sounded a little dated for its time.
1: HE DON'T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU) - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (1) - This song was pretty good, but I prefer several others over this one.
Predictions for next week: Well, we already know that next week's show is NOT going to be from 1974, even though it's clearly been the longest since we've heard from that year. So I'll predict 1971, with 1976 as my back-up. Not sure which show dates, though - obviously either May 8 or 15.