Post by Hervard on Feb 23, 2014 19:32:38 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 70s - February 22, 2014
This week's presentation - February 22, 1975
Droppers:
YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE - JIM STAFFORD (36) - I don't remember how this one goes, but I liked the song title.
MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND (34) - Good song, but I preferred several others by them.
I BELONG TO YOU - LOVE UNLIMITED (27) - I seem to recall that this was a pleasant R&B slow jam.
BIG YELLOW TAXI - JONI MITCHELL (24) - Good song - I preferred "Help Me", however.
40: SNOOKEROO - RINGO STARR (debut) - Good song. I like this about the same as the flipside, "No No Song".
39: SALLY G – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (Re-entry) - This one wasn't bad, but I preferred the flipside, "Junior's Farm". This song had a rather odd chart run. The week that Sally G became the A-side, this was at #17, then, the following week, it was at #66, but listed as a debut on the Hot 100 - what was up with that?
38: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – THE CARPENTERS (25) - Good song, but certainly not their best remake.
37: DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME – THE MANHATTANS (37) - Great song! Not quite as day-darkening as "Kiss And Say Goodbye".
36: MANDY – BARRY MANILOW (28) - Not my favorite song from him, on account of the "urban legend".
35: SHAME, SHAME, SHAME – SHIRLEY & COMPANY (debut) - It's okies, but nothing exceptional.
34: I AM LOVE (PART 1 & 2) – THE JACKSON 5 (debut) - Not my favorite song by them, but I will say that I prefer this over the schmaltzy Part 1.
33: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN – NEIL SEDAKA (18) - Great song! One of his best!
32: NEVER LET HER GO – DAVID GATES (40) - Good song, but I preferred a few others from him, both solo and with Bread.
31: SAD SWEET DREAMER – SWEET SENSATION (39) - No, this was not the same dance group that had several chart hits in 1989-90. The song was pretty good.
30: LOVIN’ YOU – MINNIE RIPERTON (38) - Meh, this one's quite cheesy. They played the longer version of this, where Minnie sings her daughter's name over and over near the end.
29: GET DANCIN’ – DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES (14) - Meh, typical roof-raising R&B, but tolerable.
28: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL – JOE Cocker (35) - No. Just no.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - BJ THOMAS - This was OK, but nowhere near as good as "Hooked On A Feeling".
27: MY BOY – ELVIS PRESLEY (33) - Meh, I found this one quite depressing.
26: TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) – AL MARTINO (32) - This was pretty good, but I preferred his disco remake of "Volare" from December of that year.
25: MOVIN’ ON – BAD COMPANY (31) - This was OK, but definitely not their best.
24: UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE – POLLY BROWN (30) - Good song.
23: POETRY MAN – PHOEBE SNOW (29) - Great song! Too bad she's no longer with us
22: BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – STEVIE WONDER (8) - This was OK, but definitely not my favorite song from him.
21: DOCTOR’S ORDERS – CAROL DOUGLAS (12) - Good song, but nothing special.
20: EXPRESS – B.T. EXPRESS (26) - It's okies, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to.
19: DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU – SUGARLOAF FEATURING JERRY CORBETTA (23) - This was good, but not quite as good as "Green-Eyed Lady".
18: ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (22) - This song wasn't bad - sounded a tad like "Takin' Care Of Business". If my memory serves me correctly, this on was recently used in a car commercial.
17: LADY MARMALADE - LaBELLE (21) - Great song! Christina Aguilera and a few of her friends made a great remake of this one 26 years later.
16: I’M A WOMAN – MARIA MULDAUR (20) - This was average.
15: CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (19) - Great song! One of their all-time best!
14: LADY - STYX (17) - Meh, wasn't a huge fan of this one. One of my least favorites from them.
13: SWEET SURRENDER – JOHN DENVER (13) - Great song! I preferred his #1 from later in the year, however - both sides, that is.
12: FIRE – OHIO PLAYERS (6) - This was so/so, but your typical roof-raising R&B.
11: LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN – TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (11) - This one was OK, but nothing exceptional.
10: NIGHTINGALE – CAROLE KING (15) - Great song! One of my favorites from her!
9: #9 DREAM – JOHN LENNON (10) - Ah, an appropriate spot for the song, which reminded me a little of "My Sweet Lord" by fellow Beatle member George Harrison.
8: YOU’RE NO GOOD – LINDA RONSTADT (1) - Good song, though not quite her best.
7: MY EYES ADORED YOU – FRANKIE VALLI (9) - Good song, though I preferred his material with the Four Seasons.
6: LONELY PEOPLE - AMERICA (7) - This wasn't bad, but definitely not their best.
5: HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (18) - Great song, and Casey was indeed right about her having back-to-back #1 songs, as this one wasted absolutely no time soaring to the top of the chart.
4: BLACK WATER – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (5) - Great song! This was the first of two #1 songs by them and, even though I preferred the other #1 (which we heard last week), I also really like this one.
3: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – GRANK FUNK (4) - Good song. This was peaking this week and would fall clean off the Hot 100 three weeks later. Yet it managed to hit #6 on the year-end chart? Something's not kosher there. (Yes, I know the whole story!)
2: BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EAGLES (3) - This was pretty good, as depressing as it was. This would hit #1 the following week, thus keeping the revolving door of #1 songs going.
1: PICK UP THE PIECES – AVERAGE WHITE BAND (2) - Considering what type of music this was, I actually really liked it. Perhaps the fact that it was mainly instrumental had something to do with it.
For next week, my prediction is either March 2, 1974 or March 6, 1976 - both repeats.
This week's presentation - February 22, 1975
Droppers:
YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE - JIM STAFFORD (36) - I don't remember how this one goes, but I liked the song title.
MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND (34) - Good song, but I preferred several others by them.
I BELONG TO YOU - LOVE UNLIMITED (27) - I seem to recall that this was a pleasant R&B slow jam.
BIG YELLOW TAXI - JONI MITCHELL (24) - Good song - I preferred "Help Me", however.
40: SNOOKEROO - RINGO STARR (debut) - Good song. I like this about the same as the flipside, "No No Song".
39: SALLY G – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS (Re-entry) - This one wasn't bad, but I preferred the flipside, "Junior's Farm". This song had a rather odd chart run. The week that Sally G became the A-side, this was at #17, then, the following week, it was at #66, but listed as a debut on the Hot 100 - what was up with that?
38: PLEASE MR. POSTMAN – THE CARPENTERS (25) - Good song, but certainly not their best remake.
37: DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME – THE MANHATTANS (37) - Great song! Not quite as day-darkening as "Kiss And Say Goodbye".
36: MANDY – BARRY MANILOW (28) - Not my favorite song from him, on account of the "urban legend".
35: SHAME, SHAME, SHAME – SHIRLEY & COMPANY (debut) - It's okies, but nothing exceptional.
34: I AM LOVE (PART 1 & 2) – THE JACKSON 5 (debut) - Not my favorite song by them, but I will say that I prefer this over the schmaltzy Part 1.
33: LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN – NEIL SEDAKA (18) - Great song! One of his best!
32: NEVER LET HER GO – DAVID GATES (40) - Good song, but I preferred a few others from him, both solo and with Bread.
31: SAD SWEET DREAMER – SWEET SENSATION (39) - No, this was not the same dance group that had several chart hits in 1989-90. The song was pretty good.
30: LOVIN’ YOU – MINNIE RIPERTON (38) - Meh, this one's quite cheesy. They played the longer version of this, where Minnie sings her daughter's name over and over near the end.
29: GET DANCIN’ – DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES (14) - Meh, typical roof-raising R&B, but tolerable.
28: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL – JOE Cocker (35) - No. Just no.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG - BJ THOMAS - This was OK, but nowhere near as good as "Hooked On A Feeling".
27: MY BOY – ELVIS PRESLEY (33) - Meh, I found this one quite depressing.
26: TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE) – AL MARTINO (32) - This was pretty good, but I preferred his disco remake of "Volare" from December of that year.
25: MOVIN’ ON – BAD COMPANY (31) - This was OK, but definitely not their best.
24: UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE – POLLY BROWN (30) - Good song.
23: POETRY MAN – PHOEBE SNOW (29) - Great song! Too bad she's no longer with us
22: BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN – STEVIE WONDER (8) - This was OK, but definitely not my favorite song from him.
21: DOCTOR’S ORDERS – CAROL DOUGLAS (12) - Good song, but nothing special.
20: EXPRESS – B.T. EXPRESS (26) - It's okies, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to.
19: DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU – SUGARLOAF FEATURING JERRY CORBETTA (23) - This was good, but not quite as good as "Green-Eyed Lady".
18: ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY – BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE (22) - This song wasn't bad - sounded a tad like "Takin' Care Of Business". If my memory serves me correctly, this on was recently used in a car commercial.
17: LADY MARMALADE - LaBELLE (21) - Great song! Christina Aguilera and a few of her friends made a great remake of this one 26 years later.
16: I’M A WOMAN – MARIA MULDAUR (20) - This was average.
15: CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD – ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (19) - Great song! One of their all-time best!
14: LADY - STYX (17) - Meh, wasn't a huge fan of this one. One of my least favorites from them.
13: SWEET SURRENDER – JOHN DENVER (13) - Great song! I preferred his #1 from later in the year, however - both sides, that is.
12: FIRE – OHIO PLAYERS (6) - This was so/so, but your typical roof-raising R&B.
11: LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN – TONY ORLANDO & DAWN (11) - This one was OK, but nothing exceptional.
10: NIGHTINGALE – CAROLE KING (15) - Great song! One of my favorites from her!
9: #9 DREAM – JOHN LENNON (10) - Ah, an appropriate spot for the song, which reminded me a little of "My Sweet Lord" by fellow Beatle member George Harrison.
8: YOU’RE NO GOOD – LINDA RONSTADT (1) - Good song, though not quite her best.
7: MY EYES ADORED YOU – FRANKIE VALLI (9) - Good song, though I preferred his material with the Four Seasons.
6: LONELY PEOPLE - AMERICA (7) - This wasn't bad, but definitely not their best.
5: HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (18) - Great song, and Casey was indeed right about her having back-to-back #1 songs, as this one wasted absolutely no time soaring to the top of the chart.
4: BLACK WATER – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (5) - Great song! This was the first of two #1 songs by them and, even though I preferred the other #1 (which we heard last week), I also really like this one.
3: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – GRANK FUNK (4) - Good song. This was peaking this week and would fall clean off the Hot 100 three weeks later. Yet it managed to hit #6 on the year-end chart? Something's not kosher there. (Yes, I know the whole story!)
2: BEST OF MY LOVE – THE EAGLES (3) - This was pretty good, as depressing as it was. This would hit #1 the following week, thus keeping the revolving door of #1 songs going.
1: PICK UP THE PIECES – AVERAGE WHITE BAND (2) - Considering what type of music this was, I actually really liked it. Perhaps the fact that it was mainly instrumental had something to do with it.
For next week, my prediction is either March 2, 1974 or March 6, 1976 - both repeats.