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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 30, 2024 22:53:05 GMT -5
10/7/78 was the first four-hour show that featured the "AT40 Archives"-Casey played back the # 1 hits of the 70's from October 1978-June 1980.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Oct 1, 2024 2:51:31 GMT -5
This week’s AT40 trivia…
Q: What do Premiere’s 70s shows for this weekend (A--10/7/78; B--10/2/71) have in common?
A: By coincidence, both programs were designed by Watermark to generate additional local ad revenue for AT40’s affiliates. The 10/7/78 program, of course, was the first 4-hour weekly countdown. And the 10/2/71 program was the first show without bartered-airtime network commercials, requiring stations to pay for local AT40 broadcast rights. At that time, affiliates gained two extra minutes to sell, per hour, for advertising income. These changes in both ’71 and ’78 proved to be beneficial for Watermark and its AT40 stations.
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Post by jgve1952 on Oct 1, 2024 5:51:52 GMT -5
10/7/78 was the first four-hour show that featured the "AT40 Archives"-Casey played back the # 1 hits of the 70's from October 1978-June 1980. On this episode, he featured the first three songs from the decade of the 70's: "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "I Want You Back," and "Venus." |
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Post by 80sat40fan on Oct 1, 2024 7:00:46 GMT -5
This week's AT40 "what are the odds" edition (10/7/78 and 10/4/86):
* This week's 70s show features three debut songs. They enter the countdown at #40, #39 and #38.
* This week's 80s show features three debut songs. They enter the countdown at #40, #39 and #38.
* Both countdowns feature songs holding at #1, holding at #2, moving from 7 to 3, 8 to 6, 14 to 12, 16 to 15, 24 to 20, 30 to 28 and 39 to 35.
The difference between the debuts is that all three new entries on the 10/4/86 countdown would achieve Top 10 status: "Amanda" by Boston (#1 peak), "True Blue" by Madonna (#3 peak) and "Word Up" by Cameo (#6 peak). On the 10/7/78 countdown, none of the new entries made it to the Top 10 although "Ready To Take A Chance Again" by Barry Manilow came close at a #11 peak. "Sweet Life" by Paul Davis topped out at #17 while "Took The Last Train" by David Gates chugged its way to a #30 peak.
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Post by michaelcasselman on Oct 1, 2024 9:16:59 GMT -5
Odd that the highest debuting song this week in the 10/2/1971 countdown has the artists name missing on the cue sheets available on Charis.
"Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)". By Kris Kristofferson.
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Post by michaelcasselman on Oct 1, 2024 10:21:23 GMT -5
Optional Extra history for this week's shows...
10/7/1978 2012/2020 Hr 1: I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
10/7/1978 2012 Hr 2: Time Passages - Al Stewart
10/7/1978 2020 Hr 2: You Really Got Me - Van Halen (tribute to Eddie Van Halen)
10/7/1978 2012/2020 Hr 3: Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
10/7/1978 2012/2020 Hr 4: 'Til I Kissed You - The Everly Brothers (original AT40 extra)
10/2/71 2009 Hr 1: Long Ago And Far Away - James Taylor
10/2/71 2018 Hr 1: Sugar Sugar - The Archies
10/2/71 2009/2018 Hr 2: Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
10/2/71 2009 Hr 3: Peace Train - Cat Stevens
10/2/71 2018 Hr 3: Cherish - The Association
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Post by mkarns on Oct 1, 2024 21:12:32 GMT -5
This week's optional extras:
A: October 7, 1978:
Hour #1: "I'm Every Woman" - Chaka Khan (#86; debuted)
Hour #2: "Time Passages" - Al Stewart (#75)
Hour #3: "Sharing The Night Together" - Dr. Hook (#48)
Hour #4: "('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers (original AT40 extra)
B: October 2, 1971:
Hour #1: "Sugar Sugar" - The Archies
Hour #2: "Reason To Believe" - Rod Stewart (original AT40 extra)
Hour #3: "Cherish" - The Association
The first and third hour optional extras were #1 two years and five years ago that week, and were not heard in the original show so they presumably have intros crafted from Casey's lines from other shows.
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Post by cursereversed on Oct 2, 2024 11:41:46 GMT -5
Actually: Either 10/2/1971 or 10/7/1978 is the A entry with the other being the B entry. That brings up an interesting dilemma. The aforementioned "Loving Her Is Easier" is in the 10/2/71 show. Would that be considered a sufficient tribute to Kris Kristofferson or would they salute him by using a song he wrote as an OE. ("Me And Bobby McGee") Also, not sure I've seen this on any other show. Only three songs between 41 and 100 even made the Top 25. ("One Fine Morning", "Peace Train" and "A Natural Man") |
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Post by berewyn on Oct 2, 2024 20:15:11 GMT -5
Actually: Either 10/2/1971 or 10/7/1978 is the A entry with the other being the B entry. That brings up an interesting dilemma. The aforementioned "Loving Her Is Easier" is in the 10/2/71 show. Would that be considered a sufficient tribute to Kris Kristofferson or would they salute him by using a song he wrote as an OE. ("Me And Bobby McGee") Also, not sure I've seen this on any other show. Only three songs between 41 and 100 even made the Top 25. ("One Fine Morning", "Peace Train" and "A Natural Man") There's also "Only You Know And I Know," which peaked at #20. |
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Post by trekkielo on Oct 2, 2024 22:33:51 GMT -5
That brings up an interesting dilemma. The aforementioned "Loving Her Is Easier" is in the 10/2/71 show. Would that be considered a sufficient tribute to Kris Kristofferson or would they salute him by using a song he wrote as an OE. ("Me And Bobby McGee") Also, not sure I've seen this on any other show. Only three songs between 41 and 100 even made the Top 25. ("One Fine Morning", "Peace Train" and "A Natural Man") There's also "Only You Know And I Know," which peaked at #20. Written by Dave Mason (of Traffic) who almost had a Top 40 with it at #42 before his big hit "We Just Disagree" in 1977. PS-There's another song with totally different lyrics also called "Only You Know and I Know" by Phil Collins, an album cut from No Jacket Required in 1985.  |
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 3, 2024 9:11:30 GMT -5
This week's optional extras: A: October 7, 1978:Hour #1: "I'm Every Woman" - Chaka Khan (#86; debuted) Hour #2: "Time Passages" - Al Stewart (#75) Hour #3: "Sharing The Night Together" - Dr. Hook (#48) Hour #4: "('Til) I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers (original AT40 extra) B: October 2, 1971:Hour #1: "Sugar Sugar" - The Archies Hour #2: "Reason To Believe" - Rod Stewart (original AT40 extra) Hour #3: "Cherish" - The Association The first and third hour optional extras were #1 two years and five years ago that week, and were not heard in the original show so they presumably have intros crafted from Casey's lines from other shows. I would have replaced for the October 2, 1971 AT40 show for OPTIONAL EXTRA #1 or #3 Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" which was written by the late Kris Kristofferson in tribute to Kris. |
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Post by seminolefan on Oct 3, 2024 10:54:30 GMT -5
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Post by dukelightning on Oct 3, 2024 13:47:24 GMT -5
The phrase '3:00 in the morning' is sung and said within about a 5 minute period in this show. Sung by Crystal Gayle and said by Casey in a story about Steven (except Casey said Steve) Tyler. It just so happens that because of insomnia I heard those phrases close to that time the other night! Because I heard part of this show then.
So this first 4 hour show has Casey explaining it briefly at the start. Not as transparent about the reasons for the shift to a 4 hour show as he could have been. Could have said 'we won't be editing songs like we have been the several months or few years'. But that would be too much of an admittance of a faulty aspect of the show. I think he could have said 'we will be playing more long versions of songs' however.
It's interesting how he mentions the exact date or week that the archive hits reached #1. Won't be doing that after a few weeks. The third archive is noteworthy. We had the show a couple weeks back with only one female singer in it. A similar situation with "Venus". It's the only #1 hit among the first 12 of the 70s covering a 7 month period that has a female vocal in it. That dearth of female vocalists at #1 was never topped in AT40 history and only matched once. That coincidentally occurred in 1972 when in another 7 month period, there were 12 #1 hits with only one week featuring a female vocalist, just like in 1970. Ironically it was that of Helen Reddy on "I am Woman". This period which were the last 7 months of 1972 included that week where there was only Sister Rose in the top 40 accounting for women.
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Post by mga707 on Oct 3, 2024 18:01:59 GMT -5
WSQL has not started AT40 at the usual 7PM ET time.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Oct 3, 2024 18:18:39 GMT -5
WSQL has not started AT40 at the usual 7PM ET time. With them being off the air for a couple of days and with all the problems going on down there they probably didn't have the time to download the show and I don't blame them for not airing the show during this time of emergency. |
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