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Post by at40petebattistini on Aug 24, 2012 2:07:58 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the Hot 100 dated August 28, 1971. This song spent one week in the Top 40 a month earlier and then completely fell off the Hot 100. It re-debuted on 8-28-71 at #79 and, unfortunately, failed to reach the Top 40 during its second ride: Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)The Stylistics www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uc85fq327EThese Hot 100 songs were also considered: *Them Changes - Buddy Miles *Crazy Love - Helen Reddy *It's Summer - The Temptations (This was the original flipside to "Ball Of Confusion") |
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Post by reachinforthestars on Aug 24, 2012 3:06:11 GMT -5
I can't look beyond "Where Evil Grows" by the Poppy Family. What a great record that reached #1 in some markets, including mine.
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Post by mayberrymiles on Aug 24, 2012 15:34:06 GMT -5
"Stop Look Listen (To Your Heart)" is an awesome tune! I'm a Smooth Jazz fan and it got a lot of airplay in 2009 as the lead single off Boney James' album "Send One Your Love". Here is a link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsTmzb1HHvMThe album was all cover versions...great versions of "Send One Your Love" and "I'll Be Good To You" as well as "Stop..." |
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Post by pizzzzza on Aug 24, 2012 16:10:20 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the July 22, 1972 Hot 100 that failed to reach the Top 40: Coldest Days Of My LifeChi-Lites www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56Q_M3LxHIBTW, there were a few other songs that week that were considered: *We're On Our Way - Chris Hodge *After Midnight - J.J. Cale *Duncan - Paul Simon *Put It Where You Want It - Crusaders I still have the 45rpm of "We're On Our Way" by Chris Hodge....... |
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Post by blackbowl68 on Aug 24, 2012 17:39:35 GMT -5
Pete, the version of "It's Summer" that charted in 1971 is not the one that appears on the B-side of "Ball..." The Temptations recorded the first version with Melvin Franklin on lead & was recited like a poem. The 1971 version was recorded as a traditional harmony song and features Richard Street instead of Eddie Kendricks. The latter also appears on their album Solid Rock.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Aug 25, 2012 4:45:00 GMT -5
reachinforthestars, I can't say that I've ever heard "Where Evil Grows" by the Poppy Family. It's one of those Hot 100 songs that I noticed listed on the chart, and would've liked to have heard at least one time. It's too bad Casey wasn't host of AT100.  mayberrymiles, I wasn't aware of the Boney James album. That's worth checking out. Thanks! pizzzzza, I bought the Chris Hodge 45 too...on Apple Records, with a picture sleeve...it *is* a great song. "...ooh ahhh..." ;D blackbowl68, Thanks for the correction. I remember hearing "It's Summer" on the radio during that 1970-71 time period but it's been too long ago to remember specifically what year or what version. Regardless, it's a good tune. |
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Post by jc on Aug 25, 2012 20:32:25 GMT -5
Pete, some great selections. These are the kind of songs they ought to include as the optional extras. The Poppy Family is before my time, but I've heard that song on "The Lost 45s"-it's cool, worth checking out. "Them Changes" was a top ten hit on WFIL in Philadelphia (I still have their weekly record charts that were available in music stores). I've heard the Chi-Lites' and Buddy Miles' songs as well as Chris Hodge in the past year on South Jersey's oldies station WVLT.
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Aug 25, 2012 21:36:51 GMT -5
This one reached #75 on the Cash Box soul chart in 1975: Sharon Ridley, "Stay Awhile With Me" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixwDcTJPYk8A gorgeous soul ballad that deserved to do much better! |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 1, 2012 4:13:27 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's an upbeat "lost classic" from the "Original Soundtrack" LP by 10cc. Though it never reached the Hot 100, it gained a considerable amount of AOR airplay during the summer of '75 and would've been an ideal Top 40 follow-up to "I'm Not In Love", which had just taken a hefty chart fall, from #14 to #43. Life Is A Minestrone10cc www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyUlSqhT_RMThese Hot 100 songs were also considered: *7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) - Gary Toms Empire *Por Amor Vivivemos - Captain & Tennille |
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Post by dukelightning on Sept 1, 2012 7:49:00 GMT -5
That Spanish version of "Love Will Keep us Together" by the C&T got some airplay in my neck of the woods.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Sept 2, 2012 0:42:59 GMT -5
I agree with the Gary Toms Empire record. It should have charted much higher.
I'll add "Mamacita" by the Grass Roots as it was a Top 10 single in my area and should have returned the group to AT40. I was fortunate to hear Rob Grill perform this song in concert about 10 years ago and we had a nice chat about the song after the concert.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 15, 2012 7:52:41 GMT -5
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 21, 2012 5:02:50 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the Hot 100 dated September 22, 1973. Unfortunately, the song peaked at #42 the previous week. And how it failed to reach the Top 40 is beyond me -- it's a great tune: Sweet Charlie BabeJackie Moore www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTs81Nt2osOther songs considered this time: *Muskrat Love - America *Such A Night - Dr. John . |
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Post by dukelightning on Sept 21, 2012 8:09:16 GMT -5
In a strange twist, I have heard all of these songs. The Dr. John tune was played back in the day. Not sure if "Muskrat Love" was played back in the day but I have heard it several times since. But the one that Pete has chosen I had never heard until a few weeks ago when I listened to an old air check on reelradio.com. A Minnesota station that had been playing top 10 hits en masse played this song. Had to look it up and see that it was the only other chart hit for Jackie Moore besides her 1971 hit that did appear on AT40.
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Post by rgmike on Sept 21, 2012 11:08:41 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the Hot 100 dated September 22, 1973. Unfortunately, the song peaked at #42 the previous week. And how it failed to reach the Top 40 is beyond me -- it's a great tune: Sweet Charlie BabeJackie Moore www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTs81Nt2osThis is an awesome 45. I'd never heard it until a few years ago, and the first time I did I assumed it must be from later in the decade. It has "disco precursor" written all over it. Ahead of its time, for sure. |
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