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Post by rgmike on Sept 21, 2012 11:13:48 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_RMI'm still astounded this was not a single in the US (it went top ten in the UK). A *huge* "turntable hit" on FM rock stations in the Northeast, like WNEW-FM. It should've been a big, big hit. |
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Post by pgfromwp on Sept 21, 2012 11:36:52 GMT -5
^Found an unexpected re-release (from its August 1966 origin) in the 9/22/73 Billboard hot 100 chart that peaked well below the top 40: "They're Coming to Take Me Away (Ha Ha)." A controversial recording back in the day that was banned from several radio stations due to lyrics that were considered to have offended the mentally ill population. IMO, it qualifies as a lost classic, even though it did not originate in the 1970's.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Sept 22, 2012 1:19:57 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. I meant to add this information with my original post... While peaking on Billboard's Hot 100 at #42, Jackie Moore's "Sweet Charlie Babe" was in Cashbox's Top 40 for 6 weeks -- can you believe that?!! -- climbing to #32. . |
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Post by reachinforthestars on Sept 22, 2012 2:50:32 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 The song was a big hit in Chicago and it falls in line with a number of songs in the lower regions of the Hot 100 this week that were sadly not heard on AT40. I can't bring myself to list one song over the others, so along with the Jackie Moore song, other favorites of mine back in the day were: Ashes To Ashes - Fifth Dimension Evil - Earth, Wind & Fire You Got Me Anyway - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver Sister James - Nino Tempo & The 5th Ave. Sax I'm Coming Home - Johnny Mathis |
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Post by jlthorpe on Sept 22, 2012 9:09:44 GMT -5
This 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. I meant to add this information with my original post... While peaking on Billboard's Hot 100 at #42, Jackie Moore's "Sweet Charlie Babe" was in Cashbox's Top 40 for 6 weeks -- can you believe that?!! -- climbing to #32. . I just checked Joel Whitburn's newest book Hit Records (just got it yesterday). The song peaked even higher on Record World, at #24. |
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Post by rgmike on Sept 23, 2012 0:44:25 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 The song was a big hit in Chicago and it falls in line with a number of songs in the lower regions of the Hot 100 this week that were sadly not heard on AT40. I can't bring myself to list one song over the others, so along with the Jackie Moore song, other favorites of mine back in the day were: I'm Coming Home - Johnny Mathis The Mathis record is, of course, the same Thom Bell composition that the Spinners would take to #18 the following year. Mathis however does the song as a ballad. It's from a Bell-produced LP that includes several Stylistics covers and another fine "shoulda-been", "Life is a Song Worth Singing" |
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Post by reachinforthestars on Sept 23, 2012 2:12:08 GMT -5
The song was a big hit in Chicago and it falls in line with a number of songs in the lower regions of the Hot 100 this week that were sadly not heard on AT40. I can't bring myself to list one song over the others, so along with the Jackie Moore song, other favorites of mine back in the day were: I'm Coming Home - Johnny Mathis The Mathis record is, of course, the same Thom Bell composition that the Spinners would take to #18 the following year. Mathis however does the song as a ballad. It's from a Bell-produced LP that includes several Stylistics covers and another fine "shoulda-been", "Life is a Song Worth Singing" JM took his ballad to #1 on the AC chart. And yes, I love "Life Is A Song Worth Singing" as well. Even more than "I'm Coming Home" in fact. JM sang both on Soul Train in late '73/early '74. I was somewhat disappointed they didn't fare better on the soul chart. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Dec 15, 2012 1:27:42 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the December 14, 1974 Hot 100 that failed to reach the Top 40: Mine For MeRod Stewart www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzVKWsx2lAOther songs considered: *When A Child Is Born - Michael Holm *Where Are All My Friends - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Dec 31, 2012 7:53:00 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's Top 80 of 1970 review from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" (running time 2:11) from that year: Long Lonesome HighwayMichael Parks www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYKQ3fwNb0cAlso considered: *Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher |
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Post by rgmike on Dec 31, 2012 14:54:58 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the December 14, 1974 Hot 100 that failed to reach the Top 40: Mine For MeRod Stewart www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzVKWsx2lAOther songs considered: *When A Child Is Born - Michael Holm *Where Are All My Friends - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes It's amazing how many great Harold Melvin singles missed the Pop Top 40 -- "Satsfaction Guaranteed" is another. Not to mention Teddy P's first solo effort "I Don't Love You Anymore" |
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Dec 31, 2012 22:20:52 GMT -5
Could somebody here help me find the title and artist of a song that may be a lost classic?
The song has a chorus that sounds like "Doo Doo Loop, Whoa Oh, Whoa Oh" At first, I thought it was an Eric Carmen or Hall and Oates song from 1978 or, perhaps, a song from as early as 1976 or as late as 1979.
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Post by dukelightning on Dec 31, 2012 22:26:45 GMT -5
^ Sounds an awful lot like Hall & Oates "It's a Laugh" from the fall of 1978....reached #20 so it might not be a 'lost' classic.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Dec 31, 2012 23:13:34 GMT -5
Just listened and that verse was not part of the song.
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Post by reachinforthestars on Jan 1, 2013 1:01:13 GMT -5
Could somebody here help me find the title and artist of a song that may be a lost classic? The song has a chorus that sounds like "Doo Doo Loop, Whoa Oh, Whoa Oh" At first, I thought it was an Eric Carmen or Hall and Oates song from 1978 or, perhaps, a song from as early as 1976 or as late as 1979. "Street Corner Serenade" by Wet Willie. |
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Jan 1, 2013 11:16:04 GMT -5
That's it and a BIG THANKS to "Reachinforthestars". Never thought of Wet Willie being the group to sing it.
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