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Post by mrjukebox on Jun 18, 2022 17:34:21 GMT -5
I thought of another song:"Come On,Let's Go"-The original version by Ritchie Valens peaked at # 42 in 1958-Two remakes by The Mc Coys & Los Lobos reached the top forty:# 22 (1966) & # 21 (1987).
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 18, 2022 21:59:30 GMT -5
In 1995, Corona had a Top 40 R&R hit called “Baby Baby.” The original was by Joy & Joyce whose voices were sampled in the remake.
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Post by at40nut on Jun 19, 2022 8:03:46 GMT -5
I thought of another song:"Come On,Let's Go"-The original version by Ritchie Valens peaked at # 42 in 1958-Two remakes by The Mc Coys & Los Lobos reached the top forty:# 22 (1966) & # 21 (1987). I saw your Chip Taylor reference on a different thread, and speaking of Chip Taylor, he also wrote "Angel Of The Morning". That song was originally done by Evie Sands in 1967 which later became Top 40 hits for Merrillee Rush in 1968 and later Juice Newton in 1981.
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 22, 2022 7:50:48 GMT -5
In 1980, Eric Clapton made the top 40 with a cover of a song by country singer Don Williams called "Tulsa Time". Don Williams' version made #1 country but never crossed over to pop radio nor hit Billboard's Hot 100.
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Post by mga707 on Aug 22, 2022 10:31:56 GMT -5
In 1980, Eric Clapton made the top 40 with a cover of a song by country singer Don Williams called "Tulsa Time". Don Williams' version made #1 country but never crossed over to pop radio nor hit Billboard's Hot 100. Arguably Williams' best-known song. He did reach #24 later that year with "I Believe In You", the only one of his numerous #1 country hits to 'cross over'. Clapton's cover of Williams' earlier hit may well have been a factor in that crossover. I know it influenced me to go out and buy Williams' "Greatest Hits" LP that summer.
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Post by seminolefan on Aug 22, 2022 10:32:12 GMT -5
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson (the original was recorded by Shuggie Otis) Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams (originally recorded by Guinn) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.) All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston (originally recorded by Linda Clifford) Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient (originally recorded by Ronnie Dyson) I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young (originally recorded by Ann Peebles)
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Post by mga707 on Aug 22, 2022 11:59:20 GMT -5
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson (the original was recorded by Shuggie Otis) Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams (originally recorded by Guinn) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.) All The Man That I Need - Whitney Houston (originally recorded by Linda Clifford) Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient (originally recorded by Ronnie Dyson) I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young (originally recorded by Ann Peebles) One more, and apologies if this has already been mentioned: "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"--Temptations. Originally charted by Undisputed Truth, earlier the same year ('72). Reached #63 that summer. And both versions were produced by the song's co-writer, Norman Whitfield. Both singles were on Gordy Records, a Motown label.
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Post by matt on Aug 22, 2022 12:08:59 GMT -5
How about Jackie DeShannon's original 1973 version of "Bette Davis Eyes" that never made Billboard's Hot 100 until Kim Carnes covered it in 1981 at took it to #1? Mentioned on the first page of this thread--Jackie DeShannon's version wasn't released as a single: "Delta Dawn" by Helen Reddy hit #1 in 1973, but Tanya Tucker failed to chart with it on American Top 40 the year before.
"Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hit #1 in 1981, but Jackie DeShannon's original 1974 version was never released as a single.
"Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton hit #2 in 1981, but Dave Edmunds failed to chart with it on AT40 two years earlier.
"Manic Monday" by The Bangles hit #2 in 1986 because Prince gave it to them after pulling his 1984 version from Apollonia 6.
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Post by matt on Aug 22, 2022 12:38:33 GMT -5
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" was first released by Robert Hazard as a single. It would be five or so year until it would become a hit by Cyndi Lauper. As for Cyndi Lauper: -She also had the first top 40 hit with her version of "All Through the Night" - originally recorded by Jules Shear (whose version didn't chart) and the Cars (whose version was never released). -"Money Changes Everything" was originally recorded and released by a group called The Brains -"I Drove All Night" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison two years before his death (and coincidentally Cyndi's release of her version)
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 24, 2022 7:33:38 GMT -5
"Change the World" by Eric Clapton was originally done by the late Wyonna Judd in 1995.
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Post by laura on Aug 24, 2022 10:18:29 GMT -5
"Change the World" by Eric Clapton was originally done by the late Wyonna Judd in 1995. Don't you mean Naomi Judd?
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Post by dth1971 on Aug 24, 2022 16:25:54 GMT -5
"Change the World" by Eric Clapton was originally done by the late Wyonna Judd in 1995. Don't you mean Naomi Judd? I was confused...
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Post by seminolefan on Sept 29, 2022 11:16:16 GMT -5
Can't Hide Love - Earth, Wind & Fire (originally recorded by Creative Source) Native New Yorker - Odyssey (originally recorded by Frankie Valli)
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Post by giannirubino on Sept 29, 2022 16:47:49 GMT -5
Muskrat Love
Peaked at #4 for FIVE weeks, starting the week ending 1976 11 20 for The Captain & Tennille.
Peaked at #67 the week ending 1973 09 23 for America.
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 29, 2022 20:28:20 GMT -5
Add another one to the list: Annie Lennox's "No More I Love You's" from 1995 which was first recorded by Lover Speaks in 1986.
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