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Post by doofus67 on Apr 11, 2019 6:40:55 GMT -5
Yusuf / Cat Stevens. He had 11 songs on AT40 between 1971 and '77, yet couldn't quite crack the top five. His two highest charting singles were "Morning Has Broken" and his remake of "Another Saturday Night," both of which stalled at #6. There were other great records as well.
The Cat is yet another example of an artist whose singles chart performance was overshadowed by strong album sales. And who could resist, with LP titles like Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Buddha and the Chocolate Box?
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 11, 2019 7:06:08 GMT -5
Another artist (at least in the 80s): Rod Stewart Although he hit #1 in the 70s four times ("Reason To Believe", "Maggie May", "Tonights The Night" and "Da Ya Think I´m Sexy ?") the well known "Sailing" reached only #58. In the 80s Rod had only one #3-hit ("Downtown Train") in 1989. And really good songs like "Baby Jane", "What Am I Gonna Do", "Every Beat Of My Heart", "Lost In You" and "Forever Young" didn´t reach the Top 10. Finally: Two of my great favorits didn´t enter the Hot 100: "Sweet Surrender" and the duet with Tina Turner "It Takes Two". By the way, Baby Jane did make it to #10 on R & R in 1983.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 11, 2019 11:42:12 GMT -5
Yusuf / Cat Stevens. He had 11 songs on AT40 between 1971 and '77, yet couldn't quite crack the top five. His two highest charting singles were "Morning Has Broken" and his remake of "Another Saturday Night," both of which stalled at #6. There were other great records as well. The Cat is yet another example of an artist whose singles chart performance was overshadowed by strong album sales. And who could resist, with LP titles like Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Buddha and the Chocolate Box? Given how popular "Wild World" is to this day on oldies radio--has to be his most played song--it is surprising that it only got to #11 in '71. Another example of the "Tiny Dancer" phenomenon. Was also surprised when checking Whitburn to find out that his early 1967 release "Matthew and Son" did not make the 'Hot 100'. I know it was big in the UK, and it must've been a regional hit in the US. In my area it got a lot of airplay way back then. One other Cat 'factoid' is that when he went 'cold' in the late '70s, he went cold fast: His '77 LP, 'Izitso', reached #7 and spawned a #33 single, "(Remember the Days Of the) Old Schoolyard", a truly 'lost 45' today. His final A&M album the following year, "Back To Earth", did not even make the top 30 on the LP chart and only produced one minor chart single, "Bad Brakes", that barely made the 'Hot 100'. So his long retreat from music after that 1978 album may actually have been a good career move.
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Post by bobbo428 on Apr 12, 2019 20:20:39 GMT -5
Yusuf / Cat Stevens. He had 11 songs on AT40 between 1971 and '77, yet couldn't quite crack the top five. His two highest charting singles were "Morning Has Broken" and his remake of "Another Saturday Night," both of which stalled at #6. There were other great records as well. The Cat is yet another example of an artist whose singles chart performance was overshadowed by strong album sales. And who could resist, with LP titles like Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Buddha and the Chocolate Box? Given how popular "Wild World" is to this day on oldies radio--has to be his most played song--it is surprising that it only got to #11 in '71. Another example of the "Tiny Dancer" phenomenon. Was also surprised when checking Whitburn to find out that his early 1967 release "Matthew and Son" did not make the 'Hot 100'. I know it was big in the UK, and it must've been a regional hit in the US. In my area it got a lot of airplay way back then. On e other Cat 'factoid' is that when he went 'cold' in the late '70s, he went cold fast: His '77 LP, 'Izitso', reached #7 and spawned a #33 single, "(Remember the Days Of the) Old Schoolyard", a truly 'lost 45' today. His final A&M album the following year, "Back To Earth", did not even make the top 30 on the LP chart and only produced one minor chart single, "Bad Brakes", that barely made the 'Hot 100'. So his long retreat from music after that 1978 album may actually have been a good career move. Yusuf/Stevens actually reached the top 20 in 2017 with his album "The Laughing Apple" made the top 20. I enjoyed the title track, which I thought was a new song but later found out that it was an obscure 1967 song of his.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Apr 13, 2019 4:31:06 GMT -5
What about Status Quo ? Not a single entry in the 70s and the 80s although they had so many hits like "Down Down", "Whatever You Want", "What You´re Proposing", "Marguerita Time", "In The Army Now" and "Ain´t Complaining".
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Post by slf on Apr 13, 2019 4:54:33 GMT -5
What about Status Quo ? Not a single entry in the 70s and the 80s although they had so many hits like "Down Down", "Whatever You Want", "What You´re Proposing", "Marguerita Time", "In The Army Now" and "Ain´t Complaining". It should be noted, however, that those Status Quo hits you mentioned were big hits in the band's native Great Britain, obviously not in the US.
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Post by pb on Apr 13, 2019 12:50:04 GMT -5
On e other Cat 'factoid' is that when he went 'cold' in the late '70s, he went cold fast: His '77 LP, 'Izitso', reached #7 and spawned a #33 single, "(Remember the Days Of the) Old Schoolyard", a truly 'lost 45' today. There had been an earlier sign of trouble when the single from his previous album, "Banapple Gas," only made it to #41 in early 1976.
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Post by listenerwants2know on Apr 14, 2019 13:20:59 GMT -5
What about Status Quo ? Not a single entry in the 70s and the 80s although they had so many hits like "Down Down", "Whatever You Want", "What You´re Proposing", "Marguerita Time", "In The Army Now" and "Ain´t Complaining". It should be noted, however, that those Status Quo hits you mentioned were big hits in the band's native Great Britain, obviously not in the US. This could be complemented by numerous examples. Here´s just another one: Roxy Music In 1975 #30 with "Love Is The Drug", but no chart position for "Virginia Plain", "Do The Strand", "Angel Eyes", "Oh Yeah", "Jealous Guy", "More Than This" and "Avalon".
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Post by listenerwants2know on May 1, 2019 1:38:25 GMT -5
I'll select an artist from the 90s and 00s who didn't get her Billboard chart respect: Sheryl Crow. Sheryl only had four Top 10 hits with her highest charting hit, "All I Wanna Do" reaching #2 (her other Top 10s were "Picture" w/Kid Rock, "Strong Enough" and "If It Makes You Happy"). Other memorable songs which didn't make the Top 10 were "Leaving Las Vegas" (#60 peak?!?!), "Can't Cry Anymore" (#36), "Everyday Is A Winding Road" (#11), "A Change Would Do You Good" (missed the Hot 100 entirely but reached #12 on Radio & Records), "My Favorite Mistake" (#20), "Anything But Down" (#49), "Soak Up The Sun" (#17), "Steve McQueen (#88?!?!?!), and others. I would fight for her to be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame based on her success in the 90s and early 00s. Sheryl Crow: Live at the Capitol Theatre Port Chester, New York, USA, 2017 Sheryl Crow Live
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