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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 16, 2021 13:55:26 GMT -5
Joe, you stated "Handbags and Gladrags" was Rod Stewart's second Top 40 hit. Didn't "I Know I'm Losing You" make the Top 40 on RMW? I know it wasn't as big as "Maggie May," but I know it hit the Top 40 on BB (24 peak) and CB (22 peak). I know better to challenge you so I am probably wrong! Jeff, You are correct that I Know I'm Losing You by Rod Stewart made the Top 40 in Record World at the end of 1971, before Hand Bags & Glad Rags made it to #39 in March of 1972. I said it was his second solo Top 40 hits , because I incorrectly assumed that I'm Losing You was recorded with Faces but upon further investigation I found out I was wrong (oops).  I guess I need to fire my research staff. Of course, I'm Losing You was on Rod's solo album Every Picture Tells A Story. By the way, I just recorded a show this week end that features Rod's version of I'm Losing You. I recorded the show that I posted Monday about 6 months ago. Hope you enjoyed the show even with that snafu-- Joe |
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Post by chrislc on Mar 16, 2021 19:02:28 GMT -5
Joe I think you accidentally played the Easy Listening Chart Countdown. Oh wait Top 40 WAS Easy Listening in March 1972.
What in the world was THAT all about? Was the US depressed? (I almost said was America depressed but I guess they were happy with their hit). If it hadn't been for T. Rex and the Osmonds (of all people) cars would have been swerving into ditches en masse with the drivers falling asleep.
It's no wonder we had Mellow Casey back then.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 17, 2021 1:50:41 GMT -5
Joe I think you accidentally played the Easy Listening Chart Countdown. Oh wait Top 40 WAS Easy Listening in March 1972. What in the world was THAT all about? Was the US depressed? (I almost said was America depressed but I guess they were happy with their hit). If it hadn't been for T. Rex and the Osmonds (of all people) cars would have been swerving into ditches en masse with the drivers falling asleep. It's no wonder we had Mellow Casey back then. A few more upbeat rockers--Roundabout by Yes, No One To Depend On by Santana, but otherwise, you are correct Chris pretty mellow stuff. For awhile Record World eliminated it's M.O.R. chart (Middle of the Road)--although many M.O.R. stations back in the '70's wouldn't play any song with lots of electric guitar. |
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Post by jgve1952 on Mar 17, 2021 5:02:14 GMT -5
I would include I Gotcha by Joe Tex in that list.
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 17, 2021 22:09:42 GMT -5
Joe, you stated "Handbags and Gladrags" was Rod Stewart's second Top 40 hit. Didn't "I Know I'm Losing You" make the Top 40 on RMW? I know it wasn't as big as "Maggie May," but I know it hit the Top 40 on BB (24 peak) and CB (22 peak). I know better to challenge you so I am probably wrong! Jeff, You are correct that I Know I'm Losing You by Rod Stewart made the Top 40 in Record World at the end of 1971, before Hand Bags & Glad Rags made it to #39 in March of 1972. I said it was his second solo Top 40 hits , because I incorrectly assumed that I'm Losing You was recorded with Faces but upon further investigation I found out I was wrong (oops). I guess I need to fire my research staff. Of course, I'm Losing You was on Rod's solo album Every Picture Tells A Story. By the way, I just recorded a show this week end that features Rod's version of I'm Losing You. I recorded the show that I posted Monday about 6 months ago. Hope you enjoyed the show even with that snafu-- Joe Although it was included on his solo album "Every Picture Tells A Story" Rod Stewart and Faces was listed as the artist on the 45. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 18, 2021 6:12:50 GMT -5
Jeff, You are correct that I Know I'm Losing You by Rod Stewart made the Top 40 in Record World at the end of 1971, before Hand Bags & Glad Rags made it to #39 in March of 1972. I said it was his second solo Top 40 hits , because I incorrectly assumed that I'm Losing You was recorded with Faces but upon further investigation I found out I was wrong (oops). I guess I need to fire my research staff. Of course, I'm Losing You was on Rod's solo album Every Picture Tells A Story. By the way, I just recorded a show this week end that features Rod's version of I'm Losing You. I recorded the show that I posted Monday about 6 months ago. Hope you enjoyed the show even with that snafu-- Joe Although it was included on his solo album "Every Picture Tells A Story" Rod Stewart and Faces was listed as the artist on the 45. Aha, the plot thickens. It turns out that Ron Wood (guitarist from Faces) and Ian McLagan (keyboard player from Faces) played on the song and that is why it was credited as Rod Stewart with Faces on the 45. In addition, the group Faces played on Rod's album making it sort of a solo/Faces project. |
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 19, 2021 20:47:14 GMT -5
Although it was included on his solo album "Every Picture Tells A Story" Rod Stewart and Faces was listed as the artist on the 45. Aha, the plot thickens. It turns out that Ron Wood (guitarist from Faces) and Ian McLagan (keyboard player from Faces) played on the song and that is why it was credited as Rod Stewart with Faces on the 45. In addition, the group Faces played on Rod's album making it sort of a solo/Faces project. Don't know if this means anything, but in Joel Whitburn's Billboard and Cashbox books "(I Know) I'm Losing You" is listed under both Rod Stewart's and Small Faces' discographies. Don't know about Record World. By the way all 3 Top 40 versions (Temptations, Rare Earth, and Rod Stewart & Faces) are different from one another. They're all great. I'm a huge Temptations fan, the Rare Earth version is my favorite of theirs (the album version is killer), and Rod & Faces put their rock/funk thumbprint on this classic. |
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Post by djjoe1960 on Mar 29, 2021 14:40:28 GMT -5
I remember that on the last day of school in the spring of 1971, our teacher let us bring some records (singles) from home and play them on the last day of classes. One of the songs that really stood out to was Tom Jones with She's a Lady--I cracked up upon hearing the song, thinking he was singing She's A Weiner (instead of Winner), I guess that was my 10 year of sense of humor. You'll hear Tom and the 39 other positions that make up the Top 40 for the first week of April 1971 as listed in Record World magazine. archive.org/details/rwc-1971040301/RWC1971040301.mp3By the way, there are three double sided hits on the countdown--and yes, you get to hear both sides. |
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Post by chrislc on Mar 29, 2021 15:01:24 GMT -5
I remember that on the last day of school in the spring of 1971, our teacher let us bring some records (singles) from home and play them on the last day of classes. One of the songs that really stood out to was Tom Jones with She's a Lady--I cracked up upon hearing the song, thinking he was singing She's A Weiner (instead of Winner), I guess that was my 10 year of sense of humor. You'll hear Tom and the 39 other positions that make up the Top 40 for the first week of April 1971 as listed in Record World magazine. archive.org/details/rwc-1971040301/RWC1971040301.mp3By the way, there are three double sided hits on the countdown--and yes, you get to hear both sides. Joe, why did Dawn keep playing a sound effect of a turkey being dropped into a turkey-fryer in I Play And Sing? April is a strange time of the year for that, and I didn't know they even had turkey fryers back then.  PS you just taught me that Elvis did Rags To Riches. Hey maybe Tom Jones did Hot Diggity. |
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 29, 2021 20:16:27 GMT -5
A 1971 countdown? Right in my wheelhouse!
Thanks!
BTW...probably my favorite Steven Stills song.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Apr 26, 2021 13:33:18 GMT -5
1976 was the year I became a faithful weekly listener to AT40, as such, the Billboard information was burned into my brain from that year-- so it is interesting to hear the Top 40 from a different perspective. Here are the Top 40 pop singles from the May 1, 1976 issue of Record World magazine, compare this to Billboard's 40 for that week and you will see how many songs worked their way s-l-o-w-l-y down the RW chart vs. BB. Two of the biggest examples of the difference between the two charts is Can't Hide Love by Earth, Wind & Fire at #39 in Billboard and #97 in Record World. Also, notice that Theme From SWAT by Rhythm Heritage is at #33 on The RW chart and it had already fallen off the BB chart. archive.org/details/rwc-1976050101/RWC1976050101.mp3 |
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Post by chrislc on Apr 26, 2021 16:04:06 GMT -5
1976 was the year I became a faithful weekly listener to AT40, as such, the Billboard information was burned into my brain from that year-- so it is interesting to hear the Top 40 from a different perspective. Here are the Top 40 pop singles from the May 1, 1976 issue of Record World magazine, compare this to Billboard's 40 for that week and you will see how many songs worked their way s-l-o-w-l-y down the RW chart vs. BB. Two of the biggest examples of the difference between the two charts is Can't Hide Love by Earth, Wind & Fire at #39 in Billboard and #97 in Record World. Also, notice that Theme From SWAT by Rhythm Heritage is at #33 on The RW chart and it had already fallen off the BB chart. archive.org/details/rwc-1976050101/RWC1976050101.mp3The Theme From SWAT never gets old. What a great record! And what a happy Spring of '76 countdown! |
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Post by chrislc on May 3, 2021 15:52:53 GMT -5
Yay May 1980.
Gonna get me some Stomp!
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 3, 2021 16:05:01 GMT -5
Yay May 1980. Gonna get me some Stomp! Thanks, Chris. Yes, that Brothers Johnson song is on the countdown, although it did not reach the Top 10 in Radio & Records--the chart featured in this show (May 8, 1980). Also, the song at #1 only reached the summit in R & R , and the group that scored that chart topper never reached #1 in Billboard, Cash Box or Record World. In addition, I recall only hearing the song at #24 on AT40--since it got no local airplay in my area in 1980. archive.org/details/rwc-1980050901 |
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 16, 2021 16:11:58 GMT -5
When I recorded this show, my printer was running out of ink (I print the charts I do for countdowns) so I accidently wrote the wrong date down for this chart--May 22, 1981. It's actually the chart from the May 23, 1981 issue of Record World magazine. Last week's #1 is a song that only made it to the top of the Record World chart (their last unique #1). In addition, the song at the top spot reached #1 in RW, Cash Box and R & R but not in (you guessed it)--Billboard. As I noted in a previous post, some singles hang around the longest in Record World--and you'll hear a few of them on the countdown. Joe archive.org/details/rwc-1981052201 |
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I guess I need to fire my research staff. Of course, I'm Losing You was on Rod's solo album Every Picture Tells A Story.
