RA Retro Tracks Rewind Charts 1960 - 1969 completed

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04/01/1969

1 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (3wks 11-2-1)

2 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (7wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2)
3 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (4wks 19-8-6-3)
4 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (4wks 26-15-8-4)
5 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic (6wks 33-17-6-3-3-5)
6 Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (5wks 32-24-18-12-6)
7 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (6wks 21-10-4-4-5-7)
8 Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (5wks 22-12-7-7-8)
9 Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (2wks 23-9)
10 Temptations - Cloud Nine (6wks 19-14-10-9-9-10)

11 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (8wks 18-3-1-1-2-2-4-11)
12 Donovan - Atlantis (4wks 29-19-16-12)
13 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (3wks 25-18-13)
14 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (2wks 35-15)
16 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (2wks 22-16)
17 Clarence Carter - Too Weak To Fight (4wks 37-28-21-17)
18 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (3wks 29-20-18)
19 BJ Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling (3wks 32-25-19)
20 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (3wks 38-27-20)

21 Beatles - Dear Prudence (5wks 18-13-10-11-21)
22 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Beatles - Blackbird (5wks 30-17-14-13-23)
24 Gun - Race With The Devil (6wks 27-19-15-13-14-24)
25 Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (7wks 18-9-6-5-5-10-25)
26 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Kinks - Picture Book (5wks 33-22-17-19-27)
28 Derek - Cinnamon (4wks 38-31-26-28)
29 Scaffold - Lily The Pink (7wks 26-12-9-9-12-15-29)
30 Impressions - This Is My Country (2wks 37-30)

31 Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Pretty Things - SF Sorrow is Born (4wks 31-24-24-32)
33 Tom Jones - A Minute Of Your Time (4wks 39-34-29-33)
34 Nina Simone - Ain't Got No, I Got Life (10wks 25-19-13-5-3-2-3-6-17-34)
35 Donovan - To Susan On The West Coast Waiting (3wks 35-31-35)
36 Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da (3wks 37-34-36)
37 Beatles - Birthday (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Tom Rush - No Regrets (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Van Morrison - Madame George (1wk 40 NEW)

A new year, and a new number one, the ninth Retro Rewind number one from the London rhythm and blues band with this seminal Beggars Banquet album cut.

• The classic psychedelic rock track written by the duo of Tommy James and drummer Peter Lucia Jr. reached USA #1. A peak it equalled in Canada, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa & Switzerland. Yet it did not chart in the UK!
  
• Co-written by Tammy Wynette and country producer Billy Sherril. This song derided by the feminist culture reached USA #19 (Country #1); and belatedly reached UK #1 in 1975.
• The psychedelic soul track written by producer Sly Stone, was his anti-hate plea for peace and unity from his mixed race group. It reached USA #1, and was utilized by Arrested Development on their People Everyday single from 1992. The bridges of the song contain the line "different strokes for different folks," which became a popular catchphrase in 1969 (and inspired the name of the later television series, Diff'rent Strokes).
  
• John Lennon wrote this song after picking up a US gun magazine with the title as its front cover headline. The White album track was banned by the BBC, and has been covered by the likes of The Breeders, Tori Amos, U2, Phish, World Party, and Sky Ferreira.
  
• Written on the spot in the studio by John & Paul, based on a scrap of a melody McCartney had and an idea of the subject matter, this fun riff heavy rock track has since been taken into the charts by Underground Sunshine (USA #26 1969), Paul McCartney (UK #29 1990), and Paul Weller (UK #64 2012).
  
• The self penned folk rock track taken from the album The Circle Game. It was later be a UK top 10 hit via covers by The Walker Brothers, & Midge Ure.
  
• The Southern soul R&B duo on Atlantic records reached USA #41 & UK #15. Again it was written by the production duo of Isaac Hayes & David Porter. It was their penultimate USA top 100 hit and they split for the first time in June 1970.
  
• The Astral Weeks self penned 9:45 long folk rock track which featured a double bass, flute and a string quartet.
  

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11/01/1969

1 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (4wks 11-2-1-1)
2 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (5wks 19-8-6-3-2)
3 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (5wks 26-15-8-4-3)
4 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (8wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2-4)
5 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (2wks 14-5)
6 Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (6wks 32-24-18-12-6-6)
7 Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (3wks 23-9-7)
8 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (4wks 25-18-13-8)
9 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic (7wks 33-17-6-3-3-5-9)
10 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (3wks 35-15-10)

11 Donovan - Atlantis (5wks 29-19-16-12-11)
12 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (7wks 21-10-4-4-5-7-12)
13 Temptations - Cloud Nine (7wks 19-14-10-9-9-10-13)
14 Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (6wks 22-12-7-7-8-14)
15 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (3wks 22-16-15)
16 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (4wks 38-27-20-16)
17 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (2wks 22-17)
18 BJ Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling (4wks 32-25-19-18)
19 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (2wks 26-19)
20 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (4wks 29-20-18-20)

21 Clarence Carter - Too Weak To Fight (5wks 37-28-21-17-21)
22 Doors - Touch Me (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (9wks 18-3-1-1-2-2-4-11-23)
24 Beatles - Birthday (2wks 37-24)
25 Move - Blackberry Way (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (2wks 31-26)
27 Van Morrison - Madame George (2wks 40-27)
28 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (2wks 39-28)
29 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Tom Rush - No Regrets (2wks 38-30)

31 Impressions - This Is My Country (3wks 37-30-31)
32 Derek - Cinnamon (5wks 38-31-26-28-32)
33 Beatles - Dear Prudence (6wks 18-13-10-11-21-33)
34 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Gun - Race With The Devil (7wks 27-19-15-13-14-24-35)
36 Beatles - Blackbird (6wks 30-17-14-13-23-36)
37 Tom Jones - A Minute Of Your Time (5wks 39-34-29-33-37)
38 Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (8wks 18-9-6-5-5-10-25-38)
39 Jethro Tull - Love Story (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Grass Roots - Bella Linda (1wk 40 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqBtkIkR5U

Six more new entries this week from:

• Robby Krieger's penned USA #3 uptempo hit notable for its extensive usage of brass and string instruments. Despite it failing to chart in the UK (it reached #1 in Canada, & #10 in Australia) it still gets played regularly in the UK by Radio 2 and other oldies stations.
• Written by Roy Wood and produced by Jimmy Miller, this UK #1 psychedelic pop track featured a bleak lyric, and future ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy on harpsichord.
• Written by songwriter Tony Hazzard, the English beat group reached UK #5 with their attempt at a folk sunshine pop beat hybrid.
  
• Taken from the album Idea, this USA #6 baroque ballad hit written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, was never released in the UK as a single. Elsewhere this Robin lead vocal track topped the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, & Denmark.
  
• The British folk progressive rock group fronted by Ian Anderson reached UK #29 with their third single release penned by the singer. It was taken from the album This Was.
  
• A cover of an Italian hit by Lucio Battisti, "Balla Linda", this track went to USA #28 for the Lou Adler created Los Angeles pop rock group.

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18/01/1969

1 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (6wks 19-8-6-3-2-1)

2 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (5wks 11-2-1-1-2)
3 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (3wks 14-5-3)
4 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (6wks 26-15-8-4-3-4)
5 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (5wks 25-18-13-8-5)
6 Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (7wks 32-24-18-12-6-6-6)
7 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (9wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2-4-7)
8 Doors - Touch Me (2wks 22-8)
9 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (4wks 35-15-10-9)
10 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (3wks 26-19-10)

11 Donovan - Atlantis (6wks 29-19-16-12-11-11)
12 Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (4wks 23-9-7-12)
13 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (3wks 22-17-13)
14 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (5wks 38-27-20-16-14)
15 Move - Blackberry Way (2wks 25-15)
16 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (4wks 22-16-15-16)
17 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (2wks 29-17)
18 Beatles - Birthday (3wks 37-24-18)
19 BJ Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling (5wks 32-25-19-18-19)
20 Van Morrison - Madame George (3wks 40-27-20)

21 Temptations - Cloud Nine (8wks 19-14-10-9-9-10-13-21)
22 Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (7wks 22-12-7-7-8-14-22)
23 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic (8wks 33-17-6-3-3-5-9-23)
24 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (3wks 39-28-24)
25 Tom Rush - No Regrets (3wks 38-30-25)
26 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (8wks 21-10-4-4-5-7-12-26)
27 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (2wks 34-27)
28 Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (3wks 31-26-28)
29 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (5wks 29-20-18-20-29)
30 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Clarence Carter - Too Weak To Fight (6wks 37-28-21-17-21-32)
33 Jethro Tull - Love Story (2wks 39-33)
34 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Kinks - Starstruck (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Impressions - This Is My Country (4wks 37-30-31-36)
37 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (10wks 18-3-1-1-2-2-4-11-23-37)
38 Grass Roots - Bella Linda (2wks 40-38)
39 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (1wk 39 NEW)
40 5th Dimension - California Soul (1wk 40 NEW)

Mary O'Brien grabs her third Retro Rewind number one with arguably her most famous recording. Elsewhere, six new entries from:

• The Houston, Texas born soul & reggae singer with his USA #58 & UK #6 rocksteady hit.
  
• The jazzy baroque pop beat cover of the Bee Gees classic reached UK #5 for Eunice Waymon taken from her album of the same name.
  
• The sleazy blues rock Jagger/Richards composition (mainly written by the guitarist) produced by Jimmer Miller, was told from the perspective of a man lusting after having sex with a 15-year-old groupie, reasoning that "it's no hanging matter, it's no capital crime." Originally the age of the groupie was 13, but even they thought that was too indecent for those times.
  
• The flop UK & USA single taken from their album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was a Ray Davies song about getting absorbed by the culture and straying from your family. It was most successful in the Netherlands reaching #13.
• The folk gospel rock track from Beggars Banquet was primarily written by Mick Jagger. It was their salute to the common workers of the world, whilst being a bit of a put down to the establishment.
  
• The pop-soul tune written by Ashford & Simpson first became a hit when this sunshine pop outfit took it to USA #25. But the definitive version of this track would be recorded within the year.

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25/01/1969

1 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (4wks 14-5-3-1)

2 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (7wks 19-8-6-3-2-1-2)
3 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (6wks 11-2-1-1-2-3)
4 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (6wks 25-18-13-8-5-4)
5 Doors - Touch Me (3wks 22-8-5)
6 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (7wks 26-15-8-4-3-4-6)
7 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (4wks 26-19-10-7)
8 Move - Blackberry Way (3wks 25-15-8)
9 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (10wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2-4-7-9)
10 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (4wks 22-17-13-10)

11 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (3wks 29-17-11)
12 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (5wks 35-15-10-9-12)
13 Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (8wks 32-24-18-12-6-6-6-13)
14 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (6wks 38-27-20-16-14-14)
15 Beatles - Birthday (4wks 37-24-18-15)
16 Donovan - Atlantis (7wks 29-19-16-12-11-11-16)
17 Van Morrison - Madame George (4wks 40-27-20-17)
18 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (3wks 34-27-18)
19 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (5wks 22-16-15-16-19)
20 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (2wks 31-20)

21 Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (5wks 23-9-7-12-21)
22 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (2wks 30-22)
23 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (4wks 39-28-24-23)
24 Kinks - Starstruck (2wks 35-24)
25 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (2wks 34-25)
26 BJ Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling (6wks 32-25-19-18-19-26)
27 Tom Rush - No Regrets (4wks 38-30-25-27)
28 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Booker T & The MG's - Hang Em High (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (2wks 39-30)

31 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (8wks 22-12-7-7-8-14-22-32)
33 Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (4wks 31-26-28-33)
34 Temptations - Cloud Nine (9wks 19-14-10-9-9-10-13-21-34)
35 Archie Bell & the Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Jethro Tull - Love Story (3wks 39-33-36)
37 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic (9wks 33-17-6-3-3-5-9-23-37)
38 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (6wks 29-20-18-20-29-38)
39 Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (9wks 21-10-4-4-5-7-12-26-39)
40 Eric Burdon & The Animals - Ring Of Fire (1wk 40 NEW)

The Michigan garage turned psychedelic pop rock outfit grab their first Retro Rewind #1 with their second USA #1 hit. How on earth did this fail to chart in the UK? Otherwise five more new entries from:

• The Mississippi born blues and soul singer's pleading USA #5 (R&B #1) was originally a B-side until DJ's flipped the single. The tracking featured backing vocals from Barbara Acklin.
  
• The Atlantic Stax house band's take on the theme to the Clint Eastwood western film of the same name. This organ heavy instrumental reached USA #9.
  
• The breakout USA #17 hit written and performed by the Lincoln Park, Michigan born singer. This of its time garage rocker featured a young Glenn Frey playing guitar and singing backing vocals on this track.
• The Houston, Texas R&B vocal group reached USA #21 (R&B #6) & UK #36 (in 1973) with this Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff written and produced recording.
  
• The Geordie blues rock singer with his distinctive raspy voice take on the Johnny Cash standard resulted in a a final UK #35 hit.
  

[raliverpool]

01/02/1969

1 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (5wks 14-5-3-1-1)
2 Move - Blackberry Way (4wks 25-15-8-2)
3 Doors - Touch Me (4wks 22-8-5-3)
4 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (7wks 25-18-13-8-5-4-4)
5 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (5wks 26-19-10-7-5)
6 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (8wks 19-8-6-3-2-1-2-6)
7 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (7wks 11-2-1-1-2-3-7)
8 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (4wks 29-17-11-8)
9 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (5wks 22-17-13-10-9)
10 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (8wks 26-15-8-4-3-4-6-10)

11 Beatles - Helter Skelter (1wk 11 NEW)
12 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (3wks 31-20-12)
13 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (4wks 34-27-18-13)
14 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (3wks 30-22-14)
15 Beatles - Birthday (5wks 37-24-18-15-15)
16 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (11wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2-4-7-9-16)
17 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (3wks 34-25-17)
18 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (6wks 35-15-10-9-12-18)
19 Turtles - You Showed Me (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Van Morrison - Madame George (5wks 40-27-20-17-20)

21 Kinks - Starstruck (3wks 35-24-21)
22 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (7wks 38-27-20-16-14-14-22)
23 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (2wks 31-23)
24 Booker T & The MG's - Hang Em High (2wks 29-24)
25 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (3wks 39-30-25)
26 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (2wks 28-26)
27 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (5wks 39-28-24-23-27)
28 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut (9wks 32-24-18-12-6-6-6-13-29)
30 Donovan - Atlantis (8wks 29-19-16-12-11-11-16-30)

31 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Baby, Baby Don't Cry (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Canned Heat - Going Up The Country (6wks 22-16-15-16-19-32)
33 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Zombies - This Will Be Our Year (6wks 23-9-7-12-21-35)
36 Archie Bell & the Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown (2wks 35-36)
37 Tom Rush - No Regrets (5wks 38-30-25-27-37)
38 Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (1wk 38 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTB-pHtNhlY
39 BJ Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling (7wks 32-25-19-18-19-26-39)
40 Joe South - Games People Play (1wk 40 NEW)

Eight more new entries this week from:

• Paul McCartney's proto metal classic from The Beatles 2LP The White Album. In a 1980 interview, Lennon said, "That's Paul completely ... It has nothing to do with anything, and least of all to do with me." As during the early 1970s John regarded this track as Paul's sly dig as Yoko Ono's ahem "distinctive vocals".
  
• Written by Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark of The Byrds in 1964, it never made the cut of their debut or subsequent albums, so the Los Angeles pop rock band recorded the uptempo original as a moody slower easy listening track. As a result of Chip Douglas' production it reached USA #6 & #1 in Canada. Later it would be covered by the likes of Salt 'n' Pepa & the Lightning Seeds.
• Originally written by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti for La Ragazza 77, alias Ambra Borelli, in 1968 as "Il paradiso della vita" ("The paradise of the life"). It received an English translation and Shel Talmy's production for the Cardiff group resulted in a UK #1 pop hit.
• The soulful composition was written by Miracles lead singer (& co-producer) Smokey Robinson, Motown staff writers Al Cleveland and Terry Johnson, a former member of The Flamingos. It reached USA #8 (R&B #3).
• This excellent USA #6 blue eyed soul easy listening cover of the Drifters 1960 hit written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.
  
• John Lennon's White Album song which he claimed was written about his future wife Yoko Ono was a rocky frantic pop groover. However, the others and certainly Paul regarded it to be a coded message about John's growing addiction to Heroin.
  
• The Essex based group had their only UK #24 hit, were previously members of Tony Rivers & the Castaways. This joyful brassy string laden pop record was later covered by Mama Cass.
  
• The anthemic self written & produced folk country pop classic reached USA #12 & UK #6. It won two Grammy Awards the following year, and has been covered by two many artists to mention.
  

[raliverpool]

08/02/1969

1 Move - Blackberry Way (5wks 25-15-8-2-1)

2 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (6wks 14-5-3-1-1-2)
3 Doors - Touch Me (5wks 22-8-5-3-3)
4 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (6wks 26-19-10-7-5-4)
5 Beatles - Helter Skelter (2wks 11-5)
6 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (8wks 25-18-13-8-5-4-4-6)
7 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (4wks 31-20-12-7)
8 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (5wks 29-17-11-8-8)
9 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (4wks 30-22-14-9)
10 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (5wks 34-27-18-13-10)

11 Turtles - You Showed Me (2wks 19-11)
12 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (9wks 19-8-6-3-2-1-2-6-12)
13 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (6wks 22-17-13-10-9-13)
14 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (8wks 11-2-1-1-2-3-7-14)
15 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (2wks 28-15)
16 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (4wks 34-25-17-16)
17 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (9wks 26-15-8-4-3-4-6-10-17)
18 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (3wks 31-23-18)
19 Beatles - Birthday (6wks 37-24-18-15-15-19)
20 Booker T & The MG's - Hang Em High (3wks 29-24-20)

21 Joe South - Games People Play (2wks 40-21)
22 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (4wks 39-30-25-22)
23 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Kinks - Starstruck (4wks 35-24-21-24)
25 Cream - Crossroads (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (2wks 33-26)
27 Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (2wks 38-27)
28 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (3wks 28-26-28)
29 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Baby, Baby Don't Cry (2wks 31-29)
30 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening (7wks 35-15-10-9-12-18-30)

31 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (12wks 39-18-4-1-1-1-2-4-7-9-16-31)
32 Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (2wks 34-32)
33 Van Morrison - Madame George (6wks 40-27-20-17-20-33)
34 Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Livin' In Shame (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Box Tops - Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Long John Baldry - It's Too Late Now (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paul Jones - Aquarius (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle (8wks 38-27-20-16-14-14-22-39)
40 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin' (1wk 40 NEW)

The Birmingham band featuring the songs of Roy Wood gain their first Retro Rewind chart topper. Elsewhere eight new entries from:

• John Fogerty's written and produced rock standard which has been covered by a great number of artists over the years. It reached USA #2, UK #8, and seem to go top 10 nearly everywhere else.
  
• The English rock trio's cover of the 1936 Robert Johnson Blues standard featured an electric guitar solo from Eric Clapton. This live recording peaked at USA #28.
  
• Written by Stax staffers Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson, and T. Kelly this USA #20 (R&B #2) recording gave the Arkansas born singer his second top 20 hit in a row, and his last for over 4 years.
• The USA #10 & UK #14 sequal to "Love Child" was written and produced by "The Clan" (Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor), again Diana Ross was the only Supreme on the recording.
  
• The lead single from their fourth album Dimensions saw the Blue eyed soul pop rock group reach USA #29. Again it was written by their producers Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman.
  
• The 4th and final hit for the blues singer who later was responsible for saving his pianist's life after a failed suicide attempt (re: Elton John's Someone Saved My Life Tonight), and from the mid 1980s onwards gained a second career for his voiceover work inparticular with animated TV shows) reached UK #21.
  
• The former original lead singer of Manfred Mann, scored his final hit with the song from the 1967 musical Hair reached UK #46.
  
• This UK #21 hit for the Motown duo was released in the USA as the B-side of their single "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey".
  

[raliverpool]

15/02/1969

1 Doors - Touch Me (6wks 22-8-5-3-3-1)

2 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (7wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2)
3 Move - Blackberry Way (6wks 25-15-8-2-1-3)
4 Beatles - Helter Skelter (3wks 11-5-4)
5 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (7wks 14-5-3-1-1-2-5)
6 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (3wks 28-15-6)
7 Turtles - You Showed Me (3wks 19-11-7)
8 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (5wks 31-20-12-7-8)
9 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (6wks 29-17-11-8-8-9)
10 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (5wks 30-22-14-9-10)

11 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (6wks 34-27-18-13-10-11)
12 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (9wks 25-18-13-8-5-4-4-6-12)
13 Joe South - Games People Play (3wks 40-21-13)
14 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (2wks 23-14)
15 Cream - Crossroads (2wks 25-15)
16 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (4wks 31-23-18-16)
17 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (5wks 34-25-17-16-17)
18 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (7wks 22-17-13-10-9-13-18)
19 Booker T & The MG's - Hang Em High (4wks 29-24-20-19)
20 Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (3wks 38-27-20)

21 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (3wks 33-26-21)
22 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (10wks 19-8-6-3-2-1-2-6-12-22)
23 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (5wks 39-30-25-22-23)
24 Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (3wks 34-32-24)
25 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (9wks 11-2-1-1-2-3-7-14-25)
26 James Brown - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Baby, Baby Don't Cry (3wks 31-29-28)
29 Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Beatles - Birthday (7wks 37-24-18-15-15-19-30)

31 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (10wks 26-15-8-4-3-4-6-10-17-31)
32 Kinks - Starstruck (5wks 35-24-21-24-32)
33 Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Livin' In Shame (2wks 35-33)
34 Banana Splits - The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) (1wk 34 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yqAaejuRn8
35 Johnnie Taylor - Take Care Of Your Homework (2wks 34-35)
36 Sammy Davis Jr - I've Gotta Be Me (1wk 36 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4SRVXgGiI
37 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (4wks 28-26-28-37)
38 Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - You (1wk 38 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzA_Cvee4gQ
39 Nazz - Hello It's Me (1wk 39 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwSOoQXgQU
40 Sly & The Family Stone - Sing A Simple Song (1wk 40 NEW)

The Los Angeles psychedelic rock group get their second Retro Rewind chart topper with a song featuring the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

Otherwise, eight more new entries from:

• This funk workout which was the prototype for his 1970 single "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine" reached USA #15 (R&B #1).
  
• Herb Alpert's USA #1 easy listening hit penned by Bacharach & David is given a straightforward sex change resulting in a USA #7 hit.
  
• The early Motown hitmaker returned to the UK charts with this soulful R&B track which he co wrote reaching UK #10.
  
• Written by jingle tunesmith N. B. Winkless, Jr the theme to the Hanna Barbera children show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour became a minor USA #96 hit. A decade later the Dickies punkish cover would fare rather better in the UK.
  
• Written by Walter Marks, and taken from the 1967 Broadway musical Golden Rainbow, the Harlem, New York born all round entertainer covered the song reaching USA #11.
  
• The US vocal group fronted by a singer born Johnny Mathis, but as someone else was successful within the music industry he had to choose something different. This track reached UK #34.
  
• The Philadelphia psychedelic rock band fronted by their singer/guitarist Todd Rundgren scored a USA #66 hit with their only charting single written Rundgren prior to splitting a couple of years later after three albums. Rundgren and this song would go on to do bigger and better things....
  
• This funk track was the flipside of their current single "Everyday People". Like almost all their material it was written by Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart.
  

[raliverpool]

22/02/1969

1 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (8wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2-1)

2 Doors - Touch Me (7wks 22-8-5-3-3-1-2)
3 Beatles - Helter Skelter (4wks 11-5-4-3)
4 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (4wks 28-15-6-4)
5 Move - Blackberry Way (7wks 25-15-8-2-1-3-5)
6 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (3wks 23-14-6)
7 Turtles - You Showed Me (4wks 19-11-7-7)
8 Joe South - Games People Play (4wks 40-21-13-8)
9 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (8wks 14-5-3-1-1-2-5-9)
10 Cream - Crossroads (3wks 25-15-10)

11 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (1wk 11 NEW)
12 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (6wks 30-22-14-9-10-12)
13 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (6wks 31-20-12-7-8-13)
14 Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose (2wks 29-14)
15 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (7wks 29-17-11-8-8-9-15)
16 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (4wks 33-26-21-17)
18 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (5wks 31-23-18-16-18)
19 Bee Gees - I Started A Joke (7wks 34-27-18-13-10-11-19)
20 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (4wks 38-27-20-21)
22 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (2wks 27-22)
23 Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (4wks 34-32-24-23)
24 James Brown - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (2wks 26-24)
25 Booker T & The MG's - Hang Em High (5wks 29-24-20-19-25)
26 Classic IV - Traces (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream (10wks 25-18-13-8-5-4-4-6-12-27)
28 Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth (6wks 39-30-25-22-23-28)
29 Rolling Stones - Stray Cat Blues (6wks 34-25-17-16-17-29)
30 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Baby, Baby Don't Cry (4wks 31-29-28-30)

31 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (8wks 22-17-13-10-9-13-18-34)
35 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (11wks 19-8-6-3-2-1-2-6-12-22-35)
36 Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Livin' In Shame (3wks 35-33-36)
37 Sammy Davis Jr - I've Gotta Be Me (2wks 36-37)
38 Neil MacArthur - She's Not There (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Betty Everett - There'll Come A Time (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (10wks 11-2-1-1-2-3-7-14-25-40)

At number one another new chart topper, and this one has a message which is timeless about tolerance of all creeds, colours, and sexuality.

Nine new entries from:

• Recorded a year earlier, as this electric piano rocker was John's submission for their spring 1968 single release (which ended up being "Lady Madonna" to the surprise of Paul, and anger of John, so he pulled the track allowing George's "Inner Light" to be the B-side. Even their stunt of performing this song, whilst the film crew were there to record the "live in the studio" video for Lady Madonna failed). Hence after setting up Apple Records this was the highlight of the unreleased tracks included on the Yellow Submarine OST which peaked at UK #3 & USA #2.
  
• Written by Scottish songwriters Bill Martin & Phil Coulter, this uptempo swinging sixties track produced by George Martin, and featuring Paul McCartney on bass guitar returned the Liverpool singer to the UK top 5 (UK #3), and it was also a sizeable international hit.
  
• This superior bubblegum swinging sixties track was co-written and produced by the Atlanta, Georgia born singer/songwriting and recorded featuring the Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles. A very big international hit peaking at #1 in the USA, UK, Canada, & Germany and several other countries, and #2 in Australia. As you well know Vic and Bob "Wouldn't Let It Lie..... They wouldn't let it lie"
  
• The Florida easy jazz pop listening rock band scored their biggest hit in their only country peaking at USA #2. It was written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb and Emory Gordy, Jr.
  
• Originally sung by the German singer Manuela in 1967, the Dagenham born singer scored her eighth and final UK top ten hit with this UK #6 pop track which was a fairly large international hit.
• The younger brother of the 1960s pop star Eden Kane, and the elder brother of pop singer Clive Sarstedt scored an easy listening Francophile UK #1 & USA #70 with this name checking lengthy single.
• The 5:10 long swamp rock B-side of the single "Proud Mary" was written and produced by John Fogerty and taken from their second album Bayou Country.
  
• The alias of the Zombies singer Colin Blunstone got signed to Deram records after the band split due to management issues, and rerecorded his band's biggest hit as a late 1960s psychedelic folk dramatic pop rocker featuring Denny Laine on guitar, this "recover" peaked at UK #34.
  
• The Mississippi born soul singer scored her final USA top forty single (USA #26 (R&B #2)) with a song co-written by producer and lead singer of the Chi-Lites, Eugene Record.
  

[raliverpool]

01/03/1969

1 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (9wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2-1-1)
2 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (4wks 23-14-6-2)
3 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (5wks 28-15-6-4-3)
4 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (2wks 11-4)
5 Beatles - Helter Skelter (5wks 11-5-4-3-5)
6 Doors - Touch Me (8wks 22-8-5-3-3-1-2-6)
7 Joe South - Games People Play (5wks 40-21-13-8-7)
8 Cream - Crossroads (4wks 25-15-10-8)
9 Turtles - You Showed Me (5wks 19-11-7-7-9)
10 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (2wks 20-10)

11 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (2wks 16-11)
12 Move - Blackberry Way (8wks 25-15-8-2-1-3-5-12)
13 Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose (3wks 29-14-13)
14 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (9wks 14-5-3-1-1-2-5-9-14)
15 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Zombies - Time Of The Season (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (3wks 27-22-17)
18 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (5wks 33-26-21-17-18)
19 Classics IV - Traces (2wks 26-19)
20 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (7wks 30-22-14-9-10-12-20)

21 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou (2wks 33-21)
22 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (2wks 31-22)
23 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (1wk 23 NEW)
24 James Brown - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (3wks 26-24-24)
25 Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (6wks 31-23-18-16-18-25)
26 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (7wks 31-20-12-7-8-13-27)
28 Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (5wks 34-32-24-23-28)
29 Neil MacArthur - She's Not There (2wks 38-29)
30 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (2wks 32-30)

31 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run (8wks 29-17-11-8-8-9-15-31)
32 Harmony Grass - Move In A Little Closer Baby (5wks 38-27-20-21-32)
33 Kenny Rogers & First Edition - But You Know I Love You (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Bee Gees - First Of May (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Temptations - Runaway Child Running Wild (1wk 35 NEW)
36 David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Jamo Thomas - I Spy (For The FBI) (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Beatles - It's All Too Much (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Barry Ryan - Love Is Love (1wk 40 NEW)

A monster 12 new entries from:

• The White Album cut written and sung by George Harrison, which features an uncredited Eric Clapton on guitar. In the Spring of 1969 it was released as the flipside of a McCartney cod reggae song which topped the charts in many territories where it was released outside of the UK, & North America.
  
• This much sampled psychedelic rock classic was written by keyboard player Rod Argent, it was taken from the group's 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It became a belated USA #3, Canada #1 & Australia #4 hit nearly six months after the group had disbanded, but failed to trouble the UK charts on either of its two releases.
  
• Ohio born crooner Dino Paul Crocetti's UK #2 cover of the Glen Campbell 1968 Grammy Award winning song written by John Hartford.
  
• Paul McCartney's divisive cod reggae track was released as a single in many territories outside of the UK & North America, and despite it being culled from a four month old album it peaked inside the top ten of most, and topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Japan, & Switzerland. In 2004 it was voted as the worst Beatles song of all time (come on it is not as horrific as Mr Moonlight or Revolution #9). And is Gary Barlow's favourite Beatles song!
  
• Written by the group's Mike Settle, who had previously been in The New Christy Minstrels, this country pop track reached USA #19. 12 years later Dolly Parton had a country chart topper with a cover of it.
  
• This UK #6 & USA #37 string laden baroque pop ballad was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and featured Barry Gibb on lead vocals. It was the sole release from their Odessa album.
  
• Maintaining their new psychedelic soul vein with all five members interchanging vocal lines, it was written by Barratt Strong with producer Norman Whitfield and reached USA #6 (R&B #1) aided by the excellent Funk Brothers instrumentation. 
  
• The USA #9 debut solo single by the former Temptation, this bittersweet soul ballad was written by producers Harvey Fuqua & Johnny Bristol, with Pam Sawyer and James Roach.
  
• The 18 year old's USA #39 & UK #14 soul rock hit (which he co-wrote), did not do as well as it should have done, mainly because as it climbed the charts DJ's flipped the single for its love song B-side.
  
• Written by Herman Kelley and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, it was originally recorded by Luther Ingram in 1966, but failed to trouble the charts. This Chicago based R&B singer scored a USA #98 & UK #44 hit with this future Northern Soul classic.
• Alongside Strawberry Fields Forever, and Penny Lane, this celebratory psychedelic rocker written by George Harrison after he first took LSD was the other missing track from the Sgt Pepper's album sessions (Had those three tracks been included then surely Sgt Pepper would unquestionably be a better album than Revolver IMHO; and to this day Paul thought this should have been on their seminal 1967 album instead of Within You Without You). Originally recorded as a 8:21 cut it was edited down to 6:28 for it's belated appearance on the Yellow Submarine OST.
  
• The Leeds born singer's dramatic pop track reached UK #25, but was a top 10 hit across Europe including Germany #4.
  

[raliverpool]

08/03/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (5wks 23-14-6-2-1)

2 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (3wks 11-4-2)
3 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (6wks 28-15-6-4-3-3)
4 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (10wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2-1-1-4)
5 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (3wks 20-10-5)
6 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2wks 15-6)
7 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (3wks 16-11-7)
8 Cream - Crossroads (5wks 25-15-10-8-8)
9 Joe South - Games People Play (6wks 40-21-13-8-7-9)
10 Zombies - Time Of The Season (2wks 16-10)

11 Beatles - Helter Skelter (6wks 11-5-4-3-5-11)
12 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (2wks 26-12)
13 Doors - Touch Me (9wks 22-8-5-3-3-1-2-6-13)
14 Turtles - You Showed Me (6wks 19-11-7-7-9-14)
15 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (4wks 27-22-17-15)
16 Classics IV - Traces (3wks 26-19-16)
17 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (2wks 23-17)
18 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou (3wks 33-21-18)
19 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (3wks 31-22-19)
20 Bee Gees - First Of May (2wks 34-20)

21 Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose (4wks 29-14-13-21)
22 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (2wks 37-22)
23 Temptations - Runaway Child Running Wild (2wks 35-23)
24 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Jay & The Americans - This Magic Moment (6wks 33-26-21-17-18-25)
26 Move - Blackberry Way (9wks 25-15-8-2-1-3-5-12-26)
27 Kenny Rogers & First Edition - But You Know I Love You (2wks 33-27)
28 James Brown - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (4wks 26-24-24-28)
29 Beatles - It's All Too Much (2wks 39-29)
30 David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (2wks 36-30)

31 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (10wks 14-5-3-1-1-2-5-9-14-31)
32 Consortium - All The Love In The World (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Jamo Thomas - I Spy (For The FBI) (2wks 38-33)
34 The Ivys (Badfinger) - Maybe Tomorrow (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (3wks 32-30-35)
36 Neil MacArthur (Colin Bluntstone) - She's Not There (3wks 38-29-36)
37 New Colony Six - Things I'd Like To Say (1wk 37 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8WKXyy89g0
38 Don Partridge - Breakfast On Pluto (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Cliff Richard - Good Times (Better Times) (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Monkees - Tear Drop City (1wk 40 NEW)

The San Francisco rock band originally known as The Golliwogs score their first Retro Rewind chart topper.

• The Detroit, Michigan protopunk fivepiece chart with their seminal recording and title track of their debut album on Elektra records. This track later sampled by the KLF, was written by the group, with the single edit peaking at USA #82.
  
• The British psychedelic pop who existed between 1967-70 reached UK #22 with their only hit written by guitarist Geoff Simpson.
  
• A baroque pop song composed and sung by Liverpool born guitarist Tom Evans for the Swansea, Wales formed band. They were signed to Apple records and this Tony Visconti produced recording failed to reach the UK top 50, and peaked at USA #67, but it was a sizeable hit in Europe, Japan, & Australia including reaching #1 in the Netherlands.
  
• The Chicago based soft rock group reached USA #16 was written by their lead singer Ronnie Rice.
  
• The Bournemouth born folk rock busker's third and final UK hit was co-written with Alan Young and reached UK #26.
  
• This non album single reached UK #12 with this pop song composed by Jerry Lordan / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway.
  
• Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, it was the first single the group released as a trio (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Davy Jones; Peter Tork left in December 1968). Micky Dolenz did the lead vocal on this USA #56 & UK #44 hit which sounds like a retread of their earliest material minus the innocent charm.

[raliverpool]

15/03/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (6wks 23-14-6-2-1-1)
2 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (4wks 20-10-5-2)
3 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (3wks 15-6-3)
4 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (4wks 11-4-2-4)
5 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (4wks 16-11-7-5)
6 Zombies - Time Of The Season (3wks 16-10-6)
7 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (3wks 26-12-7)
8 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (7wks 28-15-6-4-3-3-8)
9 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (3wks 23-17-9)
10 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (2wks 24-10)

11 Classics IV - Traces (4wks 26-19-16-11)
12 Bee Gees - First Of May (3wks 34-20-12)
13 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (11wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2-1-1-4-13)
14 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (3wks 37-22-14)
15 Cream - Crossroads (6wks 25-15-10-8-8-15)
16 Temptations - Runaway Child Running Wild (3wks 35-23-16)
17 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (4wks 31-22-19-17)
18 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (5wks 27-22-17-15-18)
19 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou (4wks 33-21-18-19)
20 Joe South - Games People Play (7wks 40-21-13-8-7-9-20)

21 Beatles - Helter Skelter (7wks 11-5-4-3-5-11-21)
22 David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (3wks 36-30-22)
23 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Glen Campbell - Galveston (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Beatles - It's All Too Much (3wks 39-29-25)
26 Dusty Springfield - Breakfast In Bed (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Turtles - You Showed Me (7wks 19-11-7-7-9-14-27)
28 The Ivys (Badfinger) - Maybe Tomorrow (2wks 34-28)
29 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Doors - Touch Me (10wks 22-8-5-3-3-1-2-6-13-30)

31 1910 Fruitgum Co. - Indian Giver (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Spirit - I Got A Line On You (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Kenny Rogers & First Edition - But You Know I Love You (3wks 33-27-33)
34 Aretha Franklin - The Weight (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Love Affair - One Road (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose (5wks 29-14-13-21-36)
37 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Don Juan (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Noel Harrison - Windmills Of Your Mind (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Gene Pitney - Maria Elena (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine (1wk 40 NEW)

Another retro rewind week with a glut of new entries:

• The UK #3 & USA #56 hit written by songwriters Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay.  This Ron Richards produced track was the Manchester group's first song to feature Liverpool born guitarist/harmony singer Terry Sylvester (formerly of the Swinging Blue Jeans) in the place of Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)).
• This classic USA #4 (Country, & Easy Listening #1) & UK #14 was written by songwriter Jimmy Webb, and featured The Wrecking Crew on instrumentation. It also reached the top 5 in Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
  
• The soulful R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Mary O'Brien's Dusty In Memphis album. Culled as a single it failed to trouble the UK top 50, andonly reached USA #91. Since then it has been covered numerous times usually as a duet such as UB40 with Chrissie Hynde's UK #6 version from 1988. I'll let you decide whether or not it is a good thing that a cover version by Nicole Scherzinger & Lewis Hamilton remains unreleased.
• The pastoral folk pop title track of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, which failed to trouble either the UK or USA singles chart when released on 7" with that album's Do You Remember Walter? as its B-side.
  
• The title track of the bubblegum group's 1969 album was written by Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, and Bo Gentry. It reached USA #5, and went to #1 in South Africa, #3 in Canada and #4 in Australia.
  
• The Los Angeles progressive rock group's big commercial hit peaked at USA #25. Written by their guitarist Randy California, it was taken from their second album The Family That Plays Together.
  
• This soulful arrangement of the The Band's hit penned by Robbie Robertson reached USA #19 (#3 R&B) for the Atlantic records artist.
  
• The London blue eyed soul group's 4th single release, with the lead vocal by Steve Ellis, was written by Phillip Goodhand-Tait and hit UK #16.
• The Wiltshire, England pop group's 12th of 14 top 40 hits. This Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley written and produced track made UK #23.
  
• The song with music by French composer Michel Legrand (originally under the title "Les moulins de mon cœur") and English lyrics written by Americans Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman was taken from the 1968 film  The Thomas Crown Affair. After it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Oscar, it became a belated UK #8 hit for the English singer, actor, and Olympic skier who was the son of the Oscar winning actor Rex Harrison.
• The dramatic pop anti war song written by Bob Russell & Lorenzo Barcelata reached UK #25 for the American singer.
• Written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Marianne Faithfull, this 1969 recording produced by Mick Jagger, and featuring Ry Cooder on slide guitar and bass, Jack Nitzsche on piano and organ, and Charlie Watts on drums sadly failed to trouble the charts. Two years later the Rolling Stones "recovered" it for their Sticky Fingers album.
  

[God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen]

"Time Of The Season" is one of those songs that is so well-known and so played that most people think it was a substantial hit. Astounding to think it did not hit at all in the UK. Much better than "She's Not There". Was also a Cashbox no. 1 hit.

[raliverpool]

22/03/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (7wks 23-14-6-2-1-1-1)
2 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (5wks 20-10-5-2-2)
3 Zombies - Time Of The Season (4wks 16-10-6-3)
4 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4wks 15-6-3-4)
5 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (5wks 16-11-7-5-5)
6 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (3wks 24-10-6)
7 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (4wks 23-17-9-7)
8 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (4wks 26-12-7-8)
9 Classics IV - Traces (5wks 26-19-16-11-9)
10 Bee Gees - First Of May (4wks 34-20-12-10)

11 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (5wks 11-4-2-4-11)
12 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (4wks 37-22-14-12)
13 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (2wks 23-13)
14 Dusty Springfield - Breakfast In Bed (2wks 26-14)
15 Temptations - Runaway Child Running Wild (4wks 35-23-16-15)
16 Glen Campbell - Galveston (2wks 24-16)
17 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (5wks 31-22-19-17-17)
18 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (8wks 28-15-6-4-3-3-8-18)
19 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (2wks 29-19)
20 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Small Faces - Wham Bam Thank You Man (1wk 21 NEW)
22 David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (4wks 36-30-22-22)
23 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine (2wks 40-25)
26 1910 Fruitgum Co. - Indian Giver (2wks 31-26)
27 Love Affair - One Road (2wks 35-27)
28 Cream - Crossroads (7wks 25-15-10-8-8-15-28)
29 Spirit - I Got A Line On You (2wks 32-29)
30 Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (12wks 26-19-10-7-5-4-2-1-1-4-13-30)

31 Beatles - It's All Too Much (43wks 39-29-25-31)
32 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou (5wks 33-21-18-19-32)
33 Dionne Warwick - This Girl's In Love With You (6wks 27-22-17-15-18-33)
34 The Ivys (Badfinger) - Maybe Tomorrow (3wks 34-28-35)
35 Steppenwolf - Rock Me (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Small Faces - Afterglow Of Your Love (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Noel Harrison - Windmills Of Your Mind (2wks 38-39)
40 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Mr. Sun Mr. Moon (1wk 40 NEW)

Nine more retro rewind new entries from:

• The Sunshine pop medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), featuring The Wrecking Crew musicians this recording reached USA #1 for 6 weeks & UK #11. It won two Grammy Awards the following year.
• In March 1969 the Small Faces officially broke up, with Steve Marriott going on to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton and Greg Ridley; and the remainder of the group adding Ronnie Wood and singer Rod Stewart to become the Faces. This was one side of a UK #36 double A-side "posthumous" single release. This hard rocking (dare one say) proto Led Zeppelin recording was one of five recorded songs produced for the aborted "1862" album.
• Written by Motown staff writers Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr for his second album, 25 Miles (1969). It was considered sufficiently similar to "32 Miles out of Waycross" by Hoagy Lands written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy, that Berns and Ragovoy were eventually given co-writing credits. This energetic Northern Soul anthem reached USA #6 & UK #36.
• Written by Jerry Butler, with producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and originally released on his 1968 album The Ice Man Cometh, this became a USA #4 (R&B #1) soul anthem.
• Taken from the Toronto, Canada hard rock group's third album At Your Birthday Party. Vocalist John Kay's composition reached USA #10.
  
• The New York jazz blues rock pop group's take on the Berry Gordy and Brenda Holloway Motown composition reached USA #2 & UK #35 from their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears.
  
• The power rock ballad other side of the Small Faces farewell single, again written by Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane.
  
• Taken from the Country rock band's debut album The Gilded Palace of Sin. The group formed by Byrds members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, as well as pianist and bassist Chris Ethridge and pedal steel guitarist Sneaky Pete Kleinow, and future Eagles founder Bernie Leadon. They released this longing ballad written by Parsons & Ethridge, which was otherwise known as "I'm Your Toy" (later covered by Elvis Costello).
  
• Written and produced by the group's lead singer Mark Lindsay. This psychedelic bubblegum pop track reached USA #18.
  

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29/03/1969

1 Zombies - Time Of The Season (5wks 16-10-6-3-1)

2 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (6wks 20-10-5-2-2-2)
3 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (6wks 16-11-7-5-5-3)
4 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (8wks 23-14-6-2-1-1-1-4)
5 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (3wks 23-13-5)
6 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (2wks 20-6)
7 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (4wks 24-10-6-7)
8 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (5wks 15-6-3-4-8)
9 Glen Campbell - Galveston (3wks 24-16-9)
10 Dusty Springfield - Breakfast In Bed (3wks 26-14-10)

11 Small Faces - Wham Bam Thank You Man (2wks 21-11)
12 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (3wks 29-19-12)
13 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (5wks 23-17-9-7-13)
14 Classics IV - Traces (6wks 26-19-16-11-9-14)
15 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (5wks 26-12-7-8-15)
16 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (5wks 37-22-14-12-16)
17 Bee Gees - First Of May (5wks 34-20-12-10-17)
18 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (2wks 23-18)
19 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (2wks 24-19)
20 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (2wks 38-20)

21 Temptations - Runaway Child Running Wild (5wks 35-23-16-15-21)
22 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine (3wks 40-25-22)
23 Beatles - Hey Bulldog (6wks 11-4-2-4-11-23)
24 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont (6wks 31-22-19-17-17-24)
25 Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (1wk 26 NEW)
27 1910 Fruitgum Co. - Indian Giver (3wks 31-26-27)
28 Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy (2wks 36-28)
29 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Small Faces - Afterglow Of Your Love (2wks 37-30)

31 Steppenwolf - Rock Me (2wks 35-31)
32 Who - Pinball Wizard (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Mama Cass - Move A Little Closer Baby (1wk 33 NEW)
34 David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) (5wks 36-30-22-22-34)
35 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (9wks 28-15-6-4-3-3-8-18-35)
36 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Brenda Lee - Johnny One Time (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (1wk 38 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHt_ktJx-H0
39 Love Affair - One Road (3wks 35-27-39)
40 Dusty Springfield - Don't Forget About Me (1wk 40 NEW)

At number one a timeless song for all seasons, with this video taken from a live performance in 2011 with a Father Ted lookalike on drums.

Nine new entries including two from the debut by an influential act who will make several more appearances in the next decade.

• Written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne, this UK #2 pop song was the joint winner with three other entries of the 1969 ESC. These entries were Salomé singing "Vivo cantando" for Spain, Lenny Kuhr singing "De troubadour" for the Netherlands and Frida Boccara singing "Un jour, un enfant" for France.
• The Jamaican born reggae/rocksteady singer reached UK #1 & USA #9 with this Rude Boy anthem written by Desmond Dekker and producer Leslie Kong.
  
• The funk anthem written by  Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., & Rudolph Isley was an artistic response to Motown chief Berry Gordy's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late-1968 due to them feeling like they were not given the support the likes of The Supremes, The Four Tops, & The Temptations were. The result was a USA #2 (R&B #1) & UK #30 hit.
• Pete Townshend's penned lead single from the 1969 double LP concept album Tommy. The track returned them to the upper tier of the charts making UK #4 & USA #19 for the Mod hard rock/power pop group.
  
• This USA cover of the Essex pop group's UK #24 hit saw Ellen Naomi Cohen reach USA #58 with this straightforward sunshine pop recording.
  
• John Bonham, John Paul Jones & Jimmy Page penned driven hard rock anthem was taken from the West Midland's quartet's self titled debut album. It is one of the few songs on which guitarist and producer Page sang a backing vocal. It was released as a B-side to their debut USA single "Good Times Bad Times".
• Written by A.L. Owens and Dallas Frazier, this Grammy Award nominated recording reached USA #41 (and #3 of the adult contemporary/Easy Listening chart). It would be Little Miss Dynamite's final USA top 50 hit.
  
• This UK #8 pop hit was written by songwriters Tony Macaulay & John McLeod for the London based soul band.
  
• This Goffin & King composition was recorded by the former Mary O'Brien on her seminal Dusty In Memphis album released as a single in the USA it reached #64.
  

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05/04/1969

1 Zombies - Time Of The Season (6wks 16-10-6-3-1-1)
2 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (7wks 20-10-5-2-2-2-2)
3 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (3wks 20-6-3)
4 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (2wks 26-4)
5 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (4wks 23-13-5-5)
6 Glen Campbell - Galveston (4wks 24-16-9-6)
7 Beatles - Back In The USSR (1wk 7 NEW)
8 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (4wks 29-19-12-8)
9 Small Faces - Wham Bam Thank You Man (3wks 21-11-9)
10 Dusty Springfield - Breakfast In Bed (4wks 26-14-10-10)

11 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (3wks 38-20-11)
12 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (7wks 16-11-7-5-5-3-12)
13 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (3wks 23-18-13)
14 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (5wks 24-10-6-7-14)
15 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (9wks 23-14-6-2-1-1-1-4-15)
16 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (3wks 24-19-16)
17 Who - Pinball Wizard (2wks 32-17)
18 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (6wks 15-6-3-4-8-18)
19 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (2wks 29-19)
20 Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (2wks 25-20)

21 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (2wks 36-21)
22 Cowsills - Hair (1wk 22 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQ8qLMKW_s
23 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine (4wks 40-25-22-23)
24 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (2wks 38-24)
25 Scott Walker - If You Go Away (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Do Your Thing (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Classics IV - Traces (7wks 26-19-16-11-9-14-27)
28 Dean Martin - Gentle On My Mind (6wks 23-17-9-7-13-28)
29 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why (6wks 37-22-14-12-16-29)
30 Steppenwolf - Rock Me (3wks 35-31-30)

31 Mama Cass - Move A Little Closer Baby (2wks 33-31)
32 Bee Gees - First Of May (6wks 34-20-12-10-17-32)
33 Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy (3wks 36-28-33)
34 1910 Fruitgum Co. - Indian Giver (4wks 31-26-27-34)
35 BJ Thomas - It's Only Love (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Tremeloes - Hello World (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Clarence Carter - Snatching it Back (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (6wks 26-12-7-8-15-39)
40 Ronettes - You Came, You Saw, You Conquered (1wk 40 NEW)

Nine new retro rewind new entries from:

• The White Album rock cut written by Paul McCartney title of the song is a tribute to Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." while the chorus and background vocals pay homage to the Beach Boys' "California Girls", was climbing the USA chart via an inferior Chubby Checker cover. This original belatedly peaked at UK #19 in 1976, a good 9 years after it was released as a single in Scandinavia topping the charts in Sweden & Denmark.
  
• The Rhode Island family bubblegum pop rock group's USA #2 (& #1 in Australia & New Zealand) cover of the title track of the 1967 musical. Alas it turned out to be their final top 40 hit.
  
• This dramatic pop adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song "Ne me quitte pas" with English lyrics by Rod McKuen, was taken from the former Walker Brothers UK #3 Scott 3 album.
• The Californian soul funk revue outfit scored a USA #11 (R&B #12) hit with this track which has been sampled by a number of rap/R&B acts.
  
• The Texas based country pop singer's USA #45 original, which was covered and became a posthumous UK top ten hit in 1980 for Elvis Presley.
  
• The London beat group's contemporary UK #14 pop hit was written by songwriter Tony Hazzard.
  
• The Louisiana born soul singer's USA #13 (R&B #1) cover of the 1967 Waylon Jennings country hit.
  
• The blind Alabama born soul singer's USA #31 (R&B #4) hit.
  
• After a near three year break the trio consisting of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley scored their final USA hit at #100, with this dated Phil Spector production. Between this period Phil Spector kept Ronnie a near-prisoner in their 23-room mansion in California. He brought her into the studio only once during their marriage to record this song and its B-side.
  

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12/04/1969

1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (3wks 26-4-1)

2 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (4wks 20-6-3-2)
3 Beatles - Back In The USSR (2wks 7-3)
4 Zombies - Time Of The Season (7wks 16-10-6-3-1-1-4)
5 Glen Campbell - Galveston (5wks 24-16-9-6-5)
6 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (5wks 29-19-12-8-6)
7 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (4wks 38-20-11-7)
8 Cowsills - Hair (2wks 22-8)
9 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (1wk 9 NEW)
10 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (5wks 23-13-5-5-10)

11 Who - Pinball Wizard (3wks 32-17-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (3wks 36-21-12)
13 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (8wks 20-10-5-2-2-2-2-13)
14 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (4wks 23-18-13-14)
15 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (3wks 29-19-15)
16 Scott Walker - If You Go Away (2wks 25-16)
17 Cream - Badge (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (3wks 25-20-19)
20 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (3wks 38-24-20)

21 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (4wks 24-19-16-21)
22 Small Faces - Wham Bam Thank You Man (4wks 21-11-9-22)
23 Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow (8wks 16-11-7-5-5-3-12-23)
24 Dusty Springfield - Breakfast In Bed (5wks 26-14-10-10-24)
25 Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Do Your Thing (2wks 26-25)
26 Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Bee Gees - Odessa (City on the Black Sea) (1wk 27 NEW)
28 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (6wks 24-10-6-7-14-28)
29 Beatles - Julia (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sasafrass (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (10wks 23-14-6-2-1-1-1-4-15-33)
34 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind (2wks 37-34)
35 Marianne Faithfull - Sister Morphine (5wks 40-25-22-23-35)
36 Neil Diamond - Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (7wks 15-6-3-4-8-18-37)
38 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Don't Give In To Him (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Jackie Trent - I'll Be There (1wk 40 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q8R6atVjCY

My retro rewind chart gains its maiden ska/reggae chart topper from the Jamaican born Desmond Dacres, Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard.

Elsewhere, 13 new entries arrive from:

• The Welsh born folk singer who won Opportunity Knocks in 1968 who was signed to the Beatles Apple Record label. This her second single was written and produced by Paul McCartney it reached UK #2 & USA #13. It also topped the charts in the Netherlands.
  
• Written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison. It was included as a track on the rock trio's final album, Goodbye, and peaked at USA #60 & UK #18, as most people owned it from purchasing the album.
• This Motown love song was written by the singer with producer Henry Cosby, and Motown staff songwriter Sylvia Moy, originally this late 1967 recording was released on the flipside of the current single "I Don't Know Why", but DJs and public domain saw this track become the A side peaking at USA #4 & UK #4.
  
• The opening track of the English hard rock quartet's debut eponymous album, was released as a single in the USA peaking at USA #80.
  
• The 7:38 long title track of the Brothers Gibb's double album, released just prior to their original first breakup. This haunting choral baroque pop track featured Robin Gibb on lead vocals.
  
• This White Album acoustic track was John's haunting reflective tribute to his dead mother.
  
• The Ballymena, Northern Ireland born singer and actress scored her first hit single with her 10th single release. This sunshine pop UK #3 was written by producer, manager (& future husband) Kenny Young.
  
• The Texan psychedelic rock band's only hit was this USA #14 track with a commercial harder edged bubblegum pop sound.
• The Stax house band's self penned instrumental recording to their soundtrack to the 1968 film UpTight. It climbed to USA #6 (R&B #7), but failed to chart in the UK. However, it was played by BBC Radio 1 DJ Johnnie Walker in the early 1970s as the back up music to the weekly BBC chart rundowns.
• The title track of the New Jrsey born singer/songwriter's 4th studio album. This hit USA #22.
  
• The short-lived American bubblegum pop band created by Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions promoted in Cash Box magazine as allegedly being a group of Welsh coal miners! Former Cadillacs member Robert Spencer actually took lead vocals on the USA #12 & UK #12 hit.
  
• The San Diego based orchestral pop group featuring the Minnesota born lead singer enjoyed another USA #15 hit. This time written by Gary Usher.
  
• This classy UK #39 easy listening midtempo ballad was written by producer & husband Tony Hatch with the singer providing the top line melody and lyrics.

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19/04/1969

1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (4wks 26-4-1-1)
2 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (5wks 20-6-3-2-2)
3 Beatles - Back In The USSR (3wks 7-3-3)
4 Cowsills - Hair (3wks 22-8-4)
5 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (2wks 9-5)
6 Who - Pinball Wizard (4wks 32-17-11-6)
7 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (5wks 38-20-11-7-7)
8 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (4wks 36-21-12-8)
9 Cream - Badge (2wks 17-9)
10 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (2wks 18-10)

11 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (4wks 29-19-15-11)
12 Scott Walker - If You Go Away (3wks 25-16-12)
13 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (6wks 29-19-12-8-6-13)
14 Glen Campbell - Galveston (6wks 24-16-9-6-5-14)
15 Zombies - Time Of The Season (8wks 16-10-6-3-1-1-4-15)
16 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (2wks 30-16)
17 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (5wks 23-18-13-14-17)
18 Bee Gees - Odessa (City on the Black Sea) (2wks 27-18)
19 Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (2wks 26-19)
20 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (4wks 38-24-20-20)

21 Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (4wks 25-20-19-21)
22 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (2wks 32-22)
23 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (2wks 38-23)
24 Hollies - Sorry Suzanne (6wks 23-13-5-5-10-24)
25 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Beatles - Julia (2wks 29-27)
28 Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Do Your Thing (3wks 26-25-28)
29 Johnny Nash - Cupid (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Jackie Trent - I'll Be There (2wks 40-30)

31 Elvis Presley - Memories (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Tommy Roe - Dizzy (9wks 20-10-5-2-2-2-2-13-32)
33 Russell Morris - The Real Thing (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Peppermint Rainbow - Will You Be Staying After Sunday (1wk 34 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNg7arOQoVA
35 Doors - Wishful Sinful (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive (5wks 24-19-16-21-36)
37 Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Tyrone Davis - Is It Something You've Got (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Small Faces - Wham Bam Thank You Man (5wks 21-11-9-22-39)
40 Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sasafrass (2wks 31-40)

Nine more new entries arrive from:

• Paul Simon's five minute long folk rock ballad, which at the time this first person lament about poverty & loneliness was a stand alone single release, but 10 months later turned up along with its B-side on the final Simon & Garfunkel studio album, reached USA #7 & UK #6, and went top ten virtually everywhere else.
  
• The bluesy ballad composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green reached UK #2 for Mick Fleetwood & John McVie's British rhythm & blues group.
  
• The Texas born reggae/ska singer's rocksteady cover of the Sam Cooke classic, reached USA #39 & UK #6.
  
• The King of Rock and Roll's cover of the Billy Strange & Mac Davis reflective country pop ballad reached USA #35. It was taken from the Elvis 1968 NBC comeback special, and in the UK had been released as the B-side of "If I Can Dream".
  
• The Australian singer-songwriter's epic psychedelic rock song written by Johnny Young reached #1 in both Australia & New Zealand. Despite it sounding like a Donovan track, it failed to successfully transfer to either America or Europe.
• The American sunshine pop group from Baltimore, Maryland scored their only USA hit single with this USA #32 produced by Paul Leka, on Decca records.
• The USA #44 song written by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger featured classical musicians, and was taken from their 4th album, The Soft Parade.
• With Brian Wilson going "slightly mad", the Californian group covered the Ronettes song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. Featuring a Carl Wilson lead vocal, and taken from their 20/20 album this cover reached USA #24 & UK #10.
  
• The Mississippi born blues & soul singer reached USA #5 (R&B #1) with the Willie Henderson produced song which had originally been a B-side in 1968.
  

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26/04/1969

1 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (5wks 26-4-1-1-1)
2 Cowsills - Hair (4wks 22-8-4-2)
3 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (3wks 9-5-3)
4 Who - Pinball Wizard (5wks 32-17-11-6-4)
5 Cream - Badge (3wks 17-9-5)
6 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (3wks 18-10-6)
7 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (6wks 20-6-3-2-2-7)
8 Beatles - Get Back (1wk 8 NEW)
9 Beatles - Back In The USSR (4wks 7-3-3-9)
10 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (5wks 29-19-15-11-10)

11 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (5wks 36-21-12-8-11)
12 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (3wks 30-16-12)
13 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (6wks 38-20-11-7-7-13)
14 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (2wks 25-14)
15 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (3wks 38-23-15)
16 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (3wks 32-22-16)
17 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (2wks 26-17)
18 Bee Gees - Odessa (City on the Black Sea) (3wks 27-18-18)
19 Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (3wks 26-19-19)
20 Russell Morris - The Real Thing (2wks 33-20)

21 Scott Walker - If You Go Away (4wks 25-16-12-21)
22 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (5wks 38-24-20-20-22)
23 Johnny Nash - Cupid (2wks 29-23)
24 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Edwin Starr - 25 Miles (6wks 23-18-13-14-17-26)
27 Glen Campbell - Galveston (7wks 24-16-9-6-5-14-27)
28 James Brown - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Elvis Presley - Memories (2wks 31-30)

31 Kinks - Plastic Man (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Dusty Springfield - Just A Little Lovin' (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (7wks 29-19-12-8-6-13-33)
34 Peppermint Rainbow - Will You Be Staying After Sunday (2wks 34-34)
35 Zombies - Time Of The Season (9wks 16-10-6-3-1-1-4-15-35)
36 Lulu - Boom Bang-A-Bang (5wks 25-20-19-21-36)
37 Ventures - Hawaii Five-0 (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Frank Sinatra - My Way (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jackie Trent - I'll Be There (3wks 40-30-39)
40 Beatles - Julia (3wks 29-27-40)

Nine more retro rewind new entries from:

• The around the world #1 blues rock hit written by Paul McCartney. Originally McCartney satirised the "Rivers of Blood speech" by former British Cabinet minister Enoch Powell in a brief jam that has become known as the "Commonwealth Song" or "No Pakistanis" but despite John Lennon support, the other three & producer George Martin wisely decided that Paul should rewrite the lyrics to something more palatable. Hence this lyrical version about a transvestite named Jojo featuring with Billy Preston playing Fender Rhodes electric piano was released instead spending 6 weeks at #1 in the UK, and 5 weeks at #1 in the USA.
  
• Written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Beatrice Verdi. It was recorded in 1967 by The Isley Brothers appearing on the Soul on the Rocks album and released as a single that reached UK #5 charts on Motown records, after they had left the label.
• Writer & producer Sly Stone's a call for its listeners to "stand" up for themselves, their communities, and what they believe in saw this USA #33 psychedelic soul funk track which was the title track of the San Francisco outfit's 4th album.
  
• The two part funk song written and recorded by the Godfather of Soul which reached USA #20 (R&B #3).
• John Lennon's anguished blues rock love song to Yoko Ono, again featuring the musical contribution of Billy Preston which was released as the other side of McCartney's "Get Back". In its own right it peaked at USA #35.
• After two UK singles in a row to fail to trouble the (Top 50) charts, this was Ray Davies' deliberate attempt to write a hit single via a similar music hall style to earlier tracks such as "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". It was only partially successful peaking at UK #31, and their next two UK releases also failed to trouble the top 50.
• The soulful Dusty In Memphis album cut written by Brill Building songwriters Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil.
  
• The Washington DC, instrumental group returned with the instrumental cover of TV theme tune composed by Morton Stevens, which peaked at USA #4.
  
• The traditional pop & karaoke anthem with English lyrics written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" co-composed, co-written and performed in 1967 by Claude François, saw this long running track reach USA #27 & UK #5. The most memorable cover surely has to be Sid Vicious' punk version, and the less said of family relative Jon Bon Jovi's version at the Sinatra at 100 concert (Dec 6th 2015) the better (especially compared to the surprisingly hugely impressive version of "New York, New York" by Lady Gaga at the same tribute concert which followed it).
  

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03/05/1969

1 Cream - Badge (4wks 17-9-5-1)

2 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (4wks 18-10-6-2)
3 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (4wks 9-5-3-3)
4 Who - Pinball Wizard (6wks 32-17-11-6-4-4)
5 Cowsills - Hair (5wks 22-8-4-2-5)
6 Beatles - Get Back (2wks 8-6)
7 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (6wks 26-4-1-1-1-7)
8 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (3wks 25-14-8)
9 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (4wks 30-16-12-9)
10 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (6wks 29-19-15-11-10-10)

11 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (3wks 26-17-11)
12 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (4wks 32-22-16-12)
13 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (4wks 38-23-15-13)
14 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (7wks 20-6-3-2-2-7-14)
15 Beatles - Back In The USSR (5wks 7-3-3-9-15)
16 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (2wks 25-16)
17 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (2wks 24-17)
18 Russell Morris - The Real Thing (3wks 33-20-18)
19 Johnny Nash - Cupid (3wks 29-23-19)
20 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (2wks 29-20)

21 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (6wks 36-21-12-8-11-22)
23 Dusty Springfield - Just A Little Lovin' (2wks 32-23)
24 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (4wks 26-19-19-25)
26 Bee Gees - Odessa (City on the Black Sea) (4wks 27-18-18-26)
27 Flying Burrito Bros - Hot Burrito #1 (7wks 38-20-11-7-7-13-27)
28 Ventures - Hawaii Five 0 (2wks 37-28)
29 Scott Walker - Big Louise (1wk 29 NEW)
30 James Brown - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (2wks 28-30)

31 Neil Young - Sugar Mountain (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Kinks - Plastic Man (2wks 31-32)
33 Frank Sinatra - My Way (2wks 38-33)
34 Elvis Presley - Memories (3wks 31-30-34)
35 Guess Who - These Eyes (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (6wks 38-24-20-20-22-36)
37 Tommy James & The Shondells - Sweet Cherry Wine (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Scott Walker - If You Go Away (5wks 25-16-12-21-38)
39 Equals - Michael And The Slipper Tree (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Aretha Franklin - I Can't See Myself Leaving You (1wk 40 NEW)

The farewell single by the London rock trio of bassist/singer Jack Bruce, drummer Ginger Baker, and guitarist/singer Eric Clapton top my chart with an Eric Clapton song co-written with George Harrison.

Elsewhere, eight more new entries from:

• A Mickie Most produced ballad written by songwriters Geoff Stephens and John Carter which reached UK #2 & #3 in Australia, but flopped in the USA for the Manchester pop group fronted by Peter Noone.
  
• The 1967 song originally written and performed by Jake Holmes, which Led Zeppelin's guitarist and producer turned into a 6:28 hard rock psychedelic blues track taken from the Hard Rock quartet's self titled debut album. 
• Written by the former Walker Brother under his real name Noel Scott Engel came this Baroque pop recording taken from his Scott 3 album.
  
• The self penned lament to his lost youth song by the Canadian folk rock singer and composer, was a B-side on a couple of his singles "The Loner" & "Cinnamon Girl" but has since become regarded as his first solo classic.
• Co-written by the Canadian rock group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings, this Canadian #7, became their breakthrough hit south of the border, peaking one place higher at USA #6.
• This psychedelic pop track was written by Richard Grasso, and producer & lead singer Tommy James utilizing, an organ, brass instrumentation and a flute solo this subtle anti-Vietnam war track reached USA #6 & Canada #7.
  
• The North London R&B dance pop group reached UK #24 for the racially integrated band featuring Eddy Grant on guitar.
  
• Taken from the album Aretha Now, the Jerry Wexler produced soul track written by Ronnie Shannon reached USA #28 (R&B #3).
  

[raliverpool]

10/05/1969

1 Cream - Badge (5wks 17-9-5-1-1)
2 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (5wks 18-10-6-2-2)
3 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (5wks 9-5-3-3-3)
4 Who - Pinball Wizard (7wks 32-17-11-6-4-4-4)
5 Beatles - Get Back (3wks 8-6-5)
6 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (4wks 25-14-8-6)
7 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (5wks 30-16-12-9-7)
8 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (4wks 26-17-11-8)
9 Cowsills - Hair (6wks 22-8-4-2-5-9)
10 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (3wks 25-16-10)

11 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (5wks 32-22-16-12-11)
12 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (2wks 21-12)
13 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (3wks 29-20-13)
14 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (3wks 24-17-14)
15 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (2wks 24-15)
16 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (7wks 29-19-15-11-10-10-16)
17 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (7wks 26-4-1-1-1-7-17)
18 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (5wks 38-23-15-13-18)
19 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Johnny Nash - Cupid (4wks 29-23-19-20)

21 Dusty Springfield - Just A Little Lovin' (3wks 32-23-21)
22 Russell Morris - The Real Thing (4wks 33-20-18-22)
23 Beatles - Back In The USSR (6wks 7-3-3-9-15-23)
24 Scott Walker - Big Louise (2wks 29-24)
25 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (8wks 20-6-3-2-2-7-14-25)
26 Ventures - Hawaii Five 0 (3wks 37-28-26)
27 Guess Who - These Eyes (2wks 35-27)
28 Frank Sinatra - My Way (3wks 38-33-28)
29 Neil Young - Sugar Mountain (2wks 31-29)
30 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Neon Philharmonic - Morning Girl (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Velvet Underground - What Goes On (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (7wks 36-21-12-8-11-22-36)
37 Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times (5wks 26-19-19-25-37)
38 Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Composer (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Moody Blues - Never Comes The Day (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (1wk 40 NEW)

10 more Retro Rewind New entries from:

• Assembled by the Californian gospel musician, pianist, choir master & composer. He produced this gospel choir track based on a 18th-century hymn. The result was a Grammy winning international hit which peaked at USA #4 & UK #2 and featured the lead vocal of Dorothy Combs Morrison.
• Written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, and Janie Bradford and first recorded by the Temptations in 1966; this soulful cover version reached USA #4 (R&B #1) & UK #5.
• This soulful vocal cover version of South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela's USA #1 instrumental reached USA #3 (R&B #5) and featured lyrics written by the group's vocalist Harry Elston.
• The American psychedelic pop band led by songwriter and conductor Tupper Saussy and singer Don Gant scored their biggest hit with their breakthrough USA #17 which is notable for its use of a very early and primitive synthesiser.
• The final single released by the London beat group then consisting of vocalist Mike D'Abo; guitarist Tom McGuinness; bassist Klaus Voormann; keyboardist Manfred Mann; & drummer Mike Hugg reached UK #8. Mann immediately formed another outfit with Mike Hugg, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, an experimental jazz rock band. They disbanded after two albums, but Mann formed a new outfit in 1971, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, which still record and perform to this day. After splitting from Mann, Hugg went into composing adverts and TV themes (with his most famous work being the theme music to the BBC TV comedy series, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads in 1972. D'Abo mainly went into musical theatre where he also portrayed Herod on the original recording of Jesus Christ Superstar; Klaus Voormann went back to being a top session bassist, and designed a number of album covers, but none as iconic as his 1966 Beatles Revolver album cover, and dabbled in production with his most famous work being Trio's 1982 hit "Da Da Da"; and McGuinness formed McGuinness Flint with Hughie Flint.
  
• The uptempo folk pop B-side of the New York duo's current hit, which later appeared on their final album released early in 1970.
  
• The Lou Reed penned only single released from the New York art rock group's 1969 eponymous third album; its organ riff was used in the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime".
• Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, the song is featured on their album Let the Sunshine In and peaked at USA #27. Yet again only Diana Ross of the trio sang on the record.
• Written by band member Justin Hayward, this progressive folk rock recording was the only single released from their 1969 album On the Threshold of a Dream. It failed to chart in the UK, and peaked at a lowly USA #91.
• The signature contemporary folk recording taken from the Canadian's second album Songs from a Room. It has been covered by far too many artists to mention.