RA Retro Tracks Rewind Charts 1960 - 1969 completed

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17/05/1969

1 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (5wks 26-17-11-8-1)

2 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (5wks 25-14-8-6-2)
3 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (4wks 25-16-10-3)
4 Beatles - Get Back (4wks 8-6-5-4)
5 Cream - Badge (6wks 17-9-5-1-1-5)
6 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (3wks 21-12-6)
7 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (6wks 9-5-3-3-3-7)
8 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (6wks 30-16-12-9-7-8)
9 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (6wks 18-10-6-2-2-9)
10 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (3wks 24-15-10)

11 Who - Pinball Wizard (8wks 32-17-11-6-4-4-4-11)
12 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (2wks 19-12)
13 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (4wks 29-20-13-13)
14 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (4wks 24-17-14-14)
15 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (6wks 32-22-16-12-11-15)
16 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Cowsills - Hair (7wks 22-8-4-2-5-9-17)
18 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (2wks 30-18)
19 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (2wks 33-19)
20 Frank Sinatra - My Way (4wks 38-33-28-20)

21 Scott Walker - Big Louise (3wks 29-24-21)
22 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (2wks 31-22)
23 Guess Who - These Eyes (3wks 35-27-23)
24 Velvet Underground - What Goes On (2wks 35-24)
25 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Johnny Nash - Cupid (5wks 29-23-19-20-27)
28 Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing (8wks 29-19-15-11-10-10-16-28)
29 Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (2wks 40-29)
30 Crazy Elephant - Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (6wks 38-23-15-13-18-30)

31 Dusty Springfield - Just A Little Lovin' (4wks 32-23-21-31)
32 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - The Israelites (8wks 26-4-1-1-1-7-17-32)
33 Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver (2wks 34-33)
34 Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Composer (2wks 38-34)
35 Russell Morris - The Real Thing (5wks 33-20-18-22-35)
36 Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Neil Young - Sugar Mountain (3wks 31-29-37)
38 Beatles - Back In The USSR (7wks 7-3-3-9-15-23-38)
39 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy (1wk 40 NEW)

The nemesis of the Reynolds Girls climb to my chart summit for the first time with the line up of drummer Mick Fleetwood; bassist John McVie; guitarist & main singer/songwriter Peter Green; and fellow guitarists Jeremy Spencer; and Danny Kirwan.

Six more new entries from:

• A moving generational tale of poverty written by Mac Davis, which produced by Chips Moman gave a Elvis a USA #3, UK #2; & #1 hit in Germany, Ireland, Norway, Australia and New Zealand with this country pop soul ballad.
  
• Written by John Fogerty, this Roots/Swamp rock lead single from their album Green River peaked at USA #2 & UK #1 (& Ireland), and top ten throughout the world, and has been covered by nearly as many artists as those who covered Fogerty's Proud Mary.
• This string arranged country pop track was written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the American country music singer peaking at USA #28, but was a top ten hit in Australia & New Zealand.
• The New York singer/songwriter's country rock track was his first release from his 1969 Nashville Skyline album. It peaked at USA #85 & UK #30.
  
• The B-side of "Bad Moon Rising, was John Fogerty's tragic tale of the plight of a down-and-out musician whose career has landed him playing a gig in the town of Lod, California in the middle of nowhere. In its own right it reached USA #52.
• The mellow sunshine pop 1950s throwback pop group from Florida scored a USA #2 with this Jack Sigler, Jr written composition. They would only have one other minor USA hit.

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24/05/1969

1 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (6wks 26-17-11-8-1-1)
2 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (6wks 25-14-8-6-2-2)
3 Beatles - Get Back (5wks 8-6-5-4-3)
4 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (4wks 21-12-6-4)
5 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (5wks 25-16-10-3-5)
6 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (3wks 19-12-6)
7 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (4wks 24-15-10-7)
8 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (2wks 16-8)
9 Cream - Badge (7wks 17-9-5-1-1-5-9)
10 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (2wks 25-10)

11 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (7wks 30-16-12-9-7-8-11)
12 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (7wks 9-5-3-3-3-7-12)
13 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (3wks 30-18-13)
14 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (3wks 33-19-14)
15 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (5wks 24-17-14-14-15)
16 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (5wks 29-20-13-13-16)
17 Velvet Underground - What Goes On (3wks 35-24-17)
18 Frank Sinatra - My Way (5wks 38-33-28-20-18)
19 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (3wks 31-22-19)
20 Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (2wks 26-20)

21 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (7wks 18-10-6-2-2-9-21)
22 Scott Walker - Big Louise (4wks 29-24-21-22)
23 Guess Who - These Eyes (4wks 35-27-23-23)
24 Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (3wks 40-29-24)
25 Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight (7wks 32-22-16-12-11-15-25)
26 Who - Pinball Wizard (9wks 32-17-11-6-4-4-4-11-26)
27 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away (2wks 36-29)
30 Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy (2wks 40-30)

31 Meters - Cissy Strut (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi (2wks 39-32)
33 Bee Gees - Melody Fair (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Des O'Connor - Dick A Dum Dum (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Cowsills - Hair (8wks 22-8-4-2-5-9-17-36)
37 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Tommy Roe - Heather Honey (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Grass Roots - The River Is Wide (1wk 40 NEW)

10 more retro rewind new entries arriving from:

• The British blues band featuring female keyboardist Christine Perfect on lead vocals of this UK #14 cover of the Etta James Chess records original. Christine would leave the band before the end of the year as she married the bassist John McVie in rival British blues band Fleetwood Mac.
  
• Previously The Gypsies, they were a South Carolina an all-female R&B musical group reaching USA #34 with their only sizeable hit. It was produced by Wayne Bickerton and co-written by Bickerton and Tony Waddington — the British songwriting/producing duo later responsible for the 1970s successes of The Rubettes.
• The memorable USA #23 (R&B #4) funk instrumental written by the New Orleans based group, was co-produced by Allen Toussaint.
  
• This baroque pop track was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, and taken from their double long player "Odessa". It was belatedly released as a single in 1971 to coincide with a second Best Of album, and was most successful in Japan where it peaked at #3.
• The all round light entertainer, and butt of many Morecombe & Wise jokes (which he actually helped write) was musically most famous for his easy listening 1968 UK #1 hit "I Pretend" written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. This catchy folky music hall oddity written by Jim "Carry On" Dale was his 4th of eight UK top 40 hits peaking at UK #14.
  
• The uptempo UK #9 & USA #13 hit with echoes of his anthem "Delilah" was a cover of an Italian song with English lyrics by Les Reed.
  
• This classic folk "recover" of the Judy Collins hit, was taken from the Canadian songwriter's second album "Clouds".
  
• The Philadelphia born female soul singer, moved to London in 1966 and married Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge so she could stay in the UK. Having found work as a session singer, then achieved national fame in the UK when she appeared as "Dionne" in the rock musical Hair, a box-office smash on the London stage. She signed to Track records, and this Tony Visconti produced cover of the Dr John original reached UK #44.
  
• The Atlanta born singer songwriter reached USA #29 & UK #24 with the near soundalike follow up to "Dizzy".
  
• The Los Angeles pop rock group scored a USA #31 hit taken from their album "Lovin' Things".
  

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31/05/1969

1 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (7wks 26-17-11-8-1-1-1)
2 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (7wks 25-14-8-6-2-2-2)
3 Beatles - Get Back (6wks 8-6-5-4-3-3)
4 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (4wks 19-12-6-4)
5 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (3wks 16-8-5)
6 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (5wks 24-15-10-7-6)
7 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (3wks 25-10-7)
8 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (5wks 21-12-6-4-8)
9 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (4wks 30-18-13-9)
10 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (4wks 33-19-14-10)

11 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (6wks 25-16-10-3-5-11)
12 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (2wks 28-12)
13 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (2wks 27-13)
14 Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (3wks 26-20-14)
15 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (2wks 37-15)
16 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (8wks 30-16-12-9-7-8-11-16)
17 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (4wks 31-22-19-17)
18 Frank Sinatra - My Way (6wks 38-33-28-20-18-18)
19 Cream - Badge (8wks 17-9-5-1-1-5-9-19)
20 Meters - Cissy Strut (2wks 31-20)

21 Velvet Underground - What Goes On (4wks 35-24-17-21)
22 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (6wks 24-17-14-14-15-22)
23 Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters (2wks 38-23)
24 Mary Hopkin - Goodbye (8wks 9-5-3-3-3-7-12-24)
25 Bee Gees - Melody Fair (2wks 33-25)
26 Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy (3wks 40-30-26)
27 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight (2wks 35-27)
28 Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (4wks 40-29-24-28)
29 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (6wks 29-20-13-13-16-29)
30 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi (3wks 39-32-30)

31 Des O'Connor - Dick A Dum Dum (2wks 34-31)
32 Guess Who - These Eyes (54wks 35-27-23-23-32)
33 Dusty Springfield - Windmills Of Your Mind (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Scott Walker - Big Louise (5wks 29-24-21-22-34)
35 Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich - Snake In The Grass (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away (3wks 36-29-36)
37 Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (8wks 18-10-6-2-2-9-21-37)
38 Johnnie Taylor - (I Wanna) Testify (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Andy Williams - Happy Heart (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Status Quo - Are You Growing Tired Of My Love (1wk 40 NEW)

Five new entries this week from:

• The USA #31 (easy listening (AC) #3) hit cover of the Oscar winning theme for the theme from The Thomas Crown Affair, taken from her Dusty In Memphis album.
  
• The penultimate UK top 40 (UK #23) hit for the Wiltshire pop group, written and produced by songwriters Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley on Fontana records.
  
• This soulful cover of the Parliaments 1967 USA #20 (R&B #3) hit, saw its other songwriter enjoy a USA #36 (R&B #4) success after George Clinton's earlier success with his first charting group.
  
• Written by James Last and Jackie Rae, this easy listening classic reached USA #22 (easy listening #1) & UK #19.
• The UK #46 psychedelic rock ballad written by songwriter Anthony King, was the first single to feature Rick Parfitt singing lead vocal.
  

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07/06/1969

1 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (8wks 26-17-11-8-1-1-1-1)
2 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (4wks 25-10-7-2)
3 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (5wks 19-12-6-4-3)
4 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (4wks 16-8-5-4)
5 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (1wk 5 NEW)
6 Beatles - Get Back (7wks 8-6-5-4-3-3-6)
7 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (8wks 25-14-8-6-2-2-2-7)
8 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (6wks 24-15-10-7-6-8)
9 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (5wks 30-18-13-9-9)
10 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (3wks 37-15-10)

11 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (3wks 27-13-11)
12 Meters - Cissy Strut (3wks 31-20-12)
13 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (3wks 28-12-13)
14 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (5wks 33-19-14-10-14)
15 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (6wks 21-12-6-4-8-15)
16 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (4wks 26-20-14-17)
18 Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters (3wks 38-23-18)
19 Frank Sinatra - My Way (7wks 38-33-28-20-18-18-19)
20 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (5wks 31-22-19-17-21)
22 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (7wks 25-16-10-3-5-11-24)
25 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight (3wks 35-27-25)
26 Bee Gees - Melody Fair (3wks 33-25-26)
27 Who - Acid Queen (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Monkees - Listen To The Band (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy (4wks 40-30-26-29)
30 Clodagh Rodgers - Come Back And Shake Me (9wks 30-16-12-9-7-8-11-16-30)

31 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi (4wks 39-32-30-31)
32 Three Dog Night - One (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Des O'Connor - Dick A Dum Dum (3wks 34-31-33)
34 Velvet Underground - What Goes On (5wks 35-24-17-21-34)
35 Dusty Springfield - Windmills Of Your Mind (2wks 33-35)
36 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (7wks 24-17-14-14-15-22-36)
37 Cream - Badge (9wks 17-9-5-1-1-5-9-19-37)
38 Rascals - See (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire (5wks 40-29-24-28-40)

Ten more new entries this week from:

• John Lennon's rock and roll song chronicling the events surrounding his marriage to Yoko Ono, was the Beatles’ 17th and final UK number one single; in the USA #8 (as it received virtually no airplay due to the inclusion of the "Christ" & "Crucify" lyrics). The song was recorded without George Harrison (who was on holiday) and Ringo Starr (who was filming The Magic Christian).
• The party soul funk R&B jam was the B-side of the San Francisco group's current single "Stand!". Initially peaking at USA #60, it eventually peaked at USA #38 in 1970, in the slipstream of Ike & Tina Turner's cover version reaching USA #34.
  
• Also known as "A Time for Us", this instrumental arranged by Henry Mancini (from Nino Rota's music written for Franco Zeffirelli's film of Romeo and Juliet which got used by Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates as his Our Tune theme) reached USA #1.
• This early "quiet-loud" folk rock-proto metal track from the debut Led Zeppelin album produced by Jimmy Page took the original blues ballad written by Anne Bredon (and made famous by Joan Baez), then for Jimmy Page & singer Robert Plant to put their stunning arangement to it, taking the song to a whole another level.
  
• The unlikely UK #3 & USA #11 (in 1972) hit was a 5/4 time progressive jazz folk tune written by singer & flautist Ian Anderson taken from the 1969 album Stand Up.
  
• Written by Pete Townshend, and taken from the double rock opera concept album Tommy, it tells the attempts of Tommy's parents to try to cure him by leaving him with a gypsy, a self-proclaimed "Acid Queen" who feeds Tommy various hallucinogenic drugs.
• Written by Michael Nesmith, this was his first lead vocal on the A-side of a Monkees single. This country psychedelic rock track sadly only peaked at USA #63.
• The Los Angeles rock band's cover of the Harry Nilsson composition reached USA #5. A few months later Australian teen star John(ny) Farnham reached Australia #4 with the same song.
  
• Written by the group's Felix Cavaliere, and co produced by Arif Mardin, this more rocking blue eyed soul track reached USA #27.
  
• The San Francisco psychedelic rock band reached USA #91 with this much covered rock track inspired by the Bo Diddley song of the same name.
  

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All Mary Hopkin's singles were #1s in my chart.

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14/06/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (5wks 25-10-7-2-1)

2 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (5wks 16-8-5-4-2)
3 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (6wks 19-12-6-4-3-3)
4 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (2wks 5-4)
5 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (9wks 26-17-11-8-1-1-1-1-5)
6 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (4wks 37-15-10-6)
7 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (6wks 30-18-13-9-9-7)
8 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (2wks 16-8)
9 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (2wks 22-9)
10 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (2wks 20-10)

11 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (4wks 27-13-11-11)
12 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (2wks 23-12)
13 Beatles - Get Back (8wks 8-6-5-4-3-3-6-13)
14 Meters - Cissy Strut (4wks 31-20-12-14)
15 Monkees - Listen To The Band (2wks 28-15)
16 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (7wks 24-15-10-7-6-8-16)
17 Three Dog Night - One (2wks 32-17)
18 Who - Acid Queen (2wks 27-18)
19 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (4wks 28-12-13-19)
20 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (9wks 25-14-8-6-2-2-2-7-21)
22 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (6wks 33-19-14-10-14-22)
23 Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters (4wks 38-23-18-23)
24 Frank Sinatra - My Way (8wks 38-33-28-20-18-18-19-24)
25 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Susie (5wks 26-20-14-17-26)
27 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (2wks 39-27)
28 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight (4wks 35-27-25-29)
30 Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend (7wks 21-12-6-4-8-15-30)

31 Scott Walker - Copenhagen (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Neil Young - Down By The River (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Friends Of Distinction - Grazin' In The Grass (6wks 31-22-19-17-21-34)
35 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi (5wks 39-32-30-31-35)
36 Temptations - Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Spiral Starecase - I Love You More Today Than Yesterday (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Mercy - Love Can Make You Happy (5wks 40-30-26-29-38)
39 Pentangle - Once I Had A Sweetheart (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (8wks 25-16-10-3-5-11-24-40)

The swamp rock group led by John Fogerty score their second Retro Rewind chart topper of the year; elsewhere nine more new entries from:

• The pop rock band from Idaho return with another catchy rocker penned by singer Mark Lindsay, this reached USA #20.
  
• Lou Reed's love song inspired by Shelley Albin, Reed's first love, who at the time was married to another man, and had hazel eyes. This was taken from the New York art rockers third album The Velvet Underground (their first after the departure of John Cale).
• The USA #2 jazz fusion rock song was written by the band's Canadian lead vocalist David Clayton-Thomas, and taken from their self titled debut album.
• Not to be confused with the 1924 jazz standard about the capital city of Denmark, this was a Scott Engel self penned noire baroque pop effort from his Scott 3 album.
  
• The first Bee Gees single released after Robin Gibb had quit the group which was now down to a trio featuring its songwriters Barry & Maurice Gibb, and drummer Colin Petersen. The bluesy pop track originally written for Joe Cocker was a relative commercial failure reaching UK #23 & USA #54. RIP Bee Gees manager, and this track's co producer Robert Stigwood.
• The Canadian's self penned 9:13 minutes blues folk rock murder ballad was taken from his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
  
• The USA #20 (R&B #2) lead single from the album Puzzle People was a Sly & the Family Stone/James Brown-derived proto-funk track was written by producer Norman Whitfield with Barrett Strong.
  
• The band, from Sacramento, California, was recognizable for its horns and lead singer/guitarist Pat Upton's voice. They reached USA #12 with this jazz rock song written by Pat Upton, and produced by Sonny Knight. It turned out to be their only USA top 40 hit, although at least it got covered by a number of other acts.
• The British folk rock "supergroup" of Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, & Terry Cox reached UK #46 with this track from their album Basket Of Light.
  

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21/06/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (6wks 25-10-7-2-1-1)
2 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (5wks 37-15-10-6-2)
3 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (3wks 5-4-3)
4 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (3wks 23-12-4)
5 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (6wks 16-8-5-4-2-5)
6 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (3wks 22-9-6)
7 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (3wks 16-8-7)
8 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (7wks 30-18-13-9-9-7-8)
9 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (3wks 20-10-9)
10 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (5wks 27-13-11-11-10)

11 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (7wks 19-12-6-4-3-3-11)
12 Monkees - Listen To The Band (3wks 28-15-12)
13 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (2wks 25-13)
14 Who - Acid Queen (3wks 27-18-14)
15 Three Dog Night - One (3wks 32-17-15)
16 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me (2wks 20-16)
17 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (10wks 26-17-11-8-1-1-1-1-5-17)
18 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (2wks 28-18)
19 Neil Young - Down By The River (2wks 33-19)
20 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (3wks 39-27-21)
22 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Meters - Cissy Strut (5wks 31-20-12-14-23)
24 Beach Boys - Breakaway (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Winstons - Color Him Father (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Beatles - Get Back (9wks 8-6-5-4-3-3-6-13-26)
27 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow (2wks 32-27)
28 Scott Walker - Copenhagen (2wks 31-28)
29 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (8wks 24-15-10-7-6-8-16-30)

31 Frank Sinatra - My Way (9wks 38-33-28-20-18-18-19-24-31)
32 Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (5wks 28-12-13-19-33)
34 Flying Burrito Bros - Sin City (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Diana Ross & The Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Marsha Hunt - Walk On Gilded Splinters (5wks 38-23-18-23-36)
37 Manfred Mann - Ragamuffin Man (7wks 33-19-14-10-14-22-37)
38 Cliff Richard - Big Ship (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Family Dogg - A Way of Life (1wk 39 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=87eENUw6LtY
40 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight (5wks 35-27-25-29-40)

Ten more retro rewind new entries from:

• The UK #1 one hit wonder trio managed by the Who's manager Kit Lambert and produced by Pete Townshend, with the psychedelic pop track written by the group's drummer and singer Speedy Keen. Jazz pianist Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman and 15-year-old Glaswegian guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, who subsequently played lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977 made up the remainder of the group.
  
• The Motown saxophonist USA #4 (R&B #1) & UK #13 hit was written by its producers Johnny Bristol & Harvey Fuqua with Vernon Bullock.
  
• Written by producer Brian Wilson with father Murry Wilson, this melodic surf throwback tune features Carl Wilson singing verses and Al Jardine on the chorus. It only reached USA #63 but was rather more successful abroad reaching UK #6.
• The Washington DC funk & soul group fronted by singer and alto-saxophonist Richard Lewis Spencer reached USA #2 (R&B #2) with his self penned effort.
  
• Taken from the Canadian songwriter's album Clouds, this USA #78 was a "recover" of the Judy Collins single, which had also been recorded and released by Jennifer Warnes before this album's release.
  
• The title track of the British progressive rock band's 1969 album. Written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid it reached UK #44.
• Taken from the influential country rock band's debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, this recording was written like most of their efforts by band founders Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.
  
• Try to get onto the "Hair" Sunshine pop bandwagon, came this Berry Gordy, Jr. & Henry Cosby written and produced track, which again only features Diana Ross, was a relative failure only reaching USA #31 & UK #37.
  
• The UK #8 non album single was written by Raymond Froggatt. All in all a classic example of a half decent tune let down by some rubbish hackneyed, cliched lyrics.
  
• The British family harmony pop group reached UK #6 with the title track of their debut album, which featured one Elton John playing the piano on this recording by the band fronted by his friend Steve Rowland, who would go on to be head of A&R in Hansa/Ariola and later Innervision and sign the Thompson Twins, Japan, & Wham! & The Cure.
  

[raliverpool]

28/06/1969

1 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (7wks 25-10-7-2-1-1-1)
2 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (4wks 23-12-4-2)
3 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (4wks 22-9-6-3)
4 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (6wks 37-15-10-6-2-4)
5 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (4wks 5-4-3-5)
6 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (4wks 16-8-7-6)
7 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (3wks 25-13-7)
8 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (2wks 20-8)
9 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (4wks 20-10-9-9)
10 Neil Young - Down By The River (3wks 33-19-10)

11 Beach Boys - Breakaway (2wks 24-11)
12 Monkees - Listen To The Band (4wks 28-15-12-12)
13 Who - Acid Queen (4wks 27-18-14-13)
14 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (3wks 28-18-14)
15 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (8wks 30-18-13-9-9-7-8-15)
16 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (2wks 22-16)
17 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me (3wks 20-16-17)
18 Three Dog Night - One (4wks 32-17-15-18)
19 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (6wks 27-13-11-11-10-19)
20 Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (7wks 16-8-5-4-2-5-20)

21 Winstons - Color Him Father (2wks 25-21)
22 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (2wks 29-22)
23 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow (3wks 32-27-24)
25 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (4wks 39-27-21-25)
26 Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd - Black Pearl (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day (8wks 19-12-6-4-3-3-11-27)
28 James Brown - Mother Popcorn (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Jerry Butler - Moody Woman (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Four Tops - What Is A Man (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Flying Burrito Bros - Sin City (2wks 34-31)
32 Scott Walker - Copenhagen (3wks 31-28-32)
33 Pink Floyd - The Nile Song (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Scott Walker - Lights Of Cincinnati (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Doors - Tell All The People (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Meters - Cissy Strut (6wks 31-20-12-14-23-36)
37 Family Dogg - A Way of Life (2wks 39-37)
38 Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World (11wks 26-17-11-8-1-1-1-1-5-17-39)
40 Herb Alpert - Without Her (1wk 40 NEW)

Another week with the quarter of the chart is new entries:

• This blue eyed psychedelic soul track was composed by Eddie Gray, Tommy James and Mike Vale inspired by the Bible, but was regarded at the time to be an ode to the use of "crystal meth" (Methamphetamine). It became the Michigan group's final USA top ten hit peaking at USA #2.
• The Indiana R&B group were USA #13 one hit wonders thanks to this relative non typical kitchen sink free Phil Spector produced track. Since 2008, Sonny Charles joined the Steve Miller Band and toured with them.
  
• The rhythmic USA #11 (R&B #1) funk track was produced by the Godfather of Soul and co-written with saxophonist & arranger Alfred Ellis.
  
• The Mississippi born "The Iceman" soulful USA #24 (R&B #3) hit was again co-written with producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and featured arrangements by Thom Bell.
  
• Co-written and produced by Johnny Bristol, this more Temptations sounding recording stalled at USA #53, but faired better in the UK reaching #16.
  
• This heavy progressive rock track was the second song fromtheir 1969 album, Soundtrack from the Film More. Released as a single in 1969 (only in France, Japan and New Zealand), it was written by bassist Roger Waters and sung by guitarist David Gilmour.
• Written by the English songwriters Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens, this non album track reached UK #13 for Scott Engel.
• Written by guitarist Robby Krieger,  the third single from their string arrangement album from 1969 The Soft Parade, stopped at USA #57.
• Written by Bobby Goldsboro, the melodramatic traditional pop song's lyrics address the subjects of divorce and losing custody of one's child, and are sung from the perspective of the parent who expects to be losing custody of their child, as they make a final plea to their spouse to reconcile before the divorce is finalized. This version peaked at USA #35 & UK #39, but spent an unusually large number of weeks in the USA singles chart for the Texas born singer.
• The "A" of A&M Records vocal track which was a cover of the Harry Nilsson composition it reached USA #63 & UK #36.

[raliverpool]

05/07/1969

1 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (3wks 20-8-1)

2 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (5wks 23-12-4-2-2)
3 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (8wks 25-10-7-2-1-1-1-3)
4 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (5wks 22-9-6-3-4)
5 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (4wks 25-13-7-5)
6 Neil Young - Down By The River (4wks 33-19-10-6)
7 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (5wks 16-8-7-6-7)
8 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (5wks 5-4-3-5-8)
9 Beach Boys - Breakaway (3wks 24-11-9)
10 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (5wks 20-10-9-9-10)

11 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (4wks 28-18-14-11)
12 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (7wks 37-15-10-6-2-4-12)
13 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (2wks 23-13)
14 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (3wks 22-16-14)
15 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (3wks 29-22-15)
16 Who - Acid Queen (5wks 27-18-14-13-16)
17 Monkees - Listen To The Band (5wks 28-15-12-12-17)
18 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Winstons - Color Him Father (3wks 25-21-19)
20 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me (4wks 20-16-17-21)
22 James Brown - Mother Popcorn (2wks 28-22)
23 Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd - Black Pearl (2wks 26-23)
24 Pink Floyd - The Nile Song (2wks 33-24)
25 Three Dog Night - One (5wks 32-17-15-18-25)
26 Jerry Butler - Moody Woman (2wks 29-26)
27 Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Number) (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Scott Walker - Lights Of Cincinnati (2wks 34-28)
29 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (9wks 30-18-13-9-9-7-8-15-29)
30 Bee Gees - Tomorrow Tomorrow (4wks 32-27-24-30)

31 Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (2wks 38-31)
32 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind (7wks 27-13-11-11-10-19-32)
33 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Four Tops - What Is A Man (2wks 30-34)
35 Andy Kim - Baby I Love You (1wk 35 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXpsS3hrZeU
36 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Doors - Tell All The People (2wks 35-37)
38 Jefferson Airplane - Plastic Fantastic Lover (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Ike & Tina Turner - The Hunter (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (5wks 39-27-21-25-40)

The Pete Townshend produced social commentary track tops my Retro Rewind Chart. Elsewhere, eight more new entries from:

• The one hit wonder Nebraska folk duo of Denny Zager and the song's writer Rick Evans song about the dangers of technology, portraying a future in which the human race was destroyed by its own technological and medical innovations. This USA & UK #1 hit was written in 1964, and recorded in 1968. Their interesting follow up "Mr. Turnkey" (a song about a rapist who nails his own wrist to the jail wall as punishment for his crime) unsurprisingly failed to get much airplay.
  
• The Cardiff pop rock band's final UK chart hit (UK #4) was this uptempo number penned by Roy Wood (The Move/Wizzard). Five of the seven piece went on to form Fair Weather in 1970.
  
• The Jamaican rocksteady ska outfit fronted by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert wrote this song about his time in prison for an arrest for possession of marijuana.
  
• Desmond Dacres Jamaican rocksteady ska outfit, again produced by Leslie Kong, crossed over to the UK charts peaking at #7.
• The Canadian pop singer's faithful cover of The Ronettes 1963 classic, reached #1 in Canada, USA #9 & #15 in Australia. It was produced by Jeff Barry.
  
• The Glasgow pop band's UK #9 hit was written by top songwriter Tony Macaulay.
  
• The San Francisco psychedelic rock band's Surrealistic Pillow album track penned by Marty Balin was released in the USA & UK as a belated single with a live version recorded at Fillmore West in October 1968.
  
• This R&B cover of the 1967 Albert King blues original written with Booker T & The MGs reached USA #93. It would later be covered by the likes of Blue Cheer, Free, and performed by Led Zeppelin in their early live sets.
  

[raliverpool]

12/07/1969

1 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (4wks 20-8-1-1)
2 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (6wks 23-12-4-2-2-2)
3 Neil Young - Down By The River (5wks 33-19-10-6-3)
4 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (5wks 25-13-7-5-4)
5 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (6wks 22-9-6-3-4-5)
6 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (3wks 23-13-6)
7 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (1wk 7 NEW)
8 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (2wks 20-8)
9 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (4wks 29-22-15-9)
10 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (9wks 25-10-7-2-1-1-1-3-10)

11 Beach Boys - Breakaway (4wks 24-11-9-11)
12 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (5wks 28-18-14-11-12)
13 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (2wks 18-13)
14 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (4wks 22-16-14-14)
15 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (6wks 5-4-3-5-8-15)
16 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (6wks 16-8-7-6-7-16)
17 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Number) (2wks 27-18)
19 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (2wks 33-19)
20 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (2wks 36-21)
22 Who - Acid Queen (6wks 27-18-14-13-16-22)
23 Henry Mancini - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (6wks 20-10-9-9-10-23)
24 James Brown - Mother Popcorn (3wks 28-22-24)
25 Pink Floyd - The Nile Song (3wks 33-24-25)
26 Winstons - Color Him Father (4wks 25-21-19-26)
27 Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (3wks 38-31-27)
28 Andy Kim - Baby I Love You (2wks 35-28)
29 Monkees - Listen To The Band (6wks 28-15-12-12-17-29)
30 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (8wks 37-15-10-6-2-4-12-30)

31 Scott Walker - Lights Of Cincinnati (3wks 34-28-31)
32 Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd - Black Pearl (3wks 26-23-32)
33 Jerry Butler - Moody Woman (3wks 29-26-33)
34 Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Dusty Springfield - Willie And Laura Mae Jones (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Isley Brothers - I Turned You On (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me (5wks 20-16-17-21-38)
39 Peter Sarstedt - Frozen Orange Juice (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Turtles - You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain (1wk 40 NEW)

Nine new retro rewind entries this week from:

• The hard rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards while on holiday in Brazil from late December 1968 to early January 1969 about a dancing girl in a western bar who may work as a prostitute. This Jimmy Miller produced single reached #1 virtually everywhere (5 & 4 weeks on top in the UK & USA respectively), and featured the female backing vocals of Reparata and the Delrons, Doris Troy & Nanette Workman.
• As Mick Jagger admitted at the time this was the group's attempt to outdo The Beatles' Hey Jude. It featured the London Bach Choir opening the song, Al Kooper on organ, and Madeline Bell, Doris Troy & Nanette Workman multi-tracked to create a gospel choir effect towards the end of this 7:30 future Let It Bleed album cut, which appeared in a 4:50 edit as the B-side of their current single. It reached USA #42 in its own right.
  
• Produced by George Harrison, and featuring Eric Clapton on guitar, and and Madeline Bell & Doris Troy on backing vocals, this self penned Gospel rock track reached USA #62 & UK #11 for the Texas born R&B virtuoso keyboard prodigee signed to Apple records.
  
• The Alabama born soul & gospel singer gained her chart breakthrough with this USA #46 (R&B #9) with this Rick Hall produced, Clarence Carter co-written uptempo R&B track.
  
• Mary O'Brien's take on the Tony Joe White country folk rock composition which reached USA #78 released by Atlantic records from the cancelled second album sessions with producer Jerry Wexler.
  
• The funk USA #23 (R&B #6) hit written by Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr. & Rudolph Isley, and produced by the group. It is otherwise notable for its sock it to me catchphrase (meaning lets have sex).
  
• The 10:06 long hard rock song about a promiscuous woman penned by the Canadian and taken from his second album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
  
• The Northern Indian-born British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist returned with this UK #10 and final top 40 hit single.
• Taken from the Californian band's self composed 1969 album Turtle Soup came this critically acclaimed yet USA #51 relative commercial failure produced by Ray Davies of the Kinks. It was to be their final original studio album, as the group disbanded in 1970.
  

[raliverpool]

19/07/1969

1 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (5wks 20-8-1-1-1)
2 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (2wks 7-2)
3 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (4wks 23-13-6-3)
4 Neil Young - Down By The River (6wks 33-19-10-6-3-4)
5 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (3wks 20-8-5)
6 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (2wks 17-6)
7 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (6wks 25-13-7-5-4-7)
8 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (5wks 29-22-15-9-8)
9 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (1wk 9 NEW)
10 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (7wks 23-12-4-2-2-2-10)

11 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (2wks 20-11)
12 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (3wks 18-13-12)
13 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (7wks 22-9-6-3-4-5-13)
14 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (3wks 33-19-14)
15 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (3wks 36-21-15)
16 Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Number) (3wks 27-18-16)
17 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (6wks 28-18-14-11-12-17)
18 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (5wks 22-16-14-14-18)
19 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Beach Boys - Breakaway (5wks 24-11-9-11-20)

21 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Andy Kim - Baby I Love You (3wks 35-28-23)
24 Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (4wks 38-31-27-25)
26 Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko (7wks 5-4-3-5-8-15-26)
27 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (10wks 25-10-7-2-1-1-1-3-10-27)
28 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (2wks 37-28)
29 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher (7wks 16-8-7-6-7-16-30)

31 James Brown - Mother Popcorn (4wks 28-22-24-31)
32 Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) (2wks 34-32)
33 Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Isley Brothers - I Turned You On (2wks 36-34)
35 Impressions - Choice Of Colors (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Who - Acid Queen (7wks 27-18-14-13-16-22-36)
37 Pink Floyd - The Nile Song (4wks 33-24-25-37)
38 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Cilla Black - Conversations (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy (1wk 40 NEW)

Eleven new entries this week arrive from:

• The Lennon-McCartney folk rock song written just by John, was his successful attempt to compose a counter culture anthem of the American anti-war movement during the 1970s. The recording session was attended by dozens of journalists and various celebrities, including Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joseph Schwartz, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Roger Scott, Murray the K and Derek Taylor, many of whom are mentioned in the lyrics. Lennon played acoustic guitar and was joined by Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers, also on acoustic guitar. The track reached UK #2 & USA #14.
  
• The song written by Mel Tillis in 1967 about a paralyzed veteran of non specified Asian War, and was actually inspired by a couple who suffered this fate during World War II. This country crossover recording reached USA #6 & UK #2 kept off the top spot by Rolf Harris' Two Little Boys.
• This psychedelic rock track written by Donovan Leitch, and produced by Mickey Most reached UK #12 & USA #36. Astonishingly, it was his final top 40 hit single in either country.
  
• The self penned future karaoke classic written for and incredibly rejected by Elvis Presley('s management) became his biggest hit to date reaching USA #4. In the UK it became a belated hit in 1971 peaking at UK #8.
  
• This Jamaican sombre reggae ballad cover of the Neil Diamond song reached UK #50. It would be this version that UB40 were aware of, and covered in 1983 as part of their Labour Of Love album.
  
• Not to be confused with the theme tune to the legendary 1990s USA teens TV show of the same name, came this first solo single written by the (then former) Bee Gees member. This baroque folk ballad reached UK #2 & USA #87. However, it topped the charts in South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, & Denmark.
  
• Returning the favour that Bobby Darin did to make his "If I Was A Carpenter" famous; the Oregon, USA born folk singer covered this Bobby Darin penned folk song taking it to USA #50.
  
• This pop soul single written and produced by Curtis Mayfield reached USA #21 (R&B #1).
  
• The Northern Irish born singer and actressed returned to the charts with this UK #4 written and produced by Kenny Young.
  
• This UK #7 pop hit was produced by George Martin, and written by Roger Greenaway & Roger Cook for the Liverpool born singer, and then BBC light entertainer presenter.
  
• Taken from the Glyn Johns produced album Brave New World came this early anthem for the San Francisco blues psychedelic rock outfit. It's title became a nickname to describe the guitar/singer/songwriter frontman, which was something he name checked on a 1970s USA chart topper, which later reached UK #1 in 1990 in more controversial circumstances.
  

[God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen]

This has made me look up "Saved By The Bell", which was always sat there in the chart books incongruously separate to the Bee Gees' oeuvre but which I had never been bothered to think about. Wow. It's quite the record.

I really need a few months to listen to everything, I've been so work-bombed though...

[raliverpool]

26/07/1969

1 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (3wks 7-2-1)

2 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (3wks 17-6-2)
3 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (5wks 23-13-6-3-3)
4 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (6wks 20-8-1-1-1-4)
5 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (2wks 9-5)
6 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (2wks 29-6)
7 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (4wks 20-8-5-7)
8 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (3wks 20-11-8)
9 Neil Young - Down By The River (7wks 33-19-10-6-3-4-9)
10 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (2wks 19-10)

11 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (2wks 22-11)
12 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (2wks 21-12)
13 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (4wks 33-19-14-13)
14 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (4wks 36-21-15-14)
15 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (6wks 29-22-15-9-8-15)
16 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (4wks 18-13-12-16)
17 Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Number) (4wks 27-18-16-17)
18 Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes (7wks 25-13-7-5-4-7-18)
19 Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom (2wks 33-19)
20 Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine (2wks 24-20)

21 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (3wks 37-28-21)
22 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Cilla Black - Conversations (2wks 39-23)
24 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (8wks 23-12-4-2-2-2-10-25)
26 Andy Kim - Baby I Love You (4wks 35-28-23-26)
27 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (2wks 38-27)
28 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (8wks 22-9-6-3-4-5-13-29)
30 Who - I'm Free (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (6wks 22-16-14-14-18-31)
32 Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (7wks 28-18-14-11-12-17-32)
33 Impressions - Choice Of Colors (2wks 35-33)
34 Guess Who - Laughing (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Vikki Carr - With Pen In Hand (5wks 38-31-27-25-35)
36 Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy (2wks 40-36)
37 Beach Boys - Breakaway (6wks 24-11-9-11-20-37)
38 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Russell Morris - Part Three into Paper Walls (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (1wk 40 NEW)

The London rock band score their 10th Retro Rewind number one hit, with its very different sounding b-side at #2 .... elsewhere, eight new entries from:

• The Louisiana born guitarist/songwriter's much covered self penned tale describing the lifestyle of a poor rural Southern girl and her family reached USA #8, was produced by Billy Swan and recorded at Muscle Shoals studio.
  
• Steve Ellis' group scored their final of 5 UK top 20 hits reaching UK #9 with this Mike Smith produced Motown soul type pop track.
  
• The female country pop singer/songwriter's co-written USA #4 hit also topped the charts in South Africa. Most people know the song via the Annie Lennox & Al Green duet released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged.
  
• The Pete Townshend's penned Tommy album track was released as a single in the USA reaching #37.
  
• The Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, native #1 national hit, crossed the border to reach USA #6 with this very Badfinger sounding melodic rock recording written by the group's Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings.
  
• This UK #16 sunshine pop cover of the 1967 song written by Kenny Rankin, which Bobbie Gentry had a USA country hit with the following year, and finally reached USA #12 in 1973 by Helen Reddy, was produced by Mike Smith and arranged/conducted by Keith Mansfield.
  
• The Australian singer/songwriter's 7 minute long Australian #1 hit had a very similar psychedelic pop sound and melody to his previous breakout #1 hit "The Real Thing".
  
• The memorable self penned blue collar worker country pop #1 hit was taken from the Californian's album A Portrait of Merle Haggard.
  

[raliverpool]

02/08/1969

1 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (4wks 17-6-2-1)

2 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (4wks 7-2-1-2)
3 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (3wks 29-6-3)
4 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (3wks 19-10-4)
5 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (3wks 22-11-5)
6 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (3wks 9-5-6)
7 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (6wks 23-13-6-3-3-7)
8 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (3wks 21-12-8)
9 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (4wks 20-11-8-9)
10 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (7wks 20-8-1-1-1-4-10)

11 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (2wks 24-11)
12 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (2wks 22-12)
13 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (2wks 28-13)
14 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (5wks 20-8-5-7-14)
15 Who - I'm Free (2wks 30-15)
16 Cilla Black - Conversations (3wks 39-23-16)
17 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (4wks 37-28-21-17)
18 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (5wks 33-19-14-13-18)
19 Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom (3wks 33-19-19)
20 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (5wks 36-21-15-14-20)

21 Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine (3wks 24-20-21)
22 Guess Who - Laughing (2wks 34-22)
23 Neil Young - Down By The River (8wks 33-19-10-6-3-4-9-23)
24 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (3wks 38-27-24)
25 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Toots & the Maytals - 54-46 (That's My Number) (5wks 27-18-16-17-27)
28 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (5wks 18-13-12-16-28)
29 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Move - Curly (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (2wks 38-32)
33 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (2wks 40-33)
34 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning (7wks 29-22-15-9-8-15-36)
37 Andy Kim - Baby I Love You (5wks 35-28-23-26-37)
38 Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kinks - Drivin' (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Johnny Adams - Reconsider Me (1wk 40 NEW)

The 11th Retro Rewind number one features a 1969 performance from The David Frost Show. Quite appropriate really considering this was Jagger's attempt at coming up with a Hey Jude type epic (albeit this TV performance misses out the choir at the start of the record). Elsewhere, ten more new entries from:

• The poem written by Shel Silverstein that was made popular by the Arkansas born country singer/songwriting legend. Taken from his Live At San Quentin album, and featuring Carl Perkins on guitar. This slightly comedic recording reached USA #2 & UK #4.
• The folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby (the Byrds), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash (The Hollies) debut single was written by Nash, and taken from their self titled debut album. This single reached UK #17 & USA #28 having previously been rejected by his former Manchester based pop group.
  
• Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and first recorded as an album cut by The Vogues in 1968, this sunshine pop version produced by Steve Barri reached USA #30 & UK #8 for Cass Elliott.
• Written and produced by Roy Wood, the Birmingham psychedelic pop group's acoustic pop UK #12 track was the last single by the band to feature Carl Wayne before his departure, as well as the first with Rick Price replacing Trevor Burton on bass guitar.
  
• This UK #21 folk version of Bob Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" sung in French, was culled from their third album Unhalfbricking, thanks to the support of Radio 1 DJ John Peel.
  
• The much covered Nashville Skyline album track, reached USA #7 & UK #5, thanks due to Dylan singing in an unusual warm, relatively low sounding voice, rather than the more abrasive nasal singing style with which he had become famous.
  
• Written by the English songwriter Guy Fletcher (and father of children TV entertainer Justin), whom is the current chairman of PRS for Music. This track reached USA #35.
  
• The title track of the Canadian singer/guitarist/songwriter's second album. Due to its success his self titled first album from 1968 was remixed and released on Reprise records in the summer of 1969.
  
• Ray Davies' written and produced pop recording was the first single release from the forthcoming Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) album. Unfortunately it failed to trouble the charts in the UK.
  
• The New Orleans born Laten John Adams known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto reached USA #28 (R&B #8) with this country/soul ballad written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith.
  

[God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen]

Stones at 1 and 2? Justin who?

[raliverpool]

Jan 18, 2016 0:24:13 GMT 1 God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen said:

Stones at 1 and 2? Justin who?

Well Brian Jones officially "drowned" on July 3rd, so perhaps I'm showing some Retro Rewind sympathy, or maybe they are just two great songs.

Alarmingly I actually don't mind "What Does It Mean" & "Sorry". Thankfully, "Love Yourself" has brought about my normality to what I think of Justin Bieber records, perhaps that has something to do with Ed Sheeran co-writing it.

[raliverpool]

09/08/1969

1 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (5wks 17-6-2-1-1)
2 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (5wks 7-2-1-2-2)
3 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (4wks 19-10-4-3)
4 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (4wks 22-11-5-4)
5 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (4wks 29-6-3-5)
6 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (3wks 28-13-6)
7 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (4wks 21-12-8-7)
8 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (3wks 24-11-8)
9 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (3wks 22-12-9)
10 Who - I'm Free (3wks 30-15-10)

11 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (4wks 9-5-6-11)
12 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (5wks 20-11-8-9-12)
13 Cilla Black - Conversations (4wks 39-23-16-13)
14 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (2wks 25-14)
15 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (7wks 23-13-6-3-3-7-15)
16 Guess Who - Laughing (3wks 34-22-16)
17 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (5wks 37-28-21-17-17)
18 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (2wks 26-18)
19 Move - Curly (2wks 30-19)
20 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (2wks 34-20)

21 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (2wks 29-21)
22 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (2wks 31-22)
23 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (8wks 20-8-1-1-1-4-10-23)
24 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (4wks 38-27-24-24)
25 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (3wks 38-32-25)
26 Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom (4wks 33-19-19-26)
27 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (3wks 40-33-27)
28 Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine (4wks 24-20-21-28)
29 Nick Drake - River Man (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek (6wks 33-19-14-13-18-30)

31 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon (6wks 36-21-15-14-20-31)
32 Amen Corner - Hello Suzie (6wks 20-8-5-7-14-32)
33 Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (2wks 35-33)
34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Tyrannosaurus Rex - King Of The Rumbling Spires (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Max Romeo - Wet Dream (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (2wks 38-39)
40 Chicago - Questions 67 And 68 (1wk 40 NEW)

Seven new entries this week arriving from:

• This haunting jazzy baroque folk recording produced by Joe Boyd, is taken from the English acoustic guitarist singer-songwriter's debut album Five Leaves Left released on Island records. It belatedly reached UK #48 in 2004, 30 years after his death.
  
• One side of the swamp rockers current single. This John Fogerty penned track reached USA #30 and was taken from the album Green River.
  
• This Tony Visconti produced track was the fourth single released by guitarist/singer/songwriter Marc Bolan & percussionist Steve Peregrin Took on John Peel's Regal Zonophone record label. This more denser sounding track reached UK #44.
  
• The Jamaican born Maxwell Livingston Smith Reggae artist reached UK #10 with his self penned banned single with lyrics of a very sexual nature.
  
• The 6 minute long folk jazz recording taken from the Washington, D.C born singer songwriter's third album Happy Sad.
  
• The San Francisco acid rock song taken from their third album Aoxomoxoa. It's literary referenced lyrics was written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by singer Jerry Garcia.
  
• The future Chicago soft rockers started out making half decent jazz rock fusion records such as this song written by the group's Robert Lamm for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority. It reached USA #71 this year, but peaked at USA #24 in 1971.
  

[raliverpool]

16/08/1969

1 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (6wks 17-6-2-1-1-1)
2 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (6wks 7-2-1-2-2-2)
3 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (5wks 19-10-4-3-3)
4 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (5wks 22-11-5-4-4)
5 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (4wks 28-13-6-5)
6 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (4wks 24-11-8-6)
7 Who - I'm Free (4wks 30-15-10-7)
8 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (5wks 21-12-8-7-8)
9 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (3wks 25-14-9)
10 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (4wks 22-12-9-10)

11 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (5wks 29-6-3-5-11)
12 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (3wks 34-20-12)
13 Guess Who - Laughing (4wks 34-22-16-13)
14 Move - Curly (3wks 30-19-14)
15 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (3wks 26-18-15)
16 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (3wks 29-21-16)
17 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (3wks 31-22-17)
18 Cilla Black - Conversations (5wks 39-23-16-13-18)
19 Nick Drake - River Man (2wks 29-19)
20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (4wks 38-32-25-21)
22 Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (6wks 20-11-8-9-12-22)
23 Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand (6wks 37-28-21-17-17-23)
24 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (5wks 9-5-6-11-24)
25 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (4wks 40-33-27-25)
26 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (5wks 38-27-24-24-26)
27 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (1wk 27 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=veVRejxrE6U
28 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion (8wks 23-13-6-3-3-7-15-28)
29 Max Romeo - Wet Dream (2wks 36-29)
30 Grass Roots - I'd Wait A Million Years (1wk 30 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8F7LtzeQEE

31 Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning (1wk 31 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hN9YRo7y1s
32 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion (2wks 34-32)
33 Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly (2wks 37-33)
34 Tyrannosaurus Rex - King Of The Rumbling Spires (2wks 35-34)
35 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Archies - Sugar Sugar (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Elvis Presley - Clean Up Your Own Back Yard (3wks 35-33-38)
39 Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (9wks 20-8-1-1-1-4-10-23-39)
40 Jeff Beck Group - Plynth (Water Down the Drain) (1wk 40 NEW)

Eight more new entries come from:

• The title track of the group's forthcoming studio album written and produced by John Fogerty. It reached USA #2 & UK #19.
  
• Eddy Grant's North London pop soul mixed race group had their second biggest hit with this UK #6 hit.
  
• Produced by Steve Barri and taken from their 5th album Leaving It All Behind. The Los Angeles pop group enjoyed a USA #15 hit with this catchy of its time track.
• The Kent formed pop group, enjoyed their biggest hit in the UK reaching #8, with the song written by producer Mike Leander with Eddie Seago. It reached USA #12 early in 1970.
  
• This Motown records cover of the 1964 USA #8 hit written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis, reached USA #19 (R&B #2).
  
• This Atlantic records cover of the 1964 USA #42 hit for Bobby Bland, reached USA #13 (R&B #1) with this soulful track which later appeared on her 1970 album This Girl's in Love with You.
  
• The earworm bubblegum pop song written by producer Jeff Barry and Canadian pop star Andy Kim. The Archies were a group of fictional teenagers in the television cartoon series The Archie Show. It is easier to mention the countries where this did not top the charts as it spent 4 weeks at #1 in the USA, and 8 weeks at #1 in the UK.
  
• Culled from the blues-psychedelic rock album Beck-Ola. This track written by keyboardist Nicky Hopkins; rhythm guitarist Ronnie Wood; & singer Rod Stewart is its most memorable recording of the former Yardbirds guitarist's group. It was produced by Mickie Most.
  

[raliverpool]

23/08/1969

1 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (7wks 17-6-2-1-1-1-1)
2 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (7wks 7-2-1-2-2-2-2)
3 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (6wks 19-10-4-3-3-3)
4 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (6wks 22-11-5-4-4-4)
5 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (4wks 25-14-9-5)
6 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (5wks 28-13-6-5-6)
7 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (4wks 34-20-12-7)
8 Who - I'm Free (5wks 30-15-10-7-8)
9 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (5wks 24-11-8-6-9)
10 Move - Curly (4wks 30-19-14-10)

11 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (2wks 20-11)
12 Guess Who - Laughing (5wks 34-22-16-13-12)
13 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (4wks 29-21-16-13)
14 Nick Drake - River Man (3wks 29-19-14)
15 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (4wks 26-18-15-15)
16 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (4wks 31-22-17-16)
17 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (5wks 22-12-9-10-18)
19 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (6wks 21-12-8-7-8-19)
20 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (6wks 29-6-3-5-11-20)

21 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (2wks 27-21)
22 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (5wks 38-32-25-21-22)
23 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (5wks 40-33-27-25-24)
25 Archies - Sugar Sugar (2wks 37-25)
26 Grass Roots - I'd Wait A Million Years (2wks 30-26)
27 Cilla Black - Conversations (6wks 39-23-16-13-18-27)
28 Max Romeo - Wet Dream (3wks 36-29-28)
29 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me (2wks 36-30)

31 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty (2wks 35-31)
32 Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly (3wks 37-33-32)
33 Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning (2wks 31-33)
34 Box Tops - Soul Deep (1wk 34 NEW)
35 5th Dimension - Workin' On A Groovy Thing (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight (6wks 38-27-24-24-26-36)
37 Steppenwolf - The Pusher (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Joe Dolan - Make Me An Island (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion (3wks 34-32-39)
40 Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (1wk 40 NEW)

Eight new entries this week from:

• The first single since the departure of Robin Gibb was a UK #2 & USA #73 country ballad taken from the album Cucumber Castle. The song was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb and produced by the band with Robert Stigwood and topped the charts in Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, & the Netherlands.
  
• The Essex rock band formed by singer Steve Marriott (the Small Faces) & guitarist Peter Frampton (The Herd) reached UK #4 with Marriott's penned mid tempo rock boogie released on Immediate records
  
• Written by Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones, this gospel folk rock track from the quartet's self titled debut album is notable for the intro featuring John Paul Jones on the organ.
  
• Revisiting another Wayne Carson Thompson composition the pop rock group from Memphis reached USA #18 with this upbeat track. It was their last top 40 hit reaching USA #18, UK #22, Canada #9 & Australia #7.
  
• This sunshine pop soul song was written by Neil Sedaka and Roger Atkin, it reached USA #20 for the Los Angeles five piece vocal group.
  
• The psychedelic rock song written by Hoyt Axton, was recorded by the Canadian rock band Steppenwolf on their self titled debut album. However, it made an appearance in the film and on the soundtrack to the movie Easy Rider.
• Written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, this easy listening recording with rather dated sexist lyrics (opening line "Different eyes, different size, different girls every day") gave the Irish pop singer a UK #3 hit having previously peaked at #2 in Ireland.
• Taken from the live At San Quentin album, this was a country rock cover of the Bob Dylan composition.
  

[raliverpool]

30/08/1969

1 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (8wks 17-6-2-1-1-1-1-1)
2 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (5wks 25-14-9-5-2)
3 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (8wks 7-2-1-2-2-2-2-3)
4 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (5wks 34-20-12-7-4)
5 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (7wks 22-11-5-4-4-4-5)
6 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (7wks 19-10-4-3-3-3-6)
7 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (6wks 28-13-6-5-6-7)
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (3wks 20-11-8)
9 Move - Curly (5wks 30-19-14-10-9)
10 Nick Drake - River Man (4wks 29-19-14-10)

11 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (2wks 17-11)
12 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (5wks 29-21-16-13-12)
13 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (2wks 23-13)
14 Who - I'm Free (6wks 30-15-10-7-8-14)
15 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (3wks 27-21-15)
16 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (6wks 24-11-8-6-9-16)
17 Guess Who - Laughing (6wks 34-22-16-13-12-17)
18 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (5wks 31-22-17-16-18)
19 Archies - Sugar Sugar (3wks 37-25-19)
20 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (5wks 26-18-15-15-20)

21 Youngbloods - Get Together (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (2wks 29-22)
23 Grass Roots - I'd Wait A Million Years (3wks 30-26-23)
24 Box Tops - Soul Deep (2wks 34-24)
25 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (6wks 40-33-27-25-24-26)
27 Georgie Fame - Peaceful (6wks 38-32-25-21-22-27)
28 Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie (6wks 22-12-9-10-18-28)
29 Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me (2wks 36-29)
30 Steppenwolf - The Pusher (2wks 37-30)

31 Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (2wks 40-31)
32 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty (3wks 35-31-32)
33 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell (7wks 29-6-3-5-11-20-34)
35 Max Romeo - Wet Dream (4wks 36-29-28-35)
36 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly (4wks 37-33-32-37)
38 Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group - Goo Goo Barabajagal (7wks 21-12-8-7-8-19-38)
39 Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Peddlers - Birth (1wk 40 NEW)

This week's retro rewind chart sees six new entries arrive from:

• The New York folk rock band with their hippie USA #5 anthem for peace and brotherhood, originally written in the early 1960s by American singer-songwriter Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti). It failed to trouble the UK charts, but a 1970 cover version would take it into the top ten ....
  
• Sandy Denny's signature self penned song was taken from the English folk group's Unhalfbricking album. This reflective song has been covered by too many acts to mention.
  
• The USA #1 & UK #13 psychedelic soul track was written by producer Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown vocal quintet.
  
• The folk rock group from Argentina enjoyed a huge international hit amongst Spanish speaking nations with this release. Unfortunately, like so many acts, its success contributed to the band splitting 1 year later. However, its singer/songwriter Luis Alberto Spinetta became a very popular rock star either solo or with a number of groups throughout the 1970s and beyond until his death in 2012 due to lung cancer aged 62.
  
• Written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado, and Gerome Ragni from the musical Hair, this rock cover version saw the Los Angeles rock band reach USA #4
• The Manchester jazz trio of drummer Trevor Morais, bassist Tab Martin, & singer/keyboardist Roy Phillips score a UK #17 hit with their biggest of their three charting singles.