RA Retro Tracks Rewind Charts 1960 - 1969 completed

[raliverpool]

06/09/1969

1 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (6wks 25-14-9-5-2-1)

2 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (6wks 34-20-12-7-4-2)
3 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (9wks 17-6-2-1-1-1-1-1-3)
4 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (3wks 23-13-4)
5 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (4wks 20-11-8-5)
6 Nick Drake - River Man (5wks 29-19-14-10-6)
7 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (3wks 17-11-7)
8 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (9wks 7-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-8)
9 Youngbloods - Get Together (2wks 21-9)
10 Move - Curly (6wks 30-19-14-10-9-10)

11 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (6wks 29-21-16-13-12-11)
12 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (4wks 27-21-15-12)
13 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (8wks 22-11-5-4-4-4-5-13)
14 Archies - Sugar Sugar (4wks 37-25-19-14)
15 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (7wks 28-13-6-5-6-8-15)
16 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (2wks 25-16)
17 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (8wks 19-10-4-3-3-3-6-17)
18 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (2wks 33-18)
19 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (3wks 29-22-19)
20 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Box Tops - Soul Deep (3wks 34-24-22)
23 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Grass Roots - I'd Wait A Million Years (4wks 30-26-23-24)
25 Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (3wks 40-31-25)
26 Steppenwolf - The Pusher (3wks 37-30-26)
27 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir (6wks 31-22-17-16-18-27)
28 Who - I'm Free (7wks 30-15-10-7-8-14-28)
29 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express (6wks 26-18-15-15-20-29)
30 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (2wks 36-30)

31 Guess Who - Laughing (7wks 34-22-16-13-12-17-31)
32 Peddlers - Birth (2wks 40-32)
33 Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard (2wks 39-33)
34 Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (7wks 24-11-8-6-9-16-34)
35 Doors - Runnin' Blue (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues (7wks 40-33-27-25-24-26-36)
37 Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me (3wks 36-30-37)
38 Illusion - Did You See Her Eyes (1wk 38 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf74bw3X7MY
39 Ohio Express - Sausalito (Is The Place To Go) (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty (4wks 35-31-32-40)

The semi comic Talking Blues country tale by The Man In Black tops my Retro Rewind chart, elsewhere six new entries from:

• The folk rock cover of the 1966 Fred Neil original was featured on the soundtrack of the film Midnight Cowboy, and peaked at USA #6 & UK #23, and topped the charts in Canada.
  
• This summery string laden soul anthem written & produced by Sly Stone reached USA #2. Sadly it failed to chart in the UK (although Phil Collins clearly recalled it when writing "Misunderstanding")
  
• Written by the French songwriter and originally recorded as a duet with Brigitte Bardot, that recording remainded unreleased due to the French female sex goddess disliking its lyric context. Two years later he recorded it with his then London born actress lover, the version was released and promptly banned in most countries. This probably contributed to its success as it went on to top the UK charts, and going top three throughout Europe. In the USA where airplay was a significant factor in calculation the chart it peaked at USA #58.
  
• Taken from the album The Soft Parade, the guitarist Robby Krieger penned track was a relative failure reaching USA #64.
  
• The New York psychedelic hard rock band produced by Jeff Barry, reached USA #32 with their 4th single and only hit.
  
• The brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffrey Katz's Super K Productions to release the music of a number of different musicians and acts used a bubblegum rock recording co-written and sung by Graham Gouldman, and performed by all four musicians who would later make up 10cc to reach USA #86, although it charted higher in Australia & Canada.

[Earl Purple]

I like Johnny Cash in general and Ring Of Fire reached #1 in my chart, but I always found A Boy Named Sue a bit too novelty (and until 2003 this was his only ever UK hit!).

I only really got introduced to "You Can't Always Get What You Want" when George Michael sampled it in 1990 on "Waiting For The Day" and then I heard them play on the radio. Possibly my favourite Rolling Stones song I know of. It will remain that way even if it isn't eligible for my retro-chart.

[raliverpool]

13/09/1969

1 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (7wks 34-20-12-7-4-2-1)

2 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (7wks 25-14-9-5-2-1-2)
3 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (4wks 23-13-4-3)
4 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (4wks 17-11-7-4)
5 Nick Drake - River Man (6wks 29-19-14-10-6-5)
6 Youngbloods - Get Together (3wks 21-9-6)
7 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (5wks 20-11-8-5-7)
8 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (3wks 25-16-8)
9 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (3wks 33-18-9)
10 Archies - Sugar Sugar (5wks 37-25-19-14-10)

11 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (5wks 27-21-15-12-11)
12 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (7wks 29-21-16-13-12-11-12)
13 Move - Curly (7wks 30-19-14-10-9-10-13)
14 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (2wks 21-14)
15 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (2wks 20-15)
16 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (10wks 17-6-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-16)
17 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus (2wks 23-17)
18 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (4wks 29-22-19-20)

21 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (10wks 7-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-8-21)
22 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (3wks 36-30-24)
25 Box Tops - Soul Deep (4wks 34-24-22-25)
26 Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (4wks 40-31-25-26)
27 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (9wks 22-11-5-4-4-4-5-13-27)
28 Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (8wks 28-13-6-5-6-8-15-28)
29 Steppenwolf - The Pusher (4wks 37-30-26-29)
30 Grass Roots - I'd Wait A Million Years (5wks 30-26-23-24-30)

31 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (9wks 19-10-4-3-3-3-6-17-31)
32 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Lettermen - Hurts So Bad (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Steve Miller Band - Living In The USA (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Peddlers - Birth (3wks 40-32-35)
36 Three Dog Night - Easy To Be Hard (3wks 39-33-36)
37 Monkees - Good Clean Fun (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Kool and the Gang - Kool and the Gang (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Chicken Shack - Tears in the Wind (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Booker T & the MGs - Soul Clap '69 (1wk 40 NEW)

The self penned country rock crooner allegedly written about his then lover, Warhol muse Edie Sedgwick gives the American songwriting legend his third Retro Rewind chart topper. Otherwise, eleven new entries from:

• Mississippi's country pop singer Roberta Lee Streeter's take on the Burt Bacharach & Hal David song, reached UK #1, as the USA made do with Dionne Warwick's version.
  
• Written by Holland–Dozier–Holland in 1966 and a USA hit for the Elgins. The former Motown group recorded this track early in 1967, where it remained unreleased until Motown wanted to release some material by the group to capitalise on their success after leaving the label. As a result this peaked at UK #13.
  
• Written by Jimmy Webb in 1965, and a hit two years later for Glen Campbell. The Stax soul singer/songwriter/musician/producer recorded an 18:30 soul version for his Hot Buttered Soul album, with a radio edit resulting in the track reaching USA #37.
• The proto-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan fronted by Iggy Pop (born James Newell Osterberg). This track appeared on the group's self titled debut album on Elektra records produced by John Cale. It was written by the group (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Iggy Pop).
• Another haunting self penned song from the debut album Five Leaves Left by the cult English folk singer/guitarist whom is far more well known today than during his lifetime.
  
• The Las Vegas pop vocal trio scored their final USA top 40 hit (#12), 8 years after their first hit. It was a sunshine pop easy listening cover of the classic 1965 Top 10 hit ballad originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials.
  
• Taken from the second album "Sailor", Miller's self penned effort gave the guitarist and his band their maiden USA top 100 hit peaking at USA #94. Five years later after a USA #1 hit and a Best Of album release it would reach USA #49.
  
• This USA #82 Mike Nesmith written and produced country rock track was taken from the album The Monkees Present (their first without Peter Tork).
  
• The New Jersey jazz fusion outfit's debut release, hit the ground running with this funky USA #59 (R&B #19) instrumental hit, which was also the title track of their debut album.
  
• The British blues band's lesser known hit featured Stan Webb on guitar and vocal duties with this UK #29 hit released after Christine Perfect (nee McVie) had left the group.
  
• The Stax houseband's self penned USA #37 & UK #35 hit was another sleazy, greasy R&B fuelled instrumental.
  

[raliverpool]

20/09/1969

1 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (8wks 34-20-12-7-4-2-1-1)
2 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (4wks 25-16-8-2)
3 Nick Drake - River Man (7wks 29-19-14-10-6-5-3)
4 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (5wks 23-13-4-3-4)
5 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (5wks 17-11-7-4-5)
6 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (4wks 33-18-9-6)
7 Youngbloods - Get Together (4wks 21-9-6-7)
8 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (3wks 21-14-8)
9 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (8wks 25-14-9-5-2-1-2-9)
10 Archies - Sugar Sugar (6wks 37-25-19-14-10-10)
11 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (2wks 18-11)
12 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (3wks 20-15-12)
13 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (6wks 20-11-8-5-7-13)
14 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (2wks 23-14)
15 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (2wks 19-16)
17 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus (3wks 23-17-17)
18 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (2wks 22-18)
19 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (6wks 27-21-15-12-11-19)
20 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (2wks 32-20)
21 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (8wks 29-21-16-13-12-11-12-22)
23 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (4wks 36-30-24-23)
24 Monkees - Good Clean Fun (2wks 37-24)
25 Move - Curly (8wks 30-19-14-10-9-10-13-25)
26 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (5wks 29-22-19-20-26)
27 Steve Miller Band - Living In The USA (2wks 34-27)
28 Motherlode - When I Die (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Lettermen - Hurts So Bad (2wks 33-29)
30 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (1wk 30 NEW)
31 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Jerry Butler - What's The Use Of Breaking Up (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (11wks 17-6-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-16-33)
34 Johnny Cash - Wanted Man (5wks 40-31-25-26-34)
35 Lou Rawls - Your Good Thing (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Clique - Sugar On Sunday (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - This Girl Is A Woman Now (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Neil Young - I've Been Waiting For You (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Steppenwolf - Move Over (1wk 40 NEW)

Twelve new entries this week from:

• Taken from the shortlived supergroup formed by Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood self titled transatlantic #1 album, comes Winwood's penned much covered folk rock track produced by Jimmy Miller.
  
• After the first sabbatical of The Shadows at the end of 1968, Hank Marvin teamed up with the group's former singer, for the guitarist's rather good pop rock composition which made UK #7.
  
• The one hit wonder rock band from Canada reached USA #18, after topping their native chart. However, they split early in 1970, with their singer & keyboardist William "Smitty" Smith going on to be a top session musician throughout the 1970s & 1980s. He died of a heart attack in 1997, aged 53.
  
• This slowed-down psychedelic soul cover of the 1967 Isley Brothers song written by producer Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong reached USA #7 (R&B #2).
  
• This 12:30 long slowed down funk revamp of the Bacharach & David standard taken from the album Hot Buttered Soul reached USA #30 in radio edit form.
  
• The Iceman from Chicago returned with this USA #20 (R&B #4) written by Jerry Butler with producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
  
• Written and produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, this was a USA #18 (R&B #3) hit for the Chicago born soul singer/voice actor.
• The Houston, Texas sunshine pop group reached USA #22 with the cover of a Tommy James song. It's original B-side "(I Am) Superman" would be covered by REM in 1986.
  
• Written by Victor Millrose and Alan Bernstein, and produced by Dick Glasser this typical easy listening pop effort for the San Diego group reached USA #9.
  
• This brooding folk rock track was written by the Canadian songwriter/guitarist for his self titled debut solo album in 1968. The album was remixed and reissued a year later to take advantage of the relative success of his second album "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". This, the stand out track from it was released as a single, but failed to trouble the USA top 100. Still it has been covered by many acts since, with the most notable covers being by David Bowie, The Pixies & Dinosaur Jr.
• The Big O's latest single failed to trouble the Billboard top 100 singles chart, and only reached UK #27, but it made #1 in Australia. This catchy novelty track became adopted as Glasgow Rangers FC anthem, which is somewhat ironic really considering what has happened to the club!
  
• Taken from the Canadian hard rock band's 4th album Monster, this John Kay, & Jerry Edmonton composition reached USA #31.
  

[raliverpool]

27/09/1969

1 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (5wks 25-16-8-2-1)

2 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (2wks 15-2)
3 Nick Drake - River Man (8wks 29-19-14-10-6-5-3-3)
4 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (5wks 33-18-9-6-4)
5 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (4wks 21-14-8-5)
6 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (9wks 34-20-12-7-4-2-1-1-6)
7 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (3wks 18-11-7)
8 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (6wks 17-11-7-4-5-8)
9 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (6wks 23-13-4-3-4-9)
10 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (4wks 20-15-12-10)

11 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (3wks 23-14-11)
12 Archies - Sugar Sugar (7wks 37-25-19-14-10-10-12)
13 Youngbloods - Get Together (5wks 21-9-6-7-13)
14 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (3wks 32-20-14)
15 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (3wks 19-16-15)
16 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (2wks 21-16)
17 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (2wks 30-17)
18 David Bowie - Space Oddity (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (3wks 22-18-19)
20 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (2wks 31-21)
22 Monkees - Good Clean Fun (3wks 37-24-22)
23 Motherlode - When I Die (2wks 28-23)
24 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus (4wks 23-17-17-24)
25 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (5wks 36-30-24-23-25)
26 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (7wks 20-11-8-5-7-13-27)
28 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (9wks 25-14-9-5-2-1-2-9-28)
29 Steve Miller Band - Living In The USA (3wks 34-27-29)
30 Neil Young - I've Been Waiting For You (2wks 38-30)

31 Jerry Butler - What's The Use Of Breaking Up (2wks 32-31)
32 Clique - Sugar On Sunday (2wks 36-32)
33 Lettermen - Hurts So Bad (3wks 33-29-33)
34 Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade (2wks 39-34)
35 Equals - Viva Bobbie Joe (7wks 27-21-15-12-11-19-35)
36 Easybeats - St Louis (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better (9wks 29-21-16-13-12-11-12-22-38)
39 Rugbys - You, I (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come (6wks 29-22-19-20-26-40)

The legendary English folk group which at the time featured Richard Thompson top my Retro Rewind Chart with the late Sandy Denny's signature song. A number of the six new entries come through acts where the main artist is no longer with us:

• The opening song for the 1969 album David Bowie (later reissued in 1973 as Space Oddity). The Ivor Novello Award winning song is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut, and was released during a period of great interest in space flight. It was released at the time of the successful Apollo XI (11) mission to put a man on the moon. At the time this Gus Dudgeon produced track featuring Rick Wakeman on mellotron peaked at UK #5 & USA #124 and topped the French charts. In the USA it peaked at #15 in 1973. In the UK a 1975 reissue saw it hit #1. It's well known video was shot by photographer Mick Rock in December 1972.
• The song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James in 1968. Its producer Chips Moman later worked with the King of Rock'n'Roll and suggested he record the song. It was his final USA #1 hit single, and peaked at #2 in the UK.
• Written by Tony Romeo, the former early 1960s teen singer born Lugee Sacco famous for his falsetto vocals, scored his first sizeable hit in over three years ... it would also be his last. It reached USA #10 & UK #2 and featured backing vocals from early 1960s female USA pop singers Linda Scott, and Peggy Santiglia (The Angels).
• The rock band from Sydney, Australia disbanded in 1969 with this becoming a posthumous hit for them. Written and produced by the group's Harry Vanda & George Young, this proto AC\DC rock track peaked at #21 in Australia, & #100 in the USA. Vanda & Young would later produced John Paul Young's 1975 Australian #2 cover version of this track; whilst the Easybeats vocalist Stevie Wright passed away at the end of 2015.
  
• Written by the late Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter from the Sand Francisco psychedelic rock group and originally released on their 1969 studio album Aoxomoxoa, it was written about the last days and trial of the 1st century AD saint, Stephen, the first martyr of the New Testament of the Bible, who was stoned to death.
• The rock band from Louisville, Kentucky became one hit wonders with this garage/psychedelic sounding USA #21 hit.
  

[raliverpool]

04/10/1969

1 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (3wks 15-2-1)

2 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (6wks 25-16-8-2-1-2)
3 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (5wks 21-14-8-5-3)
4 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (4wks 18-11-7-4)
5 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (6wks 33-18-9-6-4-5)
6 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (5wks 20-15-12-10-6)
7 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (4wks 23-14-11-7)
8 Nick Drake - River Man (9wks 29-19-14-10-6-5-3-3-8)
9 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (4wks 32-20-14-9)
10 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (1wk 10 NEW)

11 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (2wks 20-11)
12 David Bowie - Space Oddity (2wks 18-12)
13 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (3wks 30-17-13)
14 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (3wks 21-16-14)
15 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (3wks 31-21-15)
16 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (2wks 26-16)
17 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (4wks 19-16-15-17)
18 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (7wks 17-11-7-4-5-8-18)
19 Archies - Sugar Sugar (8wks 37-25-19-14-10-10-12-19)
20 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay (10wks 34-20-12-7-4-2-1-1-6-20)

21 Motherlode - When I Die (3wks 28-23-21)
22 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (4wks 22-18-19-22)
23 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie (7wks 23-13-4-3-4-9-23)
24 Youngbloods - Get Together (6wks 21-9-6-7-13-24)
25 Neil Young - I've Been Waiting For You (3wks 38-30-25)
26 Easybeats - St Louis (2wks 36-26)
27 Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Monkees - Good Clean Fun (4wks 37-24-22-28)
29 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Kinks - Shangri La (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Clique - Sugar On Sunday (3wks 36-32-33)
34 Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (2wks 37-34)
35 Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Rugbys - You, I (2wks 39-36)
37 Almendra - Muchacha (Ojos de papel) (6wks 36-30-24-23-25-37)
38 Rascals - Carry Me Back (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus (5wks 23-17-17-24-39)
40 Sounds Nice - Love At First Sight (1wk 40 NEW)

The third Retro Rewind #1 for Eric Clapton & second for its writer Steve Winwood, sees the shortlived English rock supergroup top my chart. Elsewhere nine new entries from:

• John Lennon's heavy blues rock song which closed side one on the Beatles' new #1 album Abbey Road is this 7:47 proto doom metal ode to Yoko Ono.
• This heartfelt cover of the 1968 USA hit for Nina Simone written with Jimmy Webb, became a UK only release and peaked at #11.
  
• This cover of the 1967 song written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland and a hit for their group (The Miracles), was a UK only release and peaked at #19. Both Motown covers were produced by Frank Wilson.
• This cover of the 1968 Barbara Acklin USA hit (later revived by Swing Out Sister in 1992), saw Mary O'Brien go into the studio with producer Bill Landis and arranger Keith Mansfield. The result was her final UK hit of the 1960s limping to #43.
• Ray Davies epic single taken from the imminent 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) failed to chart in either the UK or the USA. However, it sarcastic lyrics were (deliberately?) misunderstood at the time (& less than two years later inspired a Beatle to not release an obvious commercial track for similar reasons) by the right wing owned red tops causing the song to be banned by the BBC, alas it was a rather clever song attacking the upper classes patronising attitude to the working class it failed to pick up any sales.
  
• The Canadian roots rock band's Robbie Robertson composed this song to tell of the last days of the American Civil War and the suffering of white Southerners. Taken from their second album (The Band), it was only released as a B-side, but became a USA top 5 hit in 1971 thanks to Joan Baez cover.
• The jazz musician went full one electric rock fusion with this one half (18:16 long) of his latest album In a Silent Way.
  
• The final of 13 USA top 40 hits. This USA #26 hit penned by Felix Cavaliere was as ever produced by Arif Mardin, saw the blue eyed soul group go back to their earlier beat orientated roots.
  
• As the original version of "Je T'aime ..." got banned, this opportunistic cover by the British group featuring Tim Mycroft on keyboard reached UK #18 and did receive radio airplay. 
  

[raliverpool]

11/10/1969

1 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (4wks 15-2-1-1)
2 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (6wks 21-14-8-5-3-2)
3 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (6wks 20-15-12-10-6-3)
4 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (5wks 18-11-7-4-4)
5 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (2wks 10-5)
6 David Bowie - Space Oddity (3wks 18-12-6)
7 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (3wks 20-11-7)
8 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (5wks 23-14-11-7-8)
9 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (5wks 32-20-14-9-9)
10 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (3wks 26-16-10)

11 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (4wks 30-17-13-11)
12 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (7wks 25-16-8-2-1-2-12)
13 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (4wks 21-16-14-14)
15 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (7wks 33-18-9-6-4-5-15)
16 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (4wks 31-21-15-16)
17 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (2wks 27-18)
19 Easybeats - St Louis (3wks 36-26-19)
20 Motherlode - When I Die (4wks 28-23-21-20)

21 Kinks - Shangri La (2wks 31-21)
22 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (5wks 19-16-15-17-22)
23 Nick Drake - River Man (10wks 29-19-14-10-6-5-3-3-8-23)
24 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (2wks 32-24)
25 Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl (2wks 30-25)
26 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion (2wks 29-26)
27 Neil Young - I've Been Waiting For You (4wks 38-30-25-27)
28 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (2wks 35-29)
30 Stooges - No Fun (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Isaac Hayes - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (5wks 22-18-19-22-32)
33 Archies - Sugar Sugar (9wks 37-25-19-14-10-10-12-19-33)
34 Upsetters - Return To Django (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Smith - Baby It's You (1wk 35 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIGo31k-qkw
36 Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember (8wks 17-11-7-4-5-8-18-37)
38 Rugbys - You, I (3wks 39-36-38)
39 Barry Ryan - The Hunt (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (3wks 37-34-40)

Nine more new entries this week containing a few classics come from:

• The two part blues progressive rock track composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. "Part 1" is a fast electric blues song with vocals, and "Part 2" being an entirely different instrumental piece with a classical influence. A big hit across Europe it peaked at UK #2 & USA #55.
  
• The popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell gave the Manchester pop group a UK #3 & USA #7 hit which featured the piano playing of Elton John.  Following its use in a television advertisement for Miller Lite beer it peaked at UK #1 in 1988, a peak equalled by the 2012 The Justice Collective charity single for various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster stopping that year's X-Factor winner and amateur troll James Arthur being Xmas #1.
• The pop-soul tune written by Ashford & Simpson in 1967; taken from the album The Spice of Life the New York born jazz soul singer's cover version on Chess records later became a staple of the UK rare groove scene and following its use in a TV advert in the 2000s and a handful of computer games.
• The John Cale produced proto-punk band from Michigan fronted by Iggy Pop track is taken from their debut self titled album released on Elektra records.
  
• The blues rock track written by Peter Green, is taken from their 1969 album Then Play On. It was released as a single in the USA, but failed to trouble the charts.
  
• The title track of the 1969 album released by the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. This UK #5 hit was referencing the spaghetti western Django, released in 1966.
  
• This USA #5 cover of the Burt Bacharach song, was by a Californian rock band fronted by Gayle McCormick. Sadly the group split after two albums.
  
• The eleven minute take on the 18th century folk song from the Unhalfbricking album featured Dave Swarbrick guesting on violin and Richard Thompson on guitar, with Sandy Denny on vocals.
  
• The Yorkshire born singer reached UK #34 with this baroque dramatic pop track written by his brother Paul.
  

[raliverpool]

18/10/1969

1 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (7wks 21-14-8-5-3-2-1)

2 David Bowie - Space Oddity (4wks 18-12-6-2)
3 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (4wks 20-11-7-3)
4 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (5wks 15-2-1-1-4)
5 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (4wks 26-16-10-5)
6 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (3wks 10-5-6)
7 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (2wks 13-7)
8 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (7wks 20-15-12-10-6-3-8)
9 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (6wks 18-11-7-4-4-9)
10 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (2wks 17-10)

11 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (5wks 30-17-13-11-11)
12 Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (3wks 27-18-12)
13 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (6wks 32-20-14-9-9-13)
14 Kinks - Shangri La (3wks 31-21-14)
15 Easybeats - St Louis (4wks 36-26-19-15)
16 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (6wks 23-14-11-7-8-16)
17 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3wks 32-24-17)
18 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (2wks 28-18)
19 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (5wks 21-16-14-14-21)
22 Motherlode - When I Die (5wks 28-23-21-20-22)
23 Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl (3wks 30-25-24)
25 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion (3wks 29-26-25)
26 Upsetters - Return To Django (2wks 34-26)
27 Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (5wks 31-21-15-16-27)
28 Smith - Baby It's You (2wks 35-28)
29 Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake (2wks 31-29)
30 Stooges - No Fun (2wks 30-30)

31 Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (3wks 35-29-31)
32 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (8wks 25-16-8-2-1-2-12-32)
33 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You (8wks 33-18-9-6-4-5-15-33)
34 Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good To Me (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Cufflinks - Tracy (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place (6wks 19-16-15-17-22-37)
38 Neil Young - I've Been Waiting For You (5wks 38-30-25-27-38)
39 Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Karen Young - Nobody's Child (1wk 40 NEW)

Sly Stone's hugely influential psychedelic soul outfit grab their third Retro Rewind number one...... Elsewhere there is another eight new entries from:

• This USA #1 & UK #16 cover of the song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966 (It was the sunshine pop group's third hit with a Laura Nyro cover). The song is written from the perspective of a woman whose boyfriend has not yet proposed to her, who wonders, "am I ever gonna see my wedding day?"
  
• Written by the legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1967. This Grammy Award winning performance featuring Randy Newman's orchestral arrangement reached USA #11 (adult contemporary #1) for the then 49 year old jazz singer.
• Eric Clapton's tuneful blues hymn taken from the English supergroup's only album which memorably features a notorious album cover which would be completely unacceptable today.
• The Chairman Of The Board's take on this reflective Rod McKuen composition peaked at USA #75 & UK #8.
  
• The bubblegum New York vocal pop group made up of session musicians and featuring the lead vocals of Ron "Sugar Sugar" Dante. The group's debut single written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss reached USA #9 & UK #4, and its recording featured the arrangements of a young arranger named Rupert Holmes.
  
• The Sheffield born blues singer's take on the Leon Russell composition which reached UK #10 & USA #69.
  
• Roger McGuinn's country folk rock track penned for the film Easy Rider became a USA #65 hit becoming their biggest hit in over 2.5 years. However, the group would never chart as high again.
  
• This country song was written by Cy Coben and Mel Foree in 1949. This Sheffield born singer reached UK #6 with her cover version.

[raliverpool]

25/10/1969

1 David Bowie - Space Oddity (5wks 18-12-6-2-1)

2 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (5wks 20-11-7-3-2)
3 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (8wks 21-14-8-5-3-2-1-3)
4 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (3wks 13-7-4)
5 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (5wks 26-16-10-5-5)
6 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (3wks 17-10-6)
7 Kinks - Shangri La (4wks 31-21-14-7)
8 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (6wks 15-2-1-1-4-8)
9 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (4wks 10-5-6-9)
10 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (3wks 28-18-10)

11 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (4wks 32-24-17-11)
12 Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (4wks 27-18-12-12)
13 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (2wks 19-13)
14 Easybeats - St Louis (5wks 36-26-19-15-14)
15 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (2wks 20-15)
16 Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (2wks 23-16)
17 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (6wks 30-17-13-11-11-17)
18 Upsetters - Return To Django (3wks 34-26-18)
19 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (7wks 18-11-7-4-4-9-19)
20 Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' (8wks 20-15-12-10-6-3-8-20)

21 Smith - Baby It's You (3wks 35-28-21)
22 Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me (1wk 22 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR3xcZ-osqE
23 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (2wks 36-23)
24 Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me (7wks 32-20-14-9-9-13-25)
26 Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion (4wks 29-26-25-27)
28 Motherlode - When I Die (6wks 28-23-21-20-22-28)
29 Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl (4wks 30-25-24-29)
30 Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Cliff Richard & Hank Marvin - Throw Down A Line (6wks 21-16-14-14-21-31)
32 Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog (7wks 23-14-11-7-8-16-32)
33 Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good To Me (2wks 34-33)
34 Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider (2wks 39-34)
35 Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake (3wks 31-29-35)
36 José Feliciano - And the Sun Will Shine (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Stooges - No Fun (3wks 30-30-37)
38 Originals - Baby I'm For Real (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Toots & the Maytals - Sweet & Dandy (1wk 40 NEW)

"Planet Earth Is Blue and There's Nothing I Can Do ..." One of the reasons for starting this whole exercise was the realization that a number of the key acts and artists featured were at the age when they could easily pass away in the near future ..... I never thought my musical hero would go before I got to his first hit, which his then producer and bassist Tony Visconti passed on due to its "novelty factor" coinciding with the moon landings...

Eight more new entries this week from:

• The British pop band from Warwickshire had no success in the UK, yet they got to USA #5 with this Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens pop composition. The band were formed out of the ashes of Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, and switched guitarist Tony Newman to lead vocal duties ahead of their original singer Sam Kempe who was still in the group alongside bassist Stuart Colman (more of him much later).
  
• The USA jazz rock group also decided it was a good idea to mine the Laura Nyro songbook, and the result was their cover of her 1966 composition reached USA #2.
  
• This suite of short songs written by Stephen Stills appeared on the folk rock supergroup trio's self titled album. Released in single edit form it peaked at USA #21. Stills wrote the song about his girlfriend, singer/songwriter Judy Collins.
• The Los Angeles based sunshine pop quartet reached USA #15 (R&B #3) with this Jerry Peters and Anita Poree soulful track.
  
• The Puerto Rican virtuoso guitarist & singer's take on the 1968 Bee Gees ballad, reached UK #25. 
• The Detroit based soul group got their name because all four of their members had previously sung in other groups, as well as being background male vocalists for other Motown acts. This soul ballad written by Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye, and produced by Marvin reached USA #12 (R&B #1).
  
• Taken from the Canadian Americana act's eponymous second album, this was released as a single and reached USA #25 & #10 in Canada.
• The seminal Jamaican rock steady (ska/reggae) group's top selling single in their own country from this year.
  

[God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen]

BST had some bad luck with their first three charting singles. "You've Made Me So Very Happy", "Spinning Wheel" and "And When I Die" all got to no. 2 in Billboard and Record World - charts which they never topped. The first two peaked at 2 and 3 in Cashbox, but AWID made up for that by spending a week at no. 1.

No such problems in the album charts - their second and third albums were chart-toppers in all three charts. Their eponymous 2nd spent an entire year in the top 10.

[raliverpool]

01/11/1969

1 David Bowie - Space Oddity (6wks 18-12-6-2-1-1)
2 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (6wks 20-11-7-3-2-2)
3 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (4wks 13-7-4-3)
4 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (4wks 17-10-6-4)
5 Kinks - Shangri La (5wks 31-21-14-7-5)
6 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (4wks 28-18-10-6)
7 Beatles - Something (1wk 7 NEW)
8 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (5wks 32-24-17-11-8)
9 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (6wks 26-16-10-5-5-9)
10 Beatles - Come Together (1wk 10 NEW)

11 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (3wks 19-13-11)
12 Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (3wks 23-16-12)
13 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (3wks 20-15-13)
14 Upsetters - Return To Django (4wks 34-26-18-14)
15 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (9wks 21-14-8-5-3-2-1-3-15)
16 Easybeats - St Louis (6wks 36-26-19-15-14-16)
17 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (3wks 36-23-17)
18 Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (2wks 24-18)
19 Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (2wks 26-19)
20 Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me (2wks 22-20)

21 Smith - Baby It's You (4wks 35-28-21-21)
22 Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (5wks 27-18-12-12-22)
23 Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (5wks 10-5-6-9-23)
24 Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (7wks 15-2-1-1-4-8-24)
25 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles (2wks 30-27)
28 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (2wks 39-28)
29 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Originals - Baby I'm For Real (2wks 38-30)

31 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (1wk 31 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWgEtMP6NY
32 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (7wks 30-17-13-11-11-17-33)
34 Toots & the Maytals - Sweet & Dandy (2wks 40-34)
35 Stooges - 1969 (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (8wks 18-11-7-4-4-9-19-36)
37 Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider (3wks 39-34-37)
38 Dave Clark Five - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Reuben James (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Tommy James & The Shondells - Ball Of Fire (1wk 40 NEW)

Just look at the quality of the top ten of this chart and compare it to today .... there really is no comparison is there? Eleven new entries this week from:

• George Harrison's ballad half of the latest Beatles single, this time culled from the Abbey Road album which helps explain why the double A sided single only reached UK #4. It topped the charts in USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, etc, and became The Beatles second most covered composition (behind McCartney's Yesterday).
  
• John Lennon's blues rock side of the latest Beatles single. During the recording of the single Lennon & McCartney had a bit of a falling out as Paul reckoned it was too close for comfort to Chuck Berry's 1956 single "You Can't Catch Me". On producer's George Martin's suggestion Lennon deliberately slowed the song down and McCartney added a heavy different melodic bass riff in order to make the song more original. However, in 1973 Chuck Berry's music publisher successfully sued John Lennon for copyright infringement because of the melodic similarity between the two songs.
  
• The Jamaican ska & reggae musician born James Chambers had his first international hit with this memorable reggae soul track which peaked at UK #6 & USA #25.
• The Dagenham, East London formed beat pop group reached UK #2 & USA #27 with the group's Alan Blakley & Len Hawkes composition.
  
• This USA #2 (R&B #3) Atlantic recording was written and recorded by R. B. Greaves, this soulful track had a latin flavour resplendent with a mariachi-style horn section, and tells the tale of a man who has learned of his wife's infidelity the night before, and dictates a letter of separation to Maria, his secretary.
• The (near) title track of the seminal progressive rock album, this was written by Ian McDonald & Peter Sinfield from the group who featured the lead vocals of bass guitarist Greg Lake, and contained lead guitarist Robert Fripp. It was released as a single but failed to chart.
  
• The title track of the posthumous retrospective double album released in the UK by Small Faces in 1969 on the Immediate label. This progressive psychedelic rock folk ballad was recorded in 1968 from their from their unfinished fourth LP 1862 album sessions, and featured Traffic's Chris Wood on flute.
• The opening track and second single from the influential proto-punk outfit from Michigan was produced by John Cale from their Elektra records debut album.
  
• This opportunistic beat pop cover of the Jackie DeShannon self penned big USA hit single, peaked in the UK at #31.
  
• This country rock cover of the 1942 folk song by Woody Guthrie about the sinking of the U.S. convoy escort, the Reuben James, which was the first U.S. naval ship sunk by German U-boats in World War II reached USA #26, but failed to chart in the UK.
• The Michigan based psychedelic pop band returned with this self penned USA #19 hit taken from their The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells LP.
  

[cally]

Awesome charts. I wish I have been a teenager then. I would have had so much fun.

[God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen]

"Something" was the only Beatles track Frank Sinatra ever recorded.

[raliverpool]

Jan 27, 2016 0:17:39 GMT 1 God Vast Ye Merry Gentlemen said:

"Something" was the only Beatles track Frank Sinatra ever recorded.

And during his shows in the 1970s he introduced it as his "favourite Lennon/McCartney composition" which Ringo Starr found hilarious!

Still in the same set of concerts he said some nasty things which would be completely unacceptable today about David Bowie rubbishing his attempt to write "My Way" (i.e. "Life On Mars"). Which greatly interested his former older rival Bing Crosby's manager (Phillip Crosby, his 4th eldest son), and enabled the booking of one of the most unlikeliest duets in music history for Bing's 1977 Xmas Special.

[raliverpool]

08/11/1969

1 David Bowie - Space Oddity (7wks 18-12-6-2-1-1-1)
2 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (5wks 13-7-4-3-2)
3 Beatles - Something (2wks 7-3)
4 Kinks - Shangri La (6wks 31-21-14-7-5-4)
5 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (5wks 28-18-10-6-5)
6 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (5wks 17-10-6-4-6)
7 Beatles - Come Together (2wks 10-7)
8 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (7wks 20-11-7-3-2-2-8)
9 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (4wks 19-13-11-9)
10 Upsetters - Return To Django (5wks 34-26-18-14-10)

11 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (6wks 32-24-17-11-8-11)
12 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (4wks 20-15-13-12)
13 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (4wks 36-23-17-13)
14 Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (3wks 24-18-14)
15 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (2wks 25-15)
16 Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (4wks 23-16-12-16)
17 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (2wks 26-17)
18 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (2wks 32-18)
19 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (2wks 31-19)
20 Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (3wks 26-19-20)

21 Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me (3wks 22-20-21)
22 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (7wks 26-16-10-5-5-9-23)
24 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (2wks 29-24)
25 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (3wks 39-28-25)
26 Originals - Baby I'm For Real (3wks 38-30-26)
27 Family - No Mule's Fool (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Easybeats - St Louis (7wks 36-26-19-15-14-16-29)
30 Stooges - 1969 (2wks 35-30)

31 Smith - Baby It's You (5wks 35-28-21-21-31)
32 Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles (3wks 30-27-32)
33 Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime (10wks 21-14-8-5-3-2-1-3-15-33)
34 Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Glen Campbell - Try A Little Kindness (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Toots & the Maytals - Sweet & Dandy (3wks 40-34-36)
37 Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (1wk 37 NEW)
38 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Charlie Rich - Life's Little Ups & Downs (1wk 40 NEW)

Nine more retro rewind new entries from:

• The progressive rock non-album single originally recorded during the sessions of their second album Stand Up, but subsequently released on reissues as a bonus track was written and produced by the group's founder Ian Anderson and reached UK #7.
• This country folk flavoured tune written by the progressive rock group leaders Roger Chapman and John "Charlie" Whitney became ther first charting single reaching UK #29.
• The Jamaican reggae producer born Harry Zephaniah Johnson self penned reggae instrumental recorded with members of the Upsetters and the Wailers reached UK #9 with this future mod/ska and Chelski FC anthem.
  
• The Jamaican reggae vocal trio reached UK #21 with this Trojan records reggae release which became a future skinhead anthem.
• This country pop song written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin for the popular singer/guitarist/entertainer reached USA #23 (adult contemporary #1, & country #2) & UK #45. But it made the top ten in Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
• This sunshine pop song written by songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, gave Cass Eliott a disappointing for expectations USA #36 hit. However, it has been covered many times since.
  
• Written by John Lennon, this challenging Apple records single release peaked at UK #14 & USA #30. Much like his "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" composition, it was written not because of the attempt to get over Heroin addiction, but due to actual food poisoning from food poisoning suffered by John and Yoko after eating Christmas leftovers Dec 1968/Jan 1969!
• Yet another cover version of a song written in 1967 by New York-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. The Los Angeles rock band's version reached USA #10.
  
• Written by the country singer's wife, Margaret Ann Rich. This recording spent 11 weeks at #1 on the USA country charts, and crossed over to USA #41.
  

[raliverpool]

15/11/1969

1 Beatles - Something (3wks 7-3-1)

2 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (6wks 13-7-4-3-2-2)
3 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (6wks 28-18-10-6-5-3)
4 Beatles - Come Together (3wks 10-7-4)
5 David Bowie - Space Oddity (8wks 18-12-6-2-1-1-1-5)
6 Kinks - Shangri La (7wks 31-21-14-7-5-4-6)
7 Upsetters - Return To Django (6wks 34-26-18-14-10-7)
8 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (6wks 17-10-6-4-6-8)
9 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (5wks 19-13-11-9-9)
10 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (3wks 32-18-10)

11 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (5wks 36-23-17-13-11)
12 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (3wks 25-15-12)
13 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (3wks 26-17-13)
14 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (3wks 31-19-14)
15 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (2wks 22-15)
16 Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (4wks 24-18-14-16)
17 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (5wks 20-15-13-12-17)
18 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (2wks 28-18)
19 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (8wks 20-11-7-3-2-2-8-19)
20 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (1wk 21 NEW)
22 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (3wks 29-24-22)
23 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (4wks 39-28-25-24)
25 Family - No Mule's Fool (2wks 27-25)
26 Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (7wks 32-24-17-11-8-11-26)
27 Originals - Baby I'm For Real (4wks 38-30-26-27)
28 Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (2wks 34-28)
29 Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (2wks 37-29)
30 Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (4wks 26-19-20-30)

31 Stooges - 1969 (3wks 35-30-31)
32 John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (2wks 38-32)
33 Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me (4wks 22-20-21-33)
34 Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord (5wks 23-16-12-16-34)
35 Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming (2wks 39-35)
36 Herman's Hermits - Here Comes The Star (1wk 36 NEW)
37 James Brown - Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Nick Drake - Cello Song (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Pink Floyd - Grantchester Meadows (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Clodagh Rodgers - Biljo (1wk 40 NEW)

George Harrison's most famous composition and one of the greatest love songs ever written tops my Retro Rewind chart giving the Beatles their 19th number one.... Another eight new entries arrive from:

• The USA #1 psychedelic pop song was written and recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City and gave the fictional band their only sizeable international hit. It was covered by Bananarama in 1983. Just don't mention that annoying Bingo advert on at the moment.
• Released on the Swamp rockers album Willy and the Poor Boys, this angry anti-Vietnam song was released as a double A sided single alongside the more radio friendly "Down on the Corner". The single peaked at USA #3 & UK #31.
• The critically acclaimed singer/songwriter's attempt to repeat the success of "Everybody's Talkin'" saw him reach USA #34 & #3 in Canada.
  
• Peter Noone's pop rock outfit's melancholic UK #33 hit was a cover of the Australian top 5 hit by Ross D Wylie and written by another Aussie, Johnny Young. It was produced as ever by Mickie Most.
  
• The Godfather of Soul's latest written and produced single was released over the two sides of the 7" vinyl and peaked at USA #21.
  
• Culled from the seminal folk baroque debut album "Five Leaves Left" comes this self penned effort by the shortlived introverted singer/guitarist. It was produced by Joe Boyd and released on Islands records.
  
• The second track from the studio disc of the experimental progressive rock group's album Ummagumma. The highlight of the album was written and performed entirely by Roger Waters. The song features his lyrics accompanied by an acoustic guitar, while a tape loop of a skylark chirps in the background throughout the entire song.
• The Northern Ireland born singer/actress' UK #22 pop hit on RCA records.
  

[raliverpool]

22/11/1969

1 Beatles - Something (4wks 7-3-1-1)
2 Beatles - Come Together (4wks 10-7-4-2)
3 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (7wks 13-7-4-3-2-2-3)
4 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (7wks 28-18-10-6-5-3-4)
5 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (4wks 32-18-10-5)
6 Upsetters - Return To Django (7wks 34-26-18-14-10-7-6)
7 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (3wks 22-15-7)
8 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (4wks 31-19-14-8)
9 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (4wks 26-17-13-9)
10 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (4wks 25-15-12-10)

11 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (2wks 21-11)
12 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (2wks 23-12)
13 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (6wks 19-13-11-9-9-13)
14 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (2wks 20-14)
15 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (3wks 28-18-15)
16 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (6wks 36-23-17-13-11-16)
17 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (7wks 17-10-6-4-6-8-17)
18 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Kinks - Shangri La (8wks 31-21-14-7-5-4-6-19)
20 David Bowie - Space Oddity (9wks 18-12-6-2-1-1-1-5-20)

21 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (4wks 29-24-22-21)
22 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Blood Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (5wks 24-18-14-16-23)
24 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (3wks 34-28-25)
26 Family - No Mule's Fool (3wks 27-25-26)
27 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (5wks 39-28-25-24-27)
28 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Sandie Shaw - Your Time Is Gonna Come (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (3wks 37-29-30)

31 Nick Drake - Cello Song (2wks 38-31)
32 Guess Who - Undun (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Pink Floyd - Grantchester Meadows (2wks 39-34)
35 Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming (3wks 39-35-35)
36 Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? (6wks 20-15-13-12-17-37)
38 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I`m A Fool For You Baby) (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby (1wk 40 NEW)

Another Eleven new entries this week from:

• This USA #7 & UK 2 soul song written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells for the young Motown singer. It featured the Originals on backing vocals whilst the song had been first recorded, in 1966, by blue-eyed Motown soul singer Chris Clark.
• John Fogerty's written and produced more radio friendly track chronicled the tale of the fictional band Willy and the Poor Boys, and how they play on street corners to cheer people up and ask for nickels.
  
• Written by John Denver in 1966, the New York folk trio's cover was recorded in 1967, but only after its use in a USA documentary on the Vietnam War, did the song become an anti-War anthem propelling the song to USA #1. 20 years later New Order released the single "Run 2" which resulted in John Denver taking successful legal action for some fairly obvious plagiarism.
• Originally recorded as Diana Ross' first solo single as Supremes members Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong do not sing on the recording. This Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, and Harvey Fuqua composition became the trio's final single (with Ross in the group). It reached USA #1 & UK #13.
• Taken from the covers album Reviewing the Situation, the fifth original album by 1960s British girl singer. This Led Zeppelin cover became the first UK single release covering a Led Zeppelin song. (The album also contained the first release of Paul McCartney's Beatles outtake "Junk"). Despite being co-produced by Tony Visconti this very different sounding track for her failed to trouble the charts
• Randy Bachman's Dylanesque jazz pop rock song gave the Canadian rock group a USA #22 hit.
  
• The Georgia born country pop singer's USA #15 rock hit was written by Robert Nix and Billy Gilmore, and is full of barely disguised double entendre lyrics.
  
• The closing song of the country rock Nashville Skyline album, was by Dylan's standards a relatively straightforward love song. Belatedly released as a single it made USA #50.
• Written by fellow Scot Jim Doris, this Muscle Shoals produced, Atlantic R&B soul recording gave the Scottish singer a USA #22 hit. Whilst it failed to trouble the UK top 40, it went top 30 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, & South Africa.
  
• The Norman Whitfield written and produced Motown recording reached USA #17. It was written about the 1947 U.S.-to-Europe or American Friendship Train which gave aid to post WWII Europe.
  
• The very different sounding Atlantic R&B soul cover of the Paul McCartney melodramatic song reached USA #17.
  

[raliverpool]

29/11/1969

1 Beatles - Something (5wks 7-3-1-1-1)
2 Beatles - Come Together (5wks 10-7-4-2-2)
3 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (5wks 32-18-10-5-3)
4 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (4wks 22-15-7-4)
5 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (3wks 21-11-5)
6 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (3wks 23-12-6)
7 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (5wks 31-19-14-8-7)
8 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (5wks 26-17-13-9-8)
9 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (2wks 22-9)
10 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (5wks 25-15-12-10-10)

11 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (2wks 18-11)
12 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (3wks 20-14-12)
13 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (8wks 13-7-4-3-2-2-3-13)
14 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (4wks 28-18-15-14)
15 Upsetters - Return To Django (8wks 34-26-18-14-10-7-6-15)
16 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (8wks 28-18-10-6-5-3-4-16)
17 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (2wks 24-17)
18 Beatles - Abbey Road Medley (1wk 18 NEW)
19 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (7wks 19-13-11-9-9-13-19)
20 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (2wks 28-20)

21 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (1wk 21 NEW)
22 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (5wks 29-24-22-21-22)
23 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park (2wks 33-24)
25 Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (7wks 36-23-17-13-11-16-25)
26 Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (5wks 34-28-25-26)
27 Nick Drake - Cello Song (3wks 38-31-27)
28 Sandie Shaw - Your Time Is Gonna Come (2wks 29-28)
29 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I`m A Fool For You Baby) (2wks 38-29)
30 Guess Who - Undun (2wks 32-30)

31 Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (8wks 17-10-6-4-6-8-17-31)
32 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Band - Up On Cripple Creek (6wks 39-28-25-24-27-33)
34 Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (2wks 36-34)
35 Family - No Mule's Fool (4wks 27-25-26-35)
36 Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby (2wks 40-36)
37 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train (2wks 39-37)
38 Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (4wks 37-29-30-39)
40 Marv Johnson - I Miss You Baby (1wk 40 NEW)

Six new entries this week from:

• The 16-minute progressive pop medley of several short songs, recorded over July and August 1969 and blended into a suite by Paul McCartney and George Martin. Some songs were written (and originally recorded in demo form) during sessions for the White Album and Get Back / Let It Be. It contains the song segments of McCartney's "You Never Give Me Your Money";  Lennon's "Sun King", "Mean Mr Mustard", & "Polythene Pam"; in turn followed by four McCartney songs, "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" (written after a fan entered McCartney's residence via his bathroom window), "Golden Slumbers" (based on Thomas Dekker's 17th-century poem set to new music), "Carry That Weight" (reprising elements from "You Never Give Me Your Money", and featuring chorus vocals from all four Beatles), and closing with "The End" featuring Ringo Starr's only drum solo, followed by the other three members trading two bars guitar solos.
• The cousins Mel Hardin & Tim McPherson from Mississippi soul music duo discovered by Gene Chandler were signed to Bamboo records and their self penned recording reached USA #10 (R&B #3).
• This USA #41 was written with producer Gabriel Mekler, this blues rock ballad was taken from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! album, the Texas born singer's first solo album after departing the Big Brother and the Holding Company.
  
• The USA #6 spiritual song was written and recorded by Neil Diamond with instrumental backing provided by L.A. session musicians from The Wrecking Crew. 
• The 9 minutes 16 seconds blues rock song from the 1969 album Hot Rats. It features an idiosyncratic Captain Beefheart vocal and one of Zappa's classic guitar solos.
• The Detroit born R&B & soul singer who was the first act to release a record on what is known as Motown records scored his final hit with the retro sounding UK #25 Clarence Paul composition.
  

[raliverpool]

06/12/1969

1 Beatles - Something (6wks 7-3-1-1-1-1)
2 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (4wks 21-11-5-2)
3 Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry The Weight/The End (Medley) (2wks 18-3)
4 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (5wks 22-15-7-4-4)
5 Beatles - Come Together (6wks 10-7-4-2-2-5)
6 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (6wks 32-18-10-5-3-6)
7 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (4wks 23-12-6-7)
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (3wks 22-9-8)
9 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (3wks 18-11-9)
10 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (6wks 31-19-14-8-7-10)

11 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (4wks 20-14-12-11)
12 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (3wks 24-17-12)
13 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (6wks 26-17-13-9-8-13)
14 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (2wks 23-14)
15 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (2wks 21-15)
16 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (3wks 28-20-16)
17 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (6wks 25-15-12-10-10-17)
18 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (5wks 28-18-15-14-19)
20 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (2wks 32-20)

21 Jacksons - I Want You Back (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (3wks 38-29-23)
24 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park (3wks 33-24-25)
26 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime) (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Nick Drake - Cello Song (4wks 38-31-27-27)
28 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1wk 28 NEW)
29 RB Greaves - Take A Letter Maria (6wks 29-24-22-21-22-29)
30 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues (8wks 19-13-11-9-9-13-19-30)

31 Moody Blues - Watching and Waiting (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Syd Barrett - Octopus (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Sandie Shaw - Your Time Is Gonna Come (3wks 29-28-34)
35 Upsetters - Return To Django (9wks 34-26-18-14-10-7-6-15-35)
36 Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp (2wks 38-36)
37 Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (9wks 13-7-4-3-2-2-3-13-37)
38 Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (6wks 34-28-25-26-38)
39 Marlena Shaw - California Soul (9wks 28-18-10-6-5-3-4-16-39)
40 Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me (1wk 40 NEW)

Ten more retro rewind new entries from:

• The Bacharach & David Oscar's Award winning song from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This USA #1 & UK #38 hit had been rejected by Ray Stevens & Bob Dylan before the Oklahoma born singer gladly accepted the invitation to record this future easy listening standard. It also topped the charts in Canada, South Africa, & Norway. Whilst French singer Sacha Distel had the biggest hit of the song in Europe; whilst Australian teen idol's Johnny Farnham topped his native country's chart.

• The debut single by the music family group from Gary, Indiana was written and produced by The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards). This R&B funk pop song whose main lead vocal was performed by a tween, Michael Jackson reached USA #1 (R&B #1) & UK #2.
  
• The incendiary hard rock opening track on the band's second album, Led Zeppelin II, and was released in the United States, several countries in Europe, and Japan as a single. It reached USA #4, and topped the charts in Germany, & Australia, and went top ten throughout the world. In 1997 a picture disc single release saw it peak at UK #21.
• The British five-piece pop group debut single reached UK #3. Roger Coulam (keyboards) formed the band in the autumn of 1969, with Madeline Bell (vocalist), Roger Cook (vocalist), Alan Parker (guitarist), Herbie Flowers (bassist), and Barry Morgan (drummer) in an attempt to be a British version of 5th Dimension. This plea for racial harmony was written by Blue Mink's male lead singer Roger Cook and long time songwriter partner Roger Greenaway.
• This self penned Baroque pop song released from Scott Engel's album Scott 4, is regarded as the standout track of this album which failed to reach the album charts, as it got pushed out by pre Christmas releases by major acts.
  
• This acid rock track was written by the San Francisco group's Marty Balin & Paul Kantner (RIP). It was the title track of their USA top 20 album, and reached USA #65.
  
• This flop single by the progressive West Midlands rock band, and was written by band members Justin Hayward and Ray Thomas. Despite it's commercial failure it helped propel the symphonic album To Our Children's Children's Children to UK #2.
• The instrumental taken from their eponymous debut album, was a typical jazz latin rock fusion recording by the San Francisco group lead by guitarist Carlos Santana. Their appearance at the Woodstock Festival made them stars near overnight.
  
• The former Pink Floyd lead singer released this psychedelic folk track as a single preceding the January 1970 album The Madcap Laughs. It was co produced by his replacement David Gilmour.
  
• The title track of the English blue eyed soul singer's January 1970 album, was written by Thom Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble. It reached USA #24, and failed to reach the UK top 50. It would be her 10th and last USA top 40 hit for 17 years.
  

[raliverpool]

13/12/1969

1 Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (3wks 18-3-1)

2 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (5wks 21-11-5-2-2)
3 Beatles - Something (7wks 7-3-1-1-1-1-3)
4 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (4wks 18-11-9-4)
5 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (2wks 18-5)
6 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (4wks 24-17-12-6)
7 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (3wks 23-14-7)
8 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (6wks 22-15-7-4-4-8)
9 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (4wks 22-9-8-9)
10 Jacksons - I Want You Back (2wks 21-10)

11 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (5wks 20-14-12-11-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (2wks 22-12)
13 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (3wks 21-15-13)
14 Beatles - Come Together (7wks 10-7-4-2-2-5-14)
15 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (3wks 32-20-15)
16 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (2wks 24-16)
17 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (4wks 28-20-16-17)
18 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (5wks 23-12-6-7-18)
19 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (2wks 28-19)
20 Small Faces - Autumn Stone (7wks 32-18-10-5-3-6-20)

21 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (4wks 38-29-23-21)
22 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (2wks 26-22)
23 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (2wks 32-23)
24 King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King (7wks 31-19-14-8-7-10-24)
25 Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One (7wks 26-17-13-9-8-13-25)
26 Moody Blues - Watching and Waiting (2wks 31-26)
27 Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock'n'Roll (1wk 27 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3GC-Y_KZgA
28 Syd Barrett - Octopus (2wks 33-28)
29 Merle Haggard - Okie from Muskogee (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (6wks 28-18-15-14-19-31)
32 Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park (4wks 33-24-25-32)
33 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (7wks 25-15-12-10-10-17-33)
34 Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me (2wks 40-34)
35 Nick Drake - Cello Song (5wks 38-31-27-27-35)
36 Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Moonlight on Vermont (1wk 36 NEW) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmOrvCno56g
37 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Black (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Junior Walker & The All Stars - These Eyes (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Grass Roots - Heaven Knows (1wk 40 NEW)

The 20th Retro Rewind number one for the Fab Four comes with their seminal 16 minute medley that finished side two of the final studio album the Liverppol beat group ever recorded. Elsewhere eight new entries from:

• The Tottenham beat group getting into the medley craze with this inspired UK #7 rock'n'roll revival track.
  
• The USA country singer's co-written #1 country track crossed over to USA #41 in the pop charts. It went on to be covered by the likes of the Grateful Dead; Phil Ochs; and the Beach Boys.
  
• Gregg Allman's 5 minute long blues southern rock track appeared on the group's debut album The Allman Brothers. It became the Jacksonville, Florida band's radio calling card becoming a regular oldie on progressive rock stations in the early 1970s.
  
• The most famous track taken from the avant garde experimental rock album Trout Mask Replica produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa.
  
• The USA #76 (R&B #8) soulful jazzy blues song was written by Nina Simone with lyrics by Weldon Irvine. It was written in memory of Simone's late friend Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play A Raisin in the Sun. This much covered song became a civil rights anthem.
• Written in 1902 by American composer Theodore F. Morse and lyricist Edward Madden. It became a surprise UK #1 hit for the Australian TV entertainer and painter. In 1979 upon becoming Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher revealed it was her all time favourite song. (Makes sense when you think of how she tried to give Jimmy Savile a knighthood; and allegedly covered up paedophilic activities by members of her own cabinet)
• This R&B cover of the Guess Who rock pop hit, saw the tenor saxophonist's group reach USA #16 (R&B #3).
  
• The Los Angeles pop rock continued their run of hits with Rob Grill as lead singer reaching USA #24 with this Steve Barri produced track featuring horns.