RA Retro Tracks Rewind Charts 1970 - 1979

[Deleted]

Why you didn't include "All Kinds Of Everything" ?

It's my favourite UK # 1 of the 70s, all-time favourite Eurovision winner and favourite song from 1970 year.

[raliverpool]

May 8, 2016 18:24:29 GMT 1 @alexrange said:

Why you didn't include "All Kinds Of Everything" ?

It's my favourite UK # 1 of the 70s, all-time favourite Eurovision winner and favourite song from 1970 year.

Quite simply because I think it's lyrics are corny, the tune is toe-curlingly sickly sweet, and the production is bland, sounding like something Val Doonican's daughter or Westlife's mum would produce. The Carpenters or The Seekers it is not.

[raliverpool]

11/04/1970

01 Beatles - Let It Be (5wks 3-2-2-1-1)
02 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (4wks 15-6-4-2)
03 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (6wks 40-26-16-7-3-3)
04 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (5wks 30-18-9-7-4)
05 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (4wks 28-11-8-5)
06 Jackson 5 - ABC (4wks 9-4-5-6)
07 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (3wks 19-11-7)
08 Guess Who - American Woman (2wks 16-8)
09 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (9wks 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-9)
10 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (3wks 17-13-10)

11 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (3wks 16-10-11)
12 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (3wks 30-15-12)
13 Doors - Waiting for the Sun (4wks 29-18-12-13)
14 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma (8wks 7-3-2-2-3-3-6-14)
15 Bobby Shermann - Easy Come, Easy Go (2wks 23-15)
16 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (2wks 27-16)
17 Aretha Franklin - Call Me (6wks 30-15-7-5-9-17)
18 David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (3wks 34-22-18)
19 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun (4wks 38-31-25-19)
20 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning (4wks 31-25-20-21)
22 Tremeloes - By The Way (4wks 32-24-21-22)
23 Little Sister - You're The One (3wks 38-32-23)
24 Led Zeppelin - Thank You (8wks 25-14-4-4-4-8-14-24)
25 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (2wks 34-25)
26 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (2wks 37-27)
28 Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (6wks 37-21-14-13-18-28)
29 Clodagh Rodgers - Everybody Go Home The Party's Over (2wks 36-29)
30 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time (8wks 23-18-9-7-5-10-17-31)
32 Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around (3wks 37-30-32)
33 Santana - Evil Ways (8wks 24-20-16-11-8-12-19-33)
34 Juicy Lucy - Who Do You Love (4wks 35-27-26-34)
35 Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (6wks 27-14-10-15-24-35)
36 Santana - Jingo (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Van Morrison - Come Running (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True (5wks 33-23-22-28-39)
40 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (1wk 40 NEW)

Seven new entries this week from:

• The much covered boogie, blues rock staple taken from the Los Angeles rock group's Morrison Hotel album, it was originally released as the B-side to their single "You Make Me Real". However, USA radio DJ's flipped the single resulting in this track reaching USA #50. It would have gone much higher, but because of Jim Morrison's much publicised indiscretions running into trouble with the Police, the band were somewhat persona non grata on USA Top 40 radio at the time.
  
• The Dutch rock band's follow up to "Venus" was another international hit. It topped the Dutch charts and went top ten in several European countries, and reached USA #43 & UK #45.
  
• Another Dutch rock band, who hit the ground running with their debut single, which became a sizeable hit in Europe, and crossed over to reach USA #21, Australia #12, & New Zealand #17. Written by Dutch group's musicians Jan Visser and George Baker, this got introduced to a younger generation when it was utilized in the Quentin Tarantino film, Reservoir Dogs. As a result it got reissued and even made #1 in Japan in 1992.
  
• This self titled debut album cover of the 1959 song by Nigerian percussionist, Babatunde Olatunji became a popular live set number for the San Francisco Latin rock band fronted by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana.
  
• The Mississippi born blues and soul singer reached USA #3 (R&B #1) with this song co-written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson and produced by Willie Henderson.
• Originally demoed in 1968 as part of the Astral Weeks recording sessions, this relatively chirpy midtempo self penned Moondance album track was released as a single peaking at USA #39. It is fair to say there are much better cuts on the album.
  
• The Los Angeles sunshine pop group released this easy listening R&B flavoured USA #6 hit. It was written by Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters & Anita Poree. The first USA top ten hit (co-)written by Skip Scarborough, but certainly not the last...
  

[raliverpool]

18/04/1970

01 Beatles - Let It Be (6wks 3-2-2-1-1-1)
02 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (5wks 15-6-4-2-2)
03 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (6wks 30-18-9-7-4-3)
04 Guess Who - American Woman (3wks 16-8-4)
05 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (7wks 40-26-16-7-3-3-5)
06 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (5wks 28-11-8-5-6)
07 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (4wks 19-11-7-7)
08 Jackson 5 - ABC (5wks 9-4-5-6-8)
09 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (4wks 17-13-10-9)
10 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (2wks 20-10)

11 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (4wks 30-15-12-11)
12 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (3wks 27-16-12)
13 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (2wks 30-13)
14 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (10wks 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-9-14)
15 Bobby Shermann - Easy Come, Easy Go (3wks 23-15-15)
16 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (2wks 26-16)
17 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (4wks 16-10-11-17)
18 Who - The Seeker (1wk 18 NEW)
19 David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (4wks 34-22-18-19)
20 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (3wks 34-25-20)

21 Doors - Waiting for the Sun (5wks 29-18-12-13-21)
22 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (1wk 22 NEW)
23 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma (9wks 7-3-2-2-3-3-6-14-23)
24 Little Sister - You're The One (4wks 38-32-23-24)
25 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning (5wks 31-25-20-21-25)
26 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun (5wks 38-31-25-19-26)
27 Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (3wks 37-27-27)
28 Aretha Franklin - Call Me (7wks 30-15-7-5-9-17-28)
29 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (2wks 37-29)
30 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (2wks 40-30)

31 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Tremeloes - By The Way (5wks 32-24-21-22-32)
33 Clodagh Rodgers - Everybody Go Home The Party's Over (3wks 36-29-33)
34 Santana - Jingo (2wks 36-34)
35 Van Morrison - Come Running (2wks 38-35)
36 Rare Earth - Get Ready (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Led Zeppelin - Thank You (9wks 25-14-4-4-4-8-14-24-37)
38 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Cuff Links - When Julie Comes Around (4wks 37-30-32-39)
40 Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (1wk 40 NEW)

Six more diverse new entries from:

• This stand alone single release was another Pete Townshend penned track, which was more hard edged than their previous Tommy album output, and in retrospect paved the way soundwise for their 1971 album Who's Next. It reached UK #19 & USA #44.
  
• Co-written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and was recorded in 1969 at Juggy Sound Studio, New York. This II album cut paved the way for many acts to use a quiet (acoustic folk) verse, followed by a loud (hard rock) chorus.
• The country/folk rock supergroup now with an added 4th member being the Canadian rock singer/songwriter took this hard rock cover of the Joni Mitchell track released as lead single from their Déjà Vu album to USA #11.
  
• Motown's Detroit blues progressive rock cover of the Temptations original surpassed the original in the USA hitting USA #4.
• This Jamea Brown influenced track was written and recorded by American R&B singer for Stax records, reached USA #28 (R&B #5), & UK #18 (his only UK Top 40 entry). The instrumental backing was by the Bar-Kays.
• The Greek progressive rock band formed in 1967, by Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards), Demis Roussos (bass guitar and lead vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Silver Koulouris (guitar) scored a big European hit which topped the charts in Italy.

[Earl Purple]

I will also probably flop "All Kinds Of Everything". However I expect Dana to reach my chart with "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas".

[raliverpool]

May 8, 2016 21:39:45 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

I will also probably flop "All Kinds Of Everything". However I expect Dana to reach my chart with "It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas".

I suspect I'm going to strongly agree with that in a few months time....

[raliverpool]

25/04/1970

01 Beatles - Let It Be (7wks 3-2-2-1-1-1-1)
02 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (6wks 15-6-4-2-2-2)
03 Guess Who - American Woman (4wks 16-8-4-3)
04 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (3wks 30-13-4)
05 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (7wks 30-18-9-7-4-3-5)
06 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (3wks 20-10-6)
07 Who - The Seeker (2wks 18-7)
08 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (8wks 40-26-16-7-3-3-5-8)
09 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (4wks 27-16-12-9)
10 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (3wks 26-16-10)

11 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (6wks 28-11-8-5-6-11)
12 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (5wks 17-13-10-9-12)
13 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (5wks 30-15-12-11-13)
14 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (2wks 22-14)
15 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (5wks 19-11-7-7-15)
16 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Bobby Shermann - Easy Come, Easy Go (4wks 23-15-15-17)
18 Jackson 5 - ABC (6wks 9-4-5-6-8-18)
19 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (11wks 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-9-14-19)
20 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (4wks 34-25-20-21)
22 Maytals - Monkey Man (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (2wks 31-23)
24 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (3wks 40-30-24)
25 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (3wks 37-29-25)
26 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (5wks 16-10-11-17-26)
27 Rare Earth - Get Ready (2wks 36-27)
28 David Bowie - The Prettiest Star (5wks 34-22-18-19-28)
29 Little Sister - You're The One (5wks 38-32-23-24-29)
30 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Instant Karma (10wks 7-3-2-2-3-3-6-14-23-30)

31 Move - Brontosaurus (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Doors - Waiting for the Sun (6wks 29-18-12-13-21-32)
33 Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (4wks 37-27-27-33)
34 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning (6wks 31-25-20-21-25-34)
35 Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'clock (2wks 40-35)
36 Frijid Pink - House Of The Rising Sun (6wks 38-31-25-19-26-36)
37 Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Ides Of March - Vehicle (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Aretha Franklin - Call Me (8wks 30-15-7-5-9-17-28-40)

The Beatles spend a month at number one, and Paul McCartney announces he has left the group, albeit insiders claim the group has not been a going concern for the past six months largely due to Paul McCartney disagreeing on the appointment of Allen Klein as manager .... "The dream is over!"

Seven new entries this week from:

• Paul Simon's celebratory double meaning song comparing the art of songwriting to sleeping with a prostitute (St. Cecilia = patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition) reached USA #4, but flopped in the UK due to the public buying the blockbusting album instead, whilst the original received limited airplay.
  
• Songwriter Guy Fletcher (not to be confused with the Dire Straits member; but the father of Justin Fletcher, the children's TV presenter) with Doug Flett wrote this harmonic pop UK #7 & USA #82 hit for the Manchester beat group.
• Written by Toots Hibbert as a jab at their producer, Leslie Kong, because of a dispute they could no longer records as Toots & The Maytals because Leslie Kong legally owned the name ... this much covered Jamaican group's ska & reggae standard reached UK #47.
• The Birmingham pop group's first release since Carl Wayne left the group to be replaced by Jeff Lynne is this Roy Wood penned UK #7 lumbering hard rocker.
  
• This self penned effort by the distinctive sounding (at times) satirical singer/songwriter received some airplay but did not chart ... obviously Three Dog Night thought they could do better ....
  
• The Illinois funk rock band's one sizeable hit was this USA #2 written and sung by Jim Peterik, notable for its much sampled distinctive horn riff.
  
• The Warwickshire based psychedelic blues rock group reached UK #39 with this Frank Zappa-esque blues effort recorded live at Abbey Road.

[raliverpool]

02/05/1970

01 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (4wks 30-13-4-1)

02 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (4wks 20-10-6-2)
03 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (7wks 15-6-4-2-2-2-3)
04 Guess Who - American Woman (5wks 16-8-4-3-4)
05 Who - The Seeker (3wks 18-7-5)
06 Beatles - Let It Be (8wks 3-2-2-1-1-1-1-6)
07 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (4wks 26-16-10-7)
08 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (2wks 16-8)
09 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (3wks 22-14-9)
10 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (5wks 27-16-12-9-10)

11 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (2wks 20-11)
12 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (8wks 30-18-9-7-4-3-5-12)
13 Maytals - Monkey Man (2wks 22-13)
14 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (6wks 30-15-12-11-13-14)
15 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (4wks 40-30-24-15)
16 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (6wks 17-13-10-9-12-16)
17 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (9wks 40-26-16-7-3-3-5-8-17)
18 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (3wks 31-23-18)
19 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (4wks 37-29-25-19)
20 Move - Brontosaurus (2wks 31-20)

21 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (7wks 28-11-8-5-6-11-21)
22 Rare Earth - Get Ready (3wks 36-27-22)
23 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Ides Of March - Vehicle (2wks 38-24)
25 Bobby Sherman - Easy Come, Easy Go (5wks 23-15-15-17-25)
26 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (5wks 34-25-20-21-26)
27 Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come (2wks 37-27)
28 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (6wks 19-11-7-7-15-28)
29 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Jackson 5 - ABC (7wks 9-4-5-6-8-18-30)

31 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (3wks 40-35-32)
33 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (12wks 15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-9-14-19-33)
34 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Mary Hopkin - Knock Knock Who's There (6wks 16-10-11-17-26-35)
36 Miles Davis - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Edgar Broughton Band - Out Demons Out (2wks 39-40)

The Dutch blue eyed R&B group grab my Retro Rewind #1 with a song about illegally buying and using cannabis. Eight new entries arrive from:

• This UK #1 was written & produced by songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter, this started the dubious tradition of football teams releasing popular hit records on occasions such as this. The tune to the song was later used as the theme tune for popular BBC mid-1990s football/comedy TV programme Fantasy Football League, if only they got the comedian hosts of the show to do an England Football record ....
• The self penned romantic ballad flipside of the medium sized USA hit "Come Running" picked up airplay in its own right; and this "Moondance" album cut was later covered by Michael Buble.
  
• The Soul ballad written by Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyes in 1968 which was originally recorded by Lezli Valentine with little success. This cover version by the R&B vocal groupwas produced by Sylvia Robinson and became a USA #3 (R&B #1) hit.
• The Californian born, British based folk singer cover of the Paul Simon penned "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" album cut (where he basically lifted a 1913 penned Peruvian tune and had to pay out for it in the early 1980s) reached UK #19 on RAK records.
  
• The Jazz musician's self penned 14 minute+ jazz rock fusion instrumental taken from his seminal "Bitches Brew" album.
  
• The Country legends self penned protest song criticising the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies, crossed over to peak at USA #19 (Country #3) & UK #21.
  
• This Les Reed & Geoff Stephens penned dramatic ballad saw the Welsh "Voice" score a UK #5 & USA #13 (AC #1) hit.
  
• The gospel flavoured debut solo single of Motown former Supreme was written and produced by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson was expected to be a Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper. However, it fell well below Berry Gordy's expectations peaking at USA #20 & UK #33.

[raliverpool]

09/05/1970

01 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (5wks 30-13-4-1-1)
02 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (5wks 20-10-6-2-2)
03 Who - The Seeker (4wks 18-7-5-3)
04 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (3wks 16-8-4)
05 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (4wks 22-14-9-5)
06 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (4wks 26-16-10-6)
07 Guess Who - American Woman (6wks 16-8-4-3-4-7)
08 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (3wks 20-11-8)
09 Maytals - Monkey Man (3wks 22-13-9)
10 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (8wks 15-6-4-2-2-2-3-10)

11 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (5wks 40-30-24-15-11)
12 Move - Brontosaurus (3wks 31-20-12)
13 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Moody Blues - Question (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (6wks 27-16-12-9-10-15)
16 Beatles - Let It Be (9wks 3-2-2-1-1-1-1-6-16)
17 Ides Of March - Vehicle (3wks 38-24-17)
18 Rare Earth - Get Ready (4wks 36-27-22-18)
19 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (4wks 31-23-18-19)
20 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (5wks 37-29-25-19-20)

21 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (7wks 30-15-12-11-13-14-21)
22 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (2wks 23-22)
23 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (2wks 29-24)
25 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (2wks 34-25)
26 Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof (7wks 17-13-10-9-12-16-26)
27 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (2wks 31-27)
28 Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come (3wks 37-27-28)
29 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (2wks 38-29)
30 Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black (9wks 30-18-9-7-4-3-5-12-30)

31 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (2wks 37-31)
32 Nick Drake - Day is Done (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (2wks 39-33)
34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Aphrodite's Child - It's Five O'Clock (4wks 40-35-32-35)
36 Tyrannosaurus Rex - By The Light Of The Magical Moon (8wks 28-11-8-5-6-11-21-36)
37 Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda (6wks 34-25-20-21-26-38)
39 Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (10wks 40-26-16-7-3-3-5-8-17-39)
40 Bobby Sherman - Easy Come, Easy Go (6wks 23-15-15-17-25-40)

Six new retro rewind entries this week and many of them are classics:

• McCartney wrote the song in 1969, just before the Beatles' break-up. This McCartney album rock love song was credited to his wife Linda with helping him get through the difficult time. All the instruments: guitars, bass, piano, organ and drums are played by the former Beatle. This much covered song is Paul's all time favourite composition.  The Wings Over America live version became a top-ten hit in the USA and reached UK #28 in 1977.
• This UK #2 & UK #21 progressive rock song was written by their Swindon born guitarist Justin Hayward. It featured as the lead track on the 1970 album A Question of Balance.
  
• Culled from the 1969 album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, this Neil Young rock composition became a belated USA #55 hit.
• This melancholic Five Leaves Left album track was produced by Joe Boyd and features a stunning Robert Kirby string arrangement.
  
• Written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, John Fogerty. This much covered rock track with itys distictive riff reached USA #4 & UK #3. This future Cosmo's Factory album cut topped the charts in Australia & the Netherlands.
• The Canadian rock group's melodic rocker written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings was released as the flipside of their USA #1 hit "American Woman". However, it picked up enough airplay to reach USA #39 on the Cashbook chart.

[raliverpool]

16/05/1970

01 Moody Blues - Question (2wks 14-1)

02 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (6wks 30-13-4-1-1-2)
03 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (2wks 13-3)
04 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (6wks 20-10-6-2-2-4)
05 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (4wks 16-8-4-5)
06 Who - The Seeker (5wks 18-7-5-3-6)
07 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (5wks 22-14-9-5-7)
08 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (4wks 20-11-8-8)
09 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (2wks 34-9)
10 Move - Brontosaurus (4wks 31-20-12-10)

11 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (5wks 26-16-10-6-11)
12 Maytals - Monkey Man (4wks 22-13-9-12)
13 Ides Of March - Vehicle (4wks 38-24-17-13)
14 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (2wks 23-14)
15 Guess Who - American Woman (7wks 16-8-4-3-4-7-15)
16 Nick Drake - Day is Done (2wks 32-16)
17 Rare Earth - Get Ready (5wks 36-27-22-18-17)
18 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (6wks 40-30-24-15-11-18)
19 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (3wks 34-25-19)
20 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (3wks 29-24-20)

21 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (3wks 38-29-21)
22 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (3wks 23-22-22)
23 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (6wks 37-29-25-19-20-23)
24 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (5wks 31-23-18-19-24)
25 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (9wks 15-6-4-2-2-2-3-10-25)
26 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (3wks 31-27-26)
27 Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom (7wks 27-16-12-9-10-15-27)
28 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (3wks 39-33-28)
29 Joe Cocker - The Letter (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Beatles - Let It Be (10wks 3-2-2-1-1-1-1-6-16-30)

31 Christie - Yellow River (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (3wks 37-31-32)
33 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (8wks 30-15-12-11-13-14-21-33)
34 Randy Newman - Mama Told Me Not To Come (4wks 37-27-28-34)
35 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (1wk 36 NEW)
37 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Incredible String Band - Black Jack Davy (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Chicago - Make Me Smile (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight (2wks 37-40)

The Birmingham progressive rock group grab their second Retro Rewind #1 5 years after their first (Go Now). Elsewhere, seven more new entries from:

• The Sheffield born blue eyed soul singer's USA #7 & UK #39 Leon Russell produced rock cover of the The Box Tops original.
  
• The Leeds pop rock band fronted by Jeff Christie reached UK #1 & USA #23 with his composition originally turned down by the Tremeloes.
  
• John Fogerty's song about the over use of guns in the USA was wrongly interpreted at the time to be about the Vietnam War. This Swamp blues Cosmo's Factory album cut was the other side of their current USA #4 hit.
  
• The Leeds born singer scored a UK #37 (& Germany #10) hit with this dramatic/symphonic pop effort written by his brother Paul Ryan. It was later covered by Marc Almond.
  
• The Los Angeles based sunshine pop group's USA #24, was written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield. The verse was clearly "inspired" by Dusty Springfield's Son Of A Preacher Man.
  
• The Scottish psychedelic folk group cover of the traditional Scottish folk song was taken from their 6th studio album I Looked Up which was produced by Joe Boyd.
  
• Taken from the Chicago based Jazz rock group's second album II is this USA #9 uptempo hit written by James Pankow  with the band's guitarist, Terry Kath, on lead vocals.
  

[raliverpool]

23/05/1970

01 Moody Blues - Question (3wks 14-1-1)
02 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (3wks 13-3-2)
03 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (7wks 30-13-4-1-1-2-3)
04 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (3wks 34-9-4)
05 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (3wks 23-14-5)
06 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (5wks 16-8-4-5-6)
07 Nick Drake - Day is Done (3wks 32-16-7)
08 Move - Brontosaurus (5wks 31-20-12-10-8)
09 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (5wks 20-11-8-8-9)
10 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (7wks 20-10-6-2-2-4-10)

11 Ides Of March - Vehicle (5wks 38-24-17-13-11)
12 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (6wks 22-14-9-5-7-12)
13 Who - The Seeker (6wks 18-7-5-3-6-13)
14 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (4wks 38-29-21-15)
16 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (4wks 34-25-19-16)
17 Rare Earth - Get Ready (6wks 36-27-22-18-17-17)
18 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (4wks 29-24-20-18)
19 Christie - Yellow River (2wks 31-19)
20 Joe Cocker - The Letter (2wks 29-20)

21 Maytals - Monkey Man (5wks 22-13-9-12-21)
22 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (2wks 35-22)
23 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (6wks 26-16-10-6-11-23)
24 Beatles - Across the Universe (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (4wks 39-33-28-25)
26 Guess Who - American Woman (8wks 16-8-4-3-4-7-15-26)
27 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (2wks 37-27)
28 England World Cup Squad 1970 - Back Home (4wks 23-22-22-28)
29 Friends Of Distinction - Love Or Let Me Be Lonely (7wks 40-30-24-15-11-18-29)
30 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (4wks 31-27-26-30)

31 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (2wks 36-31)
32 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time (7wks 37-29-25-19-20-23-32)
33 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock (6wks 31-23-18-19-24-34)
35 Chicago - Make Me Smile (2wks 39-35)
36 Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Johnny Cash - What Is Truth (4wks 37-31-32-40)

An all male vocal top 15 sees seven more Retro Rewind new entries appear this week from:

• Paul McCartney's ballad first recorded in September 1968, was properly recorded by the Fab Four with Billy Preston on 26th January 1969 which sounds near perfect. Unfortunately, Phil Spector vandalized the track by overdubbing 8 violins, four violas, four cellos, three trumpets, three trombones, two guitars, and a choir of 14 women, and a lush orchestral score conducted by Richard Hewson to ruin the track. Among the six reasons McCartney gave for dissolving the Beatles was that new manager Allen Klein's company, ABKCO, had caused "intolerable interference" by overdubbing "The Long and Winding Road" without consulting McCartney. Whilst during the divorce proceeding Paul's side called upon producer George Martin "so uncharacteristic" of the Beatles; and "totally inappropriately and unsympathetically over produced". Whilst Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was even more scathing calling the finished USA #1 atrocity "Grotesque. It was an insult to Paul". Yet according to John Lennon "Spector took the tape and did a damn good job with it." Well he did not get rid of Lennon's rudimentary bass guitar playing that is for sure....
  
• Written by John Lennon, this Let It Be album cut first appeared on the various artists' charity compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World in December 1969 in a semi acoustic form produced by George Martin from a February 1968 session featuring just John & Paul. Again Phil Spector added his proto-Westlife overproduced Wall of Sound cheesiness and removed the bird sounds and the charming two young children singing on the original of this much covered song recorded by the likes of David Bowie; Rufus Wainwright; & Fiona Apple.
• The tune "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe" was written for the US studio group Wind, by Bo Gentry, Paul Naumann and Kenny Laguna as an instrumental B-side. This Dick James Music produced cover went to UK #2 and featured Harry Pitch on harmonica. Pitch then went on as the harmonica player to perform the theme tune for Last of the Summer Wine!
• The Jewish American singer songwriter's African beat type composition reached USA #30.
  
• The folk singer/songwriter's breakthrough hit featured the Californian Gospel Choir reaching USA #6, #3 in Australia and topping the charts in Netherlands for Melanie Safka.
  
• A Rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group on Trojan records. It was later covered by Boney M.
• A song written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Ray Stevens in 1969. It was soon covered by Johnny Cash, and Lynn Anderson before this country folk "recover" on his debut album, Kristofferson.

[raliverpool]

30/05/1970

01 Moody Blues - Question (4wks 14-1-1-1)
02 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (4wks 13-3-2-2)
03 Nick Drake - Day is Done (4wks 32-16-7-3)
04 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (4wks 34-9-4-4)
05 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (4wks 23-14-5-5)
06 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (2wks 14-6)
07 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (8wks 30-13-4-1-1-2-3-7)
08 Beatles - Across the Universe (2wks 24-8)
09 Move - Brontosaurus (6wks 31-20-12-10-8-9)
10 Christie - Yellow River (3wks 31-19-10)

11 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (6wks 16-8-4-5-6-11)
12 Ides Of March - Vehicle (6wks 38-24-17-13-11-12)
13 Joe Cocker - The Letter (3wks 29-20-13)
14 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (2wks 33-14)
15 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (5wks 38-29-21-15-15)
16 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (3wks 35-22-16)
17 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (6wks 20-11-8-8-9-18)
19 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (5wks 29-24-20-18-19)
20 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (2wks 39-20)

21 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (5wks 34-25-19-16-21)
22 Rare Earth - Get Ready (7wks 36-27-22-18-17-17-22)
23 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (7wks 22-14-9-5-7-12-23)
24 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (3wks 37-27-24)
25 Doors - Roadhouse Blues (8wks 20-10-6-2-2-4-10-25)
26 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (2wks 37-26)
27 Who - The Seeker (7wks 18-7-5-3-6-13-27)
28 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (3wks 36-31-28)
29 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (5wks 39-33-28-25-30)

31 Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Chicago - Make Me Smile (3wks 39-35-32)
33 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (2wks 38-33)
34 Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (2wks 36-34)
35 Maytals - Monkey Man (6wks 22-13-9-12-21-35)
36 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Moments - Love On A Two Way Street (5wks 31-27-26-30-37)
38 Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe (7wks 26-16-10-6-11-23-38)
39 Butterscotch - Don't You Know (1wk 39 NEW)
40 King Crimson - Cat Food (1wk 40 NEW)

Six more new entries this week from:

• The very disturbing UK #10 psychedelic heavy rock song was written during Green's final months with the British blues rock band before he departed after taking far two much LSD at a party in Germany.
• This song written by Australian singer-songwriter Carl Groszman was arguably the group's first attempt at a blues rock shuffle/boogie which would become their trademark sound. It reached UK #12.
• This soulful cover of the 1968 USA #4 hit for Dion in tribute to the memory of four assassinated Americans, all icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy was never released as a single in the USA, but in the UK it peaked at #9, arguably leading the way for his next studio album "What's Going On"
  
• The Canadian pop rock group featuring wife and husband Susan & Terry "Seasons In The Sun" Jacks reached #1 in Canada and USA #2 with this melancholic harmonic track written and produced by Terry Jacks.
  
• The songwriting trio of Tony Morrow, David Martin and Chris Arnold reached the UK top 20 with this superior bubblegum pop effort.
  
• The unsuccessful single culled from the progressive rock group's second album the UK #4 In the Wake of Poseidon was written by Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield, Ian McDonald and featured the departing Greg Lake on vocals.

[vastar iner]

Imagine a psychedelic heavy rock song going to ten nowadays...

The drummer of The Poppy Family was called Satwant Singh; a name which would become infamous a couple of decades later when a namesake assassinated Indira Gandhi.

[raliverpool]

06/06/1970

01 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (5wks 13-3-2-2-1)

02 Moody Blues - Question (5wks 14-1-1-1-2)
03 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (3wks 14-6-3)
04 Nick Drake - Day is Done (5wks 32-16-7-3-4)
05 Beatles - Across the Universe (3wks 24-8-5)
06 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (3wks 33-14-6)
07 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (5wks 23-14-5-5-7)
08 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (5wks 34-9-4-4-8)
09 Joe Cocker - The Letter (4wks 29-20-13-9)
10 Christie - Yellow River (4wks 31-19-10-10)

11 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (2wks 17-11)
12 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (3wks 39-20-12)
13 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (2wks 36-13)
14 Move - Brontosaurus (7wks 31-20-12-10-8-9-14)
15 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (3wks 37-26-15)
16 Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John (2wks 31-16)
17 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (4wks 35-22-16-17)
18 Ides Of March - Vehicle (7wks 38-24-17-13-11-12-18)
19 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (6wks 38-29-21-15-15-19)
20 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (7wks 16-8-4-5-6-11-20)

21 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (9wks 30-13-4-1-1-2-3-7-21)
22 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (2wks 29-22)
23 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (4wks 37-27-24-23)
24 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Doors - Peace Frog (1wk 26 NEW)
27 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (3wks 38-33-27)
28 Van Morrison - Crazy Love (6wks 29-24-20-18-19-28)
29 Julie Felix - If I Could (El Condor Pasa) (6wks 34-25-19-16-21-29)
30 Chicago - Make Me Smile (4wks 39-35-32-30)

31 Rare Earth - Get Ready (8wks 36-27-22-18-17-17-22-31)
32 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (4wks 36-31-28-32)
33 Chairman Of The Board - (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Hollies - I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (7wks 20-11-8-8-9-18-34)
35 Butterscotch - Don't You Know (2wks 39-35)
36 Last Poets - Wake Up Niggers (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Beach Boys - Cottonfields (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Neil Diamond - Soolaimon (3wks 36-34-38)
39 Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (8wks 22-14-9-5-7-12-23-39)
40 Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) (6wks 39-33-28-25-30-40)

At #1 is this album only classic later covered by The Faces/Rod Stewart; Carleen Anderson; Joe Cocker; Foo Fighters; Norah Jones; Jem; Billy Joel; Ray Charles; Christina Perri; Sara Bareilles; etc. The first of how many post Beatles McCartney efforts. Six new entries arrive from:

• Ray Dorset's summery ode encouraging people to wrecklessly drink drive was a global number one hit including in the UK, and peaked at USA #3.
• The Florida rock band reached USA #4 with their only sizeable hit song, which was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte.
  
• This Morrison Hotel dance rock cut was written by the Los Angeles blues rock group's Jim Morrison & Robby Krieger, and basically sounds like The Charlatans meets the Inspiral Carpets 20 years before those Madchester group's existed.
  
• Written by Ronald Dunbar, and Edythe Wayne (aka Holland-Dozier-Holland) this soulful Northern Soul release reached USA #38 (R&B #19), and UK #5.
• The proto-rap Harlem, New York assemble of poets and beat artists Black Power movement anthem which was the opening track of their self titled debut album, and it later appeared on the OST of Performance, the patchy Mick Jagger acting vehicle.
  
• This surf country pop cover of the 1940 song written by blues musician Lead Belly, with Al Jardine on lead vocals debuted on the group's 1969 album 20/20. Released as a single it peaked at a lowly USA #95 .... but then went on to be a big international hit reaching UK #5, and topping the charts in Australia, South Africa, Sweden and Norway.
  

[raliverpool]

13/06/1970

01 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (6wks 13-3-2-2-1-1)
02 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (4wks 14-6-3-2)
03 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (2wks 24-3)
04 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (4wks 33-14-6-4)
05 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (3wks 36-13-5)
06 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (3wks 17-11-6)
07 Moody Blues - Question (6wks 14-1-1-1-2-7)
08 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (4wks 37-26-15-8)
09 Joe Cocker - The Letter (5wks 29-20-13-9-9)
10 Beatles - Across the Universe (4wks 24-8-5-10)

11 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (4wks 39-20-12-11)
12 Nick Drake - Day is Done (6wks 32-16-7-3-4-12)
13 Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John (3wks 31-16-13)
14 Doors - Peace Frog (2wks 26-14)
15 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (2wks 25-15)
16 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (6wks 34-9-4-4-8-16)
17 Christie - Yellow River (5wks 31-19-10-10-17)
18 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (6wks 23-14-5-5-7-18)
19 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (3wks 29-22-19)
20 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (1wk 21 NEW)
22 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (5wks 35-22-16-17-22)
23 Move - Brontosaurus (8wks 31-20-12-10-8-9-14-23)
24 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Chairman Of The Board - (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String (2wks 33-26)
27 Beach Boys - Cottonfields (2wks 37-27)
28 Tom Jones - Daughter Of Darkness (7wks 38-29-21-15-15-19-28)
29 Ides Of March - Vehicle (8wks 38-24-17-13-11-12-18-29)
30 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (4wks 38-33-27-30)

31 Last Poets - Wake Up Niggers (2wks 36-31)
32 Van Morrison - Moondance (1wk 32 NEW)
33 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (5wks 37-27-24-23-33)
34 Chicago - Make Me Smile (5wks 39-35-32-30-34)
35 Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (8wks 16-8-4-5-6-11-20-35)
36 Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Herman's Hermits - Bet Yer Life I Do (1wk 37 NEW)
38 George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (10wks 30-13-4-1-1-2-3-7-21-38)
39 Barry Ryan - Kitsch (5wks 36-31-28-32-39)
40 Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful (1wk 40 NEW)

Eight Retro Rewind entries come from:

• The socially aware Motown psychedelic soul song written by producer Norman Whitfield with Barrett Strong. It peaked at USA #3 (R&B #2) & UK #7.
• This cover of Ray Peterson's 1959 USA top 25 hit, which did similarly well in the UK via a cover by Ronnie Hilton. Recorded live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada this version reached USA #9, and UK #1.
  
• Written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966 by Randy Newman, this longer, rock 'n roll and funk-inspired version topped the USA Billboard singles chart, and reached UK #3 some 30 years before the Tom Jones & Stereophonics cover of the same song.
• Written by the hard rock quartet this relatively straight forward rocker opens Side II of the album Led Zeppelin II, and is famous for its memorable guitar riff by Jimmy Page, along with its unaccompanied solo, which he improvised on the spot.
• The jazzy rock title track of the 1970 studio album written by the Northern Irish singer-songwriter remained a FM radio favourite until it was belatedly released as a single in 1977 when it peaked at USA #92.
• Written by the Birmingham Heavy Blues Metal group, it first appeared as the fourth track on the band's 1970 debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics of the 6 minutes song are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer falling in love.
  
• The UK #22 penultimate single by the 1960s Manchester Beat pop group. This Mickie Most production was clearly influenced by Ska, Reggae, & the music of the Caribbean.
  
• This USA, Australian & Canadian #1 & UK #6 gospel country pop song about tolerance was written, composed, and performed by comedy singer Ray Stevens. This was a straightforward effort complete with a singalong chorus and a children choir which just about stays the right side of a schmaltzy saccharinefest ... Just about.... well compared to "Grandad", "All Kinds Of Everything", ....

[raliverpool]

20/06/1970

01 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (7wks 13-3-2-2-1-1-1)
02 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (3wks 24-3-2)
03 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (4wks 17-11-6-3)
04 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (4wks 36-13-5-4)
05 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (5wks 14-6-3-2-5)
06 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (5wks 33-14-6-4-6)
07 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (5wks 37-26-15-8-7)
08 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (2wks 20-8)
09 Doors - Peace Frog (3wks 26-14-9)
10 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (2wks 25-10)

11 Free - All Right Now (1wk 11 NEW)
12 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come (2wks 24-12)
13 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (3wks 25-15-13)
14 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (2wks 21-14)
15 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (5wks 39-20-12-11-15)
16 Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John (4wks 31-16-13-16)
17 Joe Cocker - The Letter (6wks 29-20-13-9-9-17)
18 Van Morrison - Moondance (2wks 32-18)
19 Beatles - Two Of Us (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Moody Blues - Question (7wks 14-1-1-1-2-7-20)

21 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (4wks 29-22-19-21)
22 Beatles - Across the Universe (5wks 24-8-5-10-22)
23 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Beach Boys - Cottonfields (3wks 37-27-24)
25 Chairman Of The Board - (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String (3wks 33-26-25)
26 Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (2wks 36-26)
27 Mountain - Mississippi Queen (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Christie - Yellow River (6wks 31-19-10-10-17-28)
29 Deep Purple - Speed King (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Nick Drake - Day is Done (7wks 32-16-7-3-4-12-30)

31 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (7wks 23-14-5-5-7-18-32)
33 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle (6wks 35-22-16-17-22-33)
34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend (7wks 34-9-4-4-8-16-34)
35 Last Poets - Wake Up Niggers (3wks 36-31-35)
36 Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Move - Brontosaurus (9wks 31-20-12-10-8-9-14-23-37)
38 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (5wks 38-33-27-30-39)
40 Impressions - Check Out Your Mind (1wk 40 NEW)

Nine new entries come from:

• Written by bassist Andy Fraser and singer Paul Rodgers in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm House, this blues hard rock standard topped the charts in over 20 countries, but had to settle for UK #2 & USA #4 for the blues rock pioneers signed to Island records.
• Originally titled "On Our Way Home". Its songwriter Paul McCartney claimed it was dedicated to his wife-to-be Linda Eastman. This folk rocker Everly Brothers style duet between John & Paul was one of the least altered tracks on the Let It Be album by producer Phil Spector of the early 1969 aborted "Get Back" sessions.
• Written by former Motown producers, Holland–Dozier–Holland (under the pseudonym of Edythe Wayne) and Ron Dunbar for their Invictus record label. Detroit born Freda, the older sister of future member of The Supremes, Scherrie Payne; and later married to 1980s USA chart topper Gregory Abbott reached USA #3, UK #1, Canada #2 & Australia #5 with this song about an impotent or frigid lover which featured a young Ray Parker Jr on guitar.
• The New York based hard rock group comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist/vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight and drummer N. D. Smart reached USA #21 with their hard rock standard.
  
• Culled from the album Deep Purple in Rock, this loud near six minute song was written and produced by the hard rock quintet of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, organist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, and singer Ian Gillan.
  
• The Louisiana born singer/songwriter & guitarist reached UK #21 with this self explanatory swamp rocker featuring lyrics that would render it unplayable today in this post Savile/Operation Yewtree generation.
• This self penned gospel soul track reached USA #23 (R&B #3) for the Queen of Soul produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, and Tom Dowd taken from the album of the same name.
  
• This uptempo UK #6 (& Ireland #1) hit was written by the songwriting trio of Mitch Murray, Peter Callander, Geoff Stephens has apparently become a bit of an anthem in the LGBT community.
  
• The title track of the soul group's final album before singer/songwriter Curtis Mayfield went solo reached USA #28 (R&B #3).
  

[raliverpool]

27/06/1970

01 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (5wks 17-11-6-3-1)

02 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (3wks 20-8-2)
03 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (8wks 13-3-2-2-1-1-1-3)
04 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (4wks 24-3-2-4)
05 Free - All Right Now (2wks 11-5)
06 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (3wks 25-10-6)
07 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come (3wks 24-12-7)
08 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (3wks 21-14-8)
09 Doors - Peace Frog (4wks 26-14-9-9)
10 Beatles - Two Of Us (2wks 19-10)

11 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (6wks 37-26-15-8-7-11)
12 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (2wks 23-12)
13 Van Morrison - Moondance (3wks 32-18-13)
14 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (5wks 36-13-5-4-14)
15 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (4wks 25-15-13-15)
16 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (6wks 33-14-6-4-6-16)
17 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha (2wks 38-17)
18 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (6wks 14-6-3-2-5-19)
20 Deep Purple - Speed King (2wks 29-20)

21 Mountain - Mississippi Queen (2wks 27-21)
22 Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (3wks 36-26-22)
23 Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through the Night (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin And John (5wks 31-16-13-16-24)
25 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl (2wks 31-25)
26 Beach Boys - Cottonfields (4wks 37-27-24-26)
27 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (5wks 29-22-19-21-27)
28 Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (6wks 39-20-12-11-15-28)
29 Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark (2wks 36-29)
30 Crosby Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Jackson Five - The Love You Save (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Chairman Of The Board - (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String (4wks 33-26-25-32)
33 Joe Cocker - The Letter (7wks 29-20-13-9-9-17-33)
34 Four Tops - It's All In The Game (1wk 34 NEW)
35 5th Dimension - Save The Country (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Impressions - Check Out Your Mind (2wks 40-36)
37 Arrival - I Will Survive (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Moody Blues - Question (8wks 14-1-1-1-2-7-20-38)
39 Pretty Things - She's A Lover (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Procol Harum - Whisky Train (1wk 40 NEW)

At number one .... anyone who seriously thinks the output of Stock Aitken & Waterman are better than this 2nd Retro Rewind chart topper by Peter Green's incarnation of Mick Fleetwood & John McVie's group can Jack Off. Nine more new entries arrive from:

• Originally a folk ballad written and composed by John Hurley and his writing partner, Ronnie Wilkins late in 1966, this reggae version by the Jamaican born singer reached UK #9 on Trojan records, and was later covered by Paul Young.
• This country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson, became a much covered song in this decade.
• Written by the former Hollies member Graham Nash. The country rock supergroup reached USA #16 with this folk rock standard taken from their Deja Vu album.
• This uptempo USA #1 (R&B #1) & UK #7 bubblegum soul pop hit was again written and produced by The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, and Deke Richards).
  
• This USA #24 (R&B #6) & UK #5 cover of the 1958 pop standard for Tommy Edwards for the Motown male vocal group. It features a vocal motif later used on Betty Boo's 1990s hit Let Me Take You There.
  
• Written by the New York singer/songwriter Laura Nyro who was inspired to write the song after the June 5, 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy on her 1969 album, New York Tendaberry. This uptempo sunshine pop cover reached USA #27 for the Californian mixed race vocal quintet.
• The London-based close-harmony pop-rock band featuring singers originally from Liverpool had their second and final hit with this UK #16 release. Ironically female singer Dyan Birch went on to do a host of 1970s pop session work including on a certain Gloria Gaynor smash hit with the same title!
• The flop single culled from the minor 1970 hit psychedelic rock album (Parachutes), their 5th studio album by the 1960s London group.
  
• The flop (uncharacteristic sounding for them) hard rock single culled from the minor 1970 hit album (Home), their 4th studio album by the 1960s group from Southend-on-Sea fronted by Gary Brooker.
  

[raliverpool]

04/07/1970

01 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (6wks 17-11-6-3-1-1)
02 Free - All Right Now (3wks 11-5-2)
03 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (4wks 20-8-2-3)
04 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come (4wks 24-12-7-4)
05 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (4wks 25-10-6-5)
06 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (4wks 21-14-8-6)
07 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (3wks 23-12-7)
08 Beatles - Two Of Us (3wks 19-10-8)
09 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (5wks 24-3-2-4-9)
10 Van Morrison - Moondance (4wks 32-18-13-10)

11 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People (2wks 18-11)
12 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (9wks 13-3-2-2-1-1-1-3-12)
13 Doors - Peace Frog (5wks 26-14-9-9-13)
14 Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through the Night (2wks 23-14)
15 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha (3wks 38-17-15)
16 Jackson Five - The Love You Save (2wks 31-16)
17 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (7wks 37-26-15-8-7-11-17)
18 Deep Purple - Speed King (3wks 29-20-18)
19 Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Mountain - Mississippi Queen (3wks 27-21-20)

21 Four Tops - It's All In The Game (2wks 34-21)
22 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Kinks - Lola (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Shirley Bassey - Something (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride (5wks 25-15-13-15-25)
26 Crosby Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (2wks 30-26)
27 Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (4wks 36-26-22-27)
28 Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy (6wks 36-13-5-4-14-28)
29 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl (3wks 31-25-29)
30 5th Dimension - Save The Country (2wks 35-30)

31 Mr Bloe - Groovin' With Mr Bloe (7wks 33-14-6-4-6-16-31)
32 Beatles - The Long & Winding Road (7wks 14-6-3-2-5-19-32)
33 Arrival - I Will Survive (2wks 37-33)
34 Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Beach Boys - Cottonfields (5wks 37-27-24-26-36)
37 Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark (3wks 36-29-37)
38 Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe (6wks 29-22-19-21-27-38)
39 Thunderclap Newman - Accidents (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready (1wk 40 NEW)

Eight Retro Rewind new entries this week from:

• Brother & Sister Richard & Karen Carpenter's easy listening cover of a 1964 Bacharach & David penned album track and B-side of a Dionne Warwick composition. This Grammy winning breakout hit reached USA #1 (& AC #1) & UK #6; and topped the charts in Australia & Canada.
  
• The Ladies Of The Canyon environmentally friendly album cut was written and produced by the Canadian folk singer/songwriter. Released as a single it peaked at Canada #14, USA #24 (in 1975), Australia #6 & UK #11.
  
• Written by Ray Davies and performed by the London rock band on their album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. This global top ten hit (UK #2 & USA #9; and a chart topper in South Africa; the Netherlands; & Belgium) details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite, whom he meets in a club in Soho, London, and was based on an experience that the group's then manager had.
• The Welsh singer's UK #4 & USA #55 easy listening take on the George Harrison penned 1969 standard.
  
• The first single released after the Greek orthodox born singer/songwriter signed a contract with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith this new folk rock song about Stevens' former girlfriend American model Patti D'Arbanville reached UK #8.
• The 38 year old First Lady of Country signature tune was a self penned autobiographical effort about her family's struggles when growing up in Kentucky. It topped the USA Country chart and became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 83. It later served as the impetus for the best-selling autobiography (1976) and the Oscar-winning biopic, both of which share the song's title.
  
• The short lived rock trio's other minor hit. It peaked at UK #46 and was taken from their only album Hollywood Dream.
  
• The Los Angeles blues rock group only sizeable hit was this gospel tinged USA #14 effort co written by singer Charlie Allen with producer John Hill.
  

[raliverpool]

11/07/1970

01 Free - All Right Now (4wks 11-5-2-1)

02 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (7wks 17-11-6-3-1-1-2)
03 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (4wks 23-12-7-3)
04 Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come (5wks 24-12-7-4-4)
05 Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You (5wks 21-14-8-6-5)
06 Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (5wks 20-8-2-3-6)
07 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (5wks 25-10-6-5-7)
08 Van Morrison - Moondance (5wks 32-18-13-10-5)
09 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People (3wks 18-11-9)
10 Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (2wks 19-10)

11 Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through the Night (3wks 23-14-11)
12 Beatles - Two Of Us (4wks 19-10-8-12)
13 Kinks - Lola (2wks 23-13)
14 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (2wks 22-14)
15 Four Tops - It's All In The Game (3wks 34-21-15)
16 Jackson Five - The Love You Save (3wks 31-16-16)
17 Cliff Richard - Goodbye Sam Hello Samantha (4wks 38-17-15-17)
18 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (6wks 24-3-2-4-9-18)
19 Shirley Bassey - Something (2wks 24-19)
20 Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter (2wks 35-20)

21 Deep Purple - Speed King (4wks 29-20-18-21)
22 Mountain - Mississippi Queen (4wks 27-21-20-22)
23 Doors - Peace Frog (6wks 26-14-9-9-13-23)
24 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Teach Your Children (3wks 30-26-24)
25 Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville (2wks 34-25)
26 Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (10wks 13-3-2-2-1-1-1-3-12-26)
27 Paul McCartney - Every Night (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours) (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Bread - Make It With You (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready (2wks 40-30)

31 Melanie ft Edwin Hawkins Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (8wks 37-26-15-8-7-11-17-31)
32 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Jimmy Ruffin - I'll Say Forever My Love (1wk 33 NEW)
34 5th Dimension - Save The Country (3wks 35-30-34)
35 Ten Years After - Love Like a Man (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Tony Joe White - Groupie Girl (4wks 31-25-29-36)
37 Arrival - I Will Survive (3wks 37-33-37)
38 Jimmy Hendrix - Machine Gun (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Fotheringay - Winter Winds (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (5wks 36-26-22-27-40)

The London based hard blues rock group top my Retro Rewind Chart .... Elsewhere, eight more entries:

• This near acoustic song premiered in January 1969 at The Beatles' Get Back sessions ... this composition apparently about the (then) imminent demise of The Beatles which quietly challenges the uneasy relationship between rock and domesticity was taken from his debut solo album "McCartney". A number of cover versions charted in the 1970s across the world by the likes of Billy Joe Royal; Odetta; Claudine Longet; & Phoebe Snow.
  
• This uptempo soul singer written by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, & Lula Mae Hardaway reached USA #3 (R&B #1) & UK #15.
  
• The Los Angeles based soft rock group scored their maiden hit with the title track of their debut album. Written by singer David Gates this much covered song reached USA #1 & UK #5.
  
• The protest rock song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970 reached USA #14 for the country folk rock supergroup.
• The Motown soul singer continued his run of being more successful in the UK than in his native USA with this USA #77 & UK #7 hit.
  
• The Nottingham blues rock band only UK chart hit came with this edited version of the Cricklewood Green album cut wWritten by the group's lead vocalist Alvin Lee and produced by the group.
  
• The 12 minutes plus stand out album cut from the Band Of Gypsys live album recorded on January 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York City with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums.
  
• Sandy Denny's self penned acoustic folk track by the short-lived British folk rock group, formed in 1970 by singer Sandy Denny on her departure from Fairport Convention.
  

[Earl Purple]

Mine isn't necessarily going to match up, and I have over a year to go until I reach 1970, but Lola, Big Yellow Taxi and Close To You all entering the same week. That would put a definite strain on me.