January 27, 2024: JH - Singles from Classic 1974 Albums

 January 27, 2024

Host: Jan Hunsinger (JH)

Spotlight: Singles from classic 1974 Albums

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Playlist

·     songs with * were requests

·     all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted

·     a glossary of terms is below the playlist

6:00 - 7:00

OPENING THEME:  Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969 - #29: produced by Jimi Hendrix)

Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot (1974 - #10: from the LP "Sundown")

The Entertainer - Billy Joel (1974 - #34: from the album "Streetlife Serenade", co-produced by Joel and former We Five member Michael Stewart)

Jolene - Dolly Parton (1974 - #60: title track from her LP; song ranks #217/RS500)

Take Me to the River - Al Green (1974 - DNC: song ranks #117/RS500; from the LP "Al Green Explores Your Mind")

Only You - Ringo Starr (1974 - #6: his cover of The Platters hit from the LP "Goodnight Vienna")

Dark Horse - George Harrison (1974 - #15: title track from his LP)

Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon (1974 - #1: from his LP "Walls and Bridges"; backing vocals by Elton John, who bet with Lennon to appear live with him if the song topped the charts)

Mighty Love, Pt. 1 - The Spinners (1974 - #20: another LP title track)

James Dean - The Eagles (1974 - #77: from the "On the Border" LP; song was co-written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey)

Help Me - Joni Mitchell (1974 - #7: song ranks #282/RS500; from her "Court and Spark" LP)

45 Corner

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John (1974 - #2: from his "Caribou" LP with backing vocals by The Captain and Tennille)

It's Only Rock and Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974 - #16: another title track)

7:00 - 8:00 The Birthday Calendar

January 21:

Richie Havens - b. 1941

Edwin Starr - b. 1942

Mac Davis - b. 1942

Chris Britton (The Troggs) - 79

Jimmy Ibbotson (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - 77

January 22:

Sam Cooke - b. 1931

Addie "Micki" Harris (The Shirelles) - b. 1940

Steve Perry (Journey) - 75

January 23:

Ray Elliott (Them) - b. 1939

Jimmy Castor - b. 1940

Bill Cunningham (The Boxtops) - 74

January 24:

Jack Scott - b. 1936

Ray Stevens [Harold Ray Ragsdale] - 85

Neil Diamond - 83

Warren Zevon - b. 1947

January 25:

Etta James - b. 1938

January 26:

Huey "Piano" Smith - b. 1934

Marshall Leib [Leibovitz] (The Teddy Bears) - b. 1939

Jean Knight - b. 1943

January 27:

David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian] - b. 1919

Nedra Telley (The Ronettes) - 78

Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) - 73

Here Comes the Sun - Richie Havens (1971 - #16: his cover of The Beatles classic and his only charting single)

Agent Double-O Soul - Edwin Starr (1965 - #21: first charting single for this soul artist)

Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis (1972 - #1: Davis wrote this country crossover hit which spent 3 weeks at #1)

Wild Thing - The Troggs (1966 - #1: song spent 2 weeks at #1 and ranks #257/RS500)

(All I Have to Do Is) Dream - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1975 - #66: their cover of the Everly Brothers classic)

Cupid - Sam Cooke (1961 - #17: the "King of Soul" wrote this hit which ranks #452/RS500)

Soldier Boy - The Shirelles (1962 - #1: girl group from Passaic, New Jersey who met in high school)

Wheel in the Sky - Journey (1978 - #57: group's first charting single)

Here Comes the Night - Them (1965 - #24: group that introduced Van Morrison to the world)

Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1972 - #6: novelty funk song that featured the character Bertha Butt, who would appear in later Castor songs)

Soul Deep - The Box Tops (1969 - #18: Bill Cunningham played bass and keyboards for the blue-eyed soul group; Alex Chilton was the lead singer)

Burning Bridges - Jack Scott (1960 - #3: Scot has been called "the greatest Canadian rock and roll singer of all time")

Gitarzan - Ray Stevens (1969 - #8: one of several novelty hits for the singer-songwriter comedian, who also performed serious songs)

Solitary Man - Neil Diamond (1966 - #55: his first charting single, one of 56 to make the BB Hot100)

Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon (1978 - #21: produced by Jackson Browne with the help of Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass)

Tell Mama - Etta James (1967 - #23: "Miss Peaches" cover of the song written by Clarence Carter as "Tell Papa")

8:00 - 9:00

Don't You Just Know It - Huey "Piano" Smith (1958 - #9: Smith, who was born in New Orleans, passed away in 2023 at the age of 89)

To Know Him Is to Love Him - The Teddy Bears (1958 - #1: song spent 3 weeks at #1 in December of 1958; the trio included Phil Spector)

Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight (1971 - #2: like Huey "Piano" Smith, Knight was born in New Orleans and passed away in 2023)

Witch Doctor - David Seville (1958 - #1: Seville was best known for creating The Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore)

Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes (1964 - #23: Nedra Telley was cousins with Veronica and Estelle Bennett; song ranks #266/RS500)

The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy (1976 - #12: we heard the single version of the song, which ranks #272/RS500; Brain Downey was the drummer for the Irish band)

Passing: Melanie Safka, known simply as "Melanie", Safka was born in Queens 2/3/47 and passed away 1/23/24 at the age of 76. We heard her hit song Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) [1970 - #6], which she wrote after her performance at Woodstock. She was backed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers.

Another Park, Another Sunday - The Doobie Brothers (1974 - #32: from the album "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits")

You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder (1974 - #1: from the LP "Fulfillingness' First Finale"; The Jackson 5 provided backing vocals)

Can't Get It Out of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (1974 - #9: from the album "Eldorado")

September Gurls - Big Star (DNC - 1974: Big Star was the band formed by Alex Chilton after the Box Tops broke up; song ranks #117/RS500 and was later covered by the Bangles)

*Wishing You Were Here - Chicago (1974 - #11: from the album "Chicago VII"; severall members of the Beach Boys provided backing vocals)

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) - Linda Ronstadt (1974 - #2 C&W: her cover of the Hank Williams classic with Emmylou Harris on backing vocals; from the album "Heart Like a Wheel", which was Ronstadt's breakthrough LP)

Killer Queen - Queen (1974 - #12: first charting single for the group; from the LP "Sheer Heart Attack")

CLOSING THEME:  Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959 - #1 for two weeks; brothers Santo [steel guitar] and Johnny [rhythm guitar] Farina from Brooklyn)

Glossary of Terms:

dnc = did not chart

nr = not released as a single at the time

AC = Billboard’s chart for “Adult Contemporary” records

BB = Billboard Magazine, which publishes the Hot 100 chart (previously known as the Top 100), along with several other charts

Bubbling Under = songs that were ranked but fell below the top 100

C&W = Billboard’s chart for “Country & Western” records

R&B = Billboard’s chart for “Rhythm & Blues” records

RRHOF = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

RS500 = Rolling Stone Magazine’s ranked list of the top 500 singles of all-time

Host February 4, 2024: John Simon (JS) with the Best of the '50s, '60s, and '70s!

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