Sounds of The Seventies

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Draggin the Line-Tommy James-1971-#4

M&L--Robert L. King and Tommy James

Tommy James and the Shondells broke up in 1970.The band continued (to no avail)as Hog Heaven.

This song was the only top ten hit for Tommy James as a solo act.

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Liar--Three Dog Night-1971-#7

M&L--Russ ballard



We Gotta Get You a Woman-Runt-1971-#20

M&L--Todd Rundgren

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Have You Seen Her-The Chi-Lites-1971-#3

M&L--Eugene Record and Barbara Ackin


Here comes the Sun--Richie Havens-1971-#16

M&L--George Harrison

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To this day I still play a lot of the 70's stuff and most of all I play a lot Partridge Family stuff. I even went as fas as to get everything I could by them and Davis Cassidy(Solo stuff) on CD.

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Woodstock-matthews'Southern Comfort-1971-#23

M&L--Joni Mitchell

led by Englands former Fairport Convention vocalist Ian Matthews,had its only American hit with a countrified version of Woodstock,the Joni Mitchell anthem that celebrated the pop festival she hadn't attended.

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Lucky Man-Emerson,Lake and Palmer-1971-#48

M&L--Greg Lake

Keith Emerson was in a group called The Nice
Greg Lake was with King Crinson
Carl Palmer with Atomic Rooster

These three made their debut at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival

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Too Late To Turn Back Now-Cornelius Brothers-1972-#2
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M&L--Eddie Cornelius

This group was a Miami gospel group called the Split Tones before going secular in 1971.

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Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright-1972-#6

M&L---Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke

Betty Wright was only 18 years old when this sizzling song climbed the charts

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Too Late To Turn Back Now--Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose

1972-#2

M&L--Eddie Cornelius

This was the second hit for this group,following a years layoff caused by an accident during their tour in support of their top-10 debut-"Treat Her Like a Lady

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I'm Still In Love With You.-Al Green-1972-#3

M&L-------Al Green,Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson

Al Green was no stranger to those measures of success.After enjoying a modest hit in 1967 and enduring a dry spell until 1971,he racked up his third straight million-seller with this song.

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Mother and Child Reunion-Paul Simon-1972-#4

M&L--Paul Simon

This was one of the first white reggae records,was also the first solo hit for Paul Simon.The song was inspired by the name of a dish on the menu at a Chinese restaurant,but Simon swore it was actually written after his dog was killed by a car."It was the first death I had ever experienced personally," he told an interviewer." I can't for the life of me remember a sadder day."

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Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)-Looking Glass-1972-#1

M&L--Elliott Lurie

Looking Glass was the big sleeper of 1972.
This song was written by singer -guitarist Elliott Lurie with his high-school sweetheart,Randy,in mind.The song turned out to be Looking Glass' sole top-ten hit.

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Tight Rope--Leon Russell--1972-#11

M&L----Leon Russell


Hot Rod Lincoln--Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen-1972#9

M&L--Charles Ryan and W.S. Stevenson

This was a country rock group from Ann Arbor,Michigan

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Rock and Roll (part 2)--Gary Glitter-1972-#7

M&L--Gary Glitter and Mike Leander

Gary Glitter, also went by Paul Gadd,Paul Raven,Paul Monday--the name Gary Glitter was given to him by Mike Leander

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Bang a Gong (Get It On)--T.Rex--1972--#10

M&L----Marc Bolan--

In England this song was called Get it On-and when it came to America they had to change it to Bang a Gong(Get it On) because the Vegas Jazz-rock band Chase had placed another "Get It On "in the top 40 in 1971,Alas,for all Bolan's big talk,this proved T.Rex's only big hit----after say that they would be bigger than Elvis and the Beatles.

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All the Young Dudes-Mott the Hoopie-1972-#37

M&L--David Bowie


If You Don't Know Me by Now-Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
1972-#3

M&L---Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

harold Melvin and the Blue Notes,with lead singer Teddy Penderglass,were Philadephia teenagers when they cut their first record in 1956.

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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone-The Temptations-1972-#1

M&L--Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong

The Temptation's album version of this song was 11 minutes and 45 seconds long,an unpreceddented length for a Motown recording.Cut down for single release,the record's B side won a Grammy as best R & B instrumental.

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Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly)----Curtis Mayfield
1972-#4

M&L--Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield had been around for years as the leader of the impressions and since 1970,as a solo act when Freddie's Dead-from the sound track of the blaxploitation film,summed up the inner-city drug scene with terrifying truthfulness.

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You Don't mess Around with Jim Jim Croce-1972-#8

M&L--Jim Croce



Use Me-Bill Withers-1972-#2

M&L---Bill Withers

Withers,a shy stutterer,was 30 before he took a stab at the record biz,and he made up for lost time."Use me" was his third top 10 hit within the period of one year.

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Everybody Plays the Fool-The Main Ingredient-1972-#3

M&L--Rudy Clark,Jim Bailey and Kennith Williams

The Main Ingredient was known as the Poets and then the Insiders,finally got a break when MGM's Tom Wilson,a black producer,financed a demo and hooked them uo with RCA. Unsuccessful at first,they changed their name to the Main Ingredient(after reading the words on a bottle of Coca-Cola)and came back strong in 1971."Everbody Plays the Fool" was their first release after lead singer Don McPherson died of leukemia and was replaced by Cuba Gooding.It was also the vocal trio's first top 10 pop hit and first gold record.