Sounds of The Seventies

[orange-n-brown 365]

Fire And Rain by James Taylor

Album: Sweet Baby James
Date: 1970
U.S. Chart: 3
U.K. Chart: 42
Taylor wrote this in 1968 at 3 different times. He started it in London, where he auditioned for The Beatles' Apple Records. He later worked on it in a Manhattan Hospital, and finished it while in drug rehab at The Austin Riggs Center in Massachusetts.
This is about the high and low points of Taylor's life. He was only 20 when he wrote this, but was battling depression and drug addiction.
N-Y Choir just performed this last night.....and did an awesome job!!

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good info there orange-n-brown

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If You Could Read My Mind-Gordon Lightfoot-1971-#5

M&L--Gordon Lightfoot


Truckin--The Grateful Dead-1971-#64

M&L--Robert Hunter,Jerry Garcia,Phillip Lesh,Bob Weir and Billy Kreutzman

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Joy To the World-Three Dog Night-1971-#1

M&L--Hoyt Axton

Axton wrote Joy To the World as part of the sound track to "The Happy Song,an animated television special that never went into production.Then he took the song to Three Dog Night.
This was the groups biggest selling single.

[westbrook18]

Hey I've heard that one before

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Family Affair-Sly and The Family Stone-1971-#1

M&L--Sylvester Stewart




Have You Ever Seen the Rain-CCR-1971-#8

M&L--John C. Fogerty

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down on the corner-CCR

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Mercey Mercey Me (The Ecology)-Marvin Gaye 1971-#4

M&L--Marvin Gaye

In this song Gaye claimed he was singing to Jesus and that the song had a more apocalyptic meaning.

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Respect Yourself-The Stapie Singers-1971-#12

M&L--Mack Rice and Luther Ingram

The Staple Singers were a Chicago gospel group a father and three daughters

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Blue Money-Van Morrison-1971-#23

M&L--Van Morrison


Mr. Big Stuff-Jean Knight--1971-#2

M&L--Joe broussard,Ralph Williams and Carol Washington

Mr Big Stuff was a southern soul recording in the tradition of the Memphis Stax sound with a message about giving a man his comeuppance.

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Theme from Shaft-Isaac Hayes-1971-#1

M&L--Isaac Hayes


When they came to Isaac to write a song for this movie, he thought he would be in it too.

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Smiling Faces Sometimes-The Undisputed Truth-1971-#3

M&L--Barrett Strong and Morman Whitfield


Watcha see Is watcha Get-The Dramatics-1971-#9

M&L--Tony Hester

[orange-n-brown 365]

Wow I was 6 years old that year and I still love most of these!!!

Top 100 of 1971

1. Joy To The World, Three Dog Night
2. Maggie May / (Find A) Reason To Believe, Rod Stewart
3. It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move, Carole King
4. One Bad Apple, Osmonds
5. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Bee Gees
6. Indian Reservation, Raiders
7. Go Away Little Girl, Donny Osmond
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads, John Denver
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), Temptations
10. Knock Three Times, Pawn
11. Me And Bobby Mcgee, Janis Joplin
12. Tired Of Being Alone, Al Green
13. Want Ads, Honey Cone
14. Smiling Faces Sometimes, Undisputed Truth
15. Treat Her Like A Lady, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
16. You've Got A Friend, James Taylor
17. Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight
18. Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones
19. Do You Know What I Mean, Lee Michaels
20. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Joan Baez
21. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
22. Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey, Paul McCartney
23. Aint No Sunshine, Bill Withers
24. Signs, Five Man Electrical Band
25. She's A Lady, Tom Jones
26. Superstar, Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers
27. I Found Someone Of My Own, Free Movement
28. Amos Moses, Jerry Reed
29. Temptation Eyes, The Grass Roots
30. Superstar, Carpenters
31. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity, George Harrison
32. Sweet And Innocent, Donny Osmond
33. Put Your Hand In The Hand, Ocean
34. Chick-a-boom, Daddy Dewdrop
35. For All We Know, Carpenters
36. Help Me Make It Through The Night, Sammi Smith
37. Rainy Days And Mondays, Carpenters
38. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot
39. Gypsy, Tramps And Thieves, Cher
40. Never Can Say Goodbye, Jackson 5
41. Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson
42. Don't Pull Your Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
43. It Don't Come Easy, Ringo Starr
44. Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
45. I Love You For All Seasons, Fuzz
46. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, Dramatics
47. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, Carly Simon
48. If You Really Love Me, Stevie Wonder
49. Spanish Harlem, Aretha Franklin
50. I Don't Know How To Love Him, Helen Reddy
51. Yo-yo, Osmonds
52. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin
53. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted, Partridge Family
54. Draggin' The Line, Tommy James
55. Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner
56. Beginnings / Color My World, Chicago
57. Stay Awhile, Bells
58. Sweet City Woman, Stampeders
59. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo, Lobo
60. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why, Paul McCartney
61. If, Bread
62. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye
63. One Toke Over The Line, Brewer and Shipley
64. She's Not Just Another Woman, 8th Day
65. Bring The Boys Home, Freda Payne
66. I Just Want To Celebrate, Rare Earth
67. Never Ending Song Of Love, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
68. Easy Loving, Freddy Hart
69. Liar, Three Dog Night
70. Stick-up, Honey Cone
71. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Mac and Katie Kissoon
72. Love Story (Where Do I Begin), Andy Williams
73. Wild World, Cat Stevens
74. When You're Hot, You're Hot, Jerry Reed
75. Funky Nassau, Beginning Of The End
76. If Not For You, Olivia Newton-John
77. Groove Me, King Floyd
78. Watcmng Scoity Grow, Bobby Goldsboro
79. Woodstock, Matthews' Southern Comfort
80. Amazing Grace, Judy Collins
81. I Hear You Knocking, Dave Edmunds
82. Lonely Days, Bee Gees
83. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again, Fortunes
84. Won't Get Fooled Again, Who
85. Trapped By A Thing Called Love, Denise Lasalle
86. Mama's Pearl, Jackson 5
87. Timothy, Buoys
88. I Woke Up In Love This Morning, Partridge Family
89. Theme From "Shaft", Isaac Hayes
90. If I Were Your Woman, Gladys Knight and The Pips
91. I Am...I Said, Neil Diamond
92. Wedding Song (There Is Love), Paul Stookey
93. Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1, Wilson Pickett
94. Love Her Madly, The Doors
95. Here Comes The Sun, Richie Havens
96. Sweet Mary, Wadsworth Mansion
97. Right On The Tip Of My Tongue, Brenda and The Tabulations
98. One Less Bell To Answer, Fifth Dimension
99. Riders On The Storm, The Doors
100. It's Impossible, Perry Como

[orange-n-brown 365]

Also from that year Coat of Many Colors By Dolly Parton...

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I Just Want to Celebrate-Rare Earth-1971-#7

M&L--Dino Fekaris and Nicholas Zesses

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High Time We Went--Joe Cocker-1971-#22

M&L--Joe Cocker and Chris Stainton



The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-Joan Baez-1971-#3

M&L--Jaime Robbie Robertson

This song was first writen for Levon Helm

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Never Ending Song of Love-Delaney and Bonnie and Friends-1971#13

M&L--Delaney Bramlett

Delaney and Bonnie were husband and wife

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Sooner or Later-The Grass Roots-1971-#9

M&L--Gary Zekley

This was the last top ten hit for the group

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Seasons in the sun-Terry Jacks
Last Kiss Wednesday

I could list many more but will stop now.

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Treat Her Like a Lady-Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
1971-#3

M&L-Eddie Cornelius

This group had been a minor Miami gospel act called the Split Tones.