1974

=**1974**=
 * __Number Ones: __**
 * The Way We Were ** - Barbra Streisand [Columbia 45944] (Hamlisch) was a movie title song.
 * Seasons in the Sun **- Terry Jacks [Bell 45432] (Brel, McKuen) is the French song ‘Le moribond’ by Jacques Brel [‘61, Phillips]. Rod McKuen’s translation appeared on the Kingston Trio LP //Time to Think // [‘64, Capitol 2011], and was released as a single by McKuen [‘68, Warner Brothers 7243]. McKuen had originally recorded it in 1961 for an album which was eventually released in 1963 or ‘64, titled //Seasons in the Sun //[In 1003].
 * Hooked on a Feeling ** - Blue Swede [EMI 3627] (Mark James) was originally a hit for B.J. Thomas [‘68, Scepter 12230].
 * Show and Tell ** - Al Wilson [Rocky Road 30073] (Jerry Fuller) was a single [‘73, Columbia 45835] from Johnny Mathis’ LP //Killing Me Softly With Her Song // [‘73, Columbia KC 32258].
 * Billy Don’t Be a Hero ­- **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods [ABC 11435] (Callander, Murray) was a Number One U.K. hit for Paper Lace [‘74, Bus Stop BUS 1014].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">You’re Sixteen **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Ringo Starr [Apple 1870] (Sherman, Sherman) was a hit for Johnny Burnette [‘60, Liberty 55285].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Loco-Motion **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Grand Funk [Capitol 3840] (Goffin, King) was a hit for Little Eva [‘62, Dimension 1000] and would hit Number One later for Kylie Minogue [‘88, Geffen 27752].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sunshine on My Shoulders **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - John Denver [RCA 0213] (Denver, Kniss, Taylor) is from Denver’s 1971 LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Poems, Prayers & Promises //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[RCA Victor 4499].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Shot the Sheriff **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Eric Clapton [RSO 409] (Marley) is from the Wailers’ 1973 LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Burnin’ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[Island 9256; single ‘74 Island 004].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Fives: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Entertainer **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Marvin Hamlisch [MCA 40174] (Joplin) is a Scott Joplin rag [1903] featured in the movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Sting. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Aretha Franklin [Atlantic 2995] (Broadnax, Paul, Wonder) was recorded in 1967 by Stevie Wonder [Tamla] but not released.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gladys Knight & the Pips [Buddah 403] (Weatherly) was first recorded by Danny Thomas [c. ‘71, RCA Victor ?]. It was a Number One country hit for Ray Price [‘73, ‘You’re the Best…’, Columbia 45889].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rock and Roll Heaven **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Righteous Brothers [Haven 7002] (Alan O’Day, J. Stevenson) was first issued by Climax [‘73, Rocky Road 30072].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’ve Got to Use My Imagination **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Gladys Knight & the Pips [Buddah 393] (Goffin, Goldberg) was originally a single for its writer, Barry Goldberg [‘73, Atco 6946]; it was also on Martha Reeves self-titled debut LP [‘74, MCA 414]. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Show Must Go On **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Three Dog Night [Dunhill 4382] (Courtney, Sayer) was a British hit for Leo Sayer [‘73, Warner Brothers 7768].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’m Leaving It (All) Up to You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Donny & Marie Osmond [MGM/Kolob 14735] (Harris, Terry) is a remake of the Dale & Grace hit (see 1963).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Americans **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Byron MacGregor [Westbound 222] (Sinclair) also charted for its writer Gordon Sinclair [‘The Americans (A Canadian’s Opinion)’ Avco 4628]. It is a narration to the background music of ‘America the Beautiful’ [1895].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rikki Don’t Lose That Number **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Steely Dan [ABC 11439] (Becker, Fagen) borrows its opening riff from ‘Song for My Father’ by Horace Silver from the Blue Note album of the same name [‘64, BST-84185].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Lord’s Prayer **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Sister Janet Mead [A&M 1491] (Strals) is a setting to music of Matthew 6:9-13.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mockingbird **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Carly Simon & James Taylor [Elektra 45880] (Foxx, Foxx) is a remake of the hit by Inez Foxx (see 1963).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">On and On - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Gladys Knight & the Pips [Buddah 423] (Mayfield) is from the movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Claudine. //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Tens: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Air That I Breathe **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Hollies [Epic 11100] (Hammond, Hazlewood) was from Albert Hammond’s LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">It Never Rains in Southern California //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘72, Mums 31905].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Everlasting Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Carl Carlton [Back Beat 27001] (Cason, Gayden) had previously been a hit for Robert Knight [‘67, Rising Sons 705] and, in the U.K., for Love Affair [‘68, CBS 3125].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Another Saturday Night **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Cat Stevens [A&M 1602] (Cooke) is a remake of Sam Cooke’s 1963 hit [RCA Victor 8164].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Wildwood Weed **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Jim Stafford [MGM 14737] (Bowman, Stafford) first appeared on the LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Our Man in Trouble //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> by Don Bowman [‘64, RCA 2831].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tubular Bells **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Mike Oldfield [Virgin 55100] (Oldfield) was used as the theme music for the movie //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Exorcist. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Never My Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Blue Swede [EMI 3938] (Addrisi, Addrisi) is a remake of the Association’s hit (see 1967).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">You Won’t See Me **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Anne Murray [Capitol 3867] (Lennon, McCartney) is from the Beatles’ //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rubber Soul //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [‘65, Capitol 2442].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">You and Me Against the World - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Helen Reddy [Capitol 3897] (Williams) appeared on Paul Williams’ LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here Comes Inspiration //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘74, A&M SP-3606].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Eres Tu (Touch the Wind) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Mocedades [Tara 100] (Calderon), a Eurovision song entry, originated as an instrumental by Spain’s Juan Carlos Calderon [‘73, Jamie].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Main Ingredient [RCA 0205] (Barrett, Freeman, Eli) had charted for Ronnie Dyson [‘73, Columbia 45867].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lookin’ For a Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Bobby Womack [United Artists 375] (Alexander, Samuels) was an R&B hit in 1962 for Womack’s group the Valentinos [SAR 132] and was covered by the J. Geils Band [‘72, Atlantic 2844].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love Me For a Reason **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Osmonds [MGM/Kolob 14746] (Bristol, Brown, Jones) appeared on Johnny Bristol’s //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hang On In There Baby //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘74, MGM 4959].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Twenties: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Won’t Last a Day Without You **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Carpenters [A&M 1521] (Williams, Nichols) was a single for Paul Williams [‘73, A&M 1409] and Maureen McGovern [‘73, 20 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Century 2051]; this version is from the 1972 LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">A Song For You //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [A&M 3511].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Need to Be **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Jim Weatherly [Buddah 420] (Weatherly) appeared on the Danny Thomas LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tomorrow Belongs to You //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [‘73, Myrrh 6520]; Thomas’s father-in-law was Weatherly’s manager.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Love Song **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Anne Murray [Capitol 3776] (George, Loggins) was the B-side of Loggins & Messina’s ‘My Music’ [‘73, Columbia 45952].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Are You Lonesome Tonight **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Donny Osmond [MGM/Kolob 14577] (Turk, Handman) is a remake of Elvis’s hit (see 1960).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Wild Thing **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Fancy [Big Tree 15004] (Taylor) is the Troggs’ hit (see 1966).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Promised Land **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Elvis Presley [RCA 10074] (Berry) charted for Chuck Berry [‘64, Chess 1916]. Among the many recorded versions is a swamp-pop version by Johnnie Allan [‘71, Jin 244]. The song is based on the country standard ‘Wabash Cannonball’, recorded by the Carter Family [‘32, Victor 23731] and Roy Acuff [‘36, Vocalion 04466], among others.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Who Do You Think You Are **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods [ABC 12006] (Scott, Dyer) was first recorded by Jigsaw on the U.K. LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’ve Seen the Film, I’ve Read the Book //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘74, BASF 5051].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Keep On Singing **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">- Helen Reddy [Capitol 3845] (Janssen, Hart) charted for Austin Roberts [‘73, Chelsea 0110].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rub It In **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock [ABC 12013] (Martine) charted for Layng Martine [‘71, Barnaby 2041].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sure As I’m Sitting Here **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Three Dog Night [Dunhill 15001] (Hiatt) as a single [‘74, Epic 11095] from John Hiatt’s //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hangin’ Around the Observatory //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘74, Epic KE 32688].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">My Sweet Lady **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Cliff DeYoung [MCA 41056] (Denver) is from John Denver’s //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Poems, Prayers & Promises //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘71, RCA Victor 4499].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Ain’t Too Proud to Beg **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Rolling Stones [Rolling Stone 19302] (Whitfield, Holland) is a remake of the Temptations’ hit [‘66, Gordy 7054].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’m Coming Home **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Spinners [Atlantic 3027] (Bell, Creed) was a single for Johnny Mathis [‘73, Columbia 45908].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Save the Last Dance For Me **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - DeFranco Family [20 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Century 2088] (Pomus, Shuman) was a Number One hit for the Drifters [‘60, Atlantic 2071].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I’m In Love **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Aretha Franklin [Atlantic 2999] (Womack) was an R&B hit for Wilson Pickett [‘67-68, Atlantic 2448], and was on Bobby Womack’s LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Fly Me to the Moon //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [Minit 24014].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Midnight Rider **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gregg Allman [Capricorn 0035] was from the Allman Brothers 1970 LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Idlewild South //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> [Atco 342] and charted for Joe Cocker [‘72, A&M 1370].
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Top Thirties : __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I Feel a Song (In My Heart) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Gladys Knight & the Pips [Buddah 433] (Camillo, Sawyer) was first recorded by Sandra Richardson [‘71, Buddah 260] and the Stairsteps [‘72, Buddah 277].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">After the Goldrush **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Prelude [Island 002] (Young) is the title song to a Neil Young LP [‘70, Reprise 6383].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Rick Derringer [Blue Sky 2751] (Derringer) is from //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Johnny Winter And //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[‘70, Columbia 30221].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Jim Dandy **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Black Oak Arkansas [Atco 6948] (Chase) was a hit for LaVern Baker [‘57, Atlantic 1116].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Willie and the Hand Jive **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Eric Clapton [RSO 503] (Otis) was a hit for the Johnny Otis Show [‘58, Capitol 3966].
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Distant Lover **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> - Marvin Gaye [Tamla 54253] (Gaye, Fuqua, Greene) is a live version of a song from Gaye’s ‘73 LP //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Let’s Get It On //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[Tamla 329].