Top 10 In the USA & The UK And #1 In Japan! Here Is The Biggest Song Worldwide For England's "Jigsaw" Called "Sky High". Falsetto Voiced Des Dyer Is Fantastic As The Bands Drummer And Lead Vocalist ....Not An Easy Task. Check Out The Superb Production On This Brilliant Top 40 Gem.
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Crafted This Masterpiece With The Help Of Donny Hathaway & Johnny Pate In 1969. "Choice Of Colors" Is A "Food For Thought" Tune Focusing On Social Issues That Still Exist Today! With Nearly Perfect Production, Musical Arrangement & Vocals, "Choice Of Colors" Is A True Soul Classic.
"Secret Agent Man" Johnny Rivers Produced This Single By Al Wilson In The Late 60's Called "The Snake". It Has A Superb "Soul City" Sound With Outstanding Horns And Overall Musical Arrangement. You'll Hear "Real Instruments" On This Classic Northern Soul Groove That Made It Up To #29 In 1968.
"Time Machine" Was The First Single By The Original "Grand Funk Railroad" In 1969. Produced By Terry Knight, This Is A Solid Blues-Rocker From The Album "On Time" That Made It Up To #48 On The U.S. Charts.
After leaving The Raspberries, Eric Carmen Began A Solo Career With His Debut Album In 1975. From That LP Came The World Wide Smash "All By Myself". The 3rd Single From The Album Is Called "Sunrise". It's A Fantastic, Powerful, Uplifting, Positive Song That Rarely Ever Gets Played On The Radio Today....Even Though It Made It All The Way Up To #34 In 1976!
In 1984, Leon Russell Released His Version Of This Classic Song Originally Performed By Danny O'Keefe In 1972. Elvis & Charlie Rich Have Also Recorded It....But Nothing Quite Like This Non-Charting Version By Multi-Talented Leon Russell. Good Time Charlie Gets A "Light Rock" Make-Over Along With Great Backing Vocals And A Superb Saxophone
A Classic Todd Rundgren Production From The "American Band" Album In 1973. "Walk Like A Man" Is 100%Testosterone And One Of The Groups Finest Efforts. It Made It Up To #19 In 1973-1974.
Surfing In Minneapolis, Minnesota?? That's Where The "Trashmen" Are From. They Scored A #4 Song In 1963 With "Surfin Bird". Here Is The Flip Side Of That Single Called "King Of The Surf"....One Of The Finest Surf Tunes Of The 60's...And Not Well Know.
Many People Think "Motherlode" Was A Motown or Philly Group...But They Were Actually From Canada! This Silky Smooth Groove Is Truly A Soul/Pop Classic. It Made Up To #18 In 1969.
"You Are The Woman", "Strange Way" & "Just Remember I Love You" Are Big Songs By This Group From Boulder Colorado. From The Second "Firefall" Album Comes This Suberb Slow Dance Groove That Should Have Been A Big Hit...But Was Never Released As A Single. "Someday Soon" Was A Favorite Among Radio DJ's And Got Airplay As An LP Cut Only. It's A Perfect Example Of The High Quality Talent In "Firefall".
George McCrae Struck Gold With One Of The Earliest Disco Tunes Called "Rock Your Baby". It Was A #1 Song Written By Members Of KC & The Sunshine Band. Although It Only Made It To #65, Here Is Another "Rick Finch & H.W. Casey Classic" From George McCrae Released In January 1976 Called "Honey I".
Superb "Motor City Soul" Not On Motown Records! The Detroit Emeralds Gave Us This Great R&B Groove In 1972. It Only Made It Up The Hot 100 Chart To #36, But Still Delivers A Top Notch Funky/Soul Groove That Will Stick With You!
Here Is The Follow Up Song To Their Smash Hit "The Worst That Could Happen" By The Brooklyn Bridge. Johnny Maestro Delivers Outstanding Vocals On This 1969 Hit Called "Blessed Is The Rain"
Motown Legend Jimmy Ruffin Teamed Up With Bee Gee Robin Gibb For This Brilliant Song From 1980. It Hit The Airwaves Just As The Disco Era Was Winding Down, But Made It All The Way To #10. Check Out The Classic "60's Bells" At The Beginning Of The Song