Seventies Music Charts No1s of 1975 (US) MAY

Here are all the No1 records from the year 1975 from the US charts of that year. It really is a who's who of 70s music, and turn it up really loud and enjoy. We continue with May of that year.

He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) by Tony Orlando and Dawn

Originally called "He Will Break Your Heart" and co written by Curtis  Mayfield, and released in 1960 by thenother co writer Jerry Butler, who was also a originall member of the Impressions too. He was also the voice on Andy Wiliams version of "Moon River".

Tony was also fronting a TV variety programme on CBS, up until the end of 1976.

Shining Star by Earth Wind And Fire

This group were formed in Chicago back in 1969 by brothers Verdine and Maurice White. The group have achieved six Grammys and nomintaed seventeen times.Sales of over 90 million have been achieved, and this single came from the album "That's The Way Of The World"

Lyrics to "Shining Star"

Before The Next Teardrop Falls by Freddie Fender

Freddie was born in in 1937 and died in 2006, his real name was

Baldemar Garza Huerta a Mexican musician, who scored a million seller with this single.

The song was written in the 1960s by Ben Peters and Vivian Keith.

Of course the song is a country western song, and it is about a man who loves and is not being loved back. But he is happy to wait.