Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Soundtrack Of A Year: 1977 - Part 2
50 more hits from 1977.
This second part includes tracks by Eagles, Rod Stewart, Ruby Winters, Bread, Mary MacGregor, Commodores, Boz Scaggs, Boney M, Leo Sayer, Trammps, Gibson Brothers, Foreigner, Belle Epoque, Alessi, Carly Simon, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, Flash And The Pan, Meri Wilson, The Spinners, Al Stewart, David Soul, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Stephen Bishop, Peter Gabriel, Yvonne Elliman, Bee Gees, Hot Chocolate, Stevie Wonder, 10cc, David Bowie, Delegation, Dana, Little River Band, ABBA, Jacksons, Odyssey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Boston, Mr. Big, Julie Covington, Queen, Elkie Brooks and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Top Ten Singles 1976
Here are the top selling singles in the UK from 1976.
Top Hits of 1976
1 Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses For Me Article about Eurovision Song Contest2 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart
3 Pussycat Mississippi
4 Abba Dancing Queen Article about Abba
5 Dr. Hook A Little Bit More
Ray Sawyer died in 2018
6 Chicago If You Leave Me Now
7 Abba Fernando Article about Abba
8 Tina Charles I Love To Love
9 Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenonemon (EP)
10 Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love
MORE FUN FROM 1976
Saturday, June 13, 2020
In The 1970s Chicago
Not surprisingly the Group Chicago came
from Chicago and was formed in the late 1960s. To say they were successful is
an understatement as in the U.S. alone they sold over 38 million records giving
them twenty two gold albums. The best-selling band all started at the De Paul
University.
The original five members were Terry Kath
who had over twenty guitars at one point. Apart from being an excellent
guitarist Terry also was a drunk and a drug taker too. He died at the age of 32
in what may have been a freak accident or suicide. He kept firing a gun without
bullets to his head. In front of a friend he picked up another gun and said it
was not loaded. He pulled the trigger and a live round left then chamber. He
died instantly in 1978.
Danny Seraphine was the drummer who played
with the band from 1967 all the way through to 1990. According to the Rolling Stones magazine
Danny is ranked in the top 100 drummers I the whole world.
James Pankov was on trombone and Lee
Loughnane was on trumpet. In fact around nineteen members have come and gone
from the Chicago band. The group has almost had fifty albums out over their
entire recording career.
They are only behind the Beach Boys in terms of record
sales in the U.S. Billboard charts.
Single wise the group had far more success
than in the UK. In 1970 the single Make Me Smile was No.9 in the U.S. and came
from the album Chicago II. It was the next single that was an international hit
with vocals by Peter Cetera called 25 Or 6 To 4. The single was from Chicago II
also, and was written by band member Robert Lamm. The song appears to be about
the time on a clock, as simple as that.
Several singles followed in the U.S. only
including Beginnings which got to No. 1. That was 1971, and that was also the
year of their next cross Atlantic hit called I’m A Man which was a cover of the
1967 British group The Spencer Davis Group and was written by Steve Windwood.
Chicago (the band) Founding Member, James Pankow Interview
Chicago were pumping out the albums like
there was no tomorrow, and Chicago VII scored two U.S. No.1s with Call On Me
and Wishing You Were Here. The second hit had vocals from the Beach Boys on it.
In fact Chicago had ten top thirty U.S. hits during July 1972 to 1976.
A number one all over the world for the
classic If You Leave Me Now from the album
Chicago X. This beautiful song was written by Cetera and sung by him.
The song won two Grammy’s and sold millions in the States alone and launched
even more sales of their albums. The beautiful ballad was lucky to be released
at all. It only appeared on the album at the very last moment, and was not
initially planned for single release.
As far as the UK was concerned that was the last
single to chart in the top thirty in the 1970s. But America kept them well and
truly in the charts with another three top thirty singles. But it would not be
until 1982 when Hard To Say I’m Sorry made the top ten in most chartsSaturday, March 7, 2020
American Jukebox: September 1975
1. Dickie Goodman - "Mr. Jaws" (#4)
2. ABBA - "S.O.S" (#15)
3. Ray Charles - "Living For The City" (#91)
4. Bruce Springsteen - "Born To Run" (#23)
5. War - "Low Rider" (#7)
6. Neil Sedaka - "Bad Blood" (#1)
7. Travis Wammack - "Easy Evil" (#72)
8. Leon Haywood - "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You" (#15)
9. Sly Stone - "I Get High On You" (#52)
10. B.T. Express - "Peace Pipe" (#31)
11. Hamilton Bohannon - "Foot Stompin' Music" (#98)
12. Salsoul Orchestra - "Salsoul Hustle" (#76)
13. Pat Lundi - "Party Music" (#78)
14. Sunshine Band - "Shotgun Shuffle" (#88)
15. Aretha Franklin - "Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.) (#53)
16. Melissa Manchester - "Just Too Many People" (#30)
17. Eagles - "Lyin' Eyes" (#2)
18. Joan Baez - "Diamonds And Rust" (#35)
19. Smokey - "If You Think You Know How To Love Me" (#96)
20. Captain & Tennille - "The Way I Want To Touch You" (#4)
21. Chicago - "Brand New Love Affair" (#61)
22. Outlaws - "There Goes Another Love Song" (#34)
23. Poco - "Keep On Tryin'" (#50)
24. Linda Ronstadt - "Love Is A Rose" (#63)
25. Linda Ronstadt - "Heat Wave" (#5)
26. Katfish - "Dear Prudence" (#62)
27. George Harrison - "You" (#20)
28. David Bellamy - "Nothin' Heavy" (#77)
29. Waylon Jennings - "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (#60)
30. Rusty Wier - "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance?" (#82)
31. John Fogerty - "Rockin' All Over The World" (#27)
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