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Discussion on Billboard Disco Compilation/Consensus Charts-Part 1:1974-75 within the Disco Music of the 70s and 80s forums, part of the General Music Discussions at DiscoMusic.com category; Hey DD, Sorry to rain on yer parade...but "Samson" disappears next week!!! It only hit #15 on ...
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December 20th, 2004, 06:12 PM
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 Hey DD, Sorry to rain on yer parade...but "Samson" disappears next week!!! It only hit #15 on the LA chart that one week as I recall!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: Guess I gotta find that one.  Of course, there'll be more charts. Christmas doesn't stop me. :D :D :D I did a search on the Barbara Hall record and found it was released on a cd compilation with, among others, the Lily Fields record. Don't know if it's still available...but I shall look for it. Can't find any info on "After You've Had Your Fling"--no results on AMG...The Intrepids are listed , but NO INFO!!!! Same with Ebony, Ivory & Jade. They list Joe Anderson as a "new age" performer; must be another one!!! :oops: I do have the Mike & Bill record on that "Super Rare Disco" cd. It's OK...doesn't make me wanna, wanna, if ya know what I mean.
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December 20th, 2004, 06:43 PM
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| MARKY i assume you mean SPIRIT OF THE MECCA if so this is up your street[or is it alley ] packed with those early rarities,after youve melted with the barbra hall record youll also love the knights 'when you dropped your guard' from l.a/motowns bobby taylor 'there are roses' from 74 on sunflower records/pete warners 'i just wanna spend my life with you' polydor 75 all but dissapeared now a $200 record /'strange' the tradewinds/'do it to me'the southside movement 20th century 75/ and the love it or hate it 'jimmys place' jimmy thompson [the one that some b******d robbed me $68 for on e.bay the other month luckily im just a greedy b*****D and already have one,got my fingers burned trying to make a quick buck :lol: treat yourself its christmas! |
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December 23rd, 2004, 06:41 PM
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| August 30, 1975 Billboard Pop Chart Top 5: 1) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & the Sunshine Band (F.U. NYC!!!) :lol: 2) FALLIN' IN LOVE - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds 3) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Glen Campbell 4) ONE OF THESE NIGHTS - The Eagles 5) HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) - James Taylor Billboard Soul/R&B Chart #1: 1) YOUR LOVE - Graham Central Station __________________________________________________ ___ Disco Action Record World "National Disco File Top 20" #1: BRAZIL (week #4); (This is the chart being used by Joel Whitburn in his book for this time period--you know, the one chart versus 5 chart thang.) But I've resolved that issue by combining the 5 Billboard charts into one. Billboard charts: A= Top Audience Response Records (NYC Discos) (#1= WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE) B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1= (SALSOUL HUSTLE) C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1= BRAZIL) D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT) E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego (#1= DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA) 5 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 75 points max. Add them up and voila!.... THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 36 8/30/75 1) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice (TSOP 45) (68 total points/ charts ABCDE) (last week: #1; 6 weeks total) 2) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family (20th Century 45) (57/ABCDE) (#2) 3) PEACE PIPE (ACE); "NON-STOP" LP (D) - B.T. Express (Roadshow LP) (43 +14 = 57/ACE + D) (#3) 4) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter (Mercury 45) (43/ABCD) (#4) 5) TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA 45) (41/ABCD) (#6) 6) I LIKE IT - Silver Convention (Midland Int. LP) (36/ABD) (#7) 7) FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five (Motown 45) (28/ACE) (#9) 8. FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention (Midland Intl LP) (26/AD) (#5) 9) DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 45) (23/ACDE) (#10) 10) {TIE} CHECKMATE/ MELLOW BLOW - Barrabas (Atlantic LP/45) (23 each/ABD) (#8/#28.) 11) ONE WAY STREET - Beckett Brown (RCA 45) (23/BD) (#22) 12) SALSOUL HUSTLE - The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 45) (20/BCD) (#12) 13) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips (Kudu 45) (19/AC) (#13) 14) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares (Capitol 45) (18/AE) (#14) 15) (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF - Gloria Gaynor (MGM 45) (16/ABDE) (#11) 16) SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO (Sho Ain't Me) - Mike & Bill (Arista 45) (15/BCD) (#16) 17) HOLLYWOOD HOT/ HOLLYWOOD HOTTER - The Eleventh Hour (20th Century 45) (14/CE) (#23) 18. (R) (Do You Wanna) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - Calhoon (WB/Spector 45) (13/CE) (RETURN) 19) FIGHT THE POWER - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck 45) (12/E) (#17) 20) HOOKED FOR LIFE - The Trammps (Atlantic 45) (11/ABC) (#19) 21) FACE THE MUSIC - Dynamic Superiors (Motown LP) (9/B) (#26) 22) CHINESE KUNG FU - Banzaii (Scepter 45) (8/AE) (#24) 23) COLOR MY WORLD BLUE - The Supremes (Motown LP) (7/D) (#25) 24) THINK BEFORE YOU STOP - The Notations (Gemigo 45) (7/C) (#36) 25) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & the Sunshine Band (TK 45) (6/E) (#27) 26) GIMME SOME - Jimmy "Bo" Horne (Alston 45) (6/A) (#18.) 27) * CHEER UP SYRUP - David & the Blue Ties (Spigot 45) (5/B) )NEW) 28. MELLOW ME - Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA LP) (5/A) (#28.) 29) * NASTY DISPOSITION - Buddy Miles (Casablanca LP) (5/D) (NEW) 30) * BOOGIE DOWN USA - People's Choice (TSOP LP) (4/E) (NEW) 31) (R) DO THE CHOO CHOO - Jack Ashford & the Sound of New Detroy (?) (Blaze 45) (4/C) (RETURN) 32) MAGIC IN THE AIR - Ronnie Walker (Event 45) (4/B) (#37) 33) (R) HEADQUARTERS: AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - Bobby Byrd (TK LP) (3/E) (RETURN) 34) (R) FAME - David Bowie (RCA 45) (2/E) (RETURN) 35) LOVE POWER - Willie Hutch (Motown 45) (1/B) (#34) 36) * WATERBED - Herbie Mann (Atlantic 45) (1/D) (NEW) __________________________________________________ __ STATS: #17, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco (1974-2003) book. * = Debut (4): #27, 29, 30, 36 (R) = Return (4): #18, 31, 33, 34 Dropped Off: "DISCO GOLD" LP - Various Artists (was #20) FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC - Bohannon (#21) THE BOY'S DOIN IT - Hugh Masekela (#29) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli (#30) * will be back GLASSHOUSE - The Temptations (#31) NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE - Street People (#32) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony (#33) (former #1) ROCKIN' & ROLLIN' ON THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD - Buddy Miles (#35) SAMSON - Ebony, Ivory & Jade (#38.) WHO LOVES YOU - The Four Seasons (#39) * The Final Tally: 36 total items; last week 39 +4 debuts + 4 returns/ -10 dropoffs 2 records on all 5 charts (#1 & #2) 5 records on 4 charts 7 records on 3 charts 7 records on 2 charts 16 records on only 1 chart Random Notes: DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA grabs #1 for the 6th week with a new record number of points +68 out of a possible 75; it's only charted #1 on the LA chart, however. This week, it ranks as: A= #2; B= #2; C= #4; D= #3; E= #1 The Top 15 is a glut of HITS that have mostly peaked but are still popular; where's the new breakout record???? :o Note that I LIKE IT actually has more points this week than the nominal "hit" FLY, ROBIN, FLY; B only charted ILI this week. Next week, things get corrected. By a fluke, the new Gloria Gaynor, which debuted at a strong #11 last week slips to #15 this week; next week it picks up steam...however, people seem to be waiting for the new GG LP (which Tom teased last week as having a longer version) __________________________________________________ ___ The Big Tease: Next week we see more evidence of a new trend that I am calling the "Blame It On 'Brazil' " syndrome--I'll expound later in more length. Let's just say that producers and artists are goin' back.....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back to the Pop standards of the Twenties, Thirties, Forties, Fifties & Sixties for material to "discotize." In other words, "Disco"-- not just "your music" anymore...it's music for yer mom & dad...and for granny & gramps too!!! :P :roll: "Hey Granny-- "The Charleston", er, "Disco Charleston" or "Charleston Hustle" is BAAAAAACK!!!" Everything old is new again. :roll: Some of this is good; some is absolute swill--but it's a comin'. Everyone wants a "HIT" and this is the best way to get a have a shot at a "comeback" or to get a record played at all...cover a STANDARD and add a disco beat. :o __________________________________________________ ___ DISCO ACTION - by Tom Moulton 8/30/75 Mr. Moulton Goes to San Francisco (San Francisco) Musically, this city is the closest to New York's disco sound. But like any other disco markets around the country, it also has its problems when it comes to getting promotional product. The End Up, (Gay club South of Market area--still there today!!), one of the top clubs in the area, relies heavily on its radio contacts locally, while most of the other clubs turn onto product by word of mouth. And, in a good number of cases, the End Up is the first to get new dance disks. One local DJ says that "I have about 1,000 people dancing here in an evening and I can't understand why certain labels will not give us records. We all want to be up-to-date musically, and with that many people to expose product to, I just can't see the logic behind the record companies not servicing us." Most clubs in the area announce all new records and disco "favorites." The disk jockeys say that they find by announcing the title and artist, it stops people from constantly going up to the DJ and asking him what record he played. Even still, most say, people still come up and ask where it can be purchased, even special ordered. (Now I went to the End Up--but I don't remember them "announcing" records--in fact, I don't ever recall the DJs ever talking to the crowd...but maybe I've blocked this out!!! I only associate this behavior with DJ Monti Rock III in SNF!!)) :oops: :oops: :oops: Several disk jockeys say that they want to start a Record Pool, similar to the one in New York. Most local spinners point a guilty finger at such labels as CBS, Motown, RCA and TK when it comes to lack of cooperation. They say that Atlantic does service product, but only to one club. One of the most frequently asked questions was: "If labels put out special disco mixes, what's the point if the clubs don't get them?" High on the "good product service" list was Scepter Records. At the End Up club, where Mike Webb is the frontline DJ and Steve Neuman the alternate, the two top records are the same as in New York --"When You're Young and In Love" and "Do It Any Way You Wanna." Two other records making noise there they say, are "Hollywood Hot" by the Eleventh Hour and "Brazil" by the Ritchie Family. The latter was serviced after New York clubs got it, while Bob Crewe is mentioned several times as the one who provided the Ralph Carter song. (What did Crewe have to do with the Ralph Carter record?; he produced Eleventh Hour...did he mean to say Crewe provided the Eleventh Hour?) :o :o :o Another top club in town is Dance Your Ass Off Inc., ( strictly for the Breeders on Broadway) Peter Struve as DJ and Joe Orchard as alternate. It's the largest club in the Bay Area and most nights there are upwards of 1,100 people dancing at the club. The club features a flashing slide show on the walls and a good sound system. The DJs are technically as advanced as the ones in New York, a great accomplishment considering that they don't use variable speed turntables. Richard Dearborn and John Hedges are the spinners at the Mine Shaft (for Homos on Market St., near Church St.--on the way to the Castro), which is not a large club, but a popular one. Other clubs locally include the likes of the Orphanage and Wind Jammer (don't recall these?). (Why no mention of Buzzby's on Polk Street--the hottest place in the Gay Area at the time, as I recall...or was it fading by then? No. In retrospect, I remember Buzzby's was going strong throughout all of 1975.) The two records that are creating the most excitement in the Bay Area are "I Just Can't Make It (Without You)" by the Philly Devotions and "Messin' With My Mind" by Labelle. Gloria Gaynor's forthcoming LP is also being talked about quite a bit while "Life Is What You Make It" by Tapestry on Capitol has just been discovered by the clubs. The latter record is an example of the LAG created when disco markets outside of New York have to wait for product. Spinners here as well as in a number of other cities all say that across the board servicing of key clubs at the same time would enhance a record's initial impact. "I Just Can't Make It (Without You)" by the Philly Devotions is being picked up in discos in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., as well as in San Francisco. In fact, Richie Kaczor, DJ at New York's Hollywood, describes it as one of his hottest new records. "Brazil" by the Ritchie Family (20th Century) will be available sometime late next month. Side A is a medley with standards from the Forties - "Peanut Vendor", "Frenesi", and "Brazil". The momentum of the side is constantly at the same level and it can create a problem, as would any record with the same musical feel for 19:58, especially on the dance floor. (Tom in rare critical mode.) Individually, each cut is good, though Side B has five songs (all up-tempo) - "Dance With Me", "Fascination", "Lady Champagne", "Fool", "Pin Ball". In all, it could be a difficult choice selecting a single. Thanks to Barry Lederer, DJ at the Sandpiper on Fire Island, for turning us on to the album. |
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December 23rd, 2004, 07:03 PM
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| [quote] Another top club in town is Dance Your Ass Off Inc., Peter Struve as DJ and Joe Orchard as alternate. It's the largest club in the Bay Area and most nights there are upwards of 1,100 people dancing at the club. The club features a flashing slide show on the walls and a good sound system. The DJs are technically as advanced as the ones in New York, a great accomplishment considering that they don't use variable speed turntables [quote] at last! ive found out something about dance your ass off, all you told me marky was straight straight straight :lol: the had a really great logo with a girl split in half face facing backward ass facing foreward with a confused look on her face a manchester club nicked it and i still have a yellow badge with that on 'dance your ass off at the ritz' they had thier own ending record too dance your ass off by pop-a groove we used that too :P |
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December 24th, 2004, 12:30 AM
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| Songs like FALLIN' IN LOVE, RHINESTONE COWBOY, and WHO LOVES YOU, are some of favorite non R&B songs from that period. Still love 'em today! I gotta say it again...what the hell happened to music?
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December 27th, 2004, 06:27 PM
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| "One of the hottest records of the week is the French import "Brazil" by the Ritchie Family....Jacques Morali, producer of "Brazil", who resides in France, wanted to cut an international standard with the "Philadelphia sound." Tom Moulton 7/5/75 BLAME IT ON "BRAZIL".... Or was it the one-two punch of "Brazil" and "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"? BOTH records recently topped the disco charts and BOTH had their origins in the Big Band era. "What a Difference a Day (MADE)" was originally a #5 Pop hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1934 & later covered by Dinah Washington in 1959 (#8 Pop/#4 R&B). "Brazil" was originally a #2 Pop hit for Xavier Cugat's band in 1943. In addition, there was the lesser hit "Big Noise From Winnetka" by Spaghetti Head which charted here earlier in the spring of 1975, originally a Big Band hit for Bing's brother, Bob Crosby's band in 1940 and later covered again by Bette Midler in 1979. Oh, and let's not forget, The Trammps actually got there first with their disco remake of "Zing Went the Strings Of My Heart" , a 1935 movie tune, popularized by Miss Judy Garland in 1943. Factor in the popularity of Broadway showtune "Ease On Down the Road" from "The Wiz", which topped the charts earlier in 1975.... and across America and Europe the LIGHT BULB goes on!!!! :D Producers look at the success of of these disco remakes of "standards" and say "I can do that!!!" Anyhoo-- there will now be an onslaught of artists raiding the Great & not-so-great American Songbook to cover old tunes as "disco." "Nostalgia" is in, ushered in, in great part (is that enough "in's" or what?) :oops: by Bette Midler's first LP and the recent debut of the Manhattan Transfer and the early releases of the Pointer Sisters--artists are rediscovering the pre-rock era in music. I went back over all the titles that have appeared on the Disco charts here since the October 26, 1974 debut and these are the results. Thus far, as of the end of August, 1975-- the majority of cover tunes "discotized" have been from the Sixties/Seventies Motown school: NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (#2 Pop for the Jackson Five in 1971) REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE (#1 Pop for the Four Tops in 1966) FOREVER CAME TODAY (#28 Pop for Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1968.) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE (#23 Pop for the Marvelettes in 1967) WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE (#16 Pop for Michael Jackson in 1972) PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (#1 Pop for the Temptations in 1972) Sixties Pop/R&B: EVERLASTING LOVE (Robert Knight/1967) WALK ON BY (Dionne Warwick/1964) IT'S IN HIS KISS (SHOOP SHOOP SONG) (Betty Everett/1964) R&B: WORK TO DO (Isley Brothers/1972) K-JEE (Nite-liters/1971) I CAN UNDERSTAND IT (Bobby Womack/ Valentino's/ New Birth/1973) DO THE CHOO CHOO (Archie Bell & the Drells/1968) Rock: ALL RIGHT NOW (Free/1970) Broadway: EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD; TORNADO (from the current Broadway musical The Wiz) And Recycled Disco: THE BOTTLE (Originally done by Gil Scott-Heron and later covered by Joe Bataan & WATERBED originally a hit by LTG Exchange, newly covered by Herbie Mann. BUT--now since the success of BRAZIL & WHAT A DIFF...everything is fair game--from f-ing Stephen Foster to Cole Porter to Antonio Carlos Jobim to Goffin/King--they're all comin' back with a disco beat!!! Everything from hoary old vaudeville era chestnuts like "Swanee" to the classical string quartet of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" are getting disco remakes. Well, just about everything-- except "My Mammy'!!!! (The Happenings actually had the cheek to cover this in 1967) :oops: The new "orchestra sound" is obviously a perfect fit for Big Band era covers. BIG BAND ERA: CARAVAN TANGERINE FRENESI PEANUT VENDOR BABY FACE FOOLS RUSH IN I'LL BE SEEING YOU I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS POINCIANA THE CHARLESTON THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC, amongst many others. The Cole Porter songbook alone provides: NIGHT AND DAY I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN ANYTHING GOES LOVE FOR SALE.. between now and the beginning of 1976. MOVIE THEMES: SUMMER OF '42 EXODUS A SUMMER PLACE JAWS MORE (from "Mondo Cane") TV THEMES: THEME FROM S.W.A.T STAR TREK BROADWAY TUNES: I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT (My Fair Lady SOMEWHERE (West Side Story) Salsoul even attempts to give Fiddler on the Roof a disco makeover!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: BOSSA NOVA: THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA BRAZILIA CARNIVAL FIFTIES STANDARDS: HOW HIGH THE MOON AUTUMN LEAVES VOLARE HURT FIFTIES ROCK: YAKETY YAK WILLIE & THE HAND JIVE SIXTIES POP: STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU VENUS SUNNY SIXTIES BRILL BUILDING POP: WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW OH, NO, NOT MY BABY OUR DAY WILL COME ONE FINE DAY MORE MOTOWN: I HEAR A SYMPHONY IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) DATE WITH THE RAIN THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR YOU) THE BEATLES; DRIVE MY CAR ELEANOR RIGBY EVEN XMAS SONGS: THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone is gettin' on the Disco Choo-Choo HOPEFULLY riding it to "Hitsville" on the Disco, R&B, and please gawd, the Pop charts! :D In preparation for writing this , I admit I put on what I consider to be the ultimate in shamelessly crass, cheap and calculatingly cheesy attempts to cash in ...the Wing & a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps LP featuring "Baby Face" !!!! (Gag Meeeee!!!!):oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Yes, I admit, this is my least favorite era of Disco--but it does culminate in the divine Dr. Buzzard reinventing disco as "new old music" in mid-1976...and creating wonderful stuff at that!!!. :D :D :D Hey, Maybe I Could Have a Hit Again?!?!!!! The recent chart career rejuvenations of Frankie Valli, Esther Phillips, the Four Seasons, and even the Bee Gees has given hope to a bunch of "hitless" artists in the mid-Seventies. Al Martino, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, Henry Mancini, Percy Faith, Cy Coleman, the Ventures are among the sorta "over-the hill" gang who will get a disco charted record. Miss Barbra Streisand and Miss Bette Midler will enter the disco charts as will that never quite-made-it, Streisand wannabe--Julie Budd (ya gotta be as old as me to remember her!!) :o Bobby Hebb re-records his "Sunny" after Yambu gets it charted first. Percy Faith updates his own "Theme from A Summer Place". Ditto Frankie Avalon with "Venus" and Bobby Rydell with "Sway." And lounge-lizard Al Martino steals Dean Martin's "Volare" and gets a disco hit!!! And that's just the way it is. Jazz artists, buoyed by the success of Herbie Mann & Esther Phillips, start adding the disco beat to their products in an attempt to get airplay and sell their records. Among them: GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. THE BLACKBYRDS THE CRUSADERS THE BRECKER BROTHERS LONNIE LISTON SMITH HANK CRAWFORD DEODATO HUBERT LAWS CLEVELAND EATON DONALD BYRD RAMSEY LEWIS JOHNNY HAMMOND RON CARTER It's all comin' to the Disco Compilation Consensus!!! Ok, class is dismissed. :oops: :P :roll: :oops: :P :roll: New chart tomorrow.
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December 28th, 2004, 05:53 PM
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| September 6, 1975 Billboard Pop Chart Top 5: 1) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Glen Campbell 2) FALLIN' IN LOVE - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds 3) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & the Sunshine Band 4) AT SEVENTEEN - Janis Ian 5) HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor Billboard Soul/R&B Chart #1: 1) HOW LONG (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side) - The Pointer Sisters :D :D :D __________________________________________________ ___ Disco Action: Record World "National Disco File Top 20" #1: BRAZIL (week #5); (This is the chart being used by Joel Whitburn in his book for this time period--you know, the one chart versus 5 chart thang.) But I've resolved that issue by combining the 6 Billboard charts into one. Billboard charts: A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos (#1= FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT) B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1= (SALSOUL HUSTLE) C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1= WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE) D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT) E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos (#1= PEACE PIPE) + Special Guest City Chart F= Top Audience Response Records in Boston Discos (#1= BRAZIL) 6 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 90 points max. Add them up and voila!.... THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 38 9/6/75 1) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family (20th Century 45) (69 total points/ charts ABCDEF) (Last week: #2 (4 weeks @#2; 4 non-consecutive weeks @ #1) 2) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA -People's Choice (TSOP 45) (65/ABCDEF) (last week: #1; 6 weeks total) 3) PEACE PIPE (AEF); "NON-STOP" LP (CD) - B.T. Express (Roadshow 45/LP) (41 (AEF) + 21 (CD) = 62) (#3) 4) {Tie} FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT - Silver Convention (Midland Intl. 45/LP track) (46 each/ABCD) (#8/#6) 5) (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF - Gloria Gaynor (MGM 45) (43/ABCDEF) (#15) 6) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares (Capitol 45) (43/ACEF) (#14) 7) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter (Mercury 45) (41/ABCDF) (#4) 8. TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Chartity (RCA 45) (39/ABCD) (#5) 9) * MESSIN' WITH MY MIND - Labelle (Epic 45) (33/BCDE) (NEW) 10) SALSOUL HUSTLE - The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 45) (25/BCD) (#12) 11) HOOKED FOR LIFE - The Trammps (Atlantic 45) (23/ABCDF) (#20) 12) CHECKMATE - Barrabas (Atco 45) (20/AD) (#10) 13) ONE WAY STREET - Beckett Brown (RCA 45) (20/BF) (#11) 14) FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five (Motown 45) (19/EF) (#7) 15) HOLLYWOOD HOT/ HOLLYWOOD HOTTER - Eleventh Hour (20th Century 45) (19/CE) (#17) 16) SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO (Sho Ain't Me) - Mike & Bill (Arista 45) (18/ACF) (#16) 17) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & The Sunshine Band (TK 45) (13/CF) (#25) 18. DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 45) (13/E) (#9) 19) * SUMMER OF '42 - The Biddu Orchestra (Epic 45) (12/B) (NEW) 20) * I JUST CAN'T MAKE IT (Without You) - Philly Devotions (Columbia 45) (11/AF) (NEW) 21) * SUPERSTAR REVUE - The Ventures (UA 45) (10/B) (NEW) 22) GIMME SOME - Jimmy "Bo" Horne (Alston 45) (9/AD) (#26) 23) * YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles (Columbia 45) (9/AE) (NEW) 24) CHEER-UP SYRUP - David & the Blue Ties (Spigot 45) (9/B) (#27) 25) FAME - David Bowie (RCA 45) (9/E) (#34) 26) MELLOW BLOW - Barrabas (Atco 45) (9/A) (#10) 27) FIGHT THE POWER - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck 45) (7/E) (#19) 28. LOVE POWER - Willie Hutch (Motown 45) (5/B) (#35) 29) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips (Kudu 45) (4/AE) (#13) 30) * CARAVAN/ WATUSI STRUT - Deodato (MCA 45) (4/B) (NEW) 31) (R) (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?) - Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man Records 45) (4/F) (RETURN) 32) NASTY DISPOSITION - Buddy Miles (Casablanca LP) (4/D) (#29) 33) COLOR MY WORLD BLUE - The Supremes (Motown LP) (3/D) (#23) 34) (R) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli (Private Stock 45) (3/E) (RETURN) 35) CHINESE KUNG FU - Banzaii (Scepter 45) (2/F) (#22) 36) * IT'S ALRIGHT - Graham Central Station (Warner Brs. LP) (2/E) (NEW) 37) * GET READY FOR THIS - Revelation (RSO 45) (1/C) (NEW) 38. WATERBED - Herbie Mann (Atlantic 45) (1/D) #36) __________________________________________________ ___ STATS: #10, 15, 20, 24, 25, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37 & 38 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco (1974-2003) book. * = Debut (8.): #9, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 36, 37 (R) = Return (2): #31, 34 Dropped off: (DO YOU WANNA) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - Calhoon (was #18.) * will be back FACE THE MUSIC - Dynamic Superiors (#21) * THINK BEFORE YOU STOP - The Notations (#24) MELLOW ME - Faith, Hope & Charity (#28.) BOOGIE DOWN USA - People's Choice (#30) * DO THE CHOO CHOO - Jack Ashford & the Sound of New Detroy (#31) MAGIC IN THE AIR - Ronnie Walker (#32) HEADQUARTERS: AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - Bobby Byrd (#33) The Final Tally: 38 total items; 36 last week + 8 debuts + 2 returns/ -8 dropoffs 3 records on all 6 charts 5 records on 5 charts 3 records on 4 charts 1 record on 3 charts 9 records on 2 charts 17 records on only 1 chart Notes: With the addition of the 6th Boston chart, "BRAZIL" gets 69 points this week to move up to #1 again after 4 weeks at #2. 69 is now the new record number of points for a #1 (however there are 6 charts this week). New items from Labelle, the Biddu Orchestra, Philly Devotions, The Ventures, Tina Charles, Deodato, Graham Cental Station & Revelation arrive this week. The Cover List: BRAZIL ( Xavier Cugat - 1943) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG & IN LOVE (Ruby & the Romantics - 1964; The Marvelettes -1967) FOREVER CAME TODAY ( Diana Ross & the Supremes - 1968) SUMMER OF' 42 ( movie theme; 1971 Oscar winner for Michel Legrand's score; charted by pianist Peter Nero -1972) CHEER-UP SYRUP - (theme song for Palisades Amusement Park!!--what the hell does this sound like? Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon's "Palisades Park"???!!) :o WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES (Jimmy Dorsey - 1934; Dinah Washington - 1959) CARAVAN (Duke Ellington - 1934) WATERBED (LTG Exchange - 1974) __________________________________________________ __ The Big Tease: Next week, a 6th chart from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale (they like KC, uh huh, uh, huh; quelle surprise!!) & a 7th 10 item only chart from Canadian retailer Peter Frost's Disco Sound of Canada. This gives us a grand total of 50 items!!! Also, debut records from KC & the Sunshine Band (at their highest chart postion thus far--NO THANKS TO NYC!!); Jeanne Burton; Natalie Cole; The Pinkies; B.T. Express; Harlem River Drive; Seven Seas; Merry Clayton, Calhoon, Carol Douglas and the new "medley" from Miss Gloria Gaynor is #1 at NYC clubs--not available to the peon public yet, however. __________________________________________________ __ Artist Spotlight (Reviews from the *beloved* 1979 Rolling Stone Record Guide, edited by Dave Marsh. *(that's sarcasm) LABELLE (#9) "A brilliant but erratic Seventies group, this trio of magnificent women vocalists included the high-pitched histrionics of Patti LaBelle, the hard-edged belting of Nona Hendryx and the sultry soul singing of Sarah Dash, who had earlier performed as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells. In a way, their problem was they were too good: they were capable of accomplishing so much that Labelle never developed a consistent, focused style. The deleted Pressure Cookin' was one peak, fronting a relaxed but airtight R&B band and covering an amazing range of material, including a marvelous medley of "Something in the Air" and "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." The commerical highpoint was the Allen Toussaint-produced "Lady Marmalade" from Nightbirds, but Toussaint couldn't find the handle outside of that brilliant single, and subsequent attempts found Labelle floundering through a number of unsatisfactory strategies. Eventually this lack of direction led to the trio's dissolution." (JS= John Swenson) BIDDU ORCHESTRA (#19) "Heavily arranged, glibly orchestrated disco project. You need a good sound sytem and an auditorium to appreciate this stuff, though." (JS= John Swenson) THE VENTURES (#21) "Textbook instrumental rock & roll, West Coast school, brought to us through the Sixties courtesy of Bob Bogle (guitar/bass), Nokie Edwards (guitar), Don Wilson (guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). These four journeymen musicians helped blaze a path for many aspiring rockers through their tough, no-nonsense treatment of rock & roll classics and popular movie and TV themes of the day. The Venture's big hit "Walk Don't Run." is a marvel of rock & roll balance, with the dark and echoey lead guitar part that put the Mostite Company on the map; it survives as the era's signature sound. The current discography is confused to say the least, and you're more likely to find out-of-print Ventures albums in the cutout bins than anything on the list. But rejoice in the fact that they all sound the same, so it really doesn't matter. Stiff snare and cymbal sound, pulsing bass and metallic guitars spitting out popular melodies through a wash of echo and vibrato. What more could a young musician ask for? (J.C.C= Jean Charles Costa) DEODATO (#30) "Although wholly obedient to the laws of homogeneity, arranger/keyboardist/composer Eumir Deodato has written a new chapter in the history of elevator music. His albums consist of disco-charged orchestral pop/rock/jazz/TV theme/ classical swirling. Deodato has drawn melodic structures from Ravel, Page, Marley and Mancini on which to hang striding and rather chichi production formulas. Because they are so environmental in strategy, Deodato's records are particularly hard to distinguish from one another. His version of Richard Strauss' "Zarathustra" was a hit, but the best-defined LP is The First Cuckoo, which contains a pair of lesser pop successes, "Black Dog" and "Caravan/ Watusi Strut." (BT= ??) GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION (#36) "When it began recording in 1972, GCS was almost alone in carrying on and developing Sly Stone's visionary R&B invention of the late Sixties. But others have since caught up and left these guys in the dust. Three acts that quickly come to mind are George Clinton's Funkadelic/Parliament/ Rubber Band school of mind-twisting funk; Earth, Wind & Fire, with its emotional and instrumental intensity; and ex-James Brown hornman/arranger Fred Wesley's brass adventurists, the JB's (now the Horny Horns). Which leaves ex-Sly bassist Larry Graham's congregation as merely an expert dance band. In the not too creative but professional footsteps of their fellow East Bay Oaklanders, Tower of Power, they do what they do well, but it just doesn't grow." (BM=Bruce Malamut) __________________________________________________ ___ Disco Action by Tom Moulton 9/6/75 (NEW YORK) The Record Pool here will have its next meeting on Monday (8.) at 2:pm. It is a general meeting with record companies invited. After the meeting, Columbia recording artists The Philly Devotions will perform for pool members and guests. As with the B.T. Express, The Philly Devotions want to put on their show for the disco DJs as a way of saying thank you for helping expose their records. "Superstar Revue" by The Ventures (UA) is starting to take off in the clubs here. At the Barefoot Boy, Tony Smith, DJ, says it's packing the floor when played. "Caravan/Watusi Strut" by Deodato (MCA) is also being well received by the DJs and this could be a monster for the label. Columbia and Epic are becoming the hottest disco labels. Every week they come out with another disk with disco potential and this week is no exception with "Now My Cup Is Running Over" backed with "Lady In Red" by Ronnie Dyson, produced by Allen Felder and Norman Harris. It is unfortunate that they are releasing two A-sides because both are strong and will definitely get split play. The stronger of the two is "Now My Cup Is Running Over" with a great break in the middle that is very reminiscent of an old coffee commercial. :o "Uphill Peace Of Mind" by the Gospel Truth (Kayvette) is a very strong disco record. It's produced by Millie Jackson. She produces a session like she sings. The Dramatics have a new single, "No Rebate On Love" on Mainstream. It has been a long time since they have cut an uptempo song. Vocally, it has a similar feel to the Executive Suite. Atlantic will be releasing a special disco version of Herbie Mann's "Waterbed" next week for the discos. It will be very interesting to see the reaction to the disk, at least in the New York area, because of the popularity of the same song by the L.T.G. Exchange last year. The Exchange's ASCAP ad (?) was one of the most popular disco disks and a monster R&B hit in the New York City area. Herbie Mann's version is more in the "Hijack" vein and more danceable than the original because it's slower in tempo. Most discos had to slow the original down to make it work on the dance floor. (Thanks to shootyourshot for providing me with the balance of the Moulton column!!!) :D
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Now, in fairness I must begrudgingly agree with the boys at Rolling Stone this time. I agree with the take on Labelle especially the part about them being too good. Even on the Nightbirds album, the Meters were the session artist who did work on it. Christ, there was more talent there than there has been in pop music for over 10 years! :o I also agreed with the GCS take. They were particularly good early on but their music didn't seem to grow with the times. On something different. I went hunting for "FALLIN' IN LOVE." I never had the song though I always liked it. What I came across while hunting for it was the amount bogus versions of that song and many other of those AM radio kinda pop tunes. I had to weed out a whole bunch of labels with the help of AMG and Amazon customer feedback to get the original recordings with the original artist the way we remember them. There are so many unscrupulous record companies out there who knowingly sell remade songs that sound like shit.
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| September 13, 1975 Billboard Pop Chart #1: 1) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Glen Campbell (2nd week) Billboard Soul/R&B Chart #1: 1) HOW LONG (Betcha Got A Chick On the Side) - Pointer Sisters (2nd week) __________________________________________________ __ Disco Action: Record World "National Disco File Top 20" #1: BRAZIL (week #6); (This is the chart being used by Joel Whitburn in his book for this time period--you know, the one chart versus 5 or 6 , now 7-- chart thang.) But I've resolved that issue by combining the 7 Billboard charts into one. Billboard charts: A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos (#1= CASANOVA BROWN/(If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1= MESSIN' WITH MY MIND) C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1= SUMMER OF '42) D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT) E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos (#1= PEACE PIPE) + Special Guest City Chart: F= Top Audience Response Records in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale Discos (#1= THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) ) + Another Special Guest Chart: (10 items only) G= Peter Frost's Disco Sound of Canada Retail Sales (#1= DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA) 6 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; + 1 chart with 10 items: 10 points for #1; 1 point for #10 = 100 points max. Add them up and voila!.... THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 50 9/13/75 1) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice (TSOP 45) (60 total points/ Charts ABCDEG) (last week #2; total 7 non-consecutive weeks @ #1) 2) PEACE PIPE (A/E); "NON-STOP" LP (C/D); GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT (F) - B.T. Express (Roadshow 45/LP) (28 + 20 + 11 = 59/ACDEF) (#3) 3) {tie} FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT - Silver Convention (Midland Intl. LP) (53 each/ ABCDF) (#4) 4) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family (20th Century 45) (52/ACDEFG) (#1) 5) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter (Mercury 45) (44/ACDF) (#7) 6) (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF - Gloria Gaynor (MGM 45) (43/BCEFG) 7) TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA 45) (42/ABCDFG) (#8.) 8.) MESSIN' WITH MY MIND - Labelle (Epic LP) (42/ABDE) (#9) 9) DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 45) (40/CDEF) (#18.) 10) SUMMER OF '42 -The Biddu Orchestra (Epic 45) (32/ABCDF) (#19) 11) SALSOUL HUSTLE - The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 45) (24/BCDF) (#10) 12) YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles (Columbia 45- vocal & instrumental) (20/AB) (#23) (produced by Biddu @ #10) 13) * THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band (T.K. LP) (19/EF) (NEW) 14) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares (Capitol 45) (18/AF) (#6) 15) SUPERSTAR REVUE - The New Ventures (U.A. 45) (17/BC) (#21) 16) I JUST CAN'T MAKE IT (Without You) - Philly Devotions 17) * CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor (MGM LP) (15/A only) (NEW) 18. CHEER UP SYRUP - David & the Blue Ties (Spigot 45) (14/BD) (#24) 19) HOOKED FOR LIFE - The Trammps (Atlantic 45) (14/AB) (#11) 20) HOLLYWOOD HOT - The Eleventh Hour (20th Century 45) (14/E) (#15) 21) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips (Kudu 45) (13/AEF) (#29) 22) * NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO - Jeanne Burton (Cotton 45) (13/B) (NEW) 23) CARAVAN/ WATUSI STRUT - Deodato (MCA LP) (12/B) (#30) 24) *GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT - B.T. Express (Roadshow LP/45 (B-side of #3) (11/F) (NEW) 25) (R) ONE NIGHT AFFAIR - Esther Phillips (Kudu LP) (10/F) (RETURN) 26) FIGHT THE POWER - Isley Brothers (T-Neck 45) (9/E) (#27) 27) (R) FACE THE MUSIC - Dynamic Superiors (Motown LP) (8/D) (RETURN) 28. FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five (Motown 45) (8/E) (#14) 29) CHINESE KUNG FU - Banzaii (Scepter 45) (7/E) (#35) 30) ONE WAY STREET - Beckett Brown (RCA 45) (6/G) (#13) 31) * THIS WILL BE - Natalie Cole (Capitol 45) (7/F) (NEW) 32) {tie} CHECKMATE/ MELLOW BLOW - Barrabas (Atco LP/45) (6 each/AD) (#12/#26) 33) LOVE POWER - Willie Hutch (Motown 45) (6/C) (#28.) 34) * PUERTO RICO - The Pinkies (Phillips 45) (6/G) (NEW) 35) (R) BOOGIE DOWN U.S.A. - People's Choice (TSOP 45) (5/E) (RETURN) 36) * SUPER "JAWS" - Seven Seas (Glades 45) (5/G) (NEW) (inspired by the film "Jaws") 37) (R) MELLOW ME - Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA LP) (4/F) (RETURN) 38. SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO ( Sho Ain't Me) - Mike & Bill (Arista 45) (4/G) (#16) 39) IT'S ALRIGHT - Graham Central Station (WB LP) (3/E) (#36) 40) (R) LEAVING THE GOOD LIFE BEHIND - Phyllis Hyman (Private Stock-U.S. Import) (3/G) (RETURN) 41) * NEED YOU - Harlem River Drive (Arista 45) (3/C) (NEW) 42) (R) (Do You Wanna) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - Calhoon (Warner/Spector 45) (2/F) (RETURN) 43) FAME - David Bowie (RCA 45) (2/E) (#25) 44) GET READY FOR THIS - Revelation (RSO 45) (2/C) (#37) 45) GIMME SOME - Jimmy "Bo" Horne (Alston 45) (2/G) (#22) 46) * ONE MORE RIDE - Merry Clayton (Ode LP) (2/B) (NEW) 47) * RAIN 2000 - Calhoon (Warner/Spector 45 (B-side of #42) (2/F) (NEW) 48. * HEADLINE NEWS - Carol Douglas (Midland Intl. 45) (1/C) (NEW) 49) (R) WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE - The Supremes (Motown LP) (1/D) (RETURN) 50) (R) WHO LOVES YOU - The Four Seasons (W.B. 45) (1/F) (RETURN) __________________________________________________ __ STATS: #11, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49 & 50 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco (1974-2003) book. * = Debut (11): #13, 17, 22, 24, 31, 34, 36, 41, 46, 47, 48 (R) = Return (8.): #25, 27, 35, 37, 40, 42, 49, 50 Dropped Off: GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & the Sunshine Band (was #17) * will be back (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?)- Boogie Man Orchestra(#31)* NASTY DISPOSITION - Buddy Miles (#32) COLOR MY WORLD BLUE - The Supremes (#33) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli (#34) WATERBED - Herbie Mann (#38.) * The Final Tally: 50 total items (new record #- but from 7 charts); 38 items last week + 11 debuts + 8 returns/ -5 dropoffs 0 records on all 7 charts!!!!! (7 charts= 7 different #1s); when compared to this chart they translate as such: chart G=#1; E= #2; D=#3; B=#8; C=#10; F= #13; A= #17. 3 records on 6 charts (#1, 3, 7) 3 records on 5 charts 5 records on 4 charts 2 records on 3 charts 7 records on 2 charts 30 records on only 1 chart NOTES: It's a transitional period with massive hits still hanging on-- but their strength is weakening. DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA moves back to #1 for the 7th non-consecutive week; it has been either #1 or #2 here since 7/19; that's 8 weeks prior to this one, always neck-in-neck with BRAZIL. This week BRAZIL drops to #4. However, when the Ritchie Family LP is released with the 3 song medley on side 1: PEANUT VENDOR/ FRENSESI/ BRAZIL, it's chart shelf-life is extended. LA (E) still has yet to chart Silver Convention, so that song stays close to the top-but just can't quite grab #1--yet. The Gloria Gaynor medley tops chart A only and will be THEE force to be reckoned 'round here with in 2 weeks. KC & the Sunshine Band debut at their highest postion thus far (#13) thanks to a #1 ranking on Miami & #12 in LA. Next week it gets it's support from LA & Boston. It's time for BIDDU: East Indian composer/arranger/producer Biddu Appaiah hits #10 with his orchestra and #12 with his production for former 5000 Volts vocalist Tina Charles. Next week, he adds the theme from EXODUS to the chart also!!! Jeanne Burton debuts NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO at #22 (by placing @ #3 on chart B); this record will rise up to #3 on this chart without ever crossing over to Chart A; All three NYC retailers will chart it very highly--but no crossover to A and no mentions from any other city charts. :roll: Miami/Ft. Lauderdale gives Natalie Cole's THIS WILL BE a debut here; it will disappear until the next time the Miami chart appears on 10/18. Canada's chart returns Phyllis Hyman to us (she had one week on NYC charts) along with an oddity by The Pinkies, titled either PORTO RICO or PUERTO RICO, which will come back next when an actual chart from Puerto Rico is published later on!!! Ok efuf babble!!!! :roll: __________________________________________________ ___ Artist Spotlight (Reviews from the 1979 edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide edited by Dave Marsh....) NATALIE COLE (#31) "With her debut album, Inseparable, Natalie Cole proved herself a first-class stylist who borrowed heavily from two diverse sources: Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan. Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson wrote and produced, showing an admirable ear for restraint and conciseness. Cole is molded into a variety of soul and pop styles; bar-band funk, gospel-soul and torchy ballads. The highlight: the triumphant, midtempo "This Will Be." Natalie aimed at a similar standard, but this and later LPs were attempts at glossy, Las Vegas versatility and left one with a feeling that Cole was unable to develop a personal style." (J.MC = John McEwen) :roll: ( actually kinder than in another review (Chaka Kahn's) that compares Natlalie's screeching to Melba Moore's!!!..." (the band)saves her (Chaka) from some of the hysterical, narcissistic excesses of Natalie Cole or Melba Moore.") :evil: :P MERRY CLAYTON (#46) "Merry Clayton's career has auspicious beginnings: she sang backup on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and fit right in with that band as no singer ever had. But none of her solo LPs lives up to that promise. Merry Clayton, the best of them, is the only one that suggests the strength of her inital efforts as a backup vocalist. (Carole King arranged some of its material, and appears as a keyboardist.) (GC=Georgia Christgau) (Note: Both recorded for Ode and Merry sang backup on Carole's LPs as well as many other performers.) CAROL DOUGLAS (#48.) "Mildly popular disco singer whose biggest hit came in 1974 with "Doctor's Orders," included on The Carol Douglas Album" (DM=Dave Marsh) :evil: :roll: (So you were expecting a treatise on the divine Miss Carol??? from Rolling Stone??? C'mon now, let's get reeeeeal!!!) :P __________________________________________________ __ CLUB DIALOG by Tom Moulton 9/13/75 (note the new title) Because of the expanding chart coverage, Moulton's column (which previously appeared above the charts) in now appearing on pages I don't have. My thanks to shootyourshot for providing this column in it's entirety from his trip to the microfilm library where he goes to school.) :D (NEW YORK) Gloria Gaynor's album, out only a week, jumps to the top of the audience response listing here, marking the first time since the column's inception that any record has taken the no. 1 spot in such a short time. Word from a number of disk jockeys, including Hector LeBron (Limelight), Walter Gibbons (Outside Inn), Tony Smith (Barefoot Boy), and Frank Strivelli (Alley) is that the medley side of the LP instantly fills the dance floor. Ms. Gaynor also helped her own cause with the local DJs by autographing some 200 albums for early distribution to the spinners. Looks like there's like a new trend on the scene - oldies from the forties and fifties updated and arranged for today's dancers. Already, such favorites as "Brazil," "Caravan," "What A Difference A Day Makes" and "How High The Moon" are scoring with discogoers. :lol: RCA act the Tymes will have a new LP this fall with the original "You Little Trustmaker" on it. The song was one of the most sought-after records in 1974, and now it will be available to everyone. It has a sound similar to New York City's classic "I'm Doing Fine Now." Background vocal reminds the listener of the Three Degrees. Looks like Veronica (now known as Ronnie Spector) of Ronettes fame is going to have a strong disco entry on her hands with "You'd Be Good For Me," on RCA distributed Tom Cat Records. There is a special 12 inch disk for the discos and it has a longer version of the song which will not be commercially available. Tom Savarese, 12 West DJ, is getting strong response to "One More Ride" by Merry Clayton. The cut is from her latest album on Ode. Regarding the Record Pool here, UA's Billy Bass, national promotion director, wrote the following: "We at United Artists feel that the Disco Pool is the most professional and reliable service to be offered to the record companies in the development of marketing and awareness of the phonograph record. As long as this service continues in this professional caliber, United Artists will continue its support." The label, as part of its support, will be servicing the pool with 225 copies of War's "Low Rider". In Toronto, one of the key disco record retail operations is locally run by Peter Frost. This week's listings include the top 10 sellers in his store. A number of the picks are US imports. Also listed for the first time this week are the top 15 audience response disco disks in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Special thanks to Bo Crane for compiling the information from local club disk jockeys. __________________________________________________ ___ The Big Tease: Next week: 7 charts (from the 5 usual suspects & Boston & Skippy White-a retailer in Mass.), gives us 46 items to chart, including debuts from Blue Magic, Ohio Players, the Biddu Orchestra, Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited, Blackrock, Ronnie Spector, Gladys Knight & the Pips and the Ritchie Family LP 3-song Forties medley is released to DJs. In two weeks, at long last, a new number one!!! :D Oh and BTW, Happy New Years, everyone!!! :D :D :D :D Don't forget to spin Eddie Holman's ultimate party-anthem This Will Be a Night To Remember" tonight!!!
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| September 20, 1975 Billboard Pop Chart Top 5: 1) FAME - David Bowie 2) RHINESTONE COWBOY - Glen Campbell 3) AT SEVENTEEN - Janis Ian 4) I'M SORRY - John Denver 5) FIGHT THE POWER, PT. 1 - Isley Brothers Billboard Soul/R&B Chart #1: 1) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares __________________________________________________ __ Disco Action: Record World "National Disco File Top 20" #1: BRAZIL (week #7); (This is the chart being used by Joel Whitburn in his book for this time period--you know, the one chart versus 5 or 6 , now 7-- chart thang.) But I've resolved that issue by combining the 7 Billboard charts into one. Billboard charts: A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos (#1= CASANOVA BROWN/(If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC) (#1= NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO) C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC) (#1= SUMMER OF '42) D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island) (#1= FLY, ROBIN, FLY/ I LIKE IT) E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos (#1= HOLLYWOOD HOT) + Special Guest City Chart: F= Top Audience Response Records in Boston Discos (#1= CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON ) + Another Special Guest Chart: (10 items only) G= Skippy White's, Mattapan, Mass. Retail Sales (#1= DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA) 6 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; + 1 chart with 10 items: 10 points for #1; 1 point for #10 = 100 points max. Add them up and voila!.... THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 40 + 6 9/20/75 1) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice (TSOP 45) (53 total points/charts ABCDEFG) (last week: #1; 8 non-consecutive weeks @#1) 2) PEACE PIPE(AEF); "NON-STOP" LP(D) - B.T. Express (Roadshow LP version/ LP) (38 + 11 = 49/AEF + D) (#2) 3) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family (20th Century 45/LP) (11 (A/LP medley) + 30 (45) = 41/ACDEFG) (#4) 4) FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention (Midland Intl. LP) (41/ABCDEF) (#3/tie) 5) SUMMER OF '42 - The Biddu Orchestra (Epic 45) (41/ABCDFG) (#10) 6) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares (Capitol 45) (41/ACEF) (#14) 7) I LIKE IT - Silver Convention (Midland Intl. LP) (38/ABCDF) (#3/tie) 8. MESSIN' WITH MY MIND - Labelle (Epic LP version) (36/ABDF) (#8.) 9) YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles (Columbia 45 - vocal & instrumental) (33/ABC) (#12) 10) (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF - Gloria Gaynor (MGM 45) (32/BCE) (#6) 11) TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity (RCA 45) (30/BDG) (#7) 12) CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor (MGM LP ) (30/AF) (#17) 13) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter (Mercury 45) (27/ACD) (#5) 14) HOLLYWOOD HOT - Eleventh Hour (20th Century 45) (26/DEG) (#20) 15) I JUST CAN'T MAKE IT (Without You) - Philly Devotions (Columbia 45) (21/ACF) (#16) 16) SUPERSTAR REVUE - The New Ventures (UA 45) (21/ABC) (#15) 17) NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO - Jeanne Burton (Cotton 45) (20/BC) (#22) 18. THAT'S THE WAY (I Like It) - KC & the Sunshine Band (T.K. LP) (19/EF) (#13) 19) HOOKED FOR LIFE - The Trammps (Atlantic long version) (16/AB) (#19) 20) CARAVAN/ WATUSI STRUT - Deodato (MCA LP) (15/AB) (#23) 21) SALSOUL HUSTLE - Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul 45) (15/BC) (#11) 22) SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO (So Ain't Me) - Mike & Bill (Arista 45) (13/FG) (#38.) 23) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips (Kudu 45) (12/EF) (#21) 24) FAME - David Bowie (RCA 45) (12/E) (#43) 25) * THE MAGIC OF THE BLUE (LP) - Blue Magic (ATCO LP) (12/D) (NEW) 26) NEED YOU - Harlem River Drive (Arista 45) (11/C) (#41) 27) * PEANUT VENDOR - The Ritchie Family (20th Century LP-not commercially avail.) (11/A) (NEW) 28. FACE THE MUSIC - Dynamic Superiors (Motown LP) (10/D) (#27) 29) CHEER UP SYRUP - David & the Blue Ties (Spigot 45) (9/B) (#18.) 30) * LOVE ROLLERCOASTER - Ohio Players (Mercury LP) (9/E) (NEW) 31) {tie} CHECKMATE/ MELLOW BLOW - Barrabas (Atco LP) (8 each/ ADF) (#32) 32) * EXODUS - The Biddu Orchestra (Epic-Import only) (7/A) (NEW) 33) (R) GET DOWN TONIGHT - KC & the Sunshine Band (T.K. LP) (7/G) (RETURN) 34) GET READY FOR THIS - Revelation (RSO 45) (7/B) (#44) 35) IT'S ALRIGHT - Graham Central Station (WB 45) (7/E) (#39) 36) (Do You Wanna) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - Calhoon (WB/Spector 45) (6/EG) (#42) 37) * LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE - Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited (Friends & Co. 45) (6/CD) (NEW) 38. (R) EVERYBODY STAND & CLAP YOUR HANDS (For the Entertainer) - Black Satin feat. Fred Parris (Buddah 45) (6/G) (RETURN) 39) (R) (Theme From) LADY, LADY, LADY (Are You Crazy For Me?) - Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man 45) (6/F) (RETURN) 40) (R) THE CHICAGO THEME (Love Loop) - Hubert Laws (CTI 45) (5/G) (RETURN) 41) WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE - The Supremes (Motown LP) (5/D) (#49) 42) * NEW YORK CITY BUMP - Blackrock (Blackrock 45) (3/D) (NEW) 43) ONE MORE RIDE - Merry Clayton (Ode LP) (3/B) (#46) 44) * YOU'D BE GOOD FOR ME - Ronnie Spector (Tom Cat 45) (3/C) (NEW) 45) FIGHT THE POWER - Isley Brothers (T-Neck 45) (2/E) (#26) 46) * MONEY - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Buddah 45) (1/E) (NEW) __________________________________________________ __ STATS: #14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 46 NOT listed in Joel Whitburn's Billboard Hot Dance/Disco (1974-2003) book. * = Debut (8.): #25, 27, 30, 32, 37, 42, 44, 46 (R) = Return/Re-entry (4): #33, 38, 39, 40 Dropped Off: DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair (last week: #9!!!) * will be back GIVE IT WHAT YOU GOT - B.T. Express (#24) ONE NIGHT AFFAIR - Esther Phillips (#25) FORVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five (#28.) FORMER #1 CHINESE KUNG FU - Banzaii (#29) ONE WAY STREET - Beckett Brown (#30) * THIS WILL BE - Natalie Cole (#31) * LOVE POWER - Willie Hutch (#33) * PUERTO RICO - The Pinkies (#34) * BOOGIE DOWN USA - People's Choice (#35) SUPER "JAWS" - Seven Seas (#36) LEAVING THE GOOD LIFE BEHIND - Phyllis Hyman (#40) MELLOW ME - Faith, Hope & Charity (#37) GIMME SOME - Jimmy "Bo" Horne (#45) RAIN 2000 - Calhoon (#46) HEADLINE NEWS - Carol Douglas (#48.) * WHO LOVES YOU - The Four Seasons (#50) * The Final Tally: 46 total itmes; 50 last week + 8 debuts + 4 returns/ - 16 dropoffs 1 record on ALL 7 charts (#1 DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA!!!) 3 records on 6 charts 1 record on 5 charts 3 records on 4 charts 8 records on 3 charts 10 records on 2 charts 20 records on only 1 chart Notes: OK, it's the last time I get to point out the remarkable durability of People's Choice; while rarely topping many of the individual charts, it has consistently placed very high on each chart every week...securing it 8 weeks @ #1!!! (A record here thus far.) Even as it wanes this week with 53 total points as opposed to 60 points last week, it still places on all 7 charts: A=#12; B= #12; C= #14; D=#8; E=#2; F= #5; G= #1 Next week, it drops to #10 here...BUT it's STILL listed on all 4 NYC charts!!! This is amazing, considering that the retail stores ususally drop records once they hit the top of the Audience Response charts; this record has been charting since 7/12!!!! Every night in late October as I watched the "talking heads" on "HardBall" & the "Countdown" shows while the Presidential election was in its last few weeks, I was compiling these lists...before that I was working just a few weeks ahead...but it was during this time period that I got to the end of the year. At first, I was searching for the next #1 and every week it was People's Choice!!!! I was certain a new number one would emerge each week....but nothing did (except "Brazil" resurfacing once)!!! :lol: Well, now, as Gladys sang "we've come to the end of (that) road." The Top 17 all have over 20 points (thanks to 2 extra charts, no doubt) which would normally qualify for placement in the Top 10. With the exception of 'Love Rollercoaster" & maybe "Let's Do th Latin Hustle"-- the debuts are nothing monumental. Next week, the reigning Queen of Disco, Miss Gaynor is HUUUUUGE and she will rule this chart. :D :D :D __________________________________________________ ___ Artist Spotlight (Reviews from the 1979 edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide edited bt Dave Marsh....) Debuting this week... BLUE MAGIC (#25) "One of the more successful groups from the Philadelphia sophisticated soul axis. Blue Magic crossed over after strong disco response and the popularity of its 1974 single "Sideshow." The band follows the Philly formula perfectly--Norman Harris produces, MFSB is the backup band." (JS = John Swenson) OHIO PLAYERS (#30) "Dayton, Ohio's answer to the bizarre post-Sly Stone funk of Parliament/Funkadelic. Formed in the early Seventies by reedman Clarence "Satch" Satchell, the band recorded a couple of inconsequential albums for Westbound Records, Pain and Pleasure (now out of print), known as much for the bondage cover art as for the music inside. The band's first hit single, a monotonous vamp called "Funky Worm," remains in print on the Best of the Early Years collection. When the Players switched to Mercury Records and adopted a more overtly Sly Stone-influenced style, immediate mass success followed. "Skin Tight" and "Fire" kicked off a series of monster R&B hits. Eventually, the band ran out of hooks and degenerated into just another grinding wheel. Fire and the Mercury Gold collection present the group at its best." (JS= John Swenson) GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (#46) "Gladys Knight and the Pips began singing together as teenagers. By 1961, they clicked twice on the pop charts with "Letter Full Of Tears" and "Every Beat of My Heart," in a Fifty-ish vocal group mode. Those records, done for Fury, are classics, but what surrounds them--on repackages on Trip, Up Front, and Springboard--is mostly mush. The versions included on Motown's Anthology, however are re-recorded and to be avoided. At Motown's subsidiary, Soul, the group, beginning in 1967, recorded a batch of tough, gritty sides, closer to Martha and the Vandellas than to the frothy Supremes, The first of them was "Everybody Needs Love," and the series included what is perhaps the best version of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "The End of Our Road," "Nitty Gritty" and "Friendship Train" through 1969. In 1970, the group teamed up with producer Johnny Bristol for an adult soul ballad, "If I Were Your Woman," which set the mold for the rest of their career. Rather than the shouting histrionics that had characterized Knight's singing on her early records, these featured elaborate productions, more sentimental and sensual than in the past; "Woman" was the highlight, but "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" and "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" were in the same mold. Knight was now the dominant force in the group, stepping ever more out front, abd when they went to Buddah, she adopted an even more adult persona, much more like Dionne Warwick than the hoarse belter of the past. The group recorded songs by Barry Goldberg and Gerry Goffin, who contributed "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and Jim Weatherly, who penned several Knight hits (including her greatest, "Midnight Train to Georgia"); 1973 was probably their peak year. The hits continued through 1975, but a spiral of banality begun on Second Anniversary with a medley of "The Way We Were/Try to Remember," reigned unchecked. A brief association with Curtis Mayfield (Claudine, a soundtrack) helped them a bit but didn't really orient them. Since then, the records have been more formulaic, though the beauty of Knight's performances can occasionally cut through. Anthology is the ideal collection of the years at Soul; Greatest Hits, on Buddah, is a more than adequate retrospctive of the Buddah syndrome, though Imagination, which contains both of her 1973 hits, is just about definitive. Pipe Dreams, the soundtrack to a film in which Knight made her acting debut, is probably the weakest of the post-Vee Jay discs. Of late, the Pips have begun to record on their own, which may presage a similar move by Knight herself." (DM= Dave Marsh) __________________________________________________ __ CLUB DIALOG by Tom Moulton 9/20/ 75 (NEW YORK) The Record Pool's disco DJ feedback sheet for labels was a key topic of discussion during a general membership meeting here Sept. 8 . The Pool will maintain books with product title listings (one page per record) and spinners will be expected to rate any disks received through the pool. Each of the DJs will be assigned a number which will be used to track the overall response any one record may be having locally. Record companies involved with the Pool will be sent copies of the ratings. Additional happenings at the meeting included: Atlantic promotional staffers stopping by with group Revelation (to say hello and to drop off 200 copies of its new LP); a visit by MCA recording artist Deodato (to thank the spinners for the exposure on "Watusi Strut" and "Caravan," both cuts on his latest LP); and an hour's performance by Columbia recording act the Philly Devotions Among the songs performed by the group were "The Hustle," "Where Are All My Friends," "Bad Luck," "The Way We Were," "I Just Can't Say Goodbye," and their current hit "I Just Can't Make It (Without You)." The group was strongly received by practically all in attendance. In fact, several of the DJs said they wished that a record could capture the excitement of their live performing ability. Patti Austin is a singer who's been around for quite a while, but one who's never had that "big" chart record. Things might be changing soon, though. Chelsea is releasing her "Can't Stop a Hurricane" single a |
