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The Commodores – “Three Times A Lady”, “Easy” And “Nightshift”

by Paul

In 1978 The Commodores had their first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the Lionel Richie love song “Three Times A Lady”. It turned out to be the only Motown track to reach the Top Ten in 1978 and was also one of very few Motown songs to go to Number 1 […]

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Anne Murray – “Snowbird” And “You Needed Me”

by Paul

When Anne Murray reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts with her single “You Needed Me” in 1978, she was the first Canadian female solo singer to ever achieve that honour. Previously she had hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with “Snowbird”, which got to No. 2 on the pop charts […]

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Ringo Starr – “Photograph”, “You’re Sixteen” And “Six O’Clock”

by Paul

In 1974 while visiting my older brother in Invercargill at the very bottom of New Zealand’s South Island, I bought the Ringo Starr album “Ringo”, featuring the single “Photograph”, which went to No. 1 in America. Another song from the album, also a Number 1 hit in the USA, was “You’re Sixteen”. I also rather […]

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Crystal Gayle – “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”

by Paul

I only really know one song by American country singer Crystal Gayle, but I really like it, especially the piano accompaniment: “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”. The song was a hit worldwide in 1977, reaching Number 1 on the U.S. Country charts and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album it […]

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Harry Nilsson – “Without You”, “One”, “Everybody’s Talkin'” and “I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City”

by Paul

The Harry Nilsson song that stands out in my mind is his version of the Badfinger song “Without You”, which went to Number 1 across the charts (U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland…) in 1971. “Without You” For a long time Harry Nilsson, who became close friends with the Beatles (in particular John Lennon, with whom […]

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