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| Number 16: White Plains: Julie, Do Ya Love Me? |
Matthews' Southern Comfort's Woodstock was at the top of the British charts for a third and final time this week in November 1970. Meanwhile, there were several singles vying to take the crown, as four tracks climbed impressively towards the top of the listing. Elsewhere, three very different songs made their debut into this week's Top 20.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock
- 02 (02) Clarence Carter - Patches
- 03 (05) Edwin Starr - War
- 04 (12) Don Fardon - Indian Reservation
- 05 (15) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile
- 06 (06) The Tremeloes - Me And My Life
- 07 (18) Christie - San Bernadino
- 08 (08) The Rattles - The Witch
- 09 (09) Melanie - Ruby Tuesday
- 10 (04) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
- 11 (03) Deep Purple - Black Night
- 12 (16) Jimmy Ruffin - It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)
- 13 (10) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- 14 (07) The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
- 15 (11) The Four Tops - Still Water (Love)
- 16 (24) White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me?
- 17 (21) Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning (RE)
- 18 (32) CCS - Whole Lotta Love
- 19 (25) Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children
- 20 (14) The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Image: White Plains - The Sensational 70s
16: White Plains: Julie, Do Ya Love Me?
White Plains' third successive Top 20 hit entered the listing during this week and was a cover of a song originally recorded by American teen idol, Bobby Sherman. By this time he was 27-years-old, but had been releasing records since 1962, none of which saw any action on the British charts. He had enjoyed an American Top 10 hit with Julie, Do Ya Love Me? earlier in the year and, at one point, it looked as if this would be the song to break him in the UK. As it turned out White Plains released their own version, which outsold Sherman's original quite substantially. White Plains peaked at Number 8 while Sherman's recording stalled at Number 28.
18: CCS: Whole Lotta Love
CCS, or Collective Consciousness Society, put out some marvellous music over its short time together as a recording unit. Formed in 1970, the group's best-known member was probably bluesman Alexis Korner and much of their output was of the bluesy, brassy variety. Their first hit was this one: an instrumental cover of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love, which sailed up to a peak of Number 13. If you're my age, you'll also recognise it as the theme tune to the BBC's long-running show, Top of the Pops.
19: Mary Hopkin: Think About Your Children
By this time, Mary Hopkin had been enjoying UK chart success for two years, recording on and helping establish The Beatles' Apple record label. Earlier in 1970, she had represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with Knock, Knock Who's There? and placed second. The song peaked at Number 2 and everything seemed good. However, partly due to her wish to start a family and partly due to problems at Apple, her commercial star began to wane. Think About Your Children was a typically folk-pop tune, but could only manage a peak of Number 19 and became her final UK Top 20 entry.
Until next time...
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