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| Number 20: Horace Faith: Black Pearl |
Freda Payne racked up her third week as the UK Number 1 on this date in October 1970, while many of the new entries from last week continued their upward climb within the Top 20.
Looking back, it's amazing to see two of Britain's biggest heavy metal bands occupying places within the Top 10 singles, with Deep Purple at Number 5 and Black Sabbath at Number 8. Not a situation that would repeat itself in years to come. On another note, new entries were hard to come by, with only one making an appearance in this week's listing.
Image: Horace Faith at Discogs
While Andy Williams re-entered the Top 20 with It's So Easy at Number 19, one place below him was the only new song to feature in this week's listing, Black Pearl. Originally co-written and produced by Phil Spector for the American band Checkmates Ltd, Jamaican reggae singer Horace Faith picked it up for release in the UK. Given Trojan Records' classic pop/reggae flavour, it emulated the American version by peaking at Number 13 in the charts.
Looking back, it's amazing to see two of Britain's biggest heavy metal bands occupying places within the Top 10 singles, with Deep Purple at Number 5 and Black Sabbath at Number 8. Not a situation that would repeat itself in years to come. On another note, new entries were hard to come by, with only one making an appearance in this week's listing.
- 01 (01) Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
- 02 (04) Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
- 03 (08) Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay
- 04 (02) Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown
- 05 (09) Deep Purple - Black Night
- 06 (03) Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
- 07 (07) Poppy Family Ft. Susan Jacks - Which Way You Goin' Billy?
- 08 (19) Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- 09 (05) Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You
- 10 (11) Hot Chocolate - Love Is Life
- 11 (14) Family - Strange Band
- 12 (06) Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come
- 13 (16) Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- 14 (15) The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
- 15 (18) The Tremeloes - Me And My Life
- 16 (10) Bread - Make It With You
- 17 (12) Jimmy Cliff - Wild World
- 18 (13) Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song
- 19 (23) Andy Williams - It's So Easy (Re)
- 20 (27) Horace Faith - Black Pearl
Image: Horace Faith at Discogs
While Andy Williams re-entered the Top 20 with It's So Easy at Number 19, one place below him was the only new song to feature in this week's listing, Black Pearl. Originally co-written and produced by Phil Spector for the American band Checkmates Ltd, Jamaican reggae singer Horace Faith picked it up for release in the UK. Given Trojan Records' classic pop/reggae flavour, it emulated the American version by peaking at Number 13 in the charts.
Until next time...
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