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| Number 15: Ashton & Gardner (with Mick Liber) |
After crashing into the Top 10 last week, George Harrison's first solo single, My Sweet Lord, sped its way to Number 1 for the first of five weeks.
Elsewhere, four new songs entered the Top 20, each of them becoming major hits.
Talking of hits, a new feature from this post onward is the inclusion of the American Top 10, when it is available.
The Charts:
- 01 (07) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
- 02 (01) Clive Dunn - Grandad
- 03 (13) The Mixtures - Pushbike Song
- 04 (02) T. Rex - Ride A White Swan
- 05 (05) The Kinks - Apeman
- 06 (04) The Jackson Five - I'll Be There
- 07 (06) Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
- 08 (08) Judy Collins - Amazing Grace
- 09 (10) The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
- 10 (14) Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- 11 (11) Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon - Blame It On The Pony Express
- 12 (18) Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now
- 13 (16) Badfinger - No Matter What
- 14 (09) Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- 15 (26) Ashton, Gardner And Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle
- 16 (21) Tom Jones - She's A Lady
- 17 (03) McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
- 18 (12) Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
- 19 (24) The Supremes - Stoned Love
- 20 (22) Dawn - Candida
15: Ashton, Gardner & Dyke: Resurrection Shuffle
Memories of carefree days come flooding back when I hear Ashton, Gardner and Dyke's Resurrection Shuffle. It was one of those songs that seemed to be everywhere and, in the process, became an instant classic of its genre. Most people tend to forget the name of the artists, but have no trouble in recalling what an absolutely storming pop single it was (or is)! Unfortunately, AG&D were unable to follow-up the track with another hit - the retread of this, Can You Get It, flopped. They recorded four albums in total, but none of the material came close to Resurrection Shuffle, leaving AG&D as One Hit Wonders.
16: Tom Jones: She's A Lady
Tom Jones recorded his own version of Resurrection Shuffle which failed to impress in the UK, but managed a respectable Number 38 in the US. It was included on his album She's A Lady, the title track of which entered the Top 20 this week in January, 1971. It peaked at Number 13 in the UK, but still remains Jones's highest charting single in the US where it rose to Number 2.
Number 19: The Supremes: Stoned Love
The Supremes' previous single, Everybody's Got the Right to Love, failed to impress British listeners and as a result missed out on a chart placing. However the splendid follow-up, Stoned Love, hit all the right buttons and saw Jean Terrell, Cindy Birdsong and Mary Wilson cruise into and up the UK Top 20. Peaking at Number 3, it also proved to be The Supremes' most successful post-Diana Ross hit in the US, where some radio stations had to be coerced into playing it. There was a belief the song was about drug abuse, rather than its intended message of love and peace at a time when the Vietnam War was still raging.
Number 20: Dawn: Candida
Dawn would become one of the most successful MOR vocal groups of the 1970s and Candida was the first in a string of hit singles that featured the vocals of Tony Orlando. At this point, the Dawn which we came to know did not exist as the vocalists were essentially a studio creation. Once the hits started to accumulate, Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson were invited to join Orlando, and thus Dawn was born. Candida was a worldwide hit, peaking at Number 9 in the UK and Number 3 in the US.
Dawn would become one of the most successful MOR vocal groups of the 1970s and Candida was the first in a string of hit singles that featured the vocals of Tony Orlando. At this point, the Dawn which we came to know did not exist as the vocalists were essentially a studio creation. Once the hits started to accumulate, Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson were invited to join Orlando, and thus Dawn was born. Candida was a worldwide hit, peaking at Number 9 in the UK and Number 3 in the US.
The American Top 10 (W/E January 30, 1971)
- 01 (01) Knock Three Times - Dawn
- 02 (02) My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
- 03 (04) Lonely Days - The Bee Gees
- 04 (03) One Less Bell to Answer - The 5th Dimension
- 05 (09) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- 06 (07) Groove Me - King Floyd
- 07 (16) I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds
- 08 (08) Your Song - Elton John
- 09 (34) One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
- 10 (06) Stoney End - Barbra Streisand
The Number 1 album this week:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
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