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| Number 16: The Supremes & The Four Tops |
Middle of the Road's Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep continued its run as the UK's Number 1 song on this date in 1971, making it four weeks at the top.
Elsewhere, another Motown production claimed a place in the Top 20, when The Supremes duet with The Four Tops joined recordings by Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and The Elgins among the British best selling singles.
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
- 02 (05) The Sweet - Co-Co
- 03 (02) Hurricane Smith - Don't Let It Die
- 04 (03) Blue Mink - The Banner Man
- 05 (04) John Kongos - He's Gonna Step on You Again
- 06 (07) Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You
- 07 (06) Tony Christie - I Did What I Did For Maria
- 08 (10) The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- 09 (19) Greyhound - Black and White
- 10 (08) Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose
- 11 (12) Bob and Marcia - The Pied Piper
- 12 (11) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - I Don't Blame You at All
- 13 (16) White Plains - When You Are A King
- 14 (18) Lobo - Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
- 15 (09) Dawn - Knock Three Times
- 16 (22) The Supremes & The Four Tops - River Deep, Mountain High
- 17 (17) Dave and Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner
- 18 (26) New World - Tom-Tom Turnaround
- 19 (14) Neil Diamond - I Am...I Said
- 20 (15) The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
Image: Magnificent - The Complete Studio Duets
16: The Supremes & The Four Tops: River Deep, Mountain High
Although neither The Supremes nor The Four Tops were at their commercial peak at this point, the powers that be at Motown thought it a good idea to bring the two legendary vocal groups together for a series of albums. The first was entitled The Magnificent Seven and contained cover versions of recent soul and pop hits. One of them was River Deep, Mountain High, originally released as a single by Ike and Tina Turner. This version was commercially more successful in the States than the Turners, peaking at Number 14, while it topped out at Number 11 in the UK chart.
18: New World: Tom-Tom Turnaround
Although recorded, but not released as a single by The Sweet, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman's composition Tom-Tom Turnaround eventually became a hit when recorded by the Australian act, New World. The trio had already seen UK chart action during the Winter of 1971 when their version of the Lynn Anderson hit, Rose Garden, peaked at Number 15. This one, though, would prove to be the biggest of their five chart visits, topping out at Number 6.
The American Top 10 (w/e July 10, 1971)
- 01 (01) It's Too Late - Carole King
- 02 (02) Indian Reservation - The Raiders
- 03 (03) Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
- 04 (04) Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters
- 05 (05) Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
- 06 (08) You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
- 07 (12) Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
- 08 (06) Want Ads - Honey Cone
- 09 (09) When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
- 10 (16) That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon
The UK Number 1 album this week:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
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