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Further down the listing, Titanic, The Fortunes and The Four Tops broke into the Top 10, but it was new records by three of the United States' then-biggest stars, including Aretha Franklin, which made their debuts on this week's British chart.
Rod Stewart at Number 1
The Chart:
- 01 (01) Rod Stewart - Maggie May
- 02 (09) Redbone - Witch Queen of New Orleans
- 03 (02) Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum
- 04 (04) James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
- 05 (12) The Four Tops - Simple Game
- 06 (10) The Fortunes - Freedom Come, Freedom Go
- 07 (06) Shirley Bassey - For All We Know
- 08 (05) Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood - Did You Ever?
- 09 (03) The Tams - Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me
- 10 (14) Titanic - Sultana
- 11 (08) CCS - Tap Turns on the Water
- 12 (13) Danyel Gérard - Butterfly
- 13 (15) Engelbert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place
- 14 (21) Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem
- 15 (18) Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army (To Fight in the War)
- 16 (11) Jethro Tull - Life is a Long Song / Up The Pool
- 17 (07) Marmalade - Cousin Norman
- 18 (23) Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- 19 (28) Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
- 20 (19) Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing
14: Aretha Franklin: Spanish Harlem
Written by (the now jailed) Phil Spector and Jerry Leiber, it was originally recorded by the former lead singer of The Drifters, Ben E. King. It became his first American solo hit single following several flops at the beginning of the 1960s.
King's version was not a success in the UK at the time however, but the Queen of Soul's funky interpretation brought the song into the British charts to peak at this week's Number 14, having already climbed to Number 2 on the American Billboard Hot 100 a few weeks earlier.
18: Joan Baez: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was written by Robbie Robertson of The Band and included on the group's second album, as well as appearing as the B-Side of the 1969 single, Up On Cripple Creek.
Baez's interpretation changed the lyrics slightly, while its instrumentation gave it more commercial appeal. As a result, she saw the disc rise to Number 3 on her home chart and Number 6 in the UK, making it the highest charting song of her career on both sides of the Atlantic.
19: Al Green: Tired of Being Alone
Al Green had threatened commercial success for a little while, but it was not until he had teamed up with record producer Willie Mitchell that his fortunes truly changed.
Tired of Being Alone began a string of US Top 40 hits which would extend through until 1976, but the song would prove to be Green's highest placed record on the UK chart, peaking at Number 4.
The American Top 10 (w/e October 23, 1971)
- 01 (01) Maggie May / Reason to Believe - Rod Stewart
- 02 (02) Superstar - The Carpenters
- 03 (03) Yo-Yo - The Osmonds
- 04 (10) Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - Cher
- 05 (02) The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
- 06 (06) Do You Know What I Mean? - Lee Michaels
- 07 (05) Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
- 08 (09) Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
- 09 (50) Theme From 'Shaft' - Isaac Hayes
- 10 (08) If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder
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The UK Number 1 album this week:
- Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
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