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#1967 PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Sade

Sade covered the Percy Mayfield jazz/ blues classic "Please Send Me Someone To Love" for the 1993 'Philadelphia' movie soundtrack. With Sade Adu's vocals, the universal yearning for love is conveyed to great effect.

#1968 A HEART IN NEW YORK Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel's execution of "A Heart In New York" sounds reminiscent of his work (with Paul Simon) on 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. The song, from his 1981 album 'Scissors Cut' and written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle,  used 'Bridge...' producer Roy Halee.

The list is a ranking made up of the songs I enjoy the most, ranked in order of preference: the higher we go, the more I cherish them. Some were released as singles, others as album tracks. Some are obscure; others were worldwide hits or have universal appeal. They aren't always the most famous or popular, but simply a personal choice.This expanded section now includes songs from the last few years. I hope you find some new tracks to love, or re-discover some past favourites.

2 new songs ranked in positions 1501-2000 will be added each week.

200 BEST ALBUMS. Update:  #154. This countdown continues later in the week.

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200

MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS

Some are the best selling, while others may be obscure, but the albums listed here are all worthy of a listen. No compilation/ best of sets. Only exceptional live albums included.

#154

(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY?: OASIS

 [1995] 

Oasis is at its best on 'What's The Story (Morning Glory)?'. There is growth and a deeper understanding of how to keep listeners interested. The variety in the track selection makes this a superior progression from its predecessor. Oasis spearheaded the revival of British guitar pop during the 1990s by drawing influence from groups such as the Beatles and the Kinks. Highlight tracks: She's Electric; Wonderwall & Don't Look Back In Anger.

60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1970 (Winners). Next weekend- 1971 & 1972.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

BEST OF 1970

-WINNERS-

TOP VOCAL PERFORMANCE 1970

I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5

(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5

WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN The Carpenters

YOUR SONG Elton John

AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross

EL CONDOR PASA Simon & Garfunkel

MAYBE I’M AMAZED Paul McCartney

FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor

TOP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 1970

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

PARANOID Black Sabbath

THE IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin

LET IT BE [Album] The Beatles

TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

THANK YOU (FALETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGIN) Sly & The Family Stone

BLACK NIGHT Deep Purple

BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Santana

WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN The Carpenters

TOP SONG 1970

WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN The Carpenters

LET IT BE The Beatles

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

YOUR SONG Elton John

I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5

LOLA The Kinks

(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters

I’LL BE THERE The Jackson 5

VENUS Shocking Blue

AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross

TOP ALBUM 1970

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

WOODSTOCK Various artists

LET IT BE The Beatles

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR  Various Artists

COSMO’S FACTORY Creedence Clearwater Revival

TOP GROUP 1970

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

SIMON & GARFUNKEL

THE JACKSON 5

THE CARPENTERS

LED ZEPPELIN

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

THE BEATLES

SANTANA

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG

THE TEMPTATIONS

TOP MALE 1970

STEVIE WONDER

ELTON JOHN

JAMES BROWN

NEIL DIAMOND

CAT STEVENS

TOP FEMALE 1970

ARETHA FRANKLIN

DIANA ROSS

JONI MITCHELL

JANIS JOPLIN

ANNE MURRAY

RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1970

WOODSTOCK Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5

COSMO’S FACTORY [Album] Creedence Clearwater Revival

WAR Edwin Starr

INSTANT KARMA! John Lennon

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR [Album] Various Artists

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters

LET IT BE [Album] The Beatles

YOUR SONG Elton John

ACT OF THE YEAR 1970

THE JACKSON 5

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

LED ZEPPELIN

THE BEATLES

ELTON JOHN

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

THE CARPENTERS

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG

SIMON & GARFUNKEL

DIANA ROSS

INDUSTRY FIGURE/s OF THE YEAR 1970

NORMAN WHITFIELD & BARRETT STRONG

60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1970.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

(1955-2015)

1970

 

   

  

 

-The Beatles' final song is recorded ("I Me Mine").

-Diana Ross has her solo stage debut.

-Tammi Terrell dies of a brain tumour. 

-The Faces re-form & add Rod Stewart to the line-up.

-Paul McCartney releases his 1st solo album.

-"American Top 40" with Casey Kasem begins.

-Elton John performs at L.A.'s Troubador. 

-Jimi Hendrix dies.

-Curtis Mayfield quits The Impressions.

-Diana Ross scores her 1st solo #1 single.

-Janis Joplin fatally overdoses.

-"Jesus Christ Superstar"emerges.

-Jerry Lee Lewis divorces his wife Myra Brown.

-George Harrison releases 'All Things Must Pass'.

-Paul McCartney files a writ for the end of the Beatles.

 
  

  

    

A new decade dawned in 1970 as the 1960s drew to its close. That period's biggest group, The Beatles, called it quits. Later, rock suffered the loss of 2 legendary performers. Diana Ross launched her solo career after leaving The Supremes. Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" offered reassurance and comfort after the revolutionary winds of the previous decade. It struck a chord. As did John Lennon's "Instant Karma!". Change was afoot. Led Zeppelin further established itself as a hard rock / heavy metal supergroup. Deep Purple and Black Sabbath followed. Elton John broke through with "Your Song". The Jackson 5 scored a string of hit singles. Edwin Starr delivered an athem for peace with "War".

 

  

   

 

 

60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1969 (Winners). Tomorrow- 1970.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

BEST OF 1969

-WINNERS-

TOP VOCAL PERFORMANCE 1969

THE BOXER Simon & Garfunkel

SPACE ODDITY David Bowie

PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival

AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN The Fifth Dimension

SOMETHING The Beatles

IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley

SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes

SWEET CAROLINE Neil Diamond

SON OF A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield

LAY LADY LAY Bob Dylan

TOP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 1969

EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone

GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones

TIME IS TIGHT Booker T & The MGs

SOMETHING The Beatles

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin

GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT The Rolling Stones

SPINNING WHEEL Blood, Sweat & Tears

SPACE ODDITY David Bowie

COME TOGETHER The Beatles

TOP SONG 1969

SOMETHING The Beatles

SPACE ODDITY David Bowie

SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley

BAD MOON RISING Creedence Clearwater Revival

GET BACK The Beatles

EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone

PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival

SWEET CAROLINE Neil Diamond

HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin

TOP ALBUM 1969

ABBEY ROAD The Beatles

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS Blood Sweat & Tears

DUSTY IN MEMPHIS Dusty Springfield

LET IT BLEED Rolling Stones

STAND! Sly & The Family Stone

TOP GROUP 1969

THE TEMPTATIONS

THE WHO

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

LED ZEPPELIN

THE ROLLING STONES

THE BEATLES

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

THE SUPREMES

SIMON & GARFUNKEL

TOP MALE 1969

JAMES BROWN

ELVIS PRESLEY

JOHNNY CASH

STEVIE WONDER

MARVIN GAYE

TOP FEMALE 1969

ARETHA FRANKLIN

JANIS JOPLIN

BARBRA STREISAND

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

LAURA NYRO

RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1969

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE The Plastic Ono Band

EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly & The Family Stone

GET BACK The Beatles

SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes

SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley

AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN The Fifth Dimension

COME TOGETHER The Beatles

PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival

SPACE ODDITY David Bowie

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin

ACT OF THE YEAR 1968

THE SUPREMES

THE BEATLES

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

ELVIS PRESLEY

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

THE ROLLING STONES

ARETHA FRANKLIN

LED ZEPPELIN

THE WHO

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS

INDUSTRY FIGURE OF THE YEAR 1969

TOM DOWD

The Caffe` Latte` Top 10 Tracks this week:

1 The Other Boys NERVO ftg. KYLIE MINOGUE, JAKE SHEARS & NILE RODGERS   1wk               3 3

2 Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) RUMER                                                    4 2

3 First Time ICONA POP                                                                                      5 2

4 Love Till It's Over HOUSE TWINS  ftg. HELENA PAPRIZOU                                          6 2

5 Unstoppable LIANNE LA HAVAS                                                                                   1 6

6 I Won't Tell A Soul CHARLIE PUTH                                                                                  2 4

7 Headlights ROBIN SCHULZ  ftg. ILSEY                                                                                7 2

8 Sunset In Southern California ACE OF BASE                                                                   NEW

9 Girl From Sweden ERIC SAADE                                                                           NEW

10 Tempted GIORGIO MORODER ftg. MATTHEW KOMA                                                   10 9

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TOP 10 ALBUMS – AUGUST 2015

 

1 DÉJÀ VU Giorgio Moroder       3 months         1 3

2 BLOOD Lianne La Havas                                                      NEW

3 MALE Natalie Imbruglia                                                         NEW

4 NINA REVISITED A TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE Various Artists                2 2

5 HIDDEN GEMS Ace of Base                                                  5 4

6 NO PLACE IN HEAVEN Mika                                                  4 3

7 THE COMPLETE GREATEST HITS The Eagles                       6 7

8 THE ORIGINAL HIGH [Deluxe Edition] Adam Lambert               3 3

9 X Ed Sheeran                                                                       9 7

10 IN THE LONELY HOUR Sam Smith                                      10 7