THE TIME CAPSULE: ONE MORE TRY. More retro tomorrow.

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ONE MORE TRY

George Michael

1987

U.K. - #8; U.S.A. - #1

Trivia:

"One More Try" was a track on George Michael's 'Faith' album. It was lifted as a single the following year. In America, the song not only reached #1 Pop, but also topped the Soul  (his first to do so) and Adult Contemporary charts.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

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BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #1 (conclusion).

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS CO/WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach has had a major impact on popular music with a catalogue spanning many decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all time. His compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones and Carpenters. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Hal David that were brought to life with Dionne Warwick’s vocal skills.

Burt Bacharach died in his home in February 2023. He was 94 years old. This special countdown pays tribute to Bacharach’s immense talent and impressive legacy, celebrating 100 of his best compositions…

 

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♭1♭

I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER

Aretha Franklin &

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2017)

Burt Bacharach and Hal David composed the timeless love song “I Say A Little Prayer”. It was originally recorded by Dionne Warwick and issued in 1967. The single reached #4 in America. Bacharach has said that he was not satisfied with this cut, which the two writers also produced.

The following year, the song was covered by Aretha Franklin. It was intended to be a B-side, but radio soon corrected that poor decision. The Queen of Soul delivered a heavenly vocal. As had been the case on Warwick’s original, The Sweet Inspirations (featuring Cissy Houston) contributed backing vocals on the remake. Bacharach confessed he considered this to be the best version of the song. This became the more successful interpretation; going Top 10 in America, Britain, Europe and Australia.

Many other remakes of the song followed, recorded by the likes of Diana King, Bomb The Bass and David Michael Johnson. In 2017, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra applied a new treatment to Franklin’s original vocal for the ‘A Brand New Me’ compilation album which augmented the song’s beauty.

The song is about devotion, having the person you love foremost in your thoughts, as expressed in the opening line: “the moment I wake up…”.Of all the songs co-/ written by Bacharach, “I Say A Little Prayer” is the one most likely to be remembered far into the future.  

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TRACING POPULAR TASTES : US #1 SINGLES LEADERBOARD.  

This post: 1955-2011. More: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè traces the shifts in popular music through the decades…

-THE LEADERBOARD-

 

The Rock Era is said to have begun in 1955 when “Rock Around The Clock” became the first rock ‘n’ roll disc to reach #1 on Billboard’s Singles Chart. Since then, pop music has spawned countless sub-genres, including: new wave, disco, Merseybeat, garage, hip hop, punk, grunge, funk, psychedelic soul, folk rock and Motown.

This series charts the changes in trends and how they have impacted the chart statistics from the American perspective. Every single that reached #1 in the U.S.A. since mid- 1955 to the present is taken into account. Acts are ranked according to how many chart-topping songs they have achieved and separated by number of weeks spent in the top position.

The Beatles moved into the top of this leaderboard in 1970 and have remained in front ever since. No other act has accumulated as many No. 1 singles. There has been much change in the lower ranks over subsequent decades. We are only counting lead artists and excluding featured acts.

In 2008, Mariah Carey overtook Elvis Presley when she scored her 18^th US #1 single. New chart champs included Rihanna and Katy Perry.

PART TWELVE

July 1955-2011

1.    THE BEATLES                                  20      59

2.    MARIAH CAREY                              18      79

3.    ELVIS PRESLEY                               17      77

4.    MICHAEL JACKSON*                     13      37

5.    MADONNA                                         12      32

6.    THE SUPREMES                               12      22

7.    WHITNEY HOUSTON                      11      31                       

8.    RIHANNA                                           10      40

9.    USHER                                                 9      47

10.JANET JACKSON                              9      31

11.THE BEE GEES                                  9      27

12.ELTON JOHN*                                   8      30     

13.PAUL McCARTNEY                          8      25

14.GEORGE MICHAEL                         8      18     

15.THE ROLLING STONES                  8      17

16.KATY PERRY                                     7      28

17.STEVIE WONDER*                           7      17

18.PHIL COLLINS                                  7      15

19.DIANA ROSS*                                    6      20

20.PAULA ABDUL                                 6      15

THE TIME CAPSULE: SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY. More retro tomorrow.

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SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY

Paul Simon

1977

U.K. - #36; U.S.A. - #5

Trivia:

"Slip Slidin' Away" was a single that accompanied the Paul Simon compilation album 'Greatest Hits. Etc.'. This was the first such album dedicated to his solo output, following the spilt of Simon & Garfunkel.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg

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Caffè Lattè presents:

 THE

 SPOTIFY

PLAYLISTS

Each weekend, Caffè Lattè compiles the best new music, some retro & an hour of The Black Roots: R&B / Soul.

 

This week:

NEW PRINCE, KYLIE MINOGUE, AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG of ABBA, SIMPLY RED, MÅNESKIN, DA BUZZ, BIRDY, TIMBALAND with NELLY FURTADO & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, ICONA POP and more!

 

Retro from David Bowie, Thin Lizzy and others

plus R&B/ Soul gems from:

Rose Royce, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly Stone, Wilson Pickett, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder & more!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BoL4IJevLncwF2x2hbA5g?si=d519b75bb2204ac6&pt=d9e6d7f1d3542952dc531450c6f239c3

‘Caffè Lattè Sept. 3rd, 2023’

BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #2. Concludes: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS CO/WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach has had a major impact on popular music with a catalogue spanning many decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all time. His compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones and Carpenters. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Hal David that were brought to life with Dionne Warwick’s vocal skills.

Burt Bacharach died in his home in February 2023. He was 94 years old. This special countdown pays tribute to Bacharach’s immense talent and impressive legacy, celebrating 100 of his best compositions…

 

🎶

♭2♭

WALK ON BY

Dionne Warwick (1964)

Burt Bacharach and Hal David found the perfect conduit for their collaborations in Dionne Warwick. She is often overshadowed by her pop/ soul contemporaries such as Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Diana Ross. Warwick managed to develop her own individual vocal approach to songs. She could lift compositions like “Do You Know The Way To San Jose” as easily as break our hearts with “Anyone Who Had A Heart”. On recordings such as “Don’t Make Me Over” and “Reach Out For Me”, she could express vulnerability and devotion so convincingly, without ever slipping into saccharine.

“Walk On By” remains the best example of her vocal skill in interpreting the work of Bacharach and David. The latter’s lyrics evoke sadness and longing for a lost relationship. Warwick attacks the song with precision. Her voice is soft in all the right places, but gather momentum where it is needed. She is attempting to be strong, but fears that she won’t be able to hold it all together so pleads with her ex to just continue moving past her.

Released in 1964, the single made the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic. “Walk On By” has been covered numerous times, by acts as varied as Sybil, Alicia Keys, Jo Jo Zep, Isaac Hayes and Gabrielle. Doja Cat sampled the song on her 2023 international hit “Paint The Town Red”.

 

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nYjYdZQeXUUOLLnkehRj7?si=132a524084ae466f&pt=b46ae886558caeaeb131e7d76b44e203

 

TRACING POPULAR TASTES : US #1 SINGLES LEADERBOARD.  

This post: 1955-2005. More: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè traces the shifts in popular music through the decades…

-THE LEADERBOARD-

The Rock Era is said to have begun in 1955 when “Rock Around The Clock” became the first rock ‘n’ roll disc to reach #1 on Billboard’s Singles Chart. Since then, pop music has spawned countless sub-genres, including: new wave, disco, Merseybeat, garage, hip hop, punk, grunge, funk, psychedelic soul, folk rock and Motown.

This series charts the changes in trends and how they have impacted the chart statistics from the American perspective. Every single that reached #1 in the U.S.A. since mid- 1955 to the present is taken into account. Acts are ranked according to how many chart-topping songs they have achieved and separated by number of weeks spent in the top position.

The Beatles moved into the top of this leaderboard in 1970 and have remained in front ever since. No other act has accumulated as many No. 1 singles. There has been much change in the lower ranks over subsequent decades.

The new millennium saw Madonna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey improve their chart statistics and the emergence of Usher.

 

PART TWELVE

July 1955-2005

1.    THE BEATLES                                  20      59

2.    ELVIS PRESLEY                               17      77

3.    MARIAH CAREY                              17      77

4.    MICHAEL JACKSON*                     13      37

5.    MADONNA                                         12      32

6.    THE SUPREMES                               12      22

7.    WHITNEY HOUSTON                      11      31                       

8.    JANET JACKSON                              9      31

9.    THE BEE GEES                                  9      27

10.ELTON JOHN*                                   8      30     

11.PAUL McCARTNEY                          8      25

12.GEORGE MICHAEL                         8      18     

13.THE ROLLING STONES                   8      17

14.USHER                                                  7      40

15.STEVIE WONDER*                            7      17