KHJ in Los Angeles November 5, 1969 "...opinion of KHJ based on record sales, listener requests, and KHJ's judgement of the record's appeal" /// Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
Time
Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
REQ:Request
BED:Music Played Whilst Talking
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
Peaked at #45 / They started as "The Roustabouts" in the Beaumont, Texas area, then later "The Sandpipers", before renaming themselves the Clique in 1967 and settling in Houston. /// They are probably best-known nowadays for doing the originsal version of 'Superman', covered by REM
Peaked at #1! in the US for two weeks, on December 6, 1969, replacing "Come Together" by the Beatles. / "Steam" originally began as a band by Paul Leka in Bridgeport, CT in the early 60s. In 1968 Leka and two others (including Gary DeCarlo, aka "Garrett Scott) were under contract to Mercury. They decided to record one cut (reportedly in one take) as "filler" for the B-side, to sound so awful no DJ would attempt to play it; "Na Na ... " originaly was intended to be the B-side by the producers, the label had other ideas.
Time:
6:25
Artist:
The Supremes [Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol) (Billed as 'Diana Ross & The Supremes**']
Peaked at #1! / * - It was accidentally recorded alongside Diana's vocal, but it fit so well that it was retained in the final track. Bristol first recorded it in 1961(Tri-Phi Records), as 'Johnny And Jackey' // ** - Ross is backed by session singers Maxine and Julia Waters, _not_ the Supremes
Peaked at #36; also #6 AC / * - originally released as 'Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama', but when 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music' became a hit, it was added to that album, and the title changed (Confused? - I don't blame you ....)
Peaked at #44 / /Full title: 'Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin') // * - also contained "Rainy Night In Georgia", popularized by Brook Benton in 1970 (#4)
Peaked at #11 and also #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts // Originally performed by English singer Georgia Brown, May 1967, on a TV special.
The first authorized recording was by Leslie Uggams, August 1968
