Top Songs Of 1970 – Part 2

Name: Top Songs Of 1970 - Part 2
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Description: Candida - Dawn "Candida" was the first single released by the American pop music group Dawn, with vocals by Tony Orlando, in July 1970. The song,

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Candida – Dawn
“Candida” was the first single released by the American pop music group Dawn, with vocals by Tony Orlando, in July 1970. The song, written by Irwin Levine and Toni Wine, was produced by Dave Appell and Hank Medress for Bell Records.

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & The Family Stone
“Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” is a 1969 song recorded by Sly and the Family Stone. The song, released as a double A-side single with “Everybody Is a Star”, reached number one on the soul single charts for five weeks, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 19 song of 1970.

Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenbaum
“Spirit in the Sky” is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record in the United States, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. Billboard ranked the record the No. 22 song of 1970. It also climbed to No. 1 on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. Rolling Stone ranked “Spirit in the Sky” No. 333 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the No. 1 spot in the UK.
The song was voted one of the top ten one-hit wonders in a Rolling Stone reader’s poll.

Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) – The Temptations
“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
The song was used to anchor the Temptations’ 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached #3 on the US pop charts and #2 on the US R&B charts. Billboard ranked the record as the #24 song of 1970. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart.
Although a nearly eleven minute long backing track was recorded by the Funk Brothers, only slightly more than four minutes was used for the Temptations’ version of the song. The full backing track can be heard on the 1971 self titled debut album of the Motown group the Undisputed Truth.

All Right Now – Free
“All Right Now” is a song by English rock band Free. It is featured on the band’s third studio album, Fire and Water (1970), and was released by Island Records, a record label founded by Chris Blackwell. Released as the album’s second single, “All Right Now” peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In July 1973, the song was re-released, peaking at number 15 on the UK chart. In 1991, a Bob Clearmountain remix of the song was released, reaching number eight on the UK chart.
“All Right Now” was a number-one hit in over 20 countries,[citation needed] and was recognised by American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in 1990 for garnering over 1,000,000 radio plays in the U.S. by late 1989. In 2006, the BMI London awards included a Million Air award for 3 million air plays of “All Right Now” in the USA. The song remains as a staple of classic rock radio.

Venus – Shocking Blue
“Venus” is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the song topped the charts in nine countries.
“Venus” was issued in the Netherlands in July 1969 as a single, backed with “Hot Sand”, on the Pink Elephant label, a label specially created for Shocking Blue by Dureco. The song initially peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40 on 12 July 1969, and remained at that position for a total of five weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Belgium, France, and Germany.
Jerry Ross, who was in Europe in the autumn of 1969 looking for European hits for release in the United States, was offered the song. He signed The Shocking Blue to his newly-created Colossus Records, and chose the record for release in the United States later that year. “Venus” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 7 February 1970, the first song by a Dutch band to reach No. 1. On 28 January 1970, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of one million copies in the United States.

Lookin’ out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Lookin’ out My Back Door” is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by the band’s lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Fogerty, it is included on their 1970 album Cosmo’s Factory; this was the group’s fifth album, and was also their fifth and final number-two Billboard hit.

Rainy Night in Georgia – Brook Benton
“Rainy Night in Georgia” is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton’s hit single was issued.
In 1969, after several years without a major hit, Benton had signed to a new record label, Cotillion Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), by label A&R chief and producer Jerry Wexler. Benton recorded the song in November 1969 with arranger/producer Arif Mardin at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. Session personnel on the record included Billy Carter on organ, Dave Crawford on piano, Cornell Dupree and Jimmy O’Rourke on guitar, Harold Cowart on bass, Tubby Ziegler on drums, and Toots Thielemans on harmonica.

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse
“Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” is the debut single by Edison Lighthouse. The song reached the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks. It also became the first number one single of the 1970s (not counting Rolf Harris’s “Two Little Boys” which was a holdover from 1969).
“Love Grows” entered the UK top 40 at No. 12 on 24 January 1970 – an unusually high new entry for a debut act. A week later, the track climbed eleven places to No. 1, becoming the first new UK chart-topper of the 1970s.