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Now Was
Now Was
2 THANK GOO, I'M A COUNTRY BOY
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Jolin Oef1\'er RCA PB I
6 MISTY
Ray Sle,ens Barnaby 614
4 WINOOW UP ABOVE
~ «ey GIlley
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3 I'M NOT LISA
JesSI Caller Cao'lai «Ill
5 TOO LATE TO WORRY, TO BLUE TO CRY
the singles magician
By SONNY ALBARADO
Ronme MdSaD RCA PB I
He's the Pinball Wizard .
With ostrich-plumed and gem-
studdedrl'ectacles, he's a walking
Lucy in f lhe Sky, a British honky-
tonk Libfrace.
On sfllge, he combines flamboy-
ant th ea tricality with finely honed
musicianship to produce, not merely
imitations of his familiar recordings,
but pieces of music that amaze in
their ingenuous reconstruction.
On record, his performance, lyri-
cism and abilities continually aston-
ish.
With more top ten singles and
albums to his credit than are easily
remembered . Elton John is not on
his way to becoming a pop legend;
he already is one.
1 SHE'S ACTIN' SINGLE !I'M ORIN KIN' OOUBLESI
Gal'( SleNan RCA PB llIll2
9 I AIN'T ALL BAO
Chilr",v Pnde RCA PB I
8 16 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIENO
Oon l'illtdms. ABC 00: OOA I
9 19 RECONSIOER ME
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ABC OO! OOA 1t'.>l9
1012 HURT
Com .. Cal~ , tao'lC: <\lL
1114 FROM BARROOMS TO BEOROOMS
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12 20 WHEN WILLI BE LOVED
1313 OON'T ANYONE MAKE LOVE AT HOME ANYMORE
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Moe Band, GRC GR •
1418 TRYIN'TO BEAT THE MORNING HOME
I G Sheoard MelOdvland
1515 BRASS BUCKLES
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1617 THESE OAYS II BARElY GET BYI
1617 THESE OAYS II BARElY GET BYI
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1729 THERE I SAIO IT
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Since the beginning of the year,
he has continually been on pop.
rock and rhythm-and-blues charts--
and therefore, jukeboxes every -
where--and his face and name have
been before television and movie
audiences with as much frequency.
John went to the top of the charts
early in the year with a remake of
18 23 FORGIVE ANO FORGET
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1924 HE'S MY ROCK
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Brenda lee MCA,:[[JI)
20 'll WORO GAMES
B,I" Wal' er RCA PB
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55
34
BABY THAT 'S BACK ATCHA Smokey
Rob inso n (Bertram. ASCAP)
52
BAD LUCK G.mble· Huff (Mighty Three .
8M1 )
12
BAD TIME Jimmy lenner (Cram Renr.ff,
BMI )
10
BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
Huey Me.ux (Shelby Singleton. BM I)
2
BLACK FR IDAY Gary K.t. (Amer ican
Bro.dcast ing. ASCAP)
7B
BLANKET ON THE GROUND L.rry Butler
(Brough.m H.II. 8M I)
100
BLOODY WELL RIGHT Ken Scoll &
Supertramp (Almo/ De licate. ASCAP )
66
CHECK IT OUT Bobby Womack
(Un .. t/ Bobby Womack , 8M1 )
CHEVY VAN J.y Senter & L.rry Knechtel
(Act One. BMI )
CUT THE CAKE Ar if M .. d in (Averag./
Cotillion. 8M1 )
DISCO QUEEN Mickie Most (Finchley.
ASCAP)
DON ' T TELL ME GOODN IGHT
Phil Gernh .. d (F.mous. ASCAP)
DYNOMITE Tony C.millo (Tonob. BMI )
EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD S. Schaefer
& Harold Whee ler (Fox Flnf .... 8M1 )
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79
51
29
85
35
63
41
fMMA Mick ie Most (Buddah , ASCAP)
EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME (I GET
HIGH ) Billy Sh.rr ill (Algee.
8M I/Double R. ASCAP )
GET DOWN . GET DOWN (GET ON THE
flOOR ) Raeford Gerald & Joe Simon
(G. ucho/ 8el ind.. 8M1 )
GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT
G.mb l. · Huff (Mig hty Three. 8M1 )
GOOD LOVIN' GONE 8AD B.d Comp.ny
(B.dco . ASCAP)
GRANDDADDY (PT . I) New Birth
(Bir thd.y. BMI )
GROWIN' Jim Mess ina (Savona/ Sug.rtree.
8M1 ; Gnossos, ASCAP)
65
99
14
58
38
I WANT TO BE FREE Ohio Players
(Ohio Playen/ Unichappell. BMI )
I' LL PLAY FOR YOU (HEAR THE BAND)
Louie Shelton (D.wnbreaker, 8M1 )
I'M NOT IN LOVE IOcc (Man·Ken. BMI )
I' M NOT LISA Ken Mansfield & Wavlon
Jenn ings (Baron. BMI ) .,
I'M ON FIRE O lster (Tarka. ASCAP )
IT HURTS A LITTLE EVEN NOW
Glen Spreen (House of Gold. 8M1 )
IT'S A MIRACLE Barry Man ilow &
Ron Dante (Kam ik.... BMI)
61
59
68
22
73
87
93
9
92
32
JACKIE BLUE Glyn Johns & David
Anderle (Lost Clbin. 8M1 )
JIVE TALKIN' Ar if Mard in (Casserol • •
8M1 )
JUDY MAE Boomer Cutlemln (T r .. , BMI )
(JUST LIKE ) ROMEO & JULIET Tony
Camillo (Jobete. ASCAP/ Stone Agate.
B~ )
.KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING Steve
Ala imo (Shorlyn. BMI ) .............
KILLER QUEEN RIY Thomas & Queen
(Feldman/Trident. ASCAP) ..... ., .,.
L.()'V. E \LOVE) W illie Mitchell
(Jec/ A Green. 8M1 ) .,., ...
LADY MARMALADE A. TouisSint &
V. W ickhlm (Ston. Diomond. BMI ;
T Inny Boy/ Kenny Nolin. ASCAP)
l ET THERE 8E MUS IC Chuck Plotkin
(Borch. ASCAP/ Mo johanno. 8M1 ) .,
LIZZIE AND THE RAINMAN Snuff Gorrett
(House of Gold. 8M1 ) .,.,.,.
LONG HAIRE D COUNTRY BOY Paul
Hornsby (K.m. Sutra/ R.d. 0 .... BM I)
LONG TALL GLASSES (I CAN DANC E)
Ad.m Faoth & D.v id Courtney
(Chryul is. ASCAP )
LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER C.pta in
w . Toni Tenn ille (Don Kirshner. BMI )
LOVE WON'T LET ME WAIT Bobby Eli
(Mighty Three/ Frid.y' s Ch ild/WMOT.
BM I)
LOVI N' YOU Scorbu Prod. (DickieB ird.
BM I)
88
31
28
19
36
33
95
HE DON' T LOVE YOU (LIKE I LOVE YOU )
H.nk Medress & D. ve Appell
(Conr.d. 8M I)
8
(HEY WON' T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER
SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBOOY
WRONG SONG Ch ips Mom.n (Press/
Tree. 8M 1)
12
HEY YOU R.ndy Bachm.n (R.nbach/
SO
Top So il, BM I)
HOW LO NG John Anthony (Amer ican
Bro.dcas ting. ASCAP)
3
HIJACK Herbie Ma nn (Dunb ... 8M1 )
18
DO N'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE
Rick H. II (Sp.nk •• 8M1)
DREAMED LAST NIGHT Tony CI .. k ..
(Justunes. ASCAP )
WANNA DANCE W IT 'CHOO
Bob Crewe (He .. t·s Del ight/ C .. eyem/
Desiderata. 8M1 )
the Beatles' " Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds," a tour de force per-
formance with John's piano licks
adding to the phantasmagoria of
musical images inherent in the song .
Then radio stations began playing
his singing of " Pinball Wizard " from
the movie Tommy, which broke
about the same time his " Phila -
delphia Freedom " started leaping up
the charts.
And it was with that " bump-
beat" song about easy living in the
city that John joined the growing list
of white artists who have broken
high into the soul market.
The amazing factor in all of
John's single activity recently, how-
ever, is that unlike many major
artists who are now releasing singles
prior to their album releases, John's
singles do not appear on his recently
released LP , " Captain Fantastic and
the Brown Dirt Cowboy." But the
album itself is already moving on the
charts and is certain to produce a
single of its own, adding another
sure shot for the jukebox operators
conscientious about their program-
ming .
Since the late '60's, Elton John's
name on a record has meant instant
success and it appears that his new
album is destined for as much
acceptance as his previous chart-
busters .
1 GET OOWN, GET OOWN
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MAGIC AI.n P.rsons (AI G.ll ico. BM I)
ME AND MRS. JONES J . L. Re ynolds.
Ron B.nks. Don D.vis (Assorted. BMI)
MIDNIGHT BLUE Vin i Po nci.
(New York Times / Roum.n i.n
Pickleworks. BMI)
MIN NESOTA (B.y L.ke, ASCAP)
MISTY R.y Stevens (Vernon. ASCAP)
99 MILE S FROM L.A. A lbert H.mmond
H.I D.vid (Landers·Roberts/ Apr il/Cu.
D.vid. ASCAP ) ".. .
26
69
80
74
60
84
53
OLD DAYS J.mes W illi am Guercio
11
(Mike Me Smile/ Big Elk. ASCAP)
ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY Bobby Mart in
75
(Big Seven/ Steals Bros. BMI )
ONLY WOMEN Bob Ezrin
16
(Evi/ Early Frost. BMI )
ONLY YESTERDAY Richard Carpenter
(Almo/ Sweet Hlrmony/ H.mmer & Na ils.
ASCAP
6
4S
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Gus Dudgeon
(Big Pig/ Leeds. ASCAP) ..
30
97
67
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3 BAO LUCK IPART 11
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8 SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE/ SUMMER MAONESS
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2 SHAKEY GROUNO
I"" Ganq Oe~!. I'ii./'PtPI
1""",lal,ons Gorlj, G;IU \l m ,,,1
7 BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA
9 LOVE WON'T lET ME WAIT
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5 WHAT AM I GONNA 00 WITH YOU
Banv
9 11 CUT THE CAKE/PERSON TO PERSON
Ie dl1h Century 11
AWB AlIa",c .ThI
10 6 L·O·V·E ILOVEI
AI Green HI
1112 KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING
Bull~, IV'
1314 I WANT TO BE FREE
01100 PI""" Merc"
1417 HIJACK
HerbIe Mann Alianl,C II
1515 ROLLING OOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE
'A a.n Inqred,enl RCA PB I
1624 GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT
0'J",5 PhriJ Inll lS8
17 'll THE WAY WE WEREITRY TO REMEMBER
Glad,s
1821 SHACK IN' UP
1920 TOUCH ME BABY IREACHING OUT FOR YOUR LOVEI
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SWEAR IN' TO GOO Bob Crewe
(He .. t·s Del ight/ C.seyem/ Desidera. BMI )
T · R·O · U·B· L· E no producer listed
(J .. rry Chestnut. 8MI )
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME)
Ted Templemln (Slone Agate. 8M I)
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t.1 & I he Pops BU
Bdrhara Md' nn Budda~ 'I'.tl
L,", · oJon.s Altsla0111
20 18 GRANOOAOOY IPART 11
SADIE Thom Bell (Mighty Three, BMI )
SAIL ON SAILOR Beach Boys (Brother.
BMI )
SHAKEY GROUND Jeffrey Bowen &
Berry Gordy (Jobele. ASCAP )
SHI N ING STAR Ma urice Wh ite w . Ch.rles
Slepney (Sagg in.m.. ASCAP)
SHOESHINE BOY Fran, Wi lson. Leon .. d
C.ston (Stone Di.mond. BM I)
SISTE R GOLDEN HAIR George M.rtin
(WB. ASCAP)
SLI PPERY WHEN WET J.mes C .. m ich.el &
Commodores (Jo be te. ASCAP )
SPIRIT OF THE BOOG IE R. Bell. Kool &
the G.ng (Del ightfu l/G.ng , BMI )
STANO BY ME John Le nnon (Hill &
R.nge/Tr io. BMI )
SUPERNATURAL THING. PT. I Bert
deCote.ux & Tony Silvester (Penumbra.
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12 13 CHECK IT OUT
RAINY DAY PEOPLE Lenny Waronker
(Moose. CAPAC) ..
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REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO
FORGET Denn is L.mbert & Bri.n POller
(ABC Dunhil l/One of • Kind. 8M1 )
ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT Ne il 8og .. t
& Kiss (Caf. Amer ican./ Rock Ste.dy.
ASCAP) ...
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ROCKIN' CHAIR Steve Alaimo. Will ie
CI .. ke & CI .. ence Re id (Shorlyn. BMI )
ROlliNG DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE
Good ing & Simmons (Beller H.lf.
ASCAP)
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Joe Simon StHl1'Kj l!i: IP"·y(h'l l
4 ROCKIN' CHAIR
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Charts courtesy of
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
AMIE Robert A I.n Ringe
(McKenzie/ Dunbar. 8M1)
A TTl TU DE DANC ING Richard Perry
(C'Est/ Jacob Brackm.n. ASCAP )
AUTOBAHN R.lph HUller & Flor i.n
Schne ider (Intersong .USA. ASCAP)
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43
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96
42
86
54
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47
25
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90
49
70
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57
64
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TAKE IT FROM ME Jerry R.g.voy
(Soc iety Hill. ASCAP )
THANK GOO I'M A COUNTRY BOY Milt
Okun w . Kri s O' Connor (Cherry Lane.
ASCAP)
THE FUNKY GI BBON Mik i Anthony
(ATV. BMI ) ... ., ....
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THE HUSTlE Hugo & Lu ig i (V.n McCoy/
W .. ner. Tameriane. BMI ) ...... ...........
THE IMMIGRANT Ne il Sedak. &
Robert Appere (Don Kirshner. 8M1 ;
Kirshner Songs. ASCAP) ...... ,
THE LAST FAREWEll Denis Preston
(Arco l.. 8M1 ) ...
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THE ROCKFORD FILES Mike Post (Leeds.
........... ,
ASCAP )
THE WAY WE WERE/TRY TO REMEMBER
Rolph Moss (Colgems/ Chappell . ASCAP)
THEY DON'T MAKE ' EM LIKE THAT
ANYMORE Lev ine. Bellack & d iFranco
(Crush ing/ Crazy Chords. 8M1) ..........
TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT J immy Plge
(Jolnelin.. ASCAP ) ....
WALKING IN RHYTHM Donold Byrd
(Blackbyrd. BMI )
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... ...... .......
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU
B ... ry Wh ite (Sa·Vette/ J.nuary. BMI )
WHEN Will I BE LOVED Peter Asher
(Acuff· Rose. BMI) ......... .. ... ,., .. ,....
WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? Jerry
Goldstein w ith Lonn ie Jordan
(Fir Out. ASCAP) . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WILDFIRE Bob Johnston (Mystery. BMI )
YOU BROUGHT THE WOMAN OUT Of ME
Dennil l.mber-t & Bri.n Potter
(ABC Dunhill/One of I Kind. 8M1 )
YOUNG AMERICANS Tony ViKOnt i
(Ma inMan. ASCAP) ....
89
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81
48
44
21
83
56
94
39
13
71
23
40
15
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