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1 I LOVE MUSICIPART 11
The 0' Jays/ Phil. IntI. ZS83577 IColl
2 3 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
David Ruffin/ Motown M 1376F
C8 novelties keep on truckin'
3 4 LOVE MACHINE, PT. 1
5 SING A SONG
Eanh, Wind & Fire/ Columbia 310251
8 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
Donna Summer/ Oasis DC 401 1Casabiancai
9 THEME FROM MAHOGANY 100 YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TOI
Diana Ross/ Motown M 1377F
2 LOVE ROLLERCOASTER
Ohio Players/ Mercury 73734
11 TURNING POINT
Tyrone Davis/ Dakar OK 4550 !Brunswickl
10 WAKE UP EVERYBODY IPART 11
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes/ Phila.lntl. ZS83579IColl
10 6 THAT'S THE WAY !I LIKE ITI
KC & the Sunshine Band/TK 1015
11 7 lET'S 00 IT AGAIN
The Staple Singers/Cunom O109 IWBI
12 12 FULL OF FIRE
AI Green/Hizm lLondonl
13 13 flY, ROBIN, flY
Silver Convention/Midland IntI. MB10339IRCAI
14 14 PART TIME LOVE
Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Buddah BDA513
15 18 ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD
Dionne Warwick/Warner Bros. WBS 8154
16 15 LOW RIDER
War/ United Anists XWl06 Y
17 16 FOR THE LOVE OF YOUIPART 1 & 21
The Isley Brothers/T·Neck ZS82259IColl
18 19 YOU SEXY THING
Hot Chocolate/Big Tree BT 16047 lAtlanticl
19 23 FREE RIDE
Tavares/ Capitol P 4184
20 30 MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND
Bill Withers/ Columbia 310255
Two novelty records and a
movie theme--a contrast between
the absurd / schmaltzy and the lyric-
ally beautiful--dominate this month's
jukebox activity.
One of the records, "The Blind
Man in the Bleachers," recorded by
both Kenny Starr and David Geddes,
topped one of the record trade's
charts in early January and despite
it's insipid sentimentality, it has all
the qualities quirk hits are made of.
If you don't have it by now at both
country and pop locations, I'm sure
someone's given you a nasty phone
call.
I' m also sure all of you--at least
those of you with boxes in truckstops
and honky-tonks--by now know
every word of C. W . McCall's
ridiculous "Convoy" ( MGM 14839)
by heart . After wearing out 10
copies of Dave Dudley's "Me and
Old C. B. " ( UA XW722 Y), the
truckers and CB nuts climbing out
of their rabbit-eared Macks and
Maseratis were ready for another
hilarious trucking escapade in the
eternal battle against "smokies." If
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
ALL BY MYSELf J immy lenner
(C A.M./U.S.A., BMI ) .....
BABY fACE Stephen Schaeffer & Haro ld
Wheeler (Warner Bro • . bASCAP)
BACK TO THE ISLAND .nny Cordell &
Leon Russe ll (Skyh ill. BM I)
BAD BLOOD Ne il Sedaka & Robert Appere
(Don Kirshner , BMI / Kirshner Song.,
ASCAP ) . .
....
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Will ie
Nel.on (Milene, BMI)
......., .....
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Roy Thom .. Baker
(Tr ident , ASCAP)
...
..
BREA KAWAY Richard Perry (Almo/
Ca ledon ia Ste am , ASCAP)
BRE AK ING UP IS HARD TO 00
Ne il Sedaka & R. Appe re (Screen Gem.·
Columbia, BM I)
....
CHAIN GANG MelODY T. Ca.hman &
T. Welt (King./ Conrad, BMI ;
Un ichappell , ASC AP )
....
CONVOY Don Sears & Chip Dav i.
(Amer ican Gramophone, SESAC)
COU NTRY BOY (YOU GOT YOUR fEET
IN l.A .) Denn i. Lambert & Brian Potter
(ABC/ Dunh ill/One of a Kind , BMI )
DEEP PURPLE Mike Curb (Robb in. , ASCAP )
DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT)
Bob Gaud io (Sea.on./ Jobete, ASCAP )
DREAM ON Adr ian Barber (f rank
Connolly & Dak.e l, BM I)
DON'T CRY JON I Prod. not lilted
(Tw itty Bird , BM I)
DREAM WEAVER Gary Wr ight (Warners,
..
ASC AP )
30
39
74
94
62
64
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17
75
23
65
63
68
45
52
EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET Pete W ingfie ld
& Barry Hammond (Ackee & Uncle
.............. . ..............
70
DORIS, ASCAP)
EVIL WOMAN Jeff Lynne (Unhart/ Jef,
BMI )
... ............. ..... ........ .. ...........
12
fANNY (BE TENDER WITH ME LOVE )
Arif Mard in (Ca.serole, BM I) . . ..... ........ 44
fEELINGS M. Albert (f ermate Int I.,
ASCAP) .. ........ ......................... .... ........ 67
50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Paul
Simon & Ph il Ramone (Paul Simon, BMI ) 14
fiRE ON THE MOUNTA IN Pa ul Horn.by
(No Ex it, BM I) ................. ................. ... 96
flY AWAY Milton Okun (Charley Lane,
ASCAP ) ............................. .......... .. .......... . 15
f~ Y ROBIN flY Butterfly Prod./by
Michael Kunze (Mid·Song, ASCAP) ...... 32
fOR A DANCER Mickey Sweeney &
Pr.lude (Benchmark, ASCAP) ............... , 82
FOR THE LOVE Of YOU (PARTS 1 & 2)
1.ley Bro •. (Bovine, ASCAP) .................... ~9
fOX ON THE RUN Sweet (Sweet Pub.
Ltd .) ..............................................................
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fUll Of fiRE Mitchell (Jec & AI
Green, BMI ) ................................ .. ............ 60
fREE RIDE Denn i. Limbert & Brian Potter
(Silver Steed, BMI ) ....................... ...... ....... 100
GOLDEN YEARS David Bowie & Harry
Masl in (Beverly Bro • . , BMI ; ChrY.ll i. /
Ma in Min, ASCAP) ............. .. ................... 56
HE AIN'T HEAVY . . . HE' S MY BROTHER
John forrer (Horr ison/ J.nny, ASCAP) .... 87
HEAT WAVE Peter A.her (Jobete,
ASCAP) ........................................................ ~
HOMECOMING Peter Anl.tasoff (ATV,
BMIl
................... 72
you know you r audiences , I' m
equally sure you 've stocked up one
enough copies of " Convoy" to keep
the customers satisfied and you
probably put it right next to Dudley's
tune on the bo~
While the novelty lovers are busy
knee-slapping , you might quietly
slip The Ch ie~tans ' " The Love
Theme from Barry Lyndon" ( Island
IS 048) onto t he boxes in your
MOR , college or sophisticated loca-
tions. It may not ever reach the Top
10, but this haunting instrumental
by a traditiona l Scottish group will
be popular if only because of its
suggested intimacy and its connec-
tion with Stanley Kubrick's latest
film.
Another intimate and moving
song is Aretha Franklin's smoky
scream "You" (Atlantic 3311), a
soulful / tasteful love song with
Aretha and a sax trading a burning
triplet riff . W hile not making any
leaps on the cha rts currently, the
song is steadily gaining ears around
the country . Equally stirring is New
Orleans' own Margie Joseph and
Ronnie Milsap/ RCA PB 10420
5 WHEN THE TINGLE BECOMES A CHILL
Blue Magic trading off the title lyric
of " What's Come Over Me" ( Atco
7030 ). UmmmUmmm , my back
goes electric when Margie gets up
high on " What's come over me"
and Theodore Pendergrass follows
on the tenor echo.
In a dancing vein, some of you
may want to pick up on Robert
Palmer's " Give Me an Inch Girl"
( Island IS 049) of which the B side
is the title song from his latest Ip,
" Pressure Drop. " Smooth and funky,
not to mention the perfect r&b
lyrics. Palmer, you'll remember, is
the English gent who recorded
" Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"
by New Orleans' Allen Toussaint at
Toussaint's Crescent City studio
with the redoubtable Meters for
session musicians.
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Charts courtesy of
HURRICANE (PART 1) Oon Devito
(Ram 'o Horn, ASCAP) ..............................
I BElIEVE IN fATHER CHRISTMAS
G. Lake & P. Sinfleld (Mant icore, PRS) ..
I LOVE MUSIC (PART 1) Kenneth Glmble
& Leon Huff (Mi;hty Three, 8M1 ) ........
I WRITE THE SONGS Ron D.nte & Borry
Mon ilow (Artiot./ Sunbury, ASCAP) ....
If I ONLY KNEW Dlvid Anderle (Lo.t
Cobin, 8M1) ........................................ ......
I' M ON fiRE Tony Ey ... (P.R.S., ASCAP)
INSEPARABLE Chuck J.ckson & Morv in
SO
92
7
95
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xrc1.P)(J·~:.~ .... ~~~.~.~~r.i.~ : .... ~~~:!..~~~~~.I.I :
85
ISLAND GIRL Gu. Dudgeon (Big Pigl
Leed., ASCAPI ......................... ............. ..
33
IT'S TIME TO SAy GOODBYE J . C.
Ph illip. (Blue lick, 8M1) ..........................
JUNK fOOD JUNKI E Rondolf N.uert
(Pe.ce.ble Kln;dom, ASCAP) ................
LET IT SHINE Johny f.rrer (W indow, 8M1)
LET THE MUSIC PLAY Borry White
(SoveHe/ J.nu.ry, 8M1 ) ..............................
LET'S oq IT AGAIN Curtio Moyfleld
(W.,ner-hmerl.ne, 8M1) ........................
LET' S LIVE TOGETHER D.vid Kirschenb.um
(L.nde .. Robert., ASCAP) ......................
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Rick Blelwei.. &
Bill Stahl (Millo/Korwin, ASCAP) ..........
LOVE HURTS M.nny Ch.rlton
(Hou .. of Bryont, aMI) ............................
LOVE OR LEAVE Thom Bell (Mighty
91
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51
21
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28
LoT~Eeis ~~UG .. ch~·i~ .. ThO,;:;~·; · ........ · .... · .. · ~
(TRO-Cheshire, aMI ) ................................ ..
69
Kenny Starr/ MCA40474
3 JUST IN CASE
By S ONNY ALBARADO
MANAGING EDITOR
The Mira cleslT amla T 54262F IMotownl
C.w. McCall/ MGM 14&l9
1 THE BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS
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Lorelta Lynn/MCA40484
4 COUNTRY BOY
Glen Campbell/ CaplloI4155
8 THIS TIME I'VE HURT HER MORE THAN SHE LOVES ME
Conway TWl11y/ MCA40492
7 EASY AS PIE
Billy Crash Craddock/ABC Dot DOA 17584
9 OVERNIGHT SENSATION
Mickey Gilley/ Playboy 6(lj5
11 SOMETIMES
Bill Anderson & Mary Lou Turner/ MCA 40400
10 12 SOMETIMES I TALK IN MY SLEEP
Randy Cornor/ABC Dot DOA 17592
11 14 ME AND OLD C.B.
Dave Dudley/ Unlled Anlsts XWl'12 Y
12 21 lET IT SHINE
OliVia Newton John/ MCA404!E
13 13 LOOKING FOR TOMORROW lAND FINDIN' YESTERDAYSI
MeITiliis/ MGM 14835
14 17 AMAZING GRACE IUSED TO BE OUR FAVORITE SONGI
Amazing Rhythm Aces/ABC 12142
15 18 SILVER WINGS AND GOLDEN RINGS
Billie Joe Spears/ United Anlsts XWl12 Y
16 'l2 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING YOU
Charley Pride/ RCA PB 10455
17 19 MAMMAS, DON'T lET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS
Ed Bruce/ United Anlsts XWl32 Y
18· 26 DON'T BELIEVE MY HEART CAN STANO ANOTHER YOU
Tanya T ucker/ MCA40497
19 23 i'lL BE YOUR SAN ANTONE ROSE
Doltsy/ RCA PB10423
20 28 SOMEBODY LOVES YOU
Crystal Gayle/ UnlledAnlsts XWl40Y
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LOVE IS A ROSE Peter A.her. (Silver
f idd le, BM I) ................... ...... ........ ..........
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Pete Ballotte
Ld~En~AC~I~elepAAR~eliF~~d'di~~~~!n
(Jobete/ Gr imore, ASCAP) . ..........
LOVE ROLLERCOASTER O h io Players
(Ohio Players!Un ichap pe ll, BMI ) ..........
LOW RIDER Jerry Go ld .te in w . Lonn ie
Jordan & Howard Scoll/ far O ut Prod.
(f ar Out, ASCAP) ........... ............. .....
L YIN' EYES Bill Szymczyk (Long Run ,
ASCAP) ...... ..... .................................
MAKE LOVE TO YOUR MIND Bill W ithe ..
& Larry Na.h (Golden W itherl, BM I)
MIRACLES Jefferso n Starship & Larry
..
Cox (Diamon dback , BMI ) .. .........
MY LITTLE TOWN Pa ul Simon, Art
Garfunkel and Ph il Ra mone (Paul Simon,
BMI ) ..............................
............
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Ar if Mard in
(Ca .. erole, BM I) . .. ..... ............ .
ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD Thom Be ll
(Mighty Three/ Sacred Pen, BM I)
ONLY 16 Ron Hallk ine (Keg. , BMI ) .. ..
OU R DAY Will COME Hank Medre .. &
08 ER e M~p~E1JL~i::,
O lsen (Rockhopper , ASCAP) ...........
PALOMA BLANCA Ha n. Bouwen.
(Warner Bro • . , ASCAF) . ......... .. .......
PART TI ME LOVE Kenny Kerner & Ritch ie
W i.e (Kipahula, ASCAP) .... ............
RENEGADE Bob Johnlton (My.tery , BM I)
ROCK & ROLL All NIGHT Edd ie
Kramer (Cafe Amer ican/ Roc k Steady,
ASCAP) .. .............. ...... .. ...........................
43
9
16
5
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79
99
5B
41
31
93
76
50
27
SATURDAY NIGHT Bill Mart in & Phil
Couler (Welback, ASCAP) ....
SC HOOL BOY CRUSH Ar if Mard in
.... ......
(Average, BMI ) . ..
SECRET LOVE Huey P. Maeux (Warner
Bro •. , ASCAP) .. ... ... . ... ...................
SING A SONG M. Wh ite & C Stepney
(Sagg illre, BM I) .. ..............................
SKY HIGH Cha • . Peate (Dutche .. , BMI ) ....
SLOW RIDE Nick Jame.on (Knee Trembler,
ASCAP ) .... ........................... ...................
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT Joe Wi .. ert
(Almo, ASCAP; Irving , BMI ) ..... ..... .
SOS B. Uuvaeu. & B. Anderson (Count Ie .. ,
BMI ) .................... ............... .... ....... ....... ......
SQUEEZE BOX Glyn John. (Tower, BMI ) ..
SWEET LOVE Jame. Carm ichael & The
Commodores (Jobete/ Commodore.,
ASCAP) .......... .. ........................ .... .............. ..
SWEET THI NG Rufu. (Amer ica n
Broadca.ting , ASCAP) ..........................
TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Bill Szymczyk
(Benchmark/ Kink ing Bear, ASCAP)
TELL IT LIKE IT IS Rick Ha ll for fame
Prod. (Conrad/ O lra P BMI ) .. ..................
THAT'S THE WAY (I II k E IT) H. W . Casey
and Richard f inch (Sherlyn, BMI ) ..........
THE LAST GAME Of THE SEASON (A
BLIND MAN IN THE BLEACHERS) Paul
Vance (Tree. BMI ) ......................................
11
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82
8
29
35
59
37
20
55
73
38
98
13
57
26
42
86
19
THEME fROM' MAHOGAN Y (DO YOU
KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO)
Ma .. er (J obete/ Screen Gem.·Columbia,
ASCAP/ BMI) .................................... ..........
THEME fROM S.W .A.T. Steve Barr i &
Michael Omartian (Spellgold . 8M1l
3
21
THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU
Mo rgan Cave" (Moonl ight and
Mlg no li a, BM I) ....... .... .. .. .. .........
THE WHITE KNIGHT Le. li e Adv. Agency
(Un ichappell, 8M1 ) . .. ...... ......
....
THEY JUST CAN' T STOP \THE GAMES
PEOPLE PLAY) Thom Be I (Mighty Tree,
BMI ) .................................... ......................
THIS OLD MAN Mike Na tale
(Rallodyenom, BMI) ..................................
THIS Will BE Chuck Jack.on & Marvin
Yancy (Jay'. Ent./Chappell, ASCAP) ..
TI MES Of YOUR lifE Bob Scaff
(Thr.e Elg ie., ASCAP) ................. .........
TRACKS Of MY TEARS Pet.r A.her
(Jobete, ASCAP) .......... . ...... ...... . ... . ......
TURNING POINT Leo Grahom
(Julio Brian & Content, BMI) .................
VENUS AND MARS ROCK SHOW
Pa ul McCartney (McClrtney/ ATV, 8M 1) ..
WAKE UP EVERYBODY (PART I)
Kenn.th G.mble & L.on Huff
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90
61
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71
89
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W~~~h,!.Ywl'Y.;R~llovE .. ;i;~ .. Md:o.;;.... 2~
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Jobete, ASCAP) ........................................ 66
WINNERS AND LOSERS Dan Homilton,
Joe fronk C.,oll. & Alan Deninson
(Suitfire, 8M1 ) ............................................ 18
WOMAN TONIGHT George M.rt in
(W.,n.r Bro •. , ASCAP) ............................ 83
YESTERDAY'S HEROES Vanda & Youn;
(Mork., BMI ) ......... .................... ............... ~7
YOU SEXY THING Mickie Mo.t (f inchley,
ASCAP) ................... ...................................... 6