Lost Hits of 1977 Rankdown (Finished)

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Probably no surprise to anyone , but "Life In The Fast Lane" would have been one of the two choices I have for #1.

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[valleyghost01]

Moondance on here from Van Morrison charted in 1977 but is from 1970?

[gonecountry]

So, this makes the charts AND the top 40?




But this doesn't even chart?  (Though it did make #2 in the UK).  That makes sense...




ELP's C'est la Vie (#93) is pretty good, no Fanfare though.

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Dec 23, 2022 14:43:07 GMT -5 valleyghost01 said:

Moondance on here from Van Morrison charted in 1977 but is from 1970?

Indeed "Moondance" was not released as a single until 1977 even though it was the title track to his 1970 album.

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Johnny Bristol - Do It to My Mind	43	Link
Johnny Rivers - Ashes and Sand	96	Link
Karen Nelson and Billy T - Love Me One More Time (Just for Old Times Sake)	79	Link
Kate Taylor - It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)	49	Link
KC & The Sunshine Band - I Like to Do It	37	Link
The Kendalls - Heaven's Just a Sin Away	69	Link
Kenny Loggins - I Believe in Love	66	Link
Kenny Nolan - My Eyes Get Blurry	97	Link
Kenny Rogers - Daytime Friends	28	Link
Kerry Chater - Part Time Love	97	Link

Notes:

• Do It to My Mind: track from the R&B singer-songwriter originally from Morganton, North Carolina who was best known for his top 10 hit "Hang On in There Baby" (1974)
• Love Me One More Time: only Hot 100 appearance for Karen Nelson and Billy Tragesser
• It's in His Kiss: Merry Clayton cover (1963) and only charting single for James Taylor's younger sister
• I Like to Do It: reached #4 on the Soul chart
• Heaven's Just a Sin Away: song went to #1 on the Country chart in both the US and Canada; the duo won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the track was also CMA's Single of the Year
• I Believe in Love: debut solo single for Loggins; song was first recorded by Barbra Streisand for the 1976 film A Star Is Born
• Daytime Friends: another song that went to #1 on both the US and Canadian Country charts
• Part Time Love: lone charter for the Canadian songwriter and band member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
KISS - Hard Luck Woman	15	Link
KISS - Calling Dr. Love	16	Link
KISS - Christine Sixteen	25	Link
Kool & The Gang - Open Sesame	55	Link
Kris Kristofferson - Watch Closely Now	52	Link
L.A. Jets - Prisoner (Captured By Your Eyes)	86	Link
L.T.D. - Love to the World	91	Link
Lake - Time Bomb	83	Link
Latimore - Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha	37	Link
LeBlanc & Carr - Something About You	48	Link

Notes:

• Hard Luck Woman: track was inspired by Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" and "You Wear It Well"
• Calling Dr. Love: reached #2 in Canada
• Christine Sixteen: song was later sampled by Tone Lōc in their 1989 hit song "Funky Cold Medina"
• Watch Closely Now: track was recorded for the musical drama film A Star Is Born in which Kris was one of the main stars
• Prisoner: vocalist from the group, Karen Lawrence, later composed Barbra Streisand's "Prisoner" which served as the love theme for Eyes of Laura Mars
• Time Bomb: only charter in the US for the rock group originally from Hamburg, Germany
• Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha: one of the few singles from the R&B and blues singer Benjamin William Lattimore to chart on the Hot 100
• Something About You: soft rock track from the duo of Lenny LeBlanc and Pete Carr

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Leif Garrett - Surfin' USA	20	Link
Lenny LeBlanc - Hound Dog Man (Play It Again)	58	Link
Linda Ronstadt - Someone to Lay Down Beside Me	42	Link
Linda Ronstadt - Lose Again	76	Link
Little River Band - I'll Always Call Your Name	62	Link
Lou Rawls - See You When I Git There	66	Link
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Theme from King Kong (Part 1)	68	Link
The Lovers - Discomania	100	Link
Mac McAnally - It's a Crazy World	37	Link

Notes:

• Surfin' USA: remake of the Beach Boys hit song from 1963
• Theme from King Kong: film theme by the group fronted by Barry White and the female vocal trio Love Unlimited with a 40-piece string-laden orchestra
• Discomania: single from the disco medley project by Jacques Morali and Richie Rome
• It's a Crazy World: biggest Hot 100 hit for the country singer-songwriter originally from Red Bay, Alabama

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
The Manhattans - It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad	66	Link
The Manhattans - We Never Danced to a Love Song	93	Link
Marie Osmond - This Is the Way That I Feel	39	Link
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - Your Love	15	Link
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - Look What You've Done to My Heart	51	Link
Mary MacGregor - This Girl (Has Turned Into a Woman)	46	Link
Mary MacGregor - For a While	90	Link
Mass Production - Welcome to Our World (Of Merry Music)	68	Link
Maynard Ferguson - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)	28	Link
Maze & Frankie Beverly - While I'm Alone	89	Link

Notes:

• Gonna Fly Now: another version of the Rocky theme song by the jazz trumpeter
• While I'm Alone: first charting single for the soul band from Philadelphia

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Meri Wilson - Telephone Man	18	Link
Merle Haggard - From Graceland to the Promised Land	58	Link
Merrilee Rush - Save Me	54	Link
Mesa - Sailing Ships	55	Link
The Meters - Be My Lady	78	Link
Mr. Big - Romeo	87	Link
Natalie Cole - Party Lights	79	Link
Neil Sedaka - Amarillo	44	Link
Ohio Players - O-H-I-O	45	Link
Ohio Players - Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)	61	Link

Notes:

• Telephone Man: novelty hit and only Hot 100 appearance for Meri
• From Graceland to the Promised Land: track was a tribute to Elvis Presley after his passing
• Save Me: final charter for the singer best known for her top 10 hit "Angel of the Morning" (1968)
• Sailing Ships: lone charting single for the pop group from Los Angeles
• Be My Lady: final Hot 100 appearance for the funk band from New Orleans
• Romeo: only charter in the US for the British pop rock band not to be confused with the American band of "To Be with You" fame
• Amarillo: track was first recorded by Tony Christie in 1971; Sedaka originally co-wrote the song with Howard Greenfield

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Olivia Newton-John - Sam	20	Link
Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You	48	Link
Olivia Newton-John - Making a Good Thing Better	87	Link
Original Cast (Kacey Cisyk) - You Light Up My Life	80	Link
Orleans - Reach	51	Link
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - You Know Like I Know	74	Link
deleted Cruise - A Place in the Sun	42	Link
Parker McGee - I Just Can't Say No to You	42	Link
Paul Anka - Happier	60	Link
Paul Anka - Everybody Ought to Be in Love	75	Link
Paul Anka - My Best Friend's Wife	80	Link

Notes:

• Sam: reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts in both the US and Canada
• I Honestly Love you: re-charting of her #1 hit from 1974 following the release of her "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" cover
• You Light Up My Life: title track to the romantic drama film of the same name; song was performed by the classically trained opera singer of Ukrainian ethnicity Kacey Cisyk; track would be covered later in the year by Debby Boone with her version going to #1 on the Hot 100
• You Know Like I Know: track by the rock band from Springfield, Missouri best known for their #3 hit "Jackie Blue" (1975)
• I Just Can't Say No to You: only Hot 100 appearance for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter
• Everybody Ought to Be in Love: song was first recorded by Frank Sinatra earlier in 1977 but it was written by Paul Anka; the audio link here is for Sinatra's version since I was unable to find any audio for Anka's version

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Paul Nicholas - Heaven on the 7th Floor	6	Link
Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me	18	Link
The Philharmonics - For Elise	100	Link
Phoebe Snow - Shakey Ground	70	Link
Poco - Indian Summer	50	Link
Prism - Spaceship Superstar	82	Link
Q - Dancin' Man	23	Link
Quincy Jones - Roots Medley	57	Link
Rhythm Heritage - Theme from Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)	94	Link
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots - Dis-Gorilla (Part 1)	56	Link

Notes:

• Heaven on the 7th Floor: song went to #1 in New Zealand; the biggest hit for the British singer and actor who played Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theater in 1972
• Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me: reached #3 on the Soul chart; Brown later co-wrote Madonna's "Material Girl"
• For Elise: remake of Ludwig Van Beethoven's "Für Elise" (1810)
• Shakey Ground: cover of the Soul song by the Temptations (1975)
• Spaceship Superstar: debut single for the Canadian rock band; in 2011, the track served as the wake up song for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew members
• Dancin' Man: only charter for the disco group from Beaver Falls, PA
• Roots Medley: medley of the music score for the tv miniseries based on the 1976 novel from Alex Haley Roots: The Saga of an American Family
• Theme from Rocky: yet another disco remake of the Rocky theme song; funk band earlier had a #1 hit with "Theme from S.W.A.T."
• Dis-Gorilla: another novelty disco track performed by the Memphis disc jockey

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Ringo Starr - Hey! Baby	74	Link
Robert Gordon - Red Hot	83	Link
Rod Hart - C.B. Savage	67	Link
Rod Stewart - The Killing of Georgie (Part I & II)	30	Link
Ronnie McDowell - The King Is Gone	13	Link
Rose Royce - Do Your Dance	39	Link
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Hollywood	32	Link
Rush - Fly By Night/In the Mood (Live)	88	Link
Salsoul Orchestra - Ritzy Mambo	99	Link
Sam Neely - Sail Away	84	Link

Notes:

• Hey! Baby: cover of the 1961 pop song by Bruce Channel
• Red Hot: lone charter for the rockabilly singer from Bethesda, Maryland
• C.B. Savage: only Hot 100 appearance for the country singer from Beulah, Michigan; track was an answer song to the 1976 novelty hit "Convoy" by C.W. McCall
• The Killing of Georgie: song made it to #2 in the UK
• The King Is Gone: biggest Hot 100 hit for the country singer from Portland, TN
• Do Your Dance: reached #4 on the Soul chart
• Hollywood: reached #3 on the Soul chart
• Fly By Night/In the Mood: live medley of the 2 songs recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto June 1976
• Ritzy Mambo: final charter for the New York City-based backing band for session musicians on the Salsoul Records label
• Sail Away: last Hot 100 appearance for the country and folk musician from Texas

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Seals & Crofts - My Fair Share	28	Link
Shalamar - Uptown Festival (Part 1)	25	Link
Smokey Robinson - There Will Come a Day (I'm Gonna Happen to You)	42	Link
Smokie - Needles and Pins	68	Link
The Sons of Champlin - Here Is Where Your Love Belongs	80	Link
The Soul Train Gang - My Cherie Amour	92	Link
The Spinners - You're Throwing a Good Love Away	43	Link
The Spinners - Heaven on Earth (So Fine)	89	Link
Stallion - Old Fashioned Boy (You're the One)	37	Link
Starbuck - Everybody Be Dancin'	38	Link

Notes:

• My Fair Share: love theme for the 1977 sports film One on One
• Uptown Festival: reached #2 on the Dance/Disco chart; the R&B group's debut single, the track is a medley of 10 Motown classics sung over a disco beat
• Needles and Pins: went to #1 in Austria; cover of the Jackie DeShannon rock song from 1963
• Here Is Where Your Love Belongs: track from the rock band fronted by Bill Champlin who later went on to join Chicago in the 1980s
• My Cherie Amour: song by the R&B vocal quintet; their member, Gerald Brown, later joined Shalamar in 1978 on their 2nd album
• Old Fashioned Boy: lone charter for the pop rock group from Denver, Colorado

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[wheatsquares33]

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[gonecountry]

Some interesting finds in the extras. A couple huge duds - one so bad I had to turn it off and I never do that: The Soul Train Gang and "My Cherie Amour". That was a sacreligious experience and Stevie Wonder should've smacked the crap out of them. Shalamar's Uptown Festival (Part 1) was almost as bad, but not that bad. Thank God Jody Watley had nothing to do with that near train wreck.

The Rod Stewart song was a nice change of pace from his usual faire. The Robert Gordon and Sam Neely songs were also quite good.

The Linda Ronstadt tunes and the Mac McAnally songs were nice but lacking a little something IMO.

Paul Nicholas' "Heaven on the 7th Floor" is fun, lightweight, but fun.

KC & The Sunshine Band - I Like to Do It" is another KC classic. All the KISS songs were some of their better hits.

Surprised how many songs languished in the bottom 90's.

Looking forward to this..

[rowellfarm490]

Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Starland Vocal Band - Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!	71	Link
Starz - Sing It, Shout It	66	Link
Starz - (She's Just a) Fallen Angel	95	Link
Stephen Bishop - Save It for a Rainy Day	22	Link
Steve Martin - Grandmother's Song	72	Link
Steve Sperry - Flame	91	Link
Sweet - Funk It Up (David's Song)	88	Link
The Sylvers - Any Way You Want Me	72	Link
Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore	41	Link
Thelma Houston - If It's the Last Thing I Do	47	Link

Notes:

• Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll!: single from the pop group best known for their #1 hit "Afternoon Delight" in 1976
• Save It for a Rainy Day: track features a guitar solo from Eric Clapton and backing vocals from Chaka Khan
• Flame: only Hot 100 appearance for the singer-songwriter originally from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• Any Way You Want Me: final charter for the family vocal group from Los Angeles
• I Don't Love You Anymore: his debut solo single, the track reached #5 on the Soul chart

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
Tim Moore - In the Middle	75	Link
Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow	15	Link
Tom Powers - It Ain't Love	92	N/A
Tony Orlando & Dawn - Sing	58	Link
The Undisputed Truth - You + Me = Love	48	Link
The Universal Robot Band - Dance and Shake Your Tambourine	93	Link
Vicki Sue Robinson - Hold Tight	67	Link
Walter Egan - Only the Lucky	82	Link
Walter Jackson - Feelings	93	Link

Notes:

• In the Middle: final charting single for the pop rock singer from New York City
• Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow: last Hot 100 appearance for the Welsh singer; song went to #1 on the Country chart in both the US and Canada
• It Ain't Love: only charter for the pop rock singer from Washington D.C.; I wasn't able to find an audio link for this song
  
• You + Me = Love: disco track features lead vocals from Taka Boom who is Chaka Khan's sister
• Dance and Shake Your Tambourine: only charting single for the New York-based disco group
• Hold Tight: disco remake of the soft rock song by Bread (1977); reached #2 on the Disco/Dance chart
• Feelings: Morris Albert cover (1974) performed by the soul ballad singer from Chicago

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Artist - Song	Peak	Audio
War - L.A. Sunshine	45	Link
The Whispers - Make It with You	94	Link
Wild Cherry - Baby Don't You Know	43	Link
Wild Cherry - Hold On	61	Link
Wild Cherry - Hot to Trot	95	Link
Wildfire - Here Comes Summer	49	Link
Wilton Place Street Band - Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme)	24	Link
Yvonne Elliman - Hello Stranger	15	Link
ZZ Top - Arrested for Driving While Blind	91	Link

Notes:

• L.A. Sunshine: reached #2 on the Soul chart
• Make It with You: Bread cover (1970)
• Here Comes Summer: cover of the pop song by Jerry Keller from 1958
• Disco Lucy: disco remake of the theme song to the I Love Lucy television sitcom
• Hello Stranger: cover of the R&B song by Barbara Lewis (1963); song went to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart in both the US and Canada

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[gonecountry]

Finally got through all the extras on this one. This was definitely one of the more eclectic years as far as songs that made it in some shape or form to the Top 100. Let's remake Beethoven?! The I Love Lucy Theme?!?!

Really enjoyed the ZZ Top "Arrested for Driving Blind", I thought I knew a lot of their stuff, but evidently not. Sweet's "Funk it Up" surely deserved better than #88. Really liked Johnny Bristol's "Do It to My Mind" as well.

That John Travolta song was shit. It feels like a song released to capitalize off of the Grease soundtrack, but no, this one came out a year before he hit it big with Grease.

It is hard to believe some "hits" like Solsbury Hill are from 77, sounds so much like it belongs in the 80's. ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner were all at their prime and then you had a lot of these "lost hits" (two of which were in my Spotify Top 100 of last year). I'm looking forward to the results on this one.

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