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Rita Coolidge & Larry Gatlin provide backup vocals on the singer-songwriter's highest-charting single (pop and country) as a solo ... Recorded as a sparsely-produced demo featuring a Lowrey organ and early drum machine, this rather unconventional track with ... This follow-up single to “You're So Vain” was written by Carly about her relationship with James Taylor, whom she married around ... LP version: Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 28, Record World 32, Billboard 35 ... Label timing on the single more than a minute off. Here's the 13½ minute LP track: ... Written and lead-sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, this was the group's only major mainstream hit single. Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box ...

Todd's earlier original recording of “Hello It's Me” with his group Nazz had charted nationally in both 1969 and 1970: ... Some 45s of Johnnie's million-seller were issued in a shorter 3:58 version, both of them edited from the original 5+ minute LP ... The group's debut hit, shortened from the six-minute LP track ( ). (debuted late ... The longer LP version: Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box & Record World 20, ... Not counting his label mention and participation on the 1969 Beatles hit “Get Back,” this was the second of three Preston 45s to ...

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1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Me - Kris Kristofferson (mono 45--#1 C&W hit)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Can’t We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (a #2 record--mono 45)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (mono 45)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Can Understand It - The New Birth (stereo 45 single version)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Masterpiece - Temptations (stereo 45 single version--#1 R&B hit)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Ramblin’ Man - Allman Brothers Band (#1 record--stereo 45)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren (a #2 record--stereo 45)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Superstition - Stevie Wonder (a #1 record--stereo 45)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor (stereo 45 single version)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Do It Again - Steely Dan (mono 45 single version)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: How Can I Tell Her - Lobo (stereo 45 single version)
1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (mono 45)
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1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Me - Kris Kristofferson (mono 45--#1 C&W hit)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Me - Kris Kristofferson (mono 45--#1 C&W hit)

Rita Coolidge & Larry Gatlin provide backup vocals on the singer-songwriter's highest-charting single (pop and country) as a solo ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Can’t We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (a #2 record--mono 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Why Can’t We Live Together - Timmy Thomas (a #2 record--mono 45)

Recorded as a sparsely-produced demo featuring a Lowrey organ and early drum machine, this rather unconventional track with ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (mono 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (mono 45)

This follow-up single to “You're So Vain” was written by Carly about her relationship with James Taylor, whom she married around ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Can Understand It - The New Birth (stereo 45 single version)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Can Understand It - The New Birth (stereo 45 single version)

LP version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMOtkwRTqj8 Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 28, Record World 32, Billboard 35 ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Masterpiece - Temptations (stereo 45 single version--#1 R&B hit)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Masterpiece - Temptations (stereo 45 single version--#1 R&B hit)

Label timing on the single more than a minute off. Here's the 13½ minute LP track: ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Ramblin’ Man - Allman Brothers Band (#1 record--stereo 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Ramblin’ Man - Allman Brothers Band (#1 record--stereo 45)

Written and lead-sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, this was the group's only major mainstream hit single. Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren (a #2 record--stereo 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren (a #2 record--stereo 45)

Todd's earlier original recording of “Hello It's Me” with his group Nazz had charted nationally in both 1969 and 1970: ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Superstition - Stevie Wonder (a #1 record--stereo 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Superstition - Stevie Wonder (a #1 record--stereo 45)

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1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor (stereo 45 single version)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor (stereo 45 single version)

Some 45s of Johnnie's million-seller were issued in a shorter 3:58 version, both of them edited from the original 5+ minute LP ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Do It Again - Steely Dan (mono 45 single version)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Do It Again - Steely Dan (mono 45 single version)

The group's debut hit, shortened from the six-minute LP track ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQnW-MxAU6U ). (debuted late ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: How Can I Tell Her - Lobo (stereo 45 single version)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: How Can I Tell Her - Lobo (stereo 45 single version)

The longer LP version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TanvLm1gQLM Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box & Record World 20, ...

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (mono 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan (mono 45)

The second single release (after “

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston (a #1 record--mono 45)

1973 HITS ARCHIVE: Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston (a #1 record--mono 45)

Not counting his label mention and participation on the 1969 Beatles hit “Get Back,” this was the second of three Preston 45s to ...