07.11.1970 : Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down (7 weeks # 1)

 

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"Baby I Won't Let You Down" (written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens) was the last Pickettywitch single in UK charts with peak position # 27.

 

In 1970, "Days I Remember" was received radio airplay. The single did not appear on record charts, but "That Same Old Feeling" reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of that same year. Brown left for a solo career in late 1972.

 

Brown went on to a form a duo called Sweet Dreams, in partnership with Tony Jackson, recording a cover of the Abba song "Honey, Honey". Brown then proceeded to have a successful solo career with hits in the UK and the United States. Hall joined Gerry & the Pacemakers for five years, and has an active international career as a jazz drummer.

 

Brown continues to write and record music including blues material.

Edited March 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

14.11.1970 : Dana - I Will Follow You (2 weeks # 1)

 

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This mega flop was the follow-up to her mega hit, All Kinds of Everything. Released on September 11, 1970, connections were confident it would at least make the UK Top 50. She'd just received a gold disc for her Eurovision-winning million-seller, so was very disappointed in the lack of interest shown in this catchy pop song and its equally good B-side, With a Little Love. Newspapers were calling her a one-hit wonder, but her agent, Dick Katz, told her: "Well, Dana, now it's your choice. You can go back to Derry and live a normal life or you can stay here and fight!" Thank goodness she stayed. And thank goodness I eventually got to upload this rarity, seeing as I named my channel after it! It was always meant to be...and whoever came up with the telephone box idea made the right call.

 

Edited March 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1970):

01. Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind (6 weeks # 1)

02. Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (1 week # 1)

03. Mary Hopkin - Temma Harbour (4 weeks # 1)

04. Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand (1 week # 1)

05. Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling (3 weeks # 1)

06. Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There? (5 weeks # 1)

07. Dana - All Kinds Of Everything (7 weeks # 1)

08. Brotherhood Of Man - Where Are You Going To My Love (2 weeks # 1)

09. Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie (5 weeks # 1)

10. Poppy Family & Susan Jacks - Which Way You Goin' Billy? (3 weeks # 1)

11. (3 weeks)

12. Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure (2 weeks # 1)

13. New Seekers & Eve Graham - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma (2 weeks # 1)

14. Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children (2 weeks # 1)

15. Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down (7 weeks # 1)

16. Dana - I Will Follow You (2 weeks # 1)

 

My # 1 singles in official UK chart:

# 1 : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

# 2 : Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock Who's There?

# 5 : Pickettywitch - That Same Old Feeling

# 6 : Mary Hopkin - Temma Harbour

# 7 : Poppy Family & Susan Jacks - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

# 10 : Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand

# 14 : Judy Collins - Both Sides Now

# 16 : Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie

# 19 : Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children

# 20 : Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind

# 22 : Brotherhood Of Man - Where Are You Going To My Love

# 27 : Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down

# 36 : Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure

# 44 : New Seekers & Eve Graham - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma

DNC : Dana - I Will Follow You

 

Personal awards

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Clodagh Rodgers - Everybody Go Home The Party's Over

Most # 1 singles : Mary Hopkin, Pickettywitch (3)

Most # 1 weeks : Pickettywitch (15), Mary Hopkin (11)

Singer of the Year : Mary Hopkin

Group of the Year : Pickettywitch

Favourite Eurovision song : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

Song of the Year : Dana - All Kinds Of Everything

Edited January 21, 20169 yr by Yours # 1Enemy

 

16.01.1971 : Jackie Lee - Rupert (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Jackie Lee (born Jacqueline Norah Flood) is an Irish popular music singer, who has recorded under various names.

 

Lee was a musical child prodigy. She won a scholarship and trained as a soprano for four years. Upon finishing her studies she became a vocalist with the top showbands playing prestigious Irish venues. Lee experienced similar success when she moved to London and joined the popular dance band; The Squadronaires. In 1955 her first solo record was released, followed by a further two the next year.

 

From 1959 to 1964 Lee was a member of The Raindrops, a successful quartet who made countless appearances on British TV and variety shows, had a BBC Radio show and released a string of records, the majority of which had Lee as lead vocalist. The Raindrops also included Les Vandyke and Vince Hill in its line-up.

In 1962 she entered the UK heats of the Eurovision Song Contest as a solo act with "There's No-one in the Whole Wide World" and performed it at the British national finals for BBC TV. This number was later covered and performed by The Beatles in concerts during this period.

 

Lee decided to become a solo artist in 1965 and it is this period, 1965–1967, which defines her cult status through the 'Beat' records she released. One of these recordings reached the NME chart however; "Just Like a Man". The B-side; "I Gotta Be With You", became a 'Northern Soul' classic. Lee recorded this single under the name of Emma Rede for EMI Records. Lee also had an alternative career as a respected session singer, through her groups The Jackie Lee Singers and Tears of Joy. She provided the backing vocals for such global number ones as "Green Green Grass of Home" by Tom Jones and "Release Me" by Englebert Humperdink.

 

By 1970, 'Jacky' reverted to 'Jackie Lee' and had another hit record; "Rupert" from the TV show based on the famous cartoon character, Rupert Bear (erroneously referred to as "Rupert the Bear" in the song's lyrics). This recording also had a place in the "Best TV themes of all time" list from 'The Penguin Television Companion' at Number 7, thus consolidating Lee's reputation. Albums by her were also released in 1971 and 1972 on Pye Records.

 

"Rupert" was # 14 in UK singles chart in February 1971.

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

30.01.1971 : Petula Clark - Song Of My Life (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Petula Clark is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.

 

Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1950s she started recording in French and having international success in both French and English, with such songs as "The Little Shoemaker", "Baby Lover", "With All My Heart" and "Prends Mon Coeur". During the 1960s she became known globally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "Colour My World", "A Sign of the Times", and "Don't Sleep in the Subway".

 

During the early 1970s, Clark had chart singles on both sides of the Atlantic with: "Melody Man" (1970); "The Song Of My Life" (1971); "I Don't Know How To Love Him" (1972), "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)" (1972) and "Loving Arms" (1974). In Canada 'Je voudrais Qu'il Soit Malheureux' was a major hit. Clark continued touring during the 1970s, performing in clubs in the US and Europe.

 

By the mid-1970s, Clark scaled back her career in order to devote more time to her family. On 31 December 1976, she performed her hit song Downtown on BBC1's A Jubilee Of Music, celebrating British pop music for Queen Elizabeth II's impending Silver Jubilee. She also hosted the television series The Sound of Petula (1973–74), and through the 70s made numerous guest appearances on variety, comedy and game show television.

 

"Song Of My Life" was # 32 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited November 7, 201212 yr by AlexRange

Can I just point out the brilliance that is ''Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat'' (first page) :wub: ?

Was that really a hit in the UK? By numbers of weeks in the Dutch top40 it's the biggest hit here, with 40 weeks.

Edited November 6, 201212 yr by Atonement

Can I just point out the brilliance that is ''Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat'' (first page) :wub: ?

Was that really a hit in the UK? By numbers of weeks in the Dutch top40 it's the biggest hit here, with 40 weeks.

 

No, it was not a single in UK. It's a reason, because this song was not my # 1 is this thread.

 

Main rule for this thread : Only singles, which were released in United Kingdom can be # 1s.

 

I add ''Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat'', because I like this song. If you watch my post more attentive, that you can see Netherlands flag in that post, so this song was only in Dutch charts and Netherlands is their home country.

 

This song is unofficial # 1 for this thread, but this single would be my # 1, if I add singles from another countries.

Edited March 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

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Edited September 4, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

13.02.1971 : Dana - Who Put The Lights Out (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown), known in her singing career as Dana, is an Irish singer

 

Dana's debut album: All Kinds of Everything, recorded with an orchestra in two days was released in June 1970; it featured four songs written by the singer herself. Dana was now represented by Dick Katz, a jazz pianist featured on The Goon Show who'd represented such luminaries as Dusty Springfield and Lulu. The follow-up single to "All Kinds of Everything", the Jerry Lordan composition "I Will Follow You", failed to chart however. After hearing the song "Who Put the Lights Out" on an album by Barry Ryan, Dana solicited the permission of composer Paul Ryan to record the song: her version - cut with Barry Ryan's producer Bill Landis - proved a strong comeback vehicle reaching #5 in Ireland and #14 UK in March 1971. Following this, Dana - continuing to work with Bill Landis - endured three years of unsuccessful singles broken only by the Irish chart showing of "Sunday Monday Tuesday" (#4) in 1973. This lack of success caused her agent Dick Katz to recommend Dana join Dick Leahy (former head of Bell Records UK) on his new GTO record label formed in 1974.

Edited November 8, 201212 yr by AlexRange

 

06.03.1971 : Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Rose Garden" (also known and covered as "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is the title of a song written by Joe South, that is best known as recorded by country singer Lynn Anderson. Her October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks, reached the No. 3 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and hit number one on both Cash Box's and Record World's pop and country singles charts. The song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway and hitting the top three in the United Kingdom. Anderson's version of "Rose Garden" remains one of the most successful country crossover recordings of all-time.

 

The Lynn Anderson single was her third release for Columbia Records in 1970, after several years of recording for Chart Records. The single proved the be the first crossover record of her career.

 

Anderson wanted to record the song but her producer (and husband) Glenn Sutton felt it was a "man's song", in part because of the line "I could promise you things like big diamond rings". According to Anderson, Sutton agreed to record the song as a potential album cut when there was time left during one of her scheduled recording sessions. Rearranging the song to a more uptempo, light-hearted melody, Sutton and everyone in the studio was impressed with the results, including Columbia Records executive Clive Davis, who deemed the song worthy of a pop release as well as being a country single. Shortly after its breakthrough on American top 40 radio, the song became an international hit. A cover version released by Sandi Shaw in England ultimately failed to chart as the original quickly became a major success there.

 

The song became Anderson's signature tune and one of the biggest hits of the 1970s in any genre of music and went on to earn her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971, as well two Grammy nominations for Joe South: one for "Best Country Song" and another as "Song of the Year" in the pop field.

 

Lynn said, "I believe that 'Rose Garden' was released at just the right time. People were trying to recover from the Vietnam years. The message in the song - that if you just take hold of life and go ahead, you can make something out of nothing - people just took to that."

 

20.03.1971 : Clodagh Rodgers - Jack In A Box (8 weeks # 1)

 

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"Jack in the Box", written by David Myers and composed by John Worsley, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed by the Northern Irish singer Clodagh Rodgers.

 

The singer expresses her strong feelings of love to a man who treats her like a toy, thus providing the "jack in the box" simile, as she feels that in exchange of his love, she would gladly "bounce on a spring" like the aforementioned toy (but isn't so thrilled to do it without reciprocation). At the end of the song, however, she lets this man know that one day she will be fed up enough to leave, so she hopes he will tell her he loves her, as she will do anything (within a reasonable time frame) to hear those words.

 

On February 20, 1971, Clodagh Rodgers sang six songs at the UK National Final, A Song for Europe, which was aired on the television series It's Cliff Richard!. Rodgers was chosen by the BBC to be the United Kingdom's representative for that year, with the intent to ease tensions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (severe fighting due to The Troubles had strained relations). Due to a postal service strike, regional juries voted and picked "Jack in the Box," the third song performed that evening, to accompany Rodgers to Dublin. Rodgers later stated that she received death threats from the Irish Republican Army for representing the United Kingdom at Eurovision.

 

In 1971, each national broadcaster were required to show "preview" videos; the BBC used footage from It's Cliff Richard! to showcase during Preview Week. At Dublin, the song was performed ninth on the night, after Luxembourg's Monique Melsen with "Pomme, pomme, pomme", and before Belgium's Lily Castel and Jacques Raymond with "Goeiemorgen, Morgen." For the performance Rodgers wore a pink frilly top and spangled hot pants. At the end of judging that evening, "Jack in the Box" took the fourth-place slot with 98 points.

 

After Eurovision, the song placed at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains her most famous hit.

Edited February 4, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

17.04.1971 : Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Edited November 8, 201212 yr by AlexRange

31.10.1970 : Mary Hopkin - Think About Your Children (2 weeks # 1)

 

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After 4 huge singles, Mary Hopkin reach only # 19 in UK with "Think About Your Children".

 

Her second album, Earth Song, Ocean Song, was released by Apple on 1 October 1971. The record was produced by her husband Tony Visconti and included cover versions of songs written by Cat Stevens, Gallagher and Lyle and Ralph McTell.

 

After marrying Visconti in 1971, Hopkin withdrew from the pop music scene to have a family. Although reportedly unhappy with show business, she did not stop recording. She travelled to Australia with Visconti in January 1972 and performed at a large outdoor rock festival in South Australia, in addition to giving concerts in several major cities. With the help of Visconti, 1972 saw the release of the Christmas song "Mary Had a Baby" / "Cherry Tree Carol" on Regal Zonophone Records, re-released in 1973. In June 1972, the single "Summertime Summertime" / "Sweet And Low" was released on Bell Records under the name of Hobby Horse. Although no other singles or albums came out in her name until 1976, she sang on numerous recordings that her husband produced.

 

On all of these recordings (and also on her husband's own Inventory album) she is credited as "Mary Visconti". During this time, she also appeared on various TV shows such as Cilla Black's and various radio programmes.

 

co-written by the great Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate, too. I loved Mary Hopkin and Hot Chocolate:)

 

19.06.1971 : Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 by its composer Lally Stott, and made popular later that year by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was a UK number one chart hit.

 

Middle of the Road are a Scottish pop group who enjoyed success across Europe and Latin America in the early 1970s. Three of their singles sold over one million copies each, and received a gold disc.

 

Lead singer Sally Carr, drummer Ken Andrew, guitarist Ian McCredie and his bassist brother Eric McCredie, founded the band on 1 April 1970. They already played together under the name Part Four since 1967 and later in Latin American style under the name Los Caracas. Under the name Los Caracas they won the UK TV talent show Opportunity Knocks. They moved to Italy in 1970 because they had not found success in the United Kingdom. There they met the Italian music producer Giacomo Tosti, who gave the band their distinctive sound and gave them their international break.

 

The band had their first and biggest hit record in the United Kingdom with debut UK single, "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" to reach #1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1971 and keep it for four more weeks.

Edited November 18, 201212 yr by AlexRange

19.06.1971 : Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

 

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Ultimate worldwide hit from Middle Of The Road.

 

yes, I bought this one too as a kiddie:) and the two follow-ups! all number ones in my chart:)

yes, I bought this one too as a kiddie:) and the two follow-ups! all number ones in my chart:)

John, I have the similar opinion with you. Next 2-3 follow-ups from them have a huge chances for next # 1s.

Middle Of The Road is my favourite group in 1971 without any doubts. I even have their "Very Best" on CD in my music collection.

Edited May 27, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

10.07.1971 : New Seekers - Never Ending Song Of Love (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Over the next year, the group released a number of singles to little recognition, but it was in June 1971 that they released their breakthrough hit, "Never Ending Song of Love" (the first of many hit songs to be produced by David Mackay).The song became a big hit in the UK, spending five weeks at No.2 in the singles chart and was one of the biggest selling singles of the year.

 

Today's New Seekers toured from 2006 with the latest line up of Paul Layton, Donna Jones, Francine Rees, Mick Flynn and Mark Hankins. A CD of the 2006 tour was released which includes all of the group's hits along with some cover versions. With a Royal Variety performance at St. James Palace, London for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and an appearance on ITV's This Morning, they completed 2006. The New Seekers helped host a garden party in 2007 at Buckingham Palace. This was repeated the following year along with a special show at The Tower of London and a return batch of concerts in British theatres. The 40th anniversary of the group in 2009 was celebrated by a 35-date UK concert tour which began at London's Shaw Theatre on 31 January and continued throughout the year. In July 2009, an album was released; It's Been Too Long – Greatest Hits and More, comprising the group's hits and some new recordings. It became a success by entering the UK album charts at No.17 – their first album to enter the chart for 35 years. In 2011 and 2012 Marty Kristian releasd two album of demo recordings from the 1970s and 1980s.

 

Peter Doyle died 13 October 2001, from throat cancer, aged 52. Kathy Ann Rae died 11 January 2011, from cancer, aged 53. :( :cry:

Edited November 18, 201212 yr by AlexRange

 

31.07.1971 : Mary Hopkin - Let My Name Be Sorrow (5 weeks # 1)

 

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"Let My Name Be Sorrow" was only # 46 in UK Singles Chart.

 

Sad and wonderful song from beautiful Mary Hopkin. She could be my love crush, if I was young and lived in 60s.

It's the fourth # 1 for Mary Hopkin in my retro charts, she is the first artist in 70s, which reach this mark.

 

Edited March 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

04.09.1971 : Middle Of The Road - Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (5 weeks # 1)

 

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"Chirpy" was a runaway success but for the follow up single, "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" needed some innovative promotion. What better than to put a new car on the road with "Middle of the Road". As it happens, Fiat were launching their mini hatchback, the Fiat 127, and they were producing a short film for release in cinemas all over Europe. RCA struck a deal with them to feature "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" and the band in the film. The foursome, who were still living in Rome, had the dubious pleasure of seeing themselves on the big screen, quite by accident, when they visited their local cinema one evening to see "Love Story".

 

They have never been able to work out what "Tweedle Dee" had to do with a car but in spite of this both car and song were highly successful.

Edited November 23, 201212 yr by AlexRange

 

Twiggy & Christopher Cable - A Room in Bloomsbury (1971)

 

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Ken Russell's 1971 film version of the show, starring Twiggy and Christopher Gable, was an alternative interpretation, weaving the basic plot into a more complicated story in which a seaside dramatic company, performing the show, is visited by a film producer (Vladek Sheybal) on the very night that the leading lady (Glenda Jackson) has to be replaced by her shy understudy Polly Browne (Twiggy). It also contained references to numerous other Busby Berkeley and MGM movie musicals of the 1930s.The film marked one of the final screen appearances of actor/director Max Adrian. The National Board of Review voted Ken Russell best director, and Twiggy won two Golden Globe awards as best newcomer and best actress (musical/comedy), but the film did not make a significant impact on the American box-office, perhaps because MGM edited it down to 109 minutes. (MGM/UA Classics' Michael Schlesinger reissued the full version theatrically in 1987.) It was released to DVD on April 12, 2011, as part of the Warner Archive Collection, a series of made-to-order DVDs. The disc is remastered and is the 136-minute version.

 

Wilson's original score was freely adapted and augmented by Peter Maxwell Davies for the film. Davies subsequently prepared (and recorded) a concert suite based on the music

 

Twiggy : "This was one of my favourite songs from 'The Boy Friend' score - it's such a sweet song. If I remember right the session was in London and to be quite honest I was very nervous. I had this big film coming up and of course, I had never been in a film, it was all extremely exciting."

 

This single was realised in UK, but wasn't in official charts.