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100 Rock Classics

Great Rock Ballads

 Best Sounds Of The 70's
 
 
  Led Zeppelin :  Whole Lotta Love
  January 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single ATL 70 409
  Music / Text: Page - Plant - Jones - Bonham
  from album: "Led Zeppelin II"  1969
  Charts: US  4  D  1  CH  5
 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival :  Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son
  January 1970
  Label: America / single AM 17012
  Music / Text: John Fogerty
  from album: "Willy And The Poor Boys"  1969
  Charts: UK 31  US  3  D  2
 
  Elvis Presley :  Kentucky Rain
  February 1970
  Label: RCA / single
  Music / Text: Rabbitt - Heard
  from album: -
  Charts: UK 21  US 16  D 40
 
  Jackson 5 :  I Want You Back
  February 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1157
  Music / Text: Mizell - Gordy Jr. - Richards - Perren
  from album: "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US  1
 
  Herman's Hermits :  Years May Come, Years May Go
  February 1970
  Label: Columbia / single DB 8656
  Music / Text: André Popp - Jack Fishman
  from album: "The Most Of Herman's Hermits"  1971
  Charts: UK  7
 
  Syd Barrett :  Octopus  /  Golden Hair
  February 1970
  Label: Harvest / single
  Music / Text: Syd Barrett
  from album: "The Madcap Laughs"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Muddy Waters  Mike Bloomfield  Paul Butterfield :  All Aboard  /  Walkin' Thru The Park
  February 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: McKinley Morganfield
  from album: "Fathers And Sons"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Bobby Sherman :  Easy Come, Easy Go
  February 1970
  Label: Metromedia / single MMS-177
  Music / Text: Keller - Diane Hilderbrand
  from album: "Here Comes Bobby"  1970
  Charts: US  9
 
  Stevie Wonder :  Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
  February 1970
  Label: Tamla Motown / single 006-90 734
  Music / Text: Ron Miller - Bryan Wells
  from album: "My Cherie Amour"  1969
  Charts: UK  2  US  7  D 15  CH 10
 
  Tom Jones :  Without Love
  February 1970
  Label: Decca / single DL 25 395
  Music / Text: Dunny Small
  from album: "Tom"  1970
  Charts: US  5  UK 10
 
  King Crimson :  The Court Of The Crimson King
  February 1970
  Label: Island / single
  Music / Text: Fripp - Giles - Lake - McDonald - Sinfield
  from album: "In The Court Of The Crimson King"  1969
  Charts: US 80
 
 
  Edison Lighthouse :  Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
  February 1970
  Label: Bell / single 1091
  Music / Text: Barry Mason - Tony Macaulay
  from album: "Already"  1971
  Charts: UK 1  US  5  D  8
 
 
  Engelbert Humperdinck :  Winter World Of Love
  February 1970
  Label: Decca / single 15146
  Music / Text: Les Reed - Barry Mason
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1974
  Charts: UK  7  US 16
 
  Janis Joplin :  Kosmic Blues
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single A-82034
  Music / Text: Janis Joplin - Gabriel Mekler
  from album: "I Got Dem Ol Kosmic Blues Again Mama"  1969
  Charts: US 41
 
  Joe Dassin :  Les Champs-Elysees
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4281
  Music / Text: Delanoe - Deighan - Wilsh
  from album: "27 Succès"  1989
  Charts: D 31  CH  5
 
  Canned Heat :  Let's Work Together
  February 1970
  Label: Liberty / single 15 302
  Music / Text: Wilbert Harrison
  from album: "Future Blues"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US 26  D  6  CH  8
 
  Chicago :  I'm A Man
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4503
  Music / Text: Steve Winwood - James Miller
  from album: "Chicago Transit Authority"  1969
  Charts: UK  8  US 49
 
  B.J. Thomas :  Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  February 1970
  Label: Scepter / single DL 24 006
  Music / Text: Burt Bacharach - Hal David
  from album: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"  1969
  Charts: UK 38  US  1  D 40
 
 
  The Tee Set :  Ma Belle Amie
  February 1970
  Label: Hansa / single 14 455 AT
  Music / Text: Peter Tetteroo - Hans van Eijck
  from album: "Ma Belle Amie"  1969
  Charts: US  5  D  8  CH  2
 
 
 
  The Equals :  Rub A Dub Dub
  February 1970
  Label: President / single 14 386 AT
  Music / Text: Dervin Gordon
  from album: "The Best Of The Equals"
  Charts: UK 34  D  4
 
 
  Frank Zappa :  Peaches En Regalia
  February 1970
  Label: Reprise / single
  Music / Text: Frank Zappa
  from album: "Hot Rats"  1969
  Charts:
 
  The Byrds :  Jesus Is Just Alright
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single 1196
  Music / Text: Arthur Reynolds
  from album: "Ballad Of Easy Rider"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Colosseum :  Valentine Suite 1 - 3
  February 1970
  Label: Vertigo / great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Dave Greenslade - John Hiseman
  from album: "Valentine Suite"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Janis Joplin :  Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single
  Music / Text: Chip Taylor - Jerry Ragovoy
  from album: "I Got Dem Ol Kosmic Blues Again Mama"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Rare Bird :  Sympathy
  February 1970
  Label: Philips / single 6017 890
  Music / Text: Dave Kaffinetti - Mark Ashton - Stephen Gould - Graham Field
  from album: "Rare Bird"  1969
  Charts: UK 27
 
  Lee Marvin :  Wand'rin' Star
  February 1970
  Label: Paramount / single 006-91 108
  Music / Text: Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
  from album: -
  Charts: UK  1  D 12
 
  Jethro Tull :  The Witch's Promise
  February 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 002
  Music / Text: Ian Anderson
  from album: "Living In The Past"  1972
  Charts: UK  4  D 28
 
  John Mayall :  Room To Move
  February 1972
  Label: Polydor / single 59 382
  Music / Text: John Mayall
  from album: "The Turning Point"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Ennio Morricone :  Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (Jill's Theme)
  February 1970
  Label: Ariola / single 14 440 AU
  Music / Text: Ennio Morricone
  from album: "Once Upon A Time In The West (filmsoundtrack)"  1972
  Charts: CH  2  D 14
 
  Janis Joplin :  Work Me Lord
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single EPC-1048
  Music / Text: Nick Gravenites
  from album: "I Got Dem Ol Kosmic Blues Again Mama"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Sly & The Family Stone : Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
  February 1970
  Label: Epic / single 10555
  Music / Text: Sylvester Stewart
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1970
  Charts: US  1
 
  Taste :  What's Going On
  February 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 205 8008 (Germany)
  Music / Text: Rory Gallagher
  from album: "On The Boards"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Steam :  Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good Bye
  February 1970
  Label: Fontana / single 278 838 TF
  Music / Text: Leka - De Frashuer - Scott
  from album: "Steam"  1969
  Charts: UK  9  US  1  D  5  CH  1
 
  Santana :  Evil Ways
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4940
  Music / Text: S. Henry
  from album: "Santana"  1969
  Charts: US  9
 
  Shocking Blue :  Venus
  February 1970
  Label: Metronome / single M 25 161
  Music / Text: Robbie Van Leeuwen
  from album: "At Home"  1969
  Charts: UK  8  US  1  D  2  CH  1
 
  The Stooges :  No Fun
  February 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Iggy Pop - Ron Asheton - Scott Asheton - Dave Alexander
  from album: "The Stooges"  1969
  Charts:
 
  King Crimson :  21st Century Schizoid Man  /  Moonchild
  February 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Fripp - Giles - Lake - McDonald - Sinfield
  from album: "In The Court Of The Crimson King"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Black Sabbath :  Evil Woman
  February 1970
  Label: Vertigo / single
  Music / Text: Wiegand - Waggoner
  from album: "Black Sabbath"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Frank Zappa :  Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown  /  Little House I Used To Live In
  February 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Frank Zappa
  from album: "Burnt Weeny Sandwich"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Guess Who :  No Time
  February 1970
  Label: RCA / single
  Music / Text: Bachman - Cummings
  from album: "American Woman"  1970
  Charts: US  5
 
  Frijid Pink :  House Of The Rising Sun
  February 1970
  Label: London / single DL 20 905
  Music / Text: Trad. / Frijid Pink
  from album: "Frijid Pink"  1970
  Charts: UK  4  US  7  D  1  CH  2
 
  B.B. King :  The Thrill Is Gone
  February 1970
  Label: Blues Way / single 61032
  Music / Text: Hawkins - Darnell
  from album: "Completely Well" 1969
  Charts: US 15
 
  Jimmy Cliff :  Vietnam
  February 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 033
  Music / Text: Jimmy Cliff
  from album: "Jimmy Cliff"  1969
  Charts: UK 46  D 15
 
  The Marmalade :  Reflections Of My Life
  February 1970
  Label: Decca / single
  Music / Text: Mansfield - Campbell - McAleese
  from album: "Reflections Of My Life And Other Great Songs" 1974
  Charts: UK  3  US 10  D 20
 
  Aretha Franklin :  Son Of A Preacher Man  /  Call Me
  February 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2706 
  Music / Text: John Hurley - Ronnie Wilkins  /  Aretha Franklin - Ted White
  from album: "The Girl's In Love With You"  1970
  Charts: US a-side: Call Me   US 13
 
  Simon & Garfunkel :  Bridge Over Troubled Water
  February 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4790
  Music / Text: Paul Simon
  from album: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"  1970
  Charts: UK  1  US  1  D  3  CH  5
 
  John Lennon :  Instant Karma
  February 1970
  Label: Apple / single 006-91 149
  Music / Text: John Lennon / Yoko Ono
  from album: "Shaved Fish"  1975
  Charts: UK  5  US  3  D 11
 
  The Beatles :  Let It Be
  March 1970
  Label: Apple / single 006-04 353
  Music / Text: Lennon - McCartney
  from album: "Let It Be"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US  1  D  1  CH  1
 
  Norman Greenbaum :  Spirit In The Sky
  March 1970
  Label: Reprise / single RA 0885
  Music / Text: Norman Greenbaum
  from album: "Spirit In The Sky"  1970
  Charts: UK  1  US  3  D  1  CH  4
 
  Black Sabbath :  The Wizard
  March 1970
  Label: Vertigo / single b-side
  Music / Text: Iommi - Butler - Ward - Osbourne
  from album: "Black Sabbath"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Shocking Blue :  Mighty Joe
  March 1970
  Label: Metronome / single M 25 185
  Music / Text: Robbie Van Leeuwen
  from album: "Shocking Blue" (compilation)  1970
  Charts: UK 43  US 43  D  5  CH  6
 
  Vanity Fare :  Hitchin' A Ride
  March 1970
  Label: Page One / single 14 472 AT
  Music / Text: Peter Callander - Mitch Murray
  from album: "Hitchin' A Ride"  1974
  Charts: UK 16  US  5
 
  The Guess Who :  American Woman
  March 1970
  Label: RCA / single 74-0325
  Music / Text: Bachman - Cummings - Peterson - Kale
  from album: "American Woman"  1970
  Charts: UK 19  US  1  D  6  CH  4
 
  The Supremes :  Up The Ladder To The Roof
  March 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1162
  Music / Text: Frank Wilson - Vincent DiMirco
  from album: "Right On"  1970
  Charts: UK  6  US 10
 
 
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young :  Woodstock
  March 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2723
  Music / Text: Joni Mitchell
  from album: "Déja Vu"  1970
  Charts: US 11
 
 
  Stevie Wonder :  Never Had A Dream Come True
  March 1970
  Label: Tamla Motown / single 006-91 119
  Music / Text: Stevie Wonder - Sylvia Moy - Henry Cosby
  from album:"Live (At The Talk Of The Town)"  1970
  Charts: UK  6  US 26
 
  Jackson 5 :  ABC
  March 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1163
  Music / Text: Mizell - Gordy Jr. - Richards - Perren
  from album: "ABC"  1970
  Charts: UK  8  US  1
 
  The Allman Brothers Band :  Black Hearted Woman
  March 1970
  Label: Capricorn / single
  Music / Text: Gregg Allman
  from album: "The Allman Brothers Band"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Steppenwolf :  The Pusher (live)
  March 1970
  Label: Stateside / single
  Music / Text: Hoyt Axton
  from album: "Steppenwolf Live"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Jimmy Cliff :  Come Into My Life
  March 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 009
  Music / Text: Jimmy Cliff
  from album: "Jimmy Cliff"  1969
  Charts: US 89
 
  Adamo :  Petit Bonheur
  March 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 006-23 104
  Music / Text: Salvatore Adamo
  from album: "Disque d'or"  1972
  Charts: D 21  CH  9
 
  The Dave Clark Five :  Everybody Get Together
  March 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 006-91 139
  Music / Text: Chet Powers
  from album: "If Somebody Loves You"  1970
  Charts: UK  8
 
  Led Zeppelin :  Heartbreaker
  March 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single in Italy
  Music / Text: Page - Plant - Jones - Bonham
  from album: "Led Zeppelin II"  1969
  Charts:
 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival :  Travelin' Band / Who'll Stop The Rain
  March 1970
  Label: Fantasy / single BF 17013
  Music / Text: John Fogerty
  from album: "Cosmo's Factory"  1970
  Charts: UK  8  US  2  D  4  CH  4
 

  The Doors :  Peace Frog
  April 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Morrison - Krieger - Manzarek - Densmore
  from album: "Morrison Hotel"  1970
  Charts:
 

  The Band :  Rag Mama Rag
  April 1970
 

Label: Capitol / single CL 15629
  Music / Text: Robbie Robertson
  from album: "The Band"  1969
  Charts: UK 16
 
  Chicago :  Make Me Smile
  April 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4949
  Music / Text: James Pankow
  from album: "Chicago II"  1970
  Charts: US  9
 
  Simon & Garfunkel :  Cecilia
  April 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4916
  Music / Text: Paul Simon
  from album: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"  1970
  Charts: US  4  D  2  CH  3
 
  Melanie :  Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
  April 1970
  Label: Buddah / single 610.054
  Music / Text: Melanie Safka
  from album: "Candles In The Rain"  1970
  Charts: US  6
 
  B.B. King :  So Excited
  April 1970
  Label: Blues Way / single 61035
  Music / Text: King - Jemmott
  from album: "Completely Well" 1969
  Charts: US 54
 
 
  The Equals :  Soul Brother Clifford
  April 1970
  Label: President / single 14 539 AT
  Music / Text: Eddy Grant
  from album: "The Best Of The Equals"
  Charts: D 14
 
 
  Roger Whittaker :  I Don't Believe In If Anymore
  April 1970
  Label: Philips / single 6079 001
  Music / Text: Roger Whittaker
  from album: "The Best Of Roger Whittaker"  1976
  Charts: UK  8
 
  The Soulful Dynamics :  Mademoiselle Ninette
  April 1970
  Label: Philips / single 388 420 PF
  Music / Text: Hildebrandt - Winhauer
  from album: -
  Charts: D  1  CH  1
 
  Paul McCartney :  Maybe I'm Amazed
  April 1970
  great album track - live version 1977 by Wings released as a single
  Music / Text: Paul McCartney
  from album: "McCartney"  1970
  Charts: live version: 1977  UK 28  US 10
 
  The Hollies :  You Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top
  April 1970
  Label: Hansa / single 14 556 AT
  Music / Text: Guy Fletcher - Doug Fleet
  from album: -
  Charts: UK  7  US 82  D 25
 
  Randy Newman :  Have You Seen My Baby  /  Mama Told Me Not To Come
  April 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Randy Newman
  from album: "12 Songs"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Van Morrison :  Crazy Love  /  Come Running
  April 1970
  Label: Warner / single A 7383
  Music / Text: Van Morrison
  from album: "Moondance"  1970
  Charts: US 39
 
  Jimi Hendrix :  Machine Gun  (live)
  April 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Jimi Hendrix
  from album: "Band Of Gypsys" (live)   1970
  Charts:
 

  The Doors :  You Make Me Real
  April 1970
  Label: Elektra / single
  Music / Text: Jim Morrison
  from album: "Morrison Hotel"  1970
  Charts: US 50
 
  The Who :  The Seeker
  April 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2121 001
  Music / Text: Pete Townshend
  from album: "Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy"  1971
  Charts: UK 19  US 44  D 18
 
  Steppenwolf :  Hey Lawdy Mama (live)
  April 1970
  Label: Stateside / single 006-91 371
  Music / Text: Kay - Byrom - Edmonton
  from album: "Steppenwolf Live"  1970
  Charts: US 35  D 33
 
  Johnny Cash :  What Is Truth
  April 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 45134
  Music / Text: Johnny Cash
  from album: -
  Charts: US 19  UK 21
 
  Joe Cocker :  The Letter
  April 1970
  Label: A&M / single 1174
  Music / Text: Wayne Carson Thompson
  from album: "Mad Dogs & Englishmen (live)"  1970
  Charts: UK 39  US  7
 
  Diana Ross :  Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
  April 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1165
  Music / Text: Nick Ashford - Valerie Simpson
  from album: "Diana Ross"  1970
  Charts: US 20  UK 33
 
 
  Blues Image :  Ride Captain Ride
  May 1970
  Label: Atco / single 6746
  Music / Text: Mike Pinera
  from album: "Blues Image"  1969
  Charts: US  4
 
 
  Dana :  All Kinds Of Everything
  May 1970
  Label: Decca / DL 25 405
  Music / Text: Derry Lindsay - Jackie Smith
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1977
  Charts: UK  1  D  4  CH  3
 
  Status Quo :  Down The Dustpipe
  May 1970
  Label: Pye / single 7N 17907
  Music / Text: Carl Groszmann
  from album: "The Best Of Status Quo"  1971
  Charts: UK 12
 
  The Who :  Shakin' All Over (live)
  May 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Johnny Kidd
  from album: "Live At Leeds"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Tom Jones :  Daughter Of Darkness
  May 1970
  Label: Decca / single DL 25407
  Music / Text: Les Reed - Geoff Stephens
  from album: "I Who Have Nothing"  1970
  Charts: US 14  UK 16  D 15
 
  Ike & Tina Turner :  I Want To Take You Higher
  May 1970
  Label: Liberty / single 15367
  Music / Text: Sylvester Stewart
  from album: "Live At The Carnegie"  1971
  Charts: US 34
 
  The Moody Blues :  Question
  May 1970
  Label: Thresold / single TH 4
  Music / Text: Justin Hayward
  from album: "A Question Of Balance"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US 21  D  9

 
  Jimmy Cliff :  You Can Get It If You Really Want
  May 1970
  Label: Island / single
  Music / Text: Jimmy Cliff
  from album: "In Concert - The Best Of Jimmy Cliff"  1976
  Charts: version of Desmond Dekker  1970  UK  2  D  9
 
  Humble Pie :  Big Black Dog
  May 1970
  Label: A&M / single 14 711 AT
  Music / Text: Peter Frampton - Jerry Shirley - Gregg Ridley - Steve Marriott
  from album: -
  Charts:
 
  Christie :  Yellow River
  May 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4911
  Music / Text: Jeff Christie
  from album: "Christie"  1970
  Charts: UK  1  US 23  D  2  CH  4
 
  John Mayall :  Thinking Of My Woman
  May 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2066 021
  Music / Text: John Mayall
  from album: "Empty Rooms"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Fleetwood Mac :  The Green Manalishi
  May 1970
  Label: Reprise / single RA 27 007
  Music / Text: Peter Green
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1971
  Charts: UK 10  D 16
 
  The Beatles :  The Long And Winding Road
  May 1970
  Label: Apple / single 006-04 514
  Music / Text: Lennon - McCartney
  from album: "Let It Be"  1970
  Charts: US  1  CH  8  D 26
 
  The Beach Boys :  Cotton Fields
  May 1970
  Label: EMI - Capitol / single 80049
  Music / Text: Huddie Letbetter
  from album: "20/20"  1969
  Charts: UK  5  D 29
 
  Elvis Presley :  The Wonder Of You
  May 1970
  Label: RCA / single 47-9835
  Music / Text: Baker Knight
  from album: "On Stage - February 1970 (live)"  1970
  Charts: UK  1  US  9  D 22
 
  The Who :  Young Man Blues (live)
  May 1970
  Label: Polydor / single
  Music / Text: Mose Allison
  from album: "Live At Leeds"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Jackson 5 :  The Love You Save
  May 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1166
  Music / Text: Mizell - Gordy Jr. - Richards - Perrin
  from album: "ABC"  1970
  Charts: UK  7  US  1
 
  Herman's Hermits :  Bet Yer Life I Do
  May 1970
  Label: EMI Columbia / single 006-91498
  Music / Text: Errol Brown - Tony Wilson
  from album: "The Very Best Of Herman's Hermits"  2005
  Charts: UK 22
 
  Three Dog Night :  Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
  May 1970
  Label: Dunhill / single 4239
  Music / Text: Randy Newman
  from album: "It Ain't Easy"  1970
  Charts: UK  3  US  1  D 12
 
  Eric Burdon And War :  Spill The Wine
  May 1970
  Label: MGM / single 14118
  Music / Text: Allen - Brown - Miller - Scott - Oscar - Burdon - War - Jordan - Dickensen
  from album: "Eric Burdon Declares "War"  1970
  Charts: US  3
 
  Deep Purple :  Black Night
  June 1970
  Label: Harvest / single 006-91 611
  Music / Text: Blackmore - Gillan - Glover - Lord - Paice
  from album: "24 Carat Purple"  1975
  Charts: UK  2  D  2  CH  1
 
  Mungo Jerry :  In The Summertime
  June 1970
  Label: PYE / single DV 11077
  Music / Text: Ray Dorset
  from album: "Electronically Tested"  1971
  Charts: UK  1  US  3  D  1  CH  1
 
 
  Ten Years After :  Love Like A Man
  June 1970
  Label: Deram / single DM 299
  Music / Text: Alvin Lee - Ric Lee
  from album: "Cricklewood Green"  1970
  Charts: UK 10  D  9
 
 
  The Pretty Things :  Parachute
  June 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Norman Smith - Phil May - Dick Taylor
  from album: "Parachute"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Free :  All Right Now
  June 1970
  Label: Island / single 114 072
  Music / Text: Rodgers - Fraser
  from album: "Fire And Water"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US  4  D  5  CH  4
 
 
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young :  Teach Your Children
  June 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2735
  Music / Text: Graham Nash
  from album: "Déja Vu"  1970
  Charts: US 16
 
 
  Cliff Richard :  Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha
  June 1970
  Label: Columbia / single DB 8685
  Music / Text: Callander - Murray - Stephens
  from album: "The Best Of Cliff, Volume 2"  1972
  Charts: UK  6  D 11
 
  Miles Davis :  Bitches Brew
  June 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Miles Davis
  from album: "Bitches Brew"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival :  Up Around The Bend / Run Through The Jungle
  June 1970
  Label: Fantasy / single BF 17015
  Music / Text: Crudup - Fogerty
  from album: "Cosmo's Factory"  1970
  Charts: UK  3  US  4  D  3  CH  6
 
  Carpenters :  (They Long To Be) Close To You
  June 1970
  Label: A&M / single 14 656 AT
  Music / Text: David - Bacharach
  from album: "Close To You"  1970
  Charts: US  1  UK  6
 
 
  Joni Mitchell :  Big Yellow Taxi
  June 1970
  Label: Reprise / single RS 20906
  Music / Text: Joni Mitchell
  from album: "Ladies Of The Canyon"  1970
  Charts: UK 11  US 67
 
 
 
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young :  Ohio
  June 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2740
  Music / Text: Neil Young
  from album: "So Far"  1974
  Charts: US 14
 
 
  Soft Machine :  Moon In June  /  Facelift
  June 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Robert Wyatt  /   Hugh Hopper
  from album: "Third"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Simon & Garfunkel :  El Condor Pasa
  June 1970
  Label: CBS / single 4895
  Music / Text: Simon - Milchberg
  from album: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"  1970
  Charts: US 18  D  1  CH  1
 
  Deep Purple :  Speed King
  June 1970
  great album track - released as single b-side in some countries
  Music / Text: Blackmore - Gillan - Glover - Lord - Paice
  from album: "Deep Purple In Rock"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Shirley Bassey :  Something
  June 1970
  Label: United Artists / single UP 35 125
  Music / Text: George Harrison
  from album: "Something"  1970
  Charts: UK  4  US 55  D 40
 
  Stevie Wonder :  Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
  June 1970
  Label: Motown / single
  Music / Text: Wonder - Garrett - Hardaway - Wright
  from album: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"  1970
  Charts: UK 15  US  3
 
  Bread :  Make It With You
  June 1970
  Label: Elektra / single 45686
  Music / Text: David Gates
  from album: "On The Waters"  1970
  Charts: UK 5  US  1
 
  Cat Stevens :  Lady d'Arbanville
  June 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 014
  Music / Text: Cat Stevens
  from album: "Mona Bone Jakon"  1970
  Charts: UK  8  D 23
 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival :  Before You Accuse Me
  July 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Elias McDaniels
  from album: "Cosmo's Factory"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Dave Clark Five :  Here Comes Summer
  July 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 006-91 619
  Music / Text: Jerry Keller
  from album: "If Somebody Loves You"  1970
  Charts: UK 44
 
  James Brown :  Sex Machine
  July 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2001 071
  Music / Text: Brown - Byrd - Lenhoff
  from album: "Sex Machine - live"  1970
  Charts: UK 32  US 15  D 29
 
  The Kinks :  Lola
  July 1970
  Label: Pye / single 14 669 AT
  Music / Text: Ray Davies - S. Myers
  from album: "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  US  9  D  2  CH  4
 
  The Who :  Summertime Blues (live)
  July 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2058 044
  Music / Text: Cochran - Capehart
  from album: "Live At Leeds"  1970
  Charts: UK 38  US 27  D 19
 
  The Marmalade :  Rainbow
  July 1970
  Label: Decca / single
  Music / Text: Campbell - McAleese
  from album: "Reflections Of My Life And Other Great Songs" 1974
  Charts: UK  3  US 51  D 21
 
  Bob Dylan :  Wig Wam
  July 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5122
  Music / Text: Bob Dylan
  from album: "Self Portrait"  1970
  Charts: US 41  D 33  CH  9
 
  Miguel Rios :  A Song Of Joy
  July 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2001 17
  Music / Text: Beethoven - Parker - Waldo Des Los Rios
  from album: -
  Charts: CH  1  D  1  UK 16
 

  The Doors :  Roadhouse Blues
  July 1970
  Label: Elektra / single
  Music / Text: Morrison - Krieger - Manzarek - Densmore
  from album: "Morrison Hotel"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Shocking Blue :  Never Marry A Railroad Man
  July 1970
  Label: Metronome / single M 25 213
  Music / Text: Robbie Van Leeuwen
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1973
  Charts: D 12  CH  6
 
  Edwin Starr :  War
  July 1970
  Label: Tamla Motown / single TMG 754
  Music / Text: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
  from album: "War & Peace"  1970
  Charts: US  1  UK  3  D  9
 
  B.B. King :  Hummingbird
  July 1970
  Label: ABC / single 11268
  Music / Text: Leon Russell
  from album: "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" 1970
  Charts: US 48
 
  Chicago :  25 Or 6 To 4
  July 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5076
  Music / Text: Robert Lamm
  from album: "Chicago II"  1970
  Charts: US  4  UK  7  D 22
 
  Blood, Sweat & Tears :  Hi-De-Ho
  August 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5137
  Music / Text: Gerry Goffin - Carole King
  from album: "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3"  1970
  Charts: US 14
 
  Bobby Sherman :  Julie, Do Ya Love Me
  August 1970
  Label: Metromedia / single MMS-194
  Music / Text: Tom Bahler
  from album: "With Love, Bobby"  1970
  Charts: UK 28  US  5
 
  Grateful Dead :  Uncle John's Band
  August 1970
  Label: Warner / single 7410
  Music / Text: Jerry Garcia - Robert Hunter
  from album: "Workingman's Dead"  1970
  Charts: US 69
 
  Diana Ross :  Ain't No Mountain High Enough
  August 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1169
  Music / Text: Nick Ashford - Valerie Simpson
  from album: "Diana! (Original TV Soundtrack)"  1971
  Charts: US  1  UK  6
 
  MC5 :  Tonight
  August 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single
  Music / Text: MC5
  from album: "Back In The USA"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Kinks :  Top Of The Pops
  August 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Ray Davies
  from album: "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Aretha Franklin :  Don't Play That Song
  August 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2751
  Music / Text: Ahmed Ertegun - Betty Nelson
  from album: "Spirit In The Dark"  1970
  Charts: US 11  UK 13
 
  Dawn featuring Tony Orlando :  Candida
  August 1970
  Label: Bell / single 903
  Music / Text: Irwin Levine - Tony Wine
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1976
  Charts: UK  9  US  3  D 18
 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival :  Lookin' Out My Backdoor / Long As I Can See The Light
  August 1970
  Label: Fantasy / single BF 18016
  Music / Text: John Fogerty
  from album: "Cosmo's Factory"  1970
  Charts: UK 20  US  2  D  2
 
  Jimmy Cliff :  Wild World
  August 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 024
  Music / Text: Cat Stevens
  from album: "In Concert - The Best Of Jimmy Cliff"  1976
  Charts: UK  8  CH  2
 
  Elvis Presley :  I've Lost You
  August 1970
  Label: RCA / single
  Music / Text: Ken Howard - Alan Blaikley
  from album: "That's The Way It Is"  1970
  Charts: US 32  UK  9  D 40
 
  Tom Jones :  I (Who Have Nothing)
  August 1970
  Label: Decca / single F 13061
  Music / Text: Leander - Leiber - Stoller - Donida Labati - Seago
  from album: "I Who Have Nothing"  1970
  Charts: US 14  UK 16
 
  James Gang :  Funk #49
  August 1970
  Label: ABC / single 11272
  Music / Text: Joe Walsh - Dale Peters - Jim Fox
  from album: "James Gang Rides Again"  1970
  Charts: US 59
 
  Hot Chocolate :  Love Is Life
  August 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 006-91 705
  Music / Text: Brown - Wilson
  from album: "14 Greatest Hits"  1976
  Charts: UK  6
 
  Elton John :  Border Song
  August 1970
  Label: Uni / single 55246
  Music / Text: Elton John - Bernie Taupin
  from album: "Elton John"  1970
  Charts: US 92
 
  Neil Young :  Oh, Lonesome Me
  August 1970
  Label: Reprise / single
  Music / Text: Don Gibson
  from album: "After The Goldrush"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Neil Diamond :  Cracklin' Rosie
  August 1970
  Label: UNI / single 6073 016
  Music / Text: Neil Diamond
  from album: "Tap Root Manuscript"  1970
  Charts: UK  3  US  1  D  7
 
  Jethro Tull :  Bourée
  August 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 013
  Music / Text: Johann Sebastian Bach - Ian Anderson
  from album: "Stand Up"  1969
  Charts: D 37
 
  Family :  Strange Band
  August 1970
  Label: Reprise / single RS 27009
  Music / Text: Williamson - Whitney - Chapman
  from album: "Anyway"  1970
  Charts: UK 11
 
  Steppenwolf :  Screaming Night Hog
  August 1970
  Label: Stateside / single
  Music / Text: John Kay
  from album: -
  Charts: US 62
 
  Black Sabbath :  Paranoid
  August 1970
  Label: Vertigo / single 6059 010
  Music / Text: Osbourne - Iommi - Ward - Butler
  from album: "Paranoid"  1970
  Charts: UK  4  D  1  CH  2
 
  Uriah Heep :  Gypsy
  August 1970
  Label: Vertigo / single 6059 020
  Music / Text: Byron - Box - Hensley
  from album: "Very 'Eavy... Very  'Umble"  1970
  Charts: D 30
 
  Johnny Cash :  Sunday Morning Coming Down
  August 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 45211
  Music / Text: Kris Kristofferson
  from album: "The Johnny Cash Show"  1970
  Charts: US 46
 
  Jackson 5 :  I'll Be There
  September 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1171
  Music / Text: Davis - Gordy Jr. - Hutch - West
  from album: "The Third Album"  1970
  Charts: UK  4  US  1  D 45
 
  Freda Payne :  Band Of Gold
  September 1970
  Label: Invictus / single INV 502
  Music / Text: Ronald Dunbar - Edith Wayne
  from album: "The Best Of Freda Payne"  1975
  Charts: UK  1  US  3  D 32
 
  Traffic :  Empty Pages
  September 1970
  Label: Island / single
  Music / Text: Steve Winwood - Jim Capaldi
  from album: "John Barleycorn Must Die"  1970
  Charts: US 74
 
  Frank Zappa :  My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
  September 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Frank Zappa
  from album: "Weasels Ripped My Flesh"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Matthews' Southern Comfort :  Woodstock
  September 1970
  Label: MCA / single 257 455-7 / re-release 1989
  Music / Text: Joni Mitchell
  from album: "Woodstock - The Very Best Of Ian Matthews"  1978
  Charts: UK  1  D 27
 
  Engelbert Humperdinck :  Sweetheart
  September 1970
  Label: Decca / single F 13068
  Music / Text: Barry Gibb - Maurice Gibb
  from album: -
  Charts: UK 22  US 47
 
  Melanie :  Ruby Tuesday
  September 1970
  Label: Buddah / single 2011 038
  Music / Text: Mick Jagger - Keith Richards
  from album: "Candles In The Rain"  1970
  Charts: US 52  UK  9  D  6
 
  James Taylor :  Fire And Rain
  September 1970
  Label: Warner / single 7423
  Music / Text: James Taylor
  from album: "Sweet Baby James"  1970
  Charts: US  3  UK 42
 
 
  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young :  Our House
  September 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2760
  Music / Text: Graham Nash
  from album: "Déja Vu"  1970
  Charts: US 30
 
 
  James Gang :  The Bomber
  September 1970
  Label: ABC / great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Joe Walsh - Tom Kriss - Jim Fox
  from album: "James Gang Rides Again"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Santana :  Hope You're Feeling Better
  September 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Gregg Rolie
  from album: "Abraxas"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Carpenters :  We've Only Just Begun
  September 1970
  Label: A&M / single 14 737 AT
  Music / Text: Williams - Nichols
  from album: "Close To You"  1970
  Charts: US  2  UK 28
 
  Bobby Bloom :  Montego Bay
  September 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2001 089
  Music / Text: Bobby Bloom - Jeff Barry
  from album: "The Bobby Bloom Album"  1970
  Charts: UK  3  US  8
 
  Rare Bird :  What You Want To Know
  September 1970
  Label: Philips / single 6017 890
  Music / Text: Dave Kaffinetti - Mark Ashton - Stephen Gould - Graham Field
  from album: "As Your Mind Flies By"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Tremeloes :  Me And My Life
  September 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5139
  Music / Text: Alan Blakely - Len Hawkes
  from album: "16 Greatest Hits"  1983
  Charts: UK  4  D  6
 
  Spirit :  Animal Zoo
  September 1970
  Label: Epic / single 10648
  Music / Text: Jay Ferguson
  from album: "Twelve Dreams Of Doctor Sardonicus"  1970
  Charts: US 97
 
  Frumpy :  Life Without Pain
  September 1970
  Label: Philips / single 6003 133
  Music / Text: Inga Rumpf - R. Coules
  from album: "All Will Be Changed"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Status Quo :  Spinning Wheel Blues
  September 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Rossi - Young
  from album: "Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Black Sabbath :  War Pigs
  September 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Iommi - Butler - Ward - Osbourne
  from album: "Paranoid"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Slade :  Know Who You Are
  September 1970
  Label: Polydor / single
  Music / Text: Holder - Lea
  from album: "Play It Loud"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Who :  See Me, Feel Me
  September 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2121 010
  Music / Text: Pete Townshend
  from album: EP "Excerpts From Tommy"  1970
  Charts: US 12
 
  Joe Cocker :  Cry Me A River
  October 1970
  Label: A&M / single 1200
  Music / Text: Amanda Hamilton
  from album: "Mad Dogs & Englishmen (live)"  1970
  Charts: US 11
 
  James Brown :  Super Bad
  October 1970
  Label: Polydor / single
  Music / Text: James Brown
  from album: "Super Bad"  1971
  Charts: US 13
 
  Blood, Sweat & Tears :  Lucretia Mac Evil
  October 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5220
  Music / Text: David Clayton-Thomas
  from album: "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3"  1970
  Charts: US 29
 
  T. Rex :  Ride A White Swan
  October 1970
  Label: Ariola / single 14 773 AT
  Music / Text: Marc Bolan
  from album: "Bolan Boogie"  1972
  Charts: UK  2  D 34
 
  The Pretty Things :  October 26
  October 1970
  Label: Harvest / single
  Music / Text: Wally Waller - Phil May
  from album: "Singles A's & B's"  1977
  Charts:
 
  Stevie Wonder :  Heaven Help Us All
  October 1970
  Label: Tamla Motown / single 54200
  Music / Text: Ron Miller
  from album: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"  1970
  Charts: UK 29  US  9
 
  The Hollies :  Gasoline Alley Bred
  October 1970
  Label: Hansa / single 14 669 AT
  Music / Text: Roger Greenaway - Roger Cook - Tony Macaulay
  from album: -
  Charts: UK 14
 
  The Guess Who :  Share The Land
  October 1970
  Label: RCA / single 74-0388
  Music / Text: Burton Cummings
  from album: "Share The Land"  1970
  Charts: US 10
 
  Iron Butterfly :  Easy Rider
  October 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single ATL 70 458
  Music / Text: Doug Ingle - Ron Bushy - Robert Woods Edmonson
  from album: "Metamorphosis"  1970
  Charts: US 66  D 34
 
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  Spirit :  Mr. Skin
  October 1970
  Label: Epic / single 10701
  Music / Text: Jay Ferguson
  from album: "Twelve Dreams Of Doctor Sardonicus"  1970
  Charts: US 92
 
  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles :  The Tears Of A Clown
  October 1970
  Label: Tamla Motown / single 006-91 787
  Music / Text: Henry Cosby - William Robinson
  from album: "Anthology"  1974
  Charts: UK  1  US  1  D 19
 
  The Partridge Family :  I Think I Love You
  October 1970
  Label: Bell / single 910
  Music / Text: Tony Romero
  from album: "The Partridge Family Album"  1970
  Charts: UK 18  US  1  D 29
 
  Elvis Presley :  You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  October 1970
  Label: RCA / single 47-9916
  Music / Text: Pallavicini - Donaggio - Wickham - Napier-Bell
  from album: "That's The Way It Is (live)"  1970
  Charts: UK  9  US 11
 

  Eric Clapton :  After Midnight
  October 1970
  Label: Polydor / single
  Music / Text: J.J. Cale
  from album: "Eric Clapton"  1970
  Charts: US 18
 
  Neil Young :  Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  October 1970
  Label: Reprise / single 0958
  Music / Text: Neil Young
  from album: "After The Goldrush"  1970
  Charts: US 33
 
  C.C.S. :  Whole Lotta Love  /  Boom Boom
  October 1970
  Label: RAK Records / RAK 104
  Music / Text: Page - Plant - Jones - Bonham  /  John Lee Hooker
  from album: "C.C.S."  1970
  Charts: UK 13  US 45
 
  Tim Buckley :  Lorca  /  I Had A Talk With My Woman
  October 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Tim Buckley
  from album: "Lorca"  1970
  Charts:
 
 
  Badfinger :  No Matter What
  October 1970
  Label: Apple / single 31
  Music / Text: Pete Ham
  from album: "No Dice"  1970
  Charts: US  8  UK  5  D 32
 
 
  Christie :  San Bernardino
  October 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5169
  Music / Text: Jeff Christie
  from album: "Christie"  1970
  Charts: UK  7  US 100  D  5  CH  1
 
  Lynn Anderson :  Rose Garden
  November 1970
  Label: CBS / single CBS 5360
  Music / Text: Joe South
  from album: "Rose Garden"  1971
  Charts: UK  3  US  3  D  1  CH  1
 
  Golden Earring :  Back Home
  November 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2001 073
  Music / Text: George Kooymans
  from album: "Golden Earring"  1970
  Charts: D 15  CH  6
 
  Status Quo :  In My Chair
  November 1970
  Label: Pye / single 7N 17998
  Music / Text: Rossi - Young
  from album: "The Best Of Status Quo"  1971
  Charts: UK 21  D 38
 
  Jimi Hendrix :  Voodoo Chile  /  Hey Joe  /  All Along The Watchtower
  November 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2121 012
  Music / Text: Jimi Hendrix
  from album: "Electric Ladyland"  1968
  Charts: UK  1  D 24
 
  Led Zeppelin :  Immigrant Song
  November 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single ATL 70 460
  Music / Text: Page - Plant
  from album: "Led Zeppelin III"  1970
  Charts: US 16  D  6  CH  4
 
  Santana :  Black Magic Woman
  November 1970
  Label: CBS / single 5323
  Music / Text: Green - Santana - Catero
  from album: "Abraxas"  1970
  Charts: US  4  D 14
 
  The Supremes :  Stoned Love
  November 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1172
  Music / Text: Yennik Samoht - Frank Wilson
  from album: "New Ways But Love Stays"  1970
  Charts: UK  3  US  7
 
  Mick Jagger :  Memo From Turner
  November 1970
  Label: Decca / single F 13 067
  Music / Text: Jagger / Richards
  from album: "The Very Best Of Mick Jagger"  2007
  Charts: UK 32  D 23
 
  The Dave Clark Five :  More Good Old Rock'n'Roll
  November 1970
  Label: Columbia / single
  Music / Text: Michaels - Smith - Equine - Chin - Packer - various
  from album: "25 Thumping Great Hits"  1977
  Charts: UK 34
 
 
  Klaus Doldinger :  Tatort
  November 1970
  great theme music - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Klaus Doldinger
  from album: "Die aktuellsten TV Hits" (compilation)  1983
  Charts:
 
 
  Andy Kim :  Be My Baby
  November 1970
  Label: Steed / single 729
  Music / Text: Phil Spector - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
  from album: "Pop Gold"  1977
  Charts: US 17  D 14
 
 
  Carole King :  You've Got A Friend
  November 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Carole King
  from album: "Tapestry"  1970
  Charts: version of James Taylor  1971  UK  4  US  1
 
 
  Led Zeppelin :  Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
  November 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single in Italy and France
  Music / Text: Page - Plant - Jones
  from album: "Led Zeppelin III"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Dave Edmunds :  I Hear You Knocking
  November 1970
  Label: MAM / single 1
  Music / Text: Bartholomew - King
  from album: "Rockpile"  1972
  Charts: UK  1  US  4  D  3  CH  2
 
  McGuinness Flint :  When I'm Dead And Gone
  November 1970
  Label: Capitol / single 006-80 681
  Music / Text: Graham Lyle - Benny Gallagher
  from album: "McGuinness Flint"  1970
  Charts: UK  2  D  6
 
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band :  Mr. Bojangles
  November 1970
  Label: Liberty / single 56197
  Music / Text: Jerry Jeff Walker
  from album: "Uncle Charlie And His Dog Teddy"  1970
  Charts: US  9
 
  Steppenwolf :  Who Needs Ya
  November 1970
  Label: Probe / single
  Music / Text: Kay - Byrom
  from album: "Steppenwolf 7"  1970
  Charts: US 54
 
  Van Morrison :  Domino
  November 1970
  Label: Warner / single 7434
  Music / Text: Van Morrison
  from album: "His Band And The Street Choir"  1970
  Charts: US  9
 
  Colosseum :  Three Score And Then, Amen  /  Daughter Of Time
  November 1970
  Label: Bronze / great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Dave Greenslade - Dave Clempson - John Hiseman  /  Dave Greenslade - Dick Hechstall-Smith
  from album: "Daughter Of Time"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Rod Stewart :  Gasoline Alley
  November 1970
  Label: Mercury / single
  Music / Text: Rod Stewart - Ron Wood
  from album: "Gasoline Alley"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits :  Lady Barbara
  November 1970
  Label: EMI Columbia / single 006-92 024
  Music / Text: Giancarlo Bigazzi - Errol Brown - Tony Wilson - Gaetano Savio
  from album: "The Very Best Of Herman's Hermits"  2005
  Charts: UK 13
 
  Free :  The Stealer
  November 1970
  Label: Island / single 6014 033
  Music / Text: Rodgers - Fraser - Kossoff
  from album: "Highway"  1970
  Charts: US 49  D 37
 
  MC5 :  Shakin' Street
  November 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single
  Music / Text: MC5
  from album: "Back In The USA"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Chicago :  Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
  November 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 45264
  Music / Text: Robert Lamm
  from album: "Chicago Transit Authority"  1969
  Charts: US  7
 
  UFO :  C'mon Everybody
  November 1970
  Label: Decca / single DL 25 450
  Music / Text: Eddie Cochran - Jerry Capehart
  from album: "Ufo1"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Curtis Mayfield :  (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
  November 1970
  Label: Curtom / single 1955
  Music / Text: Curtis Mayfield
  from album: "Curtis"  1971
  Charts: US 29
 
  Elton John :  Your Song
  November 1970
  Label: DJM / single DJS 173
  Music / Text: Elton John - Bernie Taupin
  from album: "Elton John"  1970
  Charts: UK  7  US  8
 
  Nick Drake :  Northern Sky  /  Hazey Jane II
  November 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Nick Drake
  from album: "Bryter Layter"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Supremes + Four Tops :  River Deep Mountain High
  November 1970
  Label: Motown / single 1173
  Music / Text: Phil Spector - Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich
  from album: "The Magnificent 7"  1970
  Charts: UK 11  US 14
 
  Cat Stevens :  Father And Son
  November 1970
  Label: Island / single
  Music / Text: Cat Stevens
  from album: "Tea For The Tillerman"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Dawn featuring Tony Orlando :  Knock Three Times
  November 1970
  Label: Bell / single 938
  Music / Text: Irwin Levine - L. Russel Brown
  from album: "Greatest Hits"  1976
  Charts: UK  1  US  1  D  2  CH  4
 
 
  Carole King :  Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  November 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Gerry Goffin - Carole King
  from album: "Tapestry"  1970
  Charts:
 
 
  John Cale :  Hello There  /  Big White Cloud
  November 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: John Cale
  from album: "Vintage Violence"  1970
  Charts:
 
  George Harrison :  My Sweet Lord
  November 1970
  Label: Apple / single 006-92 053
  Music / Text: George Harrison
  from album: "All Things Must Pass"  1970
  Charts: UK  1  US  1  D  1  CH  1
 

  Derek & The Dominos :  Layla
  December 1970
  Label: Polydor / single
  Music / Text: Clapton - Gordon
  from album: "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs"  1970
  Charts: 1972  UK  7  US 10
 
 
  The Equals :  Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys
  December 1970
  Label: President / single PT 325
  Music / Text: Eddy Grant
  from album: "The Best Of The Equals"
  Charts: UK  9  D 35
 
 
  Wishbone Ash :  Blind Eye
  December 1970
  Label: MCA / single MCS 4497
  Music / Text: Turner - Upton - Turner - Powell
  from album: "Wishbone Ash"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Bee Gees :  Lonely Days
  December 1970
  Label: Polydor / single 2001 104
  Music / Text: Barry Gibb - Robin Gibb - Maurice Gibb
  from album: "2 Years On"  1970
  Charts: US  3  UK 33  D 25
 
  Bobby Goldsboro :  Watching Scotty Grow
  December 1970
  Label: United Artists / single 50727
  Music / Text: Mac Davis
  from album: "We Gotta Start Lovin'"  1970
  Charts: US 11
 

  Stephen Stills :  Love The One You're With
  December 1970
  Label: Atlantic / single 2778
  Music / Text: Stephen Stills
  from album: "Stephen Stills"  1970
  Charts: US 14  UK 37
 
  The Stooges :  Funhouse
  December 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Iggy Pop - Ron Asheton - Scott Asheton - Dave Alexander - Steve MacKay
  from album: "Funhouse"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Rolling Stones :  Little Queenie
  December 1970
  Label: Rolling Stones / single
  Music / Text: Chuck Berry
  from album: "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out"  1969
  Charts: CH  5  D 19
 

  Derek & The Dominos :  Have You Ever Loved A Woman
  December 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Billy Myles
  from album: "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs"  1970
  Charts:
 

  Gordon Lightfoot :  If You Could Read My Mind
  December 1970
  Label: Reprise / single REP 14069
  Music / Text: Gordon Lightfoot
  from album: "If You Could Read My Mind"  1970
  Charts: US  5  UK 30
 
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  Johnny Cash :  Flesh And Blood
  December 1970
  Label: Columbia / single 45269
  Music / Text: Johnny Cash
  from album: "I Walk The Line" (soundtrack)  1970
  Charts: US 54
 
  Cat Stevens :  Hard Headed Woman
  December 1970
  great album track - not released as a single
  Music / Text: Cat Stevens
  from album: "Tea For The Tillerman"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Tim Buckley :  Song To The Siren  /  Moulin Rouge   /  Starsailor
  December 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Tim Buckley - Larry Beckett  -  John Balkin
  from album: "Starsailor"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Ike & Tina Turner :  Workin' Together
  December 1970
  Label: Liberty / single
  Music / Text: Ike Turner
  from album: "Workin' Together"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Kinks :  Apeman
  December 1970
  Label: Pye / single 14 790 AT
  Music / Text: Ray Davies
  from album: "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround"  1970
  Charts: UK  5  US 45  D  8  CH  7
 
  Redbone :  Maggie
  December 1970
  Label: Epic / single EPC 7456
  Music / Text: Lolly Vegas
  from album: "Potlatch"  1970
  Charts: US 45     1972  D 45
 
  Paul Butterfield Blues Band :  Born in Chicago  /  Driftin' And Driftin'  (live)
  December 1970
  great album tracks - not released as singles
  Music / Text: Nick Gravenites  /  Brown - Moore - Williams
  from album: "Live" (live)  1970
  Charts:
 
  José Feliciano :  Feliz Navidad
  December 1970
  Label: RCA / single
  Music / Text: José Feliciano
  from album: "Feliz Navidad"  1970
  Charts:
 
  The Stooges :  Down On The Street / I Feel Alright (1970)
  December 1970
  Label: Elektra / single EKM 45695
  Music / Text: Iggy Pop - Ron Asheton - Scott Asheton - Dave Alexander
  from album: "Funhouse"  1970
  Charts:
 
  Elvis Presley :  I Really Don't Want To Know / There Goes My Everything
  December 1970
  Label: RCA / single 47-9960
  Music / Text: Don Robertson - Howard Barnes  /  Dallas Frazier
  from album: "Elvis Country"  1971
  Charts: US 21  UK  6 - 1971  There Goes My Everything
 
  Murray Head :  Superstar
  December 1970
  Label: MCA / single
  Music / Text: Lloyd Webber - Rice
  from album: "Jesus Christ Superstar"  1970
  Charts: US 14


 
 

 

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