When Jerry Lee Lewis charted #2 with Great Balls of Fire, after charting #3 with Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On followed by Breathless at #7, I came to realize, at a tender age, that the system was corrupt and became an anti-establishment socialist 

July 1970, Tony Orlando and Dawn released "Candida."
Nov. 1970, they released "Knock Three Times."

I can't say which song is better to me because I think they are so similar to each other.  I don't know how it was allowed to happen.
 

Last edited by It's me Karen (March 14, 2019 5:23 am)

It's me Karen wrote:

July 1970, Tony Orlando and Dawn released "Candida."
Nov. 1970, they released "Knock Three Times."
I can't say which song is better to me because I think they are so similar to each other.  I don't know how it was allowed to happen. 

Even though I was only 10 at the time, I remember thinking that they were so similar to each other that the words of one song could be sung to the other (and I think either you or someone else mentioned that on the previous board). I think that this kind of thing had been done from time to time during the 60s (and maybe before), but this might have been the last significant example of this phenomenon. Another example that comes to mind is The Esquires' following "Get On Up" with "And Get Away" ... the latter featured the lyrics "Get up on and get away", and both songs came from their album Get On Up And Get Away.

Ruby and the Romantics very first entry on the Billboard charts, "Our Day Will Come", was not only a top-ten, but reached #1 in March of 1963.  Their follow-up, "Summer Love", peaked at #16 in July of '63.  While I can't say I prefer their follow-up, I do like it as much.  A very different song done in a very different style.

I love all the Browns' songs, but I have to confess The Old Lamplighter beats out the Three Bells for me.

Was a bigger hit by Just Us.  One of the few instances where I can honestly say I like both versions equally.

GrimsbyFan I totally agree about (Since I fell for you). I've always thought of it as the standard bearer of the time. though a close second is (You belong to me) by the Duprees in 1962

I began paying attention and listening to Top 40 radio in late '59.  I heard Santo & Johnny's "Tear Drop" first, and then  "Sleep Walk" as a featured "Oldie" on WLS Chicago probably in the summer of 1960.  Always preferred "Tear Drop".  I'd been exposed to Rock & Roll much earlier, have a sister who is seven years older than me.

Once again a Jim Southern post, in this case about Linda Scott (thread title:  "Memories of the Old Board"), got me motivated to do some research.  Looking  back at Linda's chart history. I had forgotten that she actually had 9 songs in the top 100.

In keeping with the theme of this thread, I also noticed that the follow-up to her first hit ("I've Told Every Little Star", which peaked at #3 on May 1st, 1961) was a song I thought was just as strong, "Don't Bet Money, Honey".  The charts seem to attest to the fact that many felt this way,  as DBMH made it to #9 on August 28th, 1961 (went to #3 on the adult contemporary chart).  Interesting fact:  Linda wrote this follow-up to her first hit.

To me Linda's voice and songs were the epitome of the innocence of early 1960's pop music.

 

I really like The Last Leaf and Shy Girl as well. Here on CHUM Toronto, they charted together as a double-sided followup hit to Rhythm Of The Rain, reaching #11 in May 1963.

I don't know of any chart books for Montreal stations. I doubt we'd have one for CHUM if it wasn't for the efforts of Ron Hall, a retired Toronto police officer who became aware of the Joel Whitburn chart books and decided to do something similar for CHUM. 

After I read a magazine article about CKLW in the early 1970s, I managed to tune them in on the old, inexpensive radio that my parents had given me when they got a better one for their bedroom. The signal barely came in for me, but I was thrilled ... not just because of its legendary status, but because of how far away they were from Toronto. I hadn't realized that AM stations could be heard from so far away before that.

Little Rich wrote:

CKLW was every bit of what their Detroit competitor (WKNR) was at the time was several classic DJs, great music and just great listening.  And we were right across the river - the Detroit River from the station and I would listen to them regularly.

CKLW was a big hit out my way...SE Michigan/NW Ohio.  Whenever you'd go to a beach, this was the station played.  At Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH, you could go from ride to ride, booth the booth and not miss a beat of a song, as every radio was tuned to it.

  I was a dial turner and listened to CKLW, but discovered WKNR along the way.  That was also one of my favs.