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So You Thought They Were Hits 3

Tony Blackburn presents three hours of great songs that failed to make the UK charts or were just popular album tracks but most will be records that we recognise and may well have thought were hits including material by Barry Manilow, The Beach Boys, Glen Campbell and The Beatles.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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New Year's Day 2016 14:00
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Music Played

  • The Searchers

    Love Potion No. 9

    • The Searchers.
    • MFP.

  • Jerry Butler

    He Will Break Your Heart

    • Originals Still The Greatest Volume 1: 1957-60.
    • 2.

  • The Four Seasons

    Big Man In Town

    • Gold Vault of Hits.
    • Curb.
    • 17.

  • Three Dog Night

    Never Been To Spain

    • Three Dog Night: 16 Original World Hits.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 3.

  • Magna Carta

    Highway To Spain

    • Ray Moore - A Personal Choice.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Records.

  • The Shirelles

    Mama Said

    • The Very Best of the Shirelles.
    • Rhino.
    • 5.

  • The Main Ingredient

    Everybody Plays The Fool

    • Soul Years 1972 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
    • 5.

  • Curtis Lee

    Under The Moon Of Love

    • Pretty Little Angel Eyes.
    • 3.

  • Shevells

    Big City Lights

    • Big City Lights (And Country Boy Bill).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • The Association

    Never My Love

    • The Association - Greatest Hits.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Chuck Jackson

    Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)

    • The Very Best of 1961-1967.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 003.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Ain't That Peculiar

    • Billboard Top R&B Hits - 1965.
    • Rhino.
    • 4.

  • The Beatles

    The Long and Winding Road

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 027.

  • Bob Welch

    Ebony Eyes

    • Greatest Hits & More.
    • Airline Records.
    • 1.

  • Elvis Presley

    That's All Right

    • Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Hits.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • John Lennon

    Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • Buffalo Springfield

    For What It's Worth

    • Buffalo Springfield.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Drifters

    There Goes My Baby

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Ivory Joe Hunter

    Since I Met You Baby

    • Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974: Volume 3 1955-1958.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 14.

  • Four Tops

    I'll Turn To Stone

    • 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1964-1972.
    • Motown.
    • 26.

  • David Pomeranz

    Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again

    Performer: Barry Manilow.
    • The Songs 1975-1990 CD2.
    • Sony Music Entertainment Eurodisc Ltd.
    • 9.

  • The Ad Libs

    The Boy From New York City

    • Billboard Top Pop Hits - 1965.
    • 7.

  • Dion & The Belmonts

    I Wonder Why

    • New Millennium Doo Wop Party (Various.
    • Rhino.

  • Glen Campbell

    I'm Not Gonna Miss You

    • I'll Be Me Soundtrack EP.
    • Big Machine Records.
    • 1.

  • Rufus Thomas

    Walking The Dog

    • Atlantic Gold (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.

  • The Ronettes

    You Came, You Saw, You Conquered

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • 18.

  • The Pearls

    Wizard Of Love

    • A String of Pearls.
    • Rev-Ola Records.
    • 11.

  • Joe Hinton

    Funny (How Time Slips Away)

    • Smooth Soul [Time Life].
    • Time/Life Music.
    • 9.

  • Doris Troy

    Just One Look

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 5: 1962.
    • Atlantic.

  • Tony Joe White

    Rainy Night In Georgia

    • The Best Of Tony Joe White.
    • Munich Records B.V..
    • 4.

  • Deep Purple

    Hush

  • Mel & Tim

    Backfield In Motion

    • Soul Survivors (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Bee Gees

    I Started A Joke

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • The Friends of Distinction

    Love Or Let Me Be Lonely

    • The Friends Of Distinction: Golden Classics.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Dave β€œBaby” Cortez

    Rinky Dink

    • Let's Go Trippin': The Greatest Instrumentals Of The 60's CD1.
    • 6.

  • The Monkees

    (Theme From) The Monkees

    • The Monkees - The Collection.
    • Arista.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Don't Worry Baby

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Little Anthony & the Imperials

    Goin' Out Of My Head

    • Universal Music Publishing Group: 20th Century Pop 1925-1977 CD7.
    • K-tel Multimedia (UK) Ltd.
    • 13.

  • The 5th Dimension

    One Less Bell To Answer

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Miracles

    You've Really Got A Hold On Me

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sanctuary Records.

  • Chris Rainbow

    Solid State Brain

    • Solid State Brain.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Neil Diamond

    Girl, You'Β’ll Be A Woman Soon

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Orleans

    Still The One

    • Orleans - Waking And Dreaming.
    • SNOWSTORM.

  • Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley

    • Simon Bates: The Golden Years -50's P.
    • Pickwick.

  • Jackie DeShannon

    Put A Little Love In Your Heart

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Johnnie Taylor

    Who's Making Love

    • Stax Profiles - Johnnie Taylor.
    • Stax.
    • 9.

  • The Kinks

    A Well Respected Man

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 7.

  • Oasis

    She's Electric

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.

  • Barbara Lewis

    Hello Stranger

    • Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974: Volume 5 1962-1966.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 6.

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Cookies

    Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby

    • Something Good From The Goffin And King Songbook.
    • 20.

  • Cat Stevens

    Peace Train

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Mike Post

    The Rockford Files Theme

    • Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 17.
    • Rhino.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2016 14:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2