07/05/2016
Paul Gambaccini blends digital tracks from the week's US charts of songs, albums, R&B, country and rock hits with LP and singles tracks from the last six decades.
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
Each week, songs are played connected to members of 'The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame'. We hear 'Stand By Me' by Ben E. King in honour of the songwriting/production team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Paul also plays 'Imagine' to mark the induction of John Lennon as a solo artist. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1927 of Jim Lowe by playing his American number one 'Green Door'. Paul pays tribute to Patty Duke, who has recently died, by featuring her Top Ten hit 'Don't Just Stand There'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Candy Girl' by The 4 Seasons and a different song with the same title by New Edition.
In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays a song from a UK artist's biggest-selling album in America. Tonight, we hear tracks from LPs by Van Morrison and Stealers Wheel. 'The Other Number Ones' are records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cash Box' magazine, but not in the Hot 100 of the other US chart publication 'Billboard'. This week's examples are by Sam & Dave and Captain & Tennille.
Our R&B number ones are from 1976 and now by Brass Construction and Keith Sweat. We hear Country number ones from 2007 and this week by Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw. Following the death of Prince, his music dominates the charts. The number one album is 'The Very Best Of Prince' and the Number one Rock track and best-selling song of the week is 'Purple Rain'.
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Music Played
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Sturgill Simpson
In Bloom
- A Sailor’s Guide To Earth.
- ATLANTIC.
- 5.
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Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley
Fire and Water
- Origins, Vol. 1.
- ENTERTAINMENT ONE MUSIC.
- 4.
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Ben E. King
Stand By Me
- Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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P!nk
Just Like Fire
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
- 001.
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Jim Lowe
Green Door
- Best Of The 50's (Various Artists).
- Disky.
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Patty Duke
Don't Just Stand There
- Early Girls Volume 5.
- ACE RECORDS.
- 3.
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Dierks Bentley
Somewhere On A Beach
- Black.
- CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UNIVERSAL.
- 1.
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Brass Construction
Movin'
- Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
- Disky.
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Keith Sweat
Good Love
- (CD Single).
- RAL.
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The Four Seasons
Candy Girl
- Working My Way Back To You.
- RHINO.
- 12.
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New Edition
Candy Girl
- Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
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Santana
Anywhere You Want To Go
- Santana IV.
- SANTANA IV RECORDS.
- 3.
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Van Morrison
Moondance
- The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
- Polydor.
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Meghan Trainor
No
- Download Single.
- EPIC.
- 1.
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Sam & Dave
Soul Man
- Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Captain & Tennille
Lonely Night (Angel Face)
- Greatest Hits.
- A&M RECORDS 3105.
- 6.
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Musiq Soulchild
I Do
- Life On Earth.
- MY BLOCK.
- 5.
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John Lennon
Imagine
- GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
- Calderstone.
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Carrie Underwood
I'll Stand By You
- DOWNLOAD SINGLE.
- 19 RECORDS/SONY/BMG.
- 1.
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Tim McGraw
Humble And Kind
- Damn Country Music.
- Big Machine.
- 11.
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The Cure
Fascination Street
- Galore: SINGLES 1987 - 1997.
- POLYDOR.
- 6.
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Prince
When Doves Cry
- 4Ever.
- Warner Bros.
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Stealers Wheel
Stuck In The Middle With You
- (Single).
- A&M.
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Prince
I Wanna Be Your Lover
- 4Ever.
- Warner Bros.
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U2
With Or Without You
- U2 - The Joshua Tree.
- Island.
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Hoobastank
The Reason
- Now 59 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Prince & The Revolution
Purple Rain
- The Love Songs Album (Various).
- Universal.
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