EVERY ENTRY INTO THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART- 1969- PART 67

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Every Entry Into The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart- 1969- Part 67. All three singles today entered the Hot 100 on April 19, 1969. “Sorry Suzanne”- The Hollies, “{We’ve Got} Honey Love”-Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, “July You’re A Woman”- Pat Boone.

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200. “Sorry Suzanne”- The Hollies. Epic. Pop. Written by Geoff Stephens and Tonly Maccauley. B-side “Not That Way At All.” The Hollies a pop group out of Manchester, England were headlined by singer Allan Clarke and Graham Nash-who would go on to even greater fame as a member of Crosby, Stills and Nash. They had 23 Hot 100 singles, 12 making the Top 40 in the US- with 6 of those making the Top 10. Their highest peaking hit would be in 1972 with “Long Tall Woman”- #2. I thought they were more successful- hit wise- I have a double CD best of- and about every song sounds like a potential hit to my ears. “Sorry Suzanne” peaked at #56 and spent 8 weeks on the chart. Grade: B+

 

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201. {We’ve Got} Honey Love”- Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. Gordy. Pop. Soul. Written by Richard Morris and Sylvia Moy. B-side” I’m In Love [And I Know It} This would be Martha Reeves and The Vanellas single hit in 1969- and it only went to #56 and spent 6 weeks in the Hot 100. It was near the end of the road for them as far as chartmakers. Their last Top 40 hit was in 1967. In their career they had 24 Hot 100 hits- half of them make the Top 40- most notably- “Dancing In The Streets” #2 in 1964, and “Heat Wave” #4 in 1963. Grade: B –

 

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202.”July You’re A Woman”- Pat Boone. Tetragrammaton. Pop. Written by John Stewart. B-side: “Break My Mind.”  I can think of no artist who has had this much success on such little talent or personality. I would nominate Boone as possibly the worst artist ever- based on the fact he was so successful for so long. This was finally the end of the line- as far as chart success for old Pat. His 60th and final Hot 100 single. The damage had been done though by this point-especially back in the 1950’s when he had 5 of his 6 #1 hits. Overall he had 38 Top 40 hits. His last Top 40 hit was in 1962. He would deliver lame versions of great songs by black artists like Fats Domino and Little Richard. The problem with Pat is he had no soul at all. Anyway. This song was written by John Stewart- and is on his excellent California Bloodlines album. Grade: D

4 responses to “EVERY ENTRY INTO THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART- 1969- PART 67”

  1. I completely agree with you about Pat Boone. He sucked all life and soul from every song he sang. Same with Dinah Shore, who so badly butchered Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” one time on her show that a DJ at a San Francisco radio station I was listening to actually commented on it.

    • I will have to find that Dinah Shore version of 50 ways– sounds memorable! LOL… I don’t get how Pat Boone at any appeal? I guess parents considered him ‘safe”

  2. I like that Hollies song and love the slideshow on the video. Pat Boone must have had some kind of “Bilderberg group” type of connections, to have that little talent and have so many hits.

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