In early January of 1971 songwriter Carole King recorded her 2nd solo album as a singer.  When Tapestry was release a few months later, no one knew nor imagine how popular the album would become.

It was the biggest Album of 1971 remaining at the Number 1 spot for 15 weeks and on the Album Charts for over 6 years.

This is the Album’s title song.

All of the songs on the Album were written or co-written by King including a couple of songs that she had written with her ex-husband Gerry Goffin and  had been huge hits by others in the 1960s.

The Album would win the Grammy for Album of the Year.  It’s Too Late would win Record of the Year and the song You’ve Got a Friend a song on the album and also recorded by her friend James Taylor would be Song of the Year.  Taylor sang backup on her version.

Not sure when this version was recorded.

With Carole King, the song’s composer backing him on piano.

This is James Taylor’s only number 1 on the Billboard charts reaching the top spot on July 31, 1971.

The album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, the album where this song first appeared, peaked at the Number 2 spot on the albums charts. It was prevented from reaching Number 1 because Carole Kings’s Tapestry held the top spot. King’s album included her version of her song.

The song received two Grammy Awards. James Taylor won Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for the song. It also won Best Song of the Year. Carole King was one of the few, if not the only, person to be involved in the winning of all five of the Grammy top awards. Along with these two she also won Record of the Year for It’s Too Late. Album of the Year for Tapestry as well as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.

I just Want to Celebrate by Rare Earth was a hit during the summer of 1971. It peaked at Number 7 and is now considered one of the most popular song from the 70s.

It has appeared in number of movie sound tracks as well TV Commercials.

Rare Earth was not only the name of the group, but it was also the name of the song’s record label. A subsidiary of Motown Records.

When I first heard the song in the summer of 1971, I was but a 12 year old boy, although I would turn 13 at the end of summer. I recall listening to the song sitting under a shade tree at my Grandparents. I knew of Rare Earth and had heard a couple of their previous hits, most notably Get Ready. For some reason I first thought that it was a old song not a new one.

It was one of my favorite songs that summer and remains a favorite.

During 1971 everyone was singing the opening line, “Jeremiah was a Bullfrog” of this song. Three Dog Night doesn’t get the acknowledgment today that they deserve. From 1969 until 1974 they were one of the most popular bands around.

They performed this song at both the 1971 and 1972 Grammy Awards ceremony. Not too many, if any, can say they performed the same song in two different Grammy shows.

Set back and enjoy the words of Hoyt Axton with Chuck Negron belting them out.

A medley of Dawn’s first three releases. This was before it was Tony Orlando and Dawn as well as a time that Tony was clean shaven.

Songs:
Candida – Top 10 song from late 1970
Knock Three Times – Number 1, January 1971
What Are You Doing Sunday – Barely reached the Top 40

The song was written by Gene McLellan.

It almost reached the Top spot on the Billboard Charts topping at Number 2.

This was the only single released by Ocean which charted in the US. They had 5 other singles in Canada with their last being 1973.

The song also appeared on Anne Murray’s third Album, Honey, Wheat and Laughter, released only in Canada in 1970.

January 23, 30 & February 6 – “Knock Three Times”; Dawn

February 13, 20, 27, March 6 & 13 – “One Bad Apple”; The Osmonds

March 20 & 27 – “Me and Bobby McGee”; Janis Joplin

April 3 & 10 – “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” The Temptations

April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, & 22 – “Joy to the World”; Three Dog Night

May 29 & June 5 – “Brown Sugar”; The Rolling Stones

June 12 – “Want Ads”; The Honey Cone

June 19, 26, July 3, 10, & 17 – “It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move”; Carole King

July 24 – “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)”; The Raiders

July 31 – “You’ve Got a Friend”; James Taylor

August 7, 14, 21, & 28 “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” Bee Gees

September 4 – “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”; Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney

September 11, 18, & 25 – “Go Away Little Girl”; Donny Osmond

October 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 – “Maggie May” / “Reason to Believe”; Rod Stewart

November 6 & 13 – “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves”; Cher

November 20 & 27 – “Theme from Shaft”; Isaac Hayes

December 4, 11 & 18 – “Family Affair”; Sly and the Family Stone

December 25 – “Brand New Key”; Melanie

Trumpeter Bill Chase form his band in 1970. They took the last name of their leader. Get it On was the hit from their first album. In all the group would release three albums. With a number of changes in the members of the band they were working on their 4th when Bill Chase and three other members died in a plane crash on August 9, 1974. This 1974 video of Chase was recorded a few months before the accident.

At the time that this song was on the charts in America, T-Rex had a European song that was also titled Get It On. When they released that song in America it was retitled, Bang-a-Gong (Get It On).

As far as I am concerned this is the best song that Rod Stewart has recorded. It was written by him and Ron Wood while they were both members of Faces.

The song originally appeared on their 1971 album A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…To a Blind Horse

Have you seen the CVS commercial. The one about receiving Double Bucks. The song that they are using is Double Lovin’ by the Osmonds.

After their big success with their self titled Osmonds album and their single from it One Bad Apple they recorded a follow-up album. The album was called Homemade and the first single release from it was the song Double Lovin’.

The song wasn’t as successful as One Bad Apple nor the song that followed Yo-Yo. While both of these reached the Top 5, with One Bad Apple reaching the top spot, Double Lovin’ would peak at 14.