Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is another Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff production, “The Love I Lost” by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. This track was released in September of 1973 and hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. As noted, “The Love I Lost” was written and produced by…
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is “When Will I See You Again” by the Three Degrees. This track was released in September of 1974 (a few months earlier in the UK) and hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, #1 the Billboard Easy Listening and Cash Box Top 100…
Your classic Philly Soul song of the day is “Love Train” by the O’Jays. This classic track was released in late December 1972 and rose all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard R&B, and Cash Box Top 100 charts early the next year. “Love Train” was written and produced by the legendary Philly team of Kenny…
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is “Games People Play” by the Spinners. This track, released in May of 1975, peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Billboard Easy Listening and Cash Box Top 100 charts, and #1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. “Games People Play” was written by the team of…
Today’s classic Philly Soul song of the day is “Betcha By Golly Wow” by the Stylistics. This sweet soul track, released in February of 1972, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. Billboard ranked this one as the #18 song for all of 1972. “Betcha By Golly Wow” was written by…
Your classic groovy song of the day is “Groovy Situation” by the Duke of Earl himself, Gene Chandler. Released in June 1970, this single reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. It ended up selling more than a million copies to be certified Gold by the RIAA. “Groovy Situation” was written…
Yesterday, in “Little Green Apples,” we learned that it never rains in Indianapolis in the summertime. In today’s classic song of the day, we also discover that it never rains in southern California. The song, “It Never Rains in Southern California,” was released by Albert Hammond in 1972 and went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on…
Building off yesterday’s “Dancing in the Moonlight,” today’s classic moonlight-themed song of the day is “Moonlight Feels Right” by a band called Starbuck. No, they are not affiliated by the coffee chain, although if they formed a few years later no doubt they would have been sued for appropriating part of the name. “Moonlight Feels Right” was released in December…
Last week was all dance songs here at the Classic Song of the Day blog, so let’s carry it forward another day with “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest, an otherwise unremarkable French-American band. Sherman Kelly wrote it back in 1969, recorded it in 1970 with his band Boffalongo, then his brother Wells Kelly rerecorded it with his band…