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 song of the day is that Motown favorite, “Beauty is Only Skin Deep” by the Temptations. Released as a single in August of 1966, this track peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart. “Beauty is Only Skin Deep” was written by Norman Whitfield and Eddie Holland. Norman wrote the…
For the day after Valentine’s Day, today’s classic love song of the day is one of Stevie Wonder’s best. “I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)” was the final track (side 2, track 5) on his 1972 album, Talking Book. It is one of the most inspirational love songs ever written. Talking Book was the second…
On this day before Valentine’s Day, our classic “love” song of the day is “Baby Love” by the Supremes. This tune, written and produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, was released as a single in September of 1964. “Baby Love” went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (for four consecutive weeks!), the Cash Box Top 100, the Cash Box R&B,…
This is Valentine’s Day week, so all week long we’re highlighting songs with the word “love” in the title. With that in mind, today’s classic “love” song of the day is “The Love You Save” by the Jackson 5. It’s a keeper. ‘The Love You Save” was recorded in Los Angeles in March of 1970. Instrumental backing was provided by…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of the biggest hits from Motown’s biggest group. It’s “Stop! In the Name of Love” by the Supremes—at that point in time, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard. The single, released in February of 1965, rose all the way to #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top…
Today’s classic song of the day is an early ’70s Motown classic, “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” by the Temptations. It was the last Temptations single to include Eddie Kendricks, who left to pursue a solo career, and Paul Williams, who left for health reasons. Released in January of 1971, the single went all the way to #1…
Today’s classic song of the day sounds a lot like a previous classic song of the day, and it’s on purpose. Today’s song is “It’s the Same Old Song” by the Four Tops, and it was deliberately patterned on their previous hit, “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).” Here’s one version of the story. The Tops had just…
Today’s classic song of the day is a Motown classic, “Come See About Me” by the Supremes. This one was written by the legendary songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland, otherwise known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or just H-D-H. Brian and Lamont produced the single and backing was provided by the Funk Brothers, including Earl Van Dyke on…
Today’s classic song of the day is that disco classic, Thelma Houston’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” If you were anywhere near a radio or dance floor during the spring of 1977, you heard a lot of this one. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was written by Philly Soul legends Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, along with frequent collaborator Cary…