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…
Our final love song for Valentine’s Week is a slow cooker from that deep-voiced crooner, Barry White. The song is “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe,” and it was released in June of 1974. It was a huge hit, going all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard Hot Soul Singles…
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 an early Philly Soul classic from 1968 by the Intruders. “Cowboys to Girls” was released as a single in March of 1968 and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart. “Cowboys to Girls” was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, two…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Too Late to Turn Back now” by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. They were a family band from Dania Beach, Florida, comprised of brothers Carter and Eddie Cornelius and, not surprisingly, their sister Rose. The brothers Cornelius first started singing together professionally in the mid 1960s, adding sister Rose to the mix in…
Today’s classic song of the day is a post-Motown hit by the Four Tops. The song is “When She Was My Girl” and it was released on the Casablanca Records label in August of 1981. It marked a welcome return to the charts for the former Motown legends, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash…
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…