This Week's Top 10 Chart

Last week's chart from '63 started some discussion about the changes that where about to occur with the arrival of the Beatles and the Britsh Invasion they launched. So as promised, this week's chart is from exactly one year and one week later. As you can see, the Brits have landed and established a formatable beachead. The Brill building regulars send in the Dixie Cups, The Beach Boys counter strike with one of their strongest efforts ever and Dionne comes forth with a great David / Bacharach tune. Hell, we even lunched the USS STREISAND to fight this one! The intercontinental battle of the bands was really just beginning.....

This week's chart is from June 20, 1964

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  1. Chapel Of Love.............................[B]The Dixie Cups[/B]
  2. A World Without Love.......................[B]Peter & Gordon[/B]
  3. I Get Around...............................[B]The Beach Boys[/B]
  4. Love Me With All Your Heart................[B]The Ray Charles Singers[/B]
  5. My Boy Lollipop............................[B]Millie Small[/B]
  6. Walk On By.................................[B]Dionne Warwick[/B]
  7. Love Me Do.................................[B]The Beatles[/B]
  8. People.....................................[B]Barbara Streisand[/B]
  9. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying.........[B]Gerry & The Pacemakers[/B]
 10. Diane......................................[B]The Bachelors[/B]

 

A good time.... Uncle was 8 years old, every sound was brand new. Notice the LACK of Beatle music on the charts. Also notice the lack of "strong" R & B (read: Motown and Stax/Atalantic). I think you may have captured the exact time-period when the Beatles and Motown were catching their breath after incredible runs on the charts.

As we all know, neither was done, and neither really hit their stride.

 

I think I related more to the British invasion and R&B hits at this time period.

 

#4, reminds me of my Mom. Not a dud in the batch. Can't say that about today's chart action.

 

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Well, despite how popular "People" is, or how well Streisand delivers it, I consider it a dud. I also never thought much of "Walk On By".

 

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Some "People" just "Walk On By", that's why we say,"Different strokes for different folks" "

 

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...and so on and so on and skooby-doo-be doo-be...

 

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LOL!

 

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Really? I love that song. Which of the Hal David/Burt Bacharach songs performed by Dionne Warwick are your all-time favourites? Any of these:

• "I Say a Little Prayer"
• "Wishin' and Hopin'"
• "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
• "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"
• "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"

Regards,
Metralla

 

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Hey Metralla,
What do you think is the best sounding Warwick. I recently picked up
The Very Best Of DW on Rhino (2000-Bill Inglot) and was pleasantly surprised at the sound. But I've never compared it to any other versions.

Think my favourite is "Do You Know The Way To San Jose".

Dionne is someone that I just recently started to appreciate although I was always aware of her music via radio.

 

Thanks for that warning! I never even noticed! BUT, is there anywhere one can find the MONO single mix of "You Can Have Him" on CD? All I ever see on CD is the stereo LP mix, which is vastly inferior, musically.

 

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Don't Make Me Over
Anyone Who Had A Heart
Who Can I Turn To
Here, Where There Is Love
You Can Have Him (single version)
Message To Michael
What The World Needs Now
Trains, And Boats And Planes
What The World Needs Now
Then Came You (with Spinners)
Deja Vu

I prefer Aretha Franklin's version of "I Say A Little Prayer".

 

My favorite Dionne song is Are You There (With Another Girl). It's not her best work but it invokes a special time for me and I think the arrangement is interesting. Hal and Burt didn't always play by the rules, it's what made some of thier more mundane tunes interesting.

 

1964:What a fun, great year in music! I was 13 and in between 7th and 8th grade during this week's chart. This chart is a wonderful pick to post because it shows the transition between the American recorded hits that still sound like 1963 and the British hits that were ahead of their time in many ways. Chapel of Love is a real classic--seek out the SH mastered version for an amazing listening experience. A World Without Love was never a personal favorite but, I do enjoy it. I Get Around is a true time piece, a snapshot of Americana--California style. Love Me With All Your Heart is a solid hit that sounds more like 1962 or 63'. My Boy Lollipop is a "too cute" type classic and is considered to be the first Ska, Reggae influenced record to hit the charts. I really enjoy all the rest of the selections except Diane. I believe Love Me Do was recorded in 1962. Interesting to note that Steve has mastered at least three of the Top 10 on this week's chart.

Bob

 

Yeah, only one Beatles recording, and another song that Lennon/McCartney wrote and gave away! A mere 20% of the Top Ten that week! Slackers!

 

Saw the video for I Get Around on VH1 Classics last night. The audience sounded like little girls screamimg their heads off ala The Beatles.

What an innocent time 1964 was! I was 4 y/old so I was quite innocent

I don't remember ever hearing:

My Boy Lollipop/ Millie Small

or

Diane/ The Bachelors.


Walk On By was a massive hit back in those days.
I always loved the Dionne Warwick sound. Always very cool 60's.

That reminds me, I need a good collection of her works.

JohnG

 

Re: Dionne,

I forgot "Alfie"!

 

Damn! For a minute, I thought things were looking up for pop music!