Good to read that Anne didn't get enmeshed in horrible beginner's contracts over royalties and publishing rights, took a few less $$- intensive circuits to get to fame and knew what pitfalls to avoid. As a forensic accountant I have harboured a serious reading of financial troubles in the entertainment industry, worked on a few matters as well to help get some $$$ back to the artist.
In a few years Ms. Murray would renegotiate a contract which would have implications on what cat. #'s would be used for future releases.
#2 at CHUM, #10 at CKLG, #14 in Cash Box. It topped the charts in Davenport IW, #2 in Portland ME, Top Ten in Tucson, Denver, Miami, Los Angeles, Miami, Cleveland and Honolulu. The album was #6 in RPM (April 13, 1974) and #4 in Billboard. Live version Live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 77 (December 31, 1976) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iHblvzV7eE The B-side "Tramp" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awGJYtVb420 The riff in "Tramp" is recycled from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ilptkvd3WE
At #27 for the first of three weeks (week of April 20, 1974), the Stampeders with "Me And My Stone". It reached #6 Adult Contemporary, released in the U.S. and Capitol and on Regal Zonaphone in the U.K. LP version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iugqH3b8IwU From the CBC-TV special A Short Visit To Planet Earth (November 15, 1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nGGVOk839s B-side "Good Bye Good Bye" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKFHs1hQNcQ This was their first A-side to be written by Ronnie King
At #18 for the first of two weeks the week of May 11, Lois Fletcher with "I Am What I Am". It was #14 at Vancouver's CKLG, #19 at Windsor's CKLW, who broke the song. It peaked at #5 in RPM's Pop Music Playlist. In the U.S. it was #14 in Chicago and #16 in Houma, Louisiana. It also made the top 40 in Cleveland and Salt Lake City. The B-side "One More Time" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOKgePPYwdY German picture sleeve Lois Fletcher's earlier career (The Young Canadians) was covered earlier in this thread: Every RPM Canadian Content #1 single discussion thread 1964-2000 Every RPM Canadian Content #1 single discussion thread 1964-2000 Her next single was "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" b/w "Ever Lovin' Sunshine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEdcNKdfT4E She released a final single on Quality in August of 1975, "Rock 'N' Rollin' Star" b/w "Liza" All her singles were produced by her husband Dan Dalton, recorded at Vancouver's Studio 3 (Paul Parrish, who sang with Fletcher on The Brady Bunch theme, would write and arrange her final A-side). I Am What I Am by Lois Fletcher - 1974 Hit Song - Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds
The week of May 11, at #41 is a song that I thought for years was by Neil Young, "Come The Son" by Ian Thomas. B-side "Evil In Your Eyes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND53zMDRT7A
At #76 the same week of May 11, Copper Penny with "Where Is The Answer" b/w "Bad Manners" (recycled from the "Rich Man's Throne Single") Here's the LP version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_LOKE4v8eo They would release one more 45 on Sweet Plum before leaving the label, the non-LP "Summertime" (b/w "Get Away"). It would not chart, but their next one would. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uTDgeZ7YA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdRUMYT-pmI
Reaching #1 on the RPM country chart on May 11, 1974, two days after his 60th birthday, was Hank Snow with "Hello Love". It had also been #1 on the Billboard country chart on April 27, his first #1 since 1962's "I've Been Everywhere". It would be his last #1 on either side of the border and his only Billboard Top 10 after 1965. "Hello Love" was the first #1 RPM country song by a Canadian artist that did not appear on the main chart since "Testing 1-2-3" by Joyce Seamone in August 1972.
And here's the U.S. label: Notice how the U.S. label's LP plugs were worded differently from Canada's. By then Mr. Snow was signed directly to U.S. RCA, rather than via the Canadian label as at the outset of his long career. Within a few years, this description would apply to Anne Murray at Capitol. Having various swatches of different printing ink makers, I am fairly confident in saying the orange used for the RCA Victor label was Hanco (formerly Handschy) CS-200, rather than Pantone PMS 137 (though CS-200's tint seems like a deeper version of the newer PMS 1375). This was true whether the label was printed on coated or uncoated stock (RCA Indianapolis used 70 lb. Kromekote, printing on the super-coated side; Hollywood likely used 70 lb. Matte; and Smiths Falls, 80 lb. Smooth or Offset uncoated paper).
As they say, there’s never been a royalty audit done where the artist wasn't owed something by their label.
At #28 the week of May 18, the Five Man Electrical Band with "Werewolf". It was #6 at CHUM, #8 at CKLG in Vancouver, #24 at Windsor's CKLW. South of the border, it reached #64 in Billboard, top 30 in Cleveland, Denver, San Diego, New Orleans, Salt Lake City and Boston. The B-side "Country Angel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhlTKZw0ZkQ Italian picture sleeve As mentioned earlier, both Michael Belanger and Brian Rading left during the recording of the Sweet Paradise album. Rick Belanger would leave in 1974, making it a Two Man Electrical Band. There would be one more single to come.
At #75 for the first of two weeks the week of May 18, "Stagger Lee" by Teen Angel & The Rockin' Rebels. It was produced by Steve Douglas of Incredible Bongo Band renown. The B-side "Love You Like I Do" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2-tCsPlGGU The band was from Vancouver and released their records on their own Hellroaring label. Among the musicians to pass through their ranks during the 1970s were Willie MacCalder (ex-Willie & The Walkers), Joe Conroy (ex-Painted Ship), Jack Lavin (Powder Blues Band) and Harry Kalensky (Trooper). Their debut album Teen Angel Lives (cover by Roy Peterson, cartoonist for the Vancouver Sun) peaked at #75 in April of 1974 during an 11 week stay on the charts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2pvle5XrkQ A&W commercial from 1975 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u-cfmN6hLg That was Teen Angel's only single, but they would release two more albums: Greasy Spoon in 1974 And 1975's 12 Inches Of Teen Angel
The week of May 25, peaking at #16 for three straight weeks, Wednesday with "Teen Angel" (#3 in Hamilton, #10 in Vancouver, #15 at CHUM, #18 CKLW). It would reach #79 in Billboard (top 30 in Cleveland) B-side "Taking Me Home" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtKZiSLkq7w Both songs would be on Wednesday's debut album Last Kiss, which peaked at #43 during a 12 week chart run.
Reaching #79 the week of May 25, then again six weeks later (July 6), Johnny T. Angel with "Tell Laura I Love Her" (there seems to be trend emerging in 1974). It reached #94 in Billboard. B-side "The Way I Feel Tonight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvxqVd22eRg As was the case with R. Dean Taylo's "Indiana Wants Me", there was a problem with the siren on the record and people pulling over to the side of the road while listening on their car radio, so Bell's promo had siren and no siren versions. Sadly, all of the versions on Youtube have the siren. Johnny T. Angel was Bill Gilliland, who was an executive at Arc Records and the founder of Yorkville Records, the label that released this.
At #77 the same week of May 25, "Lady" by Danny McBride (brother of Bob). The B-side "Beautiful Morning" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cYbW-KQFE He released one more single on Columbia, "Good Day Tomorrow" b/w "Standing Alone" He would turn up again in 1980 as a member of the band China with Bill King and Christopher Kearney, sort of a "supergroup" of people with slight chart success. Since King still has some chart action to go, I may get to that later. Apparently it's held in high esteem by the Yacht Rock community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab--0m3QlOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqk-8F2xEFg Danny McBride toured with Chris de Burgh, and David Hasselhoff in later years and is now a painter in Kelowna Danny McBride, artist, original acrylic paintings | White Rock Gallery The unique paintings of Danny McBride Danny McBride : Talent Joe Local musician a legend - Don't mess with a soprano McBride interviewed by Bill King A Conversation With ... Danny McBride
At #94 the week of May 25, Fludd with "I Held Out". I looks like the 1950s revival has gotten to Fludd as well. The B-side "All Sing Together", yet another song taken from the ...On album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZnmHQpbh78 "I Held Out" was one of three songs the band recorded in Toronto after the success of "Cousin Mary", but after its poor showing, Daffodil would drop them and guitarist Greg Godovitz would leave (later to form Goddo)
I can't let mention of this one pass. Peaking at #42 on the RPM Country Playlist the week of April 6, 1974, "To It And At It" by Stompin' Tom Connors Lots of great jobs in Toronto for lawyers like me and surgeons like you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPFAAGC0Jxo&t=24s https://youtu.be/gFN55be4zO8?t=318 (second musical clip in this thread featuring the brother of an SCTV cast member) It was the title song of his 1973 album
Well, that's something I didn't know! When @W.B. made reference to another singer-SCTV-member sibling duo, I presumed he was referring to the O'Haras. But apparently the list is endless! Nice to see Sam the Record Man. People following current charts might know that the Sam's spinning-record neon lights also feature in the video for the song that was number one on Billboard two weeks ago.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the fifth Canadian-based number to appear on the US K-tel album Dynamic Sound. In spite of its low U.S. chart position, "Werewolf" was also featured on a "soundalike" album put out by an entity called T.E.J. Records (whose initials have been referred to on the web as either "Tin-Eared Junk" or "Totally Excruciating Junk") called 20 Top Hits: