WLS Top 30 for Week of May 15,1972-- Part 1: 'It's Going to Take Some Time'

Just a mere fifty years ago on Chicago's mighty WLS, 890 AM.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high it got on the Billboard National Hot 100 Charts.

*OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston      #2    Play that organ, Billy!  A great instrumental.  The Fifth Beatle?

*ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT--  Millie Jackson      #27      Some Prime Soul that sadly I don't remember,.  A comment said this was her second biggest hit and an all-time classic Carolina Beach Music song.  I sure agree with that.  Great Beach Music.  I played it a real lot.

30.  *DIARY--  Bread   David Gates wrote it and, of course, sang it.

29.  A HORSE WITH NO NAME--  America     #1     Takes you right back to 1972.  A real soundtrack to that year.  Their first hit.

28.  IN THE RAIN--  Dramatics    #5      Rainy Days & Mondays. you know.  From Detroit.  Their follow up to "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" from 1971 which went to #9.   

27.  *IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME--  Carpenters       #12    Such a beautiful voice.  No singing 8 octaves here.

26.  I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren     #16   Off his double album "Something, Anything."  His follow up to 1971's "We Gotta Get You a Woman" which he recorded as Runt.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "On The First Part Of The Journey O Was Looking At All The Life."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"A Horse With No Mane", Well, Let's Try "Horse With No Name"