25. GLORY BOUND-- Grass Roots #34 An underrated group in my book. Pop rock group formed in San Francisco with Rob Grill on vocals.
24. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-- Robert John #3 A great cover. From Brooklyn. His next Top 40 hit was "Sad Eyes" which went to #1 in 1979.
23. THE WAY OF LOVE-- Cher #7 What a voice This song just keeps building and gets a full orchestral treatment at the end. Follow up to "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves which went to #1 in the fall of 1971.
22. SUAVECITO-- Malo #18 A bit of a Latin beat. Their only Top 40. The guitar player is Jorge Santana, the brother of Carlos Santana.
21. *THE DAY I FOUND MYSELF-- Honey Cone #23 I don't remember it, but it is really a good song with a talking intro. That's the late Edna Wright singing lead. She was also the sister of Darlene Love.
Name That Tune (from the above songs): "In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle." Answer below. --RoadDog
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
I had no idea that Malo ever made the top 40. Around 1975 I found an album in a cutout bin and figured no one else had ever heard of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd to think that when it first came out, you were a young whipper-snapper of 23.
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