WLS Top 30 for Week of June 12, 1972-- Part 5: 'The Candy Man'

These were the Top Ten songs in Chicago 50 years ago this week.

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

10.  *WALKING IN THE RAIN WITH THE ONE I LOVE--  Love Unlimited  A studio group created by Barry White.  That's his voice on the phone.

9.  *IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME--  Carpenters

8.  *TROGLODYTE--  Jimmy Castor Bunch   They sure went way back.  "Gotta find a woman."  What was her name?   And she was one of the who sisters.  Watch the video (1972) by dragojlodudic.

7.  *THE CANDY MAN--  Sammy Davis Jr

6.  *(LAST NIGHT) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL--  Fifth Dimension

5.  SYLVIA'S MOTHER--  Dr. Hook   I used to hate those operators asking for more money.  There I stood at the pay phone with piles of nickels, dimes and quarters.

4.  TUMBLING DICE--  Rolling Stones

3.  *SONG SUNG BLUE--  Neil Diamond.  Okay, stop singing it.  I said STOP!!

2.  *NICE TO BE WITH YOU--  Gallery

1.  I'LL TAKE YOU THERE--  Staple Singers

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Got Up.  She Was A Big Woman.  Big Woman.  Her Name Was Bertha.  Bertha Butt.  She Was One Of The Butt Sisters."  Answer below.  RoadDog

"TROGLODYTE"