WLS Top 29 Songs for Week of Dec. 11, 1972-- Part 5: 'Summer Breeze'

These were the Top Ten Songs in Chicago a half century ago according to Powerhouse WLS, 890 AM.

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

10.  *CLAIR--  Gilbert O'Sullivan       #2      Clair is the young daughter of his former agent.  She was three at the time.  That's her giggling at the end of the song.

9.  IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW--   Harold Melvin / Blue Notes    #3

8.  SUMMER BREEZE--  Seals & Crofts      #6      Jim Seals died recently in June.  He is the brother of England Dan Seals.

7.  *ME & MRS. JONES--  Billy Paul     #1    (for three weeks)    Cheatin's never been finer.

6.  *VENTURA HIGHWAY--  America     #8

5.  *IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--  Albert Hammond      #5

4.  I  CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW--  Johnny Nash      #1  (for four weeks)

3.  *YOU OUGHT TO BE WITH ME--  Al Green     #3

2.  PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE--  Temptations      #1

1.  *I AM WOMAN--  Helen Reddy    #1

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "In Numbers Too Big To Ignore."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I Am Woman"