One Hit Wonders of the UK

Keith – 98.6 02/1967

Kim Weston with Marvin Gaye – It Takes Two 02/1967

Casinos – Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 03/1967

Whistling Jack Smith – I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman 03/1967

Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone 04/1967

Topol – If I Were A Rich Man 04/1967

Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music 05/1967

Warm Sounds – Birds And Bees 05/1967

Judith Durham – Olive Tree 06/1967

Marvelettes – When You’re Young And In Love 06/1967

Young Idea – With A Little Help From My Friends 07/1967

Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) 07/1967

Johnny Mann Singers – Up, Up And Away 07/1967

Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging On 08/1967

Flowerpot Men – Let’s Go To San Francisco 08/1967

Frankie McBride – Five Little Fingers 08/1967

The Bar-Kays – Soul Finger 08/1967

Ethiopians – Train To Skaville 09/1967

Felice Taylor – I Feel Love Coming On 10/1967

Pyramids – Train Tour Rainbow City 11/1967

Simon Dupree And The Big Sound – Kites 11/1967

Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs – Foggy Mountain Breakdown 11/1967

Mireille Mathieu – La Derniere Valse 12/1967

Listen to: Kim Weston with Marvin Gaye – It Takes Two

Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music

I swear I would have heard “Sweet Soul Music” somewhere before researching this year but for the life of me, I can’t figure out where. It’s a film maybe? It doesn’t feature on a compilation I’ve ever owned. On the other hand, “It Takes Two” is one of the songs. Arthur Conley’s ode to Soul’s greats might be comparable to the turmeric in my kitchen (do I have that? I can’t remember) which would make Kim Weston’s (alongside Marvin Gaye) hit like paprika. I know it, I love it, I don’t reach for it every time but it’s always there. Sure, Scott Mackenzie might wanna give you advice on San Franciscan fashion and I do enjoy Fiddler On The Roof, but these two do it for me.