Mixtures – Pushbike Song 01/1971
Jackie Lee – Rupert 01/1971
John Paul Joans – The Man From Nazareth 01/1971
Ashton, Gardner And Dyke – Resurrection Shuffle 01/1971
Grand Funk Railroad – Inside Looking Out 02/1971
Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden 02/1971
Stephen Stills – Love The One You’re With 03/1971
Fantastics – Something Old Something New 03/1971
Waldo De Los Rios – Mozart Symphony No 40 04/1971
Sovereign Collection – Mozart 40 04/1971
East Of Eden – Jig-A-Jig 04/1971
Severine – Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue 04/1971
Keith Mitchell – I’ll Give You The Earth 03/1971
Tami Lynn – I’m Gonna Run Away From You 05/1971
St Cecilia – Leap Up And Down 06/1971
Fascinations – Girls Are Out To Get You 07/1971
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up 07/1971
Curved Air – Back Street Luv 07/1971
Velvelettes – These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 07/1971
Formations – At The Top Of The Stairs 07/1971
Linda McCartney with Paul – Back Seat Of My Car 08/1971
Rock Candy – Remember 09/1971
Danyel Gerard – Butterfly 09/1971
Titanic – Sultana 09/1971
Redbone – The Witch Queen of New Orleans 09/1971
Scott English – Brandy 10/1971
Los Pop Tops – Mammy Blue 10/1971
Springwater – I Will Return 10/1971
Autumn – My Little Girl 10/1971
Settlers – The Lightning Tree 10/1971
Burundi Steiphenson Black – Burundi Black 11/1971
Congregation – Softly Whispering I Love You 11/1971
Ronnie Dyson – When You Get Right Down To It 12/1971
Johnny Pearson Orchestra – Sleepy Shores 12/1971
Vienna Philharmonic – Theme From “The Onedin Line” 12/1971
San Remo Golden Strings – Festival Time 12/1971
Listen to: Grand Funk Railroad – Inside Looking Out
Stephen Stills – Love The One You’re With
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
Curved Air – Back Street Luv
Some nice variety this year! We have a 9 minute hard rock cover of The Animals song “Inside Looking Out”, courtesy of Grand Funk Railroad, who, despite their successes Stateside, only managed to scrape in at number 40. Stephen Stills brings out the acoustic guitar for his hit with a little help from his friends Crosby and Nash on backing vocals. The seminal “Move On Up”, one of the greatest funk/soul tracks ever, is Curtis Mayfield’s only UK entry (I guess Britain didn’t really like Supafly). And to round up my picks is a nice bit of Prog Rock from Curved Air. 1971 also includes Linda McCartney’s only credited hit (along side Paul) and “Brandy” by Scott English which will probably more familiar as Barry Manilow’s cover, “Mandy”.
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