*#1] MY LOVE by Paul McCartney & Wings
LW #2 / Peak Position / 8 wks / 73-62-36-26-13-6-2-1 / as a member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney had hit the Top of the Hot 100 a total of 20 times - six in their first year on the charts alone: 1964 - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND [7 wks] in Feb/Mar, SHE LOVES YOU [2 wks] in March, CAN’T BUY ME LOVE [5 wks] in Apr/May, LOVE ME DO [1 wk] in late May, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT [2 wks] in early August and I FEEL FINE [3 wks] in Dec ‘64-Jan ‘65; 1965 - EIGHT DAYS A WEEK [2 wks] in March, TICKET TO RIDE [1 wk] in late May, HELP! [3 wks] in September & YESTERDAY [4 wks] in October; 1966 - WE CAN WORK IT OUT [3 wks] in January & PAPERBACK WRITER [2 wks] in June/July; 1967 - PENNY LANE [1 wk] in March, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE [1 wk] in August & HELLO GOODBYE [3 wks] in Dec ‘67-Jan ‘68; 1968 - HEY JUDE [9 wks] in Sept/Oct/Nov; 1969 - GET BACK [5 wks] in May/June & COME TOGETHER // SOMETHING [1 wk] in late November; and 1970 - LET IT BE [2 wks] in April & THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD [2 wks] in June / since leaving The Beatles in May ‘70, McCartney now had two #1 hits - his current single with Wings and UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY [1 wk] with his wife, Linda, in early September ‘71
#2] DANIEL by Elton John
LW #3 / Peak Position / 9 wks / 77-46-35-25-14-9-5-3-2 / Elton’s second single from the album DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER stopped just short of the top of the chart - but the album’s first single, CROCODILE ROCK, spent three weeks at #1 in February
#3] FRANKENSTEIN by The Edgar Winter Group
LW #1 / 13 wks / 98-97-87-78-59-41-25-15-10-7-4-1-3 / Edgar Winter had spawned a monster - the biggest hit of his career had even topped the Hot 100 last week!!
*#4] PILLOW TALK by Sylvia
LW #6 / 11 wks / 98-92-79-54-30-26-20-14-9-6-4 / first solo hit by the singer had topped Billboard’s Soul chart for two weeks at the end of April & the beginning of May and now was in the Top 5 on the Pop chart / she was recording for Vibration Records, owned by her husband Joe Robinson; the Vibration & All-Platinum labels would later be known as Sugar Hill Records, the home of a number of Rap/Hip Hop artists in the ‘80s
#5] TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE by Dawn
LW #4 / 16 wks / 80-68-56-48-29-19-13-6-3-1-1-1-1-2-4-5 / after four weeks at #1, nine weeks in the Top 10 & 16 weeks on the Hot 100, so far, Dawn’s biggest hit was showing great staying power
#6] YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE by Stevie Wonder
LW #5 / 12 wks / 76-56-29-25-17-11-6-4-2-1-5-6 / Wonder’s 30th song on the Hot 100 was his 23rd Top 40, 17th Top 20, 14th Top 10 hit, and second straight #1 [third overall], following FINGERTIPS - Pt. 2 [3 wks] in August ‘63 and SUPERSTITION [1 wk] in late January 73 [and he was just getting started]
*#7] I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY by Barry White
LW #12 / 8 wks / 90-72-57-37-24-20-12-7 / Highest Debut in the Top 10 / Biggest Jump Into the Top 10 & Biggest Jump Inside the Top 20 - 5 positions / the first single by the man with the deep, sexy voice was now a Top 10 hit on the Pop chart and was in its second week at #1 on Billboard’s Soul chart
#8] LITTLE WILLY by The Sweet
LW #7 / Peak - #3 [3 wks] / Top 10 - 7 wks / Top 20 - 9 wks / Top 40 - 15 wks / Hot 100 - 20th wk [of 23] / 99-92-89-86-77-74-60-49-36-32-25-20-12-7-5-3-3-3-7-8-24-23-37 / Gold / written by Nicky Chin & Mike Chapman and produced by Phil Wainman / released as a non-album single in the UK, which peaked at #4 [2 wks] in early July ‘72 [47-23-8-4-4-6-6-11-17-20-28-37-45-50] / Glam Rock band The Sweet had four previous UK hits - FUNNY FUNNY [#13 - 2 wks] in May ‘71, CO-CO [#2 - 2 wks] in July ‘71, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL [#33 - 1 wk] in November ‘71, and POPPA JOE [#11 - 1 wk] in March '72; by the time LITTLE WILLY became the band’s first US hit, the Sweet had racked up three more UK Top 5s - WIG-WAM BAM [#4 - 1 wk] in October ‘72, BLOCKBUSTER [#1 - 5 wks] in Jan/Feb ‘73 and HELL RAISER [#2 - 3 wks] in May ‘73 / The Sweet on LITTLE WILLY included Brian Connolly – lead vocals with backing vocals by Andy Scott [lead guitarist], Steve Priest [bassist] & Mick Tucker [drummer] - but Scott, Priest & Tucker did not play on the song; musicians on the track were Pip Williams [guitar], John Roberts [bass guitar] & producer Wainman [drums & timbales] / London-born Chin & Australian-born Chapman were responsible for writing all of The Sweet’s early hits; they also wrote Top 10 & #1 UK hits for Suzi Quatro, Mud and Smokie later in the ‘70s; their first #1 hits in the US came in the early ‘80s - KISS YOU ALL OVER by Exile and MICKEY by Toni Basil, along with the Top 10 hits - STUMBLIN’ IN by Suzi Quatro & Mike Norman, HEART & SOUL by Huey Lewis & the News, and BETTER BE GOOD TO ME by Tina Turner / LITTLE WILLY was used in the pilot episode of British TV series LIFE ON MARS in January ‘06 / the song peaked at #3 [2 wks] on the Cashbox [sales only] chart for the weeks of 4/21/73 & 4/28/73; internationally, The Sweet had a Top 10 hit with LITTLE WILLY in 11 other countries: #1 - Canada, Denmark & West Germany; #2 - Finland & Switzerland; #7 - Belgium [Flanders], Netherlands, New Zealand & Norway; and #9 - Ireland & South Africa
LITTLE WILLY
North side, east side
Little Willy, Willy wears the crown, he's the king around town
Dancing, glancing
Willy drives them silly with his star shoe shimmy shuffle down
Way past one, and feeling alright
'Cause with little Willy round they can last all night
Hey down, stay down, stay down down
'Cause little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy 'round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
Up town, down town
Little Willy, Willy drives them wild with his run-around style
Inside, outside
Willy sends them silly with his star-shine shimmy shuffle smile
Mama done chase Willy down through the hall
But laugh, Willy laugh, he don't care at all
Hey down, stay down, stay down, down
'Cause little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy 'round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
Little Willy, Willy won't
Willy won't, Willy won't
Little Willy, Willy won't
Willy won't, Willy won't
Little Willy, Willy won't
Willy won't, Willy won't
Little Willy, Willy won't
Willy won't, Willy won't
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home
#9] HOCUS POCUS by Focus
LW #10 / Peak Position / 14 wks / 98-93-83-79-63-55-45-39-27-23-17-13-10-9 / a rare thing to have two instrumentals in the Top 10 at the same time in the early ‘70s; FRANKENSTEIN, at #3 this week, had just topped the chart - but HOCUS POCUS by Dutch group Focus would go no higher
*#10] PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND BY Clint Holmes
LW #14 / 11 wks / 83-74-68-56-49-43-32-27-22-14-10 / 2nd Debut in the Top 10 / 2nd Biggest Jump Into the Top 10 & 2nd Biggest Jump Inside the Top 20 - 4 positions / the first single by the English singer who grew up in Buffalo, New York, had moved 51 positions to reach the Top 40 in seven weeks & then 22 positions in four weeks to reach the Top 10
#11] DRIFT AWAY by Dobie Gray
LW #8 / 15 wks / 85-73-66-59-50-36-29-21-15-11-6-5-7-8-11 / Dobie Gray’s biggest hit spent just four weeks in the Top 10, peaking for one week at #5, after appearing to be headed higher when it jumped up to #6 on the 5/5/73 chart
#12] REELIN’ IN THE YEARS by Steely Dan
LW #11 / Peak - #11 [3 wks] / Top 20 - 6 wks / Top 40 - 11 wks / Hot 100 - 13th wk [of 16] / 82-68-59-49-39-29-22-19-15-11-11-11-12-22-25-46 / written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen and produced by Gary Katz / second single from the group’s first album CAN’T BUY A THRILL [#17 US / Platinum / #46 Australia / #4 Canada / #38 UK], following DO IT AGAIN [#6 - 3 wks] in February ‘73 / Fagen sang lead on both singles / Steely Dan members in ‘72-‘73: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar & pedal steel guitar, Walter Becker – electric bass guitar, co-lead vocals & backing vocals, Denny Dias – guitar & electric sitar, Donald Fagen – piano, electric piano, plastic organ (YC-30), lead vocals & backing vocals, Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, lead vocals & backing vocals, and David Palmer – lead vocals, co-lead vocals & backing vocals / REELIN’ IN THE YEARS stopped just short of the Top 10 - but stayed in its Peak Position of #11 for three weeks / Rolling Stone magazine in ‘09: "..a prime early example of what would become the Dan's trademark vibe, marrying a sardonic kiss-off to an ex to a bouncy shuffle groove, and adding on some white-hot guitar dazzlement courtesy of Elliott Randall to bring the whole thing home."; in the same article, Fagen commented, "It's dumb but effective," while Becker said, "It's no fun." / session musician Elliott Randall nailed the guitar solo in one take; #95 on Q magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks in ‘95; the guitar solo is reportedly Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page’s all-time favorite / from the Billboard review: “Easy sounding guitar solos lead into an easy sounding piano break which supports the voices extolling about culling life's experiences from tears to time.”; Cashbox: “..a winner highlighted by some expert guitar playing.” / one of 11 songs on ALIVE IN AMERICA [#40 US / #62] in October ‘95, drawn from their first live performances in 20 years - REELIN’ IN THE YEARS was recorded at Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on 8/26/94 / one of 18 tracks on GREATEST HITS [#30 / Platinum / #11 Australia / Platinum / Canada Gold / #41 UK], released on ABC Records in ‘78; included on the four-CD box set CITIZEN STEELY DAN [US Gold], released on MCA Records in December ‘93; and one of three CAN’T BUY A THRILL TRACKS [along with DO IT AGAIN & DIRTY WORK] on the career-spanning 16-track STEELY DAN: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION [#92], released on Geffen Records in August ‘06 / #7 [2 wks] on the Cashbox [sales only] charts for 5/19/73 & 5/26/73; #15 in Canada & #62 in Australia
REELIN’ IN THE YEARS
Your everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast
So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last
Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
You've been telling me you're a genius since you were seventeen
In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean
The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned
The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
I've spent a lot of money and I've spent a lot of time
The trip we made to Hollywood is etched upon my mind
After all the things we've done and seen you find another man
The things you think are useless I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine
#13] WILDFLOWER by Skylark
LW #9 / 16 wks / 99-86-77-65-57-45-39-31-26-20-17-13-12-10-9-13 / the slow-climbing single by the six-person group from Vancouver, British Columbia, had taken seven weeks to reach the Top 40, ten weeks to reach the Top 20, 14 weeks to reach the Top 10 & last week had finally reached its Peak Position at #9, before dropping out of the Top 10 in week 16
*#14] GIVE ME LOVE (Give Me Peace On Earth) by George Harrison
LW #34 / 3 wks / 59-34-14 / Highest New Entry in the Top 20 / Biggest Jump Into the Top 20, Biggest Jump Inside the Top 40 & 2nd Biggest Jump on the Hot 100 - 20 positions / the fourth Hot 100 single by the former lead guitarist of The Beatles and his fourth Top 40 & third Top 20 hit, following MY SWEET LORD // ISN’T IT A PITY [#1 - 4 wks] in Dec ‘70-Jan ‘71, WHAT IS LIFE [#10 - 1 wk] in late March & BANGLA-DESH [#23 - 1 wk] in September ‘71
#15] STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU by Stealers Wheel
LW #13 / Peak - #6 [1 wk] / Top 10 - 4 wks / Top 20 - 9 wks / Top 40 - 13 wks / Hot 100 - 14th wk [of 18] / 86-74-66-48-34-24-19-13-9-7-6-8-13-15-18-21-35-47 / written by Scottish Folk Rock musicians Gerry Rafferty & Joe Egan for the band’s debut album, STEALERS WHEEL [#50 US / #44 Australia], which was produced for A&M Records by ‘50s &’60s hit songwriters-producers Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller / written as a parody of music industry parties & deliberately sung like Bob Dylan by Rafferty / Rafferty & Egan co-wrote four songs on the album with Egan contributing four more songs & Rafferty writing two others / Stealer’s Wheel in ‘73: Gerry Rafferty - guitar, lead vocals, Joe Egan - keyboards, guitar, lead vocals, Paul Pilnick - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, Tony Williams - bass, Rod Coombes - drums, with additional musicians Iain Campbell - bass and Luther Grosvenor - lap steel guitar [on STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU], lead guitar [on one song] and harmony & backing vocals [on one song] / the single’s success came as a surprise to the band, selling over a million copies worldwide / the song was featured in a torture scene with Michael Madsen in Quentin Tarantino’s RESERVOIR DOGS in ‘93; Tarantino: “That was one of those things where I thought [the song] would work really well … The first time somebody actually did the torture scene to that song, the guy didn't even have a great audition, but it was like watching the movie. I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is gonna be awesome!’” / theme song of SiriusXM Radio’s “The Michael Smerconish Program” & in an IBM commercial in ‘20 / cover versions: Jeff Healey; English singer Louise - #4 UK in September ‘01; Alternative Rock band Lazlo Bane on GUILTY PLEASURES [an album of ‘70s cover songs] in ‘07 - used in the ‘14 film LET’S BE COPS, starring Jake Johnson & Damon Wayans Jr & included on the soundtrack album; Grace Potter - used as the theme song of Netflix series GRACE AND FRANKIE, starring Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin, since it began in ‘15 and included on the show’s soundtrack album / #3 on the Cashbox [sales only] chart for 5/26/73 and #13 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart; also a Top 10 hit in five other countries: #2 in Canada, #5 in South Africa, #6 in Belgium [Flanders], #8 in the Netherlands & the UK; and #16 in both Australia & New Zealand
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU
Well, I don't know why I came here tonight
I've got the feeling that something ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wondering what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control, yeah I'm all over the place
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
When you started off with nothing
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends they all come crawling
Slap you on the back and say
Please
Please
Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can see it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
When you started off with nothing
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends they all come crawling
Slap you on the back and say
Please
Please
Well I don't know why I came here tonight
I've got the feeling that something ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
*#16] RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME by Dr. John
LW #22 / 8 wks / 82-73-58-47-34-25-22-16 / 2nd New Entry in the Top 20 / 2nd Biggest Jump Into the Top 20 - TIE [2] - 6 positions / second chart single & first Top 40 hit for the 32-year-old “Swamp Rock” pioneer, born Malcom “Mac” Rebennack in New Orleans in November ‘40; he had previously charted with his remake of The Dixie Cups #20 ‘65 hit - IKO IKO [#71 - 1 wk] in late April ‘72
#17] STEAMROLLER BLUES // FOOL by Elvis Presley
LW #19 / Peak - #17 [1 wk] / Top 20 - 2 wks / Top 40 - 7 wks / Hot 100 - 8th wk [of 12] / 80-60-44-30-26-23-19-17-21-28-50-53 / STEAMROLLER BLUES was written by James Taylor, during his time playing in The Flying Machine, as a parody of white blues bands of the late ‘60s / Taylor recorded it for his breakthrough album SWEET BABY JAMES [#3 US / 3x Platinum / #7 Australia / #3 Canada / #6 UK / Silver] in ‘70 and live versions have been included on his GREATEST HITS album [#15 US / 11x Platinum / #67 Australia / 3x Platinum / UK Platinum] in ‘76 & LIVE [#20 US / 2x Platinum / #71 Canada] in ‘93 / Elvis Presley began performing STEAMROLLER BLUES in concerts in the early ‘70s and the song was one of 23 tracks included on the album ALOHA FROM HAWAII: LIVE VIA SATELLITE [#1 US / #1 Country / #1 Canada / #11 UK], recorded in mid-January ‘73 & released on RCA Records on February 4th; STEAMROLLER BLUES was the only single released from the album of the groundbreaking concert / also included on Disc 2 of the 40-track THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY [#42 US / #11 Country / #14 Rock / #1 Netherlands & Sweden / #2 Belgium [Flanders & Wallonia], released on CD in early January ‘07, and on IF I CAN DREAM, using vintage Presley performances with new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, released on RCA, Legacy in late October ‘15 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Elvis Presley / Taylor’s song has also been recorded by Merry Clayton as “Steamroller” in ‘71 & by Country singer Billy Dean in ‘93; performed by Isaac Hayes on the “The Heart of Rock & Roll” episode of THE A-TEAM in ‘85 / STEAMROLLER BLUES reached #10 [2 wks] on the Cashbox [sales only] chart for 6/2/73 & 6/9/73
STEAMROLLER BLUES
I'm a steamroller baby
I'm 'bout to roll all over you
I'm a steamroller baby
I'm 'bout to roll all over you
I'm gonna inject your soul
With some sweet rock 'n' roll
I'm a cement mixer
A churning urn of burning funk
I'm a cement mixer
A churning urn of burning funk
I'm a demolition derby
A hefty hunk, steaming junk
I'm a steamroller baby
I'm 'bout to roll all over you
I'm a steamroller baby
I'm 'bout to roll all over you
I'm gonna inject your soul
With some sweet rock 'n' roll
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
I'm a napalm bomb
Guaranteed to blow your mind
I'm a napalm bomb
Guaranteed to blow your mind
If I can't have your love now baby
There won't be nothing left behind
FOOL is a Country-style ballad adapted by songwriter Carl Sigman from music by German conductor-composer James Last; it reached #12 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart & #15 in the UK; the song was subsequently included as the first track on Presley’s 18th studio album, ELVIS [sometimes referred to as the “Fool” album], from recordings made in ‘71 & early ‘72 and released in mid-July ‘73; the album was released as a 40-track double CD in ‘94 & ‘10 with two versions of FOOL on Disc one
FOOL
Fool, you didn't have to hurt her
Fool, you didn't have to lose her
Fool, you only had to love her
But now her love is gone
Fool, you could have made her want you
Fool, you could have made her love you
Fool, you only had to love her
But now her love is gone
Gone now, the love and laughter
See yourself the morning after
Can't you see her eyes are misty
As she said good-bye (Good-bye)
Fool, you didn't have to hurt her
Fool, you didn't have to lose her
Fool, you only had to love her
But now your love is gone
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Fool, you only had to love her
But now her love is gone
Fool, you could have made her want you
Fool, you could have made her love you
Fool, you only had to love her
But now her love is gone
Fool, you didn't have to hurt her
Fool, you didn't have to lose her
Fool, you only had to love her
*#18] I’M DOING FINE NOW by New York City
LW #21 / 14 wks / 96-86-80-67-58-51-47-41-38-33-28-27-21-18 / 3rd New Entry in the Top 20 / the first chart single for the NYC R&B quartet of Tim McQueen, John Brown, Ed Shell & Charlie Johnston on Chelsea Records
*#19] WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES by Billy Preston
LW #25 / 10 wks / 99-90-75-67-62-55-41-30-25-19 / 4th New Entry in the Top 20 / 2nd Biggest Jump Into the Top 20 - TIE [2] - 6 positions / seventh chart single for Preston & his second Top 40/Top 20 hit, following the instrumental OUTA-SPACE, which peaked at #2 in early July ‘72
#20] THINKING OF YOU by Loggins & Messina
LW #18 / Peak - #18 [1 wk] / Top 20 - 3 wks / Top 40 - 8 wks / Hot 100 - 10th wk [of 13] / 79-62-53-42-32-27-22-19-18-20-27-33-52 / written & produced by Jim Messina / second single from the duo’s self-titled second album [#16 US / #61 Australia] - but their first as Loggins & Messina; their first album, SITTIN’ IN, was originally intended as a Kenny Loggins solo album with Messina producing, but he became more involved & contributed songs to the project, as well / although THINKING OF YOU was the second single from the album, following the Top 5 hit YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE, the album version of the song was more laid back than the up-tempo version released as a single / Messina plays electric guitars & sings lead on the track with Loggins playing classical acoustic guitar & harmonica and singing backing vocals; other instruments on the song from the duo’s four-man backing band and session musicians - fiddle, recorder, oboe, bass guitar, brushed drums, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, castanets & temple blocks / on the ten-song THE BEST OF FRIENDS [#61 Top 200 / 2x Platinum], released on Columbia in November ‘76; included as part of a four song medley [DANNY’S SONG / A LOVE SONG / HOUSE AT POOH CORNER / THINKING OF YOU] on Side one of the double live album FINALE, recorded in ‘75 & ‘76 and released on Columbia Records in January ‘77; and on the DVD of LIVE: SITTIN’ IN AGAIN AT THE SANTA BARBARA BOWL, recorded on July 8th & 9th, 2005 and released on the Rhino label in mid-November of the same year / THINKING OF YOU reached #11 on the Cashbox [sales only] chart for 6/2/73 and #7 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart; in Canada - #20 on the RPM Top 100 & #16 on the RPM EL chart; and #65 in Australia
THINKING OF YOU
Something inside of me
is taking it hard each day
Something inside of me
is making me feel this way
Whenever you're near me, you've got me thinking of you
Something about your eyes
won't let me look away
Something about your smile
that's making it hard to say
Whenever you're near me, you've got me thinking of you
You know, you've got me singing a song
Whenever you're around me I just want to belong
To you, I would give all of my love
I wish that I could tell you all what I'm thinking of
Something inside of me
won't let me begin the day
Something inside of me
is making it hard to say
Whenever you're near me, you've got me thinking of you