GREATEST 300 NORTHERN OLDIES COUNTDOWN CONTINUES

[Pete S]

The Countdown Continues

 

225         CHUCK JACKSON – HAND IT OVER (WAND)

224         THE VALENTINES – BREAKAWAY (SOUND STAGE 7)

223         THE SHOWMEN – OUR LOVE WILL GROW (SWAN)

222         SILKY HARGRAVES – KEEP LOVING ME (LIKE YOU DO) (DEARBORN)

221         DEL ROYALS – MAN OF VALUE (MERCURY)

220         DUSTY WILSON – IT’S GOING TO BE A TRAGEDY (MUTT)

219         FREDDIE CHAVEZ – THEY’LL NEVER KNOW WHY (LOOK)

218         JOHN BOWIE – YOU’RE GONNA MISS A GOOD THING (BABY) (MERBEN)

217         THE UNIQUES feat. JOE STAMPLEY – NOT TOO LONG AGO (PAULA)

216         DIANE JENKINS – TOW AWAY ZONE (CREATIVE FUNK)

215         CLYDE McPHATTER – PLEASE GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE (DECCA)

214         BETTY TURNER & THE CHEVELLES – THE WINDS KEPT LAUGHING (CRESCENT)

213         BOBBY PARIS – I WALKED AWAY (CAPITOL)

212         CHECKERBOARD SQUARES – DOUBLE COOKIN’ aka STRINGS A GO GO (VILLA)

211         MELVIN DAVIS – FIND A QUIET PLACE (AND BE LONELY) (WHEEL CITY)

210         THE FABULOUS JADES – COME ON AND LIVE (RIKA)

209         LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS – CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU (LOST NITE)

208         LITTLE ANN – WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL (KENT)

207         TONY & TYRONE – PLEASE OPERATOR (ATLANTIC)

206         WILLIE HUTCH – LOVE RUNS OUT (DUNHILL)

205         THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM – CASHING IN (JUST SUNSHINE)

204         TOMMY NAVARRO – I CRIED MY LIFE AWAY (DE JAC)

203         THE DETROIT SOUND feat. CHARLENA COOPER – JUMPIN’ AT THE GO GO (WYNCOTE)

202         DEAN COURTNEY – (LOVE) YOU JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY (MGM)

201         BRENDA HOLLOWAY – RECONSIDER (TAMLA)

200         BOBBY HUTTON – LEND A HAND (ABC)

199         J.J. BARNES – OUR LOVE (IS IN THE POCKET) (REVILOT)

198         ERNESTINE ANDERSON – YOU’RE NOT THE GUY FOR ME (SUE)

197         GINO WASHINGTON –RAT RACE (WASHPAN)

196         LINDA GRINER – GOODBYE CRUEL LOVE (MOTOWN)

195         LOU EDWARDS & TODAY’S PEOPLE – TALKIN’ ‘BOUT POOR FOLKS (COLUMBIA)

194         RUBY – FEMININE INGENUITY (GOLD TOKEN)

193         SAM FLETCHER – I’D THINK IT OVER (TOLLIE)

192         TONI BASIL – BREAKAWAY (A & M)

191         JAMES BARNETT – KEEP ON TALKING (FAME)

190         JAY D. BRYANT – I WON’T BE COMING BACK (SHRINE)

189         GLORIA PARKER – THE BEST THING FOR YOU BABY (SAMAR)

188         G. DAVIS & R. TYLER – HOLD ON, HELP IS ON THE WAY (PAR LO)

187         THE FURY’S BAND – I’M SATISFIED WITH YOU (MIRWOOD)

186         FRANKIE & JOHNNY – I’LL HOLD YOU (DECCA)

185         GENE CHANDLER – THERE WAS A TIME (BRUNSWICK)

184         THE TEARDROPS – HERE COMES LONELINESS (KENT)

183         LYNNE RANDELL – STRANGER IN MY ARMS (EPIC)

182         JACK MONTGOMERY – DEARLY BELOVED (SCEPTER)

181         JOEY HEATHERTON – WHEN YOU CALL ME BABY (DECCA)

180         GETLEMAN JUNE GARDNER – IT’S GONNA RAIN (EMARCY)

179         HELEN SHAPIRO – STOP (AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE) (COLUMBIA)

178         HIGH VOLTAGE – COUNTRY ROAD (COLUMBIA)

177         ESTHER PHILLIPS – JUST SAY GOODBYE (ATLANTIC)

176         DOBIE GRAY – HONEY YOU CAN’T TAKE IT BACK (WHITE WHALE)

175         THE DYNAMICS – I NEED YOUR LOVE (RCA)

174         EMANUEL LASKEY – SWEET LIES (THELMA)

173         HOWARD GUYTON – I WATCHED YOU SLOWLY SLIP AWAY (VERVE)

172         HARVEY – ANYWAY YOU WANTA (TRI PHI)

171         THE IMPRESSIONS – YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING (ABC)

170         IDLE FEW – PEOPLE THAT’S WHY (BLUE BOOK)

169         KETTY LESTER – PLEASE DON’T CRY ANYMORE (RCA)

168         YOUNGBLOOD SMITH – YOU CAN SPLIT (VERVE)

167         TONNY GALLA – IN LOVE (SWAN)

166         MOSES SMITH – THE GIRL ACROSS THE STREET (DIONN)

165         DETROIT STRINGS – IN THE POCKET (KOOL KAT)

164         GEORGE KIRBY – WHAT CAN I DO (CADET)

163         MARGIE JOSEPH – ONE MORE CHANCE (VOLT)

162         ALEXANDER PATTEN – A LIL’ LOVIN’ SOMETIMES (CAPITOL)

161         THE MAGNETICS – LADY IN GREEN (BONNIE)

160         PAT LEWIS – NO ONE TO LOVE (SOLID HIT)

159         JIMMY SEALS – THE YESTERDAY OF OUR LOVE (CHALLENGE)

158         JEAN CARTER – LIKE ONE (DECCA)

157         BETTY LLOYD – I’M CATCHING ON (BSC)

156         JACKIE EDWARDS – I FEEL SO BAD (ISLAND)

155         JIMMY FRASER – OF HOPES AND DREAMS AND TOMBSTONES (COLUMBIA)

154         JOE HICKS – DON’T IT MAKE YOU GFEEL FUNKY (AGC)

153         JOE MATTHEWS – AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO (KOOL KAT)

152         THE FRENCH FRIES – DANSE A LA MUSIQUE (EPIC)

151         THE SHARPETTS – LOST IN THE WORLD OF A DREAM (SOUND CITY)

 

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[Jaco]

1 hour ago, Pete S said:

The Countdown Continues

 

 

 

225         CHUCK JACKSON – HAND IT OVER (WAND)

 

224         THE VALENTINES – BREAKAWAY (SOUND STAGE 7)

 

223         THE SHOWMEN – OUR LOVE WILL GROW (SWAN)

 

222         SILKY HARGRAVES – KEEP LOVING ME (LIKE YOU DO) (DEARBORN)

 

221         DEL ROYALS – MAN OF VALUE (MERCURY)

 

220         DUSTY WILSON – IT’S GOING TO BE A TRAGEDY (MUTT)

 

219         FREDDIE CHAVEZ – THEY’LL NEVER KNOW WHY (LOOK)

 

218         JOHN BOWIE – YOU’RE GONNA MISS A GOOD THING (BABY) (MERBEN)

 

217         THE UNIQUES feat. JOE STAMPLEY – NOT TOO LONG AGO (PAULA)

 

216         DIANE JENKINS – TOW AWAY ZONE (CREATIVE FUNK)

 

215         CLYDE McPHATTER – PLEASE GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE (DECCA)

 

214         BETTY TURNER & THE CHEVELLES – THE WINDS KEPT LAUGHING (CRESCENT)

 

213         BOBBY PARIS – I WALKED AWAY (CAPITOL)

 

212         CHECKERBOARD SQUARES – DOUBLE COOKIN’ aka STRINGS A GO GO (VILLA)

 

211         MELVIN DAVIS – FIND A QUIET PLACE (AND BE LONELY) (WHEEL CITY)

 

210         THE FABULOUS JADES – COME ON AND LIVE (RIKA)

 

209         LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS – CAN’T DO WITHOUT YOU (LOST NITE)

 

208         LITTLE ANN – WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL (KENT)

 

207         TONY & TYRONE – PLEASE OPERATOR (ATLANTIC)

 

206         WILLIE HUTCH – LOVE RUNS OUT (DUNHILL)

 

205         THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM – CASHING IN (JUST SUNSHINE)

 

204         TOMMY NAVARRO – I CRIED MY LIFE AWAY (DE JAC)

 

203         THE DETROIT SOUND feat. CHARLENA COOPER – JUMPIN’ AT THE GO GO (WYNCOTE)

 

202         DEAN COURTNEY – (LOVE) YOU JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY (MGM)

 

201         BRENDA HOLLOWAY – RECONSIDER (TAMLA)

 

200         BOBBY HUTTON – LEND A HAND (ABC)

 

199         J.J. BARNES – OUR LOVE (IS IN THE POCKET) (REVILOT)

 

198         ERNESTINE ANDERSON – YOU’RE NOT THE GUY FOR ME (SUE)

 

197         GINO WASHINGTON –RAT RACE (WASHPAN)

 

196         LINDA GRINER – GOODBYE CRUEL LOVE (MOTOWN)

 

195         LOU EDWARDS & TODAY’S PEOPLE – TALKIN’ ‘BOUT POOR FOLKS (COLUMBIA)

 

194         RUBY – FEMININE INGENUITY (GOLD TOKEN)

 

193         SAM FLETCHER – I’D THINK IT OVER (TOLLIE)

 

192         TONI BASIL – BREAKAWAY (A & M)

 

191         JAMES BARNETT – KEEP ON TALKING (FAME)

 

190         JAY D. BRYANT – I WON’T BE COMING BACK (SHRINE)

 

189         GLORIA PARKER – THE BEST THING FOR YOU BABY (SAMAR)

 

188         G. DAVIS & R. TYLER – HOLD ON, HELP IS ON THE WAY (PAR LO)

 

187         THE FURY’S BAND – I’M SATISFIED WITH YOU (MIRWOOD)

 

186         FRANKIE & JOHNNY – I’LL HOLD YOU (DECCA)

 

185         GENE CHANDLER – THERE WAS A TIME (BRUNSWICK)

 

184         THE TEARDROPS – HERE COMES LONELINESS (KENT)

 

183         LYNNE RANDELL – STRANGER IN MY ARMS (EPIC)

 

182         JACK MONTGOMERY – DEARLY BELOVED (SCEPTER)

 

181         JOEY HEATHERTON – WHEN YOU CALL ME BABY (DECCA)

 

180         GETLEMAN JUNE GARDNER – IT’S GONNA RAIN (EMARCY)

 

179         HELEN SHAPIRO – STOP (AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE) (COLUMBIA)

 

178         HIGH VOLTAGE – COUNTRY ROAD (COLUMBIA)

 

177         ESTHER PHILLIPS – JUST SAY GOODBYE (ATLANTIC)

 

176         DOBIE GRAY – HONEY YOU CAN’T TAKE IT BACK (WHITE WHALE)

 

175         THE DYNAMICS – I NEED YOUR LOVE (RCA)

 

174         EMANUEL LASKEY – SWEET LIES (THELMA)

 

173         HOWARD GUYTON – I WATCHED YOU SLOWLY SLIP AWAY (VERVE)

 

172         HARVEY – ANYWAY YOU WANTA (TRI PHI)

 

171         THE IMPRESSIONS – YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING (ABC)

 

170         IDLE FEW – PEOPLE THAT’S WHY (BLUE BOOK)

 

169         KETTY LESTER – PLEASE DON’T CRY ANYMORE (RCA)

 

168         YOUNGBLOOD SMITH – YOU CAN SPLIT (VERVE)

 

167         TONNY GALLA – IN LOVE (SWAN)

 

166         MOSES SMITH – THE GIRL ACROSS THE STREET (DIONN)

 

165         DETROIT STRINGS – IN THE POCKET (KOOL KAT)

 

164         GEORGE KIRBY – WHAT CAN I DO (CADET)

 

163         MARGIE JOSEPH – ONE MORE CHANCE (VOLT)

 

162         ALEXANDER PATTEN – A LIL’ LOVIN’ SOMETIMES (CAPITOL)

 

161         THE MAGNETICS – LADY IN GREEN (BONNIE)

 

160         PAT LEWIS – NO ONE TO LOVE (SOLID HIT)

 

159         JIMMY SEALS – THE YESTERDAY OF OUR LOVE (CHALLENGE)

 

158         JEAN CARTER – LIKE ONE (DECCA)

 

157         BETTY LLOYD – I’M CATCHING ON (BSC)

 

156         JACKIE EDWARDS – I FEEL SO BAD (ISLAND)

 

155         JIMMY FRASER – OF HOPES AND DREAMS AND TOMBSTONES (COLUMBIA)

 

154         JOE HICKS – DON’T IT MAKE YOU GFEEL FUNKY (AGC)

 

153         JOE MATTHEWS – AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO (KOOL KAT)

 

152         THE FRENCH FRIES – DANSE A LA MUSIQUE (EPIC)

 

151         THE SHARPETTS – LOST IN THE WORLD OF A DREAM (SOUND CITY)

 

 

 

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Fantastic stuff as always Pete. And if anybody needs reminding how soulful Northern can be point then in the direction of the Del Royals and Dusty Wilson amongst many.