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  • Red Rockers : CHINA

    CHINA was the breakout single for Red Rockers.  

It spent ten weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 92 during the week of June 4, 19...
  • The Crickets : OH, BOY!

    The song was initially recorded as a demo by Sonny West titled ALL MY LIVE (OH BOY!) at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, in early 1957....
  • Lou Reed : NO MONEY DOWN

    For Lou Reed’s NO MONEY DOWN, Eddie Martinez provided the funky guitar. Martinez had played on Run-DMC's ROCK BOX and KING OF ROCK. Rick Bell, a m...
  • Guess Who : STAR BABY

    Although The Guess Who had a dozen higher-charting songs, STAR BABY remained on the chart longer than any of their other hits—19 weeks, which was ...
  • Jam, The : START

    START! is the eleventh single released in the UK by The Jam and their second number-one hit, following GOING UNDERGROUND. Upon its release on 15 A...
  • Jam, The : GOING UNDERGROUND

    GOING UNDERGROUND was recorded on 16 January 1980 at Townhouse Studios in London with Vic Coppersmith-Heaven producing.Paul Weller’s lyrics have b...
  • Jam, The : ALL AROUND THE WORLD

    ALL AROUND THE WORLD was released on 15 July 1977. It reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It didn’t chart in America.The single was released b...
  • Manhattan Transfer, The : BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY

    Produced by Jerry Stoller and Mike Stoller, this 1964 hit for The Ad Libs has been covered at least eight times, including as a duet by Tom Jones ...
  • Pratt & McClain with Brother Love : HAPPY DAYS

    HAPPY DAYS has a terrific pedigree. It was written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox. The duo also wrote the themes for Love, American Style; Wonde...
  • Smokey Robinson : BEING WITH YOU

    BEING WITH YOU has been sampled in at least 18 songs, including Katy Perry's POWER.
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