7 of the 70s: 1/24/13...

Hey gang, I'm back with 7 more nuggets from the 70s, and this week I'm back to 1973, the year the first handheld cellular phone call was made in New York City.

Ringo Starr - "Photograph"
from the album Ringo (1973)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

The "fun" Beatle was the third to score a #1 hit with a little help from George Harrison who co-wrote the song.

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Edward Bear- "The Last Song"
from the album Edward Bear (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3

Edward Bear wasn't a person, but rather a trio from Canada named for Winnie-the-Pooh's formal name.

The Isley Brothers - "That Lady"
from the album 3+3 (1973)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

The Brothers doubled their size (hence the album title) and redid one of their old singles with the inspiration of Santana's extended jams.

Kris Kristofferson - "Why Me"
from the album Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #16

This single spent an amazing 38 weeks on the pop chart yet not going any farther than #16.

Joe Simon with The Mainstreeters - "Theme From Cleopatra Jones"
from the album Cleopatra Jones (Original Soundtrack) (1973)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #18

Soul belter sings the theme to the blaxploitation film where Shelley Winters plays a lesbian drug lord. Yes. That happened.

Perry Como - "And I Love You So"
from the album And I Love You So (1973)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #29

The veteran crooner was 61 by the time he has this top-40 pop single written by Don McLean of "American Pie" fame.

Ann Peebles - "I Can't Stand The Rain"
from the album I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #38

Most of my own generation would know this song from Tina Turner's Private Dancer album, but it was merely a Xerox of Memphis soul great Peebles' classic version. John Lennon proclaimed in Rolling Stone that it was one of his favorite songs.

Well that ends this week's 70s flashback...I'll be back later with 8 more from 1983...