Paul Revere and the Raiders, featuring Mark Lindsay (billed here simply as "The Raiders") score their first-ever National #1 Record as "Indian Reservation" takes over the top spot this week. (Here in Chicago they had previously topped the charts with their big hit "Kicks" back in 1966.) It's been a long, sixteen week climb, but they finally made it!
At #2 with a bullet is "Don't Pull Your Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds, while last week's #1 Record, "It's Too Late" by Carole King, slips to #3.
Also earning bullets in this week's Top Ten are "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight (#5, up from #6), "Draggin' The Line" by Tommy James (#6, up from #7), "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" by The Bee Gees (#8, up from #14) and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver (#10, up from #16).
"Hot Pants" by James Brown climbs another ten points this week from #29 to #19. Also making moves of ten places or more are "What The World Needs Now Is Love / Abraham Martin And John" by Tom Clay (which actually jumps THIRTY places from #62 to #32), "Liar" by Three Dog Night (#45 to #33), "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#64 to #37, a move of 27 places), "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who (#66 to #52), "I'm Leavin'" by Elvis Presley (#63 to #53), "Mother Freedom" by Bread (#79 to #60), "I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing" by Dusk (Bell Records' new act, apparently named to draw attention as the opposite of their already successful hit trio Dawn), climbing from #76 to #65, "Ride With Me" by Steppenwolf (up from #83 to #68), "You're The One For Me" by Joe Simon (#80 to #69), "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers (up 22 spots from #92 to #70), "Hill Where The Lord Hides" by Chuck Mangione (#82 to #72), "He's Gonna Step On You Again" by John Kongos (#89 to #73 ... does ANYBODY out there remember EITHER of these last two?!?!?), "Saturday Morning Confusion" by Bobby Russell (#93 to #75), "One Way Ticket" by Tyrone Davis (#86 to #76), "Maggie" by Redbone (#95 to #79) and "Gonna Be Alright Now" by Gayle McCormick (#98 to #88).
Playing Favorites:
Wow, there's only one track that I would include in this category for this week ... The Glass Bottle premier at #95 with "I Ain't Got Time Anymore," a pop track produced by (of all people!) Break-In King Dickie Goodman!
Also worth mentioning is the new one by Rare Earth ... "I Just Want To Celebrate" ... which debuts at #66.
This Week In 1971:
June 20th – Actress Sandra Oh is born
July 22nd – The Doors received a Gold Album Award for their “L.A. Woman” LP. Sadly, Lead Singer Jim Morrison was not on hand, having passed away just three weeks earlier.
July 23rd – Alison Krauss is born and actor Van Heflin dies
