I have followed the 1972 charts that have been posted this year in Forgotten Hits.
The Addrisi Brothers song 'We've Got to Get It On Again' has long been a favorite of mine.
I remember hearing it often during the first months of '72. The charts from each state that Kent has posted back that memory up. The song seemed to do well across the country.
Back in 2001, I interviewed Richard Addrisi about the story behind that Forgotten Hit ...
Oh man, what a FASCINATING story!!! I had never heard that before!
This is one of those songs that just never caught its momentum at the same time across the country.
As Phil mentioned, we saw it on many of the charts we've featured this year ... but nationally, its best showing was in Cash Box Magazine, where it went to #15. (Record World placed it at #20 ... and Billboard had it all the way down at #25.) kk
The Addrisi Brothers' first major hit was recorded by the Association.
Richard gave me the backstory of that major hit from 1967."Never
My Love," of course, ignited The Addrisi Brothers' career after The
Association recorded it in 1967. It really is the perfect love song.
A
short while back we featured the story behind THAT song in Forgotten
Hits as well. (In fact, there's even a photograph of the greasy,
bacon-stained paper they wrote it on!!!)
You can see it here: https://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/2022/02/bringing-you-stories-behind-songs.html
The first recording by Dick and Don Addrisi made the chart in 1959.
During the 2001 interview, we talked about the start of the brothers' career as singer/songwriters.
The Addrisi Brothers had their first chart hit (as artists) in 1959 with a song called "Cherrystone."
It went to #62 in Billboard ... and then they wouldn't have another for the next 13 years.
(The story goes that The Addrisi Brothers were first discovered by Comedian Lenny Bruce!)
It
was during this period that they really developed their career as
songwriters, scoring their biggest hit in 1967 when The Association
recorded "Never My Love," which went all the way to #1.
Don't you just find all of this stuff fascinating?!?!?
Be sure to listen to Phil Nee's THOSE WERE THE DAYS radio program tonight on WRCO ...
WRCO AM FM Radio Richland Center Wisconsin
Just click on the 100.9 headphones and start streaming!
