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Song of the week #14 – “I Say a Little Prayer”
Written by admin on August 9, 2010 – 7:00 am -| The great Dionne Warwick hit “I Say a Little Prayer” is this week’s Song of the Week.
The million selling song was the second single from Warwick’s 1967 album “The Windows of the World.” |
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Tags: Anne Murray, aretha franklin, Diana King, Dionne Warwick, Glen Campbell, I Say a Little Prayer
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Song of the Week #13: “Hallelujah, I Love Her So”
Written by admin on August 2, 2010 – 7:40 am -| Ray Charles’ rhythm and blues standard “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” is this week’s Song of the Week.
“Hallelujah, I Love Her So” was released in 1956 on Atlantic Records, backed with “What Would I Do Without You,” and was one of a string of R&B hits for Charles before his crossover success at the end of the decade. |
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Tags: Eddie Cochran, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Jerry Reed, Peggy Lee, Ray Charles, stevie wonder
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Song of the Week #12: “Words of Love”
Written by admin on July 26, 2010 – 7:00 am - |
One of Buddy Holly’s finest ballads, “Words of Love,” is this week’s Song of the Week. |
Tags: Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Words of Love
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Song of the week #11 – “Lean On Me”
Written by admin on July 19, 2010 – 6:26 am - |
This week’s Song of the Week is Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me,” which was enjoying its third week at number one in the US on this date in 1972. |
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Song of the Week #10: “Cupid”
Written by admin on July 12, 2010 – 6:00 am -| This week’s Song of the Week is “Cupid” by the legendary Sam Cooke.
Sam Cooke already had a string of hits behind him when he released “Cupid” in 1961 and was on his way to becoming RCA Records best selling artist after Elvis Presley. |
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Tags: Cupid, Sam Cooke
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