“20 Fantastic Hits By The Original Artists, Volume 2” by Various Artists - album review
features in: (B-list) Album Chart of 1972 ● (B-list) Album Chart of the 1970s |
Does what is says on the tin, though I can't imagine there's anyone who think's Sammy Davis Jr.'s cabaret pish “The Candy Man” deserves to be on the same album as Melanie's divine reading of “Ruby Tuesday”.
The Jukebox Rebel
08–Feb–2010
Tracklist |
A1 | [02:19] The New Seekers - I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) Pop |
A2 | [02:55] Donny Osmond - Too Young (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) Pop |
A3 | [03:02] Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll, part 2 (Paul Gadd, Mike Leander) Pop |
A4 | [04:55] T. Rex - Hot Love (Marc Bolan) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
A5 | [03:07] The Sweet - Little Willy (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) Rock |
A6 | [02:59] Middle Of The Road - Soley Soley (Fernando Arbex) Pop |
A7 | [02:49] The Staple Singers - I’ll Take You There (Albertis Isbell) Soul |
A8 | [03:28] Blackfoot Sue - Standing In The Road (Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, Tom Farmer, David Farmer) Rock |
A9 | [02:59] Bee Gees - Run To Me (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) Pop Ballad |
A10 | [03:31] Vicky Leandros - Come What May (Mario Panas, Klaus Munro, Yves Desca, Norman Newell) Pop |
B1 | [03:11] Slade - Take Me Back ‘Ome (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea) Rock |
B2 | [02:44] Derek and The Dominos - Layla (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) Rock |
B3 | [02:06] Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing (Andrew Love, Richard Shann, Allen Jones) Pop |
B4 | [02:52] Joe Cocker - Delta Lady (Leon Russell) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
B5 | [02:56] Dawn - Knock Three Times (Lawrence Russell Brown, Irwin Levine) Pop |
B6 | [03:28] Mardi Gras - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Norman Whitfield, Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong) Soul |
B7 | [03:09] Frederick Knight - I’ve Been Lonely For So Long (Frederick Knight, Jerry Weaver) Soul Ballad |
B8 | [04:38] Melanie - Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) Songwriter |
B9 | [03:09] Sammy Davis Jr. - The Candy Man (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) Pop |
B10 | [04:59] Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (Boris Fomin, Konstantin Podrevsky, Gene Raskin) Folk |