Category Archive: 1973

SUSIE DARLIN’ (song)

“Susie Darlin’” B-side “Living’s Loving You” Released July 28, 1958 Studio United Recording Studios Length 2:30 “Susie Darlin’” is a 1958 single by Robin Luke. Luke’s rendition peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 on the CHUM Chart in 1958. A cover version by Tommy Roe had “Susie Darlin’” re-enter …

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INNERVISIONS (album)

Innervisions Released August 3, 1973 Studio The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Media Sound Studios (New York, New York) Genre Soul, funk, rock, jazz Length 44:12 Label Tamla Producer Stevie Wonder Robert Margouleff (assoc) Malcolm Cecil (assoc) Innervisions is the 16th studio album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released August 3, 1973, on the Tamla …

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CHINA GROVE (song)

China Grove (song) Released July 25, 1973 Format 7″ single Recorded 1973 Genre Hard rock Length 3:16 Label Warner Brothers Songwriter(s) Tom Johnston Producer(s) Ted Templeman “China Grove” is a song on The Doobie Brothers’ 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written and sung by original main singer/songwriter Tom Johnston. The song reached …

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KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG (song)

Killing Me Softly with His Song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The song was written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman, who recorded the song in late 1971. In 1973 it became a number-one hit in the US and Canada for Roberta Flack, …

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JOHN DENVER’S GREATEST HITS

John Denver’s Greatest Hits Released November 1973 Recorded 1969-1973 Genre Folk, Country, Pop Label RCA Producer Milton Okun John Denver’s Greatest Hits was American singer-songwriter John Denver’s first compilation album, released in late 1973 for the holiday shopping season. A version known as The Best of John Denver with the same track listing was released …

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TAKE ME HIGH (film album)

Take Me High Directed by David Askey Produced by Kenneth Harper Written by Christopher Penfold Starring Cliff Richard Deborah Watling Hugh Griffith George Cole Music by Tony Cole Cinematography Norman Warwick Distributed by Anglo-EMI Film Distributors Ltd. Release date 1973 (UK) 30 November 1974 (Sweden) Running time 90 min. Country United Kingdom Language English Take …

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CAN THE CAN

Can the Can From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Released 1973 Genre Glam rock hard rock Label RAK Records Songwriter(s) Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn (A-side) Suzi Quatro (B-side) Producer(s) Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn “Can the Can” is the second solo single by Suzi Quatro and her first to reach number one in the UK, spending a …

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48 CRASH

48 Crash From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Released 1973 Format 7″ single Genre Glam rock hard rock Label RAK Records Songwriter(s) Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn (A-side) Suzi Quatro Len Tuckey (B-side) Producer(s) Mike Chapman Nicky Chinn “48 Crash” is Suzi Quatro’s third solo single and was released after “Can the Can”. It was included on …

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I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN (song)

I Can’t Stand the Rain (song) 1973 Released 1973 Format 7″ single Recorded 1973 Genre Soul, Memphis soul Length 2:31 Ann Peebles version The song was written by Peebles, her partner (and later husband) Don Bryant, and DJ Bernard “Bernie” Miller in 1973: One evening in Memphis in 1973, soul singer Ann Peebles was meeting …

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ASS (album) BAD FINGER

Ass (album) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Studio album by Badfinger Released 26 November 1973 (US) 8 March 1974 (UK) Recorded 1972–73 Apple Studio, Olympic Studios, Morgan Studios (all London); The Manor Studio, Oxfordshire Genre Power pop, hard rock Length 39:38 Label Apple SAPCOR 101 SW 3411 Producer Chris Thomas, Badfinger; Todd Rundgren (tracks 4 …

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