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Billboard top 100 album charts 19694/28/2024 ![]() It's too bad the two versions couldn't be spliced together into one not-quite-five-minute-long song, but either one can be enjoyed in its own right.Ĭlick to expand. The LP version (also available on Youtube) skips the second chorus but includes a very pretty coda, just under a minute long. The single version (which I'll post here) contains three verses and three choruses. 40 in this chart, and sadly that was the highest level it reached. I've been known to call it the best song of 1969. CCR, Down on the Corner Echo Park by Keith Barbour is a true tour de force: dramatic, powerful, emotional. Kenny Rogers & First Edition, Reuben JamesĦ0. Steam, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him GoodbyeĪ couple of others that are pretty close:Ģ6. Thunderclap Newman, Something in the AirĤ5. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Suite: Judy Blue Eyesģ7. John & Anne Ryder, I Still Believe in Tomorrowġ5. Joe South, Don't It Make You Want to Go Homeħ2. He was an influential hip hop artist and producer who died in 2006 at the age of 32 (I had to look him up, as I didn’t know who he was). ![]() The YouTube comments refer to the song being sampled by J Dilla on his last album. I definitely prefer the Motherlode song as a whole, although the lyrics for both songs are thought-provoking and hopeful. The Western movie theme parts are kind of hokey I’m guessing the Peter, Paul and Mary version is better. Upon first listen, it sounds very much of its time, chipper than what the lyrics would indicate. I’m guessing Laura Nyro missed out on those royalties since she sold the song before BS&T recorded it. But it was the Blood, Sweat and Tears cover that was a big hit, peaking at #2 on Billboard and reaching Gold record status. The trio recorded it for their album in 1966. The BS&T one was written by Laura Nyro (at age 17!) who sold it to Peter, Paul and Mary for $5000, according to Wikipedia. Turns out they are different songs after all. She has dozens of Grammy nominations under her belt, and has taken home several wins, including best new artist and best female pop vocal performance for "Vision of Love" in 1991, and best R&B song for "We Belong Together" and best contemporary R&B album for 'The Emancipation of Mimi' in 2006.I was curious about the two songs with almost identical titles “And When I Die” by Blood, Sweat and Tears (#17) and “When I Die” by Motherlode (#43) - were they the same? The last has become a holiday classic, earning her the nickname the "Queen of Christmas." Carey has had a host of collaborators over the years, including Ariana Grande, Luther Vandross, 98 Degrees, Whitney Houston, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj and more. 1s: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Many more chart-toppers would come, including albums 'Music Box,' 'Daydream,' 'The Emancipation of Mimi' and 'Butterfly,' while "Always Be My Baby," "Dreamlover," "Fantasy," "I'll Be There" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You," among others, topped the Hot 100. She released her self-titled debut album in June 1990, and it spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard 200. Carey got her big break at 19, when she gave Sony record exec Tommy Mottola her tape. She started singing and writing songs from a young age, even doing backing vocals as young as 12. Her birthday is March 27, 1969, and her height is 5'8". Mariah Carey was born and raised in Huntington, N.Y.
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