Another update on my website progress
Chris S.
Billboard chart info to my site:
What began as a list of all the Hot 100 hits that made Billboard's
charts from 1970-'79 has been expanded over the years to include Top
40 LP info and now country chart info. My big picture is a site that
is a comprehensive list of the most popular music in America from the
1970s I can build. I've been adding that from time to time as I've
taken breaks from working on my weekly blog entries.
As of today, all country artists from A-G have been added and the
letter H is represented through Merle Haggard. That puts me about a
third of the way through the entire list. More artists are added as I
get them written out, so feel free to check back if you'd like to
follow the progress.
As time goes on, I'll be adding R&B info as well as adult contemporary/
easy listening chart info. Eventually, I may also add the Top 200 LPs
rather than merely the Top 40 that's on the site now. As this project
involves a great deal of typing, it'll be a while before I get to
where I want to go with the site...but I'll keep on truckin' until I
reach that point.
Dean F.
As a one-time soul music DJ (on college radio), I look forward to your
posting the data from Billboard's R&B chart!
Robbie
It's a great site Chris, I appreciate all the hard work you are putting in.
Chris S.
info...I'm pretty deep into the letter H now, I stopped when I saw
David Houston coming up and decided to take a break. Today saw Tom T.
Hall and Emmylou Harris added to the site, both great artists. Another
good night, and I'll be done with H and I (only 1 country artist had
that letter) before I hit another long stretch with J (Waylon
Jennings, George Jones and Sonny James racked up a bunch of hits in
the 1970s). As I said in my post above, I'll check in from time to
time here about my progress.
Robbie
I bought a best of from looking at your web site yesterday - Crystal
Gayle gained a sale! I'd forgotten all about her until I saw your list
of US Country number ones.
Cheers Chris!
Chris S.
>
> I bought a best of from looking at your web site yesterday - Crystal
> Gayle gained a sale! I'd forgotten all about her until I saw your list
> of US Country number ones.
>
Awesome! I don't get a lot of sales through my site...I usually get
something like a $10 gift certificate from Amazon about once a year.
Those proceeds help pay for the books I pick up that give me the info
to add more stuff, so if anybody wants to make me get started on
adding R&B info, feel free to access Amazon through those links...and
I'll be well on my way to getting that book added to my reference
shelf.
So thanks for the help, Robbie. It is truly appreciated. And thanks
for reminding me that I need to go back to the #1 country list and add
links to those artists I've recently added to my site.
Andreas
"Robbie" wrote:
> I bought a best of from looking at your web site yesterday - Crystal Gayle
> gained a sale! I'd forgotten all about her until I saw your list of US
> Country number ones.
>
recommend a specific CD that has got all the important tracks (incl. Talking
In Your Sleep) and no re-recordings?
I got both sets of the Midnight Special DVDs and while her performance of
"... brown eyes blue" is fantastic, her rendition of "Cry Me A River" really
blows me away! Sends me shivers everytime I watch it, and that's not (just)
because of her looks!
Andreas
Mr. M
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I haven't bought any cds by her in a few years and the ones I have are
probably old editions that aren't in print anymore. She had hits on 3
different labels, UA, Columbia, and WB, and there didn't seem to be
one disk that covered everything. Also, she had a few songs that were
just minor hits or didn't chart at all that were just as good as the
biggest hit. She sang a big hit with Eddie Rabbitt called "You and
I', and it's not on any of the disks her, but it's really an ER hit
more than a Crystal hit, and it wasn't that great anyway. Also, did
she have a song that had the lyrics "you never gave up on me when I
was givin' right up on you" ?
Here's the listing of the 3 cds I have by her - there's a lot of
duplication, and a some minor hits that are worth having- and all
three are missing "Sound Of Goodbye", which was another good minor
hit.
H:\ZGH\Gayle, Crystal-Crystal Gayle-Classic Crystal-emi\
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76_374 - Crystal Gayle - I'll Get Over You.mp3 *
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
I'll Do It All Over Again-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Ready For The Times To Get Better-Gayle, Crystal.mp3 *
Somebody Loves You-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Talking In Your Sleep-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
When I Dream-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For-Gayle, Crystal.mp3 *
Wrong Road Again-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
You Never Miss A Real Good Thing ('Til He Says Goodbye)-Gayle,
Crystal.mp3
H:\ZGH\Gayle, Crystal-Crystal Gayle-Greatest Hits-cema\
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Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
I'll Do It All Over Again-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
I'll Get Over You-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Ready For The Times To Get Better-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Somebody Love You-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Talking In Your Sleep-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
When I Dream-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
You Never Miss A Real Thing-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Your Old Cold Shoulder-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
H:\ZGH\Gayle, Crystal-Crystal Gayle-Super Hits-columbia\
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79_109 - Crystal Gayle -Half The Way.mp3
Blue Side-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
If You Ever Change Your Mind-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
It's Like We Never Said Goodbye-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Keepin' Power-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Livin' In These Troubled Times-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Take It Easy-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Too Many Lovers-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Woman In Me-Gayle, Crystal.mp3
Mr. M
Mr. M
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-Crystal-Gayle/dp/B000T2PRI4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1260957479&sr=1-1
however, according to the comments, it left out "The Blue Side", and
has a remake of "When I Dream" - I haven't listened to those songs -
it has most of her minor hits, and it even has "You Never Gave Up On
Me", which I had mentioned before. So it seems like a pretty good set
to get.
Mr. M
Robbie
This was the one I bought:
She sang the sort of music I should really hate but I just love her
voice and yes, she was a beauty! I was only 13 when Don't It Make My
Brown Eyes Blue was in the charts and I thought she was gorgeous. My
favourite by her is Talking In Your Sleep, I absolutely adore it.
Robbie
That's the one I bought! I see it's only $8.99 at amazon.com, I paid GBP
�9.28 at amazon.co.uk which is about $15 but as it's Christmas I don't
mind paying the extra!