1970

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 1 Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel B-Side: Keep the Customer Satisfied From the Album: Bridge Over Troubled Water Released: January 20, 1970 Recorded: August, November 1969 Studio: Columbia Studio B and E, New York City Genre: Pop rock, gospel Length: 4:55 Label: Columbia (Columbia 45079) Songwriter(s): Paul Simon Producer(s): Roy

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 2 American Woman – The Guess Who B-Side: No Sugar Tonight From the Album: American Woman Released: March 1970 Recorded: August 13, 1969 Studio: – Genre: Blues rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock Length: 3:50 (single version), 5:07 (album version) Label: RCA Victor (RCA 0325) Songwriter(s):Burton Cummings Garry, Peterson Jim, Kale Randy Bachman Producer(s):

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 3 Get Ready – Rare Earth B-Side: Get Ready (Instrumental) From the Album: Get Ready Released: September 30, 1969 Recorded: July 3–17, 1969 Studio: – Genre: Soul Length: 2:53 Label: Rare Earth (Rare Earth 5012) Songwriter(s):William “Smokey” Robinson Producer(s): Rare Earth Their sound was a combination of hard rock and

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 4 Band of Gold – Freda Payne B-Side: The Easiest Way to Fall From the Album: Band of Gold Released: February 1970 Recorded: – Studio: – Genre: Soul Length: 2:53 Label: Invictus (Invictus 9075) Songwriter(s): Edythe Wayne, Ron Dunbar Producer(s): Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier Freda Payne began her career at the

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 5 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – B.J. Thomas B-Side: Never Had It So Good From the Album: Raindrops keep Fallin’ on My Head Released: October 1969 Recorded: 1969 Studio: A&R Recording Studios, New York City Genre: Pop – Soft Rock Length: 3:02 Label: Scepter (Scepter 12265) Songwriter(s): Burt

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 6 ABC – The Jackson 5 B-Side: The Young Folks From the Album: ABC Released: February 24, 1970 Recorded: December 1969 Studio: – Genre: Bubblegum-soul Length: 2:55 Label: Motown (Motown 1163) Songwriter(s):  The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards) Producer(s): The Corporation The Jackson 5 was

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 7 Let It Be – The Beatles B-Side: You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) From the Album: Let it Be Released: 6 March 1970 Recorded: 30 April 1969 & 4 January 1970 Studio: EMI & Apple Genre: Rock Length: 4:03 (album) – 3:50 (single) Label: Apple (Apple 2764) Songwriter(s): Lennon–McCartney

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 8 (They Long To Be) Close To You – The Carpenters B-Side: I Kept on Lovin’ You From the Album: Close to You Released: May 14, 1970 Recorded: 1970 Studio: – Genre: Pop – Soft Rock Length: 4:33 (album) – 3:40 (single) Label: A&M (A&M 1183) Songwriter(s): Burt Bacharach Hal

Recorded at PositionTop 1970 Single 9 Mama Told Me (Not to Come) – Three Dog Night B-Side: Rock & Roll Widow From the Album: It Ain’t Easy Released: May 1970 Recorded: 1969–1970 Studio: American Recording Company Genre: Rock Length: 3:19 (album) – 2:58 (single) Label: Dunhill (Dunhill 4239) Songwriter(s): Randy Newman Producer(s): Richard Podolor[ Three Dog