Hit Artists - Secondary Songs - early 70s Quiz

Answer: Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond

Albert Hammond hit it big in the winter of 1972 with "It Never Rains in Southern California". His 1973 follow-ups included "If You Gotta Break Another Heart" "Free Electric Band" and "Half a Million Miles from Home" - all great songs which received some US airplay, but did not do well in the American charts. "Free Electric Band" was much better received in England and Australia.

Answer: Summer Sand - Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn hit big in 1970 with "Candida" and "Knock Three Times", and again in 1973 with "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree", but flopped in 1971 with "I Play and Sing" and "Summer Sand", the latter only reaching #33 on the Billboard charts.

Other not so big hits by this group included "What Are You Doing Sunday?" (1971) and "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally?" (1974).

Answer: Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

"Let Your Yeah be Yeah," released early in 1973, preceeded their big hit, "Smokin' in the Boys' Room". "I'm the Leader of the Gang", an old Gary Glitter tune, received minor airplay in 1974, and later in that same year "Kings of the Party" quickly surfaced and just as quickly faded.

Answer: It Sure Took a Long Long Time - Lobo

Florida born artist Roland Kent LaVoie, under the name Lobo, had a string of 70s hits: Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (1971), "I'd Love You to Want Me" (1972) and "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" (1973); but he also had some sleepers: "It Sure Took a Long Long Time" (1973), "I'm the Only One" (1972), "There Ain't No Way" (1974) and a remake of Cymarron's 1971 hit "Rings" (1974)

Answer: Star - Stealer's Wheel

Stealer's Wheel followed up their spring 1973 hit "Stuck in the Middle with You" with "Everyone's Agreed that Everything Will Turn Out Fine" later that summer, and "Star" in 1974. They folded not long after that, and lead singer Gerry Rafferty had a hit with "Baker Street" in 1978.

Answer: America

"Don't Cross the River", a haunting tune penned by America's Dan Peek, was one of their least played single releases, second only to "Only in Your Heart" which showed up in Songs Hits and Hit Parader magazines but doesn't seem to have ever gotten any actual airplay... America dominated the charts in the early 70s with better known hits like "I Need You" "A Horse with No Name" "Ventura Highway" and "Sister Golden Hair".

Answer: Werewolf - Five Man Electrical Band

In spite of the 1971 success of "Signs", Five Man Electrical Band was unable to pull off any more hits, sadly flopping with the release of the excellent singles "I'm a Stranger Here" (1973) and "Werewolf" (1974). The lead singer, Les Emmerson, also had a lovely but unsuccessful solo record in the spring of 1973 with "Control of Me".

Answer: Out of the Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan burst on the scene in the summer of 1972 with a #1 hit "Alone Again (Naturally)" and followed early the next year with "Clair" at #2. In 1973 "Out of the Question" only reached #17. The more successful "Get Down" followed a few months later, peaking at #7, but it too has since vanished into the realms of obscurity.

Answer: Lovin' Arms - Dobie Gray

"Lovin' Arms" was a pleasant but unsuccessful follow-up to Dobie Gray's massive 1973 hit "Drift Away", which reached #5 in the billboard charts. The Stories followed their #1 hit "Brother Louie" with "Mamie Blue" and "Another Love"; Looking Glass had some moderate success with "Jimmy Loves Maryann" before diving into complete obscurity with their 1974 release "City Lady"; "Freedom for the Stallion" in 1973 was followed by the Hues Corporation's better known "Rock the Boat" in 1974.

Answer: Silver Moon - Mike Nesmith

Fortunately Nesmith did better with "Joanne" and "Cruisin'" than with his 1970 recording "Silver Moon." Rod Stewart of the Faces had a large number of solo hits in the 70s and 80s, but "Oh No Not My Baby" in Dec. 1973 barely cracked the charts; Joe Walsh fared much better with "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Life's Been Good" than the obscure 1973 "Meadows". Nash, formerly of the Hollies and the supergroup Crosby, Stills Nash & Young reached #35 with "Chicago" in 1971, his only solo 'hit', indicating he perhaps should never have ventured out on his own.