Music from 1971 Trivia

1. "Love Her Madly" was recorded by which American rock band?

From Quiz Hits of 1971 - Part 2

Answer: The Doors

"Love Her Madly" (1971) was recorded by The Doors and written by their guitarist Robby Krieger. It got to number three in Canada, six in Australia and eleven in the US. It can be found on their sixth studio album "L.A. Woman" (1971).

From Quiz Memories of 1971

Answer: Brown Sugar

"Brown Sugar" was one of three number ones the band would have on the Billboard Hot 100 in the '70s, the others being "Angie" in 1973 and "Miss You" in 1978. Over the years there have been a number of theories on what "Brown Sugar" actually stands for, some of the most popular ones include slavery, interracial sex and heroin. In a 1995 interview with "Rolling Stone" magazine Jagger tried to clear it up a bit, saying: "God knows what I'm on about on that song. It's such a mishmash. All the nasty subjects in one go. I never would write that song now". The sax player I referred to is Bobby Keys, who was a member of several horn sections of the '70s. He played on hundreds of recordings and was a touring musician until his death in 2014.

From Quiz One Word Title Top Forty US Singles From 1971

Answer: Friends

The "Friends" soundtrack was a collaborative Elton John and Bernie Taupin effort. The film fared poorly and the title song from the soundtrack barely broke the Top Forty, peaking at Number 34 in the US. The album was eventually certified Gold. Elton and Bernie composed all ten songs on the soundtrack with the exception of "Four Moods" which was written by Paul Buckmaster. "Friends" was the only single release from the soundtrack. The 1971 film "Friends" was a Teen Romance film directed by Lewis Gilbert. A sequel was released in 1974 titled "Paul and Michelle". "Levon" was from Elton's "Madman Across the Water" (1971) album. "Daniel" was from the 1973 "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" album. "Amoreena" was a cut from the 1970 "Tumbleweed Connection" album.

From Quiz Whose Line Was It Anyway? US Number One Hits 1971

Answer: Apple

The Osmonds had a number one hit for five weeks on the US pop chart with "One Bad Apple" in 1971. It never charted in the UK. In 1971 The Osmonds were Wayne (lead guitar), Alan (rhythm guitar), Merrill (vocals and bass guitar), Jay (vocals and drums), Donny (vocals and keyboards). They had four Top Ten hits on the US pop chart and this was their only number one hit. In the UK they had five Top Ten hits including one number one hit "Love Me For A Reason" in 1974.

From Quiz Pop Music Songs of 1971

Answer: Jeremiah

The Los Angeles-based band Three Dog Night enjoyed huge commercial success in the early 1970s, and their biggest hit was a Hoyt Axton song entitled "Joy to the World." The lyrics didn't make a whole lot of sense, but the catchy melody and positive energy of the song carried "Joy to the World" to the top of the Billboard charts in February 1971. The opening lyrics to the song read: "Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine I never understood a single word he said But I helped him a-drink his wine And he always had some mighty fine wine Singin' joy to the world all the boys and girls Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me..."

From Quiz The Year Was 1971

Answer: You've Got a Friend

July 31, 1971 James Taylor took "You've Got a Friend" to the top of the charts. Carole King, who wrote the song, had included it on her number one charting album "Tapestry" which also included "It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move" which topped the charts on June 19th and remained at the top for five weeks. "Fire and Rain" from "Sweet Baby James" peaked at number three while the songs "Mud Slide Slim" and "Sweet Baby James" never charted while the albums of the same names charted two and three, respectively.

From Quiz The Sound of 1971

Answer: Ringo Starr

This was the second single recorded by Ringo Starr. The song was released on the 9th April 1971. Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Beatles after Pete Best was sacked on the 16 August 1962. Other top hits for Ringo Starr were, "Back Off Boogaloo" (1972), "Photograph" (1973) and "You're Sixteen" (1974), released December 3, 1973 in the (U.S.).

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1971

Answer: Dawn

Still known simply as Dawn, Tony Orlando, along with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent, had already seen chart success the previous year with "Candida". Tony got his start as a doo-wop singer in New York and eventually became a demo singer for Don Kirshner. He released a couple of solo efforts without major success. He remained in the publishing business and did favor for a friend by recording the lead vocals for a song done by a new group called Dawn. The song was "Candida". He then followed up with "Knock Three Times" but still hadn't met the girls, who recorded at West Coast studios. Although reluctant to join Tony at first, the group's chemistry produced several hits and a TV show. The Bee Gees were number four the same week with "Lonely Days" and Fifth Dimension had the number three spot with "One Less Bell to Answer". Three Dog Night had number one hits such as "Mama Told Me Not To Come".

From Quiz Top Albums of 1971

Answer: Carole King

"Tapestry" is the ground breaking album by Carole King. It won her a Grammy for album of the year. It went to number one in the US album charts and number four in the UK.

From Quiz Hits of 1971

Answer: George Harrison

"My Sweet Lord" is a song from George Harrison's album "All Things Must Pass" (1971). It reached number one in both the UK and USA. It was the first single by a former Beatle to reach number one.

From Quiz 1971 #1 to #25 regressive

Answer: The Honey Cone

Jean Knight did "Mr. Big Stuff".. The Honey Cone hit w/"Stick-Up", "The Day I Found Myself" and (my favorite) "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" as well. Oh yes, as those of you who did the 1970 Quiz already know I have my own compilations for the annual rankings and "Want Ads" came in at #22 for 1971.

From Quiz Who Sings What In 1971

Answer: The Doors

From Quiz Hits of 1971 - Part 2

Answer: Rod Stewart

"Maggie May" (1971) was written and recorded by Rod Stewart. It can be found on his 1971 album "Every Picture Tells a Story". It got to number one in the US, UK and Canada. According to an interview he gave to "Q" magazine in 2007, the song was about a woman he lost his virginity to when he was 16.

From Quiz One Word Title Top Forty US Singles From 1971

Answer: Five Man Electrical Band

"Absolutely Right" was a 1971 Top Forty follow-up to "Signs" from The Five Man Electrical Band. "Signs" was from the group's 1970 "Good-byes and Butterflies" album. It was originally slated to be the flip-side to "Hello Melinda Goodbye". when it was released as a single. The Five Man Electrical Band was formed as The Staccatos in 1963 in Ottawa. In 1966 the group charted a Top Ten in Canada with "Half Past Midnight". In 1968 they took their new name Five Man Electrical Band from a song written by guitarist Les Emmerson. The group took Emmerson's "Signs" to Number Three in 1971. "Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who was a 1971 Number 29 single. "Burning Bridges" was a 1971 Number 34 single from the American group Mike Curb Congregation. The Free Movement was formed in Los Angeles and took "I've Found Someone Of My Own" to Number Five in 1971.

From Quiz Whose Line Was It Anyway? US Number One Hits 1971

Answer: Me And Bobby McGee

"Me And Bobby McGee" was number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1971. It did not chart in the UK. When she was with Big Brother & The Holding Company they had a US number 12 hit with "Piece Of My Heart" in 1968. Solo, she had a number 41 hit with "Kozmic Blues" in 1969 and a number 42 hit with "Cry Baby" in 1971. Janis Joplin never had any hits on the UK singles chart but did have three albums on the UK album chart. "Pearl" reached number 20 in 1971. It was number one on the Billboard album chart for nine weeks the same year. "Janis Joplin In Concert" reached number 30 in 1972 and number four on the Billboard album chart the same year. "The Ultimate Collection" reached number 26 on the UK album chart in 1998.

From Quiz Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1971

Answer: T. Rex

T. Rex had a number one hit for six weeks on the UK chart with "Hot Love" in 1971. It reached number 72 on the US pop chart the same year. T.Rex was formed in 1967 by Marc Bolan as Tyrannosaurus Rex. The group which at first had four members split up. It was then a duo with Bolan and Steve Took, then that duo split and Mickey Finn joined Marc Bolan. After the first two hits "Ride A White Swan" and "Hot Love" they added Bill Legend and Steve Currie to the group to tour.

From Quiz Pop Music Songs of 1971

Answer: Ringo Starr

Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr exploded onto the U.S. pop music charts in the spring of 1971 with his song entitled "It Don't Come Easy." The song climbed to the number four spot in the U.S. singles charts. It featured an all-star lineup of musicians including George Harrison, Steven Stills, Klaus Voorman and Badfinger's Peter Ham. Paul McCartney had tremendous success in 1971 with a song called "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey."

From Quiz The Year Was 1971

Answer: One Bad Apple

Five-week chart topper "One Bad Apple" arrived at the top on February 13, 1971 and was the only number one single for The Osmonds. Their album "Phase III" included the number three single "Yo-Yo" also in 1971. The album "Crazy Horses" saw the song "Crazy Horses" rise to number 14 and "Down By the Lazy River" climb all the way to number four in 1972.

From Quiz The Sound of 1971

Answer: Free

Released as a single in April 1971 "My Brother Jake" got to the number four position in the UK charts. Big hits for Free were "All Right Now" (1970), "Wishing Well" (Dec 1972). The fifth album Free Live was released in September 1971. Former band members were Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff, and Andy Fraser. Although popular in the UK the bands career only lasted from 1968-1973. In 1973 Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs formed the band Bad Company including the former Free drummer Simon Kirke.

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1971

Answer: The Honey Cone

Edna White, Carolyn Willis and Shellie Clark comprised The Honey Cone. They had worked together with Burt Bacharach on television specials. Edna is Darlene Love's sister. She had previously worked with Johnny Rivers and was one of Ray Charles' Raelettes. Carolyn had done work with Phil Spector and was a member of the band Girlfriends. She also worked with Lou Rawls and O.C. Smith. Shellie sang with Little Richard and was one of Tina Turner's Ikettes. "Want Ads" had been recorded by other bands on the new Hot Wax label before The Honey Cone did their version. Theirs was released and went to the top of the charts. They followed with two minor hits. The Jackson Five had a string of hits in 1970 such as "I'll Be There". The Osmonds hit number one in February, 1971, with "One Bad Apple". The Partridge Family's number one was "I Think I Love You".

From Quiz Top Albums of 1971

Answer: Jethro Tull

Aqualung is Jethro Tull's fourth studio album. It got to number four in the UK album charts and peaked at number nine in the US. Some of the songs on the album include "Aqualung", "Mother Goose" and "Locomotive Breath".

From Quiz Hits of 1971

Answer: Rolling Stones

The song was mainly the work of singer Mick Jagger, who wrote the song in 1969. It comes from the album "Sticky Fingers" (1971)

From Quiz 1971- The Year Of Classic Rock!

Answer: Pearl

"Me and Bobby McGee" was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a lot of artists in his career. The song was released as a single after Joplin died, the death causing everybody to give attention to her album. This effect made "Pearl" go number one.

From Quiz 1971 #1 to #25 regressive

Answer: Tom Jones

Now that was easy. The Welshman came in at #26 with this trademark tune.

From Quiz Who Sings What In 1971

Answer: Dave Edmunds

From Quiz Hits of 1971 - Part 2

Answer: The Temptations

"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971) was recorded by The Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. it is included on their 1971 album "Sky's the Limit". It got to number one in the Us and eight in the UK. The Temptations were formed in 1961 in Michigan, U.S.A.

From Quiz One Word Title Top Forty US Singles From 1971

Answer: Murray Head

Murray Head's "Superstar" was from the soundtrack of the 1970 Rock Opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". The song was recorded by Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers and released from the "Superstar" soundtrack LP in 1970 without success. When it was re-released the following year it reached Number 14 in the US. The London native made his debut film appearance in "The Family Way "(1966) and was asked to sing the role of Judas Iscariot by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on the album. Head had success with another soundtrack song in 1984 when he released "One Night in Bangkok" from the Musical "Chess". Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett and Leon Russell composed "Superstar" as recorded by The Carpenters. "Me and My Arrow" was a 1971 Number 34 single by Nilsson. Bobby Russell recorded the Number 28 "Saturday Morning Confusion" and Donnie Elbert had a 1971 Number 15 single with "Where Did Our Love Go?".

From Quiz Whose Line Was It Anyway? US Number One Hits 1971

Answer: Brown Sugar

Sir Michael Philip Jagger and his English gentlemen friends aka. The Rolling Stones had a number one hit for two weeks on the US pop chart with "Brown Sugar" in 1971. It reached number two on the UK chart the same year. "Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?" said the newspaper headlines. Their manager Andrew Loog Oldham was probably behind it all as he tried to portray The Rolling Stones as the rivals to The Beatles but gone over to the dark side. The Rolling Stones first hit the UK chart with a cover version of "Come On" written and released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The Rolling Stones version reached number 21 in 1963 but did not chart in the US. Their other UK chart hit that year was a cover of a song by The Beatles written by Lennon/McCartney "I Wanna Be Your Man" which reached number 12; it did not chart in the US.

From Quiz Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1971

Answer: Double Barrel

Dave an Ansil Collins had a number one for two weeks on the UK chart with "Double Barrel" in 1971. It reached number 22 on the US pop chart the same year. Dave and Ansil Collins from Jamaica were the first black duo to top the UK chart. Their only other UK hit (as Dave and Ansel Collins) was "Monkey Spanner" which reached number seven in 1971.

From Quiz Pop Music Songs of 1971

Answer: Baton Rouge

Texas-born singer Janis Joplin died in October 1970, but her single "Me and Bobby McGee" (from the album "Pearl") climbed to the number spot in the Billboard charts when it appeared in 1971. "Me and Bobby McGee" opened with these lines: "Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train And I's feeling near as faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained It rode us all the way to New Orleans..." Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana.

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