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Quiz about Hit Artists Secondary Songs early 70s

Hit Artists - Secondary Songs - early 70s Quiz

You all know the big hits by these artists or groups, but can you recognize some of their lesser known single releases? Some of these songs made the top 40, but vanished into later obscurity; others barely cracked the top 100.

A multiple-choice quiz by azazella. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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azazella

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. "My father sent me money and I spent it very fast, on a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class" were colorful lyrics from what 1973 non-hit? Hint

I Ain't Got No Home - The Band

Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead

Free Electric Band - Albert Hammond

One Man Band - Three Dog Night

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Our hearts are locked in, so why should we lie now?" This act's first two songs were hits in 1970, but this song from the summer of 1971 only nudged the bottom of the charts. What is it? Hint

A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny and Cher

Summer Sand - Dawn

Cowgirl in the Sand - Byrds

Sunny Days - Lighthouse

3. Brownsville Station had a big hit late in 1973, but also had several lesser known songs. To which of their four singles does this lyric belong: "You've got to face reality - what is wrong with you and me?" Hint

Kings of the Party

Smokin' in the Boys' Room

I'm the Leader of the Gang

Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

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Question 4 of 10

4. After at least one previously well received single, what act failed to climb the chart with this lyric: "Now I'm not questioning your motives for all the silly things you've done." Hint

What About Me? - Anne Murray

Star Baby - Guess Who

It Sure Took a Long Long Time - Lobo

Close Your Eyes - Edward Bear

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first single release by this group was a big hit - the second two flopped. The lead singer went on to have a more successful solo hit in the late 70s. To which song does this lyric belong: "I read in the press all about your success"? Hint

Star - Stealer's Wheel

I'm a Stranger Here - Five Man Electrical Band

Make Up Your Mind - J.Geils Band

Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery

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Question 6 of 10

6. "She's not the kind to take you down for long - she knows and plays it smart." In spite of a string of earlier and later hits, this 1973 song received only sporadic airplay. Who sang it? Hint

America

Don McLean

The Grass Roots

Alice Cooper

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Question 7 of 10

7. This dubious lyric: "'Cus I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in hell" was from which 1974 'flop'? Hint

Teenage Lament '74 - Alice Cooper

Walk On - Neil Young

Candy's Going Bad - Golden Earring

Werewolf - Five Man Electrical Band

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Question 8 of 10

8. This artist had a number of well known hits. This was not one of them: "Between us we could have conquered Everest." What song was this?
Hint

Out of the Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan

One Less Set of Footsteps - Jim Croce

Such a Night - Dr. John

Been to Canaan - Carole King

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Question 9 of 10

9. This artist had a big 70s hit, but the follow-up, containing these lyrics "Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains" was a flop. Name the unsuccessful follow-up and the artist. Hint

Jimmy Loves Maryann - Looking Glass

Freedom for the Stallion - Hues Corporation

Lovin' Arms - Dobie Gray

Mamie Blue - Stories

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Cutting up the marble canyons of my mind" comes from which artist's less than successful solo recording? Hint

Silver Moon - Mike Nesmith

Oh No Not My Baby - Rod Stewart

Meadows - Joe Walsh

Chicago - Graham Nash

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1. "My father sent me money and I spent it very fast, on a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class" were colorful lyrics from what 1973 non-hit?

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.

2. "Our hearts are locked in, so why should we lie now?" This act's first two songs were hits in 1970, but this song from the summer of 1971 only nudged the bottom of the charts. What is it?

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.

4. After at least one previously well received single, what act failed to climb the chart with this lyric: "Now I'm not questioning your motives for all the silly things you've done."

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.

6. "She's not the kind to take you down for long - she knows and plays it smart." In spite of a string of earlier and later hits, this 1973 song received only sporadic airplay. Who sang it?

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".

7. This dubious lyric: "'Cus I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in hell" was from which 1974 'flop'?

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".

8. This artist had a number of well known hits. This was not one of them: "Between us we could have conquered Everest." What song was this?

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.

9. This artist had a big 70s hit, but the follow-up, containing these lyrics "Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains" was a flop. Name the unsuccessful follow-up and the artist.

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.

10. "Cutting up the marble canyons of my mind" comes from which artist's less than successful solo recording?

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.

Source: Author azazella

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