US 1967 Top Forty Singles with One Word Titles Quiz

Answer: Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood

"Lady Bird" and "Jackson" were two Top Forty singles by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. "Jackson" made it to Number 14 and "Lady Bird" peaked at Number 20. "Some Velvet Morning" went to Number 26 the following year.
After signing with her father's Reprise label in 1961 Nancy Sinatra released "Cuff Links and a Tie Clip" which failed to chart. Four years later she still had not charted a Top Forty single.
She connected with Lee Hazlewood who wrote "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" which became a 1966 smash hit. The team continued to collaborate on projects for Nancy as well as duets.

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was a 1967 Top Twenty by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Sonny and Cher took "The Beat Goes On" to Number Six. "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston hit Number 14.

Answer: Booker T and the MGs

"Hip Hug-Her" and "Groovin'" were both US Instrumental Top Forty hits by Booker T. and The MG's in 1967. Booker T and the MGs were the house band at Stax Records in Memphis. In 1962 the musicians were jamming during a break in a recording session. They polished the song and called it "Behave Yourself". When the song was released the flip-side titled "Green Onions" became a national hit. The group would continue to record and release Instrumental hits throughout the sixties in addition to backing Stax artists in the studio.

"Blue's Theme" was an Number 37 Instrumental single by Davie Allan and The Arrows. Neal Hefti and his Orchestra had a Top Forty 1966 single with "Batman Theme". Ramsey Lewis took an Instrumental version of "A Hard Day's Night" to Number 29 in 1966.

Answer: The 4 Seasons

In addition to "Beggin'" The 4 Seasons also charted the Number Nine "C'mon Marianne" and took "Watch the Flowers Grow" to Number 30. "Beggin'" was composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina. Keyboardist Bob Gaudio was responsible for writing or co-writing many of the band's hits and wrote "Girl Come Running" for the band in 1966.
Peggy Farina went by the name Peggy Santiglia when she sang lead vocals for The Angels on their hit, "My Boyfriend's Back". The Four 4 Seasons frequently used Peggy as a backing singer.
Frankie Valli beat the 4 Seasons on the charts and had a Number Two solo effort in 1967 with a Gaudio/Crewe composition titled "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

"Bowling Green" barely broke the Top Forty for The Everly Brothers in 1967. "Girls in Love" was a 1967 Top Forty by Gary Lewis and The Playboys. Paul Revere and The Raiders went to Number Five with "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be?".

Answer: All the facts are correct.

Diana Ross had recorded a version of "Ode to Billie Joe" as a solo effort on the Supreme's "Reflections" album. The album contained "Reflections" as well as "In and Out of Love". "Reflections" marked a shift to a more Psychedelic style by The Supremes. The flip side was "Going Down for the Third Time".
If "Reflections" had topped the chart it would have been the eleventh chart topper for the trio.
In September, 1967, Diana Ross and The Supremes performed "Reflections" with replacement Cindy Birdsong on "The Hollywood Palace" television show.

Answer: Bernadette

"7-Rooms of Gloom", "Bernadette" and "If I Were a Carpenter" were all US Top Twenty hits for The Four Tops in 1967.
The four members of the band had known each other since their high school days. They began performing as The Four Aims but changed their name to avoid confusion with The Ames Brothers when they signed with Chess Records. They were unable to release any hits with Chess and signed with various labels before Berry Gordy, Jr. invited them to join the Motown team.

"Jamie" was a Motown single by Eddie Holland. "Shake Sherry" was a 1963 Contours release for Motown Records. "Cleo's Back" was a 1963 single by Junior Walker and the All Stars.

Answer: Windy

The Association was at the peak of their success in 1967 when "Windy" topped the charts and their follow up, "Never My Love", made it to Number Two on the Billboard chart. Both hit singles were from their "Insight Out" LP. "Windy" was the second and final Number One for the band that formed in Los Angeles.

The group signed to Valiant Records in 1966. Prior to 1966 Warner Brothers Records had been the distributors for the Valiant Records label and when they purchased the small label they also obtained the contract between The Association and Valiant Records.

After the group changed producers with the label they released "Windy".

Answer: Jack Jones

Hollywood, California, native Jack Jones signed with Capitol Records in 1959. In 1963 he had a hit with "Wives and Lovers" composed by by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Jones continued recording released over 20 albums. He switched to London Records in 1967, the same year "Lady" hit Number 39.
Jones also worked in film, making his first film "Juke Box Rhythm" in 1959. He was also featured on most of the variety shows in the sixties and seventies, appeared on the sixties musical show "Hullabaloo" and headlined two prime time musical variety specials. He continued to perform into the eighties in dinner theater venues.

Tom Jones released "She's A Lady" in 1971. In 1966 Jack Jones recorded a version of "The Race Is On" made popular by Country singer George Jones. Quincy Jones gained fame as a producer and arranger.

Answer: Linda Jones

Linda Jones began singing in her native New Jersey as part of a family group called The Jones Singers when she was only six. In 1963 she recorded "Lonely Teardrops" for Cub Records using the name Linda Lane. After being affiliated with two more labels she signed with Loma Records in 1967 and released her only Top Forty hit, "Hypnotized". Her last Billboard 100 single was the Number 74 "Your Precious Love". It was released in 1972 before she died suddenly at age 27 while resting in her home between appearances at the Apollo Theater.

Aretha had a smash hit in 1967 with "Respect". Tami Terrell sang "Your Precious Love" with Marvin Gaye in 1967 and took the single to Number Five. Valerie Simpson released "Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow" in 1971.

Answer: Mirage

In addition to "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mirage" Tommy James and the Shondells released "Gettin' Together", "Out of the Blue" and "I Like the Way" as singles in 1967.
Three years earlier the band came to national prominence with the release of "Hanky Panky" after the original group had disbanded. Tommy recruited a house band in a club to become The Shondells and toured in support of his hit.
"Mirage" was a single release from the band's "I Think We're Alone Now" album and first appeared on the Billboard charts in April, just time for Tommy's 20th birthday.

"Homborg" by Procol Harum made it to Number 24 in 1967. "All" by James Darren peaked at Number 35 and "Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones rose to Number 14.

Answer: The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees broke the US Top Twenty in April 1967 when "New York Mining Disaster 1941" reached Number 14. On the heels of the success of "New York Mining Disaster 1941" the Number 17 "To Love Somebody" also became a Top Twenty single followed by "Holiday". All three hits were from the groups "Bee Gees' 1st" album. Later in 1967 they released the Number 11 "Massachusetts" as a single from their "Horizontal" LP.

"Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me" was a Top Forty release by The Critters in 1967. "A Girl Like You" was a 1967 Top Ten by The Young Rascals. The Turtles scored a US Number One with "Happy Together" in 1967.