Category: M’s Track of the Day

This was written by Artie Glenn for his son Darrell Glenn. It was released in June 1953 and topped the Cash Box chart. The Orioles recorded this great doo-wop version … Continue readingElvis Presley: Crying in the Chapel

Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and released in 1965, this was the Supremes’ sixth No 1 in the US, though it got no higher than No 39 in Britain. Here is a … Continue readingThe Supremes: I Hear a Symphony

This was written by Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup and recorded in 1946 as That’s All Right Mama. The King’s version, his debut single, was recorded on July 5, 1954, and released … Continue readingElvis Presley: That’s All Right

This was written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles. It got to No 7 in the US in 1962. Here is a much more upbeat live performance from … Continue readingMary Wells: Two Lovers

This was originally a French song called Les Moulins de mon cœur with music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Eddy Marnay. It was chosen as the theme song for the 1968 … Continue readingNoel Harrison: The Windmills of Your Mind

This was written by Sandy Linzer and released in 1972. It got to No 3 in Britain, where the group were more popular, but only No 84 in the States.

This was written by Motown’s William Weatherspoon and Paul Riser (music) and James Dean (lyrics). The first recording was by the Isley Brothers in 1965, but it was not released … Continue readingJimmy Ruffin: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

This was written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was released in 1964 as the follow-up to Anyone Who Had a Heart https://am-records.com/2020/11/01/dionne-warwick-anyone-who-had-a-heart/ and went to No 6 in America … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Walk On By

THIS was written by group members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus with their manager Stig Anderson and released in 1973, before the group’s success with Waterloo at Eurovision the following year. It … Continue readingAbba: Ring Ring

Written by Jerry Lordan, it was first recorded by Bert Weedon in 1960 on the Top Rank label, which everyone knew was the home of terrible numbers, and this didn’t … Continue readingThe Shadows: Apache