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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

The song "Shout" was written and sung by The Isley brothers
themselves as a call and response answer to Jackie Wilson‘s
"
Lonely Teardrops", which they would occasionally cover in
live performances. While the song did not reach higher than
#47 on the Billboard Hot 100
, it became their first gold single
on the basis of its longevity and became a much-covered
tune, with many U.S. and international artists recording the
song.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

 

Described by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson as "One
of our biggest records ever in life", "Mickey’s Monkey" was a
Billboard Top 10 Pop hit, reaching # 8 on that chart, and a
Top 10 R&B hit as well, reaching # 3. It was also the Miracles’
third million selling record in as many years.

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

The song "Cold as Ice" by British-American rock band Foreigner became
one of the best known songs of the band in the U.S., peaking at number
6 in the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the
"Feels Like the First Time" 45 rpm single.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

The "Surfer Girl" single backed with "Little Deuce Coupe"  entered the
Billboard chart on August 3 and it would then hit the Top 40 on August
17 at the number 28 position. After the single had been on the charts
for six weeks it peaked at number 7 on September 14, 1963. It placed
at number 5, for three weeks in Cash Box. The single also peaked on
the Billboard R & B chart at number 18 in September 1963.

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SONG RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1975

The song “Dance With Me” become Orleans’ first Top 40 single, reaching a
Billboard Hot 100 peak of #6 that October.

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