Jan 13 | This week in 1968

#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Green Tambourine” by the Lemon Pipers, jumping from #10 last week.

Among other notable songs:

  • Spooky,” first hit for the Classics IV, climbs from #5 to #2;
  • Bottle Of Wine,” the comeback hit for the Fireballs, inches up to #5;
  • Chain Of Fools” by Aretha Franklin, her fifth consecutive hit in less than a year, holds at #12;
  • Dear Eloise,” by the Hollies, which includes a baroque/psychedelic intro and coda sung by a pre-CSN Graham Nash, leaps from #20 to #13;
  • She’s My Girl,” yet another slice of happy pop by the Turtles, falls to #18;
  • Darlin’,” second quasi-soul hit from the Beach BoysWild Honey LP, climbs five to #22;
  • Love Me Two Times,” third hit by the Doors, also moves up five, to #23.

New at #29 is “Monterey” by Eric Burdon & The Animals, which mentions many of the performers at the previous summer’s landmark Monterey Pop Festival in California.

Also debuting are two future KRUX #1 hits: “Love Is Blue” (#28), the lovely instrumental by France’s Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra, and “Simon Says” (#30), which kicked off the era of “bubblegum” music by the appropriately named 1910 Fruitgum Co.

Two artists this week have Arizona connections:

  • Debuting at #27 is “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite” by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. (The song will jump to #2 next week.) Hart was born in Phoenix and graduated from Phoenix Christian High School.  The duo wrote many songs popularized by the Monkees.
  • And at #8 is “Different Drum” by the Stone Poneys, featuring lead singer Linda Ronstadt from Tucson. The song, her first hit in a long career, was written by none other than Mike Nesmith of the Monkees.

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