1972: 20 Original Chart Hits [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: A Time to Remember
• ASIN: B00000DBA3
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,689 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. American Pie - Don McLean

2. 10538 Overture - ELO

3. Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - The Hollies

4. Conquistador - Procul Harum

5. Storm In A Tea Cup - The Fortunes

6. Who Was It? - Hurricane Smith

7. Journey - Duncan Browne

8. California Man - The Move

9. What Is Life - Olivia Newton John

10. Puckwudgie - Charlie Drake

11. Sister Jane - New World

12. The Baby - The Hollies

13. Never Before - Deep Purple

14. Just Out Of Reach - Ken Dodd

15. Brother - CCS

16. You'll Always Be A Friend - Hot Chocolate

17. Ball Park Incident - Wizzard

18. Vincent - Don McLean

19. Oh Babe What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith

20. Silver Machine - Hawkwind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another strong entry in this series, May 15, 2005

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patc71s (Stratford, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1972: 20 Original Chart Hits (Audio CD)

The best songs on this CD include The Fortunes-Storm in a Teacup (my favorite song on the CD, a truly great pop song), Deep Purple-Never Before, Procol Harum-Conquistador, and Hawkwind-Silver Machine (a hard rocker, Lemmy Kilminster's old band prior to forming Motorhead).
This entry in the series has more US chart hits than most of the others, including the Don McLean tunes (although American Pie is the not the full length version here), The Hollies-Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, and Hurricane Smith-Oh Babe What Would You Say.
The Move-California Man was later covered by Cheap Trick. What Is Life is by Olivia Newton-John. She does an excellent cover job of George Harrison's hit, although Harrison's version is still better. Duncan Browne-Journey actually sounds like it could be a George Harrison song. Browne sounds just like Harrison.
The weakest track on here is Charlie Drake-Puckwudgie.
FYI-10538 Overture is by ELO.