flipSide 03/21/2016

1971
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver,  and initially recorded by John Denver. It was included on his 1971 breakout album "Poems, Prayers & Promises";  the single went to number 1 on the Record World  Pop Singles Chart and the Cash Box Top 100, and number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. 

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1978
"Shadow Dancing" is a disco song performed by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb that reached number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. Albhy Galuten (who also produced this song) arranged the song with Barry Gibb. While Andy Gibb would have three more Top 10 hits in the U.S., this would be his final chart-topping hit in America. The song became a platinum record. 

1968
"Stoned Soul Picnic" is a 1968 song by Laura Nyro.  The best-known version of the song was recorded by The 5th Dimension,  and was the first single released from their album of the same title.  It was the most successful single from that album, reaching #3 on the U.S. Pop chart and #2 on the Billboard R&B chart.  It became a platinum record. 

1983
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance,  written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, and Irene Cara,  and performed by Cara.  The song was the #3 single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year-end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at #26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.

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