https://youtube/watch?v=iJUReTLNNYA January 22: 1972, Don McLeans album American Pie started a seven week run at No.1 in the US album chart. 1973, A band called Climax had the number 3 song in the US with Precious And Few. The groups lead singer, Sonny Geraci, was the former vocalist of The Outsiders, who scored a US chart topper in January, 1966 with Time Wont Let Me. 1977, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with I Wish, his 5th US No.1, it made No.5 in the UK. 1977, Wings went to No.1 on the US album chart with Wings Over America, Paul McCartneys sixth US No.1 after The Beatles. 70’s SPOTLIGHT FOR JANUARY 22, 2014: By 1971, the group was close to splitting when their new label, Jimmy Webb and Dallas Smiths Lion Records, reissued Signs as a teaser for the Five Man Electrical Bands full-length debut, Goodbyes & Butterflies. This time, Signs reached number three in the U.S., number four in Canada, and sold more than two million copies internationally. The follow-up single, Absolutely Right, also did well, reaching number three in Canada and the Top 20 in the U.S. However, their later albums didnt receive much attention, and in 1973 after so many ups and downs, the original Five Man Electrical Band finally packed it in. (Excerpt from allmusic/artist/five-man-electrical-band-mn0000165982/biography )
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