Fireball's Fantastic 500 -- Early 1970s, Part VII

[Pastor Fireball]

Well, so much for a quiet weekend. i have to dart off to Louisville shortly, so I'm gonna plow through these next ten songs as quickly as possible.

#20. Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight & the Pips (1973)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9lh8TiSM

#19. Border Song, Elton John (1970)

Hard to believe that we've gone two months into this countdown and Sir Elton hadn't shown up until now. It seems appropriate, though, that he debuts on my Top 500 with his very first Billboard Hot 100 entry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm7b-32Mpbs

#18. Tired of Being Alone, Al Green (1971)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdw7kxD8eUc

#17. Lookin' for a Love, Bobby Womack (1974)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxb2wg3scdA

#16. I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, Jim Croce (1973)

Here is the second and final Top 500 entry for Jim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Vn17S37_Y

#15. Harmony, Elton John (1973)
Boney Hall of Fame: #85

A twofer for Sir Elton in the top twenty of this half of the decade. That explains why we hadn't seen him yet. His songs are near the top. This was the B-side to "Bennie and the Jets", but has since gotten quite a bit of airplay on SIRIUS XM's '70s on 7 station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh123TonnOc

#14. I'm Still in Love with You, Al Green (1972)

You know the Reverend had to come up again on this list somewhere. Yes, I know that everybody else defaults to "Let's Stay Together" as their favorite Al Green song, but I'm not everybody else. This one is mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8AtyaxgtOU

#13. Desperado, Linda Ronstadt (1973)

Second entry from Linda. She never released a single of her version of this Eagles hit, but I loved her version way more than the Eagles' version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUg10CPelvo

#12. Just Crazy Love, Fleetwood Mac (1973)

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks hadn't joined the band yet, so Fleetwood Mac was still relatively unknown in America at this time. This song came from the band's eighth studio album, Mystery to Me. I just love Christine McVie's vocals on this hidden gem. This will be the first of many appearances by Fleetwood Mac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syuFH74eDzo

#11. One of a Kind (Love Affair), the Spinners (1973)

And here's the second appearance by the Spinners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8uRhUSPBjk

The ten big ones of 1970-74 are coming next week!

[T_Bone0806]

Some good tunes here but as far as the Rev. Mr. Green goes, I am partial to (Here I Am) Come And Take Me myself