Solid Gold – Where Were You Then? 44 Songs From The Vaults Of Time

Tracks

KEY
No. ARTIST – Song Title (Track Time) Chart information

CD 1

1. THE SHANGRI-LAS – Leader Of The Pack (2:53) No.1 Chart-Topper in the USA. Top 20 in the UK in 1965 & charted again at No.3 in 1972
2. JOE DOLAN – Hush Hush Maria (2:45) Chart-Topper in SA in 1975
3. THE ARCHIES – Sugar Sugar (2:51) No.1 Chart-Topper in the US & UK in 1969
4. PERCY SLEDGE – When A Man Love A Woman (2:36) No.4 Chart-Topper in the UK & No.1 Chart-Topper in the US in 1966 and again in 1987
5. HERMAN’S HERMITS – I’m Into Something Good (2:36) Topped the Charts in the UK in 1964
6. ODYSSEY – Going Back To My Roots (3:52) SA Chart-Topper & Top 5 in the UK in 1981
7. TAVARES – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (3:54) No.4 Chart-Topper in the UK & Top 20 in the US in 1976
8. DIONNE WARWICK “Live” – That’s What Friends Are For (4:57) No.1 Chart-Topper in the US & Top 20 in the UK in 1985
9. IVY LEAGUE – Tossin’ And Turning (2:21) No.3 in UK in 1965 & charted in the US in 1965
10. DEL SHANNON – Runaway (2:17) No.1 Chart-Topper in the UK & US in 1961
11. ANITA WARD – Ring My Bell (3:30) 1979 US and UK Chart-Topper, No.3 in SA
12. THE PLATTERS – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (2:28) No.1 Chart Topper in the UK & US in 1959
13. THE STYLISTICS – You Make Me Feel Brand New (4:45) No.2 Chart-Topper in the US & UK in 1975
14. THE THREE DEGREES – When Will I See You Again (2:39) Chart-Topper in the UK US & SA in 1974
15. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND – Please Don’t Go (3:45) Released in 1979 & topped the US And SA charts. Reached No.3 in the UK
16. PAT BOONE – Speedy Gonzales (2:31) Top 10 Chart-Topper in the UK & US in 1962
17. KIM CARNES – Bette Davis Eyes (3:40) US & SA Chart-Topper in 1983 & Top 10 in the UK in 1981
18. EXILE – Kiss You All Over (3:30) SA & US Chart-topper & UK Top 10 in 1978
19. MUNGO JERRY – In The Summertime (3:36) Top 10 Chart-Topper in SA, UK & US in 1970
20. PILOT – Magic (2:56) Top 5 in the UK & Top 20 in the USA & SA during 1975
21. EDISON LIGHTHOUSE – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (2:31) Top 5 in the UK, US & SA in 1970
22. GLORIA GAYNOR – I Will Survive (4:47) 1979 US & UK Chart-Topper & No.2 In SA

CD 2

1. KINCADE – Dreams Are Ten A Penny (2:36) Reached No.2 in Germany. Top 20 in SA, Australia & Holland in 1970
   
2. TOMMY ROE – Dizzy (2:39) Triple Chart-Topper in US, UK & SA in 1969
3. THE TROGGS – Wild Thing (2:35) No.1 Chart-Topper in the US in 1966, No. 2 in the UK in 1966
4. RODRIGUEZ – Sugarman (3:45) Huge hit in SA in 1974 (From the Classic Album “Cold Fact”)
5. BJ THOMAS – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (3:04) Released in Late 1969, Hit the Top Spot in the US & SA & top 40 in UK in 1970
6. THE FOUNDATIONS – Build Me Up Buttercup (2:53) Top 5 in the USA, UK & SA in 1968
7. JOSE FELICIANO – Light My Fire (3:02) Top 10 in the US & UK in 1968
8. CANNED HEAT – On The Road Again (3:20) Top 20 in the US & UK in 1960
9. THE GRASS ROOTS – Midnight Confessions (2:41) Top 5 in the US in 1968
10. DANIEL BOONE – Beautiful Sunday (2:58) Top 20 in the USA & SA, Top 30 in UK 1972
11. FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS – I’m Telling You Now (2:07) No. 2 in the UK in 1963 & topped the US Charts in 1965
12. THELMA HOUSTON – Don’t Leave Me This Way (4:07) 1977 SA & USA Chart-Topper, as well as Top 20 in the UK
13. BADFINGER – Come And Get It (2:08) Top 10 in the US and in the UK in 1970
14. CHRISTIE – Yellow River (2:41) No.1 in the UK & Top 30 in the US in 1970
15. EDDIE RABBIT – I Love A Rainy Night (3:11) US Chart-Topper In 1981
16. BROOK BENTON – Rainy Night In Georgia (3:54) Top 5 in the US Pop Charts & No.1 in the Soul Charts in 1970
17. FREDA PAYNE – Band Of Gold (4:04) UK Chart-Topper & Top 5 In The US, Top 20 In SA in 1970
18. GOOMBAY DANCE BAND – Sun Of Jamaica (4:07) Released in 1979 & Topped the SA Chart in 1980
19. AARON NEVILLE – Tell It Like It Is(3:05) No.2 in the US in 1966
20. RAY CHARLES – Georgia On My Mind (3:36) Chart-Topper in the US in 1960 & Top 30 in the UK
21. CHIC – Le Freak (3:28) 1979 SA and US Chart-topper & Top 10 in the UK
22. ELVIS PRESLEY – Don’t Be Cruel (2:04) No. 1 in the USA in 1956

Release information

2CD: September 2009, PT Music, SPTB128

Solid Gold was a series of CDs compiled by Brian Currin and Terry Fairweather (RIP). Chart information supplied by Brian Currin.

Due to the unavailability of certain recordings, a number of tracks are re-recordings by the original artists or groups, while some tracks are live recordings by the original artist.