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Photograph courtesy of: The Birmingham Mail |
ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF] looked in The Official Charts Company Archive at the chart positions for Roy's hits with The Move and Wizzard [as well as his early solo career] and then ordered them by date thus:
Date | Artiste | Title | Position |
05/01/1967 | The Move | Night Of Fear | 2 |
06/04/1967 | The Move | I Can Hear The Grass Grow | 5 |
06/09/1967 | The Move | Flowers In The Rain | 2 |
07/02/1968 | The Move | Fire Brigade | 3 |
25/12/1968 | The Move | Blackberry Way | 1 |
23/07/1969 | The Move | Curly | 12 |
25/04/1970 | The Move | Brontosaurus | 7 |
03/07/1971 | The Move | Tonight | 11 |
23/10/1971 | The Move | Chinatown | 23 |
13/05/1972 | The Move | California Man | 7 |
09/12/1972 | Wizzard | Ball Park Incident | 6 |
21/04/1973 | Wizzard | See My Baby Jive | 1 |
11/08/1973 | Roy Wood | Dear Elaine | 18 |
01/09/1973 | Wizzard | Angel Fingers | 1 |
01/12/1973 | Roy Wood | Forever | 8 |
08/12/1973 | Wizzard | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day | 4 |
27/04/1974 | Wizzard | Rock 'n' Roll Winter [Loony's Tune] | 6 |
15/06/1974 | Roy Wood | Going Down The Road | 13 |
10/08/1974 | Wizzard | This Is The Story Of My Life [Baby] | 34 |
21/12/1974 | Wizzard | Are You Ready To Rock? | 8 |
31/05/1975 | Roy Wood | Oh What A Shame | 13 |
In less than a decade, Roy Wood wrote twenty Top 20 singles [if you include Amen Corner's #4 hit cover of "Hello Suzie"]. That's fourteen Top 10 hits and three [3] chart toppers!
When you look at the above roster, you begin to both wonder and appreciate the huge musical legacy of the co-founder of The Move, ELO and the creator of: Wizzard. Who else [besides John Lennon, Paul McCartney and a few others] can lay claim to such astounding success in so short a time? Who knows what would have been further achieved with the correct amount of support from the Ardens?
Dr. Roy Wood ... We salute you!
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 01-Apr-2014
Roy Wood is a true legend. His track record speaks for itself. No one in the history of pop music has ever written such high quality singles. The Move are mentioned in the same sentences as the Beatles and Stones, and the Wizzard singles were nothing short of sensational. Roy will never be given enough credit for his outstanding contribution to Music, and what would our lives be like without Jeff Lynne and ELO? Roy Wood is a true genius.
ReplyDeleteRoy Wood - the brilliant composer of so many great chart hits all with great tunes, vocals and instrumentation. Thank you Roy (not forgetting Eddie and The Falcons).
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