My 100 favorite records of 1969

[NightTrain]

Listed alphabetically by title:

BABY, I’M FOR REAL – The Originals
BACKFIELD IN MOTION – Mel & Tim
BAD MOON RISING – Creedence Clearwater Revival
THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO – The Beatles
BLACK PEARL – The Checkmates Ltd.
BOLD SOUL SISTER – Ike & Tina Turner
CAN I CHANGE MY MIND? – Tyrone Davis
CHOICE OF COLORS – The Impressions
CISSY STRUT – The Meters
COMMOTION – Creedence Clearwater Revival
DID YOU SEE HER EYES? – The Illusion
DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME? – Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME? – Joe South
DOWN ON THE CORNER – Creedence Clearwater Revival
EVERYDAY PEOPLE – Sly & The Family Stone
FORTUNATE SON – Creedence Clearwater Revival
THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN – Gladys Knight & The Pips
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY – Joe South
GET BACK – The Beatles
GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ – Crazy Elephant
GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A-LOOSE – James Brown
GOING IN CIRCLES – Friends of Distinction
GRAZING IN THE GRASS – Friends of Distinction
GREEN RIVER – Creedence Clearwater Revival
GRITS AIN’T GROCERIES – Little Milton
HANG ‘EM HIGH – Booker T. & The MGs
HAWAII FIVE-O – The Ventures
HEY THERE, LONELY GIRL – Eddie Holman
HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – Sly & The Family Stone
HOT SMOKE AND SASAFRASS – Bubble Puppy
I CAN HEAR MUSIC – The Beach Boys
I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – The Temptations
I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT – Johnnie Taylor
I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHIN’ – James Brown
I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER – William Bell
I STILL LOVE YOU – Jackie Wilson
I WANNA JUMP – Ike & Turner
I’LL BET YOU – Funkadelic
I’M GONNA HOLD ON AS LONG AS I CAN – The Marvelettes
I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME – The Supremes & The Temptations
I’VE BEEN HURT – Bill Deal & The Rhondels
ISRAELITES – Desmond Dekker
IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY – Creedence Clearwater Revival
IT’S YOUR THING – The Isley Brothers
KICK OUT THE JAMS – The MC5
KIND WOMAN – Percy Sledge
LET’S WORK TOGETHER – Wilbert Harrison
LIBERTY – Mitch Ryder
LODI – Creedence Clearwater Revival
LOVE MAN – Otis Redding
MENDOCINO – The Sir Douglas Quintet
MIND, BODY AND SOUL – The Flaming Ember
MONSTER – Steppenwolf
MOODY WOMAN – Jerry Butler
MOTHER POPCORN – James Brown
MUSIC – Jeanette White
MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) – David Ruffin
NOBODY BUT YOU BABE – Clarence Reid
NOTHING BUT A HEATACHE – The Flirtations
OH, WHAT A NIGHT – The Dells
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE – Jerry Butler
PINBALL WIZARD – The Who
POLK SALAD ANNIE – Tony Joe White
PROUD MARY – Creedence Clearwater Revival
RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA – Brook Benton
RECONSIDER ME – Johnny Adams
RIVERS OF BABYLON – The Melodians
ROCKET REDUCER NO. 62 (RAMA-LAMA FA-FA-FA) – The MC5
SEE-SAW – Aretha Franklin
SNATCHING IT BACK – Clarence Carter
SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER – The Supremes
SOMETHING IN THE AIR – Thunderclap Newman
SOUL DEEP – The Box Tops
SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR – Sam & Dave
SOULSHAKE – Peggy Scott & Jo-Jo Benson
STAND! – Sly & The Family Stone
SUSPICIOUS MINDS – Elvis Presley
T.C.B. OR T.Y.A. – Bobby Patterson
TAKE A LETTER, MARIA – R.B. Greaves
THANK GOD – Dee Dee Warwick
THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS – Marvin Gaye
THESE AIN’T RAINDROPS – James Carr
THIS IS MY COUNTRY – The Impressions
THIS OLD HEART OF MINE – Tammi Terrell
THE THRILL IS GONE – B.B. King
TIGHTEN UP MY THANG – The Soul Children
TIME IS TIGHT – Booker T. & The MGs
TO LOVE SOMEBODY – James Carr
TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY – Marvin Gaye
TOO MANY COOKS (SPOIL THE SOUP) – 100 Proof Aged In Soul
25 MILES – Edwin Starr
WALK AWAY – Ann Peebles
WE GOT MORE SOUL – Dyke & The Blazers
WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP? – Jerry Butler
WHILE YOU’RE OUT LOOKING FOR SUGAR – The Honey Cone
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE – Led Zeppelin
YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY – Stevie Wonder
YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT – The Rolling Stones

[AndyP]

1. I can't even think of 100 records!

let alone from 35 years ago :)

[NightTrain]

2. I've done a personal Top 100 of every year from 1952-1969.

Of course, I have a record and CD collection that spans the entire history of recorded sound (and fills about half of my 3-room apartment)!

[AndyP]

5. wow

that's all I have to say. Have you ripped them onto mp3 format yet? That would be a good way of organizing the all.

[DancingBear]

3. Hey Night Train

While I always enjoy these posts, I've noticed that this list doesn't even take into account the wonders of FM radio (save for the MC5, which is a 'whole 'nuther discussion... ) :)

Is this by design? If so, perhaps you should preface it by saying these are your favorite songs from the "AM" part of '69.

The classic stuff on the "FM" side in '69 is of course much different in scope, and I gather that while you weren't around during that era (well, at least not old enough to dance to "Day Tripper" in junior high) you seem to lean more towards the transistor radio side of the equation. Yes?

[markus]

4. Where I group up

Progressive FM Rock didn't really get started until 1971-ish (when Mother Radio begain broadcasting to N'awlins).

We were all basically living off the AM band in '69.

And if you weren't listening to a station like WTIX in N'wawlins, you probably would have missed songs like Polk Salad Annie and some of the other fun songs on this list.

So, where'd you get the screen name?

That's been my nickname among friends since, oh, about 1971. I even wondered about suing the Dead (deep pockets and all that) but decided it would be Bad Karma.

[NightTrain]

6. If you mean my tastes are geared more toward singles than albums...

...you're absolutely right! ;)

[King_Crimson]

7. Hey 'Train...

'69 was the tear I graduated from high school.You covered it real well 'cept you forgot
1) Aquarius- Fifth Dimension
2) Crystal Blue Persuasion- TJ and Shondells
3) Get Together- Youngbloods
4) Crimson and Clover- TJ and Shondells

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. I was in college during those years, and I have clear memories of

only 36 of those songs!

[NewHampster]

9. I don't have clear memories of any of it - Class of '69

If you can remember the 60s
You weren't really there

[Kat45]

10. Polk Salad Annie???

Boy, did I hate that song. I was in junior high, and I hated that song. Still don't like it. :shrug:

I notice a lot of Creedence on your list; that band, I always liked.

[TahitiNut]

11. Terrific list! I love the good dose of CCR and Motown ...

This could be a playlist for AFVN radio. It's what we listened to in our HQ unit in Nam.

[DemoTex]

12. AFVN: From the Delta to the DMZ!

Heard most of those songs there!

[NightTrain]

13. Stay tuned for 1968!

;)