Top Ten for The Week of 4/21/2008
1. Tracey Ullman
2. Jackie Stoudemire "Guilty"
3. Barbara Mason "Shackin' Up"
4. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
5. Sandra Phillips "If You Get Him (He Never Was Mine)"
6. Aretha Franklin "So Soon"
7. Diana Ross "My Place"
8. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
9. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
10. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"

Top Ten for The Week of 4/14/2008
1. Tracey Ullman "Terry"
2. Jackie Stoudemire "Guilty"
3. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
4. Sandra Phillips "If You Get Him (He Never Was Mine)
5. Aretha Franklin "So Soon"
6. Barbara Mason "Shackin' Up"
7. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
8. Diana Ross "My Place"
9. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
10. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"

HAPPY 69th BIRTHDAY, Yesterday (4/16), Dusty Springfield! Where-ever You Are!

Top Ten for The Week of 4/7/2008
1. Tracey Ullman "Terry"
2. Jackie Stoudemire "Guilty"
3. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
4. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
5. Sandra Phillips "If You Get Him (He Never Was Mine)"
6. Aretha Franklin "So Soon"
7. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
8. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
9. Diana Ross "My Place"
10. Barbara & The Browns "Great Big Thing (a.k.a. Till You Came)"

Plus A New Theme Song: "Sensual Seduction" [Instrumental Version]

MARIA BAMFORD THIS WEEK-END!!! At Comix in NYC. See you there.

And Next week is the DUSTY SPRINGFIELD EXTRAVAGANZA!!! April 16th is her birthday.

EVERYBODY VOTE!!! April 22nd.

Top Ten for The Week of 3/3/2008
1. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
2. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
3. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
4. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
5. Barbara & The Browns "A Great Big Thing (a.k.a. Till You Came)"
6. Vashti Bunyan "The Coldest Night Of The Year"
7. The Delfonics "You're Gone"
8. The Supremes & Four Tops "Gotta Have Love In Your Heart"
9. Aretha Franklin "So Soon"
10. Etta James "Only Time Will Tell"

Bubbling-Under
Sandra Phillips "If You Get Him (He Never Was Mine)"

*Black Music Gets Political for Black History Month
*I don't know who said, "Motown didn't make topical songs."
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<3 Happy Belated Birthday Etta James! <3 (70 on 1/25)

Top Ten for The Week of 2/25/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
2. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
3. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
4. The Delfonics "You're Gone"
5. Vashti Bunyan "The Coldest Night Of The Year"
6. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
7. Laura Nyro "Luckie"
8. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
9. The Glories "Don't Make A Good Girl Go Bad"
10. Frances Nero "Footsteps Following Me"

Bubbling-Under
Etta James "Only Time Will Tell"
The Supremes & Four Tops "Gotta Have Love In Your Heart"

Top Ten for The Week of 2/18/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
2. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
3. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
4. Vashti Bunyan "The Coldest Night Of The Year"
5. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
6. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
7. The Glories "Don't Make A Good Girl Go Bad"
8. The Delfonics "You're Gone"
9. Frances Nero "Footsteps Following Me"
10. Laura Nyro "Luckie"

Bubbling-Under
The Supremes & Four Tops "You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart"

<3 Super Duper Valentine's Day!!! <3

Top Ten for the Week of 2/11/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
2. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
3. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
4. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
5. Vashti Bunyan "The Coldest Night Of The Year"
6. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
7. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
8. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
9. Frances Nero "Footsteps Following Me"
10. Laura Nyro "Luckie"

Bubbling-Under
The Delfonics "You're Gone"

Top Ten for the Week of 2/4/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
2. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
3. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
4. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
5. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
6. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
7. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
8. Vashti Bunyan "The Coldest Night Of The Year"
9. Robyn "Who's That Girl?"
10. Frances Nero "Footsteps Following Me"

Top Ten for the Week of 1/28/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In Life"
2. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
3. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
4. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
5. Eddie Holland "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"
6. The Glass House "I Surrendered"
7. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"
8. Paul Kelly "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"
9. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
10. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"

Bubbling Under:
Vashti Bunyan "Coldest Night Of The Year"

Out-Of-The-Box
Robyn "Who's That Girl?"

Top Ten for the Week of 1/21/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In Life"
2. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
3. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
4. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
5. The Glass House " I Surrendered"
6. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
7. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
8. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
9. Eddie Holland "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"
10. The Barrino Brothers "Trapped In A Love"

Bubbling Under:
Vashti Bunyan "Coldest Night Of The Year"

Bad, Bad Weather!!!

Top Ten for the Week of 1/14/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In Life"
2. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
3. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
4. The Glass House " I Surrendered"
5. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
6. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
7. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"
8. Eddie Holland "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"
9. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
10. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"

Top Ten for the Week of 1/7/2008
1. Freda Payne "He's In My Life"
2. The Glories "Don't Make Good Girls Go Bad"
3. The Glass House "I Surrendered"
4. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
5. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
6. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
7. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"
8. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
9. Eddie Holland "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
10. The Originals "Green Grow The Lilacs"

Out-of-the-Box (A New Segment that allows for the play of GREAT records for grown fo'ks that don't receive enough attention, enough airplay, and fit the mold...I shamefully have neglected such records until now...)
Tegan & Sarah "Hop A Plane"
Robyn "Who's That Girl?"

Top Ten for the Week of 12/10/2007
1. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
2. The Glasshouse "I Surrendered"
3. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
4. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
5. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
6. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
7. Rosalind Madison "Fancy"
8. Eddie Holland "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"
9. The Elgins "All For Just Lovin' You"
10. David Ruffin "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow"

Top Ten for the Week of 11/26/2007
1. The Glories "Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad"
2. The Glasshouse "I Surrendered"
3. Aretha Franklin "The Letter"
4. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
5. Rosalind Madison "Fancy"
6. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
7. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
8. The Impressions "Seven Years"
9. The Elgins "All For Just Lovin' You"
10. Kim Weston "You Just Don't Know"

Out-of-the-Box (A New Segment that allows for the play of GREAT records for grown fo'ks that don't receive enough attention, enough airplay, and fit the mold...I shamefully have neglected such records until now...)
Sigur Ros "Hafsol"

It was a Thanksgiving Feast tonight! All those "soul food" songs...mmm mmm mmm!

Top Ten for the Week of 11/12/2007
1. The Impressions "Seven Years"
2. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
3. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
4. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
5. The Adorables "Deep Freeze"
6. Brotherly Love "Mama's Little Baby (Love's Lovin')
7. Gladys Knight & The Pips "You Don't Love Me No More"
8. Kim Weston "You Just Don't Know"
9. The Elgins "All For Just Lovin' You"
10. Rosalind Madison "Fancy"

I have a theme song! It's Phil Upchurch's "Crosstown Traffic".

Top Ten for the Week of 11/5/2007
1. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
2. The Impressions "Seven Years"
3. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
4. The Adorables "Deep Freeze"
5. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
6. Alfreda Brockington "Chained & Bound"
7. Kim Weston "You Just Don't Know"
8. The Elgins "All For Just Lovin' You"
9. Brotherly Love "Mama's Little Baby (Love's Lovin')
10. Gladys Knight & The Pips "You Don't Love Me No More"

Detroit vs. Chi'town
HDH vs. Curtis Mayfield
Invictus vs. Curtom
There are no losers in this fight...only winners.

Top Ten for the Week of 10/29/2007
1. Holly Maxwell "Suffer"
2. The Impressions "Seven Years"
3. The Adorables "Deep Freeze"
4. Barbara & The Browns "Plenty Of Room"
5. Freda Payne "I Left Some Dreams Back There"
6. Alfreda Brockington "Chained & Bound"
7. Kim Weston "You Just Don't Know"
8. The Elgins "All For Just Lovin' You"
9. Freda Payne "Unhooked Generation"
10. Brotherly Love "Mama's Little Baby (Love's Lovin')

Motown Spectacular 1968!
Wattstax '72!
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Live At the Apollo Aftermath!

My Girl Group Special #1

Top Ten for the Week of 1/22/2007
1. Frances Nero / "Keep on Loving Me"
2. Kim Weston / "Helpless"
3. The Isley Brothers / "There's No Love Left"
4. Tammi Terrell / "Come on and See Me"
5. The Miracles / "Whole Lot of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)"
6. James Brown / "Try Me"
7. The Four Tops / "Just As Long As You Need Me"
8. Shorty Long / "Call on Me"
9. Betty Everett / "Getting Mighty Crowded"
10. Betty Harris / "Mean Man"

The Jackson Sisters / "Boy You're Dynamite" / I Believe in Miracles
The Supremes / "Bill, When Are You Coming Back" / Right on
Honey Cone / "Woman Can't Live By Bread Alone" / Soulful Sugar
The Jewels / "Opportunity'
The Honey Bees / "One Wonderul Night"
The Honeys / "He's a Doll" / 60s Girl Groups

Top Ten for the Week of 1/15/2007
1. Frances Nero / "Keep on Loving Me"
2. Kim Weston / "Helpless"
3. The Isley Brothers / "There's No Love Left"
4. The Miracles / "Whole Lot of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)"
5. Tammi Terrell / "Come on and See Me"
6. James Brown / "Try Me"
7. The Four Tops / "Just As Long As You Need Me"
8. Shorty Long / "Call on Me"
9. Betty Everett / "Getting Mighty Crowded"
10. Curtis Blandon / "In the Long Run"

Marvin Gaye / "Little Darling (I Need You)" / The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966
Marvin Gaye / "Lorraine Altman Interview"/ The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966
The Elgins / "Heaven Must Have Sent You"/ The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966