Here is a song from earlier in 1968 that I skipped. “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” by Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra is NOT the version from the movie of the same name. It was recorded after the movie was released but would become the version that would be played on radio. It …
The last song to be on the top of the record charts in 1968 was also a hit earlier in the year. “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” was a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips in January (see the post from earlier this year). Late in 1968 it would be a hit by …
Stevie Wonder took the ballad “For Once in My Life” and made it his own in 1968. The song had been recorded as a slow ballad before by The Temptations, the Four Tops and Tony Bennett. Stevie’s version of the song is much more upbeat. Berry Gordy of Motown didn’t like Stevie’s version and shelved …
The Supremes were back on the top of the top charts in late 1968. Actually, by this time, the group was officially “Diana Ross and The Supremes.” “Love Child” was the 11th song by the group to hit the top of the charts. Only Dian Ross is heard on the song and the other two …