SATURDAY'S SINGLES : THE WHO and JACKSON BROWNE

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up, under our needle is the song "I Can't Explain" , by English rock band, The Who. The track, written by Pete Townsend,  was released February 13th, 1965 on Brunswick Records (ours is later copy on MCA) and produced by Shel Talmy. It peaked at #93 on the Hot 100, #87 in Australia, #57 on the Cash Box, #14 in France and #8 in the UK. It's B-side is "Bald Headed Woman". "I Can't Explain" was the group's second single, but the first released under the moniker The Who, as their first single was "Zoot Suit" was released under the name High Numbers. We listen to this song, as we remember songwriter and bassist, John Entwistle, who would have turned 77 today. He died in 2002, age 57, from a heart attacked induced by cocaine. 

The Who :

Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, tambourine

Pete Townshend – lead guitar, backing vocals

John Entwistle – bass, backing vocals

Keith Moon – drums, backing vocals

With :

Uncredited  -Jimmy Page plays rhythm guitar on "I Can't Explain", and lead on "Bald Headed Woman"

The Ivy League – backing vocals, handclaps

Perry Ford – piano

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Our second selection comes to us via singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jackson Browne, who celebrates his 73rd Birthday today. Happy Birthday Jackson ! With that we spin his song, "Somebody's Baby". Somebody's Baby" was released July 1982 on Asylum Records. It was written by Danny Kortchmar and Jackson Browne, with Jackson producing. It hails from the Soundtrack to the film,  Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and remains Browne's highest charting single, spending 19 weeks on the charts. It peaked at #26 in Australia, #18 in Canada, #14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, #7 on the Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box, and #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. It's flip side is "The Crow on the Cradle", a live track by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, and David Lindley. It comes from the 1979 release, No Nukes: The Muse Concerts For a Non-Nuclear Future. 

Jackson Browne – lead vocals

Craig Doerge – electric piano, synthesizers, clavinet

Doug Haywood – Hammond organ, harmony vocals

Danny Kortchmar – guitar (right channel)

Rick Vito – guitar (left channel)

Bob Glaub – bass

Russ Kunkel – drums

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