SATURDAY'S SINGLES : TOMMY ROE and CHEAP TRICK

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday Edition. First in line to blow out the cake candles is 78 year old Georgia born vocalist and guitarist Tommy Roe. Happy Birthday Tommy ! On this day we spin his 1969 bubblegum pop hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight". The tune released on ABC Records and hailing from the album,  12 In A Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits, reached #8 on the Hot 100 and #5 in both Canada and Australia. It's flip side is "Moontalk", a non album track.

Tommy Roe - vocals, guitar

Arranged By [Horns] – Mike Henderson 
Engineer – Phil Kaye
Producer – Steve Barri

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Our second Saturday's Singles selection comes to us via Illinois based rock band Cheap Trick. Their bassist,  Tom Petersson, is celebrating his 70th Birthday today. Happy Birthday Tom ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight "Voices" by Cheap Trick. "Voices" was released in 1979 on the Epic label. It peaked at #32 on the Hot 100, #30 on the Cash Box, #16 in Austria, and #12 in Canada. It's B-side is "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)". Both songs are from their 4th album, Dream Police.

Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
Tom Petersson – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Know What I Want"
Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussion

With :

Jai Winding – organ, piano, keyboards
Steve Lukather – guitar on "Voices"

Tom Werman – producer
Gary Ladinsky, Mike Beiriger – engineers
Ken Adamany – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering

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