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Topic: #1 pop/rock hits feat. PSG |
Jan Oelbrandt
From:
Herzele, Belgium
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 3:39 am |
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Hi.
I'm looking for songs, that were #1 hits, featuring the pedal steel (in a major role).
Pop/rock genres, no country music.
I have already:
- All I wanna do (Sheryl Crow)
- Heart of gold (Neil Young)
but there has to be more then these...
I looked around quite some, but if any of you forum members have any ideas, they're welcome |
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Brian Pelky
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Portland, OR
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 6:31 am
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Check out the Dire Straits stuff with Paul playing!
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 7:37 am
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Teach Your Children Well - Jerry Garcia on Pedal Steel
How do you find out chart position? |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 8:01 am
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I have the Billboard Encyclopedia, and according to their charts, Crow's "All I Wanna Do" didn't make #1, but peaked at #2. "Teach" never even made it into the Top-10, peaking out at #16. "Afternoon Delight", by The Starland Vocal Band did, however, make it to #1 in June of '76. The late Danny Pendleton did the steel in that one!  "Crimson And Clover", Tommy James and the Shondells' #1 hit was said to have pedal steel in it, but it's nearly inaudible (to me, anyway).
If I can think of any other possibles, I'll look 'em up and post them. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 8:12 am
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
... "Crimson And Clover", Tommy James and the Shondells' #1 hit was said to have pedal steel in it, but it's nearly inaudible (to me, anyway).
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There's little if any steel on the radio version, but the extended length version has the pedal steel in there at quite a good clip. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 8:28 am
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Don't know if it was #1, but Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" featured B.J. Cole prominently on pedal steel.
Were any of Linda Ronstadt's hits #1? Maybe Blue Bayou?
Looking for a true #1 may be setting the bar pretty high. If you look at say the top 20, you might find several fairly prominent hits. |
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Geoff Cline
From:
Southwest France
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 9:02 am
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"Take It Easy" Jackson Browne and/or Eagles
"Peaceful Easy Feeling"?? |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 9:08 am
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"Peaceful Easy Feeling" featured B-Bender guitar, not steel.
I don't recall steel on "Take It Easy"--the Eagles version, anyway.
Doubt if either was #1. |
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 9:21 am Teach Your Children
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In the words of the late Gilda Radner: "Never mind".... 
Sorry Pete, I somehow missed your post referencing TYC
Also, according to the always accurate Wikipedia  TYC charted number 16 in 1970. So, I guess it doesn't count afterall.
Keep on pickin'
Glenn
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Dean Parks
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Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 1:22 pm
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hits, don't know about #1
Eagles "Best of My Love"
Judy Collins "Someday Soon"
Chuck Berry "Deep Feeling" (flip side of "School Days", so it sold the same as that) |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 1:43 pm
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| Pete Burak wrote: |
| Donny Hinson wrote: |
... "Crimson And Clover", Tommy James and the Shondells' #1 hit was said to have pedal steel in it, but it's nearly inaudible (to me, anyway).
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There's little if any steel on the radio version, but the extended length version has the pedal steel in there at quite a good clip. |
Nope. That probably wouldn't count, since it was a different (later, non-charting) release.
Chuck Berry's "School Days" only made it to #3
Judy Collins' "Someday Soon" only made #55
Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou" topped at #3
The Eagles "Best Of My Love" is a winner, though! It made #1 in Nov. '74 |
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 2:26 pm
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| I dont think it was a number #1 but "Jennifer Eccles" by The Hollies has a nice little pedal steel break. That's one of the earliest Rock songs that I have heard that has a pedal steel. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 2:49 pm
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| Carpenters....Top of the World Bill Board #1 Dec. 1973 |
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Rick Schacter
From:
Portland, Or.
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 3:50 pm
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Billy Vera used a pedal steel for "At This Moment".
According to Wikipedia it originally charted at #79 in 1981 but got a second chance on the billboard charts in 1986 and made it to #1.
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 7:18 pm
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Wasn't "Right Down the Line" by Gerry Rafferty with BJ Cole a #1?
"Tears From Heaven" Jay Dee with Eric Clapton made it to #2...
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 7:19 pm
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| Rick Schacter wrote: |
Billy Vera used a pedal steel for "At This Moment".
According to Wikipedia it originally charted at #79 in 1981 but got a second chance on the billboard charts in 1986 and made it to #1.
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"At This Moment" featured Jeff Baxter on pedal steel.
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 28 Aug 2009 7:21 pm
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"Fire On The Mountain" by Marshall Tucker Band featured Toy Caldwell on pedal steel.
Brett |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 10:59 am
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| What did the Carpenters' "Top O The World" top out at? |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 11:11 am
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| How about "Country Comfort" Elton John |
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Marty Neer
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 11:22 am #1 pop/rock hits with steel
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| It's So nice to be with you by Gallery went to #4 in 1972. It had a really nice turnaround in the song, not sure who the player was. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 11:38 am Re: #1 pop/rock hits with steel
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| Marty Neer wrote: |
| It's So nice to be with you by Gallery went to #4 in 1972. It had a really nice turnaround in the song, not sure who the player was. |
I'll give you a hint. It was the very first recording by the same player who's #1 these days!  |
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Duncan Hodge
From:
DeLand, FL USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 11:44 am
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Darn...sounds like no, or almost no #1 hits with pedal steel on them. That's it gentlemen, we're doomed and there is apparantly no future in this instrument, unless Jam Master PJ Diddy McWaldo decides to use a pedal steel on his next Hip Hop/Gangsta/Country extravaganza. We probably should put them all back in the closet and dedicate the rest of our lives to public service, or at least origami. All the years I've wasted...I'm so depressed. I think I'll just head off to the closet, turn off the lights and cry. Maybe I'll listen to TYC and curse the fact that it never reached #1.
Duncan (the guy who wasted his life)
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 11:47 am Re: #1 pop/rock hits with steel
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| Marty Neer wrote: |
| It's So nice to be with you by Gallery went to #4 in 1972. It had a really nice turnaround in the song, not sure who the player was. |
That was a young Paul Franklin on that one I believe.. sounded great even way back then.
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Stuart Tindall
From:
England, UK
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Allan Munro
From:
Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 29 Aug 2009 1:05 pm
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I seem to remember that a band called 'Juicy Lucy' or something like that did well in the UK for a while. I don't know who played PSG for them. Dunno if they ever made #1 but they sure should have.
Nothing to do with cheese burgers by the way!
Allan..... |
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