February 10, 1968

----- DROPOUTS -----
Explosion (In Your Soul) - Soul Survivors ----- 33 (2) / 3
Monterey - Eric Burdon & The Animals ----- 15 (2) / 6
She's A Rainbow - The Rolling Stones ----- 25 / 4
Daydream Believer - The Monkees ----- 1 (4) / 12           
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips ----- 2 (3) / 14


 40 --- Strawberry Shortcake - Jay & The Techniques (50)
23 39 --- Tell Mama - Etta James
 38 --- Everything That Touches You - The Association (62)
 37 --- Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Co. (58 )
29 36 --- If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
35 35 --- You - Marvin Gaye
17 34 --- I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
25 33 --- Love Power - The Sandpebbles
 32 --- Words - Bee Gees (46)
12 31 --- Hello Goodbye - The Beatles         

31 30 --- Sunday Mornin' - Spanky And Our Gang
30 29 --- To Give (The Reason I Live) - Frankie Valli
 28 --- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (47)
36 27 --- We're A Winner - The Impressions
32 26 --- Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
26 25 --- Skip A Rope - Henson Cargill
27 24 --- Just As Much As Ever - Bobby Vinton
28 23 --- Tomorrow - Strawberry Alarm Clock
38 22 --- I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving - Herman's Hermits
34 21 --- We Can Fly - The Cowsills

14 20 --- Different Drum - Stone Poneys feat. Linda Ronstadt
19 19 --- Darlin' - The Beach Boys
18 18 --- Am I That Easy To Forget - Engelbert Humperdinck
21 17 --- My Baby Must Be A Magician - The Marvelettes
16 16 --- Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
33 15 --- (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick
22 14 --- Bottle Of Wine - The Fireballs
20 13 --- I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
13 12 --- Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations
11 11 --- Susan - The Buckinghams

05 10 --- Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed
06 09 --- Woman, Woman - The Union Gap feat. Gary Puckett
08 08 --- Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz
09 07 --- Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You - The Lettermen
10 06 --- I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
03 05 --- Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
02 04 --- Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & his Playboy Band      
04 03 --- Spooky - Classics IV
01 02 --- Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers    
07 01 --- Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat & his Orchestra    


This week sees the first debut for 1910 Fruitgum Co.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 7-13 February 1968

01 01 EVERLASTING LOVE Love Affair **
02 07 THE MIGHTY QUINN Manfred Mann
03 04 JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES) John Fred and the Playboy Band
04 03 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET? Engelbert Humperdinck
05 05 BEND ME, SHAPE ME Amen Corner
06 09 SUDDENLY, YOU LOVE ME The Tremeloes
07 02 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE Georgie Fame *
08 15 GIMME LITTLE SIGN Brenton Wood
09 08 SHE WEARS MY RING Solomon King
10 06 EVERYTHING I AM Plastic Penny

11 14 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING Herman's Hermits
12 30 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo
13 37 DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL Alan Price Set
14 -- WORDS The Bee Gees
15 17 DARLIN' The Beach Boys
16 11 DAYDREAM BELIEVER The Monkees
17 10 TIN SOLDIER The Small Faces
18 12 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (E.P.) The Beatles
19 20 I'M COMING HOME Tom Jones
20 13 WALK AWAY, RENEE The Four Tops

21 26 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues
22 -- FIRE BRIGADE The Move
23 38 BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN The Foundations
24 19 PARADISE LOST Herd
25 25 THE BEST PART OF BREAKING UP The Symbols
26 35 THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ Anita Harris
27 32 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
28 27 THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert Humperdinck *****
29 23 HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH Traffic
30 16 HELLO, GOODBYE The Beatles *******

31 36 HONEY CHILE Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
32 18 WORLD The Bee Gees
33 21 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVING Val Doonican
34 22 THANK U VERY MUCH The Scaffold
35 -- ROSIE Don Partridge
36 -- BEND ME, SHAPE ME The American Breed
37 31 SO MUCH LOVE Tony Blackburn
38 24 KITES Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
39 29 IN AND OUT OF LOVE Diana Ross and the Supremes
40 -- GREEN TAMBOURINE The Lemon Pipers

-- 28 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Gene Pitney
-- 33 CARELESS HANDS Des O'Connor
-- 34 THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS Petula Clark
-- 39 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN Long John Baldry **
-- 40 MR SECOND CLASS Spencer Davis Group


Debuts here for Don Partridge, and a one-hit wonder from The Lemon Pipers

I wasn't born yet, though I LOVE most of these songs. Would have been a great era to live.