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35 unusual facts about 1972 in music


A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love

The episode title makes reference to a line from "Burning Love", a song made popular by Elvis Presley in 1972.

A Thing Called Love

A Thing Called Love is the 38th overall album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song

America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album and the 39th overal album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

Baby It's So Hard to Be Good

Baby It's So Hard to Be Good is an album by American country singer Ernest Tubb, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

Bensonhurst Blues

The song Bensonhurst Blues was written by Artie Kaplan and Artie Kornfeld and was originally released in 1972 on Hopi Records on an album titled Confessions Of A Male Chauvinist Pig featuring Artie Kaplan.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring ten hit recordings from 1972.

Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits

Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits is a two-LP collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton, released in 1972 by Epic Records.

Hallway Symphony

Hallway Symphony was the second studio album of the band Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, released in 1972.

I Knew You When

Donny Osmond released a version in 1972 as the B-side of "Hey Girl" that went to #9 on the Hot 100 as a double-sided hit.

I'd Love You to Want Me

"I'd Love You to Want Me" is the title of a popular song from 1972 by Lobo (the stage name of Kent LaVoie).

Irma Jackson

"Irma Jackson" is a song by Bakersfield, California-based outlaw country artist Merle Haggard, released on his 1972 album Let Me Tell You About a Song.

Jeremy Spencer and the Children

Released in 1972, this is his second solo album although it was credited to Jeremy Spencer and the Children, referring to his band made up of members of the Children of God (Family International) organisation.

Jessy Serrata

In 1972, he became a member of the group Los Buenos which included his brother Rene Serrata; the brothers would also perform as Los Hermanos Serrata.

José Luis Perales

Perales composed "Porque te vas" (Why Are You Leaving), which was performed by Jeanette and sold 4 million copies worldwide in 1972.

Journey Through the Past

Journey Through the Past is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name by Neil Young, released in November of 1972 on Reprise Records, catalogue 6480.

June Christy

In 1972, she sang at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York City, where she was reunited with the Kenton Orchestra.

Just Another Band from L.A.

Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers of Invention, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

Keine Macht für Niemand

The double album, released in 1972, is also sometimes called "die Weiße" ("the white one") in reference to its simple cover with a white background and black text.

King Alfred Plan

Performer and musician Gil Scott-Heron created the song "King Alfred Plan," included on his (1972) album Free Will, that takes the Plan at face value.

Many Rivers to Cross

It was also released on the 1972 soundtrack album for the film The Harder They Come, in which Cliff also starred.

Music of My Mind

Music of My Mind is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on March 3, 1972 when Wonder was only 21 years old (see 1972 in music).

Red Rooster Records

Red Rooster Records is the record label founded by the band NRBQ in 1972 after being dropped by Columbia Records after lack of chart performance for their albums NRBQ and Boppin' the Blues.

Reelin' In the Years

"Reelin' In the Years" (sometimes Reeling In the Years) is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan, released as the second single from their 1972 album, Can't Buy a Thrill.

Say Something Nice to Sarah

Say Something Nice to Sarah is an album by American country singer Ernest Tubb, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

Shout Records

Shout Records was a record label subsidiary of Bang Records, active between 1967 until 1972.

Smiling Faces Sometimes

Future Undisputed Truth singles would never make it higher than #63, a position attained by both 1972's "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and 1974's "Help Yourself".

Song Sung Blue

"Song Sung Blue" is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, largely based on the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21.

Steeltown Records

Steeltown Records was a short-lived record label active from 1966 to 1972 and formed by Gordon Keith in Gary, Indiana.

The Grunt

Part 1 of "The Grunt" was included on The J.B.'s' 1972 album Food for Thought.

The Most of Herman's Hermits Volume 2

The Most of Herman's Hermits Volume 2 is the name of a greatest hits album (although it contained only three UK singles) released in the U.K. by EMI Records' budget label Music For Pleasure for Herman's Hermits in 1972.

The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo

The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

Toulouse Street

Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

When You're In

"When You're In" is a track from Pink Floyd's 1972 album Obscured by Clouds.

You Wear It Well

Stewart recorded "You Wear It Well" for the album Never a Dull Moment, and released it as a single on 12 August 1972.

You're the Man

"You're the Man" is a song composed by singer Marvin Gaye and songwriter Kenneth Stover and released on the Motown subsidiary, Tamla, in the summer of 1972.