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This is all stuff that I only ''ever'' heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to [[Providence]], and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation... | This is all stuff that I only ''ever'' heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to [[Providence]], and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation... | ||
==Roughly Chronological== | ==Roughly Chronological== | ||
* '''Nantucket, 1978''': | # '''Crosby-Nash''', ''Wind on the Water'' (1975): | ||
#* '''B5''': Critical Mass / To the Last Whale | |||
# '''Poco''', ''Rose of Cimarron'' (1976): | |||
#* '''A1''': Rose of Cimarron | |||
# '''Nantucket, 1978''': | |||
#* Heartbreaker | |||
#* Born in a Honky-Tonk | |||
# '''Tarney-Spencer Band, 1979''': | |||
#* '''A1''': No Time to Lose | |||
#* '''A5''': Run for Your Life | |||
* '''Arrogance''', ''Suddenly'' (1980): | # '''Nantucket, 1979''': | ||
#* Gimme Your Love | |||
#* Hey Hey Blondie | |||
#* Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll | |||
# '''Mike Cross''', ''[[Born in the Country (Mike Cross)|Born in the Country]]'' (early 1980): | |||
#* '''B1''': Nobby | |||
# '''Arrogance''', ''Suddenly'' (1980): | |||
#* '''A1''': Burning Desire | |||
#* '''A5''': Bring It On Home | |||
#* '''B4''': It Ain't Cool to be Cruel | |||
* '''The Fabulous Knobs (1981)''': | # '''Nantucket, 1980''' (''Long Way to the Top''): | ||
#* Time Bomb | |||
#* 50 More | |||
# '''Glass Moon, 1980''': | |||
#* '''A1''': Blue Windows | |||
#* '''A2''': Killer at 25 | |||
# '''Mike Cross''', ''[[Rock 'n' Rye (Mike Cross)|Rock 'n' Rye]]'' (later in 1980): | |||
#* '''A1''': Rocky Top Bar-B-Que | |||
#* '''A4''': The Groove | |||
#* '''A5''': Start Drawing the Lines | |||
# '''Robbin Thompson Band''', ''[[Two B's Please]]'' (1980): | |||
#* '''A3''': Candy Apple Red | |||
#* '''A4''': Brite Eyes | |||
# '''The Fabulous Knobs (1981)''': | |||
#* '''B1''': Long Dark Night | |||
#* '''B2''': String of Pearls | |||
# '''Arrogance''', ''Lively'' (1981): | |||
#* '''A3''': Secrets | |||
#* '''B1''': Your Sister Told Me | |||
# '''Glass Moon, Growing in the Dark (1981)''': | |||
#* '''A3''': The Telegram Song | |||
# '''Mondo Montage (1983)''': | |||
#* '''B3''': Heaven in Your Eyes | |||
#* '''A7''': Buddha Buddha | |||
#* '''B7''': A Room With a View | |||
==By Artist== | ==By Artist== | ||
* '''[[wikipedia:Mike Cross|Mike Cross]]''': | |||
** Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast | |||
** Work for Nobby | |||
* '''Poco''', ''Rose of Cimarron'' (1976): | |||
** '''A1''': Rose of Cimarron | |||
* '''Arrogance''' | * '''Arrogance''' | ||
** ''Suddenly'' (1980) | ** ''Suddenly'' (1980) | ||
Latest revision as of 16:49, 24 December 2006
This is all stuff that I only ever heard on WQDR. At the time, I assumed they were national hits, because QDR had them in rotation just like anything else; it was only when I moved to Providence, and eventually noticed something missing, that I started researching the situation...
Roughly Chronological
- Crosby-Nash, Wind on the Water (1975):
- B5: Critical Mass / To the Last Whale
- Poco, Rose of Cimarron (1976):
- A1: Rose of Cimarron
- Nantucket, 1978:
- Heartbreaker
- Born in a Honky-Tonk
- Tarney-Spencer Band, 1979:
- A1: No Time to Lose
- A5: Run for Your Life
- Nantucket, 1979:
- Gimme Your Love
- Hey Hey Blondie
- Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
- Mike Cross, Born in the Country (early 1980):
- B1: Nobby
- Arrogance, Suddenly (1980):
- A1: Burning Desire
- A5: Bring It On Home
- B4: It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
- Nantucket, 1980 (Long Way to the Top):
- Time Bomb
- 50 More
- Glass Moon, 1980:
- A1: Blue Windows
- A2: Killer at 25
- Mike Cross, Rock 'n' Rye (later in 1980):
- A1: Rocky Top Bar-B-Que
- A4: The Groove
- A5: Start Drawing the Lines
- Robbin Thompson Band, Two B's Please (1980):
- A3: Candy Apple Red
- A4: Brite Eyes
- The Fabulous Knobs (1981):
- B1: Long Dark Night
- B2: String of Pearls
- Arrogance, Lively (1981):
- A3: Secrets
- B1: Your Sister Told Me
- Glass Moon, Growing in the Dark (1981):
- A3: The Telegram Song
- Mondo Montage (1983):
- B3: Heaven in Your Eyes
- A7: Buddha Buddha
- B7: A Room With a View
By Artist
- Mike Cross:
- Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast
- Work for Nobby
- Poco, Rose of Cimarron (1976):
- A1: Rose of Cimarron
- Arrogance
- Suddenly (1980)
- Burning Desire
- Bring It On Home
- It Ain't Cool to be Cruel
- Lively (1981)
- Secrets
- Your Sister Told Me
- Suddenly (1980)
- Nantucket
- 1978:
- Heartbreaker
- Born in a Honky-Tonk
- 1979:
- Gimme Your Love
- Hey Hey Blondie
- Just the Devil's Way / Is It Wrong to Rock and Roll
- 1980 (Long Way to the Top):
- Time Bomb
- 50 More
- 1978:
- The Fabulous Knobs (1981)
- Long Dark Night
- String of Pearls
- Glass Moon
- Glass Moon (1980)
- Blue Windows
- Killer at 25
- Growing in the Dark (1981)
- The Telegram Song
- Glass Moon (1980)
- Various Artists: Mondo Montage (1983)
- Heaven in Your Eyes
- Buddha Buddha
- Room With a View (?)
- Tarney-Spencer Band (1979)
- No Time to Lose
- Run for Your Life
- Robbin Thompson Band: Two B's Please
- A3: Candy Apple Red
- A4: Brite Eyes