Music news for March 1967
The Rolling Stones hit “Ruby Tuesday” , written by Keith Richards, reaches number one. At the 9th annual Grammy Awards, Frank Sinatra wins best record with “Strangers in the Night” and the Beatles “Michelle” wins best song.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for March 1967
The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
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Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for March 1967
James Carr – You Got My Mind Messed Up
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums for March 1967
S Tier:
Aretha Franklin – I Have Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (R&B, soul)
The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico (rock, art rock)
A Tier:
James Carr – You Got My Mind Messed Up (soul)
B Tier:
Nina Simone – Nina Simone Sings the Blues (blues, soul)
C Tier:
Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (bossa nova)
Random Musings:
I will be adding this album to my vinyl collection: Aretha Franklin – I Have Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You. Of course I’ve known many of Aretha Franklin’s songs for a long time but never owned, let alone listened, to any of her albums. This is certainly a great album and look forward to dropping the needle on this one.
Notable albums that didn’t make my top 5: Grateful Dead – Grateful Dead ///// Thelonious Monk – Straight No Chaser ///// Otis Reading & Carla Thomas – King and Queen
“Hidden Gems” of the month – James Carr – You Got My Mind Messed Up ///// Nina Simone – Nina Simone Sings the Blues. I knew very little of these albums and I think they are both fantastic.
Album Rewind – Favorite Songs for March 1967:
- Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
- Aretha Franklin – Soul Serenade
- Aretha Franklin – Respect
- The Velvet Underground – Waiting for the Man
- The Velvet Underground – Heroin
- James Carr – These Ain’t Raindrops
- James Carr – You’ve Got My Mind Messed Up
- Nina Simone – Do I Move You?
- Nina Simone – Since I Fell For You
Album Rewind Rating for March 1967 = 9/10
