August 4, 2026

 

 

In 68, Black Magic Woman, on Blue Horizon, made No.37,

being the first UK hit for Fleetwood Mac.

And in 77, La Belle Epoque , on Harvest,

had a gold selling Top 2 with Black Is Black.

 

In 86, Have You Ever Had It So Blue, rose to No.14

for Style Council, on Polydor.

And in 96, The Day We Caught The Train, on MCA,

took Ocean Colour Scene to the Top 4.

 

In 82, Inside Out, gave Odyssey

a Top 3 on RCA.

And in 85, China Crisis, on Virgin,

reached No.14 with Black Man Ray.

 

In 69, White Room, on Polydor,

for Cream, peaked at No.28.

And in 86, True Colours, gave Cyndi Lauper

a US No.1 and UK No.12, on Portrait.

 

In 67, Procol Harum, had a 6 week No.1 on Deram,

with A Whiter Shade Of Pale.

And in 72, reaching No.13, this time on Magnifly,

for a second time came, A Whiter  Shade Of Pale.

 

In 66, Paint It Black, on Decca,

gave The Rolling Stones, a US and UK No.1 glow.

And in 95, Dreams, for Wild Colour,

rose to No.25, on Perfecto.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

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