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Sunday, December 28, 2014

#1 Albums - 1969

December 27th 1969

Led Zeppelin II

Starting its 7 non consecutive week run as Billboard's #1 album.  This was Led Zeppelin's first album to reach #1 in the US and the UK.  In 1999 the RIAA certified it 12x Platinum, over 12 million copies sold.  The single "Whole Lotta Love" reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 in the UK.



Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whole Lotta Love"  John Bonham/Willie Dixon/John Paul Jones/Jimmy Page/Robert Plant5:34
2."What Is and What Should Never Be"  Page/Plant4:46
3."The Lemon Song"  Bonham/Chester Burnett/Jones/Page/Plant6:19
4."Thank You"  Page/Plant4:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Heartbreaker"  Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant4:14
6."Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"  Page/Plant2:39
7."Ramble On"  Page/Plant4:34
8."Moby Dick"  Bonham/Jones/Page4:20
9."Bring It On Home"  Dixon4:19

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Happy 65th Birthday Robert Plant

Happy Birthday to Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. 
 He turns 65 today, August 20th.



A special interview broadcast on "The Midnight Special" during the the 




Robert Plant's highest charting single with Led Zeppelin
"Whole Lotta Love" 
#4 in 1969


Robert Plant's highest charting single as a solo act:
"Sea of Love" 
(as The Honeydrippers)  
#3 in 1984