No.15 on the Radio North Sea International Top 50 on 17th June 1972. I often heard this one across the water in the U.K. but not on U.K. radio stations. What a great tune 😊
On this day in 1972 {April 9th} "Taos New Mexico" by R.Dean Taylor entered Billboard's Top 100 chart at position #89, the following week it rose to #86, and then on it's third and final week on the Top 100 it peaked at #83... It reached #28 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart... Besides "Taos New Mexico", the Toronto, Canada native had three other Top 100 records; "Indiana Wants Me"* {#5 in 1970}, "Ain't It A Sad Thing" {#66 in 1971}, and "Gotta See Jane" {#67 in 1971} Richard Dean Taylor will celebrate his 80th birthday next month on May 11th, 2019... * "Indiana Wants Me" peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, and the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Knock Three Times" by Dawn...
I just looked up Richard Dean Taylor and he's still alive and well, almost 79 years old.
Alas, he passed earlier this month. :(
Nice song! I didn't know R.Dean Taylor was Canadian!
His best song, ever.
No.15 on the Radio North Sea International Top 50 on 17th June 1972. I often heard this one across the water in the U.K. but not on U.K. radio stations. What a great tune 😊
You mean pirate radio ? That's good !
man awesome fluteage
On this day in 1972 {April 9th} "Taos New Mexico" by R.Dean Taylor entered Billboard's Top 100 chart at position #89, the following week it rose to #86, and then on it's third and final week on the Top 100 it peaked at #83...
It reached #28 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
Besides "Taos New Mexico", the Toronto, Canada native had three other Top 100 records; "Indiana Wants Me"* {#5 in 1970}, "Ain't It A Sad Thing" {#66 in 1971}, and "Gotta See Jane" {#67 in 1971}
Richard Dean Taylor will celebrate his 80th birthday next month on May 11th, 2019...
* "Indiana Wants Me" peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, and the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Knock Three Times" by Dawn...
This one made #48 in Canada.
Man, ain’t this a blast?
Gem
"I'm serving time in Taos, New Mexico & I just wanna go home. I'm serving time in Taos, New Mexico, ohh, I never felt so alone..."
I like this song but man, I can't get the Motown connection.
I get this Latin American vibe.