Papa was a POLLING STONE: It's the 1970s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO ~~~ TRACKS POLL

some deeper cuts:

the montclairs - baby (you know i'm gonna miss you)
darrow fletcher - now is the time for love
african music machine - never name a baby (before it's born)
breakaway - understudy dj
gloria ann taylor - love is a hurting thing
now - land of now
the four tracks - charade
syreeta - black maybe

Ashford & Simpson - Found a Cure
Brenda & the Tabulations - Right on the Tip of My Tongue
Brighter Side of Darkness - Love Jones
The Chi-Lites - Stoned Out of My Mind
Eddie Kendricks - Shoeshine Boy
Freda Payne - Bring the Boys Home
The Fuzz - I Love You For All Seasons
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone
Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights
Sharon Paige and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
Tyrone Davis - Turning Point
War - LA Sunshine

A couple more to get to an even 375 nominations:

Alice Clark - Charms of the Arms of Love
Allen Toussaint - Last Train
Andy Bey - Hibiscus
Baby Huey - Listen to Me
Blue Magic - Sideshow
Creative Source - Who Is He and What Is He to You
Earth, Wind & Fire - After the Love Has Gone
Fontella Bass - Talking About Freedom
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Graham Central Station - The Jam
Ike & Tina Turner - Workin' Together
Margie Joseph - Stop! in the Name of Love
Marie 'Queenie' Lyons - Fever
Smokey Robinson - Quiet Storm
Stevie Wonder - Love Having You Around
Syl Johnson - It Ain't Easy
War - There Must Be a Reason

Anyone wants to put together a Spotify playlist?

In fairness, I did say "not it!"

I'm (im)patiently waiting for some LAZY bastard to do it!

so I'm gonna post six Minnie Ripperton tracks is that ok

Only if you spell her last name correctly :)

I'll have to deactivate Autocorrect.

oh shit forgot:

patti jo - make me believe in you

ok so i guess i will nom some:

Al Downing - I'll Be Holding On
Al Green - Love and Happiness
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing
Chic - Le Freak
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby
Edwin Starr - Contact
George Benson - On Broadway
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - I Miss You
Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya
Peaches & Herb - Reunited
Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Rose Royce - I'm Going Down
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Stevie Wonder - Contusion
Stevie Wonder - If It's Magic
Stevie Wonder - Joy Inside My Tears
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
The Blackbyrds - Walking in Rhythm
The Chi-Lites - The Coldest Days of My Life
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
The Pointer Sisters - How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)

(almost refrained from nominating "i want you back" since it was released in october '69 and has a strong likelihood of doing extremely well on any poll for which it is nominated but it was topping the charts in 1970 so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

Marion Black - Go On Fool
Eddie Bo - Check Your Bucket
Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
Bobby Charles - Small Town Talk
Otis Clay - The Only Way Is Up
Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
Crystal Grass - Crystal World
Tyrone Davis - Without You In My Life
Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You
Detroit Spinners - I'm Coming Home
Fatback Band - (Do The) Spanish Hustle
Four Tops - I Can't Quit Your Love
The Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes
Syl Johnson - We Did It
Ruth McFadden - Ghetto Woman
Billy Preston - Outa-Space
Razzy - I Hate Hate
Della Reese - If It Feels Good, Do It
Martha Reeves - No One There
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ‎– I Don't Blame You At All
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
Sisters Love - I'm Learning To Trust My Man
The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine
The Temptations - Law Of The Land
Margo Thunder - Expressway To Your Heart
Undisputed Truth - Help Yourself
Gary Toms Empire - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)
Bobby Womack - Looking For A Love

Oh, and my newest find:
Martha Velez - Aggravation

(almost refrained from nominating "i want you back" since it was released in october '69 and has a strong likelihood of doing extremely well on any poll for which it is nominated but it was topping the charts in 1970 so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

Radio was different back then. The only time you really heard a song on the radio was while it was on the charts. Before it was a single or after it fell off, you basically had to own the record to hear it. By that standard, "I Want You Back" was 100% a 1970 song.

i'm not that attached to leaving it in so should it be stricken from the noms list that'd be fine by me. i know that its omnipresence on 60s nostalgia and rock canon lists makes it hard in the present day to separate from the 60s/1969, but it did break in december 1969 and then reach peak cultural saturation in january 1970. (it wasn't on the 1969 year-end charts for pop or r&b; it was on 1970's.) i decided to include it after seeing the exchange above re: "rainy night in georgia" and "didn't i (blow your mind this time)".

(if the argument in favor of those two is that they entered the charts in 1970 while "i want you back" did so in 1969, i would point out that that's not strictly true: billboard issue dates have always been post-dated by nearly two weeks, so records entering the charts on the issue dated january 10, 1970 were technically doing so in 1969.)

Gloria Ann Taylor - Deep Inside of You
Diana Ross - Reach Out I'll Be There
Margie Joseph - Stop! In the Name of Love
The Dramatics - In the Rain
The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again
Odyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love
Eddie Kendricks - Day By Day
Roberta Flack - Do What You Gotta Do

oh - sorry for Margie duplicate

Bohannon - Summertime Groove
Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
MFSB - Love is the Message
The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
Gary Bartz - Music Is My Sanctuary
First Choice - Dr. Love
Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
The Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me
Marlena Shaw - Pictures and Memories
Minnie Riperton - Stick Together
Kellee Patterson - Turn On The Lights
Ashford and Simpson - Stay Free
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
Al Wilson - Earthquake
Cheryl Lynn - Keep It Hot
Tamiko Jones - Let It Flow
Teddy Predergrass - Only You
Phyllis Hyman - Loving You, Losing You
Busta Jones - (You) Keep On Making Me Hot
The Jackson 5 - Forever Came Today
Thelma Houston - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Carol Douglas - Midnight Love Affair
Moment of Truth - So Much For Love
Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life
Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right
Gwen McCrae - All This Love That I'm Giving
Bill Brandon - We Fell In Love While Dancing
Archie Bell and the Drells - Strategy
Angela Bofill - Angel of the Night
Joe Simon - Love Vibration

My inclination would be to count "I Want You Back" as 1969. Even though it didn't hit #1 until 1970, it had already entered the Top 10 on the last Hot 100 of 1969 (I checked). When you add in dyl's point about the two-week lag time, it was definitely ubiquitous before 1970 had begun--which wasn't true of "Rainy Night in Georgia" or "Didn't I." Agree with JF's general point that the charts should be the arbiter, not release dates (much less the release date of whatever album the song is on).

Al Green - Belle
Aretha Franklin - Angel
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
Bobby Womack - Daylight
Candi Staton - Too Hurt to Cry
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
Chic - At Last I Am Free
Don Covay - I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In
Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto
Donny Hathaway - To Be Young, Gifted And Black
Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time
Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star
Esther Phillips - Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long
Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye
The Isley Brothers – Lay-Away
Lamont Dozier - Going Back to My Roots
Lou Bond - Come On Snob
Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are
The Miracles - Love Machine
Otis Clay - If I Could Reach Out
Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Swamp Dogg - Sam Stone
Syreeta - Cause We've Ended As Lovers
Valerie Simpson - I Just Wanna Be There
William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got
Wilson Pickett - Get Me Me Back On Time, Engine No. 9

The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
Syreeta - I Love Every Little Thing About You
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious
Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
The Temprees - Dedicated To The One I Love
David Porter - Can't See You When I Want To
Caston & Majors - No One Will Know
Sisters Love - Give Me Your Love

I'll also fully disclose that I'm one of the few tortured souls who is not moved by "I Want You Back" (even right now as caught up in a real-life "I want you back" moment) so that factors into my date-of-release pedantry.

Archie Bell - I Could Dance All Night
People's Choice - Do It Anyway You Wanna
The O'Jays - One Night Affair
Laura Nyro - The Bells
MSFB - Love is the Message
MSFB - Philadelphia Freedom
Hall & Oates - She's Gone
Hall & Oates - Rich Girl

Van McCoy - The Hustle
MSFB - TSOP (The Sound of Philly)
Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat

The Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye

OK, I'll do the Spotify playlist. There's an element of self-interest; most of my nominations aren't so well known, and I'd like them to be heard.

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/4fbHM5lddc22EYO7JT1a8D
YouTubes of tracks that aren't on UK Spotify: https://troubled-diva.com/ilm-soulfunkdisco-poll-nominations-tracks-not-on-uk-spotify/

Footnotes:
1) Loleatta Holloway - Runaway is credited to The Salsoul Orchestra, but it's the same track
2) Witch Queen - Witch Queen has been mis-labelled on Spotify as "Bang A Gong"

Awesome, Mike! I don't use Spotify myself, but I bet lots of people will be very happy with that playlist.

You did a very good thing, mike t.

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night
Milton Wright - Magic Music
Reggie Garner - Hotline
Rodger Collins - You Sexy Sugar Plumb
Syreeta - I'm Goin' Left
Brick - Happy
Commodores - The Zoo (Human Zoo)
Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild
Minnie Riperton - Reasons
War - Deliver The Word
Labelle - Phoenix (The Amazing Flight Of A Lone Star)
Donna Summer - Sunset People
Greg Perry - I'll Be Comin' Back
Love Unlimited - I'm So Glad That I'm A Woman
Barry White - Let The Music Play
Gichy Dan's Beachwood #9 - On A Day Like Today
Leroy Hutson - Love Oh Love
Ace Spectrum - Moving On
The Isley Brothers - What It Comes Down To
Rufus ft. Chaka Khan - Once You Get Started
Betty Wright - Show Your Girl
Rasputin's Stash - Mr Cool
Vibes Of Truth - I Need You Girl
Jean Knight - One-Way Ticket To Nowhere
The Meters - Loving You Is On My Mind
Shirley Brown - Passion
Bill Withers - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
Four Tops - Nature Planned It
Bobby Womack - Woman's Gotta Have It
Bloodstone - You Know We've Learned
The Natural Four - Baby Come On
Brenda Russell - Way Back When
Dionne Warwick - You're Gonna Need Me
Hot Chocolate - Put Your Love In Me
Michael Henderson - Whisper In My Ear
Gladys Knight & the Pips - I've Got Too Use My Imagination
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Tear It On Down
The Spinners - Games people Play
Lamont Dozier - Fish Ain't Bitin
Sylvester - I Need Somebody To Love Tonight
Millie Jackson - Summer (The First Time)
Heatwave - The Groove Line
Candi Staton - Summer Time
Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game
Billy Woods - Let Me Make You Happy
Norma Jean - Saturday
Cameo - Find My Way
Kleeer - Keeep Your Body Workin'
Margie Joseph - I Love You Too Much To Say Goodbye
Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love
Black Ivory - Surrender
The Temptations - Mother nature
Cerrone - Supernature
Eloise Laws - Love Factory
Mandrill - Never Die
Spirit Of Atlanta - Hunter Street
Syl Johnson - I Hate I Walked Away
The Voices Of East Harlem - Cashing In
Cymande - Brothers On The Slide
Larry Saunders - On The Real Side
Brass Construction - Love
Sam Dees - What's It Gonna Be
Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Mother Freedom Band - Beautiful Summer Day
Mandre - Freakin's Fine

This playlist sounds particularly fine when played back through the free Pyro beat-mixing iOS app, using the Mix Up function. https://seratopyro.com/

Vibes Of Truth - I Need You Girl

This is actually by The 3 Pieces. Vibes Of Truth is the name of the parent album.

Cerrone - Supernature

I know it's nigh impossible to genre-police this poll, but really?

Might it be a good idea to exclude tracks which have already made the Disco Poll Top 100 in 2013? (This would also remove "Supernature", FWIW.)

Meh, some people's ballots are going to be heavy on rock-funk, others' on quiet soul, others' on yowsah yowsah yowsah. The fun will be in seeing how they all balance out.

Minnie Riperton - Simple Things
Impact - Happy Man
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - The Bottle
James Brown - Mind Power
The Undisputed Truth - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Bee Gees - Nights On Broadway
Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
Ashford & Simpson - By Way Of Love's Express
Skull Snaps - My Hang Up is You
Al Green - Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
Gloria Gaynor - Reach Out I'll Be There
Ike & Tina Turner - Chopper
The Isley Brothers - The Pride (Parts 1 & 2)
Syl Johnson - Watch What You Do to Me
Bobby Womack - I Can Understand It
Andy Bey - Celestial Blues
Margie Joseph - Punish Me
The Dramatics - Thank You For Your Love
The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can
Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free
Billy Paul - Your Song
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Ike & Tina Turner - Feel Good
Stairsteps - From Us to You
Eddie Kendricks - Darling Come Back Home
The Chi-lites - We Are Neighbors
Willie Hutch - Brother's Gonna Work It Out
Caston & Majors - Let There Be Love
Joe Simon & The Mainstreeters - Theme From Cleopatra Jones
The Spinners - I Don't Want To Lose You
Esther Phillips - Baby, I'm for Real
Marie 'Queenie' Lyons - See and Don't See

We're up to 615 tracks now.

If there's a huge overlap with the disco poll I might set some rules, but I think it will work out fine.
In the albums poll, most of the funk ended up in the lower half because not enough people voted for it. I don't think Cerrone has a big chance of getting anywhere near the top, but good for them if they manage to.

Couple more:

Johnny Guitar Watson - A Real Mother for Ya
The Isley Brothers - Love the One You're With
The Intruders - (Win, Place, Or Show) She's a Winner
Diana Ross - Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going to)
The Wiz Stars - A Brand New Day

The Wiz Stars - A Brand New Day

Which version is this? The Broadway or movie one? (I'm in the camp that actually prefers Quincy's full torpedoes ahead approach.)

This is the one I mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH0mQhp1q8o

Interesting, and never heard it. That's the movie version, only reversing the second and third verses so that it ends with the choir-backed one. I like it!

I suspect it might be some fan edit, but the single version is obviously great too.

i srsly have a ton of stuff to nom but first I just wanna say this

Inner Life - I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)

If there's a huge overlap with the disco poll I might set some rules, but I think it will work out fine.

OK, but 15 of the top 20 tracks from the Disco Poll have already been nominated, which looks like quite an overlap!

You cannot talk about even just "1970s SOUL/FUNK" without including disco, it doesn't make sense. I would be happy to exclude Eurodisco and other flavours that aren't part of the story but I don't think you can ban all overlap with the other poll.

Yeah, banning disco is crazytalk. NickB thanks for remembering Inner Life. That's a top 10 candidate for me and it completely slipped my mind.

Another vote-for-whatever-you-want vote. This one should be all-encompassing. Exceptionally dicey interpretations of what qualifies won't get enough votes to disrupt anything anyway (and if the votes are there, then it's automatically no longer dicey, it belongs*).

*does not apply to President of the United States

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