"Games People Play (Joe South song) ""Games People Play"" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Joe South, released at the end of 1968, that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. ""Games People Play"" is a protest song whose lyrics speak against various forms of irresponsibility, hatred, hypocrisy, inhumanity, and intolerance in both interpersonal and social interactions between people. The song was released on South's debut album ""Introspect"" and as a single, reaching #12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It was also a No. 6 hit"
"hit for The Osmonds), ""Hush"" (later a hit for Deep Purple, Somebody's Image with Russell Morris, and Kula Shaker), and ""Rose Garden"" (see below). Responding to late 1960s issues, South's style changed radically, most evident in his biggest single, 1969's pungent, no-nonsense ""Games People Play"" (purportedly inspired by Eric Berne's book of the same name), a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Accompanied by a lush string sound, an organ, and brass, the production won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. South followed up with ""Birds of a Feather"""
"Games People Play (The Spinners song) ""Games People Play"", also known as ""They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)"", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their ""Pick of the Litter"" album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith, the song was a crossover success, spending a week at number one on the US Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking at number five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing. Female backing vocals on the song were by Carla Benson,"
"Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram. This song was an RIAA certified million-seller for the Spinners. Games People Play (The Spinners song) ""Games People Play"", also known as ""They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)"", is a song recorded by American R&B vocal group The Spinners. Released in 1975 from their ""Pick of the Litter"" album, featuring lead vocals by Bobby Smith, the song was a crossover success, spending a week at number one on the US Hot Soul Singles chart and peaking at number five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house"
"The Game Game The Game Game is a game show hosted by Jim McKrell. It was packaged by Chuck Barris and aired during the 1969–1970 season; the show was Barris's first syndicated program. The game involved one contestant and three celebrities. All four players would participate in a type of personality test, with the intent of answering the focal question of the particular episode (like ""How courageous are you?"" or ""How impulsive are you?""). Before the game, the civilian player would predict whether he/she would score higher or lower than the celebrities; if this prediction proved to be correct at"
"was also head of A&R (artists & repertoire) for United Artists Records in the 1970s. Keith Allison departed in April 1975, to be replaced by current Raider bassist Ron Foos."" Country music was the choice of former guitarist Freddy Weller, who had much success on the country charts before, starting with his country version of Joe South's ""Games People Play"" in 1969 reaching No. 2 on the country charts as well as recording albums (his first two solo albums were produced by Mark Lindsay), and Top 10 singles on the country singles charts such as his covers of Chuck Berry's"
"The Boondocks"", and many others. Weller also played guitar for South and Billy Joe Royal. Weller's biggest solo hit as a country music artist was ""Games People Play"", which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1969; ""Promised Land"" and ""Indian Lake"", both 1971, peaked at No. 3. He co-wrote ""Dizzy"" and ""Jam Up and Jelly Tight"", which were hits for Tommy Roe in 1970. Freddy Weller Wilton Frederick ""Freddy"" Weller (born September 9, 1947) is an American country music artist. He recorded for Columbia Records between 1969 and 1980. He had his highest charted"
"in the UK in 1969, No. 4 in Ireland, and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The distinctive guitar in the opening is played on a Danelectro electric sitar, which can be seen in a video recorded to support South's album ""Introspect."" Concurrent with South's version of the song on the pop charts, Freddy Weller, guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders, released a country version of the song in 1969 as his debut single; this rendition reached No. 2 on the country charts. ""Games People Play"" was covered"
"Freddy Weller Wilton Frederick ""Freddy"" Weller (born September 9, 1947) is an American country music artist. He recorded for Columbia Records between 1969 and 1980. He had his highest charted single in 1969 with his debut release, ""Games People Play"". His recording career started in 1967, as lead guitarist in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders. He penned their 1969 hit ""We Gotta All Get Together"". He recorded many country songs like Joe South's ""'Games People Play"", Chuck Berry's ""The Promised Land"" and ""Too Much Monkey Business"", ""She Loves Me Right Out Of My Mind"", ""Indian Lake"", ""Down In"
"Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and for Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the Top 20. Her B-side, ""Spanish Nights and You,"" became a pop (#99) and Easy Listening (#15) hit in the United States. Games That Lovers Play (song) ""Games That Lovers Play"" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times. Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best. His and Newton's versions also"
"two years with the Smith and Jackson-led ""They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)"" (""Billboard"" number 5) and the Wynne-led ""The Rubberband Man"" (""Billboard"" number 2). ""Games People Play"" featured guest vocalist Evette L. Benton (though producer Bell disputed this in a UK-based interview, claiming Evette's line was actually group member Henry Fambrough – his voice sped up), and led to the nickname ""Mister 12:45"" for bass singer Jackson, after his signature vocal line on the song. Philippé Wynne left the group in January 1977 and was replaced by John Edwards, who had recorded a number of R&B"
"Games That Lovers Play (song) ""Games That Lovers Play"" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times. Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best. His and Newton's versions also charted on the Easy Listening chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle. In early 1967, ""Games That Lovers Play"" became a hit for"
"video from this episode can be found online. The Game Game The Game Game is a game show hosted by Jim McKrell. It was packaged by Chuck Barris and aired during the 1969–1970 season; the show was Barris's first syndicated program. The game involved one contestant and three celebrities. All four players would participate in a type of personality test, with the intent of answering the focal question of the particular episode (like ""How courageous are you?"" or ""How impulsive are you?""). Before the game, the civilian player would predict whether he/she would score higher or lower than the celebrities;"
"The Name Game ""The Name Game"" is an American pop song written and performed by Shirley Ellis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. It was written by American singer Shirley Ellis with Lincoln Chase, and Ellis's recording, produced by Charles Calello, was released in late 1964 as ""The Name Game."" That record went to number 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number 4 on the magazine's R&B charts in 1965. The record was re-released in 1966 and again in 1973. While Ellis' stock in trade was novelty hits, she was not a one-hit wonder."
"Games"" in 1973. In July 1971, towards the end of the recording sessions for his ""Imagine"" album, Lennon taped another demo of ""I'm the Greatest"". He then put the composition aside until early 1973, when Starr approached his three former bandmates for songs to record for his first pop solo album, ""Ringo"". In response, Lennon tailored the track to suit Starr's perspective. Lennon later said that, with the song title being a well-known saying of Ali's, he did not feel he could sing it himself without attracting controversy, whereas ""people wouldn't get upset"" if the statement came from Starr. Lennon's"
"Games People Play (TV series) Games People Play is an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle. The format centers on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby. Sylvester Stallone discovered Mr. T, whom he subsequently cast as Clubber Lang (the villain in ""Rocky III""), when Mr. T won a ""World's Toughest Bouncer"" competition on the show. The title of the show is a play on the title of ""Games People Play"", a popular psychology book from the 1960s about mind games and interactions within"
"relationships. Games People Play (TV series) Games People Play is an NBC television show that ran from 1980 to 1981, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Mike Adamle. The format centers on unusual sports competitions, including a belly flop contest and a taxicab demolition derby. Sylvester Stallone discovered Mr. T, whom he subsequently cast as Clubber Lang (the villain in ""Rocky III""), when Mr. T won a ""World's Toughest Bouncer"" competition on the show. The title of the show is a play on the title of ""Games People Play"", a popular psychology book from the 1960s about mind games and interactions"
"Peter Beckett Peter Beckett (born 10 August 1948) is an English musician and songwriter who has written songs for many prominent recording artists, his own bands and solo work, and for several films. He is likely best known as the lead singer and guitarist for 1970s soft rock group Player, which scored a U.S. number one hit in 1977 with ""Baby Come Back"". Beckett was born in the Aigburth district of Liverpool, England. He was influenced by seeing the Beatles perform at the famous Cavern Club. At 16, he recorded his first record, ""All Night Stand"", with a band called"
"""The Dating Game"", notably the tracks ""Whipped Cream"", ""Spanish Flea"", and ""Lollipops and Roses"". Despite the popularity of his singles, Alpert's albums outsold and outperformed them on the charts. Alpert and the Tijuana Brass won six Grammy Awards. Fifteen of their albums won gold discs, and fourteen won platinum discs. From the week ending October 16, 1965 through the week ending April 29, 1967, the group had at least one album in the Top 10, marking 81 consecutive weeks. For many of these weeks, more than one album registered in the Top 10. In 1966, over 13 million Alpert recordings"
"Games in Vancouver, before a claimed TV audience of three billion. In 2006, the Norwegian quartet of Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm released a cover of the song. After debuting at number 8 on the Norwegian VG-lista, the single reached number one in January 2007. The song remained listed on the Norwegian top 20 for 37 (non-consecutive) weeks between 2006 and 2007. The song also appears on the 2006 album ""Hallelujah Live"", credited to Espen Lind with Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm, which also reached the top of the Norwegian VG-lista. Alexandra Burke, the"
"Player (band) Player is an American rock band that made their mark during the late 1970s. The group scored several US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the Top 40; two of those single releases went Top 10, including the No. 1 hit ""Baby Come Back"", written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley. Player first came together in Los Angeles, California. The original members included Peter Beckett (vocals, guitar), John Charles ""J.C."" Crowley (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ronn Moss (vocals, bass), and John Friesen (drums). Beckett, a transplanted Englishman, had been in a group called Skyband with"
"""Fair Game"" in early 1977. A friend in London posted the record to the ""New Musical Express"" which declared it 'Record Of The Week'. Andrew Pendlebury (ex-Myriad) joined on guitar in August 1977 and assisted Steve Cummings with songwriting. Cummings brought in Martin Armiger on guitar, vocals and songwriting to replace Bates in August 1978. The Sports had top 30 hits on the Australian Kent Music Report singles charts with, ""Don't Throw Stones"" (1979), ""Strangers on a Train"" (1980) and ""How Come"" (1981); and top 20 albums with, ""Don't Throw Stones"" (#9, 1979), ""Suddenly"" (#13, 1980) and ""Sondra"" (1981). ""Who"
"by Inner Circle on their 1994 album, ""Reggae Dancer"". It reached #84 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #51 on ""Cash Box"". It reached the Top 10 in parts of Europe, but did best in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four. Don Gibson covered ""Games People Play"" on his 1970 album, ""Hits, The Don Gibson"" Way. Sami Jo covered the song on her debut LP in 1974. Tesla covered ""Games People Play"" on their 1994 album, ""Bust a Nut"". ""Games People Play"" has also been covered by Bob Andy, Lynn Anderson, King Curtis, Lee Dorsey, Dick Gaughan,"
"Browning Bryant John Baxter Browning Bryant (born January 24, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter, whose greatest commercial popularity was before and during his early teens. Known professionally as Browning Bryant, he is the only progeny of Maud and Ray Bryant, and a long-time resident of Pickens, South Carolina. He attained success singing folk-pop that was uncharacteristically mature and introspective for a pre-teen heartthrob. In 1969, the first of his several songs to generate international sales was ""Games that Grown Up Children Play,"" leading to televised appearances on The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The"
"background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf from an elite, upper-class pastime (private clubs) to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes (public courses). Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player were ""The Big Three"" in golf during the 1960s; they are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world. In a career spanning more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973. As of today, he is fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list, trailing only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan. He"
"Mind Games (John Lennon song) ""Mind Games"" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records. It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The UK single and album were issued simultaneously on November 16, 1973. In the US it peaked at No. 18 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and No. 10 on the ""Cashbox"" Top 100. In the UK it peaked at No. 26. This song, which was begun in 1969 and can be heard in the Beatles' ""Let It Be"" sessions, was originally titled ""Make"
"Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for ""Games People Play"" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for ""Rose Garden"". South started his pop career in July 1958 with the NRC Records novelty hit ""The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor"". After this hit, South's music grew increasingly serious. In 1959, South wrote two songs which were recorded by Gene Vincent: ""I Might"
"his prediction on all three celebs. Additionally, the contestant received a prize just for competing. Each episode of ""The Game Game"" featured a different non-celebrity contestant. The series is presumed to be intact, along with most of Barris' other games. GSN has aired only two episodes, while a third (Episode #68/""How Well Do You Make Decisions?"") circulates among collectors. One 1969 episode featured young comedian George Carlin, who seldom participated in the game show circuit. Carlin, however, was a close friend of host Jim McKrell, who worked with Carlin in 1959–60 at Fort Worth radio station KXOL. Snapshots of the"
"Games (Chuckii Booker song) ""Games"" is a song by American R&B singer Chuckii Booker, from his second studio album ""Niice 'n Wiild"". The single spent one week at number-one on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number sixty-eight on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Until Trey Songz's song ""I Invented Sex"" from 2009-2010, ""Games"" was the most recent song to peak at number-one on the U.S. ""Billboard"" R&B chart while failing to reach the Top 40 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In 1995, The Luniz sampled the song on the track ""Playa Hater"" from the album"
"play (LP) chart, ""Record Retailer"" also ran an EP chart. ""Hits"" was released in May 1966 and became a number-one EP on 4 June. It stayed at the top for 4 weeks and was then displaced by The Walker Brothers EP ""I Need You"". ""Hits"" returned to the top again on 10 September for another four weeks, being displaced again by the same Walker Brothers EP. On 29 October it returned for a third stint at number-one of seven weeks. The Who tooks the number-one spot over Christmas and in the New Year of 1967, with ""Hits"" reclaiming number-one on"
"heard some of Crowley and Beckett's songs and signed them to a record deal. The company, then one of the top labels in the business, notched nine No. 1 hits in 1978, including one by Player. That song was ""Baby Come Back,"" which held the top spot on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. With infectious riffs and a chorus that remains instantly recognizable, Player's debut single went on to find its place in musical immortality. It has been featured in movies (""A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"", ""Transformers"", TV shows (""The Simpsons"", ""Cold Case"") and national ad"
"Personality (TV series) Personality is an American game show produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Larry Blyden which ran on NBC from July 3, 1967, to September 26, 1969, at 11:00 AM, EST. A panel of three celebrities, each playing for a member of the studio audience or home viewer, tried to predict how other celebrities answered a series of questions asked in pre-recorded interviews. In the first round, two of the panelists were given three possible responses for each question asked to the third and after they chose, the correct answer was shown. In the second round, each"
"238,382 copies, and Slipknot in the first position with 239,516 copies scanned, a margin of 1,134 copies. After the recount 12 hours later, the article was rewritten and Slipknot was awarded the number one spot. ""LAX"" spawned four singles: ""Game's Pain"" with R&B singer Keyshia Cole, ""Dope Boys"" with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, ""My Life"" with rapper Lil Wayne and ""Camera Phone"" with R&B singer Ne-Yo. In the United States, the album has sold over 660,100 copies. It was confirmed in May 2009, that Game began working on a new album, titled ""The R.E.D. Album"" On June 26, 2009 Game"