American Top 40 PastBlast: 7/26/75

A year before this countdown, George McCrae, a heretofore unknown soul singer, had just peaked at #1 with “Rock Your Baby,” written by two members of a struggling Florida band. The original intention had been to give the song to George’s wife Gwen, but by the time she got to the studio George had already laid down the tracks that would become his big hit. Gwen did get her chance for real reasonably soon afterward: this is at #10, one short of its peak position. It’s one I clearly remember hearing on the car radio at the time.

One week after this countdown, the songwriters of “Rock Your Baby,” Harry Casey and Rick Finch, made their first appearance on AT40 as members of KC and the Sunshine Band with “Get Down Tonight;” their time in the spotlight was just about to begin.