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Maxine Nightingale first charted in 1976. #31 1976 Pop, #19 1976 Rock, #8 1975 R&B

Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer best known for her hits in the 1970s with a million seller “Right Back Where We Started From” ( 1975, UK #8 & 1976 U.S. #2).

The song was played on the radio a lot. It is a very catchy song. The song was. #9 in Dance Music/Club Play.

Right Back Where We Started From is a song written by Pierre Tubbs & Vincent Edwards. It was first recorded in the middle of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit.

Released within two weeks of its recording by United Artists “ Right Back Where We Started From” broke in the London discos and reached #8 on the Uk Singles chart dated Nov. 29, 1975.

United Artists issued "Right Back Where We Started From" in the US in January 1976, and the single entered the charts in February to rise as high as #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 1 May 1976. Although the song was held off from the top of that chart for two weeks, the single did reach #1 on the charts for the two other major US music industry journals, Cash Box and Record World. On 27 April, the single received gold certification for sales of a million units.

I’m Gail Nobles & You’re listening to The Ferret. The count about sounds. About songs from the music charts. Today’s topic: Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From.

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