Five Flights Up

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Five Flights Up was an American five-person R&B ensemble including Geneva Crawford, Blanton McFarlin, Carlnetta Kelly, Charles Termell and J.B. Bingham.[1] They had a hit in 1970 with the song "Do What You Wanna Do", which was written by J.B. Bingham, arranged by Ernie Freeman, and produced by John Florez. The song, released on T-A Records, hit #37 on the Hot 100[2] but top 10 in Chicago, #9 on WCFL[3] and #6 on WLS.[4] In Canada, the song reached #64 on the national charts[5] and #22 on Toronto's CHUM Chart.[6] A follow-up single, "After the Feeling Is Gone," peaked at #89 on the Billboard pop chart.

Discography[edit]

Singles
Title Label Year Notes #
"Do What You Wanna Do" / "Black Cat" T-A 202 1970
"After The Feeling Is Gone" / "Where Are You Going, Girl?" T-A 207 1970
"Like Monday Follows Sunday" / "California Girl" T-A 2012 1971
"Day Before Yesterday" / "There's Nothing Wrong (With Loving A Stranger)" Oak OR-113 1973 [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "soul Junction Records". Artists Biography : J.B. Bingham.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
  3. ^ "Big 10 Countdown". WCFL. 1970-10-05. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  4. ^ "Radio 89 Hit Parade". WLS. 1970-10-05. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 31, 1970" (PDF).
  6. ^ "CHUM 30 - October 31, 1970".
  7. ^ 45Cat - Five Flights Up - Discography, USA

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