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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

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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

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  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. October 5, 1970. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. "Radio 89 Hit Parade". WLS. October 5, 1970. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  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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