O/T - Elton John "Harmony"

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   I heard this song played in the supermarket last weekend and wondered - how does a 50+ year old album track still get airtime when singles that spent months in the Top 10 are long forgotten?!?  The song was the B-side to "Bennie And The Jets," but I never saw "Harmony" listed with "Bennie" on the Billboard, Cashbox, R&R or Record World charts.  

So, what was the story with "Harmony?"  Was this an official single albeit as a B-side?  If radio was playing this, why did it not chart anywhere especially in the airplay based R&R or in Billboard on one of its airplay charts like AC?  ("Harmony" was certainly a better fit for AC than "Bennie" ever was.)  Did it at least chart in Gavin?

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Scanner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scanner Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: O/T - Elton John "Harmony" Posted: 10 hours 3 minutes ago at 9:54pm
	I heard this song played in the supermarket last weekend and wondered - how does a 50+ year old album track still get airtime when singles that spent months in the Top 10 are long forgotten?!? The song was the B-side to "Bennie And The Jets," but I never saw "Harmony" listed with "Bennie" on the Billboard, Cashbox, R&R or Record World charts. So, what was the story with "Harmony?" Was this an official single albeit as a B-side? If radio was playing this, why did it not chart anywhere especially in the airplay based R&R or in Billboard on one of its airplay charts like AC? ("Harmony" was certainly a better fit for AC than "Bennie" ever was.) Did it at least chart in Gavin?

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	It was a turntable hit, much like "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. When I used to live in New Jersey in the mid 1990s, I heard it constantly on WCBS-FM. I don't know if it ever turned up on radio surveys when it was a new track but I wouldn't be surprised if it did. This was the period when Elton became a superstar and he was only getting bigger and more popular so it would be a lot like when The Beatles' album tracks get airplay. They're so omnipresent, it almost doesn't matter that they weren't singles.
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