1971 HITS ARCHIVE: Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) - Staple Singers (mono 45)

Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom wrote the Staples family group’s first mainstream Top 40 hit. Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 24, Record World 26, Billboard 27 - R&B Peak: 6 Transferred from mono 45 single Stax 0083 - Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) (Jeff Barry-Bobby Bloom) by The Staple Singers, produced by Al Bell THE 1971 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1971 (some were recorded in 1970)