This week, there are five remakes in the Top 40, not including Usher's "Making Love (Into the Night)," an original that incorporates Benny Mardones' "Into the Night." The latest is an interesting collaboration by two artists who each have had hits with the song. "You've Got a Friend," a Carole King composition, became popular concurrently as an album track on her legendary "Tapestry" and as a Billboard chart-topping single by James Taylor. King and Taylor debut this week at No. 37 with their duet on a live version of "Friend," recorded in late 2007 at L.A.'s Troubadour. The song is on "Live at the Troubadour," an album of King and Taylor concert duets.
Nikki Yanofsky received attention at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics with her performance of the song "I Believe." Yanofsky, a Montreal-born singer in the Norah Jones vein, debuts at No. 39 with "Cool My Heels," her first chart hit.
The final debut is from Joss Stone. "Could Have Been You," at No. 38, is her second song from "Colour Me Free" to chart (the first being "Free Me" at the beginning of the year).
At the top of the charts, Uncle Kracker earns back-to-back No. 1's with "Another Love Song." It follows "Smile," which went to No. 1 for four nonconsecutive weeks and became the top song of 2009. We'll see whether this one has similar staying power.
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