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Post by mga707 on Nov 19, 2023 13:17:24 GMT -5
Going back 50 years for two shows, here are this week’s 70s album tracks for… November 17, 1973Hour #1: The Who’s Quadrophenia (“Love Reign O’er Me”) Hour #2: Jim Croce’s Life And Times (“It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way”) Hour #3: Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (“Your Sister Can’t Twist [But She Can Rock ‘N’ Roll]” Croce's song, one of my favorites of his, is a Christmas song. In the same 'downbeat' way that "The Apartment" is a Christmas movie. And it charted as a single, debuting on Christmas week of '73 and peaking at #64 three weeks later. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 20, 2023 8:18:10 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for…
November 27, 1971
Hour #1: John Lennon’s Imagine (“Jealous Guy”)
Hour #2: Santana III (“Everything’s Coming Our Way”)
Hour #3: Cat Stevens’ Teaser And The Firecat (“Bitterblue”)
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 20, 2023 9:21:29 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… November 27, 1971Hour #1: John Lennon’s Imagine (“Jealous Guy”) Hour #2: Santana III (“Everything’s Coming Our Way”) Hour #3: Cat Stevens’ Teaser And The Firecat (“Bitterblue”) "Jealous Guy" also made Billboard's Hot 100 in late 1988 (At the same time it had been a few months since Shadoe Stevens took Casey Kasem's AT40 place) as inclusion in the movie "Imagine: John Lennon". |
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 20, 2023 22:54:53 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… November 27, 1971Hour #1: John Lennon’s Imagine (“Jealous Guy”) Hour #2: Santana III (“Everything’s Coming Our Way”) Hour #3: Cat Stevens’ Teaser And The Firecat (“Bitterblue”) "Everything's Coming Our Way" is a rarity in the sense that Carlos Santana sings the lead vocals. Great song. As is "Bitterblue". It was in regular rotation on WLS-AM even though it was never released as a single. Three more from 11/27/71: Hour #1: Carpenters - Carpenters Bacharach/David MedleyHour #2: Three Dog Night - Harmony JamHour #3: Carole King - Tapestry Beautiful |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 26, 2023 7:19:01 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… November 27, 1971Hour #1: John Lennon’s Imagine (“Jealous Guy”) Hour #2: Santana III (“Everything’s Coming Our Way”) Hour #3: Cat Stevens’ Teaser And The Firecat (“Bitterblue”) "Everything's Coming Our Way" is a rarity in the sense that Carlos Santana sings the lead vocals. Great song. As is "Bitterblue". It was in regular rotation on WLS-AM even though it was never released as a single. Three more from 11/27/71: Hour #1: Carpenters - Carpenters Bacharach/David MedleyHour #2: Three Dog Night - Harmony JamHour #3: Carole King - Tapestry BeautifulWLS-AM adding "Bitterblue" to its regular rotation was an indicator of FM radio's growing popularity as an outlet for pop/rock music. Lees talk, no jingles, more featured album selections, and an FM-stereo signal eventually created 'radio wars' from coast to coast. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Nov 27, 2023 9:17:53 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for…
December 4, 1976
Hour #1: Boston (“Foreplay / Long Time”)
Hour #2: ELO’s New World Record (“Do Ya”)
Hour #3: Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life (“Another Star”)
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Post by trekkielo on Nov 27, 2023 13:17:58 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… December 4, 1976Hour #1: Boston (“Foreplay / Long Time”) Hour #2: ELO’s New World Record (“Do Ya”) Hour #3: Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life (“Another Star”) I would have picked Electric Light Orchestra's "So Fine", as the song fades out, it segues into the violin of "Livin' Thing" that was at #26 on December 4th, 1976!  |
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 27, 2023 21:16:11 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… December 4, 1976Hour #1: Boston (“Foreplay / Long Time”) Hour #2: ELO’s New World Record (“Do Ya”) Hour #3: Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life (“Another Star”) Three more great Top 10 albums from 12/4/76: Hour #1: Jackson Browne - The Pretender The FuseHour #2 Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle Wild Mountain HoneyHour #3: Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town Pretty Flamingo |
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Post by mga707 on Nov 27, 2023 21:23:28 GMT -5
Three more great Top 10 albums from 12/4/76: Hour #1: Jackson Browne - The Pretender The FuseHour #2 Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle Wild Mountain HoneyHour #3: Rod Stewart - A Night On The Town Pretty FlamingoDead on! Those are three LPs that got a lot of time on my turntable (a brand-new BSR unit from FedMart) as the final month of '76 got underway. "The Pretender" in particular. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Dec 4, 2023 12:37:30 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for…
December 6, 1975
Hour #1: Art Garfunkel’s Breakaway (“99 Miles From L.A.”)
Hour #2: The Who By Numbers (“Slip Kid”)
Hour #3: John Denver’s “Christmas For Cowboys” (Hot 100 single)
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Post by dth1971 on Dec 4, 2023 17:54:04 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… December 6, 1975Hour #1: Art Garfunkel’s Breakaway (“99 Miles From L.A.”) Hour #2: The Who By Numbers (“Slip Kid”) Hour #3: John Denver’s “Christmas For Cowboys” (Hot 100 single) Here's what "Christmas for Cowboys" by John Denver sounds like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUjyhbbX6jsSecond Christmas related single by John Denver to make the Hot 100, the other being "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk at Christmas)" Another good John Denver Christmas song is "A Baby Just Like You": www.youtube.com/watch?v=K30L6Ne2VOo |
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Post by 1finemrg on Dec 4, 2023 21:27:58 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… December 6, 1975Hour #1: Art Garfunkel’s Breakaway (“99 Miles From L.A.”) Hour #2: The Who By Numbers (“Slip Kid”) Hour #3: John Denver’s “Christmas For Cowboys” (Hot 100 single) Another time for great albums. The Top 10 included greatest hits packages from Chicago & America. Both Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were in the Top 10 with their respective solo albums. Since I owned both at the time, it also meant that I had two copies of "My Little Town" due to the inclusion of the song by Simon & Garfunkel on both albums. Three more from 12/6/1975: Hour #1: Eagles - One Of These Nights After The Thrill Is GoneHour #2: Jefferson Starship - Red Octopus Fast Buck FreddieHour #3: Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years Have A Good TimeAs a bonus, I'd like to include a track from an album that yielded no hits but was one of my favorites. Captured Angel - Dan Fogelberg Man In The Mirror/Below the Surface |
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Post by Rodney on Dec 4, 2023 21:42:58 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for… December 6, 1975Hour #1: Art Garfunkel’s Breakaway (“99 Miles From L.A.”) Hour #2: The Who By Numbers (“Slip Kid”) Hour #3: John Denver’s “Christmas For Cowboys” (Hot 100 single) Here's what "Christmas for Cowboys" by John Denver sounds like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUjyhbbX6jsSecond Christmas related single by John Denver to make the Hot 100, the other being "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk at Christmas)" Another good John Denver Christmas song is "A Baby Just Like You": www.youtube.com/watch?v=K30L6Ne2VOoJohn Denver's “Christmas for Cowboys” and “Aspenglow” are two incredible Christmas songs. |
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Post by mga707 on Dec 5, 2023 0:38:34 GMT -5
OMG, YES!! Couldn't understand why no track from Dan's third album reached the Hot 100, let alone the top 40, as "Part Of the Plan" from his previous LP "Souvenirs" had. "The Last Nail" is one of THE great post-breakup songs. Played that one a LOT after the multiple times my heart was getting stepped on back then.  |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Dec 11, 2023 9:06:30 GMT -5
This week’s 70s album tracks for…
December 12, 1970
Hour #1: Sly & The Family Stone’s Greatest Hits (“Stand!”)
Hour #2: Grand Fund Railroad’s Live Album (“Mean Mistreater”)
Hour #3: Santana’s Abraxas (“Hope You’re Feeling Better”)
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