Suddenly '70s

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Though laden with its share of period kitsch both in song selection and packaging, Suddenly '70s is an almost always listenable collection of some of that decade's biggest AM hits. Individual listeners may reasonably disagree--even violently argue--when it comes to the merits of "Afternoon Delight" or "Billy Don't Be a Hero." But when enduringly meaty singles like the Raspberries' "Go All the Way," Stories' cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie," and the Hues Corporation's "Rock the Boat" blast out of the speakers, they hold their own with counterparts from the previous decade. Sometimes goofily sincere (John Travolta's pre-Saturday Night Fever ballad "Let Her In"), sometimes sincerely hopeful (Helen Reddy's ode to middle-class feminism, "I Am Woman"), the more lightweight moments here undeniably evoke their confusing cultural era. However cloaked in memories of bad fashion choices, though, most of these tracks stand on their own various musical strengths. --Rickey Wright

Tracks:

Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation
Don't Pull Your Love (Out) - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
Billy Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Let Her In - John Travolta
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Go All The Way - The Raspberries
Welcome Back - John Sebastian
Brother Louie - Stories
Knock Three Times - Dawn
I Am Woman - Helen Reddy

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Though laden with its share of period kitsch both in song selection and packaging, Suddenly '70s is an almost always listenable collection of some of that decade's biggest AM hits. Individual listeners may reasonably disagree--even violently argue--when it comes to the merits of "Afternoon Delight" or "Billy Don't Be a Hero." But when enduringly meaty singles like the Raspberries' "Go All the Way," Stories' cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie," and the Hues Corporation's "Rock the Boat" blast out of the speakers, they hold their own with counterparts from the previous decade. Sometimes goofily sincere (John Travolta's pre-Saturday Night Fever ballad "Let Her In"), sometimes sincerely hopeful (Helen Reddy's ode to middle-class feminism, "I Am Woman"), the more lightweight moments here undeniably evoke their confusing cultural era. However cloaked in memories of bad fashion choices, though, most of these tracks stand on their own various musical strengths. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Music Memories of the 70s.......2001-06-22

This compilation of hits from the 70s is a must have for anyone who fondly remembers the music of that era. You will be amazed at how the words to these songs come back to you. From Saturday Night by the Bay City Rollers to King Tut by Steve Martin, you will be transported back to a time when music and bubblegum went hand in hand!

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