Billboard Top Hits: 1977

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Rhino's Have A Nice Day series takes you back to the days of black light posters, eight-track tapes, earth shoes, and bell-bottoms, gathering together the lone hits by those "one-or-two-shot" wonders of the '70s-with many tracks appearing on CD for the first time!

Billboard Top Hits: 1977,Various Artists,Rhino / Wea,70's,Disco,Pop,Pop/Rock,Quiet Storm,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections,Soft Rock,Urban

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This makes me feel like dancing!!! But only ten songs--awww...
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No Eagles?
Good Mixture Of Musical Styles
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Billboard Top Hits: 1977
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032K6
Release Date: 1991-04-23

Tracks:

Boogie Nights - Heatwave
Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
I'm In You - Peter Frampton
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
Got To Give It Up - Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Car Wash - Rose Royce

Album Description

Rhino's Have A Nice Day series takes you back to the days of black light posters, eight-track tapes, earth shoes, and bell-bottoms, gathering together the lone hits by those "one-or-two-shot" wonders of the '70s-with many tracks appearing on CD for the first time!

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This makes me feel like dancing!!! But only ten songs--awww..........2006-09-14

Rhino Records pulls through again with a great, inexpensive selection of hits from 1977. Listening to the CD brought back fond memories for me of happier times when my life wasn't so complicated!

The selection of songs is really very good. I especially like the romantic "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day; Peter Frampton doing an awesome job with " I'm In You;" the joyous and infectious melody of "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer; the rockin' "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC & The Sunshine Band; and the playful disco classic "Car Wash" by Rose Royce. Sure, "Car Wash" is disco and so maybe it's not the best choice for a rock hits CD; but, then again, who cares? It's a fun song with a terrific beat and a well executed musical arrangement that practically begs your unconscious to jump up and start DANCING !!!

The quality of the music is great; but as always with this series that Rhino put out the liner notes are sparse. My main disappointment (and the reason I am giving this CD four stars instead of five stars) is that Rhino limited this CD series to ten songs per CD. Not eleven, not nine, not twelve--just ten and exactly ten. There's more than enough room left on the CD for at least one or two more songs--why couldn't a little more be added? Nevertheless, for the price it's a good buy.

Overall, the CD mainly stays to rock and roll but it swings a little bit into disco especially with the last track, "Car Wash." I highly recommend this CD for people who want to enjoy fond memories of years gone by and obviously this will be a delight for fans of '70s music. It's very affordable and that's always a nice plus! Enjoy this when you boogie! SMILES

When Music Meant Music.......2006-07-11

Excellent CD, Takes you back to a simplier time. Great atrists and real Music

No Eagles?.......2002-09-30

Real quick, if it doesn't have "Hotel California" or "New Kid In Town" it doesn't represent 1977.

Good Mixture Of Musical Styles.......2002-09-29

In my opinion the year of 1977 was a great year for music. Although some would say that the Disco stuff was trash, this CD blends not only rock, jazz and blues but gives us a taste of what people were dancing to in the clubs. If you are into different styles then this is the one for you.

Billboard Does It Again..........2002-07-02

I have always been a fan of compliations of this sort. Even though these songs as a wee-bit older than I, they still stand the test of time. I had originally purchased the disc for one-song, but have heard a few of the others at one time or another. Overall, I was actually quite impressed with the organization of the disc. It has a good selection of songs from 1977. "Boogie Nights," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and "Car Wash" would probably be the most well known songs on the disc. They may be disco, but perhaps that's what makes them cool. Leo Sawyer and Marvin Gaye get their chance to shine. They both do a good job of fitting in on the disc, as Gaye is a legend of sorts in the industry. Seventies icon Peter Frampton is included with "I'm In You," which I find to be a pretty good melodic tune, as is "Rich Girl," by the great duo of Hall & Oates. These guys are an excellent addition to the disc. Lastly, there is my personal fav, "Undercover Angel." Alan O'Day may not have been an icon, but he truly knows how to belt out a tune. This song is full of great melodies, awesome lyrics and overall is a nice piece of 70's nostalgia. I recommend that you pick up this disc, along with other Billboard compliations, as these guys know how to put a disc together. And by the way, Disco may not rule now, but it still is cool in a retro sort of way!

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Big Hits and Rare Gems

Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1977
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032FT
Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

Overture - D.C. LaRue
Quiet Village - The Ritchie Family
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Girl Don't Make Me Wait - PATTIE BROOKS
San Francisco (You've Got Me) - The Village People
Slowdown - John Miles
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
Hold Tight - Vicki Sue Robinson
Got To Give It Up-Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
Do What You Want To Do - T-Connection

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Big Hits and Rare Gems.......2005-03-11

This is the second CD in the Billboard Top Dance Hits series that I have reviewed, the first being the 1976 volume. If you look at my reviews, you may notice that I am a big fan of disco music. I particulary like finding rare gems and songs that I never knew existed. In the 70's, I was in my pre-teens and too young to go to discos. The only disco songs I knew at them time were the crossover hits by the likes of Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, and KC & the Sunshine Band. I enjoy hearing the club hits that did not crossover. Too me it is like brand new music even though it may be 25 years old. I love this CD and have listened to it many times over the years. Here is a track by track review:

1. Overture by DC LaRue: Mostly an instrumental with a prominent horn section that is reminiscent of KC & the Sunshine Band. Has a bit of a disco/jazz/funk fusion to it.

2. Quiet Village by the Ritche Family: Another song that is almost an instrumental. Has a very dated mid-70's sound. Almost sounds like generic music that they would play on TV shows in the 70's when a scene would be set in a disco.

3. Rumour Has It by Donna Summer: Another Donna classic that is best heard when you listen to the entire "Once Upon a Time" album from which it came. Back in the day, Donna released some great concept albums that had a unifying theme, as opposed to other albums that maybe had 1 or 2 hits and lots of filler.

4. Girl Don't Make me Wait by Pattie Brooks: Sort of a Donna Summer immitator who did not enjoy the crossover success of Donna.

5. San Francisco (You've Got Me) by The Village People: This was not a Pop hit as later Village People songs were, but I first heard this song in 1979 when Casey Kasem did a special Top 40 Countdown of the Top 40 Disco Songs. If I remember, this song was ranked as #1 (or at least in the Top 3), and I loved it the minute I heard it. The boys have been much maligned over the years, but they had some fun, catchy tunes.

6. Slowdown by John Miles: A Pop and Disco hit. John Miles was somewhat revolutionary in fusing a "rock" vocal to a disco beat.

7. I Feel Love by Donna Summer: A song that has been cited as an influence by a variety of artists ranging from The Rolling Stones to The Human League. A classic.

8. Hold Tight by Vickie Sue Robinson: The late, great Vickie Sue. She never duplicated the crossover success that she experienced with "Turn the Beat Around", which is a shame because she had such rich vocals. Listen to this song and hear what the world missed.

9. Got to Give it Up - Pt 1 by Marvin Gaye: I am not sure Marvin was trying to have a disco hit with this song, I think it was meant to be a funky number that just happened to click with the disco crowd.

10. Do What You Wanna Do by T-Connection: A great song that deserved to do much better at Pop radio than it did.

All of these songs reached either #1 or #2 on the Disco chart and certainly deserve inclusion on a disco compilation circa 1977. Great liner notes also.

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