Super Discount, Vol. 2 [Import]

Super Discount, Vol. 2 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Poisoned (Ft Philippe Zdar)

2. Fast Track (Ft Julien Delfaud & Alex Gopher)

3. Grokster

4. Morpheus

5. Bit Torrent (Ft Boom Bass)

6. Audio Galaxy

7. Soul Seek

8. Gifted (Ft Dj Mehdi)

9. G2 (Ft Mr Learn)

10. Limwire

11. Overnet (Ft Alex Gopher)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Sequel to the French dance star's hit 1996 compilation features all the tracks from the limited ten inch series. 11 tracks. Details TBA. Pias. 2004.

Tracks:

Still The One - Orleans
Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang - Silver
Stand Tall - Burton Cummings
Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
Jeans On - David Dundas
Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') - Bill Conti

Customer Reviews:

Pieces of my youth.......2006-02-23

Everytime I get a CD filled with songs from my youth such as Vol 19, I feel young again! What a great mental health break!

I've been looking all over for "Don't Give Up On US Baby" and "I Like Dreaming".

Movie and TV themes...and more!.......2005-04-02

Okay, so this CD has the overplayed "sell out" songs, like "Still The One", used to promote ABC's (?) new season in '76, and the "Rocky" theme that put Stallone on the map, but we also get some great slow ballads. "Torn Between Two Lovers", used as the theme and inspiration for a forgettable TV movie starring Lee Remick, certainly survives well on its own. DJ's used to comment they could not believe "I Like Dreamin'" was only from '76, because it sounded much older, much more "classic". "Don't Give Up On Us", belted out by a fellow who was in a forgettable TV show of his own in his spare time, is still worth humming and quoting. "Jeans On" is musically under-rated, and also notable for its "timestamp" of 70's culture when it mentions the "tiger in my tank". Andrew Gold could do a story song when he tried. Is "Lonely Boy" about his own sibling rivalry problems? Climax Blues Band has an unusually funky entry with "Couldn't Get It Right", even though they went on to a more mellow sound in 1981 with "I Love You". "Undercover Angel", another fun but naughty 70's song, has a special place in my heart. Used to blush every time I heard it.

Rating 100%.......2004-05-30

A continuation of the "Have a Nice Day" CD series, Volume 19 is another truck load of hits. This Volume seems to contain a bunch of tracks from the 1977 era. Do you remember what you were doing back then??

All of the CD's in this series contain extensive sleeve notes on all the tracks with release dates. There's that radio classic which I think we've all heard a thousand times?.. 10CC's "the things we do for love". This volume has a number of tracks that have been released on CD for the first time. What about Burton Cummings "stand tall". Other tracks include the original Rocky theme, Orleans "still the one", Mary MacGregor's "Torn between two lovers", Adam O day's "undercover angel", Andrew Gold's "lonely boy" and a few tracks I've never really heard of. But for the songs I've listed, certainly make this disc worthwhile

I'm Still Having Fun And Its Still The One!.......2003-07-04

I've had this disc since 1993 and it still an entertaining,relaxing piece of nostalgia today."Super Hits Of The 70's:Have A Nice Day Vol.19" is an amazing recap of the softer side of 1977,featuring such super-guilty-pleasures like Mary MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers",former Guess Who frontman's Burton Cummings "Stand Tall","Starksy And Hutch" actor David Soul's "Don't Give Up On Us",Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy",Kenny Nolan's "I Like Dreamin",and Alan O'Day's oh-so-70's "Undercover Angel" along with likable,upbeat soft-rockers like Orleans "Still The One",Climax Blues Band's "Couldn't Get It Right" and 10cc's "The Things We Do For Love".The catchy TV jingle(David Dundas's "Jeans On")and the ubiquitous "Rocky" theme(Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now")provide contrast to the sweet,sentimental pop of the rest of the set,but for the most part,HANY Vol.19 captures the 70's at its sappiest,which means it's completly successful in its goals.(By the way,all these songs made the Top 20,10 of which made the Top 10,and 4 of which made it all the way to No.1!)

Your Still the One and I got my Jeans On.......2003-02-24

Even though that I'm born in 1980, I like music from the 1970's/1980's (except for some of that new wave ...) cause the songs have a better tone to it and everytime when I do listen to those songs, it just makes me wanna sing.

Tracks:

Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
Shake It - Ian Matthews
Falling - LeBlanc And Carr
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
5.7.0.5. - City Boy
New York Groove - Ace Frehley
My Angel Baby - Toby Beau
Love Takes Time - Orleans
Get Used To It - Roger Voudouris
Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
Oh Well - Rockets

Customer Reviews:

Oldies but Goodies.......2006-11-10

I ordered this CD for one song specifically, "Falling" by Lenny LeBlanc and Pete Carr. All the other songs were a bonus. The memories from my teen years came flooding back as I listened. Those of us who grew up in the 70's had the very best music as the soundtrack for our lives. "Falling" is truly one of the most beautiful songs ever....I cried and cried as I listened, reflecting on times past and loved ones I've lost.

Have A Nice Day: Volume 25 Is A Good Finale For This Series!.......2006-08-15

Now that I finally own all Volumes of this, Have A Nice Day, Series; I wanted to brief you a little bit on the final one of the series which is this Volume 25. I rated it 4 stars because I liked it. I think it is one of the better Volumes.
Several good songs give a strong presence here. Personal favorites are, Lead Me On, Shake It, My Angel Baby, and , Love Takes Time, plus there is also one song on this Volume that I want to brag about and with good reason. I have always been a sucker for Ballads and there have been plenty of good ones over the years.....but two Ballads hit the airwaves in the latter 70s that I consider two of the best ever and one of them is right here being LeBlanc and Carr's, Falling. The other can be found on 1979 Billboard Top Hits called, Just When I Needed You Most, by the late great Randy Vanwarmer....Very Nice!
Speaking for the entire H.A.N.D. series....Volume 18 is the only store bought Volume I own and it was my first.....I purchased the other 24 online (Thanks Guys and/or Gals) and this Volume 25 was one of the first to catch my eye. I also have several other favorite Volumes besides this one. I think Volumes 6 and 23 are the weakest but they are still decent. In otherwords.....it is a good series and well worth having. I have found after all these years that these 300 songs on this series (plus so many other songs from that era) sound even better the second time around and they will never get old! Ya know.....In 1975; The Great Band, Chicago, came out with a very good nostalgic tune called, Old Days, and Peter Cetera pretty much sums it up with the lyrics when he said they.....Take Me Back To A World Gone Away; Memories Seem Like Yesterday.....and he was (and still is) right. Now we can say the same thing not only about that song; but also about the entire 70s H.A.N.D. Series and all the other good music and fun happenings that we had back then.....How Time Flies!

The Best Collection Of 70's Music Out There--Hands Down.......2006-06-21

Instead of giving an individual review of each volume in this series, I decided to give one review on the final volume of the series.

As a child in the 70s I grew up hearing these songs on the radio and the entire series really gave me a feeling of nostalgia. When I started collecting this series, I didn't always know each artist or even each song title, but once I spun the disc, the lyrics to these songs came back from the dark void of my memory. That was half the fun of this whole series. Volume 13 was the one volume in the entire series that I remebered each song. Volumes 12, 13, 14 and 15 are my favorite volumes.

Not each volume is a winner. Volumes 4, and 6 I felt weren't that great of volumes, but each volume contains at least 4-5 great gems. Again, the entire series is great.

This series and Rhino's Didn't It Blow Your Mind series are hands down the best series of 70's music out there. I give both series five stars. If there was one thing that I felt that Rhino missed on these was that they didn't take each series out to five more volumes. The would have given Have A Nice Day 30 volumes and Didn't It Blow Your Mind 25 volumes. Either way, the Have A Nice Day series is my favorite 70s music complilation series and it has gotten lots of use in my CD player.

If you like quirky AM pop from the 70s, then this series is for you. You won't regret it. If your looking for more of the FM style 70s music, then get Time/Lifes Sound of the 70s.

After reading several reviews for the various volumes in this series, it's clear the some people missed the entire point of this series. This entire series was supposed to resemble or be a throw back to those infamous compilation LPs from K-Tel that were everywhere in the 70s. This series wasn't supposed to have great songs. Just memorable ones.

If you are HARD CORE 70's...............2006-01-02

.....this entire collection is for you! This is the only collection where I could find ALL THE SONGS I listened to on AM RADIO! ALL 25 VOLUMES ARE A MUST for your 70's collection! So what - some of the songs aren't Top 10 hits - but they were part of your life if you loved 70's AM Radio! If you bought 45's - If you bought albums - If you listened to the radio - you know these songs! If you want repetitive Top 10 songs, then get another collection. If you truly want the songs of the 70's.... GET ALL 25 VOLUMES of "HAVE A NICE DAY!"

You get too much you get too high..........2004-05-20

Well, several volumes of the Rhino collection aren't perfect, but they all bring us back in their own inimitable way. "Love Is Like Oxygen" has the perfect lyrical "hook" as well as a variety of musical gimmicks. "How Much I Feel" is either totally saccharine or a genuine tearjerker depending on your point of view, but they sure sang it like they felt it. Wow! "Falling", a slowdance harmony classic for the next hundred years, is rightfully included here, too. Gino Vanelli can take his big 'fro elsewhere for all I care, but I'm sure he has his fans (in Montreal and elsewhere). "5705" and "New York Groove" appear to have been included for archival purposes only. Did anyone actually like those songs when they came out? "My Angel Baby", an instant classic, joins the pantheon of 50's-sound "stroll" tunes, and its similarities to Robert John's "Sad Eyes" are obvious (once the Rhino folks call attention to this in their liner notes). "Love Takes Time" and "Shake It" contain a strong sexual subtext, hearkening back to an era where songs couldn't be "explicit" in their lyrics. "Get Used To It", an upbeat one-hit wonder, remains one of the few songs of the rock era using a synthesized harpsichord. Maxine's "Lead Me On" slows the tempo as the CD concludes with the anarchistic, defeatist "Oh Well" ("I can't sing, I ain't pretty, and my legs are thin"). You need this CD. Get it now, so you know what the originals sounded like before Jewel and/or Lenny Kravitz records a re-make!

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 10

Average customer rating:

70'S HAVE A NICE DAY VOL 10
70's Flash Back
+ 1/2 stars...More Big Hits Than the Previous Volumes
Good old Rock and Roll
I wanted to rate it 4 1/2 stars

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 10
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032RN
Release Date: 1990-04-04

Tracks:

It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith
Last Song - Edward Bear
Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone' - Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
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Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Wildflower - Skylark
Brother Louie - Stories
Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass
Heartbeat-It's A Lovebeat - The Defranco Family Featuring Tony Defranco

Customer Reviews:

70'S HAVE A NICE DAY VOL 10.......2007-03-08

AS I WAS PLAYING THE SONGS I WAS SO SURPRISED THAT I NEW MOST OF THE WORDS. IT IS A VERY NICE MIXTURE OF SONGS FROM THAT DECADE. I ENJOY IT VERY MUCH, AND I PLAY IT VERY LOUDLY......

70's Flash Back.......2007-01-10

For those of you who can remember the 70's, this CD provides some great memory releasers (assuming you have fond memories of the 70's). It's a nice collection of some of the hits of the 70's that were not necessarily Blockbusters. Some of these songs are seldom played on radio stations these days, so you may have forgotten all about them (again, assuming you were there in the first place). So, if you are a very young man like me in your late 40's, this CD may just push your buttons! And if you are much younger, well, you may just catch some great music that your parents listened to decades ago!

+ 1/2 stars...More Big Hits Than the Previous Volumes.......2004-02-29

What Rhino's Have a Nice Day series does, is put together a collection not of the biggest hits by the biggest stars, but rather an eclectic collection of big (and not so big) hits by artists who for the most part had very brief careers on the charts. And with volume 10 (which focuses mostly on 1973), they continue to do a very good job.

A noticeable difference with this volume, however, is how many of these were in fact huge hits. All but two of them cracked the Top 10. The first that did not is folk artist Loudon Wainwright's tribute to road kill, "Dead Skunk." [Though this was his lone hit, he continues to record to this day and has a legion of rabid fans--myself included. (Check out my review of his latest SO DAMN HAPPY.)] The other answers the question "What did Looking Glass do to follow up with their No. 1 hit "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)?" The answer is their No. 33 (and last) hit "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne."

Sometimes it's better to have been just a one-hit wonder. Albert Hammond had a million-seller with "It Never Rains in Southern California," and Stealers Wheel (which included Gerry Rafferty) hit the Top 10 with the infectious "Stuck in the Middle With You." But does anyone remember either of their follow-up hits? [Answer: It was "I'm a Train" (No. 31) and "Star" (No. 29 ) respectively. ("Star" shows up on vol. 12.)]

A couple of the one-hit wonders pulled off the ultimate by taking their only charting single all the way to No. 1. Vicki "Mama's Family" Lawrence did it with "The Night That the Lights Went Out In Georgia," as did Stories' song of interracial love "Brother Louie."

Other one-hit wonders that seldom get anthologized are the 30s-inspired "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?," Edward Bear's heart-wrenching "Last Song," and Skylark's romantic "Wildflower." [Trivia alert: David Foster, a member of Skylark, went on to be a top producer of hits like "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" and "St. Elmo's Fire."]

All things considered, there's a lot of memories in these songs--some you probably haven't heard since they were hits on the radio. The only reason I've never been able to give any of these a four-star rating (or higher) is the limited bang for your buck that Rhino gives you. Yeah, the smiley face CD is cute, and the liner notes are filled with trivia...but the bottom line is that you are only getting a dozen songs! With that in mind, it's simply a matter of how many memories does THIS particular batch of songs have for you?

Good old Rock and Roll.......2003-07-29

It is hard to find a bad CD in this anthology series, if you are a true fan of 70's Rock and Roll. The diversity of selections in the series is extraordinary. This volume has a number of songs that make you want to sing your heart out along with the group. The best in this category are "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by one of my favorite groups, Dr Hook, "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray, and "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?" by Hurricane Smith. But almost all the songs in this volume have their good points and I would rate 9 of them in the "I want" category. This CD is well worth the price as are most of the other CD's in this series.

I wanted to rate it 4 1/2 stars.......2001-08-25

I had been searching for a song that has been running through my mind since the 1970's. I found that song on this cd, it was Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?! This cd has IMO 7 very good songs.(1,2,3,5,7,8, and 12) It also has 3 decent songs. (6,9,10). It has one below average song, (4) and one song that I had never heard before. (11) The two biggest surprises to me were 8 and 12. I very much like both of those songs, but I didn't reconize them by song title. Drift Away goes like this Singing:: Give me the beat boys, to soothe my soul...I want to get lost in your Rock N roll and drift away.... I would also recommend vol 14 and 21 in this series and THE BABYS ANTHOLOGY with great songs like ,"Isn't it time, Back on my feet again, and Midnight Rendezvous" Everytime I think of you and Anytime is good too. If you liked John Waite in the 1980's, you should like the BABY'S as John was the lead singer of the Baby's in 1975. John's 1984 hit was Missing You. Indy :o)

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 1

Average customer rating:

You'll dig this "More Today Than Yesterday"
some good oldies
Fun, Fun, Fun (no T-Bird required)
Have A Nice Day; Volume One IS # One But It's A Tie With Volume Two
+ 1/2 stars...Hit and Miss Affair

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ASIN: B0000032R5
Release Date: 1990-01-05

Tracks:

More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Starecase
Baby It's You - Smith
Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine
Cherry Hill Park - Billy Joe Royal
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
Venus - The Shocking Blue
Early In The Morning - Vanity Fare
Arizona - Mark Lindsay
The Rapper - The Jaggerz
Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers
Tracy - The Cuff Links
Mississippi Queen - Mountain

Customer Reviews:

You'll dig this "More Today Than Yesterday".......2007-07-03

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 1- The initial release of the series made a solid splash for its consistency and musical diversity.

The volumes become a portable jukebox with any selection a memory of yesteryear. The opening track "More Today Than Yesterday" by the Spiral Starecase could be a Stevie Wonder composition. The production is tremendous and the vocals resonate from the speakers.

"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" from Steam became not only a hit single but a sports anthem. Played at hundreds of venues after the home team would have a victory in hand the tune is going to soon celebrate its fortieth birthday but not look older than one.

"Venus" - (The Shocking Blue) The opening second keyboard sound is hypnotic. It had hit written all over.

"Come Saturday Morning" By the Sandpipers has one of the best vocal performances ever. A timeless tune that could never outstay its welcome.

The only pitfall with the entire series is the playing time should fill up a CD. That is why bonus track were invented. Excluding the clock, this a wonderful ride to the past.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

some good oldies.......2007-04-01

It was actually not the cd I wanted But I do like a few songs on it.

Fun, Fun, Fun (no T-Bird required).......2006-04-05

Today's rock historians will tell you that the late 60s and early 70s were a time of big changes in the music world, and to a degree, they're right: The Who the Pretty things were inventing the rock-opera, James Brown was turning the R&B world on its head, the Velvet Underground were birthing the alternative rock scene, the Grateful Dead were expanding the length and very definition of rock at their life-altering concerts, etc., etc. Yes, rock was, for better or worse, growing up and movin' on out. Fortunatly, nobody thought to tell the chartmaking, AM radio crowd. And so, at the beginning of the 70s, record labels were still churning out platter after platter of simplistic, catchy, glorious, and downright fun pop brilliance. The first in a series of 25 (!) discs, Have a Nice Day, V.1 cobbles together twelve pop delights from 1969 and 1970, and each one is a winner: The disc's oppener, "More Today than Yesterday," is a glorious, soulful, propulsive single from the summer of 1969. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," (whose chorus is probably in the Constitution somewhere) is much more than a tune to play off the losers of cuise ship dance contests: With its chiming bells, lulling handclaps, ethereal vocals, and majestic organ playing, it's an otherworldly pop confection. "Smile A Little Smile For Me" is pure hand-clapping, singalong accoustic pop-rock catchiness. And then there's "Cherry Hill Park," a hook-soaked, slinking pop tune with lyrics as risque as anything the early 'Stones ever wrote. And whatever you do, don't overlook the wah-wahing blue-eyed soul of "Arizona" with its sublime, laid back vocals and magestic chorus. "Come Saturday Morning," with its gorgeous vocals and dreamy atmosphere, sounds like a lost Byrds single. And as for the less poppy entries on this disc, there are plenty of great rockers aboard: The rediculously catchy bounce of "Venus," the eye-wateringly heavy "Mississippi Queen," and the country-blues-rocker "The Rapper" are sweet highlights. All in all, a great disc. If you thought that the good stuff never hit the charts, pick this up and prepare to be re-educated.

Have A Nice Day; Volume One IS # One But It's A Tie With Volume Two .......2005-09-13

In my opinion: Twenty Three out of the Twenty Five versions of this, Super Hits Of The 70s; Have A Nice Day, series have their ups and downs and some are better than others and there are several one and two hit wonders on them but the bottom line is this.... Volume One IS Number One and Volume Two is right along beside it. In otherwords; if both volumes were playing against each other in a ballgame the game would most definitely end in a tie. From start to finish those two are solid and the quality of the music is nothing less than fabulous.
This Vol. One starts out with Spiral Staircase's, More Today Than Yesterday, and it most definitely will have you singing along with it.
The second song is, Baby It's You, from the excellent band Smith. Gayle McCormick's bluesy vocals sound fantastic on this tune, which was also a good song for The Beatles on their American LP called The Early Beatles from 1965 plus it was a huge hit for The Shirelles.
The third song is a very beautiful tune which made it to the top five in November 1969 and will melt your heart being, Smile A Little Smile For Me, by The Flying Machine. Folks;I think I remember a slightly different version of this song by The Flying Machine then what is on this disc. Correct me if I am wrong.
The fourth song is by the great Billy Joe Royal called, Cherry Hill Park. Billy Joe Royal a one or two hit wonder?.....No Way! .The fifth song is Steams immortal, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye. This gem is an Anthem and reached # one in December 1969 and most all of us have sung it at one time or another. Especially at a ballgame. Bannarama had a hit with this song in the 80s.
The sixth song is, Venus, by The Shocking Blue which was a huge smash for this band. Bananarama also had a smash hit in 1986 with this one.
The seventh song is Vanity Fare's charming, Early In The Morning. Vanity Fare also has a timeless classic on Vol.Two.
The eighth song is by Mark Lindsay being, Arizona. That song was Mark's first solo hit. As several of you already know; Mark also sang lead vocals for Paul Revere And The Raiders.
The ninth song went all the way to # Two in March 1970 being, The Rapper, by The Jaggerz. A fantastic song by a great band from Pittsburgh.
The tenth song is a beautiful romantic ballad that was nominated for an Oscar called, Come Saturday Morning, by The Sandpipers. It was also featured on the Motion Picture The Sterile Cuckoo with Liza Minilli.
The eleventh song is a very nice bubblegummy like tune by The Cuff Links called, Tracy. This Gem was sung by Ron Dante who also sang lead for The Archies.
And last but definitely not least this disc also has the rockin, Mississippi Queen, by Mountain.
These songs hit their peak between June 1969 and July 1970 and this is definitely a five star disc. As an aging Babyboomer I can say that I still love the music and these twelve songs are twelve more reasons why I still do.
Do I have a favorite tune on this Volume One compilation?.....Yes.....All twelve of them! If you like music from this era this Volume is a must.

+ 1/2 stars...Hit and Miss Affair.......2004-01-03

Before the advent of online services like imusic.com, Rhino Records was THE label for re-releasing old material. As a lifelong music junkie (I own every Top 10 song from 1963 to 1975), I bought at least twenty of their Have A Nice Day series. Not every song is a winner, but many of these songs were not--at least at the time--heavily anthologized.

Were all of these big hits? No. But it's nice to hear Vanity Fares first hit, "Early in the Morning" (No. 12), than the overplayed "Hitchin' a Ride." "Mississippi Queen" only made it to No. 21, but the song rocks! "Come Saturday Morning" (from the movie The Sterile Cuckoo w/ Liza Minnelli) didn't fare much better at No. 17, but again it's a song you get on few other collections.

The big hits were No. 1's like "Venus," "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)," and the million-sellers like "The Rapper" and "Arizona." One of the most enduring songs of the bunch is the one-hit-wonder "More Today Than Yesterday" by the Spiral Starecase. [Check the spelling on that one...amazon.com has it right! It is NOT staircase!]

Tracks:

Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade
For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin
Liitle Green Bag - George Baker Selection
Which Way You Goin' Billy - The Poppy Family
My Baby Loves Lovin' - White Plains
Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
United We Stand - The Brotherhood Of Man
Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
Lay A Little Lovin' On Me - Robin McNamara

Customer Reviews:

"Reflections Of My Life" and yours too! Enjoy! .......2007-07-03

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Volume 2 tries to equal the predecessor. While Volume 1 has better consistency, there are enough essential tracks here. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum is still getting airplay today not only on the oldies stations but on classic rock. Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade with some of the most intense lyrics ever presents a song of both beauty and articulation.

"Hitchin' A Ride"- Vanity Fare is an example of the great days of Top 40. There would be a plethora of memorable tunes that we would call on decades later.

As you give each of the twelve songs a listen see if it brings you back to a specific event or time in your life. Excluding the CD not being filled to capacity, you'll LOVE THE 70's!

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Tony Burrows Correction.......2006-12-07

All in all a great anthology. Minor correction on the Tony Burrows comments; he had nothing to do with Hitching A Ride (by Vanity Faire). However, he was also the lead vocalist on Beach Baby (First Class) and My Baby Loves Lovin' (White Plains).

One Hit Wonders? I Don't Think So!.......2005-12-11

All good songs on the CD! As for them being AM Radio tunes, thats where Top 40 was located. Many cars did not even have FM mono radios in them yet by 1972! Also nice to know, Tracks 1, 8, 9 and 10 are ALL sung by the same artist. I believe his name was Tony Burrows & he was from Great Britain. He also had a hit with a little novelty tune titled "Gimmie Dat Ding".

This Is A Very Good Volume Of The Have A Nice Day Series !.......2005-09-16

This Volume 2 of the Have A Nice Day series is another nice trip down memory lane and to me it is definately the co-star of the series with Volume 1 being the other. Every song on this Volume 2 peaked in 1970 and I previously owned most of these songs either on Vinyl or tape back in the day and it is great to hear them once again. Vanity Fare's Top Five Smash, Hitchin A Ride, and The Poppy Family's, Which Way You Goin Billy, have always been all-time favorites of mine along with the # 1 hit, Everything Is Beautiful, by the great Ray Stevens and the Top 15 smash, United We Stand, by The Brotherhood Of Man. Everything Is Beautiful, and, United We Stand, are songs of Love, Peace, Hope, Beauty and Unity and they still touch me when I listen to them. Both have very Powerful Lyrics and they Stand Tall even today. Every song on this Volume from the first which is Edision Lighthouse's, Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes ), to the last which is Robin McNamara's, Lay A Little Lovin On Me, is great.
Final Note; As good as a lot of the music is today; these tunes of long ago are still very special to me. Like all Rhino compilations this CD sounds great and evidently this Volume 2 is out of print and starting to become rare.....Why?.....I don't know because I still think it is one of the two best of the series !.....Highly Recommended

Who Cares?.......2005-04-03

Not total garbage but mostly one hit wonders that were really light weight AM radio fare when they were first released. Who knows some of these songs will probably end up in a Tarantino movie I suppose and then they will be cool...

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 15

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SHAYLE HARRIS
Nice blend
Great Songs and Great Memories!
Gotta Love Rhino!
SONGS MISSING FROM CASSETTE THAT ARE SHOWN ON LISTING

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ASIN: B0000032N6
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley Band
Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds
Black Superman-'Muhammad Ali' - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band
I'm Not Lisa - Jessie Colter
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Run Joey Run - David Geddes
Rocky - Austin Roberts
Eighteen With A Bullet - Pete Wingfield
Sky High - Jigsaw
Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
Convoy - C.W. McCall
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

Customer Reviews:

SHAYLE HARRIS.......2003-12-29

I REALLY LIKED THE MUSIC BUT THERE IS ONE SONG I WANTED TO LISTEN TO BUT I COULDNT WHITCH WAS ROCKY BY AUSTIN ROBERTS,AS I WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS THE SAME SONG I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR,FOR AGES. THANK YOU SHAYLE

Nice blend.......2003-08-13

How tacky are some of these songs? Well, I can remember hearing these songs being played at SEARS while shopping for clothes (no choice in those days. I lived in the suburbs and didn't yet have a car). The direct memories of denim jackets with sequins, and shorty tops - with sequins, fill me with shivers both warm (memories) and cold (fashion hell), as I listen to these songs. But not all of 'em are tacky. There are a couple of juicy goodies that actually broke the ground of riskless AM radio. "You Sexy Thing" was a hot crossover tune that got white people dancing (one could even say it was one of the first preludes to disco), and that title garnished many a sequined shorty top. Even many a pair of ..... (the seventies were SO fabulously sleazy!). And "Eighteen With A Bullet", despite it's slight '50sish Frankie Lymon feel, had a tight euphoric bite to it, which was a fresh charge in let's face it, what was a pretty stale, generic musical wasteland by the mid-seventies. Even Bay City Roller-mania was a delightful change, despite the fact that their fans all looked like Catholic school rejects (I guess that's where they got all that plaid). Come to think of it, maybe sequined shorty tops weren't so bad after all! Have fun -
and don't forget to have a nice day! :)

Great Songs and Great Memories!.......2002-01-15

Oh great songs and great memories when I was only in elementary school and listening to these hits on the old KJR AM in Seattle! Great collections from Rhino!

Gotta Love Rhino!.......2001-08-13

As a fan of Rhino Records for many years I was elated when they started this series years ago. This was the 70s collection with songs that you couldn't find on any other compilation - the quirky ones that you remember hearing on AM radio, had the 45 but wasn't on the "most popular" list. For example: Sky High by Jigsaw (which I remember hearing in 1975) and Convoy by C. W. McCall (which I had the 45 rpm of). This isn't my favorite volume of the series but nonetheless, a volume that should be in your collection.

Please note! The cassette versions are different from the CD release. There are "Bonus Tracks" on the CD that are not found on the cassette.

SONGS MISSING FROM CASSETTE THAT ARE SHOWN ON LISTING.......2001-05-19

I was disappointed when I received the cassette I ordered as I opened the package. Same label cover as shown on order page, same songs, except that there were 2 songs missing from the cassette:

Rocky

I'm Not Lisa

Tracks:

Yellow River - Christie
Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
For The Good Times - Ray Price
Help Me Make It Through The Night - Sammi Smith
Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer And Shipley
Put Your Hand In The Hand - Ocean
Stay Awhile - The Bells
Woodstock - Matthews' Southern Comfort
Silver Bird - Mark Lindsay
I Ain't Got Time Anymore - The Glass Bottle

Customer Reviews:

"For The Good Times" purchase the first three volumes before this one.......2007-07-03

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

The 4th edition of the set doesn't have the firepower of the previous three. The predecessors have more recognizable tunes for the collector of the set. They also ofter better consistency.

This isn't to say there aren't winners here. Mr. Bojangles - (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
is a standout in any compilation. With the strength of the lyrical content and the music, it pleased even those that are not fans of country-flavored tunes.

"One Toke Over The Line" - (Brewer And Shipley) A memorable tune with good vocal presentation and solid production for the airplay it would receive.

"Put Your Hand In The Hand" - (Ocean) Throughout the years people would always recall the song but not the band. Ocean had a hit with the catchy words. The band may have been forgotten but years removed from the release, the song plays on!

If you are first purchasing the series, you'll want to start off with Volumes 1-3 in any order.

A reminder as always the music is the star in this series and not the clock. The total playing times on each CD are short!

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Have A Nice Day: Volume 4.......2006-02-16

Several of these H.A.N.D. Volumes have at least one Country/Pop crossover song on them but I believe this Volume 4 tops them all with Lynn Anderson, Ray Price, Sammi Smith, Brewer and Shipley, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band all giving strong Country and/or Pop entries here with, Rose Garden, For The Good Times, Help Me Make It Through The Night, One Toke Over The Line, and, Mr.Bojangles, (in that order). All five were very popular but there are also some darn good Pop songs on this Disc too; being Wadsworth Mansion's, Sweet Mary, Christie's, Yellow River, and Mark Lindsay's, Silverbird. Ocean's Gospel flavored, Put Your Hand In The Hand, is another excellant song here. The Bell's, Stay Awhile, was also very popular at the time plus the toned down & soothing version of, Woodstock, by Matthews' Southern Comfort is also a welcome addition to this Disc. Their version of, Woodstock, is much different than the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young version from their renouned Déjà vu Album but I like both.
Anyone who listened to AM Radio during this 70-71 time period will remember most ( if not all ) of this lineup. I can easily say that this is one of only a few of the Have A Nice Day Volumes that I can listen to from start to finish. Like a previous Vol.4 reviewer said.....This is not the best Volume but it is definately not the worst either. This is a SOLID 4 Star product and a good purchase with lots of high quality Oldies.
Food for thought.....For the longest time I was reluctant about purchasing several of these H.A.N.D. versions because I already own a few of these songs on other compilations however I have found that the duplicates are very minimal for me and I was missing out on some darn good (hard to impossible to find) Oldies on CD. I now own almost half of these Volumes and I am satisfied with all. Gosh! It has been a long time since I heard so many of these tunes and they sound great!

Forgotten Oldies.......2005-07-15

I purchased Vol.4 of the Have A Nice Day series because it contained "Stay Awhile" by the Bells. Although it was a Top Ten song in 1971,I never hear it on the radio anymore. I work for Mix 106 in Charlotte, NC and we do play some of the cuts on this cd including: "Rose Garden", "Mr. Bojangles", "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and "For The Good Times". Those are all good additions to my music collection.

The 1970's seemed to have a large number of "One-Hit Wonders". Although these songs were popular at the time, many don't receive airplay in the 21st century. Thank you Rhino for giving us an oppotunity to obtain some of the Forgotten Oldies of the 70's on cd.

+ 1/2 stars...Satisfying Trip Down Memory Lane.......2004-02-26

Rhino's Have a Nice Day series may not provide an thorough representation of the Seventies (how could any 12-song compilation do that?), but what it does is provide a facet of the decade seldom found on other anthologies.

Three of the songs topped the country charts before peaking on the pop chart: "For the Good Times," "Help Me Make It Through the Night" )both penned by Kris Kristofferson) and "Rose Garden" (written by Joe South). Another song that wouldn't have been out of place on the country charts was the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's signature song "Mr. Bojangles." [It would also be their lone Top 10 pop hit.]

Folk/pop is also represented on this collection with one-hit wonders Ian Matthews take on "Woodstock" and Brewer and Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line."

Other one-hit wonders include the infectious "Sweet Mary" by Wadsworth Mansion and the gospel-tinged "Put Your Hand in the Hand" by Ocean.

Even the lesser hits ("Silver Bird," "Yellow River," I Ain't Got Time Any More") that peaked in the bottom half of the Top 40 bring back fond memories of the hits of 1970-71, which makes this a satisfying (albeit brief) collection. RECOMMENDED

Pop Goes The Country.......2003-05-21

Through the passage of three decades, most pop music listeners forget that the year 1971 was a fertile period for crossover hits from the country-western genre. This CD brings that fact into sharp focus with the biggest hits in the respective careers of Lynn Anderson ("Rose Garden"), Ray Price ("For The Good Times") and Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make It Through The Night)." Also appearing are three other hits with a rural flavor: "Mr. Bojangles" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer & Shipley and "Woodstock" by Matthews' Southern Comfort. Adding to the eclectic mix are long-forgotten "Yellow River" by Christie and Mark Lindsay's second solo single, "Silver Bird." There's something for every pop fan here. Anyone who remembers the Glass Bottle's radio hit "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" will appreciate that fact. If my ears could breathe, this compilation would be a breath of fresh air.

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 24

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Thank You for Being a Friend
A wide sampling of late 70's top-40
Weaker effort
There are better volumes..
The worst CD in the series, but still essential

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 24
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ASIN: B0000033RC
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

Hey Deanie - Shaun Cassidy
Heaven On The 7th Floor - Paul Nicholas
Thank You For Being A Friend - Andrew Gold
Makin' It - David Naughton
The King Is Gone - Ronnie McDowell
Save Your Kisses For Me - Brotherhood Of Man
Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
Emotion - Samantha Sang
Love Fire - Jigsaw
Everybody Be Dancin' - Starbuck
Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) - Flash Cadillac/Continental Kids
Street Corner Serenade - Wet Willie

Customer Reviews:

Thank You for Being a Friend.......2006-11-10

I purchased this CD to complete my Super Hits collection. I now have all of the CD's. Not a lot on here I like, but "Thank You for Being a Friend" is worth the purchase. Andrew Gold didn't offer a lot, but this song always results in good thoughts and memories.

A wide sampling of late 70's top-40.......2004-03-09

OK, maybe some of these tunes are not destined to be standards thirty years from now, but this volume does cast a broad net over the singles on the top-40 charts during the later 70's. Some one-hit wonders, some teeny-bopper fluff, some more substantial musical works and a few lesser-charting follow-ups show up in this near-the-end volume in the series. And rather than being a detriment, the inclusion of other charting hits by artists who had other more popular tunes is actually a refreshing benefit. Who needs to have the same oft-repeated stuff show up for the umpteenth time on a 70's collection? But this grouping is not of slouches by any means as nearly half of the included tracks were top-10 pop charters. As with other volumes in the series, there are readable trivia for each of the included tunes and while nothing revelatory is evident, the sound quality is respectable with all tracks in stereo. Contrary to what seems the general consensus, this volume does offer collectors of the era's pop music more pluses than minuses and is definitely a worthwhile addition to the series.

Weaker effort.......2001-07-11

"Super Hits of the '70's - Have A Nice Day Vol. 24" contains an even balance of strong and weak latter '70's Top 40 hits. The CD's strong points are well stated in the tracks "Makin' It" (David Naughton),"Save Your Kisses For Me" (Brotherhood Of Man), the unique and untimely instrumental "Feels So Good" (Chuck Mangione), the Bee Gees penned "Emotion" (Samantha Sang). The strongest of these strong points in this collection is the Andrew Gold smash "Thank You For Being A Friend" (which, of course was later re-recorded by an unknown artist and was used as the theme of the hit '80's sitcom "The Golden Girls"). Let's not forget the Elvis Presley tribute song "The King Is Gone", complete with a well-styled Presley-like vocal, courtesy of Ronnie McDowell. Unfortunately, the weaker tracks noticeably offset the stronger ones. Therefore, Rhino could have put better songs in the place of such horrendous tracks as the Eric Carmen penned "Hey Deanie" (Shaun Cassidy), "Love Fire" (Jigsaw), "Everybody Be Dancin'" (Starbuck) [with these two groups putting out much stronger previous tracks with "Sky High" and "Moonlight Feels Right", respectively, which are also contained in previous volumes in this '70's series] and perhaps the most horrendous track of all, which rears its' ugly head here with "Did You Boogie With Your Baby" (Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids). "Vol. 24" provides adequate middle ground, as featured in the tracks "Heaven On The 7th Floor" (Paul Nicholas) and in the doo-wop styled "Street Corner Serenade" (Wet Willie). Even though "Vol. 24" is perhaps the most mediocre effort of this 25 volume CD series, you'll find that there are better volumes in this series, hands down. "Vol. 24" is recommended for completists only.

There are better volumes.........2000-11-23

but this one isnt all that bad, it has rarities in it. "emotion" by samantha sang is one of them. She vanished after that effort (which was produced by the BeeGees) but what a hit it was. I guess if you are going to soak the money into the complete series, you need this volume.

The worst CD in the series, but still essential.......2000-02-15

Yes, this CD is the bummer of the series of 25, but "Thank You For Being A Friend" and "Did You Boogie" pull it out of the fire and make it worth buying.

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 20

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That's who sings that song
CD with great memories
Temptations of "Disco Duck" and "Devil Woman"
A Zero Not a 1
The hits just keep on coming!

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 20
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ASIN: B0000032ZK
Release Date: 1993-08-17

Tracks:

Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) - David Geddes
Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
Judy Mae - Boomer Castleman
Disco Duck (Part I) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
Angel In Your Arms - Hot
Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie
Do You Wanna Make Love - Peter McCann
After The Lovin' - Engelbert Humperdinck
Ariel - Dean Friedman
Smoke From A Distant Fire - The Sanford/Townsend Band

Customer Reviews:

That's who sings that song.......2007-03-24

This 70's collaberation of pop hits is one of many in this series. This particular one just so happens to have some titles that are really hard to locate by themselves. You can also impress your friends with your uncanny ability of music knowledge when you rattle off the artist when you hear these songs on the radio. Bill Whitt

CD with great memories.......2005-09-06

I initially purchased this CD by accident as a speedy checkout buy. I was concerned about the quality of the CD, but was very pleased when I was able to play through "my songs" without incident.

Temptations of "Disco Duck" and "Devil Woman".......2005-06-15

I'm mystified about how this can be one of the biggest selling HAND volumes. I think "Smoke From A Distant Fire" is passable 70s shlock, but the rest looks pathetically bad. I guess it's "Disco Duck", "Devil Woman", and "Get Closer" that reels them in.

A Zero Not a 1.......2005-04-03

This is by far the worst volume in this entire series.There's nothing here even of remote intrest or talent. This CD rates a zero(A CD full of one hit losers!)I believe it's OOP. Thank god.

The hits just keep on coming!.......2001-07-11

Since there are so many good songs on "Super Hits of the '70's - Have A Nice Day Vol. 20", hitting the continuation button on your stereo is highly recommended for a number of reasons. Volume 20 of this 25 volume series spotlights the pop/Top 40 hits from 1976-'77. There are untimely classic ballads of the tear-jerker variety found in Peter McCann's "Do You Wanna Make Love" (released in the late summer of '77) and in Engelbert Humperdinck's "After The Lovin'" (released at the beginning of '77). Continuing through the ballads, Seals & Crofts feature one of their final chart hits from late summer '76 with the up close and personal "Get Closer", while Mac Davis's "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" predates this collection of hits by some four to five years, with a release date of 1972. A hits collection wouldn't be a hits collection without the smooth, mellow vocal stylings of Cliff Richard, whose ghoulish smash hit "Devil Woman", is featured in this wonderful array of mostly late '70's favorites. Of David Geddes' two 1975 chart hits titled "Run Joey Run" (which can be found on Vol. 15) and "The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers)", the former tune is just downright crude and horrible, while the latter track is warm and sentimental, and therefore, fits rather snuggily into this collection with ease. Boomer Castleman's "Judy Mae" is the only weak entry of the bunch, whose lyrics sound a bit too "Hatfields and McCoys"-ish to suit me. Los Angeles based trio Hot had their only hit titled "Angel In Your Arms", which shows up here, and is yet another delightful ballad. This wouldn't be a true '70's collection without at least one disco song - that being "Disco Duck (Part I)", provided in a wacky style that only Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots can bring to the disco table. One-hit wonders Smokie had a major hit with "Living Next Door To Alice" in early '77. "Alice" was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, both of whom went on to even bigger glory as songwriters in the late '70's/early '80's for such artists as Exile, Bonnie Tyler and others. Smokie frontman Chris Norman teamed up with Suzi Quatro on the later hit "Stumblin' In (found on Vol. 22). If you're into '50's nostalgia, there's Dean Friedman's "Ariel" to whet your appetite. If there is a best song on this CD, that honor should rightfully go to The Sanford/Townsend Band's one and only hit smash, the jazzy-bluesy "Smoke From A Distant Fire". With so many good songs to choose from in this stalwart collection of marvelous compositions, "Have A Nice Day Vol. 20" is one CD you'll definitely come back to time and again. If you're a completist, you'll need this one in your must have, must own collection. Keep in mind that each CD in this series has its own style of songs to suit different musical tastes, so it's not necessary to collect all 25 CD's. On that note, it is most wise to pick and choose your favorites as you go along. "Vol. 20" is a sure-fire winner!

Super Hits Of The '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 17

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HAVE A NICE FLASHBACK
One Of The Best in the Series
4 stars because
No one commented on the second best song of this compilation
VAST WASTELAND

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ASIN: B0000032ZE
Release Date: 1993-04-06

Tracks:

Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
Rings - Cymarron
(I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway - Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues - Danny O'Keefe
Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas
Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
Rendezvous - Hudson Brothers
Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
Dance With Me - Orleans
The Rockford Files - Mike Post
Love Hurts - Nazareth
Feelings - Morris Albert

Customer Reviews:

HAVE A NICE FLASHBACK.......2005-11-05

Like the glory days of AM radio, when you could hear the newest single from The Rolling Stones, followed immediately by the conventional "Theme from Romeo and Juliet", this 17th volume from Rhino's "Super Hits of the 70s, Have A Nice Day" series, offers a variety of styles that made AM Top 40 radio so splendid.Danny O'Keefe's "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues", is a most welcome haunting ballad of longing and regret with touching lyrics spiked by a kindly passage of the era's drug culture, - "I got my pills to ease the pain." Cymarron's "Rings", is a one hit wonder that gives a good name to 'easy listening'; a lazy poetic slice of good loving with great sing-a-long lyrics - "I got James Taylor on the stereo". The other 10 tracks are oldies radio staples including Nazareth's "Love Hurts", Brownsville Staion's "Smoking In The Boy's Room", and Orlean's lilting ballad, "Dance With Me". Mike Post's "The Rockford Files" is superfluous and Morris Albert's "Feelings" is Gong Show worthy.

One Of The Best in the Series.......2004-07-18

This volume would rank in the Top 5 in this series if only the Rhino Rads had seen fit to dump "Feelings" and "Before The Last Teardrop Falls". Those two songs force one to program the disc. Two perfect substitutions could have been: "I Hear You Knockin" by Dave Edmunds and "Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me" by Crow. Or how about "Temptation Eyes" by The Grass Roots. None of those ever turned up on a Rhino.
Also since nobody has mentioned "Rings" by Cymarron. This is about the only place you can get this overlooked 70's gem.

4 stars because.......2004-07-05

Hey!!!, everybody on these reviews are overlooking the Smash hit by Ian Thomas "Painted Laidies", if you haven't heard of this song then god help you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No one commented on the second best song of this compilation.......2004-02-29

... which was "I Don't Want To Love You (But You Got Me Anyway)," by the Sutherland Brothers. Previous Amazon.com reviewers totally overlooked this song, which is a gem not found on any other 1970s compilation out there so far. It came out in the fall of 1973, and by any measure is a feel-good tune that merits more recognition.

Yes, "Dancing in the Moonlight" is a great song. But be sure you don't overlook "I Don't Want To Love You," which is a worthy effort and a good addition to your early-to-mid 70s roster of under-rated one-hit wonders.

VAST WASTELAND.......2003-04-25

"Goodtime Charlies Got the Blues", is the only cut that redeems this otherwise mundane collection of 70s pop. Theme from THE ROCKFORD FILES? Thou could never understand why a couple people here and there liked that screeching, miserable ode to TV themes. I was there, and I never even heard of some of these trashy excuses for the decade of hedonism. It's an embarassment.

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