Various Artists - The Nation's Favourite 70s Number Ones (2015) [3CD] {Sony Music}
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Pop / Rock / Disco / New Wave / Folk
With 68 tracks,
most of which I thoroughly enjoy listening to, I had to buy this album
as soon as I looked to see what new releases were in the shops. It was a
particularly good day for me as I also bought three other new releases,
so I've got a busy period of reviewing this week.
Many of these tracks will be familiar to fans of 70s pop music, and not
just in Britain where this compilation was released. Mainstream pop,
rock, soul and disco music inevitably dominate, reflecting the tastes of
record buyers at the time. I only started collecting records in 1977,
but I listened to a lot of pop radio before then so I became very
familiar with these songs. Along the way I had forgotten some, but in
most cases I'm pleased to be reminded of them. Even so, my favourites
tend to be among the tracks I've bought on albums or compilations by the
individual artists, which is well over half of them. I like
compilations of this type because the give me a different listening
experience, plus there's always the chance that I remember I must buy a
collection by an artist who I hadn't got round to buying but meant to.
It's too early to say whether this particular compilation will prompt me
in that way, but it's happened plenty of times before.
Meanwhile, I'll
nominate a selection of my favourite tracks that are included here.
Among them are Wuthering heights, I'm not in love, I hear you knocking,
Spirit in the sky, Dancing queen, Don't go breaking my heart, Rock your
baby, I love to love, Yes sir I can boogie, You to me are everything, So
you win again, Three times a lady, Without you, If you leave me now,
Don't give up on us, Vincent, Annie's song, Seasons in the sun, Stand by
your man (country music fans usually know that it was a sixties
recording, but it only made the UK charts in 1975 when it went all the
way to number one, hence its presence here), The wonder of you, December
1963, Love grows where my Rosemary goes, Yellow river, Chanson d'amour,
Tie a yellow ribbon and Amazing grace.
It is worth noting that this compilation involves two of the three major
labels now existing - Sony and Warner. The other, Universal, is not
involved, so if your favourite is missing, it may be owned by Universal.
Also, each artist is represented by only one track, and this may be the
reason for the absence of Bridge over troubled water, because Art
Garfunkel is here with I only have eyes for you. I would also have
preferred Boney M to be represented by Rivers of Babylon, but of course I
have those missing tracks elsewhere in my collection.
This is a fantastic collection, whether you have a lot of these tracks already or not. |
tracklist:
CD 1
01. Queen - Bohemiam Rhapsody [05:57]
02. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights [03:26]
03. 10CC - I'm Not in Love [03:45]
04. Blondie - Heart of Glass [03:44]
05. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick [03:44]
06. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile [03:54]
07. Rod Stewart - Magie May [03:43]
08. The Boomtown Rats - Don't Like Mondays [03:46]
09. Pretenders - Brass in Pocket [03:04]
10. T. Rex - Hot Love [04:58]
11. Sweet - Blockbuster [03:12]
12. Slade - Cum on File the Noize [04:28]
13. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby [02:51]
14. Suzi Quatro - Can the Can [03:34]
15. Status Quo - Down Down [05:23]
16. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking [02:47]
17. Norman Greenbau - Spirit in the Sky [04:00]
18. Mud - Tiger Feet [03:50]
19. Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind [02:41]
20. David Eseex - Gonna Make You a Starr [03:33]
21. Gary Numan - Cars [03:39]
CD 2
01. ABBA - Dancing Queen [03:51]
02. Bee Gees - Night Fever [03:33]
03. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Srvive [03:17]
04. Donna Summer - I Feel Love [03:10]
05. Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking my Heart [04:34]
06. Freda Payne - Band of Gold [02:55]
07. The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love [03:28]
08. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears of a Clown [03:00]
09. The Jackson - Show You the Way to Go [03:29]
10. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby [03:19]
11. Tina Charles - I Love to Love [03:04]
12. Village People - YMCA [04:46]
13. Anita Ward - Ring my Bell [03:34]
14. Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie [03:16]
15. Real Thing - You to Me Are Everything [03:30]
16. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore [04:14]
17. Barry White - You're the First, the Last my Everything [03:33]
18. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again [02:59]
19. Hot Chocolate - Say You Win Again [04:31]
20. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting [03:45]
21. Deniece Williams - Free [02:51]
22. Commodores - Three Times a Lady [03:37]
CD 3
01. Harry Nilsson - Without You [03:19]
02. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now [03:54]
03. David Soul - Don't Give Up on Us [03:36]
04. Art Garfunkel - I Only Have Eyes for You [03:37]
05. Don McLean - Vincent [04:00]
06. John Denver - Annie's Song [02:59]
07. Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun [03:26]
08. Tammy Vinette - Stand by Your Man [02:40]
09. Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You [02:36]
10. Dr. Hook - When You're in Love [02:56]
11. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) [03:21]
12. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) [02:46]
13. Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime [03:32]
14. Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough [02:44]
15. Chicory Tip - Son of my Father [03:08]
16. Christie - Yellow River [02:46]
17. Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be a Hero [03:46]
18. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel [02:44]
19. Johnny Nash - Tears on my Pillow [03:15]
20. Boney M - Brown Girl in the Ring [03:07]
21. Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour [02:55]
22. Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree [03:25]
23. Dana - All Kinds of Everything [03:02]
24. Johnny Mathis - When a Child Is Born [03:43]
25. Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace [02:41]
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