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Have a Nice Decade: Go All The Way (1972)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Monday, July 27, 2015. Go All The Way (1972). Performer: The Raspberries Writer: Eric Carmen. Highest US Chart Position: #5 Label: Capitol Records. Musicians: Eric Carmen, Wally Bryson, Dave Smalley and Jim Bonfanti. The Raspberries’ biggest chart hit, “ Go All The Way. 8221; on the other hand, is a finely crafted- if somewhat schizophrenic- piece of power pop that not only seems ahead of its time, but has stood the test of time as a ...
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Have a Nice Decade: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (1975)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Thursday, July 23, 2015. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (1975). Performer: James Taylor Writer: Holland-Dozier-Holland. Highest US Chart Position: #5 Label: Warner Brothers. Musicians: James Taylor, Danny Kortchmar, Clarence McDonald, Jim Keltner and David Sanborn. 8221; Of course I had no idea that the song had been a hit eleven years earlier for Marvin Gaye. 8221; which would later be covered by Jimmy Buffett. 8221; was written ...
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Have a Nice Decade: Me and Mrs. Jones (1972)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Monday, July 6, 2015. Me and Mrs. Jones (1972). Performer: Billy Paul Writer: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Highest US Chart Position: #1 Label: Philadelphia International. Musicians: Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, Eddie Green, Anthony Jackson and Earl Young. My associations with “ Me and Mrs. Jones. 8221; were actually two-fold. I was first introduced to it via a compilation LP from K-Tel that I purchased in 1974 called The Now Explosion.
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Have a Nice Decade: Slow Ride (1976)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Sunday, July 5, 2015. Performer: Foghat Writer: Dave Peverett. Highest US Chart Position: #20 Label: Bearsville Records. Musicians: Lonesome Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Nick Jameson and Roger Earl. The single version of the song is significantly shorter than the version from the album Fool For the City. From the following year. The B-side of the single is " Save Your Loving (For Me). Was the first song I thought of. It remained our ...
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Have a Nice Decade: One of These Nights (1975)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Monday, July 13, 2015. One of These Nights (1975). Performer: The Eagles Writers: Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Highest US Chart Position: #1 Label: Asylum Records. Musicians: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder and Randy Meisner. In fact, the B-side of the single was given to Felder’s song “ Visions. 8221; is a song I can return to over and over again. It is not only a vivid reminder of that summer of 1975, but hearing...
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Have a Nice Decade: Stairway to Heaven (1971)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Stairway to Heaven (1971). Performer: Led Zeppelin Writer: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Album US Chart Position: #2 Label: Atlantic Records. Musicians: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. 8221; was the featured song at the end of the show, revealing all kinds of demonic messages in the song when it was played backward. For a long time I would still feel a frisson of evil whenever I li...
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Have a Nice Decade: One On One (1977)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Sunday, July 12, 2015. One On One (1977). Performer: Seals and Crofts Writers: Paul Williams and Charles Fox. Album US Chart Position: #118 Label: Warner Brothers. Musicians: Jim Seals and Dash Crofts Producers: Charles Fox and Louie Shelton. 8221; actually opens the film and runs under the credits as Benson drives from Colorado to Los Angeles. It’s also the tune that most prominently features Dash Crofts’ mandolin wor...8221; is an i...
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Have a Nice Decade: Give It One (1972)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Thursday, July 16, 2015. Give It One (1972). Performer: Maynard Ferguson Writer: Alan Downey and Maynard Ferguson. Album US Chart Position: N/A Label: Columbia Records. Musicians: Maynard Ferguson, Jeff Daly, Pete Jackson, Dave Lynane and Randy Jones. Did not chart, even though it is a far superior album than its successor, M.F. Horn 3. Was composed primarily of pop tunes, where MFH3. The jazz oriented album, charted, Chameleon. From ...
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Have a Nice Decade: Don't Do Me Like That (1979)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Don't Do Me Like That (1979). Performer: Tom Petty and Heartbreakers Writer: Tom Petty. Highest US Chart Position: #10 Label: Backstreet Records. Musicians: Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch. It was probably sometime in mid-1981 that I actually purchased a copy of Damn the Torpedoes. 8221; while not the powerhouse song that “ Refugee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Give It ...
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Have a Nice Decade: Two Tickets to Paradise (1978)
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Have a Nice Decade. A Personal Journey Through the Music of the 1970s. Monday, July 20, 2015. Two Tickets to Paradise (1978). Performer: Eddie Money Writer: Eddie Money. Highest US Chart Position: #22 Label: Columbia Records. Musicians: Eddie Money, Jimmy Lyon, Randy Nichols, Lonnie Turner and Gary Mallaber. 8221; was a medium tempo tune that had a deep and relentless groove, with lyrics that alluded to “ Que Sera, Sera. 8221; But the standout track, the real rocker, was “ Two Tickets to Paradise. Go All...
