Various Artists
"Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Volume "
© Rhino
January 21 - 27, 2024
Year of Release: 1990
Rating:
Do You Know What I Mean--
Lee Michaels
Hallelujah--
Sweathog
One Tin Soldier
(The Legend Of
Billy Jack)--
Coven
Brand New Key--
Melanie
Sunshine--
Jonathan Edwards
White Lies Blue Eyes--
Bullet
The Witch Queen Of
New Orleans--
Redbone
Don't Say You Don't
Remember--
Beverly Bremers
Joy--
Apollo 100
Precious And Few--
Climax
Softly Whispering
I Love You--
The English Congregation
Son Of My Father--
Giorgio
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THis week, our continuing look at the 1970s decade of music, provided by Rhino Records and their Super Hits Of
The '70s, Have A Nice Day. This week, Volume 7 gets the nod, as 12 songs from this set comes from the years
late 1971 to early 1972. Many would argue that the 1970s decade of music was considered "the worst." I disagree - the
1970s decade of music was purely genuine - that is, so many different styles of music, and yes, there were some songs
that would be in the category of "The Worst Songs," yet looking back, these songs are now being played on various 1970s
oldies stations, most particularly, Sirius XM's 70s on 7 channel.
So, how many of you had these 45s from this Volume 7 set? I had two, yet I had some on other Various Artists
albums, and, familiar with others heard on the radio. (Yes, I was in the age range of 6 to 15 from 1970-1979.) So,
let's go to the Time Machine from October, 1971 to April 1972, for this 12-song Volume 7 set.
Lee Michaels' "Do You Know What I Mean" was a huge hit, and is quite a 1970s oldies classic. Some consider
this tune as a "one-hit wonder," but Michaels' career consisted of 10 studio albums from 1968 to 1983. Yet, "Do You
Know What I Mean" is really the only song when the name Lee Michaels is mentioned. (I didn't have this 45, yet it
was a song heard on the radio quite frequently.) "Hallelujah" by the group Sweathog was a song I first learned of,
from the Columbia Records' The Music People, a great 3-LP set of music from the Columbia Record label. Coven's
"One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack)" was from the Billy Jack movie, and although it was a good song,
it was a song that I didn't have as a 45, and it's one of those songs that was "fair"; although hearing it decades later,
it is quite obvious how this song is much better to hear now, than back then.
"Brand New Key" by Melanie is a great song, as this song was always being heard on the radio. Melanie was
from the Woodstock era, as her "Candles In The Rain" was another huge hit for her. Sure, it's a hokey type of
song, yet it was one of many popular songs from the 70s decade, and hearing it now, it's another song easily identified
as a great song from that decade. Melanie (Safka) passed away on January 22, 2024, at the age of 76.
"White Lies Blue Eyes" by the band Bullet was another 45 I had, and it's a great song from the 1970s decade.
Another 45 of mine was Jonathan Edwards' "Sunshine." It's a happy-go-lucky tune, and is truly another great tune
from the 1970s decade. The band Redbone maybe famous for their hit "Come And Get Your Love," but take a listen to
another hit of theirs, "The Witch Queen Of New Orleans." It is another song that could have easily been as famous
as "Come And Get Your Love," (I was introduced to this song from the Various Artists compilation, Ronco's Good
Vibrations.)
Now for a song that I don't recognize by song title and artist - "Don't Say You Don't Remember" by Beverly
Bremers. Listening to it now, it is a song that (yes) it is unrecognizable, and like many songs from the 1970s decade,
it's one of those lame-sounding tunes, that is easy to forget this song, even if it was popular. "Joy" by Apollo 100
is a great instrumental, and it wasn't in my 45s collection, but it was often heard on the radio. Great keyboards!
Climax' "Precious And Few" is one of the songs that you would (probably) be ashamed to have in your 45 collection.
(No, I didn't have this one, seriously.) Yet, I just heard this song the other day on Sirius XM's 70s on 7, and I'll have
to admit, I can easily listen to this song, and say that this has to be one of the best (and still lame) songs of the
decade.
The English Congreation's "Softly Whispering I Love You" is another "I don't remember this one." There's a
reason for that -- It's LAME! Pass. Next. OMG. Ending this set is another "I don't remember" - "Son Of My Father"
by Giorgio. It's a jumping little tune, and, I still can say, I don't remember this one.
Another great set of 1970s music. 10 songs definitely remembered. The 1970s was a great decade for music, and it did
have it's great songs and not so great. I'm sure every song from the Have A Nice Day series is heard throughout oldies
channels, and especially, Sirius XM's 70s on 7. If you're anxious to hear how much variety in music there was, the 1970s
decade is just that. This series is great, espceially for those songs that were considered "one-hit wonders." Of those
songs, I'd be curious to hear more of their music, if they have more. Such in the case of Lee Michaels, having 10 albums
in his career, but only one song that was remembered. Rhino Records released this series, and for many, should bring back
alot of memories of when they heard these songs when they were just getting heard on (most likely) AM radios. They're
all on the oldies channels, just tune in to those channels, and enjoy the memories.
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