Artist: Various Artists Rating: Release Date: June 16, 1998Type: Collection (various artists), Box setGenre: Rock
Review For anyone who grew up during the last days of AM radio, anyone who remembers gas shortages, disco scarves, and feathered hair, this mammoth seven-disc box set, Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box, will be a holy grail of nostalgia. First of all, the discs themselves contain a staggering 164 tracks. Basically, if you remember the song, it's probably included: from enduring chestnuts even today's teenagers can sing ("Fire and Rain," "Fly Like an Eagle") to obscure gems of kitsch like "The Night Chicago Died" and the supremely maudlin "Billy Don't Be a Hero." If you were born in the 1960s, you'll probably find this stuff enjoyable rather than embarrassing (to the degree that you can think back on your adolescence without cringing). But don't let the music distract you from the packaging, either. The box is covered in avocado-green shag carpeting (embroidered with a happy-face pattern), and the booklet contains photos of all the artists, essays on the politics and culture of the period, and capsule references to notable events, fads, and people. Only
Rhino Records could have put out a reissue package of music, images, and text this perfect. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Tracks
CD 1
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Tony Macaulay , Barry Mason Edison Lighthouse (2:53)
Venus
Robby VanLeeuwen Shocking Blue (3:06)
Rose Garden (Lyrics) Joe South Lynn Anderson (3:27)
American Woman (Lyrics) Randy Bachman , Burton Cummings , Jim Kale , Gary Peterson The Guess Who (3:53)
Green-Eyed Lady (Lyrics) Jerry Corbetta , J.C. Phillips , Dave Riordan Sugarloaf (3:40)
Vehicle
Jim Peterik The Ides of March (2:56)
Little Green Bag
Jan Visser , Johannes Bouwens George Baker Selection (3:24)
Ride Captain Ride
Skip Konte , Mike Pinera The Blues Image (3:09)
Spirit in the Sky (Lyrics) Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum (4:02)
Superstar
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Tim Rice Murray Head (4:22)
Give Me Just a Little More Time
Ronald Dunbar , Edyth Wayne Chairmen of the Board (2:41)
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Thom Bell , William "Poogie" Hart The Delfonics (3:23)
O-o-h Child (Lyrics) Stan Vincent The Five Stairsteps (3:16)
ABC (Lyrics) Berry Gordy, Jr. , Alphonso Mizell , Freddie Perren , Deke Richards The Jackson 5 (2:43)
Band of Gold (Lyrics) Ronald Dunbar , Edyth Wayne Freda Payne (2:55)
Fire and Rain
James Taylor James Taylor (3:54)
Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
John D. Loudermilk Raiders (3:27)
Put Your Hand in the Hand (Lyrics) Gene MacLellan Ocean (2:57)
One Toke Over the Line (Lyrics) Michael Brewer , Tom Shipley Brewer & Shipley (3:21)
Signs (Lyrics) Five Man Electrical Band (3:27)
Don't Pull Your Love (Lyrics) Dennis Lambert , Brian Potter Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (2:43)
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Lyrics) Kent LaVoie Lobo (2:57)
Wild World (Lyrics) Cat Stevens Cat Stevens (3:20)
Joy to the World (Lyrics) Hoyt Axton Three Dog Night (3:15)
CD 2
Theme from Shaft
Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes (3:17)
Family Affair
Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart Sly & the Family Stone (3:06)
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Lyrics) Tony Hester The Dramatics (3:33)
Treat Her Like a Lady (Lyrics) Eddie Cornelius Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (2:46)
Have You Seen Her?
Barbara Acklin , Eugene Record The Chi-Lites (4:49)
Want Ads
General Johnson , Barney Perkins , Greg Perry Honey Cone (2:47)
Let's Stay Together (Lyrics) Al Green , Willie Mitchell , Al Jackson, Jr. Al Green (3:18)
Do You Know What I Mean (Lyrics) Lee Michaels Lee Michaels (3:14)
Maggie May (Lyrics) Rod Stewart , Martin Quittenton Rod Stewart (5:19)
Mr. Big Stuff
Joseph Broussard , Carol Washington , Ralph Williams Jean Knight (2:30)
Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)
Richard Delvy Daddy Dewdrop (2:51)
Brand New Key (Lyrics) Melanie Melanie (2:26)
One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
Dennis Lambert , Brian Potter Coven (3:38)
School's Out
Alice Cooper , Michael Bruce , Glen Buxton , Dennis Dunaway , Neal Smith Alice Cooper (3:30)
Popcorn
Gershon Kingsley Hot Butter (2:33)
Joy
Johann Sebastian Bach Apollo 100 , Tom Parker (2:46)
I Am Woman (Lyrics) Helen Reddy , Ray Burton Helen Reddy (3:16)
A Horse with No Name
Dewey Bunnell America (3:50)
I'll Take You There (Lyrics) Alvertis Isbell The Staple Singers (3:23)
Everybody Plays the Fool (Lyrics) Kenneth Williams , James Bailey , Rudy Clark The Main Ingredient (3:39)
I Gotcha (Lyrics) Joe Tex Joe Tex (2:29)
I'll Be Around (Lyrics) Phil Hurtt , Thom Bell The Spinners (3:12)
Lean on Me (Lyrics) Bill Withers Bill Withers (3:42)
Day by Day
Stephen Schwartz Godspell (3:14)
CD 3
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan (3:39)
Precious and Few (Lyrics) Walter Nims Climax (2:47)
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Elliot Lurie Looking Glass (3:05)
Dancing in the Moonlight (Lyrics) Sherman Kelly King Harvest (2:51)
Nice to Be With You (Lyrics) Jim Gold Gallery (2:38)
The Candy Man
Leslie Bricusse , Anthony Newley Sammy Davis, Jr. , Mike Curb Congregation (3:10)
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Peter Callander , Geoff Stephens Wayne Newton (3:24)
Hot Rod Lincoln
Charlie Ryan , W.S. Stevenson Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (2:44)
Rock & Roll, Pt. 2
Gary Glitter , Mike Leander Gary Glitter (3:02)
Cover of the Rolling Stone
Shel Silverstein Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (2:54)
You're So Vain
Carly Simon Carly Simon (4:20)
Me and Mrs. Jones (Lyrics) Kenny Gamble , Cary Gilbert , Leon Huff Billy Paul (4:47)
Freddie's Dead [Theme from Superfly]
Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield (3:27)
The Morning After
Joel Hirschhorn , Al Kasha Maureen McGovern (2:23)
That Lady, Pt. 1
Ernie Isley , Chris Jasper , Marvin Isley , O'Kelly Isley , Ronald Isley , Rudolph Isley The Isley Brothers (3:49)
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby (Lyrics) Barry White Barry White (4:10)
Love's Theme (Lyrics) Barry White Love Unlimited Orchestra (3:35)
Jungle Boogie
Kool & the Gang , Ronald Bell Kool & the Gang (3:06)
Tell Her She's Lovely (Lyrics) David Batteau El Chicano (3:14)
Stuck in the Middle with You (Lyrics) Gerry Rafferty , Joe Egan Stealers Wheel (3:26)
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree
Russell Brown , Irwin Levine Tony Orlando (3:26)
Smokin' in the Boys' Room
Cub Koda , Michael Lutz Brownsville Station (2:58)
Frankenstein
Edgar Winter Edgar Winter (3:27)
Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg , Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith Eric Weissberg (2:17)
CD 4
Love Train
Kenny Gamble , Leon Huff The O'Jays (2:58)
Midnight Train to Georgia
Jim Weatherly Gladys Knight & the Pips (3:58)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Bobby Russell Vicki Lawrence (3:35)
Long Train Runnin' (Lyrics) Tom Johnston The Doobie Brothers (3:27)
Brother Louie
Anthony Wilson , Erroll Brown Stories (3:56)
Hello It's Me
Todd Rundgren Todd Rundgren (3:30)
Seasons in the Sun
Jacques Brel , Rod McKuen Terry Jacks (3:44)
The Air That I Breathe
Albert Hammond , Mike Hazelwood The Hollies (3:47)
Cat's in the Cradle (Lyrics) Harry Chapin , Sandy Chapin Harry Chapin (3:39)
The Night Chicago Died
Peter Callander , Lionel Stitcher Paper Lace (3:31)
Tell Me Something Good
Stevie Wonder Rufus (3:32)
Billy, Don't Be a Hero
Peter Callander , Mitch Murray Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (3:40)
Lady
Dennis DeYoung Styx (3:31)
The Payback, Pt. 1
James Brown , Fred Wesley , John "Jabo" Starks James Brown (4:06)
You're No Good
Clint Ballard, Jr. Linda Ronstadt (3:38)
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin Marvin Hamlisch (3:05)
Rock the Boat (Lyrics) Wally Holmes Hues Corporation (3:08)
Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas Carl Douglas (3:15)
Midnight at the Oasis (Lyrics) David Nichtern Maria Muldaur (3:45)
The Streak
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (3:16)
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
Billy Nichols B.T. Express (3:12)
Radar Love (Lyrics) Barry Hay , George Kooymans Golden Earring (5:04)
CD 5
Beach Baby
John Carter , Gillian Shakespeare The First Class (5:05)
Sideshow (Lyrics) Bobby Eli , Vinnie Barrett Blue Magic (4:11)
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Lyrics) Randy Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive (3:28)
I'm Not in Love (Lyrics) Graham Gouldman , Eric Stewart 10cc (3:58)
The Bertha Butt Boogie, Pt. 1
Jimmy Castor , Johnnie Pruitt The Jimmy Castor Bunch (3:36)
Black Superman - Muhammad Ali
Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin (3:36)
Jackie Blue (Lyrics) Larry Lee , Steve Cash Ozark Mountain Daredevils (3:37)
Chevy Van (Lyrics) Sammy Johns Sammy Johns (2:58)
Shining Star (Lyrics) Philip Bailey , Maurice White , Larry Dunn Earth, Wind & Fire (2:53)
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Lee Oskar , Lonnie Jordan , Thomas Allen , Harold Brown , B.B. Dickerson , Jerry Goldstein , Howard Scott , Charles Miller War (3:50)
Love Will Keep Us Together (Lyrics) Neil Sedaka , Howard Greenfield Captain & Tennille (3:24)
Feelings
Morris Albert Morris Albert (3:56)
Miracles (Lyrics) Marty Balin Jefferson Starship (3:29)
Magic (Lyrics) William Lyall , David Paton Pilot (3:04)
Love Machine, Pt. 1 (Lyrics) Billy Griffin , Warren "Pete" Moore The Miracles (2:58)
You Sexy Thing
Tony Wilson , Erroll Brown Hot Chocolate (3:31)
Lady Marmalade
Bob Crewe , Kenny Nolan Labelle (3:20)
Fame (Lyrics) David Bowie , John Lennon , Carlos Alomar David Bowie (3:47)
Sky High (Lyrics) Des Dyer , Clive Scott Jigsaw (2:50)
Convoy
C.W. McCall , Chip Davis C.W. McCall (4:11)
Bad Blood (Lyrics) Neil Sedaka , Phil Cody Neil Sedaka (3:17)
Slow Ride (Lyrics) Lonesome Dave Peverett Foghat (3:56)
CD 6
Get Down Tonight
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey , Richard Finch KC & the Sunshine Band (3:13)
Love Rollercoaster
Billy Beck , Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner , Marshall "Rock" Jones , Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks , James "Diamond" Williams , Clarence "Satch" Satchell , Marvin Pierce The Ohio Players (2:54)
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
Bob Gaudio , Judy Parker The Four Seasons (3:32)
Saturday Night (Lyrics) Phil Coulter , William Martin Bay City Rollers (2:55)
The Rockford Files
Mike Post , Pete Carpenter Mike Post (3:12)
Rhinestone Cowboy (Lyrics) Larry Weiss Glen Campbell (3:14)
Fly, Robin, Fly
Silvester Levay , Stephan Prager The Silver Convention (3:38)
Evil Woman (Lyrics) Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra (3:19)
Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
Gerry Goffin , Michael Masser Diana Ross (3:24)
Happy Days
Charles Fox , Norman Gimbel Pratt & McClain , Brother Love (3:15)
Making Our Dreams Come True (Lyrics) Charles Fox , Norman Gimbel Cyndi Grecco (2:31)
Let Your Love Flow
Larry E. Williams The Bellamy Brothers (3:17)
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Jerome Brailey , George Clinton , William "Bootsy" Collins Parliament (4:09)
Right Back Where We Started From (Lyrics) Pierre Tubbs , Vincent Edwards Maxine Nightingale (3:16)
Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Lyrics) Elvin Bishop Elvin Bishop (2:58)
Afternoon Delight (Lyrics) Bill Danoff Starland Vocal Band (3:49)
Dream Weaver (Lyrics) Gary Wright Gary Wright (3:26)
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (Lyrics) Parker McGee England Dan & John Ford Coley (2:38)
Disco Duck, Pt. 1
Rick Dees Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots (3:43)
Turn the Beat Around (Lyrics) Gerald Jackson , Pete Jackson Vicki Sue Robinson (3:50)
Car Wash (Lyrics) Norman Whitfield Rose Royce (4:08)
More, More, More, Pt. 1
Greg Diamond Andrea True (3:01)
You Are the Woman
Rick Roberts Firefall (2:54)
Fly Like an Eagle
Steve Miller Steven Miller (3:01)
CD 7
Do You Feel Like We Do [Live]
Peter Frampton , Mick Gallagher , John Siomos , Rick Wills Peter Frampton (7:46)
Free Bird [Live]
Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd (4:57)
Ridin' the Storm Out [Live]
Gary Richrath REO Speedwagon (3:05)
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
John Williams Meco (3:59)
Disco Inferno (Lyrics) Leroy Green , Ron Kersey The Trammps (3:36)
Brick House (Lyrics) Lionel Richie , Ronald LaPread , Walter Orange , Milan Williams , William King , Thomas McClary The Commodores (3:58)
Got to Give It Up (Lyrics) Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye (4:12)
Feels Like the First Time
Mick Jones Foreigner (3:22)
Don't Give Up on Us (Lyrics) Tony Macaulay David Soul (3:37)
Sometimes When We Touch (Lyrics) Dan Hill , Barry Mann Dan Hill (3:32)
Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder (3:55)
I Will Survive (Lyrics) Dino Fekaris , Freddie Perren Gloria Gaynor (3:34)
I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
Alicia Bridges , Susan Hutcheson Alicia Bridges (3:01)
Happy Anniversary (Lyrics) David Briggs , Beeb Birtles Little River Band (3:39)
Baby Hold On
Eddie Money , Leo Lyons Eddie Money (3:04)
Werewolves of London
Warren Zevon , Waddy Wachtel , LeRoy Marinell Warren Zevon (3:27)
Kiss You All Over (Lyrics) Nicky Chinn , Mike Chapman Exile (3:31)
I Want Your Love (Lyrics) Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Chic (3:32)
We Are Family (Lyrics) Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Sister Sledge (4:07)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Jerry Cohen , Gene McFadden , John Whitehead McFadden & Whitehead (3:41)
Credits Lynn Anderson (Performer), The Bellamy Brothers (Performer) , Glen Campbell (Performer) , Exile (Performer) , C.W. McCall (Performer) , Ray Stevens (Performer) , Maureen McGovern (Performer) , Wayne Newton (Performer) , Helen Reddy (Performer) , Neil Sedaka (Performer) , America (Performer) , B.T. Express (Performer) , Elvin Bishop (Performer) , Blue Magic (Performer) , David Bowie (Performer) , Brewer & Shipley (Performer) , James Brown (Performer) , Brownsville Station (Performer) , Captain & Tennille (Performer) , Chairmen of the Board (Performer) , Harry Chapin (Performer) , The Chi-Lites (Performer) , Chic (Performer) , The Commodores (Performer) , Alice Cooper (Performer) , The Delfonics (Performer) , The Doobie Brothers (Performer) , The Dramatics (Performer) , Earth, Wind & Fire (Performer) , Electric Light Orchestra (Performer) , England Dan & John Ford Coley (Performer) , Firefall (Performer) , The Five Stairsteps (Performer) , Foghat (Performer) , Foreigner (Performer) , Peter Frampton (Performer) , Marvin Gaye (Performer) , Gloria Gaynor (Performer) , Golden Earring (Performer) , Al Green (Performer) , The Guess Who (Performer) , Dan Hill (Performer) , The Isley Brothers (Performer) , The Jackson 5 (Performer) , Jean Knight (Performer) , Kool & the Gang (Performer) , Labelle (Performer) , Little River Band (Performer) , Lobo (Performer) , Lynyrd Skynyrd (Performer) , The Main Ingredient (Performer) , Curtis Mayfield (Performer) , Melanie (Performer) , Eddie Money (Performer) , The Ohio Players (Performer) , Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Performer) , Parliament (Performer) , Billy Paul (Performer) , Freda Payne (Performer) , Linda Ronstadt (Performer) , Rose Royce (Performer) , Diana Ross (Performer) , Rufus (Performer) , Todd Rundgren (Performer) , Shocking Blue (Performer) , Carly Simon (Performer) , Sister Sledge (Performer) , Sly & the Family Stone (Performer) , The Spinners (Performer) , The Staple Singers (Performer) , Cat Stevens (Performer) , Rod Stewart (Performer) , Stories (Performer) , Styx (Performer) , James Taylor (Performer) , Joe Tex (Performer) , Three Dog Night (Performer) , The Trammps (Performer) , War (Performer) , Barry White (Performer) , Bill Withers (Performer) , Gary Wright (Performer) , Maria Muldaur (Performer) , Bay City Rollers (Performer) , The Four Seasons (Performer) , The Hollies (Performer) , The O'Jays (Performer) , Mike Post (Performer) , The Blues Image (Performer) , Alicia Bridges (Performer) , Climax (Performer) , Daddy Dewdrop (Performer) , The First Class (Performer) , Five Man Electrical Band (Performer) , Gallery (Performer) , Gary Glitter (Performer) , Norman Greenbaum (Performer) , Murray Head (Performer) , Hot Chocolate (Performer) , The Ides of March (Performer) , Jigsaw (Performer) , King Harvest (Performer) , Meco (Performer) , Lee Michaels (Performer) , Maxine Nightingale (Performer) , Vicki Sue Robinson (Performer) , Starland Vocal Band (Performer) , Stealers Wheel (Performer) , Sugarloaf (Performer) , Andrea True (Performer) , Johnny Wakelin (Performer) , Eric Weissberg (Performer) , Hues Corporation (Performer) , The Miracles (Performer) , Honey Cone (Performer) , Apollo 100 (Performer) , Carl Douglas (Performer) , Hot Butter (Performer) , Terry Jacks (Performer) , Sammy Johns (Performer) , Vicki Lawrence (Performer) , Love Unlimited Orchestra (Performer) , Ocean (Performer) , Pratt & McClain (Performer) , The Silver Convention (Performer) , David Soul (Performer) , El Chicano (Performer) , McFadden & Whitehead (Performer) , Morris Albert (Performer) , Marvin Hamlisch (Performer) , Ken Perry (Remastering) , 10cc (Performer) , Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Performer) , Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (Performer) , Hugh Brown (Art Direction) , Sammy Davis, Jr. (Performer) , Edgar Winter (Performer) , Edison Lighthouse (Performer) , Looking Glass (Performer) , Isaac Hayes (Performer) , Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Performer) , Bill Inglot (Compilation Producer) , Bill Inglot (Remastering) , KC & the Sunshine Band (Performer) , Paper Lace (Performer) , David McLees (Compilation Producer) , Mike Curb Congregation (Performer) , Gilbert O'Sullivan (Performer) , Tony Orlando (Performer) , Tom Parker (Performer) , Pilot (Performer) , REO Speedwagon (Performer) , Paul Revere & the Raiders (Performer) , Stevie Wonder (Performer) , Warren Zevon (Performer) , Steven Miller (Performer) , Paul Grein (Liner Notes) , Paul Grein (Associate Producer) , Stewart Whitmore (Remastering) , Godspell (Performer) , Cyndi Grecco (Performer) , Jefferson Starship (Performer) , Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (Performer) , Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Performer) , Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Performer) , Gladys Knight & the Pips (Performer) , Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots (Performer) , Tony Orlando & Dawn (Performer) , George Baker Selection (Performer) , The Jimmy Castor Bunch (Performer) , Lisa Sutton (Liner Notes) , Lisa Sutton (Associate Producer) , Patrick Milligan (Associate Producer) , Wendy Sherman (Art Direction) , Andrew Garver (Remastering) , Gary Stewart (Associate Producer) , Coven (Performer) , Bob Fisher (?) , Bob Fisher (Soundbite Editing) , Brother Love (Performer)
