TheRealFiness said:

I believe that one's by Stephen Bishop also.

Nice tunes.

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theAudience said:

No sir, thats Kenny rankin

while I'm gettin' ready for tonight "volume I burn"..


here's 1 I don't think I've seen seen anyone mention :

"Escape" (the pina colada song) by Rupert Holmes.

it fits in this genre, but I actually don't think that much of this song. for me it's too "gimmicky" & too "lolly lalala" (don't ask what "lolly lala" means.. I just made that up!)


ah, here's another song that I might add to the compilation -

"we've only just begun" by the Carpenters

or maybe..

"muskrat love" by Captain & Tenille??

what do y'all think - should I add either of these 2 to "volume I" or should I add neither??

now.. I'm going to see if I spelled "muskrat" correctly..




thunder only happens when it rainin'..

TheRealFiness said:

Which album?


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mltijchr said:

If it were me, i'd go with The Carpenters out of those 3.

But it's your comp so like Digital Underground says...Doowutchyalike.





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One mo' Ambrosia- Biggest Part Of Me

okay y'all..


here is my PROBABLE track list for my "70s easy rock" compilation cd, in order :


We’ve only just begun / Carpenters
Muskrat love / Captain & Tennille
Silver spring / Fleetwood Mac
Sara smile / Hall & Oates
I’m not in love / 10cc
How deep is your love / Bee Gees
I just wanna stop / Gino Vannelli
It’s too late / Carole King
Baby Come Back / Player
Hopelessly devoted to you / Olivia Newton John
Fooled around & fell in love / Elvin Bishop
Minute by Minute / Doobies
Reminiscing / Little River Band
Dreams / Fleetwood Mac
I Just Want To Be Your Everything / Andy Gibb


this tracklist is "tentative" because
I WILL ADD Samantha Sang's Emotion, but I have to find a cd with that song on it 1st..

so these are the songs that will be on the cd


I MIGHT also add "sailing" from Christopher Cross
as well as "how long" from Ace- also if I can find this on a cd (compilation)..

I think I would have JUST ENOUGH room for these last 2..


then, a question of "semantics" :

do you all think that the term "soft rock" (or "lite rock") is
THE SAME
as "easy listening"..
or do you make a distinction between the 2???


hey don't worry.. I've been lied to
I've been here many times before..

mltijchr said:

Samantha sang's Emotion ca ne found on the Lava Love compilation.

mltijchr said:

In my mind, these tunes (especially the ones you've selected for your comp) are current day easy-listening.

These are the type of songs you'd hear on a station like KOST-FM (103.5) here in L.A. and they use the term Soft-Rock.

But just to show how deceptive these terms can be, their playlist includes artists like Leann Rimes, Norah Jones, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion & Michael Buble. The only way I could label any of these folks Rock is with a stapler.

And let's not even get into the Smooth Jazz con.

Hey, it's your comp, label it whatever you think it is.


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mltijchr said:

You can find "Emotion" on the compilation CD 'Super Hits Of The 70s:Have A Nice Day' Volume 24 on Rhino Records.The full tracklist is as follows...

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


These CDs are alot of fun.I did a thread on these compilations last week.You can find alot of easy rock songs from the 70s on these CDs.

mltijchr said:

You can find "How Long" on the compilation CD 'Super Hits Of The 70s:Have A Nice Day' Volume 14.This particular volume mainly focuses on 1975.Here is the full tracklist...

"Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
"Don't Call Us,We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf
"Emma" by Hot Chocolate
"Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns
"So You Are A Star" by the Hudson Brothers
"Up In A Puff Of Smoke" by Polly Brown
"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" by Leo Sayer
"Jackie Blue" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
"How Long" by Ace
"Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey
"Magic" by Pilot
"I'm Not In Love" by 10cc


As you can see,there are many other songs on these CDs that would fit nicely on your soft-rock compilation.

THANKS DavidEye
for the heads-up for ID-ing the cds that have those "missing tracks" on them..


then, theAudience..
yeah, I have a hardtime distinguishing between "soft rock" & "easy-listening" because SOME songs that I've chosen DO have some elements of "typical rock" songs (that happen to be "slow" or a ballad), while of course others don't.

I'm also trying to decide which of the 2 terms sounds more "seventies"
(as most of what I have on "volume I" is from that era..)

& you are right - it is FUNNY how some stations call some songs by Nora Jones or Backstreet Boys as "easy listening" or "soft rock"..
well.. I suppose they want to play these songs on their stations - while those songs are "hot" - to get more listeners..


lastly.. I REALLY DISLIKE the term "smooth jazz".
I DISLIKE most of what they call "smooth jazz" & I think that some artists whom I REALLY like - e.g., SADE - are inaccurately LUMPED into this "smooth jazz" format with the likes of Najee (ugh!) & Kenny G (UGH!)..
I have nothing in particular against the the type of music these guys play
(& they are still "real musicians", after all)
I simply am not into that type of music.
I really think that the "smooth jazz" moniker was a "clever" way to go after a certain market of listeners who weren't really into "traditional" r&b or soul or rock & also didn't really get into REAL jazz..
so "smooth jazz" was rather.. right in the middle (or between) those forms..

"smooth jazz" my ass!

1 Listen to the Music Doobie Brothers 4:44
2 A Horse With No Name America 4:13
3 Miracles Jefferson Starship 3:30
4 Sara Smile Hall & Oates 3:07
5 Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) Looking Glass 3:07
6 Kiss You All Over Exile 3:28
7 How Long Ace 3:21
8 Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren 3:38
9 The Air That I Breathe Hollies 4:09
10 Baby Come Back Player 3:28
11 How Much I Feel Ambrosia 4:46
12 Dance With Me Orleans 2:59
13 Crazy Love Poco 2:55 I bought it for this song.
14 Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck 3:37
15 I Got a Name Jim Croce 3:09
16 Love Will Find a Way Pablo Cruise 4:11

Stymie said:

Nice comp.

Marty Balin's vocal on Miracles drives me nuts though.
Me and an old friend used to go into our over-emoting acts whenever that tune would come on the radio.


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theAudience said:

Your gonna want the full-length version (6:51) then....

MrTation said:

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