By the 1970s, "pop" had become nearly synonymous with "rock" on the charts, as middle-aged, middle-of-the-road singers gave way to a new generation of performers singing lighter fare infused with a rock sensibility. : Mostly forgotten by radio but not by graying pop fans is their 1977 hit “Street Corner Serenade”, which is one of those songs whose modest chart performance (#30) belies its beloved status. Rock the Yacht. Some of the most popular and enduring songs of the era were soft rock songs. Setting sail on a sea of smooth Yacht Rock grooves. Why play “Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)” when you can play “My Girl” again? Soft rock songs dominated the 70s and 80s. https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/02-love-is-alive.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/01-baby-come-back.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/02-holdin-on-to-yesterday.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/04-how-much-i-feel.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/06-strange-way.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/02-you-are-the-woman.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/04-just-remember-i-love-you1.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/19-love-takes-time.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/01-dance-with-me.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/06-still-the-one.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/12-street-corner-serenade.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/01-keep-on-smilin.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/22-took-the-last-train.mp3, https://edcyphers.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/21-goodbye-girl.mp3. Radio has tossed aside, somewhat ironically, this 1975 paean to nostalgia and #17 hit. “Love Takes Time” is one you may not have heard in a while. Their 1977 number one single “Baby Come Back” is often mistaken for a Hall & Oates song because of its similarity to their hit “She’s Gone”. Soft Rock 60s-70s plays music from Simon & Garfunkel and similar artists. Browse the top 70s soft rock tracks to find new music and discover artists. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. My cat may be giving me crazy eyes, but it’s worth it. Soft rock is often associated with piano rock due its use of synthesizers and pianos. “This Time I’m in it for Love” is Player’s #10 follow-up from ’78. Every era and genre of music has songs that were popular in their day, but whose footprints have been washed from the sand over time. This is a financially driven decision, of course: it’s a risk to play a song that doesn’t quite have the same proven (top ten) track record. Gary Wright had one timeless classic, that being 1976’s #2 hit “Dream Weaver”. 90s Rock. Enjoy the hits of the '70s for free online with unlimited skips. It blends its arrangement and subject matter perfectly in a tribute to doo wop street corner singing, and has one killer chorus–right up there among such 70’s hits as “Drift Away” and “Thunder Island”. $8.99 '70s Gold Various artists. $8.99. Commercial-Free 70s Hits. Soft Rock became so popular that later in the decade some radio stations started switching over to a all soft rock format. The following list gives you the five tracks of each year from 1976 to 1984 played most often over the past year on adult-contemporary radio stations monitored by Mediabase (factoring out Christmas songs). Player are, in the perception of most, one-hit wonders. This tale of a one-night stand on the French Riviera almost sounds like a Michael Franks tune–pretty jazzy for Mr. Gates. Enjoy 150 mellow and melodic songs from TimeLife. Typical of this sort of compilation, the selections tend to be big hits (including nine Billboard chart-toppers) by relatively minor figures or even one-hit wonders. ____________________________________________________________________. I also agree with your opinion of the over playing of songs till you can’t take it anymore!!! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Why play “You Keep Running Away” when you can play the unofficial anthem of oldies radio, “It’s the Same Old Song”? 70s Soft Rock Various artists. (Somehow, Lobo's "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" and Seals & Crofts' "Summer Breeze," both from 1972, and Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the Rain" from 1974 snuck in there.) I’m really getting into Ambrosia’s “How Much I Feel” right now. Commercial-Free 70s Hits. 19 May 2012 7 Comments. The best soft rock artists performed songs about love, everyday life, and relationships. The Classic rock sounds of the '70s. Classic Soft Rock: The Air That I Breathe Various. $28.84. This ad will end in 0. by Ed Cyphers in Articles, The Forgotten Hits Tags: 70's, ambrosia, david gates, firefall, gary wright, orleans, player, soft rock… Our goal in this series of posts is to resurrect their memory; to help in a small way to reverse the process of the “top tenning” of oldies formats, which reduce hit makers from previous decades to their most popular song or two and then overplay them until you almost loathe an artist you used to enjoy (think “Sweet Caroline” or “Don’t Stop Believin'”). 4.6 out of 5 stars 595. Thank you! I’m sure I never heard it on the radio once the 70’s ended. The format is modeled after classic radio stations that existed up until the early 80s that emphasized singer-songwriter acoustic and rock based songs and artists, like those listed above. If you’ve read this far you probably share to a degree my fascination with the syndrome of the forgotten hit. The Best of Soft Rock is a 10 CD collection of easy listening hits from the '70s and 80s. Be that as it may, let’s exhume some hit songs…. I’m into this music–grew up with it. Various Artists - Soft Rock 70s - Amazon.com Music ... Classic Soft Rock: Into the Night [Time Life Music] Elton John. ___________________________________________________________________. Firefall similarly had three major singles, only two of which seemed to survive the decade, 1976’s “You Are the Woman” (#9) and 1977’s “Just Remember I Love You” (#11). Listen to Soft Rock 60s-70s Songs. Volume 60%. RANDY VANWARMER. Perhaps music programmers prefer to stick more to uptempo oldies, figuring their listeners have enough trouble staying awake at their advanced age…, __________________________________________________________________. “Keep On Smilin'” charted at #10 in 1974 and survives not only on oldies radio but classic rock formats, due to the band’s status as a southern rock band (I’m like whatever). Classic Rock '78 and Beyond! 4.6 out of 5 stars 5. Motel California. I remember most of these songs!!! They were actually two-hit wonders. Orleans also hit the top 40 three times, with one of the three qualifying as a forgotten hit. “Dance With Me” (#6 in ’75) and “Still the One” (#5 in ’76) are still staples of oldies radio, the latter in particular having found a cultural niche as an anthem of relationship permanence. Out of fear of you the listener (in 70’s terms) turning the dial, they bore you to death. 1. Choose one of our seventies music stations, and hear all of your favorites. Its immediate follow-up, “Love is Alive” also charted at #2, but hasn’t fared as well on oldies playlists, despite some mean cowbell and a bass line that you’d think rappers would find sample-rific. $18.99. Like Ambrosia’s “Holdin’ On to Yesterday” it’s a slower-paced ballad than the others. 2017 Preview SONG TIME Just When I Needed You Most. Artists featured on this five-volume box set are Glen Campbell, Andy Williams, Seals & Crofts, Carly Simon, Helen Reddy, Perry Como, Neil Diamon, Neil Sedaka, the Hollies, and more. David Gates, lead singer and songwriter of so many soft rock classics with Bread, had one enduring hit as a solo artist. Rock songs from various rock genres gained momentum in the 70s. 70s Preview Editors’ Notes A dreamy, moony-eyed middle ground between the strident earnestness of ’60s folk and the lusty funk and soul grooves that dominated the latter part of the ’70s, soft rock offered listeners stories of love lost, found and longed for, set to lush arrangements. It was an era when radio ruled–before a car commercial, social music sharing site, or Glee were equally likely ways for a song to break through. “Baby Come Back” is not only an oldies perennial, but has been sampled in at least nine R&B and rap songs from the 80’s to the present day. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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