The early 1970s featured diverse styles of music. There was folk-rock like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Mr. Bojangles,” R&B like Dionne Warwick and The Spinners’ “Then Came You,” and quirky novelty hits like Mungo Jerry’s “In the Summertime.”
Also included on this compilation CD are classics like Ike & Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” The Four Tops’ “Ain’t No Woman,” James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” and Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.”
And, of course, there are filler songs like Shocking Blue’s “Venus” and The 5 Stairsteps’ “O-O-H Child.” This is another hodgepodge of songs that manages to satisfy my ears as I’m driving around running errands. Do you remember these songs? Any favorites here? GRADE: B-
TRACKLIST:
| James Taylor (2)– | Fire And Rain | 3:16 | |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band– | Mr. Bojangles | 3:46 | |
| Don McLean– | American Pie | 4:10 | |
| Seals & Crofts– | Diamond Girl | 3:50 | |
| Dionne Warwick And The Spinners*– | Then Came You | 3:53 | |
| Mungo Jerry– | In The Summertime | 3:32 | |
| Three Dog Night– | Joy To The World | 3:15 | |
| Shocking Blue– | Venus | 3:01 | |
| Alice Cooper– | School’s Out | 3:29 | |
| Ike & Tina Turner– | Proud Mary | 2:45 | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips*– | Midnight Train To Georgia | 4:38 | |
| Four Tops– | Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I Got) | 3:04 | |
| The 5 Stairsteps*– | O-O-H Child | 4:59 | |
| America (2)– | A Horse With No Name | 4:13 | |
| Melanie (2) Accompanied By The Edwin Hawkins Singers*– | Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) | 3:46 | |
| The Main Ingredient– | Everybody Plays The Fool | 3:24 | |
| Carly Simon– | You’re So Vain | 4:17 | |
| Three Dog Night– | Mama Told Me Not To Come | 3:19 | |
| The Guess Who– | American Woman | 5:07 | |
| Bachman Turner Overdrive*– | You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet | 3:52 |