
Sometimes I like to blend soft rock with hard rock. The Roots of Rock: Soft Rock from 1996 includes favorites like Hall & Oates “One on One,” Rod Stewart’s “Mandolin Wind,” and Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes’ “Up Where We Belong.”
Rock The First Sampler from 1992 includes The Fine Young Cannibals hit, “She Drives Me Crazy,” The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah,” and Taylor Dayne’s “Tell It to My Heart.”
Do you remember these songs? Any of your favorites here? GRADE: B (for both)
TRACK LIST:
1 | Hall & Oates*– | One On One Written-By – D. Hall |
2 | James Taylor (2)– | Sweet Baby James Written-By – J. Taylor |
3 | Rod Stewart– | Mandolin Wind Written-By – R. Stewart |
4 | Cat Stevens– | Peace Train Written-By – C. Stevens |
5 | The Moody Blues– | Nights In White Satin Written-By – J. Hayward |
6 | Steve Winwood– | Higher Love Written-By – S. Winwood*, W. Jennings |
7 | Atlanta Rhythm Section– | So Into You Written-By – Buie*, Daughtry*, Nix |
8 | Player (4)– | Baby Come Back Written-By – J.C. Crowley, P. Beckett |
9 | ABBA– | Fernando Written-By – B. Andersson*, B. Ulvaeus*, S. Anderson |
10 | Procol Harum– | A Salty Dog Written-By – G. Brooker*, K. Reid |
11 | Pablo Cruise– | Love Will Find A Way Written-By – C. Lerios*, D. Jenkins |
12 | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes– | Up Where We Belong Written-By – B. Sainte-Marie*, J. Nitzsche*, W. Jennings* |

TRACK LIST:
1 | Robert Palmer– | Simply Irresistible | 4:16 |
2 | Fine Young Cannibals– | She Drives Me Crazy | 3:36 |
3 | Bon Jovi– | You Give Love A Bad Name | 3:43 |
4 | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble– | Crossfire | 4:08 |
5 | Great White– | Once Bitten Twice Shy | 5:23 |
6 | The Fabulous Thunderbirds– | Tuff Enuff | 3:22 |
7 | The Clash– | Rock The Casbah | 3:40 |
8 | Run-DMC & Aerosmith– | Walk This Way | 5:11 |
9 | Red Hot Chili Peppers– | Higher Ground | 3:21 |
10 | Bangles– | Hazy Shade Of Winter | 2:46 |
11 | Crowded House– | Don’t Dream It’s Over | 3:54 |
12 | Belinda Carlisle– | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | 4:05 |
13 | The Escape Club– | Wild, Wild West | 5:42 |
14 | Paula Abdul– | Opposites Attract | 4:23 |
15 | Taylor Dayne– | Tell It To My Heart | 3:39 |
16 | The Dream Academy– | Life In A Northern Town | 4:16 |
17 | Arcadia (3)– | Election Day | 5:26 |
18 | R.E.M.– | The One I Love | 3:16 |