1. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me #11 in July 1976 on the Reprise label. 2. Orleans - Still The One #5 in August 1976 on the Asylum label. 3. Wings - Let 'Em In #3 in July 1976 on the Capitol label. 4. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around #10 in June 1976 on the RCA Victor label. 5. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town #12 in June 1976 on the Mercury label. 6. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love #3 in April 1976 on the Capricorn label. 7. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Long Version) released in 1976 on the Columbia label. 8. The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry #10 in May 1976 on the Rolling Stones label. 9. Queen - Somebody To Love #13 in December 1976 on the Elektra label. 10. Keith Carradine - I'm Easy #17 in June 1976 on the ABC label. 11. Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be The Day #11 in September 1976 on the Asylum label. 12. Kiss - Beth #7 in September 1976 on the Casablanca label. 13. Dave Dundas - Jeans On #17 in November 1976 on the Chrysalis label. 14. Pratt & McClain with Brother Love - Happy Days #5 in April 1976 on the Reprise label.
'Fool To Cry' is one of my favorite songs from the 70's. The breakdown at the outro swings pretty hard. That 'Black & Blue' album doesn't get nearly the appreciation it deserves. Better than 'Goat's Head...' by miles. Fun Fact: Canadian singer Shirley Eikhard did a cover version of "Say That You Love Me" that was released BEFORE Mac put that one on a single (They were still riding the 'Rhiannon' wave) Eikhard's cover version became a hit before the original! The original has John McVie playing some of his best stuff EVER though. His bass sounds like it's made of velvet and melted butter.... A masterclass in melodic bass playing. 'Someone to Love' ? Freddie's voice soars and scorches. Brian May turns on the taps - full blast. Sublime. In the summer of '76 I was into KISS pretty hard... My bedroom walls were becoming plastered with posters and even small photos clipped from CREEM and CIRCUS magazines. "Destroyer" was and is a badass record. I was definitely a hard rock kid... Aerosmith and Thin Lizzy were on my turntable back then too - but very much "new" bands to me. I was still buying "singles" because that's what my allowance limited me to, but I think the first LP I bought was with my own money was "Fleetwood Mac." Listening to AM radio in 1976 was usually a delight. I remembered almost every lyric from every song you listed here. Excellent!
I am definitely a fool for 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love". It has what I call a 'loping musicality', similar to Magnet & Steel by Walter Egan, and Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, that just makes you want to put the tune on a loop and play it repeatedly. In addition to inspired lyrics, 'Fooled Around' has a great arrangement with piano trills, and that killer guitar solo in the middle, equal to anything by Duane Allman or Neil Young. And 'Turn the Beat Around' is one of the best and catchiest One Hit Wonders of the Disco Era, that prompts singing along, and air drumming.
I remember back in the early 1990s during the NFL playoffs they played "The Boys Are Back in Town" ad nauseum to celebrate the Cowboys making it to the Super Bowl. Also * insert "more cowbell" joke here*
1. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me #11 in July 1976 on the Reprise label.
2. Orleans - Still The One #5 in August 1976 on the Asylum label.
3. Wings - Let 'Em In #3 in July 1976 on the Capitol label.
4. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around #10 in June 1976 on the RCA Victor label.
5. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town #12 in June 1976 on the Mercury label.
6. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love #3 in April 1976 on the Capricorn label.
7. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Long Version) released in 1976 on the Columbia label.
8. The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry #10 in May 1976 on the Rolling Stones label.
9. Queen - Somebody To Love #13 in December 1976 on the Elektra label.
10. Keith Carradine - I'm Easy #17 in June 1976 on the ABC label.
11. Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be The Day #11 in September 1976 on the Asylum label.
12. Kiss - Beth #7 in September 1976 on the Casablanca label.
13. Dave Dundas - Jeans On #17 in November 1976 on the Chrysalis label.
14. Pratt & McClain with Brother Love - Happy Days #5 in April 1976 on the Reprise label.
'Fool To Cry' is one of my favorite songs from the 70's. The breakdown at the outro swings pretty hard. That 'Black & Blue' album doesn't get nearly the appreciation it deserves. Better than 'Goat's Head...' by miles.
Fun Fact: Canadian singer Shirley Eikhard did a cover version of "Say That You Love Me" that was released BEFORE Mac put that one on a single (They were still riding the 'Rhiannon' wave)
Eikhard's cover version became a hit before the original!
The original has John McVie playing some of his best stuff EVER though. His bass sounds like it's made of velvet and melted butter.... A masterclass in melodic bass playing.
'Someone to Love' ? Freddie's voice soars and scorches. Brian May turns on the taps - full blast. Sublime.
In the summer of '76 I was into KISS pretty hard... My bedroom walls were becoming plastered with posters and even small photos clipped from CREEM and CIRCUS magazines. "Destroyer" was and is a badass record.
I was definitely a hard rock kid... Aerosmith and Thin Lizzy were on my turntable back then too - but very much "new" bands to me. I was still buying "singles" because that's what my allowance limited me to, but I think the first LP I bought was with my own money was "Fleetwood Mac."
Listening to AM radio in 1976 was usually a delight. I remembered almost every lyric from every song you listed here. Excellent!
Thanks for taking the time to write this comment.
I am definitely a fool for 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love".
It has what I call a 'loping musicality', similar to Magnet & Steel by Walter Egan, and Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, that just makes you want to put the tune on a loop and play it repeatedly.
In addition to inspired lyrics, 'Fooled Around' has a great arrangement with piano trills, and that killer guitar solo in the middle, equal to anything by Duane Allman or Neil Young.
And 'Turn the Beat Around' is one of the best and catchiest One Hit Wonders of the Disco Era, that prompts singing along, and air drumming.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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Some of the best music ever made!
It was a very good year for music fans like us..
How time waits for no one One year after high school Puts you right back in time Thanks
Buena música. La mejor fue la Delos 70s
Love these tunes
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I remember back in the early 1990s during the NFL playoffs they played "The Boys Are Back in Town" ad nauseum to celebrate the Cowboys making it to the Super Bowl. Also * insert "more cowbell" joke here*