For anyone who grew up during the last days of AM radio, anyone who remembers gas shortages, disco scarves, and feathered hair, this mammoth seven-disc box set, Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box, will be a holy grail of nostalgia. First of all, the discs themselves contain a staggering 164 tracks. Basically, if you remember the song, it's probably included: from enduring chestnuts even today's teenagers can sing ("Fire and Rain," "Fly Like an Eagle") to obscure gems of kitsch like "The Night Chicago Died" and the supremely maudlin "Billy Don't Be a Hero." If you were born in the 1960s, you'll probably find this stuff enjoyable rather than embarrassing (to the degree that you can think back on your adolescence without cringing). But don't let the music distract you from the packaging, either. The box is covered in avocado-green shag carpeting (embroidered with a happy-face pattern), and the booklet contains photos of all the artists, essays on the politics and culture of the period, and capsule references to notable events, fads, and people. Only Rhino Records could have put out a reissue package of music, images, and text this perfect.
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AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson
Track Listing - Disc 1
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Edison Lighthouse | 02:53 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Shocking Blue | 03:06 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Lynn Anderson | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
4 | The Guess Who | 03:53 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Sugarloaf | 03:40 | Amazon | ||||
6 | The Ides of March | 02:56 | Amazon | ||||
7 | George Baker Selection | 03:24 | Amazon | ||||
8 | The Blues Image | 03:09 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Norman Greenbaum | 04:02 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Murray Head | 04:22 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Chairmen of the Board | 02:41 | Amazon | ||||
12 | The Delfonics | 03:23 | Amazon | ||||
13 | The Five Stairsteps | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
14 | The Jackson 5 | 02:43 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Freda Payne | 02:55 | Amazon | ||||
16 | James Taylor | 03:54 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Paul Revere & the Raiders / Raiders | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Ocean | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
19 | Brewer & Shipley | 03:21 | Amazon | ||||
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Five Man Electrical Band | 03:27 | Amazon | |||
21 | Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 02:43 | Amazon | ||||
22 | Lobo | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
23 | Cat Stevens | 03:20 | Amazon | ||||
24 | Three Dog Night | 03:15 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Isaac Hayes | 03:17 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Sly & the Family Stone | 03:06 | Amazon | ||||
3 | The Dramatics | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | 02:46 | Amazon | ||||
5 | The Chi-Lites | 04:49 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Honey Cone | 02:47 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Al Green | 03:18 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Lee Michaels | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Rod Stewart | 05:19 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Jean Knight | 02:30 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Daddy Dewdrop | 02:51 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Melanie | 02:26 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Coven | 03:38 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Alice Cooper | 03:30 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Hot Butter | 02:33 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Apollo 100 / Tom Parker | 02:46 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Helen Reddy | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
18 | America | 03:50 | Amazon | ||||
19 | The Staple Singers | 03:23 | Amazon | ||||
20 | The Main Ingredient | 03:39 | Amazon | ||||
21 | Joe Tex | 02:29 | Amazon | ||||
22 | The Spinners | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
23 | Bill Withers | 03:42 | Amazon | ||||
24 | Godspell Cast Ensemble | 03:14 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 3
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 03:39 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Climax | 02:47 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Looking Glass | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
4 | King Harvest | 02:51 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Gallery | 02:38 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Sammy Davis, Jr. | 03:10 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Wayne Newton | 03:24 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen | 02:44 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Gary Glitter | 03:02 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Carly Simon | 04:20 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Billy Paul | 04:47 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Curtis Mayfield | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Maureen McGovern | 02:23 | Amazon | ||||
15 | The Isley Brothers | 03:49 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Barry White | 04:10 | Amazon | ||||
17 | The Love Unlimited Orchestra / Love Unlimited | 03:35 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Kool & the Gang | 03:06 | Amazon | ||||
19 | El Chicano | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
20 | Stealers Wheel | 03:26 | Amazon | ||||
21 | Tony Orlando & Dawn / Tony Orlando | 03:26 | Amazon | ||||
22 | Brownsville Station | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
23 | The Edgar Winter Group / Edgar Winter | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
24 | Eric Weissberg | 02:17 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 4
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | The O'Jays | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 03:58 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Vicki Lawrence | 03:35 | Amazon | ||||
4 | The Doobie Brothers | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Stories | 03:56 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Todd Rundgren | 03:30 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Terry Jacks | 03:44 | Amazon | ||||
8 | The Hollies | 03:47 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Harry Chapin | 03:39 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Paper Lace | 03:31 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Rufus | 03:32 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods | 03:40 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Styx | 03:31 | Amazon | ||||
14 | James Brown | 04:06 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Linda Ronstadt | 03:38 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Marvin Hamlisch | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Hues Corporation | 03:08 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Carl Douglas | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
19 | Maria Muldaur | 03:45 | Amazon | ||||
20 | Ray Stevens | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
21 | B.T. Express | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
22 | Golden Earring | 05:04 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 5
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | The First Class | 05:05 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Blue Magic | 04:11 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 03:28 | Amazon | ||||
4 | 10cc | 03:58 | Amazon | ||||
5 | The Jimmy Castor Bunch | 03:36 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Johnny Wakelin | 03:36 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 03:37 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Sammy Johns | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 02:53 | Amazon | ||||
10 | War | 03:50 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Captain & Tennille | 03:24 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Morris Albert | 03:56 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Jefferson Starship | 03:29 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Pilot | 03:04 | Amazon | ||||
15 | The Miracles | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Hot Chocolate | 03:31 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Patti LaBelle / Labelle | 03:20 | Amazon | ||||
18 | David Bowie | 03:47 | Amazon | ||||
19 | Jigsaw | 02:50 | Amazon | ||||
20 | C.W. McCall | 04:11 | Amazon | ||||
21 | Neil Sedaka | 03:17 | Amazon | ||||
22 | Foghat | 03:56 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 6
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | KC & the Sunshine Band | 03:13 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Ohio Players | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
3 | The Four Seasons | 03:32 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Bay City Rollers | 02:55 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Mike Post | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Glen Campbell | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Silver Convention | 03:38 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Electric Light Orchestra | 03:19 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Diana Ross | 03:24 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Brother Love / Pratt & McClain | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Cyndi Grecco | 02:31 | Amazon | ||||
12 | The Bellamy Brothers | 03:17 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Parliament | 04:09 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Maxine Nightingale | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Elvin Bishop | 02:58 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Starland Vocal Band | 03:49 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Gary Wright | 03:26 | Amazon | ||||
18 | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 02:38 | Amazon | ||||
19 | Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots | 03:43 | Amazon | ||||
20 | Vicki Sue Robinson | 03:50 | Amazon | ||||
21 | Rose Royce | 04:08 | Amazon | ||||
22 | The Andrea True Connection / Andrea True | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
23 | Firefall | 02:54 | Amazon | ||||
24 | Steve Miller Band / Steven Miller | 03:01 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 7
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Peter Frampton | 07:46 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 04:57 | Amazon | ||||
3 | REO Speedwagon | 03:05 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Meco | 03:59 | Amazon | ||||
5 | The Trammps | 03:36 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Commodores | 03:58 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Marvin Gaye | 04:12 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Foreigner | 03:22 | Amazon | ||||
9 | David Soul | 03:37 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Dan Hill | 03:32 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Stevie Wonder | 03:55 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Gloria Gaynor | 03:34 | Amazon | ||||
13 | Alicia Bridges | 03:01 | Amazon | ||||
14 | Little River Band | 03:39 | Amazon | ||||
15 | Eddie Money | 03:04 | Amazon | ||||
16 | Warren Zevon | 03:27 | Amazon | ||||
17 | Exile | 03:31 | Amazon | ||||
18 | Chic | 03:32 | Amazon | ||||
19 | Sister Sledge | 04:07 | Amazon | ||||
20 | McFadden & Whitehead | 03:41 | Amazon |