Various Artists

Soft Rock Classics [Rhino Box]

Smooth, easy-going harmonies and mild '70s rock is the rule on this three-disc set, with tracks from Seals & Crofts, America, the Grateful Dead, the Doobie Brothers, the Steve Miller Band, Bread, Poco, Jim Croce, Little Feat, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Walsh, Don McLee and Dan Fogelberg. Though not all the tracks are exactly the best-known hits by the artists, this collection is tailor-made for any '70s buff.

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Diamond Girl Dash Crofts / Jim Seals	Seals & Crofts	4:12
2	Ventura Highway Dewey Bunnell	America	3:33
3	Amie Craig Fuller	Pure Prairie League	4:21
4	Uncle John's Band Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter	Grateful Dead	4:45
5	Black Water Patrick Simmons	The Doobie Brothers	4:20
6	Sara Smile Daryl Hall / John Oates	Daryl Hall & John Oates	3:10
7	Love Will Find a Way David Jenkins / Cory Lerios	Pablo Cruise	4:15
8	Couldn't Get It Right Colin Cooper / John Cuffley / Peter Haycock / Derek Holt	Climax Blues Band	3:19
9	Still the One Johanna Hall / John Hall	Orleans	3:55
10	Baby Come Back Peter Beckett / John Crowley	Player	4:11
11	Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller	Steve Miller Band	4:46
12	Nights Are Forever Without You Parker McGee	England Dan & John Ford Coley	2:55
13	If David Gates	Bread	2:36
14	A Little Bit More Bobby Gosh	Dr. Hook	2:54
15	You Better Think Twice Jim Messina	Poco	3:22
16	Dixie Chicken Lowell George / Martin Kibbee	Little Feat	3:55

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	A Horse With No Name Dewey Bunnell	America	4:11
2	Dreams Stevie Nicks	Fleetwood Mac	4:17
3	Summer Breeze Dash Crofts / Jim Seals	Seals & Crofts	3:26
4	Mexico James Taylor	James Taylor	2:58
5	Blue Bayou Joe Melson / Roy Orbison	Linda Ronstadt	3:55
6	Black Rose J.D. Souther	J.D. Souther	4:21
7	An American Dream Rodney Crowell	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	3:34
8	Hot Burrito No. 1 Chris Ethridge / Gram Parsons	The Flying Burrito Brothers	3:39
9	How Much I Feel David Pack	Ambrosia	4:48
10	Thunder Island Jay Ferguson	Jay Ferguson	4:03
11	Tomorrow Joe Walsh	Joe Walsh	3:42
12	The Joker Eddie Curtis / Ahmet Ertegun / Steve Miller	Steve Miller Band	4:26
13	Fallin' in Love Richie Furay	Souther-Hillman-Furay Band	3:33
14	Heart of the Night Paul Cotton	Poco	4:52
15	Where Are You Hiding? Terence Boylan	Terence Boylan	4:08
16	Peaceful Easy Feeling Jack Tempchin	Jack Tempchin	3:53

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Sundown Gordon Lightfoot	Gordon Lightfoot	3:35
2	Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert	Steve Forbert	3:33
3	Father and Son Calvin Massey / Cat Stevens	Cat Stevens	3:40
4	Vincent Don McLean	Don McLean	4:00
5	Part of the Plan Dan Fogelberg	Dan Fogelberg	3:19
6	Why Me Kris Kristofferson	Kris Kristofferson	3:29
7	Brass Buttons Gram Parsons	Gram Parsons	3:29
8	Faithless Love J.D. Souther	J.D. Souther	3:31
9	Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) Jim Croce	Jim Croce	3:48
10	Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie	Arlo Guthrie	3:16
11	Never Let Her Go David Gates	David Gates	3:08
12	Banana Republics Steve Burgh / Steve Goodman / Jim Rothermel	Steve Goodman	3:45
13	Glad to See You've Got Religion Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	3:56
14	Angel from Montgomery John Prine	John Prine	3:45
15	Second Avenue Tim Moore	Tim Moore	3:59
16	Passing Thing Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	4:08

	Title/Composer	Performer
1	What'd I Say, Pt. 1 Ray Charles	Ray Charles
2	Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Jimmy Merchant / Herman Santiago	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
3	Yakety Yak Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller	The Coasters
4	On Broadway Jerry Leiber / Barry Mann / Mike Stoller / Cynthia Weil	The Drifters
5	Green Onions Steve Cropper / Booker T. Jones / Al Jackson, Jr. / Lewis Steinberg	Booker T. & the MG's
6	Right Place, Wrong Time Mac Rebennack	Dr. John
7	Rock Steady Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin
8	I'll Be Around Thom Bell / Phil Hurtt	The Spinners
9	Freddie's Dead Curtis Mayfield	Curtis Mayfield
10	Pick Up the Pieces Roger Ball / Average White Band / Hamish Stuart	Average White Band

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