VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE HITS ALBUM: THE EARLY 70's ALBUM [3CD]

Format: 3 x CD
Catalogue No.: 19802905302
Barcode: 0198029053029
Release Date: 25 Apr 2025
Genre: Pop, Soul, Country and Rock

A x3 CD set featuring x66 classic hits, from a wonderful time for Pop music, as the charts welcomed some new and exciting talent, whilst still finding space for the superstars of the previous decade. These three discs feature dozens of UK No. 1 hits, including chart toppers from Mungo Jerry (‘In The Summertime’), Tony Orlando & Dawn (‘Knock Three Times’), Rod Stewart (‘Maggie May’), Don McLean (‘Vincent’), plus big hits that topped the US chart for the Jackson 5 (‘I Want You Back’), America (‘A Horse With No Name’), and Charlie Rich (‘The Most Beautiful Girl’). ‘The Hits Album - The Early ‘70s’ brings you classic Rock from Free, Status Quo, and Thin Lizzy, the first stirrings of Disco from Barry White, George McRae, and The Three Degrees, and the introduction of Glam Rock from Sweet, Mud, and Wizzard. And we still found room for the unique and unforgettable talents of Carl Douglas, The Wombles, Clive Dunn, and Benny Hill. Get ready for ‘The Early ‘70s’ - three discs of Pop, Soul, Country and Rock chart gold!

Side 1
1. Simon & Garfunkel - "Cecilia"
2. Edison Lighthouse - "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
3. David Essex - "Gonna Make You A Star"
4. Pilot - "Magic"
5. Bay City Rollers - "Remember (Sha La La La)"
6. Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
7. Mungo Jerry - "In The Summertime"
8. Gilbert O'Sullivan - "Clair"
9. Terry Jacks - "Seasons In The Sun"
10. Clive Dunn - "Grandad"
11. The Wombles - "The Wombling Song"
12. Benny Hill - "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)"
13. Clodagh Rodgers - "Jack In The Box"
14. Middle Of The Road - "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
15. The Drifters - "Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies"
16. The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back"
17. Johnny Bristol - "Hang On In There Baby"
18. The Three Degrees - "When Will I See You Again"
19. Cilla Black - "Something Tells Me (Something's Going To Happen Tonight)"
20. Shirley Bassey - "Something"
21. Don McLean - "Vincent"
22. Elvis Presley - "The Wonder Of You"
Side 2
1. Sweet - "Blockbuster"
2. Mud - "Dyna-mite"
3. Sparks - "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us"
4. Wizzard - "See My Baby Jive"
5. Roxy Music - "Virginia Plain"
6. Lulu - "The Man Who Sold The World"
7. The Arrows - "A Touch Too Much"
8. Cozy Powell - "Dance With The Devil"
9. Hawkwind - "Silver Machine"
10. Free - "All Right Now"
11. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
12. Status Quo - "Caroline"
13. Rod Stewart - "Maggie May"
14. Thin Lizzy - "Whiskey In The Jar"  
15. Ike & Tina Turner - "Nutbush City Limits"
16. Dave Edmunds - "I Hear You Knocking"
17. Lindisfarne - "Meet Me On The Corner"
18. Stealers Wheel - "Stuck In The Middle With You"
19. Mathews' Southern Comfort - "Woodstock"
20. America - "A Horse With No Name"
21. Bob Dylan - "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
22. Harry Nilsson - "Without You"
Side 3
1. Diana Ross - "I'm Still Waiting"
2. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "The Tears Of A Clown"
3. Stevie Wonder - "Never Had A Dream Come True"
4. Freda Payne - "Band Of Gold"
5. Tami Lynn - "I'm Gonna Run Away From You"
6. Chairmen Of The Board - "Give Me Just A Little More Time"
7. Barry White - "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"
8. George McCrae - "Rock Your Baby"
9. Aretha Franklin - "Until You Come Back To Me"
10. The Four Tops - "It's All In The Game"
11. The Congregation - "Softly Whispering I Love You"
12. Ken Boothe - "Everything I Own"
13. Paul Simon - "Mother & Children Reunion"
14. The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"
15. Peters & Lee - "Welcome Home"
16. Tony Orlando & Dawn - "Knock Three Times"
17. Christie - "Yellow River"
18. Lynn Anderson - "Rose Garden"
19. Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - "Sylvia's Mother"
20. Charlie Rich - "The Most Beautiful Girl"
21. John Denver - "Annie's Song"
22. Judy Collins - "Amazing Grace"