Folk Favorites of the '60s and '70s (Reader's Digest Music)

Harry Chapin (Author), Jim Croce (Author), Carly Simon (Author), Melanie (Author), James Taylor (Author), The New Seekers (Author), Trini Lopez (Author), The Mamas and the Papas (Author), Burl Ives (Author), Sailcat (Author) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: Reader's Digest Music
• ASIN: B000MEUUFO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,235 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 CD set released by Reader's Digest Music in 1996. Contains 80 of the greatest folk songs from the 1960s and 1970s! 1. Taxi - Harry Chapin 2. I Got A Name - Jim Croce 3. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon 4. Brand New Key - Melanie 5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt 6. Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac 7. You've Got A Friend - James Taylor 8. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - The New Seekers 9. Reuben James - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition 10. Catch The Wind Donovan 11. Reverend Mr. Black - The Kingston Trio 12. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell 13. If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez 14. Rain On The Roof - The Lovin' Spoonful 15. I Got You Babe - Sonny And Cher 16. Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers 17. Windy - The Association 18. Turn Around - Jimmie Rodgers 19. I Saw Her Again Last Night - The Mamas And The Papas 1. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins 2. Everything That Touches You - The Association 3. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre 4. Time - The Pozo-Seco Singers 5. Lemon Tree - Trini Lopez 6. Classical Gas - Mason Williams 7. Lazy Day - Spanky And Our Gang 8. A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives 9. Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers 10. Sweet Memories - Mickey Newbury 11. Never My Love - The Association 12. Creeque Alley - The Mamas And The Papas 13. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind - The Lovin' Spoonful 14. Galveston Glen Campbell 15. Leaving On A Jet Plane - The Mitchell Trio Featuring John Denver 16. Greenback Dollar - The Kingston Trio 17. All I Really Want To Do - The Byrds 18. Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie 19. Long Time Gone - Crosby, Stills & Nash 20. The Beat Goes On - Sonny And Cher 21. Child Of Clay - Jimmie Rogers ...and 40 more songs!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tracks/songs, January 25, 2011

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This review is from: Folk Favorites of the '60s and '70s (Reader's Digest Music) (Audio CD)

Folk Favorites of the '60s and '70s
Tracks/songs

Disc 1
THE '70s Superstars' Super Hits
1. TAXI Harry Chapin
2. I GOT A NAME Jim Croce
3. THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon
4. BRAND NEW KEY Melanie
5. BLUE BAYOU Linda Ronstadt
6. SAY YOU LOVE ME Fleetwood Mac
7. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor
8. I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) The New Seekers
THE '60s Superstars' Super Hits
9. REUBEN JAMES Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
10. CATCH THE WIND Donovan
11. REVEREND MR. BLACK The Kingston Trio
12. WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell
13. IF I HAD A HAMMER Trini Lopez
14. RAIN ON THE ROOF The Lovin' Spoonful
15. I GOT YOU BABE Sonny and Cher
16. EBONY EYES The Everly Brothers
17. WINDY The Association
18. TURN AROUND Jimmie Rodgers
19. I SAW HER AGAIN LAST NIGHT The Mamas and the Papas

Disc 2:
'60s SOUVENIRS
1. BOTH SIDES NOW Judy Collins
2. EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU The Association
3. THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY) Harpers Bizarre
4. TIME The Pozo-Seco Singers
5. LEMON TREE Trini Lopez
6. CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams
7. LAZY DAY Spanky and Our Gang
8. A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives
9. WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers
10. SWEET MEMORIES Mickey Newbury
11. NEVER MY LOVE The Association
12. CREEQUE ALLEY The Mamas and the Papas
13. DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND? The Lovin' Spoonful
14. GALVESTON Glen Campbell
15. LEAVING ON A JET PLANE The Mitchell Trio featuring John Denver
16. GREENBACK DOLLAR The Kingston Trio
17. ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO The Byrds
18. ALICE'S ROCK & ROLL RESTAURANT Arlo Guthrie
19. LONG TIME GONE Crosby, Stills & Nash
20. THE BEAT GOES ON Sonny and Cher
21. ChILD OF CLAY Jimmie Rodgers

Disc 3:
FOLK FAVORITES OF THE EARLY '70S
1. ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAME BOO Lobo
2. AMAZING GRACE Judy Collins
3. SUNSHINE Jonathan Edwards
4. LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG MA The New Seekers
5. VENTURA HIGHWAY America
6. MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat
7. SOME OF SHELLEY'S BLUES The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. SOMETHING'S BURNING Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
9. MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread
10. THE NICKEL SONG Melanie
11. LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH Stephen Stills
12. FANCY Bobbie Gentry
13. I NEED YOU America
14. NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
15. GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES Danny O'Keefe
16. YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce
17. IF Bread
18. FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor
19. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Steve Goodman
20. YOUNGER GIRL John Sebastian

Disc 4:
FOLK FAVORITES OF THE LATERS '70S
1. HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) James Taylor
2. WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE AGAIN England Dan & John Ford Coley
3. YOU MAKE LOVING FUN Fleetwood Mac
4. GET CLOSER Seals & Crofts
5. I'M A WOMAN Maria Muldaur
6. LOVE HURTS Gram Parsons
7. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND Andrew Gold
8. HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE Emmylou Harris
9. YOU ARE THE WOMAN Firefall
10. DUELING BANJOS Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
11. LOTTA LOVE Nicolette Larson
12. GOODBYE GIRL David Gates
13. MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Maria Muldaur
14. JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU Firefall
15. WELCOME BACK John Sebastian
16. LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Bread
17. I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT England Dan & John Ford Coley
18. SHOWER THE PEOPLE James Taylor
19. SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt
20. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO Crosby, Stills & Nash

1996 The Reader's Digest Association OPCD-8504 216B

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Perfect Harmony, May 30, 2011

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Folk Favorites of the '60s and '70s (Reader's Digest Music)

I have to just say that by far this has got to be one of the greatest music collections I have ever purchased.

Let me start by commenting on how superb the sounds quality of all the tracks on each of the 4 disks included in this box set are. I have bought boxed sets in the past from other various labels and company's and they have for the most part always been lacking in the sound department, atleast when it comes to the collections of music from this era and older.
50's and 60's and some 40's even. The forground e.g. the singers cancel out the background from either chorus or insturmental. or vise versa and alot of times even as most know the sound is just very muddled to the point of which you have to turn up the volume way way high to even hear the artist's voice. But, with this collection I have really enjoyed the sound quality. Every cut on here is just so lifelike it's amazing. It's like your either listening to the performance live right there at that time. or as good as any radio edit on todays Airways of any new artist of todays period, or any cut of a track from a new artists cd. It's really that good. I'm prob getting into a longer than needed review, so I'll just wrap things up by also adding this one more thing. The mix of artists and songs in this collection are done really great as well. Every song one after the other is set to compliment each other in a very relaxing and upbeat progression. It never jumps from slow to fast in a ruin the mood way at any time during any of the programs e.g. disks.
Thats is my Review of Readers Digest Favorites of the 60's and 70's. If ya want an excellent way to remember the artist's and songs of that time period, them I say definately give this CD set a try. You will not regret it.