Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music)

Warren Zevon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Time-Life Music
• ASIN: B000FC6C6E
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,789 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Features 20 hits from 1978. Song listing: Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon Baby Hold on - Eddie Money Because The Night - Patti Smith Group Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf Hot Chil In THe City - Nick Glider Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton Hot Blooded - Foreigner Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Peg - Steely Dan Use To Be My Girl - The O'Jays We Are The Champions - Queen Night Fever - The Bee Gees i Love The Nightlife (Disco ' Round) - Alicia Bridges Kiss you All Over -Exile Short People - Randy Newman Dust in The Wind - Kansas Le Freak - Chich Double Vision - Foreigner You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Selection Of Memorable 70's Hits, September 12, 2010

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Stephanie Cao - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music) (Audio CD)

It's impossible for anyone to not remember each track on this album. Some of rock's greatest hits are included on this CD and plenty of other songs that you just can't stop listening to.

Track Listing (Including Year Recorded & Highest Billboard Chart Position):

1. "Werewolves Of London" - Warren Zevon (1978) #21
2. "Baby Hold On" - Eddie Money (1977) #11
3. "Because The Night" - Patti Smith Group (1978) #13
4. "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" - Meat Loaf (1977) #11
5. "Hot Child In The City" - Nick Gilder (1976) #1
6. "Lay Down Sally" - Eric Clapton (1977) #3
7. "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner (1978) #3
8. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh (1978) #12
9. "Peg" - Steely Dan (1977) #11
10. "Use Ta Be My Girl" - The O'Jays (1978) #4
11. "We Are The Champions" - Queen (1977) #4
12. "Night Fever" - The Bee Gees (1977) #1
13. "I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" - Alicia Bridges (1977) #5
14. "Kiss You All Over" - Exile (1976) #1
15. "Short People" - Randy Newman (1977) #2
16. "Dust In The Wind" - Kansas (1977) #6
17. "Le Freak" - Chic (1978) #1
18. "Double Vision" - Foreigner (1978) #2
19. "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" - Rod Stewart (1977) #4
20. "Ooh Baby Baby" - Linda Ronstadt (1978) #7

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds GREAT..., November 15, 2006

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William C. Diemer "wcd53" (Salisbury Mills, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music) (Audio CD)

I am going to review many Time-Life items that I have purchased over the years - Sounds of the 70's, Sounds of the 70's (Take Two), Legends of Rock & Roll, numerous 60's CDs & 50's CDs. The recordings are excellent and I know all the tunes - most have at least 18 songs. I would recommend any of Time-Life's compilations to anyone, who is looking for a great CD with alot of songs, we all know. The only complaint I have is that the CDs should have been maximized on the 50's & 60's selections. All in all, a very good purchase...

4.0 out of 5 stars Great but flawed..., November 12, 2011

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C. W. Higgins "Smileymoodring" (New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music) (Audio CD)

I have every one of the Time-Life Seventies CDs and was so glad to own them. They filled a void and had many hard-to-find tracks. 1978 was a superb year for music, and this disc reflects the diversity and excellence of the times with regard to the pop charts.

The quality of the disc is sonically fine. It was released before the Loudness Wars years, so the music is not over-compressed. Conversely, the songs are not mastered under a fine-toothed comb, as later reissues would strive for. Sometimes the AM songs of yesteryear were intentionally sped-up to comply with the singles format of the day, or to "excite' the record's vibe with a tempo change. Sometimes discs are made from masters that were cut for vinyl. My one complaint about this otherwise excellent CD is with the track, "Le Freak", by Chic. There is an anomaly with the speed/pitch of this track. As the song progresses, a perceptible change in pitch can be heard as the "tape source" seems to slow down. It actually modulates the key of the song down before it picks up again. It is clearly not intentional-sounding, as if to accommodate a dance mix. It sounds like a vari-speed issue either in the remastering phase, or it is simply an inferior source tape. As this was one of the most popular songs of 1978, and simply a great Chic song, it is a shame to have it included in this set in such a flawed condition.