Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 13

Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day (Series)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1990)
• Original Release Date: October 30, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032N2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,395 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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• This is item 13 in The Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day Series.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Life is a rock (but the Rhino rolled me), December 14, 2002

By	"simnia" (snowy bayou country, USA) - See all my reviews

This volume is about average for the H.A.N.D. series; not outstanding, yet not too obscure, with mostly well-known hits from 1974. I truly enjoyed "Life Is A Rock" here, much more than I did when it originally came out. High school girls used to love that song in 1974-1975: its fun, commercial nature and willingness to spend exorbitant amounts of time learning its intricate lyrics fit well with the typical high school experience. I love its ending where several very nice, well-known pop song choruses are mixed together over a beautiful chord progression with a heavy emphasis on reminiscence. No wonder it sounds better now than it did then. "My Girl Bill" was unknown to me in 1974. It's supposed to humorously pique the listener's interest by sounding like two gay men on a date, but then resolves the question along standard lines. "Radar Love" is a great song for driving. "Midnight At The Oasis" is a sexy song that tosses out every Sahara-related buzzword in an attempt to paint a cultural image. "Beach Baby" was ridiculed in its time for being too commercial. My girlfriend utterly hated "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" for being a pointless story about two brainless fools. "I Can Help" has a cool little guitar riff in the middle.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and the nostalgia continues..., February 17, 2008

By	Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 13 gives us ten great hits from the 1970s that really made the airwaves hot! These songs still sound great today on this very well digitally produced CD; and the artwork is pretty good as it always is in this multi CD series.

Maria Muldaur begins the tracks set with her hit entitled "Midnight At The Oasis." "Midnight At The Oasis" has a romantic, attractive melody that catches your attention and never lets it go. Maria sings this with a lot of sensitivity and that's probably a big reason why this song went so far the way it did in the `70s. The guitars work well and the percussion adds to the beauty of the number--awesome! Jim Stafford follows with another hit entitled "My Girl Bill." "My Girl Bill" hints at an alternative lifestyle--before turning into a song about two men who both love the same woman! I think "My Girl Bill" is very neatly done and I really like that number.

Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods turn in a bubblegum flavored anti-war song with "Billy, Don't Be A Hero;" this tune has a great melody as well. The guitars and percussion enhance the natural beauty of the song, too. Listen also for Paper Lace doing "The Night Chicago Died." The singing and percussion marking the beat stuns me with its creativity and good sound; and they play and sing "The Night Chicago Died" to perfection.

Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods return for another awesome hit--in my opinion--that they called "Who Do You Think You Are." "Who Do You Think You Are" sounds great and this is clearly a highlight of this album. Andy Kim also does a great job on "Rock Me Gently;" Andy sings this flawlessly with ladies doing backup harmonizing; and the guitar arrangement makes this number shine! First Class also does "Beach Baby." "Beach Baby" always makes me smile; this is easily one of my favorite tunes from the entire 1970s. First Class sounds a bit like The Beach Boys on this number but they hold their own well; and the musical arrangement uses the guitars and percussion really well. Billy Swan's "I Can Help" rocks with just enough of a country twist to make this number memorable; and Billy sings this one out like a pro!

Overall, this is one major installment in this multi CD series of great hits from the `70s. I highly recommend this for people looking for high quality controlled music from the `70s; and newcomers to this type of music will find this to be a great starter CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of, if not THE, best of the series!, July 5, 2000

By	John A. Kuczma "RogueUlfric" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Volume 13 of the "Have a Nice Day" series could be just what you need to have that nice day. This disc has it all: the driving rockers "Radar Love" and "The Night Chicago Died", one of the decade's most beautiful ballads in Dave Loggins' "Please Come to Boston", the bubblegum flavored MOR pop cut "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" and plenty more.

Bill Stafford adds the sniggery cross-over hit "My Girl Bill" and Maria Muldaur goes one step further with the very suggestive "Midnight at the Oasis."

In fact, Volume 13 is so strong that Wet Willie's "Keep on Smilin'" and Reunion's "Life is a Rock" are the weakest cuts offered. For this series, that's going some.

If you're only going to take a couple Volumes from the set, this has got to be one of them. A legitimate five-star collection, Volume 13 is highly recommended.