Have a Nice Day, Volume 13
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Also known as Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Volume 13 or Super Hits of the '70s, Volume 13.
Track listing
- Maria MuldaurMaria MuldaurMaria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s...
(1974): "Midnight at the OasisMidnight at the OasisA version of this song was recorded by the group Brand New Heavies, attributed to "Brand New Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport". This version reached #13 in the UK in 1994 and was their biggest hit up until the departure of Davenport, when Sometimes made #11....
" (David Nichtern) – 3:47 - Jim StaffordJim StaffordJames Wayne "Jim" Stafford is an American comedian, musician, and singer-songwriter, prominent in the 1970s. Stafford is self-taught on guitar, fiddle, piano, banjo, organ and harmonica....
(1974): "My Girl Bill" (Stafford) – 3:14 - Bo Donaldson and the HeywoodsBo Donaldson and The HeywoodsBo Donaldson and The Heywoods are an American pop music group, known mainly for their 1970s hit singles, "Billy Don't Be A Hero" and "Who Do You Think You Are".-History:The band was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1965 by their leader Bo Donaldson...
(1974): "Billy Don't Be a HeroBilly Don't Be a Hero"Billy Don't Be A Hero" is a 1974 anti-war pop song by Paper Lace and was also recorded by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. It was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander....
" (Mitch MurrayMitch MurrayMitch Murray , is an English songwriter, record producer and author.-Musical career:...
, Peter Callandar) – 3:41 - Golden EarringGolden EarringGolden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
(1974): "Radar LoveRadar Love"Radar Love" is a song by the Dutch rock band Golden Earring. Music critic Bill Lamb rates this among his "top 10 driving songs" due to its lyrics about driving all night and its pulse-quickening, up-tempo beat. The single version of "Radar Love" reached #13 in the US...
" (George KooymansGeorge KooymansGeorge Kooymans is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the Dutch group, Golden Earring.- References :...
, Barry HayBarry HayBarry Andrew Hay is the vocalist/frontman for Dutch rock band Golden Earring.-Biography:Hay was born in Faizabad, India, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of eight. He lived in Amsterdam and later in The Hague. In the summer of 1967, he joined the Golden Earrings, as they were then called,...
) – 5:06 - Paper LacePaper LacePaper Lace are a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. They are known to Americans as a one-hit wonder; however, in the UK they were a "classic two and a half hit wonder".-History:...
(1974): "The Night Chicago DiedThe Night Chicago Died"The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out in Chicago...
" (Peter Callandar, Mitch Murray) – 3:33 - Dave LogginsDave LogginsDavid Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame...
(1974): "Please Come to BostonPlease Come to Boston"Please Come to Boston" is the title of a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Dave Loggins. It was released in May 1974 as the first single from Loggins' album Apprentice and was produced by Jerry Crutchfield. The song spent two weeks at number five on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (Loggins) – 4:10 - Wet Willie (1974): "Keep on Smilin'" (Jack Hall, Jim Hall, Richard Hirsch, John Anthony, Lewis Ross) – 3:34
- Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (1974): "Who Do You Think You Are" (Des Dyer, Clive Scott) – 3:18
- Andy KimAndy KimAndrew Youakim, performing as Andy Kim, is a Lebanese Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. He grew up in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Kim is known for a number of hit singles that he released in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as "Rock Me Gently", which topped the US singles charts. In 1968,...
(1974): "Rock Me Gently" (Kim) – 3:31 - The First ClassThe First ClassThe First Class was a British pop music studio-based group, put together by songwriter and record producer John Carter.-Career:The First Class was the studio creation of the British singer-songwriter John Carter and singers Tony Burrows and Chas Mills as an outlet for material Carter wrote with his...
(1974): "Beach Baby" (John CarterJohn Carter (musician)For the jazz clarinet player John Carter, see John Carter .John Carter is an English singer, songwriter and record producer.-Overview:...
, Gil Shakespeare) – 5:03 - Billy SwanBilly SwanBilly Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs...
(1974): "I Can HelpI Can Help"I Can Help" is a song written and performed by Billy Swan. Released in September 1974, the song was a big crossover smash, reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts late that fall....
" (Swan) – 2:58 - Reunion (1974): "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"Life Is a Rock " is a 1974 song by an ad hoc group of studio musicians called Reunion, with Joey Levine as the lead singer. The song was written by Paul DiFranco and Norman Dolph...
" (Joey LevineJoey LevineJoey Levine is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966.-Career:...
, Paul DiFranco, Norman Dolph) – 3:32