7 of the 70s: 1/23/14 (1976)...

Hey gang, it's 70s throwback time, and this week I'm back to 1976, the year that attempted assassin Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for trying to off Gerald Ford.

Chicago - "If You Leave Me Now"
from the album Chicago X (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: Peter Cetera

The jazz-rock band scored their first #1 single with this ultra-sappy break-up ballad that I adored as a kid.

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Gary Wright - "Love Is Alive"
from the album Dream Weaver (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2
Songwriter: Gary Wright

This progressive-pop nugget has been covered by the likes of Chaka Khan, Joe Cocker, and vocal powerhouse Anastacia.

England Dan & John Ford Coley - "Nights Are Forever Without You"
from the album Nights Are Forever (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #10
Songwriter: Parker McGee

The soft-rock duo's first single was titled "New Jersey". But this was their second consecutive top-10 hit.

Keith Carradine - "I'm Easy"
from the album Nashville (Original Soundtrack) (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17
Songwriter: Keith Carradine

The actor nabbed both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for this song from the movie Nashville.

Fleetwood Mac - "Over My Head"
from the album Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #20
Songwriter: Christine McVie

You don't know how stoked I am that Christine McVie is rejoining the Mac, now how about a new studio album?

Jigsaw - "Love Fire"
from the album Jigsaw (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #30
Songwriters: Des Dyer, Clive Scott

The dramatic British pop band followed up their "Sky High" with this nugget ready-made for AM radio.

The Road Apples - "Let's Live Together"
from the single "Let's Live Together"
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #35
Songwriter: David Finnerty

This obscure Massachussetts group toured down in Colombia as part of an exchange program.

I'll be back later with 8 more from 1986...