7 of the 70s: 10/18/12....

It's time again to drop back to the 70s, and this week it's another trip to 1972, the year the first scientific calculator was introduced by Hewlett Packard.
 

 Billy Paul - "Me & Mrs Jones"
from the album 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

Never had an affair sounded so damn sexy. Still regretful, but sexy.

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Climax - "Precious And Few"
from the album Climax featuring Sonny Geraci (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3

Another 70's all-time favorite of mine. I wish I could sing this as well as I want to. One of the best one-off's that the early 70s were famous for.


Dennis Coffey - "Scorpio"
from the album Evolution (1971)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

Detroit funk guitarist provides the theme song to the Halloween Zodiac sign starting next Monday.


Godspell [Original Cast] - "Day By Day"
from the album Godspell (Original Broadway Cast) (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13

Robin Lamont did more with five lines that most of today's pop crop can do with 10 writers.


Mel & Tim - "Starting All Over Again"
from the album Starting All Over Again (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #19

An awesome realistic love gone wrong song, where the two may have broken up, but still care for one another.


Gallery - "I Believe In Music"
from the album Nice To Be With You (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #22

Another Detroit act, these soft-rockers cover a Mac Davis song I had to learn on the piano, so there's that. It's the perfect sanitized music class song.


Andy Williams - "Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)"
from the album Love Theme from The Godfather (1972)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #34

The recently-departed crooner had his last top-40 hit with the theme to the biggest franchise of the early 70s.

That's it for this trip, stay tuned, later on I'll bring you 8 more from the 80s...