7 of the 70s: 8/8/13 (1977)...

It's time to roll out seven more nuggets from the 70s, and this week I'm back to 1977, the year the Tandy Corporation introduced their TR-80, or "Model 1", one of the first personal computers on the market. This week I've got seven selections from songwriters that also had success other than their own records....(also like always I've included links to buy anything you see on CD or Mp3 when I can)...

Alan O'Day - "Undercover Angel"
from the album Appetizers (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: Alan O'Day

So a song about a guy trying to pick up a woman saying he needs to see if she's the incarnation of his wet dreams. So there's that. O'Day was the first artist to release on the Atlantic Records sub-label Pacific set up for songwriters. Before this, he wrote "Angie Baby" for Helen Reddy..

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Kenny Nolan - "I Like Dreamin'"
from the album Kenny Nolan (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3
Songwriter: Kenny Nolan

This songwriter co-penned "Lady Marmalade" for LaBelle before having his own hit with this ballad.

Andrew Gold - "Lonely Boy"
from the album What's Wrong With This Picture? (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7
Songwriter: Andrew Gold

Before hitting the pop charts on his own, this Burbank native backed up Linda Ronstadt on her best work.

David Dundas - "Jeans On"
from the album David Dundas (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17
Songwriters: David Dundas, Roger Greenway

Before this lord (he's royalty - the son of a British marquess) hit the top-10 with this clothing-optional record, he scored a bunch of English TV shows and films.

Stephen Bishop - "Save It For A Rainy Day"
from the album Careless (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #22
Songwriter: Stephen Bishop

In addition to having soft-rock hits like this, Bishop would appear in two of the most non-softrock movies of the time, Animal House and the Blues Brothers.

Dean Friedman - "Ariel"
from the album Dean Friedman (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #26
Songwriter: Dean Friedman

This songwriter had his moment in the sun with this ode to a nice Jewish girl.

Mac McAnally - "It's A Crazy World"
from the album Mac McAnally (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #37
Songwriter: Mac McAnally

As well as this, his sole top-40 pop hit, Mac also penned songs for Alabama and Jimmy Buffett.

That does it for this 70s throwback....I'll be back later with 8 songs from 1987...