7 of the 70s: 9/5/13 (1979)...

Hey gang, it's time for this week's 70s throwback, and now I'm back to 1979, the year Pioneer 11 became the first spaceship to visit the planet Saturn....

Robert John - "Sad Eyes"
from the album Robert John (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: Robert John

The Brooklyn singer/songwriter took his falsetto to the top of the chart with his holdover soft-rock nugget...

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Little River Band - "Lonesome Loser"
from the album First Under The Wire (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6
Songwriter: David Briggs

My theme song. Seriously, this harmony-stuffed gem of a pop record was one of the best singles of the year.

Earth, Wind & Fire - "September"
from the album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol 1 (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8
Songwriters: Albert McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis

The classic funk band feted the month like it was Christmas in this hard-to-deny booty-shaker. I worshiped this song as a child like a hymn.

Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger"
from the album Breakfast In America (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #15
Songwriters: Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson

This song was used to great effect in the movie Magnolia, and gave a whole new generation exposure to this power-pop classic from the British band.

Joe Jackson - "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
from the album Look Sharp! (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21
Songwriter: Joe Jackson

Almost everyone has been in the protagonist's shoes of this song. Lord knows I have.

John Cougar (Mellencamp) - "I Need A Lover"
from the album John Cougar (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #28
Songwriter: John Mellencamp

John's first hit showed his age, as he wants his (assumedly one-night) lover to know when to "hit the highway"...

Electric Light Orchestra - "Confusion"
from the album Discovery (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #37
Songwriter: Jeff Lynne

The fourth top-10 hit in the UK from ELO's chart-topping album there, it strayed from their disco-infused pop to a more classic sound that predated the retro movement in the early 80s.

That does it for our 70s trip..I'll be back later with 8 more from 1989...