7 of the 70s: 11/14/13 (1979)...

Hey gang, it's 70s throwback time, and this week I've got seven more from 1979, the year Iranians take 90 hostages at the American Embassy in Tehran....(as usual I've included links to buy anything on MP3 and CD)...

Olivia Newton-John - "A Little More Love"
from the album Totally Hot (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3
Songwriter: John Farrar

When Miley Cyrus' dad was just turning 18, Olivia Newton-John was busy turning heads with a more "adult" change of musical direction and style, and this was the fabulous first result.

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Dionne Warwick - "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
from the album Dionne (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5
Songwriters: Will Jennings, Richard Kerr

Dionne earned a Grammy for her "comeback" single with Barry Manilow producing this dramatic break-up ballad.

Anne Murray - "Broken Hearted Me"
from the album I'll Always Love You (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12
Songwriter: Randy Goodrum

The Canadian vocalist topped the country and easy-listening chart with this song penned by one of the kings of soft-rock, Randy Goodrum.

Jennifer Warnes - "I Know A Heartache When I See One"
from the album Shot Through The Heart (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #19
Songwriters: Charlie Black, Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater

The American singer had a breezy song of loss in the top-40 in 1979 with this country-rock shuffler.

Lauren Wood - "Please Don't Leave"
from the album Lauren Wood (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #24
Songwriter: Lauren Wood

Lauren got help from Doobie Brother Michael McDonald on her sole top-40 hit.

Heart - "Dog & Butterfly"
from the album Dog & Butterfly (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #34
Songwriters: Sue Ennis, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson

The Wilson sisters go softer on this beautiful title track from their 1978 album.

Bette Midler - "Married Men"
from the album Thighs And Whispers (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #40
Songwriters: Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker

I'll close this week's 70s trip with the Divine Miss M's lament on the availability of the male species. Preach.

Later on I will return with 8 more from the 80s...