7 of the 70s: 1/30/14 (1977)...

Hey gang, it's 70s Throwback Thursday time, and this week I'm back to 1977, the year record company EMI "fires" the Sex Pistols....(I've included highlighted links to buy anything you see)

Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life"
from the album You Light Up My Life (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: Joe Brooks

Up until the 80s, this was the chart-geek pinnable, the song that spent the most weeks at #1 (Elvis' double-sided "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" did manage a week more, but that's an asterisk) By the end of the 90's that record was broken over and over...

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Shaun Cassidy - "That's Rock N Roll"
from the album Shaun Cassidy (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3
Songwriter: Eric Carmen

The teen idol of the 70s was on the chart for a full six months with this cover of a song by one of this week's Song of the Day artists, Eric Carmen.

Al Stewart - "Year Of The Cat"
from the album Year Of The Cat (1976)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8
Songwriters: Al Stewart, Peter Wood

The Scottish-born singer/songwriter played at the first Glastonbury music festival in England, and this nugget was from his fruitful days collaborating with producer Alan Parsons.

Captain & Tennille - "Can't Stop Dancin'"
from the album Come In From The Rain (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13
Songwriters: John Pritchard, Ray Stevens

Apparently they can. Oh well.

Leif Garrett - "Surfin' USA"
from the album Leif Garrett (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #20
Songwriters: Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson

Welcome to the ghost of Justin Bieber's past.

Carole King - "Hard Rock Cafe"
from the album Simple Things (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #30
Songwriter: Carole King

The biggest crime of the Grammys on Sunday was giving Carole and Sara Bareilles only like 2 minutes of sublime Brave/Beautiful goodness.

Marie Osmond - "This Is The Way That I Feel"
from the album This Is The Way That I Feel (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #39
Songwriter: George Jackson

Looking back on my favorite Marie solo single, it does quite resemble "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" a bit. Still adore it.

That's it for now...I'll be back later with eight more from 1987...