7 of the 70s: 3/27/14 (1975)...

Hey gang, throwback Thursday 70's style takes us back to 1975, the year that Charlie Chaplin was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II...

Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds - "Fallin' In Love"
from the album Fallin' In Love (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriters: Ann & Dan Hamilton

By the time the trio had their biggest hit, there wasn't even a "Reynolds" in the group - he had left before to be replaced by Alan Dennison.

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John Denver - "I'm Sorry"
from the album Windsong (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: John Denver

An artist than perfectly fits his time. I remember my parents having the 8-track of Windsong, and I played it over and over on the stereo.

America - "Lonely People"
from the album Holiday (1974)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5
Songwriters: Dan & Catherine Peek

The one big hit of the soft-rock band's that was written and sung by soon to be departing Peek, who would go on to a career in Christian music. You can see the start of that in the inspirational message here, but the song can be applied just as secularly.

Hot Chocolate - "Emma"
from the album Cicero Park (1974)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8
Songwriters: Errol Brown, Tony Wilson

One of the spookiest pop songs of the day, which unravels the unfortunate fate of the titular character.

ABBA - "SOS"
from the album ABBA (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #15
Songwriters: Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus

I can imagine a whole crate of ABBA songs playing in Gwyneth Paltrow's mind right now.

Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow with the Jessy Dixon Singers - "Gone At Last"
from the album Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #23
Songwriter: Paul Simon

The New York boy goes to church meekly in this earnest little foray into gospel-lite.

Three Dog Night - "Till The World Ends"
from the album Coming Down Your Way (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #32
Songwriter: Dave Loggins

The final top-40 pop hit for the feel-good rock band of the early seventies was that decades version of the 'power-ballads' of the 80s...

I'll be back later with 8 more from 1985...