7 of the 70s: 6/26/14 (1978)

It's throwback Thursday time, and this week I'm going back to 1978, the year the World Cup was played in Argentina, with the home team winning the trophy....

Frankie Valli - "Grease"
from the album Grease (Original Soundtrack) (1978) and Frankie Valli Is The Word (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriter: Barry Gibb

Peter Frampton plays guitar on this disco-fied opening to the blockbuster movie.

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John Paul Young - "Love Is In The Air"from the album Love Is In The Air (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak; #7
Songwriters: Harry Vanda, George Young

The Scottish born singer moved to Australia in his pre-teen years, and this lite-disco song was written and produced by the pair that would go on to produced Young's brothers in AC/DC.

Evelyn "Champagne" King - "Shame"
from the album Smooth Talk (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #9
Songwriters: Reuben Cross, John Fitch

The former office cleaner at Philadelphia International Record in Philly got her big break with this ultra-cool dancefloor filler.

Sylvester - "Dance (Disco Heat)"
from the album Step II (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #19
Songwriters: Victor Osborn, Eric Robinson

The biggest pop hit for the disco star and gay icon, with future Weather Girls in tow.

Stargard - "Theme Song from 'Which Way Is Up'"
from the album Stargard (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21
Songwriter: Norman Whitfield

My dad was a big fan of this trio of funky disco queens, who were like a knockoff LaBelle doing their best Pointer Sisters impression.

Tavares - "More Than A Woman"
from the albums Saturday Night Fever (Original Soundtrack) and Future Bound (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #32
Songwriters: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb

The brotherly soul-disco group once called Chubby & The Turnpikes had a long-lasting hit with their version of the Bee Gees song on the soundtrack to the biggest disco movie ever.

Donna Summer - "I Love You"
from the album Once Upon A Time (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #37
Songwriters: Pete Ballotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer

The climax to her cinematic double album Once Upon A Time, the song was cropped for radio consumption, and remains one of her overlooked best.

I'll be back later with eight more from 1988...