7 of the 70s: 10/1/14 (1978)

It's humpday 70's time, with seven more nuggets from 1978, the year the New York Yankees overcame a fourteen-game deficit to go on to beat the Red Sox in the playoffs to move on to the World Series...

Andy Gibb - "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"
from the album Flowing Rivers (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1
Songwriters: Andy and Barry Gibb

The second of Andy's three #1 hits out of the gate in the U.S., this surprisingly nuanced soft-disco track featured the Eagles' Joe Walsh on guitar.

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Atlanta Rhythm Section - "Imaginary Lover"
from the album Champagne Jam (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7
Songwriters: Buddy Buie, Dean Daughtry, Robert Nix

The soft-funk band's second top-10 pop hit was all over my easy listening station as I fell asleep every night as a kid.

Walter Egan - "Magnet & Steel"
from the album Not Shy (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8
Songwriter: Walter Egan

The singer/songwriter had the power of Buckingham and Nicks behind him with his debut single which made the top-10.

Bob Welch - "Ebony Eyes"
from the album French Kiss (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #14
Songwriter: Bob Welch

Juice Newton sang back-up on the former Fleetwood Maccer's second hit single...

Pablo Cruise - "Don't Want To Live Without It"
from the album Worlds Away (1978)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21
Songwriters: Dave Jenkins, Cory Lerios

The quintessential California 'yacht rock' band followed up their big hit "Love With Find A Way" with this funky little gem.

Steely Dan - "Josie"
from the album Aja (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #26
Songwriters: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen

The song that closed out their classic 1977 album became the third top-40 hit from the set.

Leo Sayer - "Easy To Love"
from the album Thunder In My Heart (1977)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36
Songwriters: Albert Hammond, Leo Sayer

The British soft-rock prodigy had reaped his sixth top-40 pop hit in the States with this single that didn't even make the charts in the UK.