History: America's Greatest Hits
Artist: America
Community Score: 7.01

Mirroring the cover art depiction of America's dual life in England and the U.S., History: Greatest Hits perfectly spotlights both the polished and layered production of British studio legend George Martin and the West Coast tones of the band's folk-pop style. Featuring the group's many chart toppers from the first half of the '70s, this... Read More

Andrew Gold
Artist: Andrew Gold

An abundance of riches can be heard in Andrew Gold's first solo album. There are great Beatlesque melodies here, as well as heartfelt love songs that are Gold's specialties. Playing nearly all of the instruments himself makes this a truly "solo" effort. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide Read More

Goodbye Girl
Artist: David Gates
Silk Degrees
Artist: Boz Scaggs
Community Score: 10.00

Both artistically and commercially, Boz Scaggs had his greatest success with Silk Degrees. The laid-back singer hit the R&B charts in a big way with the addictive, sly "Lowdown" (which has been sampled by more than a few rappers and remains a favorite among baby-boomer soul fans) and expressed his love of smooth soul music almost as well on the... Read More

Endless Flight
Artist: Leo Sayer
Community Score: 10.00

Richard Perry's production on Endless Flight, coupled with the tremendous song selection, makes it superior to the 1977 follow-up, Thunder in My Heart (also produced by Perry, but with not as much heart), with this project remaining big through most of that same year. The two number one hits, a catchy Vini Poncia/Leo Sayer co-write, "You Make Me... Read More

Lifeline
Artist: Pablo Cruise
Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop)
Artist: Dave Loggins

Kenny Loggins' second cousin hit the big time for a couple of months in 1975 with "Please Come to Boston," a serviceable and sentimental soft rock gem from his second album, Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop). Part of the lexicon of harmless '70s singer/songwriters like Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor, Dave Loggins never again regained the... Read More

Fleetwood Mac
Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Community Score: 9.00

"Monday Morning," a sunny slice of folk-rock with Beach Boys harmonies, opens Fleetwood Mac and makes it clear that the band is no longer a blues-rock outfit. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were the catalyst for Fleetwood Mac's successful re-emergence as a mainstream pop/rock band. While Buckingham only contributed three songs, he helped... Read More

Chicago IX: Greatest Hits
Artist: Chicago
Community Score: 9.17

Does anyone need another Chicago album besides this one? For the casual fan, the answer is definitely no. The 1975 blockbuster includes all the band's hits from its prime. And while tracks like "Wishing You Were Here" and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" have worn a wee thin over the years, most of the cuts here are still topnotch. Standouts include... Read More

Greatest
Artist: The Bee Gees
Community Score: 9.00

Greatest is a double-album, 20-song retrospective of the Bee Gees' late '70s hits. All of the band's biggest disco-era hits -- "Jive Talkin'," "Nights on Broadway," "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)," "You Should Be Dancing," "Love So Right," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "Too Much Heaven," "Tragedy," "Love You Inside... Read More

Melissa
Artist: Melissa Manchester

Fired by Columbia Records in 1973, Clive Davis took over tiny Bell Records in 1974 and turned it into Arista, determined to re-establish his record-selling credentials. One beneficiary of this was Melissa Manchester, who had made two good, but poor-selling albums for Bell. Davis turned on the money tap, and the result was this L.A.-recorded Vini... Read More