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

Young Men Gone West
Artist: City Boy

On this album, the band focuses on the glam rock sound of the mid- to late-'70s (swirling guitars, high-pitched harmonies) on tracks like "Dear Jean (I'm Nervous)" and "The Man Who Ate His Car," but City Boy maintains its soft rock sound with light keyboard touches and soft vocals on songs such as "One After Two" and the title track. Young Men... Read More

Singles (1974-1978)
Artist: The Carpenters
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

Christmas Portrait
Artist: The Carpenters
Community Score: 10.00

An essential album for your fireside Christmas, it sold a million in 1978 and contains the classics "Merry Christmas, Darling" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." ~ David A. Milberg, All Music Guide Read More

Spirits Having Flown
Artist: The Bee Gees
Community Score: 6.38

Spirits Having Flown is regarded today as something of a letdown, representing the tail-end of the Bee Gees' period of greatest success, perhaps because it preceded a two-year layoff that, in turn, heralded a decline in their fortunes. At the time, however, no one heard anything less than what they expected -- beautiful slow dance numbers ("Too... 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

Saturday Night Fever
Artist: The Bee Gees
Community Score: 7.88

Every so often, a piece of music comes along that defines a moment in popular culture history: Johann Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus did this in Vienna of the 1870s; Jerome Kern's Show Boat did it for Broadway in the 1920s; and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album did it for psychedelic music in the 1960s. Saturday Night Fever, although hardly as... Read More

The Bee Gees Gold, Vol. 1
Artist: The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees Gold, Vol. 1 compiles the group's biggest singles from their first five years of hit records, beginning with 1967's "New York Mining Disaster 1941" and ending with 1971's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." Although the compilation isn't presented in chronological order, it does contains all of their biggest hits ("To Love Somebody,"... Read More

Main Course
Artist: The Bee Gees
Community Score: 6.50

It may sound silly to call the 12th album by a group with an eight-year string of gold records behind them a "breakthrough," but that's what Main Course was. The group's first disco album -- and, for many white listeners, the first disco album they ever purchased -- Main Course marked a huge change in the Bee Gees' sound. The group's earlier... 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