Artist	Song
James Taylor	You've Got a Friend
from James Taylor: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2009)
Chicago	If You Leave Me Now
from The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning (2004)
Barbra Streisand	The Way We Were
from Memories (1986)
Carpenters	(They Long to Be) Close to You
from Close to You (1999)
The Commodores	Three Times a Lady
from The Commodores: Anthology (2001)
Cat Stevens	Peace Train
from Cat Stevens: Greatest Hits (2000)
Elton John	Daniel
from Rocket Man - Number Ones (2007)
Diana Ross	Touch Me In the Morning
from The Motown Anthology (2001)
Eagles	Desperado
from Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (2005)
Fleetwood Mac	Landslide
from Fleetwood Mac (2009)
John Lennon	Imagine
from Power to the People - The Hits (Remastered) (2010)
Captain & Tennille	Do That to Me One More Time
from Ultimate Collection: Captain & Tennille (2001)
Seals and Crofts	Summer Breeze
from Rhino Hi-Five: Seals & Crofts - EP (2005)
Wings	Let 'Em In
from Wingspan: Hits and History (2010)
Carly Simon	You're So Vain
from The Best of Carly Simon (2008)
Olivia Newton-John	I Honestly Love You
from Gold: Olivia Newton-John (2005)
Barry Manilow	Weekend In New England
from Ultimate Manilow (2002)
Bread	Baby I'm-A Want You
from The Best of Bread (2005)
Anne Murray	You Needed Me
from Anne Murray Love Songs - EP (2006)
Carole King	It's Too Late
from Carole King: Her Greatest Hits (Songs of Long Ago) (1995)
Debby Boone	You Light Up My Life
from The Best of Debby Boone (1994)
Roberta Flack	Feel Like Makin' Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack - EP (2005)
ABBA	Fernando
from ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (2008)
John Denver	Annie's Song
from The Essential John Denver (2007)
Michael Murphey	Wildfire
from Blue Sky - Night Thunder (1987)
Linda Ronstadt	Ooh Baby Baby
from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2006)
Neil Diamond	Song Sung Blue
from Neil Diamond: His 12 Greatest Hits (1993)
Johnny Nash	I Can See Clearly Now
from The Reggae Collection (1993)
The Three Degrees	When Will I See You Again
from The Best of The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (1996)
Don McLean	Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
from Favorites & Rarities (1992)
Al Stewart	Time Passages
from Al Stewart: Greatest Hits (2006)
Dionne Warwick	I'll Never Fall In Love Again
from The Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits (2005)
Tony Orlando & Dawn	He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
from He Don't Love You (2005)
Helen Reddy	Delta Dawn
from Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits (And More) (1987)
Jim Croce	I'll Have to Say I Love You In a Song
from I Got a Name (2008)
Kenny Rogers	She Believes In Me
from A Love Song Collection (2008)
Melissa Manchester	Midnight Blue
from Platinum & Gold Collection: Melissa Manchester (1990)
Barbra Streisand	Evergreen
from Memories (1986)
Elton John	Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
from The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
Paul Simon	My Little Town (with Art Garfunkel)
from Still Crazy After All These Years (2010)
Lobo	I'd Love You to Want Me
from I'd Love You to Want Me (2005)
Gordon Lightfoot	Sundown
from Rhino Hi-Five: Gordon Lightfoot - EP (2005)
Glen Campbell	Southern Nights
from 20 Greatest Hits (2000)
England Dan & John Ford Coley	I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
from Rhino Hi-Five: England Dan & John Ford Coley - EP (2005)
Eric Carmen	Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
from Eric Carmen: The Definitive Collection (Remastered) (1997)
Roberta Flack	Where Is the Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack - EP (2005)
Stevie Wonder	Send One Your Love
from Number 1's (2007)
Dorothy Moore	Misty Blue
from Misty Blue (1976)
Chicago	Wishing You Were Here
from The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning (2004)
Rita Coolidge	We're All Alone
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rita Coolidge (2000)
Lou Rawls	You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
from The Essential Lou Rawls (2007)
Carpenters	Rainy Days and Mondays
from Carpenters (1998)
Nicolette Larson	Lotta Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Nicolette Larson - EP (2005)
Little River Band	Lady
from The Definitive Collection (2005)
Leo Sayer	When I Need You
from The Very Best of Leo Sayer (2005)
Deniece Williams	Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
from The Best of Deniece Williams: Gonna Take a Miracle (1996)
Major Harris	Love Won't Let Me Wait
from My Way (2005)
Joni Mitchell	Help Me
from Court and Spark (2007)
Ricky Nelson	Garden Party
from The Best of Rick Nelson (1963-1975) (1990)
The 5th Dimension	One Less Bell to Answer
from The Ultimate 5th Dimension (2003)
Dave Loggins	Please Come to Boston
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
Charlie Rich	The Most Beautiful Girl
from The Essential Charlie Rich (1997)
Firefall	Just Remember I Love You
from Firefall: Greatest Hits (2005)
Ray Stevens	Everything Is Beautiful
from Box Set (2006)
Gerry Rafferty	Right Down the Line
from City to City (2008)
Mac Davis	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
from The Best of Mac Davis (2007)
Neil Sedaka	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Slow)
from The Definitive Collection (2007)
David Cassidy	Cherish
from Then and Now (2002)
America	Tin Man
from America's Greatest Hits - History (2005)
Poco	Crazy Love
from Legend (1987)
Michael Johnson	Bluer Than Blue
from Classic Masters: Michael Johnson (2008)
John Sebastian	Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)
from The Best of John Sebastian (2005)
Harry Nilsson	Without You
from Harry Nilsson: All Time Greatest Hits (1989)
B.J. Thomas	I Just Can't Help Believing
from All-Time Greatest Hits: B.J. Thomas (Re-Recorded Versions) (2002)
Yvonne Elliman	Hello Stranger
from The Best of Yvonne Elliman (1997)

Comment:

You can’t blame a country when, after it’s weathered one of the most turbulent decades in its relatively brief history, it just wants to take a year or ten to chill out. The ’70s may have been known as the Me Decade, but we prefer to look at it as the Me-llow Decade, a time when trippy tunes came dripping in honeyed vocals instead of acid-washed guitar — think America’s “Tin Man” — and rockers cranked down the Marshalls to sink back into sunny SoCal sounds, à la the Eagles’ “Desperado.” Barbra Streisand captured time in a bottle and wound up with a signature hit on “The Way We Were,” and Johnny Nash paved the way for a U.S. reggae revolution with “I Can See Clearly Now.” And they all wound up in ’70s Soft Hits, our easygoing decade in a playlist for your tranquil time-traveling pleasure.

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