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| Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3160
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 70921
UPC: 081227092122
EAN: 0081227092122
ASIN: B0000032R5
Release Date: January 5, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Starecase | | • | Baby It's You - Smith | | • | Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine | | • | Cherry Hill Park - Billy Joe Royal | | • | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam | | • | Venus - The Shocking Blue | | • | Early In The Morning - Vanity Fare | | • | Arizona - Mark Lindsay | | • | The Rapper - The Jaggerz | | • | Come Saturday Morning - The Sandpipers | | • | Tracy - The Cuff Links | | • | Mississippi Queen - Mountain |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Fun Fun Fun (No T-Bird required!) February 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Disposable pop? Maybe, but rarely has disposable pop been this indispensable. Bringing together twelve tracks from between the tail end of 1969 and the early days of 1970, the first installment in Rhino's epic Have A Nice Day Series is proof positive that hitmakers of the fuzzy dice era knew exactly what they were doing. This is glorious music, an irresistible blast of radio gold that positively glows with emotive vocals, lush instrumentation, and irresistible hooks. The Spiral Starecase's "More Today Than Yesterday" is a glorious burst of sunshine from the summer of '69, and the Flying Machine's "Smile A Little For Me" is a dreamy, seductive classic. Billy Joe Royal's "Cherry Hill Park" is both toe-tappingly catchy and blush-inducingly sexual. There's also Steam's age-defying "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)," which is much, much more than a good song to play off the losers of cruise ship dance contests: with its lulling handclaps, dreamy vocals, soaring organs, and stormy rhythms, it's an otherworldly pop confection. Smith's "Baby It's You" is slinking, funky, and seductive, while the Shocking Blue's "Venus" is just plain relentlessly catchy. Mark Lindsay's "Arizona" is a spacious rush of country pop majesty, and The Sandpipers' "Come Saturday Morning" is hypnotically beautiful. Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" is eye-wateringly heavy, and the Cuff Links' "Tracy" is a classic rush of sugary pop goodness. All in al, this is a beautiful collection of pop music, and a fantastic purchase for anybody who doesn't already have these songs.
fine album to kick off a great series of '70s hits December 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Volume 1 has some great 70's music on it. The sound is excellent and the choice of songs is also very good. The music sure does bring back memories!
There are several highlights of this album in my opinion. Of course, everyone will have their personal favorites. Spiral Starecase really brings back memories with their peppy, upbeat rockin' love ballad, "More Today Than Yesterday." The guitars and percussion carry the bulk of the melody. The Flying Machine sings one of the most beautiful love ballads I've ever heard with their awesome "Smile A Little Smile For Me." The sing and harmonize to perfection; and as with "More Today Than Yesterday" the guitars and the percussion work very well for "Smile A Little Smile For Me." Moreover, listen for Steam's timeless rocking ballad, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" may be somewhat longer than the average rock song but every minute of it sounds so good. The backup harmonizing helps and the excellent percussion and hand clapping make this one of the most memorable numbers I've ever heard.
The Shocking Blue turn in a good performance of "Venus;" I love those electric guitars! This tune rocks with just a twist of country flavoring to it for a great effect. The Sandpipers's "Come Saturday Morning" features a softer type of rock ballad that almost feels like folk rock. I especially like this number from The Sandpipers.
The CD ends with Mountain doing a hard rockin' "Mississippi Queen." It ends the album with a ballad that doesn't completely fit in but I know that others will like this one more than I do.
The liner notes are good and I like the artwork.
In short, Super Hits Of The `70s: Have A Nice Day, Volume 1 has quite a few excellent numbers on it to make this a worthwhile purchase. If you're craving 70's music this is a CD to strongly consider.
 Misses of the 70's November 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The hits are there, but some of these songs only briefly visited the top 100.
 Modest start to the behemoth series August 31, 2007
This collection began a craze of sorts for Rhino, who ended up making 24 more just like it as well as a box set. The idea was simple: reclaim the 70s from the extreme camps of "classic rock" and punk and highlight the songs you heard on AM radio...you know, the POP stuff.
For a series debut, the effort is somewhat less than auspicious with only 1 charttopper, 2 Top 5 efforts, and 1 from the Top 10 with a ringer from 1969 brought in to beef it up. (Sonny and Cher soundalike "More Today than Yesterday" from the Spiral Starecase)
Besides the zippy ringer, goofoff studio creation "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", midtempo rocker "Venus" (Bananarama took a cover of this straight to the top in 1986) and the tender "Smile a Little Smile for Me" all are charmers.
Outside those 4, things are spottier with cowbell thudder "Mississippi Queen" an especially sore thumb amid poppier fare and frothier-than-a-latte "Tracy" (done by ex-Archies' lead singer Ron Dante by overdubbing his own voice repeatedly) the biggest question marks here.
BOTTOM LINE:
Ho-hum. Hard to imagine this led the way for a wildly successful series for them. Things would get better later...
You'll dig this "More Today Than Yesterday" July 2, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.
Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 1- The initial release of the series made a solid splash for its consistency and musical diversity.
The volumes become a portable jukebox with any selection a memory of yesteryear. The opening track "More Today Than Yesterday" by the Spiral Starecase could be a Stevie Wonder composition. The production is tremendous and the vocals resonate from the speakers.
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" from Steam became not only a hit single but a sports anthem. Played at hundreds of venues after the home team would have a victory in hand the tune is going to soon celebrate its fortieth birthday but not look older than one.
"Venus" - (The Shocking Blue) The opening second keyboard sound is hypnotic. It had hit written all over.
"Come Saturday Morning" By the Sandpipers has one of the best vocal performances ever. A timeless tune that could never outstay its welcome.
The only pitfall with the entire series is the playing time should fill up a CD. That is why bonus track were invented. Excluding the clock, this a wonderful ride to the past.
Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"
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