GREATEST HITS WEEK (JANUARY 17-23, 2011)
Late '70s soft rock imported from Australia.
Tracks: Surprisingly, I remembered 8 of the 10 tracks here even though I had never owned a LRB album. That's a pretty good number for any greatest hits package. Their song 1977 Happy Anniversary was familiar to me, but I had forgotten how bad it is. I enjoy Help Is On Its Way, Take It Easy On Me, Cool Change, and Lonesome Loser, but the star of this compilation is the group's 1978 hit, Reminiscing. This song, with its exquisite vocal harmonies and beautiful instrumental arrangement, was hailed as a favorite by no less than Frank Sinatra and John Lennon. As you can probably tell, I'm a big fan, as well.
| Song | Year | Hot 100 | AC |
| Help Is On The Way | 1977 | 14 | |
| Reminiscing | 1978 | 3 | 10 |
| Lady | 1979 | 10 | 7 |
| Take It Easy On Me | 1982 | 10 | 14 |
| Cool Change | 1980 | 10 | 8 |
| Lonesome Loser | 1979 | 6 | 15 |
| The Other Guy | 1983 | 11 | 6 |
| Happy Anniversary | 1978 | 16 | |
| The Night Owls | 1981 | 6 | 33 |
| Man On Your Mind | 1982 | 14 | 26 |
Top 40 hits that didn't make the cut: It's A Long Way There (#28, 1976), We Two (#22, 1983), and You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind (#35, 1983).
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: Music from this CD reminds me of my 7th and 8th grade years at McAllister School, which were my first years in a new school in a new city.
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