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One of the Better Collections of 1976 Pop Hits

Matthew J. Bross | Northeast Ohio | 05/05/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is perplexing that various review sources give this collection a mediocre rating. In truth, it is one of better single-disc collections of the top pop hits from the year 1976. How do I know? Well, I have perused many bins at retail stores and online retailers and many other compilations covering 1976 do not measure up. The only other two single-CD collections that are at par this CD in covering the hits from 1976 are Rhino's Super Hits Of The '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 18 and Billboard Top Hits-1976, also released by the Rhino label.



The only real downer on this CD is that the track "Let Your Love Flow" by the Bellamy Brothers is not the original version, it is a remake. Which is a big negative since this is such a good pop-country crossover song and would have been one of the strongest tracks on this CD if they were able to use the original. I would assume that there was some legal issue preventing the Madacy label from using it



The Madacy "Rock On" CD's are some of the better 1970's compilations out there; you can't go wrong with most of them"

Bicentennial Hits

Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 08/03/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This Rock On collection of hits from 1976 is an up and down affair. There are a couple of great songs, the smoky "Sweet Thing" by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the AM Gold of Orleans rumbling "Still The One". A few decent songs like Dorothy Moore's soulful "Misty Blue", The Sylvers kinetic "Boogie Fever" and Gary Wright's punchy "Love Is Alive". The balance of the album goes from passable songs like The Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" to down right junk like The Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night", KC & The Sunshine Band's "Shake, Shake, Shake (Your Booty)" and Silver Connection's "Get Up & Boogie"."