WLCY Radio Hits: 1976

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May 6, 2020

Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head (1976)

"Over My Head" is a soft rock song performed by British/American music group Fleetwood Mac. The song was written by group keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie. It was the band's first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 since "Oh Well", ending a six-year dry spell on American charts.

In the U.S., Reprise Records selected "Over My Head" as the lead single from the 1975 LP Fleetwood Mac, a decision that surprised the band, who believed that the song was the "least likely track on Fleetwood Mac to be released as a single." Nevertheless, it reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1976. The single's success helped the group's eponymous 1975 album shift eight million units.

Similar Tracks
WLCY Radio Hits
I Don't Want To Know - Fleetwood Mac
Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) - Elton John
Running on Empty - Jackson Browne
You'll Accomp'ny Me - Bob Seger

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Stevie Nicks
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rolling Stones
Eagles
Elton John
Tom Petty

Eagles - Try And Love Again (1976)

A soaring anthem about believing against all odds, this was Randy Meisner's final co-writing credit (and his final lead vocal) with the group he co-founded. "Try and Love Again" is also reportedly the only Hotel California cut that's never been performed live by the Eagles, a sign of things to come. Meisner was always uncomfortable with fame, and as his band went supernova in the late '70s, he made an inevitable dash for the exit.

Similar Tracks
WLCY Radio Hits
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
Mainstreet - Bob Seger
Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac

Similar Artists
WLCY Radio Hits
Bob Seger
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Steve Miller Band
Fleetwood Mac
The Doobie Brothers
Elton John

Queen - Somebody To Love (1976)

"Somebody to Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by the lead singer/pianist Freddie Mercury. It debuted on the band's 1976 album A Day at the Races and also appears on their 1981 compilation album Greatest Hits.

The song has similarities to Queen's earlier hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" with its complex harmonies and guitar solos; however instead of mimicking an English choir, the band turned to a gospel choir. It reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song demonstrated that "Queen could swing as hard as it could rock, by channeling the spirit of gospel music".

Similar Tracks
WLCY Radio Hits
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Save Me - Queen
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Dream On - Aerosmith

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AC/DC
Guns'N'Roses
Aerosmith
Bon Jovi

Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From (1976)

"Right Back Where We Started From" is a song written by Pierre Tubbs and J. Vincent Edwards which was first recorded in the middle of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit.

"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees, from the album Children of the World, released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in September the same year, reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Soul chart. It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into disco. It was also the only track from the group to top the dance chart.

"Misty Blue" is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966. It was subsequently recorded by Eddy Arnold the following year, whose version became more successful. A decade later, R&B artist Dorothy Moore released the highest-charting version of the song and it reached the top ten in several different radio formats.

"Dream Weaver" is a song by the American singer Gary Wright, released as the first single from his third studio album The Dream Weaver in December 1975.

In 1976, the song became a hit in the US; it peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. It was kept from #1 by both "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons and "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor. "Dream Weaver" did get to #1 on Cashbox.

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (1976)

"Let Your Love Flow" is a pop song written by Larry E. Williams which was recorded in the autumn of 1975 by country music duo the Bellamy Brothers for whom it afforded an international hit in 1976.

WLCY Radio Hits

May 6, 2020

Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head (1976)

Apr 30, 2020

Eagles - Try And Love Again (1976)

Apr 23, 2020

Queen - Somebody To Love (1976)

Dec 25, 2019

Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From (1976)

Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (1976)

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue (1976)

Gary Wright - Dream Weaver (1976)

The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (1976)

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