--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Dave Seaman wrote: > > If you were to make a comp of soft pop from the late 60s/early 70s, > featuring groups with lots of vocals/harmonies, and top 40 hits, who and > what would you include? I'm thinking stuff like The Association (Windy, > Along Came Mary, Cherish, etc), The Cowsills (The Rain The Park And Other > Things, Indian Lake, Hair), Spanky and Our Gang (Sunday Morning, etc), The > Fifth Dimension, Mamas and The Papas, etc >> If you were to make a comp of soft pop from the late 60s/early 70s, > featuring groups with lots of vocals/harmonies, and top 40 hits, who and > what would you include? A topic I can't resist... A list of soft pop hits (some softer then others) that I could listen to over and over... Happy Together-The Turtles Hello it's Me-Todd Rundgren More today then yesterday- Spiral Staircase Smile a little smile for me- the flying machine 98.6-Keith God only knows-Beach Boys Love grows where my rosemary grows-Edison Lighthouse Precious & Few- Climax Everybody's Talkin'-Harry Nilsson Do you believe in magic-The Lovin' Spoonful This guys in love with you-Herb Alpert Walk away Renee-The Left Banke Walk on By- Dionne Warwick Like to get to know you-Spanky & Our Gang Love can make you happy-? Reflections of my Life-Marmalade California Dreamin'-Mama's and the Papas Along comes Mary-the Association Stay Awhile-The Bells Day by Day-Cleo Laine Yes I'm Ready-Barbara Mason Sunday will never be the same again-Spanky and our gang My baby loves lovin-White Plains Make it easy on yourself-Walker Brothers One less bell to answer-The 5th Dimension The Look of Love-Dusty Springfield Sweet Cherry Wine-Tommy James Here comes that rainy day feeling again-The Fortunes To Sir with Love-Lu Lu Fire and Rain-James Taylor Everything I own-Bread Alone again Naturally-Gilbert O'Sullivan This will be our year-The Zombies Long list and I'm sure there are many more I can't think of... Many have listed some great soft pop artists that didn't hit Top 40 status in the USA or anywhere else. Craig, Stewart and others hit some of my favs. I'll add more that I didn't see or I just missed them: Nirvana, Nino Tempo and April Stevens, Lee Hazlewood (Some Velvet Morning), Scott Walker, Chuck and Mary Perrin, Margo Guryan, The Hobbits (a few tracks anyway), Pearls Before Swine, The Critters (a few tracks), Maury Muehleisen, Thomas and Richard Frost, Honeybus and so on. Best, Steve D