Various Artists - The Super 70s Sunshine Album (Preorder 05/06/26)

Various Artists - The Super 70s Sunshine Album

Label: UMC - 8853904 - 00602488539043
Format: 3 X CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 5th June 2026
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock

Description
Opening the collection with feel-good hits ‘Lovely Day’ from Bill Withers and ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ from Johnny Nash, CD1 sets the ultimate summery mood with timeless favourites from Bonnie Tyler, Blondie, Roxy Music, 10cc and Althea & Donna with ‘Uptown Top Ranking’. Nostalgic gems including ‘Seaside Shuffle’ from Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs and ‘Seasons in the Sun’ from Terry Jacks lead into huge hits from Billy Ocean, John Denver, Dolly Parton, and Tammy Wynette. The disc rounds off with a run of sun-drenched upbeat tunes from Glen Campbell, Pussycat, The New Edition and Sylvia Vrethammar with the ultimate early ‘70s holiday smash ‘Y viva Espana’.



CD2 kicks off with the iconic movie medley, ‘The Grease Megamix’ from John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, followed by an array of bright dancefloor fillers from Chic, Sister Sledge, Hot Chocolate and The Drifters with ‘Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies’. Baccara’s Eurovision Song Contest entry ‘Parlez-vous francais?’ flows into a mix of warm disco grooves from George McCrae and The Hues Corporation, as well as soulful sounds from The O’Jays, The Temptations and Minnie Riperton, before closing the disc with the legendary vocals of Marvin Gaye with ‘Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)’.



CD3 begins with relaxed, sun-kissed tunes from the Commodores, Diana Ross, The Isley Brothers and The New Seekers with the massive feel good #1 ‘I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’. Next up, playful chart smashes from Dawn feat. Tony Orlando, Middle Of The Road and The Wombles with ‘The Wombling Song’. Pure ‘70s pop, glam and rock drive the rest of the disc including from Sweet, Sailor, Mud, Meat Loaf and Peter Shelley. Completing this sunshine inspired compilation are a trio of the decades’ greatest ballads; ‘Never Let Her Slip Away’, ‘The Air That I Breathe’ and Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’ signing off your 70’s summer-time perfect playlist…

Tracklist

CD1

Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France
Blondie - Sunday Girl
Roxy Music - Dance Away
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs – Seaside Shuffle
Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun
Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
First Class – Beach Baby
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Alessi Brothers - Oh Lori
Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
John Denver - Annie's Song
Dolly Parton - Love Is Like a Butterfly
Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
Pussycat - Mississippi
The New Edition - Get a Little Sand Between Your Toes
Sylvia Vrethammar - Y viva Espana


CD2

John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - The Grease Megamix
Boney M. - Sunny
Chic - Good Times
Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
The Drifters - Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
Barry Manilow - Copacabana (At the Copa)
Baccara - Parlez-vous francais?
The Dooleys - Love of My LIfe
Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City
Tina Charles - I Love to Love
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
The Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat
Biddu Orchestra - Summer of '42
The O'Jays - Love Train
Jackson 5 - Skywriter
The Supremes - Automatically Sunshine
Robert Knight - Love on a Mountain Top
The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)


CD3

Commodores - Easy
Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Christie - Yellow River
Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
The Wombles - The Wombling Song
Demis Roussos - Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun
Sailor - A Glass of Champagne
Pilot - Magic
The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive
Mud - The Cat Crept In
Sweet - Wig Wam Bam
Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll
Meat Loaf - You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California
Peter Shelley - Love Me, Love My Dog
Paul Simon - Take Me to the Mardi Gras
Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away
The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
Lou Reed - Perfect Day