In 1978, Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley were hot on the
television, Superman:The Movie was released in December of
that year starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Marlon
Brando, serial killer Ted Bundy was finally caught in Florida, and
nobody watched the Emmy Awards that year because everyone
was watching the premiere of Battlestar Galactica on ABC.

Music was also great that year, and these great songs prove it:
Sweet Talkin' Woman-Electric Light Orchestra
Turn To Stone-Electric Light Orchestra
Love Is Like Oxygen-Sweet
Theme From Battlestar Galactica-Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra, Stu Phillips Conducting
Stayin' Alive-Bee Gees
An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb
Grease-Frankie Valli
Lights-Journey
Wheel In The Sky-Journey
Power Of Gold-Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg
Can We Still Be Friends-Todd Rundgren
Life's Been Good-Joe Walsh
Whenever I Call You "Friend"-Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks
Fool(If You Think It's Over)-Chris Rea
Part Time Love-Elton John
Deacon Blues-Steely Dan
Change Of Heart-Eric Carmen
Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire
Got To Have Loving-Don Ray
Got To Get You Into My Life-Earth Wind & Fire
King Tut-Steve Martin
Don't Look Back-Boston
Time Passages-Al Stewart
How Much I Feel-Ambrosia
Long Long Way From Home-Foreigner
Even Now-Barry Manilow
Can't Smile Without You-Barry Manilow
I Just Wanna Stop-Gino Vannelli
Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-John Williams
Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Meco
Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton
I Go Crazy-Paul Davis
Flashlight-Parliament
We Are The Champions-Queen
Always And Forever-Heatwave
Follow You, Follow Me-Genesis
Just What I Needed-Cars
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad-Meatloaf
You're In My Heart-Rod Stewart
Ca Plane Pour Moi-Plastic Bertrand
If I Can't Have You-Yvonne Elliman
With A Little Luck-Wings
Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione
Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel
Movin' Out(Anthony's Song)-Billy Joel
Poor Poor Pitiful Me-Linda Ronstadt
Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch
Jack And Jill-Raydio
You Really Got Me-Van Halen
Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty
Right Down The Line-Gerry Rafferty
We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again-England Dan &
John Ford Coley
Roll With The Changes-REO Speedwagon
Time For Me To Fly-REO Speedwagon
Imaginary Lover-Atlanta Rhythm Section
Boogie Oogie Oogie-A Taste Of Honey
Hot Blooded-Foreigner
Double Vision-Foreigner
You're The Love-Seals & Crofts
Reminiscing-Little River Band
Happy Anniversary-Little River Band
Lovely Day-Bill Withers
Feeling That Way/Anytime-Journey
Falling-LeBlanc & Carr
Boogie Shoes-KC & The Sunshine Band

"Night Fever"

"Staying Alive"

"How Deep Is Your Love"

"Lay Down Sally"

"If I Can't Have You"

"I Go Crazy"

"We Are the Champions"

"Jack and Jill"

"Ebony Eyes"

"We Will Rock You"

"Baby Come Back"

"Sweet Talkin Woman"

"Disco Inferno"

"Boogie Shoes"

"Baby Hold On"

"On Broadway"

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

"With a Little Luck"

"It's a Heartache"

"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"

"Double Vision"

"Hot Blooded"

"How Much I Feel"

"Baker Street"

Here is my faves of 1978


Grease
Stayin' Alive
Night Fever

Originally posted by Mrs. R.N.HARRIS
Here is my faves of 1978


Grease
Stayin' Alive
Night Fever

I forgot "Grease."

i hate alot of songs from that time but i kind of like staying alive

"Hemispheres" --Rush
"Circumstances" --Rush
"The Trees" --Rush
"La Villa Strangiato" --Rush

"Running With the Devil" --Van Halen
"Eruption" --Van Halen
"You Really Got Me" --Van Halen
"Ain't Talking 'Bout Love" --Van Halen
"I'm the One" --Van Halen
"Jamie's Cryin'" --Van Halen
"Atomic Punk" --Van Halen
"Feel Your Love Tonight" --Van Halen
"Little Dreamer" --Van Halen
"Ice Cream Man" --Van Halen
"I'm On Fire" Van Halen

With a Little Luck
Baker Street
Emotion
Night Fever
Keeping a Light (Natalie Cole)
Use Ta Be My Girl
Miss You
Groove Line
Grease
You're the One That I Want
Copacabana
Boogie Oogie Oogie
Shame
Get Off
I Just Wanna Stop

Of the ones on that list I like the following:

Lovely Day- just how long did he hold that note for anyway?

Whenever I Call You Friend- This is a GREAT record. harmonies, good instrumentation, good interplay between stevie (whom I otherwise don't like at all) and kenny (who is good depending upon the song). Melissa Manchester's original version is absolutely awful and boring in comparison to this.

Sentimental Lady- pleasant enough

Feels So Good- maybe the very best single released in all of 1978. The unedited version is outstanding. Really holds up well 26 years later.

You're In My Heart- he's corny but so charmingly liekable starting from this record onward

Can't Smile Without You- Stagey and hammy but a lot of fun. Critics like to bash him but he's still selling lots of albums so what does that say?

Got to Get You Into My Life- better than the Beatles original, very breezy remake

King Tut- What a comical tune!

Close Encounters (Meco)

We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again- nice and breezy

How Much I Feel- very pleasant listening experience

Everlasting Love- very listenable. Liked it a lot when it first came out.

Others from 78 i like a lot:

Use ta Be My Girl and Brandy (O'Jays)
Closer I Get to You- Roberta FLack/Donny Hathaway
Our Love- Natalie Cole
Goodbye Girl- David Gates
On Broadway- George Benson
Holding On When Love is Gone- LTD
You Needed Me- Anne Murray
You Belong to Me- Carly Simon
Lady Love- Lou Rawls

Right after 9/11, filmmaker Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's The One) took his camera around New York City and filmed people just being happy and loving. The finished product, which essentially became a "Lovely Day" music video was screened at the Paul McCartney-organized The Concert For New York City (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005V1WV/qid%3D1083871166/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-1818101-8642555). It was a lovely piece.

Turn To Stone-Electric Light Orchestra

Theme From Battlestar Galactica-Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra, Stu Phillips Conducting - (brings back drill team memories)

An Everlasting Love-Andy Gibb (I really liked him more than his brothers in 1978)

Grease-Frankie Valli (I wonder if they will play this song on the Soprano's, maybe when someone gets whacked. LOL)

Lights-Journey (love, love, love this song. Its this San Francisco based bands tribute to the city of San Francisco, it was originally written about L.A., but when Steve Perry joined the band he changed the words to reflect SF.)

Wheel In The Sky-Journey (another great song from this band)

Whenever I Call You "Friend"-Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks

Deacon Blues-Steely Dan

Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire

Got To Get You Into My Life-Earth Wind & Fire (they did a great version of this song)

King Tut-Steve Martin- (you should see Steve Martin perform this song on the classic Saturday Night Live reruns)

Time Passages-Al Stewart (for a long time I thought George Harrison sang this song. sounds alot like George)

How Much I Feel-Ambrosia (this is beautiful song)

Even Now-Barry Manilow


Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton (not one of his best but I like it)
Lay Down Sally-Eric Clapton

Flashlight-Parliament
We Are The Champions-Queen

Follow You, Follow Me-Genesis
Just What I Needed-Cars
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad-Meatloaf
You're In My Heart-Rod Stewart


With A Little Luck-Wings
Feels So Good-Chuck Mangione
Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel (another beautiful song by a man who was really in love)

Poor Poor Pitiful Me-Linda Ronstadt (she was at the top of her game at this point)
Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch (great song)
Jack And Jill-Raydio (before "Ghost Busters" LOL)
You Really Got Me-Van Halen
Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty

We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again-England Dan &
John Ford Coley

Boogie Oogie Oogie-A Taste Of Honey

Double Vision-Foreigner

Reminiscing-Little River Band (this song always makes me cry, beautiful song)

Lovely Day-Bill Withers (yeah he really holds that note, is it live or is it memorex??? LOL)

Feeling That Way/Anytime-Journey (this is a great band one of my favorite songs, from the Infinity album, this the first album with Steve Perry singing)

Boogie Shoes-KC & The Sunshine Band (okay when your a little kid this is a great song. LOL!!!)

Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet

FM- Steely Dan

With a Little Luck - Paul McCartney and Wings

Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh

Beast of Burden - the Rolling Stones

Who Are You - the Who

Badlands - Bruce Springsteen

Fantasy-Earth Wind & Fire

Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind & Fire

Miss You - the Rolling Stones

King Tut - Steve Martin

With A Little Luck-Wings

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello

Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

Originally posted by webwarrior762004
Sentimental Lady-Bob Welch


The 1972 version of this song from Fleetwood Mac, recorded when Welch was still in that group, is much better. Plus, it has a second verse not included in Welch's solo version. :)

These are the songs that I was born in 1978. I chose the song "Grease" by Frankie Valli without the 4 Seasons.

My favorites (top 4) from 1978:

- Reminiscing (Little River Band)
- Dust In The Wind (Kansas)
- Hot Blooded (Foreigner)
- Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

The radio stations I listened to at the time overplayed "Baker Street" so I got kind of tired hearing it (even today).

For me, the following year (1979) was somewhat of a letdown. I liked '78 (and '77) better.

some of my faves from 1978

Abba - Take A Chance On Me, Summer Night City
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Cars - Just What I Needed, Moving In Stereo (the entire The Cars album is great)
Olivia Newton-John - Deeper Than The Night, A Little More Love (I love most of Totally Hot, that album and Physical were Olivia at her best)
Wings - With A Little Luck
Stones - Beast Of Burden
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice (well, that song was technically 77, but her Back In The U.S.A. album from 78 was nowhere as good as Simple Dreams before it, which had Tumbling Dice and others)
Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised A Cain
Prince - Soft And Wet (his debut)
Donna Summer - Last Dance, MacArthur Park
Diana Ross - Lovin Livin Givin (not counting her work with Chic... her greatest foray into disco)