5 "Lost" Hits From...1979

[Dawn]

Let’s take a look at 5 songs from 1979 that haven’t received much airplay since their chart run back in the day. Anyone remember these?

1. Different Worlds – Maureen McGovern (Billboard #18)

This song was used as the opening theme for the ABC-TV series “Angie” which aired from 1979-1980 and starred Donna Pescow. It was also the second top 40 hit for Maureen, following her award-winning number one hit ‘The Morning After’. It first appeared in the Billboard top 40 on August 11. Here is a link to a clip, from Maureen’s Greatest Hits CD:
www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=124492.

2. Midnight Wind – John Stewart (Billboard #28)

Appearing in the top 40 for the first time on September 29, this was the second of three hits for John, a former member of the Kingston Trio. Like his first hit ‘Gold’, this song features Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on backing vocals. I love this one. A clip of it can be heard here: www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=484508.

3. Victim of Love – Elton John (Billboard #31)

This disco-oriented song was quite a departure from Elton’s usual style, and like ‘Nobody Wins’, charted during a bit of a lull in his career. It made its first top 40 appearance on October 27, but remained on the chart for only a few weeks. It hasn’t been included on any of his greatest hits compilations, but can be found on his Victim of Love CD:
www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=114281.

4. Precious Love – Bob Welch (Billboard #19)

This has been a big favorite of mine for many years. It was the fourth and final top 40 single for Bob, and first charted in the top 40 on March 17. I remember hearing this on the radio quite often back in the day, but very little in the years since. Here is the link to a clip: www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=155822.

5. I Want You Tonight – Pablo Cruise (Billboard #19)

This is one of my favorite Pablo Cruise songs, and like Elton John’s ‘Victim of Love’, is more disco-oriented than the artist's usual style. It first appeared in the top tier of the charts on November 10, and was the fourth of 5 top 40 singles for the group. It’s included on several of their compilations, including the 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: www.mymusic.com/product.asp?curr=0&myptr=addany&muzenbr=413054.

[djdave]

1. Different worlds--LOVE it--have the 45, and it's on 2 of my CD compilations (various artists).

2. Midnight wind--Don't have this yet; heard it a couple times then, and 1995 (for some odd reason). Do have his other 2 top 40 hits on CD compilations, however.

3. Victim of love--Have hardly ever heard this! Would be great to hear again.

4. Precious love--An automated top 40 station played this in my area fairly often until Feb. '82, and haven't heard it on the radio since. Do own it on a "Love Rocks" Cd compilation--sounds great!

5. I want you tonight--Don't like this quite as much as all their earlier hits, but may get the CD collection sometime.

[Ken]

1. Wow I don't remember this at all - kind of a nice tune though. I always thought of her as a one hit wonder.I remember the Angie TV show however.

2.Does not ring a bell either - just what was I doing in '79?? LOL . I don't think this recieved a lot of airplay locally.

3.I remember this album was not recieved well by the critics at all. I recall seeing it in the delete bins quite often . I'm a huge fan of Elton's but he didn't end the 70's on a very high note.

4.I do recall hearing this but only a couple of times Good song though.

5.Fantastic track!! I heard this quite a bit.

[Railyn]

Well, I know 2.

Different Worlds - I loved the TV show. I was sorry it was only on for 1 season. It was cute!

Precious Love - I love Bob Welch - nothing beats Ebony Eyes!

[Pete70s]

I remember "Different Worlds", as well as the show "Angie". The only episode I can remember is the one when they went on Family Feud.

Precious Love is another great Bob Welch tune. I should look for a greatest hits.

[athompsen]

I remember "Different Worlds" from Angie. The girl who played Angie was also in Saturday Night Fever, if I'm not mistaken.

[Dawn]

DJ said:

1. Different worlds--LOVE it--have the 45, and it's on 2 of my CD compilations (various artists).

2. Midnight wind--Don't have this yet; heard it a couple times then, and 1995 (for some odd reason). Do have his other 2 top 40 hits on CD compilations, however.

3. Victim of love--Have hardly ever heard this! Would be great to hear again.

4. Precious love--An automated top 40 station played this in my area fairly often until Feb. '82, and haven't heard it on the radio since. Do own it on a "Love Rocks" Cd compilation--sounds great!

5. I want you tonight--Don't like this quite as much as all their earlier hits, but may get the CD collection sometime.

Which two CD compilations are those – I’d like to check them out! I have ‘Different Worlds’ on 45, but would like to get it on CD sometime, preferably on a compilation. I’m not really familiar with a lot of Maureen’s work, so I’m not sure about getting her greatest hits CD yet.

[Dawn]

KenFrank said:

1. Wow I don't remember this at all - kind of a nice tune though. I always thought of her as a one hit wonder.I remember the Angie TV show however.

2.Does not ring a bell either - just what was I doing in '79?? LOL . I don't think this recieved a lot of airplay locally.

3.I remember this album was not recieved well by the critics at all. I recall seeing it in the delete bins quite often . I'm a huge fan of Elton's but he didn't end the 70's on a very high note.

4.I do recall hearing this but only a couple of times Good song though.

5.Fantastic track!! I heard this quite a bit.

I don’t remember hearing ‘Midnight Wind’ very often on the stations here back then either, although ‘Gold’ did get a lot of airplay.

You’re right - I’ve read some pretty harsh criticisms of the Victim of Love album in album review books! It’s true that the late 70’s-early 80’s were not a strong period for him.

[Dawn]

Railyn said:

Well, I know 2.

Different Worlds - I loved the TV show. I was sorry it was only on for 1 season. It was cute!

Precious Love - I love Bob Welch - nothing beats Ebony Eyes!

I loved watching the Angie show also! I too was disappointed when they took it off after only one year.

[Dawn]

Pete70s said:

I remember "Different Worlds", as well as the show "Angie". The only episode I can remember is the one when they went on Family Feud.

Precious Love is another great Bob Welch tune. I should look for a greatest hits.

I’d like to get Bob’s greatest hits as well. I’ve always liked the four top 40 singles, and I’d be interested in hearing some of his album cuts also!

[Dawn]

athompsen said:

I remember "Different Worlds" from Angie. The girl who played Angie was also in Saturday Night Fever, if I'm not mistaken.

You’re right – Donna Pescow did appear in Saturday Night Fever! She’s a really talented actress, but I haven’t heard anything about her in a long time.