Jim Reeves – This World Is Not My Home
There are songs that carry the hush of a chapel and the glow of a late-night AM dial; Jim Reeves’…
Oldies Songs
Johnny Nash – Tears On My Pillow
When Johnny Nash released “Tears On My Pillow (I Can’t Take It)” in 1975, he was already the rare American…
Stevie Wonder – I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” has lived two lives: first, as the signature single from…
The O’Jays – Forever Mine
There are love songs, and then there are vows set to orchestration—“Forever Mine” by The O’Jays belongs firmly to the…
“Stuck In The Middle With You” – Stealers Wheel
Few early-’70s singles capture both the buoyant charm and quiet exasperation of the music business quite like Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck…
Shambala – Three Dog Night
If you could bottle joy, it might sound a lot like Three Dog Night’s “Shambala.” Released in 1973 and folded…
Everything I Own by Bread
Bread’s “Everything I Own” is one of those rare ballads whose gentleness disguises its craftsmanship. Written and produced by David…
‘I Am… I Said’ by Neil Diamond
Few mainstream pop singles have captured private, existential turmoil as plainly—and as powerfully—as Neil Diamond’s “I Am… I Said.” Released…
Donovan – Catch the wind
Few 1960s folk songs feel as effortless, as inevitable, as Donovan’s “Catch the Wind.” Released in 1965, it arrived with…
Bobby Darin – Splish Splash
Few records capture the joyous whiplash of late-1950s American pop like Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash.” Cut at Atlantic Studios and…