'70s Singer-Songwriter Essentials

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In the wake of the Summer of Love, troubadours turned their attention inward and upward, using their ample talents to champion causes both romantic and existential. The spare, outspoken political folk that occupied singer/songwriters throughout the ’60s gave way to lush, mellifluous ballads and rowdy rave-ups in which artists examined matters of the heart and soul from multiple angles. Armed with little more than a six-string, poet/philosophers like Cat Stevens and Joni Mitchell helped listeners make sense of everyday chaos, while charismatic crooners like Billy Joel and Elton John sent worries scurrying away on a cascade of piano chords.
Bob Dylan
Tangled Up In Blue
Bob Dylan
Blood On The Tracks
Joni Mitchell
River
Joni Mitchell
Blue
Cat Stevens
The First Cut Is The Deepest
Cat Stevens
New Masters (Deluxe Edition)
Tom Waits
I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
Tom Waits
Closing Time (Remastered)
James Taylor
Fire and Rain (2019 Remaster)
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James (2019 Remaster)
Bill Withers
Lean on Me
Bill Withers
Still Bill
Carole King
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Carole King
Tapestry
Fleetwood Mac
Landslide (Remastered)
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (Deluxe)
Paul Simon
Peace Like a River
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Neil Diamond
I Am...I Said (Reprise)
Neil Diamond
Stones
Van Morrison
Moondance
Van Morrison
Moondance
John Prine
Sam Stone
John Prine
John Prine
Don Mclean
American Pie (Full Length Version)
Don Mclean
American Pie
Leonard Cohen
Bird On a Wire
Leonard Cohen
Songs from a Room
John Lennon
Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine
Rickie Lee Jones
Danny's All-Star Joint
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
Eagles
Desperado
Eagles
Desperado
Jackson Browne
These Days
Jackson Browne
For Everyman
Joni Mitchell
The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
Ladies of the Canyon
Cat Stevens
Wild World
Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman
Carole King
It's Too Late
Carole King
Tapestry
Kris Kristofferson
The Taker
Kris Kristofferson
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
America
A Horse With No Name
America
America
Paul Simon
Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
Still Crazy After All These Years
Graham Nash
I Used to Be a King
Graham Nash
Songs for Beginners
John Denver
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
Rocky Mountain High
Jim Croce
I Got a Name (Stereo Version)
Jim Croce
The Original Albums...Plus
Sandy Denny & Strawbs
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Sandy Denny & Strawbs
I've Always Kept a Unicorn - The Acoustic Sandy Denny
Laura Nyro
Stoney End
Laura Nyro
Time and Love: The Essential Masters
Joe Jackson
I'm the Man
Joe Jackson
I'm the Man (Bonus Track Version)
Neil Young
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
Harvest
Leonard Cohen
Chelsea Hotel #2
Leonard Cohen
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Jackson Browne
Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey
Van Morrison
The Essential Van Morrison
Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around with Jim
Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Janis Ian
Between the Lines
Janis Ian
Between the Lines (Remastered)
Joan Armatrading
Peace In Mind
Joan Armatrading
Show Some Emotion (Remastered)
Bob Dylan
To Be Alone with You
Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline
Nick Drake
'Cello Song
Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left ((Remastered))
Harry Nilsson
Mr. Bojangles
Harry Nilsson
Harry
Harry Chapin
Cat's In the Cradle
Harry Chapin
Verities & Balderdash
Judee Sill
Jesus Was a Cross Maker (Remastered)
Judee Sill
Judee Sill
James Taylor
Country Road (2019 Remaster)
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James (2019 Remaster)
John Stewart
Never Goin' Back (To Nashville Anymore
John Stewart
The Phoenix Concerts - Live (With Bonus Tracks)
Steve Forbert
Romeo's Tune
Steve Forbert
Jack Rabbit Slim
Loggins & Messina
Danny's Song
Loggins & Messina
Sittin' In
Loudon Wainwright III
School Days
Loudon Wainwright III
Album I
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Guinnevere
Crosby, Stills & Nash
So Far
Elton John
Levon
Elton John
Madman Across the Water
Fleetwood Mac
Songbird
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
John Prine
Angel From Montgomery
John Prine
John Prine
Neil Young
The Needle and the Damage Done
Neil Young
Harvest
Warren Zevon
Carmelita
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon (Collector's Edition)
Tom Waits
Ol' 55
Tom Waits
Closing Time (Remastered)
Don Mclean
Vincent
Don Mclean
American Pie
Billy Joel
She's Got a Way
Billy Joel
Cold Spring Harbor
Bruce Springsteen
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Bruce Springsteen
The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Leon Russell
A Song for You
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Carole King
So Far Away
Carole King
Tapestry
Rod Stewart
Mandolin Wind
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
Gordon Lightfoot
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Randy Newman
Political Science
Randy Newman
Sail Away (Bonus Tracks Version)
Neil Young
Old Man
Neil Young
Harvest
Harry Nilsson
I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City
Harry Nilsson
Harry
David Ackles
American Gothic
David Ackles
American Gothic
Graham Nash & David Crosby
Carry Me
Graham Nash & David Crosby
Wind On the Water
Steve Goodman
City of New Orleans
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
JD Souther
Faithless Love
JD Souther
Black Rose
Jimmy Buffett
A Pirate Looks at Forty
Jimmy Buffett
A-1-A
Laura Nyro
Mercy On Broadway
Laura Nyro
New York Tendaberry
Leonard Cohen
A Singer Must Die
Leonard Cohen
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
Nick Drake
Hazey Jane 2
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter ((Remastered))
Billy Joel
The Ballad of Billy the Kid
Billy Joel
Piano Man
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Girl from the North Country
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Nashville Skyline
Joni Mitchell
You Turn Me On I'm a Radio
Joni Mitchell
For the Roses
Neil Diamond
Desirée
Neil Diamond
I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
Gordon Lightfoot
Me and Bobby Mcgee
Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind
Rickie Lee Jones
On Saturday Afternoons In 1963
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
Kris Kristofferson
Best of All Possible Worlds
Kris Kristofferson
Kristofferson
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu
John Prine
Illegal Smile
John Prine
John Prine
James Taylor
Your Smiling Face
James Taylor
JT
Cat Stevens
Morning Has Broken (Remastered 2021)
Cat Stevens
Teaser And The Firecat (Remastered 2021)
Van Morrison
Sweet Thing
Van Morrison
Astral Weeks
Noel Paul Stookey
Wedding Song (There Is Love)
Noel Paul Stookey
The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary
Billy Joel
The Stranger
Billy Joel
The Stranger
Maria Muldaur
Midnight At the Oasis
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur
Harry Chapin
Same Sad Singer
Harry Chapin
Heads & Tales
David Blue
Outlaw Man
David Blue
Nice Baby and The Angel
John Sebastian
She's a Lady (Remastered)
John Sebastian
John B. Sebastian
Joni Mitchell
Carey
Joni Mitchell
Blue
Carole King
I Feel the Earth Move
Carole King
Tapestry
Jackson Browne
Your Bright Baby Blues
Jackson Browne
The Pretender
Paul Simon
My Little Town (with Art Garfunkel)
Paul Simon
Still Crazy After All These Years
Randy Newman
Lonely at the Top
Randy Newman
Sail Away (Bonus Tracks Version)
Rod Stewart
(Find A) Reason To Believe
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
John Prine
Souvenirs
John Prine
Diamonds In the Rough
Kris Kristofferson
For the Good Times
Kris Kristofferson
Kristofferson
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