’70s Soft Rock Essentials

Apple Music ’70s

A dreamy, moony-eyed middle ground between the strident earnestness of ’60s folk and the lusty funk and soul grooves that dominated the latter part of the ’70s, soft rock offered listeners stories of love lost, found and longed for, set to lush arrangements. Characterized by incandescent vocals (wistful falsettos from Boston, Peter Frampton, and Bread; golden purrs from Carole King and Stevie Nicks), rich harmonies (Hall & Oates; the Eagles), warm, pure guitar tones, and laidback synth chords, these tunes offered a mellow, melodic haven in a world undergoing tremendous social and political change.
Paul McCartney
Maybe I'm Amazed
Paul McCartney
McCartney (Special Edition)
Elton John
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)
Elton John
Honky Château
Peter Frampton
Baby, I Love Your Way (Live)
Peter Frampton
Frampton Comes Alive! (Live)
Andrew Gold
Thank You for Being a Friend
Andrew Gold
All This and Heaven Too
Boston
More Than a Feeling
Boston
Boston
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Rich Girl
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Bigger Than Both of Us
Eagles
Hotel California
Eagles
Hotel California
Jim Croce
Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Billy Joel
My Life
Billy Joel
52nd Street
Bread
Everything I Own
Bread
Baby I'm a Want You
Jackson Browne
Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Glen Campbell
Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell
Rhinestone Cowboy (Expanded Edition)
Fleetwood Mac
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Elvin Bishop
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Elvin Bishop
Struttin' My Stuff
Steely Dan
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic
America
A Horse With No Name
America
America
Foreigner
Cold As Ice
Foreigner
Foreigner (Deluxe Version)
Dobie Gray
Drift Away
Dobie Gray
Ultimate Collection: Dobie Gray
Christopher Cross
Sailing
Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
Albert Hammond
It Never Rains In Southern California
Albert Hammond
It Never Rains In Southern California
Steve Miller Band
The Joker
Steve Miller Band
The Joker
Terry Jacks
Seasons In the Sun
Terry Jacks
Radio Hits of the '70s
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Remastered 2014)
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Celebration / Super Deluxe Edition)
The Doobie Brothers
What a Fool Believes (2016 Remastered)
The Doobie Brothers
Minute By Minute (Remastered)
Heart
Dog & Butterfly
Heart
Dog & Butterfly
England Dan Seals & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight
England Dan Seals & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever
Fleetwood Mac
You Make Loving Fun
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Looking Glass
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
Looking Glass
Bread
Make It With You
Bread
Bread On the Waters
Michael Martin Murphey
Wildfire
Michael Martin Murphey
Blue Sky-Night Thunder
Blues Image
Ride Captain Ride (Single/LP Version)
Blues Image
Open
Carly Simon
You Belong to Me
Carly Simon
Boys in the Trees
Kenny Loggins
I Believe In Love
Kenny Loggins
Celebrate Me Home
Seals & Crofts
Get Closer
Seals & Crofts
Get Closer
The Hollies
The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies
Greatest Hits
Boz Scaggs
Look What You've Done to Me
Boz Scaggs
Hits!
James Taylor
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) [2019 Remaster]
James Taylor
Gorilla (2019 Remaster)
Dan Fogelberg
Illinois
Dan Fogelberg
Souvenirs
Elton John
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Celebration / Super Deluxe Edition)
Christopher Cross
Never Be the Same
Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
Eagles
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Eagles
Eagles
Faces
Ooh La La
Faces
Ooh La La
The Cars
It's All I Can Do
The Cars
Candy-O
Eric Carmen
All By Myself
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Journey
Lights
Journey
Infinity
Chicago
Saturday In the Park (Remastered)
Chicago
Chicago V (Expanded)
Jackie DeShannon
Bette Davis Eyes
Jackie DeShannon
New Arrangement (Bonus Track Version)
Glen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
James Taylor & Carly Simon
Mockingbird
James Taylor & Carly Simon
Hotcakes
Jackson Browne
The Pretender
Jackson Browne
The Pretender
Bread
If
Bread
Manna
America
Muskrat Love
America
Hat Trick
Fleetwood Mac
Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Paul McCartney & Wings
Band on the Run
Paul McCartney & Wings
Band on the Run (Archive Collection)
Todd Rundgren
I Saw the Light
Todd Rundgren
Something/Anything?
Poco
Crazy Love
Poco
Legend
The Doobie Brothers
It Keeps You Runnin' (2016 Remastered)
The Doobie Brothers
Takin' It To the Streets (Remastered)
Stealers Wheel
Stuck In the Middle With You
Stealers Wheel
Stealers Wheel
The Hollies
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies
Greatest Hits
Toto
Hold the Line
Toto
Toto
John Lennon
Woman
John Lennon
Double Fantasy (Stripped Down)
Seals & Crofts
Summer Breeze
Seals & Crofts
Summer Breeze
Chicago
If You Leave Me Now (Remastered)
Chicago
Chicago X
James Taylor
Fire and Rain (2019 Remaster)
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James (2019 Remaster)
Linda Ronstadt
When Will I Be Loved
Linda Ronstadt
Heart Like a Wheel (2013 Remaster)
Kansas
Dust In the Wind
Kansas
Point of Know Return (Expanded Edition)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
We've Got Tonight
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Stranger In Town
Eagles
Desperado
Eagles
Desperado
Don Mclean
Vincent
Don Mclean
American Pie
Heart
Dreamboat Annie
Heart
Dreamboat Annie
Jefferson Starship
Miracles
Jefferson Starship
Gold
Joni Mitchell
Help Me
Joni Mitchell
Court and Spark
Eric Clapton
I Shot the Sheriff
Eric Clapton
461 Ocean Boulevard
Rod Stewart
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart
A Night On the Town
Dave Mason
We Just Disagree
Dave Mason
Let It Flow
Boz Scaggs
Lowdown
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
Supertramp
Give a Little Bit
Supertramp
Even In the Quietest Moments... (Remastered)
Steely Dan
Deacon Blues
Steely Dan
Aja (Remastered)
Styx
Babe
Styx
Cornerstone
James Taylor
You've Got a Friend (2019 Remaster)
James Taylor
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (2019 Remaster)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
She's Gone
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Abandoned Luncheonette
Leon Russell
A Song for You
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Wings
Arrow Through Me
Wings
Back to the Egg
Al Stewart
Time Passages
Al Stewart
Time Passages
Kenny Loggins
Whenever I Call You "Friend"
Kenny Loggins
Nightwatch
Paul Simon
Kodachrome
Paul Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Nicolette Larson
Lotta Love
Nicolette Larson
Nicolette
The Rolling Stones
Angie (2020 Giles Martin Mix)
The Rolling Stones
Goats Head Soup (Deluxe Edition) [2020 Giles Martin Mix]
Todd Rundgren
Can We Still Be Friends
Todd Rundgren
Hermit of Mink Hollow
Bonnie Raitt
Bluebird
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt (Remastered)
Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
Dan Fogelberg
Longer
Dan Fogelberg
Phoenix
The Doobie Brothers
Another Park Another Sunday (2016 Remastered)
The Doobie Brothers
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (Remastered)
Genesis
Follow You Follow Me
Genesis
Turn It On Again: The Hits (The Tour Edition)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Our House
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu
Elton John
Your Song
Elton John
Elton John
Billy Joel
Until the Night
Billy Joel
52nd Street
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Against the Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Against the Wind
Wings
Listen To What the Man Said
Wings
Pure McCartney
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