Don’s Top 10 From April 7, 1978

(#11 last week) From the album "Thankful", it spent two weeks at #1 on the national R&B chart. Similar in sound to Natalie's 1977 ballad, "I've Got Love On My Mind".

(#6 last week) There's not a lot of in-between on this tune, most people either love it or hate it. It's on AOL's Top 100 Worst Songs Of All Time list at #40. Written by Hill with the legendary Barry Mann. It took Hill a long time for a second hit, but it came in 1987, "Can't We Try".

(#8 last week) You know Ray Parker Jr. came out of this 4-person group. but Jerry Knight did, too, as in Ollie & Jerry, who made the top 10 in 1984 with "Breakin'...There's No Stoppin' Us".

(#10 last week) The first of FIVE of this week's top 10 to be written by the brothers Gibb, it was the biggest hit for the Honolulu-born Elliman, who first came to fame in the play "Jesus Christ Superstar", then sang backup for Eric Clapton on "I Shot The Sheriff" before hitting with "Love Me", then this smash.

(#9 last week) Speaking of the God of guitar, here he is with a country rocker from the album "Slowhand". One of five singles RSO Records has in this weeks top 10, making Robert Stigwood a happy man (& rich).

(#5 last week) This was originally planned to be the first single from Andy's debut album, but pulled at the last second for "I Just Want To Be Your Everything". What a sad early passing for Andy, at age 30.

(#3 last week) Great to see what Ms. Sang looked like after all these years! BTW, her real last name IS Sang, but her given first name is Cheryl. Barry Gibb actually helped discover her way back in 1969. Sometimes success is a long time coming...& fleeting.

(#4 last week)  We have more whistling than any other station, proving it again here. One of Manilow's most enduring hits. It had a slightly different sound than most of his other 70s ballads.

(#1 last week) After one week at #1 (took awhile to get there, too), the Bee Gees are dethroned, but I don't think they were too upset. Anyway, this would return to the top.

(#2 last week; 9th week at #1) There aren't too many songs that have stayed at #1 for as long as this song! It was especially rare in the 60s & 70s. Amazingly, it went back to the top after slipping to #2 the week before, after a previous 8 weeks at #1. Simply remarkable.