Mellow Mellow FM Retro Summertime Radio

Enjoy the feeling of old school summertime radio!

From left to right in the picture are Olivia Newton-John, Helen Reddy, Minnie Riperton and Linda Ronstadt. Sadly enough only Linda Ronstadt is still alive. Recently Olivia Newton-John passed away. Her career took off in the early 1970s with some major soft pop hits in the US. Her record sales dropped by the end of the decade, but she suddenly became a mega-star when she appeared as Sandy in Grease. Afterwards, just like in the movie, her image changed from an innocent girl to a woman all dressed in leather on the cover of her album Totally Hot, which contained A Little More Love. She kept this more provocative image until the release of her biggest hit Physical in 1981. In the second half of the decade she could not compete with new teen stars like Debbie Gibson and Tiffany and her days as a superstar were over.

The tracks by Stephen Encinas and The Dukes are from the compilation album Too Slow To Disco 4 that came out last week. Summer’s End by Dayaway is brand new.

Tracklist:

Paradise – One Mind Two Hearts (1983)
Night – Hot Summer Nights (1979)
Olivia Newton-John ‎– A Little More Love (1978)
Linda Ronstadt ‎– Hurt So Bad (1980)
Work Drugs – Doubts (2022)
The Marmalade – Can't Stop Now (1967)
Minnie Riperton – Dancin' & Actin' Crazy (1979)
Helen Reddy – Minute By Minute (1979)
James Taylor ‎– Your Smiling Face (1977)
Dobie Gray – Drift Away (1973)
Lo Van Gorp – The Right Time (2022)
Donna Summer ‎– Woman In Me (1982)
Dayaway – Summer’s End (2022)
Stephen Encinas ‎– Music In Me (1979)
Leo Sayer – Thunder In My Heart (1977)
American Gypsy – Stuck On You (1974)
Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again (1977)
The Voices Of East Harlem – Wanted Dead Or Alive (1973)
Firefall – Livin' Ain't Livin' (1976)
Quarterflash – Harden My Heart (1981)
The Dukes – Mystery Girl (1981)
Finis Henderson – Making Love (1983)