The Best of Soft Rock
Singer-songwriters, acoustic guitars, and sun-kissed melodies
Includes bonus CD, collector's box and booklet
$149.95 Installment pricing available
Hits from the ’70s and ’80s together in one mellow and melodic CD collection
Sit back and relax with the softer side of rock.
In the early ’70s, rock music mellowed out creating the distinctive, laid-back sound of soft rock. The smooth and easy feeling this music inspires is perfect for life’s most meaningful moments. These are songs that just make you feel good.
Included with the collection is a free collector’s box and 32-page booklet with stories about the songs and artists. You’ll also receive the bonus CD "The Air That I Breathe" as our gift to you for ordering.
Featuring artists like…
- Chicago
- Christopher Cross
- Air Supply
- Foreigner
- Peter Frampton
- Ambrosia
Featured Songs
| Song Title Artist | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Saturday in the Park Chicago | 3:57 | CD 4 |
| Song Sample | Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross | 4:32 | CD 4 |
| Song Sample | Even the Nights Are Better Air Supply | 3:59 | CD 6 |
| Song Sample | I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner | 5:00 | CD 4 |
| Song Sample | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton | 2:30 | CD 9 |
| Song Sample | How Much I Feel Ambrosia | 4:44 | CD 3 |
The Best of Soft Rock: More Than A Feeling
CD 1
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Lowdown Boz Scaggs | 5:18 |
| Song Sample | Whenever I Call You “Friend” Kenny Loggins | 3:18 |
| Song Sample | Piano Man Billy Joel | 5:40 |
| Song Sample | Longer Dan Fogelberg | 3:18 |
| Song Sample | Miracles Jefferson Starship | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | Lost in Love Air Supply | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer | 3:39 |
| Song Sample | Rosanna Toto | 4:03 |
| Song Sample | More Than a Feeling Boston | 3:26 |
| Song Sample | Take It on the Run REO Speedwagon | 3:37 |
| Song Sample | Make Me Lose Control Eric Carmen | 4:48 |
| Song Sample | Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler | 5:35 |
| Song Sample | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli | 4:25 |
| Song Sample | The Flame Cheap Trick | 4:50 |
| Song Sample | Sara Starship | 4:23 |
CD 2
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Livin’ Thing Electric Light Orchestra | 3:34 |
| Song Sample | This Is It Kenny Loggins | 3:59 |
| Song Sample | Africa Toto | 4:59 |
| Song Sample | Eye In The Sky Alan Parsons Project | 4:35 |
| Song Sample | Look What You’ve Done to Me Boz Scaggs | 5:18 |
| Song Sample | You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling Daryl Hall & John Oates | 4:36 |
| Song Sample | All Out Of Love Air Supply | 4:03 |
| Song Sample | Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore REO Speedwagon | 4:55 |
| Song Sample | The Search Is Over Survivor | 4:14 |
| Song Sample | All by Myself Eric Carmen | 7:11 |
| Song Sample | Without You Harry Nilsson | 3:21 |
| Song Sample | Year of the Cat Al Stewart | 6:38 |
| Song Sample | Dust in the Wind Kansas | 3:27 |
| Song Sample | Vincent Don McLean | 4:01 |
| Song Sample | Please Come to Boston David Loggins | 4:09 |
The Best of Soft Rock: Ride Like The Wind
CD 3
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Baby I’m-a Want You Bread | |
| Song Sample | A Horse with No Name America | 4:09 |
| Song Sample | Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts | 4:04 |
| Song Sample | I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren | 3:01 |
| Song Sample | Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 3:51 |
| Song Sample | It Might Be You Stephen Bishop | 4:14 |
| Song Sample | She’s Gone Hall & Oates | 3:29 |
| Song Sample | Minute By Minute The Doobie Brothers | 3:28 |
| Song Sample | Sentimental Lady Bob Welch | 3:46 |
| Song Sample | How Much I Feel Ambrosia | 4:44 |
| Song Sample | Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis | 4:12 |
| Song Sample | If You Leave Me Now Chicago | 3:57 |
| Song Sample | Sailing Christopher Cross | 4:17 |
| Song Sample | Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner | 4:52 |
| Song Sample | Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins | 3:25 |
CD 4
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross | 4:32 |
| Song Sample | Saturday in the Park Chicago | 3:57 |
| Song Sample | Sister Golden Hair America | 3:20 |
| Song Sample | You’re So Vain Carly Simon | 4:18 |
| Song Sample | If Bread | 2:35 |
| Song Sample | Ooh Baby Baby Linda Ronstadt | 2:42 |
| Song Sample | Him Rupert Holmes | 3:40 |
| Song Sample | You Are the Woman Firefall | 2:45 |
| Song Sample | All I Need Jack Wagner | 3:32 |
| Song Sample | Walking In Memphis Marc Cohn | 4:19 |
| Song Sample | Making Love Out Of Nothing At All Air Supply | 5:01 |
| Song Sample | I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner | 5:00 |
| Song Sample | The Living Years Mike + the Mechanics | 5:33 |
| Song Sample | Drive The Cars | 3:57 |
| Song Sample | One More Night Phil Collins | 4:48 |
| Song Sample | I’ll Be There The Escape Club | 4:57 |
The Best of Soft Rock: Summer Breeze
CD 5
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Summer Breeze Seals & Crofts | 3:26 |
| Song Sample | Key Largo Bertie Higgins | 3:19 |
| Song Sample | Make It with You Bread | 3:12 |
| Song Sample | Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago | 3:22 |
| Song Sample | Dream Weaver Gary Wright | 4:18 |
| Song Sample | Hello It’s Me Todd Rundgren | 3:52 |
| Song Sample | Sara Smile Daryl Hall and John Oates | 3:12 |
| Song Sample | Chuck E.’s In Love Richie Lee Jones | 3:28 |
| Song Sample | Black Water The Doobie Brothers | 4:16 |
| Song Sample | Still the One Orleans | 3:56 |
| Song Sample | Hurt So Bad Linda Ronstadt | 3:18 |
| Song Sample | Cool Change Little River Band | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia | 5:27 |
| Song Sample | Never Be the Same Christopher Cross | 4:41 |
| Song Sample | You Can Do Magic America | 3:57 |
CD 6
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | The Guitar Man Bread | 3:45 |
| Song Sample | Tin Man America | 3:27 |
| Song Sample | Wildfire Michael Martin Murphey | 4:50 |
| Song Sample | 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago | 4:52 |
| Song Sample | Lotta Love Nicolette Larson | 2:43 |
| Song Sample | What a Fool Believes The Doobie Brothers | 2:27 |
| Song Sample | Steal Away Robbie Dupree | 3:31 |
| Song Sample | You’re the Only Woman Ambrosia | 4:22 |
| Song Sample | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook | 3:00 |
| Song Sample | Kiss You All Over Exile | 3:30 |
| Song Sample | Even the Nights Are Better Air Supply | 3:59 |
| Song Sample | Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | Missing You John Waite | 4:28 |
| Song Sample | Beautiful in My Eyes Joshua Kadison | 4:10 |
| Song Sample | Black Velvet Alannah Myles | 4:48 |
The Best of Soft Rock: California Dreamin’
CD 7
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | California Dreamin’ The Mamas & The Papas | 2:54 |
| Song Sample | Kokomo The Beach Boys | 3:36 |
| Song Sample | Ventura Highway America | 3:32 |
| Song Sample | Listen to the Music The Doobie Brothers | 3:27 |
| Song Sample | I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash | 2:43 |
| Song Sample | It Never Rains in Southern California Albert Hammond | 3:38 |
| Song Sample | Thank You For Being A Friend Andrew Gold | 4:45 |
| Song Sample | Everything I Own Bread | 3:07 |
| Song Sample | When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt | 2:10 |
| Song Sample | I Keep Forgettin’ (Everytime You’re Near) Michael McDonald | 3:41 |
| Song Sample | Baby Come Back Player | 2:16 |
| Song Sample | Circle in the Sand Belinda Carlisle | 4:27 |
| Song Sample | Hold On Wilson Phillips | 3:41 |
| Song Sample | I’ll Be Over You Toto | 3:50 |
| Song Sample | Just the Way It Is, Baby The Rembrandts | 4:09 |
The Best of Soft Rock: The Air That I Breathe
CD 8
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | We Don’t Talk Anymore Cliff Richard | 4:13 |
| Song Sample | Baker Street Gerry Rafferty | 2:13 |
| Song Sample | When Your in Love with a Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook | 2:56 |
| Song Sample | Fool (If You Think It’s Over) Chris Rea | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | You’re No Good Linda Ronstadt | 3:46 |
| Song Sample | Reminiscing Little River Band | 3:17 |
| Song Sample | The Air That I Breathe The Hollies | 4:12 |
| Song Sample | Sad Eyes Robert John | 1:55 |
| Song Sample | I Go Crazy Paul Davis | 5:23 |
| Song Sample | Hearts Marty Balin | 4:19 |
| Song Sample | These Dreams Heart | 4:17 |
| Song Sample | Jessie Joshua Kadison | 4:22 |
| Song Sample | Release Me Wilson Phillips | 3:54 |
| Song Sample | The Doctor The Doobie Brothers | 3:45 |
The Best of Soft Rock: Into The Night
CD 9
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Maggie May Rod Stewart | 5:15 |
| Song Sample | Your Song Elton John | 4:01 |
| Song Sample | Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise | 4:15 |
| Song Sample | I’m in You Peter Frampton | 4:11 |
| Song Sample | Drift Away Dobie Gray | 3:56 |
| Song Sample | More Love Kim Carnes | 3:37 |
| Song Sample | Babe Styx | 4:01 |
| Song Sample | Into The Night Benny Mardones | 4:31 |
| Song Sample | It’s a Heartache Bonnie Tyler | 3:45 |
| Song Sample | While You See a Chance Steve Winwood | 4:06 |
| Song Sample | Show Me The Way Peter Frampton | 2:30 |
| Song Sample | Fooled Around and Fell in Love Elvin Bishop | 4:37 |
| Song Sample | Lonesome Loser Little River Band | 3:54 |
| Song Sample | I’m Not in Love 10 CC | 6:07 |
| Song Sample | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli | 3:37 |
CD 10
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Daniel Elton John | 3:53 |
| Song Sample | I Need You America | 3:07 |
| Song Sample | Wild World Cat Stevens | 3:21 |
| Song Sample | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes | 3:54 |
| Song Sample | I’d Really Love to See You Tonight England Dan & John Ford Coley | 2:38 |
| Song Sample | On and On Stephen Bishop | 3:01 |
| Song Sample | Tempted Squeeze | 4:01 |
| Song Sample | The Things We Do For Love 10 CC | 3:31 |
| Song Sample | The Best of Times Styx | 4:18 |
| Song Sample | Cry Godley and Creme | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | Your Wildest Dreams The Moody Blues | 4:51 |
| Song Sample | Higher Love Steve Winwood | 5:46 |
| Song Sample | More Than Words Extreme | 5:36 |
| Song Sample | I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) Meat Loaf | 5:17 |
| Song Sample | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton | 7:20 |
Easy ’80s: At This Moment
CD 11
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) Michael McDonald | 3:42 |
| Song Sample | Drive The Cars | 3:57 |
| Song Sample | Baby, Come to Me Patti Austin (A Duet with James Ingram) | 3:38 |
| Song Sample | Giving You the Best That I Got Anita Baker | 4:17 |
| Song Sample | Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers | 7:24 |
| Song Sample | Turn Your Love Around George Benson | 3:51 |
| Song Sample | Holding Back The Years Simply Red | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner | 5:00 |
| Song Sample | Hard to Say I’m Sorry AZ Yet | 5:08 |
| Song Sample | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Laura Branigan | 4:32 |
| Song Sample | I Love a Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt | 3:11 |
| Song Sample | We’re In This Love Together Al Jarreau | 3:47 |
| Song Sample | One Bee Gees | 4:54 |
| Song Sample | Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | The Winner Takes It All ABBA | 4:54 |
CD 12
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia | 5:27 |
| Song Sample | You’re The Inspiration Chicago | 3:49 |
| Song Sample | Kokomo The Beach Boys | 3:36 |
| Song Sample | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer | 3:39 |
| Song Sample | Always Atlantic Starr | 4:03 |
| Song Sample | No One Is To Blame Howard Jones | 4:14 |
| Song Sample | If Ever You’re In My Arms Again Peabo Bryson | 4:12 |
| Song Sample | If You Don’t Know Me By Now Simply Red | 3:27 |
| Song Sample | Don’t Know Much Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville | 3:35 |
| Song Sample | The Living Years Mike + the Mechanics | 5:33 |
| Song Sample | Sailing Christopher Cross | 4:17 |
| Song Sample | One More Night Phil Collins | 4:48 |
| Song Sample | Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner | 4:52 |
| Song Sample | You and I Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle | 3:59 |
| Song Sample | At This Moment Billy Vera and the Beaters | 4:14 |
Easy ’80s: Lost In Love
CD 13
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby and the Range | 4:58 |
| Song Sample | The One That You Love Air Supply | 4:15 |
| Song Sample | Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | How ’Bout Us Champaign | 4:37 |
| Song Sample | I’ll Always Love You Taylor Dayne | 4:20 |
| Song Sample | Here and Now Luther Vandross | 5:25 |
| Song Sample | Love Power Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne | 4:37 |
| Song Sample | There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean | 4:52 |
| Song Sample | Seasons Change Exposé | 4:55 |
| Song Sample | Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters | 3:52 |
| Song Sample | Always on My Mind Willie Nelson | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | Any Day Now Ronnie Milsap | 3:41 |
| Song Sample | Longer Dan Fogelberg | 3:18 |
| Song Sample | Africa Toto | 4:59 |
CD 14
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) Aretha Franklin and George Michael | 4:04 |
| Song Sample | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | 4:49 |
| Song Sample | Saving All My Love for You Whitney Houston | 4:01 |
| Song Sample | Meet Me Halfway Kenny Loggins | 3:40 |
| Song Sample | True Colors Cyndi Lauper | 3:48 |
| Song Sample | Songbird Kenny G | 5:05 |
| Song Sample | Cool Night Paul Davis | 3:40 |
| Song Sample | Lost in Love Air Supply | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | Islands in the Stream Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers | 4:11 |
| Song Sample | Eternal Flame The Bangles | 3:56 |
| Song Sample | Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby) Will to Power | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | Don’t Wanna Lose You Gloria Estefan | 4:09 |
| Song Sample | I’ll Be over You Toto | 3:50 |
| Song Sample | That’s What Love Is All About Michael Bolton | 3:59 |
Easy ’80s: Secret Lovers
CD 15
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Nightshift Commodores | 5:07 |
| Song Sample | Back in the High Life Again Steve Winwood | 4:22 |
| Song Sample | I Can Dream about You Dan Hartman | 4:11 |
| Song Sample | Let Me Love You Tonight Pure Prairie League | 2:44 |
| Song Sample | Joanna Kool & the Gang | 4:23 |
| Song Sample | Piano in the Dark Brenda Russell | 5:20 |
| Song Sample | Up Where We Belong - An Officer and a Gentleman Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | 4:00 |
| Song Sample | Magic Olivia Newton-John | 4:31 |
| Song Sample | Hello Lionel Richie | 4:10 |
| Song Sample | Yes, I’m Ready Teri DeSario with KC | 3:18 |
| Song Sample | Could’ve Been Tiffany | 3:35 |
| Song Sample | Candle in the Wind (Live in Australia) Elton John | 3:58 |
| Song Sample | On My Own Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | 4:50 |
| Song Sample | All This Love DeBarge | 5:54 |
CD 16
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Xanadu Olivia Newton-John | 3:30 |
| Song Sample | Who’s Holding Donna Now? DeBarge | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | Stuck on You Lionel Richie | 3:12 |
| Song Sample | The Lady in Red Chris de Burgh | 4:16 |
| Song Sample | Cherish Kool & the Gang | 5:42 |
| Song Sample | All Time High Rita Coolidge | 3:05 |
| Song Sample | Do That to Me One More Time Captain and Tennille | 3:53 |
| Song Sample | You Got It All The Jets | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | The Finer Things Steve Winwood | 5:52 |
| Song Sample | Being with You Smokey Robinson | 4:06 |
| Song Sample | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr | 4:05 |
| Song Sample | You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) Jeffrey Osborne | 4:27 |
| Song Sample | I Miss You Klymaxx | 5:34 |
| Song Sample | Endless Love Lionel Richie and Diana Ross | 4:28 |
Easy ’80s: Angel Of The Morning
CD 17
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | 9 to 5 Dolly Parton | 2:46 |
| Song Sample | (There’s) No Gettin’ over Me Ronnie Milsap | 3:15 |
| Song Sample | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott | 4:08 |
| Song Sample | Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson | 4:28 |
| Song Sample | Make Me Lose Control Eric Carmen | 4:48 |
| Song Sample | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli | 4:25 |
| Song Sample | I Won’t Hold You Back Toto | 4:56 |
| Song Sample | Even the Nights Are Better Air Supply | 3:59 |
| Song Sample | Key Largo Bertie Higgins | 3:19 |
| Song Sample | Suddenly Billy Ocean | 3:52 |
| Song Sample | Sara Starship | 4:23 |
| Song Sample | Leader of the Band Dan Fogelberg | 4:17 |
| Song Sample | Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick | 4:19 |
| Song Sample | Don’t Make Me Wait for Love Kenny G | 4:07 |
CD 18
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Morning Train (Nine to Five) Sheena Easton | 3:22 |
| Song Sample | True Spandau Ballet | 5:34 |
| Song Sample | Angel of the Morning Juice Newton | 3:58 |
| Song Sample | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson | 4:44 |
| Song Sample | What’s Love Got to Do with It Tina Turner | 3:51 |
| Song Sample | Lady Kenny Rogers | 3:46 |
| Song Sample | Tonight, I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson w/ Roberta Flack | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | Crying Don McLean | 3:45 |
| Song Sample | We’ve Got Tonight Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton | 3:52 |
| Song Sample | Could I Have This Dance? Anne Murray | 3:16 |
| Song Sample | When I’m with You Sheriff | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey | 2:45 |
| Song Sample | Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes | 3:41 |
| Song Sample | Don’t Worry, Be Happy Bobby McFerrin | 3:54 |
