This week on Visions, I dug through my personal record crates to inspire the episode. I found a lot of 70's jazz records. I've got Alice Coltrane, Elvin Jones in a couple different contexts, Leon ...

Most who heard England native Labi Siffre’s love songs back in the ’70s had no idea he wasn’t singing about women. Even fewer knew he was singing about future husband Peter Lloyd, who he’d met nearly ...

Donny Osmond turns 50 later this year, but not before releasing an album of '70s love songs — titled, appropriately enough, Love Songs of the '70s. The disc, out today, finds Osmond casting his gaze ...

Let’s be honest: Love songs always hit right in the feels. A ballad can transform from a regular song into the soundtrack of your relationship—whether you’re celebrating your 25th anniversary or just ...

Paramore, Green Day, Blink-182, Avril Lavigne and more. Pop-punk isn’t often associated with romance. Bitterness, heartbreak, teenage silliness, railing against conformity – these are the touchstones ...

In the summer of 1975, a soft rock ballad dominated the charts in both the United States and the U.K. The song was 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” written by former Neil Sedaka backup band members Eric ...

The 50 best country songs from the 1970s shine a light on changes within the genre. Merle Haggard opened the decade with a song rooted in country traditionalism, but 10 years later, artists including ...

As much as I love a good breakup song, there’s something special about a great love song. When you’re actually in love, they feel like they were written just for you. But let’s be clear: you don’t ...