Love is Like Oxygen

The British glam rock band was at the top in the 1970s. The boys in the band were lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. They were successful in both the US and UK and sold more than 35 million albums all over the world. Connolly left the band in 1979 for a solo career, and the remaining member continued playing until they disbanded in 1981. Connolly died in 1997, Tucker in 2002, Priest in 2020, and Andy Scot still remains active with his version of the band.

“Action” is a song that Sweet recorded in 1975. Different version of the song appear on their albums Strung Up and Give Us a Wink. The single went to the Top 40 in the US.

“The Ballroom Blitz” was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The song charted on both the UK Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was inspired by an incident on January 27, 1973 when the band was performing at the Grand Hall in Klmarnock, Scotland, and were driven offstage by a bottling.

“Block Buster” is a 1973 single that was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. It became the band’s only number one UK hit. The song also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band performed the song on the TV show “Top of the Pops."

“Fox on the Run” is a song that Sweet recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single with the A-side written by the band. The song charted in both the UK and US. It was featured on the European version of the 1974 album Desolation Boulevard.

“Funny, Funny” was released as a single in 1971 and was the first single from their debut album Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be. It became their first chart hit on the UK Singles chart.

“The Lies in Your Eyes” came out as a single from their 1976 album Give Us a Wink. This album was a follow-up to their mega-selling album Desolation Boulevard. The band took full writing responsibilities for the entire album, and this song was the second single and the album’s opening track.

“Little Willy” is a song that was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Sweet recorded the song in 1972, and it is featured on their US debut album, The Sweet and became their biggest US hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also charted on the UK Singles chart. "Little Willy" was used extensively in the pilot of the television series “Life on Mars."

"Love Is Like Oxygen" is a song recorded by Sweet in 1978. The song was co-written by guitarist Andy Scott and Trevor Griffin. The extended album version of the song appeared on their album Level Headed and incorporates strings and some disco elements. The song is frequently included on greatest hits compilations, usually in its edited single version.

“Mother Earth” is a song by Sweet, which has not been heard too often. Here they leave bubble gum rock sound behind and embrace it like progressive rock with Oberheim polyphonic synthesizers and piano riffs. The song is featured on their 1979 album Cut Above the Rest. Their original lead vocalist Brian Connolly left the band during the recording of the album.

“Wim-Wam Bam” is a song that was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Sweet recorded it in 1972 with band members playing their instruments instead of session musicians. The song lyrics were inspired by the 1855 poem “Hiawatha” by Henry Longfellow. The band performed it on Top of the Pops.