Pick almost any song on the Moody Blues' Octave LP (other than Top Rank Suite) - Had to Fall in Love:
Some really good stuff! ^ ... I seem to always trip upon stuff by bands I like, thanks to you all.. This is totally mellow and just beautiful. Nino Ferrer - South Spoiler
Danny Holien "Colorado"...this song is one that I picked up when I was in high school in 1973, it got a bit of airplay on top-40 in Northern California. It was on Tumbleweed Records.
this is an Australian song from 1980.... Don't let the crazy title fool you, this is a beautiful, poignant song.
I always think of JJ as a seventies guy, but this is 1982 and I reckon it's super mellow and beautiful
Hendrix-Drifting Gentle Giant-Think Of Me With Kindness Captain Beefheart-My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains Leo Kottke-Louise Tim Buckley-Morning Glory
I bought that great album back in the day. Another great LP is Pocos' Crazy Eyes which features their version of Magnolia.
Big fan on mellow songs from this time frame. I have been compiling them and burning CDs for years. Some of my favorite obscure ones from the 60s: Is This Love? - Batdorf & Rodney Your Husband, My Wife - Brooklyn Bridge Morningtown Ride - Seekers In Need of a Friend - Cowsills Mr. Diengly Sad -Critters And this beautiful track from Johnny Rivers: The 70s are a whole other story... It would take me pages to list all my favorite mellow 70s songs.......