The article highlights three soft rock songs it says became part of many Americans’ summer soundtrack in 1973: Eagles’ “Tequila Sunrise”, Bread’s “Aubrey” and Seals and Crofts’ “Diamond Girl”. It argues that, despite differing chart performances, all three remained familiar radio favourites and illustrate soft rock’s prominence at the time.

– “Tequila Sunrise”, from Eagles’ *Desperado*, was released shortly before summer and blended soft rock with country influences; it reached No. 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.
– Bread’s “Aubrey”, written by David Gates and said to have been inspired by *Breakfast at Tiffany’s*, peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 and No. 11 on Cash Box’s Top 100.
– Seals and Crofts’ “Diamond Girl”, released in May as the title track of its album, was the strongest chart success of the three, reaching No. 6 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart.