The term " " had been bandied about after ' 1972 hit but it didn't permanently gel until the release of the album in 1976. The songs in this packaged product weren't new -- the album contained previously released material by , , and ' wife (who had hit the charts a year earlier with ). But it marked the industry's recognition of the changing times, and as the center point of a campaign to publicize Nashville's new "progressive" breed, it worked like a charm. It quickly became the first album to sell more than a million copies, and it boosted the careers of all involved. ~ Kurt Wolff