#OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Polydor 1000 Anne Murray - You Needed Me (1978)

#QuickSidenote 🇨🇦 “Hot Child in the City” by Nick Gilder spent 1 week atop the US #Billboard #Top40 chart… The following week, the #1 song on the chart was “You Needed Me” by Anne Murray… 🇨🇦 #NickGilder #AnneMurray #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Disco Dance Classix Device - Hanging On A Heart Attack (1986)

#OneHitHistory Holly Knight’s US synth-rock trio Device earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “Hanging On A Heart Attack” in 1986… with Mike Chapman producing. #HollyKnight #MikeChapman #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1984 The Warrior - Scandal, featuring Patty Smyth (single version)

#OneHitHistory US rock group Scandal, fronted by Patty Smyth, earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “The Warrior” in 1984… written by Nick Gilder & Holly Knight. Produced by Mike Chapman. $%#@, these stoopid rabbit holes swallow you up if yer not careful! #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Yeah, that Bryan Adams… #BryanAdams #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In 1976, four versions of “Roxy Roller” hit the market: The original Sweeney Todd cut, A solo Nick Gilder version, Sweeney Todd with Clark Perry, Sweeney Todd with a 16-year-old Bryan Adams on vocals...
A glam rock identity crisis in real time. 🤯 #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Their breakthrough came with “Roxy Roller,” a stomping, sax-laced glam anthem about a teenage runaway chasing thrills in the city. Gilder’s sneering vocals and the song’s bubblegum-glam punch made it a huge #1 hit… in Canada. #SweeneyTodd #NickGilder #RoxyRoller #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Before “Hot Child in the City,” Nick Gilder was already a rock star… in 🇨🇦. In 1975, he co-founded Sweeney Todd, who definitely wore their influences on their sequined sleeves: Bowie, T. Rex, Sweet, Glitter, hooks, eyeliner, and swagger. #SweeneyTodd #NickGilder #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly “Hot Child in the City” lures you in with soft vocals and a slow, smoky swagger… but there’s a shadow behind the shine. Nick Gilder wrote it after seeing runaway teens on Hollywood Blvd, chasing dreams and losing themselves in the neon. #NickGilder #Hollywood #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1978 HITS ARCHIVE: Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder (a #1 record--stereo 45 single version)

#OneHitHistory The week ending August 5, 1978, 🇬🇧/🇨🇦 singer/songwriter Nick Gilder earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Hot Child In The City” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. It spent 18 weeks on the chart, including one week at the top spot. #NickGilder #OneHitWondered

Jeff Porcaro wasn’t just a drummer... he was the heartbeat of countless songs you didn’t even know he played on. From Toto to Steely Dan to Michael Jackson, his groove was everywhere. He died #OTD in 1992 at just 38. A quiet giant of the music industry, gone way too soon...

George Duke’s legacy? A career that had no ceiling... Jazzheads respected him. Funk fans loved him. Pop listeners might not ever realize he was behind some of their favorite grooves…

George Duke
(January 12, 1946 - August 5, 2013)

YouTube video by George Duke - Topic Dukey Stick

#Interestingly George Duke was one of those rare musicians who could do everything…jazz, funk, fusion, pop, R&B… and make it all feel like it came from the same universe. He came up studying classical piano, but ditched Bach for Miles & Monk. #GeorgeDuke #StanleyClarke #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly The Clarke/Duke Project mixed virtuosic playing with accessible grooves. It wasn’t just for jazzheads… this was crossover material. The standout track was the George Duke-penned silky, soft-pop ballad "Sweet Baby." #GeorgeDuke #StanleyClarke #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In the late '70s, the two jazz giants, bassist Stanley Clarke & keyboardist George Duke, teamed up for a funky, soulful fusion project… The result was the 1981 album, The Clarke/Duke Project. #GeorgeDuke #StanleyClarke #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly George Duke & Stanley Clarke both had some serious jazz cred… Clarke helped pioneer jazz fusion with Return to Forever. Duke played with Zappa and ran solo projects that blended funk, jazz, and R&B. When they joined forces, the result was slick, beautiful lightning... #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by StanleyClarkeVEVO Stanley Clarke, George Duke - Sweet Baby

#OneHitHistory Remembering jazz singer/songwriter & keyboardist George Duke, who #DOTD in 2013. George earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1981 when “Sweet Baby,” by Stanley Clarke & George Duke, spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #19. #GeorgeDuke #StanleyClarke #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Hummingbird Productions Applebee's Summertime Fare Triple Choice

#QuickSidenote I’ll just leave this here… for funsies. #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In 1962, with summer heating up, Epic Records reissued The Jamies’ “Summertime, Summertime” and lightning struck a second time… The song re-entered the US #Billboard #Top40 again… making the group the rare two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree with the same song. #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote No, Sherm Feller didn’t write “Summertime, Summertime.” Tom Jameson did. It was quite common for managers to take credits/royalties back in them days… #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Forever Young VP Sherm Feller - 1990 Game 2 ALCS - Red Sox PA announcer

#Interestingly The Jamies were discovered by Boston radio DJ Sherm Feller, who helped the group get a recording contract with Epic Records (& helped himself to co-writing credit, half the royalties & publishing rights). Feller was the long-time Fenway Park public address announcer. #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly The Jamies were a Boston vocal group formed by Tom Jameson and his teenage sister Serena (along with Jeanine Roy & Arthur Blair). In 1958, they hit radios with Tom Jameson’s school vacation-time opus: “Summertime, Summertime.” #TheJamies #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by The45Prof 1958 HITS ARCHIVE: Summertime, Summertime - Jamies

#OneHitHistory The week ending August 4, 1962, the reissue of “Summertime, Summertime” by The Jamies spent the week on the #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The song originally earned the Boston vocal group US #OneHitWonder honors in 1958… spending 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #26. #OneHitWondered

How was it wearin' one of those polyester disco suits...? 🤣

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...and one more, for fun.
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...and this one.
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YouTube video by Tips Official Full Song: Pehli Pehli Baar Jab | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Salman Khan | Kumar Sanu | 90s Song

Well, I've found a few artists who've sampled "Born To Be Alive."

This one is kinda interesting.
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#Interestingly The party ended… as eventually, all do. Patrick Hernandez never touched the US #Top40 again. He’s been milking “Born to Be Alive” for decades, and honestly, why not? Some songs are big enough to carry a whole career, and “Born to Be Alive” is one of them. #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote A then-unknown Madonna was a featured backup dancer on tour with Patrick Hernandez. It didn’t launch her career… that came later (but it’s a neat piece of pop trivia.) #Madonna #PatrickHernandez #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by RETROVISOR Patrick Hernandez Born to Be Alive 1979 HD 16:9

#Interestingly “Born to Be Alive” wasn’t just a hit… it was a cartoonish, relentless pulse that hit #1 on disco charts like it was shot out of a glitter cannon… It was a full-blown disco anthem with a relentless beat and a campy flair. #PatrickHernandez #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Patrick Hernanzez was just another journeyman in the Euro-pop wilderness, bumming around in bands nobody remembers… Then he met Belgian producer Jean Vanloo…Boom! His music is burnin’ up every disco floor in the World! #OneHitWondered