Dwight Twilley followed Phil Seymour to #OneHitWonderland in 1984, earning US #OneHitWonder honors with his ‘80s power-pop/new wave single “Girls.” The single spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #18. #DwightTwilley #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory One of the favs in #OneHitWonderland... The English garage rock group The Nashville Teens earned US #OneHitWonder honors with their version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road.” It spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1964, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly So, in classic #OneHitWonderland fashion, “Ruby Duby Du” is still a record that keeps a name alive: a loping guitar instrumental cribbed from a movie theme, a clever label stunt, and a Chicago kid who stepped into a made-up identity and turned it into a real career. #OneHitWondered
Publicity headshot of Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines
#QuickSidenote In the weird, wonderful #OneHitWonderland, Chris Gaines is a legend… a career that really just fit inside one brief moment in time. #ChrisGaines #GarthBrooks #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Kim Fowley? He was an LA lifer… always orbiting the Strip as producer, writer, manager, & hype man. He’s also a fascinating figure in #OneHitWonderland… but I’m not spelunking tonight. He became infamous a few years earlier, famously managing The Runaways #KimFowley #OneHitWondered
Press photo of Kim Fowley
#Interestingly Hollywood sleeze merchant Kim Fowley, according to Patron Saint of #OneHitWonderland, Casey Kasem, found Steel Breeze’s demo in a stack of tapes at Madame Wong’s. He & music attorney David Chatfield recorded the band at Rusk Studios in Hollywood & landed them at RCA. #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly Benny Mardones isn’t a household name, now or then… but his power ballad “Into The Night” carved out a permanent place for him in #OneHitWonderland. The single charted twice, nearly a decade apart… a rare feat that reflects the song’s power & some luck. #BennyMardones #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Russ Ballard? We know that Russ Ballard's name comes up frequently in #OneHitWonderland… maybe best known as the guitarist/co-lead vocalist of Argent. They earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1972 with “Hold Your Head Up.” #RussBallard #Argent #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Chris Thompson does lead to a bit of a gray area in #OneHitWonderland… His project, Night, had a US #Top40 hit in 1979 with “Hot Summer Nights,” which peaked at #18 on the chart. #Night #ChrisThompson #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly The semi-autobiographical “Tobacco Road” was written by North Carolina singer/songwriter John D. Loudermilk… a name that’s well-known in #OneHitWonderland. Loudermilk released his down-home, ‘folky’ version in 1960 to little fanfare. #JohnDLoudermilk #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly The Memphis high-school heroes caught the eye of Chips Moman, who signed them to the Memphis-based Youngstown record label… Chips, no stranger to the #OneHitWonderland, produced “Keep On Dancing,” and would negotiate a national distribution deal with MGM. #ChipsMoman #OneHitWondered
Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines...
#Interestingly In the weird, wonderful #OneHitWonderland, Chris Gaines is a legend… a career, even if it really just fit inside one brief moment in time.
‘Where are the bodies, Garth…?’ 🤣 #ChrisGaines #GarthBrooks #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote So, which version was the actual hit? The info out there is all over the map, so to speak. Some say it is the original 1975 version… then some will come along and say it’s the 1976 remake. I had to go to the oracle… a patron saint to all of #OneHitWonderland. #AT40 #OneHitWondered
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway & Geoff Stephens... 3 names with deep roots in #OneHitWonderland
Speaking of July 27, 1963... It was a good day for #OneHitWonderland
Ozzy’s only other appearance on the #Billboard #Top40 was as a featured artist on Lita Ford’s "Close My Eyes Forever." A duet about death, sung by two people who’d both stared it down.
It’s a sad day in #OneHitWonderland… 😭
It always amazes me! I think I'm lookin' at an easy, straightforward entry here in #OneHitWonderland... Cymarron? They turn into a deep rabbit hole? 😩
Yepper... and a deep one! Producer Chips Moman opens up a chasm that I can't even begin to see the bottom of... absolutely fascinating stuff. 🤓
#OneHitHistory Just as an example of his importance in #OneHitWonderland… Trevor Horn produced “Relax” by the Liverpudlian dance-pop group Frankie Goes To Hollywood… which earned them US #OneHitWonder honors in 1985. #TrevorHorn #FrankieGoesToHollywood #OneHitWondered
Andy always plays Ugly Kid Joe around this time every month in the hopes that it will be the subject of the next One Hit Wonderland.
When I had the budget to be a patron and even request episodes, I still wouldn't let Andy do it. Todd doesn't deserve that.😄
#onehitwonderland
#toddintheshadows
#Interestingly #OneHitWonderland Icon guitarist/vocalist Russ Ballard, who sang the hit single, would go on to be one of the most influential songwriters in US #OneHitWonder history… #Argent #RodArgent #RussBallard #OneHitWondered
Good lawd... how'd I blow that layup?
Part of that drivel was 'She’ll live forever in that song, Cyndi Grecco will. Maybe nowhere else.'
Questionable line, I'll grant you... but how could I not point out that she'll live forever in #OneHitWOnderland? 😖
It's a story that (more of less) happens repeatedly in #OneHitWonderland... especially in the early years of the Hot 100 era. Radio personalities had themselves some juice back in the day.
So you're the one...? 🤣
J/K... 😀 You're not alone. People loved "In The Year 2525" enough to keep it at #1 on the #Top40 for 6 weeks!
It's definitely one of the most polarizing songs in #OneHitWonderland... It seems that everyone either loves it or hates it.
#Interestingly Benny Mardones isn’t a household name, now or then… but his power ballad carved out a permanent place for him in #OneHitWonderland. “Into the Night” charted twice, nearly a decade apart… a rare feat that reflects both the song’s power and some luck. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly In December of 1998, Billboard revised its rules to allow airplay-only songs onto their Hot 100 chart, too late for Bob Carlisle, though… he’d missed his moment in Hot 100 history. Chart rules have shaped #OneHitWonderland history. #BobCarlisle #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#Interestingly In December of 1998, Billboard revised its rules to allow airplay-only songs onto the Hot 100, too late for Bob Carlisle, though. “Butterfly Kisses” was hugely popular but never hit the #Billboard #Top40… Chart rules can shape #OneHitWonderland history. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Linking this one back to #OneHitWonderland is a lil' more tenuous... The single (backed by "Oh, Lonesome Me") was released on Curb Records... Mike Curb earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1971 with "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation 😆
#OneHitHistory Kenneth posting a good'n... a great song, & one with ties to #OneHitWonderland. Co-written by two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree Johnny Cymbal and Austin Roberts, who's often mistaken for someone who's earned the honors (he's got 2 US #Billboard #Top40 hits) #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#OneHitWonderland is a strange place... a place where a silly tune about a runaway meatball can become a national novelty hit...!
