Yepper, and also written by Russ Ballard... In the US, Frida is also a solo US #OneHitWonder honoree for the single.
We've touched on "There’s Something Going On" a time or two. It's one of my favorites.
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Happy birthday to Swedish singer/songwriter Agnetha Fältskog, #BOTD in 1950. The ABBA vocalist earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors when her Russ Ballard-penned “Can’t Shake Loose” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1983, peaking at #29. #AgnethaFaltskog #ABBA #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week ending April 5, 1997, British-Indian singer/producer Jyoti Mishra, known as White Town, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his gender-blending Worldwide hit single “Your Woman” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. It spent 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23 #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week ending April 4, 1964, Astoria, New York, doo-wop group The Devotions earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their doo-wop novelty single “Rip Van Winkle” spent the week at #36 on the US #Billboard #Top40. The following week it dropped from the chart… a rare #OneWeekWonder. #OneHitWondered
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The week ending April 4, 1964, South African-born British pop singer Danny Williams earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his pop ballad “White On White” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #DannyWilliams #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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That guitar player lookin’ over Ricky’s left shoulder is Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Burton… we’ve mentioned him a lot. Most recently, as the session guitarist on “Long Lonesome Highway,” which earned actor/singer Michael Parks his US #OneHitWonder honors in 1970. #JamesBurton #OneHitWondered
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“Mother-in-Law” was written and produced by famed New Orleans R&B musician/songwriter & producer Allen Toussaint. He also produced this gem, written & performed by Dr. John. The quintessential New Orleans funk/R&B classic earned US #OneHitWonder honors for Dr. John in 1973. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week of April 3, 1961, New Orleans R&B singer Ernie K-Doe earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Allen Toussaint-penned & produced “Mother-in-Law” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #23. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, including one at the top spot. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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Long Island, NY hip-hop group De La Soul earned their US #OneHitWonder honors in 1989 when their defining alternative hip hop/jazz rap single “Me, Myself and I” spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #34. #DeLaSoul #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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In 2005, studio/virtual group Gorillaz earned US #OneHitWonder honors, with help from fellow #OneHitWonder honorees De La Soul, when "Feel Good Inc." spent 35 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered #Gorillaz #DeLaSoul #MusicSky
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Don Davis was famously paid $10 to play guitar on a raw, catchy dance tune named “Cool Jerk” in 1966. Detroit soul trio The Capitols earned US #OneHitWonder honors that year with that original version of the Motor City classic. #DonDavis #TheCapitols #FunkBrothers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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Don Davis played guitar on some of the Motown enterprise’s earliest foundational hits, including Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)." Strong earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1960 with the seminal R&B classic. #DonDavis #BarrettStrong #Motown #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week ending April 3, 1976, 🇺🇸 pop singer/songwriter Larry Santos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his soft pop/blue-eyed soul single “We Can't Hide It Anymore” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single peaked the following week at #36… and then dropped from the chart. #OneHitWondered
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After OXO, Ish Ledesma shifted from new wave into Miami freestyle, putting together Company B in 1986. It was a producer-built vocal trio featuring his wife, Lori. They earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1987 when “Fascinated” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #21. #OneHitWondered
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Why did OXO vanish? In true #OneHitWonder fashion, OXO broke up at the high point of having a #Billboard #Top40 hit… While their hit was on the chart, the group faced internal tension and creative differences. The band politics/infighting between management and their label doomed OXO #OneHitWondered
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Gwen McCrae earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1975 when her sultry soul classic “Rockin’ Chair” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #9. #GwenMcCrae #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week ending April 2, 1983, Florida Dance/new wave band OXO earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their bouncy, fast-paced “Whirrly Girl” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28. #WhirrlyGirl #OXO #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The yacht-rockin’ duo LeBlanc & Carr earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1978 when their soft rock ballad “Falling,” also recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #LennyLeBlanc #PeteCarr #OneHitWondered
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The guitarist during the recording sessions for “Angel In Your Arms” was famed session player Mac McAnally. In 1977, his “It's A Crazy World,” with Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford producing, spent two weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, earning US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered
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The week ending April 2, 1977, Los Angeles female vocal trio Hot earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their soulful single about infidelity, “Angel In Your Arms,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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Normally, if I do a deep dive on a US #OneHitWonder, I'd try to do that for you... but it was a birthday entry, so it was pretty bare-bones.
But hey, gotta respect another stats nerd looking it up! 🤣
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Paul Rodgers, the legendary rock frontman, became a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree as a member of The Firm. He first earned honors with the English rock group Free, when their bluesy hard rock anthem “All Right Now” spent 13 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #Free #OneHitWondered
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Happy birthday to English fretless bass master Tony Franklin, #BOTD in 1962. As a member of the British supergroup The Firm, Tony earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Radioactive,” the lead single off their debut album, spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #28. #OneHitWondered
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Country star (and fellow US #OneHitWonder honoree) Joe Diffie was another early one...
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Remembering US musician/songwriter Adam Schlesinger, #DOTD in 2020. As bassist for Fountains of Wayne, Adam earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 2003 when “Stacy’s Mom” spent 8 weeks on the US Top 40, peaking at #21 that November. #AdamSchlesinger #StacysMom #OneHitWondered
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The week ending April 1, 1972, San Francisco Latino jazz/rock fusion group Malo earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their smooth, laid-back love song “Suavecito” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. The single spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #Malo #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
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The week ending April 1, 1989, the all-female British pop group The Belle Stars earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the reissue of their new wave/pop cover of “Iko Iko” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #TheBelleStars #OneHitWondered
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English pop singer Don Fardon’s dramatic, ominous version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1968, peaking at #20… earning US #OneHitWonder honors for the Englishman. #OneHitWondered
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The week ending January 28, 1967, Cincinnati doo-wop group The Casinos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #TheCasinos #OneHitWondered
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The week ending October 10, 1964, English rock & roll/R&B group The Nashville Teens earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their garage rockin’ version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered
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