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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: 2-hit wonders |
| Date | Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:08:41 -0500 |
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At Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:44:05 Robert wrote:
>Climax Blues Band (Couldn't Get It Right, I Love You)
>Dan Hill (Sometimes When We Touch, Can We Try)
>Crowded House (Don't Dream, Something So Strong)
If you're going by BILLBOARD stats these would be true....but in Canada both
Crowded House and Dan Hill had more Top30 hits.
Crowded House also hit with "World Where You Live" and "Better Be Home
Soon". In fact, they were huge in Canada -- playing their second last show,
ever, at The Horseshoe Tavern.
Dan Hill was a household name in Canada....before, during and AFTER
"Sometimes When We Touch" with songs like "You Make Me Want To Be", "Hold
On", and "Don't Give Up On Love" just to name a few.
At Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 Sam Smith wrote:
>
> * Men Without Hats ("Safety Dance" and "Pop Goes the World")
Same thing....BIG in Canada...especially in the home of electro-dance music,
Montreal. Also hits were "I Got The Message", "Where The Boys Go",
"Moonbeam", "Ole Sole Mio" and "Hey Men".
> * Stealer's Wheel/Gerry Rafferty - not sure if I think this is fair,
> exactly, but you had a one-hit band ("Stuck in the Middle With You")
> and a one-hit solo artist ("Baker Street") from that band
Strictly from the Billboard Top40, Rafferty made the Top30 five
times...."Right Down The Line", "Home And Dry", "Days Gone Down", and "Get
It Right Next Time".
I guess it depends on what the definition of "hit" is as only "Baker Street"
made it to the To10 (reaching #2).
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