I think most of these are One Hit Wonders........Think back and bring 'em on!
Laurel

Hey Laurel! I chose "Moonlight Feels Right" and "OtherS would've included:

Falling by LeBlanc & Carr-1978
How Long by Ace-1974...to name a few!

BTW, Gilbert O'Sullivan had 3 hits....including "Clair"  and "Get Down" both from 1973 and Looking Glass had a minor 2nd hit in 1973 called "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann"

Hey Laurel! I chose "Moonlight Feels Right" and "OtherS would've included:

Falling by LeBlanc & Carr-1978
How Long by Ace-1974...to name a few!

BTW, Gilbert O'Sullivan had 3 hits....including "Clair"  and "Get Down" both from 1973 and Looking Glass had a minor 2nd hit in 1973 called "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann"


Thanx for the info-I knew you'd straighten me out!  "How Long" is a great song!
What about "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band-why do we all know this song?
Ciao

Thanx for the info-I knew you'd straighten me out!  "How Long" is a great song!
What about "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band-why do we all know this song?
Ciao
No Problem, Laurel ;) While I love that song by Ace, I cannot stand http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/wuerg/vomit-smiley-007.gifAfternoon Delight

No Problem, Laurel ;) While I love that song by Ace, I cannot stand http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/wuerg/vomit-smiley-007.gifAfternoon Delight


That icon is hysterical!  Another song that deserves the vomiting smiley(does that sound right?), would be Shannon by Henry Gross.

Laurel

Alone Again, Rock the Boat, Seasons in the Sun, and Brandy. I would've also voted for Afternoon Delight and some disco hits if you listed them!

Tanya

Alone Again, Rock the Boat, Seasons in the Sun, and Brandy. I would've also voted for Afternoon Delight and some disco hits if you listed them!

Tanya


Tanya,  I am and always will be a disco fan.  The first record I ever bought with my own $$ was Saturday Night Fever, and I still have the vinyl-2 record set.  One of my favorites is "Dim all The Lights"-Donna Summer.  My most despised is "I Love the Night Life" by Alicia Bridges.  Of course, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor must be given honors!

What would you have added?

Laurel

Hey Laurel! I chose "Moonlight Feels Right" and "OtherS would've included:

Falling by LeBlanc & Carr-1978
How Long by Ace-1974...to name a few!

BTW, Gilbert O'Sullivan had 3 hits....including "Clair"  and "Get Down" both from 1973 and Looking Glass had a minor 2nd hit in 1973 called "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann"


Moonlight Feels Right -- great.
How Long by Ace -- great.

BTW, Gilbert O'Sullivan had 3 hits....including "Clair"  and "Get Down" both from 1973 and Looking Glass had a minor 2nd hit in 1973 called "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann" -- so true.


There's a bunch of other great one hit wonders from the '70s. Some get mentioned all the time. How about one of these

Tighter, Tighter - Alive & Kicking
Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

Some fine tunes there, but I went for...

Other - 'Spirit In The Sky' - Norman Greenbaum

...a true OHW in every sense...did he know any other songs bar this?!!

Also worth a mention (tho' I sense that our Australian friends may find this hard to believe...) is 'Howzat' by Sherbet...a cracker of a song (amongst many), but their only notable overseas hit...

'Resurrection Shuffle' - Ashton, Gardner & D-yke...great stuff...



There's a bunch of other great one hit wonders from the '70s. Some get mentioned all the time. How about one of these

Tighter, Tighter - Alive & Kicking
Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone



Redbone had a colossal hit with 'Witch Queen Of New Orleans' in the UK, zcrito...great piece of 'swamp rock' which is well worth finding...

Moonlight Feels Right -- great.
How Long by Ace -- great.

BTW, Gilbert O'Sullivan had 3 hits....including "Clair"  and "Get Down" both from 1973 and Looking Glass had a minor 2nd hit in 1973 called "Jimmy Loves Mary Ann" -- so true.


There's a bunch of other great one hit wonders from the '70s. Some get mentioned all the time. How about one of these

Tighter, Tighter - Alive & Kicking
Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone



You can also add:
Ride Captain, Ride by Blues Image-1970
Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede-1974
Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglass-1974
Tell Her She's Lovely by El Chicano-1973
and
My Sweet Lady by Cliff De Young-1973 :)

I chose "Seasons In The Sun" (Terry Jacks), but I do like many of the ones listed...minus "Spirit In The Sky"!!  :P

***sits and waits for Paul's response***

You can also add:
Ride Captain, Ride by Blues Image-1970
Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede-1974
Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglass-1974
Tell Her She's Lovely by El Chicano-1973
and
My Sweet Lady by Cliff De Young-1973 :)


And while you're at it, add these for me too...

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
You are My Starship - Norman Connors
O-o-h Child - Five Stairsteps
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Run, Run, Run - Jo Jo Gunn
Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe
The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea

;)

I chose "Seasons In The Sun" (Terry Jacks), but I do like many of the ones listed...minus "Spirit In The Sky"!!  :P

***sits and waits for Paul's response***


Heh! Consider yourself responded, Karen...!!

I didn't throw that one in to spite you (I know you don't care for it much...), but it was one of the many tunes I was brought up on...

Okay, you can stop looking at me funny now...!!

A couple more...

'Float On' - The Floaters (who, er...floated off soon after, never to be heard of again...)

Les Crane's inspirational (!) 'Desiderata'...which, hand on heart, I've never heard played on the radio...!

And, John Denver will always be a OHW here...'Annie's Song' was the only effort of his that we bought...!!

Heh! Consider yourself responded, Karen...!!

I didn't throw that one in to spite you (I know you don't care for it much...), but it was one of the many tunes I was brought up on...

I can appreciate that.  ;)

And, John Denver will always be a OHW here...'Annie's Song' was the only effort of his that we bought...!!

That really surprises me, as he had countless hits on this side of the globe!!

A couple more...

'Float On' - The Floaters (who, er...floated off soon after, never to be heard of again...)

Les Crane's inspirational (!) 'Desiderata'...which, hand on heart, I've never heard played on the radio...!

And, John Denver will always be a OHW here...'Annie's Song' was the only effort of his that we bought...!!




Float On -- gone one, except for

...float, float on...
Libra and my name is Charles...
Leo and my name is Paul...
Cancer and my name is Larry...
...float, float on...

;D


John Denver is far from a OHW in the U.S., but the only Top-40, song by him I ever liked is "Rocky Mountain High".
:)


'Desiderata' ? It's not ringing any bells with me right now. I'll look it up...

;)

Float On -- gone one, except for

...float, float on...
Libra and my name is Charles...
Leo and my name is Paul...
Cancer and my name is Larry...
...float, float on...

;D

Wasn't there a discussion about this one not too long ago....?

Wasn't there a discussion about this one not too long ago....?




...FLOAT, float on...

Yes, and I believe you were a part of it.
???

...FLOAT, float on...

I voted "Brandy"  I'd like to add "Magdelena" by Danny O'keefe, often wonder why it isn't played more
often, and "Any Day Now" originally recorded by Chuck Jackson, I lovelovelove that version.

"Any Day Now" originally recorded by Chuck Jackson, I lovelovelove that version.


That's lovely, that is...superb tune...

That's lovely, that is...superb tune...


Now I can't get it out of my head, I hve to go listen to it(about 10 or 15 times)

And while you're at it, add these for me too...

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
You are My Starship - Norman Connors
O-o-h Child - Five Stairsteps
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Run, Run, Run - Jo Jo Gunn
Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe
The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders
Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea

;)

Great ones, zcrito....though Thin Lizzy had more hits...like "Jailbreak"....though I judge hits by not onlt Top 40 charts but by Rock Radio Stations ;)

Fooled Around and Fell In Love(Elvin Bishop)

Also worth a mention (tho' I sense that our Australian friends may find this hard to believe...) is 'Howzat' by Sherbet...a cracker of a song (amongst many), but their only notable overseas hit...

'Resurrection Shuffle' - Ashton, Gardner & D-yke...great stuff...



Good choice Paul !  One of my very favourite local bands from the 70's, is Sherbet and I understand that was their only international hit, sadly. :(

Excellent choice with 'Resurrection Shuffle' too ! 8)

My pick..and I only went from the list as it would be too difficult to pick a single favourite 'one hit wonder'...

'Fooled Around and Fell In Love'  :)

Smoke From A Distant Fire by Sanford Townshend Band-1977 is another good one :)

Sister Sledge had other hits. "(I Wonder Why) He's the Greatest Dancer" is another one.

Tanya

Sister Sledge had other hits. "(I Wonder Why) He's the Greatest Dancer" is another one.

Tanya


Okay. Remove Sister Sledge and replace with The Emotions and "Best of My Love".
;)
:)

Unfortunately... they don't make songs like that anymore.  Wish they did. 

Love "How long" by Ace and Montego Bay, and  Redbone    8)

Smoke From a Distant Fire ...Sanford & Townsend

A few I like:

How Long - Ace
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
More More More - Andrea True Connection


Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears


That's a good one. ;)

Redbone had a colossal hit with 'Witch Queen Of New Orleans' in the UK, zcrito...great piece of 'swamp rock' which is well worth finding...



"Witch Queen Of New Orleans". I heard it once. I still think Redbone are OHWs.  ;D


How about another '70s, OHW I heard on the radio Sunday night - "Suavecito" by Malo. :)

Here are some more

Oh, Babe, What Would You Say- Hurricane Smith.
Brother Louie-Stories
Dead Skunk-Loudon Wainwright III
It Never Rains in Southern California-Albert Hammond
Drift Away-Dobie Gray
Wildflower-Skylark
Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne-Looking Glass
Chick-a-Boom-Daddy Dewdrop
Don't Pull YOur Love-Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Indian Reservation-Raiders
Smile Little Smile for Me-The Flying Machine
Cherry Hill Park-Billy Joe Royal
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss HIm Goodbye-Steam
Arizona-Mark Lindsay
Which Way You Going, Billy-The Poppy Family

But, I think my favorite is:

Last Song-Edward Bear

I'm sure there is many, many more.



Cat

Definitely Brandy.....but why was "MY SHARONA" left off

Definitely Brandy.....but why was "MY SHARONA" left off
Neither is a one hit wonder...Brandy was followed by "Jimmie Loves Maryanne" and The Knack had many hits including "Good Girls Don't" and "Frustrated".... :)

Here are some more

Don't Pull YOur Love-Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

Cat


Didn't Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Reynolds was actually Dennison) also have "Fallin' in Love" ?
:)

Didn't Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Reynolds was actually Dennison) also have "Fallin' in Love" ?
:)



Sure did, tho' not a patch on that earlier effort...

They also charted as The T-Bones with the excellent 'No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)'...should you wish to stretch a point...!!

Neither is a one hit wonder...Brandy was followed by "Jimmie Loves Maryanne" and The Knack had many hits including "Good Girls Don't" and "Frustrated".... :)

I didn't know either of those knack songs were hits

from this list i chose Brandy..i would add Chevy Van by Sammy Johns and Dancin' In The Moonlight by King Harvest.
Stuck In The Middle by Steelers Wheel is also a good one.

(zcrito,The Stampeders have more hits that you should check out some time-Carry Me and Oh My Lady  :))

Didn't Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Reynolds was actually Dennison) also have "Fallin' in Love" ?
:)




Oops.  :-[



Cat

All those mentioned before plus:
The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
Undercover Angel-Alan O'Day
Sky High-Jigsaw
Billy Don't Be a Hero-Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (from a Paper Lace cover)
Troglodyte/King Kong-Jimmy Castor Bunch

And a guilty pleasure: Run Joey Run by David Geddes. 8)

I'm sure a lot of these had minor hits or bigger hits overseas.

All those mentioned before plus:

Sky High-Jigsaw
Troglodyte/King Kong-Jimmy Castor Bunch

I'm sure a lot of these had minor hits or bigger hits overseas.


Good ones.
:)

How about Morris Albert . Feelings?

How about Morris Albert . Feelings?



What about it? I would like to forget that one. lol




Cat

Alone Again(Naturally) (Gilbert O'Sullivan)

One Tin Soldier- Coven

heres something i thought id share...tony burrows is the only one to have 5 one hit wonders all under different names. This Brit sang.... (1)Edison Lighthouse's  "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)".....(2)White Plains'  "My Baby Loves Lovin'....(3)the Pipkins'  "Gimme Dat Ding," (4)the Brotherhood of Man's "United We Stand," .....and (5)First Class'  Beach Baby all '70s one hit wonders  :P

I didn't know either of those knack songs were hits
Yep...along with 1980's very minor hit called "Baby Talks Dirty. :)

All those mentioned before plus:

Billy Don't Be a Hero-Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (from a Paper Lace cover)

They actually had another hit called "Who Do You Think You Are" as well :-\\

Didn't Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (Reynolds was actually Dennison) also have "Fallin' in Love" ?
:)

Yep...AND "Winners And Losers" from 1976

Gotta be Drivers Seat by Sniff 'n the Tears.  Love that song  8)

Gotta be Drivers Seat by Sniff 'n the Tears.  Love that song  8)


Good one.

That icon is hysterical!  Another song that deserves the vomiting smiley(does that sound right?), would be Shannon by Henry Gross.

Laurel

Egads, I absolutely despise Shannon like nothing else on the face of this earth!

These are some of my favorites:  Montego Bay by Bobby Bloom
                                              Hold Your Head Up - Argent
                                              Vehicle- Ides of March.....great local band

Egads, I absolutely despise Shannon like nothing else on the face of this earth!

These are some of my favorites:  Montego Bay by Bobby Bloom
                                              Hold Your Head Up - Argent
                                              Vehicle- Ides of March.....great local band
Here in the UK, Argent are not a One Hit Wonder for the same group had a hit with God Gave Rock And Roll To You

Looking at this list, I see Terry Jacks.  Here in his native Canada, he had a few hits.  He also had hits with his wife Susan Jacks as part of the late 60's and early 70's country-folk group "The Poppy Family"  :)

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Loudon Wainwright III: Dead Skunk
Norman Greebaum: Spirit in the Sky
Exile: Kiss You All Over
David Essex: Rock On
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
Kraftwerk: Autobahn
The Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star (associated with the '80s, technically the '70s)
Gary Numan: Cars (ditto, plus Numan had other hits in UK, but no others charted in US)
Nick Gilder: Hot Child in the City
Patti Smith Group: Because The Night
Patrick Hernandez: Born to Be Alive
M: Pop Muzik
Eric Weisberg & Steve Mandell: Dueling Banjos (a.ka. theme from "Deliverance")
Walter Murphy ~ A Fifth of Beethoven
The Beginning of the End: Funky Nassau, pt. 1
Hot Butter: Popcorn (for Moog synthesizer)
Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays

AND THE OVERALL WINNER IS:
Kraftwerk: Autobahn

BONA-FIDE ONE-HIT-WONDER WINNER:
David Essex: Rock On

is she really going out with him...joe jackson(not the father of who you think)

Looking at this list, I see Terry Jacks.  Here in his native Canada, he had a few hits.  He also had hits with his wife Susan Jacks as part of the late 60's and early 70's country-folk group "The Poppy Family"  :)
I have the single of Terry Jacks singing Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)

is she really going out with him...joe jackson(not the father of who you think)


Joe Jackson was a OHW ? Maybe just in the '70s, but I can think of a good popular '80s song by him.

Joe Jackson was a OHW ? Maybe just in the '70s, but I can think of a good popular '80s song by him.

Joe was no OHW!

Besides "Is She Really Going Out With Him," Jackson had singles hits Stateside with "Steppin' Out," and "Breaking Us In Two," and "You Can't Get What You Want."

Although "Steppin' Out" was his biggest hit, Top 10 US/UK,* "Is She Really Going Out With Him" has a longer lifespan, perhaps in part because it appeared on the Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack.  "Pretty Boys" wasn't a charting single, but its inclusion on  the Times Square soundtrack garnered it some New Wave attention.  Plus the lyrics were quite prescient of his bitter experience with Duran Duran and the "pretty boy" New Romantics hogging all the MTV fame a few years later.

Jackson started out New Wave but he had an irresistable draw to the Cole Porter side of song writing, which left him with critical respect, but less chart action than he might have otherwise seen.

*"It's Different For Girls" actually scored a #5 single in the UK to "Steppin' Out" at #6, but the former didn't chart at all in the U.S.

BTW, though Jackson's "Is She Realy Going Out With Him" hit the charts in the summer of 1979, I would still consider him primarily '80s, especially since his music was "New Wave" anticipation of the '80s.

O-o-h Child - Five Stairsteps

I gotta say, I still love this song. It's like musical comfort food when I'm w :( 8) 8)orried or blue.

Uh, you can tell I am having trouble with smiley placement. I am not drunk or anything.


mm

does anybody remember "oh well" by the rockets.........cant help about the shape im in ,i cant sing,i aint pretty and my legs are thin, dont ask me what i think of you,i might not give you the answer that you want me to

Seasons In The Sun

Fooled Around and Fell In Love

I chose 7?

But Seasons In The Sun

Lovin the Seasons In The Sun!

Seasons In The Sun


In the 1990's one of the radio stations in San Diego threw a party for their 11 listeners and Terry Jacks was there and performed  that song.

Pretty cool to see him live and singing that song.

Let's see what was the B-side on that single???

Ohh yeah...Put The Bone In

nobody has mentioned Nick Gilder  Hot ChildIn The City    or Junk Food Junkie by who knows I dont  Or one of my alltime favorites  CONVOY by C W McCALL    pigpen you wanna back it off another ten them hogs r gettin intense up here

I have the single of Terry Jacks singing Rock 'N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)


That song was a HUGE hit for him here in Canada