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80's flashback: Jerry Knight, "Overnight Sensation"  Anybody remember this tune? this, and Jerry Knight's later hit,"Perfect Fit"...he was a bass player/vocalist in Ray Parker Jr's Raydio , then broke out solo in '80/'81, had a string of solo albums, then hooked up with drummer Ollie Brown to become the duo Ollie and Jerry ("Breakin'...There No Stopping Us")( From The Movie, Breakin')...[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 7:08:41 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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"You're a star...you truly are...you're an...Overnight Sensation
You've got the part...you got my heart...you're an Overnight Sensation"  | |
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DavidEye said: "You're a star...you truly are...you're an...Overnight Sensation
You've got the part...you got my heart...you're an Overnight Sensation"  Yes Ndeed!!" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Put your name up in lights
cause your love is dynamite makes me feel alright Overnight Sensation Put your name up in lights cause your love is dynamite makes me feel alright Overnight Sensation In early 1980,that song was da jam! | |
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DavidEye said: Put your name up in lights
cause your love is dynamite makes me feel alright Overnight Sensation Put your name up in lights cause your love is dynamite makes me feel alright Overnight Sensation In early 1980,that song was da jam!  Yeah, notice in those days, a brother could still play some electric guitar on R&B radio...I think Prince was the last one to get to do this...Cameo and the Isley Brothers would sneak it in every now and then..." I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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THANKS FOR THIS THREAD. WE WE'RE AT WORK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO MADE PERFECT FIT!
PERFECT FIT, FITS LIKE A GLOVE PERFECT FIT, MUST BE LOVE I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ! | |
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never noticed u were waiting, waiting in the wings
waiting for your big debut, you showed me what you can do think im gonna tell the papers... tell em how you took the stage your performance got rave review that's the cut right there  | |
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Do you guys know how hard I've been looking for this cut?
Damn. I think Ima start another thread. | |
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| Yeah, how come this stuff was never reissued on CD, at least as an import? " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: Yeah, how come this stuff was never reissued on CD, at least as an import?The song "Overnight Sensation" can be found on a compilation CD called "Super Rare Disco Volume 2".But I bet you probably want his whole album? | |
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DavidEye said: paligap said: Yeah, how come this stuff was never reissued on CD, at least as an import?The song "Overnight Sensation" can be found on a compilation CD called "Super Rare Disco Volume 2".But I bet you probably want his whole album?  Yeah, but I guess i'll settle for the compilation.....if I have to...I guess..." I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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