What R&B one hit wonders do you remember?
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They also had Where Do You Want Me To Put It and Blowin' My Mind which is my favorite Solo song.

Lothan said:

Oh-Okay thanks for the information Guess I better edit that title

Najee said:

WOW! Whatever happened to her? That was the jam in 79' & 80

nurse said:

Maybe not.

I just know those other songs pretty well cuz I have the album.

'If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It' - Cant remember who sang it, but I remember that my 45 (for those of you who remember 45's) had a bright green label.

'Ring My Bell' - Anita Ward

'Who Do You Love' - Bernard Wright

'Remember the Rain' - 21st Century (Jackson 5 Wanna be's)
'Oh Honey" - Delegation

'Because I Love You' - Lenny Williams

'The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked' - Lost Generation

'I Destroyed your Love' - Special Delivery

'Pillow Talk' - Sylvia

speciallove said:

You put Lenny Williams on the one hit wonder list?

And Bernard Wright had several albums that are actually pretty good.

Frankie Smith and Gwen Guthrie immediately come to mind.

AlexdeParis said:

I know about Nothing Going On But The Rent, but who the hell is Frankie Smith-his one hit isn't even memorable

AlexdeParis said:

Gwen had another cut called Should Have Been You. I don't know how it charted though.

Oran "Juice" Jones

The Deele, Blaque, Blu Cantrell maybe.

nurse said:

I heard that song this very morning. Laughed my ass off.

Lothan said:

He cracks me up when he talks about taking the coat back

nurse said:

damn you took mines


Tell Me by Groove Theory

Here We Go Again-Portrait

You Gotta Be- Desree

Nobody Knows- The Tony Rich Project (I could be wrong about this one)

Live and Learn- Joe Public

nurse said:

"I gave you things you couldn't even pronounce".

muse87 said:

Desree & Groove Theory are great picks!

Lothan said:

Well that was all I knew about... sorry

nurse said:

The whole cd is great

A few that I like...

Just One Look - Doris Troy
Sally Go 'Round the Roses - The Jaynetts
Cool Jerk - The Capitols
Expressway To Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
Funky Nassau - The Beginning of the End
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango

...I could name a few more but i'd rather not nitpick what's a hit a what isn't.


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speciallove said:

That would be Ms. Kellie Patterson

nurse said:

AAAH . . . DON'T TOUCH DAT COAT!!!!!

funkpill said:

THANKS!

namepeace said:

nurse said:

priceless.

nurse said:

Actually, Frankie Smith's hit song is very memorable -- "Double Dutch Bus," a No. 1 song on Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1982.

"Give me a 'Ho!' if you got your funky bus fare!"
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Najee said:

Thanks Najee

Lothan said:

A one-hit wonder, IMO, is someone who had a hit song (in this case, at least a top 20 song on the Billboard R&B singles chart) and went quickly back into obscurity. Anita Ward is a classic one-hit wonder. It can't be someone who enjoyed notable success in some other incarnation like Lenny Williams, who was the lead singer for Tower of Power before going solo again (he was a solo act prior to T of P); also, I believe Williams had another hit song besides "'Cause I Love You," called "Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh!"

On the other hand, Bernard Wright may qualify because the top 10 single "Who Do You Love" was his only hit. I believe it was on his third album, "Mr. Wright." While he has continued over the years as a studio musician, I don't believe he came remotely close to having another successful song.
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nurse said:

The Deele had a few more hits than ONE. "Body Talk", "Two Occasions", "Sweet November", "Shoot 'Em Up Movies" and "Just My Luck" were their most well known hits.

When I think of ONE hit wonders, Koffee Brown ("THe Afterparty"), comes to mind. Also UNV ("Something's Going On"). Vanity 6, Apollonia 6, and Mazariti all fall into that category.