LittleBLUECorvette said:

Sunshine Anderson can officially be removed from the ONE HIT category. Here recent song, "Force of Nature" (that was co-written by Beyonce) did pretty good on the Urban AC charts. Her follow-up single to "Heard It All Before" did well also (Lunch or Dinner).

What about the family's screams of passion? If not mentioned already.
I know they had a followup single that i dug a lot called high fashion but
unsure how it charted.

I understand how we are qualifying the artists as one hit wonders but i wonder about some of the artists for ex. johnny kemp. Even though dancin with myself was a successful followup to just got paid chartwise, it was still obscure meaning most people don't associate the song with johnny kemp or simply don't remember it.

Another example,though jeffrey osborne is far from being a one hit wonder is a song he recorded in 1988 called she's on the left. The song was number 2 r&b if my memory serves correct. Najee may correct me on this one if i'm wrong. Even though the song was number 2, it was obscure. Maybe some r&b fans may remember it but i doubt it seriously if his pop audience even heard of the record. When you think of jeffrey osborne you associate him with on the wings of love, and the woo woo song. I'm not aware of the chart positions of these 2 songs i really don't need no light and we're going all the way but those 2 songs are more popular than she's on the left but may not have charted as high because of competition during the time those recordings were out. The point i'm trying to make is some songs that are not memorable like johnny kemp's dancing with myself may chart higher than some other memorable popular tunes because of the lack of competition during the time the recording was out.

Nevertheless; i am on point as to how we are classifying the one hit wonders for the purpose of this thread. I hope i didn't tire you guys out with this post. Great thread!

High Fashion was another single but I don't know how high it charted on the R&B charts. Najee, hook us up with that info.

Jeffrey Osborne also had:

"Plane Love" and "Stay With Me Tonight"

MuthaFunka said:

"High Fashion" peaked at #34 in 1985.

"Heard It All Before" was Sunshine Anderson's only single to make the Billboard R&B top 40 (it peaked at #3).

PurpleCharm said:

Jeffrey also had
"I Really Don't Need No Light"
"She's On The Left"
"We're Going All The Way"
"The Last Time I Made Love" (with Joyce Kennedy)
"Don't Stop"
"Love Power" (with Dionne Warwick)
and "Only Human" were big hits.

I understand how we are qualifying the artists as one hit wonders but i wonder about some of the artists for ex. johnny kemp. Even though dancin with myself was a successful followup to just got paid chartwise, it was still obscure meaning most people don't associate the song with johnny kemp or simply don't remember it.

Another example,though jeffrey osborne is far from being a one hit wonder is a song he recorded in 1988 called she's on the left. The song was number 2 r&b if my memory serves correct. Najee may correct me on this one if i'm wrong. Even though the song was number 2, it was obscure. Maybe some r&b fans may remember it but i doubt it seriously if his pop audience even heard of the record.

MuthaFunka said:

It's possible. 'Give Me Tonight" for you is sort of like I am with Lovelite by
O'bryan. I never heard of that song until I started visiting this board. I knew of all of his hits except that one. Strange.

All right, here is One-Hit Wonder No. 6 from my list (one I didn't see named by someone earlier, which is somewhat surprising considering this board):

Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me"
[Edited 8/5/07 16:00pm]

Najee said:

Ah, but what about Rockwell's followup single "Obscene Phone Caller" which was a top 10 R&B hit?

Ah, but what about Rockwell's followup single "Obscene Phone Caller" which was a top 10 R&B hit?

Here is Jeffrey Osborne's chart history, both on the Billboard R&B Singles and Hot 100 charts; respectively. The list is driven by his top 20 soul hits:

"I Really Don't Need No Light," (No. 3 in 1982; No. 39)
"On the Wings of Love," (No. 13 in 1983; No. 29)
"Don't You Get So Mad," (No. 3 in 1983; No. 25)
"Stay with Me Tonight," (No. 4 in 1984; No. 30)
"Plane Love," (No. 10 in 1984)
"We're Going All the Way," (No. 16 in 1984; No. 48)
"The Last Time I Made Love (a duet with Joyce Kennedy on her 'Lookin' for Trouble' album)," (No. 2 in 1984; No. 40)
"Don't Stop," (No. 6 in 1984; No. 44)
"The Borderlines," (No. 7 in 1985; No. 38)
"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)," (No. 2 in 1986; No. 13)
"Soweto," (No. 18)
"Love Power (a duet with Dionne Warwick on her 'Reservations for Two' album)," (No. 5 in 1987; No. 12)
"She's on the Left," (No. 1 in 1988; No. 48)
"Only Human," (No. 3 in 1990)
"If My Brother's in Trouble," (No. 11 in 1991)

[Edited 8/6/07 18:08pm]

AlexdeParis said:

Thanks Al. So The Family is considered a 1hitter then.

sextonseven said:

Good call!

I miss the song "Doctor's Orders" I believe it's Cheryl Lynn.

Divine Emotion - Narada Michael walden (altho he was a big time producer)
Juicy Fruit - Mtume
Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
Funkytown - Lipps Inc

Here is Jeffrey Osborne's chart history, both on the Billboard R&B Singles and Hot 100 charts; respectively. The list is driven by his top 20 soul hits:

"I Really Don't Need No Light," (No. 3 in 1982; No. 39)
"On the Wings of Love," (No. 13 in 1983; No. 29)
"Don't You Get So Mad," (No. 3 in 1983; No. 25)
"Stay with Me Tonight," (No. 4 in 1984; No. 30)
"Plane Love," (No. 10 in 1984)
"We're Going All the Way," (No. 16 in 1984; No. 48)
"The Last Time I Made Love (a duet with Joyce Kennedy on her 'Lookin' for Trouble' album)," (No. 2 in 1984; No. 40)
"Don't Stop," (No. 6 in 1984; No. 44)
"The Borderlines," (No. 7 in 1985; No. 38)
"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)," (No. 2 in 1986; No. 13)
"Soweto," (No. 18)
"Love Power (a duet with Dionne Warwick on her 'Reservations for Two' album)," (No. 5 in 1987; No. 12)
"She's on the Left," (No. 1 in 1988; No. 48)
"Only Human," (No. 3 in 1990)
"If My Brother's in Trouble," (No. 11 in 1991)

Was "Let Me Know" ever released as a single? It's from (Jeffrey Osborne's) 1984 'Don't Stop' album.I always loved that song.

I remember hearing (O'Bryan's) "Lovelite" all the time on the radio here in NY. So much so that I ended up buying the 7" at the time.

SoulAlive said:

[color=darkred]"Let Me Know" was a moderately successful third single from "Don't Stop" (peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, 1985).

Well, it's the same girl. While the Teddy Riley/Tammy Lucas version wasn't an official single, it does have a video and a remix. There was a 12" promo released in the UK.
[Edited 8/6/07 9:04am]

AlexdeParis said:

Mystery solved.
[Edited 8/7/07 5:26am]

theAudience said:

you win!

midnightmover said:

"Is It Good To You" from Teddy and Tammy were on the CB4 soundtrack if I'm not mistaken.

daPrettyman said:

It was on the Juice soundtrack, which also featured "Don't Be Afraid" by Aaron Hall, the other significant member of the just-broken-up Guy. CB4 had "Baby Be Mine," the first single by Blackstreet.