Groove Me(Ah suki suki)- King Curtis
Rock the boat- Hues Corporation
Cheryl Pepsii Riley- Thanks for my child
Gregory Abbott- Shake you down

Anyone remember that cat Rome from about 10 years back with "I Belong to You". Also, Christion, he had the rack "Full of Smoke."


City High had the hit "Caramel" and Lucy Pearl had that one track. That one dude Houston with the song "I Like That" from 2003.

AlexdeParis said:

I have the 7" of Gwen Guthrie's "Padlock". M People did a nice house cover of it.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

If Houston had not gouged his own eye out, he might have given Mario a run for his money.

Also, City High had 2 hits...so did Lucy Pearl. Lucy Pearl had "Don't Mess With My Man" and "Dance Tonight". City High had "Caramel" and "What Would You Do". Both of City High's songs were BIG. Also, Rome's 2nd single "Do You Like This" was a semi-hit.
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We forgot to mention MISTA with "Blackberry Molasses" with a young Bobby Valentino.


Also
"Make It Hot" by Nichole (Missy's discovery)
"This Lil' Game We Play" - Subway
"Freak Like Me" - Adina Howard
"I Like" - Kut Klose (Keith Sweat's discovery)
"He's Mine" - MoKenStef
"How Can I Ease The Pain" - Lisa Fisher

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Marlon Jackson had one HUGE HIT, Don't Go was number 2 in 1987.

daPrettyman said:

That song was the shit back in 96 or 97.

"Woke Up Sunday Morning, got a little bad news today"


The Larks with "the Jerk" in 1964, it hit at number 9 on the pop charts.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Don't forget the title track to that album baby tonight where he was
dancing his ass off. It was a semi hit.
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Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
Lipps, Inc. - Funky Town
Buckner and Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (Don't laugh!)
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Junior - Mama Used to Say (Although 'Too Late' was a minor hit)
Shannon - Let the Music Play
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Timex Social Club - Rumors
M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the Volume
Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me
Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich
Oleta Adams - Get Here
D.R.S. - Gangsta Lean
Kut Klose - I Like
MoKenStef - He's Mine
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle
Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
Floaters - Float On
Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)

LittleBLUECorvette said:

one of those guys was in sister act 2 wasnt he?

anyways remember tracy lee-"its party time"?(not r&b i know), goodfellas "sugar,honey,iced tea". ,playa "cheers 2 U" ,next "2 close", ruff ends "no more", public announcement-that cowboy song(ridiculous lol),silk e fyne-"romeo n juilet",... more when i think of them

Christopher said:

Damn ... took a brotha back.


I remember all of those,. They are all from 96/97. Mi sister used to love Playa. I sent that Public Announcement vido yesterday on BET J, ha. Suga, Honey, Iced Tea was the shit, right uo their with Mista's Blackberry Molasas back in the day.

the group Ideal from Houston, had a hit called "Get Gone" or something like that back in 99.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Ideal had 2 hits..."Get Gone" and "Whatever".

Next had 4 big hits: "Wifey", "Too CLose" "I Still Love You" and "Butta Love".
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LittleBLUECorvette said:

i used to love that song lol the album had a few other good cuts as well.

i got a few more ....uncle sam-"i dont ever want to see you again",smooth-"you've been played",somethin for the ppl-"my love is the shh"

Christopher said:

How about Trina and Tamara "What U Came Here For"
Jesse Powell - You (well he had a remake of "Gloria" by Enchantment also)
Frankie - If I Had U
Shawn Stockman - Vision of Sunset (man I hated that song)
Terry Ellis - Wherever U Are

phunkdaddy said:

Actually, it's King Floyd who sang "Groove Me."

Some of these acts that are being called "one-hit wonders" in reality had more than one hit single (and what I call a hit single is a song that makes it the Billboard R&B singles charts' top 20). For instance, Gregory Abbott also scored with "I Got the Feelin'" (No. 5 in Spring 1987) and "I'll Prove It to You" (No. 5 in Spring 1988).
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MuthaFunka said:

Again, these are some acts that had more than one hit single. Junior's "Too Late" was a Top 10 single; Shannon also scored with "Give Me Tonight" and "Do You Wanna to Get Away;" The Timex Social Club scored with "Thinkin' about You;" Calloway scored with "Sir Lancelot;" Musical Youth also had a hit with Donna Summer, "Unconditional Love."
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Christopher said:

I can't believe you mentioned "S.H.I.T."!

Anyway, Playa probably counts, but their first single, "Don't Stop the Music," was very popular on Video Soul (it got to #1 or #2 on their countdown). (Regardless, that album is one of my favorites of the '90s.) Public Announcement is definitely out -- sadly, that "Mamacita" song was a top-10 hit in addition to "Body Bumpin' (Yippy-Yi-Yo)." Portrait is debatable, but I think "Honey Dip" (top 20) was enough of a hit to disqualify them. Rome is definitely out, because "Do You Like This" was also a top-10 hit.

As far as I'm concerned, there are two legitimate definitions of a one-hit wonder. The classic one is when the artist only has 1 hit before disappearing. The second, more debatable version is when an artist has a hit that is so huge it completely eclipses any other minor hits. Someone like Gwen Guthrie falls into the second category. Her huge hit was an R&B #1 (and made the top 5 in the UK), but I don't think any other song of hers even made the top 20.

More:
Bobby Jimmy & The Critters - Roaches
Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me

AlexdeParis said:

I agree. A "minor hit" is a song that makes the Billboard R&B singles top 40, IMO.

To apply your second condition, an argument can be made, for instance, that Gregory Abbott falls in that category because "Shake You Down" eclipses anything else he ever did and those unfamiliar with his music only think of that song. However, he did have two other top five singles on the Billboard R&B Singles charts, even though the success of "Shake You Down" engulfed them.

Portrait is also not a one-hit wonder. IMO. The follow-up to "Here We Go Again" -- "Honey Dip" -- and "I Can Call You" from their second album "All That Matters" were also top 20 hits.
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theAudience said:

you win!

johnny kemp had a second hit...not sure what its called though.

Najee said:

I like to think of it as tiered. If your big hit was a #1, I'd say you'd need another to reach the top 20 (at least) to avoid being a one-hit wonder. OTOH, if it only peaked somewhere in the top 10 or 20, another top-40 song is probably enough.


I wouldn't count him at all.


Agreed.

More:
Kut Klose - I Like
Ol' Skool - Am I Dreaming
MoKenStef - He's Mine [the "it's OK to cheat once" song]

sosgemini said:

Actually, Johnny Kemp had several other top hit singles:

* "Just Another Lover" in 1986 (peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart);
* "Dancin' with Myself" in 1988 (the follow-up to "Just Got Paid," which peaked at No. 5);
* "Birthday Suit" in 1989 (peaked at No. 21).
[Edited 8/5/07 14:12pm]

AlexdeParis said:

I would say an act has to have at least two songs land in the top 20 not to be called a one-hit wonder. If anything, an act who has a No. 1 single should have enough momentum that even a modest follow-up single should land in the top 20, if not the top 10.

I agree, there is no way I consider Gregory Abbott a one-hit wonder. However, I can see why some people inaccurately would consider him one, because a song like "Shake You Down" completely engulfed whatever follow-up success he had.
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muse87 said:

Portrait had another single called Honey Dip.

MuthaFunka said:

I'm pretty sure Shannon had another single called "Give Me the Night" or something like that.

I am not sure if it was a single or just big in Detroit, but Tom Tom Club had another song called Wordy Rappinghood http://www.youtube.com/wa...q6k9gSsRXI

Frederick - Calling Your Name

Taania Gardner - Heartbeat

Oops, I named stuff MuthaFunka already had.

sosgemini said:

You mean Dancing With Myself??