"One Hit Wonder" follow-up attempts

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  1. john hp

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    'Twangy' - the Rock-a-Teens; 1959 follow-up to 'Woo-Hoo' (Billboard #16)


    only listed on CashBox (#109)

    Their second single, which appears to have been the group's final release before they broke up, but they had seen an LP be issued
    The Rock-A-Teens - Woo-Hoo

    The Rock-A-Teens - Wikipedia
     
  2. john hp

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    'Like the Big Guys Do' - the Rocky Fellers (Billboard #55); 1963 follow-up to 'Killer Joe' (BB #16)


    song written by Bob Elgin (one of the writers on 'Killer Joe') with Horace Ott.

    The Rocky Fellers - Wikipedia
     
  3. john hp

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    'Like a Child' - Julie Rogers (Billboard #67); 1965 follow-up to 'The Wedding' (BB #10)


    lip synced for TV; the follow-up fared better in the UK (no.21); where 'The Wedding' had peaked at no.3. 'Like a Child was written by Jimmy & Lynn Breedlove - Jimmy had been a member of the Cues in the 1950s. The song appears to have been previously released as a B-side for Jimmy Briggs on Jamie which I would be interested to hear.
    Jimmy Briggs - Hideout

    Julie Rogers - Wikipedia
     
  4. john hp

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    'Lovebirds' - Ronald & Ruby; 1958 follow-up to their original version of 'Lollipop' (Billboard #20)



    Ronald Gumm (reportedly 13 years-old at the time) and Beverly Ross; "an American interracial pop vocal duo" (wikipedia), who recorded the demo of 'Lollipop' written by Beverly Ross with Julius Dixon (also African-American) - it was released as a single by RCA but their TV appearances got cancelled and their version was outsold by the Chordettes (BB #2; UK no.6); and also in the UK by the Mudlarks (no.2). They were a duo only for the recording session and do not appear to have had a third single released.

    Their version of 'Lollipop' did not have the "pop" that featured on the other versions
    LOLLIPOP [ 1958] - RONALD & RUBY
    Interview with Beverly Ross

    Beverly Ross had already had a hit as the co-writer with Dixon of 'Dim, Dim The Lights (I want some atmosphere)' for Bill Haley and the Comets (BB #11 r&b #10) the 1954 follow-up to Shake, Rattle and Roll' and apparently the first rock'n'roll/r&b recording by white artists to cross-over onto the r&b chart.
    1955 HITS ARCHIVE: Dim, Dim The Lights - Bill Haley & his Comets

    She would have further hits as a co-writer including 'Girl of my best friend' (Ral Donner); 'Remember Then' (the Earls); 'Judy's Turn to Cry' (Lesley Gore); 'Candy Man' (written with Fred Neil; Roy Orbison). She also has said that she wrote the riff which Phil Spector appropriated for 'Spanish Harlem'.

    Ronald & Ruby - Wikipedia
    Cover versions of Lollipop by Ronald & Ruby | SecondHandSongs
    Beverly Ross - Wikipedia
    Songs written by Beverly Ross | SecondHandSongs
    Julius Dixson - Wikipedia
     
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  5. john hp

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    'Be Kind' - Ronnie and the Hi-Lites (Billboard #120); 1962 follow-up to 'I wish that we were married' (BB #16) on the small independent Joy label owned by Hal and Marion Weiss (she wrote the follow-up and had co-written the hit)



    Ronnie Goodson was apparently 14 years old at the time; I see that wikipedia claims he became the boyfriend of Little Eva. He died in 1980 aged only 33. One site indicates that he became a trumpet player with John Fred & his Playboy Band, but I believe that would have been another person with the same name. One of the Weiss couple was later quoted as saying that the hit should have been followed-up by another song on the marriage theme.

    Ronnie & The Hi Lites - I Wish That We Were Married
    Ronnie & the Hi-Lites - Wikipedia
    One Hit Wonders » 60 RONNIE & THE HI-GHLIGHTS “I WISH THAT WE WERE MARRIED”
     
  6. Paulo Fernandes

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    Martika follow-up Toy Soldiers

     
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  7. john hp

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    'If My World Falls Through' - the Rose Garden featuring Diana DeRose; 1968 follow-up to 'Next Plane to London' by the Rose Garden (Billboard #17)


    the group only had two singles released; but there was an LP - an extended CD was issued a couple of years ago.

    Liner Notes to the Rose Garden's "The Rose Garden"
     
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  8. john hp

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  10. Ken Wood

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    The fact that Falco charted outside german-speaking territory at all is pretty amazing. He sure was no one-hit-wonder here.
     
  11. john hp

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    'That Kind of Woman' - Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts (Billboard #75); 1968 follow-up to 'Angel of the Morning' (Billboard #7)


    produced by Tommy Cogbill & Chips Moman at American Studios in Memphis; placed higher on CashBox (#40) and Record World (#39)

    Merrilee Rush - Wikipedia
     
  12. john hp

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    'If you didn't hear me the first time (I'll say it again)' - the Sandpebbles (Billboard #122); 1968 follow-up to 'Love Power' (BB #22; r&b #14)


    #42 on Billboard's r&b chart. Written & produced by Teddy Vann as was the hit.

    The Sandpebbles ' release prior to 'Love Power'; 'Forget it' had peaked at #10 on the r&b chart, but placed no higher than #81 on the Hot 100.
    the sandpebbles - forget it

    Was the B-side the first soul record to include the word psychedelic? (June, 1967)
    The Sandpebbles - Psychedelic Technicolor Dream

    The group later recorded as C & the Shells for Cotillion and had a 1969 #28 r&b hit 'You Are the Circus' which did not feature on the pop chart (written & produced by Jerry Williams Jr. aka Swamp Dogg)
    C. Shells - You Are The Circus

    The Sandpebbles - Wikipedia
     
  14. john hp

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    'I'm Satisfied' - The San Remo Golden Strings (Billboard #89); 1965 follow-up to 'Hungry for Love' (BB #27)



    'Blueberry Hill' (CashBox #139) may have been the original A-side
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    'Hungry for Love' does not appear to have been listed on the r&b chart. Five years after the original 1966 release, the third single by the San Remo Golden Strings, 'Festival Time' became a no.39 hit in the UK, issued on the Tamla-Motown label by "San Remo Strings" following popularity on the "Northern Soul" scene

    Any love for The San Remo Golden Strings?
     
  15. Jamey K

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    I remember "Trout" with Michael Stipe getting a lot of airplay. Hit #2 on the Alternative Chart.
     
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    One of my favorite songs from the 80s.
     
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  17. john hp

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    'I've got mine, you better get yours' - the Sapphires; 1964 follow-up to 'Who Do You Love' (Billboard #25)


    Only chart appearance was on Record World chart at #129; should have been more successful imo. A Kenny Gamble / Jerry Ross song (as was the hit)

    'Who do you love'
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    The Sapphires later signed to a larger label, ABC-Paramount Records, where there was a 1965 r&b hit 'Gotta Have Your Love' (Billboard #77; r&b #33) recorded by the group's lead vocalist Carol Jackson with back-up singers Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford, and Melba Moore
    SAPPHIRES- GOTTA HAVE YOUR LOVE
    Tony Powers / Jerry Keller song

    The Sapphires
     
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    'Doin' the Napolean' - Napolean XIV; 1966 follow-up to 'They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!' (Billboard #3)


    promo copies indicate this as the original A-side, with the flip being 'I'm in love with my little red tricycle'; neither side made a chart appearance.

    aka Jerry Samuels
    JERRY SAMUELS MUSIC
    Napoleon XIV - Wikipedia
     
  20. hyntsonsvmse

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    Pilot
    Terry Jacks
    Billy Swan
    Carl Douglas
    to name a few.
    i know they tried follow ups because they were on top of the pops tv show. they were so bad that i cant remember the follow up
     
  21. Mulderre

    Mulderre 60s and 70s Music Lover

    Terry Jacks - If You Go Away. Not only was successful, it even made Top 10 (number 8). It was his last hit, however.
    Billy Swan - I'm Her Fool. This was a flop, but its follow-up, Don't Be Cruel made number 42.
    Carl Douglas - After Kung Fu Fighting, Dance The Kung Fu made number 35.
    Pilot - They had two huge hits, but after January, they charted with Call Me Round at number 34.
     
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  22. hyntsonsvmse

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    Another band called Hello had one big hit i cant see them playing on totp. the follow up?
    What about blackfoot sue, chicory tip. Both their hits were stunningly good. as for the inevitable foll0w up?
    Dawn with tie a yellow ribbon. and then what?
    First class
    Robert Knight
    R Dean Taylor
    the 70s had stacks of these bands.
    these are from memory and not net searches.
     
  23. john hp

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    'That's my Desire' - Yvonne Baker and the Sensations (Billboard #69); 1962 follow-up to the Sensations' 'Let Me In' (BB #4)



    The Sensations - Let Me In

    The Sensations were not OHWs on the r&b chart where they had three Top 20 hits prior to 'Let Me In'; 'Yes Sir, That's My Baby' and 'Please Mr. Disc Jockey' (both 1956), and 'Music, Music, Music (1961)
    The Sensations | Way Back Attack
     
  24. john hp

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    'Sippin' Soda' - the Shells; 1961 follow-up to 'Baby Oh Baby' (Billboard #21)



    Another d00-wop group with a hit they had recorded and released a few years earlier. The hit 'Baby Oh Baby' had first been released in 1957, and was reissued in 1960. 'Sippin' Soda was a reissue of the 1958 follow-up.

    1961 HITS ARCHIVE: Baby Oh Baby - Shells

    They shared a 1962 LP with the Dubs
    The Dubs Meet The Shells - The Dubs Meet The Shells
    and later made an acappella LP which now seems to be rare
    https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/shells-the-the-shells-sing-acapella-713455

    *SHELLS (1) - doo-wop
     
  25. john hp

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    'Gettin' Ready for Freddy' - the Sheppard Sisters; 1957 follow-up to 'Alone (Why must I be alone)' - the Shepherd Sisters (Billboard #18; UK no.14)



    I guess the different spelling was a mistake, as they reverted to the Shepherd Sisters for their following releases. Their only other entry on the Hot 100 was in 1963; 'Don't Mention My Name' (BB #94), produced and written by Bob Crewe (with Bob Gaudio)
    THE SHEPHERD SISTERS - DON'T MENTION MY NAME

    Shepherd Sisters - "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)"
    The 4 Seasons later peaked at #28 on Billboard in 1964 with a recording of their hit, released as a single on Vee Jay (after the Seasons had signed to Philips)

    Shepherd Sisters - Wikipedia
     

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