Of course, most of these probably had a career in the UK - some no doubt a good career - but I think these bands only hit the US charts once with decent songs in the late 70's/80's:
The Corgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (although perhaps hit later with "Looking for Atlantis")
Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Ultravox/Midge Ure - Reap The Wild Wind
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
It seemed like several disco/soul acts seemed to have only one hit ... Of course, at the time I wasn't exactly following the charts. Still - I don't remember many acts that hit multiple times - Chic, Tavares, Donna Summer, KC - any others???
Odysses (sp?) - Native New Yorker
Anita Ward? - You Can Ring My Bell
Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
Rose Royce - Car Wash
Merrie Wilson? - Telephone Man
One hit balladeers of the 70's include -
Kenny someone or other - I Like Dreaming ('cos dreaming can make you mine)
David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us, Baby
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The Corgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (although perhaps hit later with "Looking for Atlantis")
Dream Academy - Life In A Northern Town
Ultravox/Midge Ure - Reap The Wild Wind
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
It seemed like several disco/soul acts seemed to have only one hit ... Of course, at the time I wasn't exactly following the charts. Still - I don't remember many acts that hit multiple times - Chic, Tavares, Donna Summer, KC - any others???
Odysses (sp?) - Native New Yorker
Anita Ward? - You Can Ring My Bell
Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
Rose Royce - Car Wash
Merrie Wilson? - Telephone Man
One hit balladeers of the 70's include -
Kenny someone or other - I Like Dreaming ('cos dreaming can make you mine)
David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us, Baby
reg