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Post by JMW on Nov 15, 2013 12:25:01 GMT -5
The other "boom to fizzle" thread is about songs that were off to a great start in the Top 40 before losing steam; this one is about groups and solo singers that started out big and then fizzled before disappearing from the Top 40 altogether.
The first group that comes to mind for me: Men At Work. Their first two Top 40 hits went to #1 in late 1982/early 1983, then two more songs that hit the Top 10 and after that had one song that only got to #28 before they never hit the Top 40 again.
Another example, this time from the 90s, is Wilson Phillips. Four Top 10 songs in 1990/1991 (three of them hitting the top), then a song that hit #12 and two more from their second album that only got to #20 and #30 respectively before never hitting the Top 40 again (though they've charted on the AC charts a couple times in the last decade).
Any others?
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Post by pb on Nov 15, 2013 12:33:19 GMT -5
Without looking up the chart stats I recall Peter Cetera (solo, post-Chicago) seemed like he was going to have hits for some time in the mid 80's, but he pretty much disappeared by the early/mid 90's.
Re Men At Work's final, #28 chart entry from their third album, I remember reading someone in the biz citing that as a prime example of picking the wrong leadoff single.
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Post by michaelcasselman on Nov 15, 2013 12:34:41 GMT -5
Milli Vanilli. For all the wrong reasons.
But it makes you wonder "what if..." they hadn't been found out. Or at least how long could they have gone on convincingly using Rob and Fab as a cover for other singers
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Post by pointpark04 on Nov 15, 2013 13:36:20 GMT -5
From this week's show, an extra song featuring...Glass Tiger.
The group's first song soared all the way to number two, that being "Don't Forget Me (When You're Gone)", of course, with fellow Canuck Bryan Adams.
"Someday" peaked at number seven. Never again would the group attain top 10 territory, and would only chart in the low-30s with two largely forgettable songs in late 1987/early 1988.
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 15, 2013 14:13:38 GMT -5
Mr. Mister comes to mind. Started with a pair of #1 singles, and had one more Top 10 and another Top 40 single before disappearing.
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 15, 2013 14:13:50 GMT -5
From the 70s Silver Convention and Heatwave would fit the bill.
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Post by pointpark04 on Nov 15, 2013 14:19:23 GMT -5
Lots of choices from the 1980s.
Cutting Crew (#1 first song). Johnny Hates Jazz (#2 first song). Terrence Trent D'Arby (two #1s to begin his career, and apparently, end it, as well).
Then, of course, there is Christopher Cross. From "Artist of the Year" to "Artist of the Fizzle".
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Post by dukelightning on Nov 15, 2013 14:28:12 GMT -5
Without looking up the chart stats I recall Peter Cetera (solo, post-Chicago) seemed like he was going to have hits for some time in the mid 80's, but he pretty much disappeared by the early/mid 90's. Re Men At Work's final, #28 chart entry from their third album, I remember reading someone in the biz citing that as a prime example of picking the wrong leadoff single. That was not a leadoff single, but the third release from 'Cargo'. My pick is one I researched after hearing this week's show. Wanted to find out why 'Til Tuesday was never heard from again after their almost haunting gem "What About Love". Aimee Mann broke off a relationship with the songwriter who was a key figure in their first 2 albums. So their third album did not come anywhere near the top 100 and a single from it barely made the Hot 100. Not quite the boom that a lot of the artists listed so far have with only one top 10 but WAL is a top 10 in my book. So it is a boom for me and thus a fizzle thereafter.
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Post by atruefan on Nov 15, 2013 15:18:06 GMT -5
Arrested Development was a huge success in 1992. They had 3 top 10 singles from their top 10 debut album, and won 2 Grammys (including Best New Artist). Unfortunately for them, their record company didn't heed the title of that debut album "3 years, 5 months & 2 Days in the life..", which according to author Bruce Haring in his book "Off The Charts", was how long it took them to complete that first album. EMI was adamant about getting another record out as soon as possible, and the group did the best they could. Unfortunately, what they came up with in only 6 months was the disastrous "Zingalamaduni", which the Village Voice called "possibly the biggest bomb in music industry history." The album quickly peaked at 55, its only single peaked at 45, and Arrested Development was done.
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Post by mga707 on Nov 15, 2013 15:24:07 GMT -5
My pick is one I researched after hearing this week's show. Wanted to find out why 'Til Tuesday was never heard from again after their almost haunting gem "What About Love". Aimee Mann broke off a relationship with the songwriter who was a key figure in their first 2 albums. So their third album did not come anywhere near the top 100 and a single from it barely made the Hot 100. Not quite the boom that a lot of the artists listed so far have with only one top 10 but WAL is a top 10 in my book. So it is a boom for me and thus a fizzle thereafter. Personal opinion here, but I think that said third 'Til Tuesday album ("Everything's Different Now") is a superb work, while the non-hit single "(Believed you Were) Lucky" is one of the best songs ever! Unabashed Aimee Mann fan here. While she's always been a 'critic's darling', it's a shame she never broke through in a big way in the '90s after going solo (the third TT LP was actually almost a solo effort) in the way that Alanis Morissette or even Liz Phair did. She's better than either, IMHO.
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 15, 2013 15:57:06 GMT -5
The band Player as well. Huge #1 with "Baby Come Back", #10 single "This Time I'm In It For Love, scraped the Top 30 with "Prisoner Of Your Love", then poof!...gone.
I did see where they were a part of a soft rock tour last summer.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2013 15:58:03 GMT -5
Boy Krazy
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Post by mkarns on Nov 15, 2013 16:07:08 GMT -5
The Spice Girls? Remember how much they were hyped and played in 1997-98, then suddenly they take a break, Ginger leaves, and a couple of years later they attempted a musical return which fizzled, and that was it, at least in terms of generating new hits.
Personally I found their music an enjoyable trifle, but the media overhype was pretty obnoxious.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2013 16:22:12 GMT -5
As stupid as this may sound, would Boyz II Men qualify? They were huge from 91-95, but have rarely if ever been heard from again since "One Sweet Day."
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Post by woolebull on Nov 15, 2013 16:43:08 GMT -5
As stupid as this may sound, would Boyz II Men qualify? They were huge from 91-95, but have rarely if ever been heard from again since "One Sweet Day." They had one more top 10 hit (and one more number one on Billboard) after "One Sweet Day", but they were gone before they should have been, at least it seemed to me. I think they had a louder BOOM but they did fizzle.
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