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Post by dth1971 on Aug 13, 2022 8:14:30 GMT -5
I wish that these songs should have charted later in reissue form after they missed top 40 reaches but had follow ups that made the top 40 reaches:
"Woman" by Def Leppard (First single from thier "Hysteria" LP).
"IF You Let Me Stay" by Terrence Trent D'Arby (His first single from his debut album)
"Knocked Out" by Paula Abdul (Her first single from her dabut album/CD)
HONORABLE MENTION: The first single by Bad English called "Forget Me Not" missed Shadoe Stevens AT40 territory peaking at #45, but since it made R&R top 40 reaches used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees, it never got a second chance at all.
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Post by jlthorpe on Aug 13, 2022 17:43:30 GMT -5
Tubes: Don't Want To Wait has a late 80s big power ballad feel. I called it an '80s Chicago soundalike' a bit ago while discussing the recent '81 show. Where I also said that "Talk To Ya Later" SHOULD have been the single that was released from the album that both were on. It was, but it only "Bubbled Under" at #101 later in the year. |
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Post by woolebull on Aug 20, 2022 23:32:55 GMT -5
I wish that these songs should have charted later in reissue form after they missed top 40 reaches but had follow ups that made the top 40 reaches: "Woman" by Def Leppard (First single from thier "Hysteria" LP). "IF You Let Me Stay" by Terrence Trent D'Arby (His first single from his debut album) "Knocked Out" by Paula Abdul (Her first single from her dabut album/CD) HONORABLE MENTION: The first single by Bad English called "Forget Me Not" missedShadoe Stevens AT40 territory peaking at #45, but since it made R&R top 40 reaches used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees, it never got a second chance at all. I am today years old knowing that "Forget Me Not" hit the R and R top 40. And judging from the date of when it hit, I just missed it listening to Countdown USA from 8/5/89. Absolutely loved that song! Also was a huge fan of "Knocked Out" and "Stay". I don't think it was re-releases in 1990, however I certainly remember the video for "Knocked Out" was played incessantly on MTV in 1990. However, I cannot remember why it was played in heavy rotation. |
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Post by mkarns on Aug 20, 2022 23:38:59 GMT -5
I wish that these songs should have charted later in reissue form after they missed top 40 reaches but had follow ups that made the top 40 reaches: "Woman" by Def Leppard (First single from thier "Hysteria" LP). "IF You Let Me Stay" by Terrence Trent D'Arby (His first single from his debut album) "Knocked Out" by Paula Abdul (Her first single from her dabut album/CD) HONORABLE MENTION: The first single by Bad English called "Forget Me Not" missedShadoe Stevens AT40 territory peaking at #45, but since it made R&R top 40 reaches used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees, it never got a second chance at all. I am today years old knowing that "Forget Me Not" hit the R and R top 40. And judging from the date of when it hit, I just missed it listening to Countdown USA from 8/5/89. Absolutely loved that song! Also was a huge fan of "Knocked Out" and "Stay". I don't think it was re-releases in 1990, however I certainly remember the video for "Knocked Out" was played incessantly on MTV in 1990. However, I cannot remember why it was played in heavy rotation. "Knocked Out" was one of many songs remixed for the 1990 album "Shut Up and Dance: Mixes", which were supposed to be "dance remixes" of earlier tracks (weren't the originals danceable enough?) It wasn't reissued as a single, but a new video was made and Paula's popularity meant that any clip she made then was likely assured of heavy rotation. |
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Aug 20, 2022 23:48:24 GMT -5
I wish that these songs should have charted later in reissue form after they missed top 40 reaches but had follow ups that made the top 40 reaches: "Woman" by Def Leppard (First single from thier "Hysteria" LP). "IF You Let Me Stay" by Terrence Trent D'Arby (His first single from his debut album) "Knocked Out" by Paula Abdul (Her first single from her dabut album/CD) HONORABLE MENTION: The first single by Bad English called "Forget Me Not" missedShadoe Stevens AT40 territory peaking at #45, but since it made R&R top 40 reaches used for Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees, it never got a second chance at all. I am today years old knowing that "Forget Me Not" hit the R and R top 40. And judging from the date of when it hit, I just missed it listening to Countdown USA from 8/5/89. Absolutely loved that song! Also was a huge fan of "Knocked Out" and "Stay". I don't think it was re-releases in 1990, however I certainly remember the video for "Knocked Out" was played incessantly on MTV in 1990. However, I cannot remember why it was played in heavy rotation. Interestingly, speaking of "Knocked Out", I remember hearing it a few times in the fall of 1988, before "Straight Up" started charting. Then after "Opposites Attract" finished its run, back it came, with new mixes. Maybe it was trying to capitalize on the success her other five hits had? |
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Post by mga707 on Aug 21, 2022 0:31:12 GMT -5
Interestingly, speaking of "Knocked Out", I remember hearing it a few times in the fall of 1988, before "Straight Up" started charting. Then after "Opposites Attract" finished its run, back it came, with new mixes. Maybe it was trying to capitalize on the success her other five hits had? Abdul's first 'Hot 100' single in '88. On the 8/13/88 chart it looked set to become her first top 40 single as well, rising from 46 to 41. But the following week it dropped to 47 and then continued falling down the chart. |
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Post by woolebull on Aug 21, 2022 9:48:51 GMT -5
Interestingly, speaking of "Knocked Out", I remember hearing it a few times in the fall of 1988, before "Straight Up" started charting. Then after "Opposites Attract" finished its run, back it came, with new mixes. Maybe it was trying to capitalize on the success her other five hits had? Abdul's first 'Hot 100' single in '88. On the 8/13/88 chart it looked set to become her first top 40 single as well, rising from 46 to 41. But the following week it dropped to 47 and then continued falling down the chart. I think it is wild that Abdul missed the 40 with her first two singles, the second stalling at #88, and then catapulting to the top with "Straight Up". A lesson in patience from Virgin Records! The second song would eventually be re-released and hit #3, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me". |
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Post by at40nut on Aug 21, 2022 10:09:34 GMT -5
Abdul's first 'Hot 100' single in '88. On the 8/13/88 chart it looked set to become her first top 40 single as well, rising from 46 to 41. But the following week it dropped to 47 and then continued falling down the chart. I think it is wild that Abdul missed the 40 with her first two singles, the second stalling at #88, and then catapulting to the top with "Straight Up". A lesson in patience from Virgin Records! The second song would eventually be re-released and hit #3, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me". Blame it on MilliVanilli and Billy Joel from keeping Paula's "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" at bay at #3 back in 1989. Had it been a #1 song, she would have tied Whitney Houston with 7 consecutive #1's from a female solo artist. Her first 3 Top 40 hits were #1's with a rebound with "Opposites Attract". Then the next two from 1991's "Spellbound" album with "Rush, Rush", and "The Promise Of A New Day". |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Oct 28, 2022 20:13:06 GMT -5
I thought Lattisaw could have done chart Miracles if released during the big power ballad era of 87-89
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Post by Hervard on Oct 29, 2022 6:16:51 GMT -5
Tubes: Don't Want To Wait has a late 80s big power ballad feel. I called it an '80s Chicago soundalike' a bit ago while discussing the recent '81 show. Where I also said that "Talk To Ya Later" SHOULD have been the single that was released from the album that both were on. "Talk To Ya Later" actually was released as a single. It peaked at #101 on the Bubbling Under chart about this time back in 1981. |
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Post by dth1971 on Oct 29, 2022 6:35:02 GMT -5
Was Squeeze's missing AT40 territory song from 1981 "Tempted" originally planned to get a re-release in 1988 or 1989 and hopefully make the top 40 reaches it's second time around?
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 29, 2022 6:50:25 GMT -5
Always thought that "Summer Nights" should have been the initial single released from Survivor's album "Premonition". "Poor Man's Son's" 10/17/81 debut would have been a good fit timewise for "Summer Nights" especially with lyrics with "Summer Nights - couldn't last beyond September." After the power balled, the rocker "Poor Man's Son" would have been a good follow-up.
Instead "Summer Nights" was the follow-up. Debuting 2/20/82 it only managed to peak at #62.
Another option would be to hold off until late spring 1982 to release "Summmer Nights" so it could peak during the summer.
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Post by mga707 on Oct 29, 2022 10:25:24 GMT -5
Always thought that "Summer Nights" should have been the initial single released from Survivor's album "Premonition". "Poor Man's Son's" 10/17/81 debut would have been a good fit timewise for "Summer Nights" especially with lyrics with "Summer Nights - couldn't last beyond September." After the power balled, the rocker "Poor Man's Son" would have been a good follow-up. Instead "Summer Nights" was the follow-up. Debuting 2/20/82 it only managed to peak at #62. Another option would be to hold off until late spring 1982 to release "Summmer Nights" so it could peak during the summer. Like Capitol releasing Bob Seger's "The Horizontal Bop" in late October of 1980 as the fourth and last single off of "Against the Wind". With its start-of-summer lyrics and 'feel'. it should've been the second single, pushing the title track back to third. |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 29, 2022 22:27:58 GMT -5
Always thought that "Summer Nights" should have been the initial single released from Survivor's album "Premonition"...especially with lyrics with "Summer Nights - couldn't last beyond September."...Another option would be to hold off until late spring 1982 to release "Summmer Nights" so it could peak during the summer. Only thing standing in the way of that option was a little tiny song called "Eye of the Tiger." |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Dec 9, 2022 21:01:10 GMT -5
Falling In Love by Balance sounds more like a late 80s New Kids song.
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