Top 40 Hitdossier One Hit Wonders

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1Beautiful Goodbye
recording of:
Beautiful Goodbye
writer:
David Tyson (Canadian producer/songwriter) and Christopher Ward (Canadian songwriter & veejay)
Amanda Marshall4:45
2Have a Little Faith in Me
producer:
Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
acoustic guitar:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter) (in 1987-02)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (in 1987-02)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1987-02)
electric guitar:
Ry Cooder (in 1987-02)
vocals:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter) (in 1987-02)
recording of:
Have a Little Faith in Me (in 1987-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
recording of:
Lass mich nicht allein heut' Nacht (Have a Little Faith in Me)
composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
translated version of:
Have a Little Faith in Me
John Hiatt24:01
3You Get What You Give
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Gary Ferguson (Session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
John Pierce (US session bassist)
guitar:
Gregg Alexander and Rusty Anderson
keyboard and background vocals:
Rick Nowels
percussion:
Juliet Prater
lead vocals:
Gregg Alexander
additional vocals arranger:
Richie Podler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1998)
recording of:
You Get What You Give
writer:
Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Inc., Future Furniture Music Inc. and Grosse Point Harlem
New Radicals3.654:43
4Walk on the Wild Side
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
double bass and electric bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
drums (drum set):
John Halsey (in 1972-08)
background vocals:
The Thunder Thighs (70s UK vocal group) (in 1972-08)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:
Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 221)
recording of:
Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
Lou Reed4.254:13
5My Silver Lining
assistant engineer:
Ben Brodin
engineer, producer and mixer:
Mike Mogis
bass guitar:
Mike Mogis and Benkt Söderberg
cello:
Paul Ledwon
guitar:
Klara Söderberg
percussion:
Niclas Lindström and Mike Mogis
piano:
Nathaniel Walcott
viola:
Brian Sherwood
violin:
Susanna Gilmore and Jeffrey King (violinist)
vocals:
Klara Söderberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jagadamba (in 2014)
recording of:
My Silver Lining
writer:
Johanna Söderberg and Klara Söderberg
First Aid Kit3.853:36
6(Feels Like) Heaven
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
arranger:
Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:31
7Let Me!
Paul Revere & the Raiders ft. Mark Lindsay2:41
8Et c’est parti…
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Thierry "Rebass" Gronfier
piano:
Thierry "Rebass" Gronfier
background vocals:
Géraldine Delacoux
lead vocals:
Nâdiya and Smartzee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A. (not for release label use! Sony Music Entertainment FR subsidiary from 1988–2003) (in 2004)
music videos:
Et c’est parti… by Nâdiya feat. Smartzee
recording of:
Et c’est parti…
lyricist:
Mehdi Boussaïd, Hector Zounon, Nâdiya and Thierry "Rebass" Gronfier
composer:
Mehdi Boussaïd, Hector Zounon and Thierry "Rebass" Gronfier
arranger:
Thierry "Rebass" Gronfier
Nâdiya ft. Smartzee3:52
9Call It Love
engineer, producer and mixer:
David Cole (American recording engineer and producer)
lead vocals:
Rusty Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1989)
recording of:
Call It Love
writer:
Billy Crain, Ronnie Guilbeau and Rick Lonow
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Frankly Scarlett Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Atlantic–Gibron Music (from 1988 to ????), Jasperilla Music Co. (from 1988 to present) and Storky Music (from 1988 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Poco4:16
10Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (in 1967-08)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.752:36
11Hang On Sloopy
recording of:
Hang On Sloopy
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Wes Farrell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Morris Music Inc and Robert Mellin Music, Inc.
The McCoys33:51
12Dust in the Wind
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
producer:
Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
cello, viola and violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
background vocals:
Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
mixed at:
The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 39)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry Livgren
publisher:
Blackwood Music Publishing, Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing and Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
adaptations:
As the Sun Rises
Kansas4.053:27
13Satellite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Satellite
writer:
Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman
publisher:
Dub Notes Music (publisher), Hobbler Music, Human Boy Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
The Hooters4:16
14Caravan of Love
recording of:
Caravan of Love
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), IJI Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Isley Jasper Isley4:22
15If You Love Me
edit of:
If You Love Me by Brownstone (US female R&B group)
recording of:
If You Love Me
lyricist:
Gordon Chambers (American singer-songwriter, and producer) and Nichole Gilbert
composer:
Dave "Jam" Hall (producer a.k.a. Jam)
publisher:
Brown Girl Music, Orisha Music, Paisley Park, Stone Jam Publishing Inc., The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
Brownstone53:13
16Race With the Devil
recording of:
Race With the Devil
writer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Radio Music Britain and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Gun3:36
17Black Pearl
recording of:
Black Pearl
writer:
Lex Bolderdijk (Dutch guitarist), Peter Schön (Dutch singer, arranger, producer, composer, writer and musician) and Emile den Tex
Margriet Eshuijs Band4:16
18Your Town
producer:
Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne (producer)
music videos:
Your Town by Deacon Blue
recording of:
Your Town
lyricist and composer:
Ricky Ross (Scottish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing UK (pre-Sony/BMG merger era, usu. with "admin. by Sony Tunes, Inc. ASCAP" or "Sony Songs, Inc. BMI") and The Poor Music Company Limited
Deacon Blue35:22
19Freebaby (Baby, I Love Your Way / Free Bird)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 97)
cover recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird
lyricist and composer:
Allen Collins, Peter Frampton and Ronnie Van Zant
publisher:
Anidraks Music (publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Hustler Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
medley of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
medley of:
Free Bird
Will to Power44:08
20Join Me
recording of:
Join Me in Death
lyricist and composer:
Ville Valo
publisher:
Heartagram
HIM3:36