Laid Back, “White Horse” from Keep Smiling (1983): Almost Hits
There’s little doubt what the Danish synth-pop duo Laid Back is referring to with their No. 26 dance number “White Horse.”
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Journey, “Lights” (1978): Almost Hits
Hard to believe that last week Journey’s Infinity had become thirty-six years old; I can still remember how fresh and exciting the album sounded when I first heard it. You May Also Like: Journey, “Where Did I Lose Your Love” from Revelation (2008): One Track Mind Steve Perry on howRead More
Almost Hits: Gino Vannelli, “Black Cars” (1985)
Canadian pop crooner Gino Vannelli’s big era was from the mid-70s to the turn of the 1980s. However, like Yes — and this might be the only similarity to Yes — he put out an album in the middle of the ’80s that was not a return to form, butRead More
Almost Hits: The Music Machine, “The People In Me” (1967)
Hailing from Los Angeles, California, the Music Machine included lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sean Bonniwell, lead guitarist Mark Landon, bassist Keith Olsen, organist Doug Rhodes and drummer Ron Edgar. You May Also Like: Borge Olsen – ‘Music in the Dark’ (2021) The Cretins, “Haven’t Got a Clue” (2019): OneRead More
Almost Hits: Bobby Caldwell, “Coming Down From Love” (1980)
Here’s the answer to that question, “what to do for an encore after such a note-perfect quiet storm groove tune as ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’?” You May Also Like: The Main Ingredient – Greatest Hits: The Encore Collection (2000): On Second Thought Violent Femmes, “Love Love Love LoveRead More
Almost Hits: Hall and Oates, “It’s Uncanny” from No Goodbyes (1977)
It’s not always easy to find an unfiltered moment like this from Hall and Oates — a pairing that has become so closely associated with genre-jumping mixtures of street-corner soul with modern new-wave verve. You May Also Like: For John Oates, picking a favorite Hall and Oates song isn’t easy:Read More
Almost Hits: Tom Petty, “It’s Good To Be King” (1995)
“It’s Good To Be King,” which somehow only crept up to No. 68 on the charts, doesn’t sound like any side Tom Petty had ever put out — and, at the same time, like all of them. You May Also Like: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ gritty Mojo was moreRead More
Almost Hits: Three Dog Night’s Danny Hutton, “Roses And Rainbows” (1965)
Long before Danny Hutton gained universal fame with Three Dog Night, who racked up 21 great Top 40 hit singles between the years 1969 and 1975, he was busy getting his feet wet in a variety of capacities. You May Also Like: ‘Danny Says: A Documentary on the Life andRead More
Stevie Wonder, “Superwoman [Where Were You When I Needed You]” (1972): Almost Hits
An eight minute song with alien (for the time) sounds wasn’t a recipe for a major hit, but just reaching 33 on the Hot 100 in 1972 qualifies as a notable achievement for “Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You).” You May Also Like: Greg Lake compares this eraRead More
Lou Reed, “Dirty Blvd.” from New York (1989): Almost Hits
A still sadly topical Lou Reed track focusing on the differences between our have and have nots, ‘Dirty Blvd.’ is still one of the most transcendent moments on ‘New York.’
