b/w Carolyn
| Released: 1981 (EMI America) Written by: Kevin Raleigh Produced by: The Michael Stanley Band Album: Heartland |
Note: when I label a song a "Lost AT40 Single," I'm only speaking for myself. Your mileage may vary.
So I'm listening to a rerun of the American Top 40 broadcast from January 10, 1981 and this song debuts in the #39 spot. Casey describes the band as "a six man band from Cleveland." Evidently, the group was a big deal in Ohio, but since I was living 1000 miles from that state in 1981, this single was my first exposure to the group. I heard it for a few weeks on AT40, but that was it - my local Houston stations weren't playing this one. These days, Stanley is the afternoon drive disc jockey for classic rock radio station WNCX in Cleveland.
This tune lasted 5 weeks in the Top 40, eventually peaking at #33. The song reminds me a lot of Steel Breeze's "You Don't Want Me Anymore" and Sammy Hagar's "I've Done Everything for You." In other words, it's the best tune Rick Springfield never recorded. And I think that's Clarence Clemons on the tenor solo, no?
So I'm listening to a rerun of the American Top 40 broadcast from January 10, 1981 and this song debuts in the #39 spot. Casey describes the band as "a six man band from Cleveland." Evidently, the group was a big deal in Ohio, but since I was living 1000 miles from that state in 1981, this single was my first exposure to the group. I heard it for a few weeks on AT40, but that was it - my local Houston stations weren't playing this one. These days, Stanley is the afternoon drive disc jockey for classic rock radio station WNCX in Cleveland.
This tune lasted 5 weeks in the Top 40, eventually peaking at #33. The song reminds me a lot of Steel Breeze's "You Don't Want Me Anymore" and Sammy Hagar's "I've Done Everything for You." In other words, it's the best tune Rick Springfield never recorded. And I think that's Clarence Clemons on the tenor solo, no?
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