One Hit Wednesday

Baltimora were an Italian New Wave dance outfit active in the mid to late 80s. They released 2 albums and broke up shortly after the second one. The song 'Tarzan Boy' was a world-wide hit and placed #13 in '85 in the U.S. The song re-surfaced in '93 and charted again at #51, due to its appearance in a Listerine commercial and the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

Andy Taylor is best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station. He was also a prominant songwriter and producer. In '86 he released a solo single called 'Take It Easy' which charted at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on releasing many more solo singles and albums as well as performing with, and writing and producing for many other artists. He rejoined Duran Duran in 2001 but again parted in 2005. He released an autobiography in 2008.



Dennis De Young is best known for being a founding member, and lead vocalist, of the rock band Styx. DeYoung left the band briefly in '84 during a time when the band wasn't 'doing much'.
He released a solo album during this period called 'Dessert Moon'. The title track from that album went to #10 in September of '84. He released a second album and contributed a couple of songs to movie soundtracks before rejoining Styx in '90. DeYoung departed the band once and for all in 1999 and has done numerous appearances and shows as a soloist since.



Talk Talk  was an English band, active from 1981 to 1991. They released 5 albums during that period, charting four singles in the Hot 100, but only one hit the top 40. The song "It's My Life" hit #31 in '84. The group 'No Doubt' covered the song and took it to #10 in 2003.




Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist and conductor.
Best known for his hit song 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' from '88. The Song hit #1 in July of that year and was a feature track in the movie 'Cocktail'. One of McFerrin's claim-to-fame is his ability to perform both the main melody and the accompanying parts of songs. He also makes use of percussive effects created both with his mouth and by tapping on his chest. He's won numerous Grammy awards mostly in the Jazz Vocalist categories and still continues to conduct and perform today.
McFerrin has the rare distinction of being a #1 one-hit-wonder.
And although I say rare, it actually happened 11 times in the decade.