American soul singer Gene Redding earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1974 when his Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter-written and produced “This Heart” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #24. #GeneRedding #DennisLambert #BrianPotter #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

🇺🇸 Occult-rock pioneers Coven earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1971 when their interpretation of the Brian Lambert & Dennis Potter-penned “One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack)” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #26. #Coven #JinxDawson #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Brian Lambert & Dennis Potter’s “One Tin Soldier” was first recorded by 🇨🇦 folk group The Original Caste. That original version spent two weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1970, peaking at #34. The single earning them US #OneHitWonder honors. #TheOriginalCaste #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

After Smith dissolved, Dunhill-ABC kept Gayle McCormick on as a solo artist, pairing her with songwriter/producers Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter. “It’s a Cryin’ Shame”, off her 1971 debut, peaked #44 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 & #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Smith’s follow-up, “Take a Look Around” came oh-so-close to reaching the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #43 on the #Hot100 in 1970… almost costing the group their US #OneHitWonder honors! After two albums, the group split. #Smith #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

On “Baby It’s You,” Gayle McCormick grabbed the pop song and wrenched the sweetness right out of it… turning it into an urgent soul performance. Against the Hammond organ and pounding rhythms, McCormick made longing sound desperate. #GayleMcCormick #Smith #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Before they conquered the World, the Beatles sweated through “Baby It’s You” in clubs… then in February 1963 they covered it for Please Please Me. Some sweet Shirelles ache runnin’ through the Liverpool lads (with their teenage bravado). #TheBeatles #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The music for “Baby It’s You” was written by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Mack David (Hal David’s older brother) & Luther Dixon (credited as ‘Barney Williams’). The song’s first life was with the Shirelles in 1961… It peaked at #8 in February of 1962. #TheShirelles #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Smith’s standout voice belonged to Gayle McCormick. She developed her powerhouse voice in St. Louis clubs, singing with The Klassmen… That grounding gave Smith a singer who could handle their heavy blues-rock attack without being buried by it. #GayleMcCormick #Smith #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Smith caught a major break when legend Del Shannon heard the group at a North Hollywood club and helped launch their career. The “Runaway” singer helped reshape their arrangement of “Baby It’s You” and helped get them signed to ABC-Dunhill. #Smith #DelShannon #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Cliburn & Carter met Gayle McCormick in St. Louis… She joined and the three relocated to LA. With the addition of drummer Bob Evans & organist Larry Moss, they rebuilt as Smith, dropping ‘The’ and the final ‘s.’ McCormick’s voice and the Hammond helped define their heavier sound. #OneHitWondered

🇺🇸 singer/songwriter & actor Keith Barbour earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969 when his folk-rockin,’ anti-war story-tellin' “Echo Park,” written by Buzz Clifford, spent the first of two weeks at #40 on the US #Billboard #Top40. #KeithBarbour #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Now I Taste the Tears” was written by American singer/songwriter Buzz Clifford… who earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1961 when his early rock and roll novelty “Baby Sittin’ Boogie” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #6. #BuzzClifford #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Smith’s roots ran through guitarist Rich Cliburn & bassist Jerry Carter, who recorded as the Trippers before becoming The Smiths... (No, not those Smiths). Their 1968 Columbia single “Now I Taste the Tears,” produced by Ron Budnick, failed to provide a breakthrough. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week ending October 4, 1969, hard-charging LA blues-rockers Smith earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their searing, sultry interpretation of “Baby It’s You” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #24. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #Smith #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

A follow-up single, "After the Feeling Is Gone," struggled to reach #89 on the US #Billboard #Hot100… and "Do What You Wanna Do" remains Five Flights Up's sole US #Top40 legacy and a prized classic for ‘70s soul aficionados. #FiveFlightsUp #JBBingham #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Five Flights Up was an LA R&B vocal ensemble formed by J.B. Bingham. Geneva Crawford, Blanton McFarlin, Carlnetta Kelly, & Charles Termell rounded out the group. Their brief recording career produced one US #Top40 hit: 1970’s “Do What You Wanna Do.” #FiveFlightsUp #OneHitWondered

The week ending October 3, 1970, LA R&B ensemble Five Flights Up earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their confrontational message to an unfaithful partner, “Do What You Wanna Do,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent five weeks on the chart, peaking at #37. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

I doubt that Arlo Guthrie ever sweated the fact that his catalog didn't do very well on the pop chart... He just didn't play the pop game. Besides, FM stations were happy to play all 18 minutes of “Alice’s Restaurant,” and everyone went out and bought the album #ArloGuthrie #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Arlo Guthrie grew up in the shadow of an American folk giant… his dad, Woody. The “This Land Is Your Land” troubadour’s activism and protest songs still resonate to this day... Arlo absorbed the ideology and carried it forward in his own voice. #WoodyGuthrie #OneHitWondered