Giant Steps weren’t simply handed a song by an outside writer... Gardner Cole worked as producer, composer, engineer & musician. “Another Lover” was another example of Cole helping shape records from the writing room all the way through the finished production. #GardnerCole #OneHitWondered

Gardner Cole was already building an impressive résumé when he crossed paths with Giant Steps.... The multi-instrumentalist/songwriter & producer was becoming a go-to collaborator in late-’80s pop, working with artists like Jody Watley, Amy Grant, & Madonna. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

After three albums as The Quick, Colin Campsie & George McFarlane resurfaced in 1988 as Giant Steps... Their lone LP, The Book of Pride, was released on A&M, with Gardner Cole helping with production and co-writing its biggest song, “Another Lover.” #TheQuick #GiantSteps #OneHitWondered

That dance success was important because it showed Campsie & McFarlane could connect with American audiences years before Giant Steps. The Quick followed it with “Rhythm of the Jungle,” another substantial US club record, reaching #14 on the dance chart in 1982. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Leaning much harder into new wave, synth-pop & club music, The Quick’s biggest 🇺🇸 breakthrough came with 1981’s “Zulu” (written by Campsie & McFarlane) which became a genuine US club hit, climbing all the way to #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. #TheQuick #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

It was during their time in Grand Hotel that Colin Campsie & George McFarlane bonded... When that project failed to take off, they broke away to form The Quick as a duo. Their debut single, "Sharks Are Cool, Jets Are Hot," was released on CBS affiliate Epic Records in 1979. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Colin Campsie & George McFarlane first worked together in Grand Hotel, a six-piece British studio project formed in the late ‘70s. Their lone album, Do Not Disturb, arrived in 1979… but despite major-label backing from CBS, it failed to find an audience. #GrandHotel #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

English pop duo Giant Steps were Colin Campsie & George McFarlane, but they had already spent about a decade making music together before scoring their only US #Top40 hit, 1988’s “Another Lover.” #ColinCampsie #GeorgeMcFarlane #GiantSteps #OneHitWondered

The week ending October 1, 1988, English pop duo Giant Steps earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their glossy, radio-friendly slice of ‘80s pop, “Another Lover,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #35. The track spent ten weeks on the pop chart, peaking at #13. #GiantSteps #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Though mainstream chart success was limited, Walter Wanderley recorded dozens of albums, including his Astrud Gilberto collaboration, A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness… Wanderley influenced generations of lounge, exotica, & contemporary jazz artists. #WalterWanderley #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Samba de Verão” came from Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with Portuguese lyrics by his brother, Paulo Sérgio Valle. The English lyrics were by Norman Gimbel. Walter Wanderley’s version became the big US hit & an easy-listening radio staple. #MarcosValle #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The breakthrough was “Summer Samba,” originally “Samba de Verão,” written by brothers Marcos & Paulo Sérgio Valle. Recorded for Verve in 1966 with Creed Taylor producing, Walter Wanderley’s breezy instrumental turned his percussive organ sound into an unlikely pop hit. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

An unlikely American connection helped change Walter Wanderley’s career: Tony Bennett heard the Walter Wanderley Trio in Brazil… was impressed, and recommended them to Verve producer Creed Taylor. Taylor eventually brought the Walter Wanderley Trio to the US to record. #OneHitWondered

Walter Wanderley became a major force in Brazil’s growing bossa nova scene, working with artists like Isaurinha Garcia, Dóris Monteiro & João Gilberto. By the early ’60s, that staccato, bright, and buoyant Hammond organ sound had become his calling card. #WalterWanderley #OneHitWondered

Brazilian organist Walter Wanderley was already a veteran musician before American listeners ever heard him... He developed his distinctive, fast-moving organ style in São Paulo in the late ‘50s, working in clubs, TV & doing session work. #WalterWanderley #OneHitWondered

The week ending October 1, 1966, Brazilian organist Walter Wanderley earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his version of “Summer Samba (So Nice)” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #29. The single spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #26. #WalterWanderley #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

In 1997, pioneering 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... Recognizing a group whose brief two-year run helped shape folk-rock and country-rock for years to come. #BuffaloSpringfield #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“For What It’s Worth,” the Stephen Stills-penned timeless classic by the 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 folk-rockers Buffalo Springfield, was the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s only US #Billboard #Top40 hit, earning Bruce Palmer US #OneHitWonder honors in 1967. #BrucePalmer #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Stonebolt never returned to the US #Top40. “Love Struck” topped out at #70, and when Parachute folded, the band moved to RCA... They split in 1983, then reunited years later, but left “I Will Still Love You” as their one enduring American pop hit. #Stonebolt #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Russ Regan also played a major role in launching the 🇺🇸 career of Elton John while president of Uni Records… Regan is widely credited with bringing Elton John to the United States and launching him as a worldwide superstar. He also signed Neil Diamond to Uni Records in 1968. #OneHitWondered