Match The 1970s One Hit Wonders And Artists Quiz

Answer: Sailcat

Sailcat's number 12 hit from 1972 is not to be confused with the Neil Young song of the same name. Sailcat was formed by musicians from the Muscle Shoals, Alabama music scene. They released one album, also titled 'Motorcycle Mama' for which comedian Phil Hartman designed the cover. Shortly after a tour promoting the album, the band broke up.

Answer: Paul Nicholas

'Heaven On The 7th Floor' peaked at number six on the Hot 100 for several weeks late in 1977. It was released from the debut album by English actor and singer Paul Nicholas who had come to the US to further his acting career. He had several hits in England, but no further success in America.

Answer: Sniff 'n' The Tears

Sniff 'n The Tears were formed in London in 1977 and released their only chart hit, 'Driver's Seat' in 1979. It reached number 15 in the US in September of that year. 'Driver's Seat' was a Top 20 hit in several other countries but, oddly, not in England.

There it charted outside the Top 40 due to distribution problems on the part of EMI Records who could not deliver the record to stores until after major publicity efforts were past.

Answer: Pilot

Ex-Bay City Rollers David Paton and Billy Lyall formed Pilot in 1973. 'Magic', from their first album reached number 15 in the UK and number five in the US in 1975. Pilot had hits in several other countries over the next few years but not in the US.

Answer: Wadsworth Mansion

Wadsworth Mansion, from Rhode Island, took their name from a historical mansion in Middletown, Connecticut. 'Sweet Mary' was the band's first single. It peaked at number seven in February of 1971 but Wadsworth Mansion never came near the Top 40 again. They did, however, leave us with the memorable lyric,
Chickie-chickie-chickie to hop a freight
Chickie-chickie-chickie to hop a freight
Chickie-chickie Mary I'm coming home

Answer: Silver

'Wham Bam' was actually shown as 'Wham Bam Shang A Lang' on the 45. It reached number 15 in 1976. Silver was a country-rock band which boasted Brent Mydland (later of the Grateful Dead) on keyboards and vocals. Comedian Phil Hartman designed the cover for Silver's first and only album.

Answer: William DeVaughn

Draftsman William DeVaughn spent his own money for a Philadelphia studio to record his song 'Be Thankful for What You Got'. Omega Sound liked the song and released it. It peaked at number one on the R&B chart and number four on the Hot 100 in June of 1974. Ludacris, N.W.A. and Ice Cube have all sampled the song in their works. Due to its simple, positive lyrics the song even received airplay on gospel stations.

Answer: Eruption

'I Can't Stand the Rain' was written by soul singer Ann Peebles. Versions by the author and Tina Turner failed to dent the charts, but UK disco and R&B band Eruption took the song to number 18 on the Hot 100 and number six on the disco chart in 1978.

Answer: Crow

From Minneapolis, Crow released 'Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)' in late 1969 as their second single. In January of '70 the bluesy, hard rock song peaked at number 19. Crow broke up in 1972, reformed a couple of times and continue to play sporadically in the midwest with a couple of original members. 'Evil Woman' was covered by Black Sabbath on their first UK album and released as their first single.

The song didn't appear on the US version of the 'Black Sabbath' album.

Answer: Timmy Thomas

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Timmy Thomas was a session musician in Memphis before moving to Miami where he began recording for Glades Records. In 1973 his composition 'Why Can't We Live Together' reached number one in both the US and England. The song was recorded with only Thomas' vocal and a Lowrey organ with its built in percussion track.