Monday, August 23, 2010

#1 Song of the Week

This week we go back 23 years to August of 1987, the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II was in the top ten and Bob Seger was on top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first and to date last time with "Shakedown"
Over 20 years in the music business and having recorded some of the biggest albums in rock n roll history had not got Bob Seger to the top of the pop singles chart. He had a brush with the top when the single "Shame on the Moon" went to #2 for 4 weeks in March of 1983.
Originally meant for Glenn Frey, who came down with laryngitis and backed out, a call to Bob Seger by the president of MCA records secured the first single for the soundtrack.
On August 1st 1987 Bob Seger finally reached the summit and for one week had the best selling song in the USA.

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