dth1971
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 18, 2007 15:06:55 GMT -5
Do you remember the 1987 duet by Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard called "Can't We Try"? This marked the return to the Top 40 for Canadian Dan Hill 9 years after his first hit "Sometimes When We Touch" made #3 Billboard.
Dan Hill had only one other song after "Can't We Try" called "Never Thought" which missed the Billboard Top 40 peeking at #42 but made the Top 40 for a week or two on R&R. Vonda Shepard didn't hit the Top 40 again until 1998 with "My Time" (the theme to the FOX TV show "Ally McBeal").
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 18, 2007 16:14:24 GMT -5
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Hervard
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Post by Hervard on Sept 18, 2007 16:23:30 GMT -5
"Never Thought (That I Could Love)" peaked at #36 on the R&R chart in February, 1988. It was definitely my favorite song from his 1987 self-titled album.
Dan was more of an AC artist. He had several AC hits during the late 80s, including the ones just mentioned (and "Never Thought" was a number on hit in early 1988). Other hits included "Carmelia" in May, 1988 and "Unborn Heart" in 1989. In the 1990s, he had a few more, including the Top Ten hits "I Fall All Over Again" and "In Your Eyes", the latter a duet with Rique Franks.
As for Vonda Shepard, the title of her 1998 song was actually "Searchin' My Soul".
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dth1971
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 18, 2007 23:05:48 GMT -5
Sorry I got the 1998 Vonda Shepard song mixed up.
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Post by unicorns on Sept 19, 2007 7:55:48 GMT -5
It's not bad, but I prefer the Rockell & Collage version.
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Post by Lozzy on Oct 3, 2011 7:24:22 GMT -5
Peaked at #8 in September 1987 on R&R. Such a great duet!
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johnm1120
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Post by johnm1120 on Oct 3, 2011 10:29:20 GMT -5
I love their version as well as Rockell & Collage's version.
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Post by disman00911 on Sept 9, 2021 12:52:15 GMT -5
I remember hearing the 1998 cover version by Rockell & Collage on defunct Energy 92.7/92.5 in the early 2000s. Didn't hear the original Dan Hill version until many years later on one of the old episodes of AT40 w/Casey Kasem on Mixcloud. It's okay. music video www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaMzEJYAJ5s |
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Sept 9, 2021 13:07:11 GMT -5
It's decent.
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