Forgotten late-'80s/early-'90s pop singles

and have people really forgotten that sybil song? man, i remember when that was on the radio all the time in philly. great single.

good if not forgotten

londonbeat "ive been thinking about you"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq6tW6792ss&ob=av2n

The idea here is less about singles forgotten by you guys (as if the ILM hivemind would ever let a song fall through the cracks of history) and more about singles that had a brief moment of popularity but never really became latter-day radio staples or overused in commercials/movies or whatever. I'm way familiar with a lot of this stuff, but only because I've made the effort to remain familiar with it.

dunno if '94 counts as early '90s but:

single gun theory - "fall"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvoEJqo5yjg

Maxi Priest, "Close to You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSR3YgUcyU4

Terrence Trent D'Arby lite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KQnM5ogtw

Forgotten is right - - - I was born in 1981, started listening to the radio around '94, '95, and don't recognize anything that's been posted to the thread yet. Are all of these indeed lost treasure? Should I listen?

Jaymc's posts itt are speaking to me.

I would post that song "no myth," maybe, but everyone remembers that.

he had a couple of other pretty good singles from that album iirc?

"this and that" was ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yZf8rujrs

When Leonard Pitts was still a music critic his mission was to proselytize on behalf of the misunderstood genius of Grayson Hugh.

Cathy Dennis, "Touch Me (All Night Long)":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ddhTH7Rjc

Tracie Spencer, "This House"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIaFmiIyPcg&ob=av2n

seduction - (you're my one and only) true love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IBJlUWDy9c

Jon Secada, "Just Another Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqPbZnVjXQ

love that song

lisa stansfield "been around the world"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf9q0DN0dGw

rozalla "everybody's free"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI42hQHfbi8

des'ree "you gotta be"

Feel like Jane Child isn't totally forgotten b/c of the nose-ear chain, but "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" rules:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWd__w5UWVc

haha i sang that des'ree song at karaoke once and it was v inspiring for everyone present

video, please

jaymac on a roll!

des'ree "you gotta be"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpZfltbnAQ

Pebbles, "Mercedes Boy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPZwbWZpyho

totally forgot about this song! i loved it -- i think it's from mid 90s more than early but i haven't heard it years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5I2Hxb9-fA

Whistle, "Barbara's Bedroom"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92_Pxy4m12s

allanah myles "black velvet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS870zCCAwM

The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEmpCvF3V4s

Sa-Fire - "Thinking Of You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5XgFvKfnk

Lisette Melendez - "Together Forever"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2bDaTvow0

Jive Bunny and the Mixmasters - "Swing The Mood"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTA6I6hn-z4

Brenda Russell - "Piano In The Dark"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7u5GtSIC5k&ob=av2n

Are all of these indeed lost treasure? Should I listen?

There are some real gems in this thread, Doctor Casino. Although the extent to which you're likely to agree is roughly equivalent to your tolerance for synth stabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGkbjIxk68

Donna Summer - "This Time I Know It's For Real"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtDAAPO-j4

I've come to realize lately that Donna Summer has one of my all-time favorite voices. And this song is just great, especially for a single this late in someone's career.

The Cathy Dennis I would've posted: "Too Many Walls"

I actually heard this in a store last week, for the first time in YEARS.

Natural Selection - Do Anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNl3fegO4Os

(Unsurprisingly, I think this thread's about to kill my browser. Worth it.)

Vanessa Williams - "The Right Stuff"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Urr8J3RYQ

(Donna Summer reminds me of Chaka Khan's "Love You All My Lifetime," which I may have posted on a recent thread dedicated to unsung early '90s R&B.)

Living Colour - "Glamour Boys"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7FX6sAL0Zw&ob=av2e

Johnny Kemp - "Birthday Suit"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG3t9V3TvfU

New Edition - "Can You Stand The Rain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw&ob=av2n

The Fat Boys - "Are You Ready For Freddy?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDUl5Ke5jbM

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Nightmare On My Street"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnbw-AM4VA

"This House" is awesome.

Peace Choir - "Give Peace A Chance"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzSk8HVZTc

East Coast Family - "All 4 One, One 4 All"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZv2cpLReM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZh9JvMHj_g

some overlap with this thread from a year ago:

80s "omg I loved that one" one hit wonders mix tape thread

reaches further back, but the late 80s is well-represented. probably speaks to the ages of many of the contributors.

lots of Freddy-related hip-hop tracks back then, but no one seemed to be rapping abt Jason or Michael Myers.

C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo

Terrance Trent D'Arby - "She Kissed Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2xgvE2UL-Q

L'Trimm - "Cars With The Boom"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRVDJzqD64

JJ Fad - "Supersonic"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nPLoODtGU

xpost

Freddy was at the peak of his popularity around this time, while the others were a little old hat.

have people really forgotten that sybil song?

It's one of my all time favorites! I am enjoying this thread though.

I love these! Sub-title for this category should be "Supermarket songs"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uErmlcpfHoI

oops: Belinda Carlisle, Summer Rain

Seems like every other song had a slide guitar in it, lol

Texas: I don't Want a Lover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LO2fgSamqI

Robbie Nevil "Just Like You"

Doctor Casino, if you want to know what 1991 random chart-pop sounded like, start here loool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9HcaajZwx0

The Pursuit Of Happiness - "I'm An Adult Now". I had the 7" for this too. It went to #6 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSDF8VvU13M

There was a real video for this, but I've never seen it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqOSQvvj1ug

Guys. Seriously. Whistle - 'Right Next To Me':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ88JCM9eT4

Spotify playlist of all these songs, plz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4yOa3tBrB8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_Azsue_mQ

Last year I picked up an entire episode of Rick Dee's Weekly Top 40 from May of 1990 at a Record Fair. Had quite a bit of songs that I had never heard before, like this one:

Perfect Gentlemen - Ooh La La
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAddModv-Kg

This is '86/87 so stretching it a little perhaps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EydUM5g2Ms8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzmJuXAgD8

Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satelitte

this thread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6FAQbVJbw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox85dGD79K0

I will just keep on proselytizing about the A'me Lorain album until people hear the good word:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU_XAgDlnE