Up next another edition of our series Bottled Lightening One Album Wonders… Where an LP had multiple hit songs and then the artist Never had another hit. Rupert Holmes had three hits on his album Partners in Crime. the #1 smash Escape the Pina Colada Song and top 10 hit HIM and then the #32 hit Answering Machine about outdated tech that is pretty funny. but this story ups the ante. . Instead of fading to obscurity after his next two albums and song didn’t chart, he outsmarted the industry when they wouldn’t play his records anymore. He turned the tables on the old cliche one hit wonder and ended up being extremely successful in every aspect of the business including broadway, TV, and books.. It’s a great story coming up next on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another edition of our series Bottled Lightening where we break down the history of a beloved one hit extravaganza that still resonates in our culture.. but this time we are going to tweak it a little and talk about it from the album side. Where an album blew up with multiple hit singles and then never reached those levels again. Today’s story is very unique. Rupert Holmes shattered the Cliche one hit wonder when after having an album with 3 hits including the #1 smash Escape the Pina Colada song his next two album flopped.
He could’ve just been another promising artist who disappeared but he outsmarted the very industry that swallows entertainers whole. He knew he didn’t have Robert Redford’s looks or Freddie Mercury’s voice but he was a witty songwriter with a creative mind so he turned the tables and diversified his talents. He pursued other avenues including creating plays and musicals for broadway, writing songs for other artists, creating television programs and writing books. He became one of the most successful renaissance men in modern entertainment history creating tony award wining plays and an emmy award winning television series as well as best selling author as well as writing a #1 hit for a band in the late 80s.
Up next Ruper Holmes tells us the stories behind these hits and his conquest to master an industry that is so unforgiving including his last solo hit that has become a relic of the 80s due to being about a piece of technology that we no longer use… and his #1 hit that he gave to another artist in 1987. Trust me, Rupert is always a gas. As we go into this interview I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear. Since Zenni has been our sponsor i’ve received so many comments from our viewers who have loved their glasses and especially the features like antifog antiglare and Blue Blokz. These guys are the real deal. Go to Zenni .com now to get board. Here’s one of our greatest story tellers. Rupert Holmes. What do you think about Rupert Holmes writing his own ticket ? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s have a nice discussion. I think it’s pretty interesting how Rupert played to his strengths mastering several areas of the industry.
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