A lawsuit with a corrupt label stopped rock band Boston from releasing anything for 8 years. After ruling the late 70s with hits like More Than A Feeling and Peace of Mind and Don’t Look Back, Tom Sholz and Brad Delp were paralyzed for almost a decade and even though Tom Sholz wrote Amanda in 1980 he had to wait until 1986 to release it after the band won the verdict and were able to record with any label they chose. Their third album called Third Stage went to #1 as did the first single Amanda even though a rough demo bootleg had been played by some radio stations. Up next is the amazing story of the comeback of the 80s!
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Since 1955, songs with a one word title- featuring the first name of a female, has, unofficially, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100... 15 times. To clarify, I am not talking about songs that have more than a single first name- such as “Judy In Disguise” by John Fred & His Playboy Band, or Michael Jackson’s monster hit “Billie Jean.” Just the singular given name of a female.
It happened for the first time in 1957, when it happened three times , beginning with Pat Boone’s double-A side single “Love Letters in the Sand” and “Bernardine,”
Followed by “Tammy” performed by actor Debbie Reynolds:
Later in ‘57, 15 year old Paul Anka scored a chart topper with “Diana.” The last time a single word title with a female first name climbed all the way to #1, was in 1986, and, once again, it happened three times that year:
The first in ’86 was “Sara” by Starship. The name “Venus” returned to #1 for the 3rd time, when Banarama recreated Shocking Blue’s original 1970 smash: The third time that a song with female first name went to #1 in ’86 on the Billboard Hot 100 was also the LAST TIME it happened. That distinction goes to “Amanda,” the comeback power ballad from the band, Boston,
“Amanda” was written and produced, entirely, by Tom Scholz, the gangly, 6 foot 6 rock n’ roll savant that formed Boston, and the mastermind behind the band’s self-titled LP that became one of the biggest selling albums of all-time. Scholz began developing “Amanda” in 1980, while battling a very contentious lawsuit with Epic Records, the label that signed Boston. The war with Epic was just one of the obstacles that prevented Boston from releasing their third LP.
There was also a wicked flood, that damaged the studio, and a massive power outage. Another impediment was Sholz notoriously, obsessive perfection. Tom’s painstaking precision not only frustrated the record label, but also exhausted his bandmates, who were forced to work on solo projects, and other outside work to make a living while Boston went on an extended hiatus in late ’79.