Songoftheday 1/31/14 - It's 3 A.M. can't fall asleep, this must be loneliness but man it's black and deep...

John Hunter - "Tragedy"
from the album Famous At Night (1984)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #39 (two weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 2

Today's Song of the Day is by singer and songwriter John Hunter, who came from Chicago to muddle around for a bit in a couple of rock bands before striking out as a solo artist in the 80s. He released his debut album on Private I Records (home to Matthew Wilder of "Break My Stride" fame), and the first single from the set, his self-penned "Tragedy", finally got him his break...

"Tragedy" became the singer's only hit on the pop chart making the top-40 in February of 1985. In fact, I'd say it's one of the most obscure singles to have made the top-40 in the decade. I had to actually import the album on CD from Estonia. Really. According to his Facebook page, John's now an executive in a non-musical field, but there's YouTube video of him still performing in the area recently.

Up tomorrow: A Glimmer Twin goes solo if for only an evening.