Robbed hit of the week 12/14/15 - So's "Are You Sure"...

"Are You Sure" - So
from the album Horseshoe In The Glove (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #41

This week's "robbed hit" comes from the British rock duo So, who left the post-punk act the Opposition in the late 80s to walk a new musical path. Marcus Bell and Mark Long released what would be their sole album, Horseshoe in the Glove, in 1987. The single from the set, "Are You Sure", was a slick slice of rock in the style of Cutting Crew and Glass Tiger...

"Are You Sure" just missed making the American pop Top-40 by a notch in April of 1988. In fact, of the four songs that reached #41, this was the only one from an act that never did reach that level either before or after. A shame, since this layered performance was worthy of being broadcast to America by Casey Kasem. The duo would reform the Opposition, with Bell passing away in 2014.