Songoftheday 5/26/18 - Hey there where are you going? I won't let you pass me by without knowing...
from the album Caught In The Middle (1992)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #30 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 6
Today's song of the day comes from the dance-pop trio Linear, who had a huge pop hit that rode the "Latin freestyle" bandwagon in the spring of 1990 with "Sending All My Love". The trio of Charlie Pennachio, Joey Restivo, and Wyatt Pauley released their sophomore album Caught In The Middle in 1992, with the mid-tempo number "T.L.C." as the first single. Written by Charlie, Wyatt, their producer Tolga Katas along with Charles Christopher, it sounded already a bit dated by this time, but it would've been a guaranteed smash in say, 1988...
"T.L.C." became Linear's second and final top-40 pop hit in June of 1992. Internationally, the single just missed the top-40 in Canada (#43) and New Zealand (#43). After a horrid follow-up single, "Smile If You Like Sex", rightfully bombed, as did a non-album remake of Sly Fox's one hit wonder "Let's Go All The Way", the trio called it quits, with Pennachio moving more behind the scenes, working with crossover country artists like Big & Rich.
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For shits and giggles (and the magic of YouTube), here's some raw footage behind the video for "T.L.C."...
Up tomorrow: Another freestyle trio heads to the Car Wash, perhaps, for their last top ten success.
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