During the course of this year I aim to upload a song every day for your consideration as to whether they were good enough and sufficiently commercial to have become UK Top 20 singles. Many different genres will be represented, so if this particular one’s not your preferred style then hopefully it won’t be too long before you find one that is.
For those songs that are interesting enough for you to give them a proper listen, please press “like” if you think it could have been a hit, and “dislike” if you don’t, in the hope that we get enough votes to obtain a balanced overview. Also, if leaving a critical comment please try to take into account the year of original release - most of the songs that I'll be uploading are decades old so it wouldn’t be surprising if some sound dated now.
Today’s choice is the single version of “In Jeopardy” by former Supertamp frontman Roger Hodgson. First released in 1984, it was the second single from his debut solo album “In The Eye Of The Storm”. Because Hodgson’s voice was synonymous with Supertramp’s sound I find it hard to separate his early solo recordings with those of the group, so my ears at any rate this sounds to me what a Supertramp hit should sound like. But, as sadly so often seems to be the case, fans of a group appear to suddenly become more discerning about solo releases, when in fact the recordings themselves are just as good as group releases, if not even better.
This is an audio only upload, but if you would prefer to watch the official video before deciding on its hit potential then you can view that here • Video .
Hopefully you’ll drop by again tomorrow for something completely different!