Saturday, April 27, 2019

80's Hit Song Review: "Don't Stop Trying" by Rodway (1982)


U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 83

Backstory: Steve Rodway was born in 1960, and by his early 20's already released and produced this album and single on the now defunct Millennium Records label, which died out by early 1983. This single was a minor hit, but was a bigger modest sized success on the Dance Charts, where it peaked at No. 41. But during the 90's, Rodway finally got his big break when he started to remix music for artists such as Pulp, Erasure, and the Pet Shop Boys under the alias, Motiv8. He still produces and makes music to this day.

The review: This is a very catchy and pretty cool lost synthpop gem with cool keyboards and pretty good vocals. If Millennium Records wasn't going out of business at this time, it could've been a much bigger success on the charts. It has a fun beat as well.

Final rating: 8/10

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