U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Peak Position No. 109 (released in late '82, didn't Bubble Under until sometime in 1983)
Backstory: Not a whole lot is known about Garland, but I did find out that he was born in Boston and besides being a singer and songwriter is also a violinist. He released this promo single off of both Atlantic and the Atlantic sub-label, Radio Records. But unfortunately because it was only released as a promo single, it failed to enter the actual Hot 100 charts and had to settle for a peak position of No. 109 on the Bubbling Under Charts. It was released off of his first album, Dreams of A Boy. He later released one more single in '83 called "The Final Sting" off of the German label, Intercord. He only released one more album in 1991 called, Dancing on the Edge. After that, his recording career ended. I couldn't even find ANY information on what he is doing today, or even if he is still alive. He is also not to be confused with the somewhat well known New Zealand based bluegrass and folk musician of the same name, who died in March of 2017.
The review: Oh boy, do I absolutely LOVE this song! It was VERY stupid on either Atlantic/Radio Records, or Garland's part, (or both of them), to only release this song as a promo single. It could have blown up EASILY if it was just released as a normal single. The guitars and positive medley along with Garland's singing voice are just too awesome! Such a shame.
Final rating: 9/10
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