U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 73
Backstory: British singer, keyboardist, producer, and engineer Hine was born in 1944. In the mid to late 60's, he played keyboards for Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. But when he was sick, guess who replaced him for a bit? SIR ELTON JOHN himself, before he was even well known and famous! It wasn't until the early 80's until Hine decided to make a little bit of solo work, including this cover of the famous Buddy Holly song of the same name, which was also remade by the Rolling Stones. It was released off of the short lived Montage label in the U.S., and was his only ever U.S. hit single. He would only ever release one more single, a song called "Expectation (Brave New World)" during the same year. I couldn't even really find any information on what he did after that or what he is up to nowadays, unfortunately.
The review: This is a pretty cool and unique version of the Holly classic with unique synths and an electronic New Wave/ synth pop sound to it. Should've been somewhat of a bigger hit. It is just so artsy and fartsy!
Final rating: 8/10
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