80's Hit Song Review: "Murphy's Law" by Cheri (1982)

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 39

Backstory: This Canadian R&B, Funk, Post-Disco, and pop duo was formed in Montreal by best friends Rosalind Hunt and Lyn Cullerier. This song, released off of the short lived American record label, Venture Records, was their one and only charting Hot 100 single, where it just barely got into the Top 40, but it did go all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts and to No. 5 on the R&B Charts. It was also a hit in a couple of other countries as well. They tried to capitalize on the success of this song, but sadly follow up singles on the short lived Polydor sub-label, 21 Records weren't any sort of success at all. They soon called it quits shortly afterwards.

The review: This oddball R&B song has always been a fairly big guilty pleasure song of mine. With the chipmunk like vocals and funky post disco beat, this one's pretty good and interesting, IMO.

Final rating: 8/10