"I Can't Wait" by Deniece Williams

Hailing from Gary, Indiana, Deniece Williams started her career in music as a backup singer for Stevie Wonder in the early 70s. Her first charting single after striking out on her own was "Free," which reached #25 in 1977.

It wasn't long before the world embraced her vocal talents and helped Williams to the #1 spot. Williams claimed that honor twice: "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" hit #1 in 1978 and "Let's Hear It For The Boy," from the Footloose soundtrack, hit #1 in 1984.

Unexpectedly, her career began to wane after that massive success and "I Can't Wait," which seems like a perfectly suitable song for the era, stalled at #66 in 1988, and became her final chart appearance.