"Sweet Merilee" by Donnie Iris

It's hard to find a person who knows one song by Pennsylvania rocker Donnie Iris. Even harder to find someone who knows two songs by him. Most people recognize his first charting single, "Ah! Leah!" which hit #29 in 1980.

However, this was not his only chart hit, nor his biggest. The 50s-inspired "My Girl" shot to #25 in 1982. Another forgotten top 40 hit from Iris is the gritty "Love Is Like A Rock," which reached #37 in 1981.

"Sweet Merilee" sounds like it was intended to be a sequel to "Ah! Leah!" and was the first single from his underrated 1981 record, "King Cool." However, it stalled at #80 for some reason. Iris would vanish from the charts after 1985's "Injured In The Game Of Love" topped out at #91.