Wednesday, February 19, 2020

"Little Darlin'" by Spider

Spider was a terrific rock band that might have been just a tad ahead of its time when they arrived on the scene in 1980. They scored their one and only Top 40 hit with "New Romance (It's A Mystery)," which went to #39. The follow-up single, "Everything Is Alright," stalled at a disappointing #86. I think the catchy mid-tempo number, "Little Darlin'" might have done better and given them more attention.

In 1981, Spider returned with a modest hit, "It Didn't Take Long." It reached #43 and became the band's final chart appearance. 

Keyboardist and primary songwriter Holly Knight went on to form a new band called Device that would see her return to the charts for another brief stay. After that, she scored a single chart hit as a solo artist with "Heart Don't Fail Me Now" (#59) in 1988. While Knight might not have had a smash hit on her own, she wrote tons of them like Aerosmith's "Rag Doll," Tina Turner's "Better Be Good To Me" (which Spider first performed on their 1981 album), Heart's "Never," Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield," and many more.


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