Showing posts with label Michael Morales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Morales. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2018

"I Only Want To Look In Your Eyes" by Michael Morales

Michael Morales was a singer and songwriter with a sound as big as his native state of Texas. He rose to one-hit wonder status in 1989 when "Who Do Give Your Love To?" peaked at #15. His follow-up single, a cover of "What I Like About You" (which The Romantics, whose version everyone knows, only took to #49 in 1980) reached #28. 

These were the first two singles from his debut self-titled album. The next single, "I Don't Know," stalled at #81. "I Only Want To Look In Your Eyes" is another mid-tempo track from his debut LP, and I think it would have performed better and gave Morales more staying power. His 1991 record, "Thump" landed with a dull thud, although this could be attributed to the shift in musical tastes.

Morales would release a third and final record in 1999: "That's The Way." It sounded like a Def Leppard album and probably would've been huge had it arrived a decade earlier.

Morales became a notable producer, earning four Grammys for works he laid his fingers on.