How Could This Go Wrong - Exile 1979

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Exile are an American band who originally began as a pop rock group, hitting the peak of their success in this market in the late 1970's with the rock pop ballad hit "Kiss You All Over." in 1978. Soon thereafter, they reinvented themselves as a country music band and have since had a string of number one country singles to their credit.The band changed musical styles throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. They shortened their name to Exile in 1973 and released their eponymous debut album through Wooden Nickel Records that same year. Singles released from the album proved unsuccessful, and it would be a good five years before the band released a full-length follow-up album.

In 1977, the band released the single "Try it On" on Atco Records, and it became a minor hit. The following year, Mike Chapman, an Australian who had established himself as a record producer in England, came to the United States in search of an experienced group who wrote their own material. Chapman heard an Exile demo and went to their next concert. Chapman evidently enjoyed what he saw. He and Exile decided to collaborate and together they produced the Mixed Emotions album on Warner/Curb Records. The first single release from that album was "Kiss You All Over." The single reached Billboard's Top 40 on 5 August, 1978. It remained on the chart for seventeen weeks and was #1 for four weeks in September. It was a best-seller for six months.

Their follow up single, "You Thrill Me," also from the Mixed Emotions LP did not fare as well, although it did reach the Top 40 for one week on 3 February, 1979. The band toured with Aerosmith, Heart, Dave Mason, Boston, Seals & Crofts and other hot pop acts of the late seventies throughout the United States, Europe and Africa.

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  • TWO PEOPLE THOUGHT THE DILIKE BUTTON MEANT DIS-I-LIKE !!

  • miss my german friends from wunsdorf near hannover next to the  lake stien something great days

  • hey no prob

  • well wundororf  made the place

  • I love this song, but why is it never on any of the "best of "albums?? I have never seen it on a cd:-(

  • @ddenherm think i have to agree with you , pity we cant get it on cd

  • why wont EXILE rerelease 1970s greatest songs on cd or at least have them on itunes so we could download them

  • Great song - my fave from Exile.

  • The best song Exile ever made:-))))

  • Thank you, couldn't find this song anywhere else!

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