Scotland's Sheena Easton scored her only American #1 hit in 1981, and earned a Grammy as Best New Artist, with "Morning Train (9 to 5)". The "Morning Train" title was added in the US & Canada to avoid confusion with a certain Dolly Parton crossover hit that came out a year earlier. Dick Clark explains all this to introduce Sheena on American Bandstand.
The second single, "Modern Girl", was actually released first in the UK, but failed to crack their top 40. Of course, Sheena would finish the year with the theme from the James Bond movie, "For Your Eyes Only", but how that failed to reach #1, I don't know.
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Some people are just meant to be one-hit wonders I guess.
Sheena was more than a 1-hit wonder, though.
Yeah I know. I suppose I was trying to make a joke there and failed.
Let's not forget her foray into acting ("Miami Vice"). Or maybe we should.....
Now I'm reminded she voiced a dog in the All Dogs Go To Heaven sequel that I just tanked for me.
Hmmm, maybe I can pull that one up sometime....
She was also the voice of the Groomer in the short lived series Road Rovers,
It's too bad the episodes are not on YouTube......
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