The article highlights three songs released in 1986 that it considers enduring one-hit wonders: Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson’s “Friends And Lovers”, Robbie Nevil’s “C’est La Vie”, and Regina’s “Baby Love”. It argues that, although these artists did not match these songs’ commercial success, the tracks have remained recognisable examples of 1980s pop.

“Friends And Lovers”, written for the soap opera Days Of Our Lives, was Loring’s sole hit and Carl Anderson’s biggest solo success. “C’est La Vie” was Nevil’s debut and largest hit, despite his initially writing it with Kool & the Gang in mind; Regina’s “Baby Love” came from her only solo album, Curiosity, and became her best-known song.