Power 96 Cool One

My Power 96 Cool One choice for Thursday was Savoy Brown's "Run to Me" from their 1981 release, Rock 'N' Roll Warriors. This track would prove to be their highest charting single in the United States, reaching No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100...

The Power 96 Cool One for Wednesday was from Canadian rockers April Wine. Off of their eighth studio album, Harder... Faster, I featured the single "Say Hello." It charted at No. 34 on the Canadian Singles Chart but failed to make a showing on the U...

Tuesday's Power 96 Cool One was British rock band UFO's single "Young Blood" from their eighth studio album, No Place to Run. Released in January 1980, the album peaked at No. 51 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart. The Cool One made it to No...

Labor Day's Power 96 Cool One came from Canadian rockers the Pat Travers Band. I tracked the title track from their 1980 album, Crash and Burn. Singles like “Crash and Burn,” “Snortin’ Whiskey” and “(Your Love) Can’t Be Right” along with the Albert King cover “Born Under a Bad Sign” helped make this the band's highest charting release, climbing to No...

Minneapolis’ own Soul Asylum was yesterday’s Power 96 Cool One. I pulled “Somebody to Shove” off their Grave Dancers Union as my featured track. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart...

I've always liked the Hooters, the rock band out of Philly who've been around since 1980. On Thursday I chose to highlight their 1985 hit "And We Danced" from their second studio album, Nervous Night. Featuring two of their biggest and most well known hits, this album was also their highest charting effort, reaching No...

Wednesday's Power 96 Cool One came from the all girl grunge band, L7. I chose to feature their top 20 hit, "Andres," from their fourth album, Hungry for Stink, which was released on July 12, 1994. This track squeaked its way into the top 20 at No...

The Power 96 Cool One that I highlighted on Tuesday was Def Leppard's "Heaven Is" from their fifth studio album and multi-platinum hit, Adrenalize. It was the only single from the album that didn't chart in the U.S., but it did make a showing in their native country, peaking at No...

Monday I started off the week with English rock band Bush as the featured artist for the Power 96 Cool One. I chose their hit single "Machinehead" from their debut album, Sixteen Stone, which they released on December 6, 1994. This Cool One peaked at No...

Thursday's Power 96 Cool One came from Meat Loaf's September 4, 1981, album, Dead Ringer. This is the second of of three albums that were written by composer, lyricist and record producer Jim Steinman. I chose to feature the single "Peel Out," which, unfortunately for Meat Loaf, did not chart...