Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’90s, Vol. 26

Dave Steed July 2, 2012 9

Section 4: Bubbling Under

Erasure bubbled under with “Run to the Sun”

Mrs. Estefan bubbled under at #103 in 1993 with “Go Away.”

Adriana Evans hit #124 with “Love Is All Around”

Faith Evans hit #109 with “Come Over.”

Former House of Pain rapper Everlast, bubbled under with “Ends.”

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  • nathan_az

    I’ve never been a Gloria EsteFAN, but “Reach” is a rare example of a song that’s supposed to be inspirational (it was the theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics) that is actually effective. The tacked on percussion at the end is kinda brilliant, IMHO.

  • Keith Creighton

    Gloria Estefan is a beautiful and talented woman, but you just may have found the most beautiful picture of her ever taken. I scored the “Cuts Both Ways” cassette from the prize closet when I was a radio promotions intern – had such a crush.

  • Matt Hinrichs

    “Hooch” by Everything was a new one for me, had to check it out on YouTube to see if it was something I heard back then but forgot. Nope. Never heard of it. Then again, I lost track of pop music after ’96 or so.

  • http://www.anniez.com/ Annie Zaleski

    “Hooch” was big in that kind of jammy, kind of hip-hop, kind of 311-y way. Apparently, it was in the Adam Sandler flick “The Waterboy.” That explains it all.

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    I lump them in with bands like Len, Citizen King, The Flys, that group that did the Tangerine Speedo song (or something close) – probably closer to Wheatus too… still a bit surprised it went all the way to #4.

  • cmmmbase

    Actually, “Hooch” by Everything made it to #34, not 4 on the airplay chart. The group that did Tangerine Speedo was Caviar…

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    That’s a moment of blindness on my part, missed both the “3″ and the airplay designation in the book. And yes, Caviar…I continually forget them even though I still own that CD.

  • cmmmbase

    Hooch was still lingering on the charts when the switchover to allowing album cuts to hit the Hot 100 in December of 1998, so technically they also peaked at #69 on the hot 100.

  • NastyG

    This week is dire, and too much Gloria Estefan puts me to sleep. But I just had to say that i think thou doth protest too much – it seems like every week you talk about how much you hate female vocalists, but every week you praise at least one on here, and these are their lesser hits! ;)