I'm sure that many of us who know a thing or 2 about music could correctly name several acts who have had Top 40 hits in 3 different decades. I don't think to many people would name Gary Moore though, but he has.
This is his final original Top 40 hit to date which came 13 years after he debuted with "Parisienne Walkways" in 1979 which made the Top 10. His follow up "Out In the Fields" came 6 years later and also made the Top 10. Since then the highest he's got is 20 with "Over The Hills And Far Away" in 1986.
You can split the decades of his Top 40 career by the style of music he plays. His debut "Parisienne Walkways" was a blues record. Then in the 80s his hits were hard rock records. In the 90s he returned to making blues records, starting with "Still Got The Blues (For You)" followed by "Cold Day In Hell" and then finally this record.
His switch to the blues in the 90s was a positive move from an American charts perspective as it landed him his only Billboard 100 hit to date with "Still Got The Blues (For You)".
This was the 2nd single to be released from his "After Hours" album with the remaining singles failing to make the Top 40. The album made number 4 making it his highest charting album to date.
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