Sheriff - "When I'm With You"

The story of Sheriff is an odd and frustrating tale.  The Canadian rockers one hit single was the ballad "When I'm With You".  Originally released in 1983, the song was a mild hit in Canada (and even milder...lukewarm, really, in the States).  Frustrated over their lack of success, Sheriff broke up shortly afterward.  Then in 1988, a Minneapolis radio station started playing the song again causing other radio stations to follow suit.  A year later, Sheriff's record company re-released the song which caused the song to go to #1 in 1989...despite the band having broken up years prior.  The former Sheriff members had gone on to different projects, and refused to get the band back together.  A year later, two former Sheriff band mates found success with their new group Alias.  Their claim to fame is "More Than Words Can Say".

Alias - "More Than Words Can Say"

In 1990, Canadian-rockers Alias released the hit song "More Than Words Can Say" whereas American rock group Extreme released their hit song "More Than Words".  While Extreme gave guys an excuse to learn how to play one song on the guitar, Alias provided us with one of the first one-hit-wonders of the 1990s.