Perhaps only The Eagles rivaled The Doobie Brothers as the most popular and successful American bands of the '70s. Guitarist Patrick Simmons was not only a founding member of the Doobies, but he also wrote the group's 1974 #1 hit "Black Water."

With Michael McDonald opting for a solo career in 1982, the Doobie Brothers disbanded the following year and Simmons, too, found himself pursuing the solo path releasing the album Arcade in the spring of 1983. The punchy "So Wrong" was released as the first single and served as a showcase for Simmons' vocals which had provided harmonies on so many of the Doobie Brothers' hits.

The song cracked the US Top 40 in April and would prove to be Simmons' only sizeable hit (although the followup "Don't Make Me Do It" - penned by Huey Lewis - would make the Hot 100), spending a mere five weeks in the Top 40 and peaking at #30. "Don't Make Me Do It" would also make inroads on the album rock charts, doing a little better as it reached #18.

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