In 1978, Nick Gilder had a No. 1 hit with the single “Hot Child in the City.” The song, which appeared on the singer’s second solo album, City Nights, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Oct. 28, ...

If you’re only going to have one big hit, you might as well make it a No. 1 smash. That’s what the Canadian artist Nick Gilder managed when he made his way to the US and came through with a huge ...