# Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) guitar solo > Wally Bryson's guitar solo on Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) by Raspberries (1974) starts at about 3:54. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Raspberries, 1974. Solo by *Wally Bryson*. An ambitious mini-epic about chasing a hit, with Bryson's lead parts adding drama to its shifting sections. Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) is Raspberries' most ambitious song, a mini-epic about the chase for a hit single, full of changing sections and studio touches. Wally Bryson's lead guitar adds drama to its shifting moods, with crunchy riffs and melodic phrases that highlight each transition. His playing mixes power pop precision with a hard rock edge, giving the track weight and excitement. The song shows how the band could combine pop hooks with ambitious arrangements. Listen for the way Bryson's lead lines appear at key moments, lifting each new section, and for how the guitar interacts with the song's layered vocals and production, adding tension and release. Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) by Raspberries is featured in our Power Pop (#20) list. The solo is played by Wally Bryson and the song was released in 1974. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Power Pop Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/power-pop/) — #20 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1974](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1974/) — #19 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)? Wally Bryson played the solo on Raspberries's Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) (1974). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)