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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, pickingout the Top 10 first. During 1997, I’ll be going through the list one by one.I’ve finished the Top 10, and have now moved onto the rest.
This week : 14 new entries, 1 re-entry, 1 climbers, 1 non-movers & 23 downers
It’s goodbye to : Ant and Dec (40), Jean Michel Jarre (39), Cake (38), Mark Morrison (37), Republica (36), Source featuring Candi Staton (35), Divine Comedy (34), Alisha’s Attic (32), Braxtons (31), Lamb (30), Fun Lovin’ Criminals (28), Sean Maguire (27), Beautiful South (23), Sheryl Crow (22), and Pet Shop Boys (9)
And hello to : Brian Kennedy (37), Yvette Michelle (36), Silverchair (34), Spice Girls (again) (31), JT Playaz (30), Reef (13), Livin’ Joy (12), N-Trance (11), 3T (10), B Real/Busta Rhymes/Coolio/LL Cool J/Method Man (8), Cast (7), DJ Quicksilver (6), Charlatans (4), and the Chemical Brothers (1).
(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
37 Brian Kennedy – Put the Message In the Box
One of Ireland’s up and coming singer-songwriters, who has recently beentouring, has done a cover version of the World Party song. While I likedhis single last year, “A Better Man”, his voice just doesn’t seem to do justiceto this song.
32 En Vogue – Don’t Let Go (Love)
Back up one place this week, and being the only climber makes it the highestclimber…
31 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1
There’s just no getting away from them is there…
24 Madonna – Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Madonna’s latest single dropped 17 places this week, which makes me wonderif they’ll release any more singles from her album as a result.
13 Reef – Consideration *
3rd single from Reef’s current album, and this one is more of a ballad, andgood stuff too.
12 Livin’ Joy – Where Can I Find Love
Appalling…
11 N-Trance – D.I.S.C.O :O ===
Not content with ruining both the Pearl and Dean theme, and Led Zepplin’s”Whole Lotta Love”, this time they’ve destroyed the Ottawan classic of 1982.
7 Cast – Free Me
It’s difficult to know where to start with this one. Some of their recordsare okay, and some I can live without, but there’s none that really jump outand demand to be heard.
4 Charlatans – North Country Boy
Second single from Charlatans return to the charts, and this one has had massiveplay all over the radio stations, but it just doesn’t do it for me, especiallynot when compared to the excellent “One to Another”.
1 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats *1st Week at No.1*
Following their last single, “Setting Sun”, which also made No.1, I can’tunderstand why this one is as it’s not particularly good.
This single now makes 7 in a row going straight in at No.1, with the liststanding as :
(* – my current favourites)
March 24th :
GOTTA BE YOU………………………………………..3T (MJJ/Epic) SARA SMILE………………………………..After 7 (Virgin America) THE CLEARING………………………Arab Strap (Chemikal Underground) ROK DA FONKY BEAT / CAN’T GET ENOUGH………………..Basco (Concrete) HE’S ALL THAT’S GREAT ABOUT POP…………………….Bawl (Dependent) I’M GONNA GET TO YOU……………………….Andy Blackwood (Eternal) GHETTO SMILE………………………..B-Legit feat. Daryl Hall (Jive) BIG APPLE BOOGALOO…………………Brooklyn Funk Essentials (Dorado) FREE ME……………………………………………Cast (Polydor) BABY SAID I…………………………………Catch 22 (Serious One) NORTH COUNTRY BOY…………………..The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) BLOCK ROCKIN’ BEATS……..The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin) CARE ABOUT YOU………………………Naimee Coleman (Lime/Chrysalis) THE CYPHER: PART III……………….Frankie Cutlass (Relativity/Epic) THE WINNING TICKET…………………………..John Digweed (Jackpot) TAKE A RUN AT THE SUN – HAND IT OVER…….Dinosaur Jr. (Blanco Y Negro) DANCIN’ ALL NIGHT…………………………..Full Intention (Stress) HIP SHAKIN’…………………………Mike Henderson (Dead Reckoning) OH MY HEARTLESS (EP) ………………………….Hopper (Factory Too) CAREFUL……………………………………………Horse (Stress) GLASSES…………………………………Chris Jarvis (Blue Banana) BOOM BOOM (LET’S GO BACK TO MY RTOOM)…………Joshua (Academy Street) JUST PLAYIN’…………………………………….JT Playaz (Pukka) TAKERE………………………………….Salif Keita (Mango/Island) PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX………………………Brian Kennedy (RCA) SUPER REAL FICTION………………………….Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) WHERE CAN I FIND LOVE………………….Livin’ Joy (Undiscovered/MCA) YOUR SELFISH WAYS………………………………Locust (Apollo/R&S) YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE……………………….The Mavericks (MCA) I’M NOT FEELING YOU……………………….Yvette Michele (Loud/RCA) CAMOUFLAGE…………………………..Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope) HIT ‘EM HIGH (THE MONSTARS’ ANTHEM)..The Monstars [B Real, Busta Rhymes, ……………..Coolio, LL Cool J, Method Man] (Warner Sunset/Atlantic) DA DA DA………………………………………Nervous (Grapevine) D.I.S.C.O…………………………..N-Trance (All Around The World) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) GONE AWAY………………………………….The Offspring (Epitaph) TECHNO SOLUTION / TOO DEEP…………………….DJ Philip (Addfitive) SPACE JAM………………………………..Quad City DJs (East West) BELLISSIMA / I HAVE A DREAM………DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) CONSIDERATION………………………………………Reef (Sony S) I DON’T KNOW…………………………………Ruth (Arc/PolyGramTV) WOMAN IN LOVE…………………………………..Rebekah Ryan (MCA) 30 DEGREES BELOW………………………………….Santa Cruz (MCA) FREAK………………………………..Silverchair (Murmur/Columbia) MY ENEMY…………………………………..Solar Race (Silvertone) WHAT WOULD WE DO?……………………………..Sol Brothers (Fresh) THE WAY I FEEL…………………Soundhouse & Tom Wilson (Fire Island) SHATTERPROOF……………………………………..Soundman (Image) BITTERSWEET………………………………….Lewis Taylor (Island) GOOD MORNIN’……………………………….You Am I (Warner Bros.)
April 1st :
BORN & RAISED (IN THE GHETTO)…………………………2am Jam (EMI) 18 TIL I DIE…………………………………….Bryan Adams (A&M) YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY…………………Schola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) TUNING UP…………………………….Ballistic Brothers (Soundboy) URBAN HAZE EP………………………….Basement Jaxx (Atlantic Jax) TAKE YOUR BODY…………………………….Basscamp (Junior Cheeky) ELECTRO SHOCK FOR PRESIDENT……………………Brainiac (Touch & Go) SOMETIMES……………………………..The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) I DON’T WANT TO………………………..Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) SOUND OF EDEN / BAD APPLE…………………………….Casino (Worx) NEMESIS………………………………..Children Of Dub (Diversity) WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE………………………………Daphne (Stress) EYE……………………………………………Deep Sound (Sperm) IT’S NO GOOD…………………………………..Depeche Mode (Mute) GINGER & FREE……………David Devant & His Spirit Wife (Rhythm King) FOOTPRINT………………….Disco Citizens (Modena/Extravaganza/Edel) CUERDAS (STRINGS)…………………………..Dizzy (East West Dance) GET INTO THE MUSIC [rm]……..DJ’s Rule feat. Karen Brown (Distinctive) ALFIE……………………………………………….Don (London) THE BEAT………………………………………..Dreamon (Downboy) TNT FOR THE BRAIN………………………………….Enigma (Virgin) THE PARTY / SPACE………………………………..Fletch (Additive) POLE POSITION……………………………Folk Implosion (Communion) WHAT IS FRUIT?……………………………Fruit (One Little Indian) FIRED UP!……………………………Funky Green Dogs (Twisted/MCA) PUTTIN’ A RUSH ON ME…………………………..Future Force (AM:PM) WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE………………..The Future Sound Of London (Virgin) BMF………………………………………Golden (Fourth&Broadway) HONDY (NO ACCESS)………………………………..Hondy (Manifesto) ECHO EXIT…………………………………………Ken Ishii (R&S) FOREVER MORE…………………………..Puff Johnson (Work/Columbia) THE OUTDOOR TYPE………………………….The Lemonheads (Atlantic) (THEME FROM) WE ARE THE EGRETS………..Lizard Music (World Domination) HIDDEN SUN OF VENUS…………………………………LSG (Platipus) NAKED EYE…………………….Luscious Jackson (Grand Royal/Capitol) TO LIVE & DIE IN LA…………………Makaveli [aka 2pac] (Interscope) SKOOL’S OUT…………………..Mekon feat. Schoolly D (Wall Of Sound) FILMSTAR…………………………………………Mulu (Dedicated) DARKMAN…………………………………………Nana (Urban/ffrr) SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER………………Beth Orton (Heavenly/Deconstruction) MY LOVE IS DEEP [rm]………………………..Sara Parker (Manifesto) I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE……………..Paul Parker & Angie Gold (Klone) LET’S GROOVE / MAKIN’ A MOVIE………………….Phat & Phunky (Chase) THE WORLD AND HIS DOG……………………..Picture House (Koch Int.) MR. BIG STUFF…………..Queen Latifah, Shades & Free (Motown/Polydor) MESS AROUND……………………………….Redd Kross (This Way Up) PSYKODELIC…………………………….Restless Soul (Slip’n’Slide) CHERYL………………………………………Roc (Shamrock/Virgin) WOLF [rm]……………………………………..Shy FX (Ebony/SOUR) DO YOU WANNA FUNK?………………………………Siona (Urgent/BMG) UNDERWATER LOVE………………………………….Smoke City (Jive) 4-D EP: THAT WASN’T THERE BEFORE……………..Sonus (Sonus/Dedicated) BE WITH U…………..Soul Creation feat. Dee Holloway (Minimal/Dorado) SECRET GARDEN [ri]……………………..Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) VIC ACID………………………………………Squarepusher (Warp) ABSURD……………………………………Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2) YOU LOVE YOU – U LOVE U……………………………Subcircus (Echo) DO IT NOW…………………………………………..Sugar (Sugar) RICHARD III………………………………..Supergrass (Parlophone) CAN WE………………………………………………..SWV (Jive) LIGHT EMITTING ELECTRICAL WAVE………….These Animal Men (Hut/Virgin) NOTHING IS FOREVER…………………Ultracynic (All Around The World) I WILL BE RELEASED…………………..Up Yer Ronson (Hi-Life/Polydor) JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH………………………..Sam Walker (Pro-Activ) GET BACK HOME……………………………Andy White (Cooking Vinyl)
April 7th :
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE……………….2pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg (Mercury) I FALL DOWN……………………………………….30 Amp Fuse (-) ON & ON………………………………Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) SONG 2……………………………………..Blur (Food/Parlophone) WISHING FROM THE TOP [ri]…………………………Dana Bryant (WEA) [tba]………………………………………The Carter Twins (RCA) TOO YOUNG………………………………….Coade (Treasure Island) FLOWER……………………………………..Marcella Detroit (AAA) REVERENCE………………………………………Faithless (Cheeky) HAVANA…………………………………………..Kenny G (Arista) NOT AN ADDICT [ri]……………………………….K’s Choice (Epic) LOVE TRAVELS………………………………..Kathy Mattea (Mercury) GROOVEBIRD [rm]…………………Natural Born Grooves (Heat/Positiva) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU………………………………New Edition (MCA) THE SAINT………………………………………….Orbital (ffrr) OPEN PLAN GO BLACK JESUS………………………Profondo Rosso (Neat) MAN IN THE MOON……………….Ragga & The Jack Magic Orchestra (EMI) SCARED (THE LONELY TRAVELLER) [ri]……………….Slacker (Loaded/XL) PUPPET MASTER…………………………….Soul Assassins (Columbia) LAZY………………………………………………..Suede (Nude) SMILE [rr]………………………The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) HALO……………………………………………..Texas (Mercury) LET’S GET DOWN…………………………..Tony, Toni, Ton (Mercury) U16 GIRLS…………………………………..Travis (Independiente) ALL ZONES EP: ALL ZONES [TRY & SHORTEE BLITZ] / IT’S YOUR MOVE [RAM Z] / ………………………………………………v.a. (Freakstreet) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) OUTTASIDE (OUTTA MIND)…………………………Wilco (Sire/Reprise)
April 14th :
PURE……………………………………..3 Colours Red (Creation) SPEEP TO DREAM………………………….Fiona Apple (Work/Columbia) DON’T LEAVE ME…………………………….Blackstreet (Interscope) AROUND THE WORLD………………………………..Daft Punk (Virgin) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) SENSATIONAL…………………………..Michelle Gayle (1st Ave./RCA) NIGHTLIFE……………………………….Kenickie (Emidisc/Premier) JUST A GIRL [ri]……………………………..No Doubt (Interscope) YOU’RE NOT ALONE………………………………………Olive (RCA) BILL…………………………..Peggy Scott-Adams (Secret Love/Dome) GOTTA LOVE FOR YOU…………………..Serial Diva (Sound Of Ministry) FEVERPITCH – THE E.P.: THERE SHE GOES [THE LA’S] / GOIN’ BACK [THE PRETENDERS] / HOW CAN WE HANG ON TO A DREAM [ORLANDO] / [NICK HORNBY READING]…………………………………….v.a. (Blanco Y Negro) HIT [ri]………………………………….The Wannadies (Indolent) OLD BEFORE I DIE………………………..Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
April 21st :
SOMEONE ALWAYS GETS THERE FIRST [ri]……………..Bennet (Roadrunner) THE PROPHET……………………………..CJ Bolland (Internal/ffrr) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER [ri]…………………..D:ream (East West) IN MY BED………………Dru Hill (Island Black Music/Fourth&Broadway) GOING OUT OF MY HEAD…………………………..Fat Boy Slim (Skint) PRISONER OF THE PAST……………………….Prefab Sprout (Columbia) CAN’T KEEP LIVING THIS WAY………………….Rootjoose (Rage/Avex UK) MAKE ME WANNA DIE………………………….Tricky (Fourth&Broadway)
April 28th :
HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY………………………..Az Yet (LaFace/Arista) LOVE WON’T WAIT………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) DOG ON WHEELS………………………………..Belle & Sebastian (-) SINK TO THE BOTTOM…………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) EXTREMIS…………………………Hoe [?] feat. Gillian Anderson (-) ALRIGHT………………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S) LOVE SHINE A LIGHT…………………….Katrina & The Waves (Eternal) What did I say about the Grand Prix? TAXLOSS……………………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) HYPNOTIZE……………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista) LOVE IS THA LAW……………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen)
May 5th :
THE BOY DONE GOOD / SUGAR DADDY…………..Billy Bragg (Cooking Vinyl) UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN……………………….Richard Marx (Capitol) GOSPEL OAK EP: THIS IS TO MOTHER YOU…………Sinad O’Connor (Ensign) KOWALSKI………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) SHE HAD ME………………………………..Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2)
May 12th :
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO) – SAY GOODBYE TO LOVE………….. ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) After delaying release for 6 weeks they haven’t yet decided which title to use … The song is crap anyway! UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra)
May 19th :
CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) Scrap the Grand Prix Eurovision De La Chanson, just scrap it! GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW [rm]…………Viola Wills (Radio Wave)
May 26th :
MMMBOP…………………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE……………………..Marilyn Manson (Interscope) STAR……………………………………..Primal Scream (Creation)
Other forthcoming releasesAPRIL
O LUCKY YOU / WAKE UP BOO……………………….2 Hope 4 (Euphoric) ONE IN A MILLION………………………………..Aaliyah (Atlantic) THE DOUBLE TAKE EP: FEEL GOOD / TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY / CONSTANT CRAVING. …………………………………………………Abigail (Klone) MADDENING………………………………….Acacia (WEA-Radarscope) FALLING……………………………………….Ant & Dec (Telstar) ROSES ARE RED………………………………………….Aqua (MCA) FUNKY ASS MUSIC…………………………………..Aquanauts (Zoom) FUTURE’S OVERRATED………………………………Arkarna (Fume/WEA) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS – CORNERSHOP…………….Baby Bird (Echo) RAIN……………………………………………Baby Fox (Malawi) HOT’N’STEAMY…………………………………….Bianca (Almighty) LOVE IS ALL………………………………Mary J. Blige (Universal) AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS………………..Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S) AUTOMATIC LOVER………………………………..Borsetta (Neoteric) [tba]………………………………………..Toby Bourke (Aegean) I FORGIVE YOU……………………………………Sam Brown (Demon) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) LOVEFOOL [rm]……………The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor) [reissued due to use in `Romeo & Juliet’ OST] MIGHTY LOVE……………………………………Lorraine Cato (MCA) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT………………Club Artists United (Millenium) I NEED……………………………..Colour System Inc. (Soundproof) KILLIN’ TIME……………………………Tina Cousins (Eastern Bloc) SCREAM EP……………………………………Mr. Da (Dust II Dust) NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE………………………………… ………………………….Steven Dante & Juliet Roberts (Delirious) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) TO BE LOVED……………………………Luce Drayton (Whatever/Edel) DAY-O………………………………………..Dub Train (Planet 3) IF I CHANGED MY MIND…………………..Ebony & Phoebe One (Soultown) SUSAN’S HOUSE……………………………………Eels (Dreamworks) SUPERNATURAL………………………….Kim English (Hi-Life/Polydor) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Flavour (-) [tba]………………………………….Roddy Frame (Independiente) I WANNA BE WITH YOU / DON’T GO AWAY [rm] / CELEBRATION……………… ……………………………………………Fun Factory (Regular) ONLY YOU…………………………..Funk Essentials (Soundproof/MCA) SPACEFUCK…………………………………..Headrillaz (Pussyfoot) WE’RE NOT ALONE / PLUMP…………………………..H.H.C. (Perfecto) STEP INTO MY WORLD………………………….Hurricane #1 (Creation) DO WATCHA DO [ri]………………Hyper Go-Go feat. Adeva (Distinctive) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (SO GOOD)…………………Hypno Tek (Kubik/Pioneer) WATCH ME DO MY THING……………………………….Immature (Loud) FURYO………………………………………….Kayashi (Additive) MAGICK………………………………………….Keoki (Moonshine) CAKE………………………………………Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) ONE MORE TIME……………………Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King (4 Liberty) UNTIL THE DAY………………………………The Knowledge (Suntune) STEP INTO OUR WORLD…………………………………KRS One (Jive) SMALL TOWN BOY………………………………………..Legato (F1) YOU SHOWED ME……………………………..Lightning Seeds (Virgin) SAY WHAT YOU WANT………………………………Lipstick (Almighty) DISCO LIFE (CHECK DIS OUT)…..Jean Philippe Aviance pres. Logan (Sharp) REMEMBER……………………………………………Loren (Props) THE HONEYMOON IS OVER……………Louchie Lou & Michie One (Indochina) ROLL THE DICE…………………………………..Lunatic Calm (MCA) [tba]……………………………………Machine Head (Roadrunner) RADIO FREEDOM…………………………..Millennium (Monster Sounds) I LIKE IT…………………………………….Angel Moraes (AM:PM) THE KNACK – YOU BETTER……………………..Mount Rushmore (Dance 2) TO YOU I BESTOW [ri]………………………………….Mundy (Epic) INSANITY…………………………………………..Nikki C (Vale) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU……………………………….Nonchalant (MCA) CAN’T STOP……………………………..Nootropic (Hi-Life/Polydor) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT…………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY…………………………….North & South (RCA) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) FOREVER GIRL…………………………………………..OTT (Epic) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND…………………………Robert Owens (Perfecto) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY……………….Robert Owens (Musical Directions) REBOUND………………………………………….Personlle (LMP) AMOUR…………………………The Porn Kings (All Around The World) LIVING IN ECSTASY…………………………………Fonda Rae (Wave) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) INTOXICATION……………………………..React II Rhythm (Jackpot) CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE……………………………Real DJ (Nukleuz) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) MUEVA LA CADERA – MOVE YOUR BODY REMIXES……….Reel 2 Real (Positiva) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS……………………….Republica (Deconstruction) WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER……………………………..Rialto (East West) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN…………………….Sapphire (Earth Music/WEA) LOSE HER NOW…………..Secret Motion feat. Shelley Nelson (Coalition) STRONGER TOGETHER……………………………Sian (Hi-Life/Polydor) MONEY’S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION [rm]……………..Simply Red (East West) SPACE FUNK PROJECT……………………………Bob Sinclair (Yellow) SHARE THE FALL [rm] / NEW FORMS………………Roni Size (Talkin Loud) BRAZEN……………………………Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) MY GIRL KEITH………………………………….Snug (Warner Bros.) SHINE…………………………………..Space Brothers (Manifesto) SUPERSTAR………………………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) NOBODY………………………………………Keith Sweat (Elektra) U GOT THE LOVE………………….Sweet Mercy feat. Joe Roberts (Bush) MORNING LIGHT…………………………………Team Deep (Multiply) MY SPIRIT…………………………………………Tilt (Perfecto) STARING AT THE SUN…………………………………….U2 (Island) BREAK MY STRIDE………………………………Unique II (Dancepool) YOU AND I…………………………….Way Out West (Deconstruction) SEX LIFE………………………………Geoffrey Williams (Hands On) HARD CARGO………………………………….Paul Young (East West) MYSTERY LAND [rm]……………………………………..Y Traxx (-) REQUEST LINE………………………………..Zhan (Illtown/Motown)
MAY
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY……………………………..Celtus (Sony S) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) WONDERFUL TONIGHT………………………………..Damage (Big Life) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………………………Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) [tba]……………………………….Super Furry Animals (Creation) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) BEAUTIFUL DREAM……………………………………World Party (-)
JUNE
SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE……………………….The Hormones (Banana/V2) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) [tba]……………………………………………Subcircus (Echo)
AUGUST
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA)
This week’s chart sees only one new entry in the Top 10, being Lisa Stansfield‘snew self-titled album in at No.2. No Doubt go back up 2 places to no.4 with“Tragic Kingdom”, but the Spice Girls are still at the top.
Below the 10, Gina G‘s new album, “Fresh”, hurls its way into No.12 with agross pic of Gina G covered in chocolate on the front. If the singles so farare anything to go by, I hold out little hope for the whole album.
Elsewhere, Machine Head are in at 16 with “The More Things Change…”,the Notorius BIG who was recently blasted to death in a drive-by shootinga la Tupac Shakur, is at 23 with “Life After Death”, and 10cc have a repackagedgreatest hits album at 37.
March 24th :
April 1st :
14. Edward Ball – The Mill-Hill Self-Hate Club
Edward Ball has to be one of the most underrated singer-songwriters makingrecords today, and this one only made No.57 back in July 96. The main hookof the song was “If you see her, tell her”, and if it had been called thatthen perhaps it would’ve been a hit. When I first heard it, although the titledoes come up in the song it doesn’t quite jump up and grab you.
However, with his followups, “Trailblaze” (No.126, Sept 96) and “Love is Blue”(No.59, Feb 97), Edward Ball’s output is certainly one to be watched. It’sa shame “Love is Blue” didn’t make the chart as it was plugged plenty on TV,coming so close to Valentine’s Day as it did, and the girl in the video wasa babe 🙂
The end bit :
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Dominator
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.