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In the last chart of 1997, I posted my Top 50 singles of theyear, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1998, I’ll be going through thelist one by one.
This week : 12 new entries, 3 climbers, 0 non-movers & 25 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
CHART TIME !
(* – 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)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
12 new entries this week, 3 climbers (Robbie Williams from 7 to 6, OTT from 20to 19, and Lutricia McNeal from 25 to 22), 0 non-movers and 25 going down.
Big fallers include Oasis (5 to 14), Green Day (11 to 20), Byron Stingly (13to 25), Juliet Roberts (15 to 32), Pearl Jam (12 to 35) and Solid Harmonie(18 to 37).
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
28 Dubstar – I Will Be Your Girlfriend *
Third single from their current album, and still very good but doesn’t quitematch the excellence of their other two singles from it so far, the brilliant“No More Talk” and the catchy “Cathedral Park”, although clearly not catchyenough as it only made it to No.41.
26 Rolling Stones – Saint Of Me *
Second single released from the “Radio Babylon” album, and it charts 4 placeslower than “Anybody Seen My Baby?” which made No.22 in October last year.
Every track from the Rolling Stones is a good one, but far from being closeto their best.
24 Carleen Anderson – Maybe I’m Amazed * !!!
It’s been just over three years since Carleen Anderson was last in the chartswith “Let It Last” (No.16, Jan 95), and she returns with a cover of PaulMcCartney‘s song which made No.28 in February 1977.
I was a bit sceptical at first when I heard this as it’s one that I’ve neverheard played in the radio by Macca, so the one that will be played will bethis one, and if I didn’t like the cover version, then it would become veryirritating. Thankfully, it’s a very soulful version which is fantasticand getting plenty of airplay, which makes it a shame it’s only made No.24this week, meaning it’ll probably go down next week.
13 Ce Ce Peniston – Somebody Else’s Guy *
Originally done by Jocelyn Brown in April 1984, this also made No.13 makingthat a lucky number for once. “Somebody Else’s Guy” is a funky disco song that’shard to do badly while keeping the song’s spirit.
I’d previously not been Ce Ce’s biggest fan when I first heard “Finally” in1991, and even less so when it was re-released in 1992 making No.2 andgetting endless airplay. However, that all changed when I saw it used in theexcellent comedy, “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert” atwhich point I’ve liked that song a lot more since.
12 Saint Etienne – Sylvie *
This would have been the single of the week had Carleen Anderson‘s song notcharted this week.
I thought this band had decided to call it a day when “He’s On The Phone” madeNo.11 in November 1995, and they released a greatest hits album, and SarahCracknell released her own single, “Anymore” (No.39, Sep 96), but I’m pleasedthat they’ve changed their mind and are back in the charts.
7 Aaron Carter – Crazy Little Party Girl :O ===
Younger brother of the Backpassage Boys’ Nick Carter, and worryingly notchingup a second UK Top 10 hit with more inane rubbish.
3 Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy With It
Now here’s a turn up for Smith’s books. After getting another smash-hit No.1with “Men In Black”, things looked definitely black when “Just Cruisin'”,the follow-up, made No.25 and then dropped out within a couple of weeks.
“Gettin’ Jiggy With It” follows the trend of “Men In Black”, by copying anothersong for their background music, the name of it escapes me at the moment though.It’s okay, but nothing special, and definitely not worthy of a Top 3 position.
1 (NEW) Aqua – Doctor Jones :O === *1st Week at No.1*
And something definitely not worthy of the top slot is the second singlefrom Aqua, which has as much musical intellectual capacity as “Barbie Girl”.
January 26th :
LOOPS OF LIFE (EP)……………………………Acme (Tag/Contagious) HOW MUCH I FEEL………………………………Alibi (Urgent/Arista) MAYBE I’M AMAZED / GHOST IN MY BED…….Carleen Anderson (Circa/Virgin) DR. JONES………………………………………..Aqua (Universal) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) DESIRE…………………………………………….BBE (Positiva) STRANDED…………………………………..Johann Bley (Blue Room) CHASE EP………………………………………de Bos (Playground) CRAZY LITTLE PARTY GIRL…………………Aaron Carter (Ultrapop/Edel) GIRL TALK…………………………..Cosa Nostra (Arthrob/Coalition) FLAME…………………………………………..Crustation (Jive) MEET HER AT THE LOVE PARADE……………………..Da Hool (Manifesto) GEMINI EP: OHH BABY / CRAZY…………………Da Stylus (Mecca/Castle) CANDLEFIRE……………………….Dawn Of The Replicants (East West) I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND………………….Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) COME TASTE MY MIND…………………….Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island) DAYS LIKE THESE………………………..Family Of Free Love (Virgin) CRYSTALISE / VIVID……………………Flytrapp (Limbo/23rd Precinct) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLE (REVENGE OF THE B-BOY) EP: B-BOY STANCE / FEEL DA PANIC / BREAKER BEATS……..Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly (Freskanova) DRUM LESSON………………………………….Freddy Fresh (Eye UK) DEMONISED SOUL………………………..Fun-Da-Mental (Mantra-Nation) MIX GENTLY…………………………………Gentle People (Rephlex) FAR AWAY………………………………….Ronan Hardiman (Polydor) THE BEST THING…………………………………….Ivy (East West) SO HOT / TRUST ME……………………………J.C. (East West Dance) RECOVER YOUR SOUL……………………….Elton John (Rocket/Mercury) PLAYER’S CALL……………Oran Juice Jones feat. Stu Large (Tommy Boy) ONE STEP……………………………………Killah Priest (Geffen) I DO…………………………………………..Lisa Loeb (Geffen) SCHANEBERG [rm]………………………….Marmion (Hooj Choons-ffrr) TRY………………………………………………Must*ard (Goo!) CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT [rm]…………………Nakatomi (Peach/PWL Int.) MILLION MILES…………………………………….Novocaine (Fire) SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY………………………Ce Ce Peniston (AM:PM/A&M) PING PONG (YOUR SERVE)……………….Mrs. Ping & Mr. Pong (Enriched) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS..Puff Daddy vs. Dave Grohl (P’Daddy/Arista) SAINT OF ME…………………………….The Rolling Stones (Virgin) DON’T STOP [rm]?…………………………….Ruff Driverz (Inferno) BREAK OUT…………………………Seventh Sense feat. TJ (Domestic) GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT………………………….Will Smith (Columbia) UNRELEASED PROJECT…………………….Smokin’ Beats (Smokin’ Beats) MY LOVE IS THE SHHH!……………………….Somethin’ For The People ……………………………….feat. Trina & Tamara (Warner Bros.) CARRY ON………………………………………Spacehog (Sire/WEA) EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG……………………….Speeder (Discordant) STORM (EP)………………………………………….Storm (Storm) EVERYDAY I FALL APART………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous/Deconstruction) THE ONLY ONE………………………………………Thunder (Eagle) BUTTERFLY………………………………..Tilt feat. Zee (Perfecto) THE LAST TIME I SAW SADIE…………………Emma Townshend (East West) COBRA……………………………………….Trinkwasser (Harvest) ROCK…………………………………………..Utah Saints (Echo) USSR RECONSTRUCTION (PART 2) (EP)………………DJ Vadim (Ninja Tune) DON’T EVER STOP / BRING THE BEAT BACK………………Tony de Vit (TdV) ALANE……………………………….Wes Madiko (Saint George/Epic) IN LOVE WITH THE FAMILIAR………………………Wireless (Chrysalis) THE SCREAMER [rm]…………………………Yosh [sans Akemi?] (Meag) THAT’S WHY WE LOSE CONTROL…………….The Young Offenders (Columbia)
February 2nd :
KEEP THAT DREAM………………………………………..Akin (WEA) POOLS………………………………………Aqua Bassino (F Comm.) ALL I HAVE TO GIVE…………………………..Backstreet Boys (Jive) MARBLES………………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) INTRAVENUS…………………………………….Boom Unit (Jackpot) DIVE IN……………………………………………Catch (Virgin) C.L.E.O.P.A.T.R.A.’S THEME (GONNA BLOW IT)……………Cleopatra (WEA) HIDEAWAY 1998………………….De’Lacy (Slip’n’Slide/Deconstruction) LE DISC-JOCKEY………………………………..Encore! (Tasted/Sum) OILY RAG…………………….Groop Dogdrill (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) TOURNIQUET………………………………………..Headswim (Epic) WISHING ON A STAR…………….Jay-Z feat. Gwen Dickey (Northwestside) DON’T STOP………………………………NA No Authority (MJJ/Epic) GOIN’ TO VEGAS…………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE…………………….Chris Rea (East West) HARD TIMES COME EASY……………………….Richie Sambora (Mercury) Y (HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE)………………..DJ Scott Project (Perfecto) THE IMPRESSIONS EP: DAY BY DAY / SO CLEAR / THE CALLING…………….. ………………………………………..Solar Stone (Hooj Choons) HIGHER THAN REASON……………….The Unbelievable Truth (Hut/Virgin) NEVER NEVER [ri]……………………………Warm Jets (This Way Up)
February 9th :
SEXY BOY…………………………………………….Air (Virgin) CALL YOUR NAME………………………………….Captures (Setanta) MA SOLITUDA…………………………The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) PURPLE EP: POLYESTERDAY [ri]………………………….Gus Gus (4AD) ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE………………Hurricane #1 (Creation) [tba]………………………………………………Pulp (Island) ENERVATE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro)
February 16th :
IF YOU CAN’T DO IT WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG……The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) SOLOMON BITES THE WORM…………..The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) BRIMFUL OF ASHA [rm] [ri]……………………….Cornershop (Wiiija) EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY………………….The Dandy Warhols (-) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU………………………Gail & Ice (Eternal/WEA) IS THIS REAL?………………………………….Marsha (Diesel/WEA) GOT MY HAND IN YOUR HEAD [rm]……………………Money Mark (Mo Wax) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) SHOW ME LOVE………………………………………….Robyn (RCA)
February 23rd :
BIG MISTAKE………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) NOW………………………………………………The O (Polydor) STREETLIGHT………………………………………Pelvis (Setanta) THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES……………..Space feat. Cerys Matthews (Gut)
March 2nd :
LOVE THEME FROM SPARTACUS………………..Terry Callier (Talkin Loud) MY OWN SUMMER (SHOVE IT)………………………………Deftones (-) DESTINY – DESTINY CALLING……………………James (Fontana/Mercury) THE WANTING SONG………………………….Pecadiloes (Fine Art/A&M) [tba]………………………………………..Radiator (Chrysalis) SHE LEFT ME ON A FRIDAY………………………..Shed Seven (Polydor) CHURCH OF NOISE…………………………………….Therapy? (A&M)
March 16th :
CORPSES (IN THEIR MOUTHS)……………………….Ian Brown (Polydor)
March 23rd :
SUPERSTAR [ri]……………………………Superstar (Camp Fabulous)
March 30th :
[tba]……………………………….Black Box Recorder (Chrysalis) [tba]……………………………………………….Suede (Nude) The first single from a new album; this release & the commitments to promote the album clashed with the planned charity release (s.a.)
Other forthcoming releasesFEBRUARY :
[tba]……………………………………………………5 (RCA) ANGELS FLY ’98 / BOLIVIAN ANGELS ’98…………..Agnelli & Nelson (RGB) UNDER THE BRIDGE……………………………….All Saints (London) BE ALONE NO MORE……………..Another Level (Satellite/Notrhwestside) TAKE IT…………………………………………Ballroom (Mother) [tba]…………………………………………..Gary Barlow (RCA) WHO AM I (EP)…………………………….Beenie Man (Greensleeves) GIVE ME RHYTHM…………………..Black Connection (Xtravaganza/Edel) TASTE OF THINGS TO COME………………………Barry Boom (Universal) REAL BASE…………………………Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) TORN……………………………………..Natalie Brown (Almighty) LET ME SHOW YOU………………………………………Camisra (VC) ASTRAL DOMINOES……………….The Chemical Pilot (Eruption/Creation) FATHER’S EYES…………………………..Eric Clapton (Warner Bros.) TIMBER……………………………………….Coldcut (Ninja Tune) COMING BACK……………………………………DJ Dado (ffrreedom) REVOLUTION 909……………………………..Daft Punk (Soma/Virgin) MY BEATBOX……………………………….Deejay Punk Rock (Airdog) MADAZULU……………………………Deep Forest (Saint George/Epic) FIRST DEGREE FUNK………Desert Eagle Discs (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) [tba]…………………………………………………………. ..Devox feat. Angie B. Stone[Angie Stone for the Devox Project] (Arista) BOOGIE………………………………………………..Dive (WEA) – MARVELLOUS PARTY……………………………..The Divine Comedy (-) It’s unclear whether this release in aid of AIDS charity Red Hot will go ahead as the originally intended a-side (Suede’s `Poor Little Rich Girl’ ) had to be abandoned. [tba]………………………………………….D*Note (Dorado/VC) FURIOUS……………………………………….Rob Dougan (Cheeky) [tba]…………………………Dreem Teem (4 Liberty/Deconstruction) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU [rm]………………………………Duke (Pukka) THE PROMISE…………………………………….Essence (Innocent) [tba]……………………………………….Gloria Estefan (Epic) PLAYA…………………………………………….Filo (Rotating) MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE…………………………….Cevin Fisher (IDNY) [tba]……………………………………….Floorshow (Banana/V2) BRICK……………………………………….Ben Folds Five (Epic) MOVE IT…………………………………Frantic Language (Arthrob) NO WAY…………………………………Freakpower (Southern Fried) GOT FUNK………………………………The Funk Junkeez (Evocative) TWISTED…………………………………..Wayne G. (It’s Fabulous) SCARED OF ALL WORLDS………………………….Glitterbox (Atlantic) KEEP SLIPPIN’……………………………..Green Killa Buds (Sharp) CLUB LONELY…………………………………Groove Connektion (XL) DO I QUALIFY?…………………………Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo) FROM THE DAT VOL. 2 EP……………..Heller & Farley (Junior Boys Own) LIFE OF DANCE………………………………Hibee-Nation (Eruption) IF YOU WANT ME / WHEN YOU TOUCH ME THERE…………Hinda Hicks (Island) DELICIOUS…………………………Deni Hines feat. Don-E (Mushroom) THE WEEKEND……………………………..Dave Hollister (Tommy Boy) THE CROWN……………………………………..Hooch (Eternal/WEA) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) SLIDE……………………………………………..Junkster (RCA) L-L-LIES………………………………..Diana King (Work/Columbia) [tba]……………………………..The Kings Of Infinite Space (V2) YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON’T………………………………….. ……………………….Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) RUDE BWOY ROCK……………………………Lionrock (Deconstruction) 4, 3, 2, 1……………………………………………..LL Cool J ……………feat. Method Man, Redman, DMX & Canibus (Def Jam/Mercury) MY BODY…………………………………………..LSG (East West) YOUNG SAD & BLUE…………Lysette & `Ghetto Superstar’ Joi (Freeworld) FROZEN……………………………………..Madonna (Warner Bros.) MUSIC IN THE STREETS……………………….Main Connection (Rumour) [tba]…………………………………………Mansun (Parlophone) YOU THINK YOU’RE A MAN……………………………..Massive Ego (-) MOVE ON UP…………………………………….Curtis Mayfield (-) [tba]……………………………..Will Mellor (Unity/Eastern Bloc) I LIKE IT LIKE THAT…………………….Miami Allstars (Eternal/WEA) SANTA MARIA……….DJ Milano feat. Samantha Fox (All Around The World) GOOD ENOUGH (LA VACHE)…………………..Milk Incorporated (Malarky) [tba]……………………………….Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) [tba]……………………………….The Montrose Avenue (Columbia) NOBODY BETTER……………………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) THE SEA……………………………………..Morcheeba (Indochina) EVERYDAY………………………………………….MQ3 (Noo Trybe) BE MY LOVER…………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) A NEW DAY……………………………Native Soul (Junior Boy’s Own) SKY’S THE LIMIT / KICK THE DOOR / GOING BACK TO CALI……………….. …………………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy/Arista) TELEFUNKIN’………………………………………N-Tyce (Telstar) IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING……………………..Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) RELEASE YOURSELF [rm]……………….Paganini Traxx (Moolite/Sony S3) CHERISH……………………Papa Bear feat. Van Der Toorn (Universal) SISTER SISTER………………………..Philadelphia Bluntz (Autonomy) LADIES IF YOU’RE WITH ME…………………………..Phoebe 1 (Mecca) ROCK ME…………………………………………..Pills (Mercury) ONLY YOU………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat/Polydor) JOJO ACTION……………………………………Mr. President (WEA) IF THEY MOVE KILL ‘EM………………………Primal Scream (Creation) ADRENALIN / POLLEN………………………………Purity (Tommy Boy) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Q (Go.Beat) PLANET LOVE…………………….DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) SILVER SHADOW……………………………….Rising Starr (Pop Top) DON’T GO LOSE IT BABY……………………………….Rozalla (R.M.) IT’S LIKE THAT [ri]…………Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins (Sm:)le/Profile) DON’T STOP……………………………………………Johan S (-) ANGELS LANDING……………………………Salt Tank (Internal/ffrr) LA PRIMA VERA…………………………………….Sash! (Multiply) TRULY MADLY DEEPLY…………………………Savage Garden (Columbia) STAR………………………………………..The Shaker (Ugly Bug) [tba]…………………………………….Simple Minds (Chryslais) QUESTION MARK PART 1………………………………..Skylab (Eye-Q) SAY SOMETHING…………………………………….The Smiles (A&M) SPIN SPIN SUGAR [rm]……………………….Sneaker Pimps (Clean Up) DUBPLATE CULTURE…………………………….Soundscape (Satellite) I THINK I’M IN LOVE……………………….Spiritualized (Dedicated) EASE YOUR MIND…………………………………..Sunburst Band (Z) HORNS OF JERICHO…………………..DJ Supreme (All Around The World) AVERAGE MAN…………………………………Symposium (Infectious) ~ SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]……………………………..Texas (Mercury) NO WAY OUT…………………………….Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) [tba]………………………………………………Tin Star (V2) MIND………………………………………….DJ Tomcraft (Kosmo) FUNNY THING (EP) / LUV / MORE THAN US………….Travis (Independiente) BEST WISHES……………………………………..Ultrasound (Nude) DISCO CONNECTION EP……………………………….v.a. (Polyester) SONNET……………………………………………The Verve (Hut) THE WORD IS LOVE…………………………….Voices Of Love (AM:PM) WINDS OF CHANGE……………………………Byron Wallen (Melt 2000) IT’S RAINING MEN…………………..Martha Wash feat. Ru Paul (Logic) I WILL ALEAYS LOVE YOU ’98……………….Sarah Washington (Almighty) OFF THE HOOK………………………………..Jody Watley (Atlantic) PETAL…………………………………………Wubbel-U (Indolent) THE FALL…………………………………………Zanzibar (Whoop)
MARCH :
THE SPACE BETWEEN US……………………Craig Armstrong (Melankolic) [tba]…………………………….Bowery Electric (Beggars Banquet) SURRENDER……………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr/London) [tba]……………………………Tina Campbell (Unity/Eastern Bloc) [tba]………………………………………..Cinerex (Zomba/Jive) WORLD AT YOUR FEET………………………….Cinnamon Smith (Mother) [tba]…………………………………………..Damage (Big Life) [tba]………………………………….Dario G (Amato/Eternal/WEA) [tba]………………………………………….Delakota (Go.Beat) SUMMER WIND……….Echo & The Bunnymen & Fun Lovin’ Criminals (London) [tba]…………………………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) SHOUT TO THE TOP..Fire Island feat. Loleatta Holloway (Junior Boy’s Own) [tba]……………………………………………Glamma Kid (WEA) COMES AGAIN………………………………High Fidelity (Plastique) STAY AHEAD………………………………..The Hormones (Banana/V2) [tba]…………………………………Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury) PICK UP YOUR GUN……………………………Jupiter 6 (Eternal/WEA) [tba]…………………………………………..Laguna (Positiva) BLUE EARTH ANGEL…………………………………..Lovebabies (V2) [tba]…………………………………Magicdrive (Mercury-Fontana) [tba]……………………………..Jez Medcalf (Unity/Eastern Bloc) [tba]…………………………………….Nail (Perverted/Telstar) I DON’T NEED YOUR LOVE………………………New Sweet Thing (Pukka) VOYEURS BLUES [rm]……….Penthouse (World Domination/Beggars Banquet) PAPARAZZI………………………………………..Product (Arista) [tba]……………………………….Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) THE TRUTH………………………………………Qattara (Positiva) NOBODY BUT YOU……………………..Conner Reeves (Wildstar/Telstar) NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia) GRASS AIN’T GREENER (ON THE OTHER SIDE)………Richard de Ryus (Arista) [tba]………………………………………Sister Nature (Arista) [tba]…………………………Six By Seven (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) GLAM RAID……………………………………Space Raiders (Skint) [tba]……………………………………………….Steps (Jive) DA JONESEZ………………………………Structure-Rize (Universal) [tba]…………………………………………..Superior (Virgin) [tba]………………………………….Thunderbugs (1st Ave./Epic) LOOK WHO’S PERFECT NOW………………………….Transister (Virgin) WHERE DO WE GO?…………………..Wamdue Project (Eruption/Creation) LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU…………………….Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
APRIL :
LOVE LETTERS……………………………….Ali (Wild Card/Polydor) LEOPARDS IN THE CASTLE…………………….Carleen Anderson (Virgin) [tba]……………………………………………Cooler (Polydor) [tba]………………………………………..Embrace (Hut/Virgin) STONED ISLAND ESTATE……………………Glamorous Hooligan (Arthrob) RENDEZ-VOUS……………………………………..Jean Michel Jarre …………………….feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony) BEST DAYS……………………………………….Juice (Chrysalis) [tba]…………………………………Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE)……………..Ricky Martin (Sony) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED…………………………..Shernette May (-) MY SIDE OF TOWN…………………..Lutricia McNeal (Wildstar/Telstar) [tba]…………………………………..Monk & Canatella (Sony S2) KISS THE RAIN……………………………..Billie Myers (Universal) LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?)……………………….. ………………………………..Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red (Sony) SERIAL THRILLER…………………………………..The Prodigy (XL) PSYCHO……………………………………Satellie Beach (Polydor) [tba]……………………………………………….Skanga (A&M) [tba]……………………………………..Tanita Tikaram (Mother)
This week there is a new entry for the Propellorheads(Decksandrumsandrockandroll, 6).
The Top 5 keeps the Verve at the top followed by Robbie Williams, All Saints, Lighthouse Family and James Horner whose soundtrackalbum for “Titanic” does the opposite of the ship itself and climbsfrom 29 to 5.
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
6. Finlay Quaye – Sunday Shining
Finlay Quaye, uncle to “trip-hop”-star Tricky, released four singles lastyear, although the first one, “Ultra Simulation EP” was a flop in February.
Then his first hit, “Sunday Shining” made No.16 in June, and is a cover of aBob Marley song which I’d not previously heard. This was followed up inSeptember with “Even After All”, making No.10, and a No.29 hit in Novemberfor “It’s Great When We’re Together”, and all the hits came from hisdebut album, “Maverick A Strike”, also released last year.
The end bit :
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Bye for now,
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.