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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, picking out 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 : 18 new entries, 0 climbers, 1 non-movers & 21 downers
It’s goodbye to : Pavement (40), Busta Rhymes (39), Grace (38), Bruce Springsteen (37), Kavana (36), 2 Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg (35), Brand New Heavies (34), Tony Toni Tone featuring DJ Quik (33), Silver Sun (32), Smoke City (31), Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage (30), Tricky (29), Kenickie (27), Faithless (26), DJ Supreme (24), Blur (23), Orbital (22), Snoop Doggy Dogg (18).
And hello to : Tin Tin Out featuring Tony Hadley (36), Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown (31), Prefab Sprout (30), Hurricane No.1 (29), 3 Colours Red (28), Nuyorican Soul featuring James Brown (26), Goodfellaz (25), Gene (22), Paul McCartney (19), Dru Hill (16), Mansun (15), Ant and Dec (14), Foo Fighters (12), Red 5 (11), Jamiroquai (6), Seahorses (3), George Michael (2), Gary Barlow (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)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
18 new entries this week…again! That makes it the fifth time since my chartanalysis began in July 1994, and the second time in two weeks. More testamentto the fact that something needs to be done about the rigging of the chart bythe record companies!
I mentioned this last week. For those who missed it, while the chart doesreflect the sales accurately, those at fault are the shops and the recordcompanies. Why? Because when the record companies sell singles to the shops,they’re sold at just over UKP 2.00 apiece, but for established bands, the shopsare given a couple of extra freebies for EACH single sold : 3 for the price ofone. No wonder they sell for 99p or 1.99 in the first week out, hence gaininghigh chart entries. That’s the sort of practice that needs to be stopped.
This practice is also causing massive fallers in their second week out,this week’s biggest faller being the Notorius BIG from 10 to 32, althoughRepublica fell from 7 to 18, and Michael Jackson fell from No.1 to 8.
Other big fallers in their third week out include U2 from 17 to 34,Texas from 21 to 36, but James take the biscuit falling from 12 to 39.
30 Prefab Sprout – A Prisoner of the Past * !!!
The first single from Prefab Sprout in as long a time as I can remember,certainly the first since my charts began, but they easily make the best singleof the week this week with a song that is classic Prefab Sprout. The B-side(if a CD single can have a B-side is Paddy McAloon’s theme tune from ITV’sdrama “Where The Heart Is”)
However, I doubt that as good as it is, this single will go any further thanNo.30, and their biggest hit will remain the late 80’s singalong, “King ofRock And Roll”.
What I really hope they’ll do though, is re-release “Carnival 2000” in threeyears time…
19 Paul McCartney – Young Boy *
Like Prefab Sprout, this is Macca’s first entry ever into the chart since mycharts began, and taken from his new album, “Flaming Pie”.
It’s certainly a very good song, and it would have been nice to see it hitthe Top 10 first week out.
For fans of Macca, there’s an interactive online chat thingy happening on aWebsite somewhere (the paper I read didn’t give out the URL…duh!) on May 17thwhich will be covered by VH1.
15 Mansun – Taxloss *
With an opening line like, “I’ll be your tax-loss lover from Liverpool”,Mansun are certainly inventive.
This equal’s the peak position of last year’s “Wide Open Space”, which I muchpreferred, but doesn’t reach the heights of February’s “She Makes My NoseBleed” which peaked at No.9.
6 Jamiroquai – Alright *
A third single from Jason Kay’s current album, and another top tune to drive to,albeit slower than “Virtual Insanity” and “Cosmic Girl”.
4 Cardigans – Lovefool (Remix) (R) *
Defying the laws of the charts these days, the Cardigans spend a second weekat No.4.
Of course, the main reason it has been re-released is that it’s featured inthe new film, “Romeo and Juliet”. I can’t find any part of the single that’sbeen remixed though. However, none of it compares to their best ever track,“Sick and Tired”. I wish they’d re-release that.
3 Seahorses – Love is the Law *
The debut single for the Seahorses, although it’s not the first sniff of chartsuccess held by one of its band members, John Squire, ex-Stone Roses.
“Love is the Law” is an excellent single, is as far removed from anything thatthe Stone Roses ever did, and is the first single I’ve ever heard to givemention to the cinematic classic, “Strap on Sally” 😉
2 George Michael – Star People ’97 :O ===
Oh dear George what have you done. You made an excellent album, “Older”,released a string of classic hits all of which made the Top 3, and then youtake a soulful piece from the album and turn it on it head for the dance-happybrigade, and it stinks.
Still, at least he released this one in the right year. From “Listen WithoutPrejudice Vol.1”, “Freedom ’90” was written in 1989 and released as a singlein 1991 !
1 Gary Barlow – Love Won’t Wait *1st Week at No.1*
Not a bad follow-up to last June’s “Forever Love” which also made No.1, thisone being more of a poppy song.
There seems to be a trend developing with the singles from ex-Take Thatmembers. Both singles from Gary Barlow have gone straight in at No.1. RobbieWilliams’ have both gone in at No.2, and with Mark Owen, it’s No.3.
Gary Barlow will soon have an album out though, entitled “Open Road”, whichhe felt was a more positive title than “Empty Road”, the previous suggestion.
(* – my current favourites)
April 28th :
PURE……………………………………..3 Colours Red (Creation) BODYSHAKIN’…………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) ONE IN A MILLION / IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW………….Aaliyah (Atlantic) YOU GOT IT…………………………………..Alibi (Urgent/Arista) SLEEP TO DREAM………………………….Fiona Apple (Work/Columbia) HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY………………………..Az Yet (LaFace/Arista) LOVE WON’T WAIT / CUDDLY TOY……………….Gary `Cliff’ Barlow (RCA) SET IN STONE……………………………………..Bedrock (Stress) DOG ON WHEELS………………………………..Belle & Sebastian (-) MIDLANDER……………………………….Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint) HOT’N’STEAMY…………………………………….Bianca (Almighty) EVERYBODY THINKS THAT THEY’RE GONNA GET THEIRS…………..Bis (Wiiija) THE PROPHET……………………………………..CJ Bolland (ffrr) SOUND OF EDEN / BAD APPLE…………………………….Ca$ino (Worx) MIGHTY LOVE……………………………………Lorraine Cato (MCA) HAVE FUN……………………………………….Coma B (Wonderboy) POPSICK…………………………………….Crowsdell (Big Cat/V2) WONDERFUL TONIGHT………………………………..Damage (Big Life) TWIST & CRAWL…………………………….Death In Vegas (Concrete) I WANT YOU THE WAY I WANT YOU NOT HOW YOU ARE…The Delphines (Spitfire) STEP RIGHT IN…………………….Dog Eat Dog feat. RZA (Roadrunner) EARTH ANGEL…………………………………….Dreadzone (Virgin) IN MY BED………………Dru Hill (Island Black Music/Fourth&Broadway) DAY-O!……………………………………….Dub Train (Planet 3) FORBIDDEN FRUIT – REMIX………………………Paul van Dyk (Deviant) MANCLUB………………………………………Engine 88 (Caroline) MAN DON’T CRY………………………………….Espiritu (Heavenly) BROTHER 52………………………………………Fish (Dick Bros.) MONKEY WRENCH………………………..Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) SINK TO THE BOTTOM…………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) ~ LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL EP………….Gene (Costermonger/Polydor) WHERE ARE THEY NOW?……………………..Gene (Costermonger/Polydor) GIVE ME THE FEELING………………………..Franki Gonzalez (Almost) SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA…………………………….Goodfellaz (Motown) EXTREMIS………………………..Hal feat. Gillian Anderson (Virgin) WISHES………………………………………..Human Nature (Epic) STEP INTO MY WORLD………………………….Hurricane #1 (Creation) SKYSCRAPER……………………………………Intastella (Planet3) I BELIEVE…………………………………………Jai (M&G/Wired) ALRIGHT………………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S) SAY SAY SAY…………………………………………Jhana (Wired) ROCK THE BELLS REMIX…………………………….Kadoc (Dos Or Die) LOVE SHINE A LIGHT…………………Katrina & The Waves (Eternal/WEA) EAST COAST FUSION…………………………….Kudos (Moving Shadow) MERA DESH………………………………….Llwybr Llaethog (Ankst) STYLE……………………………………….London Posse (Bullet) MY STAR………………………………..Madder Rose (Seed/Atlantic) TAXLOSS……………………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) FIVE ON THE DIME EP………………..Man Will Surrender (Equal Vision) YOUNG BOY………………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone) STAR PEOPLE………………………….George Michael (Aegean/Virgin) FOR YOU I WILL………………………………….Monica (East West) ROUGH GOD GOES RIDING…………………..Van Morrison (Exile/Polydor) TO YOU I BESTOW [ri]………………………………….Mundy (Epic) 2AM [ri]……………………………………My Drug Hell (Voltone) GOLEM…………………………………………Nightnurse (Better) HYPNOTIZE……………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista) IT’S ALRIGHT, I FEEL IT…………………Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) I HEAT UP……………………………………One Of A Kind (Fresh) LET’S GROOVE / MAKIN’ A MOVIE………………….Phat & Phunky (Chase) A PRISONER OF THE PAST…………..Prefab Sprout (Kitchenware/Columbia) TAKE A SWIM IN THE KITCHEN SINK…………………Quaker (Vinyl Japan) I LOVE YOU … STOP!…………………..Red 5 (House Nation/Multiply) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS……………………….Republica (Deconstruction) LOVE, JOY AND PASSION…………………..Gale Robinson (Steppin’ Out) CARDBOY KING……………………………………….Salad (Island) FIRE…………………………………….Scooter (Club Tools/Edel) LOVE IS THE LAW……………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen) PATHOS EP…………………………………….Shift (Equal Vision) PLASTIQA…………………………………………Silver Jet (Hut) WAIT…………………………….Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Mute) LLANFAIR PG IN SPACE…………………….Super Furry Animals (Ankst) TIME’S UP………………………………….Sussed (Dead Dead Good) LUNAR SUNRISE……………………………….Terra Firma (Platipus) DANCE WITH ME…………………………………….Tin Tin Out (VC) TAKE THAT MEDLEY…………………….Unlimited Beat (Academy Street)
May 5th :
SKYSCRAPING……………………………ABC (Blatant/Deconstruction) THIS IS DISCO………………………….Dave Angel (Fourth&Broadway) FAKER……………………………………Audioweb (Mother-Polydor) CORNERSHOP……………………………………….Baby Bird (Echo) LOVE IS ALL WE NEED……………………Mary J. Blige (Universal/MCA) AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS………………..Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S) THE BOY DONE GOOD / SUGAR DADDY…………..Billy Bragg (Cooking Vinyl) 5 MILES TO EMPTY……………………………..Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) OUT OF MY MIND………………………………..Duran Duran (Virgin) SUSAN’S HOUSE……………………………………Eels (Dreamworks) FIREWORKS EP………………………………….Embrace (Hut/Virgin) ASHES TO ASHES…………………………Faith No More (Slash/London) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………………Deni Hines (Mushroom) WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL?………………….Jewel (East West-Atlantic) WET ROADS GLISTEN…………………………Lionrock (Deconstruction) UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN……………………….Richard Marx (Capitol) I LIKE IT…………………………………….Angel Moraes (AM:PM) STRUMPET………………………………..My Life Story (Parlophone) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY…………………………….North & South (RCA) GOSPEL OAK EP: THIS IS TO MOTHER YOU………Sinad O’Connor (Chrysalis) YOU’RE NOT ALONE [rm]………………………………….Olive (RCA) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) SHE CRIES YOUR NAME [ri]………………………Beth Orton (Heavenly) FOREVER GIRL…………………………………………..OTT (Epic) KOWALSKI………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU [ri]………………..The Rembrandts (East West) SHINE…………………………………..Space Brothers (Manifesto) SHE HAD ME………………………………..Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) I WISH YOU LOVE………………………….Paul Young (CBL/East West)
May 12th :
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO)……………………………… ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) TRANQULIZER…………………………………………Geneva (Nude) MY STAR………………………………………..Madder Rose (Seed) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra)
May 19th :
MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA……………………Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) SWEET LIPS……………………………………….Monaco (Polydor) THE ANSWER WHY I HATE YOU…………………….Symposium (Infectious) 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) PARANOID ANDROID…………………………….Radiohead (Parlophone) BEAUTIFUL DREAM…………………………….World Party (Chrysalis)
June 2nd :
IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW…………………………Ether (Parlophone)
July 7th :
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA)
Other forthcoming releasesAPRIL
O LUCKY YOU / WAKE UP BOO……………………….2 Hope 4 (Euphoric) THE DOUBLE TAKE EP: FEEL GOOD……………………….Abigail (Klone) ROSES ARE RED………………………………………….Aqua (MCA) DEEP……………………………………………Ariel (Wonderboy) FUTURE’S OVERRATED………………………………Arkarna (Fume/WEA) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) AUTOMATIC LOVER………………………………..Borsetta (Neoteric) SECRET LOVE………………………………………..Celice (Lyric) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT………………Club Artists United (Millenium) I NEED……………………………..Colour System Inc. (Soundproof) IF I CHANGED MY MIND…………………..Ebony & Phoebe One (Soultown) HOPELESS………………………………….Dionne Farris (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Flavour (-) [tba]………………………………….Roddy Frame (Independiente) I WANNA BE WITH YOU…………………………..Fun Factory (Regular) SPACEFUCK…………………………………..Headrillaz (Pussyfoot) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (SO GOOD)…………………Hypno Tek (Kubik/Pioneer) WATCH ME DO MY THING……………………………….Immature (Loud) FURYO………………………………………….Kayashi (Additive) CAKE………………………………………Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) UNTIL THE DAY………………………………The Knowledge (Suntune) SMALL TOWN BOY………………………………………..Legato (F1) 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) [tba]……………………………………Machine Head (Roadrunner) ALMA MATTERS…………………………………..Morrissey (Mercury) THE KNACK – YOU BETTER……………………..Mount Rushmore (Dance 2) INSANITY…………………………………………..Nikki C (Vale) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU……………………………….Nonchalant (MCA) CAN’T STOP……………………………..Nootropic (Hi-Life/Polydor) HIT THE TARMAC EP…………………………….Overseer (Soundclash) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) 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) INTOXICATION……………………………..React II Rhythm (Jackpot) CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE……………………………Real DJ (Nukleuz) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN…………………….Sapphire (Earth Music/WEA) 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.) SUPERSTAR………………………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) THA WILD STYLE [rm]………………………..DJ Supreme (Distinctive) U GOT THE LOVE………………….Sweet Mercy feat. Joe Roberts (Bush) THE FIRST TIME…………………………………Tatjana (Love This) MORNING LIGHT………………………………Team Deep (Multiply-VC) RING A LING………………………………………….Tiggy (Flex) BREAK MY STRIDE………………………………Unique II (Dancepool) YOU AND I…………………………….Way Out West (Deconstruction) MYSTERY LAND [rm]…………………………………..Y Traxx (ffrr) DAMAGED………………………………………..Zenith (Frontline)
MAY
MADDENING SHROUD……………………………Acacia (WEA-Radarscope) STAY RIGHT HERE………………………………………..Akin (WEA) BLACK IS BLACK………………………….The Allnighters (Tidy Trax) HEAD OVER HEELS……………………………Allure feat. Nas (Crave) FALLING……………………………………….Ant & Dec (Telstar) THE ULTIMATE………………………………….Artifacts (Atlantic) TEACH ME………………………………..Art Of Silence (Axiomatic) FLY LIFE………………………………….Basement Jaxx (Multiply) VIRGINIA……………………………Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) DINAH / RISINMG TO THE TOP…………………Blacknuss (Word Of Mouth) STAY ALIVE IN A BIG COUNTRY…….Mr. Blank meets Big Country (Ripe/RCA) MISBEHAVIN’………………………….Buddy Booth (Junior Boy’s Own) [tba]………………………………………..Toby Bourke (Aegean) LOVEFOOL………………………………….Natalie Brown (Almighty) I FORGIVE YOU……………………………………Sam Brown (Demon) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) GET IT TOGETHER…………………Celeda & The Heavy Hitters (Twisted) EVERY STEP OF THE WAY……………………………..Celtus (Sony S) SHOW ME HEAVEN………………………………….Chimera (Neoteric) FUNK ME……………………………………………Clank (Faze-2) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) LET ME BE YOUR UNDERWEAR / UNIQUE……………….Club 69 (Twisted UK) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) FUNNY WALKER…………………………………The Difference (ffrr) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) INTERSPACE…………………………………….Discodroids (Slate) PLAYMATE PUZZLE…………………………………..Discotecs (Heat) DISTORTED DREAMS / THE SHADOW………Dom & Rob & Goldie (Moving Shadow) R.I.P. GROOVE………………………………..Double 99 (Satellite) WESTWAY…………………………………….Dub Pistols (Concrete) CASUAL SUB………………………………………..EFA (East West) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………………………Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) VIBE TO THE 7″…………………………….Evangelists (Contagious) ARMED & EXTREMELY DANGEROUS…………………..First Choice (Minimal) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) ABSURD……………………………………………..Fluke (Circa) EVERYBODY DANCE………………………..Freakhouse (East West Dance) GONNA MAKE A TRIP………………………………..Freezz (Bay City) THE WAY…………………………..Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA) PEOPLE MAY COME………………………………..Gabrielle (Go.Beat) FREED FROM DESIRE………………………………….Gala (Bug Life) BAREFOOT IN THE HEAD………………………..Gat Decor (Way Of Life) FREAK…………………………………Grass-Show (Food/Parlophone) ARGENTINA…………………………..Jeremy Healey & Amos (Positiva) BIG DADDY………………………………………..Heavy D (Uptown) MAKE IT REAL / RICH BITCH……Heliotropic feat. Danny Campbell (Skyway) AIN’T NO PLAYA – AIN’T NO NIGGA…Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown (Northwestside) DON’T WANNA BE A PLAYER…………………………………Joe (Jive) THE PREFESSIONALS…………………Laurie Johnson’s Big Band (Virgin) YOU SHOULD KNOW………………………..Donell Jones (LaFace/Arista) CUPID………………………………………Phil Joseph (RCR/Ripe) WATCHA GONNA DO………………………………Joy For Life (Stress) GUIDANCE………………………………………….Kamilian (Worx) SAY WHAT YOU WANT…………….Kamouflage feat. Louise Ennis (Branded) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN………………………..Kerry Anne Martin (Almost) DON’T U WANT SOME MORE………………………..Matter (Higher State) BERGKAMP………………………………………Midfield General () GALAXIA……………………………………………Moonman (Heat) FLOWTATION……………………………………Vincent de Moor (XL) HOLD ON / THIS WEEKEND…………………Ann Nesby (Perspective/AM:PM) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT…………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) LIFE AFTER DEATH…………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy) SHINE………………………………………..Obsession (Almighty) SQUARE BIZ……Paintin’ By Numbers feat. Jai Frances (Koch Dance Force) SMILE’N’SHINE………………………………….Pandora (Universal) HEAVEN / HELL……………………………Pandora’s Box (Greenlight) HOUSE OF PHUN EP……………………….Phunhouse Inc. (Golden Gate) 9INE MM…………………………………Pigforce (Fourth&Broadway) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) SPYBREAK…………………………….Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) TROUBLED GIRL…………………………….Karen Ramirez (Manifesto) WHAT I GOTTA DO…………………………………….Raw Book (MML) SCENT OF LOVE…………………………………….Redanka (Whoop!) MUEVA LA CADERA – MOVE YOUR BODY REMIXES……….Reel 2 Real (Positiva) NEW FORMS [RONI SIZE MIXES]………………….Reprazent (Talkin Loud) HARD TIMES………………..Rimbaud feat. Sabrina Johnson (Top Banana) COMING HOME…………………………………………Rozalla (RMR) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) WEEP……………………………..Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) AUBURN………………………………………….Skylab 2000 (JDJ) THE SAINT……………………………..Spaghetti Surfers (Escapade) HEAVEN ON EARTH……………………………..Spellbound (East West) SOUL POWER…………………………………………Spensane (WEA) HIGH ENERGY………………………………….Strategy (Rainforest) [tba]……………………………….Super Furry Animals (Creation) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) THE LETTER…………………………………Pauline Taylor (Cheeky) REFLECT [rm]……………………………………Three’n’One (ffrr) BIRDS…………………………………………….Ventura (Mocca) I’M COMING HOME [imp]………..Vice Versa feat. Michael Watford (Azuli) FEEL WHAT YOU WANT……………………………Kristine W (Champion) THE DIFFERENCE…………………………………Funny Walker (ffrr) TO THE SEA……………………Yello feat. Stina Nordenstam (Mercury) CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT……………..The Carl Younge Project (Timewave)
JUNE
TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS………………………..Baby Bird (Echo) SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE……………………….The Hormones (Banana/V2) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) [tba]……………………………………………Oasis (Creation) [tba]………………………………..Strangelove (Food/Parlophone) [tba]……………………………………………Subcircus (Echo) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis)
In this week’s Top 10, there are no new entries, but the Charlatans remainat the top (Telling Stories), the Spice Girls climb back up to 2, there arenon-movers for Texas (White On Blonde, 4) and Brand New Heavies (Shelter, 5).
Plus, two albums climb into the Top 10: Republica (Republica, from 24 to 6),and U2 (Pop, from 13 to 7).
Outside of the Top 10, there’s new entries for Michelle Gayle (Sensational, 17),Kavana (Kavana, 29) and Jimi Hendrix (First Rays of the New Rising Sun, 37).
19. Cathy Dennis – West End Pad
A good pop tune, this one spent a week inside the Top 40 at No.25 last August,and wasn’t followed up until February this year (Waterloo Sunset, 11).
Cathy Dennis released a new album in March (Am I The Kind of Girl), but howcome her single releases are getting as rare as those from Supergrass?
The end bit :
Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the list, just mailme at Charts Request to tell me, but please specify whether you want the music charts and/or the widescreen video and laserdisc lists.
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.