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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 : 15 new entries, 2 climbers, 2 non-movers & 21 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
(* – 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…
15 new entries this week, 2 climbers (Dario G from 3 to 2, and Will Smith from9 to 8), 2 non-movers (one of which is Tina Moore at 11), and 21 going down.
Big fallers include U2 (7 to 26), No Doubt (16 to 33) andBoyz II Men (21 to 35).
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
38 (33) Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life *
Now in its third week in the charts, it’s a rare track that can stay in thelower ten of the charts for a three week run selling constantly.
30 Jam – The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (R) *
Despite a load of re-issues in January 83 after their last single, “BeatSurrender” made No.1 in December 82, the last time the Jam were in the chartswas when “That’s Entertainment” made No.57 in June 1991 as their 21-track”Snap!” Best of album had 3 tracks removed and one added to make “Greatest Hits”which made No.2 in the album charts.
Presumably this has been issued due to the recent 5-track CD release whichcovers all of the Jam tracks ever made. The other tracks on the single are“That’s Entertainment” and “The Butterfly Collector”.
29 East 57th St. featuring Donna Allen – Saturday *
Mindless, endless dance track, and the repitious line, “I Just Can’t Wait TillSaturday”, but one of the few which I actually like.
Donna Allen‘s only hits prior to this were “Serious” (No.8, Apr 87),“Joy And Pain” (No.10, June 89) and “Real” (No.35, Jan 95).
23 Catch – Bingo * !!!
A new single from a new band, and one that has it’s slow parts, but when itjumps into the chorus (which ends with “Bingo”) it speeds up. It’s getting afair bit of airplay as well, so it’s a shame it didn’t get any higher.
21 Paul Weller – Friday Street
Another single from his album, “Heavy Soul”, but what’s the odds on gettingtwo entries into the Top 40 at the same time?
16 Seahorses – Love Me and Leave Me *
Third single from the lead singer of the Stone Roses, and another goodone, but perhaps too repetitive to do as well.
6 Lighthouse Family – Raincloud :O ===
What is it with the Lighthouse Family who now seem to sell many recrords, buteach one of them being so incredibly dull?
1 (1) Elton John – Something About The Way You Look / Candle in the Wind 1997 * *4th Week at No.1*
It was inevitable that thing song would go straight in at No.1.
For those with their head in a hole for the past two weeks, Diana, Princess ofWales and her then-beau, Dodi Al-Fayed, son of Harrodds boss, Mohammed Al-Fayed,were killed along with their driver in a horrific car crash in a Parisunderpass while being chased by French paparazzi. Who was to blame though? Thepress chasing them on motorbikes and taking photos of the dead and dying lyingin the car after the smash, or the driver allegedly going at 121 mph while overthree times the legal limit and on anti-depressants? Time will tell.
Anyway, only six weeks after the death of fashion designer Gianni Versace,where Diana was comforting Elton John, he rewrote his classic tribute to silverscreen legend Marilyn Monroe, and put it on the back of his new superb single,“Something About The Way You Look”.
Only going on sale on Saturday 13th September, this went platinum in a day,selling out within hours of all 600,000 copies released in shops, with moredue in on the Monday. This will probably be No.1 for weeks to come. I don’tthink it will stay No.1 all the way until Xmas, but it’ll climb back up to thetop to make it the Xmas No.1.
This is surprisingly only Elton John‘s second solo No.1. His first was acombination of two singles which flopped first time round. “Sacrifice / HealingHands” which made No.1 in June 90, and was his first single to be released withall the profits going to charity, with every single to come following suit.
He has had two duets go to No.1 though. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was No.1in July 76 with Kiki Dee, and later was redone duetting with male model Rupaul(No. 7, Feb 94). The second was with George Michael, a new version of “Don’tLet The Sun Go Down On Me” in December 91, their second collaboration, the firstbeing “Wrap Her Up” (No. 12, Dec 85).
This is the third song in a row to go straight in at No.1 :
(* – my current favourites)
September 29th :
FUCK THE MILLENNIUM…………………………..2K (Blast First/Mute) PUNK VIRTUOSO………………………………30 Amp Fuse (Dedicated) REAL PEOPLE………………………………Apache Indian (Coalition) COME TO DADDY………………………………..The Aphex Twin (Warp) SWITCH………………………………………….Howie B (Polydor) A LITTLE LOVE / BABY BOOM…………………..Baby Blue (Tin Tin Club) AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME……………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) I LIKE ROCK……………………………………Bennet (Roadrunner) LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE…………….Blacknuss (A-Diesel/Arista) THE NEXT SOUND YOU HEAR…………………….Jackson Browne (Elektra) CARNIVAL IN HEAVEN…………………….Malandra Burrows (Warner esp) BREATHE UNDERWATER…………………………………Carrie (Island) I AM THE MOB…………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) BINGO……………………………………………..Catch (Virgin) THE PROOF OF YOU…………………………….Comfort (Insoussiance) YELLOWMADDACOOLIVISION………………………………Cuff (Blow Up) YOUR LOVE EP: I WANT YOUR LOVE………………………Donna D (Mecca) SATURDAY [rm]………………..East 57th St. feat. Donna Allen (AM:PM) NEVER SEEN BEFORE…………………………………..EPMD (Def Jam) ANGEL OF MINE……………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) EVERYBODY LOVES A CARNIVAL………………………Fatboy Slim (Skint) DAM DAM DEO……………………………………….Felicidad (EMI) TRIP LIKE I DO……………………….Filter / Crystal Method (Epic) NEW HOPE …………………………..The Flaming Stars (Vinyl Japan) YOUR CARESS (ALL I NEED)…………..DJ Flavours (All Around The World) DREAMS……………………………Forest For The Trees (Dreamworks) BARBARA H…………………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) GONE ARE THE DAYS…………….DJ Hype pres. Ganja Crew (Parousia/RCA) SINGING IN THE RAIN…………………………………..Gazebo (EMI) I WANT U………..Craig Nelson pres. Gift (Bay City Recs./Steppin’ Out) LOVER…………………………………..Gold Dust Twins (99 North) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) ’97…………………………….. …………………Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel (Sugarhill/Deepbeats) HITCHIN’ A RIDE………………………………..Green Day (Reprise) SEXY CINDERELLA…………………………….Lynden David Hall (EMI) COAST TO COAST………………………………….Hurricane (Wiiija) JUST COME BACK TO ME…………………………Hypertrophy (Positiva) THE BITTEREST PILL I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW / THE BUTTEFLY COILLECTOR / THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT……………………………..The Jam (Polydor) FIREWALKER………………………………Rickie Lee Jones (Reprise) THAT KINDA GUY…………………………Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury) YOU ARE THE ONE………………………………Dominic Kirwan (Ritz) CELEBRATE……………………………………The Levellers (China) RAINCLOUD……………………..Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) CRUSH ON YOU [rm]………………………Lil’ Kim (Big Beat/Atlantic) I FOUND LOVIN’……………………………….Love City (East West) BOBBY PERU………………………………….Luna (Beggars Banquet) FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE………………….Kelly Marie (Academy Street) SHOULDERHOLSTER………………………………Morcheeba (Indochina) TWIST…………………………………….Mouse On Mars (Too Pure) BLACK & WHITE……………………………….Jimmy Nail (East West) TOUCH TONE 7.1…………………………………..New Order (Touch) GOLDEN BROWN…………………………………………..Omar (RCA) PINK BOMB………………………………………..Pink Bomb (Quad) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE………………………Propellerheads …………………………con David Arnold (Wall Of Sound/East West) DOUBLECROSS EP: SPELL / GET YOUR GROOVE ON / SARGASSO SEA / DOUBLECROSS. ……………………………Q-Burn’s Abstract Message (Astralwerks) SALTBOX……………………………………..Redwood (Almo Sounds) THE WAY I FEEL………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) KICK THE PARTY INTO FULL EFFFECT………….Ruff ‘Da Menace (Obsessive) STAY………………………………..Sash! feat. La Trec (Multiply) COSMONAUT NO. 7…………………………………Scarfo (Deceptive) LOVE ME & LEAVE ME…………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen) EUOPEAN ME…………………….Six By Seven (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) FRIENDS……………………Sly & Robbie feat. Simply Red (East West) DANCE TO THE MUSIC….Smokin’ Vibes feat. Deborah Woodson (Kosmo/Arista) MMMBOP – TRUE BLUE……………………………..The Smurfs (EMI TV) FREAK………………………………..Strangelove (Food/Parlophone) GARY SUPER MACHO……………………………………Sukia (Mo Wax) DRAWER………………………………………Summercamp (Maverick) NO WAY NO WAY……………………………………….Vanilla (EMI) DEEP DAY…………………………..Katrina Vaughn (Worx/Jive House)
October 6th :
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) KEEP IT CALM…………………………………..Phil Campbell (EMI) HOW DO YOU FEEL …………………….Carnaby (Fast Forward/RP Media) ADIDAS WORLD……………………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) DON’T FADE AWAY…………………..David Coverdale & Whitesnake (EMI) I.O.U. EVERYTHING……………………………………..Dweeb (WEA) HIGH (WITH MY FRIENDS)……………………………….Feeder (Echo) A LONDON THING [ri-rm] / WAITING…………….Scott Garcia (Connected) YOU SEXY THING…………………………………Hot Chocolate (EMI) THIS LIFE…………………………………………..Mandalay (V2) CLOSED FOR BUSINESS EP………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) ROY’S KEEN……………………………………..Morrissey (Island) DO YA THINK I’M SEXY…N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart (All Around The World) MADE IN VAIN…………………………………………Peach (Mute) BEEN AROUND THE WORLD / IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS……………… ………………………..Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) LAVA [ri]…………………………………….Silver Sun (Polydor) GOING HOME……………………….Speedy (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) LATE IN THE DAY…………………………….Supergrass (Parlophone) THE KAZZOO SONG………………………………The Sweeney (Rotator) LET ME BE THE ONE………………………Walter Trout Band (Provogue) STONE (EP)………………………….The Unbelievable Truth (Virgin) MAKE IT WITH YOU………………………………..Universal (London) HOT BLOOD……………………………………….Verbena (Setanta) HAPPINESS………………………………..Wand (Deconstruction/RCA) HURRICANE (EP)……………………………..Warm Jets (This Way Up) SONIC EMPIRE………………………………Westbam (Low Spirit/RCA)
October 13th :
BARBIE GIRL…………………………………..Aqua (Universal/MCA) HOSTAGE IN A FROCK………………………………Cecil (Parlophone) DIGITAL………………………….Goldie & KRS One (Metalheadz/ffrr) SUN ARISE [rm]…………………………………..Rolf Harris (EMI) TORN………………………………………Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) SPILLER FROM RIO (DO IT EASY)………………..Laguna (Azuli/Positiva) PHENOMENON…………………………………….LL Cool J (Mercury) ARE YOU JIMMY RAY?……………………………..Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) QUINTESSENCE EP [8tr MLP]……………………..DJ Ron (Parousia/RCA) NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN……………………….Sparks (Roadrunner) SPICE UP YOUR LIFE…………………………….Spice Girls (Virgin) PREPARE TO LAND………………….The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) STORM…………………………………………..Vanessa-Mae (EMI)
October 20th :
[tba]………………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) GET HIGHER……………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) SHE COULD FLY…………………………………..Ether (Parlophone) BREATHING……………………………………..North & South (RCA) CHOOSE LIFE………………..PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor (Positiva) ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London) ALWAYS THERE………………………………..UB40 (DEP Int./Virgin)
October 22nd :
ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London)
October 27th :
BENEDICTUS…………………………………….Brainbug (Positiva) C.L.E.O.P.A.T.R.A. (GONNA BLOW IT)…………………..Cleopatra (WEA) I NEED A MIRACLE…………………………………..Coco (Positiva) IF YOU WALK AWAY……………………………..Peter Cox (Chrysalis) FREE…………….Robert Miles feat. Cathy Sledge (Deconstruction/RCA) JAMES BOND THEME – TOMORROW NEVER DIES…………………..Moby (Mute) I CAN’T LIVE WIITHOUT YOU [RR]……………………Queen (Parlophone) ANY OLD LOVE……………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM) AJARE………………………………..Way Out West (Deconstruction)
November 3rd :
I NEED…………………………………..Meredith Brooks (Capitol) PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME…………………………….Texas (Mercury) [tba]………………………………………..Wireless (Chrysalis)
November 10th :
THE DELICIOUS EP…………………….The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER……………………..David McAlmont (East West) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) CRY………………………………………The Sundays (Parlophone)
November 17th :
DON’T CRY FOR ME…………………..Lisa Stansfield (Big Life/Arista)
December 1st :
SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) [tba]……………………………………………Hanson (Mercury)
December 8th :
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT…………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone)
December 15th :
TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN [rr]………………………..Queen (Parlophone)
Other forthcoming releasesOCTOBER
WATER RIDE……………………………………………16B (Eye-Q) ANGEL EYES………………………………….Abbacadabra (Almighty) JOY & PAIN……………Addams & Gee feat. Antonia Lucas (Steppin’ Out) NEVER EVER…………………………………….All Saints (London) [tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) MY DESIRE [rm]…………………………………………Amira (VC) LONELY……………………………………..Peter Andre (Mushroom) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) HEY AZ…………………………………………AZ feat. SWV (EMI) AIN’T NO NEED TO HIDE……………………………Sandy B (Champion) TO BE FREE (APPLETREE)…………………Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) REACH INSIDE…………………………………..Bah Samba (Estereo) STEPPIN’ THROUGH TIME………………………..Philip Bailey (A-Dept) OPEN ROAD……………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) FOUNDATIONS ’97……………………..Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) DEAD WEIGHT…………………………………………Beck (Geffen) GO THE DISTANCE…………………………..Michael Bolton (Columbia) ON THE RUN / GROVETRAIN………………………………de Bos (Jive) SOUL BEAT RUNNA [rm]……………………………..Boymerang (Regal) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS / ECHO BEACH…………….Boys Of A New Age (Klone) GET READY TO BOUNCE………………..Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) THE KEY……………………………………..B-Yond (Logic/Arista) BUTTERFLY………………………………….Mariah Carey (Columbia) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) HEAVEN’S GOT TO BE ……………………………….Le Click (Logic) U SEXY THING / MEGAMIX……………….Clock (Power Station/Universal) HOME……………………………………………Sheryl Crow (A&M) ESTA E LA VIDA…………………………………..El Cubana (Fresh) GABRIEL………………………Roy Davis Jr. feat. Peven Everett (XL) STRANDED………………………………..Deep Dish (Deconstruction) SUMMER SMASH………………………………………Denim (EMIdisc) EVERYDAY………………………………Devox feat. Angie B (Arista) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) HERE COMES THE BIG RUSH……………………………Echobelly (Epic) [tba]…………………………………Echo & The Bunnymen (London) ALL YOU GOOD PEOPLE [ri]……………………..Embrace (Fierce Panda) FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)….E-motion (Universal/MCA-Soundproof) EPIDEMIC [rm]……………………………Exit EEE (XL-Tripoli Trax) OH BOY………………………………Fabulous Baker Boys (Multiply) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLES EP…………………Freestylers (Freskanova) [tba]………………………………………..Frosted (Roadrunner) MY NOISE………………………………………Pablo Gargano (Eve) LET THE SUNSHINE……………………………Gerideau (Phuture Trax) DANGEROUS MINDZ………………………..The Gravediggaz (Gee Street) . BEAUTIFUL……………………………….Groove Control (Extatique) NO TIME…………………………………………..Guya Reg (ffrr) I SAW THE LIGHT………………………..Terry Hall (Southsea Bubble) ACPERIENCE……………………………..Hardfloor (Harthouse/Eye-Q) ULTRAFUNKULA………………………………Armand van Helden (ffrr) CALIFORNIA DREAMING……………………………..High Jinx (Rumour) THE CROWN…………………………………………Hooch (Eternal) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) MAGIC ORGASM………………………………..House Heroes (Twisted) [tba]……………………………………………..Huggy Bear (-) STEP INTO MY WORLD [rm]……………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) L’OMBELICO DEL MONDO………………………….Jovanotti (Diffusion) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………………..Kaleef (Unity) HAPPINESS…………………….Kamasutra feat. Stefan Frank (Sony S3) THE SESSION…………………………..Kings Of Tomorrow (Groove On) AS (UNTIL THE DAY) [rm]………………………..The Knowledge (ffrr) TO BE IN LOVE……………………………………..M.A.W. (M.A.W.) YOU SHOULD BE MINE…………………………Brian McKnight (Mercury) SANTA MARIA………………………..DJ Milano (All Around The World) EVERYTHING I WANTED…………………….Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) ORIENT CITY………………………………Vincent de Moor (Deal-XL) WE CAN GET DOWN…………………………………….Myron (Island) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………..Nalin & Kane (Urban-Hooj Choons) SO MUCH LOVE…………………………………New Creation (Tattoo) VIDEO 586……………………………………….New Order (Touch) I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU…..Nomadic Motion feat. Soraya (Steppin’ Out) SWEET TEARS / RUNAWAY [rm] / BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN……………….. ……………………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) TOMORROW [?]………………………………Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) MIRACLE [2nd ri-rm]……………………………………Olive (RCA) BACK ON EARTH…………………………………Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) ATOMIC……………………Party Animals (Mokum/Deep Blue/Roadrunner) TRYIN’ TIMES……….Courtney Pine feat. Jhelisa Anderson (Talkin Loud) WALKING ON THE MOON [rm]…………………………..The Police (A&M) LA BOUCLE……………………………….Le Pompidou (Pro-Zak Trax) EVERY LITTLE TIME…………………………..Poppers pres. Aura (VC) BETTER DAY……………………………………….Presence (Pagan) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) ECHO DEK………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) LANDING ON A PLANET NEAR YOU…………………………DJ Q (Go.Beat) SIMPLE SINCERITY………………………………….Radish (Mercury) IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME…………………………….Rakim (Universal) AVENUES…………Refugee Camp Allstars feat. Pras (Ruffhouse/Columbia) BROWN PAPER BAG………………Reprazent feat. Roni Size (Talkin Loud) THE MIGHTY HIGH………………………Revival 3000 (Hi-Life/Polydor) PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE MY EYES COULD SEE..Busta Rhymes (East West-ELektra) EARTHBEAT………………………………Janice Robinson (Manifesto) WALKIN’ ON THE SUN…………………………Smash Mouth (Interscope) PLEASURE DOME………………………………..Soul II Soul (Island) SOUNDSCAPIN’ PT. 2…………………………..Soundscapers (Kingpin) TRAFFIC………………………………………..Stereophonics (V2) SING A SONG………………………Byron Stingily (Nervous/Manifesto) WHY…………………………………………….Sybil (Coalition) PROLOGUE…………………………………..Tenth Chapter (Jackpot) SOUL FREAK / DROP & ROLL………………..Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) UP JUNPS THE BOOGIE……………………Timbaland & Magoo (East West) ALRIGHT / SECRET DE LOGIC………………….Tour De Force (East West) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-) YOU MAKE ME WANNA ……………………………Usher (LaFace/Arista) HYPERSLEEP REMIXES…………………………………..Voyager (R&S) DON’T GIVE UP…………….Michelle Weeks (Definity/Ministry Of Sound) THE VISION………………………………………..Yum Yum (Sperm) TOPAZ / PLATINUM LANDSCAPE…………………………Zanzibar (Whoop) MAGIC OF THE NIGHT……………………………………Zico (Chase)
NOVEMBER :
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY………………………………Ash (Infectious) BACHELORETTE……………………………..Bjork (One Little Indian) I’MN AFRAID OF AMERCANS…………………………..David Bowie (RCA) [tba]…………………………………….Paul Carrack (Ark21/EMI) I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE……………………….Holly Cole (Parlophone) [tba]………………………………………….Coolio (Tommy Boy) [tba]………………………………………….The Cure (Fiction) [tba]………………………………………….Celine Dion (Epic) [tba]……………………………………Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) [tba]………………………………………….Feline (Chrysalis) [tba]…………………………….Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (RCA) [tba]…………………………Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) BACKSTABBERS…………………………………..Mark Morrison (WEA) GOODBYE…………………………………Northern Uproar (Heavenly) SMACK MY BITCH UP…………………………………The Prodigy (XL) HELP THE AGED……………………………………….Pulp (Island) [tba]……………………………………Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) INSECURITY (HOW COULD I)……………………….Roachford (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………Spiritualized (Dedicated) IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS…………………………….U2 (Island) EVERYTHING SHE WANTS ’97………………………………Wham! (Epic) [tba]……………………………………….The Woolpackers (RCA)
DECEMBER :
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA…………Boyzone (Polydor) ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD………………………Iggy Pop (-) [tba]…………………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) ANGELS…………………………………Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
JANUARY :
[tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia)
MARCH :
NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia)
In this week’s Top 10, there are new releases from Verve (Urban Hymns, 1),Portishead (Portishead, 2), Elton John (The Big Picture, 3),Rolling Stones (Bridges To Babylon, 6), Chris De Burgh (The Love Songs, 8),and Bob Dylan (Time Out of Mind, 10).
41. Sleeper – Nice Guy Eddie
One of the best sellers for Sleeper last year, this one made No.10, as did“Sale of the Century” before it, but the follow-up, “Statuesque” made justNo.17. Highlight of the year for the band came with lead-singer Louise Wener‘sappearance on Vic and Bob’s Shooting Stars.
The first single from their new album made No.28 last week. “She’s a Good Girl”deserved to do better though.
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.