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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…

11 new entries this week, two climbers (Rembrandts from 39 to 36, andUniversal from 37 to 29), two non-movers (Coolio at 9, MeredithBrooks at 8), and a new No.1

Big fallers include Peter Andre (3 to 12), Texas (5 to 15),Paul Weller (14 to 30) and Makaveli (15 to 32).

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

20 Kym Mazelle – Young Hearts Run Free

Cover version time, and I think this one is used in a film. Not for the firsttime in the new Top 40…

14 Olive – Outlaw

Follow-up to their first Top 40 hit, “You’re Not Alone” which went straight inat No.1. I’d have thought they’d have re-released “Miracle”, but no, theyput this one out and I don’t like it at all. It just seems to fall apart.

4 Wet Wet Wet – Yesterday/Maybe I’m In Love

Cover version time again, and again from a film. The Beatles classic hit is thesecond of their songs covered by the Wets, the other being “With a LittleHelp From My Friends” for the Childline appeal in May 1988.

“Yesterday” has been covered for the Rowan Atkinson film, “Bean” -one I shall be giving a wide berth to.

The other track is an excellent big-band affair, and deserves to get airplayaplenty, although I doubt it will unfortunately.

1 (NEW) Will Smith – Men In Black *1st Week at No.1*

Title track from the new Barry Sonnenfeld (Addams Family 1 and 2, Get Shorty)film, and what an excellent film it is. I saw it last week and expected not toomuch, but it’s one of the few films that actually offers more than what yousee in the trailer.

I didn’t much care for Smith’s performance in “Independence Day” as I wasn’tready for him turning that film into a comedy. He works very well in thissci-fi/comedy though, along with an excellent (as always) performance fromTommy Lee Jones, plus support from Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction),Vincent D’Onofrio (Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket) playing the bad guy,and Rip Torn as Agent Z.

As for this song, I’ll pass. It’s a standard rap affair which doesn’t havehalf the impact that “Boom! Shake the Room” had, and wouldn’t have done as wellhad it not been attached to a film.

New releases :

(* – my current favourites)

August 4th:

YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE [ri]……………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) THIS COULD BE OUR NIGHT……………….Kirsty Augustine (West 2/Edel) SAMBA DE JANEIRO…………………………….Bellini (Orbit/Virgin) DIGGING A HOLE…………………………………Big Sugar (Polydor) FIX………….Blackstreet feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Slash (Interscope) EVERYTHING………………………………Mary J. Blige (Uptown/MCA) MISS AMERICA……………………David Byrne (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.) ROMANCE…………………………………..Caffeine (Fluffy Freako) SUMMER ’89…………………….California Sunshine (Perfecto Fluoro) LUCHINI! AKA (THIS IS IT) [rm]……………………….Camp Lo (ffrr) HOME……………………………………..Chakra (Earth Music/WEA) REMIXES…………………………………….Chubb Rock (Black Jam) U SEXY THING……………………………..Clock (Power Station/MCA) GIVE TO ME………………………………………..Coade (Edel UK) LOVE SWEET LOVE……………………Co*bra [Cobra] (Dream Beat/Jetty) MORE BEATS & PIECES……………………………Coldcut (Ninja Tune) DIRTY WEEKEND……………………….The Dandys (Artificial/Mercury) PUMP DA BASS……………………Da Techno Bohemian (Club Tools/Edel) LITTLE THINGS…………………………………..Daytona (Blue Dog) HYPNOTIZE………………………………………D’Influence (Echo) WE ARE ENGLAND…………………….England’s Barmy Army (Barmy Army) HANG IT ON YOUR HEART…………………..Marianne Faithfull (EMIdisc) JUST AS YOU ARE…………………………………Feline (Chrysalis) BEST REGRETS………………………………………..Geneva (Nude) WHEN DOVES CRY…………………………………….Ginuwine (Epic) THE MESSAGE…Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (Sugarhill/Deepbeats) OUT OF THE VOID [ri]……………………………..Grass-Show (Food) BUT TOMORROW…………………………………Jaguar (Warner Bros.) ROCK THE BELLS [rm]…………………….Kadoc (Dos Or Die/Manifesto) NOT TONIGHT……………………………Lil’ Kim (Big Beat/Atlantic) LOVE COME RESCUE ME [rm]………………………..Lovestation (Fresh) PANTHER PARTY…………………………..Mad Moses (Hi-Life/Polydor) OPTIMISM…………………………….Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope) SHINE……………………………………………Monaco (Polydor) BLACK THEOLOGY…………………………….Joe Montana (Dream Beat) FLOWTATION – FLOATATION………………………..Vincent de Moor (XL) NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO……………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………..Nalin & Kane (Urban-Hooj Choons) A GIRL I ONCE KNEW……………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) THE MIND OF THE MACHINE………………N-Trance (All Around The World) OUTLAW……………………………………………….Olive (RCA) FREE GAY & HAPPY……Paradise People feat. Kym Mazelle (Nemesis/Virgin) DO YOU KNOW (WHAT IT TAKES) [ri]………………………..Robyn (RCA) BAD BOY……………………………………Ruffneck Trilogy (ffrr) PEARL RIVER / MONOPOL……………………..Johnny Shaker (Low Sense) THE MEN IN BLACK……………………………..Will Smith (Columbia) TRIPPING……………………………………..Smooth Touch (AM:PM) FILMSTAR…………………………………………….Suede (Nude) RIP STOP………………….T.D.F. [feat. Eric Clapton] (Warner Bros.) SIX PACK……………………………………………Tipper (Fuel) SHOW ME…………………………………….Tocayo (23rd Precinct) TIED TO THE NINETIES…………………………Travis (Independiente) YESTERDAY / MAYBE I’M IN LOVE……..Wet Wet Wet (Precious Org./Mercury) ANTHEM…………………………………..The Wildhearts (Mushroom) HEAVY MENTAL (EP): HEAVY MENTAL / MUTHALODE / BONE MUSIC / HEAVY MENTAL. ………………………………………………Witchman (Deviant) TRIUMPH……………………………………Wu-Tang Clan (Loud/RCA) SUGARCUBE……………………………………Yo La Tengo (Matador)

August 11th:

TEENAGE GIRL CRUSH…………………………….Angelica (Deceptive) WHY’S EVERYBODY ALWAYS PICKIN’ ON ME…………Bloodhound Gang (Geffen) THE SANDMAN [ri]…………………..The Blue Boy (Ascension/Sidewalk) WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER………………..Sarah Brightman (Coalition) HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY EP……………………………..Brix (Strangelove) THE THEME (OF PROGRESSIVE ATTACK)……Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) CAMELOT IN SMITHEREENS…………………Peter Bruntnell (Almo Sounds) FRANK SINATRA……………………………..Cake (Capricorn/Mercury) UNDERGROUND VIBES………………………………..DJ Cam (Columbia) TUBTHUMPING……………………………………..Chumbawamba (EMI) CALL ME………………………………………….Le Click (Logic) EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC…….Chaka Demus & Pliers (Virgin) HEADS HIGH…………………………………………..Don (London) LIVING IN THE POCKET OF A DRUG QUEEN……………Dust Junkys (Polydor) THE WORLD IS FLAT…………………………………Echobelly (Epic) THE RAIN…………………….Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott (East West) CHANGE OF HEART………………………………….Fish (Dick Bros.) BE STRONG / ONE MORE NIGHT……………………Rosie Gaines (Pop Top) NEW FRONTIERS………………..DJ Hype pres. Ganja Crew (Parousia/RCA) YOU CAN’T LIVE ON MARS………………………..Glitterbox (Atlantic) HUSTLER BRAVADO………………………….Good Morning Canada (Sumo) SATISFIED (TAKE ME HIGHER) [rm]……………..H2O feat. Billie (AM:PM) GRITTY SHAKER……………………………….David Holmes (Go.Beat) CHAIN REACTION……………………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) HEAVEN……………………………………………Jai (M&G/Wired) WHO YOU WIT?…………………………….Jay-Z (Qwest/Warner Bros.) CHEMICAL #1…………………………..Jesus Jones (Food/Parlophone) YOU BRING ME UP………………………………….K-Ci & Jojo (MCA) SPEEDBOARDER……………………….The Kings Of Infinite Space (V2) PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME………………….Alison Limerick (X-es/Jammin’) DEEP IN YOU…………………………..Livin’ Joy (Undiscovered/MCA) LONDON ACID CITY [rm]……………………………….Lochi (Tetsuo) THE GIRL WITH THE FAIRYTALE DREAM………………..Locust (Apollo/R&S) DOUBLE TROUBLE……………………………………..Mankey (Slamm) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE…………………………….Kym Mazelle (EMI) TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS…………………………Bitty McLean (Kuff) ALL I WANNA DO…………………………Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) WATCHING………………………………Moreau’s Island (Pet Sounds) DUCHESS…………………………………My Life Story (Parlophone) ALL OUT OF LOVE………………………………………..OTT (Epic) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) FREE…………………………..DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) DIRTY MOTHA’…..Qwilo & Felix Da Housecat feat. Lynn Crouch (Manifesto) (DIS) COUNT US IN…………………………….Roc (Shamrock/Virgin) YEAH YEAH………………………………………….Salad (Island) TAPE YOUR HEAD ON……….Jock Scot & The Nectarinwe No. 9 (Sano Music) YOUR FACE……………………………………..Slacker (Loaded/XL) THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END [rm]………………………….. ………………………………The Smashing Pumpkins (Warner Bros.) THAT ELVIS TRACK………………………………Sol Brothers (Fresh) CLOUDS……………………..The Source feat. Taka Boom (Truelove/XL) FOLLOWE ME – X-RAY…………………………..Space Frog (Energized) A THOUSAND TREES………………………………..Stereophonics (V2) TEST ANXIETY………………………………………..Toenut (Mute) THE JAM EP……………………………..A Tribe Called Quest (Jive) HOLIDAY EP…………………………………Twister (Damaged Goods) YOU DO NOT EXIST………………………………….Unun (Deceptive) SHOW ME………………………………………..Urban Soul (AM:PM) CRUSH………………………………………Zhan? (Illtown/Motown)

August 18th:

I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING………..4 PM (For Positive Music) (Next Plateau) FOUR PAGE LETTER……………………..Aaliyah (Blackground/Atlantic) SEXUAL HEALING……………………………….Alibi (Urgent/Arista) I KNOW WHERE IT’S AT……………………………All Saints (London) JACK-ASS (EP)- JACKASS……………………………….Beck (Geffen) THE SUN RISING [rm]…………………………The Beloved (East West) SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET……………………………..David Bowie (RCA) UNDERWORLD……………………………………………Breaker (-) BRIMFUL OF ASHA………………………………..Cornershop (Wiiija) SUMMER SMASH………………………………………Denim (Emidisc) PRETTY DEEP……………………………………Tanya Donelly (4AD) STEPPIN’ OUT………………………………………..Earl 16 (WEA) WHISPER YOUR NAME………………………………Human Nature (Epic) LOVE COMMANDMENTS………………………..Gisele Jackson (Manifesto) WALK ON WATER……………………..Katrina & The Waves (Eternal/WEA) CRAZY…………………………………..Yvette Michelle (Loud/RCA) (I WANNA) KISS YOU ALL OVER……………………….No Mercy (Arista) MY FATHER’S SON…………………….Conner Reeves (Wildstar-Telstar) WAVE INTRUDER / PI………………………..Salt Tank (ffrr-Internal) POST MODERN SLEAZE…………………………Sneaker Pimps (Clean Up) DARK SKY……………………………………Jimmy Somerville (Gut) REPRESENT……………………………………Soul II Soul (Island) CATCH (ME I’M FALLING)……………………..Sunscreem (Pulse-8-Sony) I DON’T WANT CONTROL OF YOU……………….Teenage Fanclub (Creation) HELLO DARLIN’ [ri]……………………………Fuzz Townshend (Echo) TELL ME IS IT TRUE…………………………………UB40 (DEP Int.) BLUE…………………………………Way Out West (Deconstruction) INVASION……………………..Will Web (United Sounds Of Astralwerk) FUNK – F.U.N.K………………………………………..Zum (Pharm)

August 25th:

FLAT 29……………………….Bedlam A Gogo (Friendly Fire/Sony S?) BENTLEY’S GONNA SORT YOU OUT / RUN ON THE SPOT…………………….. ……………………………………….Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint) CUCKOO………………….The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor) CONGO……………………………………………Genesis (Virgin) WHERE’S THE LOVE………………………………….Hanson (Mercury) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………….Deni Hines (Mushroom) GUANTANAMERA………..Wyclef Jean feat. Celia Cruz (Ruffhouse/Columbia) DEVIL IN SPORTS CASUAL……………………..Midfield General (Skint) THIS TIME I’M NOT WRONG…………..Sub Sub feat. Bernard Sumner (Robs) YOU SEXY THING……………………………….T-Shirt (Eternal/WEA)

September 1st :

SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra) DRUGS DON’T WORK…………………………………..The Verve (Hut)

September 8th :

WHO’S THE MACK…………………………………Mark Morrison (WEA) BUTTERFLY……………………………Sylvia Powell (Deconstruction) LOVE ANYWAY…………………………………Mike Scott (Chrysalis) SUMMERTIME………………………………………..The Sundays (-)

September 15th :

STRANDED……………………………………The Hybrids (Heavenly)

October 3rd:

[tba]………………………………………..Spice Girls (Virgin)

Other forthcoming releases

AUGUST

[tba]………………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) TRAPPED ’97…………………….Colonel Abrams (Club Culture/Warner) PRIVATE PARTY………………………………………….Akin (WEA) [tba]……………………………………………..Altan (Virgin) – DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW……………………………..Ash (Infectious) ONE SHOT CHILLA……………………..Aswad feat. Apache Indian (Gut) STONE CRAZY EP…………………………………….Beatnuts (Epic) NEED YOUR LOVE……………………………Big Bub (Kedar/Universal) LET IT GO…………………………….Black Magic (Strictly Rhythm) THE SANDMAN [rr]………………………………The Blue Boy (Pharm) QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS…………………..Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH……………………Boris Dlugosch pres. Boom! ………………………………………..(Peppermint Jam/Positiva) ON THE RUN / GROVETRAIN………………………………de Bos (Jive) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) KISS & TELL………………………………….Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) ANSWER MY PRAYER…………………………..Danny Campbell (Jackpot) BE MY BABY / TURN IT UP & DOWN……………………Cappella (Nukleuz) HONEY……………………………………..Mariah Carey (Columbia) LIVE THE DREAM……………………………………..Cast (Polydor) ALL THIS LOVE THAT I’M GIVING……………….Central Park (Indochina) ELEKTROBANK……………………………………………………. ……….The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin-Junior Boy’s Own) TIC TIC TAC (DANCE TO BOI BUMBA!)……………………Chilli (Arista) GHOSTS……………………………………..Chris & James (Stress) GET YOURSELF TOGETHER…………………Janelle Corbin (Sweet & Wharm) ANGEL………………………………….Tina Cousins (Eastern Bloc) BUSY CHILD…………………………………The Crystal Method (S?) CHINESE BURN…………………………………….Curve (Universal) TONIGHT…………………………..Denosh (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) SOURVENIR DE PARIS……………………Dimitri From Paris (East West) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) HALO…………………………………Karen Dunbar (Academy Street) YOUR LUCKY DAYS IN HELL…………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) LEARN II LOVE…………………………Kim English (Hi-Life/Polydor) A LITTLE BIT OF ECSTASY…………………Jocelyn Enriquez (Tommy Boy) SEEIN’ IS BELIEVING…………………….Adriana Evans (PMP/Loud/RCA) LAST CUP OF SORROW……………………..Faith No More (Slash/London) BURN…………………………………….Fear Factory (Roadrunner) STRICTLY ROLLIN’…………………………………First Class (RCA) YOUR CARESS (ALL I NEED)…………..DJ Flavours (All Around The World) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) EVERLONG…………………………….Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) GONNA GET………………………………..Forthright (Hoedown City) GIMME SOME LOVE……………………………….Gina G (Eternal/WEA) PEOPLE MAY COME………………………………..Gabrielle (Go.Beat) EVERYTHING I OWN………………………………..David Gates (Jive) MR. MANIAC……………………………..Genaside II (Northwestside) TURN OFF THE LIGHTS………………………….Martine Girault (Opaz) RITMO DE LA NOCHE / GUITTARA……………………..Grand Fiesta (RCA) DISTY TRAX………………………………….J. Grau (Pro-zak Trax) DA SOUL EP………………………Green Flame & Mr. G (Northwestside) LOVERWOMAN………………………………….Groove Kittens (Pukka) BLOW YOUR OWN………………………………Happy Human (Sugarcube) DISCORDER…………………………………………..Havana (Hook) ULTRAFUNKULA………………………………Armand van Helden (ffrr) WITCH DOKTOR……………………………….Armand van Helden (ZYX) DOES YOUR HEART GO BOOM?………………….Helen Love (Damaged Goods) WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?………………………..Ronnie Hewson (Motown) THE KEY TO THE HOUSE OF LOVE (GIES IT)………………Hibee-Nation (-) DISTANT LOVER…………………………………Taral Hicks (Motown) SWEETEST THING………………………………Lauryn Hill (Columbia) HEY LITTLE GIRL [rm]………………………..Icehouse (Control/Edel) LET ME LOVE YOU………………………The Incredible Kraze (W2/Edel) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) KALEIDOSCOPE SKIES – I PULLED MY GUN ONCE………….Jam & Spoon (Epic) PLASTIC DREAMS……………………………………….Jaydee (R&S) NINEWAYS…………………………………………….JDS (London) I BELIEVE I CAN FLY…….Kamouflage feat. Louise Ennis (Branded/Rumour) I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (IF I)…………………………..R. Kelly (Jive) ISN’T IT TIME [rm]………………………………….Kuva (Malarky) SAY YEAH / DON’T WANNA FALL IN LOVE……………Elisha Laverne (Adept) [tba] EP…………………………………The Lemonheads (Atlantic) INTO THE SUN / OUT OF THE FIRE……………………..Lock (Axiomatic) THE DISTANT VOICES EP: ANGEL / GAMEMASTER / MY SOUL………………… …………………………………………Lost Tribe (Hooj Choons) TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE…………………………………Mansa (Riff) EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE………Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers (Elektra) IS IT REAL?……………………………………….Marsha (Diesel) JUST A LITTLE BOT OF LOVE……………..Curtis Mayfield (Warner Bros.) AIN’T THAT JUST THE WAY……………………Lutricia McNeal (Telstar) SOME KIND OF BLISS……………………Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) V.O.A.T……………………………………..Moonchild (East West) FEELS SO GOOD / JOANNA [rm]……………………….Mrs. Wood (React) CLOSER…………………………………………..Nitebredd (Wyze) ANYTIME…………………………………………….Nu-Birth (XL) MY WORLD……………………………………….O.C. (Payday/ffrr) MOVE ME……………………………Open Arms (All Around The World) THE PASSAGE………..DJ Scott’s Outer Rhythm (Cuckoo Land/Steppin’ Out) [tba]……………………………………………..The Pastels () FINALLY [rm]………………………………..Ce Ce Peniston (AM:PM) GOTTAMAN……………………………………….Pizzaman (Pulse-8) HAPPY DAYS…………………………………….PJ (Deconstruction) BAMBA IBIZA!…………………………………Planet Groove (Chase) SUGAR SUGAR…………Platinum Radics feat. Governor Tiggy (Relentless) A PACO DI BANGO’S WORLD………………………………Playboy (Tag) COWBOYS………………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat) TURN ME OUT [rm] (TURN TO SUGAR)………Praxis feat. Kathy Brown (ffrr) [tba] – NARAYAN – SMACK MY BITCH UP – MINDFIELDS……..The Prodigy (XL) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS.Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) 7498 EP…………………………………………….DJ Q (Filter) EXTRA TIME………………………………….Quivver (Perfecto Red) KARMA POLICE………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) SHOT…………………………Ragga & The Jack Magic Orchestra (EMI) LITTLE PINK STARS……………………………………..Reddish (-) WHATEVER MAN………………………………Redman (Def Jam/Mercury) SHOUT……………………………………Red Rhythm (Steppin’ Out) THE SWEETEST THING…………………………..Refugee Camp Allstars …………………………….feat. Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia) HEROES……………………………….Reprazent feat. Roni Size (-) HOUSE OF JOY…………………………….Vicki Sue Robinson (Logic) DON’T STOP THE LOVIN’……………………………….Rozalla (R.M.) FEAR OF FLYING [2nd ri]…………………………………Ruth (Arc) FIRE! [rm]……………………………….Scooter (Club Tools/Edel) YOU / GET LOOSE………………………………….Sex-O-Sonique (-) INFIDELITY (ONLY YOU)………………Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) DANCE TO THE MUSIC………..Smokin’ Vibes feat. Deborah Woodson (Kosmo) SYR 1 EP: ANAGRAMA / IMPROVISATION AJOUT?E / TREMERIS / MIEUX: DE CORROSION…………………………………Sonic Youth (SYR/Geffen) I’LL MAKE YOU MINE……………………………..Spank 5.0 (Bullion) U CAN’T SING R SONG…………………………….Spearhead (Capitol) RADIATION (EP): RADIATION / CAN’T STOP THE GROOVE / FREE……………. …………………………………………….DJ Stealth (Bullion) ALL ABOUT US………………Keith Sweat feat. Montell Jordan (Elektra) SOMEONE…………………………………SWV feat. Puff Daddy (RCA) FAIRWEATHER FRIEND…………………………..Symposium (Infectious) YOU GOT THE LOVE………………………..T2 feat. Robin S (Champion) WATERS…………………………………………….Taucher (Quad) LUCKY [ri]…………………………………..Lewis Taylor (Island) IN THE SUNSHINE………………………..Shawnee Taylor (King Street) SOUL FREAK…………………………….Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) ALRIGHT………………………………….Tour De Force (East West) PROPHASE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro) JUST GETTIN’ BETTER [rm]…….Tuff Jam Republic feat. Xavier (Multiply) SUMMERTIME…………………………………………UDG (Domestic) MOANER……………………………….Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own) WHAT DO I GOTTA DO…………………………Urban Soul (King Street) TRIPO DE BRASIL EP…………………………………v.a. (Rhythmix) PAST & PRESENT……………………………….Vadis (Skimmymalinky) DUBS IN LIMBO………..v.a. [Tipple, Poloco, Snowbaby, Flytrap] (Limbo) THE FRESHMEN………………………………….The Verve Pipe (RCA) WHOOSH…………………………………………Whoosh (Wonderboy) URGE………………………………The Wildhearts (Round/East West) DON’T KNOW…………………………………..Mario Winans (Motown) NO FEAR……………………………………..X-Avia (Pressure/FXU) BALL & CHAIN…………………………….Paul Young (CBL/East West)

SEPTEMBER

AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME……………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) [tba]……………………………………Bj?rk (One Little Indian) MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA..[9712?]…Boyzone (Polydor) I’M NOT FOLLOWING YOU……………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) SUNCHYME……………………………………………….Dario (-) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) I’LL BE THERE WHEN YOU COME……………..Echo & The Bunnymen (London) TOO LONG, TOO GONE……………………..En Vogue (East West America) SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) [tba]………………………………………Janet Jackson (Virgin) TILL THE HEART CAVES IN………………….kd Lang (Sire/Warner Bros.) VISION INCISION………………………..Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) [tba]…………………………………Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) TRAVELLER’S TUNE…………………………..Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) [tba]………………………………..Sly & Robbie & Simply Red (-) DOGGUMENTARY………………………….Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope)

OCTOBER

[tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) [tba]……………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) STAND BY ME………………………………………Oasis (Creation) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-)

NOVEMBER :

[tba]………………………………………….The Cure (Fiction)

DECEMBER :

ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation)

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

Just one new entry in the Top 10 this week, a greatest hits album for BillyOcean (Love is For Ever, 7). Most of the Top 10 remains the same, althoughBread‘s “Essentials” climbs back from 11 to 9.

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1997

33. Orbital – The Box

This year they had a No.3 hit with the theme tune to Val Kilner’s badly-received“The Saint”, but this track was a much better effort in my opinion.

Another instrumental of course, and I’m not sure what this is about, but thevideo featured actress Tilda Swinton (Orlando) walking about the streets whiletraffic rushes past, using time-lapse camera effects. It made No.11 in Aprillast year.

The end bit :

Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the WidescreenVideo and Laserdisc lists, just mail me atCharts Request to tell me.

Bye for now,

Dominator