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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 : 9 new entries, 2 climbers, 2 non-movers & 27 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…
9 new entries this week, 2 climbers (Robbie Williams from 7 to 6, and anew No.1), 2 non-movers (Verve at 32, and Propellorheads at 40), and 27going down.
Big fallers include Allure from 12 to 19, and 2Pac from 21 to 35.
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
30 Family Stand – Ghetto Heaven * (R)
In March 1990, the Family Stand made No.10 with this sombre, but excellent,effort, and to date it’s been their only hit, so quite why it’s been re-releasedis anyone’s guess…unless it’s been badly remixed in which case I haven’theard the latest version.
20 Rialto – Untouchable * !!! (R)
Finally a Top 20 hit for Rialto who’s only other hit to date was thealso excellent, “Monday Morning 5:19”, which made No.37 in November lastyear.
This single was released in June last year, and didn’t do a light, butat least things have been put to rights this time round..providing it atleast climbs into the Top 10…
13 Queen – No-One But You/Tie Your Mother Down
With a song intended for Brian May‘s solo album, this dreary ballad wasdredged out and has vocals from both Brian May and Roger Taylor. I presumethey felt they should record it as “Queen” as it has the line, “Only the gooddie young”, thus making a reference to Freddie Mercury.
It’s their first new single since November 96 when “You Don’t Fool Me” madeNo.17.
12 Bernard Butler – Stay *
Ex-Suede star goes solo and makes a superb debut single. Now if it couldjust go Top 10…
11 Clock – That’s The Way (I Like It) :O ===
AAARRGH! Who the hell keeps buying their records?
2 Bamboo – Bamboogie *
A fast dance-reworking of KC & The Sunshine Band‘s “Get Down Tonight”which made No.21 in 1975. Very good too, and I won’t say that about many dancerecords.
1 (2) All Saints – Never Ever *1st Week at No.1*
As Perfect Day slips to No.4, the All Saints finally climb into the top slotafter much upping and downing prior to Xmas.
Only the second single for this all-girl band, this ballad has been in chartsfor 9 weeks now, so for it to go up and down and climb into the No.1 slot,especially 2 weeks after Christmas is something entirely unprecedented for theUK charts thesedays.
Perhaps we now have a successor to the girl-band crown for the media to harpon about instead of the Spice Girls.
(* – my current favourites)
January 5th :
ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT……………Peter Andre feat. Warren G (Mushroom) LADY KILLER………………………………..Bad Street Boy (Pharma) BAMBOOGIE…………………………………………….Bamboo (VC) DESIRE…………………………………………….BBE (Positiva) STAY…………………………………….Bernard Butler (Creation) THAT’S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)………Clock (Power Station/Media/Universal) BEST PART OF ME…………………………………….Cookie (Azuli) PERSONAL DEFECTS EP………………………….Digital Monkeys (Quad) ASHES TO ASHES [ri]…………………….Faith No More (Slash/London) GHETTO HEAVEN [rm]………………………Family Stand (Perfecto Red) TEMPER TEMPER……………………………..Goldie (Metalheadz/ffrr) HALLS OF ILLUSION………………………Insane Clown Possee (Island) BREAK MY HEART………………………………….Marradonna (Soopa) TALKIN’ ABOUT………………………………Nalin & Kane (Superfly) SKIRT…………………………………………Nightnurse (Better) ON MY OWN [ri]……………………………………….Peach (Mute) NO-ONE BUT YOU (ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG)…………..Queen (Parlophone) UNTOUCHABLE [ri]………………………………..Rialto (East West) WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOOK LIKE [rm]………………..DJ Shadow (Mo Wax) I FEEL DIVINE…………………………………………S-J (React) DREAMS…………………………Smokin’ Beats feat. Lyn Eden (AM:PM) RENEGADE MASTER [rm]…………………….Wildchild (Hi-Life/Polydor)
January 12th :
MY STAR……………………………………….Ian Brown (Polydor) LOSING MY HEROES……………………..Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) OVERTHROWN………………………………………….Libido (Fire) EVER REST………………………………..Mystica (Perfecto Fluoro) ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) STORY OF LOVE………………………………………….OTT (Epic) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone)
January 19th :
AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) RIDE ON THE RHYTHM…………Little Louie & Marc Anthony (Perfecto Red) ALL FALL DOWN………………………..Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope) SYLVIE……………………………………Saint Etienne (Heavenly) CARRY ON………………………………………Spacehog (Sire/WEA) (YOU MAKE ME FEEL) MIGHTY REAL…………….Byron Stingily (Manifesto)
January 26th :
MAYBE I’M AMAZED / GHOST IN MY BED………….Carleen Anderson (Virgin) DR. JONES………………………………………..Aqua (Universal) I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND………………….Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLE (REVENGE OF THE B-BOY) EP: B-BOY STANCE / FEEL DA PANIC / BREAKER BEATS……..Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly (Freskanova) EVERYDAY I FALL APART……………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) BUTTERFLY………………………………..Tilt feat. Zee (Perfecto) ROCK…………………………………………..Utah Saints (Echo)
February 2nd :
KEEP THAT DREAM………………………………………..Akin (WEA) MARBLES………………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) DON’T STOP………………………………NA No Authority (MJJ/Epic) SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE…………………….Chris Rea (East West) Y (HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE)………………..DJ Scott Project (Perfecto)
February 9th :
SEXY BOY…………………………………………….Air (Virgin) ONLY THE STROGEST WILL SURVIVE………………………Hurricane #1 () ENERVATE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro)
February 16th :
SOLOMON BITES THE WORM…………..The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) BRIMFUL OF ASHA [ri-rm]………………………………Cornershop () SHOW ME LOVE………………………………………….Robyn (RCA)
February 23rd :
BIG MISTAKE………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) STREETLIGHT………………………………………Pelvis (Setanta)
March 2nd :
LOVE THEME FROM SPARTACUS………………..Terry Callier (Talkin Loud) MY OWN SUMMER (SHOVE IT)………………………………Deftones (-)
March 23rd :
SUPERSTAR [ri]……………………………Superstar (Camp Fabulous)
Other forthcoming releasesJANUARY :
BLACK HOLE……………………………………………16B (Eye-Q) THE BOTTLE………………………………7th District Inc. (Exit 8) LOOPS OF LIFE………………………………………….Acme (Tag) MAGNIFICENT…………………………………….Agent 00 (Inferno) WOMAN ROLLS……………………………………Aladdin (Aphrodite) UNDER THE BRIDGE……………………………….All Saints (London) MUCH LOVE………………………………Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) AUTOPSY IN B FLAT…………………………………..Attaboy (Toko) A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED………The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) BABY……………………………………………………Baby (-) OFF THE ROCKS……………………………Beatnuts (Relativity/Epic) I’M NOT A PLAYER……………………………Big Punisher (Loud/RCA) DANCE………………………………..Black Magic (Strictly Rhythm) LOVE SHY……………………………………….Kristine Blond (-) DEATH OF A PARTY…………………………….Blur (Food/Parlophone) DEADWOOD STAGE……………………………….Becky Brown (Optical) LET ME SHOW YOU……………………………………Camisra (white) MOLLY…………………………………………….Carrie (Island) CASTRO EP……………………………………….Castro (Handmade) MOULDER & SCULLY………………….,,……Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) NO CHORUS………………………..Michael John Charles (Good Groove) ESCAPE FROM THE BOX EP……………………………….Chaser (Quad) COMBAT ASSAULT……………………………..Combat Force (Sub Zero) EVERYBODY…………………………..Continental Trash (Continental) NIGHTBIRD……………………………………..Convert (Wonderboy) GIRL TALK…………………………..Cosa Nostra (Anthrob/Coalition) RAIDERS…………………………………..Lara Croft (Dance Naked) OHH BABY / CRAZY…………………………………Da Stylus (Mecca) HERO……………………………………….Suzanne Dee (Energise) WOMAN IN LOVE FUNNY GIRL / RIGHT BESIDE YOU…….Suzanne Dee (Energise) HIDEAWAY [rm]………………….De’Lacy (Slip’n’Slide/Deconstruction) FIRST DEGREE FUNK………Desert Eagle Discs (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) NO NO NO………………………………..Destiny’s Child (Columbia) CONTAGIOUS LOVE………………………….Charles Dockins (Fatt Boy) HAPPY SONG……………………………..Charles Dockins (Groove On) COSMIC FUNK………………………………….Joey Ducane (Montana) WHAT TIME IS IT……………………………………Dust Junkies () COME TASTE MY MIND…………………….Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island) LE DISC-JOCKEY……………………………………Encore! (Tasted) MIGHT AS WELL BE ME………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) THE MIX……………………………..Eternal vs. DMC (1st Ave./EMI) [tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) MUSIC IN MY MIND………………………Adam F. (Feverpitch/Positiva) MASQUERADE…………………………………………The Fall (Jet) RECORD SHOP EP………………..Funky DL & DJ Stix (Wild Card/Polydor) TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE)………………..Green Day (Reprise) YOU2NITE……………………………………Green Fridge (Estereo) [tba]………………………………..Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo) BELO HORIZONTI [rm]……………………………..The Heartists (VC) IS IT SCARY……………………………..Michael Jackson (MJJ/Epic) SOLID GROUND……………………….Jasper Street Company (Basement) WHEN SHE SHAKES HER THING……………………………Jeff (Polydor) FOOLISH GAMES…………………………………….Jewel (Atlantic) SANDS OF TIME………………………………………Kaleef (Unity) BUSINESS……………………………………….Kinane (Coalition) YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON’T………………………………….. ……………………….Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) IF YOU THINK I’M JUGGY…………………..The Lox (Puff Daddy/Arista) ALANE……………………………….Wes Madiko (Saint George/Epic) SCHANEBERG [rm]………………………….Marmion (Hooj Choons/ffrr) MASSIVE………………………………………………Massive (-) HOT STUFF…………………………………..Men Of Steel (Branded) LYING IN THE HALL…………………………..Monkey Mafia (Heavenly) GOT MY HAND IN YOUR HEAD [rm]……………………Money Mark (Mo Wax) FEELS REAL………………………………….The Mudmen (Extatique) SO FLY………………………………….Myron (Island Black Music) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………………..Nalin & Kane (Superfly) MOURN YOU TILL I JOIN YOU………………Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy) THE BEST……………………………………..NTT (Academy Street) THE VAMP [rm]……………………………………..Outlander (R&S) GIVEN TO FLY……………………………………..Pearl Jam (Epic) SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY……………………………Ce Ce Peniston (A&M) [tba]……………………………………..Photek (Science/Virgin) PING PONG (YOU SERVE)………………..Mrs. Ping & Mr. Pong (Enriched) NEW YEAR’S DAY………………………………………Prima (Klone) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAHMINS [rm]……………………….Puff Daddy ………………………………feat. Dave Grohl (Puff Daddy/Arista) THAT’S HARDCORE……………………………………..Pulp (Island) THE TRUTH………………………………………Qattara (Positiva) PLANET LOVE…………………….DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) SO GOOD……………………………..Juliet Roberts (Delirious/RCA) SAINT OF ME…………………………….The Rolling Stones (Virgin) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE – HERE I COME [rm]………..Rollo Goes Mystic (Cheeky) BREAKOUT………………………………….Seventh Sense (Domestic) [tba]……………………………………………The Smiles (A&M) GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT………………………….Will Smith (Columbia) MY LOVE IS SHHH!……………………………………………….. …………Somethin’ For The People feat. Trina & Tamara (Warner Bros.) I REFUSE (WHAT YOU WANT)………………………Somore (Locked On/XL) THE PRESSURE……………….The Sounds Of Blackness (Perspective/A&M) I THINK I’M IN LOVE……………………….Spiritualized (Dedicated) TEMPTATION……………………………………….Staxx (Champion) COVER ME………………………………………Sunscreem (Pulse-8) DJANGO / STANDBY………………………………The Swimmer (Spirit) BREAKBEAT FEVER…………………………………..Thinkhead (ffrr) HERE I COME…………………………………….Thriller U (Adept) WHAT ABOUT US………………………………..Total (LaFace/Arista) FREE [rm]……………………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm) THE TWISTER [rm]……………………………….Viper (Hooj Choons) SET IT DOWN………………………………….Vitro (Independiente) WOMBLING SONG……………………………………..The Wombles (-) INFECTIOUS………………………………………….X-Cabs (Hook) GOTTA KEEP PUSHIN’……………………………………Z Factor (Z)
FEBRUARY :
[tba]……………………………………………………5 (RCA) [tba]…………………………………………..Gary Barlow (RCA) REVOLUTION 909……………………………..Daft Punk (Soma/Virgin) [tba]…………………………………………Mansun (Parlophone) BE MY LOVER…………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) ONLY YOU………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat/Polydor) IF THEY MOVE KILL ‘EM………………………Primal Scream (Creation) ADRENALIN / POLLEN………………………………Purity (Tommy Boy) GOING TO VEAGS…………………………………….Jimmy Ray (RCA) [tba]…………………………………….Simple Minds (Chrysalis) THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES…………..Space feat. Cerys [Catatonia] (Gut) SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]……………………………..Texas (Mercury) FUNNY THING (EP) / LUV / MORE THAN US………….Travis (Independiente)
MARCH :
[tba]…………………………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia) SHE LEFT ME ON A FRIDAY………………………..Shed Seven (Polydor) LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU…………………….Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
APRIL :
LEOPARDS IN THE CASTLE…………………….Carleen Anderson (Virgin) RENDEZ-VOUS……………………………………..Jean Michel Jarre …………………….feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony) LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE)……………..Ricky Martin (Sony) LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?)……………………….. ………………………………..Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red (Sony)
No new entries in the Top 10 this week, but the Top 5 keeps the Verve atthe top followed by All Saints, Robbie Williams (climbing from 12 to 3),Spice Girls and Texas.
As Robbie Williams has climbed to No.3, this is the first time his album hasactually seen the inside of the Top 10, no doubt spurred on by the success ofthe current single “Angels”.
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
3. David Bowie – Little Wonder
It’s a far cry from “Ashes to Ashes” or “Let’s Dance”, but each set of Bowiesongs has its own period. Those songs still impress me as much now as they didthen, but it doesn’t harm too much to try a different musical style, althoughI can do without most of the output from Tin Machine.
“Little Wonder” is a repetitive almost-techno track, and in the hands of anyother person it probably wouldn’t get a second glance, but for some reasonit seems to work, and for someone who’s gone into their sixth decade he’sentitled to put out what he likes.
However, I wouldn’t like to see him continue down this road forever. After all,Everything But the Girl abandoned the sort of music they were best at for therevenue that dance music brings in, and while their efforts worked well atfirst, their constant reliance upon the style has ruined everything, as theirconcert I saw in 1996 proved.
This single made No.14 last February, and was followed by “Dead Man Walking”which made No.32 in April.
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.