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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 : 19 new entries, 1 chart entry, 2 climbers, 1 non-movers &17 downers
It’s goodbye to : Michelle Gayle (40), James (39), Spice Girls (38), D:Ream (37), Texas (36), Tin Tin Out featuring Tony Hadley (35), U2 (34), The Notorious BIG (32), Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown (31), Prefab Sprout (30), Hurricane No.1 (29), 3 Colours Red (28), Daft Punk (27), Nuyorican Soul featuring Jocelyn Brown (26), Goodfellaz (25), Gene (22), Lightning Seeds (21), Paul McCartney (19), Dru Hill (16), Mansun (15).
And hello to : Propellorheads (40), Babybird (37), Laurie Johnson/London Big Band (36), Embrace (34), Paul Young (33), Sinead O’Connor (28), My Life Story (27), Suggs and Co. featuring Chelsea Team (26), OTT (24), Space Brothers (23), Delirious? (20), CJ Bolland (19), Mary J Blige (15), Katrina and the Waves (13), Brownstone (12), Eels (9), Primal Scream (8), North and South (7), Damage (3), Olive (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…
19 new entries this week, plus one chart entry! I think that’s a record, and avery poor showing indeed. It’s not a joke anymore. More testament to the factthat something needs to be done about the rigging of the chart by the recordcompanies!
I’ve mentioned this a few times now, but it’s just getting worse and worse.While the chart does reflect the sales accurately, those at fault are the shopsand the record companies, because when the record companies sell singles to theshops, they’re sold at just over UKP 2.00 apiece, but for established bands,the shops are given a couple of extra freebies for EACH single sold : 3 forthe price of one. No wonder they sell for 99p or 1.99 in the first week out,hence gaining high chart entries. That’s the sort of practice that needs to bestopped.
This practice is also causing massive fallers in their second week out.Some of this week’s biggest fallers including the Seahorses from 3 to 11,George Michael from 2 to 14, Red 5 from 11 to 25, Foo Fighters from 12 to 30,and Ant & Dec from 14 to 35.
I mistaken said that it was on their third week out James fell from 12 to 39,but that was only their second week in the charts. Ridiculous!
Miraculously, this week we actually have two singles climbing WITHIN the Top 10,and a record climbing from outside the Top 40 into the Top 20!
37 Babybird – Cornershop *
Has Babybird’s bubble burst? They were brought into the big time when theirbiggest hit came last year into the Top 5 with “You’re Gorgeous” (which Isoon took a dislike to), to be followed by “Candy Girl” which was an excellentlaid-back record, but after charting at No.12 fell to 38 the week after.
Now the position of this one doesn’t bode well, even though out of all the400 songs that Stephen Jones has written, this was the first.
36 Laurie Johnson/London Big Band – Theme from the Professionals
Well someone must’ve bought it…
33 Paul Young – I Wish You Love
Paul Young‘s return to the charts is a very average affair, and as such hashad a lukewarm reception by the singles chart-buying public it seems.
28 Sinead O’Connor – Gospel Oak EP (This Is To Mother You)
First single from Sinead in two years since she sang a duet with ShaneMcGowan (Haunted, No.30), and the main track on this EP is a ballad, “This IsTo Mother You” which is actually quite good.
Sinead seems to have calmed down her image, and now actually has hair in theright place. The video is a bit weird, all being shot in a single take, but isthat Kris Kristofferson that she’s in bed with??
27 My Life Story – Strumpet *
My Life Story are an excellent band, and so is this single, but I’ve only heardit once, so can’t remember how it goes.
24 OTT – Forever Girl
A Gary Barlow cover version?? 🙂
13 (50) Katrina and the Waves – Love Shine a Light
Seems to be a year for bizarre events. First the Labour (spit!) party get in,then I won a tenner on the lottery for the first time EVER, and then there’sa chart entry for the first time in years for Katrina and the Waves whohad a landslide victory at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 3rd when theybeat Ireland by a mile with “Love Shine A Light” which is quite an averagesong, but is getting plenty of airplay.
9 Eels – Susan’s House *
Following their first single, “Novacaine for the Soul” which made No.10 earlierthis year, Eels have quite a weird record out which is partly spoken, and whenI first heard it I was sure it was Sting, but it’s not.
7 North and South – I’m a Man Not a Boy :O ===
This has got to be one of the sorriest efforts ever for a single release.Like Ant and Dec started off as ‘PJ and Duncan’ from BBC1’s Byker Grove series,so North and South have started off from another kids show, BBC1’s No Sweat.
Now, at least Ant and Dec had more than one song, but whenever I’ve had themisfortune to tune into “No Sweat”, I’m left wondering what the show isactually about as it seems to be nothing but this group singing the same songover and over again, and I doubt very much whether any of the band are actuallyplaying their instruments, or if the lead singer is doing the singing.
Plus, the song is appalling, and is little more than an endless chorus.Whoever out there in the world thinks the BBC makes the best TV programmesneeds their head read.
4 (7) Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody
Bucking the trend of the singles charts, this one goes up AGAIN!
3 Damage – Wonderful Tonight :O ===
After the dire, “Forever”, I actually began to like “Love Guaranteed”, theirfollow-up, but they were clearly lying in wait before striking with thisatrocity.
Eric Clapton is among my favourite artists, and no doubt a number of people havecovered this song in one form or another, but nothing has ever come close toreaching the original’s perfection…and this is no exception.
2 (4) Cardigans – Lovefool (Remix) (R) *
Also defying the laws of the charts these days, the Cardigans have climbed to 2.
Now PLEASE will someone re-released their best ever track, “Sick and Tired”.
1 Olive – You’re Not Alone (R) *1st Week at No.1*
Congratulations to a band whose first Top 40 hit is a No.1, although it’s notthat difficult these days even if this is a record worthy of the top slot.
Previously, this single only made No.42 in September last year, and its followup“Miracle” only made No.41 in March this year. At least things are put right toa point, although with the way the charts are run now, even Eddie (The Eagle)Edwards could get a No.1 on his first week out…
(* – my current favourites)
May 5th :
WHERE’S THE HIP-HOP………………………..Active Force (Clubscene) THIS IS DISCO………………………….Dave Angel (Fourth&Broadway) FAKER…………………………………………..Audioweb (Mother) CORNERSHOP……………………………………….Baby Bird (Echo) LOVE IS ALL WE NEED………………………Mary J. Blige (Uptown/MCA) AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS………………..Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S) THE BOY DONE GOOD / SUGAR DADDY…………..Billy Bragg (Cooking Vinyl) DREAM ON EP………………………………..Scott Brown (Evolution) FIVE MILES TO EMPTY…………………………..Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) GHOSTS……………………………………..Chris & James (Stress) BREAK IN……………………………………….Cirrus (Moonshine) LET ME BE YOUR UNDERWEAR / UNIQUE……………….Club 69 (Twisted UK) HIGHLANDS…………………………………………Coyote (Stress) DEEPER………………………………………Delirious? (Furious?) FLOWER……………………………………..Marcella Detroit (AAA) DIRTY LARRY………………………….Dimitri From Paris (East West) PISSBOY………………………Dream City Film Club (Beggars Banquet) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) SUSAN’S HOUSE……………………………………Eels (Dreamworks) FIREWORKS EP………………………………….Embrace (Hut/Virgin) SYNTHESIA……………………………….EZ Rollers (Moving Shadow) MILK – GOLDIE MIXES……………………………..Garbage (Mushroom) MILK – MASSIVE ATTACK REMIXES…………………….Garbage (Mushroom) QUEER – REMIXES…………………………………Garbage (Mushroom) STUPID GIRL – REMIXES……………………………Garbage (Mushroom) SATISFIED (TAKE ME HIGHER) [rm]……………..H2O feat. Billie (AM:PM) WE BLAME LOVE……………………………………..Heaven 17 (WEA) HEAVEN & HELL.Victor Imbrez pres. Pandora’s Box (Greenlight/Hooj Choons) THEME FROM ‘THE PREFESSIONALS’.Laurie Johnson’s London Big Band (Virgin) FURYO………………………………………….Kayashi (Additive) PATIENT MAN……………………………..Mantaray (Fontana/Mercury) UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN……………………….Richard Marx (Capitol) I LIKE IT…………………………………….Angel Moraes (AM:PM) STRUMPET………………………………..My Life Story (Parlophone) HOLD ON (EP): HOLD ON / THIS WEEKEND / ….Ann Nesby (Perspective/AM:PM) I’M A MAN, NOT A BOY……………………………North & South (RCA) GOSPEL OAK EP: THIS IS TO MOTHER YOU / I AM ENOUGH FOR MYSELF / PETIT POULET / 4 MY LOVE………………………Sinad O’Connor (Chrysalis) YOU’RE NOT ALONE [rm]………………………………….Olive (RCA) THAT THING YOU DO………………………………..The One (Mercury) NATURE’S HATED…………………………….Orlando (Blanco y Negro) FOREVER GIRL…………………………………………..OTT (Epic) KOWALSKI………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) SPYBREAK!……………………………Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) I’M NOT GOING HOME………………………………….Q:Dos (Stress) THE PEOPLE IN THE TELLY………………..The Real People (MGL/Granite) HARD TIMES………………..Rimbaud feat. Sabrina Johnson (Top Banana) HALFWAY TO HEAVEN………………………………Dr. Robert (Artbus) MYSTERIOUS WOMAN……………………………….Marc Roberts (Ritz) THE SHADOW (UNDERWORLD REMIX) / DISTORTED DREAM……………………. …………………..Rob & Goldie / Dom & Rob & Goldie (Moving Shadow) WOMAN IN LOVE……………………………Rebekah Ryan (Downboy/MCA) CARDBOY KING……………………………………….Salad (Island) FIRE!……………………………………Scooter (Club Tools/Edel) BUSY BUILDING……………………………….September ’67 (Virgin) GOTTA LOVE FOR YOU…………………..Serial Diva (Sound Of Ministry) AUBURN………………………………………….Skylab 2000 (JDJ) MY GIRL (KEITH)………………………………………..Snug (WEA) YOU GOT THE LOVE – MIXES………..The Source feat. Candi Staton (React) SHINE…………………………………..Space Brothers (Manifesto) THE SAINT……………………………..Spaghetti Surfers (Escapade) HEAVEN ON EARTH……………………………..Spellbound (East West) SOUL POWER…………………………………………Spensane (WEA) SHE HAD ME………………………………..Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2) BLUE DAY…….Suggs & Chelsea FC [Suggs & Co. & The Chelsea Team] (WEA) MORNING LIGHT………………………………Team Deep (Multiply-VC) SHOW ME…………………………………….Tocayo (23rd Precinct) BACK IN BUSINESS………………Ultimate Buzz feat. MC Bee (Clubscene) THE DIFFERENCE…………………………………Funny Walker (ffrr) I WISH YOU LOVE………………………….Paul Young (CBL/East West) MYSTERY LAND [rm]…………………………………..Y-Traxx (ffrr)
May 12th :
IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW / ONE IN A MILLION.Aaliyah (Blackground/Atlantic) SKYSCRAPING……………………………ABC (Blatant/Deconstruction) MADDENING SHROUD……………………………………..Acacia (WEA) FOREVER AND A DAY………………………….Active Force (Clubscene) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) SISSYNECK…………………………………………..Beck (Geffen) THE NEW POLLUTION………………………….Beck (Play It Again Sam) LUNAR……………………………..The Beekeepers (Beggars Banquet) DOG ON WHEELS (EP)……………………..Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster) WHEN MARTIN MET MARTINE…………………The Bigger The God (Outdigo) STAY ALIVE IN A BIG COUNTRY…….Mr. Blank meets Big Country (RCR/Ripe) I DON’T WANT TO………………………..Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO)……………………………… ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) LOVEFOOL………………………………….Natalie Brown (Almighty) HAVE YOU SEEN THAT GIRL AGAIN?………….Peter Bruntnell (Almo Sounds) GREEDY FLY………………………………..Bush (Trauma/Interscope) I WILL SURVIVE…………………………….Cake (Capricorn/Mercury) SUMMERTIME…………………………………Cicero (Academy Street) MANY TEARS……………………….David Coverdale & Whitesnake (EMI) CHANNEL HOPPER……………………..The Dharmas (Rhythm King/Arista) IN AN OCEAN OF JOY…………………………….Dreamcatcher (Mango) WESTWAY…………………………………….Dub Pistols (Concrete) OUT OF MY MIND………………………………..Duran Duran (Virgin) NOTHING TO LOSE…………………………………….Elcka (Island) MAN DON’T CRY…………………….Espiritu (Heavenly/Deconstruction) ARMED & EXTREMELY DANGEROUS…………………..First Choice (Minimal) UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) TRANQULIZER…………………………………………Geneva (Nude) TELL ME DO U WANNA…………………………………Ginuwine (Epic) GENIUS…………………………………………..Groupie (Sacred) EXTREMIS………………………..Hal feat. Gillian Anderson (Virgin) ARGENTINA…………………………..Jeremy Healey & Amos (Positiva) ALONE…………………………..Heartclub & 3 Boys (Academy Street) ME OR THE PAPES……………………….Jeru The Damaja (Payday/ffrr) WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL?…………………………..Jewel (Atlantic) CUPID………………………………Phil Joseph & Banton (RCR/Ripe) BRAIN…………………………..The Jungle Brothers (Gee Street/V2) YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE / WHAT IS KAHUNA?……..FC Kahuna (Kahuna Cuts) SAY WHAT YOU WANT…………….Kamouflage feat. Louise Ennis (Branded) WET ROADS GLISTEN…………………………Lionrock (Deconstruction) MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES……………………….Marillion (Raw Power) DON’T U WANT SOME MORE………………………..Matter (Higher State) ASCENSION NO ONE’S GONNA LOVE YOU, SO DON’T EVEN WONDER [ri]………… ………………………………………………Maxwell (Columbia) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE…………………………….Kym Mazelle (EMI) ONE GOOD REASON………………………………..Gary Moore (Virgin) STRAIGHT TO YOU…………………………….Howard New (Parlophone) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS………………Frankie Oliver (Island Jamaica) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY……………….Robert Owens (Musical Directions) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) LOSE NO TIME……………………………….Darren Price (Novamute) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU [ri]………………..The Rembrandts (East West) FOUL MOUTH PUNTER……………………………….Rude Club (Sacred) ELO……………………………………………Scarfo (Deceptive) SEIGMAN EP: GIVE……………………………………Seigman (Epic) BRAZEN (WEEP)……………………..Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) TIME FOR YOU………………………….Speedy (Boiler House!/Arista) PARALLEL LIFE……………………………The Starseeds (Millennium) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) HERMANN LOVES PAULINE…………………Super Furry Animals (Creation) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra) WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LIFE……………………….Velvet Jones (Naked) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) 2 BECOME 1……………………………….Wildside (Academy Street) TO THE SEA……………………Yello feat. Stina Nordenstam (Mercury) DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO……………………….Zion Train (China)
May 19th :
STAY RIGHT HERE………………………………………..Akin (WEA) FLY LIFE………………………………….Basement Jaxx (Multiply) JUST BE TONIGHT………………………………BBG (Hi-Life/Polydor) MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA……………………Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) THE BIRDS……………………………………….Carrie (LaLaLand) ARE YOU THE ONE I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR…Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Mute) CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) OH YEAH, BABY……………………………….Dweeb (Blanco Y Negro) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………Eternal feat. Bebe Winans (1st Ave./EMI) ASHES TO ASHES…………………………Faith No More (Slash/London) FAITHFULL…………………………………..Fantom (Source/Virgin) HOPELESS………………………………….Dionne Farris (Columbia) ABSURD……………………………………….Fluke (Circa/Virgin) EVERYBODY DANCE…………………………….Freakstreet (East West) FREED FROM DESIRE………………………………….Gala (Big Life) FREAKSHOW……………………………..Grass-Show (Food/Parlophone) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………………Deni Hines (Mushroom) EVERYTHING…………………………………………InXS (Mercury) TRIALS OF LIFE……………………………………..Kaleef (Unity) HEAVENLY DAUGHTER………………………………….Kwesi (Sony S) SWEET LIPS……………………………………….Monaco (Polydor) SHE CRIES YOUR NAME [ri]………………………Beth Orton (Heavenly) PORN STAR………………………………………Posh (Rhythm King) SUNDAY SHINING……………………………Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) GIRL IN A SPORTS CAR [ri]……………………..Chris Rea (East West) IT MUST BE LOVE………………………………..Robin S (East West) POPCORN………………………DJ Scott’s Outer Rhythm (Steppin’ Out) SHARE THE FALL [rm] / NEW FORMS……Roni Size / Reprazent (Talkin Loud) CHOCOLATE…………………………………..Snowpony (See No Evil) MORE LIFE IN A TRAMPS VEST……………………….Stereophonics (V2) THE ANSWER WHY I HATE YOU…………………….Symposium (Infectious) GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW [rm]…………Viola Wills (Radio Wave)
May 26th :
MMMBOP…………………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) GOOD GOD……………………………………..Korn (Immortal/Epic) THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE……………………..Marilyn Manson (Interscope) THE 4 SATIN EP………………………..Mogwai (Chemikal Underground) STAR……………………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) PARANOID ANDROID…………………………….Radiohead (Parlophone) SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE……………………..Steve Winwood (Virgin) BEAUTIFUL DREAM…………………………….World Party (Chrysalis)
June 2nd :
IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW…………………………Ether (Parlophone)
June 9th :
TOYS…………………………………………..Posh (Rhythm King)
June 16th :
NOTHING LOST FOREVER………………………..Echo & The Bunnymen (-)
June 30th :
I CONFESS………………………………………Posh (Rhythm King)
July 7th :
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) D’YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN…………………………….Oasis (Creation)
Other forthcoming releasesMAY
NEW AGE OF LOVE…………………………….The Age Of Love (React) BLACK IS BLACK………………………….The Allnighters (Tidy Trax) HEAD OVER HEELS……………………………Allure feat. Nas (Crave) DEEP……………………………………………Ariel (Wonderboy) THE ULTIMATE………………………………….Artifacts (Atlantic) TEACH ME………………………………..Art Of Silence (Axiomatic) TUNING UP…………………………….Ballistic Brothers (Soundboy) VIRGINIA……………………………Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) LIKE THIS & LIKE THAT……………………….Lakiesha Berri (A-Dept) DINAH / RISINMG TO THE TOP…………………Blacknuss (Word Of Mouth) CORNCIRCLE………………………..Bliss (Future Underground Nation) WALTZ AWAY DREAMING………….Toby Bourke with George Michael (Aegean) IT’S A SIN…………………………………Miquel Brown (Infinity) 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) BE WITH YOU…………………………Cherry Orchard (Cleveland City) SHOW ME HEAVEN………………………………….Chimera (Neoteric) FUNK ME……………………………………………Clank (Faze-2) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) CLUBLAND REFUGEES…………………..Clubland Refugees (Wild England) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) FUNNY WALKER…………………………………The Difference (ffrr) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) INTERSPACE…………………………………….Discodroids (Slate) PLAYMATE PUZZLE…………………………………..Discotecs (Heat) TIME GOES BY………………………………..Charlie Dore (Sony S) R.I.P. GROOVE………………………………..Double 99 (Satellite) FLOAT ON……………………………………..Dream Warriors (EMI) CASUAL SUB………………………………………..EFA (East West) B.E.T.A…………………………………………….Empirion (XL) VIBE TO THE 7″…………………………….Evangelists (Contagious) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) EVERYBODY DANCE………………………..Freakhouse (East West Dance) GONNA MAKE A TRIP………………………………..Freezz (Bay City) THE WAY…………………………..Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA) TI AMO……………………………………….Gina G (Eternal/WEA) SMOKIN’ ME OUT……………………………Warren G (DefJam/Mercury) PEOPLE MAY COME………………………………..Gabrielle (Go.Beat) I FOUND SOMEONE……………………………Billy & Sarah Gaines (-) BAREFOOT IN THE HEAD………………………..Gat Decor (Way Of Life) THE LOST CITY……………………………….Graham Gold (Moonlite) BIG DADDY………………………………………..Heavy D (Uptown) MAKE IT REAL / RICH BITCH……Heliotropic feat. Danny Campbell (Skyway) JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT………………………..Tasha Holiday (MCA) DON’T WANNA BE A PLAYER…………………………………Joe (Jive) YOU SHOULD KNOW………………………..Donell Jones (LaFace/Arista) WATCHA GONNA DO………………………………Joy For Life (Stress) GUIDANCE………………………………………….Kamilian (Worx) STARBURST………………………………….K-Groove (Juice Groove) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) GO WITH THE FLOW…………………………..Loop Da Loop (Manifesto) GET UP……………………………….The Lost Boyz (Universal/MCA) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN………………………..Kerry Anne Martin (Almost) BERGKAMP………………………………………Midfield General () WHAT KIND OF MAN…………………………Mint Condition (Wild Card) YOU CAN DO MAGIC……………..The Mojams feat. Debbie Currie (Gotham) FLOWTATION……………………………………Vincent de Moor (XL) 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) HOUSE OF PHUN EP……………………….Phunhouse Inc. (Golden Gate) 9INE MM…………………………………Pigforce (Fourth&Broadway) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) 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………………………………….Reprazent (Talkin Loud) COMING HOME…………………………………………Rozalla (RMR) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) SPIRIT…………The Sounds Of Blackness feat. Craig Mack (Perspective) GONNA MAKE IT………………………………..Stateside (Moonshine) LOSE CONTROL…………………………………….DJ Steel (Almost) HIGH ENERGY………………………………….Strategy (Rainforest) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) STILL A THRILL…………………………………..Sybil (East West) THE LETTER…………………………………Pauline Taylor (Cheeky) REFLECT [rm]……………………………………Three’n’One (ffrr) FREE…………………………………………..Ultra Nate (AM:PM) GIRL DON’T COME……………………..Unit 28 feat. Quinelle (Almost) BIRDS…………………………………………….Ventura (Mocca) I’M COMING HOME [imp]………..Vice Versa feat. Michael Watford (Azuli) FEEL WHAT YOU WANT……………………………Kristine W (Champion) BORN TO BANG………………………………….Westbam (Low Spirit) 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)
JULY
[tba] EP……………………………………..Embrace (Hut/Virgin) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) KARMA POLICE………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) MOFO………………………………………….U2 & Underworld (-) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) URGE………………………………The Wildhearts (Round/East West)
In this week’s Top 10, there are 3 new entries : Supernaturals (It Doesn’tMatter Anymore, 9), Prefab Sprout (Andromeda Heights, 7) and Paul McCartney(Flaming Pie, 2).
Jamiroquai return to the Top 10 (Travelling Without Moving, from 12 to 8),and the Spice Girls are back at the top again.
Elsewhere in the Top 40 album chart is a man who visited the Little Chef wheremy girlfriend is the Assistant Manageress on Sunday 11th May, as he appearedon ITV’s “The Time, The Place”, the day after. She didn’t get me an autograph,but anyhow, the man in question is David Essex (A Night At The Movies, 21).
The only other new entry is The Wannadies (Bagsy Me, 37).
20. Dodgy – In A Room
Despite having two other bigger hits last year : Good Enough (August, 4),and If You’re Thinking Of Me (November, 11), it was in June that “In a Room”made No.12 and became the best of the three for me, as it worked on many levels,with both fast and slow parts, and still gets many an airplay today.
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.