“It could be you… it’s certainly Camelot !”

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…

16 new entries this week, 0 climbers, 0 non-movers, and anyone can work outthat leaves 24 going down.

Big fallers include Cast (7 to 24), Finley Quaye (10 to 25),Staxx (14 to 32), and Chicane (17 to 34).

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

22 Kylie Minogue – Some Kind of Bliss *

After the poppyness of the Stock/Aitken/Waterman years, and theslighty-weird-but-all-the-better-for-it-ness of her eponymous last album,Kylie finds herself in the charts with more of a rocky song than she’s usedto. Just a shame it hasn’t gone in higher.

Not sure what the new album is called, as the title has been changed from theoriginal proposition, “Impossible Princess”.

15 The Sundays – Summertime *

They’ve never had particularly big hits in the past, and this is their firstever Top 20 hit, their previous notables being Can’t Be Sure (45, Feb 89)and Goodbye (27, Oct 92).

One of the UK’s hidden talents produce a new single which is more of a catchyaffair, and one of those singles you’ll find yourself singing/humming along to,not realising which band is playing.

14 Sly & Robbie featuring Simply Red – Night Nurse *

One of the most successful UK bands team up with one of the most well-knownJamaican R&B acts, their biggest hit being “Boops (Here To Go)” (12, Apr 87)for probably the only single ever made about a 1980’s brand of night-timecough-curer.

Presuming that’s not what this soulful tune is about, can anyone explain whatexactly the song *is* about? Either way, it’s excellent.

13 Mark Morrison – Who’s The Mack! :O ===

Mack, Mack, Mack. What is this goofball on about?

Who’s the Mack? Who’s the wanker with the wedge-head haircut prancing abouton the sleeve of the single like a ballerina? It’s Mark Morrison, and afterhis spell in prison (again), he’s back with a single and mini-album (“OnlyGod Can Judge Me”).

Two things. Firstly it’s not going to be God that judges him, but the USjudicial system, who ought to lock him up for the many “criminal records”made so far, and secondly, this single was on sale for one week only, soperhaps their is a God after all.

Mr. Morrison. Get your hair cut. Learn to write lyrics that aren’t soself-congratulatory, and then just stop making records altogether.

8 Portishead – All Mine * !!!

Following 1995’s “Dummy” album, which brought this excellent British bandto the attention of the nation, their first two singles defined their offbeatstyle, both making No.13 with Glory Box (Jan 95) and a re-release for SourTimes (Apr 95).

This new single goes higher than the first two in a stroke, and is indescribableapart from that it’s slow, and contains sampled sound in the background makingit sound like it’s come from a scratched record, coupled with a video whichfrom what I’ve seen comprises of little more than a girl doing the singing,and you have a bizarre, radio-unfriendly, but classic tune that is Portishead.

I can’t wait for the new album to come out which will be called “Portishead”.

6 Ricky Martin – (Un, Dos, Tres) Maria :O ===

A newcomer to the UK charts, Ricky Martin brings his summer hit to Britain,but I wish he hadn’t.

2 George Michael – You Have Been Loved / Strangest Thing 97 *

Two tracks from the first-class “Older” album, and another smash-hit forGeorge. One the ballad, “You Have Been Loved”, which I read somewhere thatGeorge would have made a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, and a moreup-tempo track, “Strangest Thing”, which was enough already, without the needfor the extra beat-track to make it “.. 97”.

It’s a rare artist who can score constant Top 3 hits from an album that’snow 18 months old, but George has managed hit, and long may it continue.

1 (NEW) Elton John – Something About The Way You Look / Candle in the Wind 1997 * *1st 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 :

New releases :

(* – my current favourites)

September 8th :

DIRTY CA$H [rm]………………..The Adventures Of Stevie V. (Avex UK) HONEY DIP………………………………….Daniel Amalm (Dominion) FREEDOM FROM PITY…………………………Jhelisa Anderson (Dorado) PARTAY FEELING…………………………………………….B-Crew feat. Barbara Tucker, Ultra Nate, Dajae & Mone (StrictlyRhythm/Positiva) SAMBA DE JANEIRO…………………………….Bellini (Orbit/Virgin) 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS………………………..Boyz II Men (Motown) KISS & TELL………………………………….Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) ELEKTROBANK…………….The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin) TIC TIC TAC (DANCE TO BOI BUMBA!)…….Chilli feat. Carrapicho (Arista) SOMEWHERE ELSE…………………..China Drum (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) GIVE TO ME………………………………….Coade (Face Down/Edel) 183…………………………………….DJ Crystal (Northwestside) MEDICINE…………………………………………Del Amitri (A&M) ANCIENT PERSON OF MY HEART…………………….Divine Works (Virgin) CATHEDRAL PARK……………………………Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) DAY-O!………………………………Dub Train (Planet 3/Sanctuary) LOW DOWN…………………………………..Sandi Edwards (Rip/RCR) A LITTLE BIT OF ECSTASY…………………Jocelyn Enriquez (Tommy Boy) THE WORLD IS A GHETTO…………………………….Flipside (Poncho) SQUIRT……………………………………….Fluke (Circa/Virgin) DANCEHALL QUEEN………..Chevelle Franklyn feat. Beenie Man (Island JA) DISCOBUG ’97…………………………..Freakyman (Xtravaganza/Edel) TE AMO…………………………………….Nicki French (Logic UK) I WANT U………..Craig Nelson pres. Gift (Bay City Recs./Steppin’ Out) DOES YOUR HEART GO BOOM?…………………………..Helen Love (Ch9) THE MAN YOU USED TO BE………………………Nick Heyward (Creation) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………….Deni Hines (Mushroom) EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE………………………….House Traffic (Logic) SOON WE’LL FLY……………………….Intastella (Sanctuary/Planet3) PLASTIC DREAMS (REVISITED)…………………………….Jaydee (R&S) SHADOWS………………………………………The Knowledge (Rita) A FRIEND / HEARTBEAT / STEP INTO A WORLD………………KRS One (Jive) ISN’T IT TIME [rm]……………………….Kuva (Malarky/Way Of Life) LOST IN LOVE ’97………………………………..Legend B (3 Lanka) SUPERSONIC DAYDREAM………………………………….Libido (Fire) WEEDS…………………………………..Life Of Agony (Roadrunner) FEEL FREE (LOVE IS WHAT WE NEED) [rm]…………………..Livin’ Large ………………………………..feat. Colonel Abrams (Nice’n’Ripe) EVERYTIME……………………………………Lustral (Hooj Choons) PATCHES……………………………………….Manmade (East West) TOURNIQUET…………………..Marilyn Manson (Nothing/Interscope/MCA) MARIA [rm]…………………………………Ricky Martin (Columbia) THE STRANGEST THING ’97 / YOU HAVE BEEN LOVED……………………… ……………………………………George Michael (Aegean/Virgin) SOME KIND OF BLISS……………………Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) V.O.A.T. (VARIATION ON A THEME)…………..Moonchild (East West Dance) WHO’S THE MACK…………………………………Mark Morrison (WEA) JOANNA [rm] / FEELS SO GOOD……………………….Mrs. Wood (React) HERE WE GO AGAIN………………………………..Parker (Shattered) THE HITS HURT…………………………………The Pastels (Domino) C-LIME WOMAN……………………………..The People Movers (Eye-Q) HAPPY DAYS…………………………………..P.J. (Deconstruction) SHAKE IT……………………………………….Plastika (Ultraxx) ALL MINE / COWBOYS [rm]………………………..Portishead (Go.Beat) BUTTERFLY……………………………Sylvia Powell (Deconstruction) I GIVE YOU MY HEART…………………………….Mr. President (WEA) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) DAY BY DAY…………………………………..Regina (Logic/Arista) BABE………………………………………….Marc Roberts (Ritz) HOUSE OF JOY………………………Vicki Sue Robinson (Logic/Arista) IT’S LIKE THAT……………………Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins (Profile) TO THE MOON & BACK…………………………Savage Garden (Columbia) LOVE ANYWAY…………………………………Mike Scott (Chrysalis) SOFT CITY……………………………………………Seely (Pure) NIGHT NURSE………………..Sly & Robbie feat. Simply Red (East West) WE JUST WANNA PARTY (WITH YOU)……………Snoop Doggy Dogg (Columbia) SUMMERTIME………………………………..The Sundays (Parlophone) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE [ri]…………………….Third Eye Blind (Elektra) STRINGS FOR YASMIN………………..Tin Tin Out feat. Tony Hadley (VC) JUST GETS BETTER [rm]…………………………….Tuff Jam Republic …………………………………….feat. Xavier (Catch/Multiply) CINNAMON GIRL………………………….Type O Negative (Roadrunner) BEE GEES MEDLEY……………………..Unlimited Beat (Academy Street) HURRICANE (EP)……………………………..Warm Jets (This Way Up) OVER ME………………………………………….Whiplash (Sharp) IT’S WHAT’S UPFRONT THAT COUNTS [rm]……….Yosh (23rd Precinct/Limbo)

September 13th :

CANDLE IN THE WIND / SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT……….. ………………………………………Elton John (Rocket/Mercury)

September 15th :

THE SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS……………Alabama 3 (Elemental) YOGA – JOGA………………………………Bjork (One Little Indian) HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY EP……………………………..Brix (Strangelove) BINGO……………………………………………..Catch (Virgin) WORLD AT YOUR FEET………………………Cinnamon Smith (New Mother) SHAKE YOUR BODY……………………Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) I DON’T WANT TO WAIT………………………Paula Cole (Warner Bros.) BURNIN’………………………………………..Daft Punk (Virgin) SUNCHYME…………………………………Dario (Amato/Eternal/WEA) MAGIC………………………………………….D’Influence (Echo) NUDE STAR………………………………….Garageland (Discordant) CONGO……………………………………………Genesis (Virgin) DIGITAL……………………………………Goldie & KRS One (ffrr) LOVELY SKIN………………….Groop Dogdrill (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) STRANDED……………………………………The Hybrids (Heavenly) NINE WAYS…………………………………….JDS (Crosstrax/ffrr) GUANTANAMERA………………………………………….Wyclef Jean …………feat. The Refugee Allstars & Celia Cruz (Ruffhouse/Columbia) ANYTHING YOU WANT………………………….Speed (Good Cop Bad Cop) THE LINE / D. DISCO………………………………Lisa Stansfield / ………..Black Science Orchestra vs. Lisa Stansfield (Big Life/Arista) YOU AND ME SONG [2nd ri]……………………The Wannadies (Indolent) CARRY ON ’97……………………………….Martha Wash (Delirious) SOUTH OF THE BORDER……………………..Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)

September 22nd :

AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME……………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) I.O.U. EVERYTHING……………………………………..Dweeb (WEA) BABYSHAM………………………………………….Flyscreen (MCA) GOT ‘TILL IT’S GONE…Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell (Virgin) DISCO MACHINE GUN………………………Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) SHOULDER HOLSTER……………………………..Morcheeba (Indochina) STAND BY ME………………………………………Oasis (Creation) INITIAL TRANSMISSION EP……………………Pecadiloes (Fine Art/A&M) GOT TO BE FOR REAL……………………….Pressure Drop (Hard Hands) THE WAY I FEEL………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) HIGH NOON………………………………………DJ Shadow (Mo Wax) SHE’S A GOOD GIRL……………………………Sleeper (Indolent/RCA)

September 29th :

COME TO DADDY………………………………..The Aphex Twin (Warp) I NEED…………………………………..Meredith Brooks (Capitol) CARNIVAL IN HEAVEN…………………….Malandra Burrows (Warner esp) RAINCLOUD……………………..Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) CLOSED FOR BUSINESS EP………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) GOLDEN BROWN…………………………………………..Omar (RCA) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE……………Propellerheads (East West) BEEN AROUND THE WORLD / IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS……………….. ………………………..Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) GARY SUPER MACHO……………………………………Sukia (Mo Wax)

October 3rd:

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE…………………………….Spice Girls (Virgin)

October 13th :

ARE YOU JIMMY RAY?……………………………..Jimmy Ray (Sony S2)

October 20th :

TOMORROW NEVER DIES……………………………………Moby (Mute)

November 10th :

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER…………………………….David McAlmont (-)

Other forthcoming releases

SEPTEMBER

GUNMAN……………………………………..187 Lockdown (Nu Jack) [WHAT TIME IS LOVE]…………………………..2K (Blast First/Mute) [tba]………………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) [tba]……………………………………………Addict (Big Cat) OVERDRIVE……………………………………………A.N.D! (EMI) REAL PEOPLE…………………………………….Apache (Coalition) SWITCH………………………………………….Howie B (Polydor) DON’T SAY / SHINE / BAD GIRL / LET ME KNOW.Jon B (Epic-550Music/Yab Yum) BABY BOOM / A LITTLE LOVEW………………….Baby Blue (Tin Tin Club) MARIA………………………………………….Ray Banderas (ZYX) SONG FOR MY BROTHER [US imp]………….George Benson (Giant Step [US]) BERGAMOT…………………………………….Bergamot (Chromatone) NO STOPPIN……………………………..Big Band Experience (Pukka) LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE…………………….Blacknuss (Satira) COSMIC WINDOW………………………………….Black Rock (Loaded) FIX…………..Blackstreet feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Slash (Universal) BASIC………………………………………..Blaze (Slip’n’Slide) MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA…………Boyzone (Polydor) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) BIG BAD MAMA………………Foxy Brown feat. Dru Hill (DefJam/Mercury) REMEMBER………………………………………….B.T. (Perfecto) SOUL TO BARE…………………………Joi Cardwell (Activ/Eightball) THE WAY I’M FEELING TONIGHT…………………Paul Carrack (Ark21/EMI) I AM THE MOB…………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) GHOSTS [rm]……………….Chris & James feat. Sally Rodgers (Stress) SEADOG…………………………………………Clanger (Platipus) I’M NOT FOLLOWING YOU……………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) GLOBAL HOUSE………………………………..Coloured Oxygen (Glow) SUNNY CAME HOME…………………………….Shawn Colvin (Columbia) OOH LA LA………………………………………Coolio (Tommy Boy) GIVE ME THE NIGHT ’97………………………….Randy Crawford (WEA) BE FREE…………………………………………..Cristiana (ZYX) CHINESE BURN…………………………………….Curve (Universal) GABRIEL………………………………………..Roy Davis Jr. (XL) IT’S NO GOOD [rm] [US imp]………………………Depeche Mode (Mute) SACRE FRANCAIS……………………….Dimitri From Paris (East West) SOURVENIR DE PARIS……………………Dimitri From Paris (East West) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE / THE AVENGERS………………………………… ………………………….Dimitri From Paris / Impulsion (Concrete) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) DEEPER RIVER………………………………………Dusted (Cheeky) SATURDAY [rm]………….East 57th St. feat. Donna Allen (AM:PM-D:Tour) LEARN II LOVE…………………………Kim English (Hi-Life/Polydor) ANGEL OF MINE……………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) EVERYBODY LOVES A CARNIVAL………………………Fatboy Slim (Skint) WHERE THERE IS LOVE………………………Yvette Fauche (Relentless) SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) MOVE ON (I’M LEAVING)………………………Forte feat. Pras (Qwest) IF I HAD YOU……………………………………….Frankie (Epic) FUDGIE [ri]………………………………….Goofy (Northwestside) LOVERWOMAN………………………………….Groove Kittens (Pukka) FALLING INTO YOU……………………………..Guess Who? (Neoteric) I SAW THE LIGHT………………………..Terry Hall (Southsea Bubble) TOURNIQUET………………………………………..Headswim (Epic) PSYCHE ROCK………………..Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier (Philips) WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?………………………..Ronnie Hewson (Motown) JUST COME BACK TO ME…………………………Hypertrophy (Positiva) SEARCHING………………………………………….InXS (Mercury) BITCH……………………………………….Jackie “O” (Euphoric) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) WANNA BE LIKE A MAN………………………………..Simone Jay (VC) THE HUSTLERS EP – SUNSHINE…………………….Jay-Z (Northwestside) THE LOVE SCENE…………………………………………Joe (Jive) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………………..Kaleef (Unity) LOVE SENSATION……………………………….Kingdom Come (Satira) PIPER……………………………………………….Jonny L (XL) TILL THE HEART CAVES IN………………….kd Lang (Sire/Warner Bros.) VISION INCISION………………………..Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) ARMS AROUND THE WORLD…………………………Louise (1st Ave./EMI) THE EXCERPTS EP: TERRY’S PATCHWORK OF V.2 / LECTROLYTE / FRAGILE PART2 / CENTURION……………………………………….LSG (Hooj Choons) IS IT REAL?……………………………………….Marsha (Diesel) THE BELL SONG…………………………Malcolm McLaren (Red Parrott) [tba]…………………………………Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) DEVOTION……………………………………..Moa (Icelnadic Spor) IN THE CITY…………………………….Montage (Wild Card/Polydor) [tba]………………………………………….Morrissey (Island) JUST FOR YOU……………………………..M People (Deconstruction) PLANET FUNK 2………………………..Alexis Neris pres. (Manifesto) VIDEO 586……………………………………….New Order (Touch) CLOUDBURST………………………………………Niagra (Freeflow) SPIDER WEB……………………………….No Doubt (Interscope-MCA) SWEET TEARS / RUNAWAY [rm] / BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN…………………. ……………………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) TOMORROW [?]………………………………Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) FAR FROM YOURS………………O.C. feat. Yvette Michelle (Payday/ffrr) RELEASE YOURSELF (EP)……………….Paganini Traxx (Moolite/Sony S3) THEME FROM PM3………………………….Palefield Mountain (Stress) MADE IN VAIN…………………………………………Peach (Mute) C LINE WOMAN……………………………The People Movement (Eye-Q) CARWASH [rm]……………………………….Phat & Phunky (Eternal) ICEOLATION…………………………….The Priest (Plastic Surgery) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) AROUND MY BRAIN………………………Progress Funk (Deconstruction) FIXY JOINTY……………………………Psychedeliasmith (Athletico) TAKE IT TO THE STREETS……………………………Rampage (Elektra) AVENUES…………Refugee Camp Allstars feat. Pras (Ruffhouse/Columbia) PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE MY EYES COULD SEE……….Busta Rhymes (East West) WONDERWOMAN / HAWAII FIVE-O [SERIALMENT VOTRE – EPISODE 3 EP]……….. ……………………………Roussia / Charles Schillings (Concrete) KICK THE PARTY INTO FULL EFFECT…………..Ruff ‘Da Menace (Obsessive) STAY…………………………………………….Sash! (Multiply) CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING…………………Sessomato (Junior Boy’s Own) BRAZILLIA CARNEVELAS……………………………..Sidewalk (Module) FEEL THE RHYTHM………………………….Charlene Smith (Indochina) DANCE TO THE MUSIC………..Smokin’ Vibes feat. Deborah Woodson (Kosmo) CLIMB ON TOP………………………………….SM-Trax (Club Tools) DOGGUMENTARY………………………….Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope) X-RAY………………………………………..Space Frog (Sony S3) TINTED EYES…………………………….Sprinkler (Fourth&Broadway) FLYING HIGH………………………Byron Stingily (Nervous/Manifesto) TALLER THAN GOD…………………………………Strawpeople (Epic) SUENO LATINO [rm]……………………….Sueno Latino (Distinct’ive) SUNDANCE…………………………………………Sundance (React) PLAY IT COOL…………………………Super Furry Animals (Creation) ALL ABOUT US………………Keith Sweat feat. Montell Jordan (Elektra) SOUL FREAK…………………………….Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) UP JUNPS THE BOOGIE……………………Timbaland & Magoo (East West) WHAT ABOUT US………………………………..Total (LaFace/Arista) CAN YOU FEEL IT…………………………………..Uncle Sam (Epic) EVERYTHING IS LARGE……………….Underground Distortion (Satellite) MOANER……………………………….Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own) NO WAY NO WAY……………………………………….Vanilla (EMI) DEEP DAY…………………………………….Katrina Vaughn (Worx) FEEL MY LOVE / GET LOOSE………………………….Tony de Vit (TdV) BAD BOY………………………………..Wildchild (Hi-Life/Polydor) QUELLE SENSATION BIZARRE………………..La Yellow 357 (Yellow Prod.) THE VISION………………………………………..Yum Yum (Sperm)

OCTOBER

JOY & PAIN……………Addams & Gee feat. Antonia Lucas (Steppin’ Out) [tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) [tba]………………………………………Peter Andre (Mushroom) HEY AZ………………………………..AZ feat. SWV (EMI-Cooltempo) WHAT PROBLEMS EP……………………..Buddy Booth (Junior Boy’s Own) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) RUFF KUTZ……………………………………..Chemist (Casa Trax) AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) ESTA E LA VIDA…………………………………..El Cubana (Fresh) TO DESERVE YOU………………………Deja Vu feat. Tasmin (Almighty) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)……………E-motion (Universal/MCA) CALIFORNIA DREAMING……………………………..High Jinx (Rumour) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) FREAK (AND U KNOW IT)………………………Adina Howard (East West) [tba]……………………………………………..Huggy Bear (-) [tba]……………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) FIREWALKER……………………………….Ricky Lee Jones (Reprise) HAPPINESS…………………….Kamasutra feat. Stefan Frank (Sony S3) THE SESSION…………………………..Kings Of Tomorrow (Groove On) SPILLER FROM RIO……………………………Laguna (Azuli/Positiva) CLAP YOUR HANDS………………………………..Lil Louis (Go.Beat) PHENOMENON……………………………………..LL Cool J (Geffen) YOU SHOULD BE MINE…………………………Brian McKnight (Mercury) LET ME BE THE ONE…………………Mint Condition (Wild Card/Polydor) PINK BOMB………………………………………..Pink Bomb (Quad) LA BOUCLE……………………………….Le Pompidou (Pro-Zak Trax) ECHO DEK………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) SMACK MY BITCH UP…………………………………The Prodigy (XL) LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME………………………….The Seahorses (Geffen) FREEK FUNK………………………………….Luke Slater (Novamute) WALKING ON THE SUN………………………………….Smashmouth (-) PLEASUREDOME…………………………………Soul II Soul (Island) PROLOGUE…………………………………..Tenth Chapter (Jackpot) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-) PLEASE……………………………………………….U2 (Island) JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH [rm]……………………Sam Walker (Pro-Activ) [tba]………………………………..Paul Weller (Go!Discs/Island)

NOVEMBER :

A LIFE LESS ORDINARY………………………………Ash (Infectious) [tba]………………………………………….Coolio (Tommy Boy) [tba]………………………………………….The Cure (Fiction) INSECURITY (HOW COULD I)……………………….Roachford (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………Spiritualized (Dedicated)

DECEMBER :

ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD………………………Iggy Pop (-) [tba]…………………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2)

JANUARY :

SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia)

MARCH :

NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia)

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

Just two new entries in the Top 10 this week for Mariah Carey (Butterfly, 2),and Travis (Good Feeling, 9). Also Roni Size climb into the Top 10 (New Forms,from 18 to 8), and so does Billy Ocean (Love is For Ever, 14 to 10). Oasisremain at the top with “Be Here Now”.

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1997

38. Eddi Reader – Town Without Pity

The only hit single released last year from the lead singer of FairgroundAttraction, Eddi Reader’s “Town Without Pity” made No.26 in June last year.The single was superb, but dropped out of the Top 40 the following week, onlyto appear again in a beer commercial.

A certain point of interest is that she was on Saturday June 8th’s NationalLottery Live show on BBC1 doing this single and then setting the balls rolling.

Earlier that week it was stated that the lottery organisers Camelot hadprofits estmating over one million quid per week, and the boss of Camelot camein for a lot of stick about it.

Instead of saying the usual “Good luck everybody” when pressing the button,Eddi chose different words which means she’ll probably never be allowed onthe show again : “It could be you… it’s certainly Camelot !”

And at the end of the show Bob Monkhouse held up his ticket and said,”I’ve won a tenner!”, so that week his earnings for the show came to onlyUKP 15,010 then.

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