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In 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 : 12 new entries, 1 re-entry, 2 climbers, 1 non-movers & 24 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…
12 new entries this week, 1 re-entry, 2 climbers (Robbie Williams from 7 to 4,and All Saints from 5 to 3, 1 non-mover for Lutricia McNeal (24) and24 going down.
Big fallers include Cleopatra (3 to 8), Wes (14 to 21), Jay-Z featuring GwenDickey (13 to 23), Da Hool (15 to 26), Encore (12 to 27), Elton John (16 to 32),and BBE (19 to 38).
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
17 Shola Ama – Much Love :O ===
Despite winning Best British Female artist at the Brits 98, the 4th single,and title track from her album, only charts at a lowly No.17.
16 Lilys – A Nanny In Manhattan *
Superb track from the latest Levi’s advert.
13 Air – Sexy Boy * !!!
I don’t know who this band are, but their album went into the Top 10 recently,and this also does very well, and is a blend of ambient and electronic musicthat wouldn’t sound out of place in the early 80’s. Excellent!
5 Camisra – Let Me Show You :O ===
Last week we had Encore with “Le Disc Jockey” which went :
“Je regard le disc jockey, Je regard le disc jockey, Je regard le disc jockey”
and this week we have Camisra with “Let Me Show You” which goes :
“Let me show you, Let me show you, Let me show you, Let me show you”, etc.
1 (NEW) Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On *1st Week at No.1*
What’s this? A Celine Dion record that Dom doesn’t hate? That’s right, but itonly rings true because it reminds me of the current blockbuster film,“Titanic”, which has just been nominated for 14 Oscars!
“My Heart Will Go On” is listed as the love theme from the film, but like most’love themes’ it only plays over the end credits.
February 9th :
SEXY BOY…………………………………………….Air (Virgin) MUCH LOVE………………………………Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) ELECTRIC JESUS………………………………….Amethyst (Jackpot) THOSE DAYS………………………………………..Amma (Easy Jam) BADLY DRAWN BOY…………Badly Drawn Boy [Damon Gough] (Twisted Nerve) HORSE’S MOUTH………………………………….Bennet (Roadrunner) SOLOMON BITES THE WORM…………..The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) SPECIAL T / CHANGE………………………………Bong Juice (Kubik) LEARN TO LIVE……………………………Bullyrag (Vertigo-Fontana) LET ME SHOW YOU………………………………………Camisra (VC) DANCIN’ & PRANCIN’…………………………………Candido (Catch) CALL YOUR NAME………………………………The Captures (Setanta) DIVE IN……………………………………………Catch (Virgin) CALL HER NAME……………………………….The Catchers (Setanta) MA SOLITUDA…………………………The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) TIMBER……………………………………….Coldcut (Ninja Tune) TOUCH, PEEL & STAND……………………….Days Of The New (Outpost) MY HEART WILL GO ON……………………………..Celine Dion (Epic) BOOGIE………………………………………………..Dive (WEA) DAYS LIKE THESE………………………..Family Of Free Love (Virgin) SUFFOCATE…………………………………………..Feeder (Echo) FRANTIC…………………………………….Finitribe (Infectious) INTO TOMORROW……….Full House feat. Jeanie Tracey (3 Beat/Satellite) PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN EP……………………….Fuselage (Kahuna Cut4s) EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS FAR AWAY………………Grandaddy (Big Cat/V2) OILY RAG…………………….Groop Dogdrill (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) PURPLE EP: POLYESTERDAY [ri]………………………….Gus Gus (4AD) ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE………………Hurricane #1 (Creation) SATAN POLAROID………………………………..Idlewild (Deceptive) ME, MYSELF & I………………………………Gisele Jackson (Waako) BUSINESS……………………………………….Kinane (Coalition) SPACE LOVE………………………………………..Leila (Rephlex) A NANNY IN MANHATTAN…………………………………..Lilys (Che) FATHER / 4, 3, 2, 1……………………………………..LL Cool J ……………feat. Method Man, Redman, DMX & Canibus (Def Jam/Mercury) LIGHTS OUT………………………………………….Loren (Props) IF YOU THINK I’M JIGGY [imp]…………….The Lox (Puff Daddy/Bad Boy) CHILDREN AT PLAY…………………………………Max Tundra (Warp) BETTER DAY [rm]…………………………………..Presence (Pagan) PLANET LOVE…………………….DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) DYNAMO……………………………………….Ready Made (F Comm.) TRULY MADLY DEEPLY…………………………Savage Garden (Columbia) ADRENALIN……………………………………….Senser (Ultimate) WHOLE WIDE WORLD………………………………Shelter (Roadrunner) THE PRESSURE……………..The Sounds Of Blackness (Perspective/AM:PM) LOST IN SPACE ’98……………………………Space Frog (Energized) MARCH OF THE SCARECROWS………………….The Space Monkeys (Factory) LOCAL BOY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH [ri]………………….Stereophonics (V2) ANOTHER NIGHT IN………………………Strangelove (Food/Parlophone) BEAUTY & DESTRUCTION…………………………………Theda (Theda) ENERVATE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro) HELLO TIGER…………………………………..Urusei Yatsura (Che) STOP THE WORLD………………………….Visitor From Mars (Bootleg) WINDS OF CHANGE……………………………Byron Wallen (Melt 2000) GOTTA KEEP PUSHIN’…………………………………Z Factor (ffrr)
February 16th :
RED BIRD………………………………………Addict (Big Cat/V2) BE ALONE NO MORE…..Another Level feat. Jay-Z (Satellite/Notrhwestside) IF YOU CAN’T DO IT WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG, WHEN CAN YOU?………………… ……………………………………The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [2nd rm]………………….Sandy B (Champion) WHO AM I (EP)…………………………….Beenie Man (Greensleeves) THE REAL BASE……………………..Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) MA SOLITUDA…………………………The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) REWIND…………………………………..Celetia (Big Life-Island) TWO SIDES…………………………………..Clawfinger (Coalition) COLLISION…………………………Collision (Ambassador/Revelation) LEGEND OF A COWGIRL……………………Imani Coppola (Columbia-Epic) BRIMFUL OF ASHA [rm] [ri]……………………….Cornershop (Wiiija) FLAME [rm]………………………………………Crustation (Jive) KEEP HOPE ALIVE [rm]…………………The Crystal Method (S3-Sony S2) REVOLUTION 909……………………………..Daft Punk (Soma/Virgin) EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY…………….The Dandy Warhols (Capitol) MADAZULU……………………………Deep Forest (Saint George/Epic) WHAT TIME IS IT?……………………………..Dust Junkys (Polydor) B.A.B.Y………………………………….Evil Superstars (Paradox) MUSIC IN MY MIND………………………Adam F. (Feverpitch/Positiva) SUFFOCATE…………………………………………..Feeder (Echo) MOTHER’S PRIDE…………………………………..Floribunda (Heat) SLACKER CABARET……………………………….Formula One (Vaclav) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU………………………Gail & Ice (Eternal/WEA) TWISTED………………….Wayne G. feat. Stewart Who? (It’s Fabulous) HOLLER……………………………………………Ginuwine (Epic) VICIOUS GAMES…………………………..Hardfloor vs. Yello (Orbit) DELICIOUS…………………………Deni Hines feat. Don-E (Mushroom) SEE ME THROUGH………………………………The Hybrids (Heavenly) WANT LOVE [rm]………………………………….Hysteric Ego (WEA) LET’S GET DOWN…………………………………JT Playaz (Playola) MY BODY………………………………Levert Sweet Gill (East West) IS THIS REAL?………………………………….Marsha (Diesel/WEA) WHEN I NEED YOU……………………………Will Mellor (Jive/Unity) MANY WEATHERS APART…………………………………..Merz (Lotus) GOOD ENOUGH (LA VACHE)………………………….Milk Inc. (Malarky) YOU’VE GOT TO CRY…………………………..Nadia Mohssein (Latest) HAND IN YOUR HEAD [rm] [icn]…………………….Money Mark (Mo Wax) PEAK………………………………….Mono Blanco (Sm:)le/Profile) THE SEA / BIG CALM……………………………Morcheeba (Indochina) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) TELEFUNKIN’………………………………………N-Tyce (Telstar) WE ARE GLASS / FILMS / THE ICEMAN….Gary Numan (Random/Beggars Banquet) IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING……..Ocean Colour Scene feat. P.P. Arnold (MCA) RELEASE YOURSELF [rm]……………….Paganini Traxx (Moolite/Sony S3) CALLING YOU…………………………The Paradise Motel (Infectious) MODUS OPERANDI……………………………..Photek (Science/Virgin) GENIUS………………………………………Pitchshifter (Geffen) THA BOOGIE…………………………………….P.O.T. (Fresh Kutt) IF THEY MOVE, KILL ‘EM……………………..Primal Scream (Creation) ADRENALIN / POLLEN………………………………Purity (Tommy Boy) YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER…………………….Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) PLANET LOVE [rm] [imp]…………………….DJ Quicksilver (Underdog) EVOLUTION………………………………Sheryl Lee Ralph (Almighty) N.Y.C. DHARMA…………………………A Reminiscent Drice (F Comm.) TREAT INFAMY…………………………………..Rest Assured (ffrr) HOW DO I LIVE………………………….LeAnn Rimes (Curb/Hit Label) SHOW ME LOVE………………………………………….Robyn (RCA) TRULY MADLY DEEPLY…………………………Savage Garden (Columbia) HIGH NOON…………………………………….Serious Danger (ISB) 88-92-96………………………Six By Seven (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) THE ? EP: ? PART 1 / ? PART 2 / ? PART 3………………Skylab (Eye-Q) SAY SOMETHING…………………………………….The Smiles (A&M) YOU’RE STILL THE ONE…………………………Shania Twain (Mercury) GODDESS…………………………………………Waiwan (Autonomy) THE WRONG GIRL…………………………..Simon Warner (Rough Trade) PETAL…………………………………………Wubbel-U (Indolent) THAT’S WHY WE LOSE CONTROL…………….The Young Offenders (Columbia)
February 23rd :
THOSE DAYS………………………………………..Amma (Easy Jam) BIONIC………………………………………….Ballroom (Mother) GIVE ME RHYTHM…………………..Black Connection (Xtravaganza/Edel) FEEL MY VIBE……………………………………..Blush (Ambition) WHAT WOULD HAPPEN…………………………Meredith Brooks (Capitol) COMING BACK……………………………………DJ Dado (ffrreedom) DIFFERENT DRUM…………………………Luce Drayton (Whatever/Edel) THE PROMISE…………………………………….Essence (Innocent) IF YOU WANT ME / WHEN YOU TOUCH ME THERE…………Hinda Hicks (Island) BE STRONG NOW……………………………….James Iha (Hut/Virgin) BIG MISTAKE………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) TOO REAL…………………………………….The Levellers (China) FROZEN……………………………………..Madonna (Warner Bros.) MIYAKO HIDEAWAY……………………………………Marion (London) DON’T STOP…………………………………No Authority (MJJ/Epic) NOW………………………………………………The O (Polydor) STREETLIGHT………………………………………Pelvis (Setanta) MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC…………………………Queen Pen (Interscope) TROUBLED GIRL [rm]………………………..Karen Ramirez (Manifesto) ANGELS LANDING……………………………Salt Tank (Internal/ffrr) THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES……………..Space feat. Cerys Matthews (Gut) MODEL T…………………………………….Steve Stoll (Novamute) AVERAGE MAN…………………………………Symposium (Infectious) BEST WISHES / KURT RUSSELL………………………..Ultrasound (Nude) SONNET……………………………………………The Verve (Hut) REMEMBER YOU’RE A WOMBLE……………………..The Wombles (Columbia)
March 2nd :
SEASON #5……………………..Bedlam A Gogo (Friendly Fire/Sony S2) PATTY PATTY SOUNDS EP: SHE’S THE ONE….The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone) LOVE THEME FROM SPARTACUS………………..Terry Callier (Talkin Loud) MOLLY…………………………………………….Carrie (Island) MY OWN SUMMER (SHOVE IT)………………………………Deftones (-) FURIOUS ANGEL………………………………….Rob Dougan (Cheeky) DESTINY CALLING…………………………….James (Fontana/Mercury) TRICOLORE……………………………..Mover (Superior Quality/A&M) THE WANTING SONG………………………….Pecadiloes (Fine Art/A&M) ONLY YOU………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat/Polydor) [tba]………………………………………..Radiator (Chrysalis) IT’S LIKE THAT [ri]…………Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins (Sm:)le/Profile) SHE LEFT ME ON A FRIDAY………………………..Shed Seven (Polydor) CHURCH OF NOISE…………………………………….Therapy? (A&M)
March 9th :
HERE WE GO………………………..Arab Strap (Chemikal Underground) [tba]…………………………….Assembly Line People (Transcopic) GENEVIEVE (THE PILOT OF YOUR SIGHS)…………….Perry Blake (Polydor)
March 16th :
CORPSES (IN THEIR MOUTHS)……………………….Ian Brown (Polydor) NOT ALONE………………………………..Bernard Butler (Creation) THIS IS HARDCORE…………………………………….Pulp (Island)
March 23rd :
NOBODY’S BUSINESS……………………Peace By Piece (Blanco Y Negro) SUPERSTAR [ri]………………Superstar (Camp Fabulous/Deconstruction)
March 30th :
[tba]……………………………….Black Box Recorder (Chrysalis) [tba]……………………………………………….Suede (Nude)
April 6th :
BE MINE………………………..Charlotte (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Other forthcoming releasesFEBRUARY :
~ [tba]……………………………………………………5 (RCA) ANGELS FLY ’98 / BOLIVIAN ANGELS ’98…………..Agnelli & Nelson (RGB) ~ [tba]…………………………………………..Gary Barlow (RCA) ASTRAL DOMINOES……………….The Chemical Pilot (Eruption/Creation) FATHER’S EYES…………………………..Eric Clapton (Warner Bros.) MY BEATBOX……………………………….Deejay Punk Rock (Airdog) FIRST DEGREE FUNK………Desert Eagle Discs (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) [tba]…………………………..Devox feat. Angie B. Stone (Arista) MARVELLOUS PARTY……………………………..The Divine Comedy (-) SHAKE THAT ARSE……………………….Divine Soul (Strictly Rhythm) [tba]………………………………………….D*Note (Dorado/VC) [tba]…………………………Dreem Teem (4 Liberty/Deconstruction) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU [rm]………………………………Duke (Pukka) [tba]……………………………………….Gloria Estefan (Epic) ~ MIGHT AS WELL BE ME………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) PLAYA…………………………………………….Filo (Rotating) MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE…………………………….Cevin Fisher (IDNY) [tba]……………………………………….Floorshow (Banana/V2) BRICK……………………………………….Ben Folds Five (Epic) MOVE IT…………………………………Frantic Language (Arthrob) NO WAY…………………………………Freakpower (Southern Fried) GOT FUNK………………………………The Funk Junkeez (Evocative) KEEP SLIPPIN’……………………………..Green Killa Buds (Sharp) CLUB LONELY…………………………………Groove Connektion (XL) DO I QUALIFY?…………………………Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo) FROM THE DAT VOL. 2………………..Heller & Farley (Junior Boys Own) LIFE OF DANCE………………………………Hibee-Nation (Eruption) THE WEEKEND………Dave Hollister feat. Redman & EricSermon (Tommy Boy) THE CROWN……………………………………..Hooch (Eternal/WEA) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) FOOLISH GAMES…………………………………….Jewel (Atlantic) SLIDE……………………………………………..Junkster (RCA) L-L-LIES………………………………..Diana King (Work/Columbia) [tba]……………………………..The Kings Of Infinite Space (V2) YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON’T………………………………….. ……………………….Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) RUDE BOY ROCK…………………….Lionrock (Concrete/Deconstruction) YOUNG SAD & BLUE…………..Lysette & Ghetto Superstar Joi (Freeworld) MUSIC IN THE STREETS……………………….Main Connection (Rumour) [tba]…………………………………………Mansun (Parlophone) WHAT YOU WANT / WILL THEY DIE 4 U……………Mase (Puff Daddy/Arista) YOU THINK YOU’RE A MAN……………………………..Massive Ego (-) ~ MOVE ON UP…………………………………….Curtis Mayfield (-) I LIKE IT LIKE THAT…………………….Miami Allstars (Eternal/WEA) SANTA MARIA……….DJ Milano feat. Samantha Fox (All Around The World) ~ [tba]……………………………….Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) I DON’T GIVE A DAMN……………………..Montage (Wild Card/Polydor) [tba]……………………………….The Montrose Avenue (Columbia) NOBODY BETTER……………………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) EVERYDAY………………………………………….MQ3 (Noo Trybe) BE MY LOVER…………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) A NEW DAY……………………………Native Soul (Junior Boy’s Own) CHERISH……………………Papa Bear feat. Van Der Toorn (Universal) LADIES IF YOU’RE WITH ME…………………………..Phoebe 1 (Mecca) ROCK ME…………………………………………..Pills (Mercury) JOJO ACTION……………………………………Mr. President (WEA) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Q (Go.Beat) SILVER SHADOW……………………………….Rising Starr (Pop Top) DON’T GO LOSE IT BABY……………………………….Rozalla (R.M.) DON’T STOP……………………………………………Johan S (-) LA PRIMA VERA…………………………………….Sash! (Multiply) STAR………………………………………..The Shaker (Ugly Bug) [tba]…………………………………….Simple Minds (Chryslais) EASE YOUR MIND…………………………………..Sunburst Band (Z) SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]………………Texas feat. Method Man (Mercury) NO WAY OUT…………………………….Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) [tba]………………………………………………Tin Star (V2) MIND………………………………………….DJ Tomcraft (Kosmo) THE LAST TIME I SAW SADIE…………………Emma Townshend (East West) FUNNY THING (EP) / LUV / MORE THAN US………….Travis (Independiente) DISCO CONNECTION EP……………………………….v.a. (Polyester) THE WORD IS LOVE…………………………….Voices Of Life (AM:PM) OFF THE HOOK………………………………..Jody Watley (Atlantic) THE FALL…………………………………………Zanzibar (Whoop)
MARCH :
KUNG FU……………………………..187 Lockdown (East West Dance) CATCH ME…………………..The Absolute feat. Suzanne Palmer (AM:PM) JOY & PAIN [rm]……….Addams & Gee feat. Antonia Lucas (Steppin’ Out) OH LA LA LA…………………………………….Alexia (Dancepool) BEAT GOES ON………………………………….All Seeing I (Earth) DOLPHIN…………………………………..Jamie Anderson (Artform) THE SPACE BETWEEN US……………………Craig Armstrong (Melankolic) CRAZY………………………………Awesome (Futurescope/Universal) SISCO BABES FROM OUTER SPACE………………..Babe Instinct (Babushka) JOYRIDE…………………………………Boom Boom Satellites (R&S) [tba]…………………………….Bowery Electric (Beggars Banquet) SURRENDER……………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr/London) GET ME HOME…………………………………………Fox Brown (-) [tba]……………………………Tina Campbell (Unity/Eastern Bloc) TIME IS TICKING AWAY……………………………C-Block (Coalition) [tba]………………………………………..Cinerex (Zomba/Jive) WORLD AT YOUR FEET………………………….Cinnamon Smith (Mother) MUCH BETTER………………..Club 69 feat. Suzanne Palmer (Twisted UK) AIN’T NOBODY………………………………….Club Brothers (ffrr) SINCERE………………………………………..M.J. Cole (Metrix) [tba]…………………………………………..Damage (Big Life) TIME WARP ’98………………………………Damian (Academy Street) FUN…………………………Da Mob feat. Jocelyn Brown (Subliminal) SUNCHYME [rm]…………………………..Dario G (Amato/Eternal/WEA) OUTSIDER……………………………Definition Of Sound (Universal) [tba]………………………………………….Delakota (Go.Beat) BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY / THE DRUGS DON’T WORK………….Devorah (Klone) FALLING………………………………………..D’Influence (Echo) PLAYMATE PUZZLE [rm]………………………….Discotecs (Heat/ffrr) FILTER………………………………………….Jan Driver (Zoom) SUMMER WIND……….Echo & The Bunnymen & Fun Lovin’ Criminals (London) [tba]…………………………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) WRONG [rm]…………………….Everything But The Girl (EBTG/Virgin) TONIGHT I’M DREAMING………………………….Fifty Fifty (Jackpot) SHOUT TO THE TOP..Fire Island feat. Loleatta Holloway (Junior Boy’s Own) PHONE TAP / FIRM BIZ………….The Firm feat. Dawn Robinson (Columbia) THE ULTIMATE………………Funky Choad feat. Nick Skitz (Fire Island) LIFT ME UP…………….Gems For Jam feat. Rachel McFarlane (Rokstone) [tba]……………………………………………Glamma Kid (WEA) I’LL DO ANYTHING……………………………….Heavy D (Universal) COMES AGAIN………………………………High Fidelity (Plastique) STAY AHEAD………………………………..The Hormones (Banana/V2) FREAK (AND U KNOW IT) [rm]………………….Adina Howard (East West) R U SLEEPING [rm]…………………………………….Indo (Azuli) YIM………………………………………Jez & Choopie (Multiply) [tba]…………………………………Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury) PICK UP YOUR GUN……………………………Jupiter 6 (Eternal/WEA) FEED THE LIONS…………………………………Kaligula (Pleasure) SHE’S MY LOVER………………………………..Kid Loco (East West) [tba]…………………………………………..Laguna (Positiva) UP & DOWN / PARADISE……………………..Billy Lawrence (East West) ANUNA…………………………………………..Andy Ling (Fluid) DEJA VU (UPTOWN BABY)……………….Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz (Codein) BLUE EARTH ANGEL…………………………………..Lovebabies (V2) HOLD ME ’98……………………………….Lovelife (Pressure Trax) [tba]…………………………………Magicdrive (Mercury/Fontana) [tba]……………………………..Jez Medcalf (Unity/Eastern Bloc) ANGEL STREET………………….M People (Deconstruction-M People/BMG) [tba]…………………………………….Nail (Perverted/Telstar) PLANET VIOLET…………………………………Nalin I.N.C. (Logic) I DON’T NEED YOUR LOVE………………………New Sweet Thing (Pukka) TOO CLOSE…………………………………………..Next (Arista) WHERE ARE YOU……………………..Rahsaan Patterson (Universal/MCA) VOYEURS BLUES [rm]……….Penthouse (World Domination/Beggars Banquet) KEEP ON DANCING………………………….Perpetual Moon (Crosstrax) DISTORTION…………………………………Pianoheadz (Subliminal) EVERYBODY………………………………………Pianopimps (Slamm) SOMETHING DO…………………………………………Plus 2 (MML) SILENTLY BAD MANNERED………..Pressure Drop (Hard Hands/Higher Ground) PAPARAZZI………………………………………..Product (Arista) [tba]……………………………….Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) THE TRUTH………………………………………Qattara (Positiva) HEY……………………………………..Fatima Rainey (Coalition) NOBODY BUT YOU……………………..Conner Reeves (Wildstar/Telstar) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) GRASS AIN’T GREENER (IN THE OTHER SIDE)………Richard de Ryus (Arista) FREE……………………………………………S-Ence (Brothers) [tba]………………………………………Sister Nature (Arista) MUSIC……………………………………..Size Queen (Twisted UK) ~ WATCHING WINDOWS…………………..Roni Size/Reprazent (Talkin Loud) RETRO PHUNKT / DOMINATOR…………………………..Sniper (Bullion) RIDE THE PONY……………………………………Soul Hooligan (-) GLAM RAID……………………………………Space Raiders (Skint) [tba]……………………………………………….Steps (Jive) DA JONESEZ………………………………Structure-Rize (Universal) [tba]…………………………………………..Superior (Virgin) BREATHE IN YOU…………………………………….Tekara (3 Beat) [tba]………………………………….Thunderbugs (1st Ave./Epic) CHASE……………………………Trance Atlantic Air Waves (Virgin) LOOK WHO’S PERFECT NOW………………………….Transister (Virgin) TSUNAMI…………………………………….Tsunami (Steppin’ Out) THE DRUG ADDICT EP: WAKE UP YOUR MIND / DANGEROUS / BONA BEATS………. …………………………………………….T-Total (99 Degrees) WHERE DO WE GO?…………………..Wamdue Project (Eruption/Creation) LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU…………………….Robbie Williams (Chrysalis) HOLIDAY…………………………………..Witchdoctor (Interscope)
APRIL :
LOVE LETTERS……………………………….Ali (Wild Card/Polydor) LEOPARDS IN THE CASTLE…………………….Carleen Anderson (Virgin) [tba]………………………………………………Astrid (Nude) THREE LIONS (THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM) [ri]……. …………………………Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds (Epic) IF…………………………….The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) [tba]……………………………………………Cooler (Polydor) [tba]………………………………………..Embrace (Hut/Virgin) STONED ISLAND ESTATE……………………Glamorous Hooligan (Arthrob) RENDEZ-VOUS……………………………………..Jean Michel Jarre …………………….feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony) BEST DAYS……………………………………….Juice (Chrysalis) MADE IT BACK………………Beverley Knight (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) [tba]…………………………………Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) [tba]…………………………………………..Mainstream (Nude) LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE)……………..Ricky Martin (Sony) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED…………………………..Shernette May (-) MY SIDE OF TOWN…………………..Lutricia McNeal (Wildstar/Telstar) [tba]…………………………………..Monk & Canatella (Sony S2) KISS THE RAIN……………………………..Billie Myers (Universal) LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?)……………………….. ………………………………..Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red (Sony) SERIAL THRILLER…………………………………..The Prodigy (XL) PSYCHO……………………………………Satellie Beach (Polydor) [tba]……………………………………………….Skanga (A&M) [tba]……………………………………..Tanita Tikaram (Mother) [tba]………………………………….Unbelievable Truth (Virgin) ~ WOMBLING SONG……………………………….The Wombles (Columbia)
MAY :
NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia) GET DOW – TEARS NEVER DRY…..Stephen Simmons (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) [tba] EP: ICE HOCKEY HAIR……………..Super Furry Animals (Creation)
This week there is are no new entries in the Top 10, but Finley Quaye jumpsfrom 19 to 9 with “Maverick A Strike” and Texas go up from 13 to 8 with “WhiteOn Blonde”.
There are new entries for Fleetwood Mac (The Dance, 31) and Richard Marx(Greatest Hits, 34).
It’s all change in the Top 5 with the Verve back at the top, followed by JamesHorner (Titanic OST), All Saints, Robbie Williams and Lionel Richie.
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
8. Republica – Ready To Go
First making No.43 in April 1996, this hi-energy track was re-released lastMarch when it made No.13.
It was later followed up by “Drop Dead Gorgeous” which made No.7 in May lastyear, and also featured in the soundtrack to Wes Craven’s film, “Scream”.
Quite why they’ve not released any other singles from the eponymously-titledalbum is anyone’s guess.
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.