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Dominator’s Voting List – The Best and Worst of 1997
Time to vote!Please send votes for the following to : vote@festive.demon.co.uk
All votes must correspond with singles released or anything else that happenedin 1997 only.
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 : 15 new entries, 0 climbers, 2 non-movers & 23 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
(* – 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…
15 new entries this week, 0 climbers,2 non-movers (Natalie Imbruglia at 2, and Aqua at 1), and 23 going down.
Big fallers include Gary Barlow (7 to 19), Texas (10 to 26), 187 Lockdown(16 to 27), Jon Bon Jovi (13 to 29) and Cast (14 to 31).
1. Spice Girls – what next?Since dumping their manager, they’ve been booed off the stage in Spainat an awards show, and when ready to perform in Italy…the audience weren’tas no-one turned up bar one seven-year-old boy with his Mum. The TV stationhad to hire 12 girls to stand by and scream while the rest of the public outsideignored as they walked by.
Today (Tuesday 19th November), the girls held a press conference stating thatthey are NOT going to split up, despite each member having talks last weekabout separate singing careers. In a couple of weeks they’ll be performing atthe Smash Hits Poll-Winners Party. How will the reaction fare there, esp. asthe new album has sold less than 300,000 in two weeks of the 1.4 million copiessent to the shops.
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
40 Bobby Brown – Feelin’ Inside
There was a time when Bobby Brown could be guaranteed a Top 10 hit, even whenhe ‘remixed’ some of his records and put them out again. Clearly his time isover. I just wish the records of his wife Whitney Houston would go the sameway.
39 David McAlmont/David Arnold – Diamonds Are Forever
The remix project of David Arnold‘s to do new versions of old James Bondhits takes a sharp turn for the worse. “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” wentTop 10, but this new track does very poorly indeed.
32 Jewel – You Were Meant For Me *
Canadian babe Jewel hits the Top 40 with a slow but steady song with breathyvocals, and appeared on the midweek Lottery show last week, but clearly that’snot helped unfortunately.
28 Happy Clappers – I Believe 97 :O ===
It was bad enough for this to enter the charts a second time, but THRICE?
25 Portishead – Over *
Slow. Bizarre. Portishead. Excellent.
18 Steps – 5, 6, 7, 8 :O ===
Presuming this is the one with 2 girls and 2 blokes singing about their”Romeo Romeo”, then this is abysmal. A dance crap-track that even Gina G wouldbe embarassed to be involved with.
9 Ocean Colour Scene – Better Day *
I’ve heard this several times, and it’s very good indeed. Another top tunefrom OCS.
8 Pulp – Help The Aged * !!!
Their first new single in 18 months and it seemed an odd choice at first,Jarvis and the band singing about the elderly, and the video featuring Jarvisgoing up and down stairs on a stairlift, part of it involving him seeminglytaking a stairlift to heaven…
A deserved Top 3 placing would have sufficed.
6 Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing *
Originally a No.2 hit in 1975, this track was remixed in Jan 87 when it madeNo.10, but after being featured in the biggest British film of all time,The Full Monty, it returns to the Top 10 in its original form.
Their only No.1 album was a greatest hits in 1987.
5 Hanson – I Will Come To You :O ===
Third single from the brothers Hanson. This is a slow track, and bloody awful.
3 All Saints – Never Ever *
Never mind the Spice Girls, it’ll soon be “Who’s your favourite All Saint?”as they beat their No.4 position in August of their debut single, “I KnowWhere It’s At”, with this ballad.
As for the favourite All Saint? I think it’s Mel. It’s the one with darkbrown hair, not the two blondes, and not Shaznay. For more of an idea whothe band look like, they’re like Eternal, but in reverse.
January sees them release a third single, “Under The Bridge”. I hope it’snot a cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers classic.
1 (1) Aqua – Barbie Girl *4th Week at No.1*
First ever hit, and this week knocking the Spice Girls off their perch aftera week, for this weird band with a black-haired girl as ‘Barbie’, thepopular young girls doll, singing an endless chanting chorus of :
Yes, it’s catchy, but so is impetigo.
(* – my current favourites)
November 10th :
INVISIBLE MAN………………………………………..980 (Motown) THE SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS……………Alabama 3 (Elemental) HEAD OVER HEELS – ALL CRIED OUT………………….Allure (Crave/Epic) APPLE TREE (TO BE FREE)…………….Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal-MCA) BENEDICTUS / NIGHTMARE [rm]……………………..Brainbug (Positiva) FEELIN’ INSIDE…………………………………..Bobby Brown (MCA) THE DELICIOUS EP…………………….The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) I’M LEAVIN’ U (GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO)……………………Bootsy Collins …………………………………feat. MC Lyte (Black Culture/WEA) RHINO RAYS (EP)…………………..Dawn Of The Replicants (East West) TURN AROUND……………………..FAB! (Break Records 2000/Peermusic) FIRM BIZ………………….The Firm [Nas, Foxy Brown & AZ] (Columbia) I WILL COME TO YOU………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME [ri]…………………………Jewel (Atlantic) SHINDO………………………………….Jon The Dentist (Additive) YOUR SUCKING FUNNY DAY…………………….Lambchop (City Slang/EfA) ALANE…………………………………………..Was Madiko (Epic) PRIVILEGE……………………………………….Mainstream (Nude) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER………..David McAlmont & David Arnold (East West) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) BETTER DAY………………………………..Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) OVER…………………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat) HELP THE AGED……………………………………….Pulp (Island) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London) CRY………………………………………The Sundays (Parlophone) DEMONS………………………………Super Furry Animals (Creation) DISCONNECTED………………………………………..Tin Star (V2)
November 17th :
I WONDER IF HEAVEN’S GOT A GHETTO……….2pac feat. Maxee (Amaru/Jive) NO DOUBT……………………………………….702 (Biv10/Motown) INVISIBLE MAN………………………………………..980 (Motown) WHO’S LOVING MY BABY…………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) RUNNING SONG…………………………Ambersunshower (Gee Street/V2) ANORAC IS … EP: TELL ME YOUR NAME…………….Anorac (More Protein) APPLE TREE (TO BE FREE)………………..Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) A LOVE SUPREME………………………..Ballistic Brothers (Soundboy) MISSING YOU……………………………..Mary J. Blige (Uptown/MCA) I NEED…………………………………..Meredith Brooks (Capitol) LOVE, PEACE & GREASE……………………………….B.T. (Perfecto) 20 HZ (NEW FREQUENCIES)…………………………….Capricorn (R&S) BUTTERFLY / FLY AWAY………………………..Mariah Carey (Columbia) SPACIAL………………………………………..Celetia (Big Life) SWEET FREEDOM………………………….Shawn Christopher (Hysteria) WINDOW……………………………………Confucius Says (Koch UK) WRONG NUMBER……………………………………The Cure (Fiction) LATINHEAD……………………………Dirty Beatniks (Wall Of Sound) DEEPER RIVER………………………………………Dusted (Cheeky) SOCK IT 2 ME……….Missy ‘Misdemeanour’ Elliott (Gold Mind/East West) DAMN I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER……………………..En Vogue (East West) ONLY IF……………………………………………….Enya (WEA) EVE 19…………………………………………..Eve (Eve/Flying) FIRM BIZ………………….The Firm [Nas, Foxy Brown & AZ] (Columbia) I SURRENDER………………………………..Rosie Gaines (Big Bang) YOU KNOW MY STEEZ / SO WASSUP?…………………Gang Star (Cooltempo) LET THE SUN SHINE IN………………………..Gerideau (Phuture Trax) KIX…………………………………………………Gessle (EMI) NASTINESS……………………….Green Flame vs. Mr. G (Green Flame) WIND BENEATH MY WINGS…………………………Steven Houghton (RCA) BE THANKFUL (HAPPY HOLIDAY)………….The House Of Zekkeriyas (Island) PERFECT DAY……………………………………..Indigo (Euphonic) SHINDO………………………………….Jon The Dentist (Additive) KEEP ON CHEWIN’…………………………..Jubilee Allstars (Lakota) A NIGHT TO REMEMBER……………………………..Kimara (President) DON’T FALL ASLEEP………………………………….Leila (Rephlex) LET’S GO ROUND AGAIN………………………….Louise (1st Ave./EMI) EXPLORE…………………………………………..Lovebabies (V2) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF………………………………Lucid (Delirious) FREEDOM………….Robert Miles feat. Kathy Sledge (Deconstruction/RCA) DID IT AGAIN…………………………Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) SUNDAY MORNING…………………………No Doubt (Traume/Interscope) I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU…..Nomadic Motion feat. Soraya (Steppin’ Out) DON’T PUSH IT………………………………….Nu Vision (Downboy) BEAUTIFUL DAY…………………………..Orange Orange (Blue Cherry) CARWASH [rm]……………………………Phat’n’Phunky (Eternal/WEA) SMACK MY BITCH UP / NO MAN ARMY [rm] / MINDFIELDS [rm]..The Prodigy (XL) IT’S GREAT WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER……………..Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) IT’S ALRIGHT………………..Queen Latifah, Shades & Free (Tommy Boy) HUMPHEAD EP: FELONY WEIGHT / KILLING [live] / KILLING SHADOWS / LOCK & CHAMBER…………………………….Dylan Rhymes (Junior Boy’s Own) INSECURITY (HOW COULD I)……………………….Roachford (Columbia) R U READY?……………………………………..Salt’n’Pepa (ffrr) WAY OUT………………………………………….Santa Cruz (MCA) FEEL FREE……………………………………….Sea-Field (Limbo) I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU…………………………..Sex-O-Sonique (ffrr) BACK ON YOUR HEADS (EP) / BOBBY DAZZLER / MOVING TARGET / SINISTER DEXTER………………………………….The Sons Of Silence (Leaf) SWEEPING THE NATION…………………………….Spearmint (Hitback) CRY………………………………………The Sundays (Parlophone) LATELY……………………………………………Super 8 (Naked) I LOVE MY RADIO [rm]……………………………..Taffy (President) START AGAIN……………………………..Teenage Fanclub (Creation) IT’S OVER LOVE…………..Todd Terry pres. Shannon (Manifesto/Mercury) SOUND OF VIOLENCE………………….The Third Eye Foundation (Domino) NOTHIN’ BUT A PARTY……………………………….Truce (Big Life) SWEETEST PLEASURE…………………………..Ultra Living (Creation) PERFECT DAY………………v.a. [Children In Need ’97] (BBC/Chrysalis) TRY MY LOVE……………………………Lalomie Washburn (Soulciety) READY…………………………………..Bruce Wayne (Logic/Arista) AJARE………………………………..Way Out West (Deconstruction) LINE DANCE PARTY……………………………..The Woolpackers (RCA)
November 24th :
SOMETIME LATER…………………………………..Alpha (Melakolic) FUNK MUSIC…………………………………….Dave Angel (Island) CARRERA RAPIDA (THEME FROM RAPID RACER)………………………….0 …………………………….Apollo Four Forty (Stealth Sonic/Epic) MONEY CAN’T BUY ME LOVE……………Blackstreet (Interscope/Universal) BABY CAN I HOLD YOU (TONIGHT) / SHOOTING STAR……….Boyzone (Polydor) THE DELICIOUS EP…………………….The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) TOMORROW NEVER DIES………………………………Sheryl Crow (A&M) THE THEME……………………..Dreem Teem (4 Liberty/Deconstruction) FIVE STEPS / WHATEVER YOU NEED………….Dru Hill (Island Black Music) LET A BOY CRY……………………………………..Gala (Big Life) THE NIGHT THE EARTH CRIED……………….The Gravediggaz (Gee Street) FEELING GOOD……..Half & Herb feat. Nina Simone (Killer Bee /Planet 3) TOGETHER AGAIN……..Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell (Virgin) HIGH TIMES……………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S2) WHAT YOU SAY………………………………..Lightning Seeds (Epic) MY DESIRE…………………………………………..Moke (Dorado) EMBRYO………………………………..Moreau’s Island (Pet Sounds) FANTASY ISLAND……………………………..M People (M People/BMG) LET IT RAIN……………………………….Nana (Urban/ffrr/London) PERSONAL TOUCH………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) THIS IS A REBEL SONG……………………..Sinead O’Connor (Columbia) NO-ONE BUT YOU (ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG)…………..Queen (Parlophone) KILLER……………………………………………..Rare (Arctic) ROMEO ME……………………………………Sleeper (Indolent/RCA) AGUAS DE MARCO (JOGA BOSSA)……………………….Smoke City (Jive) FORGIVEN (I FEEL YOUR LOVE)……………The Space Brothers (Manifesto) DON’T CRY FOR ME…………………..Lisa Stansfield (Big Life/Arista) DEMONS………………………………Super Furry Animals (Creation) I WANT HER…………………………………..Keith Sweat (Elektra) GRADUATE…………………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra) LUCKY MAN…………………………………………The Verve (Hut) LITTLE………………………………………Yo La Tengo (Matador)
December 1st :
THE PRIVATE PSYCHEDELIC REEL……………………………………0 ………………………The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin) CHINESE BURN…………………………………….Curve (Universal) [tba]………………………………………Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) ON MY OWN [ri]……………………………………….Peach (Mute) HISTORY REPEATING….Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey (Wall Of Sound) YOU CAN TALK TO ME…………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen) SAY EH-OH………………………………Teletubbies (BBC Worldwide) IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS / MOFO [rm]………………….U2 (Island)
December 8th :
BACK TO YOU……………………………………..Bryan Adams (A&M) SHELTER……………………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) DOCTRAIN…………………………………….The Levellers (China) BEAUTIFUL NIGHT…………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone) WALKING ON THE MOON [rm] / ROXANNE [rm]……………..The Police (A&M) TOO MUCH……………………………………..Spice Girls (Virgin)
December 29th :
AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) FEEL SO GOOD………………………………………..Mase (Arista)
January 5th :
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT……………..Peter Andre feat. Coolio (Mushroom) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLE (REVENGE OF THE B-BOY) EP: B-BOY STANCE / FEEL DA PANIC / BREAKER BEATS……………………Freestylers (Freskanova)
January 12th :
MY STAR…………………………………………….Ian Brown (-)
February 2nd :
KEEP THAT DREAM………………………………………..Akin (WEA)
Other forthcoming releasesNOVEMBER :
101………………………………………………Afrowax (white) FEELIN’ YOU [US imp]……………………………….Ali (Island US) MY DESIRE [rm]……………………………..Amira (VC-Slip’n’Slide) DON’T SAY / SHINE / BAD GIRL / LET ME KNOW.Jon B (550Music/Yab Yum/Epic) LONG TIME NO SEE……………………Chico de Barge (Kedor/Universal) FROM THE DIZZY HEIGHTS OF LOVE………………….The Beatnik (Cheeky) OFF THE ROCKS……………………………Beatnuts (Relativity/Epic) BIZZI’S PARTY………………………Bizzi (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) BACHELORETTE……………………………..Bjork (One Little Indian) CRAZY FOR YOU……………………………Blonde Ambition (Energise) NO OTHER LOVE…………………………Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S3) GET DOWN GET FUNKY…………………………………Blue Max (Heat) ZEPHYR……………………………………….Boff (Sons Branches) I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS…………………………..David Bowie (RCA) CAN’T LET HER GO………………………………Boyz II Men (Motown) RUN TO YOU…………………………..Joi Cardwell (Activ/Eightball) [tba]…………………………………….Paul Carrack (Ark21/EMI) SHOW ME HEAVEN [rm]……………………………..Chimera (Neoteric) C.L.E.O.P.A.T.R.A. (GONNA BLOW IT)…………………..Cleopatra (WEA) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT [rm]…….Club Artists United (Fat Boy/Nervous) I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE……………………….Holly Cole (Parlophone) I HEAR A NEW WORLD………………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) [tba]………………………………………….Coolio (Tommy Boy) SLEEP ON THELEFT SIDE…………………………..Cornershop (Wiiija) THE HORN (LE TREN)……………………………..DJ Dero (Manifesto) SEASON / KEEP STEPPIN’……………………………….Desert (Glow) MANKIND / MUSIC FIRST…………………..DJ Die & DJ Suv (Full Cycle) PERSONAL DEFECTS EP………………………….Digital Monkeys (Quad) THE PURVGEYOR……………………….Divine Intervention (Koolworld) BRIGHT LIGHTS………………………………….Tanya Donelly (4AD) LOVETHING………………………………………….Down Low (ZYX) [tba]……………………………………Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) RAIN / SOMETIMES / IN MY ARMS………………………..Erasure (Mute) [tba]………………………………………….Feline (Chrysalis) SOLID SESSION…………………………………Format #1 (Brothers) LOVE IS LIKE OXYGENE……………………………Freebass (Freeflow) AMERICA (I LOVE AMERICA) [rm]………………..Full Intention (Stress) EXIT EXIT / INNER SANCTUM……………………..Funky Flirts (Hectic) THE RIGHT WAY………………………………..Eric Gadd (Hevi Floe) SHIPWRECKED………………………………………Genesis (Virgin) IT’S MY LIFE……………………………………..Gigabyte (Spore) STEPPING STONE…………………………..G Love & Special Sauce (-) [tba]…………………………………………Green Day (Reprise) [tba]…………………………….Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (RCA) ENTROPY……………………………………..G.T.B. (Yum Yum/Epic) [tba]…………………..Jools Holland & his R&B Orchestra (Coaltion) GET RUFF……………………………………………Hotbox (Amen) SURE SHOT…………………………………..House Builders (Spore) WORD IS LOVE…………………………….Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley (Silk) SCREAM………………………………………Invisible (Excession) FOOLING WITH MY LOVE [US imp]…………………Gisele Jackson (Waako) HEY GIRL…………………………………….Billy Joel (Columbia) HOW COULD YOU DO THAT………………………………Joshua (Hectic) OBSESSION………………………………………..Lange (Additive) AIN’T THAT JUST THE WAY……………Lutricia McNeal (Wildstar/Telstar) BACKSTABBERS…………………………………..Mark Morrison (WEA) SUNSHINE…………………………..Dr. Motte & Westbam (Low Spirit) YOU CAN’T UNEAT THE APPLE…………………My Life Story (Parlophone) GIVE IT TO ME……………………………..Non-Alains (Un-Disputed) SKY’S THE LIMIT / KICK THE DOOR / GOING BACK TO CALI………………0 …………………………………The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy) THE EQUINOX………………………….Organized Konfusion (Priority) BEST BIT…………………………………….Beth Orton (Heavenly) ADDICTED TO LOVE [rm]…………………………..Robert Palmer (EMI) KEEP YOUR LOVE…………………………………Partizan (Kartoonz) PEACE TRAIN……………………………….Dolly Parton (Universal) FALL DOWN……………………………..Michael Procter (Soul-furic) IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME…………………………….Rakim (Universal) MAKES ME WANNA DANCE……………Rhythm Alliance (Positive Vibrations) THE CHANT (WE R)………………………………..R.I.P. (Satellite) AFTER 12, BEFORE 6……………………….Sam Salter (LaFace/Arista) DEEPER……………………………………..Serious Danger (Fresh) [tba]……………………………………Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) JUST CRUISIN’………………………………..Will Smith (Columbia) ODE TO TODAY…………………………………………..Snug (WEA) THE WAVE………………………………………….Sosa (Additive) I THINK I’M IN LOVE……………………….Spiritualized (Dedicated) JUMP……………………………………………..Edwin Starr (-) STORM………………………………………………….Storm (-) EVERYDAY I FALL APART……………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) ENTER THE SCENE…………..DJ Supreme vs. Rhythm Masters (Distinctive) LA LA LA…………………………….Tranquility Bass (Astralwerks) ANY OLD LOVE……………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM) OPEN YOUR MIND………………………………..U.S.U.R.A. (Malarky) ZEITGEIST EP………………………………………..v.a. (Stress) TITTY TWISTER…………………………………….Viper (Paradise) YOU AND ME SONG [2nd ri]……………………The Wannadies (Indolent) ALANE…………………………………………………Wes (Epic) ENDLESS NAME……………………………..The Wildhearts (Mushroom) IT’S MY LIFE (IT’S MY TURN) [US imp]………….Michelle Wilson (Waako) [tba]………………………………………..Wireless (Chrysalis) CALL ON ME…………………………………Johnny X (Higher State)
DECEMBER :
SPACE MARCH / JAMES BOND THEME…………………………David Arnold …………………………………Leftfield / LTJ Bukem (East West) BAMBOOGIE…………………………………………….Bamboo (VC) BASS ODDITY……………………………………….Bass Oddity (-) [tba]……………………………..The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone) CALL ME……………………..Blackstreet feat. Jay-Z (LaFace/Arista) CASTRO EP……………………………………….Castro (Handmade) BEST LOVE……………………………….The Course (Brothers Org,) NO RESOLVE…………………………………………..Fade (Limbo) SMOKIN’ ME OUT……………………………Warren G (DefJam/Mercury) BE STRONG [rm]………………………………Rosie Gaines (Pop Top) HELL’S PARTY………………………………………Glam (Babushka) THE GROOVE……………….Global Communication & VCF Band (Dedicated) [tba]…………………………………….Goldie (Metalheadz/ffrr) MAHOGANY ROOTS [rm]…………………………..Hardfloor (Harthouse) BELO HORIZONTI [rm]……………………………..The Heartists (VC) I WANNA BE YOUR LADY / MY EYES………………….Hinda Hicks (Island) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) GET UP / WARNING…………………………………J.J. (Stoney Boy) ANGELS & LOVERS………………………………..Howard Jones (Dtox) EVERYTHING CHANGES………………………………..Kapta (Freeflow) ANOTHER DAY……………………………Buckshot Lafonque (Columbia) EXPAND THE ROOM……………………………………The Light (AAA) HIGH………………………….Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) VERTIGO…………………………………………….Loki (Loaded) JUS MEE & U……………………………….Luniz (Noo Trybe/Virgin) DRUGLORD SUPERSTAR……………………..MC Lyte (East West/Atlantic) IS IT REAL?……………………………………Marsha (Diesel/WEA) REACH FOR MY HEART………………………..Massif (Koch Dance Force) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER……………….Miss B feat. Maxine Berry (Klone) HORNY / BAD BOY…………………………..Mousse T (Peppermint Jam) WHEN I DIE / MEGAMIX MEDLEY……………………….No Mercy (Arista) ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) ALL MY TIME.Paid & Live feat. Lauryn Hill & Robert Kool Bell (One World) BOILER……………………………………………..Pob (Seismic) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD…..Iggy Pop (Wall Of Sound/East West) STUKA…………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) THIS IS MY LIFE……………………….Queen Nadine (Academy Street) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) [tba]…………………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) LIFT ME UP……………………………Red 5 (House Nation/Multiply) DANGEROUS…………………………..Busta Rhymes (Violator/Elektra) SO GOOD……………………………..Juliet Roberts (Delirious/RCA) THE ART WORKS EP: LIFESIGNS / PROTOTYPE / CONTROLLING……………..0 …………………………………………Rodd-Y-Ler (Blue Banana) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE [rm]…………….Rollo Goes Mystic (Champion-Cheeky) DREAMS…………………………Smokin’ Beats feat. Lyn Eden (AM:PM) STIK TO YOU……………………..Stik Head & The Stikems (Magnetise) COVER ME………………………………………Sunscreem (Pulse-8) UPSIDE DOWN…………………………………..Annette Taylor (ZYX) NEVER GIVE UP…………………………………………….TBA (-) HERE I COME…………………………………….Thriller U (Adept) 14 HOURS TO SAVE THE EARTH…………Tomski (Firefly/Extravaganza/Edel) I FEEL LOVE……………………………………..Vanessa-Mae (EMI) DO WHAT YOU LIKE / OVERDOSE…………………….Pete Wardman (Shift) MERMAIDS……………………………..Paul Weller (Go!Discs/Island) EVERYTHING SHE WANTS ’97………………………………Wham! (Epic) ANGLES…………………………………Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
JANUARY :
UNDER THE BRIDGE……………………………….All Saints (London) A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED………The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT………..Clock (Power Station/Media/Universal) HIDEAWAY [rm]………………….De’Lacy (Slip’n’Slide/Deconstruction) [tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) MASQUERADE…………………………………………The Fall (Jet) [tba]……………………………………..Photek (Science/Virgin) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………………The Smiles (A&M)
FEBRUARY :
[tba]………………………….The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) [tba]…………………………………………Mansun (Parlophone) BE MY LOVER…………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]……………………………..Texas (Mercury)
MARCH :
NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia)
In this week’s Top 10 there is a new entrs for The Lightning Seeds (Like YouDo – The Best Of, 5), while the Top 3 remains the same at Spice Girls, Verveand Eternal.
Elsewhere in the Top 40 there are new entries for Black Grape (Stupid StupidStupid, 11), Barbara Streisand (Higher Ground, 12), Sting/Police (Very BestOf, 14), Michael Bolton (All That Matters, 20), Sinead O’Connor (So Far.. TheBest Of, 28), and Kenny Rogers (Love Songs, 31).
47. Supergrass – Going Out
After a bit of a hit-and-miss situation with the singles, Caught By The Fuzz(No.43, Oct 94), Mansize Rooster (No.20, Feb 95), Lose It (No.75, Mar 95),things came to the fore with Lenny (No.10, May 95), and Alright (No.2, Jul 95),but then it was months until March 96 when “Going Out” made No.5.
I couldn’t stand Alright as it was played non-stop, but this one was neverplayed enough, and I still remember it being featured in an episode of thesitcom, Game On, as one of the characters has agrophobia, a fear of open spaces.
Since then, it was another long time until they came back with three bighits this year: Richard III, Sun Hits The Sky, and Late in the Day.
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.