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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, pickingout 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, 1 climbers, 1 non-movers & 24 downers
It’s goodbye to : Dunblane, Beck, Sneaker Pimps, Photek, Zee, Dodgy, DJ Kool, Spice Girls, Fountains of Wayne, Foxy Brown featuring Blackstreet, Babyface, Robin S, Peter Andre and Symposium.
And hello to : Braxtons (31), Lamb (30), Fun Lovin Criminals (28), Sean Maguire (27), Beautiful South (23), Sheryl Crow (22), Puff Daddy featuring Mase (19), Whitney Houston (16), Seal (13), Tall Paul (12), Pet Shop Boys (9), Madonna (7), B.B.E. (5), Backstreet Boys (4) and R.Kelly (2).
(* – 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)
31. Braxtons – The Boss
Yes, they are the three sisters of Toni.
27. Sean Maguire – Today’s The Day :O ===
Hmmm..what to make of Sean Maguire’s records… Not a lot really, and thisone is particularly bad, sounding as if he’s trying to do a Blur.
23. Beautiful South – Blackbird on the Wire *
A slow and sombre song with Paul Heaton on vocals. Quite effective.
22. Sheryl Crow – Hard to Make a Stand
Third single from Sheryl’s self-titled album, and very average it is too.
13. Seal – Fly Like an Eagle
If I remember rightly, this one’s taken from the “Space Jam” soundtrack. Nottoo bad, but there’s not much to get excited about here. The song blends intolines from “Crazy” towards the end.
9. Pet Shop Boys – Red Letter Day * !!!
Song of the week goes to the Pet Shop Boys, with a song in which we’re allwaiting for the Red Letter Day. It starts nicely with a build up from theMoscow Choir, and then runs into typical PSB territory.
It’s been reported in today’s paper (30/3/97) that Chris Lowe isn’t looking toowell, and that recently when he was out and about with Neil Tennant, and theywere photographed, he wasn’t noticed, and only had his picture taken becausethey recognised Neil. More news as it happens…
7. Madonna – Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Third single from Maddie’s film “Evita”. Another Suitcase, another all,another Top 10 hit, and another video shown perfectly in 2.35:1
5. B.B.E. – Flash
Follow-up to B.B.E.’s “Seven Days and One Week” and in similar fashion toMadonna, another 2.35:1 video. This could catch on… 🙂
2. R.Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
Another song taken from the soundtrack to “Space Jam”, the cartoon/filmstarring Michael Jordan, Bill Murray and Bugs Bunny.
1. Spice Girls – Mama/Who Do You Think You Are *3rd Week at No.1*
Both tracks are taken from their semi-eponymously titled album, “Spice”.
“Mama” was released to cash in on Mother’s Day (ie. March 9th this year),and “Who Do You Think You Are ?” was released as the official 1997 single forComic Relief, the video being a collaboration with Spice Girls lookalikes, theSugar Lumps, played by Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Kathy Burke, Lulu, andone other who I’ve never seen before.
This single now makes 6 in a row going straight in at No.1, with the liststanding as :
(* – my current favourites)
March 17th :
NEUE FRANKFURTER ELEKTRONIK SCHULE 1991…………Air Liquide (Harvest) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN……………………………Antonina (Magnet) LOVIN’ (LET ME LOVE YOU)…………………..Apache Indian (Coalition) ANYWHERE FOR YOU…………………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) SILENT SISTER — SILENT SINGERS…………………..Ballroom (Mother) FLASH / SEVEN DAYS AND ONE WEEK [rm]………………….BBE (Positiva) BLACKBIRD ON A WIRE…………………..The Beautiful South (Go!Discs) IF I REMEMBER………………………………………Benz (RCA-HRL) BICYCLE RACE………………………………..Blossom (Control/Edel) THE BOSS…………………………………..The Braxtons (Atlantic) ISN’T IT FUNNY?………………………………..Broken Soul (Vague) FUNK ME……………………………………………Clank (Faze-2) TOO YOUNG………………………………………Coade (Silvertone) DO IT NOW [ri]………………………………………Coast (Sugar) NOT IN BLUE……………………………….Confucius Says (Koch UK) HARD TO MAKE A STAND……………………………..Sheryl Crow (A&M) ANGEL………………………………………Daisy Dee (Club Tools) MILLION DOLLAR LOVE………………………………Dub War (Earache) INTO THE FIRE / INTO THE DEEP……………………………………. ………………….Floor Federation vs. Disco Sluts (Fourth&Broadway) SHE SMOKES, SHE DRINKS, SHE WRITES POETRY…………….Flyscreen (MCA) KING OF NEW YORK………….Fun Lovin’ Criminals (Difontaine/Chrysalis) NARRA MINE [rm]…………………………………Genaside II (ffrr) DIAMOND DEW…………………………Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Fontana) GUILTY………………………………….Gravity Kills (TVT/Virgin) I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME…………………….Whitney Houston (Arista) LET ME BE YOUR WORM…………………………Hydra (Hi-Life/Polydor) TAKING ON THE MONSTERS EP…………………………….IDK (Earache) TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS……………………………….Jamaica (RAK) LOVE (IS A WONDERFUL THING)………………………….Karess (Fresh) PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX………………………Brian Kennedy (RCA) MEXICAN WAVE…………………………………….Kerbdog (Fontana) GORECKI……………………………………………Lamb (Fontana) I HAVE NO FEAR……………………………Le Monde (Bluemusic/Stip) TODAY’S THE DAY…………………………..Sean Maguire (Parlophone) I’M NOT FEELING YOU……………………….Yvette Michele (Loud/RCA) JAHBAR / SPRING……………………………………..Muki (Mantra) NEVER LOST HIS HARDCORE……………………………NRG (Top Banana) MONKEY SONG…………………………..Number One Cup (Blue Rose/V2) IF…………………………………………..One Inch Punch (Hut) WE LIKE TO PARTY……………………Party Animals (Mokum/Roadrunner) TO BE THE ONE……………………………Passion Star (MGL/Granite) YOU AND I………………………………………Perfume (Big Star) A RED LETTER DAY…………………………Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone) WALLS (CIRCUS)…………………………….Tom Petty (Warner Bros.) STAY WITH ME…………………Richie Rich & Esera Tuaolo (NFL/Castle) THE JOOSE IS COMING SOON — CAN’T KEEP LIVING THIS WAY……………… …………………………………………Rootjoose (Rage/Avex UK) BREAK IT UP…………………………………..Scooter (Club Tools) FLY LIKE AN EAGLE………………………………………Seal (WEA) FUNKANESTIC…………………………………….Shadowman (Faze-2) DO YOU WANNA FUNK……………………………….Siona (Urgent/BMG) LOCAL BOY (IN THE PHOTOGRAPH)…………………….Stereophonics (V2) OUT OF THE SUNLIGHT………………………………Sterling (Mantra) YOU LOVE YOU……………………………………..Subcircus (Echo) ROK DA HOUSE……………………………………….Tall Paul (VC) TOWARDS THE EVENING STAR…………………….Tangerine Dream (When!) LOVE DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE…………………..Luther Vandross (Epic) HEY COME ON……………………………………..Verbena (Setanta) JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH………………………..Sam Walker (Pro-Activ) BEGINNER………………………………………Westpier (Indolent) LIKE A PRAYER / DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA….Who’s That Girl (Almighty) AIN’T WE FUNKIN’ NOW / WHIPPED UP TO FUNK…….Work In Progress (Unity) GOOD MORNIN’……………………………….You Am I (Warner Bros.)
March 24th :
GOTTA BE YOU………………………………………..3T (MJJ/Epic) SARA SMILE………………………………..After 7 (Virgin America) THE CLEARING………………………Arab Strap (Chemikal Underground) ROK DA FONKY BEAT / CAN’T GET ENOUGH………………..Basco (Concrete) HE’S ALL THAT’S GREAT ABOUT POP…………………….Bawl (Dependent) I’M GONNA GET TO YOU……………………….Andy Blackwood (Eternal) GHETTO SMILE………………………..B-Legit feat. Daryl Hall (Jive) BIG APPLE BOOGALOO…………………Brooklyn Funk Essentials (Dorado) FREE ME……………………………………………Cast (Polydor) BABY SAID I…………………………………Catch 22 (Serious One) NORTH COUNTRY BOY…………………..The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) BLOCK ROCKIN’ BEATS……..The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin) CARE ABOUT YOU………………………Naimee Coleman (Lime/Chrysalis) THE CYPHER: PART III……………….Frankie Cutlass (Relativity/Epic) THE WINNING TICKET…………………………..John Digweed (Jackpot) TAKE A RUN AT THE SUN – HAND IT OVER…….Dinosaur Jr. (Blanco Y Negro) DANCIN’ ALL NIGHT…………………………..Full Intention (Stress) HIP SHAKIN’…………………………Mike Henderson (Dead Reckoning) OH MY HEARTLESS (EP) ………………………….Hopper (Factory Too) CAREFUL……………………………………………Horse (Stress) GLASSES…………………………………Chris Jarvis (Blue Banana) BOOM BOOM (LET’S GO BACK TO MY RTOOM)…………Joshua (Academy Street) JUST PLAYIN’…………………………………….JT Playaz (Pukka) TAKERE………………………………….Salif Keita (Mango/Island) PUT THE MESSAGE IN THE BOX………………………Brian Kennedy (RCA) SUPER REAL FICTION………………………….Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) WHERE CAN I FIND LOVE………………….Livin’ Joy (Undiscovered/MCA) YOUR SELFISH WAYS………………………………Locust (Apollo/R&S) YOU DON’T LOVE ME ANYMORE……………………….The Mavericks (MCA) I’M NOT FEELING YOU……………………….Yvette Michele (Loud/RCA) CAMOUFLAGE…………………………..Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope) HIT ‘EM HIGH (THE MONSTARS’ ANTHEM)..The Monstars [B Real, Busta Rhymes, ……………..Coolio, LL Cool J, Method Man] (Warner Sunset/Atlantic) DA DA DA………………………………………Nervous (Grapevine) D.I.S.C.O…………………………..N-Trance (All Around The World) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) GONE AWAY………………………………….The Offspring (Epitaph) TECHNO SOLUTION / TOO DEEP…………………….DJ Philip (Addfitive) SPACE JAM………………………………..Quad City DJs (East West) BELLISSIMA / I HAVE A DREAM………DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) CONSIDERATION………………………………………Reef (Sony S) I DON’T KNOW…………………………………Ruth (Arc/PolyGramTV) WOMAN IN LOVE…………………………………..Rebekah Ryan (MCA) 30 DEGREES BELOW………………………………….Santa Cruz (MCA) FREAK………………………………..Silverchair (Murmur/Columbia) MY ENEMY…………………………………..Solar Race (Silvertone) WHAT WOULD WE DO?……………………………..Sol Brothers (Fresh) THE WAY I FEEL…………………Soundhouse & Tom Wilson (Fire Island) SHATTERPROOF……………………………………..Soundman (Image) BITTERSWEET………………………………….Lewis Taylor (Island) GOOD MORNIN’……………………………….You Am I (Warner Bros.)
April 1st :
BORN & RAISED (IN THE GHETTO)…………………………2am Jam (EMI) 18 TIL I DIE…………………………………….Bryan Adams (A&M) YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY…………………Schola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) TUNING UP…………………………….Ballistic Brothers (Soundboy) URBAN HAZE EP………………………….Basement Jaxx (Atlantic Jax) TAKE YOUR BODY…………………………….Basscamp (Junior Cheeky) ELECTRO SHOCK FOR PRESIDENT……………………Brainiac (Touch & Go) SOMETIMES……………………………..The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) I DON’T WANT TO………………………..Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) SOUND OF EDEN / BAD APPLE…………………………….Casino (Worx) NEMESIS………………………………..Children Of Dub (Diversity) WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE………………………………Daphne (Stress) EYE……………………………………………Deep Sound (Sperm) IT’S NO GOOD…………………………………..Depeche Mode (Mute) GINGER & FREE……………David Devant & His Spirit Wife (Rhythm King) FOOTPRINT………………….Disco Citizens (Modena/Extravaganza/Edel) CUERDAS (STRINGS)…………………………..Dizzy (East West Dance) GET INTO THE MUSIC [rm]……..DJ’s Rule feat. Karen Brown (Distinctive) ALFIE……………………………………………….Don (London) THE BEAT………………………………………..Dreamon (Downboy) TNT FOR THE BRAIN………………………………….Enigma (Virgin) THE PARTY / SPACE………………………………..Fletch (Additive) POLE POSITION……………………………Folk Implosion (Communion) WHAT IS FRUIT?……………………………Fruit (One Little Indian) FIRED UP!……………………………Funky Green Dogs (Twisted/MCA) PUTTIN’ A RUSH ON ME…………………………..Future Force (AM:PM) WE HAVE EXPLOSIVE………………..The Future Sound Of London (Virgin) BMF………………………………………Golden (Fourth&Broadway) HONDY (NO ACCESS)………………………………..Hondy (Manifesto) ECHO EXIT…………………………………………Ken Ishii (R&S) FOREVER MORE…………………………..Puff Johnson (Work/Columbia) THE OUTDOOR TYPE………………………….The Lemonheads (Atlantic) (THEME FROM) WE ARE THE EGRETS………..Lizard Music (World Domination) HIDDEN SUN OF VENUS…………………………………LSG (Platipus) NAKED EYE…………………….Luscious Jackson (Grand Royal/Capitol) TO LIVE & DIE IN LA…………………Makaveli [aka 2pac] (Interscope) SKOOL’S OUT…………………..Mekon feat. Schoolly D (Wall Of Sound) FILMSTAR…………………………………………Mulu (Dedicated) DARKMAN…………………………………………Nana (Urban/ffrr) SOMEONE’S DAUGHTER………………Beth Orton (Heavenly/Deconstruction) MY LOVE IS DEEP [rm]………………………..Sara Parker (Manifesto) I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE……………..Paul Parker & Angie Gold (Klone) LET’S GROOVE / MAKIN’ A MOVIE………………….Phat & Phunky (Chase) THE WORLD AND HIS DOG……………………..Picture House (Koch Int.) MR. BIG STUFF…………..Queen Latifah, Shades & Free (Motown/Polydor) MESS AROUND……………………………….Redd Kross (This Way Up) PSYKODELIC…………………………….Restless Soul (Slip’n’Slide) CHERYL………………………………………Roc (Shamrock/Virgin) WOLF [rm]……………………………………..Shy FX (Ebony/SOUR) DO YOU WANNA FUNK?………………………………Siona (Urgent/BMG) UNDERWATER LOVE………………………………….Smoke City (Jive) 4-D EP: THAT WASN’T THERE BEFORE……………..Sonus (Sonus/Dedicated) BE WITH U…………..Soul Creation feat. Dee Holloway (Minimal/Dorado) SECRET GARDEN [ri]……………………..Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) VIC ACID………………………………………Squarepusher (Warp) ABSURD……………………………………Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2) YOU LOVE YOU – U LOVE U……………………………Subcircus (Echo) DO IT NOW…………………………………………..Sugar (Sugar) RICHARD III………………………………..Supergrass (Parlophone) CAN WE………………………………………………..SWV (Jive) LIGHT EMITTING ELECTRICAL WAVE………….These Animal Men (Hut/Virgin) NOTHING IS FOREVER…………………Ultracynic (All Around The World) I WILL BE RELEASED…………………..Up Yer Ronson (Hi-Life/Polydor) JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH………………………..Sam Walker (Pro-Activ) GET BACK HOME……………………………Andy White (Cooking Vinyl)
April 7th :
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE……………….2pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg (Mercury) I FALL DOWN……………………………………….30 Amp Fuse (-) ON & ON………………………………Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) SONG 2……………………………………..Blur (Food/Parlophone) WISHING FROM THE TOP [ri]…………………………Dana Bryant (WEA) [tba]………………………………………The Carter Twins (RCA) TOO YOUNG………………………………….Coade (Treasure Island) FLOWER……………………………………..Marcella Detroit (AAA) REVERENCE………………………………………Faithless (Cheeky) HAVANA…………………………………………..Kenny G (Arista) NOT AN ADDICT [ri]……………………………….K’s Choice (Epic) LOVE TRAVELS………………………………..Kathy Mattea (Mercury) GROOVEBIRD [rm]…………………Natural Born Grooves (Heat/Positiva) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU………………………………New Edition (MCA) THE SAINT………………………………………….Orbital (ffrr) OPEN PLAN GO BLACK JESUS………………………Profondo Rosso (Neat) MAN IN THE MOON……………….Ragga & The Jack Magic Orchestra (EMI) SCARED (THE LONELY TRAVELLER) [ri]……………….Slacker (Loaded/XL) PUPPET MASTER…………………………….Soul Assassins (Columbia) LAZY………………………………………………..Suede (Nude) SMILE [rr]………………………The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) HALO……………………………………………..Texas (Mercury) LET’S GET DOWN…………………………..Tony, Toni, Ton (Mercury) U16 GIRLS…………………………………..Travis (Independiente) ALL ZONES EP: ALL ZONES [TRY & SHORTEE BLITZ] / IT’S YOUR MOVE [RAM Z] / ………………………………………………v.a. (Freakstreet) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) OUTTASIDE (OUTTA MIND)…………………………Wilco (Sire/Reprise)
April 14th :
PURE……………………………………..3 Colours Red (Creation) SPEEP TO DREAM………………………….Fiona Apple (Work/Columbia) DON’T LEAVE ME…………………………….Blackstreet (Interscope) AROUND THE WORLD………………………………..Daft Punk (Virgin) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) SENSATIONAL…………………………..Michelle Gayle (1st Ave./RCA) NIGHTLIFE……………………………….Kenickie (Emidisc/Premier) JUST A GIRL [ri]……………………………..No Doubt (Interscope) YOU’RE NOT ALONE………………………………………Olive (RCA) BILL…………………………..Peggy Scott-Adams (Secret Love/Dome) GOTTA LOVE FOR YOU…………………..Serial Diva (Sound Of Ministry) FEVERPITCH – THE E.P.: THERE SHE GOES [THE LA’S] / GOIN’ BACK [THE PRETENDERS] / HOW CAN WE HANG ON TO A DREAM [ORLANDO] / [NICK HORNBY READING]…………………………………….v.a. (Blanco Y Negro) HIT [ri]………………………………….The Wannadies (Indolent) OLD BEFORE I DIE………………………..Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
April 21st :
SOMEONE ALWAYS GETS THERE FIRST [ri]……………..Bennet (Roadrunner) THE PROPHET……………………………..CJ Bolland (Internal/ffrr) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER [ri]…………………..D:ream (East West) IN MY BED………………Dru Hill (Island Black Music/Fourth&Broadway) GOING OUT OF MY HEAD…………………………..Fat Boy Slim (Skint) PRISONER OF THE PAST……………………….Prefab Sprout (Columbia) CAN’T KEEP LIVING THIS WAY………………….Rootjoose (Rage/Avex UK) MAKE ME WANNA DIE………………………….Tricky (Fourth&Broadway)
April 28th :
HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY………………………..Az Yet (LaFace/Arista) LOVE WON’T WAIT………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) DOG ON WHEELS………………………………..Belle & Sebastian (-) SINK TO THE BOTTOM…………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) EXTREMIS…………………………Hoe [?] feat. Gillian Anderson (-) ALRIGHT………………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S) LOVE SHINE A LIGHT…………………….Katrina & The Waves (Eternal) What did I say about the Grand Prix? TAXLOSS……………………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) HYPNOTIZE……………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista) LOVE IS THA LAW……………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen)
May 5th :
THE BOY DONE GOOD / SUGAR DADDY…………..Billy Bragg (Cooking Vinyl) UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN……………………….Richard Marx (Capitol) GOSPEL OAK EP: THIS IS TO MOTHER YOU…………Sinad O’Connor (Ensign) KOWALSKI………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) SHE HAD ME………………………………..Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2)
May 12th :
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO) – SAY GOODBYE TO LOVE………….. ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) After delaying release for 6 weeks they haven’t yet decided which title to use … The song is crap anyway! UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra)
May 19th :
CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) Scrap the Grand Prix Eurovision De La Chanson, just scrap it! GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW [rm]…………Viola Wills (Radio Wave)
May 26th :
MMMBOP…………………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE……………………..Marilyn Manson (Interscope) STAR……………………………………..Primal Scream (Creation)
Other forthcoming releasesAPRIL
O LUCKY YOU / WAKE UP BOO……………………….2 Hope 4 (Euphoric) ONE IN A MILLION………………………………..Aaliyah (Atlantic) THE DOUBLE TAKE EP: FEEL GOOD / TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY / CONSTANT CRAVING. …………………………………………………Abigail (Klone) MADDENING………………………………….Acacia (WEA-Radarscope) FALLING……………………………………….Ant & Dec (Telstar) ROSES ARE RED………………………………………….Aqua (MCA) FUNKY ASS MUSIC…………………………………..Aquanauts (Zoom) FUTURE’S OVERRATED………………………………Arkarna (Fume/WEA) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS – CORNERSHOP…………….Baby Bird (Echo) RAIN……………………………………………Baby Fox (Malawi) HOT’N’STEAMY…………………………………….Bianca (Almighty) LOVE IS ALL………………………………Mary J. Blige (Universal) AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS………………..Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S) AUTOMATIC LOVER………………………………..Borsetta (Neoteric) [tba]………………………………………..Toby Bourke (Aegean) I FORGIVE YOU……………………………………Sam Brown (Demon) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) LOVEFOOL [rm]……………The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor) [reissued due to use in `Romeo & Juliet’ OST] MIGHTY LOVE……………………………………Lorraine Cato (MCA) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT………………Club Artists United (Millenium) I NEED……………………………..Colour System Inc. (Soundproof) KILLIN’ TIME……………………………Tina Cousins (Eastern Bloc) SCREAM EP……………………………………Mr. Da (Dust II Dust) NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE………………………………… ………………………….Steven Dante & Juliet Roberts (Delirious) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) TO BE LOVED……………………………Luce Drayton (Whatever/Edel) DAY-O………………………………………..Dub Train (Planet 3) IF I CHANGED MY MIND…………………..Ebony & Phoebe One (Soultown) SUSAN’S HOUSE……………………………………Eels (Dreamworks) SUPERNATURAL………………………….Kim English (Hi-Life/Polydor) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Flavour (-) [tba]………………………………….Roddy Frame (Independiente) I WANNA BE WITH YOU / DON’T GO AWAY [rm] / CELEBRATION……………… ……………………………………………Fun Factory (Regular) ONLY YOU…………………………..Funk Essentials (Soundproof/MCA) SPACEFUCK…………………………………..Headrillaz (Pussyfoot) WE’RE NOT ALONE / PLUMP…………………………..H.H.C. (Perfecto) STEP INTO MY WORLD………………………….Hurricane #1 (Creation) DO WATCHA DO [ri]………………Hyper Go-Go feat. Adeva (Distinctive) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (SO GOOD)…………………Hypno Tek (Kubik/Pioneer) WATCH ME DO MY THING……………………………….Immature (Loud) FURYO………………………………………….Kayashi (Additive) MAGICK………………………………………….Keoki (Moonshine) CAKE………………………………………Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) ONE MORE TIME……………………Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King (4 Liberty) UNTIL THE DAY………………………………The Knowledge (Suntune) STEP INTO OUR WORLD…………………………………KRS One (Jive) SMALL TOWN BOY………………………………………..Legato (F1) YOU SHOWED ME……………………………..Lightning Seeds (Virgin) SAY WHAT YOU WANT………………………………Lipstick (Almighty) DISCO LIFE (CHECK DIS OUT)…..Jean Philippe Aviance pres. Logan (Sharp) REMEMBER……………………………………………Loren (Props) THE HONEYMOON IS OVER……………Louchie Lou & Michie One (Indochina) ROLL THE DICE…………………………………..Lunatic Calm (MCA) [tba]……………………………………Machine Head (Roadrunner) RADIO FREEDOM…………………………..Millennium (Monster Sounds) I LIKE IT…………………………………….Angel Moraes (AM:PM) THE KNACK – YOU BETTER……………………..Mount Rushmore (Dance 2) TO YOU I BESTOW [ri]………………………………….Mundy (Epic) INSANITY…………………………………………..Nikki C (Vale) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU……………………………….Nonchalant (MCA) CAN’T STOP……………………………..Nootropic (Hi-Life/Polydor) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT…………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY…………………………….North & South (RCA) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) FOREVER GIRL…………………………………………..OTT (Epic) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND…………………………Robert Owens (Perfecto) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY……………….Robert Owens (Musical Directions) REBOUND………………………………………….Personlle (LMP) AMOUR…………………………The Porn Kings (All Around The World) LIVING IN ECSTASY…………………………………Fonda Rae (Wave) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) INTOXICATION……………………………..React II Rhythm (Jackpot) CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE……………………………Real DJ (Nukleuz) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) MUEVA LA CADERA – MOVE YOUR BODY REMIXES……….Reel 2 Real (Positiva) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS……………………….Republica (Deconstruction) WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER……………………………..Rialto (East West) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN…………………….Sapphire (Earth Music/WEA) LOSE HER NOW…………..Secret Motion feat. Shelley Nelson (Coalition) STRONGER TOGETHER……………………………Sian (Hi-Life/Polydor) MONEY’S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION [rm]……………..Simply Red (East West) SPACE FUNK PROJECT……………………………Bob Sinclair (Yellow) SHARE THE FALL [rm] / NEW FORMS………………Roni Size (Talkin Loud) BRAZEN……………………………Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) MY GIRL KEITH………………………………….Snug (Warner Bros.) SHINE…………………………………..Space Brothers (Manifesto) SUPERSTAR………………………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) NOBODY………………………………………Keith Sweat (Elektra) U GOT THE LOVE………………….Sweet Mercy feat. Joe Roberts (Bush) MORNING LIGHT…………………………………Team Deep (Multiply) MY SPIRIT…………………………………………Tilt (Perfecto) STARING AT THE SUN…………………………………….U2 (Island) BREAK MY STRIDE………………………………Unique II (Dancepool) YOU AND I…………………………….Way Out West (Deconstruction) SEX LIFE………………………………Geoffrey Williams (Hands On) HARD CARGO………………………………….Paul Young (East West) MYSTERY LAND [rm]……………………………………..Y Traxx (-) REQUEST LINE………………………………..Zhan (Illtown/Motown)
MAY
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY……………………………..Celtus (Sony S) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) WONDERFUL TONIGHT………………………………..Damage (Big Life) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………………………Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) [tba]……………………………….Super Furry Animals (Creation) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) BEAUTIFUL DREAM……………………………………World Party (-)
JUNE
SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE……………………….The Hormones (Banana/V2) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) [tba]……………………………………………Subcircus (Echo)
AUGUST
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA)
This week sees low new entries into the Top 40 chart for Mary Black’s “Shine”at 33, amd Live’s “Secret Samadhi” at 31.
The Beautiful South go back into the Top 10 at No.10 with “Blue is the Colour”,and the highest new entry is Eternal’s “Before the Rain” at no.3. The top twostay the same with the Bee Gees’ “Still Waters” still not being able to knockthose Spice Girls off the top slot.
March 17th :
March 24th :
13. Tina Arena – Sorrento Moon (I Remember)
It has to be said, and surely no-one can disagree that Tina Arena put out 3of the worst singles ever in 1995 with “Chains”, “Heaven Help My Heart” anda cover of “Show Me Heaven”.
Then how refreshing to get a No.22 in August 1996 for this vastly underratedand underplayed tune to get your foot tapping and to make you singalong tothe chorus. I’m sure anyone who’s heard this will agree, but I’ve a horriblefeeling that a number of people just won’t have heard this at all…
Meanwhile, in 1997, radio stations all over the country are still playing“Chains”. AAAARRRGGGHH!
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.