April 10, 2020

 

 

 

 

In October, Dina Carroll, reached No.16,

with ‘One, Two, Three’, on 1st Avenue.

Also, in October, ‘Perfect 10’, on Go! Discs,

gave Beautiful South, a Top 2.

 

In September, ‘Are You That Somebody’, on Atlantic,

for Aaliyah, peaked at No.11.

And in December, ‘War Of Nerves’, on London,

gave All Saints, a No.7.

 

In April, ‘Take Your Partner By The Hand’, a No.74,

for Howie B Featuring Robbie Robertson, on Polydor.

And in May, ‘Nice & Slow’, on LaFace,

gave Usher, a US No.1 & UK No.24.

 

In May, Hinda Hicks, reached No.19,

on Island, with ‘You Think You Own Me’.

And in June, ‘Got The Feelin’, on RCA,

gave Five, a Top 3.

 

In January, ‘All Around The World’, on Creation,

gave Oasis, a No.1 entry.

And in March, ‘I’m Ready’, on A&M,

for Bryan Adams, peaked at No.20.

 

In March, Shed Seven, climbed to No.11,

with ‘She Left Me On Friday’, on Polydor.

And in September, ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’,

for Aerosmith, on Columbia, a gold selling US No.1 & UK Top 4.

 

In September, ‘It’s True’, on Interscope,

reached No.24, for Queen Pen.

And in December, ‘Searchin’ My Soul’, on Epic,

gave Vonda Shephard, a Top 10.

 

In October, ‘Cruel Summer’, on London,

peaked at No.8, for Ace Of Base.

And in November, ‘Human Beings’, on Warner Brothers,

gave Seal, a Top 50 place.

 

In June, ‘Don’t Come Home Too Soon’,

on A&M, a No.15, for Del Amitri.

And in December, ‘She Wants You’, on Innocent,

gave Billie Piper, a Top 3.

 

In June, ‘Play That Funky Music’, on Eagle,

gave Thunder, a No.39.

And in December, ‘Big Big World’, on Universal,

took Emilia, to the Top 5 line.

 

In April, Louise, peaked at No.11,

with ‘All That Matters’, on 1st Avenue.

And in October, Alanis Morissette, made the Top 5,

on Maverick, with ‘Thank U’.

 

In August, Morcheeba, peaked at No.38,

on China, with ‘Part Of The Process’.

And in October, ‘Car Wash’, on MCA,

gave Rose Royce Featuring Gwen Dickey, a No.8 success.

 

 

 

 

April 9, 2020

 

 

 

 

In 69, ‘He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother’,

on Parlophone, gave The Hollies, a No.1.

And in 86, ‘Heartache All Over The World’,

made No.45, on Rocket, for Elton John.

 

In 70, Arrival, reached No.16,

on Decca, with ‘I Will Survive’.

And in 09, Hopes & Fears, on RCA,

gave Will Young, a No.65.

 

In 86, Talk Talk, peaked at No.48,

with ‘Living In Another World’, on EMI.

And in 89, ‘Do The Right Thing’, on 10Ten,

was a No.13, for Redhead Kingpin & The FBI.

 

In 78, ‘Hard Road’, on Vertigo,

gave Black Sabbath a No.33.

And in 99, All Blue, reached No.73,

with ‘Prisoner’, on Wea.

 

In 71, The Velvelettes, on Tamla Motown,

made No.34, with ‘These Things Will Keep Me Loving You’.

And in 95, ‘Never Knew Love’, on Fontana,

for Oleta Adams, rose to No.22.

 

In 66, The Byrds, made No.15,

with ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ EP, on CBS.

And in 86, ‘Think For A Minute’, on Go! Discs,

gave The Housemartins, a No.18 success.

 

In 69, The Four Tops, on Tamla Motown,

reached No.11, with ‘Do What You Gotta Do’.

And in 89, ‘The Living Years’, on Wea,

for Mike & The Mechanics, a gold-selling US No.1 & UK Top 2.

 

In 92, ‘Home Sweet Home’, on Elektra,

peaked at No.37, for Motley Crue.

And in 08, ‘Chasing Pavements’, on XL Recordings,

gave Adele, a Top 2.

 

In 85, Freddie Mercury, rose to No.1,

with ‘Living On My Own’, on CBS.

And in 08, Kanye West, made the Top 10,

on Roc-A-Fella, with ‘Heartless’.

 

In 94, ‘Inside’, on White Water,

gave Stiltskin, a No.1 place.

And in 95, ‘Living In Danger’, made No.18,

on Metronome, for Ace Of Base.

 

In 68, ‘Ain’t Got No-I Got Life’/’Do What You Gotta Do’,

made No.2, on RCA, for Nina Simone.

And in 81, The Specials, had a gold-selling, 3 week No.1,

with Ghost Town, on 2 Tone.

 

In 70, Stevie Wonder, on Tamla Motown,

took ‘Heaven Help Us All’, to the No.29 lane.

And in 91, George Michael, reached No.31,

on Epic, with ‘Heal The Pain’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 72, Hurricane Smith, on Columbia,

made the Top 4, with ‘Oh Babe What Would You Say’.

And in 86, ‘Oh, People’, reached No.26,

for Patti Labelle, on MCA.

 

In 65, ‘Oh No Not My Baby’, on HMV,

gave Manfred Mann, a No.11.

And in 06, ‘Oh! What A Girl’, on Simplyred.com,

for Simply Red, peaked at No.57.

 

In 71, ‘Oh You Pretty Thing’, reached No.12,

for Peter Noone, on Rak,

And in 83, ‘Oh Diane’, on Warner Brothers,

made No.9, for Fleetwood Mac.

 

In 81, ‘Oh No’, on Motown,

gave The Commodores, a No.44.

And in 03, Erasure peaked at No.13,

on Mute, with ‘Oh L’amour’.

 

In 80, Roxy Music, made the Top 5,

with ‘Oh Yeah (On The Radio)’, on Polydor.

And in 85, ‘Oh Loiuse’, on London,

gave Junior, a No.74.

 

In 59, Neil Sedaka, reached the Top 3,

with ‘Oh Carol’, on RCA.

And in 78, ‘Oh What A Circus’, on Mercury,

gave David Essex, a gold-selling, Top 3 play.

 

In 85, Change, peaked at No.56,

with ‘Oh What A Feeling’, on Cooltempo.

And in 93, Nirvana, climbed to No.12,

with ‘Oh The Guilt’, on Touch & Go’.

 

In 54, Eddie Fisher, had a US No.1 & UK No.9,

with ‘Oh My Papa’, on HMV.

And in 57, ‘Oh Boy’, on Coral,

gave The Crickets, a Top 3.

 

In 90, Paul Young, rose to No.25,

with ‘Oh Girl’, on CBS.

And in 96, ‘Oh Yeah’, on Infectious,

gave Ash, a No.6 success.

 

In 04, ‘Oh My God’, on B Unique,

gave The Kaiser Chiefs, a Top 6.

And in 06, ‘Oh Mandy’, on Radiate,

at No.54, for The Spinto Band, ends this mix.

 

 

 

 

 

April 8, 2020

 

 

 

 

In January, ‘Different World’, on EMI,

gave Iron Maiden, a Top 3.

And in May, Shirley Bassey, made No.37,

on Lock, Stock & Barrel, with ‘The Living Tree’.

 

In February, ‘Say It Right’, on Polydor,

gave Nelly Furtado, a US No.1 & UK Top 10 seller.

And in September, ‘Are You Trying To Be Lonely’,

on Acid Jazz, a No.31, for Andy Lewis & Paul Weller.

 

In August, The Foo Fighters, peaked at No.8,

with ‘The Pretender’, on RCA.

And in October, ‘Potential Break Up Song’,

on Hollywood/Angel, made No.22, for Aly & AJ.

 

In January, ‘Starz In Their Eyes’, on Mercury,

for Just Jack, reached No.2.

And in December, at No.32, were The Stereophonics,

with ‘My Friends’, on V2.

 

In June, Twang, reached No.8,

with ‘Either Way’, on B Unique/Polydor.

And in November, ‘Inconsolable’, on Jive,

gave, The Backstreet Boys, a No.24.

 

In March, The Sugababes, made No.1,

on Fascination/Island, with ‘Walk This Way’.

And in December, Christine Aguilera,

was at No.39, with ‘Hurt’, on RCA.

 

In April, ‘Don’t Matter’, on Universal,

for Akon, a US No.1 & UK Top 3.

And in November, Swedish singer – Robyn,

peaked at No.17, on Konichiwa, with ‘Handle Me’.

 

In April, ‘Wild World’, on Island,

took Cat Stevens to No.52.

And also, in April, Erasure made No.21, on Mute,

with ‘I Could Fall In Love With You’.

 

In January, U2, reached the Top 4,

on Mercury, with ‘Window In The Skies’.

And in October, The Killers, peaked at No.13,

also on Mercury, with ‘Tranquilize’.

 

In February, ‘Alfie’, on Regal,

gave Lily Allen, a No.15 place.

And in March, Ciara, reached No.16,

with ‘Like A Boy’, on LaFace.

 

In March, Joss Stone, peaked at No.28,

on Relentless, with ‘Tell Me About It’.

And in November, Australian group – Pendulum,

on Warner Brothers, made No.29, with ‘Granite’.

 

In February, The Kaiser Chiefs, made No.1,

with ‘Ruby’, on B Unique/Polydor.

And in December, ‘Fairytale Of New York’, on Warner Brothers,

gave The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl, a Top 4.

 

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 91, ‘Make It Tonight’, on Precious Organisation,

gave Wet Wet Wet, a No.37.

And in 02, ‘Make It Good’, on Columbia,

for A1, reached No.11.

 

In 96, ‘Make The World Go Round’, on Champion,

was a Top 20, for Sandy B.

And in 05, ‘Make Things Right’, on XL Recordings,

gave Lemon Jelly, a No.33.

 

In 70, Bread, had a US No.1 & UK Top 5,

on Elektra, with ‘Make It With You’.

And in 2000, ‘Make It Right’, on London,

gave Christian Falk Featuring Demetreus, a No.22.

 

In 54, ‘Make Her Mine’, on Capitol,

gave Nat ‘King’ Cole, a No.11.

And in 78, ‘Making Up Again’, on Bronze,

for Goldie, reached No.7.

 

In 99, ‘Make Up Your Mind’, on Pepper,

for Bass Jumpers, rose to No.44.

And in 07, ‘Makes Me Wonder’, made the Top 2,

for Maroon 5, on A&M/Polydor.

 

In 66, Eddy Arnold, peaked at No.8,

with ‘Make The World Go Away’, on RCA.

And in 89, Skipworth & Turner, made the Top 60,

with ‘Make It Last’, on Fourth & Broadway.

 

In 53, ‘Make It Soon’, on Columbia,

gave Tony Brent, a No 9.

And in 90, Shamen, climbed to No.2,

on One Little Indian, with ‘Make It Mine’.

 

In 80, The Scorpions, reached No.72,

on Harvest, with ‘Make It Real’.

And in 03, Ocean Colour Scene, made No.35,

on Sanctuary, with ‘Make The Deal’.

 

In 03, Room 5 Featuring Oliver Cheatham,

with ‘Make Luv’ on Positiva, had a 4 week, No.1 success.

And in 04, ‘Make It Hot’, on Innocent,

reached No.29, for UK Rap Group – VS.

 

In 03, ‘Make Me Wanna Scream’, on Arista,

gave Blu Cantrell, a No.24.

And in 04, Shystie, peaked at No.59,

with ‘Make It Easy’, on Polydor.

 

In 65, ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’, on Philips,

gave The Walker Brothers, their first UK No.1 play.

And in 94, Freddie Jackson, peaked at No.70,

with ‘Make Love Easy’, on RCA.

 

In 04, ‘Make It Up With Love’, on Epic,

peaked at No.21, for ATL.

And in 08, ‘Make You Feel My Love’,

on XL Recordings, made No.26 for Adele.

 

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 96, ‘Open Arms’, on Columbia,

gave Mariah Carey, a Top 4.

And in 04, Open, reached No.46,

with ‘Close Your Eyes’, on Polydor.

 

In 07, ‘Open Your Window’, on Wall Of Sound,

took Reverend & The Makers, to No.65.

And also in 07, Rihanna, made the Top 5,

on Def Jam, with ‘Shut Up And Drive’.

 

In 93, ‘Open Sesame’, on Polydor,

for Leila K, reached No.23.

And in 95, Mary Chapin Carpenter, made No.35,

on Columbia, with ‘Shut Up & Kiss Me’.

 

In 95, ‘Open Your Heart’, on Deconstruction,

for M People, rose to No.9.

And in 01, ‘Shut Up And Forget About It’,

also found Dane, on the No.9 line.

 

In 95, ‘Shut up (And Sleep With Me)’, on Sing Sing,

gave Sin With Sebastion, a No.44.

And in 07, Snow Patrol, peaked at No.26,

with ‘Open Your Eyes’, on Fiction/Polydor.

 

In 02, Martin Grech, made No.68,

on Island, with ‘Open Heart Zoo’.

And in 03, ‘Shut Up’, on A&M,

gave The Black Eyed Peas, a Top 2.

 

In 72, Mungo Jerry, made No.21,

with ‘Open Up’, on Dawn.

And in 03, ‘Shut Up’, on Epic,

was a No.12, for Kelly Osbourne.

 

In 81, ‘Open Your Heart’, on Virgin,

gave The Human League, a No.6.

And in 97, Gary Barlow, made No.7,

on RCA, with ‘Open Road’, ending this mix.

 

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

April 7, 2020

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time machine

TODAY- 7th April 2020  at 12pm

for another wonderful hour of music & chat

to get us all through these difficult times.

 

Tony will also be reading the poems ……

 

For The Love Of Kenny Rogers – R.I.P.

written by Harriet Blackbury

and

For The Love Of Bill Withers. (Tribute)

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

April 5, 2020

 

 

 

 

In 79, M, had a silver-selling, US No.1 & UK Top 2,

with ‘Pop Muzik’, on MCA.

And in 91, ‘Good Vibrations’, on Interscope, a US No.1 & UK No.14,

for Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway.

 

In 61, ‘Mr Guitar’, on Top Rank,

gave Bert Weedon, a No.47.

And in 85, ‘Spend The Night’, on Abstract,

took Cool Notes, to No.11.

 

In 92, Donell Rush, made No.66,

with ‘Symphony’, on ID.

And in 93, ‘The Drumstruck (EP)’, on Deconstruction,

gave N-JOI, a No.33.

 

In 04, ‘Freedom’, on Virgin,

for Music, climbed to No.15.

And in 09, ‘Drumming Song’, on Island,

reached No.54, for Florence & The Machine.

 

In 93, Drum Club, peaked at No.62,

with ‘Sound System’, on Butterfly.

And in 96, Lost Boyz, were at No.42,

on Universal, with ‘Music Makes Me High’.

 

In 56, ‘Juke Box Baby’, on HMV,

for Perry Como, rose to No.22.

And in 99, Yomanda, made No.8,

with ‘Synth & Strings’, on 1st Avenue.

 

In 74, ‘Listen To The Music’, on Warner Brothers,

for The Doobie Brothers, peaked at No.29.

And in 75, ‘Sing Baby Sing’, on Avco,

took The Stylistics, to the Top 3 line.

 

In 06, Towers Of London  made No.32,

with ‘Air Guitar’, on TVT.

And in 07, ‘The Beat Is Rockin’, on Gusto,

rocked up to No.25, for Erick E.

 

In 67, Sonny & Cher, reached No.29,

on Atlantic, with ‘The Beat Goes On’.

And in 82, ‘Pass The Dutchie’, on MCA,

for Musical Youth, a gold-selling, three week, No.1.

 

In 2000, ‘Music Is My Radar’, on Food,

gave Blue, a Top 10 entry.

And in 06, ‘Music Is Power’, on Parlophone,

for Richard Ashcroft, made the Top 20.

 

In 68, ‘On The Road Again’, on Liberty,

made No.8, for Canned Heat.

And in 80, Elvis Costello, had a Top 30,

with ‘High Fidelity’, on F. Beat.

 

In 78, ‘It’s The Same Old Song’, on TK,

gave KC & The Sunshine Band, a No.47.

And in 01, ‘Plug It In Baby’, on Mushroom,

for Muse, peaked at No.11.

 

In 76, The Who, reached the Top 10,

on Polydor, with ‘Squeeze Box’.

And in 07, ‘Music Matters’, on Cheeky,

made No.38, for Faithless featuring Cass Fox.

 

In 92, ‘Way In My Brain (Remix)’/’Drumbeats’,

on XL Recordings, gave SL2, a No.26.

And in 93, ‘All About Soul’, on Columbia,

gave Billy Joel, a No.32, ending this mix.

 

 

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

April 3, 2020

 

 

 

 

In 72, ‘Lean On Me’, on A&M,

was a US No.1 & UK No.18 success.

And in 78, ‘Lovely Day’, made No.7,

being the first of three hits, on CBS.

 

In 85, ‘Oh Yeah’, followed,

making a No.6 score.

And in 88, ‘Lovely Day (remix)’,

( the last on CBS), made the Top 4.

 

In 09, on Columbia,

peaking at No.40, came, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’.

Fittingly ending this tribute, into the work,

enjoyed from this singer, so fine.

 

Bill Withers   1938 – 2020.

Thank you for the music.

 

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 93, ‘Do The Right Thing’, on M & G,

gave Ian Wright, a No.43.

And in 03, Ateed, reached No.56,

on Better The Devil, with ‘Come To Me’.

 

In 78, ‘Let’s All Chant’, peaked at No.8,

for The Michael Zager Band, on Private Stock.

And in 85, Maria Vidal, on EMI,

reached No.11, with Body Rock.

 

In 83, ‘Never Never’, on Mute,

gave Assembly, a Top 4.

And in 85, ‘Shaft’, made No.57,

for Van Twist, on Polydor.

 

In 92, ‘Escaping’, on Atomic,

was a Top 50, for Asia Blue.

And in 09, Yohanna, peaked at No.49,

on EMI, with ‘Is It True’.

 

In 75, ‘Swing Your Daddy’, on Chelsea,

gave Jim Gilstrap, a No.4.

And in 96, ‘Fixer’, reached No.71,

for Vent 414, on Polydor.

 

In 76, ‘Dawn’, on Pinnacle,

reached the Top 30, for Flintlock.

And in 2010, Young Money featuring Lloyd,

on Cash Money, made No.9, with ‘Bedrock’.

 

In 56, ‘That’s Right’, reached No.29,

for The Deep River Boys, on HMV.

And in 79, ‘Paradise Skies’, on Capitol,

gave Max Webster, a No.43.

 

In 79, ‘Love And Desire (Part 1)’,

made No.63, for Arpeggio, on Polydor.

And in 86, ‘Camouflage’, on IRS,

gave Stan Ridgway, a Top 4.

 

In 66, ‘Once’, peaked at No.43,

for Geneveve, on CBS.

And in 2000, ‘(Welcome) To The Dance’, on Code Blue,

for Des Mitchell, a Top 5 success.

 

In 63, Miss X, made No.37,

on Ember, with ‘Christine’.

And in 99, ‘Feeling It Too’, on Multiply,

gave The 3 Jays, a No.17.

 

 

 

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