May 17, 2019

 

 

In 2000, ‘Black Coffee’, on London,

for All Saints, their fifth No.1 fix.

And in 66, ‘Paint It Black’, on Decca –

a sixth No.1 for The Rolling Stones, starts this mix.

 

In 78, ‘Blue Bayou’, on Asylum,

for Linda Ronstadt, at No.35, came in to view.

And in 98, ‘Black Angel’, on Cooltempo,

for Mica Paris, peaked at No.72.

 

In 90, ‘Black Velvet’, for Alannah Myles –

a US No.1 and UK No.2, on East West.

And in 91, Chris Isaak, on Reprise,

with ‘Blue Hotel’, made a No.17 quest.

 

In 61, ‘Blue Moon’, on Pye International,

for The Marcels, a US & UK No.1, was to be.

And in 93, ‘Black Lodge’, on Electra,

for Anthrax reached No.53.

 

In 64, ‘Black And Blue’, on Columbia,

was at No.9 for Swedish trio – Miike Snow.

And in 85, ‘Blue’ on London label,

at No.41, for Fine Young Cannibals, on show.

 

In 99, ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee) – a Top 40 import, on Logic,

for Eiffel 65 – became a No.1 goldseller on Eternal, with ease.

And in 82, ‘Black Coffee In Bed’, on A & M,

reached No.51 for Squeeze.’ 

 

In 75, ‘Blue Guitar’, on Threshold, a No.8,

for Justin Hayward & John Lodge – winning hearts.

And in 77 & 90, ‘Black Betty’, on Epic,

took Ram Jam to No.7 & No.13 in the charts.

 

In 70, ‘Black Night’, on Harvest,

gave Deep Purple a Top 2 deal.

And in 03, ‘Blue Song’ on Illustrious/Epic,

by Mint Royale, made a No.35 appeal.

 

In 66, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, on Columbia,

reached No.15 with ‘Blue Turns To Grey’,

And in 83, Nick Heyward, on Arista,

peaked at No.14, with ‘Blue Hat For A Blue Day’.

 

In 92, ‘Blue Room’, on Big Life,

for The Orb, enjoyed a No.8 stay.

And in 85, China Crisis on Virgin,

peaked at No.14 with ‘Black Man Ray’.

 

In 70, Horace Faith, on Trojan,

made No.13, with his only UK hit, ‘Black Pearl’.

And in 05, ‘Blue Orchid’ on XL Recordings,

gave The White Stripes, a No.9 twirl.

 

In 83, ‘Blue Monday’, on Factory, for New Order,

twice a hit – at No.12 and No.9, sat.

And in 90, Janet Jackson, on A & M,

had a US No.1 & UK No.15, with ‘Black Cat’.

 

In 84, David Bowie, on EMI America,

peaked at No.6 with ‘Blue Jean’.

And in 94, ‘Black Hole Sun’, on A & M,

for Soundgarden, at No.12, was seen.

 

In 54, ‘Black Hills Of Dakota’, on Philips –

a No.7, for much loved, Doris Day.

And in 82, ‘Blue Eyes’, on Rocket,

saw Elton John, with a No.8 play.

 

 

written by  Harriet Blackbury

May 15, 2019

 

 

In 52, ‘Sugarbush’, on Columbia,

reached No.8 for Doris Day & Frankie Laine.

Also in 52, ‘My Love And Devotion’, on Columbia,

gave Doris Day a Top 10 claim.

 

In 53, ‘Ma Says Pa Says’ peaked at No.12,

And ‘Full Time Job’, had a No.11 say.

Both these songs again on Columbia,

and she was joined by Johnny Ray.

 

Also in 53, ‘Let’s Walk Thata-way’, reached No.4.

This time on Philips, still with Johnny Ray.

And in 54, arrived ‘Secret Love’ – her second hit on Philips –

(a US No.1 and UK No.1, for a 9 week stay.)

 

Eight more hits followed on Philips – the next being –

‘Black Hills Of Dakota’, still in 54, making a No.7 score.

And finally in 54, ‘If I Give My Heart To You’,

with The Melloman, reached the Top 4.

 

Opening 55, ‘Ready Willing And Able’, peaked at No.7,

and ‘Love Me Or Leave Me’ had the Top 20 won.

Ending 55, ‘I’ll Never Stop Loving You’ made No.17,

And in 56, ‘Whatever Will Be Will Be’, for 6 weeks, was at No.1.

 

In 58, ‘A Very Precious Love’, climbed to No.16.

Also in 58, ‘Everybody Loves A Lover’, peaked at No.25.

In 64, ‘Move Over Darling’ on CBS, reached No.8, and in 87,

 ‘Move Over Darling’, on CBS, at No.45, once more did arrive.

 

Thank You For The Music

Doris Day (born Doris Kappelhoff)    1922 – 2019

 

 

 

May 11, 2019

 

 

In 75, ‘Sky High’, on Splash,

for Jigsaw, up to No.9, flew.

And in 81, ‘Up The Hill Backwards’, on RCA,

for David Bowie, peaked at No.32.

 

In 61, ‘Reach For The Stars’/’Climb Ev’ry Mountain’,

on Columbia, found Shirley Bassey with a No.1, sealed.

And in 71, ‘Move On Up’, on Buddah,

was a No.12 hit, for Curtis Mayfield.

 

In 70, ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’, on Tamla Motown,

for The Supremes, at No.6 was seen.

And in 86, ‘Higher Love’, on Island label,

for Steve Winwood, peaked at No.13.

 

In 01, ‘There You’ll Be’, on Warner Brothers,

reached the Top 3 for Faith Hill.

And again, in 08, returned to the charts –

this time with a Top 10, fitting the bill.

 

In 70, ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, a UK No.6,

on Tamla Motown for Diana Ross.

And in 80, ‘Ride Like The Wind’, on Warner Brothers,

peaked at No.69 for Christopher Cross.

 

In 66, for The Alan Price Set, on Decca,

reaching No.11 was, ‘Hi Lili Hi Lo’.

And in 08, ‘Mountains’, on 14th Floor,

was a Top 5 for Biffy Clyro. 

 

In 76, ‘How High The Moon’, on MGM,

for Gloria Gaynor, reached No.33.

And in 78, ‘Sometimes When We Touch’, on 20th Century,

for Dan Hill, a No.13 entry, was to be.

 

In 67, ‘Up, Up And Away’, on Liberty,

for The Johnny Mann Singers, peaked at No.6.

And in 73, ‘Higher Ground’, on Tamla Motown,

for Stevie Wonder – a US No.1 & UK No.29, ends this mix.

 

 

May 3, 2019

 

 

Level 42 had twenty three UK hit singles,

between 1980 and 89, on Polydor,

before switching labels to RCA,

where six more hits came between 91 and 94.

 

In 80, ‘Love Meeting Love’, their first hit,

at No.61, crept into view.

And in 81, ‘Love Games’ was at No.38, with

‘Turn It On’, at No.57, and ‘Starchild’ at No.47, too.

 

Two more hits came in 82, when

‘Are You Hearing (What I Hear)’, at No.49, was to be.

Followed by ‘Weave Your Spell’,

which peaked at No.43.

 

In 83, ‘The Chinese Way’, reached No.24,

and ‘Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind’, in at No.41, slid.

Next came ‘The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)’ – a Top 10,

and ending 83, making No.37, was ‘Micro Kid’

 

In 84, ‘Hot Water’ reached No.18,

and ‘The Chant Has Begun’, made No.41.

In 85, ‘Something About You’, a Top 10, at No.6,

and ending 85, ‘Leaving Me Now’, had a No.15 slot, won.

 

In 86, ‘Lessons In Love’, was in the Top 3,

and in 87, ‘Running In The Family’, made the Top 6.

Also, in 87, ‘To Be With You Again’, was a Top 10,

as was, ‘It’s Over’, with ‘Children Say’, a No.22 fix.

 

In 88, ‘Heaven In My Hands’, peaked at No.12,

and ‘Take A Look’, reached the No.32 line.

In 89, ‘Tracie’, was at No.25,

followed by, ‘Take Care Of Yourself’, at No.39.

 

In 91, now on RCA, ‘Guaranteed’, rose to No.17,

and ‘Overtime’, peaked at No.62.

And in 92, ‘My Father’s Shoes’, reached No.55,

and in 94, ‘Forever Now’, gained a Top 20 pew.

 

Also in 94, came ‘All Over You’,

still on RCA, climbing to No.26.

And ‘Love In A Peaceful World’, made No 31,

also in 94, nicely ending this mix.

 

RIP –  Rowland ‘Boon’ Gould   1955 -2019

( A founder member of Level 42, from 1980 until 87)

Thank You for the music.

 

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

April 28, 2019

 

 

 

 

In 94, ‘Whiggle In Line’, on Flying South,

for Black Duck, peaked at No.33.

And in 2000, Italian Duo -Black Legend, on Eternal,

was at No.1 with ‘You See The Trouble With Me’.

 

In 67, ‘See Emily Play’, on Columbia,

peaked at No.6, for Pink Floyd.

And in 70, for Black Sabbath, on Vertigo,

reaching No. 4, was ‘Paranoid’.

 

In 80, ‘Amigo’, on Ensign,

rose to No.9, for Black Slate.

And in 01, ‘Mr DJ’, on Independiente,

for Blackout, made a Top 20, date.

 

In 75, ‘Walking In Rhythm’, on Fantasy,

for The Blackbyrds, at No.23, on view.

And in 02, ‘Get The Party Started’,

on Arista, for P!nk, reached No.2.

 

In 70, Deep Purple, on Harvest,

reached No.2 with ‘Black Night’.

And in 89, ‘Pink Sunshine’, found Fuzzbox,

at No.14, shining bright.

 

In 94, Black Machine, on London,

had a No.17, with ‘How Gee’.

And in 97, Blackstreet, on Interscope,

peaked at No.6, with ‘Don’t Leave Me’.

 

In 68, ‘Lily The Pink’, on Parlophone,

for Scaffold, spent four weeks at No.1 in the charts.

And in 09, ‘Boom Boom Pow’ and ‘I Gotta Feeling’,

for The Black Eyed Peas – US & UK No.1’s, winning hearts.

 

In 72, ‘Standing In The Road’, on Jam,

a Top 4 for UK male group – Blackfoot Sue.

And in 98, Italian group – Black Connection,

saw ‘Give Me Rhythm’, on Xtravaganza, reach No.32.

 

In 68, ‘Black Magic Woman’ on Blue Horizon,

made No.37, for Fleetwood Mac.

And in 77, La Belle Epoque on Harvest,

peaked at No.2 with ‘Black Is Black’.

 

In 92, ‘Remedy’, on Def American,

hit No.24, for The Black Crowes.

And in 82, ‘Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White’, on Wea,

by Modern Romance featuring John Du Prez, up to No.15, rose.

 

 

 

 

 

April 21, 2019

 

 

In 64, The Applejacks, on Decca,

had a Top 7 with ‘Tell Me When’,

And in 65, The Fortunes, also on Decca,

had a Top 4 with ‘Here It Comes Again’.

 

In 65, ‘Everybody Knows’, on Columbia,

peaked at No.37, for The Dave Clark Five.

Also in 65, ‘It’s Not Unusual’, on Decca,

for Tom Jones, at No.1 did arrive.

 

Again in 65, ‘Leave A Little Love’, on Decca,

took Lulu to No.8 in the charts.

And in 67, ‘The Last Waltz’, also on Decca,

found Engelbert Humperdinck, at No.1, winning hearts.

 

Also in 67, ‘I’m Coming Home’, on Decca,

for Tom Jones, made a No.2 rush.

And in 67, Herman’s Hermits, on Columbia,

reached No.7 with ‘There’s A Kind Of Hush’.

 

In 68, Petula Clark, had a Top 50,

with ‘Kiss Me Goodbye’, on Pye.

And in 68, Tom Jones on Decca,

saw ‘Delilah’, up to No.2, fly.

 

Also in 68, ‘Les Bicyclettes De Belsize’, on Decca,

for Engelbert Humperdinck, found a Top 5 trend.

And in 68, Des O’Connor, on Columbia,

had a No.1 with ‘I Pretend’.

 

In 69, ‘Winter World Of Love’, on Decca,

peaked at No.7 for Engelbert Humperdinck.

And in 70, ‘Daughter Of Darkness’, also on Decca,

for Tom Jones, made a Top 5 link.

 

Thank you for the unforgetable words and music.

RIP    Les Reed   1935 – 2019.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

April 18, 2019

 

 

In 82, ‘Paris Is One Day Away’, for Mood,

reached No.42, on RCA.

And in 83, ‘The Paris Match’ – a double A side, on Polydor,

for Style Council, enjoyed a Top 3 stay.

 

In 56, ‘Poor People of Paris’, on Decca,

found Winifred Atwell, for 3 weeks at No.1.

And in 76, ‘Lost In France’, on RCA,

saw Bonnie Tyler, with a No.9, won.

 

In 65, ‘All Over The World’, on Pye,

for Francoise Hardy, peaked at No.16.

And in 70, ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’,

on Warner Brothers, for Sasha Distel – a Top 10, seen.

 

In 74, ‘She’ by Charles Aznavour,

on Barclay label, reached No.1.

And in 86, ‘French Kissin In The USA’,

on Chrysalis, for Debbie Harry, at No.8, shone.

 

In 79, ‘Parisienne Walkways’, on MCA,

took Gary Moore to the No.8 spot.

And in 93, ‘Parisienne Walkways’, now on Virgin,

gave Gary Moore, a No.32,  second chart shot.

 

In 82, ‘Paris By Air’, on MCA,

took Tygers Of Pan Tang, up to No.63 in the charts,

And in 89, ‘French Kiss’, for Lil’ Louis,

on ffrr label, a No.2, winning hearts.

 

In 78, ‘Supernature’, on Atlantic,

peaked at No.8 in the Top 10.

And in 08, ‘Paris Is Burning’, on Modular,

saw Lady Hawke at No.61, and in 09, at No.47 – a hit again.

 

In 55, ‘Under The Bridges Of Paris’, on Capitol,

took Dean Martin up to No.6,

And in 69, ‘Je T’aime…Moi Non Plus’, on Major Minor,

at No.1, for Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – last in this mix.

 

God Bless Paris

 

 

 

 

 

April 15, 2019

 

 

In 82, ‘Starmaker’, on RCA,

gave Kid’s from Fame, a gold selling Top 3.

And in 06, ‘Starlight’, on Helium,

for Muse, a No.13, was to be.

 

In 72, ‘Starman’, on RCA,

gave David Bowie his second Top 10 place.

 And in 84, ‘Lucky Star’, on Sire,

for Madonna, at No.14, in the chart race.

 

In 78, ‘Lucky Stars’ on Lifesong,

for Dean Friedman, peaked at No.3.

And in 94, ‘Stars’, on Wild Card,

for China Black, held a No.19 key.

 

In 91, ‘Stars’, on East West,

peaked at No.8, for Simply  Red.

And in 2010, ‘Starry Eyed’, on Polydor,

for Ellie Goulding, up to No.4, sped.

 

In 99, ‘Starman – a double A side – on Virgin,

for Culture Club, reached No.7.

And in 06, ‘Stars Are Blind’, on Warner Brothers,

gave Paris Hilton, a Top 4 heaven.

 

In 98, ‘My Star’, on Polydor,

for Ian Brown, had the Top 5 won.

And in 74, ‘Gonna Make You A Star, on CBS,

gave David Essex, a gold selling No.1.

 

 

April 12, 2019

 

 

 

In 64, ‘Shout’ on Decca,

for Lulu & The Luvvers, was a No.7 hit.

Also in 64, ‘Here Comes The Night’, on Decca,

at No.50, did sit.

 

In 65, ‘Leave A Little Love’, on Decca,

for Lulu, at No.8, did arrive.

And also in 65, ‘Try To Understand’,

her last hit on Decca, reached No.25.

 

In 67, ‘The Boat That I Row’, on Columbia,

sailed up to No.6.

And also in 67, ‘Let’s Pretend’, on Columbia,

made a No.11 fix.

 

Ending 67, ‘Love Loves To Love Love’,

on Columbia, reached No.32.

And in 68, ‘Me The Peaceful Heart’,

on Columbia, enjoyed a No.9 view.

 

Still in 68, ‘Boy’, on Columbia,

peaked at No.15.

And ending 68, ‘I’m A Tiger’,

on Columbia, at No.9, seen.

 

In 69, ‘Boom Bang-A-Bang’, Lulu’s last hit on Columbia,

climbed up to No.2.

And also in 69, ‘Oh Me Oh My (I’m A Fool For You Baby)’,

this time on Atco, made No.47, in the chart queue.

 

In 74, ‘The Man Who Sold The World’,

on Polydor, reached No.3.

And in 75, ‘Take Your Mama For A Ride’,

on Chelsea label, at No.37, was to be.

 

In 81, ‘I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)’,

on Alfa, peaked at No.62.

And in 86, ‘Shout’, now on Jive,

for Lulu & The Luvvers, took a No.8 pew.

 

In 93, ‘Independence’, on Dome,

found Lulu at No.11.

And in 93, ‘I’m Back For More’, still on Dome,

for Lulu & Bobby Womack, was at No.27.

 

In 93, ‘Let Me Wake Up In Your Arms’, on Dome,

peaked at No.51.

Also in 93, ‘Relight My Fire’, on RCA,

for ‘Take That featuring Lulu, at No.1 shone.

 

Ending 93, ‘How ‘Bout Us’, on Dome,

reached No.46.

And in 94, ‘Goodbye Baby And Amen’, on Dome –

a Top 40, next in this mix.

 

Ending 94, ‘Every Woman Knows’, on Dome,

peaked at No.44.

And in 99, ‘Hurt So Bad’, on Rocket/Mercury,

gained a No.42 score.

 

In 2000, ‘Where The Poor Boys Dance’, on Mercury,

made No.24 in the charts.

And in 02, ‘We’ve Got Tonight’, on Polydor,

for Ronan Keating & Lulu, a Top 4, winning hearts.

 

 

April 7, 2019

 

 

 In 68, ‘Magic Bus’ on Track,

peaked at No.26 for The Who.

And in 81, ‘R R Express’, on Warner Brothers,

took Rose Royce to No.52.

 

In 88, ‘Joe Le Taxi’, on FA Productions,

gave Vanessa Paradis  a Top 3.

And in 99, ‘The Train Is Coming’, on DEP International,

for UB 40, a Top 30, was to be.

 

In 62, ‘Let’s Go’, on Warner Brothers,

saw Routers at No.32.

And in 70, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, on Reprise,

for Joni Mitchell, gained a No.11 view.

 

In 78, ‘Car 67’ on Logo,

saw Driver 67, at No.7,  in the chart race.

And in 03, ‘Train On A Track’, on Columbia,

found Kelly Rowland, in a Top 20 place.

 

In 74, ‘Highway Of My Life’, on Epic,

for The Isley Brothers, reached No.25.

And in 84, ‘Taxi’ on Allegiance,

for J Blackfoot, at No.48 did arrive.

 

In 67, ‘Train Tour Of Rainbow City, on President,

reached No.35, for The Pyramids.

And in 79, ‘Working For The Yankee Dollar’,

on Virgin, a Top 20 hit, for The Skids.

 

In 06, ‘Trains To Brazil’, on Polydor,

saw The Guillemots at No.36.

And in 88, ‘Rush Hour’, on Manhattan,

a No.12, for U.S. Jane Wiedlin, ending this mix.

 

 

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