March 13, 2019

 

 

In 87, ‘Roadblock’, on Breakout,

gave Stock, Aitken & Waterman a No.13 view.

And in 98, ‘Travelling Man’ on Multiply,

made the Top 40 for Studio 2.

 

In 96, ‘The Day We Caught The Train’, on RCA,

made No.4 for Ocean Colour Scene.

And in 97 their ‘Travellers Tune’,

also on RCA – at No. 5 was seen.

 

In 73, ‘Drive-In Saturday’ on RCA,

gave David Bowie a Top 3.

And in 82, ‘Driving In My Car’, on the Stiff label,

for Madness, at No.4, was to be.

 

In 91, ‘Driven By You’ on Parlophone,

was at No.6 for Brian May.

And in 2001, ‘Eternity’/’The Road To Mandalay’, on Crysalis,

gave Robbie Williams his fourth solo No.1 stay.

 

In 87, ‘The Traveller’ on  10 Ten  label,

gave Spear Of Destiny a No.44 hit.

And in 95, ‘Driving With The Brakes On’,

for Delamitri, on A & M, at No.18, did sit.

 

In 61, ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)’,

on RCA,  for The Tokens, reached No.11. 

And in 89, ‘Road To Your Soul’ on Mercury,

for All About Eve, peaked at No.37.

 

In 67, ‘I’m Coming Home’, on Decca,

for Sir Tom Jones, secured a No.2 fix.

And in 69, ‘Crosstown Traffic’, on Track, a Top 40,

for Jimi Hendrix Experience, ends this Homecoming mix.

 

 

March 9, 2019

 

 

Twenty five chart entries on XL Recordings

(between 91 – 2005) made sure Prodigy always on view.

Their first hit being ‘Charly’, making the Top 3,

and in 92, ‘Everybody In The Place (EP)’ reaching No.2

 

Also in 92, Fire /Jericho’ peaked at No.11, and

‘Out Of Space/Ruff In The Jungle Bizness’ made No.5.

In 93, ‘Wind It Up (Rewound)’, another No.11,

and ‘One Love’, at No.8, did arrive.

 

In 94, ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’, peaked at No.4,

with ‘Voodoo People’ making No.13.

In 95, ‘Poison’ followed, reaching No.15,

and in 96, gold seller ‘Firestarter’, at No.1, was seen.

 

Also in 96, ‘Charly’ re-appeared at No.66,

and ‘Fire/Jericho’ at No.63, a hit too.

And ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’, re-appearing at No.57,

and also, ‘Out Of Space/Ruff In The Jungle Bizness, at No.52.

 

Still in 96, ‘Poison’ again in the charts, at No.62,

as was ‘Voodoo People’, this time at No.75.

With ‘Wind It Up (Rewound)’ peaking at No.71,

and ‘Everybody In The Place (EP), at No.69, did arrive.

 

Next came ‘Breathe’ – a platinum seller and UK No.1,

and finishing 96 ‘Firestarter’ peaked at No.53.

And in 97, ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ reached No.8,

and in 02 ‘Baby’s Got A Temper’, a Top 5, we did see.

 

In 04, ‘Girls’ peaked at No.19.

Also in 04, ‘Charly’ re-appeared at No.73.

In 05, ‘Voodoo People/Out Of Space’, a Top 20,

and their last hit on XL Recordings, was to be.

 

In 09, now on  -Take me to the hospital – 

arrived ‘Omen’ with a No.4 prance.

And ‘Invaders Must Die’ followed at No.49,

and still in 09, at No.13 was ‘Warrior’s Dance’

 

Also in 09, ‘Take Me To The Hospital’ at No.38,

on the – Take me to the hospital – label.

And ‘Invader’s Must Die’, re-appeared at No.74,

and ends this tribute to the Prodigy stable.

 

 

Thank You for the music

RIP    Keith Flint     1969 – 2019

 

 

 

March 8, 2019

 

 

In 82, ‘Market Square Heroes’, on EMI

gave Marillion a No.60 slot.

And in 83, ‘He Knows You Know’,

also on EMI, gained a No.35 spot.

 

In 83, ‘Market Square Heroes’ –

still on EMI, returned at No.53.

And also in 83, ‘Garden Party’,

on EMI, made a No.16 plea.

 

In 84, ‘Punch And Judy’,

on EMI, entered the Top 30 door.

And ‘Assassing’ at No.22 –

still on EMI, their last hit of 84.

 

In 85, ‘Kayleigh’, on EMI,

was a No.2 hit, so fine.

Followed by ‘Lavender’ at No.5,

and ‘Heart Of Lothian’ at No.29.

 

In 87, ‘Incommunicado’ reached No.6, with

‘Sugar Mice’ & ‘Warm Wet Circles’ – both at No.22.

And in 88, ‘Freaks (Live)’, at No.24, on EMI’,

and in 89, ‘Hooks In You’, on Capitol, took a Top 30 pew.

 

In 89, ‘Uninvited Guest’, on EMI, was at No.53,

and in 90, ‘Easter’, at No.34, was to be.

In 91, ‘Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven)’ on EMI, at No.34.

and also in 91, ‘No One Can’, climbed to No.33.

 

Closing 91, ‘Dry Land’, on EMI, saw another No.34,

and in 92, ‘Sympathy’ on EMI, was at No.17.

Their last hit of 92, saw ‘No One Can’ return at No.26,

and in 94 – still on EMI, ‘The Hollow Man’, at No. 30, was seen.

 

Also in 94, ‘Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury’, made No.53,

and in 95, ‘Beautiful’ peaked at No.29 – their last hit on EMI.

In 04 – now on Intact, ‘You’re Gone’  rose to No.7,

and ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’, on Intact, made a No.16 high.

 

In 07, ‘See It Like A Baby’,

on Intact, reached No.45.

And also in 07, ‘ThankYou Whoever You Are’,

also on Intact, at No.15, did arrive.

 

 

March 4, 2019

 

 

 

‘Times they are a-changin’ & ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ –

the first two of sixteen UK chart hits on CBS,

(both at No.9) for Robert Zimmerman – known as Bob Dylan,

in 65, came hot off the press.

 

Still in 65, ‘Maggie’s Farm’ followed, peaking at No.22,

with ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ & ‘Positively Fourth Street’

reaching No.4 and No.8 consecutively, ending 65,

as 66, continued the heat.

 

‘Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window’, made No.17,

and ‘One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)’, was at No.33.

‘Rainy Day Women Nos.12 & 35 – a Top 10 at No.7.

And closing 66 – ‘I Want You’,  a No.16, was to be.

 

In 69, ‘I Threw It All Away’ – a Top 30,

and ‘Lay Lady Lay’ – a Top 5.

In 71, ‘Watching The River Flow’ peaked at No.24,

and in 73, ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’, at No.14, did arrive.

 

In 76, ‘Hurricane’ reached No.43.

And in 78, ‘Baby Stop Crying’ peaked at No.13.

Also in 78, ‘Is Your Love In Vain’, made No.56 –

being his last hit on CBS, to be seen.

 

 

 

March 2, 2019

 

 

In 92, ‘Once You’ve Tasted Love’ – a UK No.47

for Take That on RCA.

Also in 92, ‘One Shining Moment’, on EMI

gave Diana Ross a UK Top 10 say.

 

In 74, ‘You’re The First The Last, My Everything’

on 20th Century, a UK No.1 for Barry White.

And in 01, Bon Jovi, on Mercury

reached a UK No.10, with ‘One Wild Night’.

 

In 95, ‘Only One Road’ for Celine Dion

peaked at No.8 in the UK chart.

Also, in 03, Celine Dion, still on Epic,

reached a UK No.27 with ‘One Heart’.

 

In 68, ‘Only One Woman’, on Polydor’

gave The Marbles a UK Top 5 role.

And in 75, ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’ on CBS,

saw Ian Hunter, up to No.14 stroll.

 

In 90, ‘The Only One I Know’ on Situation Two,

for The Charlatans, a UK No.9, on view.

And in 05, ‘Only U’ on The Inc label ,

for Ashanti, a UK Top 2.

 

In 81, ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Talking Heads,

on Sire, reached a UK No.14.

And in 2006, ‘Once And Never Again’, on Rough Trade,

for The Long Blondes, at No.30, was seen.

 

In 67, ‘Once Upon A Dream’ on Decca,

gave Billy Fury a UK No.7 place.

And in 01, ‘Once More’ on Island –

found The Orb in the Top 40 race.

 

In 64, ‘Once Upon A Time’ – a Top 50

for Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells, on Stateside.

And in 87, ‘Once Upon A Long Time Ago’,

on Parlophone, gave Paul Mc Cartney a UK Top 10 ride.

 

In 93, ‘One Night In Heaven’, by M People,

on the Deconstruction label, peaked at No.6.

And in 05, ‘Once In A While’, on Vertigo –

a UK No.75 for The Black Velvets, ending this mix.

 

 

 

 

 

James Marcus Smith, known as P J Proby,

had two hits on Decca in 64,

with ‘Hold Me’ at No.3 and ‘Together’ at No.8.

Also in 64, ‘Somewhere’, on Liberty, made a No.6 score.

 

In 65, four more hits followed on Liberty –

the first, reaching No.11 was ‘I Apologise’,

with ‘Let The Water Run Down’ peaking at No.19,

and ‘That Means A Lot’ at No.30, and ‘Maria’ – a No.8 prize.

 

In 66, still on Liberty ‘You’ve Come Back’, arrived at No.25,

and reaching No.34 was ‘To Make A Big Man Cry’.

Ending 66, at No.37 came, ‘I Can’t Make It Alone’,

and in 68, ‘It’s Your Day Today’, at No.32, did lie.

 

In 96, ‘Yesterday Has Gone’ on EMI Premier

peaked at No.58, (with Mark Almond

featuring The My Life Story Orchestra)

for this beloved singer from across The Pond.

 

–

February 26, 2019

 

 

With four years of hits on EMI – ‘Talk Talk’

entered the charts in 82 at No.52.

Followed by ‘Today’ peaking at No.14,

and ‘Talk Talk (Remix)’, at No.23, back into view.

 

In 83, ‘My Foolish Friend’ reached to No.57.

And in 84, ‘It’s My Life’ claimed a No.46 score.

Next came ‘Such A Shame’ at No.49,

and still in 84, ‘Dum Dum Girl’ peaked at No.74.

 

In 86, ‘Life’s What You Make It’, made No.16,

and ‘Living In Another World’, at No.48  did sit.

Also in 86, ‘Give It Up’ – now on Parlophone – a Top 60.

And in 90, ‘It’s My Life’, also on Parlophone – a No.13 hit.

 

In 90, ‘Life’s What You Make It’,

now also on Parlophone, peaked at No.23.

And in 03, ‘It’s My Life’ on Nebula,

by Liquid People VS Talk Talk, at No.64 was to be.

 

Thank you for the music 

RIP.  Mark Hollis (Lead Singer)   – aged 64.

 

Written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

February 22, 2019

 

 

In 67, ‘I’m A Believer’ on RCA,

a US. No.1 and for four weeks, a No.1 in the UK.

And still in January 67 – ‘The Last Train To Clarksville’,

(also on RCA), a US. No.1, and a UK No.23 stay.

 

In 67, ‘A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You’,

on RCA, at UK No.3, did arrive.

With ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’, on RCA, – a UK No.11,

and  ‘Daydream Believer’ – a US. No.1 and a UK No.5.

 

In 68, ‘Valleri’, still on RCA,

peaked at No.12 in the UK.

and also in 68, D.W. Washburn’, on RCA,

up to a UK No.17, made it’s way.

 

In 69, ‘Teardrop City’, again on RCA,

was a UK No.44 play,

and their last hit of 69, ‘Someday Man’,

on RCA, had a UK No.47 say.

 

In 80, ‘The Monkees EP’, on Arista,

rose to a UK No.33 view.

And in 86, ‘That Was Then This Is Now’, a UK No.68,

and in 89, ‘The Monkees EP’, again on Arista, a UK No.62.

 

Thank you for the ‘feel-good’ music.

RIP  

Peter Tork     1942 – 2019.

Mike Nesmith     1942 – 2021.

 

 

February 20, 2019

 

 

In 86, Madonna, on Sire label,

had her third UK No.1 with ‘True Blue’.

And in 2000, ‘Rumours’  on Cooltempo,

for Damage, reached a UK No.2.

 

In 76, ‘Lies In Your Eyes’ for Sweet,

reached a UK No.35 on RCA.

And in 83, ‘True’, a gold seller on Reformation,

for Spandau Ballet, spent four weeks at No.1 in the UK.

 

In 89, ‘Hand On Your Heart’, on the PWL label –

the third gold selling UK No.1 for Kylie Minogue.

And in 90, ‘Lies’ made a UK No.5, on East West American,

for US female group En Vogue.

 

In 98, ‘Truly, Madly Deeply’ on Columbia,

for Savage Garden made a UK No.4.

And in 2008, ‘Lies’ on Super label, by McFly,

at No.4, became their fifteenth consecutive Top 10 score.

 

In 78, ‘Rumour Has It’ on Casablanca, 

for Donna Summer, reached a UK No.19.

And in 91, ‘The Truth’ on Columbia. for Real People’, at No.73,

and in 92, this single again at No.41, was seen.

 

In 80, ‘You’re Lying’, on Crysalis, at No.15 –

the first UK hit for Lynx.

and in 98, ‘I’ve Had Enough’ on Mercury,

at No.72 – the only UK hit for Hillman Minx.

 

In 75, ‘Lyin Eyes’ on Asylum,

gave The Eagles a UK No.23.

And in 94, ‘True Spirit’ on Circa,

for Carleen Anderson, a UK No.24 was to be.

 

In 86, ‘True Colours’  – a US No.1 on Portrait,

for Cyndi Lauper,  in the UK at No.12 did arrive.

And in 87, ‘Little Lies’, on Warner Brothers,

took Fleetwood Mac, into the UK Top 5.

 

In 60, at No.25 ‘True Love Ways’ on Coral for Buddy Holly,

 again in 88, (on MCA) gained a No.65 slot.

And in 91, ‘Lies’ on Parlophone,

for UK male group EMF, up to No.28 shot. 

 

In 82, ‘Truly’ – a US No.1 silver seller on Motown,

for Lionel Richie, made a UK No.6.

And in 95, ‘Lie To Me’ on Mercury –

a UK Top 10 for Bon Jovi, last in this mix.

 

 

February 17, 2019

 

 

In 79, on Vertigo, reaching No.8,

Dire Straits hit the charts with ‘Sultans Of Swing’.

Also in 79, ‘Lady Writer’ made No.51,

and in 81, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – a second No.8, did bring.

 

‘Skateaway’ followed, still on Vertigo, at No.37,

and ‘Tunnel Of Love’ came next, peaking at No.54.

In 82, ‘Private Investigations’  rose to No.2,

and in 83, ‘Twisting By The Pool’ gained a No.14 score.

 

In 84, ‘Love Over Gold (Live)’/’Solid Rock (Live)’, hit No.50.

and in 85, ‘So Far Away’ – a Top 20 seen.

Also in 85, ‘Money For Nothing’, a UK Top 4 and US No.1,

and ‘Brothers In Arms’, still on Vertigo, was at No.16.

 

In 86, ‘Walk Of Life’ reached the Top 2,

and ‘Your Latest Trick’, reached No.26.

In 88, ‘Sultans Of Swing’, charted again, at No.62,

and in 91, ‘Calling Elvis’ at No.21, next in this mix.

 

Ending 91, ‘Heavy Fuel’, in the charts at No.55,

and in 92, ‘On Every Street’ at No.42.

Also in 92, ‘The Bug’, still on Vertigo, at No.62,

and in 93, ‘Encores EP’ at No.31, with much acclaim due.

 

 

 

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