August 8, 2021

 

 

In 79, US group – Kool & The Gang

saw ‘Ladies Night’, on Mercury, fly to No.9.

And in 80, ‘Too Hot’, also on Mercury, made No.23,

with ‘Hangin Out’, again on Mercury, at the No.52 line.

 

Ending 80, ‘Celebration’, now on De-lite,

reached the US No.1 & UK No.7 slot.

And with the first of fifteen more hits on De-lite,

in 81, ‘Jones v Jones’/’Summer Madness’, made a No.17 trot.

 

Also in 81, ‘Take It To The Top’, rose to No.15,

and ‘Steppin Out’, found the No.12 line.

Ending 81, ‘Get Down On It’, was in the Top 3. And in 82

‘Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)’, a No.29.

 

Still in 82, ‘Big Fun’ climbed to No.14,

with ‘Ooh La La La (Let’s Go Dancin)’, at No.6 seen.

Finally in 82, ‘Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho’, peaked at No.29,

and in 83, ‘Straight Ahead’, reached No.15.

 

In 84, ‘Joanna’/’Tonight’, was a Top 2, and

‘(When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart’, a No.7.

And also in 84, arrived ‘Fresh’,

which rose to No.11.

 

In 85, ‘Misled’, reached No.28,

and ‘Cherish’, climbed into the Top 4.

Ending 85, ‘Emergency’, peaked at No.50,

and in 86, ‘Victory’, now on Club, made a Top 30 score.

 

In 87, ‘Stone Love’, also on Club, reached No.45,

and in 88, ‘Celebration (Remix)’, on Club, made No.56.

In 91, ‘Get Down On It (Remix)’, on Mercury, a No.69.

In 03, ‘Ladies Night’, by Atomic Kitten ft Kool & The Gang,

on Innocent, at No.8, ends this mix.

 

R I P

Ricky Westfield     1949 – 1985

Claydes Charles Smith     1948 – 2006

Ronald Bell (Khalis Bayyan)     1951 – 2020

and multi talented, founder member –

Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas     1951 – 2021

 

Thank you for the music

( Kool & The Gang were the only US act on the Band Aid single)

 

written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

August 1, 2021

 

 

 

In 85, ‘The Heat Is On’, for Glenn Frey,

made No.12 on RCA

And in 95, ‘Warm Summer Daze’, gave Vybe,

a Top 60, on Fourth & Broadway.

 

In 97, Aaliyah, reached the Top 30,

on Atlantic, with ‘Hot Like Fire’.

And in 05, ‘Middle Of Nowhere’, peaked at No.47.

for Hot Hot Heat, on Sire.

 

In 87, ‘Warm Wet Circles’, rose to No.22,

for Marillion, on EMI.

And in 97, Supergrass, had a Top 10,

on Parlophone, with ‘Sun Hits The Sky’.

 

In 66, ‘Summer In The City’, a US No.1 on Kama Sutra,

took The Loving Spoonful, to the UK No.8 line.

And in 85, Bryan Adams, on A & M,

peaked at No.42, with ‘Summer Of 69’.

 

In 81, ‘Hot Love’, on Calibre,

rose to No.22, for Kelly Marie.

And in 99, ‘Sun Is Shining’, a silver seller, on Club Tools,

gave Bob Marley versus FunkStar De Luxe, a Top 3.

 

In 99, Foxy Brown, reached No.31,

on Def Jam with ‘Hot Spot’.

And in 2010, Inna had a No.6,

on 3Beat, with ‘Hot’.

 

In 78, John Travolta & Olivia Newton John,

had a No.1, with ‘Summer Nights’, on RSO.

And in 88, Hothouse Flowers, peaked at No.11,

on London, with ‘Don’t Go’.

 

In 99, ‘Sunshine’, on Go! Beat,

gave Gabrielle, a No.9

And in 04, The Cores, on Atlantic,

made No.6, with ‘Summer Sunshine’.

 

In 75, ‘Summertime City’, on Epic,

for Mike Batt with The New Edition, made No.4.

And in 94, ‘Hot Love Now’, was a No.19,

for Wonder Stuff, on Polydor.

 

In 76, ‘Summer Of My Life’, on Pye,

reached No.7, for Simon May.

And in 04, Sam & Mark, on 19/UMTV,

made No.1, with ‘The Sun Has Come Your Way’.

 

In 93, ‘Suntan’, on Hug label,

was a Top 40 for Stan.

And in 04, ‘Sunshine’, on Island,

made No.58, for The Holiday Plan.

 

In 80, ‘The Sunshine Of Your Smile’, on Polydor,

gave Mike Berry, a No,9.

And in 89, Eddy Grant, on Blue Wave,

reached No.57, with ‘Walking On Sunshine’.

 

In 82, ‘Hot In The City’, on Chrysalis,

gave Billy Idol, a No.13 entry.

And in 04, ‘Walking In The Sun’, for Travis,

on Independiente, made the Top 20.

 

In 81, Kool & The Gang, peaked at No.17,

with ‘Summer Madness’, on De-Lite.

And in 87, Bryan Adams made the Top 50,

on A & M, with ‘Heat Of The Night’.

 

In 83, ‘Body Work’, climbed to No.19,

for Hot Streak, on Polydor.

And in 02, ‘Hot In Herre’, on Universal,

for Nelly, a US No.1 & UK Top4.

 

In 92, ‘Warm It Up’, on Ruffhouse,

took Kris Kross, to the No.16 spot.

And in 94, Arrow, on The Hit Label,

peaked at No.38, with ‘Hot Hot Hot’.

 

In 66, ‘Sunny Afternoon’, on Pye,

saw The Kinks, at No.1 with ease.

And in 74, The Isley Brothers, on Epic,

reached No.16, with ‘Summer Breeze’.

 

In 82, ‘In The Heat Of The Night’, made No.22,

for Imagination, on R & B.

And in 01, ‘Sunrise’, on Island,

gave Pulp, a No.23.

 

In 78, ‘Summer Night City’, on Epic,

for Abba, reached the Top 5 line.

And in 81, Bad Manners, on Magnet,

had a Top 10, with ‘Walking In The Sunshine’.

 

In 82, ‘Heat Of The Moment’, on Geffen,

gave Asia, a No.46.

And in 99, ‘Summertime Of Our Lives’,

a Top 5, for A1 on Columbia, ending this mix.

 

 

by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

July 30, 2021

 

 

In 66, ‘Going To A Go-Go’, on Tamla Motown.

gave The Miracles a No.44.

And in 79, ‘Dance Away’, was a gold selling No.2,

for Roxy Music, on Polydor.

 

In 70, ‘Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy’, on Stateside,

gave The Tams, a No.32.

And in 71, The Velvelettes made No.34, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘These Things Will Keep Me Loving You’.

 

In 71, ‘I’m Gonna Run Away From You’, on Mojo,

gave Tami Lynn, a Top 4 stay.

And in 75, ‘Out On The Floor’, on Black Magic,

reached No.42, for Dobie Gray.

 

In 73, Gilbert O’Sullivan, on MAM,

was at No.6 with ‘Why Oh Why Oh Why’.

And in 76, ‘I’m Your Puppet’, on Mercury,

peaked at No.12, for James & Bobby Purify.

 

In 71, The Elgins reached No.28, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘Put Yourself In My Place’.

And in 74, ‘The Night Chicago Died’, on Bus Stop,

was a US No.1 & UK Top 3, for Paper Lace.

 

In 65, ‘Long After Tonight Is All Over’, was a Top 40,

for Jimmy Radcliffe, on Stateside.

And in 70, ‘Just A Little Misunderstanding’, on Tamla Motown,

gave The Contours, a No.31 ride.

 

In 76, ‘Take It To The Limit’, on Asylum,

gave The Eagles a No.12 success.

And in 78, ‘September’, was a Top 3,

for Earth Wind & Fire, on CBS.

 

In 72, The Supremes has a Top 10, on Tamla Motown,

with ‘Automatically Sunshine’.

And in 76, Lou Rawls on Philadelphia International,was

a No.10, with ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine’.

 

In 71, The Temptations, on Tamla Motown, had a US No.1 &

UK 8, with ‘Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)’.

And In 73, ‘Wishing Well’, on Island,

was a Top 7, for Free.

 

In 67, Arthur Conley, peaked at No.7,

on Atlantic, with ‘Sweet Soul Music’.

And in 94, ‘Born In The Guetto’, made No.72,

for Funky Poets, on Epic.

 

In 64, ‘Baby I Need Your Lovin’, on Parlophone,

gave The Fourmost, a No.24.

And in 69, Stevie Wonder, on Tamla Motown,

had a Top 4, with ‘My Cherie Amour’.

 

by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

July 29, 2021

 

 

With their first 15 hit singles all on Warner Brothers,

in 83, ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’, reached No.61.

Also in 83, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’,

at No.53, followed on.

 

Next, in 84 came, ‘TV Dinners’ at No.67,

and ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’, re-appeared at No.10,

with ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, at No.22

back in the charts again.

 

In 85, ‘Legs’, peaked at No.16,

with ‘Summer Holiday (EP)’, waving a No.51 flag.

And ending 85, climbing to No.27,

came their 8th hit, ‘Sleeping Bag’.

 

In 86, ‘Stages’, reached No.43,

followed by ‘Rough Boy’, making a No.23 high.

And ending 86, peaking at No.54,

was Velcro Fly.

 

In 90, ‘Doubleback’, made No.29,

And in 91, ‘My Head’s in Mississipi’ hit No.37.

In 92, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, was a Top 10,

and also in 92, at No.49, came ‘Rough Boy’ again.

 

In 94, ‘Pincushion’, rose to No.15,

with ZZ TOP now on RCA.

And also in 94, peaking at No.60,

was ‘Breakaway’.

 

In 96, ‘What’s Up With That’, made No.58,

ending their run on RCA.

And in 99, ‘Gimme All Your Lovin 2000’, on Riverhorse,

for Martay feat ZZ Top, a No.28 play.

 

R.I.P.

Dusty Hill    1949 – 2021

Thank You for 50+ years of music.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

June 15, 2021

 

 

In 58,  Shirley Bassey, on Philips,

took ‘Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me’, to No.3.

And in 76, Brotherhood Of Man, had a platinum, 6 wk No.1,

on Pye, with ‘Save Your Kisses For Me’.

 

In 86, ‘French Kissin’, in the USA’, on Chrysalis,

for Debbie Harry, had a No.8 appeal.

And in 94, ‘Kiss From A Rose’, on ZTT Zang,

was a Top 4 for Seal.

 

In 82, ‘It Started With A Kiss’, on Rak,

gave Hot Chocolate, a Top 5.

And in 99, ‘Your Kisses Are Charity’, on Virgin,

at No.25, for Culture Club, did arrive.

 

In 76, ‘Kiss And Say Goodbye’, a US No.1 & UK No 4,

for The Manhattans, on CBS.

And in 02, ‘Kiss Kiss’, on London,

gave Holly Valance, a No.1 success.

 

In 04, ‘French Kisses’, on Virgin,

for Jentina, made the Top 20.

And also in 04, ‘Kiss On The Lips’, on Galley Music,

for The Dualers, a No.21 entry.

 

In 56, ‘Kiss Me Another’, reached No.24,

for Georgia Gibbs, on Mercury.

And in 83, ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’, on Chrysalis,

reached No.7, for Fun Boy Three.

 

In 63, ‘Kiss Me Quick’, peaked at No.14,

for Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, on RCA.

And in 88, The Art Of Noise feat.Tom Jones,

with ‘Kiss’, on China, was a Top 5 play.

 

In 88, ‘Kissing A Fool’, on Epic,

gave George Michael, a No.18 view.

And in 96, Total, on Arista,

reached No.29, with ‘Kissin’ You’.

 

In 74, ‘Kissin In The Back Row Of The Movies’,

gave The Drifters, a Top 2, on Bell.

And in 88, Bryan Ferry, on Virgin,

rose to No.41 with ‘Kiss & Tell’.

 

In 06, The Pipettes, on Memphis Industries,

made No.35, with ‘Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me’.

And in 80, ‘Kiss On My List’, on RCA,

gave Daryl Hall & John Oats, a US No.1 & UK No.33.

 

In 99, ‘Kiss Me’, on Elektra,

for Sixpence None The Richer, made No.4.

And in 07, ‘Kiss You Off’, reached No.43,

for The Scissor Sisters, on Polydor.

 

In 86, George Benson, on Warner Brothers,

made No.60, with ‘Kisses In The Moonlight’.

And in 89, Neneh Cherry, on Circa,

saw ‘Kisses On The Wind’, soar to the Top 20 height.

 

In 90, ‘Kissing Gate’, on A & M,

for Sam Brown, rose to No.23.

And in 91, ‘Kiss Like Ether’, on Island,

gave Claudia Brucken, a No.63.

 

In 86, ‘Kiss’, for Prince and The Revolution,

on Paisley Park, was a US No.1 & UK No.6.

And in 93, ‘Kiss Of Life’, on Epic,

at No.44, for Sade, ends this mix.

 

 

 

June 13, 2021

 

 

In 74, The Staple Singers, made No.34,

on Stax, with ‘If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)’.

And in 92, ‘Every Kinda People (Remix), on Island,

for Robert Palmer, peaked at No.43.

 

In 74, ‘Let’s Put It All Together’, on Avco,

saw The Stylistics reach No.9.

And in 60, ‘Nice & Easy’, on Capitol,

took Frank Sinatra to the No.15 line.

 

In 70, Keep The Customer Satisfied’, on Track,

reached No.41, for Marsha Hunt.

And in 87, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’, gave Starship,

a gold selling US & UK No.1, on Grunt.

 

In 82, ‘Never Give Up On A Good Thing’, for George Benson,

on Warner Brothers, was a No.14.

And in 82, ‘State Of Independence’, also on Warner Brothers

gave Donna Summer too, a No.14.

 

In 70, ‘New World In The Morning’, on Columbia,

for Roger Whittaker, reached No 17.

And in 76, Harvest For The World’, on Epic,

took The Isley Brothers to the Top 10 scene.

 

In 76, ‘Now Is The Time’, reached the Top 5,

for Jimmy James and The Vagabonds, on Pye.

And in 84, ‘New Moon On Monday’, made No.9,

for Duran Duran, on EMI.

 

In 70, ‘I’ll Be There’, on Tamla Motown,

gave The Jackson Five, a US No.1 & UK Top 4.

And in 74, ‘The Air That I Breathe’, made No.2,

for The Hollies, on Polydor.

 

In 81, ‘New Life’, on Mute,

for Depeche Mode, rose to No.11.

And in 93, ‘Long Train Running’, on Warner Brothers,

for The Doobie Brothers, made No.7.

 

In 92, ‘If We Hold On Together’, on EMI,

gave Diana Ross, a No.11.

And in 02, ‘A New Day Has Come’, on Epic,

for Celine Dion, peaked at No.7.

 

In 70, The Brotherhood Of Man, on Deram,

had a Top 10, with ‘United We Stand’.

And in 97, Grace, rose to No.38,

on Perfecto, with ‘Hand In Hand’.

 

In 76, ‘Take It To The Limit’, on Asylum,

for The Eagles, to No.12 flew.

And in 60, ‘Theme From A Summer Place’,

on Philips, for Percy Faith, a US No.1 & UK Top 2.

 

In 62, ‘Gonna Build A Mountain’, On Reprise,

took Sammy Davis, Jr to No.26.

And in 88, ‘One Moment In Time’, on Arista,

gave Whitney Houston a UK No.1, ending this mix.

 

 

May 31, 2021

 

 

In 89, U2, on Island, reached No.4,

with ‘All I Want Is You’.

And in 93, ‘All That Matters To Me’,

made No.67, for Alexander O’Neal, on Tabu.

 

In 94, ‘I Swear’, on Atlantic,

gave All – 4 – One, a platinum US No.1 & UK Top 2.

And in 01, Janet Jackson, on Virgin,

had a US No.1 & UK Top 3, with ‘All For You’.

 

In 82, ‘All Of My Heart’, on Neutron,

was a Top 5, for ABC.

And in 99, ‘All Night Long’, on Puff Daddy,

gave Faith Evans feat Puff Daddy, a No.23.

 

In 98, ‘All That Matters’, made No.11,

for Louise, on 1st Avenue.

And in 03, Bon Jovi, on Mercury,

was at No.9, with ‘All About Loving You’.

 

In 65, ‘All Over The World’, rose to No.16,

for Francoise Hardy, on Pye.

And in 98, ‘Beat Goes On’, peaked at No.11,

on ffrr, for, All Seeing I.

 

In 97, OTT, on Epic,

saw ‘All Out Of Love’, climb to No.11.

And in 03, ‘All In My Head’, on Moksha/Arista,

for Kosheen, rose to No.7.

 

In 66, ‘All Or Nothing’, on Decca,

gave The Small Faces, a No.1 song.

And in 08, Kid Rock, had a No.1,

on Atlantic, with ‘All Summer Long’.

 

In 78, ‘All Night Long’, on Philadelphia International,

for Dexter Wansell, made No.59.

And in 89, ‘All Around The World’, on Arista,

found Lisa Stansfield, on the No.1 line.

 

In 90, ‘All My Trials’, on Parlophone,

gave Paul McCartney, a Top 5 play.

And in 02, ‘All My Life’, also a Top 5,

for The Foo Fighters, on RCA.

 

In 88, Pat Benatar, rose to No.19,

on Chrysalis, with ‘All Fired Up’.

And in 01, All Saints, reached No.7,

on London, with ‘All Hooked Up’.

 

In 74, ‘All Of My Life’, on Tamla Motown,

for Diana Ross, peaked at No.9.

And in 97, Portishead, on Go! Beat,

rose to No.8, with ‘All Mine’.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

In 93, Future Sound Of London, peaked at No.27,

on Virgin, with ‘Cascade’.

And in 94, Elvis Costello & The Attractions made No.48,

on Warner Brothers, with ‘London’s Brilliant Parade’.

 

In 80, ‘Towers Of London’, on Virgin

made No.31 for XTC.

And in 06, ‘London Bridge’ on A&M/Polydor,

gave Fergie a US No.1 & UK Top 3.

 

In 73, ‘Galloping Home’, raced to No.31,

for London String Chorale, on Polydor.

And in 83, ‘London Town’, on RCA,

saw Bucks Fizz, at No.34.

 

In 57, ‘Cry Me A River’, on London,

gave Julie London, a No.22.

And in 90, Londonbeat, had a US No.1 & UK No.2,

on AnXious, with ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’.

 

In 78, ‘What A Night’, on Vertigo,

gave City Boy a No.39.

And in 80, Light Of The World, shone at No.41,

with ‘London Town’, on Ensign.

 

In 76, ‘London Boys’, on EMI,

gave T Rex, Top 40 rights.

And in 89, The London Boys, on Wea,

had a Top 2, with ‘London Nights’.

 

In 08, Madness, on Lucky Seven Records,

reached No.24, with NW5.

And in 57, ‘He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands’, 

on Parlophone, for Laurie London, at No.12, did arrive.

 

In 67, Waterloo Sunset’, on Pye,

gave The Kinks, a Top 2 success.

And in 79, The Clash, peaked at No.11,

with ‘London Calling’, on CBS.

 

written by  Harriet Blackbury

 

 

April 23, 2021

 

With ten consecutive Top Ten hits in 5 years,

The Bay City Rollers entered the UK charts in 71.

Their first hit reaching No.9 on the Bell label,

was  ‘Keep On Dancing’, and so their magic begun.

 

Four more Top Ten hits followed in 74 –

at No.6 ‘Remember (Sha-la-la)’ & ‘Shang-a-lang’, at No.2.

Next came ‘Summerlove Sensation’ at No.3,

and at No.4,  ‘All Of Me Loves All Of You’.

 

Three more Top Ten singles came in 75 –

the first two, both gold selling No.1 hits.

‘Bye Bye Baby’ and ‘Give A Little Love’,

followed by ‘Money Honey’ – thrilling fans to bits.

 

In 76, still on the Bell label,

at No.4 was ‘Love Me Like I Love You’.

And ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’, also a Top 4,

for this group, who no wrong could do.

 

In 77, now on the Arista label,

making No.16, was ‘It’s A Game’,

and at No.34 ‘You Made Me Believe In Magic’,

so apt, as their last chart entry claim.

 

This Scottish band, loved by so many –

(founded by brothers Alan & Derek Longmuir)

won every teenage heart in the 70’s,

with their music, so wonderfully pure.

 

Thank you for the music.

R I P   Alan Longmuir     1948 – 2018

R I P    Les McKeown     1955 – 2021

 

written by Harriet Blackbury

 

 

March 29, 2021

 

 

 

In 95, ‘My Friends’, on Warner Brothers,

for The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, made No.29.

And in 07, ‘The Girls’, on Sony,

saw Calvin Harris on the Top 3 line.

 

In 84, ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’,

on Portrait, gave Cyndi Lauper a Top 2.

And in 99, ‘Friends Forever’, for Thunderbugs,

reached the Top 5, on 1st Avenue.

 

In 86, Queen peaked at No.14, on EMI,

with ‘Friends Will Be Friends’.

And in 07, The Spice Girls, on Virgin,

made No.11, with ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’.

 

In 71, ‘You’ve Got A Friend’, on Warner Brothers,

gave James Taylor, a US No.1 & UK Top 4.

And in 79, ‘Girl Talk’, on Swansong,

for Dave Edmunds, also a UK Top 4.

 

In 70, ‘Friends’, on Decca,

gave Arrival, a No.8 entry.

And in 89, ‘Girls NIght Out’,

on Wildstar, for Alda, made the Top 20.

 

In 71, ‘Girls Are Out To Get You’, on Mojo,

took The Fascinations to No.32.

And in 2000, Melanie C, on Virgin,

had a No.1 with ‘I Turn To You’.

 

In 92,’Good Friends’, peaked at No.61,

on Columbia, for Paris Red.

And in 2010, Plan B, on 679/Atlantic,

had a Top 3 with ‘She Said’.

 

In 83, ‘Dear Prudence’, on Wonderland,

was a Top 3 for Siouxsie & The Banshees.

And in 05, ‘All About You’/’You’ve Got A Friend’,

on Island, for McFly, made No.1 with ease.

 

In 82, Zoom, on Virgin,

gave Fat Larry’s Band, a Top 2.

And in 63, The Beatles had a 7 week No.1,

on Parlophone, with ‘From Me To You’

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

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