October 9, 2019

 

 

In 83, Long Hot Summer/Paris Match, made No.3,

for Style Council, on Polydor.

And in 2000, ‘Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day’,

on East West, gave Morcheeba, a No.34.

 

In 74, The Scaffold, reached to No.7,

on Warner Brothers, with ‘Liverpool Lou’.

And in 81, ‘Vienna’, on Chrysalis,

for Ultravox, was a gold-selling No.2.

 

In 89, Simple Minds, peaked at No.18,

on Virgin, with ‘The Amsterdam EP’.

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

gave US singer – Fergie, a US No.1 & UK No.3.

 

In 76, ‘The Boston Tea Party’, on Mountain,

gave The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a No.13 success.

And in 79, ‘London Calling’, made No.11,

for The Clash, on CBS.

 

In 64, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, rose to No.17,

for Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, on RCA.

And in 84, ‘One Night In Bangkok’, made No 12,

for Murray Head, also, on RCA.

 

In 53, ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’, on Brunswick,

gave Danny Kaye, a Top 5 success.

And in 65, ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco’, made No.25,

for Tony Bennett, on CBS.

 

In 66, ‘Winchester Cathedral’, on Fontana,

for The New Vaudeville Band – a US No.1 & UK No.4.

In 68, ‘Mexico’, on Pye,

for Long John Baldry, made a No 15, score.

 

In 96, ‘Rotterdam’, on Go! Discs,

gave Beautiful South, a No.6.

In 06, ‘Manchester’, on Sony Music, made No.41,

also, for Beautiful South, ending this mix.

 

 

October 7, 2019

 

 

In 89, ‘Blame It On The Boogie’, was at No.4,

for Big Fun, on Jive.

And in 98, ‘Boogie’, on Wea,

gave Dive, a No.35.

 

In 69, ‘Boogaloo Party’, on Philips,

gave The Flamingos, a No.26 trill.

And in 93, John Lee Hooker, made No. 53,

on Pointblank, with ‘Boogie At Russian Hill’.

 

In 74, Eddie Kendricks, reached No.39,

on Tamla Motown, with ‘Boogie Down’.

And in 79, FLB, climbed to No.46,

on Fantasy, with ‘Boogie Town’.

 

In 77, ‘Boogie On Up’, on State,

was a Top 40, for Rokotto.

And in 79, ‘Boogie Man’, peaked at No.48,

for Match, on Flamingo.

 

In 75, ‘Boogie On Reggae Woman’, on Tamla Motown,

gave Stevie Wonder, a No.12 success.

And in 79, ‘Boogie Wonderland’, reached No.4,

for Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions, on CBS.

 

In 77, Baccara, had a gold-selling No.1,

on RCA, with ‘Yes Sir I Can Boogie’.

And in 78, A Taste Of Honey, on Capitol,

had a US No.1 & UK Top 3, with ‘Boogie, Oogie, Oogie’.

 

In 79, ‘Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)’,

made No.33, for The Real Thing, on Pye.

And in 06, ‘Boogie 2nite’, on Hed Kandi,

took Booty Luv, to a No. 3 high.

 

In 77, ‘Boogie Nights’, on GTO,

gave Heatwave, a Top 2 play.

And in 78, ‘Boogie Shoes’, made No.34,

for KC & The Sunshine Band, on TK.

 

In 92, ‘Boogie Nights’, on Arista,

gave Sonia, a Top 30 bop.

And in 95, 2 In A Tank, peaked at No.48, on Bald Cat,

with ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (don’t Stop)’.

 

 

October 6, 2019

 

 

In 88, ‘No More Lies’, made No.34,

for Sharpe & Numan, on Polydor.

And in 96, ‘No More Alcohol’, on Wea,

gave Suggs featuring Loochie Lou & Michie One, a No.24.

 

In 96, ‘No Fronts – The Remixes’, on Roadrunner,

gave Dog Eat Dog, a No.9 score.

And in 98, ‘Don’t Stop’, on Epic,

for No Authority, peaked at No.54.

 

In 85, ‘Tequila’, on Fourth & Broadway,

for No Way Jose, reached No.47.

And in 2000, ‘No More’, on Epic,

took Ruff Ends, to No.11.

 

In 99, Blur, on Food label,

climbed to No.14, with ‘No Distance Left To Run’.

And in 06, The Foo Fighters, on RCA, made No.64,

with ‘No Way Back’/’Cold Day In The Sun’.

 

In 93, ‘No Time To Play’, on Cooltempo,

was a No.25, for Guru featuring Dee C Lee.

And in 04, ‘Man Like Me’, on Mad As Toast,

for No Reason, reached No.53.

 

In 02, ‘No More Drama’, made No.9,

for Mary J Blige, on MCA.

And in 07, Air Traffic, flew to No.45,

on EMI, with ‘No More Running Away’.

 

In 96, ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing’, on EMI,

reached No.27, for ‘No Way Sis’.

And in 98, Robbie Williams, peaked at No.4,

with ‘No Regrets’, on Chrysalis.

 

In 91, ‘Tear Down The Walls’, on London label,

made No.61, for No Sweat.

And in 95, ‘No Government’, on Talkin Loud,

claimed a No.67 seat, for Nicolette.

 

In 95, ‘No More Affairs’, on This Way Up,

for Tindersticks, at No.58, did peak.

And in 97, No Doubt, had a gold-selling No.1,

on Interscope, with ‘Don’t Speak’.

 

In 91, Unity, on Cardiac,

saw their only hit -‘Unity’, make No.64

And in 85 ‘Shades (Theme From The Crown Paint Television Commercial)’,

on Food For Thought, give The United Kingdom Symphony, a No 68 score.

 

In 94, ‘No More Tears'(Enough Is Enough)’, on Ding Dong,

reached No.13, for Kym Mazelle & Jocelyn Brown.

And in 86, Europe, had a gold-selling No.1,

on Epic, with ‘The Final Countdown’.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

 

In 66, ‘Wrapping Paper’, on Reaction,

peaked at No.34.

And also in 66, still on Reaction,

‘I Feel Free’, made a No.11 score.

 

In 67, ‘Strange Brew’ – their last hit, on Reaction,

reached No.17, for Cream.

And in 68, (the first of five hits, on Polydor),

at No.40, was ‘Anyone for Tennis (The Savage Seven Theme.)’

 

Also in 68, ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’,

shone at No.25.

And in 69, ‘White Room’, made No.28,

and also ‘Badge’, at No.18, did arrive.

 

In 72, ‘Badge’, re-appeared –

this time, peaking at No.42.

And in 05, ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’, on Manifesto,

for Cream VS Hoxtons, returned, with a No.46 view.

 

R I P  Ginger Baker  1939 – 2019

Thank you for the life changing music.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury.

 

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon, on 8th October 2019,

 

for a fast moving hour, crammed full of music and chat,

and all the latest happenings and events in the music world –

both locally and worldwide.

 

Tony will also be reading the poem….

 

For The Love Of Cream

written by Harriet Blackbury

in tribute to Ginger Baker  (1939 – 2019)

 

 

 

 

In 68, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’,

on Regal Zonophone, gave Joe Cocker, a No.1 pitch.

And in 70, ‘Baby I Won’t Let You Down’, on Pye,

reached No.27, for Pickety Witch.

 

In 70, ‘Friends’, on Decca,

for Arrival, entered the No.8 door.

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

gave James Taylor, a US. No.1 and UK No.4

 

In 72, ‘You’ll Always Be A Friend’, made No.23,

for Hot Chocolate, on Rak.

And in 86, ‘Friends Will Be Friends’, on EMI,

for Queen – a Top 14  single chart track.

 

In 78, ‘Every Kinda People’ – a No.53, for Robert Palmer,

and in 92 – the remix, also on Island, peaked at No.43.

And in 2000, ‘I Turn To You’, on Virgin label,

was a No.1, for Melanie C.

 

In 97, ‘Heartbeat’/’A Friend’, made No.66,

for KRS One, on Jive.

And in 01, ‘From A Lover To A Friend’,

for Paul McCartney, on Parlophone, peaked at No.45.

 

In 86, ‘Sledgehammer’, on Virgin,

for Peter Gabriel, a US No.1 & UK No.4.

And in 90, ‘Trust’, on Parlophone,

gave Brother Beyond, a No.53 score.

 

In 70, ‘United We Stand’, on Deram,

became a Top 10, for The Brotherhood Of Man’.

And in 77,’Show You The Way To Go’, on Epic,

saw The Jackson 5, with another No.1 in the can.

 

In 84, ‘Together In Electric Dreams’, on Virgin,

gave Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey, a Top 3.

And in 99, ‘Best Friend’, reached No.23,

for Mark Morrison & Connie Reeves, on Wea.

 

In 88, ‘For A Friend’, on London,

gave The Communards, a No.28 deal.

And in 94, ‘I’ll Stand By You’ – in the Top 10,

for The Pretenders, on Real.

 

October 4, 2019

 

 

In 84, ‘Yah Mo B There’, reached No.44,

for James Ingram & Michael McDonald, on Quest.

And in 85, they returned with ‘Yah Mo B There’ –

this time, climbing to No.12, still on Quest.

 

In 86, ‘On My Own’, gave Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald,

a US No.1 & UK Top 2, on MCA.

Next in 86, came ‘I Keep Forgettin’,

on Warner Brothers, having a No.43 say.

 

Also in 86, ‘Sweet Freedom’, on MCA, made No.12,

and in 87, ‘What A Fool Believes’, made No.57 in the charts,

for The Doobie Brothers featuring Michael McDonald –

winning night-clubber’s hearts.

 

In 02, Safri Duo featuring Michael McDonald,

took ‘Sweet Freedom’, on Serious, to No.54 –

ending this glimpse into some of the work

from Michael McDonald’s hit store.

 

 

 

With their first five UK hits on Warner Brothers,

in 74, ‘Listen To Your Hearts’, at No.29, worked it’s charms.

And in 75, also reaching No.29,

arrived ‘Take Me In Your Arms’.

 

In 79, ‘What A Fool Believes’,

was a US No.1, & UK No.31.

And also in 79, ‘Minute By Minute’,

at No.47, followed on.

 

In 87, featuring Michael McDonald –

‘What A Fool Believes’, made the No.57 slot.

And in 89, ‘The Doctor’, on Capitol,

found the No.73 spot.

 

In 93, ‘Long Train Running’,

back on Warner Brothers, made a Top 7 heaven.

And in 94, ‘Listen To The Music’, returned,

this time, reaching No.37.

 

 

 

 

In 96, ‘Ready Or Not’, on Columbia,

gave The Fugees, a gold-seller & No.1 entry.

And in 98, ‘Ready For A New Day’, on Manifesto,

gave Todd Terry featuring Marsha Wash, a Top 20.

 

In 2000, Animal House, made No.61,

on Boiler House label, with ‘Ready To Recieve’.

And in 09, ‘Read For The Weekend’, on Columbia,

saw Calvin Harris, a Top 3, achieve.

 

In 96, ‘Ready Or Not’, was a Top 20.

for The Lightening Seeds, on Epic.

And in 97, ‘Ready’, peaked at No.44,

for Bruce Wayne, on Logic.

 

In 99, ‘Ready To Run’, on Epic,

reached No.53, for The Dixie Chicks.

And in 08, ‘Ready For The Floor’, on EMI,

for Hot Chip, was a Top 6.

 

In 71, ‘Ready Or Not Here I Come’, made No.41,

for The Delfonics, on Bell.

And in 78, ‘Ready Steady Go’, on Chrysalis,

for Generation X, was a No.47, sell.

 

In 96 & 97, ‘Ready To Go’, on Deconstruction,

for Republica, peaked at No.43 & No.13.

And in 05, ‘Ready2Wear’, on Emperor Norton,

for Felix Da Housecat, at No.62 , was seen.

 

In 89, ‘Ready For Love’, on Virgin,

for Gary Moore, climbed to No.56.

And in 80, ‘Ready & Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)’, at No.43,

for Whitesnake, on United Artists, ends this mix.

 

 

 

 

In 87, ‘Break The Chain’, on Legend,

gave Elkie Brooks, a No.55.

And in 08, ‘Break The Ice’, peaked a No.15,

for Britney Spears, on Jive.

 

In 02, ‘Break Ya Neck’, on J Records,

for Busta Rhymes, reached No.11.

And in 09, ‘Broken Hearted Girl’, on Columbia,

for Beyonce, climbed to No.27.

 

In 03, ‘Broken Silence’, on Independiente,

peaked at No.9, for So Solid Crew.

And in 04, ‘Break My World’, on Island,

found Dark Globe featuring Amanda Ghost, at No.52.

 

In 84, ‘Break My Stride’, on Epic,

the only hit for Matthew Wilder, made the Top 4.

And in 08, ‘Broken Strings’ – a gold-seller, made No.2,

for James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado, on Polydor.

 

In 69, The Beach Boys, on Capitol,

had a Top 6, with ‘Break Away’.

And on 09, ‘Break Your Heart’, for Taio Cruz,

was a No.1, for 3 weeks, on Fourth & Broadway.

 

In 66, ‘Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown’, on Decca,

made the Top 2, for The Rolling Stones.

And in 03, Love Inc, reached No.8,

on NuLife, with ‘Broken Bones’.

 

In 76, ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, on Rocket –

a gold-selling US & UK No.1, for Elton John & Kiki Dee.

And in 05, ‘Breakdown’, on Island,

took Jack Johnson, to No.73.

 

In 88, ‘Broken Land’, on Elektra,

gave The Adventures a Top 20.

And in 95, ‘Broken Stones’, on Go! Discs,

for Paul Weller, also a Top 20 entry.

 

In 86, ‘Broken Wings’ – a US No.1 & UK No.4,

for Mr Mister, on RCA.

And in 03, ‘Breaks You Off’, peaked at No.59,

for Roots, on MCA.

 

In 85, ‘Don’t Break My Heart’, on DEP International,

gave UB40, a Top 3 steal.

And in 98, ‘Broken Nose’, on Chrysalis,

peaked at No.48, for Catherine Wheel.

 

In 92, ‘Broken Wings’, on Chrysalis,

reached No.46, for Network.

And in 09, ‘Broken Heels’, on Syco Music,

was a No.8, for Alexandra Burke.

 

In 66 & 74, ‘What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted’,

on Tamla Motown, gave Jimmy Ruffin, a No.10 & No.4.

And in 05, ‘This Is How A Heart Breaks’, on Atlantic,

found Rob Thomas, with a No.67 score.

 

 

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