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enough to have hair to worry about.) A must for any Alternative leaning Top 40, the tasty Pop hook and anthemic chorus is Mainstream enough to appeal to a much wider audience. You can catch it on Network 40's Next 40 Tune Up #53. SA OE "No Ordinary Love" (Epic) It should take you no longer than six seconds of feeling the languid beat and the cool, cool melody to realize that Sade is back. Four years after the release of Stronger Than Pride, the sultry British singer returns with Love Deluxe, and it's like time stood still. "No Ordinary Love" carries the same suave intimacy of all her past hits, and it should once again strike a chord with both 25+ women who enjoy the mellow romantic jazz feel of the song and 25+ men who are undoubtedly impressed with Sade's mind (Yeah, that's the ticket...). Actually, some- thing this cool and laidback on Top 40 is a refreshing change for any playlist. In fact, it's so cool that you can get a nice frost on your beer mugs if you put them close to the speakers (Yeah, we sode got a million of `em...). VONDA SHEPARD THE HOUSE OF ENYA "Wake Up The House" LOVE "Silent Night" ("Oiche Chum") (Reprise) "You Don't Understand" (Reprise) Vonda Shepard may not be a household (Fontana/Mercury) Here's a Christmas classic that's like no word, but her latest single, "Wake Up This British trio makes a nice impres- other. The Irish singer has come out The House" recalls a very familiar - and sion with this cut off their new Babe with a Gaelic version of "Silent Night," tres popular - sound of the late `70s. Rainbow album. A not -too -hard driv- and it's just as moving as her "contem- The song's solid, melodic Pop rhythm ing rocker is highlighted by a moody - porary" material - if not more so. Her possesses the same feel and texture of yet -melodic chorus and a jangling gui- light, ethereal voice drifts into the con- something written by Christine McVie. tar chord that was last heard ringing sciousness like rarified air. The multi- The difference here is that Shepard's through Spencer Davis Group's "I'm A track harmonies make it sound like the clear, strong voice carries far more Man." (And if you remember that carol was sung in an Olde World church. punch than McVie's, so the song lives ditty, you're probably reconciling life Truly inspirational. up to its name. with grey hairs...if you're lucky - Jeff Silberman 24 The Network Forty