MUSIC WEEK AUGUST 25 1984
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VAjr- 0 V V ^ General 1 1 11 SELF CONTROL, Laura Braniqan IRE/GB/F/D/B/DK/CH/A 2 2 10 TWO TRIBES. BILLY J KRAMER: The Best Of Billy J Kramer And Frankie Goes To Hollywood IRE/GB/NL/D/B/CH The Dakotas. EMI EG 2601891. Not just another 3 3 13 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO, rehash of old hits — true it features Do You Want To Wham! NL/D/B/DK/CH/A Know A Secret?, Bad To Me and Little Children, but 4 4 6 TO FRANCE, Mike Oldfield/Maggie Reilly NL/D/ES/B/DK/CH/A When You Walk In The Room and Blueberry Hill are 5 6 4 SMALLTOWN BOY. Bronskl Beat NL/D/B/CH previously unreleased tracks and it also takes in 6 5 11 SELF CONTROL, Raff F/I/DK/CH Kramer's more recent airlplay hits, San Diego, Ships 7 12 4 HIGH ENERGY, Evelyn Thomas NL/D/ES/CH That Pass In The Night and You Can't Live On 8 20 9 1 WONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME, Memories. A thoughtful compilation complemented Nik Kershaw IRE/NL/D/B/DK/CH 9 10 4 SUCH A SHAME, Talk Talk D/CH/A by a Bill Harry sleeve note. 10 7 9 SOUNDS LIKE A MELODY, Alphaville D/DK/CH/A 11 8 5 WHEN DOVES CRY. Prince IRE/GB/NL 12 11 18 AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW). THE SPINNERS: Songs Of Tall Ships. EMI EG Phil Collins, l/DK 2602101. Released to coincide with the annual Tall 13 9 9 TIME AFTER TIME, Cyndi Lauper IRE/D/CH/A 14 13 5 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, Tina Turner IRE/GB Ships race which took place in the Mersey estuary, 15 18 6 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN. Cyndi Lauper F/l Liverpool's favourite folk group are joined by 16 23 6 STATE OF SHOCK, Jacksons — members of the Ocean Youth Club in a collection of lead vocals Michael Jackson/Mick dagger B/CH/A well-known sea shanties. 17 RE TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR, OMD NL/B 18 19 29 RELAX, Frankie Goes To Hollywood GB/I 19 15 10 SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH). Elton John DK/CH/A LJ REYNOLDS: Contrasting ballads on his third solo 20 27 2 WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD. Nik Kershaw l/DK KEATS: Keats. EMI EJ 2401741. The name Keats album. 21 14 5 HOLE IN MY SHOE, nell IRE/GB hides five successful individuals — singer Colin 22 24 3 FUERSTENFELD, S.T.S. A Blunstone, Stuart Elliott and Ian Bairnson from the SERGIO MENDES: Confetti. A&M AMLX 64984. 23 25 4 LA COLEGIALA, Gary Low ES Producer: artist. Mendes in his AOR guise, with 24 30 2 CARELESS WHISPER, George Michael GB Alan Parsons Project, Pete Bardens of Camel, and 25 22 2 IT'S A HARD LIFE, Queen IRE/GB session drummer Stuart Elliott. Their first album in Brazil a long way behind him, apart from some 26 29 6 FOTOROMANZA, Gianna Nanini 1 the progressive rock vein should garner interest, but occasional touches in the rhythm section. His Alibis 27 33 3 LES DEUX ECOLES, Michael Sardou F albums like this don't always necessarily sell well in track has been picking up good airplay, and the LP is 28 38 6 WHAT DO 1 DO?, Phil Fearon & Galaxy ES the UK marketplace. None the less it is good to hear highly professional and polished. But why no sleeve 29 39 2 AGADOO, Black Lace GB information, apart from some credits for guest 30 40 2 PLUS JAMAIS, Jean-Luc Lahaye F Blunstone's distinctive vocals again, and the single 31 NEW THE GLAMOROUS LIFE. Sheila E NL Turn Your Heart Around could inspire interest in the musicians loaned by their respective labels? 32 NEW JAPON, Mecano ES LP. Producing albums in their US sleeve is not good 33 21 5 HALF A BOY HALF A MAN, Nick Lowe B enough for the different, important UK market. 34 34 3 SEMMINHOLD, Nanna DK 35 36 4 SONG OF LIBERTY. Wolfe Tones IRE 36 37 8 1TRENI Dl TOZEUR, Alice & Battiato 1 37 NEW WHATEVER 1 DO (WHEREVER 1 GO), Hazell Dean GB BRYAN LOREN: Bryan Loren. Virgin V2322. 38 28 14 LOBO-HOMBRE EN PARIS. La Union ES Producers: artist, Nick Martinelli. Available for the 39 RE WEUS'D A HERZ HAST.. ., Rainhard Fendrich A past few months on import, it has now been rush 40 NEW BYE BYE, Billy F released in the UK. Seventeen-year-old Loren arranged, performed and mixed eight tracks on the album, and the result is a mixture of soul and straight pop, slick sophistication and danceability. KEY: A — Austria; B — Belgium; CH — Switzerland: D — West Germany; DK — Denmark; ES — Spain; F — France; m GB — United Kingdom; I — Italy: NL — Netherlands; IRE — Eire ir THE BROTHERS JOHNSON: Out Of Control. A&M Compiled from 7 7 national charts by Tros-Radio, Hilversum. AMLX 64965. Producers: George Johnson and Hawk. The Brothers Johnson can be relied upon to dole out lashings of black funk whenever they get into a recording studio, and this album is the proof of that. Two sides of uncompromising transatlantic club sound that only the committed will buy.
L J REYNOLDS; Lovin' Man. Phonogram Club Records JABL 4. Formerly lead singer with The Dramatics, Reynolds' third solo album includes the dance floor hit Don't Let Nobody Hold You Down mac featuring the Jones Girls, and contrasting ballads like Don't Give Up On Us and Love Takes Two. i 2 BREAKDANCE, You Can Do It! K-tel/P'Gram SERGIO MENDES: A long way from Brazil 66 2 7 010: Live in Concert PolyGram 3 1 MICHAEL JACKSON; Making Of Thriller Vestron 4 8 THE ARMS CONCERT: Part II Videoform Indies MOR 5 3 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS; Legend Island 6 10 THE ARMS CONCERT; Parti Videoform PARANOIA: Shattered Glass. Rot Records ASS11. Distribution: Red VARIOUS: The Show Side ( Rhino Cartel. A haunting album with that rare quality of lingering in the David Jacobs. BBC Records RE 7 6 02: Live "Under A Blood Red Sky" Virgin mind long after playing. It features a dream-like quality of vocals, 523. The follow-up to tl" 8 15 DAVID BOWIE; Serious Moonlight (Import—Media) produced by someone called simply Jan — unfortunately no other Saturday Side Of... compilatio information is given about her or the rest of the band except their first and again featuring favouritt 9 4 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP; Rock Will Never Die names, Mick on bass and vocals, Paul guitar, Phil drums. A good from Jacobs' Radio T\a Hendring old-fashioned rhythm band with good lyrics. Saturday morning show. Th 10 13 NEIL DIAMOND: Love At The Greek Vestron artists include Judy Hollida Tommy Steele and Marti Web 11 12 DIRE STRAITS; Alchemy Live PolyGram Joej Grey, Anthony Newley ar 12 14 DURAN DURAN PMI Michael Crawford, and the sho 13 CIEJHAWKWIND: Night Of The Hawks Nostalgia tunes Half A Sixpence, Considi Jettisoundz Country Yourself from Oliver! and Or 14 5 HOWARD JONES; Like To Get To Know You Well from Chorus Line. An excellei Warner MOH BANDY & JOE STAMPLEY: VARIOUS: Great British Dance stock item for the MOR browsi The Good 01' Boys. CBS 26068, Bands Play London Pride (1925- categories. 15 9 THE BEATLES; A Hard Day's Night Vestron GEORGE JONES: You've Still 1949). EMI EG 2601571. Another 16 11 DAVID BOWIE; Serious Moonlight Videoform Got A Place In My Heart. Epic EPC excellent Chris Ellis compilation 17 % THE C0MPLEAT BEATLES MGM/UA 26071. Producer: Billy Sherrill. — the composers include JOHNNY DANKWORTH/CLEO MERLE HAGGARD: It's All In The Coward, Gershwin and Noel Gay, U\INE: Johnny Dankworth 18 19 STYX: Caught In The Act Live A&M/PVG Game. Epic EPC 26069. the songs A Foggy Day, Lambeth (1953-1958) Featuring Cleo Laine. 19 17 ELVIS PRESLEY; That's The Way It Is MGM/UA WAYLON JENNINGS: Never Walk, Round The Marble Arch EMI EG 2601871. An excellent 20 Could Toe The Mark. RCA PL and London Pride, and the compilation that underlines the 26 ERIC CUPT0N: On Whistle Test BBC/CBS 85017. bandleaders Billy Cotton, Jack remarkable musical talent of 21 18 JOY DIVISION: Here Are The Young Men Ikon Hylton, Ambrose and Carroll Dankworth, and includes his Top 22 28 FOUR CONTRASTING country- Gibbons, An enjoyable collection 10 single Experiments With EURYTHMICS: Sweet Dreams RCA/Columbia based albums, ranging from the Mice, never previously on an 23 22 M0T0RHEAD: Uve In Toronto Avatar good-time, irreverent high spirits that should garner tourist interest of Bandy & Stampley, through as well as more general nostalgia 24 25 QUEEN; Greatest Flix PMI the mostly morose offerings of sales. 25 16 AMERICAN HEARTBEAT CBS/Fox George Jones and the relaxed, 28 23 well-judged presentation of THE JAM; Video Snap! PolyGram Merle Haggard, to the hardcase, RICHARD TAUBER: Songs And 27 24 Duets. EMI EG 2601861. Tauber PATBENATAR: Benatar RCA/Columbia near-rock of Waylon Jennings. still has a vast following more 28 20 BIG COUNTRY; Live PolyGram The Good 01' Boys with their wote (J&a happy fiddle and harmonica- than 30 years after his death and 29 21 CULTURE CLUB: A Kiss Across The Ocean Virgin flavoured fare will appeal to a this compilation, which includes