RA Retro Rewind Charts 1980-89: Yearly Top 125s

[raliverpool]

15/03/1980

01 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (4wks 9-2-2-1)

02 Blondie - Atomic (4wks 1-1-1-2)
03 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (4wks 30-9-3-3)
04 Romantics - What I Like About You (4wks 29-10-5-4)
05 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (3wks 25-7-5)
06 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (3wks 19-6-6)
07 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (2wks 20-7)
08 Police - So Lonely (3wks 37-15-8)
09 Rainbow - All Night Long (2wks 17-9)
10 Vapors - Turning Japanese (2wks 26-10)

11 Donna Summer - On The Radio (7wks 26-9-4-2-3-4-11)
12 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (4wks 27-17-12-12)
13 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (6wks 32-24-19-16-13-13)
14 Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (3wks 18-14-14)
15 Cliff Richard - Carrie (6wks 24-12-5-4-8-15)
16 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (2wks 25-16)
17 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (1wk 17 NEW)
18 B-52's - Planet Claire (2wks 27-18)
19 Orange Juice - Falling & Laughing (3wks 33-23-19)
20 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (5wks 13-7-6-9-20)

21 Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again (5wks 31-11-8-11-21)
22 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (2wks 35-24)
25 Buggles - Living In The Plastic Age (7wks 27-14-5-4-5-10-25)
26 Rupert Holmes - Him (2wks 30-26)
27 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (2wks 38-27)
28 Bette Bright - Hello I Am Your Heart (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (2wks 32-29)
30 Iron Maiden - Running Free (4wks 37-21-18-30)

31 John Foxx - Underpass (5wks 37-21-11-16-31)
32 Shakin Stevens - Hot Dog (2wks 36-32)
33 Killing Joke - Wardance (2wks 40-33)
34 Joan Armatrading - Rosie (3wks 28-24-34)
35 Stevie Wonder - Outside My Window (2wks 37-35)
36 Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (5wks 34-22-20-22-37)
38 Cheap Trick - Voices (5wks 33-20-12-19-38)
39 U2 - Another Day (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Babys - Back On My Feet Again (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Pink Floyd - Hey You (4LP 1-1-1-1 The Wall)
LP Eagles - The Sad Café (1LP 2 The Long Run)
LP Jam - Smithers Jones (1LP 3 Setting Sons)
LP Blondie - Die Young Stay Pretty (2LP 2-4 Eat To The Beat)
LP Clash - Spanish Bombs (8LP 1-1-1-1-2-2-3-5 London Calling)

The former Genesis frontman scores his second Retro Rewind chart topper with this anti war art rock song featuring Kate Bush on backing vocals... Elsewhere, seven more entries come from:

• Penned by the Canadian progressive rock trio of Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson. This Canadian #22, USA #51 & UK #13 hit came from their 1980 Permanent Waves album.
  
• The UK #17 & Canada #56 nervy break up tune written as ever by Difford & Tilbrook was taken from their ArgyBargy album (their last with keyboardist Jools Holland (first time around)).
  
• The Northamptonshire disco pop group with this Adrian Baker & Eddie Seago composition scored a UK #2 & Ireland #2 hit with this slice of pop cheddar.
  
• The Kent born Anne Martin, with band members Henry Priestman (formerly with band Yachts), Rusty Egan (Visage) and Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) reached UK #50 with her third single. It was to be her biggest hit. She later married Suggs from Madness in 1982 and retired from music. She appeared in 1984 as a homeless person in the Madness music video of "One Better Day".
  
• The title track of her 1979 new wave album was co-written by the 1960s pop singer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger, before things went very wrong for her in the 1970s after years of drug abuse, homelessness, and suffering from anorexia. The song about terrorism failed to chart in the UK (we'd have to wait for Sunscreem cover to change that), but became a moderate success in Europe & Australia & New Zealand. It featured Steve Winwood on keyboards.
  
• The debut single by the Irish post punk band released by CBS records.
  
• The London power rock band fronted by John Waite made USA #33 & Australia #92 with their single from their 4th album Union Jacks produced by Australian Keith Olsen.
  

[smokeyb]

20 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (1wk 20 NEW)



I remember the first time I heard Echo Beach in 1980, I tried streaming it lots of times (channel hopped all my local radio stations), proving difficult I decided to download it (recorded it off the radio onto a C90 cassette tape). I then transferred it onto my Ipod (Panasonic music centre with a built in cassette, record deck & radio - with dolby sound). Not knowing much about Martha & the Muffins I did an internet search for them (consulted the NME), not able to find out much there, I googled them (looked in Sounds, Record Mirror, Melody Maker).


Things were so different back then , ignorance was bliss.


I really enjoy all your retro charts, it must have been a painstaking venture to list all them. But no doubt it was a labour of love.

[raliverpool]

22/03/1980

01 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (5wks 9-2-2-1-1)
02 Jam - Going Underground (1wk 2 NEW)
03 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (3wks 20-7-3)
04 Blondie - Atomic (5wks 1-1-1-2-4)
05 Vapors - Turning Japanese (3wks 26-10-5)
06 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (2wks 17-6)
07 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (2wks 22-7)
08 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (4wks 25-7-5-8)
09 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (4wks 19-6-6-9)
10 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (5wks 30-9-3-3-10)

11 Romantics - What I Like About You (5wks 29-10-5-4-11)
12 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (2wks 23-12)
13 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Rainbow - All Night Long (3wks 17-9-14)
15 Police - So Lonely (4wks 37-15-8-15)
16 B-52's - Planet Claire (3wks 27-18-16)
17 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (3wks 35-24-17)
18 Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (2wks 36-18)
19 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (3wks 25-16-19)
20 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (5wks 27-17-12-12-20)

21 Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (4wks 18-14-14-21)
22 Genesis - Turn It On Again (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Jam - The Dreams Of Children (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (3wks 38-27-24)
25 Dan Fogelberg - Longer (7wks 32-24-19-16-13-13-25)
26 Orange Juice - Falling & Laughing (4wks 33-23-19-26)
27 Donna Summer - On The Radio (8wks 26-9-4-2-3-4-11-27)
28 Rupert Holmes - Him (3wks 30-26-28)
29 Bette Bright - Hello I Am Your Heart (2wks 28-29)
30 Cliff Richard - Carrie (7wks 24-12-5-4-8-15-30)

31 Barbra Dickson - January February (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do The Rock Steady (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Shakin Stevens - Hot Dog (3wks 36-32-33)
34 Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You (3wks 32-29-34)
35 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (6wks 13-7-6-9-20-36)
37 Killing Joke - Wardance (3wks 40-33-37)
38 Gibson Brothers - Cuba (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Tommy James - Three Times In Love (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Heart - Even It Up (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Eagles - The Sad Café (2LP 2-1 The Long Run)
LP Jam - Smithers Jones (2LP 3-2 Setting Sons)
LP Clash - Death Or Glory (1LP 3 London Calling)
LP Pink Floyd - Hey You (5LP 1-1-1-1-4 The Wall)
LP Blondie - Die Young Stay Pretty (3LP 2-4-5 Eat To The Beat)

Ten more retro rewind entries this week:

• The stand alone Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Power Pop production of Paul Weller's social commentary debuted at UK #1.
  
• Written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin, this UK #17 Post Punk hit was the first single from the band's third album, Kaleidoscope which featured two new musicians: drummer Budgie, previously of The Slits, and guitarist John McGeoch, previously of Magazine.
• The progressive rock trio's lead UK #8, USA #58, Canada #49 single from their 1980 album Duke, became a live concert favourite.
  
• The less well remembered other side of the mod revivalist stand alone UK #1 debuting single, again penned by Paul Weller.
  
• Written & produced by Alan Tarney this UK #11 Abba sounding hit for the Scottish singer/theatre actress had first been turned down by Cliff Richard.
  
• The London 2 Tone seven-piece all-female band hit UK #22 with their debut single featuring the lead vocals of Rhoda Dakar. The band would split by the end of 1980, and 5 of the group formed a new 7 piece all female band, The Belle Stars.
  
• The final single from The Long run was written by band members Timothy B. Schmit (who provided the lead vocals), Glenn Frey, and Don Henley on this languid Al Green R&B sounding USA #8, Canada #5 hit.
  
• The French based Euro-disco group's UK #12 & USA #81 hit.
  
• Produced and co written by Tommy James with Ron Serota this country pop track made USA #19 (AC #1) & Canada #64 becoming his first USA top 40 hit in 8 years, and final of his 16 top 40 hits.
• This uptempo rocker was the first single from the band's fifth studio album Bebe le Strange peaking at USA #33 & Canada #56.
  

[raliverpool]

Jul 4, 2017 21:09:09 GMT 1 smokeyb said:

20 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (1wk 20 NEW)



I remember the first time I heard Echo Beach in 1980, I tried streaming it lots of times (channel hopped all my local radio stations), proving difficult I decided to download it (recorded it off the radio onto a C90 cassette tape). I then transferred it onto my Ipod (Panasonic music centre with a built in cassette, record deck & radio - with dolby sound). Not knowing much about Martha & the Muffins I did an internet search for them (consulted the NME), not able to find out much there, I googled them (looked in Sounds, Record Mirror, Melody Maker).


Things were so different back then , ignorance was bliss.


I really enjoy all your retro charts, it must have been a painstaking venture to list all them. But no doubt it was a labour of love.

I decided to attempt this thanks to the OCC because I think it is wrong that passive listening to music via streaming of curated playlists paid for by record companies, and listened to be people paying £0.00 should count towards the charts.

So I decided to go back and reimagine a world where the internet existed and you could chart album only tracks (although I've abandoned that for the 1980s because record companies started to properly mine albums for singles, but still allow the opportunity to capture them) ... and this concept was born.

And yes, I'm thoroughly enjoying discovering and rediscovering music whilst building up yearly playlists.

[vastar iner]

I liked that there were two Marthas in Martha & The Muffins. Makes it ambiguous as to which Martha was a Muffin.

Martha Ladly on keys...oooh, I so fancied her. Doubtless she will crop up again in a couple of years.

[raliverpool]

29/03/1980

01 Jam - Going Underground (2wks 2-1)

02 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (4wks 20-7-3-2)
03 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (3wks 17-6-3)
04 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (3wks 22-7-4)
05 Vapors - Turning Japanese (4wks 26-10-5-5)
06 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (6wks 9-2-2-1-1-6)
07 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (2wks 13-7)
08 Blondie - Atomic (6wks 1-1-1-2-4-8)
09 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (3wks 23-12-9)
10 Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (3wks 36-18-10)

11 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (4wks 35-24-17-11)
12 Jam - The Dreams Of Children (2wks 23-12)
13 Genesis - Turn It On Again (2wks 22-13)
14 Barbra Dickson - January February (2wks 31-14)
15 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (5wks 19-6-6-9-15)
16 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (5wks 25-7-5-8-16)
17 B-52's - Planet Claire (4wks 27-18-16-17)
18 UB40 - Food For Thought (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (2wks 35-19)
20 Rainbow - All Night Long (4wks 17-9-14-20)

21 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (6wks 30-9-3-3-10-21)
22 Utopia - Set Me Free (1wk 22 NEW)
23 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do The Rock Steady (2wks 32-23)
24 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (4wks 38-27-24-24)
25 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (4wks 25-16-19-25)
26 Romantics - What I Like About You (6wks 29-10-5-4-11-26)
27 Police - So Lonely (5wks 37-15-8-15-27)
28 Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (5wks 18-14-14-21-28)
29 UB40 - King (1wk 29 NEW)
30 John Foxx - No One Driving (1wk 30 NEW)

31 Sad Café - My Oh My (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Tommy James - Three Times In Love (2wks 39-32)
33 Lambrettas - Poison Ivy (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Rupert Holmes - Him (4wks 30-26-28-35)
36 Kool & The Gang - Too Hot (6wks 27-17-12-12-20-36)
37 Stranglers - Bear Cage (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Selecter - Missing Words (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Bette Bright - Hello I Am Your Heart (3wks 28-29-40)

LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (1LP 1 Tusk)
LP Eagles - The Sad Café (3LP 2-1-2 The Long Run)
LP Pink Floyd - Young Lust (1LP 3 The Wall)
LP Jam - Smithers Jones (3LP 3-2-4 Setting Sons)
LP Clash - Death Or Glory (2LP 3-5 London Calling)

The Post Punk Mod trio score their second Retro Rewind chart topping single, in a week with ten new entries from:

• The debut single by the Birmingham reggae band relate to "the hypocrisy of Christmas, the fact that there are starving people in Africa and here we are all sat around eating our Christmas dinner and praising the Lord". It peaked at UK #4, Ireland #10, Australia #36 & New Zealand #1.
  
• The now new wave sounding quartet of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox scored a USA #27 & Canada #55 hit from their Adventures in Utopia album.
  
• The Martin Luther King reggae tribute was actually the original A side of the Birmingham group's debut single, before Radio preferred the other side.
  
• The electronic synthpop second UK #32 single release from the Metamatic album, was a Ballardian dystopian scenario involving an automobile in the lyrics.
  
• The Manchester soft rock band's second biggest hit UK #14 single, was culled from the 1979 Eric Stewart produced album Facades.
  
• The Brighton mod revivalists brassy UK #7 take on the 1950s Leiber and Stoller song, produced by (yes that) Pete Waterman & Peter Collins.
  
• From the Sheffield Heavy metal group's British Steel album, this UK #12 featured a Julien Temple directed video.
  
• The stand alone Alan Winstanley co-produced single stalled at UK #36 for the Guildfield, Surrey Post Punk group.
  
• The Coventry 2 Tone group's UK #23 fourth single release was of a more downbeat nature than their first three releases.
  
• Originally released in 1971, this midtempo US heartland rock track finally made 1979 Against The Wind album, and became a USA #6, Canada #3 & Australia #57 possibly due to The Eagles members (Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit) proving backing vocals.
  

[raliverpool]

06/04/1980

01 Jam - Going Underground (3wks 2-1-1)
02 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (5wks 20-7-3-2-2)
03 UB40 - Food For Thought (2wks 18-3)
04 Genesis - Turn It On Again (3wks 22-13-4)
05 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (3wks 13-7-5)
06 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (4wks 22-7-4-6)
07 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (4wks 17-6-3-7)
08 Vapors - Turning Japanese (5wks 26-10-5-5-8)
09 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (4wks 23-12-9-9)
10 Barbra Dickson - January February (3wks 31-14-10)

11 Utopia - Set Me Free (2wks 22-11)
12 Jam - The Dreams Of Children (3wks 23-12-12)
13 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (3wks 35-19-13)
14 Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (34wks 36-18-10-14)
15 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (5wks 35-24-17-11-15)
16 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Blondie - Atomic (7wks 1-1-1-2-4-8-17)
18 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (7wks 9-2-2-1-1-6-18)
19 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (1wk 19 NEW)
20 UB40 - King (2wks 29-20)

21 John Foxx - No One Driving (2wks 30-21)
22 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (2wks 34-22)
23 Selecter - Missing Words (2wks 38-23)
24 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do The Rock Steady (3wks 32-23-25)
26 B-52's - Planet Claire (5wks 27-18-16-17-26)
27 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (2wks 39-28)
29 Sad Café - My Oh My (2wks 31-29)
30 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee (6wks 19-6-6-9-15-30)

31 Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (5wks 38-27-24-24-31)
32 Rainbow - All Night Long (5wks 17-9-14-20-32)
33 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (6wks 25-7-5-8-16-33)
34 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Secret Affair - My World (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Tommy James - Three Times In Love (3wks 39-32-38)
39 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down (7wks 30-9-3-3-10-21-39)
40 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (5wks 25-16-19-25-40)

LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (2LP 1-1 Tusk)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (1LP 2 Off The Wall)
LP Eagles - The Sad Café (4LP 2-1-2-3 The Long Run)
LP Jam - Smithers Jones (4LP 3-2-4-4 Setting Sons)
LP Pink Floyd - Young Lust (2LP 3-5 The Wall)

Eight more Retro Rewind entries from:

• Written by Mike Barson and Suggs (its title was cockney rhyming slang for going to get your unemployment giro cheque). The lead track from the Langer & Winstanley produced Work, Rest & Play EP peaked at UK #6.
• The US funk R&B group's self penned USA #7 (R&B #1), UK #6, Canada #49, Australia #13 release from their Quincy Jones produced fourth album, Light Up the Night.
  
• The New Wave rock group's stand alone Chris Thomas produced single (which nearly 6 months later turned up on their II album), was written by Chrissie Hynde and reached UK #8 & Australia #55.
  
• The old school hip hop critically acclaimed USA #87 single by the New York rapper from his self-titled debut album. It features jazz guitarist Eddie Martinez on the distinctive Chic like riff.
  
• Written by Kevin Archer and Kevin Rowland in tribute to UK based US soul singer Geno Washington, the Birmingham group scored an unexpected UK #1 & Ireland #2 hit taken from their Searching for the Young Soul Rebels debut album.
• Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, this cover of the 1966 Four Seasons hit gave the American soul group a USA #2, UK (& Ireland) #1, Australia #12, & Canada #5 hit with this Michael Zager disco production on Atlantic records.
• This Sometimes You Win album track penned by Chris Waters, Keith Stegall, Bob Mather gave the affable US soft rock group a disco tinged USA #5, UK #4, Canada #8, Australia #41 & New Zealand #1 hit.
  
• The London mod revivalists reached UK #16 with their third & final top forty hit.
  

[raliverpool]

13/04/1980

01 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (6wks 20-7-3-2-2-1)

02 UB40 - Food For Thought (3wks 18-3-2)
03 Jam - Going Underground (4wks 2-1-1-3)
04 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (2wks 16-4)
05 Genesis - Turn It On Again (4wks 22-13-4-5)
06 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (4wks 13-7-5-6)
07 Utopia - Set Me Free (3wks 22-11-7)
08 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (4wks 35-19-13-8)
09 Barbra Dickson - January February (4wks 31-14-10-9)
10 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (2wks 19-10)

11 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (2wks 27-11)
12 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (5wks 22-7-4-6-12)
13 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (5wks 23-12-9-9-13)
14 Jam - The Dreams Of Children (4wks 23-12-12-14)
15 Vapors - Turning Japanese (6wks 26-10-5-5-8-15)
16 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (5wks 17-6-3-7-16)
17 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (2wks 24-17)
18 UB40 - King (3wks 29-20-18)
19 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (3wks 34-22-19)
20 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (2wks 34-20)

21 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes (2wks 36-21)
22 Selecter - Missing Words (3wks 38-23-22)
23 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (3wks 39-28-23)
24 Elvis Costello - High Fidelity (1wk 24 NEW)
25 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine (1wk 25 NEW)
26 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (1wk 26 NEW)
27 John Foxx - No One Driving (3wks 30-21-27)
28 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me (6wks 35-24-17-11-15-28)
29 Marianne Faithfull - Broken English (5wks 36-18-10-14-29)
30 Sad Café - My Oh My (3wks 31-29-30)

31 Blondie - Atomic (8wks 1-1-1-2-4-8-17-31)
32 Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (2wks 35-33)
34 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Bodysnatchers - Let's Do The Rock Steady (4wks 32-23-25-35)
36 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers (8wks 9-2-2-1-1-6-18-36)
37 Sports - Strangers On A Train (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Lene Lovich - What Will I Do Without You? (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Buggles - Clean Clean (1wk 38 NEW)
40 Bad Manners - Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (3LP 1-1-1 Tusk)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (2LP 2-2 Off The Wall)
LP Pink Floyd - In The Flesh (1wk 3 The Wall)
LP Eagles - The Sad Café (5LP 2-1-2-3-4 The Long Run)
LP Police - Regatta De Blanc (1LP 5 Regatta De Blanc)

The Canadian New Wave outfit claim the top spot on my Retro Rewind chart .... in a week with 9 new entries

• The self penned UK #30 new wave soulful hit from Get Happy!!! produced by Nick Lowe.
  
• The synth heavy new wave sounding self penned UK #4 hit taken from the album Hot Love.
  
• The new wave Glass Houses album track about a stand alone date who becomes a stalker which was only a single in the UK peaking at #40.
  
• The more rock n roll follow-up single to Prince's first big hit, "I Wanna Be Your Lover". The Prince album cut hit USA #92 (R&B #13).
  
• The Texas born soft rocker singer/songwriter's debut single peaked at USA #2, Canada #3, Australia #25 & UK #69. The track dedicated to the late Lowell George (Little Feat founder) featured backing vocals by Michael McDonald.
  
• The Australian pub rock/new wave rock group's native #22 hit from their third album (Suddenly).
  
• The Detroit born, London based post punk poet scored a UK #58 minor new wave sounding hit from her second album Flex co-written & produced by her synth/keyboardist Thomas Dolby.
  
• Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes UK #38 third single from the album The Age Of Plastic.
  
• The London 2 Tone ska group fronted by the colourful & bald Buster Bloodvessel with their debut largely instrumental UK #28 hit.
  

[raliverpool]

20/04/1980

01 Blondie - Call Me (1wk 1 NEW)

02 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (3wks 16-4-2)
03 UB40 - Food For Thought (4wks 18-3-2-3)
04 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (7wks 20-7-3-2-2-1-4)
05 Jam - Going Underground (5wks 2-1-1-3-5)
06 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (3wks 27-11-6)
07 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (3wks 19-10-7)
08 Utopia - Set Me Free (4wks 22-11-7-8)
09 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (5wks 35-19-13-8-9)
10 Barbra Dickson - January February (5wks 31-14-10-9-10)

11 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (3wks 34-20-11)
12 Genesis - Turn It On Again (5wks 22-13-4-5-12)
13 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (5wks 13-7-5-6-13)
14 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (2wks 26-14)
15 Elvis Costello - High Fidelity (2wks 24-15)
16 Clash - Train In Vain (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (3wks 24-17-17)
18 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes (3wks 36-21-18)
19 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine (2wks 25-19)
20 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (4wks 39-28-23-20)

21 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (2wks 34-21)
22 Jam - The Dreams Of Children (5wks 23-12-12-14-22)
23 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (4wks 34-22-19-23)
24 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (6wks 23-12-9-9-13-24)
25 Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (6wks 22-7-4-6-12-25)
26 UB40 - King (4wks 29-20-18-26)
27 Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (2wks 32-28)
29 Cure - A Forest (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Vapors - Turning Japanese (7wks 26-10-5-5-8-15-30)

31 Selecter - Missing Words (4wks 38-23-22-31)
32 Billy Joel - You May Be Right (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Squeeze - If I Didn't Like You (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Rush - Spirit Of The Radio (6wks 17-6-3-7-16-34)
35 Sad Café - My Oh My (4wks 31-29-30-35)
36 Lene Lovich - What Will I Do Without You? (2wks 38-36)
37 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (3wks 35-33-37)
38 Sports - Strangers On A Train (2wks 37-38)
39 Pete Townshend - Rough Boys (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Saxon - Wheels Of Steel (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Genesis - Behind The Lines (1LP 1 Duke)
LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (4LP 1-1-1-2 Tusk)
LP Pink Floyd - In The Flesh (2LP 3-3 The Wall)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (3LP 2-2-4 Off The Wall)
LP Police - Regatta De Blanc (2LP 5-5 Regatta De Blanc)

Debuting at the top with their 5th Retro Rewind chart topper to date, is the New York New Wave group with this theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo, which topped the charts in USA, Canada & UK, & Australia #4. Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to add lyrics and a top line to his instrumental, but after she passed, Deborah Harry obliged.

The other new entries come from:

• The Mick Jones composed London Calling track, which was the last recorded for the double album. Released as a single outside of Europe it peaked at USA #23, Australia #26, & Canada #62. The song has often interpreted to be about Jones' volatile relationship with the Slits guitarist Viv Albertine. Whilst Garbage's biggest hit "Stupid Girl" used this record's drum riff/pattern.
  
• This Damien O'Neill & Michael Bradley post punk UK #9 composition was inspired by an actual male cousin of one of the band members.
• Taken from the second album Seventeen Seconds, this Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Lol Tolhurst gothic rock composition reached UK #31, and became a live stalwart for the group.
  
• The Glass Houses song famously begins with the sound of broken glass. The featured riff of the song loosely borrows from the Buffalo Springfield hit "Rock and Roll Woman" on the Buffalo Springfield Again album. Chart wise it reached USA #7, Canada #6, Australia #28, but failed to chart in the UK.
• The Argybargy New Wave album cut was released as a single in North America, which despite plenty of airplay failed to chart in the USA. In  Canada it peaked at #52.
  
• This homoerotic rock tribute to the Sex Pistols was co-produced by Chris Thomas. It gave The Who's guitarist/songwriter a minor UK #39 & USA #89 hit.
  
• The UK #20 title track of the second studio album by the English heavy metal band.
  

[Earl Purple]

One of the Marthas (probably the one that was also a Muffin) ended up joining the Associates. She's the woman you saw with them on Top of the Pops.

[Earl Purple]

Jul 5, 2017 22:22:08 GMT 1 raliverpool said:

35 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (1wk 35 NEW)

• Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, this cover of the 1966 Four Seasons hit gave the American soul group a USA #2, UK (& Ireland) #1, Australia #12, & Canada #5 hit with this Michael Zager disco production on Atlantic records.

You took a while to chart that.

I didn't know that duo had written it, I assumed it was Crewe / Gaudio like most Four Seasons songs.

[raliverpool]

27/04/1980

01 Blondie - Call Me (2wks 1-1)
02 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (4wks 34-20-11-2)
03 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (1wk 3 NEW)
04 UB40 - Food For Thought (5wks 18-3-2-3-4)
05 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (4wks 16-4-2-5)
06 Clash - Train In Vain (2wks 16-6)
07 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (3wks 26-14-7)
08 Cure - A Forest (2wks 29-8)
09 Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (2wks 27-9)
10 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (4wks 27-11-6-10)

11 Elvis Costello - High Fidelity (3wks 24-15-11)
12 Jam - Going Underground (6wks 2-1-1-3-5-12)
13 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (4wks 19-10-7-13)
14 Utopia - Set Me Free (5wks 22-11-7-8-14)
15 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (8wks 20-7-3-2-2-1-4-15)
16 Barbra Dickson - January February (6wks 31-14-10-9-10-16)
17 Squeeze - If I Didn't Like You (2wks 33-17)
18 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (4wks 24-17-17-18)
19 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (6wks 35-19-13-8-9-19)
20 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine (3wks 25-19-20)

21 Genesis - Turn It On Again (6wks 22-13-4-5-12-21)
22 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (4wks 39-28-23-20)
23 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (3wks 34-21-23)
24 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes (4wks 36-21-18-24)
25 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (6wks 13-7-5-6-13-25)
26 Billy Joel - You May Be Right (2wks 32-26)
27 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Ramones - Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio (1wk 29 NEW)
30 Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (5wks 34-22-19-23-30)

31 Kate Bush - Breathing (1wk 31 NEW)
32 New Musik - This World Of Water (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love (1wk 33 NEW)
34 Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3wks 32-28-34)
35 UB40 - King (5wks 29-20-18-26-35)
36 Killing Joke - Change (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Selecter - Missing Words (5wks 38-23-22-31-37)
38 Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (7wks 23-12-9-9-13-24-38)
39 Journey - Any Way You Want It (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Genesis - Behind The Lines (2LP 1-1 Duke)
LP Joe Jackson - Fools In Love (1LP 2 Look Sharp!)
LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (5LP 1-1-1-2-3 Tusk)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (4LP 2-2-4-4 Off The Wall)
LP Pink Floyd - In The Flesh (3LP 3-3-5 The Wall)

Ten Retro Rewind entries from:

• The double A-sided single, one half being the McCartney II synthesised version where Paul McCartney plays all the instruments & sings all the vocals; and the other side being the Live Paul McCartney & Wings recorded in Glasgow, Scotland, on 17 December 1979. Europe preferred the McCartney solo version; North America preferred the Wings live version; & Australasia treated both equally on this UK #2, USA #1, Canada #1, Australia (& New Zealand) #2 hit.
  
• The English singer-songwriter & actress scored a USA #13 (AC #4), Canada #3, Australia #28, UK #66 hit on Island records with this self penned ode to a Radio DJ produced by Alan Tarney & Bruce Welch. But in the late 1980s/early 1990s became host to the Soho comedy venue Dogs On Holiday which fore saw the emerging careers of comedians such as Mark Lamarr, Harry Hill and Jo Brand.
  
• The London reggae punk band final UK top 40 hit (UK #22) taken from their second album Grin & Bear It.
  
• The Phil Spector produced UK #54 second single and first track from the American punk rock band Ramones' fifth studio album End of the Century.
  
• The progressive rock UK #16 first single from her 1980 album Never for Ever, with backing vocals by Roy Harper, about a foetus, very much aware of what is going on outside the womb and frightened by nuclear fallout, which implies that the song is set either during a nuclear war scare or a post-apocalyptic birth.
  
• Tony Mansfield's English New Wave synth pop group's UK #31 & Ireland #18 hit from the album From A to B.
  
• The former Motown soul singer's post disco USA #10, UK #7 hit written & produced by Robin Gibb and Blue Weaver
  
• Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, & Paul Ferguson's post punk second single from their 1980 self titled debut album.
• The USA #23 & Canada #50 arena rocker was written by lead singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon, taken from their Departure album. It signaled their trademark sound and string of North American hit singles..
  
• The Texas funk & soul singer's only UK #12 chart entry, reached USA #49 (his final of 8 USA top 100 hits in 15 years).
  

[Deleted]

My all-time # 1 song was recorded by singer, which was born in 1980.

Which Blondie song is your favourite ? Do you prefer ABBA or Blondie ?

[raliverpool]

Jul 10, 2017 18:27:03 GMT 1 @alexrange said:

My all-time # 1 song was recorded by singer, which was born in 1980.

Which Blondie song is your favourite ? Do you prefer ABBA or Blondie ?

My favourite Blondie song is to come (clue you don't have to wait for their reformation).

I prefer Abba to Blondie purely on the basis they have more strength in depth song wise.

[raliverpool]

04/05/1980

01 Blondie - Call Me (3wks 1-1-1)
02 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (5wks 34-20-11-2-2)
03 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (2wks 3-3)
04 Clash - Train In Vain (3wks 16-6-4)
05 Cure - A Forest (3wks 29-8-5)
06 Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (3wks 27-9-6)
07 Squeeze - If I Didn't Like You (3wks 33-17-7)
08 UB40 - Food For Thought (6wks 18-3-2-3-4-8)
09 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (4wks 26-14-7-9)
10 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (5wks 16-4-2-5-10)

11 Kate Bush - Breathing (2wks 31-11)
12 Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys (2wks 28-12)
13 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It (1wk 13 NEW)
14 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love (2wks 33-14)
15 Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Elvis Costello - High Fidelity (4wks 24-15-11-16)
17 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (5wks 27-11-6-10-17)
18 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves (2wks 27-18)
19 Jam - Going Underground (7wks 2-1-1-3-5-12-19)
20 Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie des Grauens (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (5wks 19-10-7-13-21)
22 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (5wks 24-17-17-18-22)
23 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (5wks 39-28-23-20-23)
24 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine (4wks 25-19-20-24)
25 New Musik - This World Of Water (2wks 32-25)
26 Utopia - Set Me Free (6wks 22-11-7-8-14-26)
27 Billy Joel - You May Be Right (3wks 32-26-27)
28 Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (4wks 34-21-23-28)
29 Killing Joke - Change (2wks 36-29)
30 Ramones - Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio (2wks 29-30)

31 Barbra Dickson - January February (7wks 31-14-10-9-10-16-31)
32 Rodney Franklin - The Groove (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach (9wks 20-7-3-2-2-1-4-15-33)
34 Richard Hell - Love Comes In Spurts (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (7wks 35-19-13-8-9-19-35)
36 Bobby Thurston - Check Out The Groove (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Dolly Parton - Starting Over Again (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Prelude - Platinum Blonde (1wk 38 NEW)
39 Air Supply - Lost In Love (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Dr Hook - Sexy Eyes (5wks 36-21-18-24-40)

LP Pretenders - Private Life (1LP 1 The Pretenders)
LP Joe Jackson - Fools In Love (2LP 2-2 Look Sharp!)
LP Genesis - Behind The Lines (3LP 1-1-3 Duke)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (5LP 2-2-4-4-4 Off The Wall)
LP Fleetwood Mac - Storms (6LP 1-1-1-2-3-5 Tusk)

Nine retro rewind entries this week from:

• The UK #2, Ireland #2, Germany #3 & Australia #56 New Wave space rock tune produced by Mickie Most was written by Mike Burns, Steve Glen and David Most deals with the experiences of a man who witnesses a UFO landing.
• The USA #8, Canada #17 country rock cover of the 1965 USA top ten hit by Little Antony & The Imperials, was taken from the Pete Asher produced Mad Love album, and featured Danny Kortchmar on guitar.
  
• The English post punk new wave group's third single on Rough Trade records was an early career highlight, probably as it sounds more like Franz Ferdinand than most Franz Ferdinand singles!
  
• The Californian jazz pianist & LA session player's instrumental UK #7 hit which sounds uncannily like a Shakatak instrumental.
  
• The New York punk poet's aka Kentucky-born Richard Mayers, 1980 single was the opening track of his 1977 album Blank Generation, produced by Richard Gottehrer, after Malcolm McLaren became his manager for a short period.
  
• The larger than life Washington DC soul singer's UK #10 funk hit.
  
• Telling the story of a middle aged couple separating after 30 years of marriage, the USA #36 & Canada #35 song was written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano based on Sudano's parents' divorce.
• The English folk pop group's New Wave sounding first single on EMI records reached UK #45.
  
• The Melbourne, Australia soft rock duo of Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock international breakthrough came with this Australia #13, USA #3 (AC #1), & Canada #4 hit after signing to Arista Records.
  

[raliverpool]

11/05/1980

01 Clash - Train In Vain (4wks 16-6-4-1)

02 Cure - A Forest (4wks 29-8-5-2)
03 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (3wks 3-3-3)
04 Blondie - Call Me (4wks 1-1-1-4)
05 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (6wks 34-20-11-2-2-5)
06 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It (2wks 13-6)
07 Kate Bush - Breathing (3wks 31-11-7)
08 Squeeze - If I Didn't Like You (4wks 33-17-7-8)
09 Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (4wks 27-9-6-9)
10 Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie des Grauens (2wks 20-10)

11 Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad (2wks 15-11)
12 Split Enz - I Got You (1wk 12 NEW)
13 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love (3wks 33-14-13)
14 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (1wk 14 NEW)
15 Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys (3wks 28-12-15)
16 Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell (1wk 16 NEW)
17 Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) (1wk 17 NEW)
18 UB40 - Food For Thought (7wks 18-3-2-3-4-8-18)
19 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves (3wks 27-18-19)
20 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (5wks 26-14-7-9-20)

21 Air Supply - Lost In Love (2wks 39-21)
22 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (6wks 16-4-2-5-10-22)
23 Rodney Franklin - The Groove (2wks 32-23)
24 Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Peter Gabriel - No Self Control (1wk 25 NEW)
26 New Musik - This World Of Water (3wks 32-25-26)
27 Fischer Z - So Long (1wk 27 NEW)
28 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Elvis Costello - High Fidelity (5wks 24-15-11-16-29)
30 Killing Joke - Change (3wks 36-29-30)

31 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (6wks 27-11-6-10-17-32)
33 David Essex - Silver Dream Machine (5wks 25-19-20-24-33)
34 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl (1wk 34 NEW)
35 Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (6wks 24-17-17-18-22-35)
36 Brothers Johnson - Stomp (6wks 19-10-7-13-21-36)
37 Boz Scaggs - Breakdown Dead Ahead (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Bob Seger - Fire Lake (6wks 39-28-23-20-23-38)
39 Billy Joel - You May Be Right (4wks 32-26-27-39)
40 Jam - Going Underground (8wks 2-1-1-3-5-12-19-40)

LP Pretenders - Private Life (2LP 1-1 The Pretenders)
LP Blondie - Shayla (1LP 2 Eat To The Beat)
LP Joe Jackson - Fools In Love (3LP 2-2-3 Look Sharp!)
LP Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (6LP 2-2-4-4-4-4 Off The Wall)
LP Genesis - Behind The Lines (4LP 1-1-3-5 Duke)

A second Retro Rewind chart topper for the best band to come out of the Punk Movement. Eleven nerw entries appear from:

• The New Wave band from New Zealand featuring Tim & Neil Finn. This Neil Finn composition taken from the album True Colours was a #1 hit in Australia & New Zealand, as well as peaking at UK #12, USA #53 & Canada #13.
  
• The Birmingham 2 Tone group's UK #4 composition from their debut album I Just Can't Stop It produced by Bob Sargeant.
  
• The Wall album rock cut written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters was released as a single in some countries peaking at USA #53 & Canada #15.
• This post punk pub rock UK #44 song from the album ArgyBargy celebrated seaside holiday camp summer holidays, and has become a live favourite for the group.
  
• Written by Alan Gorrie, this post disco funk classic gave the Scottish group a UK #12, Canada #33 & USA #53 hit.
  
• The Steve Lillywhite UK #33 third Peter Gabriel album art rock track features guest musicians Robert Fripp (guitar), Phil Collins (drums) and Kate Bush (backing vocals).
  
• The British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik reached UK #72 & Australia #15 with the John Watts penned New Wave track from the album Going Deaf for a Living.
  
• The Michigan born drummer, songwriter & producer's UK #8 & USA #5 funk hit from his The Dance Of Life album.
  
• Taken from the band's 1980 album Ready an' Willing, this David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody rock song hit UK #13 & USA #53.
  
• The USA #59 third single from the Damn The Torpedoes album was written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell.
• Composed by Scaggs and David Foster, and featuring members of Toto, this Middle Man album cut reached USA #15, Canada #8, & Australia #64.

[Earl Purple]

In 1980 Air Supply were not a duo but a full band. Frank Esler-Smith was the piano / keyboard player. He sadly died in 1991.

[raliverpool]

18/05/1980

01 Split Enz - I Got You (2wks 12-1)

02 Clash - Train In Vain (5wks 16-6-4-1-2)
03 Cure - A Forest (5wks 29-8-5-2-3)
04 Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It (3wks 13-6-4)
05 Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) (2wks 17-5)
06 Kate Bush - Breathing (4wks 31-11-7-6)
07 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (4wks 3-3-3-7)
08 Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (2wks 14-8)
09 Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie des Grauens (3wks 20-10-9)
10 Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell (2wks 16-10)

11 Blondie - Call Me (5wks 1-1-1-4-11)
12 Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad (3wks 15-11-12)
13 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (7wks 34-20-11-2-2-5-13)
14 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love (4wks 33-14-13-14)
15 Squeeze - If I Didn't Like You (5wks 33-17-7-8-15)
16 Peter Gabriel - No Self Control (2wks 25-16)
17 Fischer Z - So Long (2wks 27-17)
18 Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again (2wks 24-18)
19 Roxy Music - Over You (1wk 19 NEW)
20 Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life (1wk 20 NEW)

21 Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya (2wks 28-21)
22 Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (5wks 27-9-6-9-22)
23 Air Supply - Lost In Love (3wks 39-21-23)
24 Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties (1wk 24 NEW)
25 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl (2wks 34-25)
26 Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving (2wks 31-26)
27 Rodney Franklin - The Groove (3wks 32-23-27)
28 Nolans - Don't Make Waves (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves (4wks 27-18-19-29)
30 Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys (4wks 28-12-15-30)

31 Echo & The Bunnymen - Rescue (1wk 31 NEW)
32 Angels - No Secrets (1wk 32 NEW)
33 New Musik - This World Of Water (4wks 32-25-26-33)
34 UB40 - Food For Thought (8wks 18-3-2-3-4-8-18-34)
35 Genesis - Duchess (1wk 35 NEW)
36 Photos - Irene (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Cockney Rejects - The Greatest Cockney Rip Off (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Billy Joel - All For Leyna (6wks 26-14-7-9-20-38)
39 Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (7wks 16-4-2-5-10-22-39)
40 Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton John - I Can't Help It (1wk 40 NEW)

LP Madness - Bed & Breakfast Man (1LP 1 One Step Beyond)
LP Pretenders - Private Life (3LP 1-1-2 The Pretenders)
LP Blondie - Shayla (2LP 2-3 Eat To The Beat)
LP Joe Jackson - Fools In Love (4LP 2-2-3-4 Look Sharp!)
LP Genesis - Behind The Lines (5LP 1-1-3-5-5 Duke)

A quarter of the chart is new entries in the week that an act from New Zealand top my chart for the first time. I doubt it will be Neil Finn's last time at my chart's summit...

• Written by Bryan Ferry & Phil Manzanera, this more smooth streamlined sounding single preceded the release date of their album Flesh and Blood reached UK #5, Australia #45, & USA #80.
• Composed by American songwriter Tom Bahler for Karen Carpenter, this Quincy Jones Off The Wall album production saw this ballad reach USA #10, UK #3, Canada #15 & Australia #17.
  
• Written by Lewie and Keef Trouble, this Stiff Records recording produced by Bob Andrews, saw the Southampton born singer/songwriter reach UK #16, Australia #21, and was a Top 40 hit across Europe.
• The Irish girl group's UK #12 & Ireland #5 hit from the Making Waves album, co-written by MOR producers Ben Findon & Nicky Graham.
  
• Subsequently included on the Liverpool Post Punk band's Crocodiles album, this was the quartet's first chart entry at UK #62.
• The Adelaide Australian rock band's helmed by John Brewster reached Australia #8 from their 4th album, Dark Room.
  
• Part of the Duke album's "hidden suite" which also included "Behind the Lines", "Guide Vocal", "Turn It On Again", "Duke's Travels" and "Duke's End," the lyrics tell the story of the rise and fall of a diva, a "female rock star. Released as a single it stalled at UK #46.
• The Worcestershire new wave band fronted by Wendy Wu, only charting single (out of seven) made UK #56 on Epic Records.
  
• The London Punk band's biggest hit reached UK #21 on EMI Records.
  
• The teen idol youngest brother of the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb made USA #12, Australia #62, Canada #32 with this ballad duet written & co-produced by Barry Gibb.
  

[Earl Purple]

Tom Bahler denied the song was about Karen Carpenter and said it was about his relationship before that one but everyone knew of Karen because she was famous and associated it with her. He said he'd only just met Karen at the time he wrote the song.

The first time Jona Lewie performed "parties" on TOTP, one of the girl singers with him was Kirsty MacColl but she didn't sing on the studio recording of it.

[raliverpool]

Jul 12, 2017 10:06:34 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

Tom Bahler denied the song was about Karen Carpenter and said it was about his relationship before that one but everyone knew of Karen because she was famous and associated it with her. He said he'd only just met Karen at the time he wrote the song.

The first time Jona Lewie performed "parties" on TOTP, one of the girl singers with him was Kirsty MacColl but she didn't sing on the studio recording of it.

I was actually referencing Tom Bahler writing it for Karen Carpenter to sing on her unreleased Phil Ramone produced solo album (originally titled as "Lovelines" with a Rod Temperton penned title track) which was shelved by A&M Records in 1979 after her brother Richard took a year off to treat his addiction to Quaaludes. (An album from the sessions titled "Karen Carpenter" was released after Richard Carpenter remixed the material in 1989, and it was eventually released in 1996). As things stands it is one of 9 of the 21 recordings for that album which have not seen the light of day.

As for "Parties":