As with last week, all of this week's top 150 debuts enter at position number 140 or below. Let's take a look at them.
Tears for Fears offer advice for those wanting to look nonchalant in photographs.
Top 150 debuts:
Number 140 "Advice for the Young at Heart" by Tears For Fears
Peak: number 116
Peak date: 4 June 1990
Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks
Chart run: 140-121-119-120-116-138-135
Weeks on chart: 7 weeks
Between 1983 and 1989, British band Tears For Fears placed seven singles on the Australian chart, with "Shout" going all the way to number 1 for one week in March 1985. All seven of the group's top 100 singles in Australia peaked within the top 40, with "Woman in Chains" (number 39, January 1990) being the final one.
Surprisingly, four singles released locally by the group failed to chart - "Pale Shelter" (released August 1983), "The Way You Are" (February 1984), "Mothers Talk" (November 1984), and "I Believe" (November 1985). "Pale Shelter" made the Kent Music Report's 'singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100' list for two weeks in August 1983, however, reaching fifth place on this list.
"Advice for the Young at Heart" was the third single lifted from Tears For Fears' third album The Seeds of Love (number 18, October 1989). The single fared better in their native UK, peaking at number 36 in March 1990. A fourth single from the album, "Famous Last Words", was issued in the UK in August 1990, peaking at number 83 there during the same month, but was not released in Australia.
Unlike the previous two singles, "Advice for the Young at Heart" predominantly features band member Curt Smith on lead vocals. Curt, of course, also sang lead on the band's earlier hits "Mad World" (number 12, April 1983) and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (number 2, June 1985). Oleta Adams, whose voice was featured on "Woman in Chains", also appears in the video for this song, playing piano and singing backing vocals. Oleta will go on to score some bubbling under 'hits' of her own in the coming years.
On the state charts, "Advice for the Young at Heart" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 68. I remember seeing the video for this track on Countdown Revolution, and have viewed it on YouTube a couple of times, but can never remember how the song goes.
Following completion of the The Seeds of Love campaign, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith parted ways, and would not reunite until 2000. Roland continued to record and release under the Tears For Fears name during the interim years, while Curt would release a solo album Soul on Board in 1993.
We shall see Tears For Fears next in 1992, although they are behind a track that we will see in 1991.
Number 146 "What "U" Waitin' "4"?" by Jungle Brothers
Peak: number 146
Peak date: 7 May 1990
Weeks in top 150: 1 week
Top 150 chart run: 146
"What "U" Waitin' "4"?" was the second release from American hip-hop trio Jungle Brothers' second album Done by the Forces of Nature (number 102, April 1990), and was their first single to crack the top 150 in Australia. It followed "Beyond This World", released locally in February 1990.
Jungle Brothers would eventually break into the ARIA top 100 in 1999, when "V.I.P." peaked at number 62, in July 1999. By that time, the group had notched up seven UK top 40 singles.
In the interim, Jungle Brothers contributed a radically-reworked version of the Cole Porter-written track "I Get a Kick out of You" - which could have been a hit had it been released as a commercial single - to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue (number 38, January 1991).
Number 147 "The Sex of It" by Kid Creole and The Coconuts
Peak: number 139
Peak date: 28 May 1990
Weeks in top 150: 4 weeks
Top 150 chart run: 147-(out for 2 weeks)-139-142-150
Kid Creole and the Coconuts, fronted by August Darnell, placed two singles in the Australian top 100 chart: "I'm a Wonderful Thing Baby" (number 82, November 1982), and "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" (number 89, April 1983). A third single, "Me No Pop I", bubbled under on the Kent Music Report's 'singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100' list in August 1981, reaching fifteenth place on this list.
"The Sex of It", unsurprisingly - with lines like "the thrills of it, the chills of it, the spills of it, you just want me for the sex" - was written by Prince, who also recorded a demo version that has not been officially released to date.
"The Sex of It" returned Kid Creole and The Coconuts to the top 40 region of the UK singles chart, where it peaked at number 29 in May 1990. The song gave the band their first top 40 entry there since 1983. "The Sex of It" also reached the lower region the top 40 in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium.
Bubbling WAY down under:
Number 159 "Blue Savannah" by Erasure
Peak: number 159
Peak date: 7 May 1990
Weeks on chart: 1 week
We saw Erasure bubbling WAY down under back in November 1989 with the first single from their Wild! album (number 107, January 1990), and here they are again in the same region of the chart with the album's third release; one of my favourite Erasure singles. "You Surround Me", which failed to chart in Australia, was released in-between, in January 1990.
"Blue Savannah" had much greater success in Erasure's native UK, peaking at number 3 in March 1990, becoming their eighth top 10 single there. "Blue Savannah" also peaked at number 3 in Ireland, and at number 13 in Germany in April 1990. As with the duo's previous charting single, "Blue Savannah" performed strongest on the Western Australian state chart, where it peaked at number 117.
The music video for "Blue Savannah", which I remember seeing once or twice on Countdown Revolution, makes extensive use of blue paint and gold star gift bows.
Erasure will next grace our presence in June 1990.
Number 161 "Cruising for Bruising" by Basia
Peak: number 161
Peak date: 7 May 1990
Weeks on chart: 2 weeks
Basia peaked at number 161 with her last single, in February 1990, and here she is at the same peak position again, three months later, with "Cruising for Bruising" - which I have to say, is one of the best song titles ever!
I think it's fair to assume that Basia is the kind of artist who would appeal more to album-buyers, with her sophistipop sound, but the album this track is from, London Warsaw New York (number 114, March 1990), didn't exactly set the ARIA albums chart alight.
"Cruising for Bruising" had marginally more success in the UK, peaking at number 86 in April 1990. The single scraped into the top 50 in France, peaking at number 46 there in October 1990, and just missed the top 50 in the Netherlands, peaking at number 51 there in June 1990. On the state charts, "Cruising for Bruising" performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it peaked at number 122.
I declared that last week's post boasted the highest number of top 150-peaking debuts for 1990, at 11. This week, I write about 12 songs, though. Confused? Three of those are bubbling WAY down under entries, debuting and peaking outside the top 150. This week, we also have a single that spent just one week in the top 150 despite peaking within the top 120. Shall we dive in?
The Beatmasters: No, that's not the singer from M People, it's Claudia Fontaine! Who is she? Read on to find out!
Top 150 debuts:
Number 106 "Clear Skies" by v. Spy v. Spy
Peak: number 103
Peak date: 12 March 1990
Weeks in top 150: 9 weeks
Chart run: 106-109-104-108-103-106-106-115-113
Weeks on chart: 9 weeks
Sydney-based v. Spy v. Spy, also know as just Spy vs. Spy, placed seven singles on the Australian top 100 singles chart between 1985 and 1989. Their biggest hit was "Don't Tear It Down" (number 31, March 1987), which spent 20 weeks on the chart despite its modest peak.
"Clear Skies" was the second single lifted from the band's fourth studio album, Trash the Planet (number 22, November 1989), following "Hardtimes" (number 59, November 1989). I remember seeing the video for "Clear Skies" on the short-lived Channel 10 music video program Spin, which aired on Saturday nights over summer 1989-1990 and possibly into early Autumn 1990.
In contrast to ARIA, "Clear Skies" made the top 100 on the Australian Music Report singles chart, where it peaked at number 90. On the ARIA state charts, "Clear Skies" was most popular in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 49. The single peaked within the top 100 on all five state charts.
Number 119 "Got to Have Your Love" by Mantronix featuring Wondress
Peak: number 119
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks in top 150: 1 week
Top 150 chart run: 119
Weeks on chart: 3 weeks
Without checking to be sure, "Got to Have Your Love" has to have one of - if not the - briefest chart runs for a single that cracked the top 120, with just one solitary week inside the top 150. This surprises me, with the song's infectious "gotta find a way to get into your heart" hook. Also, the song received reasonable exposure (for a dance/electronic song in Australia, at the time) on TV and radio. I caught the music video as a hit prediction (remember those?) on Video Hits, and probably Countdown Revolution too - and heard it several times on Triple M's top 8 at 8, hosted by John Peters.
In contrast to its low ARIA chart peak, "Got to Have Your Love" was a top 10 hit in the UK and Ireland, a top 20 hit in at least five European countries, and a number 27 hit in New Zealand. In the band's native US, the single peaked at number 82 in March 1990.
"Got to Have Your Love" would be the only top 150 appearance for both Mantronix and Wondress, and the album it is lifted from, This Should Move Ya, also failed to dent the top 150 albums chart.
On the state charts, "Got to Have Your Love" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 66.
Number 132 "Somewhere Near Japan" by The Beach Boys
Peak: number 132
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks
Chart run: 171-(off chart for 1 week)-132-135-141-140-147
Weeks on chart: 6 weeks
The Beach Boys had had somewhat of a chart revival over the last 18 months, with "Kokomo" spending 8 weeks at number 1 between December 1988 and February 1989, and "Still Cruisin'" (number 28, December 1989) hitting the top 30. We also saw the group bubble under back in February 1989.
"Somewhere Near Japan" was the second and final single lifted from the Still Cruisin' (number 10, February 1990) album, not counting "Kokomo" as being a single released from it, as it had much earlier been on the Cocktail soundtrack (number 1, January 1989). "Somewhere Near Japan" does not appear to have charted anywhere else.
Writing this as I listen to the video embedded below, when the chorus kicked in, it sounded familiar to me - so I must have heard this somewhere before. Isn't it funny the useless information your brain can store? And damn, I've got to say that chorus is as catchy as hell. This should have been massive based on that alone. I guess lack of exposure/promotion was the reason it wasn't. If this had been utilised on a movie soundtrack or theme for a TV show, it would have been a bona fide smash.
The Smithereens, formed in 1980, had scored precisely one charting single in Australia up until this point; "Blood and Roses" (number 99, January 1987). Another single, "Behind the Wall of Sleep" narrowly missed the top 100 in April 1987, when it was placed second on a list of 'singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100' on the Kent Music Report (as the Australian Music Report was then known).
"A Girl Like You" was the lead single from 11 (number 96, April 1990), the band's third studio album. On the state charts, the single was most popular in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 45. The Smithereens would go on to score two further top 100 singles in Australia, in 1992. They will bubble under next in May 1990.
Sadly, the band's lead singer, Pat DiNizio, died in 2017, aged 62.
Number 138 "Peace in Our Time" by Eddie Money
Peak: number 127
Peak date: 5 March 1990
Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks
Chart run: 138-136-135-127-136-136
Weeks on chart: 6 weeks
We last saw Eddie just over a year ago, and here he was with a new track, released to promote his Greatest Hits: Sound of Money compilation album. "Peace in Our Time", which I am hearing for the first time as I write this, gave Eddie a number 11 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1990.
We will see Eddie again in 1992, for what will be his last single to dent the Australian singles chart. Eddie passed away in September 2019, aged 70, less than three weeks after being diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer.
Number 145 "Warm Love" by The Beatmasters featuring Claudia Fontaine
Although you may not have heard of Claudia Fontaine, you've probably seen her before, singing back-up in an 80s music video... like Marilyn's "Calling Your Name" (number 3, April 1984), or Soul II Soul's "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" (number 45, February 1990), to name but two. Claudia was quite a prominent backing vocalist during the 1980s and 1990s, performing with a swathe of UK acts.
"Warm Love", which somehow escaped me at the time, peaked at number 51 in the UK in December 1989, number 24 in Ireland in November 1989, and number 79 in the Netherlands in January 1990. It was released as the fifth and final single from The Beatmasters' Anywayawanna album (number 129, October 1989).
On the ARIA state charts, "Warm Love" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 91.
Sadly, Claudia passed away in March 2018, aged 57.
Number 148 "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Camper Van Beethoven
Peak: number 122
Peak date: 5 March 1990
Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks
Top 150 chart run: 148-(out for 1 week)-139-122-130-134-136-138
Not having heard of Camper Van Beethoven before, I wasn't sure what to expect, given the group's name. The band hail from California, and formed in 1983. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is a cover version of a track originally recorded by Status Quo in 1968.
Listening to this track for the first time now, the singer's voice sounds familiar to me... and that's because (thanks, Wikipedia!) it's David Lowery, who went on to front the band Cracker. Cracker scored a number 63 single in Australia with "Low" in September 1994, and bubbled under with another song before then, in 1992.
While "Pictures of Matchstick Men" did not register on any other chart that I consider a 'real' chart, it topped the US Billboard 'Alternative Airplay' chart (which was probably then known as the Modern Rock Tracks chart) in October 1989.
Number 149 "Put Your Mouth on Me" by Eddie Murphy
Peak: number 149
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks in top 150: 1 week
Top 150 chart run: 149
Principally known as a comedian and an actor, Eddie Murphy branched out into recorded music, scoring a number 21 hit in Australia with "Party All the Time" in April 1986.
Unfortunately, and perhaps, unsurprisingly, "Put Your Mouth on Me" isn't a patch on the Rick James-penned and produced "Party All the Time", and I found it a bit of a chore to listen to the whole thing. The song doesn't really go anywhere. Sufficient Yanks - or, more likely, radio programmers, given their dubious chart methodology - liked "Put Your Mouth on Me" enough to earn it a number 27 placing on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1989, however.
"Put Your Mouth on Me" was taken from Eddie's second album So Real, which missed the top 150 albums chart in Australia. I think we can be proud of that.
Eddie would grace the ARIA top 100 singles chart again in 1993, when a duet with Michael Jackson, "Whatzupwitu", peaked at number 88 in July of that year. Eddie will also bubble under again in 1993.
Number 150 "Forever Free" by W.A.S.P.
Peak: number 150
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks in top 150: 1 week
Top 150 chart run: 150
Weeks on chart: 2 weeks
W.A.S.P., an acronym commonly used to mean White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, are an American metal band formed in 1982. No definitive answer has been provided by the band as to what their name stands for, although the original US pressing of the band's self-titled debut album had the words "we are sexual perverts" inscribed around the centre of the label on the record. Ooh-er! Blackie Lawless (real name Steven Edward Duren), the band's lead singer, once answered that the band's name stood for "we ain't sure, pal", when asked directly in an interview.
Until now, W.A.S.P. had not placed a single on the Australian chart, despite placing four albums within the top 100. In fact, the group would never crack the top 100 singles chart down under.
"Forever Free" was lifted from the band's fourth studio album The Headless Children (number 55, May 1989). Oddly, it was the first single released from the album locally; "The Real Me", which was the lead single from the album in the US and Europe, does not appear to have been released in Australia. "Forever Free" was issued locally in late November 1989, and took over two months to dent the top 150.
On the state charts, "Forever Free" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 127.
Coincidentally, W.A.S.P.'s next single to crack the ARIA top 150 also debuted at number 150 - but we'll have to wait until 1992 for that.
Bubbling WAY down under:
Number 153 "It's No Crime" by Babyface
Peak: number 153
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks on chart: 1 week
R & B songwriter and record producer extraordinaire Babyface, real name Kenneth Brian Edmonds, made inroads on the ARIA chart with Bobby Brown in 1989, with his "Every Little Step" - co-written and co-produced by Babyface with partner L.A. Reid - peaking at number 8 in November 1989. Babyface also co-produced Paula Abdul's debut single - though her third single in Australia - "Knocked Out" (number 82, September 1989), and before that, Pebbles' (she of TLC-manager fame/infamy) legendary "Girlfriend" (number 86, May 1988).
When it came to his own recording career, Babyface would have to wait until 1994 to score his first ARIA top 100 single, "When Can I See You" (number 31, November 1994). I doubt he cared, though, as in the interim, his compositions with Boyz II Men alone had notched up 29 weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
"It's No Crime" was issued as the lead single from the Tender Lover album (number 143, May 1990), and is another that took over two months to dent the ARIA charts, following its Australian release in late November 1989. The single had much greater success in Babyface's native US, where it peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1989.
Babyface will join us no fewer than six times over the next four years, before his breakthrough Australian 'hit'; the next occasion will be next month.
Number 158 "To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly" by Terence Trent D'Arby
Peak: number 158
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks on chart: 1 week
Sananda Maitreya, the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D'Arby, is like the text-book example of how to totally stuff things up with your second album. His debut, the modestly-titled Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (number 1, May 1988), became the eighth highest-selling album of 1988 in Australia, and was a top 5 success across the globe. It contained two Australian top 10 singles - "Wishing Well" (number 9, October 1987) and "Sign Your Name" (number 3, May 1988).
Terence's second album, Neither Fish Nor Flesh (A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope & Destruction) (number 40, November 1989), was, in contrast, a spectacular flop, yielding no real hit singles. "This Side of Love" (number 94, December 1989), the lead single from the album, spent one week inside the ARIA top 100 singles chart.
"To Know Someone Deeply..." didn't exactly rescue the album's fate, peaking at number 55 in the UK in January 1990, and outside the top 150 here. After this release, the album campaign was wrapped up, and no further singles were issued.
Terence then disappeared for about three and a half years, before returning in 1993 with the album Symphony Or Damn (number 8, June 1993), which, unexpectedly, gave Terence a third and final top 10 single down under, with "She Kissed Me" (number 9, June 1993).
The lack of sustained career success following his highly-successful debut album does not seem to bother Terence much, going by a 2019 interview I caught on YouTube recently. Terence changed his name to Sananda Maitreya in 2001 - a move he credits with saving his life. Sananda now speaks of Terence in third-person, according to this interview article with The Irish Times in 2017 - as though Terence was somebody else.
We will see Terence again in 1995.
Number 161 "Baby You're Mine" by Basia
Peak: number 161
Peak date: 12 February 1990
Weeks on chart: 3 weeks
Polish singer Basia, real name Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska, got her break singing with Matt Bianco - who, despite the name, were a group. Basia's voice can be heard prominently on the chorus of Matt Bianco's "Whose Side Are You On..." (number 57, June 1985).
"Baby You're Mine" was the lead single from Basia's second album, London Warsaw New York (number 114, March 1990). "Baby You're Mine" peaked at number 84 in the UK in February 1990, and number 45 in France in May 1990.
Next week(19 February): A mere three top 150 debuts! My tired typing hands feel a sense of relief. One of the three new entries next week is a song that bubbled under on two separate occasions, 18 months apart, credited to different artists. Interesting... You can also follow my posts on instagram, facebook and twitter.
I can't find a common thread among this week's new entries, other than none of them made the top 100, which is... the entire point of this blog. So let's take a look at them:
Kim Carnes: Did you know this woman is a number 162-hit wonder Down Under?
Top 150 debuts:
Number 127 "Tempers Fire" by The Mad Turks
Peak: number 127
Peak dates: 22 May 1989 and 12 June 1989
Weeks in top 150: 8 weeks
Top 150 chart run: 127-129-128-127-130-137-139-140
The Mad Turks' bio on discogs.com informs me that they formed in Adelaide in 1984, and were previously known as Mad Turks From Istanbul. The group scored a number 85 'hit' at the end of 1987 with "Holding My Breath" (as Mad Turks From Istanbul), but didn't score any other charting hits.
Number 136 "Life's Just a Ballgame" by Womack & Womack
Peak: number 126
Peak date: 12 June 1989
Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks
Chart run: 136-127-129-126-136-136-135
Weeks on chart: 7 weeks
This single was released as the follow-up to mega-hit "Teardrops" in the UK, where it stalled at number 32 in November 1988. Presumably its under-performance there was the reason we went with "Celebrate the World" instead as the second release from Conscience. I remember seeing this single in the shops, but never heard or saw (assuming a music video exists) the song at the time. One thing you may not have been aware of is that Cecil Womack, the male half of the duo, died in South Africa in 2013, aged 65.
"Life's Just a Ballgame" also peaked at number 22 in Ireland in November 1988, number 8 in the Flanders region of Belgium in December 1988, number 7 in the Netherlands in December 1988, and number 30 in Germany in December 1988.
In Australia, "Life's Just a Ballgame" performed strongest in Queensland, where it reached number 95 on the state chart.
We saw Level 42 bubble under back in February, and here they are again, with the second single from their eighth studio album Staring at the Sun (number 95, May 1989).
"Tracie" peaked at number 25 for the group in their native UK in January 1989, number 19 in Ireland, number 16 in the Netherlands in February 1989, and number 24 in the Flanders region of Belgium in March 1989.
In Australia, "Tracie" was most popular in Queensland, reaching number 115 on the state chart.
We shall see Level 42 again in 1994. Before then, their compilation album Level Best peaked at number 134 on the ARIA albums chart in February 1990.
Number 147 "Break 4 Love" by Raze
Peak: number 147
Peak date: 22 May 1989
Weeks in top 150: 1 week
Top 150 chart run: 147
Debuting on the UK chart in May 1988, this track eventually peaked at number 28 there in February 1989. It also topped the US Billboard dance chart in November 1988. In Australia, "Break 4 Love" fared (much) less well, spending a solitary week in the top 150 at number 147. The percussion from the track would end up being recycled on a Sydney Youngblood song that will bubble under towards the end of 1989.
Bubbling WAY down under:
Number 158 "Take Me Back to Rock 'n' Roll" by Col Joye
Peak: number 158
Peak date: 29 May 1989
Weeks on chart: 4 weeks
Colin Frederick Jacobsen, better known as Col Joye, was one of the first rock and roll stars to emerge from Australia, in 1959. Col landed a number one single on the Australian chart in 1973 with "Heaven Is My Woman's Love".
"Take Me Back to Rock 'n' Roll" was lifted from the album Back to Rock 'n' Roll, which did not chart in Australia.
On the ARIA state charts, "Take Me Back to Rock 'n' Roll" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 94.
This single was Col's last to chart, although he had two further albums that charted in Australia: Don't Give Up (number 389, May 2006) and Christmas Album (number 610, February 2008).
Number 159 "Family Man" by Roachford
Peak: number 157
Peak date: 12 June 1989
Weeks on chart: 3 weeks
While Roachford had a fairly successful period in Australia in 1994-5, in 1989 they struggled to break through locally, with nothing charting higher than number 73 until "Only to Be With You" gave them a top 20 hit in 1994. This track gave the group a number 25 hit in the UK in March 1989, and number 18 in Ireland in March 1989. Locally, "Family Man" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 89.
Roachford previously scored a minor hit in Australia with "Cuddly Toy", which peaked at number 73 nationally in November 1988. "Cuddly Toy" was much more popular in Victoria/Tasmania than anywhere else, where it reached number 24 on the state chart.
We will see Roachford next in in 1995. Before then, the Roachford album peaked at number 176 in July 1991.
Number 160 "Time and Tide" by Basia
Peak: number 158
Peak date: 12 June 1989
Weeks on chart: 4 weeks
Sophistipop singer Basia, real name Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska (try saying that!), scored a number 69 'hit' in Australia with "New Day for You", which peaked a mere week before this track debuted. The title track from her number 50-peaking album Time and Tide, this single barely registered a blip on our chart, peaking at a lowly number 158.
Internationally, "Time and Tide" peaked at number 61 in the UK in May 1988. Locally, the single performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 105.
Basia, unfortunately, wouldn't see the inside of the top 150 singles chart again, but she will bubble WAY down under again - not once, but twice, in 1990!
Number 162 "Crazy in Love" by Kim Carnes
Peak: number 162
Peak date: 22 May 1989
Weeks on chart: 1 week
Often thought of as being a one-hit wonder, Kim actually scored four top 40 hits in Australia; although the best-charting non-"Bette Davis Eyes" one of them, "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)", peaked at number 21, in 1985. That was the last time Kim ventured into our singles chart, prior to now. Having not heard "Crazy in Love" before, I wasn't expecting it to be an understated ballad. From what I can see, this track didn't chart on a 'real' chart (Billboard's Adult Contemporary & Country charts do not count for me) anywhere else.
"Crazy in Love" was lifted from Kim's eleventh studio album View from the House (number 102, March 1989). Locally, the single performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 101.
Next week(29 May): five new entries - although two of them are old tracks, and another is a cover of a 70s disco track; plus another four bubbling WAY down under tracks. Remember, you can also follow my posts on facebook.
