Week commencing 12 July 1993

Before taking a look at this week in 1993's new entries peaking outside the top 100, I have updated an earlier post:

* 8 January 1990 - new bubbling WAY down under entry from Ed Kuepper and The Yard Goes On Forever.

Gary Clail: these low chart positions are worth fighting for.

Top 150 debuts:

Number 125 “U R the Best Thing” by D:Ream (1993 release)

Peak: number 117 (1993 release); number 9 (1994 release)

Peak dates: 26 July 1993 and 2 August 1993 (1993 release); 27 June 1994 (1994 release)

Weeks in top 150: 25 weeks (6 weeks 1993 chart run; 19 weeks 1994 chart run)

Top 150 chart run: 125-124-117-117-130-134

Re-entry 2 May 1994: 39-25-29-28-26-19-17-13-9-12-17-27-35-37-50-74-49-93-91

Weeks on chart: 29 weeks (1993 and 1994 chart runs combined)

Mancunian band D:Ream previously visited us in May 1993.

“U R the Best Thing” has a convoluted release history.  First released in mid-1992, including a July 1992 Australian release on 12” vinyl, “U R the Best Thing” - promoted by the first of three different music videos filmed for the song - was D:Ream’s debut release, peaking at number 72 in the UK in June 1992.

The single was re-released in 1993, with a new music video to boot (embedded below).  This time, “U R the Best Thing” peaked at number 19 in the UK for two non-consecutive weeks in April-May 1993, number 6 in Ireland, number 50 in the Flanders region of Belgium in July 1993, and number 1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in July 1993.

After the success of the remixed and re-released “Things Can Only Get Better” (number 9 in Australia, March 1994), “U R the Best Thing” was remixed by Perfecto (Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne) and given a third release, and another music video.  The 1994 release of “U R the Best Thing” peaked at number 4 in the UK in April 1994, number 6 in Ireland, number 25 in the Netherlands in May 1994, number 35 in Switzerland in June 1994, number 65 in Germany for two non-consecutive weeks in June-July 1994, number 46 in the Flanders region of Belgium in June 1994, and number 9 in Australia in June 1994.

On the state charts, “U R the Best Thing” performed equally strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory and Victoria/Tasmania, where the 1994 release reached number 8.

Before D:Ream hit it big with “Things Can Only Get Better”, another single, “Unforgiven”, was released in Australia in September 1993, but failed to chart.

I like both the original and Perfecto-remixed versions of “U R the Best Thing”, but like the Perfecto version slightly more.

We’ll next see D:Ream in 1995.

Number 133 “With One Look” by Barbra Streisand

Peak: number 129

Peak date: 2 August 1993

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 133-130-131-129-133-138

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

Babs last paid us a visit in 1992.

“With One Look” was the lead single from Babs’ twenty-sixth studio album Back to Broadway (number 3, July 1993), consisting of songs from Broadway musicals.  “With One Look” originally appeared in the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical Sunset Boulevard.

Internationally, “With One Look” peaked at number 30 in the UK in May 1993.  Domestically, the single was most popular in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 113 on the state chart.

We’ll next see Babs in 1999.

Number 140 “Make You a Believer” by Sass Jordan

Peak: number 140

Peak date: 12 July 1993

Weeks in top 150: 2 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 140-(out of the top 150 for one week)-141

Quebec-based singer Sass Jordan was born Sarah Jordan in England, with her family emigrating to Canada when she was 3 years old.  She launched her recording career in 1988, releasing her debut album Tell Somebody that year.

“Make You a Believer” was the lead single from her second album Racine (released in Australia in August 1993, missed the top 150).  Internationally, "Make You a Believer" peaked at number 12 in Canada in April 1992, and number 51 in the Netherlands in October 1992.  The song also reached number 11 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

 

This was Sass's only top 150 appearance on the Australian charts.

Number 146 “In All the Right Places” by Lisa Stansfield

Peak: number 132

Peak date: 19 July 1993

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Chart run: 146-132-135-134-138

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

English songstress Lisa Stansfield last paid us a visit in February 1993.

“In All the Right Places” was recorded for the soundtrack album of the movie Indecent Propsal (number 67, May 1993).  The Soul Mix of “In the Right Places” would later appear on Lisa’s third solo studio album So Natural (number 67, November 1993).

Internationally, “In All the Right Places” peaked at number 8 in the UK in June 1993, number 8 in Ireland, number 63 in Germany in July 1993, and number 24 in the Netherlands in August 1993.

Locally, “In All the Right Places” was most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 113 on the state chart.

I first heard/saw the music video for this one on rage as a new release.  During the July 1993 school holidays, I sat up to watch the Friday night new releases segment of rage from around midnight until 5 a.m. Saturday morning, in real time.  Yes, I was a bit crazy, but this meant that I would get first generation VHS recordings of some music videos I wanted to keep that missed the rage top 60 chart rundown.

We shall next see Lisa in 1994.

Number 149 “Sweet Inspiration” by The Black Sorrows

Peak: number 136

Peak date: 26 July 1993

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 149-144-136-146-145-145

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

Aussie band The Black Sorrows formed in 1983.  Their first charting single was "Daughters of Glory" (number 48, July 1987), and their biggest hit was "Chained to the Wheel" (number 9, May 1989).  "Sweet Inspiration", The Black Sorrows' fourteenth charting single, was issued as the fourth and final single from the band's seventh studio album Better Times (number 13, September 1992).  It followed "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" (number 46, September 1992), "Better Times" (number 74, November 1992), and "Come On, Come On" (number 70, April 1993).

 

On the state charts, "Sweet Inspiration" performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 114.

 

We will next see The Black Sorrows in 1995.

Bubbling WAY down under:

Number 181 “Sleepy Head (Serene Machine)” by Ed Kuepper

Peak: number 181

Peak date: 12 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

Australian singer-songwriter Ed Kuepper last visited us in 1992.

 

"Sleepy Head (Serene Machine)" was the lead single from Ed's seventh studio album Serene Machine (number 45, May 1993).  On the state charts, "Sleepy Head..." was equally most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory and Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 176.

Listening to this track for the first time as I write this post, I liked this more than I was expecting to.

 

We shall next see Ed in 1995.

 

Number 206 “In a Word Or 2”/“The Power” by Monie Love

Peak: number 201

Peak date: 19 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

English rapper Monie Love last joined us in 1992.

“In a Word Or 2”/“The Power” was the third single issued from Monie’s second, and to date last, studio album In a Word Or 2 (number 147, May 1993).  It followed “Full Term Love” (number 150, September 1992) and “Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.” (number 98, May 1993).  “In a Word Or 2” was produced and co-written by Prince.  The single version of “The Power”, the Junior Style Edit, is the first track in the second video embedded below, which plays three mixes of the track.

Internationally, “In a Word Or 2”/“The Power” peaked at number 33 in the UK in June 1993.  In Australia, “In a Word Or 2”/“The Power” performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, reaching number 159 on the state chart.

We shall see Monie one more time, in September 1993.

Number 216 “Boom the Future” by Ugly

Peak: number 216

Peak date: 12 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 1 week

Ugly were British trio Glenn Gregory, Ian Martin Wright and John Uriel.  Glenn, who fronted the band, was the front man in Heaven 17, whom we last saw in June 1993.

The “Boom the Future” single was the only Ugly release.  Internationally, the single peaked at number 89 (number 81 on the truncated chart with exclusions below number 75) in the UK in May 1993.  Domestically, “Boom the Future” was most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, reaching number 189 on the state chart.

I first heard this one in the early 2010s, while digitising a UK VHS compilation it appeared on.  I think this could have been a hit with better promotion.

Number 226 “These Things Are Worth Fighting For” by Gary Clail On-U Sound System

Peak: number 157

Peak date: 26 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

We last saw English Gary Clail On-U Sound System in 1992.  “These Things Are Worth Fighting For” was the second single lifted from their third album Dreamstealers (number 180, August 1993).  Again, the song deals with social issues, this time “one law for the rich and another for the poor”.

Internationally, “These Things Are Worth Fighting For” peaked at number 45 in the UK in May 1993.  Locally, the single performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, reaching number 139 on the state chart.

This was the final Gary Clail On-U Sound System single to chart in Australia.  Gary returned solo in 1996 with the single “Another Hard Man” and the album Keep the Faith, but neither charted in Australia.

Number 228 Shortsharpshock E.P. by Therapy?

Peak: number 228

Peak date: 12 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

Northern Irish alternative rock/metal band Therapy? formed in 1989.  Their first Australian release was the Caucasian Psychosis album (released locally in May 1992, did not chart), which was a compilation of their first two mini-album indie label releases.

The Shortsharpshock EP, led by the track “Screamager”, was Therapy?’s first Australian single/EP release.  The song’s title, which does not appear in the lyrics, came into being when singer Andy Cairns and bass player Michael McKeegan were viewing the Smash Hits awards show on TV in a hotel room, noticing the audience of largely teenage girls who went wild screaming at the celebrities on stage.  The pair commented that the audience were “screamagers” rather than teenagers, and that this would make a good song title.  “Screamager” would go on to appear on the band’s second full-length album Troublegum (number 145, March 1994).  It does not appear on their first album-proper Nurse (number 194, August 1993).  A double pack Nurse/Shortsharpshock was released in Australia in 1995, reaching number 163 on the albums chart in May 1995.

Internationally, the Shortsharpshock EP charted at number 9 in the UK in March 1993, number 2 in Ireland, and number 22 in Sweden in June 1993.  “Screamager” peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in October 1993.

Domestically, the Shortsharpshock EP was most popular in Western Australia, reaching number 188 on the state chart.

I first heard “Screamager” in the early 2010s when it appeared on a UK VHS compilation I was digitising.  While I am generally not a metal/heavy rock fan, I like this one.

We’ll next see Therapy? in August 1993.

Number 231 “Dirty Money” by Dee Fredrix

Peak: number 219

Peak date: 19 July 1993

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

English singer Dee Fredrix, real name Dee Fredericks, is a name that you are probably not familiar with.  However, you have likely heard her voice before.

As Dee Lewis, she sang the “when will I, will I be famous” and “when will I see my picture in the paper” chorus lines, among others, in Bros’ “When Will I Be Famous?” (number 5 for three weeks in May-June 1988) - even though Matt Goss lip syncs those lines in the music video.  Coincidentally, Luke Goss from Bros was dating Dee’s sister, Shirley Lewis, at the time, and they later married, splitting in 2020.  Dee has also performed backing vocals for many artists, appearing on Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” (number 3, June 1986), and many Stock Aitken Waterman-productions, including Rick Astley’s “Whenever You Need Somebody” (number 3 for two weeks in March 1988) (I think she’s the dark curly-haired back-up singer in the video); Laura Branigan’s “Shattered Glass” (number 60, September 1987); Kylie Minogue’s “The Loco-Motion”, “Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi” (number 11, December 1988), “It’s No Secret”; Jason Donovan’s “Nothing Can Divide Us” (number 3, November 1988); and Donna Summer’s “This Time I Know It’s for Real” (number 40, October 1989), to name but a few.

As a solo artist, Dee released a handful of singles in the late 1980s, under the name of Dee Lewis.  None achieved major commercial success, with Dee’s version of The Emotions’ “The Best of My Love” charting highest in the UK, at number 47 in July 1988.  My favourite of Dee’s singles as Dee Lewis is “Stuck on Love”.

”Dirty Money” was Dee’s second release as Dee Fredrix, following the single “And So I Will Wait for You” (released in Australia in May 1993, did not chart).  Internationally, “Dirty Money” peaked at number 74 in the UK in June 1993.

In Australia, “Dirty Money” performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, reaching number 197 on the state chart.  The single debuted at number 231 on all five state charts, as well as nationally, which makes me think that it may have been at the bottom of the national chart this week.

This was Dee’s only charting release in Australia.

Next week (19 July): Seven top 150 entries and seven bubbling WAY down under entries.

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Week commencing 1 February 1993

The only common thread linking this week in 1993’s debuts peaking outside the Australian top 100 is that all of them peaked within the month of February 1993.  Let's take a look at them.

Céline Dion: nothing broken but the chart.

Top 150 debuts:

Number 111 “Certain People I Know” by Morrissey

Peak: number 104

Peak date: 15 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Chart run: 111-129-104-117-120-141

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

We saw Morrissey's former band The Smiths just last week, and last saw him as a solo artist in 1991.

 

"Certain People I Know" was issued as the third single in Europe and Australasia from Moz's third solo studio album proper, Your Arsenal (number 12, August 1992).  It followed "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" (number 55, June 1992) and "You're the One for Me, Fatty" (number 85, August 1992).

 

Internationally, "Certain People I Know" peaked at number 35 in the UK in December 1992, where it became Morrissey’s lowest charting solo single to date.

 

In Australia, "Certain People I Know" was most popular in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 92 on the state chart.

 

I didn't hear this one at the time, but became acquainted with the song via a UK VHS compilation I digitised in the late 2000s.

 

We will next see Moz in 1994.

Number 116 “Someday (I’m Coming Back)” by Lisa Stansfield

Peak: number 116

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 116-(out for 1 week)-123-119-128-131

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

English songstress Lisa Stansfield last graced our presence in 1992.

 

"Someday (I'm Coming Back)" was recorded for The Bodyguard soundtrack (number 1 for 5 weeks in January-February 1993).  It was the third single lifted from the album, following Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" (number 1 for 10 weeks between December 1992 and February 1993) and The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.'s "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" (number 90, February 1993).

 

Internationally, "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" peaked at number 10 in the UK in December 1992, number 16 in Ireland in January 1993, number 42 in the Netherlands in January 1993, number 39 in the Flanders region of Belgium in February 1993, and number 51 in Germany in February 1993.

 

Domestically, "Someday..." performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 85 on the state chart.  The single performed better nationally on the Australian Music Report singles chart, where it reached number 98.

 

I am a bit surprised that "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" did not chart better in Australia, as it's one of Lisa's poppier efforts.  However, Lisa generally did not fare too well with her singles in Australia, for some reason.  Perhaps the mammoth success of The Bodguard soundtrack hindered “Someday (I’m Coming Back)”’s sales.

 

We'll see Lisa bubble under next in July 1993.

Number 118 “Can I Get Over” by Definition of Sound

Peak: number 106

Peak date: 15 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks

Known chart run: 208-118-110-106-110-125-124-143

Weeks on chart: 9 weeks

English duo Definition of Sound last joined us in 1992.

 

"Can I Get Over" (no question mark) was the second and final single lifted from the group's second album The Lick (number 176, November 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 61 in the UK in November 1992.

Locally, "Can I Get Over" was most successful in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 89 on the state chart.

I don't recall hearing this one at the time, but became familiar with it via its appearance on a VHS compilation I digitised in the early 2010s.

It looks like Definition of Sound lost their record deal with Circa Records, after the poor chart performance of The Lick and its singles.  They would eventually return in 1995 (1996 in Australia), on new label Fontana, with a single that would finally give the pair a top 40 hit here.  We will see Definition of Sound bubble under again in 1996.

Number 124 “Since I Met You Baby” by Gary Moore and B.B. King

Peak: number 124

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 2 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 124-142

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

Northern Irish guitar whizz Gary Moore last joined us in 1992.

 

"Since I Met You" was the fourth and final single released in Australia from Gary's ninth solo studio album After Hours (number 8, April 1992).  For this track, he teamed up with veteran American blues guitarist/singer B.B. King, who landed a top 30 hit in Australia with U2 in 1989 with "When Love Comes to Town" (number 23, May 1989).  B.B., real name Riley B. King, was a mere 67 when "Since I Met You Baby" was charting.

Internationally, "Since I Met You Baby" peaked at number 59 in the UK in July 1992, where it was the third single issued from After Hours.

Locally, "Since I Met You Baby" performed equally-strongest in Victoria/Tasmania and Queensland, where it reached number 103 on the state charts.

Gary will join us once more in June 1993.  We will not see B.B. King, who died in 2015 aged 89, again.

Number 143 “Poison Heart” by Ramones

Peak: number 143

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 3 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 143-147-147

Weeks on chart: 4 weeks

American punk rock band Ramones (no 'The') last joined us in 1989.

 

"Poison Heart" was the lead single from the band's twelfth studio album Mondo Bizarro (number 93, October 1992).  Internationally, "Poison Heart" peaked at number 69 in the UK in December 1992.  The track also peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in October 1992.

Locally, "Poison Heart" was most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 127.

I won't be writing about Ramones again, but they had three later (very) low-charting singles in Australia during the streaming era: "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" (number 979, April 2014), "California Sun" (number 1815, August 2017), and "Rockaway Beach" (live at Friars, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 30 December 1977) (number 2351, September 2019).

Number 144 “He Can’t Decide” by Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer, Vika Bull, Deborah Conway

Peak: number 112

Peak date: 22 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 8 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 144-130-117-112-113-122-128-139

We last saw Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly in 1992.

 

"He Can't Decide", a collaboration between Paul Kelly, Renee Geyer, Vika Bull (then of The Black Sorrows and later one half of Vika & Linda), and Deborah Conway was recorded for the ABC television series Seven Deadly Sins - the soundtrack album for which peaked at number 71 in March 1993.

 

I hadn't heard this one before.  I wasn't expecting the samba style.

 

We'll next see Paul Kelly in 1994, Renee Geyer in July 1993, Vika (as one half of Vika & Linda) in 1995, and Deborah Conway in 1994.

Number 146 “Laura” by Jimmy Nail

Peak: number 146

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 146

Weeks on chart: 11 weeks

English recording artist Jimmy Nail is also an actor, film producer, and writer for television.  He came to prominence in Australia with the single "Ain't No Doubt" (number 5, October 1992) - his only single to dent the top 100, effectively rendering him a one-hit wonder in this country.

Seven years before "Ain't No Doubt", Jimmy landed a hit in the UK with his version of Rose Royce's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", peaking at number 3 there in May 1985.  The single was released in Australia in July 1985, but failed to chart.  Interestingly, and somewhat annoyingly, Jimmy changes the "just a vacancy" lyric in the chorus of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" to "just look back and see" - perhaps it was a misheard lyric?

"Laura" was the follow-up release to "Ain't No Doubt".  Both tracks were lifted from Jimmy's second studio album Growing Up in Public (number 64, November 1992).  Internationally, "Laura" peaked at number 58 in the UK in September 1992.

In Australia, "Laura" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 116 on the state chart.  "Laura" debuted on the ARIA singles chart at number 158 on 7 December 1992, but took almost two months to crack the top 150.

 

I don't recall hearing "Laura" before.

 

A third single from Growing Up in Public, "Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)", was released in Australia in March 1993, but failed to chart.  Oddly, this single does not appear to have been released in Jimmy's native UK, and only German pressings are listed on discogs.com.

 

Jimmy will join us next in 1996.

 

Number 147 “Lil' Red Ridin’ Hood” by Paul Norton

Peak: number 147

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Chart run: 199-147

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

Australian singer-songwriter Paul Norton last joined us in 1990.

 

"Lil' Red Ridin' Hood" was the second and final single lifted from Paul's second album Let It Fly (number 141, November 1992).  It followed “When We Were Young” (number 99, October 1992).

 

On the state charts, "Lil' Red Ridin' Hood" performed strongest in Queensland, where it reached number 133.

 

I don't recall hearing this one before.  This was Paul's final single release.

Number 149 “Carry On” by Martha Wash

Peak: number 149

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Known chart run: 151-149

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

Although "Carry On" was American singer Martha Wash's first charting release in her own right, she was no stranger to the charts.  Martha's career began as one of Sylvester's backing singers, together with Izora Armstead, as Two Tons o' Fun.  The pair then rebranded as The Weather Girls, and landed a number 16 hit in Australia with "It's Raining Men" in June 1983.

Martha's vocals were uncredited on a number of recordings from the late 80s/early 90s, from Seduction, Black Box, and C + C Music Factory.  Martha sang vocals on all of the non-"Ride on Time" tracks on Black Box's Dreamland (number 1, March 1991) album, including the singles "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (number 6, April 1990), "Everybody Everybody" (number 35, July 1990), "Fantasy" (number 3, February 1991), "The Total Mix" (number 24, April 1991), "Strike It Up" (number 20, May 1991), and "Open Your Eyes" (number 60, February 1992).  Her vocals were again used without her permission on C + C Music Factory’s "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (number 3. February 1991.  Martha's vocals were lip-synced by others in the videos for these tracks, as her full-figured body was deemed unmarketable.  Martha successfully sued the aforementioned acts, and as a result, it became US law that featured vocalists must receive credit on studio recordings and in music videos.

"Carry On" was the first single lifted from Martha’s debut solo album Martha Wash (released in Australia in April 1993 but failed to chart).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 74 in the UK in November 1992, and number 38 in the Netherlands in February 1993.  The track also registered on several US Billboard genre-specific charts, reaching number 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart in December 1992, number 1 on the Dance Singles Sales chart in January 1993, number 68 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in January 1993, and number 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in January 1993.  A 1997 remix of "Carry On" peaked at number 49 in the UK in October 1997.

In Australia, "Carry On" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 116.

We'll next see Martha in April 1993.

Bubbling WAY down under:

Number 180 “One Love in My Lifetime” by Innocence

Peak: number 168

Peak date: 15 February 1993

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

We last saw English R&B band Innocence in 1992.

 

"One Love in My Lifetime" was the second single lifted from the group's second album Build (number 217, December 1992).  The single peaked at number 40 in the UK in September 1992.

In Australia, "One Love in My Lifetime" was most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 144 on the state chart.

We'll see Innocence on one more occasion, in March 1993.

 

Number 182 “Unsung” by Helmet

Peak: number 182

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

American Alternative metal band Helmet formed in New York in 1989.  "Unsung" was the first single lifted from their second album, and first major label release, Meantime (number 88, February 1993).

Internationally, "Unsung" peaked at number 119 (number 91 on the compressed chart) in the UK in November 1992.  "Unsung" also peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, and number 32 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Locally, "Unsung" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 169 on the state chart.

Helmet will join us next in 1994.

Number 192 “Nothing Broken but My Heart” by Céline Dion

Peak: number 192

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

Canadian songstress Céline Dion launched her recording career as a 13 year old in the French-speaking province of Quebec.  Her international recording career commenced in 1990, and we saw Céline bubble under in 1991.

 

"Nothing Broken but My Heart" was lifted from Céline's eleventh studio album, and second album recorded in English, Céline Dion (number 15, September 1992).  The track, written by Diane Warren, was preceded by the singles “Beauty and the Beast” (number 17, July 1992), “If You Asked Me To” (number 52, September 1992), and “Love Can Move Mountains” (number 54, October 1992).  Although I have previously described Diane Warren as "beige songwriter extraordinaire", I actually don't mind "Nothing Broken but My Heart", which I became familiar with via the American Top 40 radio program.

 

Internationally, "Nothing Broken but My Heart" peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in October 1992, and number 3 in Canada in October 1992.  The track also registered on several US Billboard genre-specific charts, reaching number 26 on the Pop Airplay chart in October 1992, number 35 on the Radio Songs chart in October 1992, and number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart in October 1992.

Domestically, "Nothing Broken but My Heart" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 178.

 

Céline would go on to greater commercial success in Australia with her next album The Colour of My Love (number 1 for 8 non-consecutive weeks between May 1995 and September 1995).  I won't be writing about Céline again, but she had a number of very low-charting singles in Australia between 2014 and 2020.

Number 193 “I Wish the Phone Would Ring” by Exposé

Peak: number 193

Peak date: 1 February 1993

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

American Latin freestyle group Exposé last joined us in 1990.

 

"I Wish the Phone Would Ring" was the lead single from Exposé's third and final studio album Exposé, which does not appear to have been released in Australia.  Internationally, the single peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1992, and number 49 in Canada in December 1992.  The track also registered on numerous US Billboard genre-specific charts, reaching number 20 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart in November 1992, number 21 on the Radio Songs chart in November 1992, number 21 on the Pop Airplay chart in December 1992, and number 14 on the Dance Singles Sales chart in December 1992.

Locally, "I Wish the Phone Would Ring" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 179.

"I Wish the Phone Would Ring" was the final Exposé single released in Australia.

Next week (8 February): Another busy week, with twelve top 150 entries and two bubbling WAY down under debuts.

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Week commencing 13 July 1992

Among this week in 1992's new entries peaking outside the top 100, we have two variants of the word 'desire' as a name, as well as songs about unconscious desires and setting your loving free.  Ooh-er!  Shall we take a look?

 

Des'ree looking pained at the fact that Australia didn't seem to love this single in 1992.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 119 "Ballroom Blitz" by Tia Carrere

Peak: number 101

Peak date: 10 August 1992

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks 

Top 150 chart run: 119-111-123-109-101-122-128

 

American actress Tia Carrere (pronounced 'career'), born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo, had her first taste of fame as an actress on US soap opera General Hospital.  She landed the role of Cassandra Wong in the movies Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, which led to her recording 'career', with this cover version of The Sweet's "The Ballroom Blitz", which reached number 1 on the Go-Set chart (then Australia's official chart) for one week in January 1974, appearing on the Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack album (number 15, August 1992).  Although I have never seen either Wayne's World movie, I do a double-take every time I see Garth from the movie, as he bears an uncanny resemblance to the maths teacher I had at school in 1992 (and 1994 and 1996).

Internationally, Tia's version of "Ballroom Blitz" peaked at number 26 in the UK in June 1992, and number 14 in Ireland in June 1992.

This single would be Tia's only foray into the ARIA top 150.

 

Number 125 "Why Should I Love You?" by Des'ree

Peak: number 102

Peak date: 3 August 1992

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks

Known chart run: 185-125-114-113-102-106-114-120

Weeks on chart: 9 weeks

 

English singer-songwriter Des'ree, born Desirée Annette Weekes, made a small splash on the Australian chart with her debut single "Feel So High" (number 28, March 1992), which had no fewer than three different music videos filmed for it, and took four months to reach its peak here after debuting at number 166 in November 1991.  She followed it up with "Mind Adventures" (number 89, May 1992), the title track from Des'ree's debut album Mind Adventures (number 39, August 1992).

"Why Should I Love You?" was issued as the third and final single from Mind Adventures.  Naturally, being my favourite single from the album, it performed the worst on the chart, just falling short of the ARIA top 100.

Internationally, "Why Should I Love You?" peaked at number 44 in the UK in June 1992.  Within Australia, the single was most successful in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 86.

I remember catching the video for this one on rage as a new release before the top 60 chart aired, and liking it.

We'll next see Des'ree in 1995.

Number 130 "Now That the Magic Has Gone" by Joe Cocker

Peak: number 107

Peak date: 27 July 1992

Weeks in top 150: 11 weeks 

Top 150 chart run: 130-132-107-119-119-118-124-126-122-143-148

We last saw Joe Cocker in 1990.

 

"Now That the Magic Has Gone" was issued as the second single from Joe's thirteenth studio album Night Calls (number 23, September 1992), following "Feels Like Forever" (number 74, June 1992).  A memorable story I can tell about the Night Calls album is that my sister bought it for my mum as a present that year (on cassette, no less), and the price tag detector thing in JB Hi-Fi went off when she walked out of the store with the tape in a bag, even though she had paid for it.  Unfortunately, I was not there to witness...

 

Internationally, "Now That the Magic Has Gone" peaked at number 28 in the UK in May 1992, and number 71 in Canada in October 1992.

 

Joe will join us next in October 1992.

Number 147 "Desireé" by Rick Vito duet with Stevie Nicks

Peak: number 147

Peak date: 13 July 1992

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 147

 

From Des'ree above to now "Desirée"... this track was a duet between Rick Vito and Fleetwood Mac stalwart Stevie Nicks, whom we last saw in February 1992, which I had never heard before and was not aware of at the time.

American guitarist and singer Rick, born Richard Francis Veto, was part of Fleetwood Mac between 1987 and 1991, taking over from lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Although Rick had been performing as a session musician since the early 1970s, "Desirée" was the lead single from his debut solo album King of Hearts.  I cannot find evidence of this single charting elsewhere at the time of writing.

 

While this will be the only occasion we'll see Rick on his own, Stevie will join us again in 1994.

Bubbling WAY down under:

 

Number 171 "Cool As Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" by Vanilla Ice featuring Naomi Campbell

Peak: number 171

Peak date: 13 July 1992

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

By this point in 1992, American rapper Vanilla Ice, whom we last saw in 1991, was pretty much universally perceived as a joke whose career was over, a mere 18 months or so since it had begun.  Although his chart 'career' was not quite over yet in Australia, with this title track from Vanilla's film debut, Cool As Ice, which bombed at the box office, yielding less than one quarter of its US$6 million budget.  Not even teaming up with supermodel Naomi Campbell, who also appeared in the film, helped.

The only other place "Cool As Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" charted was on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 81 in October 1991.  I guess the later Australian chart-entry date is due to the film's release being delayed here (like just about everything else back in those days).

On the state charts, "Cool As Ice..." performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 157.

We shall see Vanilla Ice once again, in 1994, and Naomi will bubble under on her own too that year.

 

 

Number 197 "Set Your Loving Free" by Lisa Stansfield

Peak: number 164

Peak date: 20 July 1992

Weeks on chart: 4 weeks

 

Poor English songstress Lisa Stansfield, whom we last saw a mere seven weeks ago, didn't normally have much luck on the Australian chart, with only two of her fifteen charting singles (not including one with Blue Zone and one with Coldcut, which also missed the top 50) in Australia denting the top 50! Still, you have to admire the Australian branch of her record company for their persistence, and not just giving up on her.

 

"Set Your Loving Free" was released as the fourth and final single from Lisa's second solo studio album Real Love (number 40, January 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 28 in the UK in May 1992, number 42 in the Netherlands in July 1992, and number 57 in Germany in July 1992.

In Australia, "Set Your Loving Free" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 143.

I am pretty sure I heard/saw this one at the time, either on UK Chart Attack, or the video on rage.  While it's a nice enough song, it doesn't really stand out among Lisa's catalogue for me.

Lisa will join us next in 1993 with yet more Aussie flops.

Number 204 "The Male Monster from the Id" by The Chills

Peak: number 163

Peak date: 24 August 1992

Weeks on chart: 10 weeks

We last saw Kiwi band The Chills in 1990.

 

"The Male Monster from the Id" was the lead single from the band's third studio album Soft Bomb (number 99, August 1992).

 

Internationally, "The Male Monster from the Id" peaked at number 8 in New Zealand in July 1992.

 

In Australia, "The Male Monster from the Id" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 133.

 

I have heard/seen this one a couple of times over the years on rage, but could barely remember how the song went.

 

In case you're wondering what the "id" is, in Freudian psychology, it's the part of our psyche that harbours our unconscious desires, particularly aggression and libido - essentially without conscience (that being the superego).  Yay, I learnt something semi-useful in psych class at uni...

 

We shall next see The Chills in October 1992.

Next week (20 July): Six new top 150 entries, plus six bubbling WAY down under debuts.

 

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Week commencing 25 May 1992

Before diving into this week's posts, I wish to pay tribute to regular blog reader Brad Niemann, who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on 13 May 2024, aged 51.  Brad is responsible for obtaining about half of the 'bubbling WAY down under' peaks outside the top 150 I include in my blog posts, which is why some of these songs/artists are new to me.  Brad and I crossed paths almost a decade ago, and we shared an interest in low-charting/'flop' singles.  While there was some overlap in our musical tastes, Brad was more into metal/rock than I am (I am generally more into dance/pop/indie), and so our tastes complemented each other.  This blog would showcase a less-diverse range of artists without Brad's input.  He will be greatly missed.

 

I have updated some previous posts with newly-uncovered bubbling WAY down under entries:

 

* 26 June 1989 - two new bubbling WAY down under entries from Etta James; 

* 13 November 1989 - a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Guy Pearce.

 

This week in 1992 sees a bunch of new entries for which I can identify no common theme, so let's just dive straight in...

 

Kenny Loggins' hair in 1992 definitely belonged in the "danger zone".

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 114 "Time to Make You Mine" by Lisa Stansfield

Peak: number 114

Peak date: 25 May 1992

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 114-117-139-122-137

Weeks on chart: 9 weeks

We last saw English songstress Lisa Stansfield in 1990.

 

"Time to Make You Mine" was the third single lifted from Lisa's second solo album Real Love (number 40, January 1992), following "Change" (number 21, November 1991) and "All Woman" (number 52, March 1992).

 

Internationally, "Time to Make You Mine" peaked at number 14 in the UK, number 33 in Switzerland, number 47 in the Netherlands, and number 47 in the Flanders region of Belgium - all in April 1992.

Domestically, "Time to Make You Mine" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 86.

 

I caught the video for "Time to Make You Mine" once on rage as a new release, before the top 60 chart run started.  That was the only time I heard or saw the song at the time.  I can't place my finger on it, but "Time to Make You Mine" reminds me of another song, musically.

 

We will next see Lisa in July 1992.

Number 120 "Never Look Back" by Maybe Dolls

Peak: number 114

Peak date: 1 June 1992

Weeks in top 150: 8 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 120-114-121-125-120-122-132-145

Weeks on chart: 11 weeks

 

We saw Australian band The Numbers, formed by siblings Annalisse and Chris Morrow bubble under in 1981.  The pair formed Maybe Dolls in 1991, with Annalisse still on lead vocals.  Maybe Dolls landed two top 40 hits in Australia, with their debut single "Nervous Kid" (number 32, December 1991), and its follow-up  "Cool Jesus" (number 31, March 1992).

 

"Never Look Back" was the third single lifted from the band's debut, and only, album Propaganda (number 25, March 1992).

 

On the state charts, "Never Look Back" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 48.

 

I don't recall hearing this one at the time.  Front woman Annalisse hosted an episode of the iconic Australian music TV show Countdown in 1982, which re-aired during rage retro month a few years back - and it's worth checking out for her general awkwardness in hosting, along with her iconic early 80s hair-do.

We'll see Maybe Dolls one more time, in November 1992.

Number 147 "Everybody Pump" by DJ Power

Peak: number 147

Peak date: 25 May 1992

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 147

 

I've never heard of this one before, and am listening to it for the first time as I write this post.  My first thought is that the chant during the opening is very similar, if not virtually identical, to that which appears at the start of 2 In a Room's "Wiggle It" (number 3, March 1991).

 

Internationally, "Everybody Pump" peaked at number 46 in the UK in March 1992. 

I can't tell you much else about this one, other than the man behind DJ Power is Italian DJ and producer Stefano Gambarelli.

Bubbling WAY down under:

 

Number 197 "Dragging Me Down" by Inspiral Carpets

Peak: number 197

Peak date: 25 May 1992

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

We last saw English band Inspiral Carpets in 1991.

"Dragging Me Down" was the lead single from their third studio album Revenge of the Goldfish (number 123, June 1993), which debuted on the ARIA albums chart in November 1992, but did not reach its peak until nearly eight months later.

Internationally, "Dragging Me Down" peaked at number 30 in Ireland in February 1992, and number 12 in the UK in March 1992.

 

On the state charts, "Dragging Me Down" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 158.

 

We'll next see Inspiral Carpets in July 1992.

Number 203 "The Real Thing" by Kenny Loggins

Peak: number 198

Peak date: 13 July 1992

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

 

American singer Kenny Loggins made his debut on the Australian charts with "Whenever I Call You "Friend"" (number 26, December 1978) in 1978.  Between then and 1986, Kenny racked up six top 100 singles in Australia, with "Footloose" (number 1, May 1984) being the biggest of those, from the Footloose soundtrack (number 2, July 1984).  Kenny scored another soundtrack hit with "Danger Zone" (number 14, September 1986), from the Top Gun soundtrack (number 3, October 1986).  Kenny (and his beard) also made a memorable contribution to USA for Africa's "We Are the World" (number 1, April 1985) - not counted in the tally of Kenny's hits above.

"The Real Thing" was the second single lifted from Kenny's seventh studio album Leap of Faith, which does not appear to have been released in Australia.  It followed the single "Conviction of the Heart", which was released in Australia in December 1991 but failed to chart.

Internationally, "The Real Thing" peaked at number 39 in Canada in April 1992, and number 5 on the meaningless US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in April 1992.

Within Australia, "The Real Thing" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 162.

Kenny would land one further charting single in Australia, "For the First Time" (number 81, May 1997) - minus beard, from the One Fine Day soundtrack (number 41, April 1997).  He would have two further low-charting albums in Australia: The Essential Kenny Loggins (number 428, September 2005) and Playlist: The Rock 'n' Roll Years, 1979-1988 (number 1064, June 2012).

 

Next week (1 June): Six top 150 entries and three bubbling WAY down under entries.

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Week commencing 29 January 1990

This week marks a year since ARIA extended the Australian singles chart beyond number 100, and when I started writing these recaps.  If you're just discovering this blog, you've got some reading to catch up on!  But if trawling through a year's worth of posts isn't your thing, there's a search box you can use on the right to search for specific artists or songs, to see whether they've charted outside the ARIA top 100 so far.  Alternatively, I made a post earlier this month which just lists the singles that peaked between number 101 and number 150 for 1989.

 

I can't identify a common thread among this week's new entries, other than I hadn't heard five of the six debuts before.  Let's take a look at them.

 

Lisa Stansfield: doing home haircuts since 1990.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 119 "All That You Have Is Your Soul" by Tracy Chapman

Peak: number 119

Peak date: 29 January 1990

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Chart run: 119-125-133-124-138-129

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

Tracy Chapman's chart career in Australia started off promisingly, with "Fast Car" peaking at number 4 in June 1988.  Subsequent singles from her Tracy Chapman album (number 2, July 1988) fared less well on the chart, with "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" peaking at number 67 in September 1988 (it would eventually peak one place higher in 2011), and "Baby Can I Hold You" peaking at number 68 in February 1989.

Now onto her second album, Crossroads (number 4, October 1989), "All That You Have Is Your Soul" was the album's second release, following the title track, which peaked at number 58 in October 1989.  Tracy would have to wait until 1995 to score a second decent-sized hit single down under, with "Give Me One Reason" (number 3, February 1996).

 

Although "All That You Have Is Your Soul" - which I had not heard until writing this - failed to set the Australian charts alight, it does not appear to have charted anywhere else.  On the state charts, "All That You Have Is Your Soul" performed best in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it peaked at number 86.

Tracy will bubble down under again in 1996.

Number 141 "Hold Me" by Wildland

Peak: number 141

Peak date: 29 January 1990

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 141

Australian band Wildland scored their first chart entry, and biggest hit, in 1989 with their debut single "One for Unity" (number 53, August 1989).  "Hold Me" was the follow-up, released back in October 1989, but somehow took until now to dent the lower region of the chart.  Both singles were lifted from the band's In This Lifetime album (number 80, June 1990).

We will see Wildland on two more occasions this year, with the next time being in March.

Number 145 "Lean on You" by Cliff Richard

Peak: number 107

Peak date: 12 February 1990

Weeks in top 150: 8 weeks

Chart run: 145-108-107-118-121-114-119-122

Weeks on chart: 8 weeks

 

"Lean on You" was the third single from Cliff's Stronger album (number 16, April 1990), following "The Best of Me" (number 59, August 1989) and the Stock Aitken Waterman-produced "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (number 100, October 1989).  Listening to this track for the first time as I write this post, it reminds me a little bit of Cliff's "Some People" (number 7, April 1988), only not as good.

"Lean on You" fared significantly better in Cliff's native UK, where it peaked at number 17 in October 1989.  "Lean on You" also performed stronger on the Australian Music Report singles chart, where it peaked at number 93.

 

On the state charts, "Lean on You" performed much stronger in South Australia/Northern Territory than elsewhere, where it reached number 43.

Cliff will become a regular visitor to this section of the chart in the coming months, with this being the first of three of his singles to peak outside the top 100 in 1990.  Cliff would need to wait until 1995 to score another top 100 hit down under, with his live duet with Phil Everly "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (number 93, March 1995), and until 1999 to score another (his last) top 50 single in Australia with "The Millennium Prayer" (number 2, December 1999).

We will next see Cliff in March.

 

 

Number 146 "This Is the Right Time" by Lisa Stansfield

Peak: number 138

Peak date: 28 May 1990

Weeks in top 150: 4 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 146.  Re-entered 28 May 1990: 138-(out for 1 week)-139-149

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

 

Before embarking on a solo career, Lisa scored a minor 'hit' down under with her former band Blue Zone, "Jackie" (number 99, February 1989).  Yes, the same "Jack-Jack-Jackie" song that became a hit for B.Z. featuring Joanne in 1998.  Despite only peaking at number 99, "Jackie" spent 15 weeks in the top 150.  Then, Lisa scored another minor hit in Australia as the featured vocalist on Coldcut's "People Hold On" (number 78, June 1989).

Lisa then struck out on her own... well, kind of.  You see, although Blue Zone was her "band", the other members of the group, Andy Morris and Ian Devaney, continued to collaborate with Lisa throughout her solo career.  Ian and Andy were more than OK with Lisa being the sole representative of the 'band', doing promotional work/interviews etc. while they remained out of the spotlight.  So "Lisa Stansfield" is, essentially, a 'band' - but Lisa is the only visible member.  Make sense?

Lisa's "solo" career was launched with "This Is the Right Time", produced by recent collaborators Coldcut.  The single peaked at number 13 in the UK in August 1989.  Released in Australia in October 1989, it was finally the right time for this single to make a dent on our chart, spurred on by the ascent of Lisa's second solo single, "All Around the World" (number 9, February 1990), which was at number 13 this week.

 

But if you thought that was complicated, "This Is the Right Time" wouldn't actually peak on the ARIA chart until the end of May 1990, after a re-release following the next single, "Live Together" (number 62, March 1990).  All three of these singles were lifted from Lisa's Affection album (number 7, February 1990) - an album I purchased on the strength of "All Around the World", although "This Is the Right Time" was my favourite song on it.  A fourth single from Affection, "What Did I Do To You?" was released in Australia in July 1990, but failed to chart.

 

On the state charts, "This Is the Right Time" performed strongest in New South Wales/A.C.T., where it peaked at number 117.

Two music videos were filmed for "This Is the Right Time" - the original 1989 version, filmed for the UK market, is currently blocked on YouTube.  A second video was filmed for the single's US release in 1990 (it peaked at number 21 there in June 1990), embedded below, and memorably shows Lisa snipping off her trademark 'kiss curl' with a pair of scissors at the start.

Lisa will become a regular visitor to this region of the chart in the coming years - no fewer than nine of her singles charted outside the ARIA top 100 during the 1990s!  The next time we see Lisa will be in 1992.

 

  

Number 149 "Shanghaid" by J.J. Cale

Peak: number 149

Peak date: 29 January 1990

Weeks in top 150: 1 week 

Top 150 chart run: 149

J.J. Cale, real name John Weldon Cale, is best known for his 1977 single, "Cocaine", which I am shocked to discover only peaked at number 45 in Australia in June 1978.  The song did, however, top the New Zealand singles chart in March 1977.

"Shanghaid" was lifted from the album Travel-Log (number 102, January 1990), Cale's first studio album since 1983.  "Shanghaid" does not appear to have charted elsewhere.

J.J. Cale passed away in 2013, aged 74, due to a heart attack.

 

 

Bubbling WAY down under:

 

Number 161 "So Sorry, I Said" by Liza Minnelli

Peak: number 161

Peak date: 29 January 1990

Weeks on chart: 1 week

 

Liza Minelli scored her first chart hit in 1989 with "Losing My Mind" (number 72, November 1989), despite already being a familiar name, through her work as an actress and stage performer, and being Judy Garland's daughter.  Liza was aged 43 at this point, which seemed 'old' to me - for a pop star, as an 11 year-old boy.

Like "Losing My Mind", "So Sorry, I Said" was another track from the Pet Shop Boys-produced album Results (number 94, January 1990).   In the UK, "Don't Drop Bombs" was issued as the second single from the album, but did not receive a local release.  I was going to surmise that "Don't Drop Bombs" was skipped because it flopped there (number 46, October 1989), but "So Sorry, I Said" performed even worse (number 62, December 1989) - so who knows what the record company's rationale was.

A fourth single from Results, "Love Pains", was released as the album's third single locally in April 1990, but failed to chart here.  "So Sorry, I Said" would become Liza's second and final single to chart in Australia.

 

 

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