Monthly charts - April 2021

1. Madleen Kane - You Can
2. Alexis Jordan - Good Girl (Freemasons Radio Edit)
3. Hilary Duff - Little Lies
4. Eric Saade - Day & Night
5. Madonna - I Don't Search I Find (Kue's Studio 54 Mix Edit)
6. Nick Jonas - This Is Heaven
7. Sequal - Let It Go
8. Madleen Kane - Fire In My Heart
9. Give Give Give - Dance Aid
10. Madonna - Medellín (Robbie Rivera Vocal Edit)
11. Rick Astley - Unwanted
12. Madleen Kane - Playing For Time
13. The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part (Dave Audé Radio Edit)
14. Hilary Duff - One In A Million
15. Nick Jonas - Don't Give Up On Us
16. Demi Lovato - Unbroken
17. Tokio Hotel - We Found Us
18. Alexis Jordan - Acid Rain
19. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (The Alias Radio Remix)
20. Nick Jonas - Spaceman
21. Madleen Kane - The Lonely One
22. Demi Lovato - Really Don't Care (Digital Dog Radio Remix)
23. Taylor Dayne - Floor On Fire (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)
24. Inger Lise Rypdal - En Spennende Dag For Josefine
25. Taylor Dayne - Facing A Miracle (SoundFactory Radio Edit)
26. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero



This list shows which songs I've listened to the most this month, on my computer and my iPod. A regularly updated list of my all-time favourite songs can be found here.

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Steps, Kim Wilde and Sylvie Vartan

New CD's in my record collection: First out, "What The Future Holds" (2020) by Steps. I love this album. It's one of the albums of the year for me. We need more poptastic music in this world.



Remastered reissues of "Des Heures De Désir" (1984), "Made In USA" (1985) and "Virage" (1986) by French singer Sylvie Vartan. I first discovered her music after hearing her version of a track by my idol Agnetha Fältskog. Great synth driven pop music!



And finally "Wilde Winter Songbook" (Deluxe Edition) (2020) by the amazing Kim Wilde. Lovely Christmas album including duets with Nik Kershaw, Rick Astley, Hal Fowler and Marty Wilde.



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Rick Astley, Teena Marie, Ruby Turner and more

These are the only Rick Astley albums I own: Reissues of "Whenever You Need Somebody", "Hold Me In Your Arms" and "Free/Body & Soul", plus the album "Keep It Turned On". But I mainly just listen to the first two, and the uptempo tracks on "Keep It Turned On". The rest are too slow in my opinion. Can't beat the eighties Stock Aitken Waterman and PWL sound!



More CD's from my collection: "Show Me Love" by Robin S., "Shades Of Red" by Paris Red, "Jakie Quartz" by Jakie Quartz, reissue of "Women Hold Up Half The Sky" plus "The Motown Song Book", "Paradise (Japanese Edition)" and "The Other Side" by Ruby Turner, "It Must Be Magic" by Teena Marie and "Joey Lawrence" by Joey Lawrence.



And finally: Reissue of "Come On Inside" by Rena Scott, "House Of Cards" by Elen Cora, "Mystic Time" by Siberian Heat, reissues of "Emerald City", "Starchild", "Robbery" and "Naked To The World", plus "Ivory" and "Since Day One" by Teena Marie.

Say I'm Your Number One: Stock Aitken Waterman Singles Box Set

As you know, I'm a huge fan of production and songwriting team Stock Aitken Waterman, so I'm very excited about the new single box set being released by Edsel on November 6.

The set includes thirty discs featuring some of their biggest hits by artists such as Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, Dead Or Alive, Divine, Hazell Dean, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan, Samantha Fox, Donna Summer, Sabrina, Laura Branigan, Mel & Kim and many more.

Each single has been digitally remastered and expanded with tons of bonus tracks, B-sides and remixes. They also come with replicas of the original vinyl cover artwork. Some of the discs include two singles from the same artist.

You can pre-order your copy now from Amazon UK. If you order directly from MyPlay Direct, you'll get a bonus poster. However, it's only available in the UK and Ireland.

The box set includes the following singles:

CD 1: Divine - You Think You're A Man/I'm So Beautiful
CD 2: Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)/Who's Leaving Who
CD 3: Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)/In Too Deep
CD 4: Spelt Like This - Contract Of The Heart/Stop This Rumour
CD 5: Princess - Say I'm Your Number One
CD 6: The Three Degrees - The Heaven I Need/This Is The House
CD 7: Haywoode - Getting Closer/You'd Better Not Fool Around
CD 8: O'chi Brown - Whenever You Need Somebody/100% Pure Pain
CD 9: Brilliant - Love Is War/Somebody
CD 10: Bananarama - Venus
CD 11: Mondo Kane - New York Afternoon/An Everlasting Love In An Ever-Changing World
CD 12: Jeb Million - Second Time Around/Speed Up My Heartbeat
CD 13: Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait
CD 14: Mel & Kim - Respectable
CD 15: Carol Hitchcock - Get Ready
CD 16: Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now/I Only Wanna Be With You
CD 17: Sinitta - Toy Boy
CD 18: Stock Aitken Waterman - Roadblock
CD 19: Laura Branigan - Shattered Glass
CD 20: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up/Together Forever
CD 21: Edwin Starr - Whatever Makes Our Love Grow
CD 22: Michael Davidson - Turn It Up
CD 23: Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try/He Ain't No Competition
CD 24: Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)
CD 25: Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Success
CD 26: Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You
CD 27: Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
CD 28: Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me Loving You/Listen To Your Heart
CD 29: Lonnie Gordon - Happenin' All Over Again
CD 30: Boy Krazy - That's What Love Can Do
CD 31: Agents Aren't Aeroplanes - The Upstroke

You can find the full tracklists for each disc right here.

Kim Wilde - Wilde Winter Songbook

My big idol Kim Wilde is releasing her first Christmas album "Wilde Winter Songbook" in November. The album includes sex original songs and six covers. She's also recorded duets with eighties icons Rick Astley and Nik Kershaw.

I'm usually not a big fan of Christmas albums, but I love Kim Wilde and her amazing voice, so I think this is going to be really interesting! Pre-order "Wilde Winter Songbook" now from Amazon UK and Amazon Germany.

"Wilde Winter Songbook" tracklist:

1. Winter Wonderland (Feat. Rick Astley)
2. Hope
3. One
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
5. Winter Song
6. New Life
7. White Winter Hymnal (Feat. Marty & Ricky Wilde)
8. Burn Gold (Silent Night) (Feat. Hal Fowler)
9. Song For Beryl
10. Let It Snow
11. Hey Mister Snowman
12. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Feat. Nik Kershaw)

"Don't run for the door, get back on the floor"

Here are the latest additions to my record collections. CD's by Rick Astley, Baltimora, Gloria Gaynor, Agnetha Fältskog and Madleen Kane:



And also CD's by Audrey Wheeler, Patrice Rushen, Donna Allen and Millie Jackson:

Spencer - The Quest For Pop (It's What I Love)

Check out the cool video for my friend Spencer's new single "The Quest For Pop (It's What I Love)", a tribute to his idols from the eighties and nineties. This retro remix was produced by the legendary Pete Hammond and I absolutely love the Stock Aitken Waterman/PWL sound!

The video features animated versions of PWL acts such as Kylie Minogue, Sonia, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Jason Donovan and Sinitta. You can buy this catchy pop track from Spencer's official website. It will also be available on iTunes soon.

"The Quest For Pop" tracklist:

1. The Quest For Pop (It's What I Love) (Pete Hammond Radio Mix)
2. The Quest For Pop (It's What I Love) (Matt Pop Radio Mix)
3. The Quest For Pop (It's What I Love) (Pete Hammond Extended Mix)



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O'chi Brown - O'chi (Re-release)

Cherry Pop has re-released O'chi Brown's fantastic 1986 album "O'chi", produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and their colleagues at PWL. It includes hit singles "Whenever You Need Somebody", "100% Pure Pain" and the Rick Astley duet "Learning To Live (Without Your Love)".

The album has been remastered and now includes plenty of rare bonus tracks and remixes. Buy this great reissue now from Amazon!

"O'chi" tracklist - CD 1:

1. 100% Pure Pain
2. Caught You In A Lie
3. Lady
4. Whenever You Need Somebody
5. Two Hearts Beating As One
6. Learning To Live (Without Your Love)
7. Fantasy
8. Call Me Up
9. Another Broken Heart
10. I Play Games
11. I Just Want To Be Loved
12. Whenever You Need Somebody (Extended Version)
13. 100% Pure Pain (Extended Version)
14. Two Hearts Beating As One (Extended Version)
15. Caught You In A Lie (Mega Dance Mix)
16. Learning To Live (Without Your Love) (Midnight Lovers Mix)

"O'chi" tracklist - CD 2:

1. 100% Pure Pain (U.S. 7" Remix)
2. Whenever You Need Somebody (Pull It Off Mix)
3. Two Hearts Beating As One (New York Mix)
4. 100% Pure Pain (U.S. 12" Club Mix)
5. Another Broken Heart (Remix)
6. Whenever You Need Somebody (Cool & Deadly Mix)
7. 100% Pure Pain (U.S. Album Version)
8. Two Hearts Beating As One (U.S. Album Version)
9. I Just Want To Be Loved (Extended Version)
10. Learning To Live (Without Your Love) (Dub)
11. Whenever You Need Somebody (The Umbungo Mix)
12. 100% Pure Pain (Garage Mix)