Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection

On November 27, Demon Music Group released "5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection", a new budget compilation album by the fabulous British pop group Steps. Fans probably have most of the tracks already, but completists might enjoy it as it includes a few B-sides and remixes that can be hard to track down.

Personally, I wish Steps would get back together and record a brand new pop album. Perhaps together with the newly reunited Stock Aitken Waterman? Well one can dream, right?

"5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection" is out now on Amazon UK and Amazon US.

"5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection" tracklist - CD 1:

1. Tragedy
2. Better Best Forgotten
3. Last Thing On My Mind
4. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart
5. One For Sorrow
6. Deeper Shade Of Blue (Radio Edit)
7. Stomp
8. 5, 6, 7, 8
9. Chain Reaction
10. Better The Devil You Know
11. Lay All Your Love On Me
12. Baby Don't Dance (W.I.P. Radio Edit)
13. Back To You
14. Buzzz
15. Hand On Your Heart
16. Stop Me From Loving You
17. Human Touch (W.I.P. Mix)
18. You'll Be Sorry (The Pardon Mix)
19. Steps W.I.P. Megamix

"5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection" tracklist - CD 2:

1. After The Love Has Gone
2. It's The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Say You'll Be Mine
4. Here And Now (Q-Street Mix)
5. When I Said Goodbye
6. I Know Him So Well
7. Words Are Not Enough
8. Paradise Lost
9. Mars And Venus (We Fall In Love Again) (W.I.P. Mix)
10. I Surrender
11. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
12. Just Like The First Time (W.I.P. Mix)
13. Love U More
14. In It For Love
15. Make It Easy On Me
16. Better Best Forgotten (Nip On The Dancefloor W.I.P. Mix)
17. Chain Reaction (Graham Stack Extended Mix)
18. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Extended Mix)
19. Merry Christmas Everybody (W.I.P Mix)

Kylie Minogue - Every Day's Like Christmas (A Stock Aitken Waterman Remix)

Wow! This is like a dream come true. Not only has my idol Kylie Minogue released a lovely new Christmas album, but now one of the tracks, "Every Day's Like Christmas", has been remixed by my favourite music producers, the newly reunited Stock Aitken Waterman! The fabulous retro mix sounds like it could have been released in 1988. Needless to say, I love it.

So far, only the main remix is available digitally, but I'm hoping for a physical release too, including a couple of extended remixes. "Every Day's Like Christmas (A Stock Aitken Waterman Remix)" is out now on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon.

"So hurry down the chimney tonight"

New in my record collection: "Kylie Christmas (Deluxe Edition)" by Kylie Minogue, "Hysteria" by Katharine McPhee, "Off The Record - The Remix Album" by Trance Dance, "Johan Kinde" by Johan Kinde and finally "Two Of Heart" by Annie.

More Eurotix related news

Me and Larry Forsberg have been busy signing and mailing copies of our new CD to different parts of the world lately. We are so glad that you seem to like it! If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you can do so by filling out the form on our official website. We currently have a special offer: If you buy both of our albums, you will get the first one for half the cost.

In other news, we found out that two songs co-written by Larry have been accepted to Melodifestivalen 2016, the Swedish pre-selection to the Eurovision Song Contest. The songs will be performed by Swedish artists Anna Book and After Dark. I actually sang on the demo for the After Dark track when it got accepted. That version had English lyrics though.

Congratulations, Larry!

Monthly Chart - November 2015

1. Bananarama - A Trick Of The Night (U.K. Video Mix)
2. Justin Bieber - Sorry
3. Therese - Missing Disco
4. Carly Rae Jepsen - Your Type
5. Lili & Susie - Candy Love
6. Idina Menzel - Let It Go (Dave Audé Radio Remix)
7. Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart (US Radio Mix)
8. Bertine Zetlitz - Ashamed
9. Adam Lambert - Cuckoo
10. Therese - Drop It Like It's Hot
11. Donna Summer - Love Is Just A Breath Away
12. Backstreet Boys - Straight Through My Heart (Dave Audé Radio Mix)
13. Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes
14. Nick Kamen - Nobody Else
15. Annie - Dadaday
16. Taio Cruz - Take Me Back
17. Andy Bell - Running Out
18. Annie - Cara Mia
19. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
20. Adam Lambert - Naked Love
21. Therese - Neon Lights
22. Baccara - Sleepy-Time-Toy
23. Belinda Carlisle - Do You Feel Like I Feel?
24. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty (Gaute Drevdal Remix)
25. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
26. Annie - Two Of Hearts
27. Sarah Brightman - Starship Troopers (D-Bop's Saturday Nite Radio Edit)
28. Annie - WorkX2
29. Lili & Susie - Tokyo (Raymond's Theme)
30. Blondie - Rapture

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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Carly Rae Jepsen - Last Christmas

Normally, I'm quite fed up with new cover versions of old Christmas classics. Especially when they sound too similar to the original. However, I'm really enjoying Carly Rae Jepsen's take on the WHAM! classic "Last Christmas". At least it has a different feel to it, unlike other covers of the track.

"Last Christmas" is out now on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

Kim Wilde - Love Will Keep Us Together

Another idol of mine, the fabulous Kim Wilde, has recorded a track for the "80's Re:Covered" compilation album. "Love Will Keep Us Together" is a cover of the 1975 Captain & Tennille track. I must admit that I think Kim's version is a lot better than the original. I love the electronic production together with Kim's unique voice.

Get get the single now from iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK or Amazon US. WAV files can be bought from Beatport.

"Love Will Keep Us Together" tracklist:

1. Love Will Keep Us Together
2. Love Will Keep Us Together (Alternative Mix)

Samantha Fox - Hot Stuff

My idol Samantha Fox has released a new single from the "80's Re:Covered" compilation album, a cover of the Donna Summer classic "Hot Stuff". I really love the Stock Aitken Waterman-ish retro sound by their former co-worker Phil Harding. The extended remix is great too!

Get get the single now from iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK or Amazon US. WAV files can be bought from Beatport.

"Hot Stuff" tracklist:

1. Hot Stuff
2. Hot Stuff (PJS 'Hot Stuff 80s Club' Remix)

Eurotix - Christmas On My Own

We have received lots of orders for the "Deux" CD and will start sending out invoices and discs early this week. While waiting, please check out our brand new Christmas single "Christmas On My Own", out now digitally on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK, Amazon US and 7digital. As you might be able to tell, the sound is inspired by Pet Shop Boys' "Always On My Mind".

Check out the video down below, made using the video game "The Sims 4".

Clairity - Velcro

My friend Sven recommended the track "Velcro" to me, performed by US singer and songwriter Clairity. I instantly fell for the wonderfully electronic sound and the cool sampling of Yazoo's eighties classic "Don't Go". "Velcro" is taken from the new EP "Alienation", out now on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

"Sister sister solitude, likes her swimming in the nude"

New CD's in my record collection: "Dancing In The Shadows" by Trance Dance, "This Time The Good Guys Gonna Win" by Visitors, "Valona" by Johan Kinde, "In My Mind 1997-2007 - Best Of" by Bertine Zetlitz and finally the soundtrack from anime TV series "Gravitation".

Jamie Lee Curtis goes Psycho

The world's number one scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, is currently starring in the horror/comedy TV series "Scream Queens" on FOX. And in this teaser, Curtis pays an homage to her mother Janet Leigh's famous shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho". Check it out:

"I feel like I could fly with the boy on the moon"

New items in my record collection: "E•MO•TION (Target Deluxe Edition)" by Carly Rae Jepsen, Trespassing (UK Deluxe Edition) by Adam Lambert, "Mer' End Kærlighed" by Rasmus Seebach, reissue of "Nick Kamen" by Nick Kamen and "Endless Vacation" by Annie.

Eurotix - Deux (Digital Edition)

We are proud to present the new Eurotix studio album "Deux", out digitally today. The CD edition is coming soon, so stay tuned. The album features the single "Kiss Them For Me", plus the italo disco anthem "The Best Of Times" which has received positive feedback from international disco fans.

"Deux" is out now on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK, Amazon US and 7Digital. Listen to "The Best Of Times" down below.

"Deux" tracklist:

1. Hello Susie
2. Our Spaceboy
3. Don't Trust The DJ
4. Only For Love
5. Will You Remember Me?
6. Kiss Them For Me
7. Tonight
8. Su-Su-Superman
9. The Innocent Years
10. One Step Forward
11. Stun-Gun Set To Face Her
12. The Best Of Times

Monthly Chart - October 2015

1. Sky Ferreira - One
2. Katharine McPhee - Touch Me
3. Annie - Anthonio
4. Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty - Let Me Be Your Star
5. Annie - Songs Remind Me Of You
6. Soraya Arnelas - Plastic
7. Annie - Russian Kiss
8. Isac Elliot - Dream Big
9. Megan Hilty & Will Chase - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
10. Soraya Arnelas - When You Were My Friend
11. Adam Lambert - Music Again
12. La Toya Jackson - Trouble (Matt Pop Club Mix)
13. Isac Elliot - New Way Home
14. Sukkerchok - Besat
15. Donna Summer - Supernatural Love (Remix)
16. Adam Lambert - Voodoo
17. Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Love (Classic Paradise Radio Mix)
18. Conchita Wurst - You Are Unstoppable (7th Heaven Remix)
19. Megan Hilty & Will Chase - History Is Made At Night
20. Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts
21. Holly Johnson - Dancing With No Fear (JRMX Radio Edit)
22. Mihai Trăistariu - Tornerò
23. Holly Johnson - Heaven's Eyes (Cutmore Uplifting Radio Edit)
24. Baccara - Parlez-Vous Français? (English Version)
25. Sofia Källgren - Someone Else's Story

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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