Week commencing 12 October 1992

Of this week in 1992’s new entries peaking outside the top 100: I only knew one of them at the time. Perhaps these songs are new to you, too?  Let’s take a look.

Indecent Obsession could not achieve a ‘decent’ chart position with this release in 1992.

Top 150 debuts:

Number 116 “Domino” by Kiss

Peak: number 110

Peak date: 26 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 116-116-110-116-130

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks 

We last saw American glam rock band Kiss in 1990.

“Domino” was the second single issued from the band’s sixteenth studio album Revenge (number 5, July 1992), following “God Gave Rock & Roll to You II” (number 18, August 1992). Unlike most Kiss tracks, “Domino” has lead vocals sung by the band’s bassist, Gene Simmons.

Internationally, “Domino” peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in October 1992.

Domestically, the single performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 83.

The song and music video seem very out of touch with what was happening in 1992 - i.e. this kind of rock/metal had been largely replaced with grunge and alternative music. My initial thought upon watching the music video for the first time was… this is bad.

Kiss will not bubble under again on the singles chart, other than with “Hell Or Hallelujah” (number 584, July 2012). I will definitely not be writing these chart recaps for 2012.  Several later albums peaked outside the top 100, some of which are older albums listed as though they are new entries on the ARIA database, including Double Platinum (number 175, February 1995), Dynasty (number 186, February 1995), Animalize (number 224, February 1995), Unmasked (number 189, February 1995), Playlist Plus (number 258, March 2009), Love Gun (number 216, November 2014), and Rocks Vegas (number 401, September 2016).

Number 136 “Rebel with a Cause” by Indecent Obsession 

Peak: number 122

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 136-122-125-133-138

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks 

Aussie band Indecent Obsession formed in Brisbane in 1987, although one of the band members, guitarist Andrew Coyne (the one with long hair), was from my hometown, Geelong.  The group signed with former Countdown host Ian “Molly” Meldrum’s Melodian label, which he set up to promote local, young talent.  The group burst onto the scene in mid-1989 with their debut single “Say Goodbye” (number 6, August 1989), which I first became aware of when my sister bought the cassingle for this track.  Looking at the single sleeve, they seemed like Australia’s answer to Bros (who my then 15 year-old sister was also a fan of). The trouble with having ‘pin up’ looks (well, the aforementioned Andrew excepted) and appealing to/being marketed as an act that appeals to teenage girls, is that it’s then difficult for other demographics to take your work seriously, even if you’re also a ‘real’ band who write their own songs and play instruments, and that was definitely the case for Indecent Obsession.  It didn’t help that the initial pressing of the band’s debut album Spoken Words (number 28, December 1989) depicted them standing on the beach wearing wetsuits.  The album’s artwork was later changed, due to them copping so much flack over it.

Indecent Obsession’s second single “Tell Me Something” (number 17, October 1989) gave them some minor international success, reaching number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1990, which is not bad at all for a new pop act from down under.

They received diminishing returns with the third and fourth singles issued from Spoken Words, “Come Back to Me” (number 40, January 1990) and “Never Gonna Stop” (number 72, February 1990).  The band were the support act on the Australian leg of Kylie Minogue’s Enjoy Yourself tour in early 1990.  I remember a girl from my class went to that show just to see Indecent Obsession.

The band returned in 1992 with their second album Indio (number 39, August 1992), led by the single “Kiss Me” (number 27, May 1992), which topped the singles chart in South Africa.  “Rebel with a Cause” was the third release from the album, following “Indio” (number 41, August 1992).  I remember seeing “Rebel with a Cause” being reviewed in Smash Hits magazine, but did not hear it until obtaining the VHS compilation I ripped the music video (embedded below) from about ten years ago.  I think all of the Indio singles deserved to do much better on the charts.

On the state charts, “Rebel with a Cause” was most popular in Queensland, where it reached number 99.

We shall next see Indecent Obsession in 1993.

Number 146 “Shame Shame Shame” by Sinitta

Peak: number 135

Peak date: 26 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 146-139-135

Top 150 chart run: 3 weeks

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks 

We last saw British-American songstress Sinitta in 1990.

“Shame Shame Shame”, co-produced by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow from PWL, was issued as the lead single of what would eventually become Sinitta’s third album in 1995, Naughty Naughty, released only in Spain and several East Asian countries.  It was an album of cover versions, and “Shame Shame Shame” was originally recorded by Shirley & Company, with their version peaking at number 16 in Australia in August 1975.

Sinitta’s version of “Shame Shame Shame” peaked at number 28 in the UK in July 1992, and number 30 in Ireland during the same month.

Locally, the single was most successful in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 103.

I remember catching the video for this one on M.C. TeeVee.

This would be Sinitta’s final release in Australia.  She would go on to land a few more low-charting singles, all cover versions, in the UK in 1993, including an EP of Supremes covers.  While Sinitta may have landed in cover version hell after parting ways with Stock Aitken Waterman in 1989, her relationship with Simon Cowell continued to pay dividends, providing Snit (as I remember Number One magazine referring to her) with work in the reality TV karaoke contest world this century.

Bubbling WAY down under:

Number 177 “High” by Hyper Go Go

Peak: number 177

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 8 weeks

The two founding members of English house act Hyper Go Go met at school in Colchester.  “High” was their first release on trendy dance label Deconstruction, giving the band their first taste of commercial success.  “High” peaked at number 30 in the UK in August 1992, and number 45 in the Netherlands in November 1992.

Domestically, “High” performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 139.  I have noticed before that these early rave/breakbeat tracks seemed to often do best in Western Australia.

“High” would eventually appear on the act’s only album National Anthems, which failed to chart in Australia.  A 1996 remix of the single peaked at number 32 in the UK in October 1996.

Although I do not recall hearing this one before, the piano riff sounds very familiar.  Update: a reader has kindly informed me that the riff is sampled from Rhythm Is Rhythm’s “Strings of Life”, from 1989.

Number 180 “Come with Me (Tonite)” by Astral Project

Peak: number 179

Peak date: 23 November 1992

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks 

Australian house act Astral Project were Arden Godrey and Andy Van Dorsselaer; the latter being better known as Andy Van, who was one half of Madison Avenue. Madison Avenue scored four out of four top 10 hits in Australia with their singles, including “Don’t Call Me Baby” (number 2, November 1999) and “Who the Hell Are You?” (number 1 for two weeks in June 2000).

“Come with Me (Tonite)” was the first of two singles released by the band, and the only one to chart.  The single was most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 155.

I first heard this one on the free Australian Music Day 1992 promotional CD compilation, which a friend from school gifted me about a year later.  It’s quite ahead of its time for Australian dance music back then.

The pair’s second single, “Feel It”, was released as a double A-side with a new mix of “Come with Me”, in 1994.

Number 199 “Generations” by Inspiral Carpets

Peak: number 199

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 4 weeks

English band Inspiral Carpets last graced our presence in July 1992.

“Generations” was the fourth single released from the band’s third album Revenge of the Goldfish (number 123, June 1993), and the fourth consecutive release by the band to peak between number 177 and 199 in Australia.  “Generations” performed much better In the band’s homeland, peaking at number 28 in the UK in September 1992.

In Australia, “Generations” performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 157.

While I don’t recall hearing this one before, it’s on a DVD of Inspiral Carpets music videos I own that I haven’t fully watched yet.  I quite enjoyed “Generations” and would listen to it again.

We’ll next see Inspiral Carpets in 1993.

Number 220 “Low Life in High Places” by Thunder

Peak: number 220

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 1 week

English hard rock band Thunder formed in London in 1989.  “Low Life in High Places”, their first and only single to chart in Australia, was the first single issued from the band’s second studio album Laughing on Judgement Day.

Internationally, “Low Life in High Places” peaked at number 22 in the UK in August 1992, number 47 in the Netherlands in October 1992, and number 44 in New Zealand in February 1993.

Locally, “Low Life in High Places” was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 193.

I have this peak as it’s an artist late blog reader Brad asked for.  He often liked rock/metal acts more than I do, but I quite enjoyed listening to this one, which I otherwise would probably have never heard.

Thunder had five low-charting albums in Australia between 2016 and 2021, with Rip It Up (number 237, March 2017) being the highest-charting of those.

Although we won’t see Thunder again on their own, a cover version they recorded for a charity single, on which multiple artists perform versions of the same track, will bubble under in early 1994.

Next week (19 October): Seven top 150 entries and six bubbling WAY down under debuts.

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Week commencing 5 October 1992

One thing all this week's new entries peaking outside the top 100 have in common is that they all peaked within the month of October 1992.  Let’s take a look.

 

Bananarama: movin' on and out of the ARIA top 100.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 132 "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" by XTC

Peak: number 132

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 132

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

English band XTC formed in Swindon in 1972.  Between 1979 and 1992, they placed nine singles on the Australian top 100, with "Senses Working Overtime" (number 12, May 1982) being the biggest of those.  Their only other single to dent the top 40 during the 1980s was "Generals and Majors" (number 24, November 1980).

"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" was the second single issued from the band's twelfth studio album Nonsuch (number 75, July 1992).  It followed "The Disappointed" (number 32, July 1992), which was the band's third and final top 40 hit in Australia.

Internationally, "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" peaked at number 71 in the UK in June 1992, and number 48 in Canada in July 1992.  The single also registered on the meaningless US Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at number 46 in May 1992, and on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it reached number 1 in May 1992.

Locally, "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" performed strongest in Queensland, where it reached number 91 on the state chart.

I don't recall hearing this one at the time.  My favourite XTC single is probably "Mayor of Simpleton" (number 89, April 1989).

We'll next see XTC in 2000 (if I'm still writing these posts for that year).  Before then, they had two albums bubble under in Australia: Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles Collection (number 105, November 1996), and Homespun (number 308, November 1999).  We shall also see a cover version of "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" bubble under in 1995!

Number 144 "Chain of Fools" by Girl Overboard

Peak: number 138

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 4 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 144-138-145-149

Weeks on chart: 13 weeks

We last saw Melbourne band Girl Overboard in 1990.

"Chain of Fools" was the second single released from the band's second - and final - studio album Go (number 91, March 1993), following "Your Love" (number 70, August 1992).

 

On the state charts, "Chain of Fools" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 121.

 

I didn't know "Chain of Fools" at the time, but it is my favourite Girl Overboard single.  A fan of theirs sent me the music video on a DVD in the mid-2000s.  I have mentioned before that I participate in a 'song contest' on the Pop Justice music forum, where participants enter a pre-2000 song by an obscure-ish artist that was not a major chart hit in the US or UK, and come up with a list of their ten favourite tracks from the songs submitted, which are assigned points in Eurovision style (you cannot vote for your own submission).  I entered "Chain of Fools" a couple of years ago, not expecting it to do that well, and it came second out of about 30 songs, only missing the top spot by one or two points, so obviously other people liked it!  I think the single would have done better had it been promoted properly.

 

We shall see Girl Overboard on one more occasion, in 1993.

Number 145 "My Destiny" by Lionel Richie

Peak: number 125

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 4 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 145-125-135-133

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie was the lead singer in The Commodores, who placed nine singles on the Australian top 100 between 1974 and 1982, with "Three Times a Lady" (number 1 for five weeks in October-November 1978) being the biggest one of those.  "Three Times a Lady" was actually number one when I was born!

Lionel left The Commodores in 1982 and embarked on a solo career, although he had already tasted success as a solo artist, dueting with Diana Ross on "Endless Love" (number 1 for four weeks in October 1981).  Between 1981 and 1992, Lionel landed 14 solo top 100 singles in Australia, with the aforementioned "Endless Love", "All Night Long (All Night)" (number 1 for six weeks in December 1983-January 1984), and "Hello" (number 1 for three weeks in June 1984) topping the chart.

Lionel's previous major hit, and last one to make the top 40, in Australia was "Dancing on the Ceiling" (number 2, September 1986).  "My Destiny" was the second new track released as a single to promote Lionel's Back to Front (number 1, June 1992) compilation album.  It followed "Do It to Me" (number 45, June 1992).

Internationally, "My Destiny" peaked at number 1 in the Netherlands in September 1992, number 7 in the UK in September 1992, number 10 in Ireland, number 23 in Canada in October 1992, number 6 in the Flanders region of Belgium in October 1992, number 38 in New Zealand in October 1992, number 18 in France in November 1992, number 23 in Germany in November 1992, number 19 in Switzerland in November 1992, and number 22 in Austria in December 1992.  It also registered on three meaningless US Billboard genre-specific charts, peaking at number 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in September 1992, number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart in October 1992, and number 75 on the Radio Songs chart in January 1993.

"My Destiny" was a much more-modest 'hit' in Australia, being most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 94 on the state chart.

We'll next see Lionel in December 1992.

Bubbling WAY down under:

Number 175 "Love Hates Stares" by Scarlet

Peak: number 164

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

Scarlet were an Australian band, based in Sydney.  I didn't think I had heard this one before, but I may have heard part of it, as it appeared on the free Coca-Cola Australian Music Day 1992 CD compilation, which someone gave me about a year after its release.

"Love Hates Stares" was the band's debut release.  The single performed strongest on the South Australia/Northern Territory state chart, where it reached number 159.  Given that the music video, embedded below, has garnered less than 1200 views in 14 years, I figure that not many people were aware of the band or this release.  Scarlet never landed a top 100 single or album in Australia.

"Love Hates Stares" does not appear on Scarlet's debut, and only, album Magnolia (number 144, October 1995).

We shall next see Scarlet in 1993.

 

 

Number 177 "Movin' On" by Bananarama

Peak: number 177

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 4 weeks

We last saw English vocal trio Bananarama in 1991.  Since then, the group had pared down to a duo, with Jacquie O'Sullivan, who joined the group in 1988 following Siobhan Fahey's departure, leaving - or rather, being told her services were no longer required - in the later months of 1991.  Founding members Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin intended to continue as a duo after Siobhan quit the group, but everyone around them insisted they needed a replacement, in keeping with the image of Bananarama as three girls.  Jacquie was essentially treated as an employee/the hired help during her tenure with the band, never having much of a say in the group's decisions or direction.  It didn't help that interviewers continued to refer to her as "the new girl", three years after she had joined the group.

"Movin' On" was the lead single from Bananarama's sixth studio album Please Yourself (number 222, June 1993).  The group had returned to producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman (of Stock Aitken Waterman - Matt Aitken left the partnership in mid-1991) for the recording of Please Yourself, after largely parting ways with them for their previous album Pop Life (number 146, August 1991), although that album contained two Stock Aitken Waterman compositions.  Bananarama's previous Stock Aitken Waterman-produced album, WOW! (number 1, June 1988), was their most successful in Australia.

 

The sound Stock Waterman were going for with Please Yourself was described as "ABBA Banana", inspired by the Swedish super-group.  It sounded somewhat dated, though, for 1992, even though the ABBA revival was on the cusp of happening.  After the experimental sounds (well, for Bananarama) on Pop Life, the Please Yourself era seemed a step backwards for Bananarama, and the album's lack of commercial success would ultimately cost the duo their 11-year contract with London Records.  Although the pair continued to record, they would not release music again in the UK until an attempted comeback in 2005 with the Drama album (number 334, April 2006).

Internationally, "Movin' On" peaked at number 24 in the UK in August 1992, number 52 in Germany in October 1992, number 34 in the Netherlands in October 1992, and number 33 in the Flanders region of Belgium in November 1992.

In Australia, "Movin' On" was most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 170 on the state chart.

I heard "Movin' On" on the UK Chart Attack radio program; I otherwise would not have been aware of its release at the time, though saw the single in the shops here during the term 3 school holidays (though I was looking for it).

 

"Movin' On" was the only single released from Please Yourself in Australia.  Two further singles were issued from the album in the UK/Europe - "Last Thing on My Mind" (number 71 in the UK in November 1992), and a cover version of Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" (number 24 in the UK in March 1993).  "Last Thing on My Mind" would go on to become a much bigger hit when Steps released their version of the track in 1998, which peaked at number 5 in Australia in August 1998.  Steps also covered "Movin' On" as an album track for their Steptacular (number 25, November 1999) album.

I recall Keren and Sara bagging former band mate Siobhan Fahey's contribution to Shakespears Sister's "Stay" (number 3, May 1992), presumably feeling slighted after Siobhan's admission that she "hated" the music Bananarama were making (with Stock Aitken Waterman) when she left the group, on UK Chart Attack, following the release of "Last Thing on My Mind".  They described Siobhan's part in the song as "a real low point", while expressing fondness for Marcella Detroit's part.  Ooh er!  They made up with Siobhan in 1996, however, and the original line up of Bananarama finally toured in 2017.

We'll next see Bananarama in 1996.

Number 201 "I Was Right" by Underground Lovers

Peak: number 174

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

Melbourne band Underground Lovers formed in 1988 as GBVG, changing the band's name in 1990.

"I Was Right" was the band's first major label single, and appears on their second studio album Leaves Me Blind (number 133, March 1993).  The single was most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 142 on the state chart.

I hadn't heard this one before.  The Underground Lovers tracks I was familiar with all have a male lead vocal, while this one doesn't.

 

Underground Lovers only managed to place one single on the ARIA top 100, "Losin' It" (number 93, September 1994).

We'll next see Underground Lovers in 1993.

Number 206 "Give It Up" by Wilson Phillips

Peak: number 206

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

We last saw American vocal trio Wilson Phillips in 1991.

"Give It Up" was issued as the second single from the group's second album Shadows and Light (number 30, August 1992), following "You Won't See Me Cry" (number 31, July 1992).

 

Internationally, "Give It Up" peaked at number 36 in the UK in August 1992, number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1992, number 54 in Germany in October 1992, and number 16 in Canada in October 1992.  It also registered on two US Billboard genre-specific charts, peaking at number 40 on the Radio Songs chart in September 1992, and number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart in October 1992.

 

Domestically, "Give It Up" performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 166 on the state chart.

 

I remember hearing this one on the American Top 40 radio show.  The production sounds quite similar to the album version of Amy Grant's "Every Heartbeat" (number 17, September 1991) to my ears.  I hadn't seen the video before, and forgot that Wendy sang lead vocal on this one instead of Chynna.

 

This would be Wilson Phillips' final single to chart in Australia, although a third single from Shadows and Light, "Flesh & Blood", was released locally in February 1993, with Carnie singing lead on the verses.

Wilson Phillips would split in 1993.  Chynna Phillips would go on to have some solo success in Australia, although, oddly, not much in the rest of the world.  Chynna landed two notable solo hits locally, with "Naked and Sacred" (number 15, June 1996) and "I Live for You" (number 9, November 1996).  She also had a minor 'hit' with "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (number 64, February 1997).  All three singles appear on Chynna's only solo album Naked and Sacred (number 35, November 1996).

Wilson Phillips would reform for a one-off performance in 2001, then again from 2004 to 2006, before reuniting properly in 2010.  They had three later low-charting albums in Australia, with Greatest Hits (number 414, November 2000), California (number 281, November 2004), and Dedicated (number 509, May 2012).

Number 214 "Bell Bottomed Tear" by The Beautiful South

Peak: number 214

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks on chart: 1 week

English band The Beautiful South last visited us in 1991.

 

"Bell Bottomed Tear" was released as the second single in Australia from the band's third studio album 0898 Beautiful South (number 145, June 1992).  It followed "Old Red Eyes Is Back", which was released locally in March 1992 but did not chart.  In the band's homeland, "Bell Bottomed Tear" was the third single form the album, with "We Are Each Other" (not released in Australia) issued in between.

"Bell Bottomed Tear" peaked at number 16 in the UK in June 1992.  In Australia, the single was most successful in Western Australia, where it reached number 185 on the state chart.

 

I hadn't heard this one before.  It's nice enough, but not terribly exciting.

We'll next see The Beautiful South in 1994.

Next week (12 October): Three top 150 entries and four bubbling WAY down under debuts.

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Week commencing 28 September 1992

Before we take a look at this week in 1992's new entries peaking outside the top 100, I have updated the following earlier posts:

 

* 3 April 1989 - with a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Chris de Burgh;

* 6 November 1989 - with a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Chris de Burgh;

* 25 June 1990 - with a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Chris de Burgh.

 

Toto: once big in Africa, they were now struggling to scrape into the Australian top 200 in 1992.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 122 "Tell It Like It T-I-Is!" by The B-52's

Peak: number 120

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 122-126-132-120-130-146

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

We last saw American band The B-52's in 1989.

"Tell It Like It T-I-Is!" was the second single lifted from the band's sixth studio album Good Stuff (number 36, July 1992), following the title title track "Good Stuff" (number 56, July 1992).  Since their 1989-90 comeback success with the Cosmic Thing (number 1 for three weeks in January 1990) album, band member Cindy Wilson took a break from the group, and would not re-join them until 1996.  Good Stuff was the only B-52's album to be recorded without Cindy.

Internationally, "Tell It Like It T-I-Is!" peaked at number 61 in the UK in September 1992.  The track also reached number 13 on the meaningless US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in September 1992.

Locally, "Tell It Like It T-I-Is!" performed strongest in Queensland, where it reached number 91 on the state chart.

I recall hearing this one at the time, but not seeing the music video, which is somewhat boring by The B-52's usual standards.

We'll next see The B-52's in 1993.

 

 

 

Number 123 "Uh Huh Oh Yeh" by Paul Weller

Peak: number 121

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 123-122-124-121-136-148

English singer-songwriter Paul Weller came to fame as the front man of the band The Jam, who placed five singles on the Australian top 100 chart between 1981 and 1983, with "Town Called Malice"/"Precious" (number 15, May 1982) being the biggest of those.  Following The Jam's demise in 1982, Paul then formed and fronted The Style Council, whom we saw bubble under in 1989.  The Style Council landed ten Australian top 100 singles between 1983 and 1988, with "Shout to the Top" (number 8, February 1985) being the biggest of those.  The group split in 1989, and Paul then went solo.

"Uh Huh Oh Yeh" was Paul's debut solo single in Australia, although he released "Into Tomorrow" as The Paul Weller Movement in Europe in 1991.  Paul's debut album, Paul Weller (number 108, October 1992), followed suit.

Internationally, "Uh Huh Oh Yeh" peaked at number 18 in the UK in August 1992.

We shall next see Paul in 1995.

Number 132 "Felt Like a Kiss" by Honeymen

Peak: number 113

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 132-136-137-113-126-141

 

Honeymen were an Australian group, led by Sean Sennett.  "Felt Like a Kiss" was featured in the Australian soap opera E Street, which I did not watch.  Unlike other E Street spin-off/promoted acts Melissa Tkautz, Euphoria, Teen Queens, Radio Freedom and Toni Pearen, Honeymen were not able to translate the exposure from the show into a hit single, and "Felt Like a Kiss" fell short of the ARIA top 100.  It would be the group's only top 150 entry.  They released another single, "Motorbike of Love", in October 1994.

 

Number 136 "Give U My Heart" by Babyface (featuring Toni Braxton)

Peak: number 110

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 136-110-113-118-119-130

Weeks on chart: 12 weeks

We last saw American singer-songwriter and producer Babyface in 1990.

 

For this single, Babyface teamed up with Toni Braxton, whom I was not aware of until her first major solo hit in Australia, "Breathe Again" (number 2, April 1994).  "Give U My Heart" was recorded for the Boomerang soundtrack (number 29, October 1992), which also contained Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" (number 1 for four weeks in November-December 1992) and P.M. Dawn's "I'd Die Without You" (number 42, February 1993).

 

Overseas, "Give U My Heart" peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1992, and number 41 in New Zealand in October 1992.  The single also registered on several pointless Billboard genre-specific charts, reaching number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart in August 1992, number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in August 1992, number 29 on the Radio Songs chart in September 1992, number 8 on the Hip-Hop Airplay chart in September 1992, and number 32 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart in October 1992.

 

Locally, "Give U My Heart" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 61.  The single performed stronger nationally on the Australian Music Report singles chart, where it peaked at number 82.

 

It's quite possible I heard this one on the American Top 40 radio program at the time, but if so, I have no recollection of it.

We'll next see Babyface in 1993.  While we won't see Toni bubble under with any of her solo singles, her first solo charting release in Australia, "Another Sad Love Song", initially entered the chart at number 221 at the end of August 1993, more than six months before its eventual peak of number 57 in March 1994, just as "Breathe Again" was taking off.  Toni had a couple of later low-charting singles in Australia, with "Hurt You" (number 918, September 2013) - on which Babyface also appears - and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (number 937, December 2013).  Toni also had a sting of albums that missed the top 100 locally, including Snowflakes (number 382, December 2001), More Than a Woman (number 157, February 2003), Ultimate Toni Braxton (number 207, November 2003), The Essential Toni Braxton (number 346, April 2007), Breathe Again: The Best of Toni Braxton (number 764, August 2009), Pulse (number 228, May 2010), Love, Marriage & Divorce (number 440, February 2014), and Spell My Name (number 466, September 2020).  Phew!

Number 139 "Friends & Lovers" by Clive Young

Peak: number 123

Peak date: 12 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 4 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 139-140-123-140

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

We last saw Australian singer-songwriter Clive Young in 1991.

 

"Friends & Lovers" was lifted from Clive's only commercially-released solo album  (I have since learnt that that there was a shelved album in 1989, Naturally, which had a promotional release) When the World Goes 'Round (released September 1992, did not chart).  As with Clive's previous three singles, "Friends & Lovers" was most popular in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 96 on the state chart.

I remember this song received some airplay in Melbourne - not that it helped its chart placing much.  This would be Clive's final chart entry.

 

 

Number 141 "Through an Open Window" by Cliffs of Dooneen

Peak: number 123

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 141-123-129-132-141

 

I can't tell you much about Cliffs of Dooneen, other than they appear to hail from Boston.  This track appeared on their 1991 album The Dog Went East, and God Went West (released in Australia in October 1992, missed the top 150), and was their only release to dent the top 150 in Australia.  I cannot find evidence of this single charting elsewhere.

 

 

Bubbling WAY down under:

 

Number 172 "Hit & Run" by Boxcar

Peak: number 172

Peak date: 28 September 1992

Weeks on chart: 5 weeks

 

Aussie electronic band Boxcar last graced our presence in 1991.

 

The original version of "Hit & Run" appeared on the band's debut album Vertigo (number 118, February 1991).  The track was remixed and released as a single to promote their remix album Revision: The Vertigo Mixes +1 (number 154, November 1992).

 

On the state charts, "Hit & Run" was most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 162.  I don't recall hearing this one before - I like it, though prefer the original album version to the 'Euphoric Mix' embedded below, which was the lead track on the CD single.

 

We'll next see Boxcar in 1993.

 

 

Number 203 "Look to the Future" by Fortran 5 featuring Larry Graham

Peak: number 203

Peak date: 28 September 1992

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

Fortran 5 were David Baker and Simon Leonard, who started out as I Start Counting, formed in London in 1982.  As their music evolved to become more dance-orientated, the duo changed their name to Fortran 5.

"Look to the Future" originally appeared on the debut Fortran 5 album Blues, which does not appear to have been released in Australia, in 1991, in quite a different form, with vocals by Nigel Butler.  The track was re-recorded with Larry Graham, who sang and played bass in Sly and The Family Stone, for its single release.

"Look to the Future" peaked at number 104 in the UK in August 1992.  Locally, the single performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 160.

 

This would be the only Fortran 5 release to chart in Australia.

Number 216 "Making the Perfect Man" by Chris de Burgh

Peak: number 208

Peak date: 9 November 1992

Weeks on chart: 3 weeks

We last saw Chris de Burgh in June 1992.

"Making the Perfect Man" was issued as the second single in Australia from Chris' tenth studio album Power of Ten (number 81, June 1992).  This single missed the UK top 75, peaking at number 87 there in August 1992.

Domestically, "Making the Perfect Man" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 175.

We shall see Chris again on one more occasion, in 1994.

Number 217 "Don't Chain My Heart" by Toto

Peak: number 173

Peak date: 4 January 1993

Weeks on chart: 8 weeks

American rock band Toto formed in Los Angeles in 1977.  Between 1979 and 1985, they placed eight singles on the Australian top 100, with "Africa" (number 5, February 1983) being the biggest of those.  I have a distinct early childhood memory of "Africa" playing on the radio in the taxi on the way to being page boy (which I hated...) at my uncle's wedding in early 1983, when I was four years old.

 

"Don't Chain My Heart" was issued as the lead single from Toto's eighth studio album Kingdom of Desire, which was released in Australia in September 1992 but missed the top 150.  The group had a compilation album that bubbled under in 1990, however, with Past to Present 1977-1990 (number 142, July 1990). 

Internationally, "Don't Chain My Heart" peaked at number 9 in Sweden in September 1992, number 8 in Norway, number 12 in the Netherlands in September 1992, number 38 in Switzerland in October 1992, and number 35 in France in January 1993.

Locally, "Don't Chain My Heart" performed strongest in Queensland, where it reached number 156.  This would be Toto's final single to chart in Australia, although Weezer's rendition of "Africa" would peak at number 602 in June 2018.

I have no recollection of hearing "Don't Chain My Heart" at the time.  I do recall learning of the death of Toto's drummer Jeff Porcaro in August 1992, aged 38, around this time, however, as it was announced on the American Top 40 radio show.

 

 

Next week (5 October): Three top 150 entries and five bubbling WAY down under debuts.

 

< Previous week: 21 September 1992               Next week: 5 October 1992 >

Week commencing 21 September 1992

Again, I knew none of this week in 1992's new entries peaking outside the top 100 at the time. Before we take a look at them, I have updated the following earlier posts:

 

* 18 February 1991 - with a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Iron Maiden;

* 2 September 1991 - with a new bubbling WAY down under entry from Primal Scream.

 

Bob Geldof: there wasn't 'room' for his new single in the ARIA top 100 in 1992.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 118 "From Here to Eternity" by Iron Maiden

Peak: number 109

Peak date: 28 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 118-109-116-128-131-132-132

Weeks on chart: 12 weeks

We last saw English metal band Iron Maiden in 1991.

 

"From Here to Eternity" was issued as the second single from Iron Maiden's ninth studio album Fear of the Dark (number 11, May 1992).  It followed "Be Quick Or Be Dead" (number 47, June 1992), which was the band's final top 50 single in Australia.

Internationally, "From Here to Eternity" peaked at number 21 in the UK in July 1992, number 27 in Ireland in July 1992, number 70 in the Netherlands in August 1992, and number 33 in New Zealand in August 1992.

 

Domestically, "From Here to Eternity" performed strongest on the New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory state chart, where it reached number 55.  The single peaked outside the top 100 on the remaining four state charts.

While I'm generally not a fan of metal, I don't mind Iron Maiden's "Can I Play with Madness" (number 58, May 1988).

 

We will next see Iron Maiden in 1993.

 

 

Number 134 "This Is Australia Calling" by John Williamson

Peak: number 123

Peak date: 19 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 134-134-147-126-123-148

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

We last saw Aussie stalwart John Williamson in November 1991.

 

"This Is Australia Calling", the third of 11 consecutive John Williamson singles to peak outside the top 100 (!), was released to promote the compilation album Australia Calling: All the Best Vol 2 (number 32, December 1992).  The release of this album spawned his previous compilation All the Best! (number 27, August 1986) to re-enter the chart and climb to the dizzy heights of number 246 in November 1992.

 

On the state charts, "This Is Australia Calling" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 100.

 

We shall next see John in November 1992.

Number 140 "Stinkin Thinkin" by Happy Mondays

Peak: number 110

Peak date: 28 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 140-110-117-130-126-134-136

Weeks on chart: 8 weeks

 

We last saw English 'Madchester' band Happy Mondays in April 1992.

"Stinkin Thinkin" - no apostrophes - was issued as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album ...Yes Please! (number 99, October 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 31 in the UK in September 1992.  "Stinkin Thinkin" also registered on three meaningless US Billboard charts, peaking at number 21 on the Alternative Airplay chart in October 1992, number 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart in October 1992, and number 15 on the Dance Singles Sales chart in December 1992.

Domestically, "Stinkin Thinkin" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 87 on the state chart.

We'll next see Happy Mondays in January 1993.

Number 143 "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" by Bob Geldof

Peak: number 143

Peak date: 21 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 5 weeks (3 weeks in 1992; 2 weeks in 1993)

Top 150 chart run: 143-144-148.  Re-entered 22 March 1993: 147-(out for 9 weeks)-150

Weeks on chart: 17 weeks

Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof is probably better known for being behind Band Aid and Live Aid, and being tangled up in the messy demise of INXS front man Michael Hutchence - via his ex-wife Paula Yates, than his music these days.  Bob started out as the lead singer of Irish new wave band The Boomtown Rats, who scored four Australian top 100 singles between 1979 and 1981, with one of those singles, "I Don't Like Mondays", topping the Australian singles chart for two weeks in November 1979.  The only other Boomtown Rats single to dent the top 40 in Australia was "Banana Republic" (number 18, March 1981), and the band split in 1986.

Bob then launched a solo career, and just crept into the top 100 in Australia with his debut solo single "This Is the World Calling" (number 93, December 1986).  His debut solo album, Deep in the Heart of Nowhere, released locally in December 1986, failed to chart in Australia.

Bob returned in 1990 with his second solo album The Vegetarians of Love (number 43, April 1991), which produced his biggest hit and only solo top 50 single in Australia, "The Great Song of Indifference" (number 25, November 1990).  That single was much more successful in Western Australia, where it reached number 6 on the state chart, than anywhere else.  "Love Or Something" (number 74, April 1991) gave Bob his third and final top 100 single in Australia.

"Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" was released as the lead single from Bob's third studio album The Happy Club (number 91, May 1993).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 53 in Germany in August 1992.  It just missed the UK top 75, peaking at number 78 in August 1992.

 

In Australia, "Room 19..." performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 108 in May 1993.  The single also peaked in Victoria/Tasmania in 1993, but in 1992 on the remaining three state charts.

 

"Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)" was re-released in Australia in January 1993, and returned to the top 150 for one week in March 1993.  I've got an inkling that the later re-entry at the end of May 1993, after 9 weeks out of the top 150, is a mistake on the ARIA database, and it should actually be Bob's next single, which entered the top 150 the following week.

We shall see Bob with that next single in 1993.

 

 

Bubbling WAY down under:

 

Number 194 "Ain't No Man" by Dina Carroll

Peak: number 162

Peak date: 6 September 1993

Weeks on chart: 9 weeks

English singer Dina Carroll last graced our presence in 1990.

"Ain't No Man" was lifted from Dina's debut album So Close (number 208, August 1993).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 16 in the UK in July 1992, number 63 in Germany in October 1992, and number 34 in the Netherlands in May 1993.

In Australia, "Ain't No Man" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it peaked at number 127.  I am not sure why the single peaked almost a year here after its debut, as no re-release is listed in the new releases lists in The ARIA Report, although the music video is listed as a new addition to the rage playlist in July 1993.  The single peaked in South Australia/Northern Territory in October 1992, but in September 1993 on all of the other state charts.

I remember seeing this one reviewed in Smash Hits magazine, but did not hear it at the time.  I did hear a couple of Dina's later singles, one of which we will see in early 1994, when she pays us another visit.

Number 198 "Slip Inside This House" by Primal Scream

Peak: number 152

Peak date: 9 November 1992

Weeks on chart: 16 weeks

 

We last saw Scottish band Primal Scream in 1991.

"Slip Inside This House", lifted from Primal Scream's third studio album Screamadelica (number 102, July 1992), was an Australian-only single.  On the state charts, "Slip Inside This House" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 133.

 

Primal Scream would have their commercial breakthrough in Australia in 1994 with the single "Rocks" (number 43, May 1994), and the album Give Out but Don't Give Up (number 28, April 1994).

 

We'll next see Primal Scream in 1997.

 

 

Next week (28 September): Six top 150 entries and four bubbling WAY down under debuts.

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Week commencing 14 September 1992

I can't identify a common theme linking this week in 1992's new entries peaking outside the top 100, other than all but one of them have male lead vocals.  Let's take a look.

 

Right Said Fred were too sexy for the top 100 this week in 1992, and too stupid for the pandemic in the 2020s.

 

Top 150 debuts:

 

Number 112 "What God Wants, Part I" by Roger Waters

Peak: number 103

Peak dates: 21 September 1992 and 28 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 112-103-103-108-117-133

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

 

English musician Roger Waters was a founding member of Pink Floyd, who formed in 1965, in which he played bass guitar.  Roger left the group in 1985, although he had launched his solo career the year prior, with "5:01AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking)" (number 74, August 1984), and the album The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (number 30, July 1984).

I first became aware of Roger when his single "Radio Waves" (number 43, August 1987) appeared on the '87 Hots Up (number 8, October 1987) compilation, which was the first various artists compilation I purchased, aged 8.  Roger landed another minor hit on the Australian singles chart the following year, with "The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)" (number 49, March 1988).  Both tracks were lifted from Roger's second album Radio K.A.O.S. (number 33, September 1987).

 

"What God Wants, Part I" was the lead single from Roger's third solo studio album Amused to Death (number 14, September 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 35 in the UK in September 1992, number 9 in Norway, number 26 in New Zealand in October 1992, and number 49 in the Netherlands in October 1992.  It also reached number 4 on the meaningless US Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in September 1992.

 

In Australia, "What God Wants, Part I" was most popular in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 84 on the state chart.

 

While this would be the only occasion we see Roger bubble under in Australia, he had a couple of later albums that missed the top 100, namely Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume I (number 139, April 2002), Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (number 674, November 2018), and The Lockdown Sessions (number 220, June 2023).

Number 131 "Real Cool World" by David Bowie

Peak: number 131

Peak date: 14 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 3 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 131-139-146

Weeks on chart: 6 weeks

 

We saw English singer-songwriter David Bowie as a featured artist in 1990, and fronting a band in 1991.  Here he is finally on his own!  Between 1972 and 1990, David placed 31 singles on the Australian top 100, with "Sorrow" (number 1 for 3 weeks in February-March 1974), "Ashes to Ashes" (number 3, October 1980) and "Let's Dance" (number 2, April 1983) being the biggest of those.

"Real Cool World" was recorded for the movie Cool World and appears on the Songs from the Cool World soundtrack album.  It was David's first solo charting single in Australia since "Fame 90" (number 85, May 1990).

 

Internationally, "Real Cool World" peaked at number 53 in the UK in August 1992, number 26 in Sweden in September 1992, number 27 in the Netherlands in September 1992, number 30 in the Flanders region of Belgium in September 1992, and number 83 in Germany in September 1992.  It also reached number 11 on the pointless US Billboard Alternative Airplay chart in August 1992, and number 9 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in October 1992.

In Australia, "Real Cool World" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 112.

 

Of course, you'd have to be living under a rock (I sometimes do) to not be aware that we lost David Bowie in January 2016, from liver cancer, aged 69.

We shall next see David in 1995.

 

Number 134 "Machine Gun" by Warrant

Peak: number 124

Peak date: 5 October 1992

Weeks in top 150: 6 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 134-131-129-124-135-138

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

We last saw American metal band Warrant in 1990.  Since then, Warrant had their commercial breakthrough in Australia with the single "Cherry Pie" (number 6, January 1991) - which I'm thinking was probably the last top 10 glam metal hit in Australia, and the album Cherry Pie (number 13, January 1991).  They also landed a second, minor top 40 hit in Australia with "I Saw Red" (number 36, February 1991), and another top 100 entry with "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (number 85, May 1991).  Then alternative/grunge music took off in 1991 and rendered metal bands virtually obsolete.  Nonetheless, Warrant managed to limp into the top 50 - just - with their cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" (number 50, June 1992), which was recorded for the Gladiator soundtrack.

 

The success of "Cherry Pie" likely contributed to Warrant front man Jani Lane's demise.  He expressed his regret over writing that song, being pressured by the record label to produce another hit, in this interview, eerily stating he could shoot himself in the head for writing that song.  Jani was found dead in 2011 due to acute alcohol poisoning, aged 47.

"Machine Gun" was released as the lead single from Warrant's third studio album Dog Eat Dog (number 105, October 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 36 on the meaningless US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in September 1992.

Locally, "Machine Gun" performed strongest in Victoria/Tasmania, where it reached number 105 on the state chart.

We'll see Warrant one more time, in December 1992.

Number 136 "Those Simple Things"/"(What a Day for a) Daydream" by Right Said Fred

Peak: number 121

Peak date: 28 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 7 weeks

Top 150 chart run: 136-128-121-129-134-146-146

Weeks on chart: 7 weeks

 

English pop group Right Said Fred were brothers Richard (the singing one who also plays bass) and Fred (the guitar-playing one) Fairbass, together with guitarist Rob Manzoli.  The brothers are still together, while Rob quit the group in 1997.  The trio came to prominence with their debut single "I'm Too Sexy" (number 1 for 3 weeks in November 1991), which was essentially a novelty hit.  They avoided one-hit wonder status by following that up with the singles "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (number 18, March 1992) and "Deeply Dippy" (number 38, August 1992) - all three of these singles went top 3 in their native UK, with the latter finally giving them a number 1 there.  The group's debut album Up (number 39, July 1992) also topped the UK albums chart.

 

"Those Simple Things" was issued as the fourth single from Up, and was paired with "(What a Day for a) Daydream", a new recording and cover version of a song originally released by The Lovin' Spoonful in 1966 as just "Daydream", as a double A-side release.  Presumably, this was done to entice people to buy the single for the new track, given the album had already performed well in the UK.

The ploy did not exactly work.  "Those Simple Things"/"(What a Day for a) Daydream" under-performed in the UK, peaking at number 29 there in July 1992.  The single also peaked at number 21 in Ireland in July 1992, number 48 in Germany in September 1992, number 29 in Austria in September 1992, and number 18 in Switzerland in October 1992.

In Australia, "Those Simple Things"/"(What a Day for a) Daydream" was most popular in Western Australia, where it reached number 95.  The single fared better nationally on the Australian Music Report singles chart, where it reached number 91.

I recall hearing this single on the UK Chart Attack radio show in 1992, but could barely remember how it went.  At this point, Right Said Fred's novelty appeal was wearing off.  Nonetheless, they continued releasing material into the 2000s, and we shall see Right Said Fred bubble under (or WAY down under) on a couple of occasions over the years, with the next time we see them being in 1994.

While the Fairbrass brothers might have been been blessed with gym-fit bodies, they were clearly much further down the queue when brains were handed out.  The pair became known for downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19 during the pandemic, and expressing skepticism over the vaccines.  In 2022, the brothers were involved with distributing leaflets for anti-climate change UK activist group Not Our Future.  What a charming pair.

 

 

 

Number 150 "Full Term Love" by Monie Love

Peak: number 150

Peak date: 14 September 1992

Weeks in top 150: 1 week

Top 150 chart run: 150

Weeks on chart: 12 weeks

We last saw English rapper Monie Love in 1991.

 

"Full Term Love" was recorded for the Class Act soundtrack, and would go on to appear on Monie's second studio album In a Word Or 2 (number 147, May 1993).  As seemed to be common in the early 90s with singles blending rap and dance, a different mix of this track was released in the US (which you can listen to here) to the single version in Europe and Australasia, which I have embedded below.  The US version is much more R&B in style, while the one we got in Australia sounds similar in production to my ears to the European versions of Salt 'N' Pepa's early 1990s singles.

Internationally, "Full Term Love" peaked at number 34 in the UK in July 1992, number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1992, and number 58 in the Netherlands in October 1992.  It also peaked at number 43 on the meaningless US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in July 1992, number 47 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart in July 1992, number 26 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart in August 1992, and number 7 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart in August 1992.

Locally, "Full Term Love" performed strongest in Western Australia, where it reached number 120 on the state chart.

I remember catching the video for "Full Term Love" on M.C. TeeVee on SBS on a Sunday afternoon at the time.  I think it deserved to be a bigger hit than it was.

We shall next see Monie in 1993.

Bubbling WAY down under:

Number 155 "I Love You Goodbye" by Thomas Dolby

Peak: number 155

Peak date: 14 September 1992

Weeks on chart: 4 weeks

We last saw English singer-songwriter Thomas Dolby in June 1992.

 

"I Love You Goodbye" was issued as the second single from Thomas' fourth studio album Astronauts & Heretics (number 123, August 1992).  Internationally, the single peaked at number 36 in the UK in July 1992.

In Australia, "I Love You Goodbye" performed strongest in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, where it reached number 146.

 

I hadn't heard this one before.  I like it, but doesn't exactly scream 'hit'.

We'll see Thomas on one more occasion, in November 1992.

 

 

Number 182 "Going Home" by The Tyrrel Corporation

Peak: number 182

Peak date: 14 September 1992

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

 

English duo The Tyrrel Corporation last graced our presence in May 1992.

"Going Home" was issued as the third, and in Australia, final, single from The Tyrrel Corporation's debut album North East of Eden (number 273, December 1992).  The song tells the tale of the pair returning to their small seaside hometown (population 37,000 in 2021) Redcar, in North East England, after having been away for some time, and being shocked at how run-down and stagnant the place had become, during the Thatcher government years of neglect ("expect that everything has changed, strange to find things just the same").

"Going Home" peaked at number 58 in the UK in August 1992.  Domestically, the single was most popular in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 169.

I didn't know this one at the time, but quite like it, particularly that bass line.

A fourth single from North East of Eden, the double A-side "Waking with a Stranger"/"One Day", was released in the UK at the end of September 1992, peaking at number 59 there the following month.

We will see The Tyrrel Corporation on one more occasion, in 1995.

 

Number 203 "Hangin' on a String" (Frankie Knuckles Remix) by Loose Ends

Peak: number 203

Peak date: 14 September 1992

Weeks on chart: 2 weeks

 

British R&B band Loose Ends formed in London in the early 1980s.  While they never landed a charting release in Australia - until now - they amassed six UK top 40 singles between 1985 and 1992.  The original 1985 release of "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" was the equal-best charting of those, reaching number 13 in the UK in March 1985.  The single also peaked at number 26 in Ireland in March 1985, number 33 in the Netherlands in April 1985, number 40 in the Flanders region of Belgium in June 1985, number 12 in New Zealand in June 1985, and number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985.

This Frankie Knuckles remix of "Hangin' on a String", minus the subtitle, was released to promote Loose Ends' Tighten Up Vol. 1 compilation, which contained remixed versions of their hits.  The 1992 remixed single peaked at number 25 in the UK in June 1992.

In Australia, the 1992 mix of "Hangin' on a String" performed strongest in South Australia/Northern Territory, where it reached number 153 on the state singles chart.

 

While we won't see Loose Ends again, we will see Frankie Knuckles in 1995.

 

 

Next week (21 September): Four top 150 entries and two bubbling WAY down under debuts.

 

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