THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY - NOTCEmerson, Lake & Powell -"Lay Down Your Guns" (Polydor) 01/87 Oingo...
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COVER STORY THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY T he following is a list of singles that were picked as potential hits by "New On The Charts" and both of the major trade magazines last year. What is unusual about these picks is that NOT ONE OF THESE RECORDS made it into the TOP POP 100 charts. Artist - "Title" (Label) Date Of Pick Mtume - "Body & Soul (Take Me)" (Epic) 01/87 Isle Of Man - "Building Bridges" (Pasha) 01/87 Midnight Star - "Engine No. 9" (Solar) 01/87 Kate Bush - "Eperiment IV" (EMI-America) 01/87 B 52's - "Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland" (W.B.) 01/87 Emerson, Lake & Powell -"Lay Down Your Guns" (Polydor) 01/87 Oingo Boingo - "Pain" (MCA) 01/87 Kenny Rogers - "Twenty Years Ago" (RCA) 01/87 Device - "Who's On The Line" (Chrysalis) 01/87 Juicy - "After Loving You" (CBS Assoc.) 02/87 Levert - "Fascination" (Atlantic) 02/87 The S.O.S. Band - "No Lies" (Tabu Prod'ns.) 02/87 Paul McCartney - "Only Love Remains" (Capitol) 02/87 Bunny De Barge - "Save The Best For Me" (Gordy) 02/87 Patti LaBelle - "Something Special" (MCA) 02/87 New Edition - "Tears On My Pillow" (MCA) 02/87 Kurtis Blow - "The Bronx" (Mercury) 02/87 Police - "Walking On The Moon" (A&M) 02/87 Chico De Barge - "The Girl Next Door" (Motown) 03/87 John Parr - "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Atlantic) 03/87 Eddie & The Tide - "Weak In The Presence Of Beauty" (Atco) 03/87 The Human League - "Love Is All That Matters" (A&M) 03/87 Sergio Mendes - "What Do We Mean To Each Other" (A&M) 03/87 China Crisis - "Arizona Sky" (A&M) 03/87 Martee LeBow - "Love's A Liar" (Atlantic) 03/87 Chaka Khan - "Earth To Mickey" (Warner Bros.) 03/87 The Gap Band - "Zibble, Zibble (Get The Money)(AKA: Get Loose, Get Funky)" (Total Experience) 03/87 Boomerang - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin"1 (Atlantic) 03/87 Ashford & Simpson - "Nobody Walks In L.A." (Capitol) 03/87 Spandau Ballet - "How Many Lies" (Epic) 04/87 Oingo Boingo - "Not My Slave" (MCA) 04/87 Kraftwerk - "The Telephone Call" (Warner Bros.) 04/87 Mai Tai - "Turn Your Love Around" (Mercury) 04/87 Billy Vera & The Beaters - "Let You Get Away" (Rhino) 04/87 Jon Butcher - "Goodbye Saving Grace" (Capitol) 04/87 Meat Loaf - "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries" (Atlantic) 04/87 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - "Willie The Wimp" (Epic) 04/87 Zebra - "You're Only Losing Your Heart" (Atlantic) 04/87 The KBC Band - "Hold Me" (Arista) 04/87 The Jacksons - "Time Out For The Burglar" (MCA) 04/87 The Human League - "Are You Ever Coming Back?" (A&M) 05/87 Colin James Hay - "Can I Hold You?" (Columbia) 05/87 China Crisis - "Best Kept Secret" (A&M) 05/87 Billy Ocean - "Love Really Hurts Without You" (Next Plateau) 05/87 Peter Cetera - "Only Love Knows Why" (Full Moon/WB) 05/87 Honeymoon Suite - "Lethal Weapon" (Warner Bros.) 05/87 Kansas - "Can't Cry Anymore" (MCA) 05/87 Al Jarreau - "Give A Little More Lovin"1 (Warner Bros.) 05/87 Flesh For Lulu - "I Go Crazy" (MCA/Hughes) 05/87 Artist - "Title11 (Label) Date Of Pick Alison Moyet - "Is This Love?" (Columbia) 06/87 In Pursuit - "Thin Line" (MTM) 06/87 Stacey Q - "Insecurity" (Atlantic) 06/87 David Foster - "Rendez-Vous" (Atlantic) 06/87 Sheila E. - "Koo Koo" (Paisley Park) 06/87 O'Bryan - "You Have Got To Come To Me" (Capitol) 06/87 Big Audio Dynamite - "Hollywood Boulevard" (Columbia) 06/87 One Way - "Whammy" (MCA) 06/87James Brown - "Let's Get Personal" (Scotti Bros.) 06/87 Kris Kristofferson - "Love Is The Way" (Mercury) 06/87 Klymaxx - "Divas Need Love Too" (MCA) 07/87 Rre Town - "Carry The Torch" (Atlantic) 07/87 David Bowie - "Time Will Crawl" (EMI-America) 07/87 X. - "4th Of July" (Elektra) 07/87 Andy Taylor - "Don't Let Me Die Young" (MCA) 07/87 Thrashing Doves - "Jesus On The Payroll" (A&M) 07/87 Spandau Ballet - "Through The Barricades" (Epic) 07/87 Carrie McDowell - "Uh, Uh, No No Casual Sex (Pt.1)" (Motown) 07/87 Theresa - "Last Time" (RCA) 07/87 Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks - "City Of Crime" (MCA) 07/87 Chris DeBurgh - "Fatal Hesitation" (A&M) 08/87 A-Ha - "The Living Daylights" (Warner Bros.) 08/87 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "All Mixed Up" (MCA) 08/87 Dan Fogelberg - "Lonely In Love" (Epic) 08/87 Autograph - "She Never Looked That Good For Me" (RCA) 08/87 What If - "What If" (RCA) 08/87 Pee-Wee Herman - "Surfin1 Bird (Back To The Beach-Soundtrack)" (Columbia) 08/87 Les Rita Mitsouko - "C'est Comme Ca" (Virgin) 08/87 Madam X - "Just That Type Of Girl" (Atlantic) 08/87 Garry Glenn - "Do You Have To Go" (Motown) 08/87 The Rxx - "Red Skies" (MCA) 09/87 Jennifer Rush - "Heart Over Mind" (Epic) 09/87 Alison Moyet - "Weak In The Presence Of Beauty" (Columbia) 09/87 Royalty - "Anyone In Love" (Warner Bros.) 09/87 Marillion - "Sugar Mice" (Capitol) 09/87 Atlantic Starr -"All In The Name Of Love" (Warner Bros.) 10/87 Belouis Some - "Animal Magic" (Capitol) 10/87 Outfield - "No Surrender" (Columbia) 10/87 Cruzados - "Small Town Love" (Arista) 10/87 Luther Vandross - "So Amazing" (Epic) 10/87 Crowded House - "Now We're Getting Somewhere" (Capitol) 11/87 Billy Joel - "Back In The U.S.S.R." (Columbia) 11/87 Bryan Ferry - "The Right Stuff" (Reprise) 11/87 Suzanne Vega - "Gypsy" (A&M) 11/87 Loverboy - "Love Will Rise Again" (Columbia) 12/87 The Fabulous Thunderbirds - "Wasted Tears" (CBS Assoc.) 12/87 Donna Summer & Mickey Thomas - "Only The Fool Survives" (Geffen) 12/87 Robbie Robertson - "Showdown At Big Sky" (Geffen) 12/87 1 4
Transcript of THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY - NOTCEmerson, Lake & Powell -"Lay Down Your Guns" (Polydor) 01/87 Oingo...
COVER STORY
THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY
The following is a list of singles that were picked as potential hits by "New On The Charts" and both of the major trademagazines last year. What is unusual about these picks is that NOT ONE OF THESE RECORDS made it into the TOP POP
100 charts.
Artist - "Title" (Label) Date Of Pick
Mtume - "Body & Soul (Take Me)" (Epic) 01/87Isle Of Man - "Building Bridges" (Pasha) 01/87Midnight Star - "Engine No. 9" (Solar) 01/87Kate Bush - "Eperiment IV" (EMI-America) 01/87B 52's - "Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland" (W.B.) 01/87Emerson, Lake & Powell -"Lay Down Your Guns" (Polydor) 01/87Oingo Boingo - "Pain" (MCA) 01/87Kenny Rogers - "Twenty Years Ago" (RCA) 01/87Device - "Who's On The Line" (Chrysalis) 01/87Juicy - "After Loving You" (CBS Assoc.) 02/87Levert - "Fascination" (Atlantic) 02/87The S.O.S. Band - "No Lies" (Tabu Prod'ns.) 02/87Paul McCartney - "Only Love Remains" (Capitol) 02/87Bunny De Barge - "Save The Best For Me" (Gordy) 02/87Patti LaBelle - "Something Special" (MCA) 02/87New Edition - "Tears On My Pillow" (MCA) 02/87Kurtis Blow - "The Bronx" (Mercury) 02/87Police - "Walking On The Moon" (A&M) 02/87Chico De Barge - "The Girl Next Door" (Motown) 03/87John Parr - "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Atlantic) 03/87Eddie & The Tide - "Weak In The Presence Of Beauty" (Atco) 03/87The Human League - "Love Is All That Matters" (A&M) 03/87Sergio Mendes - "What Do We Mean To Each Other" (A&M) 03/87China Crisis - "Arizona Sky" (A&M) 03/87Martee LeBow - "Love's A Liar" (Atlantic) 03/87Chaka Khan - "Earth To Mickey" (Warner Bros.) 03/87The Gap Band - "Zibble, Zibble (Get The Money)(AKA: Get Loose, GetFunky)" (Total Experience) 03/87Boomerang - "These Boots Are Made For Walkin"1 (Atlantic) 03/87Ashford & Simpson - "Nobody Walks In L.A." (Capitol) 03/87Spandau Ballet - "How Many Lies" (Epic) 04/87Oingo Boingo - "Not My Slave" (MCA) 04/87Kraftwerk - "The Telephone Call" (Warner Bros.) 04/87Mai Tai - "Turn Your Love Around" (Mercury) 04/87Billy Vera & The Beaters - "Let You Get Away" (Rhino) 04/87Jon Butcher - "Goodbye Saving Grace" (Capitol) 04/87Meat Loaf - "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries" (Atlantic) 04/87Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - "Willie The Wimp" (Epic) 04/87Zebra - "You're Only Losing Your Heart" (Atlantic) 04/87The KBC Band - "Hold Me" (Arista) 04/87The Jacksons - "Time Out For The Burglar" (MCA) 04/87The Human League - "Are You Ever Coming Back?" (A&M) 05/87Colin James Hay - "Can I Hold You?" (Columbia) 05/87China Crisis - "Best Kept Secret" (A&M) 05/87Billy Ocean - "Love Really Hurts Without You" (Next Plateau) 05/87Peter Cetera - "Only Love Knows Why" (Full Moon/WB) 05/87Honeymoon Suite - "Lethal Weapon" (Warner Bros.) 05/87Kansas - "Can't Cry Anymore" (MCA) 05/87Al Jarreau - "Give A Little More Lovin"1 (Warner Bros.) 05/87Flesh For Lulu - "I Go Crazy" (MCA/Hughes) 05/87
Artist - "Title11 (Label) Date Of Pick
Alison Moyet - "Is This Love?" (Columbia) 06/87In Pursuit - "Thin Line" (MTM) 06/87Stacey Q - "Insecurity" (Atlantic) 06/87David Foster - "Rendez-Vous" (Atlantic) 06/87Sheila E. - "Koo Koo" (Paisley Park) 06/87O'Bryan - "You Have Got To Come To Me" (Capitol) 06/87Big Audio Dynamite - "Hollywood Boulevard" (Columbia) 06/87One Way - "Whammy" (MCA) 06/87James Brown - "Let's Get Personal"(Scotti Bros.) 06/87Kris Kristofferson - "Love Is The Way" (Mercury) 06/87Klymaxx - "Divas Need Love Too" (MCA) 07/87Rre Town - "Carry The Torch" (Atlantic) 07/87David Bowie - "Time Will Crawl" (EMI-America) 07/87X. - "4th Of July" (Elektra) 07/87Andy Taylor - "Don't Let Me Die Young" (MCA) 07/87Thrashing Doves - "Jesus On The Payroll" (A&M) 07/87Spandau Ballet - "Through The Barricades" (Epic) 07/87Carrie McDowell - "Uh, Uh, No No Casual Sex (Pt.1)" (Motown) 07/87Theresa - "Last Time" (RCA) 07/87Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks - "City Of Crime" (MCA) 07/87Chris DeBurgh - "Fatal Hesitation" (A&M) 08/87A-Ha - "The Living Daylights" (Warner Bros.) 08/87Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "All Mixed Up" (MCA) 08/87Dan Fogelberg - "Lonely In Love" (Epic) 08/87Autograph - "She Never Looked That Good For Me" (RCA) 08/87What If - "What If" (RCA) 08/87Pee-Wee Herman - "Surfin1 Bird (Back To The Beach-Soundtrack)"(Columbia) 08/87
Les Rita Mitsouko - "C'est Comme Ca" (Virgin) 08/87Madam X - "Just That Type Of Girl" (Atlantic) 08/87Garry Glenn - "Do You Have To Go" (Motown) 08/87The Rxx - "Red Skies" (MCA) 09/87Jennifer Rush - "Heart Over Mind" (Epic) 09/87Alison Moyet - "Weak In The Presence Of Beauty" (Columbia) 09/87Royalty - "Anyone In Love" (Warner Bros.) 09/87Marillion - "Sugar Mice" (Capitol) 09/87Atlantic Starr -"All In The Name Of Love" (Warner Bros.) 10/87Belouis Some - "Animal Magic" (Capitol) 10/87Outfield - "No Surrender" (Columbia) 10/87Cruzados - "Small Town Love" (Arista) 10/87Luther Vandross - "So Amazing" (Epic) 10/87Crowded House - "Now We're Getting Somewhere" (Capitol) 11/87Billy Joel - "Back In The U.S.S.R." (Columbia) 11/87Bryan Ferry - "The Right Stuff" (Reprise) 11/87Suzanne Vega - "Gypsy" (A&M) 11/87Loverboy - "Love Will Rise Again" (Columbia) 12/87The Fabulous Thunderbirds - "Wasted Tears" (CBS Assoc.) 12/87Donna Summer & Mickey Thomas - "Only The Fool Survives"(Geffen) 12/87
Robbie Robertson - "Showdown At Big Sky" (Geffen) 12/87
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