Pop

Song Of The Day: Sam Brown – Stop!

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Today’s SOTD has something in common with our previous SOTD like Sheriff’s “When I’m With You” English Singer-Songwriter Sam Brown’s “Stop!” found greater success on its re-release.
Initially released in 1988 “Stop!” Is the title track from Brown’s debut studio album. At that time, it managed a respectable if underwhelming number 52 on the UK Singles Chart
However, following its re-release in 1989, the song peaked at number four in the UK becoming Brown’s highest-charting single to date, spending 12 weeks on the chart. Global success followed.
“Stop!” topped the charts in Belgium, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway, while reaching the top five in Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Ireland and Switzerland.

Chart (1988–1989)Peak position
Australia (ARIA)4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)2
France (SNEP)2
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 10)1
Ireland (IRMA)4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)16
Norway (VG-lista)1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)5
UK Singles (OCC)4
US Billboard Hot 10065
US Cash Box Top 10070
West Germany (Official German Charts)7

This delightful slab of Blue-Eyed Soul even managed to make an appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at No. 65

Sam’s continues to record but she hasn’t been able to match the global chart success of her debut single.

Album of the Day: Kylie Minogue

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Kylie Minogue celebrated her 52nd birthday on May 28 and whilst her sales numbers are not where they used to be and her presence on the charts with every new release is not as assured as it once was she is still putting out music that is worth hearing. Today, we look back to her self titled fift studio album which was released in 1994 released on the indie record label DECONSTRUCTION.

This album is generally seen as Kylie’s attempt to forge a new musical direction after her tenure at PWL and her close association with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. I would say that it does that successfully moving away from the bubblegum dance-pop sound featured on previous albums to a more mature sophisticated sound draving a much wider palette of sounds from the dance-pop that Minogue was known for but also acid jazz, ambient, piano house and R&B influences. The sound was still accessible just more polished with left of mainstream pop influences able to shine through.

This approach is best captured by the lead single “Confide in Me”. Released in August 1994 “Confide in Me” was not a typical Kylie single even the length of the song which clocks in at almost six minutes (5:51) was a massive departure. Produced by BROTHERS IN RHYTHM the song isa dizzying combination of pop and trip-hop with a heathy dose of middle eastern instrumentation and it ranks as one of Minogue’s best singles.

The alnum debuted at number three in her native Australia and number four in the United Kingdom and the album eventually was certified Gold.

an attempt to draw a line under her PWL/SAW years KYLIE MINOGUE is a great triumph and thats why its today’s AOTD.

Check out Confide in Me below.