“Found Love” by Double Dee featuring Dany

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As one-hit wonders go, this is a cracker. “Found Love” by Double Dee featuring Dany stands tall as one of the defining singles of the Italo house era. Bursting out of Italy in 1990, this tune ruled the club scene with its infectious piano stabs and soulful vocals—perfectly capturing the upbeat vibe of early ‘90s dance floors.

Double Dee and Dany might not be household names, but “Found Love” made a serious dent on the charts. In the UK, the track first appeared modestly at #63, but its 1995 re-release pushed it up to #33 on the Official Singles Chart, cementing its status as a dancefloor favourite. Across the Atlantic, it was a club smash—hitting #1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, though it didn’t quite break through to the main Billboard Hot 100 (despite reaching #64 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart).

Beyond the numbers, “Found Love” is widely revered in the Italo house scene. It’s regularly included in compilations of the genre’s biggest anthems and is still spun by house DJs looking to give crowds that classic ‘hands-in-the-air’ moment. This one’s a true classic—fleeting in chart fame, but forever living on in dance music history

Song of the Day: Lisa Fischer – How Can I Ease The Pain

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Today’s SOTD is Lisa Fischer’s “How Can I Ease The Pain”—a classic ‘90s R&B slow-burn that still hits the spot all these years later. Co-written by Fischer and produced by Narada Michael Walden, this stunning ballad topped the US R&B charts for two weeks and crossed over into the pop world, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. That’s no small feat, especially for a debut single from her only solo album, So Intense.

Here in the UK, the song made modest club chart appearances, peaking at #51 on the UK Dance Chart (Music Week) and #57 on the UK Club Chart (Record Mirror), but proper mainstream chart success there proved elusive. Still, the track remains Fischer’s signature tune, winning her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1992 and a place in R&B history. The fact that it went from soul playlists to the Hot 100 says a lot about the power of Fischer’s voice and the song’s timeless appeal.

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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 100	65
US Cash Box Top 100	70
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.

The Guardian’s 10 greatest UK No. 1 singles Playlist

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Here in the UK the Guardian newspaper has over the last six weeks been counting down their list of the 100 greatest UK number #1 aingles.
The countdown concluded today with the Pet Shop Boys landing the number one slot with their re-recorded version of West End Girls in 1985. The song topped the Official UK Singles Charts on 16 November 1985 spending two weeks at the chart summit and 17 weeks total on the survey. It is one of four UK number ones acheived by PSB. The song arguably remains the signature PSB tune.

The complete list can be viewed by clicking on the image: