29.03.1986 : Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Lick the Tins was a mid to late 1980s Celtic/folk rock/indie band from London. The name was derived from a nickname given to an old tramp by the children from the home town of one of the band members, Ronan Heenan. They are best known for their cover version of "Can't Help Falling in Love".

 

"Can't Help Falling in Love" spent two months on the UK Singles Chart in 1986 with peak position # 42. Where the Elvis Presley version of the song was long and relaxed, Lick The Tin's version was so manic and fast that is was considerably less than three minutes long. As a result, three polkas were added to the end of the track to bring it to the desired length. "Can't Help Falling in Love" featured in the Irish film "The Snapper".

 

Lick The Tins had two other minor singles, "Belle of Belfast City" and "In the Middle of the Night", after which Simon Ryan left the band and was replaced by Martin Hughes, another Ulsterman. Lick The Tins played the college and club circuits for another year, before the band broke up.

Edited May 31, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

12.04.1986 : Heart - These Dreams (1 week # 1)

 

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"These Dreams" is a song by the rock band Heart released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

"These Dreams" differed from past Heart hits in that it was a polished, pop power ballad. The song also marked the first Heart single on which lead vocals were performed by Nancy Wilson instead of Ann Wilson. According to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson, when it came time for Nancy Wilson to record her vocal, she was suffering from a cold and her voice sounded somewhat raspy and gravelly. After the song reached its peak of success, producers reportedly wanted Nancy to recreate the gravelly sound on future recordings, asking her, "Can't you just get sick again?"

 

"These Dreams" was released as the third single from Heart's 1985 album Heart. Following two consecutive US top-ten singles, the song elevated the band's success even further, becoming Heart's first single to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 22 March 1986. It also peaked at number sixty-two in the UK Singles Chart; however, a re-issue released in 1988 (rereleased due in large part to the smash success of Alone there) reached number eight.

 

The music video for "These Dreams" received heavy airplay from MTV and was the third of four US top-ten singles from the Heart album.

 

 

19.04.1986 : Bonnie Tyler - If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" is a song that was written and composed by Desmond Child and recorded by Bonnie Tyler.

 

Produced by Jim Steinman, the dramatic, rock-leaning song was released as the first single from her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. The track features a saxophone solo by Lenny Pickett, formerly of Tower of Power and then a member of the Saturday Night Live band. Critics have noted that this song's chorus has a melody and chord progression similar to the #1 Bon Jovi hit "You Give Love a Bad Name", which was also co-written by Child and released later that same year.

 

A music video received some early MTV play but not the heavy rotation of previous Tyler videos such as "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero". "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)" debuted on the Hot 100 the week ending April 12, 1986, and became Bonnie Tyler's last U.S. chart single to date, peaking at #77.

 

The song did make the top 40 in Germany, # 78 in United Kingdom, notably peaking at #16 in Switzerland and #6 in France, where the single was certified Silver for sales of more than 200,000 copies, and Tyler would enjoy some continued success in Europe with successive releases.

 

In Europe, the song was Tyler's second single from the album, following "Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It", a duet with Todd Rundgren released in 1985. The album also contained "Holding Out for a Hero", a 1984 hit single for Tyler from the soundtrack album to the film "Footloose".

Edited June 2, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

17.05.1986 : Madonna - Live To Tell (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Live to Tell" is a pop ballad by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Originally written by Patrick Leonard for the soundtrack of the film "Fire with Fire", the song was shown to Madonna, who decided to use it for then-husband Sean Penn's film "At Close Range". It was produced by Leonard and Madonna for her third studio album "True Blue", released in mid-1986.

 

The song includes instrumentation from guitars, keyboards, drums and a synthesizer, and its lyrics deal with deceit, mistrust and childhood scars. It is also about being strong, which Madonna recalled in an interview that she thought about her relationship with her parents, while writing the lyrics. The music video, directed by James Foley, shows Madonna's first image makeover, featuring her with a cleaner look, shoulder-length wavy golden blond hair, conservative wardrobe and subtle make-up. This toned down blond appearance was again inspired by Marilyn Monroe.

 

Released as the album's first single in March 1986, the song was a commercial success. It became Madonna's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. It was generally well received by music critics, who frequently referred to it as the best ballad of her career.

 

In the United Kingdom, "Live to Tell" was released on April 21, 1986. The next week, the song debuted at number ten on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at number two, and stayed 13 weeks on the chart. "Live to Tell" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in May 1986, for shipment of 200,000 copies of the single across the United Kingdom. According to Official Charts Company, the song has sold 280,000 copies in the UK.

 

Across Europe, "Live to Tell" topped the singles chart in Italy, as well as peaking inside the top ten in Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland.

Edited June 2, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

07.06.1986 : Claire & Friends - It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2) (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Claire and Friends were a British one-hit wonder, consisting of Stockport schoolgirl Claire Usher and her friends.

 

Their one hit was the novelty record “It’s ‘Orrible Being In Love (When You’re Eight and a Half)”, released by BBC records, which entered the United Kingdom singles chart Top 20 on 7 June 1986, reached No. 13. The song, about the emotional impact that an infatuation with a fellow school pupil has on an eight and a half year old, consisted of several verses on this theme, with a chorus as follows:

 

It’s ‘orrible being in love when you’re eight ‘n ‘arf.

I got your picture on me wall

Got your name upon me scarf

Oh it’s ‘orrible being in love, ‘orrible being in love when you’re eight ‘n ‘arf.

 

The boy in the song was named Jimmy, though on TV performances the scarf actually bore the name Steven, as Claire had borrowed it from her brother.

 

The song, written and produced by Mick Coleman (who, as one half of duo Brian and Michael, was also responsible for the 1978’s number 1 hit “Matchstick Men and Matchstick Cats and Dogs”) originated from a talent-spotting feature on the children’s television programme "Saturday Superstore", where it beat a thousand other entries. This was followed by a second single, “Superman” (which continued the story from the original hit) and an album, mostly of cover versions with a few further originals by Coleman, entitled “Super Claire”, neither of which had the same commercial success.

Edited June 3, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

28.06.1986 : Bonnie Tyler - Band Of Gold (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne. A hit for Payne in 1970, the song has been covered by numerous artists, notably dueling 1986 versions by contrasting pop divas Belinda Carlisle and Bonnie Tyler, and a 2007 version by Kimberley Locke.

 

Bonnie Tyler version was # 81 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited June 4, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

19.07.1986 : Heart - Nothin' At All (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Nothin' at All" is a song recorded by rock band by Heart. It was released as the fourth single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart, and the fourth song from the album to hit the U.S. top-ten, peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It failed to reach the Top 75 in the UK, hitting number 76 in the UK Singles Chart, however a re-issue released in 1988 reached number 38.

 

Lyrically it is a love song which describes a new relationship which falls into place without effort or conflict. The song's title phrase is employed both when the narrator describes the new relationship as being like "nothin' at all" (that she's ever previously experienced), and also when she asks the song's subject what he did to make falling in love so easy, his response is "nothin' at all". The song's music video received heavy rotation on MTV and this single was the last big hit from the Heart album.

 

09.08.1986 : Anita Dobson - Anyone Can Fall In Love (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Anyone Can Fall in Love" is a song, released in 1986, by EastEnders actress Anita Dobson, who played the character of Angie Watts. The song was released as a single, reaching #4 in the UK Singles Chart.

 

"Anyone Can Fall in Love" is a version of the EastEnders theme tune, with lyrics. The original composition was by Simon May (assisted by Leslie Osborne), and the lyrics were written by Don Black. The song was produced by Queen guitarist Brian May, Dobson's future husband.

 

Marti Webb, who also performed the Howards' Way theme "Always There" by the same writers, covered the song on her 1986 album, Always There.

Edited June 4, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

06.09.1986 : Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Hold On Tight" was the third single from British singer Samantha Fox's 1986 debut album "Touch Me".

 

The music video reflects the song's rockabilly sensibilities by showing Samantha Fox in a diner sporting a ponytail, midriff-baring shirt, denim hot pants, and cowgirl boots. Soon after putting her song on the diner's jukebox she headed outside, this time wearing a fringe trimmed red leather dress. As she sings "Hold On Tight" Fox danced with greasers and youths in letterman jackets and poodle skirts, typical of 1950s fashion.

 

# 26 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

20.09.1986 : Lick The Tins - The Belle Of Belfast City (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"I'll Tell Me Ma" (also called "The Wind") is a well known children's song. It was collected in various parts of England in the 19th century and again appears in collections from shortly after the turn of the 20th century. In Ireland the chorus usually refers to Belfast city and is known colloquially as "The Belle of Belfast City", although it is also adapted to other Irish cities, such as Dublin. English versions refer to the "Golden City" or "London City".

 

The song accompanies a children's game. A ring is formed by the children joining hands, one player standing in the centre. When asked, "Please tell me who they be," the girl in the middle gives the name or initials of a boy in the ring (or vice versa). The ring then sings the rest of the words, and the boy who was named goes into the centre.

 

# 99 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

04.10.1986 : Madonna - True Blue (1 week # 1)

 

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"True Blue" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the third single from her third studio album "True Blue" on September 29, 1986 by Sire Records. Originally written by Steve Bray, the song deals with the feelings of Madonna for her then-husband Sean Penn. A dance-pop song, it features instrumentation from a rhythm guitar, a synthesizer, keyboards, and drums. The main chorus is backed by an alternate one incorporating a chord progression generally seen in doo-wop type of music.

 

In the United Kingdom, "True Blue" was released on September 29, 1986. It debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to number one the next week, becoming Madonna's third number-one single there. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 1986. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 545,000 copies there. The song peaked at number one for two weeks in October 1986 in Ireland, making it her fourth number-one single on the Irish Singles Chart. In Europe "True Blue" also topped the Eurochart Hot 100 for one week in October 1986. It peaked in the top five in Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, and in the top ten in Austria, France, Germany, and Switzerland.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

18.10.1986 : Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"True Colors" is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write. "True Colors" spent two weeks in the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the last single from Lauper to occupy the top of the chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

 

Billy Steinberg originally wrote "True Colors" about his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo originally submitted the song to Anne Murray, who passed, and then to Cyndi Lauper. Their demo was in a form of piano based gospel ballad like "Bridge over Troubled Water". Steinberg told Songfacts that "Cyndi completely dismantled that sort of traditional arrangement and came up with something that was breathtaking and stark." Other songs they wrote for Cyndi Lauper include "I Drove All Night" and "Unconditional Love", the former of which went on to be covered by Celine Dion, the latter of which went on to be covered by Susanna Hoffs.

 

"True Colors" was a hit in many countries. It reached number 3 in Australia and New Zealand, Top 10 in Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Netherlands and # 12 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

01.11.1986 : Catherine Stock - To Have And To Hold (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Here is not many information about this singer in Internet.

 

Marti Webb sang the version on the TV show. Catherine's husband Johnny Worth penned the song and Stock sang the original demo and subsequently the single version. This song was the theme song to a TV show of the same name.

 

# 17 in United Kingdom. Catherine Stock died in November 2002.

Edited June 6, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

22.11.1986 : Bucks Fizz - Keep Each Other Warm (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz.

The song peaked at No.45 in the UK in December 1986. It was the fifth and final single from their "Writing on the Wall" album, which was released at the same time. It also received positive reviews in the music press with Number One magazine stating; “Their best effort yet with the new line-up, but set beside the sheer genius of say “The Land of Make Believe”, it doesn't really cut the cake”, while Smash Hits predicted; “Bucks Fizz will find themselves back with a very welcome hit”. Like many other Bucks Fizz singles, "Keep Each Other Warm" was produced by Andy Hill and also co-written by him with Pete Sinfield.

Edited June 6, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

20.12.1986 : Lulu - My Boy Lollipop (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day. She is internationally identified, especially by North American audiences, with the song "To Sir With Love" from the film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang" and in the UK for her first hit "Shout".

 

She won the Rear of the Year award in 1983 and re-recorded a number of her songs. These included "Shout," which reached the Top 10 in 1986 in the UK, securing her a spot on Top of the Pops. Lulu was one of only two performers (Cliff Richard being the other) to have sung in the Top of the Pops studio in each of the five decades that the show ran. A follow up single to "Shout", an updated version of Millie's 1960s hit "My Boy Lollipop", failed to chart (only # 86 in UK singles chart) and Lulu stopped recording until 1992, focusing instead on TV, acting and live performances.

Edited June 7, 201312 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1986) :

01. Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley - The Phantom of the Opera (5 weeks # 1)

02. Bangles - Manic Monday (3 weeks # 1)

03. Pat Benatar - Sex As A Weapon (3 weeks # 1)

04. Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love (2 weeks # 1)

05. Heart - These Dreams (1 week # 1)

06. Bonnie Tyler - If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) (4 weeks # 1)

07. Madonna - Live To Tell (3 weeks # 1)

08. Claire & Friends - It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2) (3 weeks # 1)

09. Bonnie Tyler - Band Of Gold (3 weeks # 1)

10. Heart - Nothin' At All (3 weeks # 1)

11. Anita Dobson - Anyone Can Fall In Love (4 weeks # 1)

12. Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight (2 weeks # 1)

13. Lick The Tins - The Belle Of Belfast City (3 weeks # 1)

14. Madonna - True Blue (1 week # 1)

15. Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (2 weeks # 1)

16. Catherine Stock - To Have And To Hold (4 weeks # 1)

17. Bucks Fizz - Keep Each Other Warm (3 weeks # 1)

18. Lulu - My Boy Lollipop (4 weeks # 1)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Madonna - Open Your Heart

Most # 1 singles : Madonna, Lick The Tins, Bonnie Tyler, Heart (2)

Most # 1 weeks : Bonnie Tyler (7)

Singer of the Year : Bonnie Tyler

Group of the Year : Lick The Tins

Favourite Eurovision song : Lise Haavik - Du Er Fuld Af Logn (Denmark)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Madonna - True Blue

Song of the Year : Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley - The Phantom of the Opera

Edited June 7, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

17.01.1987 : Debbie Harry - French Kissin' In The USA (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"French Kissin" a.k.a. "French Kissin' in the USA" is a song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album Rockbird. It was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create the hit television sitcoms Dharma & Greg and Two and a Half Men among others.

 

The song was released as the album's first single in November 1986, and became a moderate radio hit in the US, peaking at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also Harry's biggest success in the UK, where it reached #8 (her only solo Top 10 single there to date).

 

For promotion, Harry did a live performance of "French Kissin" and "In Love with Love" on Saturday Night Live, as well as a handful of television interviews in the UK and U.S. in late 1986.

Edited June 11, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

31.01.1987 : Pretenders - Hymn To Her (1 week # 1)

 

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Album "Get Close" was released in 1986; the disc included the Top 10 singles "Don't Get Me Wrong" (helped by a popular video homage to the television series The Avengers) and "Hymn to Her" a No. 8 success in the UK.

 

 

07.02.1987 : Eighth Wonder - Will You Remember (2 weeks # 1)

 

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In August 1986, they went to Los Angeles, California to record new tracks for their debut album. There, they worked with Mike Chapman, who was best known for his work with Blondie. They were also approached by many songwriters, including Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics (although the song was eventually not used) and Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, writers of many hit singles including Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors", Whitney Houston's "So Emotional" and Madonna's "Like a Virgin".

 

In February 1987, one of the Chapman produced tracks "Will You Remember?" was released in the United Kingdom but only reached number 83 in the UK chart, yet it reached the Top 10 in Italy. In Japan, the band achieved another number one with another Chapman produced track "When The Phone Stops Ringing", which was written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin; the song was also a Top 30 hit in Italy. "Will You Remember?" was successfully released as a follow-up single in Japan. This was in turn followed by Brilliant Janardhan from syntel Dreams, a Japanese exclusive mini album containing the singles and b-sides.

Edited June 12, 201312 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1986) :

01. Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley - The Phantom of the Opera (5 weeks # 1)

02. Bangles - Manic Monday (3 weeks # 1)

03. Pat Benatar - Sex As A Weapon (3 weeks # 1)

04. Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love (2 weeks # 1)

05. Heart - These Dreams (1 week # 1)

06. Bonnie Tyler - If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) (4 weeks # 1)

07. Madonna - Live To Tell (3 weeks # 1)

08. Claire & Friends - It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2) (3 weeks # 1)

09. Bonnie Tyler - Band Of Gold (3 weeks # 1)

10. Heart - Nothin' At All (3 weeks # 1)

11. Anita Dobson - Anyone Can Fall In Love (4 weeks # 1)

12. Samantha Fox - Hold On Tight (2 weeks # 1)

13. Lick The Tins - The Belle Of Belfast City (3 weeks # 1)

14. Madonna - True Blue (1 week # 1)

15. Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (2 weeks # 1)

16. Catherine Stock - To Have And To Hold (4 weeks # 1)

17. Bucks Fizz - Keep Each Other Warm (3 weeks # 1)

18. Lulu - My Boy Lollipop (4 weeks # 1)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Madonna - Open Your Heart

Most # 1 singles : Madonna, Lick The Tins, Bonnie Tyler, Heart (2)

Most # 1 weeks : Bonnie Tyler (7)

Singer of the Year : Bonnie Tyler

Group of the Year : Lick The Tins

Favourite Eurovision song : Lise Haavik - Du Er Fuld Af Logn (Denmark)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Madonna - True Blue

Song of the Year : Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley - The Phantom of the Opera

 

Hi Alex,

 

Only one number one in my chart this time (madonna) but a few that went top 10 too - Bangles, Bucks Fizz, Heart. I love a different Phantom Of The Opera song: All I Ask Of You, such a gorgeous melody, though I like this and some of your others too,.

 

 

cheers!

john