That Undercover track isn't that bad. It still surprisingly sounds modern for 2015 considering the recent sax revival in these "tropical/melodic house" tracks (which is getting generic too).

As Steps once said - better best forgotten.

 

 

Oh God, the singing geography teacher...

Heaven 17 - Temptation [brothers In Rhythm Remix]

 

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Date 22nd November 1992

3 Weeks

Official Chart Run 9-4-4-5-13-18-17-16-35-49-66 (11 weeks)

*Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible.

 

Continuing the nostalgia trip, we now have the Brothers In Rhythm remix of Heaven 17’s “Temptation”, which originally peaked at #2 in the Spring of 1983. This is the first and sadly only entry we will encounter from the respected production duo of Dave Seaman and Steve Anderson, aka Brothers In Rhythm. They met at the DMC label in 1988 where Seaman had recently taken over as the illustrious editor of Britain’s soon-to-be leading dance music publication Mixmag. Dave’s love of remixing provided Steve with some inspired sampling ideas which he was able to construct into dance anthems... and so the successful duo of Brothers In Rhythm was born.

 

In 1991, the group lent their remixing talents to Sabrina Johnston’s “Peace (In The Valley)”, their huge sounding production soldering her euphoric soul vocals to a blistering house beat. That remix used as the single edit helped the track to storm into the Top 10 just at the same time that their own piano house driven debut “Such a Good Feeling” (confusingly released at the same time as, and charting similarly to Bizarre Inc’s “Such a Feeling”) was climbing its way up the national chart to peak at number 14. Following a successive string of very well received mixes the group were invited to collaborate with some big names such as Michael Jackson and Kylie Minogue. One such artist was Heaven 17, and in November ’92 they were drafted in for a remix of “Temptation” released as a teaser to what would be the groups forthcoming Greatest Hits Higher and Higher. Anderson and Seaman took the original, added a few new drum beats in, some harder bass, and a few additional riffs to tighten the track up and turn it into a disco anthem which built and built until the songs climax. The remix was a massive success, charting in the Top 5 for 3 consecutive weeks during the bustle and rush of the pre-Christmas singles chart.

 

After 1992 the duo left remixing to concentrate on production and songwriting, notably writing Kylie Minogue’s emphatic comeback single “Confide In Me” 18 months later in September 1994 which peaked at #2.

 

"Temptation" is an all time classic. Love both versions - though this is the version Heaven 17 still perform at the festival circuits these days.

I love that you did your write up about Brothers in Rhythm rather than Heaven 17. :D

My ideal mix of Temptation would be somewhere between both versions - the 1992 mix is almost perfect but add on some of the synths and that thudding 80s drumbeat from the original and I'd be in heaven!

I love that you did your write up about Brothers in Rhythm rather than Heaven 17. :D

 

Ha! Yes indeed, good point.

 

Loved the Heaven 17 mix - nice to see we're still getting good number ones as we approach the end of 1992. I suspect this thread will be generally more full of badness than goodness as the decade moves on!

There will still be solid gold in several spots. Dont be so down about the rest of the decade. :(

'temptation' ~ classic bop :dance:

There will still be solid gold in several spots. Dont be so down about the rest of the decade. :(

 

Quite! There are a whole range of fantastic dance tracks through the 90s, we have the likes of Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, (yet more) Prodigy, Robert Miles etc and I'd imagine a fair few guilty pleasures along the way too (hi Urban Cookie Collective and Cappella?)

 

I'll look forward to a few treats! I'm just a grumpy git anyway - it pretty much follows the fact I went right off dance music in 1993 and became far more indie.

The Shamen - Phorever People

 

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Date 13th Dec 1992

4 Weeks

Official Chart Run 7-5-6-5-7-11-18-30-46-72->10

*Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible.

 

And here they are again.

 

They are far from the only act who manage three consecutive number 1s in this run down but they are the ones who did it in the shortest span of time. A mere 9 weeks after Ebeneezer Goode spent its final week at number 1 in our rundown they hit the top spot for the third time - this time with a lot more staying power than with the interim Boss Drum.

 

Once again the Beatmasters are on re-mix duty making an effectiveness pop confection from what is easily the catchiest song on its parent album after Ebeneezer Goode. Another reason this was a sizeable hit was the presence of the glorious vocals from Jhelisa Anderson who was absent from Boss Drum. You really start wondering why Phorever People wasn't released as the direct follow up to EG in the first place though December sales helped this become their third highest seller after Move Any Mountain and Ebeneezer Goode.

 

A fun Top of the Pops appearance may have helped its fortunes - see below

 

The Shamen would be back in the top 20 February of 1993 with their Terence McKenna narrated Re:Evolution, and later with The SOS EP.

 

1995's comeback Destination Eschaton would be their final top 20 hit with one more appearance in the Top 40 with Heal the Separation in 1996 before a re-remix of Move Any Mountain became their final hit that same year.

 

 

As it is an all time classic it's worth a mentioning that while The Prodigy's Out of Space was outsold by either Heaven 17's Temptation or The Shamen's Phorever People in the weekly charts it sold more than both in the long run and by a decent margin too - 60,000 copies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phorever People - another flawless bop! :music:

 

I'm presuming L.S.I. didn't hit #1? It's my favourite of the 4 Shamen singles from that album!

Very surprised that Out of Space was not a dance chart number one!

 

Bring on 1993 - gently.

Very surprised that Out of Space was not a dance chart number one!

 

 

It did spend 5 weeks in the runner up position.

1992 at a glance...

 

 

1992-01-12 The Prodigy - Everybody In The Place (2 weeks)

1992-01-26 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone (4 weeks)

1992-02-23 Opus III - It’s A Fine Day (2 weeks)

1992-03-08 The KLF - America: What Time Is Love? (2 weeks)

1992-03-22 Ce Ce Peniston - Finally (3 weeks)

1992-04-12 Altern 8 - E-Vapor-8 (1 week)

1992-04-19 SL2 - On A Ragga Tip (2 weeks)

1992-05-03 KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (7 weeks)

1992-06-21 Utah Saints - Something Good (2 weeks)

1992-07-05 Smart E's - Sesame's Treet (2 weeks)

1992-07-19 Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer (8 weeks)

1992-09-03 The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (5 weeks)

1992-10-18 Bizarre Inc ft. Angie Brown - I’m Gonna Get You (2 weeks)

1992-11-01 Rage - Run To You (1 week)

1992-11-08 The Shamen - Boss Drum (1 week)

1992-11-15 Undercover - Never Let Her Slip Away (1 week)

1992-11-22 Heaven 17 - Temptation [brothers In Rhythm Remix] (3 weeks)

1992-12-13 The Shamen - Phorever People (4 weeks)

 

01 Snap! - Rhythm Is a Dancer (1)

02 KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (1)

03 Undercover - Baker Street (2 - held back by Snap!)

04 The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (1)

05 Dr Alban - It's My Life (2 - held back The Shamen)

06 SL2 - On a Ragga Tip (1)

07 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone (1)

08 Smart Es - Sesame's Treet (1)

09 Bizare Inc - I'm Gonna Get You (1)

10 Felix - Don't You Want Me (2 - held back by Snap!)

The Shamen - Phorever People

 

A massive comedown after “Boss Drum”, still ok - but really quite mediocre considering their previous form.

 

“Coming On” was the sixth single wasn't it in 1993? It debuted at 18 and climbed to 14 the following week because of the single having to be taken off the shelves in week 1 (temporarily) after they dropped the artist who provided their artwork and the dropped artist subsequently took out an injunction on the new artwork for the single - it ended up re-released later that week in a black sleeve. Bizarre but true. They never once again made the Top 10.

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'it's my life' + 'don't you want me' ~ two amazing old skool tunes :wub:

A massive comedown after “Boss Drum”, still ok - but really quite mediocre considering their previous form.

 

“Coming On” was the sixth single wasn't it in 1993? It debuted at 18 and climbed to 14 the following week because of the single having to be taken off the shelves in week 1 (temporarily) after they dropped the artist who provided their artwork and the dropped artist subsequently took out an injunction on the new artwork for the single - it ended up re-released later that week in a black sleeve. Bizarre but true. They never once again made the Top 10.

 

 

I wouldn't say it was a come down at all. I prefer it to Move Any Mountain and Bossdrum.

 

Comin' On was the lead track on The SOS EP.