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CRYSTAL HITS THE NUMBER 8 SPOT OF THE UK CHARTS
According to dotmusic and New Musical Express, Crystal is #8 this week of the UK charts.
1 - LET'S DANCE - FIVE - RCA
2 - TAKE ME HOME - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR - POLYDOR
3 - 21 SECONDS - SO SOLID CREW - RELENTLESS
4 - LET ME BLOW YA MIND - EVE FT GWEN STEFANI - INTERSCOPE
5 - LITTLE L - JAMIROQUAI - SONY S2
6 - ETERNAL FLAME - ATOMIC KITTEN - INNOCENT
7 - CASTLES IN THE SKY - IAN VAN DAHL - NULIFE
8 - CRYSTAL - NEW ORDER - LONDON
9 - PERFECT GENTLEMAN - WYCLEF JEAN - COLUMBIA
10 - AIN'T IT FUNNY - JENNIFER LOPEZ - EPIC
Description from Dotmusic:
First of all a brief history lesson. New Order can possibly lay claim to being one of the most influential British acts ever. Their career began in the late 1970s and early 80s when they were known as Joy Division, a moniker that belied the beautifully mournful music they made. They were on the verge of becoming famous when lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. Undeterred they regrouped, bassist Bernard Sumner stepping up to vocal duties and with a name change to New Order. In 1983 legend has it they obtained their first drum machine, set it going and improvised around the beats in the studio to test it out. The resulting track was Blue Monday, easily one of the most famous singles ever. Initially available on 12-inch only it became a Top 20 hit twice over in 1983 and then again in 1988 and 1995. From there they were off and running, each single a perfectly crafted pop symphony of which 1987s True Faith is the outstanding example. Then in 1988 they were pioneers again, spending the summer in the then little-known resort of Ibiza to record the album Technique which brought the Balearic sound to a mainstream UK audience for the first time ever. Their last official album was 1993s Republic which was met with a lukewarm response but did at least spawn the single Regret which also stands as one of their classics. Since then New Order have looked all but finished, silent aside from a Greatest Hits collection in 1994 that saw the aforementioned remix of Blue Monday become their last hit single. Interviews with the various members have confirmed that they had all but broken up in this time, everyone drifting off into alternative projects. Bernard Sumner of course notched up hits alongside Johnny Marr as part of Electronic (their last hit being Vivid from April 1999), Peter Hook recorded an album as Monaco in 1997 whilst Steven Morris and Gillian Gilbert failed to have any hits at all as The Other Two.
Now they are back, and what a comeback it is too. Rumour has it that Crystal wasn't ever meant to be a New Order record until people started saying "best thing since Blue Monday". In anticipation of the new album Get Ready this stunning new single flies into the Top 10, their first since the 1994 remix of True Faith and their biggest chart record since Regret peaked at Number 4 in May 1993. New Order are back and all seems right with the world once again.
2 - TAKE ME HOME - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR - POLYDOR
3 - 21 SECONDS - SO SOLID CREW - RELENTLESS
4 - LET ME BLOW YA MIND - EVE FT GWEN STEFANI - INTERSCOPE
5 - LITTLE L - JAMIROQUAI - SONY S2
6 - ETERNAL FLAME - ATOMIC KITTEN - INNOCENT
7 - CASTLES IN THE SKY - IAN VAN DAHL - NULIFE
8 - CRYSTAL - NEW ORDER - LONDON
9 - PERFECT GENTLEMAN - WYCLEF JEAN - COLUMBIA
10 - AIN'T IT FUNNY - JENNIFER LOPEZ - EPIC
Description from Dotmusic:
First of all a brief history lesson. New Order can possibly lay claim to being one of the most influential British acts ever. Their career began in the late 1970s and early 80s when they were known as Joy Division, a moniker that belied the beautifully mournful music they made. They were on the verge of becoming famous when lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. Undeterred they regrouped, bassist Bernard Sumner stepping up to vocal duties and with a name change to New Order. In 1983 legend has it they obtained their first drum machine, set it going and improvised around the beats in the studio to test it out. The resulting track was Blue Monday, easily one of the most famous singles ever. Initially available on 12-inch only it became a Top 20 hit twice over in 1983 and then again in 1988 and 1995. From there they were off and running, each single a perfectly crafted pop symphony of which 1987s True Faith is the outstanding example. Then in 1988 they were pioneers again, spending the summer in the then little-known resort of Ibiza to record the album Technique which brought the Balearic sound to a mainstream UK audience for the first time ever. Their last official album was 1993s Republic which was met with a lukewarm response but did at least spawn the single Regret which also stands as one of their classics. Since then New Order have looked all but finished, silent aside from a Greatest Hits collection in 1994 that saw the aforementioned remix of Blue Monday become their last hit single. Interviews with the various members have confirmed that they had all but broken up in this time, everyone drifting off into alternative projects. Bernard Sumner of course notched up hits alongside Johnny Marr as part of Electronic (their last hit being Vivid from April 1999), Peter Hook recorded an album as Monaco in 1997 whilst Steven Morris and Gillian Gilbert failed to have any hits at all as The Other Two.
Now they are back, and what a comeback it is too. Rumour has it that Crystal wasn't ever meant to be a New Order record until people started saying "best thing since Blue Monday". In anticipation of the new album Get Ready this stunning new single flies into the Top 10, their first since the 1994 remix of True Faith and their biggest chart record since Regret peaked at Number 4 in May 1993. New Order are back and all seems right with the world once again.
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