"Brimful of Asha" is a song by English alternative rock band Cornershop from their third album,When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997). The recording,released by Wiiija,originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success,the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle. Its music video was directed by Phil Harder.
"Girls &Boys" is a song by English rock band Blur,released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album,Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur,Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon,Alex James and Dave Rowntree,while Stephen Street produced it.
"You Remind Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. It served as Blige's first single from her debut album,What's the 411? (1992). Written by Eric Milteer and produced by Dave "Jam" Hall,it was originally used on the soundtrack of 1991 comedy film Strictly Business. The song marked Blige's first top forty hit,reaching number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart. The music video was released in 1992. The song also sampled Patrice Rushen’s 1982 song,‘Remind Me’.
"Right Here,Right Now" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim,released on 19 April 1999 as the fourth single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998). The song samples "Ashes,the Rain &I" by James Gang and an Angela Bassett quote from American science fiction thriller film Strange Days (1995). "Right Here,Right Now" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,New Zealand,and the Walloon region of Belgium. It was voted by Mixmag readers as the 10th-greatest dance record of all time.
"Ordinary World" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran,released in December 1992 by Parlophone,EMI and Capitol as the first single from their self-titled album (1993),commonly known as the Wedding Album. The ballad,both written by the band and co-produced with John Jones,reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart,the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart,and the Italian Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,No. 2 in Iceland and Sweden,and No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's music video was directed by Nick Egan and filmed in California.
"In Your Care" is the second single released from English singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer's debut album,Great Expectations (1992). The song was written by Archer with John Beck and John Hughes,and produced by Julian Mendelsohn and Peter Kaye. It was released on 8 February 1993 by EMI Records,but failed to pick up as much airplay and media support as "Sleeping Satellite",stalling at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted in New Zealand at number 36,but stayed in the top 50 for only one week. The money made from this release was donated to the charity Child Line.
"Killer" is a song by British DJ and record producer Adamski. It was written by Adamski and British singer-songwriter Seal,who also provided vocals. It was released in March 1990 by MCA Records as the first single from Adamski's second album,Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy (1990),and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent four weeks at the top in May and June 1990 and sold over 400,000 copies in the UK,earning it gold certification. It also reached number one in Belgium and Zimbabwe and number two in the Netherlands and West Germany.
"Domino Dancing" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys,released in September 1988 by Parlophone as the lead single from their third studio album,Introspective (1988). The song reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and topped the charts in Finland and Spain. Its music video was directed by Eric Watson and filmed in Puerto Rico.
"So Hard" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys,released in September 1990 as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Behaviour (1990). The song is about "two people living together;they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out". It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries,including Finland,where it reached No. 1.
"Honey" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Play on August 24,1998. The song samples the 1960 recording "Sometimes" by American blues singer Bessie Jones. Moby first heard "Sometimes" on a box set collection of folk music compiled by Alan Lomax,and subsequently composed "Honey" around vocal samples from the Jones song.
"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their fifth studio album,Very (1993). The song,both written and produced by the duo,describes a person normally hesitant to unwind and show his feelings,who—because of some event in his life—suddenly becomes willing to loosen up. It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 1993 by Parlophone as the album's third single,reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States,where it was released in January 1994,it reached number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.
"Protection" is a collaboration between English trip hop collective Massive Attack and Tracey Thorn from English duo Everything but the Girl. The song appears on Massive Attack's second studio album,Protection (1994). Released as a single on 9 January 1995 by Wild Bunch and Circa,"Protection" reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart,staying on the chart for four weeks,and also peaked at number 27 in New Zealand. Michel Gondry directed the accompanying music video. The song was also included on Everything but the Girl's compilation The Best of and Like the Deserts Miss the Rain.
"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" is a song by British dance music act Sub Sub,released on 29 March 1993 by independent label Rob's Records as the second single from their debut album,Full Fathom Five (1994). It features Temper Temper's Melanie Williams on vocals. The song was the act's biggest single,reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart;it became one of many dance singles in 1993 to cross over into mainstream popularity in the UK. In the accompanying music video,Jimi Goodwin plays bass,Jez Williams plays keyboards and percussion,and Jez' twin brother Andy Williams plays keytar. After struggling to repeat the success of the single,and after a fire destroyed the band's Ancoats studio in 1996,the group eventually reformed with a radically different sound as Doves in 1998.
"Stay" is a song written by Bob Khozouri and Mark Stevens,and originally recorded by American singer Glenn Jones. It was released in 1990 by Jive Records from his fifth album,All for You (1990),reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The song became a worldwide hit for British girl group Eternal in 1993 and 1994.
"Save Our Love" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was released in January 1994 by EMI and 1st Avenue as the second single from the group's debut album,Always &Forever (1993). The single was written by Anne Preven,Eddie Chacon and Scott Cutler,who also produced it. It entered at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 January,climbing to its peak of number eight the following week,and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks. On the UK Dance Singles Chart,it was even more successful,reaching number six. The accompanying music video,directed by Swiss director Dieter Trattmann,was filmed in December 1993.
"Reminisce" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige from her debut album,What's the 411? (1992). It was co-written by Kenny Greene and Dave "Jam" Hall,who also produced it. Described as a new jack swing song inspired by 1970s soul music,it contains a sample of "Stop,Look,Listen" (1989) by American rapper MC Lyte. The single was released in October 1992 by Uptown and MCA,peaking at number fifty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A more uptempo and hip hop-inspired remix of the song,featuring duo Pete Rock &CL Smooth,later appeared on Blige's 1993 remix album of the same name. The accompanying music video for "Reminisce" was directed by Marcus Raboy.
"The Harder I Try" is a song by British boyband Brother Beyond. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,it was released on 18 July 1988 by Parlophone as the fifth single from the band's debut album,Get Even (1988). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart the following month. It was a number-one hit in Ireland and entered the top 10 in Iceland while peaking within the top 20 in Belgium,the Netherlands,New Zealand,and Switzerland.
"One Kiss from Heaven" is the fifth and final single released from English singer Louise's debut album,Naked (1996). The song was written by Simon Climie,Denis Ingoldsby and Oliver Smallman,and produced by Climie. Released on 18 November 1996 by EMI and 1st Avenue,it reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart the same month.
"Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)" (also titled "Operation Blade (Bass in the Place London)") is a hard techno song by Scottish electronic group Public Domain,written and produced by the group's three members:Mark Sherry,Alistair MacIsaac,and James Allan. It samples the remix of New Order's song "Confusion" by Pump Panel,which was featured in the 1998 superhero horror film Blade,the source of the track's title. "Operation Blade" is also based on the theme to the 1982 science-fiction film Blade Runner.
"The Saint" is a song from the British pop duo Thompson Twins,which was released in 1992 as the second single from eighth studio album Queer. The song was written and produced by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie.
