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ARCHIVE MUSIC WEEK September 18, 1999
HEADLINE NEWS BMG is to become the first UK major to relinquish control of its own distribution network after admitting delivering an “unacceptable service to retailers.” The distribution operation will be sold to Bertelsmann Distribution Services. One major retailer describes the decision as “the best news I’ve heard all day.” The record label’s UK chairman Richard Griffiths says: “I believe music companies should be in the business of developing and marketing music. Distribution is an increasing distraction which offers no commercial advantage.”
ALSO
Publishing interest in Liverpudlian girl pop trio Atomic Kitten has mushroomed since their signing to Virgin’s Innocent label. Although much of their songwriting is by EMI Music writer and former OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, co-writer Stewart Kershaw and the girls, who have some input, are without deals. The act was put together by McCluskey, Kershaw and Integral Management’s Martin O’Shea, who describe them as a “girl pop act with a rock’n’roll mentality.”
NEW RELEASES RECOMMENDED 18.09.99
R Kelly’s If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time is Single of the Week. The “epic, soaring ballad” is the R&B singer’s “best release since I Believe I Can Fly.” A tribute to Kelly’s late mother Sadie who died in 1993, it is “in the style of such greats as Sam Cooke and Ben E King.” Album of the Week is I Am Shelby Lynne by the 29-year-old US soul/blues singer. The album comes “when it seems harder than ever for labels to break female solo artists,” says Music Week but is “one of the best debuts of the year.” It’s compared to Dusty Springfield’s 1969 classic Dusty In Memphis.
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And your favourite songwriter of the moment? I love Sia’s work.
SINGLES TOP 10 18.09.99 POS ARTIST
SINGLE 1 VENGABOYS 2 LOU BEGA 3 DJ JEAN 4 LOLLY We’re Going To Ibiza! Mambo No 5 The Launch Mickey
5 THUNDERBUGS Friends Forever 6 SHAFT
7 LEFTFIELD/BAMB 8 ENRIQUE
AATAA IGLESIAS
9 SUPERGRASS 10 MARTINE
Afrika Shox Bailamos Moving MCCUTCHEON I’ve Got You
ALBUMS TOP 10 18.09.99 POS ARTIST
SINGLE
1 SHANIA TWAIN Come On Over 2 MARTINE
MCCUTCHEON 3 TRAVIS You, Me & Us The Man Who
4 STEREOPHONICS Performance And Cocktails
5 BOYZONE 6 TEXAS 7 THE DIVINE COMEDY By Request The Hush A Secret History
8 ANDREA BOCELLI Sogno 9 TLC
10 ABBA
WRITER’S
Top-notch tunesmiths on their history with songs
Iain James
(Mucho Mambo) Sway
Published by Kobalt, James has written songs for Little Mix, Professor Green and Emeli Sandé
NOTES
What’s the first song you wrote? I can't remember what it was called, but the first proper song I wrote was about a girl called Jenny and I remember rhyming the words ‘skirt’ and ‘flirt’.
And the last song you wrote? Blood From A Stone with Sam Smith.
What is the song you’re proudest of and why? [Emeli Sandé’s] Read All About It because of the exposure it had, and how it connected with so many people.
Which song do you wish you'd written and why? Crazy by Gnarls Barkley - perfect pop.
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Where do you write and what do you write on/with? I write most of my songs in recording studios and I currently use an iPad and my iPhone voice recorder. I'd be lost without them.
Who is your favourite songwriter of all time? Prince.
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