Rodger: allegedly a two-minute burst of northern soul, but one that doesn't have that classic '60s sound, and perhaps incorporates some of the less praiseworthy elements of '70s music, showoffish vocals not least Silver: mid-paced formulaic disco, but most formulae have their merits and this is no exception so it's alright for an occasional dance session to those thumpin' beats Sheer: pleasant, fairly quick and somewhat understated pop tune with more rousing chorus and a marimba solo in the bridge
Isaac: moderately quick instrumental sparing in its variety and which ultimately isn't terribly interesting, particularly not in the case of those one-note horn linesīrass: funky disco with solid rhythm (natch) that if nothing else would defeat the immediately preceding in a heads-up disco contest (and its one-note horn lines are far less predominant) Quite pleasant, but one of those songs where you can't decide whether they tried too hard or didn't try hard enough MELODY MAKER SINGLES CHART - Week Ending 24 April 1976Ġ8 (08) - Diana Ross - THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO)Ġ9 (15) - Bay City Rollers - LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOUġ4 (16) - Hot Chocolate - DON'T STOP IT NOWġ5 (23) - Isaac Hayes Movement - DISCO CONNECTIONġ7 (11) - Billy Ocean - LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOUġ8 (29) - Sheer Elegance - LIFE IS TOO SHORT GIRLġ9 (12) - Marmalade - FALLING APART AT THE SEAMSĢ0 (25) - Silver Convention - GET UP AND BOOGIE (THAT'S RIGHT)Ģ1 (13) - Gallagher And Lyle - I WANNA STAY WITH YOUĢ5 (21) - Carpenters - THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD)Ģ6 (17) - Randy Edelman - CONCRETE AND CLAYĢ8 (19) - Tina Charles - I LOVE TO LOVE (BUT MY BABY LOVES TO DANCE)Ģ9 (22) - The Glitter Band - PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE MEģ0 (NEW) - Sutherland Brothers And Quiver - ARMS OF MARYĬlick to expand.Diana: medium-slow with dreamy, piano-heavy verses and fuller choruses that gives the impression that no stone has been left unturned in its making. NME SINGLES CHART - Week Ending 24 April 1976Ġ1 (01) - Brotherhood Of Man - SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR MEĠ5 (09) - Diana Ross - THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO)Ġ6 (04) - Barry White - YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH MEĠ9 (12) - Bay City Rollers - LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOUġ2 (17) - Isaac Hayes Movement - DISCO CONNECTIONġ4 (20) - Silver Convention - GET UP AND BOOGIE (THAT'S RIGHT)ġ6 (16) - Hot Chocolate - DON'T STOP IT NOWġ8 (NEW) - Sheer Elegance - LIFE IS TOO SHORT GIRLĢ0 (14) - Marmalade - FALLING APART AT THE SEAMSĢ1 (19) - Gallagher And Lyle - I WANNA STAY WITH YOUĢ2 (28) - Keith Emerson - HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUESĢ3 (11) - Billy Ocean - LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOUĢ6 (22) - Carpenters - THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD)Ģ7 (30) - The Beatles With Billy Preston - GET BACKĢ8 (NEW) - Sutherland Brothers And Quiver - ARMS OF MARYģ0 (25) - Randy Edelman - CONCRETE AND CLAY Now for comparison and contrast, let's take a look at the NME and Melody Maker charts for the last week "Save Your Kisses For Me" was Number One on all three charts, shall we?