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King still reigns supreme The single
has outsold every other single of the current releases. A Little
Less Conversation is indeed the defining hit of this summer. It
is understood that RCA records are surprised at its success. They
were apparently nervously watching sales of the remix. The song is
remixed by Dutch DJ - Tom Holkenborg who is credited as JXL on the
single. It took off on the back of the World Cup football tournament
as a global TV campaign for Nike. A Little Less Conversation is
not Presley's longest running chart-topping song in the UK. The
song that spent the longest time at the helm was It's Now Dr. Never
back in 1960 when it occupied the No.1 slot for eight consecutive
weeks. Presley's reign
may come to an end next week as fellow RCA artiste Gareth Gates
is set to enter the chart with his new release. Gates may be helped
by the fact that no more copies of A Little Less Conversation, will
be pressed as it will be deleted. This means no retailer will be
able to order the single but will have to push the stocks in hand.
Reports suggest that retailers have enough of the single in hand.
It could also be a marketing gimmick to make sure that all remaining
copies of the single sell and perhaps give Elvis a fifth week at
the summit of the UK chart. Gareth Gates
has a little breathing space to swamp the market with his new offering. Meanwhile,
in order to cash in on Presley power, a few spin offs are set for
release in August. It will include a DVD release in a three-set
package, a Beatles No.1 Style album of his greatest hits and a TV
and film history titled The King. The DVD will
be titled Elvis. The Great Performances in the US Volume 1 will
be Centrestage and cover 21 years of his career beginning with his
first TV appearance in 1956 to his 'Unchained Melody' special -
the year he made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Steven Allen
Show and the Milton Berle Show including clips from his early films.
Volume 2 - The Man & His Music - will cover his TV specials
from Aloha From Hawaii, Welcome Home Elvis, Elvis On Tour and his
1968 comeback. Volume 3 - From The Waist Up - covers the early work
of Elvis narrated by the U2 frontman Bono. Back to the
chart. The week's highest entry
was at No. 2 for the song By The Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
It's the band's biggest hit in the UK. The mellow
radio- friendly track is very different to what the Brits have been
served by the Peppers all these years. Their last big hit was Love
Rollercoaster, which peaked at No. 7 in 1997. Although 'Under
The Bridge', was the group's biggest hit universally, it only managed
to move as far as the No: 13 spot in 1994. Despite the
stories about her marriage, Jennifer
Lopez has at least her music to take comfort in. Her latest release,
I'm Gonna Be Alright, entered the chart at No. 3. It follows the
track Ain't it Funny which peaked at No. 4 in March. I'm Gonna Be
Alright is one of the better releases by Lopez - an upbeat pop song
with two rap breaks by Nas, it is inspired by the 1996 hit I Got
5 On it by Luniz. It has taken
The Prodigy five years to return
to the UK Top 20. They managed an entry with Baby's Got A Temper
at No: 5. Despite the big return, The Prodigy seems to have lost
the heat they once had. Their last chart entry was 'Smack' which
peaked at No: 8 in November 1997. They debuted in 1991 with the
track Charly. They notched up two No:1 songs with Firestarter in
1996 and Breathe in 1997. Keith Flint
has of course not lost his voice
as he continues to shout on the new release. Amidst all
the manufactured pop stars today, there are the odd'really' talented
budding stars. One such artiste is 16-year-old Amy Studt. She made
her debut with Just A Little Girl at No.14. The track is written
by her. The piano-led song is spiced with prim verses and rebellious
choruses. John Entwistle,
the bass guitarist of
The Who had been warned by doctors against undertaking a hectic
three-month tour of the US. Entwistle's
girlfriend, Lisa Pritchard-Johnson told the New York Post that doctors
feared stress could kill him. Entwistle died of a heart attack on
the eve of The Who's tour of the US last month. He travelled to
Las Vegas despite the warnings and died there. He had high blood
pressure at the time. The surviving members of the band decided to go ahead with the tour as a tribute to Entwistle.
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