As debut singles go, ‘Be The First To Believe’ was an intriguing premise, with a title that sounds more like a promotional tagline for a1 than a song lyric.
Interview: Dan Corsi
What is Dan Corsi’s favourite stop on the Northern Line? We caught up with the ’90s heartthrob to find out the answer to that and much more…
S Club 7 – Bring It All Back
‘Bring It All Back’ might have heralded the arrival of S Club 7. But behind the scenes, this was really Simon Fuller’s return to chart glory.
H & Claire – DJ
H & Claire needed to find a new sound as they stepped out on their own, and it came in disco-pop of ‘DJ’
Steps – Last Thing On My Mind
‘Last Thing On My Mind’ arguably lay the first stone for Steps to become a serious pop act – well, as serious as they were ever going to get.
Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie – Thank ABBA For The Music
It would take something seismic to let Steps, B*Witched, Billie or Cleopatra onto the Brits stage to perform – and it came in the shape of ABBA.
Girls@Play – Airhead
The sad truth is that Airhead will be forever overlooked as one of the fundamental building blocks of the world we live in today.
a1 – Caught In The Middle
If ever there was a glimmer of hope that a1 could pull off a reinvention as an adult contemporary act, then ‘Caught In The Middle’ was it.
Steps – It’s The Way You Make Me Feel
Steps had flirted with a Swedish pop sound in the past, but ‘It’s The Way You Make Me Feel’ (finally) gave them a chance to do it for real.