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2 September 2010

Edited by Stuart Cameron who writes for Up Country Magazine  

THE GRASCALS SNEAK THEIR FIRST HOTDISC NUMBER 1

Just when it looked as if R W Hampton was set for a fourth week at the top of the Hotdisc charts, up pop The Grascals to claim the number one position despite dropping down to 3 last week.  It was actually a very close run thing over the past few weeks between the bluegrass band, R W and the Bellamy Brothers, but this week it's the turn of the band to look down at everyone from above. Their cover of the Monkees hit - which was also a country success several years ago for a male artist whose name escapes all of us in the office. It was over 20 years ago it happened and if anyone can help jog the memory on who that was we would appreciate that!

While the Bellamys slip back a few places and R W drops to number 2 there's a surge for David Bradley and Guy Penard who climb into the top five this week and have an outside chance of knocking the Grascals off next week - but there's a lot of new competition in seven days time with some very high quality new releases out there on the September Hotdisc, so anything can happen.

David Bradley retains his British and Irish number one slot with "Soak It Up" and he will be the first ever number one song played on the new Hotdisc British & Irish Chart show which goes to air on UKCountryRadio.com presented by Phil Butler on Monday at 8pm. You can click on the link from our home page to listen, and you can also hear the Hotdisc Half Hour with Jackie Storrar who returns to the airwaves after a break. But that is not all the radio news we have for you because next month the Hotdisc Top 40 in association with Airplay Direct will go to air on CMR Nashville in a peak Sunday slot at mid-day, and the exciting news is that the chart day will move from Thursday to Sunday and will be announced exclusively on the two hour Top 40 show which will be presented by Stuart Cameron; so to hear the countdown first tune in to Stuart's brand new programme on Sunday 3rd October..

Listen to Jackie Storrar as she presents the Hotdisc Show here

The Hotdisc charts are compiled from DJs and industry professionals' ratings of songs currently being promoted on the Rush Released CD. They are not airplay charts, as airplay charts cannot work in Europe as there are no terrestrial country stations in this area. The hundreds of country shows are likely to play a particular song only twice at most in a three month period, therefore rendering airplay charts insignificant in Europe. It works well in America where there are plenty of non-stop country stations but it cannot work here.

The Hotdisc charts are therefore put together weekly using ratings supplied by DJs who give scores to every song on the last three months' editions of Rush Released. The scores are totalled up and averaged out per week to give an accurate guide to the songs which are being championed by the industry.  The aim is to showcase the songs which the DJs and media people are pinpointing as top quality songs, which is a very useful exercise, particularly to all our clients and DJs as it is free of politics, hype and rigging and done on merit!

For a look at the full chart listings click on the Charts button at the top of the page.

RUSH RELEASED PROMO CD UPDATE

The September Rush Released CD is being shipped this weekend - there are just two Premier slots left for for the rest of 2010 so if any acts want to book one this is your last chance to do so. The breakdown of all tracks on the September Hotdisc is below. We feature all Premier acts on the front cover of our full colour sleeves. Booking well in advance is advised to avoid disappointment.

SNEAK PEEK.. ACTS SLATED FOR OCTOBER RUSH RELEASED CD ...

Premier Cuts: Gary Curtis, Burrito Deluxe, Hayley Oliver Band, Neil Andrews,
Keri Hemingway, R.W. Hampton

Plus: Donny Richmond, Johnny Bernhard, Cerrito, Mel McDaniel, Dan Seals,
Digby Richards, Margo Smith, Southern Pacific, Tom T Hall and others TBC, plus part 3 of our special 50s Elvis Presley feature from Jasmine Records.

SEPTEMBER 2010 EDITION

Premier Cuts
01 MICHELLE WRIGHT - New Fool At An old Game
02 RAINTOWN - Just One Kiss
03 CHELEY TACKETT - Whisper Me Slow
04 SUZANNE EDWARDS - The Arms Of A Good Woman
05 LAWRENCE JOHN PROJECT - WWW.She Stole My Heart
06 MARTHA MURRAY - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

You can hear the six Premier cuts by clicking here.

Also including
07 MISSOURI MILE - It's Too Late Now
08 MASON - 48 Now To Each Day
09 BILLY YATES & NICOLE BROUSSARD - I'd Do It For You
10 CHARLOTTE HOWARD - English Country Girl
11 KEL-ANNE BRANDT - My Baby Loves Me
12 MARK WAYNE GLASMIRE - Now I Believe
13 DAVID WOOD - Simple Things
14 MEXICAN JOE WALKER - Expert At Everything
15 BELLAMY BROTHERS - Satin Sheets
16 ROCKIN' HORSE - Bar Stool Cowboy
17 ALBERT HUIZELING - Crisis

Plus three tracks from Elvis Presley recorded in the early 1950s from the recently released double album on Jasmine Records - Mystery Train, You're A Heartbreaker
and That's When The Heartaches Begin.  This month there are also bonus cuts from Bobby Braddock, Ronnie Milsap and Waylon Jennings.

Don't forget Hotdisc's Rush Released CD is available for free download by any
DJs who don't yet receive it. Just get in touch at the website at www.hotdisc.net

A LOOK AT THE PREMIER CUT ACTS ...

MICHELLE WRIGHT
Canada's finest Michelle Wright is back, and although this is not a new single for her, it is a very hot re-issue of one of her hit singles from 1988 when her album was first released. Her label, Savannah, has been re-activated, and her debut album comes out for the very first time on CD. The single, "New Fool At An Old Game" can be described as a stunning piece of musical genius. Michelle's voice is superb on a song which is right out of the top drawer. This will surely put her back in the Hotdisc charts again in a big way.

RAINTOWN
This duo from Scotland have already created a big buzz in the industry with their debut single, "Just One Kiss." They are being hailed (for the best of reasons) as Britain's answer to Lady Antebellum. The American supergroup are certainly a major influence on Raintown but they bring plenty more to the table. Paul Bain and Claire McArthur provide a contemporary twist with exceptional harmonies. Their writing is straight from the heart, providing passion, honesty and hope.

CHELEY TACKETT
From the Adriot Records stable, Cheley is another tremendous singer-songwriter. She hails from Ohio and has won some prestigious contests on her journey to where she is today. Her songs are simple and engaging and she has a sense of humour which spills over to some of her work. Her first single on Hotdisc is "Whisper Me Slow" which is a gentle track which is the perfect introduction to her music for the European DJs. 

SUZANNE EDWARDS
Since her first excursion on Hotdisc Suzanne has been building up her audience through radio play and DJs are certainly buying into her brand of music, and one for the reasons is that they never quite know what to expect from her, and that keeps them both guessing and interested. This time out of the blocks she performs a song which she co-wrote with the legendary writer Ron Miller (My Cherie Amour, Yester-You, Yester-Me, Yesterday etc) and it's the title track from her album "The Arms Of A Good Woman."

LAWRENCE JOHN PROJECT
The Project is essentially a showcase for the songs of Lawrence John, a country DJ, writer and producer with bases in County Down, Ireland, and Nashville. He uses a small nucleus of musicians drawn from the finest Music City can offer. His co-producer is Gary Carter, whose credits include being steel player for Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis and Faith Hill. Gary introduced Lawrence to three singers who he uses to front the songs - Jeff Carson (who had a 1999 number 1 with "Not On Your Love"), Mike Lusk, former member of the band 4 Runner, and Darryl O'Donnell who is well known on the Nashville scene. On the first single, "WWW.You Stole My Heart", it's Jeff's vocals you hear.

MARTHA MURRAY
One of Scotland's most prolific singers, Martha is a real pro trading the boards up and down the country week in and week out. She had some success last year with a song on the Hotdisc charts which gave her a lot of exposure but this time she has opted for a cover of a Shel Silverstein classic. She puts her own stamp on the song "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan"
.

THE OTHERS THIS MONTH
It's another excellent selection of brand new material from new and regular artists from both sides of the atlantic. One of the newcomers is the fabulous Missouri Mile who have a fantastic single, "It's Too Late Now" debuting on Hotdisc this month. The king of the indies, Billy Yates, is back after a few months with a duet. His singing partner is newcomer Nicole Broussard and it's another winner.

The magnificent Mark Wayne Glasmire is becoming a regular on European radio and this is hardly surprising with a bunch of hits already to his name. The newest single is very new indeed. Only recorded last month "Now I Believe" is a classy country gospel number with a message.

The Bellamy Brothers have re-released the song which originally was the follow-up single to "Let Your Love Flow" in the UK back in the 1970s. It's time for a dusting off of the track which didn't even make the various Greatest Hits compilations from the brothers over the years. It has always deserved its place in the sun and this time it will surely do the business for them. "Satin Sheets" is the name of it and it's only just seen the light of day again thanks to the "Lost Tracks" album which has just been released.

Another new name to most will be Dave Wood from America. His debut tune is "Simple Things" which is a very pleasant little ditty which is as catchy as they come. Two British newcomers are also unveiled for the first time. Charlotte Howard has a very good voice and has clearly got talent in abundance. Her new song was written by Robin Mayhew. "English Country Girl" is an earthy homegrown effort which flies the flag well - as does the record by Rockin' Horse who bring us another original British song called "Bar Stool Cowboy". They are a British band and member George Inglis wrote the track. Completing the line-up is Australian bundle of fun Kel-Anne Brandt, Ireland's Mexican Joe Walker, Albert Huizeling,w ho hails from Holland, and British outfit Mason from their 1973 album. It's probably their most commercial song from the set, "48 Now To Each Day" written by Peter Mason. Amazingly, as I mentioned a few months ago, the album has only just got a release after 37 years gathering dust on the shelves.

That may be all for the new stuff, but there's also three more Elvis Presley tracks from the 1950s in part 2 of our Jasmine Records feature. Jasmine have released an amazing 64 track album called "Elvis Presley - Hits Of The 50s" and from it you'll hear "That's When The Heartaches Begin", "You're A Heartbreaker" and "Mystery Train" from a raw and exciting young talent who became a legend.  And just to cap things off there's three digitally re-mastered country classics.

Any bonafide DJ who does not receive Hotdisc's Rush Released can now download all the tracks directly from our website. Simply apply with your details to sturadio@aol.com and we will issue you with your password to access our secure site. Note that the password changes with every issue and to stay on the list you must return the reaction sheet each month.

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2 The Cheating Kind - Aubrey Lovejoy
3 Billboard Moving Picture Show - Gary Curtis (with guest Billy Swan)
4 Ghost Story - Mexican Joe Walker
5 Takes Two To Tango - Clive John
6 You've Become The Dream - Sean Wilson
7 Taylor Swift (A Face In The Crowd) - Spur
8 Take A Ride - Jackie Storrar
9 The Best In Me - Martin Smith
10 The Big Freeze - Alan West Band featuring Albert Lee & Sarah Jory



11 Golden Years - Sandy Newman
12 Love Is Supposed To Be - Susan McCann
13 Let The Leaves Go Their Way - Gary Curtis
14 If We Say Goodbye - Pete Redfern
15 This Old Town - Rosie Horne
16 I'm Not Ready Yet - Brianie
17 Saturday Night - Sam Millar
18 On Nights Like These - Clive John
19 Never Too Old To Love - Susan McCann
20 Why Don't You Spend The Night - Aubrey Lovejoy
21 Keep Calm And Carry On - The Diablos
 

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