The A to Z of Hit Albums 2000 (UK): C
Coldplay
You can just see the Britsh music press reviews in eighteen months, "a disappointing second
album" but for now Coldplay hit the jackpot with their first as Parachutes debuts
at no 1 on July 16th. The band have been going down well on the festival circuit, and their
hit single Yellow which hit no 4 is bound to have helped. The lads, Chris Martin vocals
and guitar, Guy Berryman - bass, Jonny Buckland - lead guitar and Will Champion - drums, met
while studying in London although they come from the four corners of the UK, Devon, Fife, North
Wales and Southhampton respectively. Trouble, the title track and the two singles
Yellow and Shiver are the highlights... Comparisons with Travis, Radiohead and
Jeff Buckley abound but while Coldplay may be as melodic they are more upbeat...
The Corrs
| No 1: Jul 23rd |
| No 8: Jan 16th (No 2: Jan 1999) |
Held back for over six months to make sure that it avoided millenium madness, In Blue
finally appears on July 23rd at no 1 on its first week. The Irish family group, Andrea, Jim,
Caroline and Sharon first got their international break through the film The Commitments in
which all four had minor roles. Andrea also played Peron's lover in the next Alan Parker movie,
Evita. The latest album, under the production of John ‘Mutt’ Lange, husband of Shania
Twain, takes the Corrs away from their Irish roots to a more pop sound on most of the tracks.
Stand out songs are the singles Radio and Breathless, the instrumental
Rebel Heart, All the Love in the World and Irrestible. The band's first album
Forgiven Not Forgotten was still bobbing around the charts after Christmas peaking in 2000 at no 8 on Jan 16th.
... Mel C
When Melanie Chisolm, better known as Sporty Spice, released Northern Star last
year, the first single Goin' Down had suggested it would have an indie feel. In fact the
album has a wide range of styles making it difficult to bracket and unlikely to appeal to
everyone. Yet with the no 1 successes of the R&B Never Be The Same Again, featuring the
rapping talents of Lisa Lefteye Lopes from TLC, and the Ibiza-friendly remix of
I Turn To You the album has had
a bit of a revival in 2000, peaking at no 4 on August 27th. Mel C is currently promoting the
the latest Spice Girls album...
... Chicane
... Cypress Hill
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