Around and around - Frizzle Sizzle

'Around and around' was another unsuccessful single by Frizzle Sizzle, which failed to reach the Dutch charts when it was released in September 1988. The song was written and produced by the Dutch duo Van Tijn and Fluitsma.

Frizzle Sizzle broke up in 1990, after releasing a terrible football-related single. The girls remained active in the entertainment business.

My collection: 7" single no. 4144
Found: Chelsea Records, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Around and around' / 'Around and around (instrumental)'

Daddy - Frizzle Sizzle

Frizzle Sizzle continued releasing singles until the end of 1988, although their last hit single was 'Second chance', released in August 1987. 'Daddy' was the follow-up to that one, but it did not chart at all.

Lyrically, the song is about divorce from the perspective of a couple's child. In a way, this puts the girl group firmly back to their roots, as they were previously members of a Dutch children's choir.

My collection: 7" single no. 4143
Found: Chelsea Records, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Daddy' / 'Look at the stars'

The bed's too big without you - Julie Roberts

'The bed's too big without you' was originally written by Sting and recorded by the Police on their 1979 album 'Reggatta de Blanc'. The song was covered in 1981 by Sheila Hylton, who reached number 35 in the UK singles chart with it.

However, this cover version by Julie Roberts was released a year earlier. Not much is known about the artist, all I know is that this one did not become a chart hit. It is a reasonably good cover of the Police track.

My collection: 7" single no. 4142
Found: Backtrack, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'The bed's too big without you' / 'Since you've been gone'

School - Supertramp

For some strange reason, the track 'School' from Supertramp's 1974 album 'Crime of the century' was never released as a single. It achieved a cult status in the Netherlands, as it appeared in Radio Veronica's Top 100 of all times every year.

When the Dutch record company Arcade released a compilation album of Supertramp tracks in 1989, they decided to release 'School' as a single. It proved to be a good idea: the single reached number 33 in the Dutch Top 40. At the time, I only bought the cd-single. Now I've found the 7" single that was released back then as well.

My collection: 7" single no. 4141
Found: Backtrack, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'School' / 'School (live)'

Sunset people - Donna Summer

Donna Summer's 1979 album 'Bad girls' continued to produce successful singles. Donna Summer had fulfilled her contract with Casablanca records with this albums, and while she was moving on with Geffen Records, recording and releasing a new album with them, Casablanca continued to release singles from this album.

'Sunset people' was one of them. It was released in May 1980, and reached number 46 in the UK singles chart. Three months later, Summer would release her first album with Geffen.

My collection: 7" single no. 4140
Found: Backtrack, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Sunset people' / 'Our love'

Dinner with Gershwin - Donna Summer

Brenda Russell wrote 'Dinner with Gershwin', which was recorded in 1987 by Donna Summer. It was the first single from her album 'All systems go', Summer's first album of new material in four years. The single reached number 13 in the UK singles chart and number 34 in the Dutch Top 40.

Brenda Russell recorded her own version of her song for her 1990 album 'Kiss me with the wind'.

My collection: 7" single no. 4139
Found: Backtrack, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Dinner with Gershwin' / 'Dinner with Gershwin (instrumental)'

I'm cryin' - Shanice

'I'm cryin'' was another single from Shanice Wilson's 1991 album 'Inner child'. It's a typical American ballad, produced by Narada Michael Walden, who co-wrote the song with Wilson.

I've never been very impressed with the vocal part of this song, as it lacks emotion and sounds too much like a child trying to sing, but the music had a certain appeal - and because of the instrumental version on this single I bought it.

My collection: 7" single no. 4138
Found: Backtrack, Antwerpen, November 7, 2009
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'I'm cryin'' / 'I'm cryin' (instrumental)'