Love you inside out - Bee Gees

Taken from their album 'Spirits having flown', the single 'Love you inside out' was another hit single for the Bee Gees in the summer of 1979. Like many of their hits in the Seventies, it features the band's trademark falsetto vocal style.

It reached number 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, their ninth and final number 1 hit in that territory. In the UK, the single reached number 13 and in the Dutch Top 40 it only got to number 35.

My collection: 7" single no. 4792
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 10, 2010
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'Love you inside out' / 'I'm satisfied'

Take me home tonight - Eddie Money

Eddie Money was born as Edward Joseph Mahoney on March 21, 1949 in New York City. After becoming a police officer like his father, he became interested in music and finally landed a recording contract circa 1970. He was successful throughout the Seventies in the USA, but in the Eighties his career began to fail him after several unsuccessful releases, accompanied by his struggles with drug addiction.

In 1986, he made a comeback with the album 'Can't hold back' and the hit single 'Take me home tonight'. The track features Ronnie Spector, who sings the chorus from the Ronettes' hit 'Be my baby' in this song. Released in the autumn of 1986, 'Take me home tonight' reached number 4 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

My collection: 7" single no. 527
Found: Free Record Shop, Den Haag, 1987
Cost: 3 guilders
Tracks: 'Take me home tonight' / 'Calm before the storm'

Pour un instant d'amour - Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri was born as Giovanni Calone on May 3, 1951 in Naples, Italy. He started singing at the tender age of ten, starting his recording career three years later. After many hits near the end of the Sixties, he started to venture into acting. His screen debut, 'Metello', received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character.

In 1971, he was asked to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest. He performed the song 'L'amore e' un attimo' and finished fifth in a field of in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, 'L'Amore E' Un Attimo'. This single features the French version of that song.

My collection: 7" single no. 4769
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 10, 2010
Cost: 2 euro
Tracks: 'Pour un instant d'amour' / 'Vingt ans'

I can laugh about it now - Black

Spain has always been friendly towards Black, ever since he had his biggest hit 'Wonderful life'. By the time Black's second album 'Comedy' was released in 1988, Spain even had an exclusive single release: the album track 'I can laugh about it now' was released as a single in Spain only. The B-side was a live version of 'All we need is the money', recorded - and released - in Japan in 1987.

I have no chart information about this single, all I know is that another exclusive Black single was released in 1993, the elusive 'Swingtime'. If you can sell that one to me, please contact me...

My collection: 7" single no. 3313
Found: Spanish website, received March 14, 2001
Cost: ?
Tracks: 'I can laugh about it now' / 'All we need is the money (live)'

Are you man enough - Sheena Easton

'Are you man enough', asks Sheena Easton with a bare shoulder on the sleeve of this single. It almost sounds like an indecent proposal. The song was written by G. Lyle and B. Livsey, and so at least the proposal doesn't really come from Easton herself.

The song was released in 1982 as the second single from her third album 'Madness, money and music', and failed to chart in all territories.

My collection: 7" single no. 4787
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 10, 2010
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'Are you man enough' / 'Loner'

Domino - Clouseau

The song 'Domino' describes the end of a relationship with a girl called Domino. She tells the singer he'll forget him, but he still remembers 'She was called Domino or something'.

Released as the second single from their second album, 'Domino' reached number 4 in the Belgian singles chart and number 10 in the Dutch Top 40.

My collection: 7" single no. 1356
Found: Free Record Shop, Den Haag, November 24, 1990
Cost: 6,5 guilders
Tracks: 'Domino' / 'Als je lacht'

The time has come - Mike Oldfield featuring Anita Hegerland

I bought this single with an information sheet from the German record company which released this single on November 9, 1987. According to this, Mike Oldfield employed the Norwegian ex-child star Anita Hegerland on lead vocals for 'The time has come'. 'Voll geschmeidiger Kraft interpretiert sie das spannungsreiche, melodische 'The time has come', fur dessen Sphärensound auch Michael Cretu as co-produzent verantwortlich zeichnet.'

Or, as Google Translate tells us: 'Full supple strength she interprets the tension-filled, melodic 'The time has come' records, for the spheres sound even as co-producer Michael Cretu responsible.' You've got to love automatic translators.

My collection: 7" single no. 4806
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 10, 2010
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'The time has come' / 'North point'