21-424: True Confessions may refer to: True Confessions (album) , 1986, by Bananarama True Confessions (magazine) True Confessions , a 1985 anthology television series inspired by the magazine, produced by Alan Landsburg True Confessions (novel) , 1977, by John Gregory Dunne True Confessions (film) , 1981, based on the novel Tru Confessions ,
42-696: A garage remix for its single version, was Bananarama's first songwriting collaboration with the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production team. The album contains the group's most commercially successful single to date, a cover version of Shocking Blue 's 1969 song "Venus", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. True Confessions reached number 46 on the UK Albums Chart and number 15 on
63-500: A 2002 Disney Channel film "True Confessions", a 1979 song by The Undertones from their eponymous debut album "True Confessions", a 1997 song by the Iron Sheiks ( Tragedy Khadafi and Imam T.H.U.G.) True Confessions , a 2002 romance novel by Rachel Gibson Tru Confessions (novel) , a novel by Janet Tashjian See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing True Confessions Topics referred to by
84-654: A 4 or 8-page chart supplement, later as a dance supplement of articles, reviews and charts. In the 1990s, several magazines and newsletters become part of the Music Week family: Music Business International (MBI) , Promo , MIRO Future Hits , Tours Report , Fono , Green Sheet , ChartsPlus (published from May 1991 to November 1994), and Hit Music (September 1992 to May 2001). By May 2001, all newsletters (except Promo ) closed. In 2003, Music Week relaunched its website of daily news, features, record release listings and UK sales, airplay and club charts. In early 2006,
105-425: A mosquito, though marginally less bothersome." Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits praised the album as being "undeniably, convincingly listenable" and "a proper pop 'album'", adding that Bananarama "make 'intriguing' pop – and can even sustain the charm across an entire LP." All tracks are written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain , Sara Dallin , Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward , except where noted Credits adapted from
126-616: A number of format and genre charts (Music DVD, Classical, Rock, etc.), as well as a background on sales and airplay analysis from Alan Jones. Following a redesign in October 2008, the magazine introduced live charts based on Tixdaq data, a Box Office chart, and predictive charts based on information from: Rakuten.co.uk , Amazon , Shazam , Last.fm , HMV . Music Week compiled and published weekly club charts from chart returns supplied by DJs in nightclubs; Upfront Club Top 40, Commercial Pop Top 30 and Urban Top 30. The magazine also published
147-709: A separate free-to-access site for the Music Week Directory listed 10,000 contacts in the UK music industry. In mid-2007, the magazine was redesigned by London company This Is Real Art. In October 2008, another redesign led to major changes. In June 2011, Music Week was sold to Intent Media. The package was sold for £2.4m and also contained titles Television Broadcast Europe , Pro Sound News , Installation Europe , and additional websites, newsletters, conferences, show dailies and awards events, which generated £5.4m of revenue in 2010. As of issue 30 July 2011, UBM
168-424: A tide of paper thin melodies for so long. Fashionable targets they may be, but their latest hit single says they still know what their public wants." In a review for Record Mirror , Lesley O'Toole was less enthusiastic, stating that the album, despite its title, is "no revelation whatsoever. Yet another slab of formula Bananas sees the girls executing cooing harmonies and fey storylines – all about as heavyweight as
189-569: A weekly Cool Cuts chart compiled from DJ feedback and sales reports from independent record shops, which traced it roots back to James Hamilton's BPM section in Record Mirror (a publication which ended up as the middle dance music section of Music Week in 1991). Even though the magazine is now a monthly publication, the website still posts weekly Charts Analysis pages for the UK Official Singles and Albums charts. Alan Jones
210-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages True Confessions (album) True Confessions is the third studio album by British group Bananarama . It was released on 30 June 1986 by London Records . The majority of the album was produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced Bananarama's eponymous second album ), with the exception of " Venus " and " More Than Physical ". The latter, given
231-549: Is still named as publisher, as the new publisher Intent Media took over on 1 August 2011. In the first edition under new ownership it was announced that the title would switch its day of publication Monday to Thursday with immediate effect. NewBay Media acquired Intent Media in 2012. Future acquired NewBay Media in 2018 and decided that the publication would go monthly from March 2021, in keeping with its Louder Sound publications such as Metal Hammer and Classic Rock magazine . Music Week features these British charts:
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#1732783134528252-648: The Official Top 75 Singles of the month , the Official Top 75 Albums of the month (similar to charts used by Top of the Pops in the early 1990s and Absolute 80s on Sundays) and the Official Vinyl Charts. Specialist charts include the Official Top 20 Americana, the Official Top 20 Classical, the Official Top 20 Hip-Hop & R&B, the Official Top 20 Jazz, the Official Top 20 Country,
273-477: The Charts Analysis posts on 5 November 2021, Alan Jones resumed the role again, writing the 12 November overviews, with no explanation of why he returned (with the pages titled Charts analysis: ABBA's Voyage opens with huge sale of 204,000 for the albums and Charts analysis: Adele spends fourth week at summit ahead of album release for the singles). Music Week is published monthly by Future (from
294-659: The March 2021 edition), though previously it was a weekly magazine (50 editions p.a.). It was available as a B4-sized printed magazine and a PDF digital edition . ISSN 0265-1548 . As of July 2021 print edition Former editors The weekly print circulation in 1997/98 was 12,503, but by the time the publication left the ABC scheme in 2011 it had fallen to around 5,000 weekly copies. In October 2011, Music Week deregistered with ABC after 54 years of membership. The website musicweek.com had 63,904 monthly unique browsers for
315-495: The Official Top 20 Dance, the Official Top 20 Folk and the Official Top 20 Rock & Metal. Also found in Music Week are charts for streaming and various album compilations, whilst James Masterton's weekly Official UK chart analysis column can now only be accessed online by subscribers. When the magazine was a weekly publication, it included Top 75 Singles, Top 75 Artist Albums, Top 10 Downloads, Top 20 Ringtones, Top 20 Compilation Albums, Top 50 Radio Airplay, Top 40 TV airplay, and
336-641: The US Billboard 200 , becoming the group's highest-charting album on the latter chart. The fourth single, " A Trick of the Night " was written by Jolley and Swain and re-recorded and remixed by SAW for release in the UK. In contrast to the two dance-oriented songs produced by SAW, the majority of the songs produced by Jolley and Swain tend towards rock-based, serious-minded pop. The lyrical content addresses overcoming obstacles in relationships ("Ready or Not", "Promised Land") and tackles social issues, such as
357-589: The anti-drug stance on "Hooked on Love". Two ballads are included: the aforementioned "A Trick of the Night", which is a cautionary ballad about a male friend trying to survive on city streets, and the jazzy, sophisto-pop track "Dance With a Stranger". Critic Jerry Smith wrote a warm and positive review of True Confessions for British music newspaper Music Week : "... within the confines of what they do they're rather good—notice how they're always five minutes ahead of high street fashion, so maybe it's their suitability as teen role models that's kept them afloat on
378-465: The increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week . The rival Record Business , founded in 1978 by Brian Mulligan and Norman Garrod, was absorbed into Music Week in February 1983. Later that year, the offshoot Video Week launched and the title of the parent publication reverted to Music Week . Since April 1991, Music Week has incorporated Record Mirror , initially as
399-419: The liner notes of True Confessions . Shipments figures based on certification alone. Music Week Music Week is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future . Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer , it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981, the title again changed, owing to
420-429: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title True Confessions . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=True_Confessions&oldid=1238610554 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
441-407: Was the writer of the section until he retired in March 2020, when Chart Watch UK writer James Masterton was hired to take over the role. Masterton wrote two weekly Charts Analysis pages for the website (as the magazine now features charts compiled from monthly sales and streams) until 29 October 2021, when Music Week staff performed the role. After Andre Paine and Ben Homewood wrote one each of
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