Finding the Rhythm

Apparently it’s some sort of new record, but I just posted on-time my latest Top 25 Dance Chart again this week. Wow. Who knew it was possible.

I was traveling much of the week, so the changes are both dramatic and not, at the same time. Not a lot of action toward to the top, but several tracks entered the chart this week, including one I’ve been playing a lot: Britney Spears’ Break the Ice.

Enough has been said about Britney, but say what you will, her most recent releases have been really, really strong. Piece of Me, Gimme More, and Break the Ice all have a range of great mixes available, Brit does a great job on the vocals, and the producers engaged to do the remixes have really had some fun with the material. Frankly, I continue to surprise myself that I even like the songs, but I do, and the response continues to be strong with all of them.

Brit & Alex moved from an Add last week to a chart entry this week, with Let it Go, a really solid track, and the great rerecording of I’ve Never Been to Me by its original vocalist, Charlene Oliver, with production team Eye Witness, is not a surprising entry.

I’ve Never Been to Me has what must be the world’s worst video to go with it (you can find it on MySpace here), but the re-treatment of the song turned a sort of over-the-top sappy ballad into a dance floor groover. I don’t know how well this song might fare among the younger crowd (something firmly on my mind after playing an 18-and-under set at Tracks Nightclub here in Denver last night), but with the broader age audience I typically play for online, it’s a real winner.

This week has the usual full slate of gigs, plus I’m still working my way through a ton of new music acquisitions this week, so next week’s chart should be a bit more interesting to see.

Keep that volume up…

Wes