Singles Collection

[Cyberkrel]

"Burning for you" did come out as a single and at the time, CBS reps were
working it like crazy - they really wanted that to chart - they gave some
darned good deals to the dealers to stock that, partic the 12" - but radio
(as is the custom in the UK) for 20+ years - would have nothing to do with
it - so it sank, although I do believe it might have charted around 100 or
something like that.
They then tried the same with "Shooting Shark" later on - reps worked it,
etc etc - but the same thing happened - radio refused to play it - so - not
a hope!! - shame coz "Shark" was a stunnningly great single - still is - one
of the best rock singles that "never made it", for sure.
You can't blame the label - they did try!!- not that you are, but you get my
drift.
Andy Garibaldi
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Hall <tim at KALYR.COM>
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:34 PM
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> Stephen Swann wrote:
>
> > I sometimes think that one of the things that drags down bands who
> > have had giant monster hits, is the resulting virtual enslavement to
> > playing those songs night after night for years on end.
>
> BOC have the 'advantage' that they've only had three hits (in Britain,
> it's only really one), which, combined with a strong back catalogue of
> album tracks, means they've got a lot of opportunity to mix things up to
> prevent things getting too stale.  On British shows they could quite
> easily get away without playing 'Burning for You', since it was never a
> hit over here. Not even sure whether they put it out as a single.
>
> OTOH, a band like Journey with many more standards solved the problem by
> going on lengthy hiatus multiple times.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Scruton <js3619 at ACMENET.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:51 AM
Subject: BOC: Singles Collection


> intruged, CD universe has this to say:
> 1.Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
> 2.Then Came The Last Days Of May
> 3.Red And The Black
> 4.Hot Rails To Hell
> 5.Flaming Telepaths
> 6.Born To Be Wild
> 7.Don't Fear The Reaper
> 8.Sinful Love
> 9.Goin' Through The Motions
> 10.Godzilla
> 11.We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
> 12.Mirrors
> 13.Moon Crazy
> 14.Fallen Angel
> 15.Burnin' For You
> 16.Take Me Away
> 17.Shooting Shark
> 18.Dancin' In The Ruins
> 19.White Flags
> 20.Astronomy
>
> Released May 23, 2005
> and "2005 special international collection of the recordings of the
> "thinking man's heavy metal band". From their early beginnings on, their
> years on Columbia encapsulated on this volume featuring the hits "Don't
> Fear The Reaper", "Godzilla", "Cities On Flame With Rock N Roll", "Burning
> For You" and more. Great art graphics and liner notes by Malcolm Dome of
> Classic Rock magazine."