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Complete 92.7 KPTI Playlist (May 2002-April 2004) and More

We have decided to leave our KPTI blog (see below) pretty much the way we last updated it.

Here is our presentation of 92.7 KPTI's playlist, complete with all the recurrents played during the station's two-year stint.  Click on Dance Radio Guide for a sampling of dance radio stations in the country.  See what’s popular on U.S. dance radio by clicking on Dance Radio Megamix.  Check out our review of Bay Area radio stations (including all the mix shows) and read the KPTI postmortem (refer to local radio cemetery).

With unique features like vocal description and key lyrics (where necessary), our list is designed to help you easily identify that song you heard on the radio.  For further confirmation, you can listen to an audio sample on the Internet as well as search for a song's complete lyrics.  Or you can write to us.  We have also included some additional retail information for your one-stop browsing.  While we don't have a search function, we now provide a sort by vocals option along with a list of artist Web sites.

The Internet has made song identification just a few clicks away (this Web page is an example of that).  See Bay Area Radio Airplay for an overview of the latest on-line tools that could make contacting radio stations a thing of the past.

 


 

Playlist by Artist and Year

Artist [Alternate Name] - Title [Key Lyrics] [Vocal ID]

2004

Andain - Beautiful Things* [So many beautiful things]
Angel City Featuring Lara McAllen - Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)
Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] - Rock Your Body, Rock* [I]
Janet Jackson - Just a Little While
Lasgo - Alone* [Without you]
L.I.V. [Life in Intense Volume] - Journey of Love*
Dannii Minogue – Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling
Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman [Let me keep freaking around]
Kylie Minogue - Slow [Skip a beat and move with my body]
Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes* [Life goes on]
No Doubt - It's My Life
OutKast - Hey Ya!* [M]
The Roc Project Featuring Tina Novak - Deja Vu (It's Hard to Believe)*
Solitaire - I Like Love (I Love Love)* [I've prepared a very special song for you]
Britney Spears - Toxic
Tube & Berger Featuring Chrissie Hynde - Straight Ahead* [Push, push, push, push]
Despina Vandi - Gia* [Poso se thelo/.../Say sesame] [+Greek]

2003

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful [Don't you bring me down today]
Amber - Anyway (Men Are From Mars)*
Becky Baeling - Getaway [I've been watching you]
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One* [I don't wanna run away] [M]
Daniel Bedingfield - James Dean (I Wanna Know) [M]
Benny Benassi Presents The Biz – Satisfaction* [I]
Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z - Crazy in Love* [+M]
La Bouche - In Your Life*
BT - Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)* [M]
Blu Cantrell - Breathe* [All we do is make up]
Mariah Carey - Through the Rain*
Roberta Childs - Dreams* [I'll never let them go]
Coldplay - Clocks* [And nothing else compares] [M]
Deborah Cox - Something Happened on the Way to Heaven [You can run and you can hide]
Darude - Music [I]
Deepest Blue - Deepest Blue* [Am I dreaming now] [M]
DJ Sammy Featuring Loona - The Boys of Summer*
Drunkenmunky - E* [Eminem’s Without Me] [I]
Jocelyn Enriquez - No Way No How
Foggy - Come...(Into My Dream)*
Frankie J - Don't Wanna Try* [M]
Vivian Green - Emotional Rollercoaster*
Whitney Houston - Try It on My Own*
iio - At the End
India [La India] - Seduce Me Now*
In-Grid - You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)*
Jessy - Look @ Me Now*
Jewel - Intuition*
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet [M]
Lasgo - Something* [That you hide for me]
Madonna - American Life*
Madonna - Hollywood*
Billie Ray Martin - Honey*
Milky - Just the Way You Are*
Dannii Minogue – I Begin to Wonder*
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
MURK vs. Kristine W - Some Lovin'* [Get some]
Jason Nevins Presents Holly James - I'm in Heaven*
Oscar G & Ralph Falcon - Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums)* [M]
Laura Pausini - If That’s Love [Then I want no part]
Laura Pausini - Surrender* [I raise my hands and I surrender]
QED - Love Bites [+M]
Reina - No One's Gonna Change You*
The Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena - Never (Past Tense)*
Sir Ivan - San Francisco* [M]
Britney Spears Featuring Madonna – Me Against the Music* [All my people]
Tamia - Officially Missing You*
t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said* [This is not enough]
t.A.T.u. - Not Gonna Get Us
Telepopmusik - Breathe [Another day]
Thalia - Dance Dance (The Mexican)
Thalia Featuring Fat Joe - I Want You [+M]
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body [M]
Paul van Dyk Featuring Hemstock & Jennings - Nothing but You* [Vocalizing]
Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go* [M]

2002

Yolanda Adams - Never Give Up
Amber - The Need to Be Naked*
Aquagen [vs. Chicago] - Hard to Say I'm Sorry [D]
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At* [M]
Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This [M]
Sophie Ellis Bextor [Sophie Ellis-Bextor] - Murder on the Dancefloor*
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Andrea Brown - It's Love (Trippin')* [The way you got me open baby]
Casero - Shimauta [Shima uta] [Japanese]
Cassius With Steve Edwards - The Sound of Violence [When the sun goes down] [M]
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar* [You should feel what I feel] [I]
Cher - A Different Kind of Love Song*
Cher - Song for the Lonely*
Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] - Punk [Digital punk] [I]
Deborah Cox - Mr. Lonely
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger [M]
Craig David - 7 Days* [M]
Dax Riders - Real Fonky Time* [So get on the dancefloor] [M]
DB Boulevard - Point of View
Dee Dee - Forever* [Day by day]
Tim Deluxe Featuring Sam Obernik - It Just Won't Do*
Digital Allies Featuring Rich Luzzi - Where Are You My Love [M]
Dirty Vegas - Days Go By [M]
DJ Encore Featuring Engelina - Walking in the Sky*
DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do - Heaven*
Fiori - Take Me Where You Are*
4 Strings - Diving
4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into the Night)*
Diana Fox - Where Are You Now*
Funky Green Dogs - You Got Me (Burnin' Up)*
Enrique Iglesias - Escape [M]
iio - Rapture (Tastes so Sweet)*
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)* [+Spanish]
Kings of Tomorrow Featuring Julie McKnight - Finally* [I meet you]
Kosheen - Catch
Kosheen - Hungry
Kreo' - Burn for You* [I'm burning for you]
Timo Maas - To Get Down* [What goes around] [M]
Mad'house - Like a Prayer*
Madonna - Die Another Day*
Madonna - Madonna Megamix
Marc et Claude - Tremble*
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You out of My Head
Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight
MSM (Miami Sound Machine) - I'm the Only One [Who needs you]
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Nayer - First Kiss (Primer Beso)*
Neja - Back 4 the Morning*
Noemi - In My Dreams* [So it seems]
Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go [I]
Oakenfold - Southern Sun [Set me free]
Perpetuous Dreamer - The Sound of Goodbye*
Pink - Get the Party Started
Pink - Just Like a Pill
PPK - Resurection* (sic) [I-Russian]
Lucas Prata - Let's Get It On* [M]
Precious... - Lollipop*
Elvis Presley vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation* [M]
Prophecy Collective - Daydreaming [About you]
Puretone - Addicted to Bass*
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight*
Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye
Shakedown - At Night [I feel much better]
Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes
Shakira - Whenever, Wherever
Tall Paul [vs. INXS] - Precious Heart [D]
Usher - U Got It Bad [M]
Ian van Dahl - Reason* [Hold on to what we've got]
Ian van Dahl - Will I?*
Crystal Waters - Come on Down*
Who da Funk Featuring Jessica Eve - Shiny Disco Balls

2001

Abigail - You Set Me Free*
Absolom - Stars* [Let me know in time]
Allure - Enjoy Yourself* [With me]
Amber - Yes!* [Excerpt from James Joyce's "Ulysses"]
ATB Featuring The Wild Strawberries - Let U Go*
ATC [A Touch of Class] - Around the World (La La La La La)
Aubrey - Stand Still*
Barthezz - On the Move [You got the chance...dance] [I]
Athena Cage - Hey Hey* [Let me hear you say hey]
Deborah Cox - Absolutely Not
Da Buzz - I Wanna Be Free
Daft Punk - Digital Love [Why don't you play the game] [M]
Daft Punk - One More Time* [M]
Gigi D'Agostino - I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) [+M]
Dance Nation - Sunshine* [M]
Darude - Feel the Beat [I]
Darude - Sandstorm* [I]
Derb - Derb* [I]
D:FUSE - Bodyshock [I]
DJ Encore Featuring Engelina - I See Right Through to You*
DJ Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)*
Diana Fox - Running on Empty*
Ginuwine - Differences [My whole life has changed] [M]
Groove Armada - Superstylin'* [Sometimes it's for your spirit and your mind] [M]
Karmadelic - Who's Crying Now* [M]
Kristy Kay - Who's That Loving You Now?
Kosheen - Hide U* (see also Suzanne Palmer)
Laut Sprecher Featuring Katie Skate - Omnibus* [I-German]
Live Element [vs. Belinda Carlisle] - Be Free* [Live your life] [D]
Madonna - What It Feels Like for a Girl* [D]
Christina Milian - AM to PM*
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)* [M]
Mona Q [Mon a Q] - Stay in Love*
Mandy Moore - In My Pocket
Natural - Put Your Arms Around Me* [M]
Suzanne Palmer - Hide U* (see also Kosheen)
Sarina Paris - Look at Us*
Wendy Phillips - Stay* [Don't ever leave me lonely]
Plummet - Damaged* [Can't go back]
Pusaka Presents Thea Austin - I'm Addicted (You're the Worst Thing for Me)*
P*ssy 2000 [PS2000] [vs. Sterling Void and The Clash] - It's Gonna Be Alright* [M]
Rockell - What U Did to Me*
Kate Ryan - Scream for More*
Safri Duo - Played-a-Live (The Bongo Song)* [I]
Roger Sanchez [vs. Toto] - Another Chance [D]
Jamie-Lynn Sigler [Jamie-Lynn Discala] - Cry Baby
Terra Skye - Is This Love* [Something's pulling at my heart]
Britney Spears - I'm a Slave 4 U
Svala - The Real Me* [Move a little closer]
Sylver - Skin [I touch your skin/I smell the sin]
Sylver - Turn the Tide
Tamia - Stranger in My House*
The Thrillseekers Feat. Sheryl Deane - Synaesthesia (Fly Away)*
Tina Ann - In My Dreams* [You're an angel]
Ian van Dahl Featuring Marsha - Castles in the Sky*
Luther Vandross - Can Heaven Wait [M]
Voodoo & Serano - Blood Is Pumpin'* [I]
Zero - Bania u Cygana [Do rana] [M-Polish]

2000

Alice Deejay - Back in My Life
Alice Deejay - Better off Alone
Ayla - Angelfalls* [I]
Ayla - Ayla Part II* [I]
BT Featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw - Dreaming* [No words, no talk]
Cleveland Lounge - Drowning*
Delerium Featuring Sarah McLachlan - Silence
Fiori - If I [Believe in you]
Fragma - Toca's Miracle* [I need a miracle]
Freestylers - Don't Stop [Shake your body]
Madonna - Music*
Melanie C - I Turn to You*
Mellow Trax [DJ Mellow-D] - Outa Space* [M]
Sonique - It Feels so Good* [And that’s what takes me high]
Sonique - Sky
Watergate - Heart of Asia (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) [I]
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400* [Zombie nation] [I]

1999

Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di)*
ATB - 9 PM (Till I Come)* [I]
DJ Jean - The Launch* [I]
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right but It's Okay*
JS-16 [JS:16, JS16] - Stomp to My Beat*
Ann Lee - 2 Times*
Miss Jane - It's a Fine Day*
Nalin & Kane - Beachball* [People get ready]
Jennifer Lopez - Waiting for Tonight*
Soulsearcher - Can't Get Enough*

1998

Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed to Be Here*
React - Let's Go All the Way* [M]
Rockell - In a Dream* [My love]
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You* [M]

1997

Daft Punk - Around the World* [M]
Jocelyn Enriquez - A Little Bit of Ecstasy*
Sash! Featuring Rodriquez - Ecuador* [I-Spanish]

1996

Angelina - I Don't Need Your Love*
C.J. Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter* [Sugar daddy] [D]
Planet Soul - Set U Free*

1995

Josh Wink [Winx] - Higher State of Consciousness [I]

1992

Lil Suzy - Take Me in Your Arms

1991

Lisette Melendez - Together Forever

1989

The Beat Club – Security [Seduction] [I]

1988

India - Dancing on the Fire
Jellybean - Just a Mirage
Johnny O - Fantasy Girl [M]
Stevie B - Spring Love (Come Back to Me) [M]

1987

The Cover Girls - Show Me
Expose - Point of No Return
Noel - Silent Morning [M]
Stevie B - Party Your Body [M]

1986

Information Society - Running [M]
Nice & Wild - Diamond Girl [M]
Sa-fire [Safire] - Don't Break My Heart
Joyce Sims - (You Are My) All and All

1985

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force - Can You Feel the Beat
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Brenda K. Starr - Pickin' up Pieces

1984

Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
Jellybean - The Mexican
Shannon - Give Me Tonight

1983

Shannon - Let the Music Play

198x

Connie - Funky Little Beat
Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend

 


 

Playlist Legend

All tracks feature female vocals except where noted:  M for male vocals, D for dubbed versions, and I for instrumentals.  Instrumentals may contain some vocals and/or spoken words.  An asterisk indicates retail CD or DVD single available.

The Stats

 

KPTI Recurrents (Through 2002)

Decade

Tracks
Female
Vocals
Male
Vocals

Instrumentals
Domestic CD/
DVD Singles
2000-02 145 101 29 16 88
1990s 23 16 3 4 20
1980s 22 15 6 1 N/A
Total 190 132 38 21 N/A

 

Note that Dance Radio Post began monitoring KPTI in June 2002, roughly one month after it went on the air.  It is conceivable we have not accounted for something played only during that period.  "I'll Fly With You" is counted in both female and male totals.

Singled Out

We estimate 64 percent of the recurrent songs on this playlist were released as domestic CD singles or CD maxi-singles.  If you include import CD singles and 12" vinyl singles, the percentage would be close to 100.  So where do you go to buy these singles?

Tower Records may not have the lowest prices for albums anymore, but no other brick-and-mortar chain can beat its selection, and it is the only major record retailer that still sells CD singles (at reasonable prices to boot).  You can go on-line and buy these records or you can visit the Tower stores in the Bay Area (there's something about the thrill of the hunt).  Of course, anything more than two years old is probably out of stock.  But never assume anything as we found out.

 

Tower Survey
Status of Domestic CD Singles Between October and December 2002
Grade Stores
A S.F./Castro, Mountain View
B San Mateo, Emeryville, S.F./Stonestown, San Jose
C Campbell, Berkeley, Dublin, Concord, S.F./Wharf
? Sonoma, Greenbrae

 

Tower does carry a small selection of 12" vinyl singles at each location; there are other retailers that specialize in vinyl singles.  By the way, Tower claims to offer two million audio samples on its Web site.  Since most albums have at least 10 tracks nowadays, this number suggests they have audio samples for fewer than 200,000 albums.  Is there a music site that provides more samples?

More Shopping Tips

"Got Dance?  (The Singles)" is a compilation CD maxi-single that features eight tracks from the "Got Dance?" double album, including Tim Deluxe's "It Just Won't Do" and Plaything's "Into Space."  Diana Fox's "Where Are You Now" and Fiori's "Take Me Where You Are" are part of a nine-track compilation CD maxi-single titled "Dance Radio Hits Vol. 1."  This maxi-single also includes Lightforce's top 20 club hit "Join Me" and a remix of Fox's "Running on Empty."  If you are interested in Lucas Prata or Natural, check their Web sites first.

A lot of dance tracks are included on compilation albums, which are relatively easier to find.  Your best bets are the compilation series released on the Robbins (robbinsent.com) and UBL (ublrecordings.com) labels.  If you have a specific single in mind, write to us and we’ll do a memory dump and let you know if we came across it anywhere—in a store or on the Net.

Last Resort

When you write to us about a song, try to answer the following questions in your e-mail.  We can’t help you unless you give us something to work with.

  1. Can you recall any lyrics?  Pay attention to the chorus, the bridge, and the first and last words of the song.  Write down everything you remember.  How certain are you of the words?  Someone once asked about “rock the jam,” which we suspect he meant “you got the chance.”
  2. Are the lead vocals female or male?  The same question applies to instrumentals that contain some vocals and/or spoken words.  Does the singer sound like anyone we know?  Does the song remind you of another?
  3. What’s the genre that best describes the song?  Trance, house, dance pop, break, drum ‘n’ bass, tribal, ambient, trip-hop, freestyle, etc.  What instrument stands out the most?  The synthesizer, keyboard, bass, horn, percussion, strings?
  4. What’s the tempo of the song?  Fast or medium.
  5. Is there anything unique or unusual about the song?  As soon as someone referred to “high-pitched scratching,” we knew it was probably “Higher State of Consciousness.”

 


 

Playlist by Title and Vocal ID

Title [Key Lyrics] - Artist [Alternate Name] [Year]

Female Vocals

Absolutely Not - Deborah Cox [2001]
Addicted to Bass* - Puretone [2002]
All the Things She Said* [This is not enough] - t.A.T.u. [2003]
Alone* [Without you] - Lasgo [2004]
AM to PM* - Christina Milian [2001]
American Life* - Madonna [2003]
Anyway (Men Are From Mars)* - Amber [2003]
Around the World (La La La La La) - ATC [A Touch of Class] [2001]
As the Rush Comes* [Life goes on] - Motorcycle [2004]
At Night [I feel much better] - Shakedown [2002]
At the End - iio [2003]
Back 4 the Morning* - Neja [2002]
Back in My Life - Alice Deejay [2000]
Be Free* [Live your life] - Live Element [vs. Belinda Carlisle] [2001]
Beachball* [People get ready] - Nalin & Kane [1999]
Beautiful [Don't you bring me down today] - Christina Aguilera [2003]
Beautiful Things* [So many beautiful things] - Andain [2004]
Better off Alone - Alice Deejay [2000]
The Boys of Summer* - DJ Sammy Featuring Loona [2003]
Breathe* [All we do is make up] - Blu Cantrell [2003]
Breathe [Another day] - Telepopmusik [2003]
Burn for You* [I'm burning for you] - Kreo' [2002]
Can You Feel the Beat - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force [1985]
Can't Fight the Moonlight* - LeAnn Rimes [2002]
Can't Get Enough* - Soulsearcher [1999]
Can't Get You out of My Head - Kylie Minogue [2002]
Castles in the Sky* - Ian van Dahl Featuring Marsha [2001]
Catch - Kosheen [2002]
Come...(Into My Dream)* - Foggy [2003]
Come Into My World - Kylie Minogue [2003]
Come on Down* - Crystal Waters [2002]
Crazy in Love* - Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z [+male] [2003]
Cry Baby - Jamie-Lynn Sigler [Jamie-Lynn Discala] [2001]
Damaged* [Can't go back] - Plummet [2001]
Dance Dance (The Mexican) - Thalia [2003]
Dancing on the Fire - India [1988]
Daydreaming [About you] - Prophecy Collective [2002]
Deja Vu (It's Hard to Believe)* - The Roc Project Featuring Tina Novak [2004]
Die Another Day* - Madonna [2002]
A Different Kind of Love Song* - Cher [2002]
Diving - 4 Strings [2002]
Don't Break My Heart - Sa-fire [Safire] [1986]
Don't Say Goodbye - Paulina Rubio [2002]
Don't Stop [Shake your body] - Freestylers [2000]
Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling – Dannii Minogue [2004]
Dreaming* [No words, no talk] - BT Featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw [2000]
Dreams* [I'll never let them go] - Roberta Childs [2003]
Drowning* - Cleveland Lounge [2000]
Emotional Rollercoaster* - Vivian Green [2003]
Enjoy Yourself* [With me] - Allure [2001]
Finally* [I meet you] - Kings of Tomorrow Featuring Julie McKnight [2002]
First Kiss (Primer Beso)* - Nayer [2002]
Forever* [Day by day] - Dee Dee [2002]
Funky Little Beat - Connie [198x]
Get the Party Started - Pink [2002]
Getaway [I've been watching you] - Becky Baeling [2003]
Gia* [Poso se thelo/.../Say sesame] [+Greek] - Despina Vandi [2004]
Give Me Tonight - Shannon [1984]
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)* - DJ Spiller [2001]
Heaven* - DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do [2002]
Hey Hey* [Let me hear you say hey] - Athena Cage [2001]
Hide U* - Kosheen [2001] (see also Suzanne Palmer)
Hide U* - Suzanne Palmer [2001] (see also Kosheen)
Hollywood* - Madonna [2003]
Honey* - Billie Ray Martin [2003]
Hungry - Kosheen [2002]
I Begin to Wonder* - Dannii Minogue [2003]
I Don't Need Your Love* - Angelina [1996]
I Like Love (I Love Love)* [I've prepared a very special song for you] - Solitaire [2004]
I See Right Through to You* - DJ Encore Featuring Engelina [2001]
I Turn to You* - Melanie C [2000]
I Wanna Be Free - Da Buzz [2001]
I Want You - Thalia Featuring Fat Joe [+male] [2003]
I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force [1985]
If I [Believe in you] - Fiori [2000]
If That’s Love [Then I want no part] - Laura Pausini [2003]
I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) [+male] - Gigi D'Agostino [2001]
I'm a Slave 4 U - Britney Spears [2001]
I'm Addicted (You're the Worst Thing for Me)* - Pusaka Presents Thea Austin [2001]
I'm in Heaven* - Jason Nevins Presents Holly James [2003]
I'm the Only One [Who needs you] - MSM (Miami Sound Machine) [2002]
In a Dream* [My love] - Rockell [1998]
In My Dreams* [So it seems] - Noemi [2002]
In My Dreams* [You're an angel] - Tina Ann [2001]
In My Pocket - Mandy Moore [2001]
In Your Life* - La Bouche [2003]
Intuition* - Jewel [2003]
Is This Love* [Something's pulling at my heart] - Terra Skye [2001]
It Feels so Good* [And that’s what takes me high] - Sonique [2000]
It Just Won't Do* - Tim Deluxe Featuring Sam Obernik [2002]
It's a Fine Day* - Miss Jane [1999]
It's Love (Trippin')* [The way you got me open baby] - Andrea Brown [2002]
It's My Life - No Doubt [2004]
It's Not Right but It's Okay* - Whitney Houston [1999]
Journey of Love* - L.I.V. [Life in Intense Volume] [2004]
Just a Little While - Janet Jackson [2004]
Just a Mirage - Jellybean [1988]
Just Like a Pill - Pink [2002]
Just the Way You Are* - Milky [2003]
The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah)* [+Spanish] - Las Ketchup [2002]
Let the Music Play - Shannon [1983]
Let U Go* - ATB Featuring The Wild Strawberries [2001]
Like a Prayer* - Mad'house [2002]
A Little Bit of Ecstasy* - Jocelyn Enriquez [1997]
Lollipop* - Precious... [2002]
Look @ Me Now* - Jessy [2003]
Look at Us* - Sarina Paris [2001]
Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb [198x]
Love at First Sight - Kylie Minogue [2002]
Love Bites - QED [+male] [2003]
Love Me Right (Oh Sheila) - Angel City Featuring Lara McAllen [2004]
Madonna Megamix - Madonna [2002]
Me Against the Music* [All my people] - Britney Spears Featuring Madonna [2003]
The Mexican - Jellybean [1984]
Mr. Lonely - Deborah Cox [2002]
Murder on the Dancefloor* - Sophie Ellis Bextor [Sophie Ellis-Bextor] [2002]
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Music* - Madonna [2000]
The Need to Be Naked* - Amber [2002]
Never (Past Tense)* - The Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena [2003]
Never Give Up - Yolanda Adams [2002]
No More Drama - Mary J. Blige [2002]
No One's Gonna Change You* - Reina [2003]
No Way No How - Jocelyn Enriquez [2003]
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here* - Deborah Cox [1998]
Not Gonna Get Us - t.A.T.u. [2003]
Nothing but You* [Vocalizing] - Paul van Dyk Featuring Hemstock & Jennings [2003]
Officially Missing You* - Tamia [2003]
Pickin' up Pieces - Brenda K. Starr [1985]
Point of No Return - Expose [1987]
Point of View - DB Boulevard [2002]
Rapture (Tastes so Sweet)* - iio [2002]
The Real Me* [Move a little closer] - Svala [2001]
Reason* [Hold on to what we've got] - Ian van Dahl [2002]
Red Blooded Woman [Let me keep freaking around] - Kylie Minogue [2004]
Running on Empty* - Diana Fox [2001]
Scream for More* - Kate Ryan [2001]
Seduce Me Now* - India [La India] [2003]
Set U Free* - Planet Soul [1996]
Sexual (Li Da Di)* - Amber [1999]
Shimauta [Shima uta] [Japanese] - Casero [2002]
Shiny Disco Balls - Who da Funk Featuring Jessica Eve [2002]
Show Me - The Cover Girls [1987]
Silence - Delerium Featuring Sarah McLachlan [2000]
Skin [I touch your skin/I smell the sin] - Sylver [2001]
Sky - Sonique [2000]
Slow [Skip a beat and move with my body] - Kylie Minogue [2004]
Some Lovin'* [Get some] - MURK vs. Kristine W [2003]
Something* [That you hide for me] - Lasgo [2003]
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven [You can run and you can hide] - Deborah Cox [2003]
Song for the Lonely* - Cher [2002]
The Sound of Goodbye* - Perpetuous Dreamer [2002]
Southern Sun [Set me free] - Oakenfold [2002]
Stand Still* - Aubrey [2001]
Stars* [Let me know in time] - Absolom [2001]
Stay* [Don't ever leave me lonely] - Wendy Phillips [2001]
Stay in Love* - Mona Q [Mon a Q] [2001]
Stomp to My Beat* - JS-16 [JS:16, JS16] [1999]
Straight Ahead* [Push, push, push, push] - Tube & Berger Featuring Chrissie Hynde [2004]
Stranger in My House* - Tamia [2001]
Sugar Is Sweeter* [Sugar daddy] - C.J. Bolland [1996]
Surrender* [I raise my hands and I surrender] - Laura Pausini [2003]
Synaesthesia (Fly Away)* - The Thrillseekers Feat. Sheryl Deane [2001]
Take Me Away (Into the Night)* - 4 Strings [2002]
Take Me in Your Arms - Lil Suzy [1992]
Take Me Where You Are* - Fiori [2002]
Through the Rain* - Mariah Carey [2003]
Toca's Miracle* [I need a miracle] - Fragma [2000]
Together Forever - Lisette Melendez [1991]
Toxic - Britney Spears [2004]
Tremble* - Marc et Claude [2002]
Try It on My Own* - Whitney Houston [2003]
Turn the Tide - Sylver [2001]
2 Times* - Ann Lee [1999]
Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira [2002]
Waiting for Tonight* - Jennifer Lopez [1999]
Walking in the Sky* - DJ Encore Featuring Engelina [2002]
What It Feels Like for a Girl* - Madonna [2001]
What U Did to Me* - Rockell [2001]
When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb [1984]
Whenever, Wherever - Shakira [2002]
Where Are You Now* - Diana Fox [2002]
Who's That Loving You Now? - Kristy Kay [2001]
Will I?* - Ian van Dahl [2002]
Yes!* [Excerpt from James Joyce's "Ulysses"] - Amber [2001]
(You Are My) All and All - Joyce Sims [1986]
You Got Me (Burnin' Up)* - Funky Green Dogs [2002]
You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu)* - In-Grid [2003]
You Set Me Free* - Abigail [2001]

Male Vocals

Another Chance - Roger Sanchez [vs. Toto] [2001]
Around the World* - Daft Punk [1997]
Bania u Cygana [Do rana] [Polish] - Zero [2001]
Can Heaven Wait - Luther Vandross [2001]
Clocks* [And nothing else compares] - Coldplay [2003]
Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums)* - Oscar G & Ralph Falcon [2003]
Days Go By - Dirty Vegas [2002]
Deepest Blue* [Am I dreaming now] - Deepest Blue [2003]
Diamond Girl - Nice & Wild [1986]
Differences [My whole life has changed] - Ginuwine [2001]
Digital Love [Why don't you play the game] - Daft Punk [2001]
Don't Wanna Try* - Frankie J [2003]
Escape - Enrique Iglesias [2002]
Fantasy Girl - Johnny O [1988]
Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield [2002]
Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Aquagen [vs. Chicago] [2002]
Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk [2002]
Hey Ya!* - OutKast [2004]
If You're Not the One* [I don't wanna run away] - Daniel Bedingfield [2003]
I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours) [+female] - Gigi D'Agostino [2001]
It's Gonna Be Alright* - P*ssy 2000 [PS2000] [vs. Sterling Void and The Clash] [2001]
James Dean (I Wanna Know) - Daniel Bedingfield [2003]
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)* - Modjo [2001]
Let's Get It On* - Lucas Prata [2002]
Let's Go All the Way* - React [1998]
A Little Less Conversation* - Elvis Presley vs. JXL [2002]
Move Your Feet - Junior Senior [2003]
Music Sounds Better With You* - Stardust [1998]
No Letting Go* - Wayne Wonder [2003]
One More Time* - Daft Punk [2001]
Outa Space* - Mellow Trax [DJ Mellow-D] [2000]
Party Your Body - Stevie B [1987]
Precious Heart - Tall Paul [vs. INXS] [2002]
Put Your Arms Around Me* - Natural [2001]
Real Fonky Time* [So get on the dancefloor] - Dax Riders [2002]
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake [2003]
Running - Information Society [1986]
San Francisco* - Sir Ivan [2003]
7 Days* - Craig David [2002]
Silent Morning - Noel [1987]
Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)* - BT [2003]
The Sound of Violence [When the sun goes down] - Cassius With Steve Edwards [2002]
Spring Love (Come Back to Me) - Stevie B [1988]
Sunshine* - Dance Nation [2001]
Superstylin'* [Sometimes it's for your spirit and your mind] - Groove Armada [2001]
To Get Down* [What goes around] - Timo Maas [2002]
U Got It Bad - Usher [2002]
Where Are You My Love - Digital Allies Featuring Rich Luzzi [2002]
Where's Your Head At* - Basement Jaxx [2002]
Who's Crying Now* - Karmadelic [2001]

Instrumentals

Angelfalls* - Ayla [2000]
Ayla Part II* - Ayla [2000]
Blood Is Pumpin'* - Voodoo & Serano [2001]
Bodyshock - D:FUSE [2001]
Derb* - Derb [2001]
E* [Eminem’s Without Me] - Drunkenmunky [2003]
Ecuador* [Spanish] - Sash! Featuring Rodriquez [1997]
Feel the Beat - Darude [2001]
Heart of Asia (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) - Watergate [2000]
Higher State of Consciousness - Josh Wink [Winx] [1995]
Kernkraft 400* [Zombie nation] - Zombie Nation [2000]
The Launch* - DJ Jean [1999]
Music - Darude [2003]
9 PM (Till I Come)* - ATB [1999]
Omnibus* [German] - Laut Sprecher Featuring Katie Skate [2001]
On the Move [You got the chance...dance] - Barthezz [2001]
Played-a-Live (The Bongo Song)* - Safri Duo [2001]
Punk [Digital punk] - Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] [2002]
Ready Steady Go - Oakenfold [2002]
Resurection* (sic) [Russian] - PPK [2002]
Rock Your Body, Rock* - Ferry Corsten [DJ Ferry Corsten] [2004]
Sandstorm* - Darude [2001]
Satisfaction* - Benny Benassi Presents The Biz [2003]
Security [Seduction] - The Beat Club [1989]
Star Guitar* [You should feel what I feel] - The Chemical Brothers [2002]

 


 

Directory of Artist Web Sites

Dance music has always had more than its share of faceless acts on small labels, one-hit wonders, promotional remixes, and rare imports.  Unfortunately, you cannot depend on radio to provide much information on artists of any genre.  So let your fingers do the clicking and visit these Internet sites while they’re still up and running.  You can expect to find such tidbits as biographies and discographies; some sites offer audio samples, video clips, previews, and free downloads of special mixes.

As a bonus, this directory includes some of the key vocalists on an artist’s records past and present.  Related Web sites refer to a vocalist’s own site or the site of a featured guest or an artist’s former/latest group.  Beware that some sites deliberately masquerade as official artist sites.  Let us know if any dubious sites got past our censors.

Artist/Featured Artist(s) [Vocalist(s)] – Official Web Site(s) [Related Web Site(s)]

Abigail – abigailxx.com
Absolom [?] – x-tremerecords.com [ianvandahl.com]
Yolanda Adams – yolandaadams.org, verityrecords.com
Christina Aguilera – christina-a.com, christinaaguilera.com
Alice Deejay [Judy, Gaby, Jane] – alicedeejay.net
Allure [Lalisha, Akissa, Alia, Hem-Lee] – mcarecords.com
Amber – amber-mcc.com, tommyboy.com
Angelina – upstairsrecordsinc.com
Aquagen [Chicago (sampled)] – aquagen.de [chicagotheband.com, warpbrothers.de]
ATB/York/Wild Strawberries [Roberta Carter Harrison (“Let U Go”), Dru Williams (“Killer”), Yolanda Rivera (“Don’t Stop”)] – atb-music.com, radikal.com, kontor.cc [wildstrawberries.com]
ATC [Tracey, Sarah] – atc-world.de
Aubrey – aubreymusic.com
Ayla – tandu.de, djtandu.de, edel.com (?)

Becky Baeling – beckybaeling.com, universalrecords.com
Barthezz – barthezz.com
Basement Jaxx [Felix Burton, Simon Radcliffe, Blue James (“Red Alert”)] – basementjaxx.co.uk, astralwerks.com
Daniel Bedingfield – danielbedingfield.com
Benny Benassi – bennybenassi.com
Sophie Ellis Bextor – sophieellisbextor.net, universalrecords.com [djspiller.co.uk (?)]
Beyonce/Jay-Z – beyonceonline.com [destinyschild.com, rocafella.com]
Mary J. Blige – mjblige.com
La Bouche [Melanie Thornton] – labouche.farian-net.com, frankfarian.com
Andrea Brown – andreabrown.com (?)
BT/Tori Amos/M. Doughty/Kirsty Hawkshaw – btmusic.com, nettwerkamerica.com [toriamos.com, mikedoughty.com, superspecialquestions.com, kirstyhawkshaw.com]

Athena Cage – athenacage.com, priorityrecords.com
Blu Cantrell/Sean Paul – blucantrell.com [sean-paul.net]
Mariah Carey – mariahcarey.com, monarc.com/mariahcarey/
Casero [Chitose Hajime?] – sonydiscos.com (?)
Cassius/Jocelyn Brown/Steve Edwards – cassius.fm, astralwerks.com [jocelynbrown.com, x-press2.com, seriousrecordsus.com, 23online.co.uk]
The Chemical Brothers [Noel Gallagher (“Setting Sun”)] – thechemicalbrothers.com, astralwerks.com [oasisinet.com]
Cher – cher.com
Roberta Childs – robertachilds.com (?), jellybean-recordings.com
Cleveland Lounge [Zoe Ellis] – moonshine.com [zoellis.com, miguelmigs.com]
Coldplay [Chris Martin] – coldplay.com
Ferry Corsten – ferrycorsten.org, moonshine.com [system-f.com]
Deborah Cox – deborahcox.com, jrecords.com

Da Buzz [Annika Thornquist] – dabuzz.nu, edel.com (?)
Daft Punk [Thomas Bangalter?, Todd Edwards?] – daftpunk.com, virginrecords.com, thomasbangalter.com [toddedwards.com (?)]
Gigi D’Agostino [?] – gigidagostino.com, arista.com
Dance Nation [Kim V, Sean, ? (“Sunshine”)] – dance-nation.com, noculan.com/dance-nation, jiveelectro.com
Darude – darude.com, bluechiprecords.com
Craig David – craigdavid.com
Dax Riders [Nicolas Berger-Vachon] – daxriders.com, daxriders.artistes.universalmusic.fr, mcarecords.com
DB Boulevard [Moony (“Point of View”), Louise Rose (“Believe”)] – dbboulevard.com, epicrecords.com, [moony.it]
Dee Dee – deedeemusic.be (?), robbinsent.com
Delerium/Sarah McLachlan/Leigh Nash/Jael/Rani – delerium.com, nettwerkamerica.com [conjureone.com, sarahmclachlan.com, sixpence-ntr.com, sixpencenonethericher.com, lunik.com]
Tim Deluxe/Sam Obernik – timdeluxe.co.uk (?)
Derb – sundancemusic.de
D:FUSE – djdfuse.com, systemrecordings.com, mtarecords.com (closing soon?), v2music.com
Digital Allies/Rich Luzzi – richluzzi.com, x-tremerecords.com
Dirty Vegas [Steve Smith] – dirtyvegas.com
DJ Encore/Engelina – djencore.com, mcarecords.com
DJ Jean – djjean.com
DJ Sammy/Yanou/Do/Loona – dj-sammy.com
DJ Spiller [Sophie Ellis Bextor] – djspiller.co.uk (?) [sophieellisbextor.net]
Drunkenmunky – ultrarecords.com

Jocelyn Enriquez – jocelynenriquez.com

Fiori – ?
Foggy [Giovanna lo Giudice] – robbinsent.com
4 Strings [?] – 4strings.com (?), ultrarecords.com, 4strings.nl, spinninrecords.com
Diana Fox – dianafox.com
Fragma/Maria Rubia [Coco (“Toca’s Miracle”)] – fragma.de
Frankie J – frankiejonline.com [loskumbiakings.com]
Freestylers [? (“Don’t Stop”)] – freestylers.co.uk (?), mammoth.go.com
Funky Green Dogs [Tamara (post-2001), Pamela Williams (pre-2001)] – funkygreendogs.com, star69records.com, mcarecords.com

Ginuwine – ginuwine.com
Vivian Green – viviangreen.com
Groove Armada/Sunshine Anderson [M.A.D. (“Superstylin’”), Gramma Funk (“I See You Baby”)] – groove-armada.com, jiverecords.com [ffrr.com/weekendplayers, sunshineanderson.com]

Whitney Houston – whitneyhouston.com

Enrique Iglesias – enriqueiglesias.com
iio [Nadia (Ali)] – iiomusic.com
India – jellybean-recordings.com [mastersatwork.net, nuyoricansoul.net]
In-Grid – zyx.de, zyxmusic.com

Jessy – jessy-music.be, ultrarecords.com
Jewel – jeweljk.com
JS-16 [? (“Stomp to My Beat”)] – js16.com, priorityrecords.com
Junior Senior [Jeppe Breum] – juniorsenior.com, atlantic-records.com

Karmadelic/Sandy B. [Pete Cintorino] – defunct? (was karmadelic.com), jellybean-recordings.com
Kristy Kay – kristykaymusic.com
Las Ketchup [Pilar, Lola, Lucia] – lasketchup.com, theketchup.com, columbiarecords.com
For the latest updates, set your browser to danceradiopost.com.
Kings of Tomorrow/Julie McKnight/Michelle Weeks – kingsoftomorrow.com, yoshop.com, atlantic-records.com [juliemcknight.com]
Kosheen [Suzanne Palmer] – kosheen.com, kineticrecords.com [suzannepalmer.com]
Kreo’ [Giada] – robbinsent.com

Lasgo [Evi Goffin] – lasgo.be
Laut Sprecher/Katie Skate – robbinsent.com
Ann Lee – zyx.de, zyxmusic.com
Live Element/Keith Taylor/John Ray [Belinda Carlisle (sampled)] – gossiprecords.com [keithtaylor.co.uk (?), gogos.com]
Jennifer Lopez/Ja Rule/Nas/LL Cool J/Fat Joe – jenniferlopez.com [jarule.net, stillmatic.com, llcoolj.com, fat-joe.com]

Timo Maas/MC Chickaboo – timomaas.com, kineticrecords.com [mcchickaboo.com, hoperecordings.com]
Mad’house [Buse Unlu] – madhouseworld.com, radikal.com
Madonna – madonna.com
Marc et Claude/Tony Hadley [? (“Tremble”)] – marcetclaude.com, radikal.com, alphabetcity.de [tonyhadley.com]
Billie Ray Martin – billieraymartin.com, nervousnyc.com
Melanie C – melaniec.net, virginrecords.com [c3.vmg.co.uk/spicegirls]
Mellow Trax [? (“Outa Space”)] – radikal.com
Christina Milian/Ja Rule – christinamilian.com [jarule.net]
Milky – milky.it (?), robbinsent.com, motivo.it, tobaccomusic.com
Dannii Minogue – danniimusic.com, ultrarecords.com
Kylie Minogue – kylie.com
Miss Jane – ?
Modjo [Yann Destagnol?] – modjo.com, mcarecords.com
Mona Q – defunct? (was monaq.com), nebulousrecords.com
Mandy Moore – mandymoore.com
MSM [Lorena Pinot, Sohanny Gross, Carla Ramirez] – msmgirls.com, epicrecords.com
MURK/Kristine W – murkrecords.com, tommyboy.com [kristinew.com, funkygreendogs.com]

Nalin & Kane [Shondell Mims, Andrea Kanta] – ultrarecords.com
Natural [Patrick King, Jr., Michael Johnson, “J” Josh Horn, Ben Bledsoe, Marc Terenzi] – naturalofficialsite.com, t-con.com
Nayer – sonydiscos.com
Neja – neja.it, robbinsent.com
Jason Nevins/Run-D.M.C./Eric B. & Rakim/Holly James – jasonnevins.com, ultrarecords.com, radikal.com [thadweb.com/rundmc/]
Noemi – noemi.com, robbinsent.com

Oakenfold/Shifty Shellshock [Carla Werner (“Southern Sun”), Asher D (“Ready Steady Go”)] – pauloakenfold.com [carlawerner.com, crazytown.com]
Oscar G & Ralph Falcon [Oscar Gaetan?] – twistedamerica.com [funkygreendogs.com, murkrecords.com]

Suzanne Palmer – suzannepalmer.com, star69records.com [kosheen.com, peterrauhofer.com]
Sarina Paris – sarinaparis.com (?), priorityrecords.com
Laura Pausini – laurapausini.com, atlantic-records.com
Perpetuous Dreamer [Elles de Graaf] – arminvanbuuren.com, radikal.com
Wendy Phillips – robbinsent.com
Pink/William Orbit – pinkspage.com [williamorbit.com]
Planet Soul [Nadine Renee (“Set U Free”), Brenda Dee] – georgeacosta.com, ultrarecords.com
Plummet [?] – nebulousrecords.com
PPK – ppk.ru, tommyboy.com
Lucas Prata – lucasprata.com
Precious… [?] – defunct? (was preciousonline.net)
Elvis Presley/JXL – elvis.com, radiojxl.com
Prophecy Collective [Shannon Denise] – prophecycollective.biz.ly [was shannondenise.com]
Puretone [Amiel Daemion (“Addicted to Bass”)] – puretoneonline.com, v2music.com
Pusaka/Thea Austin – thunderpuss.com, tommyboy.com [theaaustin.com]
P*ssy 2000 [Sterling Void (sampled)] – spacefunk.com, mtarecords.com (closing soon?), v2music.com

QED [Kristine Hendricks, Valentin] – mxworks.com/qed/

React [Daniel Metreyeon, Timothy Cruz] – defunct? (was reactonline.com)
Reina – robbinsent.com
LeAnn Rimes – rimestimes.com
The Roc Project/Tina Arena – rayroc.com, tommyboy.com [tinaarena.com]
Rockell – rockell.com, robbinsent.com
Paulina Rubio – paulinarubio.com
Kate Ryan – kate-ryan.com, robbinsent.com

Safri Duo – safriduo.dk, mcarecords.com
Roger Sanchez [Toto (sampled)] – rogersanchez.com, releaseyourself.com [legacyrecordings.com/toto/]
Sash!/Rodriquez/La Trec/Tina Cousins – defunct? (was sash-world.com, djsash.de, and sash.co.uk) [tinacousins.com]
Shakedown [?] – shakedownonline.com
Shakira – shakira.com
Jamie-Lynn Sigler – jamielynnsigler.com, edel.com (?)
Sir Ivan – sir-ivan.com, jellybean-recordings.com
Terra Skye – terraskye.com, nebulousrecords.com
Sneaker Pimps [Chris Corner (post-1998), Kelli Ali/Kelli Dayton (pre-1998)] – sneakerpimps.com, tommyboy.com [kelliali.com, satoshitomiie.com]
Sonique – soniqueonline.com
Soulsearcher [Thea Austin] – twistedamerica.com, mcarecords.com [theaaustin.com]
Britney Spears – britney.com
Stardust [Benjamin Diamond] – virginrecords.com [daftpunk.com, thomasbangalter.com]
Svala – svala.com
Sylver [Silvy De Bie] – sylversite.be

Tall Paul [INXS (sampled)] – djtallpaul.com, moonshine.com [inxs.com]
Tamia – tamiaonline.com
t.A.T.u. [Julia Volkova, Lena Katina] – tatugirls.com
Telepopmusik [Angela McCluskey] – telepopmusik.com, telepopmusik.net, hollywoodandvine.com, capitolrecords.com [wildcolonials.com]
Thalia/Fat Joe – thalia.com [fat-joe.com]
The Thrillseekers/Sheryl Deane – ultrarecords.com [sheryldeane.com (?)]
Justin Timberlake – justintimberlake.com [nsync.com]
Tina Ann – tinaann.com, heartrecords.com

Usher – usherworld.com

Ian van Dahl/Marsha [Annemie Coenen] – ianvandahl.com, robbinsent.com [marsha.be]
Luther Vandross – luthervandross.com
Paul van Dyk/Hemstock & Jennings [Jan Johnston, Kym] - paulvandyk.com, mute.com
Voodoo & Serano – voodooandserano.com, radikal.com

Watergate – djquicksilver.de
Crystal Waters – ?
Who da Funk/Jessica Eve/Terra Deva – subliminalrecords.com
Josh Wink – joshwink.com, ovum-rec.com, ovumrecordings.com, systemrecordings.com
Wayne Wonder – waynewonder.com

Zero – Polish site
Zombie Nation – zombienation.com, radikal.com

 


 

Vote for the Best and Worst 92.7 KPTI Songs

Now that you're familiar with the 185-plus 2002 and older tracks on 92.7 KPTI's recurrent playlist, tell us what you think.

  1. What are your favorite recurrent tracks as heard on KPTI?
  2. What recurrent songs would you like them to stop playing?
  3. What artists/recurrent tracks do you think they should play?

Vote for no more than five in each case.  Send your answers to ********* at the domain gmail.com.  Please specify "Partyvote" in your subject line.  Depending on how your browser is set up, you can also do this by clicking on Mail-Off.  We'll tabulate the results here between now and the end of 2003.

Our Two Cents

For what it's worth, this is what we think.

The Best

To make our job easier, we’ve limited our best selections to KPTI "exclusives," songs not heard on other Bay Area radio stations in the past.

  1. Yolanda Adams, "Never Give Up"
    You could call this dance remix of Adams' gospel number a house anthem but for the synthesizer-based music.  With restrained diva vocals--until the rousing climax--it all adds up to a very catchy pop song.  Her record label should have worked this remix at top 40 radio.
  2. Lucas Prata, "Let’s Get It On"
    Yes, the vocal arrangement is from the electrofunk school of Stardust/Daft Punk/Dax Riders/Dance Nation/Dirty Vegas.  Yet this chirpy number still manages to stand out among all the sound-alikes.  You’ve got to hand it to the songwriter for sticking with a title so closely associated with a legendary singer.  Would you write a song and call it "Hound Dog" or "Hey Jude"?
  3. Kate Ryan, "Scream for More"
    Nonsensical lyrics aside, file this one under "Should've Been a Hit."  We would like to hear more from this Belgian singer.
  4. Sash! Featuring Rodriquez, "Ecuador"
    The best thing you can say about KPTI is that they don't shy away from playing instrumentals like this tasty example from German act Sash!, who is not to be confused with Sasha (of Sasha & Darren Emerson) or Sasha Alexander (though they are all Europeans).
  5. Zero, "Bania u Cygana"
    A testosterone-powered Polish song to save us from "diva overload."  As far as we can tell, this Zero is not the same as The Zeros, Zero One, Zero 7, Karl Zero, or Remy Zero.

The Worst

  1. Aquagen, "Hard to Say I’m Sorry"
    Cheesy but not campy enough to be fun, this is definitely not one of Aquagen's better remixes.  If you want to shake your groove thing to a Chicago tune, listen to the classic "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" by Kenny "Dope" Presents The Bucketheads.  To others, the dance remakes of "San Francisco" and "Shimauta" may sound just as cheesy.  They did seem like more of the same electrospeed fluff (hi-NRG meets rave music for the 2000s)--and then they grew on us.
  2. Mad’house, "Like a Prayer"
    This European artist (not the 1980s R&B act Madhouse) is the definition of schlock—a gratuitous remake that sounds like something a cover band would play at a prom or wedding.  Even Kelly Osbourne’s remake of "Papa Don't Preach" is more creative.  Tribute bands are nothing new; it is unusual when the subject is still actively making records.
  3. 1980s freestyle
    As much as we enjoyed some freestyle back in the day, most of it sounds pretty dated now.  Besides, there is no shortage of neo-freestyle music to choose from (Angelina, Jocelyn Enriquez, Rockell, Jossette, Freestylers, just to name a few).
  4. Older versions
    Faced with a song's pack of promotional remixes, KPTI usually plays the best version (the most radio-friendly remix anyway).  But they're playing the "wrong" versions in three instances.  The album version of Gigi D'Agostino’s "I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Toujours)" is slow and plodding compared with the remix that became a minor hit at some top 40 radio stations in 2001.  Interestingly, that remix incorporates elements of "Bla Bla Bla," another track from the same album.  For fans of drum 'n' bass, Puretone's original version of "Addicted to Bass" is probably just fine.  We prefer the Robbie Rivera remix that lives up to the title.  This is one time when his funkatron signature sound makes for a perfect fit.  Although we're not big fans of DJ Tiesto, his remix of BT's "Dreaming" is an improvement over the unremarkable original.
  5. Delerium Featuring Sarah McLachlan, “Silence”
    We actually liked this song when it came out in 2000.  What we don’t understand is why it was in such heavy rotation consistently during the second half of 2002.  The answer may lie on the other coast.  WPYM in Miami, where KPTI borrowed the idea of a “pure dance channel,” declared “Silence” that station’s No. 1 song during its first year of operation.  (Refer to WPYM’s top 93 tracks of 2002 at party931.com/music/top93.html or archive.org)

The Missing

  1. Faithless
  2. Fatboy Slim/Mighty Dub Katz/Beats International
  3. Billie Ray Martin, “Your Loving Arms”
  4. Moby
  5. Sparks, “When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way’”

As interesting as KPTI’s playlist is, the list of MIAs is striking.  They seem to have drawn a complete blank when it comes to the better part of the 1990s, and they know only freestyle from the 1980s.  Because of its weak signal, KPTI will probably never crack the top 20 in ratings.  And if Bay Area history is any indication, this dance format won’t last very long.  So they might as well make their playlist as inclusive and progressive as possible.  What have they got to lose?  We’ve selected Faithless, Fatboy Slim, and Moby because they’re not your average dance artists.  The other two tracks represent KPTI’s “missing years.”

 


 

Deep Tracks

If you like the following artists as heard on 92.7 KPTI, you should go deeper and check out their other songs.

 

Artist Track(s) and Related Artist(s)
Abigail “If It Don’t Fit,” “Let the Joy Rise,” “Don’t You Want to Know?”
Absolom Astroline (“Close My Eyes”) (see also Ian van Dahl)
Yolanda Adams “Open My Heart”
Alice Deejay “Who Needs Guitars Anyway,” “Everything Begins With an E,” “The Lonely One,” “Will I Ever,” “Celebrate Our Love”
Allure “All Cried Out,” “Head Over Heels”
Amber “Above the Clouds (Jonathan Peters’ Mix),” “Love One Another,” "This Is Your Night," “One More Night (Berman Brothers 12” Mix),” "Colour of Love," Stars on 45 ("If You Could Read My Mind")
Angelina “Release Me”
Aquagen “Ihr Seid so Leise,” "Everybody's Free," Warp Brothers ("Phatt Base")
Tina Arena "Chains," “I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You,” “Aller Plus Haut,” “Les 3 Cloches,” “Burn,” “Now I Can Dance,” “Sorrento Moon (I Remember)”
ATB “Long Way Home,” “I Don’t Wanna Stop,” “The Fields of Love,” “Killer,” “Don’t Stop”
ATC “My Heart Beats Like a Drum (Dam Dam Dam)”
Aubrey “I’m Waiting,” “Willing & Able”
Thea Austin Beat Hustlerz (“Just About Had Enough”), Snap (“Rhythm Is a Dancer”)
Becky Baeling “If You Love Me (Remix)”
Barthezz “Infected”
Basement Jaxx “Rendez-Vu,” “Red Alert,” “Get Me Off,” "Bingo Bango," "Romeo"
Sophie Ellis Bextor “Get Over You/Move This Mountain,” “Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me),” “Mixed up World”
Beyonce “Baby Boy (Remix),” “Summertime,” Destiny’s Child (“Survivor,” “Bootylicious,” “Independent Women Part I,” “Brown Eyes,” “Bills, Bills, Bills”)
Mary J. Blige “You Bring Me Joy (Remix),” “Love Is All We Need (Remix),” "Your Child (Remix)," “Family Affair”
La Bouche “Be My Lover,” “Sweet Dreams,” “You Won’t Forget Me,” “Fallin’ in Love,” Melanie Thornton (“Wonderful Dream”)
BT “Blue Skies,” “Love, Peace and Grease,” “Remember,” “Godspeed,” “Never Gonna Come Back Down”
Athena Cage Keith Sweat (“Nobody”)
Blu Cantrell “Hit ’em up Style (Oops!)”
Cassius "I'm a Woman," “99,” “Feeling for You,” “La Mouche”
The Chemical Brothers “It Began in Afrika,” “Come With Us,” “Setting Sun,” “Block Rockin’ Beats,” “Let Forever Be,” “Hey Boy Hey Girl,” "Life Is Sweet"
Cher “All or Nothing (Almighty Definitive Mix)”
Cleveland Lounge The Braids (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), Miguel Migs (“The One”), The Mo’Fessionals
Coldplay “Yellow,” “Trouble,” “In My Place,” “The Scientist”
Ferry Corsten “Rock Your Body Rock,” System F ("Out of the Blue," "Dance Valley Theme 2001")
Deborah Cox "Play Your Part (Remix)," "Things Just Ain’t the Same (Dance Radio Mix)"
Da Buzz “Alive,” “Let Me Love You,” "Do You Want Me"
Daft Punk “Da Funk,” “Revolution 909,” Together (“So Much Love to Give”)
Gigi D’Agostino “La Passion/Rectangle,” “Rectangle,” “The Riddle,” “Bla Bla Bla,” “Super”
Craig David “Walking Away,” “Fill Me In”
DB Boulevard Moony (“Dove [I’ll Be Loving You],” “Acrobats”)
Delerium “After All,” “Innocente,” “Underwater,” “Euphoria (Firefly),” “Duende,” Conjure One (“Sleep,” “Tears From the Moon,” “Center of the Sun”)
DJ Jean “U Got My Love”
DJ Spiller (See Sophie Ellis Bextor)
Steve Edwards Presence, X-Press 2 (“Call That Love”), M-Factor (“Mother”), Fila Brazillia (“We Build Arks,” “Spill the Beans”)
Jocelyn Enriquez “Do You Miss Me,” “Get Into the Rhythm,” “When I Get Close to You,” Stars on 45 (“If You Could Read My Mind”)
4 Strings “Day Time,” Madelyne (“Beautiful Child [A Deeper Love]”)
Fragma "Everytime You Need Me," "You Are Alive," Coco (“Your Loving Arms”)
Freestylers “Get Down Massive,” “Weekend Song,” “Here We Go,” “B-Boy Stance,” “Ruffneck,” “Warning”
Funky Green Dogs "Rise Up," “Fired Up!,” “The Way (It’s the Sound) (Club 69’s Yuro Radio Mix),” “Until the Day,” “Body”
Ginuwine “Stingy,” “There It Is,” “None of Ur Friends Business,” “The Best Man I Can Be,” “So Anxious,” “What’s so Different,” “Same Ol’ G,” “Pony,” Timbaland (“Keep It Real”)
Vivian Green “Fanatic (Remix)”
Groove Armada "Easy," "My Friend," “I See You Baby,” Weekend Players (“I’ll Be There,” “Into the Sun”)
Kirsty Hawkshaw Opus III (“It’s a Fine Day,” “Hand in Hand [Looking for Sweet Inspiration],” “When You Made the Mountain”)
Whitney Houston “Love That Man (Remix),” "Whatchulookinat (Remix)," “My Love Is Your Love (Jonathan Peters’ Mix),” “Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Mix),” “I Learned From the Best (HQ2 Club Mix),” “Step by Step (Remix)”
Enrique Iglesias “Be With You (Thunderpuss 2000 Mix?),” “Sad Eyes”
India Masters at Work ("Backfired," “When You Touch Me,” “I Can’t Get No Sleep”), Nuyorican Soul (“Runaway”), River Ocean (“Love & Happiness [Yemaya y Ochun]”)
Jessy Mackenzie (“I Am Free,” “Innocence,” “Falling in Love,” “All I Need”)
Jewel “Serve the Ego (Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix),” “Stand (Remix),” “Standing Still,” “Hands,” “You Were Meant for Me/Foolish Games,” “Who Will Save Your Soul”
Karmadelic “Check It Out,” “Nothingness”
Kosheen “All in My Head”
Kristine W "One More Try (Rollo's Big Mix)," "Land of the Living," "Feel What You Want," “Stronger,” “Lovin’ You,” “Fly Again”
Ann Lee “Voices,” “So Deep”
Live Element “Over and Over”
Loona “Bailando,” “Hijo de la Luna,” “Mamboleo,” “Rhythm of the Night”
Jennifer Lopez “I’m Glad (Paul Oakenfold Perfecto Remix),” “Alive (Thunderpuss Club Mix),” “Play (Remix),” “Feelin’ so Good (Thunderpuss Mix),” “Let’s Get Loud”
Timo Maas “Shifter”
Marc et Claude “I Need Your Lovin’ (Like the Sunshine)”
Marsha “Distant Places”
Billie Ray Martin “Your Loving Arms,” “Running Around Town,” “Imitation of Life,” Electribe 101
Sarah McLachlan “Sweet Surrender (Remix),” “Building a Mystery,” “Adia,” “Angel,” “I Will Remember You”
Melanie C “Never Be the Same Again,” “Northern Star,” Bryan Adams (“When You’re Gone”)
Mellow Trax “Phuture Vibes”
Christina Milian Ja Rule (“Between Me and You”)
Dannii Minogue “Put the Needle on It,” “Don’t Wanna Lose This Feeling,” “This Is It,” Riva (“Who Do You Love Now?”)
Kylie Minogue “Slow,” "Butterfly," "Can't Get Blue Monday out of My Head," “Please Stay,” “On a Night Like This,” “Spinning Around,” “Confide in Me,” Robbie Williams (“Kids”), Nick Cave (“Where the Wild Roses Grow”)
Miss Jane (See Kirsty Hawkshaw for original version of “It’s a Fine Day”)
MURK “Believe,” “Alright” (see also Funky Green Dogs)
Nalin & Kane Nalin Inc. (“Scream [Every 1’s a Winner]”)
Neja “The Game,” “Fairytale,” “Shock,” “Restless”
Jason Nevins “It’s Like That,” “I Know You Got Soul”
Noemi “Y.O.U.”
Oakenfold “Starry Eyed Surprise,” Carla Werner
Oscar G & Ralph Falcon (See Funky Green Dogs and MURK)
Suzanne Palmer “Show Me,” Club 69 (“Much Better,” “Alright,” “Muscles”), Absolute (“I Believe”)
Laura Pausini “E Ritorno da Te,” “Tra Te e Il Mare”
Perpetuous Dreamer “Dust.wav,” Armin van Buuren
Wendy Phillips “Love Never Changes”
Pink “There You Go (Hani Mix)”
Planet Soul George Acosta
Lucas Prata “You’ll Never Be Alone”
Precious… “Precious Little Fantasy,” “Say It Again,” “It’s Gonna Be My Way,” “Rewind”
Puretone “Stuck in a Groove”
Pusaka Thunderpuss (“Head,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag,” “Stand Up”), Barry Harris (“Dive in the Pool,” “I Got My Pride”), Chris Cox (“I Believe”)
P*ssy 2000 “Ain’t No Love Around the World,” Sterling Void (“Runaway Girl”), Spacefunk (“Evil Moogafooga”)
React “Can’t Keep My Hands off You (Dance/Crossover Mix)”
Reina “Find Another Woman,” “Anything for Love,” Razor N’ Guido (“Miss the Way”), Heaven (“Got a Love for You”)
LeAnn Rimes “Blue”
Rockell “I Fell in Love,” "When I'm Gone"
Paulina Rubio “Y Yo Si Go Aqui” (or the English version “I’ll Be Right Here [Sexual Lover]”), “Yo No Soy Esa Mujer”
Kate Ryan “Desenchantee,” “Libertine,” “UR (My Love)”
Safri Duo “Samb-Adagio,” “Baya Baya”
Roger Sanchez “I Want Your Love”
Sash! “Stay,” “Encore une Fois,” “Mysterious Times,” “Adelante,” “Ma Baker,” “La Primavera”
Shakira “Tu,” “Inevitable,” “Estoy Aqui”
Sir Ivan “Imagine”
Sneaker Pimps “6 Underground,” "Sick (Remix)," Kelli Ali, Dysfunctional Psychedelic Waltons (“Payback Time”), Satoshi Tomiie (“Love in Traffic”)
Sonique “I Put a Spell on You”
Soulsearcher "Do It to Me Again"
Sylver “Forgiven,” “Forever in Love”
Tall Paul “Freebase”
Tamia “Tell Me Who (Remix)”
Thalia “Tu y Yo,” “Entre el Mar y una Estrella”
Justin Timberlake “Like I Love You (Remix),” “Cry Me a River (Remix)”
Tina Ann “I Do,” Dynamix (“Don’t Want Another Man”)
Usher “U Don’t Have to Call,” “U Remind Me,” “Nice & Slow,” “You Make Me Wanna…,” “My Way,” “Think of You”
Luther Vandross “Never Too Much,” “Stop to Love,” “Here and Now,” “Power of Love/Love Power,” “Don’t Want to Be a Fool,” “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” “Endless Love,” Change (“Searching,” “The Glow of Love”)
Ian van Dahl “Secret Love”
Paul van Dyk “Another Way,” “Tell Me Why”
Watergate DJ Quicksilver (“Boombastic,” “Planet Love,” “I Have a Dream,” “Bellissima,” “Free”)
Crystal Waters “Say…If You Feel Alright (X-MIX Radio Edit),” "Relax," "100% Pure Love (PG Tips Anthem Mix)," "What I Need," “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless),” “Makin’ Happy,” David Morales (“In de Ghetto”)
Who da Funk “Sting Me Red (You Think You’re so Clever)”
Wild Strawberries “Wrong to Let You Go”
Josh Wink “You Are the One,” “Are You There…,” “How’s Your Evening so Far?”
Zero “Gdy Zgasnie Sloince”

 

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