Ep 80: Free To Love Again to Virginia Plain and Mike Stock's departure

03 Nov 2024 • 80 min • EN
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Every journey has an ending, and in this episode, we reach the final three singles produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman in 1993 — and discuss the events surrounding the termination of the partnership as Mike left PWL. Former Miss America Suzette Charles joins us to talk about her singing/acting/pageant career and how she turned up at PWL demanding an audience with Pete. Her eventual collaboration with Mike yielded underrated gem "Free To Love Again" and five other fan favourite tracks that went unreleased at the time. She also fills us in on her studio reunion with Mike in the past few months and what we can expect from their recent work together. Sybil returns to discuss her final Stock and Waterman single, "Stronger Together", and reflect on her pop career. Plus, Johnny Wilks from Slamm talks about releasing a remake of "Virginia Plain" — the final SW production in the "90s. Then, we hear from Mike about his decision to leave PWL and what brought him and Pete, and then all of SAW back together again in the 2000s and beyond. Support the show Subscribe for bonus material at chartbeats.com.au/saw Instagram: @chartbeatsau Threads: @chartbeatsau, @matthew_denby360 Bluesky: @chartbeatsau Facebook: Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop Email: chartbeats.au@gmail.com

From "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman"

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