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Lori Y tes' state of Untogethernessby Rod GudinoFriedrich Nietzsche once argued that while thecreative experience posed one of the profoundestmysteries for the rational intellect, its depths couldbe fathomed if artistic expression was understoodas a mixture of chaos and formalism. Virgin artistLori Yates might have been thinking along thoselines during the frenetic outburst of creative -- andchaotic -- magic which produced her newest album,aptly titled Untogether, and released this week.

Hardly a stranger to the music biz, Yates hasbeen a songwriter whose talents have drawn theattention of major labels from Columbia to VirginRecords as well as Music City itself, where shecranked out a song a day during a stint there. Notsurprisingly, her work attracted fans and fellowartists like Martin St. Clair, whose Frenchrendition of Yates' These Are The Days hit #1 inFrancophone Canada in January of this year.

Formally speaking then, Lori Yates hasproven herself to be a natch at writing songs and

Sting and EMI pubbeiry score a firstEMI Music Publishing has announced a publishingagreement with Sting, his first ever such exclusiveworldwide deal. The pact incorporates his entireback catalogue, his current work and all his futuremusical adventures.

Sting's catalogue ranges from his wild dayswith The Police during which time he had majorhits from albums like Zenyatta Mondatta andSynchronicity, through his early solo works,including Dream Of The Blue Turtles and up to hismore recent "solitary treks" Soul Cages, TenSummoner's Tales and Mercury Falling.

The deal comes on the heels of the successful

reworking of Sting's Every Breath You Take by PuffDaddy & Faith Evans as I'll Be Missing Youreleased on the Arista label. The single made its debuton the RPM 100 Hits Chart at #67 (July 21/97).

Sitting in on the signing with Sting, hismanager Miles Copeland and publishing consultantJim Doyle, were EMI Music Publishing's Chairmanand CEO (Worldwide) Martin Bandler, EMI MPUK Managing Director and Senior Vice -Presidentof International Acquisitions Peter Reichardt,Director of Finance and Administration TomBradley and Senior Business Affairs Manager ChrisMileson (see photo).

Landmark EMI Music Publishing signing (I to r), EMI MP's Chris Mileson,Tom Bradley, Peter Reichardt, Sting manager Miles Copeland, publishingconsultant Jim Doyle and EMI MP's Martin Bandier.

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at singing them, the latter attribute which has beenevident from a three album legacy of personalmaterial. In lieu of those accomplishments, thetime came for the singer to immerse herself intosomething completely different, in theNietzschean sense, into an experience ofimaginative anarchy.

"I wanted to challenge myself, I wanted to gobeyond what I am and I wanted to be open tolearning again," says Yates. "I had gotten to thepoint in my music that I felt like I really knew whatI was doing and there was a certain complacency inthat. I needed to have my foundations shook, goinginto something that I didn't know."

Yates quickly found that something in a trioof Toronto based computer artists who practiseda musical flair reminiscent of Tricky and wentunder the name of Opium Concepts. Finding acommon spirit even in their disparate musicalworlds eventually brought the four into the studio,where they began exploring a new realm of songsand songwriting that employed no songwritingblueprints and loose structures.

"We mostly wrote with bass, loops andvoice," says Yates, who had never previouslyconceived of pop music without a guitar or piano."The instrumentation came around my voice andI think you can really hear that on the record; it's

Boston's Tom Scholz receives the band's first ever Canadian diamond awardfor cumulative sales of their self -titled 1976 debut from Epic Records' DirectorBruce Mactavish and Publicity Manager Amber Meredith.

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Miami's Vizcaya VilThe Vizcaya Villa, located in the Ciwill be the gathering place for the(Sept. 7) for the first MIDEM LathCaribbean Music Market.

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Rod McIInnes firme(Aug 14 date at RevHourglass recording artist Rod McIriToronto's Reverb (The Big Bop Buil(five -piece band on Aug. 14. Openingwill be Blaise Pascal and her band.

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sparse, you know, it's not like a guitar record, there are no guitar solos."

Best described as a ten song compendium of aquatic pop songs which feature Yates'

unmistakeable vocals bobbing on a sea of mood and atmospherics, Untogether is pure distilled

emotion with little rational obtrusiveness. Dangerous, yes, and not an album that could have

been pulled off without personal courage and some strong musical experience to back it up.

"It was incredibly exciting because I didn't know the rules, I just knew I could sing and I knew

I could write," she says. "I didn't even go to old lyrics 'cause all of that had gone and I really wanted

to discover what I had to say. I just let it come out, it

was like my subconscious speaking. I had to go back and look at the songs and look at the lyrics to make

sense of what I was saying." Untogether marks more than a departure for

Lori Yates, it's a bona fide milestone in her career. And while she is acutely aware of the fact, the singer

seems as relieved as she is pleased that the move in a new direction has had such positive feedback.

It's as if she won a battle in which she nevertheless came perilously close to losing.

"There were some personal changes going on before making this record and really the record was

a musical expression of all those changes," she says.

"The gigs I was doing were really shitty and I

thought, you know, I deserve better than this; if this is what my career has come to, then I'll be a secretary

thank you very much. "I love and respect music and I only want to present it in a respectful manner and at the time I

didn't know how to do it in a way that felt good for

me. Meeting the guys from Opium Concepts gave me that, they were from a completely different

school than I was; they didn't know me, I didn't know them, our musical references were completely

different. All I knew was that I liked them as people and they liked me and my voice and that's what we

went on. It was a complete fresh start."

Miami's Vizcaya Villa settling for MIDEM opening The Vizcaya Villa, located in the City of Miami, will be the gathering place for the opening gala

(Sept. 7) for the first MIDEM Latin America & Caribbean Music Market.

Caiman Records, Tidco and MPO-Americ are springing for the lavish opening which will feature

music of Trinidad and Tobago. Caiman, a Miami -based label, will present a

number of their artists at the gala, including the Dominican Republic's Chi-Chi-Peralta, Puerto

Rico's Lefty Perez, and Curacao's Brass Band. Rituals, a Trinidad label which will have its

own booth at MIDEM have also scheduled a lineup of their artists, including Andre Tanker, Sharlene

Rod McInnes firmed for Aug 14 date at Reverb

Hourglass recording artist Rod McInnes will play Toronto's Reverb (The Big Bop Building) with his

five -piece band on Aug. 14. Opening for McInnes will be Blaise Pascal and her band.

McInnes, who made his television debut as a presenter at this year's Big Country Awards, is currently on release with Best Kept Secret, an

album that was two years in the making. Three singles have been taken from the album, the most recent being Someday, a McInnes original. A video

for the new single will be released shortly. Pascal, who won the Mix 99.9 song contest

with her alternative pop entry of Kings & Queens, will be in the studio in the early fall to begin work

on her full length album, expected to be released early next year.

For more information on McInnes and Pascall, contact Jane Harbury Publicity at 416-466-5020.

Boodram, Blak Mayl, 1120Flow, General Grant, Choco, Michael Montana and Xtatic performing on

one stage, with Ajala, Colin Lucas, Ataklan, Tony Prescott, Super Blue, David Rudder and 3Canal on

the other. The Vizcaya is an Italian Renaissance style

villa built between 1914 and 1916 by industrialist James Deering as his winter home. The grounds

include more than 10 acres of formal Italian gardens and fountains.

Randi Freedman, owner of Logistics Management Group, appointed general coordinator

Hip's nod to Perry cinches A happenstance mention of Van Allen Belt by

management and members of The Tragically Hip to Norman Perry, co-founder of the Toronto -based

RipChord Records, has led to a recording deal for the band. Initial release will be The Brown Bomber,

their second album and the follow-up to their self -

titled album released in 1996 on the band's own Despot Industries label.

Perry explains, "When I first heard the band's debut album, I thought 'this is fabulous, I'd like to

get involved somehow with this group'. I first saw them open to Hip shows in the States. As an

unknown entity they really captured the audience and showed a potential well beyond that found on

their debut CD. Now that Van Allen Belt has a new CD set for release and exposure to what will be a

musically astute audience at Another Roadside Attraction, The Brown Bomber seemed like the

perfect first release at RipChord." The new album was recorded earlier this year

at The Tube in Hamilton and mastered at

for the opening party by Reed MIDEM Organization, reveals that there will be two stages

set up on the grounds, "one located on the water, the other in the gardens. Food will be Latin and

Caribbean style with open bars serving speciality drinks."

MIDEM's Miami conference, which will run from Sept. 8 to 11, has already firmed the attendance

of 171 companies from 24 countries along with

some 500 journalists. The Canada Stand, maintained by the

Canadian Independent Recording Producers Association (CIRPA) is expecting a large Canadian

contingent (RPM - June 30/97).

Van Allen Belt den

Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario. Mary Arsenault, who heads up New York's BeBop

Communications, the publicity contact for RipChord, describes the concept album as

documenting "the birth and death of the fictitious Bishop Brown. He was born to a circus carny and a triple -breasted vaudeville queen and raised in

Gibsonton, Florida, where he learned the tools of his trade. While traveling on the road as a faith

healin' confidence man, he falls in love with a burlesque dancer. He meets his tragic end in the

Nevada Desert, a victim of his vices and poor planning." The music to this mini -epic features

Steve Etlinger on turntable and keyboards. The album will be initially released to HMV locations across Canada to coincide with Another Roadside Attraction where both Van Allen Belt

releases will be sold on -site. A video for JackRabbit Patrol is now in the works. Brougham Beater, is featured on Another

Roadside Attraction compilation CD.

EMI recording artists The Foo Fighters: Pat Smear, Dave Groh!, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins, chatting with fans at MuchMusic's Intimate

& Interactive. (photo by Barry Roden)

Trace Adkins backstage in Calgary with CKRY Music Director Phil Kalsen (I), Dale McLeod and midday personality Scott Philips (r) and Norm Swen

manager of Lammie's Western Wear.

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Gotcha I I! One of the reasons that foreign retailersstayed out of British Columbia was the low -ballingand lost-leadering prices of the province'ssacrosanct operation that got deals that evensurprised SS. Well, push has come to shove andthe new guy on the block is crying "foul". Thatsacrosanct dealer is publicizing comparable prices. . . his and a couple of their's, and the differencehas caused the alarm bells to ring at the operationthat boasts a policy of "no dick'n around with theprices." Record companies are somehow being heldaccountable for the "dirty advertising." (EC: A bigyawn!!!)

Meanwhile!!! Those big box operations haveapparently caused some concern with their returns.It's nice to get an order for a million bucks, buttaking back most of it hurts, BIG. (EC: The cost ofdoing business!!!)

Speaking of sacrosanct!!! After pissing on thefour corners of BC and claiming it theirs, expandingeastward may have been a big and costly mistake.The guy at the top with the personality of a pit bull,has suddenly turned into a pussycat, the first signof trouble. It was easy to bite the hand . . . whenbusiness was up. But most of the fingers are gone.What to do now. (EC: Get outta town, or Albertaanyway!!!)

Cancon CanCan!!! We get letters and thenwe get this: "Rather than waste precious time I havemailed you another package about ... who are basedin Gainesville, Florida, but whose music isCanCan." But this publicist isn't alone . . . it's a

We're not inventive or creative!!!When it comes to talent and skill, we asCanadians are outstanding. But when it comesto concept . . . we fall flat. While our writers,producers, performers, directors, comedians, andanimators are the best in the world. In the nextphase of entertainment, we will only besupplying the raw material. We won't be comingup with the next leading edge of ideas. This issomething that must change. Has there ever beena television show conceived in Canada that hascaptured the imagination of the world? Well,yes there was. SCTV was the sole export thatdid in fact sweep the world. Why can't we dothat more often? Will the day ever come whenour artists will walk into a studio in Vancouveror Halifax and produce the sound from Canada?That has to be our next project. And the newsounds, the new ideas and the new concepts willbe something that Canadians will create for theworld to listen to and look to Canada for more.Meanwhile, we will continue to be the farm teamof the US, sending them our very best talent,waiting for the day when that original idea willbe born in Canada. -Walt

normal happening for a Canadian daily to misspellCancon. We all know how to spell CanCan!! ! (EC:Could be the nickname for Cancon in BelleProvince!!!)

Limited Edition??? Nice concert at the OntarioPlace Amphitheatre with the New Edition, sansBobby Brown and the Brothers Bell. (EC: Anyrefunds???)

One for the money??? There's trouble downin the US of A's Music City. An upstart label thatstormed in like barn on fire, is suffering from smokeinhalation, the local Musicians Union is loweringthe boom on a smart -ass independent, and the lawis taking a look at the unsavoury practices of acouple of producers. Add to this, independentoperations, some of them known for out-and-outstealing, are being centred out by the press. It'sgonna be a hot summer down Nashville way. (EC:It may throw cold water on some of the Nashvilleact-alikes we have in Canada!!!)

Surfing the archives!!! What a rich history wehave in our Canadian recording industry, albeit shortcompared to our suspicious and growing moresuspicious every day neighbour to the south.Looking through the Nov. 22, 1986 edition of RPM,there was a notice that the Leahy Family was closeto a major deal. The band had caught the attentionof country programmers with the release of You'veGot The Fiddle (And I've Got The Bow), whichwas taken from their album On The Move. Fastforward to June 6, 1987 and the announcement thatthe family band would be playing the InternationalShow during Fan Fare in Nashville. And there's aphoto of the band. I counted eleven of them. Andwhere are they now? Well, for one thing they toppedthe RPM Country Album chart last week with theirpopular self -titled Virgin album. (EC: Obviouslyan overnight success!!!)

Spoken word??? Could the new trend inrecorded music be spoken word over a backgroundof music? The daughter of a famous Canadiansongwriter/producer, without the help of DaDa, isattracting interest in England with her voice-overs.Watch the street -smarts on Toronto's Queen Streetto latch onto the new, but not so new, idea. (EC:Are the A&R guys patched in???)

Stop the presses??? The publishing ofunauthorized biographies of high -profile peoplecould lead to legal tie-ups, and even worse. Theprotective net around one such personality wasn'tenough to stop the writer nor the publisher of anunauthorized biography of their ward. Besides thethreat of legal action, the writer is experiencing afreeze from sources that might benefit from such abiography, unauthorized or not. (EC: It's a small,small world!!!)

Watch out for Mississauga!!! In the past, tome anyway, Mississauga meant the airport andCapitol Records, now EMI, of course. Well, after aDaniel Kersner, Martha Comish, Kym Hall -conducted tour through Mayor Hazel McCallion'slatest monument, The Living Arts Centre, I canalmost visualize Mississauga up in lights and evena mention or two on the Letterman show. This isthe Roy Thomson Hall, Hummingbird Centre,Massey Hall and Sam The Record Man all rolledinto one. By the way, Keith Harding, late of Capitol/EMI is the centre's vice-president of marketing.We'll have to do a REAL piece on this massiveundertaking, that will open with the best fromCanada's star system. And because there's a hintof "culture" in the name, you know, Living Arts . .

. watch for the NAFTA people to cry foul. We arethat close to the border you know, and we couldinfluence those US of A border huggers. (EC: Didyou say huggers???)

Amanda Marshall with two awards for her self -titled album: six -times platinum in Canada and forsales of 1.5 million units worldwide.

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Tower showing for Derek Shapton's Decks Vince Parr, director of marketing for

Tower Records Canada, reports the showing of Derek Shapton's Decks, the Gallery catalogue from his April

exhibition. The 25 -year old Shapton, a

distinguished Canadian photographer and accomplished artist was offered his first major exhibition at The Wave in Toronto in April of this year. A full,

bound catalogue of every piece displayed at The Wave will be on

display throughout the summer in the basement book and magazine

department of the Tower Records store at Queen and Yonge Streets in

downtown Toronto. Parr points out that at the age of

25, Shapton "already possesses an array of accolades befitting of

someone more mature in their years." In the past year he has won two

CAPIC awards, been nominated for a National Magazine award and

received a Juno nomination for Ashley MacIsaac's album graphics, Hi How

Are You Today. Along with MacIsaac, Shapton was commissioned to do the

album artwork for a number of name recording artists, including Ron

Hawkins, Lowest of the Low, Sven Gali, Brian Hughes, Mary Jane

Lammond, Bootsauce, 69 Duster and Hemmingway Corner. Shapton's original piece, Home

Polution, will also be on display along with examples of existing cover

artwork with more than fifty photographs in Decks, the newly

released gallery catalogue.

Broadcasting '97 gears for triple header An October 19-21 time frame has of the Bank Of Montreal, who will

been firmed up for Broadcast '97 and kick-off the joint plenary opening, Dr. the National Broadcast and Media Peter Sealey, former head of global

EXPO, set to take place in Toronto marketing for Coca-Cola, William (venue TBA). This year, the Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company

convention is expected to draw a magazine and CNN head Tom record 2000 broadcasters, news Johnson.

specialists, engineers, regulators and Dan Mason, President of the policy makers to the industry only CBS Radio Group will speak at event: Much of the hoopla will Radio: Multiple License Ownership

revolve around panels by the and CTV programming whiz Arthur Canadian Association ofBroadcasters Weinthal will chair the session (CAB), Radio Television News Making Canadian Programming

Directors Association (RTNDA) and Work. A full Sunday morning of the Central Canada Broadcast Specialty Services workshops will

Engineers (CCBE) which is being round out the convention as well as billed as "Canada's biggest the Gold Ribbon Awards gala, the

broadcasting blockbuster." RTNDF Auction and Hall Of Fame Centred around topics related to luncheon. Heritage Minister Sheila

Canadian programming, competition Coppa will also be addressing at the and the onslaught of digital, the event Celebrating Our Stars luncheon which

will feature keynote speakers will feature a slew of on -air stars and this Matthew Barrett, President & CEO years' scholarship winners.

Fowler firmed for Toronto's Maximum Cabaret Toronto guitarist and songwriter Jason Fowler, who has built an impressive

following since his 1995 debut of Hiss Of Distance, will be performing in the

Maximum Cabaret in Anestis, a club on Markham Street in west central

Toronto (Aug. 8-9). Maximum Cabaret showcases

six or seven acts each night that perform music, comedy, dance and spoken word. Doors open at 8:15 pm

both nights. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Fowler has been spending his summer in pre -production for his

second full length release. The album, which will contain songs that are

already live concert favourites, will be recorded in Toronto over the fall

and winter. Fowler has been playing folk

festivals and concerts across the province over the last couple of

months. Upcoming dates include a mainstage performance at the

Caledon Folk Festival (Aug. 4), a free lunchtime concert at Toronto's Nathan

Phillips Square (13) and a concert at his home away from home, C'est

What in Toronto (14). He is also slated for the upcoming Eaglewood

Folk Festival. Fowler releases on his own Big

Music label.

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1 1 16 MMMBOP 35 36 5Hanson - Middle Ut NowhereMercury (comp 500)-U

2 2 15 BITCH 36 21 20Meredith Brooks - Blurring the EdgesCapitol 12014 (promo

3 3 15 CHANGE 37 30 14Sheryl Grow - Sheryl CrowABM 314 54U 587-U

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6 22 4 2 BECOME 1 40 33 11Spice Girls - SpiceVirgin 42174-F

7 9 10 ALL FOR YOU 41 25 8Sister Hazel - Somewhere More FamiliarUniversal 53030-J

8 5 14 SUNNY CAME HOME 42 38 12Shawn Colvin - A Few Small HepairsColumbia 67119 (comp 50)-H

9 12 7 WHATEVER 43 76 2En Vogue - EV3EastWest America (comp 324)-P

10 7 13 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 44 51 7Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall IvvEpic 80229 (comp 61)-H

11 8 4 DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES 45 39 12Hobyn - Robyn Is HereHCA 84885-N

BB 31 4 MEN IN BLACK THEME 46 23 22Will Smith - Men In Black U.S.!.Columbia 681169 (promo CD) -H

13 6 16 THE FRESHMEN 47 34 30Verve Pipe - VillainsHCA 668092-N

14 11 10 MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA 48 46 20Jon Bon Jovi - Destination AnywhereMercury 314 534 903-U

Km 56 4 TO THE MOON AND BACK 40- NEWSavage Garden - Savage GardenColumbia 67954 (promo (1.1)-F1

16 43 4 WHERE'S THE LOVE 50 87 2Hanson - Middle Ut NowhereMercury 534615-U

17 15 10 OPEN YOUR EYES 51 49 17Ivan - I he Spelllox 3021 -Select

18 67 2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU 52 45 13Puff Daddy w/ Faith Evans- No Way GutBad Boy 73012 (comp 19)-N

19 20 10 I WANNA BE THERE 53 48 10Blessid Union Ut Souls - Blessid Union Ut SoulsEMI 56716-F

20 19 11 QUIT PLAYIN' GAMES WITH... 54 47 16Backstreet Boys - Backstreet BoysJivegomba 15981-NMI 27 8 WHEN I'M UP (I CANT GET DOWN) 55 41 21Great Big Sea - PlayWarner 18592 (comp 323)-Pal 42 5 THIRD OF JUNE 56rta% 80 3Corey Hart - Corey HartColumbia 80240 (comp 62)-H

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26 18 19 YOUR WOMAN 60 59 10White I own - Women In I ethnologyChrysalis 1473 (promo CD) -F

27 24 5 EUPHORIA (FIREFLY) 61 70 8Llelerium - KarmaNettwerk 30113-F

28 28 12 HOLE IN MY SOUL 62 50 13Aerosmith - Nine LivesColumbia 67547-H

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Ron Sexsmith brings out Other Songs

by Rod Gudino

As far as unlikely pop icons go, Ron Sexsmith seems to be the man of the hour. Bashful and sad -eyed,

the baby -faced Sexsmith looks much younger than his 33 years of age and a lot more reticent at talking

about himself than the average pop star. But make no mistake, Sexsmith is a star with a core fanbase

consisting of people like Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Sting, Filter, Leonard Cohen and Sheryl Crow. It's

a change that came about somewhat dramatically, after Sexsmith's self -titled debut made a more than

minor splash last year (Costello called it "a modest and elegant gem"), prepping the singer songwriter for this year's Other Songs.

"The change hasn't affected me at all except that I have to leave home bit more," says Sexsmith who leaves a wife and two kids when he goes on the road. "Other than that it's been pretty

comfortable." Other Songs continues to define Sexsmith as

a folk troubadour operating within the heritage of fellow -Canadians like Joni Mitchell, Gordon

Lightfoot, Neil Young and especially Leonard Cohen, to whom he has been oft compared. As such,

he has become dependable at crafting songs that

?age Music to dlistribute Roger Hodgson release

Roger Hodgson is not touring with Supertramp for various reasons. He has been kept busy touring Europe and promoting his new solo album Rites

Of Passage. He will be in Canada the third week of August to promote the album which will be

available through Page Music Distribution the early part of September.

The album was recorded live in concert, and

as Page Music's Derick Ross points out, contains Hodgsons "signature voice, acoustic 12 -string guitar

and staccato keyboard style." The album contains eight new songs and four well-known favourites.

Ross also points out that Hodgson is supported by world -class musicians, including his son Andrew on drums, Supertramp front man John Helliwell on saxophone (first time together in 13 years). and

highly respected composer Terry Riley. "Hits such as The Logical Song, Take The Long Way Home,

and Give A Little Bit, take on a renewed vitality and appeal," while Hodgson's new compositions

contain "all the trademark ingredients that made Supertramp a global success."

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are simple at heart and yet resound with a poetic force that is rare and powerful. It's a beauty that is

evident on many of Other Songs' meditative and melancholic moments like Honest Mistake (which

features an accordion accompaniment by Sheryl Crow), Clown In Broad Daylight, Strawberry Blonde and Pretty Little Cemetery, the latter which depicts a child's reflections as he stands over the

grave of another child. "Melancholy seems to be emotion that I can

tap into the easiest," says Sexsmith who nevertheless does not see himself as a particularly sad person. "I think a lot of

it has to do with the sound of my voice, it has this kind of slow vibrato. There

are certain songs like So Young which isn't really a sad song at all but I think

my voice makes it sadder than it was intended to be. Pretty Little Cemetery

for me isn't a sad song, it's more about life than death. I'd like to think that my

music is not sad or cynical, I'd like to think it's very hopeful and very life

affirming." Sexsmith traces a vibrant

songwriting career to Interscope Music Publishing, where spent some time

writing songs for other musicians to record. Eventually the publishing firm caught wind of a few personal demos and signed him on the spot after label heads Jimmy Iovone and Ted Field invited him

to play at their office. The next two years were spent trying out songs in public

venues, opening up for the likes of Elvis Costello, The Chieftains, Sarah

McLachlan, The Cardigans and

Mar]ah Carey gets digitally couriered

Honey, the hotly anticipated new Mariah Carey single, will be making its radio debut via Digital

Courier International this on Wednesday July 30 at precisely 8:00 AM local time. DCI will be

simultaneously servicing the single to a host of Canadian CHR and Pop Adult radio stations,

barring an American leak which will have the folks at the network getting the single to stations earlier

than anticipated. Honey will introduce Carey's upcoming album, titled Butterfly, to Canadian

audiences. Daydream, Carey's last album, is currently hovering at a whopping 700,000+ units

sold in the country.

Ace Cooper at America Online

http://www.aol.com Veteran shock rocker Alice Cooper will be getting on-line and on -site at America Online for a web

chat with fans and other curious parties. Cooper, who made a feature appearance at Toronto's

Radiohead, which went far toward winning mass audience approval for the budding artist. The media

especially has fallen hard for Sexsmith's self- effacing manner, something which has made him a natural pop star despite himself. "I really don't know what to think," he says,

"but it's been good because I'm not really getting much in terms of radio or sales so it's nice to have

that kind of support. People are always judging things by numbers, I'm hoping to bypass all of that."

Other Songs' first single, Nothing Good, is currently being serviced to radio in the wake of a

US and Canadian tour which is expected to take the singer/songwriter to all stops across North

America.

Canadian Music week this year, is continuing a publicity junket in anticipation of a new album,

title or date of release as yet unknown. Drop in on July 2th sharply at 10 pm (EST) to catch the inside

scoop on the man who is credited for influencing Marilyn Manson.

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PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY -Hip HopNo Way OutBad Boy Records 73012-NToo often it's been said that hip hop music is afans -only format. Like hardcore punk, hip hophas often been indistinguishable one songfrom the next to outsiders who are deaf to allbut the raps and beats. It takes a master ofthe form -- and make no mistake, Sean (akaPuff Daddy) Combs is a master of this form --to about-face the format into a differentdirection and simultaneously make it palatableto the mainstream. Granted, Puff Daddy & hisFamily are not the first to lay some rhymesover a sample, butthey do hold the honour ofbeing the first to exploit it to the successfulextent we see here. The Daddy unravels amiraculous yarn comprised of parts from atapestry of hits and would be's from DavidBowie's Let's Dance (Been Around The World),Average White Band's Person To Person(Friend), The Ohio Player's Little Lady Maria(Senorita), Grand Master Flash and theFurious Five's The Message (Can't NobodyHold Me Down) and a slew of others. Anexhaustive compendium of artists fromNotorious BIG, Busta Rhymes, Ginuwine,Foxxy Brown, Faith Evans, 112, Mase, Jay -Z,Black Rob, Lil' Kim and Carl Thomas populatethe release and are meshed into the vibe bythe flawless production expertise of Puffy, whoseems to be in possession of an authenticMidas touch (esp. after recent work on albumsfrom Mary J. Blige, Jodeci and Heavy D). Theresult is a record that is extravagantly styledand grand in scope and, despite its borrowedclothes, pulls itself off as something akin to aPink Floyd The Wall of rap. No shit. I'll BeMissing You is the single, which functions onThe Police's Every Breath You Take and ismade frankly unsettling when it is turned intoan ode to BIG, who is the single most visibleFamily figure on the album, sharing a host ofsinging, production and writing credits. Thesong is skyrocketing in Europe, the US andhere at home, just one of the many triumphsto be found on No Way Out. -RG

PRIMUS -AlternativeThe Brown AlbumInterscope 90126-JNow on theirfifth studio album, Primus remainan acquired taste for those who like their sonicboom to sound something like a mid-air crashbetween drums, guitar and bass. But whereasthe trio drew much of their initial musicalreferences from people like Rush andMetallica, The Brown Album's tendencies forcacophonic nonsense seem to tip the hat moreto The Residents than anybody else. Ourtheory: too much drug abuse went into thisalbum, but steroid ridden bass player LesClaypool has still got chops bigger than a T-

bone, relatively dwarfing impish guitarist LarryLallonde and new drummer Brain. The choicecut is a trying number called Shake Hands WithBeef which sets an epileptic pace for theremainder of the album and pulls fewfavoursfor radio. Despite (or because of) Tales FromThe Punchbowl's relative success last year(primarily founded on Winona's Big BrownBeaver), Claypool and co. seem determinedto make sure commercial success doesn'thappen again. A kiss and tell affair then, thatwill probably end up as a footnote of Primus'career. Check out Bob's Party Time Lounge,Coddingtown or The Chasting Of Renegadeforfollow-ups but don't bet the farm on it. Self-indulgence and musical introspection of thisdegree usually goes little further than acollector's item. -RG

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PUENTE DEL DIABLO -Nouveau FlamencoPuente Del DiabloPrepu Entertainment PdD 01 -IndependentThe Latin craze is upon us and bringing with ita wave of hot salsa tinged music with roots inthe South. Among them, Puente Del Diablo(Devil's Bridge), which is beckoning on thestrength of the traditional couched comfortablyin the contemporary. No, this is not a Spanishspeaking death metal band but a four mancollective playing vibrant nouveau flamencomusic with modern flourishes and an accenton liveliness. Puente del Diablo released thisself -titled six song debut in February of thisyear and are currently running the gig -gamutand increasing their chances at maximumexposure. They've been slotted most recentlyat the Latin Music Festival and elsewhere, andaudiences have taken naturally to adependable sound which has given Latinmusic its broad cross-cultural appeal,especially of late. While a good portion of thisdisc maintains itself in the instrumental realm,there is a strong interplay of vocals to be foundon Amorame and Luna Y Sol. The title track isa beautifully rendered piece with an elaborateopening and a strong dancing body which willgive this band some strong wings once thefanbase gains momentum. A must -see live actwith great potential forthe discriminatory label.Is anyone listening? -RG

J.P.CORMIER - Folk 'n CountryAnother MorningBorealis -004Known primarily as a multi -instrumentalist,having mastered the fiddle, guitar, mandolinand banjo, J.P. shows his vocal side here witha stunning package of down home warmth.The material, most of which he solo -wrote, digsdeep into his Cape Breton roots. But there's acountry connection that surfaces throughout.Key here is the title track, taken as the firstsingle, a lilting, celtic folk song that would fitnicely into the country or NC formats. The

Fiddle set, an instrumental, is an awesomedisplay ofJ.P.'s talent on the fiddle, a medleyof J.S.Bach's Bouree in E Minor and PreludeIn A Major, J.R's Joel Chaisson's Reel and TheBroom, a traditional song,four minutes and abit of an amazing collision of cultures. Also keyis Gone, a song he wrote with Fred Lavery;Blackbird, featuring Sylvia Tyson and CaitlandHanford on harmony vocals; and My Life IsOver ... Again. But don't overlook Long ForThe Sea, a beautiful ballad that nudges the

inner soul. Another heartwarmer is Gilgarry'sGlen, very Scottish, but enchantingly folksy,featuring the Point Aconi Mass Choir, with adelightful finale. Produced by Paul Mills and BillGarrett and recorded at Lakewind Sound Studiosin Point Aconi, Cape Breton Island. -WG

DWIGHT YOAKAM - CountryUnder The CoversReprise -46690-PSurprise! Surprise! Dwight Yoakam has a fewsurprises for his dwindling legion of fans.Obviously heading for the last round -up, thishat trick of all hat tricks applies the breaks andcomes up with a winner. Yoakam locks into anever -never -world that his contempories would

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never ever take a chance on. Covers of someof the best-known performer/songwriters in theworld. Sure, Roy Orbison has been coveredand so has the Beatles, Rolling Stones, VanMorrison, but done the Yoakam way, it's almostlike a renaisance without the conspirators,Orbison's Claudette, taken as the first single,is vintage Orbison, without the master. ThingsWe Said Today, a difficult -to -match Lennon/McCartney cover, an almost impossible coverof The Last Time by The Rolling Stones, oreven the ultimate in difficult -to -cover, HereComes The Night, written by Van Morrison,belies description. Except to say, that Yoakam'ssurprise is not really a surprise. He does it hisway. The duet with Sheryl Crow on Sonny &Cher's Baby Don't Go, is priceless, as is hisspin on The Kinks' Tired Of Waiting For You orDanny O'Keefe's Good Time Charlie's Got TheBlues. Hey! Maybe it's producer PeteAnderson, or a combination of Anderson andYoakam who came up with the concept. Thisrelease will certainly move Yoakam into the NC market, but his country fans should beheartened by the fact that Yoakam has founda comfortable niche in bringing back the pastbut on his terms. Claudette should be acceptedas a breakthrough for Yoakam, meaning, ofcourse, bringing him back on mainstream.What a great experiment, and what a greatvoice to experiment with. -WG

JEFF LINSKYPassport To The HeartConcord Vista -4764There's an old showbiz maxim that sayscomedy is serious business. In musical terms,it's always seemed to us that it takes hard work,or at least tight discipline, to play music thatsounds laid back. Consider Jeff Linsky and hiswork here. Flanked by fine studio musicians,

- Easy Listening

ALBUM PICKSARAH McLACHLANSurfacingNettwerk 30116-FSurfacing is Sarah McLachlan's sixth album in the ever developing million dollar sagathat has become this woman's career. The last three albums especially have beenmonumental breakthroughs for Mclachlan and Nettwerk Records, including Rarities, B -Sides and Other Stuff, which proved once and for all that the singer's core fanbase is inthe millions. In the wake of those successes comes Surfacing, which is already gettingrave reviews in the half -week it's been out, flabbergasting critics with its immaculatesensuality and altruistic pop spirit. It'ssomething we've come to expect fromMcLachlan without losing the ability tosurprised and touched by music thatremainsfaithful yet new. There is a lot aboutSurfacing that isnot new; bandmembersAshwin Sood (McLachlan's new husband)on drums, bassist/guitarist Brian Minatoand keyboardist Pierre Marchand returningfor double duty as producer. Mostpowerfully not new is McLachlan'simpeccable voice that is largely responsiblefor breathing the ten songs on this albumto vivid life. That said, there is no onemoment on Surfacing that retreads oldground and makes us doubtthat the singeris still well into her prime. Radio has alreadyfallen for Building A Mystery and won't stoptill it sees it at #1, the exact spot where the record debuted on SoundScan after 56,372Canadians rushed out to buy it on release (160,990 in the US with a #2 debut). Amagnificent record, full of dark terrestrial beauty - just one of the many reasons whySurfacing serves as this week's album pick. -RG

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he lays down tracks of soft, sensuous soup(that are almost soporific in effect. Almost bnot quite. You see, just when the listenerrelaxing into a dream state, there's a seemirsudden realization of fine artistry in evidentthat compels attention. It requires a writerwimore skill than yours truly to describe ttexperience adequately but, believe us,happens. There are 11 selections, manythem Linsky originals, and one is hard pressto single out any one over the others frexcellence, but we're strong for StevWonder's Summer Soft and Linsky's ov%Southern Passage. Passport To The Heaprobably isn't a great album, but it's an excelleexample of an excellent musician playing ea:sound and making it sound easy. -B1

ERNESTO LECUONA - ClassThe Ultimate CollectionRCA Victor Gold Seal -68671-NThere are two good reasons to snap up thone. The more important is, of course, thopportunity to hear the Cuban Chopin playirover 60 of his compositions includinMalaguena, Andalucia (both from SuitEspanola), Always In My Heart, Siboney, TIBreeze And I, and literally scores more. Theare all delightful and all impeccably played Ithe man who was as fine a performer as hwas a composer. The second reason is 1marvel at the quality of the sound. The late

recordings were in 1954; some were in 192and 1928. Yet, there's an in person clarity aborthem that's quite astonishing. The productionotes advise modestly that "some noise mabe experienced on wide range equipment" anthat might be so, but it needs a trained listen(to detect any. As is our custom, we listened tboth of the CDs with and without headphone,Without them, there's no noise; with them, thnoise is so slight that one would be unawarof it unless alerted. Listening to the lifelikpresence of Lecuona playing, one could stato believe in personal immortality. -1311

KENNY LOGGINS - PoiThe Unimaginable LifeColumbia -67865-HIt doesn't seem possible, but Kenny Loggirhas been around for the past twenty year:and active at that. In fact, he's sold more tha20 million albums over that period of time. Hethe darling of NC programmers, who wouldrlet go of his last charted single, For The FirTime, taken from the Original Soundtrack OnFine Day. Of course, it didn't hurt for him tperform the song at this year's AcademAwards ceremony. His latest single is I Am N(Hiding, the first single from this album, whicLoggins wrote with Chris Rodriguez and StevGeorge. Loggins has a unique hook with thirelease. The album is being billed as "a musicsoundtrack" to the book with the same tithwhich he wrote with his wife Julia. The book ia celebration of the life and love Loggins an

never ever take a chance on. Covers of some of the best-known performer/songwriters in the

world. Sure, Roy Orbison has been covered and so has the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Van

Morrison, but done the Yoakam way, it's almost like a renaisance without the conspirators,

Orbison's Claudette, taken as the first single, is vintage Orbison, without the master. Things

We Said Today, a difficult -to -match Lennon/ McCartney cover, an almost impossible cover

of The Last Time by The Rolling Stones, or even the ultimate in difficult -to -cover, Here

Comes The Night, written by Van Morrison, belies description. Exceptto say, that Yoakam's

surprise is not really a surprise. He does it his

way. The duet with Sheryl Crow on Sonny &

Cher's Baby Don't Go, is priceless, as is his spin on The Kinks' Tired Of Waiting For You or

Danny O'Keefe's Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues. Hey! Maybe it's producer Pete

Anderson, or a combination of Anderson and Yoakam who came up with the concept. This release will certainly move Yoakam into the A/

C market, but his country fans should be heartened by the fact that Yoakam has found

a comfortable niche in bringing back the past but on his terms. Claudette should be accepted

as a breakthrough for Yoakam, meaning, of course, bringing him back on mainstream.

What a great experiment, and what a great voice to experiment with. -WG

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it's always seemed to usthat ittakes hard work,

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he lays down tracks of soft, sensuous sounds that are almost soporific in effect. Almost but not quite. You see, just when the listener is

relaxing into a dream state, there's a seeming sudden realization of fine artistry in evidence

that compels attention. It requires a writer with more skill than yours truly to describe the

experience adequately but, believe us, it happens. There are 11 selections, many of

them Linsky originals, and one is hard pressed to single out any one over the others for

excellence, but we're strong for Stevie Wonder's Summer Soft and Linsky's own Southern Passage. Passport To The Heart probably isn't a great album, but it's an excellent example of an excellent musician playing easy

sound and making it sound easy. -BW

ERNESTO LECUONA - Classic The Ultimate Collection

RCA Victor Gold Seal -68671-N There are two good reasons to snap up this

one. The more important is, of course, the opportunity to hear the Cuban Chopin playing

over 60 of his compositions including Malaguena, Andalucia (both from Suite

Espanola), Always In My Heart, Siboney, The Breeze And I, and literally scores more. They

are all delightful and all impeccably played by the man who was as fine a performer as he

was a composer. The second reason is to marvel at the quality of the sound. The latest

recordings were in 1954; some were in 1927 and 1928. Yet, there's an in person clarity about

them that's quite astonishing. The production notes advise modestly that"some noise may

be experienced on wide range equipment" and that might be so, but it needs a trained listener

to detect any. As is our custom, we listened to both of the CDs with and without headphones.

Without them, there's no noise; with them, the noise is so slight that one would be unaware

of it unless alerted. Listening to the lifelike presence of Lecuona playing, one could start

to believe in personal immortality. -BW

KENNY LOGGINS - Pop

The Unimaginable Life Columbia -67865-H

It doesn't seem possible, but Kenny Loggins has been around for the past twenty years, and active at that. In fact, he's sold more than

20 million albums overthat period of time. He's the darling of A/C programmers, who wouldn't let go of his last charted single, For The First

Time, taken from the Original Soundtrack One Fine Day. Of course, it didn't hurt for him to

perform the song at this year's Academy Awards ceremony. His latest single is I Am Not Hiding, the first single from this album, which

Loggins wrote with Chris Rodriguez and Steve George. Loggins has a unique hook with this release. The album is being billed as "a musical

soundtrack" to the book with the same title, which he wrote with his wife Julia. The book is

a celebration of the life and love Loggins and

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his wife share with each other. So, if you're a Loggins fan, and there's quite a few, this book

is for you, and so is the album. Interesting too is that Loggins has collaborated with some

pretty top-drawer tunsemiths and musicians to come up with this album. Add to Rodriguez

and George, the names of David Foster, Jonathan Butler, Michael Ruff, Kenneth

"Babyface" Edmonds, Steve Wood,Glen Ballard, John Barnes, and even wife Julia. A front -rack

position will attract. -WG

SAN FRANCISCO - Classical

SYMPHONY AND CHORUS Conductor

- Michael Tilson Thomas

At the risk of oversimplification, timeless doesn't equate with timely. Mahler's Das

Klagende Lied is a cantata that will be performed as long as music is played. Yet, we

suggest that there is a best time and place to listen to it in a recording. That time is in the deep of winter and the place should be one's study in front of a cozy fire with a glass of

cognac at hand. Smokers will also enjoy a fine cigar. Das Klagende Lied is heavy stuff, which

is not to say that it's stuffy, only that it commands attention. When received it rewards

with the deep satisfaction and intensifying of sensual comfort. Michael Tilson Thomas has

the orchestra and chorus under tight control here, but not so tight that the essential drama

of the work isn't elicited in the strongest of emotional terms. The four soloists are in good

form as well. They are Marina Shaguch (soprano), Michelle De Young (mezzo),

Thomas Moser (tenor), and Segei Leiferkus (baritone). In honesty, we must confess that

they were unknown to us before enjoying this excellent album but must also say that we were

muchly impressed by their singing, especially that of Miss De Young. What one hears here is the three movement version which is most

satisfactory. We've always felt that Mahler might well have intended it to be turned into

an opera with the other movements one day. Certainly it has the stuff of which great operas

are constructed. Oh, and one final word. Don't let our personal inclinations dissuade you from

the pleasure of hearing this early Mahler with overtones of Turandot, Hamlet and Cain and

Abel. Enjoy it whenever you wish. (But, we still thinkyou'll enjoy it more on a winter's night.) -BW

LATIN MUSK SPECIAL ISSUE

Street date - August 29 Issue Date - September 1

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1 1 6 THE DIFFERENCE The Wallflowers

- Bringing Down The Horse

Interscope 90055 (comp 8)-J

2 2 11 LAST NIGHT ON EARTH U2

- Pop

Island 314 524 334-Q

3 3 10 IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE Tonic - The Lemon Parade

Polydor 315431042-0 8 6 LISTEN

Collective Soul -

Disciplined Breakdown Atlantic (comp 3221-P

5 4 11 PUSH Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You

Lava/Atlantic (comp 97315 vol.315)-P

9 7 TEMPTATION The Tea Party

- Transmission

EMI 55308 (promo CD) -F

7 5 9 THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END Smashing Pumpkins

- Batman Et Robin O.S.T.

Warner 92716 7927164-P 8 10 7 TURN MY HEAD

Live - Secret Samadhi Radioactive 11590-J

9 6 7 CAROLINA BLUES Blues Traveller

- Straight On Till Morning

A&M 0750 (promo CD) -Q

19 3 SOFT SERVE Soul Coughing - Irresistable Bliss

Warner Bros. (comp 327)-P 1111 15 4 BUILDING A MYSTERY

Sarah McLachlan -

Surfacing Nettwerk (promo CD) -F

12 11 14 CLUMSY Our Lady Peace - Clumsy

Columbia 80242-H

13 12 11 SEMI -CHARMED LIFE Third Eye Blind

- Third Eye Blind

Elektra 62012-P

14 7 15 SONG 2 Blur - BIur EMI 5562-F 111 27 2 FLY

Sugar Ray -

Floored Atlantic (comp 326)-P

16 14 6 CHANGE Sheryl Crow

- Sheryl Crow

MN (comp 3)-0.

17 17 5 DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD INXS - Elegantly Wasted

Mercury (comp 505)-Q

18 18 4 QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS Jon Bon Jovi

- Destination Anywhere

Mercury (comp 5051-0

19 13 14 MONKEY WRENCH Foo Fighters

- The Colour And The Shape

Capitol 12026 (promo CD) -F

20 16 9 FRIEND OF MINE treble charger

- Maybe ItsMe

Smokin' WormNiK 47023-N 21 21 4 MY OLD SELF

Wide Mouth Mason - Wide Mouth Mason Warner Bros. (promo 00)-P

22 20 5 TRIPPIN' BILLIES Dave Matthews Band

- Crash

RCA (promo CD) -N

28 2 SICK It BEAUTIFUL Artificial Joy Club

- Molt Crunchy/Interscope 90125-J

24 NEW D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Oasis

- D'You Know What I Mean?

Columbia 3269-H

25 22 5 LITTLE KINGDOMS Change Of Heart - Steel Teeth

Virgin 41635-F 26 26 3 YOU SHOWED ME

The Lightning Seeds -

Austin Powers 0.S.T. A&M (comp 4)-Q

27 23 13 NOT AN ADDICT K's Choice

- Paradise In Me

550 Music 67720-H 28 NEW LOVE IS THE LAW

The Seahorses - Do It Yourself Universal 25134 (comp 8)-J

29 24 3 NOT WHERE IT'S AT Del Amitri

- Some Other Sucker's Parade

A&M (comp 4)-0.

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1 NEW SARAH McLACHLANSurfacing (Nettwerk) 30116

2 1 12 NOW! 2Various Artists (WEA) 35296

3 3 32 SPICE GIRLSSpice (Virgin) 42174

4 4 3 MEN IN BLACK O.S.T.Various Artists (Columbia) 68169

5 2 3 PRODIGYThe Fat Of The Land (XL Recordings/Koch) 40121

6 5 26 OUR LADY PEACEClumsy (Columbia) 80242

7 7 11 HANSONMiddle Of Nowhere (Mercury) 34615

8 14 2 BLUE RODEOTremolo (WEA) 19253

9 6 4 THE TEA PARTYTransmission (EMI) 55308

10 10 9 TRAGICALLY HIPLive Between Us (Universal) 81055

11 9 14 SAVAGE GARDENSavage Garden (Columbia) 67954

12 11 41 BACKSTREET BOYSBackstreet Boys (Jive/Zomba) 15981

13 8 5 RADIOHEADOK Computer (EMI) 55229

14 13 42 AMANDA MARSHALLAmanda Marshall (Columbia) 80229

15 12 42 NO DOUBTTragic Kingdom (Interscope) 90003

16 15 9 MEREDITH BROOKSBlurring The Edges (EMI) 36919

17 19 33 WALLFLOWERSBringing Down The... (MCA) 90055

18 25 9 BOB CARLISLEButterfly Kisses (Jive) 39691

19 17 9 GREAT BIG SEAPlay (Warner Bros.) 18592

20 28 18 DAFT PUNKHomework (Virgin) 42609

21 16 9 FOO FIGHTERSColour And The Shape (EMI) 55832

22 32 4 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING O.S.T.Various Artists (Epic) 68166

23 24 9 NEW COUNTRY 4Various Artists (Warner) 35328

24 21 42 TONI BRAXTONSecrets (La Face) 26020

25 27 7 TIM McGRAWEverywhere (Curb) 77886

26 20 42 CELINE DIONFalling Into You (Columbia) 33068

27 26 18 AEROSMITHNine Lives (Columbia) 67547

28 34 10 PURE ENERGY VOLUME 4Various Artists (Quality) 81997

29 18 5 JON BON JOVIDestination Anywhere (Mercury) 534903

30 39 4 AWESOME SUMMERVarious Artists (Telarc) 40100

31 38 3 ANDREA BOCELLIRomanza (Philips) 56456

32 23 4 ROBYNRobyn Is Here (RCA) 67477

33 22 20 JONNY LANGLie To Me (MN) 00640

34 29 36 SPACE JAM O.S.T.Various Artists (Atlantic) 82961

35 44 22 LIVESecret Samadhi (Radioactive) 11590

36 35 42 JEWELPieces Of You (Atlantic) 82700

37 31 10 M.C. MARIO DANVarious Artists (Push The Label) 40096

38 NEW NOTHING TO LOSE O.S.T.Various Artists (Tommy Boy) 1169

39 43 42 MOISTCreature (EMI) 7243 8 36188

40 42 17 MATCHBOX 20Yourself Or Someone Like You (Lava) 92721

41 36 17 NOTORIOUS B.I.G.Life After Death (Blues Boy) 073011

42 30 7 WU-TANG CLANWu -Tang Forever (BMG) 66905

43 45 42 SHERYL CROWSheryl Crow (A&M) 314 540 587

44 33 13 BEE GEESStill Waters (PolyGram) 37302

45 49 7 DANCE HITS SUPERSTARSVarious Artists (Popular) 83138

46 60 10 TONICLemon Parade (PolyGram) 1042

47 57 33 MUCHMUSIC BIG SHINY TUNESVarious Artists (MCA) 81026

48 37 5 BATMAN Et ROBINVarious Artists (Warner Bros.) 46620

49 40 17 HIT ZONE 3Various Artists (Sony) 24032

50 70 15 SYLVAI COSSETTEBlanc (Victor) 70716

51 61 4 WYCLEF JEANPresents... The Carnival (Columbia) 67974

52 48 5 EN VOGUEEV3 (Ewa) 62057

53 56 16 LEAHYLeahy (Virgin) 42955

54 74 7 CHOOSE 80'SVarious Artists (Mercury) 53535

55 47 19 COLLECTIVE SOULDisciplined Breakdown (Atlantic) 82984

56 41 3 BLUES TRAVELLERStraight On Til Midnight (A6M) 40750

57 50 20 U2Pop (Island) 524334

58 53 3 ULTIMATE DANCEVarious Artists (BMG) 49808

59 46 38 ROMEO fr JULIET O.S.T.Various Artists (EMI) 37715

60 71 24 THE OFFSPRINGlxnay On The Hombre (Columbia) 67810

61 NEW CAPONE-N-NOREAGAWar Report (Tommy Boy) 3041

62 52 2 PRIMUSBrown Album (Interscope) 90126

63 54 9 KRS-ONEI Got Next (Jive) 41601

64 58 8 PAUL McCARTNEYFlaming Pie (EMI) 56500

65 66 19 RICHARDCap Enrage (EDT) 71093

66 73 13 VERVE PIPEVillains (BMG) 66809

67 64 35 BUSHRazorblade Suitcase (Interscope) 90091

68 68 3 PLUGGEDIn Wired (TEL) 40097

69 72 42 LEANN RIMESBlue (Curb) 77821

70 75 10 THIRD EYE BLINDThird Eye Blind (Elektra) 62012

71 62 38 DEANA CARTERDid I Shave My Legs (EMI) 96060

72 63 22 BLURBlur (EMI) 55562

73 59 14 CHEMICAL BROTHERSDig Your Own Hole (Virgin) 42950

74 55 4 TOTAL DEF JAMVarious Artists (PolyTel) 536 072

75 101 2 RU RECEIVINGVarious Artists (PolyGram) 53736

76 80 35 ROCH VOISINEKissing Rain (RV International) 51418

77 78 9 CHICAGOHeart Of Chicago (Warner) 46554

78 65 5 LOST BOYZLove, Peace Ft Nappiness (Universal) 53072

79 84 42 KEVIN PARENTPigeon D'Argile (EDT) 74507

80 51 4 MOTLEY CRUEGeneration Swine (Elektra) 61901

81 77 5 MEGADETHCryptic Writings (EMI) 38262

82 157 2 TOUS UNIS CONTRE LE...Various Artists (Musc) 31997

83 81 13 GEORGE STRAITCarrying Your Love (Universal) 11584

84 67 13 MARY J. BLIGEShare My World (Universal) 11619

85 104 42 LUCE DUFAULTLuce Dufault (Arp Productions) 30904

86 76 5 ECONOLINE CRUSHThe Devil You Know (EMI) 38244

87 NEW DWIGHT YOAKAMUnder The Covers (Warner Bros.) 46690

88 107 4 BRAN VAN 3000Glee (Select) 71105

89 118 24 SILVERCHAIRFreak Show (Epic) 67905

90 NEW GRANDE SIESPAVarious Artists (Dep) 11031

91 90 42 ALANIS MORISSETTEJagged Little Pill (Maverick) 45901

92 85 24 MARK MORRISONMark Morrison (Warner Bros.) 17252

93 92 4 KCI Er JOJOLove Always (MCA) 11613

94 95 5 HERCULES O.S.T.Various Artists (Disney/Buena Vista) 60864

95 69 8 JAMES TAYLORHour Glass (Columbia) 67912

96 NEW WHITE ZOMBIESuperSexy Swingin' Sounds (Geffen) 24976

97 79 24 1997 GRAMMY NOMINEESVarious Artists (PolyGram) 553292

98 105 41 GREAT BIG SEAUp (VVEA) 12277

99 82 14 DEPECHE MODEUltra (Reprise) 46522

100 86 6 K.D. LANGDrag (Warner Bros.) 46623

Montgomery Steele keeps findinto open in the promotion of his siWoman. Latest to show an interestMonk of the Vancouver Sun, who sinterview with Steele for a proposedmeantime the single continues to gaincountry (#28) and A/C (#55) stations.Steele sent along a photo of himselfThul, general manager of RPR Koblewhich was taken at the Mile 0 PosCreek, BC. Watch for it in an upcomi

The Neilsons will have their publicityactivities looked after by Deborah WoThe Wasaga Beach, Ontario family baiRon and Betty and their three childrtand Todd. The band's self -titled decontaining all original material writterTami, has already yielded two Top 4(an award winning video (Windows Twhich gained two international goldband also holds the distinction of beCanadian band to perform on the GenShowboat in Opryland, resulting in s(

BRUCE ANDREICountry 95.5FM - LethbridgeEverywhere - Tim McGrawJANET TRECARTENCISS-FM - TorontoWhat Love Looks Like - MichellePHIL KALLSENCKRY-FM - CalgaryThe Fool - Lee Ann WomackCHUCK REYNOLDSCHYR - LeamingtonIf You Love Somebody - Kevin StDAN MITCHELLCKCQ - Quesnel/Cariboo CountIf You Love Somebody - Kevin SI-DOUG HARRISONCJNB - North BattlefordIf My Heart Had Wings - Amy SkDAVE McLAUGHLINCKGB - TimminsClaudette - Dwight Yoakam

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LEANN RIMES Blue (Curb) 77821

THIRD EYE BLIND Third Eye Blind (Elektra) 62012

DEANA CARTER Did I Shave My Legs (EMI) 96060

BLUR Blur (EMI) 55562

CHEMICAL BROTHERS Dig Your Own Hole (Virgin) 42950

TOTAL DEF JAM Various Artists (PolyTel) 536 072

RU RECEIVING Various Artists (PolyGram) 53736

ROCH VOISINE Kissing Rain (RV International) 51418

CHICAGO Heart Of Chicago (Warner) 46554

LOST BOYZ Love, Peace Er Nappiness (Universal) 53072

KEVIN PARENT Pigeon D'Argile (EDT) 74507

MOTLEY CRUE

Generation Swine (Elektra) 61901

MEGADETH Cryptic Writings (EMI) 38262

TOUS UNIS CONTRE LE... Various Artists (Musc) 31997

GEORGE STRAIT Carrying Your Love (Universal) 11584

MARY J. BLIGE Share My World (Universal) 11619

LUCE DUFAULT Luce Dufault (Asp Productions) 30904

ECONOLINE CRUSH The Devil You Know (EMI) 38244

DWIGHT YOAKAM Under The Covers (Warner Bros.) 46690

BRAN VAN 3000 Glee (Select) 71105

SILVERCHAIR Freak Show (Epic) 67905

GRANDE SIESPA Various Artists (Dep) 11031

ALANIS MORISSETTE Jagged Little Pill (Maverick) 45901

MARK MORRISON Mark Morrison (Warner Bros.) 17252

KCI Et JOJO Love Always (MCA) 11613

HERCULES O.S.T. Various Artists (Disney/Buena Vista) 60864

JAMES TAYLOR Hour Glass (Columbia) 67912

WHITE ZOMBIE SuperSexy Swingin' Sounds (Geffen) 24976

1997 GRAMMY NOMINEES Various Artists (PolyGram) 553292

GREAT BIG SEA Up (WEA) 12277

DEPECHE MODE Ultra (Reprise) 46522

K.D. LANG Drag (Warner Bros.) 46623

Montgomery Steele keeps finding new doors to open in the promotion of his single, Indian

Woman. Latest to show an interest was Caston Monk of the Vancouver Sun, who scheduled an

interview with Steele for a proposed feature. In the meantime the single continues to gain spins at both

country (#28) and A/C (#55) stations. By the way, Steele sent along a photo of himself with Walter Thul, general manager of RPR Koblenz Germany

which was taken at the Mile 0 Post in Dawson Creek, BC. Watch for it in an upcoming issue.

The Neilsons will have their publicity and tracking activities looked after by Deborah Wood Publicity.

The Wasaga Beach, Ontario family band comprises Ron and Betty and their three children Tami, Jay and Todd. The band's self -titled debut release,

containing all original material written by Ron and Tami, has already yielded two Top 40 singles and

an award winning video (Windows To The Past), which gained two international gold awards. The band also holds the distinction of being the first

Canadian band to perform on the General Jackson Showboat in Opryland, resulting in several return

COUNTRY

engagements throughout the summer. This year they were nominated for Big Country awards in the group and outstanding new artist categories. A new single, The Man Upstairs, is now at radio. Wood begins

tracking the new single beginning July 23. Concert dates coming up include the General Jackson

Showboat (July 27-28), Ottawa's Congress Centre (Aug. 2), the General Jackson Showboat (10-11),

the Vankleek Hill, Ontario Fairgrounds (13), the Havelock, Ontario Jamboree (16), the General

Jackson Showboat (23-24), and the Fairgrounds in Armstrong, BC (Sept. 4-7).

Eli Barsi, who made chart news with Honky Tonk Nights (#81), is expected to have a new single ready

in a couple of weeks. Randy Lutyck of Edmonton's Friends In Music, reports the new single will be

Old Timer, the second single taken from Barsi's Unmarked Trail CD which she co -produced with

John Binet.

George Strait slides into the #1 slot from #3 with his MCA release Carrying Your Love With Me. The

COUNTRY PICKERS

BRUCE ANDREI Country 95.5FM

- Lethbridge

Everywhere -

Tim McGraw JANET TRECARTEN

CISS-FM -

Toronto What Love Looks Like

- Michelle Wright PHIL KALLSEN

CKRY-FM -

Calgary The Fool

- Lee Ann Womack

CHUCK REYNOLDS CHYR

- Leamington

If You Love Somebody -

Kevin Sharp DAN MITCHELL

CKCQ -

Quesnel/Cariboo Country If You Love Somebody

- Kevin Sharp

DOUG HARRISON CJNB - North Battleford

If My Heart Had Wings - Amy Sky DAVE McLAUGHLIN CKGB - Timmins

Claudette - Dwight Yoakam

JAMES RICHARDS CHAT- Medicine Hat

Shut Up Er Drive - Chely Wright RICK FLEMING

CKQM-FM - Peterborough The Night The Barn Burned

- George Fox

BOB PRESTON Q91/NorNet

- Drumheller

A Little Thing - Beverly Mahood DOUG ANDERSON

Y105 - Ottawa A Little Thing - Beverly Mahood

PETE WALKER KX96FM

- Durham

There Goes - Alan Jackson BRUCE LEPERRE

CKDM - Dauphin

Ridin' Out The Heartache -Tanya Tucker MICHAEL DENNIS

CKBC -

Bathurst Drink, Swear

- Michael Peterson

MANITOBA FLOOD RELIEF

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS

Michelle Wright and Dave Hepturn representing Chevy dealers with cheque for $10,000 for Manitoba flood victims, raised through her Toronto concert To Manitoba From Toronto With Love.

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single had a short 11 week run to the top of the chart. The single is the title track from his most recent MCA album that is chalking up good sales

at retail. No news at press time as to what the follow-up single might be.

Lisa Brokop has signed to Sony Music Nashville. Rumours of her moving have been in the hopper

for some time, but it was only last week when all the paperwork was completed that the switch was

made public by her fan club newsletter. Apparently, Brokop's manager, Bill Carter, was approached in

1996 by Allen Butler, who heads up Sony Nashville. Nothing official from Sony, but it's rumoured that

it's a multi -album deal. Brokop is apparently in the studio working on her new album.

COUNTRYcontinued on page 13

?auk Gross returns to host CCMA awards show

Paul Gross, star of Due South, returns to host this year's Canadian Country Music Awards show which

will be televised live from Hamilton Place (Sept. 8) on the CTV TV network.

The show, which is the culmination of Canadian Country Music Week '97, will also be

seen in the US on The Nashville Network (TNN) and CMT Europe. Last year's show attracted an

audience of more than a million and half Canadians. "Paul's a natural for this job," says Gordon

James, executive producer of the show. "When we asked him to do it last year, we were sure he'd be

able to do the job and we were delighted. We are thrilled that he has agreed to come back."

There was apparently some negative response to Gross being asked to host last year's show. As it

turned out he was a serious country music fan. Gross's role as RCMP Cpl. Benton Fraser on

Due South (for which he is also executive producer) has won him two Gemini Awards for best actor. He

is also a heavyweight in the writing field for both theatre and television. His credits include that of

playwright -in -resident at the Stratford Festival, as well as writer for Gross Misconduct, a TV drama.

He has also made numerous film and television appearances as an actor.,

Country veteran Danny Hooper, recently signed to Edmonton's Royalty label and gaining spins for his release What's A Girl Gonna Do With A Boy Like You, with Reprise artist Paul Brandt.

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CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME 35George Strait/Title track/pro single -J(J.Stevens/S.Elogard) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA)

LITTLE OL' KISSESJulian AustinNVhat My Heart ... /comp 48-N(J.Austin) D.Leblanc (VIK/BMG

ALMOST ALWAYS esh NMIChris Cummings/Somewhere Inside/comp 316-P(C.A.T.Cummings/R.Lewis) R.Scott/J.E.Norman (Warner :us)

I'D RATHER RIDE AROUND WITH YOUReba McEntire/What If Its You/pro single -J(M.D.Sanders/f.Nichols) R.McEntire/J.Guess (MCA)

I LEFT SOMETHING TURNED ONTrace Adkins/Dreamin' Out Loud/pro single -F(B.Lawson/J.Schweers) S.Hendricks (Capitol)

LET IT RAINShirley Myers/New Country 4/comp 319-P(S.Myers/R.Nicholson/R.Scott) R.Scott (WEA)

LOVED TOO MUCHTy Herndon/Living In A Moment/comp 345-H(D.Schlitz/D.Johnson) D.Johnson (Epic)

ITS YOUR LOVETim McGraw w/Faith HilVEverywhere/pro single -F(S.Smith) J.Stroud/B.Gallimore/T.McGraw (Curb)

COME CRYIN' TO MELonestar/Self-titled/comp 44-N(J.RochNV.Wilson/M.D.Sanders) D.Cook/M.Wilson (BNA)

ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONEPam Tillis/Greatest Hits/comp 48-N(D.Dillon/B.McOill) B.J.Walker Jr./P.Tillis (Arista)

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BORN AGAIN IN DIXIELANDJason McCoy/Playin' For Keeps "11(J. McCoy/N. Sheridan/D. Carr) S. Begat (Universal)

COUNT ME INDeana Carter/Did I Shave ... /comp 2-F(D.Carter/C.Jones) C.Farren (Capitol)

STILL HOLDING ONClint Black w/Martina McBride/Nothin' / CD track -N(C.Black/M.Berg/M.Stuart) J.Stroud/C.Black (RCA)

DRINK SWEAR, STEAL ft LIEMichael Peterson/Self-titled/comp 323-P(M.Peterson/P.Carpenter) R.E.OrraVJ.Leo (Reprise)

WHATEVER COMES FIRSTSons of the Desert/Self-titled/pro single -H(W.Aldridge/B.Crisler/D.Womack) J.Slate/D.Johnson (Epic)

THE SWINGJames Bonamy/What I Live To Do/comp 345-H(R.E.OrralVB.Regan) D.Johnson (Epic)

JUST THE SAMETerri Clark/Title track/CD tracl-O(Shapiro/Clark/Waters) Bowles/Clark/Waters (Mercury)

I WILL IF YOU WILLJohn Berry/Faces/pro single -F(J.B.Jarvis/R.Goodrum) C.Howard (Capitol)

HOW A COWGIRL SAYS GOODBYETracy Lawrence/The Coast Is Clear/comp 323-P(L.Boone/T.Nelson/T.Lawrence) D.Cook (Atlantic)

NOW THAT I'M ON MY OWNFarmers Daughter/Makin'Hay/comp 2-J(D.Scott) G.Leiske (MCA)

SHE'S GETTING SERIOUSThomas Wade/Wayward/Self-titled/CD track -H(T.Wade/T.Taylor) J.May/T.Wade (Peg)

DON'T LOVE MAKE A DIAMOND SHINETracy Byrd/Big Love/pro single -J(C.VViseman/M.Dekle) T.Brown (MCA)

HE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIREDRicochet/Blink Of An Eye/pro single -H(R.Bowles/L.Boone) R/Chancey/E.Seay (Columbia)

THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTHPatty Loveless/Title track/pro single -H(G.Nicholson) E.Gordy Jr. (Epic)

SHE'S GOT IT ALLKenny Chesney/I Will Stand/pro single -N(D.Womack/C.Wiseman) B.Cannon/N.Wilson (BNA)

INDIAN WOMANMontgomery Steele/In This Heart Of Mine/CD track(M.Petrick) B.Steward/G.Dere (Steele)

WILD ROSESean Hogan/Self-titled/CD track(S.Hogan) S.Hogan/R.Erickson (Barnstorm)

ONE, TWO, I LOVE YOUClay Walker/Rumor Has It/comp 321-P(B.Jones/E.Hill) J.Stroud/C.Walker (Giant)

WHAT THE HEART WANTSCollin Raye/Best of Direct Hits/pro single -H(M.Dulaney) J.Hobbs/E.Seay/P.Worley (Epic)

I ONLY GET THIS WAY WITH YOURick Trevino/Learning As You Go/comp 344-H(D.Loggins/A.Ray) S.Buckingham/D.Johnson (Columbia)

LITTLE THINGSTanya Tucker/Complicated/comp 2-F(M.Oulaney/S.D.Jones) G.Brown (Capitol)

DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARDAlabama/Title track/comp 49-Ni(R.OwenTE.Gentry/G.Fowler) D.Cook/Alabama (RCA)

PLACES I'VE NEVER BEENMark Wills/ Self-titled/comp 487-0.(T.Martin/R.Wilson/A.Mayo) C.Chamberlain/K.Stegall (Mercury)

FAR CRY FROM LEAVIN'Terry Kelly/Title tracWcomp 7-F(T.Kelly/R.Hynes) F.King (Gun)

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35 18 THE SECRETJamie Warren/Fallen AngeVcomp 487-Q(J.Warren) J.R.Hutt/F.Hill (River North)

58 7 HOW YOUR LOVE MAKES ME FEEL 69Diamond Rio/Greatest Hits/CD single -N(M.T.Barnes/f.Bruce) M.D.Clute/Diamond Rio (Arista)

44 5 WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE 70 76Michelle Wright/For Me It's You/comp 49-N QV'(C.Dannermiller/S.Drew/M.Wright) J.Scherer (Arista)

38 40 10 LUCKY IN LOVESherrie Austin/Words/pro single -N(S.Austin/B.Daly/VV.Rambeaux) E.Seay/VV.Rambeaux (Arista)

39 41 14 TOO BUSY LOVIN' YOUGraham Bleasdale/Lookin' For Love/CD track(G/Bleasdale) D.Thompson/aBleasdale (Everyman)

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60 6 THE CALL TO DANCELeahy/Self-titled/CD track -F(6.Duncan) L.Anderson (Virgin)

42 30 16 WHO'S CHEATIN' WHOAlan Jackson/Everything I Love/comp 48-N(J.Hayes) K.Stegall (Arista)

53 6 HOW WAS I TO KNOWJohn Michael Montgomery/VVhat I Do/CD track -P(B.DalyW.Rambeaux) C.Petocz (Atlantic)

52 10 CAN'T GET THE HANG OF ...Desert Dolphins/Hang Of ... /CD track(B.Brown/E.Schwartz) R.Prescott (Quality)

45 31 22 A LITTLE MORE LOVEVince GilVHigh Lonesome Sound/pro single -H(V.Gill) T.Brown (MCA)

46 38 17 THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYESLeAnn Rimes/Blue/pro single -F(D.Tyler) W.C.Rimes/C.Howard (Curb)

47 47 10 AIN'T ENOUGH HOURSRandy J.Martin/Workin' Overtime/CD track(R.J.Martin) S.Baggett (Fleet)

54 12 HEARTS WERE BOUNDKC Jones/Title track/CD track(E.Schoenroth) R.Prescott/J.P.VVheeler (Pairadice)

49 50 11 THE LAST TIMEThe Cruzeros/Self-titled/CD track(B.Mathers/C.Tulman) B/Buckingham (Spinner)

50 36 9 BUTTERFLY KISSESRaybon Bros/No album/pro single -J(B.Carlisle/R.Thomas) D.Cook/f.Brown (MCA)

51 39 13 A DOZEN RED ROSESJoan Kennedy/Title track/CD track(J.Greenebaum/A.Jordon/T.Folks) J.Morgan (JKP(

73 5 WE WERE IN LOVEToby Keith/Dream WalkinVpro single -0(C.Cannon/A.Shamblin) J.Stroud/T.Keith (Mercury)

53 43 16 SHE WON'T BE LONELY TOO LONGPrairie Oyster/Blue Plate SpeciaVcomp 48-N(K.Glass) M.Poole/Prairie Oyster (Arista)

54 55 8 DAY IN DAY OUTDavid Kersh/Goodnight Sweetheart/CD track -F(M.Green/T.McHugh) P.McMakin (Curb)

55 37 16 SHE'S GOING HOME WITH METravis Tritt/The Restless Kind/comp 317-P(T.Tritt) D.Was/T.Tritt (Warner Bros)

56 49 21 TAKE IT FROM MEPaul Brandt/Calm Before The Storm/comp 313-P(R.Hurd/P.Brandt) J.Lee (Reprise)

57 57 13 LUCKY ME, LUCKY YOULee Roy ParnelVEvery Night's A ... /comp 48-N(G.Nicholson/L.R.Parnell) L.R.PameIVHot Links (Career)

58 45 22 A GIRL'S GOTTA DO ."Mindy McCready/Ten Thousand Angels/comp 46-N(R.Bowels/R.Byme) D.Malloy/N.Wilson (BNA)

59 46 20 SITTIN' ON GOBryan White/Between Now And Forever/CD track -P(J.Lee/R.Bowles) B.J.Walker Jr./K.Lehning (Asylum)

60 62 15 MY BABY 93Cindy Church/Self-titled/comp 316-P(C.Church) M.Wilkinson/N.Tinkham (Stony Plain)

69 8 THE SHAKE 94 NEWNeal McCoy/Greatest Hits/comp 324-P(J.McElroy/B.Carr) K.Lehning (Atlantic)

62 48 20 WHY WOULD I SAY GOODBYEBrooks 8 Dunn/Borderline/comp 47-N(K.Brooks/C.Waters) D.Cook/K.Brooks/R.Dunn (Arista)

63 67 7 WHATS IT GONNA TAKEDenise Murray/What You Mean ... /pro single(Murray/Melanson/Long/Szawlowski( Szawlowsk(/Murray (KBM)

64 65 9 FIT TO BE TIED DOWN 97Sammy Kershaw/Politics, Religion Er Her/comp 487-0(W.Varble/C.Victor) K.Stegall (Mercury)

65 71 5 TALK OF THE TOWNSuzanne GitzVSelf-titled/CD track -Y(A.Rodger) A.Rodger (Page)

66 66 10 FLOWERSBilly Yates/Self-titled/comp 3-J(B.Yates/M.Criswell) G.Fundis/B.Yates (Alms)

74 4 ALL LIT UP IN LOVEDavid Lee Murphy/We Can't All Be ... /comp 4-J(D.L.Murphy) T.Brown (MCA)

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59 9 BUTTERFLY KISSESBob Carlisle/Title track/pro single -N(B.Carlisle/R.Thomas) B.Carlisle/L.Day (DMG/BMG)

3 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOUBlue Rodeo/Tremolo/comp 327-P(J.Cuddy/G.Keelor) Blue Rodeo/J.VVhynot (WEA)

3 HEAT OF THE NIGHTMontana Sky/Self-titled/CD track(Montana Sky) R.PrescotVJ.P.VVheeler (MS)

72 75 6 THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVERSawyer Brown/Six Days On The Road/pro single -F(B.LaBounty/R.Freeland) M.Millar/M.McAnally (Curb)

4 THE FOOLLee Ann Womack/Self-titled/comp 4-J(M.Cannon/C.Steft/G.Ellsworth) M.Wright (Decca)

74 78 10 NOTHIN' LESS THAN LOVEThe Buffalo Club/Self-titled/CD tracl-J(W.Tester/R.Young) B.Beckett (Rising Tide)

75 63 24 THE ANSWER IS YESMichelle Wright/For Me Its You/comp 45-N(R.Crowell( J.Scherer (Arista)

91 2 THERE GOESAlan Jackson/Everything I Love/DC track -N(A.Jackson) K.Stegall (Arista)

2 EVERYWHERETim McGraw/Title track/pro single -F(C.Wiseman/M.Reid) B/Gallimore/J.Stroud/T.McGraw (Curb)

87 4 DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRDLila McCann/Lila/comp 235-P(M.Spiro/M.Smotherman) M.Spiro (Asylum)

79 80 5 THE CONFEDERATION BRIDGEStompin' Tom/Title track/CD track -F(T.C.Connors) T.C.Connors (EMI)

80 82 9 SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDELisa Erskine/Self-titled/CD trackffErskine/D.McTaggart) J.Douglas (HVG)

83 7 HONKY TONK LIGHTSEli BarsVUnmarked TraiVpro single(R.Ruddy/E.Hill) J.Binet/E.Barsi (No label)

82 86 4 HOW DO I LIVELeAnn Rimes/No album/pro single -F(D.Warren) W.C.Rimes/C.Howard (Curb)

83 84 4 GO AWAYLorrie Morgan/Shakin' Things Up/pro single -N(S.Smith/C.MajeskVS.Russ) J.Stroud/L.Morgan (BNA)

84 85 6 HOLE IN MY HEARTBlackhawk/Love a Gravity/pro single -J(Child/Robbins/Stephenson) Bright/Clute (Arista)

85 88 3 LOVE LOVE LOVEStephanie Thomson/Almost Blue/CD track(T&L.McKillip/G.Maxwell) T.McKillip (RDR)

THE REAL THINGRick Tippe/Get Hot .../CD track(P.J.RusseIVR.Tippe) D.Pomeroy (Moon Tan)

95 2 THATS THE KINDA LOVE .. .Mile Mason/That's Empigj / comp 327-P(L.Bakey) B.Mevis (Atlantic)

98 3 SOMEBODY SLAP MEJohn Anderson/Takin' The Country Back/pro single -G(B.McDiIVR.Murrah) K.Stegall (Mercury)

89 72 14 DELIVER MERoch Voisine/Kissing Rain/pro single -N(R.Voisine/A.Sky) R.Zito/R.Voisine (RV Intl)

90 77 21 SAD LOOKIN' MOONAlabama/Dancin' On The Boulevard/CD track -N(R.Owen/T.Gentry/G.Fowler) D.Cook/Alabama (RCA)

YOU AND YOU ALONEVince Gill/High Lonesome Sound/pro single -H'(V/Gill) T.Brown (MCA Nashville)

92 96 3 TAKE ME IN YOUR HEART TONIGHTLauren Cook/No album/Roto Noto comp(R.Cousins/W.Gamache) W.Gamache/J.D'Amato (Rots tots)

94 3 A LITTLE TOO LATEThe Johner Brothers/Ten More Miles/comp 325-P(B.Johner/K.Johner) Johner Bros/B.McKay (WEA)

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92 5 COOL WATERTammy Graham/Self-titled/CD track -J(B.DiPiero/VV.Morley) B.Beckett (Career)

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Bush Golf Classic atOrganizers for the annual JamesCelebrity Golf Classic, have scored alineup of country recording artists, sotradio and television personalities.

The tournament, presentedRecords in support of the ChilcFoundation of Canada, is being hel(Oliver's Nest Golf and Country ClulOntario (RPM - June 2/97).

John Casey, one of the organizer:celebrities already signed up include: IJ.K. Gulley, Jamie Warren, LawnStephanie Beaumont, Thomas WadeSusan Graham, Strawberry Blonde, SIBand, Prakash John & The Lincolns, CDebbie Drummond, Rick Fleming (CChas Hay (Inside Country), Q92 TinGlobal News Crew, VR Land IGallagher, Giselle, and more.

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COUNTRYcontinued from page 11

Graham Bleasdale is off to Nashville to do a bit of writing with some of Music Row's

writers and to do some recording. His single, Too Busy Lovin' You, a Bleasdale original,

cracks the Top 40 on the RPM Country 100 this week at #39 after 14 weeks. Released on the

Everyman label, the track was taken from his album Lookin' For Love.

Bush Gall Classic attracts c Organizers for the annual James Owen Bush

Celebrity Golf Classic, have scored an impressive lineup of country recording artists, songwriters and radio and television personalities.

The tournament, presented by Talybont Records in support of the Children's Wish

Foundation of Canada, is being held Aug. 22 at Oliver's Nest Golf and Country Club in Lindsay, Ontario (RPM

- June 2/97).

John Casey, one of the organizers, reveals that celebrities already signed up include: Duane Steele,

J.K. Gulley, Jamie Warren, Lawnie Wallace, Stephanie Beaumont, Thomas Wade & Wayward,

Susan Graham, Strawberry Blonde, Speed Of Love Band, Prakash John & The Lincoln, Cyril Rawson,

Debbie Drummond, Rick Fleming (Country 105), Chas Hay (Inside Country), Q92 Timmins, CMT,

Global News Crew, VR Land News, John Gallagher, Giselle, and more.

CCMA showcases offer an important hook

Many of today's recognizable names in country music got their break through showcasing during

Canadian Country Music Week over the past 20

years. The three days of activities which culminates with the CCMA awards show Monday September

8, are held alternately in Calgary and Hamilton. This year it will be in Hamilton (Sept. 5-8).

The scramble to get on the list to showcase began as last year's show wound down. Choosing

who would showcase out of the hundreds of entrants was a difficult task for organizers. The final list for the three days of showcasing in the main ballroom of Hamilton's Sheraton Hotel reveals that 40 acts

will take to the stage. They are as follows:

SEPT. 5

Amber Lemouel Lisa Erskine The Tremblay Brothers

Carla Rugg Heartbreak Hill

Marty Grambo Hugh -Dawn Country

Jason Fowler D.W.James J.P.Cormier

Reggae Cowboys Sundance Cafe

David Leask

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The Ryan Sisters Art Lajambe

Peggy White Lyndia Scott

Jana Lee Reid Sean Hogan

The Mike Plume Band

Randy J.Martin Trina

Nancy Denault Suzanne Gitzi

Royal Crowns Violet Ray

SEPT. 7

Crybaby Ilona Pal

Steve Dickinson Stephanie Beaumont

Lis Logan Ken Munshaw Ray Bonneville

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SEPT. 8

Narrow Road Aimee Johns Corey Ellis

K.C.Jones Band Gayle Ackroyd Glen Reid

Variety goes country with its second annual members barbecue and corn roast Aug. 14 beginning

at 6 pm at Variety Village. Country entertainers who would like to give of their talent to such a worthy cause should call Al Dubin at Variety in Toronto at

416-367-2828 ext. 245. As a matter of fact, for the minimum contribution of $10 per person, where

there's loads of corn on the cob, burgers, dogs and salads, this would be a great opportunity to tour the Village and see what a great facility it is and there's

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The cost to register is $85.00 which includes dinner. Dinner only is $25.00. Deadline to register

is Aug. 1.

An auction, consisting of donated items from various businesses, will follow the dinner. There

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the day out. For more details contact Talybont Records at

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UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAINRichard Marx - Flesh And BoneCapitol -31528 (comp 41-F

SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVESteve Winwood - Junction SevenVirgin -44059 (CU track( -F

I WANNA BE THEREBlessid Union Ut Soul - Selt-titledEMI -56716 (CU track( -F

THE WORLD TONIGHTPaul McCartney - Flaming PieCapitol -5650(12 track( -F

I'LL BE MISSING YOUPuff Daddy a Faith Evans - No Way OAdad Boy/BMG-3012 (Comp 191-N

TO THE MOON AND BACKSavage Garden - Self -titledColumbia -67954 (comp 0631-H

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a guarantee that the smiles from the kids will win you over. For ticket information call Nancy at 367-

2828 ext. 248.

Trudy Burke a country DJ at 3WRB Stereo 974 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is making

Michael T. Wall, Newfoundland's well-known Ambassador to the world, very popular in that part

of the world. Burke has been giving Wall's Red Caddy release "heaps of airplay" on two of her shows. Make Mine Country is dedicated to featuring

indie artists, labels or compilation albums. The other show is called My Favourite Country, which

is a request program where listeners write in to hear their favourite songs. Burke says that quite

often when she features a disc in the feature program, she gets requests to hear it again in the

request show. Burke has an open door policy for both shows and would like to hear from Cancon

artists and record companies. Send your product and promotional material to Trudy Burke, 3WRB

Country Music DJ, 44 Walmer Avenue, St. Albans 3021, Victoria Australia. You can call her at 61 3

9364 0817.

CJNB music director Doug Harrison gives the first "picker" nod to Amy Sky's new single.

Written by Sky, Melissa Manchester and Eric Kaz, If My Heart Had Wings was shipped to radio by

Iron Music as a CD single. The single is three -parts Cancon (APL). Taken from her Cool Rain album,

the single is the follow-up to Til You Love Somebody that had a 12 week run up the chart.

David Dancer makes an impressive return to country with the release of his brand new album entitled If I Were A River, released on the Cougar

label. Dancer made chart news with his past releases and it's a given that his new album will

spawn several chart items. It's not known at time of writing which track will be the first single, but

there are a number of out -of -the -shoot possibilities, including the title track, written by David Holiday,

and a couple of Dancer originals, Yesterday Was Better and It's You I'm Living For. Also key are is

Leonard Kohls' penning of It's A Hello Goodbye World, and From My Lips ... To God's Ear, written

by Frank Longo. Dancer dedicates his album to the memory of both writers. "two of the finest

songwriters I have worked with." He also dedicates the album to his father "for passing down his love of music." The tracks were produced independently by Mitchell James, David Ashley and Albert

MacDonald and recorded at Toronto's KINCK and TSP studios.

Paul Brandt was scheduled for a July 27 Homecoming Concert at Calgary Saddledome. This

will be the first time Brandt has performed publicly in his hometown since the release of his double

platinum album Calm Before The Storm, which won a Big Country award this year as album of the year. The concert is being staged in support of the 1997 Kinsmen Children's Hospital Home Lotto

which raises funds to benefit the Alberta Children's Hospital.

Colin Raye is getting a major promo/publicity push from Sony for his Best Of release which

spawned his latest hit, What The Heart Wants, the most added on the RPM Country 100 this week,

jumping up to #29 from #61 after six weeks. The album will be in stores on August 26. The single

was written by Michael Dulaney. The album was produced by John Hobbs, Ed Seay and Paul Worley.

Rick Tippe is back and he hits hard with The Real Thing the most added single this week at #86. The single, written by Tippe and Philip John

Russell, was taken from his Moon Tam album, Get Hot Or Go Home, produced by David Pomeroy.

Tippe gets half of the music and lyrics, which gives him two parts Cancon.

Beverley Mahood makes a strong bid for chart action with her latest Spin single, A Little Thing Called Love. This is the follow-up to Girl Out Of

The Ordinary, which is included on her two -song CD release and which became a national hit for her. The new single was produced by Rick Hutt and recorded at Kitchener's Cedartree Studio. The

single qualifies as four -parts Cancon.

Jamie Warren is mounting a major campaign to

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bring attention to the formation of The Warren Foundation, an organization established to raise

funds to assist victims of domestic violence. (RPM

- May 19/97). His concerns about this issue prompted him to write The Secret, his latest River

North single (#35). The foundation's first fund- raising venture will be the Jamie Warren Golf

Tournament which will be held Aug. 5 at the Mandarin Golf Club in Markham, Ontario in

association with the Canadian Professional Golf Association Championship. Besides a day of golf,

there will be a fund-raising auction and a benefit concert featuring Warren and other special guests.

Warren's initial efforts to bring attention to his project attracted CIS S -FM Toronto on -air

personality Dan Williamson, who was instrumental in organizing the Warren Foundation. Interesting

too is the naming of the organization. Warren means "safe haven" as well as "defender" or "protector".

Those interested in helping to sponsor the Jamie Warren Golf Tournament should contact the Warren

Foundation at 519-725-6548.

Ken Ashdown, the promo guy at Mercury/ Polydor, is excited about the upcoming release of

the Jim Croce Nashville Tribute. Among the list of today's country names paying tribute to Croce is Charlie Major with an exceptional cover of You

Don't Mess Around With Jim. Also included is a Sammy Kershaw cover of I Got A Name, Box #10

by Charlie Daniels, New York's Not My Home by Ronna Reeves, Mark Collie's Rapid Roy (The Stock

Car Boy), Rodney Crowell's Operator (That's Now The Way It Feels), and an exceptional cover of Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Kim Carnes. The album will

be in stores on July 29.

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