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The Judds Hank Williams,Jr
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARVOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR"Born To Boogie"
Paul Nelson/Gene Nelson
SONG OF THE YEAR"Eighteen Wheels
And A Dozen Roses"
Harlan Howard
SONG OF THE YEAR'life Turned Her That Way"
Rosanne Cash Tanya Tucker
FEMALE VOCALIST FEMALE VOCALIST
OF THE YEAR OF THE YEARSINGLE OF THE YEAR VOCAL EVENT OF
'Tennessee Flat Top Box" THE YEAR
Alabama
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEARHighway 101
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEARHORIZON AWARD
Restless Heart
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Foster & Lloyd
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEARPatty Loveless Rosanne Cash & Rodney Crowell
HORIZON AWARD VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEARDolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/
Emmylou Harris
VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Paul Davis
VOCAL EVENTOF THE YEAR
Paul Overstreet
VOCAL EVENTOF THE YEAR
Dwight Yoakam/Buck OwensVOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Chet Atkins
MUSICIAN
OF THE YEAR
Johnny Gimble
MUSICIAN
OF THE YEAR
Mark O'Connor
MUSICIAN
OF THE YEAR
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COVER STORY
THEJUDDSby Joe Henderson
The Judds released their first record in 1983, and the artistic impor-
tance of this mother and daughter team from Kentucky has since been‘documented with three Grammy honors and five awards each from the
Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. Now,Cash Box adds another honor to this impressive list. We are proud to
name The Judds as Cash Box's Country Entertainer of the Year!
This dynamic RCA/Curb duo has had 12 Number One singles in
fewer than five years of recording, and three of their albums have sold
more than a million copies each. During the same period of time, they
have continued to win each and every award category that they havebeen eligible to win, in the Cash Box Annual Awards issues. With all
these facts in mind, plus the knowledge that The Judds’ road show hasexpanded in proportion to their popularity, (26 workers, a six-piece
band, three buses and two semis), we at Cash Sox feel the Entertainer
of the Year Award has been well-earned.
“We know we’re a one-in-a-million story,” mother Naomi concedes.
“You can’t get any more normal than we were four years ago: a nurse
and a secretary. We come from the ranks. ..from blue-collar families.
And, it’s almost as if we get more excited as time goes by, because weknow, now, how involved the music business is and how amazing it is
with all the talent around.”
Wynonna agrees; “The great thing about this business is that you’re
plugged in, if you want to be, to so many different kinds of music. I love
anything, as long as it has some depth and isn’t destructive.”
Wynonna recently reached a high point in a career that’s been filled
with high points when Bono, U2’s lead singer, invited her onstage to
sing with him. “It was,” she recalls, “one of those things that really
blessed me.”
Well, Cash Box says, “Bless and bless, alike.” The Judds have
blessed the music world with their talents, and we wish to bless themwith their just rewards!
CONTENTSExecutives On The Move / 6
Single Releases / 12
Album Releases / 13
COLUMNSCoast To Coast / 10
On Jazz / 39
Nashville Notables / 24
Indie Groove / 37
CHARTSTop 40 Jazz Albums / 39
Top 75 Black Albums / 18
Top 100 Black Singles / 15
Top 100 Singles / 4
Top 200 LP’s / 8 - 9
Top 50 Country Albums / 22
Top 100 Country Singles / 20
Top 30 12” Dance Singles / 18
Top 10 Rap Albums / 18
Top 15 Rap Singles / 18
DEPARTMENTSNews / 5, 6
Features / 11
Black Contemporary / 1 5 - 1
8
The Independent Way / 37 - 38
Country / 20 - 35
Coin Machine / 40 - 41
Classifieds / 43
Chart Index / 42
Flashback / 36
TOP POP DEBUTSSINGLES
mIDONTWAMTYOUR LOVEDuranduran - Capitol
ALBUMS
MANINMOTIONNight Ranger - MCA
#1
POP SINGLERED RED WINE
UB40A&M#1
POPALBUMAPPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Guns N' Roses
Geffen
#1
B/C SINGLEMY PEROGATIVE
Bobby BrownMCA#1
B/C ALBUMDON'T BE CRUEL
Bobby BrownMCA
WINNER’S CIRCLESHE'S ON THE LEFT
Jeffery OsbourneA&M
Cash Box research from both radio
and retail activity indicates that this
record exhibits Top Ten potential.
#1
COUNTRY SINGLESTRONG ENOUGH TO BEND
Tanya Tucker
Capitol
#1
COUNTRYALBUMOLD 8x10Randy Travis
Warner Bros
#1
JAZZ ALBUMSIMPLE PLEASURES
Bobby McFerrin
EMI/Manhattan
#112" SINGLE
CHAINS OF LOVEErasure
Sire/Warner Bros
#1
RAPALBUMIT TA KF.S A NATION OF MILLIONS. .
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Public EnemyDef Jam/CBS
CASHBOX TOP 100 SINGLESTHE CASH BOX TOP 100 SINGLES CHART IS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF RADIO AIRPLAY AND ACTUAL PIECES SOLD AT RETAIL STORES.
La>t Total
Week /eekf
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RED RED WINE (.A&M 2600) UB 40
LOVE BITES (Mercury/PolyGram 870 402-7) Def Leppard
DON’T BE CRUEL (Epic 34-07965) Cheap Trick
GROOVY KIND OF LOVE {A)\an\\c7-&90]7) Phil Collins
Information Society
6
7
(RCA 8663-7-RAA)
3 10
1 10
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY)(Tommy Boy 7-27826)
I’LL ALWAYS LOVE /OW (Arista ASi-9700) Taylor Dayne
DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY {BM\-Marhanan&-5o:46) Bobby McFerrin
DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO?(Virgin 7-99290) . .
Steve Winvyood
9 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE (Geffen 7-27963) Guns n’Roses
10 I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU {B\acVhean/CBSis^079]9) ....Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
1 1 ONE GOOD WOMAN Peter Cetera(Full Moon/Worner Bros 7-27824)
WILD, WILD lVfSr(Atiantic7-89048) The Escape Club
DON’T BE CRUEL (mca mca-53327) Bobby Brown
TRUE LOVE {MCAMCA-si363) Glenn Frey
ffOICOMO (Eiektra 7-69385) The Beoch Boys(From the Cocktail Soundtrack)
PLEASE DON’TGO GIRL (Columbia 38-07700) New Kids On The Block
THfiOCO-MOnOW (Geffen 7-27752) Kylie Minogue
CH^/A/S Of LOVf (Sire/Reprise 7-27844) Erasure
FOREVER YOUNG (Warner Bros. 7-27796) Rod Stewart
ONE MOMENT IN TIME (Arista Asi -9743) Whitney Houston
BAD MEDICINE (MercLry/PolyGram 870 657-7) Bon Jovi
FALLEN ANGEL (Enigma/Capitoi B-44191) Poison
DfS/Rf (Island 7-99250) U2
HOW CAN I FALL (A&MAM-1224) Breathe
IF IT ISN’T LOVE (MCA 53264) New Edition
ANOTHER LOVER (a&m am- 1226) Giant Steps
SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE (BM\-MarinananB-xi)33) .... Robert Palmer
KISSING A FOOL (Columbia 38-08050) George Michael
A NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET(j,^e/QCA):2A-7) . . . DJ Jazzy Jeff
TIME AND TIDE (Ep\c 34-07730) Basia
STAYING rOGfTHER (Atlantic 7-89034) Debbie Gibson
lOO/CAWAV (Reprise 7-27766) Chicago
(A)BABY. I LOVE YOUR WAY/(B)FREEBIRD (Epic 34 08034)
MEDLEY (FREE BABY) Will To Power
A WORD IN SPANISH (MCa mca-53408) Elton John
DANCE LITTLE SISTER (Co\umh\a 38-08023) . . Terence Trent D’Arby
WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL (OCA 869]-7) .... Boy Meets Girl
DON’TKNOW WHAT YOU GOT Cinderella
(TILL IT’S GONE) (Mercury/PolyGram 876 646-7)
GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT (EieWra 7-69371) . . Anita Baker
STRANGELOVE (Site 7-27777) Depeche Mode
SUPERSTITIOUS (Bptc 34-07979) Europe
THf PROM/Sf (Virgin 7-99328) When In Rome
INDESTRUCTIBLE (Am)aAS]-9706) Four Tops
WALK ON WATER (Columbia 38-08060) Eddie Money
I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE DuranDuran(Capitol P-B^237)
47 NOBODY’S FOOL Kenny Loggins(Columbia 38-07971)
m YOU CAME (MCAMCA-53370) Kim Wilde
m DOWNTOWN I/fE (Arista Asi -9753) Daryl Hall John Oates
51 PERFECT WORLD Huey Lewis And The News(Chrysalis VS4 43265)
6 12
9 7
8 13
4 19
2 12
23 14
5 17
11 10
7 13
18 9
16 11
17 9
24 6
12 16
19 8
20 11
21 11
22 10
23 6
26 4
16 11
35 3
33 6
11 16
31 9
13 16
48 2
27 11
28 1
1
39 10
32 11
49 4
46 6
51 4
42 6
50 7
43 8
53 4
52 6
41 10
47 6
40 9
58 3
DEBUT
30 15
54 6
59 3
25 14
29 14
lait To(alWe«k Week*
52 MONKEY George Michael 34 15(Columbia 38-07941)
gj SHE’S O/V THE LEfT(A&M AM-1227) Jeffrey Osborne 60
m f/A//SH WHAT VA STARTED (Warner Bros 7-27746) Van Holen 72
^3 (Chrysalis VS4 41 622) . . . . Huey Lewis & The News 88
DO/Vf/A/O DA/VC/NG(EMi-ManhattanB-50i6i) .... Pet Shop Boys 75
m EDGE OFA BROKEN HEART (BM\-Mannanan50)4)) Vixen 63
58 WHE/V/rS LOVE (Warner Bros 7-27827) Van Holen 37 16I^ V ^
PASTCAR (Elektra 7-69412) Tracy Chapman 36 18|y
60 / DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU UKE THAT(MCA-53345)
.Elton John 38 18
HEART DON’T FAIL MENOW (Cdiumb\a38-07932) . . . .Holly Knight 67 7
’
IN YOUR ROOM Bangles DEBUT,(Columbia 38-08090) V ^
63 I DON’T WANNA UVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE Chicago 45 23*(Reprise/Worner Bros. 7-27855)
64 IT TAKES TWO (Profile 5 186) Rob Base 8t D.J. E-Z Rock 68 7
/ CAN’T WAIT (Columbia 38-08014) Deniece Williams 77 4^
66 ROLL WITH IT (Virgin 7-99326) Steve Winwood 44 1
9
m TALKIN’ BOUTA REVOLUTION (Be\4m7-69383) . . Tracy Chapman 78 4^
[23 A/OT JUSTAA/OTHER G/RL (Poiydor/PoiyGram 834896-1) . .Ivan Neville 79 3
E3 SYMPTOMS OF TRUE LOVE (Capitoi 44140) Trade Spencer 80 2
E] SP/ /Af THE HOUSE Of LOVE (Chrysalis VS4 43266) . . . Was Not Was 84 2
71 HERE WITH ME (Ep\c 34-0790]) REO Speedwagon 57 17
72 HANDS TO HEAVEN (A&M299]) Breathe 55 24^ 4
t
JEALOUS GUY John Lennon DEBUT^tf .
(Capitol P-B-44230)
J.J. Fad 82 3,WAY OUT (Ruthless/Atlantic 7-99285)
m CARS W/TH THE BOOM (Atlantic 7-89005) L’Trimm 81 3 CTy
76 SPRING LOVE (COME BACK TOME) (iMR 74002) Stevie B. 64 14(Epic 34-07921)
AWy LOVE (Epic 34-08047) Luther Vandross 87 2 I
yjl DIDN’TKNOW IT WAS LOVE Survivor DEBUT*'(Scotti Bros /E.PA. 4-08067)
79 Ail f/RED UP (Chrysalis VS4 43268) Pat Benotor 69 16 ^80 POWERFUL STUFF (Be\4,07-69384) . . . The Fabulous Thunderbirds 71 7^^
1 / D/D /TfOR LOVE (MCA MCA-53364) Night Ranger 90 2^/'
82 TELL THAT G/RL TO SHUT UP (UNi/MCA UNI-5001) . Transvision Vamp 86 3
El yeah, yeah, yeah Judson Spence DEBUT(Atlantic 7-88999)
84 /’MALOTVOURMA/V (Columbia 38-07980) Tommy Conwell 83
85 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK The Robert Cray Band 85 3(Mercury/PolyGram 870 596-7)
m DANCING UNDER A LATIN MOON Candi DEBUT(I.R.S. IRS-53436)
87 ANOTHER PART OF ME (Ep\c 34-07962) Michael Jackson 56 13
88 MA/CE ME LOSE COA/TROi (Arista ASi-9686) Eric Carmen 61 22
m DON’T BREAK MY HEART Romeo’s Daughter DEBUTV(JK/e/RCA 1140-7-J)
90 HOLD ON TO THE A//GHT(EMI-ManhattanB-50106) Richard Marx 62 22^
LIVE IT UP Gardner Cole DEBUT(Warner Bros. 7-27793)
92 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine 65 20^;^
93 JAC/f/E (Arista ASI -9725) Blue Zone U.K. 66 10
94 Off ON YOUR OWN (GIRL) (Warner Bros 7-27870) Al B. Sure! 70 1
1
95 / DOA/’T WA/VT TO BE A HERO (Virgin 7-99304) . .Johny Hates Jazz 73 15 j
96 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME Def Leppard 74 25(Mercury/PolyGram 870 298-7)
97 THE DEAD HEART (Columbia 38-07964) Midnight Oil 76 12 f
98 S/GAi/ VOURA/AM&Coiumbia 38-07911) . . . Terence Trent D'Arby 89 21
99 /AJS/DEA DREAM(EMFManhattanB-50i45) Jane Wiedlin 91 8
]Q0 SAYIN’ SORRY (DON’TMAKE IT RIGHD Denise Lopez 92 18
(Vendefta/A&M VV-7200)
i
NEWS
RIAA September^Certifications: Cinderella
To AcapellaByLeeJeske
i £^EW YORK - Heavy metal hadhe edge in the RIAA's list of
t^giinum and gold album certifica-
for September, but rap made a
’ showing and such "who'd-a-
^v^nk-it" items as Bobby McFerrin's
acapella Simple Pleasures and Tracy
Qr^pman kept their sales magic spin-
I^Gausing the most commotion wasDef Leppard, who not only saw their
listeria and 1983 Pyromania albumsIR-'the seven million multi-platinum
sales plateau, but gamed simul-
‘a^f«us gold, platinum and multi-
platinum awards for their Historia
v4d/l'0.
Also ringing up multi-platinumf allies in September were GeorgeiKn^haehs Faith (six million), Anita
Baker's 1986 Rapture and Guns 'NRexes' Appetite for Destruction (four
million each), INXS' Kick (three mil-
Ij^n), and Tracy Chapman, Poison's
Open Up And Say...AHH, and DJkifzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's He's
\The DJ, Tm The Rapper (two million
af^sce).
"^obby McFerrin and all his voices
hit the platinum mark in September,
Simple Pleasures gaining a pla-
que and the Cocktail soundtrack,
b^c^ted by McFerrin's smash "Don't
VVd’TV, Be Happy," going both gold
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and platinum.
Also in the platinum parade last
month were Cinderella's Long Cold
Winter, Randy Travis' Old 8 X 10,
Huey Lewis & The Ne'ws' Small
World and Bobby Broom's Don't Be
Cruel (all simultaneously gold),
along with UB-40's 1983 Labour of
Love, New Edition's Heart Break,
Cheap Trick's Lap of Luxury, andJudas Priest's Defenders of the Faith.
McFerrin, LJB-40 and Bobby Brownwere making their debuts as
platinum sellers.
Also ringing up gold honors woreAlabama's Just Us, Stryper's In GodWe Trust, Freddie Jackson's Don't Let
Love Slip Away, Public Enemy's It
Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold UsBack, Eric B. & Rakim's Follow The
Leader, REO Speed wagon's The Hits,
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' Up Your
Alley and J.J. Fad's Supersonic. Public
Enemy and J.J. Fad scored their first
gold albums.
Joining Def Leppard in the musicvideo category were Metallica's 19.98
Home Vid. Cliff 'Em All, certified
multi-platinum, and Ernie Rettino,
Debby Kcrner Rettino and the
Maranatha! Singers Word, Incor-
porated and David Lanz and Paul
Speer's Desert Vision, which both
earned gold awards.
;;Capitol and Solar Reachk Pact^kOS ANGELES - Capitol andSolar Records announced that they
h<ii'e agreed to give Capitol opera-
.io.nal control of Solar Records. This
“li'c’Judes administration, sales,
|^:^motion, and marketing, with the
axc^ption of all creative aspects.
L^MA will continue to distribute
liar's product.
j^apitol Records will immediately
5 5sume responsibility for Midnight
single "Don't Rock The Boat"
asd its upcoming album release.
^bl'Sr Records has had a successful
^ack record with such acts as
Sh^lamar, Carrie Lucas, and TheW^ii.spers.
Sclar will retain creative control
their current roster, which in-
*^iudes The Deele, Freeze, Babyface,
sN^idnight Star, Shalamar, Calloway,
“^'le Whispers, Lakeside, Ralph But-
r, Carrie Lucas and Them.
Commented Dick Griffey, Presi-
dent, Solar Records: "Over the last
decade, the record business has un-
dergone dramatic changes. In
today's marketplace, a company re-
quires computer automation andsubstantial nationwide staffing at
every level from promotion andmarketing to sales and distribution.
In view of those realities. Solar has
determined a need to restructure its
relationship with Capitol Records in
a manner that will enable Solar to
avail itself of the substantial resour-
ces of Capitol, while continuing to
allow Solar the freedom and ability to
remain a small, creative companythat can be competitive with anyother label in the record industry. Therestructured relationship is similar to
past custom label distribution agree-
ments that Solar Records has had."
THE NEW GANG OF FOUR - ASCAP held its eighth annual awards dinner to honor mem-
bers of the British Performing Right Society last week in London. Pictured at the event are (l-r)
Matt Goss from the pop band Bros, Phil Collins, Chrissie Hynde and Billy Ocean.
Myron Roth ResignsMCA Post
LOS ANGELES - Myron Roth,
former President of MCA Records,
has resigned from the company to
pursue other opportunities, accord-
ing to sources at the MCA MusicGroup.
"Myron made a substantial con-
tribution to the success of MCArecords," stated Irving Azoff, Chair-
man of the MCA Music Entertain-
ment Group. "During his tenure, the
company enjoyed phenomenalgrowth and achieved the highest
sales and revenues in its history."
Roth commented, "1 was there at
the birth of the Irving Azoff ad-
ministration at MCA and take great
pride in the many accomplishmentsattained during its first five years."
Capitol Industries-EMI,Inc. Changes Name
LOS ANGELES - Capitol In-
dustries-EMI, Inc. has officially
changed its name to Capitol-EMIMusic, Inc., it was announced by Joe
Smith, the company's President andChief Executive Officer.
According to company sources,
the move was made in an effort to
more aptly reflect the artistic nature
and goals of the company. The dele-
tion of "Industries" and the addition
of the "Music" more appropriately
indicates the company's true busi-
ness and a dedication to the art that
inspired the founding of Capitol
more than 45 years ago. Capitol-EMI
Music, Inc. will retain the same cor-
porate logo.
BE HAPPY - Bobby McFerrin's current EMI release,—Simple Pleasures, hit platinum three
weeks after being certified gold. Pictured celebrating at EMI's New York offices are (l-r) Gerry
Griffith, senior vice president, A&R, EMI; Vamell Johnson, vice president, R&B promotion,
EMI; Sal Licata, president and CEO, EMI; Ken Baumstein, vp, marketing, EMI; Bobby Mc-Ferrin; Linda Goldstein, Original Artists; Geoff Bywater, vp. Artist Development and Video,
EMI; Jack Satter, vp, promotion, EMI and Ira Derfler, vp, sales, EMI.
Zash Box October 15, 1988 5
NEWS
Urso Appointed V.P.,
Promotion, WTGLOS ANGELES - David Urso has
been appointed Vice President,
Promotion for WTG Records, the
new CBS Records West Coast label.
He will be responsible for supervis-
ing all phases of promotion for WTGRecords products. Urso has been
Senior Vice President, Elektra
Records since 1982. Previously he
had been Vice President, Promotion,
Warner Bros. Records since 1973. Hebegan his career in Detroit as Promo-
tion Marketing Manager, Warner
Bros. Records/WEA Distribution in
1971.
Jerry Greenberg, Senior Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager, WTG,commented: "David's experience
and knowledge of the record busi-
ness spans 17 years and includes all
aspects of radio promotion and
TICKERTAPENEW YORK- BMI has set up the Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film com-
posers. The award, named for the late co-composer of music for The A-Team, Mag-num P.I., Hunter and other TV shows, will enable an aspiring fUm composer to at-
tend the Earl Hagen Film Scoring Workshop in L.A.; applications are available from
the BMI Foundation, 320 W. 57th St., New York, NY 1 0019. ..Phil Collins was named"Songwriter of the Year,", Warner Chappell Music London was named "Publisher
of the Year," and Linda Thompson and Betty Cook were named "Country
Songwriters of the Year" at ASCAP's recent London dinner honoring the PRSwriters of the songs which gamed the most U.S. performances in 1987.. .Michael
Jackson has contributed to $50,000 to set up the Michael JacksonAVemb ley Arts
and Sports Foundation to benefit underprivileged students in the fields of sports
and arts; London's Wembley Stadium will match Jackson's grant...K-Tel Records
posted a 20% increase in consolidated net income (from $1,004 million to $1.2 mil-
lion) for the fiscal year ended June 30 over the last fiscal year...RCA Records has
released two different covers for Lightning's Lighting Strike release; one with a
photo of the band, the other with a skull and crossbones and a questionable 12-lct-
ter word.. .Hans Gout, Philips and Du Pont Optical's executive vp emeritus, waspresented with the first NARM Pioneer Award during the recent meeting of
NARM's Retailers Advisory Committee...The 1988 Australian Music Industry
Directory, a hefty volume, is now available from the Australian Trade Commission;
they're at (212) 245-4000 for info. ..Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked and Mancotal will
headline a benefit at New York's Beacon Theatre, (Dct. 26, to benefit ACT UP, the
AIDS coalition, and 24 Hours For Life, for its Living With AIDS Fund. ..The
American Diabetes Association/New York Downstate Affiliate will honor busi-
ness manager Bert Padell wdth its 1988 Humanitarian Award, Nov. 4 at New York's
Pierre Hotel, Sutra Records president Art Kass and his wife are the dinner's co-
chairmen; call (212) 947-9707 for info.. .A 1981 Buick Skylark signed by Bruce
Springsteen and others is the biggest catch in the Philadelphia Music Foundation's
second annual Rock 'n' Roll Auction, to benefit the PMF's Scholarship Fund andEducational programs, Nov. 6 at the Qty Line Ave. Holiday Inn; call (215) 893-9100
for details.. .Joe Williams and Montgomery, Plant and Strich are among the per-
formers at the 11th annual benefit dinner to support the S.L.E. Foundation's lupus
research and social services, Nov. 16 at New York's Marriot Marquis Hotel; call (21 2-
685-4118 for info.. .According to a survey conducted by Nickelodeon, 89% of the
nation's kids talk about music with their friends, and 29% go to a record store at least
once a week...Rykodisc has signed a deal with Grateful Dead drummer MickeyHart for a series of recordings called The World; the initial releases, due this month,include music from the Sudan, India, and Egypt...Nimbus Records has opened a
West Coast sales office at 4524 Tobias Av., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (818-783-
4250)...Orlando FL's Full Sail Center for Recording Arts has opened a video andfilm production school; call (800) 221-2747 for the lowdown...Churchil, TN's Ben-
jamin Stiltner was sentenced to three years imprisonment, three years probation andordered to pay $10,000 to the RIAA for copyright infringement and trafficking in
counterfeit cassette labels...New on the bookshelves: The Wanderer:Dion's Story byDion DiMucci with Davin Seay ($16.96, William Morrow), Dirty Dancing;How To
Do Ithy Mimi Kasbah ($6.95, Dell), and TVRocfcby Mark Bego ($3.95, Paperjacks).
DAVID URSO
marketing making him very
qualified to help us in establishing
WTG Records in the marketplace.
His expertise at breaking new acts,
especially at Elektra Records is exact-
ly what we need."
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EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE
Caparro Kelleher Schoen Donnelly
Caparro Appointed - Jim Caparro has been appointed Senior Vice
dent. National Sales and Branch Distribution for PolyGram
Caparro had previously been Vice President, Sales, Epic, Portrait, and
Associated Labels.
Kelleher Named - Brian Kelleher has been named Vice President, Speck
Markets for PolyGram Records. Kelleher will be responsible for oversee-
ing PolyGram's Catalog Development and Special Projects departments.
Schoen Promoted - Bruce Schoen has been promoted to the posi
tional Singles Director/East Coast for Arista Records. Schoen most
ly held the position of National Top 40 Director of Secondaries.
DonnellyJoins Geffen- David Donnelly has joined Geffen Records in
newly created post of Director of Recording. Prior to his appointment at
Geffen, Donnelly served as National Quality Assurance Manager #oif
Warner Bros. Records.
Johnson Gcnctti Isqidth Markowitz
E/P/A/ Appoints Three - Epic/Portrait/CBS Associated Labels has
nounced the expansion and reorganization of the E/P/ADepartment with three new appointments. Jean Johnson and Tomhave each been appointed Directors, National Promotion, E/P/ A, and
Isquith has been appointed Director, National Album Promotion, E/P/A.
Markowitz Named - Lisa Markowitz has been appointed Associate Direc-
tor, Publicity, East Coast, Epic/Portrait/CBS Associated Labels,
had been Manager, Publicity, East Coast, E/P/A since 1986.
Bisceglia Promoted - Rick Bisceglia has been promoted to the position
National Singles Director/East Coast for Arista Records. Bisceglia
recently held the position of National Top 40 Director of Secondaries.
Howard Appointed - Michael Howard has been appointed Representa-'
tive. Black New Music Marketing for Elektra Records. Howard was
viously at WEA Philadelphia where he held the position of Black
Marketing.
Elliot Appointed - Ross Elliot has been appointed Professional Mana
EMI Music Publishing, North America. Elliot will be responsible for
promotion and placement of the company's songs as well as the acquisi-
tion and development of talent.
Di Dia Appointed - Mark Di Dia has been appointed to do national
promotion for Geffen Records. Di Dia had previously been Music
Director of the album report for Friday Morning Quarterback, where he also
penned the "Metal Detector" column on hard rock.
Adler Named - Beth Adler has joined the Law Department of Arista
Records as an attorney. Prior to joining Arista, Adler worked as an associate
at the Law firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel.
Silo/Alcazar Adds Two - Silo/Alcazar Records has announced the add\-,
\
tion of two new employees to their marketing departments. Caroline Levy
has joined Alcazar Productions as a publicist, and Ann Tagney has bean
appointed Marketing Coordinator of Silo Records.
6 Cash Box October 15, 1988i
GEORGE STRAIT
Entertainer of the Year
Album of the Year,
"If You Ain't Lovin',
You Ain't Livin'
"
Male Vocalist of the Year
‘ RANDY TRAVIS
ntertainerof the Year
%l7'^le of the Year,
^ ^'|.Told You So"
rScng of the Year,
Told You So"
aleVocalist of the Year
RICKY VAN SHELTONSingle of the Year,
"Somebody Lied"
Male Vocalist of the Year
Horizon Award
RESTLESS HEARTVocal Group of the Year
REBA McENTlREEntertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist
of the Year r”
THEO'KANESVocal Duo of the Year
BELLAMY BROTHERSVocal Duo of the Year
EARL THOMAS CONLEYVocal Event of the Year
KATHY MATTEASingle of the Year,
"Eighteen Wheels
and a Dozen Roses
Album of the Year,
"Untasted Honey"
Female Vocalist
of the Year
VERN GOSDINAlbum of the Year,
"Chiseled in Stone"
Male Vocalist of the Year
RODNEY CROWELLAlbum of the Year,
"Diamonds & Dirt" SWEETHEARTS OF
THE RODEOVocal Duo of the Year
Horizon Award
FOSTER & LLOYD
Vocal Duo of the Year
-rn
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Vocal Event of the Year,
2 Nominations
-PORESTER SISTERS
ccal Group of the Year
NITTY GRITTT
DIRT BANDVocal Group of the Year
JERRY DOUGLASMusician of the Year
HIGHWAY 101
Vocal Group of the Year
Horizon Award
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESTARS WHOBRIGHTENOURDAYSAND NIGHTS'
DAVID BRIGGS
Musician of the Year
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A M E RICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS
CASHBOX TOP 100 ALBUMSTHE CASH BOX TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART IS BASED SOLELY ON ACTUAL PIECES SOLD AT RETAIL STORES.
All albums available on CD unless otherwise
indicaded
(NCD) - No CD(G) - Gold (RIAA Certified)
(P)- Platinum (RIAA Certified)L
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COAST TO COAST
BOUND FOR GLORY — Michelle Shocked (right) and Marvin Etzioni led guests in an
impromptu sing-a-long during a train ride hosted by PolyGram Records in celebration of
Shocked's latest release. Short Sharp Shocked. (Photo: Jacki Sallow)
HOO-CHOO BOOGIE... -
The day after her successful
opening slot for Billy Bragg
at the Wiltem Theatre, Poly-
Gram Records hosted quite an event
honoring recording artist Michelle
Shocked. Keeping with the theme of
her current AOR mover “If Love Was ATrain” (off Short Sharp Shocked),
PolyGram's Local Promotion Manager
Paula Tuggey stormed up the idea of
reserv'ing a box car on a train which
departed from L.A.'s Union Station en
route to San Juan Capistrano.
On the ride to San Juan Capistrano,
Shocked entertained the 80 or so guests
by crooning and playing guitar, joined
later by Marvin Etzioni on mandolin
and several music biz types on the
various percussion instruments sup-
plied (i.e. marachas, castinets, cow-
bells, etc.).
All
LAY IT ON THE LINE "If Love Was ATrain” is the title of the current AOR hit
from MercuryIPolyGram recording artist
Michelle Shocked. (Photo: Jacki Sallow)
After lunch and some quality time in
San Juan Capistrano, we began oui
journey back. Having left Shocked be-
hind to continue moving South on her
current tour, we had to make do with
our own entertainment. Etzioni and his
mandolin led the way in a sing-a-long
which included renditions of every-
thing from "Iko Iko" to “Sugar Sugar"
to “Respect" to “Beat On The Brat."
PolyCramers Sue Sawyer and David
Millman probably showcased the
greatest untapped musical prowess of
aU (A&R folks should keep their eyes
on this duo). Definitely one of the finest
"industry events" in memory.
CLUB CRUSADE - “QubCrusade," an organization of local, so-
cially conscious club owners, will
present a benefit for the Jamaican hur-
ricane relief effort on October 14 atj
L.A.'s Variety Arts Center.'
Featured performances wdll include ^
The Broken Homes, Gentlemen After
Dark, Broken Glass, Zanes Fly,
Human Drama, Kills For Thrills, !
Zeros, Shadowland and Double
Freak, with many more surprise addi-
tions to be announced.
Since relief efforts aiding victims of
Hurricane Gilbert have subsided, QubCrusade has been looking for sponsors
in every field to join forces with the
American Red Cross, Capitol Records
and American Airlines (who have com- !
mitted to donating transportation oi
supplies.
Doors win be open to the public at 9
p.m. and continue until 4 a.m.. Admis-
sion will be S15.(X). Tickets are available
at both the venue and Ticketron loca-
tions. Food and clothing donations are
encouraged and will be accepted at the
door. All proceeds go to the Jamaican
Red Cross. For more information, call|
(213) 850-7275.
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - For
those of you who hold a special place in
your heart for "the decade that
wouldn't die," a new club dubbed"1970" has opened at CandUejas (lo-
cated on the east end of the Sunset
Strip), playing only music released in
the years 1970 to 1979. The clientele is
your basic El Lay club-goer, but the i
music, ah the music, is a different story.
For those of you that are afraid, don't
worry. It's not all Donna Summercrooning "Love To Love You Baby" and
A Taste Of Honey warbling "Boogie
Oogie Oogie." During our brief visit,
we heard everything from Ian Dury's
"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" to Ch er's!
"Dark Lady" to T. Rex's "Bang AGong" to the B-52's "Rock Lobster"
(the later already a decade old, beUeve
it or not).
The club operates only on Sunday
nights (from 8 p.m. - 4 a.m.) and fea-
tures aU the music you loved to hate
(and some you hate to love). The cover
charge is a measly five bucks. So pile
into your "Chevy Van," head down to
the club, and rock on with your bad
self.
Until next week...
Tom De Savia
Los Angeles
ON THE WAY TO THE TOP - UB40 plays Madison Square Garden Oct. 13
support of their self-titled A&M release, which does NOT feature their current Top
single, "Red Red Wine." That song is from a 1983 album called Labour of Love...
first single from UB40 is "Breakfast in Bed” and will be released some time
Christmas.
The GODFATHERS FT. II -
Epic Records is finally putting
the push behind one of their
most overlooked bands. The
British five-some is being sent back out
on the road in support of Birth, School,
Work, Death, w'hich vocalist Peter
Coyne calls “the story of life in four
stages," and the emphasis this time
around is on Top 40 rather than the col-
lege/alternative market. The God-
fathers opened the tour w'ith a blister-
ing set at The Ritz Oct. 2, and the
prediction from this desk is that the an-
themic title track will be the most-heard
song on the sidewalk in the very near
future. It's an offer .... never mind.
THESE DAYS - Scotsman Lloyd
Cole has become a transplanted NewYorker. Cole says he relocated to w’ork
on material for the next Commotions
record. Coincidentally, Capitol has just
released the domestic version of Lloyd
Cole and the Commotions' Mainstream,
w'hich came out and disappeared on
Polydor in the UK last year. Hopefully
the American audience will be a little
more discerning: this is the quietest,
gentlest, prettiest Commotions record
to date. Outstanding tracks are “Mr.
Malcontent" and "Jennifer She Said."
Definitely music to comtemplate life
by.
OH, NO, IT'S DEVO! - The spuds
are back, with a new' record and an im-
minent tour in support of it. A quick
conversation with front man (or as their
publicist puts it, "the guy wtith the
whip in 'Whip it' ") MarkMothcrsbaugh shed light on w’hy
Devo still exists, and more importantly,
why w'e still need it. “W^e never really
intended to be aw'ay from doing al-
bums so long. We just took a break, and
it lasted three years," he explained.
Devo is stil relevant because "Devo is a
plastic example of the spirit of de-
evolution" and the personification of
the materialistic outlook of the decade.
Beyond the reconstruction of the band,
Mothersbaugh has been busy working
on a film that coincided with the Am;;
nesty International Tour. The film w'as
an animated lecture on the Interna tion-*^!
al BiU of Human Rights, featuring worl<F^
by 40 animators from all over the
world, "including some from behinc^ \
the Iron Curtain," Mothersbaugh said.^ ?
"They had to use pseudonyms becaus^. Jtheir governments did not sign the BUI
|
of Rights." The soimdtrack w’as corrv-^'(
posed by Mothersbaugh, Oingo JBoingo's Danny Elfman, Laurie *
Anderson and David Byrne. The fihrJ
is now' intended to be used as an educa-
tional tool, “and w'Ul hopefully be sen^F^
around to schools in the U.S. and other /
countries," he said. Mothersbaugh will
also have an exhibit of his postcard a^E,
"done in airports and hotel rooms
around the w'orld" featured at Th^Parson's School of Design starting Nov.
1. fe.
PRETTY VACANT - Manhattan's
New Museum of Contemporary Art khome to "Impresario; Malcolm Mc-j-
Claren and the British New Wave/'
and it's a must-see for past, present anc^^^
future fans of The Sex Pistols. That|
part of the exhibit, dealing with the rise^ ')i
and fall of “the" punk band, is the best\
by far. The rest, w'hich touches OiV-*
McQaren's art and music, the shop he i
shared w'ith Vivienne Westwood on JKing's Road (known variously as Let it-^Rock, Sex, Seditionaries, and World's
End) and his involvement w’ith The; ^New York Dolls, Adam Ant and BowWow Wow, is a bit sketchy. Through-^
Nov. 20.
KISS FOR LUCK - Simmon^'''
Records, the new' New' York-based labeL^.J
founded by Kiss guitarist Gene Sim-(
mons, releases its first product (3ct. 17.
The record is House of Lords, by the)
band of the same name. Simmons-* ^
Records w'ill be marketed and dis^__J
tributed by RCA.Karen Woods ^New York
FEATURES
Michael Masser's Greatest Love
^ LOS ANGELES - When Michael
^^vlasser recently received the "Spirit
America Award" for his song
,'The Greatest Love Of All," it meant
' i^ore to him than the casual observer
might think. The "Spirit Of America
^^Vard," presented to Masser byVVf^lifornia Governor Deukmajian at a
black-tie Governor's Ball, symbol-
'^4\^cd for Masser the culmination of a
personal struggle to find his ownT’.^entity, a fight against the tradition-
I al values imbedded in his psyche by
“irv^imigrant parents who saw his
^r»fcocious interest in music as
,Br„ivdal. They loved him, Masser in-
‘^^sts, but they didn't support his
dream. It is even more ironic whenyou learn that Mas.ser managed to
achieve all his parents ever hoped for
Tiim - finding success in careers as a
-lawyer, a stockbroker, a theatrical
l^gent and an inv'entor. It was only
v-^'-hen he had achieved the Americanpream the way his parents en-
visioned did he find the courage to
throw it all away and do it the way l-ie
wanted - with a career in music.
* 7\. large measure of Masser's suc-
cess as a songwriter stems from the
eemingly unstoppable influence of
^.•^'i'he Greatest Love Of All." Linda
; Creed's lyrics have struck a chord
people around the world,
\
making the song an anthem for
^ifirnerous organizations that want to
rpmote self-esteem. Originally writ-
en for the 1977 film, 'The Greatest,"
^‘c song was recorded by George
Benson and became an international
If* hy^on Whitney Houston's 1 985 debut
album.
l'*“lvlasser also co-wrote and^^•pduced the number one hits
m^Saving All My Love" and "Didn't
Almost Have It All." Prior to the
* immense Whitney success, he wasYb«st known for penning hits for
Diana Ross including 'Touch Me In
Morning," and "Do You Knowiv .'lA^here You're Going To." Masser also
l^^vrote hits for Peabo Bryson, includ-'
11% "If Ever You're In My ArmsAgain." Ho is currently writing and
^ripf'oducing tracks for Natalie Cole's
upcoming LP.
But Masser's real achievement
'r overcoming the chains of paren-
' yal social expectations. Masser
"^^'^spoke to Cash Box about the long jour-
** npy towards self-fulfillment.
^"From the age of three on, I had
- ^ourring dreams of sitting at a piano,
1^banging at it," recalls Masser. "I
' never took lessons growing up. But
s e'.4ery time I walked by a piano, I'd
: feel emotional pain. I wasn't myself.
Tnally I taught myself to play as an
.\dult."
By Julius Robinson
Carrying the discouraging mes-
sages about music in his subcon-
scious, Masser's creativity funneled
into business, and he thrived. It also
bubbled into other areas, and he in-
vented, among other things, a garter
belt and a flytrap. Finally Masser
found him.self at the top of heap in
New York City, strangely dissatis-
fied.
"I was a stockbroker with offices at
the top of the Pan Am building,"
shrugs Masser. "I had money, 1 had a
nine room apartment ov'eiiooking
the George Washington Bridge. It
meant nothing to me. I'd ride my bike
to work everyday. 1 started playing
hooky. I'd make a left turn on my hike
into Julliard and use their rehearsal
rooms."
"As soon as I had achievexf every-
thing my mother wanted of me, the
music started to breathe fire. I went
to a shrink for the first time. 1 said I
wanted to write but couldn't. I
started to work through the
negativity.
"Even today I'm trying to makemusic more enjoyable. 1 still have to
pass go every time."
Masser sadly left behind a wife
and two kids, and came out west to
meet his newfound mentor, the late
johnny Mercer, who recognized
Masser's talent. Masser recounts
with difficulty how he begged rela-
tives for a little money to keep his
family's lights turned on back East,
but was denied. Despite tremendous
guilt, his determination to follow his
destiny was undaunted.
"I lived in Johnny Mercer's guest
house, I had no money. That broke at
the age of 31, and my wife left me."
Masser sighs. "It took success in
business for me to know what I didn't
want to do. I'm comfortable being in
the state of unknown where the art-
ist lives. Not knowing the answer,
getting close. That sensitivity is con-
sidered weakness by some corporate
world people."
Masser got his first big chance wdth
the newly-relocated Motown
Records, which was auditioning
hundreds of songs and producers for
the next Diana Ross single. Masser
wrote 'Touch Me In The Morning"with Ron Miller, and also produced
the song. The success of that song
started a long-term relationship with
Motown, where Masser was "one of
the only white faces around."
Adds Masser, "When I workedwith Diana Ross, Berry Gordy gave
me a lot of leeway, I had a chance to
choose the songs, choose the
singles."
Most of Masser's songs have been
performed initially by black artists.
Was that merely a coincidence?
"Having grown up in Chicago, in
a multi-racial environment, I wasclose to the experience of a lot of
people. I really don't know why it's
turned out that way with artists."
LY'rry Gordy, who was convinced
of Massc'r's genius, pursuaded himto score the music for the film 'TheGreatest," a film based on the life of
and starring Muhammad Ali. Masserhad never done a score before, so he
embarkexi on a soul-.searching jour-
ney to Jerusalem, where he wrote the
score in a hotel room.
"1 went to mosques, synagogues, I
walked around, I prayed. Prior to the
trip, in my former life I'd been a
stockbroker and a lawyer. From this
experience I finally got involved in
spirituality, and the music came for
the song. When I got back, I wrote the
'The Greatest Love Of All" with the
late Linda Creixl, who had just gonethrough a mastectomy."
Masser pauses. "When LindaCreed and 1 wrote that song, the
world and time stood still."
The song was first recorded byGeorge Bensen, and it became a
mainstay of his set.
"I was sitting next to George Ben-
sen at a dinner, and he told me abouthis faith in Cod. I told him that I'd
written a song for Muhammed Ali,
and would he do it? He said yes."
It was some time later that Masser
became interest in a teenaged singer,
Whitney Houston.
"Clive Davis invited me to see
Whitney Houston at a New York's
Sweetwater Club. As 1 walked in she
was singing 'Greatest Love Of All.'
Sissy Houston told mo later it was the
first song she'd taught her, she'd told
Whitney if she could sing this song,
she could sing any song. It's techni-
cally difficult."
Masser would go on to championHouston, pushing her inclusion onhis Teddy Pendergrass cover "HoldMe." And when her debut album
: Music
deal was signed, he was a natural
choice as a writer and producer.
Masser considers himself a perfec-
tionist in the studio, a man who will
not settle for second best.
"If you watch me working, it's like
making a film," explains Masser.
'Those songs are really complicated
to produce. With Whitney, they held
up the album, so she could re-do
some of the phrasing for 'Saving All
My Love' and 'Greatest Love Of All."
"I've a high ratio of success pei
release, and the rea.son is 1 work, I'l.
go over budget if necessary to get it
right."
When it comes to writing however,
Masser finds the process a lot moremysterious, linked to the ebbs andflows of the subconscious.
"I can't try too hard. I had a dreamlast weak with my father in it, and I
heard all the music to a new song,
which I'm writing with Carole Bayer-
Sager."
On the other hand, Masser is an ob-
sessive re-writer, "My tendency is to
constantly change songs, if there
wasn't a deadline they'd constantly
evolve."
Because Masser has very little for-
mal musical training, he feels le.ss
restricted by preconceptions about
musical direction.
"At the beginning my songs wore
considered radical. Touch Me In TheMorning' changes keys in several
places. Motown tried to cut it, edit it,
it had seven different parts.
'Mahogany' changed keys five times.
My new Natalie Cole single, she tells
me, is the hardest song she's ever
sung."
Adds Masser, "Sometimes I feel
like Fred Astaire, the moves are com-plicated, but you've got to make it
look easy."
Masser has worked with some of
best lyricists in modern pop, includ-
ing Sager, Gerry Coffin, Will Jen-
nings, Cynthia Weil, Pam Sawyer,
Ron Miller and Neil Diamond.
'The art of collaboration is open-
ness," says Masser. "I demand a lot
of the song and the people when I'm
working with. I'm looking for the
poetry, as well as the mechanics."
Even after working through all the
inhibitions that have hold Masser
back, he still holds some music in
reserve, a secret body of work that he
would like to one day reveal.
'There's a part of my music I keep
private, stored away. Real composi-
tions, like 'Rhapsody In Blue.'"
Somehow you get the feeling that
one day that music will be heard.
That would be the greatest gift of all
Cash Box October 15, 1988 11
SINGLE RELEASESOUT OF THE BOX
BANGLESIn YourRoom (3:27) - Columbia (38-
08090) - SBK Blackwood MusicInc.-Bangophile Music/BMI Billy
Steinberg Music-Denise BarryMusic/ASCAP - S. Hoffs-B. Stein-
berg-T. Kelly - Producer: D. Siger-
sonIn sports they talk about intan-
gibles, the winning spirit that goes
beyond a player's ability. The samecriteria should be applied to the
Bangles new single from their LPEverything, it has a spirit, a sixty-ish
vibrance and rough energy that sells
the cut. Throw in some Beatle-esque
string patches and George Harrison
look out.
OUT OF THE BOX
OUT OF THE BOXT V
ROBERT PALMEREarly In The Morning (3:58) - EM7"(PB-50157) - Tempco/BMI - L. Siflr?-.-
mons-R. Taylor-C. WilsonProducer R. Palmer 3
Palmer is a little crude at times, but
he always seems to capture an en^c*tion. Here he creates a Volga River-
Boatman-Uke chorus that clearly^ri*-
lustrates his image of early-morn^g,^
loneliness. It's a dark, yet catchy litt|e
tune that should catch on at AOR ail
CHR. ‘
J
OUT OF THE BOX^ t
I
KENNY
G
Silhouette (4:30) - Arista (ASl-9751)
- Brenee Music/BMI - Kenny G -
Producer Kenny GWhat Kenny G lacks in soul, he
gains in clarity. Often criticized as
being a little too cozy with the yuppycrowd, Kenny has something that
can't be denied: he's an extraordi-
nary musician. It's not really his fault
who buys the record. This is good
music, worthy of airplay. Should per-
form well on CHR, AC.
FEATURE PICKS
THE SMITHEREENS i
Drown In My Own Tears (2:51) -
Capitol (P-B-44238) - Screen Gea*^EMI Music-Famous MonstersMusic Inc./BMI - P. DiNizio^^Producer D. Dixon ** >fThe Smithereens remind you *of
R.E.M. because both bands kn^r^tj
that less is more. Here they allow’ a*
dirty guitar to growl underneath 4bouncy little ditty that belies the
song's cynical sadness. Tfte-l
Smithereens are never over-
produced with Don Dixon at
reins. He lets the root-rock grow‘
into your pleasure center. AOR hit.
BRUCE HORNSBY - Defenders Of The Hag (4:27) - RCA (8776-7-RAA) -
Zappo Music-Basically Gasp Music/ASCAP - B. Homsby-J. Hornsby -
Producer N. Dorfsman-B. HornsbyHornsby is at least co-spokesman for his generation (with the Boss), and
this is a brilliant analysis of patriotism in this great land. Required reading.
GINA GO-GO (3:55) - Capitol (P-B-44233) - GG Loves Music-Music Corp.of America IncJBMI - Gomez-Mundy-Foster- Producer; N. MundyA sizzling track highlights Gina's debut single. She's got a rich vocal
tonality that'll please dance fans and beyond. CHR, Dance hit.
STANLEY CLARKE -- Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)(3:52) - Portrait (37-08051i - Flyte Tyme Tunes/ASCAP - J. Harris III-T.
Lewis-J. Jackson - Producer: S. Clarke-B. Miller
A fine instrumental track that has chart potential, featuring Clarke's bril-
liant bass inventions.
PAULA ABDUL - (It's Just) Tlie Way Tliat You Love Me (3:50) - Virgin (7-
99282) - Ollie Leiber Music/ASCAP - O. Leiber - Producen O. Leiber
Sensational production value elevates this funk rave-up. Jeff Lorber lends
hand on keys.
PETER CETERA - Best Of Times (4:13) - Warner Bros. (7-27712-A) - Fall
Line Orange Music/ASCAP - Cetera-Leonard - Producer: P. Leonard-P.Cetera
This is one of Cetera's most exciting romps, a slow-fired groove that formsa rock-bed for Cetera's well<rafted vocal.
HEAVEN ON EARTH - On An Angel's Wing (3:55) - Atlantic (7-89007^
Copyright Control - J. Ortiz-P. Ortiz - Producer. J. Ortiz-P. Ortiz
A lush vocal production and sophisticated harmony arangement highU^-!
this hook-laden tune. v
GERALD ALSTON - Take Me Where You Want To (4:28) - MotowrvYaJy(MC27100E) - Stanton's Gold Music Pub. Col.-Irving Music Inc.-April Joy
Music/BMI - J. Harris III-T. Lewis - Producer. S. Sheppard-J. Varner ’ **(
Alston displays a vocal maturity in a easy grooving traditional R&Bber that will fit in nicely on Urban. .
PALACE - Can You Feel It (3:59) - Atlantic (7-89022) - LongestMusic/ASCAP - J. Palace - Producer: S. Galfas-J. Palace
Palace sounds like a cross between the Fix and the Stones. A catchy roc^a?»
Should prosper on AOR.B.B. KING - (You've Become A) Habit To Me (3:38) - MCA (MC26537RS‘-Urge Music-Careers Music IncJBMI - J. Williams ~ Producen J. Williaips ^
A down and dirty blues tune that actually sounds a little too slick to reali
highlight King's strengths, a bitter rasp and an aching guitar.
LA TOYA JACKSON - You're Gonna Get Rocked (4:45) -- RCA (8689-7-
RAA) - Forceful Music/BMI - Full Force - Producen Full Force • ^Quasi-tribal rap-sing delivered in colorful metaphor by one of the worlds
most beautiful women. -
A’
RECORDS TO WATCHBOYS CLUB •- 1 Remember Holding You (4:09) - MCA (MCA-53430) - JoePasquale Music/ASCAP - J. Pasquale - Producer: D. Cole-J. PasqualeTHE 7A3 - Coolin' In Cali (3:58) - Geffen (7-27695) - .357 Pub./ASCAPPeople Move Music Inc/BMI - B. Bouldin-S. Bouldin-H. Shocklee -
Producen H. Shocklee
)
CARLY SIMON - You're So Vain (4:33) - Arista (ASl-9754) - Quackenbush s
Music LtdVASCAP - C. Simon - Producen C. Simon ^ ^
M.C. SHAN - I Pioneered This (3:28) - Cold Chillin' (7-27714-DJ) - Coldi
Chillin' Music Pub.-EM Marl Int.-M.C. Shan Music/ASCAP - S. Moltke-
M. Williams-A. Booth - Producer: M. Marl
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ALBUMRELEASES' - -
k OUT OF. iJ2
i attle and Hum - Island (7 91003-1)
f^ Producer: J. lovine
^How does U2 follow the mega-platinum deification of The Joshua
By reverting to garage-rock
^roots they never really had. This
.^'^cTiuble live/studio LP proves these
.Irish lads to be just-plain-folks with a
V ..^p.es for Kendrix and Dylan. (Bobbyeven guests on the song he co-wrote
J'Trfere, the backwoodsy "Love Rescue
There's a few recent hits
recorded live, as well as a John Len-
tribute and the supercharged
"Desire," for which Bo Diddleyget royalties.
BOX OUT OF THE BOXBIG COUNTRYPeace In Our Time - Reprise (9
25787-1) - Producer Peter WolfGone is the bagpipey guitar sound
that made "In a Big Country" such a
novel and likable tune back in '84.
Now these Scots have more of a
mainstream rock sound, with an af-
fective modulation between hardand soft elements but few real hooksto savor. The two best cuts are the
rousing "King of Emotion," whichbears the stamp of the]. Ceils Band;and the gentle "Thousand YardStare," which revives some of the
band's old Celtic influences.
NEW AND DEVELOPING NEW AND DEVELOPINGOZZY OSBOURNENp Rest For the Wicked - CBS (OZ
i'44245) - Producers; K. Olsen, R.T.
BakerThere's every reason to loathe
• -0/:zy Osbourne and his music, but
^iWs almost impossible. The devilish
‘ Ifcer, the economy and crunch of the
playing, and the sardonic slant of the
^"lyrics all add up to a quintessential
Imetal experience. His band is ad-
^
^mirably tight, with a fat foundation
-in^he rhythm section, and they are
usually alotted only one bit of guitar
y*f^odling per song. "Miracle Man" is
,Njfa?, apropos dis on Jimmy Swaggart,
.while "Demon Alcohol" is Ozzie's
RI(|ARDTllft«PSON ^UlKESI.y
^^hab anthem.
IFEATURE PICKS
RICHARD THOMPSONAmnesia - Capitol (Cl-48845)Producer: M. FroomArguably the premier rock
guitarist of our time, RichardThompson vaulted to acclaim with
the Celtic/folk/acoustic band. Fair-
port Convention, then reconfirmed
his stature in his work with his wife,
Linda. His solo work is incisive, sub-
versively witty and political, stitched
together by lyrical guitar figures that
are reminiscent of solo PeteTownshend. This is potent stuff,
wonderfully varied and wise in its
way.
r^pREAMS SO REAL - Rough Night In Jericho - Arista (AL-8555) - ProducerDrescher
:‘ t-One of the leading Southern jangle pop bands. Dreams So Real has melded
' the Athens sound to something a little more-mainstream; but there's still no
I'fi' (denying the beauty of the harmonies or the thrill of the 12-string chime,
j
KANSAS - In The Spirit of Things MCA (6254) - Producer: B. Ezrin
'^’With the departure of Kerry Livgren, Kansas seems to have lost whatever
.progressive elements made them interesting in the first place. This is cor-
\^orate rock at its weakest, no matter how well-intended.
^SsURVIVOR - Too Hot To Sleep Scotti Brothers (OZ 44282) - Producer F.
Filipetti, F. Sullivan
iK' guess if they' re called Survivor, they're not gonna just go away. Wo admit,
the go-for-it bombast of "Eye of the Tiger" served its purpose, but jeez, don't
% have enough of this shrill, bare-chested metaloid-pop already?
^LfVTL 42 - Staring at the Sun - Polydor (837 247-1) - Producers: Level 42,
j)W. Badarou, J. Mendelsohn
^*^What could have been a sterile exercise in white-boy posturing is, in fact,
\an invigorating, artful offering of nouveau funk and pop, free of synth cliches
P^ijd respectful of such pioneers as Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone.
•ij'
JOHNNY WINTER - The Winter of '88 - MCA (42241) - Producer: T. Man-^ving
Winter's particular brand of blues is rock-based, somewhere between El-
I "riTcire James, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray (whom he emulates uncannily, if
_?snintentionally, on "Rain.") Standout: the gutsy "Stranger Blues."
WILLIE DIXON - Hidden Charms - Capitol (Cl-90595) - Producer: T Bone_ Bwmett
pDixon is a giant of the blues, a vocalist and songwriter for Muddy Waters,
' yowlin' Wolf, and many others. This T Bone Burnett production unearths
,,some Dixon chestnuts and gives them a sheen without stealing their fire.
AL HUDSON & ONE WAY - A New Beginning Capitol (Cl -48990) -
Producers; A. Hudson, others
On the asset side, they have three vocalists, giving their multi-tcxturcd r&:b
a richness and warmth. On the deficit side, there's nothing to surprise here,
just competent execution in familiar, romantic styles.
LONNIE MACK - Roadhouses & Dance Halls - Epic (FE 44075) - Producers:
B. Beckett, L. MackMack, a leading exponent of roadhouse, honky-tonk rockin' blues, docs
some smokin', clever originals here - "Plain Jane (In A Mustang), "Lucille" -
and timeless boogie covers. David Lindley guests on slide guitar.
ROMEO'S DAUGHTER - Romeo's Daughter - RCA (1135-1-J) - Producers:
J. Parr, R.J. Mult LangeWith a name like that, you'd expect more luv songs for a world that's al-
ready full of 'em; but their brand is muscular and very sexy. Songstress Leigh
Matty has a very provocative growl and the right, suggestive material for it.
THE DICKY BETTS BAND - Pattern Disruptive - Epic (FE 44289) -
Producer J. Mathias
The influential former guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band has lost noth-
ing in the years since that band broke up. Indeed, this immaculate slab of
Southern boogie and blues sounds like a great lost Allmans album.
5 STAR - Rock the World - RCA (8531-1-R) - Various producers
Like a co-ed Jacksons or New Edition, Five Star makes appealing, youth-
ful, mid-tempo r&b pop. On tunes like "Free Time" they prove they can get
funky and come close to a Prince sound.
SPOONS -- Vertigo Tango - Mercury (836334-1) - Producer: J. Punter
This British synth-based combo harkens back to the early '80s heyday of
such bands as Depeche Mode and O.M.D. Their spritely pop-dance tunes are
not without content and make affectively rich use of percussion.
Cc.,
If).
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•- SNAPS!
VIVA SANTANA! - The music men from La Bamba - Carlos Santana and Los Lobos - en-
joyed a reunion in Los Angeles when Carlos received his BMl Film/TV Award for scoring the
Ritchie Valens biopic. The presentation took place backstage at the Greek Theatre prior to the
recent SRO Viva Santana! concert. On hand (I to r) were: Los Lobos' Cesar Rosas; Barbara
Crane, BMl Senior Director, WriterjPublisher Relations; Carlos Santana; Doreen Ringer, BMlSenior Director, FilmITV Relations; and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and Louie Perez.
/
GOLDEN GREATS - Keith Albert, manager of research for Cash Box, made a
appearence on Dick Qark's Golden Groats, a new, weekly half-hour musical show
the biggest hits and the world's best known performers from Clark's personal collection of mere ^than 20,000 performances. Shown here, behind Albert (1) and Clark is the Cash Box Awar3,
presented to Bill Haley & The Comets for being the top record selling artists in 1956. ^ )
IN THE LAP OF LUXURY - Epic recording group Cheap Trick celebrates the success of their platinum LP Lap of Luxury and Top 5 single
"Don't Be Cruel." Pictured at the plaque presentation are (l-r) Ken Adamany, manager; Robin Zander, Cheap Trick; Don Grierson, senior vice
president, A&R Epic/Portrait; Tom Peterson and Rick Neilson, Cheap Trick; Tommy Mottola, president, CBS Records Division; Bun L. Carlos,
Cheap Trick and Dave Glew, senior vp and general manger, EIPjA.
I
LOPEZ VISITS CASH BOX - VemtajA&M artist Denise Lopez paid a call
Cash Box's George Albert during a pro)
tional tour of the West Coast in support of
just-released Truth in Disguise.
I
CRAYDAY-The Robert Cray Band recently finished the first U.S. leg of its world tour in sup-
port of "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark.” Pictured backstage after the New York show are (l-r)
Mike Kappus, Rosebud; the band's Peter Boe, David Olson and Robert Cray,; Harry Anger, ex-
ecutive vice president, administration, PolyGram; the band's Tim Kaihatsu; Bos Hartong, senior
vp, international repertoire, PolyGram,; the band's Richard Cousins and Bob Jamieson, execu-
tive vp, marketing and sales, PolyGram.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE — At the kick-off of The MTV New Music College Tour, openingLiving Colour got a surprise visit from members of the band Aerosmith. The tour began at Bos-
ton College with Living Colour and The Godfathers. Pictured (I to r) are: Living Colour's GmeyGlover, Vernon Reid and Muzz Skillings; Aerosmith's Steven Tyler; Living Colour's Will lal-
houn; and Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton.
14 Cash Box October 15, ' ?88
CASHBOX TOPBLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
II MY PEROGATIVE (MCAMCA-533m Bobby Brown
n NOTHING CAN COME (^p\cM-07977) SadeBETWEEN US
H THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Warner Bfos7-27773) Koryn White
4 2 AM. (Eiektra 7-69422) Teddy Pendergross
5 DANCIN’ WITH MYSELF Johnny Kemp(Columbia 38-07994)
Q LET'S DO ITAGAIN Warner Bfos7-277SO') George Benson
Q YOU’RE NOTMY KIND OF GIRL (MCA53m5) New Edition
DON’TROCK THE BOAT (Solar PB-70027)
Midnight Star Featuring Ecstacy of Whodini
Q >\A/y iOVf (Epic 34-08047) Luther Vondross
10 THE BfSr OP Mf (Arista AS 1-9730) Kioro
n >4DD/C7FD ro tOVf (Atlantic 7-99292) Levert
IQ SLEEPLESS WEEKEND (MCAS3305 Howard Huntsberry
IQ RESCUE MEWarner Bros. 7-27762) Al B. Sure!
m GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT (Be\((ra7-6937]) . .Anita Baker
15 /’M/NiOVf (Capitol 44 195) . . . Melba Moore (Duet With Kashif)
1
6
(HE’S GOT) THE LOOK (Wing/PoiyGram 887 781-7) Vanessa Williams
IQ DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY (EM\-Manha»anP-B-xiA6) Bobby McFerrin
1 8 BORN NOT TO KNOW wing/PdiyGram 887 680-7) . Tony! Tonil Tone
m MY GIRLY (MCA MCA-53337) Ready For The World
23 THANKS FOR MY CHILD (Columbia 33-07996) . Cheryl' 'Pepsii"Riley
The Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers
22 GIVE MEA CHANCE (Capr)oiB-M)70) Chapters
DANCE LITTLE S/STER (Columbia 38-08023) . . Terrence Trent D’Arby
El f/rSJl/SD THE WA/ THAT yOLI (Virgin 7-99282) .... Paula Abdul
m I CAN’T WA/r(Coiumbia 38-08014) Deniece Williams
26 SHE’S ON THE LEFT (A&m am 1227) Jeffrey Osborne
27 PARTY OA/PLAS77C (Columbia 38-07991) Bootsy Collins
23 MY EYES DOWT CRY (Motown MOT-1 946) Stevie Wonder
m ONE MOMENT IN TTME (Arista as 1-9743) Whitney Houston
30 MY HEARr(Atiantic 7-89023) Troop
EQ STR/CTIY Bt/S/A/ESS (Fresh/Sleeping Bag 80123) EPMD
m CAN’T GET OVER YOU (Epic 34-07989) Sweet Obsession
EQ LET’S PLAY (FROM NOW ON) arock Records trk 58812-7) Ohio Players
34 A A//GHTMAREOW MY STREET (Jve/RCA 1124-7) . . .D.J. Jazzy Jeff
E3 TEAR DOWN THESE WATTS (Arista jsi -9740) Billy Ocean
E3 CALL THE TAW(Poiydor/PoiyGram887 68i-7) The Reddings
EQ /’MM/SSED(Coiumbia38-080i8) Surface
38 SO E/A/E (Epic 34-07956) Jamm
39 SHOWDOWA/ (Columbia 38-07978) Isaac Hayes
EQ BACK ON TRACK (Epic 34-08008) Billy Always
EH LETME YOUR HERO (Columbia 38-08027) Gregory Abbott
42 HOLD ONTO WHAT YOU’VE GOT . Evelyn "Champagne” King(EMI-Manhottan 50142)
EQ HEY TOYER (Capitol p-B-44208) Freddie Jackson
EQ YOU MAKE ME WORK Cameo(Atlanta Artist/Mercury 870587-1
)
45 HIDE AND SEEK (Capitol p-b-44198) Trade Spencer
46 TAKE YOUR TIME (MCA 53362) Pebbles
TO EVERYTHING I MISS ATHOME Cherrelleaabu/CBSZS4-08052)
EQ / BURN FOR YOU (Crush/K-Tel 706h5) 1 ODB
TO THERE’S ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE Jonathan Butler(Jive/RCA 1143-7-J)
50 TEASE ME (Virgin 99303) Gary Taylor
01 TELL ME IT’S NOT TOO LA TE (Virgin 7-99279) Lia
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m ROUND AND ROUND (MCAMCA-53A22) GUY 55 4
53 S/ATGTE G/RTS (RCA 8676) The Dazz Band 27 11
54 SHAKE YOUR THANG Salt-N-Pepa (Featuring E.U.) 32 15I
(Next Plateau KF-31 9)
55 DOA/TMATCEPROM/SES (Atlantic 7-99302) .Philip Michael Thomas 56 5
SWEET, SWEET LOVE (A&M )2n7) Vesta 68 3
TO AIN’TNO HALFSTEPPIN’ Big Daddy Kane 62 5(Cold Chillin' AVarner Bros. 7-27834)
m D/AT MY HEART(Motown Mot-53301) The Boys 67 4
59 DR/VT/VG ME CRAZY (Capitol p-B-441 83) . . .Al Hudson & One Way 59 4
60 AFTER THE PA/A/ (MS. B./vision 4503) Betty Wright 35 8
Q] GET HERE (A&M 1233) Brenda Russell 72 3
1^ GOODGROOVE (Profile 7214) Derek B 71 3
63 STA7TC(ScottiBfos/CBSZS4 07975) James Brown 39 13
^ TUMBLIN’ DOWN Ziggy Marley 76 2(Virgin 99299)
TO MR. BACHELOR Loose Ends 77 2(MCA MCA-53420)
66 IT'S A MIRACLE (fuhjre ]iM) Tyrone Davis 44 n
67 HARD VYOR/C (Voss/Allegiance 75730) The Bus Boys 69 5
m A TOVE OF MY OWA/ (Island/Atlantic 7-99286) Millie Scott 75 3
TO I’M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU By All Means 74 2(Island 7-99274)
WAY OUT J.J. Fad 78 2(Ruthless/Atlantic 7-99285)
71 AA/OTHER PART OF ME (Epic 34-07962) Michael Jackson 47 14
m CARS W/TH THE BOOM (Atlantic 7-89005) L’Trimm 79 3
73 GOTA /VEWTOVE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros 7-27861) .Good Question 51 7
FZl GIVIN’UPON LOVE Lenny Williams 81 2(Crush/K-Tel A-663-6)
JQ / WISH U HEAVEN (Paisley PorkAVarner Bros. 7-27745) Prince DEBUT
76 NICE ’N’ SLOW (Capr\o\M)7)) Freddie Jackson 54 15
EQ VYO/VDERFT/T (RepriseAVarner Bros 7-27828) Rick JomeS DEBUT
78 LET’S GO (jve/RCA 1
1
16-7-j) Kool Moe Dee 57 13
STA/VDA/VD DET/VER (Atlantic 7-89018) . Evon Jeffries 8i The Stand DEBUT
80 GO FOR YOT/RS (Columbia 38 07982) Lisa Lisa & Cult 61 13
m H/M OR ME (Motown MOT- 1944) Today DEBUT
82 MA/CE /T LAST FOREVER (Vintertainment/Elektra 7-69386) 65 1 5Keith Sweat (Duet With Jacci Mcghee)
EQ SOT/TA/RE (Poiydor/PoiyGram 887 939-7) Commodores DEBUT
84 TALKIN’BOUTA REVOLUTION (Bei(\ra7-69383) . . Tracy Chapman 70 5
EQ R/S/ZVG TO THE TOP (EMI-Manhottan p-B-50 159) . . Pieces of a Dream DEBUT
86 STOP THE V/OTE/VCE(JVe/RCAii20-7-jAB)Boogie Down Productions 73 5
EQ DO ME R/GHT(MCamca-53406) Pebbles DEBUT
88 HETTO BELOVED (Mercury/PoiyGram 870 269-7) . . . Angela Winbush 80 12
EQ /JUST WA A/A/A STOP (Capitol p-B-441 69) Angela Bofill DEBUT
90 /A/DESTRUCT/BTEAristai-9706) Four Tops 82 7
91 DON’T GIVE UP (ON LOVE) (Suua075) Cliff Branch 83 8
92 HT/SBAA/D (Eiektra 7-69396) Shirley Murdock 84 13
93 FOLLOW THE LEADER (UNi/MCA 50003) Eric B. 8t Rakim 85 12
94 BA C/C UP (Tri-World/Slam 2001) Marva King 86 8
95 MONKEY (Coiumbia 38-07941) George Michael 87 14
96 DOA/ 'T BEL/EVE THE HYPE (E)efJam/Coiumbta 4-07934) .Public Enemy 88 13
97 LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY Whitney Houston 89 15
(Arista AS 1-9720)
98 WATCH/A/G YOU (Virgin/MCA 53304) Loose Ends 90 17
99 IN YOUR EYES James"D-Train”Williams 91 16(Columbia 38-07930)
100 OA/CE, TW/CE, THREE T7MES (Eiektra 7-69390) . . . .Howard Hewett 92 17
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BLACK CONTEMPORARY
FREDDIE'S DEAD: EAT BOYS THRIVE - The Fat Boys recently completed a music
video with Freddy Krueger for their theme song from the film Nightmare On Elm Street,
Part IV, entitled, “Are You Ready For Freddy?' At the conclusion of filming, Freddy
signed on as the boys' new tour manager. Shown here on the Elm Street set (I to r) are:
Damon “Kool Rock" Wimbley; Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger; Buf “Human Beat
Box” Robinson; and Mark “Prince Markie Dee” Morales.
WHO'S ON FIRST? - Jeffrey Osborne's “on the left" and Air Personality Rick Dees is
“on the right” and they're taking uForeak “in the middle" of Osborne's tour promoting his
new album One Love, One Dream. KIIS-FM has played a big part in making the album's
first single, “She's On The Left" a Number one R&B hit this summer.
'RESPECT' FOR THE REAL ROXANNE - The Real Roxanne is back on the scene,
after a two year absence and has recently released the single, “Respect,” from her self-titled
debut album on Select Records. The “Respect” video, which was shot at Silvercup Studios
in Long Island City, features Roxanne's exciting and fast-paced modem dancing and the
intricate routines of the local dance company, the Bugle Boys, using the Manhattan skyline
as a backdrop. Pictured at the music video shoot is the Real Roxanne (1) with her
choreographer Peggy Taft.
Madden Is Closer ToHis Dream
LOS ANGELES - Billy Madden, a
native New Englander, migrated to
California to live his dream ofbecom-
ing a recording artist, and he is well
on his way to realizing his dream.
Billy has been wooing fans around
the Southland with his outstanding
performances of hits by legends like
Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, Otis Red-
ding and Marv'in Gaye, as well as his
own original songs. He has been per-
forming for SRO crowds at Marla"''
Memory Lane, The Rose Tattoo in
L.A., and Topper's in Glendale. Hecan currently be found at Mr. C's in
Hollywood.Billy is quick to point out, "I am not
an impersonator of these artists, but
rather an avid admirer." Madden is
currently in the studio, recording
some original material that reported-
ly has several major and indn^
pendent labels very interested in con-
summating a deal with him.
A,6
Joe Simon Takes AGospel Turn
Joe Simon, the soul sensation, whoscored with hits such as "Chokin'
Kind" and "Drowning In The Sea OfLove," has put his soul career aside
and has taken up the word of God.Simon, now known as Brother Joe
Simon, recently preached his debut
sermon in front of 4,000 people at the
Rapides Coliseum in Alexandria, La.,
near New Orleans. Although Simonhas taken to the pulpit, he has not
turned his back on his recording
career. Simon has just released a
gospel album, Simon Preaches Prayer,
on Skull Records.
Simon received a Grammy Awardin 1970 as "Best R&B Vocalist" for his
song "Chokin'Kind." Simon has also
had a number of other hits including,
"Nine Pound Steel," "Your Time ToCry," and "It Be's That Way Some-time."
Simon's 1971 album, which in-
cluded the hit "Drowning In The Sea
Of Love," won him his second Gram-my nomination.
In 1973, Joe composed and per-
formed the score for the original
Warner Bros, motion picture,
Cleopatra Jones, and the soundtrackincluding the "Theme EromCleopatra Jones." The music and the
film were success stories for both
Simon and Warner Bros.
As disco entered the music scene in
1975, so did Joe Simon with "GetDown, Get Down." The tune becameone of the year's favorites and Joe fol-
lowed it up with a smash LP entitled
Get Down.
Now Simon has turned his takaand gift to the world of gospel wjJ^l
the release of his new album, Simoi
Preaches Soul. jCommenting on his move fron
soul singer to the pulpit, Simon sa^"When I began to study the word o
God and read what the Apostle Psusaid about his life accomplishments'He sat at the Eeet of Gamaliel,spoke fourteen different languages;
and studied at the University oi
Rome.' I was astonished w'hen P'aft
said, 'I count it all as dung.' (Philip-
plans 3:8). - a
"W^henl look back at the history of
Joe Simon, and when I vdew my ac-
complishments, I too, agree with’
Paul. ..I count it all as dung."
16 Cash Box October 15, 1988
BLACK CONTEMPORARY
Patti Austin TapsThe Source
^ ^ LOS ANGELES - Every once in
awhile, an artist creates an album^^nat taps the source of their musical
inspiration. It's a magical moment,
L Jifeen all the elements - talent,
timing, luck - fall into place and the
-•songs come alive with the kind of eLfo^less ease that takes a lifetime to
‘"^perfect.
recently released LP The Real
Me is such an album. Patti Austin
and does, sing just about anykind of music, and sings it like no one
But the music she sings on The
Re^l Me touches something fun-
rfafnental in this consumma';e per-
Jpitrmer: her own history. The dozen
cuts of The Real Me reveal, in short,
musical roots of Patti Austin. But
they also do a great deal more. Her
.fanning renditions of "Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes," "How Long Has This
-cJeen Going On," "Mood Indigo,"
j^'Slry Me A River," "They Can't Take
Tliat Away From Me" and others are
merely evocative echoes of the
^Bast. The real creative accomplish-
ment on display here is Austin's
ability to reinvest these songs with' i^vv meaning, nuance and emotion-
al resonance. She makes them her
•'^oAvn. With the help of producer'
'^>avid Pack, pianist David Benoit
and an all-star line-up that includes
^ j^^^^ngers Marty Paich and Jerry' Hey
1and such world-class instrumen-
mlists as Jeff Porcaro, Greg Phillin-
ganes, Bruce Hornsby, John Faddis,
nie Watts and Earl Klugh, Patti
astin has made the album of her
life...about her life.
^ ^ /^nd it's quite a story. Born in Har-
l^^lem and raised on Long Island, Patti
Js the daughter of a professional
trombonist father who performed
tfh Lucky Millander, Earl 'Fatha'
jnes and Fletcher Henderson, to
name a few, and backed artists from
Lana Horne to Dinah Washington
^owore the bottom fell out of the big
, b^rd business. "I grew up with all
these tales of the road," Patti
'WeCounts, "and my parents' hademendously eclectic musical tastes
the record collection to prove it. I
^rew up with everything from‘^'T<6‘fevinsky to Muddy Waters."jfdb
It was at age four that, as Patti tells
^ she discovered "I was a ham." TheiK'.-.sJ^y of that discovery is a bit of showIr ’easiness lore in itself. "My father
”f*{oek me to the Apollo to see DinahWashington," she explains. "He
P'i^v/ofked with her and wanted me to
il’j see the show. Later he took me back
^ge where I announced that I, too,
ll-vyjts a singer. Dinah took me at myward and, after a quick rehearsal
v/kh her pianist, she brought me on
s age to sing Teach Me Tonight.'"
Impressed by both the four-year-
old's talent and chutzpah,Washington immediately pro-
ton
nounced Patti her goddaughter andwanted to know if she could do a
return stint. Sammy Davis, Jr., whowas rehearsing downstairs, came upto listen and wanted Patti for his
show the next week. A star was born.
At age 13 Patti began recording
pop tunes for Coral, and later, DcccaRecords. Her regional hits included
"What A Difference A Day Makes"and "Family Tree" (which was also a
British chart item).
Through the years, Patti has ap-
peared on numerous televdsion
shows and in many Broadway and
off-Broadway shows, in addition to a
highly successful recording career.
She also branched out into the bur-
geoning field of commercial jingles.
'The ad business changed in the late
'60's," she explains. "Jingles becamemore reflective of what was happen-
ing on radio, and I was able to ride
that wave." She was indeed. Chances
are, if you've heard a commercial
ditty that stands out recently, that's
the voice of Patti Austin that's giving
it the edge. For nearly a dozen years
she has been behind some of the most
familiar, and successful, commercials
in the business.
The most current phase of Patti's
career started when she signed with
Qwest Records. She scored a No.l
smash with "Baby, Come To Me," a
duet with James Ingram, and the
1985 album, Gettin' Away V^lith Mur-der featured the Jimmy Jam /Terry
Lewis produced No. 1 R&B single
"Heat Of Heat."
Patti's current Qwest release. The
Real Me, is an album as rich andvaried as the life of its creator. After
the first few notes of this extraordi-
nary offering, one might be tempted
to ask what took her so long. Theanswer, simply put, is that the best
things in life come from a lifetime of
reaching for the best. With The Real
Me Patti Austin has both celebrated
her roots and laid hold of her future.
Cash Box October 15, 1988
Chi-Lites Still AglowAfter 27 Years!
CHICAGO - The legendary Chi-
Lites, one of the top R&B groups of
the Seventies, continue to excite
audiences around the world with
their distinctive blend of falsetto har-
monies.
Formed in 1961 in Chicago, the
Chi-Lites were a major hit-making
force during the Seventies with hits
like "Have You Seen Her" (recently
used as a commercial for Illinois Bell),
"Give More Power To The People,"
"Stoned Out Of My Mind," "OhGirl," and "Homely Girl."
Under the leadership of foundingmember Marshall Thompson, the
Chi-Lites recently recorded whatmany radio programmers around the
country are calling an out and out
smash, entitled "Nothing Lasts
Forever," on Super Power Records,
distributed by the legendary HenryStone of Hot Productions in Miami.Thompson, who has taken over the
lead vocal responsibilities said the
group is closer than ever. Response to
their shows around the country has
been nothing short of sensational,
and they are looking forward to per-
forming again for their many fans in
cities across the U.S.A.
The title of their latest single,
"Nothing Lasts Forever," certainly
does not apply to the Chi-Lites, be-
cause their sound is as clean, crisp
and refreshingly enjoyable as ever.
DYNAMIC DUO - MCA recording artists Robert Brookins and Stephanie Mills grabbed a
minute out of their recording schedule for a quick photo. The two were collaborating on Brookins'
upcoming MCA album release, Let It Be Me which features the first single, "Where Is The
Love," which was co-produced by Brookins and Mills.
THE LOOK OF A HIT - WingjPolyGram recording artist Vanessa Williams launched her
recording career with the smash "The Right Stuff,” and now she's climbing the charts again
with her second hit, "(He's Got) The Look." Pictured celebrating with Vanessa (I to r) are:
producer T.J. Nubian; the song's songwriterjproducerAmir Bayan; Vanessa Williams;andAmir
Al-Islam, President of Kangaroo Productions, Bayan's production firm.
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IT TAKESA NATIONPublic Enemy (Def Jam BFW 44303)
IN EFFECTMODE mAl B. Sure (Warner Bros. 25662-1)
HEARTBREAK (G)New Edition (MCA 42207)
LONG LIVE THE KANEBig Daddy Kane(Cold Chlllln /Warner Bros 25731)
MAKE IT LAST mKeith Sweat (Elektra 60763)
A SALT WITH ADEADLY PEPASalt-N-Pepa (Next Plateau PL 101 1)
STRICRY BUSINESSE.P.M.D.(Eresh/Sleeping Bag LPRE 82006)
ONE LOVE-ONE DREAMJeffrey Osborne (A&M SP 5205)
HE’S THE DJ. I’M THE (P)
RAPPERDJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE(JIve/RCA 1091- 1-J)
GUY(MCA 42176)
JOY (G)Teddy Pendergrass (Elektra 60775)
SIMPLE PLEASURES (G)Bobby McFerrln(EMI-Manhaffan 48059)
FOLLOW THE LEADEREric B.8t Rakim (UNI UNI-3)
INTRODUCING THE (P)
HARDLINEACCORDING TOTERENCE TRENTD’ARBY(Columbia BFC 40964)
STRONGER THAN PRIDE mSade (Epic OE 44210)
THE REAL CHUCKEEBOOLoose Ends (MCA 42196)
SUPERSONIC-THEALBUMJ. J. FADD (Ruthless 90959)
A WOMAN’S POINTOF VIEWShirley Murdock (Elektra 60791)
IN FULL GEARSTETSASONIC (Tommy Boy 1017)
WHO?Tonyl Tonil Tone'l(WIng/PolyGram 422 835 549-1
TWICE THE LOVEGEORGE BENSON(Warner Bros, 25705)
SECRETS OF FLYINGJohny Kemp (Columbia BFC 40770)
TROOP(Atlantic 81851)
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TELL IT TO MY HEART iG)Taylor Doyne (Arista 8529)
DAY BY DAYNajee (EMI-Manhattan 90069)
WONDERFULRick James(Reprise/Warner Bros 25659-1)
THE RIGHT STUFFVanessa Williams(WIng/PolyGram 835 694-1)
TRACY CHAPMAN m(Elektra 60774)
MOVE SOMETHIN’2 Live Crew (Luke Skywalker XRlOl)
FAITH (P/5)
George Michael(Columbia OC 40867)
THE POSSEN.W.A. (Macola 1057)
KARYN WHITEKARYN WHITE (Warner Bros.25637)
FLIRTEvelyn 'Champagne' King(EMI-Manhattan 46968)
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El IT TAKES TWO 62 2ROB BASE & DJ EASY ROCK(Profile 1267)
41 THE WORLD’S GREATESTENTERTAINER 37 20Doug E. Fresh (Danya/Reality XR 102)
E DISTANT THUNDER 44 5Aswad (Mango-98)0)
m I STILL FEEL GOOD 47 7Le Juan Lov©(Luke Skyywalker 104)
TOUGHER THAN LEATHER (.p38 20Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1265)
I’MIN LOVEMelba Moore (Capitol 46944)
TO CHANGE AND/ORMAKE A DIFFERENCEKIARA (Arista 8533)
FOREVER YOUR GIRLPaula Abdul (Virgin 90943)
THEMAC BANDFeofuring The McCampbellBrothers (MCA 42090)
IN CONTROLJohny Taylor (Malaco-7446)
FOREVERChopter 8 (Capitol 46947)
RUFF & READYRFTW (MCA 42198)
FLASHIN’ BACKTyrone Davis (Future FR 1003)
IN CONTROL VOLUME 1
MARLEY MARL(Cold Chillin' 25783)
MOTHER WITBETTY WRIGHT (VIslon/Ms. B. 3301)
DRIVERoy Ayers (Ichiban 1028)
PEBBLES (P)
(MCA 42094)
El CHARACTERSStevie Wonder (Motown 6248)
EH WITH LOVEHOWARD HUNTSBERRY(MCA 42217)
El me. myself & I
Cheryl' 'Pepsi' 'Riley
(Columbia FC 44409)
BAD (P/6)
Michael Jackson (Epic OE 40600)
WHAT’S BOOTSY DOIN’?Bootsy Collins
(Columbia FC 44107)
CLOSE UPDavid Sanborn(Reprise/Warner Bros 9 25715)
INFORMATION SOCIETYInformation Society (Tommy Boy 25691)
El back 67OHIO PLAYERS(Track Records 68810)
KISS OF LIFE 58Sledoh Garrett (Qwesf/Reprise 25689)
GREGORY HINES 59(Epic OE 40671)
HOWYA LIKE MENOW (G) 57 45Kool Moe Doe (Jive 1079-1-J/RCA)
THE VIGILANTERoheem (A&M 5212)
ra TRACYSPENCER(Capitol Cl 4818)
BYALL MEANS(Island/Atlantic 90898)
BY ALL MEANSNECESSARYBoogie Down Productions(JIve/RCA 1097-1-J)
TEAR DOWN THESE WALLSBilly Ocean (Jive JL8495) (P)
WHITNEY (P/6)
Whitney Houston (Arista 8405)
BULLETFROMA GUNDerek B. (Profile PRO 44303)
COMING BACK HARD (g)
AGAINFat Boys(Tin Pan Apple/PolyGram 835 809)
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IT TAKESA NATION OFTO HOLD US BACKiDei Jam/CBS FC 44303) Public Enemy
LONG LIVE THE KA/Vf (Cold chiiiin'/wamer Bros 25731) Big Daddy Kane
STRICRY BL/S/A/fSS (Fresh/Sleeping Bog LPRE 80062) E.P.M.D.
A SALT WITHA DEADLY PEPA Salt-N-Pepa(Next Plateau PL 1011)
FOLLOW THE LEADER Eric B. 8t Rakim(Jrve/RCA 1097-1-J)
HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER Uwe/iiCA 1091-i-J)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
SUPERSONIC THEALBUM J.J. Fadd(Ruthless 90959)
N. W.A. AND THE POSSE N .W.A.(Macola 1057)
/W fUIi GEAR (Tommy Boy 1017) Stetsasonic
SWASS (Nasty Mix 701 23) Sir Mix-a-Lot
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STR/CTL V^6L/S/A/ESS (Fresh/Sleeping Bag FRE-80123) E.P.M.D.
SHAKE YOUR THANG Salt-N-Pepa (Featuring E.U.)
(Next Plateau KF 319)
AIN’TNO HALF-STEPPIN’ Big Daddy Kane(Cold Chiilh'/Warner Bros 7-27834)
iET'S GO (Jive/RCA 1056-7) Kool Moe DeeGOODGROOV'E(Prof5e72i4) Derek B
IT TAKES TWO(ProfaePR05i86) Rob Base &. DJ E-Z Rock
I’M YOUR PUSHER (Slre/Warner 0-21026) Ice-T
DONT BELIEVE THE HYPEcDef Jam 4-07934) Public EnemySTOP THE VIOLENCE (Jive/RCA 1 120-7) . Boogie Down Productions
RADIO (Priorrty/Restless PLS 07258) EOSy-E
CHA/A/GAA/G RAP (Elektra 0-66741) Shinehead
FOLLOW THE LEADER (.UM/MCAS0003) Eric B. 8c RakimI’M NOTGOING OUT UKE THA T(Profiie 5224)
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BOY I’VE BEEN TOLDSA-EIRE (Cufting/Mercury 870 519-1)
NEVER LET YOU GOSWEET SENSATION(Atco/Atlantic 0-96636)
TIMES ARE CHANGIN’FRED FOWLER (Chrysalis 4V9 43258)
BODYGUARDTINA B. (Vendetta VE-7004)
MONKEYGEORC^ MICHAEL(Columbia 44 07849)
A NIGHTMARE ONMY STREETDJ JAZZY JEFFAND THE FRESH PRINCE(JIve/RCA 1 125-1-JD)
SPRING LOVESTEVIE B (LMR 4002)
BIG FUNINNERCITY (Virgin 0-96670)
IT WOULD TAKEASTRONG MANRICK ASTLEY (RCA 8696- 1-RD)
SHE’S ON THE LEFTJEFFREY OSBORNE (A&M SP- 12280)
THE LOCO-MOTIONKYLIE MINOGUE(Geffen 0-21043)
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14 LOVE 8i DEVOTIONMICHAEL BOW (Vendetto VE-7001)
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SENDIN ’ALL MY LOVETHE JETS (MCA 23887)
STRICRY BUSINESSEPMD(Fresh/Sleeping FRE-80123)
BREAK 4 LOVERAZE(Columbia 44 07890)
75 3
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DEBUT
DANCIN’ WITH MYSELFJOHNY KEMP(Columbia 44 07870)
ANOTHER LOVERGIANT STEPS(A&M SP-12274)
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HOLD ON TO WHATYOU’VE GOTEVELYN"CHAMPAGNE''KING(EMI-Manhatton V-56101)
THE PROMISEWHEN IN ROME (Virgin 0-96642)
WHEN I LOOK INTOYOUR EYESPRETTY POISON (Virgin 0-96642)
PEEK-A-BOOSIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES(Geffen 0-20977)
SAY IT’S GONNA RAINWILL TO POWER (Epic 49 07589)Bag FRE-80123)
SHAKE YOUR THANGSALT-N-PEPA (Featuring E.U.)
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CASHBOX COUNTRY SINGLESOCTOBER 15, 1988 Lasrt Total
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STRONG ENOUGH TO BEND (Capi\o\BM]8a) . . . .Tanya Tucker
UNTOLD STORIES (Mercury 870 476-7) Kathy Mattea
BUTTON OFF MY SHIRT(RCA 8389-7) Ronnie Milsap
(Capitol B-44205) T. Graham Brown
GONNA TAKE A LOT OF RIVER (MCa 5886]) . The Oak RWge Boys
HONKYTONKMOON Warner Bro% 7-27688) Randy Trovis
SUMMER WIND (MCA/Curb 53354) The Desert Rose Band
BLUE TO THE BONE (Columbia 38-07985) Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
13
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RUNAWAY TRAIN Rosanne Cash(Columbia 38-07988)
8 11
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11 10
13 9
SATURDAYNIGHTSPECIAL (.MCA58878) Conway Twitty 12 11
NEW SHADE OF BLUE Warr^r Bros. 7-27790) .... Southem Pacific 14 10
. .Dwight Yoakam 8t Buck Owens
.Foster & Lloyd
12 STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD .
(Warner Bros./Reprise 7-27964)
WHATDO YOU WANTFROM ME THIS TIME(RCA 8633-7)
DESPERATELY ccapt\o\B-M2 ] 6) Don Williams
15 ADD/C7FD (Capitol B-441 30) Dan Seals
BOOGIE WOOGIE FIDDLE COUNTRY BLUES(Epic 34-08002) Charlie Daniels Band
2 14
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WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT Kenny Rogers 1
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(Warner Bros./Reprise 7-27812)
I’VE BEEN LOOKIN' Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 22(Warner Bros. 7-27750)
I’LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU(Columbia 38-08022)
. . Ricky Van Shelton 24
.Larry, Steve and Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers 2120 AUVEAND WELL(Columbia 38-67998)
01 / WISH THAT I COULD FALL IN LOVE TODAY . Barbara Mandrell 25(Capitol B-44220)
E CHISELED IN STONE Vem Gosdin 26(Columbia 38-08003)
ESI IT KEEPS RIGHTON Hl/RT7A/’(AtianticAmerica7-99295) Billy Joe Royal 27
24 BLl/f LOVf (Columbia 38-07943) The O’Kanes 9
I KNOWHOW HE FEELS (MCA 58402) Reba McEntire 31
S YOU CAN’T FALL IN LOVE WHEN YOU’RE CRYIN’ 28 8
(MCA 53386) Lee Greenwood
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01 IFYOU AIN’T LOVIN’ (YOU AIN’T LIVIN’) (MCA58400) George SUaW 34 5
m REBELS WITHOUTA CLUE (MCA/Curb 58899) .The Bellamy Brothers 33 7
30 TEAR-STAINED LETTER (RCA6804-7) Jo-El Sonnier 18 13
THAT’S THAT(RCA 6650-7) Michael Johnson 35 7
15 1632 WE BEUEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS (RCA6682-7)
Earl Thomas Conley (Duet with Emmylou Harris)
El WHEN YOU SAYNOTHING ATALL (RCA6687-7) . . . Keith Whitley 40
^ A TENDER UE Restless Heart 43(RCA 8714-7)
^ lJUST CAN’TSAYNO TO YOU (Curb CR^]05]8) . . . . Moe Bandy 37
I GUESS I JUST MISSED yOL/(i6thAve. B-70419) Canyon 38
El /rs YOU yAG-A/N (Epic 34-08020) Exile 39
El PILGRIMS ON THE WA Y (MA TTHEW’S SONG) (Warner Bros. 7-2781 0) 4
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El HOW MUCH /S/r WORTH rOL/Vf /NLA .. .Waylon Jennings 49 4(MCA 53314)
01 IF I COULD BOTTLE THIS UP . . George Jones and Shelby Lynne 44 6(Epic 34-08011)
42 I SHOULD BE WITH YOU (MCA 58847) Steve Wariner 23 17
43 UNDER THE BOARDWALK (Mercury 670-526-7) . . . . Lynn Anderson 30 11
46 644 CAJUN BABY Doug Kershaw with Hank Williams, Jr
(BGM 81588)
NOTA NIGHT GOES BY Tim Malchak 53(Alpine PS-009)
m LONG SHOT(RCA 668]-7) Baillie And The Boys 54
m MY BABY'S GONE (Capitoi/CurbB-44218) Sawyer Brown 55
48 CAN’T STOP THf MUS/C (SIX-ONE-FIVE 88-S-1015) Don King 50
m WE MUST BE DOIN’ SOMETHIN’ RIGHT(RCA 8716-7) . Eddie Rabbitt 63
ZSI DON’T SAY IT WITH DIAMOND (SAY IT WITH LOVE) 58(Columbia 38-08029) T.G. Sheppard
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i/GHT YEARS (MCA 42210) Glen Campbell 62 2
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ARE THEREANYMORE LIKE YOU Becky Hobbs 67 2
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RISING COST OF LOVING YOU ... .The Western Union Band 60 4(Shown-Del SO 2202) <
MAMA /fNOWS (Columbia 38-08042) Shenandoah 71 3
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SPANISH EYES (Columbia 38-08066) Willie Nelson (with Julio Iglesias) 82
/CANiOVE Y0U(MTMB-72112) Judy Rodman 42 ic/,*
COUNTRY LOVER (Melody Down 77704) Brenda Cole 66 9^
WHERE WAS /(16th Avenue B-70420) Charley Pride DEBUT
/ GIVE YOU MUSIC (Warner Bros 7-27721) The McCarters DEBUTI
El OLD KIND OF LOVE Ricky Skaggs DEBUT
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WHATDO LONELY PEOPLE DO (Mercury 670 667-7) The Burch Sisters DEBUT‘|"
. . Dana McVicker DEBUTI’M LOVING THE WRONG MAN AGAIN . .
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ONE MORE NIGHT The Shoppe 75(CCR 72088)
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LOUISIANA LOVE (Playback P-1314) Jimmy C. Newman
Mel McDaniel
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/ GO TO PIECES (Capitol B-44239) Dean Dillon 8
(YOU’RE NOT GETTING OLDER) YOU’RE GETTING BETTER .... 79 4(Sunbonnet 120 2788) Florida Bill
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INDIANA HIGHWAY (ASA-Joison 110) Stagger Lee 84
THE WRITING ON THE WALL (Kottage k-45-0090) Kenny Carr 8
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MAG/C MAN (Playback p 1325) Margo Smith 89
MOONL/GHT/N MEX/CO (Southern Sounds ss-i 003) . . . .CW Ferrari 90
/ WON'T BE SEE/NG HER NO MORE (OL 127) . Touch Of Country DEBUi
BOTTOM OPA MOUNTA/N (Sourxtwavessw-4809) . Don McKinnon 86 3
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DON’T GIVE CANDY TO A STRANGER Larry Boone 45 l?-'4(Mercury 870 454-7)
El LOVE’S ONE OPA X/ND (Music City, USA MC-ooii) LoriKing 94 2'
THAT’S WHY YOU HAVEN’TSEEN ME Dennis Payne DEBULf(True TU-93)
190 SWEET LIFE Marie Osmond (Duet with Paul Davis) 47
(Capitol/Curb 8^14215)
NOTENOUGH COUNTRY LEFT Gary Newman(Wedge SR 1038)
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94 FLYING ON YOUR OWN Anne Murray(Capitol B^219)
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BEGGARS CAN’T BE CHOOSERS Don La Fleur(Worth TJ-102)
DEBIT
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BACK ON THE ROAD TO YOU (GBS766) Jeffrey Lee DEBUT
CLEAN LIVIN’ FOLK(Door Knob DK88-307)
100
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HEART (Columbia 38-08031) Janie Frickie 80 t
COUNTRY
Nashville NewsCurb Records recently announced
a novel national radio contest whichsupported the release of MoeBandy's new single entitled, "I Just
Can't Say No To You."
Radio listeners at selected stations
won "I Just Can't Say No To You"nightshirts...and qualified for a local
prize given away by the radio sta-
tion. Each station then submitted
their winning entry for a national
drawing which produced five na-
tional grand prize winners. Moedrew the national winners himself,
September 21st, on TNN's popular
television show "Nashvdlle Now^'.
Each of the five national winners
won a very special ev'^ening with MoeBandy. Bandy will fly into each of the
five winning cities to take the grandprize winners and representatives
from the five winning radio stations
out for an unforgettable night on the
town, including limousine service, a
gourmet dinner and other special
prizes, courtesy of Curb Records.
Bandy is also hand-delivering someof the nightshirts to radio stations as
his tour schedule permits.
Moe Bandy poses with members of participat-
ing radio stations, KTTS-FM in Springfield,
MO. (L to R): Moe Bandy; Dorrie Hummell,Music Director for KTTS-FM; Curly Clark,
Afternoon DJ for KTTS-FM; and Don Paul,
Program Director for KTTS-FM.
Roy Wunsch, Sr. Vice President,
Nashville Operations, CBS Records,
has announced the appointment of
veteran publisher and producer BobMontgomery to the position of Vice
President, Nashville A&R, CBSRecords.
"With Bob Montgomery's ex-
perience and success as both a
publisher and producer, he is the per-
fect man for the position," said
Wunsch. "For the past several years
Bob has made important contribu-
tions to CBS artists and music. Weare fortunate now to have this uni-
quely talented man totally on ourCBS team."
Montgomery comes to CBSRecords from the position of Director
of Creative Services at Tree Interna-
tional - Nashville's largest inde-
pendent publishing company. "Bobis leaving with our blessings and our
best wishes," said Buddy Killen,
President of Tree. "We know he has
always wanted to work in A&R, and
he has certainly earned the oppor-
tunity that CBS offered him."
In 1967, Montgomery was namedhead of A&R for the Nashville office
of United Artists Records. There he
produced Bobby Goldsboro's"Honey", which sold eight million
singles. He and Goldsboro formedHouse of Gold Music, and on the
strength of such hits as "BehindClosed Doors" and producing such
artists as Razzy Baily, Lobo, MartyRobbins, B.J. Thomas and JanieFrickie, House of Gold becameNashville's second largest countrypublisher. Nashville's top publisher
of pop hits and the tenth largest poppublisher in the nation. In 1985, the
company was sold and Montgomeryjoin^ Tree International as Director
of Creative Services. Montgomeryhas worked closely with CBSRecords, through the years as an in-
dependent producer, and he current-
ly produces CBS artist Vern Gosdin.His duties as head of CBS Nash-
ville A&R will include finding newartists for the label, finding songs for
all artists and directing all areas of
the label's recording activity.
Bob Montgomery To Head Nashville A&R AtCBS Records
"Gonna Take A Lot Of River" wasthe literal case in point when the OakRidge Boys taped the video of the
same name to support their first
single release from the Monongahela
album on MCA. Produced by Scene
Three Studios and shot from the
banks of the Cumberland River near
Nashville, the shooting provided a
fun outing for the four Oaks whenthey ended the day by tossing Joe
Bonsall in the water. The song marksthe lead vocal debut by the newestOak Ridge Boy, Steve Sanders.
CASH BOX COUNTRY ALBUMSTitle, Artist, Lsbel, Number, Distributor
All albums available on CD unless otherwise
indicaded
(NCD) - No CD(G) - Gold (RIAA Certified)
^ q(P) - Platinum (RIAA Certified) ^ q
OLD 8x10 111RANDY TRAVIS (Warner Bros. 25738-1)
BUENAS NOCHES FROM 2 8
A LONELYROOMDWIGHT YOAKAM(Warner Bros. /Reprise 25749-1)
WILD STREAK (G) 4 14HANK WILLIAMS. JR.(Warner Bros./Curb 25725-1)
GREATESTHITS 3 7THE JUDDS (RCA/Curb 8318-1)
BIG DREAMS IN A 5 7SMALL TOWNRESTLESS HEART (RCA 8317-1)
1012 6 7HIGHWAY 101 (Warner Bros. 25742-1)
REBA 7REBA McENTIRE (MCA 42134)
RAGE ON 8DAN SEALS (Capitol 46976-1)
THIS WOMAN 15K.T. OSLIN(RCA 8369-1)
DIAMONDSAND DIRT 9RODNEY CROWELL (Columbia FC 44076)
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STRONG ENOUGHTO BENDTANYA TUCKER (Capitol Cl -48865)
IF YOU AIN’T LOVIN\g)(YOU AIN’T LIVIN')GEORGE STRAIT (MCA 42114)
SHADOWLANDK.D. LANG (Sire 1-25724)
KING’S RECORD SHOPROSANNE CASH (Columbia FC 40777)
THE ROYAL TREATMENT 14 46BILLY JOE ROYAL(Atlantic America 90658-1)
ALWAYSAND FOREVER (P/3) 17 73RANDY TRAVIS (Warner Bros. 25568-1)
ALABAMA LIVE (G) 18 17ALABAMA (RCA 6825-1)
WILD EYED DREAM (G) 12 8
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CHISELED IN STONEVERN GOSDIN (Columbia FC 40982)
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21 21ONETIME. ONE NIGHTSWEETHEARTS OF THE RODEO(Columbia FC 40614)
MONONGAHELA 27 4THE OAK RIDGE BOYS (MCA 42205)
LOVING PROOF 34 2RICKY VAN SHELTON (Columbia FC 44221)
DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES 19 16Keith Whitley (RCA 6494-1)
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE 23 12HOLLY DUNN (MTM DI-71070)
WORKIN’BAND 26 6THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND(Warher Bros. 25722-1)
Happy Birthday Harlan!...77k fifth annual Harlan Howard Birthday Bash was a tremendous
success this year with performances by some ofNashville's top songwriters. The event was again
held at BMI's parking lot, and featured excellent musical diversity - a treat for all who attended.
Pictured here enjoying a moment together are: (LtoR) Buck Owens; Harlan Howard; and BMlVice President Roger Sovine. Photo by Alan Mayor.
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UNTASTED HONEYKATHY MATTEA(Mercury 832 793-1)
I SHOULD BE WITH YOUSTEVE WARINER (MCA 42130)
SINCERELYTHE FORESTER SISTERS (Warner Bros.
RUNNINGTHE DESERT ROSE BAND (MCA/Curb 42169)
ALL KEYED UPBECKY HOBBS (MTM Dl-71067)
THE COAST OFCOLORADOSKIP EWING (MCA 42128)
IF MY HEARTHADWINDOWSPATTY LOVELESS(MCA 42092)
COMIN’ HOME TO STAYRICKY SKAGGS (Epic FE 40623)
80’S LADIES (G)
K.T. OSLIN (RCA 5924-1)
PONTIACLYLE LOVETT (MCA/Curb 420 28)
COME ON JOEJO-EL SONNIER (RCA 6374-1)
TIRED OF THERUNNIN’THE O KANES (Columbia FC 44066)
ALL IN LOVEMARIE OSMOND (Capitol/Curb 48968)
WESHRN STANDARD TIME 42ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL (Epic FE 44213)
GREATEST HITS. VOL 2<P) 41GEORGE STRAIT (MCA 42035)
THE GIFT 43THE McCarters (Wamer Bros. 25737-1)
CHILL FACTOR 45 43^MERLE HAGGARD (Epic FE 40986) I
STORMS OF LIFE (P/2) 46RANDY TRAVIS (Warner Bros. 25436-1)
WHA TA WONDERFUL .VWORLD DEBUT
WILLIE NELSON(Columbia FC 44331)
MAPLE STREET MEMORIESTHE STATLER BROTHERS(Mercury 832-404-1)
BORN TO BOOGIE (P)
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THIS IS MY COUNTRYLEE GREENWOOD (MCA 42167)
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COUNTRY
ALBUM RELEASESALBUM REVIEW
Honky Tank- Producer: T.
PATTY LOVELESS -
Angel - MCA (42223)
BrownPatty Loveless can the sing heck out of a
^'r^.earbreakin' country song! There are no
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punches pulled on this release for MCA; just
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Patty doing what she does best, and boy, does
strike home. Having already released the
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single "Blue Side Of Town," which is moving*i ^up on the charts at #53 (bullet), she has enough
^material here to bhster the charts for months
Ito come! The painful feeling of perseverance
on "Go On" (which she cowrote with RogerMurrah); the giddiness of 'Timber Tm Falling
Love"; and restrictive emotions felt on"Chains" - all set the stage well for Loveless
tSo reach out and touch the lovelorn.
-rr
inmus
ALBUM REVIEWTHE SANDERS - Into Every Life - Air-
borne (ABL 0106) - Producer: S.
RobertsNewly signed to Airborne Records, the
brother/ sister duo of Dale and Vicki Sanders
showcase tightly knit harmonies that only
blood relatives can create. Their debut single
"You Fit Right Into My Heart" peaked at #56
on the country singles chart. Their second
single "Dancin' To The Radio" debuts at #78
(bullet) on the charts this week. Themes of
homespun love and country living permeate
the album, with songs like "Grandma's Old
Wood Stove" and 'Too Country". Other fine
cuts include: "Who Needs You", "Into Every
Life", and "Walking On The Moon".
SINGLE RELEASESOUT OF THE BOX
(RODNEY CROWELL- She's CrazyV^For Leaving (3:14) - Columbia (38-
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08080) - Granite-Coolwell/ASCAP;
c -5!'orId-BMI - R. Crowell-G. Clark -
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Producers: T. Brown-R. Crowell
. _ This energetic piece of rockabilly
music should help bolster Crowell's
'Already growing legion of fans. Set-
tled into a true feel for all genres of
country music, Crowell shines here
-'hon a ditty about the mishaps (both
emotional and physical) caused as
fcis girlfriend heads out of town and
[away from their relationship. After
j Jhis truck is wrecked and his nose is
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busted, Crowell is left still wonder--[''^ng why the heck his girl has left
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him. Handeled with a bit of remorse
and a lot of humor, Crowell should
find success waiting for him at the
top of the charts!
i FEATURE PICKST' DAVID SLATER - We Were Meant To Be Lovers (3:37) - Capitol (B-44257) - WB
^usic-Wamer-Tamerlane/ASCAP-BMI - B.F. Neary-J. Photogio - Producer: R.L.
VrT Scruggs
Romantic imagery floats in and out of this popish ballad from Slater. Visions of
1 /'andlelight and nighttime skies are wrapped around a dreamy melody that is car-
J "Tied well by this Capitol Records artist. A good tune to cozy up to as winter weather
I approaches.
./*^tTIGHWAY 101 - All The ReasonsWhy (3:36) - Warner Bros. (7-27735-A) - Wamer-''pramerlane-Sportsman/BMI;Wamer-Refuge-Macy Place/ASCAP - P. Carlson-B.
y,|Nielsen Chapman - Producers: P. Worley-E. Seay
‘ ^With an introduction that conjures up scenes of a western ghost town. Highway
TL'^01 saddles up to a yet another winner. Co-written by lead singer Paulette Carlson,
^ this tune shows that the band not only has tight country instrumentation and har-
.,H j.onies, but a good writer on board as well!
^ MICKEY GILLEY - She Reminded Me Of You (3:30) - Airborne (ABS-10008) -
SBK April-Ides of March-New and Used/ASCAP - W. Holyfield-P. McCann -
CA oducer: L. Butler
With a beautiful melody and a fine vocal performance by Gilley, Airborne should' have a Top 10 hit on its hands. Although the lyrics may bring back some not-so-fond
Tnemories for many female listeners, Gilley handles the tune in his usual suave man-ner. Radio - get ready for some response on this one!
PROGRAMMERS' PICKCHARLEY PRIDE-Where Was I-16lh Avenue B-70420With the highest debuting record on the singles chart this week at #64
bullet). Pride will seemingly have no trouble firing this one to the top! Sta-
ions voting for the 16th Avenue Records artist include: KWRE, KMCXD,WKKN, WMEV, WGVM and WKDY.
INDIE SPOTLIGHTTHE SWING SHIFT BAND(WITH BUDDYEMMONS & RAYPENNINGTON) - (Turn Me LooseAnd) Let Me Swing (2:46) - Step
One (SOR-392A) - Almarie/BMI -
R. Pennington - Producers: B. Em-mons-R. PenningtonThe Swing Shift Band team up
here to throw down some swingin'
rhythms and melodies reminiscent
of the good old days. Coming at a
time when the 50's era hasreinspircd many artists, Emmonsand Pennington reach even further
back into the annals of music to
come up with this nostalgic piece.
Perhaps a resurgence of swing is onits way, and what better musicians
to reintroduce it than Buddy and
Ray. Lots of steel, fiddle and horns
make this one a delight for those
who remember and a great dis-
covery for those who weren'taround the first time!
INDIE FEATURE PICKSTHE RENO BROTHERS- Midnight Lovers Express (2:14) - Step One (SOR-386A)- Almarie-Bucksnort/BMI - R. Reno - Producer: R. Pennington
With another locomotive theme that will roll right into most country formats, the
brothers Reno keep it chugging with energy and adept instrumentation. Qeanproduction by Ray Pennington highlights this uptempo tune with a tempered vocal
performance.
DICKEY LEE - You've Got Her Eyes (3:30) - Evergreen (EV 1076 A A) - Maplehill-
Hall-Clement/BMI - D. Lee-M. Sameth - Producer; J. Morris
Children often remind us of their mothers and fathers, and when there's a divorce
involved, that can be painful. This is what Lee relates here in a most touching way.
AUSTIN CRIGGER - Within Our Love (2:47) - Atlas (U-22780M) - Austin &Darla-Bam Bam Music Factory - R. Crigger - Producers; J. Walker-J. Vest
Crigger performs a soothing instrumental, highlighted by piano and guitar leads
that only a true-bred musician can create. Perfect for stations with more mature lis-
tening audiences.
DARK HORSE CONSENSUSTOUCH OF COUNTRY-I Won't Be Seeing Her No More-OL 127
This week the Dark Horse Consensus is Touch Of Country. It seems as
though the group may have the 'Midas Touch' as well. Their record debuts
at #83 (bullet) on the single chart this week. Some of the stations voting for
Touch Of Country are as follows: KPQX, VVTRI, WIAI, WDLW, KSTC,WTIK, KBAM and WADV.
C ish Box October 15, 1988 23
COUNTRY
NASHVILLE NOTE-ABLES
Friendly Sparring At ASCAP Membership Meeting in Nashville...ASCAP
Southern Reyiomzl %iembership meeting in Nashville's Vanderbilt Pla2u Hotel last week. At a
rec^ionfoltwing the meetinlASCAP Southern Director Connie Bradley (cent^)^^
upti a friendly hay between two ASCAP members: actorfboxer Randall Tex Cobb hight)
and Nashville lym^hony Music Director Kenneth Schermerhorn. Cobb has insiwh
films as "Uncommon Valour", "Raising Arizona", Critical Condition and The Golde
Child". His new movie appearances for 1989 are "Blind Fury with Rutger Hauer and Fletch
U" with Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook and Julianne Phillips. Photo by Alan Mayor.
RECORDS TO WATCHTHE STATLER BROTHERS - Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My
Heart - Mercury (870 681-7) (H. Reid, D. Reid, D. Reid) (Producer: S.
BUCK OWENS - Hot Dog - Capitol (B-44248) (B. Owens, D. Dedmond)
(Producers: B. Owens,]. Shaw)rn
SCHUYLER, KNOBLOCH AND BICKHARDT - Rigamarole - MTM (B-
72115) (F.Knobloch,D. Tyler) (Producer:]. Stroud)wti j
THE SHOOTERS - Borderline - Epic (34-08082) (W. Aldridge) (Producer.
KIM CAiFnES - Crazy In Love -MCA (17669) (E. Stevens, R. McCormick)
(Producers: ]. Bowen, K. Carnes). s
GARY PARKER - Memories - ASA/]olson (U-22741) (Strange, Davis)
RONNY C. COLLINS - High Rollin' Woman - Delux (DE-1009) (D. Barlow,
R.C. Davis) (Producer: C. Fields)
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The Bellamy Brothers...
Rebels Without A Clue"?
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1_ ere, in the Nashville Cash
11 J Box offices, we refer to
them as "The Bells".
M JL That's the abbreviation
we use, for this talented brother
duo, when we are recording the
reports from our panel of radio sta-
tions. Actually, the Bellamy
Brothers seem to be constantly in-
cluded in our Top lOO national
charts.
Howard and David Bellamy are
from Darby, Rorida (about 40 miles
north of Tampa). They were born
and raised on the same farm they
presently occupy. According to
Howard, the farm was purchased
by their great, great grandfather,
and it has been handed down
through the generations.
The MCA/Curb recording artists
were in our offices to tell us about
their new album. Rebels Without A
Clue, which was produced by
]immy Bowen and ]ames Stroud.
Howard said of the LP, "This album
is more in one direction than our
past albums. It has a lot of nostalgic
lyric content but, musically, it s cur-
recent two and a half weeks in
Europe, they returned to the States,*^ ”Tj
just in time for the Fair season. They^Ttw, t
aren't sure, but they just might get
Christmas day off! T
rent.
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David picked up the critique.
"Country music, today, is a little bit
of everything. You might say this
album is a representation of that. I
don't really believe that country has
returned to traditional. There are a
lot of formats in country music."
Howard added his thoughts on
the status of today's country ap-
peal..."You find everything from
Travis to K.T. Oslin, and they are all
surviving pretty well. Live dates
(personal appearances) have been
great for us!"
'Tou have to remember," David
added, "there are more country
radio stations, out there, than there
have ever been. And, even the sta-
tion personnel have their favorite
'style' of country. So, the umbrella,
covering country music, gets bigger
and bigger."
'That makes it extremely tough
on the recording artists. What do
we cut?! It's a matter of survival,"
contributed Howard.
The Bellamy Brothers are con-
stantly working the road. After a
David was anxious to talk aboi
the European tour. 'That tour was
great! We love everything abouf^
Europe, except the roads in Irelandb ^
We played Czechoslovakia this I .
time. Those people really got into
our music! We've played all over^^^
the world...but, those people went^
crazy for country!"
The rest of Europe loved the Bel^,
lamy Brothers in the same fashion^^.
They drew thousands to each show.^,^
They found that the EuropeaaJ^
audiences for country music are cer-^^
tainly not all of one mind, like we
have often heard and /or read. And,^^ ^ J
Howard explained one big dif-^
ference between the European and
American marketing theories...
"You don't have to have
records, here in the States, to be a su-
^
perstar with the audiences over^i
there."'
As he concluded that statement, I
realized that these two brothers jus
may be the best examples of 'work-^
ing at a labor of love' in thisbusine^
today! The Bellamy Brothers are
highly successful as well as
household names in the world o?
country music. However, I certain-^
ly believe that their writing and per-
forming is their life...not just a wa^to make it through life. Rebels
Without A Clue ? Don't you believe
it!
^
Joe Henderson
Cash Box October 15, 1988
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COUNTRYRISING STARS
_ RICHIE BALIN;Richie Balin and the T.N.P. Band
have been said to be one of the hot-
test show bands in the country
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today. The group consists of five'
guys who have not only perfected
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their musical ability to the highest
[ level but, also know how to enter-
7 tain.
J. Richie Balin is a powerful singer
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who also doubles on guitar, banjo,
n* saxophone, trumpet and piano. He/ has just released his first record,
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'But I Lie And My Tears Told YouISo", on Door Knob Records. Richie
I is produced by Doc Holliday, a man
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with a very talented musical ear.
*1 ' When Richie Balin was four years
-I fild, his mother (Rina Balin) was a
.1, night club performer. Watching' 1 and listening to his mother, Richie
took an immediate interest in
•jmusic. By the age of nine, Richie
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was playing piano. At age 11, he
n^A'as playing guitar, which led to the
1 /fiddle and the banjo. At age 13
i. came the trumpet; then, at age 15,
the saxophone. In other words, he
I
is extremely talented!
He also studied voice with a
private instructor. He took exten-
_ ^sive writing and arranging lessons,
which led him into songwriting as
well as performing. He was sur-
rounded by the tall buildings of
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New York City, while studying, but
Richie Balin always had the desire
to play country music. This desire
often got Richie in trouble at NewJersey State College, where he wassupposed to be studying traditional
classical music. But, as most often
happens, pure desire w'on out!
Balin and the band appearregularly at many of the mostpopular night spots from new Jer-
sey to Rorida. His chart success, onhis first record release, is well-
deserved. We believe Richie Balin's
country music career is rising right
along with his record on the charts!
He's young, he's different, and he is
unique. And that, my friends, is
what it takes.
Joe Henderson
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^liennerley Honored...BM/ recently hosted a reception for songwriter Paul Kennerley and his
company PK Songs at the Nashville office. The celebration was in honor of Kennerley and his
\i^:3ciation with Irving Music, Inc. Keni.aley's BMI catalog includes hits such as "Born To
• Run", "In My Dreams”, "Cry Myself To Sleep", "Have Mercy" and "Chains Of Gold”. Ken-
f^ley enjoyed time with wife Emmylou Harris; Johnny Cash; Rosanne Cash; Roger Bovine,
BMI Vice President, Nashville; and David Conrad, Vice President, Irving Music, Inc. (All
.Ajpwn Lto R). Photo by Beth Gwinn.
COUNTRYINDIES CHART1joi TeM
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1 Cajun Baby 1 6 26 It’s The Music 34 4Doug Kershaw with Ronn CraddockHank Williams. Jr.(BGM) (Door Knob)
2 Not A Night Goes By 3 3 27 Shut Up And Drink 45 2Tim Malchak (Alpine) Your Beer
3 Can’t Stop The Music 2 6 Ellen Lee Miller (Golden Trumpet)
Don King (615) 28 Summer When The 29 6
4 Rising Cost Of 4 5 Sun Goes DownLovina You Jeff Dayton Band (Winners Cirle)
The Western Union Band (Shown-Del) 29 Like A Yo Yo Baby 31 5
5 There's A Teiephone 5 4 The Kelley's (Killer)
Ringing 30 One Dance Love Affair 35 3
(In An Empty House)Jon Washington (Door Knob)
Southern Reign (Step One) 31 But 1 Lie 37 3
6 Country Lover 6 5 Richie Balin (Door Knob)
Brenda Cole (Melody Down) 32 The Home Team 13 4
7 One More Night 11 3 Madonna Dolan (True)
The Shoppe (CCR) 33 How Strong is Love 14 5
8 Love’s Taikin’ 12 4 At dosing TimeKevin Pearce (Evergreen) Norman Wade (Portland)
9 Louisiana Love 10 5 34 You Set Me Back 23 5Jimmy C. Newman (Playback) Bobby Padilla (Moontide)
10 You’re Getting Better 15 5 35 t’d Throw It Ail Away 50 2Ftorida Bill (Sunbonnet) Darrell Holt (Anoka)
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tndiana Highway 17 3 36 Playing With Matches 41 3stagger Lee (ASA/Jolson) Tim LeBeou (Rose Hill)
12 The Writing On The Waii 16 5 37 Too Far Apart 42 2Kenny Carr (Kotfage) Roger Gore (A.M.I.)
13 Magic Man 20 2 38 Wasted Tears 39 3Margo Smith (Playback) Mark Lee (Jar)
14 Mooniight in Mexico 21 2 39 Stop And Take The Time25 7CW Ferrari (Southern Sounds) Faron Young (Step One)
15 Bottom OfA Mountain 18 4 40 Love’s Slippin’ DEBUTDon McKinnon (Soundwaves) Up On Me
16 She Loves Her Truck 22 2 Lynne Tyndall (Evergreen)
To The Max (Track) 41 I’d Do Anything For 26 8
17 Love’s One OfA Kind 24 5 You, BabyLori King (Music City, USA) Andy & The Brown Sisters (Killer)
18 That’s Why You 49 2 42 Girls Don’t Wait 27 7
Haven’t Seen Me MirirKia (Heart)
Dennis Payne (True) 43 Candy Kisses DEBUT19 Not Enough 32 4 Charley Hager (L'il Bill)
Country Left 44 Along The Navajo Trail DEBUTGary Newman (Wedge) Justine McCoy (American West)
20 My Love Died Of 19 4 45 / Wanna Go 47 2
A Broken Heart Daryl D. Hall (Gallery)
The Coates Twins (Tentext) 46 I’m Goin’ Nowhere DEBUT21 New River 8 6 Charlie Mitchell (Soundwaves)
Heartland (Tra-Star) 47 Tied To The Wheel 44 222 Beggars Can’t Be 40 2 OfA Runwaway Heart
Choosers Paul Proctor (19th Avenue)
Don La Fleur (Worth) 48 Finally Welcomed DEBUT23 Back On The Road 33 5 Home
To You 1st Lt Bobby Ross (Constellation)
Jeffrey Lee (GBS) 49 Takin’ The First Caller 28 8
24 Ctean Livin ’ Foik 9 8 Wess Cooke (Door Knob)
Bobby G. Rice and 50 Jesus And Mama 30 7Perry La Pointe (Door Knob) Tommy Jennings (GBS)
25 Thinking About You 7 7Down Schutt (Cypress)
RAPPIN’ WITH THE WRITERS:PEGGY PRITCHETT:
Peggy Pritchett is a beautiful person with a beautiful musical story from which we can all learn and profit. Her country
music background began some 40 years ago, when she and her brother were known as "Pee Wee and Peggy", and they
had their own country music radio show on WRFC in Athens, Georgia. Peggy was 15 years old at the time. One year later,
Peggy was married. But, we have to skip a few years to get to the writing career of Peggy Pritchett.
"In 1971,my married world fell apart, and I began writing. ..just to put my feelings down on paper, I suppose. I had to keep
myself busy. In 1979, I was divorced, and I moved to Macon, Georgia the following year and began writing a newspaper
column. But, all the while, I was writing country songs. I was also studying to be a nurse and then changed to psychology.
Finally, in 1985, 1 decided itwas time to move to Nashville or quit writing songs! 1 knew I couldn’t quit, so here I am!”
Peggy’s son, Tony, was already living in Nashville. He helped her settle and find a job. And, as Peggy says, “I’m now
right in the middle of my first love-music!" So, Peggy Pritchett gave up everything else to become a songwriter, like so manyothers have done. Except, Peggy made the choice at age 52!
“I write all kinds of music", she reports. "Oh, 1 don’t dabble in Rock because I’m not partial to it. I’ve written several dif-
ferent ways, but, when a little idea surfaces, I write ’around’ that idea. I wrote a song called, "Heart, Wait A Minute", on a two
hour drive, one time. I had to stop and write it down on a paper towel in a truck stop!”
Peggy doesn’t have an impressive, long list of credits, yet. She has had some of her songs recorded, though. However,
Peggy Pritchett is, like most writers, an incurable romantic. She left me with this statement: "You must touch a person’s
heart with your songs!” Thanks to Harvey Turner of AHL Records, Peggy is getting her chance to touch people's
hearts. ..like she touched mine.
Joe Henderson
Cl $h Box October 15, 1988 25
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FEMALE BREAKOUTPatty Loveless (MCA)
COMPOSERDon Schlitz
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD^
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Airborne Records: ^ j
Given in recognition of being the only record i
label successfully formed through the offering
of stocks on the penny market
MALE BREAKOUTLarry Boone
(Mercury /PolyGram)
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARThe Judds (RCA/Curb)
PUBLISHING COMPANYWarner-Tamerlane Music
NEW RECORD COMPANYAirborne Records
INDEPENDENT RECORD COMPANYStep One Records
COMPOSER/PERFORMERK.T. Oslin (RCA)
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COUNTRYSINGLES
MALE VOCALIST1. Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
2. George Strait (MCA)3. Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
4. Eddy Raven (RCA)
5. Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
6. Steve Wariner (MCA)7. Eddie Rabbitt (RCA)
8. Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. /Curb)
9. Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America)
10. Kenny Rogers (RCA)
SINGLE OF THE YEARI Told You So - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
FEMALE VOCALIST
1.
Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
2.
K.T. Oslin (RCA)3. Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
4. Reba McEntire (MCA)
5.
Kathy Mattea (Mercury/PolyCram)
6.
Holly Dunn (MTM)7. Patty Loveless (MCA)8. Becky Hobbs (MTM)
9. Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros.)
10. Barbara Mandrell (Capitol)
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release of a new single “You Know Me”.
Thanks to outstanding D.J. support of this record, “You Know Me”has generated a tremendous response from radio audiences
throughout the Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky area where the
song was released beginning September 4, 1988.
Owners of the new label venture include veteran producer GeneCash and Nashville recording artist Bruce Allen Wallace in partner-
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ANA officials are excited about the enthusiastic response the lis-
tening public is giving the song and thank all the D.J.’s who are con-
tributing to its success.
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NEW FEMALE VOCALISTBecky Hobbs (MTM)
NEW MALE VOCALISTJo-El Sonnier (RCA)
NEW VOCAL GROUPThe Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb)
VOCAL GROUP
1.
Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
2.
Alabama (RCA)
3.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.)
4.
Restless Heart (RCA)
5.
The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb)
SINGLES LABEL1. RCA
2. Warner Bros.
3. MCA
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COUNTRYSINGLESVOCAL DUET
1. The Judds (RCA/Curb)
2. Foster and Lloyd (RCA)
3.
Ronnie Milsap/Mike Reid (RCA)
4.
Michael Martin Murphey/Ryan Murphey(Warner Bros.)
5.
Rodney Crowell/Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
4. Columbia
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MALE VOCALIST1. Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
2. Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. /Curb)
3. Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
4. George Strait (MCA)5. Merle Haggard (Epic)
COUNTRYALBUMSALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alw^ays And Forever - Randy Travis
(Warner Bros.)
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FEMALE VOCALIST1. Reba McEntire (MCA)
2. K.T. Oslin (RCA)
3. Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
4. Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
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VOCAL GROUP1. Alabama (RCA)
2. Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
3. The Statler Brothers (Mercury/PolyGram)4. Restless Heart (RCA)
5. Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.)
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NEW FEMALE VOCALISTk.d. lang (Sire)
NEW MALE VOCALISTJo-El Sonnier (RCA)
ALBUM LABEL1. Warner Bros.
2. Columbia3. MCA4. RCA5. Epic
VOCAL DUETThe Judds (RCA/Curb)
NEW VOCAL GROUPThe Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb)
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1.
Shurfire (Air)
2.
Southern Reign (Step One)
3.
Hinson Brothers (Killer)
MALE VOCALIST1. Ray Price (Step One)
2. Tim Malchak (Alpine)
3. Don Malena (Maxima)
FEMALE VOCALIST
1.
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2.
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3.
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STEP ONE RECORDS
TOP COUNTRY SINGLES1. 1 Told You So - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
2. Do Ya' - K.T. Oslin (RCA)
3. Failin' Again - Alabama (RCA)
4. Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses - Kathy Mattea
(Mercury/PolyGram)
5. I'll Always Come Back - K.T. Oslin (RCA)
6. Bluest Eyes In Texas - Restless Heart (RCA)
7. Tennessee Flat Top Box - Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
8. If You Change Your Mind - Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
9, Ciy, Cry, Cry - Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
10. Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues - The Judds (RCA/Curb)
11. The Last One To Know - Reba McEntire (MCA)
12. Baby I'm Yours - Steve Wariner (MCA)
13. Somewhere Tonight - Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
14. Face To Face - Alabama (RCA)
15. Only When I Love - Holly Dunn (MTM)
16. What She Is (Is A Woman In Love) - Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
17. Too Gone Too Long - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
18. Love Will Find It's Way To You - Reba McEntire (MCA)
19. 1 Won't Take Less Than Your Love - Tanya Tucker/Paul Davis/Paul
Overstreet (Capitol)
20. I'll Pin A Note On Your Pillow - Billy joe Royal (Atlantic America)
21. I'm Gonna Get You - Eddy Raven (RCA)
22. If It Don't Come Easy - Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
23. The Wanderer - Eddie Rabbitt (RCA)
24. Give A Little Love - The Judds (RCA/Curb)
25. Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star - Merle Haggard (Epic)
26. Don't We All Have The Right - Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
27. Right From The Start - Earl Thomas Conley (RCA)
28. (Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes - Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
29. Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
30. Goin' Gone - Kathy Mattea (Mercury/PolyGram)
31. Love Me Like You Used To - Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
32. Baby Blue - George Strait (MCA)
33. Joe Knows How To Live - Eddy Raven (RCA)
34. Life Turned Her That Way - Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
35. Famous Last Words Of A Fool - George Strait (MCA)
36. Turn It Loose - The Judds (RCA/Curb)
37. Crazy Over You - Foster and Lloyd (RCA)
38. Tar Top - Alabama (RCA)
39. Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.)
40. The Way We Make A Broken Heart - Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
41. 1 Won't Need You Anymore - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
42. 1 Wanna Dance With You - Eddie Rabbitt (RCA)
43. Young Country - Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb)
44. Old Folks - Ronnie Milsap/Mike Reid (RCA)
45. Talkin' To The Wrong Man - Michael Martin Murphey/Ryan Murphey(Warner Bros.)
46.
Lynda - Steve Wariner (MCA)
47.
Am I Blue - George Strait (MCA)
48. She Couldn't Love Me Anymore -T. Graham Brown (Capitol)
49. Set'Em Up Joe - Vern Gosdin (Columbia)
50. Sunday Kind Of Love - Reba McEntire (MCA)
TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS1. Always And Forever - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
2. Wild Eyed Dream - Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia)
3. 80's Ladies - K.T. Oslin (RCA)
4. Born To Boogie - Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. /Curb)
5. King's Record Shop - Rosanne Cash (Columbia)
6. If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' - George Strait (MCA)
7. The Royal Treatment - Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic America)^
8. Highway 101 - Highway 101 (Warner Bros.)
9. Greatest Hits, Vol. II - George Strait (MCA)
10. The Last One To Know - Reba McEntire (MCA)
11. Love Me Like You Used To - Tanya Tucker (Capitol)
12. Hillbilly Deluxe - Dwight Yoakam (Warner Bros. /Reprise)
13. Reba - Reba McEntire (MCA)^
14. Chill Factor - Merle Haggard (Epic)
15. Just Us - Alabama (RCA)
16. Chiseled In Stone - Vem Gosdin (Columbia) ^17. Untasted Honey - Kathy Mattea (Mercury/PolyGram)
18. Wild Streak - Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. /Curb)
19. Heartland -The Judds (RCA/Curb) "
20. Alabama Live - Alabama (RCA)
21.
Shadowland - k.d. lang (Sire)
22.
One Time, One Night - Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (Columbia)
23.
River Of Time - Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros.)
24.
Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb)
25. The Best - Dan Seals (Capitol)
26. Wheels - Restless Heart (RCA)
27.
Old 8 X 10 - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.) '
28.
Trio - Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris
(Warner Bros.)
29. Ocean Front Property - George Strait (MCA)30. Maple Street Memories - The Statler Brothers (Mercury/PolyGram)
31. Don't Close Your Eyes - Keith Whitley (RCA)
32. Cornin' Home To Stay - Ricky Skaggs (Epic)
33. Diamonds And Dirt - Rodney Crowell (Columbia) ,
34. Greatest Hits - Reba McEntire (MCA)
35. Too Wild Too Long - George Jones (Epic) ^
36. 1 Should Be With You - Steve Wariner (MCA) 4
37. Shelter From The Night - Exile (Epic)
38. Tired Of The Runnin' - The O'Kanes (Columbia)’’
39. Somewhere In The Night - Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb) <--
40. Heart And Soul - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
41. Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room - Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
42. Cornerstone - Holly Dunn (MTM) *
43. Hold On - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros.)
44. 1 Prefer The Moonlight - Kenny Rogers (RCA)
45. Storms Of Life - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
46. Greatest Hits - Steve Wariner (MCA) -v-
47. Rainbow - Dolly Parton (Columbia)
48.
You Again - The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros.)
49.
Rage On - Dan Seals (Capitol)
50. A Man Called Hoss - Waylon Jennings (MCA)
NEWS
Lennon Awarded Star AsDocumentary Opens
By Joe Williams
On Friday, Sept 30, John LennonWas award^ a posthumous star on
4j^_e Hollywood Walk of Fame in a
moving ceremony that was attended
by his widow, Yoko Ono. The award-
ing of the star, in front of the Hol-
'l^wood headquarters of Capitol
Records, coincided with the release
bf Imagine: John Lennon, a documen-
tary on the late singer's life.
parties vied for attention, the 500-600
fans who were massed outside the
Capitol records building stood in
rapt attention, arrayed in colorful
variations of the Lennon/'60s look.
At 12:30 in the afternoon, "Straw-
berry Fields Forever" on the p.a. sys-
tem segued into "Hooray for
Hollywood" and an air of expectan-
cy rippled through the crowd. When
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - Celebrating the successful campaign to award John Lennon a'
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are (from left): Nicole Sanders, promotions director for
XNX-FM, the radio station that launched the campaign; Yoko Orw; KNX-FM deejay Denise
^ibstwood; and KNX-FM vice president/general manager Charlie Seraphin.
^f-^'lt's an incredible honor," YokoOno said at a press conference mark-
'i«g the occasion. Ono recalled how,
!i 2^v';ears earlier, she and Lennon had
walked the streets of Hollywood,
iqoking at the stars imbedded in the
iTidewalk, and that Lennon hadwondered aloud, "Why didn't they
^give the Beatles one?" The drive to
Lennon a star on the Walk of
^r^me was spearheaded locally by ol-
^hcs radio station KNX-FM, and later
]pv the Pollack Media Group (of
“ which KNX was then a part), Capitol
Records, and Warner Bros, (the
'Studio which is releasing the film.),
'-’through the efforts of the Pollack-af-
^liated stations, radio listeners
*^ound the world gathered signa-
I
tures on petitions to submit to the
I
" Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,the organization which sponsors the
'^Ik of Fame. Several of the stations
. ^^it listeners to Hollywood to attend
(the ceremony, which was broadcast
rljfee on the Westwood One radio net-
work.
-''Like a lot of such media events, the
1 Lennon ceremony was a gentle tug-
•Cf-war between competing self-inter-
^e^s - the interests of Warners Bros.in
' promoting the film; of Capitol (Len-
i.(^n and the Beatles' original
American record company), which’ hk? released the soundtrack album;
of KNX, the radio station that
^"unched the campaign to give Len-
L a star; of the Hollywood Cham-\ Of - of Commerce, which sponsors
’
.tho star ceremonies; and of the pap-
parazzi and various press repre-
f mtatives who jostled for a place
ear the unveiling as a cordon of
ecurity tried to keep Ono at a safe
(istance. While each of the interested
at last Yoko Ono was introduced byHollywood's honorary mayor,Johnny Grant, she was greeted by en-
thusiastic cheers and responded byflashing the "V" peace sign that wasthe afternoon's universal shorthand
for Lennon-love. But as she spoke,
the playfulness and joy was quickly
replaced by sadness, and by the time
her small speech was over, the tears
in her eyes were all too real.
The release of the Lennon film
comes at a time of renewed interest
in the slain singer/activist. A recent
biography of Lennon has sparked the
ire of longtime fans and Ono herself.
Lennon's widow stipulated before
the press conference that she wouldanswer no questions about the book
and its seamy allegations, prefering
instead to discuss the film.
The documentary was assembled
by executive producer David Wolper
and director Andrew Solt ('This is
Elvis") from over 200 hours of film
and videotape, much of it previously
unseen by the public. Wolper as-
serted that Lennon's life was the
most thoroughly documented of any
celebrity in history, making the
filmmaker's job that much easier and
that much more challenging. Onepositive surprise in the making of the
film, Wolper said, was Ono's unwill-
ingness to interfere in the creative
process. While she was generous in
providing information and new film
footage, she agreed in giving the film
rights to Wolper that she would have
no control over the finished product.
Her wish, Ono said, was to see a film
that portrayed John Lennon as a
complete person, good and bad. "I
gave up my power to give power to
this film," she said.
Skinny Puppy Takes AStand Against "Testure"
By Karen Woods
NEW YORK - Skinny Puppy,psycho-synth masters and per-
manent fixtures on the PMRC's mostwanted list, have thrown their critics
a curve. The band's new Capitol
release is based on their interest in
animal rights, and is called
VlVlsectVI after the practice of dis-
secting live animals for research pur-
poses.
This Vancouver, B.C. trio is knownfor taking dance music places where
no man has been before, deep mental
black holes filled with relentless per-
cussion, hypnotic melodies andvocal tracks that are malignant andseductive at the same time. It's a
band that deals with images, as bandmember Cevin Key puts it, "of un-
seen, unexplained, inexplicable
things." Which is why the fact that
the new record and stage show are
centered around the animal libera-
tion movement is a bit of a surprise.
"We've always been animallovers," Gey explained, "and whenwe formed this group in 1983, the
concept was sort of life as seen
through a dog's eyes - the inability to
speak out, to do anything other than
make a loud, obnoxious noise. Thena friend introduced us to some read-
ing material and video footage that
was almost too shocking to be real,
and that in a sense shocked us into
the reality of animal testing andanimal rights."
He explained that the band is
mostly against "the testing of
products which are supposed to used
on human beings but are being tested
on animals, which would have a
completely different reaction than
humans anyway. Like underarmdeodorant rubbed on your face, that
kind of thing. There are also a great
deal of experiments going on that are
basically inhumane, researchers whohave free rein of their laboratories
and turn into sort of psychotic Dr.
Frankensteins, trying to graft twoheads of living animals onto each
other, all this crazy gross stuff. Orstudies on love, what the effects are
when mothers and babies are
separated from each other. As if they
really need it."
VlVlsectVI is a graphic musical
depiction of the sort of madness Geydescribes, and the stage show wasdeveloped along the same line as a
sort ofshocking visual aid. "We moreor less put (vocalist Nivek) Ogrethrough a battle where one minute he
is the awful scientist, the next he is
the helpless victim," Gey explained,
"In a sense he is a victim on stage, but
he is also the perpetrator. The set is
kind of like a laboratory. Kind of like
a weird laboratory."
VlVlsectVI, he said, is lyrically
based on the animal rights issue, "but
we're also covering a great deal of
modern-day topics, disease andhealth, and war and politics, some-
thing we really didn't go too deeply
into before. I think we're more com-fortable taking a stand on things
now."The first video for the new album
will be "Testure," one of the themesongs from VlVlsectVI. 'Testure is
more or less a take-off on torture,"
Gey explained. 'Torture is torture,
but it becomes testure when it is a live
animal sacrifice. A new kind of tor-
ture."
During the current Skinny Puppytour, which lasts seven weeks andlands the band in New York City onHalloween night - "what other night
would be perfect for us in NewYork?" - an animal rights organiza-
tion called People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals will have a
booth set up at the venues to dis-
tribute information on the move-ment. And while the band hasn't for-
mally associated themselves with
any particular organization. Gey said
he thinks the PETA involvement with
the tour is a very positive thing. 'Themore people know about it, the morepeople will get involved. Some or-
ganizations put out albums, someput on festivals, and some actually
break into laboratories, take pictures
and release animals. I think I support
the latter the most, but it's alwaysgood to have someone there to say
something, you know?"Knowledge is the key, he said, and
he suggests "a massive campaign onTV, on prime time, saying for in-
stance take your favorite pet and pic-
ture him alongside all these horrific
examples I've had the fortunate or
unfortunate opportunity to view. I
think it would definitely create a
much more positive awareness of
what's going on. Obviously we can't
stop 100 percent of it. But if we at
least make a stand then we're makingan effort. And we would support any
group that is willing to take it further
than that."
PENNLNKED-SBK Entertainment World,
Inc. signed Michael Venn (yes, that Penn) to
an exclusive co-publishing and producing
deal. Here, closing the deal, are (l-r) Nick
Weschler, manager, Penn, amd Charles Kop-
pelman, president and CEO, SBK.
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Top Ten Singles1 SUGAR SHACK
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
(Dot)
2 BE MY BABYThe Ronettes (Phillies)
3 BLUE VELVETBobby Vinton (Epic)
4 CRYBABYGarnet Mimms & TheEnchanters (DA)
5 BUSTEDRay Charles (ABC Paramount)
0
DONNA THE PRIMA DONNADion DiMucci (Columbia)
H WASHINGTON SQUAREThe Village Stompers (Epic)
0 MEAN WOMAN BLUESRoy Orbison (Monument)
0 I CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOUSkeeter Davis (RCA)
10 HONOLULU LULUJan & Dean (Liberty)
Top 10 Albums1 THE SECOND BARBRA
STREISAND ALBUM(Columbia)
2 BYE BYE BIRDIESoundtrack (Warner Bros.)
3 MOVIN’Peter, Paul & Mary(Warner Bros.)
4 PETER, PAUL & MARY(Warner Bros.)
5 TRINI LOPEZ AT PJ’S(Reprise)
6 MY SON THE NUTAlan Sherman (Warner Bros.)
7 ELVIS’ GOLDEN RECORDSVOL 3Elvis Presley (RCA)
8 INGREDIENTS IN A RECIPEFOR SOULRay Charles (ABC Paramount)
9 RAMBLIN’New Christy Minstrels(Columbia)
10 WEST SIDE STORYSoundtrack (Columbia)
EDITORIAL: The New Era
V,
J
Single Reviews-Where are all the hits coming
from? That's still the most important
question in the industry. But it seems
to be getting more and more difficult
to answer this query every year.
A handful of years ago, the course
of action for an A & R man or depart-
ment to follow was so simple com-pared to what it is today that weshudder at the thought of what it
might be ten years from now.
Ten years ago, A & R work waschild's play. If you had a smash hit
single with a vocalist, you cut it again
with a band, and again with a lush
orchestra and all sold well. If youhad a top artist to record, you check-
ed for material on Tm Pan Alloy,
checked the new Broadway musicals
and cut what you thought was best.
Big names dominated the charts andnewcomers took time to develop. If
an unknown become an "overnight"
star, he gave the company a certain
degree of mileage.
But today, the business has so dras-
tically changed that it's almost im-
possible to follow a given course. Big
names, although always well repre-
sented on the charts, no longer
dominate them. The one-shot or un-
known has the greatest share of the
top sellers and can be as cold with his
second release as he was hot with his
firt. And to make it all the more com-plex, anything and everything seems
to be hitting. There is absolutely no
pattern anymore to the music busi-
ness.
Country mu.sic, at one time con-
sidered a different world for a
limited number of people, today
produces some of our biggest hits.
The same applies to rhythm andblues...and jazz. Folk music, no mat-
ter how esoteric a new selection maysound as compared with today' s hits,
may be the big sound next week, or
maybe even by the end of this week.
Pop singles are so different from one-
another that it's almost impossible to
find that common denominator that
is making them successful. Just as
soon as you think comedy is dead,
it's the hottest thing on records.
The international market hasopened endless vaults of hit-poten-
tial material -making it still more dif-
ficult to decide on what is the best
item available for release this week.
Language items seel big whenthey're right. Even a single such as
"Maria Elena" from a five-year-old
LP can become big today.
The only factor that seems to count
today to any measurable degree is
the producer's 'Track Record." But
after that, nothing seems to offer anydirection.
Musical tastes today are so varied
that anything goes. We arc now'
living through an age which nolonger can be called the rock-n-roll
era. It's much, much broader than
that, and, like so many other things
in our business, it defies definition.
Look for 'THE RECORD THAT'SGOT THE SOUND" (whatever that
is) and get it.
Edith Piaf DiesNEW YORK - Edith Piaf, France's
international singing favorite, died
last week in her native count rv at the
age of 47.
The performer, in failing Itnalth for
a number of years, had a liteiime of
problems that often manitestc'd itself
in the pnaignancy of her singing. She
suffered blindness asa child, and had '
a series of accidents and illnesses^
throughout her life.
But all her singing was not of a tor-
chy flavor, for one of her biggest suc-
cesses in recent years was the jaunty
"Milord (Mister)." Another of her
more recent hits was "Non, Jo NeRegrotte Rion (No, I Regret Noth-
ing)," which was more typical of her
emotional stylo, which led New York
Times drama critic Howard Taub-
man to term her the "High Priestess
of Agony." Capitol Records is the
U.S. outlet for her many recordings.
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOODIN MY ROOM The Beach(Capitol)
The Beach Boys, who arc nowmaking two-sided smashes a hapipf.
habit (they're currently represcntcfL
by "Surfer Girl" and "Little Dcu##;
Coupe"), should easily continue
their merry chart ways here.
half's a thump-a-rock'er, tabbed "Be
True To Your ^hool," that makos>L^of the "sis-boom-bah" school clyiaiv!
The other's a tearful, oh-so-smooth,
ballad labeled "In My RoomTAnother twin sales-giant for the
boys.
HE'S MY SURFIN' GUY/BOBBY'S THE BOY The Beach CttR(Vault)
Larks neatly convey - with a light,
upbeat blond - the catchy, surfi^
lovey-dovey Guitars top a tried-
and-truc surfin' setting. Atco is ham-dling the label's national distribu-
tion. --y
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THEY’RE TAKING THE NATION BY STORI^^
EVERYBODY’S GEHINGTHE TERRIFIC NEW BOARD*^**^
GAMES OF ACTION AND SOUND'f
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Stock and Display,
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RECORD/GAME(825 MADISON AYE.—NYC, RE 4-40§
Labels Answer King Speech Suit*-;NEW YORK - Two labels
defended in court last week the
manufacture and distribution of LPscontaining Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King' s "I Have A Dream" civil rights
speech.
Dr. King, a leader in the Negro in-
tegration movement, brought infr-
ingement suits against 20th Century-
Fox Records and Mr. MaestroRecords, both based in New York, in
U.S. district court here asking the
court to issue a preliminary injunc-
tion against both diskeries from s<
ing their LPs of his speech andaward him damages. Dr. King con-'
tends that he did not authorizejthe*
labels to produce recordings of fiis^
speech, which he has copyrightec^.^^
Arguing the case of 20th Century-
1
Fox, lawyer Charles Young. ..tbidf
Federal judge Inzer B. Wyatt that tlyj|
speech could no longer have any -
rights to a copyright because of it^e,x
tensive exposure as news...
THE INDEPENDENT WAYK
Indie Groove
Wi5
HOLESOME UPLIFT -
The party platter of theV year could well be theW new Homesteadi^^ecords release by G.G. Allin.
j
Following up the success of his
’’single, "Expose Yourself to Kids,”
:he new collection is cleverly titled
Freaks, Faggots, Drunks & Junkies
which he claims is a reference to his
'•family tree.). Mr. Allin has turned
calculated scum-rock outrage into a
Science; his legendary live
p^arformances rarely end without
.blood being spilled by the^iperformer, the audience, or both,
j
Only about half of the song titles onHke new album can be printed here
r in good conscience. Those that
^^ualify include “Commit Suicide,”
“Young Little Meat,” "Dope Money”^and “My Bloody Mutilation.’’
if^Goodness gracious! It’s a little, urn,
rragged, but like G.G. says on the
Lback cover, “If you want perfection,
1^6 buy someone else’s record.” So,
1 to answer your question: no, rock
music has not lost its edge; but
.^whether it’s still capable of shock or
fa new perspective is another-'question altogether.
‘t
y
M
odel citizens - TNs is thel/an-
lirials, who at one time had such a bad‘y reputation in the L.A. punk community
I that no one would let them play. Now,
Y^fter personnel changes and several
^£ars of healthy introspection, they
^have settled down. For instance, that's
f^he Watts Tower behind them, andnhere's not a mark of graffiti on it. Their
^/?eiv album on Restless Records is
^called Slippery When III and combineselements of punk, country and rap.
*-§ong titles include “Clowns Are Experts
J^ t Making Us Laugh),
”“Elvis Decanter"
'^and “Goop All Over the Phone. " They’re
ff- funny, they're loveable, they’re the Van-
^tfals.
,^RESTLESS EMANATIONS -
j
t5'ur friends at Restless Records
jhave a trio of spunky new releases
r [heading to the shelves this week -
Go, another dose of Cajuni swampabilly from Austin’s Tail
f^ators; Ourselves, by those high-
minded, positive thinking punk^cjckers, 7 Seconds; and theaforementioned Slippery When III
Fpv the resurrected Vandals.
TWELVE INCHES OF' PLEASURE - As we’ve com-1 u.ained before, we get 12 ” singles
1 By the ton here, and it takes an
especially good one to get men-tioned at all in this column. Our fave
this week is “Rapping With Dr.
Wruth,” a rap parody by Lisa Carroll
on Domain Records. Carroll is aclassically trained opera singer andself-proclaimed ‘Dr. Wruth” imper-
sonator. On this def disc, thesampled voices of LL Coo! J, Ice-T
and Run-D.M.C. complain abouttheir various whoopie problemswhile “Dr. Wruth” offers Tuetonic
wisecracks. It’s frisky without being
offensive, and don’t we need moreof that sort of thing?
RELATIVITY SPEAKING - Nosooner had we announced that
Relativity Records had formed anew hardcore label called Crushthan we received a press release
saying that Crush will now beknown as In Effect. (It seems that
the Crush name was more or less
taken.) In Effect promises to
promote music that is “streetwise,
with an emphasis on hardocre, amusical form featuring energetic,
powerful songs with personal,thought-provoking lyrics.” (Wherehave we heard thatbelore?) Besidehardcore metal, the label may also
dabble in rap and funk. The first
release from In Effect is the newplatter from Agnostic Front, Live at
CBGB, which, we hasten to add,
would make a thoughtful gift for the
holidays.
F
REMEMBER THESE GUYS? - It's
KISS, the original monsters of rock 'n'
roll, in their oh-so-’70s finery. Now youcan recapture the glammygood times of
that bygone era with a new home-release video, “KISS Meets the Phan-
tom of the Park. " Yes, it’s the made-for-
tv movie that captured the KISS mysti-
que for all-time. In it, the four made-upmadmen of metal - Space Ace, Cat
Man, The Demon and Star Child - are
scheduled for a sell-out concert at
California's Magic Mountain amuse-ment park when suddenly park-goers
begin to vanish without a trace. Behindit all is the eccentric creator of the park's
life-like cybernetic creatures, AbnerDevereaux. When a distraught fan turns
to KISS for help in finding her missing
boyfriend, Devereux feels threatened
and creates cybernetic KISS look-alikes
to thwart their search. Since the fans
can’t tell the good KISS from the evil
robotic KISS, all heck breaks loose.
You'lljust have to see it to believe it (and
to see the big KISS concert finale!). Thevideo is available from GoodTimeshome video and is a guaranteed flash-
back.
Keep the faith ...
Joe Williams
Ex-Crusader HendersonSpearheads New Label
Wayne Henderson, the notedproducer and one-time member of
the Crusaders, has formed his ownrecord label, Angel City Records. Thefirst release for the fledgling label is
singer/songwriter Alfonz Jones’ hip-
hop version of Bill Withers’ "Ain’t NoSunshine,” from his debut album,
“The Champion of Love.”
My dream has always been to start
a company like Motown, Stax or
Philadelphia International,” saysHenderson, “featuring black music
that can cross over into the popmainstream.”
“I’ve always felt new music starts
with new people,” he adds. For the
label’s first releases Henderson hasassembled a stable of fresh, youngtalent, including Alfonz Jones,Chicago pop-diva (and Ex-Raiderette) Mona Lina, Las Vegasfunk group Eeros, and rappers Spin
and TK.
Angel City is the culmination of
Henderson’s more than thirty years
in the record industry. Over the years
he has proven his eye and ear for
new talent, finding and producing the
likes of Rebbie Jackson and RonnieLaws. In addition, the award-winning
trombonist produced HughMasekela’s hit single, “Grazing in the
Grass” and has also worked on al-
bums with George Benson, RamseyLewis, Mary Wells and many others.
Henderson co-founded the
Crusaders with schoolmates Wilton
Felder, Joe Sample and Nesbert“Stix” Hooper. The band sold morethan 15 million albums and singles,
including the Henderson-penned Top40 title track from the gold Southern
Comfort LP.
With his extensive background in
crossover pop, Henderson says, “I
know there’s room for a serious,
sophisticated black-run record com-pany with music and artists that are
universal.”
Angel City will be distributed by
major chains like Landmark, Califor-
nia Record Distributors and Big
State. The label has offices in SaoPaolo, Brazil, with plans to expand to
Japan. As he has in the past, Hender-
son is setting his sights on crossing
geographic as well as music-busi-
ness boundaries.
“People often don’t take musicians
as seriously as they do business
people,” he says. "The bottom line is
that we have the product, the artists,
the expertise, the knowledge and the
distribution.
“Angel City is not just another little
black company,” Henderson says.
“The sophistication and integrity of
the people who work here and our ar-
tists can match any label, we have a
classy approach. Just because this is
black music doesn’t mean it can’t bepop, too.”
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THE INDEPENDENT WAY
The Prime Movers:Beyond And Back
By Brad Buchsbaum
LOS ANGELES — Some bands
start their recording careers on an in-
dependent label and are content to
stay just where they are. Other bandsuse independent labels as stepping
stones to get to the big boys. Still
others are offered the chance to
bypass the independent system al-
together and jump directly into the
major label arena. It is unusual,
however, to see a young band makeit to a major label and then return to
the indie scene.
The Los Angeles band the Prime
Movers are fairly unique in that they
were originally released on their ownBirdcage label. From there, they
were signed to Island Records U.K.
(with whom they scored two Top 40
hits in England). Now they are back
to recording for Birdcage. It’s a
strange but true tale of a bandmaking its way to the major leagues
and meeting the expectations of the
coaches, only to find themselves
back on the farm club.
The Prime Movers, who got their
start as a trio in the Los Angeles sub-
urb of Sierra Madre, consisted, at the
time, of bassist Severs Ramsey,guitarist Gary Putman and drummerCurt Lichter.
They pressed a single, "Chances,”
which was sold only at their early
shows, but it was the mini-LPMuseum that gained the band its first
critical acclaim.“ The first serious record we made
would be Museum. We set upBirdcage Records and sent the
album out to major radio stations and
college stations and the record madeits way onto the CMJ chart,” remem-bered bassist Ramsey.The success of Museum and the
band’s live shows at L.A. venues
such as the legendary (and now-
defunct) nightclub Madame Wong’sChinatown brought the PrimeMovers to the attention of Island
Records.
“The guy who originally liked us at
Island was new at the company, and
he talked some label big shots, whowere visiting from England, into com-ing to see us play. They saw us at
Madame Wong’s and said that they
wanted to talk with us the next day.”
Before the meeting, the band’s
L.A. contact at Island pulled them into
his office and told them that the ‘big
shots’ from England were going to
ask them if they would consider ad-
ding a lead singer, thus becoming a
four-piece band. He said that the
signing wouldn’t be dependent upon
their decision, but that they would be
pushing for it. "We talked about it and
thought that if we had a company like
this behind us maybe we could find a
singer who would really work out. We
agreed. They signed us on they spot,
and they assured us that we wouldmake a record whether we found a
new singer or not.”
They added the fourth member to
the group, but the band just didn’t
have the same chemistry with the
new vocalist. "I thought it would addto the group, but it really didn’t. I don’t
think it was anybody’s fault. Thechemistry just wasn’t there. We wereforcing the issue,” said Ramsey.
“The guys who signed us from
England eventually all got sacked,”
recalled Ramsey. “I guess the last
thing they did before leaving the com-
pany was release ‘On the Trail’ as a
U.K. single. We had no idea that they
were going to release it. The next
thing we knew, we had people from
Scotland calling our houses and as-
king, ‘Can you do an interview at 4
a.m. your time.’ It was amazing. I
guess the BBC got hold of the single
and were playing it as much as they
were playing the #1 single at the
time.”
The band picked up and went to
England to record “Dark Western
Nights,” a follow-up single to “On TheTrail.” The studio where they were
recording had its own cook andeveryone would break to eat dinner
at the same time. It just so happenedthat Big Country was recording there
also, and the bands had a chance to
become acquainted. Their meeting
resulted in Big Country guitarist
Stuart Adamson adding some addi-
tional guitar work to “Dark Western
Nights.” Soon afterward. Big Country
invited the Prime Movers to join themon their U.K. tour.
“I was talking with a couple of the
guys from Big Country before wewent on the tour, and they pulled measide and said that a lot of people,
especially in Northern England and
Scotland, are very patriotic about Big
Country, and that we might get a little
abuse,” Ramsey expressed. “This
was the first time that we had ever
played in the U.K., and I’ll never for-
get stepping onstage for the first
time. We were in Newcastle, which is
right below the Scottish border, and I
was thinking the worst. But as it
turned out, the audiences were real-
ly great.”
“People knew our songs andwould be singing along,” guitarist
Gary Putman added.Ramsey continued, “They knew
‘On The Trail’ and they knew ‘Dark
Western Nights,’ and as soon as
we’d launch into them, the audience
would get up and sing along.”
Despite the fact that both singles
climbed their way into the U.K. Top
40, Island never released any of the
Prime Movers material in the U.S.
Drummer Curt Lichter commented, “I
don’t think that we’re ever going to
know what they were thinking andwhy they decided not to do that.
When something like that happens,
you hopefully have management that
will find out for you. We didn’t! It’s
your old cliche story I suppose. Isn’t
it?”
Ramsey said that although they
had chart success, there were still
problems that were beyond their con-
trol. “Unfortunately with Island, whenthese people changed over, the newpeople came in and our managerdidn’t establish any kind of goodrelationship with them and the com-munication was very bad. What the
problem turned out to be, in the long
run, was that we had bad manage-ment.”
According to Lichter, record com-pany politics might have also played
a part in the impasse. "A lot of the
new people who come in don’t want
to have anything to do with anything
the old people discovered or wereworking on.”
Putman put everything into
perspective and said that it was all
worth it. “As it was, it was still very ad-
venturous. We got to go over to
England and we didn’t think anything
like that would even happen.”
It’s still a mystery as to why Island
didn’t try to release the material in th^
U.S. Especially after considering the
Prime Movers’ success in the U.K^The company had a stranglehora*
on the band at this time. Th^^,
wouldn’t release any of the Prime
Movers’ material in the U.S., while«l
the same time they still had the^under contract so that the bar.4
couldn’t even release their materia|
themselves. “We couldn’t eve’h-
record an album on our own label at
the time, because we were still tee'n-
nically signed to Island, but tfeay
wouldn’t do anything,” said Ramsey^.
He added that the band had four al?
torneys working for them at one time
trying to get them out of the contrSfcL*
Ramsey said that “it got to the
point where we were thinking thatv/s
might neverget out of the Island cq.-'v
tract. Psychologically, it does ,a
strange thing to you, where you*?^
thinking, ‘I don’t even know if we can
go on as a group anymore.’ We cew^ft
play in the garage but that was the
only place where we could play.” ,
,
"The whole situation really tookj le
emphasis off of the music,” Putrhfelj
recalled.
“Any other band would have
broken up. I guarantee it,” Lichter
stated.
As part of their settlement with.^
land, the band regained control of the
master tapes that were record©^
during their time with the label. The
group immediately started recordTfp
again, and with the material the th.^
regained from Island coupled wimnewly recorded songs, the band
enough material for an album.
The Prime Movers decided thatfjne
best thing for them to do, would be to
release the new album, Spookedf GP,
their Birdcage Records label. Tte
album, which contains both of tiC
U.K. singles as well as some qut-
standing new material, has been nyef
with some outstanding critical suc-
cess.
The band is going into the studis^gj
the end of this month to cut addition-
al songs for their next album, halfso*
which is already recorded. .
As far as the sound of the
record is concerned, Ramsey, Put-
man and Lichter all point to the
that they now have Rob Schilling,
who plays both keyboards ^ndguitars, filling out their sound. ‘Thy^j
is more emphasis on keyboards, and
we can now do things with4£yo
guitars that we never had the oppor-
tunity to do before,” comment.^ti
Ramsey.The band, which recently wrapf^ad
up a U.S. tour with Thomas Dolby, iij
working toward another shot aftne
big time.
38 Cash Box October 15, 1988
II JAZZ
ON JAZZ CASH BOX JAZZ ALBUMS
'A'*
GROVE'N HIGH Barry Kemfeld,
f^iitor of the soon-to-be-published NewGrove Dictionary of Jazz here gives some
.fifing tips to one John B. Gillespie, esq..
Ir-M 1
uf•JL <
•if
ASSING ON - BarneyJosephson, the pioneering
New York city club owner,
died September 30 in NewYork. Josephson will be best
I
remembered for Cafe Society, the
tSheridan Square club that hosted
j
the likes of Billie Holiday, Art^^atum and Charlie Parker, a club
.that, from its Dec., 1938 opening,^maintained a strict policy of non-K^segregation (as did its offshoot,
'r^afe ^ciety Uptown). Josephson -
.^^ho in recent years owned thef Cookery, a Greenwich Village club
1that helped revive the careers of
T ^ary Lou Williams, pianist Joej^farner, Alberta Hunter (whomT Josephson managed), Helen- .Humes, and many others - used to
J^hieam when remembering the manyI
nights he booted patrons whodidn't cotton to his liberal, blacks-
aiid-whites-together policy. BarneyJosephson, a lifelong battler of ra-
; and a lifelong espouser
uf;f socialist principles, was 86.
W J.C. Heard, the extraordinary^^rummer who was a veteran of
I
numerous name big bands and an
:Ic^arly bebopper, di^ September 29j* in Royal Oak, Michigan. J.C. Heardj^wasn't as well-known as some of
! his contemporaries, due to the fact
'i'^tiiat he lived in Troy, Michigan, but' there were few drummers around
ho could keep time and swing a
tand with his authority. J.C. Heardwas 71.
1 MILES TO GO - There havef^Been rampant rumors recently con-
J, ^erning the health of Miles Davis,
1who recently abruptly cancelled a
^ (lour of South America. Such! rumors tend to follow Miles, a mandtj^ho has had numerous health
problems during his life, but he^teoked fine to me seated ringside
I during Prince's Madison Squarei^arden opening last week. He was^et for dates this past weekend in
the mid-West and is scheduled to
j
^,en a European tour in Stockholm
Ibn Oct. 14 (with a couple of changes
i^ip his band - notably keyboardist
I
Joey DeFrancesco for Robert Ir-
r4dng III, who is set to launch his
IsjIo career).
'jSUPREME SOVIETS - Jazz
from the Soviet Union has beenmaking itself heard over here overthe past few years - what with Leo
Records steadfastly documentingthe avant-garde and Mobile Fidelity
Sound Labs currently distributing
some of Melodiya's albums locally.
Well, Salt Lake City's The SpaceAgency, the folks who brought usthe Ganelin Trio and TheLeningrad Dixieland Band, areabout to give us another couple of
slices of Soviet jazz in the flesh. Ser-
gei Kuryokhin, the extraordinary
pianist, composer and all aroundjazz/pop /rock meshuganeh (he wasthe best part of Nam June Paik's
recent PBS spectacle), will be spin-
ning through Tucson (10/11),Chicago (10/14), Berkeley (10/21),
Santa Cruz (10/23), New York's
Knitting Factory (10/28 & 29, with
John Zorn), Oberlin (11/6), theKnitting Factory again (11 /13), andWashington, DC (11/1 7&:1 8). AlsoAlexey Batashev, the SovietUnion's leading jazz critic, will beshepherding a group of Soviet all-
stars around, concertizing (them)
and lecturing (him). They are
pianist Igor Brill, guitarist AlexeyKuznetsov, saxist AlexanderOseichuk, and bassist Victor Dvos-kin, and they will be in Washington(10/21), Colgate (10/28), Salt LakeCity (11 /2), Provo (11 /3&4), Logan,
UT (11/5), Quinnipac, NY (11/9),
New York City (11/11 &:l2),and Bos-
ton (11/13-16). In the meantime.Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs has just
issued, on CD, Leonid Chizhik In
Concert, by a wonderfully rhap-sodic solo pianist, and Jazz '84:
Highlights From the IXth Moscow Jazz
Festival, featuring an eclectic array
of talent. Leo, not to be outdone,
has sent us Sergei Kuryohkin'ssplendid and witty Pop Mechanics
No. 17 and wild avant-gardevocalist Valentina Ponomareva'swild avant-garde Intrusion (not to
mention new albums fromAmerican saxophonist KeshavanMaslak and Hungarian guitarist
Sandor Szabo and percussionist
Balazs Major, who do sort of a
Hungary-meets-India thing). Oh,those sweet sounds of detente!
BOPPING AROUND - Thankyou, Columbia Records, for final-
ly pointing out that Paul Winter,
Dave Brubeck, Baden Powell,
John McLaughlin and the like are,
yes. Pioneers of the New Age; it's
about time somebody dug into the
roots of the music we all love to
loathe...Pat Metheny, it said in this
space a few weeks back, was goingto be performing with Ornette
Coleman at Miami's New MusicAmerica Festival. The information
we received was incorrect - Pat
Metheny will not be performingwith Ornette in Miami. ..Bob James(whose band includes KirkWhalum and Alexander Zonjic) is
currently on tour with Najee, a
fusiony double-bill if ever there wasone.
Lee Jeske
Title, Artist, Label, Number. Distributor
WL Ow c
SIMPLE PLEASURES“ BOBBY MCFERRIN(EMI- Manhattan El -48059)
1 27
2 CLOSE-UPDAVID SANBORN(Reprise 9 25715)
2 14
3 RITES OF SUMMERSPYRO GYRA (MCA 6235)
3 21
TIMEAND TIDE“ BASIA (Epic BFE 40767/E. P.A.)
10 29
DON’T TRY THIS
ATHOMEMICHAEL BRECKER(MCA Impulse! 42229)
11 4
FLYING HOME“ STANLEY JORDAN(EMI-Manhottan 48682)
16 2
7 IVORY COASTBOB JAMES (Warner Bros, 25757)
4 8
THE REAL ME" PATTI AUSTIN(Qwest/Warner Bros. 25696)
9 9
9 THEN AND NOWGROVER WASHINGTON, JR.(Columbia OC 44256)
5 11
10 POLITICSYELLOWJACKETS (MCA 6236)
7 16
11 DAYBYDAYNAJEE (EMI-Manhottan El-90096)
8 13
12 IF THIS BASS COULDONLY TALKSTANLEY CLARKE(Portralt/CBS 40923)
6 15
13 VIRGIN BEAUTYORNETTE COLEMANAND PRIME TIME(Portrait/CBS 44301)
13 12
14 RANDOM ABSTRACTBRANFORD MARSALIS(Columbia (DC 441355)
12 13
15 ELLA IN ROME-THE BIRTHDAY CONCERTELLA FITZGERALD(Verve/PolyCDram 835 454-1
)
14 20
16 LOOK WHAT 1 GOTBEHY CARTER(Verve/PolyGram 835 661)
15 11
17 REFLECTIONSGEORGE HOWARD(MCA 42145)
17 22
18 FACETSDOC SEVERINSEN(Amherst AMH 3319)
19 10
^AUDIO VISUALSCAPES““jack DEJOHNEHE'S SPECIAL
EDITION (MCA Impulse! 8029)
22 6
20 THE WYNTON MARSAUSQUARTET LIVEAT BLUES ALLEY(Columbia FC 40675)
18 15
JAZZ FEAT]
THTALKIN ’BOUT YOUDIANE SCHUUR (GRP 9567)
22 CROSS CURRENTSELIANE ELIAS (Blue Note 48785)
P^BIRD““original motion
PICTURE SOUNDTRACK(Columbia FC 44299)
24 BORDERTOWNBENNY WALLACE(Blue Note 48014)
25 LIFE IN THE MODERNWORLDTHE CRUSADERS (MCA 42168)
26 EYE OF THE BEHOLDERCHICK COREA ELEKTRIC BAND(GRPGR 1053)
27 TEARS OF JOYTUCK & PAni (Windham Hill WH 01^ BLUES FOR COL TRANE"a TRIBUTE TO JOHN COLTRANE(MCA Impulse! 42122)
El the spice of life too“^KTVZUMI WATANABE
(Gramovision 18-8810)
^STREET DREAMS““lVLE MAYS
(Geffen GHS 24204)
31 EVERY STEP OF THE WAYDAVID BENOIT(GRP GR 1047)
32 THE POWER OFSUGGESTIONRICHARD ELLIOT (Intima 73321)
^FORBIDDEN COLORS“TANIA MARIA
(Capitol 90966)
34 RAY CHARLESANDBETTY CARTER(Dunhill 039)
^TIMES LIKE THESE““GARY BURTON
(GRP 9569)
36 THE CARMEN MCRAE
-
BETTY CARTER DUETS(Great American Music Hall/Fantasy GAMH 2706)
37 ENDLESSLY
wL OW C
25 5
20 10
28 4
23 14
21 13
24 20
27 1711 )
31 3
32 3
34 2
26 24
29 8
DEBUT
30 6
DEBUT
33 7
DIZZY GILLESPIE (MCA/Impulse 421 53)35 10
38 STICKS AND STONES 38 19DAVE GRUSIN/DON GRUSIN(GRP 1051)
39 FIAFIAGA 37 5STEVE SMITH ANDVITAL INFORMATION((Dolumbia 44334)
40 DIANNE REEVES 36 49(Blue Note BLT 46906)
NOT YET - Art Blakey and the JazzMessengers - Soul Note 121 105 (dist:
PolyGram) - Producer: GiovanniBonandrini
The latest (as of March) Messengersare, not surprisingly, a rip-snorting
bunch of young hard-boppers, driven -
hard! - by the master.
ETUDES - Charlie Harden/PaulMotian/Geri Allen - Soul Note 121 162
(dist: PolyGram) - Producer: GiovanniBonandriniA lovely, sweeping album from a deli-
cate, yet adventurous, piano trio - twoestablished masters of the form and oneweU on her way.
OUT HERE LIKE THIS - The Leaders- Black Saint 120 119 (dist: PolyGram)-Producer: Chico Freeman
This group of avant-bop all-stars
(Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe, ChicoFreeman, et al) sounds tight, tough andsassy - like a real band should.
SIX MONK'S COMPOSITIONS - An-thony Braxton - Black Saint 120 116(dist: PolyGram - Producer GiovanniBonandrini
Braxton plays Monk with authorita-
tive acidity, aided by first-rate Monkrhythm section (Mai Waldron, Buell
Neidlinger, Bill Osborne). Fine work.
SWEET DREAMS - Lyle Mays - Gef-fen GHS 24204 - Producers: Lyle Mays,Steven CantorMays wanders from new agish noo-
dling to big band soimds to tasty fusion
to the elaborate title suite, which soimdslike the soundtrack of a movie yet made.STONE BIRD - Supersax - ColumbiaFC 4436 - Producers: Ed Yelin, MedFlory
Charlie Parkermania continues, but
these guys were there first. Bird's solos
played by five - count 'em - five saxes,
as they've been doing since '72.
SHADOW OF URBANO - MichaelColina - Private Music 2041 - Producer:Michael Colina
Private Music takes a left offNew AgeRoad and heads down Fusion Avenue,with this well-plotted, tuneful date froma hugely-talented keyboardist/com-poser.
THE COVE - Meredith D'Ambrosio -
Sunnyside 1028 - Producer: Francois
Zalacain
One of the tastiest vocalists going in a
purring, romantic album of standards
and should-be-standards with LeeKonitz on hand.
Cash Box October 15, 1988 39
AROUND THE ROUTE
AMOA has really lined upan all-star cast to perform
at this year's annual ban-
quet and stage show,
which will take place on Friday eve-
ning, November 4 in the ballroom of
the Marriott Hotel (on Michigan
Ave.). The selection of artists is in
tune with the 'salute to the jukebox'
theme, since they represent both the
past and the present, from the 50s to
the 80s, so the entertainment will
provide a good mix of the nostalgic
as well as the contemporary. The
artist roster includes ChubbyChecker (from the 50s-60s era); the
current Boy Meets Girl; TheTokens ("Lion Sleeps Tonight"),
who'll concentrate on the 60s; Holly
Dunne (60s, 70s, 80s); Bobby Bare
(60s, 70s, 80s); and Guy Mitchell
(50s). Should be a terrific show! The
Marriott, which is the banquet site,
is just a stone's throw from the
Hyatt Regency Chicago where Expo'88 will be held, November 3-5. Andby the way, AMOA just released the
list of nominees in the "rising star"
category of their annual JB Awards(that are being presented at the ban-
quet). They are; Rick Astley,
Terence Trent D'Arby, Larry Booneand Ricky Van Shelton for "male
vocalist"; Tiffany, K.T. Oslin andPebbles for "female vocalist"; andPoison, Guns N' Roses and Ice
House for "group." Check the
9/10/88 edition of Cash Box for the
nominees in the other AMOA JB
Awards categories.
Dateline Weirton, West Virginia,
home of Hilltop Distg., the youngbut fast growing distributorship
that just picked up six new lines, to
make for a very impressive roster!
Company exec Doug Wilson tells
us business is great. Hilltop is in the
black, and things are lookin' terrific!
Doug will be attending the NAMA
show in New Orleans (10/20-23)
where the new Lektro Vend com-bination food and snack machine
will be unveiled. Hilltop has been
doing very good business with the
Lektro Vend line. A new member of
the distrib's team, by the way is
Carol Wilson (Doug's wife), whoserv'es as administrativ'e assistant
and will be accompanying her
hubby toAMOA Expo '88. Welcomeaboard, Carol. .And wo can't possib-
ly forget Jesse, "the wonder dog,"
who has become Hilltop's mascot,
has really endeared herself to opcustomers, and has consistently
picked every winning game they've
had out there in the past six months!
We'll be hearing a lot more about
Jesse in the distrib's upcomingnewsletter.
Dateline Milpitas, CA, home of
Atari Games. It's always nice to hear
from marketing chief MaryFujihara who, right now, is muchobusy with preparations for Atari's
participation in AMOA Expo'88.
They'll be occupying their usual
space at the Hyatt Regency, al-
though they could hav^e used more,
only it just wasn't to be had. "Cyber-
ball," Atari's exciting new football
game (just in time for the season) is
in delivery and Mary tells us "test
reports, from everywhere, havebeen excellent!"
Dateline New York City. Wait'll
you see what RCA Records is doing
to commemorate the lOOth anniver-
sary of the jukebox! CommencingNovember '88, all new releases andcurrent RCA hits will carry their
new logo, spotlighting the lOOth
jukebox anniv'^ersary symbol in the
right hand corner - and we got this
right from the man himself - TonyMontgomery!
Camille Compasio
AMOA Expo '88 ExpandsExhibit Floor
CHICAGO - The exhibit area for
AMOA Expo '88 has been expandedto provide some twenty additional
booths for an already sold-out con-
vention.
The new space will be located in
Regency Ballroom C of the WestTower of the Hyatt Regency Chicago,
site of Expo '88, which runs fromNovember 3-5. This space is in addi-
tion to the sold-out East Tower ex-
hibit halls that will house a record-
breaking 493 booths. The space wasadded because of prospective ex-
hibitor demand, according to AMOAofficials.
The Expo '88 exhibition will show-case manufacturers' new equipmentand technologies including pinball
games, video games, CD jukeboxes,
electronic darts, pool tables, cranes,
pay telephones, cigarette vendingand other coin-operated equipment.
In addition to the exhibits, 18
educational seminars will be held
during the show, addressing topics
ranging from increasing jukebox and
crane income to pay telephones,
management topics, computersoftware, cigarette vending and tech-
nical issues.
Last minute exhibit andprogram /housing/registration in-
formation may be obtained by con-
tacting AMOA headquarters at 111 E.
Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 or
phoning the association at 312-644-
6610.
Rowe And RecordIndustry Set Quarter
Million Dollar CD PromoCHICAGO - Rowe International,
in cooperation with a number of
major record companies, has an-
nounced plans for an exciting newcompact disc promotion centered
around the introduction of Rowe'snew "LaserStar" dedicated CDjukebox. This unprecedented arran-
gement marks the first time the
jukebox and record industries havecollaborated on a compact disc
promotion of such magnitude.
Rowe's LaserStar jukebox was un-
veiled at the factory's recently held
distributors meeting (Cash Box,
10/8/88). For a limited time,
operators in the United States whopurchase the LaserStar will receive a
free Promotion Pack, provided joint-
ly by Rowe and the participating
record labels.
This starter kit contains dozens of
full size compact discs by some of the
hottest artists in the country, plus a
complete set of title strips. EachPromotion Pack also features sev'^eral
brand new 3-inch CD singles, along
with an easy-to-install "doughnut"adaptor.
The total retail value of the discs
available for this special promotion is
over 5250,000. The record companiesparticipating are A&M, Capitol,
Columbia, Elektra, EMI-Manhattan,Epic, PolyGram, RCA, and WarnerBros.
The artists featured include HerbAlpert, Rick Astley, Anita Baker, TheBeatles, Toni Childs, Lita Ford, AmyGrant, Hot House Flowers, Bruce
Hornsby, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel,
The Judds, Cyndi Lauper, Def Lep-
ComboStar
pard. Little Feat, Elvis Presley, Res
less Heart, David Sanborn, Simon (
Garfunkel, Tina Turner, Hank Wii
liams Jr., Vanessa Williams, Bria
Wilson and others.
"We are very excited about the pa.
ticipation of the record companies i
this joint promotion," stated Jo(
Friedman, Rowe's vice president c
music. 'They recognized the uniqi;
marketing opportunities for compa(discs presented by the Rowe LasQ,'
Star, and they were eager t
cooperate," he continu^"LaserStar's space-age appearanodramatic impact, and presence at a
the best locations will create a largt
demand for CD music that wibenefit both the record compankand the jukebox operators."
^
The key to LaserStar's dramati
impact is its all-new album displa’
surrounded by theatrical step
framed halo lighting, show off.^
full-size CD jackets at a time in an ir
viting open-book style. To attract ad
ditional attention, the pages of tf
display are turned with motor-cdr
trolled pushbuttons or can be set t
flip automatically, revealing a total a
up to 100 discs. As a further enhance
ment, three brightly-lit CDs rotat
and reflect rainbow patterns in t^
machine's "attract mode." A phoband full specifics regarding thi
LaserStar are contained in the October 8 edition of Cash Box.
Further information about thi,
program may be obtained by contact
ing Rowe International, 75 Troy HilJ
Road, Whippany, NJ 07981.
RoweStar
ROWT'S STAR SERIES! - In addition to the outstanding "LaserStar," which is Rowe's^-dedicated compact disc jukebox (Cash Box, 1018188), the factory's recently introduced St
Series ofjukeboxes also spotlights two other new models. The "ComboStar" (photo 1) combin
yesterday’s vinyl favorites with today’s laser sound n a machine that plays both 45s and cor
pact discs. With its increased selectivity and an animated disc display to attract customers t^
model offers all of the necessary elements for increasing play and profits. The "RoweStar" (phd
2), which is the traditional jukebox with modem design, plays up to 200 vinyl 45 selectia,
through a dual-channel, three way speaker system. A rotating ball in a mirrored enclosure hig
lights the top of the machine, all features are brightly lit for easy readability on location. /
models in the Star Series line come equipped with Rowe’s SI and S5 bill acceptors, and can
easily adapted to accept coins. The Rowe Video Jukebox, of course, continues to be an integr
part of the factory's full music line.
40 Cash Box October 15, 19(
COIN MACHINE
Cruisin' Down The River!What better way to cement a
relationship than with a cruise, on a
»4»?ilmy Friday evening (9/23) along
Vne Chicago River and scenic LakePilichigan! Such was the scene of this
)use event, hosted by Wil-
/Bally Midway and hereafter
.cbibbcd the Annual S.S. Williams
, ^ally Midway Cocktail Cruise. It wasi"'-.victly for staff and the individuals
|2ou will see in the accompanying
fiinotos represent some of the mostlentcd and creative people in the>
coin-op amusement industry. Therecent purchase by WMS (Williams'
parent company) of the Bally Mid-way pin and video division, and the
subsequent relocation of key mem-bers of the latter's crew to Williams'
Chicago based factory, puts a wholelot of brilliant minds under one roof.
While the two teams will continue to
function separately, there is still the
built-in option for exchanging idcxis;
besides which they are pretty muchall in the same family now, and this
rapport was certainly in evidence
during the cruise. On this very spe-
cial occasion. Bally's vice president of
sales and marketing Joe Dillon,
donned his admiral's cap to take the
helm, along with Williams' market-
ing and sales veepee Marty Clazman,veepee and general manager KenFedesna, public relations managerLaura Rezek (who rates a giant salute
for putting it all together) and, of
course, chief designer Steve Kordek(otherwise known as creative
genius). Were it not for a nagging
back ailment, director of marketing
Roger Sharpe, who layed the
groundwork for this event, wouldhave been on board in person, rather
than in spirit. However, as of this
writing, he's back at his desk, we're
happy to report. Incidentally, as they
were sailing along, all members of
the crew were invited to participate
in an "identify the baby pictures"
contest, for cash prizes!
(photos by jan Perri)
Commander Joseph Dillon (r) with William's bvely receptionist Monique ja^lielnik and ^amedesigner Python Anghelo.
I lere you see (l-r) jack Skalon, Steve Kordek, Chuck lileich, Gary lierge and Herb l oss enjerying
some liquid refreshments, that were amply provided.
himself, Steve Kordek.
.omfortably seated on the deck are (l-r) Luis Dominguez, Becky Claments and Mike Pavlis ofBally Lenc Smithe.
\Cash Box October 15, 1988
Marty Clazman and Laura Rezek are showing us the "identify the baby pictures" placard that
was set up for the contest.
This photo of (l-r) Steve Kordek, John Straebel, Robert Seidita, Ken Fedesna, Jim Patlaand Wally
Smolucha was taken just as the boat was leaving the dock.
41
CHART INDEXPOP SINGLES
1-2-3 92Emilio 4 The Jo^ts (Gh^-EstefaruE,Garda) (I^reagn Imported-BMDAll FiT«3 Up 79K. Forsw, N.Gaaldo (K. T<dhxirsl, P. Giraldo) (Quysalis/ BigToodi/ Rare Bliie-ASCAP)Another Lover 27G. Ode (Campa e, McFarlane, Cede) (Almo-ASCAP/WarnerTamaiane/ Sizy.ling Wue-BMI)Another Part Of Me 87
Quincy Jones (Michad Jadkson) (Mijac/Adm. by Warner Tamer-lane-BMDAny Love 77
L Vandro®, M. MiDer (L Vandross, M. Miller) (5PK Apiil/UndeRamie's/ Sunset Buigimdy/MCAASCAP)Baby I Love Your Way 35
B. Rosenberg (P. Frampton, A. Gdlins, R. Van Zandt)(Almo/N'uages Artists/Duchess/Husdeis-ASCAP)Bad Medidne 22
B. Fairborn 0. Bon Jovt R- Sambora. D, Qiild) (New Jerew Under-eroimd/Pd^ram Music/DeanoWe/SBKApril-ASCAr)Cars With Ttie Boom 75
Davis,J^ai^ P.Klein (R DerougemoiL E. Cages; LJulian, J.
Stone, P. Kldn) (NA)Chains Of Love 18
Erasure,S. Pettibane (Qarke, Bdl) (Sonet adm By Emile-ASACAP)Dance Little Sister 37
M . War^ T.T. UArty (T.T. UArty) (Virgin Songs cn bdialf of
Young Terrence-BMI)
Danang Under A Latin 86
D. Shaw (M. Jay, A.R. Scott, R. Sddman) (Ensign/StoneDiamcmd/ Kinaalda/BMI/ASCAP)The Dead Heart 97
W, Liveey, Midnight Oil (Midnight Oil) (^rint FTY Adm.WarnerTamalane-BMI)Desire 24
J.Iovine (Bono, L^) (U2-Adm. By Chappdl-ASCAP)Didn't lOiow It Was 78
F. Hbpetti. F. Sullivan (J. Petaik, F. Sullivan) (Eaw Ac-tion/ barude-Constdo/Wamer Tamerlane-BMI/ Sude-ASCAP)Domino Dand^ 56
L. Martinee (N. Tennant, C. Lowe) (Cage/10 Muac Adm. By W-ein-ASCAP)Don't Be Afraid 85B &oinbeig, D. Walker (D.Walker) (NA)Don't Be Cruel 3R. Zito (O-BLadcwelL E.Piesley) (Elvis Prrady/Unichappell-BMDDon't Break My Heart 89
R-J. Lange, J. Parr (R.J.Lang^ C. Joiner) (Zanba- ASCAJODon't MOW What You Got 39A. Johns, T. Kiefff, E. Brittingham (T. Kiefer) (Eve/Chappeil-ASCAP)Don't Be Cruel 13N'A (NA) (NA)Don't Worry Be Happy 7L Cioldstdn (BMcFerrin) (Prob Moldem-BMI)Don't You Know 88
S. VNTnwood, T. Lord-Alge (S. Wnwood, W. Jamings)(FS/Wama-Tamerlane/W^llin'David/Blue 9cy Rida-BMDDowntown life 49D. Halt J. Oat^ T. W'(dk (D. HalL J- Oat^ R. loitosca, S. Allai)(Hot Cha/Carro^/Fust Buzza/Ddightful-BMDEdge Of A Broken 57R. Marx (R. Marx, F. Wayldll) (Chiboy Music-F^songs-ASCAP-BMDFallen Angel 23T. Werman (B. DaU, C.C. DeVUle; B Midtaels, R. Rockett) (SweetCyanide-BMI)Fast Car 59D. Kerchenbaum (T. Chroman) (S8K/ Purple Rabbit-ASCAP)Finish What You Startea 54NA (Eddift Ala., Sammy Mike) (Yessup-ASCAP)Forever Young 19R. Stewart, A. layla, B. Edwards (R. Stewart, J. Crsan, K.
SavigarXRod Stewart adm by Intesong/ Special ridW/ KevinSavigar adm ty PSO-ASCAP)Giving You The Best. 40M J. Powdl (A- Bak^ S. Scarbrough, R. Holland) (All
Baker's/Aleccar-BMI/ Eyedot-AScAP)A Groovy Kind Of Lave 4P. Gdlins, A. Dudley (T. Wme, C Bayer) (Screen Gems/EMI-BMI)Hands To Heaven 72BEargent (DGlasparM-UUingtcn) (Virgin-ASCAP)Heart Don't Fail 61CLonl-A^g^H- Knight (H. Knight) (M. Chapman/Knighy-
Here With Me 71K. Olson (K. Cronin, R. feaun) (Fate-ASCAP/Roli Ram-BMI)Hold On To The Night 90R-Marx,D.Ccde (R.h&x) (Qu-boy-ASCAP)How Can I FaD 25B. Sargeant (D. (TlaEpet M.Ullington) CV^rgm-ASCAP)I CanY Wail 65G . Duke (Skylark) (Wdbeck Muac Sputnik Adve\ture-adm. bySBK April Music-ASCAP)I Did It For Love 81B- Foraker (R Ballard) (Vugin-ASCAP)I Did It Just For 88B. Foraker (R Ballard) (Virgin-ASCAP)I Don't Wan! To 95C- Haye^ MNodto (C Datdieler) (Virgin-ASCAP)I Don't Want Your 46
J. Spiense M. Jon® D.Tidde 0- Spense, M. Jones) OudsonSrcnse/MCA-ASCAP/Wholanaeal-B.M I)
I Don't Wanna 63R. Nevison (D.Warren, A Hammond) (Realsongs/Albert Ham-mond-ASCAP)I Don't Wanna Go On 60C. Thomas (E. JohrwB. Taupin) (Intersong/Big Pig-ASCAP)I Hate Myself 10D. Child, K- Laguna (J. Jet. D. Child) (Liffianatic-BMI/SBK April-
ASCAP)Indesbuctible 44B- Sandstrom (B. Sandstrom, M. Price) 0cd)ete Muac-Ascap)I'll Always Love You 6R. Wake (j . George) (Auspitz/Lucty-Break-ASCAP)I'm Not Your Man 84NA (NA) (NA)In Your Room 62D. ^gersai (S. Herffs, B. Steinberg, T. Kdly) (SBK Blackwood, Ban-goj^e-BMI/Billy Steinberg, Denise Barry-ASCAI^Inside A Dream 99S. Hague 0- VMedlin, G. Cede) (I Before E/Wama'-Tamerlane/Siz-zling Kue-ASCAP/BM I)
If It un'l Love 26
J.Jam. T.Lewis 0- Harris EL T. Lewis) (FlyteTimeTun^/ASCAF)It Takes Two 64W Hamilton. R. Base (R Ginyard) (Protoons/ Hildm-ASCAP)It Would Take SOStock/Aitken/Wataman (Stock-Aitken-Waterman) (All BoysUSA-RMI)Jackie 93P. Stavdey (Steinbo^ Kdly) (Billy StEinbag/Denise Bany-
Jealous Guy 73
J. Lennon, Yoko, P. Specter (J. Lemon) (SBK Blackwood o/b/oL®eo-BMDKissing A Fool 29G. Michael (G. Micha^) (Chappdl-WA/Momson Leahy)Kokomo 15T. Mdche (M. Lov^ T. Mdche; J. IhiUips, S. MacKenzie) (WaltDisnw/HonestJohn/ Qair Audient/Darwin-ASCAP)Live It UpG. Cole (G. Cole, D. Senbello) (Wame Tamerlane/Sizzling Blue-BMl/No Pain No Gain/Unicity-ASCAFO The Loco-Modon . 17SA. Waterman (G. Goffin, C. lung) (Screei Gems-EMI-BMI)Look Away 34R. Nevison (D. Warren) (Realsongs-ASCAP)Love Bites 2R Lange (Qark, Gdlen, Savage, Elliott Langd (Bludgeon RiEdaLtd ./Zamba-ASCAP)Make Me Lose Control 88
J.Ieme (E.Cannen.D.Pitdifard) (Eric Carmm/Island/Pitchford-BMI)Monkey 52
G. Michad. J. Jam, T. Lewis (G.Michad) (Qiappdl/MomsonLeahy-ASCAP)Never Tear Us Apart 20C. Thomas (A. Famss, M. Hutchence) (TOLMuzidc/MCA-ASCAP)A Nightmare On My 31D.J.Jazzy,F princerB New,P. Harris (W. Smith, J. Town® P. Har-ris) (Zomba-ASCAP)NolK>dy'8 Foed 47D. Lamoert (K. Logging M. Towers) (WB/MilkMcney*ASCAP/Warner Tameriaine/Tiga Bay-BMI)Not Just Another Girl 68
D. Kotdunar (I. Neville) (PedyGram/Mo-Rat/Sunset Beach-BMI)One Good Woman 11
P. Leonard, P. Cetera (P. Cetera, P. Leonard) (Fall line Orange-ASCAP/Johny Yuma-BMI)Off On Your Own 94A1 B. Sur^ K. West (A1 B. Sure, K. West) (Aero® ll(Xh st-ASCAP)One Moment In Time 21
NM. Walden (Hammond, Betti^ (Albert Hammend/John Bet-
tis/WB Mi^c-ASCAP)Perfect World 51
H.Lewis and The News (A. Call) (Lew-Bob-BMI)Please Don't Go 16M. Starr (M. Starr) (M. Starr-ASCAP)Pour Some 96
R. j£dm,^utt" Lang& (Qark, Coolen, Elliot Lange, Savage)
(Blu^eon Rifiola/^omba-ASCAP)Theftomisc 42B. Rogan(C. FarringtavM. Floreale, A. Mann) C^J/A)Powerful Stuff 80
T. Manning (M. Henderson. R. S. Rdd, W. Wilson) (Walt Dis-
ney/Cross Keys/Goss Under/Colgems-EMI-ASCAP)Red Red Wine 1
L340, R- Falconer (N. Diamond) (Tallyrand)
True Love 14
E. Schan® G.Fr^ (G. Fr^, J. Tonpehin) (Red Qoud/NightRiva-ASCAP)RoUWithIt 66
S. Winwoexi, T.L. Alge (S. V^^wood,W. Jomings) (FSMusic/Warner Tam&laine/\^^llin' David/Blue Sky Rido’-BMDSayin' Sorry 100
J. Moral® S. Munzibai (E. Li, D. Bowl®) (LouTomorrow-BMI)She's On The Left 53
J. Osborn^ R. Brookins (R. Brookins, J. Osboma T. Hayn®, CBlanson) {^c-Bw/M(3A/March 9/Almo/HaynestaTm-LesEtoOes-De-La/CmancEB R-ASCAPSign Your Name 98M. War^ T. T. D^Arty (T. T. 17Arty) (Virgin Songs/YoungTerence-BMDSimply Irresistible 28Rob^ Palm® (Robert Palm®) (Ackee-Ascap)Small World 55H.Lewis 4 The News (Hay® H. Lewis) (Hulex-ASCAP)Spy In The Hcnise 70PS.aDuffy (D. Was. D. W®) (MCA/Semp® Fi4 Monkey Dogs,Cattle Ltd.)
Superstidous 42R Nevison 0. Tempst) (Screen G®ns/ E.M I-BMI)Spring Love 76Stevie B, T.Katas (S. Hill) (Saja/Mya-T-BMDStaying Toerth® 33D- Cibeon, F. Zarr (D. Gibson) (Creative Bloc/Debaaf Ann's-ASCAF)Strange Love 41Depe^e Mode, D. Basemnb (M.L. (iore) (Emile-ASCAP)Symptoms Of True Love 69
R. Kersey (1. Klannann, F. Web®) (Larry Spi®/Roif Budde-ASCAP)Sweet Child 9
M. Oink (Guns N’ Roses) (GunsN' Roses-B.MI)
Talkin' Bout A Revolution 67NA (NA) (NA)TeU That Girl 82
Z- Hdd (H. Vinca\t) (I Hate Music-ASCAP)Time And Tide 32
NA Na NaWaiting For A Star To Fall 38
A. Mardin (G. MerrilL S. Rubicam) (Irving/Boy Meets Girl-BMI)Walk On Wal® 45
R. Zito, E. Money 0 Harms) (Geffsi/Thomwall-ASCAP)Way Out 74Dr.L^ D.J.Yella. Arabian Prince0. Bums) (NA)What You See 30
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NA (Eddi^ Alex, Sammy, Mike) (Yssup-ASCAP)WUd, WUd West 12
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C. Thomas (E. John. B. Taupin) (Int®sang-USA/Big Pig-ASCAP)You Came 48
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