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COLLEGE.BOYZ M. JACKSON 4DDIE MONEY STAGE DOLLS Victim Of The... In The Closet ' els, Love.. Love Don't Bother.. r 4-98635 Epic 34T- 74266 C e -?4262 PLG 422865818-2 "ONE THING IN LIFE YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH OF LUST WO MAN TO MAN SO OPEN THE DOOR AND YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE NO SECRETS "IF YOU CAN GET IT MAKE YOUR MOVE IT'S WORTH A TRY. SET ME FREE." I REALLY WANT IT I CAN'T DENY."
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DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher Adren-Alain LENNY BEER SIN GLES Editor In Chief Eric Clapton finally makes it to the top, and it's a TONI PROFERA 8 Executive Editor good thing he made it now. Cause those famous backwards dressers Kris Kross have soared 25-7 with DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Managing Editor their sights set on #I. MIKE MURPHY Senior Broadcast Editor DIALOG UE ROY TRAKIN Vanessa Williams saves the best for last, and gives 38 Senior Editor the rest to HITS' own former Miss Hackensack. ANITA WEBB Operations Manager Lynn "Dull" Blades, who manages to slip her a demo and an 8 x 10 glóssy. KAREN GLAUBER Post Modem Editor GRAHAM ARMSTRONG POST MODERN Jams Editor Ivana chills, while Sarah (McLachlan) smiles and 47 PolyGram President/CEO Alain LONN FRIEND Cracker kills. Levy's got the whole world in his Metal Editor hands — and a red-hot record TODD HENSLEY JA MS company celebrating this week's CONNIE BREEZE Columbia phenoms Kris Kross hip-hop to the top 59 #1 LP; Del Leppard's Broadcast Editors with the hit single "Jump," which makes JAMS' old DARRYL LINDSEY "Adrenalize,"anda robust nr% Rap Editor fogey Graham "Beard" Armstrong's heart skip a of HITS' Top 50 Albums. The NICK BULL beat. ANGELA GARCIA man has overseen the Research Editors M ETAL restructuring of the organization, MARK PEARSON the agreement with Motown and Research Coordinator Def Leppard are the new Kings of the Metal Jungle, 75 TERRY MOSER so where does that leave our own ever-popular (just record-breaking successes for KANDACE TAYLOR ask 'ern) Lonn "Mower" Friend? A&M, Mercury and the PolyGram RUSTY STAGGERS Label Group. This Contents BETSY ALTOMARE appearance is just another DAN FITZGERALD ALBU MS feather in his beret... even if it BUDDY DEAL Def at #1, Bruce at #2, Bruce at #3 at Wynonna at #5 84 feels more like an albatross Research Assistants all make sensational debuts and bring multiple pur- around his neck. FRANCIS LAMBERT chase buyers into the stores. Retailers are happy as MICHAEL ALLEN hell this week! Computer Operations KEITH MACLEOD Art Director Hitsbound 27 RANDI RASKIND Red Hots & Kris Kross. Editorial Design Top Tens 80 BRIAN LINDSEY Def is Def! ELLIE LEACOCK Requests 35 VAN ARNO Queen is King. Art & Design Breakouts 82 Bruce is Human. DANNY FIELDS Earpicks 40 NEIL HARRIS Celine & Amy. Contributing Editors
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2 L T Eric Clapton takes over the long awaited #1 position this huge sales. Def Leppard. with the #1 selling album in the A H week. En Vogue leaps 9 spots from #14 to #5 with hot sales. country jumps #33-20. RHCP keep gaining momentum with a W S I and MTV. Kris Kross is the hottest selling single this week. Top Ten album. MTV and a move from #47-39. Aaron Hall K T S with an incredible jump from #25-7. TLC goes #16-8 with debuts on the chart at #49. with strong sales. W w A E E TIT L E L A B E L - G E E AFrnsT C O MIVIE N1 S K K
2 2 ERIC CLAPTON TEARS IN HEAVEN Reprise 19038 Monster sales Ill Ei" Ell VANESSA WILLIAMS SAVE THE BEST... Wing/Mercury 865 136 Lp about a million 7 ru MARIAN CAREY MAKE IT HAPPEN Columbia 74239 Gaining 5 14 MINT CONDITION BREAKIN' MY HEART Per/A&M 0004 Solid 37 14' Ell EN VOGUE MY LOVIN Atco/EW 96586 Lp goes 7-6 1101 7 6 DION & BRYSON BEAUTY & THE BEAST Epic 74090 Oscar winner
1421 25 KRIS KROSS JUMP Columbia 74197 Lp debuts at #12
23 161 TLC AIN'T 2 PROUD 2. La Face ,Arista 24008 Huge sales
17 10 9 RICHARD MARX HAZARD Capitol 44797 Starting to move Lp now
25 11 61 10 JOE PUBLIC LIVE AND LEARN Columbia 74012 Smash
1131 El U2 ONE Isl/PLG 866-533 Strong sales
13 12 CECE PENISTON WE GOT A LOVE THANG A&M 1593 Steady
3 3 ATLANTIC STARR MASTERPIECE Reprise 19076 Falling now
1321 20 14 QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Hollywood 647944 From Wayne's World
18 18 021 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN TOUCH Columbia 74273 Lp debuts at #2
17 16 KATHY TROCCOLI EVERYTHING CHANGES Reun/Geffen 19118 Breaking
9 9 RIGHT SAID FRED I'M TOO SEXY Charisma 98671 New single starting riri 18 COLOR ME BADD THINKIN BACK Giant 19074 Falling now
1 4 1 6 19 MICHAEL JACKSON REMEMBER THE TIME Epic 74200 Peaked
33 » LEPPAFID LETS GET ROCKED Meramy 866 568 Lp hits at a huge #1
40 29 BRYAN ADAMS THOUGHT I'D DIED A&M 1592 Building
6 MR. BIG TO BE WITH YOU Atlantic 87580 Peaked
JODY WATLEY I'M THE ONE YOU. MCA 54276 Moving at Top 40
24 STACY EARL ROMEO & JULIET RCA 62192 Peaked
UGLY KID JOE EVERYTHING ABOUT. Mercury 868-823 From platinum EP
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1441 32 26 PRINCE MONEY DON T . P.Park,WB 19020 Sweeping Top 40
1121 1191 THE KLF T WYNETTE JUSTIFIED AND Arista 12401 Peaked
1351 31 CAUSE & EFFECT YOU THINK YOU KNOW SRC/Zoo 14025 Breaking Top 40 1241 1231 EE1 OZZY OSBOURNE MAMA I'M COMING Epic/Assoc. 74093 Peaked
11 22 30 NKOTB IF YOU GO AWAY Columbia 74255 Falling
[li 24 Ell GENESIS I CANT DANCE Atlantic 87532 Over now
35 CHRIS WALKER TAKE TIME Pend/Elektra 64813 Top 40 and JAMS
1281 1281 WILLIAMS BROS CANT CRY HARD Warner Bros 19326 Falling
1- 1 1441 34 PAULA ABDUL WILL YOU MARRY ME Capt./Virgin 98584 Breaking
1411 36 NIRVANA COME AS YOU ARE DGC 19120 Steady
38 36 LIDELL TOWNSELL NU NU Mercury 866445 Developing
1501 40 LISA STANSFIELD ALL WOMAN Arista 12398 Building Top 40
27 1271 SMITHEREENS TOO MUCH PASSION Capitol 44784 Peaked
147 39 RED HOT CHILI... UNDER THE BRIDGE WB 18978 From Top 10 Lp
1431 40 METALLICA NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Elektra 64770 Hot video
CURE HIGH Fict/Elektra 4-64768 Lp due 4/21
1-1 SIR-MIX-ALOT BABY GOT BACK Def Amer/Rep 18947 Smash
ROXETTE CHURCH OF YOUR HEART EMI ERG 50380 Peaked
1371 M.C. BRAINS 00CHIE COOCHIE Motown 2146 Falling
19 1391 AMY GRANT GOOD FOR ME A&M 1573 Falling now
1491 46 R. KELLY SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE Jive 42026 Developing
29 41 47 JODECI STAY Uptown/MCA 54285 Falling now
16 1421 48 MICHAEL BOLTON MISSING YOU NOW Columbia 74184 Over
1-1 49 AARON HALL DONT BE AFRAID S.O.U.L. 54330 Sales
50 TRACIE SPENCER LOVE ME Capitol 44820 Crossing from JAMS
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April 13, 1992 Volume 6 Issue 287 $6.00 Those Are Retailers You See Jumping For Joy! $ALE AWAY!!! Don't tell the retailers that 0 Say Christmas doesn't come in April. After some sluggish What You Want months at the cash registers, PolyGram Records is back- dollar volume is going ing the voter registration through the roof, thanks to movement with the release of Def Leppard. both Bruce the compilation, "Say What Springsteen's, Wynonna U Want," on Mercury Judd, Kris Kross and En Records, with one dollar Vogue, to name a few — acts from the sale of every CD that are crossing all musical and cassette going to the genres and spawning strong "Rock The Vote" organiza- catalog sales. tion. The album includes "The new releases each tracks from Cinderella brought in a different type of ("Shelter Me"), Disposable customer who bought more Heroes of Hiphoprisy than just the new albums," ("Exercise Our Right"), said Western Merchan- Gong of Four ("Colour From diser's John Rose. "We saw The Tube"), John Mayall a strong increase in Judds ("Mr. Censor Man"), Phranc and Def Leppard catalog." ("Dress Code"), Rainmakers This week's final tally on Advertisement ("Reckoning Day"), Michelle the HITS' Top 50 Album Shocked ("33 RPM Soul"), chart has Def Leppard at #1, Simple Minds ("Let The Bruce's "Human Touch" at Children Speak"), Jimmy #2, "Lucky Town" at #3 with Somerville ("And You Never Wayne's World and Thought That This Could Wynonna Judd rounding out Happen To You"), Tears For the Top Five, followed by En Fears ("Ideas As Opiates"), Vogue. Kris Kross is posting The Wonder Stuff ("Room HUGE sales and hitting at 512, All The News That's Fit #12. To Print"), Vanessa Wil- "It was a tremendous liams ("Freedom Dance (Get week," said Wherehouse's Free)"), Ed O.G. & Da Chuck Lee. "Six of our Top Bulldogs ("Dedicated to the Ten were either new or one Right Wingers") and the week old." Lee reported Soup Dragons ("I'm Free"). Springsteen's "Human Naturally, the album will Touch" at #1, Def Leppard at carry a warning sticker #2 and Springsteen's "Lucky NOT! Town" at #3. Lee noted that #4 Wynonna Judd sold more than the #1 record the week Continued On Page 18
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Compromise So, our Managing Editor wants to run some moronic, tasteless photo of some loser at a radio station eating live worms. Our Editor-In-Chief wants to rua a photo of a hot, up and coming artist whose record is starting to develop nicely. After much argument, we're proud to present a photo of ho: new ERG/Chrys. recording artist Jeffrey Gaines watching some loser at a radio station eat live worms. You can turn to Billboard now.
Relaxed Trade Shot — ,kintic Satter's Alive At Jive — fflits "New" Jack Satter has excited that Clive Calder and been re-named "Jazzy Jack" Barry Weiss have chosen me M TV adds Weird Al (Scot- and appointed Senior Vice to spearhead the newly tis), Prince (P. Pk/WB), En President of Pop Promotion created Pop Promotion Vogue (Atco/EastWest), at Jive Records by the label's Department at the label. Jive Slaughter (ERG/ Chrysalis), Sr. Vice President and has a professional staff of Roxy Blue (Get), Rollins General Manager, Barry talented people and a great Band (Imago) and Concrete Weiss "Men Can't Jump." roster from which we will Blonde (IRS). Tori Amos Satter comes to Jive expand and continue to (Ad). King's X (At!) & Records after 19 years at develop. We all look forward Cracker (Vir) go into Stress EMI Records, most recently to and are totally committed & Buzz, while James (Melt) as Sr. Vice President of to making Jive Records a key & Sarah McLachlan (Arista) Promotion. He will establish player in the industry get rotation increases. Jive's first pop promotion throughout the '90s, and I'm team, which immediately is- thrilled about the numerous W I L D sued a challenge to NCAA trade shots I'll be able to ap- champ Duke for a game of pear in." C A R D "H-O-R-S-E." KRIS KROSS Said Weiss, commenting COL on the appointment: "I am Incredibly talented Arista art- This is the hottest record by thrilled that we have the op- iste Sarah McLachlan (r) lis- a new artist that we've seen portunity to hire someone tens to Tower Records' Billy in years. It's already the #1 selling single & #12 selling with Jack Satter's knowledge, Fields reveal that he too has album in the nation & Top experience and integrity to slept with Arkansas Governor 40 radio is just joining the promote Jive's records. In Bill Clinton — but he didn't party. The average move at fact, the only thing that thrills inhale — during one of those the stations already playing is 7.63 with moves like 19-2 me more is a Perrier colonic incredibly relaxed and spon- 0106, 23-9 WI00, 30-14 and smoking marijuana taneous moments that artists Z100 and 27-14 PWR106. It's without inhaling. But are forced to endure. Billy being added in every major seriously, this is a major step has never heard Sarah's market while the secon- in the U.S. development of music, but felt it was ex- daries lag. Burt'll get it all. It'll sell millions " the Jive/Silvertone labels." Jack Satter: He'll be speak- tremely important to pose in Added Satter: "I am very ing Jive from now on. a trade shot with her
14 HITS April 13, 1992 F R O N T P A G E errs PolyGram Picks Nick Backstage -- A Great Place
Nick "Nack Paddy Wack deals which will be an- Give A Dog A Bone" Gat- nounced at a future date. field has been named Presi- The 31-year-old Gatfield dent of a newly created, yet- was previously Director A&R to-be-named PolyGram label for EMI Records in the U.K., to be based in Los Angeles as where he was involved with of July 1, 1992, reporting iltc signing of such acts as directly to worldwide EMF. Jesus Jones, Blur and President/CEO Main "Drove Thunder and worked with art- His Chevy To The" Levy. ists including Pet Shop Boys, Tentative names for the label Morrissey and Kate Bush. Atco/EastWest royalty gather backstage with red-hot rockers include Hix Pix Nix Lix, He was responsible for a Pantera because they're one of the label's hottest acts, be- Dexy's Midnight Records or seven-person A&R team, cause they are hard working guys, because they are three of Tea Bag Ltd. overseeing the repertoire of the nicest people that you'd ever meet, and because these ex- The new label, which will artists for the EMI and Par- ecutives couldn't imagine actually going out front and watch- be wholly owned by Poly- lophone labels. Prior to join- ing the show. Pictured (1-r): Pantera 's Rex, Atco/EastWest Gram, will be marketed by ing EMI as Manager A&R in Chairman/CEO Sylvia Rhone Panteras Vinnie Paul, PLG and distributed through 1985, Gatfield was a member Atco/EastWest President Harry Palmer and Pantera's PGD. In addition to develop- of Phonogram act Dexy's Diamond Darrell. ing the artists Gatfield signs, Midnight Runners, where he the label will be the home for was in charge of massaging other outside production Kevin Rowland's ego. Tori's The Story Commented Levy: "Nick has shown great ability to re- The Tori Amos album, regions, with major numbers late to creative talent, so fueled by its sensational coming from Impact #8, what's he doing in the record video for "Silent All These Kemp Mill #9, HMV (Boston) business? Actually, with his Years" and its play on both #13, Northeast One-Stop signing of EMF and Jesus MTV and VH-1, is making #14, Michigan Wherehouse Jones, he has shown that major gains at retail. Sales ac- #15 and Harmony House British acts can have hits that tivity is happening in all #19. translate to the U.S. market." Commented Dobbis: "Gatfield could be the most important free-agent signing The Most Added singles of Rod Stewart (WB), #4 Kris since Bobby Bonilla." the week at Top 40 radio are Kross (Columbia) and #5 Nick Gatfield: Still waiting Said Gatfield: "Who the #1 Celine Dion (Epic), #2 Sophie B. Hawkins (Colum- for his green card. hell is Bobby Bonilla?" Amy Grant (Atlantic), #3 bia) Two Photos We Ran Together
The photo on the left shows NARAS L.A. President Paula Jef- the polka band California Connection!!! Party on„çiivs! !! fries (I) and NARAS leader Mike Greene (r) getting wild and And you wonder how NARAS keeps its cutting edge. The photo crazy with Barbara and David Bansiak (center), who won the on the right shows a horse and a man with a goat on his LA Chapter of NARAS' membership recruitment contest and shoulders. As always, we hope you enjoy both these fine, fine were provided with airfare and accomodations for the Gram- photos. mys in New York. David is an accordion player and leader of
HITS April 13, 1992 15 of/ re FR O N T PA G E Loving Timbo MIKE MURPHY'S I ()%e the new Bruce and Bruce's music suited Springsteen album? Not the heady, haunted sur- SUBLITERATE RADIO more than legendary roundings. (Ed Note: Sounds PHOTO OF THE WEEK Billboard Editor-In-Chief like he tripping, doesn't it?) Timothy White, whose In his own way, Springsteen BY MIΠ*MY, SR. BROADCAST DIOR %CURATE heartfelt and stirring review shares the bittersweet brio of the albums appeared in the of Gottschalk and Longhair, 3/28 edition of that Bible. and Bruce's finest Here's a moving excerpt: moments show the same "I took a battered purity of purpose: to link Walkman (Ed Note: Actually honest impressions of the it was a new freebie from the present with the meaningful folks at Sony, but 'battered' folklore of our hybrid sounded better) and two ad- heritage." (Ed Note: We're vance cassettes of not sure what he said, but it Springsteen's forthcoming sure did sound puny, didn't "Human Touch" and "Lucky it?) Town" records (Ed Note: As always, we salute you Hadda mention "advance," limbo, and continue to wor- didn't ya, limbo?) along ship the ground you walk on. with me on a long twilight walk through New Orleans' old French Quarter. (Ed Note: Actually, it was a 2am cruise of the strip bars, but who's keeping track?) There were revelries in progress for the Feast of St. Joseph, Kris Krosses! Kris Kross (Columbia) is the NUMBER ONE selling the fastest-breaking record record in the nation. The al- we've seen in years. While bum just hit the stores this Leave it to the radio community to deal with such a tasteless Top 40 radio play on the cut week and hit big with a debut subject (no pun intended). Here we have the losers from 094 "Jump" is still in the early at #12. Richmond suckering listeners into humiliating themselves. stages, the single is already These particular losers decided to do a little Jeffrey Dahmer routine. And you wonder why this country is getting killed by the Japanese. Nauseatingly Cute Baby Photo Of The Week Can't ya just see the nauseat- ing parents spreading baby Know Your Criminals food all over this poor kid's face before they take a pic- Here is the House Ethics Committee's list of the 22 worst offenders in ture and send it to all the the House bank case. Those named had negative balances that ex- relatives who stand around ceeded the amount of their paycheck for 20% of the 39 months and say such sickening things reviewed. It might be a good idea not to vote for them when they run as, "Isn't he just the cutest for re-election. baby in the whole wide Bill Alexander (D-Ark.) William L Clay (D-Mo.) world!"? The whole scene *Tommy Robinson (R-Ark.) Robert J. Mrazek (D-N.Y.) really makes you want to gag *Jim Bates (D-San Diego) Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) violently. This week's victim *Douglas Bosco (D-Sebastopol) Stephen J. Solarz (D-N.Y.) is the gorgeous Lee *Tony Coelho (D-Merced) Edward F. Feighan (D-Ohio) Charles Hatcher (D-Ga.) Mary Rose Oakar (D-Ohio) Schleifer-Katz son of Aris- Charles A. Hayes (D-Ill.) Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.) tas Jordan Katz and Ellen Carl C. Perkins (D-Ky.) Bill Goodling (R-Pa.) Schleifer. The I5-month-old Joseph D. Early (D-Mass.) *Doug Walgren (D-Pa.) Jordan is hoping to use sil- Robert W. Davis (R-Mich.) Harold E. Ford (D-Tenn.) verware by the age of two. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) Ronald D. Coleman (D-Tex.) Experts believe it's way too *Former House member late to teach Jordan.
16 HITS April 13, 1992 LOSERS SCA M FREE GOODS
As ours & CONCLUDE YET ANOTHER DUMB NCAA CONTEST!!!
THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS, REPRISE, WHICH IS SIZZLING WITH THE LIKES OF "W AY N E 'S W O R L D ." ERIC
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LESS-THAN-THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIVE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S INCREDIBLY STUPID NCAA CONTEST.
THESE FOLKS WILL WIN FABULOUSLY EXPENSIVE NOT !!) PRIZES -- YEAH, WHEN MONKEYS FLY OUT OF OUR BUTT.
HERE THEY ARE:
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2ND PLACE 4TH PLACE 'errs F R O N T PA G E Ballad To The Bone An Audience With The King While Top 40 radio tic Starr (Reprise) will never programmers continue to go away — the top three complain about a ballad glut Most Added records of the and too much slow music in week, Epic's Celine Dion, rotation — and that Vanessa A&M's Amy Grant and Williams (Mercury), Eric PLG's Rod Stewart, are all Clapton (Reprise) and Man- ballads.
Billy Clubbed m ale of an extensive probation Billy Idol was ordered to That's Columbia VP of Pop Promotion Jerry Blair (seated report, according to Deputy pay more than $3,000 in fines center) stopping by the massive offices of music industry and penalties and appear in District Attorney William mogul Jeff McClusky (c), who was joined by a mere fraction Clark. Amber Nevel and anti-drug public service an- of his entourage in heralding Blair 's arrival with custom- Laurie Bailey told authorities nouncements for punching a made Jerry Blair T-shirts. King McCluslcy's display of affec- they were giving Idol and a woman in the face. The 36- tion was topped only by Blair 's offer to put two coats of polish friend a lift last October year-old rocker could have on his shoes, not just the normal shine and buff Would you been sentenced to six months when the rock star suddenly buy a used car from these guys? in jail after pleading no con- hit Nevel in the mouth and test to misdemeanor battery. forehead while they were in Idol was also ordered to pay the back seat. Chevy Chases Oscar more than $400 for the cost Chevy Chase tried to bribe of his wallet during final Price- Waterhouse ac- rehearsal and made the offer. Two Punch Drunk Guys countants to find out the "We were dumbfounded at Former heavyweight cham- name of an Oscar winner first because I for one had pion Joe Frazier poses with early so he could use the in- never even seen a $1,000 bill rocker Ozzy Osbourne be- formation in his monologue. before," said Lyle, adding, cause that's what you have to The firm's Daniel Lyle told "but then we told him Bette do when you're a washed-up the L.A. Times the comic pul- Midler won and took his boxer led a thousand dollar bill out money." Bart Tapped In a move that is less original than lucrative, Spinal Tap PUS. PATGRI10 DOGS TI-IE ViCIORY DANCE._ will be appearing on "The Simpsons" on April 23. As a spoof the band will parody three metal musicians whose intelligent humor is so close to the real thing that moronic headbangers across the country can't tell they're a parody. Since it's a cartoon, you can have such a far- fetched story line. Sales Away!!! Continued From Page 13 before. new superstars," noted Na- "Just what the doctor or- tional Record Mart's Doug dered," screamed Steve Ler- Smith. "We are up 36% for ner of Wall To Wall. "The the week." new releases made it the best "We are up 17.3% for week in sales of the year. I'm April," said Harmony glad to see the music busi- House's Sandy Bean. "And ness is alive again." that's heavily attributed to SUDDENLY, TI-1[Y ECOME FOND MEMO-RiES... "Five of the top seven are this past week's releases."
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Ginsberg riKenswil Kuntz Komrsky Sherry Ring "A-Ding-Ding" Dime Us To Death" Firth. In Ginsberg has been promoted her new post, Linda will look to Sr. VP Press & Artist to purchase a small atoll in Development for Elektra En- the Pacific to make field tertainment by label recordings of the natives... At Chairman Bob Krasnow "Is Relativity Records, where The Time For All Good Men things are fat with Alan To Come To The Aid of Their Grunblaft, Mohammed An Party." Sherry changed her has been named National Ur- name to honor the memory of ban/Rap Promotion and That blushing bride and renowned cross-dresser Frances former baseball catcher and Marketing Director, and he'll Rudley-Powell (c), who has worked for David Berman for the World War II spy Moe fight anyone who says other- last 20 years, flanked by David and his wife Sandy during the Ginsberg... Larry Kenswil wise, commenting, "Give me blessed event. Naturally, Frances hates David's guts and "He or Won't He?" has been a hard time, and you'll be wouldn't have invited him to the wedding except she wanted to upped to Sr. VP Business and down in nine." In addition, leech one final expensive wedding gift off of him before telling Legal Affairs, MCA Music Karene "Abdul-Jabbar" him to die and go to hell. "I'm married and I've got money," Entertainment Group by the Anderson has been yanked screamed Frances. "Scram loser Get some other sucker to company's Exec. VP up by her bootstraps and open your mail! Ha, ha, ha, haaaaaaa!!!!" Naturally, Frances "Hacky" Zach Horowitz. named Director of Urban concluded her unforgettable evening by kneeing David in the Kenswil will be in charge of Sales and Retail Promotion. groin. patenting Nigel Tufnel's in- She sells Chi Ali records out ventions and making Zach of the trunk of her car... John seem even more riveting than "Climb Every" Vlautin has he already is... Laura "Pal- been promoted to Nat'l. Dir. mer" Kuntz has been drag- Media Relations for Island ged out of the river and resur- Records by VP Marketing MOVIE SCORES rected as VP Adult Contem- Matt "Second" Stringer. porary Promotion for EMI Vlautin's hair courtesy the WEEKEND PER SCREEN TOTAL SOUND Records Group N. America, it Moe Howard School of TTTLE GROSS AVERAGE GROSS TRACK was announced by the label's Bowl Cuts. N'yuk, n'yuk, 1 VVIIITE MEN CAN'T- 10.2m 5285 29.1m ERG Exec. VP/GM Daniel n'yuk... Susan Levy has been "Boone" Glass. Laura was promoted to Sr. Dir. Publicity 2 BASIC INSTINCT 10.1m 5601 491m previously Sr. Dir. E.C. Ops., and Artist Development for Nat'l Promotion for Impact MCA Records/Nashville, by 3 BEETHOVEN 7.6m 4495 7.6m Records, where her title was the company's President longer than her stay... Bruce "Goose" Hinton. Prior 4 STRAIGHT TALK 4.6m 3098 4.6m If Watx1 "Yorba" Linda Komorsky to her current appointment, has been appointed VP Inter- Levy was developing her 5 THUNDERHEART 45m 4355 4.5m national Acquisitions and southern accent and combing Marketing for BMG Music the city to find a good 6 WAYNE'S WORLD 44m 2356 933m Reprise Publishing by the company's pastrami sandwich. President Nicholas "And 7 MY COUSIN VINNY 3.9m 2659 307m
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marling corporation a tame warner company NZI [M I .4 NEAR TRUTHS COL rit Ars By I. B. Bad, Los Angeles What a difference a year buyout of the 50% of the com- makes! Those remembering pany it didn't already own.... NNOCENT last year's touring Summer Of Anyone with a year or two to Doom should take a gander at spare should study the inner- CHILD the road this Summer and see workings of the competition the light. Among those who'll between Phillips' Digital FROM THE ALBUM WATER TC THE SOUL be having fun in the sun and Compact Cassette and Sony's raking in the serious elephant Mini Disc. There will be action bucks are Cliff Burnstein & to come... Big buzz out of Peter Mensch, who have Def Nashville surrounds Liberty ON AT OVER 100 STATIONS! Leppard doing multi-night topper Jimmy Bowen. Is he arenas, as well as Metallica, ready to bolt, or are there KDWB add KZII add who will be selling out renegotiations going down? stadiums with Guns N' Roses. Bowen's legacy of going into WBBQ add OK95 add Meanwhile, does Bruce such labels as WB, MCA and Z102 add WINZ add Springsteen have 11 nights at Capitol/Liberty and turning ar- WQUT add WTXX add New Jersey's Brendan Byrne tists on their existing rosters G105 add W NYP add arena on hold for July and into superstars is becoming in- August? Also hitting the road dustry lore.... Patrick Clifford KRNQ add W OMP add are the Cure. U2's stadium is returning to A&M as a VP B94.7 add WRHT add tour, Genesis, Elton of A&R East Coast.... Agent KQIZ add WSTO add John/Eric Clapton and on the Andy Somers is exiting Triad. anti-corporate tip comes word Will Social Distortion and KROC add W WFX add of a bill featuring Nirvana. Megadeth follow?.... Is Harry Sonic Youth, Teenage Connick making the move Fanclub, Mudhoney and two I om APA to CAA?... What's other bands to be named... a I I the smoke around WLRW deb 23 WBPR deb 30 Final touring note has some AC/DC?.... Have the WJAD deb 24 I'VDBR deb 30 promoters grumbling very Babyface/Solar/Sony contrac- 103CIR deb 27 KLYV deb 32 loudly over the the high price tual problems been resolved? KFRX deb 29 KINTIN deb 33 of one highly-touted package Will the artist end up on tour.... Yes folks, that much- Epic?....Charles Koppelman KKRZ deb 30 WAZY deb 34 talked-about Madonna deal will be receiving the Benjamin WZPL deb 30 WCGQ deb 34 should close by next week.... N. Cavolzo distinguished KKXX deb 30 WLAN deb 35 Questioners questioning, is the achievement award on May party's over for Q-Sound?.... 13. He'll be joined by Mikhail WAAL deb 30 KQIX deb 36 Chatterers chattering overtime Gorbachev, who will be or. WBNQ deb 30 KTRS deb 37 over the future look of IRS receiving the foundation's Records in the wake of EMI's democracy award.... Don't look now, but is Mercury KPAT 25-15 WNVZ 30-27 Road Warriors going to have three albums in the Top Ten?.... Are the wheels W MGV 21-18 W M MZ 31-27 coming off the wagon for one KPXR 33-19 KISR 34-28 marketing executive's high- WPRR 32-26 WGTZ 33-30 profile custom label deal?.... Looks like DGC has scored KF95 30-26 KCHX 36-32 much-sought-after Jensen- WKBQ 29-27 Kirkup-repped Counting Crows.... MTV's numbers con- tinue to grow.... And what BREAKING AT: major label is looking for a WXK5 Q995 KFBQ key executive but finding takers few and far between?.... Q105 WPST KQHT WI r.5' Names in the Rumor Mill:
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"In the force i maids it's reat to hay-? an up- terpo spring time jam." — iregg Cam i iy, HC— 102, Mi •A au started Lying You' on tile Earthqmke mix shcw and done so we I we movec: t to all da.., parts. Beseces, "Losing You"SAYMI 54348,SAV12 543411 SGH/MOCCA SOUL iike it. — Dancin' Da'm Morales, 'NI _D 107, S.F. The "Soul Goes House" remix is the first single from the forthcoming album "Persistence of Memory",„V 10569 available April 1992 on Savage Records. ADDED AT WJMO CLEVELAND! 11-8 @ WZOU BOSTON! FORMER TOP 10 @ WIOQ & WWKX! BREAKING AT: WTIC KC101 WKSS B93 WQXA WQGN BOSS97 WSPK EREU DEL THA FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN TS MISTADOBALINA the first single and video from the debut album I Wish My Brother George Was Here Produced by Del, Boogiemen & Ice Cube for Street Knowledge Productions Executive Producer: Ice Cube for Street Knowledge Productions, Inc. HOWARD JONES 44*- LIFT ME UP the first single and ideo from the new album In The Running Produced by Ross Cullum and Howard Jones MOST ADDED FOR THE SECOND WEEK AT TOP 40 & A/C! A/C BREAKER! EXPLODING AT OVER 130 TOP 40s! KEITH SWEAT WHY ME BABY? the new single and ‘ideo from the platinum-plus album Keep 11 Comin' Produced by: Keith Sweat Fxecutive Producers: Hiriam Hicks and Keith Sweat HIP HOP MIX IS HAPPENING! HOT97 add KKFR 9-5 KTFM 21-18 PWR106 add @27 PWR102 18-15 WPGC 29-26 WJMO add KBXX 22-16 KHTK 29-26 920 add FM102 21-18 WMXP 30-27 WILN add 4. Elektra On Elektra Compact Discs and Cassettes C 1992 Elektro Entertainment, A Division of Warner Communications inc.O• A Time Warner Company. z LETTERS FAR TRUTHS By Danny Fields, New York With 15 SRO silo \\ at the Roy to Roy Man Du Moment! Paramount. Harry Connick Jr. Dear Roy: See ya, is N.Y.'s "man du moment." In Please find enclosed my in- Jeff Wagner the midst of his run, several of dividual press shot plus four EMI Records Group Columbia's mightiest moguls group photos for you to use. I treated the star to a late-night would recommend using Roy replies: As long as the mis- dinner at Tribeca's sought-after Kenny, Curtis and either Whit- sives keep coming with those Restaurant Bouyley. Hosting ney (if it's not too blurted) or crisp hunskies attached, and the were Don lenner and wife Patti Smith. bin work continues, Jeff my friend, you can count on any- Michele and ass'ts. Kim Best regards, thing you damn well please. Forepaugh and Arlene Miz- Roy Lou Nothing which appears in this rahi. phi, Michele Anthony, Arista Records upstanding publication is a Fred Ehrlich. David Kahne, New York, N.Y. fluke, dude, but we thought you Rich Kudolla. Mary Ellen Roy replies: No problem, Roy... knew that. Cataneo, Jay Krugman and Mark Ghuneim. I an \\ as we aim to please around here Harry Connick Jr.: Fifteen in We certainly don't mind includ with fiance Jill Goodacre. Iii Tony Loco d Mn' Am p, too! ing excerpts from your Colgate dad, and mgr. Anne Marie Student Union Presidential ac- Hi Dennis: Wilkins and husband David. was there with Mitch Slater, ceptance speech in the Hope all is going well for ;;;e,t, sipped Chassagne Dave Herman, Joe Dera, Mika dialogue, but no way can we you guys! Enclosed please find Montrachet '89, and dined on El-Baz, Elizabeth Freund and run that graduation shot from some recent photos from the Japanese yellowtail, Cape Radio City's Rose Polidoro. ( hi the '73 Salmagundi yearbook. Gavin Convention. I would ap- Cod halibut. Maine scuba- buffet displa v cre mini- preciate it if you could run dived sea scallops, day-boat croissants, muffins, bagels some of these in your fine trade A Fan's Note lobster iii blood orange and small custard fruit tarts. publication. If you have to chop sauce, and foie gras with Ringo and mates made a grand Guys: me out of the picture to run it. quince puree. Dessert was hot entrance down the lobby's I didn't think it could be go ahead (only kidding!!). See Valhrona chocolate souffle sweeping staircase, and received done, but I think you topped the you soon. and fruit soup... The title of the customized black leather jackets "Where's Timbo?" issue with Regards, Charlatans UK's new album, from tour sponsor Alberto-V05. the Dave Marsh/B.B.King cap- Tony Smith "Between luth and 1 1 th," was Lucky reporters got Alberto's tion! Could you send me a VP Singles Promotion inspired by some directions "Annual Report" plus four bot- copy? I'm starting a scrapbook! Mercury Records they once received in this city, tles of shampoo and conditioner. Thanks, New York, New York and so it was fitting that RCA A new album, "Time Takes Bill Holdship Roy replies: Sorry Tone, but held a press dinner for the Time," on Private Music, will BAM Magazine that shot of you at the Mitchell group in the Mafia Room of El coincide with the tour... The Los Angeles, CA Bros. emporium sandwiched Teddy restaurant. Label lofties Belmont Room at the Met was Guys reply: Thanks Bill, and between the transsexual sword- Marilyn Lipsius, Deborah where Metropolitan Opera did we ever tell you how much swallower and the tattooed lady Radel, Chris Wheat. Jeff An- Music Director James Levine we enjoy reading your work in won't fly with our censors. But it derson, Tim Leffel, Jim Mc- was honored at a cerentoin that fine, fine publication, sure looks like you were the lije Neil and Thomas Westiall marking Deutsche Gram- Music Connection? Enclosed of the party in S.E from the pi( feasted on charred tuna salsa mophone's release of Wagner's please find a bill for $6.95, in- below, where your resemblance alfresca. chicken \\i111 mole "Ring" cycle on laser disc, the cluding mailing charges. to the young J. Edgar Hoover is poblano, and manchaman- first recorded in America by an uncanny. teles. washed (li)\\ n uith American conductor with an Pressing His Luck Margueritas... Ringo Starr and American orchestra. PolyGram his 1992 All Starr Band held an Classics long-hairs David Dear Roy: opulent press conference at Weyner, Karen Moody and Wow, two letters printed in Radio City to announce their Debbie Morgan shared Nor- the last three months... and I upcoming World Tour, starting wegian smoked salmon, gril- wasn't even trying! June 2nd in Ft. Lauderdale and led shrimp, spinach tartlets, I never realized how many wrapping in late Sept. On hand almond cheese fritters arid people read the "Letters Sec- were band members Todd beef Wellington \\ iih Tower's tion" — I'm kind of getting Rundgren. Dave Edmunds Richard Schneider, Julian Al- used to the notoriety. Can I and Burton Cummings. Rin- varez, Paul Swinell and Paul count on regular coverage, or go's son Zak Starkey will play Herzman. HMV', Damon was it just a fluke?? drums along with his dad. Sgobbo, Rizzoli ., Arrent Lub- David Fishof, who is present- bers and Transworld', Denise lin the tour, as he did in '89, Pineau HITS April 13, 1992 Jody WATLEY The Lightmik "I'm The One You Need" "The Life Of Riley" OVER 650 TOTAL PLAYS! OVER 2,500 TOTAL PLAYS BDS! TOP ADULT FEMALE CALL-OUT! KDWB 38 PLAYS TOP 10 REQUESTS! KXKT 38 PLAYS WRVQ 36 PLAYS HOT AT: KEGL 35 PLAYS KOY 66 PLAYS KWOD 32 PLAYS WPXY 50 PLAYS XL106 25 PLAYS PWRPIG 47 PLAYS KHFI 25 PLAYS Q105 47 PLAYS 40 ) K92 25 PLAYS KTFM 42 PLAYS PWR99 24 PLAYS KPRR 42 PLAYS KXXR 24 PLAYS KDWB 41 PLAYS KS104 41 PLAYS PWR99 40 PLAYS WRVQ RICH MOND CALL-OUT 1st WEEK! WZOU 38 PLAYS #2 25-34 WIO Q 37 PLAYS #5 18-24 W MXP 37 PLAYS B97 37 PLAYS WLUM 37 PLAYS L TOP 10 PHONES WPRO 36 PLAYS KZZU 93Q 34 PLAYS KIKX KKSS 34 PLAYS WPST ...PLUS LOTS MORE! XL106 KWOD ... AND MORE! /lam "Don't Be Afraid" OVER 400 TOTAL PLAYS BDS! KBOS 65 PLAYS W QXA 34 PLAYS JUST ADDED AT: KQPW 53 PLAYS W WKX 28 PLAYS KMEL WIO Q 45 PLAYS KKSS 28 PLAYS KSOL WLUM 44 PLAYS ALBUM OVER 750,000! MSt, "When I'm Gone" • 1st WEEK 23 ADDS! 13* AOR! ON TOUR NO W! M C A r HITSBOUND Those wacky Chili Peppers are ruling Top 40 with mega grabs Most Added honors! Wildcard. Kris Kross's smash is MTV phones and sales! Sophie B. is scoring with her debut fuelling big sales. Shanice gives radio what they want. and single. Mr. BigS second singles is gaining. and Celine Dion Boyz II Men are hot with single number four!! ARTIST TITLE L A B E L ONS A D D S D E B S A G O R M T V A V G M O V E MARIAN CAREY MAKE IT HAPPEN COL 209 o 44 16/56 1.9 #3 Singles. #36 Albums, with jumps like 2-1 WJMO. 2-1 WHYT. 3-1 WNCI. 3-2 KKRZ ERIC CLAPTON TEARS IN REP 193 2 2 21 34/303 0.81 #1 Singles. #19 Albums. #4 Requests. with Number One's at STAR94. WKBQ. KEGL. WXKS, 28-20 KMEL. KATHY TROCCOLI EVERYTHING REUN/GEF 193 1 2 32 0/0 2.2 #16 Singles. picks up WCKZ. moves 6-4 STAR94. 11-6 WNCI. 11-7 0102. PRINCE MONEY DONT PP/WB 182 10 16 97 0/0 4.13 #26 Singles. #47 Albums, new at WPGC. KZHT. KDON. KLUC, KBFM, KKXX, BOSS97. 194. JODY WATLEY THE ONE YOU MCA 181 10 8 60 0/4 3.12 #23 Singles. new this week at WZPL. WPGC. B94. WNNK. G105, 12-9 KTFM. 15-10 HOT102. U2 ONE ISLJPLG 179 4 1 87 36/127 3.55 #11 Singles. #20 Requests. #11 Albums, picks up KMEL. KS104. KOY. WZPL. 10-7 WZOU. QUEEN BOHEMIAN HWD 175 3 17 124 39/153 5.84 #1 Requests. #9 Albums. #14 Singles, hot jumps include 2-1 Z100, 4-1 KIIS. 1-1 KXXR. 9-4 WXKS. B. SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN TOUCH COL 175 0 4 85 28/125 3.72 #15 Singles. debuts #2 & #3 Albums, strong gains include 16-6 STAR94. 18-14 PRO-FM. 16-11 KKRZ. PAULA ABDUL WILL YOU MARRY CAPNIR 175 23 36 74 0/0 4.06 #34 Singles, #18 Requests. picks up adds at KDWB. W100. WNVZ WABB. WHTO. WBBO. WKSE. BRYAN ADAMS DIED & GONE A&M 168 2 3 75 14/153 3.63 #21 Singles. #37 Albums. #19 Requests. jumps 7-3 WZPL. 19-14 KKRZ. 21-16 PWR99. 15-12 Q105. RICHARD MARX HAZARD CAP 167 1 1 19 8/ 100 1.01 #9 Singles. #14 Requests. LP sales picking up. #2 e KDWB. #2 e STAR94, 16-13 Z100. EN VOGUE MY LOVIN' ATCO/EW 167 17 25 111 3/6 5.53 #5 Singles. #6 Albums. #11 Requests. new at KXXR. KC101. WRVQ. KJ103. KLLIC. KWNZ, 1-1 KMEL. CELINE & PEABO BEAUTY AND EPIC 165 0 3 57 0/0 2.04 Oscar Winner' #6 Singles. #26 Albums. jumps 9-5 KUBE, 27-17 WZPL. 10-6 WNVZ. 20-16 B97. JOE PUBLIC LIVE AND COL 163 11 8 74 14/41 3.84 #10 Singles. #9 Requests. new at Z90. KHFI. jumps 1-1 KKFR. 3-2 PWRPIG. 21-12 KIIS. CHRIS WALKER TAKE TIME PEND/ELEK 162 2 11 64 0/2 3.17 #32 Singles. new at 894. FM104. 12-9 WZPL. 25-21 897. 14-7 PWR99. 17-14 KTFM. CECE PENISTON WE GOT A A&M 156 1 6 49 0/5 2.3 #12 Singles. picks up KHF1. jumps 6-1 HOT97. 4-3 WMXP. 10-9 Z100. 6-1 B93. UGLY KID JOE EVERYTHING MERC 151 7 1 78 37/214 4.19 #25 Singles. #8 Albums. Platinum plus EP. #2 Requests. close-out at WXKS, 28-14 KDWB. 14-10 0105. DEF LEPPARD LETS GET MERC 148 6 24 98 44/59 5.35 Debuts #1 Albums. #20 Singles. #5 Requests. closing with adds at WNVZ & KDWB. Hot moves & mega MTV! MINT COND MON BREAKIN' PERS/A&M 146 1 2 38 2/11 1.66 #4 Singles. #17 Requests. hot moves include 1-1 KGGI. 1-1 KHTK. 15-11 Z100, 13-10 WZPL. HITS April 13, 1992 27 HITSBOUND ARTIST TITL E L A B E L (DN S A D D S D E B'S A G G R M T V A V G M O V E HOWARD JONES LIFT ME UP ELEK 127 33 40 41 0/0 3.58 Another solid week with adds at VH1. KPLZ. WPLJ, KHFI. KKRD, 26-22 KWOD. NIRVANA COME AS DGC 126 0 11 59 45/159 3.18 #7 Albums. #35 Singles. #16 Requests, jumps include 2-1 KWOD. 26-22 KIIS. 25-18 PWR99. MR. BIG JUST TAKE ATL 124 39 47 35 8/9 3.19 #32 Albums, second week adds include KBEQ. WDFX. STAR94. WPLJ. KDWB. KQKQ. GEOFFREY WILLIAMS ITS NOT GIANT 119 9 19 32 3/5 2.5 Picks up support this week at XL106. WABB, WSTW. 930. WBPR. WBNO, KPXR. WHHY. RED HOT CHILIS UNDER THE WB 118 36 26 46 28/183 4.53 This former Wildcard is exploding--#10 Albums. #39 Singles. #12 Requests. new at 0106. KEGL. PWR99! SOPHIE B. HAWKINS DAMN. I COL 114 39 25 33 0/0 3.49 Second strong week with adds at KIIS. WZOU. PWRPIG. HOT102. WAPE. 0102. KCAQ. 25-16 0105. CELINE DION IF YOU ASKED EPIC 112 110 1 2 0/0 6.5 Out of the box with adds at Z100. KIIS. KMEL. 0106. KOY. KUBE. KKFR. 0105. KKRZ. STAR94. PWRPIG. BONNIE RAITT NOT THE ONLY CAP 112 12 36 48 0/0 3.72 #16 Albums, new this week at 0995. WIXX. KZ93. WRCK, Y102, 32-22 KBEQ. 22-14 MIX96. CAUSE AND EFFECT YOU THINK SRC/Z00 108 12 11 31 0/1 1.97 #28 Singles. new this week at IVPHR. WNNK. 8106, WWFX. 8-4 896. 29-22 KDWB, 15-10 897. METALLICA NOTHING ELSE ELEK 103 3 7 25 43/222 2.53 #13 Albums, #40 Singles. #13 Requests. jumps 27-24 KPLZ, 27-24 WRVQ. 15-9 0102. THE CURE HIGH FICT/ELEK 101 11 10 29 19/57 2.47 Debuts #41 Singles. new this week at KIIS. WWHT. WHYT. WNVZ. WOVV. 12-8 KWOD. 17-14 KXXR. AMY GRANT I'LL ALWAYS A&M 100 98 2 1 0/0 3.5 #38 Albums, out of the box at KIIS, 0102. HOT977 KPLZ. KKRZ. PWRPIG. 897. WNCI. COLOURHAUS INNOCENT INT/ATL 94 18 25 16 0/0 1.91 Continues to develop with adds at KDWB. WBBQ. G105. Z102. WIXX. WSTO. KRNQ. WOMP. LIGHTNING SEEDS LIFE OF MCA 92 6 13 28 5/12 2.58 Hot new adds include KJ103. PWR92. K107. KZIO, KKYK. WFMF. KRIS KROSS JUMP COL 92 41 13 40 14/45 7.63 Wildcard!!! Deb #12 Albums. #25-7 Singles. #8 Requests, new at HOT97, PWR99. KS104. WEGX! Smash. MITCH MALLOY ANYTHING RCA 92 22 24 21 0/0 2.52 Developing steadily with more support this week at WAPE. WABB. KSND. WOMP, Y107. WIOG. TLC AIN'T 2 LAF/ARIS 89 23 11 30 15/72 3.79 #8 Singles. #39 Albums. #10 Requests, picks up PWR99. WZPL. KKRZ. 897. 0995. WXKS. 6-2 920. JON SECADA JUST SBK'ERG 86 18 16 18 0/0 2.12 Another strong week with adds at Z90. WPLJ. 897. WNVZ, WRVO. 17-14 STAR94. LISA STANSFIELD ALL WOMAN ARISTA 81 2 5 12 0/0 1.53 #48 Albums. #37 Singles. new at FM102 & 0102. jumps 6-4 WPGC. 25-20 KZHT, 20-17 WXKS. TESLA WHAT YOU GEFFEN 78 5 15 21 20/69 2.32 Big at Album radio with new Top 40 play at WBNQ. WCGQ. WYKS. WQGN. KFBQ. LUTHER VANDROSS SOMETIMES EPIC 75 2 8 13 0/0 1.68 Picks up more support this week at W WFX. WVBS. moves 23-19 KMEL. 13-10 WPGC. 28 HITS April 13, 1992 slineaurec "SILENT PRIMII" EARPICKS WINNER! Fz-MJAMS SINGLES! WHYT add KQMQ add KTFM deb 19 KSOL 6-3 WZOU 33-26 WPGC add 999KHI add HOT102 deb 27 KMEL 3-3 HOT97.7 31-27 PWRPIG add KBFM add HOT97 deb 28 KGGI 12-6 BOSS97 38-29 KCAQ add KKXX add KKFR 20-16 KZFM 39-32 WCKZ add KMGZ add Q106 22-19 B93 40-33 KPRR add KWIN add KS104 24-20 WBBO add WNOK add B95 30-22 BREAKING AT: 194 add WSPK add WXKS 30-25 KBXX KUBE PWR102 AVG. MOVE: 4.63 bayzII »Ion "PLEASE DON'T GO" '1.j HITS TOP FIFTY ALBU MS! WCKZ deb 22 KMEL 17-7 BOSS97 35-30 DEBUTÉE JAMS SINGLES! KKXX deb 24 194 21-16 PWR102 34-30 W MXP deb 29 W WKX 23-18 KZFM 38-31 WZOU add Y107 add HOT97 deb 30 PWRPIG 30-19 B93 38-32 KBXX add WAPE add W WHT deb 30 KOY 23-19 WILN 38-35 KUBE add WBBQ add WLAN deb 33 FM102 23-20 KPLZ add KKMG add WKSS deb 34 KKFR 26-21 BREAKING AT: HOT97.7 add KMGZ add WNOK deb 35 KHTK 28-22 WHYT KBFM KS104 add WHHY add KTFM 26-22 WJMO KNOE WXKS 26-23 HOT102 WCIL WIOQ 29-25 B95 103CIR W QXA 30-27 KPRR W MEE WTIC 32-28 WBBO Y97 AVG.MOVE: 3.29 MOTOWN• HITSBOUND ARTIST 11TLE LABEL ONS ADDS DEBS AOOR MTV AVO MOVE ROD STEWART YOUR SONG PLG 73 70 o 1 0/0 1.67 From Platinum Two Rooms Tribute, out of the box Most Added at Z100. WNCI. WXKS. KBEQ. ZZ TOP VIVA LAS WB 64 14 22 11 0/0 2.14 Strong video support with new adds at PWR99. WNVZ. WBBO, WLAN, KTUX, KQIX. KPAT RIGHT SAID FRED DON'T TALK CHAR 60 18 6 9 1/6 1.81 New Top 40 action includes HOT977. B96. 0995, KS104. KRQ. WKSE BOSS97, 18-13 WILD107, 14-11 KWOD. R.KELLY SHE'S GOT JIVE 54 3 8 12 0/0 2.33 #45 Albums. #46 Singles. new this week at KZHT. WFHT, KTUX. jumps 12-7 KKFR, TRACIE SPENCER LOVE ME CAP 54 5 9 13 2/2 2.47 #50 Singles. new this week at KKSS. KPSI. KTMT, KTRS. KFQX. 16-10 KOY. 4-1 920. BOYZ II MEN PLEASE DONT MOT 50 12 8 17 0/0 3.29 #25 Albums. this one goes on at KUBE. WZOU. KS104. HOT977. KPI2. WARE. Y107. 17-7 KMEL. SUGARCUBES HIT ELEK 43 2 3 7 15/83 1.12 Top 5 PoMo. new Top 40 play at WSTW. WJAD. moves 37-32 KRBE. 9-7 KWOD. deb 35 PWR99 REDHEAD KINGPIN 3-2-1 PUMP VIRG 43 1 4 8 0/0 1.74 Scores new support at BOSS97. with jumps like 1-1 KOY. 1-1 KUBE, 7-2 KRO. 4-3 PWR106. KEITH SWEAT WHY ME ELEK 39 5 3 5 0/0 1.91 New mix helping with new action at HOT97 PWR106, WJMO. 920. 9-5 KKFR. 21-18 KTFM. 21-18 FM102. SHANICE SILENT PRAYER MOT 35 16 3 12 0/0 4.63 Radio demands this one and it goes at PWRPIG. WHYT. WPGC. WCKZ 20-16 KKFR. 6-3 WILD107. LIDELL TOWNSELL NU NU MERC 34 3 2 8 0/0 1.94 #36 Singles, picks up HOT977. moves 1-1 896. 12-8 Z100. 7-2 WQXA. 16-9 KHTK. BAS NOIR SUPERFICIAL ATL 33 2 5 8 0/0 2.13 Picking up more support at KHTK. Y97. jumps 31-21 WWHT, 24-20 KKFR. 12-11 HOT977 SIR MIX-A-LOT BABY GOT DEF/REP 28 2 1 9 3/7 3.04 #42 Singles, #31 Albums. #15 Requests, new at WWHT. KRQ. HOT105, #1 KUBE. 20-17 0106. KMC KRU TALK DIRTY CURB 25 6 2 4 0/0 1.68 Gaining momentum this week with adds at WJMO. KHTK. VVVVKX. KBFM. KKS.S. 24-17 KKXX. 29-23 KZHT. CHAKA KHAN LOVE YOU WB 24 13 2 6 0/0 3.27 Gaining steadily with early action at WZOU, WXKS, WJMO. 920, WMXP, KUBE. KOY. B93. WQXA. TORI AMOS SILENT ALL ATL 23 3 3 6 8/ 43 2.25 Video goes into Buzz Bin MTV. picks up WERZ. KZIO. moves 30-21 KRBE. 22-18 KWOD. deb 33 KBEO. GARY WRIGHT DREAM WEAVER REP 23 16 3 1 0/0 2.0 From Wayne's ST. #4 Albums, out of the box at KWOD. WRVQ, Z102. WNNK. WPST. GIGGLES WHAT GOES CUTTING 23 1 1 3 0/0 1.32 Adds include WJMO. moves 8-5 Z100. 3-2 KKFR MSG WHEN I'M IMPACT 22 22 0 0 0/0 0.0 Crossing from Album radio with adds out of the box at JET-FM, KNIN. WVSR. WOGN. KISR. 2ND II NONE IF YOU WANT PROFILE 20 3 2 3 0/0 1.0 Gaining momentum with new support at WHYT. WWHT. WWKX. 9-7 HOT977 14-11 FM102, 16-8 PWR102.. JIM JAMISON WHEN YOU SCOTTI 19 19 0 0 0/0 0.0 Out of the box at WBNO. WHTO. 999KHI. KYYY. WDBR. KNIN KF95. KFBO. WJAD. KNOE. 30 HITS April 13, 1992 \ "ir ?v WAIT IT" FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM 21\11D II I\TC:Del\TIE IF YOU WANT IT, PROFILE'S GOT IT. ALBUM SALES OVER 340,000! TOP 20 ALREADY TOP 5 AT KMEL AND WILD107! "Airplay on 'If You Want It' has kicked Lp sales into our Top 15. It's starting to explode." — Reggie "Hot Mix" Harrell Angott One-stop, Detroit "Top 5 adult song." — Mark Jackson, WHYT, Detroit SPREADING EAST WITH ADDS AT: WHYT add WWKX add WWHT add KKFR deb 29 695 deb 30 HOT97.7 9-7 194 24-21 PWR102 16-8 PWR106 28-24 FM102 14-11 Z90 30-26 KGGI #14 0106 28-26 KBXX 18-17 B93 36-34 BREAKING AT: KOY KBFM KTFM KKXX PRODUCED BY DJ QUIK Ru, I ;,13909 :201.14. Re .e...,, il: 740 B/0cA 7.ay. 1,17 Yu.1; . NY 10003 z HITSBOUND ARTIST TITL E L A B E L O N S A D D S D EE'S A G G R M T V A V G M O V E AARON HALL DON'T BE.. SOUL 19 5 1 3 2/2 2.64 From Gold "lice" ST, #49 Singles. new at WILD107. WMXP. WWHT. KHTK, 27-19 WPGC. 19-14 WIOO. BLACK SHEEP THE CHOICE MERC 19 3 1 3 4/39 1.44 From Gold #X:' Album, picks up support at PWR106. Z90. 22-19 WZOU. ARRESTED DEV. TENNESSEE CHRY/ERG 18 5 3 5 14/35 3.77 MTV Buzz Bin, new this week at HOT97. 0106, KTFM, WZOU. 3-2 KS104, 14-11 KMEL. 20-14 WILD107. MATTHEW SWEET GIRLFRIEND ZOO 17 3 5 6 10/170 2.93 Big MN for kited- new artist, picks up KTMT. KMGZ KNOE, 26-19 KXKT, 37-31 WPST. MOCCA SOUL LOSING YOU SAVAGE 17 4 2 1 0/0 0.77 Breaking out of the clubs with major support at 896. WILD107. KHTK. GOOD 2 GO NEVER SATISFIED GIANT 17 13 1 0 0/0 0.25 Before the box krith adds at KBXX. KTFM. WWHT. HOT977. WQXA. WCKZ, B95. 893. 2 PAC BRENDA'S INTER 17 5 0 3 8/ 25 1.42 #44 Albums. new this week at WHYT. WI00. 893. moves 8-6 920 9-7 KBXX. 10-8 FM102. THE SCREAM FATHER. MOTHER HWD 13 2 3 0 0/2 0.9 Picks up more eupport this week at WCGQ. WJMX. debuts 39 p WKRZ 39 p KTMT 38 e KISR. BELIEVERS THIS ROAD SAVAGE 13 4 2 0 0/0 0.33 Spreading with aew airplay at KYYY. K106. KMGZ. WZYP. deb 35 e WMMZ 39 KISR. JULIAN LENNON HELP YOURSELF ATL 12 12 0 0 0/0 0.0 Out of the box e WXKS. KDWB. WNCI. WHTO. WERZ. B947. WLAN. WKFR, WTWR. DEL THE FUNKY MISTADABOLINA ELEK 10 1 0 1 0/12 2.0 New at WJMO, -noves include 11-8 W ZOU. 10 -9 WQXA. 31-26 WKSS. THE ELI EVERS ARE ANDY SKELTÓN, MANNY ¿LIAS AND GARY TIBBS PRODUCED BY GREG LADANYI 32 HITS April 13, 1992 PAULAR 44 - HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! 35*-25* R&R! ALREADY ON OVER 180 TOP 40s! WEGX 18-15 Z100 22-16 KIIS 23-18 PWR99 33-21 AVG. MOVE: 4.06! DEBUT HITS REQUESTS! cePtKe 1092 Vrrg, Record, America, Inr. Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. NOW ON OVER 40 TOP 40s INCLUDING: KIIS deb 30 WZOU deb 33 KOY 1-1 KRQ 7-2 PWR106 4-3 WJMO 13-10 KUBE 16-14 HOT102 18-17 KTFM 29-23 0106 26-24 HOT97.7 34-30 KHFI 36-30 IMMEDIATE HOT PHONES! from The Album With No Name. M ANAGEMENT: NORRIS ENTERTAIN MENT GROUP. • .• wag. ••••• gm. I IMF MI NV \IF 'IMP w w giv • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 0 • • • 0 • 0 41 JET-FM deb 25 KYYY 30-20 KFRX deb 26 Y94 24-20 WHHY deb 28 KXXR 30-22 WBIZ deb 29 0102 25-22 WBNO deb 31 WDBR 33-24 FR O M T H E A L B U M MI T C H M A L L O Y WVSR deb 31 K0K0 28-24 KFQX deb 32 WAAL 34-26 ON ON AT 92 TOP 40s KNIN deb 32 KTXY 29-26 WITH 22 NEW INCLUDING: WFLY deb 32 KLYV 37-27 WXKS add B94.7 add WNYP deb 33 WPRR 33-27 Y107 add K106 add B106 deb 34 KFM W 31-27 e KSND add KFBQ add WRHT deb 34 KIKX 33-28 WAPE add KISR add WCGO deb 35 KWTX 34-31 KTUX add KIXY add WBBQ deb 37 CK105 39-32 999KHI add KMCK add KTMT deb 38 WJMX 39-35 KNOE add WPST deb 38 Z102 40-35 KWNZ add WKRZ deb 38 KF95 39-35 KZII add KMGZ deb 39 WIXX 40-36 WABB add WVBS deb 39 KZZU 39-36 WHOT add WILN add - HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! rE-aj HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! KZHT add WPGC 8-5 KKFR 12-7 KTUX add B95 9-7 0 I 011b1 II LOMIbb 01IK MI a WFHT add KHTK 12-10 WIOQ 18-16 "SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE" B93 19-16 Z90 deb 25 PWRPIG 19-17 FR O M THE ALB U M BO R N INT O TH E 90 S KUBE deb 28 W WKX 28-17 KLUC deb 28 194 22-17 KISR deb 37 Y107 21-18 BOSS97 deb 38 PWR106 31-19 KCAQ deb 38 KBXX 20-19 39 999KHI deb KPRR 24-20 CK105 deb 40 KKSS 23-21 HOT97.7 24-21 KMEL 26-23 920 28-23 ALSO ON AT: WJAD 29-23 WZOU KDON 31-25 KWIN 35-26 KPLZ HOT102 29-28 WJMO KKMG 35-30 WIT3 REQUESTS Paul Tsongas calls in for Back In The Saddle Again. 0/0 LW TW ARTIST TITL E L A B E L HOTS INCLUDIN G CI E QUEEN BOHEMIAN HOLLYWOOD 120 KIIS STAR94 KRBE 62 KUBE KS104 KXXR E E UGLY KID JOE EVERYTHING MERCURY 106 B94 WDFX WPLJ 54 WNVZ KQKQ WAPE n V. WILLIAMS SAVE THE BEST WING MERC 100 KEGL KHMX KRQ 51 PRO-FM 099 5 FM102 E El E. CLAPTON TEARS IN HEAVEN REPRISE 97 WZPL HOT102 WEGX 50 KUBE WRVQ KVRY 6 DEF LEPPARD LETS GET MERCURY 65 KEGL WRVQ KZZU 33 WQUT WRHT KF95 MR. BIG TO BE WITH YOU ATLANTIC 53 896 KEGL 0106 27 KTFM WPHR KISN E E ATLANTIC STARR MASTERPIECE REPRISE 50 WMXP KS104 KIIS 25 HOT102 920 WQGN E CI KRIS KROSS JUMP COLUMBIA 44 KPLZ KSOL KRQ 22 KUBE KMEL Z90 ED E JOE PUBLIC LIVE AND LEARN COLUMBIA 40 HOT102 HOT977 KMEL 20 KOY 0105 XL106 ED 10 TLC AIN T 2 PROUD LAF/ARISTA 35 0106 WTIC WZPL 18 KSND WMMZ WBBO 20 EN VOGUE MY LOVIN ATCO/EW 34 PRO-FM 920 Y107 17 KCAQ KC101 W WFX 16 RED HOT CHILIS UNDER THE WB 31 KRBE KWOD KXKT 16 KRQ 0105 WOVV METALLICA NOTHING ELSE.. ELEKTRA 25 WZPL KPLZ B94 12 JETFM WAPE WILN RICHARD MARX HAZARD CAPITOL 25 KBEQ KISN STAR94 12 999KHI KTRS WRCK SIR MIX-A-LOT BABY GOT BACK DEF AM REP 24 KBXX WHYT 0106 12 KUBE Z90 KGGI 9 16 NIRVANA COME AS YOU ARE DGC 20 KRBE 0106 B94 10 KXXR KSND B106 MINT CONDITION BREAKIN PERS A&M 18 KS104 KC101 WMXP 9 KCHH KLUC KGOT 18 PAULA ABDUL WILL YOU MARRY CAPT VIR 16 KSND WRVQ WPLJ 8 WIXX WKDD KDON BRYAN ADAMS THOUGHT A&M 16 FM100 099.5 STAR94 8 KFQX Z104 WMGV 20 U2 ONE ISL/PLG 15 KHMX KWOD KXXR 7 099.5 WPST WOGN Total stations reporting this week: 193 HITS April 13, 1992 35 r.,74r Ii rA STATSHEET AVERAGE AGGRESSIVES TOP TOP REQUESTS Lp SALES 45 SALES ARTIST MOVE (4 or more) 10 5 (1 to 10) (1 10 10) (1 to 10) KRIS KROSS 7.63 ' 40 11 5 10 9 r1 10 QUEEN/WAYNE'S WORLD 5.84 . 124 40 2 10 10 e 9 EN VOGUE 5.53 jii 111 27 4 9 11 10 e 10 DEF LEPPARD 5.35 98 6 1 10 a 10 a 9 SHANICE WILSON 4.63 12 3 2 4 2 1 RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 4.53 46 6 1 . UGLY KID JOE 4.19 32 15 10 4 PRINCE 4.13 4 0 4 2 PAULA ABDUL 4.06 74 1 1 . 5 2 2 JOE PUBLIC 3.84 74 36 12 1 TLC 3.79 30 17 12 10 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 3.77 5 1 1 3 2 8 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 3.72 54 7 10 9 BONNIE RAITT 3.72 48 0 0 1 9 BRYAN ADAMS 3.63 75 54 6 7 1 HOWARD JONES 3.58 41 0 0 2 - 2 U2 3.55 III1F911F 62 13 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS 3.49 33 1 0 3 - 3 BOYZ II MEN 3.29 17 1 0 2 8 2 MR. BIG 3.19 35 0 0 3 7 3 NIRVANA 3.18 59 14 5 6 10 6 CHRIS WALKER 3.17 64 12 1 2 1 4 JODY WATLEY 3.12 60 21 2 2 1 4 SIR MIX-A-LOT 3.04 9 4 2 MATTHE W SWEET 2.93 6 0 0 1 3 AARON HALL 2.64 3 2 1 3 3 9 LIGHTNING SEEDS 2.58 28 0 0 2 1 1 L.A.GUNS 2.54 41 20 3 5 1 1 METALLICA 2.53 25 6 0 9 7 MITCH MALLOY 2.52 21 0 0 3 - 1 GEOFFREY WILLIAMS 2.50 32 2 0 1 1 1 TRACIE SPENCER 2.47 13 5 2 1 1 2 CURE 2.47 29 2 0 6 - R.KELLY & PUBLIC ANN 2.33 12 4 1 2 5 TESLA 2.32 21 1 0 1 2 1 CECE PENISTON 2.30 49 59 18 1 3 6 TORI AMOS 2.25 6 0 0 1 4 1 KATHY TROCCOLI 2.20 32 41 73 7 1 5 ZZ TOP 2.14 11 0 0 - 2 JON SECADA 2.12 18 0 0 3 - 1 Average Move: The average upward radio playlist movement of the single. Aggressive Moves: The number of key reporters moving the single up four or more positions on their playlist Top 10/Top 5: The number of reporting playlists showing Top 10 and Top 5 positioning. Requests: Based on hot phone mentions from our reporters, listed on a 1-10 scale, 10 being strongest. Lp Sales: Piece count reports from leading merchandisers on a 1-10 scale. 45 Sales: Based on reports from key retailers and one-stops. Info is on a 1-10 scale. 36 HITS April 13, 1992 "(12 IS ONE OF THE SELECT FEW SUPERGROUPS THAT TRANSCEND CATEGO RIZATION. 'ACHTUNG BABY' IS B1OW ING our Ar RETAIL, THE row? PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIS YEAR, AND 'ONE'KEVIN IS JUSTWE A BIG HIT Q106 , SAN A rHERL YRECO RD!" D IEGO fro m the albu m AC HTU N G BABY Not hi n g' s Fo r e ve r • t' No w Or "L o ve Do n' t Bo t h e r Me " fi r s t si n gl e fr o m th e ST A G E DO L L S "St ri ppe d" etting t5omfortable Do you feel like you're finally living in the "comfort zone"? Just in terms of my career, at this point in my life, I've reached a point where I'm not fighting as much as I x-Miss America Vanessa e had to before, which is comfortable. And I certainly don't think that I've made it — whatever making it is — Williams has made a name for but I feel like I'm in a relaxed space where I can pick and choose what I want to do. I've got a great family herself doing what she's always to come home to — a wonderful husband, two wonderful girls and a dog. Everything is pretty consistent wanted to do — sing. Her second and that's what I like. album, "The Comfort Zone," has Does the backlash of the Miss America incident still come up? proven that the success of her It only comes up when I put myself on the line in an interview or on the air. But, on a day-to-day basis, debut is more than beginner's luck. people don't come up to me and make comments. I think the public more or less realizes that it's been a The hit singles — "Running After good seven years or so since that happened. They're not concerned about my past. They've accepted You," the title track and the chart- me and are eager and excited to see what I'm putting out now. topping "Saving The Best For Last" How does having a family impact your career? — have made Vanessa a superstar, Having young kids keeps you in the present. You have no time to be depressed nor have an ego when earning her Grammy and "Soul there are diapers to be changed and kids whining because they're hungry. They bring you right back to Train" award nominations. Williams reality. I live a very normal life when I go home, and most of my decisions have a lot to do with my family. I is also getting exposure via TV and get very stressed and overwhelmed because I want to spend so much time with them. movies. She hosts VH-1's popular How do your kids handle your fame? weekly series, "The Soul of VH-1," My kids think every mom does what I do. They really don't get it yet. They'll see me on TV and they'll yell and has appeared in movies like when the video is on, or they'll hear a song on the radio and say, "Mommy, that's you." But it's no big deal to Richard Pryor's "Another You" and them. I'm honestly anxious to move out of L.A. because l don't want them to get so entrapped in the "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro business, which is so easy to do. You're surrounded by it. I don't want them to get jaded. I really want them Man," opposite Don Johnson.and to have a normal life and be as well-rounded as possible. But, if I really think that they're talented and their Mickey Rourke. Williams sat down hearts are set on getting in the business, then they can go for it... but not until they've graduated high school for a spell with HITS' green-with-envy and gone to college. Lynn "Roller" Blades, who kidnapped How difficult was it to get your first record deal? the poor woman and refused to let It was hard. You walk in a room and know people are just taking the meeting out of curiosity. A lot of them her go until Mercury's Ed Eckstine didn't have any kind of vision. Most thought my record would be either a fast, money-making gimmick they would listen to her demo. didn't want to make an investment in or they just didn't believe I was talented. You can't force somebody to believe in you unless they see it. I was doing demos for about two-and-a-half years. It took someone to see the vision and say, I think you're talented and I'm willing to take a chance on you — and that was Ed Eckstine, then at Wing. Now he's President of Mercury Records. So, he's really done well. He always says signing me and all the success that I've had just puts his deposit in the karma bank. He'll come back in good spirits. " hen I was down and out, [the Afro-American] community embraced me and »re the ones that said, `You'll always be our Miss America.'" Why did you go the R&B route as opposed to pop? That's the kind of music that appealed to me. I just do music I like and feel comfortable with. But, as an Afro-American, I do feel an allegiance to my community. When I was down and out, my community embraced me and were the ones that said, "You'll always be our Miss America." When the album came out, and I had to start doing promotion, I worked all the black radio stations first. They welcomed me with open arms and treated me with respect and dignity as a woman and a recording artist. The majority of the quote-unquote big pop stations were the ones that took shots and showed disrespect, treating me like a novelty and a scandalous beauty queen. I'll always remember that. Does that treatment make you bitter? It makes me aware. Yeah, I'm bitter to those people who took shots. I remember their names and as time goes on, you just say I'm not going to be dealing with that person, and move on. What kind of impact has "The Soul Of VH-1" had on your career? The Soul Of VH-1" has kept me visible because I started doing it before the album came out. So, it introduced me — hey, I'm back, get ready for my music. It's not just a countdown show, it embraces the old and the AN EX CL U SIV E HIT S new of soul music. That's what appealed to me in the beginning and that's why I'm going to keep doing it. IN T E R VI E W WI T H What can we expect from your live shows? VANESSA WI L LI A M S I'm going to take a musical approach. I'm not going to have a lot of costume and scenery changes, B Y LY N N B L A D E S because I can't afford it. I want it to be a musical experience. e 38 HITS April 13, 1992 DEF LEP P A R D Let's Get Rocked DEBUT 1 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS 33-20 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES 5 HITS REQUESTS KDWB add 36*-27* R&R N4.. 4. WNVZ add 2*-1* UK POP CHARTS 3*-2* AOR TRACKS EXCLUSIVE AVG. MOVE 5.35' U GLY KID JOE Everything About You e HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS 30-25 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! 2 HITS REQUESTS! 23*-19* R&R! EP PLAT1NVIVI PLUS! AVG. MOVE 4.19! WX4S add E HEAVY! LIDELL TO W N SELL & M. T. F. Nu Nu 38-36 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! TCP 5 DANCE SINGLES! HOT97.7 add 896 1-1 WICQ 2-2 MISS 8-2 WQJGA 7-2 Z100 12-8 W WKX 8-8 Kirk 16-9 BL A C K SH EE P The Choice Is Yours 33 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! ALBUM GOLD! ACTIVE! .. PWR106 add KM EL 2-2 92Q 3-3 Z90 add 1305597 13-3 WT1C add MOTE: 7 8-5 PW 36 9-5 , a PolyGram company 192 PeyGw Retonls. Inc W rI31 z EARPICKS Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry Celine Dion gets the most mentions at radio and retail this seller. and big reactor, Kris Kross right behind. Sophie B. week with both screaming #1 smash! Amy Grant comes in Hawkins and Shanice both get lots of mentions, and the second with the fifth single from her album. Rod Stewart Red Hot Chili Peppers really pick-up at radio with monster scores with his single from the Two Rooms, with the hot sales, great chart moves. WINNERS 1 CELINE DION IF YOU ASKED... (Epic) 6 SHANICE SILENT PRAYER (Motown) 2 AMY GRANT I WILL... (A&M) 7 R.H.C.P. UNDER THE. (WB) 3 ROD STEWART YOUR SONG (PLG) 8 MSG WHEN I'M GONE (Impact) 4 KRIS KROSS JUMP (Columbia) 9 RIFF WHITE MEN. (SBK/ERG) 5 S.B. HAWKINS DAMN I WISH .. (Columbia) 10 G. WRIGHT DREAM WEAVER (Reprise) H MCKAY /99.9KHI/OCEAN CITY CHET BUCHANAN/KUBE/SEATTLE TOM COLT/KCMQ/COLUMBIA A Grant/R Stewart/C Dion/Riff A Hall/2nd II NonefT Spencer/B II Men C Dion/A Grant/FI Jones/ZZ Top B ACKER MAN/KROC/ROCHESTER B BURKE/BOSS97/ATLANTIC CITY DAVE COOPER/W WFX/BANGOR RHCP/H Jones/Colourhaus S Dragons/G 2 Go/C Dion/B Sheep R Stewart/A Grant/C Dion GREG ADAMS/KFFM/YAKIMA ARCHIE S. BURTON/VJRCK/UTICA ALEX COSPER/KWOD/SACRAMENTO A Grant/C Dion C Dion/RHCP/R Stewart/A Grant G Wright/U Green DAVE ALLAN/WJMX/FLORENCE LORI CAMPBELL/B94/PITTSBURGH TONI CRUISE/KKNB/LINCOLN R Stewart/C Dion Mr Big/D Leppard Colourhaus/SB Hawkins/Mr Big/K Kross TRACY AUSTIN/B93/AUSTIN TREVOR CAREY/B95/FRESNO SB. CRUISE/WFMF/BATON ROUGE C Dion/Shanice/A Grant C'Vello/PC Quest/Shanice SecadafT Amos/RHCP TOM MY B/KZIO/DULUTH DAVE CARROLL/CD ONE-STOP/CONN ALBIE D/WPGC/WASH DC R Stewart/Shanice/C Dion Gwar/U Green/C Mars/SB Hawkins Chi-Ali/C Boys/M Condition G BAIN/Q RECORDS & VIDEO/MIAMI MIKE CASPER/KZMG/BOISE LARRY D/XL106/ORLANDO C Dion/A Grant/MSG/R Stewart T Riley/K Kross/R Kelly/M Malloy G Williams/SB Hawkins/TF Fears S BARNES/KBEQ/KANSAS CITY IRV CHAFFERDET/UNIQUE/N Y STEVE DAVIS/WRVQ/RICHMOND Outfield/W MaHarry/TT Wet Sprocket M Condition/Timmy T/ZZ Top/2W Hats K Kross/G Williams L BATCHECK/REC & TAPE/COLUM STEVE CHASE/KOYE/LAREDO RICK DEAM/HEGEWISCH/CHICAGO Riff/G Wright/G Jones/En Vogue SB Hawkins/R Stewart/A Grant/C Dion TKA/Cure/K Kross/UK Joe KEN BENSON/KQKQ/OMAHA DAVE CHRISTOPHER/KWTX/WACO GLEN DILLON/WKFR/KALAMAZOO A Lennox/Genesis/C Dion A Grant/R Stewart M Sweet ERIK BRADLEY/WCKZ/CHARLOTTE J COHEN/STRAWBERRIES/BOSTON M DIX/MICHELLE'S REC & VIDEO/WV H Jones/SB Hawkins/C Khan/C Dion C Dion/C Khan/Charlatans UK/A Angels P Abdul/D Leppard/K Kross/En Vogue T BRENNER/ARRO W DIST/SOLON K COLE/NORTHERN LIGHTS/MPLS T DOWNING/SCOTT'S/INDIANAPOLIS TMB Giants/C Blonde/B Springsteen/James Cure/Soundgarden/XTC/J & Mary Chain A Grant/Colourhaus/Y Yindi/MSG GUY BROUILLARD/CKOI/MONTREAL DAVE COLLINS/KFBQ/CHEYENNE ROBERT ELFMAN/KIXY/SAN ANGLEO C Dion/A Grant/G Wright/R Stewart TLC/C Dion/A Grant/B II Men A Grant/R Stewart/Mr Big/C Dion 40 HITS April 13, 1992 They're Going Tod.o ffir timuu, min Ant • 11 ( ) U T I:I I 114 11)1 (IA() %1Z i? lo ibl ll . œ First Single Fro m N o w Albu m ROC KE I Produced By John Spinics M i xed By Nigel Green M anage ment By Kip Kro M C A 11 r13 [ 1 EARPICKS Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry J FARKAS/TAPE WORLD/CLEVELAND ROSS KN1GHT/KTFM/SAN ANTONIO J PADDEN/WKRZ/WILKES/BARRE H Jones/L Seeds/Level 42/M Sweet G 2 Go/Rumorz J Jamison/Scream/R Stewart ELLIS B FEASTER/WNVZ/NORFOLK K KNIGHT/KTXY/JEFFERSON CITY J PALMER/KPXR/ANCHORAGE SB Hawkins/K Kross/A Grant J Lennon/A Grant R Stewart/C Dion/J Public/G Williams B FENTY/ASSOCIATED/PHOENIX 11.1 LACEY/WDBR/SPRINGFIELD R PASO WICZ/ROSE/DES PLAINES Riff/C Dion/A Grant/Shanice R Stewart/J Lennon/M Jackson/D McClinton Queen/SB Hawkins/CN Effect TOM FRICKE/KIKX/C SPRINGS JIM LASPESA/TOWER SUNSET/LA TOM PEACE/Y107/NASHVILLE A Grant/R Stewart XTC/I3 Car/S Tap/I3 Boys C Dion/ZZ Top/A Grant Ji GERARD/KQCR/CEDAR RAPIDS JACK LUNDY/Y94/FARGO MIKE PICHIK/RTI ONE-STOP/OMAHA En Vogue/A Grant/ZZ Top C Dion/Mr Big/H Jones J Gaines/Basehead/B Count/Gun TOM GJERDRU M/KQKQ/OMAHA MATT MCCAN/KRNQ/DES MOINES J PIR KLE/WOKI/KNOX VILLE K Kross/SB Hawkins/Riff R Stewart/Colourhaus C Dion/Colourhaus/J Secada/Riff D GOIST/NAT'L REC MART/PITTS J MCFADDEN/WKEE/HUNTINGTON J PRIMERANO/TRANSCONT/BUFF S Distortion/A Lennox/H Jones/Primus RHCP/L Richie C Dion/Shanice ADAM GOODMAN/WPLJ/NEW YORK A MCGUIRE/TOWER/SHERMAN OAKS DAVE QUILLO/CML/ST. LOUIS C Dion/J Secada K Kross/RHCP/PrimusfIT Fears Outfield/M Chesnutt/En Vogue/K 'Cross DUSTY HAYES/WABB/MOBILE STEVE MCVIE/WERZ/SEA COAST CRAIG QUINN/KG95/SIOUX CITY Tesla/RHCP/Sugarcubes RHCP/C Dion/A Grant/L Seeds Mr Big/R Stewart/A Lennox LOUIS HIGGENS/TOWER/NASHVILLE STEVE MEADE/95QQ/CHARLOTTE KEN RICHARDS/HOT97.7/SAN JOSE M Jackson/K Kross/E Clapton M Sweet/Cure/K Kross L Susie/KMC Km C HOLMSTROM/ROUND UP/KENT W MERRITT/SEA PORT/PORTLAND S ROBBINS/WBNQ/BLOOMINGTON Aquanettas/JT To Go/C Mars/R Stewart C Dion/A Grant/G Jones/C Blonde C Dion/A Granta O'Kane D HOUGHTON/UNIVERSAL/PHILA MICHAEL MEYER/JUSTIN/ATLANTA J ROSE/WESTERN MERCH/AMARILLO D Parton/MH Makens/C Dion/Fiona James/B Springsteen/L Seeds/LA Guns C Dion/Shanice/R Stewart/A Grant G HUNTER/ABBEY ROAD/LA D LEE MICHAELS/K92/ROANOKE RANDY ROSS/92Q/BALTIMORE Shanice/Riff/R Stewart/A Grant R Stewart/A Grant/NI Malloy T Terry/T Campbell/S II Soul RANDY IRWIN/KPLZ/SEATTLE D MORALES/WILD107/SAN FRAN T ROSS/CENTRAL SO/NASHVILLE C Dion/R Stewart/Neville Bros S II Soul/C Boys C Dion/A Grant/R Stewart/G Jones K JAKIELA/GALAXY/PITTSBURGH MORGAN/KKSS/ALBUQUERQUE DAVE RO WTRANSWORLD/ALBANY D Leppard/M Condition/UK Joe/Prince K Kross/Cracker/Live/Orchestra JB C Dion/G Jones/SB Hawkins YO SUNNY JOE/KXXR/KC MARK MURPHY/KGOT/ANCHORAGE ANNIE SAGE/KCAQ/OXNARD K Kross/M Bolton/C-N-Effect SB Hawkins/R Stewart Shanice/SB Hawkins/G 2 Go LIZ JORDAN/WQGN/NEW LONDON JAY MURPHY/KQHT/GRAND FORKS BOB SAY/MOBY DISC/LOS ANGELES C Dion/MSG/K Sims/Tesla RHCP/C Dion/R Stewart G Wright/MSG/TMB Giants/P Murphy JOHN KELLY/KYYY/BISMARCK JACK OLIVER/KKRD/WICHTTA T SBRIGLIA/TRANSCONT/BUFFALO R Stewart/G Wright/MSG/A Grant A Grant MSG/G Wright/R Stewart/J Jamison CHRIS KELLY/WZOK/ROCKFORD V OLVEIRA/SEA-PORT/PORTLAND JOHN SCOTT/KC101/NEW HAVEN Colourhaus/Cure/M Sweet/W MaHarry C Dion/J Lennon/A Grant/G Jones RHCP BRAD KING/KFRX/LINCOLN, NE MIKE ORZEL/WAAL/BINGHAMTON ROGER SCOTT/KRQ/TUCSON Colourhaus/RHCP/TLC/A Lennox C Dion/A Granta O'Kane G 2 Go/K Sweat 42 HITS April 13, 1992 ame spencer "love me" The #1 RIM Artist Of The Year! Love Is On The Air! KKSS Albuquerque KPSI Palm Springs KFQX Abilene KTMT Medford KIRS Casper WTLQ Wilkes-Barre bonnie rant oves On A Real Hit Ballad! 92Q Baltimore 4-r WWHT Columbus 9-T "not the only one" KOY Phoenix 16-10' KKFR Phoenix 18-14' This Grammy Winner Is Ku» FM102 Sac 19-16' Z90 San Diego 23-1T K St. Louis 21-18' PWR 106 LA 24-20' Hy Every 111-7)4 Person In iimeri L San Fran 23-20' KBXX Houston 24-2r FM San Ant 25-21: KUBE Seattle 24-21' Another Double-Digit Add KCGI Riverside 26-22' KMEL San Fran 27-22 Hot 97 New York 25-2T Q102 Phila D-29' Q99.5 Salt Lake WNTQ Syracuse WJMO Cleve D-30' Y102 Reading WIXX Green Bay KXKT Omaha KGOT Anchorage sug JAMS SINGLES! Win Peoria WRCK Utica 95XXX Burlington Plus 6 Others Another Adult Smash! WPXY Rochester 14-11" WSTR Atlanta 21-18' KHMX Houston 23-18' Kiss 108 Boston 24-21* WAAL Binghamton 26-21* KBEQ Kansas City 32-22* WPLJ New York 26-23' KISH Salt Lake 26-2T FM100 Memphis 28-24' FLY92 Albany 33-27' KRBE Houston 34-2T KXXR Kansas City 34-29* KPLZ Seattle D-30' 12*-9* R&R A/C! INLZInS EARPICKS TOM SCOTT/KXKT/OMAHA RC SNYDER/KTMT/MEDFORD M P TAYLOR/WQXA/YORK Orchestra JB Outfield/Smithereens G 2 Go/C Khan/2H Bros JEFF SCOTT/KZII/LUBBOCK JIM STACY/WAZY/LAFAYEITE M TRANHA M/WEE THREE/PHILA M Malloy/K Kross A Grant/RS Fred R Stewart/MSG/J Lennon/A Grant J SHAHINIAN/RECORD EXCH/CLEVE K STAM M/SOUNDS & VID/MILWAUK D TURNBEAUGH/PWR95/MILWAUKEE C Dion/A Grant/MSG/Riff MSG/Riff/A Grant/R Stewart K KrossfrLC/M Jackson/Shanice JAY SHANNON/KFQX/ABILENE M STEELE/KGGG/RAPID CITY DAVE VAN STONE/KS104/DENVER A Grant/RHCP G Wright/MSG C Khan/Shanice T SHANNON/WILN/PANAMA CITY JAY STEVENS/KFTZ/IDAHO FALLS RAY WALDON/KSMB/LAFAYETTE R People J Lennon/RHCP/A Grant/B Rain A Grant/J Secada G SHAVER/MUSIC PEOPLE/OAKLAND BRUCE STEVENS/WBBQ/AUGUSTA L WEBB/MUSIC CITY/NASHVILLE UK Joe/K FrosIDE Fresh/A Development R Stewart/C Dion/A Grant/G Wright C Dion/A Grant/Shanice/R Stewart K SHEDD/D IN THE VALLEY/MPIS MICHELLE STEVENS/WPSTfTRENTON BILL WEBSTER/WMXP/PrTTSBURGH W Judd/L Lovett/L Russell/G Jeffreys SB Hawkins/R Stewart/C Dion M Soul/C Dion/DB Smooth J SHELLEY/SOUND SHOP/MEMPHIS R STIX/WRHT/GREENVILLE K WEIMAR/WFHN/NEW BEDFORD Queen/K Kross/2H Bros/G Leven J Secada/K Kross/SB Hawkins/ZZ Top A Grant/RS Fred/Outfield A SMASHER/KZHT/SALT LAKE CITY TIM STOBIEfrOWER/FRESNO J WHEELER/WHEREHOUSE/FRESNO K Kross/Queen/R Kingpin A Whigs/R Band/BI Toyland/Soundgarden K Kross/B Count/Cure/Riff TIM SMITH/KMYZ/TULSA DARREN STONE/KSND/EUGENE R W IMMER/Z 102/S AVANN A H E Money Martika/C Dion G Wright/13 II Men/M Sweet STU SMOKE;KQIZJAMARILLO P TANIS/B IN MUSIC/GRAND RAPIDS JON ZELLNER/KVRY/PHOENIX C Dion/A Grant/ZZ Top J Lennon/MSG/C Dion/Shanice A Grant/C Dion/H Jones Try Us, You '11 Hate Us. + ++ NAME TITLE/POSITION COMPANY NAME TYPE OF BUSINESS 11 ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE EDITORIAL. ADVERTISING AP4D BUSINESS OFFICES 141958 Ventura Boulevard SPerman Oaks C4kfornée 91403 %Poe (818) 501.7100 POSTAL INFORMATION Fins Magarene 9 pubished weekly me, 50 «des pubkeNed Per Yee ,. by 14 «. e Canton,. OOrporet. REPRINTS AND REPRODUCTIONS COpyn9N 1917 by AN. , All vas reserved Reproductron or preNocoopng or matenal appeannq rn Nts Magapne s Iortweler eatnout wnrren oerrnrspon P.eonnts rnay be ordered Iran 14958 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks CA 91403 SUBSCRIPTIONS Call 1818) 501.7900 re] or address subsonpren requests to Res klagapne 14958 Ventura Boulevard Sherman A full one-year first-class subscription is $300.00. Overseas $350.00. Oaks CA 91403 Sngle copy pnce 56 00 Subsonpeon pope $300 09 Per Year AU ....plans payable ab US funds only Please allow 2 to 4 weeks lor new subecnp• Please send all subscription requests plus check or money order to: bons to begs CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please allow 2 to 4 weeks ror cnange oI ad, HITS MA G AZINE 14958 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 dress ro rate effect POSTMASTER Send cnange of address to Has 144941111e 14958 Venrura Boulevard. Snennan Oaks C091403 PH ONE> 818.501.7900 FAX> 818.789.0259 44 HITS April 13, 1992 6oinei WHEELS & DEALS NEW ARTISTS BY NEIL HARRIS NEW YORK, NEW YORK BIG CITY OF DREAMS: By the time those of you in the Big Apple read this, I will have come and gone, and you will have missed your opportunity to send your favorite local hit man to visit me at the Paramount. Better luck next time, folks.... The big executive news this week is Chrysalis A&R topper Patrick Clifford's move back to his for- mer home at A&M. Clifford will remain in money-makin' Man- hattan, and keep his VP stripes.... Speaking of irresistible offers, did the EMI corporate powers secretly play the consolidation game one more time before their fiscal year ended on March 31, buying up the remaining share of one of their distributed labels? Big action to come?... Going Way Back Speaking of EMI. look for ex- creative ruler Ron Fair to Riff Gary Wright resurface muy pronto in a high-profile slot.... Speaking Title Ttle of high-profile slots, what "White Men Can't Jump" "Dream Weaver" Euro-based company is Label Label having their share of SBK Reprise problems attracting a heavy- weight gunslinger, despite This five-part vocal group Yet another '70s icon has had promises of fame and for- from Paterson, N.J., attended his career resurrected by tune? OK, at least fortune.... Eastside High of principal Joe Wayne and Garth, as the ex- Speaking of fortunes, what Clark fame, appearing as Spooky Tooth member's '75 Left Coast A&R Topper is themselves in the movie "Lean classic "Dream Weaver" is having the last laugh over an On Me" with their startling, featured prominently in extremely lucrative, guaran- soul-stirring rendition of the "Wayne 's World." Who's next? teed compensation package, high school's Alma Mater The Seals & Croft? Cornelius Patrick Clifford returns despite a wide perception of Brothers & Sister Rose? home. quintet has built its sound on stagnation at the company?... the foundations of gospel, Looking Glass/ Anyway, this And speaking of stagnation, don't you wish I'd get off the soul, R&B and doo-wop. former child actor and NYU rumors, and give you something real for a change?.... Ex-Giant Kenny Kelly, Anthony Fuller, med school dropout from New East Coast R&B topper Gary Harris looks set to become a full- Dwayne Jones, Steven Jersey was introduced to the time member of the EMI Records Group. Luckily for him, Capers Jr. and Michael Best other four members of Spooky there's no relation.... Look for some shuffling to go down at started off singing in Kenton Tooth by Island founder Chris Epic's East Coast office, with Mark Gartenberg and ex-Atco rep Rogers & the Gospel True- Blackwell back in '67. Wright Stuart Meyer involved in a game of revolving doors. Does Ted Tones, but were mostly guided went solo with two albums for Greene hold the key on this one?... I just love it when Ron by secular influences, includ- A&M, then reformed Tooth Handler sends me tapes drenched in Old Spice.... Is West Coast ing New Edition, the with two original members rock indie Alias the next outlet to negotiate a partnership that Temptations, Dizzy Gillespie, and future Foreigner Mick will bring them into the big leagues?... LET'S GO TECHNO: The Chuck Mangione, Sarah Jones before inking to WB, U.S. majors have made an all-out assault on the U.K. Techno Vaughan, Mel Tonne, Billie where he had his biggest suc- scene, with Virgin following Sony's aggressive lead and grab- Holiday and the blues. Their cess. He went on to col- bing the North American rights to Altern 8 from Neil Rushton, distinctive five-part harmonies laborate with George Har- who also engineered their first move into the original Detroit were introduced on the cut rison and score several movie scene by bringing them Inner City, and Elektra nabbing "Family," from the soundtrack soundtracks. Wright's last al- Prodigy, who have enjoyed considerable commercial success in of "Teenage Mutant Ninja bum was in 1988, "Who I Europe. It'll be interesting to watch what these traditionally ex- Turtles," before their self-tit- Am," for Cypress Records. tremely creative companies do to break these hardcore-leaning led SBK debut. Suggested Cuts acts to a mainstream audience. I wish them luck.... While we're Suggested Cuts "Dream Weaver" is destined to on the subject, look for the L.A.-based Exist Dance label to "White Men Can't Jump" follow "Bohemian Rhapsody" have some sort of major label linkup before the summer, with should parlay the film's box onto the charts as "Wayne's either a licensing or label deal consummated by one of three office success into a pop hit. World" revives the '70s. very interested West Coast creative geniuses. Call 213-892-0036 for more.... Smogtown rockers Mercy Beat have been garnering Comments: Comments: considerable La La Land label and publishing interest on the Guest analyst is convicted Commented Gotti: "I remem- basis of their Sony-financed demo, and will be doin' the show- mob boss John Gotti, who ber this one from when I was case thang on April 15th. Call 213-655-8270 for more.... THE said: "That's like saying all just a wiseguy running num- BUZZ IS ON: Black 47. C.J. McIntosh and Dave Lee. Italians are in the Mafia." bers in the neighborhood." HITS April 13, 1992 45 ) aierir‘teie ear,. seven Fekvery /9 lifemet. Fra41-41\5ce 410, e4ei _ UNCO MPRO MISING. UNCONVENTIOiNfu,. L ài uPPABLE. "Could this be the world's biggest avant-garde pop group?" Spin "A spectacular 90-minute concert that made it clear why the buzz about this unpretentious band is so strong." Chicago Sun Times "Band to watch in '92." L.A. Times "... echoes U2's Bono and Morrissey of the Smiths." New York Times Z£6015 blf blf Z£6015 - TOUR CONTINUES THIS SUM MER. t/r "Top 5 phones and Number I in our hearts." dtress rotation on MTV! Larry Nielson and George Gimarc - KDGE As seen on Produced by Youth & James North American Representati (((( : Rudge/Kauff Entertainment rról Ie IRV RR YIIRAM RI CORDS INC JAMES HAVE ARRIVED aPre¡Grarn.co.mpony PD:if (Based on a combination of airpkri and sales.) By lvana LW 1W ARTIST-LABEL COMMENTS POST TOASTED B. Adored El U2 - Island/PLG Mega tour Yes folks, lvana's still lounging somewhere in the One/Satellites French Riviera so, once again, it's time for a guest columnist. Unfortunately, we're sick to death of 4 NIRVANA - DGC Nirvana is nirvana El Come As You Are guest columnists, so we're gonna write this one ourselves. While our style may remind you more of 6 u RED HOT CHILI PEPPER WB Show was Magic! Under The Bridge Rambo than Rimbaud, we're gonna risk alienating you PoMo insider poseurs and actually write about 4 CONCRETE BLONDE - IRS MTV add! what's happening on the chart. Here goes.... Ghost/Some Day? OK, so the Cure is #1 in SOCIAL DISTORTION - Epic "Feelings" is hot radio points, but it's not on Bye-Bye Bad Luck the chart yet — look for it SUGARCUBES - Elektra MTV Buzzbin! to make a HUGE debut Hit (#1?) when the album SARAH MCLACHLAN - Arista Hatching at MTV FINALLY hits the stores.... Into The Fire Tod Amos (25-18 this 10 DAVID BYRNE - Luaka Bop/WB Sales Byming week) is becoming retail's She's Mad darl ing. PoMo radio, ROLLINS BAND - Imago MTV add! which once looked at this Low Self Opinion artist with curiosity, is now 10 CHURCH - Arista Pray for more coming to the party, big- Aura time.... Those of you not ED El] CURVE - Charisma Remains too cool to listen to songs, Fait Accompli check out Jeffrey Gaines.... GIGANTIC IEEE RIDE - Sire/Reprise Tipping over Leave Them prerelease buzz on the Kim White: Managers are Soup Dragons.... people too. IAN MCCULLOCH - Sire/Reprise Will not stop Honey/Lover Meanwhile, strong an- ticipation for the new Michelle Shocked just hitting the LUSH - 4AD/Reprise Steady sales EE streets.... While commercial stations are having a field day For Love with Big Car, college stations are missing the boat. Time to Falling West! COED COWBOY JUNKIES - RCA listen again, folks Could Cracker be any cooler?.... Could Murder, Tonight, ‘‘e be any lamer? WAIT, THERE'S SOME PERSONAUTY MEE JAMES - Mercury Check out video COPY THIS WEEK: The big news in the PoMo community is Frustration unquestionably the impending departure of Kim White from EOM THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - Elek Huge sales Geffen. Seems Kim is ready to bid adieu to the glamor and Got Me High high sense of self-esteem that accompanies dealing with the EOM TORI AMOS - Atlantic Next big thing PoMo radio community to devote her attention full-time to Silent managing Screaming Trees. You can call her at (213) 666- MEE LIGHTNING SEEDS - MCA Play Bubbles (How Pomo!)-8986.... Jeff Clark is goneski from WRAS. Riley/Blowing New decision maker is the team of Barrett/Mattis ("I"— 20 CRACKER - Virgin MTV Buzzbin! how PoMo!). Attention label geeks — start puckering.... Teen Angst Obligatory mention of Leshay.... New MDs at WNUR are Ell P.I.L. - Virgin More coming Shone Graham and Adam Walker.... Obligatory mention of Covered Backer.... Ron Sorenson is leaving the cozy confines of KBLE and will be setting up shop at 100,000 watt (how un-PoMo!) ILE LITTLE VILLAGE - Reprise Big time sales Various KFMG in Des Moines Hurry back, Ivana!!! .... Toad The Wet Sprocket jammed for choice at last Sunday's Pro-Choice EOM LIVE - Radioactive MTV Buzzbin! Pain lies rally in Washington. Over half a million folks showed up at the extremely important event. Those of you unable to attend MATTHEW SWEET - Zoo Matt "Knew You" 20 might go really crazy and pick up a pen to write your con- GinfriendNarious gressperson (assuming he or she isn't under indictment)._ Sales exploding! WEI SKINNY PUPPY - Nettwerk/Cap Wassup with Lewis Largent?... Hopefully, Ivana will return Inquisition next week. HITS April 13, 1992 47 rà »fieffJIPIDIJPIli\J HOTS rA ADDS 1. CURE (Fiction/Elektra) 1. STEVE WYNN (EP) (Rhino) 2. CRACKER (Virgin) 2. CHRIS MARS (LP) (Smash/PLG) 3. TORI AMOS (Atlantic) 3. SOUP DRAGONS (Single) (Mercury) 3. RIDE (Sire/Reprise) 4. UNCLE GREEN (LP) (Atlantic) 4. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (Elektra) 5. DEAD MILKMEN (Single) (Hollywood) 4. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (WB) 5. PETER MURPHY (Single) (B.Banquet/RCA) of reports rom t w nation s ecu Ing ra to am retal out els WHFS / BOB WAUGH /AN- AMOEBA MUSIC / ALLEN WNUR / ROB MJMARY T. / KUNV / JOEL HABBESHAW / LAS NAPOLIS LEWITES / BERKELEY EVANSTON, IL VEGAS Tod Amos Primus Creamers James David Byrne Body Count Ed Sugarcubes Cure Disposable Heroes... Shrimp Boat Cracker E Cure Tall Dwarves P.I.L. Lightning Seeds A msted Development Huge Race Charlatans PLASTIC FANTASTIC / DAVID WFNX / KURT ST.THOMAS / KTCL /JOHN HAYES / FT. COL- CUT CORNER RECORDS / JACK CASTLEMAN 'ARDMORE, PA. BOSTON LINS KIRK / LEXINGTON, KY Cure Cure Cure Bigger Than You Spinal Tap MM Bosstones Sugarcubes Paul K Bruce Springsteen Cracker Social Distortion 9Ib Hammer Tori Amos Nirvana Church Black Cat Bone Cracker Sugarcubes U2 Fu-schnickens WHTG / MIKE BUTSCHER /AS- KGRK / TERRY BRO WN / CEDAR WRSI / JIM OLSEN / KFJC / LES SCURRY / LOS ALTOS BURY PARK FALLS GREENFIELD HILLS, C Cure Concrete Blonde Bruce Springsteen Cows Cracker Uncle Tupelo Little Village Six Finger Satellite Peter Murpiy P.I.L. Sarah McLachlan Buffalo Tom Live Buffalo Tom E Pooh Sticks Tori Amos Rollins Band Lyle Lovett Hypnolovewheel WUOG / TERI DONNELLY / DOG EAR // CHICAGO HYDE PARK CORNER / AARON ARONS RECORDS / DOUGLAS ATHENS James ABLER / IRVINE WILLIAMS / LOS ANGELES Unrest Cracker Ride Peter Case Art Ensemble of ... Curve Blur Red Hot Chili Peppers Fred Frith Ride Curve Disposable Heroes... Seam War Babies Lush Body Count John Zorn Orb Luka Bloom RECORD REVOLUTION / BOB ATLANTA CD (PEACHTREE) / FULLER / CLEVELAND KUCI / TODD SIEVERS / IRVINE KCRW / CHRIS D/JASON / LOS BRAD SYNA / ATLANTA AR Kane Beastie Boys ANGELES They Might Be Giants Marillion Jawbox Martha Sebestyen Jody Grind Curve Body Count Roadside Prophets Ramones Ride Dharma Bums Night On Earth Millions Ugly Kid Joe Unrest Lyle Lovett James Bobby Konders W WCD / TOM TEUBER/DIRK PEER RECORDS / RICH WRAS / BARRETT/MATTIS / AT- THOMPSON / COLUMBUS ZUBROD / IRVINE WFIT / JOHN HAMMERLAND / LANTA Bruce Springsteen They Might Be Giants MELBOURNE, FL Ellen James Society Concrete Blonde Ride Skinny Puppy Cure Red Hot Chili Peppers Live They Might Be Giants Concrete 3Ionde Sarah McLachlan Rollins Band James Church Sugarcubes No Doubt Peter Murphy Charlatans Ride WUXTRY / MARK METHE / WBER / ANDREW CHINNICI / MODERN MUSIC / CHRIS DECATUR,GA KENFIELD SOUNDS & VIDEO INC. / KATHY CAMPBELL/ BALTIMORE Tori Amos Tori Amos STAMM / MILWAUKEE Frontline Assembly k.d. lang Cure Ramones Fudge Tunnel They Might Be Giants Curve Tori Amos Breeders Alice In Chains Lightning Seeds Lyle Lovett Enya Charlatans Tanita Tikararn Rollins Band 48 HITS April 13, 1992 th S p 9 nt Ptco -ts "S o u n d s lik e c o ol P et er M ur p h y w it h lot s c f w a h-yv a h g uit ar s." "[Div er sit y a n d d e pt h! It's Iik id dirig six re c or d s in o n e. IKe e p s y o ur Ii tc rs riv et e d." VID E "S o u n d s lik e L e n n y K r a vitz w it h a h e a d inj ur y! I lo v e it." -iI U F, Q PL, ilD 9 "T his is th e IDe s -t ne w A m eric an ro c l< re c or di n g I'v e h e ar d in a lo n g -ti m e. T h er e's s o r-n Lic h g oin g o n in " w n" it's lik e thr e e s o n g s in o n e." -M A -FM. Lo ;kJ, • EBUT AT #11 KITS THE SE iLl)0Gvosl4 r_r r%ei= [-.-; - Prbe.cibrei by Mali: kiln b,s. Cb-Prbe.uc.,e1 j, fl Peeywel.:'., 'so,: 1M7j f .Ja fr PRenarpsn-,4nt: Par,' Th I-Fendles Rre. ran-ra rivE 19G211,1 ne•rld r_eUeel e:eqm (7101:, » In eg g& = 2 crà .«.9taâ g"=_1 = el' Ie c = C =I 4;iq Zine mumel 0 "à gerj MMIMIMIM ammalimi ;51 ri" gr n 01"D =zil = =, ina m mt = 3 •.:*. JOEL HABBESHAW HOTS: 1. BEASTIE BOYS KUNV, LAS VEGAS 2. JAMES 3. SOUP DRAGONS From the guy who's brought us such famous sayings as "Tungin' in da 4. CHARLATANS 5. BUFFALO TOM Bungin'," who still thinks that UNLV could have beaten Duke in the 6. CRACKER NCAA finals, and continues to wash cars on the weekends to make 7. PETER MURPHY some petty cash to play the slots, we bring you Sir Joel. Joel is a nice 8. RIDE 9. STEVE WYNN guy, though he does get a little confused now and then. Just remember 10. CATHERINE WHEEL — don't play craps with him!! (Hot reports from the nation's leading radio and retail outlets) AARDVARK / PAUL ADAMS / ATLANTA CD (NORCROSS) / KSJS / PALLE / SAN JOSE W MNF / PETER WOHELSKI / MINNEAPOLIS HUGO KIRK / NORCROSS Switchblade Symphony TAMPA Buffalo Tom Lyle Lovett Divine Styler Curve Cracker Tori Amos Frontline Assembly Beastie Boys Primus Peter Case Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy Ride Church Swans Eden Tanita Tikaram Cowboy Junkies U2 K-OTTER / DREW ROSS / SAN KJJO / LORI KELLY / MIN- MUSIC DROME / JIM VINING / LUIS OBISPO KTAO / BRAD HOCKMEYER / NEAPOLIS NORCROSS Lyle Lovett TAOS U2 Body Count Concrete Blonde Lyle Lovett Sugarcubes Tod Amos Bruce Springsteen E Sarah McLachlan White Zombies Matthew Sweet Tori Amos Ian McCulloch Peter Case Melissa Etheridge Steve Wynn Church Godflesh Beautiful South EASY STREET / MARCO LAGO / MUSIC IN A DIFFERENT XIS / ALEX LINDSAY / PIT- SEATTLE WFDU / JERRY RUBINO / KITCHEN / JUDY MALLEN / TSBURGH Cure TEANECK,NJ NEW BRUNSWICK Live Jesus & Mary Chain Fall Ride Nitzer Ebb Cracker Mega City Four Mega City Four Poi Dog Pondering Curve Yo La Tengo Senseless Things James Buffalo Tom Jah Wobble Manifesto Kern Anderson Bad Religion KCMU / KATHY FENNESSY / Whirling Dervishes VVBRU / DEXTER SCHWARTZ / SEATTLE WTSR / ALLISON REED / VVNHU / IRENE TURNER / NEW PROVIDENCE Pell Mell TRENTON HAVEN, CT Cure Master Musicians Earwig Soundgarden Red Hot Chili Peppers Shadowy Men Bleach Beastie Boys MC 900 Ft Jesus Disposable Heroes... Seam Primus MM Bosstones Ride Steve Wynn Pearl Jam L.A. Style 3Ds KNDD / MARCO COLLINS / Ramones KJQ / JON MCGANN/KIMI SEATTLE WPST / MEL TOXIC TAYLOR / ST. MARKS SOUND / JOE RAN- STEVENS / SALT LAKE CITY Red Hot Chili Peppers TRENTON/PHILLY DIS / NEW YORK Happyhead Cracker Cure They Might Be Giants Cure Ride Red Hot Chili Peppers Body Count Red Hot Chili Peppers Afghan Whigs Teenage Fanclub Jah Wobble Church Lush Howard Jones Rollins Band Cracker Nirvana WARG / RALPH BELIVEAU / Lyle Lovett SMOKEY'S / SMOKEY KOELSCH SUMMIT, IL VINYL SOLUTION / JILLANA WNYU / KRISTEN CARNEY / / SALT LAKE CITY 3Ds ENTEEN / TUSCALOOSA NEW YORK David Byrne God's Favorite Band Spinal Tap Unrest Little Village Mega City Four Woggles Afghan Whigs Tears For Fears Javelin Boots They Might Be Giants Daisy Chainsaw They Might Be Giants Porn Orchard WVFS / CHRIS WHITE / TAL- Fall Sugarcubes Cracker LAHASSEE Inspirai Carpets KITS / STEVE MASTERS / SAN Unrest ROCKIN' REX // YONKERS, NY WORE / TOM CALDERONE / FRANCISCO Wedding Present Yo La Tengo NEW YORK CITY Cum They Might Be Giants L7 U2 U2 Pell Mell Afghan Whigs Red Hot Chili Peppers Cracker Crickle Smashing Orange Nirvana Spent Poets Sugarcubes Red Hot Chili Peppers HITS Apr 11 1 3 1 9q‘) 51 TIME FOR A CUP OF JOE A N D A D O U G H N UT WITH JO H N LYD O N BY M ARIS A FO X There probably isn't anything you would- What qualities of yours have endured through the years? n't expect from devil-may-care P.I.L. Well, I've always been consistent in my respect for music, all kinds of it, regardless of genre. frontman John Lydon. From his days as And I've never been fearful of change. We never repeat ourselves. It's a fact. We've never settled for formulas or tried to live up to some preconceived notion of what a band should Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, he's delighted be. We're a democratic corporation. And these albums aren't just one-offs. I have an in being pop's Anti-Christ, a musical mouth- obligation to sound better and better. piece for the malcontent, spewing forth a What themes are you exploring on "That What Is Not"? tirade of obscenity and rage all in his Life and not so much death. Honesty and dishonesty. Stupid expectations. I mean the human signature frenzied wail. He sees P.I.L. as race is such a selfish race. Everything we do is based on self-projection. That's why the world's in the mess it's in. I wish there were an alternative to the human race because if think tank," with a premium placed there was, I'd seriously consider joining it. Perhaps there is. I know not. Space may be the on "concepts." In the early '80s, P.I.L.'s place. But then again, I'm not Sun Ra, so how would I know? visceral and strangely rhythmic punk/funk/ The album is about being aware of things that seem like things they're not. It's about industrial noise fusions were ahead of hypocrisy. Surfaces deceive. "Acid Drops" deals with censorship, not only in music but in -heir time, parti:ularly Lydon's '83 hit general. But of course, you can't say that bloody word "acid" without people thinking that "World Destruction" with hip-hop it's about drugs and trying to shut you up. America seems to be in quite a crisis. It's being run by these religious fundamentalists who are trying to set up a system akin to Iraq's founder Afrika Bambaataa. So what's censorship. I guess the First Amendment doesn't mean anything. Freedom of speech, but Lydon up to now? His tenth album, "That only if you say what we want you to say. What Is Not," was produced by sludge- So P.I.L. is your way of shocking people into reacting? rock maestro Dave Jerden (Jane's It's a think tank that promotes honesty, facing problems head on, while entertaining you and Addiction, Alice In Chains) and features giving you good value for your money. Not bad. That's the problem with the industry; it's be- come a dinosaur. It no longer stands for anything. It's all about ego and self-promotion, and the Tower of Power Horns, Bonnie Bramlett and the type of screaching guitars that would make Slash proud. Has Lydon - - - totally lost it this time? HITS' sultry Marisa «C » 11 1111 "NM "She's A" Fox tracks down our man at spring break in Tcmpa, Florida, where he's «C. joined MTV's "120 Minutes" Tour and registered at his hotel as John Throcmorton. AF10111 «2 » who can hog the limelight longest. And I don't care what category you're talking about — rap, metal or dance. All these categories are all way too narrow anyway. How are you ever supp- osed to support growth and honest exploitation if everyone abides by these restricting rules? Sounds grim. Well it doesn't have to be because there's a wonderful world out there, but you have to grab the lot of it and go out and take some chances and dare yourself. People are so stupidly spiteful to themselves. They're depriving themselves of a better life because they're too afraid to make their own choices. And I can't for the life of me imagine what they have to gain by sticking to the same old, bloody rules. Security? Well, where's the fun in that? Is that living.., to bleed amongst the sheep and be part of the flock? And where is the security in lining yourself up for the slaughter? Because every sheep has a shepherd who will take you there. I've never been able to tolerate mediocrity. It just never appealed to me. I decided that I would never be denied anything that I really believed in. When I see things that infuriate me, I can't shut up. So what's your beef at the moment? Bigotry. Fundamental groups who see what they want to see. That's another meaning to "That What Is Not." I've always believed that filth and perversion are in the eye of the beholder. Things aren't innately perverted. I can't for the life of me understand the term pornography. I don't care who sticks what where, as long as there's no harm to me. "Space) m ay be Things can't be that horrible these days. I heard you just bought a home in Malibu. I love these rumors. No, I don't live in Malibu. I live in bloody London. But I do spend time tho place. out in Malibu, where I have a very excellent life. Do you think that if I lived in Malibu, I But them again, would be sitting here in bloody Tampax? And you can't live here because you can't get a green card? Von not Sun Ra, Well, I haven't really tried for a green card. I could never really live in any one place. I'm so ho w would far too much of a gypsy. I love exploring all of the great outside. There aren't just four walls. Any other parting sentiments? kno w?" Cheers to SNITS Magazine! 52 HITS April 13, 1992 ETWT1007 PRODUCT OF THE US. -Michael Halloran-91X, San Diego I've been known to After just a few spins hate everything that we started getting This track lights crosses my desk requests for up the phones I (not true), but Cracker I I "What the world I I brighter than the 111 stopped me needs now is another dead in my tracks! Bob Seger...". Circus-Circus sign! • -Phil Manning-97X, Cincinnati 0 1992 Virgin Records Americo, Inc. What the world needs now is Cracker is from Redlands, another Program Director to tell California, is one of this year's Compare Cracker you how good a new song is. So I best -kept secrets. I feel that the buzz is just starting to grow, and to the other I won't tell you. I'll quote a loyal 97X listener who phoned in after it's a band that has an amazing hearing Cracker's "Teen Angst": live show and a vision for leading brands I Gee, what a great song; II the nineties. It's able to crank out II and you'll see the its like hearing from a long lost some great postpunk pop songs friend." A great new song that and also is really aware of differences.! mml fits like a glove. its sonic abilities.. How do you and Dean work together? Dean writes the music and comes up with the chord structures. I write lyrics and melodies. Dean also does quite a lot of the producing... he's really into sound and how it develops. He can sit there for hours until he gets what he wants. I'm there with him all the time when he's doing the music and I try to think about what the music says to me and where it puts me. What are the songs about? I don't want to be that literal. I want people to be able to find themselves in it. I don't mind if they get the lyrics wrong, if they think its saying something else. That's how people become involved in music. What kind of image do you think the band has? We never ever think about it, or have any concept of image. I've never bought stage clothes in my life. What we travel in when we're going up and down the motorway in our mini-bus is usually what we go on stage in, to be quite honest. I love clothes, and I like to think how to make myself look 1 44444 TIME FOR A CUP OF JOE good, but it's never done with any sort of pre-thought. AND A DOUGHNUT How did you meet Dave Stewart? . W M I CURVE I was on this local TV program when I was 14, being interviewed about my band. It just so happened Dave was in the area and saw the program. One BY SHARI ROMAN e of the questions they asked me was "Who do you really like?" and I said I thought Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde were fantastic but Annie Lennox was totally brilliant. At the time, he and Annie were in the Tourists. It was very difficult to hear Annie because the guys sang a lot. She was more like a Nearly 13 years ago, Toni Halliday's first band, Incest, scored her a keyboard player/backing vocalist. But on the b-side, Annie was singing record deal and caught the eye of Eurytlunic Dave Stewart. Stewart away at the top of her voice. She was so incredible. Really rich and went on to become Halliday's friend, savvy advisor and one of the expressive. So Dave rang up after seeing me on the telly, and we met up. biggest influences in her life — introducing Halliday to then- He was the one who actively encouraged me to move to London, which I Eurythmics member and future Curve co-conspirator Dean Garcia. did when I was 16. The deal with my mother was, if I didn't make it, I could After that first collaboration, a band called State of Play, broke apart, always go home. When I had been there about six months, I rang Dave up the duo tentatively reunited in Curve, which Stewart signed to his and said, I'm here! We became really good friends and mates and he always Anxious label. In 1991, Curve released three UK EPs — "Blindfold," kept an eye out for me to make sure I didn't get into too much trouble. "Frozen" and "Cherry" — assaulting the PoMo music world with a How do you feel British musicians differ from American musicians? hypnotic wall of sensual sound. "Doppleganger," Curve's full-length The English are obsessed by music. For Americans and, for that matter, debut, fulfills the promise of those EPs. A dense and tasty swirl of most Europeans, music is in a certain box and takes up a certain portion of body-slamming rhythms and creamy vocals, "Doppleganger" seems your life. Whereas in England, we live and breathe it. A lot of English destined to break the Stateside ice. Jet-lagged and pale, and musicians aren't as accomplished as Americans. Americans are usually naturally, wearing all black, Brit-babe Tony Halliday gave her HITS' really fantastic players and they can do really fast guitar things while the Doppelganger, bicycle-lagged and flushed and naturally, wearing all British are always struggling behind. They're just really lazy. They can't be pink, Shari Roman "Holiday," the inside corner on Curve. bothered to learn how to play the thing. Are you that way? Yeah. I picked up the guitar many times and I actually know a few chords and even play some guitar on the album, but I'm really crap. By now, I could've gotten a whole pile better. I did work with my voice, though. I trained for about three-and-a-half years because I wanted to be able to last through a tour without losing my voice. What bands do you admire? I like music that pushes barriers back, and there are quite a few bands doing that now. They're coming up to the forefront, bubbling from the underground, seeping up from the gutter. My Bloody Valentine do it. Jesus and Mary Chain do it. You seem like a very directed person. Is there something you feel particularly intense about? This is going to stop every American from buying our record, but I'm an intensely anti-religion person. I think we should just become heathens and forget that it ever happened. I'm not talking about spiritual things or being a spiritual person, I'm talking about the Book, and the Word of God. What is the Word of God anyway? Somebody fucking tell me. All I know is it kills loads of people and it always has throughout history. I just hope, way after my death, my great-grandchildren will look back and laugh at organized religion as some sort of weird joke. We did this track called "Die Like A Dog," and the whole main chorus of it is "Peace in a world/Free from religion/Peace in a world/Where everyone gets heaven." That's the most vocal I ever get about it because I don't want the band to be a political machine, but Dean and I are very political people with very strong ideals. * "I THINK WE SHOULD JUST BECO ME HEATHENS AND FORGET THAT [RELIGION] EVER HAPPENED." 54 HITS April 13, 1992 rÀ PO:if JA'DD POMO PICKS Edited b Karen Glauber POMO MUGS The Ellen James Society, "The Sur- vivors Parade" (Daemon): The second release from this Atlanta-based quartet proves, like a fine wine, some bands get better with age. Judging from this record, you can't categorize their unique sound, but the closest thing to compare it with would be the Indigo Girls with cajones. By constantly touring, this band has increasingly built a core following over the years. Their live shows are special, so be sure to catch one of the hardest-working outfits around if given the opportunity to see them. (MF) HE'S SHIT, SHE SCORES!: Yes kiddies, it's another radio geek pet rver on a woman with the old "we're giving away scmething valuabe ten frialce sure you're the winner" routine. If 91X 'adent" Russ T. haiL THE The Beautiful, "Storybook"(Glant): r?ale wanted to give away something that cost a lot, he should have skippe;! th? Imagine a symphonic rock opera writ- BEAUTIFUL ' Wayne 's World" guitar and given her the plate in his heed. Or that straegexe: ten by both Perry Farrell and Ozzy Os- . . bourne and it would sound something 4444 like what we have here. Producer John 7eme: ) Fryer (NIN, Jesus Jones, Cocteau .oefeie Twins) connects with frontman Jonathon Hale Lacey to put together these massive, Queen-like tunes in the finest modem-day fashion. Don't mistake this band for either a straight rock or Post Modern group — this is a sound that can be played on any format, so programmers far and wide: take note!! Lyle Lovett, "Joshua Judges Ruth" (Curb/MCA): The man and his hair are SE:0ND HAND, NOT SECOND RATE: Now that lvana's cior- back with a new, brilliant piece of work i-ig, It seems like every second-rate loser thinks he can get in the mag-i.:iae be loriliag Nick Bull with Garth Brooks tickets and c gift certificate r) tire k- (can they do no wrong?) that some are m 1 kehhouse, and they probably can. Here Virgin's rnfamous Chuc.c. wk-) calling his best album yet. Listening to DEFINITELY did not get his name from pounding his, um, steak 'r other this LP of 12 masterpieces, you will find peop'e's homes, tiles to act chill by stealing Dave _firm Sub Pop:- fr.dge. yourself embarking on a journey across Worder i Dave had the sense to exchan e ex' 'nse accot nts as well. America through Lovett's eyes as only Lyle can do it. The highlights include the upbeat "You've Been So Good Up Ti) Now" as well as the torchy smoke-filled room feel of "All My Love Is Gone." You won't be sorry you took this musical trip. Mega City F Dur, "Sebastopol Rd." (Big Life/Caroline): Flawless English power pop, with equal parts melody and ckresi aggression! If you're not on this record, WAKE THE FUCK UP! This is nothin' more than a dozen perfect radio sin- 'Ne, NNA BE IN THE CIRCUS?: Then sit on Nick Bull's face, ffill4 jue:i your weight. And remember; he does not discrimi -rate on the bast: o: galongs (actually 11 and a too-obvious :ace, sex or any other criteria you'd care to come zip with. He's prat:- -.!aori "I Will Dare" rip that you'll stop notic- desperate. Well kiddies, I know it's hard to believe that this dude in the 21'..herr. ing after your 50th spin), ideal for playing anytime, anyhow, --vhc now sports a middle-age spread and wears satin jackets, was once Jar her) anywhere you choose. What more could you want? Put the top of al! of us here in the PoMo section. You see, back in the dark ages -then blae down, load up on a coupla pints, bring along yer wimpy verr growing up, this guy actually caused violent roi -dons from our parenri, R.E.M.-clone records to launch out the window, and have your- -vni?ii made him all the more bitchin' in our eyes. What je stood for was Ac oc.y self a blast. (The Hamburgler) Jzirk more important than sex to us. Now, sleep is. 56 HITS April 3. 1E92 The new album from / 1 1 "The irreverent Philadelphia quartet never sounded better...Their patent brattiness is fully unleashed on Soul Rotation." - Robert Gordon, CREEM T} Ln HR-61294-2/4 Available on Hollywood Records Compact Discs and Cassettes Management: David Reckner, Raw Ltd. Produced by Ted Niceley 1.1111'1114 1992 Hollywood Rersrds, 500 5. keno Vitt,' 51., lurktunk. CA 91521. Distributed by Delon, Entertainment. A Division of Werner Communirotions Inc HE'LL DO IT TO YOU EVERY TIME. LIONEL R ICHIE "Do It To Me" The newest smash hit from the forthcoming album, Back To Front. Eleven of his greatest hits and three brand-new, soon-to-be classics! PRODUCED BY: STEWART LEVINE FOR OLIVEREA PRODUCTICINS. LIMITED AND LIONEL RICHIE ETNTERTMEMENTIE DEMANH INCOMM. M .NAGENENT FREHOV DUMAN'« THE 13 MANN ENTEK TAINMENT COMPANY 019?2 A1011 ,1111 Reord :ompany, LP er I etL L.. AARON HIU. "Don't. ." S.01.11../MCA #1 BL A C K ALB U M EN VOGUE "Funky Divas Atco/EW # I RA P ALB U M KRIS KROSS "Totally..." Ruffhouse/Col #1 Q UIET ST OR M VANESSA WIWAMS "Save.. " Wing/Men Kris Kross Blows Up! JUMPING FOR DOLLARS! Kris 'Cross is EXPLODING! Not to be confused with that old beard-wearin', "Sailing"- singin' knucklehead, these little tykes are gettin' over like rover with "Jump," a hype New Jack Rap track that's doin' damage everywhere. As Columbia Sr. National Promo- tion Director Ken Wilson states, "If you're not on this, go get a late pass." Actually, we like to be late, 'cause the teacher spanks us. The public knows what time it is, however. The single is cold Gold, with their debut LP, "Totally Krossed Out," repeatin' the feat in ONE WEEK! The honorable Alice Simpson, proprietor of Motor City retail institution Simpson's, says, "It's lum- pin" off the charts" (Luckily, Alice is better at selling records than making up puns), while Michael Evans of Tower Boston reports, "The single is exploding, and I don't expect it to slow down for a couple of weeks." Radio ain't sleepin', either. The fat track is boomin' up both the Rap and Black Singles charts, with nowhere to go but the top. WILD MD Dana Hall knows the real deal, calling it, "The slammingest JAMMIE we play! I'm wearin"em backwards, too." The highly-educated Ken Wilson sums it up. "It's the P BRYSON DESHAY/CURLY ISLEY BROS LOVE & SAS ROCK/SMOOTH shit!... Oops, can I say that?" Shower You... Funny Fee/in' Sensitive Lover Call My Name They Reminisce... Nobody ever accused us of Col 74290 Tabu/A&M 1801-2 WB 4-18936 RCH 62236-2 Elek 4-64773 being a family magazine. It's CANDYMAN DR. DRE P LABELLE MELLOW MAN SOUL II SOUL about the only thing we Who Shakes... Deep Cover When You've Been What It Takes... Joy Epic 4478 Epic 75330 MCA 4358-2 Cap 15789 Virgin 98615 haven't been accused of. HITS April 13, 1992 59 BLACK SINGLES T H E T O P THIR T Y ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 4 AARON HALL SOU. L./MCA 16 TRACIE SPENCER Capitol Don't Be Afraid Love Me GLENN JONES Atlantic SKYY Atlantic Here I Go... Up And Over VANESSA WILLIAMS Wing/Mercury BLACK SHEEP Mercury Save The Best Choice Is Yours T.L.C. LaFace/Arista 19 BOYZ ll MEN Motown Ain't To Proud... Please Don't. 3 2 ATLANTIC STARR Reprise 20 JODECI Uptown/MCA Masterpiece Come & Talk... 10 6 JOE PUBLIC Columbia 1251 JODY WATLEY MCA Live And Learn I'm The One CHRIS WALKER Pendulum/Elektra 1211 BROTHERHOOD CREED Gasoline Alley/MCA Take Time He//uva 13 TEVIN CAMPBELL Owest/WB 30 LUTHER VANDROSS Epic Goodbye Sometimes It 9 LISA STANSFIELD Arista CHERRELLE Tabu/A&M All Woman Tears Of Joy 10 KEITH SWEAT Elektra ALYSON WILLIAMS OBFt/R.A.L. Why Me Baby Can't Have My. MARIAN CAREY Columbia 26 R KELLY & PUBLIC... Jive Make It Happen Honey Love EN VOGUE Atco/EastWest BIG DADDY KANE Cold Chillin'/Rep My Lovin'(Never...) Lover In You PATTI LABELLE MCA SMOOVE Atco/EastWest Somebody Loves... Meanwhile. Back... 14 KRIS KROSS Ruffhouse/Col MELI'SA MORGAN Pendulum/Elektra Jump Still In Love... SHANICE Motown 30 CHAKA KHAN WB I'm Crying Love You All (Based on a combination of radio airplay and retail SOUL ll SOUL Wrgin PRINCE P Park/WB M O S T PEABO BRYSON Columbia DOUG E. FRESH Bust It THE BOYS Motown MINT CONDMON Pers./A&M A D D E D GERALD LEVERT Atco/EastWest PATTI LABELLE MCA KROSS BURNING: Just in case you haven't figured sure looks that way! These groups are obviously fil- it out yet, Kris Kross is BURNING UP! Yes folks, ' ling a wide-open void, and our young people are those cute little twelve-year-olds, with their 19- sending them straight to the bank. Stay tuned!... The year-old red-hot producer Jermaine Dupri, have Atco/EastWest promo staff rolls on as Smoove, lowered their jeans, turned all their clothes around, Modest Fok and Das EFX make important strides. and rocketed up the charts, just slightly slower than Way to go!... GIANT STEPS: Lisa Taylor's "Secret the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. Of The Heart - is bringing in converts, with (Whew! Graham is so smart! - Ed.) Their single, Geoffrey Williams and Good 2 Go gaining "Jump," is this week's best-selling JAM, taking a momentum.... HALL-AWAY: Amon Hall is not afraid 16-point "jump" (Graham, master of puns!) on the of success, and proves it this week as "the Nas- Black Singles chart, while the LP, "All Krossed tyman" glides into the top slot of the Black Singles Out," debuted at #2, right up on the bumper of those chart. We think this is just the beginning of a long funky divas from Oakland. En Vogue. What's up and brilliant career! But don't count out Glenn with this new tide of bubble-gum rap (i.e. A.B.C., Jones, who moves up to the #2 position, and looks T.L.C., the Youngsters)? Is the phenomenon of poised to challenge his righteous brother for the title kids malcin' records for kids a new movement? It next week. Peace and hair grease. Later. 60 HITS April 13, 1992 A classic rendition from a classy lady. R H O N D A CL A R K Loving You is Wrong) DON'T W ANT TO BE RIGHT soe • ct. esee‘' 41•:.) nee e en fcece O Rhonda Clark • 12.984 IL+ 4: e W MVP add W WIN deb 29 (2> s'd>,,,, W WI add WQOK deb 40 7 `4,kie. WITT add BREAKING AT: o *0 9.54,. el, WUFO add WGPR B102 >i..,.1. e>,10 _4- WTLZ add KJMS KGRM °Çe WES add WPLZ WDAO KIPR 34-27 WENN WGOK 9`.;`, c33 ç; WAAA 35-28 WIKS WPAL i WOIC 39-32 WEAS WKWM le-3 WQFX 40-37 WLOU ALBUMS T H E T O P THIR T Y 2W LW 1W ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 24 Iii El EN VOGUE Atco/EastWest 9 11 16 M.C. BRAINS Motown Funky Divas Lover's Lane 1111-113 KRIS KROSS Ruff house/Col 14 17 ED 2 PAC Interscope/Atl Totally Krossed... 2Pacolypse Now 111 2 g VANESSA WILLIAMS Wing/Mercury 21 24 HAMMER Capitol The Comfort Zone Too Legit To Quit 1 3 1:11 MICHAEL JACKSON Epic 19 NAUGHTY BY NATURE Tommy Boy Dangerous Naughty By Nature Motown LUKE Luke/Atlantic i31 4 BOYZ II MEN 20 Cooleyhighharmony Got Shit On... 1121 8 6 BLACK SHEEP Mercury CECE PENISTON A&M A Wolf in... Finally 151 7 SIR MIX-A-LOT Def American/Rep [221 27 JUICE S.O.U.L./MCA Mack Daddy Soundtrack LIM O CYPRESS HILL R uffhouse/Col GERALD LEVERT Atco/EastWest Cypress Hill Private Line 7 161 u JODECI Uptown/MCA B.D. PRODUCTIONS Jive Forever My Lady Sex & Violence 6 9 10 MARIAH CAREY Columbia MINT CONDITION Perspective/A&M Emotions Meant To Be... 18 15 T.L.C. LaFace/Arista 26 TEVIN CAMPBELL OwestNVB . On The TLC Tip TE. VIN. 41 5 COLOR ME BADD Giant/Reprise SHANICE Motown C.M.B. Inner Child 10 II1EE PRINCE Paisley Park/VVB RANDY CRAWFORD \NB Diamonds And Pearls Through The Eyes... 111E1 14 R. KELLY & PUBLIC... Jive POOHMAN Jive Born Into The 90's Funky As I Wanna... ftH 12] Da LISA STANSFIELD Arista [281 30 ALYSON WILLIAMS OBR/R.A.L. Real Love Alyson Williams (Based on retell sales) KEEP RISIN' TO THE TOP: The big news on HOP YA DON'T STOP: What's up with the race the record side this week is the vacancy at the to fill the Rap Promo slot at Warner Bros? top of the PLG Promo ladder. Is Reprise's We're sure hearing the name of PLG Rap ruler David Linton headed there after all, or is the Patrick "Sincere" Thompson, who has made deal still not sweet enough? And how come an impressive rise from his starting position at we're hearing the name of Def Jam gunslinger Wild Pitch, an awful lot. Is he going to jump Wes Johnson? Is he being vigorously pursued, as more than a ship, or will another candidate (Mickey Bentson?) step to the few people seem to be saying? Meanwhile, back at the Bunny, forefront?... Reggie Barnes has been promoted by the fine our spies say Ray Harris has a definite replacement in mind if folks at Scotti Bros, who have given him the title of National Linton makes the power move. Stay tuned, folks!... Director of Promotion Director/Black Music. Barnes is based in the Big Marketing Jodi Williams has parted company with the folks at Apple.... AIRWAVES ACTION: Former WZFX Fayetteville PD Atco/EastWest, though don't expect this experienced vet to Phil Allen has quickly resurfaced in the PD throne at WCKX remain on the bench for long. Are our sources correct when Columbus, his hometown. Phil has replaced Rick Stevens, they say the company has a specific candidate in mind to who becomes a free agent. The station will be consulted by replace Williams?... At the EMI Records Group, New York- Harry Lyle.... Al Irving has been named as the new evening based National Promo Director Bobby Bennett exits, while jock at WFXE Columbus. Last week we erroneously reported Glynice Coleman brings Dallas-based Rep Mark Boyd back that C.C. Lukus had grabbed that slot, when in fact Lukus has into the fold after a hot pursuit from the folks at A&M.... HIP- left the station. Ooops! HITS April 13, 1992 Even Winning The Grammy Doesn't Feel This Good "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" The Next Single From The Grammy Award Winning Album BURNIN' Produced And Arranged By James R. "Budd" Ellison M C A tei lieeeetw- A Hit You Can Swear By IMMAKVeree 3 i : 3 P et- T H E 3211 0 Y Z The Sla m min' Ne w Track W ith An All-Star Possé . • Fro m That Serious Platinu m Joint •- P E A C E F UL JO U R N E Y The Albu m Track Produced B y Pete Rock For U ntouchables E ntertain ment C o-Produced By H eavy D. M C A /Pr-- H ot Perfor m a n c e Fr o m T h e H otte st Of Pr o d u c ers led jam Y et An oth er Hit Fro m Gu y... THE FUT U RE N o w Closin g In On Do u ble Platin u m Produced By Teddy Riley QUIET STORM A L B U M S R A DIO AI R P L AY 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW 2W ARTIST TITLE LABEL ij [il VANESSA WILLIAMS Wing/Mercury LIL A VANESSA WILLIAMS Wing/Mercury Comfort Zone Save The Best... BOYZ ll MEN Motown 161 LIB ATLANTIC STARR Reprise Cooleyhighhannony Masterpiece 131 CID JODECI Uptown/MCA 111111E1 GLENN JONES Atlantic Forever My Lady Here I Go Again 4 4 4 PRINCE Paisley Park/VVB Jij 4 PATTI LABELLE MCA Diamonds And Pearls Somebody Loves You 8 161 SHANICE Motown KEITH SWEAT Elektra Inner Child Why Me, Baby 61 6 KEITH SWEAT Elektra LIM 6 LISA STANSFIELD Arista Keep It Comm All Woman 10 LISA STANSFIELD Arista BEBE & CECE WINANS Capitol 18 1 1111E1 Real Love It's O.K. MARIAH CAREY Columbia ElE1E1 BOYZ Il MEN Motown Emotions Please Don't Go 11 9 R. KELLY & PUBLIC... Jive E1111 9 GERALD LEVERT Atco/EastWest Bom Into The Baby Hold On 10 GERALD LEVERT Atco/EastWest to SHANICE Motown 151 15 LIM Private Line I'm Crying 1121 12 TE VIN CAMPBELL Qwest/WB Ellie TRACIE SPENCER Capitol Love Me 1161 LUTHER VANDROSS Epic 1111111 MINT CONDITION Perspective/A&M Power Of Love Breaking... 7 PATTI LABELLE MCA 1181 MEE JODECI Uptown/MCA Bumin' Come & Talk... 15 ATLANTIC STARR Reprise 1211 14 R. KELLY & PUBLIC... Jive Love Crazy Honey Love EN VOGUE Atco/EastWest 1241 21 LUTHER VANDROSS Epic Funky Divas Sometimes It's... (Based on retail sales) 17 15 SHANICE Motown Silent Prayer GERALD LEVERT Atco/EastWest S O F T 8c W A R M School Me ARETHA FRANKLIN Arista STORM WATCH: WJFX MD and Quiet Everchanging Times Storm jock Jeff Phillips' (p) show has PHYLLIS HYMAN PIR/Zoo such an effect on the libidos of the citizens When You Get... I of Ft. Wayne that one day recently a 20 female showed up at the studio in nothin' PRINCE Paisley Park/WB Diamonds And Pearls hut black lingerie. Of course, our man Jeff immediately did the right thing, and TONY TERRY Epic Everlasting Love locked himself in the control room so he could call his moms for advice. What a stud Jeff is! The tracks that are gettin' ALYSON WILLIAMS OBR/Col folks to engage in a little show-and-tell this week are Chic's I Can't Have My... silky new JAM, "One & Only" (WB), star-on-the-rise R. MARION MEADOWS RCA Kelly's "Dedicated" (Jive), club crooning vet Colonel Love Was Never... Abrams' "When Somebody Loves Somebody" (Scotti 1-1 1-1 LISA TAYLOR Giant/Rep Bros.), Shanice's strong version of "Loving You" (Motown) Secrets Of The... and Sybil's emerging potential crossover contender "Let It 1-1 GARY BROWN Capitol Rain" (Next Plateau). See ya in seven. Don't Make Me... (Based on radio airplay) 64 HITS April 13, 1992 =1 9_9.-ffluum. 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"NEVER SATISFIED" BREAKING AT WFXE add VVCPR 'N1FX VwVDHAROK aadddd WZAK tIVLOIJ add WO W' add WUFO addadd VVRXB add Q106 KDKO add WAGH deb 37 V\i—LC B102 KPRS add KKFX add WFXA W QFX deb 39 WBL1( KTAP. WPLZ add VVIBT add XHRM WENN add W WD M add KFXZ add WEDR .126(3L a. iv, a Ah:t V i d. de, cs Jrciamealle coat! 11,11. tiaL Ete AN EXCLUSIVE HITS INTERVIE W WITH FOURPLAY BY JOE MED WICK No, they're not the jazz version of the Traveling Wilbury's or the Texas Tornadoes or even the John Hiatt-Ry Cooder-Nick Lowe-Jim Keltner soon- to-be supergroup Little Village. What they are is Fourplay. the brainchild of recently annointed Warner Bros. jazz bigwig Bob James, and they are stirring up quite a storm on the Quiet Storm charts with their self-titled debut on WB. Consisting of fusion funkoid giants James, Lee Ritenour and Harvey Mason, along with Eric Clapton's bottom-end man Nathan East, Fourplay has thankfully laid off the machines and come up with a much more traditional kind of sound that in some ways harks back to the days of groups like the Modern Jan Quartet — a foursome of recording and performing players with four equal leaders, writers and arrangers. Given this high-road approach, why any of them agreed to talk to HITS' a- rhythmic skin-thumper "Eat At" Joe Medwick is still a mystery to us. A GUIDE TA Harvey Mason Bob James Nathan East Lee Ritenour How did the group get together thinking it was going to be a reality, but everyone felt this revolution.., we never had an anti-feeling about d. and what makes this collaboration very positive about it and it progressed very, very In light of Miles' passing, where so special? quickly after that. The timing was right in that I was do you see jazz going and what Bob James: This group came about because we all just about to escalate my relationship with Warner legacy has he left for you to build harbored a secret fantasy of finding the right people to Bros. by getting involved as an executive. I think this upon? form it. It might have stayed just a secret fantasy, if is pretty much directly what Mo Ostin and Lenny Bob: We were all deeply affected by the legacy that not for the fact that I was in the studio recording my Waronker had in mind for me to do — to come up Miles left — his influence and his musical courage of not "Grand Piano Suite" album for Warner Bros. and had with ideas based on my expertise and tastes I felt resting on his laurels while experimenting and changing. these other three guys there and we were working as a would be successful. I was in the driver's seat right off I happen to believe that is a very important factor in the quartet. I was having a great time and I felt it was an the bat to be able to come in and say, "This is the spirit and essence of jazz. And I say it about Miles in spite ideal way of approaching music by a quartet. I've one," and I really don't think they would have shot me of some of my own tastes. It was always easy for me to known Harvey Mason for many, many years. I was down right away. But they loved the idea from the wish Miles would've done some stuff like he did in the just getting to know Lee and Nathan I was meeting for beginning and that helped a lot. old Gil Evans days. We all do that. But that's sort of our the first time, but we hit it oft so quickly both in the Bob has said that he would like to problem, not the artist's. We shouldn't expect them to friendship sense and musically that I immediately felt see Fourplay become a perform- keep cranking it out just to please us — we're really only right about the situation. ance group like MJG. Given your indulging ourselves that way. "[This is] a much bigger challenge now than it was 30 years ago... because we are so do minated by technology." Nathan East It really was Bob's baby. He won- schedules, can you do it? We're trying, in some way, to make our version of dered if it would be possible for us to come together a Bob: I really felt from the start that this should be a that statement. I don't think that any of the four of us month out of the year to make a record and maybe a performance band and a quartet in the truest sense of are particularly out on the edge or avant-garde artists. month out of the year to tour. Next thing you know, he the word. The spirit and structure of the music is like I did that somewhat when I was in college and first was sending us FAX's around the world saying how the jazz equivalent of a string quartet, where each got to New York, but while I found ft was somewhat of Warners was interested, and he kind of kept it going voice has a very exposed position in relationship to a dead-end street for me, I've always been influenced until we actually set a date to rehearse. He told what's going on in the music. That's a much bigger by it. I've always tried to listen to a great many things everybody to write some material and we'd see what challenge now than it was 30 years ago when the and approach each new project as a new challenge. I we could come up with. Modern Jazz Quartet was first doing it because we are believe that we were all feeling that with Fourplay. We Well it's one thing to talk about so dominated by technology. It is so easy to add never sat around having a discussion about how can doing something and another to elements, to layer, to overdub, to manipulate and to we do something that's different than anything that's actually be in a position to do turn a piece of music into a production. It's much happened before in jazz. It was more, "OK, we all have something about it. more difficult to think in terms of stripping down to this variety of experiences that seems to have just jel- Nathan: Of course. It didn't hurt to have Bob as the the bare ingredients and, with all four of us having led into something special when we play together." We main jazz guy over there at Warner Bros.! been involved in that electronic revolution, it's even also felt it would be really fun to play in a democratic Bob: I brought it up just to pass the time of day, not tougher because we're not people who have resisted group and, in the end, that's really where it's at. 66 HITS April 13, 1992 ATE OF Laughin Ai The Ye - A timeless sentiment fro m a duo whose time is no w. N cr ma Jean Wright and Ray mond Jones take you on a ro mantic journey to a place that exists in your heart and soul. Presenting Laughing At The Years, the ne w ballad and video (directed by Spike Lee) fro m the albu m "Co m munity." -COLUMBIA ••••••••••.... iwee . Irr_;'11'31t-••,'1 Produced by Sta I • te n I,, st ¶1e•.. • Q SAID I CAN] GO OUT AND PLAY NOW: Spending a TOLERATING DONALD CHUMP: reiented folks mole Icy signing 2utogt•ephs, shaking hands and kissing babies can be Lied ng Coloui, rid]. 'n ready toasr?r Shabba Ranks, diaper gangssers /cc% oagh on somebody especially someone as young and talented as Kris F:ross, t-tchy def diva Alyson Williams arid the suave errl Te % in Campbei. Teria is flanked by KKBT Programming kingpin de ti.m.ir Tony TEITI would hang with Donald 'frump, the only trot Mike Stradford, who has spent the last week wondering if having a TV who ca-1 run in f-cnr of a camela _lamer than a speeding Graham ,.norerial with trorh Luther and Ham mer advertising the station will Ausstrong. is s arys-ery to us. Alyson's expression MI MS rp the exciterer t "lake hint famous erough t be besieged by adoring fans (or at least recog- and -espect these j5refr1ks have for tire man who pu: Lie "(ess" in horreles., pcmi by his w(e), while Warner Bros promo stud. Gary O'Neal dis- whi'r the boys in tri r Fross wonder iow long they'll have r) put up wit'. !le pl-tss the total num5.?r offolcs who will try to call Mike Tyson %lulu-We" ge with the oran¡ behed bars. SO MANY QUESTIONS: No folks, Atlantic Starr, Jonathan Lewis ,coi squatting to show the assembled crowd what he thinks of our "humor" Yes, the number of dead cows adorning the backs of the members of Color Me Badd does exceed the combined I.Q. of the city of Sherman Oaks. And yes, CMB's Sam WatterS did get that jacket for heroism in the fare of adversity. He's eaten Graham Armstrong's home cooking, and lived to tell the story! LOOK MA, Ms' ::\'"N STUDICI: DJ Eddie Fis maxin' and rental' STW SCHO)L: Real Seduction, Sounds of Blackness. in al. :(L-uriouN new siudio, 24 tracks in the tape maciu-se. Soundtools corded' Daur Lewis th," Boys, Glenn Turman. Steffon, Mellow Man fate: t games on 1..:e Mir and more °aboard than you :we.. shake a stick ar. Ac n.j Bronic all recently participated in the extremely worthwhile Untpuchables En1Brtainmen-.:, Nicole Bernard is proud of her -Grammy In The Sc4tools - program, urging bright young students to contin- gadrnine wf le Warner Chappell 's Jocelyn Cooper woners 'j u( Aei- education. During the lecture, photos of JAMS radio research god- we 'rent on her bcss Les Bider une' "small farm ananals in the same .ser - des: ICerry D'Oysn we.e held up as a warning to the children of what terce. he'll seral ir mere photos of himself, and give her a bis raise for geter* (-cad end up happ,ming if cou did not follow the lecturers' advice. Not that us re gne him a 1 !tre irJc. There's prcbably a better chance that one of lese Kery isr.': extreme, interment. She can count to ten with the best of them, photos I.! actu‘lly:uney. or d ne -t tverL will •rke a stab at tying her own shoes. 68 • HITS April 13, 1992 BOYS C S A N CHA 1=1, R J E G I N S W I T H R A JCb 4C) S H s s x-x co w z x xy x=1» xze Iz» A G KIPR add KTAA add KGRM add KJMQ add WIZF add WHJ X add KMJM add WDAO add VVTLZ add B102 add WXYV add WTMP add KJMZ add KRIZ add WLOL add K98 FM add WXOK add WUSS add WAG H add WALT add 0106 add WPEG add Z93 add WHRK add WFXE add WUSL add WFXA add WQMG add KDKO add WQFX add WOIC deb 37 WNJR add WIKS add WJTT add WTLC deb 39 ‘ 4 WO WI add WAMO add WRX E. add A WZAK add KBMS add WPLZ add BREAKING AT: WJMH add WENN add WJHM add WJLB WEUP KIIZ add XHRM add W WDM add WBLK WNOV PRODUCE D BY HACEE M .OR HAK PRODUCTIONS IVE PRODUCERS JABARI ABDULSAIV? D & VIDA SPARKS ebd waire- let 111§z„, sen uoto ott MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK DEEP COVER ep.c NEW LINE CINEMA •IFFIC• PEG U I PAT S TU OFF MARCA RIGIS MACM IMF ISA MU/EAU . OF SOS! IOUSIC I NI(01 .111.1 MC/ 01 90 SONY MUSIC ÉlétF111•111111111 INC I MOTION ', WO. 1.11010 .1 .11, FeiutiluF FIlLe C rr À/1r RAP R A P R A DIO TO P FO R T Y ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW Ty, ARTIST TITLE LABEL DAS EFX... They Want EFX Atco/EastWest ggEa COLLEGE BOYZ Victim Of... Virgin A. DEVELOPMENT Tennessee Chrysalis/ERG B.D.P. 13 & Good Jive UMC•S One To Grow Wild Pitch/ERG mgau POOR RIGHTEOUS... Easy Star Profile KRIS KROSS Jump Ruffhouse/Col HER] P ROCK/CL SMOOTH They Reminisce Elektra CYPRESS HILL Hand On The Ruffhouse/Col Eigam SHO WBIZ & AG soul cap London/PLG 6 A TRIBE CALLED... Scenerio Jive 21 26 N.W.A. Appetite For Pnonty BLACK SHEEP Choice is. Mercury PUBLIC ENEMY Nighttrain Def Jam/Col NICE & SMOOTH Sometimes I. R.A.L./Col ICE CUBE Steady Mobbin' Pnonty 9 CHI ALI Age Ain't... Relativity 33 29 SISTER SOULJAH The Hate. Epic 10 X-CLAN Fire & Earth PLG 2E1 30 KID SENSATION The Way I NastyMix SCARFACE Minute To Pray..Rap-A-Lot/Pri SIR MIX-A-LOT Baby's Got Def American/Rep ERIC B. & RAKIM Juice S.O.U.LJMCA T.L.C. Ain't To Proud LaFace/Ansta WC & THE M.A.A.D... kn't A Damn... Priority 2 PAC If My Home Interscope/Atl B.D.P. Duck Down Jive RAW FUSION RockinTo . Hollywood Basic POETESS Love Hurls Poetic Groove/Int POWERULE Pass The Poetic Groove/lnt PUBLIC ENEMY Shut Em Down Def Jam/Col QUEEN LATIFAH Enough Of The Tommy Boy ULTRAMAGNETIC... Papa Large... Mercury SYLK SMOOV Trick Wit A... Mercury D. UNDERGROUND No Nose Job TNT/Tommy Boy N. BY NATURE Uptown's. S.O.U.L./MCA LORD FINESSE Return Of The... Giant/Reprise FU-SCHNICKENS La Smoove Jive 20 LITTLE SHA WN Hickeys... Capitol 40 MAIN SOURCE Fakir?' The... Wild Pitch/ERG Based on college radio and com mercial mix show airplay BODY BLO W: Relativity's hip-hop hotshot for a June release. Ex-WEBB rap overlord, and Mohammed Ali has sucker-punched the com- now Q92 kingpin, Chris Webb is on the petition and grabbed the lofty title of National WORD. management tip.... Latin lyrical lord Kid Frost Urban/Rap Promotion and Marketing Director. is malcin' noise with "No Sunshine," the dope By Darryl Lindsey A fat congrats goes out to this emerging track off Virgin's soundtrack to the hit flic player!... Cold Chillin' has launched the new, "American Me"... Justin Warfield has just independently-distributed Livin' Large label, in order to put completed his debut LP, with Prince Paul and QDIII handling out records that need to be worked hard on the streets. The the studio pyrotechnics.... Interscope rhymer 2Pac, whose first release will be "Big Mama," the return of the quick-witted debut LP has been seeing crazy action lately, has scored the Roxanne Shante, who gets crazy down and dirty, dissin' all male lead opposite Janet Jackson in the latest John female rappers she comes into contact with HARD. Be sure to Singleton film.... The track that the radio kingpins have peep it.... We've got to give a special shout-out to Wyatt deemed "America's Most Fattest" on Little Shawn's debut LP Cheeks, who's livin' extra-large at Select, and gettin' ready to is "I Made Love For The Very First Time," something we work a boomin' track by newcomers A-Team, as well as the know very little about.... Be sure to peep the debut LP from next potential smash from Chubb Rock.... The new BMG-dis- Me Phi Me (RCA)! These new jacks are going to blow up ex- tributed, money-saturated Savage label is about to enter the tra-crazy-supa-dupa large! Rap radio will get their first taste of hip-hop ring, with new Bronx bombers Q.S.P. gettin' wreck in this fine flavor with "Pu' Sho Hands Together," and you the famous Brooklyn Firehouse Studio, preparing a hype LP should be sure to investigate the whole LP. Peace. HITS April 13, 1992 71 U.4,11S RAP T O P T W E N T Y VID E O T O P FIFT E E N AL B U M S ARTIST TITLE LABEL WKLY PLAYS TW ARTIST TITLE (LABEL) COMMENTS El KRIS K ROSS Jump Ruffhouse/Col 67 f H KRIS KROSS 1 Wk Gold Lp Totally Krossecl... (Ruffhouse/Col) El SHABBA RANKS The Jam Epic 66 3 1 B.D.P. #10 Video El 2 PAC Brenda's Got... Interscope/Atl 61 Sex And Violence (Jive) 21 3 BLACK SHEEP Holding On NICE & SMOOTH Sometimes... R.A.L./Col 46 1 A Wolf In Sheep... (Mercury) El CHI ALI Age Ain't.. Relativity 42 4 141 cl JUICE Steady Soundtrack (S.O.U.L.NCA) 6 A TRIBE CALLED... Scenario Jive 41 5 5 AMG Playgirl Cntrfold u UMC'S One To Grow... W Pitch/ERG 41 Give A Dog A... (Select) 1 CYPRESS HILL Gold Lp! CYPRESS HILL Hand On The... Ruffhouse/Col 37 121 ri El Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Col) D. UNDERGROUND No Nose Job TNT/Tommy Boy 37 8 181 u A TRIBE CALLED... Quest The Low End Theory (Jive) 10 BOOGIE DOWN PROD. 13 & Good Jive 36 6 161 LI 2 PAC New Movie MAY MAY ALI Life Is... Scotti Bros. 35 2Pacalypse Now (Inter/AtI) BLACK SHEEP The Choice... Mercury 32 12 9 a FU -SCHNICKENS No. 1 Sons Fu F U Don't Take... (Jive) T.L.C. Ain't To Proud...La Face/Arista 32 lii 10 10 PUBLIC ENEMY M Adds Last Wk PUBLIC ENEMY Nighttrain Def Jam/Col 31 Apocalypse '91... (Def Jam/Col) 15 13 ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S No. 3 Single BROTHERHOOD CREED Helluva G Alley/MCA 30 Funk Your Head (Mercury) MR. SCARFACE A Minute To.. Rap-A-Lot/Pii. 28 13 U MC'S #7 Video Fruits Of Nature (Wild Pitch/ERG) DAS EFX They want... Atco/EastWest 27 NICE & SMOOTH Video Hot COLLEGE BOYZ Victim Virgin 26 Ain't A Damn... (R.A.L./Col) 14 CHI-ALI Blowing Up M.C. BRAINS Oochie... Motown 26 EIREIFIREIREIS EIREIFIREIREIS The Fabulous Chi... (Relativity) 20 2 KINGS & A... For The... Bahia/RCA 25 10 Iii pu SIR MIX-A-LOT Maintaining RAP Video Reporters: Mack Daddy (Def American/Rep) 9-2-5, African Alen. Al Denle, American Hot Video. American Rapmaker. Another Funky Sit., Beat Goes on. Beats 8. Rhymes. Birmingham Jammin ., Bring The Noise. Check It Out. Club Beat, Dallas Based on retail album sales Music Videos, Dance Beat. Dance Vision. Dope Rap. Drop The Beat, Fresh Groove. Funke V's, H PI Television. Jazz Video Mix. Kickin' It Live, Miller Diller. Lomas Corner. Music Entity, Music Inner City. Music Video 50. Music Video Connection, N.Y. Vibes, Power Play, Pump It Up. Rap Box, Rap's Un- ilerground, Rap It lip, The Rythm, Rythm N' Soul. Rythm Vision, Soul Beat. Soundwave Street D O W N WI T'... Tracks, TV. 23. Video Control. Video House Party. Video Music Box Video Request. Video Soul Rhythms Woltra - CLARK KENT: Look, homeys! Up in the Based on total natl & regional rotations sky! It's .1 hird! It's a plane! It's Super D.J. Clark Kent! The head of Supermen, R A DIO M O S T AD D E D Inc.. a airtight collective of hip-hop's fat- test D.J.s, also has been tearin' up New AR TITLE LABEL York clubs for almost a decade, gettin' MAIN SOURCE Fakin The... Wild Pitch /ERG wreck on the wheels of steel on money- nakin' Manhattan powerhouse WBLS's "Operating Room" for over three years, as well as rulin' in the Rap A&R R A DIO ST R E E T PIC K Department at Atco/EastWest, where he has signed hype ART IST TITLE LABEL new acts Future Sound. Original Flavor and Akinyle JZ & acts, GANGSTARR Take It Personal Chrysalis/ERG T-Strong. When searchin for Clark looks for one thing above all else. "The acts I work with have got to have R E TAIL ST R E E T PIC K style!, - says Kent, "I won't put anybody on unless they are unique and have something to say! In today's market that's Ali' Hf TITLE LABEL essential if they're going to stand out!" On the strength. KRIS KROSS Totally Krossed... Ruffhouse/Col 72 HITS April 13, 1992 LAST YEAR, THEIR ORIGINAL DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCHED FOUR TOP 5 BILLBOARD RAP SINGLES, SELLING OVER 253,001 COPIES. IN A CLASS BY -HEMSELVES ( SPECIAL NON-ALBUM B-SIDE TRACK oinnrcK GANG STARR STEP5. IN THE ARENA FEATURING NICE & SMOOTH ONCE MORE WITH THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR FIRTHCOMING ALBUM DAILY OPERATION WATCH FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "TAKE IT PERSONAL" ON YO! MTV RAPS PRODUCED AND MIXED BY DJ PREMIER ANC THE CURL FOR GAII6 STARR PRODUCTIONS. INC. MANAGEMENT: EMPIRE MANAGEMENT, NYC EMI Records Group tee Chrysalis. 9912 CHRYSALIS REC OR DS Nifl§TEM OF THE flET H OUSE QF 12RDS HOUSE OF LORDS rocks with authority on "DEMONS DOWN," featuring HOL founder and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, Whitesnake drummer Tommy Aldridge, the vocal powe of James Christian, rock-solid bass from Quiet Riot's Sean McNabb are virtuoso guitarist Chick. Listen to this immense lin -up full-throttle on their new album feturing "0 FATHER, - "DEMON'S DOWN" and "WHAT'S FOREVER FOR." ENTER THE RULING HOUSE, PolyGram Label G -oup On 1)ictory Compact Discs & Cassettes. C 1992 PolyGrarr Records. Inc PE LEI METAL I'm humbled by the royal ambassador treatment afforded me by the kind folks at MCA this weekend in Detroit. The event: Neal Schon's Hardline in their first live performance FRIEN D anywhere, opening for the mighty VH. Schon and Hagar's longtime friendship apparently got them the brief (three gigs), but coveted, opening slot, and they were most impressive in front of the 40,000 who attended the Michigan shows. There's some great rock on the LP, T O ALL and this mini-stint should send Hardline off in a big way. A footnote to the headliners: I hadn't seen Van Halen since the Monsters Tour in '88 and I say with total conviction — they were pure magic! It was nice speaking to Ed Leffler again (finally). I see now why he protects this band so passionately. They deserve their lofty pedestal. As for the MCA crew who hang out so well, Angee Jenkins (the blonde spud queen), Susan Greenwood (buy a Thomas Guide), Paul "lime of the Season" Atkinson, Tom "Stephen King" Cording, Kevin Nakao and the host of all hosts, David "Flash" Fleischman, y'all rock.... Sass Jordan's got ex-Aerosmith axe Jimmy Crespo in her band now... Speaking of Sass, word has it her manager, Bruce Bird, is keeping an eye on Vince Neil.... Rick Krim, you are a beauti- ful man, not to mention an honorable one. Thanks.... RCA's Ric Aliberte's got a big woody over his new signing, 700 Miles... I hear Hollywood's T. Ride is going back into the studio to cut more tracks for their debut. Good move. This psycho Leppardesque outfit has a big future. "Dirt," where are you? We gotta talk.... Laura Gold, those unbelievable Tori Amos imports made my week. I knew three years ago she was America's Kate Bush. Blessed is her pending superstardom (and our upcoming lunch date!)... Morgan Creek's Matthew Aberle and Cary Baker surprised the shit out of me with 2 Die 4. I really like this record. Slick 'n' heavy.... What\ Mercury's Bob Skoro doing sipping moonshine at 11 a.m.?... Slaughter, Gun, Tool, House of Lords, Electric Boys, Cro Mags, Flame and Killer Dwarfs are getting serious rotation on the RIP cassette deck this week.... Z Rock is sound- ing pretty good in Detroit. Congrats on the new affiliate.... And speaking of rock radio, now hear this, L.A.! Yours truly kicks off his own weekly show on Pirate Radio this Sunday night, 10 to midnight. Is it exciting? Freedom to stray from the playlist, in-studio guests (my first visitor will be Anthony from the Chili Peppers), phone calls from my many heavy buds — it's gonna be gonzo and I'm indebted to Norm Pattiz and Carey Curelop for putting their By LONN M. FRIEND reputations on the line.... Friend out. Lonn in better days. RETAIL METAL TO P THIRTY ARTIST TITLE LABEL ARTIST TITLE LABEL DEF LEPPARD Adrenalize Mercury GWAR America Must Metal Blade NIRVANA Nevermind DGC 14 15 SOCIAL DISTORTION Somewhere... Epic UGLY KID JOE As Ugly As... Mercury ALICE IN CHAINS Sap Columbia 4 PEARL JAM Ten Epic QUEENSRYCHE Empire EMI RED HOT CHILI... Blood Sugar Warner Bros. LL1 20 GUNS N'ROSES Illusion II Geffen 6 METALLICA Metalhca Elektra 20 16 PRIMUS Sailing The... Interscope 4 PANTERA Vulgar Display... Atco 22 22 TESLA Psychotic... Geffen VARIOUS ARTISTS Wayne 's World Warner Bros. GUNS N'ROSES Illusion l Geffen 9 BODY COUNT Body Count Sire CORROSION OF CON. Blind Relativity 10 QUEEN Classic Queen Hollywood KING'S X King's X Atlantic 8 8 SOUNDGARDEN Badmotorfinger A&M 25 !241 MSG MSG Impact 9 13 OZZY OSBOURNE No More Tears Epic 1241 1231 CARCASS Necrotism... Earache/Relativity SPINAL TAP Break Like... MCA 29 BAD RELIGION Generator Epitaph 1121 1121 14 ROLLINS BAND The End Imago 1 --1 I WHITE ZOMBIE La Sexorcisto Geffen 10 1101 El MR. BIG Lean Into It Atlantic 27 30 LOVE/HATE Wasted In... Columbia -IITS April 13 1992 75 PE LE en METAL Peter Paterno Hollywood RecordS DUDE O' Good things come to those who wait. That' what Disney execs Michael Eisner and Frank Wells are saying these days as they watch THE WEEK Queen's 16-year-old classic, "Bohemian Rhap- sody," shoot up the charts on the strength off the phenomenal box-office smash, "Wayne's World." Insiders called Hollywood Records president Peter Paterno a lunatic when he spent multi-millions for the entire Queen catalog two years ago. With the LP "Classic Queen" heading for pure platinum, who's laughing now? He's the author of the nisw-legendary eight-page memo that gave us such bits o' biz savvy as 'Any artist worth getting involved with must have good songs and an atti:ude. Whethet an artist is black, white, R&B, rap or pop, I want them to have an edge... an attitudinal departure from their genre." Paterno is a true rocker at heart. He can often be seen in a metal T-shirt at gigs around town, hobnobbing with the fans, supporting the music he loves. As a former partner in the law firm Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg and Phillips, Peter's clients included Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Rick Rubin and Dokken. He's taken a lot of shots sipss,siaging Hollywood, but with hard-hitting talent like Motorpsycho, the Scream (their stellar debut LP will no doubt become an instant classic when lead singer John Corabi officially departs for Motley Crüe) and T. Ride, Paterno and Co. are the new dudes on the block. ' amuse PEDDLE PIC KS Body Count, "Body Count" House of Lords, "Demons Down" rs (Si re/WB) Inflammatory, loud, funny, (VIctory/PLG): It's the third go-round dirty, dangerous — this is everything a for the new 'n' improved Lords, and it o metal record should be. The debut from looks like this one' ll be the one to put It rapper Ice-T and his black metal 'em on the map. While the LP has the monsters is hella-cool. The taste-tempt- heavy melodic orchestration they're P 1,1 ing "Body Count" on Ice's "O.G." LP known for, there's also a wide variety of 11111111 whet appetites for this powerful fare. material, including some happening, Opening and closing with cop-killing vignettes, in between, ballsy, hard-hitters. HOL had big success off their last album Body Count tackles topics from ending racism ("Mama's Got with the cover of "Can't Find My Way Home," and this time, To Die Tonight") to forbidden love ("KKK Bitch") to the male the title track has that big, classic rock feel and should get libido ("Evi_. Dick"). Winners? The chunky, hypnotic "Voodoo" major radio action. The funny, rocks-off romp "Johnny's Got A and the hit-bound "There Goes The Neighborhood." Play the Mind of His Own" and the Leppardesque "Can't Fight Love" censored versions if you must, but play it. (KT) also sound like winners. (KT) co mpiled by KATHERINE TUR MAN Black Cat Bone, "Truth" Gun, "Gallus" (A&M): Strident, com- (Chameleon). This disc of righteous mercial and cool, Gun has opened for sounds is the only truth I wanna hear— the likes of the Rolling Stones and again and again. Lexington, KY's ter- Simple Minds. And on their powerful rific trio fulfills my white-trash intellec- second disc, "Gallus," Gun still strad- tual yearnings. They've got a Southern- dles the line between hard rock and al- fried feel, :hat Allmans/Skynyrd sen- ternative, with honest, straightfoward sibility coupled with intelligent lyrics, rock culled from a variety of influences. passion and raw power. The Southern/alternative flavor and the Hailing from Glasgow, these no-holds barred Gunners rule on strident, swami riffs of "The Epic Continues" totally rocks, "Steal Your Fire," the slide and twangy guitar of "Money To while "In the Mood" is the Faces meets the Cult. The Burn" and the big boom of "Don't Back Down." They've been psychedelic manic strains of the title cut make it a cool single compared to the likes of AC/DC and INXS, but I'd call 'em a possibility, and there's not much fluff in the grooves of this hardcore, '70s-influenced U2. Whatever you call 'em, Gun's foot-stomper. The `Truth" shall set you free. (KT) aim is true. (KT) 76 HITS April 13, 1992 PE LE MERU. edis tki10 _ CORROSION OF SNAPP: Those Noo Yawkers know how to have fun. WO W, MAKING A RECORD CAN BE FUN! Having a bang-up Following the sold-out Marquee show featuring Prong, Corrosion Of time in the studio are Spread Eagle. who were last spotted roaming the Conformity and Bullet La Volta. these fine folks put on their unhappy halls in some sort of chemically altered state at the Concrete Convention. We faces. (I-r) we have: COC's Pepper Keenan, Phil Swisher, Karl don't know who's producing the record, what it's called or when it will be out. Agell and Wooy Weatherman, Relativity's Jackie Farry, but we can tell you that these up-standing young men are (l-r): Ray West, WFCS 's Tom Gates, Prong's Ted Parsons and RIP staff hunk o' the Tommi Gallo, Paul DI Bartolo and Rob DeLuca. month. COC's Reed Mullin and Relativity's Tracy Cruz. GOOFIN' GEF- FEN: Geffen's Al Coury (1). Tom Zutaut (2nd from I) and Alan Oreman (far right) wonder if they'll be in the 2,322 or 2,323rd photo that P UM Editor Lonn Friend runs of him- self GET ON YOUR BAD MOTORPSYCHO AND RIDE! Hollywood hawg riders Motorpsycho are looking macho backstage with Joan Jett and her Blackheads. A definite argument for gene splicing. SCATTERED BRAINS? Clearly, KNEU's hardcore director Jim IBIGSHOTS n' Lehmann is giving his facial review of the Scatterbrain record while Scatterbrain singer Tommy "No Relation To Jesus - Christ looks real happy. Believe it or not, Jim is also the drummer for Petting Zoo, who we're sure will be placing ads in RIP in order to receive a paltry line of BUTTHEADS editorial space. HITS April 13, 1992 77 PE I LE METAL Had one of the best bond- TOP TWENTY RADIO ing hours ever with my KRISTINA'S fave singer Matt Kramer 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL of Saigon Kick, a true gent AIR HE A D LIE D PANTERA Vulgar Display... Atco and incredible musician. The Kick's "The Lizard" is AIR WAVES BODY COUNT Body Count Sire LIE D serious listening shit, so El El SPINAL TAP Break Like... MCA check it out! This album should be huge... Speaking of, why was MD Ann Garrett of WBGU not taken care of like she was told GWAR America Must Metal Blade for the Pantera show?... T-Ride going for adds 4/20, on sale 1 --I TOOL Opiate Zoo 5/19... Bang Tango will be releasing a five-song Ep, "Alive Un- 1--1 derground... in \lay... Death Angel have changed their name to 3 6 SOUNDGARDEN Badmotodinger A&M The Organization... Got a copy of the Jesus And Mary Chain WHITE ZOMBIE La Sexorcisto... Geffen CD-5, very cool. Their full-length, "Honey's Dead," will be in stores 4114... Lynch Mob's first single, "Tangled In The Web," UGLY KID JOE As Ugly. Mercury will he going for adds 4/24... Brad and I were fortunate to attend the ACT UP/LA Benefit Concert here at the Hollywood Pal- MSG MSG Impact ladium. We loved Perry Farrell's new band Porno For Pyros, 7 10 COC Blind Relativity jazzin' to Fishbone, funkin . to Primus, and worshipin! Rollins, but we were pretty tired after all this and left two songs into the 6 6 MY SISTERS MACHINE Diva Caroline Beasties — who were distortedly OK. Sony. Peppers! The ROLLINS BAND The End Imago coolest had to be sharing air with Laker Vlade Divac! Thanks El- len and Yvonne at SIR for everything!... WSBF's Troy Ely ELECTRIC L. HOGS Electric... PLG wants his name in print, so here it is. We don't expect you to kill VARIOUS ARTISTS Wayne's World Warner Bros. for it, Troy — a flesh favor will do... Dead Horse. Entombed and Exhorder will be hitting Florida from 4/24-27, Texas the LOVE/HATE Waysted... Columbia 30th and 5/2, and then Kansas on 5/3... Did ya catch Cathy 16 EXHORDEP The Law RC Faulkner of Seattle's K1SW on Entertainment Tonight a couple weeks ago? Very cool... Hey Goatman at Nasty Mix, we know SLIK TOXIK Dom The Nasty Capitol The Accused are doing well, rumors have it we are a radio KINGS X Kings X Atlantic reporter. so why don't ya blow a call into me?... Five Most Ad- ded: Gwar. Tool . MOTORPSYCHO Wrenched Hollywood Godflesh. Mother's c o m pil ed:I b y KRISTINA ESTLUN D 15 20 GRUNTRUCK Inside Yours RoadRacer Finest Def Leopard. STEVE PRUE, ROUND THE GLOBE Steve Prue is a gem in the radio-cretin rough. Involved in radio since RADIO KNOB college, his past experiences include a stint at Raleigh, NC's WKNC Metal Radio and Video Promotion for RoadRunner and various in- 0' THE WEEK dependent promotions. "I was a pure independent for a while and now I'm a corporate independent," he explains. Responsible for the success of such bands as Sepultura, Last Crack, the Nymphs, King Diamond and Annihilator, among others, his radio rapport is honest. "I hear shit about people wanting adds and that's when they call. They're using these radio stations to get what they want instead of developing relationships. That's bad karma." We love this guy! eIMK I-II » r U I E W Ft E KCILZ / MARCIA LONGO WBUL / MIKE KYBURZ KZOK / JEFF GILBERT WBGU /ANN GARRETE LOS ANGELES, CA TAMPA, FL SEATTLE, WA BOWLING GREEN, OH Red Hot Chili Peppers Pantera White Zombie Pantera Def Leppard King's X Body Count Nirvana Nirvana Ugly Kid Joe Tool Prong Wayne's World Lillian Axe Def Leppard Metallica MSG Scatterbrain Nymphs Ugly Kid Joe 78 HITS April 13, 1992 THE FIRST TRACK AND VIDEO FROM THE NEW ALBUM, THE WILD LIFE. EMI Re%/ifiiimmas Group PRODUCED BY DANA STRUM AND MARK SLAUGHTER MANAGEMENT: BUDD CARA FOR CARA / SHARPE ENTERTAINMEN1 e Ate Chrysalis. merue rein Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers WI N N E R S M OST #1's M OST TO -'s M OST TO 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. BRUCE/HUMAN 1. BRUCE/HUMAN 2. BRUCE/HUMAN 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. DEF LEPPARD 3. WAYNE'S WORLD 3. BRUCE/LUCKY 3. BRUCE/LUCKY BETH STE WART STEVE CHALFANT JEFF COHEN 402 Fetail Stores = 108 Retail Stores 145 Retail Stores SUPER CLUB‘PAUSIC CORP (Atlanta) (Philadelphia) pee• * (Boston/Wash D.C.) SUPER CLUB MUSIC WEE THREE STRA WBERRIES/WAXIE 1. WAYNE'S WORLD 1. DEF LEPPARD MAXIE'S 2. UGLY KID JOE 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 1. DEF LEPPARD 3. NIRVANA 3. B.SPRINGSTEENLUCKY 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 4. EN VOGUE 4. KRIS KROSS 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 5. GARTH BROOKS ROPIN 5. WAYNE'S WORLD 4. WYNONNA JUDD 6. SIR MIX-A-LOT 6. UGLY KID JOE 5. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 7. U2 7. QUEEN 6. U2 8. G.BROOKS NO FENCES 8. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 7. EN VOGUE 9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 9. U2 8. NIRVANA 10. LUKE 10. NIRVANA 9. WAYNE'S WORLD 10. QUEEN i DOUG SMITH roit STAN GOMAN HOWARD ei 95 Retail Stores 61 Retail Stores APPELBAUM NATIONAL RECORD MART (Pittsburgh) IBM RE M (Sacramento) ‘IGIIMPA1111.- 34 Retail Stores (Wash D.C.) .41 NAT'L RECORD MA RT TO WER NATIONAL KEMP MILL 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. U2 1. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. QUEEN 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. ENYA 3. EN VOGUE 4. WAYNE'S WORLD 4. NIRVANA 4. DEF LEPPARD 5. WYNONNA JUDD 5. EN VOGUE 5. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 6. UGLY KID JOE 6. K.D. LANG 6. QUEEN 7. KRIS KROSS 7. WAYNE'S WORLD 7. NIRVANA 8. U2 8. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 8. U2 9. GENESIS 9. NATALIE COLE 9. TORI AMOS 10. PEARL JAM 10. MAMBO KINGS (ST) 10. WAYNE'S WORLD //Mod* iants tà» CHUCK LEE JOHN ROSE JAY ROSENBERG -14,4viiiimeousti: 290 Retail Stores hasti.ngs 122 Retail Stores 32 Retail Stores (Los Angeles) We're Entertainment! (Amarillo) (New York) ChtE1(.10•••u. ,, (1,,,te? WHEREHOUSE HASTINGS WIZ 1. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. WYNONNA JUDD 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 3. DEF LEPPARD 4. WYNONNA JUDD 4. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY Pill4. EN VOGUE 5. EN VOGUE 5. WAYNE'S WORLD 5. KRIS KROSS 6. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 6. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 6. QUEEN 7. KRIS KROSS 7. UGLY KID JOE 7. VANESSA WILLIAMS 8. WAYNE'S WORLD 8. MARK CHESNUTT 8. LISA STANSFIELD 9. NIRVANA 9. NIRVANA 9. U2 10. UGLY KID JOE 10. EN VOGUE 10. MICHAEL JACKSON 80 HITS April 13. 1992 W ril31 TOPIENS Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers DAVE CARROLL JEFF ABRAMS MIKE BASHKIN 3000 Accounts 74 Retail Stores BAKER & TAYLOR 500 Accounts (Connecticut) (Minneapolis) VIDEO (Chicago) CD ONE STOP BEST BUY BAKER & TAYLOR ONE-STOP 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. DEF LEPPARD 2. B. SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 3. B. SPRIN GSTEEN/LUCKY 3. NIRVANA 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN/LUCKY 4. QUEEN 4. WAYNE 'S WORLD 4. BODY COUNT 5. WAYNE 'S WORLD 5. GARTH BROOK S ROPIN 5. CARRERA S/ DOMIN GO 6. GENESIS 6. METALLICA 6. EN VOGUE 7. BODY COUNT 7. WYNONNA JUDD 7. WAYNE 'S WORLD 8. NIRVANA 8. OZZY OSBOURNE 8. UGLY KID JOE 9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 9. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 9. WYNONNA JUDD 10. UGLY KID JOE 10. U2 10. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER DEBBO PAUL BROCKMAN GREG MARSHALL 900 Accounts SIDEEISSIDE DEC OU DS 21 Stores (St 2800HOUGHTON Accounts (Houston) Louis) (Philadelphia) UNIVERSAL ONE-STOP S.W. WHOLESALE STREETSIDE 1. EN VOGUE 1. KRIS KROSS 1. DEF LEPPARD 2. NIRVANA 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 3. WAYNE 'S WORLD 3. WYNONNA JUDD 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN/LUCKY 4. UGLY KID JOE 4. B.SPRINGSTEEN/LUCKY 4. EN VOGUE 5. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 5. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 5. WYNONNA JUDD 6. U2 6. EN VOGUE 6. BODY COUNT 7. GENESIS 7. QUEEN 7. WAYNE 'S WORLD 8. METALLICA 8. BODY COUNT 8. UGLY KID JOE 9. GARTH BROOKS,ROPIN 9. LYLE LOVETT 9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 10. QUEEN 10. MARK CHESNUTT 10. QUEEN MIKE PICHIK LID TONY BRENNER scon- FREEMAN 1800 Accounts ARROW DISTRIBUTING CO. 500 Accounts INC 150 Accounts (St (Omaha) e-A., r-•F PARK WA, (Cleveland) LOUIS) • ,,. 0 .I139 RTI ONE STOP ARRO W DISTRIBUTERS CML ONE-STOP 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. GARTH BROOKS/ROPIN 1. DEF LEPPARD 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN /HUMAN 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN/LUCKY 4. BODY COUNT 4. B.SPRINGSTEEN /LUCKY 4. WAYNE 'S WORLD 5. WYNONNA JUDD 5. WAYNE 'S WORLD 5. WYNONNA JUDD 6. UGLY KID JOE 6. NIRVANA 6. UGLY KID JOE 7. MOODY BLUES 7. G.BROOKS NO FENCES 7. BODY COUNT 8. WAYNE 'S WORLD 8. UGLY KID JOE 8. QUEEN 9. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 9. MICHAEL BOLTON 9. NIRVANA 10. LYLE LOVETT 10. U2 10. OZZY OSBOURNE JIM PRIMERANO RON SIMMS DON JENSEN upC 98 Rack Accounts 18 Retail Stores 1400 Accounts Abbey Rood Distributors (Orange County) l e ll (Buffalo) :lee0101TI. M.IT O R • INC ( S e att e) ROUND UP RECORD THEATER ABBEY ROAD DISTRIBUTORS 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 1. B.SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN 2. WYNONNA JUDD 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. WAYNE 'S WORLD 3. B.SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY 3. DEF LEPPARD 4. NIRVANA 4. EN VOGUE 4. BODY COUNT 5. SIR MIX -A-LOT 5. VANESSA WILLIAMS 5. WYNONNA JUDD 6. GARTH BROOKS/ROPIN 6. KRIS KROSS 6. KRIS KROSS 7. B.SPRINGSTEEN/HUMAN 7. U2 7. QUEEN 8. B.SPRINGSTEEN/LUCKY 8. BODY COUNT 8. RED HOT CHILI PEPPER 9. METALLICA 9. JODECI 9. GWAR 10. GENESIS 10. GENESIS 10. LYLE LOVETT HITS April 13. 1992 fitaim z ale/mulesHot new or resurging albums as reported by the nation's leading record merchandisers In the biggest week since Xmas, Bruce and Def Lep- and Kriss Kross, those two little kids in the backwards pard see the lion's share of the Breakout action with jeans, look to have a huge record on their hands. Wynonna's solo Lp coming in a strong fourth. Body Retailers rejoice at the overall boost in sales due to the Count, Ice-T's Metal incarnation, has a strong first week increased traffic. WINNERS 1 BRUCE (HUMAN) (Col 5300) 93% 6 KRIS KROSS (R House/Col 48710) 57% 2 DEF LEPPARD (Merc 512-185) 91% 7 LYLE LOVETI" (Curb/MCA 10475) 32% 3 BRUCE (LUCKY) (Col 53001) 87% 8 EN VOGUE (Atco/EW 92121) 17% 4 WYNONNA JUDD (Curb/MCA 10529) 69% 9 GWAR (M Blade 26807) 13`)/0 5 BODY COUNT (Sire/WB 26736) 59% 10 MARK CHESNUTT (MCA 10530) 110/0 ABBEY ROAD / RON SIMMS / BELIEVE IN MUSIC/ PAULA DOWN IN THE VALLEY / MAINSTREAM / MIKE PFAFFL/ LOS ANGELES TANIS / GRAND RAPIDS KATHY SHEDD / MPLS MILWAUKEE Kris Kross B Springsteen (Human) Def Leppard Kris Kross B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) Body Count B Springsteen (Human) Def Leppard B Springsteen (Human) Cypress Hill Def Leppard Wynonna Judd Wynonna Judd Def Leppard Wynonna Judd Body Count Lyle Lovett B Springsteen (Human) Body Count B Springsteen (Lucky) Gwar CAMELOT / LEW GARRET / GALAXY ONE-STOP / KEVIN En Vogue Lyle Lovett CANTON JAKIELA / PITTSBURGH Def Leppard Body Count MOBY DISC/ BOB SAY/ LOS ANGOTT ONE-STOP / FRANK B Springsteen (Human) Gwar ANGELES DAVIS / DETROIT B Springsteen (Lucky) Lyle Lovett B Springsteen (Human) Randy Crawford Kris Kross Randy Crawford B Springsteen (Lucky) W Men Can't Jump (ST) Wynonna Judd Kris !Cross Def Leppard Kris Kross Body Count Outfield Gwar Queen Mark Chesnutt Arrested Development Lyle Lovett Lisa Stansfield Dave Koz CE1 ONE-STOP / DAVE CARROLL HARMONY HOUSE / SANDY MUSIC CITY RECORD DIST / / CONN BEAN / DETROIT LARRY WEBB / NASHVILLE APPLE TREE / MIKE Def Leppard Def Leppard Def Leppard SCHNEIDER / ILLINOIS B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Human) Wynonna Judd Def Leppard B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Human) Lyle Lovett Kris Kross B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) Body Count Body Count Straight Talk (ST) Body Count Kris 'Cross Lyle Lovett CENTRAL SOUTH /TONY ROSS JEK ENTERPRISE / MITCHEL Mark Chesnutt / NASHVILLE ASCH / BALTIMORE ARRO W DISTRIBUTORS / TONY Def Leppard Def Leppard MUSIC PEOPLE / GREGG BRENNER / SOLON, OHIO Wynonna Judd B Springsteen (Human) SHAVER / OAKLAND B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) Body Count B Springsteen (Lucky) Wynonna Judd Celine Dion Randy Crawford Def Leppard En Vogue Kris 'Cross En Vogue Mark Chesnutt JUSTIN / MICHAEL MEYER / AT- Arrested Development CML / DAVE QUILL° / ST. LOUIS LANTA Wynonna Judd ASSOCIATED ONE-STOP / PAM B Springsteen (Human) B Springsteen (Human) Kris Kross DUNN / PHOENIX B Springsteen (Lucky) B Springsteen (Lucky) Def Leppard Body Count Def Leppard NATIONAL RECORD MART / B Springsteen (Human) Def Leppard Kris 'Cross DOUG SMITH / PITTSBURGH B Springsteen (Lucky) Wynonna Judd DJ Bass Boy Def Leppard Arrested Development Gwar Body Count B Springsteen (Human) Kris Kross Tracy Lawrence Wynonna Judd B Springsteen (Lucky) Wynonna Judd Wynonna Judd Mark Chesnutt Kris Kross ti,s4 count 82 HITS April 13, 1992 RERAP MINI MUGS By Mitch Perliss During the first 90 days of '92, "Please don't make me a VP... I there were no releases which don't need that kind of, guaranteed to put customers in stress."... With all the bad: the store. Then, within two economic news around us, it's days, four records by three su- great to hear a positive story — perstars were released, making Believe In Music announced last week the best retail week confirmation of the Chapter 11 . by far since Xmas. Def Lep- Plan of Reorganization filed' pard seems to have taken an with the U.S. Bankruptcy insurmountable first-week lead Court, signaling its emergence, over Bruce, though the two from Chapter 11. The chain. Springsteen albums together now operates six stores in Wes- are outselling Leppard. Coming tern Michigan, down from its "JOYRIDE HITS DEAD END: EMIRG superstars Roxette wind up the in a strong third is the initial peak of 24. According to CEO North American leg of their 18-month-long worldwide "Joyride" tour by tipping the solo release by VVynonna Russ Stuut, "The same level following label execs to the best place in Sweden to get a sex change operation (I-r): Judd, who seems to be selling of inventory used to stock all EMIRG VP/GM WC. Larry Katz; Svenska AB EMI President Rolf Nygren: about a third as many copies as 24 stores has been consolidated Ravene's Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle and EMIRG Exec. VP/GM the leader, with the debut LP by and is now available in the Daniel Glass Kris Kross not far behind. remaining six. The stores are Throw in second-week sales by extremely well-stocked, result- En Vogue and many Top Fives ing in a situation whereby our consisted of all new releases for sales volume is nearly 70% of the first time in memory.... On that generated at our peak."... the Springsteen front, "Human" Miami-based Specs Music is is outselling "Lucky," though launching a special Earth Day many report customers plunk- promotion to save the ing down the $30 to buy both. Everglades. The promotion And there doesn't seem to be centers around a giant get-well any problem with major card and signature book, which retailers running out of stock customers will be encouraged due to the Sony allocation to sign in their stores. As of program.... Wherehouse today (9), Spec's donates 25 A BUNCH OF POSERS STAND AROUND POSING: Several top Entertainment', new release cents from the sale of a special songwriters gather at N.Y.'s Bottom Line for K-Rock air personality Vin SCelSa's "A Bunch of Songwriters Sitting Around Singing" showcase. Pictured backstage af- buyer Bob Bell was inadver- selection of new releases and ter Scelsa nipped their tray of finger sandwiches and deducted it from their pay are "'gently named VP off the com- hits to "Friends of the (I-r): Hightone recording artist Dave Alvin, BMI's Jean Banks, motown's pany in the LA. Times' "Pop Everglades." On April 18, their Barrett Strong, Bmrs Bobby Weinstein and Capitol artist Richard Eye" column last Sunday. 20,000-sq. ft. Sawgrass Mills Thompson ,/,‘.w beret is courtesy of the Sgt. Barry Sadler collection. When contacted, Bell denied store will be turned into a con- the promotion, pleading, cert hall for a benefit perfor- mance by children's artist Deffer Than Ever Joanie Bartels and local faves l y • Roberto Perrara. Nuclear Valdez and Mary Karlzen... Former W.C. UNI ici) Sue Kelly has landed at Relativity here in L.A. After selling clas- sics and New Age, she's now peddling the Chainsaw Kittens and Godflesh Ex- I.R.S. reg. Bob Goldstone moving to Nashville to do national sales LONE STARS AND NO STARS: A bunch of city slickers mark Texas In- for Capricorn... Note to Angie dependence Day at the Lone Star in New York with a private concert by Joe Ely and Julie — remember when and Junior Brown, along with a screening of "Rock 'N' Roll Cities," you thought it was rude if highlighting the music of the Lone Star State. The closest most of the following has people didn't return calls?.... actually gotten to Texas was watching "Dallas" reruns (I-r): VII-1 Dir. Mktg. & Def Leppard: Kings oj the Promo. Bo Overlook. bassist Tony Gardnier, VII- I VP Public Relations And Mark Wesley has exited retail Barry ..Hoss" Kluger. 141-1 sr pnyhicer Tim Sommer ,runior Brown, Joe Music Plus alter a seven-year '1 I Sr. VP Programming Juli Davidson, David Johansen and G.E. stint as Director of Real Estate. Smith, both of whom left their hor.%e double-parked on Br, kuhtu.‘. HITS April 13. 1992 83 4:111.* H I TS TO P FIF T Y smash single and video bring Kris Kross in at #12. Ice-Ts 2 L T This is the biggest week in retail since Xmas. with huge A H releases like Def Leppard debuting at #1. followed by the Metal effort. "Body Count" comes in at #24. While Beauty and W S I double release of Bruce Springsteen. who debutes in the #2 the Beast jumps 22 slots from #48-26. K T S S & #3 positions. VVynonna Judd comes on the chart at #5 and W W A E E A RTIST TITLE LABEL C O M MENTS G E E O K K HID DEF LEPPARD ADRENALIZE • Mercury 512-185 Well over 2 million 1-1 1-1 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HUMAN TOUCH Col 5300 Contains the first single BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LUCKY TOWN Col 5301 The other one 1-1 El 1 4 WAYNE'S WORLD SOUNDTRACK Reprise 26805 Bumped but still hot WYNONNA JUDD WYNONNA Curb/MCA 10529 Hot solo effort EN VOGUE FUNKY DIVAS Atco/EW 92121 Video added to MTV L 1fl 2 I El NIRVANA NEVERMIND DGC 24425 Almost 4 million 6 4 UGLY KID JOE AS UGLY AS THEY Mercury 868-823 Platinum plus 4 3 QUEEN CLASSIC QUEEN Hollywood 61311 Smash leads 10 6 10 RED HOT CHILI... BLOODSUGARSEX Warner Bros 26681 New single leads 3 151 U2 ACHTUNG BABY Island/PLG 314-510 Hot tour, hot single 1-1 KRIS KROSS TOTALLY KROSSED OUT Ruffhouse/Col 48710 Going all the way 11 F91E13 METALLICA METALLICA Elektra 61113 Hot MTV action 1121 11 VANESSA WILLIAMS THE COMFORT ZONE Wing/Mercury 843-522 Contains #1 single 16 13 R3 GENESIS WE CANT DANCE Atlantic 91787 Ready for new single 7 12 BONNIE RAITT LUCK OF THE DRAW Capitol 96111 Falling now 5 191 NATALIE COLE UNFORGETTABLE Elektra 61049 Falling 8 10 GARTH BROOKS ROPIN THE WIND Capitol 96330 Fell some this week 19 1141 RUSH ERIC CLAPTON SOUNDTRACK Reprise 26794 Giant 45, huge video 13 115] 20 PEARL JAM TEN Epic Assoc. 47857 "Even Flow" to POMO 9 1181 MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS Epic 45400 New single shipping 1181 1161 E3 MELISSA ETHERIDGE NEVER ENOUGH Isl/PLG 314-512 Solid rock sales 15 17 El3 ENYA SHEPHERD MOONS Reprise 26775 Over a million BODY COUNT BODY COUNT Sire/Rep 26736 Ice-T goes Metal 14 [19' Eli BOYZ II MEN COOLEYHIGHHARMONY Motown 6320 New 45 starting (Based on sales of albu ms, tapes and C Ds fro m the nation's leading record merchandisers) 84 HITS April 13. 1992 R E . 1111 1 011111 C 1 :1 1 11 THE NEW SINGLE e y, *Platinum Album Sales *Heavy Rotation At MTV *#1 Alternative Album *Headlining Lollapalooza II Tour This Summer *Need We Say More? HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! Ene HITS REQUESTS! WLAN 35-23 10 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! DEBUT 39 R&R! KRQ 29-23 Z100 29-24 ON AT 118 TOP 40s K1D6 13-5 KXXR 27-19 CK105 34-24 WITH 36 NEW INCLUDING: KXKT 8-6 WBBQ 29-19 KIKX 29-24 Q I 06 add WKBQ add KLUC 14-7 WNYP 28-20 WPLJ 28-25 KEGL add WDFX add KOKQ 24-16 WNOK 28-21 Q102 28-25 KZZU 26-16 KMCK 27-21 KNIN 35-25 PWR99 add WNVZ add 0105 28-18 KYYY 31-22 KBEQ 30-26 KKRZ add PRO-FM add WEGX 24-19 999KHI 37-23 PWR92 35-28 Produced By Rick R ubin Management: Lindy Goetz for LGM t 1992 19199.19 . 0. if ac .cla In< Said 1119, n... -Lot H I TS TOP FIF T Y- A__LA3LI MS 2 A H S A E E G E E A R TIS T TIT L E L A B E L C O M M E N T S o 41 1481 BEAUTY & THE BEAST SOUNDTRACK Disney 606182 Oscars 117i 21 GARTH BROOKS NO FENCES Capitol 93866 Up and down 20 [221 MICHAEL BOLTON TIME. LOVE AND... Columbia 46771 Falling this week 24 1241 JODECI FOREVER MY LADY Uptown/MCA 10198 New single breaking JAMS 27 1271 30 CYPRESS HILL CYPRESS HILL Ruffhouse/Col. 47889 Steady 25 1251 SIR MIX-A-LOT MACK DADDY Def Amer/Rep 26765 Hot urban sales 22 20 MR. BIG LEAN IN TO IT Atlantic 782209 New single starting 30 1261 BLACK SHEEP WOLF IN SHEEP'S... Mercury 848-368 New single soon 37 KD LANG INGENUE SireNVB 26840 Steady 21 1231 COLOR ME BADD C.M.B. Giant 24429 Falling this week 26 (31- 36 MARIAH CAREY EMOTIONS Columbia 47980 Top 5 single leads 33 43 BRYAN ADAMS WAKING UP THE... A&M 5367 New single breaking 1231 El] AMY GRANT HEART IN MOTION A&M 5321 New 45 most added 36 TLC 0000000HHH... LaFace/Arista 26003 All over MTV 1291 30 40 OZZY OSBOURNE NO MORE TEARS Epic/Assoc 46795 Hot video 41 LYLE LOVETI- JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH Curb/MCA 10475 Great first week 32 42 TEARS FOR FEARS TEARS ROLL... Fon/Mer 510939 Hits package 44 35 43 YANNI DARE TO DREAM Private Music 82096 Adult sales 44 2 PAC 2 PACALYPSE NOW Interscope 791767 Hot rap 49 45 R. KELLY BORN INTO THE 90 S Jive 41469 45 breaking Top 40 '31 33 co MC BRAINS LOVERS LANE Motown 6342 Ready for new single 28 1341 47 PRINCE DIAMONDS AND PEARLS P. ParkAN Bros 25379 New 45 breaking Top 40 48 LISA STANSFIELD REAL LOVE Arista 18679 New single developing HAMMER TOO LEGIT TO QUIT Capitol 98151 TV special/hot new videos I= 37 50 MAMBO KINGS SOUNDTRACK Elektra 961240 Soundtrack (Based on sales of albu ms, tapes and C D'S fro m the nation's leading record merchandisers) L VILLAGE (Reprise) QUEENSRYCHE (EMI/ER G) C DION (Epic) NEXT UP G LEVERT (Atc,o/E W) SPINAL TAP (MCA) R MARX (Capitol) LUKE (Luke/At') C O WB OY JUNKIES (RCA) TORI AM OS (Atlantic) 86 HITS April 13, 1992 DAVID BOWIE ROGER DALTREY FREDDIE M ERCI'VRY DEF LEPPARD T RIBUTE EXTREME GUNS N' ROSES ELTON JOHN METALIICA ROBERT PLANT SPINAL TAP U2 JOHN DEACON BRIAN MAY CONCERT FOR AIDS AWARENESS ROGER TAYLOR FROM WEMBLEY STADIUM IN LONDON APRIL 20TH GLOBAL SATELLITE NET WORK PH O NE (81 8)906-1 868 • FAX '61 6';9 0o-9 '3 "THE BIGGEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR." KEITH NAFrALY, KMEL #4 (HOT) "#./. PHONES,#1 SALES!!!" CAREY EDWARDS, KOY 21-13 (HOT) "EVERY OTHER CALL IS FOR KRIS KROSS... TRIPLE THE REQUESTS OF OUR SECOND MOST REQUESTED SONG." JERRY MCKENNA, WZOU 23-13 (HOT) "IF YOU'RE NOT PLAYING KRIS KROSS, GET OUT OF TOP 40 RADIO." JOHN JAYNES, KKSS Add 45% HOT REPORTS! EXPLOSIVE SALES: KIIS add@15(HOT) KRIS KROSS GOLD SINGLE!! WXKS 27-15(HOT) GOLD ALBUM!! (...AND THE ALBUM HAS Z100 30-14(HOT) ONLY BEEN OUT 6 DAYS) Q106 19-2(HOT) #1 SOUNDSCAN SINGLE WHYT 5-4(HOT) Deb 9 SOUNDSCAN ALBUM #1. SINGLE MUSICLAND B96 deb 24(HOT) Deb 5 ALBUM MUSICLAND #5 MOST WANTED!! ielZ.17_1131 WAVELENGTH (continued from page 90) handled by Don Gaston Tori momings/APD/MD/chef at week: #1 Def Leppard, #2 Nir- Christopher. Mr. Ed .111,1 Amos WKEE Huntington WSPT Stevens Point. Alex will vana, #3 Metallica, #4 Queen "Rave" Parties Tori morning man Danno (nice be busy__ Tod Amos We and Van Halen tie, #6 U2, #7 Amos And here's David Lee name) exits for the Group PD are really HIGH on the long- Ugly Kid Joe, #8 Eric Clapton, Michaels, lucky it's a slow slot at Paradise Broadcast- awaited Lionel Richie single e Bruce Springsteen and news week and we didn't run ing WKDD Akron MD Dave shipping this week. Get it, hear Red Hot Chills tie Con- Scott Shannon's picture for Nicholas exits for the PD slot at it, play it (Ed note: we are gratulations to KPXR the hell of it. WRQK Canton Greg Thun- nearing the end of the hot news Anchorage PD Jason Palmer der from WAVA Washington and now moving into the filler and girlfriend Lisa Hoard on joins KPLZ Seattle to handle af- stuff) GM Rich Lewis exits the birth of son Wheeler Mc- ternoons Best story of the WQXA York for the VP/GM Kinley Stephenson, 3/31 week concerns a PD recently in position at WAEB Allentown. Tori Amos Tori Amos a new job, who brought his GSM Brian Clock as been ARBITREND update: Philadel- girlfriend, then negotiated an named Station Manager and phia: WEGX 4.8-4.7, moo add for a one-way plane ticket Gary Berkowitz signed as con- 3.5-3.4. San Francisco: KMEL back for her This week's sultant Radio is really high 4.943, KSOL 2.9-2.9. Detroit: much coveted Murph Award on Giant's Good Too Go WHYT 4.245. Chicago: B96 has to go to WDFX in Detroit, PWRPIG Tampa ups part-timer 5.1-5.1. Salt Lake City: 099.5 which is on the block once Jennifer Jordan to the mid-af- 3.4-4.1, KISN 4.640. Boston: again. The station has now set ternoon slot VVZOK Rock- VVXKS 6.2-6.3, VVZOU 5.6-6.0. the free world record of being ford names Eric Ferguson San Antonio: KTFM 10.0-10.5. on and off said block 9,754,876, from PWR98.9 Quad Cities as (00H, double figures, takes up 045 times Alex Edwards morning man/APD Top Ten more space) Blowin' In The from WBIZ Eau Claire exits for most played videos at MTV this Wind: Mike Beach, Brian 88 HITS April 13 1992 AVERAGE AURESSIVES TOP REQUEETS Lp SALES 45 SALE: MOVE 4 c more) 10 (1 to 10) (1 to 10) (1 to 10) LUTHER VANDKW "As usual, Luther's got a call-out monster. Another upper demo smash from one of our all time favorite artists." Keith Naftaly KMEL, San Francisco "SOMETIMES IT'S ONLY LOVE" PRODUCED BY LUTHER VANDROSS & MARCUS MILLER FOR VANDROSS LTD. WAVELENGTH ° by Len ny Beer & Mike Murphy Excuse us, but it's time to get Music Director Lewis Largent. (including us) are crediting Kris stratosphere. (Ed note to those on the old soap box again. This Is he being courted by the Kross' appearance on "In wanting actives and not yet time it's for Ton Amos, a great visual media? And speaking Living Color" as a key element playing "Jump": CONSIDER A new artist with a mega-cool of the visual media, many in exploding this one into the NEW CAREER)._ Evergreen video that has set off an explo- Broadcasting purchases sion at retail. This one's for real Chase Broadcasting folks! Re-orders this week were properties VVTOP/WASH-FM in for a staggering 63,000 units!!!! Wash, D.C. and KASP/VVKBQ- MTV ups the rotation into FM St. Louis B94 Pittsburgh Stress and makes it Buzz Clip. names Greg Of iara General Now it's time for programmers Sales Manager and David to get behind this one. Remem- Edgar from WAVA Washington ber, real artist, real sales — as Creative Director. (Ed note: deserving of real airplay.. We really have some riveting PWR94.5 Lexington (WLAP news this week) Adams jumps the Top 40 ship and Broadcasting officially switches to Adult. PD Dale eliminates the Group PD posi- O'Brian stays on Separated tion held by Andrew Ash- at birth: Elton John and Inter- wood, but retains his services in scope's Sean Lynch MD a consulting capacity WJMO David Lee Michaels has been Cleveland MD Tank Sherman upped to PD at K92 Note gorgeous Mecury i c( onhog arum Vanessa Williams with two is out. Interim duties are being Roanoke And what's up veeks who have mustaches and eyes. In the center is Rooster with KROQ Los Angeles' Rhodes. PD of KCAQ in Oxnard. On the right is label's Tony (continued on page 88) Smith p()ster boy for the Just Say No ,impaign. 90 HITS April 6, 1992 CHR Radio Needs A Little Northern Exposure... #1 CHR Record In Canada 4 Weeks #1 AOR Record Of The Year In Canada .0e ft Highway" The solo debut single and video "We're playing this record 9 times a day. It's Top 5 research 18-24 and 25-34. Tom Cochrane is a breath of t I% fresh air for Top 40. We need more records like this." -BRIAN DOUGLAS / Q102 "We get calls every time we play it." -JEFF McfiteRTNEY / WAPE "Number one phones." -RICK McCAUSLIN / WYCR "Reacted early in call-out, and phones were immediate." -TIM SMITH / KMY2 From the album Mad Mad World. #1 Album And Quadruple Platinum In Canada Drive this one home...on Capitol compact discs and cassettes aeadoe Poduced by Joe Hardy • Management: Dana Millman and Ron Stone for Gold Mountain Management rill :1992 Cato l Records. EMI of Canada "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC WINNER HE'S BACK NEW SINGLE NEW VIDEO MTV SPECIAL With brand new parodies Smells Like Nirvana Smells Like Nirvana Watch For AL TV of hit singles by: Nirvana Parody of Nirvana's Simultaneous Roadblock A 3-hr special on Hammer, Gerardo, NKOTB Smells Like Teen Spirit World Premiere: MTV, Comedy April 26th 2-5 PM Milli Vanilli Scott! Bros Come Again? Scott' Bros Central & Hungarian Cable TV HOT NE W RELEASE HAM MER GERARDO NIRVANA NKOTB MILLI VANILLI I Can't Watch This Taco Grande Smells Like Nirvana The White Stuff The Plumbing Song Scott! Bros 75256 Scott' Bros 75256 Scott! Bros 75256 Scott' Bros 75256 Scott' Bros 75256 W EIRD AL WEIRD AL WEIRD AL WEIRD AL WEIRD AL Trigger Happy Polka Your Eyes Out When I Was Your Age Airline Amy You Don't Love Me Anymore Scotti Bros 75256 Scotti Bros 75256 Scott' Bros 75256 Scorn Bros 75256 Scott! Bros 75256