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gle, "All Lit Up , Takin' the ers, but she has kept the great ones release their next single, " in Love" is Country Back, is due this month. for her new , which is being Wildcats," to GAVIN GO reporters. rocketing up produced by Emory Gordy Jr. The single will ship July 11th, and the charts. VIEWPOINT: include a career update narrated Also in Tim Murphy, VP Promotion by the band themselves. August, the This is like all over again. Raybon If I didn't know better, I would Brothers (Marty think it was 1987-great music and Tim) will looking for fewer slots. The big release their difference this time is that there self -titled debut Produced by Keith Stegall, John are so many more people compet- WARNER BROS. album. The fol- has co -written six of the album's ing to be heard. Growth is good, if SUMMER SIZZLERS: low-up single to "Butterfly Kisses" songs. The first single, "Somebody painful. The thing to remember is Travis Tritt and Lan White team will be "The Way She's Lookin'." Slap Me," is quickly being slapped that all growth comes from the up for the Another featured cut on the album up the charts. edges, just like in nature duet is a duet between Olivia Newton has a new album, "Helping John and Marty Raybon. They sing Dream Walkin' that's in stores Me Get a remake of Le Blanc and Can's now. The album was produced by Over You." "Falling." James Stroud and features a duet RCA LABEL GROUP RLG/NASHVILLE Tritt is on with Sting, "I'm So Happy, I Can't tour with Stop Cryin'." RLG Hank, Jr.. has a new hit SUMMER SI7.7I.FRS: Charlie 4Z1? single, "It's All the Same to Me," Described as "Music That's Out Daniels, MCG/CURB which has really gotten radio's of This World," the only new act and JoDee SUMMER SIZZLFRS: attention. Billy Ray will embark on that BNA will be introducing in Messina. Blake & Brian's debut album a sold -out European tour this Fall. 1997 is Jason Sellers. Jason wrote Travis and his new bride Theresa release date is August 19. The cur- VIEWPOINT: songs for both are expecting their first child in rent single is "Another Perfect Norbert Nix, VP National and 's new . His early 1998. Day." MCG recently held a clever Promotion/Artist Development debut single, "I'm Your Man," will Bill Engvall and John Michael promotional "Champions and Mercury Records is thrilled to wel- be released July 14, with the Montgomery get together for Challengers" contest for Country come Ann Crisman on board for album scheduled for late in "Warning Signs," the next single radio programmers. Winners Mercury GAVIN promotion. We September. for Engvall. His previous album received a trip to Las Vegas to see believe every Country radio station RCA's is the first new and single, "Here's Your Sign," was the Tyson/Holyfield fight. Winners is very important, and we are Country artists to record a national recently certified gold. Engvall's were: Bob Grayson, WFMB- excited to continue bringing our radio commercial for Coca-Cola. first book, You Don't Have to Be Springfield PD, Teresa Whitney artists and their exciting music to Her album, Three Chords and the Dumb to Be Stupid, is in stores KPLX-Dallas MD, Danny White radio and Country fans! Truth, will be in stores in now. KHEY-El Paso PD, Kim Werne September. has a new single, WWFG-Salisbury PD, and Kevin The /Martina McBride "Southern Streamline. The album, Anderson WSM-Nashville MD. duet is receiving a phenomenal , is Fogerty's Jim Auston's latest single ,"The response from Country radio. first album in a decade. He will Buckle," goes for airplay July 7. RISING TIDE There is great potential for a CMA also be on tour this summer. Jeff Carson's new single is titled nomination for Vocal Event of the New music coming from "Here's the Deal." The album, RISING TIDE Year. Crawford/West (Rick and Kenny). Butterfly SUMMER SIZZLERS: will continue to The duo was signed to the label Kisses, is in The Buffalo Club continues to tour throughout the summer in by Martha Sharp (, Randy stores now. stampede. The song and the video support of his recently certified Travis). Album high- are big gold album, Me and You. The cur- VIEWPOINT: lights include hits. rent single, "She's Got It All" is Ken Tucker, Promotion a duet with (Those climbing the charts. Manager Southeast Merle are real Lonestar will join with Listen to the music. Haggard on buffalo in Southwest Airlines for a 12 market "Today I the video, "Come Started not those Flyin' to W. Loving You comput- Me" radio WORD Again," and a duet of Jeffs "Butterfly er-gener- promotion Nashville Kisses" mixed with Kippi Brannon's ated animals so popular these in support WORD NASHVILLE "Daddy's Little Girl." Jeff will begin a days.) of their SUMMER SIZZI FRS: newly choreographed tour that will Jack Ingram is making a splash. new Skip Ewing will release "Answer encompass over 200 dates. "Flutter" is catching on with audi- album, to My Prayer," a song for anyone ences, and Jack is catching on with Crazy who's in love-or wants to to be. Clu everyone. He's filming his part for Nights. A great wedding song! Airplay the new Forest Whitaker film, Martina McBride's new album, date is July 21. Ewing is also host- Hope Floats. He'll be performing a Evolution, arrives in stores late ing the "Habitat for Humanity" Nashville new tune he wrote for the big love August. Included is a PolyGram company Martina's duet event, where several Country scene between Sandra Bullock and single with Clint Black, and the artists will team up to build a MERCURY Harry Connick, Jr. Number One song "Valentine," house in Nashville. The event is RECORDS Matraca Berg has a new single, which she recorded with pianist held over three weekends in July, SUMMER SIZZI FRS: "That Train Don't Run." As a song- Jim Brickman. culminating in a dedication con- John Anderson's first album for writer, she has written hits for oth- The Kentucky Headhunters will cert on July 26.

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