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the GAVifiN REPORT IT BOTH SIDES OF THE HOTTEST TOPIC IN MUSIC RADIO THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC -A PROFILE MOON MULLINS RECAPS THE COUNTRY MUSIC SEMINAR HARVEY MEDNICK'S REQUIRED READING FOCUS GROUP TIPS FROM ERIC NORBERG ISSUE 1751, APRIL 7, 1989 1141:111nallIr GUI "FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY" THE NEW SINGLE PRODUCED BY TED TEMPLEMAN From The Album BulletBoys 01588 WARN RECORDS I the GAVIN REPORT GArJ GLANIOE TOP 40 URBAN A/C COUNTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED ARETHA FRANKLIN AND LISA LISA AND CULT JAM ROY ORBISON RICKY VAN SHELTON ELTON JOHN Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star She's A Mystery To Me (Virgin) Hole In My Pocket (Columbia) Through The Storm (Arista) (Columbia) ARETHA FRANKLIN AND KATHY MATTEA GUNS N' ROSES ARETHA FRANKLIN AND ELTON JOHN Come From The Heart (Mercury) Patience (Geffen) ELTON JOHN Through The Storm (Arista) TIE FOR THIRD --SEE PAGE 32 WATERFRONT Through The Storm (Arista) BARBRA STREISAND Cry (Polydor/PolyGram) O'JAYS What Were We Thinking Of (Columbia) Have You Had Your Love Today? (EMI) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH SAM BROWN CHANNEL 2 PAULA ABDUL LORRIE MORGAN Stop (A&M) Keep It Simple (Wing/PolyGram) Forever Your Girl (Virgin) Dear Me (RCA) i t t -'- DEBBIE GIBSON i ATLANTIC STARR ' (MADONNA I, j i ,) . r ANNECtASH ,--to Electric Youth (Atlantic) j My First Love (Warner i ,_ , - I Like A Prayer (Sire/Warner Don't WantTo Spoil The i Bros.) ..1 Bros.) 00 Party (Columbia) JAll ALTERNATIVE MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED EDDIE DANIELS EDDIE DANIELS TOM PETTY CURE Blackwood (GRP) Blackwood (GRP) "I Won't Back Down" (MCA) "Fascination" (Elektra) JOHN PATITUCCI LARRY CARLTON JOE JACKSON TOM TOM CLUB On The Corner (GRP "Josie" (MCA) "Nineteen Forever" (A&M) Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom T LAVITZ AND THE BAD HABITZ T LAVITZ AND THE BAD HABITZ THE CULT (Sire/Reprise) (Intima) (Intima) "Fire Woman" (Sire/Reprise) JOE JACKSON "Nineteen Forever' (A&M) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH T LAVITZ AND THE BAD HABITZ RAIN MAN SOUNDTRACK SARAYA PETER CASE (Intima) (Capitol) (Polydor/PolyGram) "Put Down That Gun" (Geffen) JOE SAMPLE rANDREASVOLLENWEIDER TOM PETTY PIXIES Spellbound (Warner Bros.) t Dancing With The Lion "I Won't Back Down" (MCA) "Monkey Gone To Heaven" II (Columbia) (4 A D/Elektra) April 7, 1989/the GAVIN REPORT 1 the GAN IItE1)01fr COUNTRY PROFILE: ERIC NORBERG FOCUSES The Academy Of Country Music see page 16 see page17 NEWS New York.This lays to rest IENNER COLUMBIA PRESIDENT BOYD BITES speculation that Franlde Crocker "There is no one in this busi- would once again be joining the ness more capable of energizing Inner City Broadcasting Corpo- and leading Columbia Records,THE APPLE ration family. in both creative and administra- After seven successful years at "It's the world's greatest city, tive capacities than Don," saidWVEE-FM, V103 Atlanta, Ray and WBLS is without question CBS Records Division President Boyd will be making the big jump the premier station in America," Tommy Mottola in welcomingand taking over as PD at WBLS- said Boyd."I am honored to 410.1111 Ienner to the label. p have been offered this position lenner was generous in his and am certainly looking for- praise of the people he's worked 4 ward to taking the station back with-and will be working with. to the top of the market where "Columbia is the 'crown jewel' they belong." As reported in the Gavin Re-of the recording industry, and Boyd was PD of V103 for the port on March 17, Arista Execu-the opportunity to help steer its' last three of the seven years he tive Vice President and Generalcourse, with Walter and Tommy, was there, and will join WBLS Manager Don Ienner has ac-into the next decade is one that I within 30 days. He his helping cepted the position of Presidentface with a tremendous sense of his current management in the of Columbia Records. lenner isanticipation," he said. "...the ex- search for his replacement. the youngest executive ever toperience I've gained and the les- Current WBLS PD B.K. head Columbia. sons I've learned from Clive Kirkland will be returning to While he was still in highDavis and Jimmy Ienner have Inner City's Berkeley -San Fran- school, Ienner worked in theprepared me to take on this new cisco outlet KBLX to take over mailroom at Capitol Records. Inand significant position." programming at Inner City's the early to mid 70's he worked Berkeley -San Francisco outlet with his brother Jimmy IennerGORMAN NEW CHRYSALIS VP/PROMOTION KBLX. running the publishing, manage- Chrysalis Records PresidentChrysalis, and calls the label'sANDERSON, ment and production firmMike Bone has named Capitolnew association with Thorn/ C.A.M. U.S.A.He later co-VP, Pop Promotion Tom Gor-EMI as corporate partners anDUBARD EXIT WIZF founded Millennium Recordsman to replace Daniel Glass asideal situation. As we went to press we where he was Executive Vicethe label's VP/Promotion. As for his association withlearned that General Manager President. He left Millennium "I'm excited about workingCapitol, Gorman says he willKernie Anderson and Program and joined Arista in 1983. Re-with Tom again," said Bone whomiss the company. "One profes- Director Jay DuBard have left cently he opened the dialogueworked with Gorman at Arista sional as well as a personal levelWIZF-Cincinnati. that spurred the "When You Playfor four years. "He's bright, he'sI will miss everyone at Capitol," Anderson will be landing at It, Say It" campaign. Whitneyhardworking, he's honest. I he said. "They're truly a won-WDAS-Philadelphia and Houston, Kenny G, Three Dogcouldn't be happier." derful family. They have nur-DuBard is looking for a chal- Night and The Raspberries are Gorman told the Gavin Re-tured my growth in countlesslenging offer. DuBard can be just a few of the luminaries Ien-port that he's happy to be part ofways. David Berman and John reached at 513-851-6292. ner has worked with. the cutting edge tradition ofFagot are the best." Details next week. TABLE OF CONTENTS FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 20 WHEN YOU PLAY IT, 14 MOONLIGHTING by Moon Mullins 6 TOP 40 SAY IT 14 MARKETING by Harvey Mednick 24 URBAN CONTEMPORARY 15 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Erk Norberg 28 A/C 16 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 32 COUNTRY 17 COUNTRY PROFILE 38 JAll 19 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Cusenza 39 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 23 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 42 ALBUM 44 ALTERNATIVE the GAVIN REPORT/April 7, 1989 HOWARD JONES PETER SCHILLING PHOEBE SNOW "Everlasting Love" "The Different Story (World If I Can Just Get from the CROSS THAT LINE Of Lust And Crime)" Through The Night" album. from the forthcoming album from the SOMETHING THE DIFFERENT STORY REAL album. GAVIN TOP 40: 30* -23* (World Of Lust And Crime). R&R CHR:31*-26* GAVIN A/C: DEBUT -34* GAVIN A/C: 32* -25* mg GAVIN TOP 40: UP & COMING 93/19 50%HIT FACTOR PWR99 22-12 H BB A/C: 44* -38* KRBE 11-5 Y95! WAPE D-24 KKBQ 32-27 WXKS 33-27 R&R A/C: BREAKER 28* K106 ADD G98 ADD 92X 29-23 WNVZ 25-22 HEAVY ROTATION ON MTV! ADDS: WHTO WZKX KWTX KITY 32-29 KPLZADD KCMQ KFRX WNNK KWES /1 k qb, MX/ 111 YAZZ MARC V. (pronounced VEE) GUADALCANAL DIARY Stand Up For Your "Let Them Stare" 'Always Saturday" Love Rights" from the TOO TRUE album. from the FLIP-FLOP album. from the WANTED album. ON YOUR DESK NOWlimiut ragman,: mem-ON EILEKTIMM CASSETTES: COMPACT ZIONSCS AMMO EZNICCIP AMPS% v89 Elekfro/AsyIum Records, a Division of Warner Communications Inc., RECORDS... ALL HITS, NO ERRORS LISA LISA and CULT JAM "Little Jackie wants to be a Star" Nationally Most Added Top 40 & Urban! NEW KIDS on the Block "I'll Be Loving You (forever)" Top 5 Lp Sales & Immediate Heavy Rotation! Dick Scottrkk** Entertainment The OUTFIELD "Voices of Babylon" Top 3 Album Rock! EASTERHOUSE "Come Out Fighting" Major Market Airplay in Every Region Of The Country! SURFACE "Closer Than Friends" Watch Your Tests Turn Into Big Requests! EDDIEMONEY "Let Me In" Columbia The Easiest Investment To Make In High Yield Programming! April Is Back Announcing Month11,1k 1989 CBS Records Inc. "Columbia-. are trademarks of CBS Inc NEWS the ( REPOlfF JIMMY SMITH TO KAISER TO ENIGMA AS VP As reported last week, SamRecords. He has also worked in WGCI Kaiser has been named Enigmatelevision (MTV), records (At- Former KKDA-Dallas News Records Senior VP Promotions.lantic) and as an air personality Director and Assistant Program "When you want the best, you (KSHE AND KADI). Director Jinuny Smith has ar- hire the best," said company rived at WGCI-Chicago and is President Wesley Hein.He the station's new Program Di-anticipates Kaiser making the rector. company more aggressive than "After we realized we needed ever. a new Program Director I called Sam's initial comment was around the country to different "yahoo!"After he caught his consultants and other program- breathhe said, "Seriously, mers, and his name kept coming Enigma has shown remarkable up," said GM Mary Dyson about insitnct in talent acquisition and Smith. "After interviewingartist development, and I'm Jimmy I felt that he was the best pleased to be working with such one for the job." a progessive-minded company." Smith, who has worked at Until last November, Kaiser WLUM-Milwaukee and was Senior VP Promotion at Uni WHRK-Memphis is "thrilled to be working at WGCI.