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On Ne MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...) LOU BEGA When Sang `I Do' With Wife Lisa 2 2 2 16 RCA WAITING FOR TONIGHT JENNIFER LOPEZ STATE OF MIND: Someday, Clint guitar right there and started to play she's the biggest influence in my life." Q3 3 4 9 WORK /ERG Black hopes to put together a scrap- `When I Said I Do.' I told hin , `That's So Black launched a full -fledged BACK AT ONE BRIAN MCKNIGHT book of the memories he's collected the best song you've ever written.' campaign to convince his wife that she ® 4 3 13 since his 1989 debut hit, "A Better Then later on, I got a note from his belonged on the project and, spe MOTOWN I NEED TO KNOW MARC ANTHONY Man," launched one of the most re- manager that he'd done something cifically, on that song. "I sang it for her 0 6 8 16 COLUMBIA spected and consistent country music with Lisa, and thought, `What's that and started saying, `Hey, you know, STEAL MY SUNSHINE LEN careers of the past decade. all about?' Then I got the tape and was this will work as a duet, and you could 6 5 5 17 WORK /ERG Asked what he'd treasure most, he sing here and here. Why don't you let I KNEW I LOVED YOU SAVAGE GARDEN pauses for a good, long time and looks " Q7 10 13 7 me teach it to you ?' he says. "She COLUMBIA out the window of his tour bus, trav- smiled and resisted, and this went on 9 9 P7 WHERE MY GIRLS AT? 702 eling somewhere through the 8 colorful for three or four weeks." MOTOWN autumn terrain of Missouri. Nodding with a grin, Hartman UNPRETTY TLC 9 8 7 24 "Man, that's tough," Black begins. Black admits, "I was just a big chick- LAFACE /ARISTA "I've had so many great moments. en. My albums came out in the '80s. I DRIVE ME) CRAZY BRITNEY SPEARS l0 7 6 13 (YOU The easy answer is to deal first with just didn't know if I had the vocal JIVE my personal life and the moments I've strength and capability to do the job. SOMEDAY SUGAR RAY shared 11 11 11 23 with Lisa [Hartman Black] I wanted to bring something to the LAVA /ATLANTIC and our marriage. performance. That was my concern. THEN THE MORNING COMES SMASH MOUTH by Chuck Taylor CI 17 23 6 "But from a career perspective, I'd Clint said a lot of really good things to INTERSCOPE have to start with all of the people I've me and gave me encouragement. BRING IT ALL TO ME 14 19 9 BLAQUE gotten to work with that I never completely blown away. Besides, I knew we could erase it if I a TRACK MASTERS /COLUMBIA guessed I would, and the friendships "The song itself is magical," Ga- hated it." GENIE IN A BOTTLE CHRISTINA 14 12 10 24 AGUILERA that have grown from that "- includ- lante says. "It has such a universal Fortunately, Black has a high -tech RCA ing heroes like Roy Rogers, Jimmy message, and I think it's one of the home studio, and once the no's LARGER THAN LIFE BACKSTREET BOYS turned 15 13 12 14 Buffett, Merle Haggard, Waylon most beautiful songs I've ever heard into maybe's, he whisked Lisa down- JIVE Jennings, Bruce Hornsby, and Don in any format by anybody. MEET VIRGINIA TRAIN Iallmark stairs before she could change her 16 20 22 10 Henley. "I'd like to have some of my should put that out as an an ziversary mind. The resulting labor of love is a AWARE /COLUMBIA original handwritten lyrics; I've card." MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE WHITNEY HOUSTON potently sincere exchange between a 11 23 26 5 recorded and produced 85 songs in 10 "It's one of the finest tracks I've husband and wife, whose intense ded- ARISTA 2K WILL SMITH FEATURING K-CI years. That's a chronicle of my life. heard in a long, long time. It's truly ication and support for each other is 18 18 6 WILL a COLUMBIA "I can build it from there with one of the best records of the year," all the more poignant through their SHE'S SO HIGH TAL things like the nameplate on my offers Shari Roth, assistant PD/ collaboration. 19 15 15 26 BACHMAN dressing room from the first time I music director of WYNY (Y107) New Set against an elegant cascade of COLUMBIA HEARTBREAKER MARIAN CAREY FEATURING JAY -Z was on "The Tonight Show With John- York. strings, gentle percussion, acoustic 20 19 16 14 ny Carson" and this picture I've got "People are so bass and guitars, and a sprinkling of COLUMBIA

sitting on top of a Macy's 2 WHAT A GIRL WANTS CHRISTINA AGUILERA turkey at the passionate about piano, the lyric is simple, direct, and 21 29 - Thanksgiving Parade in 1989." Look- it. It solidifies ardent: "Only you and I can undo all RCA SHAKE YOUR BON -BON RICKY MARTIN ing up, he adds with a smile, "Man, it Clint's marriage that we became /That makes us so CI 26 30 4 snowed, and my legs hurt for two days with Lisa, and much more than a woman and a man/ C2 BLACK BALLOON GOO GOO DOLLS being on top of that thing," then "and she bri ags a little ... I know there's a lonely heart in 23 24 20 22 something from the movies I've made, spark: a and an every lost and found/But forever you WARNER BROS. I WANNA LOVE YOU FOREVER JESSICA SIMPSON `Maverick' and `Jack Favor.' And from added star cal- and I will be the ones/Who found out 24 27 29 5 the night I won the Horizon Award," iber; it just lifts it what forever means." COLUMBIA THERE SHE GOES SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER given by the Country Music Assn. THE BLACKS up," ;the says. So how does Hartman Black feel 25 21 21 15 SQUINT/ELEKTRA /EEG (CMA) for the year's best newcomer. "It's refreshing now? "Well, here we are, and it's just AMERICAN WOMAN LENNY KRAVITZ Again, he hesitates, realizing the for people incredible. 26 25 25 10 to see It's been quite an amazing VIRGIN list could go on and on. "I guess I've a couple that's been married eight time," she says. "I feel like when we're I DO (CHERISH YOU) 98 DEGREES had a pretty busy 10 years." years. She's supporting his 21 22 17 19 career, and down the road in our life together, UNIVERSAL With the release of his latest album people are responding to that. I can't we'll look back on this as something HANGINAROUND COUNTING CROWS on RCA Nashville, 28 34 36 3 the unplugged tell you how happy I ani to see a very special. But at the same time, I DGC /INTERSCOPE "D'lectrified," Black has defined a superstar come out with a superstar can't say I'm surprised, because Clint SCAR TISSUE RED HOT 29 28 24 17 CHILI PEPPERS sterling new chapter in his career, track." is such a thought- provoking poet, and WARNER BROS. making what would be any artist's "I don't think anybody interprets to be able to put beautiful melodies SATISFY YOU PUFF DADDY R. 30 31 31 6 FEATURING KELLY dream project. The album, his most a ballad better than Clint Black," together is one of the greatest gifts on BAD BOY /ARISTA creative and accomplished endeavor adds Johnny Gray, music director at the planet." 31 32 33 8 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS yet, features Steve Wariner, Kenny WKH( Atlanta. "The strength of his The song has also allowed the cou- CAPITOL Loggins, Monty Python's Eric Idle, words, his incredible interpretation ple to sing together throughout BACK THAT THANG Cil 33 32 9 UP JUVENILE FEATURING MANNIE FRESH & LIL' WAYNE Edgar Winter, and others cast across of them, and the addition of his Black's current " D'lectrified" tour. CASH MONEY /UNIVERSAL 15 tracks. wife -my God, she can ring just After he sings the first verse, a stun- OUT OF MY HEAD 33 30 28 26 FASTBALL It also offers invigorating new ver- work so well together." ning Hartman Black appears from HOLLYWOOD sions of three of his previous hits: But Black certainly E arned his the back of the stage and joins him in THE ROCKAFELLER SKANK FATBOY SLIM 40 - 2 "Something That We Do," "Burn One stripes in getting "When I Said I Do" hand and voice. It's truly one of the ® SKINT /ASTRALWERKS NIRGIN Down," and "No Time To Kill," not to on tape. Hartman Black put up some most touching live moments one can THAT'S THE WAY IT IS CELINE DION 35 39 - 2 mention the first single, "When I Said mighty resistance about her partici- imagine. 550 MUSIC /ERG I Do," a lush, loving ballad sung with pation. "Their relationship is RHYTHM DIVINE ENRIQUE IGLESIAS just oozing 36 NEW 1 his wife. This issue the song becomes "I wrote the song before I started out. You can tell they're really happy INTERSCOPE 1 Black's 13th No. smash on Hot tracking the album," Black says. "It together," says Jeff Garrison, PD of 37 37 34 23 BAILAMOS ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Country Singles & Tracks. was one of those that just:)opped out; KMLE Phoenix. "I've been a Clint OVERBROOK /INTERSCOPE That track has also become one of it was heaven -sent. All this emotion Black fan from BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 the time he started - 38 NEW 1 the singer/songwriter /producer's just poured out on the page. When he's just a great singer/songwriter- REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL SEXUAL most critically acclaimed, earning a God gives you a faucet, you just have and this duet shows the commitment 39 NEW I (LI DA DI) AMBER cache of superlatives from radio and to turn it on and get a glass full. Then they have for each other." TOMMY BOY BUG A BOO DESTINY'S CHILD high praise from RCA Nashville chief you can stand back and admire it. No argument from Black there. "I 40 38 39 3 Joe Galante. "But as I was gathering all these get a little smile every time I get COLUMBIA "Last year at the CMAs, we were guests coming in for the album and ready to Compiled from a national sample of airplay of Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult Top 40 stations turn around and see her com- supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 222 Top 40 stations are electronically monitored 24 sitting in the lobby, and Clint said, `I my wife -who's made four albums of ing up from the back of the riser," he hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs are ranked by Audience Impressions. O Tracks showing an increase in have a song I want you to hear,' " her own wasn't there, I realized that says. "And each time, I try to hold her Audience over the previous week. A record which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will not recieve a bullet, even if it registers an increase in detections. Records below the top 20 are removed from the Galante says. "He just pulled out his without Lisa, it wasn't credible, when hand a little longer." chart after 26 weeks. ©1999, Billboard/BPI Communications.

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