If You Think The World Sucks Wait 'MI You Read This MUM January 21, 1991 Volume 5 Issue 225 $5.00 WINNERS FLASHMAKERS GLORIA ESTEFAN Epic MADONNA Sire,WB GEORGE MICHAEL Col STYX A&M CROSSOVERS TRACIE SPENCER Capitol TARA KEMP Giant TESLA Geffen TONY! TONI! TONE! Wing/Merc EARPICKS GLORIA ESTEFAN Epic MADONNA Sire/WB HEART Capitol PHIL COLLINS Atlantic BREAKOUTS c&c MUSIC Col CHRIS ISAAK Reprise ROGER McGUINN Arista GODFATHER III (ST) Col WILDCARD TEVIN CAMPBELL PP/WB See Page 10 For Details HOT NEW RELEASES STEVIE B THE PEACE CHOIR I'll Be By Your Side Give Peace A Chance LMFt/RCA 2758-4R Virgir 4-98839 BEN E. KING PET SHOP BOYS Book Of Love How Do You Expect... Atlantic 4-87827 EMI 50343 CHEAP TRICK POISON If You Need Me Ride The Wind Epic 34T-73566 Capitol 44616 HOWARD HEWETT UB40 ICan't Tell You Why Here lAm Elektra 64908 Virgin 4-99141 SUSANNA HOFFS WINGER My Side Of The Bed Easy Come Easy Go Col 38T-73529 Atlantic 4-87773 JAZZI P WORLD ON EDGE Feel The Rhythm Still Beating A&M NA Charisma 4-98852 AP LITTLE CAESAR U TOP In Your Arms Give It Up DGC CS19003 WO 19470 INSPIRAI. CARPETS 4 •••, "A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STRATOSPHERE" 1 SOUNDS .• -41.•• •• q. Og • • 9. o..011 • OM' . • •/' • ..•• / I •- • ,.e ••••••• • FEELS: • •;. •Ik THE 00, ,40 #2ALHUM eKelle SOLD OUT TOURS IN JAPAN & UK moo! MUTE, ELEKTRA e\ MEDIUM! 4. FLASHMAKER! EARPICKS WINNER! KMEL add WFLY add PWR96 add KIKX add HOT97.7 add KQIZ add Q106 add WZKX add "The MTV audience has clearly KTFM add KBFM add shown its interest in the pop/rap KWOD add KG95 add of MC Hammer 8c Vanilla Ice, HOT94.9 add WDBR add two of the biggest stars of 1990 — KPRR add Y97 add Gerardo has the same charisma KIIS deb 29 and agreat song. Already KCHX deb 33 pulling phones!" KZFM deb 36 Abbey Konowitch, MTV KKFR 30-23 o BREAKING AT: PWR106 Li KOY ame, a ,4 COOS January 21, 1991 Volume 5 Issue 225 $5.00 DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher Brodey's Grody LENNY BEER SINGLES It's still Janet, but Columbia's Surface and C&C Editor In Chief TONI PROFERA Music Factory are pushing hard for their shots. Next 6 Executive Editor week should be the breakthrough. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Managing Editor DIALOGUE MIKE MURPHY Elektra founder Jac Holzman discovered the Doors. Senior Broadcast Editor He'll probably be looking for the exit when he sees 34 ROY TRAKIN what HITS' true Brit Edwin Pouncey did to him. Senior Editor ANITA WEBB Did Lee Atwater really get aGrammy nomination? Operations Manager HITS presents the same list you've seen everywhere 44 KAREN GLAUBER else. Post Modem Editor GRAHAM ARMSTRONG JAMS Jams Editor And you thought all they did at Atco's Michel'le sings "Something In My Heart," as HOLLY GLEASON Giant was send out silly press Neobilly Editor JAMS' Graham "Slam" Armstrong provides her with 47 releases and funny photos. that added feeling of indigestion. DANNY OSTROW There are still a few ears to be Broadcast Editor reckoned with, and not least is TODD HENSLEY POST MODERN DARRYL LINDSEY Jesus Jones and Sting have hot cuts, but without al- the company's Head of Research Editors bums in the stores they cannot chart. 55 Promotion and Marketing, John MARK PEARSON Brodey, who earns this week's Research Coordinator TERRY MOSER NEOBILLY most coveted "Contents" This week, Neobilly Nudge Holly Gleason examines NICK BULL appearance with the boffo Music City's Grammy nominations in a naked at- ANGELA GARCIA 63 showing of the diskery's first MATT ZACKY tempt to extort air fare and tickets to the New York honest-to-goodness hit in the KANDACE TAYLOR awards ceremony. Hey, at least it's not in L.A. this alluring Tara Kemp. Congrats to LLOYD STARK year. Research Assistants one and all on ajob well-done. Now maybe Mr. Azoff, Sir, can MICHAEL ALLEN ALBUMS JERRY GAAGAA The Simpsons soar to #2, proving that they're more start giving us his Laker Computer Operations than just aholiday sensation. 78 courtsides again. KEITH MACLEOD Art Director HEATHER LOSE Flashmakers 28 Earpicks 38 Editorial Design Gloria and Madonna. Gloria and Madonna BRIAN LINDSEY ELLIE LEACOCK VAN ARNO Crossovers 30 Top Tens 74 Art & Design Tracie and Tara. Ice soars on SNL. DANNY FIELDS NEIL HARRIS Requests 32 Breakouts 76 Contributing Editors Bart Simpson, by acow! C&C and Chris Isaak. MICHAEL FLYNN On The Cover Pity poor Garth Brooks. Not Facility Manager Front Page 11 Hollyville 63 only does the best-selling COLOR WEST Near Truths 20 Wheels & Deals 68 Neobilly superstar have to bear Lithography Far Truths 23 New Artists 68 the shame of being on this 15477 Ventura Blvd. Letters 23 Beat's Me 69 week's cover of HITS, he has Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 to deal with Holly Gleason, (818) 501-7900 Post Toasted 55 Wavelength 82 too. «I> HITS TOP FIFTY I SIINTG-TUS another runaway hit, moving 20 points to #22 this week. The 2 L T Janet Jackson stays the course at the #1 position this week, A H with singles sales backing up the airplay. Close behind her highest debut of the week is Madonna at #28 and this W S I are three huge crossover records also selling, which defi- week's Wildcard. Tevin Campb ell, comes on at #41 with big K T S single sales. Last week's double Wildcards also debut. S nitely give them an edge for next week. Mariah Carey has W W A E E ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS G E E K K 111 JANET JACKSON LOVE WILL NEVER... A&M 1538 Solid at the top 3 SURFACE THE FIRST TIME Columbia 38T-73502 Exploding I-- I 6 C&C MUSIC FACTORY GONNA MAKE YOU Columbia 73604 Huge smash 1- [51 ci RALPH TRESVANT SENSITIVITY MCA 53932 Hot crossover I-- I 2 MADONNA JUSTIFY MY LOVE Sire/WB 19485 Peaking 14 I6 DAMN YANKEES HIGH ENOUGH Warner Bros 19595 Peaked VANILLA ICE PLAY THAT FUNKY... SBK 07339 Monster 101 lam FROM A DISTANCE Atlantic 87820 New single starting 7 BETTE MIDLER 1111 LI WILL TO POWER I'M NOT IN LOVE Epic 34T 73636 Hot remake 1121 10 NELSON AFTER THE RAIN DGC 19667 Smash 131 Da CATHY DENNIS JUST ANOTHER DREAM Polydor 877962 Gaining 1141 BART SIMPSON DO THE BARTMAN Geffen Not out commercially I-1 21 WHITNEY HOUSTON ALL THE MAN INEED Arista 2156 Exploding I-- I 8 14 DNA/SUZANNE VEGA TOM'S DINER A&M 1529 Peaked KEITH SWEAT I'LL GIVE ALL MY... Elektra 64915 Breaking big now I-- I !3 1 I-- I WILSON PHILLIPS IMPULSIVE SBK 7337 Peaked now -- I23 INXS DISAPPEAR Atlantic 87784 Big action this week I-- I 1151 18 STEVIE B BECAUSE... LMR/RCA 2724 Over now I-- I 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON I'M YOUR BABY NOW Arista 2108 On the way out now 20 CELINE DION WHERE DOES MY HEART Epic 73536 Kicking in UB40 THE WAY YOU... Virgin 98978 New single shipping MARIAH CAREY SOMEDAY - Columbia 73560 Top 40 sweep 1321 WARRANT ISAW RED Columbia 38T-73597 Continues gaining AFTER 7 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Virgin 99204 Breaking 1381 TIMMY T ONE MORE TRY Quality 4JM-15114 Hot ballad (Based on a combination of sales and airplay) HITS January 21, 1991 6 1 e RDI our arms" The Hew Track And Single From The Biggest Little Band in Rock 'If Roll e FROM THE ALBUM LITTLE CAESAR PRODUCED BY BOB ROCK jej-- -= er.eug...irely FERGUSOH. JIMMY IOUIHE ilie;i .1 illiiliell'AIA r‘, rr ,nuoa. HITS TOP FIFTY I SINTGL, I JS 2 A H S S S A E E G E E ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS [19] 26 POISON SOMETHING TO... Enigma/Capitol 44617 New single shipping CHRIS ISAAK WICKED Reprise 19704 Leading breaking Lp MADONNA RESCUE ME Sire/WB 19490 Tons of Top 40 34 29 LL COOL J AROUND THE WAY GIRL D Jam/Col 73609 Sales 30 PEBBLES LOVE MAKES THINGS.. MCA 53973 Sales 1201 DEEE-LITE GROOVE IS IN THE... Elektra 64934 New single breaking 1221 WINGER MILES AWAY Atlantic 87824 Falling now 1-1 1241 GEORGE MICHAEL FREEDOM Columbia 73559 New single breaking fast 1261 DEBBIE GIBSON ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE Atlantic 87793 Peaked 1-1 AC/DC MONEYTALKS Atco 98881 Steady STING ALL THIS TIME A&M 1541 Tons of Top 40 TONY! TONI! TONE! IT NEVER RAINS... Wing/Poly 879068 Crossing 44 BAD COMPANY IF YOU NEEDED. Atco 98872 Crossing from Album Rock A&M 1536 Great increases at Top 40 143 139 STYX SHOW ME THE WAY 46 40 HALL & OATES DON'T HOLD BACK... Arista 2157 Breaking 1-J 41 TEVIN CAMPBELL ROUND AND ROUND P.Park/WB 19481 Building Top 40 42 GLORIA ESTEFAN COMING OUT OF THE... Epic 34T-73666 Most added 1e) 1 43 ALIAS WAITING FOR LOVE EMI 50227 Developing at Top 40 1- Ifel 44 CINDERELLA SHELTER ME Mercury 878-700 Steady 1481 45 IGGY POP CANDY Virgin 98900 Building each week 46 GEORGE MICHAEL WAITING FOR THAT.. Columbia 73663 Taking oft 47 2NU THIS IS PONDEROUS Atlantic 87771 Major phones 48 TRACIE SPENCER THIS HOUSE Capitol 44652 Exploded over Xmas 49 FATHER MC I'LL DO 4YOU Uptown/MCA 53914 Signs point to smash 50 BLACK BOX IDON'T KNOW DREAMLAND/RCA 2751 Hot dance record (Based on a combination of sales and airplay) PHIL COLLINS (Atlantic) CHICAGO (Reprise) OLETA ADAMS (Fon/Mercury) NEXT UP U D SQUAD (RCA) DONNY OSMOND (Capitol) TESLA (Geffen) 1 r-1 -1 1-1 r) 1 \I 21-1" j I-1 1 rJr Ej rJr-1 1\i j rJr rj ri ll -1-/ "ONE IT UP" FROM THE SMASH ALBUM RECYCLER PRODUCED HY BILL HAM 1990 Werner Bros Recorde Inn FOR LONE WOLF PRODUCTIONS YOU LIVE UPON A STAGE AND EVERYONE'S AGREE"' YOU'RE THE BRIG HTEST HO PE BY FAR THAT ANYONE CAN SEE SO W HEN YOU TAKE THE LIMELIGHT YOU C AN GU ARA NTEE YOU'RE GAINING FAME AND CLAIMING CREDIBILITY TELL ME BAB Y ARE YOU GO NNA GET HIGH AS A KITE? TELL ME BABY ARE YO U GONNA LET IT HAPPEN EV ERY NIGHT? HOW CAN YOU EXP ECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? YOU LIVE WITHIN THE LAW AND EVERYONE ASSUMES YOU MUST FIND THIS A BORE AND TRY SOMETHING NEW YOU'RE AN INTELLE CTUAL GIAN T.AN AUTHORITY To PREACH AND TEACH THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT ECOLOGY TELL ME BABY ARE YOU GONNA MAKE ANY OTHER CLAIMS? TELL ME BA BYARE YOU GONNA TAK E ANY OF THE BLAME? HOW CAN YOU EXPEC T TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAK EN SERIOUSLY? YOU LIVE WITHIN TH E HEADLINES SO EVERYONE CA N SEE YOU'RE SUPPORTING EVERY NEW CAUSE AND MEETING ROYALTY YOU'RE ANOTH ER MAJOR ARTIST ON A HIGHER PLANE DO YOU THINK THEY'LL PUT YOU IN THE R OCK 'N' ROLL HALL OF FAME? TELL ME BABY HOW YOU GENERATE LONGEV ITY TELL ME BABY HO W YO U REALLY HATE PUBLICITY HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUS LY ? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY ? FRom THE NEW SINGLE FROM PET SHOP BOYS IBM Produced by: Pet Shop Boys and Harold Faltermeyer.