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REVIEWED THIS WEEK, 124 -LAST WEEK, 112 HOT POP PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHTS GUEST_ SPOTLIGHTS Singles with Top SO chart potential suitable primarily for contemporary Outstanding singles for radio station programming, but not necessarily music formats. (Positions 1 through 50.) ERTRUDE KATZMAN Top 50 chart potential. Music Director, THE ANIMALS -DON'T LET ME BE MISUN- WNEW Radio, New York DERSTOOD (Benjamin, ASCAP) -A slow rocker MIDDLE ROAD SPOTLIGHTS with a dramatic, emotional vocal by the lead singer "THE GREATEST It and a catchy organ figure going on behind him. Flip: "Club A- Gogo." 13311 MGM STORY EVER ARTHUR GODFREY -WALK ON LITTLE BOY DAVE CLARK FIVE COME HOME (Branton, - TOLD" BMI)- Beautiful lyric and melody by BMI) -YOUR TURN TO CRY (Branston, BMI) - (Montclare, Clever arrangement of a bluesy ballad with slow (United Artists, ASCAP) Terry Gilkyson and a fine reading by Godfrey. dance beat. Flip a is rhythm ballad with same Flip: "This Is All I Ask" (Massey, ASCAP). commercial possibilities as top side. Both written Ferrante & Teicher and produced by Dave. Epic 9763 United Artists 816 1L.A Vee Jay 650

GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS -FERRY ACROSS teasel THE MERSEY (Unart- Pacer, BMI) - Complete NANCY AMES - LET TONIGHT LINGER ON change of pace material for the hot British group Each week a program director and /or deelay Is Invited to sibin and help (Harvard- Seventh Avenue, BMI) -Country- flavored currently riding the charts with "I'll Be There." tailboard's Review Panel select Spotlights. When unable to come to the Flip: "Pretend" (Brandon, ASCAP). Laurie 3284 New York office, guest panelists listen aed vote via special WAIFS long ballad is given a fine reading by Nancy backed distense zpeakertelephone hookup. An opportunity is also given the guest by a big production arrangement of strings and LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS -HURT to publicize his own or station "Pick of the Week." SO BAD (South Mountain, BMI)-Strong follow - chorus. Flip: "It Scares Me" (Four Star Television, up to current hit. Production ballad in same vein as BMI). Liberty 55762 "Goin' Out of My Head." Written and produced IAN WHITCOMB -THIS SPORTING LIFE ( Buudette, by singer Teddy Randazzo. Flip: "Reputation" BMI) -With a "House of the Rising Sun" sound (South Mountain, BMI). DCP 1128 this import from Ireland has the earmarks of a smash. Debut record RAY for the 24- year -old Irish lass. CHARLES -CRY (Shapiro- Bernstein, ASCAP)- Flip: "Fizz" (Burdette, BMI). Tower 120 Currently riding high with "Makin' Whoopee," Ray comes up with a fine fresh treatment of the Johnny Ray hit. Lush strings and chorus of Sid Feller FOUR TOPS - ASK THE LONELY (Jobete, BMI) Album Reviews on Page 64 backs him up. Flip: "Teardrops From My Eyes" Strong ballad follow -up to their "Without the (Simon House, ASCAP). ABC -Paramount 10615 One You Love." Flip: "Where Did You Go" (Jobete, BMI). Motown 1073 JOHNNY TILLOTSON -ANGEL (Disney, ASCAP)- Following up "She Understands Me," Tillotson BUDDY MORROW ORK & CHORUS -THE BOS picks a film tune from Disney's "Those Calloways." TELLA (Rayven, BMI) -New dance craze from Teen rhythm ballad well performed. Flip: "Little Paris. Combination of the Shake, Frug and Twist Boy" (Ridge Music, BMI). MGM 13316 with a half blues, half flamenco flavor. Dancers SPOTLIGHTS I collapse in shifts on the floor as part of this wild $COUNTRY & WESTERN THE RONETTES - BORN TO BE TOGETHER dance! Producer Manny Kellern rushed this one r (Screen Gems -Columbia, BM» - Big production out with other labels following suit. Flip: "The rocker to top "Walkin' in the Rain." Flip: "Blues Bostella ... Part 2" Epic 9765 for My Baby" (Mother Bertha, BMI). SKEETER DAVIS & BOBBY BARE - A DEAR Philos 126 THE LOLLIPOPS -BUSY SIGNAL (Galileo, BMI)` JOHN LETTER (American, BMI} --Sung by Skeeter THE ASTRONAUTS - MY SIN IS MY PRIDE Catchy, clever telephone gimmick backed by a with narration by Bobby. Top performances, a natu- rockin' beat. A left fielder to watch! Flip: "I Want (J.V.P., ASCAP) -Lead singer is backed by a great ral in material! Flip: "Too Used to Being With You" rockin' dance beat and the rest of the group. You Back Again" (Fineline, BMI). Boys just returned from smash concert -tour of RCA Victor 8494 (Lu -Tal, BMI). RCA Victor 8496 Japan. Flip: "Almost Grown" (Arc, BMI). RCA Victor 8499 GLENN YARBROUGH -BABY THE RAIN MUST TOMORROW NEVER COMES FALL (Screen Gems -Columbia, BMI)-Elmer Bern - GLEN CAMPBELL - JOHNNY RIVERS -MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (Trous- stein's film title tune which stars Steve McQueen. (Norma, BMI) -- Strong ballad material by Ernest dale, BMI)-His own arrangement and adaptation of New pop commercial style for Yarbrough (a former the evergreen. Same hot groove as his "Mountain of Limeliter) and it fits him well. Flip: "I've Been Tubb and Johnny Bond with a fine Campbell vocal. Love." Flip: "Cupid" (Kags, BMI). to Town" (In, ASCAP). RCA Victor 8498 Flip: "It's a Woman's World" (Robbins, ASCAP). Imperial 66087 Capitol 5360 ANN BYERS EVERLY BROTHERS YOU'RE MY GIRL (Acuff - -IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR - MAN (Assembly Rose, BMI) -A smooth, easy rocker written by the -Ben Lee, BMI)-Strong blues boys to follow up their "Gone Gone Gone." Flip: ballad with a powerful vocal and big string arrange- WEBB PIERCE -LOVING YOU THEN LOSING "Don't Let the Whole World ment. Good sound! Flip: "Here I Am" (Assembly - Know" (Acuff -Roe, YOU (Cedarwood, BMI) -Good rhythm material BMI). Warner Bros. 5600 Ben Lee, BMI). Academy 111 with fine Pierce performance. Flip: "Let Me Live BOBBY GREGG & HIS FRIENDS HULLA- RON & MEL-A SHABBY - -THE LITTLE HUT (Picture a Little" (Cedarwood, BMI). Decca 31737 BALOO ( Unart- Rivers Edge, BMI) -Hard rockin' Tone, BMI)-Solid beat and teen- pegged lyric Bo Diddley beat for the fast -steppers to tie in produced by young British hit maker, Mickey Most. with the pop TV show! Flip: "Charly Ba -Ba" (Un- Flip: "See Your Face" (Hi Count, BMI). art- Rivers Edge, BMI). Veep 1207 Epic 9761

RHYTHM & BLUES SPOTLIGHTS CHART SPECIALS JOE HINTON -I WANT A GIRL (Shapiro- Bernstein, (Bottom 50 Chart Potential & "Bubbling Under") ASCAP) -Bluesy ballad delivered with high pitched soul, and the pop potential "Funny" bit sound is there. Flip: "True Love" (Don, BMI). HOT POP The BLENDELLS -Mete With Me (Booboo, BMI). REPRISE 0340 Back Beat 545 WAYNE NEWTON -Red Roses for a Blue Lady (Mills, ASCAP). GEORGIE FAME -Yeb, Yeb (Meng,, BMI). IMPERIAL 66006 CAPITOL 5366 THE KITTENS- ShtndIg (Pamco, BMI) (2:19). ABC-PARAMOUNT 10619 RUBY & THE ROMANTICS -Does He Really Care For Me (Pamco. HMI). KAPP 646 THE BIRDIES -The Hockle- Buck-65 (United, ASCAP). CRC 1019 CARLA THOMAS -HOW DO YOU QUIT (East, JUMPIN' GENE SIMMONS- Skinny Minnie (Valley Brook, ASCAP). THEM -Baby, Please Don't Go (Leeds, ASCAP). PARROT 9727 BMI) -Soulful, blues number with narrative in- HI 2086 terlude. Flip: "The Puppet." Atlantic 2272 MIDDLE ROAD >%%., k%%,oous a McGUIRE SISTERS -111 Walk Alone (Morley, ASCAP). REPRISE SPOTLIGHT WINNERS OF THE WEEK 0338 PAT LUNDY -MAKE IT FOR THE DOOR (Cot,7- LAWRENCE WELK -Apples and Bananas (Von Tits , ASCAP). SINGLES REVIEW POLICY DOT 16691 lion-S & A, BMI) -Emotion- packed entry coupled Every single sent to Billboard is heard by Billboard's Review Panel, and Flip: its programming and sales etwtial Is rated within its category of music. with medium tempo beat. Pop potential. Reviews are presented for Spotlights only. Na listing is panted of records COUNTRY & WESTERN M%1/4\%\%%1/4\',.%\\* r receiving a 3 Star rating or wader. "Come to Me" (S & A Roosevelt, BM!). BILL PHILLIPS-Tills Kiss Must Last Forever (American, BMI). DECCA 31733 Heidi 108 January 30, 1965, BILLBOARD 39

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