terviews the staf WKSE1-1Buffalo STAR94 Atlanta couldn't wait!

When you think of artist breakthroughs, you think of Joshua

Kadison. His "Jessie" will be around forever.It took a while, but quality must be nurtured. Audiences have adopted Josh & "Jessie" as their own. Josh has developed a loyal following overthe last year with massive radio airplay, television performances, VH-1, MTV and touring.

AND NOW THE BREAKTHROUGH CLASSIC SONG YOU'VE ASKED FOR. "Beautiful in My Eyes"

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You can start playing it now and all eyes will light up.

PS. This one won't take so long! Going for reports March21st 1:43

Produced by Peter Van Hooke and Rod Argent. Management: Nick Bode This Week... MOST DiscimoVEIREEID MAINSTREAM ALTERNATIVE WORLD

ROSCOE MARTINEZ "Neon Moonlight" (ZOO) MATERIAL ISSUE - "Kim The Waitress" (MERCURY) ENIGMA - "Return To Innocence" (VIRGIN) - "Pay No Mind" (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) JULIET ROBERTS - "I Want You" (REPRISE) THE GRAYS - "Very Best Years" (EPIC) BRAND NEW HEAVIES - "Dream On Dreamer" (D. VINYL/EW) GREEN DAY - "Longview" (REPRISE) CRACKER - "Low" (VIRGIN) SOUNDGARDEN - "Spoonman" (A&M) CONFERENCE CALL PICKS CONFERENCE CALL PICKS BRAND NEW HEAVIES - "Dream On Dreamer" (D. VINYL/EW) FRENTE - "Bizarre Love Triangle" (MAMMOTH) ENIGMA "Return To Innocence" (VIRGIN) MATERIAL ISSUE "Kim The Waitress" (MERCURY) GENERAL PUBLIC "I'll Take You There" (EPIC) "March Of The Pigs" (NOTHING/TVT/INT/AG) ROSCOE MARTINEZ - "Neon Moonlight" (ZOO) PAVEMENT - "Cut Your Hair" (MATADOR/AG) PRINCE - "The Most Beautiful..." (NPG/BELLMARK) SOUNDGARDEN "Spoonman" (A&M)

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CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS- "Fonky Expedition" (PRIORITY) M PEOPLE "Moving On Up" (EPIC) THE IMMORTALS "Mortal Kombat" (VIRGIN) ROBIN S. - "I Want To Thank You" (BIG BEAT/AG) JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ - "Been Thinkin' About You" (CLASSIFIED) TAYLOR DAYNE - "I'll Wait" (ARISTA) TEVIN CAMPBELL - "I'm Ready" (QWEST/WB) CRYSTAL WATERS - "100% Pure Love" (MERCURY) ACE OF BASE - "Don't Turn Around" (ARISTA) INNER CITY - "Do Ya" (COLUMBIA) CONFERENCE CALL PICKS CONFERENCE CALL PICKS CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS- "Fonky Expedition" (PRIORITY) BRAND NEW HEAVIES - "Dream On Dreamer" (D. VINYL/EW) F.R. CONNECTION - "Listen Up" (RADIKAL/CRITIQUE) INNER CITY "Do Ya" (COLUMBIA) ICE CUBE - "You Know How We..." (PRIORITY) M PEOPLE - "Moving On Up" (EPIC) THE IMMORTALS - "Mortal Kombat" (VIRGIN) TIK TOK - "Jody's Got Your Girl" (COLUMBIA) MASTA ACE "Born To Roll" (D. VINYL/EW/AG) CRYSTAL WATERS "100% Pure Love" (MERCURY) IN EA

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This Issue... FEATURES 3 HITMAKERS This Week 10 Disc-overy Club 11 Programmer of the Week 43 HITMAKERS Interview BRIAN BURNS PD, WKSE-Buffalo 46 Ear To The Ground ALTERNATIVE SECTION 22 Alternative World 23 Disc-overy Club STREET SECTION Gary Casson has been named

31 Street Sheet Executive Vice President, Admini- 33 Disc-overy Club stration, at ELEKTRA Entertainment. EPIC superstar Basia and musical partner Danny White paid a visit to EPIC Records' New York headquarters to discuss plans for the Spring '94 release 36 Mix Show of THE SWEETEST ILLUSION. Pictured (I -r): John McL. Doelp, Sr. VP/Mktg., 37 Mix Show Disc-overy Club EPIC; Danny White; David Glew Chrm. EPIC Records Group; Basia; Dee 39 Club Chart Anthony, artist manager; and Richard Griffiths, President/EPIC.

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Administrator: KATHY FIEDEL Business Affairs: ANNE GREENBERG Director/Production TOMMY GRAFMAN Associate Director/Production: BARBARA NEIMAN Director/Alternative: ANDREW COOPER Director/Mainstream Top40: BOBBII HACH Associate Directors/Street: RICKY LEIGH SALWA SCARPONE Operctions Manager: JAY RUBIN Computer Graphic Artist: CANDICE HEDRICK Assoc. Computer Graphic Artists: KIM MITRU ANDY MUNITZ Production Assistant: PORTER B. HALL EASTWEST Records recently held its "Back To Basics" convention at the Rihga Royal Hotel in . Pictured (l -r, back row): Randy Smith, Minneapolis/KC Dist. Promo. Mgr; Kaye McCarthy-, Valerie Delong, VP Pop Promo.; Mark'Snider, New York/Boston ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 1994 Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Mike Justin, Chicago/St. Louis Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Matt Pollack, VP Album Promo.; Jim Sellers, All material supplied to this publication for Charlotte/Tenn/KY/W VA. Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Joel Klaiman, Mgr Alt. Promo.; Dennis Boerner, Mgr. Video Promo. Middle row (I -r): reproduction, except where previously protected under copyright laws, becomes the property of Walter Winnick, Dir. Album Promo.; Patti Martin, Houston/New Orleans Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Bo Kobylarz, Pop Promo. Coord. & Asst. HOT SHEET PUBLISHING INC. No reproduction to Valerie Delong; Bonnie Stacy, Denise George, Pop Promo. Dir. WEA Detroit Branch; Al Tavera, Seattle Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Pete of ary kind may be made frcm this publication Rosenblum, Mgr. College/Alt. Promo.; Peter Albertelli, Mgr. Crossover Promo.; Harry Schwartz, Atlanta/Miami Dist. Promo. Mgr. without the prior written permission of the publisher. Front row (I -r): Judy Buck, Philly/DC/Balt. Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Tam Kent, Cleveland/Detroit/Cincinnati Dist. Promo. Mgr.; Pam Annual subscription rate tor US mail only -$295.00 Newman, SF/Denver/SLC Dist. Promo. Mgr.; and Greg Thompson, Sr. VP Promo. (non-refundable) per year (50 issues). March 11, 1994 IIIITMOKERS 7 isaraO BR72514 Aryourcontmeote4 4elppOrt/ Because of you we areover 2000BDS Detections inour 2nd week.

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Bonnie is already a smash at four formats! Top40, AOR, AC,and AAA!!

1919 total detections intwo weeks!!

Audience reach alreadyover1 9 million in two weeks!!

Album in stores March 22!!

THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM LONGING IN THEIR HEARTS PRODUCED BY DON WAS AND BONNIE RAITT MANAGEMENT: RON STONE AND JEFFREY HERSH FOR GOLD MOUNTAIN ENTERTAINMENT . APRIL ARTIST OF THE MONTH miEi L. ROSCOE MARTINEZ "Neon Moonlight" (ZOO) 2. ENIGMA "Return To Innocence" (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) 3. JULIET ROBERTS "I Want You" (REPRISE) 4. BRAND NEW HEAVIES 'Dream On..." (DELICIOUS VINYL/EW) 5. CRACKER "Low" (VIRGIN) 6. BILLY JOEL "Lullabye" (COLUMBIA) 7. "Beautiful In My Eyes" (ERG) 8. SCORPIONS "Under The Same Sun" (MERCURY) 9. the cranberries "Dreams" (PLG) 10. CRASH TEST DUMMIES "Mmm Mmm... (ARISTA)

JACK DA WACK, PD, 95.9KHI, Ocean City JOHN IVEY, PD, 98PXY, Rochester TOM GJERDRUM, PD, 8100, San Diego CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Already a hit with sales. ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) BC \INIE RAITT Love Sneakin' Uo On You What else do you need? - Rea N kicked in on the phones...An all -day record (CAPITOL) -l.'s got tempo. and besides, it's a mass LENNY KRAVITZ Spinning Around Over You that has great potent al. appeal hit. (VIRGIN) - Superb production...Has rhythm and CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mrrm Mmm Mmm PRINCE The Most E..?autiful Girl In The World (NF'G/ aepDal. (AR ETA) - Top 5 phones...Younge- end callout EE_LMARK) - Alreacy generating phones here at an 2 UNLIMITED Let The Beat Control Your Body potential extremely high. PC station with a 2 share...You know it's a hit! (CRITIQUE) - A smash summer dance track, have ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) - With BUDDY SCOTT PD, 894, Pittsburgh been playing itin the clubs for months with great twc huge callout records behind them. this third effort already showing positive early response. TEVIN CAMFBELL I'm Ready (QWEST/WARN ER reaction. This group is ready for a major hit. EROS.) - Sery smooth...Sounds like a Top 5 GENERAL PUBLIC II/ Take You There (EPIC) - Has CAT COLLINS, MD, 98PXY, Rochester song...The timing on this record is very good. 41 written all over it...Makes you smile for four JUIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPR SE)Sounds JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - My milutes. I ke .art...Scunds great on the air. favorite recorc out of all the new stuff out right now. DANNY OCEAN, MD, 95.9KHI. Ocean City WO RL-A-GIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun) R. KELLY Bump & Grind (JIVE) - Selling big here in (CHAOS) - This record has a chance. and it has a Pittsburgh... BLIND MELON C/ ',urge (CAPITOL) -They are . nic3message. JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - Has lots CLARKE INGRAM, APD, 894, Pittsburgh ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) the cranberries Dreams (PLG) - May be even of tempo and we like tempo. - Already Top 3 phones after one week on the stronger than Linger, which was a Top 5 record for us. GABRIELLE Going Nowhere (GO! DISCS// air...This record will be a hit. PLG) - A great tempo record with a nice hook. R. KELLY Bump & Grind (JIVE) - It's young and hip Dream On Dreamer and it's selling like mad. THE BREEDERS Divine Hammer (ELEKTRA) - This (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - A very smooth song proves that these two sisters are not a fluke. song...A personal favorite. WHITNEY HOUSTON Look Into Your Heart (WARNER BROS.) - Good down -the -middle Pop Whitney record.

10 HITMOKERS March 11, 1994 COLUMBIA CRUSADES

Michael Bolton's new single, Completely, is an instant attention grabber. Already lighting up phones with just a few rotations, this song is guaranteed tograb upper demo females. With Michael and Diane Warren writing songs together...the hit formula is there.Completelyis the second single from Michael's 3x platinum album, te One ThingAfter one week of Top40 airplay we have seen 1500 BDS detections, and the album remains in the Top 20 of the Billboard sales. Michael has started CHESNUT touring again in Australia, and will kick off his U.S. leg PD, STAR94- Atlanta later this Spring. The new single from Billy Joel, Lullaby., is packed with CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: PD, WSTR- STAR94- Atlanta emotion and driven by spine -chilling lyrics. Penned by MD, WAPW-POWER 99- Atlanta Billy for his daughter, this incredibly emotional ballad MD, WAPI-195, Birmingham MD, WABB, Mobile has immediate appeal and will touch your listeners like FAMILY: no other song. Already on fire at AC, Top40 alone is up Single over 800 BDS detections. Album sales are soaring with HOBBIES: an amazing 38-27* move in SoundScan. Bring outthe Music and movie fanatic, working ou-, emotion in your listeners with Lullaby.. Metaphysical studies Alice In Chains has exploded at Top40 radio! QUOTE: Excuses has over 3000 total detections and moves 51- "What comes around, goes around." 44* on the BDS All -Format chart. Top40 alone is well over the 1000 BDS spin mark. The video has justbeen released and is in a stress rotation at MTV. Combine all of the great airplay and incredible sales, we have an NOMINEES FOR ISSUE 831 amazing story to tell. This was the first EP in the VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE history of SoundScan to debut at #1. Look for a tour 1. STEVE SMITH (PD, HOT97- N.Y.) later this Spring. 2. RICK CUMMINGS (PD, PWR106- L.A.) 3. TODD CAVANAH (PD, B96- Chicago)

Call Your HITMOKERS Account Executive PROGRAMMER OF THE WEEK WINS A SONY WALKMAN . (818) 887-3440 IIITMAKERS Top40 Discovery Club

SEAN SELLERS, MD, G105, Raleigh -Durham phone, a wall phone, and a pay phone. wait for the CD so we could put it right on the ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - air...The strongest hook I've heard in a while. - We tested this and we're already getting phones...A Performing even better than expected...Don't U2 All I Want Is You (RCA) - A very hip song from a very unique sound. overlook this fine recording. very hip soundtrack, Reality Bites. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - A great JACK OLIVER, PD, KKRD, Wichita BRENT ACKERMAN, PD, KROC, Rochester upbeat Pop song...Sounds great on the radio. the cranberries Dreams (PLG) - A great follow-up. BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Anybody who THE KNACK My Sharona (RCA) - They are the next Will be bigger than the first. is a parent can relate to this song. Beatles. CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ALICE IN CHAINS No Excuses (COLUMBIA) - Great CHRIS TAYLOR, PD, K92, Roanoke (ARISTA) - Great phone response record. sales, hot video, hip band = nighttime smash! I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/PLG) - Get JOE DAWSON, PD, KLYV, Dubuque ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) - We've had this on the air for less than one week funky, y'all. THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) - Talk and we're already getting Top 10 phones. BECK Loser (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) -It reminds me about a reaction record...It's the soundtrack to the #1 of Greg Lee, and believe it or not,I can relate. video game of all time. R. CHARLES SNYDER, PD/MD, KTMT, Medford CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Chrissy wants a cracker. BECK Loser (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - Big phones, CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Tested great on the GREG ADAMS, PD, KDUK, Eugene big sales for the 'Loser.' Alternative show and should cross over soon. WORL-A-GIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun) SOKO A Little Lovin' (EAST WEST PACIFIC) - On SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - (CHAOS) - Give this a good solid Iisten...Has an for a week and already Top 10 phones. The most Mainstream cut on the album. A great message for today's world. incredible message. ROBERT ELFMAN, PD, KMGZ, Lawton RUSH Nobody's Hero (ATLANTIC) - My God, open THE KNACK My Sharona (RCA) - Could be bigger BIG MOUNTAIN Baby I Love Your Way (RCA) - your eyes. This is 1994. the second time around. Already huge...Duh! JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - Great - THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer MICHAEL GAMBY, APD/MD, KWNZ, Reno sounding record...Huge potential! (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - This will make a KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It? (ELEKTRA) - MARK BOLKE, PD, KDWB, Minneapolis Top40 artist. Have always been a Keith Sweat fan, it's nice to have him back on the radio again. ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - Sounds - Sounds great on the station, and the early phone perfect for our station. CULTURE BEAT Got To Get It (550 MUSIC/ EPIC) - action looks good. the cranberries Dreams (PLG) - A very strong If you have a CD pro, toss it away and play the album version - Crisp and clean with a R. KELLY Bump & Grind (JIVE) - Everybody needs a follow-up...Should do as well as the first. punch. little bump & grind...Insert your imagination here. J.J. McKAY, PD/MD, KNIN, Wichita Falls THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - Okay, I TOM MARTENS, PD, KWTX, Waco (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) - Sounds like a want to say this is Jon Secada with an edge...lt's a ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - A bad Pop smash. hit! mama jama Jon Secada sound -alike. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer MICHAEL JACK KIRBY, PD, KFFM, Yakima SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Very poppy, very DAWN PENN You Don't Love Me INo No No) (BIG Should be a strong record for us. dancy, very Mainstream. BEAT/ATL. GRP.) -I love this record. CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Put me on an all-time ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) LISETTE MELENDEZ Will You Ever Save Me high. - Debuted at #7 at retail and is holding steady. (FEVER/RAL/CHAOS/COLUMBIA) - Highly positive DAN OLSEN, PD, KOKZ, Waterloo JON ZELLNER, PD, KYIS, Oklahoma City listener reaction. JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - A nice KOLORZ A Little Love (SCOTTI BROS.) - Catches fresh voice with tempo. BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Reminiscent of my ear so I'm giving it some spins. JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ She's Always A Woman and Captain Jack one of the best ballads he's done in years. CRAIG QUINN, MD, KG95, Sioux City ERG) - Smash! PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (NPG/ MITCH MALLOY Tumbling Down (RCA) - A real THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer BELLMARK) - No, it's not the Charlie Rich song. This wholesale departure from his earlier stuff. A mass - (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - A great record is a straight -ahead, fulltime Pop record. with a groovy feel. appeal hit. SCOTT WHEELER, PD, KZ93, Peoria ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) GAIL LEWIS, MD, KQCR, Cedar Rapids BIG MOUNTAIN Baby I Love Your Way (RCA) - A - Different in a good way. the cranberries Dreams (PLG) - First one was huge la UB40/Inner Circle, etc. This sound always JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - A for us, and this song has a sound all of its own. works. talented artist with a great single. BONNIE RAITT Love Sneakin' Up On You I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/PLG) - (CAPITOL) - Great AOR/AC crossover record from a MR. ED LAMBERT APD/MD, KHKS, Dallas Showing the same early pattern as Robin S. for us. OVIS Regular Thanq (RESTLESS) - Great phones Top40 core artist. after only a couple days of airplay. JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - Great PAUL WALKER, PD, OK95, MICHAEL BOLTON Completely (COLUMBIA) - upbeat tune with a great hook. Looking forward to ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) Michael Bolton + Diane Warren = Smash! hearing more from her. - From the very first play the phones have lit up for this one. JAY MURPHY, PD, KQHT, Grand Forks MIKE RING, PD/MD, KHTT, Tulsa D:REAM Things Can Only Get Better (GIANT/ THE BREEDERS Divine Hammer (ELEKTRA) - ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) REPRISE) - A good Pop song with a great hook. Poppy, hooky, happy! - After playing this record five times, we received Top CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Check out Cracker, a CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - Has a good Mainstream/ 5 phones. very intense, cool song! THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer Alternative feel to it...I never thought I would get so (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Don't you wish low. TONY MASCARO, MD, PRO -FM, Providence there were three records like this every week? SQUEEZE Tempted '94 (A&M) - From the Reality SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - A neat Rock ballad with a cool hook. BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Women will go Bites soundtrack, this record is a hit...Huge for us. Play it, love it. know it, hear it. crazy. BECK Loser (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - Alternative Pop tune...Great reaction record, test it now! PAUL BRYANT, MD, KRBE, Houston RICK STACY, PD, KKFR, Phoenix ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - I heard ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) Uptempo Pop song. Play this and watch the phones this one a few weeks ago on a cassette...Couldn't - Getting a lot of phones...I got a really nice Princess explode.

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From the Double Platinum Album "12 -PLAY" R. KELLY single "Bump N' Grind" #1 on SoundScan pop singles chart R. KELLY LP "12 -PLAY" #3* on SoundScan LP pop chart! Billboard Hot100 Singles Chart 5* Station BDS Spins SoundScan LP WFLY, Albany 10 #17 WXKS, Boston 23 #3 WJMN, Boston 60 #3 WKSS, Hartford 10 #8 KIX106, Providence 32 #7 WHYT, Detroit 73 #7 920, Baltimore 61 #4 HOT97, New York 40 #7 WIOQ, Philadelphia 63 #3 WPGC, Washington D.0 57 #1 WEDJ, Charlotte 16 #1 WKSI, Greensboro 14 #1 WJMH, Greensboro 67 #1 HOT102, M lwaukee 56 #1 WHJX, Jacksonville 60 #1 PWR96, Miami 15 #6 PWR PIG, Tampa 15 #4 WOVV, West Palm Beach 29 #4 KHKS, Dallas 33 #1 KLUC, Las Vegas 20 #7 WKSE, Buffalo 6 #6 KBXX, Houston 48 #1 B96, Chicago 18 #5 KISF, Kansas City 36 #1 KUBE, Seattle 69 #5

"It's young and hip and selling like MAD!!!"

"Everybody needs a little bump n' grind... Insert your imagination here." FrJ.r crJu 7i.AL-c-i\J-.rr-'E.'");\ in fVpfill

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TED DONNELL); AMD, PRO -FM, Providence (INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) - Four nights and MIKE KELLY, MD, WFHN-FM, New Bedford counting on our 'New Music Battle'...Sounds like a JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ ALICE IN CHAINS No Excuses (COLUMBIA) -It's Pop hit record. ERG) - AllI can say is Wow! This guy makes the very radio-friendly...lt could work for Top40 radio. DANZIG Mother (AMERICAN/REPRISE) - Selling women go ga ga with his looks, voice, and lyrically ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - A like crazy, big phones at night, and it just plain intensive songs. refreshing sound...Sounds like a home run for sounds good. GIN BLOSSOMS Until I Fall Away (A&M) - My ZOO. personal vote for best new group...They keep DAMON COX, AMD, WAPE, Jacksonville BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - A no-brainer. surprising me with their range of material. GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - MICHAEL MORGAN, PD, WFLY, Albany GREENBERRY WOODS Trampoline (SIRE/ Great remake...After a couple of plays getting good JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - Good REPRISE) - This is the next Gin Blossoms.I saw phone response. Mainstream female Pop record. them live a couple of months ago. I can't wait to play ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) their music. - A strange -sounding record that appeals to women. LOUIS KAPLAN, PD, wcrz, Dayton JIMMY STEAL, PD, Q102, Cincinnati You can't miss. JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - Nice BELLY It's Not Unusual (SIRE/REPRISE) - Heard JASON DEAN, MD, WAZY, Lafayette uptempo Pop record. LSOB Hey D.J. (MERCURY) - Great response on this on a sampler CD...Yes, it's the Tom Jones THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer our battle...Should spread from night play soon. classic. (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Plain and simple LITTLE TEXAS What Might Have Been (WARNER -A great Pop record. MARK THE SHARK OnWPD, WHTO, Wilficrnsfxrt BROS.) - Smash! Sales, phones and research...The BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Been playing it BIG MOUNTAIN Baby I Love Your Way (RCA) -If whole package. for a month, and adults just love it, and the kids don't you can't bring your listeners to the mountain, bring TONY NOVIA, OM, STAR94, Atlanta mind it either. the mountain to your listeners! Big Mountain is a BIG number one! ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) - Get JACKIE JOHNSON, MD, WBIZ, Eau Claire POSSUM DIXON Watch The Girl Destroy Me ready for hit #3. JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ BOSTON / Need Your Love (MCA) - From the ERG) - A good follow-up...lnstant female (INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) - When the music forest is filled with Alternative Rock bands running upcoming album due in April...Sounds like the appeal. everywhere, only one continues to stand on all fours: Boston hit formula is back...What a great song for PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (NPG/ POSSUM DIXON! PD OR DIE! Spring and Summer. BELLMARK) - A smooth record with all -demo LAURA BRANIGAN It's Been Hard Enough Getting appeal! LEE CHESNUT PD, STAR 94, Atlanta Over You (ATLANTIC) -If Celine Dion's The Power THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - First Of Love is a hit, this one's a smash! week callout showing up Top 15 with a ton of (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) -It's upbeat, potential. perfect for Spring. SHAWN CAREY, APD/MD, WHTO, Williamsport SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - SCOTT ROBBINS, PD, WBNQ, Bloomington JAKE EDWARDS, PD, THE PEAK, Traverse City This one can easily be placed along side Wind Of the cranberries Dreams (PLG) - Great follow-up to a NIRVANA All Apologies (DGC) -If you're not on this Change as a pure, solid, power ballad! #1 record. one, you must be in a coma! JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - A multi - RUSH Nobody's Hero (ATLANTIC) - Huge fan base format hit!If you've had success with CRAIG RUSSELL, APD/MD, THE PEAK, here. This record should do well. Traverse City in the past, this one will work for you! ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) TONY WAITEKUS, PD, WCIL, Carbondale DUFF DAMOS, PD, WIFC, Wausau - Cool...Very cool! GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - A ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm great version of a great song. - Definitely sounds good on the radio. (ARISTA) - What a year for ARISTA! Vince and Larry CHAKA DEMUS & PLIERS Tease Me (MANGO/ ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - would be proud! ISLAND) - Coming through big time on the phones. Sounds like a solid Jon Secada record with an edge. BECK Loser (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - Blowing out DAN DEATON, PD, WAIA, Melbourne An artist to look for in '94. the phones on a test play. GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - It's a CRUZE, PD, WKBQ, St. Louis smash. Take a moment to listen to this. PETER FALCON!, PD, WERZ, Exeter MELISSA ETHERIDGE Come To My Window (PLG) OVIIS Regular Thanq (RESTLESS) - This record is a BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) -Totally - This is a fabulous record. Great lyrics, great hit...Telephone and sales response. relatable to your upper demos. balance record for us. BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS It's Alright MIKE LOWE, MD, WAIA, Melbourne 12 GAUGE Dunkie Butt (SCOTT! BROS.) -I almost (GIANT/REPRISE) - The perfect Pop/Alternative hate to admit this, but already #1 phones after three ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - Jon record. days on the air. Shades of Dazzey Duks. Secada meets Sammy Hagar...Powerful vocals, CANDLEBOX You (MAVERICK/SIRE/WARNER great hook. STELLA MARS, MD, WERZ, Exeter BROS.) - Much more Mainstream than you might OVIS Regular Thanq (RESTLESS) - Don't let the JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ think...Sounds great at night and the album is selling. size of the label fool you. A Mainstream hit that your ERG) - Beautiful, has lots of female appeal. SMASHING PUMPKINS Disarm (VIRGIN) - AC competitors won't play. GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - It's a Beginning to show strong requests...High hipness fun, uptempo, straight -ahead hit. MIKE ORZEL, APD/MD, WAAL, Binghamton factor. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) -It really CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - You can't go wrong with gets you going...Great for Mainstream. KENNY KNIGHT MD, WKBQ, St. Louis a band that has already sold 500,000 , and CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - A lot of power on this gone #1 Alternative. GIN BLOSSOMS Until I Fall Away (A&M) - Quickly one...Sounds hot! FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE Every becoming a Top40 staple...l was pleasantly surprised with this one. CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Generation Has Its Own Disease (RCA) - Don't be (ARISTA) - Sales are going through the roof...Tripled afraid, listen to the record. JOE LIMARDI, PD, WFHN-FM, New Bedford after two weeks of airplay. SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer MELISSA ETHERIDGE Come To My Window (PLG) Traditionally they do very well for us...This is an (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Check out cut #3 - Great for your females...A perfect transition record. automatic. on the CD pro. It's the most Mainstream cut. 12 GAUGE Dunkie Butt (SCOTT! BROS.) -If you DUSTY HAYES, PD/MD, want Mobile KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It? (ELEKTRA) - A had success with Dazzey Duks, you will play this straight -ahead Keith Sweat jam. POSSUM DIXON Watch The Girl Destroy Me record.

14 11 ITMA KERS March 11, 1994 ARISTA'S 1994 GRAMMY PARTY...A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

The spontaneous star-studded finale. Left to right: Cissy Houston stops the show with Clive Davis, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Pebbles, Valerie her tribute to Aretha of "You Make Simpson, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, BeBe Winans and Kenny G Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman)." Grammy winner Kenny G leaves the crowd "Breathless."

Left to right: Jonathan Tisch, Al Teller, Charles Left to right: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Aretha Koppelman, Gerri Kayhill and Terri Santisi Franklin, Clive Davis, Carly Simon, Pm Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Vonnegut

Left to right: Martha Stewart, BMG Chairman Michael Domemann U I 10:.-411P-111* and Blaine Trump

Whitney Houston, Executive Producer Clive Davis and the producers of Left to right: L.A. Reid, this year's Grammy winner for 'Best New The Bodyguard Soundtrack receive plaques signifying worldwide sales of Left to right: Clive Davis, Artist' Toni Braxton and Babyface 26 million copies. Left to right: Clive Davis, David Foster, BeBe Winans, Andy Schuon (MTV), John Sykes (VH-1) Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Narada Michael Walden, Babyface, Robert Clivilles and David Cole

Left to right: Linda Thompson, Kenny 0, Lyndie G, Clive Davis, Brooke Shields, David Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Gumbel

Left to right: Arista's Executive VP and Jon Secada with Ingrid Casaras General Manager Roy Lott, Senior VP of Promotion Rick Bisceglia and Senior VP Jack Rovner AND THE NEXT NIGHT WASN'T SO BAD EITHER!

The Queen of Soul meets Country Royalty. Left to right: Brad Roberts and Crash Test Dummies Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis, Denise Jackson seen performing the group's hit single "MMM MMM MMM MMM." ARISTA and Alan Jackson © 1994 Arista Records, Inc., a Bertelsmann Music Group Company 1-11TMOKERS Top40 Disc-overy Club

BRIAN BURNS, PD, WKSE, Buffalo strongly to AOR, it's a foregone conclusion its next BILL SHAHAN, APD, WVSR, Charleston stop is Mainstream Top40. ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) - John ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - Ivey found it...We're stealing it...Our listeners are the TERRY SIMMONS, PD, WPXR, Davenport Sounds like Jon Secada with tempo. winners... MICHAEL BOLTON Completely (COLUMBIA) - The SMASHING PUMPKINS Disarm (VIRGIN) -It's I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/PLG) - Pay ladies will love it. selling like hot cakes without airplay. It doesn't take a attention...This is another Bizarre Inc., which was last BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS It's Alright brain surgeon to figure out what to do with it next. summer's biggest sleeper record...Spring's coming, (GIANT/REPRISE) - Excellent follow-up...Could be LAURA BRANIGAN It's Been Hard Enough Getting time for a tempo injection. Remember, the records even bigger than the first. Over You (ATLANTIC) -If you're looking for adult you add now will be hits in April and May. BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - It's so pretty! females, play this.

SUE O'NEIL, MD, WKSE, Buffalo GIN BLOSSOMS Until I Fall Away (A&M) - I love OVIS Regular Thanq (RESTLESS) - This record just MADONNA I'll Remember (MAVERICK/SIRE/ these guys. won't go away...Get on it now! WARNER BROS.) - Sounds like a #1 record to me. LIZ JORDAN, APD/MD, WQGN, Groton LEE ST. MICHAELS, PD, WWCK, Flint KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It? (ELEKTRA) - ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - A Awesome ..Already on the air...Killer! SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - straight -ahead tune that should be big. The Bic lighter song of '94. J.J. COOK, PD, WKSF, Asheville TAYLOR DAYNE I'll Wait (ARISTA) - After a couple BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Hauntingly hits of listens the hook really stays with you. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - The home. sons k!nda glows... RUFUS HURT, PD, WOUT, Johnson City DAVY CROCKETT, PD/MD, WYCR, York GARTH BROOKS Standing Outside The Fire BONNIE RAITT Love Sneakin' Up On You (LIBERTY) -If it's good enough for the Grammys, it's POSSUM DIXON Watch The Girl Destroy Me (CAPITOL) - A super -familiar artist with a great song. good enough for your station. (INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) - Requests are SCORPIONS Under The Same Sun (MERCURY) - BECK Loser (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - Phenomenal increasing with limited airplay. An incredible band already doing well on the Rock response...Headed for Top 10 sales, and the phones charts. BONNIE RAITT Love Sneakin' Up On You are smoking. (CAPITOL) - Will be as big for us as Something To RUSH Nobody's Hero (ATLANTIC) - Another Rock TONI BRAXTON You Mean The World To Me Talk About. smash. (ARISTA) - This better be the next single...lt's got THE KNACK My Sharona (RCA) - A proven hit from tempo...Good response after three weeks on the air. JERI BANTA, PD/MD, WYKS, Gainesville a familiar band...Should be as big as Joan Jett. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer BILL CATCHER, APD, WKSF, Asheville LISA RODMAN, OM, WRQK, Canton (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Great record... ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) -It THE BREEDERS Divine Hammer (ELEKTRA) - Don't take this band lightly. glows! Better than Maxwell's Silver Hammer. JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - A high -charting track. ERG) - Should look beautiful on my playlist. (ARISTA) - Mmm Mmm good! COLLECTIVE SOUL Shine (ATLANTIC) - This one ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) -I can't TAYLOR DAYNE I'll Wait (ARISTA) No need for will make the phones shine... think of anything clever to say...I just like it. Taylor to wait. She's got another hit. I MOTHER EARTH Not Quite Sonic (CAPITOL) - BRIAN RHODES, MD, WZKX, Biloxi ZACK SKYLER, MD, WMEE, Ft. Wayne The guitar breaks the sound barrier. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) -It's PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (NPG/ JIM RICHARDS, PD, WSNX, Grand Rapids Michael Bolton. It's Sting. It's everything you need in BELLMARK) - Getting lots of female calls. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer a record. ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - Very '70s retro- - Different, but that's Enigma...Sounds great. JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ ERG) - sounding...Very cool tune. A follow-up that promises to be bigger than Jessie. ROSS HOLLAND, PD, WMGV, Oshkosh ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) BONNIE RAITT Love Sneakin' Up On You JOSHUA KADISON Beautiful In My Eyes (SBK/ - Good to hear them have vocals. (CAPITOL) - Good to hear her again. She seems to ERG) Great lyrics...A song with a lot of emotion CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - With the AOR airplay in get better as time goes on. coming off a hit record. the market, this could be the next Alternative/Rock UB40 C'est La Vie (VIRGIN) - Recognizable from the record to cross into the Mainstream. FRITZ MOSER, MD, WZPL, Indianapolis first listen. OVIS Regular Thang (RESTLESS) - A slow builder, MIKE SOMMERS, PD, WSTW, Wilmington but a definite hit. DON LONDON, PD, WNVZ, Norfolk BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - Another great THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm love song from a great artist. (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) - Huge, huge (ARISTA) - Tremendous record that lights up the ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - Great mass appeal, rhythmic record. phones instantly. uptempo Pop song without being too Urban. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer JAMES Laid (FONTANA/MERCURY) - Give this a LARRY D., MD, XL106.7, Orlando (DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST) - A multi -format second listen. It's what radio needs right now. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - smash. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer Sounds like it could be a mass -appeal hit. ALICE IN CHAINS No Excuses (COLUMBIA) - (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) - A perfect Pop BILLY JOEL Lullabye (COLUMBIA) - I've become a Finally, the Pro CD has been released...Yes! song for Spring. big fan of his since he came thru Orlando...This MIKE PRESTON, APD/MD, WPLJ, New York TIM RICHARDS, MD, WVIC, Lansing record is a hit. ROSCO MARTINEZ Neon Moonlight (ZOO) - CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - This is a great song. The JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - Sounds Sounds to me like Jon Secada met Benny Mardones, band has a lot of depth and a solid following. more radio -friendly than a lot of the other dance and the result is this haunting and, yes, uptempo, THE BREEDERS Divine Hammer (ELEKTRA) - A product out there. pure Pop song. real straight -ahead Pop record, getting great phones JOHN MICHAELS, PD, Z104, Madison GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - So off of test play. good, I can almost hear Mavis Staples. MELISSA ETHERIDGE Come To My Window (PLG) BURKE ALLEN, om, WVSR, Charleston - She has a lot of fans out there that have come out GARETT MICHAELS, PD, WPLY, Philadelphia JULIET ROBERTS / Want You (REPRISE) - A great of the woodwork since we've played this song. the cranberries Dreams (PLG) -If you network with uptempo Pop song. BABYFACE And Our Feelings (EPIC) - This is people in the know who are already playing this, MICHAEL BOLTON Completely (COLUMBIA) - A another romantic ballad in the tradition of Whip you'll disc -over it's researching even stronger than midday no brainer. Appeal that once again will capture your females. Linger. OVIS Regular Thanq (RESTLESS) - Check out this CRACKER Low (VIRGIN) - One of my favorite great Pop song. records...When you see a former Alternative hit cross

16 111TMOKERS MARCH 11, 1994 LthcricC "Come To My Window" 9 New Stations Including: Z100, WKBQ, WGTZ, XL106, KQKQ Over 100 on Top40 stations 956 Spins Up 70 This Week Album over 600,000 Scott Wright, B97, New Orleans "An out -an -out smash for us. We've been on it 14 weeks and it's now in its 7th week in power rotation. Consistently Top 5 callout with 15-29 females." Debut 37 Top40 Mainstream Monitor

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Now Top 30 Adult Monitor Over 500 Total Spins Over 30 Pop Stations Playing Over 60 Adult Stations Playing

V01 LEFT BANK ORGANIZATION polC/c1c,r_, LI' "WHATTA44 MAN" PEP 2* Rhythm Monitor 26* -18* -16* BDS Mainstream Monitor Album Now Double Platnium OVER 3,100 Spins at Pop Radio T M E NEx BOK 111HEAVY RFCORDS 266 Total I TO I BDS Detections (EYE TO EYE) "The Right Time" PWR PIG, KIISFM, HOT97.7, Z90, WTIC, KTFM

RECORDSNEXT INC KHFI, WKSE, HOT105, KKSS PolyGram Label G -Dub Grammy Day at ERG

In what has become an annual event, ERG Sr. VP/Promotion Ken Lars has organized a mass Pictured (I -r): Susan Lennon, KHMX/Houston; EMI recording artist Boy Grammy Day broadcast from ERG's New York Offices. Stations participating this year included George; and Larry Moon, KHMX. 98PXY, KISS108, KMEL, WPGC. Y100, KC101, WKSS, KJ103, WNCI and KHMX. Pictured (I -r): Larry Herb, WKSS/Hartford; Jon Secada; Jay Beau Jones, PD/WKSS; and Ken Lane.

Pictured (I -r): WNCI/Columbus morning team of Shawn Ireland, Matt Pictured (I -r): 98PXY/Rochester PD John Ivey and MD Cat Collins; and Harris and Dave Can after being caught pilfering office supplies. Arrested Development's Speech, Nadivah, and Headliner.

Pictured: Aaron Ne (left): and Ronny Rocket, K1103/Oklahoma City. Pictured: EMI recording artist Jon Secada (left), hangs in the hallway with Glenn Beck, OM of KC101 /New Haven.

18 11ITMEIKEIS March 11, 1994 IN JUST 4 SHORT WEEKS Eternal's debut single, "STAY" is selling...everywhere!

Handleman 90-19 Musicland 60-39 Streetside 46-7

National Soundscan 49-30

Regionally: New York 37-29 Appearing San F-ancisco 37-29 on the Houston 37-20 Arsenio Hall show Kansas City 70-24 March 23rd Greensboro 41-15 Roanoke 88-17 Tuscon 30-12 Spring Break San Diego 18-13 March 114th

STAYing Power!

RECORDS First Avenue Management Produced by Nigel Lowis Remixed by Teddy Riley Grammy Day at 'PLI!

Over 20 celebrities stopped by WPUrs Grammy day broadcast next door to Pictured (I -r): WPU DJ's Kim Ashley and AJ Hammer with ERG recording Radio City Music Hall at Coconuts Music and Movies! Pictured (I -r): Scott artist Boy George. Shannon, PD, WPU; Maury P3vich, TV Talk Show Host; Columbia Grammy winner Tony Bennett; and AJ Hammer, WPU DJ. einammomorms at* 11210PA,AMMIPIIMIMI

Pictured (I -r): Fast Jimi Roberts, WPU; ERG recording artist Jon Secada; Jerry "The Beaver" Mothers served as 'PLJ's official Grammy Jim Ashley and Al Hammer, WPU. correspondent. Pictured (I -r): Kenny Walker, WPU; Jerry Mathers, RCA recording artist Bruce Hornsby; Kim Ashley and AJ Hammer, WPU.

Pictured (I -r): Rocky Allen, WPU; Cristina Lang, Metro Traffic; Donny Pictured (l -r): Fast Jimi Roberts, WPU; Columbia recording artist Peabo Osmond; Imago recording artist John Waite; and Blain Ensley, WPU Bryson; Al Hammer, WPU; and Chuck Scarborough, News Anchor, WNBC-TV New York.

20 HITMOKERS March 11, 1994 EARLY ACTION AT: 99X Atlanta THE END Cleveland B97 New Orleans Q106 San Diego

WAPE Jacksonville

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Produced by Ralph Sail, General Publitand Tony "Epic Soundtrax" and lin Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Oft. arca Regis 1994 Sony Music Entertainmerl Inc. z WORDALTERTIATIV CROSSIF 1G OVER IN OTHER WORDS... Congrats go to Jay Taylor who gets upped to Operations Manager and John Griffin ALICE IN CHAINS "No Excuses" (Columbia)who gets his Program Director stripes at The Edge in Vegas. What's up with ZRH? TORI AMOS 'God" (Atlantic) Hot Tips: SISTER PSYCHIC Velvet Dog (Restless) - Thanks to Gary Poole and Rich at BECK "Loser" (Bongload/Geffen) Restless for turning me on to this one. This Seattle based four -piece has spent the past year securing and building their following in the Pacific Northwest. Don't tag this CRASH TEST D's "Maim, Mmm..." (Arista) band as "another one of those Seattle bands". This record has a nice edge to it, yet it's totally Pop. Great harmonies and a great hook. Their upcoming album release, ELVIS COSTELLO "13 Steps..." (WB) Surrender You Freak! proves that they can deliver music that is more than just a trend. Rick Michaels at The End in Cleveland already put it on the air. Look for it on ENIGMA "Return Tc Innocence" (Virgin) your desk this week. MATTHEW SWEET Devil With The Green Eyes (Zoo) - Sweet week: WKOC NINE INCH NAILS "March..." (Int.) WCHZ, WHTG, WEQX, WDST, WIIZ, KKNB and more. Hit the stores March 15th. Now on tour with Melissa Etheridge. Great sounding by Brendan O'Brien on a POSSUM DIXON "Watch That..." (Inc.) very cool seven song EP with a studio outtake of Ultrasuede. Check it out! LIVE Selling The Drama (Radioactive) - The buzz is from radio is already there. SOUNDGARDEN 'Spoonman" (A&M) Sonic and powerful (add your adjective here). Album hits stores April 26. Single on your desk next week. Leslie Fram at 99X says "Just the energy were looking for...this will be one of our biggest songs of the year...A tremendous followup!" Make sure you check out if you're not already playing: EVE'S PLUM I Want It All (550 Music) - Sales are continually increasing (almost doubling here in LA) in the markets that are playing this record. This record has THE FUTURE punched its way thru all the superstar releases. It's for real folks. 1-ALISON MOYET BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE If 60's were 90's (Continuum) - Facts only: Most requested "Whispering Your Name" (Csiumbia) at NC -17 radio again this week...out-requesting four major Alternative records. Over 2- THE GRAYS 2000 pieces SoundScan this week. Stations on: WXPN, WWCD, WXRT, WKOC, "Very Best Years" (Epic) CIMX, KBAC, KPOI, WRAS, WDST, WRLT and more. The key to this record is to give it some quality spins...it'll do the work for you. 3. MATTHEW SWEET Naval Calm. "Devil With The Green Eyes" (Zoo) 4. GENERAL PUBLIC Take You There" (Epic) THE rIEHT COOLEST RECORD EVER 5. FRENTE! LIVE "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Mar r r r 10th) 6- LUNA "Selling The Drama" (Radioactive) "Tiger Lily" (Elektra) -171: v - MC351- DISCInVEREID Promotion & Marketing 1-MATERIAL ISSUE Break Thru/Tower Records "Km The Waitress" (Mercury) 2- BECK Top Five Alternative Picks "Pay No Mind" (Bongload/Geffan) for week ending: March 2, 1994 3- THE GRAYS (for more information call 415-626-7611) "Very Best Years" (Epic) 1. James - Laid (Fontana/Mercury) 4- GREEN DAY 2. Meat Puppets - Too High Too Die (London) "Longview" (Reprise) 3. Dig - Dig (Radioactive/MCA) 5. SOUNDGARDEN 4. Indians - lndianism (Polydor) "Spoonman" (A&M) 5. Stanley Jordan - Bolero (Arista) 6- PAVEMENT (advertisement) "Cut Your Hair" (Matador)

Added This Week At: URGE OVERKILL LIVE1 05 -San FranciscoCIMX-Detroit WBRU-Providence "Positive Bleeding" WROX-Norfolk WRQX-Memphis Already Being Played At: Over 250,000 WCHZ- 9 spins, KNNC, WWDX, units sold! KBBT-Portland- 19 Spins, WHTG, WENZ- 8 Spins, G, KRXX- 12 spins, WEQX- 7 spins, WIIZ, U.S. Tour GEFFEN KTCL- 12 spins, WDRE- 17 spins, WHFS- 21 spins, KWOD, KROQ- 23 spins % Now Under Way!! Q101- 31 spins, KPOI, WFNX, WOXY, Active Rotation WXRT, WWCD

22 HITMEIKERS March 11, 1994 4 IIITMOKERS Alternative Disc -ovary Club®

guoRL0 DARCY SANDERS FULMER, MD, KROQ, the onslaught of females - Pass the others up and PETER GABRIEL Love Town (EPIC SOUNDTRAX) - hit this. Familiar sound that fits the mix. Huge for us! Consistently a Top 3 testing song. Los Angeles Sounds cool on the radio. WHALE Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe (IMPORT/ MATERIAL ISSUE Kim The Waitress (MERCURY) - In test rotation - Lookin' for this one to test well. Very MORRISSEY The More You Ignore Me. The Closer I WARNER BROS.) - My friend who livesin catchy, very hip. Get (SIRE/REPRISE) - This is the one that will bring Switzerland sent this to me. Huge in Europe and him into the Mainstream. This is our #1 most - England. Check it out...Rock/Rap/Reggae thing. JOHN CLAY, PD, KEDJ, Phoenix requested song. We expect it to put him on the map. BECK Pay No Mind (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - How MATERIAL ISSUE Kim The Waitress (MERCURY) - much more can be said about this guy. This is a Don't miss this one. This will grab you right away DONALD DAVID, APD, WAPI, Birmingham great song to blow leaves to. (and you know how that can be). SUGARTOOTH Sold My Fortune (DGC) - Strong SOUNDGARDEN Black Hole Sun Fell On Black THE GRAYS Very Best Years (EPIC) - Outstanding record. Heavy guitars, good hook. Days. My Wave (A&M) - This is my SIAMESE harmonies. Good Pop sound that makes you feel MEAT PUPPETS Backwater (LONDON/PLG) - Huge DREAM for '94. good all under. song for any format. ORIGINAL ROCKERS (ISLAND) - Jet The Fish cut CRASH TEST DUMMIES God Shuffled His Feet GREEN DAY Chump (REPRISE) - When you're this one down for us (Jedit). Funky weird tempo. (ARISTA) - Title track - Very good record. Strong spinning Longview, don't forget about Chump. There's nothing like this. Find it! follow-up. PAVEMENT Cut Your Hair (MATADOR/ATL. GRP.) - LESLIE FRAM, APD, 99X, Atlanta Not your average record. Far away from commercial, THE MINISTER, AMD, KEDJ, Phoenix but it works. LIVE Selling The Drama (RADIOACTIVE) - Just the MOTLEY CRUE Hooligans Holiday (ELEKTRA) - energy we were looking for...this will be one of our Check out the Dave Ogilvie mix. I'm ashamed to say HEATHER LOSE, MD, WRLG, Nashville biggest songs of the year...A tremendous follow-up. it, but this kicks ass! SOUNDGARDEN Black Hole Sun (A&M) - F#%king CROWDED HOUSE Distant Sun (CAPITOL) - The ENGINES OF AGGRESSION On The Outside great! Chris Cornell is a Godhead . perfect song! (PRIORITY) -I think I'm turning Japanese. BECK Soul Sucking Jerk (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - THE GRAYS Very Best Years (EPIC) - A definite 'on - ARMAGEDDON DILDOS Every Day Is Like Sunday The sounds on this record are amazing. This is a air' presence. Already generating phones. (SIRE/REPRISE) - Check out the All The Days In good second taste for your curious Beck listeners. BRIAN SETZER The Brian Setzer Orchestra The Week mix. GREEN DAY Longview (REPRISE) - Update: Good (HOLLYWOOD) - Struttin' his stuff into the big band phones. Moved up to medium this week. SEAN ROBERTSON, MD, THE END, Cleveland sound...Sounds cool! BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE If'60s Were'90s SISTER PYCHIC Velvet Dog (RESTLESS) - Any STEVE WILDE, AMD, K106, Beaumont (CONTINUUM) - The whole record is great. Number song that refers to 'the pins in your bowling alley' four phones this week. Don't pass it up. THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) - works for Cleveland. Excellent. The phones light up faster than Bruce GREEN DAY Longview (REPRISE) - Heir apparent MIKE SUMMERS, PD, X96, Salt Lake City Lee's numchucks. to Pearl Jam. The 'next biggest band ever.' BLIND MELON Change (CAPITOL) - Like the Gin COURSE OF EMPIRE Infested (ZOO) - Hardcore - BECK Pay No Mind (BONGLOAD/GEFFEN) - Huge Blossoms, I'm convinced this band will never release It takes off and blows my engine. phones. Perfect follow-up to Loser. anything new...Because the kids just keep eating this NINE INCH NAILS March Of The Pigs (NOTHING/ LATIN PLAYBOY ALBUM (SLASH WARNER) - This one up! All kidding aside, Change is a great cut and TVT/INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) - Great transitional is easily the coolest record since Morphine. This is a reacting from its first play on air... piano in this monster record. must -listen record. KMFDM Light (TVT) - This band appeals to something primal in our audience and Light is one of JAY TAYLOR, OM, KEDG, Las Vegas SHERMAN COHEN, PD, THE FLASH, San Diego their best songwriting efforts to date...I'm expecting US3 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL) - GENERAL PUBLIC I'll Take You There (EPIC) - BIG PHONES and the edit on the CD5 f*#kin' rocks... Perfect for Modern Rock. Really complements Great for the new generation. Good party song. ALISON MOYET WhisperingYour Name Cantaloop. BIG MOUNTAIN Baby I Love Your Way (RCA) - I'm (COLUMBIA) - Her voice is so familiar to our core HOLE (GEFFEN) - The 'Hole' song is awesome. shocked mo-e Alternative stations aren't on this audience and songs like this just are not easy to find JOHN GRIFFIN, PD, KEDG, Las Vegas record. Mass -appeal song that will add a new these days...Check out the remix from her partner in dimension to your station. Yaz, Vince Clark... FRENTE Bizarre Love Triangle (MAMMOTH) - With "Velvet Dog" from their forthcoming release Surrender, You Freak SISTER PSYCHIC "I played it in my office. It was on the air 10 minutes later." - Rick Michaels,WENZ

RESTLESS ; -r SRecords. Now with flavor crystals!

March 11, 1994 HITM AKERS 23 vrty.

Shown at the Warner Musc Group Grammy party at N.Y.C.'s American Museum of Natural Historyare, from left: N.Y.C. Grammy Host Committee Chairman Jonathan Tisch; Atlantic Group Co-Chairman/Co-CEO Doug Morris; The Honorable Mayor Giuliani; Donna Hanover Giuliani; and Warner Music Group Robert Morgado.

At the EMI Music Group post -Grammy party at the Museum of Modern Art: Left to right are Blue Note artist Javon Jackson; Gary Gersh,President and Chief Executive Officer, Capitol Records; and Blue Note artist Cassandra Wilson.

24 HITMOKERS March 11, 1994 CRACKER"Low" Released August 1, 1993 Breaking March 14, 1994 Why?? Great Research, Great Requests, Great Sales A Former Top 3 Alternative Record A Top 5 BDS Album Track Over 1/2 Million Albums Sold ArHeavy Rotation Airplay At: 2100 WKBQ Y102 WZAT WPST WRQK GARETT M(CHAELS, PD, WPLY: "One of my favorite records...Whenyou see a former Alternative hit cross strongly to AOR, it'sa foregone conclusion its next stop is Mainstream Top40."

KENNY KNIGHT, MD, WKBQ: "A lot of power on this one...Sounds hot!" Columbia Records President Don leginer welcomes Columbia artists Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, and manager Jon Landau, to the Sony Music post - Grammy party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pictured from left to right are: ion Landau; Patti Scialfa; Bruce Springsteer; and Don Zenner.

Pictured at the MCA Music Entertainment Group's post -Grammy Awards dinner, held at New York City's Four Seasons Restaurant, are (l -r): Teresa Tyler with husband Stephen Tyler, of Geffen Records' Grammy -winning group Aerosmith; Joe Perry, Aerosmith, and wife Billie Perry; Ed Rosenblatt, President, Geffen Records; and Tim CoPins, manager, Aerosmith.

26 111TMAKERS March 11, 1994 Pivirity On---

Pictured at the MCA Music Entertainment Group's post -Grammy Awards dinner, held at New York City's Four Seasons Restaurant, are (I -r): Al Teller, Chairman, MCA Music Entertainment Group; MCA Records artist Meat Loaf and his wife, Leslie Aday; and Richard Palmese, President, MCA Records.

Pictured at the EMI Music Group post -Grammy party at The Museum of Modern Art are Pendulum/ERG artists Digable Planets, who won for Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group for "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)." Left to right are David Glinert, Co-owner and Consultant Pendulum Records; Charles Koppelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EMI Records Group North America; Rubin Rodriguez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pendulum Records; Digible Planets' Butterfly, Ladybug, and Doodle Bug; and Daniel Glass, President and Chief Executive Officer ERG.

March 111, 1994 HITMAIKERS 27 "Pui ritzy On___

Picts red at the EA,41 Muzi: Group past -Grammy party ct The Mu!eum of Modem Art is Gra-runv fegeni Award recipient Franc Sinira Left -onight are Bunny ar d Charles koppettresi (Chairman and Chief Executive Orficer, EMI Records Group North America; and Flank Sinatra and wee Bcathara.

PolyGram President and CEO, Alain Levy, congratulates Bono on winning a Grammy for Best Alternative Album. Island recording group, U2, took the award for their latest release, ZOOROPA. The two are pictured celebrating at the PolyGram Grammy Award Party at The Rainbow Room. MORE GRAMMY PHOTOS NEXT WEEK!

28 HITIMAKERS March 11, 1994 I Want You do you want me?

If so

ONE ONE OF OF THE THE MOST MOST ADDED! DISC-OVERED!

THESE STATIONS HAVE ALREADY CALLED: Added At: WZPL (#26) WFLY WFMF KZMG KZII PRO -FM KISF WKSE (#34) WGTZ WPRR (428) WWXM KRBE (#24) KKFR (#28) WVSR KOKO 95WAYV KOKZ WHHH HOT97 7 WSPK (435) KHTT (#40) WKSF KGOT Y97 (#29) Also At: WXKS (#27) WWKX (D#25)STAR94 (23-18)THE EDGE (20-18) KTFM (D#29) POWER PIG (28-23)B96 (25-23) 686 'Weekly BDS Spins!

Management: Simon Fuller, 19 Management Ltd C I 994 Reprise RewrdsEld9 CrAW1VFeALIV loveYly BIGM BIGHAT BDS AIRPLAY: Added At: KBXX KUBE KIX106 #30

JMN-Boston 35 PLAYS HOT 97 - New York 43 PLAYS "Yes, yes, yes...This record is major flava for any WPGC - Washington, DC 42 PLAYS format...requests are there." WJMH - Greensboro 57 PLAYS JOEY ARBAGEY, MD, KMEL WHJX - Jacksonville 54 PLAYS KMEL - San Francisco 38 PLAYS "Very cool. You've got to love it." LUCY BARRIGAN, MD, 0105 Also On: 92Q - Baltimore "If you've got the balls to play this record, be proud... and wear em around your neck...Major requests! KIX106 - Providence JOHN McMANN, MD, KIX106 KZFM - Corpus Christi KBXX - Houston SOUNDSCAN #4 SALES 4 WEEKS IN A ROW INWASHINGTON, DC

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KEN CARR, MD, KWIN: "Love this record!" ti BRUCE ST. JAMES, PD, IUYK: "A great blending of musical styles...This is its where Hip Hop is headed."

Want To Thank You" ROBIN 5."IGoing For Adds March 14 Early Adds At: JOHN McMANN, MD, KIX106: KUBE-Seattle "Could be another anthem." HOT97-New York KRISTIE WEIMAR, MD, 920: Airplay At: "She sounds better than ever...Should be no FUN107 - Providence PWR PIG - Tampa problem for crossover radio." X1106.7 - Orlando KLUC - Las Vegas WHYT - Detroit PWR96 - Miami JEFF NELSON, MD, Z90: KMEL - San Francisco KPRR - El Paso "Great song for females...She hasn't forgotten Z90 - San Diego where she came from." WPST - Philadelphia THE ATLANTIC FA 'L(3 BIG11111 Cuipzuni GROUP STREET SHEET

Most Disc-overedfor this issue Frank's Place Based on One -On -One Calls and Conference Call Mentions

11 CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition (PRIORITY) First off, thanks to all the mixers and record labels who participated in our sessions at the Winter Music Conference. Even though it was a beautiful day on the beach, 7 THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) we had over 150 people in the room. I was personally disappointed in the vibe at the 7 JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Been Thinkin' About You (CLASSIFIED) Conference, having been involved in putting together 7 Hitmakers Regional Seminars where there is always a sense of comraderee....Speaking of which, The Hitmakers 7 TEVIN CAMPBELL I'm Ready (QWEST/WARNER BROS.) Las Vegas Seminar (also known as the Jerry Dean Bachelor Party) is just around the 6 ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) corner and reservations are going fast. Contact Greg Lee for details (on the bachelor party that is)....Larry Martino is looking for a staff of morning shows (personality 6 THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer (D.VINYLJEW) driven air talent) and record service at KXTZ in Las Vegas (check Ear To The Ground for details).... speaking of the newest 25-54 Clifton experiment, look for the 'refried' 5 BABY D. Let Me Be Your Fantasy (PROFILE) category (Marvin, Heatwave, Freddie, Tierra, The Temps, Roger, E. W. & F.) ,and 5 ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMNVIRGIN) currents (Janet, En Vogue, Tevin, Face, Jade, Xscape, SWV, Tony's, Toni Braxton, R Kelly) in rotation.... Bob Perry is looking for a Promotion Director at Hot 97.7 San 5 HEAVY D. Got Me Waiting (Uptown/MCA) Jose (Ear once again has all the lovely details)....WBLS becomes The Vibe, but loses 5 ICE CUBE You Know How We Do It (PRIORITY) Frankie Crocker's vibe Are the owners of WILD 107, S.F. considering the purchase of crosstown 'Star' which has a strong signal in the South Bay? (can you 5 LISETTE MELENDEZ Will You Ever Save Me (FEVER/RAL/CHAOS/COL) say syncro-cast)....Thomas Bacote becomes PD at 100.3 JAMZ in Dallas....Jerry Mac 5 MASTA ACE Born To Roll (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) is PD at WJMZ Cleveland....Congrats to Elektra's Leslie Doyle who is elevated to Sr. Dir./Crossover....MC Serch is named VP/Mtg. & A&R at Wild Pitch. 5 PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (NPG/BELLMARK) Conscious Daughters Fonky Expedition (Priority) continues to explode on the phones, as does The Immortals Mortal Kombat (Virgin). 5 ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) Jocelyn Enriquez Been Thinkin' About You (Classified) came up strong on the 4 CRYSTAL WATERS 100% Pure Love (MERCURY) Conference Calls. Tevin Campbell I'm Ready (Qwest/WB) was new at KGGI, HOT 97, and KJYK. 4 DOMINICA Gotta Let You Go (MIC MAC) Ace Of Base Don't Turn Around (Arista)...lt will be 3 in a row!!!! 4 F.R. CONNECTION Listen Up (RADIKAL/CRITIQUE) Hot from the mix shows: M People Moving On Up (Epic), Robin S I Want To Thank You (Big Beat/AG), Taylor Dayne I'll Wait (Arista), Crystal Waters 100% Pure Love 4 GABRIELLE I Wish (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) (Mercury), Inner City Do Ya (Columbia), Simple E Play My (Fox/BMG). 4 JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) Congrats to Nancy and Shaye on a #1 club record with Juliet Roberts and new adds at KISF, WKSE, Y97, WHHH, HOT 97.7. 4 LAURA ENEA Catch Me Now (NEXT PLATEAU) Kolorz A Little Love (Scotti Bros.) is just starting to build at HOT 97.7, KIX 106, Also: KTFM, KPRR, KMEL, KBXX, Z90, WZJM, WHJX, KKXX, KDON, KMXZ, and HOT 105. 3 12 GAUGE Dunkie Butt (SCOTT! BROS.) MCA is ready to crank up Heavy D Got Me Waiting with early adds at 92Q & KWIN and is a favorite of Mike Marino, Ken Carr, Russ Allen, and Chuck Field. 3 ACE OF BASE The Sign (ARISTA) Dawn Penn You Don't Love Me (Big Beat/AG) is new at 102 JAMZ, KBXX, and 3 AFTER 7 Gonna Love You Right (VIRGIN) KUBE. WB is heating up with Madonna which arrives Wednesday, TBTBT Get Down To It 3 BABYFACE And Our Feelings (EPIC) with mixes by the Tom Tom Club,and Guesss which is early at HOT 105, KBXX, 3 THE FOG Been A Long Time (COLUMBIA) KLUC, and KSFM. Chaos is good to go again with Lisette Melendez Will You Ever Save Me, Worl-A- 3 GABRIELLE Going Nowhere (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) Girl No Gun Shot, and Domino Sweet Potato Pie. 3 I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAUlffrr) Keith Sweat How Do You Like It? (Elektra) had a HUGE week! HOT TIPS: Above The Rim Soundtrack (Interscope), Da Ko Boyz Da Bootie Call 3 JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/AIL. GRP.) (Maverick/WB), #1 Do You Know What I Mean (Strictly Rhythm), 2nd II None I 3 KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It? (ELEKTRA) Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Interscope), Indonesia Do Thangz (Riot/ERG), Crystal Waters 100% Pure Love (Mercury), Tara Kemp Come Correct (Nerve), 2 Pac Dear 3 KOLORZ A Lithe Love (SCOTTI BROS.) Mama (Interscope), Ahmad Back In The Day (Giant), Jodeci Feenin' (Uptown/MCA), Fluke Groovy Feeling (Circa), 2 Unlimited Let The Beat Control Your Body (Critique), 3 M PEOPLE Movin On Up (EPIC) F.R. Connection Listen Up (Radikal/Critique), Blackstreet, and Sharon Brown I 3 QUEEN LATIFAH Just Another Day (MOTOWN) Specialize In Love (Profile).

51444.4.J. J4. 3 SHYHEIM On And On (VIRGIN) "bottaLetou Go" Already On: WILD107 I-101-97.7 KWIN KMXZ ALLEN CHASE, MD, HOTIOS: BRUCE ST. JAMES, PD, KJYK: MICHAEL MARTIN, MD, INII.D107: "Great -sounding record with great "Captures the new direction of "The buzz from the streets and retail phones after one week of airplay. " music." was so strong...we wanted to play it."

CHRISTOPHER LANCE, PD, KMXZ: Produced By Mohamed Moretta of POWER96 "Great female record with a female attitude." If You Need A Copy Call Ellen At 212-675-4038 'ILZTrlfr

March 11, 1994 H ITMOKERS 31 Requesting at: #1 KMEL #5 WHYT #8 WIOQ #9 KPRR Nij#7 Most Requested

from the album

Mike Marino, APD, KMEL "Rolling out of the stor "Rolling at radio." "Born to Roll" has been the most-requested song WIOQ 24 X Single Sales: on KMEL for 4weeks. WZJM 11X L.A. #43 It's the hottest club record inthe city." WHYT 13X Philly #51 Bob Perry, PD, HOT 97.7 PWR106 30X S.F. #15 "One of the hottest Hip Hoprecords KMEL 35X Detroit #41 in the Bay area." WILD107 44X Houston #52 Tim Virgin, MD, WZJM listen and I was HOT97.7 32X Indianapolis #39 "Masta Ace is the, shit. One Milwaukee #39 hooked. Already pulling phones." New Orleans #38

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RUSS ALLEN, PD, 92Q, Baltimore PETE JONES, PD, HOTIO5, Modesto SONIA JIMENEZ, MD, KGGI, Riverside SIMPLE E. Play My Funk (FOX/BMG) - This track is AFTER 7 Gonna Love You Right (VIRGIN) - Sounds KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND Will You Love Me In sm0000ve yet funky. Definitely check it out. Cut #5 right on the radio Nice sort of du -op feel. The Morning (ZYX) -It's in our mix show - Sounds on the Sugar Hill soundtrack! Krazy props to Dwayne PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World great on the air. Wiggins for this one. (NPG/BELLMARK) - Think it's a smash! ACE OF BASE The Sign (ARISTA) - Strong phones. Two smokin' songs from the Above The Rim MARIAH CAREY Never Forget You (Remix) PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World soundtrack are: (COLUMBIA) - No escaping this one. (NPG/BELLMARK) - Major adult hit. H TOWN Parttime Lover (INTERSCOPE) WHITNEY HOUSTON Look Into Your Heart BABYFACE And Our Feelings (EPIC) - Good midday AL B. SURE! I'mStillIn Love With You (WARNER BROS.) - Great gospel vocal feel. record. (INTERSCOPE) - Thanks to my West Coast homies XSCAPE Love On My Mind (COLUMBIA) - Finally, a ALLEN CHASE, MD, HOTIO5, Modesto for getting these to me. slammin', uptempo record by XSCAPE. MARIAH CAREY Never Forget You (Remix) Also, check out: (COLUMBIA) - Just another smash! JEFF HUNTER, PD, KIKI, Honolulu GANGSTARR Mass Appeal (CHRYSALIS/ERG) - It's THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer BABYFACE And Our Feelings (EPIC) - Another really growin' on me. (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) - Good -sounding home run. Strong phones. TEVIN CAMPBELL I'm Ready (QWEST/WARNER balance record. TEVIN CAMPBELL I'm Ready (QWEST/WARNER BROS.) - Smash! If you can't hear this record, call 1- TEVIN CAMPBELL I'm Ready (QWEST/WARNER BROS.) - Great future ahead of him. 800 -MIRACLE EAR. BROS.) - Going through the roof! Huge! PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World ERIK BRADLEY, MD, B96, Chicago BOBBY ROSS AVILA Let's Stay Together (NEW (NPG/BELLMARK) - This man has a hit. Can we call COLOR ME BADD Let's Start With Forever (GIANT) PRODIGAL) - Great familiarity. Super duper phones. you Prince again? Let's drop the symbol. is gonna be a hit! Its written by my girl, Diane Warren KOLORZ A Little Love (SCOTT! BROS.) -Still CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition and produced by David Foster - One of my favorite going... (PRIORITY) - This is a sure jam. combinations, and you CAN'T argue with their past JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Been Thinkin' About You JODECI Cry For You (UPTOWN/MCA) - Building accomplishments! (CLASSIFIED) - Great record. Not your typical phones. Females love this one. GABRIELLE / Wish (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) is freestyle. More mass appeal flava. ALEX VALENTINE, MD, KISF, Kansas City gonna be another smash for B96. This lady is not AFTER 7 Gonna Love You Right (VIRGIN) - Hope REDMAN 0 G Shit (CHAOS) -It sounded great on a only a total sweetheart, but she is quickly becoming a this record gets the attention it deserves. Another 70 degree sunny weekend in K.C. rollin' in my six - core artist for us! This has got to be one of the huge After 7 ballad. four. smoothest songs I've ever heard. PACO LOPEZ, APD, HOT97, New York BABY D. Let Me Be Your Fantasy (PROFILE) - I'm hearing about a duet with MARIAN CAREY and Seems to be the sound that's workin'. LUTHER VANDROSS doing Endless Love... SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Outstanding (JIVE) - Really On the same tip is: HELLO??919191 starting to hit for us - It's bringin' down the rim. F.R. CONNECTION Listen Up (RADIKAUCRITIQUE) ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA)...We're TERMINATOR X f/Whodini It All Comes Down To Money (P.R.O. DIVISION/RAUCHAOS) - Ole skool JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) ready for SPRING and this song sounds like it's got meets new skool with a fat -ass beat and a crazy, - You go womanhood. Spring written all over it! They're gonna be 3 for 3! mad hook. THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN)...Can you JOHN McMANN, MD, KIXIO6, Providence BABYFACE And Our Feelings (EPIC) - This say EXPLODED?!? #1 requests after only 5 plays! BOBBY ROSS AVILA Let's Stay Together (NEW probably is one of the smoothest songs Babyface ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. PRODIGAL) - Cool contemporary remake. Check it has done in years. It's a panty humidifier. GRP.), JOMANDA / Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ out. THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer ATL. GRP.), TAYLOR DAYNE I'll Wait (ARISTA) are THE FOG Been A Long Time (COLUMBIA) -If (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) - This is a fukkin' all alive in the Chicago club scene. Bizarre Inc. worked, do it! hit record! JEFF ANDREWS, MC, B96, Chicago LISETTE MELENDEZ Will You Ever Save Me BOB PERRY, PD, HOT97.7, San Jose (FEVER/RAUCHAOS/COLUMBIA) - Best single off GABRIELLE I Wish (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) - DOMINICA Gotta Let You Go (MIC MAC) - Been the album. Sounds like another smash...Great vocals. playin' it for a while. The street is reacting very strong DOUG E. FRESH Freaks (ISLAND) - This was the B- TONI BRAXTON You Mean The World To Me too. side to 1-Ight. Should blow up big for Crossover (ARISTA) -I love this song...Has all the ingredients to CELINE DION Power Of Love (550 MUSIC/EPIC) - stations. be a monster hit. At first we were concerned that she wouldn't fit on BRUCE ST. JAMES, PD, KJYK, Tucson THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) - Novelty HOT97.7, but the response and demos have been song with major phones. reacting perfectly. BABY D. Let Me Be Your Fantasy (PROFILE) - Fulfilling my desperate need for uptempo records. It's SOUND FACTORY Good Time (RCA) - Deep vocals Two of the hottest Hip -Hop records bustin' out of the got a fun sound to it. with a killer piano hook, will sound great in the Bay Area are: mix...Potential to cross. GABRIELLE I Wish (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) - MASTA ACE Born To Roll (DELICIOUS VINYL/ Great follow-up, sounds even more radio -friendly ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) - EASTWEST) Remake sounds like hit #3. than Dreams. CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition Electric Relaxation (JIVE) KORRELL Let Me Be The One and Paradise (PRIORITY) (EMPORIA) - 2 outstanding Pop -sounding, freestyle -Is this the one to push them over the top? It's records. HURRICANE SHANE, MD, KBFM, McAllen - melodic, it's jazzy, and it's a hit! JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Been Thinkin' About You Brownsville JODECI Feenin' (UPTOWN/MCA) - Somebody has finally made up their mind at MCA to release it and (CLASSIFIED) - Big buzz on this track. WORL-A-GIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun) Feenin will be large. Every time we test it,it goes Others to watch: (CHAOS) -It works at Hispanic markets because when they say, 'Gunja',it sounds like marijuana in through the roof, Krazy! CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Something To Ride To Spanish, so it has a double meaning. If the NRA calls (PRIORITY) JACQUE JAMES, MD, KKSS, Albuquerque you, you have an easy way out. VIBE TRIBE Dance With Me (WHITE LABEL) KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It (ELEKTRA) -It DOMINO Sweet Potato Pie (OUTBURST/RAL/ sounds like typical Keith, but with Left Eye from TLC. ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) CHAOS) - Saw him live, and had a great crowd Keith is still sexy. Perfect for Spring or Summertime. CRYSTAL WATERS 100% Pure Love (MERCURY) response. Almost as big a response as Getto Jam. JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) TOMMY WILDE, MC, HOTIO2, Milwaukee THE KNACK My Sharona (RCA) - Good record for - Really like this one. JULIET ROBERTS I Want You (REPRISE) - Love your upper demos. Check your local movie listings MASTA ACE Born To Roll (DELICIOUS VINYL/ and play it after the movie ends at the theatres. the hook. EASTWEST) - A street, laid-back sound. CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition LSOB Hey D.J. (MERCURY) - Good phones. And it's FOS Big Black Boots (SCOTT! BROS.) - Seems like a record you can segue around a ballad or a more (PRIORITY) - Glad the edits are finally out. it's going to be a big song for us. Showing good Rock -leaning record. 'It fits the flow.' phones. Incredible hook.

March 11, 1994 11 ITM A KERS 33 11ITMORKERS Street Sheet Disc -ovary Club®

MIKE MARINO, APD, KMEL, San Francisco Great cut. If you weren't on the last one, you got to TREACH, and WARREN G. get on this one. FOR REAL You Don't Wanna Miss (A&M) - One of Now that the TONI BRAXTON has won awards left and right, You Mean The World To Me should be an my favorite new records. QUEEN LATIFAH Just Another Day (MOTOWN) - automatic for everybody. CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition Killer cut. Good pick off her latest album. Starting to hear phones. Also on the slo jam tip: (PRIORITY) - Our exclusive remix is working well for us. GANGSTARR Mass Appeal (CHRYSALIS/ERG) - R. KELLY's Your Body's Gaffing (JIVE) will be just as HEAVY D. Got Me Waiting (MCA) - Will be huge for What a hypnotic tune. This has a great feel to it. You big as Bump & Grind. us. Sounds great on the air. should be on this by now. ED O.G. & DA BULLDOGS Love Comes And Goes On the Hip -Hop tip: KRASH MAN Sister Suzie (ISLAND/PLG) - Good (CHEMISTRY/MERCURY) - Did well in our battle C.R.E.A.M. from the WU TANG CLAN is da shit. down tempo record. Has a good flava to it. Our cover boy, Alexander Mejia is hot on the ABOVE And finally SHANICE is getting ready to release her THE RIM soundtrack. CHANNELLE Work That Body (GREAT JONES) - second album. The following tracks have some Great uptempo record. Makes you want to move R. KELLY Your Body's Catlin' (JIVE) - This is another serious hit potential: Turn Down The Lights, Never your body. given for KMEL. Changing Love, and Don't Break My Heart. Get your CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition hands on it A.S.A.P. JOEY ARBAGEY, MD, KMEL, San Francisco (PRIORITY) - Been on this one from the start. Good JOHN HUNTER, MD, WOW92.5, Key West On the dance tip: requests. Remix is slammin'! RIVER OCEAN f/India Love & Happiness (STRICTLY I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/ffrr) - Add us RICK UPTON, PD, KTFM, San Antonio to the late corners on this one. RHYTHM) - Is my favorite new dance record. KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It (ELEKTRA) - Is I wish BARBARA TUCKER is a fierce record. THE FOG Been A Long Time (COLUMBIA) - really cool. the edit wasn't so short, but our listeners are eating it And the double 12 inch on M PEOPLE Moving On Up AFTER 7 Gonna Love You Right (VIRGIN) - Callout up. On next week. (EPIC) will work your last nerves. looks real good. It's a hit. Club: On the radio tip: PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Anything on BOTTOMLINE RECORDS (almost). Out THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Dream On Dreamer (NPG/BELLMARK) -If you're not playing this, you're of 11 records, 9 are excellent. (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) is a multi -format an asshole! DOGMA Mas Suave (ANGEL EYES) - Another cool Pop smash. ACE OF BASE Don't Turn Around (ARISTA) -Is a track from the South. Diggin the 'Organ Mix.' ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMANIRGIN) great record. It sounds like a hit. - Has been #1 in sales in the Bay Area for the last ONE GROOVY COCONUT Dream Come True (LISTENIN PARLOR) - Very sweet. Props to Brian three weeks. KEN CARR, MD, KWIN, Stockton for a great start. ICE CUBE You Know How We Do It (PRIORITY) is KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It (ELEKTRA) - We coming through as he always does for the People's love this record because Keith licked Salwa's ear the BLAKELY TUGGLE, AMD, WHYT, Detroit Station. first time he met her. All it took was one lick and we M PEOPLE Movin UP (DECONSTRUCTION/RCA) - TEVIN CAMPBELL is three for three with I'm Ready were hooked. Is my favorite record. A slammin'-ass track. DOWN SOUTH Southern Comfort (BIG BEAT) - I (QWEST/WARNER BROS.). I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/PLG) - I PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World love Down South, now I just have to arm wrestle my really like this record. (NPG/BELLMARK) is a given. boss to get it on. CONSCIOUS DAUGHTERS Fonky Expedition R. KELLY Your Body's Catlin' (JIVE) and TONI HEAVY D. Got Me Waiting (MCA) - Heavy D. returns (PRIORITY) - Is going thru the roof. to his hit -making form with Got Me Waiting. The BRAXTON You Mean The World To Me (ARISTA) AL B. SURE! I'mStillIn Love With You ladies in the office are singing this one, and it's are both gonna do it. (INTERSCOPE) - Will explode at Crossover radio! bugging me. QUEEN LATIFAH Just Another Day (MOTOWN) is ELTON JOHN/RuPAUL Don't Go Breaking My Heart just another hit for KMEL. RAVIN' DAVIN TODD, MD, KIFM, Corpus Christi (MCA) - I really like the MK mixes on this, which CHRISTOPHER LANCE, PD, KMXZ, DIANA KING Stir It Up (CHAOS) - A very nice brings new life to this record. Salinas/Monterey remake of the Bob Marley classic. Happy music you QUEEN LATIFAH Just Another Day (MOTOWN) - can groove to. BARDEUX When We Kiss (ENIGMA) - This slo jam Just another hit for the Queen. from 1988 is #1 requests in Central California. From WORL-A-GIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun) GABRIELLE I Wish (GO! DISCS/LONDON/PLG) - the album BOLD AS LOVE. Gotta check it out. (CHAOS) - Nice rasta rap with a good message. Even bigger than Dreams? That's what my sources say. Great song. DOMINICA Gotta Let You Go (MIC MAC) - Freestyle BRAND NEW HEAVIES ALBUM (DELICIOUS with a female attitude. LUCY BARRAGAN, MD, Q105, Oxnard VINYUEASTWEST) - Check out these albums: THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES, HAMMER, and the BANIG / Talk To Everybody (DEL-FI) - Part of the ENIGMA Return To Innocence (CHARISMA/VIRGIN) ABOVE THE RIM Soundtrack. new female Asian invansion a la Jocelyn Enriquez. - Don't give up before the first 20 seconds. It only Sounds great on the radio. This jam slams. High gets better. HECTOR SERPAS, MC, WILD1O7, San Francisco energy freestyle with a touch of house. TONI BRAXTON How Many Ways (ARISTA) - This BIG MOUNTAIN Baby I Love Your W -y (RCA) - This OUTKAST Players Ball (LAFACE/ARISTA) - Cooler should be the next release, but ifit isn't play it record feels so right for this market. than cool. Semi rap jam that could play all day. anyway. DOMINICA Gotta Let You Go (MIC MAC) -If you're DAIZE Misery (UPSTAIRS) - I've mentioned it before, DAWN PENN You Don't Love Me (No No No) (BIG playing Jocelyn Enriquez, Johnny 0, Collage, or any but I have to say it again...#1 Sales, Top 3 Requests. BEAT/ATL. GRP.) - Very cool. You've got to love it. of these types of freestyle records, you have got to The biggest freestyle slo jam of all time. On the Mainstream tip: be playing this one. JOHN CANDALARIA, PD, KPRR, El Paso LAUREN CHRISTY Steep (MERCURY) - Big female LISETTE MELENDEZ Will You Ever Save Me It's a great BLACK MACHINE How Gee (LONDON) - An Italian record. (FEVER/RAL/CHAOS/COLUMBIA) - import that was brought to us from Acapulco and fukkin' record. It'll be another home run for 'Ms. HAROLD AUSTIN, MD, THE BEAT Los Angeles Goody Goody.' Guadalajara and is the Mexican anthem from across The ETERNAL album (EMI/ERG) is officially out. the border. It's funky and it's huge at night. Been M PEOPLE Movin Up (DECONSTRUCTION/RCA) - Check out the following cuts: All Be There, Sweet slammin' in the clubs. The 'MK' mixes have given this record a new life.I Funky Thing, Just A Step From Heaven, If You Need believe this will be a big one for the EPIC dance family. DAIZE Misery (UPSTAIRS) - Is about ready for us. Me Tonight, and Save Our Love. This project is JULIET ROBERTS! Want You (REPRISE) - Is hot! loaded, so get busy with it. JEFF NELSON, MD, Z90, San Diego LAURA ENEA Catch Me Now (NEXT PLATEAU) - ABOVE THE RIM soundtrack I mentioned this last JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Been Thinkin' About You

Charles Chavez is screaming about it. week, but I feel the need to talk about it again. (CLASSIFIED) -I love it - I wish the Bay Area would WHITNEY HOUSTON Look Into Your Heart Anything by SWV, and WU TANG CLAN it's a done send me their music faster! Thanks a lot to Rick (WARNER BROS.) - Is huge with the females. deal. The AL B SURE slo jam duh (it's an obvious Thomas for everything you taught me! one). H-TOWN's Parttime Lover will definitely work. DEEP FOREST Sweet Lullabye (550 MUSIC/EPIC) - JOEY MUZZALUPO, MC, KSFM, Sacramento Plus plenty of Hip Hop from 2PAC, II 2 NONE, Sweet Lullabye - Scoot over for track #1. MAD MAD FLAVA Bump Ya Head (PRIORITY) -

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MIKE NARDONE/EMZ, 92.3THE BEAT, latest from this LA outfit who brought us Jump PRESENTS Jungle Juice Los Angeles Bingo and Shake That Ass. Guest vocal by Miranda. (NERVOUS) - Could be another Goodman. THE LADY OF RAGE Afro -Puffs (DEATHROW/ 'Power Tool Mix' or 'Tempo Trip Mix.' THA RUFFNEX, KKXX, Bakersfield INTERSCOPE) - This is it! The cut on the Blue Chios YOTHU YINDI Time Less Land (HOLLYWOOD) - soundtrack. Forget about what RAGE had done, First single from the forthcoming LP FREEDOM. A MASTA ACE Born To Roll (DELICIOUS VINYL/ cause this shit is far superior. The row is still on top. combination of aboriginal chants with 's EASTWEST) - Props, props and more props! This song is finally gettin the exposure it needs and the 'B BLACK MOON I Gotcha Open (NERVOUS) - Take a serious trance and tribal rhythms. Side' is an added plus to this fat single. rugged LP version and smooth it out, this is what has US3 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL) - happened with this remix. People are definitely goin' Uptempo with a ragga dancehall toast. SIMPLE E. Play My Funk (FOX/BMG) -If you're not be open on this one, so don't think twice. Very, very cool. playin thiz, throw away your 1200's. Watch thiz shit explode! FREDDIE FOX So Tough (FLAVOR UNIT) - Back for SMOOTH TOUCH Come And Take ATrip another try, Freddie Foxx is as rugged as ever. (STRICTLY RHYTHM) - The follow-up to the #1 hit ED O.G. & DA BULLDOGS Love Comes And Goes Latifah adds her help on the chorus for her FLAVOR House Of Love. Produced by Erick 'More' Morillo. It's (CHEMISTRY/MERCURY) - Fat beatz with a very UNIT homie. 'More' pumpin' house. catch hook. Also check for As Long As You Know produced by the almighty Wu -Tang Clan. GANGSTARR Speak Ya Clout (CHRYSALIS/ERG) - JESSE 'Bad Boy' MARTINEZ, HOT97.7, GANGSTARR Hard To Earn LP (EMI) - Standout Lil Dap, Jeru and together on one track. Not San Jose actually on one track cause Premier hooked three cutz are Code Of The Streets and Comin For Dat M PEOPLE Movin Up (EPIC) Destined to be a separate tracks, one for each MC. Sure to be a Ass. Once again, Premiere proves Basic 12 always smash. classic, especially since everyone's ridin' Jeru's nuts. better. TITYO Tell Me (I'm Not Dreaming) (ARISTA) - DJ SPEN, 920, Baltimore Slammin, Slammin, Slammin! You'd be a fool not to MICHAEL ERICKSON, KMEL, San Francisco TERMINATOR X f/The Purple Barbarian Put One get it! ANGELA WINBUSH Treat U Rite (ELEKTRA) - Thang Down (P.R.O. DIVISION/RAL/CHAOS) - TAYLOR DAYNE Wait (ARISTA) - Mixes are on Chuckii Booker writes and produces another smooth Some real, real funky shit. Immediately will be in mix fire... You know, there's a lot of good music out there one. rotation. that radio should be programming...hint, hint. KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It (ELEKTRA) - A RECK SHIT REBULZ Fat Azz Beat EP (WRECK) - BIG FUN Stomp (IMAGO) - Chekk the 'Jurassic lot. Some real, real, real phat shit. The kids at Dub'...tha mix builds, builds and builds. Much props MINT CONDITION U Send MeSwingin' NERVOUS/WRECK really know what they are doing. to my man Ricky Leigh, the only guy to give mixers (PERSPECTIVE/A&M) - that allow you to Hope they keep it up. props at tha banquet! mix, wow, what an idea! SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS / Believe (PERSPECTIVE/ DAVE RAJPUT, HOTMIX, Phoenix DJ RICH, KRBE, Houston A&M) - Beautifully done vocals over a slammin ass VIBE TRIBE Dance With Me (WHITE LABEL) - Can track. Make this record one of the best Sounds Of JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) - you say, 'Captain Hollywood meets Robin S.?' Blackness projects. If you were not fortunate enough I saw this song energize dance floors in Miami. Working really well in the mix. Props to Hazel for to be inside of Warsaw (a Miami, Florida club) then BETHANY End Of The Game (FREEZE) - Good pop you haven't heard Tony Humphries play this record. freestyle record. giving me this cut at WMC. Believe me, after hearing him play it,I was on a hunt ROBIN S. / Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. I TO I The Right Time (NEXT PLATEAU/PLG) -It's for it. This record really turns. GRP.) - Becoming a staple dance artist. Check out about time to play this cut if you haven't started. TEN CITY Goin Up In Smoke (COLUMBIA) - When I the 'Badyard Club Mix.' THE MOVEMENT Bounce (SUNSHINE) - What a

great follow-up from their last album. I didn't even first heard about this project, I couldn't imagine Ten MICHAEL WATFORD So Into You (EASTWEST/ City covering a classic Eddie Kendrick's song. They ATL. GRP.) - Great song! Been on Hotmix for a catch the tempo change until it kicked in. Much props to 'Humpty' Vission and the boys! really do an outstanding job. Trackwise and vocally. I month. was really surprised. Check it. F.R. CONNECTION Listen Up (RADIKAL/CRITIQUE) DUBTRIBE Mother Earth (ORGANICO) - This one TAYLOR DAYNE 171 Wait (ARISTA) - As soon as I got - Hi-NRG techno pop at 130 BPM...cool song. has been in the mix since we started 'The Beat.' it,I was reluctant to put it on the turntable because of Finally starting to work. Give it a try. TITO AGUSTIN, KDON, Salinas the fact that it was Taylor Dayne. I'm glad I put it on BABY D. Let Me Be Your Fantasy (PROFILE) - the turntable because the E-Smoove version is My picks this week: Awesome 3 was huge for us, so I decided to try this unbelievably hype. This is one record I'm going to RIVER OCEAN f/India Love & Happiness cut in the mix. The radio version, as well as the other enjoy playing. (STRICTLY RHYTHM) mixes, are working much better than the original. RICCA Any Love (EPIC) Slamm it in the mixx! TIM 'Spinnin' SCHOMMER, B96, Chicago NOMRA Zoomin (UNSIGNED) POINT OF VIEW f/Peter G. Don't Hold Out On Me NASTY NES, KOBE, Seattle PRINCE The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (NPG/ (SONIC SOUNDS) - New freestyle record...'Honey, AHMAD Back In The Days (GIANT) - Just got it in da BELLMARK) honey, honey...' mail, dropped the needle on it, and almost passed ARELENE Band Of Gold (I.D.) - Definitely noteworthy... DJ LYNNWOOD, KGGI, Riverside out! This is phat y'all. Peep out the Teddy another great remake. KATHY SUMMERS I'm In Love (MUSIC BOX) - This Pendergrass sample on da remix! It'll knock you out! 2 IN A ROOM (CUTTING) - Oh my God! Play this cut smokes! Deeper cover of the Evelyn King classic, TREACHEROUS 3 Feel The New Heartbeat record. this record goes in tonight! (ICHIBAN) - The pioneers of hip hop are back in the 9-4 wreckin shit up 10 years later! Peep this out! CHARLIE FORD, 805597, Alantic Ciy FRANK SKI Whores In This House (DECO) - The addition of Doo Doo Brown to this record is WU-TANG CLAN C.R.E.A.M. (RCA) - Blowin up at SMOOTH TOUCH Come And Take ATrip acceptable, but the original mix is a club anthem and retail and ready to make noize on the radio! (STRICTLY RHYTHM) - Bari is right...this record will continues to receive requests during the mix. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST Electric Relaxation definitely kick your ass on the dance floor. Went into BIG FUN Stomp (IMAGO) - This is obviously remake (JIVE) -It took me a while to get into this, but now I'm the mixshow from the first listen. season. Check ou: this cut; if you dig old school, then sold! Props go out to the video too! KATHY SUMMERS I'm In Love (MUSIC BOX) - One you'll dig this. RAW FUSION Freaky Note (HOLLYWOOD BASIC) - of the better remakes I've heard in a while. Money -B and DJ Fuse getz buzy wit da females on DAVID Your Love (MIC MAC) - Where the hell has JOHN McMANN, KIXIO6, Providence this joint! Peep out their HOOCHIEFIED FUNK LP! this guy been hiding? If you're into freestyle (which I SNOOP DOGGY DOGG Lodi Dodi (DEATH ROW/ am), don't miss this one. INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) - Doug E. Fresh updated JOHN HOHMAN, METROMIX, Pittsburgh for the nineties...can't miss. SWEDISH EAGLE/STEVE TSEPELIS, THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) - Great THE FOG Been A Long Time (COLUMBIA) -If club reaction. GROOVE, Los Angeles Bizarre Inc. worked...play it. ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. SMITH AND MIGHTY Remember Me (3 STRIPE) - A RIVER OCEAN f/India Love & Happiness cover of an Ashford & Simpson tune. New house GRP.) - Nice follow up record. Nice productions by (STRICTLY RHYTHM) - I said it before,I'll say it mixes by Frankie Concett. Junior Vasquez and . again, fattest record of 1994! Big props to Brother THE MOVEMENT Bounce (SUNSHINE) - Here's the GABRIELLE Going Nowhere (GO! DISCS/LONDON/ Louie. PLG) - Great song, very radio friendly.

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TEN CITY Goin Up In Smoke (COLUMBIA) - When I THA BAKA BOYZ, POWER106, Los Angeles CHRIS BARAKET, WAEB, Allentown heard this song, my 1200's went up in smoke. Big ups from tha two Fatt Mexikanz! MR. VOODOO 95 SOUTH Booty Hop (ICHIBAN) - Great party JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) Came Off Hard (WHITE LABEL). You know itza must record that's humpin the mix show. It made a great - Nice voices, nice traxx, and I'm gonna find a way to to come off hard if ya wanna get a rekkard played on reaction in the mix last week. fit it into my mix. 'Flava Fridaze' and this one ain't got no problem TOTAL DEVASTATION Wonderful World Of Skins CRYSTAL WATERS 100% Pure Love (MERCURY) - gettin rekinized ova here! (PROMO/ARISTA) - This cut will do very well for me This one's gonna be hot...watch out Basement Boys I had to take JERU THE DAMAJA D'Original (PAYDAY/ffrr) - because it has that K-7 sound to it. another listen to make sure it wasn't K-7. It's gonna and Crystal Waters; ya jus might have anutha big Once again itz on wit Tha Baka Boyz leakin more blow up my mix this week. one! new shit than an ole roof on a rainy day in L.A. Also, INNER CITY Do n (COLUMBIA) -It's been a while chekk the whole Above The Rim soundtrack (Death MG WHIZ, WPGC, Washington, DC for this group, but the wait is over. Do Ya think you Row)...tripple dipple platinum including hitz from THE MINT CONDITION U Send MeSwingin' will spin it?I know I will. DOGG POUND, WARREN G., NATE DOGG, 2PAC, (PERSPECTIVE/A&M) - Fatt R&B jam that you can groove to. SWV, & H -TOWN. 'SIR' CHARLES DIXON, WBLS, New York WU-TANG CLAN Shame On A Niaga (RCA) - 'Shao- KING JUST Warriors Drum (WHITE LABEL) - More KRIS KROSS Da Bomb (COLUMBIA) - Hip hop lin' remix! We got sum ole import shit that our Shaolin flavor... big street buzz. Slams from Staten JAM! Definitely a street feel. Grandma sent from Germany...so fukk all y'all cuz itz Island. 12 GAUGE Dunkie Butt (SCOTTI BROS.) Nice smooth hip hop on the 12 Gauge tip. qui;te cavi. ILL Where My Homiez (WHITE LABEL) - Phat jam from III. The mack phones are ringing. 2 PAC Papa'z Song (INTERSCOPE) - Anutha 2Pac RICHARD 'Humpty' VISSION/TONY B, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS I Believe (PERSPECTIVE/ jammie... so keep ya head up. POWER106, Los Angeles A&M) - Out the box I had to play itin the morning RON 'The Sugar Bear' WILLIAMS, #1 Do You Know What I Mean (STRICTLY RHYTHM) inda soul mix kix. WRCK, Utica - Outta tha mix show, went straight into rotation on ZHANE Vibe (MOTOWN) - Off the LP,I had to put it SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS I Believe (PERSPECTIVE/ tha station...it's now Top 5 requests... This record on the VIBE 107.5. A&M) - Soul stirring, hand clapping, feet stomping should be played on every radio station, no matter MEGA BANTON Sound Boy Killing (VP) - Hot new joyful gospel/...this will be huge, all you what tha format! And be on the lookout for dope ragga funk. gotta do is 'Believe!' remixes. Congrats on tha award! GARY CANNAVO/NEIL PETRICONE, M PEOPLE Movin Up (EPIC) - Tremendous energy. SANDRA WILLIAMS I Want It.I Need It (BOLD Roger S. does a fantastic job bringing this jam to life. WJMN, Boston SOUL) - Anutha slammin' production by MK, I feel ANGELA WINBUSH Treat U Rite (ELEKTRA) - DEEP FRIED Channelle Girl (POLYDOR) - After I tha 'Dub Mix' could be bigger than 'Nightcrawlers'... Smooth down tempo jam kicks right in with the hip Definitely a mix show rekkard that could crossover. heard this record, I just couldn't put it down. It's awesome and it's doing very well for us and will hop sets for that true street flava. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Outstanding (JIVE) -I know itz continue to do well if they push it hard. TREACHEROUS 3 Feel The New Heartbeat been out for a bit, but this kut iz really startin to get SLO-MOTION Bells Of New York (IMPORT) - This (ICHIBAN) - Special K, Sunshine, Kool Moe Dee on crazee response in tha L.A. market. record is funky and has an awesome sound to it. time with the New Heartbeat for '94. Doug E. Fresh MOHAMED MORETTA, POWER 96, Miami People and mixshow guys, watch out for this one. makes a guest appearance to solidify this old skool favorite. Play and support these pioneers. CRYSTAL WATERS 100% Pure Love (MERCURY) - BABBLE Take Me Aw.y (REPRISE) - People sit On the remix tip comes: David Padilla rocked itat the Warsaw, helping to back and watch this record tear up your mix show. LONNIE GORDON Do You Want It (SBK) make it the Winter Music Conference hit! Slams from Five stars for everything this record has. beginning to end. Not your typical chorus, but has SANDRA WILLIAMS / Want It.I Need It (BOLD MICHAEL WATFORD So Into You (EASTWEST/ ATL. GRP.) enough melodic hooks throughout to attract even the SOUL) - I love almost everything they put out. It just works so well for us. Sandra is going to be a great ETERNAL Stay (EMI/ERG) - Get your hands on toughest radio audience. I predict this track will create a new trend. By the way, I'm playing it. Props vocalist in the near future. Watch for her. these test press remixes, you won't regret it. Peace! to Bruce, Napster, Franco, Vito, Crystal and SENSATION Beautiful Money (550 MUSIC/EPIC) - A KID DAVID & COSTA G., WXKS, Boston very happy record with a lot of happy sounds. You everybody who was down with the basement. INNER CITY Do Ya (COLUMBIA) -It took me about will love this one, so if you don't like it at first, listen to CHANTAY SAVAGE Don't Let It Go To Your Head five listens and now I'm hooked. There are mixes for it again. (RCA) - Maurice Joshua deserves much credit for everybody! Great song. discovering such a gifted vocalist. She sounds better ROSS WILSON, wow!, Norfolk KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It (ELEKTRA) - every record. This chorus is also atypical and must LONNIE GORDON Do You Want It (SBK/ERG) -I just Keith Sweat is God in Boston... This is a Top 10 rely on all the other great elements for support as got the new 'Smack' remixes in time for the weekend smash. radio, but it should help gain her new audiences. and I'm telling you, this is a HIT. My crowd goes ape WORL-A-GIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun)

Great record. shit everytime I play it.It's working well in my mix (CHAOS) - This is a fat record...works well in the MICHEAL WHITEHEAD Emotion (DUB) -If you're show and club. If you don't have this yet, run out to the mix. store and buy two copies so you can remix the shit out into Michael Watford (you should be), then this will JIM 'Chopper' COHN, 2100, New York work well for you. Catchy, soulful and well -produced of it. This is definitely her best record to date. MAKI 1 Know You'll Be There (C&S) - Driving track by Miami's Mitchell Dupre and Joe Novo. This should ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) - She just keeps them coming. David Morales and imaginative vocal make this a happening record. get this new label the attention they deserve. It's Tribal and alternative mixes. workin'. did the 12 inch remix and it is FANTASTIC. Another solid record from Robin. 95 SOUTH Booty Hop (ICHIBAN) - Sounds like LUCIOUS ICE, THE BOX, Houston M PEOPLE Movin Up (EPIC) - Frank comes up to another hit, there it is! Similar beats to their last smash with an AC/DC, shook me Long guitar riff. LASHAUN Wide Open (TOMMY BOY) - My girl may bat and hits another homerun with this,itis truly have come up with the radio flava that will give her WONDERFUL. From the start to finish,it gets me SINEAD O'CONNOR You Made Me The Thief Of mass xposure. Check out the flava of the song. going.I can't wait to hear the album. Your Heart (ISLAND/PLG) - From the soundtrack of In The Name Of The Father comes this really dope DOWN SOUTH Southern Comfort (BIG BEAT) - This EXPOSE / Specialize In Love (ARISTA) - Do not track. Sinead has a similar seductive vocal approach shit is stupid phat with a catchy trak and dope lyrics. miss this one, it's SLAMMIN! as Bjork. Give it a spin. Let it in. Peace to my girl Jennifer. GEOFFREY C., WPGC, Washington, DC US3 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL) - TERMINATOR X f/Whodini It All Comes Down To SUDDEN CHANGE Comin' Qn Strong (EASTWEST/ Another hip track mixing jazz and hip hop.I have no Money (P.R.O. DIVISION/RAL/CHAOS) - This cut is ATL. GRP.) - I love this record and I'm testin it in my idea what the vocal says, but it sounds cool just the rockin! Terminator and Whodini rips this shit. mix show! same. 5TH WARD BOYS Ghetto Funk (RAP -A -LOT) - Don't GANGSTARR Mass Appeal (CHRYSALIS/ERG) - SOUNDGARDEN S000nman (A&M) - Great sleep on it. My homies from the nickel is on their shit This shit iz so dope that I played it right outta tha alternative sounding track with hip vocals. Should be with that gangsta glide. It's butta. box! Congrats to Gangstarr on this one! huge.

38 111TM AKERS March 11, 1994 STREET SHEET ClubCOMPILED FROM KEY POOLS ACROSS THE U.S.A. BREOKOUTS REPORTING POOLS ROBIN S. "I Want To Thank You" (Big Beat/AG) V.I.P. Bronx DIXIE DANCE KINGS Atlanta TAYLOR DAYNE "I'll Wait" (Arista) AL PIZARRO, DIRECTOR (212) 733-5072 Dan Miller (404) 740-0356 PRINCE "The Most Beautiful Girl..." (NPG/Bellmark) DRED SCOTT, JODY WATLEY, ROBIN DJ QUICK RICK, FOR REAL, INNER BIG FUN "Stomp" (Imago) S., SABEL JEFFRIES, TAYLOR DAYNE CITY, JULIET ROBERTS, SWAINS SENSATION "Beautiful Morning" (550 Music/Epic) SURE RECORD POOL Bronx DIRECT HIT Long Island Bobby Davis (718) 904-0500 Scott Allan (516) 845-1938 JOI, ROBIN S., TAYLOR DAYNE BABBLE, BIG FUN, FOR REAL, L.S.O.B., LW TW CLUB MOVERS IMPACT Los Angeles ROBIN S. Fut (213) 292-6611 LONG ISLAND RECORD POOL Long Island 1-1 JANET JACKSON "Because Of Love" (Virgin) ANGELA WINBUSH, BIG MOUNTAIN, Jackie McCloy (516) 796-6596 2-2 THE FOG "Been A Long Time" (Columbia) HEAVY D & THE BOYZ, NEFEERTITI ACE OF BASE, BIG FUN, JULIET 3.3 STAXX OF JOY "Joy" (Chaos) PACIFIC COAST DJ ASS. Long Beach ROBERTS, KMC KRU, RED RED GROOVY 4-4 CECE PENISTON "I'm In The Mood" (A&M) Steve Tsepelis (310) 433-6569 NORTHWEST DANCE MUSIC Seattle John England (206) 329-5381 5.5 ZHANE "Groove Thong" (Motown) AFX:, BIG FUN, ETHNO TECHNO, PAPA ANGELA WINBUSH, ARETHA 11.6 CULTURE BEAT "Got To Get It" BRITTLE, ROBIN S. (550 Music/Epic) FRANKLIN, DEM BOIZ, FOR REAL, JULI- 7.7 PET SHOP BOYS RESOURCE RECORD POOL Los Angeles "I Normally Wouldn't ..." (EMI/ERG) ET ROBERTS, SWAINS Craig Spy (213) 651-2085 13.8 ETERNAL "Stay" (SBK/ERG) INTERNATIONAL RECORD SOURCE San Diego BARBARA TUCKER, M PEOPLE, 8-9 ELTON JOHN/RUPAUL"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (MCA) Javier Lugo (619) 476-1288 PRINCE, ROBIN S., SENSATION 9-10 NEW ORDER "Spooky" (Gtwest/WB) CHANNELLE, DIANA KING, FREDDIE SOUTHERN CAL. D.J. ASS. Hollywood 0-11 HUGH K "Shine On" (ZYX) FOXX, INNER CITY, SATIN & SCARLET, A. J. Miller/Joe Pierce (213) 467-6855 12.12 I TO I "The Right Time" SOLID PROD. MUSIC POOL San Diego (Next Plateau/ffrr) SINEAD O'CONNER, TAYLOR DAYNE 18-13 ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO"If That's Your Boyfriend..." (Maverick/Reprise) M. Greer/R. Elliott (619) 470-3111 BADDA San Francisco BIG FUN, BIG MOUNTAIN, DAWN 22-14 F.K.W. "Seize The Day" (Next Plateau/ffrr) N. Lygizos/David X (415) 882-9700 PENN, DIANA KING, ROBIN S. 19-15 MICHAEL WATFORD "So Into You" (Eastwest/AG) FARGETTA, GROOVE CORE f/NICOLE, GREATER BALTIMORE RECORD POOL Baltimore 26-16 LSOB "Hey D.J." (Mercury) MOXO SHRIEK, TABU, XAVIER Dino Grier (410) 235-5700 16-17 INXS "Please" (Atlantic) GOLD/RALPHIE ROSARIO BIG FUN, THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES, 24.18 TAYLOR DAYNE "I'll Wait" (Arista) BAY AREA SOUND SERVICE San Francisco HAMMER, TIK TOK 27-19 CHANNELLE "Work That Body" (Great Jones) M. Ventura/S. Tuttle (415) 863-2515 FLORIDA SUNCOAST RECORD POOL Tampa Bay

21-20 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG"Gin & Juice" (DeathRow/Interscope/AG) 2 LIVE CREW, MINT CONDITION, H. Tripp & J. King (813) 544-7609 31-21 JOMANDA "I Cried The Tears" (Big Beat/AG) NAOMI DANIEL, SINEAD O'CONNER, ELAN, FOR REAL, KMC KRU, SENSA- 23-22 F.R. CONNECTION "Listen Up" (Radikal/Critique) XAVIER GOLD/RALPHIE ROSARIO TION, SWAINS PHILADELPHIA SPINNERS ASS. Cherry Hill DESERT WEST RECORD POOL Phoenix 40-23 ACE OF BASE "The Sign" (Arista) Bob Pantano/Tony Harris (609) 662-7222 Terry Gilson (602) 249-9214 29.24 LONNIE GORDON "Do You Want It" (EMI/ERG) PRINCE, ROBIN S., DIANA KING, DJ GROANS, JULIET 14-25 SALT N PEPA F/EN VOGUE"Whatta Man" (Next Plateau/London/PLOI SENSATION, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS ROBERTS, M PEOPLE, PRINCE 30-26 JODY WATLEY "When A Man Loves A Women" (MCA) ADVANCED MUSIC PROMOTION Detroit CENTRAL OHIO RECORD CORP Columbus 28.27 DERO "Batacula" (Radikal/Critique) Lee Eckinger (313) 543-1764 Joe Dillon (614) 221-5907 20-28 DANNY JAMES "Skin Party" (Testin) PRINCE, ROBIN S. 2 PAC, 7669, CHAPTERHOUSE, HARD - 6.29 ARETHA FRANKLIN "Deeper Love" (Arista) DANCE DETROIT Detroit FLOOR, ILL, LISA LISA, PRINCE, ROBIN S 49-30 JULIET ROBERTS "I Want You" (Reprise) Steve Nader (313) 541-4323 SOBAD San Jose Joel Wyrick (408) 277-0111 N-31 INNER CITY "Do Ya" (Columbia) INNER CITY, JOMANDA, M PEOPLE, KOKANE, LISA LISA, PRINCE, SINEA.D RE -32 DJ DUKE "Blow Your Whistle" ROBIN S., TAYLOR DAYNE (ffrr) O'CONNER, TAYLOR DAYNE, 25-33 HADDAWAY "Life" (Arista) MID -WESTERN DANCE ASS. Detroit Enola-Gaye Porter (313) 546-8448 STARFLEET MUSIC POOL Charlotte 36.34 HAMMER "It's All Good" (Giant) DAS EFX, GROOVE COLLECTION, MINT Ronnie Matthews (704) 532-8496 32-35 ARMY OF LOVERS "I Am" (Polydor) ACE OF BASE, CHANNELLE, JODECI, CONDITION, ROBIN S., SENSATION 42.36 BABBLE "Take Me Away" (Reprise) BOSTON RECORD POOL Boston JULIET ROBERTS, MICHAEL WATFORD 34-37 BJORK CONNECTICUT'S MUSIC POOL Orange "Violently Happy" (Elektra) Robin Springer (617) 325-7665 Stephen M. Richardson (203) 789-0038 38.38 K7 "Zunga Zeng" (Tommy Boy) FOR REAL, HIPPIE CULTURE, KAREL, 15-39 D:REAM "Things Can Only Get Better" (Sire/Giant) 7669, AHMAD, LESHAUN, MAKI, ROBIN MINT CONDITION, ROBIN S. S., TAYLOR DAYNE 33-40 NKOTB f/NICE & SMOOTH"Dirty Dawg" (Columbia) MASSPOOL East Boston RICKETTS RECORDS Morristown, NJ N41 HAMMER "Pumps And A Bump" (Giant) Gary Cannavo(617) 567-2900 Bill Rickett (201) 478-5764 N-42 RED RED GROOVY "Burning Like A Sun" (Continuum) 2 PAC, HIPPIE CULTURE, PATRA, ABIGAIL, BECK, DAS EFX, JULIET 37-43 REEL 2 REAL "I Like To Move It" (Strictly Rhythm) ROBIN S., TAYLOR DAYNE ROBERTS, QUEEN LATIFAH 45-44 BABY D "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" (Profile) OUR MID -ATLANTIC POOL Washington, DC BACKSTAGE RECORD POOL Centerville 46-45 ONE DOVE "Breakdown" (ffrr) B. Keart /A. Chasen (202) 483-8880 Scott H. Covert (513) 436-2558 48-46 ENIGMA "Return Of Innocence" (Virgin) DIANA KING, LISA LISA, PRINCE, HARDFLOOR, HECTOR ZAZOU, MINT ROBIN S., TAYLOR DAYNE 47-47 THE IMMORTALS "Theme From Mortal Kombat" (Virgin) CONDITION, ROBIN S. HITZ Miami Beach HAWAII DISC JOCKEY ASS. Honolulu N-48 THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES "Dream On Dreamer" (D. Vinyl/EastWest; M. Moretta/P. Zon Zon/T. Roca (305) 532-4487 Kevin Okada (808) 926-3591 N-49 BIG FUN "Stomp" (Imago) VARIOUS ARTISTS, ROBIN S., SENSATION, PATRA, SINEAD O'CONNER, WARN- N -SO TIK TOK "Jody's Got Your Girl" (Columbia) SHARADA HOUSE GANG, TAYLOR DAYNE ING, XAVIER GOLD/RALPHIE ROSARIO Thank Youto ArTeraffiordDJ'sPool lirFor Your Continued Support Of Janet Jackson Because Of You." Becau seOf Love n A Row At

March 11, 1994 HITMRKERS 39 COMPILEDMix FROM THE HOTTEST RADIOShow MIX SHOW CHARTS ACROSS THE U.S.A. MOST RDDED for this issue Most Disc-overed M PEOPLE "Moving On Up" (Epic) Based on One -On -One Calls and Conference Call Mentions BABBLE "Take Me Away" (Reprise) ROBIN S. "I Want To Thank You" (Big Beat/AG) MYSTERME & DJ 20-20 "Unsolved Mysterme" (Gee Street Independent) 12 M PEOPLE Moving On Up (EPIC) SLO MOSHUN "Bells Of NY" (Six 6)

11 ROBIN S. I Want To Thank You (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.)

9 TAYLOR DAYNE I'll Wait (ARISTA) MIX SHOW MOVERS

8 CRYSTAL WATERS 1000/0 Pure Love (MERCURY) 2-1 ZHANE "Groove Thang" (Motown)

12.2 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG "Gin And Juice" (Death Row/Interscope/AG) 7 INNER CITY Do Ya (COLUMBIA) 9.3 JULIET ROBERTS "I Want You" (Reprise) SIMPLE E. Play My Funk (FOXIBMG) 7 4.4 SALT-N-PEPA f/EN VOGUE "Whatta Man" (Next Plateau/London/PLG)

6 GANGSTARR Mass Appeal (;CHRYSALIS/ERG) 10-5 LSOB "Hey DJ." (Mercury)

7-6 MICHAEL WATFORD "So Into You" (EastWest) 6 95 SOUTH Booty Hop (ICHIBAN) 8-7 CULTURE BEAT "Got To Get It" (550 Music/Epic) ETERNAL Stay (EMI/ERG) 5 1-8 JANET JACKSON "Because Of Love" (Virgin)

"Zunga Zeng" (Tommy Boy) 5 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS I Believe (PERSPECTIVE/A&M) 5.9 K7

11-10 CHANNELLE "Work That Body" (Great Jones) 5 THE IMMORTALS Mortal Kombat (VIRGIN) 6.11 ETERNAL "Stay" (EMI/ERG)

5 WORLAGIRL No Gun Shot (Put Down The Gun) (CHAOS) 13-12 RALPHIE ROSARIO/XAVIER GOLD "You Use To Hold Me ('94)" (Strictly Hype)

"I'll Wait" (Arista) 4 JOMANDA I Cried The Tears (BIG BEAT/ATL. GRP.) 15-13 TAYLOR DAYNE 17.14 JOMANDA "I Cried The Tears" (Big Beat/Atl. Grp.) 4 KEITH SWEAT How Do You Like It? (ELEKTRA) 29.15 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST "Electric Relaxation" (Jive)

4 LONNIE GORDON Do You Want It (SBKIERG) 3.16 THE FOG "Been A Long Time" (Columbia)

26-17 WU-TANG CLAN "C.R.E.A.M." (RCA) 4 MICHAEL WATFORD So Into You (EASTWEST/ATL. GRP.) 18.18 US3 "Cantaloop" (Capitol) 4 THE FOG Been A Long Time (COLUMBIA) '6-19 STAXX OF JOY "Joy" (Chaos)

4 MASTA ACE Born To Roll (DELICIOUS VINYL/EASTWEST) 20.20 JAllY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE "I Wanna Rock" (Jive)

21.21 F.K.W. "Seize The Day" (Next Plateau/ffrr) 4 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Outstanding (JIVE) 32-22 BLACKGIRL "Krazy" (Koper/RCA) 4 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST Electric Relaxation (JIVE) 22-23 CE CE PENISTON "I'm In The Mood" (ABM)

4 WU-TANG CLAN C.R.E.A.M. (RCA) 24.24 I TO I "The Right Time" (Next Plateau/ffrr)

39.25 ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO "If That's Your Boyfriend..." (Maverick/Reprise) 3 BIG FUN Stomp (IMAGO) N-26 NAS "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (Columbia) 3 BLACK MOON I Gotcha Open (NERVOUS) 27-27 SAGAT "Funk Dat" (Maxi)

3 KATHY SUMMERS I'm In Love (MUSIC BOX) 47.28 INNER CITY "Do Ya" (Columbia)

38.29 GANGSTARR "Mass Appeal" (Chrysalis/ERG) 3 MINT CONDITION U Send Me Swingin' (Remix) (PERSPECTIVE/A&M) 30-30 ICE CUBE "You Know How We Do It" (Priority)

3 RIVER OCEAN flIndia Love & Happiness (STRICTLY RHYTHM) 28.31 LONNIE GORDON "Do You Want It" (SBK/ERG)

(Delicious Vinyl/EW) 3 2 PAC Papa'z Song (INTERSCOFE) 36-32 MASTA ACE "Born To Roll"

33-33 HAMMER "It's All Good" (Giant) 3 BABY D. Let Me Be Your Fartasy (PROFILE) 34.34 NEW ORDER "Spooky" (Qwest/WB)

3 DOWN SOUTH Southern Comfort (BIG BEAT) 25-35 DOUG E FRESH "I-Ight" (Alright) (Gee St./Independent)

"I Beeped You" (Uptown/MCA) 3 ED O.G. & DA BULLDOGS Love Comes And Goes (CHEMISTRYIMERCURY) 37.36 FATHER 19.37 JUDY CHEEKS "So In Love" (Positiva/ERG) 3 F.R. CONNECTION Listen Up (RADIKAL/CRITIQUE) 23.38 DOMINICA "Gotta Let You Go" (Mic Mac)

3 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG Lodi Dodi (D. ROW/INTERSCOPE/ATL. GRP.) 41.39 THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES "Dream On Dreamer" (Delicious Vinyl/EW)

SHYHEIM "On & On" (Virgin) Also: N-40 42.41 THE IMMORTALS "Mortal Kombat" (Virgin) 2 ANGELA WINBUSH Treat U Rite (ELEKTRA) 43.42 PET SHOP BOYS "I Wouldn't Normally" (EMI/ERG)

2 THE MOVEMENT Bounce (SUNSHINE) N-43 SUDDEN CHANGE "Comin On Strong" (EastWest)

44-44 ELTON JOHN/RUPAUL "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (MCA) 2 SANDRA WILLIAMS I Want It,I Need It (BOLD SOUL) 46-45 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL "I'm Outstanding" (Jive) 2 SMOOTH TOUCH Come And Take A Trip (STRICTLY RHYTHM) 48.46 12 GAUGE "Dunkie Butt" (Scotti Bros.)

2 TEN CITY Goin Up In Smoke (COLUMBIA) N-47 ACE OF BASE "The Sign" (Arista)

N-48 ROBIN S. "I Want To Thank You" (Big Beat/Ad. Grp.) 2 TREACHEROUS 3 Feel The New Heartbeat (ICHIBAN) N-49 DAWN PENN "You Don't Love Me" (Big Beat/Atl. Grp.) 2 US3 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL) N-50 TERMINATOR X "It All Comes Down To Money" (P.R.O. Division/RAL/Chaos( ao HITMEIKERS March 11, 1994 muramirlr "Got Me Waiting" MIKE MARINO, APD, KMEL: RUSS ALLEN, PD, 92Q: "Will be huge forus. "Another hit for HEAVY D." Sounds great on the air."

C KEN CARR, MD, KWIN: CHUCK FIELD, OM, KSFM: "HEAVY D returns to his Hit -Making "Another phat track from form with "Got Me Waiting: the fat man... The ladies in the officeare singing It's gonna be a hit." this one." On Your Desk Now!! MCA.

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JACQUE JAMES, MD, KKSS: "Very romantic, coolsongthat's different for Jody Watley."

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JOIN US AS WE ROAM THE Bruce: I just know I like to work hard. 1NDPRODUCING THE SHOW? HALLWAYS OF WKSE/WWKB I don't like losing. And I like girls AND TALK WITH THE PEOPLE with tattoos, absolutely! Weaze: I like waking up Dr. Maimes WHO EAT, SLEEP, AND JANET, THIS IS YOUR FIRST with a crank call...On the air. BREATHE THE BUSINESS! VENTURE IN MORNINGS. TELL US ABOUT THE TRANSITION JERRY SUMMERS IS THE WKSE RADIO HAS CHANGED FROM THE OTHER DAYPARTS PRODUCTION DIRECTOR. HIS DRASTICALLY OVER THE YOU'VE WORKED. BACKGROUND INCLUDES YEARS. THERE IS ONE THING, PROGRAMMING IN BUFFALO AND HOWEVER, THAT HAS Janet: It's much harder to do mornings SYRACUSE, AND PRODUCTION REMAINED CONSTANT; due to the preparation required. Most DIRECTOR POSITIONS IN BEFORE YOU CAN WIN IN THE Top40 radio stations are music- PHILADELPHIA AND MILWAUKEE. RATINGS, YOU HAVE TO WIN intensive. When you're a jock, ONE DAY HE SHOWED UP IN THE IN THE HALLWAYS! listeners just want you to play music, LOBBY. TALK ABOUT GOOD tell them a few interesting things, and KARMA! IN MY SHORT TENURE AT basically keep them company. In the WKSE, WE'VE ASSEMBLED A morning, people expect so much JERRY, YOU'VE BEEN IN THE TEAM THAT NURTURES THE more. Listeners expect all the full RADIO BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 TYPE OF POSITIVE MENTAL service elements without YEARS. ARE YOU FEELING back in the early '80s. We left and ATTITUDE THAT HAS CREATED compromising the music. It takes OLD? were gone for about eight years, but WKSE'S WINNING major planning and concentration. she always wanted to come back. So, ENVIRONMENT. You can't just wing it. Mornings are Jerry: Please don't mention that...I when things didn't work out in work! mean the old part! Milwaukee, we decided to settle in LET'S SHUFFLE AROUND THE Buffalo. Fortunately, I was able to HALLS IN BUFFALO AND MEET UNDOUBTEDLY, SOMEONE WKSE IS A HIGHLY PRODUCED meet you and you liked my stuff. So, SOME OF THE KISS98.5 STAFF! READING THIS IS RADIO STATION. HOW DO YOU here I am. CONSIDERING MORNINGS AS APPROACH THE PRODUCTION DR. MAIMS AND JANET SNYDER A CAREER OPTION. WHAT ELEMENTS ON THE STATION? WE'RE THE LUCKY ONES. HOST THE WKSE MORNING ADVICE COULD YOU GIVE THANK YOU, BECKY, FOR SHOW. BRUCE JOINED THE THEM AFTER BEING THROWN Jerry: I try to be very sneaky! I pull DRAGGING HIM BACK! STATION FROM HIS POSITION AS TO THE WOLVES THIS PAST stuff out of my ass, so you'll like it. MORNING SHOW PRODUCER AT YEAR? But seriously, it is a very produced LATE LAST SPRING, WKSE FOUND WPLJ. JANET, WHO PREVIOUSLY radio station, but I thrive in it. It's ITSELF IN NEED OF A MUSIC WORKED AT WKSE, RETURNED Janet: If you're going to work in a very challenging from day to day to DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT TO TO HER HOMETOWN FROM Z100 place like Buffalo, buy snow tires! come up with new and exciting THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. IT NEW YORK. WITH THEIR sounds to help us achieve a '90s HAD TO BE SOMEONE WHO PRODUCER MICHAEL "THE WEASE, YOU'VE WORKED image. LIVED AND UNDERSTOOD THE WEAZE" ANZOLONE, THEY WAKE WITH ROCKY ALLEN, SAM CORE LISTENER. THE MUSIC AND UP BUFFALO! RADIO COMMUNITY POINTED TO SUE O'NEIL, WHO WAS SERVING BRIAN: BRUCE, WHAT DID "I'm constantly trying to dispel the notion AS MD AT WKDD, AKRON. WE YOU LEARN AS SCOTT GOT HER DRUNK AND SHE SAID SHANNON'S MORNING that women are emotional and don't "YES" TO THE JOB BEFORE SHE PRODUCER THAT YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED! BROUGHT TO WKSE? make good managers because of it." WOMEN ARE A MINORITY IN Bruce: I probably stole every trick I RADIO. DO YOU FIND IT ever learned from Scott, Steve DIFFICULT AS A WOMAN TO Kingston, Ross Brittain, and all the Sue O'Neil, MD, WKSE MAKE CAREER PROGRESS? people that worked at Z100 in the last MALONE AND MARIA TODD, YOU WERE THE PRODUCTION several years. I've simply tried to Sue: I don't think I've ever been AND NOW WITH DR. MAIMES MANAGER OF WEGX. HOW treated differently because I'm a eliminate what's ancient -sounding or AND JANET. TELL US SOME OF DID THAT RADIO STATION doesn't work any more. Itry to woman. If women act as THE WILDER THINGS THAT DIFFER FROM WKSE IN ITS professionals, they'll be treated as incorporate the things that have HAVE HAPPENED ON THE PRODUCTION VALUE? worked into my repertoire. pros. On the air, there are still MORNING SHOW SINCE prejudices. How many stations can YOU'VE BEEN AT KISS. Jerry: EAGLE106 was also very you name where female talent is the YOU'VE BEEN AT WKSE FOR A highly produced. We were just YEAR NOW. TELL US ABOUT majority? Do listeners really care or is Wease: We've had a male and female making the transition from the late it radio's self-fulfilling prophesy? YOUR PROGRESS AND WHAT both cover their bodies with just one '80s into the '90s when I worked there. DO YOU WANT TO ASPIRE TO. bumper sticker in a mall parking lot Things have evolved even since then. YOU HAVE ASPIRATIONS OF when it was well below freezing. I've altered my sound and production Bruce: For not being on the air for BEING A PROGRAM We've had people change clothes in an approaches to meet the needs of this DIRECTOR. THERE ARE VERY five years, I've made some good elevator. I've personally gone into a station, market, and moment in time! progress. I'm planning on making my FEW FEMALE PD'S IN RADIO pool full of Jello with only my TODAY. TELL US SOME OF THE next year even more productive. In underwear on. We've even had people YOU'VE PROGRAMMED IN the long term, everybody looks for METHODS YOU'RE TRYING TO smash pig's balls with a sledge SYRACUSE, YOU WERE A ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. bigger and better things. Who knows hammer to win Buffalo Bills tickets. PRODUCTION DIRECTOR IN where life leads you. I'm trying to PHILADELPHIA AND Sue: First, I'm constantly trying to exercise patience and set goals. things GOSH, ISN'T BUFFALO MILWAUKEE. WHAT BROUGHT will take care of themselves. help dispel the notion that women are CREATIVE! WHAT DO YOU YOU BACK TO BUFFALO? emotional and don't make good ENJOY MOST ABOUT GETTING managers because of it. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? UP AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING Jerry: My wife! We met in Buffalo

March 11, 1994 HITMAKERS 43 HOW CAN YOU BE MORE YOU ENJOY THE MOST? WHERE DOES DANNY WRIGHT believe that the more music, liner card EMOTIONAL THAN I AM? GO FROM HERE? approach isn't compelling enough to Emily: Meeting the people, doing the create any loyalty. Who wouldn't Sue: Impossible! But assuming legwork, and doing the research. It's Danny: Lunch, probably Wendy's. I switch buttons looking for something women are more emotional, can't that not work, it's fun for pay! really get into the 99 cent value interesting? be an advantage when you're meals. Seriously, I'd like to be programming to women? Perhaps HOW DO YOU LIKE DEALING programming.Iwant to have SHARON METZ IS WKSE'S STAR we're more in touch with the feelings WITH TRACK ACTS? something that I can make my mark ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE. SHE'S and emotions of our audience. on! CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE AND WHAT'S THE MOST FUN AND Emily: Track acts are indifferent. The HER COMMISSION CHECK IS EXCITING PART OF YOUR managers are basically the lifeline. BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT TESTIMONY TO HOW HARD SHE JOB? They babysit the group. We babysit MARK, PICK ME UP A LARGE WORKS! them! They have to take care of their CHILI AND A BIGGIE FRENCH Sue: Being on the air! itinerary and have to be very detailed. FRY! FIRST, THANK YOU FOR As long as they don't have any MAKING SURE I GET PAID MORE THAN THE MUSIC? outrageous requests, they're fine. THE FRONT LINE OF ANY TWICE A MONTH. HOW HAS BUSINESS IS THE RECEPTIONIST! SELLING THE TOP40 FORMAT Sue: The music's exciting too. I like THE PROMOTION SUZANNE GULLO MANS THE CHANGED OVER THE PAST DEPARTMENT AT KISS NEVER to open up an envelope and hear a SWITCHBOARD AT WKSE/WWKB. FEW YEARS? song that will become a soundtrack in SEEMS TO STOP. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO ONE LIKE HER! someone's life for years and years! TIME TO REVEL IN THE Sharon: It's come down to what the GLORY OF A GREAT YOU COME TO WORK WITH A client can get for every penny he's IF YOU HAD FREE REIGN AT PROMOTION. HOW DO YOU SMILE ON YOUR FACE EVERY spending. I have clients who literally KISS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO PREPARE YOURSELF TO GET DAY? IT'S OBVIOUS YOU LOVE count heads at the door to justify a DIFFERENTLY? READY FOR IT EVERY DAY? YOUR JOB. WHAT MAKES IT return on their investment. They're actually monitoring our performance. Sue: I don't think I'd change anything. Emily: You have to be prepared for SO MUCH FUN? the unforeseen. Because promotions I won't mention that foul term that GOOD ANSWER. YOU ARE A deals with every department, I think Suzanne. The people! I enjoy meeting programmers hate; value-added! QUICK STUDY! WHAT'S THE you basically just take it one step at a the listeners when they drop by. I like MOST DIFFICULT THING time. You need a lot of stamina...And answering questions for clients and YOU'VE SEEN NUMEROUS ABOUT BEING AN ASSISTANT happy hour doesn't hurt either! listeners when they need help. Most PERSONNEL AND FORMATIC TO A MADMAN? of all, I love the people I work with! CHANGES DURING YOUR DANNY WRIGHT HAS AN TENURE AT WKSE. HOW HAVE Sue: Your emotions! You have your IMPRESSIVE RESUME FILLED WHAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT YOU MAINTAINED YOUR "CAN period more than I do. WITH MAJOR MARKETS. PART OF YOUR JOB? DO" ATTITUDE WITHOUT HOSTING THE MIDDAY SHOW, BURNING OUT? ARE YOU SAYING I'M DANNY HELPS MANAGE THE Suzanne: My biggest worry is not EMOTIONAL? PRACTICAL JOKE DEPARTMENT! finding people. Programming people Sharon: Positive breeds positive! The are always on the move and it can be changes that I've seen have always Sue: Yes, you are. DANNY, YOU'VE WORKED IN tough tracking them down while a been made with the best interests of DETROIT, MILWAUKEE AND caller is holding. Sales execs and the overall operation in mind. In my BUT ISN'T THAT WHAT MAKES six years, I've seen people come and A PROGRAMMER GOOD? "We definitely have a team of go. The ones who have moved on usually found better positions in Sue: Yes! bigger markets. No other station in professionals here. On top of that, when the Buffalo metro has produced so EMILY EBERHARDT BEGAN AS AN many outstanding professionals. That INTERN AT WKSE. THREE YEARS the mike gets turned off, we're all family." gives a great sense of pride. That LATER, SHE'S LEADING THE pride helps me in my day to day effort BATTLE ON THE STREET OF on the street! BUFFALO AS WKSE'S -Danny Wright, Middays PROMOTION DIRECTOR. BRIAN:IFYOU COULD ST. LOUIS.HOW DOES managers are often in meetings too! I CHANGE ANYTHING AT WKSE, EMILY, WHAT'S THE MOST BUFFALO COMPARE TO hope the Lord forgives me for all WHAT WOULD IT BE? EXCITING RADIO PROMOTION THOSE CITIES, AND HOW those little white lies I've had to tell YOU'VE EVER BEEN DOES KISS COMPARE TO THE over the years! Sharon: I suppose adding a couple INVOLVED IN? OTHER RADIO STATIONS units an hour would be out of the YOU'VE WORKED AT? DOC RENO JOINED WKSE FROM question? Emily: They're all exciting. The two JAMMIN'92 IN CLEVELAND LATE that come to mind are the B.O. Geo Danny: Buffalo reminds me a lot of LAST SUMMER. RENO LOVES and the Kiss Cash Cow. The B.O. SOME THINGS NEVER Milwaukee. It's blue collar, quite PERSONALITYRADIO AND CHANGE! Geo was the soap opera of Buffalo. traditional, and piles of snow. As far PUBLIC APPEARANCES. Everyone called the radio station as the radio station, you could put this asking how many people are left in station in any major market and THERE YOU HAVE IT. NO WHAT MAKES WKSE SPECIAL SECRETFORMULAS, NO the car. People swarmed the Erie competeagainstanyone.We IN YOUR MIND? BRAIN SURGEONS. THE STAFF County Fair during the promotion. definitelyhave a teamof The Fair broke all attendance records AT WKSE ARE JUST professionals. On top of that, when Doc: This is the first station I've ever (893,000 in 10 days). The best part the mike gets turned off, we're all HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO was after 10 days, the couple left in worked at that actually promotes LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND family. That's made a difference for personality as a part of its formatics. I the car became so close, they're now me! BRING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE engaged to be married! The Cash appreciate not being told to shut up TO WORK WITH THEM Cow was wild too! We contracted a WHO WERE YOUR IDOLS and read liner cards. EVERYDAY! fanner to bring a cow into downtown EARLY ON IN YOUR CAREER? rush hour traffic. He told people on I PREFER "WORD ECONOMY" IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY the street that he had sold his farm Danny: Jonathan Little, J.D. Barber, OVER "SHUT -UP!" ENOUGH, YOU WILL and wanted to share the wealth to the and alllocal people from my PROBABLY FIND THE SAME community, handing out money to hometown area, Madison, Wisconsin. Doc: Look, radio listening has KIND OF PEOPLE AT YOUR everyone. But my favorite was Larry Lujack at decreased over the past several years. RADIO STATION! WLS. He was the best...He was the The so-called experts have dozens of WHAT FACET OF THE JOB DO boss! excuses as to why that's happened. I 44 HITMRKERS March 11, 1994 Blakely Tuggle, WHYT, Detroit "The Fog has been the #1 club record in Detroit for five weeks. Still requesti®g Top 10, major sales, too!"

Erik Bradley, B96, Chicago "The Fog is constantly Top 3 salesin our key stores while callout is definitely there, too!"

John McMann, KIX106, Providence "If Bizarre Inc. worked, play it!"

Already in rotation at: WKSS, WOVV, KS104, WPST, WKSE, WFMF, KZFM, KPRR, KKXX, "GET IT,GO,GROOVE," WVSR, WBBO, WWZZ to namea few... featuring Been A Long Time by The Fog, the #1 club hit I'm Gonna Get You from Bi aire Inc., and a new remix of Tiger's Nobody May get it Also includes debuts from Lalomie Wash got it featuring Gina Bright, and more. groove 3Ear To The Ground

with the station since 1991, previously programmed WBWB/Bloomington from 1986 -1991. MD FRITZ MOSER will continue in his present capacity.

KKFR/Phoenix RICK STACY checks in to tell us he's inked MARIO DEVOE, a.k.a. BILLY SURF, to fill the MD/Night slot at POWER92. Devoe comes from the same position at WAEB/Allentown. Former MD JERRY MORAN has left the building.

JEFFERSON -PILOT, who recently purchased Oldies -formatted WMXJ/Miami, has inked the ser- vices of legendary consultant BILL DRAKE.

DAMN PART-TIMERS! GANGSTARR INVADES HOT97! A S* 1-load Of Actual Damn Jobs: Pictured (L -R): Guru, ERG's Rob Stone; HOT97's Funkmaster Flex; and KZFM/Corpus Christi PD Tina Marie Simonet celebrates her first official month on the job by choking EX-boombox driver David Pena, shortly after Premiere. It would be a S.I.N. to leave this picture out' HOT97.7/San Jose needs a Promotions Director. the boombox actually went BOOM! (No one was injured, and Mr. Pena is Must be street -wise, into the Top40 lifestyle, and be now working far away from flammable material.) If anyone is looking for a Late -Breaking News: able to handle the sales side of the equation. slightly blemished promotional vehicle, feel free to give Tina a call... Excellent support staff ready to take direction from a KIIS-FM/L.A. has ended it's long MD search with motivated Promotions Director. Rush your stuff to: Receivers Of Great Uppage: the hiring of KHFI/Austin APD/MD/Afternoon person- BOB PERRY, PD, HOT97.7, 2860 Zanker Rd., Suite KEDG (The Edge) /Las Vegas PD JAY TAYLOR is ality TRACY AUSTIN. Austin has spent her entire 201, San Jose, CA 95134. EOE. eight -year radio career in Austin, beginning as an upped to OM. JOHN GRIFFIN sticks on those velcro PD stripes to complement his chartreuse MD stripes. intern at KHFI. She later worked at crosstown B93 as KHFI/Austin has an immediate opening for an air music assistant and overnight jock. Later, when personality with at least three years experience. KHFI/Austin OM/PD JOHN ROBERTS announces KHFI LMA'd B93, Austin returned as APD/Promotion Tape, resume, and references to: JOHN ROBERTS, the uppage of air personality KRASH KELLY to AMD. Director. Several months later, she was upped to her OM/PD, KHFI, 811 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX current APD/MD/afternoon drive slot. 78704. EOE. Application deadline is March 31. KZZU/Spokane PD KEN HOPKINS announces KIIS-FM PD JEFF WYATT told THE EAR, "Tracy's Absolutely no calls please! experience in Mainstream Top40 radio, along with MD/Research Director ROB POTTER will now add APD stripes to his already -cluttered sleeve. the growth she will experience at KIIS, makes this an WDJX/Louisville is accepting tapes and resumes for extremely exciting arrangement for both of us. With overnights. Send your stuff to: CHRIS SHEBEL, PD, Live From The News Womb: Tracy in place, KIIS-FM takes it to the next level." WDJX FM/AM, 612 Fourth Ave. Suite 100, Louisville, Austin added, "I'm thrilled! Working at KIIS is a KY 40202. EOE. dream come true for me. I can't wait to work with Congrats to BARNEY KILPATRICK, Warner Bros. National Singles Promotion Director, and his heroic [GM] MARC KAYE, JEFF, [APD] GWEN ROBERTS, LARRY MARTINO, new PD at CLIFTON -consulted [Programming Asst] ANITA DOMINGUEZ, and the wife, VALERIE, on the birth of their third child, a KXTZ/Las Vegas, is looking for record service from all son, CHARLES BARNETT KILPATRICK, born entire first-class staff at KIIS." labels, and a staff of what he describes as "around - KHFI OM/PD JOHN ROBERTS said, "It goes with- Thursday, March 3. He weighed in at an impressive the -clock morning shows." Send your best stuff to: 10 lbs 7 oz! Mom is proud to report she did it all out saying that we'll miss her...Tracy is one of the KXTZ, 307 Water St., Henderson, NV 89015. EOE. best talents I've ever worked with, and more impor- completely natural, with no anesthesia! Dad, howev- er, was a different story... tantly, one of the finest people...I know she'll blow WSNX/Muskegon-GrandRapidsneedsan 'em away in the big show!" MD/Afternoon personality. Selector experience, and Finally: AUSTIN told THE EAR that the rumors of her the ability to turn a personal appearance into an event. changing her name to 'Tracy Hollywood' are almost T&R to: JIM RICHARDS, PD, WSNX, 875 East Summit Despite what you may have read last week, the completely untrue. She begins her new gig at KIIS Ave., Muskegon, MI 49444 EOE. on March 21st. widely -circulated story about Aerosmith guitarist JOE PERRY purchasing the HARVARD LAMPOON, WKZL/Greensboro needs a Program Director. Hot has been proven to be false...THE EAR hears, how- KHFI's MD/Afternoon slot has already been filled AC with great ratings, veteran staff, high -profile morn- byCHRIS THOMPSON, MD/PMDriverof ever, that Perry is planning to buy the Boston Globe, ing show, plenty of tools. Possible OM/PD based on the Boston Celtics, and the rights to produce WSNX/Muskegon. He's currently in the process of qualifications. Package to: BRUCE WHEELER, 192 E. "TONYA HARDING: THE MUSICAL." changing his name to 'FERNANDO VENTURA,' pre- Lewis St., Greensboro, NC 27406. EOE. Females and sumably to better assimilate with the large Polish minorities encouraged. population in the greater Austin area... Condolences to the family and friends of former Mr. Ventura formerly worked with John Roberts as WMCA 'Good Guy' JACK SPECTOR, who passed KWNZ/Reno needs part-time air talent. Residents of away from an on -air heart attack March 8 while an air personality at B94/Pittsburgh, and also did Northern Nevada amd the Lake Tahoe area preferred. working at WHLI/Long Island. time at WIOQ/Philly as AMD. T&R to: CHUCK GEIGER, PD, KWNZ, 2395 Tampa St., Reno, NV 89512 or call (702) 333-0123. Changes at WZPL/Indianapolis: Like we men- Check out the new live unplugged CD pro version of RICHARD MARX' Now And Forever. KIIS-FM tioned last week, JIM VINCENT CERONE has been 98PXY/Rochester need quality part-timers. Rush added this fresh new version this week! elevated to PD, while GARY HOFFMANN, who had T&R to JOHN IVEY, 30 N. Union Street, Rochester, NY been serving as PD and consultant, returns to his 14607. EOE. fulltime consulting status. Cerone, who has been

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46 FIITMEIKERS March 11, 1994 0 U"new fromthe debut album

Rock Monitor 8-6* "Much more Mainstream than you might think...Sounds great at night and the album is selling." More than 1300 BDS detections Cruze, PD, WKBQ

Action at: Z100 #21 #12 requests WKBQ d#27 WZAT 20- 1 6 95.9KHI 29-25 WRQK 1 2- 1 0 Y102 32-27 Added At: WPST KWTO 28- 1 5 WYCR 28-24 WZJM WRHT KMCK d#40 K1 06 40-36 KKFR KISR 9-8 WIFC WHHY #12 Q99 WBNQ WGLU WZOQ WQGN WRKY ITST1?ESSPOTATION Added At: HOT97 KGGI wove JET -FM WERZ 95.9

WPXR U93 WHOT AND MORE.

SoundScan LP sales 28 33,779-38,100

SoundScan single sales 146-38 174-11,237

1.4 Million Albums $old! MONITOR Rhythm Crossover Chart: 32-20! - ACTIVE Rotation! HOT at... 92Q 17-12, KIX106 30-23, KBXX 7-5, PWR PIG 12-8, HOT102 22-10, Q99 30-23, WFLY 33-26, PWR92 35-31, WFHN 35-31, WRCK 40-33, WFMF 26-22, KZFM 25-20, WBBO 26-20, WAIA 24-16, WGTZ 30-26, KZ93 25-19, HOT105 26-19

The follow-up to his Buddy Scott P3 B94 Number One gold single, "Very smooth.-Sounds from the platinum album like a Top 5 song." of the same name. Produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons. Management: Rhonda Byrd/Ron Weisner.

IAsso on with e) ©1994 Qwest Records