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WEEKLY $3.00 $2.80 plus .20 GST Volume 55 No. 16 April 18, 1992 ~ No.1 HIT No.1 ALBUM IF YOU ASKED ME TO ~, -Celine Dion · ............ .... ..... JUST TAKE MY HEART · ........ Mr..... Big........ BRAND NEW SET OF LIES ~LE'1TiGE1''ROrcKl~O-:''':'''':; DefLeppard Lost And Profound · ... FEELS LIKE FOREVER' ... • ... i'M THE ONE VOU NEED ... Jody Watley Joe Cocker · ................... , . · MY LO\'1N; . ROMEO AND JULIET (N~~e~ G~~n~ G~t'li) TEARS IN HEAVEN DEFLEPPARD En Vogue Stacy Earl • · ................... Eric Clapton Adrenalize • .... WEATHE'R\VITH VOU" ... SET THIS HOUSE ON FIRE Reprise Reprise - CD-26805-P Crowded House Jamie Dakota · ... 'THE 'liFE'O'F'RILE'y' . .. • • ....... FIND THE wilL" .. .. • Lightning Seeds ~ Kim Mitchell • · ... NO MORE THAN' EVER' . .. • : . LA'l[l SO LOW 'cT e~~s' Roil D~~~)' : ~ All IS FAIR IN lOVE AND WAR • : Tears For Fears John Mellencamp Ronnie Milsap celine dion : ... THIS 'lOVE is' F'o'REVER ... · ····1 CAN SEE ARKANSA's' . .. • celine dion Paul Janz •••••• ••• • ...... .. : ... 'B'UFFY SAINTE-MARIE' . .. • . : .... WILL YOU MARRY ME' . • . ~~~~ ~~~r~~ ~ NATURAll Y : Coincidence And Likely Stories • . Paula Abdul Skip Ewing : .... 'THE MAMBO 'K'INGS' . .. • · .. 'BOHEMIAN 'RHAPSODY . • • ..... 'R'o'CK'MY' BAB'y' . Soundtrack Queen • Shenandoah : ''''ONE'y'D'o'N''T MAnER 2'NiGH'l' • · .................... : Dave Charles, the new president : • Prince HOME : of CARAS, reveals a number of : Michael Terry : positive changes that he is : BREAKIN' MY HEART R.S.F. .... TH'E'P'O'WE'R'OF' LO'VE' ... : contemplating for the future of the : Mint Condition · . .. • Up Matthews, Wright & King : lunos. - Page 7 : DON'T TALK JUST KISS • . ... MELISSA' ETHERIDGE' . .. • R.S.F. Never Enough • .•..... LIFT ME UP . • . ... LO'REENA M~KENN'rIT' . .. • Howard Jones The Visit • .... 'TEAR iT' ALL 'DOWN' . : .... SARAH M~LACHLAN . .. • ..... • Solace · !'v1.o.n~:~~~I~ HIGH • ... 'B'EAUTY &THE BEAST' . .. • The Cure Soundtrack HIT PICK ALBUM PICK 92 DAYS OFRAIN EN VOGUE Corey Hart Funky Divas Sire/Wamer Bros. eastwest - CD-92121-P 2 - RPM - April 18, 1992 CIDO seed money boosts Juno and Gemini winners Charles Konowal for Best Editing in An Information/Documentary for The Old Kevin Wynne, now settled in as the new sound The Ghosts That Haun t Me and for Best Group. Believers. recording officer of the Canada-Manitoba The Arista recording band, who left the day Andy Deskin and Kim Forrest won Cultural Industries Development Office after the awards show for a tour of Australia, Geminis for Best Production Design for the. (ClDO), returned to Toronto for the Juno won the Group of the Year Award. CIDO Emmy Award-winning Lost In The Barrens, Awards (March 29) where Manitoba artists participated in the financing of Happy Feet and, for the same film, Derek Mazur, Joan were wel1 represented. and The Ghosts That Haunt Me. Scott and Mike Scott were given the producer's Fred Penner received a nomination for Manitoba was also well-represented at nod in the Best Youth Program or Series Happy Feet under the Best Children's this year's Gemini Awards. Elise Swerhone Award. Recording category. Crash Test Dummies was nom inated for Best Director for Mayor of CIDO provided funding for The Mayor were nominated for Album of the Year for Odessa, Leon Johnson received a nomination of Odessa, The Challengers and Lost In The for Best Sound for The Challengers, and Barrens. Cinram expansion results Before taking on the CIDO position, in increased earnings Empry heads group to Wynne gained a wide knowledge of the. Cinram Ltd. recorded significant increases in take over Limelight recording industry as news editor with The Record and, prior to that, with RPM. sales and earnings last year. The Limelight Dinner Theatre in Toronto has Sales for the year were $67.8 million been taken over by a small group of versus $45.8 mil1ion in 1990. Net earnings businessmen headed by entertainment Frank Marino returns were $8.5 mil1ion versus $6.7 mil1ion. The promoter Gino Empry. to rock the Opera House sales increase was attributable to increased The name ofthe venue will be changed to Canadian rock veteran Frank Marino returns demand for compact discs and to growing the Limelight Supper Club so people won't to the spotlight with an appearance atToronto's manufacturing activities in the United States. confuse the new occupants with the former Opera House on Tues. May 5. Cinram is Canada's largest independent tenants ofthe building. Empry says his group Marino and his band Mahogany Rush manufacturer of CDs and pre-recorded audio agreed to take over the club after the landlord have released 13 albums during their 17-year cassettes, supplying most major recording had locked the doors on the former lessees for career. Marino was one of the original heavy companies. The company has recently added not paying their bills. metal guitarists and he's often been compared pre-recorded video cassettes to its product The new club started presenting preview with Jimi Hendrix. Backing him on the tour line. performances of Blue Skies on Saturday. The are his brother Vince Marino on rhythm guitar, Cinram has two who lly-owned show, written and directed by Limelight artistic bassist Peter Dowseand drummerTimm Biery. subsidiaries in the U.S. whose activities include and musical director David Warrack, features Marino has recently completed his own the manufacture of pre-recorded audio and arrangements of 44 Irving Berlin songs. The 24 -track recording studio, Star-Base, in video cassettes, and the design and building show officially opens on Tues. April 21. Montreal, where he recorded his latest album, of manufacturing systems for the optical disc The current children's show, Treasure From The Hip, and has produced other artists. industry. Island, will continue on Saturdays. One change being considered by Empry Len Udow releases album of mini Las Vegas/Atlantic CHUM planning to buy is the possibility on Oak Street Music label two Windsor stations City reviews, such as the ones held at the now closed Imperial Room. Len Udow, known to North American family CHUM Ltd. has entered into an agreement to audiences as Fred Penner's on-stage musical buy CKLW-AM and FM in Windsor, Ont. FACTOR's growth pattern pal, has released his first national recording. from Amicus Communications (a division of continues into new decade Walk Right In features 14 songs inspired Trillium Cable Communications Ltd.). by children from Udow's popular songwriting CI-IUM already operates CKWW-AM and When the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent workshops ofthe last decade. Udowbegan his on Records (FACTOR) was first established CIMX-FM in Windsor. It plans to integrate career as a music teacher in Winnipeg and for the operation of the four stations while in 1982, it had an annual budget of$200,000. more than 15 years he has been working allowing each one to maintain a distinct Today, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary, through schools, television and live identity. The company hopes to meetthe needs thatbudgethas grown to more than $4 million. performances, challenging and inspiring of Windsor and Essex County residents and During the past 10 years, $16.8 million children to stretch their own musical creativity become more competitive with the 100 or so has been distributed to more than 1,400 artists and worlds' of imagination. stations originating from the Detroit area. and songwriters to stimulate the growth and Walk Right In is on the Oak Street Music The purchase is subject to CRTC development of the Canadian independent label, distributed in Canada by Sony. approval. Applications have been filed. recording industry. More than one million dollars has gone towards the production of Soap stars record song sound recording grants, including New Talent Demo Awards, Professional Publishers and to help abused children Songwriters Demo Awards, Producers Demo Big hearted soap fans should look for the new Awards, and compilation CD grants. Loans Quality Records album, With Love From The toward the production of sound recording Soaps. projects for commercial release have totalled The first release from the album, The $11.7 million. Eyes Of A Child, features 38 daytime television Since 1986, FACTOR has offered $2.2 personalities. The song was written by million towards the production of videos, Canadian Pete Palazzolo and produced by $1.5 million towards shortfalls on international Jennifer Baldock of Qual ity Records (Canada) tours and showcases, and $400,000 towards and Jerome Stocco of Stocco Music. A the production of radio programs for Canad ian promotional video taped the day of the syndication. Seen at the post-Grammy party at the "21" recording session was also made. FACTOR receives funding from 13 Club (from the left) Capltol-EMI Music's A portion ofthe proceeds from the sale of sponsoring broadcasters, individual radio president Joe Smith; pres ident Capitol Records, Hal MlIgrlm; Grammy winners BeBe ..--the material will go to The Children's Aid stations, and the federal Department of Winans, Bonnie Raitt, and CeCe Winans; CEMA Society of Canada and The Child Welfare Communications' Sound Recording Distribution president Russ Bach; and Jim Le~gue of America, Inc. Development Program. Fifield, president and CEO, EMI Music. RPM - ApriI18,1992-3 Mediocre? Costly? Redundant? Stupid? say that without it he wouldn't have been a superstar, is wrong. The guy's got the goods, Should the 30 per cent Cancon ruling be eliminated? just as Cochrane's got it or Glass Tiger or Rush or Alannah Myles. I know when we're Bryan Adams recently suggested that "Cancon Canadian music is mediocre, is way offbase. signing artists, it's very helpful to have the and the CRTC is an outdated, redundant Nick Turnbull, HMV's head buyer from the Cancon ruling on our side knowing that when government system that breeds mediocrity." U.K.