This Week for Some of Us, the Notion of Christian Music, at Least on a Commercial Level, Dates Back to Amy Grant

THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN RADIO ISSUE 2082 NOVEMBER 24 1995 This Week For some of us, the notion of Christian music, at least on a commercial level, dates back to Amy Grant. On the rock side, there was Stryper. And we knew that many secular artists were given to writ- ing and singing songs with religious themes, among them Bob Dylan, U2, Ricky VanShelton, Marvin Gaye, and maiy others. We recall historic moments, like the skyrocketing of "Oh Happy Day" by the Northern California State Youth Choir (a.k.a. the Walter Hawkins Singers) in 1969 by way of free -form FM rock radio. A number of us heard spiritual songs from icons of rock and country like Hank Williams, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Elvis Presley. But those were instances. These days, we're talking industry. Chistian music is big business, on records and radio, across various formats and genres, including rap, urban, and metal. For GAVIN'S first long look into this music, Kent and Keith Zimmerman, with tie assistance of Lisa Smith and with special reports from Quincy McCoy, Rob Fiend and Spence D., survey the wide-ranging Christian land - scape and j. stars like Kathy Troccoli (top) of Reunion Records. Says the label's marketing director Ben Howard: "Cmistian radio is definitely maturing, and we're finding more of an openness from mainstream pop radio." In News, Time Warner stuns the biz by ousting Michael Fuchs (middle), while MCA me Intervention rep aces Al Teller with Doug Mots (bottom). And the record biz gets more competition from Scny, Visa, and Intouch. We're in touch so you're in touch. Oh, never mind. "Anywhere Is" from the new album: The Memory Of Trees

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El 0 1995 Reprise Records VISIT THE WEB SITE- http:/ /www.RepriseRec.com/Enya First Person As TOLD To '20/20' Inside 5 News 9 That's Sho-Biz 9 Friends of Radio Michael W Smith Howard Stem 10 Classifieds 25 Life Since Amy On Doing the Lord's Work GAVIN takes a look at the status of Christian music and With a new book (Miss America/ Stossel: (Some) people despise you. radio in the wake of Amy out, it's Howie Doody time. Howard (Seemingly hurt:) Oh, really...I Grant's. What musical trends Stern, whose WXRK-Netv York -based feel, my feeling is, when you do will lead the genre forward.? show reaches some 5 million listen- what I do, you know, you're not ers in 23 markets every morning; going to have all friends. The stuff I Ancl will secualr audiences whose first book, Private Parts, do is sometimes really rough. respond? smashed publishing records; whose (Video: Stern and three young FORMATS pay per -lieu. .New 1Car's Eve show black men play "Black Jeopardy) 11 Top 40 Mc llayoral grossed S2- million; whose employ- What I do is out there. But I Campaign er. infinity. settled a pile of indecen- know it kicks ass when I get on that 12 Top 40 Profile: el. fines from the FCC by agreeing to radio and it makes people laugh. Groove Theory send $1.7 million to the U.S. Stossel: Doesn't a skit like "Black 13 Go Chart Treasury-is out there, in more ways Jeopardy" encourage racists to be 14 Urban Landzscape than one. Recently. he was on ABC - more racist? Urban On-line/lark the Harold, TV's 20/20, with reporter John I didn't see that as racist at all. Austin sings Stossel. We're so uptight about race. I grew 17 RapFor God They Bust This was my plan since I was Howard Stem up in a black neighborhood; everybody talked about race. What you 20 CollegeThe Adelpbi Incident, five years old. I wanted to adolescence. When guys sit around, Part II hear a real type of radio. it's very tribal. It makes men laugh. saw on "Black Jeopardy" was going 23 Alternative: 0/charted Everybody was milquetoast; every- I'm not saying that's the most intel- on in the school. I don't feel I'm a body was middle of the road; every- lectual form of comedy. It's proba- racist. I don't have those feelings Territory body didn't want to offend every- bly the basest, most crude form of toward people. 31 Gavin RocksT -Day body else. It was boring; it was dull. comedy there is, and yet there's There is an aspect of my show 32 Rock Profile:Crown of Thorns I wanted to he on radio and do a something, a joy in talking about it. that is very cruel, and the people 33 Gavin AmericanaTM New York stream -of -consciousness radio (Video: Scantily -clad women visi- who come onto my show all have Music -Go -Round the understanding of what I do. show. And whenever I feel I'm cen- tors to the studio, flashing for Stern 34 CountryChristmas Time's A- (Stossel goes on the air. He refuses soring myself-whenever I feel I'm and cameras from E! TV. On the Comin' to talk about his wife orfamily.) hiding something, I go ahead and street, Stern chats with fans.) Country Profile:Garth Brooks blurt it out, because truth really We have an incredibly upscale When you or any guest says to me, "I can't talk about my personal 37 A3 Album Adult Alternative does set you free. audience. People are blown out by The /1.3 Einstein I guarantee you, what I'm doing who listens to this show. life"-when you get crazy like that, 40 Adult Contemporary is the Lord's work. I am absolutely The FCC is five old coots; face- it's great. You looked like a deer making people laugh at the most less, nameless bureaucrats, and caught in the headlights. And I Inside A/C:Beatles Favorites, miserable part of their life: that's the somebody said, "Ooh, what's a loved having that power over you, Part II morning commute. That's more glamorous issue? Let's go after this because I never had that kind of 43 A2 Adult Alternative important work than so-called Howard Stern..." So what did I say? power over anyone. On Z CornerThe New World important journalism, all that other I used the word "penis;" I used the (In the studio, he jokes about Order Stossel's stuttering. Says Stossel: stuff, because that's what affects word "vagina." Ricki Lake uses the 44 Jazz people's lives. word "penis." Oprah, Phil "People don't like it when you make (Video: Stern and Robin Quivers Donahue...It's selective enforce- fun of us." Stern responds:) NEXT WEEK and crew chatting, accompanied by ment...It's OK to say "penis" and I know. It's the only thing I can You Leave Us No SFX of burps and flatulence.) "vagina" as long as you have a sex do. I'm not that talented. I have to Alternative I call it 50,000 watts of fifth -grade expert on the set...That's not the belittle others in order to make a But we'll leave you with the fun. Maybe I'm caught in terminal First Amendment. living. MN latest word on the most

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1/1. '95, on shifts in Alternative Bus mint ,1sir k - First Words is radio, on the Rentals, and more. The Tolkoff Corps is on It was sheer coincidence that we ended our First Words last ture was just a few years ago-that's how the move. week with a comment from Al Teller, former chief of the MCA uncertain it is today. Music Entertainment Group, regarding increased competition And why all this tumult? In this, the Al TT for the industry. "We'll all be forced to play our game much age of mergers, the reasons range from BBu MYtislr Ls 111e - . better," we recalled him saying last year. "If we don't, we're bottom -line realities to sheer whim and Founded by Bill Gavin -1958 history." ego, and often have little to do with The day after we went to press, Teller himself was history- performance. The news of execs getting axed often leaves GAVIN is published SU weeks a yeas en Friday of each week. Subscription }tars $325 for 50 issues or S180 at least at MCA. With his keen mind, his mastery of technolo- people wondering, "Why'd that happen?" for 25 issues. Subscription and circufetion inquiries: gy, and his broad, international vision, he's bound to land pret- Given the special focus of this issue, the best answer may (4 IS) 495-1990. All rights to any or ail of the contents t1 this publication are reserved. Marrials may not be ty much wherever he wants to. simply be: God only knows. reproduced in any form without the publisher's But what's the lesson from the latest round of music indus- ocr-nission. try chairs, in which the seemingly least likely players are left t0,93 GAVIN. Miller Freeman Enlerlainment Group Svc, md Street, Si..n Francisco without a seat? it nniu 9i105. ; It is that, as set and certain as the industry's power struc- Ben Fong -Torres, Managing Editor mg, Miller Freeman A United News & Media company

\ \ NOVEMBER2 4 ,1995 Ltd. THE Kolla.le 0 1995EMI Records thealbum and Paul Q. from Edge Mixedby Seen Slade Hufford & Bryce nextsingle Management: Chris the by Courtyard Warrer Managed dlohem w th Jim Produced by Ft hto://hollywoodandvine.com World WideWeb: "I've never seen the music industry in a greater state of flux than right now." -Al Teller MIN NEWS See Below Teller Out at MCA;Another Shakeup at Doug Morris is InWarners:Fuchs Out haveLevin'sfullsupport. Fuchsouster, the eighth BY BEN FONG-TORRES industry in a greater state of BY All DRA HASLAM fluxthanrightno \\ ,"he Fuchseitherforcedor major shift of the record divi- In a year in which the music understated. "But I've had In the latest of a series of accepted resignations from sion's power structure in the industry has seemingly gone seven very exciting years at shocking moves from Time some of the most respected last two years, again sparked berserk, it somehow makes MCA, and I leave knowing Warner, Michael Fuchs was executivesinthemusic talk that Warner Music could perfect sense that Al Teller is that the company is in good ousted from his position as industry,including Doug lose artists-orhave a out of a job. hands." Chairman of both Warner Morris and Mel Lewinter. tougher time attracting new Teller, highly respected by MCA, which ranksfifth MusicGroupand HBO Fuchs also oversaw the sale ones-wary of the compa- his peers: seen as a visionary among the six major record November 16. He will be of Time Warner's shares in ny'sperceivedinstability. who relished the challenges companies,hasfivetop replacedas head of the Interscope Records, in the Variousreportsalso took of cutting -edge technology execs from Burbank: Morris, Music Group by Robert Daly face of protest over contro- note of Semel and Daly's lack and the competi- Mo Ostin and and Terry Semel, co-chair- versial rap lyrics. of experience in tionit posed to Lenny Waronker men of Warner's film busi- Levin supported the music indus- the record indus- (who, along ness. Jeff Bewkes, a former these moves. try, an observa- try; who expand- with Michael Fuchs protege,has been Industryana- tion made about ed MCA's music Ostin, will head CEO of HBO since May, lysts said Fuch's Fuchs in May. division into an up DreamWorks remains in charge. departure has Fuchsreleas- international SKG's music "TimeWarnercontains more to do with ed a statement: operation; who operations), and three fundamental business- his opposition to "I've loved this oversaw a record BobKrasnow, es: Entertainment, News and Time Warner's company for company that who, like Mor- Information, and Telecom- attemptedpur- thenearly20 thrived on coun- ris,has a label munications,"saysGerald chase of Turner years I've been try, R&B, and hip -hop, and deal with MCA. Likelyto M. Levin, Chairman of Time Broadcasting than any music - here. I'm proud...for what who seemed to welcome, join Morris soon is Melvyn Warner."Combiningthe related causes. His insistence we all built first at HBO and with open arms, the influx of Lewinter,former COO at Studio and Music assets in on maintaining total control the efforts and accomplish- executive fugitivesfrom Warner Music. one enterpriserecognizes of both HBO and Warner ments we have made at Warner Bros.Chief among In Morris, MCA has a man their naturalfit,anditis Music after a merger report- Warner Music Group in the those were Doug Morris, who was dismissed at a time another important stepin edly rankled Daly and Semel, last six months. I'm particu- whom MCA gave a label of when his company had more our simplification process." who've scored points not larlydisappointed notto his own: Rising Tide. than 20 albums in the Top 50. Fuchs, the wizard behind only with the success of the have been able to finish my Last week, on the same Teller, despite MCA's suc- the growth of HBO, was film division, but also with tasksatWarnerMusic day (November16)that cesses in country and R&B, tapped to run Warner Music newer ventures like the WB Group and I am deeply sad- Time Warner ousted Warner and its acquisition of Geffen justsix months ago, and TV network and a chain of dened to leave Time Music chief Michael Fuchs- Records to holster its rock untilrecently.seemed to retail stores. Warner." the man who forced Morris roster, struggled in that area, out of Warners-Teller only recently scoring with announcedthathehad Live. resigned from his position as "Doug Morris is a champ A lime Warner lime Line Chairman and CEO of MCA who has every facet of this JULY 1994: Elektra Chairman of Warner's domes- Rising Tide, his own label Music Entertainment,with business down cold,"said Entertainment Chairman tic sector, leaving Morgado in with MCA. three years remaining on his Thomas D. Mottola, chair- Robert Krasnow quits after charge of international opera- AUGUST 1995: Fuchs fires Mel contract. man of SonyMusic. "I Warner Music Group tions. Morgado appoints Lewinter, President and COO His replacement, an- believe he willbe totally Chairman Robert Morgado Danny Goldberg to fill Ostin's of Warner's domestic music. nounced immediately: Doug successful." announces a new chain of shoes. Goldberg is dismissed. Morris. It'srumored thatMorris command. MAY 1995: Time Warner OCTOBER 1995: Ostin and Four dayslater,Richard may replace Palmese with AUGUST 1994: Mo Ostin Chairman Gerald M. Levin Waronker surface as heads of Palmese, President of MCA Sylvia Rhone, current chair announces he will leave his ousts Morgado, who is DreamWorks SKG. Goldberg Records, also announced his ofElektraEntertainment. position as Warner Bros. replaced by HBO head Michael named President/CEO of resignation (See page 2). Also speculated isa move Records Chairman when his Fuchs. Mercury Records. Teller cited philosophical from Universal City to New contract expires December JUNE 1995: Fuchs fires NOVEMBER 1995: Fuchs differences. "We had differ- York and ahidfor EMI Morris. resigns and is replaced by ent points of view about Music. Oh, yes: There's also 31, 1994. OCTOBER 1994: Lenny JULY 1995: Fuchs and Levin Robert Daly and Terry Semel. where the company goes talk that Teller may wind up Waronker, President of Warner try to persuade Ostin and Morris replaces Al Teller as fromhere,"hesaid.He at Sony. Bros. Records announces he Waronker to return. Warner Chairman of MCA's entertain- added that he leaves MCA Why not? After allthat's will leave when his contract initiates sale of Interscope ment group. Also out: label "without rancor." happened this year, nothing expires. Doug Morris becomes Records. Morris announces President Richard Palmese. "I've never seen the music should be a surprise.

GAVINNOVEMBER 24, 1995 5 NEWS Richard Palmese Li'EhRaOLt 'NsG hythe LadyisaTrumpResigns fromMCA

RIGHT AFTER "Free as a Bird" aired on ABC, I jumped onto America Online On the heels of Al Teller's departure, for some post -game remarks, and it was amazing. The chat room filled up to Richard Palmese, President of MCA about 40 people immediately, many of them exhiliarated by the special. Said Records and a 12 -year veteran at the MaggieTen: "groovin' to 'Hey Jude' on the radio :)," while others got busy company, has submitted his resigna- spotting Beatle song refs in the new song's video. "There was a BIRTHDAY tion. CAKE in the bakery," pjcho noted. When MikeM asked, "Who was the guy In polite industry lingo, the MCA typing in the video?" the answer came quick, from GWiz: "paper back Music Entertainment Group state- writer." Also: "Bowl of green apples"..."Did you see the little kids in the alley- ment said he was leaving "to pursue way with the pig faces-Piggiesr..."And there was a long and winding other interests. road"..."Even Blue Meanies popped up out of the street..." Doug Morris, who replaced Teller SMELLS LIKE Trump Spirit: Last year, I got last week as Chairman and CEO of John Wayne Bobbitt. This year, I was hoping thegroup,praised Palmese and for Ivana Trump. I'mtalking,of course, thanked him for his work. "We now about cool people for GAVIN'S "Friends of begin a new chapter in the label's Radio" feature. Sad to say, it didn't happen. history," he said. Oh, I met the Donald's ex; the proof is in the Inturn,Palmese wished MCA MCA are the greatest team of execu- picture. She was in San Francisco to promote well. "I leave MCA Records with the tives in the music industry, and I will the a new fragrance of hers, one that is not called Marla. satisfaction of a job well done," he forever cherish my 12 years with the In a suite at the fab Fairmont Hotel, she greeted the press. said. "The men and women here at label." In my few minutes with her, it became obvious that, whatever she is-and she's a lot-she's not exactly hip on the music tip. I explained that GA\ had a seminar coming up, and I'd heard that she does keynote speaking (at about $20,000 a pop). Did she know anything about the music or radio CBS Ready to Move industry? "Well," she said, "I can always talk about leadership or how to manage a company." Looking to make a little joke, I asked when she might have some nice -smelling stuff for men. Say, "Ivan?" "November," she said, notInto Westinghouse missing a beat. "Out in November." The woman leaves no stone untrumped. The Westinghouse purchase of CBS approved by 99.5 percent of the THE FAIRMONT is a happenin' spot. The night before Ivana, LaVern Baker Inc. looks like a done deal. votes cast at the CBS stockholders played the New Orleans Room there, and among opening nighters was The FCC, according to publishedmeeting in New York. Only two- Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's publicist. He'd just seen the Roseanne reports,hastentatively agreed to thirds of the votes were needed. show featuring an "appearance" by Jerry Garcia. It was pretty good, he said, drop a condition that had hung up its While most of the attention has except for what they had the Jerry character saying-some cosmic mumbo- approval of the takeover. The report fallen on CBS' troubled television jumbo-and the voice, which McNally found too "cartoon -like." Aside from followed, by two days, a vote byoperations,radiowillbe heavily that-hey, it was great. shareholders of CBS to approve the impacted, as the Westinghouse/CBS Meantime, the Jerry Book onslaught has begun. There's Harrington Street, sale. combo will total 39 stations. from Delacorte, Garcia's own book of reminiscences of a tough childhood The FCC has agreed toavoid The merged company willbe largely by way of drawings and what he called "anecdoubts." Living with the directlylinkingitsOK witha known as CBS, not Group W, after Dead (Little, Brown) is ex- co -manager Rock Scully's tell -all. For those who Westinghousepromise, madein Westinghouse decided to adopt one can't bother reading, Warner Audio Video Entertainment has an audio ver- September, to air more educational "unifiedandpowerful name." sion out, read by Rock himself. And there's Deadheads: Stories from Fellowshows for children. The matter had However, in markets where Artists, Friends, and Followers of the Grateful Dead (Citadel Press) by Linda been a bone of contention betweenWestinghouseisestablishedasa Kelly, which is exactly that. Long live the Dead. FCC chairman Reed Hundt andcompeitor to CBS stations, Group W Commissioner James Quello. stations may maintain a designation, BY BEN FONG-TORRES The$5.4billionmergerwas i.e., "a Westinghouse station."

Christie McCarthy "Christie McCarthy isan essential new artist for radio." If Jesus Came Tod Rating: ** * 7!7 - Daniel Aloi, Gannett News Service itE1J {kir w NI+ Cara.. 0.44. Going for more adds on November 27 and 28. Promotional Single Radio Add Date: November 20,1995 Promotional single mailed with last week's Gavin. On Sale: December 4,1991 Also available on the new Virtually Alternative Sampler From the forthcomingalbitin and this week's new CMJ Certain Damage CD. -Serendipity" For more information call 1-800-800-2099 extension 31.

GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 NEWS REALITY BYTES SURF THIS Intouch Sells Musicon lykodisc has released Surf This Disc: The CD-ROM Guide ,o the Music of Rykodisc/Hannibal/Gramavision. The free Jisc features a private tour through the label's vaults, irchival photos, sound clips, bios, and more. Contact World Wide Web Site Zykodisc at (508) 744-7668 for a copy...Sony and Visa Each week seems to bring lave joined forces to launch an Internet entertainment more competition to conven- ;ervice next April. The "Sony Station" site will be chock tionalmeans ofretailing ull of Sony information and games (See story on this music. This week,it'sthe rage for derails)...The music ofNIRURNR, PEARL JAM, Internet. FILICE IN CHAINS,and other Northwest grunge bands Intouch Group Inc. of San vas arranged orchestrally and performed by the Seattle Francisco has announced the symphony. You can hear "Cyberian Rhapsody"at opening of asite on the vww.theparamount.com/intertainet...MTV's new World Wide Web through Unplugged CD-ROM features performances by Nirvana which people can sample heCRANBERRIES, SHERYL CROWand more. The disc and buy music. makestheperfectholidaygift,andretailsfoi Unlike other early ventures $24.95...nu.millennia records is splashing into the multi- allowingtheon-line sam- media wave with the release ofHER MAJESTY THE pling of and shopping for 3RBY'senhanced CD...JANETJRCKSON'sofficial far records, Intouch offers the club Web page is at fanasylum.com/janet/...Jazzmeisten largest catalog yet of music onds,from40,000CDs, Internet users would he will- can vote for their favorites in the new online global jaz2 samples: more than 200,000 accompanied by album art. ing to buy music in cyber- poll conducted by Jazz clips, each lasting 30 sec- Intouch built up its catalog space. Music outranked Central Station. Voting throughafailedventure: other products and services, begins December 15 at kiosks in record stores thatincluding computer software CS on theMicrosoft allowed customers to lookand travel services. Network...COLLECTI DE up and listen to records. Despite widespread con- SOULfans can peep out VocalTec Tackles The Intouch website cerns about the use of credit In online photo gallery allowsuserstobrowse cards on-line, the appeal of devoted to the band at Radio by Internet through new releases, sales such services as Intouch's is www.auburn.edu/%7E items, and popularity charts. obvious. As CEOJosh A second software company longmim/soul/soul.ht Customers pay bycredit Kaplan putsit:"Now you ml...TheWINRNSare scheduled to appear on has produced a means bycard, and prices are said tocan sample and buy music in which radiostationscan November 27 Cyber-Talk at 6:30 p.m. PST...Questions, be comparable with what yourunderwearatmid- deliver programs on-line. comments, wheezes? My e-mailaddressisDAVID they'd pay in stores. night." VocalTec Inc., makers of [email protected]. Intouch acted, in part, on Intouch is at http://www. -DAVID BERAN software that allows audio research indicating that most worldwidemusic.com/. signalstobesentand LEADERS received by computers con- 50 Wrong:Al Moinet, Al nected to the Internet, has ERIE 1E011 Tavera introduced a new product 51: Calvin Atkinson called Internet Wave. It will Sony Corp., Visa Go 53: Randy Sadd, Daniel attempt to compete with Savage Progressive Networks Inc.'s On -Line Together HOBE POOL 54: Don Anti, Tim Burruss, RealAudio. Update: Week XII Denny Stilwell Both Internet Wave and Sony Corporation of America species breedingfor new 55: Sue Davies, Neal Marcus RealAudio require the has jumped into the Web in a media, where different indus- Gunther Nabs Jackpot 56: John Fagot, Les Silver, sender and receiver to have big way: in partnership withtry sectors ally themselves to Commissioner Jim Swindel, Beth Tallman compatibleprograms. A Visa U.S.A. create new products and ser- Steve Resnick 57: Bob Delanoy, Adam radio station using The company announced vices." ( left) Lowenberg, Joe Riccitelli, RealAudio to encode data, last week that it had formed Visa, which is based in San Jon Scott, Alan Shapiro, forexample,cannotbe a strategic alliance with VisaMateo, Calif. and has more Rod Gunther ofJayne Simon heard by a computer user U.S.A.tocreateaglobal than 400 million credit card Mercury Re- 58: Rick Alden, Ron who only has Internet Waveentertainment and informa-holders around the world, cords in Atlanta Alexenberg, John Buzzerio, fordecoding,andvice tioncenter on the Worldwill supply the payment sys- has done the near -impossi- John Colasante, Jon Elliot, versa. Wide Web, on which users tems for Sony. ble. He picked the winners DJ Ennis, Stan Goman, VocalTec,which isin will be able to sample music, TheSonyStationsite, of all14 NFL games last Howie Goodman, Dave Northvale, NJ., is promoting shop for Sony products, and expected to open next spring, week, taking a jackpot so Margulies, Howard Rosen, its new product by making playgameswithother may include on-line versions big we'd better not be any Jo Sussman, Steve freedownloads availableInternet users, according to of TV game shows like Wheel more specific, lest we trigger Thompson, Van Vanyo over the Internet. Matt Rothman, a Sony vice of Fortune and Jeopardy, with suicides across the country. 59: Anthony Anzaldo, Mary Progressive Networks' president. contestants using Visa cards Ifitmakes other pool Corsick, Charlie Foster, Les CEO Rob Glaser told GAVIN The venture is consideredto enter and competing for members feel any better, the Garland, Paul Glass, Tom that because RealAudio has one of the most ambitious Sony merchandise or discount perfect weekstillleaves Gorman, Dick Merkle, Tom its own server-andefforts ever to create new coupons. Gunther with 62 wrong, and Noonan, Joe Parker, Tony VocalTec doesn't-his prod- commercialusesofthe Sony and Visa are working in an 11 -way tiefor 58th Smith, Randy Wells uct offers more features and Internet. with CKS Group of place,notquitegood 60: Lori/Jim Anderson, Cliff capabilities. "There are two "This,"said Gary Arlen, Cupertino,Calif.,whichis enough to be listed below. Gordy, Dave MacKay, Jim or three companies that nip president of Arlen Commun- designing and managing the Notthathecares any McGory, Peter/Dodie at our heels, and it keeps us ications of Bethesda, Md., "is website. The address: http:// more. Shoemaker, Erik Williams honest," he said. a good example ofinter - www.sony.com.

GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 7 How'm Igonna Livemylife if I'm positive?

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Wand Wide Web: httpighodywoodandvine.com NOYtriple j Produced by Michael Frenti end Joe 'The Ouch,. Nicola Management: Ty Braswell 01995 Capita. Records, Inc. F.O.R. # 122 On the Air Not just another "on this day 'Friends of4 in history" feature, Rotten Day puts former Sex Pistol John Lydon in charge of Radio THAN HIO1N the Way Back Machine. Tli show, which is syndicated That's Sho Biz By Dave Sholin by VIRTUALLYALTERNA- TIVE, is delivered on CD u Many consider 1995 the most volatile year ever in the record biz, and it ain't over yet. alternative stations nation- Though little is expected to change at Warner Bros. (see news for lull story), the same wide, including 91X -San can't be said a few miles away at MCA's Universal City headquarters. As we go to press, Diego, WBCN-Boston, inside word is that an announcement of I.R.S. Prez Jay Boberg being appointed President WOXY-Cincinnati, and of MCA Records is forthcoming. Boberg will replace Richard Palmese, who is reported- KPNT-St. Louis...Country ly headed back to his former home at Arista. Look for MCA to have a bi-ccastal presence Radio Broadcasters, Inc. with the formation of a New York -based entity. As for outgoing MCA Music has named Paul Allen to Entertainment Group Chairman/CEO Al Teller, rumors of a return to the East Coast seem premat the post of Executive Director. He will coordinate A shakeup at Zoo Entertainment sees Senior VP/Marketing Brad Hunt exit. Director of Sales Miles Baker is a likely choice to assume many of Hunt's responsibilities. It appears this story is still being written. the Country Radio Seminar and oversee day- Was the first sale rung up on the Beatles Anthology in Kokomo, Indiana? According to WZWZ OM Alan to-day operations...Tribune Award -winning James, the mother of a part-time staffer walked into that town's Target store long before the sun had set on Broadcasting Company singer/songwriter November 20 and purchased a copy. She thought it was odd, since she kept hearing radio reports that the set and Henry Broadcasting I'll Lead You Home wouldn't go on sale until midnight, so she called the station and told her story. She has the receipt to prove Company have sealed a (-Reunion/Arista) her story true. deal that would transfer Tribune's two Sacramento In a related story, KTMT-Medford, Oregon's R. Charles Snyder was first to point out the backward masking stations, KYMX and KCTC. on "Free as a Bird." Play the last 30 seconds of the song backwards, and you'll hear John Lennon stating, to Henry in exchange for What radio station "turned out nice again." Henry's KVOD-Denver plus did you grow up cash. Henry also bring in Breaking local music from the streets is the focus of a new show on Dayton Phillips as GM for WKEE, the Top 40 sta- KMEL-San Francisco called West Side Radio. On hand for the debut KDON and KRQC- tion it were (kr): Crazy Toon and Sway from KMEL's 10 0 Clock Bomb, Salinas/Monterey, and trans- Va. PD Michelle Santosuosso, Ice Cube, K -Dee, WC, and KMEL fers Jeff Salgo from Salinas What Street Research Coordinator Alex Mejia stations do you to the new Sacramento isten to now? What's up in KC? KISF PD Chuck Geiger has left the building with- acquisitions...Rick Stewart WYHY(Y107), WLAC, out a replacement being named. Reach Chuck at (816) 224-9122. joins Deschutes River WAYM, and KDF when Broadcasting as PD for sis- my son makes me switch Catch the plug for HOT 97 (WQHT) last week on Seinfeld? Kramer answered his phone "HOT 97 Film ters KORD/FM and Phone," and began giving out movie start times. The station does in fact sponsor a line for movie infq KFLD/AM in Tri-Cities, Wash. Stewart comes from If you owned a radio After five years of being stunt guy at WNCI-Columbus, Ohio, Jim Shaheen is now officially part of the 'NCI Fresno trombo KNAX/ station, you would... Morning Zoo. KFRE/KRI3T...Karen ange .e orma. Sanches moves to GSM at What that format would What's new with Billy Brill? KBIG-Los Angeles...New be, I don't know-it all Is Richard Branson planning to start up a new label? Might he be joined by another flichard? call letters effective immedi- depends on what mood ately for WEJE-Fort Wayne. I'm in at the ti Mentally exhausted after last week's first Music Trivia Bowl to Ind. (formerly WKQM).... Yourmost memorable benefit City of Hope, L.A. radio team the Austins (Tracy from The Arbitron Company career moment: KIIS/FM and Harold from KKBT), Bruce St. James of KPWR, brings in Arnold Boatner can and EMI's Sean Lynch snuck off to one of L.A.'s finest eateries as an account executive. Music Award. I ?rally to regain their strength. Photos next week. In the meantime, this Boatner arrives from didn't even think I had a pic of Take That and Rick Dees will have to do. Broadcast Music, Inc...Joe chance. I was just in Wade Formicola moves shock, WKSS-Hartford MD Tina Simonet hasn't left the station, she's cross-town to WYCD. The wo just taking a leave of absence. AMD Dave Vayda takes over on morning man was a long - an interim basis. timer at Detroit's WWWW. Your proudest career hievement: Green Bay, Wisconsin gets a new Top 40 as country WJLW makes the flip and becomes WKSZ "KISS/FM." Kipper McGee steps in as Greg Bell is GM. 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Inside Top 40BY DAVE SHOLIN Gavin iop 40 The Mayoral Campaign SPINS TREND Craig Lambert'scomments people doing promotion out of

1 MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 13 160 1 6837-1237 regarding the state of local promo- Dallas. If only half [of them] take 15 minutes [of a PD's time], that's 2 GOO GOO DOLLS - Name (Metal Blade/Warner Bros.) 16 166 0 6236 +190 tion (GAvIN 10/13) focused attention on the critical role local pro- 150 minutes, and there's still only 3 JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 14 146 0 59501304 motion reps play in the develop- 24 hours in a day." On longevity"Texas is like another 4 MARIAN CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) 8 161 6 5591 +875 ment of a hit. In that column, country; we have 5 TLC - Diggin' On You (LaFace/Arista) 10 143 0 5126 +235 Lambert (whose move from our own traditions 6 MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 5 163 1 4755 +634 Elektrato Senior Vice President of and ways of doing 7 ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) 6 146 0 4661 +157 Epictakes effect sooner than you things. Signals :an sayOasis)advised serious up don't bleed over, 8 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Hand In My Pocket (Maverick/Reprise) t 12 149 2 4625 +347 and comers to be "mayors of their so every market is 9 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG)10 146 4 4546 30 market," to know and effect every- an island unto 10 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING - Breakfast... (Rai nMaker/Interscope/AG 20 126 0 4459 +39 thing and everybody who's part of itself. Newcomers to the area have aWayne 11NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) 24 121 0 4449 -428 the entertainment equation. As a McManners followup to that conversation, we lot to learn." 12 GIN BLOSSOMS -'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 18 117 0 4246 -488 On credibility "Your word is your Invited four well -respected promo- 13 TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 19 115 0 4066 -506 bond; credibility is everything. I try tion professionals to share some of to make this job my life. Following 14 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 5 142 4 3982 +256 what they know with those who through on everything is some- 15 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 43 106 2 3850 -540 (spire to be "mayors." thing I take great pride in. I take 16 MEAT LOAF - I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 9 128 0 3741 -329 CRIS CRUST, careful notes. One programmer WARNER BROS. 17 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 8 130 2 3567 +336 told me recently that, since he was (LOS ANGELES) dealing with me, he knew his Win 18 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic) 25 91 0 3110 -645 Years in market: 27. It Before You Can Buy it' weekend 19 GROOVE THEORY - Tell Me (Epic) 15 92 3 3088 +132 Years with label: wouldn't turn into 'Buy It Before You Can Win It." I took that as a 20 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Your Little Secret (Island) t 7 116 0 2998 180 21. big compliment." 21 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 13 102 1 2853 -920 Tips"Be creative 11 NEXT WEEK: GEFFEN'S BOBBI SILVER Cris Grist with promotions [in 22 SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 26 79 0 2686 -449 order] to make your records stand AND COLUMBIA'S LARRY REYMANN 23 EDWIN McCAIN - Solitude (Lava/Atlantic) 13 99 2 2667 -377 out among the competition. Be WRAP UP THIS TWO-PART SERIES.

24 SELENA - Dreaming Of You (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 14 89 7 2642 +198 highly visible. Consistently monitor various stations to keep abreast of 25 COOLIO - Gangsta's Paradise (MCA) t 15 78 0 2499 -238 Signals & Detections the direction of their music, and Erik Bradleyat B96 -Chicago says 26 THE PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A. - Lump (Columbia/CRG i f 15 109 2 2427 +143 avoid working a record that look for the R.Kellyalbum to 27 DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) 26 75 0 2427 -399 doesn't fit their format." debut at Number One. Erik's rec- On longevity"Staying in one mar- 28 JON B. - Pretty Girl (Yab Yum/550 Music) 19 74 2 2234 -487 ommended track: "I Can't Sleep." ket shows stability and [conveys] a 29 BONNIE RAITT/BRYAN ADAMS - Rock Steady (Capitol) 5 100 4 2206 +172 certain sense of security to radio Another flash for fans of Freestyle-a medley by legendary 30 BLUES TRAVELER - Hook (A&M) 13 89 4 2197 -27 stations I deal with." On credibility"It's something I've Freestyle artists who call them- 31 TOM COCHRANE -I Wish You Well (Capitol) 8 79 0 2094 319 always strived for in my 31 years selvesLegends of Style,titled 32 JOAN OSBORNE - One Of Us (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 10 98 14 2052NEW in the record industry. I feel it's the "We Are the Ones." It's onCritical 33 EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - Missing (Atlantic) 24 94 22 2038NEW most important asset to a promo- Recordings.Number One most

34 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - My Friends (Warner Bros.) t 10 81 0 2030 +14 tion person. It builds the trust played track at KMXV-Kansas City needed between you and the sta- isPaula Abdul's"Ain't Never 35 DEF LEPPARD - When Love and Hate Collide (Mercury) 5 91 10 2011 +256 tion and establishes a strong repu- Gonn Give You Up" with 70 spins 36 BACKSTREET BOYS - We've Got It Goin' On (Jive) t 10 74 1 1985 +102 tation, which is so important." Jimi JaninaatSweet98 -Omaha WAYNE "BUBBA" MCMANNERS, 37 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching (RCA) 21 71 0 1871 -470 reports number one phones on MCA (DALLAS) 38 COLLECTIVE SOUL - The World I Know (Atlantic) t 6 90 12 181BNEW Salt-N-Pepacommenting that "the bears in market: 17. Years with 39 EDWYN COLLINS - A Girl Like You (Bar None/A&M) 11 72 0 1807 -456 format is dropping the ball on the label: 22. Ain't Nothing but a She Thing pro- 40 BLESSID UNION OF SOULS - Let Me Be The One (EMI) 20 52 0 1650 -243 Tips"Develop your own style and stay true to it. Too often, one ject. The cause is an emotional t= Daypart Total Reports This Week xx Last Week xx promo type gets hot, and others issue for our target audience... women." Phones growing for Reports Adds SPINS TREND try to imitate that style. Be under- Chartbound standing of time demands placed Sarah McLachlan.Big sales and ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE - "Gold" (NPG/Warner Bros.) 83 11 1555 +677 on PDs and MDs. There are 30 requests forL.L Cool Jrin Dallas Continued onpage 12 BIG MOUNTAIN - "Get Together" (Giant) 77 38 837 +753

BETTER THAN EZRA - "Rosealia" (Elektra/EEG) 69 8 1228 +151 Editor DAVE SHOLIN Associate Editor. ANNETTE M. LAI XSCAPE - "Who Can I Run To?" (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 51 4 1565 +29 Top 40 reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN NOVEMBER 2 4 ,1995 I 1 TOP 40 Jp & Coming

Reports Adds SPINS TRENDS GROOVE 73 1 1629 -16 ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island)

67 28 727 +606 SEAL - Don't Cry (Ztt/Wamer Bros.) THEORY

64 49 425+199 NATALIE MERCHANT - Wonder (Elektra/EEG)

50 7 1126+163 La BOUCHE - Be My Lover (RCA)

48 48 151 +151 * THE BEATLES -Free As A Bird (Capitol)

46 5 785 +461 BON JOVI - Lie lo Me (Mercury)

44 2 825 -41 GREEN DAY - Geek Stink Breath (Reprise)

43 1 763+124 AC/DC - Hard as a Rock (astwest/EEG)

42 41188 -224 MAX -A -MILLION - Sexual Healing (Zoo)

41 1 923 +45 SMASHING PUMPKINS- Bullet with Butterfly (Virgin)

38 1 641 +119 GARBAGE - Queer (Alma Sounds/Geffen) GROOVE THEORY ARE: Bryce 38 17 445+310 P.M. DAWN - Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Gee Street/Island) Continued from page 11 Wilson and Amiel Larrieux being tracked I KHKS APD/MD 37 13 545 +433 ROLLING STONES - Like A Rolling Stone (Virgin) "Mr." Ed Lambert. It's the number HOMETOWN: New York 36 5 1185 +83 3T - Anything (MJJ/550 Music) seller in Providence where KDC 106 LABEL: Epic PD confirms LaBouche and L.V. hot 36 19 296+217 OASIS - Wonderwall (Epic) VICE PRESIDENT, on the phones. Everything but the e0MOTION: Barbara Seltzer 35 4 963+129 MONICA - Before. You Walk Out Of My Life (Rowdy/Arista) Girl exploding at 2100 -New York. BUT SINGLE: "Tell Me" 34 3 617 +79 TINA TURNER -Soldeneje (Virgin) Big requests for Smashing Pumpkins, Joan Osborne, and DEBUT ALBUM: Groove Theory 34 34 149 +149 * QUEEN - Too Much Love Will Kill You (Hollywood) Deep Blue Something. KUBE- MAJOR MUSICAL 32 13 385 +215 PAULA ABDUL - Ain't Neer Gonna Give You Up (CaptiveNirgin) Seattle MD Sheltie Hart is shoutin' INFLUENCES: Bryce: "All real 30 5 811 +163 L.L.COOL J - He- Lover Def Jam Recording Group) about an import by N -Trance featuring Ricardo Da Force. It's a hip -hop, Donny Hathaway, 30 - 660 -377 CHYNNA PHILLIPS -Ned And Sacred (EMI) cover of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Stevie Wonder and DJ 29 9 580+174 FOLK IMPOLSI(N - Nati ral One (London) Alive.' Shellie reports phones have Premiere." Amiel: "Ella "gone nuclear," and predicts top five Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, the 28 - 797 -82 SILK - Hooked Cr! You (Koja/Elektra/EEG) requests within two weeks. Tony Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Sade, 27 - 623 +7 BOB SEGER ANI THE SILVER BULLET BAND - Lock And Load (Capitol) Rich Project is Number One Bob Marley, and Lalah 26 12 533 +84 R. KELLY - You Remind .rle of Something (Jive) requests with all female demos and number two overall. Hathaway." 26 2 511 -111 FUN FACTORY - Take Yt ur Chance (Curb) LIKES: Bryce: "Sincere, 24 21 119+102 * DAVE MATTHEWS RAID - Satellite (RCA) What's GOing On? genuine, grounded people." An overview of early indications from a 21 20 70 +40 * BODEANS - Closer To Fne (Reprise) Amiel: "Good food, musicals, select panel of GAVIN Only Correspondents 20 2 704+111 PLANET SOUL -Set U Fe (Strictly Rhythm) DAN WATSON, PD, Q96 -IMPERIAL VALLEY, smoky jazz clubs, time with my CALIF. family, and dancing until I'm in 20 1 433 -6 SIMPLY RED - Fairgrourd (eastwest/EEG) "Testing Lil Suzy at night- playing "Euro Radio" mix. Still early. a sweat." 20 2 318 +88 CURTIS STIGERB - Keep Me From The Cold (Arista) Added P.M. Dawn a month ago, DISLIKES: Bryce: "Ego- 18 4 342 +8 THE RENTALS - Friends Of P. (Maverick/Reprise) Continued on page 13 maniacs and non -thinkers." 18 4 297 +81 COOLIO - Too Iict (Tony Boy) Amiel: "Greed, exploitation, Iheo ILIP L, 17 - 428 +30 SARAH McLACILAN -I Will Remember You (Arista) racism, hypocrisy, dishonesty,

16 1 483 -141 SHAI - Come Wig Me (Gasoline Alley/MCA) URBAN/DANCE and extreme cold weather."

15 1 333 -298 ROACHFORD - Cnly To Ee With You (Epic) MONICA - "Before You Walk Out of My Life" FAVORITE PASTIMES: Amiel:

15 5 323 +31 D'ANGELO - Cru sin' (ENI) (Rowdy/Arista) "Playing with my daughter, sleeping, listening to music, 15 - 301 -58 PRETENDERS - Sense Lh Purpose (Warner Bros) R. KELLY - "You Remind Me of Something" shopping, reading good 15 273 +48 SLAUGHTER - HI Be Alrght (CMC International (Jive) - mystery books." * SMASHING PUMPKINS -1979 (Virgin) 3T - "Anything" (MJJ/550 Music) 13 4 281 +104 DAY WISH: L.L. COOL J. "Hey Lover" (Def Jam) 12 1 284 +103 * BUSH - Glycerin' (Traurria/Interscope/AG) "To relax and do COOLIO - "Too Hot" (Tommy Boy) 12 1 171 +79 ERASURE - FinTrs And thumbs (Mute) normal things." Amiel: "That BRANDY - "Sittin' Up In My Room" (from Waiting 11 - 214 -31 KID FROST - Ea:t Side Ft ndezvous (Relativity/Ruthless) the hungry will be hungry no to Exhale) (Arista) 11 4 178 +64 TYLER COLLINS- NeverAlone (Eeyore's Lullaby) (Disney) more." TORE AMBITIONS: Bryce: !1 2 164 -10 JANN ARDEN - nsensiti-e (A&M) ALTERNATIVE "Going to college and opening 1 4 130 +78 * DON HENLEY - -he Gartn Of Allah (Geffen) DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - "Satellite" (RCA) up a martial arts center for * SOUL ASYLUM Promises Broken (Columbi. GRG 1 9 91 +71 NATALIE MERCHANT -Nonder" (Elektra/EEG) inner-city youth and college 0 1 257 -6 JODECI - Love L 4 Life (LICA) GREEN DAY Geek Stink Breath" (Reprise) kids." 0 2 249 -47 *U.D.- Ridin' IA (HollyNo SMASHING PUMPKINS -Bullet with Butterfly BRYCE ON GROOVE

10 1 195 +72 * k.d. lang - IfI Acre You 'Amer 8ros.) Wings" and "1979" (Virgin) EORY'S MUSIC: "It's

OASIS - "Wonderwall" (Epic) genuine and sincere."

GA \I\ N()% I. MISER 24, 1995 TOP 40 GO MOST ADDED GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart is based on reports by 110 GAvr\ NATALIE MERCHANT (25) correspondents who are not part of Radio & Record's or Billboard'spanel, BIG MOUNTAIN (2 3 ) Underlines indicate upward movement, while blue entries highlight QUEEN (22) GO Chart a stronger performance than on the main Top 40 chart.

21 TOM COCHRANE -I Wish You Well (Capitol) 1763 +35 1 GOO GOD DOLLS - Name (Metal Blade/Warner Bros.) 3647 +160 I 1724 +247 2 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 3290 +163 22 BONNIE RAITT/BRYAN ADAMS - Rock Steady (Capitol)

BLUES TRAVELER - Hook (A&M) 1556 +136 3 MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 3194 -111 23 1478 +84 4JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 3014 169 24 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - My Friends (Warner Bros.)

DEF LEPPARD - When Love and Hate Collide (Mercury) 1451 +233 5 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Hand In My Pocket (Maverick/Reprise) 2745 +372 25 1449 43 6 MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 2717 +531 26 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic)

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES... - Lump (Columbia/CRG) 1401 +118 7 ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) 2716 +384 27

COLLECTIVE SOUL -The World I Know (Atlantic) 1275 +217 8 '.1EAT LOAF - Id Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 2670 +65 28 1255 +67 9 TLC - Diggin' On You (LaFace/Arista) 2616 +282 29ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island)

1219 0 10 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 2594 +301 30THE CORRS - Runaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 1218 -29 11 MARIAN CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) 2563 +578 31 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching (RCA) 1215 -121 12 GIN BLOSSOMS - 'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 2544 -50 32EDWYN COLLINS - A Girl Like You (Bar None/A&M) 1201 +212 13 NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) 2462 -98 33GROOVE THEORY - Tell Me (Epic) 1190 +9 14 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING - Breakfast At Tiffany's (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 2431 +120 34DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) 1189 +209 15TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 2346 -40 35BACKSTREET BOYS - We've Got It Gain' On (Jive) 1181 +218 16 SSA ETHERIDGE - Your Little Secret (Island) 2253 +136 36SELENA - Dreaming Of You (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 1149 -13 17WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 2242 +335 37JON B. - Pretty Girl (Yab Yum/550 Music) 1135 +199 18 ,OEB& NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 2032 -245 38JOAN OSBORNE - One Of Us (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 1098 +21 19 EDWIN McCAIN - Solitude (Lava/Atlantic) 1930 +56 39SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 919 20 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As ILay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 1878 -4 40ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE - Gold (Warner Bros 1 NEW

Continued from page 12 very political. It's a collaboration of Al B. Sure edit, and getting big Bono, Adam Clayton, and Brian time requests." Eno. Tested it with favorable R. CHARLES SNYDER, PD, KTMT-MEDFORD, response, 25 plus, both male and ORE."Played theBeatlesin a.m. female. Now it's an add." drive, and around 9 a.m. we were SKIP CARR, MD, WAVT-POTTSVILLE, PA. Don' getting calls from offices to play it "Big sales for Melissa Etheridge, [again]. Tested Folk Implosion at Smashing Pumpkins, night and added it this week. Think Mariah/Boyz, and Meat Loaf. Like Oasis is a smash. Played instant triv- Queen, Natalie Merchant, and Big ia with P.M. Dawn and Al B. Sure." Mountain." COSMO LEONE, PD, KGRS-BURLINGTON, CHARLIE FISH, mail IOWA"Very positive response to the PD, WFQX- Beatles. McF4,...Hello9...The Beatles." WINCHESTER, STEVE HELLER, PD, ZFUN (KZFN)- VA. "Natalie Moscow, IDAHO"Paula Abdul has Merchant done very well on C.D'cision. We goes right yourCD like Don Henley. Good early reac- on-great fol- tion toDef Leppard." lowup for ED KANOI, PD, KONG-LIHUE, KAUAI, Seal. HAwAirjoanOsborne is starting to Everything crossover, phone response is but the Girl beyond just alternative music fans. is getting great response." toradio! Love P.M. Dawn... instant familiarity." DYANN WASHUT, PD, KWWW-WENATCHEE, MIKE STROBEL, PD, WLVY-ELMIRA, N.Y. LET GAVIN DO IT FOR LESS THAN IT WOULD WASH."Collective Soul pulling "Love Smashing Pumpkins' 1979.' COST YOU TO DO IT YOURSELF. We're all over it. Oasis doing real strong response after one week. well. Expect big things from Natalie Mariah/Boyz still Number One on the Merchant." phones." DAVE EVAN, OM/PD, WILI-WILLIMANTIC, JEFF ANDREWS, INTERIM PD, KLYV- ALL formats CONN. DUBUQUE, IOWA'Joan Osborne is a "Spiking Xscape, [it's] their big surprise; continuing to build. best in a long time. Nightime play ALL reporters to Huge teen phones for TLC." on Folk Implosion, the opening BRIAN GARVIN, PD, KDOG-MANKATO, hook grabs you right away. Good ALL trades MINN."Top three requests are build on Groove Theory." Smashing Pumpkins' Bullet,' TODD WISE, MD, KBKB-FoRT any dayof the week. Bonnie Raitt/Bryan Adams, and MADISON, IOWA"Edwyn Collins get- Folk Implosion, which is really ting great reaction from upper strong with women 18-30. Watch demos. If you're on the fence about Call Lou Galliani out for a song on Island by the the Beatles, get your head out of (805) 542-9999 Passengers called 'Miss Sarajevo; your butt."

GAVIN NOVEMBER 2 4 ,1995 13 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH MICHAEL JACKSON BOYZ II MEN TOTAL ..This I/ ,,i,);,/(Epic) "I Remember" (Motown) "No One Else" (Bad Boy/Arista) KRIS KROSS Boyz II Men have another up and comming hit Debuting at number 35 on the UL chart this "Tonite's the Night" on their hands. With a total of 296 spins, "I week is Total, with a total of 505 spins. (Rttffhouse/Columbia/CR(7 ) Remember" is sure to debut on the Urban chart Stations reporting spins include WKYS/ TONY RICH PROJECT next week. Stations reporting spins include KISS FM (77), KKBT (31), and KYEA (23). "Nobody Knows" (LaFace/Arista) WOLF (17), WQKI (14), and KMJJ/FM (10).

Gavin Urban Landscape

1 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 2422 +205 21 BRANDY -Brokenhearted (Atlantic) 935 -202

2 R. KELLY - You Remind Me of Something (Jive) 2215 +27 22 DEBORAH COX - Sentimental (Arista) 934 -365

3 XSCAPE - Who Can I Run To? (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) 1994 -187 23INTRO - Funny How Time Flies (Atlantic) 918 +164

4 TLC - Diggin' On You (LaFace/Arista) 1897 +120 24 PURE SOUL -I Want You Back (StepSun) 843 +33

5 D'ANGELO - Cruisin' (EMI) 1824 +58 25MONIFAH -I Miss You (Uptown/MCA) 785 +26

6 GERALD & EDDIE LEVERT - Already Missing You (eastwest/EEG) 1797 -68 26JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 763 201

7 MARIAN CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) 1650 +344 27 JON B. - Pretty Girl (Yab Yum/550 Music) 742 -247

8 SILK - Hooked On You (Keia/Elektra/EEG) 1578 +84 28Isaac To Isaac - UI Skool (Mercury) 658 +59

9 GROOVE THEORY -Tell Me (Epic) 1495 -166 29SOLO - Heaven (A&M/Perspective) 643 -347

10FAITH EVANS - Soon As I Get Home (Bad Boy/Arista) 1463 +264 30JESSE & TRINA - Where Is The Love (Capitol) 595 +31

11 TERRY ELLIS - Wherever You Are (eastwest/EEG) 1439 +85 31 WILL DOWNING - Sorry,I (Island) 576 +64

12 MONICA - Before You Walk Out Of My Life (Rowdy/Arista) 1337 +238 32 ASANTE - Look What You've Done (Columbia/CRG) 572 +69

13 MARIAH CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 1324 242 33BRIAN McKNIGHT - Still In Love (Mercury) 549 +68

14SHAI - Come With Me (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 1185 +93 34 ANOINTED - It's In God's Hands Now (Epic) 538 +103

15 L.L.COOL J - Hey Lover (Def Jam Recording Group) 1091 +264 35 TOTAL - No One Else (Bad Boy/Arista) 505

16 MONICA - Like This Like That (Rowdy/Arista) 1069 -66 36 JASON WEAVER - I Can't Stand The Pain (Motown) 479 +105

17QUINCY JONES introducing TAMIA - You Put A Move On My Heart (Qwest) 1018 +181 37MOKENSTEF - In the Rain (Outburst/Def Jam/Island) 425 -35

18 JODECI - Love U 4 Life (MCA) 1002 +72 38 IMMATURE - We Got It (MCA) 418NEW

19 j - Anything (MJJ/550 Music) 987 +23 39GOODIE MoB - Cell Therapy (LaFace/Arista) 415NEW

20 AFTER 7 - Damn Thing Called Love (Virgin) 962 +68 40ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE - m Hate U (Warner Bros.) 407 -255

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'est COP !nnalthlArc4nt Mariah Carey +74 Anointed +44 "One Sweet Day" (Columbia"CRG) "One Sweet Day" (Columbia/CRG) "It's In God's Hands Now" (Epic) Faith Evans +67 Terry Ellis +69 L.L. Cool J +43 "Soon As I Get Home" (Bad 13cy/,Arista) "Wherevii- You Are" (eastwest/EEG) -Hey Lover' (Def Jam RecordingGroup) Phyllis Hyman +41 Faith Evans +68 Shal +36 "I Refuse to Be Lonely "Soon As I Get Home" (Bad Boy/Arista) "Come with Me" (Gasoline Alley/MCA) (Philadelphia International/Zoo)

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bk119.011.14.1111000.0.,100 P C ni On-line EY QUINCY MCCOY Urban Picks Hark the Harold, Austin Sings SILK If you need inspiration that good things still happen in of enforcing our rule to our mixers to use radio edits Silk (Elektra) this business, then Harold Austin should be your hero. or do your own editing. Especially on the weekend Just a little over four years ago he was the music coor- when we feature songs that use stronger language. dinator at his sister station KMEL/San Francisco. He KMEL-San Francisco reports Top 40 and you report was promoted to KKBT(The Beat) as MD three years Urban, but the two stations sound similar. What are your ago, became APD last September and in May of this differences? year he was named Director of Operations. Harold There's no question there are a lot of artists and Austin is 26 years old. songs KMEL and The Beat share, but at the same time QMC: Are there any new demographic there are artists they can play that we realities In Los Angeles? can't. KMEL is a Top 40 mass appeal sta- Harold Austin: We pretty much dictate our tion. San Francisco by tradition has always The massive double platinum own demographics and determine our own been a very R&B driven market. But success of their debut album, Lose reality, as far as our target. When I came to because their market is less fragmented Control, and the Number One Los Angeles three years ago, the station than ours, they can experiment with artists smash hit "Freak Me," could make was targeting blacks only. We researched like Green Day, Seal, or, when I was anyone start worrying about a blacks only at that time. there, we played U2 and The Red Hot sophomore jinx.But the five tal- What is your target demo now? Chili Peppers and these records were huge ented members of this group We're targeting 18-34 years olds and hits. We could never play those artists have come together spiritually researching 60-40 blacks and Latinos. The here. and produced a superb second formula of The Beat is hip -hop, main- Harold Austin, Program What can you play that doesn't work for album. There isn't a weak stream R&B, old -school, and slow jams. Director, KKBT them? moment on Silk, which showcas- Those four genres makeup the sound of the station. Some of the west coast rap stuff like Mack 10, es the quintet's new maturity as Do you have specialty programming assigned to each Kausion and WC and the Maad Circle. These three artists and signals to the world one of those genres? artists are big in LA, and you'll hear them all the time that Silk has earned a serious Primarily just the hip -hop genre on the weekends. on The Beat or Power 106. If you go to San Francisco, place in the world of MB Fridays we have "The Joint," which plays new hip -hop you won't hear them. WAITING TO EXHALE and is very underground. On Saturday evenings we Who do you share more audience with-KJLH or Power 106? SOUNDTRACK have the "Mix Master" show, with Julio G. This show We share some audience with KJLH, but lately Various Artists (Arista) is very West Coast sounding. These are hard-core they've been on an adult tip. Our main competitor is From Terry records that are popular in the hoods, that don't get Power 106. The stations sound similar, but lately McMillian's best regular rotations, and certainly, you won't hear them there's been some changes at Power 106. They're play- selling hook outside of LA. ing more of what is defined in Los Angeles as deep comes the For someone reading this in New York. Mobile, St. Louis house, which are very uptempo dance/house records soon -to -be or New Haven, how can you pinpoint for them what you with Latino lyrics and sample that other Latino songs. blockbuster film mean by the west coast sound? What is your opinion of the state of Urban radio? soundtrack. G -Funk sound, the gangsta sound is the most com- One good thing I've noticed is that the Urban sta- The record fea- mon term to describe this music. tions in a lot of markets have been outperforming the tures an How does this affect your dayparting cf music? Churbans. But with deregulation and situations like unprecedented linup of black Like I said, we play most of the G -Funk stuff on the New York, where one station takes the high road and music's hottest divas, including weekends. Basically we're not heavily dayparted, with the other the lower demo, it seems to drain on the Whitney Houston (who also stars the exception of certain rap records in morning drive. creative output of stations because the market is divid- in the film), Toni Braxton, Aretha But if they test well enough to be in power rotation, ed and you're both on the same team. I think the big Franklin, Mary J. Blige, TLC, we'll play them. For example, when the Dogg Pound corporations remind me of a shark eating frenzy shop- Brandy, Chaka Khan, Patti record, Respect came out, we were playing it after 2 ping spree. They're buying and buying so that in a LaBelle, Faith Evans, SWV, CeCe p.m. and it was top five requests. I knew that within a few years there may he only a handful of companies Winans, Shanna, For Real, month that record would be top five and we would be owning stations. We're going to reach a point when Chante Moore, and Sonja Marie. playing it around the clock. Congress is going to have to regulate all over again. But perhaps the most incredible Do you edit offensive music? If so, do you do it in house That's one of the reasons why voting awareness and contribution of all comes from or use record company edits? raising the consciousness is going to he our big cam- writher/producer Kenny We do both. We definitely know we have a respon- paign for '96. We want to attack the attitude of "why "Babyface" Edmonds and his sibility to our community and we do an excellent job bother" and change that mind set. seemingly endless wealth of great songs. Babyface has already made pop history as both an artist and a Urban WorkshopCallbacks writer of wonderful songs about love, romance, and relationships It's a good policy to answer letters from n their book A Passion for Excellence, The best way to give yourself a daily dose and Waiting to Exhale only disgruntled listeners, but if you also call Tom Peters and Nancy Austin disci.ss of reality is by making research call- strengthens his reputation. a concept they call the "Daily Dose of backs. At least three times a week, have them, it could be the difference in winning Babyface is an American phe- Reality." What this means is finding ways your research person leave you a callback them back or losing that listener forever. nomena, a great songwriter in a to stay in touch with your customers. The form of a listener who has a complaint If possible, form a "Callback Squad" of league with Richard Rogers, objective is threefold: To let your cus- about the station. managers at your station who are good Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, and tomers know they are important to you. Call listeners in your target who listen to communicators and spread the calls Duke Ellington. With the To uncover problems before they become your competition and ask them probing around. Meet once a week anddiscus Waiting to Exhale soudtrack major irritants, and to give yourself a questions. Callbacks to listeners with what is on the minds of your listener Babyface will surely he on the daily reminder of what the real world ,s positive feedback can also help you in This reality check could be the difference short list for an Oscar nomina- saying about your station. your marketing plans. between winning and losing. tion in the best song category. MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH REAL LIVE LBC CREW CAPLETON FEATURING METHOD MAN (K-DEF & LARRY -0) Beware of 11/Iy Crew i JigsOf The Morning Real Div .S1)'1 (Premeditated) (Lk] Jam Recording Group) (Big Beat/Atlantic ) Snoop's new group holds their own with an Looks like Def JamAica is heating up. Let's THA DOGG POUND irresistible trunkfull of funk. WNWK, WESU, see how hot... Respect and \\ \ I \I showlove for the West... (Death Row/Priority) PIT Like That!BY THEMBISA S. MSHAKA Gavin Rap For God They Bust Lyricists have used rap as the plat- $ 2 1 LORD FINESSE - Hip To Da Game (Penalty) form to expound on everything

9 5 2 THE GROUP HOME - Livin' Proof (Payday/FFRR) from the Nation of Islam to mari- juana, so before you crack another $ 1 3 BLAHZAY BLAHZAY - Danger (Mercury) joke about Christian rap, get the $ 7 4 KOOL G RAP - Fast Life Feat. NAS (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street) whole story, from the reasons to $ 4 5 THE GENIUS - Liquid Swords (DGC) the numbers. With all the heat rap

$ 8 6 FAB 5: HELTAH SKELTAH/O.G.C. - Blah/Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka (Duck Down/Priority) takes for content and images, heavenly hip -hop serves to uplift "On Earth As It Is In Heaven": Ras $ 3 7 ERICK SERMON - Bomdigi/Tell 'Em (Def Jam Recording Group) the youth and the genre. But the Kass inks with Priority as label $ 6 8 PHARCYDE - Runnin'/Drop (Delicious Vinyl/Capitol) beats are just okay, right? Depends staff and manager Coolie look on. 7 9 9 FAT JOE - Success (Relativity) on who you ask. Just like in secular out triumph of LL Cool J. The

31 26 10 KIALOLIE - Rappaz R. N. Dainja (Jive) hip -hop, not everyone is incredibly fact that LL was the label's first dope, but more than a few are artist and that this is Def Jam's AKINYELE AND SADAT X - Loud Hangover featuring Sadat X (Loud/RCA) 26 14 11 tight and have the sales to prove it. 10th anniversary year made the $ 10 12 SMIF N' WESSUN - Sound Boy Bureill/Wrekonize (Wreck/Nervous) Among those who keep it reli- hash even sweeter. Kurds Blow, $ 13 13 METHOD MAN - The Riddler (Remit) (Atlantic) gious while they keep it real are Grandmaster Flash, Montell Jordan, and Warren G. were in 27 21 14 MANNISH - Expect That (Correct/Grindstone Ent.) the artists of Grapetree Records, founded in 1992 by 22 -year old the house, along with the nation's 2218 15 ILL BISKITS - God Bless Your Life (Atlantic) entrepreneur Knolly Williams. dopest programmers including S 12 16 CYPRESS HILL - Throw Your Set In The Air/Killa Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) Distributed by Diamante Music KUNV-Las Vegas'Warren Peace,

S 16 17 JUNIOR MAFIA -I Need You Tonight (Big Beat/Atlantic) Group, the successful indie is WTCC-Springfield's James Lewis, home to Dallas native Barry G., and Awesome 2. Catching the $ 17 18 GOODIE MoB - Cell Therapy/Soul Food (LaFace/Arista) who has sold over 150,000 units taping of In The House was hella 37 30 19 MIC GERONIMO - The Natural/Train Of Thought (Blunt) and was a founder of P.I.D. cool (props to Amani, K -Lyles, 24 23 20 OMNISCIENCE - Amazin' (3 Boyz From Newark/Elektra) Funk -ladenFazeand alternative and J-Stock)...Next time you talk

14 15 21 MOBB DEEP - Give Up The Goods (Loud/RCA) rap duo D.D.C. also put in work to Erika at Elektra, call her E with tight grooves and positive Da Hustler. Smoothe Da Hustler S 19 22 ONYX - Last Dayz (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group) rhymes. Grapetree's mission is to is her first cousin! Smoothe's potna 20 20 23 SUPERNATURAL - Buddah Blessed It (Elektra/EEG) counter the senseless violence Trigga has a few labels excited $ 11 24 CHEF RAEKWON - Ice Cream (Loud/RCA) and drug abuse sweeping the after what he kicked on "Broken nation by putting God first in the Language." Let's see where he NEW 25 THA DOGG POUND - Respect (Death Row/Priority) music of today's generation, hip - lands.. Al Lindstrom landed at $ 22 26 JAMAL - Fades 'Em All (Rowdy/Arista) hop. Wanna know more? Consult Blunt doing college promotion... - 36 27 CHEF RAEKWON - Incarcerated Scarfaces (Loud/RCA) the Christian rap bible, Heaven's Hakeem at Perspective wants

28 28 28 SMOOTHE DA HUSTLER - Hustlin'/Broken Language (Profile) Hip -Hop. In it you'll find every- everyone to know that he's the one thing from testimonial letters sent to holla at for Pudgee. Give him 35 31 29 OL' DIRTY BASTARD - Rawhide/Don't You Know (Elektra/EEG) by readers to record reviews and a call for your copy at (213) 468- 35 30 TRENDZ OF CULTURE - Make A Move (Mad Sounds/Motown) industry news. For the scoop on 2411 ext. 3103...Who's lovin' what? $ 32 31 L.L.COOL J - Hey Lover featuring Boyz II Men (Def Jam Recording Group) Grapetree and Heaven's Hip -Hop, B -Lief is all over the Fugees, Sure

- 37 32 FUGEES (Tranzlator Crew) - Fugee-La/How Many Mics (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) contact Mike Flores at (512) 443- Rock is open on "Last Dayz- from 1684...Look for me, Richie Rich, Onyx, Big J at WRUV-Burlington 23 29 33 DAS EFX - Real Hip -Hop (eastwest/EEG) and Suga-T in the Conscious has finally been sold on Goodie 17 24 34 KAPONE - No Jurisdiction/Get Down To It (Penalty) Daughters' slammin' clip for MoB, and Suki at WMUA-Amherst NEW 35 5TH WARD BOYZ - One Night Stand (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe) "Gamers," their new single drop- says "Fat Joe's album is the bomb!"

29 34 36 DA YOUNGSTA'Z ILLY FUNKSTAZ -I'll Make Ya Famous/Bloodshed & War (PopArt) ping next year on Priority. And ...Did Doo Wop wreck shop on after scoring Ras Kass, did I hear the GZA mix tape or what?!...Talked 30 33 37 JURASSIC 5 - Unified Rebolution (Blunt) something about the West Coast - to Stretch recently, and he wants NEW 38 THE NEXT CHAPTER - Various Unsigned Artists (Immortal) heavy label getting Organized?... y'all to send his records to the right NEW 39 CAPLETON - Wings Of Morning (Def Jam Recording Group) I did hear the Pharcyde release address, so here it is: 407 E. 91st party was packed to the rafters. Street #2-C, New York, NY 10128... 2527 40 CROOKLYN DODGERS '95 - Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers (Forty Acres And A Big up to Carmelita for handlin' Shouts out to Lord Finesse and biz once again...Def Jam rolled Penalty Recordings for a well - out the red carpet for Mr. Smith deserved Number One single... KRIS KROSS - Tonite's Da Nite (So So Def/Columbia/CRG) to celebrate the mature, smoothed - like that. ONE LOVE. PUDGEE ;n The Regular (Perspective)

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Singles

1 1 1 GOODIE MoB - Cell Therapy (LaFace/Arista)

- 17 2 L.L.COOL J - Hey Lover (Def Jam Recording Group)

2 2 3 THE GENIUS - Liquid Swords (DGC)

4 3 4 COOLIO - Gangsta's Paradise (MCA) GET WITH YOU 5 6 5 PHARCYDE - Runnin' (Delicious Vinyl/Capitol)

9 7 6 BLAHZAY BLAHZAY - Danger (Mercury)

19 8 7 THE CLICK - Hurricane (S,c Wid IULlive)

3 4 8 CHEF RAEKWON - Ice Cream (Loim/RCA) PHUNK 6 5 9 ERICK SERMON - Bomdigi (Def Jam Recording Group) ADDICT 25 11 10 LUNIZ - Playa Hata (C-NOTE/Noo Trybe)

11 10 11 METHOD MAN - The Riddler (Atlantic) 17 12 12 CYPRESS HILL - Throw Your Set h The Air (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) CREW 8 13 13 KRS-ONE - MC's Act Like They Don't Know (Jive)

7 9 14 A.Z. - Sugar Hill feat. missjones (EMI)

12 14 15 ONYX - Last Dayz (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group)

10 20 16 MYSTIKAL - Y'all Ain't Ready Yet (Big Boy/Jive) "New rap trio has a contender on its NEW 17 KOOL G RAP - Fast Life (Cold Chilliri/Epic Street) hands..." 15 15 18 JAMAL - Fades 'Em All (Rowdy/Arista) -WOW' - 24 19 LORD FINESSE - Hip To Da Game (Penalty) NEW 20 SMIF N' WESSUN - Sound Soy Bureill/Wrekonize (Wreck/Nervous) "Destined to bust out big time at 13 16 21 LOST BOYZ - Jeeps, Beemaz & Benz (Uptown/MCA) R & B radio." 18 18 22 JUNIOR MAFIA - Player's Anthem (Big Beat/Atlantic) -BILLBOARD NEW 23 JUNIOR MAFIA - I Need You Tonight (Big Beat/Atlantic) NEW 24 THE DOC - Return Of The Living Dead (Giant) "P.A.C. drops down with a mack daddy NEW 25 FAB 5: HELTAH SKELTAH/O.G.C. - Blah/Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka (Duck Down\Priority) rap cut." nv Albums -URBAN NETWORK

8 1 1 THA DOGG POUND - Dcgg Food (Death Row/Priority)

7 2 THE GENIUS - Liquid Swords (Geffen)

1 2 3 KRS-ONE - KRS-ONE (Jive)

- 15 4 ERICK SERMON - Double Or Nothing (Def Jam Recording Group) GET WITH THE EARLY BELIEVERS: WJNN WGOK WZHT 16 8 5 8 BALL M.J.G - On Top Of The World (Suave/Relativity) KHDC WYKS WAEJ 3 3 6 KOOL G RAP - 4,5,6 (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street) KLSS WLOU KYEA 2 4 7 A.Z. - Doe or Die (EMI) WILD WJLB WRNB 10 6 8 ONYX - All We Got lz Us (JMJ/Def Jam Recording Group) WJMH KMVR WOLF 4 5 9 JUNIOR MAFIA - Conspiracy (4 Beat/Atlantic) WZIP WROU WQKI 13 9 10 CYPRESS HILL - Ill - Temple of Boom (Ruffhouse/Columbia/CRG) KHRN POWER95 WFKX - 20 11 THE CLICK - Game Related (SicWid It/Jive) WENN WAPZ KLBQ - 19 12 GOODIE MoB - Soul Food (LaFace/Arista) KQKS WRXB KIKI 15 14 13 FAT JOE - Jealous One's Envy (Itelativity) KJCK KNEK KRUS

7 10 14 CHEF RAEKWON - Only Built 4 Cuban Linn (Loud/RCA) WTCC WTLZ WPEG

5 12 15 BONE THUGS N' HARMONY - E. 1999 Eternal (Relativity/Ruthless) WNNJ WHQT WTNY WCKX WPAL KCDD - 17 16 COOLIO - Gangster's Paradise (Tommy Boy) 17 TOP AUTHORITY - G Rated (Trak/Solar) KZFM KZHT WBAD

6 11 18 SHOW SOUNDTRACK - Soundtrack: Various Artists (Def Jam Recording Group) WKYS KMJK

11 16 19 LUNIZ - Operation Stackola (C-NOTE/Noo Trybe)

19 18 20 MENACE CLAN - Da Hood (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe)

9 13 21 DAS EFX - Real Hip Hoo (eastwest/EEG) BLACK 18 21 22 JT The Bigga Figga - Dwellin' In The Labb (GLP/Priority)

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42 50 50 MEAT PUPPETS - No Joke (London) Editor: SEANA BARUTH College reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVINFax: (415) 495-2580 20 GAVIN NOVEMBER 24,1995 College money for equipment. Chartbound Inside College sEANABAR UTH But Director Passaro, didn't you say earlier that money was not a ANN MAGNUSON - The Luv Show (Geffen) factor in the sale of WBAU? Ah, the FREA (WATER - Old Paint (Thrill Jockey) confusion... The Adelphi Incident But truthfully, folks, the reasons for UNSANE - Scattered, Smothered & Covered the Adelphi University's lockout and (Amphetamine Reptile/Atlantic)

Part 2 sale of WBAU aren't the issue here. POEHello (Modern/Atlantic) The main issue/moral/message of MICR HARVEY - Intoxicated Man (Mute) If you recall, in last week's column public image," Passaro says. "From the story is this: the Adelphi adminis- we began the frightening tale of the the student activity perspective, it tration shut down WBAU because MOUSE ON MARS - laora Tahiti (Too Pure/ shutdown of WBAI', the college sta-had become a continuing problem they had the power to, and because Amer can) tion at Adelphi University in Long in terms of disorganization and, uh, it was the easy thing to do. At the SPACEHOG - Resident Alien (Sire/EEG) Island. you know, actual technical difficul- time of the WBAU sale, no huge FCC Dropped: #28 Red Hot + Bothered 3, #37 Tuscadero, Ryc:in: On August 24 of this ties that the station was running fine had been levied against the sta- year. the administration of Adelphi into, like going off the air at unpre- tion and no litigation had been #47 My Lite with the Thrill Kill Kult, #48 Eve's Plum, dictable times. There was a real l'iliversity shut dolor WBAU with a threatened. In short, there was noth- #49 5ive Style, midnight visit and a padlock. John management problem at WBAU that ingreallywrong with WBAU; noth- Schmidt. a .30 -year veteran of needed to be taken on if the univer- ing, at least, that justified the admin- year that's disappeared in the next. 14/iAItalked with inside college last sity was going to be responsible for istration's throwing in the towel. WBAU had the misfortune to hit a week and recounted the events that running the station." It's not uncommon for stations to low that coincided with a lack of befell precipitated the station's clos- Despite administrative protests, have cyclical highs and lows, to be administrative support. It could hap- ing. Schmidt related that, just prior questions regarding Adelphi's deci- the hottest thing on campus one year pen to anyone...that's the point. to the shut -out. some (Wended listen- sions remain. As a recent New York and ignored the next, to have a laud- What did the staff of WBAU do in Times editorial, "The Plundering of ers had complained to the adminis- ed MD one year and a sucky one the the aftermath of their lockout? check Adelphi," pointed out, the universi- tration about certain programming. next, to have a vision and identity one this space next week... Schmidt asserted (in an imprinted ty's current president has an agenda portion of week's interview). that includes moving Adelphi up the "There arc' many people here who academic ladder-from commuter feel that the real issue has as notch to college to ivy league alternate. In do with content as with anything communication with an acquain- else." Schmidt also told G. MA that the tance of WBAU Technical Director university's decision was monetary. Schmidt, the president reportedly After the Student Govenonent said that perhaps "Long Island's Association voted not to use student Alternative Voice"-a flubbed read- L.) aclivitiesftes to fund WBAUS 1995- ing of WBAU's slogan-wasn't the 96 broadcast schedule, Adelphi, he image Adelphi wanted to present. says. balked at the prospect of provid- That statement, which casts doubt ing the station's $50,000 annual on administrative denials of WBAU "If dead body in the desert could stand up, it'd be a forest." -Deputy Sheriff, Lone Pine, CA budget. as an image problem, makes sense According to Vince Passaro, in light of the president's reportedly Adelphi's Director of University lofty goals for the university. Communications and Special Furthermore, later in our inter- Assistant to the President, however, view, Director Passaro was vague neither content, nor money, nor about the steps the university did image had anything to do with the (or, more correctly, did not) take to closing and sale of WBAU. Passaro try and sort out WBAU's "manage- puts it simply: "There were ever - ment problems" before pulling the fewer students becoming involved in plug. In light of the station's varied the station, active students-not and important contributions to the alums who were still doing shows.... music industry (e.g. Chuck D., Dr. There were only seven active, Dre and many others did time on enrolled students participating in the the air there) one would think radio station last year." Adelphi would to try revive the vital -There's plenty of money at the resource of WBAU-were it indeed university to run the station," failing. But, when he commented Passaro continues, "but there was on Adelphi's attempts to "save" the not any reason to put the money station, Passaro was thin on [into WBAU] as opposed to some- specifics. "I think there had been a where else, because [the station] multi -year effort urging those didn't have any particular bearing on involved in the station to better the academic mission of the univer- organize themselves and to generate sity. If the communications depart- more student interest...just in terms ment wanted to use it, or, say, if the of the the way the office of the HORSEPOWER university had a particular mission to clean of student life was, uh, verbal- broadcast, then the kind of money ly talking to the people involved in Heel On The Shovel we're talking about in a 90 million the station, saying, you know, 'do the first single from Sackcloth 'n' Ashes better, do more.' Student organiza- A swamp fevered, spirit stiffed, runaway train offering of dust bowl doom dollar budget is certainly findable." 0 1995 A&M Records, Inc. All rights reserved. Passaro goes on to counter the tions are allowed to plan their own assertion that the administration had budgets, and the hand is not taken done away with 'BAU because of to them, they're not treated like public image concerns. children. But there was nobody [at "The radio station had never risen WBAU] who was doing any long- as any kind of problem in the mind range planning over the last five or of the administration in terms of six years to start socking away

GA \I\ Novt iiiER 24, 1995 21 Gavin Alternative MOSTADDED PASSENGERS (12) BY MAX TOLKOFF Static miss.Careilem iWand KACV, KXPK, WXEG, KRZQ, KNRK, WRLG, KPOI, KITS, KOME, WMRQ, KTEG, KNDD Uncharted Territory AO FOR SQUIRRELS (11) Mighty KC (Colnbia/CRG) Do you realize I've been slaving necessary to keep tabs on what the It's On My Desk WNNX, WUNX, WEQX, WDRE, WWBX, away over a hot keyboard rest of this nation is up to. And, with Somewhere KTBZ, KNRK, WQXA, KNNC, WMRQ, for almost six months now? the advent of BDS, charts that rely on WDGE Top 5 songs PD's claim they couldn't find this week No, of course you don't. No one in "good faith" reporting techniques will THE PRESIDENTS OF THE America cares that I'm coming up soon understand why the dinosaurs even though the label sent S copies to the station UNITED STATES... (9) on my six month anniversary at disappeared from the Earth. 1. Blur 'Country House' (Virgin) Kitty (Pop Llama/Columbia/CRG) GAVIN. And why should you. You Instead of playing Spin The Bottle 2. Gren "She Shines" (IRS) KXRK, KPNT, KMYZ, WCHZ, WWBX, KLZR, WBRU, WQXA, KEDJ have a radio station to run dammit. with an old Phillips head screwdriv- 3. Letters To Cleo "Demon Rock" (Giant) SPACEHOG (8) Or, a label. The only printed words er in music meetings, most stations 4. Rusted Root "Ecstacy" (Mercury) you really care about are the ones are now using the Atomo 3000 5. Smackmelon "Drum Solo Song" (Relativity) .11caninne (Sire ll'arner Bros.) in the angry post-Arbitron memo from nuclear powered data flux extruder KPNT, WCHZ, WRXQ, KRZQ, KISF, the GM, or the words in the 50th with flexible port applications and Top 5 Songs We Almost WROX, WBZU, KEDJ angry memo you've written to the 300gb of RAM. Now, before I get Added This Week RANCID (8) morning show in the last week cause angry phone calls from Seana Rriby.tioho (Epitaph) they still don't know how to plan Baruth, the Zimmermen, Rob Or, what reason do we give the KREV, WEQX, CIMX, KRZQ, KTCL, WBZU, WLUM, WPUP and execute a bit and their breaks Bleetsteen et al., (who have their label this time? are too long again, and they've respective format's most accurate 1. Loud Lucy 'Ticking" (DGC/Geffen) MOSTREQUESTED missed the last three after -shift meet- charts) I will say that this general 2. Everclear "Santa Monica" (Capitol) SMASHING PUMPKINS ings in a row and if they don't get philosophy mainly applies to alter- 3. Passengers "Miss Sarajevo" (Island) Bullet With Butterfly Wings native and some of the other main- their act together now, you're gonna 4.311 "Don't Stay Home" (Capricorn) (Virgin) bust them to part-time overnights. stream (oops, I used the "M" word) for- 5. Oasis Vonderwall" (epic) POE It's the same thing at a label, only mats. BDS is not Big Brother, yet. Trigger Happy Jack (Atlantic) the job titles are different. And Having said all this I'm now going to Top 5 Songs We Know 811 instead of ratings and morning admit that I've reconsidered the whole Will Work But We're Too shows, you're worried about spins, issue of charts. Maybe we need them Don't Slav At Home (Capricorn) Scared To Play Them PRESIDENTS OF THE U.S.A. Christmas shows, and why The after all. But let's do something new. Cause They Don't Sound Four Nosebleeds can't deliver a top Let's have charts that really reflect what's Kirtr(N)Llama Columbia/CRG) ten single. Who has time for trades? going on in radio. I've decided to create Like Green Day JOAN OSBORNE Which brings me back to the a number of new charts in 1996. Here 1. Chris Isaak "Go Walking Down There" (Reprise) One Of Is (.11erculy) are a few examples of the proposed subject of my first six months. You 2. Black Grape "In The Name Of The Father" (Radioactive) MOSTBUH-UZ Z know what's amazed me the most new radio tracking charts using actual 3. Folk Implosion "Natural One" (London) We asked a hunch o' program- (aside from the art department in- data so you can see how they would 4. Ben Folds Five "Underground" (Passenger/Caroline) mers what's REALLY working at explicably refraining from having me work. I'd like your feedback on these, killed)? No one from either radio or so please read them carefully. 5. No Doubt "Just A Girl" (Trauma/Interscope) radio. "Or O0000, baby baby, I can feel the power!" the labels has uttered a peep about So let me know what you think of me blowing out the alternative Top 5 Songs We Just Don't FOLK IMPLOSION Get But Caved In Anyway these proposed new charts. Or per- The Nulural One (London) chart from the magazine. Granted, haps you have your own sugges- you still get a chart in the weekly Please try not to rub my face in it, O.K.? EVERCLEAR tions. If you're industrious, e-mail GAVIN Express Fax on Tuesday night Santa .florid(Capitol) 1. Folk implosion "Natural One" (London) me at [email protected]. Or just pick (a severely truncated version I might JOAN OSBORN 2. Jon Osborne "One Of Us" (Mercury) up tlic clmun phony. add, but timely), however, in six One Of's (.1.1ercug) 3. Alanis Morrisette "Hand In My Pocket" (Maverick) months nary a complaint has been BLACK GRAPE 4. Blues Traveler "Hook" (A&M) raised that a chart has not appeared In The Name Of The Father 5. Rancx1"Timebomb" (Epitaph) [email protected] in the pages of Gavin. Oh, there (Radioactive) was one whiner who sent me e- SMASHING PUMPKINS mail about five weeks after I start- 1979 (11);:nn) ed. He worked for ASCAP or SESAC, or some such organization. He swore Spence For Hire MOSTLIKELYTO that his life revolved around the SUCCEED GAVIN alternative chart. My return e- SOUTHERN CULTURE OUTTA CONTROL They're just seedlings, but watch mail suggested that perhaps the HowCHEAP BEER, CORNBREAD AND MEXICAN WRESTLING HAVE HELPED SHAPE search for a life might be in order 'elm grow. THE SOUNDS OF SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS BY SPENCE D. here, and I put him on the fax list. CHRIS ISAAK Haven't heard from him since. When all is said and done and you honcho for the Chapel Hill, North Go Walking Down There (Reprise) There's not a programmer in the really get down to the nitty gritty, Carolina power swamp rock quartet RUBY country who will admit to caring one man relates to everything on four Southern Culture on the Skids. Now, Paraffin (WORK/CRG) ounce of Mountain Dew backwash basic levels: beer, food, Mexican Rick is from the deep South, a world SEVEN MARY THREE about charts and trades. Charts have wrestling, and music. No matter far removed from the laid-back Cumbersome (Mammoth) always been just another resource, where you're from you can always ambiance of the West Coast, so you'd NO DOUBT another light hand tool in the music relate to at least one of these subjects. hardly think that he'd have anything just .4 Girl (Interscope) meeting. A mere glance is all that is Case in point, one Rick Miller, head Continued on page 23 LOUD LUCY Ticking (Geffen) Editor: MAX TOLKOFF Assistant: SPENCED.Alternative Reports accepted through Tuesday 3:00 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 22 GAVIN ALTERNATIVE College phony through a timeless digitized Spence For Hire(Continued) College Picks composition. - SPENCE D. I THE PHARCYDE LOOP GURU Labcabincalifornia Continued from page 22 just deee-licious. That's the best chick- Mmiya (Delicious Vinyl) in common with a laxadaisical en, but we'll get our chicken from (Waveform) Back in '91, when the Pharcyde burst Californian like myself. But we stuck anyplace. KFC's okay and Popeye's is Dun iya, a domestic version of a onto the hip -hop scene with their to the basics (beer, food, Mexican good, but I always like to get it from U.K. LP, is Loop Guru's first U.S. debut, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, wrestling, music), and damn if we a good, clean truck stop-that's release. This English ensemble art- they (along with Freestyle Fellowship) didn't hit it off on the good foot. always good chicken. In the South, at fully applies a hip -hop technique, When it comes to drinkin' beer, all the truck stops, they'll have a little virtually redefined the Los Angeles sampling, to the music of the world. there's only two ways to go: it's either buffet set up with fried potatoes and hip -hop motif. Rather than spout tired By borrowing pieces from such the really expensive stuff or dirt maybe some cornbread, some corn gangsta-isms, the Pharcyde unleashed diverse sources as Balinese gamelan cheap shit beer; there's no in- dogs and a thing of fried chicken. a sonic whirlwind bristling with lyrical music, African chants, and Eric B. & between. "I agree with you totally That's where we got our song "Fried finesse and quirky, unfiltered jazz Rakim, Loop Guru concoct a rich man, it's that middle ground that Chicken and Gasoline," because beats. Now after a four-year absence, tapestry of transcendent grooves and kinda kicked," states Miller. "Bass is you'd be pumpin' gas and eatin' a the group has resurfaced and retooled cross cultural electronica; their disc good, all those English beers are piece of chicken." their off -kilter formula for their sopho- reflects a darker, grittier take on good, but have you ever had a Natty After a good, hearty meal of fried more effort. Toned down is the wacky world, hip -hop trip -hop and dub; Bo' in a Bottle? It's from the land of chicken and cornbread you just gotta irreverence, and the grooves have easy reference points might be Bohemian living, which is Baltimore relax and there's no better way than been peeled back to the marrow to Trans -global Underground and of all places. Total shit beer, but man, to lose yourself in the wild world of reveal a sparser -yet -richer sound that Massive Attack. Through it may it hits the spot. Then there's Lucky Mexican wrestling. "I lived down in packs maximum bump -n -boom. Once sound corny, the spiritual vibe on Lager with those brain teasers they Southern California for a while, and again, the rotating roster of MCs . Duni ya really shines through, and have on the inside of the tops. That's one of the local TV stations used to (Imani, Booty Brown, Fat Lip, and although the entire album is strong, how I used to tell I was drinkin' too run all these Santo movies." (Santo is Slim Kid 3) insures that there's never my Pick to Click() is "The Fine Line much-when I could start figurin"em the quintessential. Mexican wrestler, a a dull moment on the lyrical tip. Between Passion and Fear," which out. I think that's why they're on south -of -the -border cult hero who has "Bullshit" sets the tone with low -end offers an incessant beat and a mes- there, it's a built in way to tell when appeared in innumerable Mexican rumble and crazy verbal discharge, merizing Baka Beyond sample. you shouldn't drive. Then there's films and television series; sort of the while "She Said" comes off like late night Loop Guru's latest, Duniya, is per- Ballantine, that's the one they give us Hispanic equivalent of Superman). red -eyed lounge funk. The rest of the fect pop for our global villagem. when we play all the clubs up in the "Man, I saw a ton of Santo movies album is rife with diversity, as the -BRENDAN M. GILLEN III Northwest. Schlitz is really cheap now when I lived there. I was just a kid, Pharcyde offer an overdosage of too, I drink that occasionally. Did you but Santo really influenced me, he swirling mystical haze, rich, back - CLUSONE TRIO I Am an Indian guys have the "Mint Bull"? Cool Colt was so suave," Miller reminisces. masked organ tones, flamenco(!) gui- is what it was, spearmint flavored "Wrestling's really big here in North tar and copious scratch embellish- (Gramavision) malt liquor. That and a pack of Kool Carolina, but these guys don't know ment. With Labcabincalifornia, the Ernst Reijseger (cello), Michael cigarettes, I'm tellin' ya man, it's hap- what wrestling really is. The Hispanic Pharcyde have once again delivered Moore (clarinet, sex), and Han penin'!" Miller says ecstatically. wrestling is so much better, they get an innovative blast of hip -hop vibeol- Bennik (percussion, electronics) are Beer may be the liquid of life and so much more into it with the masks ogy.-SPENCE D. the Clusone Trio. Based in Amster- dam, the outfit has recorded several the nectar of creative inspiration, but and all that kind of stuff. We wrote a GOLDIE you gotta have some solid sustenance song called "Santo," and for our live choice, avant-ish jazz records, and to balance it out. "We eat cornbread show we have a bunch of wrestling Timeless its members sometimes show up on all the time," says Miller. "There was a masks, and we usually get someone (FTRR/London) other musicians' weirdly enticing great 'meat and three' place next to to come up on stage and kinda chan- Emerging from the crackling, projects. This CD of tricky and chal- the studio where we recorded our nel Santo's spirit through their body tangled wires and blinding light lenging live material from the Trio's newest album, Dirt Track Date, that for 21/2 minutes or so." flashes of the modern "jungle" 1993 dates, is playful and fun while had really good cornbread. It was Cold beer, warm cornbread, fried comes Goldie, a sonic savior bearing at the same time totally out there called Gus' Sir Beef. They had a really chicken and a passel of Mexican gifts of raw, kinetic pastorality. and skittery. good 'meat and three', y'know meat wrestling films. All that's missing is an Atmospheric swirls of ambient tones Clusone provides even the most and three vegetables," he explains. appropriate soundtrack. And who clash and collide with frenetic com- demanding improv freak with plenty As for the cornbread, well Miller is better to supply the tunes than puterized drum tracks to create the of Braxtonish intricacies to savor: somewhat of a connoisseur. "There's Southern Culture on the Skids, the spasmatic sonic stew which is the wonderful "building site" percussive a lot of different ways to make it. masters of "Toe sucking geek rock." sustenance of Goldie's mystikal insanity, a cello that whines and Some people like it sweet so they'll "Geeks are kinda like the people at muse. The opening track, "Time- thunders but sure ain't playin no put honey or sugar in the batter. fairs who bite the heads off of live less," is a 20 -minute electronic suite, melodies or scales, and terrific ques- Then there's corn fritters which are chickens," explains Miller, "and some- broken down into three diverse tioning squalks, squeaks and wails. deep fried. They're kinda like 'hush times our live shows can take on a movements: I. Inner City Life, II. However, to snare the more accessi- puppies.' You ever had a 'hush carnival atmosphere." As for the toe Pressure, and III. Jah. The refrain of bly -inclined listeners, the ensemble puppy'? Those were the little bits of sucking part, the bands drummer, Dave "Inner City Life" continues to emerge consistently makes irresistibly swing- the corn fritter that they used to Hartman, once sucked the grungy, throughout the rest of the album's ing, bopping passages the starting throw to the dogs to quiet them up. beer stained, unclipped, curled toe- seven songs, lending a cohesive ele- point for such explorations. Those That's how they got their name: 'hush nail having toes of a female fan. "He ment to the whole project. While light, deft, lines from Reijseger's puppy.' A lot of people put jalapenos bit her toenail off with his teeth, but clashing, driving rhythms that pulse, cello, Bennik's snappy brush and in their cornbread, too. Everybody's he had to suck on it to loosen the pound and assault are the driving snare work, and Moore's agile, lilt- got their own way of doin' it. It's nail up. So he's the toenail suckin' force behind Timeless, there are a ing clarinet build a groove that begs kinda like barbecue or moonshine or part of the hand," recalls Miller. few reprieves. "State of Mind" is a for a segue into Goodman or anything else, there's a lot of folklore Southern Culture on the Skids. Just blast of pure, digitized R&B, while Dorsey. This approach-a quality behind it and everybody's got their some good ole sounds cornin' from a "Sea of Tears" swells and ebbs with concept but difficult to master-is own way of doin' it that's been handed deep Southern, garage rock perspec- bits of new-agey guitar and lush no problem for Clusone, which has down from generation to generation." tive. "Were comin' from a swamp pop electro-ambiance. the requisite brilliance in abun- Fried chicken is another SCOTS sta- thing: Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim, In the end, however, Timeless is dance. This threesome tackles the ple. "My favorite is this place Bones & Tony Joe White, CCR, Link Wray. We an excursion into atom -splitting myriad dangers and challenges with Buddies, in Portsmouth, Virginia. just kind of throw 'em all together entertainment; the disc conjures an inspired curiosity and a com- They've got a good peppery batter and try to have a good time with it." electro-visions of robotic conductors mendable disregard for the conse- that they put on their chicken and it's And that they do. leading an immense electronic sym- quences. -ALAN LOWE

GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 23 MUSICMASTERS Distributed in the USA and Canada by BMG Music ESA tG; R OCK Christian Music neext Generation A SECULAR VIEW OF DIVINE INTERVENTION

Prior to 1980, there was no such thing as a platinum -selling Christian act. Before then, "We think the country chart is going to be the spiritual music had been relegated to the catacombs of churches and religious book next big thing," says Carden, who is guardedly stores. Artists and producers like Chris Christian and B.J. Thomas operated on the optimistic about the inroads being made in the fringes as black and Southern gospel ruled the planet. Then came Amy Grant who genre. "Over the last year it's moved slower kicked open the doors, building a colossal career out of playing churches and eventually than some expected, but we crossing into giant arenas for "the mainstream" (Christian jargon for the secular general still have high hopes." In many ways, the market). Kathy Troccoli and Michael W. Smith followed, powerfully hitting the charts via Christian music industry A/C radio. Next came Steven Curtis Chapman, and DC Talk, the biggest Christian act echoes the secular industry. since Amy Grant. Currently on deck is Point of Grace, four coeds from Norman, On the radio side, for exam- Oklahoma who are fast building a rabid following. ple, the most popular format of secular radio is NC, also While the genre is still populated mainly by acts with wholesome images (with moral- the most popular format of ity clauses in their contracts to prove it) and glossy productions, some new groups point Christian radio, though all - to the possibility that the next generation of Christian music fans will not be led out of music commercial Christian the musical desert by a bank of DX7 synths and carefully screened pop songs, but broadcasting is still evolving. rather by a new breed of alternative bands dabbling with hip -hop, edgy metal, and "Most every market has aCCM Update the R.E.M.ish subtlety. Additionally, secular competitors currently inject more and more spiri- Christian station," says contemporary Christian monthly. tuality into their music as well. Recent efforts by Live, Joan Osborne as well as past Carden, "but strictly -music stations aren't in every mar- work by U2 and Bob Dylan are only a few examples of how rock n roll is increasingly ket. Some stations are run by churches and are looking inward and upward. So goes the future of Christian music, currently standing at non-commercial. Unfortunately, they try to the crossroads. attract everybody and consequently, [they end up] running everyone off. People who listen to "The majority of people [today] than we saw during the mid -eighties," Southern gospel don't necessarily want to hear not into Christian music says Carden. "[Back then] there was only Adult Amy Grant or something more contemporary, Contemporary with Amy Grant and very little while the contemporary people don't want to probably think of Christian rock, notably Stryper. Now Amy is as hear Southern gospel." George Beverly Shea." big as ever, and Stryper is no more, although Carden agrees that the Christian music indus- [former Stryper frontman] Michael Sweet has try is still usually misrepresented by the secular begun recording his second album." world. George Carden is the Chart Information Now, Carden adds, the stylistic variety found "Most likely, the majority of people not into Manager for CCM Communications, which pub- in secular music seems to have spread to its Christian music probably think of a fat woman lishes Contemporary Christian Music, a news- Christian counterparts: "There's Christian rap, singing gospel songs in the church; they proba- stand magazine founded in the 1970s by John Christian dance, all kinds." bly think of George Beverly Shea. While there StylI. In addition to the monthly, CCM publishes What will happen next in the Christian music was a time and place for that,I wouldn't take CCM Update, an industry radio trade. The arena is anyone's guess. Some predicted a new them away. At the same time, we have to get Update features weekly NC, Inspirational, and strain of Country after that format's explosion, the word out that there's Christian music that is Top 40 charts, and biweekly Rock and Country but so far, progress has .0( charts surveying the Christian music scene been slow. CCM just which, after being revolutionized by the pop debuted a new Country success of Amy Grant, now seems set to meta- Christian chart, which by Kent and Keith Zimmerman morphize once again. tracks both Christian and "There are a lot more artists and more variety secular country artists. (with assistance by Lisa Smith) GAVIN NovENIBER 24. 1995 Christian Music, the Out Generation

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just as good as secular music. It's just that there's music, followed closely by Sparrow and Star label's stature. "We're one of the biggest a different message-something positive." Song (both recently bought by EMI). However, record labels in the nation. Worldwide, in fact." While it may be debatable the quality is com- it's generally agreed that Word currently stands Bowles was one of the first to meld Country parable, the distribution of the music is widening at the top of the hill. Word's parent company is and Christian music on the radio at a Country to include large retailers and department stores Thomas Nelson Publishers, producers of Bibles station in Waco, Texas. "My background is in as most Christian music is still bought and sold and inspirational books. The Word Record and Country," he says, "In fact,I started a company within a tight framework of Christian bookstores, Music Group is divided into six different back in 1993 called Positive Country. It's a com- served by the Christian Booksellers Association labels-Myrrh (top 40), Word (the original label, pilation service and a marketing/promotion com- (CBA). Since this network only includes between A/C), Word Gospel (black gospel), Word pany as part of CDX [the noted Nashville CD 3,000 and 5,000 outlets, it's all the more amazing Maranatha (praise and worship), Word Nashville radio compilation distributors that service non - when a band like Point of Grace or DC Talk (country division), and Everland (children)-plus reporting stations].I was hired to go in and try shoots toward a million units sold. various print and publishing ventures. Word also to put together a marketing plan to distribute distributes Reunion Records, home of Michael Christian Country out to mainstream Country "Say the Word and W. Smith and Kathy Troccoli, and Sony releases radio. We called it Positive Country so that select product to the mainstream market. when the PD got the disc, it wouldn't be a turn- you'll be free." Additionally, Word Nashville has a deal with Epic off. The music enveloped both Christian -based Nashville on a project by project basis. country songs as well as moral value songs. A As it stands now, Word and Benson are the Everything else is handled out of New York. lot of mainstream stations started programming two biggest companies dealing in Christian Word Nashville's Rick Bowles confirms the it on Sunday mornings. Others played it sporadi- cally throughout the week. There's a few GAVIN stations doing it." Bowles sold the company and moved on to Word Nashville where he has concentrated on the marketing of Christian music, but his experi- Gospel Comes Home ence at Country music has played a big part in Let's be honest: In the recent past, Urban radio has been afraid to play gospel music. his perception of the industry's future. "I've had people ask me if this genre was But today, mainstream Urban stations should be afraid not to play it! Just look at threatening to anybody,' Bowles says, "I don't the success generated by the widespread airplay of Kirk Franklin & the Family, which think so. It's merely part of the mix of what resulted in the single "Why We Sing" reaching platinum status. It proves that today's Country's all about. Country is so diverse. We Urban audiences are open to hearing spiritual messages in their daily radio program- put out a compilation called Common Ground: ming. Franklin has become a sort of Country Songs of Faith, Love and Inspiration. preacher for the hip -hop generation, and Instead of calling it an alternative genre, I'd has been called "a crossover miracle." rather look at it as part of a mix with story What are some of the factors that songs that touch your emotions." have led to this breakthrough of gospel Heck, even Hank Wiiliams sang "I Saw The and inspirational music on secular radio? Light." Michael Winan, of the Grammy award Grant Hubbard has worked for Word for winning group, the Winans, calls this almost five and a half years. He started out call- development long overdue. ing radio, and by year four, he was overseeing "Mainstream radio has always had a "the trackers." Hubbard, while encouraged by grocery list of excuses [as to] why our the growth of the Christian music industry, is music couldn't be played, ranging from dubious that the format is on the verge of a poor quality to using the Lord's name. mainstream explosion. We've never changed our music orour message, but mainstream radio has changed "A lot of people have dubbed [contemporary and opened up. It's a new day." Christian music] the next breakout," says In Miami, WEDR/FM Program Director James Thomas remembers a time when Hubbard, "I disagree. We are much smaller. black radio routinely played a healthy portion of gospel music. "Black stations that We'll never be that big simply because of radio. aren't playing inspirational and gospel music, should," he says. "They'll discover it Right now we've got only a couple of 100,000 watt major market stations. There's KLTY-Dallas; won't be a tune -out, it'll be a turn -on.I don't believe there's a black family in the they do well. That's our Number One selling world whose roots aren't in religion;I don't think we could have survived as a people market." without believing in God." According to Hubbard, radio promotion is Urban radio has diversified it the last few years, creating new Urban A/C stations radio promotion whether you're pushing that target upper demos. These stations, which lean heavily on classic songs and Madonna or groups praising the Madonna. "We adult artists like Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, are including more gospel and play along the same lines as our mainstream inspirational music on their playlists. competitors as far as schmoozing and promo- Are we headed into a period of openness, where each record is judged on its own tion. We do giveaways, fly people in, pretty individual merits? Are we entering an era where the boundaries between secular much everything the big boys do-on a smaller and spirtual are blurring? I hope so. scale, of course." - QUINCY McCOY Hubbard, too, recalls the days when non-commercial Christian radio attempted to spin too

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1 25 25 4 2 1 MAURA O'CONNELL (Hannibal) 54 In yet another one of my need for programs that you can then moni- 0 28 20 5 1 2 JOE ELY (MCA) 53 real bagels and pizza whirlwinds, tor, you'll have a field day if 3 3 ROSIE FLORES (HighTone) 51 0 22 21 8 I found myself in New York City you're any kind of a media buff.

4 4 CHERYL WHEELER (Philo) 54 1 14 30 10 recently, where I had the plea- One event that recently took sures of seeing a phenomenal place at the museum was the 6 5 DAVID OLNEY (Philo) 50 0 16 25 9 Emmylou HarrisandDaniel First Annual Radio Festival. As 1 20 5 6 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 47 21 6 Lanoisshow at the Beacon a part of the festival, listener -sup- 8 7 AUSTIN COUNTRY NIGHTS (Watermelon) 46 1 15 21 10 Theater, listening toWFUV,and ported, free -form station WFMU- 19 8 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 46 15 14 21 11 spending some time at the East Orange, New Jersey's Radio Thrift Shop program held a spe- 7 9 PRAIRIE OYSTER (Zoo) 46 0 13 24 9 Museum of Radio and Television. cial live broadcast from the 11 10 45 1 13 18 14 CIGAR STORE INDIANS (Landslide) The cosmic radio gods were on Museum's Ralph Guild Listening 10 11 -OM RUSSELL (HighTone) 46 0 9 24 13 my side this trip as I tuned into Room. Hosted by Thrift Shop 12 12 BROTHER BOYS (Sugar Hill) 45 2 4 25 16 WFUV just in time to hear Rita proprietess Laura Cantrell and

13 13 DWIGHT YOAKAM (Reprise) 38 3 11 18 9 Houston's interview/in-studio per- Music Faucet MC Nick Hill, the fomance with Harris and Lanois. broadcast featured live perfor- 9 14 JIMMY LaFAVE (Bohemia Beat/Rounder) 40 0 12 18 10 Well done, Rita. And hats off to all mances by Kelly Willis, Son 42 2 5 23 14 15 15 NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND (Sugar Hill) at TUV, which sounded crystal Volt, Vic Chestnutt, and Freedy 20 16 CARLENE CARTER (Giant) 41 6 6 19 16 clear and right on target as far as Johnston, among others. Willis 14 11 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 33 0 13 15 5 great programming goes. and Jay Farrar of Son Volt per-

18 18 THE MAVERICKS (MCA) 32 1 9 18 5 Emmylou's concert at the formed a duet of Townes Van Beacon was nothing shy of splen- Zandt's "Rex's Blues," which 23 19 WAYNE HANCOCK (Deja Disc) 34 3 7 19 8 did. I don't think I've ever heard appears on the Reprise CD Red 16 20 KEVIN WELCH (Dead Reckoning) 33 0 11 13 9 her voice sound as clear and cap- Hot & Bothered. 30 21 RIDERS IN THE SKY (Rounder) 35 2 4 16 15 tivating. Along with performing

21 22 CLIFF EBERHARDT (Shanachie) 37 1 5 13 19 almost all of the songs off her lat-

25 23 LEO KOTTKE (Private Music) 32 0 4 21 7 est Wrecking Ball, it was a treat to hear the Lanois hand take on 31 1 7 15 9 24 24 BRYNDLE (Music Masters) Harris standards like "Pancho & 22 25 JIM MATT (Little Dog) 31 0 8 13 10 Lefty," "One of These Days," and - 26 JIIrd TYME OUT (Rounder) 34 11 1 18 15 especially "Wheels." The New

17 27 BIG SANDY (HighTone) 29 0 7 16 6 York audience was very familiar with the new material and 26 28 WYCKHAM PORTEOUS (Bohemia Beat/Rounder) 30 0 6 14 10 received Harris and Co. with sev- 35 29 JORMA KAUKONEN iAmerican Heritage) 29 5 5 14 10 eral warm ovations. On hand for 31 30 CELINDA PINK (Step One) 30 2 4 15 11 the show were Elektra's Lisa

34 31 OLD 97'S (Bloodshot) 30 1 2 14 14 Michaelson,WPKN's Tom

27 32 JOAN BAEZ (Guardian) 25 0 9 8 8 Frouge, FUV's Houston, Razor & Tie's Liz Opoka, Parlor James 24 2 6 12 37 33 GREG BROWN (Red House) 6 members Ryan Hedgecock and - 34 CHRIS JAGGER (Curb) 29 7 3 9 17 Amy Allison, Diesel Only's 28 35 ROSALIE SORRELS (Green Linnet) 27 0 4 14 9 Jeremy Tepper, SWE's Andrea - 36 JIM LAUDERDALE (Atlantic) 25 2 6 9 10 Karr, Arista's Howard Leon, andSide One's Paula Sartorius. 36 37 BLUE RODEO (Discovery) 27 1 4 10 13 Gathered for the first Annual Radio As for the Museum of Radio 38 38 STEPHEN ALLEN DAVIS (Core) 25 2 3 14 8 Festival in New York are: (clock- and Television, if you're ever in wise from left) Kelly Willis, Chris 33 39 THE PICKETTS (Rounder) 24 0 4 13 7 the New York Area, this is a must Catanese of the Museum of 40 40 FOUR BITCHIN' BABES (Shanachie) 26 2 1 13 12 do. Whether you check out some of the many screenings of vintage Television & Radio, Jay Farrar of Chartbounc- programs offered daily, or hunt Son Volt, WFMU's Laura Cantrell, through the vast computer and Texas Hotel recording artist Vic DIRK HAMILTON (Core) SILVERWOLF PROJECT (Silverwolt) archive of radio and televison Chesnutt. MOLLY & THE HEYMAKERS (Mouthpiece) THE HANGDOGS l'.cazytiead) SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS (Munich) DARRYL PURPOSE (Tangible) STEVEN FROMHOLZ (Tried & True) Dropped: #29 Toni Price, #32 Southern Culture Associate Editor: ROB BLEETSTEIN Consulting Editor: CYNDI HOELZLE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED (Shanachie) on the Skids, #39 Eric Taylor. Americana reports accepted Mondays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. JIM HENRY (Signature Sounds) Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 33 MOST ADDED TOP REQUESTS RECORD TO WATCH JOE DIFFIE (109) ALAN JACKSON LINDA DAVIS /ic TRISHA YEARWOOD (80) PAM TILLIS r_ Uistcu MARTINA McBRIDE (80) TRACY BYRD flit first single froin Davis' 'Tit -timing, album is off to a strong start with (t7adds LINDA DAVIS (67) JEFF CARSON Mcluding N.,\11'S. Kt./Z. At WBCS. XT1' and WYNY. SHANIA TWAIN (63) TIM McGRAW

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4 2 LITTLE TEXAS - Life Goes On (Warner Bros.) 0186 16 2 &MIX and KTPI PI) Tom

6 3 ALABAMA - In Pictures (RCA) 0166 35 2 Kelly is programming and will do mornings with 5 4 LORRIE MORGAN - Back In Your Arms Again (BNA Records) 0177 17 1 Robin Collins. wit() 9 5 VINCE GILL - Go Rest High On That Mountain (MCA) 0145 47 13 comes from K99-DaYfoh. 13 6 PAM TILLIS - Deep Down (Arista) 0111 88 9 Former KEWB-Redding 14 7 AARON TIPPIN - That's As Close As Ever Get To Loving You (RCA) 3135 56 6 personality Jim Barbie 10 8 TRACY BYRD - Love Lessons (MCA) 1 110 85 13 will handle afternoons, and 11 9 THE MAVERICKS - Here Comes The Rain (MCA) 0113 66 24 Q95 -Indianapolis's Billy B.

1610 JEFF CARSON - The Car (MCG/Curb) 0 83115 10 Wilder will take nights:

19 11 TIM McGRAW - Can't Be Really Gone (Cum) 0 73126 9 they're still lociking for a midday per-tonahty. 1712 CLINT BLACK - Life Gets Away (RCA) 1 76120 10 HERE AND THERE 1513 MARK CHESNUTT- Trouble (Decca) 0 89 94 22 Career has added Rosev 1814 DOUG STONE - Born In The Dark (Columbia/CRG) 0 58128 19 Fitchpatrick as their fifth 21 15 BRYAN WHITE - Rebecca Lynn (Asylum) 1 47144 17 regional. based out of 2016 LEE ROY PARNELL - When A Woman Loves A Man (Career) 2 59119 27 Dallas. Fitchpatridi, who Marty Stuart invited one cool group to his 2217 EMILIO - It's Not The End Of The World (Capitol Nashville) 4 63 96 35 spent the last seven ),-.-ears next TNN Marty Party. (l -r): Junior Brown, 1 18 CLAY WALKER - Who Needs You Baby (Giant) 0136 16 10 with MCA and Decca, will Johnny Cash, and Alan Jackson. loin the label December I. 24 19 TERRI CLARK - When Boy Meets Girl (Mercury) 5 10141 55 It's that time of year again. \\ lien Tami DeVito has been tapped 23 20 If 2 11 JOHN BERRY - I Had Any Pride Left At All (Capitol Nashville) 13257 you need to start thinking about Decca's f)ireciot of Regional 25 21 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Nothing (Reprise) 4 13127 56 programming Christmas music. We Prtimotion.'Southwest, replacing 31 22 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Cowboy Lave (Atlantic) 14 3 132 67 thought it would he helpful to poll \like Severson,who moveshack 2823 REBA McENTIRE - Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands (MCA) 12 5 124 71 stations to get a consensus on to Nashville with MCA. DeVito has 32 24 GARTH BROOKS - The Fever (Capitol Nashville) 18 4112 78 what works best every year. been working as promotion assis-

2625 KEN MELLONS - Rub -a -Dubbin' (Epic) 3 17 97 71 Though Ilived in tear that Elmo ,ti tant to Arista Nashville's Patsy would be everyone's first Southwest rep, Ken Rush. She's 2726 TY HERNDON - Heart Half Empty (Epic) 4 5 98 89 choice. they were narrowly inched also worked at KSCS. 29 27 4 5 WADE HAYES - What I Meant To Say (Columbia/CRG) 93 95 out by Alabama's -Angels Among Tracy Byrd and David Lee 3028 DOUG SUPERNAW - Not Enough Hours In The Night (Giant) 5 2 95 92 l.s.-I tere is the list. compiled from Murphy will open for Brooks & 8 29 GEORGE STRAIT - Check Yes Or No (MCA) 1 88 29 16 a sample of about list stations. Dunn on their 199(1 tour, starling 3630 FAITH HILL - It Matters To Me (Warner Bros.) 22 0 90101 A LITTLE HOLIDAY CHEER faimark. 26 in Memphis,

3331 BLACKHAWK - Like There Ain't No Yesterday (Arista) 14 1 83110 Jeff Carson, Terri Clark and Ty BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS

3732 COLLIN RAYE - Not That Different (Epic) 24 0 67119 Herndon will perform at the Congrats to Mavericks' lead

3533 LONE STAR - Tequila Talkin' (BNA Records) 8 52 56 15 Academy of Country Music's singer Raul Malo and his wife annual Christmas party, ;it Betty on the birth of their first 34 34 RHETT AKINS - She Said Yes (Decca) 2 12 63 94 Burbank's Castaway Starlight child, son Raul Joaquin Martinez 3 35 BROOKS AND DUNN - Whiskey Under The Bridge (Arista) 0 83 28 13 Ballroom on December 1.t.I tit Malo III. horn November It. The 42 36 SHANIA TWAIN -If You're Not In It For The Love (Mercury) 63 0 45144 tickets calls the ACM office at baby. whom they plan to call 38 37 SHENANDOAH - Always Have, Always Will (Capitol Nashville) 12 0 57106 (213).4)2-2351. -Dino- (after Dean Martin).

1238 DOLLY PARTON & VINCE GILL -I Will Always Love You (Columbia/CRG) 0 54 45 14 BUT WAS HE A GOOD JOCK? weighed --'Ills. 8 1 2 Ounces.

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4840 DAVID LEE MURPHY - Out With A Bang (MCA) 45 0 14143 Letterman that the first station Bob Potts and his wife Melissa where he ever worked is now :1 on the birth of their sec-ond child. 4941 SAWYER BROWN - 'Round Here (Curb) 51 0 19134 Country outlet? Brewer Emily Barbara Ann, horn 41 42 KIM RICHEY - Those Words We Said (Mercury) 7 3 38 82 Broadcasting has purchased i\o\vmher o..,congrats ai,o to 43 JOE DIFFIE - Bigger Than The Beatles (Epic) 109 0 10134 WERK-Muncie, IN and flipped the Arista Nashville's Jim Scherer 4344 TY ENGLAND - Smoke In Her Eyes (RCA) 5 1 28 91 once legendary -lop 4(t station to and his wife Teresaonthe birth 44 45 CONFEDERATE RAILROAD - When He Was My Age (Atlantic) 5 0 30 80 Country this Saturday. Former Continued on page 36

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N 49 RICKY SKAGGS - Solid Ground (Atlantic) 13 0 5 87 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 Nashville Office: (615) 329-3231. Nashville Fax: (615) 329-3339. N 50 LISA BROKOP - She Can't Save Him (Capitol Nashville) 12 0 14 72 Total Reports This Week 208 Last Week 208 E-mail: [email protected]

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Adds December 4th The New Single From The Forthcoming IIAlbum 82866 In Stores January 23rd " TIME MAROIES ON " Produced by DON COOK czicaFA rgA COUNTRY CLEDUS T. JUDD ARTIST PROFILE "Grandpa Got Run Over By a John Deere" (Razor & lie) Reports Adds Weeks Isnothing sacred anyinore GARTH 88 80 1 * TRISHA YEARWOOD - On A Bus To St. Cloud (MCA) Apparently not for Country's Weird 84 7 5 HELEN DARLING - I liaien1 Fouud It Yet (Decca) Al Yankovic, who puts his own spin BROOKS

84 9 3 MARK COLLIE - Step As She Goes (Giant) on this Christmas song, including an oh -so -topical reference to 0J. 84 80 1 * MARTINA McBRIDE - Wild Angels (RCA) Simpson. (Also included on the CD 77 67 1 * LINDA DAVIS - Some Things Are Meant To Be (Arista) single is a great reaction to the O.J. 53 43 1 * RICOCHET - What Do I Know (Columbia/CRG) trial called "I Hate It, So Shove It-

46 4 5 WESTERN FLYER - His Memory (Step One) I'm Sick and Tired of It" sung to the tune or "It.iLe B.ILove It"). 39 14 2 ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - Oh, Atlanta (Rounder) LARI WHITE 36 1 5 RHONDA VINCENT - Ahat More Do You Want From Me (Giant) "White Christmas" (RCA) 34 29 1 * WOODY LEE - Salt and Water (Mantic) Lari's version of this classic is

28 28 1 ' PAUL OVERSTREET - We've Ge To... (Scarlet MoofiliMoon/I, absolutely beautiful. You can hear she has an obvious affection for this 25 23 1 *DARYLE SINGLETARY - Too Mtch Fun (Giant) Troyal Garth Brooks in song. OPPED: #7 -Travis Tritt, #39 -Neal McCoy. #45-)aryle Siegletary, #47 -Bobbie Cryner, #50 -James Bonamy. CLINT BLACK Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 7, "The Kid" (RCA) 1962 Clint Black takes hisChristmas HIGH SCHOOL: Yukon High Courtesy of Country Music Television VII songs seriously. His Looking for CMT Adds Christmas features the perennial (Played football, basketball, COLLIN RAVE - Not That Different (Epic) favorite Santa's Gone," as well baseball and track) as this cut, which Black wrote with CURTIS DAY - My Baby's Cookin' (Asylum) COLLEGE: Brooks majored in RICKY SKAGGS - Solid Ground (Atlantic) Merle Haggard and Hayden SMOKIN' ARMADILLOS - Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind Nicholas. advertising at Oklahoma State (MCG/Curb) LONESTAR University (He attended on a "All My Love for Christmas" javelin scholarship). Album Cuts (BNA) You gotta bug your BNA rep for this The Garth Brooks Fresh TIM McGRAW - All I Want Is A Life/Renegade/Don't Mention Memphis one-it hasn't been commercially Horses World Tour kicks off in LEE ROY PARNELL - We All Get Lucky Sometimes/If The House Is releasedbut itsure does swing. Rockin' JOHN ANDERSON Atlanta March '96. He plans to CLEDUS "T" JUDD - Gone Funky/Please Take The Girl/Refried "Christmas lime" (BNA) be on the road for three years. Beans/I Hate It So Shove It JohnAnderson rules T RI Garth is the fastest

Continued from page 34 Honorary Christmas Chairperson for r11101MATZRISTMASSONGS selling album artist in RIAA of their second son Joshua Daniel, the Salvation Army. With all that 1) "Angels Among Us," Alabama history, with domestic sales in November 9, weighing 7 1 2 pounds said, it's a safe bet that this song and 20 1/2 inches. 2) "Grandma Got Run Over By A excess of 54 million. will have a life far beyond that of Reindeer," Elmo & Patsy mostholidaysongs. "I don't know if it's Stocking Stutters 3) "I Only Want You for GARTH BROOKS Christmas," Alan Jackson because I've been off for two TOBY KEITH "The Old Man's Back in Town" "Santa, I'm Right Here" 4) "Christmas Carol," years from making albums that (Capitol Nashville) Skip Ewing (Polydor) Brooks co -wrotethis swinging song I feel like I'm starting over 5) "AllI Want for Christmas is This song, about a homeless child from his 1992 holiday album, again, but this upcoming You," Vince Vance & wondering if Santa will be able to BeyondTbe Season. release hauntingly reminds me find him, is from Keith's Christmas the Valiants THE TRACTORS 6) "Rusty Chevrolet," Da Yoopers of the oringinal G.B. disc. to Christmasalbum and will be used "Santa Claus is Comin' (In A 7) "'Til Santa's Gone," Material like 'That 01' Wind' and for the Salvation Army's fund-raising Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)" Clint Black activities this year in Texas, (Arista) 'Cowboys and Angels' both Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee. 8) "Christmas in Dixie," Alabama Give these guys credit for milking it remind me of the first CD. And In addition, Keith has been chosen 9)"SantaClaus Boogie," for all it's worth. This is an as Middle Tennessee's 1995 The Tractors then there's 'Fever' that is absolutely perfect way to add some 10) "The Christmas Guest," different from anything I've tempo to Christmas rotations. ALAN JACKSON Reba McEntire ever done before. The first "The Angels Cried" (Arista) III AIM single, 'She's Every Woman,' \i,,,in Krauss hadthe reminds me a lot of 'The River.' voice of an angel long before others There's also a song called 'The caught on, and asked her to duet on this song from last year's Honky Change,' which I feel is Took Christmas album. They sound probably the most powerful .11),;<,l nek heavenly together. song I have ever dealt with and JEFF CARSON it speaks on a subject that is "Santa Got Lost in Texas" very close to me. Overall, the (MCG/Curb) This group got together in Los If you haven't heard this yet, you're album is me. Anytime we make Angeles at last year's Gavin Country in for a treat. Carson sheds his sen- an album, it means ripping Seminar. (I.r): BNA's Dale Turner, sitive ballad style and tears into this Doug Supernaw, KIKF's Charlie Tuna , open my chest and putting great swing song. One of our KASE's Steve Gary gets all the girls. Kenny Chesney and Giant's Gary favorite new songs this season. what's inside on paper." Greenberg. Here he is with our hero, Terri Clark.

3O GA\ IN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (53/266 spins) SMASHING PUMPKINS KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Mellon Collie and the less (Virgin) Ledbetter Heights (Giant) THE BEATLES (41/102 spins) PASSENGERS Every week, a couple of stations pull through Original Soundtracks 1 (Island) with a spin surge. This week, WMMM is in TOM PETTY (24/244 spins) This week's top two debuts represent the pro- with 23, KMMS with 13, and WMAX with 12. Stay tuned. Big track is "Deja Voodoo. PASSENGERS (11/307 spins) gressive side of A3. Pumpkins are in at #34, 325 spins, +100, foi- ROLLING STONES (10/704 spins) 1, ed by Passengers in at #38, 307 spins, +113.

Blue entries highlight a stronger performance than on the combined A3 EDITORS: GavinA3 KENT/KEITH ZIMMERMAN

COMBINED COMMERCIAL NON-COMMERCIAL

1 1 EMMYLOU HARRIS (ElektralAsyl um) 1 1 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 1 1 NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 2 2 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 2 2 NATALIE MERCHANT Flektra/EEG) 8 2 MELISSA ETHERIDGE I? )

4 3 BONNIE RAITT (A 2 3 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 3 3 OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic)

3 4 PPP' 6 4 BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) 15 4 BONNIE RAITT (Capitol)

7 5 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET. ,durnbia/CRG) 7 5 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 9 5 k.d. lang (Warner Bros.)

11 6 MELISSA ETHERIDGE (island) 5 6 PRETENDERS (Sire/Warner Bros.) 7 6 JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 4 7 INDIGO GIRLS ,Epic) 5 7 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK Rikurmik) 3 7 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 12 6 B DAN OSBORNE 4 8 JOAN OSBORNE (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 8 TRACY CHAPMAN I ElektragEG) 9 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 8 9 k.d. tang 16 9 ROLLING STONES (Virgin 10 10 TRACY CHAPMAN EEG, 9 10 k d. tang (Warner Bros.) 108 10 FRANCIS DUNNERY (Atlantic)

11 11 5 11 PRETENDERS (Sire/Warner Bros.) 19 11 ROLLING STONES . TRACY CHAPMAN (ElektragEG)

12 12 TEARS FOR FEARS 12 12 TEARS FOR FEARS (Epic) 11 12 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.)

9 13 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 14 13 19 13 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear)

16 14 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 20 14 SON VOLT Inver Bros I 16 14 CHERYL WHEELER (Philo)

14 15 CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 15 15 "r""rr'''.',-!frier Bros 6 15 JOAN BAEZ (Guardian)

17 16 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES (DGC) 10 16 21 16 MIKE SCOTT [EMI!

15 17 ALAN(S MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 13 17 r10150 GIRLS (Epic) 14 17 ROOMFUL OF BLUES (Rounder)

13 18 EDWIN McCAIN (Lava/Atlantic) 17 18 ALAN'S MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 27 18 DAN ZANES t'

18 19 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 18 19 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES (DGC) 13 19 17 23 20 FRANCIS DUNNERY (Atlantic) 19 20 .ir= = lsTincl) 20

20 21 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 21 21 .t. BAND (Capricorn) 20 21 MAURA O'CONNELL (Hannibal)

25 22 JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 23 22 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 23 22 LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES (DGC)

21 23 JUDE COLE (Island) 22 23 18 23 JOE ELY (MCA) 24 24 LOWEN & NAVARRO 1ParachutelMercury) 24 24 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 26 24 JOE SATRIANI qj 22 25 FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) 24 25 50 25 COWBOY JUNKIES (RCA) 26 26 GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 25 26 (RainMaker/Interscope/AG 28 26 TEARS FOR FEARS (Epic)

28 27 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 28 27 FRANCIS DUNNERY 29 27 PAUL KELLY ,Vanguardl

36 28 LOWEN & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury) 33 28 JOAN ARMATRADING A Victor) 49 28 ERIC MATTHEWS (Sub Pop) 33 29 JOE SATRIANI Relativity) 34 29 LOWEN & NAVARRO (Pd.,,,11..." 'Mercury) 22 29 BILL MILLER (Warner Bros.) 34 30 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 31 30 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) NEW 30 ROLLING STONES (Virgin)

27 31 :n 38 31 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND NEW 31 PASSENGERS L lsland) 37 32 LLOYD COLE -chisel 27 32 NEW 32 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG)

30 33 DEL )RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 47 33 SMASHING PUMPKINS (V lryin) 43 33 JOAN OSBORNE (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) NEW 34 SMASHING PUMPKINS Virgin) 35 34 EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 30 34 NATALIE MERCHANT (ElektrafEEG) 31 35 OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) 29 35 .UGB LAUFER (Discovery) 25 35 PATTY LARKIN (High Sloe,, JOE GRUSHECKY & THE HOUSEROCKERS 'Razor & Tie) 29 36 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 32 36 - =':= 'JURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) NEW 36 42 37 DAN LINES (Private Music) 42 37 LLOYD COLE ykodisc) 41 37 BEN NEW 38 PASSENGERS (Island) 36 38 X i A ESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 48 38 BLUE RODEO . 46 39 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 37 39 "DPP, VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE (E., 35 39 RI. 'MACK (Reprise) 35 40 ROB LAUFER (Discovery) NEW 40 PASSENGERS (Island) 40 40 )1s)ana) 32 41 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) NEW 41 41 ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 48 42 MIKE SCOTT (EMI) NEW 42 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) NEW 42 DAVID BOWIE 'Virgin) 40 43 BEN ARNOLD (Ruff House/Columbia/CRG) 44 43 COLLECTIVE SOUL 1.Ailantici 39 43 );')L3 (Reprise) NEW 44 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) 45 44 BETTER THAN EZRA !SwelliElektra) 38 44 BEN FOLDS FIVE (Caroline) 43 45 STEVIE VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE (Epic) 40 45 ARNOLD (Ruff House/Columbia/CRG) 42 45 ROB LAUFER (Discovery) 45 46 PAUL KELLY (Vanguard) 46 46 DAN ZANES (Private Music) 37 46 CLIFF EBERHARDT (Shanachie) 39 47 BEN HARPER (Virgin) NEW 47 DON HENLEY (Geffen) NEW 47 HEATHER EATMAN (Oh Boy) NEW 48 BETTER THAN ERA (Swell/Elektra) 39 48 VAN MORRISON (Polydor) 36 48 GREG BROWN (Red House) NEW 49 1±0ETTY (MCA) NEW 49 JULIAN COPE (American/Reprise) 45 49 JAMES McMURTRY (Columbia/CRG) 32 50 BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) NEW 50 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 30 50 :. - RECORDS SOUNDTRACK (A&M)

Einstein and his boss David Ieqch who were the to be selected. Extension GOGBY KENT ZIMMERMAN first promotion people to not only clear a radio "Mike/ path for Osborne, but to nurture Rusted Root,a Ellcessor [for- project now on its fifteenth month of airplay. merly of WYEP, Maybe It Takes an "This is the first pair of bands I've been involvednow with Coast with from the ground up.- says Einstein. "Other to Coast], was bands were either here before I came, or came the first one to Einstein to Work A3 from other formats." wind me up FIRST THE ROOT about the band After All Einsteinremembers the exact date he first saw in March of '94. I THE WEIRD SCIENCE OF JOAN Rusted Root-April 21, 1994 at the Graffiti Club in thought his AND RUSTED ROOT Pittsburgh. ("You don't get Rusted Root until you description was In a recent Billboard article headlining the breaking see them," he says.) The company was excited, interesting-Poi of Joan Osborne, there were ample references to although no one really knew how radio would Dog Pondering, the all the video channels and Alternative radio sta- react. But that didn't stop Einstein from submit- Carlos Santana tions. And, while every contribution is important, it ting an early tape to get the band into the Fox and Talking David Einstein should he noted that A3 was first on the case under Theater for the 1994 GAviN A3 Summit. Out of Heads. When I saw the band, he was right, and the tutelage of Mercury's David Einstein. It was twelve acts chosen to perform, they were the first the rest is sort of history." Since then, the band GAVIN Nov EmnER 24. 1995 37 EDITORS: Gavin A3 Boomer Grid KENT/KEITH ZIMMERMAN

oc- .. ,... ,-. c-_, ::* 6. .0 - o ct. c.> ,.. V ,---.c, -x. ,v .. N 2 2 -,-- -,,,, c,.. r.-..-3' ..? c... Q.. -2- TW Title (Label) Spin Trend O' V ', ,0 J sr 0 ,--.": 0--,0 W-4 , :: ': ' --,.! c kQ. " ' - ' ' ' ' - 0 cl 0 c:- c:- ',- co <,-3 0 0 0 0'4' Q'22- 2.-4 --" 2 2 2 'e.--'.-- 1 JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 960 -7 26 16 10 15 12 32 12 21 28 8 9 20 21 12 4 15 7 29 15 12 14 13 13 19 11 20 12 20 24

2 NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 914 +17 39 18 30 15 4 26 22 22 29 12 22 11 4 17 5 16 14 11 7 21 7 20 14 27 30

3 BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) 909 +13926 16 10 7 28 22 21 22 38 8 23 13 5 7 4 13 6 28 5 10 14 13 16 16 11 15 21 18 21

4 :ENDERS (Sire/Warner Bros.) 819 -5 26 17 11 12 10 17 20 32 8 24 23 11 13 7 11 1 28 10 12 14 12 17 14 15 7 16 11

5 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 812 +12526 11 28 11 20 8 22 20 13 9 8 2 19 9 19 14 6 15 19 7 15 14 29 26

6 MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Island) 801 +17628 22 14 12 25 19 26 14 21 33 8 8 8 15 28 8 13 7 6 20 9 15 26

7 FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 755 +9 26 11 28 11 14 4 7 22 23 9 7 2 19 19 11 6 6 19 7 15 16 19 26

8 JOAN OSBORNE (P,e Gorilla/Mercury) 744 +29 24 3 8 18 19 20 7 13 17 13 9 19 1 24 15 34 14 13 11 19 20 17 30 34

9 k.d. lanq (Warner Bros.) 736 +58 22 18 14 11 12 25 4 7 18 25 5 17 33 8 4 6 3 18 15 1 14 12 11 14 7 12 15

10 TRACY CHAPMAN E lektra/EEG) 722 49 30 15 12 23 10 17 23 20 8 14 13 9 11 4 12 9 31 15 8 14 7 14 16 8 7 14 14

11 ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 704 +202 7 19 11 15 32 25 27 23 15 19 21 6 13 12 2 10 10 14 8 16 17 15 15 15 16 31

12 TEARS FOR FEARS (Epic) 626 +22 11 15 17 16 9 22 14 12 22 28 9 15 15 14 8 16 7 15 8 12

13 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 623 -50 8 24 6 6 7 5 5 10 9 5 23 12 5 13 2 6 6 21 15 8 14 12 9 19 15 15 15 7 11

14 SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 607 +78 9 10 15 4 20 13 18 8 4 9 4 10 11 10 70 8 8 5 14 5 10 11 6

15 CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 546 -1 41 21 21 18 9 9 5 10 12 9 20 7 10 12 11 4 17 7 20 16 1 32

16 USA LOEB & NINE STORIES (DGC) 540 +16 20 8 12 11 9 17 14 4 7 9 4 17 12 15 11 8 5 8 8 18 5

17 ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 516 22 28 23 7 12 22 8 13 18 15 35 12 6 8 27

18 EDWIN McCAIN (Lava/Atlantic) 507 -77 27 20 11 13 15 7 10 4 12 7 15 7 14 6 18 10 18 9 16

19 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 496 -7 29 22 15 21 5 11 9 9 9 19 20 11 4 4 7 20 11 16 20 FRANCIS DUNNERY (Atlantic) 450 +2 7 7 n 5 8 7 8 8 7 5 9 15 14 10 9 4

21 Elektra/Asylum) 450 -28 19 12 21 15 7 8 11 10 10 7 13 4 15 10 8 13 6 7 8

22 JOAN ARMATRADING - -A Victor) 447 +31 18 8 12 6 25 8 22 21 7 3 20 15 11 12 11 7 9

23 444 -21 8 7 10 18 13 7 12 10 13 5 4 9 10 10 8 14 8 16 5 10 15 12 14

24 JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 438 +13 7 10 11 12 7 15 5 7 10 11 12 8 8 6 2

25 ',REDDY JOY_ -ID (Capricorn) 416 -45 14 10 13 19 6 12 5 4 10 12 14 15 13 7 18 5

26 GOO GOO DOLLS ner Bros.) 415 +2 11 14 17 8 8 8 20 5 11 18 11 26

27 BOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 396 +11 39 23 14 7 20 8 22 11 12 24 39

28 LOWEN & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury) 380 +38 10 4 21 4 7 21 5 2 4 9 15 6 11 5 8 15 12 13 29 JOE SATRIANI (Relativity) 369 +19 16 18 9 17 11 4 7 7 11 10 3 8 4 7 23 5 15 7 15

30 XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 361 +11 22 9 11 7 14 5 9 4 4 2 11 11 6 4

31 STEELY DAN (Giant) 354 -39 7 19 24 23 11 3 11 14 5 13 19 6

32 LLOYD COLE (Rykodisc) 343 -26 10 7 7 7 6 2 2 7 10 11 7 3 15 8

33 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 335 -34 26 6 11 18 2 8 16 14 19 11 26 34 SMASHING PUMPKINS 325 NEW 12 10 13 3 5 9 14 5 22 7 10

35 324 -39 10 12 7 7 9 10 11 12 6 15

36 ,NSBY (RCA) 322 -60 22 4 12 10 11 5 15 10 12 11 19 20

37 DAN ZANES Private Music) 320 +52 9 4 10 10 5 8 4 2 5 8 7 9 3 15 14

38 PASSENGERS (Island) 307 NEW 0 5 7 5 4 8 5 70 11 5 1 14

39 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 300 41 7 8 20 5 6 6 21 5 9 8 12 20 39

40 ROB LAUFER (Discovery) 292 -55 9 7 28 3 5 8 4 12 15 14 6 3 10 12

41 SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) 287 -69 10 11 19 8 10 10 11 2 8 10 11 10 6 4 8 6

42 MIKE SCOTT (EMI) 284 +47 9 5 7 11 2 4 10 8 9 11 12 10 7

43 BEN ARNOLD (Ruff House/Columbia/CRG) 280 +5 14 3 3 6 2 9 5 2 8 5 2 10 8

44 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) 266 NEW 8 11 2 21 14 15 9 11 16 4 12

45 STEVIE VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE (Epic) 259 -3 9 25 5 7 7 13 5 5 11 5 5 11 10 7 20 1

46 PAUL KELLY (Vanguard) 255 +15 14 4 0 8 6 12 10 11 5 12

47 ?EN HARPER (Virgin) 253 -31 9 15 10 7 3 7 3 13 12 2 15 11 6 12

48 BETTER THAN EZRA (Swell/Elektra) 250 NEW 21 15 17 7 30 10 15 11 31 49 TOM PETTY (MCA) 244 NEW 11 0 4 4 23 7 21 8 9 13 4 14

50 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 241 NEW 21 9 3 9 11 16 5 13 5 13 26

went from playing 600 -seaters in Eckstein played us [Joan's] record, "Soon it was time for 'One of Us.' By August of '95, it wasGAVIN Pittsburgh to playing Three Rivers everyone was over the top. Here's a On the Alternative side, it was Brian Summit time again, the site where Stadium. writer, a performer, the whole pack- Philips at 99X in Atlanta who led many people felt Joan Osborne stole "The challenge with radio was that age. We first saw her at the Fez in the charge. Our local rep, Bebop the crown. Who can ever forget the the music didn't automatically trans- New York during the second week Hobel played it for the MD, and front three rows of GMs, PDs, MDs, late from the stage to the CD. From of February." when Brian heard it, he went on it and local fans-mostly male-thor- the drums and acoustic guitars, It was David Leach who called immediately." oughly entranced? down to the washboards, if you Dave Sholin, warningGAVINabout tried to explain it to someone, it wasJoan, and booking her into the hard to understand." House of Blues just before the 1995 What was the turning point in get- GAVINSeminar. Osborne was still ting Rusted Root accepted at radio? breaking in her fine band. Later, she "I don't ever consider that job appeared on the cover of a special done. One of the first major step- GAVINA3 salute (April 14th). Einstein ping -off points was playing the began working the record a month Boulder Summit. The two buzz prior, "letting the record grow bands to come out of the Summit organically." The album caught on that year were definitely Dave fast with A3. cc [01 Matthews Band and Rusted Root." "We didn't want to slam out 'One ENTER JOAN OSBORNE of Us,' which was the big track. 'St. "In late January of '95, we were Teresa' was the track that Joan want- introduced to Rick Chertoff, who ed to lead with, which was featured was launching his first project for hisin a Timothy White column in label, Blue Gorilla. When Ed Billboard.So we followed it.

38 GAVIN NOVEMBER2 4 ,1995 Gavin A3 Boomer Grid SPINS in BLUE are ADDS

Co Cy ti Q.. Cr, C. .. Artist Title (Label) O Co0 ti '4.2 24 co 3 3 3 -3 3= 3"-=, `4` I 4. 4' I JOHN HIATT (Capitol) 5 6 10 20 35 9 9 26 10 21 14 6 16 23 23 7 19 20 15 15 23 14 15 12 14 15 22 14

NATALIE MERCHANT (Elektra/EEG) 19 20 36 27 21 10 14 6 17 12 4 14 22 22 14 15 17 14 14 40 35 3 11

BONNIE RAITT (Capitol) 5 4 9 10 26 21 3 26 10 6 12 14 16 11 21 6 18 7 15 17 24 14 10 14 11 36 23

PRETENDERS(Sire/Warner Bros.) 5 8 3 20 13 30 12 21 13 14 8 12 12 11 14 6 5 12 15 18 16 14 15 8 14 15 23 16

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (Columbia/CRG) 5 10 29 8 21 27 23 12 15 11 6 17 20 14 18 14 10 22 33 23 35 6 12

MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Island) 3 20 20 32 5 12 25 13 12 22 26 6 5 21 10 14 10 24 14 30 29 tti 8 19

FRIENDS SOUNDTRACK (Reprise) 5 9 10 29 23 15 12 27 12 6 11 11 6 17 20 14 18 14 10 16 14 33 23 35

JOAN OSBORNE (Blue Gorilla/Mercury) 9 10 18 21 6 20 9 6 26 23 4 8 12 25 7 10 12 5 21 33 11

k.d. Lang (Warner Bros.) 5 8 9 10 29 6 9 15 6 45 12 14 16 3 11 5 18 8 7 7 12 10 14 15 7 12 12 8

TRACY CHAPMAN (Elektra/EEG) 5 B 9 10 31 9 12 6 14 12 13 14 12 10 5 6 19 13 7 13 18 7 15 14 5 6

ROLLING STONES (Virgin) 5 4 10 20 21 9 14 6 15 1 6 4 15 15 11 14 10 14 14 13 32 5

TEARS FOR FEARS (Epic) 5 8 9 10 29 28 12 8 5 13 16 10 9 6 16 20 4 11 7 10 8 7 17 5 11 9 INDIGO GIRLS (Epic) 5 8 10 20 10 12 9 9 14 9 14 12 4 2 7 5 15 15 15 14 4 9 14 14 2

SON VOLT (Warner Bros.) 4 8 20 28 4 4 21 7 4 16 2 12 6 6 15 18 14 19 7 15 8 4 4 6 5 7 9

CHRIS ISAAK (Reprise) 10 14 28 3 8 8 6 8 9 4 9 7 11 8 15 10 6 9 20 12 10

LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES (DGC) 5 10 10 31 16 21 9 13 14 4 4 12 7 16 10 10 9 14 22 23 11

ALANIS MORISSETTE (Maverick/Reprise) 5 9 37 28 21 9 45 7 9 6 4 20 4 26 10

EDWIN McCAIN (Lava/Atlantic) 5 17 10 23 12 9 15 12 12 22 7 8 9 13 7 16 7 26 6

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Warner Bros.) 35 16 21 14 14 9 14 9 20 18 20 36 7 10

FRANCIS DUNNERY (Atlantic) 5 22 10 9 2 7 26 14 6 13 12 6 5 11 7 18 8 15 7 15 7 6 16 6

EMMYLOU HARRIS (Elektra/Asylum) 5 8 23 8 9 11 7 14 12 16 4 15 15 22 15 4 13

JOAN ARMATRADING (RCA Victor) 5 8 12 4 9 12 8 9 14 12 5 6 7 15 12 14 15 14 17

JUDE COLE (Island) 5 6 20 17 3 12 9 6 14 6 4 13 5 7 11 12 7 7 7 6 7

JONATHA BROOKE AND THE STORY (Blue Thumb) 4 10 18 12 9 14 22 10 5 16 6 8 9 15 16 15 14 10 14 6 9

FREDDY JONES BAND (Capricorn) 9 10 19 4 12 9 11 14 14 15 2 3 14 8 10 8 7 20 11 11

GOO GOO DOLLS (Warner Bros.) 5 9 5 31 21 27 22 12 7 21 7 15 32 9 7 9

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (Atlantic) 4 19 10 12 21 10 13 14 7 5 16 16 11

LOWER & NAVARRO (Parachute/Mercury) 4 6 10 15 3 6 16 14 12 3 12 5 4 7 4 16 12 17 7 4 4 6

JOE SATRIANI (Relativity) 4 9 10 12 14 12 12 5 12 4 6 10 16 7 14 7 3

XTC-A TESTIMONIAL DINNER (Thirsty Ear) 4 8 30 9 6 4 22 4 12 12 5 4 4 15 9 12 15 4 4 STEELY DAN (Giant) 5 6 10 17 6 7 22 13 16 6 13 2 15 5 14 10 7 8

LLOYD COLE (Rykodisc) 4 6 10 19 10 9 8 45 6 14 5 8 3 6 16 7 15

DEEP BLUE SOMETHING (RainMakerfinterscope/AG) 5 13 10 21 11 6 21 9 6 12 15 27 9 6

SMASHING PUMPKINS (Virgin) 3 33 12 18 22 12 6 8 34 4 26

OCTOBER PROJECT (Epic) 4 9 8 9 13 12 6 12 5 6 11 15 13 5 4 4 16

BRUCE HORNSBY (RCA) 5 10 23 4 14 20 12 28 14 16

DAN LINES (Private Music) 4 6 10 14 6 13 20 6 12 3 12 7 7 10 24 10 4

PASSENGERS (Island) 4 4 0 5 B 9 8 4 7 4 15 4 10 14 14 6 5

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (RCA) 5 11 11 12 9 14 8 34 10 7

ROB LAUFER (Discovery) 8 10 27 5 12 6 3 6 14 12 6 4 7 9 7 6 2

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS (DGC) 8 24 45 6 2 3 6 7 10 10

MIKE SCOTT (EMI) 4 4 5 8 5 9 6 15 9 15 6 3 8 7 15 10 4 5 3

BEN ARNOLD (Ruff House/Columbia/CRG) 4 6 9 5 12 3 23 12 12 11 4 11 15 5 10 7 4 25 8

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia/CRG) 3 25 12 7 2 8 2 6 7 4 15 14 2 26

STEVIE VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE (Epic) 4 6 12 12 8 7 6 9 12 5 5 4 7 7 7

PAUL KELLY (Vanguard) 4 4 19 6 16 14 12 7 4 3 7 7 15

BEN HARPER (Virgin) 6 15 7 4 15 19 10 8 10 BETTER THAN EZRA (Swell/Elektra) 14 12 10 25 5

TOM PETTY (MCA) 21 6 21 18 9 6 4 6 14 10 6 5

COLLECTIVE SOUL (Atlantic) 14 5 11 8 14 5 23 18

"When there's an important gig, "As for Joan, I'd put her any- Joan knows when to rise for the where, anytime, with anybody." Spin Trends occasion. That's her star quality. I've 1. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN seen her do it in countless situa- Zebediah Hits Salt Lake. Starting this +266 tions. She's instinctive about coming week, KUMT-Salt Lake City (owned 2. ROLLING STONES +202 through no matter how tired or how byJeff Trumper)reports A3 this 3. TOM PETTY +201 long she's been on the road. week, appearing on the GRID next 4. MELISSA ETHERIDGE +176 "When we walked into the Fox dur- week. PDZeb Norrisis cranked up 5. BONNIE RAITT +139 ing sound check," Einstein recalls, and ready, armed with a "marketing 6. PASSENGERS +113 "there's Daniel Lanois playing guitar and research budget, the Constan with Emmylou Harris. I thought,uh- tine consultancy, plus a high profile. A3 Gridbound oh., I didn't want the guitar players longtime, professional staff with to get star-stnick or question their state-of-the-art facilities." Best of all *THE BEATLES (Capitol) HEATHER NOVA (Work Group) *ERIC MATTHEWS (Sub Pop)

own abilities in front of a Daniel is the eighth floor office facing the CHERYL WHEELER (Philo) JOE GRUSHECKY & THE MAURA O'CONNELL (Hannibal) Lanois or an Emmylou Harris. I Rockies. Zeb is one of the format's immediately took the band members most passionate boosters. We wish JULIAN COPE (American) HOUSEROCKERS (Razor & Tie) Note: All GRIDbounders have outside to lunch. I explained that him well...Further East, an old friend ROOMFUL OF BLUES (Rounder) KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD upward Spin Trends. Daniel Lanois would be in the joins WMMM-Madison, asTom DON HENLEY (Geffen) !Gr. Dropped: #38 Empire Records, wings, looking at what they're Teuberbows as the Triple M mid- ANDERS OSBORNE (OKeh/550 *POI DOG PONDERING #41 Joan Baez, #44 Van Morrison, doing. I told them, One of these day host/MD come December 4. days, you might be working with "Tom Teuber is a team builder and Music) (Pormgranate) #47 Tribute to John Lennon, Bill Daniel Lanois and you don't want to an excellent coach," saysPat BLUE RODEO (Discovery) BOTTLE ROCKETS Miller, Bob Seger.

he known as that kid who couldn't Gallagher."We are excited," adds THE BADLEES (Rite -Off) (Tag/Atlantic) hit the notes.' GMRalph Cohen.

GAVIN NOVEMBER24,1995 39 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH BEATLES (100) SEAL EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL "Don't Cry" "Missing SEAL (44) (Ztt/Warner Bros.) (Atlantic) Second only tothe Beatle's comeback as Not missing atKPLZ, WMEE, WBMX, BRUCE HORNSBY (33) a MOST ADDED, Seal's newest is sure to chart WLBC, KOSO, WQLH, KDMX, KELI etc. nextweek. PETER CETERA (3 1 )

MICHAEL BOLTON (30)

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A/CAdult Contemporary BY RON FELL

SPINS TREND Deja Vu: Beatles 1 ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island) 222 6099 -17 117 58 2 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 217 5698 +625 105 59 Favorites, Part II 3 THE CORRS - Runaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 205 5209 +19 95 51 Thisweek, we conclude our sur- 4 TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 189 5124 -671 100 47 vey of randomly chosen A/C pro-

5 MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 214 5113 +791 82 60 grammers' Best -Testing (BT) and Personal Favorite (PF) Beatles 6 MARIAH CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) 210 4780+1070 66 65 songs. 7 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 176 4514 +218 82 47 BOBBI MAXWELL, WWNK-CINCINNATI 63 8 SARAH McLACHLAN - I Will Remember You (Arista) 192 4292 +103 44 BT:SomethingPF:Long and

9NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (Elektra/EEG) 153 3998 -1149 74 41 Winding Road GARY NOLAN, WLTE-MINNEAPOLIS 10JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 144 3714 703 68 36 BT: Here Comes The Sun 11JOSHUA KADISON - Take It On Faith (EMI) 152 3588 +100 58 38 PF:Penny Lane 12SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 132 3459 .333 60 35 DAVE VERDERY, KBIG-Los ANGELES

13MEAT LOAF - I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 139 3417 +44 61 37 BT:YesterdayPF:bong and

14GIN BLOSSOMS - 'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 122 3299 835 63 29 Winding Road LINDA SILVER, WMXV-NEW YORK CITY 15BONNIE RAITT/BRYAN ADAMS - Rock Steady (Capitol) 148 3102 +423 35 44 BT:Iwist and ShoutPF:I IcIc 16CELINE DION - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Lava/Atlantic) 146 2970 +406 33 44 Thereand Ever, \\ 17HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 128 2854 +491 38 36 CHARLES WOLFF, KSEQ-VISALIA/ FRESNO, CALIF. 18CURTIS STIGERS - Keep Me From The Cold (Arista) 140 2544 +433 13 41 PF:Norwegian Wood 19SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 107 2535 -236 39 28 DAVE STONE, WQSM-FAYETTEVILLE, NC 95 2352 -490 38 26 20HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic) BT:I Wanna Hold Your Iland 21LISA LOEB & NINE STORIES - Do You Sleep (Geffen) 100 2206 84 28 29 PF:Get Back

22DEL AMITRI - Roll To Me (A&M) 85 2203 154 38 21 RENE SHANLE-HUTZELL, KCRE CRESCENT CITY, CALIF. 23JOE BEAN ESPOSITO with TERESA JAMES - Show Me The Way To Your Heart (Pool Party) 107 2199 +130 23 33 BT:yesterdayPF: ISaw Her 24ACE OF BASE - Beautiful Life (Arista) 106 2128 +414 24 28 Standing There 25JUDE COLE - Believe In You (Island) 109 2116 19 24 23 GREG GANN, KXLK-WICHITA, KAN.

26BRUCE HORNSBY - Swing Street (RCA) 136 2088 +753 7 29 BT:FNAist and ShoutPF: I HerStanding There 27JIM BRICKMAN - If You Believe (Windham Hill) 116 2017 +61 15 22 CHRIS LAYNE, WKZS-PORTLAND, 28SLIM MAN - Faith In Us (GES) 94 1769 +45 11 33 MAINE 29GOO GOO DOLLS - Name (Metal Blade/Warner Bros.) 74 1689 +254 24 19 BT: Ticket toRidePF:We Can

30MICHAEL JACKSON - You Are Not Alone (Epic) 86 1664 -488 16 24 Work It Out DAVID LEE, KAYL-STORM LAKE, IOWA 31GUESS WHO - Lonely One (Intersound) 82 1599 +51 14 27 BT: Yellow Submariik PF: Ikilo, 100 1573NEW 9 20 32THE BEATLES - Free As A Bird (Capitol) Goodhue 33MARIAN CAREY - Fantasy (Columbia/CRG) 70 1551 -620 21 20 CHANGES 34TOM COCHRANE -I Wish You Well (Capitol) 83 1522 +75 12 24 New York's 'WMXV-MIX105 has

35SELENA - Dreaming Of You (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 93 1486NEW 10 21 moved. Their new address is 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New MICHAEL W. SMITH - Straight To The Heart (Reunion/Arista) 89 1457NEW 6 23 36 York, NY 10036-6700. Phone is 37ALL -4 -ONE -I Can Love You Like That (Blitzz/Atlantic) 60 1286 341 18 14 (212) 704-1051. Fax is (212) 389- 38TINA TURNER - Goldeneye (Virgin) 77 1210 3 19 3299. Up the road a piece at

39BLUES TRAVELER - Run -Around (A&M) 45 1192 62 23 WGMT-Lyndonville, Vermont, the new address is 10 Church St. 40DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching (RCA) 61 1168 -637 8 20 Lyndonville, VT. 05851. Phone

Editor:RONF I number remains the same: (802) Associate EditorDiANERUFER 626-9800 and Fax: (802) 626- 78 12 1113 +177 8500...KipperMcGee,Operations STEVE WINWOOD - "Reach For The Light" (MCA) A/C reports accepted: Mondays Manager at KSTZ-Des Moines, CHUCK NEGRON - "Pretend" Viceroy/GAP/AEC) 70 11 918 +222 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Iowa, has accepted the P.D. slot at SEAL -Don't Cry" (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 69 44 910 +610 Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 San Diego Oldies station, KBZT... k.d. lang - "IfI Were You" (Warner Bros.) 63 4 1009 +87 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580 Frank Pierce checks in from

GAVIN NOVEMBER 2 4 ,1995 Peyourselfa merrylittle Christmas with the elease by the J at the Movies B derfid Lffe, Sax eMovies for Chifttmas.

On Your Desk Now Goingfor adds Monday, November 27th on "Have YourselfaMerry Little Christmas"

For more information contact: SCOVE Leigh Armistead/Discovery Records 800-377-9620, ext.216 2/4-77027

1995 Discovery Records, a Warner Music Coup company. Printed in USA A/C Up & Coming

Reports Adds SPINS TRENDS S/P/W 57 5 855 +129 THE ASSOCIATION 1995 -Walk Away Renee (On Track) SPINS PER WEEK PER STATION 56 8 866 +138 JANN ARDEN - Insensitive (A&M) ELTON JOHN - Blessed (Island) 27.47 BON JOVI - Lie To Me (Mercury) 55 19 884 +372 TAKE THAT - Back for Good (Arista) 27.11

55 21 728 +302 THE BLENDERS - Let PI Fall (Orchard Lane) GIN BLOSSOMS -'TilI Hear It From You (A&M) 27.04 49 6 592+119 THE TEMPTATIONS - Some Enchanted Evening (Motown) BLUES TRAVELER - Run -Around (A&M) 26.49 48 6 DEF LEPPARD - WhergLove and Hate Collide (Mercury) 914+202 WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 26.26 47 3 +111 1110 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING - Breakfast At Tiffany's (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - As I Lay Me Down (Columbia/CRG) 26.20 47 2 663 +27 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Prettiest Eyes (Mercury) NATALIE MERCHANT - Carnival (ElektralEEG) 26.13 43 2 650 +62 BETTE MIDLER - In Ths Life (Atlantic) DEL AMITRI - )11 To Me (A&M) 25.92 43 2 781 BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND - Lock And Load (Capitol) +66 JANET JACKSON - Runaway (A&M) 25.79

43 11 589 +93 TOMMY JAMES -I Thok We're Alone Now (Aura) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Good Intentions (Reprise/Columbia/CRG) 25.65

42 9 672+105 EDWIN McCAIN - Solitide (Lava/Atlantic) THE CORRS - Runaway (143/Lava/Atlantic) 25.41

41 7 539 TYLER COLLINS - Nevff Alone (Eeyore's Lullaby) (Disney) +109 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Only Wanna Be With You (Atlantic) 24.76 30 40 526+413 * MICHAEL BOLTON -A _ove So Beautiful (Columbia/CRG) MEAT LOAF - I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) (MCA) 24.58

36 7 469+120 JERRY WOODWORTH Come A Little Bit Closer (SVR) MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 23.89

36 20 455+239 EXPOSE - I'll Saw Goodlye For The Two Of Us (Arista) SEAL - Kiss From A Rose (Ztt/Warner Bros.) 23.69 15 546 +211 ROLLING STONES - Lie A Rolling Stone (Virgin) 35 DEEP BLUE SOMETHINGBreakfast At Tiffany's (RainMaker/Interscope/AG) 23.62 34 12 ANNIE LENNOX - Waitirg In Vain (Arista) 484+222 JOSHUA KADISON - Take It On Faith (EMI) 23.61 32 6 487 +98 DEBBIE GIBSON - Didrt Have The Heart (SBK/EMI) Listed above are the top ranked singles based on the division of each song's total 32 31 406+399 * PETER CETERA - FaithIdly (River North) stations Into its total Spins.

31 5 394 +81 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - $oken Word (Discovery) 28 15 303+174 EMILY - Missin' You Again (Grey Wolf) PINCr r C S 26 5 518 +76 ALANIS MORISSETTE - Hand In My Pocket (Maverick/Reprise) RANKED INCREASE IN TOTAL SPINS 25 3 459 +88 PRETENDERS - Sense Cl Purpose (Warner Bros.) THE BEATLES - Free As A Bird (Capitol) 1573 24 1 283 +46 JESSE & TRINA - When Is The Love (Capitol) MARIAH CAREY - One Sweet Day (Columbia/CRG) 1070 22 1 237 +35 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Stil In Love (Mercury) MADONNA - You'll See (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 791 22 7 314+131 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - Grow Old With Me (Hollywood) BRUCE HORNSBY - Swing Street (RCA) 753 22 22 324 +324 * QUEEN - Too Much LoveWill Kill You (Hollywood) WHITNEY HOUSTON - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Arista) 625 20 6 489 +213 TLC - Diggin' On You (Liace/Arista) SEAL - Don't Cry (ZfflWarner Bros.) 610 19 7 383 +151 * BLUES TRAVELS; - Hock (A&M) HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - Time (Atlantic) 491

16 5 366 +166 EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - Missing (Atlantic) . CURTIS STIGERS - Keep Me From The Cold (Arista) 433

16 13 260 +221 * SOUL ASYLUM -Promis Broken (Columbia/CRG) . . . - , BONNIE RAITT/BRYAN ADAMS Rock Steady (Capitol) 423 15 15 159 +159 * TONY RICH PROJECT - Nobody Knows (LaFace/Aris ACE OF BASEBeautiful Life (Arista) 414 12 - 191 +29 AL GREEN - Your Heart'sln Good Hands (MCA) MICHAEL BOLTON -A Love So Beautiful (Columbia/CRG) 413 11 6 129 +49 * THE CAPTAIN & TENNILE - Love Survives Nouveau/K-te CELINE DION - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Lava/Atlantic) 406 11 6 120 +71 * PAULA ABDUL - Ain't Newer Gonna Give You Up (CaptiveNirgin) PETER CETERA - Faithfully (River North) 399 11 7 203+155 * BIG MOUNTAIN - Get Toiether (Giant) SELENA - Dreaming Of You (EMI Latin/EMI Records) 379

10 2 75 +19 GERALD & EDDIE LEVERT - Already Missini You tw EEG BON JOVI - Lie To Me (Mercury) 372

ped: Fleetwood Mac, Blessid Union Of g & Crystal Bernard, QUEEN - Too Much Love Will Kill You (Hollywood) 324

ssa Etherid e Ch nna Phi4sEdqn * Indicates THE BLENDERSLet It Fall (Orchard Lane) 302 Boulder, Colorado to announce that ENYA Here's the he's general managing KBVI, (the old A/C Picks "Anywhere Is" (Reprise) "buddy" KBKS), and they're been broadcast- BEATLES I like it when song from ing as an A/C station since November the new "Free as a Bird" (Capitol) an artist with 15.Bob Heartis the station's MD animated Not having it is the only valid excuse an exotic and P.D. isLinda Nelson.They can Disney fea- for not playing it. Geoff Lynne and musical style all be reached at (303) 444-1490, Fax ture, Toy the three surviving Beatles have makes a con- (303) 442-6544. David Weiss has left Story. (Talk crafted an unforgettable single from cession to KQIC/FM-Willmar, Minn. where he about short the John Lennon demo. This is one mainstream was music director. His responsibili- people....) Cute to the core. It's of the truly newsworthy plays of the radio without ties will be absorbed by P.D. Steve Hope and Crosby for the '90s. past decade. compromis- Schug until further notice. ing. It's unusual to hear her singing LUTHER VANDROSS in English instead of her native "Every Year, Every Christmas" Gavin A/C #1 Hits From: Gaelic/Celtic language. It makes her (Epic/LV Records) 11/26/93 MARIAH CAREY - "Hero" music more approachable and less Richard Marx helps out on the writ- 11/20/92 MICHAEL BOLTON - "To LoveSomebody" "foreign." ing and arranging of this single that RANDY NEWMAN & combines holiday -like lyric with a 11/22/91 BONNIE RAITT - "I Can't Make You Love Me" LYLE LOVETT 11/23/90 WILSON PHILLIPS - "Impulsive" non -seasonal arrangement that "You've Got a Friend in Me" 11/24/89 PHIL COLLINS - "Another Day In Paradise" deserves both pre -season and post - (Hollywood) season play. 42 GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH DAVID BENOIT STEVE LAURY VIBRAPHONIC ( 9 ,84 spins) Vineland Dreams (CTI) Vibraphonic 2 (Acid Jazz/Hollywood) QUINCY JONES Steve Laury debuts highest while also winning Stations like KIFM, KWGQ, KNIK, KCLC, (8/45 spins) this week's Spin Trend award with a +66 out of WNND, KSBR, WOTB and WONB got their RANDY CRAWFORD a 136 total. weekly acid jazz fix here. (7/480 spins) CHAKA KHAN/BRUCE HORNSBY (6/99 spins)

Onl CornerBY KEITH ZIMMERMAN Gavin The New World Order 11111111'111R"3" of Jazz Public Radio 1 1 FOURPLAY - nixir (Warner Bros.) 51 0 677 14 We spoke with current donors." 2 2 BONEY JAMESSeduction (Warner Bros.) 52 2 608 +33 Wayne Parkins at But in doing so, 3 3 RICK BRAUN -Beat Street (Bluemoon) 45 0 517 -24 WUCF-Orlando. you're not seiz- 5 4 MARC ANTOINE - Urban Gypsy (NYC) 47 2 516 +10 He's a bright and ing the oppor-

8 5 RICARDO SILVEIRA - Storyteller (Kokopel I i) 47 0 503 +23 enthusiastic jazz tunity to corral new lis- programmer with teners, which is the bottom line of 4 6 THEJAllMASTERS feat. PAUL HARDCASTLE -II (JVC) 43 0 502 -33 plenty of fresh this new world order of public 6 7 BOB MAMET - Day Into Night (Atlantic) 48 0 496 -4 bservations. Last radio. It's about increasing your 11 8 RANDY CRAWFORD - Naked And True (Bluemoon) 50 7 480 +41 Wayne ParkinsMay,WUCF audience share in your market. 7 9 GRP ARTISTS'...BEATLES - (I Got No Kick...) Modern Jazz (GRP) 47 1 473 11 revamped its music in favor of That's where the big guideline 9 10 PHILIPPE SAISSE - Masques (Verve Forecast) 45 0 468 +15 expanded jazz coverage with someseems to be in maintaining bud-

10 11 3RD FORCE - Force Of Nature (Higher Octave) 37 1 431 11 interesting results. gets-increasing your audience to

14 12 SPECIAL EFX feat. G. JINDA & C. MINUCCI Body Language (JVC)49 1 424 +37 How has WUCF handled recent levels of average quarter relative to political rumblings over govern- 12 13 SIMPLYRED - Fairground (eastwesVEEG) 39 0 416 -10 your market size. CPB dollars ment funding of non-commercial aside, I would think that would be 18 14 TOM GRANT - Instinct (Shanachie/Cachet) 46 1 402 +51 jazz stations? our goal anyway. 17 15 BOBBY CALDWELL - Soul Survivor (Sin-Drome) 43 1 374 +13 As a public station in Orlando, What did the data tell you? 20 16 PEOPLE SOUNDTRACK - People Soundtrack (Lightyear) 38 0 370 +25 we're a typical melting pot. We've It toldus that jazz was our 24 17 OLETA ADAMS - Moving On (Mercury) 42 2 368 +56 done classical music, jazz, some largest and most loyal listening 13 18 TORCUATO MARIANO - Last Look (Windham Hill) 39 2 363 -25 alternative, and ethnic/eclectic block. It told us how many people

19 19 ALEX BUGNON - Tales From The Bright Side (RCA) 43 0 362 +12 shows on the weekends. The big listen to us exclusively during

16 20 GRANT GEISSMAN - Business As Usual (Positive Music) 43 1 358 -9 change for us came, as it has for so those times; plus second choice, many public stations, with the third choice, etc. It also told us 23 21 MAYSA - Maysa (Blue Thumb) 39 1 335 +15 recent CPB (Corporation for Public where they go. If we hit the 27 22 NAJEE - Songs From The Key Of Life (EMI) 43 2 331 +41 Broadcasting) rulings and the poten- changeover and moved to another 22 23 GREGG KARUKAS - You'll Know It's Me (Fahrenheit) 37 0 330 +5 tial to zero out Federal funds. It block of programming, where did 28 24 JONATHAN CAIN - Piano With A View (Higher Octave) 36 0 328 +38 made us rethink what we're doing. they go? Did they go to WLOQ? 21 25 STANLEY CLARKE - At The Movies (Epic) 38 1 317 -21 We had to look at our program The classical station? Mix 105? 15 26 KEIKO MATSUI - Sapphire (White Cat/Unity Label Group) 35 0 315 -61 schedule more from the bottom line. How did it affect your total jazz

26 27 DAN FOGELBERG & TIM WEISBERG - No Resemblance... (Giant)29 0 297 +3 Who's listening? When? Who to? We programming hours?

35 28 DENNY JIOSA - Moving Pictures (Blue Orchid) 35 3 275 +45 found out jazz was our most lis- We increased them significantly. tened to format. We went from 40 hours a week to 25 29 MARION MEADOWS - Body Rhythm (RCA) 33 0 271 -39 How did you conduct your 70 -plus. We eliminated classical 29 30 TONY GABLE &206-Seven Hills (Heads Up/Intermix) 266 -9 33 0 research? programming on weekday morn- 34 31 MICHAEL FRANKS - Abandoned Garden (Warner Bros.) 29 0 261 +27 We subscribe to the Radio ings and went jazz during morning 31 32 PAUL TAYLOR - On The Horn (Countdown/Unity) 30 2 242 -16 Research Consortium, an outfit thatdrive, 7 a.m. until noon, Monday 33 33 BRIAN McKNIGHT -I Remember You (Mercury) 26 0 221 -16 works with Arbitron, specifically through Friday. We also changed

30 34 INCOGNITO -100Degrees and Rising (Verve Forecast/Talkin Loud)22 0 213 -54 targeting samples and hourly overnights, which had been tradi-

32 35 THE WALTER BEASLEY PROJECT - Private Time (Mercury) 28 1 199 -39 breakdowns involving public tionally alternative. radio. I know people will say, "We Did you stick with acoustic bop? 36 36 J MICHAEL VERTA - The Phoenix (BrainChild) 17 0 184 -12 don't have the money for that!" In the short term we could have 41 37 BRIAN SIMPSON - Closer Still (Noteworthy) 22 0 171 +17 Well, gosh, neither do we, but if gone with all "straight -ahead jazz." 37 38 J. SPENCER -Blue Moon (MoJAll/Motown) 19 0 165 -8 you can appropriate some dollars But we noticed that nobody else 38 39 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Modern Life (Bluemoon) 15 0 161 -10 for a little bit of information, it can was playing acid jazz and funk. 40 40 METRO - Tree People (Lipstick) 16 0 155 -8 boost your opportunities. It's done We decided to play it during

39 41 KEVIN TONEY - Pastel Mood (Ichiban) 15 0 146 -18 so for us. We could not have tar- overnights (which were already

45 42 JIM BRICKMAN - By Heart (Windham Hill) 24 2 140 +16 geted our niche without knowing weak), pave the way for future who was listening and when. 42 43 BRIAN KRINEK - Flying High (Positive Music) 24 3 138 -8 jazz listeners and give them some- A monetary sacrifice for thing more appealing to their ears - 44 STEVE LAURY - Vineland Dreams (CTI) 25 4 136 NEW research helped focus your right now. We call our acid jazz/ 45 TOLEDO - Mestizo (Tropijazz) 19 2 126 !VFW fundraising efforts. funk jazz show, Cool Grooves. Now 46 46 FRANK GAMBALE - Thinking Out Loud (JVC) 19 2 124 +5 Exactly! It's easy to say, "We can we've added Cool Grooves from 3 44 47 YELLOWJACKETS - Dreamland (Warner Bros.) 16 0 112 -17 look at our market by profiling ourto 6 p.m. during afternoon drive.

43 48 JOE TAYLOR - Spellbound (RCA Victor) 14 1 112 29 Continued on page 44

- 49 WILL DOWNING - Moods (Mercury) 16 0 106 NEW Editors: KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz reports accepted Thursdays - 50 JESSE COOK - Tempest (Narada) 14 0 102 NEW 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

GAVIN NOVEMBER 24, 1995 43 MOST ADDED TOP TIP RECORD TO WATCH RUSSELL GUNN (21) PHIL WOODS QUINTET BHEKI MSELEKU

An Affair To Remember (El f 'lice) Star Seeding (Verve) DONALD BROWN (21) GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET Multi -instrumentalist Bheki Mseleku (em-sue- Dragonfly (Telarc lek-u) cooks along with the rhythm section of BHEKI MSELEKU (20) This is the week the legends debut with their Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins. new albums. Phil Woods checks in highest at HERBIE MANN (15) #35 followed closely by Gerry Mulligan at

Continued from page 43 have to go out and get them. We get Do you play any smooth jazz with more new listeners from being out that blend? at an art festival with a table, or No. We're avoiding any counter - from posting our playlist and logo in Gavin Jazz programming with WLOQ. Why the record stores. would I want to compete with Steve What kind of artists do you fea- Huntington and shoot myself in the ture on Cool Grooves? foot? Yet there's music that is too far Medeski, si.irtin and Wood, 111111rni1 1 McCOY TYNER TRIO (Impulse!) 84 2 76 6 1 to the left for them and our main- Jamiroquoi, Bobby Byrd, Buckshot 8 2 MARK WHITFIELD ',1erve) 85 0 63 19 3 streamjazz audience. We roll the LeFonque, Dag, Axiom Funk, Broun 2 3 DON BRADEN (Epicure/550) 83 0 70 9 4 dice with it because we're looking Fellinis, T.J. Kirk, Guru, Spearhead, 5 4 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER (Verve) 82 1 66 1 for a longer range vision. Greyboy, Craig T. Cooper, and Charlie

3 5 DAVE BRUBECK (Telarc Inn) 83 0 63 4 How much spinoff do you see Hunter. T.J. Kirk was just in town and

6 6 VANESSA RUBIN (Novus/RCA) 84 4 63 1 between the stations in the we had them on the air in the after- research? noon. We drew a pretty good buzz. 10 7 TONY CAMPISE (Heart Music) 77 1 57 5 We have less listeners going to Do you flavor with recurrents? 76 0 61 4 7 8 SONNY FORTUNE (Blue Note) WLOQ than they have coming to us e rc playing acts like Sly Mone 4 9 FRANK MORGAN (Telarc Int'l) 74 0 64 because our audience is so much and War. We're still tweaking Cool 12 10 GERALD ALBRIGHT (Atlantic) 71 1 54 smaller than theirs.Alot of our Grooves, but I'm real lucky that my 15 11 MARK ISHAM (Columbia/CRG) 78 0 33 11 audience doesn't stumble onto us. boss has given me the green light 9 12 MICHAEL WOLFF TRIO (Jimco) 71 0 52 6 Most know what they're looking for with the music and my feel for the

14 13 EDDIE HENDERSON (Milestone) 70 3 49 3 when they tune in. We're lucky if market. His name is Dr. Jose Maunez. somebody randomly punches in. N.X.e What kind of cume does WUCF 17 14 FREDDIE HUBBARD (Music Masters) 71 3 38 7

23 15 MULGREW MILLER (Novus/RCA) 82 9 22 17

16 16 PONCHO SANCHEZ (Concord Jazz) 73 1 24 8

13 17 JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET (Warner Bros.) 65 0 43 19 18 CHICK COREA QUARTET (GRP) 66 0 35 DAVE BRUBECK's 41 19 TONY BENNETT (Columbia/CRG) 77 3 20 YOUNG LIONS EA OLD TIGERS 20 20 LARRY GOLDINGS (Warner Bros.) 66 0 33

11 21 B SHARP JAll QUARTET (MAMA Foundation) 65 0 34 5* GAVIN JAZZ 18 22 KENNY BURRELL (Concord Jazz) 65 1 31 1 9 * BILLBOARD'S TOP JAZZ 27 23 KEITH JARRETT TRIO (ECM) 63 2 28

33 24 JOHN SCOFIELD (Blue Note) 74 6 11

22 25 JIM HALL (Telarc Intl) 63 0 18

31 26 DENISE JANNAH (Blue Note' 67 1 15 DAVE 35 27 SHAWN "THUNDER" WALLACE Scnomids) 68 5 8 BRUBECK YOUNG LIONS 32 28 BRAD MEHLDAU (Warner Bros.) 58 3 21 & OLD TIGERS 36 29 CHARLES McPHERSON (Arabesque) 65 4 11

29 30 MEL TORME/ROB McCONNELL & THE BOSS BRASS (Concord Jal.60 0 15 DAVE BRUBECK

40 31 ART FARMER (Arabesque) 70 6 8 Michael Brecker Ronnie Buttecavoli 30 32 ELIANE ELIAS (Blue Note) 64 4 12 Roy Hargrove 28 33 J.P.TORRES (Tropijazz) 56 0 20 Jon Hendricks Joe Loveno 37 34 JOHN FEDCHOCK (Reservoir) 55 0 17 Christian McBride James Moody PHIL WOODS QUINTET (Evidence) 72 12 4 Gerry Mulligan 38 36 MAYNARD FERGUSON & BIG BOP NOUVEAU (Concord Jazz) 56 0 11 Joshua Redman George Shearing 24 37 HARGROVE/McBRIDE/SCOTT (Verve) 50 0 24 - 38 GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET (Telarn Int]) 65 9 5 42 39 MARC COPELAND IDenon) 51 4 13 Celebrate Dave's 75th Birthday o

45 40 WAYNE SHORTER (Verve) 51 5 December Gth with specialty

34 41 JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Verve) 42 0 16 programming. Why not program 26 42 ALAN HARRIS (Mons) 43 0 15 this entire disc dedicated to Dave? 21 43 JAMES MOODY (Telarc Intl) 42 0 18 For giveaways of this charting release 17 25 44 CECILIA SMITH (Brownstone) 42 0 contact: Vikki Rickman at 44 45 CHRIS KASE (Mons) 45 4 6 TELARC® Telarc 1216) 464-2313 or Neal Sapper at NewWorld 'N'Jazz(415) 488-1558 for further information. 49 46 JIM WIDNER BIG BAND (Chase Music Group) 44 3 5 - 47 KEVIN MAHOGANY (Enja) 56 12 4 Telarc...Label of the Legends. - 48 STEVE KUHN (Postcards) 58 13 3 - 49 JERRY GONZALEZ & THE FORT APACHE BAND (Milesii 41 6 Editorc: KEITH & KENT ZIMMERMAN Jazz reports accepted Thursdays - 50 BILLY PIERCE (Evidence) 53 9 3 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 GAVIN Fax: (415) 495-2580

44 GAVIN NOVEMBER2 4 ,1995 JAZZ/ADULTALTERNATIVE draw with acid jazz? We received a book the other day, POST -BO] covering a full quarter of our acid jazz stuff, which started in May. VANESSA 2W LW TW We're averaging over 2500 in AQH 5 3 1 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - Love and Peace (Verve) that time slot, which is strong. RUBIN 10 6 2 MARK WHITFIELD - 7th Avenue Stroll (Verve) Can Orlando support so much 1 1 3 McCOY TYNER TRIO - Infinity (Impulse!) jazz? 7 5 4 VANESSA RUBIN - Sings (Novus/RCA) I look at WLOQ's contemporary 2 2 5 DON BRADEN - Organic (Epicure/550) jazz and WUCF's mainstream jazz as 6 4 6 EDDIE HENDERSON - Inspiration (Milestone) the right and left hands of jazz. If 14 8 7 DAVE BRUBECK - Young Lions & Old Tigers (Telarc Int'l) WLOQ looks good, then we look

3 7 8 FRANK MORGAN - Love Lost & Found (Telarc Intl) good. If WUCF looks good, then

12 9 9 SONNY FORTUNE - A Better Understanding (Blue Note) they look good. I don't care what the

11 12 10 GERALD ALBRIGHT - Giving Myself To You (Atlantic) purists say about it. That's the truth

19 13 11 LARRY GOLDINGS - Whatever It Takes (Warner Bros.) in terms of public perception.

20 14 12 PONCHO SANCHEZ - Soul Sauce (Concord Jazz) PARTTwoNF NT WI TN

18 16 13 KENNY BURRELL - Lotus Blossom (Concord Jazz) 21 18 14 FREDDIE HUBBARD -MMTC (Music Masters) Ar-2-Spin Trends 1 FROM: Cleveland 15 17 15 TONY CAMPISE - Strange Beauty (Heart Music) 1. STEVE LAURY +66 LATEST RELEASE: Vanessa 4 11 16 JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET - Spirit Of The Moment (Warner Bros.) 2. OLETA ADAMS +56 30 19 17 MULGREW MILLER - Getting To Know You (Novus/RCA) Rubin Sings 3. TOM GRANT +51 8 10 18 MICHAEL WOLFF TRIO - Jumpstart! (Jimco) LABEL: Novus/RCA 27 20 19 MARK ISHAM - Blue Sun (Columbia/CRG) 4. TOLEDO +49 NEW 20 TONY BENNETT - Here's To The Ladies (Columbia/CRG) 5. DAVID BENOIT +47 JOURNALISM 13 15 21 B SHARP JAll QUARTET - Mirage (MAMA Foundation) 6. DENNY JIOSA +45 INFLUENCES: "I was always 24 21 22 CHICK COREA QUARTET - Time Warp (GRP) a vocal child, according to my 26 23 23 MEL TORME/ROB McCONNELL & THE BOSS BRASS - Velvet & Brass (Concord Jazz) Chartboun mom, and was involved in 24 24 BRAD MEHLDAU - Introducing Brad Mehldau (Warner Bros.) 28 music through school. I played - 25 25 DENISE JANNAH -I Was Born In Love With You (Blue Note) DAVID BENOIT (GRP) flute, piano, chorus and solo NEW 26 JOHN SCOFIELD - Groove Elation (Blue Note) CLOCKERS SOUNDTRACK (MCA) 27 CHARLES McPHERSON - Come Play With Me (Arabesque) singing. Because I always - 29 RUSS FREEMAN (GRP) NEW 28 ART FARMER - The Meaning Of Art (Arabesque) loved 'words' and dealing with JAll CRUSADERS (Sin-Drome) NEW 29 KEITH JARRETT TRIO - Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note (ECM) people, I ended up in TAB TWO (Virgin) 9 22 30 HARGROVE/McBRIDE/SCOTT - Parker's Mood (Verve) journalism. A college degree STEELY DAN (Giant) allowed me to teach English STRUNZ & FARAH (Selva) while pursuing a new career at UMIV1r R.(_, 1 AL ADULT STEVAN PASERO (Sugo) *QUINCY JONES (Owest) night. Teaching, my 'bread and 2W LW TW WHITNEY HOUSTON (Arista) butter,' allowed me to have a 1 1 1 FOURPLAYElixir (Warner Bros.) MICHAEL DAVIS pstick) healthy, safe and decent 3 3 2 BONEY JAMES - Seduction (Warner Bros.) ANDY NARELL (Windham Hill) existence while I struggled to 2 2 3 THE JAllMASTERS feat. PAUL HARDCASTLE -II (JVC)

4 4 4 RICK BRAUN - Beat Street (Bluemoon) MARIAN CAREY (Columbia) build a singing career." 5 5 5 MARC ANTOINE - Urban Gypsy (NYC) Please Note: All Chartbounders have upward MEMORABLE MUSICAL 8 9 6 RANDY CRAWFORD - Naked And True (Bluemoon) Spin Trends. MOMENTS: "The first time I 6 7 7 3RD FORCE - Force Of Nature (Higher Octave) Dropped: #47 Dean James, #48 Urban Knights, saw Sarah Vaughan live at 7 6 8 BOB MAMET - Day Into Night (Atlantic) #49 Kirk Whalum, #50 Willie & Lobo, Gerald Albright, Rodney Dangerfield's in New 10 10 9 RICARDO SILVEIRA - Storyteller (Kokopelli) Max Bennet. 9 8 10 GRP ARTISTS' CELEBRATION OF THE BEATLES - (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (GRP) York, Fall of 1982. I had just 12 12 11 PHILIPPE SAISSE - Masques (Verve Forecast) %.iriartbounci enough money to get in and 11 11 12 SIMPLY RED - Fairground (eastwest/EEG) was drinking orange juice all 17 13 13 BOBBY CALDWELL - Soul Survivor (Sin-Drome) RICHARD HINDMAN TRIO (Lake Street) night, sitting in the front row, 23 16 14 OLETA ADAMS - Moving On (Mercury) HERBIE MANN (Kokopelli) in awe. Also, singing in the 25 20 15 SPECIAL EFX feat. G. JINDA & C. MINUCCI - Body Language (JVC) GIACOME GATES(DMP) Village Vanguard with Pharoah 21 19 16 ALEX BUGNON - Tales From The Bright Side (RCA) *BIG JOHN PATTON (Evidence) 16 15 17 STANLEY CLARKE - At The Movies (Epic) Sanders my first month after 15 18 18 MAYSA - Maysa (Blue Thumb) *JON MAYER TRIO (Pullen moving to New York."

22 21 19 PEOPLE SOUNDTRACK - People Soundtrack (Lightyear) *KEVIN HAYS (Blue Note) ADVICE FOR BUDDING - 24 20 NAJEE - Songs From The Key Of Life (EMI) BRAD GOODE (Sunlight) SINGERS: "Don't quit your 18 22 21 TOM GRANT - Instinct (Shanachie/Cachet) *BHEKI MSELEKU (Verve) TORCUATO MARIANO - Last Look (Windham Hill) day job! Be patient, persistent, 13 17 22 *GATEWAY (ECM 14 14 23 KEIKO MATSUI - Sapphire (White Cat/Unity Label Group) and dedicated. This is about *ORNETTE COLEMAN & PRIME TIME (Verve) 28 27 24 GREGG KARUKAS - You'll Know It's Me (Fahrenheit) long term gratification. Make *JOE DeFRANCESCO (Big Mu, 24 26 25 PAUL TAYLOR - On The Horn (Countdown/Unity) sure you love it because *TURK MAURO (Milestone) 27 30 26 JONATHAN CAIN - Piano With A View (Higher Octave) *DONALD BROWN (Muse) anything you do for the rest of 20 25 27 MARION MEADOWS - Body Rhythm (RCA) your life, you have to love 19 23 28 INCOGNITO -100 Degrees and Rising (Verve Forecast/Talkin Loud) *RUSSELL GUNN (Muse) through the good and bad 29 28 29 GRANT GEISSMAN - Business As Usual (Positive Music) Dropped: #39 Steven Kowalczyk, #43 Steve Million,

26 29 30 BRIAN McKNIGHT -I Remember You (Mercury) #46 Bill Stewart, #47 Lorne Lofsky, #48 Eddie times-and there will be some

Post -Bop compiled by a sample of Jazz Intensive reports Palmieri, #50 Andre Previn, GRP Artists. 'not so good' times." Commercial Adult compiled by a sample of Adult Intensive reports GAVIN NovFm BE R 24, 1995 45 BUILT TO SPILL naire, presents 15 new songs CAUSTIC RESIN that feature today's leading Built To Spill Caustic Resin R&B female artists, ranging AWN (Up Records) from legendary divas Aretha Miller Freeman Entertainment Group Whereas There Is Nothing Franklin and Patti LaBelle to 140 Second Street Wrong with Love, Built to relative newcomers Brandy San Francisco, CA 94105 GAVIN PICKS Spill's last full-length, was and Faith Evans. Aside from Phone: (415) 495-1990 singer-songwritey and occa- the current Whitney Houston Fax: (415) 495-2580 sionally overly cute, on this hit, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," http://www.gavin.com EP-a collaboration with also check out her other e-mail: [email protected] Singles Albums Caustic Resin-BTS auteur killer tracks-"Why Does It CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DAVID DALTON Dug Martsch once again Hurt So Bad" and her duet COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR BOB GALLIA.NI BY DAVE SHOLIN reveals himself as a shifting, with CeCe Winans, "Count MANAGING EDITOR BEN FONG-TORRES ASSISTANT EDITOR ALEXANDRA HASIAM experimental guitar god, a on Me" (my favorite cut). ART DIRECTOR DODIE SHOEMAKER FOLK IMPLOSION texture maniac, a dynamati- Every track is great, so listen ASSOCIAIT. ART DIRECTOR PETER GRAME "Natural One" cian to whom a melody is to the whole album, because A3/1Au/ A2 -KerrZIMMERMANEditor, less an anchor than a refer- this one's going to find multi - KEITH ZIMMERMAN Editor (London/Island) WSW ESPARZAA3 Assistant ence point, and to whom format airplay well into 1996. This song, lifted from the ADULT CONTEMPORARY -RON FELLEditor. lyrics are punctuation, not -ANNEFTE M. LAI soundtrack to Kids, is co - DIANE RUFERAssociate Editor narrative. In short, this disc written by Sebadoh member ALTERNATIVE -MAX TOIKOFFEditor recalls the Built to Spill 12131913-2691. FAx: (213) 913-2693 Lou Barlow; Folk Implosion debut, Ultimate Alternative SPENCE ABBOTT ASSiSta/1/ is a Barlow side -project AMERICANA -ROB BLEk ISIEIN Wavers; and that similarity is with cohort John Davis. Associate Editor undoubtedly due to the con- COLLEGE -SEANA BARITHEditor Forget the hypnotist, just tributions of Brett Nelson, COUNTRY -CYNDI DOEITIEEditor, play this disc, turn on the LISA SnarlsConsulting Editor the Caustic Resin guitarist black light, and trip back in MICHELE Gowswotraw(bunny Assistant who played drums on-and, RAP -THEMBISA MSHAKA time. Editor. ENYA it seems, significantly influ- JAciueJONES McWiLuamsAssistant enced-UAW. Martsch, in REGGAE -TAmuDuEWAConsulting Editor ROCKS-RoeFIENDEditor "Anywhere Is" (Reprise) turn, makes his mellowing It's often easy to compare THE BEATLES To 40 -DAVE SHOLINEditor. mark on the Resin -penned ANNETTE M. LAIAssociate Editor one artist to another, but track here, "Shit Brown Anthology I (Capitol) URBAN LANOZCAPE -QUINCY McCoyEditor. SioRurr..I..,5//1/ Enya has developed a truly Eyes," by smoothing that George summed up the sim- distinctive style. Those of us band's oft -jagged instumen- plicity of the times during s-,t/izx OOKA, who became fans early on part one of the Beatles tele- RI VI ANER tal edges. Despite its brevity, 5 DAVID BERAN love to convert the unitiat- mentuary. During the first this satisfing EP should at EDITORIAL AssIsTANIN MATT BROWN, ed, and this song is bound BOBBY CALDWELL least temporarily assuage record -breaking Ed Sullivan ANNA CAM JASON COHEN, PAN. GEMBUS, to bring many more into the appearance, there was virtu- ROBERT MOVRADINOV, JASON OLUNE, Soul Survivor hungry fans awaiting the CATHERINE RYAN,ElmSHEA,Lux Sum, flock. Count on another ally no crime in America for next BTS and Caustic Resin MARY TIAMZON,JUSTINTORRES (Sin-Drome) ten minutes. No doubt about magnificent video to full -lengths. Delicious. CONTRIBITINO EINIOR5 JOHN LAND, DR. OREN The liner notes state "this it, America continues its BARARI,EmuNORBERG, RHODY &Isar, accompany this very com- -SEANA BARUTH mercial track. album is lovingly dedicated romance with the Beatles. JULIE GORDON BANANARAMA to the many loyal fans who tine to ale Anthology I thoroughly cov- DEAD OF SALES INI/NINRIOrl ING LouGAIIIANI ( 81(51 512-9999 "Every Shade of Blue" have supported me through ers the historical mop top the years." and Bobby's FAx:(805) 542-999-, (Curb) era from the first notes of RiotGALuArvi (415) i59-3703, fans will not be disappoint- FAX: (415)485-1-99 Banarama's first Number Buddy Holly to the final ed by this release. Dim the strains of Lieber and Stoller's Top40 MARKETING-SIEVERESNIK One hits, "Cruel Summer" (818) 951-6700, FAX: (818) 951-6800 lights, stoke up the fire, and "Kansas City.- George Martin and "Venus," came during RAP MARKETING -JOHN AUSTIN kick back for ten tracks of studiously cleans up televi- (215)924-7823,FAN:(215) 424-5491 the '80s, when the group pure romance and soul. Soul sion tapes and various stu- COUNTRY MARKETING -LISA AUSTIN was a trio. Bananarama is (615) 329-3231, FAX:(615) 329-3339 Survivor includes four new dio outtakes and run- now a twosome, and on the CLASSIFIED MARKETING -CHRIS L. MITCHELL tracks written by Caldwell, throughs (sometimes leaving (415) 668-5483. FAX: 1.115) 668-3967 strength of this slice of plus six covers of some clas- VARIOUS ARTISTS in studio chatter and crack- GENERAL MANAGERBerryDOLLARS rhythmic pop, they stand a CIRCULATION MANAGER DIANE RUFER sic hits of yesteryear. Bobby Waiting to Exhale Original ups) in keeping with the good chance of scoring handles them all with that television documentary spir- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WALT REED MANAGER, MEDIA SERVICE, DAVE ROTHSTEIN their first success in this invincible voice and natural Soundtrack Album it. Like the BBC Sessions of decade. ASSISTANT TOCEOSANDRA DERIAN style that has made him so (Arista) last year, this is a historical RECEPTIONIST LISA GRIFFIN DENINE endearing to his many fans. Advertisements herald this as nugget for collectors. Can't EXECI E DIRECTOR, INFORMAlION SERVICES "All Cried Out" Picking favorites from this "The Soundtrack Album wait until the later eras of II RON FELL Event of the Year," and hav- DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES (Metropolitan) CD is difficult, but "Walk on and III, when the studio GEOFF MARSHALL Credit Joe Dawson, PD of By," "Your Precious Love" (a ing seen the movie, I agree. chatter really gets interest- ASSISFAN-T. INFORMATION SERVICES KIX 106 -Providence, for duet with Jean McClain), Waiting to Exhale is a smash ing. Tracks: "Free as a Bird" JENNIFER Z. RUGGLES on the big screen and on the will be a worldwide smash. 0101.11. , ( ION SERVICES steering me to this track. and "At Last" really stand NATAUI Diism sS Generating massive phones out, and the single, "Don't CD player. Babyface, produc- After that, it's a pick 'em. GAVIN SFI,IAL COUNSEL at 98PXY-Rochester and Ask My Neighbor," is awon- er and songwriter extraordi- -KENT ZIMMERMAN RON All NI. N BURG

SF03 I 1 BONNIE SIMMONS, Q102 in Philly, this cover of derful focal point to this ()LEI NIII ,IDR the 1986 hit from Lisa Lisa album. On his own four /11,1C1c4R. RADIO SERVICES & Cult Jam with Full Force songs, Caldwell takes full Doi Snows shouldn't be ignored. control of the arrangements, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, SPECIAL PROJECTS Adam Marano of Collage instruments, and obviously IIlly, KEITH ZIMMERMAN, KENT ZIMMERMAN NASHVILLE OFFICE 1223 17th Avenue South, puts his stamp on the the vocals to prove what a Nashville, TN 37212 production. It'll take less multi -talented artist he is. Phone: (615) 329-3231 than a minute to figure out "Back in the Fire" also gets Ell' Dolls' co': Fax: (615) 329-3339 IrCun4°CYNDI HOEIZIE why this one lights up the my vote. phones. -DIANE RUFER M Miller Freeman AUnited News & Media company 46 GAVIN NOVEMBER 2 4 ,1995 The elemtnewSincile

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