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COUNTRY 36 increase in net sales and a 20% increase in worldwide was the 8- million -unit Bon Jovi Levy reiterated the call made by inter- T * THE HITS GARTH BROOKS LIBERTY net income in 1994, which president /CEO compilation, "Cross Road," closely fol- national labels body IFPI for the Euro- O Alain Levy says qualifies it as the biggest lowed by Boyz II Men album "II," and the pean Union to take the firm line on Chi- P GOSPEL 45 company in the world. 4.5- million -selling Sting hits album, nese piracy that has been adopted by the * THE UVE EXPERIENCE HELEN BAYLOR WORD record The company's net sales reached $4.9 "Fields Of Gold." U.S. (Billboard, Feb. 25). He argued that is particular- A HEATSEEKERS billion in 1994, while its pretax income In geographic terms, PolyGram said a strong stand from the EU 27 as a Dutch L * DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS EPIC rose 16% to $619 million in 1994. Net in- sales in its North American subsidiaries ly appropriate for PolyGram come rose to $424 million. were up 30% in local currency terms; company and a significant contributor to B BILLBOARD LATIN 50 11 %, and in Asia the European economy. THE 41 Speaking at the announcement of the sales in Europe grew U * SEGUNDO ROMANCE LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA company's 1994 results here Feb. 21, sales were up 13% over the previous year. The highlights of PolyGram's forthcom- M Levy said comparisons were difficult be- PolyGram's historic European powerbase ing release schedule include albums from S NEW AGE 65 cause not all its competitors release com- still contributes 50% of all the company's Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Sting, Stevie * LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS YANNI PRIVATE MUSIC prehensive figures. However, he added, revenues, while 25% comes from North Wonder, Elton John, Dina Carroll, Stereo Bjork, Ugly Kid Joe, Wet Wet Wet, R &B "Looking at other people's market share, America, 20% from Asia, and 5% from the MCs, 29 Def Leppard, * MY LIFE MARY J. BUGE UPTOWN rest of the world. Extreme, Soundgarden, Levy said PolyGram's figures were as- Zucchero, Luciano Pavarotti and, possi- REGGAE trading bly, Lionel Richie. 65 sisted by healthy pre- Christmas * DESTINATION BROOKLYN VICIOUS EPIC STREET in both the U.K. and U.S., but added that PolyGram reports in Dutch guilders. Clegg Helps Push For PolyGram out -performed each of those The exchange rate used here is the 1994 WORLD MUSIC 65 markets. Its performance on continental year -end figure of 1.74 guilders to $1. To * THE LONG BLACK VEIL THE CHIEFTAINS RCA VICTOR MTV South Africa To Europe was "mixed," but there were allow direct comparison, 1993 guilder fig- slight increases. ures also have been converted using this THE HOT 100 PolyGram's Japanese sales were affect- ratio. * TAKE A BOW MADONNA MAVERICK / SIRE Expose Native Acts ed by the dearth of domestic product, and ADULT CONTEMPORARY 84 JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's * TAKE A BOW MADONNA MAVERICK / SIRE resurgent music industry will get a new television outlet when MTV starts broad- COUNTRY casting here. Expands Of COLUMBIA Coverage * OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER WADE HAYES 38 Billboard In partnership with noted South African artist Johnny Clegg and radio company / CLUB PLAY DANCE 34 Primequity, MTV is applying for a license Publishing Scene * EVERLASTING LOVE GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC Songwriting, to begin its 24 -hour South African station in 1996. NEW YORK- Beginning with this is- evident in our industry than it is today," MAXI- SINGLES SALES DANCE / 34 "MTV South Africa will focus heavily on sue, Billboard is devoting a new weekly says Billboard editor in chief Timothy * BABY BRANDY ATLANTIC White. "The enduring creative worth T South African music and music videos, page to expanded coverage of music pub- program- lishers and songwriters (see page 26). and commercial value of superior song LATIN with some international music 42 MTV pro- The Songwriters & Publishers page, craft remains the bedrock staple of the S * QUE NO ME OLVIDE BRONCO FONOVISA ming as well as signature grams," says an MTV representative. which is part of Billboard's Artists & music business, and, under Iry Licht- Five percent of the equity in MTV South Music section, includes Words & Music, man's expert direction of the new page, N R &B 31 will to the country's Mu- the popular column by Iry Lichtman, Billboard is committed to covering every * BABY BRANDY ATLANTIC Africa be granted G sic & Youth Development Trust, a nation- Billboard's deputy editor. Also appear- aspect of the process. Indeed, we're see- al outreach school of contemporary music ing on the page is the biweekly feature ing an explosion of new talent, fresh HOT R &B AIRPLAY 30 aimed specifically at South Africa's unem- "They're Playing My Song," which ex- thinking, and innovative approaches to E * IF YOU LOVE ME BROWNSTONE MJJ ployed youth. amines the creative forces behind a cur- propagating the timeless power of popu- S MTV South Africa also should benefit rent cover song. The page also highlights lar song. Thus, the Songwriters & Pub- will be filled with insights HOT R &B SINGLES SALES 30 the country's musical exports, as satellite writer and publisher credits for the No. lishers page * BABY BRANDY ATLANTIC coverage will make the station available 1 songs on five different Billboard sin- and surprises that will help us all do bet- across the continent. gles charts. ter business." coverage of music publish- RAP Says Clegg, "For too long, South All of these standing features will Billboard's 32 ing is further augmented this week by * BIG POPPA/ WARNING THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BADeoy African musicians have had few outlets for combine with weekly news items and in- their art both here and in the global arena. depth articles that will keep Billboard's the debut of Latin Singles A -Z, a weekly of music publishing second to compendium of publishers, perfor- ROCK / ALBUM ROCK TRACKS With the advent of MTV South Africa, the coverage none. mance -right affiliations, and sheet -mu- * BETTER MAN PEARL JAM EPIC music and culture of South Africa will take its rightful place in the global music cul- "The axiom that `everything starts sic availability for each title on the Hot ture." with a song' has never been more self- Latin Tracks chart (see page 42). ROCK / MODERN ROCK TRACKS JEFF CLARK-MEADS * LIGHTNING CRASHES LIVE RADIOACTIVE

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Airplay Monitor videodisc system that will go up cess of either format. board and publisher of the Airplay Ellis joined Billboard in 1985 as against a rival standard devised by A Time Warner source says the Monitors; Oertley is publisher and Hot 100 chart manager and became NEW YORK -Sean Ross, whose Toshiba and Time Warner. company remains confident about editor in chief of Amusement Busi- director of charts in 1990. In 1992, career has combined radio pro- Despite talk two DVD that the sides and "expects to have product ness; and White is international edi- he was named associate publisher gramming, record label A &R work, were discussing a single DVD stan- out in the first half of next year." tor in chief of Bill- and trade journalism, has been ap- dard to avoid a replay of the Beta- Idei told Reuters in Tokyo that board. Each has pointed editor of Airplay Monitor, VHS war, Sony managing director Sony engineers examined the played a key role effective March 1. Nobuyuki Idei said Feb. 23 that the Toshiba/Time Warner "super -den- in the expansion Ross is returning to the Billboard partners have "no plans to support sity disc" and decided "our solution of the Music Music Group after a three -year hia- the specifications" proposed by To- is simpler and better." He claimed Group, which has tus. He first joined shiba Billboard maga- and Time Warner and en- the technology required to produce grown to eight zine in 1988 as radio editor. He left dorsed by five other hardware man- the rival double -sided disc would weekly publica- that post in 1992 ufacturers and several Hollywood make it 30% more costly than his tions- including to become an studios. one -sided CD. the newly ELLIS OERTLEY WHITE A &R manager at The Sony/Philips DVD may have Sony and Philips, meanwhile, ap- launched U.K. Profile Records. the programming muscle to support pear to have put a new technical trade publication Music Monitor - of Billboard and in 1994 became After departing a battle plan. Several studios includ- spin on their decision to proceed, one monthly, 19 directories, five publisher of the four Airplay Moni- Profile, he moved ing Disney were close to announcing emphasizing a 7.4 gigabyte capacity trade conferences, two online data- tors. into his current their support, according to rumors that doubles the original playing base systems, and an annual awards Oertley joined Nashville -based position as pro- at the Feb. 15 -18 National Assn. of time to 270 minutes. The laser will show on the Fox network. Amusement Business in 1978 as gram director of Recording Merchandisers conven- automatically adjust to read sec- the "The phenomenal growth that the promotion manager. She was named WGCI -AM Chi- ROSS tion in San Diego. ond layer of data. Billboard Music Group has enjoyed director of marketing in 1987 and cago. Ross also One reason could be a change in "Sony is coming out with its over the last five years truly reflects became associate publisher in 1989 spent four years at Radio & strategy-Sony and Philips are now swords drawn," said a source at the the creative talent and energy of and publisher the following year. Records magazine before joining emphasizing a longer -playing 5 -inch NARM convention. many individuals around the globe," She added editor in chief stripes in Billboard. disc, as demanded by the Hollywood SETH GOLDSTEIN says Howard Lander, president and 1994 and also is in charge of the Mu- In his new position as editor of all publisher of the Music Group. sic Group's Talent & Touring opera- four Monitors, Ross will report to tion. publisher Michael Ellis. Ross, who White came to the Billboard fami- will be based in New York, will have BMG Classics ly in 1974 when he joined the Lon- responsibility for the editorial and don -based trade publication Music chart content in the Monitors. Man- Week, which then was owned by aging editors Steve Wonsiewicz Gets Retail Site Billboard. He moved to New York in (Country Airplay Monitor) and Ja- 1978 and held a number of posts at nine McAdams (R &B Airplay Moni- Billboard, including international tor) will report to him. On The Internet editor, managing editor, and editor Says Ellis of the appointment: in chief. After a three -year stint "Airplay Monitor has grown from BY SETH GOLDSTEIN with Radio & Records, White relo- one eight -page magazine in 1993 to cated to London and rejoined Bill- four successful magazines, and we NEW YORK- Classical music buffs board in 1989 as international editor look for Sean to lead us to even on the Internet now have a path to a in chief. He was instrumental in the greater success. With Sean's wealth retailer in the sky. recent launch of Music Monitor. of knowledge and experience in the As 1, of March BMG Classics, in In addition to Billboard, Amuse- radio industry, he will strengthen conjunction with service provider On- ment Business, the Airplay Moni- our existing news coverage in the Ramp, began what it considers Inter- tors, and Music Monitor, the Music Country and R &B Monitors and de- net's first dedicated resource for the Group publishes Musician magazine velop a news section for the Top 40 music found on its labels -RCA Vic- and Music & Media. Music Group and Rock Monitors." tor Red Seal and Gold Seal, Living special events include the Dance Ross will arrive in New York Stereo, deutsche harmonia mundi, Music Summit, the Billie Awards, March 6 after attending the Coun- and Catalyst. Platinum White. the Latin Music Conference, the try Radio Seminar in Nashville. About 1,700 titles, cross -referenced A &M Records president /CEO Al Cafaro, left, presents Barry White with a platinum plaque commemorating Billboard /Airplay Monitor Radio Ross says, "Monitor already has a by artist and composer, are listed on sales of White's current album, "The Icon Is Love," at Mr. Seminar, and the Billboard Music very solid place in the radio world; the newly created Classics World and Chow's in Los Angeles. The album's first single, "Practice What You Preach," Video Conference & Awards. our job will be to help it finish its can be ordered from California -based has gone gold, and the second single, "Come On," has just released. The Billboard Music Group is transition to a full -service publica- Sound Delivery. Some 300 pieces, been White also has been nominated for a Grammy for best male R &B vocal performance. owned and operated by BPI Com- tion for the record and radio indus- mostly opera, can be sampled. munications. tries." Simultaneously but separately, BMG's ECM Records took a site in cyberspace for its jazz, classics, and world music catalog of 442 titles. Handleman links Music, Vid, ECM, which is linked to the Classics Computer Arms HMV To Buy Most site, fills an order at $12.99 list plus Rack Aims To Improve Distribution Of Owie Software shipping and handling, "a little bit Of German Music better than street retail," says pro- NEW YORK -Handleman, the domi- and other major retailers; and Sell- In addition to the 3,000 titles in the motions manager Joe Pignato. nant rackjobber, has gathered its mu- through Entertainment, formerly Video Treasures and Starmaker cata- Neither BMG nor ECM expect sic, video, and computer software ven- known as Holly Music. Sellthrough's logs, Montreal -based Madacy offers Retailer's Stores land -office business immediately, but tures under a new corporate umbrella, role is key to North Coast, so named multipacks of television series and Al- U.S. classical marketing product North Coast Entertainment. "because in the entertainment busi- fred Hitchcock and John Wayne BY manager JEFF CLARK-MEADS Robert Bourne thinks the The purpose is to create what execu- ness, you can't ignore the East Coast, movies that are in the public domain. and WOLFGANG SPAHR Internet will affect sales "quite favor- tive VP Louis Kircos calls "a bit of a the West Coast, or the Great Lakes," Suggested list prices of two -packs can ably" in the future. Bourne, whose Chinese Wall" separating Handleman's Kircos says. dip below $10, considered the ideal for LONDON -British record wife, violinist Maria Bachmann, and re- rack accounts from a growing band of Holly Music had focused solely on supermarket promotions. video retailer HMV is negotiating cords for Catalyst, considers the two in -house suppliers that occasionally Christmas sales. As Sellthrough, it will Handleman, which has owned Holly to buy "the majority" of Ger- domains "the most comprehensive compete against the parent. At the take Video Treasures, Starmaker, and Music for five years, recently hired many's leading music chain, World marketing tool" available to BMG in same time, Handleman, based in Troy, Madacy releases year -round to classes Robin Ram as Sellthrough Entertain- Of Music. the first years of the cyberspace era. Mich., has created within North Coast a of trade not previously tapped by Han- ment president and moved Jim Hanke HMV group chairman and chief "It's a tailor -made way of driving new entity to significantly widen music dleman, including drugstores and su- from Troy to Tampa, Fla., as sales VP. executive Stuart McAllister con- people into stores," Bourne said, as and video distribution. permarkets. Kircos, who oversees North Coast, is firms this, saying, "Yes, we are in he called up a commercial for BMG's North Coast consists of two sell- Other distributors have reached hiring three more North Coast VPs, discussion, but nothing has been CD of Sergei Prokofiev's film score through specialists, Video Treasures those accounts, but for Handleman, possibly with Sellthrough in mind. He signed." for "Alexander Nevsky." The ad has and Starmaker; Softprime, which ac- "the nontraditional market is under- still needs a replacement for Starmak- The 19 -store WOM is on the been running on MTV, Bourne but quires and develops personal- comput- represented," says Kircos. "With a er president Ken Palmer, who took market because of a ruling by Ger- suspects it's reaching a smaller audi- er software; Madacy Music Group; En- huge number of outlets, the potential is over video buying at Handleman, fol- many's competition authority. will ence than it on the Net. He tertainment Zone, which operates very large." Video figures in the ad- lowing the departure of VP Dave (Continued on page 97) (Continued on page 20) music, video, and concessions in Sears vance planning. Stevens. SETH GOLDSTEIN 4 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com o l .r. i c e Critics' P 3 NO . Album Of The Y e a -Village Vo

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Gillen, Editor (N.Y.) throughout member states, the European tending copyright protection outweighs the for the artists and their heirs? Who in 1965 Music Video: Deborah Russell, Editor (L.A.) Parliament also has implicitly recognized Heatseekers Features Editor: Carrie Borzillo (L.A.) value of the benefit; and second, that a could have thought that 20 years later the Staff Reporter: Trudi Miller Rosenblum (N.Y.) one of the central underlying theories of lengthier term of protection would inhibit Northern Songs catalog would have been Administrative /Research Assistant: Terri Horak (N.Y.) copyright law-that those to benefit from Editorial Assistant: Brett Atwood (L.A.) sold for $40 million and 10 years after that copyright Contributors: Catherine Applefeld, Jim Bessman, Fred Bronson, protection are not only the au- been licensed for a $70 million advance? 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Tony Morris is an Given the increasing globalization of the CHARTS & RESEARCH The extended term applies to original liter- attorney with the Associate Publisher: MICHAEL ELLIS media'entertainment industry, it is clearly a desirable objective Director of Charts: Geoff Mayfield (L.A.) ary, artistic, and dramatic works as well as firm Marriott Harrison for the protected life of intellectual prop- Chart Managers: Suzanne Baptiste (Senior Manager R &B /Reggae), Anthony to songs and music. The terms for finished in London. erty rights to be standardized between the Colombo (Album Rock/New Age), Ricardo Companioni (Dance), phonograms and films have been Dave Elliott (Hot 100), Datu Faison (Rap /Jazz/Gospel/World Music). fixed at U.S. and the European Union. This is a log- Steven Graybow (Adult Contemporary), Wade lessen (Country), 50 years. This, of course, contrasts with ical extension to the international reciproc- John Lannert (Latin). Mark Marone (Modern Rock/Studio Action), the maximum protection of 75 years avail- Geoff Mayfield (Billboard 200), Marc Zubatkin (Video /Classical) ity established by the Universal Copyright able to Chart Production Manager: Michael Casson U.S. -originated phonograms and the long -term public availability of original Convention and the Berne Convention and Assistant Chart Production Manager: Paul Page films. works. These arguments Archive Research have been made in will enable consistency of authors' and pro- Supervisor: Silvio Pietroluongo One difficulty the directive raises is how Administrative Assistants: Steven Graybow (N.Y.), Michele Botwin (L.A.) the context of an assertion that those in the ducers' expectations to be matched by con- to handle SALES those copyrights whose authors business of exploiting intellectual property sistency of protection in all major territor- Associate Publisher /U.S.: JIM BELOFF have died between July 1, 1925, and June rights (notably within the music industry) ies. Accordingly, it can only be a matter of Advertising Services Manager: Michele Jacangelo 30, 1945. These will gain renewed protec- act on basis New York: Ken Karp, Norm Berkowitz, Ken Piotrowski, the of short-term business deci- time before the U.S. increases its length of tion when Patricia A. Rod Jennings, Doug Ferguson, Erica Bengtson, Phyllis Demo the directive becomes effective. sions. protection for individual authors of copy- Classified (N.Y.): Jeff Serrette, Laura Rivchun The issues of providing for income and The reality is, of course, far from all this. right material, just as Europe will surely LA.: Jodie LeVitus, Gary Nuell, Deborah Robinson, ownership of these revived copyrights, Lezle Stein, Alyse Zigman, Evelyn Aszodi par- Forty years ago, at the dawn of extend the life of copyright for finished Nashville: Lee Ann Photoglo, Mary DeCroce ticularly those of songwriters, is one that rock'n'roll, Elvis Presley started shipping films and phonograms to match the 75 -year Associate Publisher /Intl.: GENE SMITH has yet to be addressed by the domestic records in then unprecedented quantities; term of protection offered in the U.S. Europe: Christine Chinetti (London), Robin Friedman legislation of any of the member states; Tokyo: Tokuro Akiyama, 044 -433 -4067 Southeast Asia: Grace Ip, 310 -330 -7888 (L.A.) conspicuous by its absence, to date, is any Milan: Lidia Bonguardo, 011- 3936 -254 -4424 indication from the European Commission Paris: Francois Millet, 33 -1- 4549 -2933 as LETTERS Melbourne: Amanda Guest, 011 -613- 824 -8260/8263 (fax) to how these problems are to be ap- Latin America/Miami: Angela Rodriguez, 305-441 -7976 proached. The only clue is the directive's Mexico: Daisy Ducret 213- 525 -2307 acknowledgement that "in certain circum- MARKETING stances," implementation may not require COUNTRY MUSIC IN Director of Marketing: ELISSA TOMASETTI COMES ALL SHADES fans of all cultural backgrounds, I would Promotion Coordinator: Melissa Subatch payments to be made by a person who un- I would like to thank Cleve Francis like to plead with the country music in- Special Events Manager: Maureen Ryan dertook exploitation "in good faith of works for writing such a wonderful commen- dustry to market to African- Americans Design Coordinator: Tony Santo when [they] lay in the public Circulation Manager: Jeanne Jamin domain." tary about the influence of African - and make our presence in the industry European Circulation Manager: Sue Dowman (London) It is not yet clear whether those who ben- Americans in the country music market more visible. After all, our fans would en- Assistant Circulation Manager: Adam Waldman efit will be the original creators of the re- (Billboard, 4). Group Sales Manager: Jeff Somerstein Feb. It is high time that joy seeing us as a viable part of country vived Circulation Promotion Account Manager: Trish Daly Louw copyrights or those who owned them someone was brave enough to speak music. They do call it "the American mu- Marketing and Publicity Associate: Gayle Finkelstein at the time they fell into the public domain out to those who view music as "skin sic," don't they? PRODUCTION (and, if the latter holds, on what basis royal- color." Petrella Director: MARIE R. GOMBERT ties will be paid). Advertising Production Manager: John Wallace I agree with Francis that music is uni- Playback Records Associate Advertising Production Manager: Lydia Mikulko While the complexities of instituting the versal and should be enjoyed by all peo- Nashville Advertising Production Coordinator: Cindee Weiss appropriate collection procedures remain ple who Editorial Production Manager: Terrence C. Sanders appreciate it. As a black female Assistant Editorial Production Manager: Drew Wheeler to be defined, there is no doubt that the country singer /songwriter, I have Specials Production Editor: Marcia Repinski new directive has received a universal stumbled upon the same fear and nega- Assistant Specials Production Editor: Dave Westfall up from Systems/Technology Supervisor: Barry Bishin thumbs the media and entertain- tive opinions in the industry when it Composition Technicians: Marc Giaquinto, Morris Kliegman, Anthony T. Stallings ment industries in Europe. Equally, it is comes to African- American involvement Directories Production Manager: Len Durham hard to imagine that U.S. media and enter- with the genre. I have received an in- ADMINISTRATION tainment organizations and individual au- Senior Vice President/General Counsel: Georgina Challis credible response to what I'm doing Director of Research: Jane Ranzman thors and creators would oppose any meas- from all kinds of everyday people who Directories Publisher: Ron Willman ure that would introduce increased revenue love music as much as I On -Line Sales/Support: Vince Beese do. There is no Distribution Director: Edward Skiba into their industry and further safeguard doubt in my mind that I have tapped into Billing: Debbie Liptzer the integrity of their output. a closed market that is about to explode Assistant to the Publisher: Kara DioGuardi The general principles set out in the from the lack of immediate attention. 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BY DOMINIC PRIDE LOS ANGELES -A spate of new releases from former mainstream main- LONDON -"Wake up, America!" stays is flowing from the indepen- was Damon Albarn's parting shot be- dent -label sector, as a number of fore he and the rest of Blur ambled entrepreneurs turn to acts ranging offstage with their from Quiet Riot to Christopher Cross fourth Brit award in a quest to carve an identity in the of night. the industry. FOREIGNER The Feb. 20 Onetime multiplatinum artists who show From Mars To Hollywood. Alternative rock trio Gwen Mars relaxes backstage at the vast no longer appeal to the major labels "Window" hits the streets March 21. Alexandra Palace after performing at the Whisky in Hollywood. The band has just signed to say that an independent release often It will be the Grammy- and Academy- here proved that Hollywood Records and will release an album in the spring. Previously, the band released a single, "Cosmic Dick," on its own Dragster Records label. Shown, is the optimal way to regain control Award- winning singer /songwriter's the U.K. is wide over one's career, while working first domestic release awake to the from left, are engineer /mixer Bill Cooper; producer Richard Podolor; Hollywood since he parted executive VP Bob Pfeifer; band member John Boutin; Walt Disney Motion Picture closely with an executive for whom ways with Warner Bros. in 1988. "AC band's boyish the act is a key priority. artists like charms. Blur Group chairman Joe Roth; band member Michael Thrasher; Walt Disney Co. myself chairman /CEO Michael "There's something to be said for are not wanted by scooped a record Eisner; band member Matt Westfield; Hollywood senior VP of marketing Diarmuid Quinn; and Andy Gould of Concrete Management. being the little fish in a big pond," says the big labels; four Brits for Cross, whose Rhythm Safari debut they're too busy BLUR best single, best looking for the video for "Park - next big discov- life," best album for "Parklife," and ery," Cross says. best British act of the year. "I'm a real priority Blur's GRP Signs Benson, Moves Beyond success comes after a year in Jazz at [Rhythm Sa- which the band could not put a foot BY PAUL VERNA ane Schuur -B.B. King collabora- make sense." fari]. I wouldn't be KING wrong, appealing to younger fans as tion- appeared on the MCA/GRP Benson says he's happy to be part of one at a major." well as older rockers. Blur and the NEW YORK -GRP Records, al- logo, which will be discontinued. the GRP roster. "Just seeing Tommy In addition to personal attention, rest of the British musical community ready a leader in contemporary jazz, (MCA purchased GRP in early 1990.) in that position, I saw a shining face to- many independents offer acts com- are hoping that the massive support is taking steps to strengthen its posi- Concurrent with tally engrossed in the music," they he says. plete artistic control over their musi- -and other Brit nominees - tion in that market, while continuing the revival of Blue "I feel like I have cal output. The tactic command can worked for 5- be translated into to diversify into the pop /R &B Thumb, GRP also many friends over year -old Caliber Records when it trans -Atlantic success. crossover and traditional jazz areas. will reactivate the there. The staff is signed former Shalamar member and Says Andy Ross, director of Food In his first major artist signing Impulse! label as a very knowledge- Elektra solo artist Howard Hewett, Records, which is Blur's label here: since taking over the GRP presiden- current imprint. able, and they are says label GM/co -owner Robin Wren. "The message it gives to America is cy from co- founder Larry Rosen Up until now, GRP truly Benson fans. He helped reunite Hewett with pro- that this is a British band that Ameri- last fall, Tommy LiPuma has released only reis- They know my mu- ducer Monty Seward to release ca should be looking the into as a serious brought on board George Benson, sue product from sic, and they've got album "It's Time," which debuted at contender. America has had quite a whose career LiPuma shaped in the BENSON the MCA -owned great respect for it, No. 181 on The Billboard 200 Feb. 25. downer on British artists for the last '70s when both were affiliated with Impulse! catalog, and that makes me feel good." The album is distributed nationally few years, but with this neglect, a lot Warner Bros. as well as from the Decca catalog, Benson's relationship with LiPuma by Independent National Distribu- of British bands have had time to de- LiPuma also is reactivating the which will continue as a reissue line. dates back to the 1976, when the actors Inc. velop their material to a level that's Blue Thumb label, which he co-found- Commenting on Benson's signing, claimed guitarist signed to Warner "The bureaucracy at the major la- perhaps more in keeping with the ed in 1969 with industry veterans Bob LiPuma says, "George and I go back Bros. after enjoying a successful ca- bels limited Howard's creative out- American market. Krasnow and Sal Licata, as a reposi- practically 20 years. Even when we reer as an instrumentalist on such la- put," says Wren. "We gave him carte "Blur has been to America [as] the tory for GRP's crossover talent. Pre- hadn't worked together, we'd always bels as A &M, Verve, and CTI. At the blanche." best new band in Britain and got re- viously, projects outside the contem- kept in touch with one another, and urging of LiPuma -who at the time Hewett's new single, "I Wanna buffed on their initial foray. I think porary jazz field -Dr. John, Phil there's a mutual respect there. It was was staff A &R producer at Warner Know You," hit urban outlets Feb. 21. (Continued on page 97) Perry, Rob Wasserman, and the Di- the right moment, and it seemed to (Continued on page 96) (Continued on page 91) 8 BILLBOARD MARCH 4. 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com s E s D C announces the affiliation of NEIL DIAMOND

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Legendary producer, music pub- have joined a number of other labels in Insiders say a segment of ABC - lisher, and A &R man Denny Cordell initiating royalty reforms for former TV's "Nightline" program on R &B died of lymphoma Feb. 18 in Dublin. artists whose catalog material is reis- royalties, to be aired during Grammy He was 51. sued. week, may have helped precipitate ac- Over the course of a distinguished The two companies join Atlantic, tion on the reforms. 30 -year career in the music business, MCA, and Denon EMI, in inaugurat- "We are sensitive to the rights of Cordell played a pivotal role in the ca- ing reforms geared to help older these artists and want to ensure that Hill On The Hill. Warner/Reprise artist Hill, reers of prominent artists, including artists still held to original contract all those involved are identified, lo- Faith center, talks with RIM chairman Jay Berman, left, Chet Baker, the provisions. cated, and fairly compensated," Sony and RIM president/COO Hilary Rosen at a VIP reception at the U.S. Capitol Building. Moody Blues, Pro- On Feb. 21, Sony Music's Anthony wrote in the letter dat- Hill spent the day on Capitol Hill meeting with members of Congress on the issue of performance col Harum, the RAM Music released a ed Feb. 17. "The artists affected by this rights. Berman and SLUES Rosen were her hosts for the day. Move, Joe Cocker, U letter from execu- (Continued on page 20) T. Rex, Tom Pet- FOUNDATION tive VP Michele ty, Phoebe Snow, Anthony to Tom Leon Russell, Draper, chairman of the Rhythm & Dwight Twilley, Blues 3 Foundation, outlining a plan to Whelan Song Does Freddie King, Al- extend the reforms to more 60 Unusual `Dance' To Top than bert King, the Gap CORDELL R &B performers whose work original- Irish Indie Son Records Seeks Alternate Promo Routes Band, J.J. Cale, ly appeared on such labels as Colum- Melissa Etheridge, and the Cranber- bia, Epic, OKeh, Brunswick, and Vo- BY KEN STEWART with a robust promotional campaign ords and U2 manager Paul McGuin- ries. calion. centered on the inclusion of "River - ness, Clannad manager David Ka- "Denny Cordell was the most hu- The reforms include an updated DUBLIN -The perseverance of dance" in the Royal Variety Show last vanagh, and Barbara Galavan. mane, understanding, wonderfully royalty fee of 10% of full retail price Irish indie Son Records helped to November, after which it charted in Meanwhile, in Ireland, the single talented person I've ever met in my for the former recording artists or bring Bill Whelan's composition Britain. has evolved into "Riverdance -The life," says Island Records president their heirs, and the elimination of un- "Riverdance" to chart success in the "Our whole strategy was based on Show," which opened at the Point The- John Barbis, who was given his first recouped royalty balances. U.K. this year. that show," says the label's general atre here Feb. 6 for 27 performances. opportunity in the music business by The policies, which will go into ef- The song, which topped the Irish manager Dave Pennefather. "What "Riverdance -The Show," pro- Cordell, when he was hired to do re- fect "as soon as possible," according singles chart for a record -breaking 18 was most satisfying duced by Moya Doherty, is an innova- gional promotion for Cordell's Shel- to Sony's Mary Ellen Cataneo, senior consecutive weeks last year, was No. was that we worked tive, cross -cultural event involving 80 ter label in the San Francisco area in VP of communications, will be 20 on the U.K. top 40 singles chart for the record from Irish and international singers, musi- the early '70s. "It didn't matter where retroactive to Jan. 1. the week of Feb. 25; it peaked at No. Dublin, promoting cians, and dancers in a contemporary, you worked in the company, he al- Robert Emmer, executive VP of 9 three weeks earlier. across the U.K., hi -tech setting. ways had time for you. I couldn't have Rhino Records, which owns the cata- Its U.K. presence was boosted by with a press, radio, Part I takes an elemental look at had a better friend or mentor." logs of labels such as Roulette, and af- the song's use as interval music for TV, and sales team. the relationship between people and Born in Buenos Aires and raised in filiated labels such as Gee, Gone, and RTE Television's 1994 Eurovision We didn't use any their environment, integrating Span- England, Cordell started out in jazz, Rama, says his label is initiating Song Contest, where it was originally majors. I don't ish and Russian dance forms. Part II managing trumpeter Baker for a across -the -board royalty reforms. performed by the RTE Concert Or- WHELAN think that's been recalls the migration of the Irish to brief period before joining Chris "We at Rhino have adopted the chestra, the choral group Anùna, and done before." the New World, along with a rich mu- Blackwell's fledgling Island Records same policy as EMI in respect to the a team of dancers led by the Irish - The label also sought a variety of sic and dance tradition that was ab- in 1965 to helm the label's new Al- Roulette and affiliated -label artists," American duo Michael Flatley and outlets for the composition. "Sports sorbed by other cultures. addin (U.K.) imprint. Emmer says. Jean Butler. programs were an obvious choice be- A landmark in Celtic music, "River - Cordell left Aladdin to produce the In 1992, EMI initiated the indus- The single, which Son says has sold cause of the vigorous nature of the dance" represents the fruition of first Moody Blues album, "Go Now: try's most extensive reforms by offer- 250,000 units so far, was followed by a track, and they used it as background many years of Whelan's experiments The Moody Blues #1," which estab- ing a 10% royalty and forgiving unre- video single, "Riverdance For Rwan- music," says Pennefather. "It was the in music, during which time he lished him as a member of the new couped balances for all pre -1972 da," with proceeds of its 80,000 sold theme for the Ireland -England rugby arranged and /or produced for the breed of independent producers. artists, regardless of musical genre, copies going to aid famine relief. match in Dublin in January." likes of U2, Johnny Logan, Kate Cordell then formed Deram Records , who had completed recording obliga- Although a runaway hit in Ireland, The "Riverdance" album was re- Bush, Geraldine O'Grady, Van Morri- where he produced debut albums for tions for the Capitol and Blue Note "Riverdance" initially failed to capi- leased Feb. 13 in the U.K. thru K -Tel son, and Gilbert O'Sullivan. He also the Move and Procol Harum; the lat- labels, as well as former indie compa- talize on its Eurovision exposure in on the Celtic Heartbeat label, which is directs Irish Film Orchestras, a com- ter included the smash hit "Whiter nies such as Imperial and Aladdin. the U.K. But Son Records pushed on a joint venture between Atlantic Rec- (Continued on page 86) (Continued on page 91)

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Elton John visits VH1 in New York for an interview that will activists, all the while carrying on a "Deportee "; and the classic "The be used in an upcoming half -hour special tradition that they inherited from House Of The Rising Sun," per- on the artist. The special will air on VH1 PETER, PAUL & MARY: Noel Paul in April when John will be the network's artist of the month. During interview, their elders and are now in a position formed as an introspective duet be- the Stookey, Peter Yarrow, and Mary John discussed his upcoming album "Made In England" -his first on the Rocket/ to pass on to a younger generation. tween Travers and King (on vocals Travers. Island Records label. Shown, from left, are Wayne Isaak, VH1 Accordingly, their new album, due and electric guitar). senior VP of music and talent; John; Ken Schreiber, director/producer of the VH1 special; and Steve April 11 on Warner Bros. Records, is bum -which Warner Bros. will work The marketing for "Life - effort Leeds, Island VP of alternative and video promotion. titled "LifeLines." at top 40, AC, album alternative, and (Continued on page 24) Produced by longtime PP &M as- college radio -are "River Of Jor- sociate Phil Ramone, "LifeLines" dan," a Yarrow tune performed with features guest contributions from Seeger, Gilbert, and Hellerman; a Judy Collins, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, medley of " Wanderin' " and "Nobody John Gorka, Emmylou Harris, Ri- Knows You When You're Down And chie Havens, B.B. King, Holly Near, Out," featuring the raspy voice of Predictions For 37th Grammy Awards John Sebastian, Carly and Lucy Si- Van Ronk and the bluesy harmonica mon, Dave Van Ronk, Tom Paxton, of Sebastian; "For The Love Of It And Prizes and the remaining members of the All," a Stookey tune sung by him and For 3rd Annual Beatties Weavers -Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gil- Harris; and "Home Is Where The bert, and Fred Hellerman. Heart Is," a Sally Fingerett composi- HAVING JUST returned from England's Brit Awards, the ularly like the song, but I like the Pretenders, so the Beatty Among the highlights of the al- tion that urges tolerance of same -sex U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, I must say that I think goes to "I'll Stand By You." Otherwise, Chrissie Hynde the Brits are onto something. Awards are given in only 14 might beat me up. categories, instead of the Grammys' 80 -plus. In trying to be Best rock vocal performance, male: I am completely baf- all things to all musics, the Grammys may have gone over- fled by some of the nods here, so both the Grammy and the Dish Serves Up Provocative board in presenting awards in virtually every genre imagi- Beatty go to Springsteen, once again, for "Streets Of Phila- nable (the obvious exception is still dance music). Cutting delphia." Is now a good time to point out, that as a major down to 14 awards might be a little drastic, but it could be Springsteen fan, I find this one of his weakest songs? Rock On Interscope Platter ime to do some pruning. Best rock vocal performance, female: The Grammy and However, now it is time for the 3rd annual Beatty Beatty go to Rock Everywoman Melissa Etheridge for BY RICK CLARK urgency found on Dish's impressive Awards. But first, a confession. In "Come To My Window." Interscope debut "Boneyard Beach," the few years that I have been pub- Best rock performance by a duo NEW YORK -Dana Kletter, lead due April 11. licly predicting the Grammy winners, or group with vocal: The Grammy singer, songwriter, and pianist for Unlike many alternative or modern 1 have amassed a horrendous record. goes to Aerosmith for "Crazy." God Interscope band Dish, is a combination rock bands that appear to extol aggres- Let's put it another way, the average knows, I would never begrudge them of musical extremes. A classically sive, inspired amateurism, Dish turns Joe who never listens to the radio any awards, any time, any place, but trained musician who learned to read the intensity inward, setting themes of would do better. But I'm feeling the Beatty goes to "Daughter" by music before she could read words, emotional desolation and confusion in lucky this year. I'm not saying I'll bat Pearl Jam. Kletter later immersed herself in the the wake of broken relationships 1.000, but I think when the 37th an- Best rock song: The Grammy Washington, D.C., 'S0s punk scene. against rich, thoughtful melodies and nual Grammy Awards are over, come goes to Springsteen for guess what? It's the tug of those different creative soulful performances. the morning of March 2, I'll be look- by Melinda Newman "Streets Of Philadelphia." The vantage points that informs the provoc- On "Boneyard Beach," the Raleigh, ing pretty good. Along with my Beatty goes to Soundgarden's "Black ative synthesis of European pianistic N.C., quartet, composed of Kletter, Grammy predictions in key catego- Hole Sun," written by Chris Cornell. classicism, folky earthiness, and rock Sara Bell (bass, mandolin, guitar, vo- ries are Beatty picks: which are either my favorite song in Best alternative music performance: How cool would it cals), Bo Taylor (guitar, vocals), and the category or who I think should win. A note to the Beatty be if `The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails won? It Jerry Kee (drums), showcases a richly winners, your award will be delivered to you, please don't won't happen. The Grammy goes to "Under The Pink" by emotive collection of songs, ranging come to the Billboard office to claim it. The envelope please: Tori Amos. The Beatty goes to Green Day for "Dookie." from the Procol Harum -like haunting Record of the year: The Grammy goes to "Streets Of Best R&B vocal performance, female: The Grammy and stateliness of "Headlights" to raw gui- Philadelphia" from Bruce Springsteen. The Beatty goes to the Beatty go to Toni Braxton's absolutely gorgeous tar rave -ups like "Function." Mary Chapin Carpenter's "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" be- "Breathe Again." "I was in D.C. during the punk -rock cause it's the only one that I don't change the channel on Best R&B vocal performance, male: The Grammy and period, and I went to lots of shows at when I hear it on the radio. the Beatty go to this year's comeback king, Barry White, the time. I wasn't writing or playing Album of the year: If I were a Grammy voter, I would for `Practice What You Preach." then. I just stood near the stage and lis- have absolutely no idea who to vote for in this category, but Best R &B performance by a duo or group with vocal: DISH tened to other people scream at the top I wouldn't be surprised that if all the anti -rock contingent The Grammy goes to "I'll Make Love To You" by Boyz II (Continued on page 25) and classical voters combine to give "The 3 Tenors In Con- Men. The Beatty goes to `Whatta Man" by Salt -N-Pepa cert" from Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano with En Vogue. I never get tired of that one. Pavarotti w/ Zubin Mehta the nod. The Beatty goes to Best country vocal performance, female: Reba McEn- Seal's "Seal." tire seems to be experiencing some kind of career resur- Song of the year: The Grammy and the Beatty go to gence in terms of awards, so the Grammy goes to her "She "Streets Of Philadelphia." Thinks His Name Was John." The Beatty goes to a perform- SHURE ® Best new artist: I don't understand why Crash Test ance so inspired we choke up whenever we listen to it: Patty Dummies is eligible, so I'm tossing them out. That said, the Loveless' "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye." The microphones Grammy and the Beatty go to Sheryl Crow. Best country vocal performance, male: This category Best pop vocal performance, female: The Grammy goes tells you just how strong the competition is when Garth, the professionals to Bonnie Raitt for "Longing In Their Hearts." I'm lobbing Alan, Clint, and George (either of them) are not among the the Beatty to Crow for "All I Wanna Do." names on the short -list. The Grammy goes to Dwight Yo- stand behind. Best pop vocal performance, male: The Grammy goes akam for "Pocket Of A Clown," but the Beatty goes 100% to Elton John for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (which to David Ball for "Thinkin' Problem." I think. THE SOUND could have won record of the year had it been nominated). Best country song: The Grammy goes to 'When Love Tom Jones OF THE PROFESSIONALS© The Beatty goes to Seal's "Prayer For The Dying." Finds You," performed by Vince Gill. The Beatty goes to ...WORLDWIDE Best pop performance by a duo or group with a vocal: Loveless' "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye." The Grammy goes to "I Swear" by All-4-One. I don't partic-

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SONY, RHINO PLAN ROYALTY REFORMS (Co ntirrrtea hart pug(' IQ) program, or their heirs or payee-, will be no -owned labels includes R &B and mer artists in 1988 (resulting in first - alogs of Savoy, National, and Royal the remaining majors still paying for- notified by letter as soon as possible." rock'n'roll artists such as the Crows, the time lump -sum payments to many of the Roost, also provides artists and heirs mer recording artists under old contract Cataneo terms the decision an "initial Heartbeats, and Ronnie Hawkins; jazz artists) and later extended the reform to with a current 10% royalty and has royalty provisions, were unavailable for response" and adds that plans to extend greats Count Basie, Joe Williams, Sarah other artists. Those actions, however, tossed away old unrecouped balance comment. the reforms to a larger number of artists Vaughan; and pop stars like Jeri South- were not coupled with an increase in roy- provisions of old contracts. BMG owns the RCA catalog, along "are being evaluated." ern and Jimmie Rodgers. alty rates. Not all labels agree with the move- with its jazz and blues -oriented sub- The names of the individual artists af- Some early -blues pioneers may have A year later, MCA eliminated unre- ment to reform royalties for older sidiaries, as well as the catalogs of sever- fected are being withheld for the pre- no clear heirs or estates, according to couped royalty balances for artists who artists. Among the companies express- al small indie R &B labels such as Chart sent, "because we're still compiling the several music historians. recorded for Chess and the Checker la- ing reservations about the changes is and Crown. list," she says. Old recording contracts often saddled bels and increased their royalty rate to PolyGram Holding Inc., which owns the Warner Music Group -of which At- A sample roster of well -known, early - unrepresented artists, most of them 10 %. Mercury label and its affiliates and the lantic is a part-has not initiated across- blues performers on the Vocation, Bruns- African -Americans, with royalty rates However, MCA has not yet extended Verve catalog and its predecessors. In the -board reforms. Executives there did wick, Columbia, and OKeh labels in- as low as 3% of wholesale or 1% of retail those reforms to other R &B artists who addition, PolyGram Holding bought the not respond to inquiries about royalty cludes Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, price. Still other artists accepted no-roy- once recorded for labels such as Decca, Motown catalog several years ago. reforms. Joe Turner, Champion Jack Dupree, Bill alty "buyouts" of between $50 and $200 Coral, Peacock, and Duke, which MCA Eric Kronfeld, COO for PolyGram Responding to questions about Broonzy, and Memphis Minnie. per record. now owns. Holding Inc., says the reforms request- whether Atlantic planned to update its R &B artists from the '50s and '60s on Atlantic was the first label to initiate EMI followed with broader reforms, ed by the R &B Foundation board mem- reforms to meet the EMI and Rhino in- Epic and OKeh include Roy Hamilton, the royalty reforms in 1988, followed by including a 10% royalty to all pre -1972 bers are "the wrong way to go" to solv- creases, Patti Conte, Atlantic's senior Major Lance, Big Maybelle, the Ravens, MCA in 1989, EMI in 1992, and De- artists in all genres and the elimination ing the underlying concerns about aging VP, media and artist relations, released Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Little Joe & the non/the Nippon Columbia Co. in 1993. of unrecouped royalty balances. R &B performers -that is, generating a statement saying the label had been "a Thrillers, and the Schoolboys. Atlantic initially eliminated unre- Denon/the Nippon Columbia Co., funds for medical needs. major supporter" of the R &B Founda- A quick check of the roster of the Rhi- couped balances for 35 of its seminal for- which owns the jazz- and R &B -rich cat- Kronfeld says updating royalty rates tion since its inception. "Beyond that," and eliminating unrecouped royalty bal- the statement says, "our financial rela- ances is "a Band -Aid approach." Rather, tionships with our artists -past and pre- he supports a concurrent effort by foun- sent -are private matters on which it dation board members to establish a would be inappropriate to comment." comprehensive medical- insurance pro- Another label yet to make any re- Eric Clapton gram for older artists. forms is Fantasy, which owns the cata- O "I support the efforts of board mem- log of the jazz giants Prestige, Riverside, ALBUM OF THE YEAR bers Bonnie Raitt and [EMI Music pres- Milestone, and their subsidiary labels, ident/CEO] Jim Fifield to find and pro- and the R &B catalogs of Specialty and Crash Test Dummies vide a means to allocate funds to Stax -Volt. alleviate the suffering of previous Some critics of the royalty reforms say recording artists," says Kronfeld, "and privately that the hike to a 10% royalty BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY GROUP that's what the basis is of all these dis- could be offset by unpublicized, current, o cussions we've had, really." industry -contract stipulations, such as a BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE He also says that "even if' his compa- 20% packaging charge or a 25% new me- ny raised royalty rates and set aside un- dia (analog to digital) charge. Heavy D & The Boyz recouped balances, many former artists Until the Sony and Rhino develop- on labels now owned by PolyGram ments, slow progress on the royalty re- "would not sell well BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY GROUP enough to make form front has frustrated some R &B ard enough difference to help them." Foundation board members, especially Inner Furthermore, Kronfeld says he does in light of the record of generous finan- Circle not want to "ghettoize" the issue of roy- cial support by the industry in other ar- O alty reform by restricting it to R &B eas, such as cash gifts used to under- BEST REGGAE ALBUM artists. "That's distasteful to me," he write the foundation's annual Pioneer says, while adding that "probably most of Awards ceremony. Kitaro those affected are African- Americans." Industry gifts and donations have to- He says he had determined "it would taled more than $1.25 million since the take at least three years to change R REST NELV AGE ALBUM the &B Foundation's inception in 1988. accounting procedures, during which The foundation's sixth -annual awards Lisa Loeb & time a lot of ailing veteran artists would presentation will be held March 2 at the Nine Stories not see any possible benefits." Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as o Senior executives at BMG, another of a part of Grammy Week. doosor BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY GROUP Milton Nascimento BMG CLASSICS GETS INTERNET RETAIL SITE o It ),rl i;rrted from pay( .,) BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM asks, "How better to do your shopping?" Vocal Area, Mail And Bulletin Board, Me "Shell NdegeOcello The classical radio stations that once and CD Store. All feature CD- quality qay filled that role have been losing audience audioclips and reams of text; in addition, and changing format, he adds. Concert Hall has Quicktime videos of BEST FEMALE RAB VOCAL The cost of creating the database is performances. considered minuscule compared to the Bourne has included 85 BMG per- Pantera potential. Bourne, a musician and a com- formers and "the first 114 composers I puter professional who O began assem- thought were important." Forty operas bling Classics World barely five months have been entered, with more on , BEST METAL PERFORMANCE the ¡ ago, estimates the investment -to- launch way-Bourne was busy excerpting arias GRAIVIVY at well below $100,000. "It's unbeliev- from "Madame Butterfly" and "Car- Arturo Sandoval ably efficient," he says. men" the week before the launch of NOMINEES anti i With an estimated 25 million -30 mil- Classics World. "Eventually, there will BEST LATIN JAll PERFORMANCE lion participants in 130 countries, the be audioclips for every one." Bourne Net user base has been growing 10% a boasts of Classics World sound quality: Frank Sinatra month. Among their destinations, as of "We got very clever about compres- mid- February: 1.7 million domains, sion." O more than double the 700,000 parked in Reaching domain capacity isn't a con- BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL cyberspace in September when Boume cern. "I don't think we'll ever get near started work on the project. The low cost it," he says. Looking for more ways to of entry, about $35, and greater design promote BMG releases, Boume eventu- O Mastered using the flexibility has allowed the Net to "com- ally would like to add live interviews Sonic Solutions System pletely eclipse" services like Com- with artists and perhaps co- promote at Sterling Sound puserve and America On -Line, he adds. performances with venues such as Classics World (reached at www.clas- Carnegie Hall. STERLING SOUND INC 1790 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10019 212 757.8519 FAX 212.757 4607 sicalmus.com) consists of seven directo- Even if that benefits non -BMG labels, ries: Artist Area, Composer Area, Con- "it also makes us that much more valu- cert Hall, Beginner's Guide, Opera/ able," he says.

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Private Music's Chris Thomas Takes Blues Into `21st Century' BY CHRIS MORRIS rapping it, instead of just singin' it, Thomas' album is a unique at- styled mold on his 1990 Hightone/ direction that they wanted to go in I wanted to make a record that tempt to contemporize the blues. Sire album "Cry Of The Prophets." at the time. Hightone, that wasn't LOS ANGELES -Chris Thomas' sounded like it was made in 1995. While some tracks do feature con - He already was toying with his new the direction they wanted to go in at desire to make a truly contemporary When I listen to Robert Johnson, it ventional vocals and Hendrix -like ideas while recording a follow -up the time, either." blues recording resulted in a three - sounds like the record was made in guitar work, "21st Century Blues" (ultimately issued by Hightone as In late 1991, Thomas decided to year odyssey through continental 1936. Muddy Waters was not trying also incorporates rapping, sampling "Simple" in 1993), but met resist- leave the U.S. for London. There, he Europe and Scandinavia. That jour- to re- create the '20s with his record- (an Albert King sample features ance to his notions about updating says, life was ney will culminate with the April 11 ings. Neither was Howlin' Wolf. So, prominently on "Homesick Blues "), the blues. tough: "I knew release of his label debut for Private to be like my heroes, I needed to be and guitar synthesizer. "I was frustrated that they absolutely no one Music, "21st Century Blues ... original and make a statement. It's Thomas, the son of Louisiana blu- weren't ready for those ideas," he in the country. I From Da 'Hood." a blues record that couldn't have esman Tabby Thomas, made his re- says. "I knew that this record just ran out of money Thomas says, "By merging [the been made in any other time but cording debut on Arhoolie in 1986; needed to be made. In 1991, '92 while I was there. blues] with the hip -hop groove and now." he was cast in a largely Hendrix- [with] Sire, I don't think that's the I used to sleep in Leicester Square during the day, if the weather was THOMAS pretty good." Moving on to Copenhagen, he met some sympathetic musicians, and SCORING . jerry -rigged a studio with financial Hi..O assistance from Andrew Lauder of the English label This Way Up. Billboard Spotlights Thomas says, "We took some live gear, a 16- channel board that you record live music with, and me and the other Danish guys, my friends, we converted it, built it into a recording board, and rented this room, and made this album." Through Lauder, Thomas later met John Porter, whose production credits include Buddy Guy's first two Silvertone Records albums and Otis Rush's recent Mercury release. Porter, who also serves as an A &R consultant for Private Music, brought the project to the label and recorded some additional material heard on "21st Century Blues." Private president Ron Gold- stein -whose label distributes House Of Blues Records and numbers Etta James, Taj Mahal, and the 111 . Fabulous Thunderbirds among its l signees -says of Thomas, "The fact , that we could have somebody who's I doing something that's maybe the future of the blues is a wonderful thing." Initial promotion of "21st Century Blues" will involve the servicing of a special package containing the first track, the thematic "Kickin' True Blue," to radio, retail, and press three or four weeks before the album's release date. The package, referred to as "the black box" because of its varnished black -on -black design, will contain a CD of the song and a videocassette including the Mark Gerard -directed video and interview footage. "This is strictly to introduce the artist to 2,500 key people in the industry," Goldstein says. "People can get a From the Bodyguard to the Lion King, soundtracks have impacted the music industry like never very succinct view of this artist." Goldstein says that promotional before. While 1994 boasted incredible sales, 1995 promises to be just as profitable. efforts will be aimed at alternative and college radio; the company is Billboard takes an in -depth look at all facets of this healthy market by examining current trends, mulling the use of an indie promotion company, as well as the use of new directions and a special focus on soundtracks overseas. This issue will also feature the once -a- street promotion teams. Independ- year Billboard soundtracks chart, ranking the hits of 1994. ent marketing firm AIM will coordi- nate retail efforts directed at alter- Your ears won't want your eyes to miss this spotlight. Our 200,000 readers in 107 countries be native accounts. will Thomas begins touring in Europe, watching for your message. backed by an Austin, Texas -based rhythm section, April 8 at the Conti- BE A PLAYER IN THIS EXCITING SPOTLIGHT! nental Cafe in Paris; shows in the U.K. and Scandinavia will follow. ISSUE Goldstein says of subsequent Amer- DATE: MAY 6 AD CLOSE: APRIL 11 ican gigs, "We're now of the mind to actually book him into college clubs NY: Pat Rod Jennings, Norm Berkowitz 212.536.5004 LA: Cary Nuell, Jodie Levitus 213525.2308 MIDWEST. Ken Karp 212.5365017 up and down the West Coast, and he's already got some dates set in NASH: Lee Ann Photoglo 615.321.4294 EUROPE: Christine Chinetti 41.171.323.6686 ITALY: Lidia Bonguardo 39.362.54.44.24 Texas. We'll follow those dates with visits to radio and retail." 22 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com I'NE JOHN USN PHOJFI1' THE JIM TES!! PHOJ[I T hh the With two ON THE : ACH t

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PETER, PAUL & MARY EXTEND `LIFELINES' (Continued from page 12) Lines" -which was being formulated that celebrates traditions in a variety us create an interactive press kit, tech tools he used on Frank Sinatra's Dave Van Ronk, Ramblin' Jack at press time -is shaping up to be as of musical forms. "This record is which we are not only going to put up "Duets" albums -including connect- Elliott, and Richie Havens. Then complex as the project itself. The about traditions and friendships with on our online forums on America On- ing artists in different locations via there are the people who took it group will appear at Barnes & Noble Peter, Paul & Mary and their line, Compuserve, and Iuma, but fiber -optic cable -Ramone says somewhere else and went on, but bookstores in key markets to discuss friends," says Kingsley. "That's what we'd also like to send out Macintosh "LifeLines" was in some ways an spoke to that tradition -everybody the album in the context of protest the `LifeLines' concept is all about." or PC versions to interested press." "old- fashioned" project. from Holly Near, who started to music, according to Alisse Kingsley, Kingsley adds that the trio will ap- In addition, PP &M will focus on "We rehearsed and rehearsed and achieve national prominence about Warner Bros.' senior director of mul- pear on "Cybertalk," Warner Bros.' the college market, making them- rehearsed, and then worked for 10 a decade after we began, to Emmy- timedia publicity. weekly interactive talk show, which selves available for interviews for days making tracks that were live," lou Harris, who also is about a dec- Kingsley says Peter, Paul & Mary she produces. "The group is very in- campus papers and radio stations, says Ramone, who also produced the ade younger than we are. And then will perform at the New Orleans terested in the online marketing that and possibly performing on the cam- group's 1967, Grammy- nominated there are the new voices, like John Jazz & Heritage Festival, an event we do," she says. "They are helping pus circuit. "Album 1700" and other projects. Gorka. That arc, that sweep, from The group is already on the road "After all these years of working our mentors to our contemporaries promoting "LifeLines," which had away from Peter Paul & Mary, it to the people who carried it on, not been solicited to retail or worked hasn't changed. There's still the gives that sense of family to the to radio by this magazine's deadline. chemistry." piece." WIN OR LOSE Following a two -week stint in Japan, Says Yarrow: "From my perspec- The "River Of Jordan" collabora- the trio launched a U.S. tour Feb. 25 tive, there are three significant tion with the surviving Weavers THE NEW in Stateline, Nev., that is scheduled benchmarks in our recording career. was especially moving for Yarrow CD to run through July. At least one of The first was the first album, and it and Travers, who attended a now- the U.S. shows might include some of was very similar to the second and legendary Weavers concert at Car- FROM the guest artists on "LifeLines," third. The second was `Album 1700,' negie Hall before they met and says Kingsley, who adds that Euro- which initiated our relationship with formed Peter, Paul & Mary. SASHA pean dates are likely to follow. Phil Ramone and was a break- "We heard them sing at that very On stage, Peter, Paul & Mary ac- through album in many ways, as a famous concert, and now they not IT'S A dEfiNiTE company themselves on guitar and whole conception and a way to re- only were singing with Peter, Paul are joined by a bass player. Although cord. And this is the third bench- & Mary as individuals, but to me es- they have toured with a larger band mark, and it represents our best pecially, they were singing my WINNER! in the past, Stookey says they have work." song," says Yarrow. abandoned that format. The group members feel so He points out that Hellerman, "I don't think that's why people strongly about the new album that Gilbert, and Seeger perform under Hear this exciting new artist on a great CD come to a Peter, Paul & Mary con- they asked their longtime graphic their own names, not as the MUSIC. cert," he says. "They want to see the artist, Milt Glaser, to redesign the Weavers. (The fourth original from SAVEBONE vulnerability, the sense of openness, PP &M logo to reflect the extended Weaver, Lee Hays, died in 1981.) and a kind of spontaneous interac- family concept of "LifeLines." For Travers, who recorded with tion that really gets overwhelmed Glaser responded by moving the Seeger in her teens as part of a To get a free copy, FAX: 212 -675 -4818 now! when you have a backup band." ampersand from before the M to af- group called the Song Swappers, It was that interaction that Ra- ter the M. Thus, the actual name of "River Of Jordan" represents a mone sought to capture. And even the project is "PPM &:LifeLines." passing of the torch. though he employed some of the hi- Like any extended family, the "The song begins with the solo one that came together to record voices of Pete, Ronnie, and Fred, "LifeLines" spans many genera- then it goes to our voices, and then FLECK PICKS PLAYERS tions. "It started with our men- it goes to a weaving -pardon the tors -Pete Seeger, Fred Heller - ( Continued from page 14) pun -of our voices, the Weavers' man, Ronnie Gilbert -who were in voices, and almost all of the other The Flecktones have just finished the Village when we were, playing guests who sang on the album. So a U.S. Information Agency tour of in coffeehouses," says Yarrow. SOUTH BY there's a real sense of passing on SOUTHWEST the Far East that involved perform- "Judy Collins was there, as were the tradition." music & media conference ing with indigenous musicians as well as workshops. "We got to teach a bluegrass song to Mongolian stu- "An intimate party of 4,000..." dents, and they learned it [so] fast, it was amazing," says Fleck. "I'm also -Los Angeles Reader trying to soak every bit of music out of it that I can. I've learned at least 12 [Asian] songs already." March 15 Warner Bros. considers this album Royalty Compliance -19, 1995 a departure for Fleck. One way this Austin Convention Center difference will be expressed is with packaging that is toned down from The M.R. Weiser & Co.LLP is a leader in providing Austin, Texas that of the Flecktones' releases. The comprehensive audit, tax and consulting services to business, government and the label will use Fleck's photo on the entertainment industry. We have a highly visible cover, which reflects position available in our Royalty "the warmer, Compliance Division for an Auditor to perform examina- By day, the conference presents an exciting trade show and brings together more intimate [nature] of the al- tions on behalf of recording artists, producers, writers, bum," says Palmer, as opposed to music business leaders, journalists and artists from across the globe for panel discussions publishers, entertainment companies, and others who past releases that featured a series of have royalty, profit participations or licensing arrangements. and workshops to discuss topics in the music industry and media fields. brightly colored outer -space motifs. You will also conduct valuations of entertainment assets; perform Recently, Fleck also completed an By showcasing these due diligence as part of night, for industry professionals, are up- and -coming groups album the mergers/acquisitions process; undertake with Indian guitarist V.M. litigation support; and handle compliance investigations on behalf and solo artists of all musical styles, from across North America and overseas. Bhatt, which is due late this year on of business and government agencies. Water Lily Acoustics. The album - as yet untitled -was produced by To qualify, you must have at least 3 -5 years' experience in royalty REGISTRATION accounting and auditing. RATES & DEADLINES: Kavi Alexander, who produced last Knowledge of contract analysis is a must, as is proficiency in Lotus 1 -2 -3 and Excel. Strong interpersonal (payment must be received or postmarked by deadline date.) year's Grammy -winning album by and supervisory skills are essential. Some travel will be required. Bhatt and Ry Cooder. Entirely 5295 - February 24, 1995; $350 - Walkup registration. improvised, the album features tra- We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a 401(k) plan. After March 2, FAX or telephone credit card registrations only or bring payment to conference. ditional Indian and Chinese musi- For consideration, please forward your resume, including salary cians and instruments. requirements, in strict confidence, to: Ellis Abramson, Director of Human Resources, M.R. Weiser According to Fleck, growth and & Co.LLP, 135 West FOR MORE INFORMATION, write SXSW, Box 4999, Austin TX 78765 50th Street, New York, NY 10020 -1299. We are an equal collaboration -playing with his jazz opportunity employer. Tel. (512) 467 -7979; FAX (512) 451 -0154; E -mail: 72662.2465 @ compuserve.com band, his bluegrass friends, and exploring relationships with musicians from around the world -will con- CELIS tinue to fuel his distinctive career. Entertainment II It F. 1 RAS IIIIIEE M.R WeiserácCO.LLP "It's just remarkable," Fleck says. Certified Public Accountants and Consultants "I'm amazed at where I've gotten to be as a banjo player in the '90s."

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INTERSCOPE'S DISH ((uat,I?Ue(/ from page 12) of their lungs and thought, I'd do that if I could, but I can't," says Kletter, who sang back -up vocals on Hole's acclaimed "Live Through This." "A lot of punk rock or popular ways of looking at music break down and defy the formal musical forms. Alterna- tive music, especially, tends to be about making things ugly -sounding. I have a We've changed our name, different way of thinking about that," says Kletter, who formed Dish in the summer of 1992, after recording two albums and one EP on Mammoth Rec- but we're still the same family. ords under the name Black Girls. "A lot of what I write about is essen- tially ugly, things like betrayal and all the shit that happens when you have to live in this world. I'm not trying to beautify it, but I think I pretty con- sciously try to make things that are ugly and things that are beautiful co-ex - ist in the same space, because that is how I see things," Kletter says. "I'm certainly not the most positive person in the world, but I do feel that in the present, there always is something very beautiful and something very hideous going on at the same time." According to Interscope A&R executive Tom Whalley, "The high quality of songwriting in Dish and the sound of Dana's voice are two things that set the band apart. When you put that combination together, with that band behind it, I think that something special happens." Although the label's game plan for the act hasn't been finalized, likely radio targets include album alternative, college, and modern rock stations. "This album has a very different vibe and sound to it from your standard alternative college record," Whalley says. "Seventy -five percent of the band tracks on this album, like guitar, bass, drums, piano, and vocal are entirely live," adds producer John Agnello, whose credits include Redd Kross' critically acclaimed "Phaseshifter" and Chainsaw Kittens' "Pop Heiress." Agnello and Dish chose the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis to cut "Boneyard Beach." "Memphis has the same sort of Southern feel to it as Raleigh. We came here and looked at Ardent. I remember thinking that Ardent was like a real studio. It was daunting," says Sara Bell. "We didn't want our first record to be state of the art. We wanted it to be comfortable. When we went into Ardent's Studio C, it had this feeling that was in- describable, and we knew we could record in there. It also had a wonderful Steinway piano." Other album highlights include "Jan- uary Song," "How Could Anyone," and a revved-up version of the Band's classic `Tears of Rage." On a lighter side, `Boneyard Beach" features Dish's rendition of a Russian folk song, "The Lonely Accordion"-the WARnERUISION result of Kletter and Bell's mutual fas- ENTERTAINMENT cination with Russian culture. "Interscope let us make this record exactly the way we wanted to. We said, `This is where we are going to make it,' and they said `OK.' We would say `This is who we want to use,' and they were like, `Think and we are around to help you with options,'" says Kletter. "We didn't have any of the business in Mem- ©1995 WarnerVision Entertainment Inc. phis with us. We just had the music, and I was really glad about that." Since the completion of `Boneyard Beach," Dish has switched management to Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch of Q Prime Management. 25 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com Son writers &Publishers ARTISTS & MUSIC

NO_ 7 SONG CREDITS EMI Publishing Picks Up Its Pace With T I T L E - W R I T E R - B L I S H E R THE HOT 100 TAKE A BOW Babyface, Madonna Ecaf /BMI, Sony /ASCAP, WB/ASCAP, Webo Record High Revenues, Profits, Net Share Girl /ASCAP HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS BY IRV LICHTMAN country music repertoire. We've music that doesn't travel much out- OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER Chick Rains, Wade Hayes Sony Tree /BMI always expected strong performance side in such markets as Scandinavia, HOT R&B SINGLES NEW YORK -As multinational dollars from country music, but Germany, Spain, and France." BABY Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones, Rahsaan Petterson Human Rhythm /BMI, Young music publishers go, massive EMI mechanicals are up significantly, too. Known for his frank views of the Legend /ASCAP, Ecstasoul /ASCAP, Chrysalis/ASCAP Music Publishing Worldwide is It means that when artists have hits, roles of performance and mechanical HOT RAP SINGLES growing at a record -setting pace. they can easily go gold or platinum societies, and the need for legislative BIG POPPA/WARNING The Notorious B.I.G. Tee Tee/ASCAP, Justin Publishing Chairman /CEO Martin Bandier without crossing over." initiatives dealing with copyright Co. /ASCAP, EMI April /ASCAP, Bee Mo Easy /ASCAP reports record revenues, operating While synchronization dollars are protection, Bandier expresses con- LATIN 50 profits, and net -publisher share as still the smallest slice of EMI Music's cerns on a number of issues outside QUE NO ME OLVIDE Jose Guadalupe Esparza El Conquistador / BMI having achieved new heights in 1994. revenue pie, Bandier points to this the U.S.: "The nice thing, too," says Bandier, The ability of performance and "is that for every year I've been mechanical right societies abroad to here -it'll be six years in June -our control overhead (as a positive exam- Lawyer Dunitz Gives Up Bar business has grown at a double -digit ple, he says the Harry Fox Agency in rate, a percentage that is ahead of the U.S. has "costs well within the For Sony's Musical Bars the industry's growth." range of commissions that they The company will not report spe- charge "). M I "SIC PRACTICE: Jody Gra- Dunitz defines as a "start-up" major. cific dollar figures, although it's Attempts to reduce mechanical ham Dunitz isn't the first (or, likely, "Using the acquisition of Tree understood that its operating profits royalties by as much as 20% through the last) lawyer to give up the day-to- Publishing as a basis, Tommy elected exceeded $100 million, a gain of 12% central licensing arrangements day practice of law to enter the music to build a whole new publishing com- over 1994. Total rt venues also gained between labels and collection agen- business on another level, but she is pany from scratch," she says. "With 12 %. cies that could result in the "loss of perhaps the first to attribute her deci- the resources of Sony, and a lot of for- Bandier, who came to the EMI revenues in the millions of dollars ": sion to the actual songs and songwrit- ward- thinking people, they designed Music family as part of the SBK label Bandier made a bid, which was even- ers. an infrastructure-including a single, and music -publishing operation's tually aborted, to establish a central- "I have always marveled at the centralized copyright administration sale to EMI by Bandier, Charles ized right society in Europe. process of creating a song, and I have and royalty system for the world out- Koppelman, and Stephen Swid in Back home, Bandier remains an enormous respect for the songwriters side the U.S. -that enables us to cata- 1989, says that among its top pop ardent foe of the controlled composi- I have known," says Dunitz, who has log and register copyrights and collect writer/performers are Stone Temple tion clause, in which labels obtain a just been named the Santa Monica - and report worldwide income with Pilots, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Count- reduced mechanical rate for songs based executive VP of Sony Music amazing thoroughness and accuracy. ing Crows, and Hootie & the appearing on albums performed by Publishing, reporting to company Better yet, they had these advanced Blowfish. Top country contributors MARTIN BANDIER developing acts. "When I co- chaired president Richard Rowe. In her new systems in place prior to acquiring include Dennis Linde, who was last SBK Records, I did away with that position at the company, Dunitz will be their first copyright. So no song or roy- year's top BMI country writer, and segment as a growth area. "We've clause in artist contracts." involved in day -to-day management alty payment is lost. David Ball. Among writer /producers, had a record year here, especially in Bandier also lends fighting words and administration of Sony Music Pub- "From there, over the few years, says Bandier, the standouts include getting songs on soundtracks. in support of copyright extension in lishing's world- they have Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jer- Although we're not part of a major the U.S., where the copyright com- wide operations assembled a maine Dupri, Dallas Austin, and film or TV operation, we've been rep- munity is seeking to extend the life of as well as stra- great creative Sean "Puffy" Combs. resented in almost every recent, a copyright from life plus 50 to life tegic planning. staff on both With a worldwide staff of 550, major soundtrack album." plus 70. While holding that publish- "By defini- Words &Musìç coasts, in Nash- Bandier says, "Our ratio of creative On matters outside the U.S., ers should share in any extension - tion, their work ville, and staff to support function has in- Bandier says that the U.K. industry writers or their estates can now is to keep re- throughout creased significantly. While other is playing a bigger part in hit reper- recapture a copyright for a 19 -year turning to that Sony Music's areas of the business have reduced toire than in recent years. "It wasn't term -Bandier values the American place inside foreign affiliates. overhead and size -mostly by imple- fulfilling its role as a consistent, tra- song on a par with landmarks or them to find the by Iry Lichtman It's a little corny menting computer and other man- ditional source of hit repertoire, so other national treasures. next idea -over maybe, but I agement- information systems - we've relied on American repertoire While EMI Music controls hun- and over again. It is an amazing really am driven by the desire to help we'll continue to grow our creative to drive the pistons of our company," dreds of thousands of copyrights, process, and those who do it well are create a company that my former staff." he says. "We expect, though, a bigger Bandier says he guides the company quite special; this is why I have always clients, and songwriters in general, will Last year, for the sixth year in a role for the U.K. in 1995. Countries in hopes of "not having lost the touch treasured my relationship with them." respect" row, EMI Music Publishing emerged go through cycles [in which] their of music -publishing basics: finding a As a partner in the Los Angeles- as the top pop and R &B publisher, music appeals more to the local fans." great writer who can structure a based law firm of Manatt, Phelps & CORRECTION: The Feb. 11 Words according to a year -end tally by Bandier, by no means, diminishes great song, get it recorded, and help Phillip, where her focus was on enter- & Music said that the parents of Hans Billboard. "Yet, the greatest area of the importance of local -only market make it a hit." tainment law, she certainly had ocas- E. Hirschfeld, the Canadian who cre- growth this past year has been in success. "We get good mileage from sion to meet the top of the crop (inter- ates collages of his favorite pop song- estingly, Sony Music Entertainment writers, had emigrated to Canada. In executive VP Michele Anthony was fact, they came to the U.S., as did his recruited from the same law fum). two brothers, after fleeing the Nazis in Specializing in the music industry, she their native Germany. 'THEY'RE PIMNGMY S represented such songwriters as Diane Warren, Billy Steinberg, Tom PRINT DEAL: Music Sales Corp. TOUGHER THAN THE REST With 27 albums already under his beautiful gal, and there were other Kelly, Martin Page, Jon Lind, Phil has acquired U.S. and Canadian print cowboy belt, Chris LeDoux has to guys around. I was just trying to con- Published by Galdston, and Wendy Waldman, rights to U.K.'s G &M Brand look "long and hard" for material he's vince her that I was the one that she along with artist /writers such as Publications Bruce (formerly R. Smith & Co. Springsteen comfortable with. When he took the needed, you know? My wife loves the Metallica, Soundgarden, Alice In Limited), the concert -band catalog (ASCAP) time to really listen to Spring- song, because I guess she re- Chains, Yanni, Pebbles, and Daniel that dates back to the early part of this steen's "Tougher Than The members those days too. Lanois. century. Shawnee Press Inc., an inde- Having spent years as a bona fide Rest," he knew the fit was People may be surprised, but Interestingly, Dunitz sees Sony pendent subsidiary of the Music Sales right. "When I first bought if they'd come to see our show Music Publishing rodeo rider, Chris LeDoux is one as a company that Group, will sell and ship the product. the `Tunnel Of Love' album, they'd realize that I'm more fits her profile of what she wants to do of the few contemporary country that song went right by me," than Gene Autry and Roy in publishing to join one early on in its PRINT ON PRINT: The following singers to come by his cowboy hat says LeDoux. "But when I Rogers. I've been influenced development. are the best- selling folios from Warner the hard way. As it turns out, his started looking for material by so many different kinds of When then-CBS Broadcasting (for- Bros. Publications: reasons for covering Bruce last year, I saw Springsteen do music, and I've been a Spring - merly owner of the CBS/Sony labels) 1. Dookie, "Green Day." Springsteen's "Tougher Than The `Tougher Than The Rest' on a video, steen fan ever since `Born In The unloaded its interest in a huge publish- 2. Sheryl Crow, `Tuesday Night and I thought to myself, `Man, that USA.' I just loved his raw approach ing Rest" on his latest album, operation in the mid -'80s, the fact Music Club." melody is so intriguing.' Then I got to and his poetic thing. He's kind of like that Sony Music Entertainment chief 3. Dream Theatre, "Haywire," also came straight "Images & listening to the words, and they fit me Rocky Balboa;- he's tough, but he's Tommy Mottola wanted to rebuild Words." from real life. and my wife's situation when we first got a big heart. And that comes Sony's publishing involvement a few 4. Eagles, "Hell Freezes Over." started going out together. She's a through in his music." years later made the company what 5. Clint Black, "One Emotion."

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in the COMPILED FOR WEEK ENDING MAR. 4, 1995 FROM A NATIONAL SoundScan The Heatseekers chart lists the best -selling titles by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared immediately z SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, 11111 top 100 of The Billboard 200 chart. When an album reaches this level, the album and the artist's subsequent albums are c PROVIDED BY " AND available. cr COMPILED, ineligible to appear on the Heatseekers chart. All albums are available on cassette and CD. `Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is W Ñ TITLE sales gains. C 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. x`12 Q Albums with the greatest 3 g 3 3 Ú LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE/CD, BY LAW 21 18 16 R.B.L. POSSE IN- A- MINUTE 8700 (9.98/15.98) RUTHLESS * * * No. 1 * * * THE WAY THAT I AM DEFINITELY MAYBE 22 20 75 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA 66288(9.98/15.98) (1) 2 12 OASIS EPIC 66431 (9.98 EQ/15.98) PRIME TIME NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU 21 5 DEION SANDERS BUST IT 2421 (10.98/16.98) ( ) 11 2 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 325* (9.98/15.98) q23 USHER TO KNOW BETTER 27 19 USHER LAFACE 26008/ARISTA (9.98/15.98) 3 1 7 WADE HAYES COLUMBIA 66412 (7.98 EQ/11981 OLD ENOUGH (24) AND LIGHT ROTTING PINATA 25 23 3 MARTIN PAGE MERCURY 22104 110.98 EQ/15 .981 IN THE HOUSE OF STONE ( 4 ) 6 7 SPONGE WORK 57800 /COLUMBIA (7.98 EO/11.98) UNIVERSITY /D1 WEST /RAL MURDER SQUAD NATIONWIDE 26 22 5 THROWING MUSES SIRE/REPRISE 45796/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) ( 5 ) - 1 MURDER SQUAD G.W.K. 124040` (9.98/16.98) NOW'S THE TIME (10.98/15.98) A THOUSAND MEMORIES ( 6 ) 7 11 4 P.M. NEXT PLATEAU /LONDON 828579/ISLAND (10.98/15.98) 21 25 5 RHETT AKINS DECCA 11098/MCA LET'S GO ROMPIENDO BARRERAS 7 4 9 RANCID EPITAPH 86434* (9.98/15.981 (28) - 1 BRONCO FONOVISA 6029 (5.98/8.98) FROM THE... FOR FREE) 8 3 10 THE FLAMING LIPS WARNER BROS. 45334* (7.98/11.98) TRANSMISSIONS 29 26 13 K -DEE LENCH MOB 1002 (10.98/15.98) ASS, GAS OR CASH (NO ONE RIDES GOOD TIMES 9 8 4 SUBWAY BIV 10 530354 /MOTOWN (9.98/13.98) 30 29 51 RACHELLE FERRELL MANHATTAN 93769 /CAPITOL (9.98/13.98) RACHELLE FERRELL

31 LARI WHITE RCA66395 (9.98/15.981 WISHES 10 5 31 24 40 CRYSTAL WATERS MERCURY 522105 (10.98 EQ/15.98) STORYTELLER BROS. 45393 (7.98/11.981 THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU 11 9 70 ADAM SANDLER WARNER 24598 (9.98/17.98) AURORA GORY ALICE (32) - 1 LETTERS TO CLEO CHERRY DISC/GIANT 16 3 DIONNE FARRIS COLUMBIA 57359 (10.98 EQ/15.98) WILD SEED- WILD FLOWER 33 28 16 VICIOUS EPIC STREET 57857./EPIC (9.98 EO/15.98) DESTINATION BROOKLYN ? ?! 13 10 5 THE ROOTS DGC 24708 /GEFFEN (10.98/15.98) DO YOU WANT MORE ?!!! 34 35 17 LORDS OF ACID WHITE LBLS/AMERICAN 45574`/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) VOODOO-U 14 12 32 TYPE O NEGATIVE ROADRUNNER 9100 (9.98/16.98) BLOODY KISSES 35 39 4 DINK CAPITOL 30333 (9.98/13.98) DINK 13 10 SHENANDOAH LIBERTY 31109(10.98/15.98) IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEART (15) FOR DAILY PLANET 36 31 7 TODD SNIDER MARGARITAVILLE 11067/MCA(10.98/15.98) SONGS THE 16 15 21 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY COLUMBIA 66208 (10.98 EQ/15.981 DELIVERANCE I WOKE 31 32 12 RUSTED ROOT MERCURY 522713 (9.98 EQ/15.98) WHEN WALTERS CD 19 2 JAMIE WALTERS ATLANTIC 82600/AG (10.98 /15.981 JAMIE THE ATTACK 38 36 6 GILLETTE s.O.S. 11102/Z00(11 .98 /15.98) ON 18 14 4 THE NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHOIR/JOHN P. KEE VERITY 43010/JIVE 110.98/15.981 SHOW UP! A DIFFERENT STORY ME 39 34 28 DEADEYE DICK ICHIBAN 6501 (11.98/16.98) (Ti) 30 2 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY 522886 (1098 E0115.98) THE WOMAN IN 40 33 4 RICHARD CLAYDERMAN ROOVEN 3139 (10.98/16.98) ONE MUSICAL WORLD 20 17 24 KEN MELLONS EPIC 53746 (9.98 EQ/15.98) KEN MELLONS A R U P R s N G5. POPUL OF HOT PROSPECTS FOR THE HEATSEEKERS CHART e BY CARRIE BORZILLO BILLBOARD'S WEEKLY COVERAGE Central region the week NUTTY: Mammoth Records eluded on Merge's "Rows Of clubs having [industrial or North of Feb. 25. is sailing into uncharted terri- Teeth" compilation last year. Hey, Jerky. Toronto techno] nights." 19, The label put the album on tory by targeting both the in- "They attract the indie -rock rockers hHead "Lost," released Feb. is for $1 in 14 Camelot die -rock crowd and adult kids and the older crowd that (pronounced "head ") is in the Dildos' third album and sale stores in the Cleveland area in standards radio listeners with only comes to shows once a the midst of a tour in their second album for Sire/ on mod- Squirrel Nut Zippers. month or [goes] to the theater support of its U.S. debut, Warner Bros. February to capitalize is to ern rock WMMS playing The seven -piece Chapel Hill, and arts center shows," says "Jerk," released on I.R.S. The label shooting in late "Formaldehyde" in heavy ro- N.C., band's full -length debut, Josh Wittman, national retail Feb. 21. The last stop of bring the act to the U.S. major - tation. "The Inevitable," offers a promotions director at Mam- the tour is in Austin, March for a five -week The station promoted the sale rather straight -up look at what moth. Texas, March 18. The first market tour with Seagram's as price on the air and urged lis- is known as "Hot Music," When the label services single, "Answers," goes a tour sponsor. to tell the store clerk that which refers back to the "Hot adult standards radio with the to modern rock radio Feb. With the logistics of the tour teners they heard about it on WMMS. Jazz" movement of the '20s, album in early March, it will be 28. still to be completed, Reprise a first for the label. Wittman president and former Sire VP/ out a S GM Howie Klein sent expects more acceptance at R E G I O N A L H E A T S E E K E R S # 1' public radio and col- message on the lege outlets, how- Internet saying ever. MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST that the act is go- Murder Squad Nationwide Letters to Cleo, Aurora Gory Alice Family -oriented Murder Squad, ing on tour and summer festivals in would "all techno EAST NORTH CENTRAL heads please re- the North Carolina Murder Squad, Murder Squad Nationwide area are being spond with sug- gestions." planned for the IA group, which also MIDDLE ATLANTIC "We want to WEST NORTH CENTRAL D* \ Oasis, Definitely Maybe plan a smart, Jungle Jazz. U.K.'s performs at wed- Wade Hayes, Old Enough To Know Better I offer up a musical dings and banquets. _.i u cost -effective Note commentary on the Criminal Many of the SOUTH ATLANTIC tour," adds Don- Bill its second band's musical ori- Alison Krauss, Now That I've Found You oghue. "We don't Justice on PACIFIC album, "Criminal Justice," Echo Effect. Echobelly gins are rooted in `- want to just put Sponge, Rotting Pinata N V( due March 21 on M. The heads out on a U.S. tour in punk and alterna- them into any of i club any night. group's jazz/soul/hip -hop April in support of its new tive music. Guitar- SOUTH CENTRAL sounds lean more "jungle single, "Insomniac," on ist /vocalist James Alison Krauss, Now That I've Found Y We have to get jazz" on this effort. "Iniquity RCA's "Dumb And Dumber" Mathus was in the right nights." And Warner Worker" and "Garden Of soundtrack. The London - Metal Flake Earthly Delights" are the based band will open for Mother, and drum- Bros. publicist is first two singles for clubs R.E.M. in London sometime mer Chris Phillips Jim Baltutis

I R U N D U P and mix shows. this spring and head into a played with Subculture and T H E R E G O N A L O working on a Armageddon Dil- its dos trivia contest set to run in studio in June to record Rubbermaid. Rotating top -10 lists of best -selling titles by new & developing artists. follow -up to 1994's critically Select mom -and -pop re- B- Side's May issue. MOUNTAIN MIDDLE ATLANTIC On the radio front, "Too Far acclaimed "Everyone's Got tailers already received the 1. Wade Hayes, Old Enough To Know Better I. Oasis, Definitely Maybe One" on Rhythm King. CD enclosed in a bag of the 2. Lari White, Wishes 2. Sponge, Rotting Pinata To Suicide" was serviced to Ron Spaulding, national 3. Martin Zeller, Born Under 3. Type 0 Negative, Bloody Kisses rock radio sales manager at Priority, says old- fashioned candies that the 4. 4 P.M., Now's The Time 4. Rancid, Let's Go college and modern 5. Adam Sandler, They're All Gonna Laugh... 5. The Flaming Lips, Transmissions From in early February and a CD -5 the label is planning the pro- band is named after. On the 6. Oasis, Definitely Maybe 6. Dionne Farris, Wildseed - Wildflower Do You More ?!!' ??! will motion for two or three other day of release, Record Ex- 7. Alison Krauss, Now That I've Found You 7. The Roots, Want of the single and "Unite" 8. The Flaming Lips, Transmissions From... 8. Corrosion Of Conformity, Deliverance be serviced in March. A video major markets. '30s, and '40s. The album of all change in Chapel Hill will host 9. Shenandoah, In The Vicinity Of The Heart 9. Adam Sandler, They're All Gonna Laugh_. original music is due March 21. an in -store where all store em- 10. Murder Squad, Murder Squad Nationwide 10. India, Dicen Que Soy for "Unite" will be shot in Don - Mammoth is hoping to capi- ployees will dress in tuxedos. March. ROADWORK: Andru talize on the band's avid fol- many's Armageddon Dildos Bros. product manager Ann alds' first tour kicked off Feb. lowing on its home turf via ARMAGEDDON COMES: to the forefront of the genre. Donoghue. "What's happen- PAYING OFF: Sons Of 23 and runs through March 3. shows and a three -song, 7 -inch Warner Bros. is banking on "Nine Inch Nails and Stab- ing is that there are more local Elvis' debut, "Glodean," on He's opening for Joe Cocker single on Merge. The track the growing industrial/techno bing Westward really brought bands coming up that make Priority bowed at No. 8 among in support of his self -titled "(You Are My) Radio" was in- movement to help bring Ger- it to the surface," says Warner good opening acts and more Heatseekers titles in the East Metro Blue/Capitol debut.

27 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com R &B ARTISTS & MUSIC Count Bass -D Breaks Hip -Hop Mold Rapper Shows Musicianship On Columbia Set BY HAVELOCK NELSON salis talking shit about rappers not be- while I was going through those ing musicians. I felt like it was time to things, I got a record deal. Now, at 21, NEW YORK-MC Count Bass -D show him and the rest of the world I feel I'm starting to head in a better hopes his debut Hoppoh /Columbia that some of us do got chops." direction." long -player, "Pre -Life Crisis," will de- When he was 4, Farrell, who grew On "Pre -Life Crisis," Farrell dis- flate the notion that all rap performers up in New York, London, and Canton, cusses such topics as a brief encounter are nonmusicians. It arrives at retail Ohio, began playing drums in his West with the purring vocalist from TLC May 2. Indian father's church. He attended ( "T -Boz Tried To Talk To Me "), his fa- The artist, whose real name is boarding school in Pennsylvania, vorite brand of lip balm ( "Carmex "), Dwight Farrell, says he avoided hip - where he picked up more instruments, and the merits of dating naturally hop convention while tracking the al- including bass and keyboards. He cur- beautiful black women ( "Sandwiches," bum with live instrumentation. On the rently lives in Nashville. the first single, slated for early March album, free -jazz Farrell's rhymes are witty, plain- release). spirit meets spoken poetics that actively alternate The artist says he attempts to bare unique hip-hop vi- between attitudes and emotions. "I'm his ingratiating soul through his lyr- sion, with Farrell not into flash or flow- showing," he ics. "I try to come with the real," says The 411. Jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks, right, and sax man Branford performing every says. "The MCs who inspired me most Farrell. "I talk only about what I know Marsalis share a final moment on the set of "The Tonight Show With instrument except were the ones who just stood still, held or what I think I know. That's it." Jay Leno." Eubanks is taking over musical director duties of the Tonight Show Band during Marsalis' lead guitar, trum- a mike, and killed." Included among Executives at Columbia say "Pre - leave of absence. Marsalis begins a concert tour pet, and saxo- these inspirations are KRS -ONE, Life Crisis" has mass-appeal potential Feb. 9 in Providence, R.I., at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel. Eubanks' 11th album, "Spiritalk 2, Revelations," phone. Lord Finesse, and Slick Rick. and are marketing the album to sev- was just released by Blue Note. BASS -D "I played every- While many renegade rap- makers (Continued on page 32) thing on there keep to the technological highroad, from top to bottom," says Farrell in a Farrell opts for the low-fi approach. muddy Southern drawl. "I didn't just He says, "I won't record with none of sample and loop four [musical] bars on them computers, and I'm not fittin' to the tracks. I gigged on my record." master my album with some [in vogue] Image Farrell, who was self- taught on nonsense." Awards Entangled In NAACP Strife; some instruments and formally Explaining the title of the album. trained on others, thinks rappers don't Farrell says, "With all I've experi- Event Delayed And May Not Be Televised receive the respect they deserve as enced in life, I've already gone artists. through a sort of midlife crisis. Be- "I'm about showing my skills. Plus cause I lacked focus, I did all kinds of SHOW MUST GO ON: The Image Awards, created by the cultural celebrations like the Image Awards. I'm tired of people like Wynton Mar- stupid things. It just so happened that NAACP to highlight black cultural achievements, unfortunately have been drawn into the political scandal and allega- THE PLIGHT of the shrinking black executives was a hot tions of financial impropriety that recently have wracked issue in balmy Palm Springs, Calif., where Urban Net- the civil rights group. The awards, which were to have work's Power Jam 6 was held Feb. 15-18 at the Riviera Re- Soca/ Vocal Quartet Vybe Uses taken place last December, now are scheduled for June 13 sort And Racquet Club (see story, page 82). While it was at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. However, it is generally agreed upon that the pool of black execs remains unclear whether the show will be televised. more or less steady, concerns were raised over the dimin- A Lower Pitch For Its Island Debut Don Cornelius Produc- ishing power that senior ex- tions is scheduled to pro- ecutives have at labels. BY J.R. REYNOLDS 'We've been together for four years, duce the awards show, Silas Records president and by the time we were signed, we had which honors achievements The Louil Silas, who has a joint LOS ANGELES -To establish its a definite idea of the kind of music we in entertainment, including venture deal with MCA, identity amid the plethora of female wanted to record," Mitchell says. talent in the music indus- Rhythm said, "There's only a hand- groups already on the R &B market, Is- The lead single, "Take It To The try. Past honorees include ful of black label executives land Records quartet Vybe took low the Front," is a breezy midtempo song that Michael Jackson, Stevie and the who have the final say -so road on its debut self-titled set, which features a funky rhythm constructed Wonder, Quincy Jones, on [artist] signings, mar- arrives April 18. under smooth vocals polarized by upper Sammy Davis Jr., and Blues TM keting budgets, and promo- Taking advantage of members Deb- other music giants. tion expenditures." bie Mitchell and Dove Daniels' alto According to The Silas includes Elektra voices -and a cue from male Hollywood Reporter, the by R. Reynolds Entertainment's Sylvia R &B counterparts -Vybe's 14 -track al- show had been aired on Rhone, Mercury's Ed bum dwells in lower vocal registers. NBC -TV every year since 1987, but the NAACP and the Eckstine, Motown's Jheryl Busby, Interscope's John Mitchell says, "We wanted our own network were unable to come to terms on a new deal late McClain, and Def Jam's Russell Simmons on his short list sound, so we got Wanda Vaughn of the last year, thus delaying the show. of major -label executives who can greenlight budgets and Emotions and Phillip Ingram from Recently, NAACP board chairman Dr. William F. Gib- artist signings. Switch to help develop a group har- son was voted out of office and replaced by Myrlie Evers - "There's far too many qualified senior executives with no mony based in the lower ranges." Williams, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers. fmal say -so," said Silas. "Everybody has bosses, but it's the Sopranos Pam Olivia and Tanya Ro- The National Assn. For The Advancement Of Colored degree of latitude that black executives have." binson round out the group. People is beleaguered with debt estimated by organization Silas said he formed his label to ensure he had overall Olivia says, "Our harmonies are officials at $4 million, according to one source. Published responsibility for his artists from start to finish. probably closer to Boyz II Men's than WBE reports say $1.4 million of that is a result of losses accumu- "There's no autonomy [at most major labels]," he said. any other group. It's a pretty unique lated by the Image Awards. "Once artist managers and other executives find out who sound for a female group." According to The New York Times, producers of the they have to talk to [at a label] to get budgets approved, "Vybe" features midtempo melodies and lower duo harmonies. show say losses were from nonproduction sources such as you see just how much power an executive really has." similar to g-funk, but softer in texture. The videoclip for the song was serv- ticket and advertisement sales and the souvenir program - Warner Bros. attorney Fred Brown said black music de- Traditional R &B ballads are also pres- iced to BET, VH1, the Box, and local all of which were under the control of the NAACP board partments need autonomy because cultural differences can ent and greatly temper the set's hip - outlets a month prior to the single's of directors. affect the way business is conducted -especially with hop edge. Feb. 7 radio release. The Image Awards have been marred by controversy younger artists. Says Byron Phillips, who co- manages Phillips says, "BET jumped in quick since control of the show was taken from the Beverly Hills/ Said Brown, "Sometimes only a black publicist can `break Vybe with Michael Traylor, 'We and was playing it three weeks before Hollywood branch of the NAACP in 1990. it down' why [an artist] needs to do this interview or that. wanted hip -hop rhythm tracks on the it hit radio. We held the single back un- Recently elected branch president Billie Green has Some black artist managers feel more comfortable discuss- album that had jazzy kind of overdubs, til the video was out there long enough called for the awards show's return to local control. The Im- ing certain aspects of business with black executives." and then used harmonies and laid -back for the public to begin attaching a visual age Awards was a major fund- raiser for the branch. Meanwhile, on the talent side, debut Def Jam recording vocals to balance the [hard] drive of the image of the group with the music." The politicizing of this important vehicle for honoring artist Montell Jordan wowed late -night conference party- tracks." Mitchell says that, collectively, Island marketing manager Iris Dil- black contributions to society is a travesty. At a time when goers with a charismatic showcase. Other highlights in- the group co -wrote about half the songs lon says the label is taking a regional so many negative black images are permeating American cluded Island's sizzling new quartet Vybe, Scotti Bros.' on "Vybe" and had dozens more submit- approach to breaking Vybe. households, we can't afford to scar spiritually enriching Sweet Sable, and RCA's Question Mark Asylum. ted for album consideration. (Continued on page 32)

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53 47 16 VICIOUS EPIC STREET 57857 * /EPIC (9.98 EQ/15.98) Mi DESTINATION BROOKLYN 37 4 4 4 25 BOYZ II MEN A' MOTOWN 0323 (10.98/16.98) II 1 54 55 45 40 26 CHANGING FACES SPOILED ROTTEN /BIG BEAT 92369 * /AG (9.98/15.98) CHANGING FACES 5 5 5 23 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY 73000* /ARISTA (9.98/15.98) READY TO DIE 3 56 52 74 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS THUMP 4710 (10.98/15.98) OLD SCHOOL LOVE SONGS 52 © 7 7 21 BRANDYA ATLANTIC 82610/AG(9.98/15.98) BRANDY 6 51 55 50 21 JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON WILMA 71007 * /BELLMARK (9.98/15.98) BOW WOW 48 7 6 6 6 BROWNSTONE MJJ 57827/EPIC (10.98 EQ/15.981 FROM THE BOTTOM UP 4 58 43 42 26 THE JERKY BOYS SELECT 92411 * /AG (10.98/15.98) THE JERKY BOYS 2 16 ® 9 8 20 BARRY WHITE MM 540115/PERSPECTIVE (9.98/13.981 THE ICON IS LOVE 1 12 PLAY KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 59 58 56 67 R. KELLY A3 JIVE 41527 (10.98/15.98) 9 8 10 11 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 8 GOSPO- CENTRIC 72119 (9.98/ 13.98) 60 50 52 12 THE DAYTON FAMILY PO BROKE 5433 (9.98/15.98) WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND 42

10 11 12 6 SOUNDTRACK 550 MUSIC/EPIC SOUNDTRAX 66944/EPIC (10.98 F0/16.98) HIGHER LEARNING 9 61 54 48 15 SOUNDTRACK HOLLYWOOD 41536/JIVE (10.98/16.98) A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME 14

*/ISLAND TICAL 1 11 10 11 14 METHOD MAN DEF JAM/RAL 523839 (1098/16.981 62 67 73 22 BEBE & CECE WINANS CAPITOL 28216 (10.98/15.98) RELATIONSHIPS 19 * * HOT SHOT DEBUT * * * 63 56 55 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG A° DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE 92279*/AG (10.98/15.98) DOGGY STYLE KIND OF LAVISH 64 MURDER SQUAD 12 64 NEW SEFF THE GEFFLA GETLOW 9240 (9.98/15.98) LIVIN 12 ) NEW 1 S.C.C. PRESENTS MURDER SQUAD NATIONWIDE G.W.K./DJ WEST 124040 * /RAL(9.98/16.98) si 65 73 66 43 OUTKAST LAFACE 26010*/ARISTA (9.98!15.98) SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK 3 BOOTLEGS & B -SIDES 3 13 12 9 13 ICE CUBE PRIORITY 53921* (10.98/15.98) PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH 66 57 57 15 THE MAIN INGREDIENT 9 ELEKTRA 61661* /EEG (10.98/15.98) 14 16 20 24 GERALD LEVERT EASTWEST 92416/EEG (10.98/15.98) GROOVE ON 2 61 59 60 8 HAVOC & PRODEJE G.W.K. /PUMP 6718AVARLOCK (9.98/15.98) KICKIN' GAME 59 15 13 14 18 SCARFACE RAP -A -LOT 39946 * /N00 TRYBE (10.98/15.98) THE DIARY 2 68 63 67 16 BRAND NUBIAN ELEKTRA 61682* /EEG (10.98/15.98) EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING 13 16 17 18 23 ANITA BAKER A2 ELEKTRA 61555/EEG (10.98/16.98) RHYTHM OF LOVE 1 WU -TANG CLAN 69 78 82 57 ENTER THE WU -TANG (36 CHAMBERS) 8 17 15 16 19 THUG LIFE INTERSCOPE 92360/AG (9.98/15.98) VOLUME 1 6 LOUD 66336 * /RCA (9.98/15.98)

18 14 13 18 SOUNDTRACK DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE 92484/AG (10.98/16.98) MURDER WAS THE CASE 1 70 71 88 30 BARRY WHITE MERCURY 522459(10.98/15.98) ALL TIME GREATEST HITS 70 BONE THUGS N HARMONY VARIOUS ARTISTS 19 18 17 35 CREEPIN ON AH COME UP (EP) 2 11 100 92 22 SLOW JAMS THE TIMELESS COLLECTION VOLUME 1 52 RUTHLESS 5526* /RELATIVITY (7.98/12.98)' THE RIGHT STUFF 29139/CAPITOL (7.98/11.98) m 20 22 22 15 SADE EPIC 66686* (10.98 EQ/16.98) THE BEST OF SADE 7 72 66 71 39 HEAVY D & THE BOYZ UPTOWN 10998* /MCA (10.98/15.981 NUTTIN' BUT LOVE * * * PACESETTER * * * 73 65 62 39 AALIYAH BLACKGROUND 41533* /JIVE (9.98/13.98) AGE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER 3 14 75 69 25 U.G.K. JIVE 41524 (8.98/15.981 SUPERTIGHT 9 21 36 39 22 LUTHER VANDROSSA LV57775*/EPIC (10.98Eq!16.98) SONGS 2 MI 15 72 76 77 MARIAH CAREY A8 COLUMBIA 53205* (10.98 EQ/16.98) MUSIC BOX 22 19 19 35 BLACKSTREET INTERSCOPE 92351/AG (10.98/15.98) BLACKSTREET 7 76 62 58 79 BABYFACE A' EPIC 53558* (10.98 EQ/16.98) FOR THE COOL IN YOU 23 23 26 4 SUBWAY BIV 10 530354/MOTOWN (9.98/13.98) ® GOOD TIMES 23 17 64 59 34 DA BRAT SO SO DEF/WORK 66164*/COLUMBIA (9.98 EQ/15.98) FUNKDAFIED 24 20 21 6 SMIF -N- WESSUN WRECK 2005 * /NERVOUS (9.98/15.98) DAH SHININ' 5 18 80 81 15 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL JIVE 41550* (10.98/15.981 SHAQ FU: DA RETURN 19 25 27 23 14 SPICE 1 JIVE 41547 (10.98/15.98) AMERIKKKA'S NIGHTMARE 2 19 68 61 92 JANET JACKSON A8 VIRGIN 87825 (1098/16.98) JANET. 26 21 15 21 SOUNDTRACK MERCURY 522915 (10.98 E0/16.98) JASON'S LYRIC 1 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS 80 81 79 44 AFRICA TO AMERICA: THE JOURNEY OF THE DRUM 15 21 24 25 13 REDMAN RAL 523846 * /ISLAND (10.98/16.98) DARE IZ A DARKSIDE 1 PERSPECTIVE 9006 (9.98/15.98)1M EXPLICIT GAMES 46 28 25 27 38 69 BOYZ RIP -IT 6901 (8.98/15.98)1M NINETEEN NINETY QUAD 13 81 77 96 20 DRU DOWN RELATIVITY 1222 (9.98/16.98) ® ELEKTRA 61550 /EEG (10.98/16.98) GET UP ON IT 29 29 32 14 HOWARD HEWETT CALIBER 21008 (9.98/14.981 IT'S TIME 29 82 61 70 34 KEITH SWEAT 77 LIL 1/2 DEAD PRIORITY 53937* (9.98/15.9811M THE DEAD HAS ARISEN 39 30 28 28 22 CRAIG MACK BAD BOY 73001* /ARISTA (9.98/15.981 PROJECT: FUNK DA WORLD 6 83 60 17 84 86 91 13 J. LITTLE ATLANTIC 82705/AG (9.98/15.98) PUTTIN' IT DOWN 64 31 26 24 5 THE ROOTS DGC 24708/GEFFEN (10.98/15.98)E DO YOU WANT MORE ?!!! ? ?! 22 74 83 AARON HALL SILAS 10810/MCA 19.98/15.981 THE TRUTH KEITH MURRAY 85 73 32 31 33 15 THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST THING IN THIS WORLD 5 JIVE 41555* (10.98/15.981 86 79 68 40 ALL -4 -ONE A' BLITZZ/ATLANTIC 82588/AG (10.98/15.98) ALL -4 -ONE 12

VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL. 1 33 PURE PLEASURE 76 33 NEW 1 SMOOTH GROOVES: A SENSUAL COLLECTION, 81 91 93 11 PHIL PERRY GRP 4026/MCA (9.98/15.98) RHINO 71859/AG (7.98/11.98) 61 ZAPP & ROGER REPRISE 45143/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) ALL THE GREATEST HITS 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS 88 90 80 34 NEW 1 SMOOTH GROOVE: A SENSUAL COLLECTION, VOL. 2 34 RHINO 71860/AG (7.98/11.98) 89 84 89 20 NAJEE EMI 30789 (10.98/15.98) SHARE MY WORLD 23 FOR YOU 6 35 30 29 23 GLADYS KNIGHT MOR 10946 (10.98/15.98) JUST 90 89 99 117 SOUNDTRACK AL' ARISTA 18699* (10.98/15.98) THE BODYGUARD

MCA (9.98/15.98) PLAYTYME IS OVER 26 36 33 36 29 IMMATURE 11068 IM 91 RE-ENTRY 2 DA BUSH BABEES REPRISE 45449/WARNER BROS. (7.98/11.98) AMBUSHED 83 A LOVE SUPREME 11 31 35 30 14 CHANTE MOORE SILAS 11157 /MCA (10.98/15.981 92 69 72 37 WARREN G A' VIOLATOR/RAL 523335 * /ISLAND (10.98/15.98) REGULATE...G FUNK ERA

VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL. 3 38 93 RE-ENTRY 11/5 DOGDAY 3000* (9.98/15.98) FIENDIN 4 THA FUNK 93 38 NEW 1 SMOOTH GROOVES: A SENSUAL COLLECTION, RHINO 71861/AG (7.98/11.98) 94 82 86 33 EIGHTBALL & MJG SUAVE 40002 (9.98/15.98) ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL. 4 39 39 ) NEW 1 SMOOTH GROOVES: A SENSUAL COLLECTION, RHINO 71862/AG (7.98/11.98) 95 76 65 13 PRINCE WARNER BROS. 45793* (10.98/16.98) PRINCE (THE BLACK ALBUM) 18

40 37 35 21 KARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 45400 (10.98/15.98) MAKE HIM DO RIGHT 22 96 NEW 4 P.M. NEXT PLATEAU/LONDON 828 579 /ISLAND (10.98/15.98) IM NOW'S THE TIME 96 ONE SIZE FITS ALL 17 41 38 34 4 GEORGE DUKE WARNER BROS. 45755 (10.98/15.98) ILLUSIONS 33 97 70 64 18 MEN AT LARGE EASTWEST 92459/EEG (10.98/15.98) ROW 57128*/PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) THE CHRONIC 42 42 38 13 SLICK RICK DEFJAM/RAL 523847* /ISLAND (10.98/16.98) BEHIND BARS 11 98 98 99 DR. DRE A' DEATH /INTERSCOPE SUAVE 0001 (9.98/15.981 COMIN' OUT HARD 40 43 47 51 11 VANESSA WILLIAMS WING 526172/MERCURY (10.98 EO/16.98) THE SWEETEST DAYS 25 99 RE-ENTRY 56 EIGHTBALL & MJG 94 PATTI LABELLE MCA 10870 (10.98/15.98) GEMS 7 ® 44 49 34 BIG MIKE RAP -A -LOT 53907/PRIORITY (9.98/15.98) SOMETHIN' SERIOUS 4 100 85 37 of 1 million for EPs), with multiplatinum titles indicated by a numeral fol- 3 Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIM) certification for shipment of 500,00 album units (250,000 for EPs). RIAA certification for shipment units (500,000 Gainer shows chart's largest unit lowing the symbol. *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for WEA and BMG labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows artists removed from Heatseekers this week. IM indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 01995, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. 51 1 -LUV (Zomba, BMI/E -40, BMI/Tone Only, BMI /Full Keel, ASCAP /Royaland Cash, ASCAP) WBM Hot R&ß Air p la 11TM 92 AGE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER (Zomba. Hot H&ß Singles Sales.. Compiled from a national BMI /R.Kelly, BMI) WBM sample of airplay supplied by B oadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 78 R &B stations Compiled from a national sub-sample of POS (point of sale) equipped key R &B retail stores which report number are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by cross - 64 ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Rodsongs, ASCAP/Almo, of units sold to SoundScan, Inc. This data is used in the Hot R &B Singles chart. referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. This data is used in the Hot R &B Singles chart. ASCAP) WBM SoundScan 19 ANSWERING SERVICE (Divided, BMI/Zomba, 1111111 z BMI/Ramal, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) 0 w ó 1 BABY (Human Rhythm, BMI/Young Legend, W Z w w 3 o ó ASCAP /Ecstasoul, ASCAP /Chrysalis, ASCAP) WBM 3 3 3 3 w TITLE TITLE w 8 BEFORE I LET YOU GO (Bondi, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP/MCA, e TITLE m w TITLE ARTIST (LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL) 5 g 3 ARTIST ( LABEUDISTRIBUTING LABEL) ASCAP/Fadel, ASCAP/Davey Pb,oo ASCAP/Chauncey Black S ARTIST )LABEL DISTRIBUTING LABEL) g S 3 ARTIST ( LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL) MARY JANE ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/T layhard, ASCAP) WBM * * NO. * * 38 38 10 NO HOOK i MARY J. BLIGE (UPTOWN 26 BE HAPPY (MCA, ASCAP J. 38 34 3 /MCA) /Mary Blige, ASCAP/Dooch, * * NO. 1 * * SHAQUILLE O'NEAL (JIVE) IF YOU LOVE ME ASCAP/Twelve And Under, ASCAP/Justin Publishing 1 1 18 WHY YOU WANNA PLAY ME OUT? 1 I 5 BABY BROWNSTONE (Mil/EPIC) 3 wks at Na. 1 39 40 13 Co., ASCAP RODEO TRISHA /EMI April, ASCAP) (ATLANTIC) 4 wks at No 1 39 39 7 COVINGTON (COLUMBIA) SOUTH (RIP -IT) 6 BIG POPPA/WARNING (Tee Tee, ASCAP /Justin Publishing 11 CANDY RAIN JUST ROLL 2Q 3 3 ASCAP/EMI CANDY RAIN I SOUL FOR REAL 50 3 Co., April, ASCAP/Bee Mo Easy, ASCAP) FIL 2 2 11 7 WHERE WANNA BE BOY (UPTOWN /MCA) a FABU (BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) SOUL FOR REAL (UPTOWN ®44 /MCA) MISSJONES (STEP SUN) 75 BLACK COFFEE (EMI April, ASCAP /Bee Mo Easy. CREEP TO WOMAN 3 2 19 41 35 12 WOMAN ASCAP /E- Z- Duz -lt, ASCAP) IF YOU LOVE ME I APOLOGIZE TLC (LAFACE/ARISTA) JEWELL (DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE) 4 15 41 37 12 96 BREAKDOWN (Zomba, BMI /CPMK, BMI/Saja, Q BROWNSTONE (MJJ /EPIC) ANITA BAKER (ELEKTRNEEG) I'M COIN' DOWN EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK BMI/Troutman, BMI) WBM BIG POPPA ®' 4 12 42 30 15 ANSWERING SERVICE MARY J. BLIGE (UPTOWN/MCA) JADE (GIANT) 4 3 7 42 1 56 BRING THE PAIN (Careers-BMG. BMVRazorSharp, BMI( HL THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (BAD BOY /ARISTA) - GERALD LEVERT (EASTWEST /EEG) BABY I'M GOING ALL THE WAY 48 BROOKLYN ZOO (Wu -Tang, BMI) THIS LIL' SQ 6 10 43 46 7 6 11 GAME WE PLAY THA BUTTERFLY BRANDY (ATLANTIC) SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS (PERSPECTIVE) 2 CANDY RAIN (EMI April, ASCAP /E- Z- Duz -lt, 0 SUBWAY (BIV 10 /MOTOWN) 43 46 12 O WAY 2 REAL (SO -LO JAM) ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Evelle, BMI/Twelve And I APOLOGIZE LOVE OF MY LIFE Under, 6 5 18 44 42 5 CREEP I NEVER SEEN A MAN CRY ANITA BAKER (ELEKTRNEEG) ASCAP/Slam U Well, BMI) WBM/HL 6 5 16 44 36 16 BEBE & CECE WINANS (CAPITOL) TLC (LAFACE/ARISTA) SCARFACE (RAP-A- LOT/N00 TRYBE) 10 CAN I STAY WITH YOU (Ecaf, BMI/Sony. BMI) HL RED LIGHT SPECIAL LET'S DO IT AGAIN 7D 8 12 45 45 5 IF YOU THINK YOU'RE LONELY NOW OH YEAH! TLC (LAFACE/ARISTA) BLACKGIRL 65 CANT HELP MYSELF (Trycep, BMI/Willesden, BMI/Ramal, 7 7 3 45 40 5 O (KAPER/RCA) K -CI HAILEY OF JODECI (MERCURY) ROTTIN RAZKALS (ILLTOWN /MAD SOUNDS) BMI/Cleveland's Own, BMli7omba, BMO WBM BEFORE I LET YOU GO LET'S GET IT ON 8 7 25 7 61 CAN'T WAIT (Stone City, ASCAP/National League, 9 4 FREAK LIKE ME I BLACKSTREET (INTERSCOPE) 46 41 46 BELONG TO YOU/HOW MANY WAYS SHABBA RANKS (EPIC) ® ADINA HOWARD (MECCA DOWEASTWEST/EEG) 42 24 ASCAP /Cold Chillin', ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Funky Noble, TONI BRAXTON (LAFACE/ARISTA) THIS LIL' GAME WE PLAY SO FINE ASCAP /Erick ASCAP) WBM 10 12 47 52 4 Sermon, THIS IS HOW WE DO IT SUKIYAKI SUBWAY (BIC 10 /MOTOWN) MINT CONDITION (PERSPECTIVE) Q9 35 3 41 49 13 62 CAN WE START ALL OVER AGAIN (Zomba, ASCAP /Jo MONTELL JORDAN (PMP /RAUISLAND) 4 P.M. (NEXT PLATEAU/LONDON /ISLAND) ON BENDED KNEE LOVE IS FOREVER Skin, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP /Heritage Hill, ASCAP) WBM 10 9 24 48 43 18 THIS GET DOWN U WILL KNOW BOYZ II MEN (MOTOWN) HOWARD HEWETT (CALIBER) l0 8 10 48 38 22 74 COCKTALES (Zomba, BMVSrand. BMVZornba, ASCAP) WBM CRAIG MACK (BAD BOY/ARISTA) B.M.U. (BLACK MEN UNITED) (MERCURY) 29 COME ON (Flyte Tyme, ASCAP/New Perspective, FREAK LIKE ME RUB UP AGAINST YOU MAD IZM 11 14 5 ® 61 2 11 12 9 YOU WANT THIS ADINA HOWARD (MECCA DON/EASTWEST/EEG) FREDDIE ASCAP/Seven Songs, BMI/Super, April, 49 45 19 JACKSON (STREET UFE/SCOTTI BROS.) BMI/EMI ASCAP) CHANNEL LIVE (CAPITOL) JANET JACKSON (VIRGIN) 15 CONSTANTLY (EMI April, ASCAP/Millhiil, BMI/Jesse I WANNA BE DOWN 12 11 26 CRAZY LOVE BEFORE I LET YOU GO FLAVA IN YA EAR BRANDY (ATLANTIC) 50 60 3 Powell, BMI/Teron Beal, BM)) HL 12 10 22 50 41 30 Q BRIAN MCKNIGHT (MERCURY) BLACKSTREET (INTERSCOPE) CRAIG MACK (BAD BOY /ARISTA) 4 CREEP (D.A.R.P., ASCAP) HL ASK OF YOU 13 17 5 I LIKE 98 DAAAM! (Alley, FOE THA LOVE OF $ BE HAPPY RAPHAEL SAADIQ (EPIC) 51 58 2 BMI/Trio, BMI/Norfolk, BMI) 13 15 2 51 43 17 O KUT KLOSE (KEINELEKTRNEEG) BONE THUGS N HARMONY (RUTHLESS) MARY 30 DANCE 4 ME (Sony, ASCAP/Babydon, ASCAP/Mad J. BLIGE (UPTOWN/MCA) I BELONG TO YOU SOUL SEARCHIN' 14 13 16 52 56 3 ... Macklin, ASCAP/Polygram Int'I, ASCAP/Back 2 Da Getto. BROOKLYN ZOO PROCEED I TONI BRAXTON (LAFACE/ARISTA) ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO (550 MUSIC) 14 19 3 52 48 8 ASCAP/Big Herb's, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) WBM OL DIRTY BASTARD (ELEKTRNEEG) THE ROOTS (DGC/GEFFEN) BE HAPPY OLD SCHOOL LOVIN' 46 DEAR MAMA (Joshua's Dream, BMWntersoope Peat 15 12 21 53 51 19 15 14 MARY J. BLIGE (UPTOWN /MCA) CHANTE MOORE ( SILAS/MCA) 2 53 1 BMUWarer-Tamedare, BMVIhe Underground Canadian, ASCAP) E-40 (FEATURING LEVITI( (SICK WIG' IT) - éAÓMEwNTE (A &M /PERSPECTIVE) CAN I STAY WITH YOU SHAME 68 DON'T SAY GOODBYE GIRL (WB, ASCAP /Gratitude 16 15 16 54 55 18 SHOOK ONES PART II IF ONLY YOU KNEW KARYN WHITE (WARNER BROS.) 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30 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995

www.americanradiohistory.com Dance ARTISTS & MUSIC Robert Clivilles Keeps On Working, For David

THERE ARE FREQUENT mo- for both of us." various newcomers. At least one of collecting dance memorabilia for the ments when Robert Clivilles speaks Sitting down for a rare discussion of those sets will likely be available be- walls." of David Cole as if he were still alive. his partner's illness and untimely fore the year is over. Columbia has the If there is a primary point Clivilles It has only been several weeks since death-as well as the future of their option to pick up those sets for the is trying to convey via all this activ- the co-founder of the famed C +C Mu- various production and label commit- States before Clivilles is free to shop ity, it is that he has enough talent sic Factory died of complications re- ments- Clivilles is a striking picture them to other labels. He is also pro- and drive to keep the duo's banner sulting from spinal meningitis, and the of quiet and optimistic philosophy. ducing several cuts for Martha flying high indefinitely. "I spent 13 pain of reality is apparently still too The aggressive, guard -dog bravado by Larry Flick Wash's second RCA album, due out years of my life working with David," intense at times. As Clivilles walks that has framed his public persona for this summer, as well as the full- length he says. "That's half of my life. It was through the Greenwich Village, New the past year or so has been replaced debut of new fill -swing trio Ask Me. like being married, like finding a soul York, building that the two bought by insights resulting from intensive elude tracks cut both before and after The latter act takes the place of a mate or a long -lost brother. I cannot and began to construct into a multi- Bible study and countless lessons in Cole's death. If the just -finished jam long -planned album by the now -de- let all that we achieved just fade faceted entertainment complex human nature. "Watching how some "Reach," a roof-raisin' anthem fronted funct S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. on away. We promised each other a long roughly six months ago, he shares people dealt with David and his illness by longtime C +C protégé Debra Arista. time ago that whoever was left be- have forever changed the way I view Cooper, is an accurate indication, the "After the first S.O.U.L. hind would be obliged to continue to the world," he says. "It made me a lot album will be a revelatory excursion S.Y.S.T.E.M. single [`It's Gonna Be A rock the house for both of us. We more protective of my privacy and the into lush house drama and edgy hip - Lovely Day'], we took a look at the shook on it." people I care about." hop rhythms. Among the tracks to be group -they weren't unified in a way Several hours after that initial Clivilles is referring to a harrowing included on the set will be a recon- that communicated they would go to tour through the building, Clivilles is year of speculation within several cir- struction of a pre-C +C Music Factory the wall for each other," he says. sinking into an overstuffed chair in cles of the dance music industry that single by Cole, "Take My Breath "From the first time I met them, I what he calls the A -plus room of the ranged from rumors that linked Cole Away," and "Turn Back The Hands Of could tell that the women in Ask Me C +C Studio. He contemplates creat- to various AIDS -related diseases to a Time," a tune that Cole wrote and are in it for the long haul. Luckily, ing another mix of "Reach," and ghoulish underground poll guessing started recording two weeks before he [Arista president] Clive Davis takes a deep breath. He scratches the date of his death. "There were died. "What I'd like to do with that agreed." his head, looks around the room, and CLIVILLES AND COLE times when the people David and I song is keep the parts of his vocal that As the C +C building nears the end says the physical absence of Cole thought were friends were the biggest were strong, and get some of his fa- of construction, Clivilles plans to still feels like an unreal fantasy. culprits," he says. "I cannot describe vorites to sing the rest," Clivilles says. christen the complex with a restaurant "But he'll always be here in my news regarding projects that the long- the look I saw on David's face the day Other projects on the agenda for on the second floor. Still unnamed, the heart," Clivilles says. "When I write, time production /songwriting team he found out what was going on. He completion in 1995 are two albums for bistro will be fashioned as a dance mu- I'll always be writing with David. I'll have on the agenda. Clearly wavering used to say that he often felt like one the team's Sony Japan imprint, sic equivalent to the revered Hard be able to step back, ask a question, somewhere between internal shock of those little birds that people shoot CCMF Records, a label that was Rock Cafe. "It'll be a place where kids and in my mind I'll hear him laugh and self -protection, he moves from at in a rifle range. I wanted to kill peo- formed in 1993. At this point, albums in the 'hood can hang, and people in and say, `This is whack!' The part one area of the building to the next, ple for him. I wanted to defend his for CCMF will carry the Clivilles/Cole the business can try out new mate- that sucks is not being able to hang peppering a bright, tour -guide mono- right to privacy." names, and will showcase the vocals of rial," he says. "I'm just about to start with him after." log with comments like "we've always The final year of Cole's life was wanted a room like this" or "now we filled with preparing for the future - can do that here." Only during a brief both personally and musically. stop in the sprawling top -floor space Clivilles points at a seemingly bottom- that was to be Cole's apartment is less well of songs that Cole left behind Sommerville's Back In A `Heartbeat' there a noticeable crack in Clivilles' in various stages of completion. That firm smile. last precious year also signaled the Single Leads Off London's `Dare To Love' "This building is one of David's end of C +C Music Factory's tenure at dreams. It represents success and that Columbia Records. The act's second NEW YORK-Given the circum- any fear or pressure to conform," he you're gay, but that you're not going last step away from those hard, poor collection, "Anything Goes!," was re- stances of the past few weeks, Jimmy says, pointing to his own career, to acknowledge it in your primary times," he says. "I get a lot of comfort leased last fall on the heels of a suc- Somerville is in surprisingly bright which includes momentarily fronting form of creative expression. It's an from being in this building. His spirit cessful single, "Do Ya Wanna Get spirits. Before launching into promo- renegade trio Bronski Beat and such unfortunate manipulation of honesty fills every room, and he feels very Funky," which topped Billboard's tion in support of "Heartbeat," the anthems as "Smalltown Boy" and that collects gay dollars without an much alive to me here. Right now, I Club Play chart and peaked in the top first single from his forthcoming "Run From Love." "[New York is] even exchange." need to think of him this way, because half of the Hot 100. However, the set London Records collection "Dare To where I met musicians like [MCA re- This philosophy served as the it keeps me strong. And I know he ex- failed to meet the expectations created Love," he has been faced with bind- cording duo] the Murmurs, who are launching pad into two years of pects me to be strong and to carry on by the 1991 mega -smash "Gonna ing deadlines from his record corn - going to give the mainstream the kick writing and recording intensely Make You Sweat," a groundbreaking pany and a minor bout with the flu, in the ass it needs." personal material. Largely produ- album that spawned three multifor- and today he has locked himself out On his return to the business side ced by Stephen Hague, who has mat hit singles and forged a much -cop- of his central of music, Somerville is bracing him- helmed hits for a string of British ied dance/hip -hop sound in the pop London flat. self for renewed scrutiny of his life. pop groups that includes the Pet BillboamJ. mainstream. Many have rightly cred- "As we speak, And while he is hoping to score a Shop Boys and Somerville's late - ited C +C with heralding the return of I'm actually mainstream hit, he is also aware that '80s act, the Communards, "Dare HOT streetwise dance music on pop air- praying that I the road ahead may be rocky. To Love" glides at a gingerly post - waves, and it all began with this now - haven't left the "There are gay men who want to disco pace, with just the right dose classic collection. tea kettle on the be accepted by the heterosexual of carefree pop vigor. Although he Ite4644 "I'm still not sure what happened flame," he says world, and that's fine," he says. "But did not set out to make specific po- ['Anything Goes!']," Clivilles with a laugh. that is not what I'm interested in. I litical statements this time around, 15 FOR WEEK ENDING MAR. 4, 1995 with says. 'We were -and still are -very SOMERVILLE In the four just want to live the life I choose. And Somerville realizes that even the CLUB PLAY proud of it, and it felt like it was going years since his I'm starting to understand that such most simplistic lyric is potentially 1. BEDTIME STORY MADONNA to hit." In an eerie coincidence, the last album, "Read My Lips," the out- a choice means that people may never confrontational. He examines the MAVERICK/SIRE with Co- spoken artist /political activist has refer to me as simply `Jimmy Somer- reality of relationships on "Heart- 2. HIGHER (FEEL IT).R.A.W. STRICTLY act's recording agreement RHYTHM lumbia expired several days after been exploring various "gay ghettos" ville,' but rather `gay singer Jimmy beat," which is quickly garnering 3. HAPPY MAN MICHAEL WATFORD Cole's death. The label, which chose around the world, including San Somerville.' And that's sad." support from club DJs -thanks in EASTWEST post -production by 4. RUN AWAY REAL MCCOY ARISTA not to comment for this story, did not Francisco and New York, in an effort Among Somerville's primary moti- part to solid 5. SKY HIGH NEWTON CRITIQUE extend C +C Music Factory's con- to get close to the roots of the post - vations to create "Dare To Love," Eric "E- Smoove" Miller. It is also tract. 'We actually knew the label was Stonewall gay liberation movement which is tentatively slated for release a literate tune that challenges the MAXI -SINGLES SALES going to drop us before David died. and to view the differences in comin late April/early May, was to fill a idea of two people pledging eternal 1. KEEP GIVIN' ME YOUR LOVE There is no connection between the munities. In the end, he has chosen void he feels the current crop of monogamy. CE CE PENISTON COLUMBIA two events. Our final word on the sub- to settle down in London, where, he openly homosexual pop stars has "Just being a man singing the 2. FOR YOUR LOVE STEVIE WONDER words `I love him so' can make peo- MOTOWN ject is that we're glad to have had the says, "you can encounter a wide vari- overlooked. 3. SHOW ME YOUR FACE D.J. TRAJIC success we did with Columbia. Time to ety of people in one spot." "As a gay man who is also a fan of ple squirm," he says. "But my in- UNDERGROUND move on." Somerville found temporary solace music, I'm insulted when I see gay tention is not to help people live in 4. DEAR MAMA 2PAC INTERSCOPE shy away from oblivion. is to be honest. And that 5. EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME MOBY And Clivilles already has. A deal in New York, particularly in the melt- and lesbian artists It ELEKTRA with MCA Records for an album by an ing pot of the East Village club scene. same- gender pronouns," he says. "I is far more important that gold - Breakouts: Titles with future chart potential, act tentatively named Clivilles, Cole "That's where I found people who feel completely cheated. I don't think selling records." week. based on club play or sales reported this & Friends is in negotiation. The set, were striving to be individual without it's fair to tell your audience that LARRY FLICK which is already in production, will in-

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34 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com ARTISTS & MUSIC MCA's McEntire: Queen Of The Road 120 -Date '95 Tour Likely To Keep Her No. 1 BY EDWARD MORRIS Her 71 shows 48 of which were sell - has two levels, with an elevator at one outs-attracted 834,671 ticket buyers. end and a winding staircase at the NÀtiIIVILL1'; With a mesmerizing In racking up these numbers, McEn- other. new stage set, a troupe that includes 10 tire outpaced such other hot country There are giant TV screens on the dancers, and her own near-mythic en- acts as Alan Jack- upper level, which are frequently used ergy, Reba McEntire stands a good son, Garth Brooks, to integrate McEntire's movies and chance of retaining her 1994 standing George Strait, videos into her performances. In one as country music's top-grossing tour- Vince Gill, and particularly effective segment, a video- ing act. Brooks & Dunn. taped Vince Gill becomes a surrogate McEntire's 1995 tour is just under She was the only for the real one -first by talking to the way. It will consist of 120 shows, 70 of country performer audience about his work with McEntire which her company, Starstruck Enter- to make the top 10 (and covering her costume change) and Brothers In Arms. The Asylum Records duo Brother Phelps meet with label tainment, will promote. The smallest list of touring acts then by performing his parts of the leaders after a show in Austin, Texas. Shown, from left, are Kyle Lehning, venue she will play has 6,500 seats. in 1994. McENTIRE 1993 duet, "The Heart Won't Lie." president of Asylum Records; Doug Phelps; Denny Mosesman, VP of promotion; Last year, according to Amusement "Reba is going to When the stage is occupied by sets Kenny Hamlin, senior VP Ricky Lee Phelps; and Aaron Levy, vice chairman /GM; Business, the MCA artist earned a to- concentrate 100% on music and con- (among them a cafe and a classroom), and COO, Elektra Entertainment Group. tal concert gross of nearly $19 million. certs this year," says McEntire's man- the band rolls out of sight behind a cur- ager and husband, Narvel Blackstock. tain. For McEntire's rendition of "She That concentration is vividly evident Thinks His Name Was John," a replica in McEntire's new show from the mo- of the AIDS quilt rolls down to form a ment she arrives on stage -in a yellow backdrop. cab. Her entrance is a real -life reprise, In a typical show, McEntire sings all Arista/Nashville Spins Off A 2nd Label complete with appropriate costume, of or parts of 21 songs and has 10 costume a scene from the videoclip for her 1991 changes. A flying platform transports Lee Roy Parnell Is Career Records' Flagship Artist hit, "Fancy." The video plays simulta- her and Davis over the audience for the neously on screens suspended at both finale, "Does He Love You." AND STILL THEY COME: Following the lead of projects, and print- and lyric -related applications. His sides of the stage. Although Starstruck won't specify other major country record companies, Arista/Nashville company, which is based in Norwalk, Conn., has already In the ensuing two -hour perform- the daily cost of keeping the show on has created a second country label, Career Records. Lee signed agreements with Patrick Joseph Music, Little ance, McEntire is seldom offstage, and the road, the company says it involves Roy Parnell will move from Arista to Career as the new Big Town Music Group, Forerunner Music, Wrensong, then only for quick set shifts and cos- a crew of 80 employees (15 more than label's flagship artist. Also on the roster is Brett James, and Island Bound Music ... Gary Falcon, artist rela- tume changes. The effect is between last year), six buses, and 13 trucks. Ap- a singer /songwriter from Oklahoma. Parnell's first Ca- tions manager for Travis Tritt, has opened Falcon Man- the glitz of a Broadway musical and the proximately 10 hours are required to reer single will be out midsummer, and James' debut al- agement in Nashville ... Former Exile drummer Steve something- for-everybody appeal of an set up each stop. bum is expected to hit stores this fall. Goetzman has joined the Bobby Roberts Co. as co -man- old -time TV variety show. Frito -Lay, a sponsor of last year's Denise Nichols, Arista's former director of field pro- ager of former Exile singer /guitarist Paul Martin and Besides the six-man, four -woman tour, is sponsoring 20 dates this year. motion, has been named national director of promotion as a booking agent for West Coast venues. Until re- dance crew, McEntire works with an At each of these, Reba appears at a for the new label and will supervise a staff of five. Arista/ cently, Goetzman was with Renaissance Management, eight -piece band and three female preshow meet -and -greet for local dis- Nashville president Tim DuBois will also head Careers. Steve Wariner's in -house service ... Cross Three Rec- backup singers. One of the singers is tributors of the snack food. The com- Arista's Mike Dungan, senior VP of sales and market- ords, with offices in Nashville and Santa Monica, Calif., Arista Records' Linda Davis, with pany also has in -house banners and ing, and Jack Weston, VP of promotion and artist devel- has added a new division, Cross Three Management. It whom McEntire had the 1993 hit, product giveaways. opment, will advise the new label. will be headed by John Bumgardner, who will be based "Does He Love You." Blackstock says that McEntire will Within the past five years, RCA, MCA, Mercury, and in Nashville ... Sharon Corbitt is the new publicity di- Although the sounds and sentiments probably have another album out this Liberty have all established spinoff country imprints. In rector for Nashville's Cupit Music. are unarguably country, the staging fall. In January, just before starting 1993, Arista /Nashville (designed by Larry Hitchcock and Tom the tour, she filmed the CBS -TV mini- formed Arista /Texas in OVER THERE: Grand Strahan) is light years away from coun- series "Buffalo Girls," in which she Austin to specialize in Te- Ole Opry star George Ha- try's characteristic simplicity. The set (Continued on page 40) jano music. DuBois also milton IV and Irish plans to start a Christian singer Sandy Kelly are music label under the Nashville booked for a six -week con- Arista umbrella. cert tour of the U.K. ... Alan Jackson Gets 7 Noms Don Williams will do a THE ROUNDS: Clint Sexe 10 -city concert tour of Black, Jeff Foxworthy, Australia, March 30 -April In TNN/Music City Awards and Tanya Tucker will 18. Featuring 13 shows, jointly host the 30th an- the tour will begin in Tam - NASHVILLE -Alan Jackson has won Moore, Trisha Yearwood & Aaron Neville. by Edward Morris worth and end in Perth. the most nominations for the 29th an- Album: "Love And Honor," Ricky Van nual Academy Of Country A Too Soon," Tim News Country Shelton; "Not Moment Music awards special, Williams' second album nual TNN/Music City McGraw; "Read My Mind," Reba McEntire; fan -based poll which will air May 10 on NBC -TV ... Several nominees for the American Harvest Recording Society, a collec- Awards. Winners of the "When Love Finds You," Vince Gill; "Who I were on hand (and presumably on pins and needles, as tion of pop standards, is set for release in late spring ... will be announced during a TNN spe- Am," Alan Jackson. well) for Nashville's pre- Grammy party Feb. 16 at the The Voice Of America is sponsoring a sweepstakes for cial, which will be broadcast June 5 Single: "I Swear," John Michael Montgo- Loews Vanderbilt. Among these were performers Mar- its country music fans outside the U.S. Entrants are be- from the Grand Ole Opry House. mery; "Livin' On Love," Alan Jackson; "The You," George Strait; write a essay in English on why they Jackson is in the running for six hon- Man In Love With tina McBride. Steven Curtis Chapman. John Berry, ing asked to short "Your ors: best entertainer, male artist, vocal "When Love Finds You," Vince Gill: Walter Ostanek, the Mavericks. and Randy Scruggs; enjoy country music and to list their favorite performer Love Amazes Me," John Berry. songwriters Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, and Karen and song. The winner will earn a trip for two to VOA's collaboration, album, single, and video Video: "Independence Day," Martina Taylor -Good; and producer J. Aaron Brown. Jim headquarters in Washington, D.C., and to the annual In- (two nominations in this category). McBride; "Livin' On Love" and "Summertime Black, former president of the Nashville chapter of ternational Country Music Fan Fair in Nashville. Here is the complete list of catego- Blues," Alan Jackson; "When Love Finds NARAS, the recording academy, is suggesting that this ries and contenders: You," Vince Gill; `Why Haven't I Heard From You," Reba McEntire. be into a fund -raising din- MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The National Easter Entertainer: Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, annual cocktail party turned Star of tomorrow (male): David Ball, John Seal Society unveils its new fund -raising vehicle, "Easter Reba McEntire, Ricky Van Shelton, George ner to formally recognize area Grammy contenders. Strait. Berry, Tracy Byrd, Tim McGraw, Clay '95," 4 -5. previous tele- Trisha Yearwood is CMT's "Showcase" artist for Seal Celebration March Unlike Male artist: Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Ricky Walker. March ... Gospel singer Jake Hess, producer Billy thons, this one will consist of a series of TV segments Van Shelton, George Strait, Marty Stuart. Star of tomorrow (female): Linda Davis, Sherrill, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and soul built around different themes and musical formats. The Female artist: Reba McEntire, Patty Love- Taceva Henderson, Faith Hill, Alison Krauss, singer Martha Reeves have been inducted into the Ala- country segment, "Music City Roundup," will be hosted less, Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis, Tanya Lari White. Star of tomorrow (vocal): BlackHawk, bama Music Hall Of Fame. by Faith Hill and feature Trisha Yearwood and Suzy Tucker. Bogguss, among others. The chief hosts for the entire Vocal band: Alabama, Confederate Rail- Darryl & Don Ellis, Terry McBride & the Sawyer Ride, John & Audrey Wiggins, the Tractors. Boone, Robb Weller, and Mary Frann. road, Diamond Rio, Little Texas, BIZ BLURBS: Len Handler, the dynamic former cre- event are Pat Brown. Christian country artist: Alison Krauss & ative director for Cherry Lane Music, has formed South- Vocal group or duo: Brooks & Dunn, Oak the Cox Family, Susie Luchsinger, Paul Over- bound Music Group to find additional sources of income SIGNINGS: Riders In The Sky to Rounder Records Ridge Boys, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, the street, Ricky Skaggs, Ricky Van Shelton. from the catalogs of independent Nashville publishers. ... Steve Conn to Falcon Management for personal Statlers, John & Audrey Wiggins. Comedian: Jeff Dunham & Walter, Jeff Specifically, Handler will seek such alternative uses for management. Vocal collaboration: Suzy Bogguss & Chet Foxworthy, Steve Hall & Shotgun Red, Mike Snider, Ray Stevens. songs as advertising, television, movies, special record Atkins, Amy Grant & Vince Gill, George Jones & Alan Jackson, Conway Twitty & Sam EDWARD MORRIS

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10 8 9 43 REBA MCENTIREA' MCA 10994 (10.98/15.98) READ MY MIND 2 48 71 VARIOUS ARTISTS A' 43 38 COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES 1 GIANT 24531/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) 20 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER 11 12 10 STONES IN THE ROAD 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS COLUMBIA 64327/SONY (10.98 EQ/16.98) 49 55 71 18 KEITH WHITLEY /A TRIBUTE ALBUM RNA 66416 (10.98/15.98) 43 12 11 13 30 JOE DIFFIE EPIC 64357/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.98) THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN 6 50 50 51 41 TRAVIS TRITT WARNER BROS. 45603 (10 48 1-_ AA) TEN FEET TALL & BULLETPROOF 3

13 10 11 4 NEAL MCCOY ATLANTIC 82727/AG (10.98/15.98) YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT 10 * * * PACESETTER 14 14 16 37 VINCE GILLA MCA 11047 (10.98/15.981 WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU 2 51 65 2 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY522886 (10.98 ED/I5.98i ® THE WOMAN IN ME 51 13 12 21 BROOKS ARISTA 15 & DUNN A 18765 (10.98/15.981 WAITIN' ON SUNDOWN 1 52 54 53 56 COLLIN RAYE EPIC 53952/SONY (9.98 EQ(15,98) EXTREMES 12

19 16 23 37 TRACY BYRD MCA 10991 (10.98/15.98) NO ORDINARY MAN 12 53 45 47 26 KEN MELLONS EPIC 53746/SONY (9.98 EQ/15.98) Mg KEN MELLONS 42

11 15 14 21 ALABAMA RCA 66410 (10.98/15.981 GREATEST HITS VOL. 3 12 54 52 54 129 VINCE GILLA' MCA 10630 (10.98/15.98) I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU 3

18 17 17 55 THE MAVERICKS MCA 10961 (9.98/15.98) WHAT A CRYING 51 46 75 RCA ® SHAME 6 55 MARTINA MCBRIDE 66288 (9.98/15.98) ® THE WAY THAT I AM 14

19 21 21 56 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERYA ATLANTIC 82559/AG (10 98/15.98) KICKIN' IT UP 1 56 49 42 19 GEORGE JONES MCA 11096 (10.98/15.98) BRADLEY'S BARN SESSIONS 23 * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * 57 58 70 23 CHARLIE DANIELS EPIC 64182/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 53 2 ALISON KRAUSS 58 53 57 54 NEAL MCCOY ATLANTIC 82568/AG (10.98/15.98) NO DOUBT ABOUT IT 13 20 31 NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU: A COLLECTION 20 ® ROUNDER 325* (9.98..15.98) mg 59 56 49 23 MARK CHESNUTT DECCA 11094 /MCA (10.98/15.981 WHAT A WAY TO LIVE 15 21 23 22 7 WADE HAYES L.LUl,IEIA a, sOVY : 98 E,1,- 98. ® OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER 21 60 60 61 5 RHETT AKINS DECCA 11098/MCA (10.98/15.98) MM A THOUSAND MEMORIES 60 22 18 20 36 DAVID BALL WARNER BROS. 45562 (9.98/15.98) THINKIN' PROBLEM 6 61 63 62 81 CLAY WALKER A GIANT 24511/WARNER BROS. (9.98/15.98)® CLAY WALKER 8 23 16 15 4 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. CURB MCG 77690/CURB (9.98/15.98) HOG WILD 14 62 64 59 93 LITTLE TEXAS WARNER BROS. 45276 (9.98/15.98) BIG TIME 6 24 22 18 43 PAM TILLIS ARISTA 18758 (9.98/15.98) SWEETHEART'S DANCE 6 63 68 60 16 WILLIE NELSON LIBERTY /SBK 30420/EMI (10.98/16.981 HEALING HANDS OF TIME 17 25 20 19 50 JOHN BERRY LIBERTY 80472 (9.98/13.98) ® JOHN BERRY 13 64 61 58 31 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA 64184/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 40

26 24 25 22 TRACY LAWRENCE ATLANTIC 82656/AG (10.98/15.98) I SEE IT NOW 3 65 62 63 100 DWIGHT YOAKAM A' REPRISE 45241/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) THIS TIME 4

27 26 26 73 REBA MCENTIREA' MCA 10906 (10.98/15.981 GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO 1 66 59 55 64 ALABAMA RCA 66296 (9.98/15.98) CHEAP SEATS 16 28 25 24 35 LARI WHITE RCA 66395 (9.98/15.98) MI WISHES 24 67 57 52 52 RICK TREVINO COLUMBIA 53560/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.98) ® RICK TREVINO 23 29 28 28 55 BLACKHAWK ARISTA 18708 (9.98/15.98) BLACKHAWK 15 68 73 72 43 RANDY TRAVIS WARNER BROS. 45501 (10.98/15.98) THIS IS ME 10 30 30 33 31 DIAMOND RIO ARISTA 18745 (9.98/15.981 LOVE A LITTLE STRONGER 13 69 69 69 119 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY A' ATLANTIC 82420/AG (9.98/15.981E1 LIFE'S A DANCE 4 31 34 34 20 CLINT BLACK RCA 66419 (10.98/16.98) ONE EMOTION 8 70 71 68 232 GARTH BROOKS A ' LIBERTY 93866 (9.98/13.98) NO FENCES 1 27 32 27 67 FAITH HILL WARNER BROS. 45389 (9.98/15.981M TAKE ME AS I AM 7 11 67 56 17 VARIOUS ARTISTS MCA 11097 (10.98/16.98) SKYNYRD FRYNDS 8

33 35 35 21 TOBY KEITH POLYDOR 523407 (10.98/15.981 BOOMTOWN 8 72 66 64 5 JEFF FOXWORTHY LAUGHING HYENA 2243 (4.98/8.981 THE REDNECK TEST VOLUME 43 64

34 29 29 127 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 10651 (10.98/15.98) PURE COUNTRY (SOUNDTRACK) 1 A' 73 72 66 96 TOBY KEITH MERCURY 514421 (9.98 EQ/13.98/119 TOBY KEITH 17

35 33 30 26 PATTY LOVELESS EPIC 64188/SONY (9.98 EQ/15.98) WHEN FALLEN ANGELS FLY 8 74 70 67 16 CHRIS LEDOUX LIBERTY 28770 (10.98/15.98) HAYWIRE 17

36 32 31 15 DOUG STONE EPIC 66803/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.981 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 29 75 RE -ENTRY 195 ALAN JACKSON A' ARISTA 8681 (9.98/13.981 DON'T ROCK THE JUKEBOX 2

Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,00 units. RIM certification for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion sellers indicated by a numeral following the symbol. *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for WEA and BMG labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equ valent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows artists removed from Heatseekers this week. MIM indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ,O 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan Billboard. Top Country Catalog Albums.. FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 ""1 11 oz oz cc N W W V W 1- W K W ARTIST TITLE Y ¢ W V ¢ 43 LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE/CD) U Ú

1 PATSY MCA 12* (7.98/12.98) 168 weeks at No. 1 CLINE Ae GREATEST HITS 198 14 14 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 10450 (9.98/15.98) TEN STRAIT HITS 41

2 2 MCA 4979* REBA MCENTIRE (7.98/12.98) GREATEST HITS 196 15 17 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER COLUMBIA 46077 /SONY (8.98 EQ/13.98) SHOOTING STRAIGHT IN THE DARK 22

3 3 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. CURB 77638 (6.98/9.981 GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 12 16 13 PATSY CLINE MCA 4038 (7.98/12.981 THE PATSY CLINE STORY 32 4 6 JOHN ANDERSON RNA 61029 (9.98/13.981 SEMINOLE WIND 3 17 18 ALABAMA RCA 6825 (7.98/11.981 ALABAMA LIVE 69

5 4 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 42035 A' (7.98/12.98) GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 198 18 24 SAMMY KERSHAW MERCURY 510161 (9.98 EQ/13.98) DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER 15

6 5 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND EPIC 38795/SONY (7.98 EQ/11.98) A DECADE OF HITS 198 19 16 TANYA TUCKER LIBERTY 91814 (9.98/13.98) GREATEST HITS 24

7 7 GEORGE JONES EPIC 40776/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 183 20 KENNY ROGERS LIBERTY 46106/CAPITOL (9.98/15.98) TWENTY GREATEST HITS 91

8 12 KEITH WHITLEY RCA 2277 (9.98/13.98) GREATEST HITS 50 21 20 ANNE MURRAY A° LIBERTY 46058(7.98/12.98) GREATEST HITS 135

9 11 GEORGE STRAIT A' MCA 5567* (7.98/12.98) GEORGE STRAIT'S GREATEST HITS 196 22 22 ALABAMA A' RCA 7170* (9.98/13.98) GREATEST HITS 190

10 15 VINCE GILL MCA 10140 (9.98/15.98) POCKET FULL OF GOLD 8 23 ALABAMA RCA 61040 (9.98/13.981 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 39

11 9 LORRIE MORGAN RCA 30210 (9.98/13.981 SOMETHING IN RED 3 24 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER COLUMBIA 44228/SONY (7.98 EQ/I1.98) STATE OF THE HEART 54

12 8 HANK WILLIAMS MERCURY 823293 (7.98 E0/10.98) 24 GREATEST HITS 4 25 - VINCE GILLA RCA 9814* (4.98/9.98) BEST OF VINCE GILL 184 13 10 WAYLON JENNINGS A° RCA 8506.18.98) GREATEST HITS 74 Catalog albums are older titles which are registering significant sales. CO 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

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WEEK. SONGS RANKED BY NUMBER OF DETECTIONS. Billboard R FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 H OT C 0 U N TM &TIIACKS oz oz cnW W o TITLE Y ¢ ARTIST w v~i , 3 á TITLE ARTIST csl á PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) 3 53 LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL g c' 'D 3 (3 PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL TILL YOU LOVE ME REBA MCENTIRE * * *No.1 * ** 40 31 23 18 T.BROWN,R.MCENTIRE (B.DIPIERO,G.BURR) (C) (V) MCA 54888 OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER 2 weeks at No. 1 1 3 16 WADE HAYES D. COOK (C.RAINS,W.HAYESY YOUR BOOTS BEEN (C) (V) COLUMBIA 77739 41 43 48 8 WHOSE BED HAVE UNDER SHANIA TWAIN R.J.LANGE (S.TWAIN,R.J.LANGE) (C) (V) MERCURY 856 448 YOU CAN'T MAKE A HEART LOVE SOMEBODY ® 4 6 11 REFRIED DREAMS TIM 42 57 - 2 MCGRAW J.STROUD,B.GALLIMORE BEND IT UNTIL IT BREAKS (J.FOSTER,M.PETERSON) (C) (V) CURB 76931 3 7 13 JOHN ANDERSON ® 1. STROUD,J.ANDERSON LITTLE MISS (J.ANDERSON,L.DELMORE) HONKY TONK (V) BNA 64260 43 60 70 3 BROOKS & DUNN S.HENDRICKS,D.000K (R.DUNN) IC) ARISTA MY KIND OF GIRL RAYE (V) 1 -2790 4 2 1 14 COLLIN J.HOBBS,E. SEAY,P.WORLEY (D.000HRAN,J.JARRARD,M.POWELL) (C) (V) EPIC 77773 THE KEEPER OF THE STARS 58 67 7 TRACY BYRD 0 T.BROWN (D.LEE,D.MAYO,K.STALEY) MCA ALBUM CUT AS ANY FOOL CAN SEE TRACY LAWRENCE 05 10 13 10 T.LAWRENCE,F.ANDERSON (P.NELSON,K.BEARD) (C) (V) ATLANTIC 87180 THIS IS ME 45 45 40 20 > RANDY TRAVIS THIS WOMAN AND THIS MAN K.LEHNING (T.SHAPIRO,T.MCHUGH) (C) (V) WARNER BROS. 18062 8 10 8 CLAY WALKER © J.STROUD (J.PENNIG,M.LUNN) (V) GIANT 17995 46 30 27 14 SOUTHBOUND SAMMY KERSHAW YOU GO CLINT BLACK B.CANNON,N.WILSON (M.MCANALLY) (C) (V) MERCURY 856 410 01 12 14 10 WHEREVER J.STROUD,C.BLACK (C.BLACK,H.NICHOLAS) (V) RCA 64267 BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM 41 50 59 4 TANYA TUCKER FOR A CHANGE NEAL MCCOY J.CRUTCHFIELD (M.CATES) LIBERTY ALBUM CUT 9 12 12 ® B. BECKETT (S.SESKIN,J.S.SHERRILL) (C) (V) ATLANTIC 87176 NIGHT IS FALLIN' 48 46 38 20 IN MY HEART DIAMOND RIO THINKIN' ABOUT YOU M.POWELL,T.DUBOIS (D.LINDE) 14 17 8 TRISHA YEARWOOD (C) (V) ARISTA 1 -2764 09 G.FUNDIS (B.REGAN,T.SHAPIRO) (C) (V) MCA 54973 I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MY HEART 49 44 31 17 BROOKS & DUNN UPSTAIRS DOWNTOWN TOBY KEITH S.HENDRICKS,D.000K (R.DUNN,J.DUNN,D.DILLON) 10 15 15 14 (V) ARISTA 1 -2779 N.LARKIN,H.SHEDD (T.KEITH,C.GOGG,JR.) (C) (V) POLYDOR 851 136 STAY FOREVER 50 55 60 4 HAL KETCHUM BETWEEN AN OLD MEMORY AND ME A.REYNOLDS,J.ROONEY (B.TENCH,H.KETCHUM) (C) (V) MCG 11 13 18 15 TRAVIS TRITT CURB 76929 WHAT MATTERED MOST TY HERNDON AMY'S BACK IN AUSTIN LITTLE 51 62 - 2 12 16 19 11 TEXAS D.JOHNSON (G.BURR,V.MELAMED) (C) (V) EPIC 77843 C. DINAPOLI,D.GRAU,LITTLE TEXAS (B.SEALS,S.A.DAVIS) (C) (V) WARNER BROS. 1 -8001 BAD DOG, NO BISCUIT DARON NORWOOD TENDER WHEN I WANT TO BE MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER 52 51 57 5 13 6 8 13 R.LANDIS,J.CARLTON (W.KITCHENS,R.FERRELL) (C) (V) GIANT 17958 J.JENNINGS,M.C.CARPENTER (M.C.CARPENTER) (C) (V) COLUMBIA 77780 GONNA GET A LIFE MARK SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEART SHENANDOAH/ALISON KRAUSS 53 68 2 CHESNUTT 14 17 20 14 M.WRIGHT (F.DYCUS,J.LAUDERDALE) (C) (V) DECCA 54978 LIBERTY ALBUM CUT LOOKING FOR DOWN IN 56 63 THE LIGHT RICK TREVINO 19 12 FLAMES BLACKHAWK 54 4 15 22 S.BUCKINGHAM,B.CHANCEY (L.HENGBER,T.MENSY) (C) (VI COLUMBIA 77820 M.BRIGHT,T.DUBOIS (M.CLARK,J.STEVENS) (V) ARISTA 1 -2769 THE RED HERE I AM STROKES GARTH BROOKS 16 5 4 17 PATTY LOVELESS 55 54 53 15 A. REYNOLDS ( J. GARVER ,L.SANDERSON,J.YATES,G.BROOKS) E.GORDY,JR. (T.ARATA) (C) (V) EPIC 77734 LIBERTY ALBUM CUT WHICH BRIDGE TO CROSS (WHICH BRIDGE TO BURN) 8 LOVE IS NOT A THING RUSS TAFF 11 21 28 5 VINCE GILL 56 53 55 T. BROWN (V.GILL,B.ANDERSON) (C) (V) MCA 54976 R.SCRUGGS ( M. S.CAWLEY,K.FLEMING,M.A.KENNEDY) (C) (V) REPRISE I8029/WARNER BROS. WHAT'LL YOU DO ABOUT ME DOUG THE WIND BLOWS BROTHER PHELPS 18 20 24 SUPERNAW 57 64 71 3 ANYWAY R.LANDIS OD. LIN R.L.PHELPS,D.PHELPS,K.LEHNING (J.J.CALE) (C) (V) ASYLUM 64461 TYLER DAVIS DANIEL * * * AIRPOWER 58 59 61 6 * R * * H_SHEDD,D. DANIFI 'III'. T,L Es1P, =:39, LIPSTICK PROMISES 19 22 25 13 GEORGE DUCAS R.BENNETT (G. DUCAS,T.SILLERS) LIBERTY ALBUM CUT * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * *

THIS TIME SAWYER BROWN I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 20 7 2 16 NEW 1 M.MILLER,M.MCANALLY (M.MILLER,M.MCANALL`, (C) CURB 76930 CI S- HENDRICKS (S.DIAMCNL Is ) LI ". 1KIMBALL) ATLANTIC ALBUM CUI SO HELP ME GIRL JOE DIFFIE TAKE THAT 21 28 36 5 60 61 54 15 LISA BROKOP J.SLATE,J.DIFFIE (H.PERDEW,A.SPOONER) (C) (V) EPIC 77808 J.CRUTCHFIELD (G.BURR,T.SHAPIRO) (C) PATRIOT 79072 LOOK WHAT FOLLOWED ME HOME DAVID BALL 22 25 32 8 SEA OF COWBOY HATS CHELY WRIGHT V B.CHANCEY (D.BALL,T.POLK) (C) (V) WARNER BROS. 17977 CI 63 68 5 B.BECKETT,H.SHEDD (C.WRIGHT,D.DODSON,J.MELTON) (C) (V) POLYDOR 851 430 TRUE TO HIS WORD BOY HOWDY 23 24 30 13 SHE FEELS LIKE A BRAND NEW MAN TONIGHT AARON TIPPIN C.FARREN (1.STEELE,C.FARREN,G.HARRISON) (C) CURB 76934 62 71 - 2 S.GIBSON (A.TIPPIN,M.P.HEENEY) (V) RCA 64272 LOOK AT ME NOW BRYAN WHITE 24 26 35 11 I CAN BRING HER BACK B.J.WALKER,JR.,K.LEHNING (B.WHITE,D.GEORGE,J.TIRRO) (C) (V) ASYLUM 64489 63 49 44 12 KEN MELLONS J.CUPIT (K.MELLONS,G.SIMMONS,D.DODSON) (C) (V) EPIC 77764 LITTLE BY LITTLE JAMES HOUSE 25 29 34 15 LOSING YOUR D,000K (J.HOUSE,R.BOWLES) (C) (V) EPIC 77757 64 48 46 14 LOVE LARRY STEWART S.HENDRICKS (V.GILL,K.FLEMING,H.DEVITO) THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (C) (V) COLUMBIA 77753 26 38 58 3 REBA MCENTIRE T.BROWN,R.MCENTIRE (M.D. SANDERS,E.HILL,K.WILLIAMS) SOMEBODY WILL TERRY MCBRIDE & THE RIDE (V) MCA 54987 CI 66 69 3 J.LEO ( W.ALDRIDGE,B.CRISLER,S.D.JONES) (C) THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW (WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE) LARI (V) MCA 54986 21 33 39 7 WHITE G. FUNDIS (L.WHITE,C.CANNON) YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL (V) RCA 64233 66 70 - 2 WHEN ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION THE FIRST STEP R.SCRUGGS (D.SCHLITZ,P.OVERSTREET) (V) BNA 64277 28 11 5 16 TRACY BYRD 1. CRUTCHFIELD (D.CRIDER,V.THOMPSON) (C) (V) MCA 54945 I DON'T KNOW (BUT I'VE BEEN 67 72 2 TOLD) WESLEY DENNIS THE BOX K.STEGALL,J.KELTON (W.DENNIS) (C) (V) MERCURY 856 486 29 37 47 4 RANDY TRAVIS KLEHNING (V) WARNER r ANGELS AMONG US : 68 65 64 16 ALABAMA BUBBA HYDE J.LEO,L.M.LEE,ALABAMA (B.HOBBS,D.GOODMAN) (C) (V) RCA 62643 30 36 41 5 DIAMOND RIO M.POWELL,T.DUBOIS (C.WISEMAN,G.NELSON) (C) (V) ARISTA 1 -2787 HEART TROUBLE 69 67 62 20 MARTINA MCBRIDE GIVE ME (:)NE MORE SHOT P.WORLEY,E.SEAY,M.MCBRIDE (P.KENNERLEY) (V) RCA 62961 31 40 50 4 T,? TRYIN' TO GET TO NEW ORLEANS 70 52 10 THE TRACTORS - S.RIPLEY,W.RICHMOND SONG FOR THE LIFE (S.RIPLEY,W.RICHMOND,T.DUBOIS) (V) ARISTA 1 -2784 32 41 56 4 ALAN JACKSON K STEGALL (R.CROWELU (V) ARISTA 1-2792 FAITH IN ME, FAITH IN YOU DOUG STONE 11 NEW 1 LITTLE HOUSES J.STROUD,D.STONE 33 18 9 19 DOUG STONE (D.LOGGINS,T.BRUCE) (C) (V) COLUMBIA 77837 J.STROUD,D.STONE (M.CATES,S.EWING) (V) EPIC 77716 1 YOU DIDN'T MISS A THING CLINTON GREGORY MI LOCA (MY 12 NEW 34 23 16 16 VIDA CRAZY LIFE) PAM TILLIS H.SHEDD,E.SEAY (B.RICE,S.RICE) (C) (V) POLYDOR 851 566 P.TILLIS,S.FISHELL (P.TILLIS,J.LEARY) (V) ARISTA 1 -2759 STANDING ON THE EDGE OF GOODBYE JOHN BERRY NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 73 NEW 1 35 32 26 19 TIM MCGRAW J.BOWEN,C.HOWARD (J.BERRY,S.HARRIS) (V) PATRIOT 79075 J.STROUD,B.GALLIMORE (W.PERRY,J.BARNHILU CURB ALBUM CUT MAN BLUES PICKUP MAN 14 75 73 13 WORKIN' JED ZEPPELIN 36 35 33 20 B.BOUTON,M.POWELL,T.DUBOIS (M.HAGGARD) (V) ARISTA 1 r r -2755 72 7 TOUGHER THAN THE REST CHRIS LEDOUX I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRUE THE MAVERICKS 15 74 37 42 45 6 G.BROWN,J.BOWEN (B.SPRINGSTEEN) LIBERTY ALBUM CUT D. COOK (R.MALO,S.LYNCH) (C) (V) MCA 54975 GOIN' THROUGH THE BIG D MARK CHESNUTT 38 34 29 19 Records showing an increase in detections over the previous week, regardless M. WRIGHT (R.ROGERS,J.WRIGHT,M.WRIGHT) (C) (V) DECCA 54941 of chart movement. Airpower awarded to those records which attain 2500 detections for the first time. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for cassette single, or vinyl if cassette is unavailable. (C) I BRAKE FOR BRUNETTES 39 39 42 7 Cassette single availability. (D) CD single availability. (M) Cassette maxi -single availability. (T) Vinyl maxi -single availability. (V) Vinyl single availability. (X) CD maxi -single availability. ©1995, Billboard/BPI Communications.

NOT COUNTRY RECURRENT 2 GONE COUNTRY ALAN JACKSON DOWN ON THE FARM 1 1 - 14 10 11 14 TIM MCGRAW K.STEGALL (B.MCDILL) ARISTA J.STROUD,B.GALLIMORE (K.K.PHILLIPS,J.LASETER) CURB 1 YOU AND ONLY YOU JOHN BERRY 2 15 THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN JOE DIFFIE C.HOWARD (C.JONES,J.D.MARTIN) LIBERTY 11 7 14 J.SLATE,J. DIFFIE ( 1 .GREENEBAUM,S.WHIPPLE,T.MARTIN) EPIC I TAKE ME AS AM FAITH HILL I SEE IT NOW 3 2 1 4 16 TRACY LAWRENCE S.HENDRICKS (B.DIPIERO,K.STALEY) WARNER 14 12 6 BROS. J.STROUD (P.NELSON,L.BOONE,W.LEE) ATLANTIC IF YOU'VE GOT LOVE JOHN MICHAEL 4 4 2 4 MONTGOMERY THIRD RATE ROMANCE SAMMY KERSHAW s HENDRICKS (S.SESKIN,M.D. SANDERS) 17 16 13 8 ATLANTIC B.CANNON,N.WILSON (R.SMITH) MERCURY IF I COULD MAKE A LIVING CLAY 5 6 3 4 WALKER WINK NEAL MCCOY J.STROUD (K.STEGALL,R.MURRAH,A.JACKSON) 18 20 19 26 GIANT B.BECKETT (B.DIPIERO,T.SHAPIRO) ATLANTIC DOCTOR TIME TREVINO 6 3 2 RICK 19 15 BABY LIKES TO ROCK IT THE TRACTORS LONGACRE,L.WILSON) COLUMBIA 14 8 S.RIPLEY,W.RICHMOND (S.RIPLEY,W.RICHMOND) ARISTA LISVIN' ON LOVE ALAN JACKSON THE COWGIRLS DO 7 5 5 7 20 17 16 15 WHAT VINCE GILL T.BROWN (V.GILL,R.NIELSEN) MCA XXX'S AND 000'S (AN AMERICAN GIRL) 8 8 6 15 TRISHA YEARWOOD WHEN THE THOUGHT OF YOU CATCHES UP WITH ME G.FUNDIS,H.STINSON (A.RANDALL,M.BERG) 21 19 15 6 DAVID BALL MCA B.CHANCEY (D.BALL) WARNER BROS. NOW I KNOW LARI 9 7 4 7 WHITE 2 THE BIG ONE GEORGE STRAIT G. FUNDIS (C.RAINS,C.GREENE,D.000K) 22 18 RCA T.BROWN,G.STRAIT (G.HOUSE,D.O'DAY) MCA

SHE'S NOT THE CHEATIN' KIND BROOKS & DUNN I 10 12 9 8 23 SWEAR JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY D.000K,S.HENDRICKS (R.DUNN) ARISTA - 24 39 S.HENDRICKS (F.J.MYERS,G.BAKER) ATLANTIC BE MY BABY TONIGHT JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 11 9 10 22 24 I TRY TO THINK ABOUT ELVIS PATTY LOVELESS S.HENDRICKS (E.HILL,R.FAGAN) ATLANTIC 22 22 12 E.GORDY.JR. (G.BURR) EPIC LOVE 1 WHEN FINDS YOU VINCE GILL SHUT UP AND KISS ME 12 - 25 25 21 6 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - T.BROWN (V.GILL,M.OMARTIAN) MCA J.JENNINGS,M.C.CARPENTER (M.C.CARPENTER) COLUMBIA LITTLE 13 13 8 8 Videoclip availability Recur ents are titles which have already appeared C.DINAPOLI DD.G RAU,LITTLE TEXAS (P.HOWELL,D.O'BRIEN,B.SEALS) WARNER BROS. on the top 75 Singles & Tracks chart for 20 weeks and have dropped below the top 20. Commercial availability is not indicated on the recurrent chart.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Double Your Exposure in Country Billboard's ARTISTS & MUSIC COUNTRY SINGLES A -Z 20 THIS TIME (Travelin' Zoo. ASCAP /Beginner, ASCAP) WBM PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC 6 THIS WOMAN AND THIS MAN (Almo. ASCAP /Bamatuck, ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Lunnmusic, ASCAP) WBM 40 TILL YOU LOVE ME (Little Big Town. BMI /American 1995 TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. Made, BMI /MCA. ASCAP /Gary Burr. ASCAP) HUWBM 61 SEA OF COWBOY HATS (Songs Of PolyGram, BMI /Sony 15 TOUGHER THAN THE REST (Bruce Springsteen, ASCAP) 12 AMY'S BACK IN AUSTIN (Square West, ASCAP /Nowlin' Cross Keys. ASCAP /Ben Hall, ASCAP) HL WBM Hits, ASCAP/Red Brazos. BMI /Original Hometown Sheet, 62 SHE FEELS LIKE A BRAND NEW MAN TONIGHT (Acuff- 23 TRUE TO HIS WORD (Farrenuff, ASCAP/Full Keel. BMI) WBM Rose, BMI) WBM ASCAP / Farren Curtis, BMI /Mike Curb, BMI /August Wind. 68 ANGELS AMONG US (Beckaroo. BMI /Richville, BMI) 21 SO HELP ME GIRL (Songwriters Ink, BMI/Texas Wedge. BMI /Longitude, BMI /Georgian Hills. BMI) WBM WBM ASCAP) HL 70 TRYIN' TO GET TO NEW ORLEANS (Warner- Tamerlane, NASHVILLE 51 ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS (Audigram, BMI) 65 SOMEBODY WILL (Rick Hall. ASCAP /Watertown, BMI /Boy Rocking, BMI /Chingaupin, BMI /Nubois, b1ö/ 5 AS ANY FOOL CAN SEE (Sony Tree, BMI/Terilee. BMI/ ASCAP /BMG, ASCAP) HL ASCAP) WBM Golden Reed, ASCAP /New Clarion, ASCAP) HL /WBM 14 SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEART (Ensign. 58 TYLER (Polygram Intl, ASCAP /Davis Daniel, ASCAP/Ron 52 BAD DOG, NO BISCUIT (Careers -BMG, BMI /Four Of A ASCAP /Hidden Planet, BMI/Gouda, ASCAP/Buchu, Haffkine, ASCAP) HL Kind, BMI) HL ASCAP) HL 10 UPSTAIRS DOWNTOWN (Songs Of PolyGram. BMI/ 3 BEND IT UNTIL IT BREAKS (Almo, ASCAP/Holmes 32 SONG FOR THE LIFE (Tessa, BMI) WBM Tokeco, BMI) HL Country Music Creek, ASCAP/Polygram Intl. ASCAP /Foggy Joni, 46 SOUTHBOUND (Beginner. ASCAP) WBM 18 WHAT'LL YOU DO ABOUT ME (Combine, ASCAP /EMI ASCAP) HUWBM 73 STANDING ON THE EDGE OF GOODBYE (Kicking Bird, Blackwood, BMI) HL 11 BETWEEN AN OLD MEMORY AND ME (EMI April, BMI /Sony Tree, BMI /Edisto Sound, BMI) 51 WHAT MATTERED MOST (Gary Burr, ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP/Keith Stegall, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI) HL 50 STAY FOREVER (WB, ASCAP /Blue Gator, ASCAP/ ASCAP/August Wind, BMI /Longitude, BMI /Alberta's Sourcebook 47 BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM (Alabama Band. ASCAP/ Maverick, ASCAP /WB, BMI / Hecktone, BMI /Foreshadow, Paw, BMI) Wildcountry, ASCAP) WBM BMI) WBM 66 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL (MCA, ASCAP /Don This directory is 29 THE BOO (Sometimes You Win, ASCAP /AII Nations, 60 TAKE THAT (MCA. ASCAP/Gary Burr, ASCAP/Great Schlitz, ASCAP/Screen Gems -EMI, BMI /Scarlet Moon. the ultimate, one -stop, guaran- ASCAP/Nocturnal Eclipse, BMI /Careers -BMG, BMI/ Cumberland, BMI /Diamond Struck, BMI) HL/WBM BMI) Minnetonka, BMI) WBM /HL 13 TENDER WHEN I WANT TO BE (Why Walk, ASCAP) CLM 7 WHEREVER YOU GO (Blackened, BMI /Irving, BMI) WBM teed to be seen and used by key people in 30 BUBBA HYDE ASCAP both the (Almo, /Warner -Tamerlane, BMI/ 27 THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW (WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE) 11 WHICH BRIDGE TO CROSS (WHICH BRIDGE TO BURN) Mister Charlie, BMI) WBM (Almo, ASCAP /LaSongs, Ascap/Taste Auction, BMI/ (Benefit, BMI /Stallion, BMI /Sony Tree, BMI) WBM /HL Nashville and country music markets worldwide. 15 DOWN IN FLAMES (Warner -Tamerlane, BMI /Flying Wacissa River, BMI) WBM 41 WHOSE BED HAVE YOUR BOOTS BEEN UNDER (Shania Dutchman, BMI /Jeff Stevens, BMI) WBM 9 THINKIN' ABOUT YOU (Sierra Home, ASCAP /AMR, Twain, BMI /Zomba, ASCAP) WBM 71 FAITH IN ME, FAITH IN YOU (WB, ASCAP/Big Tractors, ASCAP/Great Cumberland, BMI /Diamond Struck, BMI) 74 WORKIN' MAN BLUES (Sony Tree. BMI) HL All listin gs conveniently published in a 6" x 9" ASCAP/Avalon Way, ASCAP) WBM 2 YOU CAN'T MAKE A HEART LOVE SOMEBODY (Victoria 28 THE FIRST STEP (Stroudacaster, BMI /Lazy Kato. BMI/ 45 THIS IS ME (Great Cumberland, BMI /Diamond Struck, Kay. ASCAP /BMG. ASCAP /Little Beagle. ASCAP) HL EMI April, ASCAP /Ides Of March, ASCAP) HL format, are updated and verified give you /WBM BMI /Kicking Bird, BMI) WBM 12 YOU DIDN'T MISS A THING (BMG Songs, ASCAP) to 8 FOR A CHANGE (Love This Town, ASCAP/All Over Town, BMI/Tree, BMI /New Wolf, BMI) WBM /HL and your clients accurate information. 31 GIVE ME ONE MORE SHOT (Maypop, BMI /Wildcountry, BMI) WBM 38 GOIN' THROUGH THE BIG D (Maypop, BMI /Wildcountry, Nashville listings include: BMI /Route Six, BMI /Songs Of Jasper, BMI /EMI Blackwood, BMI) HL/WBM COUNTRY l= Record companies, music publishers, 53 GONNA GET A LIFE (Warner Source, SESAC /Dyinda Jam, SESAC/Mighty Nice, BMI /Laudersongs. BMI) 26 THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER (Starstruck Writers venues, radio stations & more!! Group, ASCAP /Mark D., ASCAP /Sony Cross Keys, ASCAP /New Haven, BMI) WBM /HL 69 HEART TROUBLE (Irving, BMI/Littlemarch, BM)) WBM Country Music contacts include: 16 HERE I AM (Morganactive. ASCAP /Pookie Bear, ASCAP) WBM Top charting artists, managers, agents, 39 I BRAKE FOR BRUNETTES (Reynsong. BMI /Howe CORNER Sound, BMI /Lawyer's Wife, BMI /Sony Tree, BMI) HL TM 63 I CAN BRING HER BACK (Cupit, BMI /Cupit Memaries. concert promoters & more!! ASCAP)

59 I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT (Diamond Cuts, BMI/ Wonderland, BMI /Criterion, ASCAP /Second Wave. by Wade Jessen ASCAP /Full Keel, ASCAP /Friends And Angels, ASCAP) Ad Closing: 3/27/95 61 I DON'T KNOW (BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD) (Warner - THE REAL DEAL: New traditionalist Wade Hayes hangs on to the No. Tamerlane, BMI) 1 spot on Billboard's 49 I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MY HEART (Sony Tree. BMI/ Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart with "Old Enough Publication: 5/17/95 Showbilly, BMI /Acuff-Rose, BMI) HL /WBM To Know Better." During Hayes' second week at No. 1 on our singles chart, 37 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRUE (Sony Tree, BMI /Raul his album of the same name slips 1 -3 Malo, BMI /Night Rainbow, ASCAP /Matanzas, ASCAP) on the Heatseekers chart and narrowly HL /WBM misses bullet criteria on Top Country Albums (23 -21). Columbia's national Here's what one user says about us: 44 THE KEEPER OF THE STARS (Songs Of PolyGram, BMI/ promotion director, Bob Mitchell, says Hayes' second week No. 1 is due Pal Time, BMI /New Haven, BMI/Pulpit Rock, BMI/ at We at KWRE have literally worn out our copies Murrah. BMI) HUWBM in part to a dance mix of the song serviced to radio several weeks ago. Mit- 19 LIPSTICK PROMISES (Polygram Intl, ASCAP/Veg -O- chell feels that the new mix added extra longevity to the song at a critical of the sourcebook from previous years and the Music. ASCAP /Tom Collins, BMI) HL /WBM 25 LITTLE BY LITTLE (A.H. Rollins, BMI/Texascity, BMI/ stage in its chart -life. He reports that many stations are giving early airplay latest is Maypop, BMI /Wildcountry. BMI) WBM /HL to the upcoming single from "Old Enough To Know Better," a power ballad edition once again jammed with 33 LITTLE HOUSES (Alabama Band, ASCAP /Wildcountry, ASCAP/Acuff -Rose, BMI) WBM titled "I'm Still Dancing With You." information that is absolutely invaluable." 43 LITTLE MISS HONKY TONK (Sony Tree, BMI /Showbilly. BMI) HL MADE 24 LOOK AT ME NOW (Seventh Son, ASCAP /New Court, IN THE SHADE: Newcomer George Ducas is our lone Airpower BMI) WBM a', and winner with "Lipstick Promises" (22 -19), the second release from his 54 LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT ( Starstruck Writers Group, self- titled debut album on Liberty. According to SPACE IS LIMITED. CALL ASCAP /WB, ASCAP /Patric Janus, ASCAP/Heart Of A Donna Jean Kisshauer of Child. ASCAP) WBM Ten -Ten Management, "Lipstick Promises" is becoming a favorite with fe- YOUR REP TODAY! 22 LOOK WHAT FOLLOWED ME HOME (EMI Blackwood, male fans during its live BMI /Forrest Hills. BMI) WBM /HL client's performances. Ducas is on tour with Dia- 64 LOSING YOUR LOVE (Benefit, BMI /Irving, BMI/ mond Rio through April, after which he begins a series of concerts on the Eaglewood. BMI /Almo. ASCAP /Little Nemo, ASCAP) West Coast fair circuit. NASHVILLE WBM 56 LOVE IS NOT A THING (Illegal, BMI/Bugle, BMI /Moon Lee Ann Photoglo Catcher, BMI /EMI April. ASCAP/My Pug, ASCAP) HL CROSS HIS HEART: John Michael Montgomery's latest ballad, "I Can 34 MI VIDA LOCA (MY CRAZY LIFE) (Ben's Future, BMI/ Love You Like That," (615) 321-4294 Sony Tree, BMI /OreamCatcher, ASCAP) HL /WBM swipes our Hot Shot Debut honors this week, popping 4 MY KIND OF GIRL (Careers -BMG, BMI /Alabama Band, on the chart at No. 59. "I Can Love You Like That" is the lead single from ASCAP /Wildcountry, ASCAP) WBM /HL 48 NIGHT IS FALLIN' Montgomery's self -titled album, slated to hit retail outlets 28. NEW YORK IN MY HEART (EMI Blackwood, BMI/ March "John Linde Manor, BMI /Right Key, BMI) HL Michael Montgomery," produced by Scott Hendricks, is the singer's third 35 NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON (Zomba, ASCAP /Suzi Bob. Ken Karp, Ken ASCAP) WBM album on the Atlantic imprint. Montgomery is joined in the debut column 1 OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER (Sony Tree, BMI) HL this week by Doug Stone's "Faith In Me, Faith In You" at No. 71. Stone, Piotrowski, Rod 36 PICKUP MAN (Songwriters /Texas Pat Ink, BMI Wedge, who his ASCAP) HL made debut on our charts in 1990 with "I'd Be Better Off In A Pine Jennings, Norm 55 THE RED STROKES (Rio Bravo, BMI /Sanderson, ASCAP/ Box" on Epic, jumps to sister label Columbia with his current release. Clin- Criterion, ASCAP / Escudilla. ASCAP Bob, ASCAP/ /Major ton Gregory is also new on our chart at No. 72 with "You Didn't Miss A Berkowitz No Fences, ASCAP) WBM 42 REFRIED DREAMS (Zomba, ASCAP /Millhouse, BMI/ Thing," the second release from his current album on Polydor. "Standing (212) 536 - Songs Of PolyGram, BMI) WBM On The Edge Of Goodbye," John Berry's new release on Patriot, makes its 5004 initial appearance at No. 73 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. REBA MCENTIRE HANG TEN: Garth Brooks' "The Hits" (Liberty) chalks LOS (Continued from page 35) up its 10th week at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and eight weeks at the ANGELES plays the role of Annie Oakley. Her co- top of The Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Trisha Yearwood takes Hot Shot De- Gary Nuell, stars are Anjelica Huston and Melanie hut honors on both album charts. Yearwood's "Thinkin' About You" debuts Griffith. It is tentatively scheduled to at No. 3 on the country album chart and enters The Billboard 200 at No. Jodie LeVitus, air in early May. 28. Yearwood's strong initial showing was aided by a well -planned Valen- Lezle Stein, Jerry Evans and Nancy O'Meara did tine's Day retail promotion and strong consumer interest in the previously the choreography for McEntire's show, unavailable lead single "XXX's And 000's." Rounder's Alison Krauss turns Deborah and Sandi Spika designed the cos- in an increase in excess of 5,000 units to take Greatest Gainer honors for Robinson tumes. Peter Morse is the lighting de- her "Now That I've Found You" collection, which moves 31 -20. Our Paceset- signer, Gayle Hase the lighting direc- ter award this week goes to Shania Twain's "The Woman In Me" (Mercury), (213) tor, and Morpheus the lighting moving 65 -51. 'Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," the album's lead 525- company. The sound company is single, is the most requested song at KSOP -AM -FM Salt Lake City, accord- Showco, with Ricky Moeller serving as ing to MD Debby Turpin. Turpin says Twain's new album is already making 2308 chief house engineer. The TV and video an impact at local retail outlets as well. Twain posts an increase of 46 %, ac- footage was assembled by Jon Stolz - cording to SoundScan. berg.

40 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 THEBillboarda Artists & Music 50Msoundsan Latin 1111 Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by ' Y yww 3 5 3 3 ó ARTIST LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL TITLE * * * No. 1 * * * Timbalero supreme Tito Puente and ace trumpeter Arturo Sandoval are set to headline "Marlboro Music's 1 26 LUIS MIGUEL AEA LATINA 97234 25 weeks at No. 1 SEGUNDO ROMANCE O Carnival Of The Stars" March 5 at Bayfront Park in * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * Miami. Booked to round out the solid lineup are Dave Valentin, Michel Camilo, Sheila E., Johnny Ventura, 02 14 2 BRONCO FONOVISA 6029 ROMPIENDO BARRERAS Pintas Luis Enrique, Willy Chirino, Eddie Santiago, Hansel y AMOR PROHIBIDO 3 3 48 SELENA EMI LATIN 28803® Su Orquesta Calle Ocho, Rey Ruiz, and Maggie Cariés. EPIC 53807 /SONY MI TIERRA 4 2 87 GLORIA ESTEFAN Produced by Cárdenas/Férnandez & Assoc., the event PROVINCIA 5 6 42 CARLOS VIVES POLYGRAM LATINO 518 884® CLASICOS DE LA by John Lannert is scheduled to take place after the Marlboro Grand Prix 6 7 87 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 75805 ROMANCE of Miami. INDIA SOHO LATINO 81373/SONY DICEN QUE SOY 7 5 21 A TO Z ... AND BACK: The songwriters, publishers, and 8 4 36 RAUL DI BLASIO ARIOLA 20238/BMG® PIANO DE AMERICA 2 licensing societies take center stage this week as Billboard CARLINHOS BROWN GOES SOLO: Famed singer/ O9 10 3 WILLIE COLON & RUBEN BLADES SONY 81498 TRAS LA TORMENTA debuts the Hot Latin Tracks' A -Z listing. This roll call of composer/percussionist Carlinhos Brown, now preparing in his native Bahia, is slated to start 10 23 11 LOS REHENES FONOVISA6021 NI EL PRIMERO, NI EL ULTIMO songs from the top 40 of the Hot Latin Tracks chart con- for Carnaval festivities tains the publishers and licensing societies of those tunes. recording his solo effort for EMI -Odeon in March. Arto EN VIVO 11 11 i0 MANA WEA LATINA 98722 In addition, songwriter credits make their premiere this Lindsay and Wally Badarou are producing ... EMI has 12 12 15 BANDA MACHOS FONOVISA 6022 GRACIAS MUJER week beneath the title of entries appearing on the Hot La- released "Ao Vivo," a live album by Blitz, Brazil's early - GIPSY KINGS in of the CI 16 87 GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA 60845/EEG tin Tracks. '80s rock favorites now on a national tour support member Fernanda Abreu is cut- 14 8 23 LA DIFERENZIA ARISTA -TEXAS 18786 /BMG LA DIFERENZIA The decision to inaugurate the A -Z list, as well as include album ... Former Blitz dance record set to be shipped in May. Producing 15 13 67 GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA MUSICIAN 61599/EEG LOVE & LIBERTE songwriter credits, was announced last September at the ting a Seminar. Many thanks to are ubiquitous Brazilian helmsman Liminha and Will 16 9 12 EMILIO EMI LATIN 29116 SOUNDLIFE Billboard/Airplay Monitor Radio and record labels so instrumental in Mowat of Soul II Soul fame. The album will be mixed in 11 15 87 MANA wEA LATINA 90818 DONDE JUGARAN LOS NINOS the licensing societies register with enthusiastic alacrity: BMI, April in Soul II Soul's London studio. 18 19 40 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE FONOVISA 6017 LOS DOS PLEBES assembling this Latina, ASCAP, EMI Latin, Fonovisa, Sony Dis- 19 18 4 RAUL DI BLASIO EMI LATIN 32109 GREATEST HITS SESAC WEA Latina, Rodven, and Balboa. SONY BRASIL'S MAX STEP: Aiming to conquer the PLACIDO DOMINGO ANGEL 55263/EMI LATIN DE MI ALMA LATINA cos, 20 17 23 booming dance market in Brazil, Sony Brasil has begun re- AYER Y HOY 21 25 24 ANA GABRIEL SONY 81401 STONES BEGUILE BUENOS AIRES: The Rolling leasing titles by Spanish dance imprint Max Music. Sony SONY 81426 LO NUEVO Y LO MEJOR 22 24 16 JERRY RIVERA Stones' Voodoo Lounge Tour in Latin America continues is releasing EPs containing various mixes of singles that 23 29 34 JUAN GABRIEL ARIOLA 21898/BMG GRACIAS POR ESPERAR to be wildly successful, with the superstar quintet drawing will be distributed only to stores specializing in servicing 24 22 8 FRANKIE RUIZ RODVEN 3154 MIRANDOTE 320,000 fans to their five February shows at Buenos Aires' dance DJs. Later, the label will put out CD compilations 25 21 11 LA TROPA F MANNY 13049/WEA LATINA HERMANOS HASTA EL FIN River Plate stadium. The band reportedly grossed $20 mil- of the singles. 26 28 15 FAMA SONY 81546 ENAMORATE lion for the concerts, whose ticket prices ranged between Fernando Costa, label manager for alternative prod- Epic Records, says, "We don't expect 21 34 19 CHAYANNE SONY 81366 INFLUENCIAS $50 and $150. Opening acts were Ratones Paranoicos, ucts at Sony Brasil's Pappo, and Las Pelotas. The Stones' last stop of their to make a profit on the EPs. But when the DJs play them 28 26 18 JAIME Y LOS CHAMACOS FREDDIE x COMO TE LLAMAS PALOMA? first Latin America trek is Feb. 19 in Santiago, Chile. in the clubs, we'll get free exposure and then profit from * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT * * * the compilation album." The first Max - distributed compen- 29 NEW PEDRO FERNANDEZ POLYGRAM LATINO 526 175 MI FORMA DE SENTIR TITO, ARTURO HEADLINE MARLBOROFEST: (Continued on next page)

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1 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 1 GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC /SONY 1 BRONCO FONOvISA SEGUNDO ROMANCE MI TIERRA ROMPIENDO BARRERAS 2 CARLOS VIVES POLYGRAM 2 INDIA SOHO LATINO /SONY 2 SELENA EMI LATIN LATINO CLASICOS DE LA DICEN QUE SOY AMOR PROHIBIDO PROVINCIA 3 WILE COLON &RUBEN BLADES 3 LOS REHENES FONOVISA 3 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA S NYTRASLATORMENTA NI EL PRIMERO, NI EL ULTIMO ROMANCE 4 JERRY RIVERA SONY 4 BANDA MACHOS FONOVISA 4 RAUL DI BLASIO ARIOLA/BMG LO NUEVO Y LO MEJOR GRACIAS MUJER PIANO DE AMERICA 2 5 FRANKIE RUIZ RODVEN 5 LA DIFERENZIA ARISTA. 5 MANA WEA LATINA EN VIVO MIRANDOTE TEXAS/BMG LA DIFERENZIA 6 GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA/EEG 6 SOUNDTRACK ELEKTRA/EEG 6 EMILIO EMI LATIN CD-005 CD-006 GIPSY KINGS THE MAMBO KINGS SOLINDLIFE FR] 7 GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA MUSI- 7 OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 7 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE CIAN/EEG LOVE & LIBERTE SIENTE EL AMOR FONOVISA LOS DOS PLEBES 8 MANA AEA LATINA DONDE 8 JUAN LUIS GUERRA 440 8 ANA GABRIEL SONY JUGARAN LOS NINOS KAREN/BMG FOGARATE AYER Y HOY 9 RAUL DI BLASIO EMI LATIN 9 GRUPO NICHE SONY 9 LA TROPA F MANNY/WEA LATI- GREATEST HITS HUELLAS DEL PASADO NA HERMANOS HASTA EL FIN VEGONZ 10 PLACIDO DOMINGO ANGEL /EMI 10 GILBERTO SANTA ROSA 10 FAMA SONY ENAMORATE LATIN DE MI ALMA LATINA SONY DE CARA AL VIENTO 11 JAIMEY LOS CHAMACOS FRED- 11 JUAN GABRIEL ARIOLA/BMG 11 LUIS ENRIQUE SONY DIE COMO TE LLAMAS PALOMA? Member of GRACIAS POR ESPERAR LUIS ENRIQUE 12 PEDRO FERNANDEZ POLY - 12 CHAYANNE SONY INFLUEN- 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS GRAM LATINO MI FORMA DE SENTIR RID CIAS MAX/SONY SALSA MIX VECORDS INC. NA FONOVISA tEYES 13 M. A. SOLIS Y LOS BUKIS 13 WILFREDO VARGAS RODVEN 13 LIBERACION FONOVISA INALCANZABLE POR LA PLATA BAILA EL MONO PARA ESTAR CONTIGO 14 GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA/EEG 14 JUAN LUIS GUERRA 440 14 LINDA RONSTADT ELEKTRAEEG CD'S - TAPES & MUSICAL VIDEOS MOSAIQUE KAREN /BMG BACHATA ROSA CANCIONES DE MI PADRE 15 LA MAFIA SONY 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS 15 LOS TIRANOS DEL NORTE 140 N.W. 22 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33125 Tel.: (305) 541 -6686 I Fax: (305) 642-2785 VIDA MAX/SONY MERENGUE MIX FONOVISA INOLVIDABLES TODO EN MUSICA EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN MUSIC FULLY COMPUTERIZED Q Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units. Greatest Gainer shows MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED chart's largest unit increase. 19R1 indicates past and present Heatseeker tiltes. &' 1995, Billboard /BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 41 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard n FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 Artists & Music Hot Latin Tracks TM IIIIMMuD COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF AIRPLAY SUPPLIED BY BROADCAST Z DATA SYSTEMS' RADIO TRACK SERVICE. 115 LATIN MUSIC STATIONS ARE O Y Y I- ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK LATIN NOTAS ARTIST w á w 3 s = TITLE (CÙIlti)1 ?Jed from preceding page) 3 3 ry ¢ 3 cz LABEVDISTRIBUTING LABEL SONGWRITER dium to be released in Brazil is "Max to its moniker Variedades, the station promotion manager Lisa Van Welf. No. 1 * * * * ** Music USA," featuring Robin S., C.C. (97.5) plays everything from regional Dixie Kings wants to establish its La- BRONCO QUE NO ME OLVIDE 1 1 1 5 Peniston, 2 In A Room, Reel To Real, 4 weeks at No. 1 OES Mexican to salsa, contemporary to old- tino division as a national pool ... Ma- SELENA FOTOS RECUERDOS and India. Concurrently, Sony is re- ies. Ricardo Salazar is the station PD rla 2 2 5 Conchita Alonso makes her 0 FMI LATIN IC HYNDE) leasing eight dance albums, each of . Marcelo Sulima has been named Broadway debut March 20 in the title LUIS MIGUEL TODO Y NADA © 3 4 4 which is dedicated to a different genre: VP, finance and business development, role of "The Kiss Of The Spider LOS REHENES PREGUNTAME A MI 4 11 5 Acid jazz, techno- trance, pop /dance, at Warner Music Mexico. He previ- Woman." FONOVISA (J TORRES) BANDA PACHUCO MITAD TU, MITAD YO rap, reggae /world music, oldies, ga- ously was financial director, Sony Mu- po!Q 9 18 5 rage, and dance rock. sic Latin America ... Atlanta record Assistance in preparing this column LIBERACION VUELVE MI AMOR 6 5 7 12 Sony's label manager, Alexandre pool Dixie Dance Kings has formed a provided by Enor Paiano in São Ktenas, explains that each package is * * * AIRPOWER * * * Latino record pool, Dance Kings La- Paulo and Marcelo Fernández in LA MAFIA TOMA MI AMOR being produced by a DJ who is expert tino, which will be overseen by national Buenos Aires. 7 NEW 1 SONY (A.LARRINAGA) in that genre, because "the DJs know a m WM 11 17 4 'lad.d.u1a what is happening on the dancefloor OLGA TANON ENTRE LA NOCHE Y EL DIA and what will be a hit." n 20 20 4 Noting that he is backing the project FERNANDEZ MI FORMA DE - - . Largest I PEDRO ENTIR 13 16 15 with television spots, Ktenas says he SELENA NO ME QUEDA MAS expects each set to surpass 50,000 11 10 8 17 Selection ee FMI LATIN (R VELA) units, now considered to be _IFIERRIE- LUIS MIGUEL LA MEDIA VUELTA the average 12 8 13 18 sales tally for a well -produced dance Of Latin CRISTIAN CON TU AMOR 13 6 5 13 compilation. A LOS TEMERARIOS QUE POCA SUERTE Music! 14 15 13 i"rxîi y FA 11 :11 CLASSICAL BRAZIL: Generally ig- LOS MIER TE AMO 15 7 6 15 nored by the majors, Brazilian classical EDNITA NAZARIO COMO ANTES LATIN MUSIC DISTRIBUTOR I 1 19 19 5 music is finally making inroads into the domestic market via SáoPaulo imprint 7960 SILVERTONE AVE SUITE 116 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92126 * * * AIRPOWER * * * Paulus. Owned by Pia Sociedade de Knowledgeable Latin Service Reps- PHONE : (619) 695 -8863 DEBO HACER 11 22 34 3 FONOVISA QU IO.T Best Prices Guaranteed AN ORRIE) Sao Paulo, a nonprofit outfit that re- FAX (619) 695-3768 :S'11,111, leases religious- rooted (mostly Catho- Catalogs and Flyers ED 18 24 3 I ,. FONOVISA (Z.LUIS) 100% Returns* ( on FREE : lic) recommended products ) TOLL 1- 800 -74 -LATIN LA MAFIA ME DUELE ESTAR material, Paulus has released 50 ti- 12 3 19 SOLO SONY (L G PADILLA) tles by Brazilian classical artists such MARCO ANTONIO SOUS POPURRI I 16 12 g FONOVISA (MA SOL IS) as Pedro Persone and Roberto de Re- 17 LUCERO SIEMPRE CONTIGO gina, plus albums containing material 9 15 ., , r:. , by André da Silva Gomes. * * * AIRPOWER * * * An unknown composer in 18th -cen- DDIVIINO LLORARAS 1 22 28 36 5 tury Sao Paulo, Gomes is now being wJKAUAN hailed by critics as "the Brazilian IIIIIIiNN ill IDIOM one * * * AIRPOWER * * * Bach." A self-titled album of Gomes' DiStribuidora Stop FAMA AMOR PERDONAME 23 29 2 work was released by SONY (J GALVAN,J. ROSARIO) the harpsichord- GRA1DE acto a ist Elisa Freixo and vocal group Bra - HOY! tés N i 24 15 10 .,lm_vta K l Cas 12 BR M11"1"*' : s ?YAM= silessentia. Paulus, founded two years Oily GRACIELA BELTRAN TESORO [ 40 - 2 ago, releases secular music and distrib- DM ,00 * LA DIFERENZIA LINDA CHAPARRITA 23 21 14 utes Hungarian imprint Hungaroton in U.ÿelMu oEnteró ra Brazil. ri JRi FETO OLIVARES CUPIDO BANDIDO EM) 30 - 2 DS CENTRICOS New York: Miami: ' T0 HECHAVARRIA $ 8a LOCALES PARA Tel: Tel: 24 26 5 SONY U,LPILOTO M BENITO) GETTING CAUGHT UP: KVAR- En:SERVIRLO A (212) 563. 4508 305) 591 -7684 EMILIO DONDE ANDARA USTED Fax: Fax: 25 25 5 FM Los Angeles debuted Feb. 14. True Q Toll Free: 1- 800 -745-4509 (212) 563 -4847 (305) 477 -0789 LAURA PAUSINI AMORES EXTRANOS m NEW ' 1 LA TROPA F LAGRIMAS LATIN SINGLES A -Z gm 34 37 3 TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. 26 23 7 FRANKIE RUIZ MIRÁNDOTE CM) 30 AMORES EXTRANOS (Polygram. ASCAP) A 3 LOS TRAILEROS DEL NORTE DECIR AMANTE 23 AMOR PERDONAME (El Conquistador, BMI) 38 35 1 lJ 18 BORDADA A MANO (Vander. ASCAP) LOS TIRANOS DEL NORTE NO VOLVERE 34 21 14 7 39 CARTA DE AMOR (Sony Latin, BMI /Namdre, BMI) ll 31 COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE (Copyright Control) El JOSE JAVIER SOUS SE REMATA EL JACALITO L NEW 1 en) 16 COMO ANTES (Fonovisa, SESAC) EEQUIEL PENA TU CM ATIGO 13 CON TU AMOR (Copyright Control) NEW 1 FONOVISA 27 CUPIDO BANDIDO (Copyright Control) Vy ANA GABRIEL COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATT$ RE -ENTRY DISTRIBUTORS, FIC. 2 SONY 33 DECIR AMANTE (SACM Latin, ASCAP) INDIA QUE GANAS DE NO VERTE MAS 29 DONDE ANDARA (Zomba Golden Sands, ASCAP) NEW 1 LA DISTRIBUIDORA MAS il 24 EL COLESTEROL (Copyright Control) 7 ANNA ROMAN .CARTA DE AMOR 39 31 28 9 ENTRE LA NOCHE Y EL DIA (Sony Discos, ASCAP) GRANDE Y MAS COMPLETA EN GRUPODTENTACION 8 ESE HOMBRE (Copyright Control) 40 RE -ENTRY 2 (N .MVIIDA MÚSICA LATINA 2 FOTOS Y RECUERDOS (EMI April, ASCAP) -Ili) 31 LAGRIMAS (Manny, BMI) POP TROPICAL /SALSA REGIONAL MEXICAN EN EL MUNDO 12 LA MEDIA VUELTA (Corp. Art., ASCAP) 34 STATIONS 21 STATIONS 68 STATIONS 26 LINDA CHAPARRITA (Arista, ASCAP /Mas Latina. I) ( SIN DUDA, SESAC) 1 LUIS MIGUEL wEA LATINA 1 PAQUITO HECHAVARRIA 1 BRONCO FONOVISA SIMPLEMENTE LA MEJOR! TODO Y NADA SONY PIANO QUE NO ME OLVIDE 22 LLORARAS (Vander, ASCAP) 2 MYRIAM wEA 2 RDDVEN HERNANDEZ FRANKIE RUIZ 2 SELENA EMI LATIN 19 ME DUELE ESTAR SOLO (Jam, BM)) LATINA ESE HOMBRE MIRANDOTE FOTOS Y RECUERDOS Discos Compactos Videolaser Cassettes Accesorios I MI FORMA DE 3 EDNITA NAZARIO EMI LATIN 3 INDIA SOHO LATINO/SONY 3 LOS REHENES FONOVISA SENTIR (Copyright Control) Y MUCHO MAS! COMO ANTES QUE GANAS DE NO... PREGUNTAME A MI 32 MIRANDOTE (Unimusica, ASCAP) 4 OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 4 GILBERTO SANTA ROSA 4 BANDA PACHUCO 5 MITAD TU, MITAD YO (Roda, BMI) 1-1-AMENOS HOY! ENTRE LA NOCHE Y EL DIA SONY MAL HERIDO LUNNFONOVISA MITAD TU... 11 NO ME QUEDA MAS (Lone Iguanna. BMI) 5 LAURA PAUSINI wEA LATINA 5 TITO ROJAS M.P. 5 LA MAFIA SONY AMORES EXTRANOS TAMBIEN NOS DUELE TOMA MI AMOR 34 NO VOLVERE (Peermusic, BMI) 1-800-780-7712 6 CRISTIAN MELODY/FONOVISA 6 OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 6 LIBERACION FONOVISA 28 PIANO (Dan(ranco, ASCAP /Manben, ASCAP) 6940 S W. 12 Street Miami, FL 33144 Locol: )305) 262 -7711 Fax (305) 261-6143 CON TU AMOR ENTRE LA NOCHE Y EL DIA VUELVE MI AMOR 20 POPURRI (Mas Latina, SESAC) 7 RICARDO ARJONA SONY 7 LUIS ENRIQUE SONY 7 LOS MIER FONOVISA REALMENTE NO ESTOY... ROMANTICOS AL RESCATE BORDADA A MANO 4 PREGUNTAME A MI (Editora Esperanza, SESAC) 8 LUCERO MELODY /FONOVISA 8 RIKARENA J &N /EMI LATIN 8 SPARX FONOVISA 11 QUE DEBO HACER (Striking. BMI) SIEMPRE CONTIGO NUNCA TE MENTI QUE DEBO HACER 38 QUE GANAS DE NO VERTE MAS (SGAE -Relay 9 CHARLIE MASSO SONY 9 WILLIE COLON & RUBEN 9 LOS MIER FONOVISA AUN ME GUSTAS TU BLADES SONY TRAS LA... 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SIENTEME NO ME QUEDA MAS 7 TOMA MI AMOR (Copyright Control) call 15 EMMANUEL SONY 15 MYRIAM HERNANDEZ wEA 15 FAMA SONY Cindee Weiss 212 -536 -5003 36 TU CASTIGO (Mas Music) QUIERO UN BESO LATINA ESE HOMBRE AMOR PERDONAME 40 VIDA (De Luna, BMI) ( Records showing an increase in detections over the previous week. regardless of chart movement. A record which has been on the chart for more that 20 weeks will not receive a bullet. even if it registers an increase in detections. A rpower awarded to those records which attain 6 VUELVE MI AMOR (Vander, ASCAP) 600 detections for the first bme. If two records are bed in number of Ways, the record being pl yed on more stations is placed first. Records below the top 20 are removed horn the chart after 26 weeks. 2+ 1995 Billboard/BPI Communications, Inc.

42 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com Artists & Music LATEST EDITION COVERS 64 COUNTRIES! Jeia 36YEARS REITE al INTERNATIONAL BUYER 5 GUIDE. 1995 NOTES with Herbie Hancock serving as musical director. Also in tow, all -stars Shirley Horn, Gal Costa, Jon AT by Jeff Levenson Hender- #1 Hendricks, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and Joe son, among others. EVERY YEAR SINCE 1958, JUST BE -COS: Bill Cosby, long known as a friend of jazz (his verbal duke -out with trumpeter Clark DEJA VU (ALL OVER AGAIN): The first batch of BILLBOARD'S Terry backstage at the President's inaugural was one Impulse reissues under newly helmed Tommy Li- INTERNATIONAL BUYER'S of the great improvisations in jazz history) is once Puma at GRP includes works that have been reissued again host of the Playboy Jazz Festival June 17 -18 in before. Call them re- reissues. They are said to feature GUIDE HAS DELIVERED sunny L.A. Featured on the program is a group calling improved sound and packaging: "Karma" by Pharaoh itself (slyly) "The Cos Of Good Music," with Stanley Sanders; "Blues And The Abstract Truth" by Oliver THE WORLD'S ONLY Shepp; and John Col - Turrentine, Christian McBride, James Carter, Nelson; "Fire Music" by Archie GLOBAL DIRECTORY OF Craig Handy, Benny Green, Greg Hutchinson, and trane's "A Love Supreme," "Meditations," "Ballads," Charles McPherson. It's not the first time Cosby has and "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman." THE MUSIC AND VIDEO maestro'd some jazz pals for the purpose of group activities (he did the same for Verve Records a few years STUFF: Koch International, which distributes, mar- INDUSTRIES. back), but it is another Cos shot at the big time, jazzin' kets, promotes, or publicizes (pick one) a host of jazz If you're interested in joining those well -connected folks who do the in the middle of a celebrated jamboree. labels, including Enja, Muse, Dreyfus, Justin Time, Also scheduled for this Playboy fest (the 17th an- DRG, RTE, and the newly acquired Candid and Minor big deals, make the big money, and have the big fun in the music nual) is a lineup designed to make the multiculturals Music, has finally made good on its promise to record and video business, we suggest that you order your own copy of among us happy, with appearances by Al Jarreau, Los and issue its own jazz titles. Upcoming in April, issues Billboard's International Buyer's Guide '95 before this year's press Lobos, Cachao Y Su Orchestra, Joe Sample, Hiro- that focus on deserving, less- known -than -they -ought- shima, Kevin Mahogany, the Breckers, Benny to -be talents: saxophonist Bruce Eskovitz, harpist run is completely sold out. Carter, Donald Byrd & the New Blackbyrds, and Carol Emanuel, pianist Paul Tardif, and singer IBG '95 brings you record labels, music publishers, wholesalers and Gerald Wilson, among others. Trudy Desmond ... For diehard book collectors, distributors, manufacturers, service and supply companies, home Woodford Publishing has "Jazz Photographs By David video companies, public relations firms, schools, entertainment NOT THAT GRIM A REAPER: Death is one of Spritzer," a collection of pics taken over the last 20 those things that marketing mavens must love. 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The next recitals are Feb. 26 and Buyer's bed "Treasures Of The Empire," features a cornucopia April 2. Chopin fans got an opportunity to hear To receive the 36th annual edition of Billboard's International of renowned Soviet artists, including Leonid Kogan, Ohlsson and David Dubal dissect the composer's en- Guide for $109 plus $4 S & H ($10 for International orders), simply David Oistrakh, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Sviatos- during appeal in a three -hour workshop Feb. 18. call one of the following numbers and an operator will take your order. for starters. Some- Arabesque recently released the delightful Volume lav Richter, and Gidon Kremer, 800- 344 -7119 (outside NJ/U.S. only) times they are even playing together: In one all -star 5 (Polonaises & Impromptus) of the pianist's 10 -vol- lineup, Kogan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Emil Gilels, ume "Complete Chopin Piano Works." 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BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 43 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 A rt i Sts &Music Top Contemporary Christian..

o Compiled from a national sample of retail store á and one -stop sales reports. 3.' drix has been adjusting to married life since her No- x <6 ARTIST TITLE N 3 LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL vember wedding. Between milestones like marriage and birth, and the success surrounding their debut rec- * * NO. 1 * * ord, life has been extremely exciting for Sierra, AMY GRANT 1 1 25 Schnelle says. With the new single and video, "No Stone MYRRH 6914/WORD 7 weeks at No. 1 HOUSE OF LOVE LECTERN To Throw," due in March, things show no signs of slow- 2 2 31 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN SPARROW 14oaCHORwAr TM HEAVEN IN THE REAL WORLD ing down.

3 3 7 PFR SPARROW 1452/CHORDANT GREAT LENGTHS by Deborah Evans Price CECE SOLO: I had the pleasure of visiting CeCe 4 6 29 NEWSBOYS STARSONG8814 GOING PUBLIC Winans in the studio in Nashville recently, and from SOARS: Several of Christian music's top 5 4 15 SANDI PATTI WORD 9443 ® FIND IT ON THE WINGS SIERRA the preview I've heard, her solo album (due for release acts performed Feb. 11 -14 for the more than 5,000 in May on Sparrow and Capitol) is going to be incredi- 6 5 13 STEVE GREEN SPARROW 1412 /CHORDANT PEOPLE NEED THE LORD broadcasters at the 52nd annual National Religious ble. Winans and her mother have recorded a powerful Broadcasters Convention 7 7 23 ASHTON/BECKER/DENTE SPARROW 1389/CHORDANT ALONG THE ROAD at the Opryland Hotel in duet on "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." "I told her she Nashville. Among the stars on hand were Twila don't know how to be a guest-she just blew me out of 8 9 19 4 HIM BENSON 4046 THE RIDE Paris, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Gaither, Michael W. the water," the younger Winans recalls with a laugh.

9 11 71 CARMAN SPARROW 1387 /CHORDANTIIII THE STANDARD Smith, and Phillips, Craig & Dean. On Feb. 12 the "When her voice comes in, it's like, `Step back girl, you Inspirational Network held a cruise to preview its new don't really know how faithful he is. I'm the one that 10 10 117 DC TALK FOREFRONT 3002 /CHORDANT FREE AT LAST programming. Performing for the crowd were Wayne knows.' I really love that one. I hope it will be one of 11 17 13 OUT OF EDEN GOTEE 3818 /MYRRH LOVIN' THE DAY Watson (currently between labels, but apparently close the singles." to a new deal) and new Star Song act Sierra, which re- Winans also recorded "The Way That You Love Me," 8 13 MICHAEL CARD SPARROW 1421 /CHORDANT POIEMA 12 cently enjoyed its first No. 1 with the single "Sierra." a terrific song written by brother BeBe Winans, and 13 12 71 MICHAEL W. SMITH REUNION 0086/WORD FIRST DECADE 1983 -1993 The trio of Wendy Foy Green, Deborah Schnelle, previously recorded by sister -in -law Vickie Winans a and Jennifer Hendrix has been one of the most suc- couple of years ago. CeCe's version has a wonderful feel 14 13 59 TWILA PARIS STARSONG 8805 BEYOND A DREAM cessful new groups in Christian music. In November, to it that she describes as "groovin' in His presence." 15 36 15 SIERRA STARSONG 1003 SIERRA their debut album broke into the top 10 on Billboard's Stay tuned for more about this exciting project in a fu- Top Contemporary Christian chart after only 45 days ture issue. 16 18 5 NEW SONG BENSON 2261 PEOPLE GET READY in the market and has thus far sold more than 60,000 17 15 21 BEBE & CECE WINANS SPARROW 1417 /CHORDANT RELATIONSHIPS units, according to the label. They've been one of the NAMES IN THE NEWS: Last week was a time most visible acts broken through Star Song's Catch A Guardian lead vocalist Jamie Rowe won't forget. He 16 AUDIO ADRENALINE FOREFRONT 18 45 3012/CHORDANT DON'T CENSOR ME Rising Star campaign, a marketing and retail promo- and his wife, Heather, welcomed their first child, Chris- 19 14 5 CHARLIE PEACOCK SPARROW 1371,IHORDANT EVERYTHING THAIS ON MY MIND tion that utilizes shelf talkers, counter displays, cou- tian James, on Valentine's Day. Later that week, pons, and special maxisingle cassettes featuring music Guardian received a Dove nomination for rock album of 20 RE -ENTRY RAY BOLTZ WORD 57868/EPIC ALLEGIANCE and interviews. the year for "Swing, Swang, Swung" ... Pam Thum 21 19 5 CRYSTAL LEWIS METRO ONE O13avwMANTE CRYSTAL LEWIS' GREATEST HITS Schnelle credits Star Song's support and the group's has signed an exclusive management agreement with chemistry for bolstering acceptance by Christian fans. Moscheo Management ... Christian comedian Chonda 22 NEW CHRISTAFARI GOTEE3819 /MYRRH SOUL FIRE "People seem to really respond to our vocals," she says. Pierce recently made her third appearance on the NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHOIR FEATURING JOHN P. KEE "Together we have a special blend." They practiced Grand Ole 23 28 3 TYSCOT43010NERITY SHOW UP! that Opry during the live segment broadcast over blend while working at the Baptist Sunday School TNN ... Ron Kenoly recorded his upcoming album 24 RE -ENTRY VARIOUS ARTISTS REUNION 0083/WORD SONGS FROM THE LOFT Board in Nashville. "We spent our lunch hours singing and video at the 10,000 -seat Carpenter's Home Church 25 20 145 RAY BOLTZ WORD 5473 MOMENTS FOR THE HEART and developing our vocal style." in Lakeland, Fla., Feb. 19. Billed as a "praise and wor- Since their album release, the three have been ex- ship spectacular," the event featured a 500-voice choir, 26 32 11 ACAPPELLA WORD 9612 HYMNS FOR ALL THE WORLD tremely busy, and not just on the professional front. full band, 12 background vocalists, 120 trumpeters and 27 26 111 NEWSBOYS STARSONG 8251 NOT ASHAMED Green has been juggling career and motherhood since trombonists, a 70 -voice African children's choir, and 40 the birth of son Cooper Lee Green in October, and Hen- dancers. The project is scheduled for an August release. 28 RE -ENTRY KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO- CENTRIC2119/CHORDANT® KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY

29 24 55 POINT OF GRACE WORD 26014 POINT OF GRACE

30 23 27 BRYAN DUNCAN MYRRH 6973/WORD SLOW REVIVAL MARKETING IMAGE FOR TEEN CLASSICAL VIOLINIST QUESTIONED VARIOUS ART (Continued from page 1) 31 21 73 BRENTWOOD 53TIS4S2 AMERICA'S 25 FAVORITE PRAISE & WORSHIP CHORUSES EMI were generally well received, and The player describes her brand of mu- artist over any period of time." MOORE & THE DISTANCE FOREFRONT 32 30 61 GEOFF 3011 /CHORDANT EVOLUTION she has become an established name in sic as "techno- acoustic fusion," a spread Wilson defends EMI's campaign: 33 RE -ENTRY GARY CHAPMAN REUNION 0084/WORD THE LIGHT INSIDE the U.K. concert hall. But others have of musical categories that should appeal "Look, she's interested in fashion and voiced concern over the marketing im- to a wide variety of listeners. Gary pop and is in every respect a normal 34 37 37 CLAY CROSSE REUNION 9728/WORD MY PLACE IS WITH YOU ages associated with Vanessa-Mae's lat- Rolfe, specialist buyer for the HMV young girl sharing the interests of her 35 27 3 THE KRY FREEDOM 9851 /MALACO YOU est U.K. release, `Toccata And Fugue," chain, admits he was not immediately contemporaries. We don't see her as a an arrangement of Bach's famous organ convinced of Vanessa -Mae's appeal to staid classical performer who stands at 36 25 5 ACAPPELLA COMPANY WORD 6056 HEAR IT IN OUR VOICE: VOL. 2 work extracted from her album `The Vi- the pop market. a distance from the real world." 37 22 51 MICHAEL CARD SPARROW 1435/CHORDANT JOY IN THE JOURNEY olin Player." "Now, the single is doing very well, How does Wilson respond to those The London-based musician is seen and the album looks sure to follow," he who suggest that the sexual undertone 38 39 17 GUARDIAN PAKADERM 83186 /MYRRH SWING SWANG SWUNG wearing a wet T -shirt in the video of the says. "It goes to show that with a good of the `Toccata And Fugue" promo video 39 31 41 RON KENOLY INTEGRITY 055/CHORDANT GOD IS ABLE single and poses seductively on the campaign behind a recording, the right smacks of exploitation? cover of the record. audience can be reached. The fact that `That was certainly never contrived 40 34 3 ALVIN SLAUGHTER HOSANNA 061 /INTEGRITY REVIVE US AGAIN Patrick Wilson, marketing manager she's young and attractive has helped or considered," he says. "If there was for EMI Records points Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units; RIAA cer- UK, out that her to cross over with ease, and there's even a trace of it, then I don't think pop- tification for sales of 1 million units with each additional million indicated by a numeral following the Vanessa -Mae is "a young violinist with a also a hook for those classical buyers ular British children's television pro- symbol. All albums available on cassette and CD. *Asterisk indicates vinyl available. "'indicates past classical training who also likes the type who know she's an established player grams like Blue Peter' and `Alive And or present Heatseeker title. © 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. of music and groups that appeal to other and might be prepared to take a risk Kicking' would be prepared to feature teenagers, such as Prince and Michael with the album. Although it's not the her. Vanessa -Mae is a glamorous and at- Jackson. We are treating her as we first time we've seen this type of cross- tractive 16-year -old who dresses in a would present any pop artist. I don't see over, EMI is taking much more care in flamboyant way and who turns heads this album as being of interest to those marketing Vanessa -Mae as a pop artist. when she walks into a roam. who only listen to classical music; it is in- That should help to break the mold." "People only assume it is a case of ex- E X P E R I E N C E tended to be much more universal in its Wilson says `violin Player" presents ploitation because of her background as appeal than that" a unique sound that doesn't fit readily a classical performer, and I don't think G L O B A L W A R M I N G . "Toccata And Fugue" is No. 16 on the into any existing category, a sound pro- that would even be an issue if she was U.K. top 40 singles chart and appears to duced using the latest pop recording known only as a pop artist," he says. be set for further success, while her al- techniques. `The way of looking at her Although EMI has placed its efforts acappella/xymNs bum, "Violin Player," released in the is as a talented instrumentalist who is and resources on promoting the project U.K. Feb. 13, debuted at No. 11 on the happy playing both classical and pop in hand, a long-term pop career has not t o r a l l t H e W O R L D. top 40 album chart for the week of Feb. music," says Wilson. `The cynical public been ruled out for VanessaMae. Inter- 25. However, `Toccata And Fugue" has and critical reaction is that we are tak- est has already been shown by EMI in T R A D I T I O N A L HYMNS SUN G WITH not had significant airplay on any pop ing the raw material namely, Vanessa - the United States, Canada, Brazil, Ger- A N I N T E R N T I O N A L I N F L U E N C E .. - A stations. Mae-and then shaping and molding her many, and Japan, with further support An international strategy is being to fit a desired market position. That for Vanessa -Mae building among the planned by EMI for both the single and just isn't the case, since there's no way company's South American, European, ePC T H E A C A R R E L L A C O M P A N Y O T+ album. of sustaining such an approach with an and Southeast Asian divisions.

44 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com MAHUH 4, 199ó ra . FOR WEEK ENDING Artists & Music To p Gospel Albums.. retail store o Compiled from a national sample of w and one -stop sales reports.

",a r 6 ARTIST TITLE N 3 LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL but notes that even more important is the motive. "Some * * NO. 1 * * HELEN BAYLOR people aren't in the music because they love the music, I 1 25 WORD 66443/EPIC ® 19 weeks at No 1 THE LIVE EXPERIENCE but they're in the music for the business of itjust to IN THIS PLACE SPIRIT make the dollar. And I think that anything you're in, 2 2 29 THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS BLACKBERRY 1606 /MALACO you're going to have a greater impact if it's in your KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 3 3 85 THE FAMILY heart." GOSPO -CENTRIC 2119 / CHORDANT ® KIRK FRANKLIN AND PLACE Gospel has been in his heart since 1976, when he de- 4 6 15 TRAMAINE HAWKINS COLUMBIA 57876 TO A HIGHER label with sole of promot- by Lisa Collins cided to launch a the purpose HEZEKIAH WALKER/FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR 37 ing his church choir, the Christ Church Epistolic Broad- 5 5 BENSON 4006/CGI LIVE IN ATLANTA AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE His attorney advised him to incorporate, and STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART: It was best known cast Choir. 6 4 89 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR MALACO 6013 IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN as the label that served as the launching pad for John Tyscot was born in 1977 with the release of the choir's THE NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHOIR FEATURING JOHN P. KEE effort, "Feel Good." 17 3 UP! P. Kee, one of the most exciting stars to hit the gospel debut VERITY 43010 II SHOW word of its existence drew the interest of scene in the last decade. Then in 1993, Tyscot Records Growing TO SING 8 8 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS BLACKBERRY 1605/MALACO SONGS MAMA USED signed one of the most heralded joint -venture label deals other fledgling artists who were eager to sign on: the ON TIME GOD in recent gospel history, aligning with the Jive/Zomba Pentecostal Ambassadors, Robert Turner & the Sil- 9 7 19 DOTTIE PEOPLES ATLANTA INT'L 10200 music group (ultimately Verity Records) for the joint ver Hearts, and then the Rev. Bill Sawyer, who became 93 THE CANTON SPIRITUALS BLACKBERRY 1600 / MALACO LIVE IN MEMPHIS distribution of Kee. the label's first breakthrough. Next came Derrick l0 14 record sales weren't astronomical," OF WORSHIP ALEHO INTL MUSIC 3006TYSCOT ITS OUR TIME Today, the 19-year -old Indianapolis -based company - Brinkley. "His 11 9 41 GMWA WOMEN says, "but he got a Grammy nomination. And while the nation's oldest African-American -owned gospel rec- Scott JAMES HALL & WORSHIP & PRAISE ord label -is the first to admit it's almost as if they're it put him out there, it put us out there, too. Then we 12 11 17 TEHILLAH 9131 / INTERSOUND GOD IS IN CONTROL just along for the ride. In which case, the near 18- month- signed John P. Kee, and the rest is history." DOROTHY NORWOOD 13 13 31 MASS CHOIR long trip, which has at spots been bumpy, is finally back Today, Tyscot is expanding its music ministries with MALACO 4467 "LIVE" WITH THE GEORGIA THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHILDREN'S CHOIR on with Kee debuting at No. 7 on Billboard's Heat - a roster that includes the Rev. Oscar Hayes & ALF, 9 track, 14 18 MALACO4469 A NEW CREATION seekers chart with his latest release, "Show Up." Mark Hubbard & the United Vision For Christ, the VICKI WINANS "Show Up" is the second release under the joint distri- Rev. Melvin Dawson & the Genesis Ensemble, Har- 15 10 25 VICKI WINANS INTERSOUND 9127 bution deal between Verity Records and Tyscot. The old Rayford and "The Miracle Man" (the Rev. Clay- ALBERTINA WALKER 16 16 17 -LIVE IN MEMPHIS first-"Colorblind," a solo release from Kee-didn't do ton Johnson), and the distribution of Aleho Records, BENSON 1130 SONGS OF THE CHURCH nearly as well as projected. However, Kee's choir rec- which was founded by Al "the Bishop" Hobbs and fea- 17 12 21 STEPHANIE MILLS GOSPOCEMRIC 72123CHORDANT PERSONAL INSPIRATIONS ords have always been more successful. tured the GMWA Women Of Worship. 20 11 AL JINWRIGHT MASS CHOIR CRYSTAL ROSE 51443e HOROANT WAIT ON THE LORD Tyscot founder Dr. Leonard Scott says, "Getting ev- 18 Single" co -star Kim Fields BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON, SR. & GREATER ST. STEPHEN MASS CHOIR erybody to work together has been a real challenge. But JUST BRIEFLY: "Living 41 19 21 BLACKBERRY 1603/ MALACO WE OFFER CHRIST John has the potential, so the sky's the limit." moonlighted as director /producer of a music video for ANYABWILLE That's pretty much how he feels about the potential LaMore, the newest act from the label that also houses 20 15 31 WANDA NERO BUTLER SOUND OF GOSPEL 205 CHIKE of industry at large. As to just where Tyscot Kirk Franklin & the Family. The cut is titled "This Is ON & ON the gospel 21 19 17 JENNIFER HOLLIDAY INTERSOUND 9113 fits into the forthcoming explosion of gospel into the My Prayer." The release from LaMore, a contemporary mainstream marketplace, Scott sees his role as integral, male group of four teenaged brothers, is due in April. 22 NEW TRI -STATE MASS CHOIR III PARADISE 27008 WORTHY THE SONGBIRDS FEAT. REV. ANDREW CHEAIRS 23 26 17 BLACKBERRY 2000 /E&J THE FAMILY FEEL THE SPIRIT 24 29 7 SECOND CHAPTER DDS 001 /JAMM TIMOTHY WRIGHT AND THE N.Y. FELLOWSHIP MASS CHOIR 22 35 25 SAVOY 7113 /MALACO COME THOU ALMIGHTY KING FRED HAMMOND & RADICAL FOR CHRIST 26 38 3 BENSON 4008 THE INNER COURT SERIOUS 27 35 3 THE KURT CARR SINGERS GOSPO- CENTRIC 2126 /CHORDANT I'M GRATEFUL 28 36 17 CHICAGO MASS CHOIR Col 1122 SO HOLY 29 28 7 FLORIDA MASS CHOIR INTERSOUND 9133 REV. CLAY EVANS & THE FELLOWSHIP CHOIR 31 13 30 SAVOY 7116 I SEE A MIRACLE BYRI;N 31 40 17 WITNESS COi 1101 HE CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE HIS GLORY 32 24 13 DALLAS FORT WORTH MASS CHOIR SAVOY 7115 FOR

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35 23 21 ORLANDO WRIGHT SOUND OF GOSPEL 203 ORLANDO WRIGHT PE'TER S ROCK MASS CHOIR 30 5 36 SOUND OF GOSPEL 213 A MESSAGE FROM THE ROCK NEW.. GOSPEL MUSIC WORSHOP OF AMERICA -NATIONAL MASS CHOIR 37 BENSON 4067 THE TORCHBEARERS OF EXCELLENCE -LIVE IN ATLANTA 38 NEW NORTH EAST OHIO MASS CHOIR REDEMPTION 75001 NO FAILURE JAMES BIGNON & DELIVERANCE 39 39 11 ATLANTA INT'L 10201 HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU

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www.americanradiohistory.com Music Video ARTISTS & MUSIC One Director And His Monkey Suits Virgin Lures Consumers Cheek Shoots Creative Vids For Indie Acts With Massive Promotion BY DEBORAH RUSSELL Jonze are lucky, because he finds the bands ranging from Tsunami to Veloc- BOUNCE -BACK ATTACK: Virgin among others, he pointed out. bands who have the bigger budgets and ity Girl. Eventually, he compiled 14 of Records is using the music video for- During the next few months, LOS ANGELES -As three goofballs in he can do these ridiculous ideas and pull his videos into a longform sampler ti- Sykes mat to reel fans of Massive Attack says, VH1 has gorilla suits abscond with a helpless them off. tled "Young Rock." Mammoth Records several tricks up its into a database that will help the label sleeve to help labels blonde in Combine's new Caroline "At the same time," he continues, released the compilation in February promote even better identify the band's core audi- newer video, "Cattle My Rage," the members "it's the bands who get the smaller 1994. music from such artists as the ence. Jayhawks, the Dave of the noisy alternative trio don flaming budgets from the label who are a lot The longform was a labor of love, as Matthews The first 400 fans who return a Band, and Dionne red matador capes and enact an explo- cooler to me and who have more ideas. are most of Cheek's jobs. And while the Farris. postage -paid questionnaire included Look for "Darcy's Music" sive rescue. They're usually more my kind of peo- director says he is content with his cir- to adopt in Massive Attack's Jan. 24 album re- a new moniker Welcome to the wacky world of Nor- ple." cumstances, he admits it would be ideal and take a decidedly lease, "Protection," will receive a more aggressive turn toward the al- wood Cheek, the Chapel Hill, N.C. - Cheek started finding his "kind of to pick up a $50,000 video every six sampler of the band's videoclips. The bum alternative format. based director whose affection for apes people" shortly after graduating from months, which "would help me make compilation includes such current vid- In manifests itself in myriad ways via his film school. As a musician himself, the my own films." addition, the network's Tom eos as the album's title track, plus Petty "Tickets First" promotion music -video output. aspiring director felt he was foundering In the interim, Cheek is working to was "Sly" and "Karmacoma." In addition, so successful (Billboard, "It all goes back to junior high," without the funds or the inspiration to showcase the short films of his inde- Feb. 4) that the tape features the clips "Unfin- the network is negotiating Cheek says. "Devo was my favorite jump -start his full -time film career. pendent colleagues through a bi- to launch a ished Symphony," "Daydreaming," follow -up band. They always talked about mon- The Superchunk job allowed him the monthly festival named Flicker, which ticket sales stunt with a and "Safe From Harm," which come "major act" very soon. key men and had monkey men in their chance to lens a short film while doing takes its name and inspiration from an from the band's debut Vir- And videos. It's sort of a tribute to them. his friends a favor. And as he was wait- Athens, Ga., festival. network executives gin album, "Blue Lines." are negotiating And it makes me laugh." ing for the super -8 film to return from Meanwhile, the director continues to with Via- "We wanted to start a com sibling Blockbuster Today, whenever Cheek is stumped the lab, Cheek videotaped a clip for Hop brew his loopy video concepts in the database for Massive At- Music on a video concept, he harks back to the Hop Fly, with the express purpose of back of his mind, waiting for the perfect to cross -promote tal- tack and create a fan list ent in its stores advice of a longtime friend and fellow using the shoot as an exercise in editing. musical vehicle in which to express his whom VH1 by which we could commu- "Devo- tee." "All of a sudden, I had two music vid- personality. chooses for its "artist of the nicate with these people," month" campaigns, "He'd say, `If all else fails, put [the eos," he says. "I have plenty of ideas," says Cheek. says says Julie Bruzzone, Sykes. band] in a monkey suit,' " says Cheek. From there, Cheek picked up refer- "I'm just waiting for the band with the product manager at Vir- Also, a national, "I bet he had a heart attack when I sent ral after referral, reeling clips for right sense of humor to come along." multi- him this video." gin. "And if you're a huge media consumer awareness fan of Massive Attack, to "Cattle My Rage" is just the latest in campaign touting the "new" own the video a string of brilliantly funny and offbeat collection is VH1 is set to kick off in late a pretty cool incentive." music videos Cheek has directed since March or early April. The dual -purpose 1992, when, on a $100 budget, he reeled survey promotion is an Superchunk's `Tie A Rope To The Back ideal NETWORK NEWS: Pe- Of The Bus." way to put the clips in ter Jamieson is president front of fans Since then, Cheek has inked for rep- while gather- of MTV Asia ... Jackie ing information, says resentation with LA -based Moxie Mu- Bruz- Farry is host of MTV's new zone. sic and has earned a reputation in alter- by De borah late -night "Superock" show "It's a great marketing native and independent circles as a ... Gino Natalicchio is VP tool," Ru ssell video wizard, capable of working crea- she says, "and these of international develop- videos tive miracles with minuscule funds. don't always get air- ment at Video Jukebox When he's not dressing members of play." Network Inc. Music Marketing Imago's the Figgs in women's clothing Network, the Red Bank, N.J., to parade them through the streets of firm overseeing the Vir- YES VIRGINIA, There Is A Studio: gin Copenhagen for the clip "Wasted promotion, had received more Atlantic Studios Corp., Suffolk, Va.'s than Pretty," Cheek may be found convinc- 250 responses some three weeks only full- service motion -picture stu- after the album's release. ing members of Five -Eight to hose off dio, has linked with Big Dog Produc- The company's in an outdoor shower for Sky Records' director of market- tions to form Atlantic/Big Dog Film - "Karaoke." ing, Lisa Lewis, says this is the first works. The new entity will produce Moxie Music's Norwood Cheek (left) directs the Figgs' Mike Gent on location time she's "I think it's key to incorporate a lot seen a label use music music videos, TV projects, industrial in Copenhagen. video to entice of humor in the videos, and it's tough survey respondents to films, and commercials. to work with bands that want to be act. The benefits of the interactive The studio sits on a 39 -acre site and more serious," says Cheek. "It's fine to cross -promotion could transcend features a 10,000 -square-foot sound - mere be serious, but to me, videos are just collection of data, she says: "It stage. may even induce fans silly things anyway. Even if a video is PRODUCTION NOTES to tell video channels serious, you need something to laugh what they like and what they VIDEO COMPETITION: The 11th want to see." annual "Visions Of U.S." video at." LOS ANGELES H -GUN Labs director contest Paul And in this era when competition Cheek says he prefers to collaborate F.M. Rocks director Jesse Andresen lensed the Melvins track is now accepting shortform music for the consumer's dollar grows ever video submissions with artists when penning a video con- Vaughan is the eye behind Keith "Revolver" for Atlantic. Jim Deloye from amateur film- more intense, "the labels really need makers. cept, as it's most comfortable to shoot Martin's Ruffhouse /Columbia clip produced the shoot. The deadline is June 15. Call to do something to figure out who 213 a scene when the artist is a creative "Never Find Someone Like You." Capitol act the Whispers shot -856 -7787 for details. `visions Of they're reaching," Lewis says. U.S." is contributor. Most of Cheek's clips are Georgio Scali directed photography; their new video "Make Sweet Love sponsored by Sony Electron- To Those Massive Attack lovers reeled in the respective bands' own Paige MacDonald produced. In addi- Me" with SMASH! Films director who ics and administered by the American are not among the lucky first backyards, literally. tion, the company's Jeffrey W. Byrd Pam Robinson. Darrin directed 400 to Film Institute. Pat receive a video compilation "The bands are so much more re- recently wrapped Raja Nee's Perspec- photography. will not go away from the bounce -back promo- laxed when they're in an atmosphere tive clip `Walking Away With It." Scali REEL NEWS: Majestic Films/On tion empty handed. All survey re- The Reel Productions is they're familiar with," says Cheek, who also directed photography on this NEW YORK a newly spondents will receive some kind of formed music recently shot his biggest budget clip shoot. Craig Fanning executive -pro- Michael Halsband directed Love video production house - treat, from band stickers to auto- helmed in LA. a $20,000 shoot for Imago's Giant duced both clips. Spit Love's "Change In The Weather" by executive producer graphed posters, Bruzzone says. Karen Nicole Aaron. Sand-on the band's home turf in Tus- Chante Moore's new Silas/MCA video, as well as Sha'Key's "Soulsville" The firm is allied with LA.'s con, Ariz. "You couldn't shoot that band video, "This Time," is a Planet Pictures clip, both for Imago. Evan Estern di- First Write Produc- WHAT'S NEW? VH1 president tions Lorna Hanks in a forest," the director says. "It's just production directed by Randee St. rected photography on Love Spit Love; ... has severed John Sykes called the Eye on the car- ties with New York's too green. They belong in the desert." Nicholas. Sharon Ullman produced Sharon Ullman produced. Tami Riviera Films to pet for our comments regarding its form her own firm: Lorna Cheek admits that while his panache the clip; Pat Darrin directed photogra- Reiker directed photography on the Hanks "Big '80s" program and recent week- Representation. for shooting on a shoestring budget is phy. Sha'Key shoot; Halsband produced. Her directors roster end stunt (Billboard, Feb. 18) and re- includes Marty Thomas, Terry admirable, it can work to his disadvan- Oil Factory director Pedro Rom- Hel- minded us that while the retro show ler, Chris Halliburton, tage as well. hanyi shot Shudder To Think's new NASHVILLE Janette does air for 90 minutes each day, VH1 Beckman, and David "It can be frustrating, because I cer- Epic clip, "X -French Tee -Shirt." In ad- Taxi Films director Pete DeLasho Corio ... LA's is committed to programming 70% Daisy Force Pictures tainly have ideas that would require a dition, Oil Factory's Greg Masuak is lensed the Terry Radigan video "Half has signed di- current videos overall. The network rector Paul Warner, the eye behind bigger budget," says Cheek, alluding to the eye behind Joe Cocker's Capitol A Million Teardrops" for Asylum Rec- continues to champion the cause of the independent film "Fall Time" a "Fantastic Four" concept, in which clip "Have A Little Faith" and Sacred ords. Elan Kaplan executive -produced ... such rising talents as Hootie & the LA's A +R various band members would act out Spirit's Virgin video "Tor- Cheney the shoot; Ira Brooks produced, and Group has signed direc- Blowfish, Sheryl Crow, and Des'ree, tor/stylist Andrew super hero roles. "Directors like Spike Nahana" (Winter Ceremony). Victor Nelli directed photography. Dosunmu. 46 BILLBOARD MARCH 4 . 1995

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INTERNATIONAL DEPUTY EDITOR Belgium Bows Chart For French, Flemish Thom Duffy INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EDITOR BY MARC MAES well, as they return the favor by was to make Promuvi the rightful RTL. Dominic Pride mentioning FNAC as the source of owner of all data," says Cockmar- The new listings are being EUROPEAN NEWS EDITOR BRUSSELS -The Belgian record their information. tin, "making the association the ex- warmly welcomed by the Belgian Jeff Clark -Meads industry is due to regain its main She adds that, pending further clusive supplier of information to record industry. "Without a chart, Billboard London, 23 Ridgmount Street, London, WCIE promotional tool in March when a negotiations with Promuvi, the the media, consumers, and the in- how can we prove to our colleagues IAH, England; Phone: 44 71 323 6686; Fax: 44 71 new chart is scheduled to begin current arrangement with Le Soir dustry. abroad that an artist like Khadja 323 2314/2316.

publication after an absence of and RTBF will continue until the One of Promuvi's outlets will be Nin is doing very well here ?" asks GERMAN BUREAU CHIEF three months. end of the year. a new, weekly chart leaflet distrib- BMG Ariola Belgium product The previous listing collapsed in The Nielsen system has been to and containing al- Wolfgang Spahr, PO Box 1150, Kelbngstrasse 18, uted retailers manager Erik De Leeuw. 23795 Bad Segeberg, Germany; Phone: 49 4551 December after dissatisfaction tested since December, and Cock - bums and singles charts for inter- IFPI group president and Poly- 81428, Fax: 49 4551 84446; Telex: 261656. over its representation of the coun- martin says it has produced some national and national product and, Gram Belgium managing director try's two language groups. Critics markedly different results to the for the first time, a top 20 classical Bert Cloeckaert says, "Going JAPANESE BUREAU CHIEF

say the so- called Flemish boom, old shipments -based system. listing. "The next step is to add a abroad is one aspect, but the chart Steve McClure, 5 -12 -13 Higashi Oizumi Nerima -ku, precipitated by coverage from Fle- He says, "The new system also dance album and singles chart," also plays a dominant promotional Tokyo 178; Phone: 813 3867 0617; Fax: 813 3867 mish commercial TV channel allows us to see where and when says Cockmartin. role and is a clear indication of the 0216. VTM, was not accurately repre- new releases become active. The The leaflet will have a print run success of local talent here. sented in the charts compared with regionalization of the chart will be of 35,000 for the Flemish commu- "A single like Urbanus's 'Poesje FAR EAST BUREAU CHIEF the French -language acts. To a good thing because new talent nity and 25,000 in the French - Stoei' had to go to Holland without Mike Levin, 4th Floor, No. 1 Ponce s Terrace, Mid counter such arguments, the new will have a better chance of appear- speaking region. a chart history here. We need a Levels, Hong Kong; Phone: 852 526 9550; Fax: 852 chart will have separate listings for ing in the now -split charts." Promuvi also is negotiating with chart to demonstrate local suc- 522 3595.

the French and Flemish areas of Another important aspect of the state- owned, Flemish -language cess -and retailers bank on chart INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS the country. chart is to make it appear relevant BRTN Radio and TV, as well as information to order or re -order The new listing will be produced to both consumers and the media. stock." AUSTRALIA - Glenn A. Baker, PO Box 261, Baulkham French -language broadcasters Hills, New South Wales 2153; Phone: 61 2 654 and marketed by Promuvi, a non- "The only way to achieve this BEL -RTL, RTL -TVi, and Club 1999; Fax: 61 2 654 1899. Christie Eliezer, Ace profit body that has as its mem- Media Intl, 160 The Boulevard, East Ivanhoe, Victoria bers the country's record compan- 3019; Phone: 61 3 499 6017; Fax: 61 3 499 7786. ies and music publishers. AUSTRIA Manfred Schreiber, 1170 Wien, Neuwal- degger Str. 38A; Phone: 43 1450 1775. The compilation of the chart is BALKANS -Petar Janjatovic, Hadzi Milentijeva 53. being overseen by consultant Me- Producer Of Rai Music Killed In Algeria 11000 Belgrade. dia Invest, which will base the rat- BELGIUM -Marc Maes, Kapelstratt 41. 2041 ings on retail sales. The defunct Islamic Fundamentalists Suspected In Shooting Antwerp; Phone: 32 3 568 8082. chart, compiled under the auspices BULGARIA- Chavder Chendov, Luhn Complex, 61210, vh A, 1343 Sofia; Phone: 35 92 240 786; of the local IFPI group and au- ORAN, Algeria -The civil war began their careers. He worked performed by Chaba Fadela and Fax: 35 92 398 847. thors' society SABAM, was based here has claimed its second promi- with artists such as Khaled and Hasni. Two compilations, titled CANADA -Larry LeBlanc, 15 Independence Drive, on shipments from record compan- nent music industry casualty. Hasni. "Rai Rebels," made by Baba - Scarborough, Ontario MIK 3R7; Phone: 416-265- ies to retailers. Following the brutal death of In 1983, he composed what be- Ahmed were released by Virgin. 3277; Fax: 416 -265 -3280. FINLAND -Antti Isokangas, Museokatu 46C 51. The industry is determined that singer Cheb Hasni at the end of came the first rai hit, "N'Sel Fik," EMMANUEL LEGRAND 00100 Helsinki; Phone: 358 0 498 908; Fax: 358 the new chart should closely re- last year, leading producer Rachid 0 408 153. flect consumer choice: VTM's in- Baba -Ahmed was shot dead out- FRANCE -Emmanuel Legrand, 27 Rue de Clignan- terest in Flemish talent gave a side his record store Feb. 17 in court, 75018 Paris; Phone: 331 425 43461: Fax: 331 sharp boost to the region's bands Oran, home of the rai music move- 4254 7343. Philippe Crocq, 4 bis rue Mizon, 75015 Paris; Phone: 4327 did not ment. 331 6309. Fax: 331 4322 4042. that produce correspond- MIV Europe's Feud With GERMANY- Ellie Reinert, Wilhelm -Dull Str. 9, 80638 ing success in the old IFPI -SA- The killing is believed to have Munich 19; Phone: 49 89 157 3250; Fax: 49 89 157 BAM listing. been carried out by Islamic funda- 5036. Media Invest managing director mentalists, who have attacked a Majors Postponed Further GREECE -John Carr, Mavromihaleon 28, Halandri, of new of of Athens 15233; Phone/Fax: 30 1 684 9447. Stef Cockmartin says the number prominent members INDIA -Anil Chopra, Ajanta Building, L.D. Ruparel methodology, "Together with re- the intellectual and artistic com- LONDON -The legal battle between sive ease in two venues simultane- Marg, Mallabar Hill, Bombay 400 006; Phone: 91 22 search company Nielsen, we have munities during the three -year MTV Europe and the major record ously. 362 1833; Fax: 91 22 308 0135. a bar code -based data system sim- conflict. Rai, with its themes of ro- companies may be set for a lengthy, However, in November, the High IRELAND -Ken Stewart, 65 Carysfort Downs. Black - ilar to the one Nielsen has devel- mance and everyday living, has new delay. Court decided not to continue the re- rock, County Dublin; Phone: 3531 283 2521. ITALY-Mark Dezzani, Via Matteotti 24, 18012 Sebor- oped in Italy and Denmark. been a long- standing target for MTV has accused the majors of op- straint. Not only did the judge disa- ga (IM), San Remo; Phone /Fax: 39- 184 -29667. "We are now able to collect sales Islamic movements, whose follow- erating an illegal cartel over air -time gree with the majors-this time, the NETHERLANDS -Willem Hoos, Bilderdijklaan 28 data from a representative sample ers see it as a perverter of youth. rates in a dispute that is running si- list did not include Sony, which had 1215 BN Hilversum; Phone: 31 35 243 137. of some 200 points of sale out of the Baba -Ahmed, 47, began his ca- multaneously in the U.K. and before by now completed a global deal with NEW ZEALAND- Graham Reid, 19 Stott Avenue. 500 in Belgium. This 200 includes in the '60s as a singer adapt- the European Commission. MTV Birkdale, Auckland 10; Phone: 64 9- 3795050, ext. reer -he also refused them permis- 8385; Fax: 64 936 61568. small retailers, specialized stores, ing American standards, later per- In the U.K., the majors -BMG, sion to take their case to the Court Of PHILIPPINES -Marc A. Gorospe, Hillhaven, Don chain stores, and department forming in a duo with his brother EMI, PolyGram, Sony, and Warner Appeal to attempt to overturn his de- Antonio Heights, Don Mariano Marcos Ave., Diliman, stores. The information is then Fethi. Music -successfully asked a High cision. Quezon City; Phone: 63 -2- 931 -7164; Fax: 63 -2- matched with Nielsen's database, With Fethi, he then moved into Court judge in March to grant a six- Such a refusal, though, does not 921 -9587. POLAND -Rick Richardson, 01 -119 Warsaw, Nowo- of which currently holds 40,000 ti- record production -via his own month stay action over MTV's suit preclude access to the Court Of Ap- lipki 14/7; Phone /Fax: 48 22 38 21 18. tles." Rallye label -and a recording stu- here, arguing that they should not peal; it merely makes the process PORTUGAL- Fernando Tenente, Rua Santa Helena, Nielsen is supplying bar -code dio where most of the rai singers have to defend a complex and expen- more difficult. The record companies 122 RC /DTO, 4000 Oporto; Phone: 351 2 521 465. readers and associated equipment now have used the legal process to se- ROMANIA -Octavian Ursulescu, Str Radu de la la, to small stores, while the larger op- cure permission to take their case to Afumati. Nr 57 -8, Sector 2, Bucharest. RUSSIA -Vadim Yurchenkov, P.O. Box 110, 195268 erations, such as the Free Record the Court Of Appeal to ask for the St. Petersburg. Phone: 7 812 225 3588/231 7874; Shop, Superclub, and the depart- Warner Asia MD To Go To PolyGram stay -of- action to be extended. The Fax: 7 812 545 0662. ment stores will submit data from staying order remains in place until SINGAPORE -Philip Cheah, Big 0, P.O. Box 784 Mar- their own EPOS systems. the appeal is heard. ine Parade, Singapore 9144. Phone: 65 348 4007; No Fax: 65 348 0362. However, the four -store group Exec To Head New Hong Kong Label date has been fixed for the ap- SOUTH KOREA -Byung Hoo Suh, 243 -3 Ssangdongri, FNAC Belgium has decided not to peals -court hearing, but the legal Chowolmyun. Kwan®ukun, Kyunggido 464 -860. Kor- supply its sales data to the chart. BY MIKE LEVIN officially join PolyGram until July. authorities have it listed as an urgent ea. Phone: 82 347 64 3151; Fax: 82 347 63 2974. The chain says this is because, "It's sad to leave after so many years, matter. SPAIN -Howell Llewellyn, Modesto Lafuente 6, Quin - ta when the IFPI -SABAM chart col- HONG KONG -After months of spec- but there is something very exciting Meanwhile, all parties are awaiting Planta -A, 28010 Madrid; Phone: 34 1 593 2429. SOUTH AFRICA -Arthur Goldstuck, P.O. Box 752, lapsed at the end of last year, ulation, Warner Music's Southeast about starting something new from a decision from the European Com- Pinegowrie 2123; Phone /Fax 27 -11- 886 -1426; e- French -language newspaper Le Asia regional office announced Feb. 21 scratch." mission on the matter. mail (Internet) digitec.co.za. Soir and state broadcaster RTBF that Hong Kong managing director His resignation is the second in as JEFF CLARK -MEADS TAIWAN -Glenn Smith, P.O. Box 33 Peitou. Taipei; asked FNAC to supply its own list- Paco Wong is to leave the company. many weeks at Warner. Hong Kong Phone: 886 2 873 1205. THAILAND-Gary van Zuylen, 32 Prathum Court. 85/ fill Wong, a 17 -year veteran of Warner, general manager Gordon Cheng left at r- ings to the gap. 3 -8 Soi Rajaprarop, Rajaprarop Road, Makkasan, MD of of is Says FNAC spokeswoman Cat- will take over as PolyGram's the end January and reportedly Big turnout seen 10400 Bangkok; Phone: 662 248 1490; Fax: 662 herine Ullens de Schooten, "Those new and as -yet- unnamed domestic organizing the PolyGram company for Paris AES meet 248 1490. media were suddenly left without record company in Hong Kong. prior to Wong's arrival. TURKEY -Adrian Higgs, Asim Us Sok 16/1. Kiziltoprak- charts and came to us -a collabo- "It's new ideas, new projects, even The first priority is to set up a do- ... see page 76 Kadikoy, 81300 Istanbul; Phone /Fax: 90 216 345 0118. ration which seems to work very a new career," says Wong, who will not (Continued on page 50)

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WEA President B'buster, Burda Japan Orita newsilne ... Ready Superstore Quits; P'Gram Move Rumored FRENCH PUBLISHING company Editions Bleu Blanc Rouge has BY STEVE McCLURE time. He joined Warner's former reached an agreement with Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo, performers Plan For Germany Japanese affiliate, Warner -Pio- of Dutch No. 1 single "Wonderful Days," that will allow the company to TOKYO -WEA Japan president neer, in 1970. retrieve all rights to the song. "Wonderful Days" is described as a "double - BY WOLFGANG SPAHR Ikuzo Orita ends his 25 -year asso- Orita, describing his decision to speed techno version" of "Give Me Some Help," a song represented by Edi- ciation with Warner when he re- leave WMJ as voluntary, does not tions Bleu Blanc Rouge that had international success in the 1970s. The HAMBURG -A new chain of signs effective Feb. 28. deny an industry rumor that he song was written by Daniel Vanguard and N. Byl. video and multimedia stores is set The announcement of Orita's will join PolyGram K.K. after leav- to open in Germany by American resignation was made here by ing WMJ. He acknowledges that POLYGRAM CONTINENTAL Europe has appointed Sevket Gozalan, retailer Blockbuster and German WMJ chairman Ryuzo Kosugi. newly appointed PolyGram K.K. formerly managing director of the Polymedia Marketing Group in Ger- new -media company the Burda "Ikuzo Orita has been one of the president Keiichi Ishizaka is "a many, as vice president with commercial responsibility for marketing activ- group. pioneers in establishing the close friend." ities. Reporting to president Rick Dobbis, Gozalan also will oversee the new The stores, under the banner Warner Music name in Japan," "I want another opportunity, an- media activities of PolyGram subsidiaries in the region. Blockbuster Video Superstore, said Kosugi in a statement. "His other challenge," Orita says. "This will carry movies, video games, high professional standards have year and next year, our music in- WOMAD HAS confirmed its initial summer dates. They include CD -ROMs, and, according to left a memorable imprint both on dustry will change dramatically." WOMADelaide in Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 24 -26, as well as shows in Ca- speculation, audio software for this company and the industry at He notes the important role that ceres (May 5 -7) and Granada (May 19 -20) in Spain; in Reading, U.K. (July sale or rental. large." baby boomers such as Kosugi and 21 -23), and in Yokohama, Japan (Sept. 15 -17). Headlining the WOMADe- Burda New Media, which has Orita, 53, says working under Ishizaka are beginning to play in laide Festival were Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The wide- ranging interests in the new Kosugi, whom he describes as "a the Japanese music business. Heart; Gil Scott -Heron; and Zimbabwe's Stella Chiweshe; Tonga's pop duo digital -media sector, will hold 49% very smart guy," has been a satis- Kosugi will assume responsibil- Vika & Linda, and theater group Bangarra Dance. WOMADelaide is organ- of the joint venture with Block- fying experience, but he adds that ity for WEA Japan during a transi- ized under the city's program of events for the United Nations Interna- buster. 25 years at one company is a long tion period starting Feb. 28. tional Year For Tolerance. WOMAD also plans other dates on the U.S. The first Blockbuster Video Su- West and East coasts, Spain, Sardinia, Estonia, and France, as well as in perstore is scheduled to open in Morecambe Bay, U.K. (provisional date Aug. 18 -20). Berlin in June, followed by an additional 19 outlets in Berlin and GERMAN CONCERT promoter Marcel Avram was voted Concert Pro- Munich by next year. Eventually, moter Of The Year at the Pollstar awards in Los Angeles. Avram is the the chain plans to sell more than first German to be given the award. Avram organized the world tour of Mi- 300 franchises. chael Jackson in 1994 and also has promoted the artist formerly known as The German venture is a new Prince, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Chris De Burgh. concept for Blockbuster. Aimed at families, the stores not only will U.K. MULTIMEDIA act modified is claiming that its new single "frE- have the core business of videos Quency" is the world's first to be released as a CD -ROM without the mate- and video games, but they also will rial having appeared previously in any other format. The single is being have a strong CD -ROM and multi- distributed in the U.K. with the magazines Future Music and Macformat. media element. A further 140,000 copies of "frEQuency" will be given away with Japanese magazines Login and Tek Mac. The band says the single "combines the sound of techno -dance with the visuals of MTV and video games." GERMAN CONSUMERS bought 7.2 million CD players last year- WARNER ASIA MD 250,000 more than in 1993-to bring the number of households owning a player to 60% of the total, according (Coal ued from page 48) to the trade association for the German entertainment electronics industry. The group believes the household -satu- mestic label, which will concentrate on ration point is being reached as sales in this area are declining, but it points Cantonese and Mandarin repertoire out that this is being more than compensated for by the rise in sales of port- that can be released regionally. Its able units. On the software side, preliminary figures indicate that the total first signings should be announced number of CDs sold in Germany during 1994 will reach 160 million. soon after Wong's arrival. The moves come as no surprise to Music In Manila. Scott Bergstein, senior VP of Higher Octave Music, visits ITALY'S NUOVA Fonit Cetra label, which underwent its third manage- industry observers. Chinese reper- an adult alternative radio station called City Lite FM in Manila, the Philippines, to ment reshuffle in November, has a new president. Corrado Guerzoni, coor- toire is suffering, and label executives promote the label's new releases. Shown, from left, are music programmer Roel dinator of RAI Radio, replaces RAI governor Ennio Presutti following the appear willing to any- try just about Tan Matabalanr; Bergstein; station manager Pinky Aseron; disc jockey Benjamin; introduction of new laws that prohibit RAI governors from holding execu- new in an effort to regain reve- thing and music director Karen C. Wu. tive positions with RAI -owned companies. Nuova Fonit Cetra is 90% owned nues lost during the past two years. by state broadcaster RAI. PolyGram is the market leader, followed by Warner. Analysts see PolyGram's project as a no -lose situation. Even without immediate success with its new company, it has acquired two of its biggest com- Columbia Eyes Top Spot In France, Builds A&R petitor's key people. Wong is widely respected for developing some of Asia's top Chinese stars, such as Sally BY EMMANUEL LEGRAND public resignation from Polydor six years' time," says Varrod. very early stage of the projects to Yeh. months ago because of growing dis- Two leading Columbia acts, Cabrel better answer their needs." Rebet For Warner regional director Paul PARIS -Although it is the label of satisfaction over the company's A &R and Goldman, will continue to be un- signed Deep Forest to Columbia and Ewing, Wong's departure brings four of France's best -selling acts and policy. der the A &R and marketing supervi- had been deeply involved in Patricia mixed emotions. "I've worked with one of the country's most efficient Varrod, 34, who, among other sion of international director Virginie Kaas' latest album "Je Te Dis Vous," Paco so long that it will be tough to see ones, Sony Music's Columbia marque things, has been involved in MC So- Auclair, at the request of the artists. two hot export items, both selling him go. But this is a new era with new is beefing up its A &R structure in the laar's best-selling album "Prose Com- Current A &R/local marketing di- more than 1 million units outside challenges. I expect our new MD to hope of becoming the "most attrac- bat" at Polydor, will become director rector Frederic Rebet will continue to France. take us into the next decade," he says. tive and artistic -driven label in of local artistic production- opera- oversee the marketing of local acts The arrival of Varrod-who is be- Ewing hopes to appoint a replace- France ... [and the] undisputed tional March 1. signed to Columbia as well as some lieved to have declined an offer from ment within 30 days, but he admits it No. 1 label in France," says Colum- Varrod will arrive with his two A &R projects "with strong interna- Virgin president Emmanuel de Bure- may take longer because of a lack of bia's general manager Olivier Mont- former assistants at Polydor, Domini- tional potential," such as the recent tel and is said to have "no regret, hav- experienced music executives in Asia. fort. que Brami and Patricia Bonnetaud, Hector Zazou album "Songs From ing left PolyGram " -is strongly Ewing adds, "Whoever he is, he'll Columbia already is home to Fran- known for getting the thrash band No The Cold Seas," which will be re- linked to the appointment, a couple of have to be a music person who can cis Cabrel, Jean -Jacques Goldman, One Is Innocent signed to Island. leased in 15 countries, or the Celtic months ago, of former PolyGram work with artists. A &R is the main fo- Patricia Kaas, and Jacques Dutronc. As well as supervising the A &R project Stone Age. president Paul -René Albertini as cus of all the labels right now. We will One of the key elements in the roster, the three will develop within Montfort says Rebet will be "ac- president of Sony Music France, but probably be adding at least two more A &R rejuvenation of Columbia is the Columbia a new label called Yelen, tively working in the international de- both Varrod and Montfort point out A &R people soon, because those who arrival of former Polydor A &R direc- dedicated to "the musics of tomorrow velopments of these sort of projects, that they had discussed the possibil- come up with the best signings are go- tor Didier Varrod, who was in the in- that have some niche appeal, but including getting involved with the ity of working together about a year ing to succeed very quickly." dustry spotlight through his highly could become the big thing in a few different Sony Music affiliates at a ago.

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After 17 Years, /(iss Returns To Oz USIA Helping U.S. Artists BY CHRISTIE ELIEZER in full makeup and regalia, the chance roar of welcome in Melbourne. "No to buy merchandise ranging from a $37 question is too embarrassing, too stu- To Build Cultural Bridges MELBOURNE -Kiss bassist Gene (Australian) T -shirt to $6 (Australian) pid, too weird." Simmons has often likened the loyalty plectrums, a more than two -hour ques- The questions covered a multitude of EVEN IN THIS GLOBAL AGE of America co- sponsored a tour of the band's worldwide Kiss Army to tion- and -answer session, and a casual, topics: Simmons' bass inspiration (Paul far -flung musical exploration, coun- through Mozambique and South "being in the Mafia. An insult against request -only acoustic set. McCartney), a forthcoming boxed set tries such as Zaire, Cameroon, Ga- Africa by young, award -winning Kiss is an insult against them. Believe Each of the conventions, held in five - ( "Demos of our hits, stuff from pre-Kiss bon, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone musicians from the institute. And me, we're just as devoted to them as star hotel ballrooms, attracted between bands, Gene's work with Van Halen"), rarely appear on the tour itineraries among upcoming a projects is the they are to us." 800 and 1,000 people, ranging from the their absence from Australia ( "Promot- of American musicians. sponsorship of Margaret Harris, During its first Australian tour in 17 occasional 50- something matron to 5- ers didn't think we could sell tickets "), However, the opportunity to an African- American theater direc- years -playing to 50,000 people over year -olds in Kabuki makeup. why the new 400 -page Kisstory picto- stage a five -week tour of eight coun- tor from New York who helped a six shows in February, with tickets at Despite its lengthy absence and lack rial book is available by mail order only tries in Western Africa recently theater company in the former So- $48 Australian ($35.50) -the veteran of major radio airplay here, Kiss has ( "We don't want bookstores taking came to Vinx, the singer /percus- viet republic of Uzbekistan stage rock act introduced the concept of a continued to attract a new generation of their cut "), future plans (a record, a sionist whose career has been cham- the first nonblack production of traveling nine -hour Kiss convention, fans through the occasional hit album, Kiss Nation comic book), their disown- pioned by Sting. Accompanied by "Porgy And Bess." held the day before each concert. myriad Kiss tribute bands, and the tire- ing the pretentious concept album `The drummer and vocalist Robert Tho- Isolationist and anti -cultural atti- For a $74 (U.S.) entry fee, fans got less activities of the 3,000 -strong Crazy Elder" ( "We lost sight of what Kiss is mas and conga player tudes may now be in a memorabilia exhibition of costumes, Knights fan club. about; we were trying to please the peo- Andrew Daniels, and vogue in Washington, instruments, magazine covers, comics "You can ask absolutely anything," ple who don't matter-the critics "), and performing songs from D.C. But with the sup- and original album artwork, live per- says guitarist. Paul Stanley as a way of the least favorite Kiss song ( "A poll his third album "The il, port of USIA, American formances by two Kiss "tribute" bands setting the rules after an eight -minute showed us it was `Cold Gin'"). Storyteller," Vinx set musicians are still out Feb. 9 from Brazza- 1A reaching out to audi- ville, Congo, on this ences in Asia, Africa, tour, sponsored by the Europe, and South Arts America program America, seeking to of the U.S. Information build cultural bridges A Full Range Of Professional Quality CD Jewel Boxes Agency. with their art. While a conservative Congress back in Wash- GETTING THE ington debates the value BENDS: Although Bri- of government funding tain's Radiohead for the arts, the USIA achieved its 1993 break- has quietly continued its by Thom Duffy through in America with support for American the hit single "Creep" culture abroad. Voice of America, and album "Pablo Honey" before Radio and TV Marti, and the fans in its homeland responded, the is winning early supporters in WORLDNET satellite television band Standard (D Jewel Box Maxi Slim ;D Box Double Slim 2CD Box system are perhaps the most high - the U.K. for its new album "The profile entities within USIA's ex- Bends." Fans in Edinburgh, Shef- pansive structure. But since 1979, field, London, and Leicester re- the Arts America program has cently were treated to an acoustic played a special role in cultural ex- showcase of songs from "The change involving musicians and Bends," and a full U.K. tour opens other performing and visual artists. March 9 in Cardiff. The tracks Broadly speaking, the USIA "ex- "High & Dry" and "Planet Telex" plains and supports American for- have been released in Britain as a eign policy and promotes U.S. na- double -A -sided debut single from tional interests" through its the new album, which arrives March Twin Slim 2CD Box Multi Pack CD Box Crystal Clear CD Tray information programs, according to 13 in Britain and April 4 in the U.S. a statement of its goals. (Billboard, Feb. 25). Some may well question whether artists ought to lend their credibil- BORDER CROSSINGS: Cram- ity to the goals of U.S. foreign pol- med Discs in Belgium, which has icy, as muddled as it often seems been celebrating the Grammy nom- lately. But the Arts America tours ination for its world music vocal are more about people than politics. group Zap Mama, has licensed an- Musicians such as Vinx and other other of its artists for American re- artists have time to meet, teach, and lease. Ambient rock/blues guitarist Tray With Pop-up Mecianism learn from local residents on the Lone Kent has been on a promo- Arts America outings. tional tour of the U.S., where his de- "This is not simply about per- but album "Granite & Sand" has formances," says Cathy L. Stearns, been released by Relativity Records a spokeswoman for USIA. "These ... Higher Octave Music has re- artists go in and really do give of cently found a warm reception for themselves. We're talking about its adult alternative repertoire in one -to -one exchanges." For Vinx the Philippines, where Scott Berg - and his fellow musicians, "this is ex- stein, senior VP of Higher Octave, citing for them as percussionists go- met with programmers for adult -al- ing back to the roots of their art." ternative- oriented City Lite FM in During 1994, Arts America spon- Manila ... Victoria Music Ediciones sored 17 performing tours overseas, in Spain has licensed the latest re- not counting a dozen classical musi- lease from former Rolling Stones cians sent under its artistic ambas- guitarist Mick Taylor directly from sador program, or other musicians Mick Taylor Music. The disc is a live in CD products, we through its festival fund album titled "Stranger In This fn esporlse to the global development supported professional quality CD jewel boxes. Cur grants. Among the musicians re- Town." produce a full range of 2CD Box and Crysta Clear CD Tray are new cently participating: the Rebirth Home & Abroad is a biweekly Double Slimpack Brass Band, the Don Pullen Trio, column spotlighting the activity of products to lead the market trend. and the Philadelphia Orchestra. the international music business IX)CBLE SI.IMPACK 2 CD MAX The jazz -bluegrass trio of Béla and artists outside their native Fleck & the Flecktones recently markets. 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BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 51 www.americanradiohistory.com HITS OF THE WORLD (Dempa Publications, Inc.) 2/27/95 Record) 2/13/95 JAPAN CANADA (The GERMANY compiled by Media Control 2/21/95 FRANCE (SNEP /IFOP/Tite -Live) 2/11/95 THIS LAST THIS LAST THIS LAST THIS LAST WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES 1 1 HELLO MASAHARU FUKUYAMA BMGNICTOR 1 1 ALWAYS BON JOVI MERCURY /PGD 1 1 CONQUEST PARADISE OF VANGELIS EAST WEST 1 2 SHORT DICK MAN 20 FINGERS EMI 2 NEW SECRET NIGHT WANDS B -GRAM 2 2 SUKIYAKI 4 P.M. NEXT PLATEAU /PGD 2 2 OLD POP IN AN OAK REDNEX zrx 2 3 ALWAYS BON JOVI JAMBCO/MERCURY 3 2 MASQUERAD TRF AVE% TRAX 3 3 SECRET MADONNA MAVERICK/WEA 3 3 CRANBERRIES ISLAND ZOMBIE /MERCURY 3 1 CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT ELTON JOHN 4 4 KISEKI NO HOSHI KEISUKE KEIUKE KUWATA & 4 4 ON BENDED KNEE BOYZ II MEN MOTOWN /PGD 4 17 MOVE YOUR ASS SCOOTER CLUB TOOUEDEL WALT DISNEY MR. 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URBAN /POLYDOR 20 9 MARIAH CAREY MUSIC BOX COLUMBIA 7 5 VAN HALEN BALANCE WB/WARNER ITALY (Musica e Dischi) 2/20/95 8 NEW RENE FROGER WALLS OF EMOTION DINO MUSIC HITS OF THE U.K; (0 1995, Billboard /BPI Communications (Music Wee CIN) 2/25/95 9 8 SOUNDTRACK THE LION KING MERCURY THIS LAST 10 6 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO /MERCURY THIS LAST THIS LAST WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK ALBUMS " 1 2 LICK IT 20 FINGERS TIME/DOWNTOWN 1 1 THINK TWICE CELINE DION EPIC 1 1 CELINE DION THE AUSTRALIA (Australian Record Industry Assn.) 2/25/95 COLOUR OF MY LOVE EPIC 2 1 ROUND AND AROUND TI.PI.CAL. LUP 2 2 NO MORE "I LOVE YOU'S" ANNIE LENNOX RCA 2 2 FREE THE SPIRIT PAN PIPE MOODS POLYGRAM/TV 3 3 ALL I NEED IS LOVE INDIANA DANCEWORKNOLUMEX THIS LAST 3 5 I'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU MN8 3 3 JIMMY NAIL CROCODILE SHOES EAST WEST 4 6 SPACEMAN U.S.U.R.A TIME WEEK WEEK SINGLES 1ST AVENUE/COLUMBIA 4 5 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH CARRY ON UP THE 5 10 HYPER HYPER SCOOTER EDEL 1 1 ANOTHER NIGHT M.C. 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DISCS BMG 6 5 SHE'S A RIVER SIMPLE MINDS VIRGIN 5 3 SET YOU FREE N- TRANCE ALL AROUND THE WORLD 5 NEW SLEEPER SMART INDOLENT 2 2 HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER INI KAMOZE 7 4 MERAVIGLIOSA CREATURA GIANNA NANNINI 6 10 DON'T GIVE ME YOUR LIFE ALEX PARTY 6 NEW BELLY KING 4AD COLUMBIA POLYDOR SYSTEMATIC 7 6 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 3 4 ISLAND 8 NEW BOOM BOOM BOOM OUTHERE BROTHERS TIME/ ZOMBIE CRANBERRIES 7 9 REACH UP (PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW PIG BAG) GREATEST HITS CAPITOL DOWNTOWN 4 3 PURE MASSACRE SILVERCHAIR MURMUR/SONY PERFECTO ALLSTRAZ PERFECTO /EAST WEST 4 8 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT 9 7 ANYBODY, ANYWHERE GIORGIO PREZIOSO BLlss 5 7 BEAUTIFUL IN MY EYES JOSHUA KADISON EMI 8 4 COTTON EYE INTERNAL JOE REDNEX AFFAIRS WORLD VIRGIN CO/INPROGRESS 6 11 HERE'S JOHNNY HOCUS POCUS SHOCK 9 NEW SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY BON NIGHT JOVI 9 8 M PEOPLE BIZARRE FRUIT DECONSTRUCTION/RCA 10 9 PASSION NETZWERK DWA 7 13 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART NICKI FRENCH JAMBCO/MERCURY 10 7 PORTISHEAD DUMMY GO' BEAT ALBUMS SHOCK 10 6 HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER INI KAMOZE 11 NEW VANESSA -MAE VIOLIN PLAYER EMI 8 9 A GIRL LIKE YOU EDWYN COLLINS Nibs COLUMBIA 1 1 MARCO MASINI IL CIELO DELLA VERGINE RICORDI 12 11 BLUR PARKLIFE FOOD / PARLOPHONE 2 2 SIMPLE 9 5 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17 LONDON 11 7 RUN AWAY (MC SAR &) THE REAL MCCOY LOGIC/ MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT 13 13 ETERNAL ALWAYS & FOREVER AVENUE/EMI WORLD VIRGIN 10 6 SELF ESTEEM OFFSPRING SHOCK ARISTA 14 21 SHERYL CROW TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 3 4 CRANBERRIES 11 10 HOT HOT HOT ARROW FESTIVAL 12 8 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART NICKI FRENCH NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND A &M 4 3 STING FIELDS OF R 12 8 TOMORROW SILVERCHAIR MURMUR/SONY BAGS OF FUN GOLD &M 15 NEW SLASH'S SNAKEPIT IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK 13 NEW WAKING UP ELASTICA DECEPTIVE 5 NEW GIANNA NANNINI DISPETTO POLYDOR 13 12 COME OUT AND PLAY OFFSPRING SHOCK SOMEWHERE GEFFEN 6 NEW VARIOUS 14 16 WHAT'LL I 14 12 INDEPENDENT LOVE SONG SCARLET WEA ALBA COMPILATION VOL. 1 TIME DO JANET JACKSON VIRGIN /EMI 16 14 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 7 7 15 14 COMA MAX WARNER 15 11 CALL IT LOVE DEUCE LONDON LITFIBA SPIRITO EMI SHARAM 17 12 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS CREATION 8 16 19 SOUL FEELING KULCHA WARNER 16 18 TOCCATA & FUGUE VANESSA-MAE EMI 8 SADE THE BEST OF SADE EPIC 18 18 STING FIELDS OF GOLD A&M 17 NEW OUR RADIO ROCKS PJ AND DUNCAN XSRHYTHM 9 5 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO/MERCURY 17 NEW THINK TWICE CELINE DION EPIC 19 10 LEFTFIELD LEFTISM HARD HANDS 18 13 COWBOY DREAMS JIMMY NAIL EAST WEST 10 9 SOUNDTRACK FORREST GUMP EPIC 18 NEW SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY BON JOVI JAMBCO/ 20 19 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO/MERCURY MERCURY 19 17 BUMP N' GRIND R. KELLY JIVE 21 16 R.E.M. MONSTER WARNER (TVE/AFYVE) 2/11/95 20 SPAIN 19 15 ON BENDED KNEE BOYZ II MEN MOTOWN 14 RIVERDANCE BILL WHELAN SON 22 NEW GLENN MILLER THE LOST RECORDINGS HAPPY THIS LAST 20 NEW NOTHING IN THE WORLD MOZAIC EMI 21 25 HERE AND NOW DEL AMITRI A &M DAYS WEEK WEEK SINGLES ALBUMS 22 19 EVERLASTING LOVE GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC 23 26 LOUIS ARMSTRONG WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN 1 1 ZOMBIE ORORO MAX MUSIC 23 NEW FOR YOUR LOVE MOTOWN 1 2 JANET JANET JACKSON VIRGIN /EMI STEVIE WONDER THE WORLD EMI 2 4 THE REASONS IN YOU NINA CHRYSALIS 2 3 YANNI LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS BMc 24 15 THIS COWBOY SONG STING A&M 24 23 LUTHER VANDROSS SONGS EPIC 3 2 DANCING WITH TEARS... CABBELLERO MAX MUSIC 25 NEW OVER MY SHOULDER MIKE + THE MECHANICS 25 NEW GARTH BROOKS THE HITS 3 1 OFFSPRING MASH SHOCK LIBERTY 4 NEW NO MORE LOVE VIRGIN "I YOU'S" ANNIE LENNOX RCA 4 6 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 26 17 GREEN DAY DOOKIE REPRISE 5 6 NO MORE PRESSURE STATUS MAX MUSIC 26 22 EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK JADE GIANT 5 4 SOUNDTRACK PULP FICTION McA 27 22 R. KELLY 12 PLAY JIVE 6 5 TAKE A TOKE C +C MUSIC FACTORY SONY 27 NEW PERFECT DAY EMF PARLOPHONE 6 5 SOUNDTRACK FORREST GUMP EPIC 28 NEW THE THE HANKY PANKY EPIC 7 NEW AMORES EXTRANOS X -SAMAR BLANCO Y NEGRO 28 NEW EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH ME MOBY MUTE 7 7 ENYA THE CELTS WARNER 29 32 GLORIA ESTEFAN HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME 8 NEW MOVE YOUR ASS SCOOTER BLANCO Y NEGRO 29 NEW THE ONLY ONE PAM NEW GUN EPIC 8 CLIFF RICHARD THE HIT LIST EMI 9 10 DANCE TO THE HOUSE TAMBOURINES PINK -GINGER 30 16 OPEN YOUR HEART M PEOPLE DECONSTRUCTION /RCA LET LOOSE WARNER 30 24 LET LOOSE MERCURY 9 13 GREEN DAY DOOKIE 10 7 FEEL THE VIBE AFRIKA BAMBAATAA BLANCOY 31 NEW RIVER OF PAIN THUNDER EMI 31 15 MORRISSEY WORLD OF MORRISSEY PARLOPHONE 10 8 PEARL JAM VITALOGY EPIC/SONY NEGRO 32 21 DELICIOUS SHAMPOO FOOD./ PARLOPHONE 32 31 MADONNA BEDTIME MAVERICK/SIRE 11 12 HARRY CONNICK JR. SHE COLUMBIA STORIES 33 29 THE WHOLE WORLD LOST ITS HEAD THE ALBUMS GO- 33 37 CYNDI LAUPER TWELVE DEADLY CYNS . . . AND 12 19 PRET -A- PORTER (READY TO WEAR) 1 2 LAURA PAUSINI GO'S IRS/CDEIRS THEN SOME EPIC LAURA PAUSINI DRO/WARNER SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA 2 1 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 34 NEW NOT FOR YOU PEARL JAM EPIC 34 25 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK GEFFEN 13 9 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK GEFFEN 3 35 28 YOU ARE EVERYTHING MELANIE WILLIAMS & JOE 35 9 CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE 3 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO /MERCURY 14 10 BOYZ II MEN II MOTOWN SEX MACHINE ROBERTS COLUMBIA WORRY BOMB CHRYSALIS 4 4 ANA BELENNICTOR MANUEL MUCHO MAS QUE 15 16 KULCHA KULCHA WARNER DOS ARIOLA 36 20 MANSIZE ROOSTER SUPERGRASS PARLOPHONE 36 30 MASSIVE ATTACK PROTECTION VIRGIN 16 11 VAN HALEN BALANCE WARNER 5 4 HERBERT VON KARAJAN ADAGIO 37 NEW SELF ESTEEM OFFSPRING EPITAPH 37 27 CHIEFTAINS THE LONG BLACK VEIL RCA KARAJAN 17 20 JOSHUA KADISON PAINTED DESERT SERENADE DEUTSCHE/POLYGRAM 38 32 ALWAYS AND FOREVER LUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 38 36 EAST 17 STEAM LONDON EMI 6 7 GLORIA ESTEFAN HOLD ME, THRILL ME... EPIC 39 35 YOU'RE NO GOOD ASWAD BUBBLIN 39 33 LIGHTING SEEDS JOLLIFICATION EPIC NEW THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE EPIC/SONY 18 CELINE DION 7 6 NIRVANA MN UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK GEFFEN 40 36 THE DANCE/FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES GARTH 40 NEW P.J. AND DUNCAN PSYCHE -THE ALBUM BBRHYTHM/ 19 NEW SHERYL CROW TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 8 10 JOSE BROOKS CAPITOL TELSTAR LUIS PERALES MIS 30 MEJORES A &M CANCIONES CBS -SONY 20 14 R.E.M. MONSTER WARNER 9 NEW MADREDEUS 0 EPSIRITU DA PAZ HISPAVOX 10 8 ROSARIO SIENTO EPIC Hits Of The World is compiled at Billboard /London by Julie Boodhoo and Christine Price. Contact 71- 323 -6686, fax 71- 323 -2314/2316. 'New' indicates first entry or re -entry into chart shown

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One of these is Cheb Mami, born Khelifati Mohamed ALBUMS 10 originated ALBUMS A of France for the past 10 years, Mami's fame 1 1 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND in Saida, a city in southwest Algeria. resident 1 1 SOUNDTRACK PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE 2 2 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT has been spreading slowly but steadily. Blessed with a voice that flows like honey, he is a pow- DESERT POLYGRAM WORLD VIRGIN Le Nouvel Observateur has called FORREST GUMP EPIC erful performer, so much so that the weekly news magazine 3 4 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO/MERCURY 2 2 SOUNDTRACK SHE SONY of king Khaled." His last album, "Let Me Rai," 4 3 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK GEFFEN 3 3 HARRY CONNICK JR. him "the most credible contender to the throne 5 5 SOUNDTRACK THE LION KING WALT DISNEY/MERCURY 4 4 R.E.M. MONSTER WARNER was released in 1990, and as well as shifting 60,000 units in France, it was also a huge seller 5 6 PEARL JAM VITALOGY EPIC 6 6 STING FIELDS OF GOLD A&M in Morocco and Algeria. The follow -up was tailored to break him in the international market. 7 THE 12TH MAN WIRED WORLD OF SPORTS II EMI 7 7 VAN HALEN BALANCE WARNER 6 album mixes rai MTV IN NEW YORK GEFFEN Simply titled "Saida," after his native city (meaning "the happy one "), the 8 NEW CELION DION THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE EPIC/ 7 5 NIRVANA UNPLUGGED COLUMBIA 8 10 DAVE DOBBYN TWIST sorry with touches of funk and even rap on the track "Ma Ma," performed with American rapper 9 8 MARK' OH NEVER STOP THAT FEELING URBAN/ 9 NEW SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT Babygirl. Like its predecessor, the album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Hilton MOTOR WORLD VIRGIN Rosenthal, whose credits include South African artist Johnny Clegg. Released in France at 10 9 GREEN DAY DOOKIE REPRISE IO NEW CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND the end of 1994 on the Totem/Blue Silver label, "Saida" was included in the best albums of the year lists of the influential dailies Le Monde and Libération. After SWITZERLAND (Media Control Switzerland) 2/25/95 his recent showcase at MIDEM, Mami plays in March at the Bataclan (Verdens Gang Norway) 2/25/95 LEGRAND NORWAY THIS LAST in Paris. EMMANUEL THIS LAST WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES 1 1 COTTON EYE JOE REDNEX JIVE RUSSIA: Two renowned jazz musicians-Sergei Manukyau (vocals/ 1 1 OLD POP IN AN OAK REDNEX BMc 2 4 OLD POP IN AN OAK REDNEX JIVE forces to begin 2 3 DOOKIE GREEN DAY WARNER 3 3 TEARS DON'T LIE MARK' OH ISLAND /POLYGRAM drums) and Viatcheslav Gorsky (piano) -have joined 3 2 ZOMBIE CRANBERRIES ISLAND 4 5 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17 LONDON work on an album for BSA Records. Gorsky was the leader and com- 4 6 CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT ELTON JOHN 5 2 ZOMBIE CRANBERRIES ISLAND poser of Electrojazz, one of the leading jazz ensembles of the '80s, POLYGRAM 6 9 CONQUEST OF PARADISE VANGELIS WARNER while Manukyau, who was based in Estonia for several years, is prob- 5 4 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17 POLYGRAM 7 7 IT'S COOL MAN XXL/PETER STEINER PHONOGRAM 6 5 HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER INI KAMOZE 8 8 AN ANGEL KELLY FAMILY DINO ably the best male jazz singer in the country today. Together they COLUMBIA 9 6 SCOOTER MOVE YOUR ASS PHONOGRAM AU 17t3 make a formidable team, and the forthcoming CD is likely to turn the 7 10 THINK TWICE CELINE DION SONY 10 10 TAKE A BOW MADONNA MAVERICK/SIRE ÌL YÌ Ìg ÁÑ WO W& duo into one of the country's top jazz acts. 8 NEW SCATMAN JOHN SCATMAN erns ALBUMS KRIfJJ1lllNiS {AR NI 9 8 COTTON EYE JOE REDNEX BMc VADIM YURCHENKOV 1 1 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT JAMBCO/MERCURY 10 9 ALWAYS BON JOVI WORLD VIRGIN ALBUMS 2 2 KELLY FAMILY OVER THE HUMP DINO U.K.: While black music in Britain has been virtually synonymous with 1 2 HERBERT VON KARAJAN LES PLUS BEAUX 3 3 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND recorded dance music in recent years, an increasing number of acts are following the lead of ADAGIOS POLYGRAM 4 8 VANGELIS 1492 -THE CONQUEST OF PARADISE 2 1 DI DERRE JENTER OG SANN SONET WARNER M People and embracing the art of live performance. In February, new Columbia Records 3 NEW CELINE DION THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE SONY 5 4 MARK' OH NEVER STOP THAT FEELING POLYGRAM signing Free Spirit supported Island's Drizabone at the Jazz Cafe in London. Free Spirit 4 3 EAGLES HELL FREEZES OVER MCA 6 5 SOUNDTRACK THE LION KING POLYGRAM is a duo comprising rapper Marquise Frederick and session singer Elaine Vassell (who has 5 9 CHIEFTAINS THE LONG BLACK VEIL emu 7 6 VAN HALEN BALANCE WARNER including Definition Of Sound and Lucas). Backed by a full band, 6 4 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 8 NEW GREEN DAY DOOKIE WARNER been featured with acts 7 5 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT 9 NEW MARCO MASINI II CIELO DELLA VERGINE BMG the pair delivered a set of light rap and funk numbers, including its debut single, "No More WORLD VIRGIN 10 NEW EAST 17 STEAM LONDON Rainy Days," out March 27. It took Drizabone almost four years after its initial breakthrough 8 NEW HALVDAN SIVERTSEN KJAERLIGHETSLANDET album, "Conspir- GRAPPER with a white -label recording of the soul classic "Real Love" to release a debut 9 6 STING FIELDS OF GOLD A&M acy," and put on its first live show. But now the writer /producer team of Billy April and Vince 10 NEW BO KASPERS ORKESTER PA HOTELL SONY Garcia, fronted by new singer Kymberley Peer, was back for a second residency at the Jazz FINLAND (Seura/IFPI Finland) 2/6/95 Cafe. Various rappers were featured during an hourlong set of smoothly soulful and uptempo songs, which included a notable duet between Peer and Chris Ballin and an engaging version SWEDEN (GLF) 2/17/95 WEEK WWEEK SINGLES of "Real Love." On the same night, less than a mile south at the Royal Academy Of Music, 1 3 DON'T YOU KNOW PANDORA STOCKHOUSE THIS LAST HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER INI KAMOZE the gospel Club 150 was presenting a "live inspiration experience" showcasing Christian -ori- WEEK WEEK SINGLES 2 6 COLUMBIA voices of the Nu Inspirational Choir, solo singer 1 1 TEARS DON'T LIE MARK' OH POLYDOR ented artists. These included the massed 3 1 KOURIN, KOURIN SIKADUO COLUMBIA 2 6 SELF ESTEEM OFFSPRING BORDERLINE Lois Hirby, and a swing quartet called the Wades, which includes two pastors, promoting its 4 NEW SWEET DREAMS SWING FEATURING DR. ALBAN 3 4 THE RIDE BASIC ELEMENT INHOUSE/EMI CHEIRON appropriately titled debut album, "A Touch Of Heaven." KWAKU 4 2 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17 LONDON 5 7 THERE IS A STAR PHARAO DANCE POOL 5 5 HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER INI KAMOZE 6 3 THE RIDE BASIC ELEMENT EMI COLUMBIA TURKEY: The Moslem call to prayer, ezan, rings out from countless minarets all over this coun- 7 NEW LOVE IS ALL AROUND D.J. BOBO PITCH CONTROL 6 NEW THINK TWICE CELION DION COLUMBIA voice to would be neither here 8 NEW OPEN YOUR HEART M PEOPLE DECONSTRUCTION try five times a day, every day. One more added the chorus 7 7 FLYING HIGH CAPTAIN HOLLYWOOD PROJECT ON URBAN Ersoy, one of the nation's leading MEGA 9 5 WESTBAMS HANDS VELLO BOSTICH nor there, or so you would have thought. But when Bülent RELIGION U 96 URBAN 8 3 ZOMBIE CRANBERRIES ISLAND 10 NEW LOVE classical singers, performed the ezan at the start and end of a song called "Aziz Istanbul" (Be- 9 NEW ANYONE OUT THERE MELODIE MC SIDELAKE ALBUMS loved Istanbul) on her recent album "Alaturka 1995," it proved to be highly controversial. Al- 10 9 DON'T YOU KNOW PANDORA VIRGIN/STOCKHOUSE 1 NEW KAIJA KOO TUULIKELLO WEA though Ersoy's pure voice renders the song far more beautifully than the overamplified and ALBUMS 2 1 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 3 2 ISMO ALANKO TAITE)LIJEALAMAA POKO dour tones of the average muezzin, her recording has reopened an old issue in Islam, that of 1 1 GLENMARK/ERIKSSON/STROMSTEDT GLENMARWERIKSSON/STROMSTEDT METRONOME 4 3 OFFSPRING SMASH EPITAPH/SPINEFARM artistic beauty vs. religious orthodoxy. The Istanbul mufti, a religious leader who decides on 2 3 CRANBERRIES NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 5 6 PHARAO PHARAO DANCE POOL/SONY such matters, has come down on the side of orthodoxy, claiming that to sing the ezan with 3 5 OFFSPRING SMASH EPITAPH 6 8 AKI SIRKESALO MIELENRAUHAA EPIC/SONY another song is disrespectful. More extreme fundamentalists believe the ezan should not be 4 2 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT 7 5 VAN HALEN BALANCE WARNER WORLD VIRGIN 8 9 22- PISTEPIRKKO RUMBLE CITY, LALA LAND sung by a woman. They are not likely to be reassured by the fact that Ersoy used to be a 5 4 GREEN DAY DOOKIE WARNER SPIRIT / POLYGRAM man who underwent a sex -change operation several years ago before becoming one of the coun- 6 8 SOUNDTRACK PULP FICTION MCA 9 NEW NORDMAN NORDMAN SONET /POLYGRAM try's best-loved artists. However, if sales of her music are any guide, this latest controversy VIEL RCA 10 7 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO /MERCURY 7 NEW CHIEFTIANS THE LONG BLACK "Alaturka 1995" is reported to have sold 100,000 cassettes 8 8 E -TYPE MADE IN SWEDEN STOCKHOLM is not harming Ersoy's popularity. 9 NEW JAYHAWKS TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS in three days, and sales of 500,000 are predicted by the end of March. ADRIAN HIGGS AMERICAN 10 7 SOUNDTRACK THE LION KING MERCURY FINLAND: Last year, Samuli Edelmann's album, "Ihana Valo" (Wonderful Light), on RCA, charmed record buyers with its lively dance and pop songs and stylish ballads, and on Feb. /AFP) 2/14/95 music industry's annual Emma PORTUGAL (Portugal (APF Chile) 2/95 8, the album dominated the CHILE Awards ceremony. Rock veteran J. Karjalainen's "Villejä Lu- THIS LAST THIS LAST 410 WEEK WEEK ALBUMS WEEK WEEK ALBUMS piineja" (Poko) won in the best album category, but elsewhere 1 1 LAURA PAUSINI LAURA PAUSINI WARNER 1 2 DIEGO TORRES TRATAR DE ESTAR MEJOR ems Edelmann prevailed. He was named best male vocalist, and his 2 NEW VARIOUS ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE COLUMBIA 2 NEW BON JOVI CROSS ROAD POLYGRAM - IN NEW YORK GEFFEN hit, "Ihana Ilta" (Wonderful Evening), written by Arto Tam 3 3 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED 3 NEW LOS PERICOS PAMPAS REGGAE EMI NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND 4 2 CRANBERRIES NO 4 NEW ROLLING STONES VOODOO LOUNGE EMI minen, won for best song. His album's production team of Kalle FROM THE NEXT 5 5 SIMPLE MINDS GOOD NEWS 5 NEW THE BIG GROUP A BAILAR Y A JUGAR emu Chydenius and Pekka Witikka took home the best producer WORLD VIRGIN 6 NEW LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS VASOS VACIOS SONY award. Alternative rock act 22- Pistepirkko, surprisingly, was 6 NEW TETVOCAL TETVOCAL EMI 7 NEW VARIOUS LA MAQUINA DEL SONIDO BMc 7 6 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD JAMBCO /MERCURY named best band, but the rest of the choices were more predict- ;',;, SUOMIFINLAND 2,10 8 6 JOSE LUIS PERALES MIS MEJORES 30 SONY 8 NEW CESARIA CESARIA EVORA COLUMBIA 9 10 RICARDO ARJONA HISTORIAS sorry able, including best-selling songstress Laura Voutilainen (best 9 7 VAN HALEN BALANCE WARNER 10 8 LUIS MIGUEL SEGUNDO ROMANCE WARNER female vocalist), romantic balladeer Heikki Hela (best new 10 8 VARIOUS TOP STAR 94/95 VIDISCO male vocalist), and Finland's answer to Ace Of Base, Taikapeili (best new band). ANTTI ISOKANGAS

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BY DOMINIC PRIDE Marius Müller- Westernhagen are tion costs and greater control over the JAMES LAST, the recipient of reaching ever -larger audiences and presentation, said Gebhardt. this year's Echo Award for life- MUNICH -There could have been no hitting new heights in record sales. While technically almost flawless, time achievement, has earned better testimony of the growing confi- Add these two factors together and the show still lacked the daring and more than 200 gold records in dence, depth, and diversity of German you get what is undoubtedly the grea- unique nature of the revamped Brit Germany (for sales of 250,000 music than Echo 1994, the fourth Ger- test swing toward home-grown pro- Awards or the Grammys. Industry ob- units) and 14 platinum discs (for man record business awards presenta- ductions since rock'n'roll first fell on servers hope that next year's show can sales of 500,000 units) in the tion held here Feb. 14. German ears. try some new stunts, possibly with live course of his long career. That's From the opening dance -pop In 1994, the German share of na- performances exclusive to the event. not to mention numerous other sounds of Lucilectric to the closing tional repertoire in the market in- Phono Academy managing director trophies and honors bestowed on bars of a choral thank you, written for creased from 25 % -36 %, said Gerd Werner Hay says, "We're thinking of the Polydor Records artist, the evening by veteran composer Gebhardt, chairman of the German letting the kids in next year, just to including the Order of the Fed- James Last, this year's Echo Awards Phono Academy and president of make it a bit livelier." eral Republic of Germany. showcased the range of music from a WEA Music Germany. Luci van Org, lead singer of Luci- At 65, Last is as active as he country that finally has matched its "Whether this has happened just lectric, winner of the best- national- was 40 years ago. His tours are economic might with its creative out- because of Echo, it's hard to say," he single category, summarized how still sell -outs; his albums, best- put. told a crowd of 700 -plus, including many of her artist colleagues feel sellers. Setting his newest goal, he It was the year that new kids on the members of the industry and the me- about the event. "It's great to be up on says, "I would like to live to 150." block dominated the awards (Bill- dia, who had assembled in the Bavaria that stage, not just because we're on Goetz Kiso, managing director board, Feb. 25), with Selig, Six Was TV Studios prior to the awards cere- the same bill as Bryan Adams, but be- of Polydor Germany, says, "On the Nine, Magic Affair, Marusha, and oth- mony. "What we can say is that our ar- cause we've seen our hard work re- world market, James Last is as ers providing further proof that new tistic potential has grown incredibly." warded," she said. "We've been doing much a synonym for German qual- German acts are breaking into the Echo is moving toward being a about 70 concerts in the last year. It's ity as beer, wine, or Mercedes." mainstream in a big way. Because unique promotional tool for the busi- great to see that people have more Music always has been at the most of the awards were based on ness. For the second time, the eve- courage with German- speaking acts center of Last's life. He started chart data from Media Control, the ning's highlights are being broadcast and that we're encouraging each taking piano lessons at 10, and by JAMES LAST Echoes provided a snapshot of the on prime -time national TV. other." 14 he was also playing double bass market for the year ending Jan. 31, This year, the Phono Academy Franca Morgano, lead singer with at music school. Together with his as 1995. chose to come to the TV station - Magic Affair, was equally enthusiastic. brothers, Werner and Robert, he versions of standards such While new acts are breaking rather than the other way around -a "It's good to have [a] show where we can was one of the first members of "Yesterday," "Spanish Eyes," and through, established stars such as decision that resulted in lower produc- show what we're capable of," he said. the Radio Bremen Dance And En- "La Vie En Rose" are unforgetta- The award ceremony also gave Michel tertainment Orchestra. In the ble. Cretu, the mastermind behind Enigma, years that followed, Last became Last composes most of his mu- the chance to thank the world for his established as an orchestra leader sic in Florida, his home for the last success with `The Cross Of Changes," and musician in the field of "light five years. "I write my music onto which won the Echo for the most suc- entertainment," or easy listening. computer, bring the diskette to CASEBOOK: cessful German production abroad. He was voted Germany's best jazz Germany, and then produce the "This is the most important record of my bass player for three years run- music together with my son in the life. I'm glad so many people around the ning by trade journalists in the studios," says Last. SIX WAS NINE world understood it." German Jazz Poll. When asked about his taste in As a showcase for the sheer range of Last is not only one of the most music, he says, "The future lies COMBINING A MODERN pop ap- German talent, Echo 1994 fit the bill. accomplished band leaders in the with youth. I have always found in- proach with an authentic soul feel, the Dance music had its moment in the spot- world, he has composed and arran- spiration in younger people. If I'm duo Six Was Nine has drawn acclaim light with Magic Affair's performance of ged melodies for numerous artists, really honest, I like listening to for its 1994 debut album, "A Few Bold "Omen III," the track that earned the many of which have become inter- Guns N' Roses most of all." Strokes Of The Brush." The act was act an Echo for best national single. national evergreens, including WOLFGANG SPAHR honored as newcomer of the year at At the other extreme, the grand finale "Games That Lovers Play." His the Echo Awards. came when James Last, recipient of this Hailing from Mannheim, musicians year's Echo for lifetime achievement, Achim Degen and Markus Tiedemann conducted a local choir that sang a spe- FACT FILE recently released a second album on cially prepared song of thanks to all who Artist James Last; Echo Award: Lifetime achievement; Latest Album: "Welthits In Gold ": Label/ Virgin Records, "Let It Come Your had helped him-from Beethoven to distributor: Polydor/PolyGram; Released: March 1994; Manager: Gaby Albrecht; Publisher: Way," featuring standout tracks such Cliff Richard -ending appropriately Happy Music/Warner /Chappell; Bookings: Liz Pretty, New York. as "Drop Dead Beautiful" and "Sur- enough with the phrase: "Music was and prise, Surprise," a cover of the Bobby SIX WAS NINE is my life." Womack ballad. With the album's title A modern-day giant, Westernhagen track, the duo made a declaration of injected his gravelly voice into the pro- the kitty litter -tray, while Claudia Floyd. the power of soul music. The success of Six Was Nine is un- ceedings with his new single "schweigen Jung sang "Je T'aime Mon Best jazz production: Roy Har- "In the 1970s especially, soul music doubtedly due in large measure to Ist Feigen" (Staying Silent Is Cowardly) Amour" her current single, rec- grove. did not have a high compositional producer Mike Vernon, who has after picking up his prize for best na- orded with Richard Clayderman. Best national producer: Klaus level; it was more a matter of feeling," worked with such artists as Muddy tional male artist. Veteran act Die Flippers, win- Jankuhn. says Degen, a fan of Stax and Motown Waters, Edwin Starr, Savoy Brown, Pur, winner of best national group, ners of the Echo for best schlager/ Best Newcomer: Six Was Nine. releases. "Of course, that's the sort of and Eric Clapton. He also has produ- performed the title track of its volksmusic group, sang the first Best national videoclip: Selig for music that is ä: challenge to a singer." ced seven albums with Fleetwood Intercord album "Seiltänzer- song they ever released 25 years "Wenn Ich Wollte." Listening to Degen perform, it is Mac and has brought his expertise traum" (High Wire Dream), while ago, "Weine Nich Kleine Eva," as Special Echo for best live per- clear that he understands the inner with pop, blues, and soul to the music schlager and volksmusik fans got a well as their 1978 comeback "Die formance: Peter Maffay and Fritz source of great soul music. of Six Was Nine. WOLFGANG SPAHR triple treat with best male, female, Rote Sonne Von Barbados." Rau for "Tabaluga And Lilli." and group winners all taking a Here is a list of additional Echo win- Best marketing campaign: WEA turn. ners: and Kick Musikverlag for Westernha- FACT FILE Funny -man Helge Schneider, al- Best international male: Bryan gen's "Affentheater." Artist: Six Was Nine; Echo Award: Newcomer of the year; Latest Album: "Let It Come Your ternatively known as Germany's Adams. Mediaman of the year: Dr. Rudolf Way "; Label /distributor: Virgin /EMI Electrola; Released: December 1994; Sales: 100,000 units; answer to Prince or "The Singing Best international female: Mariah Heinemann. Manager: Bernd Hoffmann; Publisher: Edition Nosferatu; Bookings: Mama Concerts. Creampuff," entertained the audi- Carey. Retailer of the year: Sito Musik in ence with "Katzenklo" his ode to Best international group: Pink Luneberg.

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MUNICH-The 1994 Echo Awards CASEBOOK: staged at the Bavaria Studios here brought together the top artists, producers, and executives of the LUCILECTRIC German music industry for a night of LUCILECTRIC: That's the record- accolades, performances, and after- show parties. ing persona of 23- year -old Luci van Org and 32- year-old Ralf Goldkind. The act's single "Mädchen" (Girl) has climbed to the top of the singles chart and received the Echo Award for best national single. Luci van Org started her career in a choir and later became a background singer for such artists as Heinz Rudolf Kunze. Goldkind learned to play bass at 12 and started a punk band. In subsequent years, he played guitar, trom- bone, and keyboards, toured through Europe with a number of groups, and LUCILECTRIC Enigma producer and composer Michael made a few records along the way. Cretu celebrates his second Echo "I was always looking out for an un- straight up. Award victory with his wife, Sandra. Convening informally during an after -show party was the usual voice and in Luci I found it," he "I write about anything which board of BPW, the German record industry association. says. Lucilectric's lyrics are a refresh- moves me: love, anger, sadness, and of Shown, from left, are Wolf D. Gramatke, president of ing change from the fare dished up course sex. That's only natural," says PolyGram Germany; Helmut Fest, president of EMI elsewhere on the German pop scene. Org. Electrola GSA; Gerd Gebhardt, chairman of the Phono They are cheeky, self-assertive, and For their debut album, "Mädchen," Academy and managing director of WEA Music Germany; the two newcomers got help from the production team of Annete Humpe Jochen Leuschner, managing director of Sony Music Germany; Heinz Canibol, managing director of MCA Music FACT FILE and Andreas Herbig, who previously Germany; and Thomas Stein, chairman of the Phono Assn. Artist: Lucilectric; Echo Award: Best national had helped Die Prinzen chart in Ger- and president of BMG Ariola GSA. single; Album: "Mädchen "'; Label /distribu- many. Luciletric is the first success of tor: Sing Sing/BMG/BMG Ariola; Released: the new Berlin label Sing Sing, April 1994; Sales: 200,000; Manager: Georg founded by George Glueck, who also Glueck; Publisher: Sun of Sing Sing; signed and broke Die Prinzen. Bookings: Blindfish Promotion. WOLFGANG SPAHR

CASEBOOK: MARUSHA The Echo Awards recognize the work Lifetime Achievement Award winner MARUSHA is a woman of many mid '80s, Marusha was inspired by of a new generation of German music James Last, center, is congratulated talents. A TV and radio presenter, the club and acid -house music there. professionals. Among those gathered, by Goetz Kiso, managing director of international DJ, and star of the Back in her hometown of Nurem- from left, are Tim Renner, managing Polydor Germany, left, and PolyGram techno -house scene, she won the berg, this young woman of Greek director of Motor Music; Klaus Germany president Wolf D. Gramatke. Echo Award this year for best na- and German parentage organized Jankuhn, winner of the Echo Award as tional female artist. her first raves. best national producer; Dieter Falk, Marusha scored a major hit in She booked well -known DJs like producer of award- winners Pur; and 1994 with her single "Somewhere WestBam from Berlin and estab- Sascha Basler, A&R manager for Over The Rainbow," which struck lished a name for herself on the Motor Music. gold (250,000 units) shortly after its city's scene with her club One. She release, a rare achievement for a later moved to Berlin with an offer techno -house track. It held onto the to host her own radio show. She fol- No. 3 spot on the German singles lowed that up with "Feuerreiter," a chart for several weeks, behind TV show on techno and house mu- Professor Werner Hay, managing Bruce Springsteen and Mariah sic. director of the German Phono Carey, and then went platinum Marusha recorded three dance - Academy, left, discusses the evening (500,000 units). club hits in 1992 and 1993 with with author Dr. Michael Kunze. While visiting England in the "Ravechannel," "Whatever Turns You On," and "Go Ahead," while "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" propelled her onto the pop chart. She worked on her 1994 debut album with producer Klaus Jankuhn, known for his work with WestBam and other leading dance figures. The album, "Raveland," reflects Marusha's good- humored, techno party spirit. WOLFGANG SPAHR

FACT FILE Artist: Marusha; Echo Award: Best national female artist; Latest album: "Raveland "; La- bel /distributor: Low Spirit/Motor Music /Poly- Marusha, winner of the Echo Award as Gram; Release: June 1994; Sales: 200,000; best national female artist, gets a hug Helmut Fest, president of EMI Lucilectric is Manager: Low Spirit; Publisher: BMG UFA; singer Luci van Org from her publisher, Hartwig Masuch, Electrola GSA, is greeted by singer joined at the party by concert managing MARUSHA Bookings: Low Spirit. director of BMG UFA Jennifer Rush, one of the night's promoter Fritz Rau. Publishing. presenters.

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CASEBOOK: PUR << URE" GERMAN rock music is ring of "Hey Du" (Hey You). The song the trademark of the band Pur, which "Neue Bruecken" (New Bridges) looks has received the Echo Award for best at new attitudes in society. One special national group. With its album "Seiltän- song is "Der Mann Am Fenster" (The zertraum" (High -Wire Dream ), the Man At The Window), written by Ger- quintet of Hartmut Engler, Ingo Reidl, man singer /songwriter Reinhard Mey Roland Biess, Joe Crawford, and Rudi and recorded for his 50th birthday. Buttas continues its successful German In 1988, Pur received German radio's rock concept of recent years. Golden Europa award. In 1990, Engler The album, produced by Dieter Falk won the Gema Lyricist Prize. The band hi Germany, was given its fmal polish at garnered the German record critics' Masterphonic Studios in Nashville and prize in 1991 for the album "Nicht Ohne CLAUDIA JUNG by John Kelly at Westside Studios in Grund" (Not Without Reason). London. The Intercord Records disc WOLFGANG SPAHR PUR showcases the development of Pur's songwriting. CASEBOOK: The band members began their collaboration in 1981, when they tried to CLAUDIA establish themselves under the name Crusade, and later as Opus. After being confused with an Austrian act of the CASEBOOK: ENIGMA same name, they chose their current JUNG FOR THE SECOND TIME in the sales of 5 million copies. cence," reached No. 4 on the Hot 100 moniker. four -year history of the Echo The second Enigma album, "The Singles chart and has been certified LAUDIA JUNG made her The imaginative songs on "Seiltän- C Awards, Michael Cretu, producer Cross Of Changes," was released gold in Germany for sales of 250,000 hobby- music -into a profession. zertraum" range from the humorous and mastermind of Enigma, has re- worldwide by Virgin in January 1994 units. ELLIE WEINERT The young woman from Dusseldorf and scurrilous "Hoer Gut Zu" (Listen), ceived the honor for the most suc- and has since sold more than 5 million used to sing in a dance combo be- through the double meaning of "In cessful German production abroad. copies worldwide, including platinum fore getting to know producer Dich" (Into You), to the rock -solid stir- Cretu received the same honor at certification in the U.S. for more than FACT FILE Adam Schairer six years ago. Her the 1991 Echo Awards ceremony for 1 million units sold. The album has hit Artist: Enigma; Echo Award: Most successful work with him resulted in her debut the album "MCMXC A.D." which has No. 1 on the charts in the U.K., Den- German production abroad; Latest album: single, "Immer Wieder Eine Hand - FACT FILE sold 7 million units worldwide. The mark, and New Zealand. It peaked at The Cross Of Changes "; Label: Virgin; Dis- voll Zaertlichkeit" (A Handful Of Artist: Pur; Echo Award: Best national group; single from that album, "Sadeness No. 5 in Germany and reached No. 9 tributor: EMI Electrola; Released: January Tenderness Over And Over Again). Latest Album: "Seiltänzertraum"; Label /dis- Part I," with its striking mix of Gre- on The Billboard 200 albums chart. 1994; Sales: 5 million -plus worldwide; Man- A succession of singles fol- tributor: Intercord; Release: August 1993; gorian chant, ambient, dance, and The first single from "The Cross ager: Juergen Thurnau; Publisher: Mambo (Continued on page 61) Sales: 1.3 million; Manager: Life Act Music; pop elements, achieved worldwide Of Changes," "Return To Inno- Music. Publishers: Various; Bookings: Life Act Music.

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CASEBOOK CASEBOOK: MAGIC AFFAIR PETER MAFFAY MAGIC AFFAIR is not only one of Germany's ROCK most successful, current dance acts, but also one of THE FAIRY TALE "Taba- luga the trendsetting exponents of the Eurodance style. And Lilli" was seen by more The group's track "Omen III" earned the Echo than a half-million spectators during its 1994 award for best national dance single. tour and has won the Echo Award for best live Mastermind Mike Staab and co- producer Bernd performance. Waldstaedt are two doyens of the German dance The theatrical production was written by Maffay scene with many years of club experience. Staab is Peter and aimed a producer who, since founding Magic Affair with as much at adults as children. The story is a few friends back in 1989, has successfully taken about dragons, fire, ice, and on board the motto "think global, act local" and has love. It is the story of Tabaluga and achieved success throughout Europe. is sung by Maffay himself. A three - CD Magic Affair took just four weeks to break into studio recording was released in late 1993 and has sold 900,000 the German top 3 with "Omen III" in 1994; the act nearly units, according to BMG Ariola. A stayed at No. 1 for four weeks. Multiple sales awards were bestowed on Staab, singer Franca two -CD, live tour recording followed in Morgano, and rapper A.K. Swift. September 1994. The "Ich The singles "Give Me All Your Love," "In The song Wollte Nie Erwach- PETER MAFFAY sen (I Middle Of The Night," and the current club smash Sein" Never Wanted To Grow which "Fire" followed one another on a near- monthly ba- Up), opens the performance, "In a world where there are ever was released a single and was sis. The tracks' hits were echoed on the charts in as a hit more limitations because the space on Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hol- the German singles chart last available to all of us is getting land, Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden. year. smaller, imagination is the opportu- WOLFGANG SPAHN nity to go beyond these borders," Maffay says of his fairy tale. "It is said that there are no limits to imag- FACT FILE ination." FACT FILE Artist: Peter Maffay; Echo Award: Best live Maffay collaborated on "Tabaluga" Artist: Magic Affair; Echo Award: Best national dance single; performance; Latest album: "Tabaluga And with concert promoter Fritz Rau, lyr- Album: "Omen (The Story Continues ..1 "; Label /distributor: Lilli Live Label /distributor: BMG "; Ariola; Re- icist Helme Heine, Electrola /EMI Electrola; Release: December 1994; Manager: leased: and animator September 1994; Sales: 240,000; Gregor Rottschalk. Jake Hampel; Publisher: Edition Nosferatu; Bookings: Hand In Manager: Red Rooster; Publisher: BMG UFA WOLFGANG SPAHR Hand Concept. MAGIC AFFAIR Musikverlage; Bookings: Mama Concerts.

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Carmen Crafts Personal Pop on ` L'Une' CASEBOOK: Disque Double Singer Called Quebec's Streisand

MARIUS MULLER- BY LARRY LeBLANC boosted by Quebec single hits told them what I wanted. There was "T'oublier," "Tu t'en Vas," and very intense collaboration for every TORONTO -One of the most antici- "Faut Pas Que J'panique," and has song." WESTERNHAGEN pated Canadian records of the year, sold 50,000 units to date, according Seeking to speak out against the Marie Carmen's third album, to Tremblay. widespread problem in Quebec of opens June 8 at the Niedersachsen MARIUS MULLER -WEST- "L'Une," on the Disques Double la- Carmen's second album, "Miel et adolescent suicide, Carmen urged of stadium in Hanover. ERNHAGEN, winner the Echo bel, was launched Feb. 14 on Que- Venin," released in April 1992, Plamondon to compose a song about view, Westernha- Award for best national male artist, In Gebhardt's bec's most popular TV show, Télé- brought her Quebec stardom rival- the matter. When the veteran lyri- reached a rare peak for a German - gen is proof that German artists Métropole's "Ad Lib." The show was ing that of Celine Dion and gave her cist sent in a rough draft of "Par la with lyrics and gripping language solo artist in 1994, when thoughtful broadcast live from the Théâtre du a foothold in France. Largely due to Fentre Ouverte," she berated him achieve domestic sales his latest WEA Records album, music can Forum in Montreal in front of an au- her interpretation of French singer for falling short of her expectations. 1.5 equal to those of worldwide super- "Affentheater," sold more than dience of 5,000. Barbara's song, "L'Aigle Noir," the Three months later, following in- million copies. Early this year, stars. Within the first week of release, album sold 200,000 copies, mostly in numerable rewrites, Plamondon re- WEA presented Westernhagen WOLFGANG SPAHR Disque Double had shipped 50,000 Quebec, in its first three months of turned with lyrics that won Carmen with a double -platinum award when copies of the album, according to la- release and over. Carmen says it was difficult di- the album reached the 1 million bel president Pierre Tremblay. The spent a record 36 recting her former mentor, who is sales level. album and the single, "Je T'Aime," weeks at No. 1 on well known for his fierce tempera- FACT FILE WEA Music Germany managing will be released March 10 in France the province's ment. "On the first album, Luc Echo director Gerd Gebhardt says West - Artist: Marius Müller -Westernhagen; by EMI France. music trade Ra- wrote a lyric for a song, which I ernhagen's sales haven't slowed. Award: Best national male artist; Latest M- "In this [French -speaking] mar- dioActivite retail didn't have the nerve to tell him it Retailers are predicting that sales bum: "Affentheater "; Label /distributor: WEA/ ket, buying the Carmen album is chart. The album wasn't right for me," she says. "For 2 mil- Warner Music; Released: August 1994; Sales: of "Affentheater" will surpass like buying a Barbra Streisand al- has sold 260,000 this album, however, I found the lion this year. Concertgoers have al- 1.5 million; Manager: Goetz Elbertzhagen; bum," says Montreal -based Shelley units to date here right words to say I wasn't happy. I bought 800,000 tickets to Publisher: More Music /Kick Music; Bookings: ready Stein -Sacks, VP of the Quebec divi- CARMEN and 30,000 copies said, 'I want the great Plamondon. I Westernhagen's 1995 tour, which Marek Lieberberg. sion of Roblan Distributors, which to date in don't want the Plamondon who operates the Sam The Record Man France, and "L'Aigle Noir" was a works with everybody and doesn't chain. "You know it's good, and you top 20 hit there, says Tremblay. have time.' He worked and worked know it's going to sell." With the popularity of "Miel and on the lyric, and now he's so proud In the midst of a dizzying sched- Venin," Carmen won the Quebec of what he did." ule of Quebec print and radio inter- music industry's Félix award for top Unlike many French -speaking views for the album's introduction, female artist in 1992 and repeated Quebecois today seeking to match the Carmen says, "It's been a hell of a the feat the following year, along English careers of Dion and Roch week. It's something [that] I'm liv- with awards for top album and out- Voisine, Carmen is in no hurry to rec- ing right now, because for three standing concert performance. ord extensively in English. "To sing a days before [the release] I was at a Carmen confesses that the new al- song or a whole album in English, you spa and all of this [activity] is too ex- bum was initially arduous to create better be able to speak English and treme." because of enormous expectations of feel solid as a rock defending your Recorded in Montreal at Studio both her fans and the Quebec music songs," she says. "I'm unable to do Numuz, Studio Victor, and Studio industry and because her personal that. I'm not as comfortable in Economik, Carmen's 12 -song, adult goals for it were so ambitious. English as I am in French." contemporary -styled album fea- "I had to forget people were wait- To launch the album in France, tures songs co- written by her and ing [for the next album], which was Carmen will open for singer Michel numerous songwriters from France not easy," she says. "I also didn't Sardou March 14 -26 at L'Olympia in and Quebec, including Eric La- want to do 'Miel et Venin' part two. Paris. She is nonplussed that, with pointe, Francine Ruel, Elizabeth I knew where I wanted to go and the exceptions of Voisine and Dion, Gathered to present a German double -platinum award to Marius Müller - Depardieu, and Luc Plamondon. was really hard on [producer] Jean - French -Canadian singers are having in these days. Westernhagen for sales of 1 million units of his current album " Affentheater" The album, which includes a duet Pierre Isaac and Luc Plamondon. so little impact France are, from left, Pete Wingfield, co- producer of the album; Bernd Doop, deputy with veteran middle -of- the -road Instead of choosing prewritten "That's my next challenge," says marketing director, WEA Records; Alexander Maurus, marketing manager, Quebec pianist André Gagnon and songs as she'd done for her two pre- Carmen. "But they're going to have WEA; Westernhagen; Goetz Elbertzhagen, manager; Walter Fichte, an English version of the Harold vious albums, Carmen sought to to take me as I am. I don't want to be Westernhagen's attorney; Gerd Gebhardt, managing director, WEA Music Arlen /Ted Koehler standard, personalize each track on "L'Une." a French person or play the game of Germany; and Ossy Hoppe, concert promoter with Marek Lieberberg "Stormy Weather," is a dramatic de- "Previously, I picked songs that [being an] exotic Quebecois in Konzertagentur. parture from Carmen's previously touched me, but the lyrics were not France. I'm proud to be what I am. rock -based style of mainstream pop. written for me," she says. "For this I come from Quebec." It has left many wondering if the album, I chose the songwriters and mercurial 36- year -old songstress had recently mellowed out. CASEBOOK: CLAUDIA JUNG "No no no, it's the rocker that is (Coat,,iì((d.%rom. page .iY) more tender," Carmen protests at MAPLE BRIEFS lowed- "Stumme Signale" (Silent Sig- markt. the mention of the Quebec tabloid i nals), "Etwas Fuer Die Ewigkeit" She was awarded German radio's Le Soleil's headline: "The Rebel (Something For Eternity), "Eine Reise Golden Note prize from 1989-91, and in Marie Carmen Has Become Ins Licht" (A Journey To The Light), 1992 she received the Golden Antenna Tender." "The tempo of the music ATTIC MUSIC GROUP has se- tarine #9, Llamasaurus, and Roy and "Fang Mich Auf' (Catch Me) -and award from radio programmers. Her changed, but the words and my pas- cured Canadian distribution of New Loney & the Long Shots. in 1989 and 1990, Jung was voted most self- titled album, released in Sep- sion didn't change. The rebel is York -based indie label Rockworld. popular German -language female tember 1994, features a duet with there forever." First releases under the agreement APPOINTMENTS: Shan Kelley singer by the trade magazine Musik- French pianist Richard Clayderman, Like numerous Quebec -based are from Dirty Looks, Sex, Love & has been named director of strategic "Je T'aime Mon Amour" (I Love You singers, Carmen's first music indus- Money, One Hit Wonder, and Bad marketing at EMI Music Canada; My Dear), which has climbed the sin- try break came from prolific Quebec Seed. Brian Hetherman has been appointed FACT FILE gles chart. lyricist Plamondon. He cast her in director of A &R at MCA Records Artist: Claudia Jung; Echo Award: Best female "I sing only songs which I can [emo- the 1985 revival of the rock opera QUEBEC SINGER Julie Masse Canada; At Mercury/Polydor, Sara schlager/volksmusic artist; Latest album: tionally] support," she says. "It would "Starmania," co- written with the was scheduled to perform Feb. 23 in Milne has become media relations as- "Claudia Jung "; Label /distributor: Electrola /EMI be presumptuous to say that I have ex- late Michel Berger, and released Quebec City, Quebec, for a dinner for sistant, and Jane Kitley has been Electrola; Release: September 1994; Sales: perienced everything at 28, but I must her first single, "Piaf Chanterait du Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chre- named marketing assistant; and Nick 250,000; Manager: Juergen Evers; Publishers: be able to relate to the lyrics." Rock," on his fledgling Lazer label tien and President Bill Clinton during Carbone is GM of PolyGram Group Various; Bookings: Juergen Evers. WOLFGANG SPAHR in 1987. the president's official state visit to Canada's newly established Barclay/ Finding himself unable to cope Canada. Phillips /Polydor Musique division. with his innumerable songwriting MCA Concerts Canada announces projects and operating a label, Pla- WARNER MUSIC CANADA now the following personnel changes: REPRINTS mondon folded the label and asked will distribute the Montreal, Quebec - Rene Black to director of marketing; For reprints of advertisements or articles Tremblay to sign Carmen for newly based company Shake The Record Debbie Rix to director of promotions appearing in Billboard, (minimum of 100) formed Disque Double. In February Label. Among the first releases un- and publicity; Christine Liber to pub- 1989, Carmen released her first al- der the pact are from ex -Saint Ed licity manager. Steve Herman has call Cindee Weiss 212 -536 -5003 bum, "Dans la Peau," which was Kuepper, Smudge, Drop City, Nec- joined the company as a talent buyer.

BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 61 www.americanradiohistory.com Retail BIBLIO® O.J. Trial Boosts Audiobook Market Time Warner Title Tallies Record Sales BY TRUDI MILLER ROSENBLUM can, 2,800 copies have been sold at music Hemingway of Multimedia Books in Los stores and mass merchants. Angeles. "I heard of another store owner NEW YORK All Legal, social, and me- Music chains carrying the O.J. tape in- who was carrying it, but donating the dia ramifications aside, the infamous O.J. clude HMV, Tower, Trans World, Media profits to a women's shelter." Simpson trial has had at least one unfor- Play, Wherehouse, National Record The fact that audiobook -only custom- eseen side effect: It has turned a number Mart, Nobody Beats The Wiz, Block- ers tend to be upscale and educated also of people on to audiobooks. buster Music, Spec's, Camelot, Wax was cited as a sales factor. One audio - Time Warner Audiobooks' tape of "I Works, Bassin, and Strawberries. book store owner, who asked not to be Want To Tell You," Simpson's best -sell- At bookstores, the audio is being dis- named, said, 'With our demographics, ing book, is selling briskly-not just in played next to the Little, Brown best- we do real well in more substantive types the bookstores, which are audiobooks' selling hardcover and, says Lisa Herling, of books- business, foreign language, bread and butter, but in nontraditional VP of corporate communications for philosophy, religion, as well as best-sell- On The Street Where You Live. Martin Zellar, center, visits Garage D'Or in outlets, such as supermarket chains, Barnes & Noble, "sales are very strong. ers. I can see [the O.J. tape] doing well Minneapolis as part of his "Tour De Nicollet ": a one -day tour of three music stores drugstores, and mass merchants, largely For us, sales of an audiobook are usually in supermarkets, being picked up by peo- on Nicollet Ave. Zellar, former front man of the Gear Daddies, signed autographs due to its $9.99 impulse price. 3% or under compared to the hardcover; ple who don't usually read a lot, but and performed songs from "Born Under," his solo debut on Rykodisc. In addition Ironically, audiobook-only stores this one is actually up at 1( , which is [who] are curious about the trial or infat- to Garage D'Or, Zellar visited Let It Be and Roadrunner. Shown with Zellar, from (whose clients are diehard audio fans) very unusual. I think it has to do with the uated with O.J. But our customers have left, are Garage D'Or staffers Jim Peterson, John Beggs, and Grant Johnson and have had mixed results with the title. fact that it has O.J.'s actual voice on the better taste than that." store owner Terry Katzman. Still, says Time Warner Audiobooks tape, and also that there was so much president/CEO Lori Weintraub, "I Want media coverage that aired the tape." To Tell You" is "absolutely the best-sell- Will Sensing, senior merchandising ing audio we've had." manager of bookstore distributor Weintraub declines to give sales fig- Ingram Book Co., says, "It's definitely ures, but retail calls bear her out. "O.J. one of the all -time fastest- moving audio Seattle Shop Focuses On Things Indie titles." (It should be noted that due to the con- BY ED CHRISTMAN closed its doors. Along the way, Pavitt straints of the trial, Simpson did not rec- 1E3 IL1_ 13 0 AF2C] left to form Sub -Pop Records, today ord the entire 90- minute tape. He reads SEATTLE -When music merchant one of the leading independent labels. a message to listeners, then actors read Russ Battaglia says his customers pre- fETAIL Even from the beginning, Fallout IS COMING SOON TO a sample of letters to Simpson, and he refer independent product, he isn't kid- supplemented its music offering with a sponds to them. After about 20 minutes, ding. Fallout Records, in Seattle's Ca- A STORE NEAR YOU! related product line. At that time, actor Rodney Saulsberry takes over for pitol Hill district, specializes in music skateboards were big among independ- Simpson. The words, however, are Simp- from independent labels and comic Marvel (which publishes such well - ent music fans. son's, from jail interviews by Lawrence books from independent publishing known titles as Spider -Man and the X- "The strength of the skateboard fad Schiller.) companies. Men) and DC (which includes Super- enabled us to supplement our income Waldenbooks merchandise manager The only major -label product that man and Batman so we could sell cool music," Battaglia Cindy Tenacea describes the title as "one Fallout patrons want, says Battaglia, is among its most says. "Now we sell a lot of records, of our top three fastest -selling audio - music from bands that started out on popular charac- which allows us to sell cool comic books. We are pretty excited about it, be- independent labels. Those acts still ters). books." cause I think it's introducing a whole new have a following among independent - "I tried carry- Backpedaling, he explains how Fall- customer base to the book -on -tape cate- label music buffs, he says. Major-label ing Marvel and out started carrying comic books. product comprises about 10% of the DC, but there was "Skateboards sold until about 1988, "I Want To Tell You" has sold much store's stock. no demand," he when that fad died," Battaglia says. "I Want To Tell You" by O.J. Simpson better than Dove Audio's "Nicole Brown But despite the demand for certain says. Conse- Around that time, Frank Miller's is now out on audiotape. Simpson: Diary Of A Life Interrupted" quently, he no BATTAGLIA "Dark Knight" series, graphic novels by Faye Resnick, retailers say, citing longer stocks titles featuring a hitherto unexplored side of three reasons: timing, price, and the fact from those two companies. Batman's persona, became popular; is doing about four times better than any that unlike Resnick, O.J. is at the center Battaglia, who co -owns and runs and even though it was published by other audiobook we carry," says Roberta of the case. Fallout with his wife, Janet, says the DC, it seemed to be a turning point for Yochim, book buyer for Portland, Ore. - "The Resnick book was too expen- store's clientele hasn't changed much independent comic -book publishers." based distributor the Bay News Corn - sive," says Amy Bell, owner of Albert's since the store first opened back in Fallout carried fanzines and re- pany, which distributes to Target Stores Audiobooks in Agoura Hills, Calif. "Peo- 1984. At that time, before Seattle was search books, so it wasn't too much of and the Fred Meyer supermarket chain. ple felt they couldn't rationalize spending put on the musical map by such bands a stretch to comic books. When Fallout The OJ. tape also is the month's No. $16 for trash, but for under $10, they as Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the big sell- phased out skateboards, the opportu- 1 audiobook for Brentwood, Md.-based can." Others note that the Resnick book ers at Fallout were bands like Scratch nity was there to stock independent Ararnark, which services the CVS and came out in the fall, during a lull in the Acid, Suicidal Tendencies, and Black comic books. Besides, says Battaglia, "I Rite -Aid drugstore chains, the Safeway case: The initial publicity of the arrest Flag. have always been into comic books, and Superfresh supermarket chains, was over, and the trial had not yet "When we first started, people personally." mass merchant Wal -Mart, and several started. weren't into the local bands," Battaglia Today, comic books comprise about military accounts. "Our accounts don't Ironically, sales of the O.J. tape are says. "Now, they think it's the greatest 35% of Fallout's sales, he says. More generally carry many audiobooks -this mixed at audiobook -only stores, which thing. Media attention led people to important, COMICS BOOKS comics are more profitable was kind of an exception. But it's doing cater to the established audio listener. RECORDS care." than music, he says. Fallout operates great. We had reorders for it, and now Some of these stores, including Albert's But Seattle always has been a very on low margins for music anyway. It we're completely sold out of it," says Audiobooks, Boston Audiobooks, and Fallout Records is located in Seattle's creative place and tolerant of those who sells CD albums at $11.99 -$12.99 and Shirley Jackson, assistant buyer. Scottsdale, Ariz.'s Best Seller Audio - Capitol Hill district. (Billboard Photo) don't walk the mainstream, he says, vinyl albums at $7.99 -$8.99 For Rezound, a Minneapolis -based books, report "tremendous" sales. But adding, "Seattle has always had a really Vinyl is very popular at Fallout. In distributor that places rental audiobooks many audiobook stores surveyed say good scene for theater and literature." units, vinyl comprises about 60% of in- in supermarkets and video stores, "OJ. sales of the title are low. groups on major labels, Battaglia says Fallout Records was born from the ventory, with CDs about 30%, and cas- is leading the pack of our February "Everyone who walks in says, 'Oh, he usually doesn't bring in a new re- ashes of another record store. "My ex- settes 10%. The store carries a couple group of merchandise. There is no ques- God, you have that book ?' It's not doing lease on a major label until well after partner, Bruce Pavitt, and I worked at thousand titles, both in vinyl and CD, tion that this has piqued consumers' in- well at all-í only ordered a few, and its release date. "The chain stores usu- another store and managed it," he re- and a lesser amount in cassettes, he terest and made them more aware of au- they're all still here," says Michele ally have it on sale for about the price members. "The owner of that store was says. diobooks as a product," says VP Terry Abraham, owner of EAR Books in Wal- we buy it for, so we usually wait until at the end of his financing, and al- When the majors were phasing out Lipelt. nut Creek, Calif. "I don't think anyone it goes off sale at those stores before though we saw it coming, he shut it vinyl, "we held onto it because we felt The tape has had mild sales at music wants him to make money off of this. And stocking it." down with one -day's notice. We had a it was better than CDs," Battaglia says. chains: Surveyed retailers who carry it people are bored with the case." Similarly, the devotion that Fallout fantasy to run our own store, so we That proved to be a good decision be- report selling one or two copies a week Some retailers have moral problems customers show for music can also be gathered our resources" and opened in cause as other shops stopped carrying per store. There are exceptions; the with the book and are refusing to stock seen in their comic -book -buying habits. the current location. vinyl, "people searched us out for it," HMV superstore in New York sold 17 co- it. "I happen to believe that O.J. is prob- Titles from companies such as Fanta- At that time, Fallout measured about he says. "If it's available on vinyl, we pies in three weeks. (The audiobook was ably guilty, and I don't think he should graphics and Kitchen Sink prove infi- 500 square feet, which was doubled in make sure to stock" both singles and released Jan. 27.) According to SoundS- be making this money," says Charles nitely more popular than those from 1988 when a neighboring business (Continued on page 64)

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To p Pop. Catalog Albums.. BASSIN DISTRIBUTORS IS THE COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan o r- W ~W _ N ARTIST ""'1I TITLE < Se Iect -O -H its g 3 LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUG. LIST PRICE) 3 LD * * NO.1 * * Keeps Quiet On BOYZ II MEN A5 COOLEYHIGHHARMONY 1 1 MOTOWN 6320 (9.98/15.98) 4 weeks at No. 1 13 GREEN DAY KERPLUNK Sales Gossip /41 2 3 LOOKOUT 46* (7.98/10.98) 18 NINE INCH NAILS PRETTY HATE MACHINE 3 2 NT 2610* (9.98/15.98) 76 SELECT -O -SALE? Word has BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS LEGEND reached DI that, once again, Select -0- 4 6 TUFF GONG 846210* /ISLAND (10.98/16.98) ' 187 Hits in Memphis may be involved in a YANNI REFLECTIONS OF PASSION * OVER 1 MILLION CD'S IN STOCK 5 4 PRIVATE MUSIC 2067 (10.98/15.98) 48 sale negotiation. But, as some down SERVICE SPECIALISTS ERIC CLAPTON A' TIME PIECES - THE BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON South might put it, don't let's get all ex- * 6 7 POLYDOR 825382/A&M (7.98 EQ/11.98) 195 cited jus' yet. FULL LINE DISTRIBUTOR & ONE STOP GREATEST HITS * ELTON JOHN A" The talk is that Select -O -Hits has 7 8 POLYDOR 512532 * /A&M (7.98/11.98) 186 * 48 HR. OR LESS DELIVERY ENYAA2 WATERMARK been in discussion with an unidentified 8 15 REPRISE 26774/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) 174 entertainment concern (not an estab- JOURNEY A' JOURNEY'S GREATEST HITS lished record distributorship) to sell at 9 10 COLUMBIA 44493 (9.98 EQ'15.98) 198 least a partial interest in the long -lived CD'S, TAPES LASERDIS(S (ASSINGLES 12" ACCESSORIES PROF. PRODUCTS GREEN DAY 39 /SMOOTH 10 9 LOOKOUT 22* (7.98/10.98) 15 Tennessee firm. VIDEOS, T- SHIRTS 8 MUCH MORE! PINK FLOYDAs THE WALL But Skip Phillips, who operates the 11 13 COLUMBIA 36183* (15.98 EQ/31.98) 198 wholesaler with his brother, Johnny YANNI DARE TO DREAM find out what everybody's talking about! 12 5 PRIVATE MUSIC 82096 (10.98/15.98) 37 (who these days is concentrating on PINK FLOYD" DARK SIDE OF THE MOON running his label, Icehouse Records, as Call toll free 800429.7664. Ask for Wanda. 13 12 CAPITOL 46001* (9.98/15.98) 198 noted here in December), is definitely EAGLES 1° GREATEST HITS 1971 -1975 soft -pedaling the chatter. 14 16 ELEKTRA 105*/EEG (10.98/15.98) 198 JIMMY BUFFETT2 SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART "We've got some things working," 15 18 MCA 5633* (7.98/11.98) 195 Skip says. "Nothing's happening for S S i n 15959 N.W. 15th. Avenue, Miami, Ft 33169 JANIS JOPLIN A2 GREATEST HITS sure yet, but there is talk." 16 17 COLUMBIA 32168 (5.98 EQ/9.98) 147 DIS,T,RIBUTORS Ph.:( 305)621 -0070 orfox:(305)620 -2216 Skip intimates that another party GREASE - SOUNDTRACK A8 11 23 POLYDOR 825095/A &M (9.98/15.98) 14 perhaps an established distributor - NIRVANA BLEACH also has approached Select -O -Hits with 18 19 SUB POP 34* (8.98114.98) 45 JAMES TAYLOR GREATEST HITS 19 20 WARNER BROS. 3113*' (7.98/11.98) 196 STEVE MILLER BAND A6 GREATEST HITS 20 11 CAPITOL 46101 (7.98/11.98) 193 400 CD BOOKLETS in 2 SQ. FT.! METALLICAA' ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 21 21 ELEKTRA 60812/EEG (9.98/15.98) 184 actual CD's kept in jewel boxes behind the counter. ORIGINAL LONDON CAST A' PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Full line of counter, wall and floor displays 22 29 POLYDOR 831273/A&M (10.98 EQ/16.98) 68 isimealigiliall `. rtiuus EAGLES t° HOTEL CALIFORNIA 23 22 ELEKTRA 103/EEG (7.98/11.98) 101 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL A' CHRONICLE VOL. 1 i3rowsr° 24 25 FANTASY 2* (10.98/17.98) 103 by Chris Morris DISPLAY SYSTEMS AEROSMITH A' GREATEST HITS CHICAGO ONE STOP, INC. 195 25 24 COLUMBIA 57367 (7.98 EQ/11.98) an offer. 401 West Superior Chicago. IL 60610 THE DOORS A' BEST OF THE DOORS Phone: 312 -822/0822 lollfree: 800-822/4410 26 26 ELEKTRA 60345/EEG (12.98/19.98) 181 If Skip is tight -lipped in talking . YANNI IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE about any potential deal, his reticence 21 14 PRIVATE 82093 (9.98/15.98) 3 may be understandable. The company PATSY CLINE A' GREATEST HITS has been wooed more than once; the 28 27 MCA 12* (7.98/12.98) 189 MELISSA ETHERIDGE MELISSA ETHERIDGE most recent suitor was Hanover Park, 29 31 ISLAND 842303 (9.98/13.98) 20 Ill.-based M.S. Distributing, which last BARRY WHITE GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 year put down an offer for Select -0- (7.98/11.98) 4 30 39 CASABLANCA 822782/ISLAND Hits, which has served in recent years EAGLES A3 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 31 30 ELEKTRA 60205 /EEG (10.98/15.98) 193 as what is termed a "Southern branch" LED ZEPPELIN 10 LED ZEPPELIN IV of the Chicago -area indie (Billboard, 32 28 ATLANTIC 82638/AG (10.98/15.98) 166 We could brag for days, but this A5 Sept. 17, 1994). U2 THE JOSHUA TREE However, that much -talked -about 33 32 ISLAND 842298* (10.98/16.98) 152 number is all you need. OFFSPRING IGNITION deal fell through last fall (Billboard, 34 38 EPITAPH 86424* (9.98/15.98) 6 Nov. 5, 1994) -evidently entailing BILLY JOEL 6 GREATEST HITS VOL. I & II some to the Memphis dis- 35 40 COLUMBIA 4Ò421 (15.98 EQ/28.98) 197 explaining METALLICA A' RIDE THE LIGHTNING tributor's customers. 36 33 MEGAFORCE 60396/EEG (9.98/13.98) 175 So, while Skip Phillips acknowledges FLEETWOOD MAC A' GREATEST HITS the sales talks-which he adds would 31 35 WARNER BROS. 25801 (9.98/16.98) 165 be for an interest in Select-O -Hits, not CHICAGO A2 GREATEST HITS 1982 -1989 38 36 REPRISE 26080/WARNER BROS. (9.98/15.98) 178 an outright purchase -he holds his METALLICAA3 MASTER OF PUPPETS hand close to his vest on further de- 39 34 ELEKTRA 60439 /EEG (9.98/15.98) 174 tails. AC /DCA1° BACK IN BLACK 1 40 37 ATLANTIC 92418/AG (10.98/15.98) 98 Skip does say, however, that more REBA MCENTIRE GREATEST HITS information may be forthcoming within 41 42 MCA 5979* (7.98/12.98) 23 the next month. Tune in tomorrow ... THE BEATLESS 1967 -1970 38 Find why we do best! (15.98/31.98) it CAPITOL out 42 45 97039* UP: Buddy Parker, COO CAROLE KING A' TAPESTRY MOVING Great Fill Personalized Service Super Inventory 43 - COLUMBIA 34946 (7.98 EQ/11.98) 34 of The REP Co. in Minneapolis, called BONNIE RAITT' LUCK OF THE DRAW to let us know that Jim Roppo has 42 44 47 CAPITOL 96111 (10.98/15.98) been named VP of sales and marketing KENNY G A' LIVE 45 - ARISTA 8613* (13.98/17.98) 32 for the distributor. Parker says that THE BEATLES' ABBEY ROAD Roppo, previously VP of marketing, 46 48 CAPITOL 46446 (10.98/16.98) 59 will be heading administrative efforts VIOLENT FEMMES VIOLENT FEMMES 41 46 SLASH 23845/WARNER BROS. (9.98/15.98) 67 in the sales realm; Jim Thompson and LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST -SKYNYRD'S INNYRDS Rob McDonald continue as sales di- 48 44 MCA 42293 (7.98/12.98) 15 rectors for the East and West, respec- SOUNDTRACK' TOP GUN tively. (REP's former sales VP, Pip Compact Discs 49 COLUMBIA 40323 (7.98 EQ/11.98) 62 - recently segued to Distribution THE BEATLES5 1962 -1966 Smith, Cassettes 50 - CAPITOL 97036 (15.98/31.98) 30 North America in Cambridge, Mass.) Catalog albums are older titles which have previously appeared on The Billboard 200 Top Albums chart One Stop Music House Cassingles and are registering significant sales. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales RECKONING TO BE A HIT: Four of 500,000 units. RIM certification for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion sellers indicated by well -known, Nashville -based singer/ Over 25 Years Of Service Accessories a numeral following the symbol. Most albums available on cassette and CD. *Asterisk indicates vinyl LP have banded together to is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for WEA and BMG labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices songwriters 881 Memorial Dr. S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 303 16 marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. form a new imprint, Dead Reckoning IN indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©1995, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc. (Continued on page 65)

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www.americanradiohistory.com Retail TansADVERTISEMENT SEATTLE SHOP DEVOTED TO ALL THINGS INDIE (Continued front page 62) The Positive Sounds Of albums. ties are coming out. While Battaglia Big-selling titles currently at Fallout says he is happy to see the strength of are albums by Resist; Jon Spencer the independent sector grow, he adds Hear Music's Expansion Blues Explosion; Team Dresch; Mary that he is concerned about the prolifer- Lou Lord; and Head, a local band. La- ation of product. "When there is so bels whose titles are well received by much product coming out, it is getting HEAR, HERE: With sales distribu- throughout the chain's stores. In addi- Fallout customers include Touch N' Go; hard for the customer to know what to tion executives worried about the con- tion, Hear Music supplies descriptions Sub -Pop; Amphetamine Reptile; and buy," he says. "Customers are con- solidation of the account base, Track and other information about most of the Revelation. fused, and they don't always know what thought it would write about something releases in -store. My First But as independent labels get more they want," which can hurt merchants to take their minds off doom and 'We are trying to bring music to peo- popular, and thus profitable, more ti- that stock the wrong titles. gloom-an emerging, vital account. ple that they don't fmd through the nor- Read -Along Hear Music, which began life in 1989 mal channels of radio and MTV," MacK- as a mail-order account, is quietly grow- innon says. "Shopping at Hear Music ing its retail business. The Boston - doesn't depend on having knowledge S1MBA LOOKED BY based chain, which began with an outlet about a title or having heard it before. the river. He didn't see Nola, YOUR 1fWeT Acííve STORE in fall 1992 in Berkeley, Calif., now has We let people shop with their ears. That but he saw a sleepy seven outlets. In addition to Berkeley, allows us to sell music that nobody else crocodile. "Have you seen OF THE 9O's outlets are also in Palo Alto and Santa is selling." Nala ?" The crocodile Telescan is the leader in interactive marketing! Monica, Calif.; Westport and Farming- In order to enhance that effort, Hear yawned. "No, Simba. I was ton, Conn.; Troy, Mich.; and Schaum- Music organizes its inventory by busy taking a nap!" At Telescan we bring you low -cost, compact, burg, Ill. themes, such as music you might listen rugged units that work throughout your 1f P "After taking a deep breath, we are to while driving to work or drinking store. Single -CD players; touchscreen kiosks a, now getting ready to open five more morning coffee or driving all night. with information on all music video and i outlets," says Don MacKinnon, Hear A typical "Hear Music outlet takes in Y - video games in print; "hot hits" music, Music president. Those stores are in about 2,000 square feet, although when audiobook - the works. 10 and video samplers JDISC ENSEMBLE Everything is designed to make your Portland, Ore.; appropriate they ? Simba 's Hide Seek is one WC. SUN store more exciting Imo. Denver; Chicago; can take in about and right now! Now of three titles in the new woo 1 Georgetown, Md.: 3,000 square feet. Mesa. audio series, My First Read - L and Costa We like to keep D Ey SOLO Calif. REM Along, from Walt Disney gls' . the stores inti- E end i0 sr /+ Hear Music, mate," MacKin- Records. This series follows which gets high TRA( iK non says. in the successful footsteps of marks from the by Ed Chris tman last year's My First Sing - iKl . P1 competition as SLIM DOWN: Along series release. Also Iah li IC viDEDArrflncrox t IUQ well as the sales The Musicland premiering in this new audio and distribution community, specializes Group mall -store division continues to line are Aladdin: Here Comes in targeting the older demographics. Its rejigger operations and cut overhead. tit' i 1 ' BOOKMARK a Parade! and Bambi: A ' i, llr, Iii' is folk, IO Boo emphasis on jazz, blues, new age, Executives recently pared employees at Little Spring Shower. Each 1i i adult 11 contemporary, and world music. the store level, letting go an undeter- durable, chunky board book á rlie., "Since Hear Music is marketing to mined number of assistant store manag- is filled with bright, beautifully fat adult consumers, we are trying all dif- across U.S. In addition, '' ;: l. >1N.. ers the sources illustrated pictures and large, ferent types of places where we can find say, some full-time employees had their simple text. The cassette 1,1( them," says MacKinnon, including up- hours cut to part -time status, while tapes feature character voices, NOT 100 scale malls, neighborhood streets that some part -time sales staffers were let fun sound effects, and music. cater to high -end retail, or downtown go. Sources say there also were some areas like Chicago's Rush Street. In cutbacks at corporate headquarters and Designed for youngsters ages fact, Hear Music's planned Chicago out- in the warehouse. Marcia Appel, VP of 1 to 4 years, the My First For free catalog & information call: 1- 800 -835 -7072 1-- let will be a neighbor of Starbucks, the corporate communications, declines to Read -Along audio series teleseaín 828 Mahler Rd. Burlingame, California 94010 voice 415- 692 -8700 fax 415- 697 -9145 coffee specialty merchant, in a building comment on the cutbacks except to say, helps develop early reading that will contain Hear's largest outlet, "There has been and will continue to be skills and the love of books - MacKinnon adds. a strategic realignment of the business it's truly the perfect beginning In addition to having an appealing aimed at increasing market share and to a child's library. And with THE CD LISTENING STATIONS concept, Hear has another distinguish- profitability." this new series powered by I N T E R A C T I V E POINT-OF-PURCHASE S Y S T E M S ing characteristic from other regional three mega Disney properties FEATURING RELIABLE TOP- QUALITY COMPONENTS chains: It has a parent that is well UP NORTH: HMV Canada has an- and a hot $5.99 suggested FUL1. ONE YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED known in retail, if not in the record - nounced an aggressive store expansion retail. it's the perfect sales LEASING OPTION A VAICABLE store business. and renovation program. The 77 -store opportunity for you! THECUIISTEL1A1 1V11,),, CML bought the concept from chain plans to open another seven to 10 MR founder Kevin Sheehan and his financial stores in Canada, including a 30,000 - partners back in 1993. CML, which in square -foot superstore in Quebec. The 1993 had sales of $772 million, owns the company also will make substantial ex- Y viii/ 120 -unit Nature Co. chain; Smith & pansions in eight to 10 outlets, including a-- . 3 a -- a Hawken, a high -end gardening-catalog its downtown Toronto flagship location, =...... Order the complete, collectible 46A concept that also has grown into retail which will be expanded by 10,000 square and now has eight stores; and the 113 - feet to 35,000 square feet. series today. 040111.1. intefakmax unit Britches Great Outdoors chain. CML also owns Nordic Track, the MAKING TRACKS: Jim McCall, MODEL CDLS 406T J maker of the very popular exercise ma- footmerly with Liberty, has joined Inter - TABLE -TOP MODEL .. chine. Sound as the Western regional sales 6 TITLES /UNIT In addition to having a strong parent manager. Meanwhile, Terry Caruthers, DIM: 27.5 "H X 25.5 "W X I5 "D that helps to guide the chain, Hear Mu- national sales manager, has left the sic leverages the resources of one of its company to join RCA Nashville as a re- (e)A'r srio r' distribution facilities. Although Hear gional sales manager ... Denise Fan- Music's buying function is located in elli, who heads Uni Distribution's West- Boston with the rest of the retail per- ern division, has left the company ... sonnel, the company uses Nature's dis- Ken Adams, the classical and jazz tribution center in Florence, Ky., to buyer at Title Wave, has left the chain service stores. and is MODEL CDLS 101 MODEL seeking opportunities. He can be CDLS 212 Hear Music began as a catalog opera- reached at 612- 522 -8233 ... Mallard SINGLE Disc 12 TITLES /UNIT tion targeting older demographics. Last Benton, formerly group stores VP at DIM: 7 "H X 20 "W X 13 "D DIM: 56 "H X 25.5 "W X 23.25 "D year, Hear mailed out two catalogs, but Strawberries Inc., has left the company CONTROL PANEL FEATURES: VFD SCREEN, DISC SELECT, TRACK SELECT, STOP & VOLUME MacKinnon says the company's focus is and is seeking opportunities. Benton, currently on retail business. Along the who oversaw the chain's stores in MODULAR COMPONENTS (WITHOUT FIXTURE) AVAILABLE New way, founder Sheehan left the company. York, Philadelphia, and southern New tallir'474 MANY DIFFERENT MODELS AND COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM Designed to target adult consumers, Jersey, can be reached at 410 -313-8561. COMING SOON: VIDEO, CD -ROM, AUDIO BOOKS, VIDEO GAMES... store fixtures include blond wooden ANGELES CALIFORNIA RiconS DEVELOPED BY HIGH LEVEL MARKETING Los (818) 769 -7700 browsers with multiple listening posts Assistance in preparing this column © DISNEY every three feet, which are all used was provided by Larry LeBlanc.

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w Y Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales SoundScan 3 3 ó, reports collected, compiled, and provided by /III III y Ñ ÿá TITLE DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENTS LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL ARTIST H=- n 3 5 (Continued from /)U.g( 63) * * NO. 1 * * Records. The label, to be handled by work has proven very popular in Los inviting me back [to Los Angeles], and DESTINATION BROOKLYN VICIOUS Tower's Bayside Distribution, is the Angeles (where Hear Music in Santa as long as they keep inviting, I'll keep 1 16 1 weeks at No. I EPIC 57857" Ma 16 brainchild of mandolinist Kieran Kane Monica prominently features "Lead coming." BAD BOYS INNER CIRCLE Me On" at its listening posts). Phelps, whose touring schedule is re- 2 2 57 BIG BEAT 92261/AG (formerly of the O'Kanes), onetime living here in stricted by what he calls "child -care ob- PROMISES & LIES UB40 Warner Bros. signee Kevin Welch, "I make a playing O 3 57 VIRGIN 88229 drummer /producer Harry Stinson, Portland, and I've been down there five ligations" to his 4- year -old daughter, QUEEN OF THE PACK PATRA Rogers. The label times," says Phelps, who has hopes to come East in April for dates lì 5 7 and fiddler Tammy EPIC 53763* ® III will debut in March with Kane's "Dirty gigged regularly at McCabe's Guitar in Philadelphia. "Come summertime, I COOL RUNNINGS SOUNDTRACK bunch [of shows]," he says. 5 4 57 WORK 57553* /COLUMBIA Little Town" and Rogers' "In The Shop and the Mint in LA. "They keep hope to do a 77 KIDS FROM FOREIGN BORN JAMERICANS Red "; an album by Welch will follow. © 7 DELICIOUS VINYUEASTWEST 92349/AG BE But don't expect Dead Reckoning to be SONGS OF FREEDOM A' BOB MARLEY simply a country -oriented outlet: Mu- 5 57 TUFF GONG 512 280 * /ISLAND sic blues band the Bluebloods Over 130,000 Selections 8 REGGAE DANCER INNER CIRCLE City 9 25 BIG BEAT 92408/AG also has a live album set for the label. Great Import Selection

8 STIR IT UP VARIOUS ARTISTS Laserdiscs 9 19 COLUMBIA 57511 FLAG WAVING: Singer/guitarist Excellent Fills STRICTLY THE BEST, VOL. 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 5 at the blues 10 VP 1393 Kelly Joe Phelps arrived Weekly Mailer YAGA YAGA TERROR FABULOUS via a circuitous route, and listeners Posters & Promos 11 35 11 EASTWEST 92327 * /AG IM should be the happier for it. MARLEY FAMILY ALBUM VARIOUS ARTISTS ( 12) NEW THE The Washington state -bred, Port- HEARTBEAT 7660/HEARTBEAT MUSIC land, Ore. -based musician's debut al- VEX STEEL PULSE SOUTHWEST 13 14 17 bum, "Lead Me On," released by home- MCA 11114 WHOLESALE REGGAE GOLD 94 VARIOUS ARTISTS town label Burnside Records, features 14 15 25 VP 1369 Phelps' sparkling acoustic slide-guitar BEST OF REGGAE VARIOUS ARTISTS RE -ENTRY work, which he applies to a varied (15) K -TEL 6067 ,,.cords & Lapes of material, covers of brace traditional 4240 LOCKEFIELD well -traveled blues by Skip James and HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092 and his own material. TOP WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS.. Joe Calicott, HOUSTON But, while Phelps sounds like a con- ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE summate blues picker, he began play- ** NO. 1 * * Tack wan 55.TV'S nmwwrrm ct71CI Inns the cow 1{'Lty. 800 -275 -4799 THE CHIEFTAINS ing in the style relatively recently. A co THE LONG BLACK VEIL with ours, allowing you to ATLANTA 1 4 EDI links your computer RCA 62702 4 weeks at No. I guitarist since his early teens, he spend less time placing orders and more time taking CELTIC LEGACY: A GLOBAL CELTIC JOURNEY VARIOUS ARTISTS learned country songs from his father 800 -856 -3874 NEW them from your customers. Call for more inthrmation. U NARADA 63916 and folk material from an early THE MASK AND MIRROR LOREENA MCKENNITT 3 2 14 WARNER BROS. 45420 GE teacher. LOBOS WITH LALO GUERRERO "Stylistically, I wasn't geared up to NEW ® MUSIC FORLLIITTTLLEPEOPLE 42562 WARNER BROS. anything at all," Phelps says. ALEGRIA CIRQUE DU SOLEIL For 10 years, Phelps -who also 5 3 14 Compact Discs RCA 62701 plays the drums and piano-concen- LOVE & LIBERTE GIPSY KINGS 4 6 64 ELEKTRA MUSICIAN 61599/EEG trated on improvised jazz (he cites Cassettes BANBA CLANNAD John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and 5 65 ATLANTIC 82503/AG Ornette Coleman as icons). "I was Videos TIMBUKTU ALI FARKA TOURE WITH RY COODER even teaching jazz -improvisation clas- Ó 45 HANNIBAL 1381 /RYKODISC Laserdiscs ®TALKING ses at the community colleges here," he L'ECHO BEAUSOLEIL 9 13 14 RHINO 71808/AG says. At the same time, he played gigs Accessories CELTIC ODYSSEY VARIOUS ARTISTS at which he performed folk and early 10 11 14 NARADA 63912 country music. GUIDE YOUSSOU N'DOUR Excellent Seruice 14 Finally, about six years ago, Phelps Tired of leaving messages on 11 8 COLUMBIA 53828 says, "I started listening to the real FIRIN' IN FOUTA BAABA MARL voice mail and hoping some- Super Prices 12 7 8 MANGO 539944/ISLAND country -blues players. Mississippi one will call you back? LULLABY VARIOUS ARTISTS Fred McDowell and Robert Pete Wil- 13 12 9 Best Fills MUSIC FOR LITTLE PEOPLE 42565/WARNER BROS. liams really turned my head around." YOU SHOULD HAVE MYSTERE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL 10 14 He also to writing songs and to 14 RCA 62686 turned CALLED H.L.! Knowledgeable Sales Reps. LATCHO DROM VARIOUS ARTISTS singing. "I hadn't done much singing 15 9 ó CAROLINE 17776 until I did this country -blues thing," he Same Dag Shipping says. I08000180011I2 Deep Catalog TOP NEW AGE ALBUMS. "Lead Me On" sounds like the work of a man thoroughly at home with both LOCAL:305e26201111 FAR:3050261061y3 fretboard. His Customer Satisfaction ** No.1 * * the microphone and the 6940 i.W. 12 Street Miami, FL 33144 husky baritone is invariably affecting, Guaranteed! LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS A' YANNI 51EFA/ICE IS OUR mwin PRIORITY 1 I 49 with his guitar-which he picks flat on ( ) PRIVATE MUSIC 82116 43 weeks at No 1 his lap, dobro- style, using a solid steel ( 2 ) 3 FOREST GEORGE WINSTON 17 WINDHAM HILL 11157 slide -serving as a moving second IN MY TIME YANNI voice. 3 2 97 PRIVATE MUSIC 82106 To date, Phelps has been little heard SHEPHERD MOONSA° ENYA outside the Portland area, although his 4 169 REPRISE 26775/WARNER BROS. REGGAE MUSIC EUPHORIA (EP) OTTMAR LIEBERT 5 5 3 EPIC 66862 que ems., Saone 21(ap Mad, &s Alice NOUVEAU FLAMENCO OTTMAR LIEBERT TOP NEW AGE 6 6 247 HIGHER OCTAVE 7026 Call Toll Free To Place Orders ACOUSTIC PLANET CRAIG CHAQUICO ALBUMS (CONTINUED) 7 19 HIGHER OCTAVE 7070 Cal IN SEARCH OF ANGELS VARIOUS ARTISTS 8 12 23 WINDHAM TITLE/ARTIST LABEL 1. -441.4041 11153 800 HILL APPLAUSE! DANNY WRIGHT 9 8 5 MOULIN D'OR 951 16. WINTER SONG JOHN TESH ors 718 -658 -3573 17. NARADA DECADE VARIOUS NARADA CELTIC TWILIGHT VARIOUS ARTISTS 9 43 18. TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE MANNHEIM 10 HEARTS OF SPACE 11104 STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE HOURS BETWEEN NIGHT + DAY OTTMAR LIEBERT + LUNA NEGRA 19. WINDHAM HILL SAMPLER '94 VARIOUS 11 13 77 a EPIC 53804 WINDHAM HILL GARNETT SILK 20. ACOUSTIC HIGHWAY CRAIG CHAQUICO THE SACRED FIRE NICHOLAS GUNK NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US 12 11 4 HIGHER OCTAVE REAL MUSIC 3664 9m123/d & LP HILL PIANO SAMPLER II ;) e4.41 CASSETTE, CD, 21. WINDHAM JOHN TESH R E C O R D S VP 1401 MONTEREY NIGHTS HILL O 3 9 VARIOUS WINDHAM 13 15 GTS 4570 22. GLOBAL HOUSE OYSTEIN SEVAG MAIN BRANCH: 89-05 138th Street, Jamaica, NY 11435 Tel: 718 -291-7058 MANDALA KITARO WINDHAM HILL Florida Tel: 305-966-4744 Fax: 305 -966 -8766 10 21 IN FLORIDA: 5893 S.W. 21st St., W. Hollywood. 33023 14 DOMO 71001 23. HOW THE WEST WAS LOST VOL. 2 ROMANCE MUSIC FOR PIANO VARIOUS ARTISTS PETER KATER/R. CARLOS NAKAI SILVER WAVE VARIOUS ( 15) 19 17 NARADA 61045 24. SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE II AMERICAN GRAMOPHONE c Albums with he greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification 25. PASSION MUSIC FOR GUITAR VARIOUS Pp sales of 500,000 units; RIAA certificatio n for sales of 1 million units with each additional million indicat- DISTRIBUTOR NAPALM LARGEST ny a numeral fol owing the symbol. All albums available on cassette and CD. *Asterisk indicates vinyl available. I1 indicates past and present Heatseeker titles. © 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

BILLBOARD MARCH 4. 1995 65 www.americanradiohistory.com Album Reviews EDITED BY PAUL VERNA, MARILYN A. GILLEN, AND PETER CRONIN

P O P interpolates world music S P O T L I G H T S P O T L I G H T S P O T L I G H T elements like didgeridoos and percussion into some MIKE + THE MECHANICS riveting, image -laden works that call Beggar On A Beach Of Gold Miles Davis to mind on "Thundernight" PRODUCERS: Christopher Ned & Mike Rutherford Atlantic 82738 and Debussy on "Reflection 9." Sev$g has a skillful arranger's touch, framing All -star project hit pay with that dirt distinctive instrumental solo voices like "All I Need Is A Miracle" and "The those of saxophonist Bendik Living Years" Jofseth and delivers its fourth album, trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer. much in the same vein as its previous Whether smoking through the snarling, work. Leader Mike of Rutherford, world -techno burner of the title track, Genesis fame, provides a pop platform creating ethereal sculptures on on which vocalists Paul Carrack and "Evening," or delighting with the Paul Young layer their distinctive and haunting balladry of "Norwegian hit vocals. While group -worthy missteps Mountains," Sev$g shows a meticulous weak, on a quarter -time reworking of craft and an unerring sense of melody. Smokey Robinson's "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," it regains its footing on BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MOUTH MUSIC such well- thought -out originals as the GRANT McLENNAN Greatest Hits Shorelife Horsebreaker Star LATIN title cut and the first single, "Mea PRODUCERS: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck PRODUCERS: Martin Swan & Chic Medley PRODUCER: John Keane Culpa." It's a bounty for AC and top 40 Plotkin & Steve Van Zandt Rykodisc 10309 Beggars Banquet/Atlantic 92505 radio. Columbia 67060 * MANZANERO Y SUS AMIGOS Protean Scottish world music outfit, led Formerly half of the Go-Betweens with Piano Of the 18 tracks comprising this set, 14 by the incessantly inventive Martin compatriot Robert Forster, PRODUCER: Armando Manzanero ROYAL TRUX from are Bruce's glorious past, Swan, takes a fresh turn on its third underappreciated Australian songwriter RCNBMG 26122 Thank You with "Born starting To Run" and outing, shifting from the Afro- Gaelic Grant McLennan trekked to Athens, After having provided his classic tunes PRODUCER: David Briggs "Thunder Road," and going right Virgin 40141 sound of its previous work into an Ga., to cut his third solo album with a and production talents to Luis Miguel's through "Human Touch" and "Streets Veteran indie band Royal undefinable, alluring terrain that brings band handpicked by producer John last two retro- ballad smashes, master Trux takes a Of Philadelphia." While fans may major -label detour on its fifth to mind the stylistic fusions of Deep Keane. Vaguely reminiscent of sources songcrafter Armando Manzanero album - quibble about song selection, they and a in Forest and Clannad's Maire Brennan. as disparate as Paul Kelly, Vic Chesnutt, comes up with his own marvelous turn the (very general) likely will shut up and listen when the of Pop enough to rate airplay on highly and Jules Shear, McLennan's material is package of standards, including time - direction the rock mainstream. More four previously unreleased cuts roll widely accessible adventurous top 40 stations, but unfailingly inspired and perfectly suited honored favorites "Esta Tarde Vi than earlier Trux around. One of them, focus track efforts, "Thank You" is pure, raucous sufficiently exotic to interest world for adult alternative and modern rock Llover," "Te Extraño," and "Contigo "Murder Incorporated," is a music and album alternative programmers with fresh ears. For Aprendí." Sparsely arranged piano and rock laced with the odd, sinewy grooves spellbinding rocker recorded for "Born and raw funk and in programmers, "Shorelife" has the starters, check out "Simone & Perry" acoustic guitar accompaniment meld 'tude delivered a In The U.S.A." but never before issued rubbed -bloody vocal rasp. While it's potential to keep Mouth Music charting (featuring Syd Straw), "Lighting Fires," exquisitely with Manzanero's warm, except in concert bootlegs. The others riffs, not complete songs, for months to come, as the group's first and 'What Went Wrong." It's a lucid quivering baritone delivered with that steal the are all new and worthy of Bruce's bulk of this show, there are two fully two records did. Standouts include the work, among the finest of '95 so far. heartfelt sentiment. Tasteful finest material. "This Hard Land" is a funky, ethereal opener "Move On"; the instrumental backdrops come from a polished gems tucked away inside: the blue -collar anthem reminiscent of "The deliciously bitter "You're Gonna Lose" global pop number "World Is Ready For quartet of fine pianists (César River" period, and "Secret Garden" All "; and the club -ready, techno-tinged Camarago Mariano, Sadao Watanabe, and drum -driven "Shadow Of The and "Blood Brothers" are more Wasp." "Infmity" -all featuring the graceful clearly proves on this wild quintet date Clare Fischer, Alejandro Lerner), as introspective pieces, showing the vocals of Jackie Joyce. with sidemen who are all leaders in their well as from Spanish crooner Dyango, sensitive side that struck a chord with MORRISSEY own right: Pat Metheny, Donald who contributes a soulful trumpet run fans of "Streets Of Philadelphia." An World Of Morrissey Harrison, Dave Kikoski, and Christian on "Voy A Apagar La Luz." PRODUCERS: Various album that proves, for better or worse, McBride. Harrison's sunny, swinging Sire/Reprise 45879 that Springsteen and his E Street celebrating Coltrane classics theme "Good For The Soul" is an album More a glimpse of Morrissey, this cohorts are still possessed rare by a "Crescent" and "Resolution" from "A highlight, as are such Metheny CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN single-disc compilation timed to coincide and undefinable musical alchemy. Love Supreme," as well as such Miles compositions as the elegantly funky with a European tour brings together Davis -associated themes as Victor "John McKee" and the winning, pop - BRENT BOURGEOIS various Moz B -sides and live tracks with Feldman's "Joshua" and Wayne reminiscent "James." Come Join The Living World select cuts plucked from the likes of last It also includes a Shorter's "Pinocchio." (Also included is brisk treatment of Ornette Coleman's PRODUCERS: Brent Bourgeois, Charlie Peacock, Wayne year's stellar "Vauxhall & I" album. Kirkpatrick Heusen, Gene DePaul, and others. a cool reworking of Harold Arlen's "If I "Trigonometry" and a solid Reunion Tracks aren't placed in chronological take on 83343 Pianist Sharon and his crew, with a Only Had A Brain. ") Originals include Monk classic "Trinkle Tinkle." order, so there's little revelation guest shot by Gerry Mulligan (sax), are Formerly with Island act Bourgeois the smooth, swinging, waltz -time Tagg, this talented singer /songwriter possible here. Strictly a pocket-size relaxed and keep the tune uppermost on "Dyhia Malika" and the multipart, made a big splash in the mainstream in sampler of a fine singer /songwriter and their agenda. This wordless salute tells syncopated autobiography "Chicago N E W A G E the mid -to -late '80s (remember the hit "I strictly for completists. it all. Soundscapes." Don't Mind At All "). His Reunion debut SYLVIA SYMS OYSTEIN SEVAG lives up to all the positive industry word - * ROY HAYNES A Jazz Portrait Of Johnny Mercer Global House Te-Vou! of -mouth surrounding its release. The PRODUCER: none listed J Z Z PRODUCER: Oystein Seveg A PRODUCER: Haynes DRG 91433 Roy Windham Hill 11148 songs -all written by Bourgeois, with co- Dreyfus 36569 writers joining on three cuts -are a solid An unreleased live date from a 1984 GRP ALL -STAR BIG BAND An adventurous set from the Roy Haynes, one of the trailblazing collection. His voice is inviting and concert at New York Loeb All Blues Norwegian keyboardist whose earlier University's drummers of modern jazz, has lost none accessible, melding with the Student Center, the late, great vocal PRODUCER: Michael Abene releases hewed toward new age and GRP 9800 of his impact over the years, as he sophisticated pop melodies and never stylist confronts the lyrics of Johnny contemporary jazz. Here he skillfully resorting to dramatics that could Mercer, whose words were always equal The GRP All -Stars come by their name overpower the well -stated messages in to the music of the brilliant tunesmiths honestly, as they include such the lyrics. Best cuts: "One Love," he wrote with, among them Harold luminaries as Chick Corea, Ramsey "A V I T A L R E ISSUES,. Little More Like Jesus," "God Arlen, Kern, Duke Ellington, Lewis, Tom Scott, Dave Grusin, Russell Is Not Jerome Dead," and Harry Warren, Richard Whiting, Ferrante, Ernie Watts, Arturo "Let His Love Into Your Sandoval, and the Brecker Brothers. VARIOUS ARTISTS as this fine retrospective attests. Heart." Hoagy Carmichael, and Jimmy Van Hi Times: The Hi Records R The repertoire includes great themes &B Years Heusen. Syms' comfortable jazz COMPILATION PRODUCER: Cary E. Mansfield THE METERS by Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, Hi Records/The Right Stuff /Capitol 30584 backdrop includes the work of Al Cohn Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology with most arrangements by Scott, C L A S S I C A L (sax), Joe Newman (trumpet), and Jay A multifaceted Memphis label that ORIGINAL PRODUCERS: Allen Toussaint, Marshall E. Leonhart (guitar). The songs, including producer Michael Abene, or Bob launched the careers of Willie Mitchell, Sehorn, the Meters & David Robinson Rhino 71869 a nine -song medley, are at the head of Mintzer. Other standouts include a Al Green, Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, * CHOPIN: NOCTURNES the class in pop songwriting, and faithfully ethereal version of the Miles and others, Hi Records thrived from Fabled funk/soul combo finally gets its Maria Tipo, piano Davis- composed a (over)due on a two -disc is PRODUCER Etienne Collard whether she swings them or muses over title cut, punchy take the late '50s -'70s as a repository of box that as EMI Classics 55073 them, Syms doesn't let them -or the on Coltrane's "Some Other Blues," and some of the finest R &B music well executed as it is enthusiastically a great, brassy blast through "Birk's welcomed. Bringing together the A two -disc set featuring elegant, listener -down. anywhere. Starting with groovy crystalline, and thoughtful performances Works." Blues standard -bearer B.B. instrumentals Bill Meters' early work for the Josie label like the Black of Chopin's 21 lovely THE RALPH SHARON TRIO King sings on sole vocal cut, "Stormy on disc one and their later, long- out-of- nocturnes by Italian Combo's "Smokie Part 2" and Willie pianist Maria Tipo, who has been Swings The Sammy Cahn Songbook Monday Blues." Mitchell's "The Crawl," and print sessions for Reprise/Warner on PRODUCER: Hugh Fordin disc two, the box highlights the underappreciated in the U.S. DRG 5232 progressing through such vocal staples * MALACHI THOMPSON extraordinary historical evolution of as Green's "Let's Stay Together" and SCHUBERT: SCHWANENGESANG It may be a first in which a lyricist is New Standards Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain," the band, from ace rhythm -section Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Imogen Cooper, piano saluted with an all -instrumental album, PRODUCER: Robert G. Koester Delmark 473 three -disc set chronicles the label's session players for producer Allen PRODUCER: Volker Straus but since Sammy Cahn's song titles Philips Classics 442 460 Trumpeter/composer/leader Malachi soulful side (liner notes promise a Toussaint, to slinky instrumental alone can bring instant recall of the soulsters, Thompson continues to forge powerful, companion showcasing Hi's rockabilly to funky rockers who stepped There can never be too much Schubert lyrics, it's a tribute to his remarkable instrumentals). Although out front on stage. Historical revelation lieder, and this Austrian baritone sings of hits. In paying homage to progressive pathways in jazz, while catalog overshadowed by local powerhouses aside, though, there's not a whiff of dust Schubert's final songs, plus a dozen more, Cahn, his collaborators, of course, take remaining deeply rooted in the music's traditions. This newest set finds Sun and Stax, Hi nevertheless carved in this music, which rages with a raw with great sweetness and beauty of tone, front and center, meaning melodies by funk flame time Thompson and his Freebop Band a significant place in pop music history, can't extinguish. complemented by Imogen Cooper's the likes of Jule Styne, Jimmy Van flexible, rippling piano lines.

SPOTLIGHT: Releases deemed by the review editors to deserve special attention on the basis of musical merit and Billboard chart potential. VITAL REISSUES: Rereleased albums of special artistic, archival, and commercial interest, and outstanding collections of works by one or more artists. PICKS () : New releases predicted to hit the top half of the chart in the corresponding format. CRITIC'S CHOICES ( *) : New releases, regardless of chart potential, highly recommended because of their musical merit. MUSIC TO MY EARS (A) : New releases deemed Picks which were featured in the "Music To My Ears" column as being among the most significant records of the year. All albums commercially available in the U.S. are eligible. Send review copies to Paul Verna, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036, and Marilyn A. Gillen, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.V. 10036. Send country albums to Peter Cronin, Billboard, 49 Music Square W., Nashville, Tenn. 37203.

66 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com Single Reviews EDITED BY LARRY FLICK

DAVID LEE MURPHY Party Crowd ; 34) softly shuffling percussion, and a uninitiated, but adventurous album and P O P R &B PRODUCER: Tony Brown is no why modern rock radio programmers should WRITERS: D.L. Murphy, J. Hinson swelling choir. There reason PUBLISHERS: N2D /American Romance Songs, ASCAP single should not find a home on take note. DEL AMITRI Here & Now (4:34) TEE I'll Keep Loving You (4:05) this MCA 54977 (Go Uni) (7 -inch single) PRODUCER: Al Clay PRODUCER: Mickie Most stations that program acts like Martin Naked Girl Falling Down The Stairs WRITERS: Currie, Harvey WRITERS: T. Morris, F. Morris Murphy is a fine writer and singer, but Page or Joshua Kadison or Elton John's THE CRAMPS PUBLISHER: PolyGram, ASCAP PUBLISHER: RAK Publishing, PRS he seems intent on downplaying these "Lion King" hits. (2:44) A &M 8393 (c/o PGD) (CD single) Motown 1259 (Go PGD) (cassette single) recent PRODUCERS: Poison Ivy, Lux Interior attributes by releasing rowdy-but -flimsy Interior fine new album, Ladies beware! Oh- so-suave new R &B WRITERS: Rorschach, Quartet previews its singles like this. A little muscle in the JULIO IGLESIAS & DOLLY PARTON When You Tell PUBLISHERS: Windswept Pacific/Longitude/Headcheese, singer Tee is out to seize your hearts with BMI "Twisted," with a rootsy, acoustic-based songwriting department might better Me That You Love Me (3:59) love ballad. A slip -start PRODUCERS: David Foster, Albert Hammond Medicine 7344 (Go Giant) (CD single) pop /rocker that succeeds in feeding top this passionate show off this guy. while beat drops over amorous violins and WRITERS: A. Hammond, J. Bettis On the second single from its Medicine 40 radio's need for a succinct hook, PUBLISHERS: Albert Hammond/John Bettis/WB, ASCAP giving the more serious listener smart acoustic guitar strumming to form an Columbia 6256 (Go Sony) (CD promo) debut, the Cramps have definitely not D A N C E words and a crafty arrangement to nosh interesting new sound. Call it heartbreak Diana Ross' 1991 hit is faithfully covered lost their edge. The act's twisted -hop. Kleenex, anyone? rockabilly sound is formed by jangly on. Wonderfully layered and chock full of hip HUMAN LEAGUE Tell Me When (6:12) by Iglesias and Parton. Although both . lyrics, and crusty crooning. pure emotion, single is primed to quickly PRODUCER: Ian Stanley performers separately bring an engaging guitars, odd THE REALISTICS Memories Of You & Me (4:241 WRITERS: Beckett, Oakey or bonus surpass the expected rock radio charm to the song, their voices often Do not overlook the live version PRODUCER: Tally Knott PUBLISHER: EMI -Virgin cut, "I'm Customized." acceptance and land right next to Hootie WRITER: T. Knott REMIXERS: Utah Saints, Red Jerry, Development sound sadly mismatched during the & the Blowfish on pop and AC airwaves. PUBLISHER: not listed Corporation However, David and EMG 2065 (cassette single) 5731 (Go Elektra) (12 -inch single) chorus. Foster WARRANT Family Picnic (3:48) EastWest Albert Hammond's sweeping production SNAP FEATURING SUMMER Welcome To Male doo-hop act wraps silky and inviting -pop act that enjoyed a high PRODUCER: Beau Hill British synth makes the track a viable AC radio WRITER: not listed Tomorrow (4:14) around a slick and formulaic a PUBLISHER, not listed harmonies profile during the '80s returns with contender with an arrangement that is PRODUCERS: Snap R &B ballad. The reason to pick up this percolating swinger, which harkens back REMIXER: Klaatu WRITERS: B. Benites, J. Garrett III, P. Brown laced with orchestral strings and CMC International 004 (CD promo) PUBLISHERS: Hanseatic/Warner -Tamerlane, BMI single above others of its ilk is the lead to its now -classic hits, "Don't You Want thunderous drums. Taken from the on without Arista 2797 (Go BMG) (cassette single) vocal, which is soulful and emotional, but Me" and "Fascination." Phillip Oakeÿ s Hard -rock outfit carries Iglesias collection "Crazy." on fairly strong Top 40 radio's fascination with electro- thankfully devoid of mechanical chest - deadpan delivery is as oddly appealing as singer Jani Lane, coming with a jam that relies on heavy- handed lined hi -NRG dance/pop à la Real McCoy pounding. Also appetizing is the use of ever-as are his sidekicks' offbeat THURSDAY DIVA No More Promises (4:20) metal guitar riffs, trippy gang chants, and Corona continues to trigger rumbling, Barry White -like chatting chirping. An armload of club mixes bring PRODUCER: David Charles countless sound -alike singles. This time, between the verses. Adult-skewed urban the act comfortably into the '90s, while WRITERS: D. Charles, L. Lombardo and a properly dramatic lead shriek. PUBLISHER: Music As Software, BMI Less poppy than previous efforts, single the act that has had hits with "The programmers should take note. Contact: the album edit would sound quite nice on DMP 1760 (CD single) from the band's CMC International Power" and "Rhythm Is A Dancer" 510 -888 -4994. top 40 and rhythm/crossover radio Male /female duo marks the DMP label's jumps on the bandwagon with a track stations. debut, "Ultraphobic," appears to be first venture outside its usual traditional geared mainly for fist- waving, air- guitar- that fiddles with the formula by adding C O U N T R Y jazz environment and into soothing AC SWING 52 Color Of My Skin (7:20) playing teenage dudes -and there ain't choral oohs and aahs to the background, is a PRODUCERS: Benji Candelario, Wayne Rollins circles. Newcomer Lisa Lombardo nothing wrong with that. Contact: 919- as well as a line of racing, futuristic MARK CHESNUTT Gonna Get A Life (3:10) WRITER: not listed lovely presence, sashaying over the 269 -5508. synths. This makes the single sound PRODUCER: Mark Wright PUBLISHER: not listed track's bouncy, retro -pop rhythm base enough to jump ahead of the WRITERS: F. Dycus, J. Lauderdale REMIXERS: Benji Candelario, Wayne Rollins different PUBLISHERS: Warner Source Songs Inc./Dyinda Jam, Cutting 317 (12 -inch single) with the ease of a seasoned veteran. A OUR LADY PEACE Starseed (no timing listed) increasingly crowded pack and score SEMAC; Mighty Nice/Laudersongs, BMI toe -tapper that you want to hear again PRODUCER: not listed Decca 11094 (7 -inch single) What a nice surprise it is to be treated to instant (and active) play. and again. Contact: 800 -926-6545. WRITER: not listed me gotta go! Chesnutt has a performance by club veteran Arnold PUBLISHER: not listed Goodbye Joe, Relativity 0336 (CD single) * JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ Big Love (3:33) been slowly but surely developing into one Jarvis on this vigorous deep -house PRODUCERS: Glenn Guitierrez, Mario L. Agustin Jr. name, Our Lady of country music's most reliable artists, mover. He lends seasoned depth to ROCK TRACKS Despite the band's WRITERS: G. Guitierrez, M.L. Agustin Jr. lyrics exploring Peace is not a calming musical voice of PUBLISHERS: Rhythm Vision, BMI; School Days, ASCAP and he tops himself once again with this simplistic, but correct, Terrebonne, THE HONEYDOGS What I Want (3:37) twitchy, the REMIXERS: Glenn Guitierrez, Douglas spicy mix of country and cajun. Big fun. racism -a refreshing change of pace * reason. The vocals are Nathan Brenholdt, SSMAC, Rhythm Sentric, DJ baby" context of too PRODUCERS: John Strawberry Fields, The Honeydogs rhythms are nervous, and the guitars are from the "000 baby, WRITER: A. Levy Midimack, J. Anthony folk, Classified 0219 (CD single) PAM TILLIS I Was Blown Away (2:45) many dance tracks. Producers Benji PUBLISHER: P'Twigs just plain loud. For the young that PRODUCERS: Pam Tillis, Steve Fishell October 55402 (CD track) is a wonderful oasis of noise. From the Under the guidance of producers Glenn Candelario and Wayne Rollins do a fine WRITER: L. Martine Jr. of the song's message home trio makes an excellent first album "Naveed." Guitierrez and Mario Agustin, Enriquez PUBLISHERS: Careers- BMG/Doo Layng Songs, BMI job driving Minneapolis continues to bring the periodically Arista 2802 (Go BMG) (cassette single) without sacrificing the need to serve DJs impression with this opening cut from its flagging freestyle dance sound to This midtempo workout finds Tillis programmable jam. Contact: 212 -567- smokin' eponymous debut. Barroom rock R A P interesting and life -sustaining new heading to the mall in a pickup truck. She 4900. with a raucous cow -punk subtext levels. The latest release from the sings her heart out, but not even she can demands attention from both album and BRAND NUBIAN Hold On (no timing listed) I Love (7:11) cliché -ridden song. An KLEO Got modern rock formats. Front man Adam PRODUCER: Lord Jamar singer's noteworthy debut, "Lovely," hold up this Ralphi Rosario, Joey Batts L. D. Murphy, M. Hucknall, N. Moss PRODUCERS: Levy has a warm vocal delivery and a WRITERS: DeChalus, deftly blends old- school Latin -pop uncharacteristically lightweight offering WRITERS: M. Andrews, R. Palmer PUBLISHERS: Brand Nubian/Def JanVEMI-ApriVSo What, flavors into a stew of synths that are from one of country's creative PUBLISHERS: Parchi/Purple Sunday /Mellie Mel /American nifty knack for memorable melodies. He ASCAP League, BMI is supported by a super-tight rhythm Elektra 9107 (CD single) reminiscent of Donna Summer's "I Feel heavyweights. REMIXERS: Ralphi Rosario, Joey Batts is up, and the Love." The track cooks enough to get Dynasty /Raging Bull 1210 (12-inch single) section that leaves you anticipating a hot The beat is down, the bass JOHN BERRY Standing On The Edge Of is smarts sell. This over with minimal vocal skills, but 0" Club upstart Kleo is primed for a new live set. Not to be missed. Contact: 612- message clear: Street Goodbye (3:221 voice Enriquez brings an aggressive style that level of clubland acceptance with the 545 -9266. track establishes a worn composite PRODUCERS: Jimmy Bowen, Chuck Howard of a ghetto warrior with a surprising dose fide vehicle. WRITERS: J. Berry, S. Harris of smooth, R &B- flavored renders this a bona star onset this DILLON FENCE Queen Of The In- Between :s 20) PUBLISHERS: Kicking Bird/Sony Tree/Edisto Sound of strong soul layered over an infectious Check it out. houser. She sidesteps the usual diva Fence International, BMI PRODUCERS: Mark Freegard, Dillon Humphreys looped sample of Simply Red's "Holding Patriot 79075 (7 -inch single) sound by bringing a wider palette of WRITER: G. * SHARA NELSON Down That Road (3:45) vocal tones to the track. DJs will dig the PUBLISHERS: Dillon Fence/Threptos, BMI Back The Years." Berry picks up the tempo but continues to Mammoth 6044 (Go Atlantic) (CD single) PRODUCER: Michael Peden double -pack of mixes by Ralphi Rosario WRITERS: S. Nelson, Prince Be travel down the same country /soul road GRIPSTA Pop Got The 9 (no timing listed) ASCAP On its latest single, Dillon Fence PUBLISHERS: Warner -Chappell /WB/MCA, and Joey Batts, which range from PRODUCERS: Hen Gee, DJ Ace Morales that got him where he is. This self- penned continues to straddle the styles of the REMIXER: David cushiony disco to harder garage. Pick any WRITER: Gripsta Chrysalis/EMI 04528 (Go Cema) (cassette single) song of love on the wane is the leadoff harmonies of PUBLISHERS: Gripsta I /PolyGranVGiobal Cooling/Brothers of 'em and have a lovely twirl. past and present. The sweet Nelson gets single from the Georgia native's the '60s collide with the coercive rock of Street/Ring Leader Funk, ASCAP International pop star Shara Tuff Break/A&M 8374 (c/o PGD) (cassette single) a much -deserved shot at a stateside hit forthcoming album and showcases some FEM 2 FEM Where Did Love Go (6:25) the '90s, as a rich retro vocal rings Gripsta slashes through the conventions with this jaunty pop/funk jumper. solid writing chops. PRODUCERS: Peter Rafelson, Michael Brooks through driving guitar riffs and militant Producer Michael Peden surrounds WRITERS: P. Rafelson, M. Lewis drums. Worth a listen. of crossover reggae and instead heads to PUBLISHER: Mincing, ASCAP darker musical turf. The Snoop Doggy Nelson's striking voice with plush REMIXERS: Mark Picchiotti, Teri Bristol with strings, grand piano lines, and the kind Avenue Foch/Critique 15537 (Go BMG) (12 -inch single) CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Clean My Wounds Dogg-like gangsta style is achieved (3:33) a male and raggamuffin of skittling R &B rhythms that keep Female act continues to court punters both female N E W & PRODUCER: John Custer vocal, each evoking equally sinister jeeps rolling. David Morales adds his two with giddy dance /pop that is high on WRITER: P. Keenan T E R T H Y The murderous rhythms should cents via several strong post-productions N O W O pouty sex. Despite a groove that may PUBLISHER: Lord Of Misrule, BMI sounds. Columbia 6703 (c/o Sony) (CD promo) help kill the all reggae is that travel down a tougher street path. attract hi -NRG jocks, the club mixes of stereotype that BILLIE RAY MARTIN Your Loving Arms (11:45) sure The constant element of this gem, this single do not frame their thin, It is easy to see why Megadeth chose bouncy and fun -filled. Also, be to PRODUCERS: The Grid, Billie Ray Martin investigate the flipside jam, "Can't Fade besides Nelson's beautiful performance, WRITERS: B.R. Martin, D. Harrow though usually pleasing, voices in the these guys to open its current tour. Both PUBLISHER: Warner -Chappell light. Stick with the acts create similar hard- edged, smart Dis." is a song that wears well upon repeated REMIXERS: Roger Sanchez, The Grid, Junior Vasquez most flattering spins. From the fab album "What Silence Sire/Elektra 66150 (12 -inch single) fleshier album version. songs that rock. Rippling guitar riffs sputter over obtrusive vocals and VISION QUEST Soul Clique (3:45) Knows." The former lead singer of Electribe 101 PRODUCER: Diriki Mack pounding drumbeats. Have a close listen. WRITERS: B. Williams, D. Mack gets a long -overdue shot at solo stardom A C BUFFY Give Me (no timing listed) PUBLISHERS: InnerQuest/Moistzone, BMI REMIXER: Jeepstyle PRODUCER: Dadgel Atabay with an NRGetic dance number that MELVINS Revolver (4:13) Find On The (notiming listedl Undercover 2012 (cassette single) WRITER: D. Atabay makes excellent use of her milky SANDI PATTY lt Wings PRODUCER: not listed PUBLISHER: Yabata, BMI soprano range. Her torchy style makes PRODUCER: Greg Nelson WRITER: not listed Promising new male duo kicks Velocity 0629 (CD single) WRITERS: B. Farrell, T. Sims PUBLISHER: not listed an intriguing contrast with the Grid's PUBLISHER: Summerdawn/Bases Loaded/Reunion, incredibly clever, somewhat playful with giddy energy of Atlantic 6082 (CD single) Pop ingenue twirls cool and rigid groove production. ASCAP rhymes over rolling rhythms that are Word/Epic Sony) (CD promo) This troupe of hard -core modern rockers a percolating freestyle groove. The song 6809 (Go with wriggling retro bass vibes Already a major smash among club DJs has influenced everyone from coated is a standard "please love me forever" Christian music mainstay delivers her horn fills. Friendly and who bank on U.K. imports, this single Soundgarden to Nirvana, but have yet to and jazzy poem that has a repetitive do- do -da -do from a strongest contender for top 40/AC radio inclusive lyrical context will help act's will benefit tremendously batch net a hit of their own at the format. chorus and icy, electro -hip music. crossover with a smartly arranged tune for 40 approval, as will song's of new mixes by the ever -crafty Roger Unfortunately, that is not likely to bid top the Diehard Latin -pop fans will enjoy the - that nicely showcases her pleasant infectious, anthemic chorus. One to Sanchez. The next step is to lure open change with this harsh track, which is cut's old- school sound in the original mix, and mix-show radio soprano vocal range. The tune's watch (and listen) for. Contact: 516-289- minded crossover filled with stormy guitar stabs and shout - while others probably will prefer the programmers to the fold. boundlessly bright and optimistic lyrical 2728. booming ballad version. message is balanced by sweet keyboards, tactic vocals. It could alienate the

because of their musical merit. NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: Highlights new and CHOICE ( : New releases, regardless of potential chart action, which the reviewer highly recommends PICKS (') : New releases with the greatest chart potential. CRITIC'S *) radio retail in the U.S. are for review. Send developing acts worthy of attention. Cassette, vinyl or CD singles equally appropriate for more than one format are reviewed in the category with the broadest audience. All releases available to and /or eligible copies to Larry Flick, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Country singles should be sent to Billboard, 49 Music Square W., Nashville, Tenn. 37203.

BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 67 www.americanradiohistory.com The Enter *Active File ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS OF INFO SYSTEMS, VIDEO GAMES & RETAIL -TECH MEDIA Apple Biting Into Mindscape To Bow Grammy CD -ROM Set -Top Market BY MARILYN A. GILLEN tions; Behind the Scenes, which features exclusive show footage shot IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD the name NEW YORK -Talk about multiple during the preparation and rehears- Pippin yet, you will. The newest player media. Add to the live show, the TV als for the 1994 show at New York's in the interactive hardware market- broadcast, the albums, the videos, Radio City Music Hall and includes place comes from developer Apple and the online site another platform interviews with key personnel and Computer and is squarely aimed at the for the Grammy Awards: the new artists; the NARAS Room, which of- TV set -top marketplace currently being CD -ROM. fers interviews with academy presi- courted by the likes of 3D0 and CD -i. Developed by UniDisc and pub- dent /CEO Michael Greene regard- Apple plans to openly license the plat- lished by Mindscape with coopera- ing the nomination and awards form, and the first such licensee already tion from recording academy process, as well as information has been inked- leading Japanese toy NARAS, "The Grammys" collects about MusicCares; the Recording maker and CD -ROM publisher Bandai, 35 years' worth of show highlights Academy Library, a complete data- which plans to bring the product to into an interactive, audio/visual ex- base of nominees and winners market worldwide late this year at un- perience of videoclips, trivia con- through 1994; and the Screening der $500. Bandai will market its version tests, backstage interviews, behind - Room, which allows users to "cus- under the name "Power Player." Best the- scenes coverage, facts and fig- tom- produce" their own show by known for its Mighty Morphin Power ures, and more. A "significant" por- picking out specific videoclips, inter- Rangers characters, Bandai also will tion of the proceeds is earmarked views, etc. develop Mindscape's CD -ROM "The Grammys" includes 40 one -minute performance software for the system, which for the MusiCares Foundation, a The Trivia Room will key into one hooks up to a TV set for playback. segments selected from the show's past 35 years. The title will launch for Windows Sev- music -industry health- and -welfare facet of Mindscape's sales campaign eral other software and Macintosh platforms in time for this year's staging of the awards show. developers also organization, according to Minds- for the title, says Nancy Van Natta, have expressed early support for the cape and UniDisc. director of marketing. Mindscape, system, which Apple says is geared be- The title, available for both Mac- formerly known as the Software buyers a bounce -back coupon in- there is life beyond the big buzz, yond the games market into such soft- intosh and Windows platforms, is Toolworks, is working with 1,500 ra- side the [CD -ROM] box that offers she says. ware categories as education, refer- due to ship during Grammy Week; dio stations nationwide, she says, in them a copy of the album for only "There obviously will be a lot ence, and music. its suggested retail is $59.95. offering them copies of the CD- the cost of shipping and handling," more interest around the time of The Pippin platform is based on the "The jumping-off concept for us ROM to award to listeners who cor- she says. The initial shipment of the show, but we think people who Macintosh operating system and will was to create a fantasy trip to the rectly answer trivia questions in- "The Grammys" CD -ROM will con- are interested in music and music employ a PowerPC chip and boast a Grammys," says Chris Andrews, cluded in the title. tain the free -CD coupons and will history will seek this out as an `edu- quad -speed CD -ROM drive, according president of developer UniDisc. The campaign also will tie into be stickered on the box to alert con- tainment' title," she says. "So while to Apple, which says many existing "That said, the worst thing I felt another Grammys spinoff, the sumers to the offer. there may be a surge of sales in a Macintosh CD -ROM software titles will like we could do as a developer is to Grammy Recordings /Sony Music Although Van Natta expects a small time frame, we also expect to be playable on Pippin `with slight mod- rely on the Grammy name alone. album "1995 Grammy Nominees," swell of interest in the title during see steady sales throughout the ifications" by developers, and that Pip- We wanted to stay away from just Van Natta says. "We are offering the "Grammy window of hype," year as well." pin- specific titles will play on Macs repackaging clips and instead without modification. frame them in a way that would give this the sense of a true production M LTSIC ISNT JUST an afterthought in itself." in the newest line of multimedia PCs Kicking off the fantasy, users from Packard Bell. And no wonder, con- enter a 3D "theater" environment sidering research shows 40% of highly and take a great seat a few rows Sony Opens Umbrella Of Online Services versatile MPCs were used primarily as back from the front of the stage. rather bulky-and costly -CD audio From that vantage point, they can Various Sites Designed To Be Unique, Yet Linked players in 1994. And those consumers choose to watch any or all of 40 dif- NEW YORK -The welcome mat motion VP Mark Ghuneim, and tures arena, which will actually using their splashy new com- ferent performance clips, spanning sell select is officially out at Sony Corp.'s am- also will seek consumer input and Sony products such as T- puters to run multimedia- entertain- from a 1963 rendition of "I Left My shirts bitious new online site, which has direct interaction through such and caps; consumers can ment software are finding an increasing Heart In San Francisco" by Tony create a been informally hosting early visi- things, say, as letting consumers shopping list as they browse emphasis put on the musical sound- Bennett through a 1994 perform- tors in some of its various rooms vote on competing album -cover through the pages' offerings and tracks from title developers-quality ance of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In for several months. concepts. fill in an they're looking to enjoy at home. You" by Sting. then electronic order The Internet site, located on the That direct consumer connec- form to fax to Sony Packard Bell, therefore, has made In between are such acts as Janis -or call an 800 World Wide Web at http:// tion is a key, and exciting, feature number. Actual online order proc- SRS 3 -D Amphitheater Sound standard Ian, Rick James, Miles Davis, Su- on all www.sony.com, brings all Sony of online entry from the point of essing awaits resolution of some its computers, says marketing VP zanne Vega, Marvin Gaye, Eric Fred Kern. Corp.'s operating companies un- view of both labels and their art- credit -card security issues, ac- The audio processing fea- Clapton, Metallica, and Chuck Man - der a common Web umbrella, dub- ists, says Barry Johnson, senior cording to a company executive. ture, which has no single "sweet spot," gione. bed Sony Online; however, each director of marketing and busi- Also creates a distinct improvement in his due soon are a Sony Pic- Andrews says team worked individual unit -from Sony Music ness development for Epic Rec- tures area, which will sound, even when employing only closely with NARAS in choosing highlight and Sony Electronic Publishing to ords. "This gives us, and them, film, home video, TV lower -end computer- equipped speak- the clips to include on the disc. and proper- Sony Pictures -has its own dis- ungated access to the public for ties, and a Sony Electronics site, ers. For traditional music enthusiasts, "Working from the concept of this tinct arena with a unique look and the first time," he says. which will offer an electronic cata- Packard Bell also has given birth to a being a show, we knew that a show feel. Various hypertext links Epic currently has 28 artist log of Sony products. new concept -twin CD -ROM drives. has to have a certain balance," seeded throughout each different pages in development, Johnson The dual decks "allow you to listen to Andrews says. "So we tried to get a favorite area will link users to other re- says, many of which will offer a va- TIME WARNER MOVE your CD while working on a good range of music, from pop to lated Sony Online areas as appro- riety of "exclusive" or otherwise In other online news this week, CD -ROM program," says Kern, "or lets jazz to rap, and also to combine a priate, according to Mitchell Can - unique content. "In the process of Time Warner Interactive you pull up multiple titles at once." sense of nostalgia with the more has nold, president of Sony New creating an album, there is a lot of current." joined its sister companies on Technologies, the Sony unit that is [extra] content that just can't be "Pathfinder," Time THE RECENTLY FORMED Porch - Each performance videoclip, set Warner's site in charge of coordinating the site. used," he says. "That will be one on the World Wide Web (http: Light Entertainment, a Los Angeles - within a virtual stage environment, // The Sony Music Entertainment focus in creating these pages." www.pathfinder.com /twi). The based motion picture, TV, home video, is about a minute long, Andrews and multimedia area was the first to go up in pre- Also up for several months is software publishing company is production and distri- says. Each is framed with an "intro" view mode late last year, offering Sony Electronic Publishing's area, posting news about upcoming bution company, is kicking off on a solid and an "outro " give a sense of -to features such as "hot news," which which currently has more than 100 products, as well as downloadable footing. The company has landed TV, a performance, he adds. true is updated daily, album release in- pages online, according to market- demos, graphics, and audioclips. home video, and multimedia interactive While watching the show, users It formation, artist biographies, and ing director Peter Dille. The site also plans to stage a variety of con- rights to William J. Bennett's best -sell- can click onto performance bios, ing tour dates. The area now also offers downloadable screen shots tests and promotions online. Simon & Schuster title "The Book which offer extra information about Of Virtues: A Treasury boasts downloadable audio- and of video game products, video - Time Warner Interactive al- Of Great Moral the artist and the context of the par- videoclips, as well as electronic clips, gaming tips, product pre- ready has Stories," according to PorchLight pres- and page a site up on America ticular performance, press kits. views, and an 800 telephone num- Online and is ident Bruce Johnson, former executive at the bottom establishing similar through the program The artist pages within the mu- ber via which users can order forums on CompuServe, Delphi, VP /GM of Hanna -Barbera Entertain- of the screen. ment. sic arena will put an emphasis on select products, Dille says. and Prodigy, among other com- The company initially will de- There also are six rooms running cultivating artist participation, Direct -selling also figures into mercial services. velop the property as a series of TV off of the main auditorium to ex- specials, Johnson says, with further says Columbia Records video pro- the soon -to -debut Sony Signa- MARILYN A. GILLEN plore: Backstage Interviews; a plans for home video and multimedia Trivia Room, with some 250 ques- spinoffs.

68 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com ' I E N E S E E K L Y HomevideoB I L L B O A R D S V D O W W Video Previews: Placido Domingo 72 Child's Play: Wooing Children's Circle 74 Shelf Talk: Blockbuster Awards 73 RCA Victor's Video Line 75

ipIIC1FIIJQIE Brit Vid Biz Boasts Best Sales Year Theme Park, TV, 1FIFI IISn But Retail Competition Lowers Profits Vid Show Barney By Seth Goldstein BY PETER DEAN does the public, because without the fire." Each sold in excess of 1 million bread -and -butter profit, there's no cassettes, becoming the fastest -selling Far From Extinct DOUBLE THE FUN: Dual - LONDON-The British video trade profit to reinvest in slow -moving cata- non -animated features of all time in the star Productions, the corporate enjoyed a prosperous 1994, echoing its log. The public's choice suffers. They U.K. BY MOIRA McCORMICK entity created to further the ca- American cousin. In both countries, won't buy as much, we are not making The best -selling sport and fitness ti reers of the Olsen Twins, is rais- sell- through made the difference. any profit, and the industry won't ex- ties was "The Very Best Of Torvill And CHICAGO -Mark Twain would ing the ante on behalf of Mary - But-and there is always a but -rec- pand." Dean," also the best -selling sports title agree: Reports of Barney the Dino- Kate and Ashley's home -video ord volume exacted a toll, as price com- Rondeau says that suppliers "haven't of all time. Another home -grown star, saur's demise have been exagger- line. One indication: Dualstar is petition devoured profits. got enough faith in their product or Mr. Motivator, with "BLT Workout," ated. hiring a veteran West Coast Nonetheless, the overall numbers as their prices." edged Elle MacPherson and Cindy The initial buying frenzy over kid -vid executive as sales and compiled by the British Video Assn. Not so, respond the studios, whose Crawford in the fitness sweepstakes. anything related to the purple rep- marketing VP. make good reading. titles are subject to the most intense The leading comedy video was "Billy tile has certainly calmed down from Already a consultant to Dual - A strong fourth quarter, also aided price cutting. By law, suppliers cannot Connolly Live 1994," and "Red its 1993 peak. But there's no need to star, he will work closely with by blockbuster rental titles, helped the hold anyone to the Recommended Re- Dwarf-The Smeg -Ups" topped the break out the shovels just yet, many BMG Distribution, which di- U.K. industry achieve its highest -ever tail Price, they argue. chart of direct- from -television releases. report to the contrary. rectly oversees the twins' re- sales of 1.14 billion pounds (approxi- Disney is trying something different Music video, led by BMG's Take Arin Wolfson, a media analyst for leases and must move carload mately $1.7 billion), says BVA. Total in an effort to keep its hits from sub- That, with "Live In Berlin," was the New York -based consultancy Alex- quantities to earn back an esti- retail value for the sell -through market merging retailers. With "The Return only sell -through genre to suffer a de- ander & Associates, says the com- mated $8 million multiyear ad- was 698 million pounds ($1.05 billion), Of Jafar," it tried to get a more favor- cline in 1994. It was BMG's third -con - bined Barney video titles "are doing vance. while rentals clocked in at 438 million able discount structure for the spe- secutive win, however. as well as some of the theatrical re- According to Dualstar's Rob- pounds ($657 million). cialty outlets that stock catalog. Early U.K. rental was aided by FoxVideo's leases. They have been dropping ert Thorne, the numbers are on "With the overall market growing, reports are the results have been en- decision to play both sides of the street over the last month -everything target -about 400,000 units the video industry is still in a strong po- couraging. with "Mrs. Doubtfire." The marketing does after Christmas, especially each of the first two episodes of sition and moving forward. However, It's worth the effort for Disney to move helped boost fourth -quarter children's titles-but they've still "The Adventures Of Mary - it's the popularity of buying videos preserve its position at the top of the rental volume by 45 %. been making our top 20." While Kate," along with 500,000 for which continues to increase as the sell -through heap. "Snow White," with "Doubtfire," "Jurassic Park," and more titles featuring 1994's break- "Our First Video," introduced range of titles expands into different sales exceeding "Aladdin" and "Four Weddings And A Funeral" out licensed property, Mighty Mor- 18 months ago. Trade observers genres," says BVA director Lavinia "Bambi," enabled the studio to hold brightened the fourth quarter, pushing phin Power Rangers, were released think the figures are high, but Carey. "The public seems to be increas- that spot for the seventh consecutive rental turns to their highest levels in last year, sales of Barney videos Dualstar can't be accused of not ingly convinced that videos represent year. Disney took seven of 1994's top 10 four years. But none exceeded the stayed neck-and -neck, he says. putting its shoulder to the retail good value for money." kid -vid positions and more than 60% of early 1994 Harrison Ford action movie, Moreover, Wolfson isn't antici- wheel. It's even willing to take a Not surprisingly, the fourth quarter sales in the children's category. "The Fugitive," the U.K.'s best -renting pating a major drop-off in the near risk or two. was dominated by sell -through volume, Movies, in the meantime, regained video at 4.36 million turns. term. With more and more babies The next pair of "Adven- up 13% to 27 million units and value up dominance of sell -through, with 36.5% The three late bloomers and the growing into toddlers -and with tures" entries -"The Case Of 12% to 174.5 million pounds ($261 mil- of the market. Warner was the leading fourth quarter generally improved unit "Barney & Friends' " status The Mystery Cruise" and "The lion). By year's end, consumers had sell -through supplier, warding off the volume by 4 %, reversing what had been unchanged as PBS's top -rated chil- Case Of The Sea World Adven- purchased 66 million cassettes. impact of MCA/Universal's "Jurassic a down year, exacerbated by the loss of dren's show-"it's constantly a new ture" -will be melded into an The bad news was that heavy dis- Park" and FoxVideo's "Mrs. Doubt- 1,500 specialty outlets. market," he says. ABC television movie airing 7-8 counting in the final quarter led to a 1% Until the move on, toddlers tend p.m. on April 23. (ABC has or- drop in the annual average price paid to be obsessive about their viewing dered the successor to the for a tape. With discounts of 30% and habits. They don't get tired of Bar- twins' current sitcom, "Full more on lead titles, many dealers were ney so much as outgrow him, Wolf- House. ") Thorne likens the TV forced to treat them as loss leaders in son says: "I can't see 1 -year -olds premiere to an infomercial for the hope they would promote catalog getting sick of Barney, unless the 3- the twins, and "retail shows less sales. year -olds are telling them he's not and less resistance to infomer- Great Britain's leading independent cool anymore." cials." retailer, Adrian Rondeau of Adrians, Barney producer the Lyons Despite the risk of overexpo- did no better than break even on sales Group takes comfort in the demo- sure, Thorne is confident the of 1,000 copies of "Snow White." Says graphics. "This year, 4.4 million telecast won't take away from Rondeau, "I did the same as last year children will enter the Barney cassette sales, also set to begin for video, which was quite an achieve- years," says Russell Mack, VP of in April. As evidence, he points ment. I took the money but I didn't communications. "We define that to broadcast launches of Barney make much profit overall." age range as between two and five, and Power Ranger videos, the The culprits were the supermarket though it goes younger and older as only difference being those chains such as Tesco, Sainsbury, and well." characters strutted their stuff in Safeway, which have been responsible What has happened with the Bar- syndication. "We do it in prime for sudden and dramatic price cutting. ney phenomenon, according to ob- time," Thorne says. To them, video is just another product servers, is that the big fella is becom- Dualstar's immediate aim is line to use in a discounting war, Ron- ing a classic, entering the pantheon to generate the kind of shelf - deau says. occupied by Mickey Mouse and his space attention retailers pay "I get the strong impression that the Disney pals, and Bugs Bunny and the Warner Bros. gang. Naysayers Barney and the Power Rangers. multiples [chains] have been taken Hollywood's The Star. Movie magic they know; its sellthrough magic they like to point out, as evidence of Bar - That means more product. aback by the savagery of the supermar- desire. CBS /Fox Video hopes consumers will snap up the cassette edition of the ney's slump, that his second EMI au- "With four, we become credit- kets," he says. 'W H Smith, Our Price, highly touted PBS series, "American Cinema," due in stores March 15. Holding dio release, 'Barney's Favorites Vol. able," says Thorne. "With six, HMV, none of them want this-it cuts the boxed set is Mindy Pickard, nontheatrical marketing VP. She was joined at II," only hit the gold mark-not the we break through." too deep. a recent gala reception in New York honoring the January telecast by (Continued on page 75) (Continued on page 74) "With prices forced down, nobody nontheatrical marketing coordinator Stacy Lowe, left, and actor Matt Dillon. gains. They don't, we don't, and neither

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it COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE RENTAL REPORTS. MUSIC trouble than the average inconsistency, the angel emphasizes stretching and a bear in his first animated theme is one that likely will lengthening in a workout W w Ú Easter program. He incurs appeal to its intended that incorporates yoga and L' 6 Placido Domingo, "An the wrath of Copyright Owner Principal Ranger Smith audience. In keeping with ballet stylings. Something = 5 3 TITLE (Rating) Evening With Placido after he follows his nose to a the spirit of the video, a for everyone. Manufacturer, Catalog Number Performers Domingo," Rhino Home basketful of Easter sweets portion of the profits are * * * No. * * * Video (212 -275- 2900), 52 and manages to eat every earmarked for a i minutes, $19.95. Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford last one, which had been Massachusetts -based 1 6 3 CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (PG -13) baked for the Jellystone organization that helps INSTRUCTIONAL Paramount Home Video 32463 Willem DaFoe Wembley Arena benefit Easter Jamboree. The real homeless children. New Line Home Video 2 2 4 THE MASK (PG -131 Jim Garrey performance features one adventure begins when "Childhood Autism: A Turner Home Entertainment N4011 shining tenor accompanied Yogi sets off to find the real Separate Reality," Twentieth Century-Fox Arnold Schwarzenegger 3 1 5 TRUE LIES (R) by FoxVideo the English Chamber Easter Bunny, who can help HEALTH /FITNESS Vocational Video Inc. 8640 Jamie Lee Curtis Orchestra conducted by him save the festivities, and (800 -421- 9997), 30 minutes, Columbia Pictures Jack Nicholson 4 4 5 WOLF (R) Eugene Kohn. Domingo discovers the rabbit has $25. Columbia TriStar Home Video 71153 -5 Michelle Pfeiffer soars through 10 been bunny -napped. Story "Meditations For Daily Warner Bros. Inc. Susan Sarandon magnificent selections, is Success," Focal 5 3 8 THE CLIENT (PG -13) line lighthearted, and Point Geared primarily toward Warner Home Video 13233 Tommy Lee Jones which represent a wish list animation is pure Hanna - (805- 682 -0272), 58 minutes, relatives of children who TriStar Pictures Nicolas Cage of arias as well as several Barbera joy. Video also $29.95. have been diagnosed as 6 13 3 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU (PG) Columbia TriStar Home Video 72813 Bridget Fonda surprises. Selections features a bonus H -B autistic or are awaiting Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Jeff Bridges include Giordano's "Amor cartoon, "Yankee Doodle." diagnosis, video comprises 5 8 BLOWN AWAY (R) Ti Vieta"; Puccini's " Ch'ella interviews with physicians, MGM /UA Home Video 105129 Tommy Lee Jones Mi Hollywood Pictures Bruce Willis Creda" from "La who provide the facts, and 8 32 2 COLOR OF NIGHT (R) Fanciulla Del West" and "Il "Zeezel The Zowie Zoon: parents and grandparents, Hollywood Home Video 2550 Jane March Piu Non Torni" from "La The Color Chase," Zeezel who divulge the emotional Universal City Studios Alec Baldwin 9 7 4 THE SHADOW (PG -13) Bohème"; Verdi's "Sole Or Pixs (800- 200 -3688), 30 side of the situation. Among MCA/Universal Home Video 82007 Penelope Ann Miller Siamo" from "Il Travatore "; minutes, $12.95. the important topics Touchstone Pictures 10 8 8 RENAISSANCE MAN (PG -13) Danny DeVito and a lovely Neopolitan folk covered are developmental Touchstone Home Video 2754 song. Video should benefit First in a new low- budget signs and symptoms, New Line Home Video Whoopi Goldberg from continuing "3 Tenors" - children's series, which discovery and 11 NEW CORRINA, GORRINA (PG) diagnosis, Turner Home Entertainment N4013 Ray botte mania. follows the antics of a and various treatments. Amblin Entertainment Rick Moranis friendly, furry creature Equally important are 12 39 2 LITTLE GIANTS (PG) Warner Home from the planet Zoon, is an candid discussions about Video 16200 Ed O'Neill Touchstone Pictures Meg Ryan introduction to the the emotional toll the 13 10 13 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (R) wonderful world of colors. disorder can take on family Touchstone Home Video 9030 Andy Garcia Warner Bros. Inc. Mel Gibson The primarily live -action members and coping skills 14 9 11 MAVERICK (PG) story begins when Eartha they can nurture in order to Warner Home Video 13374 Jodie Foster the "colorfly" awakens be strong for themselves Touchstone Pictures Julia Roberts 15 11 8 I LOVE TROUBLE (PG) Zeezel from his nest among and their child. Production Touchstone Home Video 2983 Nick Nolte Kind and gentle video wraps the blades of grass in a values are nothing to write Twentieth Century-Fox Keanu Reeves four concise meditations 16 12 14 SPEED (R) brightly hued backyard. - home about, but video's FoxVideo 8638 Dennis Hopper She then changes of the morning, evening, intended audience likely Twentieth Century-Fox Brendan Fraser preparation, and completion 17 14 5 AIRHEADS (PG -13) everything into black and won't notice or care. FoxVideo 8602 Adam Sandler white and then takes him on varieties- together in Morgan Creek Productions Inc. Joanne Whalley- Kilmer an to independent segments that 18 15 4 TRIAL BY JURY (R) animated adventure Warner Home Video 13575 Armand Assunte find the missing colors and can be watched together or "Country Trunk separately. Eric Stoltz bring them back where they Narrator and Restoration," Charlotte 19 19 3 KILLING ZOE (R) Live Home Video 69988 belong. Designed to teach guru Jacob Glass, whose Ford Trunks (806 -659- Julie Delpy "Course In Miracles" has Gramercy Pictures Andie MacDowell preschoolers their colors, 3027), 30 minutes, $19.95. 20 22 25 FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (R) the simple story line and seeped into the popular PolyGram Video 8006317693 Hugh Grant culture via his books and ample use of song strongly New Line Home Video Elijah Wood MPI Home 21 16 6 NORTH (PG) "Hullabaloo," succeed in making the point. lectures, presents the Columbia TriStar Home Video 71163 Bruce Willis Video (708 -873- 3177), affirming meditations in Columbia Pictures Damon Wayans approximately 60 minutes manner that welcomes 22 NEW BLANKMAN (PG -I3) Columbia TriStar Home Video 78693 Robin Givens each, $19.98 each, $79.98 "Concert In Angel- Land," everyone regardless of TriStar Pictures Shirley Maclaine for four-volume set. gender or faith. Meditative 23 18 16 GUARDING TESS (PG -13) Pink Bubble Productions Columbia TriStar Home Video 78703 Nicolas Cage (508 -369- 7479), 25 minutes, exercises are dressed with New Line Home Video Jeremy Davies Music variety show that $19.95. dramatic footage of rising 24 26 7 SPANKING THE MONKEY (NR) originally aired on NBC -TV and setting suns, babbling Columbia TriStar Home Video 73853 Alberta Watson from 1965 -66 makes its brooks, and lush Miramax Films Hugh Grant green 25 27 17 SIRENS (R) video debut in four tapes forests. Miramax Home Entertainment 2557 Tara Fitzgerald

that each include two Twentieth Century-Fox Joe Mantegna 26 17 8 BABY'S DAY OUT (PG) complete episodes plus FoxVideo 8639 Lara Flynn Boyle

bonus performances. And "Attitudes Aerobics," Miramax Films Keanu Reeves 27 24 12 LITTLE BUDDHA (PG) what a path it paves down "Salsa Aerobics," "Karate Miramax Home Entertainment 2548 Bridget Fonda musical memory lane. Aerobics," Heartbeat Billy Zane Performances 28 37 2 THE SILENCE OF THE HAMS (R) Cabin Fever Entertainment 112 are too Ballet," Video Treasures Joanna Pacula numerous to recount in (800-745-11451, Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Macaulay Culkm detail, but they represent approximately 40 minutes 29 28 12 GETTING EVEN WITH DAD (PG) MGM /UA Home Video 104976 Ted Danson the fabric of the then - each, $9.99 each. Charlotte Ford has devoted Warner Bros. Inc. Joe Pesci budding music scene: Paul the past 20 years to 30 23 14 WITH HONORS (PG -13) Warner Home Video 13079 Anka, Sonny & Cher, the New quartet of specialty restoring trunks as well as Brendan Fraser Byrds, the Turtles, the fitness videos grew out of publishing how -to guides Miramax Films Zbigniew Zamachowski 31 34 4 WHITE (RI Supremes, Trini Lopez & Video Treasures' previous and parts catalogs. Now, for Miramax Home Entertainment 3039 Julie Delpy Chuck Berry, the Four "Perfect Balance Workout," the first time, she brings the Warner Bros. Inc. Woody Harrelson 32 NEW* NATURAL BORN KILLERS (R) Seasons, even guest host which combined six styles of tricks of her trade to video Warner Home Video 13228 Juliette Lewis the late Michael Landon working out in one routine. in an engaging tutorial. Old Warner Bros. Inc. Kevin Costner 33 21 13 WYATT EARP (PG -13) doing a rendition of "I Like Veteran trainer Donna trunks come in a rainbow of Warner Home Video 13177 Dennis Quaid It Like That," to name a Richardson leads the colors, shapes, and sizes; An apparent throwback to Paramount Pictures few. includes "Attitude" program, which - 34 20 13 BEVERLY HILLS COP III (R) Eddie Murphy Set also the '60s, this live -action from canvas- and leather Paramount Home Video 32219 several of the first 12 shows variety show -type program features a cardiovascular - covered varieties to Columbia Pictures Billy Crystal in the "Hullabaloo" series. encourages the preschool intense, low -impact cardboard- and paper - 35 25 14 CITY SLICKERS II (PG -13) Columbia TriStar Home Video 71193 Jack Palance which included taped set to let it shine, let it shine, workout. "Salsa" stands to covered trunks to the larger Sony Pictures Classics Jorge Sanz segments from London let it shine. Their inner benefit from the current wardrobe trunks, sturdy 36 40 8 BELLE EPOQUE (R) Columbia TriStar Home featuring Beatles manager light, that is. A rainbow of popularity of combining steamer trunks, and more. Video 79373 Fernando Fernan Gomez Latin dance moves into Warner Bros. Inc. Jason Scott Lee Brian Epstein offering his song, dance, storytelling, an Program covers the 37 NEW RAPA NUI (R) picks of the cream of the and otherwise angelic aerobics routine. Martial restoration not only of Warner Home Video 13003 Esai Morales British crop. festivity unfolds in a series arts expert Lisa Gaylord different types of trunks, John Candy 38 33 8 WAGONS EAST! (PG -I3) Live Home Video 69991 of short, interconnected lends some kick to "Karate but also of those in varying Richard Lewis segments that wax and Aerobics," which uses levels of repair. Although Martin Sheen 39 35 2 ROSWELL (PG -13) Republic Pictures Home Video 3508 wane in creativity and disciplines from tai chi, the video occasionally Kyle MacLachlan CHILDREN'S and lapses a for ability to engage. Despite karate, aerobics. into promotion Orion Pictures Elizabeth McGovern 40 38 12 THE FAVOR (R) "Yogi: The Easter the program's Finally, "Heartbeat Ballet" some of Ford's other retail Orson Home Video 1275 Harley Jane Kozak Bear," Turner Home products, it clearly was Entertainment (404 -827- created with the care Ford ITA gold certification for a minimum of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at retail Video Previews is a weekly look at new titles at sellthrough prices. or theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at suggested retail for 2890), 55 minutes, $12.98. suggests viewers use to Send review copies to Catherine Applefeld, 3817 Brighton Court, nontheatrical titles. ITA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar Alexandria, VA 22305. restore their family volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, and of at least, 50,000 units and Yogi finds himself in more treasures. $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles.. 1995, Billboard /BPI Communications.

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Blockbuster Getting Into it COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE SALES REPORTS. w Ú v w 3 3 zo °Á c áä Copyright Owner Principal Ä d Z Ñ The Act With Awards Show ,.i 3 TITLE Manufacturer, Catalog Number Performers >m s rñ * No 1 * * * LET'S DO AN AWARDS SHOW: show or the balloting. No television * * New Line Home Video the advertising will air on any of the Via- Jim Carrey 1994 PG -I3 19.98 There's the Oscars, the Emmys, 1 1 4 THE MASK Turner Home Entertainment N4011 Grammys, and People's Choice. Now com -owned channels. Woods says Amblin Entertainment Rick Moranis is "strictly limited to in- 1994 PG 24.96 comes the Blockbuster Entertainment marketing 2 NEW LITTLE GIANTS Warner Home Video 16200 Ed O'Neill Awards. store merchandising." CBS will run Twentieth Century-Fox Keanu Reeves 6 1994 R 19.98 Scheduled to air as a prime -time "tune in" ads as the June airdate 3 2 14 SPEED FoxVideo 8638 Dennis Hopper 6, awards will approaches. CBS special June the Walt Disney Pictures SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN 1937 G 26.99 in Los 3 17 Animated reflect the results of a survey con- The show will be taped 4 DWARFS Walt Disney Home Video 1524 of its 40 million Angeles at a yet -to -be -named venue. ducted by Blockbuster PLAYBOY CELEBRITY CENTERFOLD: Playboy Home Video 2 Patti Davis 1995 NR 19.95 customers to determine the most pop- Ken Ehrlich, whose credits include 5 34 PATTI DAVIS Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0774 ular movies, videos, and music acts. Grammys and Emmys, has been MTV Music Television BEAVIS & BUTT -HEAD: WORK Animated 1995 NR 14.98 "In spite of the fact that there are signed as producer. There will be 6 NEW SUCKS! SMV Enterprises 49615 a lot of awards shows, we can fill a time, Woods adds, to present 16 Music Television BEAVIS & BUTT -HEAD: THERE MN 1995 NR 14.98 7 NEW Animated void," says Blockbuster Entertain- awards on -air, with the remainder de- GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD SMV Enterprises 49616 ment VP of marketing Brian Woods, livered at an earlier special reception. Universal Cartoon Studios, Inc. TIME II Animated 1994 G 19.98 who will also After its U.S. 8 4 8 THE LAND BEFORE MCA/Universal Home Video 82142 airdate, the Penthouse Video serve as the Various Artists 1995 NR 19.95 5 3 PENTHOUSE: SWIMSUIT 2 show's executive show will be 9 WarnerVision Entertainment 50784 -3 / sold Gramercy Pictures Andie MacDowell producer. "This internation- 1994 R 19.95 SHEL 10 15 2 FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL Hugh Grant is a way to get ally by Viacom's PolyGram Video 8006317693 Playboy Home Video our customers WorldVision 1995 NR 19.95 11 NEW PLAYBOY: FABULOUS FORTIES Various Artists involved in subsidiary. Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0770 by Eileen Fl itzpatrlck Hollywood Pictures Kurt Russell choosing their 1993 R 19.99 12 11 14 TOMBSTONE true favorites YOGA WITH Hollywood Home Video 2544 Val Kilmer Playboy Home Video and get them re- ATTITUDE: PLAYBOY SEXY LINGERIE: Various Artists 1995 NR 19.95 13 NEW PBV0769 cognized on a TV show." Blockbuster With fitness consumers getting older, DREAMS & DESIRES Uni Dist. Corp. SONGS: the "no pain, no gain" '80s mentality DISNEY'S SING ALONG Animated 1994 NR 12.99 also gets its share of media exposure. 14 17 8 Walt Disney Home Video 3491 Woods, who has kicked around the is yielding to the soothing touch of CIRCLE OF LIFE Walt Disney Pictures project for about two years, says other yoga. But that's not stopping Warner- MOVIE Animated 1994 NR 19.99 15 25 2 GARGOYLES, THE Walt Disney Home Video 3936 awards shows don't give an accurate Vision, which distributes the "Buns Of NIRVANA: LIVE! TONIGHT! picture of what is the most popular en- Steel" series, from giving yoga an Geffen Home Video 39541 Nirvana 1994 NR 24.98 16 9 14 SOLD OUT!! tertainment. "It's often a small con- edge. Video Eagles 1994 NR 24.98 sumer sampling, like the People's On April 18, the supplier will re- 17 1 12 EAGLES: HELL FREEZES OVER Geffen Home 39548 Choice, or based on peers, like the lease "Power Yoga" and "Power Universal City Studios Jason London 1993 R 19.98 Oscars," he says. 'We'll be collecting Stretch," each priced at $14.95. 18 18 4 DAZED AND CONFUSED MCA/Universal Home Video 81495 Rory Cochrane customers, and "The `Buns Of Steel' series fulfills votes from 40 million Amblin Entertainment Sam Neill 1993 PG -l3 24.98 no one else has that." all fitness needs, but we wanted to 19 10 20 JURASSIC PARK O MCA/Universal Home Video 82061 Laura Dern come back with 'Power Yoga' because Blockbuster will select three nomi- PLAYMATE Playboy Home Video PLAYBOY: 1995 VIDEO Various Artists 1994 NR 19.95 nees in each of 33 categories. Selec- people are afraid of injury," says VP 20 8 13 CALENDAR Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0767 of marketing Ellen Hochman. tions will be based on the highest Private Music AT THE ACROPOLIS Yanni 1994 NR 19.98 grossing movies, according to Base- "Power Yoga," hosted by Michi Bra- 21 12 49 YANNI: LIVE BMG Video 82163 man, combines cardiovascular rou- line box -office data; the top- renting Warner Bros. Inc. PARK Animated 1994 G 19.99 videos, according to Blockbuster's in- tines and toning for a more athletic 22 6 5 A TROLL IN CENTRAL Warner Home Video 16100 ternal data; and the top -selling al- approach. The tape includes a free Home Video Playboy 1995 NR 19.95 5 PLAYBOY'S WOMEN OF COLOR Various Artists bums, according to SoundScan. mail -in offer for the CD "Celtic Heart- 23 20 Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0772 Video entries will be divided into ac- beat" STONES: LIVE AT ROLLING PolyGram Video 8006332193 Rolling Stones 1991 NR 19.95 tion/adventure, drama, and comedy, "Power Stretch" builds "body es- 24 14 4 THE MAX as well as actor and actress categories teem" through rhythmic movements Barney Home Video NEW BARNEY: FAMILIES ARE SPECIAL Animated 1995 NR 14.95 in each genre, with nominees chosen and toning. The tape is hosted by 25 The Lyons Group 2004 in six Scott Cole, who has appeared on sev- Harvey Keitel for their rental performance the 1992 R 14.98 26 19 25 RESEVOIR DOGS Live Home Video 68993 weeks immediately after release. Eli- eral `Buns" videos. Both programs Tim Roth been run 40 minutes. MN Music Television gible video titles must have re- LIQUID TV Animated 1995 NR 12.98 27 NEW P. MTV'S THE BEST OF SMV Enterprises 49645 leased from Jan. 1 -Dec. 1, 1994. WarnerVision will follow up the re- Epic Music Video Music covers pop, rock, and other leases in June with "Buns Of Steel: 1994 NR 19.98 28 16 12 SADE: LIVE CONCERT HOME VIDEO Sade genres and new artists. Nominees will Yoga" and "Buns Of Steel: Tai Chi," SMV Enterprises 19V50114 Playboy Home Video be based on groups, solo acts, and new Hochman says. OF HOOTERS Various Artists 1994 NR 19.95 29 13 13 PLAYBOY: GIRLS Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0768 artists who have had the top -selling al- Meanwhile, "Buns" star Tamilee Amblin Entertainment John Goodman bums between Jan. 1 and Dec. 9, 1994. Webb has developed four cassettes for 1994 PG 19.98 30 21 15 THE FLINTSTONES MCA/Universal Home Video 42150 Rick Moranis Qualifying movies must have been re- fitness fanatics on the run. Available LYNN ALLEN'S LINGERIE Peach Home Video leased between Jan. 1 and Dec. 25, March 21, each tape has three differ- GINGER Various Artists 1994 NR 9.95 31 23 9 PT. 2 Uni Dist. Corp. 7004 1994. ent routines lasting 15 minutes. Users GALLERY: do first, stop the VCR, and 1990 NR 19.95 Because of computer limitations, can the 32 RE -ENTRY THE CREAM OF ERIC CLAPTON PolyGram Video 081 189 Eric Clapton consumers only can vote for music come back later for the next routine. SARAH MCLACHLAN: FUMBLING Arista Records Inc. nominees in Blockbuster Music stores The running time per tape is 50 min- Sarah McLachlan 1994 NR 14.98 33 28 5 TOWARDS ECSTASY-LIVE BMG Home Video 15729 and for movie and video candidates in utes. Island Video The $14.95 cassettes target the abs, STORY Bob Marley And The Wailers 1990 NR 19.95 Blockbuster Video outlets during the 34 29 9 THE BOB MARLEY PolyGram Video 4400823733 1 -31 period. Block- thighs, arms and abs, and buns. Two - March balloting TriStar Pictures Tom Hanks 1993 PG 19.95 buster is installing in -store computers packs are available for $29.95. 35 32 23 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Columbia TriStar Home Video 52413 Meg Ryan capable of storing up to 20,000 ballots Atlantic Records Inc. Carreras, Domingo, 1994 NR 29.98 MOVES: Unapix 22 24 THE 3 TENORS IN CONCERT 1994 at each location, but not the data from DISTRIBUTION 36 ' WarnerVision Entertainment 50822 -3 Pavarotti (Mehta) up video all 33 categories. So Blockbuster de- Entertainment has picked Trax Wax 1995 NR 19.98 3 BLACK BOX: VOLUME 1 Various Artists cided to divide the stores into two re- distribution rights to the Smithsonian 37 33 TVT Records 72213 porting segments. Tabulations at each Video Library. Touchstone Pictures BEFORE CHRISTMAS Animated 1993 PG 19.99 location will be sent to an accounting The Connecticut -based company 38 27 21 THE NIGHTMARE Touchstone Home Video 3603 firm for the final tallies. with offices in New York and Sherman Penthouse Video NR 29.95 2 KAMA SUTRA II Various Artists 1995 "It was also too much to ask cus- Oaks, Calif., will begin distributing 39 35 PENTHOUSE: WarnerVision Entertainment 50786 -3 tomers to vote in so many categories, the titles later this year. Initial re- Hemdale Pictures Corp. 1989 G 14.95 6 THE BRAVE FROG Animated so we decided to target the ballots ac- leases include "Dinosaurs," "Insects," 40 30 Hemdale Home Video 7098 cordingly," Woods says. "Fire, Ice, And Sea Collection," and RIPA gold cert. for sales of 50,000 units or $1 million in sales at suggested retail. RIAA platinum cert. for sales of 100,000 units or $2 million in sales a suggested documentaries from the "Library least units and $1 Blockbuster isn't planning to use its six retail. ITA gold certification for a minimum of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at 25,000 Viacom corporate ties to promote the Of Congress Collection." million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. O ITA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, and of at least, 50,000 units and $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. ©1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. 73 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard FOR Home Video WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 TopKìd Video,. With Wood Knapp's Demise, ~ COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF Distributors RETAIL Y taxig STORE SALES REPORTS. d 8 3 o El TITLE Have Come Courting To Children's Circle :,-,2 1- N 3 Copyright Owner, Manufacturer, Catalog Number » in * * * No. 1 * * * PERFECT CIRCLE: When spe- ingale" -this last title an enchant- video. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS cial- interest supplier Wood Knapp ing Michael Sporn- animated ver- 1 1 17 1937 26.99 In addition to the $26.99 -list Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 1514 Video folded in December, one of sion of the Hans Christian "Lion King," a limited "Deluxe DISNEY'S SING ALONG SONGS: CIRCLE OF LIFE its seeming casualties was the sur- Andersen tale. 2 3 7 Collectors Edition" is available for Walt Disney Home Video 3491 1994 1299 passingly excellent Children's Cir- Noting how movies can drive $79.99. It includes the video along THE LAND BEFORE TIME II 3 2 7 cle line. The home video division of book sales, Schindel thinks that with a bonus 1994 19.98 exclusive, "The Mak- Universal Cartoon Studios, Inc. /MCA/Universal Home Video 82142 Weston, Conn. -based studio Wes- Children's Circle might be best ing Of `The Lion " King.' A TROLL IN CENTRAL PARK ton Woods, which has filmed 4 4 5 1994 1999 clas- promoted as a line of "great mov- Warner Bros. Inc./Warner Home Video 16100 sic children's literature for class- ies for kids, rather than books on THE BRAVE FROG room 5 6 5 1989 14.95 use since the mid- 1950s, KIDBITS: Irresistible madamoi- Hemdale Pictures Corp. / Hemdale Home Video 7098 Children's Circle has made compi- selle Madeline stirs up light- THE FOX AND THE HOUND 6 16 47 1981 2499 lations that have been consistently hearted mischief in "Madeline At Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 2141 regarded as among the finest the Cooking School," the latest in the ALADDIN 7 5 73 1992 genre has to offer. colorful, Christopher Plummer - Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 1662 24.99 Before Wood Knapp picked up narrated series from Golden Book BARNEY: LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY 8 9 27 1994 1999 Children's Circle for mass -market Video. Also new is "Precious Mo- Barney Home Video/The Lyons Group 2002 distribution, three years prior to ments" title "Who's Who At The DUMBO 9 8 432 1941 24.99 Wood Knapp's demise, its titles Zoo" ... Sony Wonder's Nickelo- Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 24 were found primarily in upscale BEAVIS BUTT deon Collection gets three new ad- 10 NEW & -HEAD: THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD toy stores, bookstores, and bou- by Moira McCormick ditions March 21: "The Adven- MTV Music Television /SMV Enterprises 49616 1995 14.98 tiques. After the deal was struck, tures Of Pete & Pete: Farewell GARGOYLES, THE MOVIE 11 NEW 1994 19.99 the price of the 30- minute videos My Little Viking," "Clarissa Ex- Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 3936 was lowered to $14.95 from $19.95, video." That way, people previ- plains It All: Ferguson Explains It THE RETURN OF JAFAR 12 15 39 1994 2299 and Children's Circle titles began ously put off by the collection's All," and "Ren & Stimpy: Incredi- Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 2237 in showing up places like Kmart, highbrow aura might be moved to bly Stupid Stories" ABC Video 21 MARY -KATE & ASHLEY OLSEN: THORN MANSION A' ... 13 11 1994 1298 Costco, and Target. give the videos a try. "We would checks in with an animated ver Dualstar Video/BMG Kidz 30050 -3 "We were in many more video be getting more people interested sion of BEAVIS & BUTT -HEAD: WORK SUCKS! Mozart's "The Magic 14 NEW 1995 1498 stores than before," says Weston in good literature for kids," he Flute," featuring the voices of MN Music Television/SMV Enterprises 49615 Woods founder Morton Schindel, says. MUPPET CLASSIC THEATER Mark Hamill, Michael York, 15 17 15 1994 1995 noting that his company (along and Samantha Eggar. 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MARY -KATE & ASHLEY OLSEN: LOGICAL I RANCH with subdistributor Churchill gram airs in two parts on ABC -TV 16 7 P1 Dualstar Video/BMG 1994 1298 Films) retained distribution to OF THEE WEE SING: MCA/ March 18 and 25, with video re- Kidz 30051 -3 THE bookstores and 3 TIMMY TOOTH: TIMMY IN SPACE the educational Universal Home Video's recent lease March 28 ... Parents' 17 22 1995 12.98 market. "Our sales at least quad- purchase of Price Stern Sloan's Choice Honors have been Universal City Studios/MCA/Universal Home Video 81914 9 MIGHTY MORPHIN: KARATE CLUB rupled." popular "Wee Sing" video line will awarded to "The Adventures Of 18 12 1994 12.95 Saban Entertainment/WarnerVision Entertainment 42028 -3 In light of Wood Knapp's suc- "finally get Wee Sing the attention Jay Jay The Jet Plane And His BARNEY'S IMAGINATION ISLAND cess, its demise could be seen as a it's deserved." So says Flying 19 10 19 1994 1495 Claudia Friends," the first in a se- Barney Home Video/The Lyons Group 2003 devastating blow to Children's Sloan, former director of Los ries from KidQuest, Dallas. The BARNEY: FAMILIES ARE SPECIAL Circle. Indeed, says Schindel, "at 20 NEW 1995 1495 Angeles -based publisher PSS' four -story title features "the mot- Barney Home Video/The Lyons Group 2004 first, I was shocked; we had zero video division, and now MCA/Uni- ley members of a toy airline," who TIMMY THE TOOTH: OPERATION SECRET BIRTHDAY advance warning." Now, he says, versal director of Wee Sing Video illustrate kid -sized life 21 NEW 1995 12.98 lessons SURPRISE! Universal City Studios/MCA/Universal Home Video 81913 "I think it's the greatest thing that product. through their adventures. Kid - THERE GOES A SPACESHIP! could happen to us. Ex- 22 24 3 1995 12.95 Federal In fact, the nine -title Wee Sing Quest founder David Michel ex- Kidvision/WarnerVision Entertainment 50729 press is here every day with pro- line of hourlong, live- action musi- pects to produce or four three Jay TIMMY THE TOOTH: MOLAR ISLAND posals from every major distribu- 23 20 3 1995 12.98 cals aimed at preschoolers has Jay videos annually, in English Universal City Studios/MCA/Universal Home Video 81940 tor in the country. I have more sold 2 million -3 million ac- units, and Spanish, along with books and ALICE IN WONDERLAND 24 13 365 invitations for lunch in New cording to Sloan. "Seven of the books on tape. Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 36 1951 24.99 York," he adds, laughing, "not to nine titles are multiplatinum," she More reality -based kid yids FANTASIA mention 25 21 107 1940 24.99 overtures from book -club says. But the vast majority of have hit the streets. They include Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Home Video 1 132 people. I haven't made any deci- those sales have been via word -of- A "You Can Ride Horse" from ITA gold certification for a minimum of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at etail sions yet, but will in the next two mouth; Sloan says that with MCA/ Blackboard Entertainment in San for theatrica ly released programs, or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical weeks." Universal's might behind it, the Francisco, the first of a series that titles. ITA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar Schindel is volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, and of at least, 50,000 units and that rarest of execu- line may finally show up on the targets girls as well as boys (bou- $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. © 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. tives who means it when he says charts. quets to executive producer something like, "In order to do MCA/Universal's purchase, she Martha Davison Aviles). Then quality things, you can't be watch- says, "had been coming for a there's "You Could Be A Cowboy" ing the bottom line all the time." while" and took effect in mid -Jan- from Scattergood in Seattle, avail- PICTURE THIS It's one of the reasons Children's uary. PSS still owns the Wee Sing able alone or as part of a kit that (Continued from page 69) Circle is a trusted name. "Our ob- audio and book product configura- includes an audiobook and a genu- The twins reach critical mass green status. jective has always been to share tions. ine lariat. Vermont Story Works, with releases scheduled to go into Much of the twins' video growth the world's best literature with Meanwhile, the line celebrated in Vergennes, Vt., has released production in September at Sea depends on BMG, which Thorne he kids," says. Of course, it is still its first toy license at the Feb- "Let's Go To The Farm" and World in San Diego. Like their believes will become a major player a business, and as such, Schindel ruary Toy Fair in New York. Up- "Baby Animals" and is readying predecessors, the titles will air on "when they get theatrical product." has been hatching new plans to in- scale toy manufacturer Brio has "Let's Build A Playhouse." New ABC. Thorne anticipates ship- BMG, however, won't have the crease visibility. come out with a wooden locomo- York -based Alphabet Factory's ments of 400,000- 475,000 units Mary -Kate and Ashley movie that Earlier, Schindel had consid- tive to complement the line's "Kiddie Verite" line includes when both reach retail and con- goes into production this spring. ered coming out with a shorter - eighth release, "The Wee Sing "Firetrucks To The Rescue!" and tinued sales as they edge into ever- "There are no circumstances on length, $9.99- priced line, but he's Train." Toy, audio, and songbook "A Day At The Zoo." And KidVi- this planet" that would force dis- since rethought the idea. Instead, packages are available for $50 or sion's hot -selling reality -based tributor Warner Bros. to surren- he intends for Children's Circle to $75 (the latter includes track line, which changed its name to der the video rights acquired with debut a premium line of 45 -min- pieces). "Real Wheels" from "Live Action the feature, he says. ute -plus titles, priced back at For Kids," offers "There Goes A FOR THE RECORD Dualstar promises more immedi- $19.95. "Then we might bring the Spaceship," ... Boat," and "... ate help via a cross -promotion, 30- minute tape down to $12.95," LION IN WINTER: Disney's Race Car "... Christian company In the Feb. 4 issue of Bill- which will put the twins in promi- he says. March 3 release of "The Lion Integrity Music in Mobile, Ala., board, the Child's Play column nent positions in five chains, includ- More than that, Schindel is re- King" is accompanied by typically adds a baseball -themed title to its gave an incorrect title for one of ing Kmart. The partner, New Jer- considering the entire marketing massive promotional tie -ins. Par- enjoyable Donut Repair Club se- three new live- action video re- sey -based SDI Technologies, has approach of the almost 40 -title ticipating companies are Pills- ries, called "The Donut All- Stars" leases from KidVision. The cor- created a line of what Thorne calls line, whose latest releases include bury, Mattel, Burger King, and "Tae Kwon Do For Kids" is rect title is "There Goes A Race "detective electronic gadgets" (one "Stories From The Jewish Tradi- Ralston Foods; the first two offer available from Dogwood Produc- Car." The other titles are "There is a walkie- talkie) that debut this tion," "The William Steig Li- a combined $10 consumer rebate tions, which is located in Southern Goes A Spaceship" and "There fall. Dualstar, which worked with brary," "Musical Max and Other with the purchase of selected Pines, N.C. Goes A Boat." 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RCA Vids Build Audience For Classical VIDEO PEOPLE j Line i `Classic Encounters' Ties In With Audiocassette Advances at ABC Video: Rosemary Simari to director of special markets sales, BY TERRI HORAK the Music Educators Assn. RCA will through a number of commercials, and Susan Roberts to director of retail sales, and Matt Peacock to associate director advertise in the MEA newsletter and then the next step is infomercials." of marketing. NEW YORK -RCA Victor hopes cus- attend its regional conferences to dis- The packaging for many of the tomers of a new video line will look af- tribute sampler tapes. "Greatest Hits" releases and all three Tonya Bates, formerly ABC Video national sales manager, joins SoundScan/Video- ter they listen. "We can't keep selling to the 5% or "Classic Encounters" videos feature Scan as VP of sales and service, based in Los Angeles. The BMG- distributed label has 6% that support the [classical music] caricatures by Al Hirschfeld. Blurbs and ad- inaugurated a series, "Classic En- industry," says Vining. However, about the videos also will be included William Chardavoyne, previously responsible for international finance counters," that builds on the audiocas- grooming young families and children in all future audio liner notes. ministration, advances to executive VP of Columbia TriStar settes targeted toward beginning lis- to be classical music consumers can Vining, who wrote a humorous "Be- Home Video. Alan Pritchard advances to executive VP of teners of classical music. The three help create a bigger market for the ginner's Guide To Classical Music" worldwide operations and European managing director. "Classic Encounters" videos, which "next 20 to 30 years," he adds. booklet to accompany the audiotapes, Melissa Scott is named managing director of Columbia Tri- reached stores Jan. 10, attempt to de- As part of its strategy, RCA is also is trying to lighten up a too -serious Star Home Video GmbH hi Germany. mystify an often intimidating subject seeking publicity in women's maga- subject. "The majority of people that by coupling informative, lighthearted zines, and there is the possibility of work in the classical music industry Appointments at Central Park Media: Steven Yacht to direc- lectures and demonstrations with classical radio giveaways and tie-ins have a crushingly restrictive respect tor of business affairs, Leslie Hyman to GM of MangaMania, complete videotaped performances with cable TV. for the music," he says. 'We've taken Michael Lindsay to GM of CPM Comics, Young Hwal Son from the RCA Victor archives. "Classic Encounters" was born out a broader approach. It's great music CHARDAVOYNE to acquisitions manager, Barbara Behen to sales manager, But RCA is moving slowly: Retail of the success of the label's effort to that has been around hundreds of David Singer to accounts payable manager, Jason Topolosky David distribution will come after it develops cultivate audio business. "The Idiot's years. to sales rep, Christina Markunas to video industry account executive, the institutional market. "With the Guide To Classical Music," which fea- "I can put cartoons on the cover, but Bernstein to customer service specialist, and Keiko Nayuki to executive assistant success of [the audio releases], the tures 99 well -known classical melodies it's still great music, and if a cartoon to the managing director. challenge for us now is to branch out and informational liner notes, is the is instrumental in somebody picking it into adjunct areas, and video is abso- most recent, and succinct, example of up and experimenting with it for the Bruce Johnson, former executive VP/GM of Hanna -Barbera Entertainment, forms lutely paramount," says RCA sales RCA's gambit. "Greatest Hits" has first time, then we have accomplished home video/multimedia producer Porchlight Entertainment. William Baumann, named VP/CFO. Alyssa and marketing VP Steve Vining. Corn - been judged a success, with sales of our charter." formerly of Great American Communications, is executive mitted to the series as a long -term more than 3 million units in three Padia, formerly of Columbia TriStar Home Video, joins as sales and marketing VP. project, Vining says, "If we do a good years. job in the next six months creating RCA will begin airing two -minute awareness for the product [outside the television spots, starring critic Rex Billboard +.. industry], the traditional part of the Reed, in selected markets to pitch one video industry will catch up." of its latest audio releases, "Block- Priced at $12.98 each, the series will busters From The Movies." Says Vin- be aimed at schools and libraries via ing, "If that works well, we'll evolve Top Special Interest Video

Compiled from a national sample of retail Compiled from a national sample of retail stores sales reports. stores sales reports. BARNEY FAR FROM EXTINCT ó ó, 3 .cc (Continued from page 69) N ¢ TITLE NYa TITLE Program Supplier, Catalog Number Program Supplier, Catalog Number double -platinum of "Vol. I." dude his appearance as a six-story bal- But Lyons believes that's simply loon in 1994's Macy's Thanksgiving Day more evidence that the pent -up demand Parade. "Macy's approached us," says RECREATIONAL SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESSTM for Barney product was satisfied, and Mack, who has booked Barney for the 1 * * that sales will continue to be healthy. 1995 and 1996 parades as well. The * * NO. 1 * * * * NO. 75 SEASONS: 75 TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR PERSONAL BEST WITH ELLE "Prior to '93, there was little Barney "Bedtime With Barney" radio show, 19.95 3 5 19.99 1 1 19 1 MACPHERSON Buena Vista Home Video 3851 merchandise available," Mack says. launched a year ago as a weekly pro- THE NFL PolyGram Video 8006319053 KATHY NEW YOGA LESLIE NIELSEN'S BAD GOLF MY WAY SMITH'S 19.95 "We call 1993 `the Elvis year. "' gram, is set to go to five nights. And the 19.95 2 1 21 2 2 13 PolyGram Video 8006331153 WarnerVision Entertainment 50570 -3 In fact, observers say gold certifica- Barney Fan Club counts almost a mil- ALI MACGRAW'S YOGA MIND & BODY NFL: 100 GREATEST FOLLIES 19.98 tion for a children's record is almost un- lion members. 5 19.95 3 4 13 3 4 PolyGram Video 8006326733 Warner Home Video 35826 heard of. Double -platinum has never It's a club many grown -ups take STEP & STRETCH WORKOUT NBA SUPER SLAMS 2 JANE FONDA'S 19.98 by a kids' album not tied pride in not joining. One reason is their 3 14.98 4 9 5 been achieved 4 19 FoxVideo (CBS /Fox) 8198 WarnerVision Entertainment 55030 -3 to a blockbuster Disney feature. annoyance at the overabundance of LUCKY VANOUS: ULTIMATE FAT -BURNING SHAQUILLE O'NEAL: LARGER THAN LIFE 14.98 of figures Barney merchandise that has permea- 3 19.98 5 8 7 Mack cites a number that 5 20 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8179 WORKOUT FoxVideo (CBS /Fox) 8208 support the notion that the Barney ted retail outlets. BASEBALL: A FILM BY KEN BURNS REEBOK WINNING BODY WORKOUT 14 maintains Barney was not so 179.98 6 2 11 19.95 franchise is strong. The first video ti- Ries 6 5 19 Turner Home Entertainment B5318 PolyGram Video 8006330553 a 27 million much overmerchandised as merchan- tles have sold combined KATHY IRELAND: TOTAL FITNESS VIDEO 100 GREATEST NFL TOUCHDOWNS 19.99 "We have 40 licen- 14.95 7 7 13 units, says Lyons, preparing its 15th, dised too rapidly. 7 9 41 PolyGram Video 4400876793 UAV Entertainment 1994 "Families Are Special." In 1994 -the sees, compared with the usual 200 [on BEST OF ABC'S MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL RICHARD SIMMONS: SWEAT & SHOUT 19.95 8 10 9 19.95 year after the Barney explosion -the big animated movies]," she says. "Nor- 8 6 17 PolyGram Video 8006319073 GoodTimes Home Video program accounted for 12 of the top 100 mally, retailers will choose to carry, SHAQ ATTACK: IN YOUR FACE ABS OF STEEL WITH TAMILEE WEBB 19.98 9 11 149 9.95 best-selling videos of the year, Video- say, two of 10 items available." 9 7 65 Parade Video 530 WarnerVision Entertainment 132 its subscribers. During the As Ries tells it, retailers were eager Scan told NFL'S GREATEST STARS YOGA PRACTICE FOR BEGINNERS 19.95 10 5 45 19.98 holiday season, 10 Barney videos ap- to cash in on the craze, and many picked 10 15 3 PolyGram Video 8006319093 Healing Arts 1088 100 chart. up every item they could-and dis- peared on VideoScan's top BAD GOLF MADE EASIER SUSAN POWTER: BURN FAT & GET FIT 19.98 11 6 5 19.95 Even so, Lyons sales and marketing played them all together. "You'd walk 11 3 63 ABC Video 45003 WarnerVision Entertainment 50607 -3 in a store and see this mass of purple director Debbie Ries says the company NBA GUTS & GLORY STEP REEBOK: THE VIDEO 14.98 12 20 113 29.95 "[has] experienced a drop -off' in sales. and green," she says. "Everyone from 12 12 39 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 5981 PolyGram Video 4400847853 to luggage stores had 'We're shipping about 60% of what we grocery stores THE TOP 50 WORLD CUP GOALS O.J. SIMPSON: MINIMUM MAINTENANCE 14.95 13 18 11 14.95 were doing in 1993 on new releases." Barney boutiques. It looked terribly 13 8 35 PolyGram Video 8006315333 FITNESS FOR MEN Uni Dist. Corp. 5101 -3 and it did hurt us. However, "they are still significant overmerchandised, NFL ROCKS- EXTREME FOOTBALL DENISE AUSTIN: TRIMWALK 19.95 14 14 31 19.98 numbers," Ries says, and she points to When the pent -up demand was met [the 14 11 57 PolyGram Video 4400876853 Parade Video 1483 other indicators of Barney's reigning drop -off was considerable]." WHEN IT WAS A GAME 2 BUNS & ABS OF STEEL 2000 14.98 15 NEW 14.95 status involving Universal Studios Still, Ries argues, 'We've maintained 15 10 39 HBO Home Video 90843 WarnerVision Entertainment 51309 -3 Florida, Geffen Pictures, and Warner all our licensees and haven't added WORLD CUP USA: OFFICIAL PREVIEW NIKE: TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING 14.95 16 RE-ENTRY 19.95 Bros. Universal Studios is constructing more. We're figuring out who our con- 16 18 27 PolyGram Video 8006315733 WarnerVision Entertainment 50532 -3 and what they want." ABS OF STEEL 2 TAMILEE WEBB a 60,000- square -foot permanent attrac- sumers are, MICHAEL JORDAN: AIR TIME WITH 9.95 17 RE-ENTRY 19.98 17 17 133 tion in Orlando called "A Day In The One demand is for the original three FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 5770 WarnerVision Entertainment 133 which have been out of REEBOK AEROSTEP Park With Barney," including a theater Barney videos, THE NFL'S 15 GREATEST COMEBACKS 19.95 18 RE-ENTRY 14.95 18 NEW in the round and an interactive area. circulation for three years. 'We'd taken PolyGram Video 4400876873 PolyGram Video 8006330553 OF STEEL: ABS OF STEEL Geffen and Warner Bros., mean- them off the market, because we didn't NBA REWIND: THE FUNNIEST & FINEST PLAYS MEN 14.95 19 RE-ENTRY 14.98 19 12 11 while, are collaborating on a feature - want any confusion," she says. The trio, FoxVideo (CBS /Fox) 8158 WarnerVision Entertainment 185 /SHAPE YOUR BODY length Barney movie, scheduled for featuring actress Sandy Duncan, look SIR CHARLES CINDY CRAWFORD 19.99 20 14 43 1998 20 16 109 Home Video 7032 1996 release. "Partners like this don't distinctly cheaper than current produc- FoxVideo (CBS /Fox) 5992 WORKOUT GoodTimes step up to the table for something that tions. Nevertheless, Lyons will rere- million at sug- .ITA gold certification for sale of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 mill'on at retail for theatrically released programs, 25,000 units and $1 won't make it," Ries says. lease them in November under the ban- gested retail for nontheatrical titles. i ITA platinum certification for sale of 250 000 units or a dollar volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released pro- Other signs of Barney's longevity inner "Barney: The Early Years." grams, or 50,000 units or $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. ©1995, Billboard /BPI Communications.

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Record Turnout Likely For AES Meet At Least 6,500 Visitors Expected In Paris BY ZENON SCHOEPE Following last year's convention Français from France. in Amsterdam, this will be the sec- "It is strange that so- called har- LONDON -The 98th Audio Engi- ond one held over a weekend, mak- monizing legislation in the Euro- neering Society Convention in ing air fare and hotel packages unu- pean Union should reveal so many Paris is likely to break all European sually affordable. "You can be sure inconsistencies and even funda- attendance records, if previous that this is something we will be mental differences between the trends are any indication. Visitor continuing in the future, because treatment of studio producers in numbers have always peaked on it's proved to be a very popular European countries," says Re -Pro the four previous times at the move," says AES executive director chairman Robin Miller. French capital, and given the Roger Furness. He looks forward Peter Filleul, vice chairman of steady increase in attendance at to next year's 100th AES conven- Re -Pro, adds that everyone is get- the last few European events, rec- tion in Copenhagen as "an achieve- ting "incredibly nervous" about the ord breaking seems assured. ment that we should all feel proud results of European Community "The Palais des Congres is com- of." legislation. "Some kind of alliance Record Plant Goes All -SSL. The famed Record Plant recording pletely full. We are sold out and Producer and engineer organiza- between the organizations would be studio in Los Angeles has become an all -SSL facility with the purchase have been since December," says tions from Europe will meet for the a sensible and probably inevitable of an 80- channel Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series AES exhibition and registration di- first time at Studios de la Grande move," he adds. desk. Shown at the studio, from left, are Record Plant chairman Rick Stevens rector Herman Wilms. Stand space Armée Feb. 25 to discuss matters More than just an exhibit and and independent engineer Dave Reitzas. and exhibitor numbers of just over of common interest. meeting place, the AES convention 300 are roughly equal to last year's Organized by Re- Pro -the U.K. also covers papers and workshop Amsterdam event. Wilms confi- guild of recording producers, direc- sessions that provide a pointer on dently expects to at least equal last tors, and engineers -in association where audio is going in the long year's total of approximately 6,500 with 3M France, the event will be term. visitors from the traditionally attended by delegates from Re -Pro Among 84 papers and seven newsline ... broad cross section of nationalities U.K., GONG from the Netherlands, workshops is a groundbreaking that attend the European exhibi- VDT Tonmeisters from Germany, workshop on the interaction be- DMI SUES PIONEER, DISCOVISION: CD manufacturer Disc Manufacturing Inc. tion and underline its status as "the Osterreichische Tonmeisterver- tween audio and visual perception. is suing Pioneer Electronics Corp. of Japan and Discovision Associates for viola- only truly international audio einingung from Austria, and La In a similar vein, Ultrasone Elec- tions of antitrust laws and unfair competition, according to court documents ob- show," says Wilms. Guilde des Réalisateurs Artistiques troacoustics plans to present a pa- tained by Billboard. The action coincides with a patent infringement case per based on the development of brought against DMI by Discovision, a partnership between Pioneer Electronics what it describes as the first four - USA and Pioneer Electronics Capital that holds patents pertaining to the man- channel headphone, which repro- ufacture of CDs. In its suit -filed Jan. 17 hi U.S. District Court for the Central NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES duces the positional information ef- District of California -DMI alleges that Discovision's claims are unfounded be- fects of multichannel recordings in cause they cover obsolete manufacturing processes. 'We are mystified by Disco - the same way that speakers do. vision's pursuit of licensing agreements related to outdated patents," says DMI Data reduction is the new buzz president Myron Shain in a statement. MICROPHONE GIANT AKG ACOUSTICS has introduced a palm- sized, high - term, and predictably, it's well cov- quality boundary layer condenser microphone, the C680BL. Designed for ered on the AES agenda. "It's be- ALLIED SHIFTS VIDEO OPERATIONS: Allied Digital Technologies Inc. of Detroit reinforcement or recording of speech, the unit is virtually imperceptible on coming clear that the main problem plans to consolidate its video duplication functions at its Clinton, Tenn., facility conference tables, lecterns, pulpits, or theatrical stage sets, according to the with data reduction is how far you starting April 3. A statement from the company notes that the move will not Northridge, Calif. -based company. can go with multiple cascading of affect its CD and cassette production in Hauppauge, N.Y., which employs ap- The C680BL works on a smooth, hypercar- data -reduced signals," says AES proximately 580 people and is expected to add up to 125 jobs by the end of the dioid pattern that is best suited for capturing papers chairman Michael Williams. year. Allied Digital Technologies is the company that resulted from the merger voices at distances ranging from two feet to five Experts in digital audio broad- of Hauppauge Manufacturing Group (HMG) and Allied Film Laboratories. feet, with a signal -to -noise ratio better than casting, which is expected to start 67dB and a frequency response of 60Hz -20Hz. this year, are said to be unhappy UPDATE ON ASIA: Pro Audio & Light Asia '95 -the seventh -annual trade show The device is internally shock -mounted to about broadcasting material that for the recording, sound reinforcement, CD manufacturing, tape duplication, and suppress mechanical noises such as knocking has already been post -produced us- related industries-is set for July 12-14 at the Singapore World Trade Centre. or tapping on the table top, according to AKG, ing data reduction, and this issue The show is organized by Business & Industrial Trade Fairs, which also puts a Harman International company. will no doubt be addressed. on Pro Audio, Light & Music China-scheduled for May 9-12 in Beijing. In ad- The exhibition will be the first dition, Singapore also will host the first annual Replitech Asia exhibit, an exten- BSS AUDIO debuted a single -channel graphic European sighting for products sion of the U.S. and European shows co- sponsored by Knowledge Industries equalizer modeled after its successful two - launched at the San Francisco Publications Inc. and ITA. Replitech Asia is slated to take place Oct. 24 -26 at channel unit, the FCS -960. The new EQ, the show, most notably SSL's SL9000 the Singapore Convention Center. FCS -930, is designed for fixed installation in analog and Axiom digital consoles, clubs, theaters, conference centers, and other DiskTrack random access multi- FOCUSRITE TO CONWAY: Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles has taken venues, according to BSS. track, and Resource Management. delivery of a Focusrite F3 console from distributor Group One Ltd. The board, Also for the sound -reinforcement market, In addition, there will be some which features Recall/Reset and GML automation, replaces the studio's earlier BSS is introducing the Omnidrive system of true firsts. German console manu- Focusrite, which was used on records by such leading artists as Guns N' Roses, digital signal processing for loudspeaker man- facturer Lawo will introduce an- Aaron Neville, Lyle Lovett, Neil Diamond, and Rickie Lee Jones. The old agement. The system combines two channels of four -way crossover, para- other digital desk. A derivative of console is up for sale, says Conway owner Buddy Br undo. metric EQ, phase correction, delay line, and limiters in a compact, 2U chas- its MC80, aimed at broadcast music sis, according to a BSS release. and drama recording and post -pro- PRO PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: JBL Professional makes the following appointments duction, the MC50 is a scaled -down and promotions: Bruce A. Zeedik, formerly VP /corporate controller at Seiko SANYO HAS UNVEILED what it calls "the world's first AM/FM portable mu- version targeted at on -air and Instruments USA, to VP of finance and administration; Mark Gander to VP sic system with CD, MiniDisc, and cassette." The MDC -100 boombox, small -production applications. of strategic development, from his most recent post as VP of engineering; and priced at a suggested list of $999.99, allows digital recording from a CD Among the key features of the Dr. Paul Newman to VP of R&D, from Rockwell International Corp., where source to a blank MD, as well as editing functions to control the order in (Continued on next page) he most recently served as principal scientist, technology strategy ... Otari which tracks are recorded and such features as title insertion. The remote - Corp. names Chris Schilling to the new position of sales manager of musical control- equipped unit also allows users to dub from CD to tape. instrument products, with a focus on the Otari- licensed and -distributed RADAR "This new Sanyo product puts MiniDisc technology in one of the most hard-disc recording system. Schilling comes from Creation Technologies, the appropriate product configurations yet, matching the format's small size Vancouver, B.C. -based firm that developed and manufactures the RADAR sys- and recording advantages with a CD recording source, says Sanyo VP of FOR THE RECORD tem ... Marc Feingold returns to KAO Optical Products in the capacity of East- marketing Isaac Levy. ern sales manager. Feingold, who had served as a sales and marketing executive A photo caption of Criteria Stu- for KAO predecessor American Helix, was most recently GM of Cinram Corp.'s DB TECHNOLOGIES of Bainbridge Island, Wash., introduces the AD122 ana- dios in the Feb. 11 issue should CD -ROM Multimedia division ... National Sound, the music division of post - log-to- digital converter. The unit uses proprietary technology to convert an- have noted that the room shown production house National Video Center, welcomes audio engineer David alog audio signals to a 22 -bit digital data stream, according to the company, was Studio E. The caption errone- Browning to its staff. which also developed the successful dB3000 Digital Optimizer. ously referred to the room as Stu- Among the AD122's features are -122dB RMS noise floor; 0.00009% har- dio A. (Continued on next page)

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Billboard. RECORD TURNOUT LIKELY FOR AES MEET (Continued from preceding page) new Lawo board is that it carries ing an affordable 2 -track editor, a "active spare parts," which are re- specialized film editor, and another placement DSP boards that are ac- product that has nothing to do with DSP board the company's traditional area of ON tivated should another UD AC PRODUCTION CREDITS FOR BILLBOARD'S0 NO 1 SINGLES (WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 25, 1995) fail. hard -disc recording. in force, Technica del Arte is this year's Networking will be out CATEGORY HOT 100 R &B COUNTRY MODERN ROCK RAP digital desk surprise. The Dutch most notably with AMS -Neve re- POPPA/ company's Lupa modular console vealing its plans for interconecting TITLE TAKE A BOW BABY OLD ENOUGH TO LIGHTNING CRASHES BIG can be driven entirely from Win- its AudioFile DAWs and Logic se- Artist/ Madonna/ Brandy/ KNOW BETTER Live/ WARNING dows software for affordability or ries digital desks. AES will also be Producer Babyface K. Crouch Wade Hayes/ J. Harrison The Notorious B.I.G./ for DAR as the result of its by hardware modules for things a focus (Label) Madonna (Atlantic) D. Cook Live (Bad Boy) like pots and switches. plans for data interchange -DAR (Columbia) (Radioactive/MCA) Digital interfaces are provided and sister Carlton Communications entered into a PACHYDERM HIT FACTORY for Tascam DA88, ADAT, AES/ company SSL have RECORDING MUSIC GRINDER) STUDIO 56 SOUNDSHOP to cre- EBU, SPDIF, SDIF, and optical. joint development program STUDIO(S) (Los Angeles) (Los Angeles) (Nashville) (Cannon Falls, MN) (New York) corn- a media interchange standard. Each channel has a noise gate, ate Engineer(s) Brad Gilderman Booker T. Jones III Mike Bradley Lou Giordano Rick Travail /expander, 3 -band EQ, ad- DAR product code is being re- pressor Fisher justable high -pass filter, six auxes, written to help realize this goal, and Eric pan, PFL, mute, fader, and a peak will materialize as an interchange Neve 8068 Neve VRP/ meter. revision in May for all the corn- RECORDING SSL 6072E/G Trident 80B Trident 4000G Sources say Fairlight will pre- pany's Plus DAWs. CONSOLE(S) Vector 432 SSL miere three new products, includ- Studer MULTITRACK/ Studer A800 MK III Alesis ADAT Sony 3348 Studer A827/A820 800 2 -TRACK NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RECORDER(S) (Continued from preceding page) (Noise reduction) monic distortion; redithering to 16- can be assigned to either path or STUDIO Custom Bi -Amps JBL Westlake BBSM 15 KKRK Augsperger two. The board's and 20 -bit formats; AES and word split between the MONITOR(S) Yamaha NSIO Yamaha NS10 clock external synchronization; and 12 -track buses and 8 aux buses may either signal path, fully programmable digital test be sourced from MASTER TAPE Ampex 499 Ampex 489 Ampex 467 Ampex 499 Ampex 499 tones for system alignment. while the stereo program bus may Jim Pace, VP of national distribu- be sourced from all paths simultane- THE ENTERPRISE STUDIO 56 SOUNDSHOP MUSIC HEAD HIT FACTORY torfor Audio Intervisual Design, says, ously. Each signal path has its own DOWN (Nashville) (Lake Geneva, WI) (New York) "The dB3000 Digital Optimizer has high -pass filter, insert point, and di- STUDIO(S) (Los Angeles) (Los Angeles) Travali been adopted by such luminaries as rect output, according to an Otani Engineers(s) Jon Gass Booker T. Jones III Mike Bradley Tom Lord -Alge Rich Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering press release. Vector 432 SSL 4064E Neve VRP and by Dave Collins at A &M. We The Status R is also available in CONSOLE(S) SSL 8000 Neve VR60 Trident exhibited the prototype of the new 32- and 40-input frame sizes, allow- with Ultimation AD122 A -to-D converter at AES, ing configurations of up to 96 auto and the response has been amaz- mated inputs. Standard features in- MULTITRACK/ (Noise reduction) Studer A820 Alesis ADAT Studer A80 Studer A800 ing." elude DiskMix fader and mute 2- TRACK- Mitsubishi X -850 automation, Image Recall, and RECORDER(S) OTARI CORP. of Foster City, Calif., Snapshot Automation. Among the introduced a new series of consoles optional features are moving faders, STUDIO Augsperger JBL Westlake BBSM 15 Yamaha NS10 Augsperger at the NAMM show, dubbed the dynamics, stereo input modules, MONITOR(S) Yamaha NSIO "Status" family. The first model in metal TT patchbay, hi -res LED me- the series is the Status R console, a ter bridge, and floor stand. MASTER TAPE Ampex 499 Ampex 489 Ampex 499 Ampex 499 Ampex 467 fully automated board available in a Otani also took the opportunity at for less than NAMM to showcase its Random Ac- 48 -input configuration MASTERING STERLING SOUND BERNIE GRUNDMAN MASTERMIX STERLING SOUND HIT FACTORY $30,000. cess Digital Audio Recorder sys- Jensen Brian Gardner Hank Williams Ted Jensen Calton Batts Designed for the post -production tem, or RADAR, which allows up to (ALBUM) Ted market, the Status R features input 24 tracks of digital, hard -disc re- Engineer modules with two independent sig- cording for under $1,000 per track. PRIMARY CD WEA WEA Sony Uni BMG nal paths and a four -band EQ that REPLICATOR Manuufacuring Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing (ALBUM)

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Beowulf Throws In Its Two Cents. Restless Records act Beowulf has been at Master Control in Los Angeles mixing its second set for the label with producer D.C. Herring. Shown, from left, are Restless president Joe Regis, Herring, AMPEX engineer Chris Fuhrman, and Beowulf members Buckit and Dale Henderson. The A MASTER OF ENGINEERING album, "2 Cents" -whose title track will appear in the film "Tank Girl " -is due Recording Media Corporation 401 Braaduay, M.S. 22 -02 B3 Redwood City, California 94063 (415) 3673809 April 25. Ampex

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GOOD WORKS munity raised $40,000 through nine KISS EARTHQUAKE AID: Fol- rently a freshman at Harvard Univer- shows Feb. 1 -5 for the Friends Of lowing a recent two -week tour of Ja- sity, has won the honored scholar Shannon fund, established in mem- pan, Mercury Records' Kiss estab- award in the performing arts from ory of Shannon Lowney by her lished a "Kiss Aid Save The City the Scholarship Foundation of fiancé David Keene. She was one of Fund," raising more than $10,000 for America, receiving a $1,000 scholar- two women killed in the shootings the survivors of the Great Hanshin ship that recognizes outstanding stu- on Dec. 30. The acts that performed Earthquake in Kobe, Japan. The cen- dents throughout the country for included Morphine, Throwing terpiece of the charity drive is a five - their abilities in academics and the Muses, Letters To Cleo, the minute telephone program called arts. Wood plays both saxophone and Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Kevin "Kiss Aid Dial Q2" in which the caller clarinet. Among the foundation's Salem, and Bill Janovitz of Buf- listens to an unreleased live track and board members is Michael Greene, falo Tom. The shows played under a message from Kiss. Besides the president of NARAS. For more info, the banner of "Safe And Sound: A 5- A "Kam Do" Attitude. EastWest/EEG recording artist Kam meets fans at Locke High regular phone charge, there is a cir- contact Linda Paras, foundation Day Benefit In Response To The School in Los Angeles. Kam spoke to students about the realities of life for young people cuit charge of about $3, of which $2.75 president and co- founder, at 908 -747- Brookline Clinic Violence." An addi- trying to survive in today's society and encouraged them to remain positive and work is donated to the fund. For more info, 0028. tional $5,000 was raised via a dona- hard at their studies. Shown, from left, are a student; Kam's Hype Man, a member of call Ginger Greager at 212 -333 -8256. tion from Aerosmith. For more the artist's entourage; Locke High School principal A. Robbs; Kam; and two students. CFE'S ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: info, contact Jules Verdone at 617- RAINFOREST BENEFIT: Elton Concerts For The Environment, the 576 -1165 or Cathy Halgas at 617- John, Jessye Norman, Bruce Minneapolis-based nonprofit group that 776 -2803. 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80 BILLBOARD MARCH 4. 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com '95 Country Tours Promise To Rival Last Year's In Profits and is for mid- BY EDWARD MORRIS one to convention booking. LeDoux is doing "particularly well" for side of the show." the booking horizon, that Dan Wojcik, president of Entertain- his agency. "The more he's out there, Country acts are losing their ticket - level acts. "There are so many people NASHVILLE -Even though virtually ment Artists, says "The summer season the more he turns into a Jimmy Buffett selling appeal more rapidly these days, out there trying to work in 1995," he every country act with a label deal -and is shaping up real well. It seems like for cowboys," he says. Conway asserts. "Because of the new says. "We got out early and got our knows many without -will tour in 1995, talent when you think you've reached a point Conway, who has long warned about generation of acts that now seem to headliners set so that everybody bookers believe there are profitable where no more players can get in the the dangers of market saturation, con- come along every year, the acts that are where we are. We've worked pretty markets for most of them. And game, all these new facilities and fairs tends that the danger still exists. He three or five or six years from their first closely with Reba [McEntire] and Alan prospects are especially bright, bookers and buyers materialize." points out that even a mid -size city can release are now considered old hat," he Jackson to keep those five acts [includ- Carpen- say, for the 25-30 "headliners" who have Wojcik's roster includes Chris end up hosting two to three big country says. "Radio kind of disregards them ing Gill, Brooks & Dunn, and established crowd -drawing reputations LeDoux and Pirates Of The Mississippi. shows a month, which is more than such and concert audiences [do too] ... That ter] as much separated as possible. a problem this over the past few years. "I'm seeing an increase of interest in the markets can bear. "Most people don't didn't used to happen." "If I'm going to have According to current Amusement Far East for country -oriented shows go to 30 concerts a year -they go to Wojcik sees it differently. "Acts that year," Shipp says, "and I know that I - with mid -line acts Business calculations, at least 174 coun- like Tokyo and Hong Kong," he says. "I three," Conway says. have had a few albums out are holding will, it's going to be in try acts will be on the road in 1995. think it has to do with the fact that CMT In addition, he says, "It's very hard their own," he says. "But with a lot of who are trying to headline dropping (Record- setting attraction Garth has been over there since October." At for a radio station to be selling tickets to new artists, some of these fair people on top of us. I'm not really concerned how to affect ticket sales Brooks is sitting out the year entirely this point, however, Wojcik is just one arena show and then to another one took a big shot last year and lost mon- about it's going it just confuses and has no plans to resume touring un- studying this new market and trying to at the same time ... Radio is critical, ey. So if you have a brand new artist, of these headliners, but There's a lot of til March 1996.) bring it in sync with what American and to promote a show adequately -to they're a little bit hesitant, I've no- the marketplace ... to Some of this season's noteworthy artists expect in their bookings. get the most out of it as far as marketing ticed." stuff out there that needs stay tours are Reba McEntire's 120 -show Domestically, Wojcik reports, goes -you need four weeks on either Shipp sees only one small cloud on home." sweep, partially sponsored by Frito- Lay (see story, page 35); Alan Jackson's 105 -show Fruit Of The Loom Country '95 TOUR PROMOTERS HAVE TOUGH YEAR TO FOLLOW Comfort tour; John Michael Mont- (Co ti act/ jronr luny(' i) gomery's first headlining trek, with 40 in of his still- to -be- determined number of breakers, Van Halen, and the Grateful Warner Bros. in June, but have an- save Joel, John, and perennial favorite breaking year last year, and not just dates sponsored by Crown Royal; Dead loom as major-arena attractions. nounced no tour to date. the Dead -off the boards this season, stadiums, but in amphitheaters, the- Trisha Yearwood's 70 -city swing, spon- While still unannounced, it is be- Williams predicts that this year's con- aters, clubs." some pro- sored by Discover Card; and Brooks & lieved that Pearl Jam will play a series LOLLAPALOOZA LINEUP UNCERTAIN cert take will be "dismal compared to Reflecting the belief of Dunn's Miller Lite tour of 100 -plus of dates this summer in 10,000- 20,000- A major question mark is Lolla- last year. Last year was a phenomenal moters that the season may not have stops. seat alternative venues, such as open palooza, the multi -act, alternative - year-almost every major attraction completely taken shape yet, Messina Additionally, the Highwaymen fields and race tracks. rock package, which has yet to offi- toured." says, "If we can get some surprises, (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Last year, promoters celebrated cially announce the lineup for its fifth from a Madonna or a Bruce Spring - Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson) will through the summer and fall as con- annual trek. BETTER YEAR FOR 2ND -LEVEL ACTS steen, that will add [to the season]." do 15 -20 dates in June to support the certgoers filled outdoor bowls for Published reports and industry However, Williams expects second - Jon Humphrey of Bill Silva Pre- group's first Liberty Records album, shows by Pink Floyd, the Rolling speculation have suggested that the level acts will do much better than last sents in San Diego, Calif. -which "The Road Goes On Forever." Stones, the Eagles, and the pairing of withdrawal of Young, an unexpected year, when they faced heavy -duty books shows at a variety of venues "From where I'm sitting, it's looking Billy Joel and Elton John. Barbra candidate solicited to headline the fes- competition for consumers' disposable from local Jack Murphy Stadium to pretty damn good," says Rick Shipp, VP Streisand marked her return to tour- tival this year, may have destabilized income from the Eagles, Pink Floyd, the 5,000 -seat Embarcadero Marina and co -head of the William Morris ing after a 25-year absence with mul- the lineup. Hole is one act consistent- the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Park -believes that there's still Nashville division. "Vince [Gill] is just tinight appearances at smaller ly mentioned by sources as a probable Billy Joel. "This year, they won't be enough arena -level talent on the road blowing the doors off. We're adding sec- venues, but racked up stadium -sized Lollapalooza attraction this year; competing for that dollar," he says. to erode attendance at smaller venues. fill- ond shows in many cities ... Brooks & grosses with a top ticket price of some believe that organizers are at- Arny Granat, president of Jam Pro- "If you're talking about people Dunn are off to a great start. They're $350. tempting to recruit Nine Inch Nails, a ductions in Chicago, says, "If you ing their amphitheaters, they'll have to out the first part of the year with David Following the stadium feast of '94, major hit of the first festival in 1991. make your living just waiting for [a come up with some creative ideas," Ball and the Tractors. We have pretty promoters are facing what some per- Lollapalooza spokeswoman Heidi stadium] act to come through and sell Humphrey says. "We're finding the much completed 1995 on Vince Gill, ceive as a relative famine in '95. Ellen Robinson says of Young, "It's a lot of tickets, you're going to be out of superstars are going out, and they're Brooks & Dunn, and Mary Chapin Car- Barry Fey, who heads Fey Concert not the first time we've contacted a business. But you do have a lot of ma- doing the business." penter." Co. in Greenwood Village, Colo., says, prospective headliner and been turned jor acts out there this year." One element of last season's boom- Shipp estimates that Carpenter, who "If there was a big log to lie in, I'd just down." She calls reports about the Alex Hodges, senior VP of MCA ing business won't be in place: The ab- did not tour last year, will do about 90 go hibernate." tour lineup "pure speculation" and Concerts, which books the Universal sence of megastar acts likely will pull dates in 1995. He says that Gill has no Dave Williams, president of Cellar says that the festival has no firm head- Amphitheatre in L.A. and several oth- ticket prices back down. For the Ea- corporate sponsor this year, but that Door in Alexandria, Va., says, "If liner at this juncture. She also points er U.S. venues, says he is "ecstatic" gles last year, Fey says, "a pair of con- many companies have made pitches: there's a stadium show out there, I'm out that a final Lollapalooza lineup has about the tour prospects for '95. cert tickets was considered a legiti- "There's been plenty of money thrown not aware of it." been announced as late as April in the Hodges notes that the megastar mate reason for a home -equity loan." at him, but the right situation hasn't The returning double bill of Joel past. tours of '94 "definitely took some busi- Says one promoter, "In my fondest come up yet." and John, which takes to the road in Some promoters maintain that Lol- ness away from some of the acts that dream, I hope ticket prices go down to "It's a little early to ask [about the late March for a second stint in the lapalooza has plenty of momentum as would do successfully [in 10,000- a reasonable level this year." state of country touring]," says Tony West and South, is the only stadium an event. Tracy Buie, VP of Avalon At- 18,000 -seat venues]. I don't see that Reflecting pragmatism or pes- Conway, president of Buddy Lee At- attraction booked to date. The Eagles tractions in Encino, Calif., notes that a this year. This year will be a better simism, depending on one's point of tractions. "We will continue to work tour, fulfilling dates postponed by festival date sold out in Chicago in year overall." view, one observer believes that his through May, setting the summer Glenn Frey's health problems last 1993 without the benefit of a finalized Louis Messina, president of PACE colleagues in the concert business may [dates]. The amphitheaters are just now year, is continuing through May. talent slate. Concerts Inc. in Houston, notes an in- have to look beyond music in a year starting to buy. The fairs are right "Lollapalooza's one of those peren- crease in album alternative- oriented when many superstars may be staying smack in the middle of buying ... We're EARLY SIGNS ARE GOOD nial favorites, where you know you're acts on the road this year. "There's no out of the stadiums. probably 60% done [in booking the sea- However, promoters are waxing en- in for a good day of music," Buie says. Eagles, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, but Granat says, "Is [business] less than son]. But it looks to be about the same as thusiastic about a number of arena- Williams of Cellar Door concurs, say- that'll just put more money into the last year? Yes. Is it lean? Yes. That's last year in number of shows." level acts that are already experiencing, "The concept's sound, and it economy," says Messina. "Everybody's why you have to be looking at other Conway's company books such heading sellout business on some should work with any talent of sub- talking, 'There's no major talent this things, theaters, sports, live special liners as Willie Nelson, Ricky Van Shel- late- spring dates, or are anticipating stance." year.' I'm booking. We're doing great. events. Anybody who doesn't do that is ton, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Chesnutt, strong sales on marquee names. I've got about 50, 60 shows on sale right an idiot." Ronnie Milsap, Sammy Kershaw, Mar- Several promoters cite R.E.M., 'THERE'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER '94' now, and I don't have a bad show." ty Stuart, and Clay Walker. Plant/Page, and Petty dates as quick No matter what '9:1) may hold, it's Messina says money isn't made Assistance in preparing this story New "Our sales volume is actually up a lit- sellouts. Other touring acts viewed by unthinkable that the pending concert solely in venues usually inhabited by was provided by Eric Boehlert in tle over what we were doing last year at promoters as potential top draws in- season could top the astonishing U.S. football teams: "I had the record- York. this time," says Bobby Roberts, CEO of clude the Beastie Boys, the Cranber- tallies racked up by the '94 slate of sta- the Bobby Roberts Co. 'We had a great ries, Yanni, a double bill of Santana dium superstars. According to Bill- year in 1994, and it looks like 1995 will and Jeff Beck, the artist formerly board's sister publication Amusement be the same." He says January, Febru- known as Prince, Anita Baker, Luther Business, Pink Floyd, the year's top - ary, and March are his three biggest Vandross, a pairing of Big Head Todd touring act, grossed more than $103 RESULTS!! months for sales. Among Roberts' head- & the Monsters and the Dave million, while runners -up the Rolling liners are John Anderson and Waylon Matthews Band, Melissa Etheridge, Stones took in $93 million last year. Jennings. the Black Crowes, Rod Stewart, Vince Those acts charged $50 -$60 for top THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU "What we're concentrating on with Gill, Brooks & Dunn, and Jimmy Buf- tickets at stadium gigs. Streisand's Waylon and John, is placing them in fett. grosses ballooned in direct proportion ADVERTISE IN BILLBOARDS CLASSIFIED secondary markets and staying out of Other tours that some sources say to her ticket prices, while the reunited that real heavy traffic," says Roberts. are in the works include Bonnie Raitt Eagles' take benefited from ducats SECTION. He says both artists are restricting in a blues package tour, Stevie Won- priced in excess of $100 in several lo- their 1995 bookings to around 120 dates. der, and a Lynyrd Skynyrd /Travis cales. CALL Roberts has expanded his office Tritt bill. "There'll never be another 1994," 1- 800 -223 -7524 FAX: 212- 536 -5055 space and staff in anticipation of in- Topping several wish lists are the Fey says. "You've gotta put that out of 212- 536 -5174 creased business. And he has assigned a Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have an your mind, and it'll be a fair summer." full-time person to international and album tentatively set for release by With most of the megawatt talent-

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Gavin Keynote Hails Digital Audio Public Funding To New Arbitron Discussed BY PHYLLIS STARK has "devoted a couple of million know that without CPB funding, it and ERIC BOEHLERT dollars to increasing response will be much more difficult for sta- rates. tions to expose new artists. One at- NEW ORLEANS- Comparing "The mandate this year is to tendee said the funding message to the clichéd term "information su- work on sub -cells," including men labels should be made simple: "You perhighway" to "the verbal equiva- 18 -24, as well as Hispanic and black will lose money." lent of the Nehru jacket," Strauss populations "where Arbitron Zelnick, president /CEO of BMG clearly needs to improve," Bouvard "A" IS FOR ALTERNATIVE Entertainment North America, en- said. Internally, Arbitron has put An overflow crowd gathered to couraged broadcasters attending together a group of staffers known discuss how to put the " `A' Back In the 10th annual Gavin Seminar not as the "18 -24 improvement team" Alternative." While modern rock to fear digital -audio broadcasting, dedicated to elevating response enjoyed its biggest year in 1994, but rather to look for a way to be- rates from this group. not everyone was happy with what come part of its development. Bouvard also plans to focus the they heard on the radio. "If you're afraid it's going to hurt company on better service to pro- "Alternative is not alternative you, you've assumed its successful grammers. "Arbitron has done a anymore," said moderator Jonat- Station Identification. Capitol recording development by someone else," woefully poor job of servicing the han Rosen, PD of KUKQ Phoenix, artist Channel Live, supporting its debut, "Station Identification," spends a morning with said Zelnick, who suggested broad- programmers," he said. "That's got who suggested it was a critical time WQHT (Hot 97) New York's team. Pictured, from left, are Hakim, Channel Live; Dr. casters would be better off becom- to stop. That's my mandate. for the format in terms of deciding Dre, Hot 97; Lisa G, Hot 97; Tuffy, Channel Live; and Ed Lover, ing part of that developing technol- "Programmers also need to its future path. Would it become Hot 97. ogy themselves. reach out to Arbitron," he said. "top 40 for smart, white kids," as During his keynote speech at the "My request is you meet us half- one audience member suggested, seminar, held here Feb. 15 -18, Zel- way." or something more adventurous? nick also credited radio's flexibility On the subject of accuracy, Kurt St. Thomas, PD of WFNX for its survival and recent growth. which was called into question Boston, said the time had arrived Urban Radio Reps Discuss "Radio adapted in order to sur- for the format to split between true vive," he said, noting that survival alternatives and those that lean to- "can be attributed to its ability to Arbitron has done a ward top 40. "I don't want to be Effects Of Digital, Satellite be agile." lumped into the same category as The convention's other main at- poor job of servicing Q101 [WKQX Chicago] and 99X BY J.R. REYNOLDS if you install it in steps and do it under traction, Arista Records president [WNNX Atlanta]," he said. conditions that are best for you," he and co- founder Clive Davis, ad- programmers .. . Norm Winer, PD at WXRT Chi- PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-The advent said. dressed a room -only standing- That's got to cago, noted how history seemed to of digita]/satellite technology was one of "Local stations can compete with the crowd eager to hear from one of the stop' be repeating itself. He recalled the main topics of concern among pro- major- market frequencies being most powerful executives in the Arbitron's Bouvard helping give birth to progressive grammers who attended Urban Net- beamed in, but it takes promotion, pro- business. Davis noted his label's radio in the late '60s and early '70s work Power Jam 6 here Feb. 16-18. motion, promotion-plus a commitment philosophy of "building for the long at WBCN Boston, only to watch From discussions, it appeared that to [focused] community programming." term" comes from discovering and again recently when Arbitron reis- that format be hijacked by "corpo- digital radio and satellite transmission The formation of market duopolies nurturing potential stars. To that sued two fall 1994 ratings books rate radio and consultants." The have begun infiltrating the psyche of and encroachment of crossover stations end, Arista's A &R team is directed (Billboard, Feb. 25), Bouvard new modern rock programmers R &B programmers. Many felt the new into R &B market and advertising to envision potential signings head- pointed out that Arbitron annually who cut their teeth at top 40 are technologies doom small- market sta- shares was a continuing concern for at- lining at venues like Madison processes about 1 million diaries "fucking carpetbaggers, and tions whose territory will be invaded by tendees. Square Garden and Radio City Mu- containing about 19 entries each. they're living off your blood," said major -market transmissions. Duopolies, such as Emmis Broad- sic Hall, Davis said. With that many entries processed Winer. Others felt satellite broadcasts would casting's WRKS and WQHT New York, The session's biggest laugh came each year, he said, "there are going Comments like that brought further fragment R&B radio, resulting draw significant numbers of black lis- when Gavin top 40 editor Dave to be mistakes." But he added, "We some charges of elitism from the in the elimination of many smaller sta- teners, according to black program- Sholin asked Davis: "Milli Vanilli, open our books to you. In the next audience. And Oedipus, PD at tions. mers, and they threaten the survival of did you know ?" The question was a year, you may see more books reis- WBCN, insisted the session's doom R &B /adult WRNB Minneapolis black -owned stations because of their reference to the revelation that the sued and think [Arbitron has prob- and gloom was "depressing," con- owner/GM Pete Rhodes, whose digital/ ability to garner greater advertising Grammy -winning act was fronted lems]." In fact, he said, Arbitron is sidering how "much exciting mu- cable station recently leased satellite dollars. by two lip- syncing models. For the simply more willing to make mis- sic" was available for the format to- space, had a more optimistic outlook. Similarly, the positioning of top 40/ record, Davis claimed, "I never takes public and take responsibil- (Continued on page 84) "Digital technology can be affordable rhythm stations that utilize predomi- knew. I first met Milli Vanilli when ity for them. "The old Arbitron nantly R&B programing, yet obtain sig- they went double -platinum." would hem and haw and try to talk nificantly more advertising dollars than the station out of it," he said. their R &B counterparts, was another A LESS ARROGANT ARBITRON source of concern. In his fifth day on the job, new NONCOMMERCIAL FUNDING A consensus among programmers was Arbitron GM Pierre Bouvard ad- A sense of doom clearly hung in that greater community -oriented pro- dressed the Gavin crowd and the room as noncommercial programming and promotions are a way of compared the Arbitron he worked grammers gathered to discuss the competing with top 40/rhythm stations, for in the '80s to the company he funding assault being waged which usually have larger promotion just returned to after a stint with against the Corporation For Public budgets and more powerful signals. Coleman Research. Broadcasting by the Republican - Said R &B WBLS New York PD "The Arbitron I left was arro- controlled Congress. A representa- Quincy McCoy, "You have to do promo- gant, and they cared more about tive from National Public Radio tions that include the entire family. It's TV," he said. "All that changed pointed out that Congress may a good idea to use contests where there about two years ago when Steve vote as soon as this month to cancel are a lot of winners who come together Morris became CEO. He has to- CPB funding that had been prom- and have a good time. That increases tally revolutionized what has hap- ised to stations for 1995. She read your word of mouth." pened in this company. There are from a recent Washington Post ar- A highlight for conferencegoers was massive internal changes going on ticle quoting Speaker of the House a behavioral-analysis lecture/workshop [in an effort to be more] customer Newt Gingrich as saying "the game hosted by guest speaker Lana Ruffin. focused." is over," for CPB and that public The meeting helped attendees identify Bouvard touted Arbitron's sam- radio was an "elitist enterprise," their personality type and recognize ple size increase plan, successfully whereas Rush Limbaugh was truly methods of maximizing interpersonal implemented in the markets that "public broadcasting." skills. endorsed it last year, and said, "if Programmers, along with urging Opening Day. ABC Radio Networks opened its new, state -of- the -art Dallas This was the first time the conference you're in a market that didn't opt one another to figure out ways to headquarters on Feb. 16. Pictured at the ribbon -cutting ceremony was not held in Los Angeles. Confer- for [increased sample], shame on cover canceled funding, suggested are, from left, ABC Radio president James Arcara, ABC Radio Networks president Bob ence organizers could not confirm at- you. It's the deal of a lifetime." getting labels involved in the fight Callahan, and ABC Radio Networks executive VP David Kantor. tendance, but projected the number was Bouvard also noted that Arbitron with Washington by letting them up from last year's 700 registrants.

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Two Industry Confabs Add More Radio Promotions Panels

United Stations Radio Networks' BY CARRIE BORZILLO PROMOTIONS broadcast TV, broadcast radio, sat- ing to Blieberg. ellite delivery programs, and Dir- So far, PROMAX has secured "The Difference" Todd Rundgren, LOS ANGELES -Two major in- & MARKETING ectTV are all creating a world former VP of global marketing for and a repeat performance from dustry conventions are recogniz- where not only do I need to pro- Coca -Cola Peter Sealey, Jane poet/author Maya Angelou as con- ing the increasing importance of include online activities, public remote my medium, but [I] need to Moss and Gene DeWitt of DeWitt vention speakers this year. promotions and marketing to the lations, and event marketing. know the others," says Jim Cha- Media, musician and host of radio industry with agendas that "Sometimes you miss the obvi- bin, president of PROMAX. put more emphasis on those topics. ous," says Robynn Jaymes, APD/ "What is evolving is not a confer- Country Radio Seminar, which MD of WYYD Lynchburg, Va., and ence of one technology," he says. will be held March 1 -4 in Nashville, chairman of the CRS agenda com- "It is a conference of one profes- added promotions panels for the mittee, explaining why the panels sion, which is promotions and mar- first time in its 26 -year history. were added. "When I became keting." Meanwhile, PROMAX Interna- chairperson, I wanted to revamp To make room for the added tional, the convention for broad- what we've been doing and look for panels, PROMAX has extended cast and cable promotion execu- things we missed." the hours of the confab to include tives, added more radio panels to This year's PROMAX conven- nighttime sessions, which run until this year's conference than it had tion will feature the first opening 9 p.m. in any previous year. That conven- reception for radio members to be "We've also looked very care- tion is scheduled for June 7 -10 in held before the general opening re- fully at the list of submissions [of Washington, D.C. ception on June 7. panel topics] to try to see where all At CRS, two panels, "Seizing In addition, there will be 16 ra- media will fit," says Helene Blie- The Moment" and "Winning Pro- dio round -table discussions over berg, a member of PROMAX's motions," and six workshops are the course of two days as opposed board of directors and VP of com- planned. Topics for the workshops to last year's agenda of six round munications at CBS Radio Divi- tables in one day. Another new ele- sion. ment is the idea -exchange session, In other PROMAX news, the in which promotion and marketing group's first -ever direct -mail cam- directors will share their best pro- paign last December to lure radio FOR THE RECORD motions. Also planned are seven members resulted in a significant workshops. gain in radio membership, accord- The Arbitron ratings for KKSS Topics will run the gamut from ing to Chabin. Albuquerque, N.M., were incor- interactive media, to record labels, Radio members were offered a Hometown Sound. Chicago's Capricorn recording artist Sonia Dada goes local rectly listed in the Feb. 18 issue. to the FCC. One panel will focus on special 18 -month membership for with a visit to WCBR -FM. Pictured in the front row, from left, are WCBR jock Tom The station had a 6.1 12 -plus share how TV marketers can buy radio the price of a 12 -month member- Wilson and Sonia Dada's Michael Scott. Pictured in the back row, from left, are in the fall 1994 ratings. time and will be taught by radio ship. The organization has thus far band members Paris Delane, Eric Scott, Sam Hogan, Hank Guaglianone, and marketers. recruited 23 new members, bring- Daniel Laszlo. "The Internet, cable systems, ing the radio total to 260, accord- 000 Music L_ Monitor 23 RIDGMOUNTSTREET, LONDON WC1E 7AH, UK TEL: 171 323 6686 FAX: 171 323 2314/16 MUSIC. TUNE IN TO BRITAINS SUBSCRIBE NOW!

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Hot Aduft Contem orar TM Comps ed from a national ample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data p Systems' Radio Track service. 47 adult contemporaryy statmns 10th GAVIN CONFAB HAILS ONSET OF DIGITAL AUDIO are electronicall monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of detections. (ContinUC(/ fa)1/? 7,rlyr s2) Y Y r z TITLE ARTIST 3 _ i 3 cv 3 3 O LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING IABEL day. Cranberries and Eagles shit," ing statements that say 'no rap, no Kevin Cole, PD at KREV/ Americana will continue to widen hard rock, no sleepy elevator mu- * * * No. 1 * ** WREV -FM Minneapolis, sug- its scope. TAKE A BOW MADONNA sic' [make me] wonder, 'should I O 1 1 i0 MAVERICKSIRE 18000/WARNER BROS. weeks No. gested that the mere fact that sta- That putdown brought a re- knock on the door or not ?'" 3 at 1 YOU OTTA BE DES'REE tions like his own, KUKQ, and sponse from John Conlon, PD at Label reps also complained that 02 4 3 18

WFNX were on the air and, to WRLT Nashville, who said he's their own labels are diverting 2 2 LOVE WILL KEEP US ALIVE O 12 EAGLES some extent, succeeding, boded weary of album alternative critics proven AC format artists to the GEFFEN ALBUM CUT IN THE HOUSE OF STONE AND LIGHT well for true alternatives. "I think who, he said, take themselves and 3 4 14 MARTIN PAGE burgeoning album alternative for- ® MERCURY we're 856 940 the seedling of something the format too seriously. "Don't get mat. Said Lembo, "I'm upset that THE SWEETEST DAYS 5 6 6 15 VANESSA WILLIAMS new and really exciting for radio," too self- righteous," he said. we've lost so many artists like WING 851 110 /MERCURY I'M THE ONLY ONE said Cole. "Please, let's just have fun with the Shawn Colvin. We were with her 6 5 5 24 MELISSA ETHERIDGE music." for five years through tours and ISLAND 854 068 HOUSE OF LOVE AMY GRANT WITH VINCE GILL 07 7 9 15 THE NO LINE -DANCING FORMAT Whether or not the blues should Grammy -winning albums, and now A &M 0802 ON BENDED KNEE The new Gavin chart and musical fall into the Americana realm (it it pisses me off to have to hear [Co- 8 8 8 12 BOYZ II MEN genre Americana was explored in currently does not) was another lumbia VP /album promotion] Kid MOTOWN 860 244 ALWAYS 9 9 7 21 BON JOVI several discussion groups in which bone of contention for some pres- Leo on our conference -call talk MERCURY 856 227 one goal seemed to be coming up ent. "If the new Taj Mahal record HOLD MY HAND about how she's [doing so well] at ii i0 11 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH a ATLANTIC 87230 with a working definition for the is not included on the Americana AAA." MENTAL PICTURE format. "Country, roots -based mu- chart, I'm going to have some seri- The 10th 11 10 12 14 JON SECADA annual Gavin seminar SBK 582/2 /EMI sic," that served as "an alternative ous philosophical differences," said was held here for the first time af- EVERLASTING LOVE 12 12 16 5 GLORIA ESTEFAN to country" seemed to please most Bruce Raines, producer of WXPN ter nine years in San Francisco. Fi- EPIC 77756 YOU GOT IT on hand. Dallas Dobro of KICE Philadelphia's syndicated program nal attendance figures could not be 13 15 22 3 BONNIE RAITT ARISTA 1 Bend, Ore., looking at the most re- "The World Café." confirmed at press time, but there -2795 14 13 13 15 NOTHING LEFT BEHIND US RICHARD MARX cent Americana chart, joked "You appeared to be more attendees CAPITOL ALBUM CUT IF YOU GO can't line dance to a damn one of AC UNDER SIEGE than at last year's meet, which at- 15 14 14 44 JON SECADA them, and that's important." With the opening statement, tracted 3,000. SBK 58165/EMI I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU 16 16 11 27 BOYZ II MEN Ironically, just as album alterna- "We're suffering from the greatest MOTOWN 2257 in tive its early days was said to state of siege that the format has 17 17 15 41 WILD NIGHT JOHN MELLENCAMP catch the acts that fell through the ever been under," Gavin adult con- MERCURY 858 738 SUKIYAKI 4 P.M. cracks at mainstream, Americana 0 18 21 11 temporary editor Ron Fell kicked NEXT PLATEAU /LONDON 857 687 /ISLAND is already said to catch acts that fall off a format session during which O.J. Simpson COME TO MY 19 19 17 45 WINDOW MELISSA ETHERIDGE through the cracks at album alter- AC record reps bemoaned the di- ISLAND 858 028 ALL I WANNA DO native. Singer /producer Pete versity of adult formats and the 20 20 19 26 SHERYL CROW Trial A&M 0702 Anderson, suggested that as the al- fragmentation they engender. Inspires HOW DID I GET BY WITHOUT 21 27 30 4 YOU JOHN WAITE bum alternative format continues Jerry Lembo, Columbia Records' IMAGO 25091 YOU DON'T KNOW HOW to get "contaminated with the VP /AC promotion, said "position- Station Stunts 22 24 28 6 IT FEELS TOM PETTY WARNER BROS. 18030 TURN THE 23 21 18 23 BEAT AROUND GLORIA ESTEFAN As the lengthy O.J. Simpson CRESCENT MOON 77630/EPIC SOUNDTRAX I'LL STAND double- murder trial drags on in 24 22 24 26 BY YOU PRETENDERS Los Angeles, some stations are tak- SIRE 18160/WARNER BROS. LOOK WHAT LOVE HAS i i 25 23 27 7 DONE PATTY SMYTH ing a lighthearted view of the pro- MCA 54971 ceedings. Last month, KIIS UNTIL THE END OF TIME Los 26 38 - 2 FOREIGNER Angeles morning man Rick Dees GENERAMA/RHYTHM SAFARI ALBUM CUT/PRIORITY 21 26 26 8 ALWAYS AND FOREVER LUTHER VANDROSS produced and began airing a par- LV 77735/EPIC

ody song called "Overjuiced (Down IF I WANTED 28 32 40 3 TO MELISSA ETHERIDGE At The Courthouse)." Now, two ISLAND 854 238 SECRET other stations 29 25 25 22 MADONNA I have found creative MAVERICK/SIRE 18035/WARNER BROS. ways to poke fun at the trial with LITTLE BITTY 30 29 29 10 PRETTY ONE HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS promotional stunts. ELEKTRA ALBUM CUT/EEG

I KNOW WLW Cincinnati has offered to 31 31 38 4 DIONNE FARRIS pay Simpson $1 million to help with COLUMBIA 77750 32 37 2 STRONG ENOUGH SHERYL CROW his legal fees if he wears a T -shirt A &M 0798 16.5E\a that includes his "booking number" MISHALE ANDRU DONALDS 33 34 36 5 ESSENTIAL REFERENCE GUIDES I and the station logo during the METRO BLUE 58256 /CAPITOL 34 30 32 20 PICTURE POSTCARDS FROM L.A. JOSHUA KADISON trial's closing arguments. WLW SBK 58238/EMI

promotion director Rich Walburg 2 I BELIEVE BLESSID UNION OF SOULS 1. International Buyer's Guide: The worldwide music & video 35 35 - I mailed Simpson the shirt along EMI 58320 business-to- business directory jampacked with record & video co's, WE DANCE STING with a letter explaining that to col- 36 28 23 19 WHEN music publishers, distributors & more $109 A&M 0846 lect the cash Simpson must wear I the shirt without a jacket that * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 2. International Talent & Touring Guide: The source for U.S. & COME BACK 31 NEW 1 LONDONBEAT would obscure the station logo. RADIOACTIVE ALBUM international talent, booking agencies, facilities, services & products. CUT S85 According to a report in The Cin- I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU FIREHOUSE 36 NEW 1 cinnati Post, Walburg's letter gives EPIC //812 3. Record Retailing Directory: Detailed info ion on I thousands of ONCE IN A LIFETIME Simpson the option of wearing sus- 39 40 31 19 MICHAEL BOLTON independent music stores & chain operations acròss the USA. $125 COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT penders, "but only if they're like HOLD ON 40 NEW 1 JAMIE WALTERS the ones from 'Mork & Mindy.'" ATLANTIC 87240 4. International Tape/Disc Directory: All the info on professional services & I Meanwhile, KRTH Los Angeles supplies for the audio /video tape /disc industry. $45 Q Tracks showing an increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement Airpower awarded to morning man Robert W. Morgan those records which attain 500 de ectlons for the first time. Videoclip availability. ç 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. has launched a contest that will 5. Nashville 615 /Country Music Sourcebook: The most comprehensive I award $101 to the listener who HOT ADULT CONTEMPORARY RE resource of business -to- business listings for the Nashville region & country music BUT IT'S ALRIGHT HUEY LEWIS sends in the first tie to be worn by 1 1 1 5 & THE NEWS genre. $50 Simpson's attorney, Johnnie Coch- ELEKTRA 64524/EEG 2 2 2 9 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET I ran, during television coverage of LONDON 857 580 /ISLAND 6. International Recording Equipment & Studio Directory: All the facts on YOU MEAN THE the trial. 3 3 3 11 WORLD TO ME TONI BRAXTON professional recording equipment, studios, & equipment usage. $iú $40! The contest LAFACE 2- 4064/ARISTA idea was born after CIRCLE 4 4 2 OF LIFE ELTON JOHN I Cochran reportedly commented HOLLYWOOD 64516 7. International Latin Music Buyer's Guide: The essential tool for finding LUCKY ONE that when someone gives him a tie 5 5 4 4 AMY GRANT business contacts in the Latin music market. $60 he always wears it at least once. A &M 0724 FOR THE DYING 6 1 6 6 PRAYER SEAL The station plans to ZTT /SIRE 18138/WARNER Mall in this ad with check or money order or call today! I present Coch- BROS. 1 344-7119 THE For fast service call: 1 -800 -223 -7524 Or -800- ran with all ties donated by listen- 7 10 9 24 SIGN ACE OF BASE In NY call (212) 536 -5174. In NJ call (908) 363-4156. ers. ARISTA 1 -2653 FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU 8 8 7 16 GIN BLOSSOMS Billboard Directories, P.O. Box 2016, Lakewood, NJ 08701 "I'm sure our listeners will send A &M 0418 I in some awful -looking CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE Please add $4 per directory for shipping & handling ($10 for international orders). ties," says 9 6 5 14 TONIGHT ELTON JOHN HOLLYWOOD 64543 Add appropriate sales tax in NY, NJ, CA, TN, MA, IL, PA & DC. Orders payable in U.S. funds only. Morgan, "but they can't be any DON'T TURN AROUND All sales are final. worse than l0 9 8 9 ACE OF BASE the ones he's wearing ARISTA 1 -2691 now." Recurrents are sties which have appeared on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart for 26 weeks and ------J PHYLLIS STARK have dropped below the top 20.

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Foos Enters Guilty Plea To Fraud Charges; ABC Networks' Country WAAF's Ron Valeri Hired As PD at WAQX Vet Kingsley Rides High CHICAGO RADIO talent agent Soft AC KJQY San Diego flipped ing Alexa Tobin, now at WBRU Provi- Saul Foos pleaded guilty to fraud to rock AC as "Rock Mix 103.7" dence, R.I. HE MAY BE TOO YOUNG to be there. It all has to relate back to charges Feb. 17 after being indicted Feb. 16. KYNN Omaha, Neb., flips from described as a legend, but veteran what's going on in the show this by a U.S. attorney earlier in the WKBQ St. Louis PD Cruze country to modern rock as "the Edge." country broadcaster Bob Kingsley is week. It all has to tie in to the current week (Billboard, Feb. 25). heads for the programming job at Jacobs Media is consulting. Also, Ja- well on his way to earning that dis- top 40." According to the Chicago Sun - WABB -FM Mobile, Ala., taking cobs Media signs on to consult WHFS tinction. In fact, the two most common re- Times, Foos admitted to bilking up over for Dusty Hayes, now at Washington, D.C. He has been affiliated with ABC quests from affiliates in recent years to $7.2 million out of former clients, KPTY Austin, Texas. Newly syndicated WLUP Chicago Radio Networks' "American Country have been to "be a little careful about who include a virtual who's who of WWMX /WOCT Baltimore PD morning man Ke- Countdown With Bob Kingsley" since the older music" and to provide "more Chicago radio celebrities. vin Matthews 1974, and has hosted the popular information about the artists," Kings- Foos was released on a personal picks up his second show for the past 17 years. Along the ley says. recognizance bond pending sen- affiliate, WYMG way, he's built the affiliate list up Addressing the second request, tencing May 24. He is expected to Springfield, Ill. from about a dozen stations to more he's begun including more "actuali- be penalized with three to six years Matthews also has than 1,000 international affiliates and ties" from the artists, rather than in prison. an affiliate in collected eight consecutive Billboard simply retelling their stories himself. In Washington, D.C., the Feb. 21 Grand Rapids, Radio Awards for nationally distrib- "Some of the artists are more articu- vote by the House to kill the FCC's Mich. uted program of the year. late now than in years past," he says. his radio career "I've had more requests for more ac- Minority Tax Certificate program is Cara Stern KEVIN MATTHEWS Kingsley launched being viewed by some as a bar to Carriveau (aka with the Armed Forces Radio Service tualities. Everybody loves an anec- further gains by blacks in broadcast Cara Simms), PD of WABT suburban in Keflavic, Iceland. A subsequent se- dote." ownership. Rep. Charles Rangel, Chicago, exits to join Shadow Broad- ries of Southwest radio jobs eventu- Kingsley believes one of the big- D -N.Y., and chairman of the Black by Phyllis Stark cast Services as PD. WABT promotion ally led him to Los Angeles, where he gest elements of the show's success is Caucus, says the vote showed "the with reporting by Eric Boehlert director/midday jock Dan Forthover worked at KGBS, KLAC, and KFI, his rapport with the artists. As execu- fingerprints of the Republican and Brett Atwood becomes interim PD. before helping to launch the count- tive producer, Kingsley makes almost Party on the racist card." down as producer 21 years ago. all the decisions about who he inter- Republicans say they want to end David Wood is relinquishing those NETWORK NEWS The four-hour show views and frequently "racial preference" policies. The is- duties at '70s oldies WOCT and Major Networks has sold its modern is currently taped at goes with his gut in sue now goes to the Senate. wants T& Rs from potential replace- rock format "The Exxit" to Jarad the Watermark stu- Bill mob. booking up- and -comments. Broadcasting's WDRE Network for an dios in Los Angeles, ing entertainers. now In addition to the PROGRAMMING: VALERI TO WAXO Former KZON Phoenix PD Jim undisclosed price. "The Exxit" had where Kingsley BROAD C:ST1 R Ron Valeri, longtime PD at Trapp is named PD at KQPT (the fewer than five affiliates. resides, but he ex- countdown, Kingsley WAAF Worcester, Mass. /Boston, Point) Sacramento, Calif. OM Don The syndicated overnight country pects to begin broad- Ow" 1911: wE1:K also produces and has been named PD at WAQX Daniels had been handling the PD show "After MidNite With Blair Gar- casting it from the hosts another ABC (Q104.3) New York. He succeeds duties since the ner" extends to seven nights a week new, state -of-the -art program, "Bob Kings- Bob Elliot, who resumes his full - station was pur- with the addition of new weekend host ABC Radio studios in ley With America's time consulting duties at Joint chased by Brown Whitney Allen. She is a veteran of Los Dallas if he completes Musicmakers," which Communications. Broadcasting Angeles stations KIIS and KQLZ. his planned move is now in its fifth year. Hard rock KNAC Los Angeles fi- two years ago. Country consultant Steve Warren is there in midyear. That two-minute, nally made its long- awaited flip to Former WWNK syndicating a country oldies show like Although he's been weekday strip incor- Spanish programming Feb. 15 un- Cincinnati PD the one he hosts at WYNY New York. in country radio for porates bits of inter- der its new owners, Liberman C.C. Matthews The two -hour weekend show, "The more than a quarter views, music informa- Broadcasting. GM Gary Price and lands the PD job Country Company Oldies Show," will of a century, there has tion, and "great stuff I at the end of March. never been a better BOB hi NGSli Y can't use in the count- the rest of the staff are out. Elektra C.C. MATrHEWS at WVOR Roches- be available band Metallica was on hand to end ter, N.Y. He re- SJS Entertainment has launched time for the format, Air Per sonality down," Kingsley says. the pioneer station's nine -year run places John Elliott, who remains with "Star Set," a half -hour miniconcert se- and the countdown ABC Radio Networks "America's Music - in the format. That group had been the company hi another capacity. ries featuring emerging country artists. host is happy to be ri- makers" is carried on the subject of KNAC's nightly Mark St. John exits his OM position The first show, featuring Tracy Byrd, ding that wave of suc- more than 300 of "Mandatory Metallica" show. at WAPI/WMXQ Birmingham, Ala., to was broadcast Feb. 14. cess. ACC's affiliates. Former WGCI -AM Chicago PD join Zapoleon Media Strategies as a Right -Turn Radio Inc., which pro- "It feels really good that things are Following his belief that "once a Michael Watkins returns to the consultant. duces the Christian music program going so well with the explosion of programmer, always a programmer," station as interim PD following WEQX Albany, N.Y., MD Gary "Face To Face," has inked a syndication country music," says Kingsley, who Kingsley has for several years been Sean Ross' recent departure. Schoenwetter is upped to PD, replac- agreement with MediaStar Interna- also is quick to credit his team for the affiliated with esteemed country con- tional. Its newest affiliates include success of the show. "This unit is such sultant Jay Albright. That relation- KCYY San Antonio, Texas, and WFNQ a community effort. The people here ship began informally in the late Greenville, S.C. are just the most talented in the 1980s when Albright discovered that world. It's certainly not just me, good Kingsley continued to make up a PEOPLE: DEVOE EXITS KKFR grief." playlist every week just as he did ... KKFR Phoenix MD /night jock A lot has changed in radio since when he was programming stations. newsilne Albright called and asked Kingsley to Mario DeVoe exits. PD Rick Stacy is 1974, but Kingsley says the biggest MARK LEUNISSEN is upped from GM to senior VP at WEZB New Orleans fol- looking for a replacement and wants change at his show has been in its provide him with that list. Since then, lowing WEZB owner EZ Communications' completed $1.1 million purchase phone calls. quality. "We've all learned our craft the two broadcasters have chatted of crosstown WBYU. David Smith is upped from GM to VP /GM at WBYU. WNVZ Norfolk, Va., APD/MD /night a little better ... All of us [are] get- about music every Monday night. jock Larry Davis exits to join KRBE ting a little better at what we do and Kingsley also keeps himself on JOHN SUTHERLAND. (1M of BayCom Partners L.P.'s KSJX/KSJO San Jose, Houston for late nights. Also, KRBE really becoming a unit." country's cutting edge by going Calif., adds those duties at crosstown KUFX. BayCom has agreed to buy programming assistant Sharon Dastur Kingsley has long been enamored where the fans go. `The minute I feel KUFX from KOOL Communications Inc. for an undisclosed price and begins is upped to programming coordinator. with the history and roots of country like I've lost a little touch ... I'll go operating the station under a local marketing agreement. WPLJ New York night jock A.J. music. He tries to include that pas- out to some honky -tonks and listen to Hammer has resigned to pursue a tele- sion and knowledge into the show, what they play on the jukebox," he TAYLOR WALET, GM of KEZO -AM -FM Omaha, Neb., adds those duties at sis- vision career. while still balancing those elements to says. "I watch what will get them out ter station KKCD. WQGN New London, Conn., MD /air keep it focused on current country on the dancefloor and what goes on personality Liz Jordan joins WERZ music. [the jukebox]." BILL HESS is upped from PD/morning man to the newly created station man- Portsmouth, N.H., as MD/morning co- "For a format that's 70 -some odd As for the state of the format, ager position at WHYN -AM -FM Springfield, Mass. host. years old, there's such a history here Kingsley says, "I just think it's the Former KLSX Los Angeles after- and I've always been fascinated by best it's ever been. I've never heard STATION SALES: KKCW Portland, Ore., from Trumper Communications to Ci- noon host Steve Downes joins KTYD that. I've always been drawn to roots the format sound so good [and] I ticasters Inc., owner of crosstown KKRZ, for $30 million; WKGR/WPBZ West Santa Barbara, Calif., for mornings. music," says Kingsley. He admits truly think it's going to continue ... Palm Beach, Fla., from Amaturo Group to American Radio Systems, owners KTYD also picks up Global Satellite that incorporating those elements has I don't see it abating." of crosstown WBZT/WIRK, for $29 million; KGSR Austin, Texas, from Cen- Network's syndicated show `Rocklin," gotten a bit harder in recent years The same belief holds true for his tral Texas Broadcasting Inc., and KOKE Austin from Radio Lee County, Inc. which is hosted by Downes. when programmers' focus has been show. "I think if we keep the quality to Sinclair Communications Inc., for $5.3 million and $3.1 million, respectively; on new country. "It has become a lit- and continue to improve it, the show WMXN Norfolk, Va., from ML Media Opportunity Partners to US Radio L.P., Assistance in preparing this column tle more difficult as time goes by, but will continue to be successful." owner of crosstown WSVY-AM/WOWI, for $3.5 million. was provided by Bill Holland in Wash - we try to get parts and pieces in PHYLLIS STARK ington, D.C.

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www.americanradiohistory.com CAPITOL'S MELVIN VAN PEEBLES ISSUES 1ST ALBUM IN 20 YEARS (Continued from page 8)

Since his last album, Van Peebles ly visible. He received an honorary mand navigator/bombardier prior to context. appeared on Charlie Rose's PBS in- has busied himself with novels, films, doctorate in humane letters from directing several short films that For instance, of the "Ghetto Goth- terview show. and plays. As in all his creative pro- Hofstra University last December. eventually took him to Europe. After ic" track "The Apple Stretching" - Additional promotional activities jects, he sought artistic freedom and This spring will see the release of the publishing five novels and directing first heard in his one -man Broadway involve a New York album launch control on "Ghetto Gothic." But such film "Panther," adapted by Van Pee- his first feature in France, he re- show, "Waltz Of The Stork," and later party that also will showcase a half - autonomy proved evasive. bles from his upcoming novel about turned to the States in the late '60s covered by Grace Jones -Van Pee- hour documentary about the project "I turned down a big money deal the Black Panther Party. Van Pee- and added recording to his bulging bles says, "Before I couldn't have and Van Peebles' prior achievements, from one record company because, bles also has a small role in the film, career portfolio. done [that track], because people which he produced. Parties also will when it came down to the wire, they which was directed by son Mario. "Then it seemed that there was weren't used to [paying attention to] occur in Boston, Washington, D.C., wanted me to put lyrics or rhymes to Meanwhile, the elder Van Peebles has very little of urban life that you were music and words simultaneously." Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 14-year -old samples," Van Peebles republished the companion book to allowed to portray in commercial mu- Similarly, when the "Ghetto Gothic" tying in with local film schools and says. "That's not what I do! The the 1971 black- cinema landmark sic," he says. "And people didn't listen cut "Lilly Done The Zampoughi black- student unions. structures of my songs are more com- "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss to words and music at the same time Everytime I Pulled Her Coattail" Van Peebles may perform at these plicated and subtle than jingles or Song," which he directed. In addition, other than nursery rhymes like first appeared on "Brer Soul," it functions, Carson says. Last October, nursery rhymes, with music which he recently became host of National `moon-June -spoon,' so on my first al- lacked the new version's "fuller musi- Van Peebles notes that he performed helps carry the story along. The Public Radio's weekly "BlueStage" bums, I suppressed the musicality to cality," says Van Peebles. a "miniconcert" for a benefit in De- words aren't just shouted over some program. a minimum, taking a minimalist beat The song "There" exemplifies Van troit, "the first place `Sweetback' loop which repeats itself." Van Peebles' novel talk- singing and shouting a cadence over it ... My Peebles' current compositional strat- opened." A limited edition of the new When Capitol carne knocking, "I storytelling approach was influenced music didn't fall into the format of egy. Ironically using chamber music "Sweetback" book will be used as a said, `Here's the deal: Send money, by the folk and protest songs he gospel or blues or spirituals, so I did backing, it chillingly portrays an inci- giveaway at launch parties and con- and leave me alone. I'll send the tape. learned growing up on Chicago's another form that suited the music dent of spousal abuse. tests, says Carson. That's it. Just go away, and let the South Side: "Everything from 'Good- and story: talk-rapping, which even- "It could have been called `The O.J. Capitol also will tie in with Gramer- doorknob hit you where the good night Irene' to `Take This Hammer,' tually became rap." Story,' " says Van Peebles. "The jux- cy Pictures' publicity plans on behalf Lord split you.' Capitol was just per- `John Henry,' `W.P.A. Blues,' `Bour- On "Ghetto Gothic," Van Peebles taposition of an elitist kind of music of the "Panther" movie release. Lydia fect, and everything carne out su- geois Town,' and even `On Top Of Old has been able to "up the musicality" with my inner city voice takes it be- Cole, BET's VP of program manage- perb!" Van Peebles says. Smoky,' " says Van Peebles. because contemporary listeners, he yond the 'hood and shows that it's not ment, says "Panther" will allow the "Ghetto Gothic" comes out at a A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, Van feels, are more able to accept his sto- just down- and -dirty people who beat network a means of exposure for Van time when Van Peebles is particular- Peebles was a Strategic Air Corn- ries and messages in a more musical their wives." Peebles, who might otherwise be too "There," along with "The Apple far "left" for the mainstream -geared Stretching" and "On 115," have been programming outlet. serviced on a sampler to "tastemak- "There's a range of tastes [the al- ers and academics" throughout the bum] will appeal to," says Carson. industry, says Capitol's VP of cre- "It's not genre- specific in terms of a, ative marketing who ..il 41F aU') I !maim , p. Ruth Carson, music buyers: People who buy hip - adds that alternative outlets, specifi- hop are interested in other forms." ti. cally public radio and eclectic for- Carson, citing Van Peebles' reputa- mats, will be targeted. tion as "grandfather of rap," expects ....,.,1oul'iA;" :3 Detroit record retailer Barry Beal, him to eventually be "recognized and however, sees greater potential for embraced" for his contributions to "Ghetto Gothic," both in -store and on- pop music, á la Tony Bennett. Says Billboard's 100th Anniversary Issue air. Van Peebles, "People often said I'm " `Apple Stretching' would be a brave or insightful, but fuck, I'm just From carnivals and circuses, the rise of vaudeville,and good cut for jazz radio," says Beal, ornery! I really do most stuff like I the invention of the player piano, nickelodeon and who owns two urban -oriented Shanti- cook: I cook what I like because no nique stores on Detroit's East Side. one else does it-and I have to eat it jukebox, to the creation of the phonograph, radio, "The first cut [`Blinded By Your the rest of the week!" television and CD player, Billboard's Anniversary Issue Stuff], urban might be most attracted to, while `Just Don't Make No charts the history of the music industry, as well as Sense' -about how his corns are Billboard's evolution from 1894 to the present. All the eras of music are exam- hurting him -is a nice blues cut they SON'S `RIVERDANCE' might service to blues stations. 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www.americanradiohistory.com r11 I M 4111C- -JP X-3110 A(111C- BY ERIC BCEHLERT PRACTICE PAID OFF for Kevin Griffin, one day when I was singing it and the rest came. Like the time two years ago you were just starting to hear singer and songwriter for the Louisiana band most songs, I'll start singing something that I really But now everybody's done it. And ours finally gets Better Than Ezra. Its first chart single, the don't think has much relevance as far as the theme heard but I'm like, `God, people are going to think `Dear John' tale "Good," sprang from a writing drill goes, and then upon further inspection it has a lot to we're just copying what's all over the radio.' But Griffin used to keep things simple. The song climbs to do with what was going on with my life." that's every musician's fear; they have a song they No. 30 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart this week. wrote and have been playing a while, but another "It came about from being on the road and having "At the time I song with a similar theme or sound gets released a bassline in my head," Griffin says. "I wanted to do a was fiercely into before it and you're like, 'No! I did it first! "' song at the time, and the idea was to be able to write `Doolittle' and The drum and bass breakdown of "Good" that a song with four chords and only four chords, just 'Bosse nova'" Griffin mentions seems to recall the wonder of the using dynamics to give the illusion you're doing dif- -Better Than Ezra Pixies. Any connection for the singer? "Well, you've I was fiercely into HITS! ferent parts, when in fact you're playing the same got a good ear, because at the time thing. `Doolittle' and `Bossanova.' I mean [Pixies lead "It was a melody, just the bassline at first and then At the time, musically "there were some songs in singer] Frank Black wrote the book on that type of the guitar part. It went through a few different my head that I was listening to and really liked; some- song. It's definitely [a sound] that catches people's changes, hut then `Good' just popped into my head thing that breaks down to drum and bass, which at ear. Look at a band like Weezer today." IN

Bill rd" FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 Billboard FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1995 TOKIO Album Rock Tracks.. Modern Rock Tracks,. Week of February IZ 1995 N 'O TITLE ARTIST Y Y TRACK TITLE ARTIST TRACK z ALBUM TITLE (IF ANY) LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 1 3 -I ,. o ALBUM TITLE (IF ANY) LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL r 3 _i 3 a a $ o O Can't Stop Loviri You / Van Halen Stillness In Time / Jamiroquai * * * No. 1 * ** * * * No. 1 * ** 2 weeks at No. 1 LIVE © Here To Stay / Pat Metheny Group 6 weeks at No. 1 PEARL JAM 6 LIGHTNING CRASHES BETTER MAN O 1 7 1 1 1 13 THROWING COPPER RADIOACTIVE/MCA VITALOGY EPIC ® Promise Me Nothing / Repercussions EVERYTHING ZEN BUSH I COME AROUND GREEN DAY 3 4 13 © Mishale / Andru Donalds WHEN 02 STONE TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE 2 3 4 13 REPRISE SIXTEEN DOOKIE © Hip Today / Extreme 9 LIVE FOREVER OASIS YOU WRECK ME TOM PETTY 3 2 3 3 2 3 13 DEFINITELY MAYBE EPIC For Your Love / Stevie Wonder WILDFLOWERS WARNER BROS. GREEN DAY WHEN I COME AROUND ® / Shampoo GEL COLLECTIVE SOUL 4 4 1 14 REPRISE Delicious 5 7 6 DOOKIE ® THE JERKY BOYS" SOUNDTRACK ATLANTIC LOVE SPREADS THE STONE ROSES t Take A Bow / Madonna 5 5 2 11 DON'T TELL ME (WHAT LOVE CAN DO) VAN HALEN SECOND COMING GEFFEN 5 4 2 8 ® Lucas With The Lid OH / Lucas BALANCE WARNER BROS. NIRVANA © 7 9 9 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Dream Away / Babyface & Lisa Stansfield SHE'S A RIVER SIMPLE MINDS MN UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK DGC/GEFFEN ® 8 10 6 VIRGIN © GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT WORLD BETTER MAN PEARL JAM © Until You Come Back To Me / Paul Young 7 6 5 14 GOT ME WRONG ALICE IN CHAINS VITALOGY EPIC 9 9 10 ® Sukiyaki / 4 P.M. 0 "CLERKS" SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA PORTISHEAD SOUR TIMES 8 8 6 12 QUEENSRYCHE DUMMY GO! DISCS/LONDON/ISLAND ® The Sweetest Days / Vanessa Williams 8 6 6 12 BRIDGE PROMISED LAND EMI DOWN BY THE WATER PJ HARVEY If I Only Knew / Tom Jones 15 2 3 LIGHTNING CRASHES LIVE Q9 - TO BRING YOU MY LOVE ISLAND 14 20 4 ® Creep I TLC 10 THROWING COPPER RADIOACTIVE/MCA SPONGE 10 14 17 5 PLOWED HIGH HEAD BLUES THE BLACK CROWES ROTTING PINATA WORK © Sunny Day / Baha Men 10 10 8 6 AMORICA AMERICAN /REPRISE HERE & NOW LETTERS TO CLEO ® If You Love Me / Brownstone 12 15 7 11 MELROSE PLACE THE MUSIC GIANT AND BLAME R.E.M. Sweet Love / Sandy Reed 11 7 5 14 BANG ® MONSTER WARNER BROS. STRONG ENOUGH SHERYL CROW 11 10 7 12 TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB ARM ® Whatever / Oasis LOVE SPREADS THE STONE ROSES 12 16 24 4 GEFFEN ODE TO MY FAMILY THE CRANBERRIES SECOND COMING 13 11 9 ® When We Dance / Sting 13 NO NEED TO ARGUE ISLAND THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD NIRVANA ® On A Bus To St Cloud / Trisha Yearwcod 13 13 15 6 SHE'S A RIVER SIMPLE MINDS MN UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK DGC/GEFFEN 14 10 12 7 GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT WORLD VIRGIN ® Ticket To Heaven / Lisa Nilsson EVERYTHING ZEN BUSH 14 17 21 4 GEL COLLECTIVE SOUL SIXTEEN STONE TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE 16 18 5 She's A River / Simple Minds 15 THE JERKY BOYS SOUNDTRACK ATLANTIC & THE BLOWFISH LET HER CRY HOOTIE GET AWAY OFFSPRING Here Comes The Hotstepper / Ini Kamoze 15 li 14 11 ATLANTIC GOTTA CRACKED REAR VIEW 16 9 8 15 EPITAPH SMASH ® Waiting For You / Think Twice STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 29 INTERSTATE LOVE SONG CORDUROY PEARL JAM 16 15 12 ATLANTIC 11 17 13 13 Be Happy/ Mary J. Blige PURPLE VITALOGY EPIC ® SPONGE Where's Your Love Been / 11 21 22 16 PLOWED ROTTING PINATA WORK * * * AIRPOWER * * * Heliocentric World UNGLUED STONE TEMPLE PILOTS STAR 69 R.E.M. 18 12 11 11 18 27 37 3 PURPLE ATLANTIC MONSTER WARNER BROS. Bang And Blame / R.E.M. GOTTA GET AWAY OFFSPRING NOW THEY'LL SLEEP BELLY Who'll Be The Fool Tonight / 19 20 25 6 20 23 4 SMASH EPITAPH 19 KING SIRE/REPRISE Ricky Peterson YELLOW GUN THROWING MUSES 21 22 9 BRIGHT * * * AIRPOWER * * * 20 UNIVERSITY SIRE/REPRISE ® Biggest Part Of Me / Take 6 CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU VAN HALEN 20 30 36 3 ® Shame /Zhane BALANCE WARNER BROS. * * *AIRPOWER* * * SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ® Best Of My Love / C.J. Lewis 21 0 BABY ON WATER AEROSMITH 25 26 3 GEFFEN 21 19 16 6 WALK THE RAPTURE Everlasting Love / Gloria Estefan BIG ONES GEFFEN THANK YOU JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT * * * AIRPOWER * * * I Can See Clearly Now I Maxi Priest 22 18 13 12 ATLANTIC NO QUARTER, JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT (UNLEDDED) ELASTICA Tamashiiwo Kondoruni Nosete / 22 CONNECTION CORDUROY PEARL JAM NEW 1 DGC/GEFFEN 25 27 7 ELASTICA Diamantes 23 VITALOGY EPIC NUMBER ONE BLIND VERUCA SALT Kisekino Hoshi / & HANGERS -ON SLASH'S SNAKEPIT 23 22 21 6 ® 24 28 33 3 BEGGARS AMERICAN THIGHS MINTY FRESH /DGC/GEFFEN ITS FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE GEFFEN Keisuke Kuwata & Mr. Children BUDDY HOLLY WEEZER YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TOM PETTY 24 18 14 18 DGC/GEFFEN 25 22 19 18 WEEZER Rising To The Top / Blacknuss Allstars WILDFLOWERS WARNER BROS. I SAW THE LIGHT THE THE OFFSPRING 25 24 25 5 Strong Enough I Sheryl Crow 23 SELF ESTEEM HANKY PANKY 550 MUSIC 26 23 23 EPITAPH SMASH UNGLUED STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ® All I Wanne Do / Sheryl Crow 26 19 16 10 I ALONE LIVE PURPLE ATLANTIC 27 24 18 24 ® Dancing In The Moonlight / Baha Men THROWING COPPER RADIOACTIVE/MCA LITTLE BASTARD ASS PONYS 21 26 28 4 ® Ode To My Family I Cranberries HIP TODAY EXTREME ELECTRIC ROCK MUSIC ARM 28 26 30 5 WAITING FOR THE PUNCHLINE A &M WOULD YOU SAY DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ® Mo Ghile Mear - Our Hero" / 28 29 33 3 WHAT MY WAVE SOUNDGARDEN UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING RCA 29 27 17 18 The Chieftans With Sting SUPERUNKNOWN A&M SALVATION RANCID 29 36 8 I Dionne Farris MURDER INCORPORATED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LET'S GO EPITAPH 8 Know / 30 NEW 1 GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA GOOD BETTER THAN EZRA ® Zaku Zaku Digame / Toshinobu Kubota CI NEW 1 ELEKTRNEEG FOREIGNER DELUXE 2 UNDER THE GUN ® On Bended Knee / Boyz II Men 31 33 - GENERAMNRHYTHM SAFARI/PRIORITY MCLACHLAN MR. MOONLIGHT HOLD ON SARAH 31 32 29 5 ®I Will Always Love You / Take 6 OASIS FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY ARISTA 2 LIVE FOREVER 32 40 - EPIC SHE DON'T USE JELLY THE FLAMING LIPS ® Free / Carroll Thompson DEFINITELY MAYBE 32 23 19 13 TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART WARNER BROS. NIRVANA Put Yourself In My Place / Kylie Minogue 21 ABOUT A GIRL ® 33 29 28 DGC/GEFFEN GOING SOUTH WOLFGANG PRESS MN UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK 33 39 3 33 FUNKY LITTLE DEMONS 4AD/WARNER BROS. U Will Know / B.M.U. (Black Men United) MY CORROSION OF CONFORMITY 2 CLEAN WOUNDS LIZ PHAIR 34 38 - COLUMBIA WHIP -SMART Selections can be heard on DELIVERANCE 28 24 6 34 WHIP -SMART MATADOR/ATLANTIC DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "Pioneer Tokio Hot 100" 2 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ADAM ANT 35 39 - RCA 2 WONDERFUL UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING 35 39 - CAPITOL 1 WONDERFUL every Sunday PM -5 PM on KENNETH? R.E.M. 24 WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, INFECTED BAD RELIGION 36 31 31 BROS. 2 FM JAPAN / 81.3 FM in TOKYO MONSTER WARNER 36 38 - ATLANTIC STRANGER THAN FICTION COVER ME CANDLEBOX CRASH -THE '95 MIX THE PRIMITIVES 31 32 29 18 MAVERICK/SIRE/WARNER BROS. 35 35 3 CANDLEBOX 31 DUMB AND DUMBER SOUNDTRACK RCA THE SEVENTH SEAL VAN HALEN GOT ME WRONG ALICE IN CHAINS 38 36 40 4 38 30 27 13 BALANCE WARNER BROS. CLERKS SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA CAN'T GET HIGH WIDESPREAD PANIC ASKING FOR IT HOLE 39 NEW 1 39 37 36 4 AIN'T LIFE GRAND CAPRICORN LIVE THROUGH THIS DGC/GEFFEN LEARN TO BE STILL EAGLES AND BLAME R.E.M. 40 34 I 34 7 40 31 20 15 BANG HELL FREEZES OVER GEFFEN MONSTER WARNER BROS.

Songs ranked by number of detections. Compiled from a national sam le of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 111 album rock stations and 44 modern rock stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 'ç. 81.3FM 1-WAVE (Modern Rock) for the first time. Videoclip availability. 1995, Billboard/BPI Communications. 0 Track showing an increase In detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. Airpower awarded to those records which atta n 800 detection (Album Rock) or 500 detections

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squash scalping attempts. The system charging a fair price. They are provid- scalping and favors a `wristband-based, that instance, ticket buyers were mailed and start buying things on it." would use an 800 number for orders and ing a service, and they're due to make venue -initiated ticketing system," says vouchers by Ticketmaster. At the venue, The big hurdle, he notes, is Ticket - require the issuance of wristbands at money. But it's when they get ridiculous Stewart. "You would call up and make a fans had to produce a voucher, driver's master's existing contracts with scores of venues instead of hard tickets. and gouge, that's when people start to purchase over the phone with a credit license or Social Security card, and a major venues. "That is what Pearl Jam is "The overall idea is to provide value have a problem with that." card or reserve a ticket or group of tick- credit card to pick up tickets the day of fighting and [why] everybody is waiting to the fans," says Stewart, who does not Told of the band's proposal, Ticket - ets, but you don't get a hard ticket, the show. Rather than a per-ticket fee, for a response from the Justice Depart- rule out the band canceling dates if it master spokesman Larry Solters says, ever." Instead, the buyer would be giv- Ticketmaster was paid an undisclosed ment," says Stewart, referring to the on- cannot create a ticketing alternative. "It's outrageous that STP would negoti- en an ID number and "pin" number fee by Clapton for the arrangement. going ticket-industry investigation by "We will either develop our own tick- ate their ticketing proposal in a public over the phone. "You show up at the Stewart is bullish on the viability of the Justice Department's antitrust divi- eting or attempt to negotiate with [Tick - forum like Billboard, instead of contact- venue," Stewart says, "you use a pin his approach, insisting it could be over- sion. The probe was prompted by a com- etmaster]," says Stewart. "There's ing us directly." code and your identification number, seen by promoters, artists, or ticketing plaint filed by Pearl Jam last summer. nothing wrong with Ticketmaster The band also wants to combat ticket and they put a wristband around your agencies. "I still haven't heard anything Observers have theorized that the wrist. Done. No way to scalp it, no way that's made me change my mind or put government could render Ticketmas- to sell it. No way to alter it." a big glitch in at all. I've talked about it ter's contracts null and void if they were Stewart denies that such a system with other people in the touring indus- found to be monopolistic. "With the ex- Aìrplay..A1 would create massive lines at show time, try, and I haven't seen anybody come up Broadcast Data Systems clusive contracts in place, I can't just go Top 40 MI with thousands of fans reciting their pin and say, `You're missing this, or what to a venue and say, `Hey, we're doing codes to security personnel. "Think about that?' " our own ticketing system this year,'" Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service to Top 40 Airplay Monitor. 78 top 40/mainstream and 33 top 40 /rhythm -crossover stations are electroni- about what happens when you go to a As well as curbing scalping by elimi- says Stewart. cally monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of detections. © 1995, show: People walk up to get frisked for nating hard Billboard /BPI communications, Inc. tickets, Stewart says the Stewart says it is `very possible" that bottles, cans, or weapons. During that new approach would save fans money. the Stone Temple Pilots would consider Top 40/Mainstream 3 3 á Top five seconds it takes to pat you down, "What we '' ', 40/Rhythm- Crossover would do is look at the exact calling off their upcoming tour if they TITLE ,- w TITLE there's a guy standing there with a list cost of what it [takes] to put something cannot arrive at a ticketing solution or ARTIST (LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL) á S ARTIST (LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL) or a portable computer, and you say, like this in place and charge bands ex- make a special deal with Ticketmaster. ** NO.1 ** ** NO.1 ** `John Smith, 1234.' He looks on the list, actly what it costs. I've done some re- But Solters says,'We would no more name matches, the ID's right, the pin I TAKE A BOW CREEP search and know the phone part of it, allow STP to become our business part- © i 11 1 1 18 TLC I MADONNA (MAVERICK/SIRENB)2 Wa at No. 1 LAFACE/ARISTA) 6 wks at No. 1 number's correct-he's in there. That's and if there's an 800 number available ners than they would allow us to partner HOLD MY HAND 2 4 19 CANDY RAIN five seconds, literally." nationally, the cost of an actual transac- in their recording and touring business." HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH (ATLANTIC) 2 7 O SOUL FOR REAL (UPTOWN /MCA) However, Stewart acknowledges that tion to buy a ticket comes to around $2. Stewart says the band's initiative ON BENDED 3 2 17 IF YOU LOVE ME II 3 10 BOYZ MEN ( MOTOWN) BROWNSTONE (MJJ /EPIC) printing reserved seats on wristbands And that's reasonable. At some point, if springs from its disillusionment sur- ANOTHER NIGHT might be impractical. "The other way is a ticketing agency 4 3 26 TAKE A BOW comes up and says, rounding its 1994 tour when, due to REAL MCCOY ( ARISTA) 6 12 ® MADONNA (MAVERICK/SIRE/WARNER BROS.) to just do colored sections. So maybe it's We're going to do our surcharge, and scalpers and service fees, few fans were I COME AROUND 5 10 WHEN BABY © GREEN DAY (REPRISE) 9 ó a reserved theater, and you [divide] it it's going to be $2 a ticket,' fine." able to buy tickets for actual $18.50 © BRANDY (ATLANTIC) the into YOU GOTTA BE five sections: red, blue, green, black, What would the Stone Temple Pilots price that the band set. "To the kid on 6 25 RED LIGHT SPECIAL O DES REE (550 MUSIC) ® 8 10 TLC ( LAFACE/ARISTA) and pink. Instead of having seat A -15, say to a slighter higher surcharge of the street, if he can buy a ticket for I KNOW 9 6 5 15 BEFORE I LET YOU GO you're in the pink section. It's an oppor- $2.75, for instance? "I think that's too $18.50 with a $4 service charge he O DIONNE FARRIS (COLUMBIA) 7 BLACKSTREET or can (INTERSCOPE) tunity for fans who really want great, much. Why should they make 75 cents YOU DON'T KNOW HOW buy a ticket for $50 [from a broker], he's 8 8 13 IT FEELS ON BENDED KNEE TOM PETTY (WARNER BROS.) 8 4 21 BOYZ II MEN (MOTOWN) great seats to get there early. And they more than what is fair to them ?" Stew- going to buy the one with the service ALWAYS do. After all, kids who asks. 9 7 22 I WANNA BE DOWN want the best art charge. But both of those are gouging." BON (MERCURY) 9 7 21 JOVI BRANDY (ATLANTIC) seats line up outside a ticket store a day Based on his discussions with compa- Solters responds, "Comparing CREEP 11 11 WATER RUNS DRY 01) TLC (LAFACE/ARISTA) lO 12 J before tickets go on sale." nies that provide service bureaus BOYZ II MEN (MOTOWN) na- scalpers' fees that often add hundreds SUKIYAKI The concept is a variation on a system tionwide, Stewart is confident that it of dollars ticket 11 10 17 ANOTHER NIGHT per to our nominal con- 4 P.M. (NEXT PLATEAU/LONDON/ISLAND) 11 10 27 REAL MCCOY (ARISTA) used by Ticketmaster last November would be easy to create a telephone dis- venience charge is not only ludicrous STRONG ENOUGH 13 6 BIG POPPA for a series of ® 19 7 club appearances by Eric tribution system. "I could get an 800 but demonstrates a total ignorance SHERYL CROW (AM THE of NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (BAD BOY/ARISTA) Clapton (Billboard, Nov. 19, 1994). In number THE tomorrow, and you could call in the business." 13 12 15 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT 15 GOIN' DOWN CORONA (EASTWEST 9 /EEG) Q MARY J. BLIGE (UPTOWN /MCA)

IF I WANTED TO 5 CONSTANTLY m 16 14 11 11 MELISSA ETHERIDGE (ISLAND) IMMATURE (MCA) DAY THE MORE ACTS ALLOW FANS TO TAPE SHOWS 15 15 16 OF WEEK HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER JADEEVERY (GIANT) 15 13 23 INI KAMOZE (COLUMBIA) (( (Iii t or ued from page 1) HERE HOTSTEPPER 16 14 17 I MISS YOU INI MCOMES LTHEI 16 14 14 N II U (ARISTA) taping a step further by allowing all Initially, the section was in front of the the release of several live albums on its 20 6 TERMMANMAN RUN AWAY m BE 11 16 7 ticket holders to record their concerts. soundboard, approximately 85 feet own Grateful Dead REAL MCCOY (ARISTA) Recordings imprint. Black Crowes manager Pete Angelus from the stage, but the tapers' micro- "One From The Vault," released in 18 18 28 I'M THE ONLY ONE FREAK LIKE ME MELISSA ETHERIDGE (ISLAND) 21 4 ADINA HOWARD (MECCA DON/EASTNEST/EEG) says all the tickets for the band's up- phone stands began to obstruct the view 1991, has sold more than 200,000 copies AND BLAME 19 17 9 BANG THIS LIL' GAME WE PLAY coming shows will be printed with the of the soundman. Eventually, R.E.M. 23 3 the taping with no advertising, McNally says. A (WARNER BROS.) SUBWAY (FEATURING 702) (BIV 10) message that audio recording is al- section was moved behind the sound- second live "Two BUDDY HOLLY set, From The Vault," 20 19 9 IF YOU THINK YOU'RE LONELY NOW WEEZER (DGCJGEFFEN) 20 17 15 lowed. K -CI HAILEY OF JODECI (MERCURY) Radio spots and newspaper ad- board. released in 1992, has sold almost as well. VLDONTERS vertisements also will invite fans 23 5 JAM YOU WANT THIS to Angelus says he does not expect that The Dead also has issued "Dick's ® (ATLANTIC) 21 20 20 JANET JACKSON (VIRGIN) record the performances. allowing taping throughout a venue will Picks," a live set compiled by Dead tape GET READY FOR 22 21 13 THIS IT LIKE THIS 22 5 Former Led Zeppelin members be a problem on the 2 UNLIMITED (RADIKAUCRITIOUE) K7 (TOMMY BOY) Crowes' dates. archivist Dick Latvala. "Dick's Picks, AWAY Page & Plant are allowing fans to tape "Except for those fans that crowd-surf Vol. II," is set to be released (4) 28 3 THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT through ( ARISTA) 23 18 14 CORONA (EASTW EST /EEG) their concerts in an effort to beat piracy. for a moment, the Black Crowes fans mail -order only March 14. MISHALE 24 22 13 THATHANKHA YOYOU "We were in Japan recently, and in ANDRU DONALDS (METRO BLUE/CAPITOL) 24 30 2 are pretty respectful of each other," he McNally says that often concert -ta- T II YO(MOTOWW Tokyo we came across this store that says. pers are the same people who buy the 30 2 COME BACK YOU GOTTA BE LONDONBEAT (RADIOACTIVE) 25 24 7 ) DES'REE (550 MUSIC) dealt solely with Led Zeppelin The Dead's McNally says that the Dead live recordings on CD. "The CD IN THE HOUSE OF STONE AND 26 4 LIGHT EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK bootlegs," say Plant & Page manager band's Jerry Garcia always has had the lasts longer and it has m MARTIN 26 25 18 better sound, be- JADE (GIANT) Bill Curbishley. "If we want to do away attitude that `when we are done with it, cause it is recorded in multitrack. Even 27 25 15 DAYS PROMISE ME VANESSA WELTL (WING/MERCURY) 27 26 12 with bootlegging, I think [allowing LIL SUZY (METROPOLITAN) fans you can have it." a two -track recording from the sound YOU to tape] is the right way to go." Besides, McNally says, it is virtually is 28 24 19 KITTY KITTY board an improvement that our audi- (VIRGIN) 28 28 6 69 BOYZ (RIP -IT) In the case of the Crowes, Angelus impossible to stop concert taping. "Any- ence will gladly pay for," he says. LOVE KEEP US ALIVE 29 4 WILL FAT BOY says concert taping is an added .) EAGLES (GEFFEN) ®29 6 bonus one who thinks saying, `There's no Metallica co- manager Peter Mensch MAX -A- MILLION (S.O.S.) for fans. "[Vocalist] Chris Robinson has recording,' INTERSTATE SONG will stop taping is deluding says the hard rock band first allowed its 30 31 23 ASK OF YOU LOVE AANTIC) 36 2 ® RAPHAEL SAADIO (550 MUSIC) always talked about how the fans that themselves," he says. fans to tape in a designated taping sec- IF YOU LOVE ME 37 3 WATERFALLS pay for a ticket should be allowed to According to McNally, fans have tion in the fall of 1991. ® BROWNSTONE (MJJ/EPIC) 31 34 2 'We just decided TLC ( LAFACE/ARISTA) bring home a piece of the evening." been taping the Dead's live shows even that it didn't make a difference," Men- I BELIEVE 40 2 WHAT I NEED ® BLESSID UNION OF SOULS 32 31 6 With Black (EMI) CRYSTAL WATERS (MERCURY) the Crowes just three al- before portable cassette recorders were sch says. "The only thing that it does is ZOMBIE bums into their career, it's likely that commonly available, - 33 27 15 DADDY'S HOME and the concert kill the bootleg market." THE (ISLAND) 33 32 3 CRANBERRIES SPANISH FLY (UPSTAIRS) American Recordings will eventually is- taping has not had a negative effect on Curbishley also is optimistic that the ALLISON ROAD NEVER FIND SOMEONE YOU 34 32 20 2 LIKE sue a live album by the band. American the band's record sales. In fact, McNal- fans who GIN BLOSSOMS (A &M) ®38 KEITH MARTIN (RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA) tape the Page & Plant shows EVERLASTING LOVE GM Mark DiDia confirms that a live set ly says by allowing concertgoers to tape will be less likely to purchase a concert /0 38 2 NEW II. THIS IS HOW WE DO IT GLORIA ESTEFAN (EPIC) 0 MONTELL JORDAN (PMP/RAUISLAND) is likely in the band's future, "but I think the shows and swap those tapes -a bootleg. "Everything that they do NEW AGE GIRL 36 33 24 DREAM ABOUT YOU fans of the band would want a live col- common practice among Deadheads comes out in bootleg form anyway, and DEADEYE DICK (ICHIBAN) 36 NEW - STEVIE B (THUMP) lection whether they have bootlegs or the band's audience has actually in- most of it is very inferior." NEW I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU (SHE'S GOT) SKILLZ ® I FIREHOUSE (EPIC) Co NEW ALL not," he -4 -0NE (BLITZZ/ATLANTIC) says. creased. The ticket price for the taping section WHIZ It's only fitting that Black 1980 CAN I DO? the Crowes "From to 1987, they didn't put at the Page & Plant shows will be slight- m 39 5 , 4 WHAT EY, WHIINEY . . 38 35 ICE CUBE (PRIORITY) will open for the Grateful Dead April 7 out an album," says McNally. "And, in ly lower than the cost of a normal ticket, MENTAL PICTURE TOOTSE ROOL 39 36 14 39 RE -ENTRY in Tampa, Fla. Allowing fans to tape that period, the audience JON SECADA (SBK/EMI) 69 BOYZ (RIP IT) grew tremen- Curbishley says. "Traditionally those YOU IT concerts is nothing new for the Dead, dously through tapes." In 1987, the are seats that we can't sell, because of NEW GOT I BELONG TO YOU BONNIE RAITT ( ARISTA) 40 33 13 c TONI BRAXTON ( LAFACE/ARISTA) whose spokesman Dennis McNally says Dead released the fastest -selling album the obstructed view," he says. The pro- O Records showing an increase in detections over the prev'ous week, regardless of chart movement. A the band has been allowing concert of its career, "In The Dark," which ceeds from the sales of taping- section reco d which has been on either chart for more than 20 weeks will not receive a bullet, even if it registers an recording since late '70s. achieved platinum status. tickets will go to Second Harvest, the increase in detections. If two records are tied in number of plays, the record being played on more stations is placed first. Records below the top 20 are removed from the charts after 26 weeks. By the mid -'80s, promoters began to Adding to McNally's argument is the national food -bank network. set up special taping sections for fans. fact that the Dead has had success with

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York as senior VP /GM in early April. Montgomery; Brandy to Tori Amos; Leigh Lust, director of A &R; Matt successfully navigated. sophomore release (third quarter). All the moves, though wide- ranging, and Snoop Doggy Dogg to the Jerky Lipper, national college promotion Among the 1994 breakthroughs of underscore a singular Atlantic Group Boys. manager; Melanie Burnett, sales and which Azzoli is most proud, he says, is CLASSICAL CRUSADE commitment, Azzoli says. "The key is to "The mix is amazing, but so is the marketing manager; Shilah Morrow, Amos, whose "Under The Pink" Tapping into Atlantic's passion for avoid the complacency that can come fact that we were the No. 1 label and senior director of marketing; Lisa reached platinum. "Here's someone innovative marketing was a main cat- with success," he says. "We have to keep we didn't have any really huge hits," Gottheil, senior director of publici- for whom we did it basically all alyst in bringing Warner Music's four moving forward, and to do that we have Azzoli says. "The biggest hit we had, ty/A&R; Steve Yegelwel, director of through press and touring -like classical labels -Teldec, Erato, Fin - to keep the big machine at bay by en- A &R; and John Rubeli, director of landia, and Nonesuch -under the couraging the formation of small, inde- A &R/West Coast. newly formed Atlantic Classics um- pendently minded companies and by "Atlantic has a long and wonderful brella (Billboard, Jan. 14). nurturing the talent in-house that can tradition of launching new labels," "Atlantic is a very aggressive, very keep us aggressive. I like change be- Turkkan says, noting EastWest young, very hip company that brings cause it keeps you on the edge, and I (which moves out of the Atlantic a lot of skills in a lot of different areas think that's a great place for a music Group this year), Interscope, and to the marketing of classical music company to be." Kallman's own Big Beat. Adds Kall- that maybe more traditional compa- man, "I think the vision for Val was to nies simply had not thought about be- EVOLUTION OF A POWERHOUSE create the next generation of Atlantic fore," says Kevin Copps, the senior Azzoli, 40, has reason to appreciate labels." VP /GM who helms Atlantic Classics. change. He assumed the Atlantic Group "There are a lot of ways to market, presidency last November amid a flurry BUILDING FROM `GROUND ZERO' and our mandate is to maximize all of of major shifts within the lamer Warner Also part of that new "Generation A" them." Music Group that saw former Atlantic are Lava Records and 143 Records. The big fall release for the division president Danny Goldberg appointed to and it was terrific, was Stone Temple Lava is the brainchild of Jason Flom, guerrilla warfare. And now she's plat- is the debut Teldec recording from 12- take over the reins as CEO of sister Pilots at about 3.5 million. But we whom Azzoli calls "one of the best A&R inum. And it's real platinum -she's year-old pianist Helen Huang, accord- company Warner Bros. didn't have a Kenny G at 7 million or people" he's ever known. got a million fans." ing to Copps. Azzoli had been brought to the an Eric Clapton at 10 million. What Flom, whose long list of signings at "We're out to conquer lots of new company in 1990 by Doug Morris, we had instead was consistency Atlantic includes Tori Amos, Collec- KEY ROLE FOR BILLIG frontiers and take the message of our whose success at the Atlantic Group throughout the entire roster." tive Soul, Skid Row, and Planet, says New senior VP Billig, whose man- music to places it's never been before," since he took control in 1990 led to his Lava "will focus on the music I've al- agement clients included the Breeders says Copps. own elevation in 1994 to Warner Mu- THE TEAM AT TAG ways focused on- alternative rock and Hole, is seen by Azzoli as playing a Aiming to do the same are new At- sic U.S. chairman/CEO. TAG Recordings is only the latest bands and other hit -oriented bands key role in continuing to expand the list lantic joint-venture Celtic Heartbeat, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Group outgrowth of that Atlantic "vibe," Az- that I wouldn't want to pigeonhole of path- breaking a Dublin -based label overseen by co- chairman/CEO, sees the vitality of zoli says. "TAG will be independently into a genre. I want to start with new Atlantic artists. founder Barbara Galavan, and imprint the company as a culmination of the minded, but it will have the backing acts I can build from ground zero." "Her instinct for Atlantic Theatre. evolution that was instigated by Mor- and support structure of the entire Flom plans to hire a small core finding and devel- "Because music is becoming so frag- ris in 1990. "The many steps that Atlantic machine," he says. "It's a A &R, marketing, and promotion oping new talent is mented and because I feel strongly that Doug Morris took in reconfiguring way to keep the staff, he says, to work in close con- a perfect fit with Atlantic is a full -service label, it's im- years ago came to fruition last year," small -label spirit junction with Atlantic. "One of the in- Atlantic's artist - 143 portant for us to explore all these dif- he says. "It's reflected in the very alive within a big teresting things I bring to the acts at driven philosophy," RECORDS ferent types of music," Azzoli says. varied successes throughout the company." Lava is almost 16 years of experience Azzoli says. "Having imprints makes it easier to group that combined to put Atlantic "The idea was to create a second la- at Atlantic," he says. "So I'm in a good Billig says, "I'm obviously looking market and easier to attract acts." on top." bel for Atlantic that is going to have a position to work closely with people at to be one step ahead of the pack, Atlantic's soon- to -be- announced For his part, Morris is proud of the little different personality, a different all levels of the company." which I've always tried to do and acquisition of Mesa/Bluemoon- part he has played in cultivating the sort of culture to it," adds TAG's Kall- Lava will launch in April with a hopefully can continue here. I think home of Aswad, Black Uhuru, and Al cast of young executives now charged man. "Because of the small roster, we highly anticipated album by I'm in a wonderful position to be able DiMeola -was partly keyed to with leading the will have the unique ability to work an singer /songwriter Jill Sobule. to work with artists because I've Mesa's success in carving out a big Atlantic Group. album for, if necessary, 18 months. Flom also plans to collaborate with spent years working with them from niche in a relatively small market, Az- "It's ultimately Our staff will have the luxury of real- 143 Records and its founder, David the other side of the label fence." zoli says. "They don't sell a lot of 9V4r about the people," ly following through on an album un- Foster. The first co- venture, to be re- Other potential growth areas in- records, but they do really well with he says. "It's til we have squeezed every last drop leased jointly by Lava and 143, is an clude Atlantic/Nashville, which kicked niche marketing -getting into the l:il about its getting of potential out." album by Irish group the Corrs, in strongly last year with Montgomery, candle shops, the bookstores -and smart people who Turkkan says TAG expects to re- which Foster is producing. Tracy Lawrence, and Confederate that's a path we want to follow." MIMS love music and lease four to eight albums a year. Acts "We both found them," Foster says. Railroad achieving breakaway success. Azzoli says that other than a possible putting them in to be signed to the label will fall "So we decided to work together. Same "It starts with the music, and that's increase in A &R and just letting them do their job. broadly into the categories of cutting thing with another signing, Beth Hart, most of the battle," says budget, there That's always been the unique vibe of edge, alternative, or modern rock. which will also come out on a joint Atlantic /Nashville president Rick should be no Atlantic, and Val is now the keeper of Atlantic acts also will be brought 143/Lava label. The great thing for Blackburn. `But then you have to tar- changes at Mesa/ that vibe." over to TAG as appropriate, Kallman these artists is they will have both of our get the market for each artist." Bluemoon, which Azzoli says, "What I did with the says. The first three are the Lemon - attentions." Promising follow -ups due this year will continue to be help of Doug Morris over the last four heads, Jawbox, and Madder Rose. Foster's other are a new self-titled Montgomery al- run by president Jim Snowden. The years is decentralize. We gave de- Acts moved over will be handled signing thus far, he bum, due in late March; a new BIG I Con- same holds for new affiliate Curb partment heads a lot of autonomy, jointly by the Atlantic and TAG says, is a 16 -year- .' federate Railroad set targeted for Records (Billboard, Aug. 27, 1994). and with that autonomy we gave them staffs, he says. TAG acts will be old Knoxville, Tenn., female singer May; and a Lawrence greatest -hits "It's part of our overall philosophy the budgets to be able to do what they worked initially by TAG, but will tap named Jordan Hill, whom he describes package due in July. that carries through from the way we felt was right for those particular de- into Atlantic as needed. as "a big voice who can handle the Whit- At Atlantic's black music division, deal with our artists to our executives and for partments the particular act TAG will have a core staff of about ney [Houston] kind of ballads." senior VP Richard Nash says the self- and our small companies and divi- going through the department." 15, says Turkkan, who is charged with Foster expects to produce most of titled debut album by Brandy "was sions," notes Azzoli. "They aren't made The profits that came in 1994 ar- day -to -day operation of the label. The the initial acts he brings in ( "like the the jump -start last September." That to adapt to us; we adapt to them. It rived from across the spectrum of the existing staff of Atlantic -affiliated guy who owns the restaurant, I also success set the stage for a strong 1995 would defeat the entire purpose if we Atlantic Group, with key music suc- Seed Records is being folded into have to cook "), but will have help run- slate, which includes a Public An- destroyed their identity. Having a cho- cesses ranging broadly from Stone TAG, although Seed will remain a ning the label from the man he has nouncement album (due in May or rus of strong, independent voices is Temple 3 Pilots to "The Tenors "; separate imprint. The TAG staff in- named its president, Brian Avnet. June), a Sean Levert solo set ( "The what has brought us this far, and it's Hootie & the Blowfish to Nine Inch cludes Ron Geslin, VP of promotion; The name 143 reflects Foster's pas- Other Side," May/June), and Intro's what will carry us ahead." Nails; Liz Phair to John Michael Mark Lipsitz, director of marketing; sion for romantic music. "It's a little saying for 'I love you': one letter, four letters, three letters." In addition to fostering independent- minded divisions, innovative marketing is the other overriding tenet at the Atlantic Group, Azzoli says. Reflecting on the successes of the past year, he says, "We looked at every act individually, at each act's strengths and weaknesses, and adapted to the act, as opposed to the act having to adapt to Atlantic Records." Then, says Azzoli, "We went from there, doing whatever it took, wherever it took us, whether some might consider it unorthodox or not." Direct marketing, online promo- Among priority acts on Atlantic's various labels this year are Dutch pop act Bettie The Atlantic Group's diversity tions, and tie -ins to TV and film pro- can be seen in priority acts such as country's Jr Serveert, left, and singer /songwriter Jill Sobule. Michael jects were among the various avenues Montgomery, left, and classical prodigy Helen Huang.

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5 5 15 EAGLES° GEFFEN 24725 (12.98/17.98) HELL FREEZES OVER 1 NINE INCH NAILS (T) 58 56 54 50 THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL 2 NOTHING/TVT- INTERSCOPE 92346/AG (10.98/16.98) * **GREATEST GAINER * * * 59 55 48 18 SCARFACE RAP -A -LOT 39946 * /N00 TRYBE (10.98/15.98) THE DIARY 2 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH Cg-) 7 11 32 CRACKED REAR VIEW 6 ATLANTIC 82613/AG (10.98/15.98) 60 65 63 15 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 11092 (10.98/15.98) LEAD ON 26 6 6 14 TLC 2 LAFACE 26009/ARISTA (10.98/16.98) CRAZYSEXYCOOL 6 (7) 61 53 46 13 ICE CUBE PRIORITY 53921 *(10.98/15.98) BOOTLEGS & B -SIDES 19 12 17 43 LIVE RADIOACTIVE 10997 * /MCA (10.98/15.98) THROWING COPPER 8 62 60 56 14 METHOD MAN DEP JAM/RAL 523839*/ISLAND (10.98/16.98) TICAL 4 9 10 20 THE CRANBERRIES A' ISLAND 524050 (10.98/16.98) NO NEED TO ARGUE 6 (9) 63 64 68 7 SOUNDTRACK SONY CLASSICAL 66301 (9.98 EO/15.98) IMMORTAL BELOVED 63 10 8 8 13 PEARL JAM ° EPIC 66900* (10.98 EQ/16.98) VITALOGY 1 (64) 75 80 33 SOUNDTRACK ' EPIC SOUNDTRAX 66329/EPIC (15.98 EQ/24.98) FORREST GUMP 2 11 11 9 12 MARY J. BLIGE UPTOWN 11156" /MCA (10.98/15.98) MY LIFE 7 65 57 55 50 SOUNDGARDEN A5 A&M 540198* (10.98/16.98) SUPERUNKNOWN 1 12 13 16 51 SHERYL CROW ° A &M 540126 (9.98/15.98) OE TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 8 66 62 64 43 REBA MCENTIREA° MCA 10994 (10.98/15.98) READ MY MIND 2

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71 14 86 26 AMY GRANT A &M 540230 (10.98/16.98) HOUSE OF LOVE 13 ( 18 ) 19 18 74 MELISSA ETHERIDGE A' ISLAND 848660 (10.98/15.98) YES I AM 16 12 71 67 20 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER COLUMBIA 64327(10.98E0/16.98) STONES IN THE ROAD 10 19 23 20 38 SOUNDTRACK A' WALT DISNEY 60858 (10.98/17.98) THE LION KING 1 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 73 67 59 35 BLACKSTREET INTERSCOPE 92351/AG (10.98/15.98) BLACKSTREET 52 20 20 21 17 GREATEST HITS 8 CAPITOL 30334 (10.98/15.98) 14 76 72 23 ERIC CLAPTON2 DUCK/REPRISE45735/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) FROM THE CRADLE 1 21 21 19 28 WEEZER DGC24629/GEFFEN(10.98/15.98)IME WEEZER 16 15 70 78 30 JOE DIFFIE EPIC 64357(10.98EQ/15.98) THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN 53 22 16 7 4 TOO SHORT DANGEROUS 41553/JIVE (10.98/15.981 COCKTAILS 6 16 68 69 4 NEAL MCCOY ATLANTIC 82727/AG (10.98/15.98) YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT 68 23 22 22 48 TIM MCGRAW A° CURB 77659 (9.98/15.98) NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 1 11 50 45 27 THE JERKY BOYS SELECT 92411 * /AG (10.98/15.98) THE JERKY BOYS 2 12 24 25 26 21 BRANDY ATLANTIC 82610/AG (9.98/15.98) BRANDY 24 83 81 11 VANESSA WILLIAMS WING 526172/MERCURY (10.98 ECV16.98) THE SWEETEST DAYS 57 25 36 36 20 BARRY WHITE A &M 540115 (10.98/16.98) THE ICON IS LOVE 20 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 79 79 98 20 UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING 34 RCA 66449 (9.98/15.98) 26 26 24 4 THE CHIEFTAINS RCA VICTOR 62702(10.98/16.98) THE LONG BLACK VEIL 24 80 81 92 37 VINCE GILL MCA 11047 (10.98/15.98) WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU 6 27 24 25 16 AEROSMITH AZ GEFFEN 24716 (12.98/17.98) BIG ONES 6 * **HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 81 77 70 67 CELINE DION A' 550 MUSIC 57555/EPIC (10.98 EO/16.98) THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE 4 (28) NEW i TRISHA YEARWOOD MCA 11201 (10.98/15.98) THINKIN' ABOUT YOU 28 82 78 71 15 JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT ATLANTIC 82706"/AG (14.98/19.98) NO QUARTER 4

29 33 33 19 SOUNDTRACK MCA 11103* (10.98/16.98) PULP FICTION 21 83 72 66 45 ALL-4-0NE2 BLITZZ/ATLANTIC 8258f3/AG (10.98/15.98) ALL-4-ONE

30 27 23 21 R.E.M. A2 WARNER BROS. 45740* (10.98/16.98) MONSTER 1 84 80 73 21 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA 18765 (10.98/15.98) WAITIN' ON SUNDOWN 15 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 31 30 29 15 SADE EPIC 66686 (10.98 E0116.98) BEST OF SADE 9 85 89 89 66 GREATEST HITS 5 MCA 10813 (10.98/17.9K

32 29 28 18 BON JOVI A' MERCURY 526013 (10.98 EQ/16.98) CROSSROAD 8 86 82 88 6 PORTISHEAD GO! DISCS/LONDON 528553/ISLAND (10.98/15.98)1M DUMMY 82 BONE THUGS N HARMONY A2 33 28 30 32 CREEPIN ON AH COME UP (EP) 12 87 66 47 21 SOUNDTRACK MERCURY 522915 (10.98 EQ/16.98) JASON'S LYRIC 17 RUTHLESS 5526"/RELATIVITY (7.98/12.98) Rldl ***PACESETTER* * * 103 124 37 TRACY BYRD MCA 10991 (10.98/15.98) NO ORDINARY MAN 88 ( 3 4 ) 86 83 22 LUTHER VANDROSS LV 57775* /EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) SONGS 5 89 73 74 37 WARREN G A2 VIOLATOR/RAL 523335"/ISLAND (10.98/15.98) REGULATE...G FUNK ERA 2

35 32 32 6 BROWNSTONE M11 57827/EPIC (10.98 EQ/15.98) FROM THE BOTTOM UP 32 90 40 2 EXTREME A&M 540327 (9.98/15.98) WAITING FOR THE PUNCHLINE 40

36 34 38 23 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY 73000 * / ARISTA (9.98/15.98) READY TO DIE 15 91 90 87 21 ALABAMA RCA 66410 (10.98/15.98) GREATEST HITS III 84

37 41 50 16 DES'REE 550 MUSIC 64324/EPIC (9.98 EQ/15.98) III I AIN'T MOVIN' 37

38 31 27 65 ACE OF BASE ARISTA 18740 (9.98/15.98) THE SIGN 1 THE JAYHAWKS ' TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS 92 AMERICAN 43006,WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) GLORIA ESTEFAN 39 39 40 18 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME 9 EPIC 66205 (10.98 EQ/16.98) 93 85 76 77 MARIAH CAREY - COLUMBIA 53205* (10.98 EO/16.98) MUSIC BOX 40 38 41 51 YANNI A° PRIVATE MUSIC 82116 (10.98/15.98) LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS 5 94 88 77 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS TOMMY BOY 1109 (11.98/15.981 MN PARTY TO GO VOLUME 6 54

41 35 31 37 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS A' ATLANTIC 82607 * /AG (10.98/16.98) PURPLE 1 95 94 82 84 TONI BRAXTON 5 LAFACE 26007/ARISTA (9.98/15.98) TONI BRAXTON COUNTING CROWS A' 42 37 35 62 AUGUST & EVERYTHING AFTER 4 96 96 90 34 HOLE DGC 24631/GEFFEN (10.98/15.98) LIVE THROUGH THIS 52 DGC 24528/GEFFEN (10.98/15.9811E 97 97 93 THE 43 42 42 25 THE TRACTORS ARISTA 18728 (9.98/15.98) OM THE TRACTORS 19 STONE ROSES GEFFEN 24503 (10.98/16.981 SECOND COMING 47

100 107 28 MCA 44 47 43 23 ANITA BAKER A' ELEKTRA 61555/EEG (10.98/16.98) RHYTHM OF LOVE 3 98 IMMATURE 11068 (9.98/15.98) ME PLAYTYME IS OVER 88

JEFF FOXWORTHY 99 98 103 50 THE MAVERICKS MCA 10961 (9.98/15.98) OM WHAT A CRYING 45 43 52 28 YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF... 40 SHAME 54 WARNER BROS. 45314 (10.98/15.98) m KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY 100 99 99 12 KIRK FRANKLIN 46 54 57 118 KENNY G A' ARISTA 18646 (10.98/15.98) BREATHLESS 2 AND THE FAMILY 99

47 48 51 67 CANDLEBOXA' MAVERICK/SIRE 45313/WARNER BROS. (9.98/15.98) HI CANDLEBOX 7 112 109 14 FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL 28103 (11.98/17.98) DUETS II

48 45 39 10 SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA 66791 (10.98 EQ/16.98) READY TO WEAR (PRET -A- PORTER) 91 29 102 84 71 SALT-N-PEPA A3 NEXT PLATEAU/LONDON 828392*/ISLAND (10.98/16.98) VERY NECESSARY 4

49 51 58 34 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA 18759 (10.98/15.98) WHO I 5 A' AM 103 92 79 4 SOUNDTRACK SELECT/ATLANTIC 82708/AG (10.98/16.98) THE JERKY BOYS 79 STING 50 52 49 15 FIELDS OF GOLD - BEST OF STING 1984 -1994 7 104 93 96 184 METALLICA ELEKTRA 61113*/EEG (10.98/15.98) A &M 540269 (10.98/16.98) METALLICA 120 151 4 OASIS EPIC 66431 (9.98 E0/15.98) DEFINITELY MAYBE 105 51 46 34 18 SOUNDTRACK DEATH Row / INTERSCOPE 92484/AG (10.98/16.98) MURDER WAS THE CASE 1 SARAH MCLACHLAN 69 85 6 BUSH TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE 113 115 53 FUMBLING 92531/AG (10.98/15.98) III SIXTEEN STONE 52 NETTWERK 18725/ARISTA (9.98/15.98) pm TOWARDS ECSTASY 50

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107 102 97 24 GERALD LEVERT EASTWEST 92416/EEG (10.98/16.98) GROOVE ON 18 153 144 127 20 SMASHING PUMPKINS VIRGIN 39834* (9.98/13.98) PISCES ISCARIOT 4

20 108 107 114 56 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY A' ATLANTIC 82559/AG (10.98/15.98) KICKIN' IT UP 1 164 153 38 SEAL ZTT/SIRE 45415/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) SEAL

141 138 97 GIN BLOSSOMS A' A &M 5403 (9.98/13.98) NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE 30 109 163 - ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 325 *(9.98/15.98)® NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU 109 155 ® ADAM SANDLER 110 84 75 92 THE JERKY BOYS SELECT 61495 * /AG (10.98/15.98) IM THE JERKY BOYS 75 143 48 THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU 129 156 - WARNER BROS. 45393 (7.98/11.98)Th 157 111 105 105 166 PEARL JAM Aa EPIC 47857* (10.98 ED/16.98)1M TEN 2 151 NEW 1 DIONNE FARRIS COLUMBIA 57359 (10.98 EO/15.98) WILD SEED -WILD FLOWER PROJECT: FUNK DA WORLD 21 112 114 119 6 WADE HAYES COLUMBIA 66412 (7.98 EQ/11.98) ® OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER 112 158 146 126 17 CRAIG MACK BAD BOY 73001* /ARISTA (9.98/15.98)

EQ/16.98) THE DIVISION BELL 1 113 101 94 17 VARIOUS ARTISTS TOMMY BOY 1100 (10.98/15.98) JOCK ROCK VOLUME 1 79 159 137 134 46 PINK FLOYD 2 COLUMBIA 64200* (10.98

HOLLYWOOD 61265 (10.98/16.98) GREATEST HITS 11 114 104 112 36 DAVID BALL WARNER BROS. 45562 (9.98/15.98) THINKIN' PROBLEM 53 160 154 148 127 QUEEN

135 157 3 SPONGE WORK 57800 /COLUMBIA (7.98 EQ/11.98) El ROTTING PINATA 115 161 158 143 82 SMASHING PUMPKINS A' VIRGIN 88267* (9.98/15.98) SIAMESE DREAM 10

SIMPLE MINDS 142 130 13 REDMAN RAL 523839*/ISLAND (10.98/16.98) DARE IZ A DARKSIDE 13 116 87 GOOD NEWS FROM THE NEXT WORLD 87 162 VIRGIN 39922 (10.98/15.98) 163 162 175 18 DIAMOND RIO ARISTA 18745 (9.98/15.98) LOVE A LITTLE STRONGER 100 111 95 91 4 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. CURB MCG 77690/CURB (10.98/17.98) HOG WILD 91 164 148 137 18 QUEENSRYCHE EMI 30711 *(10.98/16.981 PROMISED LAND 3 118 115 101 19 THUG LIFE INTERSCOPE 92360/AG (9.98/15.98) VOLUME I 42 168 176 20 CLINT BLACK RCA 66419 (10.98/16.98) ONE EMOTION 37 THE CRANBERRIES A' 119 110 106 86 EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE? 18 ISLAND 514156 (10.98 EQ/16.98) El 166 163 170 ENYAA° REPRISE 26775/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) SHEPHERD MOONS 17 120 111 108 34 PAM TILLIS ARISTA 18758 (9.98/15.98) SWEETHEART'S DANCE 51 161 149 141 53 FAITH HILL WARNER BROS. 45389 (9.98/15.98) ® TAKE ME AS I AM 59

NEVERMIND 1 121 109 110 172 NIRVANA A' DGC 24425* /GEFFEN (10.98/15.98) 168 138 118 65 SNOOP DOGGY DOGG A' DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE 92279'/AG (10.98/15.98) DOGGY STYLE 1

ORIGINAL LONDON CAST A* 169 122 124 131 261 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA HIGHLIGHTS 46 NEW 1 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER ATLANTIC 82661/AG (10.98/16.98) TONIN' POLYDOR 831563 * /A &M (10.98 EQ/16.98) 176 180 52 JOSHUA KADISON SBK 80920/EMI (10.98/16.98) PAINTED DESERT SERENADE 69 123 122 121 32 ROLLING STONES A' VIRGIN 39782* (10.98/16.98) VOODOO LOUNGE 2 (170) ®

MURDER SQUAD 111 150 140 74 NIRVANA A' DGC 24607 * /GEFFEN (10.98/16.98) IN UTERO NEW 1 S.C.C. PRESENTS MURDER SQUAD NATIONWIDE 124 G.W.K. /DJ WEST 124040* /RAL (9.98/16.98) 172 155 144 11 SOUNDTRACK WORK 66207 /COLUMBIA (10.98 EQ/16.98) THE MASK 80 129 122 118 SOUNDTRACK '' ARISTA 18699* (10.98/15.98) THE BODYGUARD 182 184 21 TOBY KEITH POLYDOR 523407/A &M (10.98/15.981 BOOMTOWN 46 126 108 95 92 JANET JACKSON A' VIRGIN 87825 (10.98/16.98) JANET. 1 114 161 154 127 GEORGE STRAIT A' MCA 10651 (10.98/15.98) PURE COUNTRY (SOUNDTRACK) 6 (TO) NEW Po 1 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES GEFFEN 24630* (10.98/16.98) THE RAPTURE 127 KEITH MURRAY 115 171 178 15 THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST THING IN THIS WORLD 34 Iff3) 153 160 19 GEORGE WINSTON WINDHAM HILL 11157 (10.98/16.98) FOREST 62 JIVE 41555* (10.98/15.98) 116 147 129 5 THE ROOTS DGC24708/GEFFEN (10.98/15.98)® DO YOU WANT MORE ?!!! ? ?! 104 129 116 100 18 VERUCA SALT MINTY FRESH/DGC 24732 /GEFFEN (10.98/15.98) ® AMERICAN THIGHS 69 177 167 159 26 PATTY LOVELESS EPIC 64188 (9.98 EQ/15.98) WHEN FALLEN ANGELS FLY 60 130 106 111 40 JOHN BERRY LIBERTY 80472 (9.98/13.98) ME JOHN BERRY 85 118 145 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS MADACY 0338 (5.98/9.98) A TIME FOR ROMANCE 145 (131) 160 164 21 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 66109 (22.98 E0129.98( THE CONCERT 10 119 179 187 16 THE BLACK CROWES AMERICAN /REPRISE 43000'/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) AMORICA 11 132 121 113 16 MEGADETH CAPITOL 29004 (10.98/16.98) YOUTHANASIA 4 199 42 BONNIE RAITTA2 CAPITOL 81427 (10.98/16.98) LONGING IN THEIR HEARTS 1 133 136 156 4 P.M. NEXT PLATEAU/LONDON 828579 /ISLAND (10.98/15.98) IM NOW'S THE TIME 133 181 175 167 38 BEASTIE BOYS CAPITOL 28599* (10.98/15.98) ILL COMMUNICATION 1 134 132 149 3 RANCID EPITAPH 86434* (9.98/15.98) IM LET'S GO 132 190 12 BLUES TRAVELER A &M 540265 (9.98/15.98) FOUR 54 135 119 132 20 JADE GIANT 24558/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) MIND, BODY & SONG 80 (183) RE-ENTRY 12 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 97234 (9.98/15.98) SEGUNDO ROMANCE 29 136 127 104 13 SPICE 1 JIVE 41547 (10.98/15.98) AMERIKKKA'S NIGHTMARE 22 184 169 166 TYPE O NEGATIVE ROADRUNNER 9100* (9.98/16.98) II BLOODY KISSES 166 CARRERAS, DOMINGO, PAVAROTTI ( MEHTA) A 137 134 139 25 THE 3 TENORS IN CONCERT 1994 4 ATLANTIC 82614/AG (14.98/19.98) 185 165 165 12 DOUG STONE EPIC 66803 (10.98 EQ/15.98) GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 142

138 128 128 22 TRACY LAWRENCE ATLANTIC 82656/AG (10.98/15.98) I SEE IT NOW 28 186 185 190 130 ERIC CLAPTON A' DUCK/REPRISE 45024 */WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) UNPLUGGED 1 THE FLAMING LIPS 139 126 117 7 TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART 108 181 157 133 79 BABYFACE EPIC 53558* (10.98 EO/16.98) FOR THE COOL IN YOU 16 WARNER BROS. 45334* (7.98/11.98) DE A' THE HEART I88 140 139 135 4 SUBWAY BIV 10 530354/MOTOWN (9.98/13.98) ME GOOD TIMES 135 192 2 SHENANDOAH LIBERTY 31109(10 .98/15.98)® IN THE VICINITY OF SOUNDTRACK 173 181 47 DAZED AND CONFUSED 70 141 123 142 72 YANNI A PRIVATE MUSIC 82106 (10.98/15.98) IN MY TIME 24 189 MEDICINE/GIANT 24533/WARNER BROS. (9.98/15.98)

159 161 39 JON SECADA SBK29272/EMI (10.98/16.98) HEART, SOUL & A VOICE 21 190 174 162 53 ENIGMA CHARISMA 39236NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) THE CROSS OF CHANGES 9

143 131 123 209 ENIGMA A' CHARISMA 86224NIRGIN (9.98/13.98) MCMXC A.D. 6 (191) RE-ENTRY 8 CARLY SIMON ARISTA 18752 (10.98/16.98) LETTERS NEVER SENT 129

BENEDICTINE MONKS OF SANTO DOMINGO DE SILOS Az IT'S TIME 181 144 130 120 49 CHANT 3 192 181 - 2 HOWARD HEWETT CALIBER 21008 (9.98/14.98) ANGEL 55138 (10.98/15.98) VAN MORRISON A' ARISTA 18771 (10.98/16.98) WITH THE BIG BANDS 59 198 241 THE BEST OF VAN MORRISON 41 156 171 19 BARRY MANILOW SINGIN' JD) POLYDOR 841970/A &M (10.98 EQ/16.98)

146 125 116 5 PAT METHENY GROUP GEFFEN 24729 (10.98/16.98) WE LIVE HERE 83 RE-ENTRY 79 SOUNDTRACK A' EPIC SOUNDTRAX 53764/EPIC (10.98 E0116.98) SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE 1

SOUNDTRACK 186 169 39 WET SPROCKET COLUMBIA 57744 (10.98 EO/15.98) DULCINEA 34 151 150 5 LEGENDS OF THE FALL 147 195 TOAD THE SONY CLASSICAL/EPIC SOUNDTRAX 66462/EPIC (10.98 EQ/17.98) ALAN JACKSON 189 122 A' A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' (AND A LITTLE 'BOUT LOVE) 13 148 140 136 73 REBA MCENTIRE A' MCA 10906 (10.98/15.98) GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO 5 196 ARISTA 18711 (10.98/15.981 KENNY LOGGINS (149) 170 186 32 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 64376 (10.98 EQ/16.98) SHE 16 191 177 179 41 RETURN TO POOH CORNER 65 SONY WONDER 57674 /COLUMBIA (9.98 EO/13.98)

WRECK DAH 59 150 118 102 SMIF- N- WESSUN 2005* /NERVOUS (9.98/15.98) SHININ' 198 191 198 21 LITTLE TEXAS WARNER BROS. 45739 (10.98/15.98) KICK A LITTLE 51

151 133 125 7 LARI WHITE RCA 66395 (9.98/15.98) IM WISHES 125 RE-ENTRY 2 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY COLUMBIA 66208 (10.98 E0J15.98) ® DELIVERANCE 182

152 152 152 55 BLACKHAWK ARISTA 18708 (9.98/15.98) BLACKHAWK 98 200 193 177 113 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS A' ATLANTIC 82418/AG (9.98/15.98) ® CORE 3

TOP ALBUMS Al (LISTED BY ARTISTS)

4 P.M. 133 Brooks & Dunn 84 Gloria Estefan 39 Joshua Kadison 170 Keith Murray 175 Sade 31 Jason's Lyric 87 Luther Vandross 34 1 Melissa Etheridge 18 Toby Keith 173 Salt-N-Pepa 102 The Jerky Boys 103 VARIOUS ARTISTS 69 Boyz 69 Garth Brooks Nine Inch Nails 58 Brownstone 35 Extreme 90 Kirk Franklin And The Family 100 Adam Sandler 156 Legends Of The Fall 147 1995 Grammy Nominees 68 Ace Of Base 38 Nirvana 16, 121, 171 Bush 52 Alison Krauss 109 Sawyer Brown 54 The Lion King 19 Jock Rock Volume 1 113 Aerosmith 27 Dionne Farris 157 The Notorious B.I.G. 36 Tracy Byrd 88 Scarface 59 The Mask 172 MTV Party To Go Volume 6 94 The Flaming Lips 139 Tracy Lawrence 138 Alabama 91 Oasis 105 Seal 154 Murder Was The Case 51 A Time For Romance 178 Candlebox 47 Jeff Foxworthy 45 Gerald Levert 107 All -4 -One 83 Offspring 13 Jon Secada 142 Pulp Fiction 29 Veruca Salt 129 Mariah Carey 93 Little Texas 198 Babyface 187 Kenny G 46 ORIGINAL LONDON CAST Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Ready To Wear (Pret-A-Porter) 48 Mary Chapin Carpenter 72 Live 8 Clay Walker 55 Anita Baker 44 Warren G 89 Phantom Of The Opera Highlights 20 Sleepless In Seattle 194 Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti (Mehta) Kenny Loggins 197 Weezer 21 David Ball 114 Vince Gill 80 122 Shenandoah 188 Spice 1 136 137 Patty Loveless 177 Barry White 25 Beastie Boys 181 Gin Blossoms 155 Carly Simon 191 Sponge 115 The Chieftains 26 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant 82 Lan White 151 The Beatles 56 Amy Grant 71 Craig Mack 158 Simple Minds 116 Sting 50 Eric Clapton 74, 186 Pat Metheny Group 146 Hank Williams, Jr. 117 Belly 57 Green Day 3 Madonna 14 Frank Sinatra 101 Doug Stone 185 Harry Connick, Jr. 149 Pearl Jam 10, 111 Vanessa Williams 78 Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo The Manhattan Transfer 169 Siouxsie & The Banshees 127 The Stone Roses 97 Corrosion Of Conformity 199 Wade Hayes 112 Tom Petty 15 George Winston 128 De Silos 144 Barry Manilow 145 Slash's Snakepit 70 Stone Temple Pilots 41, 200 Counting Crows 42 Howard Hewett 192 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 85 John Berry 130 The Mavericks 99 Smashing Pumpkins 153, 161 George Strait 60, 174 Yanni 40, 141 The Cranberries 9, 119 Faith Hill 167 Pink Floyd 159 Clint Black 165 Neal McCoy 76 Smif-N-Wessun 150 Barbra Streisand 131 Trisha Yearwood 28 Sheryl Crow 12 Hole 96 Portishead 86 179 Reba McEntire 66, 148 Snoop Doggy Dogg 168 Subway 140 The Black Crowes Hootie & The Blowfish 6 Tim McGraw 23 Queen 160 Soundgarden 65 Blackhawk 152 Dave Matthews Band 79 Thug Life 118 McLachlan 106 Queensryche 164 SOUNDTRACK Blackstreet 73 Des'ree 37 Ice Cube 61 Sarah Pam Tillis 120 Immature 98 Megadeth 132 The Bodyguard 125 Mary J. Blige 11 Diamond Rio 163 R.E.M. 30 TLC 7 Blues Traveler 182 Joe Diffie 75 Metallica 104 Boys On The Side 17 Alan Jackson 49.. 196 Bonnie Raitt 180 Toad The Wet Sprocket 195 Bon Jovi 32 Celine Dion 81 Method Man 62 Dazed And Confused 189 Janet Jackson 126 Rancid 134 Too Short 22 Bone Thugs N Harmony 33 John Michael Montgomery 108 Dumb And Dumber 67 Eagles 5 Jade 135 Redman 162 The Tractors 43 Boyz II Men 2 Luis Miguel 183 Forrest Gump 64 Enigma 143, 190 The Jayhawks 92 Rolling Stones 123 Type 0 Negative 184 Brandy 24 Van Morrison 193 Higher Learning 53 Enya 166 The Jerky Boys 77, 110 The Roots 176 Toni Braxton 95 Murder Squad 124 Immortal Beloved 63 Van Halen 4

BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com NEW INI KAMOZE SET COMPETES AGAINST BEST -OF (Continued from page 8) BETWEEN THE ine Stowe says there should be little stifle what I am now doing. It only cre- Hotstepper" that propelled the 3 -year- consumer confusion, since Columbia is ates confusion. They are not showing old song into the Hot 100. stickering the compilation in order to respect to me as an artist or to con- "We don't want to compete with his BULLETS clarify to consumers that it contains sumers by releasing this album new album," says Stowe. "Most of the previously released material. "This against my will." album is left intact. His earlier work al- just adds weight to his legitimacy as an Kamoze is particularly upset that ready was ahead of its time." artist," says Stowe of the compilation. three of the tracks on the Columbia set Stowe estimates that the rights to by Geoff Mayfield Still, retailers are cautious about the have been significantly altered. "Here Comes The Hotstepper" will re- prospect of stocking two new albums "Call The Police" has been reworked vert back to the artist in September. HEARTS AND FLOWERS And Fresh Faces: Shopping for Valentine's Day for an artist with only one crossover with a "Snoop Doggy Dogg feel," ac- "We had made a deal that Kamoze gifts, the Saturday and Sunday traffic from the Feb. 18 -20 President's Day hit. cording to Stowe. Columbia added new could get back the rights to the song weekend, and Feb. 13 shopping by consumers who also got a holiday for Lin- Crystal Walker, who buys music for instrumentation to the track, as well as about nine months after its inclusion coln's birthday cooked up robust numbers on The Billboard 200, pacing a 9% the eight- store, Atlanta -based Third a rap by Fugees member Spider. The on the `Ready To Wear' soundtrack," increase in unit sales over the already healthy numbers posted on last week's World chain, says she will order heav- original version also will appear on the says Stowe. chart. Hootie & the Blowfish continue to impress, chalking up Greatest Gain- ier on the Columbia release. compilation. "I'm not ashamed of my earlier er honors for the first time in their 32 chart weeks. The band breaks past the "The single has been cut out, and we Other Kamoze tracks to get remix work," says Kamoze. "There is a lot of 100,000 -unit mark (103,000 units), another Hootie first, as a 26% gain over pri- still have a strong demand for it," says production include "World -A- Music" metaphysical reasoning in it. It is more or-week sales earns a new peak at No. 6. Other developing acts who bullet this Walker. "It's unfortunate, but unless and "Gunshot." mystical in its expression than my re- week: Live (12 -8), Sheryl Crow (13-12), "Saturday Night Live" beneficiary another strong song like ` Hotstepper' Ironically, it was a reworking of an cent work. I just don't want it recondi- Des'ree (41 -37), Bush (69 -52), Oasis (120 -105), Sarah McLachlan (113 -106), is on it, the newer album might get early version of "Here Comes The tioned as something new." Sponge (135-115), and 4 P.M. (136 -133) ... With close to 14,000 units, the new overlooked." .Jayhawks album debuts at No. 92. That first -week number just about match- Brad Tait, divisional VP of market- es the total units shipped initially 2 /r years ago by its American label debut. ing for the Minneapolis -based Music - GRP EXTENDS INTO JAll CROSSOVER AREAS land Group, concurs. "We'll judge oui (0»,/,),,Q11 from page 6) FAMILIAR FACES: While a developing band owns the chart's largest unit initial order on the success of the sin- gain, the percentage -based Pacesetter award goes to veteran Luther Van - gle ` Hotstepper,'" Tait says. "We ex- Bros.- Benson decided to start gy for the company. dross, whose sales more than double, thanks to his featured role on Oprah pect that kids will go for the album that singing on his albums. Commenting on the revitalization of Winfrey's Valentine's Day show. The exposure pumped sales of his "Songs" contains that song." The results were phenomenal. Blue Thumb, LiPuma says, "I wanted to more than 30,000 units, a 124% gain over the prior week, good for an eye - However, Tait says that radio activ- LiPuma selected and produced many to have a subsidiary that didn't have a popping 86 -34 jump. Also strong this week is Barry White, with a 40% sales ity on new Kamoze material could of Benson's most successful record- jazz connotation. Instead of having gain and an 11 -place leap to No. 25. Aside from action on his "Come On" sin- spark strong sales on the Elektra re- ings, including such hits as the Gram- the more urban and pop things re- gle and video, we suspect that his role as the spokesman pitching NBC's lease. my-winning "This Masquerade," "The leased through the MCA/GRP label, Valentine-themed sitcoms helped boost his album ... Years ago, Melissa Kamoze is concerned that the re -re- Greatest Love Of All" (later redone by they will come from the Blue Thumb Etheridge represented a challenge for Island. Women rockers always seem lease of his older material will suffo- Whitney Houston), and "On Broad- label." to face an uphill battle gaining acceptance, and there was the matter of her cate interest in his new material. way." Among the artists whose product then -undisclosed but widely speculated on lesbian orientation. Good things "The consumer is not going to know "He always had a knack for select- will likely appear on MCA -owned come to those who wait: In its 74th chart week, her "Yes I Am" has re -ener- what is going on," he says. "The new ing good songs for me -a true A &R Blue Thumb are Dr. John, whose next gized yet again, bulleting for a second straight week (No. 18 with 50,000 units). packaging will confuse them. They will man," says Benson of LiPuma. project is slated for release later this have already bought it before they Immediately after signing the con- year; singer Maysa Leik, also of UP AND DOWN: Like the big chart, Top Country Albums shows a 9% gain know that it is not new." tract, the two men began collaborat- Incognito fame; Phil Perry, whose in unit sales over the prior week. Throw in music product from all genres, in- At radio there is confusion over ing on what promises to be a dynamic current MCA/GRP single, "If You cluding catalog albums and singles, and the industry shows a 7.8% jump over Kamoze as well. Two new singles are project that they hope will restore Only Knew," is bulleted at No. 50 on the prior week (see Market Watch, below). But, volume is down 3.8% com- expected to compete for airplay in the Benson to the sales levels he enjoyed the R &B singles chart and whose al- pared to 1994's Valentine's week haul. The contrast is at least a bit ironic, becoming weeks. during his glory years at Warner bum is also charting R &B; acclaimed cause the top of The Billboard 200 is heftier now than it was a year ago. In the Columbia plans to issue a spiced -up Bros. The upcoming album, due for guitarist Robben Ford, whom Cawley March 5, 1994, issue, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton were the only artists remix of the previously released single release later this year, is being pro- describes as a "blues rock artist in the who had single-week sales in excess of 100,000 units, but in this week's list "Call The Police" in April. The song duced in London by Jean Paul vein of Jeff Healey "; and imminent each of the top six albums exceeds that mark. Steady Garth Brooks' current will also appear on the Work/Columbia "Bluey" Maunick, leader and produc- signings in the college and alternative chart-leading total, about 145,500 units, off just 3% from last week's sum, is soundtrack to the forthcoming action er of Verve recording act Incognito, areas. Regarding the latter, Cawley 25% higher than the total that put Carey in first place a year ago. Brooks leads comedy film "Bad Boys," which opens whose latest album, "Positivity," is at says, "It'll serve them well to not have the resurgent Boyz II Men (almost 140,000 units, up 8% over last week) by a March 21 and stars Martin Lawrence No. 14 on the Contemporary Jazz Al- the GRP logo anywhere on their CDs, 4% margin. and Will Smith. bums chart after 45 weeks. so as to not confuse anyone." Elektra will release what it calls the LiPuma says the project will be half Acts whose product will appear on BACK IN BLACK: For the past decade, the decline of the vinyl LP has been "real follow -up single" to "Hotstep- vocal, half instrumental, and will sport the reactivated Impulse! label include one of the music industry's main refrains. Labels carefully scrutinize which al- per," titled "Listen Me Tic," on March a "contemporary, rhythmic sound." the Teodross Avery Quartet, whose bums will be made available on vinyl, so it is a bit surprising to find that more 21. He adds that the yet -untitled album current, eponymous album recently of the titles on The Billboard 200 are available on LP today than a year ago. In Despite the potential for Ini overkill, will have crossover potential at R &B, cracked the contemporary jazz chart; 1994's March 5 issue, just 29 of the 200 listings were out on vinyl, compared to KLUC Las Vegas MD Cat Thomas AC, and top 40 radio, in addition to its and Charles Craig, Avery's key - 56 this week. But, before you rush out to invest in pressing plants, remember says there is room for both follow-ups core modern jazz orientation. boardist. that in most cases, LPs are only made available in limited quantities when al- to succeed at radio. Bluey has written much of the ma- "I'm looking to put both more tradi- bums first hit the streets. "This really is not all that unusual terial for the Benson project, but it tional acts and more cutting -edge acts for us," says Thomas. "We have two also features a song by Mike Reid, au- on Impulse!," says LiPuma, noting FA- LA- LA -LA-LONGER: Last week, Kenny G's Christmas album finally songs from Boyz II Men in heavy rota- thor of the Bonnie Raitt hit "I Can't that the label was originally estab- dropped off The Billboard 200 after a 14 -week stay, one of the latest post - tion right now. If the song warrants it Make You Love Me" and other covers lished as an adventurous imprint Christmas showings by a holiday set in recent memory. But, with a one -week and the audience wants to hear it, it that LiPuma declines to specify. whose roster at one time or another total exceeding 2,000 units, the sax man's "Miracles: The Holiday Album" won't be a huge problem. The audience The album "doesn't put George in a included Lionel Hampton, Shirley stubbornly lingers at No. 11 on this week's unpublished Top Contemporary dictates to us what to play, not the oth- place where he's uncomfortable, ei- Horn, Keith Jarrett, Max Roach, Jazz list. I know the man is popular, but I can't help but ask the somewhat er way around." ther chordwise or melodically, but it Yusef Lateef, John Coltrane, and mind-boggling question: Who still buys a Christmas album eight weeks after The conflict over Kamoze began puts him into a more contemporary Pharoah Sanders. Christmas? when Elektra attempted to license setting as far as the rhythms are con- Cawley adds that some of the origi- "Here Comes The Hotstepper" from cerned," says LiPuma, who adds that nal Impulse! artists are negotiating Columbia. However, Columbia's he did not consider producing the al- with GRP to record current product Stowe said the label had no plans to bum himself. for the label. Also, newer acts are in- MARKET WATCH make the track available to its com- GRP senior VP of marketing Jim terested in signing to Impulse! as A WEEI

Initially, the Kamoze compilation ing the next Benson album will be to Last fall, GRP released the "Red THIS WEEK LAST WEEK CHANGE THIS WEEK (1994) I CHANGE was going to be issued on Island, which sell it first to the artist's longtime fans Hot + Cool: Stolen Moments" project, 12,524,000 11.613 000 UP 7.8 13.032.000 DOWN 3.8% developed new artwork and liner notes and then try to expand his base. an acid jazz AIDS benefit album that for the release. When it became clear "When an artist who is great - drew from music on the Impulse! cat- YEAR -TO -DATE UNIT SALES that "Here Comes The Hotstepper" whether it's Carly Simon, who soared alog. GRP followed with a retrospec- YTD (1995) YTD (1994) CHANGE would not be made available, the al- back in 1986, or Elton John, whose tive titled, "Red Hot On Impulse!," a 86.549,000 82,670,000 UP 4.7% bum was licensed internationally to sales had kind of reached the same companion of Impulse! music that in- Sony, which added the hit single to the level as George's and then he roared spired some of the jazz/rap collabora- FOCUS ON SINGLE SALES: package. back with 'I'm Still Standing' -that tions on the "Red Hot" album. THIS WEEK LAST WEEK CHANGE THIS WEEK (1994) I CHANGE "I want to make it perfectly clear sort of potential for George Benson is While GRP prepares to shift its 1.513,000 1.448 000 UP 45° 1.937,000 DOWN 21.9% that I am not happy about the Colum- certainly there," says Cawley. gears, it is going full steam ahead with bia release," says the 36- year -old He adds that GRP's advantage visits contemporary jazz releases. In the YEAR -TO -DATE ALBUM SALES YTD (1995) Kamoze, who repeatedly compares à -vis a larger label is twofold. "First of next few months, GRP is scheduled to YTD (1994) I CHANGE many of his former label associates at all, we're very hungry," says Cawley. release product by Spyro Gyra, the 9,696.000 11,552,000 DOWN 16.1% Island and Columbia to vampires. Long before Benson's first album for Urban Knights (featuring Grover ROUNDED FIGURES "They are trying to suck me dry. the label is done, GRP will have laid Washington Jr. and Ramsey Lewis COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND Sounds,,' Everyone is scrambling to get a piece the groundwork for an expansion that and produced by Maurice White), and RACK SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY 1111111 of what is going on. This release will is part of LiPuma's long -term strate- Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton.

96 BILLBOARD MARCH 4. 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com A BLUR -RY NIGHT AT THE BRIT AWARDS (Continued from page 8) with Blur, they'll be able to see a bigger, brighter, better Blur. I think this is something the world should be The At The Brits ready for, not just Blur, but the Behind Scenes stronger portfolio of British bands." Madonna's Not Bored; Sting, Lauper Are Impressed Blur's manager, Chris Morrison, is quietly confident about the act's Billboard's Thom Duffrt mos backluge at the Brit.. founder, Mike Pickering. The group's members were LASERDISC/ chances in the U.S. "They did quite talking to artists about the awards, their plans, and asked how performing with Sting at the Brit Awards well on their last visit there; all the their views of the U.K music scene. compared with singing with Feargal Sharkey at Glas- KARAOKE tours were sold out. They did well at tonbury. "Sting's mike was turned on and, at Glaston- ISSUE DATE: MARCH 25 alternative radio, and there was a ASKED BY A JOURNALIST if she would consider bury, Feargal's wasn't," quipped Pickering. After duet - AD CLOSE FEBRUARY 28 kind of `setting up' when we went out quitting pop music while she is ahead, Madonna had this ing with Sting, M People's Heather Small was thinking there." retort: "I would consider quitting when I'm bored." The about future collaborations. "I wouldn't mind singing NEW AGE As to whether the quadruple -Brit artist added that she was "99% sure" she will stage a con- with Al Green," she said. ISSUE DATE: APRIL 1 win will tip the balance in Blur's fa- cert tour to support her current album, `Bedtime Sto- AD CLOSE MARCH 7 vor, Morrison says, "I would expect ries." RISING STAR Des'ree felt some of the talents of the year were overlooked in the Brit nominations. "I the Brits overseas is not powerful past VITAL RE- ISSUES enough to break a band off the back HOW DO THE Brit Awards compare to the Grammys thought Andrew Roachford would appear somewhere," 8 of, but I think it will have some ef- in America? "There's less bullshit here," said Sting. "I she said. With her single "You Gotta Be" riding in the top ISSUE DATE: APRIL fect." think people are more ironic about it." Said k.d. lang of 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, Des'ree was on AD CLOSE MARCH 14 With an album due in November, the Brits, "They're completely different ... People are her way back across the Atlantic for a six-week American Morrison is uncertain whether he looser; it's more art- oriented." Added Cyndi Lauper, tour, with plans to perform on a major soundtrack album ICHIBAN RECORDS wants to push EMI, the band's U.S. "It's more of an innovative show than we have in the later this year and write for other artists. 10th Anniversary label, too hard in promoting the States." ISSUE DATE APRIL 8 hon- band's current album, "Parklife." I N A RECORDED tribute to lifetime achievement AD CLOSE MARCH 14 "By the time the U.S. gets going AFTER PICKING UP their second consecutive Brit oree Elton John, lifelong friend Rod Stewart spoke to with that, we could have another al- Award as best British dance act, the members of M Peo- John, remembering, "One Christmas, I got you an ice bum out here." ple were buoyant. "Winning it two years in a row means bucket which cost 89 pounds ($135). You bought me a BERKLEE COLLEGE Blur's runaway success at the we haven't gotten complacent," said the band's co- Rembrandt. I felt so cheap." 50th Anniversary Brits all but overshadowed the ISSUE DATE: APRIL 15 spread of nominations for last year's AD CLOSE. MARCH 21 crop of newcomers, which included that ABC -TV will air the show April produced some surprises, with k.d. International newcomer: Lisa Portishead, Echobelly, the Prodigy, 1 in the U.S. and that the 90- minute lang snatching the award from a field Loeb. NASHVILLE MUSIC and Oasis. program has been sold to Japan's that included Madonna, while Eddi Dance act: M People. While it was gratifying to see new- Space Shower music station. Reader scooped the national acco- British male solo artist: Paul PUBLISHING/ er acts nominated under the wider Madonna set the pace for the lade. Reader, former lead singer of Weller. SONGWRITERS voting procedure introduced last evening, starting the show with her Fairground Attraction, performed British female solo artist: Eddi ISSUE DATE: APRIL 22 year, few of those acts ended up with latest single, "Unconscious." her recent single, "Patience Of An- Reader. AD CLOSE MARCH 28 awards. Manchester's laddish Oasis Flanked by two of her male dancers, gels." International male artist: was voted best newcomer. Madonna cut an almost messianic Blur, backed by tacky '70s -style Prince. CONTEMPORARY At the same time, the slickly pro- image with her waist -length blond disco light boxes, sang "Boys And International female artist: k.d. duced show -the 13th edition -at- hair strongly backlit and flowing in a Girls," the song that sparked the lang. CHRISTIAN tracted top international names, stage wind. success of the "Parklife" album early British act: Blur. ISSUE DATE: APRIL 29 with award winners Madonna, the The former Prince, winner of the in 1994. International act: R.E.M. AD CLOSE APRIL 4 artist formerly known as Prince, k.d. Brit award for the best international To finish off the evening, Sting Single (voted by listeners of BBC lang, and newcomer Lisa Loeb at- male solo artist, continued his enig- presented the lifetime achievement Radio 1): Blur, "Parklife." HAWAII tending the ceremony. matic capers, appearing with the award to Elton John, who chatted to Album by a British artist: Blur, ISSUE DATE: APRIL 29 An edited version of the show was word "slave" on his right cheek. the audience and played his new sin- "Parklife." AD CLOSE. APRIL 4 broadcast Feb. 21 on the national Picking up his award, he mumbled to gle, "I Believe," as well as classics British group: Blur. commercial ITV network. a hushed public what sounded like such as "I'm Still Standing," proving Video (voted by viewers of MTV ROUNDER RECORDS Stefan Ericson, VP of PolyGram "Prince ... the Gold Experience ... that, in his own words: "There's life Europe and VH1): Blur, "Parklife." TV International, says the show has In concert ... perfectly free ... on in the old girl yet." British producer: Nellee Hooper, 25th Anniversary been syndicated to more than 30 record ... slave. Get wild!" Here is a complete list of Brit win- for Madonna's "Bedtime Stories." ISSUE DATE: MAY 6 countries. "There's been a tremen- The best female artist categories ners: Soundtrack: "Pulp Fiction." AD CLOSE APRIL 11 dous interest this year, and that's mainly on the strength of the last two SOUNDTRACKS years' shows and not just last ISSUE DATE: MAY 6 year's." Ericson is especially pleased Virgin, 0840 Sued Over Hit Lyrics AD CLOSE APRIL 11 LONDON -The cloistered calm of a had produced. the words were written by her. The WORLD MUSIC/NAIRD British court rocked to the sound of Cross -examined by UB40's coun- first time she realized the lyrics had UB40 last week as a judge heard the sel, Charles Gray, Banks admitted been recorded by UB40 was when ISSUE DATE: MAY 13 CLOSE APRIL 18 case of a Birmingham secretary who that she had not given her lyrics a ti- she heard the song on television, she AD claims she wrote the lyrics to the tle and that the phrase "don't break said. CASSETTES band's No. 3 U.K. hit "Don't Break my heart," which is prominent in the The trial was continuing at press ENTER *ACTIVE Files H My Heart." song, had been added later. time. ISSUE DATE: MAY 13 IN 7 DAYS! The austere, gray stone surround- But, she said, the bulk of the rest of JEFF CLARK -MEADS AD CLOSE APRIL 18 300 C -12 Cassettes ings of London's High Court 14 re- verberated to the 1985 hit, but failed for only $495 STEVIE WONDER to move the judge, Mr. Justice Har- HMV TO MAKE MAJOR INROADS IN GERMANY 30th Anniversary Salute man-a man who admits he has nev- (Continued front page 4) MAY 13 er heard of UB40 and, in a previous ISSUE DATE: case, told the court that the name WOM is owned by the Hertie group, despite its withdrawal from Bor- AD CLOSE APRIL 18 Bruce Springsteen meant nothing to which was bought by department - deaux, France, four years ago and him. store chain Karstadt at the begin- the failure of other foreign investors SOUTHEAST ASIA Secretary and amateur poet Deb- ning of the year. in the German retail market. 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BILLBOARD MARCH 4. 1995 97 www.americanradiohistory.com Feel the passion oilier hiss... The Billboard Bulletin... . . E D I T E D B Y PV L I C H T M A N Vanessa 1 ll. < 11CY1. s JACKSON MAKES 'HIStory' AT NARM trade and judicial officials, including Consultants and is expected to bring Michael Jackson came to the Na- Minister of Foreign Trade Wu Yi. his aid, Peter LoFrumento, with tional Assn. of Recording Merchan- him. Before forming his company, The Beuu Broadway (d1t Roídìn ? disers meet in San Diego to herald TW KIDS INKS WITH WARNER Sunshine was chief of staff during the the release of his greatest -hits album, TW Kids, the Time Warner children's administration of New York Mayor "HIStory -Book I," due on Epic late label whose licensed Mighty Morphin David Dinkins and director of PR at this spring. The artist appeared at Power Rangers Audio line is reported ASCAP. the Sony Music Distribution product to have sold more than 1 million units, presentation Feb. 23. Those in at- has inked another high-profile deal, SUB POP, P'GRAM PUBLISHING LINK tendance heard five tracks from the with Warner Bros. Consumer Prod- Sub Pop Ltd., the Seattle -based in- two -disc package. Among them was a ucts. TW Kids will produce a line of die, has entered into a global co -pub- duet with Janet Jackson called song, read-along, sing-alongs, and lishing deal with PolyGram Music "Scream." tape -toy sets, featuring Warner's ani- Publishing. PolyGram will oversee all mated characters. The first release bands and songwriters signed to the 'HITS' KEEPS COMING UNTIL JUNE 30 set for June is the read -along "Carrot agreement. No staffing was an- Cerna will cease manufacturing Blanca," a Bugs Bunny spoof of "Ca- nounced yet for the new division, Garth Brooks' "The Hits" June 30. sablanca" based on an upcoming ani- which lets Sub Pop sign songwriting The album, which is No. 1 on both mated film short. talent outside of the label. The Billboard 200 and the Top Coun- try Albums chart, has sold close to 5 AEI IN EURO BIZ MUSIC SERVICE RAI LABEL EXEC SHUFFLE (AGAIN) r million units since its release Dec. 6. AEI Music Network Inc., the giant In its third management shuffle in a At that time, it was known that "The Seattle -based supplier of music to bu- year, Italy's Nuova Fonit Cetra has a i T 1-1i'. Hits" would be available for a limited sinesses, has linked in Europe with new president in RAI Radio coordi- Vri I I -I SPIDER time. Brooks was set to make the an- residential service Music Choice Eur- nator Corrado Guerzoni, following nouncement Feb. 24 at NARM, ope, a joint venture of Warner Music the resignation of RAI governor where he was to receive the trade Group, Sony Music, and General In- Ennio Presutti because of new laws i group's Presidential Award. strument, to form AEI Music Choice, that prevent him from holding other 1 1 1¡ to be launched in May with satellite posts. The label is 90% owned by the 1 U.S., CHINA NEAR PIRACY SOLUTION delivery. Initially, four commercial Italian state broadcaster. ii i1hfii At press time, there appeared to be music channels will be offered. Part- uJU'iih serious movement toward a settle- nership involves an equity swap val- HILLEY, EASTMAN TO NMPA BOARD ment of deep U.S./China trade differ- ued at $10 million. Donna Hilley, president /CEO of ences centering on Chinese pirating Sony Music Publishing, and John of U.S. copyrighted software at 29 SUNSHINE TO JOIN WARNER MUSIC Eastman, of MPL Communications, CD plants. U.S. trade sanctions, with Indust r\ vet Ken Sunshine will join have been elected to the 18- member T1ff TIUSKflL countermeasures by the Chinese, the Warner Music Group U.S. as sen- board of the National Music Publish- were set to begin Sunday (26), but ior VP, effective April 1. Sunshine, reers' Assn. They replace Clay Myers high-level negotiations were under porting to chairman Doug Morris, of Starstruck Management, who has way to end the stalemate. The Chin- will be the public relations rep for the resigned, and John McKellen, who is ese government invited U.S. Deputy Time Warner division, among other retiring March 22 from the publish- Trade Representative Charlene responsibilities. Sunshine is closing ing business, most recently as presi- Barfshefsky to meet Feb. 24 with his New York -based Ken Sunshine dent of MCA Music.

Etheridge Grabs AC Chart Record ROD STEWART'S RECORD FOR having the longest- ATLANTA RHYTHM & BLUES SECTION: TLC had running hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart -when a great year in 1992 with three top 10 singles, but 1995 may his take on Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" be even better for the Atlanta -based trio. The follow -up to hit its 44th week, Oct. 30, 1993 -has been broken. The the No. 1 hit "Creep" is the Hot Shot Debut on the Hot new champ is Melissa Etheridge, holding at No. 19 in 100, coming in at No. 39. "Red Light Special" is TLC's higher 45th chart week with "Come To My Window," the hest debut. The group's first four singles all debuted in the first single from "Yes I Am." With 'Window" still listed, 80s and 90s; even "Creep" only debuted in the 70s. TLC's Etheridge appears on the AC chart three times. "I'm The success means that in his role as writer/producer, Baby - Only One" is No. 6 in its 24th week, face has not only the highest new en- and "If I Wanted To" moves 32 -28 in try, but the No. 1 single (for its second its third week. All this action -as week) with Madonna's "Take A Bow." well as Melissa's Hot 100 achievements -have helped fuel sales of WONDER -FUL! WONDER-FUL!: "Yes I Am," as reported in "Be- CHART Hard to believe that Stevie Wonder is tween The Bullets" (see page 96). in his fourth decade on the Hot 100, es- "Window" may not hold the AC BEAT.. pecially when you consider that his record for very long. Still riding 45th birthday is two months away. He high at No. 15 is Jon Secada's "If by Fred Bronson has the second-highest debut with his You Go," which is in its 44th week. second chart single of the '90s, "For Secada has a habit of hanging Your Love." It's already surpassed his around the AC chart for long spells. His first two SBK first entry of the decade, "Gotta Have You," which peaked singles, "Just Another Day" and "Do You Believe In Us," at No. 92. It was one of three singles from "Jungle Fever," both had 38 -week chart runs, followed by "I'm Free" (32 all of which failed to break pop even though they all went weeks) and "Angel" (28 weeks). top 10 on Hot R &B Singles.

THE CHART REMEMBERS WHEN: Trisha Year - HITTING THE HEIGHTS: Jamie Walters returns to wood has the highest -debuting album of her career on the top 40 portion of the Hot 100 with the 13th chart single both The Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums. to be titled "Hold On." Walters' last hit was the No. 1 "How "Thinkin' About You," named after her single, which Do You Talk To An Angel" by the TV- inspired group the moves 14 -9 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks, enters The Heights. Embrace the passion. Billboard 200 at No. 28 and the country album chart at On the "Hold On" front, Keith A. Hewitt of Zurich No. 3. That makes it her highest -charting album on the writes that Tanya Blount has apparently missed her Produced for Records by Thomas Z. Shepard 200, surpassing the No. 31 peak of her self- titled debut chance to have the 14th "Hold On," but notes that Sarah in 1991. It's also her second- highest charting country disc, McLachlan's third single from "Fumbling Towards topped only by that same first release, which peaked at Ecstacy" is on Modern Rock Tracks. It could make the Hot 111, No. 2. Yearwood will have to overcome strong RUPP albums by 100, and it's titled "Hold On." Thanks, Keith, and check Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw to collect her first No. out Hot Rap Singles, where Brand Nubian debuts at No. 01,195 PolvCraro Records. Inc. 1 country album. 38 with yet one more "Hold On."

98 BILLBOARD MARCH 4, 1995 www.americanradiohistory.com Their friends were right...

he time was the late 1970s and the setting was a music business experiencing a serious recession. It was a time when the plans and dreams of countless new recording labels were melting faster than snow in July.

At was during that time that Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen asked some of their closest friends what they thought about Dave and Larry starting a brand new recording label. Simply put...their friends said there were certainly a few safer ways they could plan the rest of their lives. However, these sanie friends said -without hesitation-they wouldn't be surprised if this new label GRP... would become the first label in the world to record jazz in an exclusively digital format would go on to become one of the few start up labels ever to experience success and prosperity in every year of its first decade would achieve over 80 Grammy nominations and 17 Grammy awards in that first decade would establish a distinct and revered label identity and a consumer fan base of millions who would collect recordings by many of the world's greatest contemporary jazz artists would become the only label in history to be named in five consecutive years Billboard's #1 Contemporary Jazz label would become, in simple terms, one of the most successful start up recording labels of its generation.

Their friends were right... Congratulations Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen. And thanks for lighting the torch we're proud to carry.

Tommy LiPuma, the GRP staff and the family of GRP artists.