3,;1992 This Is ttmar /fiebert He Doesn't Sing Or dap He Doesn't Lip -synch or Sample He Ptags Flamenco Guitar Rnd He's Sold One Million CD's In His Shortflecordinq Career GUY ZAPOLEON AND KEVIN WEATHERLY: GUIDE TO CHART ACCURACY www.americanradiohistory.com The Number One Box Office Movie? The Number One Billboard Album? The Platinum Soundtrack? And Now Gary Wright's New Wayne's World Version of "Dream Weaver "? NO WAY! "Q -102 started playing 'Dream Weaver' when the Wayne's World movie came out. It is now #8 in our callous research. I- is strong for both 18 -24 and 25 -34 demos. The 18 -24s like it because of ti-e movie... the 25 -34s like it because of the movie and because they have great memories of it. Check out our B.D.S. a rplay -we're playing it as much cis 9 times a dpy." Brian Douglas, Q -102 Cincinnati The New Single Produced by David Gamson and Gary Wright From the album Music From The Motion Picture Motion Picture Artwork TM 8© 1 992 Paramount Pictures ©1992 Reprise Records www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT Grip lì] AT ;2 d....,. TOP 40 URBAN RAP MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED PUBLIC ENEMY HOWARD JONES GERALD LEVERT Night Train (Def Jam /RAUColumoia) Lift Me Up (Elektra) School Me (Atco /EastWest America) PETE ROCK AND C.L. SMOOTH SOPHIE B. HAWKINS CHAKA KHAN They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Elektra) *SHOWBIZ & A.G. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) Love You All My Lifetime (Warner Bros.) MR. BIG Soul Clap (London /PLG) Just Take My Heart (Atlantic) *BARITONE TIPLOVE Young Ladies Drive Me Crazy (Easy Street Records) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RETAIL KRIS KROSS LIDELL TOWNSELL KRIS KROSS Jump Nu Nu (Mercury) Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) (Ruffhouse/Columbia) RADIO )r QUEEN MELI'SA MORGAN SCARFACE Bohemian Rhapsody Still In Love With You A Minute To Pray... (Hollywood) jPendulum /Elektra) JRap- A- LotlPriority) cuuNTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED HOWARD JONES RANDY TRAVIS JOEY DeFRANCESCO Lift Me Up (Elektra) I'd Surrender All (Warner Bros.) Reboppin' (Columbia) PAULA ABDUL GEORGE STRAIT STEVE HOBBS Will You Marry Me? (CaptiveNirgin) Gone As A Girl Can Get (MCA) Cultural Diversity (Timeless) NEIL DIAMOND duet with KIM CARNES PAM TILLIS ARTHUR TAYLOR Hooked On The Memory Of You (Columbia) Blue Rose Is (Arista) Mr. A.T. (Enja) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH BE BE & CE CE WINANS BILLY RAY CYRUS STEVE SWALLOW Its O.K. (Capitol) chy Breaky Heart (Mercury) Swallow (Watt/ECM) BONNIE RAITT JOEY CALDERAllO Not The Only One SHENANDOAH To Know One (Capitol) Rock M Bab RCA) BI N MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED BILLY WALKER, JR. ZZ TOP PETER MURPHY Untitled (Geffen) "Viva Las Vegas" (Warner Bros.) "The Sweetest Drop" (Beggars Banquet/RCA) RICARDO SILVEIRA BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH Small World (Verve ForecasUPolyGram) Human Touch (Columbia) "We Are Each Other" (Go! /Elektra) YELLOWJACKETS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE DHARMA BUMS Live Wires (GRP) Lucky Town (Columbia) Welcome (Frontier) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RICARDO SILVEIRA SPINAL TAP GHOST OF AN AMERICAN AIRMAN Small World (Verve Forecast/PolyGram) "Bitch School" (MCA) "Honeychild" (Hollywood) MARS LASAR JAN WOBBLE Olympus GIANT Rising Above Bedlam (Real Music) "Unchained" Esic Atlantic www.americanradiohistory.com the GAVIN REPORT CHEESEHEAD SHOULD MANAGERS SEEKS RADIO WORK BE FRIENDS? -- NATALIE DUITSMAN see page 51 -- OREN HARARI see page 29 Three Signings: Some Things Gold; Something New AMC Joins Two Labels Petty Travels to WB The American Music Club, the San Fran- Warner Bros. Records, home of the Trav- cisco band whose Alias Records release, eling Wilburys, has signed Tom Petty, a Everclear, won critical raves and sparked a charter member of the Wilburys as well as a flurry of interest from major labels, is signing recording artist in his own right, to an exclu- a two- pronged deal, with Warner Bros. in sive, long -term, world -wide contract. North America and Virgin U.K. for the rest Petty is currently under contract to MCA, of the world. and the new agreement will not take effect According to members of the five -man until his contract obligations are fulfilled. band, AMC has signed the Virgin deal, and Petty's manager, Tony Dimitriades, cred- finishing touches are being put on the WB ited Warner Bros.' work with the two contract. Wilburys albums as a factor in Petty's label The band, formed in 1983, has had five switch. While praising MCA, he noted that albums, all on independent labels. Everclear, "the outstanding commitmentWarner Bros. issued last fall, was spotlighted in the year- Alain Levy and Elton John demonstration at that time -as well as in end issue of Rolling Stone, drawing industry their agreement with Tom -have made me attention. When the magazine's critics later Elton on a Steppingstone particularly excited about the future with named the album one of the best of 1991, Elton John has signed a new recording Warner Bros." placing the band alongside R.E.M., Guns N' contract featuring a built -in change of labels. Mo Ostin, Warner Bros. Board Chairman, Roses, Nirvana, and U2, interest "hit critical The agreement, signed on March 20, is with noted that the deal reflects Petty's status as a mass," said Mark Eitzel, songwriter and lead PolyGram for six albums. MCA, John's U.S. "preeminent force" in the music industry." singer. Eitzel himself was named Best label for the past three years (and his home for Petty, on tour in Europe, issued a state- Songwriter of the Year. most of the '70s, until he switched to Geffen in ment about the move. "After fifteen years at After meeting with several labels, the band 1981), has North American rights for the first MCA, I felt it was time for a change... Al- chose two from rival conglomerates. "We two albums under the new contract. PolyGram, though I have had differences with some of decided it'd be best to bifurcate the deal," which has been distributor for John and his the various regimes at MCA over the years, said co- manager Wally Brill. "We wanted Rocket Records since 1977 outside North I few most of my time spent there as enjoy- that kind of care and attention of the people America, will then acquire not only world- able and quite successful." He wished MCA who signed the act. It's hard to get a foreign wide rights to John's future recordings, but Chairman AI Teller and the company well licensee excited about an act you've signed in also the North American rights to the first two and concluded: "I now look forward with your own country." albums. In addition, PolyGram expects to ac- some excitement to recording for Warner Virgin U.K. won AMC over with its "fer- quire all rights to John's catalog after MCA's Bros. but absolutely consider myself an MCA vor," said Brill, while in the U.S., Elektra, rights expire. artist until my contract obligations are ful- Giant, and WB were the most enthusiastic. continued next page filled." GUEST NEWS EDITOR- Ben Fong- Torres LthLL Cl cLrL!tS' FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 8 TOP 40 26 OTTMAR LIEBERT 7 TALKING CHARTS by Dave Sholin 14 RAP 25 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 16 URBAN 25 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 20 A/C 29 ON MANAGEWENT by Oren Harari 30 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 41 IMPORT INDIE by Seana Baruth 32 JAll 34 COUNTRY 40 ALBUM 42 ALTERNATIVE the GAVIN REPORT /April 3, 1992 www.americanradiohistory.com REMEMBER? N N ERI TOP: Winner, G.I. Joe's-1991 BOTTOM: Winner, Laguna Seca-1991 .11111111111111. MINI MN H M IMEN 1111111111111111111111111111/ "111111=11111111111, 11111111111 Play to win! 4PM RECORDS 120 Route 17 North Suite 111 Paramus, NJ 07652 Phole: 201 261-3774 Fax: 201 261-1308 RECORDS www.americanradiohistory.com NEWS the GAVIN REPORT ELTON continued from previous page 'Quiet Storm' Pioneer MCA, however, issued a press future. Besides being one of his release reminding of John's "re- distributors for 15 years,the corn- Lindsey Dies of AIDS cording commitments to fulfill pany issued the Two Rooms tribute Melvin Lindsey, WPGC- successful shows at crosstown with MCA before he can begin to John and his co -writer Bernie Washington, D.C. Air Personality WKYS in 1985 and on televi- recording for PolyGram." MCA Taupin. John also has close friends widely credited with creating the sion, on WJZ- Baltimore co- listed two studio albums (the first at PolyGram, among them Presi- (as "Quiet Storm" concept, died scheduled fora June release) and dent /CEO Alain Levy and John March 26 of complications of a greatest hits package. Barbis, Sr. Vice President, Promo - AIDS. "These albums, as well as tion. After struggling privately for Elton john's 15 releases from Blue John Reid, long -time manager two years with the knowledge that Moves in 1976 to the present will of Elton John, said the new deal he was HIV -positive, the 36 year - continue to be released on MCA "will herald a new era of effective - old Washington native talked Records for many years to come." ness in the international market - about his illness with the Wash- PolyGram was in good posi- ing of both new and existing prod - ington Post, saying he wanted tion to be John's label of the uct." people to know that having AIDS does not condemn them to isola- Melvin Lindsey. Fantasy Mum on Sale Rumors tion.