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And the compa- Entertainment the industry moves into the next mil- The current mechanical rate ny's domestic and chairman /CEO lennium. expires Dec. 31, ending a decade -old international units, Michael Dorne- U.S. music publishers and record rate structure, keyed at two -year as well as many of mann said, "BMG's companies settled on the new intervals to the Consumer Price endorsed by the its labels and oper- ZELNICK GASSNER performance over mechanical royalty agreement for Index (CPI) and ating companies, the past 10 years the 10 -year period beginning Jan. 1, now -defunct U.S. Copyright Royal - (Continued on page 94) 01997 hit. Ldl. WM. posted significantly higher profits than speaks for itself, and I'm confident that 1998, after several months of negoti- m6ulu rd and Markub hr:1\M .lssorialyd Lid, . on page 93) diisüin or:1AM RrWrrd Inr.. a PolvGram runtya, in the previous year. (Continued 111 Itirhl Ilr.rr. BMG International had revenue of Dance Industry Mulls PolyGram Music Sales Up 9(4 In First Half ... See Page 6 RCA Expects Jai To Fill Mkt. Progress, Challenges ...fea oing BY CHUCK TAYLOR Disney Plans To Raise Niche With His Soulful Sound CHICAGO -The dance music indus- Biz Its Profile In Music BY PAUL SEXTON of its output with BMG. Jai was try has found its rhythm. BY CRAIG ROSEN signed to M &G, which has a roster of head LONDON -As the search for the about half a dozen U.K. acts, by Billboard Fourth finoual LOS ANGELES -Despite its lack of next heavy- hitting pop singer /song- of A&R Jack Steven. Records, the writer continues, RCA is looking In the U.S., Jai is slated to have his success with Hollywood .,,...... , west. debut album, "Heaven," To the west of England, at released Oct. 14, to be pre- Gi.ftCRYL2Ui5 rate, and Yeovil, to be ceded by the single "I The Company. any ()ALTirfo precise. It's a town best Believe," which has a known in rock circles as the planned multi- format At the fourth annual Billboard Dance home of Polly Jean Harvey impact date of Aug. 18. The Music Summit, held July 16 -18 here, Walt Disney Co. is committed to and also the birthplace of evocative single glides into 500 clubland heavyweights heralded becoming a major player in the music Jai, a 23- year -old vocalist action with a wash of guitar the unity of the community with (Continued on page 93) and writer on whom the that briefly recalls vintage (Continued on page 90) label is pinning big hopes. 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M2: Music Television, the 24 -hour free -form musi- "We certainly hope to," confirms Fulmer, who cites the Pretenders' on seldom -seen 1986 "Don't Get Me Wrong" clip as a vintage video recent- BLUES 39 cal channel launched by MTV will celebrate its first anniversary * UE TO LIE JONNY LANG 6 Friday (1), and even before it has secured a major cable agreement, ly added simply for its "great beat" and "narrative quality." the largely satellite -distributed enterprise is arguably the best thing Indeed, the "art-form aspects" of video are not shrugged off at M2, CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN 43 to happen to popular music since the advent of the music video. Why? where whole blocs of programming are devoted to directors who've * SHADES OF GRACE BOB CARLISLE DIADEM Because its central premise is that there shouldn't be one. earned the staff's admiration. M2 recently scheduled and then repeat- "The format is no format," says M2 director of music programming ed a one -hour homage to the surreal beauty of music clips by French COUNTRY 38 Darcy Sanders Fulmer with a gleeful laugh. "Today's playlist may director Michel Gondry, including those he devised for Bjork's "Human * EVERYWHERE TIM MCGRAW CURL make complete sense, and tomorrow's programming day could seem to Behavior," Daft Punk's "Around The World," Sheryl Crow's "A Change way, it's deliberate." Would Do You Good," Foo Fighters' "Everlong," Cibo Matto's "Sugar GOSPEL 44 make no sense at all-but either * GOD'S PROPERTY Fulmer, a former music director (1992 -94) at KROQ Los Angeles Water," Lucas' "Lucas With The Lid Off," Massive Attack's "Protec- FROM FRANKLIN'S NU NATION IA IL GOD'S PROPERTY KIRK and programming director (1994 -96) at VH1, explains that M2 was tion," Lenny Kravitz's "Believe," Terence Trent D'Arby's "She Kissed music -based radio or TV Me," and the 1995 "Stripped" rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Like A HEATSEEKERS 16 designed from the onset to be "unlike any * ROBYN IS HERE ROBYN REGGAE 39 staff. "We insisted in December of '96 on doing the first have an intrinsically off -balance, searching mood in * GUNS IN THE GHETTO UB40 VIRGIN United States TV interview with Spice Girls," says Ful- which viewers inevitably share. Much like the polite WORLD MUSIC mer, "because we'd been airing the pre -release but unsolicitous guides in the famed high- hedged maze * CELTIC PRIDE 39 Wannabe' clip since September, and we felt they were on the grounds of England's Hampton Court Palace, COLUMN MACOIREACHTAIGH & THE IRISH CEIU BAND RETRO gonna be so sick -huge in America." M2 likewise acted the nominal hosts of M2 will subtly redirect the befud- THE HOT 100 boldly to add early clips by the U.K.'s Sneaker Pimps, dled, but they will not divulge any shortcuts through its I 96 * "LL BE MISSING YOU REEF; France's Daft Punk; and unique labyrinth. PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS /FEATURING 1 12) BAD BOY Skunk Anansie, and Sweden's Robyn, helping break her top 10 Hot 100 hit As for the periodic promo and ID spots on M2, they're brief and more darkly oblique than their MTV ADULT CONTEMPORARY 85 "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and already adding * GO THE DISTANCE MICHAEL BOLTON COLUMBIA her next single, "Show Me Love." counterparts; one depicts someone trying to squeeze a "We love Robyn, the way she sings, dresses -all of foot into the empty shoe he's tied, while another shows ADULT TOP 40 85 it," says Fulmer, "and we've had her on as a guest pro- a ghost rising from an animated viewer who's just elec- HOME SHAWN COLVIN COLUMBIA * SUNNY CAME grammer for an hour of clips" (like Oran "Juice" Jones' trocuted himself in the bathtub. M2's obvious sirens "). may be the unexpected video experiences and its fore- COUNTRY "The Rain" and Mary J. Blige's "Not Gon' Cry 36 we want M2 to tokening promo finesse, but the underlying lure of the channel is its * CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME GEORGE STRAIT MCA "We're not afraid to focus on in -house favorites, and have its own superstars, whether it's Robyn, another cool RCA act element of surprise. "I get 700 E -mail messages a week," says Fulmer, named Jai, or the Sneaker Pimps, Chantal Kreviazuk, and REEF" "most of them viewer requests, guesses about our programming's hid- DANCE / CLUB PLAY 34 - * THE WAY FUNKY GREEN DOGS TWISTED the last being an Epic band whose clip for "Place Your Hands" was so den meaning, plus thank -yous." heavily supported by M2 that, in Fulmer's words, "we helped it become Certainly, performers this writer spoke with seemed appreciative. / MAXI-SINGLES SALES DANCE video net- "I was amazed and grateful to see my video for `Four Leaf Clover' on I'LL BE MISSING YOU 34 a Buzz Clip on MTV; we don't mind helping warm up a for our * says /Austin artist Abra PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS /FEATURING 1 12) BAD YOU work's other channels." M2 in Austin [Texas] one Sunday," Arista Record labels are similarly responsive to the degree of aid M2 is pro- Moore. "Not everybody at their level in TV or media looks for new LATIN 40 both inside and outside their own organizations, a prime example faces." * NO PRETENDO GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC viding being the freshly raised profile of Almo Sounds group Lazlo Bane, whose "I was thrilled when M2 went out on a limb and added my video for R &B version of Men At Work's "Overkill" was first embraced by M2. `Breed,' " adds Mercury singer /songwriter Lauren Christy, whose 30 cover * I'LL BE MISSING YOU As a result of two weeks of M2 airplay, sales of Lazlo Bane's "11 album of the same name hit stores July 22. "It's wonderful something PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS /FEATURING 1 12) BAD BOY Transistor" album, which was released in February, have suddenly as cutting -edge as M2 is committed to early support of artists. I just RAP more than doubled, according to Almo Sounds GM Paul Kremen. need to get a home mini -dish so I can see my own mug on M2!" lu BE MISSING YOU 32 * is an effec- M2's ultimate goal is to include local music video feeds from around PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS /FEATURING 1 1 2) BAD BOY "Besides being a lot of fun to watch," says Kremen, "M2 tive entity already, with very credible taste, since the industry knows the country each broadcast day-a plan that will be implemented after ROCK / MAINSTREAM ROCK TRACKS 87 Darcy was at KROQ and understands modern rock. But when I saw it closes cable distribution deals under negotiation. Meanwhile, M2 SOUL ATLANTIC * LISTEN COLLECTIVE people were phoning radio stations with requests based on M2 play, it reaches 6.4 million households through U.S. Satellite Broadcasting and blew my mind. Kids began calling the Flash, San Diego's XHRM, and Echostar's DISH Network and has gone online with an Intel Intercast ROCK / MODERN ROCK TRACKS 87 as a result, they've started rotating `Overkill.' Thanks to M2, we've link. Those who haven't seen it via their PCs or mini- dishes are miss- * FLY SUGAR RAY LAVA moved up the date we're sending the track to radio to Aug. 19. Having ing something dramatic that merits encouragement. TOP VIDEO SALES 75 MAGUIRE COLUMBIA TRISTAR HOME VIDEO JERRY I I R * T H I S W E E K N B L L B O A D

HEALTH & FITNESS 77 * THE FIRM: FIRM CARDIO BMG VIDEO BRISK BUSINESS IN BRAZIL COMMENTARY 4 MERCHANTS & MARKETING 65 Retail Track 68 MUSIC VIDEO SALES Attendees of this month's CD Expo 97 in Brazil have good reason ARTISTS & MUSIC 9 76 Declarations Of Independents 69 P PRIORITY VIDEO roll now the * I'M BOUT IT MASTER to celebrate: The local record business is on a -it's Executive Turntable 10 are expected to Child's Play 72 world's sixth -largest record market-and sales 12 RECREATIONAL SPORTS The Beat Home Video 73 77 increase 10 % -15% this year. Caribbean and Latin American bureau * TIGER WOODS: SON, HERO & CHAMPION FOXVIDEO Boxscore 14 Shelf Talk 76 chief John Lannert reports in his Latin Notas column. Page 40 The Reel Thing 15 REVIEWS & PREVIEWS 78 RENTALS 74 NARROWING NETCAST STANDARDS Popular Uprisings 16 SCREAM BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO * is teaming with Progressive Networks to share netcast Microsoft R &B 27 technologies and boost the still- emerging genre's accessibility. PROGRAMMING 84 Dance Trax 33 Brett Atwood has the story. Page 65 AirWaves 86 Nor 1 ON THIS WEEK'S UNPUBLISHED CHARTS Enter *Active editor Country 35 The Modern Age 87

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BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard. Editor in Chief: TIMOTHY WHITE EDITORIAL Managing Editor: SUSAN NUNZIATA Commentary Deputy Editor: Iry Lichtman News Editor: Marilyn A. Gillen Director of Special Issues: Gene Sculatti; Dalet Brady, Associate Director; Porter Hall, Special Issues Coordinator Bureau Chiefs: Craig Rosen (L.A.), Chet Flippo (Nashville), Bill Holland (Washington), John Lannert (Caribbean and Latin America) Industry Stands To Gain By Art Director: Jeff Nisbet; Supporting DVD Assistant: Raymond Carlson Copy Chief: Bruce Janicke Copy Editors: Tammy La Gorce, Elizabeth Renaud, Carl Rosen Senior Editors: Melinda Newman, Talent (N.Y.), Ed Christman, Retail (N.Y.) BY SUE SIMONE sumer -friendly ability to skip and program CD music products. This Senior Writers: Chris Morris (L.A.), Bradley Bambarger (N.Y.) unparalleled effort R &B Music: J.R. Reynolds, Editor (L.A.) music selections just like CDs -a benefit that set the stage for the most successful intro- Country Music/Nashville: Deborah Evans Price, Associate Editor This year marks a strategic opportunity for has been lacking in current music video Dance Music: Larry Flick, Editor (N.Y.) tech- duction of a consumer electronics product in Pro Audio/Technology: Paul Verna, Editor (N.Y.) the music industry to assist in and profit from nology. history. This kind of joint effort can also pro- Merchants & Marketing: Don Jeffrey, Editor (N.Y.) the universal commitment to DVD technolo- According to SounData, more than 65% of Home Video: Seth Goldstein, Editor (N.Y.), Eileen Fitzpatrick, Associate Ed. (L.A.) vide the road map for the success of DVD. The Radio: Chuck Taylor, Editor (N.Y.) gy. If we capitalize on lessons learned during music consumers own personal computers, obsequious audio CD format can also help gain Music VideWEnter'Active: Brett Atwood, Editor (L.A.) the successful introduction of CD technology, and most of those own, or plan Heatseekers Features Editor: Doug Reece (L.A.) to own, CD- consumer confidence in the DVD format, since Staff Reporter: Shawnee Smith (N.Y.) this can be the first of many years of rising ROM and /or DVD -ROM drives. A recent sur- all DVD players and DVD -ROM drives sup- Editorial Assistant: Gina van der Vliet (L.A.) new profits. Entertainment companies are vey by Administrative/Research Assistant: Dylan Siegler (N.Y.) the Consumer Electronics Manufac- port standard CDs. Special Correspondent: Jim Bessman poised to surpass the unparalleled success of turers Assn., moreover, shows that many Of course, care must also be taken to avoid Contributors: Catherine Applefeld Olson, Fred Bronson, this multimedia revolution Lisa Collins, Larry LeBlanc, Jim Macnie, Moira McCormick, format by agree- consumers are looking for "converged" prod- consumer alienation with new media formats David Nathan, Havelock Nelson, Phyllis Stark, Heidi Waleson ing to implement the same proven strategy of ucts that combine TV and computer functions. that can supersede recent investments. This International Editor in Chief: ADAM WHITE coordinated universal commitment to DVD Record labels are addressing this consumer International Deputy Editor: Thom Duffy is becoming a standard complaint by comput- International Music Editor: Dominic Pride technology. er buyers and early adopters of new audio for- International News Editor: Jeff Clark -Meads For example, DVD players and DVD -ROM International Associate Editor: Mark Solomons mats like DCC and MiniDisc. German Bureau Chief: Wolfgang Spahr drives feature the ability to play standard The DVD format Although the Internet is proving to be an Japan Bureau Chief: Steve McClure CDs, which provides immediate benefits for Far East Bureau Chief: Geoff Burpee mandates a invaluable resource for the music industry, Contributing Editor: Paul Sexton the music industry. These benefits include new focused market- even hype about the possible future of "free CHARTS & RESEARCH markets to which to sell CDs, while assisting music on the Internet" can cause consumer Director of Charts: GEOFF MAYFIELD consumer confidence in the viability and value ing message, Chart hesitation with current media purchases. Managers: Anthony Colombo (Mainstream Rock/New Age/ of DVD World Music), Ricardo Companioni (Dance), Datu Faison (Hot R&B technology. The successful adoption such as the Therefore, the continued delay by some major Singles/Top R &B Albums//Rap/Gospel /Reggae), Steven Graybow (Adult Con- and proliferation of DVD technology can temporary/Adult Top 40 /Jazz/Blues/Studio Action), Wade Jessen (Country/ coordinated studios to embrace the DVD format, coupled Contemporary Christian), John Lannert (Latin), Mark Marone (Modern Rock), potentially dwarf the profits enjoyed by CD with the potential confusion being created by Geoff Mayfield (Billboard 200 efforts put forth /Heatseekers/Catalog), Theda Sandiford -Waller and VHS. hybrid DVDs, such (Hot 100 Singles), Marc Zubatkin (Video/Classical /Kid Audio) in introducing as the introduction of addi- Chart Production Manager: Michael Cusson Furthermore, the incredible potential of tional excellent special sound formats such as Assistant Chart Production Manager: Alex Vitoulis DVD sales has induced Archive Research Supervisor: Silvio Pietroluongo many companies to the CD' DTS, which is not currently supported by stan- Administrative Assistants: Joe Berinato (N.Y.), Jan Marie Perry (L.A.), confidently invest in a replication industry dard DVD players without purchasing Mary DeCroce (Nashville) Sue Simone is president extra that already has a manufacturing capacity of of Myriad Entertainment, components, may do more harm than good to SALES more than 2.6 billion in Associate Publisher/U.S.: JIM BELOFF units the U.S. alone. a custom CD -ROM, the industry at this particular point in time. National Advertising Manager Video/Interactive: Jodie Francisco This despite the fact that CD manufacturing enhanced CD, and DVD History has shown two principles must be New York: Kara DioGuardi, Pat Jennings, Ken Piotrowski capacity design, production, and Nashville: Lee Ann Photoglo currently exceeds demand. in place to ensure the profitable introduction consulting firm. L.A.: Jill Carrigan, Dan Dodd, Lezle Stein While music industry observers often blame of mass-market entertainment products: 1) a Advertising Coordinators: Evelyn Aszodi, Erica Bengtson Advertising Assistants: Hollie Adams, Todd Maycher tight consumer budgets for low music sales, universal format, embraced by all major con- Classified (N.Y.): Jeff Serrette computer software, video games, and prere- interest with enhanced CDs that combine a tent providers and hardware producers; 2) a Associate Publisher/Intl.: GENE SMITH corded videocassette sales are growing at all - full album of music, graphics, and videos along business model that allows Europe: Christine Chinetti, Ian Remmer 44- 171 -323 -6686 for suitable profits Asia -Pacific: Steve Leece, 65- 338 -2774 (Singapore); time highs. It's time for the music industry to with a direct linking capability to the contin- at high -volume sales with reasonably low Ronan Gardiner, 852 -2527 -3525 (Hong Kong) explore these new channels in order to tap into uously updateable Internet. DVD players Australia: Amanda Guest, 613 -9824 -8260 are prices per unit (instead of low-volume sales at Japan: Aki Kaneko, 213 -650 -3171 some of the dollars that the computer and the ideal convergence product to expand these high prices per unit). Failure to offer con- Milan: Lidia Bonguardo, 39 +(0)362 +54.44.24 video industries are enjoying. multifunction products. Pads: Francois Millet, 33 -1- 4549-2933 sumer software at accessible price points may Latin America/Miami: Angela Rodriguez, 305 -441 -7976 To illustrate, DVD players hold the key to But to be truly successful in this venture, therefore cripple the growth of the industry. Mexico/West Coast Latin: Daisy Ducret 213 -525 -2307 capturing consumer interest in shortform and Jamaica: Marcia Frith -Kohler 876 -974 this new format also mandates a focused mar- By taking advantage of the tremendous -1245 longform music MARKETING concert videos, a goal that has keting message, such as the coordinated benefits that the DVD format can offer, 1997 Director of Marketing: ELISSA TOMASETTI eluded the VHS marketplace. In addition to efforts put forth by the hardware and soft- can be the year that we actually capitalize on Marketing Manager: Gayle Lashin its extraordinary visual capability, DVD fea- Promotion Coordinator: Phyllis Demo ware consortium called the Compact Disc the lessons of the past, allowing the music Senior Designer: Melissa Subatch tures the compelling benefit of Dolby Digital Group. This organization, of which I had the industry to profit and grow. Let's agree to Special Events Director: Maureen Ryan multichannel sound, which can already be ex- pleasure Publicist/Special Events: Michele Jacangelo Quigley of being a member, successfully unite and successfully chart the course of this Circulation Director: Jeanne Jamin perienced on titles from the likes of Eric Clap - focused on introducing and supporting a sin- new digital wave into the next millennium and European Circulation Manager: Sue Dowman (London) ton and Tony Bennett. also offers Tradeshow Manager /Circulation: Adam Waldman It the con- gle universal standard for the distribution of beyond. Group Sales Manager: Jeff Somerstein Circulation Promotion Account Manager: Trish Daly Louw Circulation Sales Manager: Michael Sisto LETTERS PRODUCTION Director: MARIE R. GOMBERT Advertising Production Manager: John Wallace CLASSIC DISAGREEMENTS Associate Advertising Production Manager: Lydia Mikulko cal broadcasters, and Sunday arts supplement ber of the Country Hall. If they still don't Advertising Production Coordinator: Cindee Weiss Compliments to Wayne Wadhams for his pundits could provide the spark that would understand that, yes, Elvis was as much coun- Editorial Production Manager: Terrence C. Sanders on how Associate Editorial Production Manager: Drew Wheeler thoughtful essay to address the expand the classical universe a hundred -fold. try as rock'n'roll, then we'll call it a day. Specials Production Editor: Marcia Repinski malaise in the classical recording business I collect, as well as sell, classical music, and Thomas C. Lane Assistant Specials Production Editor: Marc Giaquinto ( Systems/Technology Supervisor: Barry Bishin "Classical Must Stop Living In The Past," what usually induces me to bring something Marina, Calif. Composition Technicians: Susan Chicola, Maria Manliclic, Anthony T. Stallings Commentary, Billboard, July 12). Wadhams home from the shop is not hearing a new per- Directories Production Manager: Len Durham Classified Production Assistant: Gene Williams does not propose pandering to the lowest com- formance of a piece I already know, but hear- WEBB & TAMMY TOO ALTERNATIVE? ADMINISTRATION mon denominator of musical taste in order to ing a work that moves me that I have never Congratulations to Wade Jessen and his Distribution Director: Edward Skiba raise classical music's market share -a solu- heard before. Country Corner column in the July 19 issue of Online Sales Manager: Sam D. Bell tion that, Web Site Designer: David Wertheimer with its offerings of "Angels," "Ada- Samuel Reifler Billboard! There is no doubt that Webb Pierce Billing: Debbie Liptzer gios," and new age sanitizations, demeans the Rhinebeck Records belongs in the Assistant to the Publisher: Susan Mazo Country Music Hall of Fame. art of classical music. Rhinebeck, N.Y. 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Levy comments, glimmer of hope to labels that have been The Box Worldwide signed a letter company's management with continu- examine the music and film activities "This compares with 15 for the first six frustrated by the of intent to merge with TCI Music July ing-though expected -losses at the separately." months of 1996, when we released a T H E lack of outlets 22. The multiplex music video service sister film company. The film division greater number of superstar albums. screening music is expected to debut in the fall on as A combination of success with estab- had losses up from videos (Billboard many as 90% of Tele- Communications lished and new talent and favorable $19 million in the Bulletin, July 23). Inc.'s (TCI) cable systems. TCI, which currency movement is helping the rec- first half of last BOR The Box will now be is the nation's largest cable operator, ord operation build on the foundations year to $47 million Polytram MUSIC TELEVISION expanded to include reaching more than 12 million house- of its global restructuring, while the in the first six TOY CONTROL. four additional holds, owns a controlling interest in movie arm has yet to break even. months of 1997 on genre -specific chan- TCI Music. PolyGram's figures for the first six revenue down from Total unit sales for the top five albums nels, which will debut this fall as part of (Continued on page 92) months of the year were announced $351 million to LEVY in the first half of 1997, however, were the new service -tentatively called the $303.6 million. 15 million as compared with 13 million Big Box -providing additional avenues Levy's letter states, though, that the for the same period last year." to reach consumers. film company's release schedule is Among the leading albums in the Though the new genre -specific for- heavily skewed toward the second half first half of 1997 were Hanson's "Mid- mats have not been announced, it is of the year. dle Of Nowhere" and Jon Bon Jovi's likely that the additional 24 -hour ser- In music, Levy says, pop sales were "Destination Anywhere," which sold 3 vices will consist of pop /rock, R &B, up 10% to $1.54 billion, with the best- (Continued on page 97) Polish Artists, Atlantic, Prodigy Joining Labels Offering Forces For ECD Promotion Flood Relief Aid LOS ANGELES -Atlantic Records other label- created assets that are and Prodigy Internet are teaming housed at the site for use in the cre- BY DOMINIC PRIDE for an ambitious cross -promotion ation of their grass -roots Web sites. involving the distribution of more Atlantic's move to encourage devel- Polish artists, labels, and media have Classic Eroica. Classic chamber ensemble Eroica Trio recently inked a record- than 400,000 free Internet- connected opment of fan -based Web sites comes reacted quickly to the country's cata- ing deal with EMI Classics. Pianist Erika Nickrenz, violinist Adela Péna, and cel- enhanced CD (ECD) discs through only weeks after the management of strophic floods, organizing a 12 -hour list Sara Sant'Ambrogio recently completed their run on Carnegie Hall's interna- music and computer software retail Britpop sensation Oasis cracked down benefit concert and releasing a fund- tional "Distinctive Debut" series. Celebrating the deal, from left, are Steve channels. on unauthorized use of copyrighted raising album and single. Murphy, president, EMI Classics (U.S.); Nickrenz; Péna; Sant'Ambrogio; and The co- branded "Fan -demonium" material on fan sites. Persistent torrential rain in central Bernice Mitchell, senior director, EMI Classics (U.S.). ECD features new singles from five "One of the most popular music Europe has produced the worst flood- emerging Atlantic acts: Edwin activities on the Web is visiting fan-cre- ing in the region in more than 50 years. McCain, the Gathering Field, the Bot- ated Web sites," says Sandy Smallens, The high waters have claimed more tle Rockets, Treehouse, and Wide Prodigy's VP of lifestyles, entertain- than 100 lives and have left tens of Mouth Mason. Each disc also contains ment, and music. "This is emerging as thousands homeless. The worst affect- PopKomm Hosts Gov't Leaders Prodigy Internet software and one a significant way for fans to discover ed areas are southern and western month's free access to the online ser- new music." Poland and the Czech Republic, while German Event A Forum For Music Execs vice. Participating retailers in the pro- The contest, which awards prizes to eastern Germany is bracing itself for motion, which begins in early August, the most original and creative fan -cre- the waters of the river Oder, which LONDON -The music industry will be PopKomm takes place Aug. 14 -16 in include HMV and Best Data. ated Web sites, is an expansion of forms the Polish/German border, to able to press its claims for new copy- the Cologne Congress Center and will Once installed, the software directs Prodigy's exclusive music feature, also break its banks. right legislation relevant to the digital be opened by Wolfgang Clement, eco- users to the Fan -demonium World known as Fan- demonium, which regu- In Poland, where 26 out of 49 of the age when executives and politicians nomics and technology minister for the Wide Web site at http://pages.prodi - larly directs Web surfers to the best nation's counties have been affected by come face to face at the PopKomm state of North Rhine -Westphalia, who gy.net/fandem. The site contains a con- fan -created sites on the Internet. the floods and 60 lives have been lost, trade fair in Germany in August. will also take part in a discussion panel test that challenges music fans to cre- Prodigy is using the promotion to Sony Music has assembled an 18 -track PopKomm organizers say they have the evening of Aug. 14 alongside Ger- ate their own fan site for the acts draw attention to its original music compilation, "Wznies Serce" (Raise responded to a clamor from the music hard Schroeder, senior minister of the contained on the sampler disc. Web vis- content, which is accessible only to sub- Your Heart), featuring gold- and plat- state of Niedersachsen and the man set itors are encouraged to use pre -exist- scribers of the service. The service's inum- selling artists from Sony and THE FAIR FOR to challenge Helmut Kohl for the Ger- ing audio samples, artist graphics, and (Continued on page 92) local indies Kamilling and Orca, as well POP MUSIC AND man chancellorship in next year's elec- POP FI mERTAINAINa as BMG, EMI, PolyGram, and Warn- tions. er Music, all of which have Polish com- Other politicians taking part in pan- panies. Among the acts taking part are komm. els will be member of parliament and NRA Fee Hearing Inconclusive Manaam, Robert Janson, Irena Santor, FDP Party General Secretary Guido Urszula, and Ryszard Rynkowski. business for access to policy makers by Westerwelle and member of parlia- House Hopes For Marketplace Solution All artists are donating royalties, inviting to the show a number of senior ment Christian Wulff. and record companies are forgoing German figures-including the man Uli Grossmaas, managing director of BY BILL HOLLAND "friends" on both sides, "I don't want their licensing fees for tracks used; CD set to challenge for the leadership of organizer Musik Komm, says this to have to deal with this [issue], but and cassette manufacturers and print the country -along with representa- year's PopKomm will see "more politi- WASHINGTON, D.C.- Demands by unfortunately we have to." Insiders suppliers delivered materials at cost. tives of the World Intellectual Proper- cians present than ever before." the National Restaurant Assn. (NRA) interpreted the comment as yet anoth- (Continued on page 100) ty Organization (WIPO). He adds, "The industry here has told to cease paying "background music" er signal that Congress wants a mar- us that they need a better connection licensing fees to performing right soci- ketplace solution to the longstanding and better communication with the eties may not be addressed by a leg- licensing controversy. SAVAGE SUIT AGAINST BOWIE DISMISSED politicians because new laws have islative fix if comments from members Recently, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, become so important in the context of of the House Intellectual Property told Billboard that he planned to try to BY MELINDA NEWMAN In a decision filed July 14, 1997, music online. They need to bring their Subcommittee at a July 17 hearing convince the NRA to take the fight off Judge Charles Edward Ramos wrote concerns and fears to politicians, and here are any indication. Capitol Hill and instead negotiate a pri- NEW YORK -A New York State that "allegations of Bowie's involve- they will do that at PopKomm." At the outset of the morninglong vate compromise agreement. Licens- Supreme Court judge has dismissed a ment in an alleged scheme are conclu- Thomas Stein, chairman of German hearing, the first in this Congress, ing exemption bills for the NRA and December 1995 breach -of- contract suit sory and cannot withstand the motion record industry association BPW and Howard Coble, R -N.C., subcommittee religious broadcasters are holding up filed by Savage Records against David to dismiss." president of BMG Entertainment chairman, said he'd prefer to take the other pending legislation (Billboard, Bowie and his management company, Attorney Paul LiCalsi, who repre- International in the German -speaking restaurant group and the performing June 14). Similar fee -exemption bills Isolar. However, the judge ruled that sented Bowie, says, "Savage's assertion territories, comments, "It is high time right societies "to the woodshed and let failed to muster enough subcommittee Savage can continue to pursue four of of fraud and conspiracy charges that politicians in Germany recognized 'em fight it out." votes to pass in the last Congress. the seven charges against BMG alleged against David was just an abusive the importance of pop music culture Comments by Democratic members, Panelists on both sides of the issue in the same suit. attempt to get marquee value for this and its representatives." including Reps. Howard Berman, D- testified at the hearing. Singer/song- The $100 million suit charged the case. We're delighted with the outcome A link between politicians and pop Calif., and William Delahunt, D- Conn., writer Mac Davis said that most mom- artist and BMG with conspiring to put of this motion." culture at PopKomm would not be just also indicated a resistance to exempt- and -pop restaurants would already be Savage's U.S. company out of business However, Steven Shore, Savage's a one -way street, Stein contends. ing NRA members from licensing fees. exempt under the recent agreement (Billboard, Jan. 13, 1996). Its U.S. oper- attorney, says it's not over yet. "With "Young people have abandoned Coble added that because he and between the societies and members of ation went bankrupt in 1993. (Continued on page 91) (Continued on page 91) other subcommittee members have (Continued on page 100)

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The chain also featured the announced July 22 in New York by NEW YORK -Given the Bottle breakthrough clip "Virtual Insanity" album in listening stations and with comedian Chris Rock, who will host the Rockets' collective state of mind danced past several veteran acts to prominent in -store positioning and sale awards show. when they went into the studio to score 10 nominations for the 1997 pricing. "I expect the album to be a Beck, Spice Girls, and U2 are among record "24 Hours A Day," it's amaz- MTV Video Music strong seller the artists sched- ing that the Aug. 12 Atlantic release Awards. through the end of uled to perform is the most upbeat the Festus, Mo.- The Work Group/ the year," he adds. during the show, based quartet has made. Sony act's innova- Other leading which airs live Sept. "When we made this record, we BOTTLE ROCKETS tive clip, which nominees included 4 at 8 p.m. from were kind of depressed," admits lead was directed by Beck, with nods in Radio City Music singer Brian Henneman. "We'd sold 41,000 units, came out on East Jonathan Glazer, seven categories, Hall in New York changed management, we were com- Side Digital and was picked up by leads the list of while Nine Inch Nails is up for five (the show will be ing out of a close -to-bankruptcy situ- Atlantic imprint TAG in August 1995. nominees, with awards. Last year's big winners, the tape- delayed on the ation, we were in a real in- between When TAG was folded into nods in such cate- BECK Smashing Pumpkins, received four JAMIROQUAI West Coast). time. But what's good is all we did to Atlantic, the band members spent gories as best video, award nominations, as did the Wall- Following is a combat the depression was to make some nail- biting days wondering if breakthrough video, best direction, best flowers and "Men In Black" rapper - complete list of nominees for the 1997 music. We were just so happy to be they would be picked up by Atlantic. choreography, and best special effects. turned-film star Will Smith. Video Music Awards: making music." Their status was still unclear when The song is featured on the band's In the best video category, Jamiro- Video of the year: Beck, "The New While the characters in the group's they recorded "24 Hours A Day" last third album, "Traveling Without Mov- quai competes with Beck's "The New Pollution" (DGC); Jamiroquai, "Virtu- songs are frequently lonesome, often summer at Echo Park, a Blooming- ing," which is No. 99 this issue on The Pollution," Jewel's "You Were Meant al Insanity" (Work/Sony); Jewel, "You unloved, and sometimes trapped, the ton, Ind., studio owned by John Mel - Billboard 200 and has sold more than For Me," Nine Inch Nails' "The Per- Were Meant For Me" (Atlantic); Nine listener is more inclined to tap his lencamp's guitarist Mike Wanchic. 400,000 copies, according to Sound - fect Drug," and No Doubt's "Don't Inch Nails, "The Perfect Drug" (Noth- toes and grab another long-neck beer "We found out we were still on Scan. Speak." ing/Interscope); No Doubt, "Don't and sing along rather than feel TAG when we started making the Vince Szydlowski, music product Other multiple award nominees Speak" (Trauma/Interscope). morose. And despite their troubles, album, but, at that point, practically manager at Virgin Megastore U.S.A., include Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Best male video: Babyface, "Every the characters on "24 Hours A Day" everyone we had worked with was says the publicity created by the award Meredith Brooks, eels, Prodigy, Daft Time I Close My Eyes" (Epic); Beck, are still a mite happier than those on gone," says Henneman. "It was just show should boost sales of "Traveling." Punk, Marilyn Manson, R. Kelly, Baby - "Devil's Haircut" (DGC); R. Kelly, "I 1994's "The Brooklyn Side," the an odd feeling, making an album, not "We consider the group to be one of face, and Erykah Badu. Believe I Can Fly" (Jive/Warner Sun- group's last album. That project, really having met the people you're our heritage acts," Szydlowski says, Interscope Records and its affiliat- set /Atlantic); Will Smith, "Men In which according to SoundScan has (Continued on page 101) "and we're very happy to see they are ed labels racked up 18 nominations, (Continued on page 92) Boxed Set Celebrates Vanguard's History Shaggy Shines On 3rd Set `Collector's Edition' Takes Listeners On Multi -Genre Journey To Virgin Artist Aims Rule Reggae BY CHRIS MORRIS classical music, and their label's motto, BY ELENA OUMANO Legions of gifted reggae perform- "Recordings For The Connoisseur," ers have proved inadvertently that LOS ANGELES- Vanguard Records was established to describe their tech- If no single tune on reggae DJ without application of well- thought- will celebrate its own rich history with nically advanced LP recordings of the (rapper) Shaggy's third album leaps out marketing strategies, even the the Sept. 9 release of "Vanguard Col- classics, released under the Vanguard out and screams "yes! " -as did "Oh greatest talent will not reach his or lector's Edition," a four -CD, 84 -track and Bach Guild imprints. Carolina" from his 1993 debut set, her potential audi- boxed set compil- But the Solomons had other inter- "Pure Pleasure," or title cut "Boom - ence. Shaggy Inc. ing nearly 50 years ests that ultimately led them into the bastic" from 1995's Grammy -winning have the musical of the label's dis- folk music market. album- that's because most of the 12 chops and the tinguished folk, Charters says, "Seymour and May- THE WEAVERS tracks on "Midnite Lover" demon- business smarts blues, jazz, blue- nard ... were both very committed strate that level of pop dexterity. to have positioned grass, rock, and intellectuals, and they had a courage back. "The songwriting and production him as reggae's pop recordings. that came from the fact that they felt Though the reunion concert had are better," says Shaggy of "Midnite front -runner in The set, which they were doing the right thing. They been an artistic success, the Weavers Lover," which is due Aug. 26 on Vir- the international will be priced below had the background -Maynard's first were still viewed as suspect perform- gin Records. "I never wrote lyrics SHAGGY pop market. $50 at retail, was McDONALD book is a collection of Marxist essays ers in those politically uncertain times. until the 'Boombastic' album. `Pure "Just from trav- produced and anno- on the arts-so they had a deep politi- Several major labels passed on the Pleasure' was made up on the spot. eling around the world, you really see tated by Samuel Charters, the noted cal commitment, and they had a deep Carnegie Hall album before the 'Oh Carolina' was off the top of my who your audience is, who's actually music historian who worked for the cel- knowledge of what they were doing. Solomons acquired it. The record head. It's better now that I'm con- buying your records," he explains. ebrated indie label as a producer and Also, if you were into the arts as much became a huge hit and led to an asso- centrating and writing properly. And "Then, you get back your sales statis- A &R man between 1966 and 1970 and as they were, you realized that all great ciation between the group and Van- we've all grown. I've said over and tics. The songs that actually sell me again in 1984 -85. Jeff Zaraya, who artists take chances all of the time." guard that lasted into the '60s. over that `Shaggy is not a solo act.' are the `Oh Carolinas,' the `Nice And served as an in -house engineer for In 1956, the Solomons took the The Weavers' Ronnie Gilbert recalls, I'm just the front man. Lovelys,' the `Summertimes,' `Boom - Vanguard for two decades, engineered chance of their lives by licensing a tape "It was an amazingly courageous move "A lot of people make this happen, bastics' -the songs with a happy pop the project. of the Weavers' celebrated 1955 on their part, and I thought to myself, including the band and [harmony feel. When I go to places like Italy or "Vanguard Collector's Edition" Carnegie Hall concert from the group's `Jesus, this is quite an unusual compa- singers] Brian and Tony Gold. Me, Israel, my dancehall tunes don't go offers a wide- ranging survey of the manager, Harold Leventhal, who had ny.' It was just pleasurable to be with [producer/manager] Robert [Liv- over as well as the pop ones." label's popular repertoire, though Van- rented the famous venue to mount the people who were obviously quite inde- ingston], and [producer] Sting [Inter- On the other hand, "Midnite" also guard has its roots in classical music. show. The vocal quartet, after scoring pendent, in a time when you didn't hear national] are partners in business. provides for the "harder the better" The company was founded in June huge pop -folk hits on Decca, had dis- very much about that. People were Management decisions are made by Jamaican dancehall audience, who tend 1950 in New York by brothers Sey- banded in 1953 after member Pete really scared during that time-I was, all of us and Gemma Corfield, my to dismiss pop finesse as dilutions of mour and Maynard Solomon with a Seeger was blacklisted at the height of everybody was." A &R [rep] at Virgin." (Continued on page 55) $10,000 loan from their father. The the anti -communist frenzy, and the Vanguard's success with the Solomons had an abiding interest in Carnegie show marked the act's come- (Continued on page 101)

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Rounder Plans To Expand Book Explores Black Music's Golden Age `Heart & Soul' Of Era Documented By Photos, Polka Base With Sturr Set Essays BY J.R. REYNOLDS artists contributing more than just BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE the polka. I'm not looking to be a music," he adds. "Their sense of cre- country band. I'm looking to get LOS ANGELES -Thick with bril- ative style contributed to trends in NASHVILLE -One of the best some of these country fans that don't liantly colored artwork and an engag- fashion as well as other fabrics of pop- things an artist in a niche market can realize they enjoy polkas ... What ing narrative, "Heart & Soul: A Cele- ular culture." do for his or her music and its genre I'm trying to do is get a greater base bration Of Black Music Style In Merlis agrees, pointing to the signif- is expand the boundaries by bringing of audience, and America 1930 -1975" offers a fresh and icant influence the golden age of R &B new members to its audience. When the way I like to evocative glimpse into the tremendous has had on American culture. "There'd it comes to polka, that's what Jimmy do it is recording contributions to popular culture made be no rock'n'roll without rhythm and Sturr has been doing for years and with Willie, by African-American music artists. blues," he says. "Virtually every con- what he hopes to continue doing with recording with The 160 -page pictorial/essay book, temporary music form today in Amer- the Aug. 5 release of "Living On Bill Anderson and scheduled to arrive in book and record ica has its roots in either jazz, gospel, Polka Time" on Rounder Records. Flaco." store chains in mid -August at a sug- or R &B." Sturr's new album, his 99th by his Rounder gested price of $40, is being published Divided into nine themed chapters - own estimation, includes guest founder Ken by New York-based Stewart Tabori & Roots, Teen Types, Soul Men, Red Hot appearances by country veteran Bill STURR Irwin calls polka Chang. It was written by Warner Bros. Mamas, Wild Style, Art & Soul, Goin' Anderson on "Loving Arms" and "one of America's worldwide corporate communications vivid stories, and often -humorous tall Uptown, Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Texas Tornado Flaco Jiménez on great hidden secrets" and commends senior VP Bob Merlis and Warner tales that together make a strong case Time, and Soul for Sale -the book fea- "Hey Baby." Sturr for his efforts in spreading the Bros. media information services direc- for the impact they made. tures more than 400 four -color images. "Of course, the one [album] before word. tor Davin Seay. "One of the main contentions of the In addition to artist photographs, the this one was with Willie [Nelson] and "He's trying to show the music has Recording acts -from the Tempta- book is that black music has had an collection includes theater posters, we were thrilled with it," Sturr says a more universal appeal than a lot of tions, the Orioles, and the Mills Broth- incredible influence on American cul- album art, record sleeves, publicity of 1996's `Polka! All Night Long." "It people would feel, who would think of ers to such seminal vocalists as Clara ture," says Seay, who describes himself shots, newspaper advertisements, and won a Grammy and everything, but I polka in terms of Lawrence Welk," Ward, Little Richard, James Brown, and Merlis as "amateur musicologists." magazine covers. The display culmi- do it because I'm trying to expand (Continued on page 100) and Sister Rosetta Thorpe -are liber- "The years 1930 -1975 was a golden nates in a depiction and celebration of ally represented with vintage visuals, age for black music, with recording (Continued on page 89)

Carlos Núñez Exports Gaita From Spain Exiled Artist Geffen Returns To BMG Ariola Artist Boosted By Chieftains Connection For BY HOWELL LLEWELLYN which with neighboring Asturias is tish bagpipers draped in leopard skins Israel Controversial Concert Spain's Celtic heartland. and with their large furry hats. The BY NIGEL WILLIAMSON an accommodation between the MADRID -Celtic music based on the "But it's in Ireland and Scotland image deeply impressed him, but espe- Israeli state and the Palestinians. He gaita, or Galician bagpipe, is as deeply where I'd really like to triumph," says cially the fact that "although they ARAD, Israel -Aviv Geffen, Israel's has also provoked some government entrenched in the damp northwestern Núñez. It shouldn't be difficult-he has spoke English, their music was like biggest -selling pop star, who was sources by refusing to do his nation- corner of Spain as flamenco is in its played incendiary ours." recently forced to seek exile in Lon- al service. arid southern expanse. Until recently, concerts with the Now he describes his music as don (Global Music Pulse, Billboard, Geffen has Spain's Celtic music was the stuff of Chieftains in both "Celtic music with Spanish passion, or June 21), defied the calls of an Israeli become an icon academics and old fogeys, but that is countries, where, with sun." He explains that "to speak government minister and delighted for disaffected all changing, thanks to Carlos Núñez. he says, "I was of bagpipes is to speak of Scotland and his fans last week by returning to Israeli youth with Núñez looks much younger than his treated like a broth- Ireland. We [in Galicia] have not known play a controversial one -off concert his message of 26 years, despite an incipient receding er." how to export our music. In countries in the country of his birth. peace and harmo- hairline beneath his long, lank blond Now Núñez has such as the U.S., when I say I am Span- Geffen moved to London in May ny with Israel's hair. He has been dubbed "the Jimi launched a reverse ish, they expect to hear flamenco. after he was targeted by extremist Arab neighbors. Hendrix of the bagpipe," and Chief- NÚÑEZ cultural exchange That's why I hope that my album's re- groups and was stoned off stage at a GEFFEN All his five albums tains leader Paddy Moloney calls him with the May re- lease-especially in Ireland, the U.K., concert. The singer, who was playing on the Hed Harzi "the seventh Chieftain." lease of his debut album, "Brotherhood and the U.S. -will be a historic step for to 300,000 people at the peace concert label have been certified platinum The young gaitero won a Grammy Of Stars" (BMG Ariola), in the two cra- Spanish music." at which Yitzhak Rabin was assassi- (40,000 units in Israel). this year with the Chieftains with "San- dles of the bagpipe, Ireland and Scot- In Spain, "Brotherhood Of Stars" nated in November 1995 in Tel Aviv, His July 16 appearance at the tiago," the Irish band's homage to San- land (and the rest of the U.K.). was released by BMG Ariola in July of has angered Jewish fundamentalist Arad Festival on a high plateau in the tiago de Compostela, the ancient capi- As a child, Núñez remembers seeing last year and has sold nearly 95,000 groups with his outspoken support of (Continued on page 89) tal of Núñez's home region of Galicia, in his hometown a procession of Scot- (Continued on page 91)

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RECORD COMPANIES. Priority Records in Los Angeles promotes Andrew Shack to senior VP of A &R and Howard Sadowsky to executive direc- tor of business and legal affairs. They were, respectively, VP of business affairs and director of business and legal affairs. Lisa Margolis is promoted to VP of SHACK SADOWSKY MARGOLIS LOONEY HAMILTON NEWELL PACE AMBACH business and legal affairs at Warner Bros. Music in Burbank, Calif. She was nator at Vapor Records. Steven Storch to assistant controller ly, associate publicist at Ambrosia neapolis. They were, respectively, mar- director of business and legal affairs. Rhino Records in Los Angeles pro- of shared accounting services and Healy Publicity, graphic designer at keting specialist and chalnwide buyer Arista Records in New York names motes Quincy Newell to senior prod- Steve Mittman to associate director of Plymouth Rock Assurance Co., and at Best Buy. Jennifer Looney associate director of uct manager. He was product manager. graphic arts production. They were, marketing assistant at Distribution advertising. She was associate director Verve Records in New York pro- respectively, financial analysis director North America. PUBLISHING. EMI Publishing in Aus- of advertising at Atlantic. Arista also motes Joan Pace to marketing man- and manager of point-of- purchase. Rykodisc also appoints Jeffrey C. tralia names Ann -Marie deBettencor appoints Mark Burdett senior design ager and names Dahlia Ambach inter- Relativity Records in New York Grady corporate controller and Ben local A &R manager and Arif Chowd- director and Ben Alexander director national publicity manager. They were, names Michael Todd director of Sherman accounting manager. They hury print music manager. They of accounting. They were, respective- respectively, project coordinator and finance. He was director of finance were, respectively, division controller were, respectively, executive produc- ly, design director at 550 Music/Crave tour publicist for Wayne Shorter. planning and analysis at Sony Music. at Coca -Cola Enterprises and account- er of operations at Triple J and print Records and international finance Sony Music International in New Rykodisc in Salem, Mass., appoints ing manager for RED Distribution and operations manager at Warner /Chap- manager at BMG. York names Jed Hilly VP of marketing Chris MacDonald publicity coordina- Relativity Recordings at Sony Music. pell Music Publishing. EMI Publish- Capitol Records in Los Angeles systems. He was merchandising direc- tor, Maura Nicholson production Narada Media in Milwaukee names ing also promotes Maree Hamblion names Vicky Hamilton independent tor at Sony Music Distribution. Also, coordinator, and Tom Briggs produc- Stefanie Sprester and Brian Tice to international A &R manager. She A &R consultant. She was A&R coordi- Sony Music International promotes tion assistant. They were, respective- regional sales managers, based in Min- was A &R assistant.

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www.americanradiohistory.com Artists & Music Genesis Returns With New Vocalist Atlantic Set Features Phil Collins' Replacement BY PAUL SEXTON that's very healthy." esis came to be known as much for its Adds guitarist Mike Rutherford, constant flow of hit singles and MTV - LONDON- Genesis fans are about to "You don't often get the chance, this far friendly videos as it did for its multi - find out whether the group's new line- down the line in your career, to have all platinum albums. "Calling All Stations" up can turn it on again. these new factors coming in, and when contains such potential hits as "Congo" "Calling All Stations," the first they do happen that way, you look upon and the ballad "Shipwrecked," but it album by the venerable British rock it as a positive also has four seven-minutes -plus band since the departure of front man thing. It gives tracks, including the nearly nine - Phil Collins, will be released Sept. 2 you a bit of minute "The Dividing Line." by Atlantic in the U.S. The band is edge; you're not "Singles now are so high profile, they signed to Virgin Records U.K. The so confident." overshadow albums," says Rutherford. album, overseen in London by Virgin "Calling All "The last album had a 10- minute song president Paul Conroy and GM of Stations" con- on it, `Driving The Last Spike'; the one A &R Paul Kinder, gets a British and tains vocals before had a couple of 10-minute songs. international release Aug. 25 through throughout by I just hope this one's taken more as an Virgin. Edinburgh, album." Father's Day. Brian Wilson, second from left, and his daughters talk about their The album marks the group debut of Scotland, na- At press time, Atlantic had not decid- upcoming Mercury album, "The Wilsons," with PolyGram president/CEO Alain GENESIS new lead singer Ray Wilson. The lead tive Wilson, ed whether to release "Congo" as a Levy and Garnie and Wendy's manager, Mickey Shapiro. Shown, from left, are track, "Congo," was due at album rock formerly commercial single, but the label is high - Wendy Wilson, Brian Wilson, Levy, Garnie Wilson, and Shapiro. stations Monday (28). f r on t man- with the short -lived (Continued on page 15) Far from assuming that the group rock outfit Stiltskin, which shot to brief will automatically maintain the multi - fame in the U.K. in 1994 with the No. l platinum status of its last incarnation, hit "Inside" after it was featured in a keyboard player Tony Banks says TV and cinema jeans commercial. they're prepared for any kind of reac- The album also includes two further 3 Hat Acts On The Horizon; Garth Gets tion. "It could go any way," he admits. additions to the Genesis team, drum- "We could have modest success, modest mers Nir Zidkyahu and Nick D 'Virgilio. failure, or great success. Or big failure, Zidkyahu, born in Israel but based in His Day On VH1; Dylan Jr. Outsells Dad I suppose. All these things are possible. New York, will play in the live version of "But we feel very strongly about this the new band, which is to play a six - o NES TO WATCH: Everyone is always yapping, the songs don't have some kind of coherency, some record. We might have got a little over- week arena tour in North America rightfully so, about how the lifeblood of the industry is musical glue that makes them more than just interest- confident when we did 'We Can't before Christmas. European dates will new acts. Certainly that has been proved during the ing journal entries. Luckily, Crowley comes through Dance' [the last studio set of the Collins follow in early 1998, and those tickets last few years by breakthroughs from Alanis Moris- enough of the time to make "Anchorless" well worth the era, in 1991]. There was always this have been moving swiftly, according to sette, Hootie & the Blowfish, and more recently the effort. feeling at the back of my mind that it longtime manager Tony Smith. Wallflowers, Hanson, and Meredith Brooks. Here The album, which comes out Sept. 2 on Atlantic, is was going to do it, and I don't think With Collins as the focal point, Gen- are three newcomers that deserve some attention: composed of a remixed indie CD Crowley recorded but THE TORIES: If you're a fan of Jellyfish or the never released and two fresh tracks, "Bottlecap" and Rembrandts (and what lover of "Eclipse." pure pop isn't ?), the Tories are She's got a voice that's raw and Jackson Takes A Sin-Laden right up your alley. The road is lit- vulnerable, sort of a cross tered with the remains of power between Sam Phillips and pop bands who have been adored Sheryl Crow. In other words, Excursion On Sony Classical by the press but ignored by the sometimes she sounds great, public over the last few years. Why other times, she sounds like she's BY JIM BESSMAN structure to me. So it gave me a sort of should the Tories be any different? trying way too hard. And lyrics framework to hang the musical ideas Simply because it's time for a pop as precious as those on the some- NEW YORK -Chameleonic Joe Jack- on, but it's also a very intriguing sub- band to break through to the what autobiographical "Rebel- son, whose majestic last album, "Night ject with timeless appeal that's still as mainstream again, and the Tories by Melinda Newman lious Young Women" don't help Music," took on a decidedly classical relevant as it always was." are just as worthy as any of their her case. tinge, has picked up where he left off What intrigued Jackson particularly successors. "Wonderful Life," However, when she stretches with "Heaven And Hell," his Sept. 2 was the contrast and connection which comes out Sept. 9 on N2K, is pure pop heaven, out and sings about general experiences that may be debut album for Sony Classical. between "light and dark," he says, "all with lush harmonies, simple catchy songs, irresistible autobiographical but are not exclusive, she shines, This project, though, is even more these songs having positive and nega- melodies, and just the right amount of whimsy (check such as on probable first single "Hand To Mouthville," ambitious than his last. Backed by a tive [elements], being incredibly out "Spaceships In The Sky" or "Gladys Kravitz," the appropriately named "Melancholy Bridge," and stellar cast, including classical soprano destructive or very good. There are which TV buffs will recall was the name of the nosy roots rocker "Nickel To The Stone." There's enough Dawn Upshaw times when `anger' can be righteous and neighbor on "Bewitched "). Instantly accessible and promise in such tracks that an investment in Crowley and violinist Nadja `sloth' can be beneficial because you're guaranteed to make you smile, if not break into a rous- could very well pay off big in the future, as she con- Salerno- Sonnen- working too hard -so it's all a question ing rendition of the Pony. tinues to find her voice. berg along with of awareness: In one way, all the songs MATTHEW RYAN: It's entirely possible to listen to pop stars Suzanne are an existential challenge and inter- Ryan's Sept. 23 A &M debut, "Mayday," and deduce that THIS AND THAT: A memorial service for Jeff Buck- Vega, Jane Siber- esting to think about." he spent his childhood locked into a small, lightless ley will be held Friday (1) at St. Ann & the Holy Trin- ry, Joy Askew, and Jackson was without a label when he room with nothing but the music of Dylan and Spring - ity Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. The 7 p.m. ser- Brad Roberts of started recording "Heaven And Hell" steen piped in. While Ryan clearly needs to learn how vice will be open to the public. In lieu of flowers, Crash Test Dum- last November, having left Virgin after to incorporate his influences into his own sound rather Buckley's family asks that donations be made to the mies, Jackson JACKSON two albums, 1991's "Laughter And than rely so heavily on them, "Mayday" exhibits an Memphis Zoological Society, 2000 Galloway, Memphis, takes on the Seven Lust" and 1994's "Night Music." "They impressive first effort. Tenn. 38112, Attn: Thomas O'Malley. Buckley drowned Deadly Sins, each of which is then had an option and wanted to pick it up, With so many lyrics to choose from (you might want in May in Memphis ... Randy Miller, who was execu- depicted in song. but not everyone was enthusiastic about to watch that wordiness, son, and for God's sake, take tive VP of marketing /GM at Red Ant Records, has left "I had a pretty fully developed con- the new demos I'd done," says Jackson. that dogeared copy of "The Catcher In The Rye" out of that post for a similar position at Sire Records Group cept when I started," says Jackson, "So I didn't want to re -sign, and they your back pocket), it would be easy to overlook the . .. Garth Brooks will appear on VH1 Aug. 4 in a pro- "though I hate saying it's a `concept' let me go -which is one of the best musicality to Ryan's tunes, which is actually the key gram titled "Garth Brooks: One Night Stand Live." album because most have been so things that could have happened to me: here. The melodies are often bittersweet, with just the Similar to Paul McCartney in his "Town Hall," Brooks appalling. But I'm sure people will call It was a situation where I think they barest arrangements to wrap the lyrics around. The will take questions via the studio audience and online. it that -and totally alienate all poten- were waiting for me to make [1979's] songs work best when he utilizes equally spare words The show will also plug his free Aug. 7 concert in New tial listeners." `Look Sharp' again or something. They as well, such as on "Chrome." York's Central Park, which will air on HBO. Jackson laughs here, then turns seri- had no real understanding or enthusi- Either he simply wore me down or the sequencing on ous. "I like the idea of malting a record asm on the whole for the direction I the album could use some work; the latter half is far FOOD FOR THOUGHT: In June, "Bringing Down The with an overall theme," he continues, was going in." more enjoyable and listenable than the first half. By Horse," the second album by the Wallflowers, who, of "so I looked for a theme to give struc- That direction, as manifested first on the time you get to tracks nine, "Railroaded," and 10, course, are led by Bob Dylan's son, Jakob Dylan, was ture to the work and started from "Night Music" and now on "Heaven And "Dam," it's clear that Ryan is on to something. certified for sales of 3 million units by the Recording there. The [album's] framework goes Hell," owes more to pianist Jackson's KACY CROWLEY: "Anchorless" is the kind of Industry Assn. of America (RIAA). The album, there- through the Seven Deadly Sins in the training at the Royal Academy of Music record that critics drool over -earnest female writes by, surpasses sales of any of Bob Dylan's records, none traditional order of getting progres- in London than to the newwave albums occasionally confessional lyrics, tons of fodder to delve of which have been certified by the RIAA for sales of sively worse, and I was very intrigued of his earlier years, which were followed into. But the simple fact is it doesn't mean anything if more than 2 million. by the way that suggested a musical (Continued on page 14)

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Atlantic Talking Up Talk Show's Debut Word And Sony Keep Front Man Coutts Completes STP Members' Sound BY TERRI HORAK know when I hear a good, well- written Hammond `In The House' song-you know, with choice chords and NEW YORK-While the future of the so on. If there was a band right now BY LISA COLLINS praise music as its niche, while nar- multi- platinum act Stone Temple Pilots that I wanted to sing in, it would be this rowing the margins that divided the remains open -ended, both lead singer one," he says. LOS ANGELES As one of gospel's two music styles. Scott Weiland and the rest of the Not only is the band walking a fine top 10 acts and most sought-after and "Shout In The House" is part of the band -Robert and Dean DeLeo and line musically between Talk Show and innovative producers, Fred Hammond 10- year -old label's newly launched Eric Kretz -are busy with solo pro- STP the label also has the task of bal- has become one of the genre's hottest Get a Jump on Eternity marketing jects. ancing the two acts. "We have juggled commodities. campaign -an extensive, two - The first to be released is the self- Genesis, Phil Collins, and Mike Ruther- This year alone, he's been a prime pronged consumer advertising plan ford with Mike & the Mechanics for player in Kirk Franklin's ground- that focuses on the role of praise and titled album from Talk Show, the band TALK SHOW formed by the DeLeo brothers, Kretz, many years with great success, so breaking Tour of Life; seen sales of worship. and former Ten Inch Men front man Atlantic has been here before and has his current Album, "The Spirit Of "The overall Dave Coutts, which is due Sept. 2 on words," says Dean DeLeo. a model for a similar situation," says David," top 200,000 units; and signed thrust is to Atlantic Records (Billboard, June 21). With three- quarters of SIT in place, Shapiro. on to produce a solo project for Dalon bring a national "The truth is Atlantic is lucky to have the band says there is no getting away While Atlantic intends to use the Coffins, a featured vocalist with Kirk presence to the this amazing Talk Show record, a Scott from some musical similarities, but presence of three out of four members Franklin & the Family. All this while various urban Weiland solo album in the works, and "Talk Show" adds some pop overtones of a band as popular as STP to its pacting with Verity Records in a projects we're we may yet have another STP album, so to the band's rock edge, and of course advantage in marketing, the label's joint- venture label deal for his 7 -year- launching," re- we're excited that we're going to get all Coutts' vocals create a whole new strategy is to do as much as it can on a old Detroit -based production compa- ports Danny this product from such talented musi- dimension. grass -roots level. ny, Face to Face. Now, Hammond is HAMMOND McGuffey, cians," says Atlantic GM Ron Shapiro. "It was really great for us to work "We can't assume anything, and we launching a new choir and album, senior VP/GM "Talk Show," which is a collection of with Dave's voice, because it opened up have to do everything that we would do "Shout In The House," due Sept. 2. for the Integrity Label Group. "It collaborative material by the band mem- a lot more things to us, and that was a for all of our baby bands. If the STP Featuring the Motor City Mass involves more consumer advertising bers, was actually recorded last year treat for the three of us," says Robert. fans gravitate toward this record, then Choir, the set is the third installment than we've ever done in terms of but held until now so the members could Dean adds, "I think it is plainly, clearly wonderful, but Talk Show is an entity in Hammond's " ... In The House" print impressions, and we will be fulfill various STP commitments. [evident] that with Dave's tonality we in and of itself, and we want to establish series, a joint collaboration with doing a lot of work with gospel radio, "It's kind of been a long time just didn't try to replace anyone or fill any- it as a long -term band," says Atlantic Mobile, Ala. -based Integrity Music. urban radio, and regional retailers." waiting and wondering what is happen- body's shoes. The two voices that we are senior director of product development The first release, "Praise In The Integrity teamed with Sony Music ing with STP. We were really just wait- now used to working with are a world Lisa Gray. The lead track off "Talk House" (with his own touring choir, in January for joint marketing of its ing for the proper time to put our full - apart. We're looking at this like it's a Show" is "Hello Hello," a straightfor- Radical For Christ), sold more than R &B releases, starting off with T.D. fledged efforts into it, rather than go new thing, a new beginning for us." ward rocker that showcases Coutts' 100,000 units, according to the label. Jakes' "Woman, Thou Art Loosed!," along the lines of the dreaded side pro- With a voice that Robert has de- vocal power and flexibility. The single is It was followed by "Worship In The which has sold 200,000 units. The ject," says Robert DeLeo. scribed as a cross between Freddie tentatively scheduled to ship Friday (1) House," which was recorded on the campaign shifts into high gear with Since Weiland wrote the lyrics for Mercury and John Lennon, Coutts was to album rock and alternative stations. Hosanna! Music label and featured the release of "Shout In The House" STP, this new project gave the other actively pursued by his fellow Talk "With the players involved, it's impor- former Commissioned member Keith and is rounded out by Alvin Slaugh- members of the band a chance to Show members. "He had a lot of offers, tant to take some sort of thread from Staten. "Shout In The House" will be ter's "Yes." stretch out. "Scott had a hard time and he weeded them out with much STP and draw a line into Talk Show, available through Word Distribution Jimmy Starks, VP of sales for singing our lyrics, and we really re- pleading on our part," Dean says. and the best way to do that is with an for Christian sales channels and Sony/ Sony's black music division, sees huge spected that. But it's amazing how much Though Coutts and Robert have aggressive track," Gray says. Epic for the general marketplace. potential for the project. "I believe more of the song you take on when you known each other for years, Coutts says As for how STP fans will react, both The success of the partnership this is going to be a big record for us," write the entire thing. It's really like, it was exciting but still fairly intimidat- label staff and Talk Show members between Hammond and Integrity has Starks says. "My goal is to get it Wow, this is like my little baby here,' as ing to come on board. "I've been a big hope they'll like the music and appreci- opened a wide door for gospel at the played on urban radio as well as main - opposed to just bringing the music and fan of STP and I play guitar, but I'm not ate the renewed energy, as well as a label, which had forged worship and (Continued on page 43) melody and having someone else's near the musician these guys are, so I (Continued on next page) 4VIWÇSM

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JOE JACKSON TAKES A SIN -LADEN EXCURSION ON SONY CLASSICAL (Continued front page 12) by excursions into salsa, jump blues, more album. "I figured the most likely composer/artist who could be on either "some form of music video" for the fall, Additionally, a two -sided perforated swing, and sophisticated pop prior to his scenario was a small indie or starting a pop or classical label." perhaps an animated piece for "Angel," 1 -by -2 point-of- purchase piece has "retirement from the pop mainstream" my own label," says Jackson, who was At Virgin Retail Group, L.A. -based as part of a proposed full -length ani- cover art, booklet graphics, explanato- after "Laughter And Lust." surprised when several classical majors music product manager Bobby Hall is mated feature inspired by the album. ry text, and a Jackson portrait -as "My first couple albums were just a showed interest. "It looks like classical having "Heaven And Hell" both ways. Sony Classical VP of marketing Jackson is not pictured in the cover art. piece of me just the piece that seemed labels are redefining themselves and "We'll put it on the pop side with other Alexander Miller says that the "Angel" Forthcoming performance dates so to fit the time," says Jackson. "Then 10 becoming more broad -based, partly out Joe Jackson product, but it will have to track will appear on sampler CDs, far are being limited to New York, Los years of albums like `Night And Day' of need if they want to survive. But be cross- referenced into classical including one from Cafe Music Net- Angeles, and two or three major Euro- and `Blaze Of Glory' were a lot more of that's not a bad thing if it prompts the because it's on Sony Classical, and we work, which promotes to lifestyle pean culture centers, to follow a Sep- me, but I was still playing by the rules kind of rethinking that's not happening need to educate both audiences," says accounts. Advertising will include tember album presentation on the new to a certain extent. `Night Music' was in the pop world. I'm so sick of hearing Hall, who lauds Jackson's "adventurous" Rolling Stone, college newspapers, and PBS "Sessions At West 54th" music a breakthrough, and I've gone to the the same story from pop labels, the effort while anticipating a tough sell. retail co -op, with "Heaven And Hell" series. The program will also star the next step with this. Where `Night negative whine, 'We don't know what to "It's definitely a record that will have being a "major listening-post priority," guest performers, with footage to be Music' was sort of the introverted side do, we can't get it on radio, where's the to be listened to, and hopefully the clas- says Miller. An electronic press kit will used at select retail accounts. of my more mature style, `Heaven And single ?' Ironically, classical labels seem sical and pop departments will play it be furnished -with some of that mate- "All these guests were unplanned and Hell' is the more extroverted side -big- more open-minded, and it's very liber- in-store," adds Hall, who prescribes lis- rial included on the album itself, which grew out of the music," says Jackson, ger and noisier and more ambitious. I ating to be out of the pop label side." tening -post play as well. "But even is in the CD Extra interactive format. who will try to re-create the album in can't really put a label on it, but I'm Sony Classical president Peter Gelb though it's a classical- oriented record, Graphics in the CD booklet, which concert with three musicians and tapes: moving into a period of more mature says that the label is indeed trying to I definitely hear songs they can take to contains Jackson's photos of demonic "The only voice I wrote for specifically work and not being bound by pop con- "broaden the scope and definition of triple -A radio." and angelic medieval church carvings, was Suzanne's, because I had her voice ventions in writing songs in terms of classical music" beyond the standard Sony Classical, in fact, is taking a will be four -color throughout, which is in mind [for Angel (Lust)'], and no one singles or having an image in terms of repertory. "With this record, Joe has Jackson- edited version of the seven - unprecedented for the label. The cover sounds like her. Otherwise, I was more videos, and I feel like I'm really being done exactly that -and more than we minute -plus 'Angel (Lust)" to triple -A, art also features angelic and demonic like a casting director in finding the myself at this point -with no apologies ever hoped for," he adds. "He naturally and Gelb plans to use the label's exper- elements and will be incorporated into right voices to play the characters, and to anyone for anything. I'm in a much crosses the genres of classical and tise in promoting to NPR and noncom- a perforated 8 -by -10 -inch sheet of I was just incredibly fortunate to get freer place where I'm really totally me alternative contemporary intelligent mercial classical stations in furthering seven stickers, one for each sin, also everyone I wanted -which doesn't hap- and not playing by the rules." pop music without a conscious effort to exposure. Though Jackson is notorious- featuring key quotes from each song. pen often in life!" Other than being theme -driven, do so, so for us he's the ideal modern ly video -unfriendly, Gelb promises there was nothing deliberate stylisti- cally about the making of "Heaven And Hell," Jackson stresses, chafing at the ATLANTIC TALKING UP TALK SHOW'S DEBUT potential for it being taken as a con- amusement Jr t , a a r r1 from trived pop -classical hybrid. (Co preceding page) BOXSCORE U $ I it @ S S c) "What drives me crazy is that every- dependability that had been lacking we're happy about. We haven't had any- h TOP 10 CONCERT GROSSES thing that one does as an artist is some- with STP in recent years due to Wei - thing good to talk about in a long time." Gross Attendance ARTIST(S) ticket Pncets) how calculated and planned with an land's substance abuse problems. Steve Kingston, PD at WXRK New Venue Date(s) Capacity Promoter agenda," he says. "To me it's a very "I'm sure STP fans were leery if we York, has heard the album, and if his JIMMY BUFFETT & THE Coca -Cola Lakewood July 5 -6 $1,218,711 38,167 Universal Concerts CORAL REEFER BAND Amphitheatre $44.50/122.50 two intuitive process, and I happen to be a were ever going to show up when gigs reaction is any indication, Talk Show Atlanta sellouts musician with a very eclectic back- were scheduled, and that was very dis- will have no problem being accepted. "I ground, so if I be myself I'll naturally heartening to us, especially [because] was favorably impressed. I am like the make music that's very eclectic -which we really had no control over it. Now quintessential STP fan and probably is the way to be going into the 21st cen- there's a sense of confidence that when one of the few who stayed up till mid- COUNTING CROWS/ Jones Beach Theatre July 17 -18 $131,841 22,128 Delsener /Slater THE WALLFLOWERS Wantagh, N.Y. $33 two Enterprises tury, because we live in an eclectic soci- we say we're going to do something, we night to see them perform live on BETTIE SERVEERT sellouts ety. But I never sit at the piano with an really feel like `OK, we're going to fulfill MTV's `Spring Break.' So being a big idea of making some kind of combina- our commitment,' " says Dean. fan, I was prepared to be disappointed tion of rock and classical, which if you Robert adds, "It's hard to tell how and that they wouldn't measure up, but it like it's idea!" fans it. I is DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Gorge July 11 $651,000 20,000 Universal Concerts put that, a terrible STP will decipher don't think the opposite true." LOS LOBOS George, Wash. $32.55 sellout Still, "Heaven And Hell" is being they'll be disappointed, but on the other Though Atlantic wants to establish released by Sony Classical, to which hand it's something different, and it's Talk Show's hardy rock connection with Jackson is now signed for at least one something solid, and it's something STP fans, Gray says the variety of tracks on the album means it has ULITH FAIR '97: Shoreline July 8 $605,184 21,508 Bill Graham crossover potential, which the label will SARAH MCLACHLAN, Amphitheatre $39.50/$23.50 sellout Presents definitely pursue. "Why not go to triple - TRACY CHAPMAN, JEWEL, Mountain View, Calif. A and VH1 if we can ?" she says. CASSANDRA WILSON. LEAH ANDREONE, ONE LOOK AT OUR RATES . - Also foremost on the label's agenda MUDGIRL is establishing Coutts as front man. The DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Shoreline July 6 $551,000 22,040 Bill Graham TELLS YOU WE KNOW - video for "Hello Hello" will be a key tool, LOS LOBOS Amphitheatre $25 sellout Presents vlrEc but Gray adds, "it has to be organic. It Mountain View, Calif. HOW TO DELIGHT AN ' will be nice if people get a sense of who he is through the video and press, but AUDIENCE. we're not going to force it." -/ ULITH FAIR '97: Irvine Meadows July 9 $441,560 15,274 Avalon Attractions At The Mayflower Hotel on Central Park , Atlantic is shipping what it terms "a SARAH MCLACHLAN, Amphitheatre $42/135422 15.4I6 from very substantial allocation" to stores SUZANNE VEGA, Irvine, Calif. West, guests are strolling distance PAULA COLE, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Opera and plans pricing and positioning at TRACY CHAPMAN, JEWEL, every account through the AND OTHERS House, Carnegie Hall, the theater district, and many famous muse- end of the year, at least. There will be point-of -pur- ums and art galleries. Other features you'll applaud include guest INDIGO GIRLS Hearst Greek July 5 -6 $394,625 14,609 Bill Graham chase material, including posters and THE BILLYTIPTON Theatre, $35/125 two Presents rooms with serving pantries, suites with spectacular views of the possibly streamers announcing the MEMORIAL SAXOPHONE University of sellouts QUARTET California, Berkeley park, a fully equipped exercise facility and reasonable rates. Please album's arrival, about two weeks prior Berkeley, Calif. call us for reservations: 1-800-223-4164 or 212 -265 -0060. Mention to release. Code AF: Travel Agent Access Code GD. "Once the story is told to retail and ZZ TOP Montage Mountain lune 22 $309,683 12.454 Metropolitan they hear the music and see the guys CHEAP TRICK Scranton, Pa. $37.50/$30/$25 16,729 Entertainment Group ENTERTAINMENT RATES* better than they've ever been with no $135 -$145 $150 -$160 $165 -$185 one acting jaded and spewing venom Single: Double: Suite: Single/Double and then they feel Atlantic's push, I Standard/ParkView Standard/ParkView Standard/Park View think they'll be very excited about the SUMMER JAM: Continental Airlines June 26 $387,062 14,109 Metropolitan possibilities," Shapiro says. MARY ). BLIGE, Arena $38,'$28/$18 sellout Entertainment Group WU -TANG CLAN, LOST East Rutherford, N.J. Radio Events Group Atlantic is aiming to book the group BOYZ.BLACKSTREET on a late -night television show the week of release, and substantial press cover- age will play a key role in introducing COUNTING CROWS Polaris Amphitheater July 11 $373,435 19,800 Sunshine lr,u THE WALLFLOWERS Columbus, Ohio $32- 50/$25rí$15 sellout Promotions ..T 1G the band, Gray says. Belkin Prods. TAIE MAYFLOWER HOTEL Promotion plans will also most likely in -house ON THE PARK NEW YORK include a premiere on a syndicated 15 Central Park West at 61st Street, New York, N.Y. 10023 -7709. Fax: 212- 265 -0227 radio program, according to Gray. *Per night. Subject to availability. Not applicable to groups. Atlantic is eager to break the band Copyrighted and compiled by Amusement Business, a publication of Billboard Music Group. Taxes and gratuities not included. Advance reservations are suggested. so Boxscores should be submitted to: Marie Ratliff, Nashville. Phone: 615 -321 -4295, worldwide, the tour schedule will Fax: 615 -321 -0878. For research information and pricing, call Marie Ratliff, 615- 321 -4295. (Continued on page 43)

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r5 Distribution: a I I ...... GENESIS IMG, Inc. (Continued f root page 12) 1900 Elm Hill Pike, ly optimistic about the album's poten- Nashville, TN tial. "We've had a very positive re- E FEEL sponse from some really important PH. 615 - 889 -8000 SOUNDTRACI< 8c FILM SCORE \CNEWS album radio stations," says Atlantic 0 FAX: 615 -871 -4817 . . I . . . . I . senior VP Vicky Germaise, adding that "Congo" will also be worked at triple - EDITED BY CATHERINE APPLEFELD OLSON A. "I've spoken to journalists prepar- Largest Independent ing to do interviews with the band, and STAR' TURN: More than a compilation of songs that simply sound nice they're all talking about the longer c= King Records R &B Box Set together, the soundtrack to Fox Searchlight Pictures film "Star Maps" will tracks." Includes 85 Songs, 36 Page Color Cat. serve as the gateway through which Geffen Records plans to wow U.S. audi- Echoing the view that "Calling All Avail. on 4 Cass. or 4 Compact Discs tri ences with the hybrid genre known as rock en español The album, due Tues- Stations" marks something of a return 1K7[NTG 5 KING BOX SET day (29), provides an arc of music from an eclectic mix of artists, many of to the more progressive style of Peter THE IB whom already are at the top of their field in selected Latin American markets. Gabriel -era Genesis, Atlantic VP of The roster includes rappers DJ Strobe and Control Machete, ska prince product development (U.S.) Michael King Changó, hip -hop act Molotov, rockers Aterciopelados, classically Krumper says, "We're going back to Se6tTedezat trained Rachel's, and power songstress Lysa Flores. Flores stars in the film, their roots, to the core album stations served as its music director, and contributes the first single on the sound- that have always been there for Gene- track, "Beg, Borrow & Steal," which has been serviced to triple -A radio. sis. This is a really important release For Geffen, which tends to shy away from most soundtrack projects, "Star for Atlantic, with one of our seminal rTEEVEE r5 Maps" stood out as the sound of a different rock bands returning to a sound that RECORDS drum. really is their signature sound." "It didn't fit in with anything we already do, As the man now charged with the and that was the beauty of it," says Geffen Genesis vocal sound, Wilson admits SCEPTER director of A &R Tony Berg. The rock en with a smile, "Sometimes you wake up I = RECORDS wand© español movement has been building momen- in the middle of the night and think, tum in selected markets, and although none of `What am I going to say in between 5 the artists on the soundtrack are currently "Calling All Stations" and "I Can't 5 signed to the label, that could soon change. Dance " ?' I concluded ... I'm just going y.. 1 Berg says he has been working closely with the to go out there and sing it and go for NASHVILLE I album's co- producer, Gustavo Santaolalla, it." i whose production credits translate to a star Wilson, Banks, and Rutherford are ¡ t6_f1G1 search throughout the Latino community. Ironically, one of the potential visiting the U.S. for press and radio soundtrack bands that initially piqued Geffen's interest, Café Tecuba, didn't duties, with a "television satellite media make the final cut. tour" due to start July 24. They will OVATION. KIN 2 M Stanley Brothers Box Set "Gustavo produces a lot of artists in Latin America, and we want to be in return to launch the album at the end of Includes 109 Songs, 24 Page Color Cat. that business," Berg says. "It is a huge marketplace that has basically been August, announcing some tour details Avail. )n 4 Cass. or 4 Lsompact Discs ignored by other record companies. There is great music coming from this during radio interviews. Krumper says area of the world, and it is our job to court it." Atlantic is planning a live syndicated 1321.E1 Courtship of the film and soundtrack came a bit more serendipitously for radio broadcast with the band in con- o Flores, who backed into her leading role in the film -the story of young Lati- junction with a trade tipsheet. - ti no man whose Los Angeles-based family puts food on the table by selling Germaise also notes that discussions 11,o maps to the stars' homes -while she was helping a friend audition for a part. have been taking place with NASA to MIM "Star Maps" writer /director Miguel Arteta became enamored with Flores stage an album launch event at Cape PO WER COUNTRY and immediately signed her on. After diving into her role, Flores took a lis- Canaveral, possibly featuring a short PA PC -© ROADS ten to the music that had been selected for the soundtrack, which was heavy live Genesis performance, and it will be CJ on what she calls "the stereotypical mariachi and Menudo sound. The music promoted with a radio contest. Extend- was not up to par," she says. "I basically ripped out everything that was there ing the "Calling All Stations" imagery and went to work. I just did it on feeling, because I was already so familiar further still, the label has submitted the with the film." Flores, who accomplished this task in less than a week, says album to be played as the "wake -up 5 that because the movie strives to break down stereotypes about the Latino music" for astronauts on the U.S. space community, the soundtrack served as a perfect vehicle to introduce rock en shuttle. español and Chicano alternative music to a broader audience. Jonathan Rees, head of rock and pop Flores' sound check was welcomed by Arteta, who also received some musi- at retail chain HMV in London, says cal advice from Tony Maxwell of Geffen act That Dog and Joey Waronker that the album will have to do well to and Smokey Hormel from Beck's band. Arteta equates the use of rock en sustain itself until the band's live dates Qj español music in "Star Maps" to the early groundswell of support for rap music, in the U.K. in January and February. cAssiNs, which was brought to the fore in movies from Spike Lee and others in the mid- "If you look at their last three albums, '80s. "Indie filmmakers are using it to their advantage, and more people are they all had big pop singles on them, getting a chance to get it and are really taking notice," he says. Flores and and quite a few of the new songs seem Arteta are busy propelling the genre into greater public awareness. The two to be edging away from the pop mar- Produced And Reno & Smiley Box Set are in the middle of touting "Star Maps," the movie and the music, during a tour ket. But they're still a band with a mas- Manufactured By ncludes 115 Songs, 28 Page Color Cat. of clubs and cafes in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Dal- sive name and reputation, and it's not Avail. on 4 Cass. or 4 Compact Discs las, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas. Additional cross -promotions as if they haven't been through a Highland Music, are being designed between Geffen and Fox Searchlight, which will introduce change of vocalist before." Dearborn, MI the film via a three -tier release plan. Geffen also has a triple play planned for Wilson, 28, says that the first Gene- 10 radio. Aside from the Flores track, Berg and company are in the process of sis album he was aware of was 1973's PH. 313 -271 -9795 -"o By =ti selecting a second single they will service to Spanish -language stations. Addi- "Selling England The Pound," and mi,o tional tracks will be serviced to public radio, which is where Berg anticipates the first he bought was "A Trick Of The =ti _so it will generate the strongest initial support. "Within the month, we will be in Tail." "I was a fan, but not a die -hard For Licenses in USA N the midst of an aggressive radio campaign," erg says. fan," he says, noting that "Tail" was & Canada Contact: Collins' first album as vocalist for the O THROUGH THE YEARS: The fourth volume of "Classic Disney" has band. arrived, complete with 25 songs spanning 60 years, from 1937's "I'm Wish- Wilson landed the gig after some rig- Global Licensing Inc. ing" from "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" to "One Last Hope" from orous auditioning by Banks and the recently released "Hercules" ... Milan Records is saluting another clas- Rutherford, who had already started PH. 905 -471 -7885 sic, the 50th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, with an anniversary writing material for the album before FAX: 905- 471 -3197 album featuring music from a diverse marquee, including "La Dolce Vita," choosing a new singer. He has three co- "Mystery Train," "Blow Up," "Taxi Driver," and "Crash." writing credits on "Stations" and is published, like his two colleagues, by In Europe Contact: PRODUCTION NOTES: New from Silva Treasury are albums that pay Hit & Run Music. homage to two distinct silver screen musical roles. "War!" thunders with Says Banks, "Without Phil, people Nestshare Limited themes from the likes of "Das Boot," "Battle Of The Bulge," "Patton," will be slightly more cautious. They'll "MacArthur," and "Where Eagles Dare." "Hollywood Directors -Music want to hear something before they go PH. (44)- 1344 -874766 From The Films Of Steven Spielberg" unfurls with the memorable sounds out and buy it. We feel good about what of "Schindler's List," "Jaws," "Raiders Of The Lost Ark," and "Close we've done. We feel it's true to the spir- FAX: (44)-1344-874788 Encounters Of The Third Kind." it of Genesis, and we feel we can do no 5 Member Of N ra3 more [than that]." CIP r.PrJrJrJNNNCPCPCPrJrlNN[PNrPcPPNcPcPNNNNNNNCPCPCP[JCTdcP[.f/7c NN[PcPcPCI[PNCP[P[PN[EP[P[PCP[PN[PNCPNCPCPNCP[PN[PCJID

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COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SoundScan® The Heatseekers chart lists the best- selling titles by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the O,- SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY """I top 100 of The Billboard 200 chart. When an album reaches this level, the album and the artist's subsequent albums are immedi- Nw ately ineligible to appear on the Heatseekers chart. All albums are available on cassette and CD. *Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is AUGUST 2, 1997 ' ~wá Y = ARTIST TITLE available. O Albums with the greatest sales gains. ©1997, Billboard/BPI Communications. ~ 3 J L) LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE/CD) NO. 1 * * 26 21 3 GHETTO TWIINZ RAP-A- LOT /N00 TRYBE 44438/VIRGIN (10.98/15.98) IN THAT WATER 1 1 4 ROBYN RCA 67477 (10.98/16.98) * * * ROBYN IS HERE 27 22 3 LIL' KEKE JAM DOWN 1005 (10.98/16.98) DON'T MESS WIT TEXAS 1J NEW DJ POOH DA BOMB/ATLANTIC 52752 */AG (10.98/15.98) BAD NEWZ TRAVELS FAST 28 24 4 ABRA MOORE ARISTA AUSTIN 18839 /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) STRANGEST PLACES 3 3 16 K'S CHOICE 550 MUSIC 67720/EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) PARADISE IN ME 29 25 23 FREAKNASTY HARD HOOD/POWER aiirrRIAD (10.98/15.98) CONTROVERSEE... THAT'S LIFE...AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 5 21 SNEAKER PIMPS CLEAN UP 42587NIRGIN (10.98/15.98) BECOMING X ® 30 30 8 OUR LADY PEACE COLUMBIA 67940 (10.98 EQ/16.98) CLUMSY 12 5 LILA MCCANN ASYLUM 62042/EEG (10.98/16.98) LILA © (31) NEW THE CANTON SPIRITUALS VERITY 43021 (10.98/15.98) LIVING THE DREAM: LIVE IN WASHINGTON D.C. 6 2 2 THE COMRADS STREET LIFE 75507* /ALL AMERICAN (10.98/15.98) THE COMRADS 32 29 3 LIMP BIZKIT FLIP 90124/INTERSCOPE (8.98/12.98) THREE DOLLAR BILL, Y'ALL O 11 10 LEE ANN WOMACK DECCA 11585/MCA (10.98/15.98) LEE ANN WOMACK 33 28 36 NO MERCY ARISTA 18941 (10.98/15.98) NO MERCY ® NEW MICHAEL PETERSON REPRISE 46618/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) MICHAEL PETERSON 34 NEW PRIMAL SCREAM CREATION/REPRISE 46559/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) VANISHING POINT IcD NEW DAR WILLIAMS RAZOR & TIE 2830 (10.98/16.98) END OF THE SUMMER 35 NEW TRIO CHRONICLES 536205/MERCURY (10.98 EQ/16.98) DA DA DA 10 6 8 BONEY JAMES WARNER BROS. 46548 (10.98/16.98) SWEET THING 36 35 23 LESS THAN JAKE CAPITOL 37235 (6.98/9.98) LOSING STREAK ® 17 2 SMASH MOUTH INTERSCOPE 90142 (8.98/12.98) FUSH YU MANG 31 36 30 SOUL COUGHING SLASH 46175 */WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) IRRESISTIBLE BLISS 12 4 3 CLAY CROSSE REUNION 10005/JIVE (10.98/15.98) STAINED GLASS 48 2 GHETTO MAFIA DOWN SOUTH 2003 /FULLY LOADED (9.98/15.98) STRAIGHT FROM THE DEC 13 9 29 BARENAKED REPRISE 46393/WARNER BROS. ROCK ® LADIES (10.98/16.98) SPECTACLE RE -ENTRY GRUPO LIMITE POLYGRAM LATINO 533302 (7.98/12.98) PARTIENDOME EL ALMA 14 10 15 DAFT PUNK SOMA 42609 *NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) HOMEWORK 39 40 32 17 CAEDMON'S CALL WARNER ALLIANCE 46463/WARNER BROS. (8.9W13.98) CAEDMON'S CALL 15 7 50 JACI VELASQUEZ MYRRH/WORD 67823/EPIC (10.98 EQ/15.98) HEAVENLY PLACE

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42 33 5 RICOCHET COLUMBIA 67773 (10.98 EQ/15.98) 11 8 5 BLINK 182 CARGO 11624 /MCA (8.98/12.98) DUDE RANCH BLINK OF AN EYE

43 20 4 SHEPPARD LANE/UNFADEABLE 18 15 7 THE SUPERTONES BEC 17401 (10.98/15.98) SUPERTONES STRIKE BACK SUGA FREE 524385 /ISLAND (10.98/16.98) STREET GOSPEL 19 16 12 COWBOY MOUTH MCA 11447 (9.98/12.98) ARE YOU WITH ME? ® NEW GUTTERMOUTH NITRO 15812/CAROLINE (8.98/14.98) MUSICAL MONKEY 20 13 4 THE BEATNUTS RELATIVITY 1508* (10.98/15.98) STONE CRAZY 45 NEW SHERRIE AUSTIN ARISTA 18843 (10.98/16.98) WORDS

LOCAL ISLAND ® 26 5 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE FONOVISA 80711 (13.98/18.98) JEFE DE JEFES 46 38 45 H 524202 (8.98/14.98) AS GOOD AS DEAD 22 23 7 BUCK -O -NINE TVT 5760* (6.98/9.98) TWENTY -EIGHT TEETH 41 31 4 WEEN ELEKTRA 62013 /EEG (10.98/16.98) THE MOLLUSK

23 NEW CHARLIE ZAA SONOLUX 82136/SONY (8.98 EQ/14.98) SENTIMIENTOS 48 44 7 SONS OF THE DESERT EPIC 67619 (7.98 EQ/11.98) WHATEVER COMES FIRST

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25 19 3 MONACO POLYDOR 537629/A&M (10.98/16.98) MUSIC FOR PLEASURE 50 27 4 JAMES BONAMY EPIC 67878 (10,98 E0/16.98) ROOTS AND WINGS

I= U LAf=ZU P I S I iM BILLBOARID'SOP WEEKLY COVERAGE OF HOT PROSPECTS FOR THEf HEATSEEKERS CHARTNC.S BY DOUG REECE M AD'S MEN: Mad Lion's sions of the songs. Seeking And Finding. "Pleasure Seek- hosted by KNRK Portland. Though many of the album's manager Gerard King tells us "They sent us the beats with er" is Paul Taylor's follow-up to his songs have significant spiritu- that the Weeded/Nervous reg- some notes about what they highly successful Countdown/Unity BREAKOUT: Having caught al underpinnings, Stapp says gae artist has been invited to wanted from Lion, and he was debut, "On The Horn." The new album, the eye of Wind -up Records his choice of themes came from collaborate on two tracks with really impressed by them," which was released May 20, continues with its self -released album, growing up in an oppressively modern rock act 311. says King. "As soon as they get its run on the Top Contemporary Jazz "My Own Prison," Tallahassee, religious home. King, who admits he was not back from Hawaii, he's going to Albums chart, placing at No. 9 this Fla.-based rock band Creed is "When you're raised in an familiar with the multi -plat- meet them in L.A." issue on the unpublished chart. The generating strong word -of- environment like that," he says, The windfall comes as Mad title track for the album, which was mouth in its home market. "you start to question your Lion's third album, "Ghetto shipped May 15 to jazz radio, is also According to singer /song- beliefs because you're not sure Gold & Platinum Respect" con- holding strong with heavy play on such writer Scott Stapp, the band whether they were your own tinues its run in the Top Reggae stations as KTWV Los Angeles. sold approximately 5,000 units decisions or whether you were Albums chart with a No. 8 of the title since March. just indoctrinated to think a showing this issue. The album Similar to Northern Florida certain way." bowed June 24. REGIONAL HEATSEEKERS NO.ls fave Sister Hazel, the act Meanwhile, "Ghet- began getting no- is No. 19 to Gold" at MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST ticed after WXSR and No. 24 on the DJ Pooh, Bad Neva Danis Fast Dar Williams, End Of The Summer Tallahassee featured AU Hail The Queen. The Northeast and Mid- T- the album cut debut album by Lil -in dle Atlantic Regional this case, the title Man/Interscope rapper EAST NORTH CENTRAL Roundup charts, Robyn, Robyn Is Here track its local - Queen Pen, whose real -on respectively. artist program. Af- name is Lynise Walters, will Mad Lion's next ter receiving dramat- be released this fall. The single, "You Got It ic phone response, artist, who is already famil- MIDDLE ATLANTIC Mansun Matters. "Wide Coming," featuring WEST NORTH CENTRAL The Beahluts, Stone Crazy the song spread to iar to rap and hip -hop con- Open Space," the first taste guest vocals by Ger- Robyn, Robyn Is Here regular rotation on sumers through guest of England's Mansun, is ald Levert, ships to the station, eventual- spots on BLACKstreet's SOUTH ATLANTIC finding a welcome home at radio in August, ly ending up at other "No Diggity" and Gerald Charlie Zoo, Sentimientos such modern rock radio pending clearance of PACIFIC area rockers, such as Levert's "True Dat," says stations as KJEE Santa a sample from the DJ Pooh, Bad Newz iraveis Fast WXTB Tampa, Fla., fans can expect a dynami- Barbara, Calif., and KTOZ O'Jays' "For The and WKRO Daytona, cally themed album. "Every Springfield, Mo. The band's Love Of Money." SOUTH CENTRAL Fla. is a situation," she UL' Keke, Don't Mess Wit Texas Epic debut, `Attack Of The song WXSR PD Rick says. "I have my party song Grey Lantern," released D OING JUST Schmidt says of the and my hardcore hip -hop June 24, is a surprisingly DANDY: Tim Kerr/ single, "It's very song, but it's all based polished gem. Mansun Capitol modern rock act the Pearl Jam -my. It's a right - begins touring with Geffen topics that people I around Dandy Warhols enter the T H E R E G O N A L R O U N D U P down- the -middle rock song can relate to." The album's act the Seahorses Thurs- Pacific Regional Roundup this with a good hook. Much better first single, "Man Behind Rotating top 10 lists of best -selling titles by new and developing artists. day (31) in Boston. issue at No. 15 with their sec- than what we have been getting The Music," is being played WEST NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLE ATLANTIC ond album, "The Dandy 1. Robyn Robyn Is Here 1. The Beatnuts Stone Crazy with this English crap or tech - on mix shows. 2. Michael Peterson Michael Peterson 2. Dar Williams End Of The Summer Warhols Come Down." 3. 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ur music was here Bill Miller, a Mohican whose ground status held for years by Native American music long before any other rock -tinged efforts were re- to gangsta rap, saying, "Mainstream America doesn't music," insists Tom Bee, leased by Warner Western want to be threatened by who we are as people." Of his "o president of Sound Of and now by Reprise. Tribal own shift from traditional sounds to rock, Mirabal says America Records, referring to identity is an unshakable part that, when he was growing up, "Pink Floyd, CCR and the Native American music as of his character, yet Miller Led Zeppelin were in the atmosphere, as much as cer- yet unrecognized by NARAS for describes a musical life be- emonial music; there's no difference in my soul. There Grammy balloting. "It's not tween worlds. "I walk a fine may never be another among my people who gets a something that was brought to line," he says. "I stay in touch shot with a major label, so I feel that I'm already living us by the Europeans. For [Na- with my culture, but I don't my dream. I was 15 when I was listening to 'American tive Americans] to be the cre- want to be stuck in this Fool'; I was fascinated by Kenny Aronoff's drumming. ators of the totem pole, but to `native' group. It's no prob- The majority of Mellencamp's band is on this [new] still be on the bottom, is ludi- lem to be in touch with that. I album. This is American music, these are my stories, crous. As far as NARAS is con- grew up on the reservation, and this is the best that I could hope to give to any- cerned, we've paid our dues and my stories are real. I had one- whether they're Indian, Japanese, black or and have proved that our music to stop playing for just my white." is music. We're selling records, relatives and go to the bigger the audience is growing, the markets." To that end, Miller TIES TO THE BLUES major chain stores have created recently opened for just Ellen Bello manages Robert Mirabal, special Native American sec- Tori Amos on tour. With and she is the founder of NAMA tions, and the albums appear on the boost from those (Native American Music Associa- their listening posts. The mu- gigs, and a more alter- tion). She has handled publicity for sic's on the radio; it's no longer native- styled repack- many Native American artists and just on the reservations. It's aging of his album labels and witnessed the rapid invaded the major urban mar- "The Red Road," ra- growth of the music's audience, cit- kets, and, in turn, Native Amer- dio began playing his ing the concurrent interest in world ican artists are performing in music, instead of auto- SI ):1R PRESIDENT TOM B music as providing a critical boost urban styles. They're doing rap matically filing it away for Native American music. She and rock and R &B and Christian as "New Age." notes that some European labels, and alternative." A Taos Pueblo native like Germany's Satva Music, antici- Though Bee's sentiments are who has released collab- pated this interest well before the in- inspired by the nettlesome issue of non -recognition of orative albums with Miller and is a War- volvement of U.S. majors, much as the American Indian music by the Grammy Awards, he ner labelmate, Robert Mirabal has blues and other roots genres previ- provides a solid thumbnail sketch of the recent also made the transition from New ously received overseas recognition progress made by practitioners of America's real Age- friendly flute albums to his prior to getting props at home. In "roots" music. An increasing number of releas- latest solo project, "Mira - NAMA, she envisions a resource es from major and specialist indie imprints bal" (released July 8 for artists, filling the need al- have solidified the presence of Native Bill Miller recently on Warner Western), luded to by Bill Miller, advis- American music at retail. It has broken opened for Tori Amos on which alternates be- ing musicians trying to get through to the mainstream. Robbie tour. With the boost from tween funky, rock- their music off the reserva- Robertson, whose 1994 project, those gigs, and a more ing songs and tion and into the office of a "Music For The Native Americans," alternative -styled repackaging stories -with- major label's A &R execu- is generally considered a milestone of his album "The Red Road," radio soundscapes, began playing his music, the tive. in instead this genre's growing acceptance, of automatically filing it latter often unnery Bc Ilo has been a central puts it this way: "The music's become away as "New Age." ingly detailed. Wheré figure in the movement to more accessible, in that you're able to Miller makes the com- have American Indian mu- find it. It was really a big secret; you used to parison between Nativ sic ratified as a Grammy go to a specific reservation to find their music. American and Moto*/ category, having drafted then go a few miles down the road to find someone citing Berry Gordy's the most recent petition in else's music. It was very 'hood- oriented. ----- paring black this effort. In her propos- There's also a lot of talent in this generation formers to al, Bello offered to help that's worthy of attention. There's some- with an Amer build a committee that thing in the air, something that led me to that was again' could vote on the music and this place." then/, Mirabal Itt )BRIt. Itt)BGRTSO.A' to help increase NARAS Prominent among that new generation is likens the under - C(,II;,,rn r( on page 22

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The following companies are used by the specialty labels that make and sell this music. noted for their Native American releases: In the early days, the labels avoided mainstream seums and gift stores have been the best thing for us," channels altogether. The music was sold from car she says. LABEL: Canyon Records trunks at pow wows and on reservations to both And though the posts are "helpful" in chain book- Robert Doyle, president and owner Native Americans and tourists who explored the cul- stores and record shops, the most important are those LOCATION: Phoenix, Ariz. ture. on the tourist paths, "while people are on vacation FOUNDED: 1951 Today, record stores and popular media still play a and learning about the culture, such as the ones in WEB ADDRESS: http: / /www.canyonrecords.com secondary role to the "alternative" market -book- the Smithsonian [Institute], the Grand Canyon, Yel- A &R ORIENTATION: "We've always had an stores, trading posts, museums, reservations, galleries lowstone and Mount Rushmore," Harms says. open philosophy, whatever people were and pow wows -and the alternative methods of interested in. Some of the earliest releases attracting buyers. PITCHES & POW WOWS were 45s of Native Americans playing coun- It was serendipity that ostensibly launched today's Grassroots market -by- market campaigns are anoth- try tunes. Current policy embraces a combi- more prevalent marketing approach for the genre. In er prime record mover, particularly when an artist is nation of traditional materials, contempo- 1983, the owners of a Southwest gift store stumbled touring. Like major record labels, the independent rary music played by Native Americans or a across Canyon recording artist R. Carlos specialty labels follow their artists and pitch fusion of both." Nakai, a Native American flutist, and market by market to the local media. ARTISTS: First signing was singer Ed Lee Canyon founder Ray Boley played the record in -store as back- often hiring special promoters to Natay, whose albums still sell years after his (left), with Ed Lee Natay, 1957 ground music, according to Ro- exclusively work their artists. death; R. Carlos Nakai (solo flute; a couple bert Doyle, Canyon's president. In 1983, the owners of But the indie labels work of his albums are approaching 500,000 sales, according to the label); Customers inquired about the a Southwest gift store began beyond the media and directly Sharon Burch (solo singer of Navaho descent); Joanne Shenandoah & record, and word of mouth led playing Canyon artist R. Carlos with the attendees of pow wows Robert Tree Cody; Primeaux & Mike (traditional peyote singers); to an unexpected sales phe- Nakai's flute -music album in- store; and concerts, handing them Burning Sky; the Redhouse Family (jazz); Clan /destine (rock); Without nomenon. customers inquired about the record, fliers with artist information Reservation (rap). The light bulb came on for and word of mouth led to an unex- and booth locations. "It's all Canyon Records executives, and pected sales phenomenon. The light very personal, micro- market- LABEL: Earthbeat! a new strategy was born. They bulb came on for Canyon executives: ing," Darnell says. Sheron Sherman, presi- offered samples of Nakai's music they started offering samples of Labels hope to create loyalty dent Nakai's music to other stores in to other retail stores in the same and expand their artists' base one LOCATION: Redway, Calif. the same manner -as back- manner -as background, in -store by one, says Tom Albyn, of Silver- FOUNDED: 1988 ground, in -store music- music -and allowed owners to order wave Records. E -MAIL: [email protected] the record COD when and allowed owners to customers order the record Meanwhile, labels created their own A &R: Both traditional requested it, Doyle says. COD when customer data base using bounce -back and contemporary Soon jewelry stores, galleries, book- customers cards within the CDs and cassettes. Most styles. stores, museums and gift stores carried requested successful is Sound Of America Re- ARTISTS: Kevin Locke the music for sale and on consignment. it. cordings (SOAR). ( "Dreamcatcher," "Keepers Of The Dream "), Tribal series compilations In-store play became the primary source The Etherean Record company gets ( "Tribal Winds," "Tribal Voices "); Little People imprint. of exposure. between 200 and 300 cards each month, "Our research shows that radio doesn't according to Darnell. "We mail a four - LABEL: Etherean Music sell Native American records, just pop color catalog each year and carefully Chad Darnell, president/managing director music. In this market, you have to get audit our customers and their orders," LOCATION: Littleton, Colo. people to listen to the records, so we work Darnell says. "We also send out special FOUNDED: 1976 with owners of the stores to get them to play announcements, like a 20% -off sale and WEB ADDRESS: http: //www.etherean.com the records," says Chad Darnell, president of reminder cards around Christmas time. A &R: Both imprints, Tatanka Records and Etherean Records. "It's not like playing a Mariah Sometimes they'll order all five of Dik Darnell's CDs Native Spirit, produce traditional and Carey record in Best Buy." at one time." Nati\ e- performed music exclusively. In fact, in the earl\ 90s, per in -store play, a record ARTISTS: Buddy Red Bow; Fools Crow; Dik N\ ould sell eight copies, Darnell says. Now tf 1 get it COLORFUL COVERAGE Darnell (1987's "Following The Circle" sold played in a trading post, I'll sell three in one hour." Album cover art is also of utmost importance to the over 100,000); Denean (I 993's "The Weav- Bookstores like Barnes & Noble have a similar genre. Bright colors represent the festivity of the ing" certified gold in Hong Kong). impact, says Cherie Harms, president of Makoche, Native - rican events, says Bee, oho uses colorful because such chains reach their audience, which cassette ; addition to "beautiful artwork In Native LABEL: Indian House Artist Buddy Red Bow tends to be mature, educated and upscale. Americans" in order to attract attention. Tony Isaacs, president As music became a more important item to these Some labels -like Silverwave Records and LOCATION: Taos, N.M. stores, the market evolved further to include in-store Etherean-are using the World Wide Web to pro- FOUNDED: 1966 listening posts, which became the prime opportunity mote their records. Etherean has just hired a firm WEB ADDRESS: http: //www.indianhouse.com /music/ for independent labels to get their music heard, to further exploit its Internet presence, and A &R: Committed to respectful, high -quality recordings of traditional according to Harms. 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[Native American] music as a DEFINING THE enrollment cards? How are they category yet. I have been a INDEFINABLE going to qualify that? What if a major proponent for the cate- "We were all surprised at non -Native American does a gory for quite a while, but, as being turned down again this Native American -styled album? in the case of the dance catego- year," says James Marienthal, I don't envy their having to set ry, it took six years to get that president of Boulder, Colo. - the criteria, but the ecognition through, finally appearing this based Silver Wave Records. "It would be nice." year. These things take time, didn't seem right. I don't know To this, SOAR's Tom Bee adds, they take a lot of research, and what it takes. There's enough "As to the question of how a lot of people getting together activity in the field, both at the many years its going to take, and joining the organization." indie labels and the majors." well, it should have been deci- A stumbling block in the Canyon Records president ded long ago. It's a legitimate process, according to Greene, Robert Doyle has had an act genre; I've been campaigning is that, out of 13,000 NARAS from his Phoenix -based label since 1990. Canada's Juno members, only a handful are nominated for a Grammy: "R. Awards have an aboriginal cate- daily practitioners of Native Carlos ' Nakai With William gory, and they'll soon be creating American music. "Membership Eaton, `Ancestral Voices,' was a trail and contemporary categor- outreach is going to he very finalist in 1994 in the tradition- ies. Even NAIRD [now AFIM] has created a North American Native category because of my

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At the time, "it was the only market that WA LELA accepted Native American music," he says. Riin CooLlncl.. Lntxr S.,rrïxtitn. Pxi=cittn Co"tio:t Bill Miller, who married his Native American influences to rock Artist Kevin Locke Compelling and inspirational, this self-titled debut features Rita music, toured the college circuit Coolidge, Laura Satterfield and Priscilla Coolidge. and festivals and, after much criti- Southern Thunder (pow -wow Produced cal acclaim, landed crucial tours, group from Oklahoma), Yellow- by Jim Wilson, Walela eloquently brings to life the which "legitimized him in the coni- hammer, Haystack (Montana), energy and spirit of their Cherokee ancestors. mercial market," according to Rose Hill, Indian Nation manager Brooks Collier. Tori Listen for Walela on NPR/Mountain Stage, August 3rd. Amos invited Miller to open her LABEL: Makoché Recording Also, catch Walela with Robbie Robertson on PBS this fall. shows, and he later played dates Company with Pearl Jam, the Buttholc (:lierie I farms, president Surfers and the Bodeans. LOCATION: AVAIL ABI _E THROUGH PGD Bismarck, N.D. His label (Warner/Reprise) seiz- FOUNDED: WORLDLY July 1995 ed the opportunity to work each VISIT TRILOKA ON THE NET AT: http://www.triloka.com market with radio and retail, where Miller could double up TTÖLONA appearances. "What's nice about this set-up is he can do one ap- pearance at Tower and, in the same market. appear at an alternative outlet. They don't im- pact each other because they have different audi- ences," explains Jeff Skil- len, general manager of Real West Productions. Meanwhile, Miller played flute on the Va- Artist Keith Bear nessa Williams' song, "Colors Of The Wind" WEB ADDRESS: from "Pocahontas ". His http://www.makoche.com publisher, Patrick Joseph (data stream audio & video Music, is planning a planned) Miller performance for A &R: A new label inspired by music supervisors and ancient Native American tradition. studio music executives ARTISTS: Kevin Locke, Joseph to further exploit Mil- Fire Crow, Andrew Vasquez, IN- STORES & SOUNDTRACKS: MI ler's soundtrack compat- Keith Bear, Bryan Akipa ibility. The Native American LABEL: Music Of The World recording coin unit Bob Ha(lad president with Idéertising and publicity is planning a genre push as LOCATION: Chapel Hill, N.C. cansp;igns directed to select trade well. "166- ether, they're discussing FOUNDED: 19119 magazines like Museums & More, landing their own Grammy cate- WEB ADDRESS: http://www.music- (lis_CI)afor catalogs, Southwestern gory and planning a showcase I,fthcworld.i om publ cations such as Native People, with a full -blown pow wow at A &R: "Traditional Native American Indian Artist, Cowboys And Indians next year's AFEM convention in music and Native American daily news- Denver. Continued on page 26 papers. Radio campaigns have mostly been targeted toward NPR, world -music shows, some college radio and the few dozen Native American radio stations. In a few cases, SOAR RECORDS "Mirabal gives us what is probably the most important Native release of the when the artist has broader labels take past few years, and one of 97's best albums, regardless of categories." appeal, the the next logical step and reach into CONGRATULATIONS FOR PLAYING A BIG PART IN POET (TOWER PULSE, INDIAN ARTIST) an adjacent genre. Most of the KEEPING THE SOUNDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS ALIVE. "Mirabal opens new ground leaving no stone unturned. time, these artists, despite their Na- It is the perfect fusion of desert rock and tribal rhythms. A hit for your tive American heritage, are "Native - YOUR MUSIC AND DESIGNS ARE BEAUTIFUL! influenced" summer Native collection." - Rurrna Music MAGAZINE musicians, not tradition- alists, who incorporate traditional "Mirabal is a great radio record. melodies, instruments and chants CRT, Custom Products, Inc. This album is a programmers dream." into more contemporary music. Nashville, TN - KTAO -FM, TAOS, NM But this opens the door for cross - 7R4dús9 easy Aeueet promotions.

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26 BILLBOARD SPOTLIGHT BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com R &B ARTISTS & MUSIC Brian McKnight Branches Out Balladeer Expands Sound On Mercury Set

BY J.R. REYNOLDS long, a lot of younger music buyers he is as an artist." don't see him as being one of them," To that end, Mercury is releasing LOS ANGELES -Mercury hopes to says Mercury marketing and promo- "You Should Be Mine," featuring Mase, mine deep into younger demographics tion VP Waymon Jones. "Our goal is to as the first single. Produced by Combs, when it releases "Anytime" by Brian overcome that per- the single will be serviced to R &B and McKnight Sept. 23. ception and get crossover stations Aug. 18 and to stores By tapping hot young collaborators people to see him a day later. such as producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, for the young re- Simultaneously, the label will service rapper Mase, and songwriter Mary J. cording artist that the single to mix shows. "With Mase Blige, executives hope consumers will he is." rapping on the record, we want to get discover a different side of McKnight, In 1992, Mc- across that he's not just an adult Sitting Cozy. During a recent photo shoot, MJJ president /COO Jerry Green- an artist best known for his mature, Knight recorded artist," says Jones. berg, center, took a moment to spend quality time with Brownstone, the label's romantic R &B ballads. his self -titled Mer- Although consumers may not be cornerstone act. Pictured, from left, are Brownstone's Maxee Maxwell, Nicci "Brian began his music career at 18, McKNIGHT cury debut, which aware of it, McKnight has long friend- Gilbert, and Kina Cosper. and because he's been around for so peaked at No. 17 ships with numerous mix -show DJs on the Top R &B Albums chart and sold and rappers. "They're people that I've 766,000 units, according to SoundScan. known personally for years, but now Three years later, the artist followed I'll be able to work with them," he says. Vaz Entertainment, Mercury Link To Form with "I Remember You," which peaked A special remix, without the Mase at No. 4 on the Hot R &B Albums chart, rap, will be serviced to R &B adult sta- selling 586,000 copies, according to tions. SoundScan. In all, McKnight has In addition to McKnight's own writ- Label; Real Deal Showcase Scaled Back charted five top 20 singles on the Hot ing and production work on the album, R &B Singles chart. collaborators include producer Keith M OTOR CITY BLISS: Vaz Entertainment executive rial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Fla., and featured perfor- "Everyone knows who Brian is Thomas, songwriter Diane Warren, founder /CEO Vassal Benford confirms the formation of mances by Keith Sweat, SWV, Brownstone, Mark Mor- around the industry from his work as a and production team the Trackmasters. Vaz Motor City Records, part of a new joint venture rison, and Shades. The tour is slated to hit 25 markets balladeer, writer, and producer," says For McKnight, who is used to pro- between Vaz Entertainment in Los Angeles and Mercury and was put together by Earvin "Magic" Johnson, McKnight's Los Angeles -based man- ducing all his own material, giving up Records. Quincy Jones' Vibe magazine, and Miller Brewing Co. ager, Herb Trawick. "Now we want the production reins proved challeng- The first artist slated for release is Detroit vocalist Veteran funk band the Bar -Kays received a meritori- [consumers] to know just how versatile (Continued on next page) I)ebelah Morgan, whose first single, "Stay," will have a ous achievement award July 25 at the 10th annual Por- fourth- quarter release. The album is scheduled for Jan- retta Soul Festival, billed as one of the largest celebra- uary. tions of soul music in Italy. The festival is presented in The deal also includes the city of Detroit, which will honor of the late Stax artist Otis Redding. Diamond D's Hip -Hop `Hiatus' provide funding for Vaz Motor City Records. The label is Hammond Entertainment packaged an impressive line- based in Detroit and will focus on developing talent from up to perform at the fourth African- African American Ends With `Hatred' On Mercury the Midwest. Summit's musical gala, held July 23 in Harare, Zimbab- Joining Benford's camp is we. BY HAVELOCK NELSON again," he complains. Motown film and television Among the heavyweight Besides adding textural depth, Dia- senior VP Alonzo Brown, R &B vocalists and instrumen- NEW YORK -When producer /rapper mond also has evolved as a lyricist. He who will be the company's The talists on the bill were saxo- Diamond D's debut set "Stunts, Blunts says his current rhymes are based on general partner. Brown says phonist Najee, Jennifer Holli- & Hip -Hop" was released in 1993, it his lifestyle and offers, "From me he'll be looking to develop Rhythm day, and Will Downing. Sup- met with critical acclaim and was being around MCs all the time, I was soundtrack opportunities for porting players included drum- deemed a hip -hop classic. On one of its able to make my skills sharper." the label as well as exploring and the mer Darnell Spencer Jr., gui- tracks, the artist described himself as Responding to one critic who opportunities in television tarist Greg Dalton, key - "the best -kept secret." Today, as Mer- denounced him as someone who's l )roduction. Blues boardists Ellis Hall and Nick cury prepares to drop his second solo caught a case of Smith, and backing vocalists set, "Hatred, Passion And Infidelity," "Big Willie-itis" on S HOWS AND DATES: by J R. lú_iiull.5 Yvette Cason and Della executives are looking to build buoy- a few songs from Wyclef Jean Featuring The Miles. Discovery bassist By- ancy for and increase the public's the new collection, Refugee Allstars have joined ron Miller served as music familiarity with him. Diamond retorts, the circus. The group will perform a free concert follow- director. "Hatred, Passion And Infidelity" "I guess what he ing the three -ring performance Saturday (2) by the Rin- Hammond Entertainment president Bill Hammond ships to retail Sept. 9, preceded by the failed to realize is gling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey troupe at the Arrow- produced the show. single "The Hiatus," which announces that I've been pro- head Pond in Anaheim, Calif. Jean and the gang are The African -African American Summit, held July 22- Diamond's return to the land of hip -hop ducing [hip -hop scheduled to participate in the circus performances, 25, drew an estimated 5,000 delegates from around the with such lyrics as "Some will say DIAMOND D hits] for the last including swinging on the trapeze, walking a low wire, world. Attendees discussed humanitarian topics such as this/That even after a three -year hia- four years, and bungee bouncing, and clown cavorting. In addition, 250 world health, the AIDS epidemic, and population and tus /The kid is still nice with his, tight I'm not broke. I didn't just stop tickets to the circus are being donated on Jean's behalf to agricultural issues. with his." rhyming to become a vagabond." a Los Angeles children's charity. The set features several guests - With his behind- the -scenes work as On Friday (1), Sinbad's Soul Music Festival US Tour CURTAINS DRAWN: After 13 years of producing the Pete Rock, Phife from A Tribe Called a producer for such acts as the Fugees, kicks off at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, featuring Real Deal Showcase in Los Angeles, Edna Sims -Bruce Quest, Big L, Lord Finesse, AG, Fat Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, and an all -star Earth, Wind & Fire, Larry Graham, and Teena Marie. has scaled back her monthly new -artist showcase to do Joe, Kid Capri, Busta Rhymes, Don crew of R &B women for a remix of The tour then spends the rest of the summer performing only specialty shows "here and there." Sims -Bruce cites Barron from Masters Of Ceremony, pendulum diva Joi's song "Freedom," in 19 U.S. markets. The tour comes on the heels of Sin - a lack of time as the primary reason for calling it quits. and newcomer John Doe. Diamond has forged a lofty reputation bad's Summer Jam 3: '70s Soul Music Festival, which was Over the years, the showcase has helped introduce Diamond says, "Everybody on the as a multitalented artist. held over Memorial Day weekend in Aruba. numerous artists, including Miki Howard and Karyn album is someone I hang with, that I'm "He's definitely proven himself as MCA vocalist Mary J. Blige begins her concert tour White, who performed during the first showcase. cool with. I didn't just grab somebody one of the best artist/producers in hip - Aug. 28 at Midland Arena in Buffalo, N.Y., and continues On a more ominous note, Sims -Bruce says her safety 'cause they're hot or whatever. I don't hop," says producer/DJ Silva Sir -Fa. with a 31 -date jaunt around the country. Artists accom- was also a consideration for disbanding her regularly like ridin' nobody." The campaign to promote Diamond's panying Blige are Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Aaliyah, scheduled showcase, which was sponsored by ASCAP "Hatred, Passion And Infidelity" latest project began in early spring, Dru Hill, and Ginuwine. labels, and other entities. covers varied moods over crisp, cine- when Mercury included the track "No The Rhythm & Blues Foundation has joined forces with "I began getting more and more threats from artists matic tracks that build on past ideas Wondah" on its spring sampler of U.S. Airways to produce in- flight audio programming in who demanded they be included in the showcases," Sims - and current trends. "My MO is cre- upcoming product. "That went out in support of the foundation's activities. The one -hour pro- Bruce says. "When people began abusing the privilege of ativity," Diamond says. "I don't just March and got heads open," says Mer- gram is being offered on the airline this month. It was appearing on the show, I decided that it was just not worth loop up somebody else's instrumental, cury senior director of product man- developed and produced by the foundation and provides it to me to keep going." which is what's going on a lot now" agement Darryl Lindsey. exposure for the Rockport Rhythm and Blues Festival, Since July 9, Sims -Bruce, who also owns ESP a public The performer says he had some- Next, to further penetrate the con- slated for July 25- Sunday (27) in Newport, R.I. relations firm, has been producing promotional tours in thing to prove to the world, which is sciousness of DJ culture, Mercury pre- The Jamizon tour kicked off July 23 at Veterans Memo- (Continued on page 32) why he recorded another album. "A pared a vinyl compilation set of four lotta people were saying I couldn't do it (Continued on page 32)

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42 37 38 47 112 A BAD BOY 73009 /ARISTA (10.98/15.98) 112 5 CI RE -ENTRY 36 TINA TURNER VIRGIN 41920 (10.98/16.98) WILDEST DREAMS 26 43 35 30 21 SOUNDTRACK JIVE 41604* (11.98/16.98) BOOTY CALL 4 95 95 - 47 AKINYELE ZOO 31142 *VOLCANO (6.98/9.981M PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH (EP) 18 44 33 - 2 THE COMRADS STREET LIFE 75507* /ALL AMERICAN (10.98/15.98) M THE COMRADS 33 96 100 96 42 LUTHER VANDROSS LV 67553 * /EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) YOUR SECRET LOVE 2

45 45 44 57 TONI BRAXTON As LAFACE 26020 /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) SECRETS 1 91 RE -ENTRY 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS NO LIMIT 53993 * /PRIORITY (12.98/18.98) DOWN SOUTH HUSTLERS 13

46 44 36 3 GHETTO TWIINZ RAP -A- LOT /N00 TRYBE 44438NIRGIN (10.98/15.98) NM IN THAT WATER 36 98 96 97 32 REDMAN DEF JAM 533470 * /MERCURY (10.98 EQ/16.98) MUDDY WATERS 1

41 42 41 36 SOUNDTRACK A° WARNER SUNSET/ATLANTIC 82961/AG (11.98/17.98) SPACE JAM 5 99 84 78 60 ANN NESBY PERSPECTIVE 549022/A &M (10.98/16.98) CM I'M HERE FOR YOU 27

48 46 43 3 LIL' KEKE JAM DOWN 1005 (10.98/16.98) M DON'T MESS WIT TEXAS 43 100 90 85 7 VARIOUS ARTISTS POLYGRAM TV 553641 (10.98/17.98) PURE SOUL 1997 35

°Albums with the g eatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIM) certification for shipment of 500,000 album units. RIAA certification for shipment of 1 million units, with multiplatinum titles indicated by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent p ices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. RI indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 1997. Billboard /BPI Communications. and SoundScan, Inc.

BRIAN McKNIGHT BRANCHES OUT (Cool ,ilied from preceding page) ing. "It was a double -edged sword," he more uptempo, I'm not forsaking my coalitions as well as chains. The label says. "I found it very different to be [core demographics]." also plans to take advantage of televi- recording and having other people tell In an effort to generate consumer sion appearances, especially on such me what they wanted. At the same awareness of McKnight's return, Mer- new late -night talk shows as "Vibe" time, hearing what they laid down real- cury plans to release the video of "You and "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show" 13r made me step up what I did on my Should Be Mine" to shows in late July. Executives plan to build a strong own." "We want to give the clip time to heat up domestic base before sending Mc- Ultimately, the vocalist says, he before we drop the single to radio," says Knight on the road internationally. "We found the experience to be instructive. Jones. "His previous sales indicate that want to make sure things are solid in 10 you he has an across -the -board appeal, but here and then send him out "Being the business for years, territory Ain't It Tha Truth. Priority Records act Tha Truth pauses for a moment with [con- we want this to Brian by maybe at the beginning learn that you can't keep giving project expand territory of Wherehouse Entertainment urban music buyer Violet Brown during a Black well beyond his core female fan base." year," says sumers] the same thing over and over the Jones. Music Month celebration sponsored by the Torrance, Calif. -based retail chain at he A a fall and expect to maintain a career," regional promotional tour is Plans for concert tour are cur- the Los Angeles House of Blues. Pictured, from left, are Tha Truth's Teresa and in says. "I learned a lot on this project, planned to start late July, and it par- rently under way, but dates are yet to Cindy, Wherehouse's Brown, and Tha Truth's Jamie. but even though some of the tracks are ticularly targets independent retail be scheduled.

28 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2. 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard. AUGUST 2, 1997 R &B SINGLES A-Z Billboard. AUGUST 2, 1997 TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist.

98 2 MUCH BOOTY (IN DA PANTS) (Tango Rose, ASCAP) 17 5 MILES TO EMPTY (The Night Rainbow, ASCAP/Brown Gid, ASCAP/Mike's Rap, BMI) HL Not R&ß Air la 11 M 35 BIG DADDY (Dofat BMVWamer-Tamerlane, BMVSouI On Hot R &D Singles Sales.. p Soul, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Riefman, ASCAP) HL/WBM Compiled from a national sub -sample of POS (point of sale) equipped key R &B retail stores which report number Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by B oadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 95 R &B stations 90 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR (Warner- Tamedane, is in R are monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by cross - of units sold to SoundScan, Inc. This data used the Hot &B Singles chart. electronically BMVZomba, ASCAP/Dondl, ASCAP) WBM SoundScan® re with Arbitron listener data, This data is used in the Hot R &B Singles chart. erencing exact times of airplay 14 CALL ME (FROM BOOTY CALL) (Zomba, BMVSrand, BMVUndeas, BMVWamer Chappell, BMVZomba, ASCAP) I'll' WBM Y Y W W W 30 CAN'T LET GO (Sony/ATV Songs, BMVYab Yum, g g 6 ZO ZO BMVBrowntown Sound, BMVMic'L ASCAP/Sailandra, 3 `3i ,, 3 T Ñ ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP/Wamer Chappell, PRS/WB, ASCAP) w TITLE ,, Ñ TITLE TITLE '-' ' TITLE N á HUWBM n ARTIST (LABEL/PROMOTION LABEL) 1- 3 ARTIST (LABEL 'PR' ' ,BELI g 3 ARTIST (LABEUPROMOTION LABEL) g 3 ARTIST (LABEL/PROMOTION LABEL) r 3 r 46 CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN (Justin Combs, HOT LIKE FIRE ASCAP/Sugarhill, BMVEMI April, ASCAP /Arcani, ASCAP /July 38 63 2 38 32 40 * * NO. 1 * * AALIYAH (BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC) Sá, ASCAP/NASHMACK, ASCAP/M. Betha, ASCAP/Streetwise, * * NO. 1 * * FREAKNASTY (HARD HOOD/POWER/TRIAD) ASCAP) HL 8 I'LL BE MISSING YOU I G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. MACK 1 1 FOR YOU WILL 2 17 RETURN OF THE 31 CAN WE (FROM BOOTY CAW (Mass Confusion, PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS(FTAT. 112)(EAD BOY) SAM/ NO .l 39 36 22 Q CHANGING FACES (BIG BEAT) 7 wks at No. 1 39 29 25 MONICA(ROWDY/WARNER SUNSET/ATLANTIC) MARK MORRISON (ATLANTIC) ASCAPMrginia Beach, ASCAPWWB, ASCAP) THAN FRIENDS (Screen Gems -EMI, BMI) 91 CLOSER 1 MO MO THAT'S RIGHT STOMP AS WE LAY O MONEY PROBLEMS 40 37 19 2 1 14 40 36 8 67 COME ON (B.K Lawrence, BMVWamer Chappell, BMV2000 BOY) RAHEEM THE DREAM (BREAKAWA) GOD'S PROPERTY (13-RITE/INTERSCOPE) DANA HARRIS (TONY MERCEDESAAFACE/ARISTA) NOTORIOUSNOTORIO B.I.G. (FEAT. PUFF DADDY 8 MASE) (BAD DJ TAZ FEAT. Watts, ASCAP) WBM CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN I'LL BE MISSING YOU EVERYTHING 65 COME WITH ME (Keith Sweat ASCAPIWB, ASCAP/E/A, SOMEONE 41 35 28 3 3 10 41 42 12 Q3 4 2 PUFF DADDY) (RCA) PUFF DADDY (FEAT. MASE) (BAD BOY/ARISTA) PUFF DADDY&FMH EVANS(FEAT. 112)(BAD BOY) MARY J. BLIGE (MCA) ASCAP/Scottsville, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI) HUWBM SWV (FEATURING (9 Town, ASCAP/Naughty, ASCAP/Ya Ya, 45 CRUSH th CAN YOU/LOVE IS ALL WE NEED IF U STAY MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS THINKING OF YOU 4 2 2 42 42 13 7 16 42 33 20 ASCAP/DoWhadGottaDo, ASCAP) I OV (MCA) GA YHREAD LANENNfADEABLF/1S1AN01 co THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. SEAT. MASE& PUFF DADDY) (BAD BOY) TONY TONI TONE (MERCURY) J Y U/ 19 CUPID (Arn, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Beane Tribe, ASCAP/C.Sills, ASCAP/Kevin Wales. ASCAP /Justin Combs, NOT TONIGHT HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY JOE(VEWANNABEAPLAYER o 5 5 43 39 24 5 4 18 43 28 19 AZ YET FEAT. PETER CETERA ( LAFACE/ARISTA) RERJGGEEEECCAMPAALLST ARSFEAAiNAURA)HILL(MINMRPJ ASCAP) HL LIL KIM (UNDEAS/TOMMY BOY/ATLANTIC) 36 C U WHEN U GET THERE (FROM NOTHING TO LOSE) (Boo G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. HYPNOTIZE I CAN LOVE YOU 57 7 TAKE IT TO THE STREETS ASCAP/Du 0 AIL, BMV1.ek Ratt, ASCAP/Pookie 15 6 11 ® Daddy, 6 3 14 44 38 BOY /ARISTA) © RAMPAGE FEAT. BILLY LAWRENCE (VIGATOR/ELEKTNA) CHANGING FACES (BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (BAD MARY J. BLIGE (MCA) Straughter, ASCAP) 69 DANCEHALL QUEEN (Gunsmoke, ASCAP/Polygram Intl, 7 LOOK INTO M S O 9 DUPA FLY) HYPNOTIZE 1 7 8 45 47 23 ASCAP/Steven Marsden, BMVSongs Of Polygram (et), L RElarnrrh 1 98 DEGREES MO11 OWN1 MAY MIISDEMEEAANPOR B.I.G. (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) ®- BMI/Tony Kelly, BMVMuziklink, ASCAP) U P 54 5 59 DON'T KNOW WI Silver, ASCAPBeaneTribe, 20 3 46 5 8 I9 46 41 33 IVORRYY(LOUD)IV ERYKAH BADUIMEDAR/UNIVERSALI MONICA(ROWDY,WARNERSUNSET /ATLANTIC) ASCAP/Pebbitone Eve -Fdty-Five, BMVMoonstone, ASCAP) ® AND MDBAL D(BIACKI GROUND/ATtANTIC) 29 DON'T WANNA BE A PLAYER (FROM BOOTY CAW (Zomba, 13 8 NOT TONIGHT STOPPING YOU TAKE IT TO THE STREETS NO ONE BUT YOU ® 41 43 6 WHAT'S ASCAP/Miety, ASCAP/Conversation Tee, ASCAP/EMI 9 10 3 41 43 12 (H.O.LAASLAND) LIU KIM (UNDEAS/TOMMY BOY/ATLANTIC) THE O'JAYS (GLOBAL SOUWOLCANO) RAMPAGE FEAT ELY LAARENLEMOIATORE EKTRPI VERONICA (FEAT. CRAIG MACK) Blackwood, BMVRodneyJerkins, BMVFway, SESAC/1972, ICED DOWN MEDALLIONS MEN IN BLACK DO YOU LIKE THIS SESAC4lenchmen, BMI) HI/WBM SMILE 2 co 12 7 51 4 10 6 7 ®60 FLUSH (BLUNT/TVT) WILL SMITH (COLUMBIA) ® ROME (GRAND JURY /RCA) 39 DO YOU KNOW (WHAT IT TAKES) (Heavy Rotation, SCe0FACE FEAT, 2PAC &JOHNNYP(RPPA'LOTAJ00 TRYBq ROYAL BMVBMG, ASCAP/Cheiron, ASCAP/Mega, ASCAP) HL DANCEHALL QUEEN I BELONG TO YOU (EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR FACE) 49 48 9 KEEP IT COMIN 27 DO YOU LIKE THIS (Mike's Rap, BMI) 11 13 3 WHATEVER 55 4 11 10 21 4. FEAT. CHEVBJE FMKLYN (SAND JAMAICA) ROME (GRAND JURY /RCA) HEAVY D (UPTOWN/UNIVERSAL) EN VOGUE (EASTWEST/ EEG) BEENIEMAN 37 EVERYTHING YOU WANT (Keith Crouch, ASCAP/Chrysalis, IN MY BED CAN'T LET GO ASCAP/Young Legend, ASCAP) WBM GOTHAM CITY I'VE BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR 12 8 33 50 58 4 12 12 3 50 45 4 DRU HILL (ISLAND) LAURNEA (YAB YUM /EPIC) 75 FAR FROM YOURS ( Organimz, BMVBMG, ASCAP/Still Diggin', R. KELLY (JIVE) TONYA (J- TOWWMALACO) ASCAP/edam, ASCAP/Wamer-Tamerlane, BMI/Kidada, &BOOGO (MCA) UP THROAT NEVER MAKE AA)PROMISE THINGS CUDST AIN'T THE SAME BMVEMI Blackwood, BMVEric B & Rakim, BMI) WBM 13 8 9 KO 51 46 37 13 11 9 51 55 5 DJ COOLL ICLR/AMERICN/ V NER BROS.) 50 FEMININITY (India B., BMVPutty Tat BMVKumi Na Tatu, BMI) 73 FIRE (Steve Harvey, BMVB. Girl, ASCAP/Watsushi, KNOW IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS GET IT TOGETHER 7 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME DON'T 14 19 13 52 53 27 ASCAP/Minder, ASCAP) 14 16 52 49 6 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) 702 (BIV 10 /MOTOWN) DEBORAH COX (ARISTA) MARIO WINANS (MOTOWN) 25 FIX (Donn), ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP/Chauncey Black, BAD MAMMA ON & ON ASCAP/Smokie Sound, ASCAPWWu -Tang BMVBar -Kay, ROEME (GRANDU YOUR FACE) 3,,, 24 3 BIG 53 52 32 15 11 22 53 52 17 &LMLAWRNE FOXYBRO,MJ FEAT. MU HILL (DEFJAMMERCURY) ERYKAH BADU (KEDAR/UNIVERSAU BMVWamer-Tamedane, BMI) J(UEREYR/RCAM) FEAT. MC LYTE(EASTWEST'EEG) 33 FOR YOU I WILL (FROM SPACE JAM) ( Realsongs, SOMEONE HOW COME, HOW LONG 5 MILES TO EMPTY MY BABY DADDY 16 14 6 54 45 8 ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) WBM 16 9 12 54 51 16 SWV (FEATURING PUFF DADDY) (RCA) BABYFACE (EPIC) BROWNSTONE (MJJ/W ORK/EPIC) B-ROCK &THE BIZZ (TONY MERCEDEScAFACE) 20 FOR YOU (Colour'd, ASCAP/PSO, ASCAP) WBM FOR YOU ON TONIGHT 32 [FREAK] AND U KNOW IT (Twa, ASCAPB -Baby, ASCAP/916, RETURN OF THE MACK IN MY BED 17 16 22 55 54 26 WHAT'S 11 15 23 55 61 31 KENNY LATTIMORE (COLUMBIA) MONTELL JORDAN (DEF JAM /MERCURY) BMVMobbstar, BMI) MARK MORRISON (ATLANTIC) DRU HILL (ISLAND) 76 A FRIEND (Zomba, ASCAPBDP, ASCAP/Soul Clap, ASCAP) STOPPING YOU I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER WHEN YO UÉTALK )ABOUT LOVE 38 FULL OF SMOKE (Poetry In Motion, BMI) 18 17 7 WHAT'S 56 70 2 18 17 10 56 59 3 THE O'JAYS (GLOBAL SOUL/VOLCANO) DIANA KING (WORK/EPIC) SFM SALTER (LAFACE/ARISTA) 80 FULTON ST. (DAMASTA, ASCAP/Polygram Intl, ASCAP/Itself, ASCAP/ERMA, ASCAP/Dondl, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP) DO YOU LIKE THIS MY HEART IS CALLING WHATEVER CRUSH 19 1 51 44 6 19 15 10 51 46 13 HUWBM - ROME (GRAND JURY /RCA) WHITNEY HOUSTON (ARISTA) EN VOGUE (EASTWEST/EEG) ZHANE (ILLTOWN /MOTOWN) 44 GET IT TOGETHER (Check Man, ASCAP/Ness, Nitty & Capone, C U WHEN U GET THERE I BELIEVE I CAN FLY LEAVE ME NEVER BEFORE ASCAPWWB, BMI) WBM 5 53 20 18 34 2 20 25 58 34 KELLY (WARNER SUNSET /ATLANTIC/JIVE) BLACKSTREET RSCOPE) ®7Ó EM(FJ/MERCC R) 84 GET YOUR GROOVE ON (FROM BAPS) (Plaything C00LIO (TOMMY BOY) R. ASCAP/Smooth As Silk, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP/Funk Groove, SCMRILE WHO YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE CRUSH 21 23 14 59 56 15 ASCAP) WBM 21 18 3 WHEN 59 57 9 FEAT 2PAC &JOHNNY P(RAPA-LOTMQOTRYBE) (QWEST/WIARNER BROS.) PATTI LABELLE )MCA) ZHANE (ILLTOWN/MOTOWN) 4 G.H.ET.T.O.U.T. (Zomba, BMVR.KeIly, BM)) WBM CUPID MISSING YOU 87 GIVE IT TO ME (Sony /AN Songs. BMVTed -On, BMVMr. FULL OF SMOKE FULTON ST. 22 21 24 60 66 5 22 14 21 60 64 11 112 (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) MARY J. BLIGE (MCA) Jimmy's, ASCAP) CHRISTION (ROC- A-FELLA/DEF JAM/MERCURY) LESCHEA (WARNER BROS.) 14 GOTHAM CITY (FROM BATMAN & ROBIN) (Zomba, EVERYTHING YOU WANT FOR YOU FIX LOVE IS ALL WE NEED BMVR.Ke)y, BMI) WBM 23 23 5 61 48 19 23 37 5 61 49 20 RAY J (EASTWEST /EEG) KENNY LATTIMORE (COLUMBIA) BLACKSTREET (INTERSCOPE) MARY J. BLIGE (MCA) 97 HELP YOURSELF (Tangerine, BMVJalew, BMVMiss Butch, UP WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE POPPA BMVWarren Hildebrand, BMI) [FREAK] AND U KNOW IT I'LL BE 24 39 3 62 60 6 BMVWu- 24 40 2 25 GROUNDATLANYC) X ((BAD 56 HIP HOP DRUNKIES (ESP, BMVWamer-Tamerlane, ADINA HOWARD (MECCA DON/EASIWEST/EEG) FOXY BROWN FEAT. JAY -Z (VKKATOR/DEE IAMMIERCURY) Tang, BMVCareers-BMG, BMVMadey Marl, ASCAP/EMI, ASCAP) HL/WBM DO YOU KNOW (WHAT IT TAKES) FIX YOU MAKE ME WANNA... (Di NEED YOUR LOVE 25 22 9 63 1 25 44 3 65 4 ROBYN (RCA) - BLACKSTREET (INTERSCOPE) USHER ( LAFACE/ARISTA) BIG BUB FEAT. QUEEN IATIFH & HEAVY D (KEDAR) 61 HOMEBOYZ (No Way, ASCAP) 34 HYPNOTIZE (Big Poppa, ASCAP /Justin Combs, ASCAP/EMI TRYING TO STAY ALIVE CAN GET DOWN DON'T WANNA BE A PLAYER COME WITH ME 26 26 11 WE 64 1 WE April, ASCAP/Mystery System, BMVAImo, ASCAPBadazz, 26 19 14 64 56 8 Wri1fFFWVFEAT. FER1CfEALISfAFSQ3llfTiiJL6E1 - MYRON (ISLAND) JOE ( JIVE) KEITH SWEAT (FEAT. RONALD ISLEI)) (E)J7(TRAFRS) ASCAPBanica, BMVEntertainint BMI) HUWBM I'LL DO ANYTHING/I'M SORRY FEMININITY 7 I BELONG TO YOU (EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR FACE) (Mike's THINKING ONEYOU/LET'S GET DOWN 21 30 5 65 62 15 27 24 13 65 41 5 MONIF GINUWINE (550 MUSIC/EPIC) ERIC BENET (WARNER BROS.) Rap, BMI) TONI HLQWEST/WARNER BROS.) 3 I CAN LOVE YOU/LOVE IS ALL WE NEED (MCA, ASCAP/Mary 5 MILES TO EMPTY THE PARTY DON'T STOP J. Blige, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMVRodneyJerkins, 66 62 13 28 22 16 66 1 28 21 23 ERIC BROS.) BROWNSTONE (MJJ/WORK/EPIC) - MAX FEAT. MASTER P &FOXY BROWN (NO MR) (BAD BOY/ARISTA) WARNER BM Wndeas, BMVWamer -Tamerlane, BMV6 th Of Juy, BMI/NASHMACK ASCAP) HL/WBM 1 MAKE A PROMISE D(MCA) YOU UP Q NEVER 9 29 20 12 67 71 4 61 50 ONw E JOJO (MCNA) ADINA OWARD (MECCA DOWEASTWEST/EEG) 63 ICED DOWN MEDAWONS (M. ASCAP/FO Opee, MORE Y ASCAP/Suite 1202, ASCAP/lose Luis Gotcha, ASCAP/Percy CAN'T LET GO EMOTIONS GOTHAM CITY I'VE BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR Coles, ASCAP/Longitude, BMI) 34 7 68 47 15 30 38 7 68 69 2 30 LAURNEA (YAB YUM /EPIC) TWISTA (CREATOR'S WAY/BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) R. KELLY (JIVE) TONYA (J-TOWN /MALACO) 42 IF I COULD CHANGE (FROM I'M BOUT IT) (Bump Avenue, LLC, ASCAP/1tseB, ASCAP/Big P, ASCAP/Beats By The Pound, SMOKIN' ME OUT BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR THE LOVE SCENE SOMETIMES 31 26 7 69 66 13 40 3 69 64 13 ASCAP/Bomb Shelter, ASCAP) G FEAT. RONALD ISLEY (G.FUNK/DEF JAM) MICHAEL (EPIC) © JOE ( JIVE) THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES (DEUCCUSIANYLARED AND WARREN JACKSON 47 IF U STAY READY (Sheppard Lane, BMVSongs Of Polygram Intl, BMVSongs Of PolyGram, BMVG -Baby, IF I COULD CHANGE GET YOUR GROOVE ON CAN WE i LET ME BE THE ONE 32 31 13 70 67 13 32 27 23 - MASTER PFEAT. STEADY 11031319 (NO UMIT/Tf40FSIY) GYRL (SILAS/MCA) SWV (JIVE) . MINT CONDITION (PERSPECTIVE/A&M) ASCAPBeeykiplay, ASCAP/Polygram Intl, ASCAP/Mobbstar, ASCAP) HL BIG DADDY EVERYTHING YOU WANT YOU ASCAP/EMI April, 7 71 1 33 25 29 11 74 5 100 IF WALKAWAY (Arvermal, 33 28 rH4 LKRl(JDKRSUFEAAT.01'DIRI MS. SUURFACE(IALIXWNEW IMAGEACHIBAN) HEAVY D (UPTOWN/UNIVERSAL) RAY J (EASTWEST/EEG) BASTARD LYDIA FEAT. ASCAP/LeoSun, ASCAP/Dodgy, ASCAP) 1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU (Magnetic, BMVBIue Turtle, CASE TALKIN' BOUT' BANK HOPELESS SHOW ME JUST ANOTHER 7 34 31 18 M. 1 34 33 )2 12 58 DIONNE FARRIS (COLUMBIA) - BILLY PORTER (DV8/A &M) BMI/lllegal, BMI /September Sá, ASCAP/Chyna Baby, CRU FEAT. SLICK RICK (VTORDEFJMMVIEFLl1RY) THE WHORIDAS (SOUTHPAW/DEUCK)US VINYL) BMVJanice Combs, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI) HL LOVIN' YOU TONIGHT NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN I LOVE ME SOME HOWL DONT WANT TO 73 LOVE II LOVE 35 35 7 13 32 CAN'T 26 I LOVE ME SOME HIM/I DON'T WANT TO (EMI, 35 30 19 59 4 THE NOTORIOUS BI.G.(FEAT. R. KELLY) (BAD BOY) - PUFF DADDY (FEAT. MASE) (BAD BOY/ARISTA) TONI BRAXTON ( LAFACE/ARISTA) DAMAGE (BIG LIFE/CRITIQUE) BMVCesadida, BMVSailandra, ASCAP/Almo, ASCAP/Plaything BMI/TooTrue, ASCAP/R.Kely, BMVZomba, BMI) HL/WBM I LOVE'ME SOME HIM NOTORIOUS THUGS WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE JAZZY BELLE 12 36 27 8 74 16 36 32 44 14 16 IN MY BED (Hitco, BMI/Brown Lace, BMVLongitude, WYCIEFJFAN FEAT. REFUGEE AU-STARS (euFYHouSE) - OUTKAST ( LAFACE/ARISTA) TONI BRAXTON ( LAFACE/ARISTA) - THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) BMI/Zomba, BMVStacegoo, BMVWamer -Tamerlane, WBM ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 15 j SHOW ME LOOK INTO MY EYES IF U STAY READY BMIBoobie -Loo, BMI) 37 29 6 WHAT 31 34 10 75 1 PHAJJA (WARNER BROS.) BILLY PORTER (DVB/A &M) BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY (RUTHLESS/RELATIVITY) - SVGA FREE ( SHEPPARD LANEJUNFADEABLE/ISLAND) 70 INVISIBLE MAN (Banana Tunes, BMVStephen A. (queer, ASCAP/Careers-BMG, BMVBubalas, SOCAN/On Board, BM)) Records with the greatest airplay gains. © 1997 Billboard/BPI Communications. Q Records with the greatest sales gains. © 1997 Billbos d/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc. 83 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER (FROM MY BEST FRIEND'S WED- DING) (New Hidden Valley, ASCAP/Casa David, ASCAP) HL/WBM 78 TALKIN' BOUT BANK (Not Usted) HOT RIM RECURRENT AIRPLAY 71 I STILL LOVE YOU (FROM SPRUNG) (EZ Duz IL ASCAP/EMI, BMVWamer-Tamedane, BMVWB, ASCAP) WBM ASCAP/Dofat, BMI/Wamer- Tamerlane, BMVTom Bomb, BMI) 58 ONE MORE DAY (Flyte Tyme, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP) HL 23 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME (FROM MONEY TALKS) 48 ON & ON (Divine Pimp, ASCAP/Tribes Of Kedar, ASCAPBMG, (Mass Ave., ASCAP/Motown Tunes, ASCAP/Poygram Intl, i KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE YOU'RE MAKIN' ME HIGH WBM 1 7 WHAT 14 9 19 Tamerlane, BMI) HUWBM MINT CONDITION (PERSPECTIVE/A &M) TONI BRAXTON ( LAFACE/ARISTA) 85 IT MUST BE LOVE (Spec- o-lite, ASCAP/Traco, BMI) ASCAP/McNooter, ASCAP/MCA/Music Corporation Of America, ASCAP/Wamer- 43 I'VE BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR (Get -Rich, BMVMa)aco, BMI( BMVMcNooter, BMI) HL 28 THINKING OFYOU/).ET'S GET DOWN (Polygram Intl, NO DIGGITY ASCAP/Funkmaster Flex, ASCAP/Tony Toni Tone, ASCAP/Way 2 Quik, ASCAP/916, BMD 2 3 19 15 16 26 TWISTED 86 JAllY BELLE (Organized Note, BMVHitco, BMVChrysalis, 55 RELAX & PARTY (Stephen Grey, BLACKSTREET (FEAT. DR. DRE) (INTERSCOPE) KEITH SWEAT (ELEKTRNEEG) ASCAP/Gnat Booty, ASCAP) WBM ASCAP) HL Mountain, THE MACK (Perfect BMVSPZ, BMVGEMA) 10 UP JUMPS DA BOOGIE (Virginia Beach, ASCAP/Mag/oo, ONE IN A MILLION SUMTHIN' SUMTHIN' 40 JUST ANOTHER CASE (Dunbar, BMI/Green 21 RETURN OF 3 7 9 16 12 5 Of Rage, BMVTee Gd. ASCAP/Mass Confusion, ASCAP) AALIYAH (BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC) MAXWELL (COLUMBIA) BMWnichappell, BMVAIIey, BMVTrio, BMVDef Jam, 92 SHOW ME LOVE (0)ik, BMVProphets ASCAP/Rhythm Blunt, ASCAP /Aerosol, ASCAP) HL BMVShakin Baker. BM)) 22 WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE (Gibb Brothers, BMVCareers- TIME I CLOSE MY EYES NOBODY 93 KEEP IT ON THE REAL (Songs Of PolyGram Intl, ASCAP) 53 SHOW ME (Little Tanya, ASCAP/Music Corporation Of BMG, BMVSongs Of PolyGram Intl. BMVMusic Corp. Of 4 6 3 EVERY 17 15 13 BABYFACE (EPIC) KEITH SWEAT FEAT. ATHENA CAGE (ELFMRA/EEG) 15 LOOK INTO MY EYES (FROM BATMAN & ROBIN) (Keen, America. ASCAP) America, BMVFirst Priority, BMVSony/AN Tunes LLC, BMI/M° Thug, ASCAP/Ruthless Attack, ASCAP/Dollarz-N- 11 SMILE (N-The Water, ASCAP/Still N -The Water, BMVloshaa s ASCAP/Tete San Ko, ASCAP/Copydght Control) HL PONY 5 5 I;5 18 17 5 Sense, BMI) Dream, BMVlrterscope Pead, BMVWarer- Tamerlane, 51 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? (EMI Blackwood, BMVEMI (550 MUSIC/EPIC) FOXY BROWN FEAT. JAY-Z (VIOLAATOR/DEFJAM) 82 LOVE II LOVE (Rondor/MCA) HUWBM BMVMusic Corporation Of America, BMI) HIJWBM Casadida, BMVEMI Denmark, BMI/Music Corporation Of DON'T LET GO (LOVE) TOUCH ME TEASE ME 99 MAKIN' MOVES (337, ASCAP/T- Smoov, ASCAP/Mass 41 SMOKIN' ME OUT (Bovina, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Warren America, BMVO'Hara, BMI) 6 8 8 19 19 36 EN VOGUE (EASTWEST /EEG) CASE FEAT. FOXxY BROWN (SPOILED ROTTEN/DEF JAM) Confusion, ASCAPllliotic, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP) WBM G, ASCAP) HLM'BM 8 WHATEVER (Sony /AN Songs, BMI/ECAF. BMVNo Into, 2 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS (Big Poppa, ASCAP/Justin 6 SOMEONE Dustin Combs, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAPBub's ASCAP/£2, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Kelande, ASCAP) HL CRUSH ON YOU GET ME HOME Blunt 49 WHAT'S ON TONIGHT (Chrysalis, ASCAP/En' Swan& 7 2 2 20 23 16 Combs, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Steven A Jordan, Wald, ASCAPAiGL, ASCAPBarve Pierre, BMVRhythm LIL' KIM FEAT. OF CEASE (UNDEAS/BIG BEATIATIAMIC) FOXY BROWN FEAT. EUCKSTRESTLVtOtATORUEFJRvI) ASCAP/Bernard's Other, ASCAP/Sony, ASCAP/M. Beta, ASCAP/Price Is Right, ASCAP/MCA, ASCAP) HL ASCAP/Swing Mob, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Bay, Find, BMI) 54 SOMETIMES(Sony /AN Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Black Chick, ASCAP/DeSwing Mob, ASCAP) HL/WBM ONLY YOU LAST NIGHT ASCAP/Tommy 8 10 23 21 18 20 Polygram Int'l, BMVLondon, BMI ) HL 24 WHAT'S STOPPING YOU (Divided, BMVZomba, BMD WBM 112 FEAT. THE NOTORIOUS BIG. (BAD BOY/ARISTA) AZ YET (LAFACE/ARISTA) 60 MY BABY DADDY (Pepper Drive, BMVRaw Cast, ASCAP/EMI ASCAP/Songs Of April, ASCAP/Steel Chest, ASCAP/Heavy Harmony) HL 81 SO REAL, SO RIGHT (Music Corp. Of America, BMVBayjun 13 WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE (Byte Tyme, ASCAP/New April. ASCAP) HL/WBM 9 1 PAGE LETTER I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME 62 MY HEART IS CALLING (FROM THE PREACHER'S WIFE) Beat, BMI) Perspective, ASCAP/Irving, BMVEMI _ 4 22 11 AALIYAH (BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC) - WHITNEY HOUSTON (ARISTA) HL 72 IS (Divided, BMVZomba, BMVRamal, BMVWamer- 57 WHERE YOU ARE ( Chrysalis, ASCAP/Ecstasoul, ASCAP/Full (ECAE, BMVSony/AN Songs, BMI) SORRY Tamerlane, BMI) WBM Keel, ASCAP/Jamey Jan, ASCAP) KILLING 96 MY LOVE WON'T FADE AWAY (PolyGram, ASCAP/Uncle 19 13 11 23 25 38 Buddies, ASCAP/Dream Image IDG, BMVConnotation, 94 SPIRIT (EMI April, ASCAP/New Perspective, ASCAP/Michael 79 WHO U WIT (Carlos Glover, BMVLewis And Smith, BMI) THE IISSLEY BROTHERS (T- NECK/ISLAND) RUFFHODUSEJCOLUMBIA) BMVWamer- Tamerlane, BMI/Zam, ASCAP/Annotation, Anthony, ASCAP/ForYa Ear, ASCAPWWB, ASCAP) WBM 52 WHO YOU WIT (FROM SPRUNG) (UI Lulu, BMVBie e, BMUMotown, BMVPoIyGram, BMVEMI Blackwood, BMI) HL I CAN MAKE IT BETTER MY BOO ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) WBM 66 STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DEUGHT) (Zomba, 11 14 13 24 20 31 LUTHER VANDROSS (LV /EPIC) GHOST TOWN DJ'S (SO SO DEF /COLUMBIA) 9 NEVER MAKE A PROMISE (Warner-Tamerlane, BMIBoobie- ASCAP/BOP, ASCAP/Chrysalis, ASCAP/Embassy, BMI) WBM 88 YARDCORE (Shine And Cris, BMVSwinga Singa. BMVMVD Loo, BMI) 95 SUMMER JAM (QuadraSound, BMVWamer-Tamerlane, BMI) Slide, BMI) ASCENSION (DON'T EVER WONDER) HAIL MARY 12 YOU BRING ME UP (EMI April, ASCAP/LBN, ASCAP/Cord 12 4 22 25 6 68 NO ONE BUT YOU (FROM BAPS) (Spanish Ghetto Diamond, 64 SUMMERTIME SUMMERTIME (Washinwear, BMVTonk, MAXWELL - MAKAVELI (DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE) (COLUMBIA) BMI/Black Marble, BMVJumping Bean LL.C., BMI) BMVMaroy, BMVZomba, ASCAP) WBM Kayla, ASCAP/Mike's Rap, BMI) HL 89 NOTHING NO ONE (Success Bound, BMI/Marcus Sheet, 18 TAKE IT TO THE STREETS (Ramp, BMVB.KL, BMVWB, 71 YOU DONT HAVE TO HURT NO MORE (Mint Factory, I BELIEVE I CAN FLY Recurrents we es which have appeared on the Hot R &B Singles 13 11 2 tit Image. PRO/Heep ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP) HL R. KELLY (WARNER SUNSET /ATLANTIC/JIVE) BMVTonk, BMD BMVSad''yah's, BMVArmacien, BMVBIue chart for more th n 20 weeks and have dropped below the top 50. 5 NOT TONIGHT (FROM NOTHING TO LOSE) (Second Decade, On, CAPAC/Unidisc) WBM

BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 31 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard AUGUST R &B 2, 1997 BHÍTÑ1Ì Hot Ra p Sin g leSTM DIAMOND D z COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE SALES REPORTS (Continued from page 27) p COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY S[CTIO\ F-- SoundScan® classic cuts from "Stunts, Blunts" =w ÑW 38 = TITLE "'11 ARTIST called "Diamond Jewels" and distrib- 1- aJ CN < U LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL H EE HEE HAW: For Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott to debut at No. 3 on uted copies via direct mail and by way * * *No.1 * ** "I lie Billboard 200 with 130,000 units is pretty impressive, especially con - of a street team headed by Marla Mar- I'LL BE MISSING YOU A PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS (FEAT. 112) 1 1 1 8 (M) (T) (X) BAD BOY ARISTA sidering it's the artist's first shot as a soloist. On Top R &B Albums, her tin. 79097 " / 8 weeks at No. 1 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS THE NOTORIOUS first solo set, "Supa Dupa Fly," skyrockets 93 -1, after premature sales at The song titles included on the pro- NEW I B.I.G. (FEAT. PUFF DADDY & MASE) 10 (C) (D) (M) (T) BAD BOY 79100 /ARISTA core stores forced the title onto that chart a week early. The album, natu- motional collection are "Best Kept NOTTONIGHT (FROM "NOTHING TO LOSE) LIL' KIM FEAT DA BRAT, LEFT EYE, MISSY ELLIOTT AND ANGIE MARTINO 2 4 5 ® (C) (D) (T) (X) UNDEAS/TOMMY rally, also wins Greatest Gainer on the R &B list for the largest unit Secret," "Fuck Whatcha Heard," "Sal- BOY 98019/AG increase. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," the first track, has caught on like ly Got A One Track Mind," and "Shit LOOK INTO MY EYES (FROM "BATMAN & ROBIN ") BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY 4 4 3 8 'Et 'rivi -, wildfire at 74 monitored R &B stations, according to Broadcast Data Sys- Is Real." (C) (D) (T) RUTHLESS 1,'.. tems. On our Hot R &B Airplay list, the song zips 9 -7, while a 2% audience "Just about every hip -hop DJ knows * * * GREATEST GAINER* * * UP JUMPS DA BOOGIE MAGOO AND TIMBALAND increase brings the listener total for the week to 32 million. Elliott's pro- these songs," says Lindsey, "but 6 14 3 0 (C) (D) BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC 98018/AG motional dates in support of the project will be limited, according to the they're hard to get right now. Putting TAKE IT TO THE STREETS RAMPAGE FEAT. BILLY LAWRENCE 6 5 5 4 label, due to her tight studio schedule. In addition to writing all the mate- them out started to generate the kind (C) (D) VIOLATOR/ELEKTRA 64171 /EEG rial on her own set, she penned three titles on this issue's Hot R &B Singles, of excitement we were looking for SMILE SCARFACE FEATURING 2PAC & JOHNNY P 7 3 2 8 "Not Tonight" by Lil' Kim (Undeas /Tommy Boy /Atlantic), "Up Jumps Da before we dropped 'The Hiatus.' (C) (D) RAP -A- LOT /N00 TRYBE 38581NIRGIN Boogie" by Magoo & Timbaland (Blackground /Atlantic), and "Can We" Street -team members got a lot of 7 8 5 C U WHEN U GET THERE (FROM "NOTHING TO LOSE ") COOLIO FEAT. 40 THEVZ 0 (C) (D) (T) (X) TOMMY BOY 7785 by SWV (Jive) at Nos. 5, 10, and 31, respectively. In addition, she has writ- inquiries, and our promotion people got SMOKIN' ME OUT WARREN G FEAT. ISLEY 9 8 6 7 RONALD ten all four singles from Aaliyah's current Atlantic album- former No. 1 a lot of calls too." (C) (D) (T) G- FUNK/DEF JAM 571024/MERCURY

IF I COULD CHANGE (FROWN BOUT IT) MASTER PEAT STEADY MOBB'N, MIA X, MOB. DICK & "If Your Girl Only Knew," plus "One In A Million," "Four Page Letter," and Twelve -inch vinyl copies "The 10 11 16 13 O'DELL of (C) (D) (T) NO LIMIT 53273/PRIORITY "Hot Like Fire," which jumps 63 -38 on Hot R &B Airplay-as well as Gin - Hiatus," which include the B -side "No HIP HOP DRUNKIES THA ALKAHOLIKS FEAT. DIRTY BASTARD 11 10 11 7 OL' uwine's "I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" (550 Music /Epic), which hops 30-27 Wondah," started being shipped in late (C) (D) (T) LOUD 64882/RCA on JUST ANOTHER CASE CRU FEATURING SLICK RICK the airplay list. June to college radio, mix show, and 12 13 10 14 mix -tape DJs. In early July, Martin (C) (D) (M) (T) (X) VIOLATOR/DEF JAM 573856/MERCURY TRYING TO STAY ALIVE WYCLEF JEAN FEAT. REFUGEE ALLSTARS 13 9 7 9 WE THE B.I.G. PUSH: When Arista informed me that the Notorious B.I.G.'s solicited airplay at college radio, and (M) (T) (X) RUFFHOUSE 78602* /COLUMBIA "Mo Money Mo Problems" (Bad Boy /Arista) would be released as a com- by press time she had 30 sta- DA' FREAKNASTY secured 14 12 9 44 DIP mercial single July 15, I knew it would cause some feathers to be ruffled tions, according to Lindsey. (C) (T) (X) HARD HOOD/POWER 0112/TRIAD THAT'S RIGHT DJ TAZ FEAT. RAHEEM THE DREAM on 15 15 13 19 the subsequent week's Hot R &B Singles chart. Such is the case this Currently, Mercury is preparing a (C) (T) (X) BREAKAWAY/SUCCESS 58641/EMI issue, as B.I.G. lands at No. 2, earning the Hot Shot Debut. Despite signif- videoclip of "The Hiatus" to be ser- CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN PUFF DADDY (FEAT. 16 14 12 28 A' MASE) icant point gains, the B.I.G. entry pushes back both Lil' Kim's "Not viced sometime in August. "We're (C) (D) (T) (X) BAD BOY 79083 /ARISTA IF U STAY READY SUGA FREE Tonight" and SWV's "Someone" to Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Since both waiting for the buzz on 11 17 18 13 the song to (C) (D) (T) SHEPPARD LANE/UNFADEABLE 854976 /ISLAND records still show strong growth, they are awarded seldom -seen backward build to its highest point before we ship HYPNOTIZE THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 18 16 15 15 bullets. Both singles performed very well at core stores, with "Not Tonight" either the video to outlets or the CD- (C)(D) BAD BOY 79092/ARISTA ICED DOWN MEDALLIONS ROYAL FLUSH posting a 27% unit increase and "Someone" picking up 52 %. The former pro to radio," explains Lindsey. "We're 19 22 - 2 (C) (D) (T) BLUNT 6614/TVT holds at No. 5 on Hot R &B moves 4 -3. Singles Sales; the latter waiting for the reaction from the LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT DJ 20 18 19 51 KOOL streets as opposed to putting them out (C) (T) (X) CLR/AMERICAN 17441/WARNER BROS. EARLY BIRDS: Last issue's early bird crown went to Missy Elliott, who and waiting to see what happens." MY BABY DADDY B -ROCK & THE BIZZ 21 20 17 17 was forced onto Top R &B Albums at No. 93 to the tune of 550 core -panel To help advance the progress of the (C) (DI (T) (X) TONY MERCEDES/LAFACE 24221 /ARISTA I'LL BE FOXY BROWN FEATURING 22 24 21 25 JAY -Z units. This issue's album crown belongs to Puff Daddy, whose solo set "No record, Mercury is arranging meet - (C) (D) (T) VIOLATOR/DEF JAM 574028/MERCURY Way Out" (Bad Boy /Arista) earns a No. 58 ranking based on street -date and -greet listening parties in several EMOTIONS 23 19 20 18 TWISTA violations. Look for the album to headline both Top R &B Albums and The cities along the mid- Atlantic /Northeast (C) (D) (M) (T) (X) CREATOR'S WAY/ATLANTIC 98025/AG TALKIN' BOUT' BANK THE WHORIDAS Billboard 200 on next issue's chart once full -week sales kick in. corridor. Thus far, have 24 21 23 10 bashes taken (C) (D) (T) SOUTHPAW/DELICIOUS VINYL 4007/RED ANT Dru Hill earns the premature trophy on Hot R &B Singles as "Never place in Connecticut, Philadelphia, and JAZZY BELLE OUTKAST CI 28 24 18 Make A Promise" (Island) lands a No. 9 entry based on violations. Since Baltimore. According to Lindsey, more (C) (D) (T) (X) LAFACE 24224/ARISTA YARDCORE BORN JAMERICANS Hot R &B Singles is based on both sales and airplay, the title still scores a parties are being planned for the near 26 30 22 26 (CI (D) (T) DELICIOUS VINYL 4003 /RED ANT high debut with more than 27 million listener impressions, despite having future. He says, "We'll hit the rest of SUMMER JAM QUAD CITY DJ'S 27 NEW 1 just a partial week's sales. Billboard policy states that a title must debut on the country as the record develops." (C) (D) (T) (X) OUADRASOUND /ATLANTIC 98016/AG DO YOU BELIEVE? THE BEATNUTS the overall chart (i.e., Hot R &B Singles) if that title appears in the top 75 28 27 40 11 of the component singles sales list (i.e., Hot R &B Singles Sales). According (C) (D) (T) VIOLATOR 1606/RELATIVITY HOW WE COMIN' RBL POSSE 29 NEW 1 to a March policy revision, Billboard will hold a song off if it ranks below (C) (D) (T) BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC 98017 /AG THE RHYTHM & THE BLUES No. 75 on the sales list. "Never Make A Promise" sold more than 2,500 units ON & POPPIN' YOUNG MC CI 46 2 at core stores before its street date, enough to place the group at No. 29 (Continued front page 20 (C) (D) OVERALL 7001 RENEGADES KILLARMY on Hot R &B Singles Sales. It missed the 75 -place Hot 100 Singles 31 37 34 19 WU- Sales Hawaii for established and developing (C) (D) (T) WU -TANG 53267/PRIORITY list and thus will not appear on the Hot 100 until the next issue. artists. U WIT LIL JON AND THE EAST SIDE BOYZ 32 26 - 2 WHO (C) (D) (T) MIRROR IMAGE 410 /ICHIBAN DA' DIP MC LUSCIOUS FEATURING KINSUI OTHER THINGS OF NOTE: Virgin 33 23 25 12 (C) (D) (T) BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC 98022/AG superstar Janet Jackson, whose STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DELIGHT) KRS 34 38 38 20 -ONE much -anticipated album is scheduled (T) JIVE 42442* SHOW ME LOVE KILO ALI to drop in October, will receive the 1997 35 32 35 8 (C) (T) ORGANIZED NOIZE 97016 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards' Lena /INTERSCOPE STOP THE GUNFIGHT TRAPP FEAT. 2PAC, NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 36 42 26 15 Horne Award in recognition for out- (C) DEFF TRAPP 9269 /INTERSOUND standing career achievements. Rap- FEELIN' IT JAY -Z BUBBLING UNDER. s NGLES 31 36 28 15 per/actor Queen Latifah will receive (C) (D) (T) ROC -A -FELLA 53272 /PRIORITY 6 6, THE THEME (IT'S PARTY TIME) TRACEY LEE .r, 3 0 38 45 31 25 3 3 the show's Aretha Franklin Award as (C) (D) (T) BYSTORM 56114 /UNIVERSAL N ÿ W TITLE r, w TITLE entertainer of the year. They are slat- FAR FROM YOURS O.C. FEATURING YVETTE MICHELLE 36 3 ARTIST (LABEL/PROMOTION LABEL) r= S 3 ARTIST (LABEL/PROMOTION LABEL) 39 40 'J 3 ed to accept their awards at the two - (C) (D) (T) PAYDAY/FFRR 850916/ISLAND SERENADE MY BABY MAMA I SHOT THE SHERIFF WARREN G 1 I 9 14 15 9 40 44 37 21 SHADES ( MOTOWN) NUT N' 2 NICE (ROBBINS) hour show, scheduled for Sept. 5. (C) (D) (T) G- FUNK/DEF JAM 573554/MERCURY LaFace co- founders Antonio ARE WE GONNA DO FAST LANE 7 HOMEBOYZ THE COMRADS 2 1 WHAT 15 10 7 41 33 39 - RONNIE HENSON (MOTOWN) MAD DOG CLIQUE (CROSSTOWN) "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Baby - (C) (D) (T) STREET LIFE 78108/ALL AMERICAN HOW WE COMIN' OF MY HEART face" Edmonds were presented with 29 WHO YOU WIT (FROM "SPRUNG ") JAY -Z 1 16 1 PIECE 42 34 10 3 - RBL POSSE (BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) - SHAGGY (VIRGIN) (T) QWEST 43883 */WARNER BROS. the of Life Award by the Music Spirit GUNJA HONORS DEAD RINGAZ ON & POPPIN' CARPENTER 43 NEW 1 4 6 3 11 18 8 (C) (T) (X) HUSH 6612 YOUNG MC (OVERALL) MAD LION (WEEDED /NERVOUS) and Entertainment Industry Group of LISTEN (FIVE MINUTES) City of Hope during a luncheon at 44 25 41 9 DFC BLACK NOS KA OMEE ON) YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE 5 5 4 18 13 2 (C) (D) (T) BIG BEAT /PENALTY 7185/TOMMY BOY AUAC KID CAPRI Mortons July 17 in L.A.... Danyel 2 MUCH BOOTY DA PANTS) 45 35 32 17 (IN SOUNDMASTER T Smith becomes Vibe editor in chief; (C) (T) ID/WRAP 414 /ICHIBAN 6 4 3 19 17 13 CCUURTIS MA FELD (WARNER BROS.) TEFLON)(RELATIVITY) Alan Light, who formerly held the BRAIN JUNGLE BROTHERS 46 29 30 7 GUNJA HONORS BLIND (C) (T) GEE STREET 27500/V2 7 14 5 20 24 2 position, is named editor at large DEAD RINGAZ (HUSH) COMPANY FLOW (OFFICIAURAWKUS) GANGSTAS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND WESTSIDE 47 41 43 22 CONNECTION Elektra vocalist Ray J and his sis- IC) (D) (T) LENCH MOB 53264/PRIORITY PEOPLE GET READY 1 SONG FOR MY BROTHER 8 9 4 21 ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS (ELEKTRA,EEG) - GEORGE BENSON (GIANT STEP/BLUE THUMB/GRP) ter, Atlantic's Brandy, will appear KEEP IT ON THE REAL 3X KRAZY 48 31 27 16 (C) (D) NO0 TRYBE 38584NIRGIN DOWN LOW COME ON EVERYBODY (GET DOWN) together on the Disney Channel's live 9 8 2 22 20 17 NO TIME LIL' KIM FEATURING PUFF DADDY FREAKNASTY (HARD HOOD/POWER/TRIAD) US 3 (BLUE NOTE/CAPITOL) music The 49 47 42 43 series "In Concert." special IC) (D) (T) UNDEAS/ATLANTIC 98044/AG RUNNING SONG GIRLSGEENIE DEM S UGAR 10 7 10 23 13 premieres Sept. 20 ... BET looks like HOW DO U WANT IT /CALIFORNIA LOVE 2PAC (FEAT. KC AND JOJO) AMBERSUNSHOWER (GEE STREET) - B MAN (VP) RE A' 50 -ENTRY 52 it's getting some competition in the (C) (D) (M) (T) (X) DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE 854652/ISLAND REVOLUTION 2 D FRUTTI 11 12 3 24 16 9 form of a new 24 -hour R &B- themed EARTH, WIND & FIRE (PYRAMID /RHINO) DA BARNYARD CLICK FEAT. MC MOO (EMI) Q Records with the greatest sales gains this week. Videoclip availability. Recording Industry Association music video channel, slated to debut in of America sales of 1 HOMIE LOV E A FREAK (RIAA) certification for 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of million units. Catalog 12 16 25 19 14 JUST - WILDLIPPE SOCIETY (BLUNT/TVT) CRYSTAL WATERS FEAT. DENNIS RODMAN (MERCURY) the fall. The new channel is part of the no. is for cassette single. *Asterisk indicates catalog number is for cassette maxi -single; cassette single unavailable. (C) Cassette single availability. (D) CD single availability. (M) Cassette maxi -single availability. (T) Vinyl maxi -single GROUP THERAPY newly announced multiplex offering 13 3 4 Under lists the top 25 singles under No. 100 availability. (V) Vinyl single availability. (X) CD maxi -single availability. ©1997, Billboard/BPI Communications, THEVZ Bubbling) which have not vet charted. from the Box (see story, page 6). and SoundScan, Inc.

32 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Dance ARTISTS & MUSIC Charting The Dance Summit's Peaks And Valleys

S UMMIT DIARY: Capturing all comfortably conversational phrasing. that goes on behind the scenes at an Byron Stingily took the stage event like the fourth annual Billboard looking like he'd stepped off the Dance Music Summit is a daunting pages of a fashion magazine. The lad task-especially if you're the crazed looked clean in his sleek designed suit lad organizing the whole shebang. and Michael Jordan -esque shaved Sometimes the best method is to sim- by Larry Flick head. His natural humility onstage ply keep a diary ... sharply contrasted with his iconic dance music status, as he shyly SATURDAY, JULY 12: Remember mate setting with a six -piece band. grinned at the audience's lavish show those dark circles under my eyes I This is, by far, the most popular of love. Like Dajae, he revealed re- complained about having several showcase of the Summit, for obvious markable growth and maturity as a weeks ago? Well, they were quite reasons. After all, who wouldn't kill performer, peppering his signature lovely compared to the nervous twitch to see someone like Byron Stingily falsetto rants with dance steps that and acid stomach attacks that have toss the DAT tape used during his were reminiscent of classic moves replaced them as I inch closer to the regular track gigs over his shoulder made famous by the Jackson 5 and Summit's opening date of July 16 at and throw down with live players? the Temptations. More than a few the Marriott on Michigan in Chicago. But you also get to see what an artist folks were spotted gaggin' with glee Networkin' Up A Storm. Jellybean artist Karel, left, bonded with rising produc- Even after four years at the helm is truly made of when he or she is when he launched into a reverent ver- er/writer Paul Andrews, center, and journalist Michael Paoletta during the Fourth of this gathering of dance music pro- thrust into a scenario that includes sion of the late Sylvester's "You Make Annual Billboard Dance Music Summit. Karel hosted the conference's closing fessionals, I'm never at a loss of brand -new musical arrangements Me Feel (Mighty Real)." night event at the Convent nightclub, during which he performed his current sin- amazement or enlightening moments with a band that has never played Another of the pleasures of presid- gle, "I Am." Meanwhile, Andrews collected props for his remix of "Peace Train" as we toil through its preparation together before. It was no wonder ing over an event like this is having by Dolly Parton, as well as for his recently completed interpretation of "Rhythm process. Sadly, I've been trapped in that Pamela Williams from Funky the freedom of creative indulgence. I Of Love" by DJ Company. the dark, unsavory regions of the club Green Dogs (one of the headlining took full advantage of that liberty community during these final days of singers of the show) was pacing when I placed two complete un- preparation- witnessing a mad and around the rehearsal studio with a knowns, Carmen Jones and Yolanda ly cranking out "Everybody Every- featured the considerable talents of often ruthless scramble for a piece of minor case of ragged nerves when I (Dance Trax, Billboard, July 19), body" and "Strike It Up" onstage newcomers like Kellee, Natalie the proverbial pie that a large event walked through the door. Once Tim among the evening's array of heavy - would burn out even the most stellar Hagan, 3rd Party, and DJ Compa- like this can provide. Suddenly, rarely Gant, the show's enviably cool and hitters. Bravely rising to the chal- performer. Watching her explore the ny, among numerous others. encountered "friends" in frantic need gifted band leader, began to lead lenge of playing to a jaded industry boundaries of her voice and reach for I should've known that it was going of a career break are rushing out of everyone through a James Brown - crowd, they actually made me look a few new heights was a firm re- to be a mighty emotional night when the woodwork, while folks who have styled version of "The Way," Williams like the smartest boy on the block, minder of her immense vocal gifts. Carolyn Harding stepped offstage already earned a modicum of success was the picture of soulful confidence. with performances that will go down But it also reminded me of how utter- and literally fell into my arms in and power are pompously claiming In a flash, this previous source of ten- as being among the strongest and ly unfair this business has been to her tears. Midway through singing "Let their divine right for -as one exec so sion became a delicious respite from most affecting of the entire Summit. in recent years. Why she isn't work- It Rain," she saw a mental image of charmingly put it- "proper position mayhem. By the time Williams -with Clearly, I wasn't alone in this as- ing alongside the likes of Aretha her late brother, who inspired her to above the dregs." So much for my ide- ample diva enhancement by backing sessment, given the steady flow of Franklin and Gladys Knight is give up a potential career in opera for alistic vision of the community corn- singer/future star Mauree -started major -label execs flocking around beyond puzzling. She deserves so a life in clubland. As she told me of ing together in celebration of what ripping through an equally funky ren- both singers that night. much more attention than she's got- his love of dance music and her devo- has been a great year for the dance dition of her hit "Fired Up," I was The evening peaked when Martha ten. Those are among the last tion to beating the odds and making genre. At this moment, all I can see nearly ready to jump onstage and Wash stormed through the anthemic thoughts circling my brain as I drift- it "for him," it was as if we were ele- is the class system of clubland inten- start twitching and twirling around "Ready For A New Day," which she ed off to sleep later that night. vated above the noise of the room and sifying faster than the rate at which her. This is going to be one hot show. can also be heard belting on Todd the beats of the next act. In the the sales and mainstream prestige for Terry's new Logic Records collection FRIDAY, JULY 18: Goodness, but it future, whenever I tire of writing this the music is increasing. THURSDAY, JULY 17: You can't of the same name. Just when there feels like we've been in Chicago for column or grow weary of putting up But just as depression and disgust manufacture magic -a fact never appeared to be no higher point to weeks already. The pace has been in- with the drama of the people in this trigger irrational fantasies of simply more evident until you are in a reach, she served the gospel- spiked tense, and the energy of Summit business, I'll try to remember looking not boarding the plane to Chicago, I moment that completely sweeps you ballad "God Bless The Road That attendees has been largely encourag- into her eyes and seeing her spiritu- pop in a cassette of the cathartic "Let off your feet. That's precisely what Leads Me Home" backed by a church ing and heartwarming. Yeah, there al purity and determination. I get It Rain" by Carolyn Harding (one of happened last night during the Club- choir. It has been a long time since have been no -shows by a few key par- chills just thinking about it. the artists slated to be showcased), land Unplugged show at the gorgeous I've seen Wash so completely pos- ticipants who apparently write their I got chills of another kind when and I'm briefly reminded of my ulti- Green Dolphin Street nightclub. sessed by a song. Years of continual- commitments in water. And, of course, Ultra Naté took the stage. Once again, mate goal with the Summit: to illu- Fortunately, the audience could not many of those tired wannabes who I got to hear my knees knock as she minate the music that keeps us com- hear my knees knock as I blindly dove were dogging my brain last week still dragged me onstage and sang the first ing to work every day and applaud the into the task of MC'ing the show in had a few tricks up their sleeves. But half of her classic anthem "It's Over artists and producers who work so place of a flu- stricken France Joli- Billboard. ne it's all wiped away by emotional gen- Now" to me. And once again, I saw an hard to be heard by a world that who actually replaced the eight - erosity of a keynote speaker like Erik uncanny truth in the eyes of a per- doesn't always want to listen. Indus- months- pregnant original host, Kris- NOT Bradley, music director at WBBM former. Her passion for her craft came try politics and the antics of status - tine W. (a bit of exciting news that w (B96) Chicago, or by the good vibes shining through -as did an immea- starved wannabes can muck up one's met with a chorus of "000hs" and displayed during the Chicago House surable increase of confidence as she focus and truly hurt the spirit. As the "awwws" during her videotaped Reunion discussion group. whipped the crowd into a sing -along song winds down, the dark clouds in announcement of her maternal state). AUGUST 2, 1997 With Steve "Silk" Hurley, Wayne frenzy with her Strictly Rhythm/ my mind give way to clarity -and I'm As I stepped in front of the venue's Williams, Jesse Saunders, Maurice AM:PM worldwide smash "Free." CLUB PLAY able to find the positive energy need- sea of atmospheric candles and smil- Joshua, Mike Dunn, and Jamie Having had the good fortune to watch ed to press on. ing faces, I wished I had thought to 1. GET UP STAND UP Principle featured on that panel, the Ultra evolve and experiment from the PHUNKY PHANTOM GROOVILICIOUS house salad days birth of her career, I was amazed to pack something a little flashier to 2. SHOW ME URBAN SOUL KING STREET stories of the genre's TUESDAY, JULY 15: One of the wear ... or at least borrowed a few of 3. FLYING HIGH BYRON STINGILY were funny and inspiring. These are watch her diminutive figure seem to hardest tasks for an unwavering con- Kristine's feathers. NERVOUS some of the hardest -working people grow to larger- than -life proportions. 4. IT'S LIKE THAT has arrived. trol freak like me is to delegate Local gal Dajae was a joy as she RUN DMC VS. JASON NEVINS SM IE I've ever encountered. They didn't sit The woman truly responsibility and trust others to get strolled through her hit "Day By 5. SAFE JIMMY SOMERVILLE sPv IMPORT on their collective butt and wait for a This was also a night for the veter- their jobs done. I've often argued that Day." It was hard, however, to pull my major label to give them a career, un- ans to show how much fire they have from who like all too many youngsters current- left in 'em. First, Linda Clifford my tendency to maintain a death grip eyes away her parents, MAXI -SINGLES SALES on nearly every aspect of the Summit were pridefully perched at a ringside ly hankering for dance stardom. They (who randomly popped up at the her performance 1. C U WHEN U GET THERE were industrious, imaginative, and Clubland Unplugged show and gra- is rooted in past experiences during table, capturing COOLIO FEAT. 40 THEVZ TOMMY Boy which some of my worst nightmares with a video camera. When Dajae 2. HOODLUM unbendingly focused. It's in tribute to ciously agreed to a last- minute per- were realized. However, I may be cruised into a saucy reading of Wom- MOBB DEEP FEAT. BIG NOYD & RAKIM LOUD their professional example that I formance) poured herself into a vinyl 3. ALL BY MYSELF SO EMOTIONAL zrx ready to seriously rethink my position ack & Womack's "Baby I'm Scared wanted to host this event in Chicago pantsuit and provided ample diva sass 4. ALL BY MYSELF LINDA IMPERIAL INTERHIT Love." This lady still after visiting today's rehearsal for Of You," she proved that she was long 5. TO THE MOON AND BACK in the first place. I left that room with "Runaway Clubland Unplugged -the opening - overdue for a new album. The bom- SAVAGE GARDEN COLUMBIA proud to be in the same industry. looks and and sounds hot. Having night event wherein a handful of the bastic voice she displayed on that 3- Breakouts: Titles with future chart potential, That good feeling spread into the spied her swap business cards with based on club play or sales reported this week. dance world's better singers get the year -old recording has given way to evening as the Summit invaded Maurice Joshua, I'm sure we'll be get - chance to strut their stuff in an inti- softer, more sophisticated tones and Fusion nightclub for a showcase that (Continued on next page)

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2 3 9 7 ENCORE LINE FOIS ULTRA 002 /PERK SASH! * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 1 3 2 8 SOMETHING GOIN' ON LOGIC 48213 TODD TERRY PRESENTS MARTHA WASH & JOCELYN BROWN , NEW 1 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS O: ' - -T THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (FEAT PUFF DADDY & MASE) ® 5 8 8 DIN DA DA WAVE 50020 KEVIN AVIANCE 3 NEW 1 SOMEONE (T) RCA 64927 SWV (FEATURING PUFF DADDY) Cl 6 10 7 AROUND THE WORLD SOMA PROMONIRGIN DAFT PUNK 4 4 4 4 PEACE TRAIN co (X) FLIP IT 44000 /ARK 21 DOLLY PARTON 6 4 7 11 NIGHTMARE GROOVILICIOUS 027/STRICTLY RHYTHM BRAINBUG 5 2 2 5 NOT TONIGHT/CRUSH ON YOU A 1X1 UNDCASVOMMY BOY 955744G LIL' KIM FEAT. DA ORAS LEFT EVE, MISSY ELLIOTT AND ANGIE MARTINEZ 07 9 15 1 THIS MAN MOONSHINE 88438 KELLEE 6 3 3 8 WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE (M) (T) (X) RUFFHOUSE 78602 /COLUMBIA WYCLEF JEAN FEAT. REFUGEE ALLSTARS ó 7 3 11 FREE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12513 ULTRA NATE O7 NEW 1 FIX (T) (X) INTERSCOPE 95012 BLACKSTREET WITH SPECIAL GUEST DL' DIRTY BASTARD & SLASH 9 8 1 11 I DON'T WANT TO LAFACE 24230 /ARISTA TONI BRAXTON 8 5 5 8 FREE (T) (X) STRICTLY RHYTHM 12513 ULTRA NATE 10 14 17 7 I'M TALKING TO YOU SFP 9612 SHAMPALE CARTIER 9 0 2 I CAN LOVE YOU /LOVE IS ALL WE NEED (T) MCA 55363 MARY J. BLIGE 11 10 6 11 HOLD ON PERSPECTIVE 581315/A &M ANN NESBY 10 8 7 7 SOMETHING GOIN' ON (T) (X) LOGIC 48213 TODD TERRY PRESENTS MARTHA WASH & JOCELYN BROWN 12 15 25 6 ONE MORE NIGHT TOMMY BOY 786 AMBER 11 NEW 1 SHOW ME (T) KING STREET 1067 URBAN SOUL 13 21 34 4 MUSIC IS PUMPING NERVOUS 20265 PEOPLE UNDERGROUND FEAT. SHARON WILLIAMS 12 6 17 3 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER (T) (X) WORK 7B597 /EPIC DIANA KING 14 12 5 13 FUN FOR ME ECHO/WARNER SUNSET 43877/WARNER BROS, MOLOKO 13 13 12 6 QUIT PLAYING GAMES (WITH MY HEART) (T) JIVE 42452 BACKSTREET BOYS 15 11 11 10 NEVER GONNA GET ENOUGH AUREUS 406/WARLOCK NEXXT MILLENNIUM 14 16 8 18 A LITTLE BIT OF ECSTASY (T) (X) CLASSIFIED/TIMBER! 0190/TOMMY BOY JOCELYN ENRIQUEZ 16 18 22 7 THE SHIPMENT CALIMA 001 COLOMBIAN DRUM CARTEL 15 14 16 20 STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DELIGHT) (T) JIVE 42463 KRS -ONE 17 20 28 6 AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS SM:IE 9063/PROFILE BLUE AMAZON 16 12 9 10 WHO YOU WIT (T) QWEST 43883/WARNER BROS. JAY -Z 18 13 14 10 JUST A FREAK MERCURY 574433 CRYSTAL WATERS FEATURING DENNIS RODMAN 17 15 11 5 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME (T) (X) ARISTA 13381 DEBORAH COX 19 22 23 8 SLIDE RCA 64846 JUNKSTER 18 1 6 3 WHATEVER (T) (X) EASTWEST 63933/EEG EN VOGUE 20 28 35 5 KEEP ON GROOVIN' MUSIC PLANT 049 ONE VISION 19 19 14 4 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND (T) (X) METROPOLITAN 3007 LIL SUZY 21 33 50 3 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME ARISTA 13381 DEBORAH COX CI 22 10 6 HIP HOP DRUNKIES (T) LOUD 64882 /RCA THA ALKAHOLIKS FEATURING OL' DIRTY BASTARD 22 30 39 4 TIC TIC TAC ARIOLA sr?ao CARRAPICHO 21 11 15 4 RHYTHM OF LOVE (T) (X) CRAVE 78606 /EPIC DJ COMPANY * * * POWER PICK * * * 22 RE -ENTRY 5 DIN DA DA IT) (X) WAVE 50020 KEVIN AVIANCE 23 39 2 HELLO MODERN PROMO/Ar, - T POE 23 - 21 19 23 RETURN OF THE MACK I (X) ATLANTIC 85443/AG MARK MORRISON

34 43 3 HOUSE ON FIRE KINETIC 43878; REPRISE ARKARNA Ü * * * GREATEST GAINER 25 16 20 9 ON TRACK MERCURY IMPORT VELLO 24 40 2 SONG FOR MY BROTHER (T) (X) GIANT SILP.VLU1 nJUMB 3107 GRP GEORGE BENSON 26 24 26 8 REACH COLUMBIA 78507 ROB) ROB'S CLUBWORLD 25 10 13 10 I DON'T WANT TO /I LOVE ME SOME HIM (T) (X) LAFACE 24230/ARISTA TONI BRAXTON 27 19 21 10 KEEP LOVE TOGETHER JPS IMPORT LOVE TO INFINITY 26 20 20 24 CALL ME m (x) LOGIC 45726 /RCA LE CLICK 28 27 32 11 MOMENT OF MY LIFE DEFINITY 001 BOBBY D'AMBROSIO FEATURING MICHELLE WEEKS 27 NEW 1 CAN WE (T) JIVE 42445 SWV 29 32 38 6 PEOPLE GET READY ELEKTRA 63932/EEG ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS 28 25 21 6 THE WAY (T) (X) TWISTED 55260/MCA FUNKY GREEN DOGS 30 26 29 6 YOUR WOMAN BRILLIANT! /CHRYSALIS PROMO/EMI WHITE TOWN 29 27 30 3 WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE (T) MCA 55358 PATTI LABELLE 31 46 2 SONG FOR MY BROTHER GIANT STEP /BLUE THUMB 3107 /GRP GEORGE BENSON 30 RE -ENTRY 2 AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS (T) (x) SMdE 9063 /PROFILE BLUE AMAZON CI 37 42 4 VALGA EL BRILLO DE TUS OJOS CRESCENT MOON PROMO /EPIC ALBITA 31 38 23 15 CAN U FEEL IT (r) (x) ova 5821237A &M 3RD PARTY 33 48 - 2 WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE MCA 55358 PATTI LABELLE 32 23 36 4 YOU BRING ME UP (T) (x) MCA 55373 K -CI & JOJO ® 49 - 2 YOU'RE NOT ALONE RCA 64904 OLIVE 33 24 29 3 BLACK NOSTALJACK (AKA COME ON) (TI PROFILE 7469 CAMP LO FEAT. RUN AND KID CAPRI 35 44 47 3 PARTAY FEELING STRICTLY RHYTHM 12507 B CREW FEAT. BARBARA TUCKER, DAJAE, ULTRA NATE AND MONE 34 NEW 1 NEVER MAKE A PROMISE (T) ISLAND 572083 DRU HILL 36 23 18 12 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR EPIC 78008 MICHAEL JACKSON 35 34 27 13 JUST ANOTHER CASE (M) (T) (x) VIOLATOR/DEF JAM 573857 /MERCURY CRU FEAT SLICK RICK

37 . 17 '13 14 IT'S ALRIGHT, I FEEL IT! GIANT STEP/BLUE THUMB 3102 /GRP NUYORICAN SOUL FEAT JOCELYN BROWN 36 35 26 3 FAR FROM YOURS (T) PAYDAY /PERK 850917/ISLAND O.C. FEATURING YVETTE MICHELLE 38 43 44 4 ONLY WORDS JELLYBEAN 2524 DEBORAH GIBSON 37 29 24 47 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT (T) (0) CLR/AMERICAN 43764/WARNER BROS. DJ KOOL 39 50 - 2 TO BE LOVED EDEL AMERICA 9890 LUCE DRAYTON 38 30 33 6 IT MUST BE LOVE (T) (X) BIG BEAT /ATLANTIC 95602/AG ROBIN S. 40 31 24 12 GIMME SOME LOVE ETERNAL 43864/WARNER BROS. GINA G 39 31 - 13 GET READY, READY! (M) (n (X) TAKE FO' 205 DJ JUBILEE 41 42 41 4 THE MESSAGE MOONSHINE 88442 TEMPLE FEATURING ALLAN HIDALGO 40 39 46 5 TAKE ME AWAY (T) (X) INTERHIT 10165 CULTURE BEAT

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47 45 37 9 I FOUND LOVE JELLYBEAN 2522 DARRYL D'BONNEAU 47 RE -ENTRY 21 CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN (T) (X) BAD BOY 79081 /ARISTA PUFF DADDY (FEAT. MASE)

48 32 11 TRACK MAXI TRACKS 2055 /MAXI 36 HARMONICA 97 SOULBOY 48 42 I - 34"; SUGAR IS SWEETER (T) (X) FFRR/LONDON 120102 /ISLAND C.J. BOLLANO

1 PROMO 49 NEW COCO JAMBOO WARNER BROS. MR. PRESIDENT 49 NEW 1 LET IT GO (T) STRICTLY RHYTHM 12500 BLACK MAGIC

50 29 12 13 IT MUST BE LOVE BIG BEAT 95602 /ATLANTIC ROBIN S. 50 RE -ENTRY 2 NIGHTMARE (T) (X) GROOVILICIOUS 027 /STRICTLY RHYTHM BRAINBUG

cD Tit es with the greatest sales or club play increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest point increase among singles below the top 20. Greatest Gainer on Maxi -Singles Sales is awarded for the largest sales increase among singles anywhere in the top 50. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi-single, or cassette maxi -single if vinyl is unavailable. On Sales chart: (M) Cassette maxi -single availability. (T) Vinyl maxi -single availability. (X) CD maxi -single availability. © 1997, Bilk board /BPI Communications.

DANCE TRAX (Continued from preceding page) ting a taste of something new soon. Twisted America album. Listen to personality Brian Middleton. For added proof, all you needed was and win. In fact, you can have plat- Also showing that her best work the jam yourself, and then search her Watching artists like Sandy B. to see Crystal Waters take the stage. inum records and never sell off a may very well be ahead of her was out in a live setting. (who gets my vote for being among She was greeted like a conquering piece of your soul. Well- received new Vicki Sue Robinson, who stomped the most accessible and gracious heroine. As she glided through a 40- songs like "Spin Me" and "Momma through the requisite "Turn The Beat SATURDAY, JULY 19: What can I artists at the Summit-along with pal minute romp that squeezed in three Told Me" pounded with equal parts of Around" into her new Pagoda single, say? I can finally feel the muscles in Joi Cardwell), Deborah Cooper, set changes and six costume changes, contagious pop gloss and house "House Of Joy." She was downright my face relax. It's over. Despite the Shay Jones, Kevin Aviance, Kim the crowd whooped and air -punched authority. The girl has not gone R &B, yummy -as was Suzanne Palmer, snoozing presence of bunking pals, English, and Thea Austin pour their their fists in victory. Her smooth per- hip -hop, or pop /AC to please her label. who wrecked the room by unleashing my hotel room feels unusually empty. hearts onto the stage of the Convent formance was miles away from the Quite the contrary, actually. And her a Chaka Khan -like wail from her The congregated masses have begun nightclub triggered yet more feelings self- conscious young girl who tripped relaxed smile backstage after the tiny blonde frame. To say she has star to disperse- carrying, it is hoped, a of pride in being a part of a commu- through early shows promoting her show framed the face of a woman power would not properly capture little bit of the energy of last night's nity that may always have to fight and breakthrough hit, "Gypsy Woman." It making it on her own terms. what she infused into "Twisted," the show, which crackled with the wicked work a little harder, but we'll always showed that all things are possible. And isn't that a dream we all title cut from Club 69's forthcoming humor of co -hosts Karel and B96 air persevere and come out of it better. You can rise from the underground share?

34 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Countr ARTISTS & MUSIC MCA Nashville Does Wright Thing Artist Makes Label Debut With `Let Me In BY CHET FLIPPO pier with their collaboration. under the assumption that he was "I had written Tony's name on a super -fast and everything got done NASHVILLE -When it became wish list and then tucked it away," quick and that he knew exactly what apparent that the wheels were corn- says Wright. "Then, things were not he wanted to do when he went in. ing off A &M Nashville and that her going well at A &M, and I pulled Now, he is prepared, but his ap- career on that label was in jeopardy, that list out and called Tony and proach is that each song is a differ- Chely Wright decided to take con- took him to lunch and I said, `I need ent animal and should be treated as trol of her own destiny. And she you.' We talked and began a rela- such." didn't start at the bottom. What did tionship, and then A &M went un- "It's pretty minimalistic produc- she do? Invite MCA Nashville pres- der." tion," says Brown. "Her voice is so ident Tony Brown to lunch, that's Brown says, "She called me for incredible, I just wanted to stick it lunch, and I was thinking, `She must out there. There's room for that Black was surprised at Fan Fair when his what. 15 And Climbing. RCA artist Clint over a year later, be unhappy the way things are artist that is right down the middle, album sales of 15 million The result? Just Label presented him with a plaque commemorating Wright's Brown -produced debut going.' Sure enough, she said, `Would like Reba [McEntire] and Faith units. Shown, from left, are RCA Label Group (RLG) senior VP /GM Butch Waugh; album on MCA Nashville, "Let Me you be interested in me if I get free ?' [Hill], when they came along and Black; his wife, Lisa Hartman Black; RLG chairman Joe Galante; and Black's In," will be released Sept. 9, and You know, you look around town at that has integrity and has music Mark Hartley. manager, Brown and Wright couldn't be hap- every label and you sort of have your that radio loves." wish list of peo- MCA Nashville chairman Bruce ple who might Hinton says that Wright's secret become available. weapon may be what he calls her Nine times out of "likability factor." 10, it's not the big "I first noticed that at Fan Fair," 35 Years Of Bluegrass From Rebel; headliners. But says Hinton, adding that it's cer- then you come to tainly not unusual for fans to like an artist who has their artists. But in her case, he Ritter Gets Fitting Memorial At Last been around for a says, her demographic appeal is couple of albums WRIGHT across the board. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Rebel Records, which is finally County [Record] catalog," he says, "we're selling to four or and is not quite "It's remarkable to see how peo- getting around to observing its 35th anniversary, which five catalogs, to Playboy's catalog sales out of Illinois, and established, but you know they're ple react to her, whether it's young technically occurred two years ago. The Roanoke, Va. -based to Wireless magazine. We can sell Flatt & Scruggs or Doc just waiting for that break." kids or adults or whatever. She bluegrass label has spent the last couple of years compiling Watson or Gid Tanner easily in general catalogs." Brown says his history caused seems to have a persona to which a massive four -CD boxed set, "35 Years Of The Best In Blue- Catalog product provides steady sales, he says. "We're him to seriously consider Wright. everyone reacts positively. Maybe grass: 1960- 1995," now out, which includes 105 cuts, some finally also getting into some chains, like Hastings and Bor- "This has happened to me several it's the likability factor, but every- previously unreleased, spanning the label's rich history. ders, that we hadn't had before. Camelot is back for us, after times before," he says. "It happened one likes her." In a sense, the 35 -year mark can be celebrated this year, they didn't carry bluegrass for a while. It turns out that with Steve Earle, from CBS. With In essence, Hinton says, she's for the label's first four singles were country issues (by Pete SoundScan has helped us a lot. Even though the numbers Marty Stuart, from CBS. With practically a new artist, since she had Pike), and its first bluegrass single was not released until are not huge, they are there, and they're growing, and it Vince Gill, from RCA. If you grab two albums with negligible impact on 1962. That was by Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mountain shows people we can sell. It's slow growth, but I feel a lot them at the right time, you can real- Polydor Nashville in the mid -'90s and Boys, the first bluegrass group to play Carnegie Hall. Since more comfortable with that than with fad hits." ly slam a home run. You can't just then a fallow time at A&M. then, the label has been home to a stellar roster that includes Freeman says that good initial sales for a bluegrass act go pluck them, because an artist at "I find it unique that here's an Ralph Stanley, Richard Greene, the Seldom Scene, remain modest: 20,000 albums is a success. "But," he says, her level would ordinarily have a artist who's had a couple of albums Country Gentlemen, "catalog is what keeps it seven -album deal. So when an out," says Hinton, "and those aren't Keith Whitley, Ricky going. Some of the older opportunity like this comes along, held as strikes against her." Skaggs, Del McCoury, albums are in six digits it's a golden opportunity." "What's fascinating to me," Hin- J.D. Crowe, Ronnie Bow- now. But they've been in "This an album I'm really, really ton continues, "is the degree of man, Rhonda Vincent, the market 25 years. I can proud of," says Wright. She co- belief in Chely already at the radio Tony Rice, Larry Sparks, Nashville remember when Bill wrote three songs on the album, and account level, even though she's IIIrd Tyme Out, David Monroe would have 20 drawing inspiration from such never had any success that would Parmley, Lonesome River different albums in the Nashville writers as Gary Burr, signify that kind of belief. In this Band, and Blue Highway. Seem stores at once, and that Kostas, Ed Hill, and Mark D. case, they already believe. So in The boxed set has many adds up after several Sanders. Other songs come from the your typical artist development photographs and liner notes years. We have the first likes of Bob McDill and Matraca plan, that factor already puts us a by the late Bill Vernon. seven Seldom Scene Berg. huge step ahead. Retail and records her; just wait - Rebel owner David by Chet Flippo albums, and they're sell- "I had some preconceived notions are there for they're Freeman, who bought the ing as well now as they did about Tony," says Wright. "I was (Continued on page 37) label in 1979 from founder 10 years ago." Dick Freeland, had already started old-time music label County Records as well as County Sales, which has become ON THE ROW: The Country Music Assn. (CMA) is up- the world's largest bluegrass /old -time music mail -order ping the ante in pledges to the capital campaign fund for a operation. Rebel was formed, Freeman says, primarily to new Country Music Hall of Fame downtown. Mike Curb serve the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, and although recently gave $1 million to the fund. The CMA is now giv- the label achieved a global reach, he says D.C. and environs ing $2 million ... Joe Diffie, who has left Image Manage- still provide staunch support for bluegrass and Rebel. ment, has formed Third Rock Entertainment to manage "Station WAMU [Washington] and the D.C. clubs and his career. Mark LeMaster, Rusty Koelle, and Georgia Tower and Blockbuster there love bluegrass," Freeman tells Mabry are staffing ... BR5 -49 joins Jerry Lee Lewis and Nashville Scene. "Tower has five stores in the D.C. area, Steve Wariner on "Monday Night Concerts With Ricky and they're all active with bluegrass." Skaggs" at 9 p.m. CST Monday (28) ... At RCA Label Bluegrass is healthy in general, he says. Domestically, he Group, Greg McCarn and Debbie Schwartz are both pro- adds, growth is steady. In addition to the traditionally strong moted to associate director of artist development, and Mar- Japanese market, he's getting mail orders from throughout ion Williams is upped to associate director of media rela- Europe and, increasingly, from Eastern Europe. "France, tions and artist development. England, and Belgium have always been good," he says, "but Country Music Hall of Fame member Tex Ritter finally now we do a lot in Holland, Italy, southern Spain, Portugal. has a suitable memorial in Nashville. On July 18, the Grand [The Czech Republic and Slovakia have] become a big mar- Ole Opry Museum at Opryland opened an exhibit to this ket now It wasn't 10 years ago. I hear there's something former member of the Grand Ole Opry. The exhibit includes like 60 or 70 bluegrass groups [there] now" his Gibson J -200 and Fender Kingman guitars, Billboard Freeman says that listings on the World Wide Web are charts, Ritter's 1952 recording of "High Noon" from the second only to ads in the magazine Bluegrass Unlimited in movie of the same name, his cowboy outfits, movie posters, drawing mail orders. Rebel is distributed by Distribution and other memorabilia. Ritter became the first country Asylum Choir. Asylum Records artists and staff turned out in force for the Asy- North America and through its own company, Record artist on Capitol Records when he signed with the label in lum Fan Fair show. Pictured, from left, are Greg Holland, Royal Wade Kimes, Lila Depot, in the Southeast Also, he says, catalog sales via other 1942. He was the fifth member elected to the Country Music McCann, Melodie Crittenden, Kevin Sharp, Bryan White, and Asylum co- presi- companies' mail -order catalogs are up. "Especially with the Hall of Fame in 1964. Ritter died in 1974. dent Kyle Lehning.

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AUGUST 2, 1997 H OT COUN IT . &TRACKS z z z N o o_ O O un., I- w N H N W W Y ~ o TITLE ARTIST Ñ Y TITLE ARTIST PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) 8 3 N Q 7 J LABEL & NU M BERPROMOTION LABEL áá 43 53 N Q PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) LABEL & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL á 6 THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER SAWYER BROWN * * * No.1 * * * CI 51 51 40 M.MILLER,M.MCANALLY (B.LABOUNTY,R.FREELAND) (C) (D) (V) CURB 73016 CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME 3 weeks at No. 1 GEORGE STRAIT 1 1 1 14 T.BROWN,G.STRAIT (J L _ ONE, TWO, I LOVE YOU CLAY WALKER (V) MCA 72007 41 36 23 15 18 J.STROUD,C.WALKER (B.JONES,E.HILU (V) GIANT 17351 /REPRISE I LEFT SOMETHING TURNED ON AT HOME TRACE ADKINS 4 6 15 2 WHY WOULD I SAY GOODBYE S.HENDRICKS 42 44 42 20 BROOKS & DUNN (B.LAWSON,J.SCHWEERS) 1 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19579 8 D.000K,K.BROOKS,R.DUNN (K.BROOKS,C.WATERS) (VI ARISTA 13073 IT'S YOUR LOVE TIM MCGRAW (WITH FAITH HILL) 3 3 2 13 1 HOW DO I LIVE LEANN RIMES J.STROUD,B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (S.SMITH) (C) (D) (V) CURB 73019 43 50 49 43 C.HOWARD,W.RIMES (D.WARREN) (C) (D) (V) CURB 73022 I'D RATHER RIDE AROUND WITH YOU REBA MCENTIRE 4 2 3 17 2 FLOWERS BILLY YATES R.MCENTIRE,J.GUESS (M.D. SANDERS,T.NICHOLS) (V) MCA 72006 44 41 36 11 36 G.FUNDIS,B.YATES (B.YATES,M.CRISWELL) ALMO SOUNDS ALBUM CUT ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONE PAM TILLIS 5 15 5 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY KEVIN SHARP B.J.WALKER,JR.,P.TILLIS (D.DILLON,B.MCDILL) (V) ARISTA 13084 45 65 45 C.FARREN (C.FARREN,J.STEELE) 143 ALBUM CUT /ASYLUM COME CRYIN' TO ME LONESTAR 6 9 14 6 HELPING ME GET OVER YOU TRAVIS TRITT FEATURING LARI WHITE D.000K,W.WILSON (J.RICH,W.WILSON,M.D. SANDERS) (C) (D) (V) BNA 64841 46 68 2 46 D.WAS,T.TRITT (T.TRITT,L.WHITE) WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT I ONLY GET THIS WAY WITH YOU RICK TREVINO 7 12 20 7 SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS JOE DIFFIE O S.BUCKINGHAM,D.JOHNSON (D.LOGGINS,A.RAY) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT 41 52 55 47 J.SLATE,J.DIFFIE (M.HIGGINS,R.WILLIAMS) IC) (D) (V) EPIC 78638 DRINK, SWEAR, STEAL & LIE MICHAEL PETERSON 9 14 12 8 SHUT UP AND DRIVE CHELY WRIGHT R. E.ORRALL,J.LEO (M.PETERSON,P.CARPENTER) (C) (D) (V) REPRISE 17379 48 54 73 3 48 T.BROWN (S.TATE,A.TATE,R.RUTHERFORD) (C) (D) (VI MCA 72012 HOW A COWGIRL SAYS GOODBYE TRACY LAWRENCE 11 13 10 9 BUTTERFLY KISSES RAYBON BROS. O D. COOK (L.BOONE,P.NELSON,T.LAWRENCE) (C) (D) ATLANTIC 82985 49 46 38 10 37 D.COOK,T.BROWN (B.CARLISLE,R.THOMAS) (C) (D) (V) MCA 72016 HOW DO I LIVE (FROM "CON AIR") TRISHA YEARWOOD 10 12 17 10 LUCKY ME, LUCKY YOU LEE ROY PARNELL T.BROWN,T.YEARWOOD (D.WARREN) (C) (D) (VI MCA 72015 50 48 35 16 35 L.PARNELL,THE HOT LINKS (G.NICHOLSON.L. R. PARNELL) (C) (V) CAREER 13078 SHE'S GOT IT ALL KENNY CHESNEY 11 14 18 10 11 B. CANNON,N.WILSON (D.WOMACK,C.WISEMAN) THE SWING JAMES BONAMY (C) (D) (V) BNA 64894 51 45 33 18 31 D.JOHNSON (R.E.ORRALL,B.REGAN) (C) (D) EPIC 78560 STILL HOLDING ON CLINT BLACK & MARTINA MCBRIDE 11 16 16 8 12 J STROUD,C.BLACK (C.BLACK,M.BERG,M.STUART) (V) RCA 64850 * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT * * * WE WERE IN LOVE TOBY KEITH 13 17 19 8 13 DO I HOW GET THERE DEANA CARTER , J.STROUD,T.KEITH (C.CANNON,A.SHAMBLIN) (V) MERCURY 574636 52 NEW 1 52 C.FARREN (R.CARTER,C_FARREN) CAPITOL NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT LOVED TOO MUCH TY HERNDON 14 10 4 20 2 D.JOHNSON (D.SCHLITZ,B.LIVSEY) EPIC ALBUM CUT I'D BE WITH YOU KIPPI BRANNON 53 59 60 6 53 COUNT ME IN DEANA CARTER M.BRIGHT (A.KASET,K.B.WALKER,S.WEBB) (C) (D) (V) CURB 56092/UNIVERSAL 15 8 5 19 5 C.FARREN (D.CARTER,C.JONES) (V) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19510 FIT TO BE TIED DOWN SAMMY KERSHAW 54 43 32 17 29 DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD ALABAMA K.STEGALL (W.VARBLE,C.VICTOR) (V) MERCURY 574182 16 24 30 16 D.000K,ALABAMA (R.OWEN,T.GENTRY,G.FOWLER) (V) RCA 64849 CLAUDETTE DWIGHT YOAKAM 55 57 67 4 55 DON'T LOVE MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE TRACY BYRD P.ANDERSON (R.ORBISON) REPRISE ALBUM CUT 17 19 22 12 17 T.BROWN (C.WISEMAN,M.DEKLE) (V) MCA 72002 RIDIN' OUT THE HEARTACHE TANYA TUCKER 56 56 62 3 56 G.BROWN (C.MAJESKI,S.RUSS,S.SMITH) HOW WAS I TO KNOW JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY (V) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19628 22 26 8 18 C PETOCZ (B.DALY,W.RAMBEAUX) ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH SARA EVANS 51 58 64 57 HE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED RICOCHET P.ANDERSON (S.EVANS,R.HARBIN,A.MAYO) ICI (V) RCA 64876 19 20 21 14 19 R.CHANCEY,E.SEAY (R.BOWLES,L.BOONE) (C) (D) COLUMBIA 78564 EVERYWHERE TIM MCGRAW 58 66 66 58 THERE GOES ALAN JACKSON B.GALLIMORE,J.STROUD,T.MCGRAW (C.WISEMAN,M.REID) CURB ALBUM CUT 20 26 40 4 20 K.STEGALL (A.JACKSON) (V) ARISTA 13070 KEEPING THE FAITH MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER 59 63 65 3 59 J.JENNINGS,M.C.CARPENTER WHAT THE HEART WANTS COLLIN RAYE (M.C.CARPENTER) COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT 21 23 28 9 21 J.HOBBS,E.SEAY,P.WORLEY (M.DULANEY) EPIC ALBUM CUT FLUTTER JACK INGRAM 60 64 69 3 . 60 HOW YOUR LOVE MAKES ME FEEL DIAMOND RIO S.EARLE,R.KENNEDY (C.BOYD) RISING TIDE ALBUM CUT 22 25 29 9 22 M.D.CLUTE,DIAMOND RIO (M.T.BARNES,T.BRUCE) ARISTA ALBUM CUT ANOTHER PERFECT DAY BLAKE & BRIAN 61 62 68 3 61 I WILL, IF YOU WILL JOHN BERRY C.HOWARD (P.BARNHART,B.TABOR,C.WHITE) (C) (D) (V) CURB 73024 23 21 20 16 19 C.HOWARD (J.B.JARVIS,R.G00DRUM) (V) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19511 THAT'S THE KINDA LOVE (THAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT) MILA MASON 62 60 59 59 THE SHAKE NEAL MCCOY B.MEVIS (L.BAKEY) ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT 14 29 34 11 24 K.LEHNING (J.MCELROY,B.CARR) ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT NOWHERE, USA DEAN MILLER 63 71 2 63 THE FOOL LEE ANN WOMACK G.BROWN (D.MILLER) (C) D) (V) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58665 15 31 39 7 25 M.WRIGHT (M.CANNON,C.STEFL,G.ELLSWORTH) (V) DECCA 72009 SHE'S GOING HOME WITH ME TRAVIS TRITT 64 53 47 16 24 SOMEBODY SLAP ME JOHN ANDERSON D.WAS,T.TRITT (T.TRITT) WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT 26 32 46 5 26 K.STEGALL (B.MCDILL,R.MURRAH) (C) (V) MERCURY 574640 LOVE IS THE RIGHT PLACE BRYAN WHITE 65 N EW 65 WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO ALAN JACKSON B.J.WALKER,JR.,K.LEHNING (M.HUMMON,T.SIMS) ASYLUM ALBUM CUT 27 27 24 17 2 K.STEGALL (J.HAYES) (CI IV) ARISTA 13069 I BROKE IT, I'LL FIX IT RIVER ROAD 66 55 53 13 48 THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES LEANN RIMES S.HENDRICKS,G.NICHOLSON (B.HILL,B.CASON) (C) D) (V) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58649 28 28 25 20 5 C.HOWARD,W.RIMES (D.TYLER) (C) (D) (V) CURB 76959 I'M YOUR MAN JASON SELLERS 61 N EW 67 IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME BILLY RAY CYRUS C.FARREN (A.CUNNINGHAM,M.D. SANDERS) 29 34 43 29 IC) (V) BNA 64915 K.STEGALL,J.KELTON (K.K.PHILLIPS,J.LASETER) (V) MERCURY 574638 PLEASE THE KINLEYS 68 N EW1 1 68 DAY IN, DAY OUT DAVID KERSH R.ZAVITSON,T.HASELDEN,P.GREENE 30 33 37 10 30 (T.HASELDEN) EPIC ALBUM CUT P.MCMAKIN (M.GREEN,T.MCHUGH) CURB ALBUM CUT THANK GOD FOR BELIEVERS MARK CHESNUTT 69 N EW P i 69 THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH PATTY LOVELESS M.WRIGHT (R. SPRINGER ,M.A.SPRINGER,T.JOHNSON) DECCA ALBUM CUT 31 18 15 15 15 E.GORDY,JR. (G.NICHOLSON) EPIC ALBUM CUT LIVE TO LOVE AGAIN BURNIN' DAYLIGHT 70 61 58 6 58 GO AWAY LORRIE MORGAN M.BRIGHT (M.BEESON ,T.BRUCE,K.HOWELL,S.LEMAIRE) CURB ALBUM CUT 32 39 48 32 J .STROUD,L MORGAN (S.SMITH,C.MAJESKI,S.RUSS) BNA ALBUM CUT YOU AIN'T LONELY YET BIG HOUSE YOU AND YOU ALONE VINCE GILL 71 70 61 11 57 33 42 54 3 33 P.BUNETTA,M.BYROM,D.NEUHAUSER (M.BYROM,D.NEUHAUSER) (V) MCA 72005 T. BROWN (V GILL) (V) MCA 72010 BUTTERFLY KISSES BOB CARLISLE NOTHIN' LESS THAN LOVE THE BUFFALO 12 67 56 11 45 34 37 45 9 CLUB 34 B.CARLISLE (B.CARLISLE,R.THOMAS) (V) DIADEM 42456/JIVE B. BECKETT (W.TESTER,R.YOUNG) RISING TIDE ALBUM CUT EVEN THE WIND DARYLE SINGLETARY DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD LILA MCCANN 13 73 2 73 35 38 44 12 35 J.STROUD,D.MALLOY (T.JOHNSON,H.000HRAN) GIANT ALBUM CUT/REPRISE M.SPIRO (M.SPIRO,M.SMOTHERMAN) ASYLUM ALBUM CUT BUTTERFLY KISSES JEFF CARSON A LITTLE MORE LOVE VINCE 14 RE-ENTRY 66 36 35 31 19 GILL 2 T.BROWN (V.GILU (C) (V) MCA 55307 COOL WATER TAMMY GRAHAM LUCKY IN LOVE SHERRIE NEW 75 37 40 41 11 AUSTIN i (V) CAREER 13089 37 E. SEAY,W.RAMBEAUX (S.AUSTIN,B.DALY,W.RAMBEAUX) (C) (D) (V) ARISTA 13083 ALL LIT UP IN LOVE DAVID LEE MURPHY 38 47 52 38 Records an T.BROWN 0 showing increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. Airpower awarded to those records which (D.L.MURPHY) (C) (D) (V) MCA 72008 attain 3200 detections for the first time. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for cassette single, or vinyl if cassette is unavailable. (C) HOLE IN MY HEART BLACKHAWK 39 49 50 6 39 Cassette single availability. (D) CD single availability. (M) Cassette maxi-single availability. (T) Vinyl maxi-single availability. (V) Vinyl single avail- M.BRIGHT (D. CHILD,D.ROBBINS,V.STEPHENSON) (C) (D) (V) ARISTA 13092 ability. (X) CD maxi-single availability. 0 1997, Billboard/BPI Communications.

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13 17 BETTER MAN, BETTER OFF ATLANTIC 83004/AG TRACY LAWRENCE

12 IT'S YOUR LOVE CURB 73019 12 weeks at No TIM MCGRAW (WITH FAITH HILL) 24 2 HOLE IN MY HEART ARISTA 13092 BLACKHAWK

11 18 2 HOW DO I LIVE CURB 73022 LEANN RIMES 16 20 I'D BE WITH YOU/DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL CURB 56092/UNIVERSAL KIPPI BRANNON

3 3 4 HOW DO I LIVE MCA 72015 TRISHA YEARWOOD 17 13 14 28 A GIRL'S GOTTA DO (WHAT A GIRL'S GOTTA DOMAYBE HE'LL NOTICE HER NOW RNA 64757/RCA MINDY MCCREADY 4 4 BUTTERFLY KISSES mu \ 72016 RAYBON BROS. o 19 16 21 I MISS YOU A LITTLE ATLANTIC 84865/AG JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 5 5 27 HERE'S YOUR SIGN (GET THE PICTURE) WARNER BROS. 17491 BILL ENGVALL WITH SPECIAL GUEST TRAVIS TRFT 19 20 17 14 SAD LOOKIN' MOON RCA 64775 ALABAMA

6 DRINK, SWEAR, STEAL & LIE REPRISE 17379/WARNER BROS. MICHAEL PETERSON 20 18 22 9 COME CRYIN' TO ME BNA 64841/RCA LONESTAR

59 THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES/BLUE CURB 76959 LEANN RIMES 21 21 19 20 ONE NIGHT AT A TIME MCA 55321 GEORGE STRAIT

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17 9 19 LITTLE THINGS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58630 TANYA TUCKER 0 Records with the greatest sales gains this week. *Recording Industry Assn. of America certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIM certification for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion titles indicated by a numeral following the symbol. O 16 15 6 LUCKY IN LOVE ARISTA 13083 SHERRIE AUSTIN 1997, Billboard/BPI ED Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

36 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Country ARTISTS & MUSIC

MCA NASHVILLE DOES WRIGHT THING (Continued front page d5) I COUNTRY ing for MCA to do its job. We just a set -bringing her piano along-in Rivers. I think there's a good com- * * * * * * * * ** have to deliver. Chely and Tony WaxWorks' warehouse for all the bination of some uptempo stuff and Brown gave us great music, so now employees. a lot of depth in the album. I think it's up to us to deliver at the radio "She had our group just fascinat- `Emma Jean's Guitar' is a terrific and account end." ed," says Woodward. "She was pure example of a song that has depth to Dave Weigand, the label's VP of dynamite. I think she's got the it. For those people in radio who are CORNER sales and marketing, says he's whole package. She's got the voice, out there pounding the pavement heartened by initial response to the the personality, the stage presence. and saying, `Hey, we need songs by Wade Jessen project. And she's a good musician, too. I with substance,' this is an album "We're pulling together on this love her. You just keep waiting for with substance and real depth. You THE CLOSER YOU GET: Kenny Chesney (BNA) and Diamond Rio one," he says, "and we've got a real her to be discovered. She really has- look at who she wrote with- Matra- (Arista) bow with their biggest opening weeks on Top Country Albums, while shot at breaking it wide open." n't had her chance yet, and I was ca Berg, Gary Burr, Kostas -and Dwight Yoakam (Reprise) is awarded Hot Shot Debut honors with his small- He says cassette and CD singles really happy when I heard that you see that she really did pick the est opening week figures since the SoundScan era dawned in the May 25, of "Shut Up And Drive," the first MCA was signing her, because right people to write with or pick 1991, Billboard. Yoakam enters at No. 8 with "Under The Covers," moving single, went to retail July 15. "We they're obviously capable of break- songs from. I don't think there's a about 12,000 units. want to mirror what's already hap- ing her. I certainly hope so." shortage of great songs in Nash- Yoakam had chart runs with five titles on Top Country Albums prior to our pening with radio in markets like "We're off to a smokin' start," ville. I think the process sometimes conversion to point -of-sale data and peaked at No. 1 on that chart with his Tampa [Fla.] and Phoenix and says David Haley, MCA Nashville's brings things down to the lowest first three sets, beginning with "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc." in 1986. His Atlanta and Kansas City [Mo.] and VP of national promotion. "This is common denominator." That is not "Gone" package, which opened at No. 5 in the Nov 18, 1995, issue, set Yoakam's Houston and Dallas. So we're mak- our third week of soliciting airplay, the case here, Rivers says. opening -week record with 31,500 units, besting the prior tally of 31,000 pieces ing sure we've got product in the and it's going great. We've had the "But I also like the fact that for "This Time," which popped on the country album list at No. 6 in the April marketplace." best setup we could possibly have. Chely sort of cut her teeth in the 10, 1993, issue. Although that set peaked at No. 4 on April 17, 1993, it was one He says that the video has been We started with advance music in format," Rivers continues. "She of that year's holiday favorites, scanning more than 67,000 pieces during the added as a Hotshot by CMT, and May, and she's worked stations knows the format, knows the histo- final week of the year. that on July 15 Wright hosted a hard. We sent a voice -mail number ry of it; it's what she does and has "Claudette," the lead single from "Under The Covers," rises 57 -55 on Hot World Wide Web chat, with more with the advance music for feed- always done. Any artist-with that Country Singles & Tracks, with airplay at 61 monitored stations. The track than 1,800 participants online. "She back, and we got tremendous re- kind of dedication to our format is a was written by Roy Orbison. It emerged as a B -side hit from the Everly answered 180 questions," says sponse on that. We hand -delivered good thing." Brothers' 1958 release, `All I Have To Do Is Dream," and peaked at No. 15. Weigand, "and many of the people CDs to the three [country] stations Haley points out that even while Diamond Rio's first best -of package sets up shop at No. 9 on Top Country already knew the name of the album in Kansas City." Wright was more or less on hiatus Albums, bowing with more than 12,000 units. The group's previous record and wanted to know when it was Haley says the label also, for the while A &M tried to sort itself out, was set with 11,500 units in the March 16, 1996, issue, when "IV" entered at coming out. So there're a lot of peo- first time, sent an enhanced CD to Wright continued to stay in touch No. 14. Meanwhile, Chesney's "I Will Stand" scans more than 11,000 pieces, ple responding to her." radio. "I don't think that's been with radio stations, even though she doubling his prior record of more than 5,000 units with `All I Need To Know," Weigand says the publicity cam- done as a promo tool," he says. "It had no product to promote. which entered at No. 42 in the July 1, 1995, Billboard. paign entails advance CDs sent to operates both as a regular CD and "She kept her relationships up," more than 500 print outlets; inter- a CD -ROM, with visuals and a bio in Haley notes, "and she kept her lines views scheduled with country mag- addition to the music programs. open. To show radio how much we IT'S GOOD TO BE KING: After spending five weeks at No. 1 during the azines, syndicated radio, and CNN; We've left no stone unturned." appreciated how they believed in spring on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks with "One Night At A and interviews with selected New Tom Rivers, operations manager her and how much we believe in her, Time" and dominating for a third week there with the album's title track, York and Los Angeles media outlets. at WQYK Tampa, is an unabashed we did a unique print ad in [Bill- George Strait's "Carrying Your Love With Me" (MCA) breaks the Greatest Advertising will be keyed to coun- Wright fan. He says "Shut Up And board sister publication] Airplay Gainer bank on Top Country Albums, bulleting at No. 2 with an 8,000 -unit try music publications, CMT, the Drive" (this issue at No. 48 on the Monitor." increase. Strait's set moves more than 52,000 units, outpacing the No. 3 title program "After Midnite With Blair Billboard's Hot Country Singles & That ad was a full -page picture of on that chart by 11,000 units. Garner," and Westwood One's Tracks chart), has already been all of the MCA Nashville promotion Meanwhile, our percentage -based Pacesetter award on Top Country "Country Countdown USA." proved to be a very memorable title staffers stuffed into the VW Bug Albums is handed to Lila McCann's "Lila" for a 57% hike. McCann's debut Her home area of Kansas City and song with listeners on his sta- convertible that Wright drives in set scans 8,000 units and rises 20 -16. "Down Came A Blackbird," the quirky will be targeted, says Weigand, and tion. the video for "Shut Up And Drive." lead single from "Lila," is airing on 123 monitored stations with heavy air- she will perform in- stores there on "I was surprised at how strong The ad, says, Haley, elicited more play (more than 35 spins) detected at KKBQ Houston; KWJJ Portland, Ore.; the album release date. "That's her the audience reaction was," he says. positive feedback than any that the and WVLK Lexington, Ky. No. 1 market," says Weigand, "and "People who don't know her yet MCA promo staff has done before. Stan Byrd, promotion VP at Asylum, says, "It's been a struggle to get this we'll really work it heavily." already know the song. The title "The ad showed," Hinton says, single on the radio, but we started to feel the retail demand immediately after Wright, he says, will perform in perhaps has the potential to scare "that the whole promo department getting played the first week out in markets like Atlanta; Seattle; Richmond, August at regional Universal Music conservative programmers off, but is in there together and they're Va.; and Baltimore." and Video Distribution meetings in I think it's something listeners will going after it. A picture really is Washington, D.C., Dallas, and Los remember really well. And it's not a worth a thousand words. That pic- Angeles, for the national and field rude song: She's telling herself to ture said all the things we wanted BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST: With only one title in the top 10 on Hot Country staff. Selected accounts will also be shut up and drive!" to say as far as the radio end goes." Singles & Tracks posting fewer than 10 weeks on the chart, there's addition- invited to those showcases. Rivers says that although Wright Wright is managed by Titley al evidence that country radio is spending more quality time with its biggest Terry Woodward, president of has had limited exposure and suc- Spaulding Associates and booked by hits (Country Corner, Billboard, July 26). The most obvious example of this Owensboro, Ky. -based distributor cess in the past, he has great confi- Creative Artists Agency. Her songs new coziness is Rick Trevino's "I Only Get This Way With You" (Columbia), WaxWorks, echoes Hinton's theme dence in the album. are published by Songs of PolyGram which has accumulated 20 weeks and increases 216 spins (7-7). of "likability." Woodward says he's "Tony and Chely have put togeth- International Publishing Inc. /Hen- been a fan ever since Wright played er a really terrific album," says Wright Music (BMI).

A -Z COUNTRY SINGLES BM)) HL 28 THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES (Mota, ASCAP) WBM 26 SOMEBODY SLAP ME (Songs Of PolyGram Intl, BMI/Ranger Bob, ASCAP/Murrah, BMI) HL/WBM 52 HOW DO I GET THERE (EMI Princeton Street, ASCAP/Full 36 A LITTLE MORE LOVE (Benefit, PAD WBM PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC Keel, ASCAP/Farrenuff, ASCAP) 70 LIVE TO LOVE AGAIN (EMI April, ASCAP/K-Town, 47 SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS (Emdar, ASCAP/Texas Wedge, ASCAP/Full Keel, ASCAP/Mike Curb, BMVRon Williams, 10 HOW DO I LIVE (FROM CON AIR) ( Realsongs, ASCAP) ASCAP/WB, ASCAP / Pop -A- Wheelie, ASCAP/Big Tractor, WBM ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI/Ticket To Ride, BMI) BMVDiamond Storm, BMI) WBM TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. STILL HOLDING ON (Blackened, BMVWedgewood 43 HOW DO I LIVE ( Realsongs, ASCAP) WBM HUWBM 12 Hayes, Avenue, BMVGreat Broad, BMI/Longitude, BMI/Wamer- 38 ALL LIT UP IN LOVE (Old Desperados, ASCAP/N2 D, 35 DOWN CAME A BLACKBIRD (M. Spiro, BMI/Hidden 18 HOW WAS I TO KNOW (Reynsong, BMI/Bayou Boy, 14 LOVED TOO MUCH (New Don, ASCAP/New Party, BMI) WBM ASCAP) Words, BMI/Nakomis, ASCAP) BMI/Kentucky Gid, BMI) HL ASCAP/Irving, BMI) WBM Tamerlane, BMI/Marty April, ASCAP /JKids, ASCAP /AMR, 5 ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONE (Acuff -Rose, BMI/Poly- 8 DRINK, SWEAR, STEAL & LIE (blamer Tamerlane, 22 HOW YOUR LOVE MAKES ME FEEL (Island Bound, 65 LOVE IS THE RIGHT PLACE (Careers-BMG, BMI/Floyd's 51 THE SWING (EMI Home, ASCAP) HL/WBM gram Intl, ASCAP/Ranger Bob, ASCAP) HUWBM BMI/BMG, ASCAP /Above The Rim, ASCAP) HUWBM ASCAP/Famous, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP/Pop-A- Wheelie, Dream, BMI/MCA, ASCAP/Bases Loaded, ASCAP/EMI ASCAP/Sierra 61 ANOTHER PERFECT DAY (Sony /ATV Tree, BMVSuffer In 73 EVEN THE WIND (Big Giant, BMI /Co- Heart, BMI) ASCAP/Big Tractor, ASCAP) H)IWBM Christian, ASCAP) 69 THANK GOD FOR BELIEVERS (EMI Blackwood, Alan Springer, Giant, BMI) Silence, BMI/Sony /ATV Cross Keys, ASCAP) HL 58 EVERYWHERE (Almo, ASCAP/Daddy Rabbit, ASCAP/Brio 66 I BROKE IT I'LL FIX IT (MCA, ASCAP/Brother Bart, 37 LUCKY IN LOVE (Reynsong BMI/Lucky Lady Bug, BMVMark BMVBig LOVE (THAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT) 72 BUTTERFLY KISSES (Polygram Intl, ASCAP/Diadem, Blues, ASCAP) WBM ASCAP/So)d For A Song, ASCAPBuu Cason, BMI/Bayou Boy, BMI/Kentucky Girl, BMI) HL 62 THAT'S THE KINDA SESAC) HL/WBM 54 FIT TO BE TIED DOWN (Starstruck Angel, BMI/Music Of ASCAP/Southem Writers Group, ASCAP) HL 50 LUCKY ME, LUCKY YOU (Gary Nicholson, ASCAP/MRBI, (Milsap, ASCAP) 49 BUTTERFLY KISSES (Polygram Int'l, ASCAP/Diadem, Moo, BMI) HL 53 I'D BE WITH YOU (Purple Sun, SESAC/en Ten, ASCAP/Songs Of PolyGram Intl, ASCAP/Lee Roy Pamell, 20 THERE GOES (WB, ASCAP/Yee Haw, ASCAP) WBM FOREVER (Careers-BMG, SESAC) HUWBM 44 FLOWERS (Music Corp. Of America, BMI/So Bizzy, SESAC/Real Girlfriends, SESAC/Stan Webb, SESAC) BMI) HL 40 THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST 74 BUTTERFLY KISSES (Polygram Intl, ASCAP/Diadem, BMI/Hillbillion, BMI/Hamstein Cumberland, BMI) WBM 34 NOTHIN' LESS THAN LOVE (MCA, ASCAP/WB, BMI) HL Tree, SESAC)HL/WBM H)IWBM 4 I'D RATHER RIDE AROUND WITH YOU ( Starstruck Writ- ASCAP/Music Cabin, ASCAP/Mavedck, ASCAP) HL/WBM 57 THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH (Sony /ATV BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys, ASCAP/Him Williams, ASCAP) 1 CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME (Warner- Tamerlane, 60 FLUTTER (Irving BMI/Two Bagger, BMI) WBM ers Group, ASCAP/Mark D., ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, 63 NOWHERE, USA (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI) MI/Rancho Belita, BMI /Jeff Stevens, BMI) WBM 25 THE FOOL (Major Bob, ASCAP/St. Myrna. ASCAP/Castle BMI/Ty Land, BMI) HL 41 ONE, TWO, I LOVE YOU (Songs Of PolyGram Int'l, HL Keys, 55 LAUDETTE (Roy Orbison, BMI/Songs Of PolyGram Bound, SESAC/Mountain Thyme, SESAC) WBM 45 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (Farrenuff, ASCAP/Full Keel, BMI/Kidder bill, BMVNew Haven, BMI/Music Hill, BMI) 31 THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH (Cross ASCAP) HL MI /Barbara Orbison, BMI) HL 32 GO AWAY (EMI Blackwood, BMI/Starstruck Angel, ASCAP/Longitude, BMI/Blue Desert, BMI) WBM HL/WBM ASCAP/Four Sons, WERE IN LOVE (Wacissa River, BMVCMI, BMIBuitt 6 OME CRYIN' TO ME (Sony /ATV Tree, BMI/Feed Them BMI/Sony/AN Cross Keys, ASCAP /All Around Town, 2 I LEFT SOMETHING TURNED ON AT HOME (Catch The 68 PLEASE (We've Got The Music, BMI/Ashwords, 13 WE ASCAP/Song Matters, its, BMI/Starstruck Angel, ASCAP/Mark D., ASCAP) HL ASCAP) HUWBM Boat, ASCAP/Castle Street, ASCAP) WBM BMI/Songs Of PolyGram Intl, BMI) On Rock, ASCAP/EMI, ASCAP/Famous, ASCAP) HL 75 OOL WATER (Little Big Town, BMI /American Made, 19 HE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED ( Starstruck Angel, 67 I'M YOUR MAN (Starstruck Writers Group, ASCAP/Mark 56 RIDIN' OUT THE HEARTACHE (Songs For Debin, WANTS (Moon Catcher, BMVSon Of MI/Warner-Tamerlane, BM)) BMI /Dead Solid Perfect, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys, D., ASCAP/Senior Partner, ASCAP) ASCAP/Starstruck Angel, BM)/EMI Blackwood, BMVSin- 21 WHAT THE HEART Gila Monster, BMI) WBM 15 OUNT ME IN (EMI, ASCAP/Princeton Street, ASCAP) HL 7 I ONLY GET THIS WAY WITH YOU (MCA. ASCAP) HL gles Only, BMI) HL SCAP/Hamstein Cumberland, BMI/Fugue, BMI) HL/WBM 46 HELPING ME GET OVER YOU (Post Oak, BMI/LaSongs, 29 IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME (Emdar, ASCAP/Texas 24 THE SHAKE (Log Rhythm, BMI/Millhouse, BMI) 27 WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO (Songs Of PolyGram Intl, HL 16 ANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD (Maypop, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP) WBM Wedge, ASCAP/Don't Tell Mama, ASCAP/John Juan, BMD 64 SHE'S GOING HOME WITH ME (Post Oak, BMI) HL BMI/EMI Algee, BMI) Tree, MI) WBM 39 HOLE IN MY HEART (EMI April, ASCAP/Desmobile, WBM 11 SHE'S GOT IT ALL (Emdar, ASCAP/Texas Wedge, 42 WHY WOULD I SAY GOODBYE (Sony/AN BMIBut- Waters, BMI) HL 30 AY IN, DAY OUT (Wamer -Tamerlane, BMI /Golden Wheat, ASCAP /Joe David, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood, BMI/Vee One, 3 ITS YOUR LOVE (EMI Blackwood, BMI) HL ASCAP/Womaculate Conceptions, ASCAP/Almo, falo Prairie, BMI/Chris MI/Kicking Bird, BMI/Thomahawk, BMI) WBM BMI) HL 23 I WILL, IF YOU WILL (Zomba, ASCAP/Inspector Barlow, ASCAP/Daddy Rabbit, ASCAP) WBM 71 YOU AIN'T LONELY YET (MCA, ASCAP/Shinin' Stone 17 ON'T LOVE MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE (Almo, 9 HOW A COWGIRL SAYS GOODBYE (Sony/ATV Cross ASCAP/Mighty Good, ASCAP) WBM 48 SHUT UP AND DRIVE (Blue Water, BMI/Music Corp. Of Cold, ASCAP/Bik Haus, ASCAP) HL SCAP/Daddy Rabbit, ASCAP/Wayland, ASCAP) WBM Keys, ASCAP/SLL, ASCAP/Sony /AN Tree, BMI/Terilee, 59 KEEPING THE FAITH (Why Walk, ASCAP) America, BM!) HL 33 YOU AND YOU ALONE (Benefit, BM)) WBM

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* * *No.1 * ** 36 31 29 64 MINDY MCCREADY BNA 66806/RCA (9.98/15,981M TEN THOUSAND ANGELS 5 1 7 TIM MCGRAW CURB 77886 (10.98/16.98) EVERYWHERE 37 34 28 56 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 66908/RCA (10.98/15.98) ® ME AND YOU 9

35 34 65 GEORGE STRAIT MCA * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * 38 A' 11428 (10.98/16.98) BLUE CLEAR SKY 1 2 13 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 11584(10.981é'!ß ARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME 39 36 38 69 BRYAN WHITE ASYLUM 61880 /EEG (10.98/15.98) BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER 7 3 3 3 54 LEANN RIMES ' CURB 77821 (10.98/15.98; BLUE 40 38 36 5 RICOCHET COLUMBIA 67773/SONY (10.98 E0/15.9811111 BLINK OF AN EYE 24 LEANN RIMES 55 59 47 TRAVIS TRITT WARNER BROS. 46304 (10.98/16.98) 4 5 4 23 UNCHAINED MELODY/THE EARLY YEARS 41 THE RESTLESS KIND 7 CURB 77856 (10.98/15.98)

42 NEW 1 SHERRIE AUSTIN ARISTA 18843 (10.98/16.98) DEANA CARTER A' NM WORDS 42 5 4 5 46 DID I SHAVE MY LEGS FOR THIS? 2 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 37514 (10.98/15.98) MO 43 47 51 60 VINCE GILL MCA 11422 110.98/16.981 HIGH LONESOME SOUND 3 6 6 6 PAM TILLIS ARISTA 18836 (10.98/16.98) GREATEST HITS 6 44 51 40 35 MARK CHESNUTT DECCA 11529 /MCA (10.98/16.98) GREATEST HITS 18 7 7 6 NEAL MCCOY ATLANTIC 83011 /AG (10.98/16.98) GREATEST HITS 7 O 45 37 37 17 TAN Y_A TUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 36885 (10.98/16.98) COMPLICATED 15 * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 46 44 43 7 SONS OF THE DESERT EPIC 67619/SONY (7.98 EQ/11.98) ® WHATEVER COMES FIRST 38 N DWIGHT YOAKAM REPRISE 46690 /WARNER Sß05. (10.98/15.98) UNDER THE COVERS 8 EW 97 TRAVIS TRITT 41 42 45 GREATEST HITS - FROM THE BEGINNING 3 WARNER BROS. 46001 (10.98/16.98) NEW DIAMOND RIO ARISTA 18844 (10.98/16.98) GREATEST HITS 9 (9) AARON TIPPIN 48 43 44 14 GREATEST HITS...AND THEN SOME 17 RCA 67427 (10.98/1698) 10 N EW KENNY CHESNEY BNA 67498/RCA (10.98/16.981 I WILL STAND 10 49 32 25 4 JAMES BONAMY EPIC 67878/SONY (10.98 EQ/16.98) ® ROOTS AND WINGS 25 11 13 38 ALAN JACKSON A ARISTA 18813 (10.98/16.98) EVERYTHING I LOVE

50 41 39 49 TY HERNDON EPIC 67564/SONY (10.98 E0/15.98) LIVING IN A MOMENT 6 12 10 8 15 CLAY WALKER GIANT 24674/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) RUMOR HAS IT 4

51 64 49 54 CLEDUS "T." JUDD RAZOR & TIE 2825 (10.98/16.98) I STOLED THIS RECORD 23 13 13 11 15 ALABAMA RCA 67426 (10.98/16.98) DANCIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 5 ® 52 54 46 39 TRACY BYRD MCA 11485 (10.98/16.981 BIG LOVE 12 14 8 9 4 TOBY KEITH MERCURY 534836 (10.98 EO/16.98) DREAM WALKIN' 8 53 49 54 87 VINCE GILL MCA 11394 (10.98/16.98) SOUVENIRS 3 15 9 10 56 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 379" flfl DREAMIN' OUT LOUD 6

54 45 48 96 TIM MCGRAW A,' CURB 77800 (10.98/16.98) ALL I WANT 1 * * * PACESETTER * * * 55 48 42 21 MARK WILLS MERCURY 532116 (10.98 E0116.981 Iii MARK WILLS 38 (16) 20 19 LILA MCCANN ASYLUM 6204a LEG IM LILA 16 56 52 57 87 GARTH BROOKS A °CAPITOL NASHVILLE 32080 (10.98/15.98) FRESH HORSES 1 11 12 12 27 BILL ENGVALL WARNER BROS. 46263 (10.98/16.98) mg HERE'S YOUR SIGN 5 51 46 58 99 FAITH HILL A' WARNER BROS. 45872 (10.98/16.98) IT MATTERS TO ME 4 T 17 14 18 TRACY LAWRENCE ATLANTIC 82985/AG (10.98/16.98) THE COAST IS CLEAR 4 58 62 56 5 BILLY YATES ALMO SOUNDS 80015/GEFFEN (10.98/15.98) BILLY YATES 56 19 14 15 91 ALAN JACKSON A' ARISTA 18801 (10.98/16.98) THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 59 65 60 97 GEORGE STRAIT A° MCA 11263 (39.98/49.981 STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX 9

18 17 10 LEE ANN WOMACK DECCA 11585/MCA (10.98/15.98111 LEE ANN WOMACK 9 60 50 66 57 LYLE LOVETT CURB 11409 /MCA (10.98/16.98) THE ROAD TO ENSENADA 4 NEW MICHAEL PETERSON REPRISE 46618/WARNER BROS. 110.98/16.981I MICHAEL PETERSON 21 ROY D. MERCER 61 RE -ENTRY 11 HOW BIG' BOY ARE YA? VOLUME 1 57 CAP IT O L NASHVILLE 54781 22 15 18 37 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 11500 (10.98/16.98) WHAT IF IT'S YOU (998/1598) 62 53 52 78 PATTY LOVELESS EPIC 67269/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.98) THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH 10 23 16 16 66 BROOKS & DUNN A' ARISTA 18810 (10.98/15.98) BORDERLINE 63 39 41 4 JEFF CARSON CURB 77859 (10.98/16.98) ® BUTTERFLY KISSES 39 24 21 23 44 JOHN BERRY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 35464 (10.98/15.98) FACES 9 64 56 47 45 LORRIE MORGAN BNA 66847/RCA (10.98/16.981 GREATER NEED 8 25 24 27 14 SAWYER BROWN CURB 77883 (10.98/16.98) SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS 65 40 63 44 THE BEST OF COUNTRY SING THE BEST OF DISNEY 17 26 33 26 CHRIS LEDOUX CAPITOL NASHVILLE 52775 (10.98/16.98) LIVE 26 WALT DISNEY 60902 (10.98/16.98)

21 19 21 43 CLINT BLACK RCA66671 (10.98/16.98) THE GREATEST HITS 2 66 59 53 63 SAMMY KERSHAW MERCURY 528893 (10.98 EQ/16.98) POLITICS, RELIGION AND HER 17

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY 61 NEW 1 KENNY ROGERS MAGNATONE 116 (10.98/16.98) ACROSS MY HEART 67 28 29 33 43 WHAT I DO THE BEST 5 ATLANTIC 82947/AG (10.98/16.98) 68 58 73 11 ROY ORBISON COLUMBIA 67297/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 54 BILLY RAY CYRUS 29 23 35 THE BEST OF BILLY RAY CYRUS COVER TO COVER 23 MERCURY 534837 (10.98 EQ/16.98) RO D. MERCER 69 RE -ENTRY 7 HOW BIGA BOY ARE YA? VOLUME 2 63 CAP IYTOL NA S HVILLE 54782 (998/1598) 30 30 30 42 RICK TREVINO COLUMBIA 67452/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.98) LEARNING AS YOU GO 17 70 67 50 3 EMILIO CAPITOL NASHVILLE 52180 (9.98/13.98) IT'S ON THE HOUSE 50 ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION 31 22 24 17 SO LONG SO WRONG 4 ROUNDER 0365 (9.98/15.98) 71 66 62 54 ALABAMA RCA 66848 (4.98/9.98) SUPER HITS 47

32 26 20 5 LONESTAR BNA 67422/RCA (10.98/16.98) CRAZY NIGHTS 16 72 57 55 37 TERRI CLARK MERCURY 532879 (10.98 EQ/16.98) JUST THE SAME 10

33 27 22 40 KEVIN SHARP 143 /ASYLUM 61930/EEG (10.98/15.98) ® MEASURE OF A MAN 4 13 60 69 47 TRISHA YEARWOOD MCA 11477 (10.98/16.98) EVERYBODY KNOWS 6

34 28 32 100 COLLIN RAYE EPIC 67033/SONY (10.98 EQ/15.98) I THINK ABOUT YOU 5 74 69 70 24 KATHY MATTEA MERCURY 532899 (10.98 EQ/16.98) LOVE TRAVELS 15

35 25 31 15 WYNONNA CURB 11583 /MCA (10.98/16.98) COLLECTION 9 15 63 64 39 DAVID KER SH CURB 77848(10.98/15.98)5 GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART 21

°Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certifica on for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion sellers indicated by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. *Asterisk indicates LP is avai able. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked ED, and all other CD prices, are equivalen prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. ® indicates past or present Heatseeker title. © 1997, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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1 1 SHANIA TWAIN A' MERCURY 522886 (10.98 EQ/16.98)021 18 weeks at No. 1 THE WOMAN IN ME 128 14 20 JOHNNY CASH COLUMBIA 66773/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 33

2 2 GARTH BROOKS A' CAPITOL NASHVILLE 29689 (10.98/15.981 THE HITS 136 15 18 TRACY BYRD A' MCA 10991 (10.98/15.98) NO ORDINARY MAN 163

3 4 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA 64184/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 157 16 12 ALABAMA RCA 66410 (10.98/15.98) GREATEST HITS VOL. III 146

4 6 CHARLIE DANIELS EPIC 64182/SONY (5.98 EQ/9.98) SUPER HITS 140 11 19 GARTH BROOKS A" CAPITOL NASHVILLE 93866 (9.98/13.98) NO FENCES 329 5 3 PATSY CLINE A' MCA 12* (7.98/12.981 12 GREATEST HITS 539 18 15 PATSY CLINE MCA 4038 (7.98/12.98) THE PATSY CLINE STORY 156 6 5 TIM MCGRAW A5 CURB 77659 (9.98/15.98) NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 174 19 14 REBA MCENTIRE A4 MCA 10906 (10.98/15.98) GREATEST HITS VOLUME TWO 199 1 8 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. A CURB 7763816.98/9.98) GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1 167 20 22 BROOKS & DUNN A' ARISTA 18658 (9.98/15.981 BRAND NEW MAN 309 8 7 GEORGE STRAIT A' MCA 10651 (10.98/15.98) PURE COUNTRY (SOUNDTRACK) 253 21 16 MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER A' COLUMBIA 48881/SONY (10.98 EQ/16.981 COME ON COME ON 241 9 11 HANK WILLIAMS A MERCURY 823293 (7.98 EQ/11.98) 24 OF HANK WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS 152 22 24 GEORGE STRAIT A' MCA 42035 (7.98/12.98) GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 509 10 13 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND A' EPIC 38795/SONY (7.98 EG/11.98) A DECADE OF HITS 404 23 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 5567* (7.9 &12.98) GREATEST HITS 591 11 21 GEORGE JONES A EPIC 40776/SONY (5.98 E0/9.98) SUPER HITS 330 A

12 10 VINCE GILL A' MCA 11047 (10.98/15.98) WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU 163 24 CHRIS LEDOUX CAPITOL NASHVILLE 28458 (10.98/15.981 BEST OF CHRIS LEDOUX 29

13 9 ALISON KRAUSS Aa ROUNDER 0325* (9.98/15.9811M NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU: A COLLECTION 128 25 23 KENNY ROGERS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 46106 (9.98/15.98) TWENTY GREATEST HITS 178

Catalog a bums are 2- year-old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on Top Country Albums and Top Country Catalog. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 units. RIM certification for sales of 1 mil - ion units with multimillion sellers indicated by a numeral following the symbol. *Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels are suggested lists. Tape p ces marked Ea, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are protected from wholesale prices. IN indicates past Heatseeker title. 01997, Billboard/BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc.

38 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2. 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard AUGUST 2, 1997 Artists & Music TOP WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS_

w w Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales soundscan® 3 3 óE- reports collected, compiled, and provided by s 111 firI N Ñ TITLE Helps á ARTIST Digest LABEL Reader's LABEL& NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING g 3v * * No. 1 ** ¡ CELTIC PRIDE COLUMN MACOIREACHTAIGH & THE IRISH CEILI BAND 6 Haynes Hit The Road J 6 RETRO 0090 ® 3 weeks at No. I RIVERDANCE BILL WHELAN 2 2 58 KINDNESS OF STRANGERS: The reduction, so they can make a situation CELTIC HEARTBEAT 82816/AG ing Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest National like this happen," says Ancona. N DIS LIFE ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE 3 3 22 Jazz Network is sponsoring a cross - Another aspect to the tour is the BIG BOY 5903 MICHAEL FLATLEY'S LORD OF THE DANCE RONAN HARDIMAN country tour by one ofjazz's most inven- Johnny Appleseed theory. A show with 4 1 20 PHILIPS 533757 IM tive and impressive improvisers, per- the marquee value of Haynes lets IN THE NAME OF LOVE HAPA cussionist Roy Haynes. Accompanied smaller boroughs knows that a serious 5 4 3 COCONUT GROVE 8197 by pianist Dave Kikowski, bassist Ed stab at presenting art is taking place in CHANT OF INDIA RAVI SHANKAR 8 11 ANGEL 55948 Howard, and saxophonist Donald Har- their midst. "What's built is a sense of © RIVERDANCE BILL WHELAN 5 5 rison, the dates, stability," explains CELTIC HEARTBEAT 53076 /UNIVERSAL which begin in Ancona, "and that's CABO VERDE CESARIA EVORA August and run definitely part of ® 9 18 NONESUCH 79450/AG mi % COLOURS NA LEO PILIMEHANA November, the Wallace idea. 4 through 9 lU NA LEO PILIMEHANA 3004 Some people have stretch from San ANOKHA...SOUNDZ OF THE ASIAN UNDERGROUND TALVIN SINGH 10 11 5 Francisco to Bur- BLUE been able to lever- QUANGO 524341 /ISLAND lington, Vt. It's the age money from LEGENDS JAMES GALWAY & PHIL COULTER NOTES 11 7 21 most extensive tour the community af- RCA VICTOR 68776 SEI CALIENTE WILLIE & LOBO ever led by Hay- ter they've gained 12 13 3 MESA 92764/AG nes, as well as the by Jim Macnie respect with our TIERRA GITANA GIPSY KINGS first large -scale help. This grant is 13 12 69 NONESUCH 79399/AG going to end soon, and that's the name KEIKI 0 KA AINA ROBI KAHAKALAU effort sponsored by the Network. 14 RE -ENTRY Stephanie Ancona, manager of the of the game. Don't let the momentum KANAI'A 1263 NARADA WORLD A GLOBAL VISION VARIOUS ARTISTS RE -ENTRY Creation and Presentation Fund for the fall through the floor." 15) NARADA 63935 New England Foundation for the Arts, Those who arrive to hear the group which fiscally administrates the grants, will witness one ofjazz's most dynamic says that Haynes was chosen from a ensembles. Hayne's June 27 perfor- TOP BLUES ALBUMS dream list of several veteran jazz musi- mance at the JVC Jazz Festival in New cians. "The choice of Roy Haynes was York was a killer, with special kudos to ** No. 1 * * Harrison, whose latest disc on Impulse!, LIE TO ME JONNY LANG made purely out of the philosophy that 1 25 1 AM.) 51 _ ,qb gp 18 weeks at No. 1 for a high -visibility tour, [the Network] "Nouveau Swing," is one of his strong- COME ON HOME BOZ SCAGGS for a legend est. Haynes and company begin their 3 15 wanted to reflect support O VIRGIN 42984 in Car - type of artist who hasn't necessarily tour Aug. 22 at the Arts Center an GREATEST HITS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE 2 had a critical mass of dates as a leader boro, N.C. Haynes' latest disc is "True 3 " EPIC 66217* Or False" on the Evidence label. SENOR BLUES TAJ MAHAL in this country. Roy and Pharaoh 4 5 Sanders were the top considerations; ® PRIVATE MUSIC 82151 LIVE FROM CHICAGO'S HOUSE OF BLUES BLUES BROTHERS AND FRIENDS both of them are under -appreciated as THE POWER OF PROHIBITION: 5 5 9 HOUSE OF BLUES 161273 far as we're concerned. Scheduling con- Retailwise, it's a win -win situation when ROAD TO ZEN COREY STEVENS flicts made it Roy's show" you have a well- advertised television 6 6 11 EUREKA 77061 /DISCOVERY The Lila Wallace- Reader's Digest special helping to hawk a compilation of 8 SWEET POTATO PIE THE ROBERT CRAY BAND 11 MERCURY 534483 Fund assists in monetary and technical classic jazz tracks that were previously 8 7 HELP YOURSELF PEGGY SCOTT -ADAMS 36 matters, attempting to expand jazz lis- just sitting in the archives. So hats off to MISS BUTCH 4003 /MARDI GRAS mi tenership and support jazz artists Columbia Legacy: "The Music Of Pro- DON'T LOOK BACK JOHN LEE HOOKER 9 9 nationwide. The Network's goal is to hibition" is a 22 -track collection of ven- 20 POINTBLANK 42771NIRGIN HEIGHTS KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD music to audiences who are erable party tunes from the 1920s and 11 89 bring the OLEDBETTER10 GIANT 24621/WARNER BROS. MI usually left in the cold as far as live per- '30s uniting hallmarks of the era by Cab LOVE'S BEEN ROUGH ON ME ETTA JAMES formances go. Calloway, Duke Ellington, Fletcher 11 10 12 PRIVATE MUSIC 82140 through Henderson, and Louis Armstrong, JUST LIKE YOU KEB' MO' 'After starting up and going 12 12 57 growing pains together, the Network is among others. It hit the racks July 8, OKEH 67316/EPIC laa GOOD LOVE! JOHNNIE TAYLOR 13 60 old enough now to be a totally support- two weeks before the show on the same 13 MALACO 7480 Featuring ive group," says Ancona. "We have all subject airs on A&E. "Prohibition: Thir- THE COLOUR OF LOVE RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS "Cold Sweat," 14 14 4 sorts of presentation settings. The Man- teen Years That Changed America" is a VERVE 537562 "I Blew Up The Guild in Pittsburgh three -hour BBC production that inves- RECKLESS LUTHER ALLISON United States" chester Craftmen's 15 15 12 ALLIGATOR 4849 is a well- established setup; Outpost pro- tigates the reasons behind, and the and "Welcome ductions in Albuquerque [N.M.] is first - social fallout from, the historic ban on To My Life." class too, though it doesn't have an actu- liquor during the '20s. It should be inter- TOP REGGAE ALBUMS. The Boneshakers, al facility." esting to see the jump in the record's the new band The grant assures that if a particu- sales figures once the show has been including former ** No. 1 * * lar date has a woeful turnout, the artists broadcast. It will be shown Sunday (27) i GUNS IN THE GHETTO UB40 Was(Not Was) 1 3 will still get paid. 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COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF AIRPLAY SUPPLIED BY BROADCAST z DATA SYSTEMS' RADIO TRACK SERVICE. 95 LATIN MUSIC STATIONS ARE ELEC- Brazil On Display At CD Expo 97 vj O I- TRONICALLY MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK co I- w w °: = ARTIST TITLE BRAZIL BOOMS ON: As exhibitors, ments manual labor instead of I- i a ¢ n cJ LABEUPROMOTION LABEL PRODUCER (SONGWRITER: Le44"' com- conferees, and consumers gather late puters, has been a hit with the indus- * * * No. 1 * ** this month at Brazil's CD Expo 97, try. There are to increase Radio GLORIA ESTEFAN plans 2 3 6 NO PRETENDO 01 1 there is much to cheer about regard- Link's coverage beyond the 10 cities E.ESTEFAN JR..K.SANTANDER (G,ES ing the Brazilian record industry. Notas currently being monitored. * * * AIRPOWER * * * Since the introduction of - LUIS MIGUEL POR DEBAJO DE LA MESA the anti Moreover, says Camero, Brazil's NEW 1 O WEA LATINA L.MIGUEL (A.MANZANERO) inflationary Plano Real three years media giant Globo is developing com- LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA EL TUCANAZO 3 5 8 ago, the Brazilian record business has by John Lannert puter software that will monitor sales O EMI LATIN G.FELIX (M.QUINTERO LARA) LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE EL MOJADO ACAUDALADO been on a remarkable roll, recaptur- at Brazil's retail outlets. The system 4 1 1 7 FONOVISA TN INC. (TBELLO) ing all the sales lost in the disastrous the first time. could go into effect as early as next early '90s and adding a huge quantity "The record industry is growing in year, pending its acceptance by * * * AIRPOWER * * * ENRIQUE IGLESIAS MIENTE CD NEW OP. 1 of new sales. spite of the rest of the [economy] not domestic department stores, which FONOVISA R.PEREZ -BOTJA (R.PERMI Indeed, according to the Interna- increasing same level," account for TETEGSAIIGRO AMGABNRDO at the about 40% of all album 10 1 9 tional Federation of the Phonograph- who in © ARIOLA/BMG remarks Camero, adds that the sales Brazil. LA MAFIA ENAMORADA 7 4 4 9 ic Industry, Brazil is now the world's Plano Real opened the doors for In a bid to boost the domestic SONY DISCOS /SONY M.LICHTENBERGER JR. (J.L.PILOTO) MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS MI ULTIMO ADIOS sixth 8 5 9 5 -largest record market. Brazil's blue -collar work force, which record market, as well as to aid devel- FONOVISA M.A SOLIS (M A SOLIS) And even as most territories in acquired newfound purchasing power. opment of baby acts, ABPD was plan- 9 6 10 8 Latin America remain stagnant to "Those new consumers help keep our ning to introduce FONOVISA BRONCO I GUADAI UPE FSPARZA)A) re- the single and JORDI DESESPERADAMENTE ENAMORADO 10 21 22 5 soft, Brazil continues to purr along at business very steady," says Camero. EP formats at CD Expo 97. However, FONOVISA DYANGO (P.MARTINEZ) THALIA AMOR A LA an impressive clip. This year's sales The January to June sales data Camero says, he was unable to reach 11 11 29 5 MEXICANA EMI LATIN K.SANTANDER,B.OSSA (M.PUPPARO) 10 increase should be % -15 %, accord- reveal that the domestic record mar- a royalty agreement with Brazil's VICTOR MANUELLE DILE A ELLA 12 19 17 7 ing to Manuel Camero, president of ket generated almost $359 million publishing organization, ABEN. SONY TROPICAUSONY NOT LISTED (G.FRANCISCO) LOS TEMERARIOS ACEPTA MI ERROR 13 12 11 4 Brazil's recording trade group, wholesale on sales of 39.5 million units. "ABEN wants to charge too much, FONOVISA A.ANGEL ALBA (G.A.ALVA) ABPD. ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ ES LA MUJER Camero notes that the lack of retail and they want different royalty rates 14 7 8 8 Camero estimates that wholesale outlets "in which the industry is los- on domestic and foreign product," SONY DISCOS/SONY P.RAMIREZ (A.CHAVEZ) 15 9 6 g figures for 1997 will top $1 billion for ing $30 million in annual sales" con- says Camero. "They want to charge FONOVISA L.LOZANO (FBARRIENTOSILOÓIÁNOÓ) GRUPO LIMITE SOLaOACONTIGGO 16 13 15 13 the first time. Last year, the Brazil- tinues to dampen the potential of more for foreign product." POLYGRAM cA ian record market generated nearly Brazil's record market. As for CD Expo 97, a six -day con- * * *AIRPOWER * * $875 million in wholesale revenue. But, overall, Camero is pleased clave and exposition that starts on * 17 27 37 3 INTOCABLE VIVIR SIN ELLAS Further, Camero figures that unit with the pace of growth. He points Tuesday (29) at the Riocentro near Rio EMI LATIN J.L.AYALA (DARIAN). GRUPO BRYNDIS OLVIDEMOS NUESTRO ORGULLO sales, of which 99% are of the CD out that Radio Link, a cousin to de Janeiro, Camero is optimistic that 18 15 19 7 DISA/EMI LATIN L.PCHAVEZ (M POSADAS) variety, will surpass 100 million for Broadcast Data Systems that imple- the event will outperform last year's inaugural event in terms of revenue, * * * AIRPOWER* * * 19 VICTORIA attendance, and professionalism. NEW ilo. 1 R.uvl(R.QUMISIIERA GRACIELA BELTRAN LE PEDIRE PERDON Despite the CD Expo's success in 20 22 31 5 1996 (Billboard, July 12), Camero is EMI LATIN B. SILVETTI (J.ERODRIGUEZ) BANDA MAGUEY PERO TE AMO 21 23 20 6 bewildered by the continued absence FONOVISA E.SOANO (E. SOLANO)

of two majors -PolyGram Brasil and 22 17 12 S POLYGRAM LLATINO R.PEREZ BOTIJA ALONSO) EMI -Odeon Brasil -from the event. TIRANOS DEL NORTE DE LA 23 20 18 10 TIERRA AL CIELO "Hopefully, they will make up their SONY DISCOS/SONY J.MARTINEZ (E.TORRES) ANTONIO NO 24 28 40 3 LORENZO QUIEREN QUE TE QUIERA mind [to participate] next year," says FONOVISA T.MORRIE (L.ANTONIO) LUCERO Camero. 25 18 13 10 C.GUIDETTI,M.FA RIZIOO(M.GALLLLARDO,L.CABRRA MUEVELO 26 26 16 ó CAFÉ CON MTV: WEA Latina's SONY LATIN/SONY Y (M.AD ANEDO) GABRIEL/ROCIO DURCAL EL DESTINO 27 16 14 16 JUAN revered Mexican rock group Café ARIOLA/BMG (J.GABRIEU BANDA EL RECODO QUE SOLO ESTOY SIN TI Tacuba dominated Premios MTV 28 30 26 4 FONOVISA G.LIZARRAGA (M.A.SOLIS) 1997 by winning six of the 12 cate- JUAN GABRIEL/ROCIO DURCAL LA 29 38 2 INCERTIDUMBRE gories, including best video of the - ARIOLA/BMG J.GABRIEL,E.OKAMURA (J.GABRIEU JOSE GUADALUPE ESPARZA PESCADOR year ( "Chilanga Banda ") and best 30 33 27 10 l.GUADALUPEESPEL band video ( "Chilanga Banda"). 31 14 30 4 The other act to win more than one EMIILAT N M.FLORES,K.C.PORTER (M.FLLORES) LIBERACION 32 24 21 10 award was PolyGram Mexico's Con- V.CANALES (H.GONZARLEZI JON MAGIA trol Machete. Among other winners 33 35 34 3 LATIN J.SECADA,M.A.MOREJ N,E IO (J SECO DA,S.SHAPIIRRO) were Warner Spain's Miguel Bosè, LOS MISMOS AMAME 34 NEW 1 Warner Argentina's A.N.I.M.A.L., EMI LATIN MISMOS (R.DAMIAN) GRUPO TENTACION ANILLO DE COMPROMISO 35 39 3 Ponce Embraces EMI Latin. Actor /singer /heartthrob Carlos Ponce recently BMG Chile's Nicole, and Virgin LUNA/FONOVISA ADE LUNA (C.SANCHEZ) BANDA EL LIMON QUE SE TE Spain's Nacho Cano. 36 34 35 OLVIDO inked a recording deal with EMI Latin. The Puerto Rico native's label debut is 3 FONOVISA M.CONTRERAS (P.GARZA) LOS TEMERARIOS YA slated to drop in early 1998. Shown, from left, are José Bonilla, Ponce's personal 37 36 23 21 ME VOY PARA SIEMPRE FONOVISA A.ANGEL ALBA (J.V.FLORES) EMI Latin; S TATESIDE BRIEFS: Ramón manager; Ponce; José Béhar, president/CEO, and Máximo Aguirre, VICENTE FERNANDEZ ESTATUA DE MARFIL 38 NEW 80. 1 Ponce's legal adviser. Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte will SONY DISCOS/SONY RRAMIREZ (M.URIErA) ENRIQUE IGLESIAS SOLO EN TI headline Freddie Fest '97, an all -day 39 8 2 14 FONOVISA R.PEREZ-BOTIJA (V.CARKE) music event featuring Freddie NO PUEDO OLVIDARME NEW 1 Records artists that is slated to take CI SONY LATIN/SONY LISTED DÁEÑ) place Aug. 24 at Texas Sky Festival POP TROPICAL /SALSA REGIONAL MEXICAN Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. Also 27 STATIONS 16 STATIONS 57 STATIONS slated to appear are Jaime Y Los 1 GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC/SONY 1 VICTOR MANUELLE SONY 1 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA Chamacos, Los Terribles Del Norte, NO PRETENDO TROPICAL/SONY DILE A ELLA EMI LATIN EL TUCANAZO La Fiebre, Fandango U.S.A., 2 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 2 FRANKIE NEGRON 2 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE POR DEBAJO DE LA MESA WEACARIBE/WEA LATINA HOY... FONOVISA EL MOJADO... Increíble, Potente, Cadena, and 3 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS FONO- 3 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 3 LA MAFIA SONY DISCOS/SONY Jesse Marroquín Y Calidad. VISA MIENTE POR DEBAJO DE LA MESA ENAMORADA 4 JORDI FONOVISA DESESPER- 4 GILBERTO SANTA ROSA SONY 4 BRONCO FONOVISA MTV Latin America has signed ADAMENTE ENAMORADO TROPICAL/SONY PELIGRO TU Y YO -to -home 5 VICTOR MANUELLE SONY 5 GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC/SONY 5 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS direct (DTH) distribution TROPICAL/SONY DILE A ELLA NO PRETENDO FONOVISA MI ULTIMO ADIOS LA DISTRIBUIDORA MAS accords with DirecTV and Sky Latin 6 BOYZONE POLYGRAM LATINO 6 FRANKIE NEGRON WEACARIBEPNEA 6 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ SONY America. The network also has inked MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE LATINA INOLVIDABLE DISCOS/SONY ES LA MUJER GRANDE Y MAS COMPLETA EN 7 FEY SONY LATIN/SONY 7 OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 7 GRUPO LIMITE POLYGRAM DTH pacts in the U.S. with DISH and MUEVELO PORQUE NO TE ENCONTRE ATINO SOLO CONTIGO MUSICA LATINA 8 JON SECADA EMI LATIN 8 LOS HERMANOS ROSARIO KAREN/POLY- 8 MOJADO FONOVISA Alphastar. According to MTV, the LA MAGIA DE TU AMOR GRAM LATINO ROMPECINTURA MOTIVOS EN EL MUNDO deals will provide more than 175,000 9 MDO SONY LATIN/SONY NO 9 HECTOR TRICOCHE POLY- 9 LOS TEMERARIOS FONOVISA PUEDO OLVIDARME DE TI GRAM RODVEN ES EL AMOR... ACEPTA MI ERROR SIN DUDA, new households. 10 MILLIE EMI LATIN 10 JAILENE EMI LATIN 10 INTOCABLE EMI LATIN The fifth annual Latin -American AMAME REGRESA A MI VIVIR SIN ELLAS SIMPLEMENTE LA MEJOR! 11 EDNITA NAZARIO EMI LATIN 11 ADOLESCENT'S ORQUESTA SONY 11 GRUPO BRYNDIS DISANEMI LATIN Pro Audio & Music Expo is scheduled TE QUIERO TROPICAL/SONY PERSONA... OLVIDEMOS NUESTRO... 29 -31, 1998, 12 LUCERO UNIVERSAL 12 MANNY MANUEL MERENGA- 12 BANDA MAGUEY FONOVISA Discos Compactos Videolaser Cassettes Accesorios to take place May at the TACTICAS DE GUERRA ZO/RMM PARECE MENTIRA PERO TE AMO Y MUCHO MAS! Miami Convention Center. The event 13 RICKY MARTIN SONY 13 MICHAEL STUART RMM 13 GRACIELA BELTRAN EMI is produced by Hartsdale, N.Y. -based LATIN/SONY NO IMPORTA... SUENO LATIN LE PEDIRE PERDON LLAMENOS HOY! 14 DIEGO TORRES RCA/BMG 14 ZAFRA NEGRA AN/SONY 14 TIRANOS DEL NORTE SONY Studio Sound International. SE QUE HAY ALGO MAS NO LLORES POR ELLA DISCOS/SONY DE LA TIERRA... 15 JUAN GABRIEL ARIOLA/BMG 15 MILLY Y LOS VECINOS SONY 15 JUAN GABRIEL ARIOLA/BMG 1-800-780-771 2 TE SIGO AMANDO TROPICAL/SONY PORQUE ME... TE SIGO AMANDO V PRecords showing an increase in detections over the week, regardless of chart movement. A record which has been on the chart 6940 S W 12 Street Miami, FL 33144 Locar ¡305) 262 -7711 Fax. (305) 261 -6143 S IEMPRE ARJONA: After Raúl previous r m ore than 20 weeks will not receive a bullet, even A it registers an increase in detections. Airpower awarded to those records which attain 700 detections for the first time. If two records are tied in number of plays. the record being played on more stations is placed first. Records (Continued on page 42) below the top 20 are removed from Me chart after 26 weeks. r 1997 Billboard/BPI Communications, Inc.

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Velasco, host of Televisa's variety this issue (41 -27) without radio assis- * * * No. 1 * * * show "Siempre En Domingo," dis- tance is the self -titled Arab /Spanish 1 1 6 LOS TIGRES DEL FONOVISA NORTE 80711 E L ..- :0 I JEFE DE JEFES closed during the program that album by Paris -based pop/flamenco Ricardo Arjona's recent concert in group Alabina. Retail activity has * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * Nicaragua was cancelled because of heated up on that disc, thanks to the 5 5 CHARLIE ZAA SONÓLUX 82135/SONY GE SENTIMIENTOS several catering -related requests, band's recent bicoastal tour of the 0 3 2 25 ENRIQUE IGLESIASA FONOVISAGDOI VIVIR Sony Mexico's much -admired U.S. trovador declared that he would never BMG's superstar singer /song- ® 9 40 GRUPO LIMITE POLYGRAM LATINO 533302 ® PARTIENDOME EL ALMA perform again on "Siempe En Domin- writer/producer Juan Gabriel pulls 5 3 12 JUAN GABRIEUROCIO DURCAL ARIOLA 47805/8MG ® JUNTOS OTRA VEZ go." an unusual chart double this week, as 6 11 13 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA EMI LATIN 56921® TUCANES DE ORO Arjona added that Velasco should two albums bearing his artistic 7 4 35 JULIO IGLESIAS COLUMBIA 67899/SONY TANGO not have made a big deal of the inci- imprints -"Juntos Otra Vez" and "Te 8 7 72 SHAKIRA SONY LATIN 81795/SONY ® PIES DESCALZOS dent, particularly since Velasco is so Sigo Amando " -appear simultane- 9 10 3 THALIA EMI LATIN 57977 AMOR A LA MEXICANA demanding of the artists who appear ously in the top 10 of The Billboard 10 12 (1 VARIOUS ARTISTS ARIOLA 46527/BMG TE SIGO AMANDO on "Siempre En Domingo." The fact Latin 50. "Juntos Otra Vez," which 11 39 5 INTOCABLE EMI LATIN 56694 ® IV is, Arjona is only mildly concerned Juan Gabriel cut with labelmate about TV exposure, anyway, since he Rocío Dúrcal, is a former chart -top- CI 21 2 VICENTE FERNANDEZ SONY DISCOS 82356/SONY ESTATUA DE MARFIL remains popular without TV sup - per now resting at No. 5. "Te Sigo 13 14 7 VICTOR MANUELLE SONY TROPICAL 82334/SONY A PESAR DE TODO port-or radio support for that mat- Amando" is a various -artists package 14 24 5 GRUPO BRYNDIS DISA 57594/EMI LATIN ASI ES EL AMOR ter. Proof of his appeal were his four whose titular hit song was recorded 15 26 20 BRONCO FONOVISA 6063 sellout July performances at the by Juan Gabriel. That album moves ® LA ULTIMA HUELLA 3,000 -seat Teatro Metropolitan in 12 -10 this week. 16 13 30 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ SONY DISCOS 0208450N0 MUY DENTRO DE MI CORAZON Mexico City. Making her debut on The Billboard 11 31 7 LA MAFIA SONY DISCOS 82267/SONY ® EN TUS MANOS Latin 50 this issue, at No. 39, is Puer- 18 18 90 ENRIQUE IGLESIASA FONOVISA 0506 ® ENRIQUE IGLESIAS MEXICO NOTAS: On Sept. 6, com- to Rican merengue songstress Jai - 19 16 25 FEY SONY LATIN 82059/SONY TIERNA LA NOCHE poser extraordinaire Armando Man - lene with "Aquí Estoy" (EMI Latin). 20 25 13 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA EMI LATIN 56922 ® TUCANES DE PLATA zanero is hosting La Noche De Los Compositores, a multi- artist concert Assistance in preparing this column 21 15 9 ILEGALES ARIOLA 47761 /BMG REBOTANDO whose musical content consists of was provided by Teresa Aguilera in 22 8 3 THE NOISE HOUSE OF MUSIC 82399/SONY THE BEST GREATEST HITS classic Mexican tunes. Among the Mexico City 23 17 12 OLGA TANON wes LATINA 18733 ® LLEVAME CONTIGO scheduled performers slated to 24 RE -ENTRY SELENA EMI LATIN 19207 EXITOS Y RECUERDOS appear at the Auditorio Nacional are 25 20 8 DI BLASIO ARIOLA 48018/BMG SOLO Eugenia León, opera tenor Ramón 26 35 7 LIBERACION DISA 57261/EMI LATIN UN LOCO ROMANTICO Vargas, and Consuelito Velásquez, LATIN TRACKS A -Z composer of " Bésame Mucho." 21 41 2 ALABINA ASTOR PLACE 4004 ALABINA TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. Manzanero, incidentally, penned 13 ACEPTA MI ERROR (Edimonsa, ASCAP) 28 23 34 PEDRO FERNANDEZ POLYGRAM LATINO 53412o ® DESEOS Y DELIRIOS

29 19 10 VARIOUS SONY LATIN "Por Debajo De La Mesa," the lead 31 AMAME (Famous, ASCAP /Insignia, ASCAP) ARTISTS 82232/SONY LO NUESTRO Y LO MEJOR single from Luis Miguel's new 30 22 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS BEAST 53172 DJ LATIN MIX '97 34 AMAME (Vander, ASCAP) album, "Romance 3." At 8:30 p.m. 31 28 7 LUCERO UNIVERSAL 11630 PIEL DE ANGEL 15, 11 AMOR A LA MEXICANA (Peermusic, BMI) July Mexican radio and TV simul- 32 29 10 KINITO MENDEZ J &N 82304/SONY EL DESCRETO taneously debuted the single. 35 ANILLO DE COMPROMISO (Peer Intl., BMI) 33 36 21 LOS ANGELES AZULES DISA 53791/EMI LATIN INOLVIDABLES In a move apparently designed to 23 DE LA TIERRA AL CIELO (De Luna, BMI) nail 34 RE -ENTRY VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI LATIN 57391 1997 TEJANO ALL -STARS down a few more pesos before 10 DESESPERADAMENTE ENAMORADO (Teddy Sound, parting ways at year's end, BMG's 35 RE -ENTRY MICHAEL SALGADO JOEY 8560 RECUERDO ESPECIAL SESAC) supergrupo Bronco has launched a 36 34 13 LOS HERMANOS ROSARIO KAREN 0188/POLYGRAM LATINO Y ES FACIL? men's perfume named after itself. 12 DILE A ELLA (Copyright Control) 37 32 48 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA 15947 NADA ES IGUAL... The manager -go -round continues 27 EL DESTINO (BMG Songs, ASCAP) 38 40 91 RICKY MARTIN SONY LATIN 81651/SONY A MEDIO VIVIR for La Ley, Warner Mexico's 4 EL MOJADO ACAUDALADO (TN Ediciones /Bello pop /rock HOT SHOT DEBUT act from Chile. The band's Musical) * * * * * * new manager is Julio Galmán, who 39 NEW JAILENE EMI LATIN 57519 AQUI ESTOY 30 EL PESCADOR (Copyright Control) replaces Cucu Estevez. Last year, 40 27 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS ARIOLA 48492/BMG VERANO '97 Estevez replaced La Ley's longtime 3 EL TUCANAZO (Flamingo) Con el 41 37 5 JON SECADA EMI LATIN 56155 SECADA manager Alejandro Sanfuentes, who 7 ENAMORADA ( Lanfranco, ASCAP) CI RE -ENTRY LOS TEMERARIOS FONOVISA 6064 EN CONCIERTO VOL. II now heads up EMI Chile's office. La 14 ES LA MUJER (EMI Blackwood, BR Ley is in New York, recording its new 43 RE -ENTRY JOSE JOSE RCA 49443 /BMG SERIE PLATINO VOL. 2 Hit... 38 ESTATUA Super DE MARFIL (Copyright in Control) album, due October. NEW VARIOUS ARTISTS FONOVISA 9568 INSPIRACION Y MEDITACION 29 LA INCERTIDUMBRE (BMG Songs, ASCAP) ® 45 33 37 SELENA EMI LATIN 53585 SIEMPRE SELENA C HART NOTES: Los Tigres Del 33 LA MAGIA DE TU AMOR (BELIEVE) (FIPP, BMI) "Tonto" 46 2 FRANKIE 44 NEGRON WEACARIBE 18730/WEA LATINA CON AMOR SE GANA Norte's "Jefe De Jefes" (Fonovisa) 20 LE PEDIRE PERDON (Copyright Control) 47 30 69 GIPSY KINGS NONESUCH 79399/AG TIERRA GITANA edges out Charlie Zaa's "Sentimien- 5 MIENTE (Fonomusic, SESAC) tos" (Sonolux /Sony) by a mere 100 48 49 85 THALIA EMI LATIN 36850 EN EXTASIS de su CD... 8 MI ULTIMO ADIOS (Crisma, units (4,000- 3,900) to remain atop The SESAC) 49 38 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS WEACARIBE 17564/WEA LATINA MERENGON 15 MOTIVOS (Fonomusic, Billboard Latin 50 for the fifth con- SESAC) 50 RE -ENTRY EDDIE GONZALEZ SONY DISCOS 82006/SONY EL DISGUSTO (KIK IT!) secutive week. 26 MUEVELO (Sony Discos, ASCAP) POP TROPICAL /SALSA REGIONAL MEXICAN "Sentimientos" is a package of 32 MURIO (Edimonsa, ASCAP) Spanish classics cut in a variety of 1 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS FONOVISA 1 CHARLIE ZAA SONOLUX/SONY 1 LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE 22 MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE (EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA) V VIR SENTIMIENTOS FONOVISA JEFE DE JEFES Afro -Caribbean rhythms by Zaa, a 2 JULIO IGLESIAS 2 VICTOR MANUELLE SONY TROP- 2 GRUPO LIMITE POLYGRAM LATI- (Unimusica, ASCAP /Fonomusic, SESAC) Colombian singer who was formerly COLUMBINSONY TANGO ICAtSONYA PESAR DE TODO NO PARTIENDOME EL ALMA 3 SHAKIRA SONY LATIN /SONY 3 OLGA TANON WEA LATINA 3 JUAN GABRIEIJROCIO 1 NO PRETENDO (STEAL YOUR HEART) (FIPP, BMI) with Grupo Niche and Orquesta PIES DESCALZOS LLEVAME CONTIGO DURCAL ARIOLNBMG 4 THALIA EMI LATIN 4 KINITO MENDEZ J&N/SONY JUNTOS OTRA VEZ Guayacán. 40 NO PUEDO OLVIDARME DE TI (Ole Ole, ASCAP) AMOR A LA MEXICANA EL DESCRETO 4 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA 5 VARIOUS ARTISTS 5 LOS HERMANOS In the past two weeks, the album 24 NO QUIEREN QUE TE QUIERA (Striking, BMI) ROSARIOKARoY EMI LATIN TUCANES DE ORO has come way out of left field with an ARIOLA/BMG TE SIGO AMANDO POLYCRAM WINDY ESPell? 5 INTOCABLE EMI LATIN IV 18 OLVIDEMOS NUESTRO ORGULLO (Edimonsa, 6 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS FONO- 6 JAILENE EMI LATIN AQUI ESTOY 6 VICENTE FERNANDEZ SONY DIS- astounding sales increase of 204%. VISA ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 7 FRANKIE NEGRON WEACARIBE ODSSONY ESTATUA DE MARFIL ASCAP) 7 FEY SONY LATIN /SONY CON AMOR SE GANA 7 GRUPO BRYNDIS DISNEMI Latin Link Media & Marketing and TIERNA LA NOCHE 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS WEA LATINA LATIN ASI ES EL AMOR Global Entertainment are promoting 21 PERO TE AMO (Ernesto Musical) 8 ILEGALES ARIOLNBMG MERENGON 8 BRONCO FONOVISA REBOTANDO 9 VARIOUS ARfISTSwEOCauoBEAVEA LA ULTIMA HUELLA the album, which so far has realized 2 POR DEBAJO DE LA MESA (Manzamusic) 9 THE NOISE HOUSE OFMUSIOSONY LATINAMERENMADNESS 9 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ THE BEST GREATEST HITS 10 GLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC/SONY SONY DISCOS/SONY MUY DEN - its lofty sales tallies without signifi- 36 QUE SE TE OLVIDO (Unimusica, ASCAP) 10 DI BLASIO ARIOLNBMG ABRIENDO PUERTAS TRO DE MI CORAZON cant support from radio. According to SOLO 11 ZAFRA NEGRA J &N/SONY 10 LA MAFIA SONY DISCOS/SONY 28 QUE SOLO ESTOY SIN TI (Mas Latin, SESAC) Latin 11 ALABINA ASTOR PLACE CON EL MACHETE EN LA EN TUS MANOS Link exec Luis Pisterman, the ALABINA MANO 19 QUISIERA (2000 Amor) 11 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA album has broken out in Puerto Rico 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS SONY LATIN/ 12 VARIOUS ARTISTS Purl)- EMI LATIN TUCANES DE PLATA SONYLONUESTROYLOMEJOR MAYO LATINO! and 16 SOLO CONTIGO (Huina) LATINO! 12 SßfNA EMI wnNOfTOSYRECUERDC6 the U.S. East Coast via a video/ 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS BEAST 13 GRUPO MANIA SONY TROPI- 13 LIBERACION DISNEMI LATIN DJ LATIN MIX TV thrust in Puerto Rico and Zaa's 39 SOLO EN TI (ONLY YOU) (Sony/ATV Songs, BMI) '97 CAL/SOW ESTA DE MODA UN LOCO ROMANTICO 14 LUCERO UNIVERSAL 14 JUAN LUIS GUERRA 440 14 PEDRO FERNANDEZ POLYGRAM Top Photo By visits at retail outlets. Breaking Zaa 25 TACTICAS DE GUERRA (Sony Music, ASCAP) PIEL DE ANGEL KAREN / POLYGRAM LATINO LATINO DESEOS Y DELIRIOS Gustavo Jimenez (S61) 641 -7407 in those markets has not been exact - 15 LUIS MIGUEL WEA LATINA GRANDES EXITOS 15 LOSANGELESAZULES DISNEMI Bottom Photo By 6 TE SIGO AMANDO (BMG Songs, ASCAP) NADA ES IGUAL... 15 OSCAR D'LEON RMM LATIN INOLVIDABLES Robert Nelson Studios ly a cheap date. According to Pister- man, the six-month initiative has cost 9 TU Y YO (Vander, ASCAP) 1,__J Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification tor sales of 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion sellers indicated by a numeral following the $250,000. 17 VIVIR SIN ELLAS (Copyright Control) symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. ® indicates past and present Heatseeker Another title blasting up the chart 37 YA ME VOY PARA SIEMPRE (EMI Blackwood, BMI) titles. ie 1997, Billboard /BPI Communications and SoundScan, Inc. 42 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Artists & Music

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"We've always been into putting on a great live show for our fans, and it's a thrill for us to bring this production to Top Contemporary Christian. uGliER the festivals," says the Newboys' Peter Furler. "The Take the best tour yet for us, SoundScan® Me To Your Leader tour has been Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales thanks to the fans, so we hope this is a treat for them." w ' reports collected, compiled, and provided by. WWI Company Management's Velvet Rousseau says First 3 3 ARTIST TITLE a response to this effort. á the band has been getting great i 3 LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL GROUND. Vanguard Entertainment's Kevin Reid, a promoter for the * NO.1 * * event, says, "Newsboys' decision to do Atlanta Fest with * by Deborah Evans Price BOB CARLISLEA 1 56 this production was a big hit for all concerned." 1 No. 1 OF GRACE. DIADEM I ! 9: PROVIDENT ® 13 weeks at SHADES

5 45 POINT OF GRACE WORD 9694 LIFE LOVE & OTHER MYSTERIES FREAK' OUT AUG. 26: Dc Talk fans just can't seem to NEWS NOTES: Jonathan Pierce has left the Gaither Q full -time to his solo career. GLASS get enough of the dynamic trio. With that in mind, Fore- Vocal Band to devote attention 3 2 3 CLAY CROSSE REUNION 10005/PROVIDENT E STAINED is "Welcome To The Freak Show-dc Talk His sophomore release, "Mission," on Curb is slated for Front releasing JESUS FREAK 3 DC TALKA FOREFRONT 5140 /CHORDANT Live In Concert" Aug. 26. The collection comes on the heels release in October ... Former bassist J.J. Palasencio (now 4 87 on upcoming Sixpence None The PLACE of the group's "Welcome To The Freak Show" longform with Plumb) will play the 5 4 61 JACI VELASQUEZ MYRRH 6995/WORD SE HEAVENLY video, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Music Richer set ... Rebecca St. James' Christmas album is due BEC 7401 /CHORDANT EN SUPERTONES STRIKE BACK Videos retail chart. The 75- minute disc will feature all the in stores Oct. 7 ... Amy Grant will take her annual Christ- 6 6 1 THE SUPERTONES mas show to other cities besides Nashville this winter. The VARIOUS ARTISTS A tracks from the video, plus three previously unreleased 10 Q7 38 1562,CHORDANT WOW -1997: THE YEARS 30 TOP CHRISTIAN ARTISTS AND SONGS cuts-"Jesus Is Just Alright," "It's The End Of The World 19 -city national tour will feature yet -to -be-named special SPARROW DEEP ENOUGH TO DREAM As We Know It," and "Alas My Love." Among the previ- guests, along with the Nashville Symphony. Houston, 8 7 5 CHRIS RICE ROCKETOWN 1528/WORD ® among ously released cuts on the 16 -song collection are "So Help Oklahoma City, Dallas, Chicago, and Philadelphia are OF LIFE 9 9 46 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN SPARROW 1554 / CHORDANT SIGNS Me God," "In The Light," "Walls," "Day By Day," "The the cities that can look forward to this show ... Squirt, a Hardway," and "Jesus Freak." ForeFront plans an exten- trio of youngsters under 12 years old, has signed with 10 8 64 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY GOSPO CENTRIC 2127/CHORDANT WHATCHA LOGKIN' 4 in September sive promotional campaign encompassing retail, radio, Absolute Records. Look for their debut HYMNS 11 11 16 CARMAN SPARROW 15651CHORDANT I SURRENDER ALL -30 CLASSIC video, the Internet, and church promotions, and it will ... Steve "Rabbit" Easter, who performs with Jeff & COME WALK WITH ME begin the first week of August. Sheri Easter, has recently recorded a new solo album for 12 16 5 OLETA ADAMS HARMONY 7701 /CHORDANT Daywind Records ... Word Nashville will be distributing 13 12 17 CAEDMON'S CALL WARNER ALLIANCE 46463/WCD ® CAEDMON'S CALL NEWSBOYS LANDING NEAR YOU: Though many acts "The Best Of Collin Raye: Direct Hits" to the Christian LEADER take a scaled -down version of their show to the summer market Aug. 26 ... SESAC recently held a party on Music 14 13 74 NEWSBOYS STAR SONG 0075 / CHORDANT TAKE ME TO YOUR concert circuit, the Newsboys chose to hit all the big Chris- Row to celebrate the success of "Butterfly Kisses (Shades 15 14 21 PETRA WORD 9929 PETRA PRAISE 2 WE NEED JESUS tian music festivals this summer full force with the same Of Grace)." The album has now sold in excess of 2 million production that audiences enjoyed during their recent Take units. Bob Carlisle gave one of the most eloquent, appre- 16 15 56 REBECCA ST. JAMES FOREFRONT 5141 /CHORDANT ® GOD Me to Your Leader tour. That show was one of the hottest ciative speeches I've ever heard at one of those events. And 17 12 KATHY TROCCOLI REUNION 10003/PROVIDENT ® LOVE AND MERCY concert tickets this past year, featuring not only the hit it was a lesson in writing from the heart when he remind- 11 music on the band's current set but also an incredibly elab- ed everyone that the song wasn't written for a format, but 18 19 34 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOSANNA! 10492/WORD REVIVAL AT BROWNSVILLE orate space -themed staging. The band members descend for a child. As far as I'm concerned, not enough great things 19 18 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOSANNA! 8952/WORD SHOUT TO THE LORD on the stage on flying saucers that then tilt into round cir- can happen to Carlisle and his family. And it was classy that cles that become video screens. The whole set looks like a SESAC acknowledged co- writer Randy Thomas even 20 21 74 AUDIO ADRENALINE FOREFRONT 5144 /CHORDANT BLOOM reddish, rocky planet. It's wonderful that they're giving though he isn't affiliated with it. Congrats once again to 23 72 THIRD DAY REUNION 0117 /PROVIDENT SE THIRD DAY festivalgoers a chance to enjoy the full production. both guys on what has become the impact record of the year. 21 22 27 102 RAY 80117 WORD 9641 ® THE CONCERT OF A LIFETIME

23 20 42 CRYSTAL LEWIS MYRRH 5039/WORD ® BEAUTY FOR ASHES WORD AND SONY KEEP HAMMOND `IN THE HOUSE' 24 25 33 DONNIE MCCLURKIN WARNER ALLIANCE46297/WCD DONNIE MCCLURKIN (Continued from page 13) ARTISTS 9 VARIOUS stream gospel stations. That's going to gospel groups. After 12 years and nine views his newest venture with the 25 24 HOSANNA! 11492/WORD REVIVAL - SONGS OF FIRE FROM ABOVE far as albums, Hammond-dubbed by many Motor City Mass Choir as more min- certainly increase the sales as 26 22 31 MXPX TOOTH & NAIL 1060'/DIAMANTE op LIFE IN GENERAL the retail merchants are concerned and as the group's creative force -resigned istry- oriented. as far as reaching another audience. in December 1994. "It's more along the lines of the Mis- 21 26 10 VIRTUE VERITY 50032/PROVIDENT VIRTUE (THE GREATEST PART OF ME) with the indepen- The departure was amicable but dif- sissippi Mass Choir, which has done We're going to start RE -ENTRY OUT OF THE GREY SPARROW 1563 /CHORDANT ® (SEE INSIDE) dent stores, and then we are going to ficult. "The agonizing part was that I great things for traditional choir music. 0 cross it over -the same as we did T.D. didn't want to go," Hammond recounts. While Milton Brunson [and the Tom - 29 34 39 ANOINTED MYRRH 7006/WORD Ens UNDER THE INFLUENCE it to the "Commissioned had been my comfort mies] were on the cutting edge, Missis- Jakes. We're going to take 30 30 33 OUT OF EDEN GOTEE 3826/WORD ® MORE THAN YOU KNOW mainstreams -the Wal- Marts, the zone, but I just felt like we had peaked, sippi Mass was on the traditional edge," Musiclands, and the Circuit Citys." and visionwise we were growing apart. he says. "Both made choir music a pos- 31 40 14 SMALLTOWN POETS FOREFRONT 5163 /CHORDANT SMALLTOWN POETS "For the first time," adds McGuffey, It was like six people driving a car with itive and commercial force. Motor City 3Z RE -ENTRY BEBE & CECE WINANS SPARROW 7048/CHORDANT GREATEST HITS "we will be developing a permanent dis- only one steering wheel. Plus, I wanted is somewhere in between. The members THE MESSAGE play unit which will go into stores in the to do more producing, and I had just range in age from 20 to 50, so it's a good 33 RE -ENTRY 4 HIM BENSON 4321 /PROVIDENT G7 top 20 markets that will permanently become a psalmist at my church and mixture, a more mature situation that ANDY GRIFFITH 33 68 34 I TO TELL THE STORY: 25 TIMELESS HYMNS house what we're calling `urban praise had felt God guiding me in the direc- keeps the church core in mind." SPARROW 1440/CHORDANT Re LOVE What we're trying to sell tion of worship and praise. It is that kind of creative diversifica- CHECK STAR SONG 0158/CHORDANT REALITY CHECK and worship.' 0 RE -ENTRY REALITY people is an experience; that praise and "That's where my heart is," the 36- tion that has made Hammond a gospel 1485/CHORDANT SE AVALON worship is a practical means to bring year old singer /producer confirms. powerhouse. Earlier this year, the joint - 36 32 16 AVALON SPARROW the listener into the presence of God." When you hear songs from Commis- venture deal between Verity and Face VARIOUS ARTISTS 31 31 13 9243/CHORDANT CHANGE MY HEART OH GOD, VOLUME 2 Integrity's recent success with praise sioned like `King Of Glory,' that's praise to Face was hatched. Hammond says VINEYARD/STAR SONG I STAND and worship is just one indication of the and worship. I was writing those songs that's only the beginning. 0 RE -ENTRY TWILA PARIS SPARROW 1518 /CHORDANT WHERE popularity with before I knew what they were, and "It's starting out as a label produc- genre's growing 39 NEW ' FIVE IRON FRENZY FIVE MINUTE WALK 4908/DIAMANTE UPBEATS AND BEATDOWNS African -Americans. It was two years when I was told by a pastor that wor- tion deal," Hammond explains. "But ago that Hammond forged a recording ship and praise was where God was with distribution thróugh BMG, I know 40 36 18 JOHN ELEFANTE PAMPLIN 9701 CORRIDORS do what Integrity to develop a leading me, I said, `Oh, I can do that in that they have the machine to Of America certification relationship with o Records with he greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. (RIM) my " I have envisioned. They've changed a or sales of 500,000 units; RIM certification for sales of 1 million units with each additional million indicated praise and workshop series. sleep.' exceeds two hours, in my existing contract to by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that "In our initial meeting," Hammond Hammond joined forces with Integri- lot of things the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes. All albums available on cassette and CD. *Aster- notes, "we sat down and talked about ty after receiving a call from its then make me comfortable, and when I isk indicates vinyl available. ® indicates past or present Heatseeker title. 1997. Billboard/BPI Communications. areas where praise and worship would senior VP/GM Chris Long. "Somebody talked to Clive Calder and Barry Weiss go -which direction. People in the at [the Gospel Music Assn.] stuck a and saw the vision they had for Gospel African -American church have this Radical For Christ tape in Chris Long's music, I got excited." ATLANTIC TALKING UP TALK SHOW'S DEBUT businessman, Hammond has conception of praise and worship music hand," Hammond says. "A few days A savvy (Continued from page 14) as just being white music. So we decid- later he decided to give it a courtesy lis- always been on top of the marketing weeks in the U.S. followed The band's enthusiasm and willing- ed that I would cover all the tunes they ten. As he listened, he said, `This guy is and promotion side of his creative alternate six territo- ness to work hard on every level to pro- normally do and remix them for doing what we're trying to do.' " endeavors. For the moment, he is tak- by two in a given international would mote the album will help take them a the urban setting." While Hammond describes Radical ing a breather from the Tour of Life, ry over the next 12 months. club tour long way, Shapiro says. But for the The project proved to be great tim- For Christ -the 15 -member ensemble the most commercially successful con- Talk Show will start its U.S. says, "We group's part, producing the album itself ing for Hammond, who gained notori- with which he's produced two hit cert tour in gospel music history. The in September, and Dean if we could and collaborating on the material has in gospel as a founding member of albums, "The Inner Court" and "Spir- tour, which teamed him with Kirk would be completely ecstatic ety been very rewarding. The members are the Grammy -nominated sextet Com- it Of David," for combined sales of more Franklin & the Family and Yolanda get 500 people [per] club date to come across already eager to make more albums missioned, which served as a forerun- than 350,000 units, according to the Adams for major venues in more than out and see us and then do that together. ner to many of today's contemporary label-as an extension of himself, he 67 cities, picks back up in the fall. the country and grow from there." 43 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Artists & Music Billboard. AUGUST 2. 1997 Top Gospel Albums,.

Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales Soundscan® LJ I reports collected, compiled, and provided by f first solo effort could well mark his last recorded lli I release. That's because -and it's still even hard for him , Ñ ARTIST TITLE á 3 LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL to believe -he is answering the call to the ministry. Credit his newfound spiritual commitment to events * * NO. 1 * * surrounding the miraculous recovery of his brother 1 1 9 GOD'S PROPERTY FROM KIRK FRANKLIN'S NU NATION B -RITE 90093 1 Ronald, who nearly died from heart disease earlier this /INTERSCOPE 8 weeks at No. GOD'S PROPERTY year. 2 2 34 SOUNDTRACK Az ARISTA 18951 THE PREACHER'S WIFE "I will never be the same," says BeBe Winans. "Nor 3 3 65 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY sosPo CENTRIC 72127 WHATCHA LOOKIN' 4 by Lisa Collins will my family. Before, my faith was at level three. Now, it's at level 3,000. I know now that nothing NEW 43021 ®SPIRITUA there's ® VERI LIVING THE DREAM: LIVE IN WASHINGTON D.C. LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS: Highlighting the five - impossible for God, and it caused me to see and accept day meeting of the Full Gospel Baptist Mass Fellow- that God had called me to preach." 0 5 5 OLETA ADAMS HARMONY 1601 COME WALK WITH ME ship, which drew more HEZEKIAH WALKER & THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CRUSADE CHOIR than 30,000 to the New Orleans While the new evangelist thrust won't stop him from 6 4 10 VERITY 43023 1 Superdome July 7 -11 for some of the nation's top singing, he doesn't see much recording in his future. LIVE IN LONDON AT WEMBLEY FRED HAMMOND & RADICAL FOR CHRIST African -American evangelists (including T.D. 6 60 Bishop "It will always be part of me, but I'm no longer driven Q] VERITY 43046 ® THE SPIRIT OF DAVID Jakes), was the second live concert recording of a need do the by to it," Winans explains. "This album could NEW CM6SA áALL & AND Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass Choir. be my last, so look for it in the stores and look for me ® CCORDIING TO JAMES HALL - CHAPT. III The album will feature guest vocals from Doug and behind T.D. JAKES the pulpit." 10 23 Q INTEGRITY/WORD 67931/EPIC Melvin Williams, Marvin Winans (whose rousing duet In other Winans family news, August marks the ID. JAKES PRESENTS MUSIC FROM WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED! VARIOUS ARTISTS with Bishop Paul Morton brought the house down), opening of the Marvin L. Winans Academy of 10 11 20 Per- CGI 165252 TODAY'S GOSPEL MUSIC COLLECTION Byron Cage, and BeBe Winans. The sophomore forming Arts in Detroit. With an emphasis on per- release is due from Gospo Centric Records in early forming arts, the charter school- equipped to handle 11 7 12 SHIRLEY CAESAR WORD 68003 /EPIC® A MIRACLE IN HARLEM 1998. up to 288 students -will also fulfill core K -5 curricu- 12 8 38 DONNIE MCCLURKIN WARNER ALLIANCE 46297 DONNIE MCCLURKIN lum requirements. "We want to impact the communi- I N HARM'S WAY: BeBe Winans is one song shy of ty," says Marvin Winans, who for the last eight years 13 9 10 VIRTUE VERITY43020 VIRTUE completing his highly anticipated solo debut, titled "In has served as pastor of the Perfecting Church, which 14 13 38 ANOINTED WORD 67804/EPIC ® UNDER THE INFLUENCE Harm's Way," from Atlantic Records. Already, one cut boasts an active membership of more than 2,000. from the album -"I Wanna Be The Only One" (on which Winans is working on a second album for his Perfect- 15 16 2 DOTTIE PEOPLES ATLANTA INT'L 10233 TESTIFY he teams with the sensational new British group Eter- ing Praise Choir. 16 15 38 BEBE & CECE WINANS SPARROW 37048/EMI GREATEST HITS nal) -was No. 1 in the U.K., which explains why he's CARLTON PEARSON spent much 17 12 23 of the last couple of months overseas. BRIEFLY: Kirk Franklin will be singing the praises WARNER ALLIANCE 46354 gm LIVE AT AZUSA 2 PRECIOUS MEMORIES The official lead single, "Love's Coming," is set for a of Church's Chicken in a new national radio advertis- 18 14 8 ANDRAE CROUCH QWEST BROS. mid -August release. The album is slated to follow in the ing campaign. Franklin and the Family will be heard 45924/WARNER PRAY fall. in four spots slated to run throughout the year ... R. 19 17 18 KURT CARR SINGERS GOSPO CENTRIC 72138 NO ONE ELSE "I took my time and didn't rush, because I wanted Kelly has just completed a cut, "God's Grace," with 20 26 28 WANDA NERO BUTLER SOUND OF GOSPEL 223 everything to reflect on where I was and what God B'Rite act Trin -I -Tee 5:7. A debut album, featuring the ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD meant THE WILLIAMS SISTERS to me," says the singer, who confesses that his track, is slated to bow in September. 21 19 42 FIRST LITE 4003 IM LIVE ON THE EAST COAST-LET EVERY EAR HEAR

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King, T- the "II go pick it up." phenomenal successes, it is had lacked in the Fast was expo- pers [vere looked down upon Bone, Christalari, Nuboi, the urban radio. Registering sure. "And that was because the because their music didn't meet the Ili namic Iyu ins and Special Gift. THE BOTTOM LINE more measured airplay on gatekeepers (or dcejays) felt it was standards of mainstream rap. "People have a tendency to see While Christian rap has malt' upwards of 88 urban stations going to he offensive," points out "There's an interesting thing hip -hop and R &B Christian music great strides in production stan- than Snoop Doggy Hogg Tara Griggs- McGee, VP/GM of happening in the 'gospel rap as traditional gospel," says Kett dards, it still lags behind main- gleaned from his last release, Verity' Records. "Now, they see it's arena," notes Mike Allen, an on -air Farley, program director for the sta- stream rap when it conies to expo- "Stomp" -the debut single from not offending people. Program personality known as DJ Alajik. tion, whose format is about 41 sure and making money. The God's Property -has offered up directors felt they were going to "This music is no longer just people Christian music industry revenues solid testimony to the growing alienate their listeners, but the fact yelling 'Jesus' over some weak beats. have tripled within the last decade, appeal o! tidy traditional" gospel at is our community attends church The music is becoming something from $160 million ill Il187 to $550 the nations urban radio formats. regularly on Sunday -and many people want to btuy. Altltottgh we million in 1996, but how much of Gospel's once rigidly defined are going for the music." were appealing to the gospel con- that is attributed to Christian rap boundaries are being stretched to "The perception of gospel sumer, people weren't buying the retrains elusive. bring it into step with today's radio -especially from those folks records because they just weren't While mainstream acts easily sell that trade the major buys on any good." :00,000 units, Christian acts are \ladison Avenue -was that It was in the live years since Allen start- lucky to stake it to 24.000. Sound - inferior," Michaels says. "Now, ed the two -hour radio show called Scan reports that sales for acts like urban stations are legitimizing the Street Smart." which airs horn the Nuwiue and 1.D.O.1- King hover at music and its audience base. It \\.AV -F \I studios in B entwood, about 9,000 units. There are a few gospel stations take the cue and Adm., he has seen an increased break -away groups like a -.I stake sure that the quality of their growth in the interest and quality of S-vv.I.ET. and Grits, which Sound - presentation is up to par, there's ail ( .hristian rap. Iiis slung, which is Scan shows have sold 21,000 and opportunity tins growth and even studicated on 16 stations ill seven 17,(100 units. respectively. Out Of more credibility." states_ is alined at supplying listen- Eden. au R &B -based trio, is a big ers with the best Chris tian rap and seller in the coin emporau s -Christian R &B music. 1-I ti.tb:1.1{7: mnarkcu, with sales topping 150,000 "There area lot of doors opening Ibr its debut release, "Iiyin' The up," says Chris'Isler, a member of hip -)top and RS. B. ".'s lot of Day," nn Gotee Records. \ -I S.AW.I.I: I,,. a group that has Christian labels don't know how to The whole business of estimating record -hut ing audiences. And while been around for six gars. If num- promote their hip -hop groups, and numbers for Christian rap groups is many fats may identIIy 11101V with bers are any ittdicunt of umne'y Christian music, says that it is only is integrating gospel into their formats All of which hit,- s( iced to usher in I urrent release on (;o.spo Centric that's silent on a gospel rap alóuut within the past year that the music a on or expanding the hours iu which it new ley el i 11)rotcssion,ilisnu that is Records, -tales From The Swift." n-tittimal-we don't get match of has been listed SottndScan they play it. Madison Avenue, too, is chives in the it -sire for a competi- budget to work wnit " explains chats. watching, as advertisers who hays tive market edge. CHRISTIAN CATEGORIZATION Derek "Cut No Slack Drew. mem- "A lot of the product wasn't even not really looked at the gospel mar- "Radio exposure was hard to get ber of the rap dito I.D.O.L. King. bar -coded when we started siy years ket before are beginning to take it ATTRACTING LISTENERS because we're in between min kets," "You have to work serious Jesus ago," Abraham notes. "Buyers at much more seriously. "Gospel programmers are being [clrr sans. "We're not considered mirac':e.s to get good projects. That's music stores were apprehensive fi)rced to prop am just like secular cnueutpotar) C,In istian music, and why a lot of stuff didn't sound about purchasing our product GETTING FRESH programmers." reports (:(is ail ße`(/t° e'rc not traditional. The only good.'. because they wanted the top chart- "We're seeing a whole new evolu- publisher Teresa Hairston. " l lien's otter place for us to go was secular, Where mainstream acts spend ing music." tion of gospel, not jutst with Kirk no longer .just room for what they I tit then they said we were too anywhere from SI 50.000 upward 'Fie Christian Music Network has Franklin, Fred I- Iamntond and like. They can't afford a format that churchs on rye talked about Jesus Vol' production costs ol.aun album. in managed to penetrate the Christian William Becton, but with some of doesn't attract the top demos in the too much. In the beginning, we the gospel arena. the budget looms bookstore market with a distribu- the nets like Virtue, Lisa Paige and market and Uhl ease iistenership. " hardly got any arplan.' much lower. Says LD.O-L. King's tion deal with Spring Arbor, giving \laryin Sapp, who are more aligned As president of tlhe t shell Gospel \\'hen Kuolly \V'ilhiams, CEO of Cedric: "(;O" Scott. "In Christian it access to 8.500 stores nationwide. with the fresh sounds being played Industry Council, Hairston has (:rapetee Records, started the label circles, if Tou have $50,000 to do an But many of those stores are inde- and don't have on urban radio," states Lee loomed a National Radio Coalition, I (.)(.12, t(1 radio stations committed album, you're doing duite well. The pendenuly owned Michaels, program director at consisting of eight of the top gospel to playing iris product, which is pri- average album is done on a budget SountlScan capabilities. Abraham of it Baltimore's "Heaven 600." "Marvin programmers in the cutnttrt. "The tmtrily hip- hop -based. Now his of ` 10,000 to $20,000." notes that about 600 the stores Sapp's Not The Time, Not The purpose is to raise the standards in ecords are played Ott 260 Christian But acts like 1.D.0.1.. King have distributes to are SouudScan- Place' has a strong, spiritual mes- gospel radio and addre ss is.nes of stations nationwide. Exposure on managed to create a clean sound equipped. sage, yet it's right in the pocket for importance to gospel radio Ino adio continues to increase with the that's true to the streets -a must if Though the numbers are increas- urban. So it's an opportunity to grammers;' she say,. 'No doubt. addition of shows specifically geared the genre is to suryise in the main- ing, Abraham knows there's plenty of reach folks with a nontraditional they are now benefiting from all the toward hip -hop Christian music. streameam arena. room for grow=th. In the beginning, sound for the cause of ministry." attention gospel music is getting One of the biggest outlets is "When Christian hip -hop first they Were moving about 500 units a Gospel executives hope that the Coxüur(ed on /as' 53 KOKF -F5i, a top lU Christian radio carne out, it was real weak; produc- Continuo./ ou page 53

BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 BILLBOARD SPOTLIGHT 47 www.americanradiohistory.com WWON -AM, reports that, while Their percentages are increasing, were known more for songs rather both artists sold out, "The Tour Of and, unlike years ago, they're more than being viable artists who could Life sold out faster. When that hit aware of what's going on in urban. cross mediums. Mahalia Jackson did the grapevine, all the other Detroit They are becoming as powerful in it. But few were ever able to reach a venues wanted to do a gospel con- gospel as their counterparts in marketable level at mainstream, cert." mainstream." where their popularity transcended God's Property is signed to B'Rite the music into other media. A PIECE OF THE PIE through Kirk Franklin's production "SoundScan has validated what "While events like the Tour Of we've been saying for years -that Life illustrate gospel's entertain- we've had market share, that gospel ment appeal, and the quality is listeners buy product, that we're much improved, the industry is viable. Before that, everyone tried PREACHING TO MAINSTREAM never been done before," he says. becoming urbanized," declares to keep us in the back -even blacks Continued from page 45 "With $250,000 in start -up costs, we Crystal Records CEO Brian Spears. at urban companies. They were couldn't get any investors. Every "There is a glut of product out there afraid to go after a record that said promoter in the country told us and a traffic jam at the top." Jesus in it, and in many instances *ye ecr,Yls that we couldn't do this -that we Soaring sales and mounting they would try to persuade the artist were going to lose. But two weeks mainstream interest have the to change the lyrics. Some were P.O. Box 60412, Nashville, IN 37206 after the launch, those same pro- Pi. (615) 226-100 - majors in a dead -heat race for equally ashamed of the gospel pre- FAX (615) 226 -100i moters were trying to buy in." inroads with other budding talent sentation -the choir robes and all. The Message is in our music Fact is, in some markets, the tour within the gospel spectrum. Now, many of them are coming rivaled its mainstream counter- ow...410 "Good gospel producers are gain- aboard. But we can't let those same God 6 Ii'+ parts. Such was the case in Detroit, ing more clout and have become people come in as if to say, 'Now, where tickets for a Luther Vandross hot commodities," Spears contends. move over, gospel folks. We'll show concert went on sale at about the "The Kirk Franklins, the Fred you how it's really done.' There's same time as the Tour Of Life. Hammonds, the Donald Lawrences not the proper respect. If we let sec- Larry Robinson, a Detroit retailer; and Kevin Bonds have become our Hezekiah Walker ular tell us what to do, they will promoter and the owner of own Babyfaces and Teddy Rileys. destroy it. Until they begin to company. Fred Hammond recently empower more of us, they're going si,á inked a production deal with Verity, to keep making mistakes." raye BatdtheBest T]í.«57 and last year Hezekiah Walker- "A lot of people don't understand who has been working with Sean how gospel works," agrees Griggs- TUPAC & MASTER P Puffy Combs -made a similar pact McGee. "They see what's happen- with Benson Records (since bought ing, and everybody is trying to jump videos now in stock! by Verity). in, but they have no understanding "There's going to be a rush of of the music and the marketplace. Largest assortment of people writing the 'Stomps'," They spend money like crazy, and Urban, Gospel, much more! 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Jakes' "Woman, Thou via a manufacturing and distribu- Art Loosed" topped 200,000 within tion pact with Los Angeles-based 90 days of the release, while the Born Again Records, which scored a video is nearing gold. No. 1 hit with Broderick Rice's 7:, J1?Sd?fl ti GLORY TO GOD "Did anybody two years ago know The African American that the No. 1 and No. 5 selling records in the pop industry would Religious Connection be Christian -oriented projects ?" asks Danny McGuffey, senior Mass Choir VP /GM for the Integrity label African American Trie group. "It's showing the main- Conaeçtion Religions bass Choir stream world that there is a huge audience for music that glorifies God and music that touches peo- -Battle Axe ple." Mark DiBello, who serves as the gospel buyer for the National FEATURING GUEST ARTISTS: Record Mart (150 stores), has increased his gospel inventory by Rev. Melvin Rodgers - A He's Battle Axe about 75 %. "Our stores are con- stantly Elder James Lennox - The Ring is Coming requesting new gospel Pandisc's Bo Crane artists, especially with Kirk Franklin Rev. Wendell Lowe - Use Me and the more breakthrough artists debut album. "My reservations," like Fred Hammond, Yolanda Crane continues, "have always been Adams, Ben Tankard and Dottie that I wasn't quite sure how the Peoples," says DiBello. "Both the gospel business worked. I am no stores and the general consumer are expert or authority, but I believe becoming more aware, and I believe gospel got where it is today by being Appeared on gospel is going to be a much bigger true to itself. There's a different set Bobby Jones Gospel Explosion category in the next couple of years. of players and protocol." (February 1996) Some stores are even becoming Island Records tested the waters ek MEEK RECORDS experimental and are interested in with its Island Inspirational All Stars further - Appeared en 0`d going into some more root in 1996, featuring Kirk Franklin, (food "fosplil " Music ail Tht Thi ww) sy things." Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker 1996 Stellar Awards 7900 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL 60619 MEEK "We're building credible names," and Karen Clark -Sheard and (December 1996) Ph.: 773.783-0038 Web: www.MeekRecords.com RECORDS states Gospo Centric's Mack - gleaned from the "Don't Be A Lataillade. "In the past, gospel acts Continued on page 50

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DIY DISTRIBUTION On the downside, distribution has become tough. "What's hurting is that a lot of the major chains are having problems," states Blackberry CEO Doug Williams. "We're sorely lacking when it comes to great dis- tribution." Alan Freeman echoes the senti- ment. "Some of the most important and influential regional distributors in the marketplace have disap- peared," he says. "Big State, Mal- vern, Bassin... They've been bought up. We're going to have to take a look at expanding our role at retail; it changes our philosophy of relying on independents to get us into the marketplace." "With everybody trying to tap into the Christian marketplace, you need the clout of a major distribu- tion network," Devick points out. "It's harder to get a good record out from a small company." "However, the biggest hurdle is going to be working properly with mainstream record labels so that they don't destroy it," Mack - Lataillade concludes. "I want them to be corrected when they say they're taking gospel to another Available Noi.v! Nbnbsraf level. Thank you very much, but it already happened. We did it our- Atlanta International Record Contra!, Inc. titi I NIL morlal I Atlanta, )i GA 30316 (404) '24-6;35 AF selves."

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TITLE -Artist -Label With the exception of Top Gospel Catalog, the recaps in this 39 LIVE AT AZUSA- Carlton Pearson - 1 THE PREACHER'S WIFE - Warner Alliance Spotlight are based on performance on Top Gospel Albums from Soundtrack- Arista 40 VERITY RECORDS LIVE AT THE 2 GOD'S PROPERTY-God's Property APOLLO -Various Artists -Verity H y p1%A<:;% ,r1.01 the start of the chart year, which began with the Dec. 7, 1996, From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - , , 1 B -Rite issue, through this year's July 5 Billboard. Ranks are determined 3 WHATCHA LOOKIN' 4-Kirk Top Gospel Catalog Albums_ by accumulating SoundScan sales totals for each week an album Franklin And The Family -Gospo MEMORIES -Carlton Pearson - Centric Warner Alliance Pos. TITLE -Artist -Label 4 UNDER THE INFLUENCE 11 appears on the chart (including weeks the chart is not published). - YOLANDA LIVE IN 1 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE Anointed -Word WASHINGTON -Yolanda Adams FAMILY -Kirk Franklin And The The - catalog recap, similarly, reflects accumulated SoundScan 5 GREATEST HITS -BeBe & CeCe Verity Family -Gospo Centric Winans -Sparrow 12 ADORATION: LIVE IN ATLANTA 2 SHOW UPI -The New Life units for each week a on Top - title appears Billboard's in -house 6 THE SPIRIT OF DAVID-Fred Richard Smallwood With Vision -Verity Community Choir Featuring John R. Gospel Catalog chart. Anointed's "The Call" appears on both Hammond & Radical For Christ - 13 I'LL SEE YOU IN THE RAPTURE - Kee -Verity Verity Mississippi Mass Choir -Malaco 3 THE LIVE EXPERIENCE -Helen current and catalog recaps because of sales registered through 7 T.D. JAKES PRESENTS MUSIC FROM 14 LIVE IN CHARLESTON -Mighty Baylor-Word WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED! -- Clouds Of Joy-Intersound the Jan. 18 issue, when Billboard revised its catalog criteria. 4 THE CALL-Anointed -Word T.D. Jakes-Integrity/Word 15 GREATEST HITS -The Georgia Mass 5 THE INNER COURT-Fred 8 DONNIE McCLURKIN- Donnie Choir -Savoy Hammond & Radical For Christ - McClurkin- Warner Alliance 16 LOVE BROUGHT ME BACK -Helen Benson The recaps were prepared by chart manager Datu Faison with 9 ALONE IN HIS PRESENCE-CeCe Baylor-Word 6 IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN...- Winans-Sparrow 17 CELEBRATE GOSPEL 3 Various Mississippi Mass Choir- Malaco assistance from Anthony Colombo and Michael Cusson. 10 LIVE AT AZUSA 2 PRECIOUS Artists - Tribute 7 GOSPEL'S GREATEST HITS- Various 18 THE REAL MEANING OF Artists -CGI CHRISTMAS- Various Artists- Benson 8 LIVE IN MEMPHIS -The Canton 19 STAND! -V.I.P. Music & Arts Seminar Spirituals-Blackberry Mass Choir -Verity 9 ON TIME GOD-Dottie Peoples - e don't need a reason to celebrate gospel music 20 LIVE IN LONDON AT WEMBLEY- Atlanta International Hezekiah Walker & The Love 10 GOSPEL'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME very day, Fellowship Crusade Choir - Verity Il- Various Artists -CGI every month, we've got your flau 21 FAMILY & FRIENDS IV-Ron Winans 11 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE FAMILY Presents Family & Friends-Selah CHRISTMAS -Kirk Franklin And The tvr: 22 KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE Family -Gospo Centric FAMILY -Kirk Franklin And The 12 GOD IS ABLE -Ron Kenoly- Family -Gospo Centric Hosanna! 1997 t1SU - A ! g !15t _ I 23 WORKED IT OUT-Ricky Dillard's 13 IT'S OUR TIME -GMWA Women Of New Generation Chorale -Crystal Worship -Aleho International Music Rose 14 AFRICA TO AMERICA: THE 24 TODAY'S GOSPEL MUSIC JOURNEY OF THE DRUM -Sounds COLLECTION -Various Artists-CGI Of Blackness -Perspective HA 25 IRREPLACEABLE FAS1 LOVE - 15 SAVE THE WORLD -Yolanda Commissioned-Verity Adams 14'! f%f - Tribute iff 26 TOMMY FORD PRESENTS: ¡i`z(; BRODERICK E. 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52 BILLBOARD SPOTLIGHT BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com market will be satu- URBAN RADIO to the Sunday morning program, HIP-HOP GOSPEL sound, it is the hip-hop -flavored the mainstream rated with its product. Continued from page 47 and now it's getting full -time rota- Continued from page 47 single, "Stomp," that is receiving tion. That's going to happen more heavy doses of airplay on Christian Like many labels, Grapetree is beefing up its marketing efforts to from urban stations." as the records continue to get month. The number now stands at and mainstream radio and televi- include a mainstream audience. WGCI's Elroy Smith is one of the stronger." 11,000 units a month. with ship- sion outlets alike. "Awareness is key," says Williams. growing number of urban program- "These days," Hairston adds, "the ments not only 11, !lie United States "It takes good urban marketing "People have to know the product is mers who have embraced gospel. media is wanting to be more intelli- but the United Kingdom, Australia, to reach the mainstream audience," available in order to want it. Then "Doing the saine thing every clay," gent about gospel music. A lot of Canada and Finland as well. says Claude Lataillade, CEO and B -Rite Records, which availability is key; we have to have Smith says, "you can become jaded. what has been written has been president of is at urban music lis- good distribution." Gospel is encouraging and uplift- shrouded in stereotypes. Now, we're THE HIP-HOP STOMP aimed young is Grapetree, distributed by Dia- it's exciting to see the seeing a different kind of spin." God's Property is a prime exam- teners. "The market definitely ing, and mante for the past three years, is response. It makes what you're Taking its cue from urban radio, ple of the profitable market base for there. The question is if we can get with new groups shipping out 10,000 to 15,000 doing a little more special. And Sheridan Broadcasting has a syn- hip -hop Christian music. Its first this sort of success numbers. records a month. It also just songs like `Stomp' make it a little dicated gospel program called "The week out, the group's debut release, and get beyond these in launched an ad campaign in The more palatable for urban radio to Light," which launched in three "God's Property From Kirk That's where Interscope comes and reach Source, a mainstream rap magazine. get turned on to gospel and not be markets earlier this year and is now Franklin's Nu Nation," sold more and is able to piggyback Last year, "These ads are not cheap," Williams overwhelmed by it." being heard in more than two than 120,000 units-a staggering to expand the markets." says. "But if you want to sell "Still, what you have to remem- dozen. And the House Of Blues is figure given that the average best- Interscope Records, a giant in the a records, that's what you do. You get ber," observes Lygia Lott, "is that reportedly prepping a syndicated selling Christian album sells mainstream music market, signed deal your records in front of the people urban stations aren't so much look- gospel show that will also target 100,000 units. Though much of the marketing and distributing that who will buy them." ing to play gospel as they are try- urban formats. album boasts a traditional gospel with B -Rite, further ensuring ing to appease their listeners. What's happening is that listeners are requesting the product and forcing urban radio to play it. If there were no requests, there'd be no airplay." Lott's company, Coast To Coast Promotions, specializes in getting RECORDS airplay on urban stations for gospel CO crossover cuts like Franklin's "What Cha Lookin' 4." Lately, Lott has i GOSPEL! Ma« <\c HiSTORY! been fielding a lot of requests from MAl< Nc those who would like her to help them get their record added to urban playlists. She maintains that it is not that easy. Howard Geiger, who heads up AND PRAISE the urban -promotion department JAMES HALL & WORSHIP ay Interscope Music, faced a fair amount of skepticism in getting THE LONG AWAITED NEW RELEASE "Stomp" added to some urban for- mats. "But, by the date we set as our ",..ACCORDING To JAMES HALL - CHAPT. I l I impact date," he recounts, "the record they didn't know whether or not they could play was their No. 1 request with a high spin ratio."

THE FRANKLIN PHENOMENON "I don't know if they're embrac- ing gospel so much that they're embracing the artist of the minute - VICl:IE WINANS Kirk Franklin," states Chris Squire, station manager of WDAS and chair of the Wilmington Chester Mass IS BETTER TI IAN EVER Choir. "Kirk Franklin is just hot. In the long run, the industry will ben- ON 'LIVE 1N DETROIT" efit because it lets people know that gospel music is more than just tam - bourines and a washboard. It's mak- ing a great deal of people more curious about gospel. But, essential- 51416 1279 2/4 ly, what we have here is a Kirk Franklin phenomenon." "It has more to do with the beat CAND I STATON than gospel," Lott clarifies. "You can hear the George Clinton flavor in BEST KEPT SECRET NOW REVEALED `Stomp.' It's the music that attracts GOSPEL'S the audience, when it comes to urban and crossover." Her husband ON HER NEW RELEASE "COVER ME" and partner, Alan Lott, agrees. "Part of the reason for the growing urban audience is that the line is becoming thinner between those who are into contemporary music and contem- porary gospel," he says. "This new gospel may be sacred, but it's not just for Sunday." LISA PAGE CROSSOVER CUTS Increased involvement from mainstream artists like Cheryl "Salt" G1VING Us James (of the famed Salt -N- Pepa), who is featured on "Stomp," and "MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW" Stevie Wonder, who teamed with the Williams Brothers for a cut on their current album, is providing added incentive. 51416 1270 2/4 "We have a Kenny Latimore record out now with a gospel cut on WILLIAM BECTON & FRIENDS it that stations are beginning to add," notes Jimmy Starks, VP of sales for Sony's black-music division. OCTOBER 14! "WDAS is adding it; WGCI added it

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Liv- On Aug. 4, the promotional CD goes Kelly- produced, Shaggy- and Kelly - ingston took the track to England and to pop, urban, and crossover radio, while and cassette singles LINE: Some folks series, "World Premiere Record- penned `John Doe," a rubadub warning introduced Shaggy to U.K. -based reg- the commercial CD N EW LABEL, the LP room in the crowded ings." This imprint will be devoted to the bad bwoyz: "Try it and you'll gae singer Maxi Priest. hit stores Aug. 12. They include still see elbow remix, as marketplace. Producer Ward Mar- to the recording debuts of chamber see /Bad bwoy and law don't agree." "Maxi took me on tour in 1992," says mix and the Brycyn extended as a new B-side track, "One Burn- ston is launching his own reissue transcriptions of well -known sym- "My thing is to do a whole album that Shaggy. "That was my biggest eye - well label, eponymously dubbed Mar- phonic works. The first disc fea- caters to people of all walks of life," says opener. Here I was, from Flatbush er," not included on the album. tour is slated for late 14. Marston, who was tures Mozart's Symphonies No. 35 Shaggy, "including people who aren't [N.Y.] with two dancehall tunes running A promotional ston, Oct. early September in major born blind, has been in the forefront and 36, transcribed by Johann necessarily reggae lovers, but [who] I New York, but I could only play the Q August and You might pop, urban, and crossover markets. of historical remastering, working Nepomuk Hummel and performed will transform into reggae lovers. It's club, Albany Ballroom, etc. venues. "Shaggy made the last internation- on such reissue projects as BMG by Mark Kroll and the Parlor such a unique art form that I think all make $2,000 or $3,000 at those Kreisler collection Philharmonic (fortepiano, traver- music is a birth child of reggae. Its ori- Then you play the Caribbean, and you ally important reggae album, `Boom - Classics' Fritz McKay, radio per- complete record- so [flute], violin, and cello), and very gins are the drum and bass. think that you're there,' but you're not. bastic,' " says Pat and Romophone's /media consultant for Music ings of Lucrezia Boni (for which he jolly they are. Boston Skyline con- "The drum originated from Africa, With Maxi, I was in Brazil, for instance, sonality received the tinues its and, at the end of the day, we're all and saw 30,000 people who don't look Choice, a direct satellite TV provider. "From The African descendants," he continues. like him, don't speak his language, but "Now, ` Midnite Lover' will lead the next Gramophone important reg- his- Vault" reissue "We created a sound in Jamaica which are jumping and singing to his songs. I wave of internationally Award for The Of My Heart' torical vocal series with a transformed from mento to ska to rock said to myself, `Hold on, this is what me gae music. `Piece record of the disc of Schu- steady straight down to now. I'm just want! This is longevity, this is a career!' cover is visionary!" a Maxi The advance CD was serviced to year in 1996). KEEPING bert (the "Trout" taking a different progression. I have And guess what, I don't hear store buyers June 20, and "Shaggy will Why another quintet and my own style, and I'm making my own Priest tune in a dancehall. Is it about "Death And mark. All my songs are reggae, but recognition from your friend them- be highly visible at retail," Corfield reissue label? SCORE perform Scott Kessler, The Maiden ") Shaggy's music must be a signature 'Yes boss, I buy your record' -or about promises. He is scheduled to world making an at EMI Music Distribution's Tuesday who has launched from the Fine sound." getting it from the and by Heidi Waleson Arts Quar- The album's first track, "My Dream," actual mark on this music? Bob Marley (29) sales conference. the business the commercial 12- with Marston, tet. showcases those trademark happy, was never recognized at home. And Retail received vinyl July 15. Sniping in the top says the label will focus on projects horny, "Mr. Lover -Lover" basso when I started to get big, nobody inch five markets York, Los Angeles, labels aren't doing. `Also, ON THE ROAD: Violinist stylings, as well as Shaggy's appealing- accepted me in Jamaica. I struggled on -New that other Boston, Miami, and Washington, when he for other labels, Maxim Vengerov has been appoint- ly unaffected singing voice. Slated as every stage show there." produced begins two weeks before the there was always a time crunch," ed honorary envoy for music by the second single off the "Speed 2" D.C.- Aug. 26 album release. Street teams says Kessler. "He wants to be able UNICEF. Vengerov, who at 22 is not movie soundtrack, "Dream" should per- EARLY STRUGGLES will also take promotional stickers to to take more time and find the best so far from childhood himself, is the form as well as or better than "The Shaggy also struggled at Virgin in first classical musician to be named Train Is Coming," his hit combination the beginning. At the time he was clubs and radio stations. Other retail listening a UNICEF celebrity advocate for with veteran reggae singer Ken Booth signed, "a lot of people didn't come strategies include contests, chains, flats, and children (others are Sir Peter Usti - from 1996's "Money Train" soundtrack. aboard," he says, "because we [reggae stations at major nov, Liv Ullmann, Harry Bela - The bouncy, Dave Kelly -penned "Per- artists] screwed ourselves as far as this posters. fonte, Roger Moore, Judy Collins, fect Song," another Maxi Priest -Shag- music is concerned. Almost everybody "I think it's a great product, and it Julio Iglesias, and George Weah). gy winner, promises to follow up the in reggae who has gotten a break has will take Shaggy to the next level- Vengerov's first mission is to play duo's recent "That Girl" hit. The tempo abused it. They get a hit record and multi- platinum and a wider audience," for children in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He turns slow and sensual for a cover of they're supposed to do promotion, but says Earl Moodie, owner of Moodie's will also be working closely with Percy Sledge's "Tender Love," the title they say, `Man, me nuh gwan do pro- Record Store in the Bronx, N.Y. "The roots of UNICEF in the U.S. track, and "Geenie," in which Shaggy's motion, me gwan roll a spliff.' Or when album also comes back to the steamy raps are enveloped by Brian and that one tune goes up on the charts, the reggae; there's a lot of tracks for P LAYER PIANO: Artis Wode- Tony Gold's opulent harmonies. "Think they're a megastar overnight and start traditional reggae fans. All in all, it's A- album, house is continuing her explorations Ah So It Go," a one-drop dancehall tune, treating people around them like shit, 1. We made a killing off the last waiting on this of American music-making with is a straight -up, articulate rebuttal to and they just kill their whole self. So you and a lot of people are Roll Morton: The Piano gossip Shaggy overheard about himself know what? The record companies are one, so it should do even better." "Jelly reggae Rolls." Wodehouse converted both at a popular Kingston, Jamaica, record- not going to invest money in an act Print ads appeared initially in fanzines in July and Morton's 1920s piano rolls (complete ing studio. "It was the usual, `Oh, him that's not going to go the whole way. You publications and expressionless) and his contem- color get him through,' " Shaggy says, gotta do the mileage." will be followed by trade publications but as poraneous recordings (stylistically "so I wrote this track about it." Shaggy has logged those miles, and and such consumer magazines characteristic but tinny in sound) to Like other Jamaican reggae artists Virgin is giving "Midnite" the full -out Rolling Stone, Vibe, and Spin. a top -selling act merits. "Our A video for "Piece" will be serviced MARSTON AND DANA computer files. They were combined who carved a solid niche in the interna- support to MTV, VH1, BET, the to create a complete performance, tional audience before finding accep- marketing strategy is to turn a plat- Monday (28) outlets. col- played on a Yamaha Disklavier, tance at home, Shaggy has built his inum album seller, which he already is, Box, and regional sources." Marston's enormous the first single went lection of tens of thousands of recorded by producer Max Wilcox, career in large part on transforming into a multi -platinum seller with our Internationally, out July 7 in the U.K. and continental recordings will be his first source and presto! it's as though this New obstacles like the "brown and uptown" street, urban, and pop campaigns," says A already a huge story impetus in founding the Orleans progenitor of jazz were stigma into challenges to overcome. "I Corfield, Virgin Records VP of &R. Europe. "It's (another it's a fresh there," says Corfield. label was his desire to preserve the actually playing "Shreveport have one article cut out and framed on "This is his third album, and across The album hits the streets Sept. 9 in on those precious Stomp" today. Let's hear it for tech- my wall beside my platinum record," he new sound for him, with tracks interpretations the U.K. and in conjunction with the His network of collector nology. Wodehouse's previous says. "It reads: `Shaggy's `Boombastic' the board from reggae dancehall to records). U.S. release, Aug. 26, in continental friends, plus archival sources such endeavors brought us "Gershwin is driving me ballistic. This record isn't urban to crossover and pop music. The is his music is Europe. Japan got it two weeks earlier as Yale University, will also be part Plays Gershwin." even worth the vinyl it's pressed on.' main thing about Shaggy than the U.S. and continental Europe, of the process. That's a steppingstone; it gave me plea- fun, and he's a fun artist." -release anticipation has focused and the album there includes a bonus releases, all two - B UDGET TIME: Both London sure to prove him wrong." Pre The first four Plans for a concert tour that will (a survey Records and EMI Classics have Yet when 18- year -old Orville Richard on the first single, a dancehall version track. CD sets, are "Alma Gluck" eight -piece band are greatest opera and entered the budget market this Burrell left his home in a Kingston of "Piece Of My Heart," the Irma include Shaggy's of the soprano's tentatively set for September. song recordings, 1911 -18); "The summer. EMI reports that the com- ghetto (downtown, as a matter of fact) Franklin original popularized by the and "They say that I could get a lot of Complete Johanna Gadski: Volume pany did some consumer research to join his mother in Brooklyn, N.Y., he late blues -rock vocalist Janis Joplin, in up a mike. Shaggy and Ky -mani Marley's rapt tours for this album," says Shaggy. 1 (The Victor Recordings 1903- and came up with the "Red Line" had no interest taking You "We did Reggae Madness for `Boom - 1909)"; Massenet's "Manon: The series, which promises critically Instead, he "just liked to buy records cover of Bob Marley's "Thank of com- and spin them [in clubs]," he says. Lord," with Shaggy riding a jubilant DJ bastic,' and it was very successful. But First Recording, 1923 Pathé," which acclaimed performances Madness played the same features Fanny Hecht; and "The plete works plus "friendly and infor- Orville became Shaggy only after "I line straight through Ky- mani's intense, Reggae ideal for beginners." got tired of lifting records," he says, soulful rendition of his daddy's lyrics. venues where Reggae Sunsplash [tour] Complete Josef Hofmann, Vol. 5: mative notes new is (purple for laughing. "Lifting a microphone was "This long- awaited album has sur- went, so I wasn't breaking any Solo Recordings (1935- 1948)." The series color -coded but symphony, green for concerto, easier." He began DJing with the Crys- passed expectations," says Bobby ground. The venues were packed, The label will release one project people who already knew who in July bright yellow for choral), and each tal sound system, owned by Paul Lee, Clarke, president/producer of "IRIE with a month thereafter, except was. CD a line from an English his road manager today. After repeat- Jam FM" on WRTN New York. " `IRIE Shaggy and August. November will bring a carries I would the recordings review as well as a German one. ed clashes (musical duels) with local DJ Jam' has been playing the pre -release "Now, instead of headlining, single disc with all for a pop group. I'd cover London, on the other hand, is going Red Foxx, the two became friends, and single [`Piece Of My Heart'] to over- rather open (1904 -08) of the elusive soprano and it would give me more Olympia Boronet. Harmonia for weight and has issued some bud- Foxx introduced Shaggy to producer whelming response from listeners. We more ground, single will do very of a challenge. It would be less money, Mundi USA will distribute the label get boxed sets, featuring Ashke- Sting, International, who helped launch predict that this but it would be worth it. I don't want to in it will retail at full price. nazy playing Mozart and Shaggy's recording career with two well." the U.S.; up doing the same circuit over and Meanwhile, for audiophiles seek- Beethoven concertos and one with New York-area reggae hits, "Mampi" It's a good bet. To cover the radio dial, end 12 vinyls of over, year after year, just like any other a little different, Peter Hurford playing Bach's and "Big Up." Virgin created two -inch ing something reggae artist." Boston Skyline has launched a new organ works. Meanwhile, Shaggy had joined the "Piece Of My Heart." The first, featur- 55 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Studio Action ARTISTS & MUSIC Yamaha, Stanford Join Forces Licensing Program Offers Audio Technologies BY PAUL VERNA dates back to 1975, when Stanford sis technologies previously marketed granted Yamaha a license for Fre- under the names Sondius and Virtual Yamaha Corp. and Stanford Uni- quency Modulation (FM) synthesis, a Acoustic, according to the statement. versity have embarked on a joint method of computer sound processing The Sondius -XG portfolio also licensing program intended to pro- developed by Stanford professor John includes patents and applications that mote the development of their respec- Chowning at the university's Center cover Yamaha's XG format -a tech- tive intellectual properties in the for Computer Research in Music and nology developed in the early '90s to areas of computer tone generation Acoustics (CCRMA). enhance the capacity of the Musical and advanced sound synthesis, FM synthesis led to the creation of Instrument Digital Interface proto- according to a joint statement the first commercial digital synthe- col. released July 9. sizer, the Yamaha DX -7, which revo- The first licensee under the new Dubbed Sondius-XG, the licensing lutionized the music performance and Stanford -Yamaha collaboration is TAFKAPFR. The artists formerly known as PFR have program consists of a package of recording worlds by facilitating the Staccato Systems Inc., a Stanford been working on a project titled "The Late, Great PFR." Shown at Arthouse intellectual properties designed to development of other digital instru- start -up that plans to develop person- Studios in Nashville, from left, are producer Jimmie Lee Sloes and former PFR members revolutionize the use of audio in the ments, processors, and recorders. al computers that employ waveguide Joel Hanson, Mark Nash, and Patrick Andrew. The project is personal computer, computer game, The next technological milestone in synthesis, according to the statement. due in October on Sparrow Records. karaoke, and musical instrument the relationship between Yamaha and markets, as well as in Internet pages Stanford was waveguide synthesis, a and other interactive applications, type of physical modeling of sound according to the statement. that attempts to provide a much "Stanford and its faculty believe in clearer sonic picture of any given both the basic research that underlies instrument than FM synthesis is Music City's Pop/Rock Scene Soars most advances and in the transfer of capable of doing. knowledge and technology to society," Julius Orion Smith III, the Stan- Under Producer /Engineer says Stanford University president ford professor who developed wave - Brad Jones Gerhard Casper. "This innovative guide synthesis (also at the CCRMA), BY RICK CLARK classic case of necessity technology, and the being the resulting part- told Billboard in 1994, "Waveguide mother of invention. It sort nership with Yamaha, signify of forced that synthesis adds several new dimen- NASHVILLE -This city may be her to learn how to do things, dedication to research like and to foster- sions. Since it's based on a physical known as the home of country learn how to play her own drum ing its practical uses and benefits." model, it gives you all the controls of music, but a recording community parts, and she blew us all away. As "It's not every day that an interna- the natural instrument. For strings, that boasts more than 300 24 -track it turned out, there's tional corporation an amazing joins forces with a winds, and brasses, it simulates the commercial and project studio facil- drummer inside of her. She had world -class university in this way," whole string, bore, or horn" (Bill- ities can't be all about hat acts and never says Yamaha really taken the time to sit Corp. president board, May 7, 1994). AC music with country- sounding down and work it out. She Kazukiyo Ishimura. plays "We're delighted Used successfully in such products instrumental accouterments. drums on half the record. She plays with our renewed partnership with as the Yamaha VL1 synthesizer, Music City also has a vibrant rock all the electric Stanford." guitar and lead gui- waveguide synthesis now serves as and pop scene, and one of the most tar, too. It's like a Stevie Wonder Although Sondius-XG constitutes the basis for the Sondius-XG package, important forces the first business partnership record, in that there's a lot of Jill on which comprises more than 400 behind galvaniz- Producer Brad every track." between Stanford and Yamaha, the patents, patent Jones, shown during applications, trade- ing that scene is a recent recording session. While Jones operates outside of relationship between the two entities marks, software, and sound synthe- producer/engi- the Music Row country music stu- neer and studio Gorilla). dio scene (primarily working at the PR owner Brad In a town where sessions are run studio he and Eaton own, which Jones. with factory -like efficiency, Jones' they call Alex the Great), he is clear Jones first instincts are driven by the art of the about his love for Nashville and its gained notice in moment. Jones favors creating an wealth of musical talent. bet the definitive nanufac4rers guide to certain Nashville atmosphere of playfulness and dis- "I love it here in Nashville, music circles for covery for the artist and musicians because I can be me here, and I FILE his self -produced involved, in an effort to help the pro- have a real strong sense of self-pur- reducing Your pro-recorded product: solo effort "Gilt - duction achieve its artistic essence. pose," Jones enthuses. "The beauti- flake," which was initially released Sobule's "Happytown" is a prime ful thing about Nashville is that it's Package design 1111411W on cassette in 1991 l and on CD on example of Jones' (and co- producer an amazing place to create hybrids. Manufacturers of audio, the Ginger label in 1996. Robin Eaton's) production sensibil- What I do contrasts so much with I Y4 / bpi ei n.n auv,.ol "Giltflake," which featured Jones ity. what other Nashville record -making video & blank tape loaders 1 nhr lb, et t nrtl as a virtual one -man band through- "In Jill's case, we felt like she was is Tape custom duplicators about. I've just had wonderful out most of the album, was an always at her very best when she experiences with the old -guard CD videodisc & manufacturers Anglo- pop /rock music lover's was performing a song the day after Nashville musicians. There are such Blank tape product charts & delight, utilizing instantly memo- she wrote it," explains Jones. "If she amazing musicians here that have to sales statistics rable melodies with smart, heartfelt gave it two weeks to incubate, it work down on Music Row all day lyrics. The interest created Shrinkwrap Barcoding by would never be as pure. Something long, playing the same three chords. "Giltflake" lured other bands and would change." Jewel box manufacturers When they finally get a chance to do artists who felt Jones' expertise Accordingly, Jones established a something different, they usually and more! would help them attain their own framework whereby he and Eaton rise to the occasion, because they're vision. could capture the immediacy of so thankful for playing a different, Over time, Jones began develop- Sobule's tunes. "We set up a record- fresher set of chord changes." BILLBOARD'S 1997F/ ing local pop bands while picking up ing style so that we could, in incre- A lot of what informs Jones' gigs touring with artists like ments, capture each new wave of methodology toward musicians is Matthew INTERNATIONAL TAPE/DI Sweet, Marshall Cren- songs as they were coming out," he his own years of work as a player of shaw, and Murray Attaway. says. "If we had to, we'd adjourn for many instruments, particularly Jones' recent credits include mod- a few months and wait for the next bass. ern pop /rock artist Jill Sobule's wave to come. In her case, that was "I've always been a musician, and "Happytown" (Atlantic); the '70s the best way to capture her person- I feel like I always want to keep that retro- pop /rock of Imperial Drag ality on the record, which was the side of me alive, because that side of (Work Group); critically acclaimed No. 1 thing we wanted to do. In NJ, call (908) 363 -4156. Fax your order in to (908) 363 -0338 me sustains me spiritually," he says. singer /songwriter Steve Forbert's "Working like that means you "To play or mail this ad with a check or money order for $60 plus $6 S &H great music is still the latest slice of Americana, titled can't really organize a tracking greatest I ($13 for international orders) to: thrill. just got to play on "Rocking Horse Head" (Paladin); band to be there on a last moment's Ron Sexsmith's new record. It's a Billboard Directories, P.O. Box 2016, Lakewood NJ 08701. the eclectic smart pop /rock of Ross notice," Jones says. "We had to kind brilliant record, and all I had to do Please add applicable sales tax in NY, NJ, CA, TN, MA, IL, PA & DC. Rice's Umpteen (E- Square); and the of look to ourselves to be the track- was play bass with Ron. I was Orders payable in U.S. funds only. All sales are final. 8DTD350 in naive math -rock of Pee Shy (Blue ing band, which in Jill's case was a (Continued on next page)

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BRAD JONES (Continued from preceding page) AUDIO TRACK whole time." ple of years back when he heard its heaven the Dan Kopelson Hernandez and producers Todd Rob- Jones feels it is essential to tailor song "Little Dude" on a sampler. Pro- NEW YORK Street and engineer Barn (tracking) bins and Andrews. the production aesthetic to the truth ducer Mitchell Froom then directed in the Turtle Creek B Shear of the vision rather than the group to Jones. C LINTON RECORDING recently and Studio (mixing); Jules artist's High Street LOS ANGELES catering to flavor -of- the -month "The record is very eclectic," says hosted guitar icon John Lurie, who mixed his upcoming "It ranges widely from crunch- spent four days in Studios A and B re- album with producer /engineer Stew- sounds that predominate over many Jones. MUSIC STUDIOS in ing rock to swanky samba. It is an cording the score for the TriStar film art Lerman. AT SONY releases. Santa Monica, Calif., Toad The Wet "We live in the Marshall McCluhan amazing collection of songs that are "Excess Baggage," starring Alicia Sil- NASHVILLE Sprocket spent a week in the facility's are more and really personal and poetic . .. and it verstone, Christopher Walken, and world, where there 56 -input Sony /API room working on a more people, more and more cars, rocks. While it is four -piece rock, they Nick Turturro. In other activity at the York facility -which boasts two AT SOUND EMPORIUM, Charlie "Columbia Cast" satellite radio pro- more and more background noise, and have interesting instrumentation, like New Internet accordion. The result is vintage Neve 8078s, a Steinway Con- Major tracked and overdubbed an gram and Sony S.I.R.E.N. everybody is fighting to be heard," clarinet and with producer Mitch I non -muso art -rock." cert Grand, and large, open tracking album for BMG Canada with produc- broadcast says Jones. "With every record inspired, Makatansky, engineer Quake, and about decid- Other recent Jones projects include spaces -Roberta Flack recorded a er/engineer Mike Poole and engineer make, the hardest part assistant Troy Gonzalez. Also at Sony, a record is Nashville power pop trio Shazam and self -produced holiday album with engi- Matt Andrews; Ricky Skaggs ing what kind of sound Tony Bennett recorded a "Columbia figuring out the smooth eclectic pop of Swan Dive. neer Howie Lindeman, and Chick tracked and mixed a self -produced pro- going to have concerns Stone, Cast" segment with pianist Ralph on the continuum, between Both bands have Jones -produced Corea produced the eponymous ject with engineers Chris where and Sharron, also produced by Makatan- aggressive and warm, a record should releases that have just appeared in Stretch Records debut album by Travis Salsig, Alan Schulman, for Skaggs Family sky. so hard to judge. There's Japan, where there is a growing pianist Avashai Cohen ... At Jason Stelluto be. It's for a to make every- demand for product from Nashville's BearTracks in suburban Suffern, N.Y., Records; Mark Wills cut tracks always the temptation Car- Please send material for Audio Track thing aggressive and make every- active pop music scene. Dee Dee O'Neal mixed a LaFace al- Mercury release with producer and engineers John to Paul Verna, Pro Audio /Technology out on every format, but Jones' own "Giltflake" is due out in bum with producer Herb Middleton, son Chamberlain thing pop and Editor, Billboard, 1515Broadway New can be subliminally August in Japan on the Toshiba label. engineer Mark Partis, and assistant Kelton and Paula Montondo; sometimes that N.Y. 10036; fax: 212 -536 -5358; E- Jones is also slated to produce Toshi- Rick Pohronezny; another LaFace Steve Green recorded strings for a York, off-putting to a listener." [email protected]. For Forbert's "Rocking Horse ba Japanese artist Yuko Yamaguchi. act, Choice, mixed at BearTracks with Sparrow release with producer Frank mail: Head," Jones chose the subtler Upcoming Nashville -based projects Kenny Smoove producing, Earl approach. "There's a lot of back- for Jones include Tommy Wommack Cohen engineering, and Pohronezny ground noise in this world, and I and a new Swan Dive EP called assisting; and Leah Waybright mixed choose to compete with it sometimes, "Sweater Weather." an Inner Workings project with pro- SPARS Launches Time Code Primer but other times I just choose not to "I want to make my production ducer Rick Kennell, engineer Doug of Professional Audio updated glossary of time code termi- compete with it. We wanted Steve's work as hard to categorize as possi- Oberkircher, and assistant The Society has pub- nology is included, along with a spe- album to sound inviting and warm ble," says Jones. "The last thing I Pohronezny ... At Bearsville Sound Recording Services (SPARS) of the SPARS cial section on time code uses in music and like an old friend to the listener, want to be is a producer who puts his Studios in Bearsville, N.Y., Elektra act lished the first edition a book that is recording studios contributed by even if it would make it harder to hear distinct stamp on any given artist. I'd Spacehog tracked its most recent pro- Time Code Primer, guide Glenn Meadows, owner of record- his record if you were in a busy gas like to feel that I'm a guy that some- ject in the Turtle Creek Barn with pro- designed to serve as a reference video as ing/mixing /mastering studio Master- station and it's on a little speaker in times completely under -produces and ducer /engineer Bryce Goggin; Mer- for audio and professionals at other times goes over the top. At cury act Fighting Gravity recorded well as students and educators. follies in Nashville. the corner." volume is divided into Jones wrapped up least it's not predictable. I respect and mixed in Studios A and B with pro- Written and edited by industry vet- The 68 -page Most recently, three What Is Time Code, still -untitled second Blue artists a lot, and I think I owe it to ducer John Alagia and engineer Jon eran Steve Davis of Atlanta -based sections: work on the Handling Time Code, and Recom- Gorilla /Mercury album by Pee Shy. each artist. I guess that's what I'm Altschiller; High Street artist Janis Crawford Audio Services, the SPARS a sec- mended Practices. The band caught his attention a cou- striving for." Ian worked with producer Craig Time Code Primer al so includes tion on film sound written by Will SPARS president Tom Kobayashi Harvey of Music Annex in San Fran- says, "We're excited to debut the Time cisco, as well as a special section on Code Primer as more and more audio wiring requirements for time code professionals are working with film distribution and usage authored by and video. This book shares literally PRODUCTION CREDITS Jean -Luc Louradour of Resonance hundreds of years of combined expe- BILLBOARD'S NO. 1 SINGLES (JULY 26, 1997) TJL in Toronto. Furthermore, an rience in dealing with time code." CATEGORY HOT 100 R &B COUNTRY MODERN ROCK MAINSTREAM ROCK ONLY TITLE I'LL BE MISSING YOU I'LL BE MISSING YOU CARRYING YOUR LOVE PUSH IF YOU COULD Artist/ Puff Daddy & Faith Puff Daddy & Faith WITH ME Matchbox 20/ SEE Producer Evans (Feat. 112) / Evans (Feat. 112) / George Strait/ Matt Serletic Tonic/ Puig (Label) Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Tony Brown, George (Lava/Atlantic) Jack Joseph /A Stevie J. Stevie J. Strait (Polydor &M) (Bad Boy /Arista) (Bad Boy/Arista) (MCA)

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NO_ 7 SONG CRE1=0 I TS T I T L E Little Big W R I T E R P U B L I S H E R Town Marks Big 10 THE HOT 100 I'LL BE MISSING YOU Sting, T. Gaither, Faith Evans Magnetic/BMI, Blue Turtle /BMI, Illegal /BMI, String Of Hits Brings Indie Co. September Six /ASCAP, Chyna Baby/BM!, Janice Combs /BMI, EMI Blackwood /BMI Success HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME Jeff Stevens, BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE "I had worked with both of those That first hit, "(Do You Love Me) Steve Bogard Warner -Tamerlane /BMI, Rancho Just Belita /BMI, Jeff Stevens /BMI writers at Combine, and they were look- Say Yes," was written by DiPiero, Sher- NASHVILLE As Little Big Town ing for a situation, too, since that com- rill, and Dennis Robbins and was HOT R&B SINGLES I'LL BE MISSING YOU Sting, T. Gaither, Faith Evans Magnetic /BMI, Music Group celebrates its 10th pany had been sold. Blue Turtle /BMI, Illegal /BMI, So it just worked recorded by Highway 101. Since then September Six/ASCAP, Chyna Baby /BMI, Janice Combs /BMI, EMI Blackwood /BMI anniversary this month, founders out that we already had a good working Little Big Town has had more than 500 HOT RAP SINGLES Woody Bomar and Kerry O'Neil have relationship good with really writers cuts, including 30 top 10 hits and 15 No. I'LL BE MISSING YOU Sting, T. Gaither, Faith Evans Magnetic /BMI, Blue Turtle /BMI, developed Illegal /BMI, one of the most successful with high credibility, and that helped 1 songs. The Sherrill/DiPiero/Robbins September Six/ASCAP, Chyna Baby /BMI, Janice Combs /BMI, EMI Blackwood /BMI independent operations on Music Row. jump -start us early on. trio also wrote "The Church On Cum- HOT LATIN TRACKS "It sure doesn't feel like 10 years," "We started as a limited partnership, berland Road" for Shenandoah. Steve EL MOJADO ACAUDALADO Teodoro Bello TN Editions, Bello Musical says Bomar, president of the company. Seskin and Sherrill penned "No Doubt "It's gone fast. Our 10 years has pretty About It," recorded by Neal McCoy. much paralleled the boom in country And the George Strait cut "Blue Clear music ... We started at a time when Sky" was written by DiPiero, Mark D. Indie Publishers Still Thriving; most of the independent publishing Sanders, and John Jarrard. companies had been sold to conglomer- Little Big Town was awarded BMI's ates. So it didn't seem like a smart thing most performed country song of the $1 To Sing Around Campfires to be doing at that time, but we were year accolade for "Wink," recorded by INDIES FOREVER! There's lots of pretty fortunate. And, Goldsen notes further, "our McCoy and written by DiPiero and Tom life (and covers) left in independent TV and "We got started film licensing business is about the same time FROM LEFT, BOMAR AND O'NEIL Shapiro. music publishing, despite claims flourishing." as Randy Travis"`Storms Of Life' To celebrate the company's 10th otherwise that were sparked by album hit and country music came back and Kerry went out and made presen- anniversary, Little Big Town plans a EMI Music Publishing's acquisition DOLLAR DEAL: Some might say in such a huge way, and we've been for- tations and found investors," Bomar showcase where its writers will per- of half of Jobete Music's copyrights, it's already cost ASCAP a lot in pub- tunate to be a part of that time." says. "We had quite a few investors form the company's 15 1 No. hits. a deal that includes administration lic image to have challenged the per - Ten years ago, Bomar was working early on, and after a couple of years Bomar says the company is also putting of the entire catalog. formance of its music at Girl Scout for Combine Publishing, then known for we went to the bank, ... borrowed out a compilation of its cuts. The songs That's the point of view of some- camps, but it won't cost the camps such hit songwriters in its stable as money, and bought out the investors. We included on the three -disc set are one who has toiled for more than 50 much in dollar terms. The perform- Kris Kristofferson, Tony Joe White, realized early that things were off to a "Nothin' But The Wheel," written by years at the indie game. He's Mick- ing right group, which encountered and Larry Gatlin. good start and if we didn't bite the bul- Sherrill and recorded by Patty Love- ey Goldsen, CEO of Criterion a hailstorm of bad consumer press O'Neil approached him with the idea let and buy them out, we probably less; "I Think About You," written by Music in Hollywood, Calif. last year with stories that it was of starting an independent venture. "I wouldn't be able to later on." Seskin and Don Schlitz and recorded by "The independent music publish- seeking performance fees even for was at a point in my life and career Bomar says the hits came in fairly Collin Raye; "Gold Don't Rust," written er is alive, well, and thriving," says "round the campfire" situations, is where I was looking for a change and a rapid succession. "We had our first hit by DiPiero, Gary Burr, and Neil Dia- Goldsen. "Look at some of the suc- charging a token $1 per year for use challenge, and it was very appealing," on our first anniversary, which is very mond and recorded by Diamond; and cessful ones," he notes, such as of all ASCAP copyrights by the Bomar says. "So Kerry and I became unusual in the publishing business -to "Heartshaped Tattoo," written by Di- Zomba, Rondor, Windswept- Pacific, 2,200 members of the American partners and started Little Big Town. have a song come out in a year from the Piero, Doro Pesch, and Todd Cerney peermusic, Leiber & Stoller, Carlin, Camping Assn. (ACA), according to The first writer we signed was Bob time it was written, because it has to be and recorded by European female Diane Warren's Realsongs, Bourne a five -year agreement just reached DiPiero. The second was John Scott demoed, pitched, recorded, put on an heavy metal act Doro. Music, and Shapiro- Bernstein. between ASCAP and ACA. Sherrill. album, then be put out as a single." (Continued on page 83) "Each one has its own agenda- At least ASCAP is making the point great talent scouts, great song it and other copyright organ - sense, great izations always sources of wanted to songs, great Words Unless writers, great &Music otherwise de- writer/artists," TM creed, writers he says. "De- 4 , and publishers spite the big are entitled to change in the be paid for business after by Iry Lichtman their efforts. Elvis and the Beatles, when LOOK FOR many record acts are writing and old -line independent music publisher Post-Deal Relaxing. EMI Music Publishing has signed publishing their own songs and peermusic to soon finalize a music - Sting to his first worldwide publishing deal, including his blocking out the use of outside print deal with Hal Leonard Publica- entire back catalog, his current work, and his future efforts songs, there are still many acts who tions after two decades with Warner (Billboard, July 26). Shown, from left, are Peter Reichardt, need outside material. The Bros. Publications. The peermusic/ EMI Music Publishing U.K. managing director and senior resourceful independent finds the Warner ties are the result of peer - VP of international acquisitions; Sting; and Martin Bandier, writers and acts before the `big music's original deal with Columbia EMI Music Publishing Worldwide chairman /CEO. Next Generation. Columbia Records artist Adam Cohen, bucks' boys hear about them. Is it Pictures Publications, which Warner son of Leonard Cohen, has reached a co- publishing deal easy being an independent? Hell, Bros. Publications acquired several with PolyGram Music Publishing and is in the studio with no! But it's a great challenge." years ago. producer Steve Lindsey, working on his debut album. As for his own publishing setup, Shown, from left, are John Baldi, VP of A &R at PolyGram Goldsen reports that it's been aver- CORRECTION: Last week's col - Music Publishing; Cohen; Henry Root, Cohen's attorney; aging more than 100 licenses per umn item on a Ziggy Marley and David Simoné, president of PolyGram Music Publish- month in the past two years. recording of "People Get Ready" ing. The Goldsen catalog includes incorrectly identified the title of the recent hits like "I Can Love You man responsible for the recording Like That" by staff writer Mari- session. He is Freddie Patterson, beth Derry, as well as material by creative manager of Warner/Chap- such luminaries as Rodney Crow- pell Music in New York. ell, Rosanne Cash, Lyle Lovett, p and Eddy Raven and newcomers PRINT ON PRINT: The following Kami Lyle (MCA Records) and are the best -selling folios from Kris Tyler (Rising Tide /MCA). Warner Bros. Publications: Goldsen credits his son Bo with 1. Bob Carlisle, "Butterfly Kiss - making deals for these talents. es." Backing up this newer material 2. The Wallflowers, "Bringing Burtnikmania? Chrysalis Music has signed songwriter/ are such standards as "Moonlight In Down The Horse." producer Glen Burtnik, whose songs have been recorded Their Side Of It. Songwriter Paul Williams, left, and Ed Vermont," with some 150 licenses; 3. "Batman & Robin," soundtrack. by many acts and who once played the role of Paul Murphy, president /CEO of the National Music Publishers' "These Boots Are Made For 4. Korn, "Life Is Peachy." McCartney in "Beatlemania." Shown, from left, are Leeds Assn. and the Harry Fox Agency, gave testimony at a Walkin' "; " Surfin' Bird "; and 55 5. Celine Dion, "Falling Into You." Levy, president of Chrysalis Music; Burtnik; and Mark recent congressional hearing in Nashville on music -related works by Charlie Parker. Friedman, VP of creative services. copyright legislation.

58 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com U D T H E W O R L D E L T E S T N E W S A N D V I E W S FROM A R O N niernationaT H A TK's Singles Soar In Japan Producer Sets Record With 3 Hits BY STEVE McCLURE market is not growing at its previous forte is setting the vocals of such rate but is still capable of yielding mil- female -idol stars as Ryoko Shinohara, TOKYO- Japanese producer Tetsuya lion- selling singles. "This makes me Miho Nakayama, Yuki Uchida, and, Komuro, the man who married karaoke very proud and satisfied," he says, while most recently, Tomomi Kahala to with dance music, shows no sign of also citing the multimillion unit sales of Eurobeat -style dance rhythms in a relaxing his grip on the world's largest globe's second album. glossy mix that's instantly recognizable music market outside the United States. "I think this is due to my efforts to as a Komuro production. New statistics from SoundSean maintain the artists' individual identity The current TK boom began in early Japan for the first half of this year show and the quality of the music. In the 1993 with the debut of the group trf. that the ubiquitous Komuro (otherwise future, I want to create a new, advanced "The simplest way of expressing what known as "TK ") was responsible for musical vision." I had in mind with trf is ` karaoke and Platinum Crossing. Members of South Africa's Soweto String Quartet receive producing all three of the biggest -sell- Katsumi Nishimura, executive direc- dance,'" Komuro told Billboard in 1995. platinum plaques for sales of more than 50,000 units of their "Zebra Crossing" ing singles -an industry first. tor of music publisher J -Wave Music, "With karaoke, you only sing, and at a album, presented by BMG executives in Cape Town. Pictured in the front row, This trio of "J -pop" hits cumulatively agrees that Komuro's primary asset is disco, you only dance. I thought, 'Would- from left, are the group's Thami Khemese, Sandile Khemese, Makhosoni Mngu- sold more than 4 million copies at retail the distinctive quality of his work. n't it be fun if the two biggest forms of ni, and Reuben Khemese. Behind them, from left, are Heinz Henn, senior VP of and also helped influential independent "Although he has a certain sound, he's entertainment for kids could be international A &R and marketing for BMG Entertainment International; Eleanor company Avex maintain its Japanese able to fully maximize the character of mixed ?' " Campbell, manager of irternational marketing development at BMG Records market prominence. Two of the three each artist he produces." The producer, who has homes in Africa; Michael Smellie, senior VP of BMG's Asia /Pacific regional operations; were released via the Avex Trax label, Komuro led the extremely successful Tokyo, Bali, and Los Angeles, last year Rudi Gassner, president /CEO of BMG Entertainment International; Stuart Rubin, which also claimed two of the half-year's trio TMN for 11 years until it disband- signed a deal with News Corp. to set up VP of A &R and marketing for BMG Asia/Pacific; and Dave Thompson, A &R /mar- biggest-selling albums. ed in 1994, but he started working as a a new company called TK News that keting director for BMG Records Africa. "[ Komuro] did a very good job," says freelance producer well before that. His (Continued on page 64) Avex chairman Tom Yoda, who describes the producer's latest achieve- ments as the successful extension of a German Crackdown relationship dating back four years. EMI's U.S. Dealings Under The Microscope "We hope it continues." Nets Neo -Nazi CDs Leading the singles pack was "Can Seek Details On Restructuring Funds HAMBURG -The German govern- You Celebrate ?" by Namie Amuro, the Shareholders more efficient and less ment's promised clampdown on neo- 19- year -old reigning queen of Japanese BY ADAM WHITE to produce benefits of $35 million in the U.S. operations Nazi music and bands (Billboard, pop culture, whose "amura" look (pen - 1997 -98 financial year and more in the bureaucratic." 26) has been swiftly put into ciled-in eyebrows, mini -skirt, dyed hair) LONDON -The performance of the future. He said that handing responsibility July effect. is the current fashion template for EMI Group's music operations in North Southgate acknowledged that the for America to Ken Berry (in addition At the end of July, after extensive Japanese girls. The hit sold 2.02 million America came under renewed scrutiny company lost around 3% in U.S. market to his international duties) was "proba- role by the public prose- copies from January to June, according at its annual general meeting July 18 in share last year to fall to the 10% level bly the first time we've given this investigations office in the city of Ulm and to SoundScan. London. One shareholder sought more but pointed out that an improvement is to a music man instead of a suit." cutor's criminal police of Baden - In second place, with sales of 1.16 details of the "huge provision" (more already under way. "We're just under Southgate also said that lasting U.S. the state global police in Ulm, Bib - million, was "Face" by globe, a trio com- than $180 million) made for the recent 13% at present," he success would transform EMI's Wuerttemberg, and Esslingen searched seven prising vocalist Keiko, rapper Marc U.S. restructuring-including the shut- commented. "The position. "If we break this [market], erach, belonging to members Panther, and Komuro himself. Last down of the New York -based EMI short -term outlook we'll be No. 1 in a flash." apartments Music CEO James of the extreme right -wing organiza- year, globe became the first Japanese Records unit -and complained that it remains challenging, Asked why EMI bonus in tions suspected of producing neo- 4- million sales mark with was covered by only two lines in the but we are not compla- EMI Fifield earned a substantial act to top the in company's annual report. cent in accepting [diffi- 1996 -97 despite the U.S. losses, South- Nazi CDs and distributing them its debut album, "globe." and neighboring coun- Rounding out the TK trio was "You Chairman Sir Colin Southgate said cult] market condi- Group gate said Fifield "controlled the whole Germany Are The One," by the "We Are The that "a large lump" of the provision was tions." of [EMI Music's] business, which met tries. added, "I can A 29-year -old man from Ulm was World " -styled Konnetto Project. It fea- to cover the anticipated default of In response to another shareholder's its target." The chairman and detained by the local tured such leading Japanese artists as Alliance Entertainment (the distribu- question, Southgate addressed EMI's assure you that the American [label] arrested last magistrate. The police seized Nazi Amuro, Tomomi Kahala, trf, and Yuki tor owes $23.8 million to EMI, accord- historic difficulties in North America executives did not earn any bonuses regalia as well as 45,000 CDs en- was as part of a ing to its Chapter 11 filing). Much of the and said that only in the 1960s when the year." Uchida and recorded According Its balance was to cover the reorganization Beatles were at their popularity peak EMI's annual report indicates that couraging racial hatred. nationwide anti -drug campaign. criminal police, the SoundScan sales result: 1.08 million of EMI's American activities "to con- and in the '70s under Bhaskar Menon Fifield earned $11.2 million in total to the state on page 64) units. centrate more on the creative process," did the problems recede. Now, he con- 1996 -97 remuneration, while Southgate (Continued Komuro himself notes that the J -pop he added. The makeover was expected tinued, "we've attempted to make our was paid $1.3 million.

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59 BILLBOARD AUGUST2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com International Digital Era Calls For Bold New Rules U.K. Law Tackles Net Concerns Online Issues Worry German Pubs newsline... BY NIGEL HUNTER HAMBURG -German music publishers are being warned that the digital revolution is eroding their protections. MATTHEW ALLISON has been confirmed as president of EMI Music Asia, LONDON-The U.K. v i11 soon have a new copyright law Peter Hanser- Strecker, president of the Assn. of Ger- effective Sept. 1. He will succeed Lachlan Rutherford, who becomes relevant to the online chair- environment, a government minister man Music Publishers (DMV), told the organization's annu- man of the division until his departure from EMI next has promised. year (Billboard, June al conference that conventional legal frameworks are use- 14). Allison left Sony Music in June after four years as managing director of Mark Fisher, undersecretary in the new Department for less in a digital environment. its Taiwan affiliate; he had also served as greater China VP for the company Culture, Media and Sport that now oversees the music Hanser- Strecker argued that such existing legal con- since November. In his new post, Allison reports to EMI International senior industry (Billboard, July 26), says new legislation will be cepts as value of creation and the traditional view of dis- VP Charlie Dimont. Rutherford has headed EMI's Asian operations, exclud- passed during the present session of parliament or during semination and exploitation are not capable of preventing ing Japan, since 1984. the next because "the challenge of new technologies is enor- music being used free of charge on the Internet. mous." "[The existing legal framework] has as many holes as a POLYGRAM U.K. has assembled rare and obscure Motown recordings Fisher made his promise while giving the from keynote sieve," said Hanser- Strecker, "and everything that is called the '60s for a new midprice album, "And It's A Thrill A Moment," due in address June 10 to the annual general meeting of the U.K.'s electronic or digital today passes through this sieve freely." August. The 28 -track package (subtitled Music Publishers' Assn. (MPA) here. The problems caused by the digital environment were a "Volume 1 ") is primarily aimed at collec- Later, responding to a question from Performing Right recurring theme of the conference. The chairwoman, tors of what's known as "Northern soul" Society (PRS) chief executive John Hutchinson, PolyGram Fisher Gabriele Schulze- Spahr, called for greater steps to put an music, a niche that Motown's U.S. reissue observed MOTOWN that "there is a real danger end to non -remunerated utilization of program has rarely touched. The album of being dazzled by new technologies. music, adding that a necessary first features such artists as Frank Wilson, The quality of the music rather than toward this was to inform politicians Brenda Holloway, the Monitors, the Andantes, Kim Weston, and Gladys the technological beauty is what mat- of the issues at stake. Knight. Some of the tracks have appeared ters." on a series of European bootleg DTIV Describing the Internet as a mar- albums, "Rare Tracks From Detroit." The PolyGram release will appear In his speech, the minister reiterat- ketplace for copyrighted works, under the Debutante imprint, carrying a wholesale price of around $9. ed the new Labour Government's com- Schulze -Spahr referred to the present mitment to fostering the arts in gen- system of online fees paid by con- PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LTD. (PPL), the U.K body that licenses music eral and the music industry in particular. sumers as "anarchy." for use by broadcasters, has issued an embargo on the use of the upcoming "We are determined to emphasize how important the "Lawyers as well as politicians must come up with a solu- Oasis album, "Be Here Now" The move, which is almost without precedent, arts and the music industry are," he declared. "Creative tion to prevent a complete collapse of our present system follows a request from the band's label, Creation. A letter, sent by PPL to talent is crucial for the industry to flourish culturally and of protecting intellectual property and the onset of an El approximately 200 U.K. radio and TV stations July 17, says that no track from economically. We have a totally focused and different Dorado for pirates." She went on to say that experience and the album may be copied or transmitted until 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Says Johnny approach to our responsibilities compared with our prede- court decisions to date had shown that it is possible to pros- Hopkins, press officer for the band, "We wanted to avoid a repetition of the cessors, and this is a government that looks even- handed- ecute and punish the illegal use of copyright works, pro- events surrounding the release of the single `D'You Know What I Mean?' and ly at the commercially successful of part the arts and the vided that the Internet provider is known. However, the to ensure that all the radio stations get an equal chance with the album." publicly funded element." Cre- problem remains, she said, of the distribution of unlicensed ation was recently upset when an attempt to give national pop broadcaster Fisher noted that more than 1 billion pounds ($1.7 bil- material originating in countries that have only a rudi- BBC Radio 1 exclusive first access to the single was spoiled by earlier play on lion) is earned overseas by the music industry when such mentary copyright system. other stations. Describing the exercise as "a huge task," PPL is keen to dis- areas as instrument manufacturing and musical shows are As a result, said Schulze -Spahr, there has been a drastic courage other labels from following suit. "It's a one -off and not something included in its 2.5 billion pound ($4.25 billion) annual increase in downloads of CDs. that we'd like to repeat," says a spokeswoman for the organization. income, and he added that a different image must be pro- Later, Joachim Neubauer, chairman of the radio and TV jected abroad. issues committee, raised the topic of the declining number THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY has He reminded the delegates of Chancellor Gordon of German compositions used on radio and TV. He argued signed a memorandum of understanding with customs authorities in Central Brown's refusal to grant additional spending funds but dis- that the entire country's cultural development was at stake. and Eastern Europe to aid the fight against music piracy. The agreement, with closed that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Neubauer reported that radio stations are increasingly the Warsaw Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO), part of the World is investigating whether its present budget can be better using the computerized Selector system to program their Customs Organization, allows for the exchange of information on directed and applied. copyright shows. As a result, said Neubauer, "the radio stations have infringement and traffic in pirate recordings in Central and Eastern Euro- Fisher also promised firm and sustained governmental almost completely excluded German -language rock and pop pean nations. It follows a "contact points" meeting of the RILO in June in Lar- attention and action over piracy. music, the only exception being rap and hip -hop, with its naca, Cyprus. "It's no good rebuilding and enhancing the music indus- own linguistic culture." try if the benefits are allowed to drain away through pira- Although this segment is enjoying great popularity with AUSTRALIAN INDIE SHOCK RECORDS has restructured its management team. cy," he stated. young listeners, it offers little scope for any new artists, he A new, seven -strong middle management group has emerged, mostly as a In his final address as MPA president, Andy Heath said. result of internal promotion for its sales, marketing, and A&R divisions. A referred to the projected joint operation between the PRS Klaus- Michael Karnstedt, chairman of the record issues new sales director, Sam Clarke, is joining from PolyGram. He was GM of sales and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), committee, reported in detail on talks with labels. He said for the major's Australian arm and with that company 18 years. "We intend which is owned by the MPA. "The MPA has yearned for the talks were aimed at formulating joint objectives so as to become more marketing-driven, get more records in the charts here, and this alliance, but we never seemed to have the right envi- to achieve political progress. Karnstedt also announced a break more acts overseas," says Shock's Charles Caldas, who moves up from ronment. If we pull this off, the two societies will be the working paper, "Music In The Information Society," pro- GM to CEO. "Our growing success in the Asian territories is something we (Continued on page 64) duced by labels' body BPW and DMV. need to focus on." CHRISTIE ELIEZER

RETAILER HMV U.K. has appointed Andrew Bates to the new post of property manager. He joins from the Gap, where he Lam' SNEP Dispute was European property director. At HMV he will be respon- With TV Channel Escalates sible for managing the 102 -store chain's real- estate assets. HMV

End Of French Chart Show Angers Labels' Body INDONESIAN STARS OF DANGDUT, the hybrid Indian /Arab/Malay folk -pop musical style, were honored July 17 at the first Dangdut Music Awards in BY REMI BOUTON industry was France 2's decision to After the court ruling, both parties Jakarta, Indonesia. Veteran Meggy Zakaria and relative newcomer Iis Dahlia ax the one -hour, weekly "Taratata" entered into negotiations to try to took the prize for best male and female PARIS -French record industry performer, respectively. Evie Tamala program (which featured only live avoid SNEP's appealing the decision. won two viewers' choice awards and best composer for "Selamat Malam" body SNEP has broken off all nego- music) because of low audiences and SNEP said one of the solutions would (Good Night) at the event, which was sponsored by local private TV station tiations with France 2 the after pub- excessive costs. have been for France 2 to allocate a TPI. Manis Manja Trio was named best group; Lesta Mega was judged lic TV channel's best termination of a The chart -show dispute has its weekly slot to a music show based on newcomer; and an award for the best videoclip went to Akurama Enter- weekly chart show and has decided roots in 1996, when France 2 decid- the sales charts. tainment and singer Adiem Ngesti for "Dahsyat" (Terrible). Indonesian to proceed with legal action Sec- against ed to drop a top 50 chart show it had "We have been unable to meet with retary of State Moerdiono was named Dangdut Figure 1997 for his support the station. been broadcasting for two months. the channel's program director since of the genre, while 1970s pop singer Rhoma Irama received the Dangdut In a statement released 14, July SNEP decided to sue France 2 for the end of April," says SNEP director Legend Award. DEBE CAMPBELL SNEP called upon both the Ministry what it claimed was "a unilateral general Hervé Rony, who confirms of Culture and broadcasting author- breach of contract." that the labels' body will appeal the ALASTAIR KERR, managing director of Virgin Retail Europe- responsible for ityÇSA to take action on the matter, In March, a Paris court ruled that court's judgment and will continue to the chain's continental European outlets -has left the company to pursue "a claiming that French public TV chan- France 2 had to pay SNEP 800,000 seek 10 million francs in damages. private project." Simon Burke, chief executive of Virgin Entertainment Group, nels "no longer provide ways to francs ($140,350) in compensation; Rony adds, "The members of the has temporarily assumed Kerr's duties. Burke says that he will arrange for ensure the promotion of [French] this sum was deemed to be equivalent board had little hope of seeing the top a permanent replacement "in the next couple of months," during which he musical heritage." to the amount SNEP would have 50 [chart show] back on France 2." plans to review Virgin's strategy in Europe. Kerr was key in expanding Vir- SNEP members are becoming received from France 2 for use of its Accordingly, on July 10 the SNEP gin's presence on continental Europe, where the company now has wholly increasingly worried by the lack of charts if the original contract had board voted for the continuation of owned stores in Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, programs dedicated to music on pub- been honored. SNEP had asked for legal action against France 2. Repre- and Norway and operates through franchisees in Iceland, Hungary, and lic TV in channels France. One of the 10 million francs ($1.75 million) in sentatives from France 2 were un- Greece. MARK SOLOMONS most recent blows suffered by the damages and compensation. available for comment. 60 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Blakes

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EMI 17 15 RURIKO KUBOH WITH THE BEST EPIC 16 14 CAUGHT IN THE ACT VIBE zu 15 6 SASH! IT'S MY MULTIPLY LIFE 16 19 LARA FABIAN PURE POLYDOR 18 NEW VARIOUS ARTISTS AVEX DANCE CARNIVAL-SUM- 17 20 FAITH NO MORE ALBUM OF THE YEAR MOTOR 16 RE NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM INTERSCOPE/MCA 17 15 RICKY MARTIN A MEDIO VIVIR TRISTAR MER '97 AVER TRAX MUSIC 17 17 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN 18 16 MICHAEL JACKSON BLOOD ON THE DANCE 19 20 MAGOKORO BROTHERS 18 16 SEAHORSES DO IT YOURSELF GEFFEN BIGGER AND DEFFER 18 NEW BOB DYLAN THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN sMM 19 FLOOR- HISTORY IN THE MIX EPIC KIOUN/SONY 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS A DECADE OF IBIZA TELSTAR 19 19 DEPECHE MODE ULTRA INTERCORD 20 RE VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BEST CLUB ANTHEMS ... 19 RE WU -TANG CLAN WU -TANG FOREVER BMG 20 NEW SOUNDTRACK EVANGELION, DEATH KING 20 RE SABRINA SETLUR DIE NEUE S- KLASSE EPIC EVER! VIRGIN 20 RE BEN HARPER THE WILL TO LIVE VIRGIN

CANADA (SoundScan) 07/22/97 NETHERLANDS (Stichting Mega Top 100) 07/26/97 AUSTRALIA (ARIA) 07/27/97 ITALY (Musica e Dischi /FIMI) 07/16/97 THIS LAST MIS LAST THIS LAST THIS LAST WEEK WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES Wm( WEEK SINGLES WEEK WEEK 1 1 SINGLES I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY FEATURING 1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH 1 1 MMMBOP HANSON MERCURY 1 5 COMING FAITH EVANS & 112 ARISTA EVANS FEATURING 112 BMG BACK DJ DADO TIME 2 8 BITCH MEREDITH BROOKS EMI 2 NEW EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) BACKSTREET 2 2 MEISJE (ZO LELIJK ALS DE NACHT) DJ MADMAN 2 1 WANNA B LIKE A MAN SIMONE JAY VIRGIN 3 3 WHEN DOVES CRY QUINDON TARVER EMI BOYS JIVE TIP TOP 3 2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU 4 6 EVEN WHEN I'M SLEEPING LEONARDO'S BRIDE PUFF DADDY & FAITH 3 NEW D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OASIS sow 3 3 WERELD ZONDER JOU MARCO BORSATO & TRIJN- EVANS FEATURING 4 MUSHROOM 112 MOVIMENTO/BMG 3 TIC, TIC, TAC FRUIT DE LA PASSION DEP TJE OOSTERHUIS POLYDOR 5 4 5 2 19 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH 3 BAILANDO PARADISIO Do IT YOURSELF CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN PUFF DADDY 4 4 I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE ETERNAL FEATUR- EVANS FEATURING 112 BMG 5 6 OBSESSION CHASE DEEP BLAZE/A&D (FEATURING MASE) ARISTA ING BEBE WINANS EMI 6 5 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY AZ YET FEATURING 6 4 LAST NIGHT ON EARTH U2 POLYGRAM 5 NEW EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) BACKSTREET 6 NEW D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN OASIS EPIC 7 7 PLAYING PETER CETERA BMG QUIT GAMES (WITH MY HEART) BACK- BOYS ZOMBNROUGH TRADE 7 8 (UN, DOS, TRES) MARIA RICKY MARTIN COLUMBIA STREET BOYS JIVE 7 2 BURN TINA ARENA COLUMBIA 6 8 (UN, DOS, TRES) MARIA RICKY MARTIN COLUMBIA 8 10 UH LA LA LA ALEXIA DWWHITLAND 8 4 YOU WERE MEANT FOR 8 NEW IN A DREAM ROCKELL NOT LISTED 7 6 MMMBOP HANSON MERCURY ME JEWEL EASTWEST 9 9 HIDDEN PASSION TI.PI.CAL. NEW MUSIC/LUP 9 9 7 SONG 2 BLUR EMI 8 WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE WYCLEF JEAN FEA- 8 5 TOEN IK JE ZAG HERO POLYDOR 10 11 ALONE 10 NEW OH LA LA LA 2 EIVISSA EDEL/CLUB TOOLS TURING REFUGEE ALLSTARS COLUMBIA 9 7 HOW COME, HOW LONG BABYFACE & STEVIE BEE GEES POLYDOR 11 7 AROUND THE WORLD VIRGIN 10 NEW NOT TONIGHT LIE KIM TOMMY BOY/WARNER WONDER EPIC 11 20 HOW COME, HOW LONG BABYFACE & STEVIE DAFT PUNK 11 6 THE PERFECT DRUG WONDER 12 15 THE NINE INCH NAILS INTERSCOPE/ 10 12 YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY SHOLA AMA WARN- sow( SIGN DATURA TIME UNIVERSAL ER 12 10 CEMETERY SILVERCHAIR MURMUR/SONY 13 18 FREE ULTRA NATE AIRPLANE/ZAC 12 NEW HOW DO I LIVE LEANN RIMES CURB 11 10 SAMBA DE 13 NEW MAMA/WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE JANEIRO BELLINI VIRGIN SPICE 14 14 DISCO FEVER CARL FEAT. MUSIC MIND DJ MOVE- 13 5 BREATHE PRODIGY XI/KOCH 12 9 FIESTA DE GIRLS VIRGIN LOS TAMBORILEROS THE SUNCLUB MENT 14 NEW C U WHEN U GET THERE COOLIO FEATURING 40 EPIC 14 NEW AROUND THE WORLD DAFT PUNK VIRGIN 15 RE THEVZ TOMMY WHAT'S UP DADDY SKUBA NEW W &W BOY/WARNER 13 NEW MEN IN BLACK WILL SMITH COLUMBIA 15 13 ONE MORE TIME REAL MCCOY BMG 15 11 RETURN OF THE MACK MARK MORRISON WARNER 16 11 IT'S A REAL WORLD MOLELLA & PHIL JAY TIME 14 11 WARUM? TIC TAC TOE BMG 16 15 BREAK ME, SHAKE ME SAVAGE GARDEN ROAD - BROS 15 16 JONGENS 0 DIE 3 BMG SHOW 17 4 EL TALISMAN ROSANA MCA 16 12 SLIP N' SLIDE TIA ISBA 16 13 ECUADOR 18 SASH! BYTE 17 14 TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY SAVAGE GARDEN ROAD - 12 HOME DEPECHE MODE BMG 17 13 LUNCHBOX MARILYN MANSON INTERSCOPE/ 17 NEW C U WHEN U GET THERE COOLIO FEATURING 40 SHOW 19 13 I BREATHE VACUUM POLYGRAM/ZAC UNIVERSAL THEVZ PIAS 18 12 THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END THE 20 NEW SPILLER FROM RIO LAGUNA TIME 18 9 DO YOU KNOW (WHAT IT TAKES) ROBYN RCA 18 NEW ALWAYS ON MY MIND ELVIS PRESLEY BMG SMASHING PUMPKINS WEA 19 10 GOD BLESS THE CHILD SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY 19 14 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH CHARLY LOWNOISE & 19 NEW FOREVER DAMAGE LIBERTY/SONY ALBUMS 20 15 ALONE BEE GEES POLYDOR MENTAL THEO POLYDOR 20 18 ASHES TO ASHES FAITH NO MORE LONDON 1 4 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA SUGAR 20 20 THE REMBRANDTS I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU WARN- ALBUMS 2 1 883 LA DURA LEGGE DEL GOL FRVRTI ER ALBUMS 1 NEW SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING ARISTA 3 5 PINO DANIELE DIMMI COSA 1 1 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN ROADSHOW SUCCEDE SULLA 2 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW! 2 WEA ALBUMS TERRA CGD 2 2 PRODIGY THE FAT OF DANCEPOOLSONY 3 2 SPICE VIRGIN THE LAND GIRLS SPICE 1 1 THE PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND PIAS 3 3 PAUL KELLY SONGS FROM THE SOUTH SONY 4 2 LIGABUE SU E GIU' DA UN PALCO WEA 4 4 SOUNDTRACK MEN IN BLACK COLUMBIA 2 3 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN 4 NEW NO MERCY MY PROMISE BMG 5 3 LITFIBA VIVA LITFIBA coo 5 3 THE FAT OF THE LAND PRODIGY XL/KOCH 3 8 NO MERCY MY PROMISE BMG 5 7 6 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN 6 8 NEK LEI GLI AMICI E 5 OUR LADY PEACE CLUMSY EPIC 4 12 ETERNAL BEFORE THE RAIN EMI TUTTO IL RESTO WEA 7 HANSON 6 6 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE MERCURY 7 MIDDLE OF NOWHERE MERCURY 5 9 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE MERCURY 7 5 VASCO ROSSI ROCK RICORDI/BMG 8 14 BLUE RODEO 7 9 BEE GEES STILL WATERS POLVDOR TREMOLO WEA 6 4 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER EMI 8 9 MINA MINANTHOLOGY EMI 8 NEW CELINE DION FALLING 9 6 TRANSMISSION THE TEA PARTY EMI 7 2 NORMAAL INTO YOU EPIC KRACHTTOER MERCURY 9 12 LITFIBA MONDI SOMMERS) EMI 9 4 K.D. LANG DRAG WEA 10 10 THE TRAGICALLY HIP LIVE BETWEEN US UNIVER- 8 7 TOTAL TOUCH TOTAL TOUCH BMG 10 7 PRODIGY THE FAT 10 8 JEWEL PIECES OF YOU EASTWEST OF THE LAND UDP /RTI SAL 9 6 SKUNK ANANSIE STOOSH VIRGIN 11 11 15 JOHN FOGERTY BLUE 11 10 CLAUDIO BAGLIONI ANIME IN GIOCO COLUMBIA 9 SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN COLUMBIA 10 10 MARCO BORSATO DE WAARHEID POLYDOR MOON SWAMP WEA 12 10 BOB 12 11 RICCARDO 12 8 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE 11 14 JANTJE SMIT IK ZING DIT LIED VOOR JOU ALLEEN CARLISLE BUTTERFLY KISSES LIBERTY/SONY COCCIANTE INNAMORATO COLUMBIA 13 13 NO 13 11 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER EMI MERCURY DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL 13 14 JOVANOTTI LORENZO 1997- L'ALBERO MERCURY 14 13 AMANDA MARSHALL EPIC 14 12 FAITH NO MORE ALBUM OF THE AMANDA MARSHALL 12 NEW BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB FEATURING RY COOD- YEAR 14 13 JON BON JOVI DESTINATION ANYWHERE MERCURY 15 12 NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL ER LONDON / POLYGRAM BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB MUNICH 15 19 ROBERTO VECCHIONI EL BANDOLERO STANCO 16 17 MEREDITH BROOKS BLURRING THE EDGES CAPI- 13 NEW PAUL SIMON GRACELAND WARNER 15 16 SOUNDTRACK ROMEO + JULIET EMI EMI TOL 14 16 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA POLYDOR 16 5 THE TEA PARTY TRANSMISSION EMI 17 18 16 RE U2 POP ISLAND/POLYGRAM THE WALLFLOWERS BRINGING DOWN THE 15 5 JAAP FISHER DE LIEDJES VAN JAAP FISHER EMI 17 11 THE OFFSPRING IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE COLUM- 17 16 PAOLI TURCI OLTRE LE HORSE INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL 16 NEW UB 40 GUNS IN THE GHETTO VIRGIN BIA NUVOLE WEA 18 RE BOB BUTTERFLY DEPECHE CARLISLE KISSES (SHADES OF 17 RE CELINE DION LIVE À PARIS EPIC 18 14 STEVIE WONDER SONG REVIEW -A GREATEST 18 18 MODE ULTRA MUTE/BMG GRACE) JIVE 18 15 RUTH JACOTT HARTSLAG DINO MUSIC HITS COLLECTION MOTOWN 19 NEW NINI D'ANGELO A NU PASSO D'A CITTA RTI 19 16 GREAT BIG SEA PLAY WEA 19 11 BABYFACE THE DAY EPIC 19 17 THE BEN HARPER WILL TO LIVE EMI 20 17 ZUCCHERO THE BEST OF ZUCCHERO SUGAR POLY- 20 RE DAFT PUNK HOMEWORK VIRGIN 20 19 HARRIE JEKKERS MIJN IKKEN CNR 20 RE SILVERCHAIR FREAK SHOW MURMUR/SONY

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EUROCHART 07/23/97 & MED A SPAIN (AFYVE/ALEF MB) 07/12/97 GLOBAL MS LAST THIS LAST ww(wm( SINGLES WEEK WEEK SINGLES PUFF DADDY FEAT. FAITH 1 1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU 1 3 ATTACK VOL. 1 PASTIS & BUERNI DES AT W -MAX 1 BAD BOY / ARISTA E EVANS & 112 2 L NOT LISTED P 4 L'ULTIMO DEI MOHICANI GINGER S 2 2 MMMBOP HANSON MERCURY 3 NEW ESOESELAMOR S- PROJECT B -P -M -BIT 3 3 (UN,DOS,TRES)MARIA RICKY MARTIN TRISTAR/ THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS FROM AROUND THE PLANET DE JANEIRO CARRILIO MAX MUSIC COLUMBIA 4 8 SAMBA GINGER 4 5 D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OASIS CREATION 5 7 REMIXES EX-3 5 4 ECUADOR SASH! eYTEBLUE 6 2 VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE COCOOMA GINGER EDITED BY DAVID SINCLAIR 6 6 SAMBA DE JANEIRO BELLINI VIRGIN 7 5 DONKEY PUMPING FREE SPACE GINGER 7 NEW EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) BACKSTREET 8 NEW UH LA LA LA ALEXIA BLANCO Y NEGRO Ali \\ ill collaborate BOYS JIVE PAKISTAN/INDIA: Renowned Pakistani gawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Khan g NEW BAILANDO REMIX PARADISIO BLANCO NEGRO 8 7 ALANE WES SAINT GEORGESONY with India's leading film music producer, A.R. Rahman, on a new album to commemorate 50 FEAT. BEBE 10 1 SAFE JIMMY SOMERVILLE GINGER 9 9 I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE ETERNAL years of independence in both nations. Rahman, the south India -based music producer, has a WINANS EMI ALBUMS India) and 10 10 FREED FROM DESIRE GALA Do IT YOURSELF score of successful film soundtracks to his credit, including "Bombay" (PolyGram 1 NEW ANA TORROJA PUNTOS CARDINALES ARIOLA " sold up to a million copies domesti- ALBUMS "Roja (Magnasound), both of which have 2 1 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND CAROLINE ESPANA : The collaboration between the two 1 1 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND xi, u cally, according to record company sources. 3 2 ANA BELEN MIRAME ARIOLA 2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA SUGAR/POLYDOR superstars is widely expected by observers in both countries to mark the 4 3 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS AVE/VIRGIN 3 5 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN of a new of harmonious coexistence between the two nations in NEK NEK WARNER beginning era 4 6 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE MERCURY 5 5 in August 1947, India and 5 3 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER PARLOPHONE 6 4 LOS CENTELLAS POR AMOR AL ARTE BAJANI the fields of art and culture. Since independence iii a 6 4 JON BON JOVI DESTINATION ANYWHERE MERCURY DISCOGRAFIA Pakistan have had no official cultural exchanges. However, Khan has been TOE KLAPPE DIE 2TE RCA 7 8 TIC TAC 7 6 THE CORRS FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN DRO pioneer in bridging the cultural divide between the countries, and last year 8 7 MICHAEL JACKSON BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR 8 7 CELTAS CORTOS NOS VEMOS EN LOS BARES DRO ' with noted Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and Urdu poet Javed -HISTORY IN THE MIX EPIC he collaborated 9 8 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS VIVIR BAT DISCOS a 9 RE SKUNK ANANSIE STOOSH ONE LITTLE INDIAN Akhtar on the pop album "Sangam" ( "Union ") on the HMV label. The set was 10 NEW PARADISE LOST ONE SECOND MUSIC FOR NATIONS 10 10 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA POLYDOR well received on the subcontinent. Khan has also pushed back musical bound - aries by fusing Western arrangements with traditional Sufi singing styles, the most notable of MALAYSIA (RIM) 07/22/97 PORTUGAL (Portugal /AFP) 07/22/97 which was the album "Magic Touch" (Oriental Star Agencies), a collaboration with the Birm- Colum- h is LAST THIS LAST ingham, U.K. -based producer Bally Sagoo, who was recently let go from his contract with WEE](wEEK ALBUMS woza mac ALBUMS bia Records U.K. NYAY BHUSHAN

1 TUDO sow 1 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS MEGAROCK BALLADS EMI 1 PAULO GONZO QUASE 2 2 911 THE JOURNEY EMI 2 3 THE KELLY FAMILY ALMOST HEAVEN EMI IRELAND: Martin Hayes, the 34- year-old fiddle player widely regarded as the best of his gener- 3 6 DR ALBAN THE VERY BEST OF 1990 -1997 BMG 3 2 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND MVM ation, duets for the first time on record with guitarist Dennis Cahill on "The Lonesome Touch" 4 4 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE POLYGRAM 4 4 ANTONIO VARIACOES 0 MELHOR DE ANTONIO (Green Linnet). The album title is a phrase heard by Hayes in his native County Clare to describe 5 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS 'AGENDA ROCK BMG VARIACOES EMI what he calls "the intangible aspect of music that is both elusive and essential ... [It is] difficult 6 10 SITI NURHALIZA AKU CINTA PADAMU SUWAH 5 5 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN to achieve. Most of the time, for me it is only an aspiration." Hayes, who has lived in Seattle for RIO GRANDE EMI - ENTERPRISE 6 B RIO GRANDE several years, and Cahill have toured in Europe, Australia, and the U.S. in the last year. A high 7 5 ZIA ZAIN PUNCAK KASIH BMG 7 10 DELFINS SABER A MAR BMG light of their travels was entertaining an audience of 7,000 at the San Francisco Celtic Festival 8 8 XPDC BRUTAL LIFE 8 6 LUZ CASAL PEQUENOS Y GRANDES EXITOS EMI in March. They will return to tour Australia in September for the third time, and in November 9 NEW RAIHAN PUJI -PUJIAN WARNER 9 RE BEE GEES STILL WATERS POLYGRAM they will be taking part in Irish Fire, a 15 -city tour of America's West Coast organized by the 10 NEW VARIOUS ARTISTS MAX 2 scow 10 14 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS EMI U.S. National Council for the Traditional Arts. Hayes describes "The Lonesome Touch" as "a confluence of ideas and influences," and its music is associated with, though not composed by, SWEDEN (GLF) 07/16/97 DENMARK (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 07/17/97 such noted musicians as his father, P.J. Hayes; Tommy Potts; Tony MacMahon; Junior Cre- in traditional music, which tos LAST THIS LAST han; and Micho Russell. On the controversial subject of innovation WEEK WEEK SINGLES Wm( wm( SINGLES has sparked much debate and division, Hayes believes that "the real battle is between artistic 1 2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH is of utmost importance i 1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH integrity and the forces that impede creative expression ... The issue that EVANS FEATURING 112 BMG EVANS FEAT. 112 eMG is that innovation, change, tradition, and continuity are all tempered by integrity, humility, and 2 NEW D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OASIS soar 2 1 BAILANDO PARADISIO SCANDINAVIAN understanding." KEN STEWART 3 4 MMMBOP HANSON POLYGRAM 3 3 MMMBOP HANSON POLYGRAM 4 5 ECUADOR SASH! SCANDINAVIAN 4 3 VAMOS A LA DISCOTECA! PARADISIO CNR CZECH REPUBLIC: Two local dance -based acts shone at E.T. Jam '97, the huge outdoor international 5 4 NO TENGO DINERO LOS UMBRELLOS EMI 5 7 COMANCHERO ROBIN COOK STOCKHOLM music festival staged June 28 in Prague. Naçeva (Global Music Pulse, Billboard, July 20, 1996), 6 8 D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OASIS solo 6 6 ROSES ARE RED AQUA UNIVERSAL the seven -piece band named after its raven-haired singer, Monika Naçeva, gave one of the best PARADISIO CNR 7 7 BARBIE GIRL AQUA UNIVERSAL 7 2 BAILANDO of its career, while seven -piece techno outfit Liquid Harmony (Global Music Pulse, 8 8 (UN, DOS, TRES) MARIA RICKY MARTIN sow 8 6 YOU'RE NOT ALONE OLIVE eMG performances 1996) took the crowd on a journey to the outer limits of dance nirvana. Despite 9 9 UH LA LA LA ALEXIA KIEL 9 NEW LONELY NANA POLYGRAM Billboard, Sept. 21, sound system and an audience that was stifled by the heat, neither 10 5 ECUADOR SASH! SCANDINAVIAN 10 NEW PANIC GOON MEGA technical problems with the band missed a beat. MICHELE LEGGE ALBUMS ALBUMS POLYGRAM 1 1 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND MNW 1 3 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA CUBA: In an extraordinary deal that illustrates the growing links between the long -isolated 1 TAESKEHOLDET VI SPARKER ROV UNIVERSAL 2 2 JOHN FOGERTY BLUE MOON SWAMP WARNER 2 industry and the outside world, a U.K. -based record company has become the VANISHING POINT solY 3 4 AQUA AQUARIUM UNIVERSAL Cuban recording 3 NEW PRIMAL SCREAM by Cuban artists back to the communist country. Three years ago, 4 3 SPICE GIRLS SPICE VIRGIN 4 2 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND MD first to sell new recordings of England, signed a deal to distribute the catalog of 5 6 ERIC GADD THE RIGHT WAY STRAWBERRY /EDELPITCH 5 10 DISKOFIL SASSY SCANDINAVIAN Tumi Music, based in Bath in the west Now has returned the 6 4 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER EMI 6 5 ETERNAL BEFORE THE RAIN EMI Cuba's only label, the state -owned Egrem, around the world. Egrem 7 5 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE POLYGRAM 7 NEW DIVERSE VILDE RIIS EMI compliment, buying from Turni three new titles recorded in 8 7 AQUA AQUARIUM UNIVERSAL 8 6 CELINE DION D'EUX SONY Havana by the U.K. label. The albums are "Son De Cuba" by one 9 8 SMURFARNA SMURFHITS 2 CNR 9 7 ERIC GADD THE RIGHT WAY solY of the country's finest soneros, Candido Fabre; "Cubania" by 10 9 NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM UNIVERSAL 10 8 ANN -LOUISE WONDER WHEEL MEGA Son 14; and "U- Turn" by 5U4. They represent the first of more than 20 albums recently recorded in Cuba by Tumi. The Son 14n, NORWAY (Verdens Gang Norway) 07/22/97 FINLAND (Seura /IFPI Finland) 07/20/97 album has also just been released in the U.S. by Tinder/World THIS LAST Music Distribution. In a further development, Tumi and Egrem Ael Ins 01 d. wTHIWEEK wm(wEEK SINGLES WEEKK SINGLES have signed a co- production deal to record new projects combin- LEVY 1 1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH 1 1 MATO APULANTA of the two companies. The first of these brings together some of Cul ,, I'S top FEATURING 112 BMG 2 3 D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OASIS SONY ing the expertise EVANS year. NIGEL WILLIAMSON 2 2 BAILANDO PARADISIO ARCADE 3 2 BAILANDO PARADISIO K-TEL jazz musicians and is scheduled for release later this BACKSTREET 3 6 I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE ETERNAL FEATUR- 4 NEW EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) ING BEBE WINANS EMI BOYS EMI SPAIN /FRANCE: Nilda Fernandez, who was on the charts from 1991 to 1993 with such songs as PO OASIS SONY 5 6 ECUADOR and "Mes Yeux Dans Ton Regard" (My FAITH "Madrid Madrid," "Nos Fiançailles" (Our Engagement), 5 4 MMMBOPO ANSONT POLYGRAMRAM 6 8 LL BE MISSING YOUTPUFFFRDADDY & his on the music business. "No artist starts making music 7 I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU THE REMBRANDTS EVANS FEATURING 112 BMG Eyes In Your Gaze), has turned back 6 To save WARNER 7 5 BLUE RASMUS WARNER in order to make money," he says. "But when cash comes in, this may be our downfall." THE END SMASH - 7 NEW MEN IN BLACK WILL SMITH SONY 8 7 THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS himself from showbiz doom, he decided to return to his artisan roots. So instead of using trucks 8 5 BARBIE GIRL AQUA UNIVERSAL ING PUMPKINS WARNER and buses for his tour titled La Balade De Nilda (Nilda's Stroll), he traveled in horse -drawn car - 9 8 ECUADOR SASH! SCANDINAVIAN 9 4 SYNTYNYT KOYHANA TEHOSEKOITIN LEVY a day. Accompanied by five musicians and a DE VIRGIN avans, never journeying more than 30 kilometers 10 NEW C U WHEN I GET THERE COOLIO WARNER 10 NEW SAMBA JANEIRO BELLINI donkey, Fernandez kicked off his promenade June 6 in Barcelona, Spain (where he was born), ALBUMS ALBUMS and walked all the way to Lyon, France (where he grew up), in a month, stopping along the way 1 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND SW 1 2 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA POLYGRAM 1 in little towns and villages, where he stayed and ate with the locals. "I just needed to rediscover 2 3 BOB DYLAN THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN SONY 2 2 ALEXIA FAN CLUB SONY YOU WARNER without eating up kilometers and bad sandwiches 3 1 PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND MD 3 3 PRINCESSA CALLING simple things: the pleasure to sing and travel K -TEL new- 4 4 AQUA AQUARIUM UNIVERSAL 4 4 SASH! IT'S MY LIFE on motorways," says the performer and songwriter, who won the 1992 award for best male 5 NEW SMURFENE SMURFEHITS 3 CNR 5 5 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE POLYGRAM comer at France's 1992 Victoires De La Musique Awards. Having recently renewed his contract GRAM with EMI, Fernandez will release his next album, "Innu Nikamu" (Indian dialect for "The Human 7 7 TROSTE & BAERE GREATEST HITS TYLDEN A CO 7 6 JOHN FOGERTY BLUE MOON SWAMP WARNER 3, which he is planning another stroll, this time from from Lyon to Paris. 8 6 SWAY RED UNIVERSAL 8 NEW PARADISE LOST ONE SECOND UMS Being Sings "), Oct. after POLYGRAM CÉCILE TESSEYRE 9 9 TRANG FODSEL HYBEL NORSKE PLATEPRODUKSION 9 12 JON BON JOVI DESTINATION ANYWHERE 10 10 JOHN FOGERTY BLUE MOON SWAMP WARNER 10 8 FAITH NO MORE ALBUM OF THE YEAR POLYGRAM

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INTERNATIONAL DEPUTY EDITOR (Continued from page 59) Thom Duffy Canada's A &R Priorities will concentrate on finding and devel- Evolving

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EDITOR oping new Asian artists (Billboard, Dominic Pride Jan. 25). Pop Inroads Lead Labels To Lighten Rock Load Since beginning his career with BY LARRY LeBLANC Group," says Trombley. "If you point to tools to put together a [pop] project. INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR TMN in the mid -'80s, Komuro has sold Jeff Clark -Meads an act that reflects how [Canadian They don't have a clue how to go about close to 100 million singles and TORONTO -Major Canadian labels A &R] can recognize quality music in looking for [pop] songs." albums, ASSOCIATE EDITOR/INTERNATIONAL either as a producer or per- are re- evaluating their A &R policies as whatever [musical] sub -genre, that's Virgin's Kulawick says, "There's Mark Solomons former. they face the increasing domestic pop- the one. You might wonder if some of certainly a shortage of pop producers On the album front, the Komuro- ularity of international acts, the wan- Billboard London, 23 Ridgmount Street, the [A &R reps] who are chasing mod- in Canada. Because [Canadian music] produced "Faces Places," by globe, ing impact of London WC1E IAH, England; Phone: 44 171 323 6686; alternative music, and the ern rock acts would [understand] is more of a rock culture, there's not was the second Fax: 44111323 2314/2316. -largest seller in drying up of top -caliber home -grown Esthero, but the majority of us got it." been a business infrastructure for SoundScan's first -half survey. Accord- acts from independent sources. One Canadian music industry source people producing pop and dance GERMAN BUREAU CHIEF ing to Avex, it sold 2.6 million units. "Over the next 12 months you're says that several Canadian labels had music." Wolfgang Spahr, P.O. Box 1150, Keltingstrasse 18, 23795 The No. 1 album was "Bolero," by going to see the [Canadian A &R] land- misjudged Bad Esthero's international ap- Advocates of pop, dance, rap, and Segeberg, Germany; Phone: 49 4551 81428; Fax: 49 pop/rock group Mr. Children (Toy's scape significantly 4551 88 95 99. change," predicts peal early on and only re- evaluated the hip -hop, however, have Factory), long argued which sold 2.99 million Tim Trombley, VP of talent acquisition act following keen that the single biggest obstacle in JAPAN BUREAU copies. Mr. Children also CHIEF racked up and artist development at EMI Music interest by several broadening Canadian music is that Steve McClure, 5-12 -13 Higashi Oizumi, Nerima -Ku the No. 4 single for the first half, Canada. "What everybody's realizing U.S. labels. "Sev- Canadian A &R remains dominated by Tokyo 178: Phone: 813 3867 0617: Fax: 813 3867 0216. "Everything (It's You)," which was is that [the music industry] must now eral Canadian white males with rock -music back- taken from "Bolero." try to reach into [musical] sub -genres FAR EAST companies had the grounds. No woman or visible minori- BUREAU CHIEF Two other big -name independent' we're not into fully right now In the Geoff Burpee, No. 1 Princes Terrace, 4th Floor, Midlevels, opportunity to ty has ever headed A &R at a Canada - producers- Takeshi Hong Kong Phone: 852 -2526 9550; Fax: 852- 2522 -3595. Kobayashi and past six or seven years, major labels sign Esthero, but based multinational. Tamio Okuda -had entries in the had been chasing the next big alterna- they pussyfooted "That [A &R profile] is true, and I INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS first -half charts, Kobayashi with Mr. tive act and had mostly forgotten about around until all fall into that category a little bit," says AUSTRALIA - Glenn A.Baker, P.O. Box 166, Kenthurst, New Children and Okuda with female duo the preteen market." hell broke loose," South Wales 2156; Phone: 61 2 654 1999; Fax: 612 654 Potvin. "I'm not going to sign a R &B Puffy, whose "Nagisani Matsuwaru Michael McCarty, president of McCARTY 1899. Christie Eliezer, Ace Media Intl, 160 The Boule- EMI he says. "By that act ever, because I can't talk the talk. Etcetera" (Epic /Sony) was the No. 10 Music vard, East Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079; Phone: 613 9499 Publishing Canada, says that the point, they were I can't sit down with people who are 6017; Fax: single. 613 9499 7786. broadening of Canadian A &R has been competing against the Americans." really into R &B and shoot the shit After Avex Trax, the label with the long overdue. "[Canadian label execu- "There was a period earlier this year with them about records we both love AUSTRIA - Manfred Schreiber, Neuwaldegger Str. 38A;1170 most entries (three) in the first -half tives] have been saying for years that when the Wien; Phone: 43 1450 1775. entry point to sign Esthero and collectively grew up listening to. I top 10 album and singles rankings was it's expensive to develop a [pop] act. was still a Canadian signing," says don't listen to [R &B]." another independent, BELGIUM - Marc Maes, Kapelstratt 41, 2041 Antwerp; Phone: Toy's Factory. Well, it's also expensive to have four Cooke, an early supporter of the act. 32 3 568 8082. Also noteworthy about the first -half alternative rock bands flop in a row. Cooke says that once EMI Music Pub- charts: the relative lack of veteran Modern rock /alternative pop is now lishing Canada's McCarty and Rick BULGARIA - Chavdar Chendov, Liulin Complex, Block 210, vh. acts, reflecting the Japanese market's NEO -NAZI CDs A. 1343 Sofia; Phone: 359 2 240 786. going sideways, if not declining. Krim, VP of creative at EMI Music continuing emphasis on teenage acts There's nothing new in the genre." Publishing in New York, began circu- (Continued from preceding page) CANADA - Larry LeBlanc, 15 Independence Drive, Scarbor- and teenage buyers. Noting Canada -based major labels' lating a tape in America, the signing lyrics are "outrageous in their racial ough, Ontario, MIK 3R7; Phone: 1 416 265 3277; Fax: 1 Nor were there any overseas recent reluctance to sign rock acts, 416 265 3280. went to the next level. "That's why I hatred and violence." Some of the CDs entries among the period's highest - Geoff Kulawick, director of A &R at had to take [the act] to our American show swastikas and SS imagery. DENMARK - Charles Ferro, ranked singles and albums, Hardangergade4, IUr, DK -2100, reflecting Virgin Music Canada, says, "Rock affiliate [Atlantic Records]. Then the The public prosecutor's office in Copenhagen: Phone: 45 3139 5022/45 3142 0635; Fax 45 the considerable sales gap in Japan music is not a growth [field], and Work Group beat us out at the wire." 3139 5088 Goettingen is now investigating between domestic and international everybody is starting to recognize that. There are, however, reasons why members of an extreme right -wing repertoire. The most popular inter- I doubt that anybody's next FINLAND - Antti Isokangas, P.O. Box 190, 00251, Helsinki; signing is Esthero, as well as such pop acts as group based in Northeim. A spokes- Phone/Fax: 358 0 498 national 908 album by SoundScan's going to be discovered playing at Deborah Cox and Snow, have been first man for the public prosecutor says account was Aerosmith's "Nine Lives" [Toronto alter- native -styled clubs] the overlooked by Canadian A &R only to that the investigations are focusing GERMANY - Ellie Weinert, Wilhelm -Dull Str. 9, 80638 (Sony), with 360,000 in sales. The top Cameron House or the Horseshoe. be Munich; Phone: 49 89 157 3250; Fax: 49 89 157 5036. later signed directly by a U.S. - on a CD that exhorts its listeners to international single was Bryan You're now going to see more pop based label. Rock, country, and folk- commit crimes. It is believed that IRELAND - Ken 5 Ferry's "Tokyo Stewart, Sydney Gate, Sydney Parade Joe" (Toshiba -EMI) at music, dance music, and hip -hop music based acts have long dominated Cana- one track on the album "Northeim Avenue, Dublin 4; Phone: 353 1 283 7695. 97,000 copies; the recording was used [signings]." dian music. In the past decade, only a Vol. 1" openly calls for Jews to be as the opening theme of a Japanese Adds Bryan Potvin, Mercury /Poly- ITALY - Mark Dezzani, Via Matteotti 7, Vallebona 18012 (IM), handful of domestic pop acts have been murdered. TV drama. dor A &R manager, Sanremo Phone: 39 184 29 28 24; Fax: 39 184 29 28 42. "Alternative rock is successful either in Canada or inter- It is also understood here that the SoundScan Japan is operated by over. A pure pop [act] like Hanson is an nationally, among them, in the late '80s, extreme right -wing groups are hav- JAMAICA - Elena Oumano, 51 Macdougal St. Suite 180, New JVC subsidiary Soft Business Infor- indicator we're going to go back to Corey Hart, Candi & the Backbeats, York, N.Y, USA; Fax 212 533 3862. ing their discs pressed at plants mation Planning Inc. (SIP), which in CHR radio land, and the Lilith Fair is Maestro Fresh Wes, and West End across the border in the Czech Re- 1995 signed a licensing deal with the MALAYSIA- Alexandra Nuvich, No. 7, Jalan SS3/26, 47300 an example of the gentler kind of pop Girls; and, in this decade, Celine Dion, public rather than having them made Petaling Jaya, Selangor; Phone: 603 776 9416. U.S. information company. SoundScan world we're going to live in for the next Amanda Marshall, and Roch Voisine. in Germany, where neo -Nazi activity Japan collects data from about 600 of couple of months." Industry figures emphasize is illegal. WOLFGANG NETHERLANDS- Robbert Illli, PC 140, that SPABOR Hoofstraat 1071 CE, the country's 5,000-plus music outlets Kim Cooke, VP of A Amsterdam; Phone/Fax: 31 20 67 22 566 &R at Warner there are significant obstacles in and projects the results on a nation- Music Canada, notes that despite some breaking domestic non -rock acts in NEW ZEALAND - Graham Reid, 19 Stott Avenue, Birkdale, wide basis. It also provides an online emerging domestic rock and pop acts Canada, including a lack of radio, tele- Auckland 10; Phone: 64 9 79 5050; Fax: 64 936 61568. chart data service. "there's also an endless amount of for- vision, and print support. U.K. C'RIGHT LAW Following is the full list of top- selling (Continued from page 60) POLAND - Rick Richardson, 01 -119 Warsaw, Nowolipki 14/7; gettable music" being submitted to "How do you break a straight pop singles from January to June: Phone/Fax: 48 22 38 21 18. labels. "However, the pendulum can act with a handful of top 40 stations In envy of the world." 1) "Can You Celebrate ?," Namie Amuro, swing on a moment's notice," says Canada?" asks Kulawick. "How do you He noted that the British Music PORTUGAL - Fernando Tenente, Rua Santa Helena, 122 Avex Trax; 2) "Face," globe, Avex Trax; 3) Cooke. "Bran Van 3000 is a great exam- break a hip -hop act when [Canadian] RC/DTO, 4000 Oporto; Phone: 351 2 527 465. Rights organization is now "up and "You Are The One," Konnetto Project, ple of a [pop] band emerging out of radio stations won't play it? Spice Girls running" and the industry must pro- Konnetto Plan Project; 4) "Everything (It's nowhere, ROMANIA - Octavian Ursulescu, Str. Radu De La Afumati, Nr. and there are others as well." now get broad pop and AC [radio] air- vide the resources it needs because 51 -B, Sector 2, Bucharest. You)," Mr. Children, Toy's Factory; 5) "Shi- An early indicator of the Canadian play [in Canada], but they've also had a "things are going to get more diffi- roikumonoyouni," Saruganseki, Nippon music industry's A &R shift, perhaps, No. 1 [record] around the RUSSIA - Vadim D.YurchenkoK P0. Box 110, 195268 St world and cult." Columbia; 6) "Red Angel," Pocket Bis- was the spring A &R feeding frenzy have Petersburg; Phone: 7 812 225 3588/231 7874; Fax: 7 812 sold millions of records. If I was Speaking in his capacity as acting cuits, Toshiba -EMI; 7) "Magokorono 545 0662. Edda Touzmohammed, Apt 317, Tsandera 7, over trip -hop duo Esthero. Seven starting with the Spice Girls as a chief executive of the MCPS, Hutchin- 129 075 Moscow; Phone: 7 095 215 8286. Hashi," Aurora Teruko, Nippon Columbia; Canadian and U.S. labels competed to domestic act, without the internation- son reported that the MCPS and PRS 8) "Hate Tell A Lie," Tomomi Kahala, sign the act after it was pitched by al reaction, would [Canadian SERBIA - Peterlanjatovic, Hadzi Milentijeva 53, 11000, radio] boards had agreed to a formal Bel- Orumok; 9) "Dynamite," SMAP Victor; 10) EMI Music grade. Publishing in Canada and have added it? I don't know" arrangement to bring together the two "Nagisani Matsuwaru Etcetera," Puffy, the U.S. The duo,which includes mem- Several industry figures emphasize societies at the end of July, with the SINGAPORE -Philip Cheah, Big 0, P.O. Box 748 Marine Parade, Epic Sony. bers Esthero from Harriston, Ontario, that a further obstacle to Canada's agreement to be signed in August or Singapore 9144; Phone: 65 348 4007; Fax: 65 348 0362. Top selling albums: and Doc from St. Paul, Minn., was becoming a pop music center is that September. There is a horizon plan for 1) `Bolero," Mr. Children, Toy's Facto- signed in June by the Sony Music- SPAIN - Howell Uewellyn, Modesto lafuente 6, Quinta Plan - affil- there is a lack of experience and exper- the alliance over the next 10 years, and ry; 2) "Faces Places," globe, Avex trax; 3) iated ta-A, 28010 Madrid; Phone: 34 1 593 2429. Work Group, with a debut release tise here in producing such music. after "the nitty -gritty of budgeting," "The Power Source," Judy & Mary, slated for the first quarter of 1998. Says McCarty, "With the successes he expressed his hope the alliance will SOUTH AFRICA - Arthur Goldstuck, P.O. Box 752, Pinegowrie Epic /Sony; 4) "Zard Blend," Zard, B- "That's a great signing for the Work of Celine Dion and Amanda be 2123; Phone/Fax: 27 11 886 1426. ... Mar- functioning from Jan 1., 1998. Gram; 5) "Starting Over," Speed, Toy's shall, why haven't [Canadian A &R Stephen James, chairman of pub- 6) SOUTH KOREA - Cho Yoon-lung c/o Korea Herald, Cature Factory; "Smiling," Noriyuki Makihara, executives] been looking for the next lisher Dejamus, succeeds Andy Heath Desk, CPO Box 6479, Seoul; Phone: 822 7210248; Fax: WEA Japan; 7) "Ever Lasting," Every [pop star]? Why haven't they been as MPA president, and the meeting 822 727 0619. Little Thing, Avex Trax; 8) "Magma," TO OUR READERS looking for great [pop] singers and concluded with him presenting Heath Koshi Inaba, Rooms; 9) "Flash Back," B'z, Home & Abroad TURKEY - Adrian Higgs, Asim Us Sok 16/1, KiziRoprak- will return in the great [pop] songs to have hit records? with the rarely awarded MPA gold BMG 10) Kadikoy, 81300 Istanbul; Phone/Fax: 90 216 345 0118. Japan; "Smile," Mayo Okamoto, Aug. 16 issue. The answer is the average [Canadian] medal in recognition of his services as Tokuma Japan. A &R person doesn't have the skills or president over the last four years.

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MarketinVIDEO ENTER *ACTIVE ACCESSORIES RETAILING DISTRIBUTION DIRECT SALES HOME Microsoft Teams With Progressive AVI Buy Expands Cos. Aim To Create A Single Netcast Standard Universal Vaults casts of several of the season's top BY BRETT ATWOOD mat." to discuss the Microsoft will include both the music events, including daylong multi - BY J.R. REYNOLDS The executive declines purchase price of the masters. Microsoft and lead- RealPlayer 4.0 and NetShow software act music events such as Lollapalooza, LOS ANGELES- The AVI catalog contains more than Pro- in its new version of the Web browser the Lilith Fair, the H.O.R.D.E. Festi- LOS ANGELES -In acquiring AVI ing netcast technology company AVI Entertainment Co.- Explorer. val, the Warped tour, and Smoking Entertainment Group's master record- 4,000 songs. gressive Networks have reached an software Internet and dis- Grooves. ings, Universal Music Group has deep- a music publishing, licensing, agreement to share technologies and the mas- THE WAY "We are moving toward better pro- ened its already rich blues and gospel tribution company-obtained define new industry standards for the MORE MUSIC NETCASTS ON years from duction values and bringing together vaults. ter recording catalog nearly three still- emerging audio and video netcast Despite widespread support from the many labels still bigger artists in our netcasts," says Slim Harpo, the Standells, David ago with the purchase of titles genre. As a result, an unprecedented the music industry, and Excello an experimental SonicNet president Nicholas Butter- Benoit, Clara Ward, and Liberace are Nashville -based Nashboro amount of Internet-delivered netcast view netcasting as catalogs (Billboard, for way to promote their artists to a small worth. "A lot of sponsors still have a among the historic content is expected to be developed Dec. 10, 1994). audience. wait -and-see attitude because the audi- artists whose re- the World Wide Web in the coming but lucrative online The eclectic AVI of Progressive Net- ence numbers for most events are still cordings are included months. The teaming catalog ranges from Microsoft will likely result too small, but those numbers are grow- in the deal. Microsoft has acquired a 10% inter- works and disco to classical. It more major music netcast events, ing. We drew a huge turnout of about The first releases est in Progressive Networks and plans in also includes an since will no longer need to 89,500 for our recent Tibetan Freedom slated from the newly to work with other industry partners users assortment of music Active Concert, which was more people than acquired catalog are to develop and define the in the gospel, blues, Streaming Format, which aims to were physically present for the show. "The Best Of Slim "Hip - rock, and pop genres bring much -needed standardization to "In general, we have focused on get- Harpo" and Best Of from labels such as the creation and playback of netcast ting sponsors for our individual net - Shakin' -The casts in the past," he says. "But the Excello Blues." The Excello, Nashboro, content. Creed, Nasco, A -Bet, financial details of economics aren't always there for a sin- two new compilations Specific Mankind, AVI, and El Diablo. Many of Microsoft's new investment have not gle concert sponsorship. The technol- will be released Oct. 7 through Univer- the songs in the inventory are from the been disclosed, but insiders say the download and install competing netcast ogy is still expensive, and it is difficult sal's reissue imprint Hip -0 Records. interested in 1950s and 1960s and were brought to is at least $30 million. The playback software in order to receive to justify the high production values for "We were particularly deal worth national prominence when seminal rock holds a nonvoting RealPlayer and NetShow events. a single event without a sponsor. Levi's [the AVI catalog] because it comple- computer giant now such as the Rolling Stones and in the company, In addition, the netcast format wants to reach the hip music audience, ments our own and because it's one of acts minority interest Elvis Presley recorded covers of them. is of the popular recently received a boost from a Win- and the Web is a perfect way to do the last remaining independent catalogs which the maker and gospel elements of the software, including dows 95 upgrade of leading Internet that." left that offer significant commercial The blues RealPlayer AVI catalog especially complement Uni- and RealVideo. service provider America Online SonicNet gains additional revenue and historic viability," says Universal RealAudio versal's inventory within these genres, Microsoft will license Progressive (AOL), which enables simpler installa- from each event through its partner- Music special markets (U.S.) executive who including the Decca, Duke -Peacock, and technology for use in forth- tion of the RealPlayer software. Most ship with electronic retailer CDnow. VP/GM Bruce Resnikoff, Networks' catalogs. NetShow of the 8 million AOL subscribers have (Continued on next page) announced the acquisition. Chess coming versions of its own product may software. Progressive Networks is not yet experienced audio or video net- According to Resnikoff, be released under a number of labels in believed to have more than 90% of the cast events, since installation has order to play up its historic significance. Internet audio market, while Microsoft required AOL users to perform some "Many of the releases will go under the dominates the computer desktop mar- configurations and adjustments to Hip -0 imprint, but the most prominent its Windows 95 operating sys- their online service software. ket with out through their original The combination of resources A larger potential audience is what ones will go tem. labels," he says. "It's just as important from both companies likely means that the still -emerging netcast medium des- for us to maintain the historical integri- together they will be able to success- perately needs to catch the attention ty of the labels as we have with fully establish a single netcast stan- of major advertisers. Some major cor- [AVI] the Chess catalog." is to bring net - porations, such as Levi's and Pepsi, are dard, which needed Resnikoff says the additional catalog casting into the mainstream. beginning to cautiously explore spon- holdings will not necessarily increase "This deal makes a hot Internet sorships of netcast events as a poten- the volume of Universal's reissues. How- space even hotter," says Progressive tial way to reach new consumers via recently Justin Time. CMC International Records and BMG Distribution ever, he says, the current release sched- Networks president Bruce Jacobsen. the Internet. & Music brought Moody Blues lead vocalist Justin Hayward to a Borders Books ule could change. "There is already an incredible amount Clothing maker Levi's is the title store in Phoenix for an in -store acoustic appearance and autograph signing. "[The AVI acquisition] may cause a of content out there. Now content com- sponsor for several high -profile con- The Hill." Hayward is promoting his solo album on CMC, "The View From shift in focus so that we can have the will be able to concentrate on certs accessible at SonicNet panies Shown, from left, are Francesca DeMolina and Jody Kent of Borders; Hayward; most viable product out at the time," he rather than worrying (http: //wwwsonicnet.com). SonicNet's Bor- creating content, Mindy Auerbach, the store's manager; Cathy Rhodes and Charlie Rivers of says. "Certain product that we had We are summerlong "Supercast" series, which about the war over standards. ders; Ed Bunker, Southwest sales representative for BMG; and Mike Schick, planned for release may appear in the with Microsoft to build a is already under way at the site, is fea- collaborating market development coordinator for BMG. marketplace later than planned." common base for the good of the for- turing Internet audio and video net-

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To p Pop. Catalog Albums.. BMG's Jones: Retail Crisis Starting To End COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES a.. REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan® ¢w At Confab, Distributor Head Also Pushes The w á w ARTIST 111 11 TITLE Cassette LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING = 3 a LABEL (SUG. LIST PRICE) ° BY DON JEFFREY continuing crisis at retail but predict- He said, "We do not have a replacement * * No. 1 ** ed that "the worst will be behind us by configuration. We need programs to SOUNDTRACK As GREASE 1 2 POLYDOR 825095/A&M (10.98/17.98) NEW YORK-Riding high on record the end of the calendar year or by the keep the cassette in the mix. Accounts 27 weeks at No. 1 211 revenue and an increased market share, end of this fiscal year." are starting to realize a one- configura- PINK FLOYDA" DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2 1 BMG Distribution opened its annual "We're seeing the beginning of the tion marketplace is not a good idea." CAPITOL 46001* (9.98/15.98) 1061 convention BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS A9 LEGEND here with a "larger sense of end," said Jones. "There are too many Jones pointed out that 85% of cars 3 3 TUFF GONG 846210* /ISLAND (10.98/17.98) 423 purpose and possibility, of what we can storefronts. We need a balance. We in the U.S. have cassette players rather SUBLIME 40 OZ. TO FREEDOM accomplish as a group," according to don't need four major boxes on some than CD players and that tape is a 4 5 GASOLINE ALLEY 11474 /MCA (7.98/12.98)1M 38 president Pete Jones. corners or in M ETALLICA As METALLICA three stores a mall." strong configuration for such genres 5 4 ELEKTRA 61113 * /EEG (10.98/16.98) 310 The distribution company's revenue Commenting further on troubles at as country and R &B. JAMES TAYLOR A" GREATEST HITS had increased by $100 million in the fis- music accounts, which have resulted in Finally, he told the assembled exec- 6 6 WARNER BROS. 3113* (7.98/11.981 352 cal year that ended June 30. 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Do the right thing (7.98 EQ/11.98) 307 BMG in second place in BUSH As SIXTEEN STONE both categories bution executives to "save the cassette." for the music." 10 10 TRAUMA 92531 /INTERSCOPE (10.98/16.98) 1M 132 (see story, page L) BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BANDA' GREATEST HITS But Jones, in his opening speech at 11 12 CAPITOL 30334* (10.98/15.98) 143 the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times DAVE MATTHEWS BAND A' UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING 12 11 RCA 66449 (10.98/15.98) 145 Square here, also pointed out chal- CONVENTION the CAPSULES BEE GEES A' BEE GEES GREATEST lenges that BMG, as well as the music 13 13 POLYDOR 800071 /A&M (13.98/22.981 43 industry in general, faces. He noted the B MG DISTRIBUTION'S convention by Jones' feat that he was going to scrap EAGLES As - HELL FREEZES OVER 14 15 GEFFEN 24725 (12.98/17.98) lasted more than a week for some exec- his speech and instead 141 recite from PINK FLOYD" THE WALL utives, beginning with management memory the Manhattan phone book. 15 16 COLUMBIA 36183* (15.98 E0/31.98) 447 meetings July 12, and ending with METALLICAA° ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL MICROSOFT 16 19 ELEKTRA 60812 /EEG (10.98/16.98) Arista Records' presentation in the ALL OF BMG'S MAJOR labels and 383 (Continued from preceding page) VAN MORRISON A' THE BEST OF VAN MORRISON early hours of July 21. The theme of many of its distributed labels brought 17 14 POLYDOR 841970/Á&M (10.98/17.98) 346 SonicNet contains a link that allows the event was indicated by the logo on artists to perform at the convention. 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(Jive); STEVE MILLER BAND As GREATEST HITS 1974 -78 promotion, which is being supported by ed "name game," in which he recites Chopper One, Perfect, and the Hi-Town 25 21 CAPITOL 46101 (7.98/11.98) 318 cross -promotional television and radio from memory the name of every person DJs SOUNDTRACK " SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Restless); Jaymz B (Milan); 26 42 POLYDOR 825389/Á&M (12.98/19.98) 144 advertising, according to Howard Tull- who works for the distributor. Standing Lynyrd Skynyrd (CMC International); JANIS JOPLIN A' GREATEST HITS man, CEO of Digital Entertainment in a spotlight in the hotel ballroom, Code 305 (BMG U.S. Latin); Mindy 27 33 COLUMBIA 32168 (5.98 EQ/9.98) 272 Networks, parent company of JamTV. Jones rattled off the names of 384 McCready, Thompson Brothers Band, METALLICAA3 RIDE THE LIGHTNING 28 36 MEGAFORCE 60396/EEG (10.98/16.98) 337 In select U.S. cities, the soft drink employees of BMG's national office and Jason Sellers, and Evans (RCA Sara QUEEN GREATEST HITS maker is also including a coupon for a branches. You could hear the proverbial Label Group Nashville); Size 14 and the 29 30 HOLLYWOOD 161265 (10.98/17.98) 238 free "Connected CD" in six -packs of pin drop when he hesitated for several Interpreters (Volcano); Rome, Vanessa SADE A' BEST OF SADE 30 29 EPIC 66686* (10.98 EQ/17.98) 107 Pepsi. Consumers can redeem the long moments during the recitation of Rubin, Hoarse, Treblecharger, Junk- METALLICAA' MASTER OF PUPPETS coupon at participating local retailers the New York branch's head count, but ster, and Jai (RCA); Funkmaster Flex, 31 37 ELEKTRA 60439 /EEG (10.98/16.98) 355 for the CD, which contains music mul- he soon recovered and finished suc- Silkie Fyne, and Divina (Loud/RCA); KORN KORN timedia content that is designed to be cessfully. After Jones' speech, BMG Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs with Mase 32 43 IMMORTAL 66633/EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) ® 73 "unlocked" when users visit the Entertainment North America presi- and Faith (Bad Boy CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL A' CHRONICLE VOL. 1 Evans /Arista); Sam 33 50 FANTASY 2* (12.98/17.98) 228 JamTV Web site. dent /CEO Strauss Zelnick was at the Salter (La Face /Arista); and Sherrie ABBA A' GOLD podium saying that he was so "amazed" Austin, Sister 7, Gary Barlow, Moist, 34 26 POLYDORR 17007/A &M (10.98/17.98) 136 Andrea Martin, and Next (Arista). ELTON JOHN A'' GREATEST HITS 35 39 ROCKET 512532 /ISLAND (7.98/11.98) 280 SOUNDTRACK' TOP E X E C U T I V E T U R N T A B L E GUN ONE OF THE AFTERNOON events 36 32 COLUMBIA 40323 (7.98 EQ/11.981 236 during the convention was the Gold Cup SOUNDTRACK FOOTLOOSE 37 COLUMBIA 39242 (5.98' EO/9.98) 93 HOME VIDEO. Blockbuster in Dallas Challenge, hosted by distribution execs - WU -TANG CLAN ENTER THE WU -TANG (36 CHAMBERS) promotes Dean Wilson to senior Rick Bleiweiss and Rick Cohen, decked 38 35 LOUD 66336*/RCA (10.98/16.98) 52 VP /general merchandise manager, out in loud plaid jackets and curly wigs. GUNS N' ROSES A'° APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION rental merchandising, and Joyce The branches competed against one an- 39 - GEFFEN 24148 (7.98/12.98) 327 Woodward to VP of rental merchan- other, the national staff, and the guests AEROSMITHA3 BIG ONES 40 48 GEFFEN 24716 (12.98/17.98) 58 dising. They were VP of retail product in a BMG trivia quiz, pressing keypads JARS OF CLAY JARS OF CLAY and director of rental purchasing, on hand-held computers at the tables. 41 38 ESSENTIAL/SILVERTONE 41580/JIVE (11.98/16.98) 0E 79 respectively. The results were tabulated and pro- VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSIC DISNEY VOL. 1- 60 YEARS OF MUSICAL MAGIC 42 25 WALT DISNEY 60865 (10.98/15.98) 53 Sony Signatures in Culver City, Calif., WILSON MENDEZ jected moments later on a screen. The RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE A' RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE appoints Gregory Copploe director of Atlanta branch won. One question was 43 44 EPIC 52959* (10.98 E0116.98) ® 148 marketing services and special events and national marketing director at Dis- about Bleiweiss' pre -BMG life and MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE 44 47 COLUMBIA 64935 (7.98 EQ/11.98) tribution North America, respectively. referred to his producing a Grammy - 7 DISTRIBUTION. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN A3 GREATEST HITS Independent National winning album by Steve Allen. 45 41 COLUMBIA 67060* (10.98 EQ/16.98) 52 Distributors Inc. (INDI) in New Jersey RETAIL. Virgin Megastore USA pro- U2 '° THE JOSHUA TREE promotes Frank Mendez to VP of pur- motes John Hogg to director of store SEVERAL BMG EMPLOYEES' pro- 46 34 ISLAND 842298 (10.98/17.981 240 chasing and production and Lou operations, based in Los Angeles, and motions were noted during the conven- ENYAA° WATERMARK 47 45 REPRISE 26774/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98) 332 DeBaise to INDI East branch manag- Scott Lasky to store manager, based tion, but only one was announced at the GARTH BROOKS As THE HITS er. They were head of purchasing and in New York. They were store manag- event. George Clyne, a 26-year veteran 48 24 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 29389 (10.98/15.98) 136 sales manager, respectively. er at Virgin Megastore and Mid - of the company, was promoted to senior THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' READY TO DIE 49 46 BAD BOY 73000 * /ARISTA (9.98/16.98) Sony Music Distribution in New York Atlantic regional video manager at VP of finance from VP of finance. 77 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SKYNYRD'S INNYRDS/THEIR GREATEST HITS names Debbie Berman director of Tower Records, respectively. 50 - MCA 42293 (7.98/12.98) 135 merchandising. She was marketing EARLY IN THE WEEK, BMG host- Catalog albums are 2- year-old titles that have fallen below No. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of manager. RELATED FIELDS. Robert Walker is ed an evening reception and dinner older a bums. Total Chart Weeks column reflects combined weeks title has appeared on The Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales Jim Cuomo is named GM and Con- named director of sales, Western aboard the Intrepid, a former battleship of 500,000 units. 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DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENTS (Continued from preceding page) title suggests, concentrates on dance O'Neil narrowed his track selection keting opportunities thanks to its The relationship with Alligator pro- drums on "Spoke," completes the group's music, with such legends as bandleader down after listening to literally thou- unique design. vides Black Top with some much -need- live lineup.) Beny Moré and trés master Arsenio sands of Cuban songs. Armed with a list The boxed set is a replica of a cigar ed distribution stability. The Crescent "That was the first time John and I Rodriguez and contemporary luminar- of tracks -most of which had never box, complete with seal; pop it open, and City label languished for more than a sat down and made some music of our ies like Los Van Van and Isaac Delga- been released in the U.S. -O'Neil there sits the booklet, with a realistic year while it attempted to get out of its own," Burns says. do represented. Volume four, "Cubano sought the cooperation of Egrem, the photo of eight tasty Cuban stogies on the distribution deal with Rounder, then it The album-originally released on Jazz," features Alémañy, Chico O'Far- state -run record label in Cuba. cover. landed a deal with Passport Music just LP in a limited edition of 2,000 by Haus till, Irakere, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and "It's sort of weird to show up in Cuba "I am selling it in cigar stores," says before Alliance folded the company. and now issued as a handsomely other hard -blowing greats. Virtually and say, `Hi, I'm an American, and I'm O'Neil, who adds that he has received designed CD by Quarterstick -is a every track is stupendous. going to do this better than you can' ... interest from Cigar Aficionado and FLAG WAVING: Joey Burns and musically eclectic delight. Diverse O'Neil -who produced the set and [But] they gave us free rein with their Smoke magazines. John Convertino -best known as the strains of surf, folk, and Dean Mar- compiled and edited it with his wife, archives," O'Neil says. rhythm section for Giant Sand and tinez -style lounge mate with Calexico's Nina and Al Gomes, Pryor, both label "I Am Time," which retails for BLUES SPLICING: Blues label Black OP8 and former members of the own languid style, which we might as VPs -says that "I Am Time" benefited $55.98, is accompanied by a beautifully Top Records in New Orleans has signed Friends Of Dean Martinez -are step- well call "desert pop." from the invaluable input of Alan Boss, illustrated 112 -page booklet with illu- a P&D deal with Alligator Records in ping out on their own as Calexico. Burns acknowledges that Arizona's an antique dealer the label owner met minating notes, interviews, and track - Chicago. Four Black Top titles will be On Aug. 12, Touch & Go subsidiary sunbaked environment and the fact that on a trip to Havana. Boss' passion is by-track annotation. O'Neil says much re-released in September; in October, Quarterstick Records in Chicago will the band members make their home in Cuban music, and he has acquired thou- of the information was compiled from five midline titles will be re-released, release "Spoke, Calexico's debut al- Tucson's Hispanic barrio have affected sands of rare and out-of -print albums out -of-print Cuban sources. along with new albums by Anson Fun - bum, which was recorded a couple of Calexico's sound. from collections he has represented. O'Neil says that "I Am Time" - derburgh & Sammy Myers and Bobby years ago for the German label Haus "In moving here, I really enjoyed "He's got a barn full of Cuban LPs," which, like the rest of Blue Jackel's Radcliff. During the first four months Musik and has yet to have a U.S. re- being surrounded by a completely new O'Neil says. "It took us three days to go product, is distributed by the REP of 1998, Black Top's entire catalog will lease. environment," Burns says. "The music through his collection." Co. -may win some alternative mar- be brought back into print. Burns-who plays bass, cello, guitar, here, the culture, it's amazing. It's the mandolin, and accordion and takes the closest you can get to being in a foreign lead vocals in Calexico -says that he and country while living in the States .. . Convertino connected with Haus at a We picked up on some of the Latin Giant Sand gig in Regensburg, Ger- rhythms and culture." many. Calexico won't become a full-time gig "There's this beautiful table of hand- for the peripatetic musicians, who have PACIFIC COAST ONE -STOP made records by this guy Wolfgang recently recorded with such artists as Petters," Burns recalls. "He said, `Well, Bill Janowitz, Richard Buckner, if you want to do a 7 -inch or album, I Barbara Manning, and our favorite don't care.' " eccentric, Michael Hurley. Burns and Convertino -who con- "We're not trying to make a big deal firealFili GreaISefL'ice tributed drums, vibes, marimba, guitar, out of it," Burns says of his own band. PACIFIC and accordion -went onto record an But Calexico will tour the U.S. in album's worth of their own material at August and September before hitting their homes in Tucson, Ariz. (Converti- Europe with OP8, Burns and Converti- ßßEATPßICES! no's wife, Tasha Bundy, who plays no's collaboration with Lisa Germano.

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SELLING THE SONGS: Uniformity children's audio is sold today. Purveyors for less than we pay wholesale. So we're audio is an evergreen rather than a hit- in packaging and value -added inserts of kids' audio have learned that this spe- not as dependent on the major Disney driven business, and so, says Di Dona- are some of tools the that retailers say cialized area needs specialized treat- titles of the year. We won't devote loads to, "we'll give a record three to five will aid them in moving kids' product. ment, but that with attention and care, of shelf space to something we can't months. If it doesn't sell at all, we'll take Greater variety of in -store appear- children's audio can pay off. make margins on." it out and put something else in." ances will also aid in sales, say some At the panel, Moyer focused primar- While specialty retailers, by their Di Donato says cards in the audio retailers, while others have found that ily on packaging- specifically, the role very nature, can stock a broad variety department make it easier for cus- reorganizing the way they present chil- it plays in the kids' audio business vis -à- of audio titles, often only experience can tomers to find what they want. Genre dren's product and adding specialized by Moira McCormick vis retail placement. Contacted later via determine exactly how broad that selec- headings include lullabies and rhymes, listening stations have boosted traffic. phone, Moyer elaborates, "Keeping your tion should be. Specialty chain Noodle songs and stories, favorite This friends year's Kids' Entertainment packaging retail-friendly is key. It must Kidoodle, with 32 stores in the East and (licensed characters), language and Seminar (KES), which for the first time New York -based Specialty Retail Group; be able to fit in with the retail store's Midwest, had been carrying a stagger- learning, Disney, Sesame Street, and was split between two coasts -K-EaSt Lorraine LeBlond, events marketing fixtures, unless you have the finances to ing 900 audio titles. However, according book- and -cassette (read -alongs). was held 13 in June New York and K- specialist for kids' multimedia chain provide your own point -of- purchase (p- to buyer Jasnett Di Donato, "It was too Particularly effective in selling kids' wESt June 27 in Los Angeles -fea- Zany Brainy; Ken Faier, publisher of o-p) displays." Few, if any, independent much. The section was a mishmash; it audio, says Di Donato, has been the lis- tured a stronger retail focus than it had trade magazine KidScreen; and John manufacturers of children's audio can wasn't easily shopped." tening station program established by in its previous four years. Child's Play Moyer, sales and marketing manager afford to create their own p -o -p, so pay- About a month ago, Noodle Kidoodle Waterbury, Vt. -based wholesaler moderated the opening panel Silo at K- for the L.A. office of Disk Makers. ing close attention to packaging is vital. trimmed its audio section by 200 titles Music. Each station has 40 titles and two wESt (held L.A.'s at Furama Hotel), Post -convention, Child's Play fol- Moyer recommends that independent and got tougher on albums that weren't pairs of headphones. "There has defi- called the of the State Industry -The lowed up with most of the panelists, as kids' product use the music- industry- moving. The chain recognizes that kids' nitely been an increase in sales," he says. Retail Market Today. well as with others involved in the kids' standard adhesive -top spine label. The panelists were Steven Glass of retail business, to present a look at how The packaging issue is of particular Billboard. AUGUST 2, 1997 importance in the kids' business because of the many configurations. "There's the standard MI lib = glib 10-11P t _ CD jewel box and cassette Norelco box," says Glass, "as TopKìd AUdiO.. 111 well as hanging blister -pack 6 CD and cassette packages, not to mention multi - Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack soundscanm packs." Plenty of nonstandard packag- : m sales reports collected, compiled, and provided by 11111 ing comes across Child's Play's desk; we o ARTIST/SERIES TITLE think it's hard enough to sell kids' audio LABEL, CATALOG NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SHELF PRICE) K W6'*S as it is without creating further road- g3 blocks to retail placement by using * * * No. 1 * * * oddly sized and shaped packaging. READ -ALONG HERCULES 1 1 8 Glass, who had served as presi- WALT DISNEY 60287 (6 98 Cassette) dent /CEO of the educational and de-

VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSIC DISNEY VOL. I - YEARS 2 2 100 60 OF MUSICAL MAGIC velopmental toy chain Building Blocks WALT DISNEY 60865 (10.98/15.98) from 1995 -97 and who now works on VARIOUS ARTISTS Aa DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITE SONGS 3 3 81 VOLUME 1 business development projects for the WALT DISNEY 60605 (6.98/13.98) chain's parent company, Specialty Retail SING -ALONG 4 4 8 HERCULES Group, also addressed packaging at the WALT DISNEY 60925 (10.98 Cassette) K-wESt panel. When contacted later by VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSIC DISNEY VOL. II - 60 YEARS OF MUSICAL 5 5 100 MAGIC Child's Play, Glass stressed the impor- WALT DISNEY 60866 (10.98/15.98) tance of commanding shelf space by THE SIMPSONS 6 9 18 SONGS IN THE KEY OF SPRINGFIELD "making your product stand out." Glass RHINO 72723 (10.98/15.98)

suggests packaging value -added VARIOUS ARTISTS CLASSIC DISNEY 7 6 55 VOL. III - 60 YEARS OF MUSICAL MAGIC items -stickers, coloring books, etc. - WALT DISNEY 60907 (10.98/15.98) with the product. He recommends items VARIOUS ARTISTS 20 SIMPLY SUPER 8 7 36 SINGABLE SILLY SONGS that "not only confer perceived value, WALT DISNEY 60819 (9.98/13.98) but may help place product in READ -ALONG your other 9 8 77 AE THE LION KING parts of the store -in the book section, WALT DISNEY 60254 (6.98 Cassette) for instance, BARNEY or the craft section." 10 12 100 A' BARNEY'S FAVORITES VOLUME 1 BARNEY MUSIC /SBK 27115/EMI (9.98/15.98) N(`k(Sc 1-(2M( I) M(t+Vtl. ç Retailers who cater to children, Glass notes, "need to be responsive to their VARIOUS ARTISTS A- DISNEY CHILDREN'S FAVORITES VOLUME 2 Available September 2 wherever 11 10 46 quality intergalactic audio is sold. end customers. A lot of stores don't plan WALT DISNEY 60606 (9.98/13.98) R4 72875, Blister Cassette with kids in mind. They have to strike a SING -ALONG WINNIE R2 /R4 72876, Cassette Norelco /CD Jewel 1HIÑo 12 11 78 THE POOH TM WALT DISNEY 60889 (10.98 Cassette) 0 ',ekage Design Music e 1997 Kid, WB1 All Rights Reserved. SPACE GHOST'" and oll related characters and elements are rademo,t balance between making the store a and. :opyr*led by Hanno- Bnrbere a Tone War net Company Cartoon Ne,work' and The Co, toe. rdennr.k Off. lago nademrat. .. VARIOUS ARTISTS business and making it a fun place for 13 14 8 TRAVEL SONGS . 1 . kids to come to." WALT DISNEY 60838 (9.98/13.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS This includes scheduling in-store per- 14 25 2 CLASSIC DISNEY VOL. IV - 60 YEARS OF MUSICAL MAGIC formances, which may involve bringing WALT DISNEY 60909 (10.98/15.98) VARIOUS ARTISTS in children's artists and storytellers 15 15 67 DISNEY'S PRINCESS COLLECTION Will with new albums to push, or face WALT DISNEY 60897 (8.98/11.98) you VARIOUS ARTISTS WINNIE THE POOH: TAKE have MY HAND the pr SONGS FROM THE 100 ACRE WOOD painters, magicians, and other per- 16 16 78 formers to draw traffic. WALT DISNEY 60863 (9.98/16.98) need for Christmas? VARIOUS ARTISTS During Glass' tenure at Building 17 13 31 MICKEY UNRAPPED Blocks, he says, "We built incentives in WALT DISNEY 60627 (9.98/16.98) Set up your account now: CEDARMONT KIDS CLASSICS TODDLER different ways. We had a kids' club, 18 RE -ENTRY TUNES BENSON 056 (3.98/6.98) which gave them discounts on certain Complete EDI service KENNY LOGGINS product lines or offered them a free gift 19 21 87 RETURN TO POOH CORNER SONY WONDER 57674 /COLUMBIA (9.98 Largest warehouse for coming in. Club members also EQ/13.98) in the East DISNEY BABIES received first notification 20 17 2 LULLABY of sales." WALT DISNEY 60611 (8.98/13.98) Affordable electronic Internet f Glass says that Building Blocks' fre- READ -ALONG 101 DALMATIANS quent customers were highly likely "to 21 18 39 (LIVE ACTION) Overnight nationwide delive WALT DISNEY 60272 (6.98 Cassette) respond to postcard mailings and incen- CEDARMONT KIDS RE -ENTRY CLASSICS ACTION BIBLE SONGS All accounts invited to our . tives. Some retailers want to go 22 1997 after BENSON 217 (3.98/6.98) Wed. Sept 17, 1997 in Phila fái'i 5 will be our the $1,000 customer; we felt it was bet- ÿ CEDARMONT KIDS CLASSICS SILLY SONGS ter to get the $100 23 RE -ENTRY 43rd Xmas customer and keep BENSON 220 (3.98/6.98) Best service, price and fill 955 them coming in for 10 years." READ -ALONG He also 24 19 83 TOY STORY stresses that specialty stores WALT DISNEY 60265 (6.98 Cassette) Universal One Stop 2055 Richmond Street Phila., PA 19125 do not rely on major licensed properties BARNEY BARNEY'S FAVORITES VOLUME for the majority 25 RE -ENTRY 2 Phone 1.800.523.0834 or 215.426.3333 Fax 215.426.2667 of their income and BARNEY MUSIC/SBK 28338/EMI (9.98/16.98) therefore can offer titles that mass mer- Visit our Website: Children's recordings: original motion picture soundtracks excluded. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification www.universalonestop.com or sale of chants do not. "Mass merchants use 500,000 units. RIAA certification for sales of 1 million units, with multimillion sellers indicated by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number Knowledgeable, aggressive salespeople wanted. Fax resume in confidence: 215 -426-4385 audio and video titles like `The Lion of discs and/or tapes. Mo t albums available on cassette and CD. *Asterisk indicates vinyl LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for King' as loss leaders-they sell them BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. C 1997, Billboard /BPI Communications, and Soundscan, Inc. 72 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Home Video M E R C H A N T S & M A R K E T I N G New Vid Retailer Has Movies 2 Sell Used -Tape Broker Lets Public Peruse Inventory BY EARL PAIGE

LOS ANGELES -For a long time, the LaRowe brothers, Eric and Craig, 7ES : were convinced that used -video bro- kers should capitalize on the thousands of movies on their shelves, often housed in some warehouse in an out - of -the -way industrial park. The public would be only too happy to snap them Video president Warren Lieberfarb, center, celebrated Breakout. Warner Home up, the LaRowes figured. national rollout of DVD with Koji Hase, GM of Toshiba the announcement of a Now, the public can -at Movies 2 chairman of Tower Records, right, at the Video DVD, left, and Russ Solomon, Sell, a chain of five stores, with more Software Dealers Assn. show July 9 -12 in Las Vegas. Title distribution had been planned. Eric LaRowe likes the quick cash generated by Movies 2 Sell, a used -video limited since the March introduction to selected dealers in seven markets. Warn- The LaRowe brothers aren't alone in Craig. They have five stores. that nearly 50% have sold through. chain he developed with his brother, er says 1 million discs were delivered and this new video retailing wrinkle. Used- tape brokers around the nation are soon will open in Salt Lake City. leaping at the opportunity. Movies, "We're right on the curve," says Games & Music, the first of a chain Eric. "Sell- through is growing 50% a May Redraw Lines For planned by prominent broker DV &A, year, rental only 6 %." He is also im- Warner, MGM recently opened in Clearwater, Fla. pressed with the gross revenue from More stores are planned. the first five months of this year: Rental Another potential chain flag -bearer $90,000, consisting of $12,000 in Dis Video Turf; DVD As A Major was opened by Frontier Video Distrib- ney titles; $2,700 in games; $12,700 in require a com- utors, where a partner says he isn't mature product; $61,600 in general [iQt t J ID PRO QUO: Warner Home Video wants those MGM would agree. The Major Video plan does his "to know movies; and $1,300 in laserdisc- "and and pre -1950 Warner titles. MGM Home Entertainment mitment, however: $297.80 a month for 15 months, or $4,467 sure he wants customers we've only been dealing in those for wants its freedom. Thanks to a recent acquisition, there during the life of the contract. we've gone into retail and are now their 2 Sell co -owner two months," he says. may be a way to satisfy both desires, according to talk at Senior VP Bob Tollini says participants should have no competitors." Movies says could well be Eric has been well schooled in the the Video Software Dealers Assn. (VSDA) Convention, held trouble earning back the investment. Renting each player Craig LaRowe there opening stores so used business, which he prefers to call July 9 -12 in Las Vegas. and three titles once a week for $25 brings in $4,875 over more distributors "previously viewed." Craig operates as Here's the background: When Ted Turner bought the 65 weeks. "Of course, it's possible to rent twice a week and quietly that he doesn't know about it. Craig says. a consultant to many used brokers, MGM library in 1986, he left the studio home video rights make money right off the bat," adds Tollini, who advocates "It's inevitable," open about their ambitions, including Lanny Axtell's Associated to the catalog for 15 years. Back then, Turner was a decade starting slow: "The program we have is aimed at getting Totally flashy jack- Video Inc. in Vancouver, Wash. Craig away from being bought by Time Warner, and he wasn't in the retailer into the business." Tollini acknowledges DVD's Eric and Craig fashioned Deal- has helped design a number of buy- business. MGM, needing all the help it could sales thrust, but maintains, "It's the consumer who will ets for the recent Video Software the cassette back programs for video distributors get, those rights determine if it's rental or ers Assn. Convention in Las Vegas, turned -up kit. and deals in thousands of various titles, into a mighty valuable com- sell- through, or both. along with a complete start the idea national- closing down some stores and opening modity. There are many movies They hope to license At present, others every day. Catalog sales accounted people just don't want to ly and perhaps overseas. 2 has storefronts in Dallas; Eric adds, "We're forming Movies 2 for most of MGM Home own." Movies Sell San Diego; and (Continued on page 76) Entertainment's revenue of In case they do, Major Seattle; Portland, Ore.; $375 million last year. But Video won't play hard to not all that money goes to get. The distributor has the studio. For a fee, Warn- connected its World Wide er Home Video took over Web site to 600 retailers distribution several years with 2,000 storefronts. THE MOTHER SUPERIOR OF ALL COMEDIES! ago when MGM was still in by Seth G oldsteia. "This means consumers intensive care. can search the available Cut to the present: Smack in the middle of VSDA, albeit titles and order what they want," Tollini notes. unrelated to the show, a resurgent MGM concluded its pur- Major Video is touting the program as a way for retail- STARRING RUE MCCLANAHAN chase of Metromedia Entertainment Group and its 2,000 - ers to combat digital broadcast satellite. The battle will in- plus -title library. According to the terms of the MGM clude the DVD holdouts in Hollywood, says Tollini. How- agreement, Warner might be expected to add Metrome- ever, he won't hazard a guess as to the enlistment dates of dia's Orion Home Video label to its distribution roster. 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Paramount. Zoom TV the "IRREVERENT AND One source indicates that the language of the contract pay -per -view DVD system much discussed at VSDA (Bill- clearly gives Warner control over distribution. However, board, July 26), doesn't count for much, in his view: "If sup- there are enough "gray areas" to suggest to pliers don't sign exclusives, it means nothing." another says irformlfi9, HILARIOUS!" S ld MGM that Metromedia falls outside the deal-and MGM is N 11S11S0 pressing the distinction. Predictably, lawyers on both sides PLENTY OF PIX: Simitar has been busy filling DVD -Variety home video exec- shelf space while retailers wait for half of the Hollywood obôn jÍâl! /o are making threatening noises, although a Nunsense Various!' utive close to Warner doubts any legal blows will be thrown. majors to get off the dime. Its latest three -year deal gives Instead, the two studios may be discussing a quid pro the Minneapolis independent access to the Unapix Enter- Collector's Twin Pack e ,1,, quo that would give Warner the MGM library several years tainment catalog, including the Miramar label. 220 mies. /2 cassettes before it's due and MGM the green light to establish a sales Seattle -based Miramar hit it big several years ago with SRP organization for its post -1986 releases, plus those from three new age cassette releases, "The Mind's Eye," $29.95 Artists and Metromedia. For what seems a signif- "Beyond The Mind's Eye," and "The Gate To the Mind's United Nunsense icant sell -through advantage, Warner might have to throw Eye," which have racked up sales of more than 1 million according to Unapix. The fourth in the series, $19.95 SRP /III mins. in some cash as well. units, The Sequel "Televoid," ships simultaneously on tape and DVD and Nunsense 2: N $19.95 SRP /109 mins. RENTING, FOR A PRICE: DVD is a sell- through item promises to be the "hottest and strongest" of the 30 sell - of for almost every vendor except Major Video Concepts. The through discs arriving this fall, says Richard Casey, VP Order Date: 8/19/97 Indianapolis -based distributor is offering a rental package Unapix new market development. Street Date: 9/3/97 of three players and 40 copies of 31 titles, including selec- Unapix is contributing documentaries like "America's MAP Program tions from Warner, MGM, Columbia TriStar, LIVE Enter- Flying Aces: Blue Angels," narrated by John Travolta, and 20 movies from its A -Pix label, among them "Where tainment, and PolyGram Video (also the source of the hard- Available from Baker & Taylor, Tapeworm, The Rivers Flow North," "Immortal Combat," and "Sexu- ware and software kiosk). Red Hill, Ingram, VPD, Sight & Sound, Star Video, already are available for sale al Malice." Given Simitar's distribution, "this is where we Many of the first releases or Acorn Media at 1 -800- 999 -0212 at $24.98 suggested list, but Major Video figures that video think the best match is," says Casey, who expects ship- All Rights Reserved. stores would rather deal with a known quantity - rentals. ments of about 20,000 units per DVD title. "Product seems 01997 Acorr Media Publishing, Inc. VSDA attendees, wary about committing to a new format, to be getting absorbed pretty quickly."

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Video TM Trans World Entertainmeni's Higgins Enjoys Guest Of Honor Status Billboard COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL celebrated the selection of Bob Higgins as video retailer of the year at a party during the Video Software Deal- aïr STORE RENTAL REPORTS. ers Assn. Convention, held July 9 -12 in Las Vegas. Higgins, founder and CEO of Trans World Entertainment Corp., in W Ú W Albany, N.Y. , which turned 25 in 1997, is the 12th recipient of the award. A home entertainment 3 3 ó enthusiast, he's looking for- ward to the success of DVD, he told the Las Vegas Hilton crowd. (Photos: David Held Label Principal /Oscar and Associates) á TITLE (Rating) Distributing Label, Catalog Number Performers * * * No.1 * ** Dimension Home Video Neve Campbell 1 6 3 SCREAM (R) Buena Vista Home Video 10499 Drew Barrymore

Columbia TriStar Home Video Tom Cruise 2 1 7 JERRY MAGUIRE (R) 82533 Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Jack Nicholson 5 5 MARS ATTACKS! (PG -13) Warner Home Video 14480 Glenn Close

John Travolta 4 3 6 MICHAEL (PG) Warner Home Video T6303 Andie MacDowell

Columbia TriStar Home Video Woody Harrelson 5 2 7 THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (R) 82453 Courtney Love

Touchstone Home Video Mel Gibson 8 4 9 RANSOM (R) Buena Vista Home Video 8295 Rene Russo

Clint Eastwood Sporting killer smiles, from left, are 7 NEW ABSOLUTE POWER (R) Warner Home Video 2508 Gene Hackman Andria McClellan of Laserfile, John Lauren Holly Posing for posterity, from left, are Blockbuster's Curt Andrews, Pam Kelley of Maioriello of JD Store Equipment, and 8 10 3 TURBULENCE (R) HBO Home Video Ray Liotta New Line Home Video, Blockbuster's Dean Wilson, and New Line's Kevin Kasha. Laserfile's Michelle Madsen. New Line Home Video 9 12 3 JACKIE CHAN'S FIRST STRIKE (R) Jackie Chan Warner Home Video N4456

MCA/Universal Home Video John Cleese 10 16 2 FIERCE CREATURES (PG -13) Uni Dist. Corp. 82824 Jamie Lee Curtis

Columbia TriStar Home Video 11 14 2 BEVERLY HILLS NINJA (PG -13) Chris Farley y

Miramax Home Entertainment Diane Keaton 12 8 5 MARVIN'S ROOM (PG -13) Buena Vista Home Video 10496 Meryl Streep

MCA/Universal Home Video Sylvester Stallone 13 9 8 DAYLIGHT (PG -13) Uni Dist. Corp. 82828 Amy Brenneman BEAVIS AND BUTT -HEAD 14 1 5 Paramount Home Video 332503 Animated DO AMERICA (PG -13)

Jack Lemmon 15 11 4 MY FELLOW AMERICANS (PG -13) Warner Home Video 14535 James Garner

Chevy Chase 16 38 2 VEGAS VACATION (PG) Warner Home Video 14906 Mixing business and pleasure, Hig- Beverly D'Angelo gins, left, talks shop with Billboard Daniel Day -Lewis 17 19 2 THE CRUCIBLE (PG -13) FoxVideo 0414485 Music Group president and publisher Winona Ryder Howard Lander. Michelle Pfeiffer 18 13 8 ONE FINE DAY (PG) FoxVideo 4145 George Clooney Trans World's world: From left are Mark Galeo, senior video buyer; Vinnie Bir- Patrick Stewart 19 15 8 STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (PG -13) Paramount Home Video 32797 Jonathan Frakes biglia, senior music buyer; Higgins, Jon Souza, laserdisc /DVD buyer; Jim Litwak, executive VP; and Julie Landau, divisional THE MIRROR HAS Columbia TriStar Home Video Barbra Streisand merchandise manager. 20 18 7 TWO FACES (PG -13) 82523 Jeff Bridges

Jason Patric 21 20 16 SLEEPERS (R) Warner Home Video 14482 Brad Pitt

Miramax Home Entertainment Jon Favreau 22 11 8 SWINGERS (R) Buena Vista Home Video 10483 Vince Vaughn

Columbia TriStar Home Video Tony Shalhoub 23 21 12 BIG NIGHT (R) 81013 Stanley Tucci

New Line Home Video Sandra Bullock 24 24 3 IN LOVE AND WAR (PG -13) Warner Home Video N4559 Chris O'Donnell

Tupac Shakur 25 22 3 GRIDLOCK'D (R) PolyGram Video 4400541447 Tim Roth

New Line Home Video Ice Cube 26 28 3 DANGEROUS GROUND (R) Warner Home Video M4436 Elizabeth Hurley

Muhammad Ali 27 NEW WHEN WE WERE KINGS (PG) PolyGram Video 4400458473 George Foreman

THE GHOST AND THE Michael Douglas 28 23 14 Paramount Home Video 323503 DARKNESS (R) Val Kilmer

New Line Home Video Geena Davis 29 29 17 THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (R) Warner Home Video N4446 Samuel L. Jackson

Diane Keaton 30 27 18 THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (PG) Paramount Home Video 326123 Goldie Hawn

Columbia TriStar Home Video Alec Baldwin 31 NEW GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (PG -13) 95103 James Woods Higgins, always on the move, accepts Higgins greets, from left, John Maioriello of JD Store Equipment, Al Schiefelbein Brenda Blethyn his retailer 32 26 11 SECRETS & LIES (R) FoxVideo 4389 of the year award from Bill- of Anchor Bay Entertainment, and, back to camera, Anchor Bay's George Port. Marianne Jean- Babtiste board home video editor Seth Gold- Republic Pictures Home Video Robert John Burke 33 30 8 THINNER (R) stein at the Video Software Dealers 26296 Joe Mantegna Assn. Convention n Las Vegas. Dimension Home Video 34 25 4 CRIME STORY (R) Jackie Chan Buena Vista Home Video 11233

New Line Home Video Geoffrey Rush 35 NEW SHINE (PG -13) Warner Home Video N4546 Armin Mueller -Stahl

Blake Heron 36 34 2 SHILOH (PG) Warner Home Video 36200 Michael Moriarty

Touchstone Home Video 31 NEW METRO (R) Eddie Murphy Buena Vista Home Video 1036

SHAKESPEARE'S Leonardo Dicaprio 38 32 15 WILLIAM FoxVideo 24143 ROMEO & JULIET (R) Claire Danes

Emily Watson 39 31 6 BREAKING THE WAVES (R) Evergreen Entertainment 15163 Stellan Skarsgard

Columbia TriStar Home Video Matthew Perry 40 NEW FOOLS RUSH IN (PG -13) 94943 Salma Hayek

ITA gold certification for a minimum of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at retail Billboard's Jodie Francisco, left, Sarah for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at suggested retail for Im- pressed: Trans World's Mark Galeo Video producer Cynthia Targoz and Olson- Graves of New Line Home nontheatrical titles. O ITA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar is flanked by Billboard staffers Eileen West Coast Entertainment's Peter Bal - Video, and veteran retailer Allan volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, and of at least, 50,000 units and Fitzpatrick Don $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles. ©1997, Billboard /BPI Communications. and Jeffrey. ner enjoy the annual VSDA event. Caplan ponder the meaning of it all.

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* * * No. 1 * ** Toni Cruise Columbia TriStar Home Video 82533 1996 R 1495 1 1 7 JERRY MAGUIRE Cuba Gooding, Jr. Soundgarden. New Line Home Video Divine 1972 NC -17 19.98 2 8 2 PINK FLAMINGOS Warner Home Video N4043 Hollywood Pictures Home Video Sean Connery 1996 R 19.99 3 2 7 THE ROCK Buena Vista Home Video 8887 Nicolas Cage 50,000,000 MORISSETTE: JAGGED 2 ALANIS Warner Reprise Video 38476 Alanis Morissette 1997 NR 19.98 4 11 LITTLE PILL, LIVE

Michael Flatley 1997 NR 24.95 5 4 22 LORD OF THE DANCE PolyGram Video 4400431893 Screaming Paris VOI Various Artists 1996 NR 24.95 6 5 60 RIVERDANCE -THE SHOW Columbia TriStar Home Video 84060

1981 R 24.95 Celebrate Prochnow 7 6 4 DAS BOOT -THE DIRECTOR'S CUT Columbia TriStar Home Video 22203 Jurgen Mighty Morphin 4181 1996 PG 19.98 8 31 2 TURBO -A POWER RANGERS MOVIE FoxVideo Power Rangers The Iîusic! MCA/Universal Home Video Adam Sandler 1996 PG -13 14.98 9 9 7 HAPPY GILMORE Uni Dist. Corp. 82820 No Limit Video Master P 1997 R 19,98 10 7 7 I'M BOUT IT Priority Video 53423 "****I Disney Home Video Glenn Close Walt 1996 G 26.99 11 3 14 101 DALMATIANS Buena Vista Home Video 8996 Jeff Daniels Playboy Home Video The funniest rock film REAL COUPLES II Various Artists 1997 NR 19.98 12 19 5 PLAYBOY'S Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0809 MCA/Universal Home Video Kyle MacLachlan 1984 PG -13 14.98 13 13 17 DUNE Uni Dist. Corp. 80161 Sting since Spinal Tap" Playboy Home Video VIXENS Various Artists 1997 NR 19.98 -Tim Appelo, The Oregonian 14 10 14 PLAYBOY'S VOLUPTUOUS Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0820 Frances 8006386933 1996 R 19.95 15 17 20 FARGO PolyGram Video William H. Macy MCA/Universal Home Video Sam Neill PARK 1993 PG -13 9.98 16 12 56 JURASSIC Uni Dist. Corp. 81409 Laura Dern "Two thumbs up!" -TUPAC SHAKUR THUG IMMORTAL 1997 R 24.95 & Ebert 11 16 9 Xenon Entertainment 1085 Tupac Shakur -Siskel STORY \BY RARE PERFORMANCES PLAYBOY: 1997 PLAYMATE Playboy Home Video FEATURING Victoria Silstedt 1997 NR 19.98 110f 18 14 11 tYAtSUBASH OF THE YEAR Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0807 LOVE BMW '^k OASHUFEB B1101 _ir ZOO MCA/Universal Home Video James Stewart HBIVAHA 'tiAi 1958 PG 19.98 19 25 33 VERTIGO O f GHISKTIIIOWS'!v;IM Uni Dist. Corp. 82940 Kim Novak llu iABOIl "Hilarious!" Disney Home Video Walt Animated 1996 G 26.99 20 THE OF NOTRE DAME 20 20 HUNCHBACK Buena Vista Home Video 7955 -Rolling Stone

1996 PG 22.96 21 15 19 SPACE JAM Warner Home Video 16400 Michael Jordan

Blake Heron 1996 PG 19.98 22 18 3 SHILOH Warner Home Video 36200 Michael Moriarty Marlon Brando "Full of humor Video 8049 1972 R 24.95 23 23 144 THE GODFATHER Paramount Home Al Pacino

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Al Pacino 1974 R 24.95 31 36 19 THE GODFATHER PART II Paramount Home Video 8459 Diane Keaton PRESENTED IN WIDESCREEN FORMAT.I "Spellbinding..." John Travolta Video 1108 1978 PG 14.95 32 32 77 GREASE Paramount Home Olivia Newton -John VHS 6700 /Color /Approx. 84 Min. /Unratedi q, -Movieline

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MGM /UA Home Video Peter Sellers "Loud & Hilarious!" 1964 NR 14.95 35 NEW THE PINK PANTHER Home Video 663843 David Niven Warner -Roberta Myers, ELLE Playboy Home Video PLAYBOY: BEST OF PLAYBOY'S Various Artists 1997 NR 19.98 36 38 11 STRIP SEARCH Uni Dist. Corp. PBV0821 MCA/Universal Home Video Reese Witherspoon 1996 R 19.98 PRESENTS A FILM BY DOUG PRAY PRODUCED BY STEVEN HELVEY < HELVEYIPRAY PRODUCTIONS 31 21 4 FEAR Uni Dist. Corp. 82823 Donnie Wahlberg BRIAN LEVY Video Peter Sellers CO-PRODUCED BY LISA DUTTON & PETE VOGT NARRATIVE STRUCTURE MGM/UA Home 1964 NR 14.95 38 NEW A SHOT IN THE DARK Warner Home Video 663873 Elke Sommer EDITED BY DOUG PRAY & JOAN ZAPATA SUPERVISING EDITOR EARL GHAFFARI

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M E R C H A N T S & M A R K E T I N G To Music Videos.. NEW VID RETAILER p (Cuutii/ tut( Irmo pug( ;d) = COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES Universal Signs On To Lu Y v REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan® Sell Video Management. We're looking a a ó 1111111 13 o for a software package that will make `,, I- u TITLE, Label Principal mÑä managing an inventory of = á ó. DVD, But No Returns used movies 3 Distributing Label, Catalog Number Performers 1- r'nJ more efficient," Eric adds. `A lot of our WELCOME ABOARD: The retail "The demographics for DVD point plans have started coming together, * * NO. 1 * it community is thrilled to have i I'M BOUT IT Uni- to action titles," a buyer says. "Uni- because we now have formula, 1 Master P F 19.98 the we No Limit Video Priority Video 53423 versal Studios Home Video on the versal says they're offering counter - know the public goes for this." Movies JAGGED LITTLE PILL, LIVE DVD train, but the supplier's board- programming, 2 2 2 3 Alan's Morissette LF but it's more like Sell is headquartered in San Diego's Warner Reprise Video 38476 19.98 ing plan has some dealers a bit per- being counterproductive." Dealers Clairemont district. WELCOME TO THE FREAK SHOW plexed. 3 3 5 dc Talk LF can't understand why "Jurassic "Location sounds like a cliché, but it Forefront Video Chordant Dist. Group 24504 19.98 Unlike other DVD suppliers, Uni- Park," which is being held back until does help. We have 30,000 to 35,000 SELENA REMEMBERED versal has a "no 4 4 16 Selena LF 19.98 returns" rule on February, isn't in the initial mix. cars go past here a day at Genesee and EMI Latin Video 77826 orders, which raises some "serious Universal executives were unavail- Balboa [Streets]. We have a Starbucks, LES MISERABLES: 10TH ANNIV. CONCERT 5 5 42 Various Artists IS considerations," says one retailer. A able to discuss the rollout. Vons' grocery. There's Mervyn's, Tar- VCI Columbia TriStar Home Video 88703 24.95 buyer at a major chain adds, "It's On the other hand, putting two get, Home Depot, so we have some HISTORY ON FILM: VOLUME II 6 9 Michael Jackson LF one thing to be children's ti- high-powered neighbors," Craig notes. Epic Music Video Sony Music Video 50138 19.98 conservative, tles on DVD More 2 immediately, Movies Sell has THEN NOW? 6 18 WHO Korn but saying you might not be a an office -supply store, a nail salon, a Epic Music Video Sony Music Video 50153 LF 19.98 can return no- bad idea, since Dairy Queen, and a comic -books store 8 G3: LIVE IN CONCERT Joe Satriani /Eric SHELF 8 7 LF 19.98 thing is a bit the category in the same strip. Craig hopes to open Epic Music Video Sony Music Video 50157 Johnson/Steve Vai too much." holds the larg- two more Movies 2 Sell in San Diego OZZFEST I -LIVE! 9 9 12 Ozzy Osbourne LF 19.98 Sources fa- TALK est piece of the and sees the possibility of eight before Red Ant Video 17000 miliar with the by Eileen Fitzpatrick sell- through he saturates the market. OUR FIRST VIDEO Mary -Kate & 10 i0 185 ' SF 1295 Universal plan pie. The kids' Dualstar Video WarnerVision Entertainment 53304 Ashley Olsen say the suppli- market hasn't JOY IN THE CAMP Bill & Gloria Gaither And 11 13 12 LF 19.98 er is worried dealers will over-order, been tested for DVD. If this works, Spring Hill Video Chordant Dist. Group 101 Their Homecoming Friends based on the sales velocity of DVD Universal will look like a marketing ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAIL 12 12 37 311 LF 19.95 titles currently available. DVD genius. Disney, after all, has yet to PolyGram Video 4400439253 leader Warner Home Video reports commit to the format. RUSTED R007 LIVE 13 11 4 Rusted Root LF 19.95 about a 50% sell -off rate on ship- And if it doesn't work, retailers PolyGram Video 8006368553 ments of 1 million units. will have to wait only a few months THE BOB MARLEY STORY Bob Marley 14 17 143 LF 9.95 But Universal may be overesti- for "Jurassic Park," plus other action Island Video PolyGram Video 4400823733 And The Wailers mating the demand for its debut and special -effects entries like "Back PULSE A' 15 16 110 Pink Floyd LF 24.98 DVD titles, which include "The Land To The Future," "The River Wild," Columbia Music Video Sony Music Video 50121 Before Time," "The Shadow," "The and "Casper." KEPPEL ROAD 16 18 6 Bee Gees LF 19.95 Paper," and "Beethoven." They're PolyGram Video 4400548813 due in stores in November, priced at REVOLVING DOOR: The man- RENDEZVOUS WITH RAGNAROK 11 NEW Gwar LF 19.95 $24.98 each. (Conti o it c(1 oir nett page) Metal Blade Home Video 34010 LIVE SHIT: BINGE & PURGE10 22 186 Metallica 18 Elektra Entertainment 5194 LF 89.98

THE COMPLETE WOMAN IN ME 19 15 35 Shania Twain LF 9.95 PolyGram Video 4400450893 Inside, the store has the appearance 78 VULGAR VIDEO 20 29 Pantera LF 16.98 of a new merchandise outlet. WarnerVision Entertainment 50345 -3 WOW -1997 21 25 37 Various Artists LF 19.98 "We're also broadening our array. Sparrow Video Chordant Dist. Group 1615 LIFE, LOVE & OTHER MYSTERIES We're going into movie novelties, T- 22 20 17 Point Of Grace LF 19.95 Word Video 2653 shirts, and mugs," Craig says. "It all FEELIN' AT HOME works together while shoppers are in 23 21 7 Gaither & Friends LF 29.95 Chordant Dist. Group 4956 the store." Movies 2 Sell isn't over -cat- i THE COMPLETE VIDEO COLLECTION egorized to confuse the consumer, he 24 14 3 Billy Ray Cyrus LF 14.95 BIG SEVEN PolyGram Video 4400467153 believes. The 14,000 movies in stock ESSENTIAL REFERENCE GUIDES LIVE AT THE ACROPOLISA' are divided into children's, westerns, 23 176 Yanni LF 19.98 25 Private Music BMG Video 82163 1. International Buyer's Guide: The worldwide music & video stand -up comedy, old favorites, docu- NO BULL: LIVE AT PLAZA DE TOROS, MEXICO mentaries, and some sections by actor. 26 26 35 AC /DC LF 19.95 business -to- business directory jam -packed with record & video co's, Elektra Entertainment 40192 What Craig likes best is buying out music publishers, distributors & more. $125 WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED! 27 19 21 TD. fakes LF 19.95 a customer who has to raise cash or is Integrity Video 2394 leaving town. "This man walks in and 2. International Talent & Touring Directory: The source ELVIS ALOHA FROM HAWAII sells me 265 movies," he says. "I aver- 28 32 10 Elvis Presley LF 1938 for U.S. & International talent, booking agencies, facilities, services & LightYear Ent. WarnerVision Entertainment 5042 age out $2.40 cost and many of them products. $99 GATLIN BROTHERS COME HOME 29 24 7 The Gatlin Brothers LE 29.95 will sell for $13 or $14. While we will Chordant Dist. Group 4950 have prices up to $18 and $20, the aver- 3. Record Retailing Directory: Detailed information on thousands NBC T.V. SPECIAL age sale price for us is $6 to $8." 30 38 2 Elvis Presley LF 19.98 of independent music stores & chain operations across the USA. $155 LightYear Ent. 8MG Video Buying out estate collections or just THE ALTERNATE ALOHA CONCERT 31 RE -ENTRY Elvis Presley LF 19.95 4. International Tape/Disc Directory: All the info on professional single copies, the LaRowes run into LightYear Ent. WarnerVision Entertainment 54077 -3 many of the collectors' items that are services & supplies for the audio/video tape /disc industry. $60 LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS Stevie Ray Vaughan 32 31 90 IF 19.98 earning the store a reputation. Craig Epic Music Video Sony Music Video 50130 & Double Trouble 5. Nashville 615/Country Music Sourcebook: The most continues, "The Beatles' `Yellow Sub- VIDEO HITS: VOLUME 1 33 28 38 Van Halen LF 19.98 comprehensive resource of business -to-business listings for the marine' is really popular. We get $20 Warner Reprise Video 3 -38428 easily for it." 2 Nashville region & country music genre. $60 Movies Sell also does HOME VID CLIFF'EM ALL! 34 34 169 $19.98 Metallica LF 19.98 well with "Better Off Dead" and `A Elektra Entertainment 40106 -3 6. The Power Book: The ultimate guide to radio and record Boy and His Dog," the latter starring LIVE! TONIGHT! SOLD OUT!! 35 39 130 Nirvana LF 24.98 promotion. Lists Radio Stations (Country, Rock, R &B, Top 40), Don Johnson. Geffen Home Video Universal Music Video Dist. 39541 "Of course, the Disney classics are THE EVOLUTION TOUR: LIVE IN MIAMI Record Companies, Radio Syndicators and Top 100 Arbitron 36 33 35 Gloria Estefan LF 19.98 very much in demand, [including] Epic Music Video Sony Music Video 50149 Markets. $75. `Peter Pan,' `101 Dalmatians,' and BACK HOME IN INDIANA The Gaither 31 27 3 LF 29.98 7. International Latin Music Buyer's Guide: The essential `Lady And The Tramp,' " says Craig. Chapel Music Group 46165 Vocal Band "You just never know I have heard of UNPLUGGED tool for finding business contacts in the latin music marketplace. $70 38 RE -ENTRY Eric Clayton IF 24.98 `Urban Cowboy' bringing $50. `Sixteen Warner Reprise Video 3 -38311 To order your Directory today, call (800) 344 -7119. Candles' is another big title for us, and HELL FREEZES OVER 39 RE -ENTRY Eagles LF 24.98 Outside U.S. call (908) 363 -4156. You can fax your order to `The Princess Bride.' " Geffen Home Video Universal Music Video Dist. 39548 At this point, the Movies 2 Sell flag- ZOO TV: LIVE FROM SYDNEY (908) 363 -0338, or mail this ad with check or money order to: 40 36 72 U2 LF 19.95 ship is smaller Island Video PolyGram Video 8006313733 Billboard Directories, P.O. Box 2016, Lakewood, NJ 08701. than the LaRowes pre- fer. "We had 1,600 square feet, and Please add $6 per directory for shipping ($13 for international orders).Add applicable O RIAA gold cert. for sales of 25,000 units for video singles; RIAA gold cert. for sales of 50,000 units fo then I relocated the office and got SF or LF videos; 4 RIAA platinum cert. for sales of 50,000 units for video singles; RIAA Platinum tax in NY, NJ, TN, MA, IL, PA & DC. Orders payable in U.S. funds only. CA, another 400, so it's 1,800 square feet for sales of 100,000 units for SF or LF videos; i RIAA gold cert. for 25f,000 units for SF or LF videos certi All sales are final. BDZZ3027 fled prior to April 1, 1991; RIAA platinum cert. for 50,000 units for SF or LF videos certified prior to total," accordingg to Craig.g "The Ideal April 1, 1991. LF long-form. SF Short -form. VS Video single. 1997, Billboard /BPI Communications. would be 2,000."

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M E R C H A N T S & M A R K E T I N G Sony Wonder Signs On To Sing `Kidsongs' Praises In Together Again Deal -sell- BY SETH GOLDSTEIN nently "Sesame Street," has entered markets the 10 -year -old line. His strategy is to cull the best into a long -term worldwide joint ven- Ted Green, president of Sony Won- ing releases from the 20 -title library NEW YORK-Sony Wonder is eager ture with Together Again Video Pro- der/Sony Music Video, says the deal and give them a new look. Sony Won- will remain to start singing. ductions to develop, co- produce, and gets under way immediately with pro- der's suggested list price The New York -based supplier of distribute new and existing "Kidsongs" duction of 20 episodes of the "Kidsongs $12.98. children's programming, most promi- titles. Warner Home Video currently Television Show." The TV staple, on The response from retailers attend- PBS since 1994 with 76 episodes avail- ing the Video Software Dealers Assn. able, is to provide some of the video show July 9 -12 in Las Vegas, where Warner Home Vid Finds Friendly material due to begin arriving in Feb- Sony announced the agreement, was ruary 1998 at retail. Most of the cas- "substantial," Green says. "They seem For `Friends' In U.K. sette footage, however, will be original. pleased with the relaunch." Reception Sony Wonder is using the "Sesame videos passed through various hands Green's bellwether account is Toys 2- to -12- BY PETER DEAN Warner spent an estimated 1 million Street" experience as a guide in its in the Time Warner family before R' Us, which caters to the pounds ($1.5 million) in radio, prime - first joint venture. Green and Sony "Kidsongs" creators Carol Rosenstein year -olds who watch "Kidsongs." The LONDON- Warner Home Video's time TV advertising, and magazine dis- Wonder senior marketing VP Wendy and Bruce Gowers decided to go else- chain is "ecstatic" about the takeover, decision to test- market the hit U.S. plays. The marketing campaign includ- Moss completely revamped the home where. According to Green, over the he adds. Nevertheless, retail has got- television show "Friends" in the U.K. ed hair care products from "Friends" video edition of "Sesame Street," from years the line has sold several million ten a lot tougher of late, Green has paid handsome dividends. The first sponsor Wella, Häagen -Dazs ice content to packaging, after acquiring units, but "literally no [marketing] acknowledges, and Sony Wonder is three cassettes sold more than 500,000 cream, and Domino's Pizza. Con- the rights two years ago from Chil- money has been expended for quite enlisting considerable cross- promo- copies and could prompt release in sumers could also collect coupons dren's Television Workshop. some time." tional help to put "Kidsongs" across. other territories. appearing in The Sun, Britain's high- Sales have doubled in the past 18 Sony Wonder is changing that tune. No details currently are available. If the next nine tapes, due for est- circulation newspaper, and redeem months, far outstripping the numbers Green plans a seven -figure campaign The company has still more projects release prior to Christmas and carry- them for cassettes at Woolworth's generated by Random House, the pre- beginning in February, "just like what on tap. "We plan to be very aggressive says. ing a suggested list price of 15 pounds stores. vious cassette licensee. "It's met every- we did for `Sesame Street.' " He in the next few months," Green (approximately $22.50) each, sell equal- Due to be released earlier in the one's expectations," Green says. expects to include related merchan- "Some will be partnerships, some ly well, Warner could be in line to gen- year, "Friends" had been delayed "We've shown we know how to revital- dise, unexploited until now "There is a acquisitions, and some program devel- erate revenues of 30 million pounds because of contractual issues -the ize" a line. tremendous amount of potential in the opments." ($45 million). Pre- release research has "sheer quantity of signings off" by var- "Kidsongs" can use the help. The ancillary rights." indicated that buyers will purchase all ious performers, according to a Warn- 12. er source. It was worth the trouble: in the "Friends" follows in the footsteps of Sales of the first three tapes AUGUST 2, 1997 first week made up 20% of sell - the success of Fox Home Entertain- Billboard through, an indication both of the ment's "The X- Files," the top- selling potential and a slack summer market. title on last year's sales charts. Interestingly, the "Friends" releases "Friends" currently is being repeat- coincided with the rerelease of Dis- ed on Channel 4 to 5 million viewers Top Special Interest Video Sales.. ney's "The Rescuers" and "The Res- each week. With two years' worth of a national sample of retail still to be seen, Warner is bull- Compiled from a national sample of retail Compiled from cuers Down Under," neither of which episodes stores sales reports. o stores sales reports. took the top sales spot. ish about its future prospects. z z 01- o, CC V) YQ(1) TITLE 3 TITLE SHELF TALK H 3Ú Program Supplier, Catalog Number H N Program Supplier, Catalog Number (Continued from preceding page) agement changes continue at Torrance, a free Batty Coda plush doll. Batty RECREATIONAL SPORTS HEALTH AND FITNESS Coda is a character in the movie. Ship- Calif. -based Wherehouse Entertain- * * NO. * * * * NO. 1 * * ment with word longtime senior ping charges for the doll are $2.99. that TIGER WOODS: SON, HERO & CHAMPION THE FIRM: FIRM CARDIO 14.98 1 3 13 1998 executive Steve Brown has left. Previously, the studio had 1 2 5 FoxVideo (CBS Video) 4098 BMG Video 80314 -3 The official line is that Brown "is announced the release of "Casper: A ABS, HIPS & THIGHS SCULPTING MICHAEL JORDAN: ABOVE & BEYOND THE FIRM: 19.98 1 1488 2 1 39 leaving to pursue other interests," but Spirited Beginning," its first -ever 2 63 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8360 BMG Video 80114 -3 by -to -video title. A sequel to the insiders say he was ousted Cer- direct NBA AT 50 THE FIRM: FIRM STRENGTH 19.98 3 7 13 19.98 berus Partners, which took over con- Universal Pictures release "Casper," 3 3 23 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8450 BMG Video 80305 -3 trol of the chain about a year ago. it arrives in stores Sept. 9, priced at THE FIRM: 5 DAY ABS THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL: 20 YEARS OF UNFORGETTABLE PLAYS & BLOOPERS 14.98 5 14.98 4 8 77 Brown had been senior VP/general $19.98. 4 35 Orion Home Video 96002 BMG Video 80116 -3 merchandise manager. On the catalog front, Fox is cele- THE FIRM: THE HARE WORKOUT MICHAEL JORDAN: COME FLY WITH MEN 19.98 7 382 19.98 5 2 15 brating the 50th anniversary of "Mir- 5 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 2173 BMG Video 80124 -3 FULL STEAM AHEAD: After lag- acle On 34th Street" with a special - MICHAEL JORDAN: AIR TIME THE FIRM: THE TORTOISE WORKOUT 19.98 6 5 15 19.98 ging behind in the direct -to -video edition version of the holiday classic. 6 6 213 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 5770 BMG Video 80123 -3 market, 20th Century Fox Home The digitally remastered edition, in a MIKE TYSON: THE INSIDE STORY THE FIRM: AEROBIC INTERVAL TRAINING 19.98 1 6 39 19.98 Entertainment is prepping several collectible package, contains never - 9 79 MPI Home Video 7074 BMG Video 80112 -3 releases for the fourth quarter. before -seen footage. Street date is MICHAEL JORDAN: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION THE GRIND WORKOUT: FITNESS WITH FLAVA 29.98 8 15 81 12.98 Due in stores Oct. 28 is "A Christ- Nov 4, and suggested list is $14.98. 8 8 25 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 4101090 Sony Music Video 49796 mas Carol," an animated version of the Glade air freshener products and MUHAMMAD ALI: THE WHOLE STORY THE FIRM: COMPLETE AEROBIC WEIGHT TRAINING 109.98 9 10 39 19.98 classic Charles Dickens tale with a Draft Foods will promote "Miracle" in 9 4 7 Warner Home Video D5586 BMG Video 80115 -3 BODY SCULPTING suggested list price of $19.98. The two cross -promotions offering $10 MICHAEL JORDAN'S PLAYGROUND THE FIRM: LOWER 14.98 287 1988 10 9 55 video features the voice talents of Tim worth of rebates. Consumers buying 10 10 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 2858 BMG Video 80120 Goldberg, Ed Asner, "Miracle" plus two Glade products MLB UNBELIEVABLE! CRUNCH: FAT BLASTER PLUS Curry, Whoopi 14.98 11 12 35 9.98 and Michael York. will receive an $5 rebate. Purchase of 11 17 31 Orion Home Video 95009 Anchor Bay Entertainment SV10092 with the the title and two Maxwell House Cap- WHEN IT WAS A GAME 2 THE FIRM: BODY SCULPTING BASICS It will be cross -promoted 14.98 12 11 71 19.98 theatrical release "Jingle All The puccino "Miracle" commemorative 12 18 57 HBO Home Video 90843 BMG Video 80110 -3 BUNS OF STEEL 3 WITH TAMILEE WEBB Way," which is also slated for sell - tins qualifies buyers for an additional SUPER SLUGGERS 9.95 13 11 31 14.98 13 13 159 Entertainment 131 through Oct. 28, priced at $19.98. $5 rebate. Orion Home Video 96001 WarnerVision CINDY CRAWFORD/THE NEXT CHALLENGE When consumers purchase both titles, Both packaged -goods companies THE 1996 WORLD SERIES VIDEO 19.99 14 16 35 19.98 14 4 127 GoodTimes Home Video 05 -7100 they can receive up to $6 in rebates are planning national coupon drops to Orion Home Video 91096 GOES FISHINGO THE GRIND WORKOUT HIP HOP AEROBICS from Fox, Clearly Canadian, and Orb - advertise the title and rebate offers. DORF 19.95 RE-ENTRY 12.98 15 13 433 15 Sony Music Video 49659 itz Beverages. Victory MARK MESSIER: LEADER, CHAMPION & LEGEND THE FIRM: TIME CRUNCH WORKOUT On Dec. 9, Fox will follow with 14.98 16 20 41 19.98 16 19 11 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8425 BMG Video 80113 -3 "FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue," FOR THE RECORD l NBA IN THE PAINT THE GRIND WORKOUT: STRENGTH AND FITNESS* the sequel to the 1992 theatrical fea- In the July 12 issue, the story 14.98 17 RE-ENTRY 12.98 17 12 15 FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8323 Sony Music Video 49805 ture that grossed $28 million and headlined, "Everything Old Is New HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1997 MASTERS TOURNAMENT THE FIRM: UPPER BODY 2.3 million to video Again" contained some inaccurate 12.95 18 59 14.98 shipped units 18 14 7 36269 18 BMG Video 80118 -3 stores, say trade sources. The title information. Warner Home Video NBA COURTSIDE COMEDY THE FIRM: LOW IMPACT AEROBICS offers a $5 rebate with the purchase Wendy Winks is Universal Stu- 12.98 19 11 73 19.98 19 NEWil FoxVideo (CBS/Fox) 8451 BMG Video 80111 -3 of "Anastasia Sing -A- Long," a half- dios Home Video director of mar- AEROSTEP IDOLS OF THE GAME REEBOK 19.95 video on the new Fox fea- keting, sell- through, and catalog. 15 17 39.98 20 16 51 hour based 20 Turner Home Entertainment 5426 PolyGram Video 8006330553 ture- length cartoon scheduled for The tie -in partners for "Vertigo" released programs, 25,000 units and $1 million at sug- release this fall. were Discover Card and United Air- ITA gold cer ification for sale of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 mill'on a retail for theatrically at retail for theatrically released pro- In addition, with purchase of "Fer- lines. gested retail for nontheatrical titles. 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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 C O U N T R Y SHERRIÉ AUSTIN Words PRODUCERS: Ed Seay, Will Rambeaux AL3., Arista 18843 EDITED BY PAULvs '/ERNA As label heads are so fond of saying, Sher- rié Austin is the whole package: singer, POP writer, performer, possessed of a sparkling personality and great looks. *ARTO LINDSAY R6R "aRGkQYt Y#lf,Am' ny This Australian newcomer came to Nash- Mundo Civilizado 1.18v roam mmt. ville on her own to forge a career, and that PRODUCERS: Arto Lindsay, Andrés Levin, Maré Celli kind of fierce, spunky independence shows Bar/None 82 through in her writing and singing. She's The smart, subtle "Mundo Civilizado" is very straight- ahead, whether writing bal- the second in a series of albums on which lads or uptempo numbers. As strong fe- downtown New York fixture Arto Lindsay male artists increasingly lead the way in mines his affection for Brazilian music, fol- contemporary country, Austin will be in lowing the bossa nova balladry of last T.S. MONK VARIOUS ARTISTS MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" the forefront of their ranks. year's "0 Corpo Sutil." The new record is ELLIOTT Monk On Monk Original Motion Picture Soundtrack -Star Supa a groovier affair yet still flows on waves of Dupa Fly PRODUCER: T.S. Monk Maps languid rhythms and lyrical melodies, with PRODUCER: Timbaland N2K 10017 PRODUCERS: Lysa Flores, Gustavo Santaolalla The Gold Mind/EastWest 62095 LATIN contributions from a set of hip players - Thelonious Monk's only son delves DGC 25148 This young, multitalented MDO clarinetist Don Byron, keyboardist Bernie artist who further than ever into his late Soundtrack to acclaimed drama "Star has recently written and rapped for PRODUCER: none listed Worrell, and drummer Dougie Bowne, father's canon with this album of Maps" presents the cream of the alter- Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Busta Rhymes, Sony Latin/Sony 82235 among others. A companion remix disc on Monk compositions that features a native Latin music crop, covering a Gina Thompson, New Edition, Adina A winning musical hybrid that recalls Gramavision, "Hyper Civilizado," features stellar cast of jazz instrumentalists spectrum of genres from driving rock Howard, SWV, Jodeci, and others such vocal acts as Magneto, Boyzone, sharp overhauls of key tunes "Complicity," and vocalists, from Herbie Hancock, (La Portuaria's adventurous "Dios ") to delivers her long-awaited debut and Take That, this handsome, honey - "Q Samba," and the title track by such Grover Washington Jr., and Christian edgy rap (Molotov's bilingual "Use It album, which shows off the rhyming voiced quintet charges through an infec- New York mix masters as We, DJ Soul McBride to Wayne Shorter, Arturo Or Lose It "). Other highlights include skills and musical diversity for which tious raft of chirpy pop /dance love Slinger, and DJ Spooky. Bar/None is dis- Sandoval, and Dianne Reeves. The ska maniacs King Changó's bilingual she has already developed a reputa- songs. The rock -tinged "No Puedo Olvi- tributed by Koch. talented and versatile T.S. Monk "Don't Drop Your Pants," Aterciopela- tion. Some of those previous collabo- darme De Tí," primed to prance onto Hot Latin Tracks, highlights LIFE IN A BLENDER anchors the sessions on drums, lead- dos' lounge nugget "Chica Dificil," rators return the favor here, includ- an album * full of hit singles, including Two Legs Bad ing various combos through such Astrid Hadad Y Los Tarzanes' campy ing Rhymes, 702 (on "Beep Me 911 "), uptempo entries "Volverás A Mí" and "Así PRODUCER: Al Houghton nuggets as the jaunty "Two Timer," "iAy Que Dolor Vivir!," and DJ Strobe and Aaliyah ("Best Friends "). Other No Más" Fang 8 featuring Hancock and bassist Ron Presents La Casa Grande's dancefloor high -profile guests include Lil' Kim, and ballads "No Me Envenena Más" "iAy Life In A Blender, the New York alterna- Carter; "Bright Mississippi," with romp "Say Yeah." Co- producer Lysa who animates Elliott's scintillating and Amor!" tive five-piece with Sandoval, McBride, and tenor Jimmy Flores turns in the fine original "Beg, "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee," and Da Brat, a curious sense of *CHICHI PERALTA + SON FAMILIA Heath taking center stage; and Bud Borrow & Steal," as well as an a cap- who appears on the assertive "Sock humor and a knack for a catchy pop song, It Pa' Otro La'o Powell tribute "Suddenly" (instru- pella duet with Martha Velez titled 2 Me." Lead single "The Rain returns with this diverse, entertaining set (Sups PRODUCER: Chichi Peralta mentally known as "In Walked Bud "), "La Luna." And, for good measure, of offbeat tunes from the pen of lead Dupa Fly)" has set up the album's Caïmán 2881 with a fine vocal duet by Reeves and the disc includes Big Star's "Take singer /songwriter Don Ralph. The Blender explosive debut on The Billboard 200 While fans of Dominican icon Juan Luis Nnenna Freelon. Although T.S. Monk Care." A colorful album that ventures can also whip up some clever, expressive and is likely to be merely one of many Guerra eagerly await his next disc, they has covered the senior Monk's work far beyond the safe waters navigated arrangements, as the band features brass cuts that keep the record in the fore- can feast on a blockbuster mélange of on his previous jazz albums for Blue by Latin pop superstars, thereby player Mel Melon and is augmented on front of hip -hop for a long time to Afro- Caribbean, romantic paeans by Note, the one -time R &B musician's showing off the increasing this album by a violinist and cellist. High- sophistica- come and launches the career of one this soulful Dominican singer who for- label debut is his most complete tion and diversity of Spanish -lan- lights of a characteristically eccentric set of the genre's most talented and pas- merly was a percussionist for his salute to one of the icons jazz. guage music. include the tumultuous pop changes of of sionate artists. esteemed paisano. Catchy pulsating "Chicken Dance" and the sweetly jangling leadoff single "Amor Narcótico" certain- hooks of "Easy Eggs" and "Hard To Swal- ly echoes Guerra's distinctive stylistic of smooth tracks textured with rich har- a fun midtempo romp produced low." Their more left -field efforts include R&B by vibe, but the charismatic performer monies and emotional lead vocals. labelmate Roger Troutman. "Why You "Tiny Ankles" (on which pretty, folkish PHAJJA reveals a broader stylistic profile that vie "What Are You Waiting For ?" litters the Wanna Pick On Me" highlights the act's harmonies with grungy riffery), as well Seize The Moment offers warm nods to reggae ( "La Cigua- soundscape with satisfying chords to credible harmonizing abilities, while its as the jokey but catchy "Motherlode" and PRODUCERS: various pa") and R &B- inflected balladry the beat of an infectious melody. The cover of "Sailing" spawns a dreamy the jazz -accented "Big Hat" -both of Warner Bros. 46319 ( "Limón Con Sal "). group livens up things with "Ohh Ahh." ocean of sound. which recall the genre -mangling of They This debut act issues a steady collection Might Be Giants. Fittingly, TMBG's John Linnell plays accordion on the Brecht/ CLASSICAL Weill- styled "Grand Union." VITAL REISSUES' * SCHOENBERG: VERKLÄRTE NACHT, ERNIE KOVACS STRING QUARTET NO. 2 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST the likes of Robert Maxwell, Les ULvter, reminder that Duke Ellington was a Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Esa -Pekka Titanic The Ernie Kovacs Record Collection Ferrante & Teicher, and Yma Sumac; serious creative force throughout that PRODUCERS. Irwin Chusid, Edie Adams, and Cary E. Salonen; Faye Robinson, soprano PRODUCERS: Tommy Krasker, Maury Yeston Kovacs' spoofs on Prokofiev and decade. Ellington standards "Happy -Go- Mansfield PRODUCER, David Mottley RCA Victor 68834 Shostakovich; and "The Wrong Man," a Lucky Local," "Rockin' In Rhythm," and Varese Sarabande 5789 Sony Classical 62725 The musical "Titanic" appears hardily duet between Kovacs and his wife, Edie "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" EDIE ADAMS "It sounds as if someone had taken the afloat, unlike its unfortunate namesake, Adams. Adams herself was a singer and sound fresh and vibrant, as does lesser- The Charming Miss Edie score of [Wagner's] 'Tristan [Und Isol- which sank 85 years ago with a great loss Adams sidekick to Kovacs, and her lone album, known '30s-vintage gem "Harmony In REISSUE PRODUCER: Cary E. Mansfield de]' and smeared it while the ink was of life. The show's Tony Awards this year "The Charming Miss Edie Adams" (orig- Harlem." More recently composed Varese Sarabande 5797 still wet," goes the famous comment included best musical and score. The inally issued in 1959), is also released for works include a ruminative Late comedy genius Ernie Kovacs' role live perfor- about Arnold Schoenberg's tone poem Maury Yeston score is ambitious, a sort of the first time on CD. It contains Adams' mance of the semi -orchestral "Ad Lib On as a pioneer of offbeat television pro - "Verklärte Nacht" (Transfigured Yeston meets Andrew Lloyd Webber sincere performances of four lesser - Nippon" and Ellington's spotlighted gramming has been amply documented Night). Although it was intended as a meets Stephen Sondheim. It has a lot of known Rodgers & Hart songs plus the piano on "Second Portrait The Lion," recently, notably on Kultur Video's com- Of criticism in 1902, that statement now things to say about the tragic maiden voy- lighthearted novelty tune "He Don't a rollicking tribute to fellow pianist prehensive reissue of his groundbreak- aptly sums up the piece's highly attrac- age of the Titanic and does so with a Wanna Be Kissed (Lo Mammeta E Tu)," Willie "The Lion" Smith. Any Ducal ing shows. However, the musical side of tive brand of heaving chromaticisms respectful sense of drama. More well - attributed to Kovacs, lyricist Jack Segal, devotee should enthusiastically Kovacs' artistry has been comparatively antici- and abstract longing. Performing the defined melody would have helped, and Domenico Modugno of "Volare" pate new versions of Billy Strayhorn under -explored, with a long-out -of -print work in its expanded, chamber orches- though, such as the kind displayed with fame. A long- overdue pair of releases themes "Midriff," borne aloft on sassily 1978 Columbia LP serving as the only tra version, white -hot conductor Esa- such touching grace in a grand choral that Kovacs and Adams followers will muted horns, and "Chelsea aural document of the tunes that animat- Bridge," Pekka Salonen and the Stockholm band number, "Godspeed Titanic," and a ballad, devour. crossed by Paul Gonsalves with an ed the Kovacs shows. Archival music give us as visceral a "Verklärte Nacht" "Still," performed by Larry Keith and exceptionally dreamy, fogbound tenor. specialist Varèse Sarabande rectifies this DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA as any. Also amplified to chamber Alma Cuervo, who play the doomed Mr. With Strayhorn's death coming less than longstanding omission from the CD Berlin '65 -Paris '67 orchestra proportions here is the emo- and Mrs. Isadore Straus. Yeston's work is three months after the '67 date, his med- canon by assembling the best of the PRODUCER Norman Granz tionally charged String Quartet No. 2, greatly enhanced by the orchestrations of ically inspired "Blood Count" seems an Kovacs show's musical numbers- includ- Pablo 5304 with Faye Robinson as the soprano Jonathan Tur°ck, who deservedly received elegy set to the languorous alto lines of ing the theme song; Kovacs' own "Hot These European concerts from the '60s soloist. The piece caused a riot at its the first Tony Award in the orchestration Johnny Hodges, himself silenced three Cakes & Sausage"; collaborations with serve as an insouciantly swinging 1908 premiere, and its mordant beauty category. years later. seems no less stirring today.

SPOTLIGHT: Releases deemed by the review editors to deserve special attention on the basis of musical merit and/or Billboard chart potential. VITAL REISSUES: Rereleased albums of special artistic, archival, and commercial interest, and outstanding collec- ALBUMS tions of works by one or more artists. PICKS (): New releases predicted to hit the top half of the chart in the corresponding format. CRITICS CHOICES (* ): New releases, regardless of chart potential, highly recommended because of their musical merit.MUSIC TO MY EARS (Z): 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 Vema, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Send R&B albums to J.R. Reynolds, Billboard, 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. Send country albums to Chet Flippo, Billboard, 49 Music Square W., Nashville, TN 37203.Send Latin albums to John Lannert, 1814 Fern Valley Road, Louisville, KY 40219. Other contributors: Havelock Nelson (rap/N.Y.); Iry Lichtman (Broadway/cabaret/N.Y.); Brad Bambarger (classicaVN.Y.); Drew Wheeler (jazz/N.Y.); Deborah Evans Price (contemporary Christian/Nashville); Gordon Ely (gospel); John Diliberto (new age).

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pop /freestyle program for a number of one of this year's big success stories. JAMES BONAMY Naked To The Pain (3:41) pointed by this first single from "Marigold years now, and he impresses by never Her vocal delivery radiates a charm PRODUCER: Doug Johnson Sky," given its lethargic pace and surpris- opting to rest on his laurels. Instead, he and self -assurance that draw the listen- WRITERS: D. Pfrimmer, R. Wald ingly subdued performance by Daryl Hall. has filled his catalog with songs like er into the song. This should be the lat- PUBLISHERS: G.I.D., ASCAP; Warner -Tamerlane/Des Still, the familiarity of his voice, matched "Summer Nights," in which he success- est in her growing string of hits. Chalets, BMI by the song's slowly ingratiating chorus, is Epic 78629 (c /o Sony) (7 -inch single) S fully stretches his vocal and songwriting worth a listen by AC regulars. \GLES If You Love Somebody (2:301 Bonamy has a pleasant voice and deliv- EIDITEID BY LARRY FLICK skills. This track is particularly strong, KEVIN SHARP PRODUCER: Chris Farren ers an adequate performance. The song given its staccato beats, rubbery WRITERS: C. Farreo, J. Steele is good, but there are just no sparks of TRACKS bassline, and immediately memorable ROCK PUBLISHERS: Full Keel /Farrenuff, ASCAP; Blue intense emotion or anything here that tno timing P O P chorus. This single also comes in a FLEETWOOD MAC Silver Springs Desert/Longitude, BMI will jump through the car speakers and BLACKSTREET FEATURING FISHBONE, OL' vibrant disco incarnation that will open Asylum 9862 (CD promo) shake the listener to the core. At a time PRODUCERS: Lindsey Buckingham, Elliot Schneider DIRTY BASTARD & SLASH Fix (4:04) radio doors that the fine original ver- From the energetic percussion that when the format is looking for impact WRITER: S. Nicks PRODUCER: not listed sion will not. Contact: 818-760 -3577. opens this track and gives way to a song, but it's PUBLISHERS: Barbara Nicks/Wiaen, BMI WRITER: not listed records, this is not a bad of fiddle lines, this record Reprise 8900 (c/o Warner Bros.) (CD promo) PUBLISHER: not listed spree sassy not a great one either. grabs the listener immediately and sim- this nearly lost Interscope 6221 (CD single) R & B How appropriate that The highly exploited art of remixing is ply does not let go. Sharp is an incredi- treasure from the "Rumours" sessions is ' USHER You Make Me Wanna (3:39) D N E - ble balladeer, but this song is a fine A C chosen as the lead single from "The an extremely effective tool for BLACK PRODUCER: Jermaine Dupri example of the vibrancy and passion he 110. DAFT PUNK Around The World (7.54) Dance," an "MTV Unplugged" collection street's "Fix." A likable track as an WRITERS: J. Dupri, M. Seal, Usher can bring to a great uptempo cut. A PRODUCERS: Thomas Bangalter, Guy -Manuel de Homem- that reunites the Mac after umpteen album cut, the song's 01' Dirty/Fish- PUBLISHERS: EMI -April, SoSo Del /Slack A.D./UR IV, lively, fun summertime hit that should Christo Stevie Nicks is at her glorious, bone/Slash version is totally irresistible. ASCAP years. further accelerate this talented artist's WRITERS: T Bangalter, G. de Homem -Christo here, giving her words a Blending hip -hop, R &B, and rock, the LaFace 4259 (c /o Arista) (cassette single) quirky best Zomba, ASCAP track blurs the boundaries of the genres The summer heats up with "You Make career. PUBLISHER: poignant, worldly vibe. In the age of Ala - REMIXER: Todd Terry and develops a taste for more music of Me by a not -so -young Usher. nis, Tori, and Courtney, lines like "you Wanna" KENNY ROGERS FEATURING ALL -4 -ONE Virgin 12298 (12 -inch single) its kind among listeners who experi- his notes as gently can be my silver springs ... you can be Vocally strumming Write Your Name (Across My Heart) (3:331 With this tasty slice of disco /funk, dynam- ment with music outside their usual for- as the guitar player who color splashes" now sound a tad more and powerfully PRODUCER: Brent Maher ic electronica outfit Daft Punk looks well mat. The high -powered videoclip, fea- accompanies him, Usher makes no ene- fluffy than mystical. But that's quite all WRITERS: R. VanWarmer, T. Harrell positioned to build upon the momentum fulfills to a right. Wrap yourself in this wonderfully turing all the players, mies by professing an attraction PUBLISHERS: Dixie Stars/Tony Carlisle /MRBI, ASCAP generated by its recent breakthrough hit, meld with executed tune like a warm and comfy consumers' desire to image friend while being involved with anoth- Magnatone 1116 (CD promo) "Da Funk." Once again, the group does an a security blanket. music. er. The track promises to be hit Rogers has been absent from country exemplary job of communicating a hum - all and genders as among generations radio for a while, and it remains to be along chorus without the aid of a vocalist, P. THE LONDON SUEDE Beautiful Ones 13:51) p BLUES TRAVELER Most Precarious (3:27) his loyal young female fan base will will seen whether this valiant attempt opting instead for a stream of caustic key- PRODUCER: Ed Buller PRODUCERS: Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero will eagerly jump aboard. Older women get him back in the good favor of coun- WRITERS: B. Anderson, R. Oakes WRITER: J. Popper boards and blippy sound effects. Todd easily fall prey to the very thought of It's a beautiful lyric, not listed PUBLISHERS: Blues Traveler /Irving, BMI try programmers. Terry has been invited to contribute a PUBLISHER: his musings, while men now have an is in fine vocal form. He Nude 1486 (c/o Sony) (CD promo) A &M 00479 (cassette single) and Rogers house version that will unlock the last few /Columbia to express similar With their core rock audience well interesting avenue has always been a distinctive song doors this act has yet to knock down. Like a fast -mangled Oasis song, the Lon- "You Make Me Wanna" is a taken care of, the time is right for Blues feelings. interpreter, and that ability seems to don Suede succeeded in making sounds for his upcoming pro- Traveler to direct its attention toward tremendous intro have only gotten stronger. The back- of pop /rock that are definitely unique. the popsters who discovered this endur- ject, "My Way." ground vocals contributed by pop male AC The painfully true lyrics and vibrant with the single "Hook." This quartet All -4 -One are a nice touch, but BIG BLUE HEARTS Nobody Wants Her (no tim- sounds have already proved to be a hit in ing band * TEDDY PENDERGRASS Give It To Me * On may be better suited for AC radio than ing listed) the U.K. "Beautiful Ones" hails from the gem from the new album, "Straight (3:44) country. PRODUCER: not listed album "Coming Up," which garnered two Till Morning," has a somewhat similar PRODUCERS: Teddy Pendergrass, Jim Salamone hand leader /vocalist John WRITER: D. Fisher other U.K. top 10 hits, and its invasion of tone, though WRITERS: T. Pendergrass, J. Salamone THE RAYBON BROS. The Way She's Look- PUBLISHER: Sheridan Sessions, ASCAP is imminent. Popper proves that he's far from lazy or PUBLISHERS: Sony/ATV Songs/Ted on, BMI; Mr. rest of the world's airwaves ing (3:061 Geffen 1100 (c/o Uni) (CD single) calculating. "Most Precarious" is miles Jimmy's Music, ASCAP PRODUCERS: Don Cook, Tony Brown Imagine Chris Isaak with the slightly GENESIS Congo (3:131 above the competition with its master- REMIXER: Bryce Wilson WRITERS: D. Cook, B. Lawson approach of the PRODUCERS: Nick Davis, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford melody and highly clever Sure Fire 40 (c /o BMG) (cassette single) more aggressive guitar fully crafted PUBLISHERS: Sony /ATV/Tree/Don Cook, BMI; WRITERS: T. Banks, M. Rutherford lyrics. This could easily spend the The man is back. There is no longer a BoDeans, and you have a fairly accurate Sony/ATV Tunes /Cross Keys, ASCAP description of this fine new San Francisco PUBLISHERS: Anthony Banks/Michael Rutherford /Hit & remainder of the summer and much of need to settle for watered -down substi- MCA 72017 (c/o Uni) (CD promo) band. The hook is immediate. The instru- Run, ASCAP the fall perched in the upper regions of tutes. Pendergrass reclaims his rightful Marty Raybon, former lead vocalist for Atlantic 8202 (cassette single) mentation is sharp. And the vocals are the Hot 100. position as one of the most seductive Shenandoah, and his brother Tim made Genesis without Phil Collins at the helm downright dreamy. Triple -A programmers male voices in R &B with this groove - their debut as a duo with a cover of Bob may initially be a hard sell, but new lead SEVEN MARY THREE Make Up Your Mind who embrace the likes of Natalie Mer- laden ballad from his stellar new disc, Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses." Now with singer Ray Wilson is well up for the chal- (2:31) chant need to pounce on this one. Once "You & I." His distinctive growl has this second single from their MCA lenge. He brings an ethereal quality to PRODUCERS: Tom Morris, Jason Pollack, Jason Ross you've grown to love "Nobody Wants Her" never been more soulful, and his per- album (which is due Aug. 26), the duo the music that is reminiscent of original WRITERS: Seven Mary Three (and you will), dive into the group's epony- formance is nicely complemented by looks to be on the road to a great new Genesis front man Peter Gabriel. He has PUBLISHER: not listed mous debut album. Song for song, there the golden touch of producer /remixer Marty's lead vocals pack a lot of with the song's authoritative Atlantic 8128 (cassette single) career. a field day Bryce Wilson, who tweaks the original romp are few better out there right now. A powerful yet different follow -up, this personality into this uptempo tribal beat and ambient keyboards. track with a subtle splash of jeep mus- woman who, as the lyric says, is -A song from the new "Rock Crown" album about a HALL & OATES Promise Ain't Enough ßd.15) Mainstream rockers and even triple cle. This juicy jam is ripe for the pick- boy done all over it. "running 90 mph from the that PRODUCER: not listed tastemakers will find this preview of the has top 40 smash written ing of young audiences, while more not too rough for her wrong/And the way she's looking, WRITER: not listed new album, "... Calling All Sta- With a tune that's sophisticated listeners may find the radio and not too soft for she won't be looking long." The song is PUBLISHER: not listed tions ... ," an easy programming selec- mainstream old- school- fashioned album version Seven Mary Three's established follow- sassy traditional country and is just Push 001 (o/o BMG) (cassette single) tion. more interesting. Either way, Pender- is so sense that ing, the band may actually appease the bursting with energy. The production A H &O reunion makes much grass is on the way to enjoying a long - a fine record happened soon- REEF Place Your Hands (3:371 masses. "Make Up Your Mind" grabs clean and crisp. All in all, one wonders why it hasn't deserved comeback. that signals great things for this act. er. Die -hard fans of the duo may be disap- PRODUCERS. George Drakoulias, Reef you and doesn't let go. WRITER: not listed IMMATURE I'm Not A Fool (4:261 PUBLISHER: not listed ALLURE All Cried Out (no timing listed) * PRODUCERS: Chris Stokes, Madeline Randolph, Ken Epic 9733 (c/o Sony) (CD promo) PRODUCERS: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Mark C. Wilson, Wanda Stokes, Katrina Askew, Brion James What really draws you into this song is Rooney & N O T E W O R T H Y WRITERS: C. Stokes, B. James NEW the initial guitar and bass intro, which is WRITERS: Full Force PUBLISHER: not listed catchy. The lyrics, however, seem a PUBLISHERS: Careers -BMG /Mokojumbi /Zomba Songs, NASTYBOY KLICK FEATURING ROGER REBECCA BLASBAND 6 Ft. Off The quite MCA 3918 (c /o Uni) (cassette single) Down For Yours 14:041 Ground (2:50) bit rough and choppy. An interesting BMI Teen idol act Immature turns in yet TROUTMAN Crave 67848 (c /o Sony) (cassette single) PRODUCERS: MC Magic, L -Dag PRODUCER: Warren A. Bruleigh facet of the song is the gospel -like repet- another irresistible morsel of a ballad After kickin' for credibility with the fab WRITERS: M. Cardenas, L. Marin, D. Salas, A. Estra- WRITERS: R. Blasband, K. Wilkinson, D. Millet itive chorus, which seems to fit the track with "I'm Not A Fool." On this first sin- "Head Over Heels," this charming da PUBLISHER: not listed remarkably well, soothing the listener a gle from the group's upcoming album, s ngle) female quartet goes for the pop gold PUBLISHER: not listed Mercury 272 (c /o PolyGram) (cassette bit from the tough solo vocals. "The Journey," lead vocalist Batman is with a sterling rendition of the Lisa GlassNote/Mercury 291 (do PolyGram) (cassette With this wonderfully subtle and accompanied, albeit briefly, by Romeo Blasband Lisa & Cult Jam chestnut. Allure is single) instantly memorable jam, on this totally mature track about love R A P joined by 112, who adds a dash of R &B Industry veteran Daniel Glass' new deftly proves that a great things and longing. Although the trio's other star power, not to mention a muscular Mercury subsidiary is off to a spankin' can come in quiet, compact pack- DA ORGANIZATION Can't Stop No Player (3:57) ballads have successfully crossed the Dorsey male vocal counterpart. Produced by hot start with this slick pop/hip -hop ages. In less than three minutes she PRODUCER: Carl "Cooly C" generation gap, "I'm Not A Fool" more WRITERS: C. Laster, J. Dorsey; T. Pettigrew, D. Williams, Crave label founder Mariah Carey with shuffler. Troutman underlines the packs more of a lyrical wallop than than hints at the group's burgeoning C. Dorsey Walter Afanasieff and Mark Rooney, the track with his signature electro-funk most albums do. And the hook manhood. PUBLISHER: Prophets of Rage, BMI song is interpreted with a faithful keyboard/vocal licks, though he never lingers for hours after an initial pulls listeners away from the act's spin. Blasband has a smokey alto Wrap 452 (4o Ichiban) (CD single) hand -though there are enough current "Can't Stop No Player" satisfies every keep single smooth and romantic rhymes or the vocal range and a wry style that is jeep spices added to this COUNTRY musical taste -bass, R &B, and hip -hop- from sounding tired. Anyone who was song's quietly insinuating hook. Iced mildly reminiscent of Chrissie DEANA CARTER Now Do I Get There (329) with its intricately devised and orchestrat- clueless enough to miss the first single with seductive female chorus vamps by Hynde. She puts it to excellent use PRODUCER. Chris Farren ed groove interpretation of the Isley absolutely needs to care about this one. Nikia, Dee, and Lakiva, this is the kind within an arrangement of jangly WRITERS: D. Carter, C. Farren of jam that is equally accessible to guitars and rock- steady beata that Brothers' '70s -era hit "Summer Breeze." PUBLISHERS: EMI /Princeton Street/Full Keel/Farren- Production aside, the group's melodic STEVIE B. Summer Nights (no timing listed) street purists and mainstream pop lis- will set the hearts of modern rock- uff, ASCAP delivery ensure PRODUCERS: Brian Wavy, Stevie B., David Allen teners. Pre- release interest in this win- ers aflutter. In the end, however, pairing and harmonious Capitol 12308 (CD promo) and produc- Jones ning single promises an outta da box this single belongs on top 40 radio. the track excels both lyric- Carter puts that sweet Southern voice Stop No WRITER: not listed sales and radio home run. It also whets Be a hero -be among the first to tion -wise. Expect to hear "Can't of hers to excellent use on this fiddle - PUBLISHER: not listed for forthcoming debut this delicious first slice of Player" pumped through club, jeep, and laced uptempo number. After one listen, the appetite the discover Dance-2000 01 (cassette single) album, "Tha 1st Chapter. Look for it. her album "Rapt." personal stereo systems well into the fall. Stevie has been working his it is easy to understand why Carter is

Highlights new and of potential chart action, which the reviewer highly recommends because of their musica merit. NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: PICKS (): New releases with the greatest chart potential. CRITICS CHOICE (* ): New releases, regardless with the broadest audience. All releases available to radio and /or retail in the U.S. are eligible for review. Send SINGLES . developing acts worthy of attention. Cassette, vinyl or CD singles equally appropriate for more than one format are reviewed in the category Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Contributors: Doug Reece (L.A.)., Shawnee Smith (N.Y.) copies to Larry Flick, Billboard, 1515 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036. Country singles should be sent to Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 49 Music Square W., 79 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Reviews & Previews

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The dia- 55 minutes, $19.95 starting from the Garden of Eden into dance/house. the North Pole in an attempt to find logue perfectly parodies the clichéd noir the Rolling landscapes and lush countryside the future, this brainchild from com- inclement weather they desire and RING DISC style, taking aim at cliché phrases and settings belie the birthplace of some of puter animator Beny Tchaicovsky took bring it back home. Their journey leads Media Cafe slick bad guys. As an example, an the best malt whisky in the world. The three years to complete. The narration - them to the cave of the Windows CD -ROM exchange between Brick and a mysteri- north wind, video tours less film features a score by Peter where Mumfie discovers an injured eight renowned working dis- Everything you wanted to know about ous informant goes like this: "I didn't tilleries tucked away in Speyside, a Bernstein and enough images of mech- snowbird that he takes home to nurse, Richard Wagner's entire "Ring Of The catch your name." "I have no name." remote region of anized, dismembered humans to cause forgetting his initial quest. The bird Scotland. Modern -day "I've heard of you." "Oh, you have, have heals just in time to join Santa and his you? From whom?" "People." "What reindeer on Christmas Eve, and it's not people ?" "People who know what things hard to guess what Mumfie sees when are going down." The first episode is a he looks out the window on Christmas fairly standard -issue mystery about I N I morning. P R N T Brick's former partner and a person from the past seeking revenge. The sec- ond, more colorful story has Brick fac- DOCUMENTARY ing down both a shrewish SPACE IS THE PLACE: THE LIVES sound like solos ... Something birth date on May 22, 1914, as Her- ex -wife and an SAY GOODBYE TO MR. PRESIDENT: MARI- army of "cannibal vampire zombies." AND TIMES OF SUN RA that's perfect is something that's man Poole Blount in Birmingham, LYN AND THE KENNEDYS The jazzy, '40s -style music and the occa- by John F. Szwed finished, and if it sounds finished, Ala. Ra had WinStar Home Entertainment Pantheon Books a fluid sense of time, sional modern -day pop culture refer- 85 minutes, $19.98 476 pages, $29.95 it doesn't have any spontaneity both historically and musically, and ences add to the fun. The only jarring Elvis isn't the only celebrity whose left, and then it isn't jazz. That's birth dates were just an impedi- element is the occasional use of profani- death will be commemorated this Rarely has a musician been so how I keep that feeling of swing ment to someone who "arrived on ty, which seems out of place in this styl- month. August also marks the 35th misunderstood, and rarely has one in there -the true feeling of the planet." ized romp. Contact: 416- 703 -5667. anniversary of the death of Marilyn begged so much misunderstand- jazz." Through extensive personal MORT SAHL'S AMERICA Monroe, and this video probe recalls all ing. For Szwed, that occurs whether interviews the disturbing questions that and archival materials, Live performance by Mort Sahl surround- Sun Ra wasn't just ahead of his is ed her death. Included is the potential Sun Ra playing Fletcher Hen- Szwed fills in the murky blanks of Dove Audio involvement of the Kennedy brothers time, he was out of time, following derson tunes, synthesizer forays, Ra's early years as a literate out- ISBN 0- 7871- 1364 -6 and Jimmy Hoffa, as well as mysterious his own muse in a merger of col- or big -band collective blowouts. sider, excelling in school while 70 minutes, $13 This live performance, which - events that occurred near or after Mon - lective improvisation, music the- Szwed has unearthed a treasure already exploring the nether ran off Broadway, roe's death. It also attempts to provide ater, big -band swing and a maze of trove of Ra data, including infor- reaches of music and philosophy. bats .500. On side one, politi- cal humorist/former screenwriter Sahl answers to these nagging questions cosmic metaphysics that wove the mation the composer has tried to Ra was already a veteran musi- through interviews that span more than Bible with Egyptian mythology tosses off hip, ironic one -liners about keep hidden for years, like his cian leading his own big band when liberal and conservative politics, social a decade and include a diverse set of and science fiction. he went to Chicago to play third parties, such as ex -John Kennedy with the issues, and his experiences as a Holly- Jazz critic John Szwed steps into prototype Big Band of Fletcher wood screenwriter. Sahl is genuinely aide Peter Summers and the former this often confusing and wife of the Kennedys' brother -in -law contra- Henderson. funny, and his relaxed, conversational Peter Lawford. Lawford's ex intro- dictory world and attempts to From there it was Rocket No. 9 style connects immediately with the live duced the Kennedys to Monroe before untangle the mystery of Mr. Ra in to the planet Venus and beyond as audience. On side two, however, he is any of them had become public figures. "Space Is The Place: The Lives Ra evolved his idiosyncratic music joined by Sen. Eugene McCarthy, best Archival footage of both John and And Times Of Sun Ra" from Pan- and gathered musicians including known for attempting a presidential Bobby Kennedy and Monroe, plus out- theon. nomination in 1968 on a platform oppos- John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Julien ing the takes from various Monroe films, round In his Vietnam War. McCarthy's the process of exhaustive Priester, and Marshall Allen, who observations are outdated, and he out this informative and entertaining research, Szwed discovers gen- program. would remain with him for four spends a lot of time commenting on the ius-an artist whom he likens to decades until Ra's departure from 1976 presidential debate between Ger- ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO Duke Ellington, Stravinsky, and the planet May 30, 1993. ald Ford and Jimmy Carter and the Cajun Films Inc. Debussy. Szwed's portrait of Ra is both 1980 debate between Carter, Ronald 70 minutes, $29.95 In the labyrinth of Sun Ra's scholarly and affectionate. While Reagan, and independent candidate This fascinating documentary about John Anderson. the philosophies and music, Szwed many fans would often put brack- Only political junkies lives of heterosexual cross- dressers finds a composer who was break- will care about these long -ago political aired on Cinemax as well as at the Mon- ets around aspects of Ra's persona, moments. treal Film Festival and International ing down the walls of jazz while perhaps turning a blind eye to his Documentary Festival in Amsterdam. simultaneously embracing its convoluted philosophies or his From an engineer at NASA and an spirit and history. Talking about space gypsy stage shows, Szwed FOR THE RECORD attorney to a former polo player, men of his endless rehearsals, Ra said he embraces them, contradictions and The correct title of the MTV Home all shapes and sizes share their dreams wanted "written ensembles to all. 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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ZOMBA RECORDING In re ) Chapter I I 320 VIDEO TITLES in just 2 SQ. FT.! STRAWBERRIES INC., and ) Case No. 97-309 (RRM) CORPORATION STRAWBERRIES HOLDING, INC.. ) Jointly Administered line Debtors. ) complete of counter, wall, and floor displays. DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS NOTICE OF LAST DAY FOR FILING PROOFS OF CLAIM AND INTEREST /1-1I.SICU Zomba Recording Corporation, TO: ALL CREDITORS. EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS, tl Call or write today for FREE sample Pak 13 OW home AND OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST of Jive and Silvertone Re- cords is PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 19, 1997 (the "Filing Date'), Strawberries Inc. (d/b/a Strawberries and Waxie seeking a Director of Busi- Maxie s) and ness Affairs to be based in New Strawberries Holding, Inc. (collectively, the "Debtors') filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter II of title I I. United States Code (the " Bankruptcy Cale") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. York. Excellent growth opportunity PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District Court for the District of Delaware (the "District Court') has entered an 13rowsr with leading worldwide indepen- order dated July I, 1997 ( the "Bar Order') requiring all persons and entities (including individuals. partnerships, corporations. DISPLAY SYSTEMS dent record company. Applicant estates. trusts, and governmental units), EXCEPT THOSE PERSONS AND ENTITIES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS CHICAGO ONE STOP, INC. must have experience in record "A" THROUGH "E" BELOW, which assert a Claim (as defined below) (i) against any of the Debtors, that (a) arose prior to the 401 West Superior Chicago, IL 60610 company business affairs or legal Filing Date or (b) arose from the Debtors rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease prior to July I. 1997. except to the Phone: 312-822/0822 Toltlree: 800-822/4410 extent that another bar date had been established by prior order of the District Court. or (ii) which presently assert an Interest (as department, or the equivalent back- Video boxes defined below) in any of the Debtors. to file a proof of claim or interest ag.'. st or with respect to such particular Debtor or Debtor8 with tit ground in private practice with ex- Inc. Strawberries flat in Browser Pak - pertise in drafting and negotiating Claims Processing recording industry contracts. Com- P.O. Box 509 3 different sizes petitive compensation and benefits FDR Station package. Please send resume to: New York, New York 10150 or by delivering the same by hand delivery or courier service (but not by U. S. mail). to Bankruptcy Services LLC, Heron Tower. 70 Palenls 4813534 8 4899879 Attn: Cassandra Emperor East 55th Street, 6th Floor, New York. New York 10022, in either case so that it is actually received on or before 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. on The Zomba Group of Companies August 22. 1997 (the "Bar Date). Such proofs of claim and interest will be deemed filed when then actually only are received. 137 -139 West 25th Street For purposes of filing a proofof claim against or interest in a prarticula Debtor. the following are the Debtors' chapter I I case numbers: STRAWBERRIES INC. Case No. 97 -309 (RRM) New York, N.Y. 10001 STRAWBERRIES HOLDING, INC. Case No. 97 -310 (RRM) As used herein, the term "Claim" means (a) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment. liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmanned, disputed, undisputed, legal. equitable. secured or unsecured; or (b) right to an HELP WANTED equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed. contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured. As used herein, the term "Interests" means direct or indirect ownership or control of a (a) share in the Debtors, whether or not transferable or denominated "stock," or similar security; or (b) warrant or right (other than a right to convert) to purchase. sell. or subscribe to a share. security, DIRECTOR OF or interest of a kind specified in subsection (a) of this sentence. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN THAT IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM OR PROOF OF INTEREST AND FAIL TO DO SO IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED HEREIN, YOU WILL BE FOR- OPERATIONS EVER BARRED FROM VOTING UPON, OR RECEIVING DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER, ANY PLAN OR PLANS San OF Francisco Chapter Long Island Record Distributor seek- REORGANIZATION FOR ANY OF THE DEBTORS, AND WILL BE FOREVER BARRED FROM ASSERTING ANY SUCH CLAIM AGAINST OR INTEREST IN ANY OF THE DEBTORS OR THEIR SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS. Florida Branch ing hands on self motivated executive Pending further order of the District Court, the following persons or entities are NOT required to file a proof of claim or interest with strong operational, administrative (with respect to the following claims and interests) on or before the Bar Date: The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is seeking applicants and computer skills. Attention to detail A. Any person who. or entity which. has already filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court a proof of claim against or interest in the Debtors in the form and manner required by Bankruptcy Rules 30)3 and 9(5)9. for the position of Executive Director of two of its field offices: San Francisco in multi -task deadline oriented environ- B. Any person or entity (i) whose Claim is set forth in the Debtors' Schedules of Liabilities (the "Schedules "), filed with the Chapter and the Florida Branch. The Executive Director will have the responsi- ment is a must. Ability to solve hands Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, or any amendment thereto. but is not listed as either "disputed." "contingent" or "unliqui- on challenges, strong interpersonal dated" and (ii) who bility to plan and produce programs and services for the chapter/branch mem- agrees with the classification of such claim and amount set forth therein. skills and enthusiasm also required. C. Any of the Debtors or any affiliate of the Debtors holding a Claim against one or more of the other Debtors. bership. Candidates should have significant experience and solid connections D. Any person or entity having a Claim allowed by order of the Court entered on or prior to the date on which the order fixing Minimum of 3 yrs Record Industry Dis- a Bar Date was issued. in the music industry, demonstrated leadership capability and skills in nonprofit tribution experience. Please fax re- E. Any person or entity having a superpriority Claim or a Claim allowable under sections 503(b) and 507(a)(1) of the Bank- management. Candidates should also demonstrate skills in project manage- sume and salary history to: ruptcy Code as an administrative expense of the Debtors chapter II cases. ment, membership recruitment NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that any person or entity having a Claim arising fmm the rejection of an unexpired and sponsorship acquisition. Preferred qualifica- Mary Sangiamo lease orexecutbry contract pursuant to any order entered on or after the date of the Bar Order (July I. 1997 shall file proof of such claim tions include an accredited college Liberal Arts degree, clear fiscal manage- on or prior to the date fixed in the order authorizing such rejection. (516) 766-1160 NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that acts or omissions of any Debtor that occurred prior to the Filing Date may give ment experience and strong communications skills. Florida candidates should rise to Claims against such Debtor notwithstanding the fact that such Claims (or the injuries on which they are based) may he be fluent in Spanish. Competitive compensation package. Send a resume with contingent or may not have occurred, matured or become fixed or liquidated prior to such date. Therefore. any creditor having a Claim or potential Claim against a Debtor no matter how remote or contingent. must file a proof of claim on or before the Bar Date. cover letter to:San Francisco or Florida Branch Executive Director Search, 3402 Pico NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that proofs ofclaim and proofs of interest shall set forth the name or names of each Blvd., particular Debtor against which such Claim or Interest is asserted and shall be in substantial conformity with Official Bankmptc) Santa Monica, CA. 90405, FAX, # (310) 392 -2778. Form No, 10 (which is incorporated into and made a part of the Bankruptcy Rules). ART DIRECTOR NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the Schedules are available for inspection during regular business hours at (i) the offices of Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP. Attorneys for the Debtors, 425 Park Avenue, New York. BILLBOARD MARKETING New Yak 10022, (ii) the offices of Young, Conaway. 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BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 83 www.americanradiohistory.com P RADIO PROMOTIONS NETWORKSiommi SYNDICATION AIRWAVES MUSIC VIDEOVIDEO MONITOR DJ Dreams Dredge Up Dead Air & Other Disasters BY CHUCK TAYLOR at WNEW-FM New York, says, "For me, doesn't have to be with work, but that's n't get anything in the studio to fire up: having to abandon my car, jump into the there's always a technical nightmare. I what triggers it." CD players, the mike, the right faders. subway station -which I haven't taken to NEW YORK -In an industry where can't find a record or can't get it on in And what about tried- and -true radio "I'd panic about the dead air and always work in 15 years -and then the D train youthful ambitions set their mighty sights time, and even if I do, it's skipping or vets like the ones above? "Dead air can wake up in a sweat," he says. gets stuck between [subway] stations. on a career in front of the mike, it's a com- warped or defective. CDs never make represent a spiritual issue," says Trish Bret Hamilton, who does WPLY mid - There's no phone and no way to tell any- mon byproduct for those dreams to liter- their way into my dreams; it's always the MacGregor. "They may be at a point days, offers the classic laryngitis dream, one of my whereabouts." ally turn into nightmares. needle." where they're facing mortality. Metaphors where he opens his mouth to talk and "Mine is that I'm supposed to be on the Whether its the most oft -heard noc- For "American Country Countdown" like `dead air' are very important in nothing is there. `And of course, it's right air at a certain time and the alarm does- turnal emission of helplessly witnessing host Bob Kingsley, technology has also dreams." as the song or commercial is ending, and n't go off," offers a similarly driven Phil a record fade to dead been known to conjure the unimaginable. Hmm. In any case, it might take a sec- here I am, living this nightmare." Michaels, assistant PD at WHQT (Hot air or some individu- "When I leave Wednesday before they ond volume of the team's book to interpret WPLY creative services director John 105) Miami, who has had the dream since ally crafted personal put the countdown together, the comput- the meaning behind Castino, who worked nights at the former he began in radio six plight before the pub- er crashes, leaving all the numbers mixed some broadcasters' WDRE Philadelphia, says that in his years ago. "I'm late lic ear, DJ dreams are up, and nobody notices," he says. "It goes more inexplicable sleep, the radio station is actually setup in and make a mad dash as much an anxiety from No. 40 into No. 1, and there goes all overnight mind - his home, where he's knocked down walls to the studio, but I get wringer among the the suspense." fields. to accommodate the studio. "The air staff pulled over, hit every ranks as a new owner Kingsley also has dreamed that one of For instance, Elvis always consists of the shittiest part-timers red light, the bridge with a pink slip. OK, the seven dirty words ekes out during an Duran, half of the Z who, in the dream, are brilliant. Then gets backed up. well, almost. outtake, then somehow ends up in the Morning Zoo at top 40 WHTZ (Z100) when it's time for me to go on, this high- When I finally make it in, the jock ahead "Somewhere along the line, we were show "It, of course, comes at the intro for New York, reports of his recurring night- er-up guy with a cigar in his mouth of me is all upset. It's just wild." taught that you're a failure if you can't No. 1, which is described oh -so colorful- mare where the PD "hotlines me and the watches me get on the air and just suck. Michaels, who works swing shifts at keep up the patter and entertain. If ly," he says. "Then, all of a sudden, I find phone keeps ringing after I've answered The mike's busted, there's dead air, I can't the station, including some mornings, there's dead air, you're falling short of myself back in Palmdale [Calif.], sweep- it. Or that little light blinks constantly, and make anything happen." says that he now refers to the dream on doing your best," offers top 40 legend and ing out behind the transmitter. Yeah, I've it gets stuck and no one can turn it off." Banana Joe, an on -air talent at country each occasion that the situation presents Casey's Countdowns host Casey Kasem, woken up with a little sweat on my brow" But more often, Duran says he is WWGR Fort Myers, Fla., recounts that itself: "Every time I have to getup early, who has endured his own DJ nightmare Such career -kindred dreams, accord- plagued by a dream where he's "inter- while he's never had the "record fading I think of that and check the alarm 10 once a year over his nearly three decades ing to Trish and Rob MacGregor, viewing the superstar celebrity of the away" nightmare, he has dreamed of times before I go to sleep. I have to make in the business. authors of the upcoming Adams Media moment that everyone's tuned in to hear; "cracking open the mike pot and I can't sure the buttons are working." "I'm sitting between two turntables, "The Everything Dreams Book" spell out it's my chance to get the interview of the say a word. My jaw is locked. The mike is Whether they can turn the nightmares trying to find some music to play, but I untapped inner turmoil for those who year. And all they do is sit and stare at me. up, but there's no sound coming out of me. into tools, as Michaels did, or even if don't have any," Kasem says. "I leave the have taken on the role of entertainer. I keep asking questions and they never With me, talking is usually not the prob- they're not cognizant of their origins, the mike and run looking for records, open- "It's incredible how dreams will answer. It's enough to make me puke. lem." on -air personalities interviewed seem ing closets, drawers, and trunks. I just address our needs," says Rob MacGregor. "Of course," he deadpans, "then I real- And another "I guess everyone has the willing to accept that their ghoulish look everywhere and there never are any. "The nature of these dreams is that there ize it's actually Vanilla Ice and nobody dream where the [ratings] book comes in dreams are simply an unavoidable occu- It's an absolute nightmare as panic sets is something in life that these people are really cares." and the station has a 20.0 share -or pational hazard. in." not prepared to deal with. They should "My worst dream," says Scott Lindy, where it comes in as a 2.0," he says. "I don't understand why, but everybody Likewise, in her 25 years primarily on examine what in their lives is happening PD at country WPOC Baltimore, "is that Miller at WNEW -FM adds that one in the business pretty much has them," rock radio, on-air staple Carol Miller, now that they may not feel prepared for. It I'm already late for work and run into the dream she's endured at least monthly is says WPLY's McGuinn. "Being a jock is studio and the board is completely that her studio is invaded with people like being a bass player in a band. It's OK changed." from her past: "Former PDs from hell, to be good and hard to be really good at Mind you, the record is fading by this current friends, people I've interviewed, it. I guess it's paranoia mixed with ego point, Lindy says, "so I start hitting but- everyone mixed up at the same station," mixed with psyche. One of the ways it tons, and the only one I can find is the she says. "The person corning on after me manifests itself is through DJ dreams." ... mike. I have to talk until I figure it out. can be anyone from the last 25 years. It's "They obviously have to do with a newslíne Then suddenly, I'm in my underwear." really bizarre." simple representation of anxiety," adds The dream has been part of his life for 14 But perhaps not quite as bizarre as her WNEW -FM's Miller. "When they've years. "can't get there from here" dream. Says gotten too out of hand, I've actually LITTLE BUDDY TAKES THE MIKE. l'op culture icon Bob Denver, who starred Lindy also reveals a dream he has Miller, "It's time for me to be at the sta- walked out of my dreams saying, 'Ah, I in "Gilligan's Island" from 196 ) 1967, has joined the airwaves, along with where every time he starts a record, for tion, and it usually takes the shape of me don't need this, this is just too heavy.' " his wife of 20 years, Dreama, for "Weekend With Denver And Denver." The some reason, he jostles it, prompting the show will be produced in Charleston, WVa., beginning Saturday (2) and record to audibly slow to inertia. "I have broadcast initially on stations in the state. It will feature music from the to start it over each time, but the buttons '50s, '60s, and early '70s. are screwed up; sometimes they're back- Guests will include Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's ward. There would be five or six segues Island," in a "Hooray For Hollywood" segment. Wells is the Los Angeles in a row. Thank God CDs came around." correspondent for an Australian TV station. Also, the Professor, Russell With his take on the time-tested fading Johnson, will take questions from the hosts and listeners. The Denvers and record dream -which he reports he has producers Tom Syner and Dan Johnson plan to market the show nationwide once every two or three months -Aaron in a few months. Maxwell, PD of R &B WCDX Richmond, Va, says, "I play the record while I'm dis- JONES RADIO GOES FOR A DOZEN. Denver -based Jones Radio Networks has tracted doing other things: I go to the introduced its 12th 24 -hour format -and third this year-the Classical Col- bathroom, check on a spot, I'm in the front lection. The format is programmed primarily for noncommercial radio sta- office trying to get back to the studio. And tions, providing 56 minutes of music each hour with opportunities for sta- every time, I get there 10 seconds from tion identification, local underwriters, and sponsors. Its playlist covers the the record fading. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and post- Romantic "No matter what I'm doing, I'm never periods, including some 20th- century works. Weekly features will include successful. I just sit there with dead air. "Ars Nova," offering new releases from current classical musicians. Vari- I'm alone, but all eyes are on me," ous specials and holiday programming are also planned. Maxwell says. "It feels like I've made the biggest mistake of my life." YOUR PLACE OR MINE? Two major radio dating -service providers, Plextel At rock WPLY Philadelphia, PD Jim Telecommunications and Tango Communications, have joined to form Spark McGuinn gathered an in -house posse to Services. The new company provides "Dateline" singles -matching services share subconscious disturbances. First, The Pleasure Is All Mine. A &M recording artist Jonny Lang took the stage at to more than 300 stations. Plextel's first client was R &B WGCI -FM Chica- when he was a morning man in the early Disney World's Pleasure Island for its July 4 Red, White and Blues Fest. Lang, go, in 1994. '90s in Providence, R.I., and Albany, N.Y., center, shares in his shining moment with hometown rock WJRR (101.3) Orlan- McGuinn says at least once every couple do's intern Kai and afternoon drive personality Crash. of weeks, he would dream that he could-

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A DJ's Worst Nightmare Never Ends, Howard's Triple -A Twist It Just Comes Back Now And Then Keeps The Mountain Fresh COMMON GROUND: So I'm inter- standing securely on the top rung of a continued to have such dreams. But viewing Madonna for this headlining chosen profession. The broadcasters toward the beginning of the decade, Us"; Bruce Springsteen, "Pink Cadil- Billboard story. We're at her place, and we spoke to for this story tell some they finally faded into legacy, leaving TRIPLE -A STATIONS seem to lac"; Vigilantes Of Love, "Love the ever in -vogue superstar, dressed whoppers, ranging from the "can't get me free to pursue other nightmare come in a wide array of market -spe- Cocoon "; Loverboy, "Lovin' Every down and oh -so -at-ease, couldn't be there from here" series to being recast themes at will. cific flavors. But in Chattanooga, Minute Of It "; No Doubt, "Just A more accommodating. In fact, though in jobs with every despised workmate That is, until last month. Following Tenn., country -to- triple -A convert Girl "; Aerosmith, "Hole In My Soul "; we've never met face to face, she imme- over the course of 25 years. a Friday lunch with Vince Santarelli, WDOD (the Mountain) is breaking and U2, "Pride (In The Name of diately embraces me like a well -tread All such dreams, it is concluded, are editor of Apple Bites, a monthly ground, even for this venerably wide Love)." and trusted friend. prompted by persistent low -grade anx- newsletter on New York radio, I format. WDOD's closest musical competi- As we talk -tape recorder in my iety accompanying the idea that de- dreamed one Saturday that I was back Only two months after its flip, oper- tors are top 40 WZST, which has a big hand -Madonna begins expressing spite today's good fortune, one misstep at WWOD, called at random to cover ations manager Dan Howard (known modern lean, and classic rock WSKZ, herself with views never before an overnight shift. I got to the build- on -air as Skyler McKenzie) has seen which, Howard claims, is tossing in exposed, offering anecdotes she has ing (somehow in an instant from my his station's 12-plus numbers rise from some currents after first training its chosen to share with me exclusively. New York home) and was escorted by a winter share of 3.1 guns on WDOD's AC Wow, I think, this story is going to an anonymous figure down a dark to a 5.2 share in the sister WDEF (Sunny be such a coup. stuff. Great And then, hallway to an unfamiliar studio. The second spring Arbi- Bdl 92.3). as I check the tape, in a grave instant console was positioned in the center of trend. So why jump into I become aware that I'm not holding a a shadowy room, illuminated by a sin- More surprising, the triple -A breach recorder at all-it's my answering gle bulb. even to Howard, is BRUAD casTeR when modern adult machine I'm grasping, neither plugged As I realized I had no idea how to WDOD's 18 -34 suc- WEEK seems to be the rage? in nor with tape rolling. work the equipment -and, in fact, had cess story. "After two Howard, who is also As the panic sets in and a big, fat no clue what the station's format was - trends, we have an 8 WDEF's operations "Argggh" begins to form in my throat, by Chuck Taylor I found I was completely alone. Then, share 18 -34. I was manager, says, "It I am thankfully jarred- awake. Phew, naturally, the record airing began to hoping this book may- was economics. We just another cataclysmic industry could shatter all success with tomor- fade to nothing. I scurried to find a be we could debut felt the modern AC nightmare. Much like the ones where row's shuttering overshadowing of trace of music in the vicinity of the with a 5. I had no anti- end could possibly I cast Sheena Easton in the role of logic. board, but there was none to be found. cipation that it was go- jeopardize Sunny Dorothy in a disastrous beach remake In my early months as a DJ at There I was, with no music, no knowl- ing to be this quick," 92.3, which is our WWOD -AM Lynchburg, Va., in the edge, no assistance -only dead air. he says. main bread and but- late '70s-early '80s, I too found myself Yes, indeed, just the ingredients nec- Then again, even ter." locked into a consistent regimen of DJ essary to spur a little overnight dys- the format hole was a DAN N AWARD Between the two dreams -not even knowing they were pepsia. surprise to WDOD. Operation s Manager stations, "we're al- a veritable rite of passage. Like those Then, by the grace of God, I awoke, "When we first went ways going to share WOOD, Chatt anooga, Tenn. of most of my comrades in the article, reveling over my phantom shift in light into our research on maybe a few titles, they revolved around losing command of the fact that the station-for real - the station," he says, but I'd say at this of the turntable, allowing records to left the airwaves in the late 1980s when "our first thought was point, we may share run their course, and leaving me sus- it could no longer fend off the market's some type of rock, and we thought it 10 to 20 records at any given time," ceptible to a jock's greatest phobia: competing country FM. could be classic with a few features says Howard. Jewel's "You Were silence. The overwhelming factor in all of [spotlighting] some of newer rock. I Meant For Me" is one example. The only altering factor in my this, mind you, is that every personality guess we underestimated the market Probably the biggest difference monthly dream was the cause of such contacted for the story in The nightmares begin: The author at this issue a bit, because it came back over- between WDOD and its sister, and paralysis (perhaps depending on immediately identified with the theme, whelmingly the studios of WWOD Lynchburg, Va., that, yes, they like some most triple -As, is attitudinal presen- whether it was asparagus or french offering his or in 1979. her own spin on a fear of the older facets of the good old clas- tation. That was key in drawing atten- fries that my body was navigating that seemingly pervades the conscious- sic rock from the '70s and a lot of the tion to WDOD. As Howard sees it, through the digestion process). Some- ness of anyone with a calling to the air - AOR of the '80s, but they wanted a "This market has not had a lot of atti- of "The Wizard Of Oz," or where Jewel times, I'd be sitting at the console, waves-no matter how established, how healthy dose of today's rock. And they tude and indignant, defiant radio. So and I inexplicably rolled 5 -foot Krispy unable to find another 45 to throw on self-assured, or how loquacious. wanted it all mixed together. So vari- we've come on the air with a pretty Kreme doughnuts down the street, and the turntable. Other times, I was either The moral through the eyes of slum- ety came into play when we started healthy dose of `screw you.' I think I forgot to interview her. locked out of the studio or charging ber: Dead air equals career death. doing the research." that's helped. I think it's caused a lot As the lead article in this issue's forth in slow motion as I heard the final Hear, here. That variety can mean anything of word -of-mouth. We haven't gone too Programming section brings home chorus of "Seven Year Ache" fade and from Jewel to Lynyrd Skynyrd to far, because this market's not going to (page 84), career -related nightmares the persistent "click, click, click" of the You may reach radio editor Chuck Tay- Talking Heads. But that doesn't mean [accept that]." are common to all, whether you're just needle begin. lor by E -mail at ctaylor @bill- WDOD isn't triple -A. "I've listened to Liners and drop -ins that present beginning a journey up the ladder or For years after I left the hot seat, I board.com. triple -A stations across the country in theater -of-the -mind beatings of such the past few months, and rarely do AC icons as Barry Manilow, Michael you find two of them that are alike," Bolton, and Michael Jackson are not Howard says. "They may share 50 %- uncommon. One new E X E C U T I V E T U R N T A B L E typical music 60% of the library, but then the other billboard: "This one's straight from 40% is markedly different. And that's our new music garden. It just popped FORMATS. Under new owner Bon- Dallas president /GM John Hare will KBGG San Francisco PD Bob the same way here. its little head up. We yanked it out of neville, WLUP (the Loop) Chicago assume responsibility for all stations in Hamilton moves over to AC sister "One of the reasons for our early the ground, chopped it up into pieces, drops modern adult to return to her- New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit, KIOI (K101) as PD. K101 operations success has been the mixtureof famil- and boiled it just for you." itage rock. VP of programming Greg and Washington, D.C. He was already manager Michael Erickson, in turn, iarity. I know a lot of alternative lis- While the on -air Bolton- bashing Solk says the move was aimed at re- overseeing the Detroit properties. becomes PD/midday host of KBGG, teners and programmers may not was hard for Howard to take at first, capturing the heritage associated with KQRS /KEGE Minneapolis presi- which flips from classic rock to an adult relate to that, but in this market, I given his AC background, the latest the call letters, which last rocked in dent/GM Mark Steinmetz assumes R &B-flavored format as 98.1 Kiss FM. think familiarity has helped us. trial has been grooming a staff that's 1993 before a shift to talk program- responsibility for ABC's stations in Joe Baylis from KGBY/KFBK Sacra- "There's songs that were not rep- not anchored to liner cards and wire ming. The move also pulls the Loop out Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and mento, Calif., is named GM of KBGG. resented here for a long time," he copy. "We want the jocks to sound ... of the way of Bonneville's modern adult Minneapolis. Hamilton will continue to oversee adds. "They were hits, or at least [lis- unrestricted. But I keep wanting to WTMX. While some are calling the for- Citadel Communications promotes KARL and KNEW -AM. teners] had heard them, whether it put the belt to them some days. I'm mat classic rock, Solk says that the sta- three managers to regional president With Emmis closing on jazz /AC was on other stations that are now thinking, 'Oh, they're running their tion is playing a couple of currents each posts. Bob Proffitt is upped from VP/ WQCD (CD101.9) New York, Judy defunct or MTV VH1, or traveling out mouths. Shut up and play a record. "' hour and prefers to call it a rock station. GM of the Albuquerque properties to Ellis, senior VP/GM of duop partners of town. So a lot of the music, while It's OK for some of the drop -ins to KNYN Santa Fe, N.M., sets its president of the Central region. Stu WQHT/WRKS, adds GM duties for somewhat familiar, had not been be acerbic, but Howard strives to keep sights on Albuquerque, N.M., and Stanek is elevated from VP of opera- that station. burned out. And so we didn't take on the jocks from going quite that far. becomes country KBFG (Froggy 95.5) tions to president of Citadel East. Ed a lot of high burn." "We've smacked around the competi- under new GM Joe McMann from Hardy is named president of Citadel STATION SALES. Sinclair Broadcast Here's a sample hour on WDOD: tion and ridiculed them a bit on -air, but KQOL Las Vegas. Jaye Albright is West. He was managing the former Group buys Heritage Media's 24 radio Collective Soul, "Gel "; Third Eye I'm not a big fan of trash-mouthing the consulting. Jim West, who was PD at Deschutes River properties purchased stations for $630 million. Blind, "Semi- Charmed Life "; Chris competition over and over. We can do former country rival KASY, joins as by Citadel last fall. In other Citadel American Radio Systems is giving Isaak, "Wicked Game "; Stone Temple that on some cute liners for three PD /p.m. driver. news, Scott Mahalick is upped from Entercom its AC KUDL Kansas City, Pilots, "Dancing Days"; EMF, "Unbe- weeks, have some laughs, and get over VP/GM of its Salt Lake City stations to Mo., country sister WDAF, and stan- lievable"; Van Halen, `And The Cra- it. I'm not into the personal- attack FOLKS. ABC Radio has restructured its director of programming for all Citadel dards AM KCTC Sacramento, as well dle Will Rock "; Dave Matthews Band, mode. I've had to pull a couple of jocks station division into two groups and pro- properties. Citadel VP of sales Pete as $3 million, in exchange for oldies "Tripping Billies"; Joan Osborne, "One Of back on that." MARC SCHIFFMAN moted two executives. WBAP/KSCS Benedetti is named VP/GM. KLOU St. Louis.

86 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com "THE MODE21\T AGE BY BRADLEY BAMBARGER anchester, England's New Order was elec- ed me to `play bass like in the New Order days.' And more than just buoyant basslines, as it juxtaposes tronic long before electronica was cool, it was a good idea. Now I'm playing to my strengths dancefloor energy and grand melancholy with char- churning out such studies in finely tuned rather than my weaknesses, and I'm really quite acteristic flair. pop precision as "Bizarre Love Triangle," "True proud that the new record sounds like New Order." "I'm partial to the edge that comes from setting Faith," and "Regret." The author of the singing No. 25 on Modern Rock Tracks, Monaco's glitter- uplifting music against lyrics that are more down," basslines on those songs (and the cult classics of Hook says. "I guess that's an English thing. Unlike New Order precursor Joy Division) was Peter Hook. Americans, who often look on the bright side, we After his last band's halcyon days, he tended to dis- "I'm really quite English tend to think that even if everything seems proud that the OK, it's to go wrong soon." tance himself from that distinctive, high -toned style Monaco album bound as well as the techno -pop hooks borne from it. But sounds like New In an optimistic mood, Hook notes that since Joy with his new project, Monaco, Hook has made a rap- Order." Division's debut in '77, he has seen "all the Man- Hook Monaco HITS! prochement with his past. -Peter of chester bands come and go," adding that he knew "With Revenge, my group from a couple of years Noel Gallagher back when the nascent Oasis leader ago, I went out of my way to sound different," Hooks mg "What Do You Want From Me ?" comes from the "swept up at the Hacienda" club. "Oasis even opened says. "But my new partner in Monaco, David Potts, duo's aptly titled Polydor debut, "Music For Plea- for Revenge in '93," he says. "Maybe I'll let them do was a real fan of those old records, and he persuad- sure." The music echoes Hook's past affairs with the same for Monaco." IN

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OASIS Anymore / Sarah Cracknell 8 6 4 13 9 20 3 NINE LIVES COLUMBIA ® BE HERE NOW EPIC Kowalski / Primal Scream TURN MY HEAD LIVE 6 UNDERGROUND SNEAKER PIMPS 13 15 4 Q9 8 11 15 ® I'll Be Missing You / Puff Daddy And 0 SECRET SAMADHI RADIOACTIVE/MCA BECOMING X CLEAN UPNIRGIN ROUGE THE NIXONS WAY SUBLIME Faith Evans Featuring 112 9 BATON 13 13 8 WRONG 10 12 13 10 GASOLINE ALLEY/MCA THE NIXONS MCA SUBLIME ® Talk To Me / Wild Orchid GONE AWAY THE OFFSPRING LAST NIGHT ON EARTH U2 © Star People '97 / George Michael 11 7 6 23 11 11 12 6 IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE COLUMBIA POP ISLAND @ Little More Time With You / James Taylor MONKEY WRENCH F00 FIGHTERS WALKIN' ON THE SUN SMASH MOUTH 12 10 9 13 12 18 31 3 All Kinds Of People / Big Mountain THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE ROSWELL/CAPITOL FUSH YU MANG INTERSCOPE ® YOU QUEENSRYCHE BUILDING A MYSTERY SARAH MCLACHLAN ® I Don't Want To / Toni Braxton 16 19 5 13 15 17 5 13 ARISTA HEAR IN THE NOW FRONTIER EMI SURFACING ® Melody/ Ram Jam World Featuring Lisa AFRAID MOTLEY CRUE TRANSISTOR 311 14 14 11 10 14 15 15 5 ® Waters Of March / Basia GENERATION SWINE ELEKTRA/EEG TRANSISTOR CAPRICORN/MERCURY ® Bitch / Meredith Brooks IN A HURRICANE JOHN FOGERTY SONG 2 BLUR 15 16 14 7 WALKING 15 12 9 17 BLUE MOON SWAMP WARNER BROS. BLUR FOOD/PARLOPHONENIRGIN ® Don't Wanna Fall In Love I Elisha La 'Verne LITTLE WHITE LIE SAMMY HAGAR NOT AN ADDICT K'S CHOICE ® Just A Freak / Crystal Waters 16 11 8 13 16 14 10 19 MARCHING TO MARS THE TRACK FACTORY/MCA PARADISE IN ME 550 MUSIC Featuring Dennis Rodman LAST CUP OF SORROW FAITH NO MORE THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END THE SMASHING PUMPKINS 17 17 18 7 11 10 7 9 ® Driveni Tsuretette / Miki Imai ALBUM OF THE YEAR SLASH /REPRISE "BATMAN & ROBIN" SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/WARNER BROS. featuring LL J LAST NIGHT ON EARTH U2 LISTEN COLLECTIVE SOUL ® No Question / Allure Cool (18) 19 20 5 18 17 17 10 POP ISLAND DISCIPLINED BREAKDOWN ATLANTIC ® Monamuru Tokyo / Pizzicato Five LOCKED & LOADED JACKYL TRIPPING BILLIES DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (19) 28 39 3 19 20 18 10 It's Gonna Rain! I Bonnie Pink CUT THE CRAP EPIC CRASH RCA The Day That I Went Home / Swan Dive LAZY EYE GOO GOO DOLLS SICK & BEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL JOY CLUB 6 20 30 - 2 20 23 25 Why Did You Go Thrilleru "BATMAN & ROBIN" SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/WARNER BROS. MELT INTERSCOPE ® / SUPERMAN'S DEAD OUR LADY PEACE IT'S NO GOOD DEPECHE MODE ® Blood On The Dance Floor / 21 20 21 6 21 21 16 17 CLUMSY COLUMBIA ULTRA. MUTE/REPRISE Michael Jackson SOUL OF LOVE PAUL RODGERS SELL OUT REEL BIG FISH 22 24 38 3 22 22 29 11 ® Private Eyes / Towa Tei NOW VELVEL TURN THE RADIO OFF MOJO /UNIVERSAL ® The End Is The Beginning Is The End / BROOKS 2 TOUCH, PEEL AND STAND DAYS OF THE NEW BITCH MEREDITH 23 37 - 23 24 21 17 The Smashing Pumpkins DAYS OF THE NEW OUTPOST/GEFFEN BLURRING THE EDGES CAPITOL THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END THE SMASHING PUMPKINS THE FRESHMEN THE VERVE PIPE Pacific Oasis / Na Leo 24 18 16 9 24 25 23 25 "BATMAN & ROBIN" SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/WARNER BROS. VILLAINS RCA Lie To Me / Jonny Lang ONE MORE TIME COREY STEVENS DO YOU WANT FROM ME? MONACO 25 22 28 7 25 29 36 4 WHAT ® Head Over Heels / Allure Featuring Nas ROAD TO ZEN EUREKA/DISCOVERY MUSIC FOR PLEASURE POLYDOR/A &M Daijobu / Toukb Furuuchi PINK AEROSMITH I WANT TO BE THERE (WHEN YOU COME) ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 26 35 30 12 26 28 30 7 NINE LIVES COLUMBIA EVERGREEN LONDON/ISLAND ® Next Life Time / Erykah Badu VILLAINS THE VERVE PIPE WIDE OPEN SPACE MANSUN ® Plenty Lovin' / Steve Winwood 27 36 - 2 21 27 32 5 VILLAINS RCA ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN EPIC Featuring Des'ree PRODIGY 2 LIVE THROUGH THIS (FIFTEEN STORIES) MIGHTY JOE PLUM BREATHE 32 - 28 33 37 4 ® It Must Be Love / Robin S. CI THE HAPPIEST DAYS ATLANTIC THE FAT OF THE LAND XL MUTE/MAVERICKANARNER BROS. DECLARATION COLLECTIVE SOUL MONKEY WRENCH F00 FIGHTERS Nobara / Tamio Okuda 29 23 25 25 PRECIOUS 29 19 14 14 ROSWELUCAPITOL DISCIPLINED BREAKDOWN ATLANTIC THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE ® Let Down / Radiohead THE WORLD TONIGHT PAUL MCCARTNEY CRIMINAL FIONA APPLE 23 10 2 ® Koyoi Konomama / Atsuko Hiyajou 30 25 30 37 - CLEAN SLATE/WORK FLAMING PIE MPUCAPITOL TIDAL ® G.H.T.T.O.U.T. / Changing Faces SEMI -CHARMED LIFE THIRD EYE BLIND CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD SHERYL CROW 31 26 29 10 31 30 28 9 A THIRD EYE BLIND ELEKTRA/EEG SHERYL CROW A &M ® Best Days / Juice VOLCANO GIRLS VERUCA SALT HELL SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS ® Yasashii Kimochi / Chara 32 21 24 24 32 31 24 17 MINTY FRESH/OUTPOST /GEFFEN MAMMOTH EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU HOT ® One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces / THE FRESHMEN THE VERVE PIPE VOLCANO GIRLS VERUCA SALT 33 39 32 24 33 32 33 26 Ben Foids Five VILLAINS RCA EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU MINTY FRESH/OUTPOST/GEFFEN Electric Guitars / Prefab Sprout SIGN OF THE TIMES QUEENSRYCHE LAZY EYE GOD GOD DOLLS 34 34 34 20 34 40 2 EMI - BROS. I HEAR IN THE NOW FRONTIER BATMAN & ROBIN SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/WARNER ® Want You / Savage Garden LIE TO ME JONNY LANG JACK-ASS BECK Selections can be heard on 35 40 35 22 ' A &M 35 NEW DGC/GEFFEN LIE TO ME ODELAY "Sapporo Beer Tokio Hot 100" AENEMA TOOL GONE AWAY THE OFFSPRING 36 NEW I 36 35 I 35 22 1 PM -5 PM on AENIMA ZOONOLCANO IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE COLUMBIA every Sunday SONG 2 BLUR SUPERMAN'S DEAD OUR LADY PEACE J- WAVE / 81.3 FM in TOKYO 31 29 I 27 10 31 NEW 1 BLUR FOOD/PARLOPHONENIRGIN CLUMSY COLUMBIA

2 READY OR NOT MANBREAK EVERLONG F00 FIGHTERS 38 RE -ENTRY 38 NEW 1 COME AND SEE ALMO SOUNDS/GEFFEN THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE ROSWELUCAPITOL DRAWER SUMMERCAMP FOUR LEAF CLOVER ABRA MOORE 81.3 FM J -WAUE 39 38 I 37 3 39 34 27 10 PURE JUICE MAVERICK/REPRISE STRANGEST PLACES ARISTA AUSTIN /ARISTA

I CHOOSE THE OFFSPRING DRAWER SUMMERCAMP Station information available at: 40 NEW i 40 26 22 10 IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE COLUMBIA MAVERICK/REPRISE PURE JUICE http: / /www.infojapan.com /JWAVE/ Compiled from a national sample of airpl y supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 103 Mainstream rock stations and 82 modern rock stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number of detections. Rock) for the first time. Yideoclip availability. 1997, Billboard/BPI Communications. Tracks showing an increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement. Airpower awarded to those records which attain BOO detections (Mainstream Rock) o 1,100 detections (Modem o

BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 87 www.americanradiohistory.com Music Video FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 20, 1997 P R O G R A M M I N G Billboard. Video Monitor. THE MOST-PLAYED CLIPS AS MONITORED BY BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS "NEW Vid Channels Vie For N.Y. ONS" ARE REPORTED BY THE NETWORKS (NOT BY BDS) FOR THE WEEK AHEAD Slot; 12 Travis Tritt, She's Going Home With Me 14 R. Kelly, Gotham City 13 Lee Roy Parnell, Lucky Me, Lucky You

13 Clay Walker, I One, Two, Love You 15 Jewel, Foolish Games 14 Pam Tillis, All The Good Ones Are Gone 14 Ricochet, He Left A Lot To Be Desired 16 Matchbox Push 20, 15 Clay Walker, One, Two, I Love You 15 Mark Chesnutt, Thank God For Believers 17 God's Property, Stomp 16 George Strait, Carrying Your Love With Me Clip Shows' 16 Travis Tritt Feat Lad White, Helping Me Get Over You 18 OMC, How Bizarre Content 17 Ricochet, He Under Fire Left A Lot To Be Desired 17 Rio, How Your AST Diamond Low Makes Me Feel t 19 The Verve Pipe, Villains 18 Sherrie Austin, Lucky In Love 14 hours daily 18 Matt King, A Woman Like You 20 Robyn, Do You Know (What It Takes) 19 Neal McCoy, The Shake 1899 9th Street NE, N EW YORK ADDING A VID grammers that music video pro- 19 Chris LeDoux, This Cowboy's Hat t 21 Fiona Apple, Criminal 20 Kenny Chesney, She's Got It All Washington, D.C. 20018 20 Ranch, Walkin' NET? The Country t 22 702, All I Want 21 Toby Keith, We Were In Love Several music video chan- gramming is recognized as com- 21 Blackhawk, Hole In My Heart 23 Changing Faces, t G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. 22 LeAnn Rimes, How Do I Live 1 Lil' Kim, Not Tonight 22 Chely Wright, Shut Up And Drive 24 Transistor nels are hoping to get a highly mercial in nature, and therefore it t 311, 23 Asleep At The Wheel, Boogie Back To Texas 2 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) 23 John Anderson, Somebody Slap Me t 25 Sheryl Crow, A Change Would Do You Good 24 Travis Tritt, Put Some Drive In Your Country lucrative slot on New York's Time 3 The Notorious B.I.G. (Feat Puff Daddy & Mae), Ih tosey... is not eligible for inclusion on the 24 David Lee Murphy, All Lit Up In Love t 26 U2, Last Night On Earth 25 Chris LeDoux, This Cowboy's Hat 4 Mary J. Blip, I Can Love You 25 Vince Warner Cable, which recently channel. Gill, You And You Alone t 27 Reef, Place Your Hands 26 John Anderson, Straight Tequila Night 5 Wyclel lean Feat. Refugee Allstars, We Trying To Stay Alive 26 John Michael Montgomery, I To How Was Know t 28 Tonic, If You Could Only See 27 Asleep At The Wheel, Way Down Texas Way 6 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Feat. 112) , l'l) Be... unveiled plans to expand its pro- At least 30 music video and 27 Lorrie Morgan, Go Away t 29 BLACKstreet, Fix 28 Willie Nelson & Curtis Potter, Tum Me... 7 Will Smith, Men In Black Sawyer Brown, This Night 28 Won't Last Forever 30 Live, Turn My Head ** 29 Patty Loveless, A Thousand Times A Day gramming capacity by 12 channels movieclip 8 Bone programmers are cur- Thugs -N- Harmony, Look Into My Eyes 29 Sons Of The Desert, Whatever Comes First 31 Hanson, Where's The Love 30 John Michael Montgomery, How Was I To Know 9 Jay-Z, Who You Wit in the near future. MuchMusic, rently running on the channel, 30 Jack Ingram, Flutter t 32 Dave Matthews Band, Crash Into Me 10 God's Property, Stomp Lee 31 Ann Womack, The Fool t 33 Wyckl Jean Feat. Refugee Mktars, We Trying To Stay Miw M2, and the Box are among the including 11 BLACKstreet, Fix * * NEW ONS* * "Video Undaground," 32 Asleep At The Wheel, Boogie Back To Texas 34 Coolio Feat. 40 Thew, C U When U Get There 12 Rome, Do You Like This 33 Big House, You Ain't channels heavily lobbying the cable "Flux," "Rock TV," and Lonely Yet 35 Wu -Tang Clan, Triumph Blake & Brian, Another Perfect Day "Video 13 Heavy D, Keep It Comin Lila McCann, Down 34 Came A Blackbird 36 Spice Girls, 2 Become 1 Mark Chesnutt, Thank God For Believers service 14 Myron, We Can Get Down provider to add pro - 35 Alan Jackson, Who's Cheatin' I To their Vibes." Who 37 Rome, Belong You (Every Time I See Your Face) Sara Evans, Three Chords And The Truth 15 Magoo And Timbaland, Up Jumps Da Boogie 36 Bekka & Billy, Better Days 38 Blues Traveler, Carolina Blues Chely Wright, Shut Up And Drive gramming. No deals had been The long- running "Blast Off 16 Laurnea, Can't Let Go 37 Sara Evans, Three Chords And The Truth 39 Foxy Brown Feat. Dru Hill, Big Bad Mamma 17 Ghetto Mafia, For The Good limes From The struck at press time, but 2000" is among the shows known to (Straight Dec) 38 Lee Roy Pamell, Lucky Me, Lucky You 40 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Impression... 18 K -Ci & JoJo, You Bring Me Up 39 Billy Yates, Flowers 41 Babyface, How Come, How Long announcements on the new be 19 Rampage Feat Billy Lawrence, Take It To The Sheets chan- leaving the station. 40 Sherrie Austin, Lucky In Love 42 Third Eye Blind, Semi -Charmed Life 20 Coolie. Feat. 40 Thevz, C U U Get There nels are When 41 Blake & Brian, Another Perfect Day 43 En Vogue, Whatever expected "We will probably 21 Eightball & MJG, Just Like Candy 42 Little Texas, Your Mama Won't Let Me 44 Sneaker Pimps, 6 Underground The within the next few have to start including 22 Brand New Heavies, Sometimes 43 Kathy MaCca, I'm On Your Side 45 Reel Big Fish, Sell Out 23 Lost Boyz, Love, Peace & Nappiness weeks. 44 Anita Cochran, Daddy Can You See Me 46 Collective Soul, Listen MUSIC EMT more original inter- 24 R. Kelly, Gotham City 45 Charlie Daniels Feat. Hal Ketc, Long Haired... 47 Li)' Kim, Not Tonight Continuous programming "It is a highly 25 Erykah Badu, Otherside Of The Game 46 Neal McCoy, The Shake Puff Daddy com- views," says Daniel 48 & Faith Evans (Feat. 112) , l'ii Be... 1515 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 26 Tony Toni Tone, Thinking Of You 47 Emilio, She Gives 49 BLACKstreet (Feat. Dr. Dre) , No Diggity petitive situation," Day, who produces 27 DJ Taz Feat. Raheem The Dream, That's Right 48 Raybon Bros., Butterfly Kisses T E 50 Orbital, The Saint 1 Shawn Colvin, Sunny Came Home 28 CRU Feat. Slick Rick, Just Another Case says Dennis Patton, the MNN show "Ur- 49 Alabama, Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard 2 The Wallflowers, One Headlight 29 Scarface Feat 2Pac & Johnny P, ** Indicates MN Exclusive Smile 50 Ryan Do I Reynolds, Ever Cross Your Mind 3 Paula Cole, Where Have senior VP /GM of ban Action." "We will 30 En Vogue, Whatever All The Cowboys Gone' t Indicates Hot Shots 4 The Verve Pipe, The Freshmen MuchMusic USA. "We do whatever we have * * NEW ONS** 5 Meredith Brooks, Bitch E YE ** NEW DNS** 6 Hanson, Mmmbop are actively involved in * * NEW ONS* * Mariah Carey, Honey to do to stay on the 7 Dave Matthews Band, Crash Into Me Joe, The Love Scene Fleetwood Mac, Silver Springs 8 Sheryl Crow, A Change Would Do You Good discussions and are air, but I know that a Room Service, Ain't Nuthin' Wrong BB Engvall (YAM Specal Guest John Michael Montgomery), Warning.. Erykah Badu, Otherside Of The Game 9 Lisa Stanfield, Never, Never Gonna Give Keystone, If IT Ain't Love Brady Seals, Natural Born Lovers Beck, Jack -Ass doing fairly well given lot of shows are not The Wallflowers, The Difference Jagged Edge, The Way You Talk Bryan Smith, Texas Twist Her Bush, Personal Holloway 11 En Vogue, Whatever the environment." going to be able to do Smelling For The People Feat. 'Dina & Taman, My Love Is... Dean Miller, Nowhere, USA The Dandy Wallets, Not H You Were The last Junkie... 12 Jewel, Foolish Games Usher, You Make Me Wanna... James Bonamy, Naked To The Run Dru Hill, Never Make A Promise The Box is also aim - that." 13 Spice Girls, 2 Become 1 Mia X FeaL Master P1 Foxy Brown, The Party Don't Step JD Myers, When I Think About You Mansun, Wide Open Space 14 John Mellencamp, Key West Intermezzo... ing Foxy Brown Feat. Dru Hill, Big Bad Mamma Rodney Atkins, In A Heatbeat Maxwell, Closer to re -enter the If left unchal- 15 Counting Crows, Daylight Fading Kock- De -Zel, Decisions The Bellamy Brotheres, Over The Line Smash Mouth, Walkin' In The Sun 16 Savage Garden, I Want You market; it was lenged, the new policy Adina Howard, (Freak] And U Know It 17 Jon Bon Jovi, Midnight In Chelsea Young MC, On & Poppin' dropped from the sys- will likely set a prece- 18 Third Eye Blind, Semi -Charmed Life tem at the beginning dent with far- reach- 19 Duncan Sheik, Barely Breathing 20 The Cardigans, Lovefool of 1996. by B reit ing implications for ()TNN 21 OMC, How Bizarre "We are in THE NASHVILLE NETWORK. 22 No Doubt, Don't Speak definitely the regional music En Vogue, Don't Atw ood MU1g1CTBEYFYION° The Heart of Country 23 Let Go (Love) the running," says the video programming C 1t. T 24 Sheryl Crow, Everyday Is A Winding Road 25 Spice Girls, MUM r1Y. Continuous programming 30 hours weekly Say You'll Be There Box Worldwide CEO /president community, since it is likely that 26 Hanson, Where's The Love Continuous programming 1515 Broadway, NY, NY 10036 2806 Opryland Dr., 27 Fiona Apple, Criminal Alan McGlade. "We hope to have a other markets could implement 2806 Opryland Dr., Nashville, TN 37214 28 Toni Braxton, Un -Break My Heart Nashville, TN 37214 1 The Notorious B.I.G. (Feat. PÚf Daddy & Mosel, Mo Money... decision any day now." similar policies that restrict usage 29 Chris Isaak, Wicked Game 2 Prodigy, Breathe 1 Reba McEntire, I'd Rather Ride Around With You 30 Eric Clapton, Change The World Though is no 1 3 Oasis, D' You Know What I Mean? 2 Lorrie there guarantee of music videos on public access Tim McGraw (With Faith Hill) , It's Your Love ** Morgan, Go Away that the cable system in the lead- programming. 2 George Strait, Carrying Your Love With Me 4 Scarface Feat. 2Pac & Johnny P, Smile 3 Patty Loveless, The Trouble With The Truth 3 Pam Tillis, All The Good Ones Are Gone 5 Will Smith, Men In Black 4 Sons Of The Desert, Whatever Comes First * * NEW ONS** ing U.S. TV market will add 4 Patty Loveless, The Trouble With The Truth 6 Sublime, Wrong Way 5 Tracy Lawrence, How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye any Jon Bon Jovi, Janie, Don't Take Your Love... 5 Reba McEntire, I'd Rather Ride Around With You 7 Sugar Ray, Fly 6 Michael Peterson, Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie music video channels, it's likely RESFEST'97: The pros and cons 8 The Wallflowers, The Difference Fleetwood Mac, Silver Spring 6 Deana Carter, Count Me In 7 Tim McGraw (With Faith Hill) , It's Your Love 702, All I Want 9 Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, The 7 Tracy Lawrence, How A Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) 8 Trisha Yearwood, How Do I Live that at least one of the new slots of digital filmmaking will be dis- Cowgirl Says Goodbye Mariah Carey, Honey 8 Michael Peterson, Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie 10 Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Look Into My Eyes 9 Joe Die, Ships That Don't Come In The O'Jays, What's Stopping You will rock the Big Apple. cussed during a panel on the 9 Toby Keith, We Were In Love 11 Radiohead, Paranoid Android 10 Travis Tritt, She's Going Home With Me The Pretenders, Goodbye 10 The Kinleys, Please 12 Marilyn Manson, Man That You Fear 11 Billy Ray Cyrus, Three Little Words Future of Filmmaking, part of the 13 Aerosmith, Hole In Refugee Camp All Stars Feat Lawyn KB, The Sweetest.. 11 Trisha Yearwood, How Do I Live My Soul 12 Deana Carter, Count Me In B IG APPLE BOOTS VIDEOS: ResFest Digital Film Festival to be James Taylor, Enough To Be On Your Way

Despite the likelihood that a new held Aug. 15 -16 at the Directors A SAMPLING OF PLAYLISTS SUBMITTED BY 24 -hour music video channel is Guild of America in NATIONAL & LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO OUTLETS FOR Hollywood, THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2, 1997. looming in New York, Time Warn- Calif. Among the panel's partici- THE CLIP LIST er Cable is cracking down on pants are the husband and wife T H E regional clip shows that do not con- music video directing team tain at least 50% original content. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Qn /4115ko rwe,aaarslalr Several shows that air on the sys- Faris. The two -day gathering will MUSIC TELEVISION tem's Manhattan Neighborhood also include screenings of digital- TOY CONTROL jL A T l N O) TELEVISION Continuous programming Continuous programming Continuous programming Five hours weekly Network (MNN) public access ly enabled short films from Spike 1221 Collins Ave 1515 Broadway 1111 Lincoln Rd 223 -225 Washington St channels are expected to soon get Jonze, Roman Coppola, Mike Miami Beach, FL 33139 New York, NY 10036 Miami Beach, FL 33139 Newark, NJ 07102 the boot from the cable operator as Mills, H -Gun Labs, and Tomato. AMERICA'S NO. 1 VIDEO NEW Hanson, Mmmbop Michael Penn, Try a result of the El Tri, Virgen Morena Steve Winwood, Spy In The House... policy, which was For more information, The check out Notorious BIG, (Feat Pull Daddy & Mase). Me Mmey.. Sherrie Austin, Lucky In Love Paula Cole, Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? Todd Terry Presents..., Something Goin' On instituted in early July. the ResFest World Wide Web site Lamb, Gorecki The Wallflowers, One Headlight Counting Crows, Daylight Fading BOX TOPS Blue Boy, Remember Boy Aerosmith, Hole In My Soul David Byrne, Miss America MNN has informed clip pro- at http://www.resfest.com. Erykah Badu, Otherside Of The Game Santa Sabina, Azul Casi Morado Matchbox 20, Push Mia X Feat. Master PS, Foxy Brown, The Party Don't Stop Supertones, Strike Back Savage Garden, I Want You Faith No More, Last Cup Of Sorrow Will Smith, Men In Black Duncan Sheik, She Runs Away No Doubt, Sunday Morning En Vogue, Whatever Lil' Kim, Not Tonight (Remix) Beck, Jack -Ass Aleks Synteks Y La Gente Normal, Sin Ti... Cheap Trick, Say Goodbye Dru Hill, Never Make A Promise Ben Folds Five, One Angry Dwarf... Control Machete, Andamos Armados Radiohead, Paranoid Android Pug Daddy Jon Bon Jovi, Midnight & Faith Evans (Feat 112), l'II Be Missing You Fitter And The Crystal Method, (You Can't) Trip Like I Do In Chelsea Ednaswap, Clown Show Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Look Into My Eyes Beenie Man Feat Chevelle Frankyn, Dance Hall Queen Plastilina Mosh, Nino Bomba Will Smith, Men In Black Various Artists, ESPN Presents The Jock Jam Yo La Tango, Sugarcube The Chemical Brothers, Block Rockin' Beats Blues Traveler, Carolina Blues PRODUCTION NOTES Hanson, Where's The Love The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rascal King Julieta Venegas, De Mis Pasos The Wallflowers, The Difference Coolio Feat. 40 Then, C U When U Get There Fleetwood Mac, The Chain Moenia, Dejame Entrar Dogma, Cancer U2, Last Night On TRU, FEDz Fleetwood Mac, Silver Springs Earth Paul Rodgers, All I Want Is You (LIVE) Spice Girls, 2 Become 1 Jimmy's Chicken Shack, High Cafe Tacuba, No Controles Shades, Serenade Panic Rome, Do You Like This Depeche Mode, It's No Good Deborah Cox, Things Just Ain't The Same Films director Marty clip was the work of director Jeffrey Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, The Rain ISupa Dupa Fly) Daft Punk, Around The World Rome, Do You Like This Wyclef Jean Feat. Refugee Allston, We Tryin' To Stay Alive Oasis, D'You Know What I Mean? Thomas was the eye behind Pine Phillips, who also directed photog- Blessid Union Of Souls, I Wanna Be There Big Bub Feat. Queen Lalitah & Heavy D, Need Your Love Cone's "Local Hero" and "Alien raphy for the Franklin, Tenn., shoot. Ghetto Twiinz, Responsibility Space Sister" videos, shot in Cronul- Dave Bruster produced for Backstreet Boys, Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) C Studio Rampage Feat. Billy Lawrence, Take It To The Streets MuchMu la, Australia, and Sydney, respec- Productions. Deborah Cox, Things Just Ain't The Same CMC RBL Posse, How We Comin' Continuous programming LIGHT MUSIC CALIFORNIA MUSIC CHANNEL tively. Thomas also directed photog- Phillips was also the eye behind "I 299 Queen St West raphy, while Regina Cameron, Smell Smoke" by Billy Yates. Pro- NEW Toronto, Ontario M5V2Z5 1/2 -hour show weekly 15 hours weekly Michael Healea, and Bruce Spears duced by Studio Productions' Artificial Joy Club, Sick & Beautiful Summercamp, Drawer Signal Hill Dr 10227 E 14th St Jean Wall, PA 15148 produced. Davina, So Good Wyckf Feat Refugee Allston, We Tryid To Stay Alive Oakland, CA 94603 Clarke Gallivan, the video was shot Enrique Iglesias, Only You Ben Harper, Faded Silverchair, Hokus Pick, Sofa Logic The Retordus Filmed in London, the clip for in Franklin. Eric Benet, True To Myself Cemetary B.I.G. (Feat Puff Daddy & Basel, Mo Monty... Erykah Badu, Otherside Of The Game Motley Crue, Afraid The Kry, Everywhere Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, The Rain (Sups Dupa Fly) "Where Is The Love" by Hanson Kevin Godley directed James' 4.0, Have A Little Mercy Holly McNarand, Numb Susan Ashton, Here In My Heart Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Look Into My Eyes Jagged Edge, The Way You Talk Live, Turn My Head Code Of Ethics, Soulbait Aaliyah, 4 Page Letter was directed by Tamra Davis. "Tomorrow" on location in London. Audio Never Joe, The Love Scene The Tea Party, Temptation Andrenaline, Gonna Be As Big Mary J. Blige, I Can Love You Nicola Doring produced for 0 Pic- The clip was produced by Nolan But- Lazio Bane, Overkill Spice Girls, 2 Become I Guardian, Power Of Love Magno And Tiimbaland, Up Jumps Da Boogie The Wallflowers, Petra, Dance tures. Films Ltd. Robyn, Show Me Love The Difference Somethin' For The People Feat Trim & Tamara, My Love Is.,. ler Sarah McLachlan, Building A Mystery Foo Fighters, Monkey Wrench Bleach, Epidermis Girl Changing Faces, G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Carman, R.I.O.T. The A.V. Squad's John Lloyd Mary Chapin Carpenter's "The Smash Mouth, Walkin' On The Sun Meredith Brooks, Bitch Refugee Camp MI -Stars Feat. Lawyn Hilt The Sweetest... Snoop Doggy Dogg, Midnight Love Headstones, Cubically Contained Michael Sweet, Real Will Smith, Men In Black Miller directed Vince Gill's "A Lit- Better To Dream Of You" was the Boot Camp Clik, Night Riders Robyn, Do You Know (What It Takes) Plankeye, BCA tle More Love" video in Murfrees- work of director Steven Goldmann. Kock- D -Zel, Decisions Third Eye Blind, Semi -Charmed Life dc Talk, Jesus Freak Next, Butta Love Pull Daddy & Faith Dam (Feat. 1121, l'lI Be Missing You Tony Vincent, Out Of My Hands boro, Tenn. Susan Bowman produced for the Room Service, Ain't Nuthin' Wrong Our Lady Peace, Clumsy Ninety Pound Wuss, Something Must Break Reality Check's "Masquerade" Collective in Millersville, Md. Sheryl Crow, A Change Would Do You Good

88 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com BOOK EXPLORES BLACK MUSIC'S GOLDEN AGE (Continued from page 10) the unique style, fashion, language, and Brothers, an act that has spanned near- fanciful reverie and wishful thinking," Billboard's culture that reflected both the sophis- ly four decades. Through publicity the authors write. ticated and flamboyant sides of the shots, album covers, and concert Images found in the book include black music world. posters, readers follow the act's evolu- Atlantic's winning 45- record sleeves, 1997 International It is these photos, the authors con- tion from its prim but cool suit -and -tie which often featured members of its tend, that tell much of the story. days of the '50s to the psychedelic- music roster, and the lackluster logo of "We kind of wrote around the influenced hippie garb of the '60s to its End Records, whose sleeves depicted Buyer's Guide images," says Merlis of the scores of bid for acceptance later in the decade a tail- chasing dachshund. pictures obtained through historic (during the age of Aquarius) by wear- music art collector Rico Tee. "Rico ing "Moroccan roll" fashions. WIDE APPEAL approached me more than a year ago "Heart & Soul" also offers readers a As much a walk down memory lane to tell me he was working on this pro- glimpse into some unexpected enter- for consumers as a retrospective for with [book designer] Bill Harvey prising endeavors of established industry executives, "Heart & Soul" is ..A._.... ject .fitM.Kf Wi1MC1 f.. and asked me if I wanted to write a nar- recording acts. Among them, noted '60s neatly aimed at a broad consumer rative for it. crooner Solomon Burke managed sev- demographic. CARO "[Davin and I] aren't scholars, but we eral non -show -business concerns, such "Anybody that likes music and is .o«t e._. GG-...._ do hold a strong fervor for this stuff," as a chain of mortuaries and a snow - interested in the black cultural experi- Brand he adds. "People are going to look at removal service in Philadelphia, and at ence as it related to American culture .,i._.._. PUMA Mai the images first, then hopefully it will one point test -marketed his own brand in general will find this book of inter- New for .wu wais...t to read the stories behind of popcorn in the hallowed halls of est," says Seay. move them 1997 ..a...... e the pictures." Harlem, N.Y.'s Apollo Theater. In an effort to reach those con- -f The authors use a series of anecdotes On a philosophical level, the authors sumers, the book's publishing compa- KGHSO.e M. ..,.Cru.e Among ny plans to a variety of retail to tell their tale. also make keen observations. target ..Gt.C+.. .M0 LAMM. Legendary blues songstress Etta their reflections, they note the way that outlets. Says Stewart Tabori & Chang James, whose career spans a significant black female vocalists, such as Billie marketing /publicity director Jack PALA ,«re.,.t portion of the era covered in the book, Holiday, Aretha Franklin, LaVern Lamplough, "The book will benefit tw1Y.i...M..r trO...Mt could fill a book with her stories alone. Baker, and Carla Thomas, "found a from widespread distribution to all ...... In her foreword to the book, James potent and remarkably unfettered music store retailers, specialty cata- recounts glowing encounters with sev- form of expression often denied them logs, and specialty shops. In addition, .,., APO ....I-t, eral of the other artists discussed. in other artistic forms." traditional bookstore chains are a Over 50 "Looking through the pages of this Also, Merlis and Seay recognize the major focus for us." book really brings back some vivid dignity of many artists, such as vocal- Lamplough says such retailers as sounh'ies memories for me," she notes. "Not only ist/dancer Bill Robinson, who, despite Virgin, Tower, Barnes & Noble, and More than ..._..... , listed did I have the honor and pleasure of being forced to play subservient roles Borders Books & Music have signed on 16,000 listings meeting some of the great artists seen in his day (as he did in the Shirley Tem- early in support of the book. here, but many of them had a real influ- ple films), nevertheless carried himself The publishing company plans to ence on my own music." with his head held high; he had uncom- launch a promotional campaign the In perhaps the most endearing promising pride and an often-overpow- first week of September, with Merlis encounter of her five -decade -plus ering stage presence. and Seay making book-signing appear- singing career, James recalls meeting The book, too, delves into the imag- ances. A national print advertising an up- and -coming artist when he ing of record companies through its Art campaign is slated to begin Sept. 5. offered to watch the pet monkey that & Soul chapter, which offers book -buy- "We want to go with publications like the blues legend used to travel with, ers a glimpse of the dazzling array of L.A. Weekly, The Village Voice, Boston while she ate at a restaurant. labels that record companies pasted to Phoenix, and The Austin Chronicle," Writes James: "[This] short guy their discs. According to the text, a says Lamplough. 'We're also looking came up to me on the street and said, record's label and its sleeve could make at doing ads in selected daily papers." If you're interested in joining those well-connected folks who do the as polite as you please, `Miss James, I'll an indelible impression on the minds of A national advertising campaign tar- big deals, make the big money, and have the big fun in the music geting the music industry via trade hold your monkey while you go in there consumers, and brand names became and video business, we suggest that you order your own copy of and eat.' He was the sweetest kid, and an important part of marketing an publications is also planned, and the year's press it was only later that I found out he was artist. "Ranging from crudely person- company intends to host launch parties Billboard's 1997 International Buyer's Guide before this James Brown. He used to carry an old al to the grandiose, [labels] permitted in Los Angeles and New York in mid- run is completely sold out. tattered napkin around with him, companies to indulge in all manner of September. because Little Richard had written the IBG '97 brings you record labels, music publishers, wholesalers words `please, please, please' on it, and and distributors, manufacturers, service and supply companies, James was determined to make a song GEFFEN RETURNS TO ISRAEL FOR CONCERT home video companies, public relations firms, schools, entertain- out of it. And, of course, he did." (Continued from page 10) ment attorneys, tape duplicators, compact disc plants, and an But while "Heart & Soul" explores the careers of such well-known histori- Negev desert, overlooking the Dead a new band and for the first time has audio books section that has been doubled in size. Pius, you'll cal figures as Brown and Cab Cal- Sea, attracted a capacity 9,000 fans, written new material in English. His find more than 50 pages of informative ads, and an entire section loway-whose spectacular attire and with thousands more left outside after previous albums have all been sung in of manufacturing specification charts on blank tape. outrageous stage persona led to the police had limited crowd numbers. Hebrew. He has joined the stable of orchestra conductor being immortalized This was partly due to Geffen's notori- leading promoter Harvey Goldsmith With IBG '97, you will be able to: on film and in comic books and live ani- ety and partly due to the fact that four and in August begins a series of Lon- Reach record buyers worldwide at retail apd distributors. mation-it also characterizes the con- fans died at the festival two years ago don dates. importers/exporters. of many -known but after safety barriers collapsed. Goldsmith has advised him not to tributions lesser Find the telephone number, fax or E -Mail number of companies equally intriguing artists. Moshe Peled, the Israeli deputy rush into the first U.K. recording deal the world. For instance, San Francisco gui- minister for education, wrote to the offered, and Geffen will sign only after throughout tarist Rodger Collins made a name for heads of the country's youth organiza- playing a Sept. 2 industry showcase in Get specifications on blank media inclusive of blank tape and diskettes. himself in the mid -'60s by using his gui- tions, urging them to boycott the fes- London. Several major labels are in Find manufacturers of jewel boxes and other service and supply tar acrobatically as a stage prop as well tival because of Geffen's anti -Israeli competition for his signature after organizations. high-profile national media coverage in as a musical instrument. Another less- behavior. When this failed, Peled Locate a publisher who may have interest in your catalog and/or specific should not the U.K. following his move to Britain. er-known artist, Little Janice, sat atop demanded that the concert copyright. the world, literally, on the cover of her be broadcast live on Israeli radio Geffen will also share the bill with Pzazz album titled "Little Youth because Geffen not only has never Sinéad O'Connor and Neneh Cherry This is the kind of information that can put you at the top of the Tomorrow The World." On the album, worn an army uniform, but has openly Sept. 9 at a concert for Tibet in Scot- industry. And, best of all, it costs just $125 (plus shipping/han- in the Israeli Defence land, mirroring the recent similar the mod late -'60s singer /songwriter defamed service dling), which is practically nothing when compared to the stag- waxed about "peace, love, and univer- Force, its soldiers, and its officers. The event in New York. Geffen has also sal personhood." broadcast went ahead, and a heavy been invited to the U.S. in August to gering cost of gathering this information on your own-- particular- The book also vividly illustrates police and military presence prevented discuss a recording deal. ly when you consider that the guide is constantly being updated artists' imaging through various eras, anti-Geffen demonstrators from dis- His new set has been substantially by our research teams in both the U.S. and Europe. providing opportunities for examina- rupting the concert, although they modified from the material that has tion of visual and musical contrasts turned up and staged a protest at a made him a household name in Israel, between successful recording acts. soundcheck earlier in the day. where his fame and fortune is based on FOR FASTEST SERVICE CALL Examples include Calloway's circa Geffen makes no apology for his a 1980s style reminiscent of such per- '30s zoot- suited stage swagger vs. Duke refusal to do national service (he was formers as the artist formerly known (800) 344 -7119. In NJ (908) 363 -4156. Ellington's more sophisticated tux -and- eventually declared psychologically as Prince. Or send check/money order for $125 plus S6 S &H ($13 for interna- tails approach and the sweet and pure unfit) or his calls for the Israelis to His new material has a more tional orders) with this ad to: Billboard Directories, P.O. Box 2016, Palestinians. But feel, reflecting cur- image and music of popular girl group hand land over to the contemporary Lakewood, NJ 08701. Please add appropriate sales tax in NY, NJ, the Chantels juxtaposed with the grit- he said after the concert: "My message rent trends. "I have given the PA, CA, TN, MA, IL & DC. Orders payable in U.S. funds only. ty, unpolished stylings of the Mar - is one of peace and love. I am not inter- Israeli market what it wants," says final. velettes in the '60s. ested in politics or responding to the Geffen. "I know I also have the All sales are One enduring group that is particu- political attacks on me." charisma and the songs to satisfy BDBG3126 larly well represented is the Isley In London, Geffen has put together the U.K. and U.S. markets."

BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 89 www.americanradiohistory.com BILLBOARD DANCE MUSIC SUMMIT (Continued from page 1)

acknowledgment of prominent moves DJs, mix -show hosts, and promoters - itless number of illegally sold remix toward mainstream acceptance. kicked off the dozen panels at the show tapes and discs readily found at many In the past year alone, the genre has with a tribute to house music, which retailers nationwide. Andy Moy, with been boosted by the National Academy was birthed 14 years ago in Chicago's Chicago's Grammaphone outlet, admit- of Recording Arts and Sciences' Warehouse club. The session gathered ted that his store carries the product to ( NARAS) decision in May to initiate a many of the genre's innovators, such as remain competitive with other outlets, dance music Grammy category; the Saunders, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Mau- and that it is carried as a matter of habit burgeoning worldwide acceptance of rice Joshua, Jamie Principle, Mike in communities with a club following. electronic dance music; more top 40 air- Dunn, and Wayne Williams. Hurley set Steve Cox, founder of HotTrax, a play of dance than ever before; and the the tone for the forum by saying, "I feel leading DJ remix service, said he has proliferation of GLAMA (Gay and Les- so blessed to do what I love for a living. even found his company competing bian American Music Awards), which I was so determined to be a top DJ so against bootlegs of its own material. honors the work of gay and lesbian re- that I could write and produce music. `We'll do a remix that we license from cording artists. Topping it off, Chicago I'm fortunate to be in this business." the record labels and then find our Mayor Richard Daly proclaimed the Many of the panelists noted that mixes bootlegged on compilations with show's opening as "House Music Day" their break came from the generosity the best [material] from other remix in the city, paying tribute to hometown of other house DJs, who gave new Pictured, from left, are Joi Cardwell, France Joli, and Carolyn Harding (Photo: services." house legend Jesse Saunders. jocks/producers their first shot. Joshua Chuck Taylor). Said one participant, "These songs To keep the beat in high gear, how- said that to project the genre further are going right to mix -show tapes, ever, participants cautiously reminded into the mainstream, "you need the while the dance community is losing one another that there are continuing right person in the right place, a per- make money singing in orchestras and potential. That way, maybe instead of thousands and thousands of dollars." triumphs to aim for, calling for further son who understands the music." playing at weddings and bar mitzvahs." being asked to remix, they'll call on me The only solution offered -and it nurturing from within to elevate dance Added Dunn on house music's next Offered Orbik artist Thea Austin, as the producer from the beginning." was acknowledged as a stretch -was music and its commercial acceptance. step, "We need more house produc- who sang on Snap's "Rhythm Is A When asked if dance music has be- for record stores to just say no and stop Said attendee Frank Ceraolo, senior tions, not house remixes." Dancer," "The money you get paid come more credible in the mainstream carrying the illegal mixes in tandem. director of marketing (U.S.) at Epic On the topic of the increasing main- doesn't go far. It really doesn't cover industry, panelist Roger Sanchez said Another controversial session Records, `We have a foot in the door. stream acceptance of electronic music, the costs of bills, travel, keeping your that the answer depends on the label addressed sexism, racism, and homo- Now we need to pry it open." producer/artist BT delivered a speech hair up, and costumes." and, sometimes, the artist. "All genres phobia within the dance community. From the radio perspective, Erik via videotape, saying, "I think we've "Most DJs are getting paid more of dance music are being looked at One on -air mix -show DJ based in Bradley, music director of dance pimped the alternative rock scene to than I am now," said Karel. "They get slightly more seriously," he said, "but Houston said it is difficult to be out at WBBM (B96) Chicago, said in his open- death. The same lame A&R guys that $5,000 a night, while artists get $500." you've got to get with the right people his station, which is owned by Clear ing keynote address, "Top 40 listeners used to promote Pearl Jam are now Added Champion recording artist who believe in it." Channel Communications, along with accept dance music because they love showing up at our shows with neon Sandy B. "[DJs] have top billing. Their the market's other two uptempo sta- to have fun, they like positive, upbeat bands. If we can keep going with this, mix-shows are announced, but not one CHART ISSUES tions. "There's no way they would I'm excited about its potential." artist name is mentioned. I'll be work- In a session addressing dance chart advertise any function on the air that Electronic music, recently given a ing at the Palladium [in New York], issues, Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart begins with `G' and ends in `Y,' " he high - profile boost with Prodigy's "The singing my heart out, and someone will manager Theda Sandiford-Waller un- said. The jock, who is black, also said Fat Of The Land" debuting at No. l on say, Who is she ?'" veiled the latest progress on a mix-show that whenever he enters a club where the Billboard 200 in the July 19 issue, Harding responded that there was a chart she hopes will materialize in the he isn't known, "the first thing they say denotes a fundamental change in dance time when the genre's players worked Top 40 and R &B Airplay Monitors- to me is, We don't play rap music in music, BT said. "The deconstruction of hand in hand: "DJs needed producers, Billboard sister publications -by year- this club.' All you can do is educate." traditional melodic and harmonic who needed the artist. Now it's a little end. Some attendees were concerned One up -and- coming male artist structures are marking a change." out of whack. The artist is at the bot- with the predominance of hip -hop titles asked participants why it is so difficult He noted, however, that it is more tom of the totem pole, when we're listed, which Sandiford -Waller attrib- to get spins on dance club songs that important than ever now to nurture equally as important and talented." uted to the larger number of R &B sta- aren't sung by women. The reluctant and protect the medium. "There is no The artists also discussed the haz- tions hosting such shows. She called for answer: "It's a diva thing, a drag queen room for pettiness now that the eyes of ards of signing bad contracts at the cooperation from attendees in estab- thing. That is a challenge." the world are upon us," he said. "Don't beginning of their careers. Said a force- lishing a complete list of mix-shows on Finally, in a discussion on utilizing let the press hype make us lazy. Devel- ful Joi Cardwell, who is signed to stations nationwide. the Internet as a promotional tool for ERIK BRADLEY op your own sound and plod forward on EightBall Records, "Do not sign deals It was also announced that the retail house artists, the founders of the Glob- your own path. We really need to keep that are not conducive. Ask for top panel of Billboard's Hot Dance Music/ al House World Wide Web site (www. music, and a lot of them love to dance. it going ourselves and honor the spirit billing if not sole billing. Don't let your- Maxi -Singles Sales chart will be streetsound.com /globalhouse) de- Many pop radio programmers are giv- of the music we're making." self be taken. We have to work on this opened to the entire SoundScan panel scribed it as a potential meeting place ing dance as much or more of a shot Rising electronic producer Keoke ourselves." She encouraged artists to in December, the beginning of the for dance industry players worldwide. now than they ever have. You've come added that the acceptance of electron- write their own material, ensure that chart year. The chart is now compiled "I had problems communicating with a long way, clubland, and there are ic music, while popular worldwide, has they get publishing rights, and secure from sales at specialty dance stores. people in music and in the industry many reasons for optimism regarding been an uphill battle in the U.S. "I find a lawyer to look at contracts, no mat- The new chart will reflect only dance when I was based in Portland [Ore.]," the future of dance music at radio." a lot of bitterness among veteran house ter what the cost. sales hits, including R &B dance remix- said EightBall's Ramon Wells. `We had Hank Newberg, a trustee of producers," he said. "They turn their In another popular forum, dance es. (The current chart includes a to find a way to connect with everyone NARAS, thanked the organization for noses up to [electronic music]. The producers /mixers aired their own con- majority of hip -hop tracks, which are in Los Angeles and New York." its patience in creating the dance music capacity to listen with open ears and an cerns for the future, including incon- most often released in maxi- single con- Added partner Mike Mannix of Grammy category. "I want to apologize open mind has been a lot harder here. sistent payment arrangements. Most figurations.) Streetsounds, "It's a virtual communi- that it took so damn long for us to fig- In other countries, the crowd is ready producers agree to a set fee from the Attendees at a panel on independent ty, working and developing house ure out how to establish a dance-music for anything." start, though some have been success- distribution, meanwhile, aired concerns music through forming mailing lists Grammy," he said. "We knew how ful in garnering "points" on a record, over getting their records from the and sending mail to all subscribers." important the music is to people, but it CHALLENGES AHEAD allowing them a percentage of pro- underground into the mainstream. The Dance Summit also included took us an inordinate amount of time Despite these inroads, work still re- ceeds from a hot -selling track. They agreed that, foremost, the pro- nightly performances, some enduring to figure out [the implementation]." mains to be done in the dance arena - One label A &R rep explained that it cess takes patience. Said one partici- through dawn, featuring many of the Newberg explained that the trade and such challenges were the focus of is the artist who traditionally pays for pant, "A song can be in the under- community's prominent artists and group has been working toward the several panels. The persistent issue of dance remixes, and that "they often ground for years before it works at DJs, including vocalists Cardwell, category for five years. However, "we vocals vs. instrumental tracks, for don't understand dance music. We tell retail. Then once it goes to radio, most Martha Wash, Ultra Nate, France Joli, kept hitting our heads against the walls instance, came up at a number of them we're crossing them over, but often the majors will buy the record." Crystal Waters, Byron Stingily, DJ with NARAS, trying to figure out who forums. Keoke remarked that "the they don't get it. And then all I have is In a related session on the ongoing Company, 3rd Party, Vicki Sue Robin- the creators of the music are," he said. importance of words in music has $3,000 for a radio remix and two dubs." trauma of bootlegging, few solutions son, and Karel. Among spinners were Two years ago, Newberg said, the peaked. It's just not all that relevant." Tony Moran, who has done remixes were pegged. The heated discussion Chicago's John Curley and Todd organization reached out to the dance The comment irritated Jellybean artist for many of today's top pop acts, com- primarily addressed the seemingly lim- Terry, Saunders, and Psycho -Bitch. community for help. Thanks to the Karel, who said, "My God, I hope that mented that "when a record I remix efforts of the Committee for the doesn't come true. I would have no goes to No. 1 and I don't get paid [for Advancement of Dance Music, headed career." its success], I don't get angry and jaded by Ellyn Harris, the agenda was set. The very real challenges of making a about it, because I know I still have it in The new category will be part of the living in the dance world became the me to make next year's big record." pop field and will target only those re- focus of a panel that gathered clubland On the creative end, producer Tyler cordings specifically created for the artists. Among the eight vocalists par- Stone said a primary challenge is main- dance market. Only singles or tracks ticipating, there was a near -unanimous taining a fresh approach in the mix. will be eligible, with the Grammy going sentiment that keeping the cash flow- "Staying current and not repeating to the artist and/or producer/mixer. ing is a constant concern. yourself is tough," he said. "If you close "I'm thrilled there's now a dance "The challenge as a dance recording your eyes and ears, you find you're out music Grammy. It's very exciting for artist is finding the means to support of date. Always check out the latest us," Newberg said. "It's a spotlight that myself," said Carolyn Harding, who vibe, the new talent." the Grammys can bring and boost the has not had a label deal since 1989. "At Moran added that his goal is to "not careers of the people involved." one time, I was performing and reap- just show people that we can do this, Pictured, from left, are Wayne Williams, Mike Dunn, and Steve "Silk" The dance industry's own, mean- of Hurley ing the rewards record sales. That is but to actually take an artist of what- (Photo: Chuck Taylor). while- including artists, producers, definitely far, far in the past. Now, I ever caliber and show them their own

90 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2. 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com RCA SINGER/SONGWRITER JAI COULD FILL MARKET NICHE (Continued from page 1) Jai's third British single, the title River," which points to another of Steve Vaughan before they left to between -there's Mick Hucknall, able to launch Jai with a multi - track from "Heaven," will be out the young artist's passions. join P.J. Harvey. George Michael, and a lot of froth in pronged attack. "We can go out to Aug. 11, with the album to follow in "I started songwriting when I was In the U.K., Jai will make his sec- between. But I thought we should many formats -modern rock, mod- early September. While neither of 14, really," he says. "I always want- ond appearance Aug. 9 on the give him a chance on the `Lottery.' ern adult, top 40, triple -A, adult con- the previous releases, "Don't Give ed to write songs rather than play "National Lottery Live" TV show, We've got a policy here that we will temporary, and mainstream top 40, Me Away" and "I Believe," made other people's, but I'm really into with other high -profile television support unknowns and up- and -com- all at more or less the same time. chart headway, Jai believes that his standards as well. I'm a real believ- appearances, including one on ing bands." The record lends itself to a lot of sophisticated but accessible song er in very emotional songs, and my GMTV, booked around the same The publicity from the singer's genres. VH1, MTV, and the Box are craft can carve its own space. main ambition is to write a song that time. upcoming appearance on the mass- all major keystones in the develop- "There was a time in the mid - people can cry to. I'm not into mak- Simon London, assistant produc- rated show should give a needed ment of Jai, and we're getting press '80s," he says, "when you had male ing music that makes people jump up er /reporter for "National Lottery boost to the singer: A number of interest from all aspects, from teen solo stars like Elton John, but they and down." Live," says of Jai, "I went to a U.K. retailers contacted by Billboard magazines to edgy titles like Paper weren't really on the cutting edge of Much of that musical upbringing [media] showcase and saw him a cou- had minimal knowledge of Jai's and Interview." music. Then people wanted bands was in the "capital" of England's ple of times -he had a tight band, releases thus far. more, like Blur and Oasis. Now West Country, Bristol, where Jai and I really liked the sound. When Other early radio interest in the Assistance in preparing this story there's an opening for a singer that's hung out with such trip -hop experi- someone says `another white soul artist has come from Italy and was provided by Dylan Siegler in more on a cutting edge." mentalists as Smith & Mighty and boy,' it's difficult to keep an open Japan. New York. Hugh Surratt, VP of artist devel- formed a band with Rob Ellis and mind. The greats are so few and far In the U.S., Surratt says, RCA is opment and marketing at RCA in New York, agrees. "[Male solo stars] do not exist right now," he says. CARLOS NUNEZ EXPORTS GAITA FROM SPAIN "Someone like Jai could really catch (Continued front page 10) fire, especially once people see the video [for 'I Believe'], which is units, according to the label. The al- Since 1989, Núñez has played with "I paid a price. I barely had an Núñez graduated from Madrid's moody and provocative." He adds bum is poised to go platinum the Chieftains in the U.S., much of adolescence, let's say," he says. Royal Conservatory of Music with that the clip was recently added by (100,000 units) any day, according Europe, Japan, and Australia, "I've had to renounce many things. the highest degree possible and has M2. to BMG Ariola international ex- including the Great Music Experi- Something which any young man since combined his playing and Darcy Sanders Fulmer, director ploitation head Laly Garcia, a ence in Japan and New York's Dal- would like, a girlfriend back home recording with academic study of of music programming for M2, says unique achievement for a Celtic al- trey Sings Townshend concert, or having fun with your mates -I the roots of Galician music. the clip is perfect for the MTV sis- bum in Spain. alongside Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, can't do that. For me, this music is "Galicia has always been a very ter channel. "He definitely fits in In May, it was released in Ireland INXS, and Lou Reed. He guested my way of life." poor area of Spain, and I knew that with M2's programming philoso- and the U.K. with Sinéad O'Connor on the Chief- Onstage, he plays like a demon. many Galicians, or gallegos, had emi- phy -he's someone very unique, and Freddie Middleton, managing tains' "Long Black Veil" and lis- "He brings the house down; he's just grated to Cuba at the beginning of there isn't an artist quite like him in director of BMG Ireland, thinks tened as Marianne Faithfull told tremendous," Moloney says. "With the century," he says. "There I dis- America right now, a soulful alter- Núñez can expect a strong reaction him how carnal gaita music was. Carlos, Galician music has opened covered a gallego who was 99 years native artist." in Ireland. "The Chieftains' "So often in the early days, I its wings, like the Irish. Both can old, and he was happy to let me play Fulmer says the channel, which endorsement has really introduced thought I was dreaming and said, touch each other with the same the gaita he had emigrated with. debuted the clip July 17, has given it him to the Irish," he says. "He 'Nobody will ever believe this back ardor." "But the amazing thing is that some 40 airings thus far. played the National Concert Hall home in Vigo,' " referring to the Moloney first saw Núñez play from him I discovered Galician Surratt says RCA has moved back this year, and he was great." Galician fishing port city where he when the bagpiper was 16, when the music forms that I knew about from "Heaven" from its planned August At that concert, which Middleton lives. He is convinced of the mysti- Chieftains had already played study but that have disappeared in release to allow more setup time, says bowled over the promoter cal nature of the gaita, which repre- together for 22 years. "The first Galicia. At the same time, I played servicing the album to "lifestyle out- Denis Desmond, Núñez also played sents for him the soil, as opposed to time we played together was in material from different parts of lets, like restaurants, boutiques, hair a solo set. "The reaction was such the fire of the much larger Scottish Barcelona [Spain], and we played Galicia to old Cuban guys, and they salons. Anything where people can that he should be able to return to bagpipe or the water of the Irish uil- for 31/2 hours, and the public said, 'Wow, that's from so- and -so hear the record and see the video." the hall this winter or early spring lean pipes. applauded for nearly half an hour," province [in Cuba].' " Núñez is as 1998 with his own show," says Mid- Núñez began playing the gaita at recalls Moloney. thrilled by these discoveries today JAI IN THE U.S. dleton. age 8 and performed at the Lorient But Núñez has his own band, too, as he was when he made them. Jai recently paid his first -ever The guests on "Brotherhood" give festival in France in 1983, when he and this year will be spent touring. Núñez is content that traditional visit to the U.S. and, among other an idea of the album's range, the was barely 13. He says his youth It was Spain first, then concerts in or ethnic music is now popular promotional duties, performed at result of Núñez's research into the was solitary and obsessed by the Japan and Shanghai, China, in June, among many rock fans. "Rock is still both the RCA and BMG distribution historical links between Galician and gaita and the flute, which he also followed by much of Europe and a breathing, thanks to traditional conventions, with the latter's audi- other musical forms. They include plays. trip to the U.S. again in October. music," he insists. ence including guests from radio and Ry Cooder, the Chieftains, Ireland's retail. "When we bring him back," Nightnoise, Portugal's Dulce says Surratt, "it'll be for a series of Pontes, Cuba's Vieja Trova Santia- SAVAGE SUIT AGAINST BOWIE DISMISSED special showcases. We'd love to have guera (octogenarians who keep alive (Continued from purge 6) a U.K. success story, but it could old trova music from the eastern well be a situation where we spark it city of Santiago de Cuba), flamenco respect to our claims against BMG, million in advances and video fees, to his records. over here and send it back there." guitarist Rafael Riqueni, Spanish we will pursue them. And it is my BMG unilaterally terminated the The four charges that Ramos said Jai's smooth vocals and the singer Luz Casal, and Basque accor- expectation that we will be filing an agreement in July 1993 and refused Savage can pursue against BMG mature, melodic crafting of the dionist Kepa Junquera. appeal with respect to the portion to pay the $1 million it owed Savage. include breach of distribution album, which was produced by his "No longer the special guest, but that released Mr. Bowie. We Without BMG's money, Savage agreement and tortious interfer- co- writer and guitarist Joel Bogen, the adopted son of the Chieftains, respectfully disagree with Judge claims it was unable to pay Bowie ence with the recording agreement also invite comparisons with George Núñez is fast becoming a young pip- Ramos." and Isolar the remaining money it and distribution agreement. Michael. Says Surratt, "When he ing icon," says David Caren, mar- According to the original suit, in owed them and therefore had to BMG had no comment by press launches into the chorus of 'I keting manager of Dublin's newest 1992 Savage and BMG entered into give back to Bowie Savage's rights time. Believe,' it sounds like something city center music outlet, Celtic Note. a three -year agreement whereby from George's early days, from "What Van Morrison did for Brian BMG would manufacture, distrib- Wham!, even. The song is interest- Kennedy, the Chieftains are doing ute, and help market albums POPKOMM TO HOST GOV'T LEADERS ing because it's very moody and for Núñez ... [They have] catapult- released by Savage in the U.S. (Continued front page 6) mysterious." ed him into a category of rising star Under the deal, BMG was to pay Jai denies any direct influence and one to watch out for." Savage net proceeds within 60 days mainstream politics in droves but 11,914 in 1995 and 10,871 in 1994. from his superstar countryman. "I Approval from a fellow musician after the end of every calendar show great enthusiasm and interest Nineteen countries were repre- didn't listen to his records, to be is the key to broadening his audi- month on releases sold through the for popular music and related sented last year, and though that honest with you. A lot of people look ence, notes Caren. "The Chieftains' arrangement. events like the tremendous Berlin number has risen to 23 this year, the at the package and think we are sim- endorsement is the seal of approval Following that pact, Savage and Love Parade," he says. proportion of exhibitors in 1996 that ilar. We've both got short hair, we're record companies cannot buy with BMG pursued Bowie, eventually "Popular culture, its artists, pro- were from outside Germany was both white and can sing in a soulful their marketing tools. This recogni- signing him to a three -album deal, ducers, and managers can all offer 41 %, and this year the equivalent total way, but if you listen to my record it tion will automatically sell itself." which called for him to license the an interesting approach for a new is 38 %. really isn't that close to George master recordings to BMG and Sav- dialogue between the youngsters Musik Komm deputy managing Michael. The similarity, I suppose, GLOBAL INTEREST age. Bowie's advance for the first who stand aside but have not yet director Ralf Plasche points out that is that I got brought up on the same "Brotherhood" was released in album, to be split between BMG and turned away," he adds. "PopKomm the decreasing proportion of non - sort of music as he did." the U.S. in March, where it has sold Savage, was a minimum royalty of is an ideal platform for this." German exhibitors is due to a rise in That included the Beatles, Stevie some 9,000 units, and it has had $3.4 million. Additionally, BMG and PopKomm, now in its ninth run- the number of stands taken by Wonder, and Marvin Gaye, accord- staggered releases in most of Savage were obligated to spend at ning, will this year feature 663 domestic companies. ing to Jai, who was born Jason Europe, Canada, and Japan. Núñez least $1 million to promote each exhibitors in 30,000 square meters of He says his company is gratified Rowe. He proceeded to listen to received rave reviews in the U.S. album. exhibition space. The organizers say that "although the market situation Prince, Public Enemy, and the press during a 42 -date tour with the Bowie delivered "Black Tie, some 14,000 delegates are expected is so terrible, we have succeeded in Beastie Boys. Yet among the new Chieftains in March and April, White Noise" to Savage and BMG in to attend. In 1996, PopKomm had becoming bigger and more interna- material, "Heaven" also includes a including a St. Patrick's Day concert December 1992. According to the 633 exhibitors and 14,100 delegates tional." version of the Arthur Hamilton - in New York's Carnegie Hall. "A original papers, after Savage had (Billboard, Aug. 31, 1996); the num- JEFF CLARK -MEADS penned torch standard "Cry Me A crazy, crazy day," recalls Núñez. already paid Bowie more than $2 ber of delegates has risen from

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Music video executives are hoping quarters in Englewood, Colo. music video programming. nels, but that is expected to vary mar- al opportunities." that the Box's newfound distribution As part of the deal, which is valued "We're already tooled up to take on ket by market. McGlade declined to detail what spe- muscle will help ease MTV's strangle- at $38.5 million, shares of the common the multiplex expansion," says In addition, the Big Box is likely to cific promotional opportunities will be hold on U.S. clip programming. stock of the Box Worldwide will be McGlade. find distribution through such mini - offered to labels. "[The Box] still isn't in some key exchanged for shares of TCI Music's The Box will continue to be offered dish DBS systems as Primestar, which TCI Music may eventually offer cities, such as New York," says one series "A" preferred stock, which as a self -standing service to cable oper- is partially owned by TCI and other some form of direct music merchan- major-label executive. "But maybe this trades on Nasdaq under the symbol ators, but the multiplex service will like- cable operators. dising through the new channels, as will help them take on MTV's lock on TUNE. The announcement comes on ly gain a significant amount of its initial The Box suffered a significant dis- well as on the Internet. In 1993, TCI music video programming." the heels of TCI Music's July 11 pub- distribution as part of TCI's digital tribution setback in late 1995, when it announced its intentions to establish a MTV has already made plans to offer lic offering, which occurred as the com- cable service, All TV, and the Headend was dropped from Time Warner Cable music retail television channel with its own digital multiplex of music video pany finalized its acquisition of DMX In the Sky (HITS) digital programming in New York, which is the nation's partner BMG Ventures, but that plan channels. However, only M2 has Inc., whose Digital Music Express pro- package, which is a service of the largest television market (Billboard, was abandoned by mid -1994 (Billboard, launched so far. That channel has had vides 24 -hour, commercial -free music National Digital Television Center, a Dec. 23, 1995). However, the channel is Sept. 4, 1994). a difficult time getting significant cable radio via cable and satellite. division of TCI Technology Ventures. once again vying for carriage on the Koff says that interactive program- distribution but is available to about 6 TCI Music was formed in late 1996 HITS allows cable operators to cable system, which plans to announce ming services may eventually be inte- million direct broadcast satellite (DBS) to deliver audio and video music ser- expand their channel capacity through the addition of 12 channels in the com- grated into the Big Box through a pos- and C -Band satellite dish owners. vices to residential and commercial digital compression, rather than costly ing weeks (see the Eye, page 88). sible alliance with the high -speed cable "We have a new, multifaceted digital customers via television, the Internet, fiber -optic cable upgrades. As a result, "TCI Music has the resources to modem service @Home, which is par- strategy that involves all of our music and other methods (Billboard, Oct. 12, it is expected that both TCI and non - move us forward," says McGlade. "The tially owned by TCI. networks, including M2, which we will 1996). The merger with the Box is TCI cable systems will use HITS tech- Box's core service will continue to TCI has made no secret of its inten- be rolling out shortly," says an MTV expected to take several months to nology to significantly enhance their grow, but now we have the ability to tion to enter the music video program- Networks spokeswoman of the net- complete and is subject to approval current programming offerings with expand and offer new services. It's a ming business. TCI's program- work's future plans. She declined to from the Box Worldwide shareholders additional multiplexed premium net- very productive association ... I think ming subsidiary, Liberty Media Corp., elaborate on that strategy. and its board of directors. works, digital audio channels, and this is a great opportunity for the music already owns a stake in the Box and The Box's multiplex of channels will The Box recently completed an video -on- demand services. Some cable industry, since this will offer more owns a portion of BET. Liberty had compete for cable carriage with exist- upgrade of all its U.S. markets to a fully subscribers may pay a premium to options to expose their artists. We're previously made an attempt to acquire ing established music video program- integrated digital distribution system receive enhanced programming pack- anxious to try some new things with a controlling interest in the Box's oper- mers, including MTV, VH1, CMT, that utilizes local -based file servers to ages that contain the Big Box multiplex the music industry that we haven't ations, but the deal collapsed last year BET, and TNN. deliver customized market -by- market music channels and other cable chan- tried before, including new promotion- (Billboard, June 1, 1996). "We don't view this as competition for MTV, but we are vying for channel space along with everyone else," says JAMIROQUAI LEADS MTV VIDEO AWARD NOMINATIONS the Box Worldwide CEO /president (Continued from page 9) Alan McGlade. A more immediate threat is posed to Black" (Columbia). Black" from "Men In Black" (Colum- Dre, "Been There, Done That"); Jason Wallflowers, "One Headlight "). less- established outlets, such as M2 and Best female video: Erykah Badu, bia); Bruce Springsteen, "Secret Gar- Kay (Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insanity "); Best cinematography in a video: MuchMusic USA, which are still "On & On" (Kedar/Universal); Mere- den" from "Jerry Maguire" (Epic). Stretch (Will Smith, "Men In Black "). Jeff Cronenweth (eels, "Novocaine For attempting to establish strong distrib- dith Brooks, "Bitch "( Capitol); Toni Best R&B video: Babyface featur- Best special effects in a video: Ash- The Soul "); Steven Keith -Roach ution in the U.S. The competitive Braxton, "Un -Break My Heart" ing Stevie Wonder, "How Come How ley Clemens (eels, "Novocaine For The (Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insanity"); Jeff nature of music television program- (LaFace); Paula Cole, "Where Long" (Epic); Erykah Badu, "On & On" Soul "); Phil Anderson and Elaine Cronenweth (Nine Inch Nails, "The ming has already caused shop -at -home Have All The Cowboys Gone ?" (Kedar/Universal); BLACKstreet fea- (Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insanity "); Perfect Drug "); Declen Quinn (the music service MOR Music to morph (Imago/Warner Bros.); Jewel, "You turing Dr. Dre, "No Diggity" (Inter - D.A.V.E./Panic & Bob (Marilyn Man- Smashing Pumpkins, "The End Is The into a more mainstream home shopping Were Meant For Me" (Atlantic). scope); Toni Braxton, "Un -Break My son, "The Beautiful People "); Chris Beginning Is The End "). service, known as MOR Galleria (Bill- Best group video: Blur, "Song 2" Heart" (LaFace); Puff Daddy & Faith Staves and Nigel Randall (the Smash- Breakthrough video: the Chemical board, May 24). (EMI/Virgin); Counting Crows, "A Evans (Featuring 112), "I'll Be Miss- ing Pumpkins, "The End Is The Begin- Brothers, "Setting Sun" (Astralwerks/ In addition to the multiplex service, Long December" (DGC); Dave ing You" (Bad Boy). ning Is The End "); Paul Griffin, Alan Caroline); Daft Punk, "Da Funk" the deal is likely to result in expanded Matthews Band, "Crash Into Me" Best direction in a video: Beck Rosenfeld, and Wayde Howie (Will (Soma/Virgin); Missy "Misdemeanor" distribution for the existing Box chan- (RCA); No Doubt, "Don't Speak" Hansen (Beck, "The New Pollution "); Smith, "Men In Black"). Elliott, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" nel. (Trauma/Interscope); the Wallflowers, Hype Williams (Missy "Misdemeanor" Best art direction in a video: K.K. (Gold Mincl/EastWest/EEG); Jamiro- "What we will want to do with the "One Headlight" ( Interscope). Elliott, "The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly] "); Barrett (Beck, "The New Pollution "); quai, "Virtual Insanity" (Work/Sony); Box domestically is to increase distri- Best rap video: BLACKstreet fea- Jonathan Glazer (Jamiroquai, "Virtual John Bramble (Jamiroquai, "Virtual Radiohead, "Paranoid Android" (Capi- bution of the localized, analog channel," turing Dr. Dre, "No Diggity" (Inter- Insanity "); Mark Romanek (Nine Inch Insanity"); Ken Baird (Marilyn Manson, tol). says David Koff, VP of corporate devel- scope); Dr. Dre, "Been There, Done Nails, "The Perfect Drug"); Joel Schu- "The Beautiful People "); Tom Foden Viewer's choice: Jewel, "You Were opment for TCI's programming divi- That" (Aftermath/Interscope); Missy macher, Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie (Nine Inch Nails, "The Perfect Drug"). Meant For Me" (Atlantic); Prodigy, sion, Liberty Media. "The Box is an "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "The Rain Faris (the Smashing Pumpkins, "The Best editing in a video: Hank Cor- "Breathe" (Maverick/XL Mute/Warn- attractive product for cable, and we (Supa Dupa Fly)" (Gold Mind/East- End Is The Beginning Is The End "). win (Beck, "Devil's Haircut "); John er Bros.); Puff Daddy & Faith Evans aim to get it broadly distributed. But West /EEG); the Notorious B.I.G., Best choreography in a video: McManus (Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insan- (Featuring 112), "I'll Be Missing You" we also want to use the existing infra- "Hypnotize" (Bad Boy). Peggy Hickey (Beck, "The New Pollu- ity"); Hal Honigsburg (the Smashing (Bad Boy); Spice Girls, "Say You'll Be structure of the Box to launch a new Best dance video: the Chemical tion"); Michel Gondry (Cibo Matto, Pumpkins, "The End Is The Beginning There" (Virgin); the Wallflowers, "One digital music video multiplex this fall." Brothers, "Block Rockin' Beats" "Sugar Water "); Fatima & Swoop (Dr. Is The End "); Einar Thorteinsson (the Headlight" (Interscope). The addition of four significant (Astralwerks/Caroline); Freak Nasty, avenues of clip play is welcome news "Da Dip" (Hardhood/Power/Triad); for the music video staffers at major Prodigy, "Breathe" (Maverick/XL ATLANTIC, PRODIGY JOIN FORCES FOR ECD PROMOTION and independent labels, which have suf- Mute/Warner Bros.); Spice Girls, (Continued from page 6) fered an unprecedented number of "Wannabe" (Virgin). staff reductions in the past few months Best rock video: Aerosmith, customized Web browser navigation that forum will soon segue to a new dle its Internet- access software on con- (Billboard, July 5). "Falling In Love (Is Hard On The bar contains a music -specific index of Internet site following a disagreement ventional audio CDs. The company has "The Box has always been a place to Knees)" (Columbia); Foo Fighters, online magazines, music retail stores, over content censorship and a premi- already included its software on Edwin go when other 24 -hour music video "Monkey Wrench" ( Roswell/Capitol); and record labels. um fee that AOL has proposed be McCain's Lava/Atlantic album "Mis- channels don't expose your video," says Dave Matthews Band, "Crash Into Among Prodigy's exclusive offerings charged for access to the Rope, accord- guided Roses" and the Warner Sun - Linda Ingrisano, Capitol's VP of visual Me" (RCA); Marilyn Manson, "The are the weekly topical chat show "Rant ing to Julie Gordon, who oversees the set/Warner Bros. soundtrack to "Bat- marketing (U.S.). "It has been very Beautiful People" (Nothing/Inter- & Roll," the from -the -road music fea- site. man & Robin." An insert was placed free -form, with a slant toward rap and scope); Rage Against The Machine, ture Tour Diary, and the daily news With the expected loss of the Velvet inside the packaging of these discs to urban. It will be interesting to see how "People Of The Sun" (Epic). section Daily Beat. Rope, AOL's prominent place as the promote Prodigy and its customized it changes its music programming ... Best alternative music video: Beck, Music Biz 101, which is scheduled to music industry's Internet service music content. It is also exciting to see the Box come "The New Pollution" (DGC); Blur, launch in August, will serve as a cen- provider of choice could be assumed by "We are in discussions to do more of back on the map in terms of nationwide "Song 2" (EMI/Virgin); Foo Fighters, tral resource for aspiring musicians. other competing services. these deals," says Smallens. coverage." "Monkey Wrench" (Roswell/Capitol); The area will routinely feature the Smallens says that Prodigy is Other Internet access service Specific details about the presenta- Nine Inch Nails, "The Perfect Drug" input and advice of music industry already planning to lure specific music providers, such as AOL and Earthlink, tion style and content of the new pro- (Nothing/Interscope); Sublime, "What experts in publishing, recording, man- industry tastemakers who are disen- are also aggressively pursuing similar gramming were not in place at press I Got" (Gasoline Alley/MCA). agement, and other issues. franchised with AOL through targeted alliances to use the audio CD to dis- time, but the channels will initially be Best new artist in a video: Fiona An expansive jazz site, Bebop and Internet -access disc mailings that tribute their software. commercial -free. However, McGlade Apple, "Sleep To Dream" (Clean Beyond, is also due to debut in the corn- highlight Prodigy's newly expanded "This will hopefully promote further says that the new channels wilt even- Slate/Work/Epic); Meredith Brooks, ing weeks. music content. interaction between the artists and tually be advertiser -supported as dis- "Bitch" (Capitol); Hanson, "Mmmbop" Prodigy is hoping its strong focus on "We want the music industry to fans," says Nikke Slight, director of tribution expands. (Mercury); Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insan- exclusive music -related content will embrace Prodigy, and we are very multimedia at Atlantic, about the No immediate staff changes are ity" (Work/Sony); the Wallflowers, draw in new subscribers and help open to developing new relationships "Fan-demonium" promotion. "This is expected, according to Koff, who is act- "One Headlight" (Interscope). establish Prodigy as the Internet ser- in music," says Smallens, who was for- a nice opportunity to build communi- ing president of TCI Music following Best video from a film: R. Kelly, "I vice provider of choice for the music merly director of multimedia at ties around the artists. When fan sites the departure of head John Reardon in Believe I Can Fly" from "Space Jam" industry. Insiders say that crown is Atlantic. emerge, it is a validation of what the May. In addition, it has not been deter- (Jive/Warner Sunset/Atlantic); Iggy held by America Online (AOL), which As part of its focused efforts on the artist is doing ... especially in the case mined if the Miami Beach, Fla. -based Pop, "Lust For Life" from `Trainspot- hosts the popular online gossip forum music industry, Prodigy is exploring of developing artists." operations will relocate to TCI's head- ting" (Capitol); Will Smith, "Men In known as the Velvet Rope. However, new alliances with music labels to bun- BRETT ATWOOD

92 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com BMG RINGS UP STRONG RESULTS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF FRONTS (Continued from page 1) of profit. During the in the world music reports a strong year, bolstered by es from distribution deals forged this and a doubling the best is yet to come in the years particular success unit launched new niche genre with acts like the Chieftains. "The Greatest Hits" from Clint Black. year with independents Restless year, this ahead." (Richard clubs in jazz and Christian music and Executives at BMG International Strauss Zelnick, president/CEO of Arista remained the biggest con- Records and V2 Records new label), as well as from acquired a Christian direct marketer, cite increased revenue and profit mar- BMG Entertainment North America, tributor to North America's revenue Branson's like Robbins Enter- Word Family Record and Tape Club. gins from local repertoire in the vari- pointed out during the convention that and profit in the fiscal year under pres- start -up ventures Records. George McMillan, president of BMG where BMG operates. his division had posted strong results ident and founder Clive Davis. tainment and Volcano ous countries Windham Hill Direct, said that profit doubled due to Meanwhile, BMG North America ben- in the face of a "severe" environment Arista revenue "exceeded" $400 mil- Meanwhile, the a turnaround year a "moderate rise in revenue "; the efited from the continued success of at retail and at a time when other ma- lion, according to the company. The Group completed of its staff and launching of the new clubs, "which per- Arista Records -with four of the five jor record companies were suffering previous -year sales were $400 million. that saw a restructuring its new age her- formed well for us "; and a focus on the albums for BMG-major declining profits or market share. The label said it posted record profit. a move away from top -selling into the fundamentals of the business, particu- at RCA Records and Warner Music Group's revenue fell Arista has continued to benefit from itage. 'We're trying to push turnarounds industry," larly the retention of club members. Hill, and higher profit from 5% and its profit declined 14% in the its joint ventures with R &B producers. mainstream of the music Windham Vining, who BMG Music Publishing's revenue the company's record club arm, BMG six months ending June 30. BMG's biggest worldwide album of the said president Steve the company contributed and profit "grew significantly during Direct. BMG's U.S. market share for six year, Braxton's "Secrets," is on Ken- added that $100 the past year," the company said, and BMG's biggest -selling albums months this year through June 30 was neth "Babyface" Edmonds and Anto- $18 million of BMG Distribution's during the year. the publishing arm now has the rights worldwide in the fiscal year (with the 13.6% of all current (non -catalog) nio "L.A." Reid's LaFace Records. million revenue gain sold, up from 11.9% in the And two of the top -selling singles this He also announced the reformation of to 700,000 songs. number of units sold during the 12 albums to dominate last year, and 18.2% of all year have been by Bad Boy Entertain- the Windham Hill Jazz label. BMG Video continued months, according to the company) same period fitness video market with its Braxton current albums and singles. BMG had ment founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Another contributor to BMG's suc- the were "Secrets," Toni "Firm" franchise, giving it a 15% mar- million; "The the leading market share for singles one of which, the current No. 1, "I'll Be cess was its distribution deal and 20% (LaFace /Arista), 8.3 ket share that executives expect to rise 4.7 mil- for the half-year, at 29.7 %. Missing You," is a tribute to the late stake in the Zomba Group of Cos., Moment," Kenny G (Arista), to 25% before the end of the year. Wife" sound- At the convention in New York, dis- rapper the Notorious B.I.G., also a Bad which includes Verity, Silvertone, and lion; "The Preacher's of the Another contributor to the compa- "Life After tribution president Pete Jones noted Boy labelmate. Jive Records. A surprise hit track (Arista), 3.4 million; "Butterfly ny's overall results for the year was its Death," the Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/ that the distributor's revenue had in- Arista is now banking on new releas- year was Bob Carlisle's Of album, CD manufacturing unit Sonopress, 3.2 million; and "Wu -Tang creased by $100 million during the es from rock acts. At the convention, Kisses (Shades Grace)" Arista), Weiss said whose revenue totaled $600 million. Forever," the Wu -Tang Clan year. He also said the return rate on Davis, after playing tracks by Patti which Jive president Barry million units. BMG Entertainment also includes (Loud/RCA), 2.3 million. product shipped to retailers had fallen Smith and new acts Abra Moore and had shipped 1.7 includes the 50% of CLT -UFA, the No. 1 TV broad- Overall revenue for BMG Interna- to 16.1% from 17.8% the year before. Spiritualized, said, "The message with BMG Direct, which clubs, was a big fac- caster in Europe, whose revenue was tional was actually up only slightly for Alluding to the problems at retail these artists is that clearly we are company's record in America's success. At a $3.3 billion. Including its share in that the year because BMG no longer books and wholesale accounts in the U.S., building an incredibly strong, quality tor North is soft for clubs, company, BMG Entertainment's total from the overseas distribution Jones said,' We put away sufficient re- modern rock artist roster." time when business revenue higher revenue annual revenue was $6.3 billion. of Universal Music. But Rudi Gassner, serves to be prepared to deal with bad BMG is also counting on rock releas- BMG Direct posted president/CEO of international, told debts. They're fairly significant -to Billboard that if the Universal figure cover the uncertainties, everything we was factored out of the previous year's see on the horizon." But, he added, `ve DISNEY PLANS TO RAISE ITS PROFILE IN MUSIC BIZ results, the revenue gain would have have the lowest reserves in the indus- (Continued from page 1) been significant. He attributed the suc- try. Those reserves are profit dollars, - were not on a Disney label. Roth points albums by artists signed local- and I don't give them up very easily." business. The company has its eyes set release in May, according to Sound cess to Michael out that Nelson has worked on several ly to worldwide units of BMG. Besides booking higher revenue on creating a full-fledged music group Scan. The album features single "Go soundtracks for Disney-affiliated films, "Few people realize how much domestic from its labels, the North American that would include the newly acquired Bolton's Columbia Records which has topped the such as "Dangerous Minds," "Up Close repertoire over 12 months has changed the unit boosted profit through cutting Mammoth Records; Hollywood The Distance," for three And Personal," and "Phenomenon," landscape around the world," said Gassner. costs. Zelnick said that shutdowns or Records; its still- unnamed Nashville Adult Contemporary chart which have gone to different labels. "A lot of domestic artists are selling big divestiture of unprofitable businesses unit; Walt Disney Records; and any consecutive weeks. in the company, "We would love to have some of time. We're particularly pleased that 10 had saved an estimated $25 million a future acquisitions, says Walt Disney "The real strength is to have those albums stay and have Kathy con- years of spending enormous money and year and that manufacturing savings Studios chairman Joe Roth. somewhere down the road, well as other tinue to do the work that she does and effort building these artists is now coming of $54 million over three years had Sources say that Disney, which offi- our own brand, as the umbrella," work it out so more of them stay at to fruition. It's not a one -time blip; its now been achieved. But the cutbacks were cially announced the purchase of Mam- kinds of music, under one Hollywood," Roth says. a permanent feature of the musk. business." not without pain-about 16% of the moth July 21 after much speculation says Roth. "At the same time, there are acts at Profit rose 24% due to the higher company's head count had been re- about the move, paid approximately Disney is also looking for an execu- con- Hollywood who we obviously continue margin on domestic repertoire, he said. duced over two years. $25 million for the label. tive to head up the group, Roth - to support," he adds. Roth points to BMG International's biggest mar- But there are challenges ahead for Mammoth, which terminated its deal firms. Disney nearly wooed Inter to take Idina Menzel from the Broadway hit ket was the German- speaking nations, the North American unit, one of which with Atlantic in March (Billboard, April scope's Tom Whalley to Disney a musical "Rent," who is working on her Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, is to improve its market share in rock, 5), is home to the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the position in May, but Whalley had - Hollywood debut; pop /R &B artist with acts like La Bouche, No Mercy, for which it is now in last place among Frente!, Victoria Williams, Juliana change of heart and re -upped at Inter and alternative rock act Suicide and Real McCoy leading the way. major distributors. Zelnick said that Hatfield, and others. scope. Ja'son; to run the Machines as acts in the Hollywood sta- BMG's parent, Bertelsmann AG, is with the "early successes of RCA, Harold Vogel, an analyst for the 'We need to find someone Roth, who ble that show promise. in Gütersloh, Germany. Arista," and distributed and joint-ven- New York -based brokerage firm entire group," acknowledges based When asked if Hollywood, which has says that it is ture labels, "we will make significant Cowen & Co., says the move makes has been overseeing Disney's music BMG International been running under the helm of the market-share leader in nine coun- inroads in the rock area." sense for Disney. "It's a step toward interests. "There's no way I have either know -how to Richard Leher, executive VP, since tries now. During the year, it became RCA has been the big turnaround building critical mass in the recording the experience or the actually operate this group." Hollywood president Bob Pfeifer left No. 1 in Poland through the acquisition story of the past year for BMG. The business," he says. the label in April, would continue to sign of Zic Zac, said to be the leading company reports that it posted the Roth hints that the Mammoth acqui- Hollywood's struggle has been con- new artists, Roth responds, "There is record company in that nation. highest revenue in its nearly 100 -year sition may be just the beginning. tinuous fodder for industry chatter. It no reason to think they wouldn't." A challenge ahead is the Asia- Pacif- history and the highest profit in the 10 "It's something we are definitely has been reported that Disney has $150 million into ic market, Gassner conceded, which he years that BMG has owned the label. aiming toward," he says of the Disney invested more than A MAMMOTH DEAL said was "a little bit cold" last year. Bob Jamieson, president of RCA, music group. 'When we find what we the label since its 1989 start -up. How- to music is Roth, a 25 -year veteran of the film "Not all our goals were met," he added. told Billboard, "First and foremost, it's hope to be the right people for the var- ever, Disney's commitment by the company's business, says he became interested in "Over a 10 -year period we are suc- the music. We've been fortunate in ious kinds of music, we hope to have a financially backed busi- Mammoth after meeting with the was a temporary set- having outstanding A &R. We've made music group." successful film and theme park cessful, but there label's founder /president Jay Faires. back in Japan. There was a change in a number of changes in the past two Roth says that the proposed group nesses. Disney's recently released a "Jay is the kind of guy that I've in of repertoire, years -paring the organization down would include labels that "cover the third -quarter earnings report shows musical taste terms impressed with in the were quite up to and putting it together into a quality, whole range of music ... I would love to rise of 18% over the prior-year period, always been and I don't think we movie business entrepre- and have some catching extremely competent, very competi- be in a situation where we ended up to $473 million. -smart, the changes neurial, street -smart guy who under- up to do." tive music company." with an urban label, and, when we find HOLLYWOOD TO CONTINUE stands the value of money and runs a An exception in Asia is the Chinese - RCA's rebound has been led by the right people, to be in the pop busi- of tight, spirited organization ... On his territories, which had "an in- alternative rock act the Dave ness. It's not like we don't want to be Although Disney's acquisition speaking that own, with Seven Mary Three and credible surge in market share," Matthews Band, whose two albums in the pop business." Roth says that he Mammoth has fueled speculation on the ill - Squirrel Nut Zippers, he has identified to the integration of have sold nearly 8 million units in the has met with several music executives Disney would pull the plug Gassner said, due it acts that have caused a little commo- Hong Kong-based Music Impact. U.S., according to BMG. A new album in the past months, including former fated Hollywood Records or scale Roth tion. [Mammoth] seemed like a good Also under international is BMG is expected next April, Jamieson said. Motown president/CEO Jheryl Busby. down to a soundtrack imprint, case. stand -alone business in the way Mira- which recently restructured Another part of RCA's success story In addition, the children's- oriented says that is not necessarily the Classics, black and max [Films] is." into three units, focusing on jazz/world has been Loud Records, a joint ven- Walt Disney Records label, which has "The talk is a little too certainly Faires has signed a five -year deal music, classics, and Broadway/sound- ture that scored with the latest Wu- scored No. 1 albums with the sound- white," he says. "Hollywood to with Disney to continue at the helm of tracks /crossover. Tang Clan album. The label had more tracks to "Pocahontas" and "The Lion will continue and has a commitment certainly Mammoth, which will remain head- Cor Dubois, president of classics, than $50 million in annual revenue. King," would "ultimately also become a number of acts. We would involved in the quartered in Carrboro, N.C. The label's said in a presentation at BMG Distrib- 'We came from so far behind," said part of the music group," Roth says, like them to get more ironically is New York and L.A. offices, which are ution's convention that revenue had in- Jamieson. "And the industry's not although that independently distrib- soundtrack area, which Co. currently located in the offices of creased more than 30% in the fiscal doing all that well. If we're on our uted label now resides in Disney's con- something that the Walt Disney Atlantic Records, will relocate by Octo- year and that there was a "strong game and have competitive music, sumer products division. Walt Disney has done extremely well with over the of ber, but Faires says it hasn't been turnaround" to profit from a loss the when it turns around, the upside will Records' latest priority release, the past couple of years with [president determined if they will move onto the previous He added that the be that much better." "Hercules" soundtrack, is currently music for the Walt Disney Motion Pic- year. Disney lot or into its offices. Faires record results had been achieved with RCA Label Group Nashville, which No. 49 on The Billboard 200 and has tures Group] Kathy Nelson." (Continued on next page) fewer releases and that there had been is separate from RCA Records, also sold more than 184,000 copies since its The irony is that those successes 93 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com U.S. MECHANICALS DEAL REACHED (Continued from page 1) ty Tribunal. In the last year of the current agreement, the mechanical rate stands at 6.9 cents per song recorded, '95 Global Publishing Revenue Grew Modestly compared with 5.25 cents when it took BY IRV LICHTMAN territories, it points up other "notable effect Jan. 1, 1988. The old agreement 47 Other Netherlands Territories areas of growth." also specified that the rate could not NEW YORK- Worldwide Italy revenue 6% l 39ío Southeast Asian growth in collec- decline below 5 cents nor exceed the among music 6% publishers showed United tion of royalties rose 14 %, while in previous rate by more 25% than for modest growth in 1995, but projec- Kingdom Eastern Europe the growth any two -year span. rate was tions indicate that 1996 will show 700 higher, at 50 %. The new mechanicals agreement, While growth in Latin "significant" improvement. America was less than in Eastern which could be finalized this fall, will Fifty -seven countries collectively Europe, music royalties rose 30 %. address digital distribution via trans- report $6.2 billion in music publish- The NMPA report says that music missions, as well as continue to cover ing royalty payments in 1995, an publishing well -being in these hard -copy distribution. three increase of almost 6.5% over 1994 areas will continue to show substan- Neither Murphy nor others direct- figures, according to a report from tial gains as a result of growth of ly involved in negotiations would offer the National Music Publishers' Assn. record sales, already indicated specific of by details the agreement, (NMPA), the U.S. trade group (Bill- 1996 figures. although it has been assumed that any board Bulletin, July 22). Because new of the difficulty in assess- rate structure would be In the U.S., which at 21% accounts ing information from its many expressed, as it has been since for the largest share of global rev- reporting mechanical countries, NMPA's annual rates were incorporated enue, music publishing payments report does not make financial into the 1909 Act, a Copyright on rose 7% to $1.3 billion. That com- reports on the previous calendar cents- per -song basis. Other markets pares with a 13% rise shown the year year. generally express mechanical pay- before (Billboard Bulletin, July 17). As for performance -based income, ments as a percentage of retail or According to the NMPA, the slow- the report says that while radio and wholesale prices. er rate of U.S. growth was one of two TV account for 53% of fees collected, There is some suggestion, uncon- reasons why the world publishing the global income from live perfor- firmed, the new that agreement aban- rate of growth did not keep pace with mances and the public performance dons the CPI index in favor of esca- the growth of world recording sales, PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ROYALTIES BY COUNTRY of recorded music increased its share lating fees over its 10 -year period, which increased by 10% in 1995. in 1995, from 46% to 47 %. Among the likely at two -year intervals. The other reason, the report local currency terms-but only 0.4% in In music print, worldwide sales rose leaders in performance income, Also unconfirmed are reports that states, "is the global fall in the dollar terms because of currency fluc- by 6.2% in 1995 to reach $568.29 mil- Spain and Brazil are now in the top the agreement addresses in some growth of [mechanical] royalties, tuations -music publishing revenues lion. The U.S. and Germany continued 10, displacing manner Sweden and Switzer- the controlled composition from 20% in 1994 to 9% in 1995." will be significantly higher." to lead the way in print sales, captur- land. In Spain, the report says, high- clause. Under this system, labels have In 1994, the report notes, the In a breakdown of global revenue, ing about 50% of the sales. However, er payments from TV networks been con- generally very successful at growth rates of music publishing and performance fee income increased by the report admits that the survey tributed to a 34% growth in demanding a reduction in the statuto- recording sales were "far closer. 2.2% to $2.66 billion, as compared with "undoubtedly understates" the size of performance -based ry rate income. they have to pay on mechani- Global music publishing revenue 1994, while mechanical royalties rose the global music print market because The major markets in which the cals, especially on albums featuring rose 16% to $5.84 billion, and the 9% to $2.69 billion. there is no central source of data for music publishing industry continues new or developing acts. Any controls value of recordings rose 17% to An area of particularly significant this sector in many countries. to derive greater income from pub- on the controlled composition clause, $36.13 billion." growth cited by the report is that of After the U.S., the other top five ter- lic performances than from mechan- however, may be limited in the new The report expresses optimism, music performed in "audio/video" sit- ritories overall are Germany, Japan, icals include Italy, where perfor- agreement solely to songs used in new however, that "since music publish- uations. These rose by 28% to $459.28 France, and the U.K., which account- mances account for 67% of the total; digital technology. ing revenues tend to be collected million, reflecting, the report sug- ed for 69% of the global total in 1995, Switzerland; and the U.S. In Murphy noted that Canadian later than the value of [recording] gests, the "expansion of the film and, a drop from 71% the year before. France, performance mechanical fees were rates also expire at the sales, it is likely that in 1996, when especially, television industries world- While the NMPA report indicates a overtaken by mechanical fees for 1997 end of and that negotiations for a [recording] sales grew by 5.5% in wide." stable share of the world market by 10 the first time in 1995. new rate agreement are currently under way between the Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency and labels. Murphy suggested that million in 1995. Amway, which uses hundreds of songs ery, Evan Medow, Stanley Mills, Jay day from NMPA/HFA chairman negotiations Irwin are designed to "bring Murphy also informed publishers of in their motivational tapes, will com- Morganstern, Ralph Peer II, and Robinson, who is also chairman/CEO the Canadian rates closer to U.S. rates recent legal settlements with two com- pensate publishers for past uses and Irwin Robinson. of Famous Music, and Peter Felcher, to remove and the discount currently panies, Internet service provider obtain licenses for future uses," Mur- A special period at the meeting was NMPA/HFA general counsel. given to record clubs." America Online (AOL) and marketer phy reported. set aside to honor lyricist Hal David The meeting's guest speaker was In another report, Murphy said that Amway, which were charged by In other developments reported at with the NMPA President's Award in Jean -Loup Tournier, president of mechanical royalty collections in the NMPA with copyright infringement the NMPA meeting, all incumbent recognition of his creative contribu- BIEM, the association of European U.S. by the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) (Billboard, March 2, 1996). Murphy board members were elected to new tions as a songwriter and his industry rights societies, and president/CEO of hit $400 the million mark for the first said that formal signing of the settle- two -year terms. They are Marty role in helping to advance copyright French rights society SACEM, who time in 1996. Murphy said that 1996 ment agreement was imminent. Bandier, Freddy Bienstock, Helene protection as president of perfor- spoke on current BIEM/Internation- collections increased to $414.2 million, "America Online has entered into a Blue, Leon Brettler, Arnold Broido, mance right society ASCAP from al Federation of the Phonographic up 5.5% from 1995. Audit distribu- licensing agreement with the Harry John Eastman, Jerry Flowers, Lance 1980 -86. Industry negotiations regarding tions, he added, increased to $19.6 mil- Fox office for the downloading of Freed, Al Gallico, Donna Hilley, Besides Murphy, the meeting also mechanical royalties. lion from their previous high of $18.3 songs to and from AOL sites, [and] Maxyne Lang, Leeds Levy, Bill Low- heard comments on legal issues of the

MAMMOTH MUSIC PLAN IN WORKS AT DISNEY (Continued from preceding page) says Mammoth will iron out such de- Miramax, nothing really changed," the time," he says. "I think it's more able only via mail -order or at Zippers' pers wide open," Faires says. Monday tails on (28) when he returns Faires says. "It was very important about quality than quantity. I could shows. Disney's acquisition of Mammoth from vacation and meets with his key to keep the culture of Miramax the have six promotion people and do bet- "ADA has done a great job with the comes only weeks after the company staffers at the label's Carrboro of- same, and we want to do the same ter than half the people in the busi- Zippers," Faires says. "At the appro- made headlines for recalling the fices. thing. The same people are going to ness, if you get the right people." priate time we will probably move Insane Clown Posse's Hollywood According to Faires, the mandate be leading the company. It will have Although Mammoth will be includ- that stuff over [to PGD], but we can album "The Great Milenko," which from Roth is "to turn Mammoth into the same home base, and the attitudes ed in Disney's distribution deal with keep it there if we want to." has subsequently been picked up by a major label." and the visions that we build it around PolyGram Group Distribution (PGD), Faires, who is a board member of Island. According to sources, A &M, Mer- are going to remain the same, but we Faires says that, for certain releases, ADA, says Mammoth will continue its Faires says that he isn't concerned cury, and BMG were among the com- are going to tap into all the opportu- Mammoth will also continue to utilize relationship with the company. "They about ending up in a similar situation panies interested in acquiring Mam- nities that a company like Disney the Warner Music -owned Alternative have done a really good job by us. I with future Mammoth releases. "I moth. "There were a lot of great affords us." Distribution Alliance (ADA), which have a good relationship with [ADA laugh at that," Faires says. "This is a labels that we talked to," Faires says. While Faires doesn't expect to helped break the Squirrel Nut Zip- president] Andy Allen, and we know very artist -oriented label, and we've "It's sort of like comparing apples to make a significant number of new pers. that company inside and out, and they never had anything like that come up oranges. The challenge [at Disney] is hires to expand Mammoth immedi- In fact, Mammoth plans to release know us, so there are a lot of bene- like this." to blow Mammoth up to a whole dif- ately, he is looking to hire an execu- "Sold Out," a limited- edition Squirrel fits." Faires points out that the Warner ferent level." Disney was attractive to tive to head the label's pop promotion Nut Zippers EP, in early September The sale of Mammoth comes while Music Group and Atlantic had similar Faires because the label will be a pri- efforts, since it will no longer be able through ADA. According to a Mam- the label is enjoying the success of the concerns about Interscope /Death ority "rather than a sub-label at some to tap into the support services of a moth spokesman, only 25,000 copies Squirrel Nut Zippers. The band's sec- Row's "Dogg Food" by Tha Dogg of the other companies," he says. parent label. of the EP of rarities will be released ond album, "Hot," has sold more than Pound, while Mammoth was affiliat- Faires says that Roth also com- Still, Faires says he plans to keep to key retail outlets, as a way of say- 576,000 copies to date, according to ed with Atlantic. "We didn't have pared Mammoth with Miramax in Mammoth relatively small. "I think ing thanks for their support of the SoundScan. "In a pretty whacked problems in five years there, so I'm their meetings. "When they bought mean and lean is a lot better 99% of band. After that, the EP will be avail- retail environment, we broke the Zip- not even worried about it."

94 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2. 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com POLYGRAM REAPS GAINS FROM RESTRUCTURING (Continued from page 6) million and 1.9 million units, respec- lower manufacturing costs, and a year -on -year, reflecting strong tively, in the second quarter of the further decline in low- margin dis- growth in our activity in the region. year, according to the company. tributed -label activity in Japan. Overall, music sales excluding Japan Across the whole first half, Levy Music operating income was [$269 achieved solid double -digit growth." says, Andrea Bocelli's "Romanza" million], 14.2% higher than last year, PolyGram is now nine months into and `Bocelli ".albums sold collective- while operating margin increased to its $90 million global revamp (Bill- ly 4.2 million units, and the Bee 13.3% from 12.6 %." board, Nov. 2, 1996; Feb. 22). Though Gees' "Still Waters" sold 2.3 million PolyGram's overall revenue was company spokeswoman Amanda by Theda Sandiford- Waller units. He cites breakthrough suc- up 5.1% at $2.33 billion, while income Conroy says there is "still a way to cesses such as Jonny Lang and Ton- from operations rose 2.4% to $222 go" on this, she notes the significant that have already been MISSING YOU WITH EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE: Consider- ic in addition to the emergence of million. changes I'LL BE have made, including the move of Motown ing the success Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Featuring 112)'s "I'll Be Miss- Hanson. While the group's figures of the from Los Angeles to New York, the ing You" is having at radio, production wizardry in the vein of the "Jerry In the classical division, the best- been bolstered by the strength guilder, rationalization of distribution opera- Maguire" mix of Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden" was bound to hap- selling album was the Oscar -nomi- British pound and the Dutch "I'll Be Missing You" nated soundtrack "Shine" with Levy notes that they have also been tions in the U.K. and continental pen. WHTZ (Z100) New York is airing a custom blend of more recently, the You Take." WHTZ PD Tom Poleman says 880,000 units. Music publishing con- adversely affected by the company's Europe, and, and the Police's "Every Breath in U.S. Dave Foxx, put the mix togeth- tinued to "develop well," led by the situation in Japan. shedding of staff at Island the that the station's creative services director, complete, the global the July Fourth weekend and that the station began playing it Beautiful South, Lighthouse Family, He comments in his letter, "Our When er just before restructuring will mean PolyGram shortly-afterward. WHTZ has split the airplay of "I'll Be Missing You" and the and Abba. continued strategy of eliminating in has cut 550 posts. Conroy says this custom blend so that both tracks aired 30 times during the survey period. Levy also notes that gross profit low- budget third -party sales for the music division was up 13.3% Japan led to reduced revenues there. figure, which in February was raised by the company from an original esti- PROGNOSTICATION: You can't win them all. Last issue, Hot 100 Singles to $1.1 billion, producing a gross Also affecting Japan's sales was the is mate of 400, has not been revised. predicted a bullish debut for the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo margin of 54 %. fact that its release schedule Spotlight of Boy at No. 2, with singles scans in the 150,000 range. He comments, "This improvement weighted towards the second half Problems" (Bad /Arista) PolyGram reports in Dutch guilders. In reality, "Mo Money Mo Problems" scanned just short of 90,000 pieces and reflects the success of our break- the year." Japan, The exchange rate used in this story bowed at No. 4 on the Hot 100. The title did, however, enter at No. 2 on the through artists as well as higher Levy adds, "Excluding substantially is 1.94 guilders to the dollar. Hot R &B Singles chart. sales of international repertoire, Asian sales increased If I may be so bold, Hot 100 Singles Spotlight has another prediction. Look for Dru Hill's "Never Make A Promise" (Island) to make a strong debut on the Hot 100 next issue. Several accounts broke street date, and early singles sales indicate the title will blow off retail countertops because the heretofore- unavail- able remix of the last single, "In My Bed," is on the B -side. This issue, "Never Make A Promise" enters Hot R &B Singles at No. 9 because enough accounts broke street date to bring the single onto R &B Singles Sales at No. 29. Billboard policy states that a title must debut on a singles chart (i.e., the Hot If you're not 100 or Hot R &B Singles) if that title appears in the top 75 of the chart's corn - ponent singles sales list. According to a policy revision instated in March, Billboard will hold off a song if it ranks below No. 75 on the sales chart. buying your Although the pre- street date scans were significant, "Never Make A Promise" ranked below the top 75, bubbling under at No. 96. ON THE AIR: The difference between Hot 100 Airplay's No. l title, Shawn compact discs Colvin's "Sunny Came Home," and the No. 2 title, Will Smith's "Men In Black" (both Columbia), is a mere 7,000 listeners. Both titles have more than directly from 63 million audience impressions. With 10 million audience impressions garnered from airplay at 87 Hot 100 outlets, LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (Curb) finally lands on Hot 100 Air- play at No. 73. EUROPADISK... Three songs, all in their second chart week, have shown the most improve- ment at radio this issue. Hanson's "Where's The Love" (Mercury) earns a 37% gain in audience impressions and leaps 44 -34 on Hot 100 Airplay. Airplay at 114 monitored stations contributed to the cut's 21.5 million listener impres- sions. Jewel's latest, from the "Batman & Robin" soundtrack, "Foolish ...we'd like to Games" (Atlantic), posts a 50% improvement in audience impressions and zooms 59 -39 on Hot 100 Airplay. Airplay at 146 stations supplied 19 million listener impressions. Even more impressive is Lil' Kim's "Not Tonight" 16 audience impressions congratulate (Undeas/Atlantic/Tommy Boy), which has million garnered from airplay at only 40 Hot 100 outlets. "Not Tonight," featuring a laundry list of female rappers, including Da Brat, Left Eye, and Missy you on having Elliott, and WQHT New York evening jock Angie Martinez, leapfrogs 64- 45 on Hot 100 Airplay. money to burn.

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10 65 51 4 PATTI LABELLE MCA 11642 (10.98/16.98) 15 13 23 51 SUBLIMER GASOLINE ALLEY 11413/MCA (10.98/16.98) SUBLIME 13 FLAME 39

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51 60 61 22 LIVE RADIOACTIVE 11590 * /MCA (10.9816.98) SECRET SAMADHI 1 106 102 115 63 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 66434* (10.98 EO/16.98) MR MAXWELL'S URBAN HANG SUITE 37 LEANN RIMES 52 55 43 23 UNCHAINED MELODY/THE EARLY YEARS 1 CURB 77856 (10.98/15.98) OD 115 - 2 KENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 67865 (10.98 E0/17.98) THE UNIMAGINABLE LIFE 107 53 43 38 5 MEGADETH CAPITOL 38262 (10.98/16.98) CRYPTIC WRITINGS 10 108 1 NEW KENNY CHESNEY BNA 67498/RCA (10.98/16.98) I WILL STAND 108 QAlbums wi h the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 album units. A RIAA certification for shipment of 1 million units, with multiplatinum titles indicated by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. El indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©1997, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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99 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com ROUNDER PLANS TO EXPAND POLKA BASE WITH STURR SET (Continued from page 10) Irwin says. panding the genre's audience. I'm not going to say we'll sell a million he says, "where he would go to Wal- one time, 99% of the jobs we were play- A native of Florida, N.Y., Sturr has "He went into New York City and records, but we'll conquer some of the Mart stores and do a parking -lot per- ing were four -hour dances, and now devoted his life to changing people's played the Lonestar Cafe a few years unconquered territory on the retail formance or an in-store kind of deal." probably 30% of our jobs are dances." perceptions of polka. "Polka has the ago and packed the place," Shibilski front." Sturr is booked by George Moffatt Those in Sturr's camp think both stigma it's only that for older people or says. "Fifty to 70% of the people were According to Brown, Rounder will of Zanesville, Ohio -based Variety bookings and sales will continue to rise only for ethnic people, sung in a native probably the polka crowd, but the reg- focus its retail efforts most sharply on Attractions and by Wes Oler of Wes for the veteran musician, especially language," he says. "But we've Ameri- ulars were also there that night and such mass merchandisers as Wal-Mart, Oler Productions in Sarasota, Fla. He buoyed by the strength of the new al- canized the polka [to the point] where they stayed ... As a member of the in- Kmart, and Target, because that is says in recent years his bookings have bum. all the singing is done in English. We dustry, I appreciate the fact that he's where it thinks it has the greatest changed significantly. "You never "It's well done," says Irwin. "A lot of feature fiddles and all the instruments. expanded the music." chance of reaching the polka fan. "Our heard of a polka band playing fairs, people in his band have been with him On top of that, our appearances on the Sturr credits a lot of the recent boost feeling is that a lot of polka enthusiasts [but] we are probably playing 35 -40 for about 20 years. They are seasoned Grand Ole Opry and TNN have opened in his career and the polka market in have kind of given up on record stores," fairs this year," Sturr says. "And professionals and play good music. It's up a whole new audience for polka ... general to his affiliation with Rounder. he says, "[because] retail isn't polka - what's great is before, if a polka band a little bit different from what most All of a sudden, everybody is polka "They get into the stores," he says. friendly. We think a lot of people who played a fair, it was in the beer tent. people listen to, but it's an easily crazy. It's come from like an under- "That is where we always had a prob- go to [polka] festivals and fans of But right now, it might be Joe Diffie acquired taste." ground music [to more in the main- lem. All the polka [musicians] have Jimmy just don't shop at what you and one night and the next, the Jimmy stream]." always had a problem getting into mu- I would consider regular record stores Sturr Band. The following night, it Assistance in preparing this story was "Living On Polka Time" is Sturr's sic stores ... When Rounder took over, that much." might be another country artist. So it's provided by Patrick Mahoney in New fourth release on Rounder. The album they put a real push on the awareness Brown says one factor in getting drastically changed our bookings. At York. was recorded in New York, where most that there are a lot of polka fans out retailers to understand and accept of his band lives, and in Nashville, there." polka artists like Sturr is giving them a where Anderson, Jiménez, and the Jor- Sturr says many music retailers do taste of the music live. "Over the past danaires added their contributions. not have polka sections, and that's long couple of years, we have brought some Sturr says he and Jiménez met when been a source of frustration for those of the key retailers from around the BETWEEN they were performing at Fiesta Texas in the polka community. "When you U.S. to polka festivals that Jimmy has THE at the Six Flags theme park in San walk into a record store, there's noth- been playing at," he says. "He tours Antonio, Texas. "We got to talking and ing that says `polka,'" he says. "You'll and plays over 200 dates a year. So he's got to be friends, and I told him I'd like see Cajun and Tex -Mex and rock and always on the road ... The retailers BULLETS .. to someday cut a record with him, and country [section headers], but not we've brought have seen 12,000 people he said he'd love to," Sturr says. "So we polka. Even if [stores] have polka rocking their tushes off to polka music cut `Hey Baby' as a polka. It's original- [albums], nobody knows where they and having a good time. We've seen the by Geoff Mayfield ly by the Texas Tornadoes ... I have are. Rounder is turning that around. gleam in their eye from realizing these always thought that would be a good They are saying, `Don't put it under are potential record buyers since they polka." world music or ethnic music. Put it are going out and supporting music ACCELERATION: Last year, when word about Sarah McLachlan's idea Bill Shibilski, host of WFUV New under polka. And slowly but surely, we live." of an all-female festival began to hit the press, did you have any idea that York's "Bill Shibilski's Polka Party," are getting our records into stores." Indie retailer Virginia Ruda, owner such a tour would end up becoming a platform for stardom? That is the case, thinks the new album is one of the best Rounder GM Duncan Brown says of Ruda's Polka Music in Cheektowa- as major ink from such avenues as Entertainment Weekly and USA Today of Sturr's career. "He's heading for this has been a concerted effort that is ga, N.Y., is a believer, as well. "Every- helps the Canadian singer/songwriter end up less than 8,000 units behind the another Grammy," he says. "This guy now paying off. "We've been working body that likes polka music likes some- top rung on The Billboard 200. is unbelievable. " with a number of retailers to increase thing a little different," she says, "but Her new set, "Surfacing," debuts at No. 2 with 161,000 units, just 4.5% Shibilski has been doing a polka -ori- the awareness and visibility with in the past, they have all liked Jimmy." behind the reigning "Men In Black" soundtrack (168,000 units). Not bad for radio ented program for 30 years and Jimmy," he says. "With each Jimmy Brown says the label is exploring a an artist whose previous career peak on the big chart was No. 50, earned by says Sturr gets twice as much fan mail Sturr record we put out, we've seen variety of promotional avenues to mar- the 1994 title "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy." That album was a No. 1 Heat - as any other artist in the genre. Like improvement, and we are expecting ket the new release.' We are looking at seeker for one week before it made its fast ascent to the top half of The Bill- Irwin, Shibilski credits Sturr with ex- this record to put it more over the top. doing a Wal -Mart tour with Jimmy," board 200, but even so, it took more than a dozen weeks for that album to equal what the new one does in its first stanza. In its biggest week, during Christmas of '94, that set moved 37,000 pieces. POLISH ARTISTS, LABELS OFFERING FLOOD RELIEF AID "Fumbling," though, was the sort of album that paves the road for follow- (Continued from page 6) ing works, as it registered 100 weeks on the big chart, after 1992's "Solace" spent 19 weeks on Heatseekers and four weeks on The Billboard 200 and her Grzegorz Skawinski, guitarist and zloty ($100,000) for the flood victims. "or to set up our own fund through Pol- 1989 debut, "Touch," registered 12 weeks on the latter. A post-"Fumbling" leader of Sony Music Poland act Maliszewska says the project start- ish [International Federation of the title, the live enhanced CD "Freedom Sessions," debuted at No. 78 in 1995. O.N.A., which is included on the com- ed after a phone call from Tomek Zada, Phonographic Industry] group ZPAV. Although the long shelf life of "Fumbling" did bode well for the prospects pilation, says, "People often say musi- a DJ on Polish state public broadcast- We would like to set up an orphanage, of her next studio project, the enthusiastic reception-by critics and ticket cians are strange and selfish crea- er Polish Radio 3. "He just asked me a school, or a hospital and fund it on a buyers alike -for Lilith Fair, one of the summer's most successful concert tures, but tragedy and despair for one question," he recalls. " `Is there permanent basis, especially in one of tours, has taken McLachlan's profile to new heights. others makes us react. When we were something we could do to help ?' " the worst -affected areas, which is approached, we did not hesitate for a Among those donating commercial already isolated." NEW KID IN TOWN: Another lady, rookie Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, moment. A lot of our friends and fellow air time have been private TV channels Maliszewska says the nation is also pumps the sales volume and proves that rap remains a hot business, musicians live in the flooded areas. We Polsat and RTL 7, Polish Radio 3, and despairing, because even with the help debuting at No. 3 on the big chart after making a pre- street -date debut on want them to know they are not national private radio station RMF of international relief agencies, there last issue's Top R &B Albums (see Datu Faison's Rhythm Section, page 32). alone." FM. More than 100 local, state, and pri- is not enough money to go around. 'We The company's managing director, vate stations have also promoted the say it's like a blanket that's too small: If GROOVIN': Freshmen rockers are conspicuous this week, and the head of Malgorzata Maliszewska, says the pro- project. you pull it over your head, your feet are the class is Matchbox 20, which earns The Billboard 200's Greatest Gainer is "unprecedented in history ject the of Though it is unlikely to get an inter- exposed." ribbon with a 29% increase, while making a handsome 19 -11 skip on that chart the country's music business." Mal - national release, the company is look- The lead track off the album is "Mois (61,500 units, 14,000 more than it sold the previous week). The band's surge iszewska reports pre -release orders of ing at ways of putting the record out in I Twoja Nadzieja" (Your Hope And comes thanks to progress at top 40 radio (25 -22 on Hot 100 Airplay) and an 15,000 cassettes and 5,000 CDs for the Boston, where there is a large Polish Mine) by PolyGram Poland's pop band appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman." Matchbox 20's "Push" album, which went on sale July 25. The community. Hey!. The song is a reworking of the also continues to cook at rock radio, holding strong at No. 2 on Modern Rock title will be deleted Sept. 30, by which "At the moment, we're not sure band's 1994 hit, featuring members of Tracks and staying at No. 5 on Mainstream Rock Tracks. time Maliszewska hopes to have gone whether to give the funds to one of the other bands, such as the Firebirds. It Another Atlantic- marketed act, Sugar Ray, which hit "The Tonight Show gold (50,000 units) and raised 350,000 existing charities," says Maliszewska, is the only track on the album to be spe- With Conan O'Brien" July 24, also revs, clocking a 41 -27 move with a 35% cially recorded for the event. gain. "Fly" flies 3 -1 on Modern Rock Tracks and is making pre -chart progress It went on sale July 17 and sold at mainstream rock and top 40 outlets, including WPLJ and WHTZ (Z100) NRA FEE HEARING INCONCLUSIVE 23,000 copies on the first day, reports New York. Letterman visitor Third Eye Blind (49-43, a 15% gain), Sister (Continued from page 6) the label. Hazel (68-63, a 13% gain), Sneaker Pimps (144 -137, an 11% gain), and Smash On July 19, PolyGram and'Polish Mouth (No. 172 debut, a 44.5% gain) also bullet on The Billboard 200. the National Licensed Beverage Assn. ing Industry Assn. of America, and state TV broadcaster TVP1 organized (Billboard, May 10). That agreement from Jack Valenti, president/CEO of a 12 -hour benefit concert outside the EYEWITNESS: In addition to the aforementioned Matchbox 20 and Third was rejected by the NRA. the Motion Picture Assn. of America. channel's Warsaw studios, featuring Eye Blind, "Late Show" also benefits Live (60-51, a 21% gain), marking only In other Washington legislative 'We are going to oppose this bill with top national acts like Hey! and Sweet the fourth out the last 21 chart weeks in which it has seen an increase. The news, copyright industry executives all we've got," said Rosen. "Copyright Noise. TVP1 broadcast 15 minutes of July 12 "Saturday Night Live" rerun also featured Live ... "Soul Train" gave a thumbs -down to an Internet - liability on the Net is not the problem; footage every hour from the concert, assists a Kenny Lattimore charge. He bullets 39-35 on Top R &B Albums related bill introduced July 17 is with that the problem businesses who and it was broadcast live on state cable and 143 -133 on the big chart . .. The home video debut of "Shine" helps its would significantly limit the copyright think that they can profit and expand music channel Tylko Muzyka. soundtrack bounce back to the top of this issue's unpublished Top Classical infringement liability of online service and grow on the Net without respect- The concert was organized by Poly- Crossover chart (4-1, a 79% increase). providers. ing creative investment." Gram Poland staffer Stanislaw Trzcin- The Online Copyright Liability Lim- Valenti characterized the new legis- ski together with his father, Wojciech, LOOK OUT: Street -date violations bring Puff Daddy in at No. 58 on Top itation Act, HR 2180, introduced by lation as "a bad bill" that would give who works at the TV station. R &B Albums. He'll be The Billboard 200's next No. 1 with a big number, but Coble and Rep. Henry Hyde, R -Ill., "online service providers the keys to Private cable music channel Atomic early retail activity suggests he'll fall shy of the 612,000 units that Wu -Tang chairman of the House Judiciary Com- the kingdom, which is why it is defi- TV also helped out with free promo- Clan, now No. 24 on the big chart, had in its first week out. Figure on Puffy mittee, met opposition from Hilary nitely not in the interest of American tional slots and advertising for the com- doing battle with Bone Thugs -N- Harmony the week after that. Rosen, president/CEO of the Record- citizens." pilation.

100 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com BOXED SET CELEBRATES VANGUARD'S HISTORY (Continued from page 9) Weavers and the label's commitment also led the company to extensively ald says. "We were their Worst night- ten to such a range of material and it that [is not unlike] the Borders to freedom of expression led many document the country, bluegrass, and mare. We wouldn't play the game at all made sense." buyer." other singers to beat a path to the blues greats of the day. The box all. We were hippies, and we weren't The immense size of Vanguard's Len Cosimano, VP/head buyer at company's door as the '50s folk boom includes performances by such coun- left- wingers at all. I'm sure that in the holdings also made the task compli- Ann Arbor, Mich. -based Borders began to explode. try and bluegrass acts as Jimmy minds of the Solomon brothers, they cated. Charters says, "I listened to Books & Music, which operates 160 Gilbert says, "I remember when Driftwood, Bill Monroe, Flatt & thought, `Well, this is a continuation everything again, and I had Jeff book/music combo outlets, says, "It's Joan Baez came to visit us during a Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and of a progressive music, following the [Zaraya] supply me with virtually the certainly an interesting project. recording session. She was this just Doc and Merle Watson. Such redis- line from Moscow.' And it wasn't! ... entire catalog. Some things have not They're really trying to build the Van- delightful young thing who came run- covered country -blues greats as Mis- It was propaganda for the Aquarian been on CD, so I got them all on cas- guard label as a brand. It's got some ning up and throwing her arms sissippi John Hurt, Skip James, and Age, which made the left very, very, sette ... I've got to have listened to at of the most interesting music record- around me. And I didn't know what to the Rev. Gary Davis were also record- very nervous. They didn't know what least a couple of thousand tracks, ed during the ['60s -'70s] period ... It make of it! I really didn't know her, ed by the label. that was about -recreational drugs unissued, issued, LPs, cassettes." has potential. They're doing a lot with and I didn't fully appreciate what we In the mid -'60s, Charters recorded and those bad words." Charters' work did not end with the Borders to make sure it's properly had come to mean to a lot of people ... a famed series, "Chicago /The Though Vanguard would make fit- selection of the tracks: "Vanguard placed in our stores. It's topical, and It's clear that [the label] did spark this Blues/Today!," which brought a num- ful attempts to court young con- Collector's Edition" also includes a I think it's pretty timely when we're huge recording interest in folk ber of then -obscure blues talents into sumers with hard rock bands like the 100 -page color booklet that includes looking at people rediscovering music music." the public eye. He also cut albums Frost from Detroit, its signings the writer/producer's overview of the as adults." Charters notes that the Solomons aimed at the developing blues market through the '70s, '80s, and '90s diver- label's history and a biographical and Vanguard VP/director of sales and "both enjoyed pop music very much, with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells and sified into other pop realms. Acts on discographical piece about each of the marketing Bernie Grossman says the enjoyed folk music for its political with such young white blues talents as "Vanguard Collector's Edition" run 69 artists on the set. package will be advertised in such aspect and for the individuality of folk Charlie Musselwhite and the Siegel - the stylistic gamut-jazz fusion Vanguard VP/GM Kevin Welk says publications as Utne Reader, Mother music. Yes, they had excellent taste, Schwall Band, all of whom are repre- (Larry Coryell), dance (Alisha), that the boxed set was created out of Jones, Rolling Stone, and Goldmine. and artists started gravitating toward sented on the boxed set. straight -ahead jazz (Clark Terry, pride in the label's accomplishments. Plans also call for the set to be pushed them for this reason ... Baez was Elvin Jones), avant bluegrass (Alison "Of course, we'd love to sell a ton of at NPR and other listener- sponsored wooed by many companies, but she A HARD LEFT INTO ROCK Brown), contemporary string band records," Welk says, "but the reason outlets. chose Vanguard because it was Van- In 1967, Charters began to scout music (John McEuen, the Dillards), we put this package together is Retail and press have been serviced guard." the burgeoning San Francisco psy- and contemporary singer/songwriters because it deserves to be put together, with a 16 -track sampler CD featuring The folk performers of the era rep- chedelic rock scene for Vanguard. (Peter Case, Paul Kelly). and this is a historical package and cuts by a diverse cross section of the resented on "Vanguard Collector's After passing on Quicksilver Messen- Summing up the achievement of something to be proud of. We're proud artists featured on the box. Edition" -some in studio recordings, ger Service (he recalls, "At the last Vanguard -which the Solomons sold that we're able to take Vanguard and By September, Vanguard will have others in excerpts from sets at Rhode moment I called Maynard and said, in 1986 to the L.A. -based Welk Music reissue things in a classy way." a new World Wide Web site Island's Newport Folk Festival `Listen, this is really just too much' "), Group -Charters says, "If you trust He adds that the company enjoyed (http: //www.vanguardrecords.com) up recorded between 1959 -1965 -include he signed a group managed by his the artists and you let them be their some success with its 1993 boxed sets and running, and it will feature infor- the Weavers, Baez, the Kingston Trio, friend Ed Denson, the Berkeley, best and guide them when they need devoted to the Weavers ( "Wasn't That mation on "Vanguard Collector's Edi- Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Odetta, Erik Calif., act Country Joe & the Fish. it, they will give you their moment in A Time! ") and Baez ( "Rare, Live & tion." Darling, Phil Ochs, Richard & Mimi "I remember after I'd given a copy musical time, and that's what Van- Classic "). Grossman and Welk say that the Fariña, Patrick Sky, Tom Paxton, of the master [of the Fish's first guard did." Welk says the company will aim its collection is being anticipated by Judy Collins, and Eric Andersen. album] to Maynard and Seymour, efforts at the upscale, upper -demo accounts in other territories, where it Recalling the era, Charters says, they stopped me in the corridor and A BIG JOB OF WINNOWING consumer. will be released simultaneously. "You would see an artist in a club. You shook my hand and said, 'Congratula- Charters admits he was daunted by "For sure, where we're going to see "This is a package that has interna- loved them, you loved their work, tions. You've started us in a whole new the job of making sense of a catalog as sales are the Barnes & Nobles and tional value," Grossman says. "Our liked their songs. You could go in a way,' " he says. eclectic as Vanguard's. Borders of the world, the Hear licensees are very interested in the studio the next week and make an Country Joe McDonald, the band's He says, "At first, when I agreed to Musics," he says. "Where we want to package. It's a worldwide aspect. It's album for $300 and put it out and rec- leader, says today that his group was do the project, I was a little anxious, spend our money is with retailers of not just a U.S. market." ognize that if they had any kind of basically misapprehended by Van- wondering if I could do justice to a that ilk. [At] Musicland and Trans "In fact, they had some input," local following, you would immediate- guard. catalog which was so broad- ranging- World and those, we'll see some sales, Welk adds. "We changed a couple of ly have people buying. It was an excit- "Country Joe & the Fish were was it going to add up? And I found, but for us, it's a historical package. tracks on the boxed set specifically for ing time, and [the Solomons] were thought of as the electric answer to by watching the connections and see- This isn't a new release that we think international. We collaborated with there at the right moment." Pete Seeger, but we weren't the elec- ing the different styles and watching there's a mass audience for, but defi- them. We didn't change it drastically, Vanguard's presence at Newport tric answer to Pete Seeger," McDon- the links between things, you could lis- nitely our audience is a targeted group but we did come in and say, 'OK, if this track makes sense, we'll put it on there, if it's going to help internation- ROCKETS SEE NEW `DAY' ON ALBUM ally.' " ATLANTIC'S BOTTLE Vanguard's international licensees page 9) (Continued from include Ace (England), Amigo (Scan- making it for." it on later." AOR to triple -A to the mellower side," onstage. We're like the smokers in high dinavia), Chiang Huat (Singapore), As TAG's situation became even Given where the album was record- says Lee Stimmel, senior director of school who are huddled up in their own Distribution Fusion III (Canada), more wobbly, Henneman says, the ed, it's no surprise that it pays a subtle product development (U.S.) for little area and no one else will come EastWest and WEA (France), Festi- band members didn't know if Atlantic homage to Bloomington native son Mel - Atlantic. First single "24 Hours A Day" near." val (Australia), King (Japan), Nuevos intended to keep the act. "We finished lencamp. "When I Was Dumb" borrows went to radio July 11. Otherwise, Henneman notes, "our Medios (Spain), O.M. (Italy), and ZYX the record last August, but we didn't a guitar riff from "Hurts So Good," and Rita Houston, music director /mid- audience is pretty widespread. We (Germany). hear that Atlantic was picking us up "Indianapolis" mentions Mellencamp day air personality at Fordham Uni- have devout fans who know all our until right after the new year," says by name. In fact, Ambel jokes that the versity's WFUV New York, had not songs who are 9. We have that void in Henneman. "Atlantic dropped a lot of band considered calling the album heard the album at press time, but is a the teenage area, then you get the bands, so when we found out they were "Coug," short for Mellencamp's former believer in the band. "We've always older folks, 28 -38." CASSETTES going ahead with us, I felt like I'd won stage name, John Cougar. gotten a great response to playing their Retail efforts will concentrate on a Grammy. I thought, Tang, I'm sure Although Mellencamp never stopped stuff, and their music fits right in to mom -and -pop stores, which have long IN 7 DAYS! there are a lot more worthy people by the studio, the band cruised by his what WFUV is all about," she says. "I shown their support for the band. "The C -12 Cassettes than us who got dumped.' " house in what was meant as a salute. think with the popularity of bands like guys are going to go to every mom - 300 in every market for The group -which also includes gui- "Tom Ray had brought a Daisy BB gun Whiskeytown and Old 97's, the door and -pop retailer only $495 tarists Tom Parr and Tom Ray and out to the sessions, and he spent a lot has been flung open for this kind of they're in," says Stimmel. "They'll be drummer Mark Ortmann-returned to of his downtime in the parking lot roots rock music, or whatever you want doing walk -throughs and meeting man- Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, who produced shooting cans," says Ambel. "Mellen - to call it. Bottle Rockets fit right in agers and playing acoustically if the sit- "The Brooklyn Side," to helm the new camp's last album had a kind of dance/ there." uation arises." project. urban thing going on. With that in Given the band's track record on the With a small-but -mighty base, indus- "We work much better with some- mind, in the myth of the urban thing, road, it's no surprise that Atlantic try goodwill, and a major -label push body saying to us, `You can do better we drank a bunch of Busch beer and wants to focus on its live show. "These behind them, Carl Singmaster, head of than that,' which Eric does," says Hen - did a drive -by, but the Daisy BB gun guys are a touring band," says Stim- the five -store, Columbia, S.C. -based neman. "If it were left to us, we'd prob- barely passed the fence. We did no mel. "That's their bread and butter. Manifest Disc & Tapes, believes that be around writing damage, and this was no slight on Right now we're trying to secure an the Bottle Rockets may now get the Package includes: ably just sitting design all John all Coug fans." opening slot on major tours." Atlantic larger audience they deserve. Deluxe graphic Chuck Berry tunes the time." -we're & white inserts samplers to "They have a strong core following Black "I'm not a Southern guy and those Recalling some of Mellencamp's past plans to pass out cassette Ready in 7 days guys aren't either, but there's some work, the Bottle Rockets straddle the concert attendees, as well as hold other that they've built in our stores and they Major label quality truth to the axiom 'You're a hick or line between roots rock and alt.country, cross -promotions. 'We're really look- have fans working in every one of our No- Fine -Print guarantee you're not,' and they're hicks and so am recalling everyone from Merle Hag- ing at this as a grass -roots campaign, stores, but they haven't had the push I," Ambel offers as to why he gets gard to Bob Dylan, from Mellencamp to building from the bottom up." from the label before," says Singmas- along so well with the band. "I'm kind the Georgia Satellites. The highlights Though it seems like the Bottle ter. "This is the first Atlantic release, FREE CATALOG: of like the fifth member of the group. I include the lovely, inebriated ballad Rockets' music would be perfect for a and with this core following and air- 1.800- 468.9353 do a lot of backup singing with them or "One Of You," the rollicking "Kit Kat college tour, Henneman says no. play, I think it's going to be a real www.discmakers.com playing. The emphasis is on cutting Clock," and the humorous, chugging "We've played to very few college strong record. I'm not predicting that Outside USA 6111609 -663-9030; FAX 609-6614458 stuff as live as possible, so I'd rather "Perfect Far Away." crowds, which is a relief to me," he they're going to be the next big thing, jump in and play something live with "This record encompasses all of says. "I feel like it's just not right, like but they deserve to be mentioned in the DISC MAKERS them, rather than having someone put what the roots rock format is, from we're their weird uncle up there same breath with Wilco and Son Volt." 101 BILLBOARD AUGUST 2, 1997 www.americanradiohistory.com Elvis Has Not Left The Chart

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