Alice Cooper the Classiest Single Around Goes by the Title "1)A 1)Oo Ile Nde Vous:' 3-10881 the Singer Goes by the Naiiievalerie Carter
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$1.95 1 n cF Alice Cooper www.americanradiohistory.com The classiest single around goes by the title "1)a 1)oo Ile nde vous:' 3-10881 The singer goes by the naiiieValerie Carter. From the white-hot album "11 ïld Cl iild:' 01 .1RC Records acid 'Ewes. Distributed by Columbia Records. eaevcie ea,tten vet edieá including: Lady In The Dark/What's Become Of Us Da Doc Rendezvous/The Story Of Love/Crazy Produced by James Newton Howard. Management: Cavallo/Ruffalo. Art. are trademarks of the American Recording Company. © 1978 CBS Inc JC 35084 www.americanradiohistory.com VOLUME XL - NUMBER 32 - December 23, 1978 --H1 Ifs TERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY COSH BOX GEORGE ALBERT Pres:dent and Publisher MEL ALBERT EDITORIAL Vice Pres:dent and General Manage' STAN MONTEIRO Positively Psychological Director of Marketing DAVE FULTON The state of the economy is like the ultimate it is safe to say that it is recession -resistant. As dis- Editor In Chief rumor. As conversation passes from one to another, cretionary dollars become harder to come by, con- J.B. CARMICLE General Manager, East Coast the actual situation becomes distorted and in sumers consciously look for entertainment bargains JIM SHARP general worse than the reality. Such is the case at and records continue to be one of the best entertain- Director. Nashville the present time in regard to inflation. People keep ment buys. CHUCK MEYER, Acct. Exec, West Coast talking about how bad things are and this in turn Retailers have noted that some labels are pushing East Coast Editorial KEN TERRY. East Coast Editor helps fuel the inflationary spiral. back January album releases due to the economic CHARLES PAIKERT LEO SACKS While the realities of softer sales and tighter situation, but this does not seem to do anything but AARON FUCHS money are facing business today, there appears to further the feeling of instability. West Coast Editorial ALAN SUTTON. West Coast Editor be a psychological strain that is perpetuating If people in the industry prepare for the worst, but RANDY LEWIS JEFF CROSSAN economic doom. react daily on a business -as -usual philosophy, a PETER HARTZ JOEY BERLIN While the record industry is not recession -proof, healthier situation could be achieved. RAY TERRACE DALE KAWASHIMA COOKIE AMERSON Research KEN KIRKWOOD. Manager BILL FEASTER LEN CHODOSH HARALD TAUBENREUTHER MARK ALBERT PATRICK FAULSTICH NEWS HIGHLIGHTS J. SEAN THOMAS JACK CHIPMAN Nashville Editorial/Research Label promotion and marketing strategies examined in part two of BOB CAMPBELL TIM WILLIAMS homogenization of pop music series (page 7). KEN WOODS DENISE MEEK Stan Cornyn will be the keynote speaker at next year's 21st Annual Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT NARM convention (page 7). Circulation THERESA TORTOSA, Manager WEA International reports that the company's total sales in- PUBLICATION OFFICES creased 32% in 1978 (page 7). NEW YORK 119 West 57th. N.Y.. N.Y. 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 Independent distributors rally behind CTI in wake of Chapter XI fil- Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. Telex: 666123 ing (page 7). CALIFORNIA 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Canadian labels becoming less dependent upon U.S. pop music Hollywood. Ca. 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 trends (page 43). NASHVILLE 21 Music Circle East. Nashville. Tenn. 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 Marvin Gaye's "Here, My Dear" and Hot Chocolate's "Every 1's A CHICAGO Picks week (page 15). CAMILLE COMPASIO. Coin Machine. Mgr. Winner" are top Album of the 1424 S. 61st Ct.. Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (312) 863-7440 Chicago's "No Tell Lover" and Keith Richards' "Run Rudolph Run" WASHINGTON, D.C. JOANNE OSTROW are top Singles Picks of the week (page 18). 4201 Massachusetts Ave.. NW Washington. D.C. 20016 ENGLAND - JON DONALDSON NICK UNDERWOOD 25 Denmark St.. London WC 2 DEBUTS Phone: 01-836-1362/01-836-4188 TOP POP ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Belgrano 3252. Piso 4 'B" 47 DO YA THINK I'M SEXY - Rod Stewart - WB Buenos Aires, Argentina SINGLES Phone: 89-6796 BRAZIL - H. GANDELMAN 32 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN Rod Stewart WB Av. Rio Branco. 156 Sala 627 ALBUMS - - Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone: 231-3231 Cable: COPIGAN CANADA - KIRK LaPOINTE 56 Brown's Line POP SINGLE POP ALBUM Toronto. Ontario. Canada M8W 359 NUMBER Phone: (416) 251-1283 LE FREAK BARBRA STREISAND'S HOLLAND - PAUL ACKET Chic GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 P.O. Box 11621 (Prinsessegracht 3) Barbra Streisand The Hague Atlantic Phone: (70) 624621. Telex: 33083 Columbia ITALY - GUIDO HARARI via Solari. 19 20144 Milan, Italy R&B SINGLE ONES R&B ALBUM AUSTRALIA - JOCK VEITCH 4/58 Ramsgate Avenue Bondi, Sydney, NSW Australia LE FREAK CHAKA JAPAN - Adv. Mgr.. SACHIO SAITO Chic Chaka Khan Editorial Mgr., FUMIYO TACHIBANA Atlantic WB 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chome. 11-1. Shinbashi. 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Wee Weeks 0, pa On 12/16 12/16 ch 12/16 chart FREAK 36 ALIVE AGAIN LE CHIC (Atlantic 3519) 68 LIGHT THE SKY ON FIRE CHICAGO (Columbia 3-10845) 23 10 JEFFERSON STARSHIP 2 YOU DON'T BRING ME GOT TO BE REAL (Grunt/RCA JB 11426) 72 4 FLOWERS CHERYL LYNN (Columbia 3-10808) 52 6 ()EASY DRIVER BARBRA & NEIL (Columbia 3-10E40) 3 9 "I WAS MADE FOR KENNY LOGGINS (Columbia 3-10866) 79 3 TOO MUCH HEAVEN DANCIN'" 70 I BELIEVE YOU BEE GEES (RSO RS 513) 5 6 LEIF GARRETT THE CARPENTERS (A&M 2097) 73 5 4 SHARING THE NIGHT (Scotti Bros./Atlantic SB 403) 44 8 71 YOU'VE REALLY GOT A TOGETHER 39 HERE COMES THE HOLD ON ME DR. HOOK (Capitol P-4621) 4 15 NIGHT EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 3-10842) 76 4 MY LIFE NICK GILDER (Chrysalis CHS 2264) 42 8 DANCING IN THE CITY BILLY JOEL (Columbia 3-10E53) 7 8 THE GAMBLER MARSHALL HAIN (Harvest 4748) 82 3 6 I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE KENNY ROGERS (United Artists 1250) 49 6 I DON'T WANNA LOSE *DON'T CRY OUT LOUD (DISCO ROUND) YOU DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES ALICIA BRIDGES (Polydor PD 14483) 6 26 MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista 0373) 47 7 (RCA JH -11424) 87 2 7 (OUR LOVE) DON'T 42 HOLD ME, TOUCH ME PAUL STANLEY (Casablanca NB 940) 45 6 I'M BURNIN' THROW IT ALL AWAY DOLLY PARTON (RCA JB-11420) 83 2 ANDY GIBE (RSO RS 911) 8 11 PLEASE COME HOME SHAKE YOUR GROOVE HOLD THE LINE FOR CHRISTMAS THING TOTO (Columbia 3-10630) 10 12 EAGLES (Asylum E -45555-A) 61 3 PEACHES 8 HERB (Polydor PD 14514) 89 3 Y.M.C.A. A MAN I'LL NEVER BE LOST IN YOUR LOVE BOSTON (Epic 8-50638) 50 7 VILLAGE PEOPLE (Casablanca NB 945) 12 10 JOHN PAUL YOUNG 10 I JUST WANNA STOP HOME AND DRY (Scotti Bros./Atlantic SB -405) 85 3 GINO VANNELLI (A&M 2072) 2 16 GERRY RAFFERTY 77 MILES AWAY (United Artists UAX-1266) 58 5 OOH BABY BABY FOTOMAKER (Atlantic 3531) 70 5 LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum E -45546-A) 14 7 46 MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL 78 CAN YOU FOOL 12 MACARTHUR PARK CARS (Elektra 45537) 48 9 GLEN CAMPBELL (Capitol P-4638) 56 10 DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca NB 939) 9 16 YA THINK I'M SEXY 79 DON'T WANT TO LIVE DO 1 PART-TIME LOVE ROD STEWART (Wainer Bros. WBS 8724) WITHOUT IT ELTON JOHN (MCA 40973) 17 8 48 DOUBLE VISION PABLO CRUISE (A&M 2076) 51 14 14 STRANGE WAY FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3514) 37 18 ANIMAL HOUSE FIREFALL (Atlantic 3518) 11 13 THE DREAM NEVER DIES STEPHEN BISHOP (ABC AB -12435) 90 2 :PROMISES THE COOPER BROS. (Capricorn CPS 0308) 54 11 81 THERE'LL NEVER BE ERIC CLAPTON (RSO 910) 18 11 TAKE ME TO THE RIVER SWITCH (Gordy 7G -159-F) 46 12 SEPTEMBER THE TALKING HEADS (Sire/WBS 1032) 55 8 NO TELL LOVER EARTH, WIND & FIRE SOMEWHEREHT IN THE CHICAGO (Columbia 3-10879) 1 (ARC/Columbia 3-10854) 25 6 NIG 83 YOU NEEDED ME WE'VE GOT TONITE BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS 0382) 64 2 ANNE MURRAY (Capitol 4574) 68 25 BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (Capitol P-4653) 22 9 52 RUN FOR HOME I WILL SURVIVE LINDISFARNE (Atco 7093) 35 13 HOW YOU GONNA SEE GLORIA GAYNOR (Polydor PD 14508) 1 SOUL MAN 85 ONE NATION UNDER A ME NOW BLUES BROTHERS (Atlantic A-36122) 71 3 ALICE COOPER (Warner Bros. WBS 8695) 21 10 GROOVE ONE LAST KISS FUNKADELIC (Warner Bros. WBS 8616) 62 15 19 I'M EVERY WOMAN J. GEILS BAND CHAKA KHAN (Tattoo/WBS 8683) 20 12 (EMI America SPRC 8964) 57 6 86 MARY JANE BICYCLE RACE/FAT YOU TOOK THE WORDS RICK JAMES (Gordy 7G -162F) 53 7 BOTTOMED GIRLS 87 DANCIN' SHOES RIGHT OUT OF MY FAITH BAND (Village/Mercury 74037) 97 2 (Elektra E -4554--A) 24 7 QUEEN MOUTH 88 STORMY 21 SWEET LIFE MEAT LOAF (Cleve.