s' ** VOL.LVILNO . 24 iciano: Still Li <-%" '-'i Streisand T Sparrow Fli With Doves 82791 19359 mx jvxu.y*' . VOL LVII, NO. 24 FEBRUARY 26, 1994 CASH STAFF BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager FRED L. GOODMAN Editor In Chief MARK WAGNER Director, Nashville Operations CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations MARKE TING'AD VER TISING INSIDE THE BOX DONALD SMITH (LA) STAN LEWIS (NY) TIM SMITH (NASHVILLE) EDITORIAL TROY J. AUGUSTO, Assoc. Ed. COVER STORY MICHAEL MARTINEZ. Assoc. Ed. JOHN GOFF. Assoc. Ed RICHARD McVEY. Nashville Editor KATHLEEN ERVIN. Assoc. Ed. (Nashville) RAFAEL A. CHARRES. Latin Editor Jose Feliciano: Still Lighting Fires AARON STEINBERG. Assoc. Ed. (NY) Puerto Rican-born, New York-raised Jose Feliciano has been having hits and winning Grammys for over a CHART RESEARCH quarter of century now, and there's no slowing him down. Cash Box's Latin editor, Rafael Charres, caught SCOTT CHAMBLISS. 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Copyright 1993 by George Albert All The rignts reserved. Copyright under Salt-N-Pepa/En Vogue Manuel Family Band Universal Copyright Convention. (Next Plateau) POSTMASTER: Send address changesto (Manuel) CASH BOX, 345 W. 58th St Suite 15W, New York, NY 10019 — CASH BOX FEBRUARY NEWS 26, 1994 3 STREISAND TO TOUR!: Barbra Streisand's representatives have confirmed the artist's plans to undertake her first international concert ON tour, officially acknowledging that plans are being firmed for her to David Simone THE appear in "a selected number of cities" in the United States and Europe has been named pres- beginning in mid -April and continuing through the early part of July. ident of PolyGram MOVE Martin Erlichman, Ms. Streisand's long-time representative, noted Music Publishing that this confirmation was being given prior to actual determination of Group USA. He had dates as a result of proliferating rumors and at least one incident of been senior vice president, business affairs at Simone announcement of fallacious concert dates in the United Kingdom. Ac- Capitol Records. MCA Concerts Inc. has tual dates will be revealed in the next few weeks, he stated. appointed Jay Marciano president. He comes Press reports have reflected anticipation spawned by Ms. Streisand's to the company from MCA Concerts Canada critically acclaimed and record-breaking New Year's concerts which where he was senior vice president. David constituted her first paid concert appearances in 27 years. Her occasional McDonagh has been elevated to head the inter- dates over that period all were fundraisers for charities or for social and 'S national marketing division at PolyGram Re- political causes she actively supports. Marciano cords. He was international product manager. "We did not intend to confirm the tour in this partial manner, without Columbia Records has tapped Tony Ander- a detailed tour schedule," Erlichman noted, "but there was such a swirl son to be senior vice president, Black music. He of misinformation that we felt that this delineation of information to date joins the label after three years at Mercury Re- was necessary at this time." cords, where he served as executive vice presi- dent/general manager, rhythm and Black RIAA MINES FIRST ORE OF ’94: The Recording Industry Asso- music group. Derek Oliver has been pro- ciation of America's Gold and Platinum awards program started off moted to the position of vice president of A&R 1994 in high gear with the certification of 39 Gold, 19 Platinum and 20 for EastWest Records America. He had been multi-Platinum albums. Five Gold singles and the year's first two senior director of the department. Vallery multi-Platinum singles were awarded. Kountze has been named to the newly created January highlights include: position of vice president, video market devel- RCA's Dirty Dancing LP is tied with 1977's "dance" hit Saturday Night opment for Warner Music Group. She has been Fever as the highest-selling movie soundtrack. Both records are certified executive vice president and general manager at sales of 11 million topping The Bodyguard soundtrack which hit the 10 Oliver of ITC Home Entertainment. Giant Records' million mark in November 1993. More Dirty Dancing also certified was Black music division has appointed Tse Wil- this month, reaching sales of four million. liams A&R/publishing executive. East Coast. Pearl Jam's VS. jumped to sales of five million within three months She comes to Giant from Zomba Music Publish- the first alternative rock band to do so. Pearl Jam's previous album Ten ing, where she was director of creative services. holds steady at sales of six million. Sony Music Distribution has announced a Duet albums by Frank Sinatra and Elton were awarded this John few staff changes. Art Kaye and Jerry Wilkie month. Frank Sinatra's Duets LP marked his first double-Platinum Williams have been upped to directors of sales, national release. Elton John certified two Gold albums this month including his accounts. Both were sales reps. In the video Duets LP which marked his 29th Gold, placing in second for the him sales division, two regional directors were highest number of Gold albums for a male solo artist. (Elvis Presley has named: Olga Economou in the West; Glenn 44 full-length titles.) Gold album Zimmerman in the East. Economou has Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle unleashed sales of three million worked for Target, Hanna-Barbera and Strand within two months, following labelmate Dr. Dre's triple-Platinum suc- Home Video; Zimmerman comes from cess, The Chronic. artists Gold albums this month include: Rap awarded Worldvision Home Video, where he was na- Too Short, R. Kelly, Shaquille O'Neal, A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Jazzy tional accounts director. Kenny MacPher- Jeff, Tag Duice. Team and son has been promoted to senior vice president Also, January's two multi-Platinum singles are from rap artists of creative services for Warner/Chappell Duice's "Dazzey at million Team's (There Duks" two and Tag "Whoomp Music. He has been with the pubbery since It Is)" at three million. Three Gold music videos were awarded this 1989. WEA Corporation has announced two month: Alan Jackson's Livin', Loxnn Rockin' That Jukebox from , And appointments. Tim Landers has been named Arista Records; and Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop's Play-Along and Our Wilkie On director of sales, video distribution. He comes Way To School, both from A&M Home Video to the company from Prism Entertainment, where he was vice president of sales. Also, POLYGRAM CZECHS IN: PolyGram, the global music and enter- Verna Spizuoco has been tapped video coor- tainment company, will establish a wholly owned record company dinator. For the past year she has been working operating in the Czech and Slovak Republics effective March 1, 1994.