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KAL RUDMAN PUBLISHER BILL HARD October 12, 1984 EDITOR THE HU M MORNING 0111WERBACK ALBUM u po n TM A PROGRA MMING GUIDE EXECUTIVE MEWS • 1930 EAST MARLTON PIKE. F36 • CHERRY HILL NEW JERSEY 08003 • (609) 424-9114 Hard Choices BRYAN ADAM, "RUN TO )1)U", AN... Yes, he could PAT eFNATkR, "WE BELONG" oinspiusw Here's a sing the classifieds and have a hit—that's why tus lady and management team plugged into industry trends. well thought-out and beautifully executed tune is At precisely the right moment, Pat crosses from the such a joy. Expect any first Adams single to shine, Battlefield into Adult Land, and once again, Neil's and more orchestration and less grit make this ole masterful arrangement and studio skills make it \a cut above. unique and powerful. (TOT91. "STRANGERj TQWN"_. COLUMBIA... Hey , low REQ ,SPEEDWAGON. " t WANNA KNOW" EPIC... about an album of loto s greatest hooks-a la Stas This great new single is a clear reminder never to I?On. Just when they needed to toughen up and sha<e wear out your welcome. Saturation airplay on a the'hedia darling rap, a snappy tune about not-nice number of hits, and several misses, may have put guys. You know, the old fist in the velvet glove.-- their AOR bandwagon on the blocks, but they lay low, and .it works. dldtheir homework, and now that snarling Leslie, biting guitar, and Kevin's wonderful rocals are a moLLy jigcjiEr, "pi UEED TS DOE". ,EPIC., . breath of fresh air. -Satisfied Man" might describe Pa t Armstrong the -ie days, as the single powers 35-25 with 91 already on board...Ted Edwards sums it up, "Sitting pretty in comeback city. They've honed their sound (a la 38 Special) to fit squarely into 1984"...For ext -a kicks, roll "Stone In My Heart". Chain Reaction JUI IAN t FNNON, "yAl OTTF", All ANT I C „ , The THE JJONEYDRIPR,ERS. ES JDA Lqi„ The intense well-timed and poignant 12" is out-of-the-box or audience reaction we wrote a ou-I Tást week continues 78 stations, for #1 Most Added, and already burn -ny at full flame--"Rockin' At Midnight" moves up 29-12, the phones after just one week...Neal Mirsky, WCKC, gaining 6-3 on the Most Requested... "Sea Of Love" "The public's reaction to the Lennon is no differ- builds 82-43...This week they're #2 Most Added with ent than ours in the industry. They're gettinç 37 more stations, for a two-week total of 125, power- goosebumps, too. This is a major release"...Greg ing dual Primers 20-7 Index, 21-7 Metro...WLUP's Gillispie, WDVE, "It brings a tear to my eye every Bill Evans sez, "Phone response was so strong we time I hear it, and from the reaction on the phcnes, simply had to add the record"...Lisa Novak, KRQR, it does much the same for the audience"...Bob "Excellent continued strong response. More than a Kranes, WBCN, "The record is arousing a lot of novelty record"...Lee Randall, WLVQ, "Immediate curiosity and the phones are real hot"...Paul phones. There hasn't been this much excitement Shugrue, WRXL, "A 97% positive response seems tc since Bruce came in"...Cra.iq Martin, KRCK, "Only prove the theory that musical talent is hereditary." the Kiss Army is keeping it from being #1 Most Requested"...Ron Diaz, WYNF, "The kids love it, ROGER HOD&SON, "HAD ,A BREAM". A&M., Roger bats their parents -CiTiTi7iet enuff of it, and the phones clean up, adding another 29 reports for 104 in 2 are ringing off the hook." weeks, and the all-important Increased Play stats show 17 stations have already increased rotatior, alidgQ__TIILL, "LAP OF LDXUR`(" CHRySaLI5... matched with 47 steadies and 2 down..."Had A Dream" Every week it's more obvious —this is indeed the gets the 38-9 Underline, with dual Primers for the best-sounding and best-received Tull effort in many Lp 30-17 Index, 33-18 Metro.. .Comments: Jeff years. New on 22 more for 88 to date... Increased Riccio, WHJY, "Every hook that Supertramp- EiT_ever air on WLLZ, KLPZ, KBCO, KAZY, WFYV, WPLR, WCMF, and produced is included on the 6 minute version . I KMET...The Checklist shows a healthy 22 builders, never realized how much I missed the band till I including KLOL, WPYX, KISS, KZOK, WHJY, KWFM, WFYV, sat down with 'Eye Of The Storm'"...David Hillary, WBAB, and KRQR...On the Back Page: 42-31 Index, WNOR, "Already seeing strong retail--people are 45-32 Metro, with "Lap Of Luxury" underlined 40-33... asking for it by name". Reaction: Bob Bittens, WHCN, "Strong early sales and requests are a major factor here"...Zak Phillips, FEE )ffin LL, "YOU'RE STILL LAUOING" 4 CAPFUL The lz kicks in another Li reports, moving KAZY, "Tull has always had a strong following in "Laughing" up 84-52 for the Underline...WBCN's Denver and we had phones even before the album hit." Bob Kranes vouches, "Fee's voice is unmistakealf,e Also consider "Under Wraps" #1 as suggested by and for audiences starving for new Tubes, this Greg Gillipsie, WDVE, "I still find this song more record works!".. .Bruce Bond, WTPA, "The tune really appealing and more representative of what Tull should shows the maturing that Fee has achieved throughout be in the 80's. Now #2 most requested after 2 weeks the year, and it fits our station perfectly"... of airplay." Karen A. Small, WGIR, "A good-sounding record in FFIJK(I GOES TO HOLLY1{00D. "TWQ the tradition of 'She's A Beauty' and 'Talk To 4 Starting to open up nicely--new on lb—including Later'." KEZO, KLOS, KBCO, WLVQ, WZXR, and WIYY...A 69-58 Prime Mover, too...WLVQ's Lee Randall says, "To us, "TLoiCeRS.1: $0UnTRa.CK, CAUTi)L... Yes , Virginia. - leachers' is the Foot loose o album radio. That it's excitement. It's an ear-grabber. It's what the 2-1 Metro Chart move gives 'em the top slot on poth radio should sound like in 1985. We're looking for sides--38 Special gains 7-5 (up on KGON, KKCI, this to be a big, big song"...WBCN's Bob Kranes reports KZEW, WIYY, WMET, KMOD, WRXL, WWCK, KZEL, WBLM, "An unbelievable amount of action surrounding 'Two KMET), Seger climbs 19-11 (up on KLOS, WIYY, KLPX, Tribes"...WZXR's Tom Stein tells us "It sounds terrific WQMF, WTAP), and Night Ranger pushes to #60 (up on the air"...From WYNF's Ron Diaz, "It's a 'make you on KXZL, KATT)...From Scott Douglass, KATT, "It listen' type record. We're talking across-the-board stands on its own merit. It will do well for any- biggie"...And from Zak Phillips at KAZY, "Still a one who adds it since it basically runs the gamut questionable image band here, however, jt's such a of AOR radio".. .My Dahlman, WAQX, "The Seger is strong song and did well on 'Fresh Vinyl', so we on two days and already ringing the phones. added it right away." Another across-the-board Bob Ballad." 1984 FRIDAY MORNING QUAR E BACK ALB M REPORT INC. "A ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED AND FIRS-I:PUBLISHED IN U‘S.A UBLICI. "IF _IT HAPPENS AGAIN". Pel„. Last week when the cop on Miami Vice mentioned "I busted the kid for hash at a UB40 concert", I knew mass acceptance was right around the corner...350,000 units in the U.K. speaks my language. Watch this simmering single. CH AIN RE A CTIO N CO NTIN UE D PAUL MCCRTNEY 4 "NO MORE _LONELY NIVIU", COLUMBIA In terms of AOR acceptance, the old boy us dead, but as all you tipsters know, the new single has pumped new life into his rock credibility. "Lonely Nights" moves to #36, with 19 more adds. As Joe MacCabe puts it, "Once we started to backsell Gilmour on guitar, the McCartney calls picked up. Very safe record to play"...The Roz, WIOT, agrees, "I'm a sucker for David Gilmour's guitar, so it's a pleasure to add the best song that Paul McCartney has done in years"...And from Buzz Knight, WRKI, "When you're striving for 25+, there's no avoiding a record like this." COREY ALN U ENouGH" . Etc ' „A wave of the patented Wazwand, and voila! Hart's new single scoreF eet- elinderline,IITT thanks to 20 brand new adds and ups on KBCO and WDHA...Alscunote the album resurgence--back on at #42 Index/#44 Metro--a smart re-add. EUROOLIDERS, "HEAVER", COLUMBIA.„ Another excellent newcomer scores the big breakout week--now out 5 weeks in stiff competition, the Eurogliders bring in another 14, including WRIF, WHJY, KGB, WLUP, and WLAV, putting the album on a #49 in the National rankings--moving "Heaven" up 71-61...From Bill Evans at the Loop, "Their sweet sound a la Fleetwood Mac makes this a perfect record for us"., ,Ted Edwards, KGB -FM, "Columbia seems to be completely committed to the Eurogliders, and after a couple of spins, I can hear why." TOMMY SHAW. Tommy guns his way into the top 15 on the Back Page with twin 19-15 Underlines...New on 4, up on KWFM, KATT, WMMS, WLLZ, KICT, WRDU, WQFM, KEZO, KLOS, KRCK, WPLR, WIYY, KGB, KZOK, KRQR, and WOUR. "Girls With Guns" blazes 12-7, and that's live bullets territory, class...Greg Gillis,pie reports, "Shaw is really starting to sell the phones.