Much Music Video Award winners Big Sugar: Expounding hemi-vision The state of retail this side of the border

Alanis Morissette accepts one of her three MuchMusic Video awards/Bryan Adams brings the house down at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern. For more photos and MuchMusic winners see page 8 2 - RPM -Monday September 30, 1996

year." RETAILcontinued from page 2 August CRIA stats show rise in singfeE market The figures portray the retail sector continuing Statistics for the month of August from the "The CD single market has all but dried up in its downward spiral which Robertson believes "There is a lot of good product com Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and the manufacturers, including ourselves, are has been due in part to an overexpansion in the next two or three months and we'rt have indicated a 9% drop from last year in units putting out CD EPs when there is an opportunity marketplace. with a little cooler weather, there wil shipped and a 7% decrease in overall sales. Though to do so, but only when we can offer some value "There is a great deal of returns activity and the malls and in the stores." CD and cassette figures also dropped, there has added," he says. "When you're dealing with that's having a big influence on these numbers, Even catalog sales, which have t been an unexpected increase in the singles market. relatively small numbers any kind of glitch can whereby you're getting companies who have been in the past year that the CD revolut The figures are misleading, according to Bill send a false signal. In other words, if the numbers aggressively buying product in, not to mention the engine, have not bothered retailers Ott, Vice -President of PolyGram Group Sales were very small in '95 (and they were) and all you price wars," he says. "There seems to be a common "I didn't know what it was like (PGS), one of the leading proponents in the retail do is put out a CD EP and someone is going to view that the country has over -retailed and you're here so I can't really say," says Zin singles market. tweak those numbers right away. And I sense that getting a lot of product coming back." comes from Towers store managem is exactly what has happened because I show our Still, there are signs of abatement and "In comparison to the stores in numbers not to be significant at all and we're one Robertson believes that a truer picture for the year worked in I think catalog sales are of the more active companies in that area." will be foreshadowed in next month's report. off. I think the disparity in pricing sizzlingwith The report makes it clear, however, that the "September and October would be a pretty catalogue and hit product obviousl Toronto was visit retail slump is not yet over. For CRIA President good barometer of what the year end is going to role in that. Why should I buy a & Adams those Brian Robertson "it reflects the malaise that the be," he says, "we'll have to wait and see." Michael title when the new one is Morissette remeberedStreet for industry has been wallowing in for most of this dollars cheaper? night will be b CRIA stats on page 14 Last Thursdaybe part of theQueen "I see us selling more hits and s fotunate enough just twoof many I'm used to which is a lot more catali Morissette andAdams were roaming aroundthe Much/City Crfois stved off at the border, say retailers domestic artists video Awards. the MuchMusic overexpansion at the retail sector, cash flow building, during Adams rockedthe The word is out: regional retail trends worldwide Following theshow Bryan show a pretty fierce competition, returns have hit problems, price wars, and debt taken on as a result crowd. PGS: The retail em house in frontof an intimate a high and catalogue sales are the pits. The story of expansion strategies. Just last week a national has been well documented at this point; paper south of the border diagnosed the situation Product Road Show, PolyGram S as a worldwide retail climate of crisis. cross Canada retail promotional tou Canadian retailers, however, are sticking to wound up from its six day trek. The their guns that while there may be major problems at an international level, Canadian figures are not all that bad. Everyone is willing to admit that things could be better, even that things have not been worse in recent memory, but with conservative buying, fierce strategies for forging ahead and optimism worn like a badge of courage, the retailers have contributed marvels to the local front and kept their heads above water. "We're pretty happy right now," says Robert Zimmerman, General Manager for Tower Records in Toronto. "Like any business, things could always be better, but each month we've been showing steady increases." Zimmerman joins a chorus of complacency across the board. He admits that "the retail condition in the States is the pits, obviously," but he maintains that things here could definitely be worse and his competitors agree. Joe Summers "The business is very dull but it is definitely not in a state of crisis," says Bob Smith Pindoff EAS non-compatibil Music Sales. "In total our business is up simply because we are doing more things with new may prove costly to Bryan Adam's manager Bruce Allen stops for a photo with PolyGram Group Sales' Bill Ott andAaM'sRandy customers. RETAIL continued on page 3 EAS (electronic article surveillance Wells at Adams's Horseshoe date proven successful protection f inventory but could, without some s pre-packaged policy, end up costing HIT PICK than they bargained for. Alpha Magnum, providers o market EAS tagging, is expressing the possibility of record labels gob different forms of EAS labelling, wl retailers a pretty penny to "revamr already working with," says Terry and Partners, representing Alpha M Vallen says that currently the done by Alpha Magnum is not on13 can be used for a variety of media , s C CDs, cassettes and videos. "It's flex effective and pretty much compati retailer]." The controversy, Vallen explaid KEY WEST INTERMEZZO CLINT BLACK ANGELSOF THE SiLENCES "if a record company decides to dist John Mellencamp The Greatest Hits Counting Crows with their own security devices, it w Mercury RCA - 66671-N DGC serious revamping and expense [to contact a presenters. international room/ Montreal, around performances 60 retailers]." 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sprayers will restrict their cans to provided objects, but what about the role -model followers? For a 6JALTSAY6 buck, or so, a can, a lot of spraying can take place, like on streetcars, buses, corner boxes, maybe even Backlash!!!Although we are told way, what's the latest from Queen and dogs and cop cars, anything is fair game. (EC: Put that the cultural industries are "not on Yonge? It's been pretty quiet down there. that to music, and you've got a new trend! ! !) the table," they are not on the And, what aboutoursouthern backburner. They are "under the gentleman? He's gone again, and the On the Shit list???CARAS scored a first with table". A few of themore company is smarting under a $10 its president's luncheon this year. This is the first experienced out there will remember million dollar loss. No amount of year the founders of the Juno Awards weren't the backlash in 1984 when a saving for a rainy day can correct invited. I guess they don't like watchdogs. No big deal, I guess, if you're on the committee to re- campaign raged to "kill the foreign that one. (EC: Are you having a bad invasion", namely the British hair day again???) write history. I still subscribe to the old saying, "If groups. Could it be that Canada is you don't know where you came from, you won't treading on dangerous ground? (EC:with Elvira Capreese Go to the back of the line!!! know where you're going." (EC: Sounds like The eminent RL was sent to the back something Juno, the goddess of marriage, Jupiter's Like TOTAL control of OUR industry???) P.S. Who of the line. It seems he was looking for the VIP exactly complained back in the '60s? (EC: TOTAL wife and queen of the gods, would say, I think!!!) invited guest lineup ... it turns out that the hundreds control of OUR industry! ! 0 Watch out hosers. Couldit be???A story circulating the industry in line were .. . invited. So, then the rumour The feud goes on!!!That BryanAdams session circulated that the awards bunch had LOST the has to do with JR and LD doing the bonedance a few years ago, and how they ran into one another at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern was a memorable invitation list. How happy would RL be to know by accident just recently. How fortunate, for both event. Just being there and being part of Cancon that the infamous (what colour is his hair this week) history was worth it. When Adams lost the Juno BG, might have been in the line in front of him? of them. I mean doing the bonedance. Is that for single of the year (1992) to Tom Cochrane's Or others, like RF, LL, MM, or even Phonsy something you do around a campfire? (EC: Is that Life Is A Highway, that must have been the deepest Unbearable ... now shorn (EC: Help! ! 0 They lost LD the entertainer???) cut of all, and a night that Adams still can't get out the list! (EC: No way hosers!!!) of his head. That questions the credibility of an Phantom keeps going and going!Livent's awards show where the industry votes for itself. Phantom of the Opera celebrated its seventh Anyway, Adams must think Toronto is Cochrane's anniversary last week. Having been to all the town. At the Horseshoe gig, he sang Highway, not birthday party shows, this one was a standout. The once, not twice, but three times, altering the lyrics players were fresh and eager to unravel the plot as each time. It sure wasn't a tribute to Cochrane. published weekly since on its premiere on Sept. 20, 1989. This is a plot Bruce Allen, Adams longtime manager, who also February 24th, 1964,by that defies boredom, even after being staged more managed Cochrane, years ago, nodded approvingly. than 2,900 times. The show has played to more RPM Music Publications LTD. (EC: That's showbiz!!!) than five million theatregoers from around the 6 Brentcliffe Road Toronto, Ontario Heads out of the sand!!!The good times are world. The current Phantom, Ciaran Sheehan, takes M4G 3Y2 over and the people who kept alive the on this incredible role with an intriguing delivery misconception that everything was fine in that maintains the mystique of the tormented title 416-425-0257 FAX : 416-425-8629 dandyland, have come out of the closet. There are character throughout. The 41 supporting cast E-MAIL ADDRESS still a couple who still try to maintain that false members are equally alert and intense in their roles, [email protected] hope that things have bottomed out. Not so, says particularly Glenda Balkan as Christine Daae, and one record company executive. He sees another Laird Mackintosh as Raoul, the romantic leading Walt Grealis, O.C. 12 or 14 months of "bad times." There are some man. Phantom is the longest -running musical hit Publisher labels that are still packing the pipeline, and there in the history of Canadian theatre. Catch it next Sean LaRose are still retailers who let it happen. Consequently, time you're in Toronto. By the way, the Canadian Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager returns are higher than ever, and not just during Cast recording, released on the Polydor label, has Rod Gudino March and April. Returns are still coming in and sold more than seven times platinum, which is News & Chart Editor one retailer is apparently looking to return up to three-quarters of a million copies, the only such Lisa Trainor $6 million, maybe more. These guys were given recording to have reached this status. (EC: Let's top discounts and used record product as loss go for eight!!!) General News & Research leaders to sell their other product. It didn't work. Stan Klees Let's throw a party!!!Well, all the rules went They were overstocked, and now it goes back. (EC: Movies, Theatre, Books out the window at that mob scene at the Montana It always does! ! !) & Advertising recently. Good thing it wasn't a record industry Bill Watt Downsizing marketing!!!Record companies party, or I'd be real critical. The first thing you Classical & Jazz are now pinning their hopes and future on a US noticed was a sign that said VIP Room. Well, since MAPL Cancon scan service that will show them exactly what's we weren't VIPs (EC: Now, name everyone who happening at retail. Does this mean that labels will The MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees for RPM was! ! !) we must have been media. That entitled us in 1970 and is used extensively by Canadian record reduce their sales and marketing staff? (One exec to ... ? Never mind. Anyway, thewhole party was companies to identify the quantity of Cancon on has already stated publicly that staff would be done professionally, meaning that an outside firm label copy. reduced.) But wasn't that their job to know what was paid about ... as much as not having a CASH was going on at retail, particularly the superstores, BAR would have cost. (EC: HELP! ! !) Show me where most of the product is still sitting on the the nearest exit! Well, if parties are really the people aD shelves and in the warehouses? The question being who are there, we made our own fun! No charge! ! ) M - Music was composed by a Canadian A - Artist who is featured is a Canadian citizen asked by some is "will the scan sell more records?" While millions are It's going to cost a lot of money. But doesn't it World Graffiti Fair??? P - Production was wholly recorded in Canada being spent to get rid of graffiti, here comes Sony L- Lyrics were written by a Canadian always? (EC: Always! ! !) Playstation's Flexpo World Graffiti Fair. It's the Innocent question???With retail in the toilet, first time a corporation has sponsored what is being Advertising rates supplied upon request. how come Virgin is spending gzillions opening a billed as "a full blown graffiti fair," and they're Second class postage paid in Toronto. Publications Mail Registration No. 1351 mega -super store in Vancouver, and targeting talking about 35 of Canada's "top spraycan artists," Toronto and Montreal and god -knows -where -else and two very special guests from Los Angeles, who Printed by Hayes Printing Services for more of the same. Of course, they've been will "rock superphat graffiti pieces all over Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 3G4 known to pull out of countries, one most recently, downtown Toronto, all weekend long." It was PRINTED IN CANADA because of a market that collapsed. (EC: Better to scheduled to begin Sept. 25 and run through to stop good bucks going after bad bucks! ! !) By the Sunday. Obviously the organizers are hoping the .1 y 11 ARMUL mranzm lEtivwcr

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BEST INDEPENDENT VIDEO Morissette, MacIsaac take three at MuchMusic Awards ROCKIN' IN THE HENHOUSE Huevos Rancheros RobertCuffley/AndoLeuchter The results were in long before the party was over last Thursday September 19 at the 7th annual MuchMusic(Directors and Producers) Video Awards. Not surprisingly, Warner artist Alanis Morissette and A&M artist Ashley MacIsaac were theCrop Duster Films (Production Co.) only artists to be associated with three awards each. Morissette took three with Best International Video,MULTIMEDIA AWARD Favourite Video and Favourite Female for Ironic. MacIsaac's Sleepy Maggie video fared as well with BestI Mother Earth for their innovative web Cinematography and Global Groove Award. His Brenda Stubbert video took the award for Best Editing.site, enhanced CD Scenery And Fish The Awards, which honour video directors, cinematographers, producers, editors and artists, were bestowedand other significant multimedia to recipients in nineteen categories and chosen from a list of eighty-five nominations. The results were asapplications. follows: PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS BEST CONCEPT BEST EDITING BEST DIRECTOR MISOGYNY BRENDA STUBBERT (Ver. 2) SISTER AWAKE FAVOURITE MALE Rusty Ashley MacIsaac The Tea Party JIM CARREY Bruce LaBruce (Director) Javier ft Nunca (Directors) Curtis Wehrfritz (Director) Sony Jeff Rogers (Producer) David Cranor (Producer) Allan Weinrib (Producer) Swell Music Inc. (Production Co.) Spy Films (Production Co.) Revolver Film Co. (Production Co.) FAVOURITE FEMALE BEST VIDEO BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO VideoFACT AWARD ALANIS MORISSETTE Maverick/Warner AHEAD BY A CENTURY PLASTICITY GOIN' UP The Tragically Hip Front Line Assembly Great Big Sea FAVOURITE GROUP Eric Yealland (Director) Rod Chong (Director) Andrew McNaughtan (Director) Merrie Wasson (Producer) Ulf Buddensieck (Producer) Allan Weinrib (Producer) I MOTHER EARTH Revolver Film Co. (Production Co.) Real Life Pictures (Production Co.) Revolver Film Co. (Production Co.) EMI

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Prairie Oyster runs full steam aheadpeople that showed up. They were only after Canadian Country Music Awardexpecting 500 people. Pluto is win for Group of the Year. BMGcurrently on a cross Canada tour hosted yet another big get togetherpromoting their self -titled Virgin inviting guests for a Blue Plate Specialrelease. at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern. AlongNatalie Richard says au revoir to with the mashed potatoes, peas & cornMuchMusic after a five year stint. The and meatloaf, attendees were given anMuch VJ and host and producer of the opportunity to listen to Prairie Oysterweekday show FrenchKiss: A Meeting Bryan Adams rocked the house last Thursday night at Toronto's Horseshoeplay a few tunes off their latest releaseof Two Tongues, says it's going to be Tavern. Following his performance at the MuchMusic Video Awards. Adams Blue Plate Special along with somehard to leave the Much family, but has set up shop at the dimly -lit venue and performed in front of a small, butof their previous material. During theirdecided to seize the moment. Richard enthusiastic audience. Most of his anthems were covered and he even dippedperformance funny -man Keith Glasscame to Much from Musique Plus. into some oldies to remind his onlookers that he is still a rock 'n roller. Rumourwas honoured by an RPM #1 award has it that the only reason Adams played the gig was because of weak albumfor Only One Moon from SOCAN'sThe MuchMusic Video Awards sales, but to this writer it was just an incredible opportunity to see Canada'sMarni Thorton, who explained themay have been a successful television most notable recording artist perfect his craft up close and personal. song went to #1 August 25, 1995, butshow, but I'm sureit paled in it took her this long to catch up withcomparison to being there. A huge the band. portion of the Much/City building was opened to the media and visitors and Lawnie Wallace, who has a fivefood and drink were available album deal with MCA Entertainmentthroughout. In addition to the intimacy Canada, dropped by the RPM offices of cameramen and Much VJ's strolling to promote her single and video Thearound doing on the spot interviews, Heartache. After the videothe majority of performers and to presentation Bill Wallace brought outnominees were just casually mingling an unreleased video that was putoutside in the tent or side stage. Hats ot together some time ago entitled Wildoff to the people who put the whole Child, MCA won't have too muchthing together. It was a classy, yet guess work for the second single ifinformal affair. Hopefully Much will pr Wallace can harness thelabelcontinue to host the same sort of heavyweights and get them to see thisfestivities in the future and not switch ar the venue to Maple Leaf Gardens like another awards show that has lost a fa lot of its intimacy over the years. See MuchMusic story and award winners on page 8. St. Universal Honey will be showcasing at Toronto's Horseshoe ar Tavern October 9 as part of 102.1 The An enthusiastic audience cheers Bryan Adams on . Photos by Barry Roden Edge Nu Music Nite. The band will VV be promoting their new CD Earth Moon Transit. Fans are advised to tune Jann Arden was in town to perform at Convocation Hall at the U of T this into CFNY and Q107 to hear the a: past weekend. Following the show select guests were invited to a little get infectious new single Any Road Back. together at Messis. At the party A&M presented Arden with three different awards for Living Under June, a 5 times platinum award representing sales in Warner Music Canada has Canada, a gold award for sales in the US and a special award commemorating announced that the first Madonna sales of over 1 million units collectively. Good Mother, which was released single to be taken from the Evita ac some time ago domestically, was just recently released in the states. soundtrack will be You Must Love Me. The tenative release date for the highly anticipated single is November 15. gt Glenda Rush sent in her change of address for industry friends and associates that might be interested in her whereabouts. Glenda can be reached at (416) 487-6251. As an Lawnie Wallace actress, (movies, television, industrial piece of work. video and CD ROM) Glenda is represented by the Karen Clifton Pluto overwhelms RCMP during a Agency in Toronto at (416) 703-2801. dwarfed concert in Prince George. In minus four degree weather Pluto had only played one song at the outdoor venue, before the RCMP warned the estimated 2,500 hundred fans to settle 11 V down and stop moshing and body slamming. Twenty minutes, eight song later the lights came on and the show wiliA was stopped. Presentijng station Proud ctetm 4t CIRX-FM's Music Director Kevin eagadiao mad& %-eacnet, Blade was quoted saying "The organizers of the show weren't prepared to handle the amount of ceee% y,e44.4,17 Jann Arden with one of her three awards she received on the weekend.

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and showcases his talent with Walk a Mile, newcomers Slinky and Dinky Bingham. The from San Francisco. A wonderful release that an original composition. And his fresh take 13 original tracks prove to be some seamless celebrates its pluralities and easy genius.-RG on the Bessie Smith classic Backwater BluesR8B/hip hop works of art. And there was no will, right away, make this CD worth the scrimping on ballads either -- I'm Still in Love sticker price. -LT With You and One More Day shine through with an emotional maturity notably greater than previous attempts. - LT

SHERYL CROW -Rock Sheryl Crow ARM 31454.0587-0 What happened last year with Crow's take- off landmark album that swept clean across ,- North America? Take the &est from rock and blues, throw in some funky arrangements, great acoustic and electric trade offs and FR.13M1,1111F. MULIOY EIPNlig OF 111E tVISHK.R1 RUSH you've got well versed rock and roll that just Test For Echo doesn't quit. Crow's self -titled sophomore Anthem 1073-J album has already entered into public NIRVANA -Alternative What can be said about a rock institutor awareness promisingly, getting lots of From The Muddy Banks OF The Wishkah hasn't been said in its twenty three yez MOIST - Rock/Alternative sympathetic press for the banning of her DGC 25105-J existence? Rush, Canada's premiere roc Creature album by the corporate giants of Wal-MartThe long awaited second half to Nirvana's carried the country's identity across EMI 7243 8 36188-F (of all places). Unfortunately, sympathy won'tMTV Unplugged, namely a live plugged modern music mix, but they have When your debut album sells in excess of make up for the fact that Crow's huge debutshow, has finally arrived and with it, the doing so for so long that they can cer 350,000 copies and cops you a most -in the States owed about 10% to the chain. chaotic greatness that was this band destined be excused. We heard through the promising -band Juno, you know you'll need to tragedy. From The Muddy Banks Of The buried grapevine that Peart has gotten t something stellar as a follow-up release. And Wishkah is Nirvana live and living, with all of with the whole thing and that this one r the much -anticipated second album from the fury and unbridled brutality with which signal the band's informal curtain call. Moist is anything but a disappointment. Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and David Grohl For Echo would be a worthy farewell sf TONIC - Rock/Pop Creature is the second offering from the revolutionized modern rock. The 16 song LP the rumour prove to be true. The Lemon Parade Canadian darlings of video, and is sure to culls defining moments from a four year Polydor - 314530 1042 -Q procure much -deserved kudos for this period between December 1989 and January NANCY, DESPOT -Altern When a band credits its influences as rangingsophomore release. Creature shows that 1994, though only nine show's worth of Left Of Memphis from the music of Led Zeppelin to the prose Moist has definitely grown musically since concert material made it on to the album. A Noise Factory NOISECD001 of Robert Frost, there's definitely going to their debut, but not at the loss of their distinct secure release in its own right (barring, of This colourful local indie act has corn, be something worth listening to. Such is thesound. David Usher's gothic, ethereal - course, the fact that there must be literally of the woodwork with grandiose fast case with Lemon Parade, the debut CD from sounding vocals mesh nicely with the overall hundreds of live bootleg tapes in high grandiose ideas and grandiose mus Tonic. Produced by Jack Joseph Puig (Blackpop/rock/alternative sound created by his circulation), From The Muddy Banks should second's reflection, for example, will n Crowes, Belly, Jellyfish,) this first outingbandmates. Produced by Paul Northfield (I have all of the clout of a new release, given that the band is pretty much in a rur combines colourful guitar grooves with Mother Earth) and Moist, Creature will meet, the time factor and fermented adulation from collision course with the alternative tril sobering, and oftentimes bleak, lyrics about if not surpass, any expectations created by fans. An intelligent selection from the early down-to-earthers and their a udiencr the general state of global disarray. Even the Silver's incredible success. AlreadyThe decision to take a shot at the store won't and later shows with a hard emphasis on great unbathed. But while the band love songs loom with a sense of darkgarnering quick chart action with Leave It be a decision Crow will be causally shrugging aural pandemonium that extends itself to invested more than a little bit of élan t, off, though the unfortunate circumstance foreboding. But that's not to say that this is Alone, the first single, Creature offers forth such tracks as Polly and Breed, have the balls point of cultism (Come To Nancy Br another run-of-the-mill, Prozac-inducing11 more strong and outstanding tracks. hardly has the muscle to mute a great release to make this as fitting a farewell release as Nancy Comes To You proclaims a stonyi from this artist. Perhaps the most obvious collection of songs. Quite the contrary. There is some considerable song -writing could be imagined. Also includes Scentless Lenin that riddles their literature), material value that we recognize on her new Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, Dan Rothchild and talent here -- Tangerine, the 8th track, creates Apprentice, Milk It, School, Smells Like Teen pursue an easily digestible form of pop Kevin Sheppard have written an intoxicating such stark images with its lyrics and at the effort, is Crow's incredible songwriting talent, Spirit, Lithium, Been A Son, Negative Creep, The nuances of eastern despotism are si compilation of songs that will appeal to a same time, is an incredibly catchy,at once bluesy and funky, dark and rocky, Drain You, Blew, Heart -Shaped Box, Spank integral to Nancy's vision of reintegr vibrantly modern and seamlessly past tense. variety of tastes. With strong, guitar -based hummable tune (listen carefully for the cello.) Thru, Tourette's, Sliver and Aneurysm, which musical arrangements and deeply thought - Having run through the entire album threewill serve as the album's first single. Highly And it was a clever bit of insight to placetimes, we've yet to find a dud in all of it. provoking lyrics, this CD shines from Disco Days, a beautiful ballad showcasing prized stuff. -RG Simply a great piece. Look out for Change, beginning to end. From the first single, Open Ushers vocals against nothing more than a Home, Sweet Rosalyn, Happy and especially Up Your Eyes - a heavy sounding pop/rock piano, smack in the middle of a collection of Redemption. The muse that drove the Rolling tune that is already seeing some serioussome rather heavy sounding tracks. -LT airplay - to the folksy Soldier's Daughter and Stones in their heyday seems to have found the acoustic ballad Mr. Golden Deal --this CD a new home in this young singer guitarist should fly off the racks. -LT

PHILIP SAYCE GROUP - Blues/Rock Philip Sayce Group ALBUM PICK Hypnotic HYPSD 1048-J It's hard to believe that Philip Sayce has only been playing guitar for five years, but CLINT BLACK - Country/Pop perhaps the spirit of the late Stevie Ray The Greatest Hits some of the more overlooked elemer Vaughn has been watching over him. Closely. RCA -07863-66671-N pop rock. Of course, those who statec Sayce packs a powerful punch with his debut Like The Rain, written by Black and Hayden Nicholas and taken as the first single, rock never changes, only that its fashion CD, an electrifying collection of heavy -hitting, has already scored with both country and NC programmers. This is one of the might have a solid case with Nancy, thr energetic guitar rock. His style combines four tracks here that are new, but it's nice to have all Black's recent hits in one the band's competent hold on their n soulful, blues guitar and crunchy, ballsy, in - package. The other three are Desperado, a live session he wrote with Glenn Frey, will argue a good case to the blind. TIN your -face rock'n'roll. And his voice emotes Halfway Up and Cadillac Jack Favor, enough bogus documentation surrour a passion and intensity that far exceeds his NEW EDITION -B&B both also a team effort with Nicholas. the band to make Nancy a bona fide hist 21 years. Produced by Daryn Barry, Alfio Home Again By the way, that's Black's wife, Lisa occurrence brought back from the gra \ Annibalini and Tom Treumuth, this 10 -track MCA MCASD 11480-J on background vocals on Halfway Masonic powers. The key to it all of co CD contains nothing but pure, unadulterated Despite the fact that their biggest success and Rain. The Cadillac Jack track is a is that Nancy have understood blues/rock - the way it was meant to be seems to have as separate solo acts (Bobby Clint Black saga song. He will be entertainment is cheap - one must gr Paul played.Sayce sears through Brown, Bell Biv Devoe and Johny Gill), fans portraying Favor in his first feature- way of the magician and mesmerize. S1 Butterfield's You Can Run But You Can't Hide of New Edition have been clamouring for this length acting role for a Pay TV movie. tracks on Following U235, Launch Pac reunion release since word leaked of its Favor, a popular rodeo star, was The Matador should give them a great inception. Formed in 1983, they saw some wrongly convicted of a major criminal at radio and a good reason to pack their nominal success, but spawned musical offence in the south, and has become and go where they will be appreciated if offshoots that remained mainstays on the a hero with country music people. don't receive airplay. More proof that Tor R&B charts throughout the late 80s and early Also contains Killin' Time, We Tell has been developing its own altern 90s. Home Again marks the first time that all Ourselves, No Time To Kill, State Of revolution at the independent level members, past and present, have performed Mine, and Put Yourself In My Shoes, succeeding with frightening ingenui together. The first single, Hit Me Off, is plus, plus, plus. The Clint Black anyone out there taking notice?-RG already a favourite on RH and Hit charts movement is on and the marketing strategy is pretty obvious with this package of alike. Home Again combines the talents of greatest hits, spiced with four new ones destined to as great. Nashville media BOB MARLEY -Reggae its successful solo acts with the production demagogue Robert K. Oermann, who is known for his straight talk, does some Soul Almighty: The Formative Years VI expertise of such luminaries as Jimmy Jam straight talk here on Black and his own pleasures of the album. Should be a big Jad Records ANA CD001-Koch and Terry Lewis, Jermaine Dupri, Sean seller when it hits retail. -WG By now the figure of Bob Marley has "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, Gerald beyond the global cult status w Levert and Edwin Nicholas as well as High Woman. American to arrangements which status cult global the beyond the for Lab Leisure the calling Bachman gone has Marley Bob of figure the now By Randy had purportedly that clout musical CD001-Koch ANA Records Jad -WG a easures some album the give Grant Jono man main Vol.1 Years Formative The Almighty: Soul big be Should album. the of some

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some early -morning deliveries on his behalf. Despite the fact that it was only 7:47 a.m., BMG's Itroducing: Canadh AIR Chris Jangaard dropped by for cocktails and stogies with the crew of C -100's Breakfast Club, in Halifax KIDS NOW, Canada's first and only recently. With him, he had copies of Shakin and skewed for children has begun its brol CHECK Stirred, the new Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly as of this past September 9. Hosted by Orchestra album that features cocktail versions of Rachael Graham, the show targets a by. Lisa Trainor some Canadian rock classics. old demographic with music, celebrit movie, book and computer review Carol Medinaspurs AIDS Awareness Week. I'll segments. Just Say Goodnight, the current single from Carol U Originally conceived by Racl Phillips new AM/FM program director for CHUM Medina is gaining momentum as one of the songs Steve Graham, who last year dew heralding this year's AIDS Awareness Week. The syndicated radio shows, KIDS NOW Internal shufflings at CHUM AM/FM have brought larger market to be reached in Toronto. "Ironically, song, which appears on Quality Music's gay a strong interest with five radio stati a new voice to Toronto, and he's come all the way there are only a few more stations here than out audience targeted compilation I'm Coming Out, on and the promise of ten more jump from the west coast. Brad Phillips, named program west. It's just that here we're chasing such a bigger has been privy to strong spin action with reference as of October 1st. For Graham, the director at CHUM AM/FM as of September 1, has pie - which creates such an interesting dynamic." to the event, which will take place from September long awaited realization to an idea left behind his former digs at Z95 CISLE AM in Because of the vast differences between 30 to October 6 across Canada. Energy 108 will be genesis some six years ago. Vancouver, where he worked in the same capacity. Toronto and Vancouver, Phillips admits he is really featuring the track on their Monday show Moody "My daughter has been doing Phillips says that, although he sees no major looking forward to "getting into the trenches of Mondays with Pamela Blair and Medina is also since she was five and I just felt at t changes as far as format, he's looking forward to Toronto radio. set to perform the song at the People With AIDS the time wasn't right for radio, so wi maximizing what already exists at CHUM. "I'm "The differences are like New York and L.A. annual event ovation on Thursday, October 10. put her on the back burner," he says. looking forward to adding some stationality to both There's a much faster pace here than on the west decided to put some feelers out and s of these properties and taking full advantage of coast, and the musical tastes do vary quite a bit." VoicePrint conducts of response I'd get. It was overwhelr what we already have here," says Phillips. Former program director, Ross Davies has prize draw on -air The show is produced in diffe He says that the exciting part, for him, is the been "kicked upstairs" to become the new corporate (including Country, A/C and talk) thc Head of Programming for CHUM The Toronto -based VoicePrint was scheduled to insists it will be maintaining a tight conduct its first prize draw on the air on Sept. 27. target demographic. Brad Richardsonhas been singled out of 4 highlight and call -in show will be added to The prizes were to be given out as incentives to "You may hear the odd Lion Ki finalists to become the 1996 winner of Q107's coverage of Molson Leaf Hockey. Immediately participants in a recent audience survey. it's Mariah Carey, Elton John, all the c annual Homegrown competition. Richardson, following all home and away games, Andy Frost The prizes, all donated to assist VoicePrint, a originally from Newfoundland, was selected from will bring listeners Leaf -Talk, an hour-long charitable broadcaster for the vision impaired, over 500 entries. In addition to being featured on interactive show. Veteran anchor and play-by-play comprised national grand prizes of Grundig AM/ New hoard member: man Joe Bowen will be joined by former Sportsline Q107's Homegrown compilation CD, Richardson FM/SW digital radios (donated by Bay Bloor CARAS has announced the addition receives $15,000 in cash, $10,000 in equipment co -host Mark Hebsher doing Leaf's colour Radio), regional grand prizes of Alternate Media commentary. Other additions include daily board members. They are jazz mi from Steve's Music and will go on to record his Canada's new SAP receiver, and copies of Ashley Bunnett, Rick Camilleri, president of own independent CD - which, incidentally, will be feature's The Bowen Report and The Play of The MacIsaac's CD, Fine, Thank You Very Much (from Game as well as The NHL Tonight, a half-hour Entertainment, and Jason Snide] produced and engineered at Q107's Skylab Studios. A&M), The Traditional Album by The Barra president of Roblan Distributors. pre -game show, with Andy Frost and Toronto Sun MacNeils (From PolyGram), and selections from Starting October 5,hockey fans will have more sports columnist Scott Morrison. The new members join the currer. to listen to when they tune into TALK 640. In the Solitudes series, Exploring Nature With Music board, Lee Silversides (president), AA addition to a brand new post -game interview, a It seemsJaymz Bee is having some people make(From Solitudes Ltd.) Canada president Stan Kulin (1st vic A total of 165 prizes were to be distributed to CHUM's Ross Davies (2nd vice -pre more than 400 listeners from every region of 21 Artist Management's Chip Canada who took part in VoicePrint's first ever (secretary -treasurer), and directors Ch listener survey. Daniel Caudeiron), Trans -Canada A] BIG SUGAR continued from page 7 were standing right there so we were pretty Charting the rise of fortunate." A&M were not unbothered by the musical by Rod Gudino eclecticism,seeing beyond the bookies' apprehension of dependable audiences. Besides, An indie signing with a chart run as rl they had watched the band develop through the Chris O'Conner's Primitive Radio bar -room adolescence and were convinced enough extraordinary as it sounds. And Stani that the fans had endeared themselves enough to a Broken Phone Booth With Money Ir the band. as remarkable a title as the interes "For years they had been coming out to our pushed this little ditty on radio playli; shows and seeing how our crowd is convinced -- country is extraordinary. and it's not like we were playing to a bunch of O'Conner, the modern iconoc scientists and musicologists, you know," says PRG's techno tinged high frequency Johnson. "We're playing to kids; they're standing just as surprised by the turnout on the at our shows and rocking out and A&M were it should be reminded, which was ent thinking, `hmm a band with musical integrity.' Kids in his home -country of the United St are still banging their heads and lined up around saw signing after it crossed the Atl; the place so they saw it work." UK. Apparently, the album's highly Just back from Mexico where the video to musical thesis posed a bit of a proble Diggin' A Hole was shot, Big Sugar plan to take execs in America who wanted to ( their motorcar gear where it belongs -- on the road. product. Rave reviews for the album precede the show as "Right after I made Rocket," say does the promise of high-octane and high volume; a no -holds barred rock and roll show, the way it "I went out for an interview with tf was meant to be. Interscope I think it was, and he was "[In the past] it seemed like the louder we this? Is it grunge or dance?' I just said And he said 'well, can you write mo On the eve of Hurricane Hortense, Barenaked Ladies paid a whirlwind visit to C100 FM in Halifax for a played, the more people would hear us," says live performance on C100's Superset with Matt Northorp. The band were the third live guests on the Johnson. 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premiere this fall. Additions made to Livent'spromotion and publicity Ian Rand, a member of the Association of CMT Canada '96is the #1 selling CI Livent chairman and CEO, Garth Drabinsky, as the station's executive director of Canadian Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, has been West End Mall store in Edmonton. Th recently announced the appointment of new staff talent development initiatives. In his new role he appointed a director of publicity. He comes to strategy mounted by CMT and BMG/E/ to bolster its promotions and publicity depaitments. will assume responsibility for all of Livent's North Livent directly from Richard Kornberg & off big time. The TV spots generate Drabinsky pointed to the "unprecedented American promotions. Associates, a New York PR firm, where he worked impressions each week, which was a x growth," the company is experiencing, and which In the publicity department, senior vice- on the theatre workshop and Broadway productions in connecting with the consumer as q is expected to increase over the next 12 months. president Norman Zagier expands the department of Rent. With Livent, he will be responsible for did. The album enters the RPM Cour "With the world premiere of Ragtime: The with three new staff: Eleanor Goldhar, ABC, takes publicizing the Toronto world premiere of Ragtime, chart this week at #20. Musical, bringing Candide to Broadway, our on the position of executive director. She has held as well as for other projects in development. Ty Herndon hits #1with Living In expansion into such international markets as seniorexecutivepositionsincorporate Terence E. Womble has joined Livent as a which is the title track of his Epic re Australia, the opening of new theatres in Toronto, communications and arts marketing with several director of publicity. He is fresh from the Johnson produced. New York and Chicago, and innovative of Canada's leading cultural organization, the most completion of the North American tour of Ain't Mindy McCreadyhas been getting partnerships with the not -for-profit arts sector, we recent being SOCAN, where she served as director Misbehavin', which starred the Pointer Sisters. run with Guys Do It All The Time. are fortunate to have found such remarkable talent of communications and public affairs. She has held Also a member of the Association of Theatrical which hit #1 on Sept. 9/96, is now des to expand our vital marketing efforts." similar positions with the Ontario Arts Council and Press Agents and Managers, Womble's background Joining executive vice-president Lynda with the Royal Ontario Museum. Goldhar will includes theatre management and entertainment chart (#7) after 13 weeks. BMG's prop Peters dropped off the follow-up, N. Friendly in the sponsorship and promotions manage public relations for a number of major publicity, including film, classical music, fine art, department is vice-president of promotions Mike initiatives including Livent's US tour ofdance, cabaret and theatre. He will manage Notice Her Now, which features Lones. McDonald. This is a Tim Johnson on Forrester. The Montreal native comes to Livent Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer, the publicity for Livent's national touring productions after 10 years at CFMX-FM (Classical 96 -FM) Farewell Tour of Canada's -premiere ballerina, of Show Boat and Joseph and The Amazing tracks are included on McCready's BNe Thousand Angels. where he was manager of arts accounts and Karen Kain, and the launch of Livent's new Technicolour Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond. corporate sponsorships. From 1988 he also served national program magazine Livent Live, which will Clint Black moves upwith the bit Dan Hill's classic Ottawa music community boosts Autism benefit receded by Rod Stewart The Ottawa music community is supporting Autism Bird" Mootham, Jim Hurcomb (CHEZ-FM, The Clichez), Tim Devries (The Hammerheads, Electric Rod Stewart has been given the go-ahead to record Awareness Month with a benefit concert scheduled for Oct. 10 at Barrymore's Music Hall. Funds raised Chick Volcano), Brian Rading (5 Man Electrical Dan Hill's mid -seventies hit, Sometimes When We Band, Crucial Moments), Craig Simon (Purple), Touch, which was #1 on the RPM 100 (March 18/ will go to support the local Autism Society family Greg Langille (Things Fall Apart), and Kelly Tork 78). Stewart requested the song to be included on programs and Canadian research into the genetics his upcoming release, tentatively titled Greatest of autism. with Terry Loretto (The Suicide Kings) as the Acid Country Ra Hits, Ballads. The all-star cast of local musicians, spanning Queen, Paul Griffin as Uncle. Ernie, and Steve for all the swap Hill currently has a Top 5 hit with Wrapped several genres, will perform, in its entirety and D'Annunzio (Tongues and Bones, Ten Speed) as Around Your Finger, the first single taken from without intermission, the Who's rock opera Tommy. his latest MCA release, I'm Doing Fine, the 13th Tommy, which has been touring Canada in a As well, draw prizes will be awarded over the album release in his career. The single has also musical theatre production since the spring. course of the evening and an information table will "Take You B, charted across the US. The benefit concert concept originated from offer information on autism and the opportunity to The title track has been scheduled as the the legendary acoustic Tommy performances of purchase Autism Society T -Shirts and pins. follow-up and is expected to ship to radio within Downstairs Club favourites David Balfour and Dog The concert is being produced by Rocon the next two weeks. Day Afternoon. Communications and Barrymore's Music Hall with One of Hill's songs, Seduces Me, is included Confirmed performers for the Ottawa date sponsorship by CHEZ-106 and Ottawa Xpress. on Celine Dion's latest Columbia release, Falling include Balfour and Dog Day Afternoon, Jimmy For more information contact Roch or Sylvie Into You. Hill had apparently laid down the bed George, Lucky Ron, Lonesome Paul, Andrea Parisien at 613-723-0071 or Roco Communications tracks for this song, which he was going to include at 613-723-2662 (fax). on his new release, when the request came in from Karam (Andrea & The Fun Guys), Larry "The Dion's people. Hill opted for the Dion request, with "SHOTGUN" FRANK McGWIRE the proviso that he produce the track, which was Reese Barrett Communications expands music division KIX 1150 - Brandon agreed to. Like The Rain - Clint Black Although nothing official has come from the D'Arcy Barrett, CEO of ReeseBarrett Barrett is highly respected in the management JAY HITCHEN Communications Co. Inc., has revealed anon -going field with hands-on experience that dates back to CHAT - Medicine Hat Sony people as to the possibility of the Hill song Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Terri Clark being a Dion single, several stations in Canada are structuring project to develop and expand its music the "golden" development era of the Canadian division through undertakings and consultations in record business. Included was career involvement RICK KELLY already airing the track. CKKN-FM - Prince George In other songwriting news from Hill, he is New York, Toronto and Nashville. The Canadian with Terry and Susan Jacks and the Poppy Family, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Terri Clark reportedly negotiating to write all the songs for American consulting corporation deals in the Charity Brown, Gary and Dave, and Edward Bear. GARTH STONE the Broadway version of Jerzy Kosinki's Being entertainment music, advertising and law Interesting enough too is that all these artists have MX92.1FM - Regina There. industries. contributing tracks on the CARAS Oh What A Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Terri Clark Barrett also revealed that the company is Feeling Canadian all-star CD. Many of these artists BRUCE LEPERRE further expanding into music under the banner of that Barrett has been associated with have had CKDM - Dauphin interactive ress kits D'Arcy A. Barrett Music. Included in this recording agreements with A&M, Polydor, Capitol Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Terri Clark lus expansion is music publishing, a greater degree of and others. RAY BERGSTROM desi n & film cd career consulting, and co -management of recording Barrett is also an expert on copyright law. CFMK-FM - Kingston When the mechanical license portion of copyright Fear Of Being Alone - Reba McEl artists. PETE WALKER web site legislation changes were being planned in Ottawa & multimedia "The everchangingentertainment KX96-FM - Durham production marketplace, and the music/entertainment industry in 1987, Barrett worked closely on the Canadian Fear Of Being Along - Reba McEI today require detailed knowledge in many areas," Music Publisher's Association initiative with Mel JOEL CHRISTIE explains Barrett. "The fact is, that many personal Shaw, Paul Berry and Greg Hambleton. 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Most of the 3 1 12 SO MUCH FOR PRETENDING 37 35 11 BARREL RACING ANGEL -712 Bryan White/Between Now And Forever/CD track -P Ian Tyson/All The Good 'Uns/comp 291-P Rhett Akins/Somebody New/pro single -J published by House Of Tunes, (White/George/Tirra) Walkler Jr. Lehning (Asylum) (I.Tyson) Doug Riley (Stony Plain) (B.DiPiero/C.Wiseman) M.Wright (Decca/MCA) 3 WHY COWBOYS DIDN'T DANCE publishing house, so it's safe to assume 4 8 15 THAT GIRLS'S BEEN SPYIN' ON ME 38 45 8 CHANGE MY MIND 80 Billy Dean/It/s What I Do/pro single -F John Berry/Faces/pro single -F Lonestar/Selt-titled/pro single -N have at least three Cancon properties (M.T.Bames/T.Shapiro) T.Shapiro (Capitol) (J.Blume/A.J.Masters) C.Howard (Capitol) (R.McDonald/T.K.Green) DCook/W.Wilson (BNA) 7 THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE &PIA 39 48 5 MY ANGEL IS HERE 72 59 13 ARE WE IN TROUBLE NOW Kevin Sharp has released a count; 7 P Wynonna/Revelations/pro single -J Randy Travis/Full Circle/comp 289-P Duane Steele/P.O. Box 423/pro single -Q (H.Ketchurn/B.Berg) MD.Clute/S.Bogard (Mercury) (Lulu.B.Lawrie/M.S.Cawley) T.Brown (MCA) (M.Knopfler) K.Lehning (Warner Bros) Tony Rich's pop hit Nobody K 6 6 15 JACOB'S LADDER 40 42 14 I LOVE YOU Eal 87 3 WHERE DO I GO TO START ... California -based Sharp had been imi Wade Hayes/On A Good Night/pro single-H Mark Wills/Self-titled/pro single -0 The Cleaning Lady/No album/pro single Jr -sr' (T.Martin/C.H.Sweat) C.Chamberlain/K.Stegall (Mercury) (G.Williams) G.Williams/N.Richardson (TM) (W.Hayes/C.Rains) D.Cook/C.Rains (Columbia) the song when it was a hit for Rich. It 3 7 3 13 GUYS DO IT ALL THE TIME 41 29 16 BIG GUITAR 74 82 SWINGIN' DOORS mind, but it wasn't until he received Mindy McCready/Ten Thousand Angels/pro single -N Blackhawk/Strange Enough/pro single -N Martina McBride/Wild Angels/pro single -N David Foster telling him about a great (B.Whiteside/K.Tribble) D.Malloy/N.Wilson (BNA) (1-1.PauVH.Gross) M.Clute (Arista) (Hartford/Boyd/Foster) McBride/Worley/Seay (RCA) 2 ROVING GYPSY BOY 8 10 17 I DON'T THINK I WILL 42 43 5 LITTLE DEUCE COUPE 84 he had for him and when he told him James Bonamy/What ILive To Do/pro single -H James House w/Beach Boys/Stars & Stripes/pro single The Rankin Family/Collections/pro single -F who it was by, it clicked in that this IA (B.Johnson) B.Johnson (Epic) (B.VVilson/R.Christian) B.Wilson/J.Thomas (River North) (J.Rankin) C.Irschick (EMI) I 9 12 8 WAITING ON YOU 43 44 10 BILLY WALKER 76 85 8 OLD MAN song. Foster told him "If you want a Charlie Major/Lucky Man/pro single -N Suzanne Gitzi/Dressed In Black/CD track The Povery Plainsmen/Gotta Be A ... / CD track Ea do this song." He bought the Rich s (D.Bennett) S.KendalVC.Nairne (Tom Cat) (M.Smith) L.Sedmak (Poverty) (C.Major) S.Fishell (Arista) had an instrumental version on the fl 10 15 7 HOME AIN'T WHERE HIS HEART ... 44 52 7 ZERO TO SIXTY 77 so 19 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE Shania Twain/The Woman In Me/pro single -Q Thomas Wade & Wayward/Self-titled/CD track Neal McCoy/Self-titled/comp 285-P next stop was the studio with producer ( aD 1, (J.D.Loudermilk) B.Beckett (Atlantic) (S.Twain/R.J.Lange) R.J.Lange (Mercury) (T.Wade/C.Rawson) May/T.Wade (JMR) Sharp also reveals that his relations) 14 10WORLDS APART 45 47 19THAT BRIDGE 78 79 5 FEEL SO BAD Vince GilVHigh Lonesome Sound/pro single -J Doc Walker Band/Good Day .../CD track Johner Brothers/Ten More Miles/comp 289-P song is very personal. "With my w (J.Johrier) Johner Bros/B.McCay (WEA) (V.GiIVB.DiPiero) T.Brown (MCA) (C.Thorsteinson) D.Schur (Agasea) experience, my parents hurt to knov 12 9 14 I DO 46 46 12 LACE ft PRETTY FLOWERS 79 88 3 SIX OF ONE, HALF A DOZEN ... Paul Brandt/Calm Before The Storm/pro single -P Blackie/Rodeo Kings/High .../comp 4-J Joe Nichols/Self-titled/CD track could do to help me; they would aD (K.Follese/D.DeJoe) T.Wilkes/R.Edwards/LOgle (Intersound) (P.Brandt) J.Leo (Reprise) (W.R.Bennett) Cliride0 (True North) anything to get inside my head and k 13 4 12 ITS MIDNIGHT CINDERELLA 47 56 4 CORNFIELDS OR CADILLACS Art 80 81 5 LAST TIME AGAIN eA Farmer's Daughter/Makin'Hay/pro single Susan Graham/Somewhere In Between/CD track Garth Brooks/Fresh Horses/pro single -F P was feeling. Even the doctors didn't (K.VVilliams/K.Blazy/G.Brooks) A.Reynolds (Capitol) M.Hummon/M.PowelVM.Noble) M.Jones (Stubble Jumper) (M.McAfee/L.Cowan) B.Cullock/J.Klee (BGE) song is saying exactly that. I can tel 14 17 10 BELIEVE ME BABY (I Lied) 48 55 6 IRRESISTIBLE YOU 81 62 20 ON A GOOD NIGHT Trisha Yearwood/Everybody Knows/pro single -J Ty England/Self-titled/comp 41-N Wade Hayes/Title track/pro single -H feel, but nobody knows exactly who (K.Richie/Angelo/L.Gottlieb) G.Fundis (MCA) (B.Lawrence) J.Stroud/B.Gallimore (RCA) (P.Neson/D.Cook/L.Boone) D.Cook (Columbia) through. The vocal for this song car 65 17 ONLY ON DAYS THAT END IN "Y IEI 21 6 UNBELIEVABLE LOVE 49 50 16 WHOLE LOTTA GONE 82 Prairie Oyster/Blue Plate SpeciaVpro single -N Joe Difte/Life's So Funny/pro single -H Clay Walker/Hypnotize The Moon/CD track -P heart and my head. I felt every not CID (R.Fagan) J.Stroud (Giant) (J.Beeson) Prairie Oyster/M.Poole (Arista) (M.J.Oliverius/B.K.Burns) J.Slate/J.Diffie (Epic) Released on the Asylum label, the sin) 16 18 10 WATCHING HER SLEEP 50 37 15 SURE ENOUGH aft 83 NEW MAMA, DON'T GET DRESSED UP Jamie Warren/Fallen AngeVpro single -O. Chris Cummings/Somewhere Inside/comp 288-P Brooks Er Dunn/Borderline/CD track -N radio. Sharp's self -titled album will (J.Warren) J.R.Hutt/F.Hill (River North) (Scott/Dycus/Cummings (ScotVBamhill (Warner Bros) (K.Brooks/R.Dunn/D.Cook) Same (Arista) at retail shortly. 17 19 10 ME AND YOU 51 33 15 CARRIED AWAY 84 89 3 I CAN STILL MAKE CHEYENNE Kenny Chesney/f itle track/pro single -N George Strait/Blue Clear Sky/pro single -J George Strait/Blue Clear Sky/pro single -J Patsy is held overat Toronto's Que (S.Ewing/R.Herndon) B.Beckett (BNA) (S.Bogard/J.Stevens)T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) (A.Barker/E.Woolsey) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) 85 86 10 YOU HAD ME BY A HEARTBEAT Theatre. More than 80,000 country fay 18 20 9 A WOMAN'S TOUCH 52 36 14 A FINE LINE alh Toby Keith/Blue Moon/CD track -Q Lawnie Wallace/Thought I Was .../comp 4-J Joanne Rose/No album/pro single the musical which is based on the lif (Wallace/VVilkinson/Huisser/Gulley) Gulley (MCA) (R.Murphy/I.Tyson) J.B.Power (No label) CID (T.Keith/W.Perry) N.Larkin/T.Keith (Mercury) legend Patsy Cline. Gail Bliss takes t 19 13 17TAKE YOU BY THE HEART 53 38 18 RUNNIN' AWAY WITH MY HEART 86 93 2 LONELY ;TOO LONG The Cruzeros/Self-titled/CD track Lonestar/Seffititled/CD track -N Patty Loveless/The Trouble ... /pro single -H and is supported by a six -piece band (M.Lawler/B.Rice/S.Rice) E.Gordy Jr. (Epic) (B.Mathers/C.Tulman/B.Buckingham (B.Buckingham (Spinner) (M.Brit. S.Hogin/M.D.Sanders) D.Cook/M.Wilson (BNA) up quartet. 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The Desert Dolphins/Hang Of The ../CD track ry Trina/A Woman's Work/pro single K.T.Oslin/My Roots Are Showing/pro single -N information contact Julia Gallagher (R.FagarVK.Williams/R.Harbin) R.Prescott (Quality) (J.S.SherrilVD.Anton) M.Francis (Carina) (J.D.Hutchinson) K.T.Oslin/R.Will (BNA) 3466. 22 11 12 SUDDENLY SINGLE 56 63 4 LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE CHEROKEE BOOGIE Terri Clark/Seff-titled/CD track -Q Ricochet/Self-titled/pro single -H BR5-49/Self-titled/pro single -N (T.Shapiro/T.Clark/C.Waters) K.StegalVC.Waters (Mercury) (R.Bowles/D.Johnson) R.Chancey/E.Seay (Columbia) (M.Mullican/C.W.Fiedbird) J.Nuyens/H.Janas (Arista) Today's Countryfor October 20, w 23 24 10 LOVE REMAINS 57 49 6 WHAT WOULD IT TAKE 90 71 8 WHY CAN'T YOU John Berry, who will perform a few Collin Raye/I Think About You/pro single -H Anne Murray/Self-titled/pro single -F Larry Stewart/No album/comp 340-H Faces, his new album. 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