theGA.; EPORTISSUE 1930, NOVEN1ItER 6, 1992 the first single from the new album: THE RADICAL LIGHT /A\ SHEPARD "wakeupthe house" Produced by Vonda Shepard & Matthew Wilder Management: Patrick Rains & Associates 4::.!a.. the GAVIN REPORT (\JAME tir alira CC1 * Indicates Tie TOP 40 URBAN RAP MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED WHITNEY HOUSTON BELL BIV DeVOE PARIS I Will Always Love You (Arista) Gangsta (MCA) The Days Of Old (Scarface/Sex) RESTLESS HEART HI -FIVE DAS EFX When She Cries (RCA) Quality Time (Jive) Straight Out The Sewer (Atco/EastWest America) BOYZ II MEN WHITNEY HOUSTON ICE CUBE In The Still Of The Night (Motown) I Will Always Love You (Arista) Wicked (Priority) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH BRAND NUBIAN RETAIL [15j- WRECKX-N-EFFECT SILK Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down Rump Shaker (MCA) Happy Days (Keia/Elektra) (Elektra) RADIO EPMD FREDDIE JACKSON R.E.M. Can I Touch You Head Banger Drive (Warner Bros.) Ca. itol (Def Jam/Chaos) COUNTRY JAZZ MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED WHITNEY HOUSTON GARTH BROOKS JACKIE McLEAN I Will Always Love You (Arista) Somewhere Other Than The Night (Liberty) Rhythm Of The Earth (Antilles/PolyGram) CELINE DION DIAMOND RIO MIKE STERN Love Can Move Mountains (Epic) In A Week Or Two (Arista) Standards (And Other Songs) (Atlantic) GENESIS CONFEDERATE RAILROAD GARY BURTON AND FRIENDS Never A Time (Atlantic) Queen Of Memphis (Atlantic) Six Pack (GRP) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH SONIA DADA MIKE REID JACKIE McLEAN You Ain't Thinking (About Me) (Chameleon/Elektra) Call Home (Columbia) RhythlOf The Earth (Antilles/PolyGram) ;9 119 ks ' GARTH BROOKS GENESIS Somewhere Other Than WALLACE RONEY N v rATim A The Night (Liberty) Seth Air (Muse) MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED *SHAWN COLVIN JOHNNY WINTER THOMAS DOLBY Fat City (Columbia) "Johnny Guitar" (Point Blank/Charisma) Astronauts And Heretics (Giant/Reprise) *DAVID BENOIT NEIL YOUNG DANIEL ASH Letter To Evan (GRP) "War Of Man" (Reprise) "Get Out Of Control" (Columbia) MAX LASSER JACKYL LEONARD COHEN A Different Kind Of Blue (Real Music) "The Lumberjack" (Geffen) "Democracy" (Columbia) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH SHAWN COLVIN JACKYL GAVIN FRIDAY Fat City (Columbia) "The Lumberjack" (Geffen) "King Of Trash" (Island/PLG) 61' EKO BON JOVI THE LEMONHEADS Logikal "Keep The Faith" "Mrs. Robinson" 11. (Higher Octave) (Jambco/Mercury) (Atlantic) ONHEADS the GAVINREPORT RAP PHOTOS AM CAN WORK! see page l b -- see page 11 I BruceBird GAVINREPORTINTHESPOTLIGHTSuccumbs SOLDTOLEADINGUKPUBLISHER Music industry veteranBruce The Gavin Report,as wellas its musicindustrynowoperateson a mix." Birddied unexpectedlyonOc- publishing video, onlinedatabaseand ra-trulyglobalscaleandas business Spotlight'sgroup tober31 when he sufferedace- whobe- dio servicesoperations,havemagazinepublishers,weneedto editor,DavidDalton, rebralhemorrhagein hishome comesthe ChiefExecutiveOf- . been purchasedbyLondon-mirrorthatposition.Ourinten- inCalabasas, California.He was ficerofthe newGavinReport, based SpotlightPublications. tion isto beamajorplayerinthat 44. Spotlightis the hasworkedatboth Bird's colorful career began pre-eminent U.K. Music Week and at in 1966 when he joined Liberty music business Music Business Interna- Records Distributing Company magazine publisher . tional, a publication he in Ohio as a sales and promotion with their flagship, developed and will con- i manager for the midwest. By Music Week, and the tinue to oversee. Dalton, 1974 he had moved on to 4 who is in the process of recent start-up, Mu- ''' Buddah Records where he was sic Business Interna- moving to Gavin's ,.yr' instrumental in furthering the tional, as well as a va- t home base in San Fran - careers of Gladys Knight and cisco, says, "Everyone riety of titles serving 4, The Islet' Brothers. the international au- at Spotlight sees the tre- After running his own pro- dio and visual indus- mendous potential in motion and marketing firm, in tries. ,_ - The Gavin Report and . 1976 Bird joined up with Neil Spotlight also op- The new global Gavin. (Seated 1 to r) Gavin's Ron Fell, Spotlight's its current staff.I look Doug Shuard and Gavin's Betty Hollars. (Standing I to r) PSN's forward to working Bogart at Casablanca Records, erates Chart Infor- Paul Gallo, Gavin's Kent Zimmerman, Elma Greer, Lisa Smith and '-' and together the two ushered in mation Network, aDave Sholin, Spotlight's David Dalton and Gavin's Keithwith them and provid- the disco era and saw success joint venture with the Zimmerman. ing you, their loyal read - with Donna Summer, Kiss and British P h on o- ers, with everything you the Village People.Then, in graphic Industry (the U.K.global market with the addition of can expect and more from a mu- 1982, Bird started his own label, equivalent of the Recording In-titles such as the Gavin Report." sic and radio trade magazine. If Camel Records and then Camel dustry Association of America),Shuard, further noting the tremen- we don't make contact before Management and guided some and manages the official U.K.dous potential of the Gavin Re- mid -February, I and the others at big names to success: Night music charts. port, comments, "We aim to fulfill Spotlight look forward to meet Ranger, Damn Yankees, Vince Doug Shuard, managing di-that potential by adding ouring you at the Eighth Annual Neil and Sass Jordan.Jack rector of Spotlight Publications,knowledge of the market and Gavin Seminar, February 11-13, Blades, who worked with Bird says of the acquisition, "Thebroad publishing expertise to the here in San Francisco." continued page 5 NEWS - Beverly Mire ruLPLL CC CaEffENTS FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 6 TOP 40 22 AL B. 16 RAP PHOTO FILE 13 URBAN 30 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 18 RAP 37 RADIO & RESEARCH by Rhody Bosley 24 A/C 38 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 32 COUNTRY 47 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 39 JAll 40 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 43 ALBUM 44 ALTERNATIVE 2 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, 1992 Dave Sholin Personal Pick 10/23 Gavin Top 40 Up & Coming FUN107 WBEC FM WHDQ ADD WKPQ KYYY WNNO ADD WQCY FM WQGN ADD 99.9KHI D-35 WAVT D-40 WQPO WSEI ADD 102KISS ADD KHOK D-39 WYAV WZYQ WAOA ADD WBBQ KM D-38 KQKY ADD KZMC WCGQ WJAT FM ADD WXMK ADD 93QID KZZT KEEP ADD KISX ADD WABB WIFX WIQO ADD WVNA FM KRRG ADD KTFM KFBQ ADD WYNU K96 WEYQ WKHQ KZRT D-35 KFFM KGOT WZOQ ADD KDOG D-32 KEEZ ADD -XGQG D- KPXR ADD KKEZ KKRL D-26 KPAT ADD KWY vxiON! *cif 0404 "You Ain't Thinking (about me)" The first single & video from SONIA DADA On Chameleon cassettes and compact discs 0 1992 Chameleon Records. Exclusively distributed by Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communicationslnc. A Time Warner Company. NEWS the GAVIN REPORT MODESTO The Oasis and CD107.5 In Double SwitchMARKET MOVES This week in the big D, "Theformat and decided there was vantage of that."According to After five years of playing Top Oasis" (KOAI) pulled the plugmore to come."Brought in toAdriance, Gannett, which owns40, FM104 (KHOP)-Modesto/ on its Adult Alternative formatprogram the station was heavy - KHKS felt that Adult Alternative Stockton, CA has switched to and became Top Forty KHKS hitter Paul Goldstein, who at one is a niche format, with inconsis-Album and sports the moniker (Kiss). The station was barely on time was with KTWV "Thetent ratings. "Gannett has the re- "104.1 Great Rock 'n' Roll." Ac- the air before crosstown ClassicWave" in Los Angeles. sources we needed to put this newcording to PD Gary DeMaroney, Rocker CD107.5 (KCDU) not Skip Schmidt stays on as GM format into effect immediately," the air staff remains intact, with only scooped up the format, but,at KCDU.Ditto KHKS GMshe said. While a new programthe exception of night jock with KHKS's blessing, filed for Brenda Adriance who told thedirector is still being sought, J J "Casanova" who exits.The the KOAI call letters. Gavin Report that the originalMcKay is sitting in, and the station's management and sales Peter Ferara of the new Oasis' KOAI changed because, "We've station's entire air staff is in tran- staff remain the same and Gary parent company, Granum Com- been seeing a hole in the marketsition. says the personalities are having munications Inc. said his com-since 1991 that indicated an op- Paul Goldstein was unavailable"the same fun on the air." pany made the move because portunity for an Adult Top 40 sta- for comment. "we looked at the growth of thetion, and we decided to take ad - PENDULUM Franklin Promoted to National Post SWINGS FOR CUNNINGHAM TAPPED AS EPIC VPRODRIGUEZ At Epic Records this week,Caldwell."I'm excited about Also at Epic, Randy Franklin Elektra Entertainment head Dwayne Cunningham was pro-working with him and I knowwas upped to National Director, ofUrbanMusic,Ruben moted to Vice President, Black he's going to be successful in hisBlack Music Promotion, EpicRodriguez, has resigned his post Music Promotion from National new position." Records, replacing Cunningham. in order to concentrate on his Director, Black Music Promotion. Before joining Epic, Since 1988, Franklin has served as presidencyofPendulum "I've known Dwayne and have Cunningham spent two years at Regional Promotion Manager for Records. followed his career for several Atco/EastWest America as North-the label. He started in radio as a In the interim, Joe Morrow be- years," said label Senior Viceeast Regional Director, Black Mu- music assistant at WRBD-Ft. Lau- comes acting Vice -President of President, Black Music Hank sic Promotion. derdale. Urban Promotion for Elektra. On Your Desk Now. Add Date November 9th. The Stunning Power Ballad DOWN ON YOUR KNEES composed David Brooks Jul lane cac. J.J.