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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)
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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)
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*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
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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
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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!
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"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. Eris
From the critically acclaimed debut album
PRIORITY R E C 0 R 0 El* .ok for the video "Down On Your Knees", featuring Jani Lane AMEN A RAP AND A HARD PLACE NEWS theGAVIN REPORT
BRUCE BIRDcont. from page 2 sent to the T.J. Martell Foundation...The RADI-O-RAMA October 26 roast for San Francisco local Capi- in both Night Rangers and Damn Yankees tol rep Dave Rothstein, who lost all his said of him, "...nobody could move moun- The most sincerest of condolences go out to possessions in a fire, was a capital success. In tains like Bruce Bird." this week to the family and friends of my dear addition to cash, Dave received two guitars Bird was a member of the board of direc- friend, Bay Area sportscaster and formerand label chief Hale Milgrim is giving Dave tors for The Album Network, The Urban Net- KBLX-San Francisco, KTIM-San Rafael andan oriental rug of his choice... work and The Network Forty. Steve Smith of WBZ-Boston personality Sylvester Jackson, The Album Network paid tribute to Bird bywho died last weekend at the too -young age of 37 after a yearlong battle with cancer. The BIRTHDAYS saying, "Bruce Bird's extended family of co- Compiled by Diane Rufer workers and pals at the offices are devas-world has lost a shining light, but the glow lingers. Our Best Wishes and HAPPY BIRTHDAY To: tated by his loss.At times like these, it's David Beran, The Gavin Report 11/8 comforting to have lots of friends and family What's up with KMEL general manager Kara Franklyn, KCHH-Chico, CA 11/8 nearby. And Bruce Bird has more friendsPaulette Williams? Word is she resigned on Joyce Apostolos, WLLH-Lowell, MA 11/8 than any other man I've ever known. That'sWednesday 11 /4, but stay tuned for the final Charlie Thomas, US96/FM-Neenah, WI 11/8 the legacy we'll remember when we think of word...As of 11 /9, Shannon Steele joins Mix Duane Carstens, KTLB/FM- Rockwell City, IA 11/8 Bruce, again and again, in the years to come." 96 (WVNC/FM)-Canton, NY as APD/ Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones 11/8 Bruce Bird leaves his wife, Nancy; hismiddays. Shannon was doing the night shift at WKPE-Cape Cod, MA. Also at 'VNC, music Ben Gray 11/9 daughters Kim, Caryn and Cass and son Jon Konjoyan, J.K. Promotion 11/9 Todd; his brothers Eli and Gary; his sisterdirector Ed Thomas moves from middays to Angela Perelli, KI01-San Francisco, CA 11/9 Judy and his mother, Anne. The family asks the 8P -12M slot...Former KOAI ("The Oa- Don Roberts, KFGO-Fargo, ND 11/9 that donations be made in Bruce's memory sis") -Dallas PD Monica Logan is opening her Donna Brake 11/10 to the T.J. Martell/Neil Bogart Foundationownconsultancy. Give her a call at (214) 783- Dave Allyn, KDLK-Del Rio, TX 11 /10 Memorial Labs at 6 West 57th St., New York 9008...Joe Mama, formerly night personality Ron West, KLBQ-El Dorado, AR 11/10 Greg Lake, Dave Loggins, Donna Fargo 11/10 City 10019, ATTN: Muriel Max or 2100 Colo- at WKDD-Akron, is the new morning man at Debi Fleischer, Columbia Records 11/11 rado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Y93 KEYV-Las Vegas. Y93 debuted a Country format a month ago...With the exception of Brooke Ashman, Zoo Entertainment 11/11 ATTN: David Bubis. Louise Palanker, morning drive, KSLY-San Luis Obispo, CA Premiere Radio Networks 11/11 has gone satellite, and is no longer a Top 40 Kevin Kertes, Columbia Records 11/11 reporter...Major shakeup at B95 (KBOS)- Tom Sgro, BNA Entertainment 11/11 JACKSONS Fresno, which until recently was in receiver- Jesse Colin Young, Narvel Felts 11/11 WANT YOU BACK ship. Along with new owners CenCal come Trina Iwamuro 11/12 GM Steve Miller, who is part owner, PD Eddie Stan Foreman Capitol Records 11/12 A dramatized, five -hour film, "TheMonson , most recently at KHTN-Modesto/ Kay McCarthy, Atco/EastWest Records 11/12 Jacksons: An American Dream" will giveMerced; News Director Charlie Scott from Al Tavera, Atco/EastWest Records 11/12 TV viewers a glimpse of the family's endur- Bonny O'Brien, WAHR-Huntsville, AL 11/12 crosstown news talker KRGO. Out is former Rick Hayden, KQIX/FM- ing, rags to riches story. ABC will air the two- PD Trevor Carey.Music director Kevin part special on Sunday, November 15 and Grand Junction, CO 11/12 Murphy stays on, as does the air staff. Tempo- Bill Jerome, Jerome Promotions & Wednesday the 18th. rarily replacing Trevor Carey on the air is Marketing 11/12 The film chronicles the Jacksons through Doug Parker...Personality Mike Joseph is no Collin King, Jerome Promotions & four decades and begins with the courtshiplonger at KSFO/KYA-San Francisco and is Marketing 11/12 of Joseph Jackson and Katherine Scruse. Theheading to weekends at "The Fox" (KUFX)- Neil Young, Tevin Campbe1111 /12 Jackson Five are shown at three different San Jose...New address for KESZ 99.9 -Phoe- Barbara Fairchild, J.C. Crowley 11/12 ages and stages in their career and sisters Andrea Paulini, A&M Records 11/13 nix: 5555 N. 7th Avenue, Suite 300, Phoenix. Scott Perlewitz, Virgin Records 11/13 Janet, La Toya, and Rebbie are also por- Phone (602) 207-9999...Shane McIntosh exits trayed. Roger Priest, WBAA-Lafayette, LA 11/13 Hot 96 Lakes FM (WLZ) and Chuck DiStefano Jim Douglas, WFPS-Freeport, IL 11 /14 Executive Producers Stan Marguliestakes over the PD slot. MD Jeremy Sandlin Stu Bergen, Relativity Records 11/14 ("Roots") and Suzanne de Passe ("Lone-will be taking music calls from 3-5P...At Adult some Dove") enlisted performers including Alternative KKSF-San Francisco, midday per- Vanessa Williams, Lawrence -Hilton Jacobs sonality Roger Coryell moves to morning BIRTHS ("Roots"), Angela Bassett ("Boyz 'N The drive. Our CONGRATULATIONS to JOHN Hood"), and Billy Dee Williams. A nation- FOGERTY, Warner Bros. recording artist, and wide talent search for youngsters eventually his wife, JULIE, on the birth of their son, TYLER assembled three sets of actors to portray the ROTATIONS JACKSON. Born October 26, weighing 4 lbs., 14 Jacksons during different periods. Sincere condolences to Dana Keil, Director, oz. and 18 1/2 inches long. ...CONGRATULATIONS to SALLY WHITE, Motown has released a fourteen -track al- National Secondary Promotion for Columbia Music Director at KBLQ-Logan, UT and her bum inspired by the film which includes Records. Dana's brother, Donald Henry Keil, husband, SHAWN, on the birth of their son, new material and unreleased live mastersdied of severe pneumonia on October 21. SHAWN KEENAN. Born October 19 at 11:07 recorded by the Jackson Five in their early Donations can be made in Donald's memory p.m., weighing 8 lbs., 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Indiana days. The Jacksons themselves haveto St. Paul Luther Church, 171 Closter Rock ...CONGRATULATIONS to DON CAMERON, all cooperated with the film's productionRoad, Closter, NJ 07624...Condolences also go member of The Marshall Tucker Band, and and jermaine and his wife Margaret are to David Forman, Associate Director of A/C his wife, JEANNIE, on the birth of their producers. Tune in to ABC for the ABC's onPromotion for Columbia. David's father, Al son, DONALD ZACHARY. America's first family of music. David BeranForman, died last week. Donations can be Born October 5.
November 6. 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 5 the GAVIN REPORT
MOST ADDED TOP 40 WHITNEY HOUSTON (130) 2W LW TW (Arista) RESTLESS HEART (66) 3 1 1 THE HEIGHTS - How Do You Talk To An Angel? (Capitol) (RCA) 2 2 2 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) BOYZ II MEN (51) (Motown) 7 4 3ERIC CLAPTON - Layla (Duck/Reprise) DAN BAIRD (42) 12 6 4JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us (SBK/ERG) (Def American/Reprise) 1 3 5ANNIE LENNOX - Walking On Broken Glass (Arista) CELINE DION (42) 6DAMN YANKEES - Where You Goin' Now (Warner Bros.) (Epic) 1410 SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER (41) 11 8 7MICHAEL W. SMITH -I Will Be Here For You (Reunion/Geffen) (London/PLG) 1711 8MADONNA - Erotica (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) BELL BIV DeVOE (41) 8 7 9SAIGON KICK - Love Is On The Way (Third Stone/Atlantic) (MCA) 221510MICHAEL BOLTON - To Love Somebody (Columbia) 161311 TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) CERTIFIED 181412RICHARD MARX - Chains Around My Heart (Capitol) GO WEST 211613BOBBY BROWN - Good Enough (MCA) Faithful 10 914EN VOGUE - Free Your Mind (Atco/EastWest America) (EMI/ERG) 292215BON JOVI - Keep The Faith (Jambco/Mercury) 10,000 MANIACS 201816TLC - What About Your Friends (LaFace/Arista) These Are Days 252017SPIN DOCTORS - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong (Epic) (Elektra) 322418ELTON JOHN - The Last Song (MCA) 4 519CHARLES & EDDIE - Would ILie To You? (Capitol) TOP TIP 342920R.E.M.- Drive (Warner Bros.) SHANICE 242321 SNAP - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Arista) Saving Forever For You 61222DEF LEPPARD - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (Mercury) (Giant/Reprise) 302723THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her? (Atco/EastWest America) HIT FACTOR doubles to 36% for the 3524GENESIS - Never A Time (Atlantic) first single off the "Beverly Hills, 282625PETER GABRIEL - Digging In The Dirt (Geffen) 90210" soundtrack. 373026MARY J. BLIGE - Real Love (MCA) 262527ROXETTE - How Do You Do! (EMI/ERG) RECORD TO WATCH 3328U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Island/PLG) 3629TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Walk On The Ocean (Columbia) 353230TOM COCHRANE - Washed Away (Capitol) 10( 3831 EXPOSE -I Wish The Phone Would Ring (Arista) 32GO WEST - Faithful (EMI/ERG) -NCO 51733PATTY SMYTH - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (MCA) Ef 313134TAG - Don't Play With My Heart (Scotti Brothers) WRECKX-N-EFFECT 131935BAD COMPANY - How About That (Atco/EastWest America) Rump Shaker 3610,000 MANIACS - These Are Days (Elektra) (MCA) 92137COLOR ME BADD - Forever Love (Giant/Reprise/Perspective/A&M) This explosive track is crossin' fast! Don't get left-behind. 38SHAI -IfI Ever Fall In Love (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 4039MICHAEL PENN - Seen The Doctor (RCA) Editor: Dove Sholin 152840FIREHOUSE - When I Look Into Your Eyes (Epic) Assoc. Editor: Annette M. Lai CHAARTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds On Chart
*WHITNEY HOUSTON -I Will Always Love You (Arista) 132 130 - 2 RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 127 66 43 18 SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER -I Don't Care (London/PLG) 116 41 66 9
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96 39 48 9 INXS - Taste It (Atlantic) 94 14 52 28 GUNS N' ROSES - Yesterdays (Geffen) 88 5 41 42 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Always Tomorrow (Epic) 82 3 45 34 MAXI PRIEST - Groovin' In The Midnight (Virgin) 76 51 2 23 BOYZ II MEN - In The Still Of The Night (Motown)
68 12 17 39 SHANICE - Saving Forever For You (Giant/Reprise) 60 19 41 NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 59 1 24 34 CURTIS STIGERS - Never Saw A Miracle (Arista) 57 4 40 13 GUN - Watching The World Go By (A&M) 56 42 11 3 * DAN BAIRD -I Love You Period. (Def American/Reprise)
55 6 46 3 SUZANNE RHATIGAN - To Hell With Love (Imago) 55 12 34 9 DONNA DeLORY - Praying For Love (MCA) 51 1 15 35 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Work To Do (Wing/Mercury) 51 20 29 2 SONIA DADA - You Ain't Thinking (about me) (Chameleon/Elektra) 49 31 15 3 SOUP DRAGONS - Pleasure (Big Life/Raw TV/Mercury/PLG)
44 42 1 1 * CELINE DION - Love Can Move Mountains (Epic) 41 41 * BELL BIV DeVOE - Gangsta (MCA)
39 39 * GEORGE LaMOND - Baby, I Believe In You (Columbia) 38 23 15 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Dance Without Sleeping (Island/PLG) 38 13 22 3 TRIXTER - Road Of A Thousand Dreams (MCA)
34 8 14 12 AFTER 7 - Baby I'm For Real (Virgin) 34 4 23 7 INFORMATION SOCIETY - Peace & Love Inc. (Tommy Boy/Reprise) 30 5 11 14 CLASSIC EXAMPLE - It's Alright (Hollywood BASIC) 30 16 14 JOE PUBLIC - Do You Everynite (Columbia) 30 29 1 * FOREIGNER - With Heaven On Our Side (Atlantic)
29 5 22 2 LONESOME ROMEOS - Sweet Janine (Curb) 27 1 10 16 COREY HART - Always (Warner Bros.) 23 5 2 16 * WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) 23 4 16 3 MOODSWINGS - Spiritual High (State Of Independence) (Arista) 20 8 9 3 * CAUSE AND EFFECT - What Do You See? (SRC/Zoo)
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THE HEIGHTS - How Do You Talk To An Angel? (Capitol) 220 1 165 32 17 3 2 97% 7 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) 195 1 143 41 8 2 - 98% 11 ERIC CLAPTON - Layla (Duck/Reprise) 200 5 80 62 41 11 1 91% 8 JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us (SBK/ERG) 197 4 39 75 65 12 2 90% 9 ANNIE LENNOX - Walking On Broken Glass (Arista) 175 3 98 48 20 4 2 94% 12
DAMN YANKEES - Where You Goin' Now (Warner Bros.) 201 6 35 62 77 18 3 86% 7 1 62 65 37 8 1 94% 10 MICHAEL W. SMITH - I Will Be Here For You (Reunion/Geffen) 174 MADONNA - Erotica (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) 169 3 45 51 54 14 2 88% 5 SAIGON KICK - Love Is On The Way (Third Stone/Atlantic) 161 1 84 46 25 3 2 96% 17 MICHAEL BOLTON - To Love Somebody (Columbia) 207 4 5 28 104 61 5 66% 4
TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) 170 - 21 51 74 21 3 85% 8 RICHARD MARX - Chains Around My Heart (Capitol) 194 2 4 35 105 42 6 74% 6 BOBBY BROWN - Good Enough (MCA) 177 3 1 34 99 34 6 75% 5 EN VOGUE - Free Your Mind (Atco/EastWest America) 139 - 82 38 10 6 3 93% 10 BON JOVI - Keep The Faith (Jambco/Mercury) 180 5 - 9 82 69 15 50% 4
TLC - What About Your Friends (LaFace/Arista) 141 3 23 32 58 19 6 80% 8 SPIN DOCTORS - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong (Epic) 167 2 16 25 56 51 17 58% 10 ELTON JOHN - The Last Song (MCA) 184 9 - 2 51 92 30 28% 4 CHARLES & EDDIE - Would ILie To You? (Capitol) 86 2 32 47 5 -- 97% 15 R.E.M.- Drive (Warner Bros.) 175 15 6 5 40 74 35 29% 4
SNAP - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Arista) 116 6 22 21 41 18 8 72% 13 DEF LEPPARD - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (Mercury) 78 - 37 36 5 -- 100% 13 THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her? (Atco/EastWest America) 154 5 6 15 52 54 22 47% 9 GENESIS - Never A Time (Atlantic) 179 19 -- 16 70 74 8% 3 PETER GABRIEL - Digging In The Dirt (Geffen) 137 3 13 16 60 38 7 64% 8
MARY J. BLIGE - Real Love (MCA) 128 10 13 20 31 34 20 50% 8 ROXETTE - How Do You Do! (EMI/ERG) 146 - 1 21 75 41 8 66% 7 U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Island/PLG) 163 11 - 2 20 79 51 13% 4 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Walk On The Ocean (Columbia) 175 15 - 1 11 62 86 6% 3 TOM COCHRANE - Washed Away (Capitol) 147 8 - 10 38 55 36 32% 7
EXPOSE -I Wish The Phone Would Ring (Arista) 169 12 - 1 9 47 100 5% 3 GO WEST - Faithful (EMI/ERG) 181 39 - 1 5 34 102 3% 3 PATTY SMYTH - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (MCA) 48 - 23 25 --- 100% 16 TAG - Don't Play With My Heart (Scotti Brothers) 118 1 - 12 31 51 23 36% 8 10,000 MANIACS - These Are Days (Elektra) 137 17 -- 5 29 86 3% 4
SHAI - IfI Ever Fall In Love (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 77 22 7 7 10 21 10 31% 5 MICHAEL PENN - Seen The Doctor (RCA) 113 2 -- 19 36 56 16% 5 2 1% 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Will Always Love You (Arista) 132 130 -- -- RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 127 66 -- 1 17 43 -% 2 SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER -I Don't Care (London/PLG) 116 41 --- 9 66 -% 2 INXS - Taste It (Atlantic) 96 39 --- 9 48 -% 2 GUNS N' ROSES - Yesterdays (Geffen) 94 14 -- 3 25 52 3% 3 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Always Tomorrow (Epic) 88 5 - 1 4 37 41 5% 5 MAXI PRIEST - Groovin' In The Midnight (Virgin) 82 3 - 1 4 29 45 6% 5 BOYZ II MEN - In The Still Of The Night (Motown) 76 51 1 6 7 9 2 18% 2
SHANICE - Saving Forever For You (Giant/Reprise) 68 12 - 3 22 14 17 36% 5 NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 60 -- 2 17 22 19 31% 8 10 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, /992 INSIDE TOP 40by Dave Sholin
There are program directors, operation man-lation which, according to St. James, "has High debut of the week at KXXR Kansas City agers and general managers, but at KJYK always held on to AM radio. This is one of the is RESTLESS HEART's "When She Cries," at Tucson Bruce St. James' business card reads last markets where AM did really well. The "Supreme Commander." Bruce heard thatcity is right around 27% Hispanic and our Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton used to give audience is 55% to 60% Hispanic." But no one out titles and one of them was "Supremecan accuse KJYK of buying their audience Commander," so, jokingly, Bruce gave him- with most promotions centering around con- self that distinction. certs and labels helping out with CDs and However, the more important distinction is cassettes. It's the music, not big ticket items, that Bruce has brought contemporary musicthat people are listening for. to AM radio and built listener support which Concerned that KJYK was wrongly getting continues to grow. A former air talent at cross- labeled as a "Rap station," Bruce put the town KRQ, where he owned a 33 -share thatemphasis on Dance, but still says there is made him the highest -rated night jock in the very little dayparting. Exceptions include "not country at the time, St. James arrived at KJYKhearing Ice Cube in middays (but he's on at #30 where it's "already getting requests." It's a year and a half ago when it had a whopping night), and backing off ballads in morningsalso the high debut for B94.7 Redding, CA, at 0.4, placing 28 in a market of 30 stations. and nights. But, we are more selective on the #21 (33 plays) and PD Wayne Coy reports, "great Programming had shifted from beautiful Rap we play." upper demo response." The unanimous con- music to Top 40 with an air staff of high school While at times the "Supreme Commander" sensus from Top 40 programmers: this is not a students playing a national list without sweep- may feel like he's doing everything, he knows Country record-it's a Pop record! ers or any real structure. Based on his experi- full well it's not true and he heaps praise on Plenty of top twenty conversions for SHANICE ence, Bruce "figured the way to go was to his staff, which is comprised of KRQ veteranswith a HIT FACTOR increase from 18% to 36%. target the 12-24 Hispanic listener by playingand rookies, for working with lots of team Enters the top twenty at Z100 New York, KSTN, that Rap and Hip -Hop stuff people said you spirit. He also gives a great deal of credit toQ96, WBBQ, FUN 107, KTFM, KPLZ, KC101, couldn't play on the radio." his "mentor," former KRQ PD and unofficialQ105, WNCI, POWER 102 and KCAQ. The real question of course was, would that KJYK consultant, Clarke Ingram. "I learned Second -most requested track at Q106 San Di- young demo listen to AM? Though he acceptsso much by just watching Clarke run a suc- ego is BOYZ II MEN's newest and what's num- the fact that AM has "widely known disad-cessful station. Radio is supposed to be fun ber one on their phones?-"End Of The Road." vantages" (those voices from "Everyone inand for a long time it quit being fun for me. I Retail is strong with cassingle sales jumping 16- radio telling us kids aren't going to listen togot disappointed, but now I can't wait to go 6 and a chart gain of 21-10. Goes from ADD at 13- AM radio"), Bruce wasn't deterred because, to work. When you have that type of attitude, 7 for EAGLE 106 with ADDs at: WYKS, WZOU, "No one ever gave a memo to the listeners.it's contagious. It sounds like we're having KQHT, WNDU, WJMX, WVNA / FM, KWIN, Kids growing up today have no preconceived fun because we are. We're trying to serve a KSND, KKFR, WXLC, B96.9, KHTN, KAKS, etc. notion of AM. It isn't a bad thing to them likenew generation of kids that Top Forty has ZFUN Moscow, ID MD Steve Heller says IN- it was maybe ten years ago." abandoned. If radio doesn't get them, we're FORMATION SOCIETY's "Peace & Love Inc." KJYK proceeded to double their numbers ingoing to lose them forever. I'm no martyr the first three books jumping 0.4 to 0.7 to 1.4 to doing this to prove a point. I'm doing this on 2.8. At that stage Bruce says, "We leveled offAM because we have nothing else. We're and got stuck in the mid -twos. Our last bookusing whatever medium we can. We'd love went up to a 3.1 and we took a huge jump 18- to have a 100,000 watt FM. If we did we think 34." we'd be number one, but we do the best we Bruce's theory on why is due to, "KRQ can with what we have." shifting away from Dance music with more A final footnote-Bruce says billing has Rock and Alternative product, being a increased almost every month this year and broader -based mass appeal Top Forty. I thinklast week, the station was sold out. there's a gap, a group in between, mostly 18- Barry Stewart, OM/MD at WJAT / FM 24s, who aren't ready to grow up. They don'tSwainsboro, GA, calls the SPIN DOCTORS want to hear Steve Winwood records and "a hit from day one," taking it 2-1 with num- is number one on the phones for the second came over to AM because it's the only placeber one requests for the past couple of weeks. week. According to Steve, it took off instantly they could hear this music without having to Barry reports playing the "don't piss you off" and jumps 29-23. Appeal is on the young end- sit through Elton John or Phil Collins." line with no complaints. HIT FACTOR jumps dayparted after 3 P.M. Bruce firmly believes that "people don't just 42% to 58% with huge gains at G105 23-17, Best described as this year's answer to "O.P.P.," get to twenty-five, wake up and say, 'Where WDJX 33-25, KWYR 12-4, WTBX 21-13, KIXR WRECKX-N-EFFECT's "Rump Shaker" gener- have I been-I need to listen to The Beatles 25-16, KIXY 28-24, WQPW 23-11, 93QID 32- ates reaction everywhere. Hottest at WTIC /FM now.' There's an audience growing up with 26, MIX 99.9KHI 20-14, WHYR 31-23, etc. 24-15, PWR 94.536-20 "trades places every other Boyz II Men and C + C Music Factory, and as Impressive stats keep rollin' in for SHAI,day with SHAI for number one request hon- the other Top Fortys go more adult, we areRECORD TO WATCH in early October. ors," KJYK 29-21, HOT 9718-16 (32 plays), KMEL their only alternative." Bruce also quickly Number one at KSTN, WPGC and KMEL for 3-2, B96 23-19, KKFR debut #25, POWER 102 25- acknowledges, "If an FM was doing Dance,the third week in -a -row. New on: KPXR, 19, KWIN 32-25, KSTN 9-6, etc. ADDed at #15 the situation would be quite different." WKXJ, WTNY/ FM, KIXY, KDWB, B96, for Q96 ImperialValley, CA, "big retail /request Another factor is Tucson's Hispanic popu- KONG, WZWZ, FUN 107 and WEYQ. action," Z100 at #30, WQGN, WXLC and KPLZ.
November 6, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 11 BRUCE BIRD 1947-1992
A great friend who will be missed. theGAVIN REPORT
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BELL BIV DEVOE 3 3 1 TLC - What About Your Friends (LaFace/Arista) (MCA) 2 2 2 MIKI HOWARD - Ain't Nobody Like You (Giant/Reprise) 5 4 3 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Work To Do (Wing/Mercury) HI -FIVE 8 8 4 LO -KEY? -I Got A Thang 4 Ya (Perspective/A&M) (Jive) 7 6 5 TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) 4 5 6 TROOP - Sweet November (Atlantic) WHITNEY HOUSTON 12 9 7 TONI BRAXTON - Love Shoulda Brought You Home (LaFace/Arista) (Arista) 1110 8 CE CE PENISTON - Inside That I Cried (A&M) 6 7 9 CHUCKii BOOKER - Games (Atlantic) 131110 SHABBA RANKS featuring JOHNNY GILL- Slow And Sexy (Epic) 171211 BOBBY BROWN - Good Enough (MCA) 1 112AL B. SURE! - Right Now (Warner Bros.) 141413 KEITH SWEAT -I Want To Love You Down (Elektra) TOP TIP 302414 SHAI - IfI Ever Fall In Love (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 211815WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) MARY J. BLIGE 191616 CHANTE MOORE - Love's Taken Over (Silas/MCA) Reminisce 231917 PORTRAIT - Here We Go Again! (Capitol) (Uptown/MCA) 91318ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - People Everyday (Chrysalis/ERG) Third charmer from her 312119SADE - No Ordinary Love (Epic) debut album, and her vocal 202020 RACHELLE FERRELL- 'Til You Come Back To Me (Capitol) talent continues to shine. 272221 SWV - Right Here (RCA) 282522NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 161523 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) RECORD TO WATCH 242324SPECIAL GENERATION - Lift Your Head (And Smile) (Bust It/Capitol) 2925AFTER 7 - Baby I'm For Real (Virgin) 342726MAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) 383227 MAXI PRIEST - Groovin' In The Midnight (Virgin) 392828 BIG BUB -I Don't Mind (Atco/EastWest America) 373329 LORENZO - Make Love 2 Me (Alpha International) 3430 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS - AllI See (MCA) 101731 MARY J. BLIGE - Real Love (MCA) 292632 PRINCE AND THE N.P.G. - My Name Is Prince (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) soklideb 3733 MR. LEE - Hey Love (Can I Have A Word) (Jive) SILK 3534GEORGE DUKE - No Rhyme, No Reason (Warner Bros.) Happy Days (Keia/Elektra) 35 FREDDIE JACKSON - Can I Touch You (Capitol) Nice combination of unoffensive-style 353036 PRINCE MARKIE DEE & THE SOUL CONVENTION- Trippin Out (Columbia) rap and mid -tempo sweet vocals 4037 GERALD ALSTON - Hell Of A Situation (Motown) is getting attention from Urban Contemporary stations. 38SIMPLE PLEASURE - Where Do We Go (Reprise) 39 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Goodbye My Love (Mercury) Editor: Betty Holiars Assoc. Editor: John Mortinucci 40STEPHANIE MILLS - All Day, All Night (MCA) CHARTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks
THE JACKSON 5 - Who's Lovin' You (Motown) 28 3 1 6 18 25% 3
November 6, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 13 Reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8AM-3PM NEWRELEASES Station Reporting Phone:(415) 495-1990 by John Martinucci UP & COMING Gavin Fax:(415) 495-2580 JACCI McGHEE - It Hurts Me(MCA) Jacci made her singing debut in 1987 on a Reports Adds ARTIST TITLELABEL duet with Keith Sweat, "Make It Last For- 27 7 SILK - Happy Days (Keia/Elektra) ever." The Sweatman returns the favor by 26 26 * BELL BIV DeVOE - Gangsta (MCA) appearing on Jacci's ballad about finding 25 2 CLASSIC EXAMPLE - It's Alright (Hollywood BASIC) out that 'forever' may not last too long. 24 21 * HI -FIVE - Quality Time (Jive) Keith remixes the album version for those 22 6 * PATTI LA BELLE - All Right Now (MCA) who like to feel the music a little more. 21 21 * WHITNEY HOUSTON -I Will Always Love You (Arista) 20 2 * ALYSON WILLIAMS - Everybody Knew But Me (RAL/OBR/Columbia) WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Will Always Love You (Arista) 20 II CLOSE - So What (Tabu/A&M) One of this week's mostadded, Whitney * RUDE BOYS - Go Ahead And Cry (Atlantic) 20 7 gives us the first of severalnew recordings 20 13 * MARY J. BLIGE - Reminisce (Uptown/MCA) from the "Bodyguard"soundtrack. This David Foster -producedversion was writ- DROPPED: #31 -Kris Kross, #36-Tevin Campbell (Alone), #38 -Voices, #39 -Caron Wheeler, Shanice, ten and previously recordedby Dolly Par- Glenn Jones, Grand Puba. ton.Here, Whitney deliversa powerful rendition that remindsus of her natural abilites as a singer withor without musical accompaniment. INSIDE URBAN PEABO BRYSON ANDREGINA BELLE -A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) (Co- lumbia) and says, "Getting lots of phones and I think It was aroundthis time last year that Peabo it's going to do extremely well." Stan Boston, teamed upwith Canadian singer Celine WNHC-New Haven, makes STEPHANIE Dion forthe theme to "Beauty And The MILLS' "All Day All Night" his RTW saying, Beast," whicheventually won an Acad- "Nice uptempo record from Stephanie and emy Award.Well, Disney is ready to re- I'm glad her vocal signature was not lost in lease "Aladdin,"another full-length ani- the effort. Like Miki Howard, I think this will mated film.Peabo's partner on "Aladdin's" be a banner year for Stephanie."George theme isRegina Belle, and together they Martinez, KDKO-Denver, likes AFTER 7's make thisbrilliant ballad soar. The duet is "Baby I'm For Real" saying, "Since this re- producedand arranged by Walter I make was first aired the phones have been Afanasieff. WWDM FRIENDS VISIT BEARING GIFTS hot. This really proves that remakes really Ten -year -old Justin is the center of attention after sur- work." Kimberly Kaye, WFKX-Jackson, likes Don -e -Oh My Gosh (Gee Street/Island/ viving a shooting in Lexington County in South Caro- RUDE BOYS' "Go Ahead And Cry" saying, PLG) lina. Shown paying him a hospital visit bearing gifts like "The moment I played the song the request Don -e gotoff to a bit of a rocky start with balloons, cassettes,a boors -box and a BigDM ( WWDM) line lit up!" Costee McNair, WBIL-Tuskegee, T -Shirt are (l -r): The Big DM's Brenda Jones and Doug his domesticdebut, "Love Makes The Williams, Justin (center), his Mom, Janice, and The makes WHITNEY HOUSTON's "I Will Al- World GoRound," as this underrated re- Columbia (S.C.) Urban League Stop The Violence Rep- ways Love You" his RTW saying, "Lots of lease peakedat a disappointing #35. Armed resentative Cynthia Pryor. women are calling and asking for that record." with a seductive,funky, reggae -tinged Our Record To Watch, MARY J. BLIGE's track, thisyoung Brit showcases his talents TLC's "What About Your Friends" makes "Reminisce," has been waiting in the wings as a singer/songwriter,musician and pro- the leap over MIKI HOWARD's "Ain't No- for her other two hits to pass. Now Urban ducer. Equallypleasing remixes by Hula body Like You" to number one, but don't statons are jumping on it.Our Top Tip, and Fingersshould give Don -e broader underestimate Miki's potential to grab num- SILK's "Happy Days," has been added at appeal. ber one next week. Looks like the biggest 0C104, WBLS, WDKX, WBIL, WQKI, jump of the week is the same as Michael KKDA and WRNB. Keep an eye on it! Ciao MIKI HOWARD- Release Me (Giant/Re- Alexander, WVKO-Columbia's, RTW. He for now, Betty prise) makes it SHAI's "If I Ever Fall In Love" As Ms. Howardsits at #2 for her third week saying, "It's smooth and has the positive ALBUM CUTS in -a -rowwith her sights on #1, her follow- hook that has people singing, and when you up to "Ain'tNobody Like You" has been accomplish that you generally have a hit!" KEVIN OWENS & postmarked.The new track, "Release Me" Lenore Williams, WUFO-Buffalo, likes BOYZ LUTHER VANDROSS - gives Mikia sophisticated -contemporary II MEN's "In The Still Of The Night" and You Are My Everything groove anda hook that will make it hard says, "Boyz II Men do it again with another not to like.So far the two releases from her revival of an old classic that brings great MARY J. BLIGE - I Don't Want To Do Giant debutalbum, Femme Fatale, has al- memories to older demographics and can Anything /Sweet Thang /What's The4-1-1? lowed Mikito gain a wider following from start new ones for younger demographics." those whomight not have been into her Curtis Carter, WKGC-Panama City, likes MICHAEL JACKSON - Who Is It/Why style onprevious albums. FREDDIE JACKSON's "Can I Touch You" You Wanna Trip On Me
14 theGAVINREPORT IN or ember 6. 1992 Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which have it in Heavy or Medium rotation. ie: 100 stations playing the record- 60 stations have it in Heavy or Medium rotation- Hit Factor = 60"0 Urban Research HIT FACTOR Betty HoIlars/John Martinucci Total Reports This Week 68 Last Week 66
Reports Adds Heavy MediumLight Hit Factor Weeks TLC - What About Your Friends (LaFace/Arista) 62 - 56 5 1 98% 10 MIKI HOWARD - Ain't Nobody Like You (Giant/Reprise) 61 - 55 5 1 98% 13 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Work To Do (Wing/Mercury) 60 - 52 5 3 95% 12 LO -KEY? -I Got A Thang 4 Ya (Perspective/A&M) 62 1 46 12 4 93% 11 TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) 60 - 48 10 2 96% 11 TROOP - Sweet November (Atlantic) 54 - 48 5 1 98% 14 TONI BRAXTON - Love Shoulda Brought You Home (LaFace/Arista) 63 1 40 19 4 93% 6 CE CE PENISTON - Inside That I Cried (A&M) 60 - 38 16 6 90% 11 CHUCKii BOOKER - Games (Atlantic) 58 1 48 7 3 94% 11 SHABBA RANKS featuring JOHNNY GILL - Slow And Sexy (Epic) 58 - 31 21 6 89% 6 BOBBY BROWN - Good Enough (MCA) 61 - 14 39 8 86% 5 AL B. SURE! - Right Now (Warner Bros.) 50 - 42 7 1 98% 13 KEITH SWEAT -I Want To Love You Down (Elektra) 56 1 11 40 5 91% 7 SHAI - IfI Ever Fall In Love (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 55 5 15 26 14 74% 4 WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) 49 1 25 17 7 85% 7 CHANTE MOORE - Love's Taken Over (Silas/MCA) 53 1 12 31 10 81% 7 PORTRAIT - Here We Go Again! (Capitol) 54 2 12 32 10 81% 7 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - People Everyday (Chrysalis/ERG) 45 - 34 11 - 100% 13 SADE - No Ordinary Love (Epic) 55 1 6 33 16 70% 4 RACHELLE FERRELL - 111 You Come Back To Me (Capitol) 46 3 11 26 9 80% 11 SWV - Right Here (RCA) 49 2 13 29 7 85% 7 NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 49 1 11 28 10 79% 7 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) 43 1 20 20 3 93% 11 SPECIAL GENERATION - Lift Your Head (And Smile) (Bust It/Capitol) 39 1 16 18 5 87% 10 AFTER 7 - Baby I'm For Real (Virgin) 48 3 3 25 20 58% 4 MAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) 41 2 9 20 12 70% 5 MAXI PRIEST - Groovin' In The Midnight (Virgin) 39 2 4 28 7 82% 5
BIG BUB - I Don't Mind (Atco/EastWest America) 44 3 4 21 19 56% 5 LORENZO - Make Love 2 Me (Alpha International) 44 2 1 27 16 63% 5 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS - AllI See (MCA) 45 1 2 15 28 37% 3 MARY J. BLIGE - Real Love (MCA) 31 - 21 9 1 96% 17 PRINCE AND THE N.P.G.- My Name Is Prince (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) 40 - 3 23 14 65% 6 MR. LEE - Hey Love (Can I Have A Word) (Jive) 42 5 - 18 24 42% 2 GEORGE DUKE - No Rhyme, No Reason (Warner Bros.) 38 2 3 17 18 52% 5 FREDDIE JACKSON - Can I Touch You (Capitol) 38 6 2 14 22 42% 3 PRINCE MARKIE DEE & THE SOUL CONVENTION - Trippin Out (Columbia) 31 1 10 11 10 67% 12 GERALD ALSTON - Hell Of A Situation (Motown) 41 5 - 10 31 24% 3 SIMPLE PLEASURE - Where Do We Go (Reprise) 33 2 - 13 20 39% 4 BRIAN McKNIGHT - Goodbye My Love (Mercury) 31 2 - 9 22 29% 3 STEPHANIE MILLS - All Day, All Night (MCA) 33 7 - 4 29 12% 2 CROSSOVER CHART
LW 1W LW 1W 1 1 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) 17 16 AFTER 7 - Baby I'm For Real (Virgin) 3 2 MARY J. BLIGE - Real Love (MCA) 16 17 MC SERCH - Here It Comes (Def Jam/Chaos) 2 3 BOBBY BROWN - Good Enough (MCA) 19 18 AL B. SURE! - Right Now (Warner Bros.) 6 4SHANICE - Saving Forever For You (Giant/Reprise) 23 19CLASSIC EXAMPLE - It's Alright (Hollywood BASIC) 7 5 SHAI - IfI Ever Fall In Love (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 24 20MAXI PRIEST - Groovin' In The Midnight (Virgin) 5 6 TLC - What About Your Friends (LaFace/Arista) 29 21 AROUND THE WAY - Really Into You (Atlantic) 14 7 JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us (SBK/ERG) 13 22 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - People Everyday (Chrysalis/ERG) 21 8 EXPOSE -I Wish The Phone Would Ring (Arista) 12 23EN VOGUE - Free Your Mind (Atco/EastWest America) 9 9 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Work To Do (Wing/Mercury) 24 MAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) 10 10CHARLES & EDDIE - Would ILie To You? (Capitol) 25 KRUSH - Let's Get Together (Perspective/A&M) 11 11 NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 15 26 PRINCE & THE N.P.G. - My Name Is ...(Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) 18 12WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) 20 27JOE PUBLIC - Do You Everynite (Columbia) 4 13TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) 22 28 R.KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - Slow Dance (Jive) - 14BOYZ II MEN - In The Still Of The Night (Motown) 29LO -KEY? -I Got A Thang 4 Ya (Perspective/A&M) 8 15SNAP - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Arista) 25 30 COLOR ME BADD - Forever Love (Giant/Reprise/Perspective/A&M)
November 6, 1992/theGAVIN REPORT /5 PHOTOFILE
THE INSIDE MIX..A COLLEGE AND MIXSHOW PROFILE By Brian Alan Samson FLIPPIN' FLAVA ITHICA STYLE: Floodin' the Upstate N.Y. airwaves with Hip -Hop is WVBR- Ithaca, NY's Rap crew. Paul Graves (left), Basil Smykle (center), and Tashir Lee (right) produce the "Street Beat" Rap Mixshow every Saturday 9pm-lam. Tashir, a Industrial Labor Relations, Paul, a Masters graduate in Public Administration, and Basil, a Industrial Labor Relations undergraduate, have been producing their show since 1990. "IT LOOKS LIKE THE DAYS OF SLEEPING ON KEEPIN' IT WILD IN THE MIDWEST ARE COMING TO AN END." BEANTOWN: WILD/AM-Boston, MA's Terrence Clark produces the .THE SOURCE only Rap Mixshow in the Boston market. Terrence has been producing THE DEBUT ALBUM: CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR? the "Thunderstorm" since 1988, and FEATURING "TAKE IT EZ" & "BREAKER 1/9" hits the airwaves Monday through Friday from 7-8p.m. Terrence ON RELATIVITY CD'S, CASSETTES, & LP'S 11084) maintains that Boston is not another "Fear Of A Rap Planet" city, and plays an active role in working with local artists, Rap clubs, and Record Pools.
TAKIN' COLLEGE RADIO INTO A NATIONAL SPOT- LIGHT: In 1984, when he was a freshman, Frank Sheffield started his radio career as an administra- tive assistant at WHOV. After earning his degree in Mass Media studies, Frank left Hampton for George Washington University where he got his Masters in Human Resources. A native of V1):ArJJ'.1 Washington, D.C., Frank got his first full-time gig at WMYK- Virginia Beach (K-94) as AP/ JJ J _J ..).)-I -I ".0-1r"-1JJ 1 THE MAN WITH THE HIP -HOP Promotions Director. In 1987 !)".j1Ji SLAM: KUSF-San Francisco's Billy JamFrank was invited back to WHOV is a b -boy of many trades. Billy began his as General Manager. Frank J/ i!).;.11 J!).-1.f; "S';13: J.A College radio career at U.C. Berkeley's proudly maintains an active ...11/115.o.;1)" KALX/FM in 1984, then moved to the commitment to Black College University of San Francisco's KUSF to Radio, and his managerial skills hi.211../.1j.111 2J1;''3 J1JJ) produce the Hip -Hop Slam in 1990. Billy were instrumental in WHOV currently hosts the 'Hip -Hop Slam" videogoing from 1,200 watts to 10,000 show at KDOL-Oakland, and is a watts, making the station major ste)a.akvirvrr-ir contributing editor to "The Bomb." force in the Virginia region. 1992 RELATIVITY RECORDS, INC. IN THIS, A,N ELECTION YEAR -NO LIES, NO FALSE PROMISES AND NO MUDSLINGING... IT'S ABOUT GETTING INTO A groove. AND LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT.
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Reports accepted Thursday only 9AM through 4PM Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 MOST ADDED RADIO RAP Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 PARIS The Days Of Old RA LW TW (Scarface/Sex) ICE CUBE 2 1 REDMAN - Blow Your Mind (RAUDef Jam) Wicked 1 2 DIAMOND AND THE...- Best Kept Secret, Free Style (Chemistry/Mercury) (Priority) Das EFX 5 3 DA LENCH MOB - Guerillas In Tha Mist (Street Knowledge/Atco EastWest) Straight Out The Sewer 4 4 PUBLIC ENEMY - Hazy Shade Of Criminal/Tie Goes... (Def Jam/Chaos) (ATCO/EastWest America) 3 5PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Straighten It Out (Elektra) HOUSE OF PAIN Shamrocks And Shenanigans 7 6 DOUBLE XX POSSE - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It (Big Beat) (Tommy Boy) 6 7 GRAND PUBA - 360 (What Goes Around) (Elektra) CHI ALI 9 8ERIC B & RAKIM - Casualties Of War, Relax (MCA) Let The Horns Blow 12 9 SHOWBIZ & A.G.- Fat Pockets (PLG) (Violator/Relativity) EPMD 1110 WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) Head Banger 1511 K -SOLO - Letterman/Formula (Atlantic Street) (Def Jam/Chaos) 1912 BRAND NUBIAN - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down (Elektra) 1013 MC SERCH - Here It Comes, Grill, Don't Have, Silence (Def Jam/Chaos) TOP TIP 1414 COMMON SENSE - Take It EZ, Penny, Charm, Breaker, Pound (Relativity) 815 LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Psycho/Check It (Pendulum/Elektra) THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES Kool G. Rap & Polo (Death Threat) 1616 CHUBB ROCK - Lost In The Storm, Yaba (Select/Elektra) (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic) 1817 POSITIVE K -I Got A Man (Island/PLG) 1318 GANG STARR - Ex Girl To Next Girl, Flip, Soliloquy, Dwell (Chrysalis/ERG) One of the most hardcore duos in 26 Hip -hop make their come back stronger 19 PHARCYDE - Ya Mama (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic) than ever. KMEL-S.F.'s Fred Nasar is 2420 COMPTON'S MOST WANTED - Hood Took Me Under (Epic) one of many mixshow jocks already 2521 CYPRESS HILL - Stoned Is The Way/Latin Lingo (Ruffhouse/Columbia) playing it like there is no tomorrow. 2122 YZ - Return Of The Holy One (Livin' Large) 3223 SUPER CAT - Them No Worry We (Columbia) 24 EPMD - Head Banger (Def Jam/Chaos) 1725ICE CUBE - True To The Game (Priority) 3326 DIGABLE PLANETS - Rebirth Of Slick (Pendulum/Elektra) 3527 SNOW - Informer (Atco/EastWest America) 2028 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Hot Sex (Jive) 3029 GET THE FIST MOVEMENT - Get The Fist (Mercury) 2930 BUSHWICK BILL - Ever So Clear (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 31 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUNDTRACK - Scarface, Spectrum (Hollywood BASIC) APACHE 2732 MC REN - The Final Frontier (Priority) Gangsta [Pitch 3433 SHANTE - Dance To This/Deadly Rhymes (Livin' Large) (Tommy Boy) 4034 ART OF ORIGIN - No Slow Rollin' (III Labels) It's been along time, but a member of the Flavor Unit posse steps up for a 2335 DAS EFX - Mic Checka/Jussumen (Atco/EastWest America) minute for a solo project. And here 2836 INSANE POETRY - How Ya Gonna Reason... (Nastymix/Ichiban) are a couple of stations who wanted 37 WILLIE D. - Clean Up Man (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) a Gangsta B!#ch. WESU-Middletown, CT and KUNV-Las Vegas, NV. 3938 LIVE SQUAD - Heartless/Murderahh (Tommy Boy) 39 NASTY NAS - Halftime (Ruffhouse/Columbia) Editor: Brian Alan Samson RA = Retail Singles Action 2240 EPMD - Crossover, Comin', Play, Boondocks (Def Jam/Chaos)
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MAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) *PARIS - The Days Of Old (Scarface/Sex) COMBINED FLAVOUR - Niceness (Danzalot/MCA) *DAS EFX - Straight Out The Sewer (ATCO/EastWest America) ROMY D - Paugh Paugh (Priority) *HOUSE OF PAIN - Shamrocks And Shenanigans (Tommy Boy) *ICE CUBE - Wicked (Priority) *MC LYTE - Ice Cream Dreams (A&M) Dropped: #31 House Of Pain, #36 Brand New Heavies *BLACK SHEEP - Similak Child (Mercury) (Heavy), #37 Arrested Development (People), #38 Zhigge.. 18 the GAVIN REPORT INovember 6, 1992 A HARD RAP
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2 1 1 WRECKX-N-EFFECT - Rump Shaker (MCA) 1 1 1 DA LENCH MOB - Guerillas... (Street Knowledge/Atco EW) 3 3 2 REDMAN - Blow Your Mind (Def Jam/Chaos) 12 3 2 REDMAN - Whut? Thee Album (Def Jam/Chaos) 1 2 3 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - People... (Chrysalis/ERG) 7 7 3 BUSHWICK BILL - Little Big Man (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 5 4 4 BUSHWICK BILL - Ever So Clear (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 2 2 4 PUBLIC ENEMY - Greatest Misses (Def Jam/Chaos) 6 5 5 DIAMOND AND THE ...- Best Kept... (Chemistry/Mercury) 9 8 5 COMPTON'S MOST WANTED - Music To Driveby (Epic) 8 8 6 MAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) -17 6 GRAND PUBA - Reel To Reel (Elektra) 7 7 7 CHUBB ROCK - Lost In The Storm (Select/Elektra) 6 6 7 WILLIE D. - Controversy (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 4 6 8 GRAND PUBA - 360 (What Goes Around) (Elektra) 3 4 8 EPMD - Business Never Personal (Def Jam/Chaos) 11 9 9 MC SERCH - Here It Comes (Def Jam/Chaos) 5 5 9 CHUBB ROCK -I Gotta Get Mine Yo (Select/Elektra) 17 10 10 PUBLIC ENEMY - Hazy Shade Of Criminal (Def Jam/Chaos) 15 1210 DIAMOND AND THE ...- Stunts, Blunts... (Chemistry/Mercury -- 11ICE CUBE - Wicked (Priority) 13 11 11 MAD COBRA - Hard To Wet, Easy To Dry (Columbia) 10 12 12 HOUSE OF PAIN - Jump Around (Tommy Boy) 4 9 12 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - 3 Years... (Chrysalis/ERG) 12 13 13 N 2 DEEP - Back To The Hotel (Profile) 14 14 13 SHOWBIZ & A.G.- Runaway Slave (PLG) 22 14 14 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Straighten It Out (Elektra) 8 10 14 TOO SHORT - Shorty The Pimp (Dangerous Music/Jive) -15 15 THE ATEEM - Yeah (Select/Elektra) 21 18 15 SHABBA RANKS - X-tra Naked (Epic) 15 11 16 GANG STARR - Ex Girl To The Next Girl (Chrysalis/ERG) 16 16 16 MC SERCH - Return Of The Product (Def Jam/Chaos) --17 GRAND NUBIAN - Punks Jump Up... (Elektra) 10 13 17 HOUSE OF PAIN - House Of Pain (Tommy Boy) 18 18 18 WILLIE D. - Clean Up Man (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) 11 15 18 DJ QUIK - Way 2 Fonky (Profile) 19 19 19 COMPTON'S MOST WANTED - Hood Took Me Under (Epic) 18 19 19 SPICE 1- Let It Be Known (Triad/Jive) 20 20 20 KRIS KROSS -I Missed The Bus (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 17 20 20 DAS EFX - Dead Serious (Atco/EastWest America) 16 16 21 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Hot Sex (Jive) -2421 HOME TEAM - Via Satellite From Saturn (Luke/Atlantic) 9 17 22 EPMD - Crossover (Def Jam/Chaos) 19 21 22 N 2 DEEP - Back To The Hotel (Profile) 24 23 23 LORDS OF THE... - Psycho (Pendulum/Elektra) 20 22 23 FATHER M.C. - Close To You (Uptown/MCA) -2424 DOUBLE XX POSSE - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It (Big Beat) -25 24 SHANTE - The Bitch Is Back (Livin' Large) 21 22 25 CYPRESS HILL - Latin Lingo/Stoned (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 22 23 25 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Mecca And... (Elektra)
NEWIMP NIPRELEASESby Brian A. Samson YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS - Tap Theunique position on social issues is their critical don, City Hall Distribution; BACK Ito r: Ern"aka Bottle (S.O.U.L./MCA) Yo I'm hooked. Sec- approach to what's happening within the Black Maximus Clean"Llamdo, Priority Records; Sway, community rather than who's affecting it from KMEL-San Francisco; Rachel Crick, Sony Music; ond time out the Y.B.T. crew delivers some Mohammed"May May"Ali, and King"I Don't real s*#t fornon -believers. The Teenagers the outside. Contact Harry Fobbs at (212) 492- 1233. BAS Smile"Tech, KMEL-San Francisco; Carlos, 10 Bass went back to the drawing board to come up T; Bob Torres. with a new recipe that should wake people up nation wide. Supported by an addicting sample and bassline, Y.B.T. incorporates a heavy rhyme scheme, via Das Efx (isn't everyone?), that kicks off with party hypeness and energy from top to bottom. The most noticeable im- provement is that Y.B.T. has served them- selves to us as Y.B.T., whereas on the debut album we heard a collage of styles and influ- ences outside of the Y.B.T. crew, which really confused their sound and concept. The college radio buzz is that the forthcoming album is all that and Tommy's Chili Cheese burger. Con- tact Brute Bailey at (818) 777-0514. BAS ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Revolution (ERG) Considered as one of the industry's ONE BIG HIP -HOP FAMILY AT KXLU: Gavin most innovative bands, Arrested Development Radio Rap reporters and label execs gathered for a and Speech and the crew continue to rack uphuge open mic freestyle during Mike Nardone's THE MONTGOMERY HIP -HOP CONNECTION: sales, they release a strong message off theFriday night Rap show at Loyola University's KXLU- One of the most slept on Rap markets of the South upcoming Malcolm X soundtrack. After re-Los Angeles. Chillin' in the front 1 to r: DJ Zulu, is Montgomery, AL. And the duo that's wakin' ceiving rave reviews for their recent tour with "Hip -Hop Review" Producer, Q102 -Philadelphia; everyone up is WHZT-Montgomery's Michael Relf En Vogue, Speech consistently delivers uplift- David Paul, Publisher, The Bomb; DJ Zen, The (left) and Michael London (right). The two Mikes ing lyrics addressing the plight of young Afri- Bomb; Bobbito "The Mouthwash Emcee", RAL/ not only host and produce the WZHT "SNA Party Def Jam; Automator; Dan"Standing On A Remix," but are also the Directors of the Southern can -Americans. Arrested Development'sChair"Charnas, Def American Records; Scott Gor- Network Association Record Pool. 20 theGAVIN REPORT/November6, 1992 Produced by Terminator X From the forthcoming album: "bead Enz Kklz loin' Lifetime Bide MCA -10733
CIP.9P MCA fircnrwls Inc. eo 5 is been five years since Al B. Sure! won the1987Sony Innova- tor of the Year Talent A. Award,and he's more than lived up to his promise.His first two albums, In Effect Mode and Private Times And The Whole 9! were multi -platinum sellers, and he had hits with the singles "Nite And Day," "Rescue Me," "Off On Your Own" and "Misunderstanding." In addition to churning out records of his own, Sure! has written or co -produced for a diverse spectrum of musicians who include Rod Stewart, Robert Palmer, Guy, Jodeci and Heavy D. & The Boyz. He contributed songs to Tevin Campbell's debut album, and co -wrote and co - produced Al Green's 1992 Grammy -winning song, "As Long As We're Together." Soon after the release of Sexy Versus, the single Right Now! made a quick run to the number one spot on our Urban Contem- porary chart. The just -released second single, "Natalie," will surely do the same. In the following interview, Sure! gives ..00111111011111 us a glimpse into the life of a man who lived up to our expectations.
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Betty: The album seems to be a statement about love in the nineties. ABS: Gregg is a very talented lady I've signed to my label, Sure!time Does the cut "I'll Never Hurt You Again," have any special signifi- Records. cance for you? BH: In the "Right Now" video you wear a Goddess of Fertility symbol Al B. Sure! At the time I wrote it, I was going through a really rocky around your neck. relationship. I was very much in love and that song was to let her know ABS: I have great appreciation and respect for women. My brother that everything was going to be alright. David, who is the chairman of Savage Records, gave me that piece. It BH: What about the ballad "Natalie?" What type of woman would was designed by an artist named Robert Lee Morris. A whole crew of have such an impact on you that you'd devote a song to her? guys that hang out with me wear a miniature version of it ABS: "Natalie" is about Halle Barry. BH: You work closely with Marylou Badeaux at Warner Bros. BH: Does she know? ABS: She's so wonderful. She's on the follow-up 24-7 (24 hours a day, 7 ABS: No. I was approached by the chairman of Uptown Records to days a week)-actually 25-12. Marylou has been very involved in this write a love song for the movie Strictly Business.I had the pleasure of project. At the very beginning, I played a few cuts for her in her office meeting Halle on the set. Just shaking hands-just that brief moment- and she was really encouraging. inspired me to write the song. The first reaction I get to something BH: Was "Die 4 You," written at a happy or low point in your life? usually inspires me, but it comes in so many different forms: a lyric will ABS: When I wrote that song I was starting to realize who I was as a come or a chorus will come and I'll write it down and start working it out person. I had to face reality, buckle down and do things right. on the keyboards. BH: What about the album title,Sexy Versus? BH: You and Kyle West collaborate and co -produce on all your ABS: The album is full of all the aspects of love: hard times, good times, projects. all the pieces you can imagine. The lyrics contain the truth about ABS: Kyle is my first cousin and my business relationships. partner. It's funny, we don't hang out, but BH: Were you instrumental in choosing ill women think of Al B. Sure! the when it's time to work we get together to "Right Now" as the first single? next time they purchaseNatori create, and boom! something happens. Kyle's ABS: "Right Now" reminded me of how I always got the television on-even when we're lingerie? Thanks to the marketing first started, and, as they say, if it ain't working. He knows everything that's happen- genius of Marylou Badeaux, VP of broke, don't fix it.It has the same flavor as ing on television. He's also incredible with Special Projects, Black Music and "Nite And Day," which came out in 1989. trivia. two-time Gavin Award winner, they BH: What about "Papes In The End?" BH: You've matured in both your singing will. ABS: That's a rap about the things a lot of and your production. We've watched you go The Natori Co. and Warner Bros. kids talk about. The girl and the guy are from receiving the Sony Innovator of the will be giving away five hundred bodysuits having fun teasing each other. Year Award at seventeen, to doing your own trumpeting Al B. Sure!'s BH: Who else makes an appearance solo albums. Since your last album you've new CD. Sexy Versus, on NATORI on the album? produced Jodeci and Tevin Campbell. Was the radio.In an article in Eric B. and Rakim are on "Kick In this part of your career plan? Women's Wear Daily, Al B. Sure! is quoted as The Head" and Chubb Rock and ABS: What was very important to me was saying he loves lingerie on women and "...linge- Grand Puba are on "Oh For You Girl" and working on my craft. I don't set any bound- rie is very much the same flavor of my songs-it Chubb Rock is featured on "See The Lady." aries in my life, so I feel like there's nothing I accentuates the idea of love." BH: Will you be touring? can't do. Right now I'm writing something for And, to accentuate that belief, AlB. Sure! will ABS: I'm back! I'll be doing both regular Barry White and for Al Green.I want to try be at Macy'sNew York flagship store in Herald and promotional tours. I'm still working in everything. Square on November 11 in the lingerie depart- the studios with my groups. Gregg is one and BH: Who is Gregg? She raps and sings on ment, signing autographs, while giving away I have a group called Last Appeal, who are "Papes In The End," and she appears in the from Brooklyn. lingerie and CDs! "Right Now" video.
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MOST ADDED ADULT CONTEMPORARY 2W LW TW WHITNEY HOUSTON (63) (Arista) 8 2 1 MICHAEL BOLTON - To Love Somebody (Columbia) CELINE DION (47) 1 1 2 MICHAEL W. SMITH -I Will Be Here For You (Reunion/Geffen) (Epic) 15 7 3ELTON JOHN - The Last Song (MCA) 7 5 4JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us (SBK/ERG) GENESIS (43) (Atlantic) 6 4 5CURTIS STIGERS - Never Saw A Miracle (Arista) 2 3 6ANNIE LENNOX - Walking On Broken Glass (Arista) THEME FROM NORTHERN 1410 7 PETER CETERA duet with CHAKA KHAN - Feels Like Heaven (Warner Bros.) EXPOSURE (42) (MCA) 4 6 8 ERIC CLAPTON - Layla (Duck/Reprise) 2315 9 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Always Tomorrow (Epic) GO WEST (38) 161210RICHARD MARX - Chains Around My Heart (Capitol) (EMI/ERG) 3 811 SWING OUT SISTER - Am I The Same Girl (Fontana/Mercury) 281912THE HEIGHTS - How Do You Talk To An Angel? (Capitol) 91113GLENN FREY - River Of Dreams (MCA) TOP TIP 121314CHARLES & EDDIE - Would ILie To You? (Capitol) 5 915EPHRAIM LEWIS - Drowning In Your Eyes (Elektra) 101416PATTY SMYTH - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (MCA) THEME FROM NORTHERN 292017MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Dance Without Sleeping (Island/PLG) EXPOSURE 3518GENESIS - Never A Time (Atlantic) (MCA) 2819RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) The tale of moose and men 302520TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) is ready for prime time. 111721 BRYAN ADAMS - Do I Have To Say The Words? (A&M) 131622CELINE DION - Nothing Broken But My Heart (Epic) 272223THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her? (Atco/EastWest America) RECORD TO WATCH 191824JAMES TAYLOR - Like Everyone She Knows (Columbia) 242125ALANNAH MYLES - Song Instead Of A Kiss (Atlantic) 252426NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 292710.000 MANIACS - These Are Days (Elektra) 3128JAMES INGRAM - One More Time (Warner Bros.) 29GO WEST - Faithful (EMI/ERG) 333030ROBERT PALMER - Can We Still Be Friends? (Island/PLG) 343231MAIA AMADA - Love Never Fails (Epic) 222332TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - AllI Want (Columbia) 373433ROXETTE - How Do You Do! (EMI/ERG) SONIA DA DA 212734DEL AMITRI - Always The Last To Know (A&M) You Ain't Thinking (About Me) 182635LIONEL RICHIE - My Destiny (Motown) (Chameleon/Elektra) Street corner harmony seldom 36SHAWN COLVIN - Round Of Blues (Columbia) sounds so good! 4037NEVILLE BROTHERS - Take Me To Heart (A&M) 38C'VELLO - Day By Day (RCA) 39JOHN STAMOS with the BEACH BOYS - Forever (Brother) Editor: Ron Fell Assoc. Editor: Diane Rufer 3940PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) CHARTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit FactorWeeks
THEME FROM NORTHERN EXPOSURE (MCA) 78 42 1 15 20 20% 2 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Soul Drifter (Reprise) 75 34 - 12 29 16% 2 ROY ORBISON - Heartbreak Radio (Virgin) 66 17 1 20 28 31% 3 63 63 1 *WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Will Always Love You (Arista) ---- KURT HOWELL - Does Love Not Open Your Eyes (Reprise) 62 14 - 17 31 28% 3 22% 2 SADE - No Ordinary Love (Epic) 59 22 - 13 24 24 the GAVIN REPORT /No 'ember 6, /992 LUiaVIL
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MANAGEMENT tlIetiE ItTurner Management Group. Inc. Reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8AM through 3PM REVIEWS Station Reporting Phone:(415) 495-1990 UP & COMING Gavin Fax:(415) 495-2580 by Diane Rufer & Ron Fell WILSON PHILLIPS Reports Adds ARTISTTITLELABEL Flesh & Blood (SBK/ERG) Carnie and Wendy Wilson sing an open 25 k.d. LANG- The Mind Of Love (Where Is Your Head Kathryn?) (Warner Bros.) 52 letter to their estranged father, Brian. 47 47* CELINE DION - Love Can Move Mountains (Epic) Fortunately, this a strong statement of 45 16 EXPOSE -I Wish The Phone Would Ring (Arista) family values is under -produced to great 44 18 SONIA DADA - You Ain't Thinking (about me) (Chameleon/Elektra) effect. 29 2 BARRY MANILOW - Another Life (Arista) 28 4 TOM COCHRANE - Washed Away (Capitol) PEABO BRYSON and REGINA BELLE 28 3 EXCHANGE featuring MARK JORDAN - Her Body Makes Vows (Mesa) A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) 28 13 * RODNEY CROWELL - Let's Make Trouble (Columbia) (Columbia) 24 24* BILLY DEAN - If There Hadn't Been You (Liberty/SBK) Sounds like Oscar -nomination material as the same male lead and songwriters 5 * FREDDIE MERCURY - The Great Pretender (Hollywood) 22 who created the theme from "Beauty And The Beast" renew their magic in Dropped: Lindsey Buckingham, Corey Hart, k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, Kitaro w/Jon Anderson. time for the release of sles this new animated Disney
JENNIFER WARNES True Emotions (Private Music) Gently rocking again, Jennifer Warnes INSIDE A/Cby Diane Rufer and Ron Fell gets confessional on her way to her second straight A/C hit.
MICHAEL BOLTON's BEE GEE re -do, "To BOBBY CALDWELL Love Somebody" takes the #1 slot with a Janet (Sin-Drome) format -leading 223 stations and a 96% HIT Bobby co -wrote this former FACTOR. An increase of 44 HEAVY reports Commmodores track back in the mid - took it to the top. eighties but it never sounded more ELTON JOHN's living years epic, "The Last contemporary or adult. A solid hook Song," has moved #15 to #7 to #3 in the past sells it. two weeks with a 92% HIT FACTOR from the committed. Nearly two-thirds of all play is in KENNY LOGGINS HEAVY rotation after just six weeks. Now Or Never (Columbia) Another 15 ADDs on GLORIA ESTEFAN's At D -Day its time to pack it in and find "Always Tomorrow" including KMXV / FM, your own place in the sun. Kenny's WRVA, WKGW, WBDX /FM, KSSK / FM, recent divorce is fodder for the WMJQ and KSTT. A five -week HIT FAC- songmaking mill and it's certainly an TOR of 82% is impressive. earful. HOTTEST track in the format is the new GENESIS, "Never A Time." Two chart weeks VONDA SHEPARD have taken it to #18 with a 29% increase in Wake Up The House (Reprise) HIT FACTOR. New for 43 more this week Increasing its airplay by nearly a third is Vonda revisits A/C radio with her including WRQX, WMXB, WFAS/FM,SHAWN COLVIN's "Round Of Blues." A debut single her sophomore album "The KELO/ FM, WCVQ, KXLK, KBLQ, KLWN HIT FACTOR increase of 26% comes with a Radical Light." She should defeat any and WSTU. respectable 22 new including WQLR, KSDN, second -album jinx with quality like this. A great week also for RESTLESS HEART's KATW, KBAU/FM, KSCQ and WTTR. "When She Cries." Its #28 to #19 move comes The "THEME FROM NORTHERN EXPO- KENNY G with a 16% HIT FACTOR increase and an- SURE," last issue's RECORD TO WATCH, is Forever In Love (Arista) other 33 ADDs including KBIG, KBOI, KMXV, on 78 stations after picking up 42 new A /C's. Kenny G takes us on another unspoken WBSB, KMJC, KFOR, WAFL, WHAI and Those helping to keep this single in the MOST journey to the island of Bliss. His sense KWAV/FM. ADDED category are WEIM, WKYE, WHAR, of melody is a major reason the saxo- Highest chart debut (by a wide margin) isWHFX, WZNY, WRVA, KFMO, KSCB, phone has returned as a primary pop GO WEST's "Faithful," which debuts at #29 WMT/AM, WDUZ, WLDR, WYCO, KBLQ, instrument. with 13 players, and among them are 38 KRNO/FM, etc. ADDs like KIDX / FM, CKFM, KMGQ, WEIM, Qualifying for the RECORD TO WATCH COLLIN RAYE WLET, WSPL, KSDN, KEYI and KBLQ. box this week is SONIA DADA's "You Ain't In This Life (Epic) JOHN STAMOS and the BEACH BOYSThinking." Their debut single has gathered A simplistic love song that Collin sings debuts at #39 with a26%HIT FACTOR in- 44 stations in two weeks and 18 of those are straight from his heart. Look for this to crease (12%-38%). Among the 73 players al- new. ADDing this week are WGMT, WMXB, be featured as Max and Luna's love ready are WZNY, KEYW/ FM, KGLE, WHSY, KKSI, KSJZ, KYMN, KSCQ, KBMG and theme on ABC's "One Life To Live." WFRO, WMT AM&FM, WSUL, KBOL and KEYW. Already rotating at KKLD, KGLE, KRNO/ FM. KGY, WBLG /FM, KLKC, WQLR and KZLT. 26 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, 1992 it was theright timeof thenight. She took youupwhere youbelong. You hadthe timeof yourlife. And thenshe rockedyougently. talower.
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Private Music Now OR NEVER11-IE FOLLOW-UP TO THREE TOP I O SINGLES. FROM THE GOLD ALBUM "LEAP CF FAITH." DON'T MISS KENNi'S NEW SPECIAL "THIS ISLAND ERR'-]" ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL IN NOVHVIBER. Meinceas-r: Ausa PRoixtED ENTERPRISES,or SHEP GancoN5c BEAZYL FEIGELsoNKl&NY LecoNs eg Tutu Ivaacw Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which have it in Heavy or Medium rotation. ie: 100 stations playing the record- 60 stations have it in Heavy or Medium rotation- Hit Factor = 60 A/C Research: HIT FACTOR Diane Rufer/Ron Fell Total Reports This Week 233Last Week 231
Reports Adds Heaw Medium Liht Hit Factor Weeks . - MICHAEL BOLTON - To Love Somebody (Columbia) 223 3 184 31 5 96% 6 MICHAEL W. SMITH -I Will Be Here For You (Reunion/Geffen) 216 1 195 14 6 96% 10 ELTON JOHN - The Last Song (MCA) 208 5 136 56 11 92% 6 JON SECADA - Do You Believe In Us (SBK/ERG) 198 2 152 33 11 93% 9 CURTIS STIGERS - Never Saw A Miracle (Arista) 187 4 145 30 8 93% 12 ANNIE LENNOX - Walking On Broken Glass (Arista) 187 4 147 30 7 94% 12 PETER CETERA duet with CHAKA KHAN - Feels Like Heaven (Warner Bros.) 183 3 97 64 19 87% 6 ERIC CLAPTON - Layla (Duck/Reprise) 176 3 110 49 14 90% 13 GLORIA ESTEFAN - Always Tomorrow (Epic) 182 15 75 76 16 82% 5 RICHARD MARX - Chains Around My Heart (Capitol) 178 5 74 78 21 85% 5 SWING OUT SISTER - Am I The Same Girl (Fontana/Mercury) 154 - 92 47 15 90% 15 THE HEIGHTS - How Do You Talk To An Angel? (Capitol) 149 15 62 54 18 77% 6 GLENN FREY - River Of Dreams (MCA) 138 - 68 53 17 87% 9 CHARLES & EDDIE - Would ILie To You? (Capitol) 128 1 56 61 10 91% 13 EPHRAIM LEWIS - Drowning In Your Eyes (Elektra) 137 1 55 61 20 84% 15 PATTY SMYTH - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (MCA) 133 - 55 51 27 79% 16 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Dance Without Sleeping (Island/PLG) 132 12 33 69 18 77% 6 GENESIS - Never A Time (Atlantic) 175 43 11 82 40 53% 3 RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 154 33 17 77 27 61% 4 TREY LORENZ - Someone To Hold (Epic) 116 8 27 59 22 74% 9 BRYAN ADAMS - Do I Have To Say The Words? (A&M) 115 - 41 55 19 83% 22 CELINE WON - Nothing Broken But My Heart (Epic) 117 - 41 50 26 77% 17 THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her? (Atco/EastWest America) 102 3 32 53 14 83% 9 JAMES TAYLOR - Like Everyone She Knows (Columbia) 111 1 36 59 15 85% 8 ALANNAH MYLES - Song Instead Of A Kiss (Atlantic) 109 2 23 62 22 77% 7 NONA GAYE - I'm Overjoyed (Third Stone/Atlantic) 105 2 19 62 22 77% 8 10,000 MANIACS - These Are Days (Elektra) 125 17 6 65 37 56% 4 JAMES INGRAM - One More Time (Warner Bros.) 121 16 2 67 36 57% 4 GO WEST - Faithful (EMI/ERG) 133 38 - 52 43 39% 3 ROBERT PALMER - Can We Still Be Friends? (Island/PLG) 86 3 18 44 21 72% 7 MAIA AMADA - Love Never Fails (Epic) 82 2 17 37 26 65% 9 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - AllI Want (Columbia) 88 - 26 40 22 75% 19 ROXETTE - How Do You Do! (EMI/ERG) 75 3 16 37 19 70% 6 DEL AMITRI - Always The Last To Know (A&M) 80 2 19 33 27 65% 10 LIONEL RICHIE - My Destiny (Motown) 77 - 19 36 22 71% 15 SHAWN COLVIN - Round Of Blues (Columbia) 89 22 1 35 31 40% 3 NEVILLE BROTHERS - Take Me To Heart (A&M) 69 10 4 34 21 55% 4 C'VELLO - Day By Day (RCA) 66 5 3 31 27 51% 5 JOHN STAMOS with the BEACH BOYS - Forever (Brother) 73 10 - 28 35 38% 3 PM DAWN - I'd Die Without You (Gee Street/LaFace/Arista) 51 3 10 23 15 64% 7
PLUS FACTOR Records which received the greatest increase in HIT FACfOR
LW TW Increase GENESIS - Never A Time (Atlantic) 24 53 29% GO WEST - Faithful (EMI/ERG) 12 39 27% SHAWN COLVIN - Round Of Blues (Columbia) 14 40 26% JOHN STAMOS w/BEACH BOYS - Forever (Brother) 12 38 26% SADE - No Ordinary Love (Epic) 22 22% THEME FROM NORTHERN EXPOSURE (MCA) 20 20% NEVILLE BROTHERS - Take Me To Heart (A&M) 36 55 19% C'VELLO - Day By Day (RCA) 32 51 19% ROY ORBISON - Heartbreak Radio (Virgin) 12 31 19% JAMES INGRAM - One More Time (Warner Bros.) 40 57 17% RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 45 61 16% 10,000 MANIACS - These Are Days (Elektra) 40 56 16% LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Soul Drifter (Reprise) 16 16%
November 6, 1992/theGAVIN REPORT 29 the GAVIN REPORT FEATURE
R.E.M. HAMMER The guys in R.E.M. have decided not to tour in by Ron Fell The U.S.A. Harvest campaign sponsored by support of their eighth and newest album, Hammer at his 1992 concerts has resulted in Automatic For The People, but they've made PRINCE more than 250 tons of canned goods being tentative plans to begin rehearsals for their next At the age of twelve, Prince could play 20donated to homeless and sheltered people. album on June 1, 1993. different instruments proficiently and by the time he was nineteen he had his first Warner MADONNA Bros. recording contract which included the While trying to jump-start her career as a singer right to produce his own music if he chose to do in Manhattan a decade ago, Madonna worked SO. briefly as a hat check girl at New York's famous Russian Tea Room. The proprietor recalled that MICHAEL W. SMITH Madonna "added a lot of interest and intrigue In September of 1991, Michael W. Smith was to the front of the house." profiled on the front page profile of the Wall Street Journal, and earlier this summer he was declared by People magazine as one of its MAXI PRIEST "Fifty Most Beautiful People." Singer Maxi Priest's real name is Max Elliot. He was born in London to Jamaican parents. SAWYER BROWN Joe Smyth, Sawyer Brown's drummer, has TERENCE BLANCHARD performed with both the Maine and the Miami Two soundtrack albums will be released inSymphony Orchestras. conjunction with Spike Lee's film biography of Malcolm X. An album of Terence Blanchard's LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM instrumental score comes out next week, and ofLindsey Buckingham's first musical influence mostly period -piece performances dating backwas Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's guitarist. As to 1934 will make up the other volume. Ar-a pre -teen in the fifties, Lindsey bought all of rested Development represent today's music;Presley's singles and taught himself how to TANYA TUCKER they've contributed REVOLUTION to the film'splay guitar years before he ever heard of play- People magazine ranks Tanya Tucker as one of closing credits. ers like Keith Richards. its "Ten Best Dressed" for 1992. JOHN STAMOS WITH THE BEACH BOYS "FOREVER" MCVAY MEDIA - MIKE MCVAY "We're suggesting it to our clients because it's a fun song from high profile artists."
"STEvE KENDALL -WLQR "Stamos and The Beach Boys... A perfect combination, it's just that simple."
JAY DAVIS -WROE "You've got John Stamos and The Beach Boys on the same record! How can you miss?!"
JIM THOMAS -KMXR "Stamos sounds great on the air, getting mostly females 25-40. Considering increasing rotation to medium."
RICK SHAW -KVIC "If my phones are any indication, we've got ourselves a hit! Parents are watching this TV show with their children and are familiar with the song. We are getting calls to play 'Forever.' The requests are female 25-49."
Pmu, RAMONE -KRLB "We have a large female listenership who think John Stamos is a hunk. Love to hear him on our GAVIN AIC station. Considering a rotation increase." DEBUT 39* MARK MCKINNEY -WTFM 73110 "This could be the one. Looks like they dealt a 'Full House!"
ROB HARDER -KISC "A great female love song.Fits well in our 'Love Notes' show."
DOUG CANNON -WDLX BROTHER INIEITAINNENT "Sounds great! John Stamos and Beach Boys are a terrific combination." In This Life
For all I'd been blessed with in this life There was an emptiness in me I was imprisoned by the power of gold With one honest touch you set me free
Let the world stop turning Let the sun stop burning Let them tell me love's not worth going through If it all falls apart I will know deep in my heart The only dream that mattered had come true In this life I was loved by you
For every mountain I have climbed Every raging river crossed You were the treasure that I longed to find Without your
Let the world stop turning Let the sun stop burning Let them tell me love's not worth going through If it all falls apart I will know deep in my heart The only dream that mattered had come true In this life I was loved by you
In this life I was loved by you
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Reports accepted Monday & Tuesday 8AM-3PM Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 MOST ADDED COUNTRY Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 2W LW TW GARTH BROOKS (166) (Liberty) 6 2 1 BILLY DEAN -If There Hadn't Been You (Liberty/SBK) DIAMOND RIO (134) 10 6 2 ALABAMA - I'm In A Hurry (RCA) (Arista) 9 5 3 MARK COLLIE - Even The Man In The Moon Is Cryin' (MCA) 7 4 4 MARK CHESNUTT - Bubba Shot The Jukebox (MCA) CONFEDERATE RAILROAD (91) (Atlantic) 1310 5 TANYA TUCKER - Two Sparrows In A Hurricane (Liberty) 11 8 6 RADNEY FOSTER - Just Call Me Lonesome (Arista) McBRIDE & THE RIDE (79) 1612 7 GEORGE STRAIT -I Cross My Heart (MCA) (MCA) 4 1 8 LORRIE MORGAN - Watch Me (BNA Entertainment) TRISHA YEARWOOD (75) 1211 9 MARTY STUART - Now That's Country (MCA) (MCA) 141310 MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER w/JOE DIFFIE - Not Too Much... (Columbia) 201711.CLINT BLACK - Burn One Down (RCA) 151412 KATHY MATTEA - Lonesome Standard Time (Mercury) 171513 BROOKS AND DUNN - Lost And Found (Arista) TOP REQUESTS 181614 RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 211915 HAL KETCHUM - Sure Love (Curb) MARK CHESNUTT 232016 ALAN JACKSON - She's Got The Rhythm(' Got The Blues) (Arista) GEORGE STRAIT 242117VINCE GILL - Don't Let Our Love Start (MCA) 252218TRACY LAWRENCE - Somebody Paints The Wall (Atlantic) ALABAMA 272319 SAMMY KERSHAW - Anywhere But Here (Mercury) LORRIE MORGAN 292520 LEE ROY PARNELL - Love Without Mercy (Arista) 302621 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Where'm I Gonna Live? (Mercury) TANYA TUCKER 262422 CLINTON GREGORY - Who Needs It (Step One)
1 923 PAM TILLIS - Shake The Sugar Tree (Arista) 312824JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Life's A Dance (Atlantic) 352925 RICKY VAN SHELTON - Wild Man (Columbia) 333026AARON TIPPIN -I Was Born With A Broken Heart (RCA) 343227 LITTLE TEXAS - What Were You Thinkin' (Warner Bros.) 403628 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Suspicious Minds (Epic) 363429TIM McGRAW - Welcome To The Club (Curb) 3830 CHRIS LeDOUX - Cadillac Ranch (Liberty) 31 TRISHA YEARWOOD - Walkaway Joe (MCA)
383532 GEORGE JONES - I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair (MCA) 33 GARTH BROOKS - Somewhere Other Than The Night (Liberty) 2 334TRAVIS TRITT - Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (Warner Bros.) MIKE REID Call Home 35 DOUG STONE - Too Busy Being In Love (Epic) (Columbia) 4036MICHELLE WRIGHT - He Would Be 16 (Arista) Fifty-seven adds this week including 37 LIONEL CARTWRIGHT - Standing On The Promises (MCA) K -FOX, WPOC, KBMW, WRNS, KUZZ, WFLS , KJUG, WRKZ, etc. 38TIM MENSY - That's Good (Giant/Nashville) 393939BELLAMYS - Can I Come On Home To You (Bellamy Bros.) Editor: Lisa Smith Assoc. Editor: Cyndi Hoelzle 40PAUL OVERSTREET - Still Out There Swinging (RCA) CHARTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks
ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL - Boom! It Was Over (RCA) 155 53 - 12 143 7% 2 GIBSON MILLER BAND - Big Heart (Epic) 145 22 - 27 118 18% 3 LISA STEWART - Somebody's In Love (BNA Entertainment) 142 7 - 38 104 26% 4 *DIAMOND RIO - In A Week Or Two (Arista) 140 134 - 13 127 9% 1
32 the GAVIN REPORT /November 6, 1992 ExaII-0-Nipper
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IN... THEVERDICTIS A LongTimeComin" "Leavin'sBeen Shenandoah! anotherhitsinglefrom Reports accepted Mondays at 8AM through 3PM Tuesdays NEWRELEASES Station Reporting Phone(415) 495-1990 UP & COMING Gavin Fax:(415)-495-2580 by Lisa Smith & Cyndi Hoelzle TRISHA YEARWOOD - Walkaway foe Reports Adds Weeks ARTISTTITLELABEL (MCA) Mostof yousaw Trisha's commanding 14 4 BOY HOWDY - Thanks For The Ride (Curb) 96 performanceof this song on the CMA 96 91 1 * CONFEDERATE RAILROAD - Queen Of Memphis (Atlantic) awards. Shesings with confidence and 96 44 2 MATTHEWS,WRIGHT & KING - House Huntin' (Columbia) emotion,and Don Henley's familar 84 79 1 * McBRIDE & THE RIDE - Just One Night (MCA) voice addsa bit of magic. 70 8 3 KAREN BROOKS & RANDY SHARP - That's Another Story (Mercury) 69 31 2 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND - One Good Love (Liberty) DIAMONDRIO - In A Week Or Two 59 5 4 THE NORMALTOWN FLYERS - Country Boy's Dream (Mercury) (Arista) Or Two" is a bit of a 59 4 3 RAY KENNEDY - No Way Jose (Atlantic) "In A Week departurefor the CMA's Vocal Group 58 57 1 * MIKE REID - Call Home (Columbia) Of The Year,but it's a sure winner. The 1 DeANNA COX - Never Gonna Be Your Fool Again (Warner Bros.) 49 3 band takestheir chart -topping formula 42 14 2 GUY CLARK - Baton Rouge (Asylum American Explorer) a step further,and gives us a taste of 41 1 3 JUDY FIELDS -I Got On This Train To Ride (Dream West) their sophomorealbum, Close To The 33 30 1 * DARRYL & DON ELLIS - Something Moving In Me (Epic) Edge. 32 7 2 DAN SEALS - We Are One (Warner Bros.) 29 26 1 * JEFF CHANCE - A Heartache On Her Hands (Mercury) CONFEDERATERAILROAD - Queen 27 3 LEE GREENWOOD -I Never Thought Your Memory Would Ever Go ...(Liberty) Of Memphis (Atlantic) You can't deny the appealof this song. 25 25 1 * SHENANDOAH - Leavin's Been A Long Time Comin' (RCA) It's a toe -tapping, foot -stomping,hand - clapping three minutesand 19 seconds Dropped:#7-S. Bogguss, #18-G. Brooks, #27-S. Wariner, #31-Wynonna, of pleasure. In other words,a surefire #33-Pirates/Mississippi, #37-J. Anderson, R. Reeves, J. White, Mavericks, J. Gorka. hit.
McBRIDE AND THERIDE - Just One Night (MCA) INSIDE COUNTRY Terry McBride sings hisheart out on this pure love song. Onceagain, the trio's harmonies elevatetheir music duction duties at the station...Jeff Hackett has into the stratosphere. #1ONE YEAR AGO TODAY been named the new Southwest Regional Pro- ALABAMA - Then Again motion Manager for Mercury Records. Jeff was most recently with Geffen Records in MIKE REID - Call Home(Columbia) #1 FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY Dallas...Special Country Crew congrats to Jack Reid does a great job with this beauti- "Ginger's Dad" McFadden, who was named REBA McENTIRE - The Last One To Know ful, touching song. The message will Manager of the Year at the recent SRO hit especially close to home as the awards...Teresa Whitney is the new Program- holidays approach. #1 TEN YEARS AGO TODAY ming / Promotions Assistant at KNAX- RICKY SKAGGS - Heartbroke Fresno...KILT-Houston celebrated the day af- ter election day by treating listeners to a free RICK VINCENT - The Best Mistakes I breakfast at Jack In The Box from6:30to8:30 Ever Made (Curb) AM...A couple of new full-time jocks have This promising newcomerhas got a been added to the WKSW-Urbana /Spring- cool groove going on thissong. Vincent field line-up. Heather Williams moves from wrote it, and a batch ofothers on his part-time to evenings, and Jay Thomas moves upcoming album, A WantedMan. from WSNY-Columbus to take over the mid- day shift...On Sunday, November 8th, Nash- ville will stage its first grassroots AIDS SHENANDOAH - Leavin'sBeen A Long fundraising and awareness event. The event, Time Comin' (RCA) From All Walks Of Life, is a Walk-A-Thon Drummer Mike McGuiregets co - whose Honorary Chairperson is former CMA writing credit on this "finallygot Executive Director Jo Walker -Meador. Kathy what's coming to him"song. Marty Mattea and Mark Chesnutt will be perform- Raybon has got a hell ofa voice, and ing a free concert following the walk. that's becoming more evidentwith Here's a picture of two of the our favorite cowboys doing Talk with you next week. The Gavin Country an in-store during the Dodge City Days Rodeo and Crew each Shenandoah release. Concert in Dodge City, Kansas. That's KBUF-Garden City's Storm Dennison seated to the left of Chris LeDoux. ALBUM CUTS JOHN ANDERSON -Let Go Of The Stone (BNA) COUNTRY HAPPENINGS... Congratula- GARTH BROOKS - We continue to thank thepowers above tions to one of our favorite people, Bryan Dixie Chicken/Every Now And Then for John Anderson. He'sdoes an Switzer, on his promotion to VP of Promo- GEORGE STRAIT - Overnight Male extrodinary job with thissong written tion at Atlantic Records...Steven Knight has TRAVIS TRITT - t -r -o -u -b -l -e by the father -son teamof Max D. and moved from evenings to middays at US101- HONEYMOON IN VEGAS - Max T. Barnes. Toledo, and assumes Assistant PD responsi- That's Allright (Gill) bilities. Cliff Anderson is now handling pro- 34 theGAVIN REPORT/November6, 1992 RICK VINCENT
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Reports Adds Heavy MediumLight Hit Factor Weeks BILLY DEAN - If There Hadn't Been You (Liberty/SBK) 224 - 215 9 - 100% 13 ALABAMA - I'm In A Hurry (RCA) 224 - 212 12 - 100% 9 MARK COLLIE - Even The Man In The Moon Is Cryin' (MCA) 224 - 207 16 1 99% 13 MARK CHESNUTT - Bubba Shot The Jukebox (MCA) 223 - 208 12 3 98% 10 TANYA TUCKER - Two Sparrows In A Hurricane (Liberty) 224 - 186 35 3 98% 8 RADNEY FOSTER - Just Call Me Lonesome (Arista) 222 - 180 37 5 97% 16 GEORGE STRAIT -I Cross My Heart (MCA) 224 - 154 67 3 98% 7 LORRIE MORGAN - Watch Me (BNA Entertainment) 207 - 193 9 5 97% 11 MARTY STUART - Now That's Country (MCA) 222 1 137 73 12 94% 10 MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER w/JOE DIFFIE - Not Too Much To Ask (Columbia) 224 - 123 89 12 94% 10 CLINT BLACK - Burn One Down (RCA) 223 - 109 108 6 97% 7 KATHY MATTEA - Lonesome Standard Time (Mercury) 224 - 105 112 7 96% 8 BROOKS AND DUNN - Lost And Found (Arista) 224 - 100 118 6 97% 9 RESTLESS HEART - When She Cries (RCA) 220 3 90 117 13 94% 11 HAL KETCHUM - Sure Love (Curb) 223 2 59 153 11 95% 8 ALAN JACKSON - She's Got The Rhythm(' Got The Blues) (Arista) 224 - 48 169 7 96% 5 VINCE GILL - Don't Let Our Love Start (MCA) 222 4 33 174 15 93% 5 TRACY LAWRENCE - Somebody Paints The Wall (Atlantic) 221 1 18 181 22 90% 6 SAMMY KERSHAW - Anywhere But Here (Mercury) 213 1 20 162 31 85°h 8 LEE ROY PARNELL - Love Without Mercy (Arista) 214 4 15 169 30 85% 7 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Where'm I Gonna Live? (Mercury) 217 3 10 166 41 81% 5 CLINTON GREGORY - Who Needs It (Step One) 208 3 23 146 39 81% 10 PAM TILLIS - Shake The Sugar Tree (Arista) 163 - 126 28 9 94% 13 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Life's A Dance (Atlantic) 210 7 6 150 54 74% 8 RICKY VAN SHELTON - Wild Man (Columbia) 217 6 2 134 81 62% 4 AARON TIPPIN -I Was Born With A Broken Heart (RCA) 207 5 3 122 82 60% 5 LITTLE TEXAS - What Were You Thinkin' (Warner Bros.) 203 8 - 125 78 61% 6 DWIGHT YOAKAM - Suspicious Minds (Epic) 188 6 3 97 88 53% 4 TIM McGRAW - Welcome To The Club (Curb) 179 7 8 100 71 60% 10 CHRIS LeDOUX - Cadillac Ranch (Liberty) 197 20 2 83 112 43% 3 TRISHA YEARWOOD - Walkaway Joe (MCA) 209 75 - 64 145 30% 2 GEORGE JONES -I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair (MCA) 171 8 4 94 73 57% 6 GARTH BROOKS - Somewhere Other Than The Night (Liberty) 194 166 5 52 137 29% 2 TRAVIS TRITT - Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (Warner Bros.) 130 - 85 31 14 89% 13 DOUG STONE - Too Busy Being In Love (Epic) 194 61 - 52 142 26% 2 MICHELLE WRIGHT - He Would Be 16 (Arista) 183 24 1 61 121 33% 3 LIONEL CARTWRIGHT - Standing On The Promises (MCA) 161 15 1 53 107 33% 4 TIM MENSY - That's Good (Giant/Nashville) 146 8 - 53 93 36% 4 BELLAMYS - Can I Come On Home To You (Bellamy Bros.) 131 1 3 68 60 54% 7 PAUL OVERSTREET - Still Out There Swinaino (RCA) 146 14 2 34 110 24% 4 TOP SELLING ALBUMS TOP TEN VIDEOS
1.GARTH BROOKS - The Chase (Liberty) 1. PAM TILL'S - Shake The Sugar Tree (Arista) 2.BILLY RAY CYRUS - Some Gave All (Mercury) 2. LORRIE MORGAN - Watch Me (BNA Entertainment) 3.GEORGE STRAIT - Pure Country Soundtrack (MCA) 3. BILLY DEAN - If There Hadn't Been You (Liberty/SBK) 4.BROOKS & DUNN - Brand New Man (Arista) 4. RADNEY FOSTER - Just Call Me Lonesome (Arista) 5.GARTH BROOKS - Beyond The Season (Liberty) 5. MARK COLLIE - Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying (MCA) 6.TRAVIS TRITT - t -r -o -u -b -I -e (Warner Bros.) 6. SUZY BOGGUSS - Letting Go (Liberty) 7.WYNONNA - Wynonna Judd (Curb/MCA) 7. ALABAMA - I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) (RCA) 8.VINCE GILL - I Still Believe In You (MCA) 8. TANYA TUCKER - Two Sparrows In A Hurricane (Liberty)
9.ALAN JACKSON - A Lot About Livin' (And A Little About Love) (Arista) 9. TRAVIS TRITT - Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (Warner Bros.) 10.GARTH BROOKS - Ropin' The Wind (Liberty) 10. GEORGE STRAIT - I Cross My Heart (MCA)
Based on correspondents' research Courtesy of Country Music Televisioncalvik II 36 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, 1992 the GAVIN REPORT RATINGS AND IftE EA RC 141
rbitron has just announced new N\-\ must be used at least four times per hour. How- rules for the use of Slogan Identi- ever, during programming where stations use A&fiers. These guidelines affect ev- an ID infrequently, they will still be eligible for ery radio station in America. In this column in credit for the submitted slogan if it's used more the September 18 edition of the Gavin Report, I ARBITRON that 50% of the occasions on which the station stated that Arbitron did not know what a slogan uses an ID. was. I went on to point out that radio broadcast- INTRODUCES Comment: This should cut out much of the ers were confused about what Arbitron was game playing of mentioning another station's asking for on the Station Information Package Slogan Identifier or part of it. The risk will now that is sent to them each survey period. Now, NEW be higher in using a slogan duplicating another Arbitron is instituting a new set of rules that will station's. The confusion that might be created force programmers into a clearer definition of a from using the competitor's slogan at least four slogan. SLOGAN times per hour may actually cause the competi- The new rules go into effect with the Winter tor to gain mentions. For the station playing this '93 survey period. The new guidelines will be most dangerous game, the use of the alternate contained in the Winter Station Information RULES slogan may destroy their own market differen- Package Arbitron will mail on November 19. by RboclY Bosley tiation. The biggest changes are: (1) that the station is 5. A submitted slogan is subject to deletion if required to use the slogan at least four times per two 60 -minute air check tapes recorded Mon- hour; (2) that the identifier submitted to Arbitron day -Friday 6 a.m. - Midnight during the same should be exactly as used on the air and (3) that failing to submit their slogan ID. Moody con- week demonstrate usage below the thresholds the submitted slogan identifier that fits into the ducts the diary reviews for the Nationwide sta- of four times per hour or 50% of the station IDs. 25 -character slot on the Station Information Pack- tions. Comment: The old system was a two-hour age should not contain abbreviations, slashes, Here are the new rules in case they didn't get tape for any two consecutive hours during the multiple spellings or redundancies. passed to you: week. This got some station sin trouble with the Jay Guyther, Vice President of Sales and Mar- 1. A station may submit its most frequently rules because of special weekend programming. keting for Arbitron Radio, said that the changes used on -air station identifier other than call let- This should be a more acceptable and workable were a result of discussions with programming ters or lone exact frequency. Slogan IDs must be approach. There are other rules related to Slo- consultants at the December Fly -In in 1991. Fur- used as station identifiers clearly, audibly and gan conflict air checks.If you plan to contest ther guidance was sought from selected pro- repeatedly during the broadcast hour. For ex-another station's use of a slogan, contact gram directors and other program ample, acceptable slogans would include "HotArbitron's Radio Policies and Procedures De- The Arbitron Radio Advisory Council was not 107," "98 Rock," "The Rocker," and "Newstalk partment in Laurel for details.Protect your consulted although they were told that a study 11.ft Slogan ID that you submit to Arbitron for Winter was being conducted. I asked Guyther what the Comment: Apparently some stations wereby using it at least four times per hour, every impetus was to introduce these changes. He attempting to gain listening credit by using their hour, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to said, "There has been a dramatic increase in the competitor's slogan or a portion of it in the top of Midnight. number of stations listing some other station's the hour ID and submitting it as a Slogan Iden- Once again managers, I would like to remind slogan just to try to get the (listening) credit." tifier to Arbitron. This action did conform to you that listing the Slogan Identifier with Guyther has sent a letter to all subscribing Arbitron's Slogan Guidelines. Arbitron confers no rights to its usage. Any stations saying, "During the last eighteen months, 2. Submitted Slogan Identifiers should reflect station can use a Slogan Identifier that is exactly many of our subscribers have asked that we exact on -air usage. For example, a station that like yours or very close to it without you having review our Slogan ID guidelines and revise them used "The New Mix 103.5" as its on -air identifier any recourse unless your station has gone to the to reflect the changing ways stations identify should submit "The New Mix 103.5" rather thantrouble and expense to have the phrase legally themselves." "MIX" or "New Mix" as its Slogan ID. protected. A rounded frequency identifier can Those stations that have been offended by the Comment: Those of us who spend time in the be used by any station. Certain mnemonic can be encroachment of others on what they believe toDiary Review Room in Laurel will be interested used by any station. Positioning statements are be their exclusive Slogan Identifier has caused a in seeing what impact this will have on submis- easiest to steal. A slight twist on the phrase and small furor among Arbitron subscribers, so this sions. We are not likely to see any changes in the confusion can be introduced. Consider the dif- decision to implement new and revised guide-diary entries, since positioners are not prevalentference between "New Mix" and "Best Mix." lines is as much a marketing consideration as ain diaries. A positioner tells your station's alter- The good news is that the diarykeeper rarely, if research one. Arbitron's stated goal for the new nate name, a nickname, if you will, from theever, uses these positioners to identify the sta- guidelines is to "best ensure that stations are official FCC call -letter assignment. tion.The bad news is that the on -air use of credited with their listening." 3. A Slogan may contain up to 25 characters, multiple identifiers can lead to confusion. The letter from Guyther also explains thatbut should not contain abbreviations, slashes, Once again, radio broadcasters have pushed "our review of the guidelines has been a lengthy multiple spellings or redundant elements. Forthe competitive envelope so that the ratings and coordinated effort. The suggestions and example, a "Magic 106" station need not listcompany has been forced into adopting more input from subscribers, observations from con- "Magic 106/Magic/Majik/106" as its Slogan stringent rules to insure that diarykeepers are no sultants, and our own internal research have all ID.Stations will automatically be eligible for more confused about station identity than they been thoroughly considered." alternative spellings of their submitted slogans. are in the normal course of events.It's disap- "Arbitron is dictating what a slogan is," said Comment: The 25 characters has been in place pointing that there wasn't much discussion with Bob Moody, Program Director of WPOC Balti- for a long time. This change might make it easier the Advisory Council or with many program- more, "and these new rules will mean some for the Arbitron editors to decipher what themers or program consultants in the industry. slogans are going to be eliminated." Moody said programmers really are using as Slogan Identi- For some reason, Arbitron chose to be secretive that there are many instances of programmers fiers. about these rule changes. The result, however, filing their positions with Arbitron and actually 4. Here's the BIG change-a Slogan Identifier would likely have been the same.
November 6, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 37 the GAVINREPORT CLASSIFIEDS
T&R: Pat McMahon, KDMX Radio, 1353 RegalARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED PER- JOB OPENINGS Row, Dalls, TX 75247. [10/30] SONALITY for your small/medium market station? JAll KPLU seeks part-time AT. Females and mi- I have twenty-two years worth! OM/PD/AT. Prefer norities encouraged. T&R: Pacific Lutheran Uni-COUNTRY KWHT/FM seeks AT for all shifts. OnlyMidwest or South Central. MIKE: (419) 243-0043. versity, Personnel Office, Tacoma, WA 98447. the best need apply. No calls please. T&R: Jeff[10/30] [11/6] Walker, PO Box 640, Pendleton, OR 97801. [10/30] FULL-TIME COUNTRY ANNOUNCER seeking Top NORTHWEST TOP 40 seeks Morning Drive, week-TOP 40 KACI has two part-time openings for expe-40, A/C or Rock format. Nights/Midday. DALE: ends and future f/t openings. T&R: Allan Fee, KISM/rienced AT. T&R: Greg Larsen, PO Box 516, The(816) 966-8708. [10/30] FM Radio, 2219 Yew Street, Bellingham, WA 98226.Dalles, OR 97058, or call (503) 296-2211. [10/30] [11/6] FIFTEEN -YEAR MORNING and Afternoon show OLIDES WIHN 96.7, seeks a full-time Evening Tal-personality seeking f/t position. Team player. Top POSSIBLE OPENING at up and coming Hot Countryent immediately. No calls please. T&R: PO Box 610,40, Oldies, Country and Hot A/C. JON -ERIC station in beautiful southern Oregon. AM/FM pow- Bloomington, IL 61702. [10/30] STEVENS: (402) 474-6408. [10/30] erhouse. No calls please. T&R: Michael Perry, 1257 North Riverside, Suite 10, Medford, OR 97501. AVAILABLE AIR TALENT EAGER to continue learning, and excel [11/6] in broadcast field. Two years experience in South- HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM Beau Richards (OM/PD)west Washington. Prefer NW, but will consider any QUALITY PART-TIMERS NEEDED for Country sta-and Kelly Green (AT) at WYAV/FM-Myrtle Beach,offers. Experience as News Director, Production tion KNCI. No calls please. T&R: Bob Young, 298SC, are in search of another programming chal-and Programming. JIM: (206) 456-3758. [10/30] Commerce, Sacramento, CA 95815. EOE [11/6] lenge! You can reach them at (803) 448-1041. [11/6] FIVE-YEAR AT seeks job in SF Bay Area. Done it all! KFYR/AM has an immediate opening for an An- Jock, News and Morning Drive. Promotions? You chor/Reporter with strong delivery, writing skillsFIVE-YEAR VET, all markets, varied and versatile.bet! STEVE: (707) 442-0107. [10/30] and a news digger. Experience necessary. T&R:Ready, willing and able to earn a living! Call me first! Jeff Alexander, PO Box 1738, Bismarck, ND 58502. TEN YEARS RADIO EXPERIENCE in NC, Country, EOE [11/6] Rock, Oldies, Big Band -you name it. Six years as PD AVAILABLE. Twelve years radio experience. NPD, MD and team player. Looking in the West, AZ, WLZ/HOT 96 is looking for an energetic AfternoonC and Country. Great track record. Call for T&R.CA & NV. Medium/large market. Can start ASAP. Talent with production skills. No egos. Females(800) 745-6495. [11/6] MIKE HOGAN: (602) 763-6417. [10/30] strongly encouraged. T&R: Hot96 Lakes FM, Cadillac, MI 49601. [11/6] AIR TALENT WITH FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCEFIFTEEN -YEAR MEDIUM MARKET PRO seeks sta- seeking f/t position, preferably Album or Country.tion that meets his standards. Must be profes- URBAN KDKO needs an experienced AnnouncerTeam player with winning attitude. Currently p/t insional, competitive, creative and well paying. JOHN: with production skills. News and sports experienceChicago. BRIAN: (312) 233-9643. [11/6] (309) 663-8641. [10/30] a plus. Females strongly encouraged. T&R: George Martinez, 2559 Welton, Denver, CO 80205. SAN FRANCISCO/SAN JOSE/MONTEREY PERSON- SERVICE REQUEST [10/20] ALITY. On -air in all three markets. Sixteen years PD, Promotions, Production, Major Market experi- KSRH: Album station featuring specialty shows KGRC, HANNIBAL/QUINCYhas an immediate open-ence. MARK: (408) 688-5604. [11/6] such as Rap, Alternative and Urban seeks service ing for a Morning Drive pro. Rush T&R: Jim from alllabels. Send to: Mariane Melnick, 185 Donnelly, PO Box 1017, Hannibal, MO 63401. EOEGREAT VOICE still on the lookout for great Sacra- Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901. [11/6] [10/20] mento -Modesto gig! No Morning Drives please for Contra Costa football voice. FRANK BUTERA: (510) KYJC: Country station needs service from all la- #1 COUNTRY STATION KFLG needs Air Personali-223-1534. [11/6] bels. Records, tapes and CDs. Send to: Michael ties for immediate and future openings. At least two Perry, 1257 North Riverside, Suite 10, Medford, years experience in Country, as well as personalFEMALE AT with Midday and Morning show/newsOR 97501. [11/6] appearances and remotes. If you can follow direc-experience looking for work in Denver, CO or Cali- tions, and are a team player, send T&R ASAP:fornia/Bay Area. KIP TANAKA: (303) 695-8114.KRKY: Country station needs service from all la- Program Director, 1343 Hancock Road, Bullhead[11/6] bels. Also sister station KRKM needs Classic Rock City, AZ 86442. [10/30] service. Send to: Annette Dugger, PO Box 1030, FLIRTATIOUS, FUN -LOVING dependable young fe-Granby, CO 80446, or call (303) 887-2566. [11/6] MIX 102.9 SEEKS TALENT TO HOST the number male newcomer seeks AT opportunity in the East. one rated A/C midday show in Dallas. Minimum 2ANDREA: (218) 732-8562. [10/30] WAIC: Urban station looking to expand Alternative years in medium/large market, willingness to get and Rock library. Service from all major and inde- involved in community and good self -editor. Women CURRENTLY SWING/WEEKENDS in Philadelphia.pendent labels. Send to: 1000 State Street, Spring- and minorities encouraged to apply. No calls please. Smooth adult communicator seeks AA/Jazz for-field, MA 01109. [10/30] mat. Team player. GREG: (609) 646-4055. [10/30]
38 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, /992 the GAVIN REPORT
Reports accepted Thursdays only 9AM -3PM MOST ADDED Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 JAZZ Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 1. RHYTHM OF THE EARTH - 2W LW TW JACKIE McLEAN (ANTILLES/POLYGRAM) 1 1 1 BRANFORD MARSALIS -I Heard You Twice The First Time (Columbia) 2. STANDARDS (AND OTHER 5 3 2 KENNY GARRETT - Black Hope (Warner Bros.) SONGS) - MIKE STERN 11 6 3 ELIANE ELIAS - Fantasia (Blue Note) (ATLANTIC) 6 4 4ANTONIO HART - Don't You Know I Care (Novus/RCA) 3.SIX PACK - GARY BURTON & 2 FRIENDS (GRP) 2 5 ALLEN FARNHAM - Play -cation (Concord Jazz) 4.LITTLE MAN BIG BAND - JIMMY 14 9 6 FRANK MORGAN - You Must Believe In Spring (Antilles/PolyGram) HEATH (VERVE/POLYGRAM) 7 7 7 BETTY CARTER - It's Not About The Melody (Verve/PolyGram) 5. OUT OF THE TRADITION - 1310 8 GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS - Soundtrack (Elektra) JACK WALRATH (MUSE) 1611 9 STEVE KHAN - Headline (Bluemoon) 6.DARLING... - DAKOTA STATON 4 5 10CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST - Haunted Heart (Verve/PolyGram) (MUSE) 21 1411 RAY ANDERSON - Every One Of Us (Gramavision) TIE 171612CRAIG FRAEDRICH - So In Love (Positive Music) NOCTURNAL PARISIAN - 201313PAQUITO D'RIVERA - Who's Smoking? (Candid/DA) GRAHAM HAYNES (MUSE) 251814LINCOLN CENTER JAll ORCHESTRA - Portraits By Ellington (Columbia) 3 8 15BRUCE FORMAN - Forman On The Job (Kamei) TOP TIP 473016ELVIN JONES - Youngblood (Enja) 442417LARRY CORYELL - Live From Bahia (CTI/Mesa/Bluemoon) 242218LENI STERN - Ten Songs (Lipstick) 4419WALLACE RONEY - Seth Air (Muse) CHARLES BROWN 182020BENNY CARTER - Harlem Renaissance (Music Masters) SOMEBODY TO LOVE (ROUNDER) 3425 21 NORMAN BROWN - Just Between Us (MoJazz/Motown) 372322LARRY CARLTON - Kid Gloves (GRP) A little blues potpourri to spice 101223 GEOFF KEEZER - World Music (DIW/Columbia) up the Jazz chart at #34. 121524 BOB JAMES/EARL KLUGH - Cool (Warner Bros.) 4225 RUSSELL MALONE - Russell Malone (Columbia) 362726 TONY BENNETT - Perfectly Frank (Columbia) 3227 GERALD VEASLEY - Look Ahead (Heads Up) RECORD TO WATCH 382828THE BRECKER BROTHERS - Return Of The Brecker Brothers (GRP) 5029 DON GROLNICK - Nighttown (Blue Note) 3531 3029TH STREET SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Your Move (Antilles/PolyGram) 151731 CARMEN BRADFORD - Finally Yours (Amazing) 272932 HELEN MERRILL - Clear Out Of This World (Antilles/PolyGram) 4633J.J. JOHNSON- Vivian (Concord Jazz) 34CHARLES BROWN - Somebody To Love (Rounder) 9 1935 NEW YORK STORIES - New York Stories (Blue Note) 4836DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Once When I Was Very Young (Music Masters) 37GARY BURTON & FRIENDS - Six Pack (GRP) 4338 TONINHO HORTA - Once I Loved (Verve/PolyGram) 8 21 39T.S. MONK - Take One (Blue Note) 423540THE RAY BROWN TRIO - Three Dimensional (Concord Jazz) 41 MIKE STERN - Standards (And Other Songs) (Atlantic) 283442 RIPPINGTONS feat. RUSS FREEMAN - Weekend In Monaco (GRP) 192643 PETER ERSKINE - Sweet Soul (Novus/RCA) 403744BARRY HARRIS/KENNY BARRON QUARTET - Confirmation (Candid/DA) JACKIE McLEAN 45RED RODNEY - Then And Now (Chesky) RHYTHM OF THE EARTH (ANTILLES/PLG) 46LOU DONALDSON - Birdseed (Milestone) Jackie McLean's Antilles debut 393847BOB THOMPSON - Love Dance (Ichiban) draws twenty-five adds. 48TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI JAll ORCHESTRA - Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia) 454549DAVID MURRAY - Special Quartet (DIW/Columbia) Co -Editors: Keith Zimmerman/Kent Zimmerman 433350JEREMY WALL - Stepping To A New World (Amherst)
CH4RTBOUND *Debuts in chortbound JACK WALRATH (MUSE) KEVYN LETTAU (JVC) *UNCLE FESTIVE (BLUEMOON) DAKOTA STATON (MUSE) *TRUDY DESMOND (CONCORD JAll) *BOBBY LYLE (ATLANTIC) *GRAHAM HAYNES (MUSE) *STEPS AHEAD (NYC) GIL GOLDSTEIN (WORLD PACIFIC) J.J. JOHNSON (CONCORD JAll) *FATTBURGER (SIN-DROME) *RAMSEY LEWIS (GRP) STEVE COLEMAN (NOVUS/RCA) JUSTO ALMARIO (BLUEMOON) Dropped: #36 Stanley Turrentine, #39 I Remember Jaco, #40 GERI ALLEN (BLUE NOTE) *JACKIE McLEAN (ANTILLES/PLG) Toots Thielemans, #41 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, #47 Pat STAN KENTON (MAMA) PONCHO SANCHEZ (CONCORD JAll) Metheny, #49 Andrew Cyrille, Joe Pass, Shadowfax. No, ember 6. 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 39 the GAVIN REPORT
Reports accepted Thursdays only MOST ADDED ADULT ALTERNATIVE 9AM-3PM 1.FAT CITY - SHAWN COLVIN 2W LW TW (COLUMBIA) TIE 1 1 1 LARRY CARLTON - Kid Gloves (GRP) LETTER TO EVAN - DAVID 3 3 2 BOB JAMES/EARL KLUGH - Cool (Warner Bros.) BENOIT (GRP) 2 2 3 RIPPINGTONS feat. RUSS FREEMAN - Weekend In Monaco (GRP) 3. A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE - 6 4 4JIM CHAPPELL - In Search Of The Magic (Real Music) MAX LASSER (REAL MUSIC) 1010 5 NORMAN BROWN - Just Between Us (MoJazz/Motown) TIE 11 9 6 TOM COSTER - Gotcha!! (JVC) CROSS CURRENT -ALEX MURZYN (KAMEI) 9 8 7 JEREMY WALL - Stepping To A New World (Amherst) 5.DEEP SOUL - RONNIE LAWS 4 5 8 PAT METHENY - Secret Story (Geffen) (PAR) 2212 9 UNCLE FESTIVE - Drive Down The Sun (Bluemoon) 6. THE SURVIVOR - ALPHONSE 811 10 BERNARD OATTES - Frame By Frame (Sin-Drome) MOUZON (TENACIOUS) 5 611 GEORGE JINDA & WORLD NEWS - World News (JVC) TIE 21 1912 GEORGE DUKE - Snapshot (Warner Bros.) CHERRY BLOSSOM - KEIKO 7 7 13 BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - UFO TOFU (Warner Bros.) MATSUI (WHITE CAT) 131614 WALTER BEASLEY - Intimacy (Mercury) 342215SADE - Love Deluxe (Epic) 2321 16KEVYN LETTAU - Simple Life (JVC) TOP TIP 331817FATTBURGER - On A Roll (Sin-Drome) ALPHONSE MOUZON 171418EXCHANGE - Exchange (Mesa) THE SURVIVOR 151519RICHY KICKLIGHTER - King's Highway (Ichiban) (TENACIOUS) 121320 WINDOWS - From The Asylum (Blue Orchid) SCOTT COSSU 191721 SHADOWFAX - Esperanto (EarthBeat!) STAINED GLASS MEMORIES 242022MIKE GEALER - Paradise Highway (Positive Music) (WINDHAM HILL) 41 31 23GERALD VEASLEY - Look Ahead (Heads Up) Two survivors debut highest this week. 302924VARIOUS ARTISTS - Party (American Gramaphone) Alphonse Mouzon in at #37 with 32 373225JUSTO ALMARIO - Heritage (Bluemoon) reports. Scott Cossu's comeback 162426 HIROSHIMA - Providence (Epic) is in at #40 with 23 mentions. 262627JAI UTTAL - Monkey (Triloka) 272528 DES'REE - Mind Adventures (Epic) 4329EKO - Logikal (Higher Octave) 202730JOE McBRIDE - Grace (Heads Up) 283031 RORY BLOCK - Ain't I A Woman (Rounder) 31 3332 KIKO - Kiko (Silver Strand) 3533 MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular Bells 2 (Reprise) 142334LESLIE LETVEN - Make It Right (Sin-Drome) 433635 MAIRE BRENNAN - Maire (Atlantic) 453736 PETER GABRIEL - Us (Geffen) 37ALPHONSE MOUZON - The Survivor (Tenacious) 384038 RACHELLE FERRELL - Rachelle Ferrell (Manhattan) 4839THE ROBERT CRAY BAND -I Was Warned (Mercury) 40 SCOTT COSSU - Stained Glass Memories (Windham Hill) 393841 BRYAN SAVAGE - Bryan Savage (Elation) 182842JENNIFER WARNES - The Hunter (Private Music) 504243LARRY CORYELL - Live From Bahia (CTI/Mesa/Bluemoon) 44DAVID CHARLES AND DAVID FRIEDMAN - Junkyard (DMP) SHAWN COLVIN 49 FAT CITY 293445 TOOTS THIELEMANS - The Brasil Project (Private Music) (COLUMBIA) 46 RAMSEY LEWIS - Ivory Pyramid (GRP) So much more than folkie, Shawn 47MARIA MULDAUR - Louisiana Love Call (Rounder) Colvin has AA's ear tying David 404748 JOHN GORKA - Temporary Road (High Street/Windham Hill) Benoit for Most Added honors. 253949KEN NAVARRO - The Labor Of Love (Positive Music) 50CRAIG PEYTON - Songs From Home (Earthflight) Co -Editors: Keith Zimmerman/Kent Zimmerman CHARTBOUND *Debuts in chartbound KEIKO MATSUI (WHITE CAT) ARRIBA (SHINING STAR) *JOAN BAEZ (VIRGIN) BOBBY LYLE (ATLANTIC) JUAN CARLOS QUINTERO (NOVA) *DAVID BENOIT (GRP) GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (ELEKTRA) THE SUNDAYS (DGC) STEFAN SCAGGIARI (POSITIVE MUSIC) *SHAWN COLVIN (COLUMBIA) *VITAL INFORMATION (MANHATTAN) Dropped: #41 Bob Thompson, #44 GARY BURTON (GRP) CHARLES BROWN (BULLSEYE/ROUNDER) Eric Clapton, #45 Clannad, #46 John STEVE KUJALA (SONIC EDGE) *RICK BRAUN (MESA BLUEMOON) Tesh, #50 Moodswings, Kotoja. 40 theGAVIN REPORT/November 6,1992 Compiled by Compiled by Keith Zimmerman Kent Zimmerman or
LW TIN POST -BOP LW IV COMMERCIAL ADULTALTERNATIVE 1 1 BRANFORD MARSALIS -I Heard You Twice... (Columbia) 1 1 LARRY CARLTON - Kid Gloves (GRP) 2 2 KENNY GARRETT - Black Hope (Warner Bros.) 2 2 RIPPINGTONS/RUSS FREEMAN - Weekend In Monaco (GRP) 5 3 BETTY CARTER - It's Not About The Melody (Verve/PolyGram) 7 3 NORMAN BROWN - Just Between Us (MoJazz/Motown) 7 4 ELIANE ELIAS - Fantasia (Blue Note) 4 4 JIM CHAPPELL - In Search Of The Magic (Real Music) 8 5 ANTONIO HART - Don't You Know I Care (Novus/RCA) 5 5 BOB JAMES/EARL KLUGH - Cool (Warner Bros.) 10 6 FRANK MORGAN - You Must Believe... (Antilles/PolyGram) 16 6 SADE - Love Deluxe (Epic) 4 7 ALLEN FARNHAM - Play -cation (Concord Jazz) 3 7 PAT METHENY - Secret Story (Geffen) 11 8 LINCOLN CENTER JAll ORCHESTRA - Portraits... (Columbia) 8 8 BERNARD OATTES - Frame By Frame (Sin-Drome) 9 9 BENNY CARTER - Harlem Renaissance (Music Masters) 9 9 HIROSHIMA - Providence (Epic) 12 10 PAQUITO D'RIVERA - Who's Smoking? (Candid/DA) 6 10 GEORGE JINDA & WORLD NEWS - World News (JVC) 14 11 GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS - Soundtrack (Elektra) 13 11 GEORGE DUKE - Snapshot (Warner Bros.) 3 12 CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST - Haunted... (Verve/PolyGram) 11 12 WINDOWS - From The Asylum (Blue Orchid) 13 13 STEVE KHAN - Headline (Bluemoon) 14 13 WALTER BEASLEY - Intimacy (Mercury) 6 14 BRUCE FORMAN - Forman On The Job (Kamei) 12 14 JEREMY WALL - Stepping To A New World (Amherst) 23 15 RUSSELL MALONE - Russell Malone (Columbia) 18 15TOM COSTER - Gotcha!! (JVC) 18 16 CRAIG FRAEDRICH - So In Love (Positive Music) 17 16 RICHY KICKLIGHTER - King's Highway (Ichiban) 15 17 CARMEN BRADFORD - Finally Yours (Amazing) 15 17 BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - UFO TOFU (Warner Bros.) 19 18 TONY BENNETT - Perfectly Frank (Columbia) 23 18 UNCLE FESTIVE - Drive Down The Sun (Bluemoon) 24 19 RAY ANDERSON - Every One Of Us (Gramavision) 2219MIKE GEALER - Paradise Highway (Positive Music) 20 ELVIN JONES - Youngblood (Enja) 19 20 EXCHANGE - Exchange (Mesa) 21 WALLACE RONEY - Seth Air (Muse) 27 21 FATTBURGER - On A Roll (Sin-Drome) 20 22 THE RAY BROWN TRIO - Three Dimensional (Concord Jazz) 10 22 LESLIE LETVEN - Make It Right (Sin-Drome) 2823J.J. JOHNSON- Vivian (Concord Jazz) 29 23 MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular Bells 2 (Reprise) 24 LARRY CORYELL - Live From Bahia (CTI/Mesa/Bluemoon) 28 24VARIOUS ARTISTS - Party (American Gramaphone) 25 DON GROLNICK - Nighttown (Blue Note) 25 25 DES'REE - Mind Adventures (Epic) 27 26 LENI STERN - Ten Songs (Lipstick) 26 KEVYN LETTAU - Simple Life (JVC) 2927 BARRY HARRIS/KENNY BARRON...- Confirmation (Candid/DA) 27 JUSTO ALMARIO - Heritage (Bluemoon) 28 THE BRECKER BROTHERS - Return Of The Brecker... (GRP) 20 28 JOHN TESH - The Games (GTS) 29 DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Once When I Was... (Music Masters) 29 ALPHONSE MOUZON - The Survivor (Tenacious) 30 LOU DONALDSON - Birdseed Milestone 30 30 ERIC CLAPTON - Unplugged (Reprise) Culled from a select sample of Jazz -intensive reporters. Culled from Gavin Commercial AA Reporters only. JAZZ REVIEWS
LOVE DELUXE - SADE (EPIC) the -memory stance. It's a tuneful equivalent to with the addition of a cello and flute. Letter To The Sade sound is still smoldering, but to sayperusing old photo albums and spying family Evan addresses fragility and vulnerability as it her band is devoted entirely to sensuality means heirlooms in the bottom of a drawer. The open- does melody and guarded simplicity. "Things you haven't read the lyrics. Love Deluxe is an ing title cut broods with narrative sentimental- Are Getting Better" is a Samba aperitif that overview of the human heart. The big opener, ity, while "Among My Souvenirs," after thewould sound fine segued into, say, Kevyn "No Ordinary Heart," is as grinding as theessential chords are meshed out in the intro, Lettau or Ricardo Silveira. material gets-classic Sade in the pocket. Yet lopes along with an elusive mid -tempo. Bill once you dig deeper, you see how the subject Smith's clarinet is shrouded in decaying re - LIFE ON PLANET GROOVE - matter expands. "Feel No Pain" very much verb. "In A Little Spanish Town" will conjureMACE° PARKER (VERVE/POLYGRAM) reminds me of recent trips to London, a city still up the crew-cut/bobby-sox vitality of Brubeck's Maceo Parker's smokin' brand of iconoclastic very much in the grip of recession, as the song fifties' mode. Of course, it's minus the snow- funk is more timely than ever. The soul power deals with the family crisis and loss of dignity flake delicacy of Joe Marello's drums. Proceedof the JB Horns is American as fried chicken, that dicey financial times often bring. We also from there to his weightier stride reading ofeven though this set was taped onstage in Co- found "Pearls" quite interesting, a song of des- "Shine On Harvest Moon." Brubeck's latest logne, Germany. It's feel -good music wrapped peration ("there is a woman in Somalia /the combines lineage, reminiscence and dreamy in a steel -toed boot. Check out "Addicted Love." sun gives her no mercy") that ends with Love remakes of galvanized standards. Now hasn't Maceo's spiky alto duets, teamed Deluxe's best line: "And it hurts like brand- with Pee Wee Ellis' squawking tenor and Fred new shoes." True, there are still love songs to be LETTER TO EVAN - DAVID BENOIT (GRP) Wesley's glissando trombone mischief, served found, but the "Deluxe" portion seems to be As with Waiting For Spring, David Benoit is as a constant inspiration to the streetwise avant- Sade's poignant world view. With Sade and her gathering hard core Jazz programmers' atten- garde, Jazz loft rebels of the previous decades? band, you get much more than a smooth opera- tion on Letter To Evan. In addition to a slightly Where would bands like Art Ensemble Of tor. more rootsy approach, Benoit yearns for inti- Chicago or 29th Street Saxophone Quartet be macy, quite often paring the band down towithout funky pranksters like Maceo and the ONCE WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG - quartet size. Benoit's playing has always beenJB Horns? Classic James Brown remakes like DAVE BRUBECK (MUSIC MASTERS) trim and fastidious. The notes flow evenly and "Soul Power" and Pass The Peas," which Maceo Here's a lush but spare musical configuration: symmetrically. On the emotional side, Benoit is and friends play like second nature, deserve a Dave Brubeck with a rhythm section plus apoetic with a flair for understated drama. Hishappy home on Jazz airwaves-even though it clarinetist as the featured soloist. Once When I cover of Dave Grusin's "On Golden Pond" may not exclusively be a Man's Man's World Was Very Young assumes a priceless, jolt -of -maintains the song's cinematic groundswell anymore.
November 6, 1992/the GAVINREPORT 41 eration partakes of this classic movie and song, remember one BY K ENT ZIMMER MAN important word. Plastics. NORTHERN EXPOSURE - '80s it was Dolby who pioneered MOTHER LOVE BONE MUSIC FROM THE the machine -driven sound paint- (STARDOG/ME RC URY) TELEVISION SERIES ings of the New Music era. HeOne of the sadder aspects of the expands on that spirit here by us-Seattle explosion is that Mother (MCA) ing a host of distinguishedLove Bone isn't around to reapYes, Album Radio tends to shy sidemen. For instance, on the away from television soundtracks, KEEP THE FAITH - the benefits of the oats they sowed opening "I Love You Goodbye," but it's impossible to let the North- BON JOVI with their excellent music. True, Dolby is joined by Cajun fiddlerthe surviving members have moreern Exposure sampler pass with- (JANIBCO/ME RC U RY) Michael Doucet. Jerry Garcia and than made up for lost time as Pearlout a comment. The music selected After ten years together, some-Bob Weir appear on the final bal- Jam, so far one of the most influ-here is as quirky as the show's times all you need is a little vaca-lad, "Beauty Of A Dream." But it's ential bands of the nineties. Still, itdramatic flow. You get everything tion from each other. When JonEddie Van Halen who turns in from happy theme music to Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and was Mother Love Bone who mixed the most dramatic cameo onthe influences of Led ZeppelinDaniel Lanois' "Jolie Louise," to the rest of the band went off onA&H's brightest moment, "East- Nat King Cole to Lynyrd Skynyrd their own solo and soundtrack with a new rock vision. More than ern Bloc." Aside from a few famil-any other recent hard rock band,to Booker T., Etta James and more projects after 1988's New Jerseyiar chord changes, you'd never world music flavor. This collec- album, it looked like Bon Jovi as a Mother Love Bone seemed to un- peg this one as the sequel toderstand Zeppelin's approach totion is delightful in the same way band was kaputski. But after aDolby's "Europa & The Pirate the show is unpredictable. Is there 1991 New Year's Eve gig in Japan light, shade and drama. Like Joy Twins." It is Van Halen's solo thatDivision's Ian Curtis, who dieda lesson here somewhere? renewed the group's chemistry,epitomizes the eclectic spirit of so they went back into the studio on the eve ofNew Order's this collection. Here is music thatManchester musical awakening, ....KA-BLOOM! - to record Keep The Faith.Asoars toward the next century, FLOWERHEAD (ZOO) couple years in the making, Keep The late MLB singer Andrew much the same way Dolby's early As we used to say during the six- The Faith is drenched in intense Wood deserves some degree of work was a decade ahead of itsPatron Sainthood. His short timeties, "Tape a flower to a rock and clouds of East Coast dreaming.own time. smash the state." ka-Bloom is an- With its dense lyric work, Keep on the planet helped to redefine American hard rock, moving itother example of modern flower The Faith's theme seems to be that power.Hailing from Austin, dreams do come true. Living out away from the doldrums of wit- Flowerhead recorded their power his fantasies through his music, less metal scales and shag hair- psychedelia in Madison, Wiscon- specifically these songs, Jon Bon cuts, beautifully bridging hard and sin and mixed it in New England Jovi isn't shy about extolling the alternative rock n roll. This collec- virtues of fame. The trax are ion is the aural evidence. with Lou Giordano (producer of Sugar and Pere Ubu). The results jammed with references to girls, do have a well -traveled glow. money, rock n roll and, ironically, Flowerhead was designed with escape. Keep The Faith is an hour- long reunion of one of New high decibels in mind. As guitar- Jersey's prime exports. Trax in- ist Buz Zoller cites, "Even when JACKYL (GEFFEN) we do soft songs, they're loud." A clude "Keep The Faith," "I Be-On the surface, Jackyl offers a lieve," "In These Arms" and self-proclaimed "do-it-yourself" sample of familiar rock n roll. On band, Flowerhead made the tran- "Blame It On the Love Of Rock &the opening "I Stand Alone," sition from four to twenty-four Roll." singer Jesse Dupree borrows a trax with a sense of casual aban- few stolen vocal licks from AC/ ONHEADS donment. "It was like recording ASTRONAUTS & HERETICS -DC-the Brian Johnson era no R on the four -track in our practice THOMAS DOLBY less. It's not until you get to the room, except it was on a 24 -track -(GIANT/REPRISE) center of the disc, when you get to "MRS. ROBINSON" - in a bigger room." Begin with Released the same time the Pope"The Lumberjack," that the fun "Acid Reign." finally clears the name of Galileobegins. The opening strains of THE LEMONHEADS as the original astral heretic-As-chainsaw (and I mean that liter- (ATLANTIC) Welcome New Gavin Album tronauts & Heretics is Thomasally) launches the band into a bluesThe Lemonheads have been be-Reporter...Kelsey Lamberton is Dolby's re-entry into our musicalstroll. By mid -song, the song fea-' stowed with a most peculiar honorthe MD of KAFR-Angel Fire, NM atmosphere. Up until recently,turesarockin'-get this-on the event of the twenty-fifthserving Santa Fe, Taos and mar- Dolby's best recent work was as achainsaw solo. Don't try this atanniversary of the Graduate star-kets beyond. Address is KAFR, producer, notably his work withhome, boys and girls. It's some-ring Dustin Hoffman as the infa-Hwy 434, Agua Fria Business Park, Prefab Sprout. Now his talents asthing that takes practice and willmous Ben. Believe or not, the videoAngel Fire, NM, 87710. Phone is producer and innovator are trulygo down gangbusters up in Alaskaperformance of this cover will505-377-2597. FAX: 505-377-3578. conglomerated on this, his mostand the Great Northwest. Watchappear at the beginning of a spe- ambitious work. During the earlyout for the Spotted Owl. cial movie reissue. As a new gen- 42 the GAVIN REPORT/November 6, 1992 the GAVIN REPORT
Reports accepted Mondays 9AM-4PM & Tuesdays 9AM-3PM MOST ADDED Station Reporting Phone:(415) 495-1990 ALBUM Gavin Fax:(415) 495-2580 1. "JOHNNY GUITAR" - 2W LW TW JOHNNY WINTER (POINT BLANK/CHARISMA) 2 1 1 R.E.M.- Drive, Sidewinder, Ignoreland, Moon, Night Swimming (Warner Bros.) 2. "WAR OF MAN" - NEIL YOUNG 1 2 2 PETER GABRIEL - Digging, Steam, Frog, Loved (Geffen) (REPRISE) 3 3 3 U2 - Horses, Even, Ultra, One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways (Island/PLG) 3."THE LUMBERJACK" - 4 5 4 BLACK CROWES - Hotel Illness, Thorn, Sting, Remedy, Morning (Def American/Reprise) JACKYL (GEFFEN) 8 6 5 DAMN YANKEES - Where You Goin' Now, Don't Tread On Me (Warner Bros.) 4. "JOSEPHINE" - RONNIE WOOD 6 4 6 THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her?, Rollin Down (Atco) (CONTINUUM) 3611 7 KEITH RICHARDS - Wicked As It Seems (Virgin) TIE 10 9 8 DAN BAIRD -I Love You Period. (Def American/Reprise) "THE BRAVERY OF BEING OUT 7 7 9 BAD COMPANY - This Could, How About That (Atco) OF RANGE" - ROGER WATERS 20101010,000 MANIACS - These Are Days, Noah's Dove (Elektra) (COLUMBIA) TIE 5 811 EXTREME - Rest In Peace (A&M) "CRUEL LITTLE NUMBER" - 231712BON JOVI - Keep The Faith (Jambco/Mercury) JEFF HEALEY BAND (AR ISTA) 151313MICHAEL PENN - Doctor, Strange, Drained (RCA) 221614IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS - Shuffle It All (Geffen) 2915NEIL YOUNG - War Of Man (Reprise) 121216DEL AMITRI - Just Like A Man, Last, Downfall, Blame (A&M) TOP TIP 162317 RONNIE WOOD - Josephine, Show Me (Continuum) 342218 STEVIE VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE - Shake For Me, All Your Love (Epic) 141419TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - Walk On The Ocean, Want (Columbia) SASS JORDAN 473720JEFF HEALEY BAND - Cruel Little Number (Arista) "IF YOU'RE GONNA LOVE ME" (IMPACT) 372621 TALKING HEADS - Lifetime Piling Up (Sire/Warner Bros.) 21 1822 INXS - Taste It, Heaven, Not Enough Time, Baby Don't (Atlantic) It's been a big year for this 272423 GUNS N' ROSES - Yesterdays, 14 Years, November Rain (Geffen) Canadian songstress. Debut #41! 1821 24SPIN DOCTORS - Jimmy Olsen's Blues, Miss (Epic) 192725 ROGER WATERS - Bravery, God, Watching TV, Late Night I & II (Columbia) 9 1526JUDE COLE - Start The Car (Reprise) 131927THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - Just A Loser (Mercury) 323028 ARC ANGELS - Too Many Ways To Fall, Angels (DGC) 282529 TOM COCHRANE - Washed Away, Regrets, Highway (Capitol) 31 31 30DADA - Dizz Knee Land (IRS) 263531 JOE SATRIANI - Friends, Summer (Relativity) 333632OZZY OSBOURNE - Time After Time (Epic) 11 2033ERIC CLAPTON - Layla Unplugged (Reprise) 302834 TEMPLE OF THE DOG - Say Hello To Heaven, Hunger (A&M) 444335ALICE IN CHAINS - Them Bones, Down In A Hole (Columbia) 293236PEARL JAM - Black, Jeremy, Even (Epic) 383837SAIGON KICK - AllI Want, On The Way (Third Stone/Atlantic) 253338 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Dance, 2001, Heavy, Dance, Crazy, Meet (Island/PLG) 4639AC/DC - Highway To Hell (Atco) 41 4040 SUZANNE VEGA - Blood Makes, Rock In, 99.9 F, When Heroes (A&M) 41 SASS JORDAN -If You're Gonna Love Me, Goin' Back Again, Remind (Impact) 484742 SUGAR - Helpless, IfI Can't, Good Idea, The Act (Rykodisc) JACKYL 394543ANNIE LENNOX - Broken Glass, Why, Bird (Arista) "THE LUMBERJACK" 434844 JOE WALSH - Fairbanks Alaska (Epic Associated/Pyramid) (GEFFEN) 173445FOREIGNER - Heaven On Our Side, Doctor (Atlantic) Not since Monty Python's "Lumberjack Song" has this 5046 JAYHAWKS - Waiting For The Sun, Hollywood Town (Def American/Reprise) noble profession received such 403947DEF LEPPARD - Elected, Have, Make Love, Tonight, Rocked, Heaven (Mercury) musical attention. Features a mean 48MEGADETH - Foreclosure Of A Dream (Capitol) chainsaw solo! 49ROY ORBISON - Heartbreak Radio (Virgin)
Editor: Kent Zimmerman 50ZACHARY RICHARD - Come On, Sheila (A&M)
CH4RTBOUND *Debuts in chortbound *JOHNNY WINTER (POINT BLANK/CHARISMA) "JOHNNY GUITAR" DREAM THEATRE (ATCO/EAST WEST) "PULL ME UNDER" JEFFREY GAINES (CHRYSALIS) "HEADMASTER" HARDLINE (MCA) "FIND" *SONNY LANDRETH (ZOO) "LANDLORD" *BOB DYLAN (COLUMBIA) "TOMORROW NIGHT" *BOB MARLEY (ISLAND) "IRON" *ELTON JOHN (MCA) "SIMPLE LIFE" ROBBEN FORD (STRETCH/GRP) "REAL MAN" Dropped: #41 Great White, #42 Lindsey Buckingham, #44 Tesla, *MOTHER LOVE BONE (STARDOG/MERCURY) "STAR DOG" #49 Peter Himmelman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Weller. November 6. 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 43 the GAVIN REPORT
Reports accepted Mondays 9AM-4PM & Tuesdays 9AM-3PM Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 MOST ADDED ALTERNATIVE Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 1. ASTRONAUTS AND HERETICS - 2W LW TW THOMAS DOLBY (GIANT/REPRISE)
2. "GET OUT OF CONTROL" - DANIEL 5 5 1 SOUL ASYLUM - Somebody To Shove, Runaway Train, Without A Trace (Columbia) ASH (COLUMBIA) 1 1 2 R.E.M. - Drive, Sidewinder, Ignoreland, Moon, Night Swimming (Warner Bros.) 3. "DEMOCRACY" - LEONARD 12 7 3 THE SUNDAYS - Love, Goodbye, What Do You, More (DGC) COHEN (COLUMBIA) 2 2 4SUGAR - Helpless, IfI Can't, Good Idea, The Act (Rykodisc) 4. UPTOWN AVONDALE - AFGHAN PETER GABRIEL - Digging, Steam, Frog, Loved (Geffen) WHIGS (SUB POP) 4 4 5 6 10,000 MANIACS - These Are Days, Noah's Dove (Elektra) * HAPPY 14 1/2 - KING MISSILE 6 6 (ATLANTIC) 3 3 7 SCREAMING TREES - Nearly Lost You, Dollar, Tomorrow's, Shadows (Epic) " SMASH YOUR HEAD... - SEBADOH 14 8 8 TELEVISION - Call Mr. Lee, 1880, In World, The Rocket (Capitol) (SUB POP) 1913 9 PAUL WELLER - Uh Huh Oh Yeah (Go!/London/PLG) 9 9 10NINE INCH NAILS - Happiness In Slavery, Last (Nthng/TVT/Interscope/ARG) 810 11 SUZANNE VEGA - Blood Makes, Rock In, 99.9 F, When Heroes (A&M) TOP TIP 271712 MUDHONEY - Suck You Dry (Reprise) 161513TALKING HEADS - Lifetime Piling Up (Sire/Warner Bros.) NENEH CHERRY 151414 EUGENIUS - Buttermilk, Flame On, Breakfast, Bed -In (Atlantic) "TROUT" 101215RAMONES - Poison Heart, Censorshit, I Won't Let, Tomorrow (Radio Active) (VIRGIN) 171616DARLING BUDS - Please Yourself, Sure Thing (Chaos) 711 17MICHAEL PENN - Doctor, Strange, Drained (RCA) Last week's Record To Watch is NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN - Not Sleeping Around (Chaos) this week's highest debut -26. 332218 302019U2 - Horses, Even, Ultra, One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways (Island/PLG) COMMERCIAL 11 1820MOODSWINGS - Spiritual High (State Of Independence) (Arista) 21 21 21 HAPPY MONDAYS - Stinkin Thinkin, Angel (Elektra) 131922 TOM WAITS - Goin' Out West (Island/PLG) 422723 JAYHAWKS - Waiting For The Sun, Hollywood Town (Def American/Reprise) 242424INXS - Taste It, Heaven, Not Enough Time, Baby Don't (Atlantic) 252525MARY'S DANISH - Leave It Alone (Morgan Creek) 26 NENEH CHERRY - Trout (Virgin) 3527 DADA - Dizz Knee Land (IRS) 41 3228 MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO - Edge Of No Control (Mute/Elektra) 4729LEMONHEADS - Mrs. Robinson (Atlantic) 202330MORRISSEY - Tomorrow, Fatty, Hate, National, Glamorous (Sire/Reprise) 3931 31 BEAT HAPPENING - Noise, You Turn Me On (Sub Pop) 443732ALICE IN CHAINS - Them Bones, Down In A Hole (Columbia) GAVIN FRIDAY 353333PETER HIMMELMAN - Beneath The Damage, Child Into A Man (Epic) "KING OF TRASH" 282934LUNA - Anesthesia, Slash, Crazy People, Hey Sister (Elektra) (ISLAND) 262835CONSOLIDATED - Guerrilas In The Mist (Nettwerk/IRS) Commercial stations diggin' this HOUSE OF LOVE - You Don't Understand, Feel, Loneliest Eyes (Fontana/Mercury) trashy offering include WHFS, KTAO, 182636 KTCL, WDST, KBCO, etc. 383837INSPIRAL CARPETS - Generations (Elektra/Mute) COLLEGE 38 SHAWN COLVIN - Another Round Of Blues (Columbia) 474539BLIND MELON - Tones Of Home (Capitol) 434040JESUS LIZARD - Boiler Maker, Puss (Touch & Go) 223041 SONIC YOUTH - 100%, Youth, D. Butterfly, Chapel Hill, Sugarkane (DGC) 363642THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her?, Rollin Down (Atco) 4943 IMMACULATE FOOLS - Stand Down (Continuum) 4444 DAISY CHAINSAW - Love Your Money, Pink Flower, Sick Of Sex (A&M) 233945 SINGLES SOUNDTRACK - Alice In Chains, P.Westerberg, S.Trees, Mudhoney (Epic) 46 SUPREME LOVE GODS - Souled Out (Def American/Reprise) 47 FLOWERHEAD - Acid Rein (Zoo) 343448BLEACH - Surround, First, Push (Chameleon/Elektra) 49TH' FAITH HEALERS - It's Easy, Hippy Hole, Reptile Smile, This Time (Elektra) 50BOB MARLEY - Iron Lion Zion (Island/PLG)
CHtiRTBOUND *Debuts in chartbound THOUSAND YARD STARE NEIL YOUNG - HARVEST MOON (REPRISE) HANDS ON GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - "JOSEPHINA" (SAVAGE) (POLYDOR/PLG) THOMAS DOLBY - ASTRONAUTS AND HERETICS (GIANT/REPRISE) Dropped: #41 John Wesley Harding, Hands on experience: KUNV, KCRW, ALICE DONUT - THE UNTIDY SHADES... (ALT. TENTACLES) #42 Too Much Joy, #43 Kitchens Of KUCI, WUSB, WRFL, WSMU, etc. POPINJAYS - FLYING DOWN TO... (EPIC) Distinction, #46 Overwhelming Editor: Undo Ryan BIGOD 20 - "ON THE RUN" (SIRE) Colorfast, #48 Farm, #50 Medicine. 44 the GAVIN REPORT 1Novemher 6, 1992 THOMAS DOLBY
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1 R.E.M.- Drive, Sidewinder, Ignoreland, Moon (Warner Bros.) 1 MUDHONEY - Suck You Dry (Reprise)
2 PETER GABRIEL - Digging, Steam, Frog, Loved (Geffen) 2 SUGAR - Helpless, If I Can't, Good Idea, The Act (Rykodisc) 310.000 MANIACS- These Are Days, Noah's Dove (Elektra) 3TOM WAITS - Goin' Out West (Island/PLG) 4SOUL ASYLUM - Somebody To Shove, Runaway Train (Columbia) 4SOUL ASYLUM - Somebody To Shove, Runaway Train (Columbia) 5THE SUNDAYS - Love, Goodbye, What Do You, More (DGC) 5BEAT HAPPENING - Noise, You Turn Me On (Sub Pop) 6TALKING HEADS - Lifetime Piling Up (Sire/Warner Bros.) 6EUGENIUS - Buttermilk, Flame On, Breakfast, Bed -In (Atlantic) 7SUZANNE VEGA - Blood Makes, Rock In, 99.9 F, When Heroes (A&M) 7SCREAMING TREES - Nearly Lost You, Dollar, Tomorrow's (Epic) 8U2 - Horses, Even, Ultra, One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways (Island/PLG) 8TELEVISION - Call Mr. Lee, 1880, In World, The Rocket (Capitol) 9PAUL WELLER - Uh Huh Oh Yeah (Go!/London/PLG) 9MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO - Edge Of No Control (Mute/Elektra) 10INXS - Taste It, Heaven, Not Enough Time, Baby Don't (Atlantic) 10JESUS LIZARD - Boiler Maker, Puss (Touch & Go)
11 SUGAR - Helpless, If I Can't, Good Idea, The Act (Rykodisc) 11 THE SUNDAYS - Love, Goodbye, What Do You, More (DGC) 12MICHAEL PENN - Doctor, Strange, Drained (RCA) 12R.E.M. - Drive, Sidewinder, Ignoreland, Moon (Warner Bros.) 13SCREAMING TREES - Nearly Lost You, Dollar, Tomorrow's (Epic) 1310,000 MANIACS - These Are Days, Noah's Dove (Elektra) 14TELEVISION - Call Mr. Lee, 1880, In World, The Rocket (Capitol) 14NINE INCH NAILS - Happiness In Slavery (Nthng/TVT/Interscope/ARG) 15RAMONE$ - Poison Heart, Censorshit, I Won't Let (Radio Active) 15SUZANNE VEGA - Blood Makes, Rock In, 99.9 F, When Heroes (A&M) 16DADA - Dizz Knee Land (IRS) 16CONSOLIDATED - Guerrilas In The Mist (Nettwerk/IRS) 17MORRISSEY - Tomorrow, Fatty, Hate, National (Sire/Reprise) 17TH' FAITH HEALERS - It's Easy, Hippy Hole, Reptile Smile (Elektra) 18SHAWN COLVIN - Another Round Of Blues (Columbia) 18PETER GABRIEL - Digging, Steam, Frog, Loved (Geffen) 19MOODSWINGS - Spiritual High (State Of Independence) (Arista) 19DARLING BUDS - Please Yourself, Sure Thing (Chaos) 20NENEH CHERRY - Trout (Virgin) 20DAISY CHAINSAW - Love Your Money, Pink Flower, Sick Of Sex (A&M) 21 NINE INCH NAILS - Happiness In Slavery (Nthng/TVT/Interscope/ARG) 21 RAMONES - Poison Heart, Censorshit, I Won't Let (Radio Active) 22NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN - Not Sleeping Around (Chaos) 22MEDICINE - Aruca, One More (Def American/Reprise) 23LEMONHEADS - Mrs. Robinson (Atlantic) 23NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN - Not Sleeping Around (Chaos) 24PETER HIMMELMAN - Beneath The Damage, Child Into A Man (Epic) 24JAYHAWKS - Waiting For The Sun (Def American/Reprise) 25SINGLES SOUNDTRACK - Alice In Chains, P.Westerberg (Epic) 25HAPPY MONDAYS - Stinkin Thinkin, Angel (Elektra) 26THE REMBRANDTS - Johnny Have You Seen Her?, Rollin Down (Atco) 26SPECTRUM - True Love (Silvertone/BMG) 27JAYHAWKS - Waiting For The Sun (Def American/Reprise) 27PUBLIC ENEMY - Hazy Shade Of Criminal (Def Jam/Chaos) 28BLIND MELON - Tones Of Home (Capitol) 28ALICE DONUT - Loteria, Magdaline (Alternative Tentacles) 29BOB MARLEY - Iron Lion Zion (Island/PLG) 29SONIC YOUTH - 100%, Youth, D. Butterfly, Chapel Hill (DGC) 30ALICE IN CHAINS - Them Bones, Down In A Hole (Columbia) 30PAUL WELLER - Uh Huh Oh Yeah (Go!/London/PLG)
ALTERNATIVE NEW RELEASES Gene Loves Jezebel, and if their new single is MERCURY REV - anything to go by, the band has matured mu- YERSELF IS STEAM (COLUMBIA) sically during their time away from the spot- I could be real crazy, but this Jonathanlight. In fact, "Josephina" doesn't even sound Donahue guy from Mercury Rev? I swear he like GLJ until those familiar banshee -like vo- was the Flaming Lips' road manager for a cals kick in. Already added at LIVE 105, KTCL, while-before he joined the band (and com- KFMA, X-96, and KKDJ, among others, pletely upset that trio's careful balance). Then, "Josephina" looks like it's going to be a Com- the band joined him under the name Mercury mercial radio winner.Look for the entire Rev and they released an album for Rough album, Heavenly Bodies, out in January. LR Trade, 1991's Yerself Is Steam. This collection from Columbia includes that album, the Rev's AFGHAN WHIGS - Peel Sessions and a non -LP single, material UPTOWN AVONDALE (SUB POP) enough to require two CDs. The Lips are still According to the "fact sheet" that came in our the best available reference point for Mercury Sub Pop package, Uptown Avondale marks Rev's brand of hazy, tweaked, hallucinogenic Afghan Whigs' last release for this prestigious FLOWERHEAD - ka-BLOOM! meandering. Honestly, I wasn't too taken indie label. If that's not enough to jar the peas off (ZOO) with this when it first appeared over a year your fork, how 'bout this: four out of five songs This power -heavy Texas -based quartet sur- ago, but Yerself Is Steam definitely sounds on this EP are cover versions and the remaining prised quite a few people in New York last better than the most recent Flaming Lips LP, track is a remixed single from the Congregation week with their killer live show. It's quite a and the extra tracks here demonstrate that the album. It's this "Rebirth Of Cool" remix, which compliment to Flowerhead (who produced) band has grown beyond its original influ- sports the kind of English "baggy" shuffle beat and Lou Giordano (who mixed) that ka- ences, so make sure when you're listening, that innundated the airwaves this Summer, that Bloom! captures the dynamic energy of the you make it all the way to the second disc. Commercial radio will most likely gravitate to. band's live show so enthusiastically. Drum- SEANA BARUTH Personally, I recommend the Supremes' classic, mer Pete Levine describes Flowerhead as, "Come See About Me." College radio can play"...loud, chaotic, messy" which really only GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - any and all tracks on this EP and will enjoy thescratches the surface. The band boasts some "JOSEPHINA" (JRS) fun, light-hearted spirit in which it was made. pretty wild, psychedelic musical flashes em- It's been a while since we last heard from LR phasized by a slow, grinding bass and a loud,
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talkative guitar. One listen to ka-Bloom! andAnd Furs" for the most fun. Now if only I Missile tune penned solely by bassist/key- you know what I mean. Highlights of thecould find my purple hair dye. LR board player Chris Xefos. But the lead track, album include the single, "Acid Rein," "Cof- "Martin Scorcese," and the second cut, "De- fee," "Snagglepuss," "All Along The Way" SHATTERPOSTS - tachable Penis," are the more interesting of- and "Sunflower." LINDA RYAN SPEAR AND MAGIC HELMET ferings here. "Scorcese" (whose name I could (MANUFACTURE never spell correctly until I wrote this review) SOUND OUTPUT) is everything I like best about this band-a noisy and furious rant brimming with acidic From the land of glass -bottomed boats and irony. "Detachable Penis," a lighthearted tale, coral castles comes the female vocals/grind- is good for some chuckles, although its title ing guitar sound of Tallahassee's Shatterposts. had me hoping to dust off my diaphragm After a couple of false starts "Alma Mater" with a belly laugh. But maybe I just don't have leapt up and struck me as the standout track. the, um, equipment, to fully understand. As scaly guitars flow with a current of percus- Anyway, the new King Missile long -play sion, alluring Kellie Parr vocals ("come and won't be out 'til January, so you'll have to, test the waters inside me") become a har- um, entertain yourself with this one. Have monic mantra. "Kill Again's" guitars shift into multiple gears and a tongue-in-cheek fun. SEANA BARUTH headbanging element spices things up. Other *Due to lack of space in last week's issue, Import! shards to check are "Simple Way's" acoustic Indie was bumped this week to accomodate two guitar, "Black Wampum And Red Sticks- week's worth of reviews. Seana wanted me to tell THE VIBRATORS - wavering tempo, and "Easy Lay's" thrashyou that so you zvouldn 't freak out when you section. Hurricanes aside, this is the mostdidn't see it. THE POWER OF MONEY (CON- ripping stuff out of FLA in awhile. DAVID SUNDAY NICKS TINUUM) BERAN 12:00PM-2:00AM/ I don't know about you, but every now and alietwirmis nog:I:Arm again I find myself saying, "They sure don't KING MISSILE - 1. SOUL ASYLUM - SOMEBODY TO SHOVE write 'em like they used to," while reaching HAPPY 14 1 /2 (ATLANTIC) for a Stiff Little Fingers or Buzzcocks CD. You 2. R.E.M. - DRIVE In case the words King Missile never con- too? Well, check this out. Apparently, The 3. SCREAMING TREES - NEARLY LOST YOU jured a particular mental image for you, the Vibrators went into the studio and re-re- 4. MORRISSEY - GLAMOROUS GLUE cover art and the second track on this 5 -song corded/polished up a dozen of their bright- 5. THE SUNDAYS - LOVE stopgap EP, Happy 14 1 /2, should finally do est songs, which are now being released in the job. Happy 14 1 /2 contains some col- 6. 10,000 MANIACS - THESE ARE DAYS America on this Power Of Money CD. One lectibles in the form of a live version of "The 7. SUGAR - HELPLESS listen and it's back to the days of safety pins Bunny Song" (a John S. Hall/Dogbowl com- 8.NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN - NOT SLEEPING AROUND and anarchy. Check out "Automatic Lover," "Baby Baby," "London Girls" and "Whipsposition from the band's earliest incarnation) 9. SONIC YOUTH - YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM and "All Things Everywhere," the first King 10. NIRVANA - IN BLOOM
ne year after the death of rock and and directed by Sophie Muller whose credits roll impresario Bill Graham, The include Sade's videos for "Nothing Can Come Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Inc. Between Us" and "Love Is Stronger Than Pride," Odedicated the reopening of their center at 1696 by Sheila Rene as well as hit clips for the Eurythmics and Annie Haight Street in San Francisco as a memorial to The song was released by the indie label, Politi- Lennox... their long-time benefactor. On October 26, a cally Correct Records, and goes to program di- Bits & Pieces: New Nirvana! DGC Records is press conference, dedication ceremony and open rectors and not to retail. The project was execu- scheduled to release Throw-Aways on December house/party was held to make it official. The tive produced by guitar legend and former22. It's a collection of previously unobtainable Haight Street institution was originally opened Doobie Brothers member Jeff "Skunk" Baxter,material, B-sides and unreleased tracks, accu- in 1970 with the funds Graham raised from a and produced by Gene Woody/12 Step Produc- mulated throughout Nirvana's career...Thunder Creedence Clearwater Revival benefit concert. tions of Stevie Wonder and Waylon Jennings is having great success with their new album on The building has been closed for four years fame. The tune was written byJack Tempchin Geffen, Laughing On Judgement Day. They re- because of damage caused by a 1988 fire. Gra- who wrote the Eagles' hits "Peaceful Easy Feel-cently performed at Donnington and will be ham first came into contact with the clinic when ing" and "Already Gone," singer/songwriterspending October on a headlining tour of the he read an article about its founding in 1967. Parvene Michaels and Chicago blues guitarist/ U.K., then, in November, it's on to Europe open- Always one to step forward for a good cause, composer Keith Field. Michaels sings lead vo- ing for Extreme. Plans call for them to begin Graham's "patron Saint" reputation lives on as cals with Field and Baxter on guitars, formertouring America in early '93...Newly-signed the new name of the organization will be The Bill Wings drummer Denny Siewell on drums and Austin rockers, Pariah, have begun recording Graham Center for Health and Recovery. An- Baxter and Norman Sancho on bass. Call (213) their debut album in Los Angeles. They're using other salute to Mr. Graham is coming in the form 969-1178 for your copy... veteran producerTomWerman...After being of the name change for the S. F. Civic Audito- On October 20, Epic Records released Love on the road for over a year and earning their rium. Soon it will be known as the Bill Graham Deluxe, the new album by Sade. The Anglo- fourth platinum album, Tesla finished their Civic Auditorium... Nigerian superstar hit it big with her 1984 debut, "Psychotic Supper" tour in Lafayette, Louisi- There's still time to call and get your copy of Diamond Life, 1985's Promise and 1988's Stronger ana. The very successful Sacramento -based band "Take This Country Back," a non-partisan po- Than Pride. "No Ordinary Love," the first single, plans to take a much deserved rest and then litical song aimed at motivating people to vote. will be followed by a video filmed in Los Angeles begin work on #5... November 6, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 47 the GAVIN REPORT PERSONAL PICKS SINGLES b Dave Sholin BOYZ II MEN - In The Still Of The NightSADE - No Ordinary Love (Epic) Music has the (Motown) In the mid -'50s, The Five Satinsremarkable ability to stir the senses and trans- ALBUMS by Ron Fell took this Cole Porter standard for a doo-wopport the listener to any destination imagin- stroll and the first wave of Baby Boomers ate itable. No artist makes that happen quite like up. Nearly four decades later, the spectacularSade, who returns after a four-year absence. voices of Boyz II Men resurrect it for a newNo doubt, her fans can't help but feel the time generation of Top 40 listeners. Included asaway was much too long, but she leaves little part of the album and upcoming TV mini-doubt that her extraordinary songstyling is series on The Jacksons (see NEWS: "Jacksonshotter than ever. Want You Back") it caused radio to react so quickly it qualified as last week's RECORDCROSSOVER PICK TO WATCH and nabs a MOST ADDED spot this week. A brilliant marriage of a great songMAD COBRA - Flex (Columbia) As men- to great singers. tioned in last week's "Inside Top 40" column, the popularity of Dancehall and Reggae is WILSON PHILLIPS - Flesh & Blood (SBK/unquestionably on the rise. WPGC Washing- ERG) As the father of three young children, toton, D.C. charts this cleverly written and pro- me, the poignant message of this song is in-duced Dancehall entry 3-2 with other Top Ten credibly moving. But parent or not, each of uslistings at HOT 97 New York 11-10 (40 plays) SADE - Love Deluxe (Epic) can relate to the often fragile child/parentand ISLE 95 St. Croix 20-10. Top thirty onLed by the exotic song stylist Folasade Adu, relationship though few have experiencedWAPE, KMEL, WBBQ, WTIC / FM and BOSSSade, the four -piece Quiet Storm ensemble, what Carnie, Chynna or Wendy did during97. "Flex" is fresh! makes large velvet statements full of elegance their formative years. If you're not touched by and texture. The set's lead single, NO ORDI- this emotion -packed ballad, better check your NARY LOVE, is as cool as it is bluesy. I pulse. COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE, arranged above a tongue -and groove -bed of rhythm, is the album's most hypnotic love song. And the sweet surrender of CHERISH THE DAY is NEXT WEE timeless and classic Sade that could have come from any of her previous three volumes of platinum cool. Yet it's not all love songs and heartbreaks, as there's a somewhat strange twist of sentiment to hear Ms. Adu sing of the BILLY tragic circumstances in famine -ridden Soma- lia on the song PEARLS. But it's homey and heartfelt when you know that she's a native of RAY Nigeria. The line "she's dying to survive" shows the pearl as the ultimate metaphor for food. The picture painted is powerful and CYRUS poignant. The bottom line here is that even though a self-imposed absence of more than four years preceded this comeback, Sade's return is triumphant and complete. the GAVIN REPORT
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GUY ZAPOLEON - HOUSTON "Two yews ago 117 halt Pitillips began the move toward mainstream music forTop 40 radio - here the girls speak from the heart with another smash for A/C and Top 40 with'Flesh and Blood'."
B100 - GENE KNIGHT - SAN DIEGO
"...Pure Wilson Phillips vocals. Reminds me of 'Release Me'. Should be abig hit."
WMTX - MASON DIXON - TAMPA "There are so many broken families gut there that the song `Flesh and Blood' givespeople a chance to relate their own feelings as well as feelwhat Wilson Phillips are trying to say."
WLTE - GARY NOLAN - MINNEAPOLIS ". I moving ballad delivered with that classic Wilson Phillipssound, an instant r°lateable song that's perfect for WLTE listeners!"
WLTW - KURT icINSON - NEW YORK "Substantial new music from the premier act of the 90's."
NEW YORKER/ELIZABETH W1 RTZI:. I. "And while the lyrics have their share of an. the song pays homage to Brian Wilson's creative legaty."
MIAMI HERALD/LEONARD PITTS "Listening to 'Flesh & Blood' is like reading a private letter"
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Produced by Glen Ballard Executive producer: Charles KIrpelmanWritten by Glen Ballard and WilsonPhillipsVocal Arrangements: Glen Ballard and WilsonPhillipsilunagement Trudy Green and Howard haufnum