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PATRICK M. LYNCH Coin -Op /West Coast JIM WARSINSKE (LA.) Marketing LEEJESKE New York Edkor THE MUSIC TRADE MAGAZINE KIMMYWIX Nashvile Editor Editorial ERNEST HARDY, Assoc Ed (LA) ALEX HENDERSON, Assoc Ed (LA) TONY SABOURNIN, Assoc. Ed, Latin (N.Y.) SHELLY WEISS, Assoc. Ed, Poblishmg (LA) BERNETTA GREEN (N.Y. Steelheart WILMA MELTON (Nash.) Chart Research BY ALEX HENDERSON JEFF KARP Coordinator (LA) THESE DAYS, HARD ROCKERS STEELHEART ARE ENJOYING EXPOSURE ON MTV and have a contract with MCA Records. But rejection all about. Shopping a seven-song in CLIFF GERKEN (Nash.) several years ago, the Norwalk, Connecticut band knew from experience what was demo TERESA CHANCE (Nash.) New York and Los Angeles, lead vocalist Michael Matijevic had more than a few doors closed in his face. "I went to every f****in' label," NATHAN W.(DXF) HOLSEY (LA) Matijevic recalls. "The worst thing was, nobody wanted to listen to it. They didn't even give it a chance. It could have been the best thing CHERRY URESTI (LA) in the world, but nobody wanted to even listen to it." DAN RUTHERFORD (LA) But Steelheart's perseverence paid off with a management contract that, ‘nine days after it was signed, resulted in a deal with BRYAN DeVANEY(LAJ MCA—which released the headbangers' self-titled debut album in 1990. Steelheart's second album is due out later this year. Production "I'll tell you right now, we've definitely got steel hearts," Matijevic asserts. "Nobody can do anything to us anymore that hasn't already JIM GONZALEZ been done. You can beat us, kick us—whatever you want to do—but we're still going to stand up, and we're still going to keep playing. Art Director That's it." O Circulation NINATREGUB, Manager CYNTHIA BANTA Publication Offices NEW YORK 157 W. 57th Street (Suite 1402) New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 Fax: (212) 582-2571 NUMBER ONES HOLLYWOOD 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) Hollywood, CA 90028 POP SINGLE POP ALBUM Phone: (21 3) 464-8241

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HOW YOU LIKE DEM APPLES: After an interminable delay, Capitol EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Records will begin reissuing the Apple Records catalogue on CD. Ringo,

the 1973 album by you-know-who, kicks off the program this week, with BMG has named Jeffrey Liebenson vice president, legal releases later this year promised from Badfinger, Billy Preston, the and business affairs. Liebenson, who was at BMG from 1984- was most recently director, legal and business affairs at Modem Jazz Quartet, James Taylor and Jackie Lomax. 87, SportsChannel America. In his new post, he will negotiate and TAKE THAT TRASH AND STUFF IT: "Yakety Yak: Take It Back!" an aU-star structure artist signings and joint ventures for BMG Interna- tional and will serve as its counsel in its Asia Pacific region and remake of the old Leiber & Stoller Coasters classic to raise public Canada. PolyGram Records has named Mark J. Fine awareness for the need to recycle trash, has been released. Masterminded senior vice president, special markets, putting him in charge of developing the repertoire rights for all the labels within by Jolie Jones, daughter of Quincy, the single and accompanying video PolyGram Group Distribution. He was previously vice presi- Queen Latifah, Randy Newman, Stevie Wonder, feature Quincy Jones, dent, product development for the music division of American Lita Ford, B.B. King, Bette Midler, and many others. Interactive Media. Randy Miller has been appointed vice president of marketing for MCA Records, announced Geoff AT&T is sponsoring the project, with Atlantic handling the distribution. Bywater, vice president, marketing. Before joining MCA, It comes out this Monday, which happens to be "National Recycling Miller spent seven years with RCA Records—most recently serving vice artist Day" (we didn't know that). as president, development. East West Records America has appointed John Mrvos vice president OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE...: Whitney Houston? Sure, because she's of A&R and Wendy Goldstein senior director of A&R, an- Miller nounced East West president/CEO Sylvia Rhone and East kicking off a 70-city North American tour in Knoxville on April 18. Don't West president/COO Vince Farad. Previously, Mrvos was worry, she's coming to a city near you real soon... Steve Winwood? Sure, director, talent acquisition for Columbia Records, while Goldstein most recently served as senior director of for he's going to start his first U.S. tour in three years in Seattle on April 29. A&R RCA Records. Kevin Evans has been promoted to director He'll also be around to your neighborhood, but his opening acts coming of A&R, Black music and gospel for A&M Records. Evans will might not be, they keep changing. First you'll have Roger McGuinn report directly to senior vice president of A&R David Anderle, who announced the promotion. Evans joined A&M in 1986, (through May 9). Then Robert Cray (May 10-16). Then, the rest of the most recently serving as national director. Gospel Music Mrvos way, Joe Cocker. Division. And A&M has appointed Iris Perkins director of Black music marketing. Perkins will report to Don Eason, vice singer SYNCH OR SWIM: Yvette Marine, a background on 's president of Black music promotion, and will relocate to Forever Your Girl album, has filed suit in Los Angeles claiming that her A&M's Hollywood headquarters. Perkins joined A&M in 1988, most recently acting as regional promotion manager, R&B, participation on three of the tracks was more than background work; she Northeast. Mercury Records has made a slew of appoint- claims her vocals were mixed with Abdul's to create the lead vocal tracks. ments: John Mazzacco has been promoted to national direc- tor, product development, making him responsible in assisting It's a "false packaging" lawsuit and Virgin Records, mincing no words, vice president Dane Venable in the day-to-day operation and calls it "opportunistic, bad faith litigation wholly lacking in merit." Stay planning of the product development area as well as the Goldstein tuned. creation and execution of marketing plans for specific artists. Mazzacco's a five-year PolyGram veteran. Josh Zieman, DATES, WE GOT DATES: April 22. The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly former EMI director of marketing, becomes director, product development, also reporting to Venable. And several additions Hills. ASCAPs sixth annual Film and Television Music Awards, honor- have been made to the Mercury sales force: Leighton ing soundtrack writers... April 23. Pickwick Center, Burbank. "Travis Singleton becomes director, national sales. Rhythm & Black Music Group, making him responsible for overseeing the sales Tritt's Country Club," a fundraising event, featuring the country star and of all the division's product on the Mercury label. Alyssa Levy friends, for Options House of Hollywood, a non-profit organization that becomes national dance retail manager; she was recently at Evans provides temporary housing and counseling to homeless youths... April Island Records. Three new regional sales managers have also been named: Buzz McCarthy on the East Coast, Pete Velser 27. The Los Angeles Tennis Center. Ray Charles gets the fourth annual in the Midwest and Mid Central regions, and Caren Hester George & Ira Gershwin Award, for his outstanding lifetime musical on the West Coast. Also, Jim Genova has been appointed director, pop & alternative sales. And Walter Greene has been achievement, at the UCLA Spring Sing. Joe Cocker will do the presenting. named director. East Coast publicity. Rhythm & Black Music MEETING OF THE MINDS: A marketing and public relations firm headed Group; he was most recently an editor at the New York Carib News. *OOA# #$*OT)*A has named Cindy Levine by Jim Moore has merged with the Los Angeles-based entertainment national promotion director. She comes to the Chicago-based Perkins public relations outfit Norman Winter/Associates. With this merger, label from A&M. Impact Records vice president of marketing Gilles “Frenchy” Gauthier has selected Rob Moore assumes the title of senior vice president, effective immediately. Nishida for the position of manager, product services. Nishida During his years in the publishing field, Moore worked on staff with comes to Impact from Chamelon Music Group, for which he several inudstry trade publications, inlcluding The Hollywood Reporter, was manager of production. Capitol Records has named Mitch Satalof regional marketing director. Northeast region. Television/Radio Age and the London-based Screen Journal. Previously, Satalof served as a sales representative for RCA Records and BMG Distribution in Philadelphia for 13 years. FORTUNE AND MEN’S EYES: Fortune Records, a new Oakland-based And Capitol has named the Houston-based Dee Roquemore indie, has been launched by Don Livingston to "create high-quality regional promotion manager. Southwest region. Previously, Mazzacco music that will appeal to a broad range of the music-buying public." she was local promotion manager for MCA Records. Capitol Records has appointed Dennis Brady regional Sounds like a novel idea to us. Oakland's Craze is the first artist signing... promotion, manager, Cleveland. Previously, he was Midwest And L.A.-based Rincon Recordings has entered into a joint venture with promotion manager for MC Hammer's Bust It Records. Debbie Lewis has been appointed regional sales manager, Virginia's Cellar Door Records. The first release is from, yes, the Left Midwest for Geffen/DGC Records. Before joining Gef- Wing Fascists, creators of such classics as "K-Mart Shopper" and "I fen/DGC, the Cleveland-based Lewis was a regional sales Drive a Yugo." account service rep for MCA Distribution. Tom Albert was recently upped to data processing manager for Warner Zieman Bros./Nashville. TOP 100 SINGLES

April 20, 1991

#i Single: Amy Grant High Debut: Michael Bolton #37 To Watch: Whitney Houston #54

Total Weeks Total Weeks Last Week T Last Week T

QBABY BABY (A&m 75021 1549) Amy Grant 5 9 ^THAT’S WHY (Hollywood 8293) The Party 54 9

2 I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU (MCA 53992) London Beat 1 11 2JBITTER TEARS (Atlantic 87760) INXS 69 3

3 HOLD YOU TIGHT (Giant 4-19458) Tara Kemp 4 14 SlMIRACLE (Arista 2222) Whitney Houston 80 2

^JJOYRIDE (EMI 50342) Roxette 6 8 55 MY SIDE OF THE BED (Columbia 73529) . Suzanna Hoffs 43 12

5 YOUR’E IN LOVE (SBK 19729) Wilson Phillips 3 11 EElflF THERE WAS) ANY OTHER WAY (Epic 4-73665) 67 3

6 (Epic 34T-7366) 2 13 gJSTEP ON (Elektra 4-64899) . Happy Mondays 62 4

JJSADNESS PART 1 (Charisma 4-98864) Enigma 8 10 EElMY HEART IS FAILING ME (SBK 07342) Riff 65 5

8 ONE MORE TRY (Quality 15114) TimmyT 7 17 gjjLOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (A&m 1548) 68 3

9 THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652) Trade Spencer 9 18 60 CALL IT ROCK & ROLL (Capitol 44676) 49 8

QH RHYTHM OF MY HEART (Warner Bros.) Rod Stewart 15 6 SlWALKING IN MEMPHIS (Atlantic 4-87747) 77 3 QJCRY FOR HELP (RCA 2744) Rick Astley 14 10 62 EASY COME EASY GO (Atlantic 4-87773) 44 11

QHERE WE GO (Columbia 38T-73690) C&C Music Factory 19 7 63 WICKED GAMES (Reprise 4-19704) 48 21

13 MERCY MERCY ME (EMI 50344) Robert Palmer 13 10 64 WORD OF MOUTH (Atlantic 97714) Mike & The Mechanics 66 4

NIGHT LONG) (Polydor 879-4664) Cathy Dennis 23 8 1 (Virgin 4-99141) UB40 79 4 2JT0UCH ME (ALL OHERE AM (COME AN0 TAKE ME )

m|l TOUCH MYSELF (Virgin 98873) Divinyls 22 7 66 I’ll DO 4 U (MCA 53912) 56 10

16 ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 4-19748) .... Tevin Campbell 10 19 INCOME AGAIN (Warner Bros. 4-19408) . Damn Yankees 82 2

HflRICO SUAVE (Interscope/East West 4-98871) Gerardo 20 10 [^WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 4-87805) 90 2

njTHAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS, BABY (Atco 3532) Rembrandts 21 11 69 HIGHWIRE (Columbia 73742) . Rolling Stones 58 7

19 SIGNS (Geffen 4-19653) Tesla 11 18 70 GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Columbia 38-73604)

20 GET HERE (Fontana/Mercury 878 476-4) Oleta Adams 12 19 57 22

QQ|l DONT WANNA CRY (Columbia 38T-73743) Mariah Carey 37 3 71 RIDE THE WIND (Capitol 44616) 59 12

EE»YOU DONT HAVE TO GO HOME (Mercury 878864-4) Triplets 30 6 72 DISAPPEAR (Atlantic 4-87784) 61 22

gjMORE THAN EVER (DGC 24290) Nelson 26 7 73 IF YOU NEEDED SOMEBODY (Atco 98914) 63 24

24 SOMEDAY (Columbia 38T-73561) Mariah Carey 16 14 74 THE FIRST TIME (Columbia 38-73502) 60 24

(Arista 21531 CTSAVE SOME LOVE Keedy 27 5 ^JSEAL OUR FATE (Epic 73769) . Gloria Estefan DEBUT ^JlESHA (Motown 2070) Another Bad Creation 29 11 76 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (SBK 4JM-07339) 64 20

27 I’LL BE BY YOUR SIDE (L.M.R7RCA 2758-4) Stevie B 17 12 [JjUNBELIEVALBE (EMI 50350) EMF DEBUT

28 ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED (Arista 21 56) Whitney Houston 18 18 FTll WANNA SEX YOU UP (Giant 4-19382) . Color Me Badd DEBUT

EJVOICES THAT CARE (Giant 19350) Voices That Care 34 6 [2JPEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING SEX (/Polygram 879 666) 'DEBUT

30 SHOW ME THE WAY (A&M 1536) Styx 24 19 [JJDON’T MAKE ME DREAM ABOUT YOU (Reprise 4-19357) . . . . . Chris Isaak 88 2 2JMORE THAN WORDS (A&M 75021 75172) Extreme 40 5 jJlT’S A SHAME(MY SISTER) (Warner Bros. 4-19515)

32 HOW TO DANCE (Atlantic 0-86083) Bingo Boys 33 10 89 2

2Jl LIKE THE WAY(THE KISSING GAME) (Jive/RCA 1424) Hi-Five 39 5 OFEELTHE GROOVE (Scotti Bros. 52814SBS) 87 2

2JDONT TREAT ME BAD (Epic 34T-73676) Firehouse 38 8 2J DREAM LOVER (IRS 13821) . Rebel Pebbles DEBUT ^SILENT LUCIDITY (EMI 50345) Queensryche 41 5 84 ONE IN A MILLION (Mechanic/MCA 54044) 74 5

36 STONE COLD GENTLEMAN (MCA 5403) Ralph Tresvant 36 8 ElUNCLE TOM’S CABIN (Columbia 38-73644) DEBUT

2JLOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING (Columbia 73719) Michael Bolton DEBUT 86 ANOTHER LIKE MY LOVER (Warner Bros. 4-19486) . . Jasmine Guy 81 4

38 CALL IT POISON (Atlantic 3752-2) Escape Club 28 9 ^LOVE WILL SURVIVE (Capitol 44707) . Donny Osmond DEBUT 39 RESCUE ME (Sire/Warner Bros. 4-19490) Madonna 35 8 dJjGOOD HEART (RCA 2796) DEBUT 40 ALL THIS TIME (A&m 2354) Sting 31 14 [JJ STRIKEIT DP (RCA 2794) DEBUT QlLOSING MY REUGiON (Warner Bros. 19392) R.E.M. 51 4 90 DEEP DEEP TROUBLE (Geffen 24308) 70 7

[gWHAT COMES NATURALLY (MCA45-1346) 52 4 91 1 LOVE YOU (SBK 07346) 71 8

43 AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 38-73610) L.L. Cool J 32 20 92 WAITING FOR THE DAY (Columbia 38T-73663) . George Michael 73 14

2JHOW MUCH IS ENOUGH (lrrpact/MCAMCACS-54028) The Fixx 47 5 93 IN YOUR ARMS (DGC 19003) 83 7

45 ALL TRUE MAN (Tabu/Epic 35-73627) Alexander O’Neal 45 8 94 CHASIN’ THE WIND(Reprise 4602) 72 14

46 WAITING FOR LOVE (EMI4JM-50337) Alias 35 14 95 1 SAW RED (Columbia 73597) 75 22

47 WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW (Epic 34-73536) Celine Dion 42 20 96 SENSITIVITY (MCA 53932) . Ralph Tresvant 76 24

48 BABY’S COMING BACK (Charisma 98837) Jellyfish 46 7 97 WRAP MY BODY TIGHT (Motown 2077) 93 4

49 TEMPLE OF LOVE (East West 4-98863) Harriet 50 7 98 LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973) 78 21

^^jSHE TALKS TO ANGELS (Def American 4-19403) Black Crowes 53 6 99 LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) (A&m 15387) . . . . . Janet Jackson 84 22

2JHEARTBREAK STATION (Mercury 878 796-4) Cinderella 55 5 100 FUNK BOUTIQUE (Epic 34-73698) 85 10

The square bullet indicates strong upward chart movement. See Alphabetical and Publisher list page. —

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I SINGLES THE BLESSING: Prince Peppers, 24-7 Spyz, Faith No More, Of The Deep Water (MCA The Electric Boys, Primus and YES: "Lift Me Up" (Arista MCAD-10070) Heads Up! are among the bands ASCD-2218) that, to some degree or another, are incorporating elements of funk in Yes once specialized in extended their guitar-crunching rock. "progressive rock" pieces that Though Circle Of Soul's Hands lasted from 10-25 minutes. But Of Faith doesn't incorporate funk as since 1983's "Owner Of A Lonely liberally as albums by the Peppers Heart," the Britons have recog- or 24-7 Spyz, "War," "Mission nized the value of shorter, more Boogie," "Ghetto Grind" and other CHR-friendly singles. The three songs on the 11 -track CD contain versions of "Lift Me Up," a com- touches illustrating the band's mercial, mid-tempo rock item, ap- preciation of soul and funk. In fact, presented on this CD are all under "War" borrows some lyrics from seven minutes—including the ver- The Temptations' sion that will appear on the "Papa Was A Rolling Stone." But cuts like "One forthcoming Union. Yes' present Kiss" and "Rusted Love" aren't lineup includes Jon Anderson, Bill overtly funk-influenced. Hands Bruford, Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin the Cover Girls/Judy Torres vein, Of Faith was produced by Waddy (who produced the single), Chris while "I Belive In You" and "On The Wachtel. Squire, Rick and Alan Beach" are highly commercial pop Wakeman The Blessing provides its share of ballads with CHR/Top potential. White. moody, haunting pop-rock on 40 GREATER THAN ONE: Can't Live Without It, a 10-track CD, Prince Of The Deep Water. High- was produced and engineered by Index (Wax Trax WAXCD I ALBUMS lights of the 11-track CD include Jim Klein. 8164) B.B. KING: Live At The "Baby," "Hurricane Room," "Back From Managua," "Delta Rain" and Greater Than One's Index, a five- Apollo (GRP GRD-9367) CIRCLE OF SOUL: Hands "Let's Make Love." Prince The track "EP CD" that runs about 25 Of Of Faith (Hollywood Although primarily a jazz label. Back Water—which was digitally minutes, is bizarre, abrasive, high- New York's MCA-owned GRP recorded, mixed and mastered HR-60998-2) tech "industrial music"—mostly Records has a slammin' blues was produced by Neil Dorfsman, Living Colour, The Red Hot Chili instrumental, with a sound bite release in Live At The Apollo, a 10- with Blessing keyboardist Mike here and there. track CD that was digitally Westergaard acting as co-producer. Definitely not recorded at that famous Harlem All of the lyrics were written (and something venue in 1990. As expected. King blessed) by vocalist William you'd hear at a gets down on 'The Thrill Is Gone," Topley. Stan Getz gig "Sweet Sixteen" and 'Laying The or a Regina Cost To Be The Boss." But he also GEORGE HOWARD: Belle show. applies his blues sensibilities to Love & Understanding (GRP Index should seemingly unlikely material like GRD-9629) fare well in U2's "When Love Comes To Town" "industrial" With Love & Understanding, and country/pop singer Willie circles as have George Howard offers another Nelson's "Nightlife"—which isn't quite a few generous dose of the type of pre- really that surprising given the fact other dictable, formulaic pop/jazz/R&B that everyone from Johnny Cash to "alternative" that has kept the soprano Ornette Coleman to Guns N' Roses releases on the saxophonist at the top of the "con- to Luther Vandross owes an artistic Chicago-bas temporary jazz" charts. While jazz debt to the blues. King is backed by ed Wax Trax. fans could argue that Howard's jazz pianist Gene Harris and the soprano would have fared better Philip Morris Superband, which includes trumpeters Harry with less production and some real LOOKING AHEAD improvisation, "Sweets" Edison and cuts like "Love James Mor- April 20, 1991 Independent product most likely to reach the Top 100 Pop Singles Chari Struck," "Broad Street" (named rison, guitarist Kenny Burrell, after a main street in Howard's na- tenorists Plas Johnson and Ralph 1. HOW CAN I EASE THE PAIN(Eiektra) Lisa Fischer tive Philadelphia), "Hopscotch," Moore and bassist Ray Brown. But and a cover of Alexandre O'Neal 2. ONE MORE TRY (Quality) Timmy T the instrument that stands out the & Cherrelle's hit "Everything I Miss most is an electric guitar named 3. SOMETHING IN MY HEART(Atco) Michelle At Home" are unlikely to jeopard- Lucille. ize his niche in "quiet storm" 4. LOVE ME FOREVER OR LOVE ME NOT(Atco) Trilogy LOUDNESS: On The circles. Sidemen on this 10-track 5. ONE HAND ONE HEART(Atiarttic) Debbie Gibson Proivl (Atco 7 91637-2) CD include George Duke, Victor Bailey, Alex Acuna and Lenny 6. NIGHTGOWN(Epic) Candyman The predominantly Japanese Castro. Howard produced most of four-member heavy metal band 7. EXPLAIN IT TO MY HEARTiRaprise) Chicago Love & Understanding with Bailey, Loudness, whose only non- an exception being the Duke- 8. OBSCURITY KNOCKS(Poiydor) Trash Can Sinatras Japanese member is lead vocalist produced title track. Mike Vescera, should cause some 9. WHATEVER YOU WANT(Wing/Mercury) Tony! Toni! Tone! heads to band with its latest effort. PAJAMA PARTY: Can't 10. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE(Coiumba) Susanna Hofls On The Prowl. 'In The Mirror," Live Without It (Atlantic 7 "Girl," "Take It Or Leave It," 82207-2) 11. GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS(Virgin) Aftershock "Deadly Player" and "Down 'N Dirty" are among the scorching yet Pajama Party—a female vocal 12. THIS COULD TAKE ALL NIGHT(MCA) Anna Marie melodic rockers, while "Never trio consisting of Daphne Rubin- 13. I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO(MCA) Steelhearl Again" is a haunting power ballad. Vega, Lynn Critelli and Marialisa Loudness Costanzo, provides an abundance produced On The Prowl 14. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW(SBK) Jesus Jones with Mark Dearnley, who en- of high-tech dance music on Can't gineered and mixed the 11 -track Live Without It. "Got My Eye On 15. BACKYARD

I ALBUMS Lover In Me, What Comes Naturally have another funky rock & roll col- SHEENA EASTON: What contains nothing produced by L.A. lection in Dollars & Sex. "So Comes Naturally (MCA & Babyface. This time around, Fashionable," "Shout The Walls MCAD-10131) producers include Wolf & Epic Down," 'The Of Your Bed" (known for their work with Bell Biv and "Call It Poison" are among the DeVoe), Vassal Benford, David album's infectious, accessible rock-

Frank, Ric Wake, Ian Prince and ers. The Escape Club slows things

Oliver Leiber. Three of the songs down on the relaxed "I'll Be There," were co-written by Easton: 'The which shouldn't be confused with Next Time," "Half A Heart" and the Michael Jackson ballad. Dollars

'The First Touch Of Love." & Sex was produced by Peter Wolf.

MICHAEL CRAWFORD: RONNIE LAWS: Identity The Phantom Unmasked (ATA D2-75753) (Quality CDL 15105-2) While some of those who have

Vocalist Michael Crawford is fond memories of the raw, gritty

joined by the acclaimed, world- jazz/funk of Ronnie Laws' early al-

renouned London Symphony on bums Pressure Sensitive (1975) and

The Phantom Unmasked, a collection Fever (1976) may wish Identity con-

of classic pop drawing on the rich- tained more improvisation and less

ness of the American songbook. production, the 11 -track CD is a

Lush, elaborate horns and/or strong contendor for "quiet storm" strings accompany Crawford as he acceptance. From jazz/pop/R&B

applies his clear voice to the works cuts that are either mostly or entire-

of Stephen Sondheim ("Being ly instrumental (such as "Darling

Alive"), the great Cole Porter Baby," "Identity," "Sing Song Sing" ("Every Time We Say Goodbye"), and a cover of Harold Melvin & The

Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen Bluenotes' "If You Don't Know Me Sheena Easton has become a written by Siedah Garrett and Ian ("Come Rain Or Come Shine") as By Now") to relaxed R&B numbers popular figure in R&B/pop and Prince) and the title track are well as more recent material such as showcasing Laws as a vocalist dance music circles thanks to such among the funky, danceable num- David Gates' "If." The Phantom Un- (such as the single "Morning In My 11 hits as "You Got The Look" (a duet bers on this -song CD that have masked was recorded in London and Life"), "commercial, slick and potential. with Prince), "Sugar Walls," strong Black radio produced by Jeff Jarratt and Don formulaic" is the name the game on

"Strut," 'The Lover In Me" and Meanwhile, pop songs like the bal- Reedman for Claude Hopper Identity. Laws, who produced Iden-

"Do It For Love." What Comes lads 'To Anyone," 'The Next Productions Limited. Serving as en- tity with various people, is heard on

Naturally, the Scottish singer's fol- Time" and the mid-tempo gineer is John Timperley. both tenor and soprano saxophone. low-up to her gold The Lover In Me "Forever Friends" have potential THE ESCAPE CLUB: BOSTON DAWN: album of 1988, is unlikely to jeop- in on CHR/Top 40 radio (which Dollars And Sex (Atlantic 7 BISomething Serious of ardize that. "You Can Swing It," "If has supported many Easton's 82198-4) (American Sound D2-75751) You Wanna Keep Me," "Half A R&B/pop hits) as well as on adult Singer Boston Dawn goes for a Heart," "Manic Panic" (which was contemporary radio. Unlike The commerical R&B/pop and dance

music on Something Serious, a 10- song CD. Material ranges from

danceable, high-tech songs like "I Freak For You," "Playtoy," "We Can

Have It All," (which has a bit of

Latin influence a la Expose or The

Cover Girls), "I Like Music" (not to

be confused with The Okays' "I Love Music "You Kill Me" and the

title track to slower cuts such as the ballad "Guardian Angel" material cover of The Shirelles' "Soldier Boy." on Something Serious include Michael Zager (who

is best known for his 1978 disco hit

"Let's All Chant") and The Triplets,

while the project's producers in-

The Escape Club, best known for lcude Zager, Danny Weiss, Carl

its hit single, "Wild Wild West," Byrd and Johnny Harris. —

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SURROUNDED BY RED CLAY: Two decades after its initial release on Creed BY LEE JESKE Taylor's CTI label, "Red Clay" remains Freddie Hubbard's most requested composition. Well, the veteran jazzman gave an audience nothing but "Red day" HOW SWEET IT IS: It's amazing, looking at those grainy old newsreels of the during his second set at Birdland West (located in Long Beach in Greater Los Beatles first performances in America, to think that that was the best we could Angeles) on April 8. Stretching "Red day" out to more than an hour may seem the most we were interested in 1964. You look at The Wizard Oz, filmed do— — of excessive—even for someone who ranks with Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw and in and it looks like it was filmed yesterday; the footage of the Beatles in 1939, Blue Mitchell as being among the most expressive and inventive post-Clifford America looks like it was filmed during (he Rutherford B. Hayes administration. Brown trumpeters of the last 30 years—but Hubbard and sidemenBob Sheppard It looks so old. (tenor and soprano sax), John Beasley (acoustic piano), Richard Reid (upright Oh, if the video age had begun sooner. Oh, to have full performances of Sam bass) and Ralph Penlan (drums) to keeps things unpredictable. For the Cooke and Jackie Wilson in their prime or to have a film of James Brown at the managed first 20-25 minutes, a playful Hubbard and friends passionately improvised on Apollo. But back then—a mere 25 years ago—we didn't really care enough, didn't funk blues sensibilities. Then, the uninhibited improvisations have any idea what we weren't capturing on film. Sure we have TV performances "Red day's" and took on a moody and eerie yet dissonant character drawing on African and of Cooke and Wilson and Brown and everybody else, but it's mostly them — Mid-Eastern elements and reminding listeners of eveything that was exciting lip-synching a hit or two in front of some corny backdrop. about '60s avant-garde jazz. About 10-15 minutes before the one-song/multi-idea What brings all this to mind is the set concluded, Hubbard returned to the song's funk/blues qualities. Audience new Sony release, Mar- were quite vocal in requesting "First Light" and this listener wouldn't vin Gaye Live in Holland. Seven years members — have minded hearing Spring," "The Melting Pot," ago this month, Marvin Gaye's dad "Up Jumped "Hub-Tones," "Life Flight" or "Nostrand Fulton" as well but it was evident that Hubbard put a bullet in him. A few years & — interested in creatively "Red Clay." before, Gaye did a performance in was only shaping some Holland that's now out as a video. —ALEX HENDERSON 7 It s not one of his better performan- A SIX-WEEK SEMINAR that began April 2 and runs through May 7 at UCLA ces it's kind of a going-through- — Extension explores the working of the creative mind with guest speakers ranging the-motions night but there he is: — from Herb Alpert, Clive Davis, 20th Century Fox president Roger Bimbaum, Stan one of our great soul singers in good Lee (founder of Marvel Comics and creator of Spiderman), producer Suzanne voice. It's something we have to look DePasse (president of Gordy-DePasse Productions), actress Joan Chen (Twin at: how Gaye moved, how he related Peaks), actor Martin Landau, and many others. Entitled "The Artist as Rebel and to the audience, how his eyes Dreamer: A Forum With Michael Masser and Friends," the seminar is the twinkled. And how beautifully brainchild of Masser, a hit and producer for some of 's even when he was just doing another biggest and best: Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, blase one-nighter he sang. — Teddy Pendergrass, Peabo Bryson and many more. Among the topics to be The next centuries are lucky: explored over the six-week period are: "The Artist as Rebel and Dreamer: Explor- they'll know what Charlie Parker ing the Myths and Gifts of Creativity;" "Overcoming the Creative Block: Listening and Little Richard sounded like, how to Your Inner Voice and Unleashing Your Creative Powers;" "Do I Have Talent? Elvis Presley and Marvin Gaye Gaining Access to the Stream of Consciousness: Where and How to Begin;" worked on stage, how great our "Originality vs. Commerdality: Surviving the Pressures of Conformity, Trusting great actors really were We can talk about Wolfgang Mozart and Edmund Kean, Your Instincts;" "Censorship vs. Artistic Freedom: Art as Counterculture, a Threat but it's really just talk. For one hour any time you want to put it on, Marvin to the Power Structure and Traditional Values of Society;" "Risk-Taking: The Gaye in a corny green '70s outfit lives. — — Fight, Flight or Write Syndrome;" "Making Life Itself the Ultimate Creative six- will Hall, TO EVERY ONE HE MEETS HE STAYS A STRANGER: When I was a kid, one Journey." The week seminar be held at UCLA, 39 Haines from 7 p.m. of my favorite records was Johnny Riversat the Whisky a Go Go, a raucous party to 10 p.m. each Tuesday. For more information, call (213) 825-9064. record if there ever was one, with its killer covers of "Memphis" and the like over

the sounds of people in L.A. having fun. A few years ago I caught Rivers at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and, damn, the guy was great. So you know that it took about a second-and-a-half for Rhino's new two-disc Anthology 1964-77 to hit my CD player. Johnny Rivers is an Italian kid from New York who grew up in Louisiana and that's the perfect summation of his music: Frankie Valli meets Huey "Piano" Smith. Two discs of him might be more than most people want (MCA put out a one-disc compilation a few years ago that contained all the hits), but I think it's time for a Johnny Rivers revival out here.

BUTTING IN: Last week, a rather meager crowd showed up at Tatou for the announcement of the New York end of the Marlboro Music Festival. Thinking this was a reflection on New York's interest in country music, Marty Stuart and Matraca Berg made sheepish hick-in-the-city cracks before their short acoustic

sets. Me, I'm happy to have country music in the dty whenever I can get it here.

What are we looking at? Stuart at the Ritz (May 8), Berg/Mary-Chapin Car- penter/Nanci Griffith at Symphony Space (May 9), Chet Atkins/Larry Singer Jani Lane (Warrant) recently completed filming for the role of “Vol," Strung. Jani plays a Carlton/Leo Kottke/Steve Warmer at Town Hall (May 10), Asleep at the a heavy metal rocker in the comedy flick, High musician plagued by an obnoxious neighbor who is always complaining Wheel/Delbert McQinton/Lee Roy Parnell at the Ritz (May 11), / Alan about the noise coming from the apartment upstairs—a situation the Jackson/Pam Tillis at the Beacon (May 15), Michelle Wright/George Fox at singer could surely relate to. Tramps (May 16), Guy Qark/Joe Ely /Lyle Lovett /John Hiatt at Symphony Space (May 17) and Mark O'Connor /Jerry Douglas/Sam Bush/Russ Baren berg/ Edgar Meyer/ Alison Kraus at Town Hall (May 18). Yipee! ROCKS AND GRAVEL: Milton Nasrimento's Ritz concert last week was one of BRAZIL NEWS the most boring I've seen him give, but that's probably because his new Columbia album, Txai (from which much of the show was drawn), is one of the most boring

he's ever made... Does it say something about our times that blues is a booming BY CHRISTOPHER PICKARD business? There's Rounder's new blues division, Bullseye; Virgin's new blues label. Point Blank; and a new blues label from the Chase Music Group called IVAN: Ivan Lins, whose latest album Awa Yio (We Go) was shipped to U.S. stores Mighty Tiger Records. And there are blues CDs flooding out from Alligator, Black on March 26, believes that the U.S. market needs to be more democratic in both Top, Flying Fish, Blind Pig and all the usual three-chord suspects. And Columbia, its listening and buying tastes. is in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, where he is putting the final still glowing over its Robert Johnson bonanaza of last year, is about to unleash a Lins back Brazil tour, which will be interrupted at the end of April new set of Roots 'n Blues reissues, from Bessie Smith (the beginning of the touches on a nationwide in when he is complete Smith chronology on CD), Memphis Minnie and Blind Boy Fuller, as for a quick U.S. trip to promote the new album and again August well as a stack of compilations. We must be living in blue times. set to play a couple of U.S. dates. Currently, Lins is in the process of balancing three different stages in his career CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 8

as a singer-songwriter and musician: being a pop star of 20-years standing in Brazil; a ROCK respected Brazilian artist internationally, especially in Europe and Japan; and a rela- tive newcomer on the World Music scene BY ALEX HENDERSON in the U.S.

In Brazil, Lins is a pop star, a man who HIGHWAY TO HELL: jane 's Addiction is scheduled to begin a six-week is recognized wherever he goes. In Brazil, American tour at Washington, D.C.'s Smith Center on April 23 and remain on Lins' latest record is not Awa Yio, his the highway to hell until a May 30 show in California's state capital, Sacramen- second U.S. release, but a live greatest hits to. Hopefully, the rockers won't let any of their fans down by failing to finish set spanning his whole career. His current a set because a particular venue isn't to their liking. Last year, the band caused Brazilian tour, which kicked off at Rio's a melee at Tower Theatre in Philadelphia's Upper Darby suburb (where Todd "Hello, It's Me" Rundgren grew up) by doing exactly that. Fickle Jane's newest showhouse, the Imperator, is very Addiction leader Perry Farrell tried to justify this unprofessional behavior by much based on this selection, which Lins saying that continuing to perform at a venue he found unsatisfactory would notes is more romantic and rhythmic than be akin to "faking an orgasm"—an "orgasm" he would have "faked" were he his current U.S. output. not given to childish, self-serving behavior. Interestingly, the tour itinerary lists "The only number I have so far intro- no dates in the City Of Brotherly Lust... Winger's U.S. tour commenced on April duced from Awa Yio is the samba 'Lavae 4 in Latham, New York and should last until a May 18 show at Red Rocks Traz,' which was originally written for Elis Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Winger plays Philly's Tower Theatre

Regina," says Lins. "By October, however, April 19 and 20, and I bet that unlike Jane's Addiction, the hard rockers will I would expect that 80 percent of the new complete their sets... George Thorogood & The Destroyers are in the midst of album will have been incorporated in the show, and that is when the album will a North American tour that commenced in early April. The blues-rockers be released in Brazil." might even get a mojo hand. .. Big Apple power popsters Bill Popp & The Tapes

It was another composition for Elis Regina, "Madalena," that kick-started the recently helped raise $350 for the American Heart Association at a CBGB show composer's career. In the U.S., Lins is best known as a composer. His compositions that also featured Sheila & The White Boys (not to be confused with Roach & have been used by Quincy Jones ("Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)" on Back The White Boys), Baby Jane, Vision Thing, Anne Husick and Emily Shane. This was the fifth annual benefit show Popp has held at that Lower East Side on the Block, George Benson ("Love Dance" and "Dinorah, Dinorah" on Give Me club in honor of his late father George L. Popp, whose heart gave out on on the Night), Manhattan Transfer (''Metropolis'' and "Notes from the November 1, 1986. Bill Popp & The Tapes performed material from Popp This, Underground" from Brasil), the Crusaders (two cuts from Life in the Modem the band's current CD on his 121st Street label—so-named because Popp World), Sarah Vaughan (one of many versions of "The Island"), and many others. resides at 22-18 121st Street in College Point, Queens. For more information on Although Lins albums have been available for some time as U.S. imports, it was vocalist/songwritier Popp and his pop-rockin' power posse, please call (718) not until 1989 that he released an album aimed at the American market. Love 359-4110... Dance, which featured him singing in English; American writers penned lyrics to VIDEO: Employees of Headbangers Ball soon his compositions. Awa Yio sees a return to his native Portugese. VILLAINS ON may need gas masks—the weekly MTV heavy metal/hard rock-oriented program has moved 'To be honest, I am not totally happy singing in English," he says. "However from Noo Yawk to smoggy Los Angeles. The reasons: MTV felt that there was good the translation of the lyrics are, or even if the lyrics are specially written, it more headbanger action in Smogtown, and Riki Richtman, who's been with changes my interpretation. In Europe, I no longer sing in English, although in the Headbanger's Ball since January 1990, is well-connected in L.A.—where he U.S. I will continue to include a couple of English songs in the set." founded such infamous clubs as The Cathouse and The Bordello... Lins compliments Warner Bros., which released Awa Yio in the U.S., for not pressuring him to follow-up the relative success of Love Dance with another ROCKERS REVISITED: Rykodisc has moved up the release dates for its English language set. reissues of the David Bowie classics Young Americans and Station To Station from April 19 to May 10. Later this year, Ryko is reissuing Low, Heroes, Stage "Subconsciously I would say that I have aimed the new album at the pop : and Lodger. The long list of Bowie goodies Ryko has already reissued includes market in the U.S., because that's what I consider myself to be, a writer and singer Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, Pinups of popular songs. That is what I have always been in Brazil. David Live and Diamond Dogs... "When certain segements of the U.S. market became interested in what was happening musically in Brazil, they did not know where to place us, so Brazilian EARTH SAVING ROCKERS: Levine/Schneider Public Relations—whose artists fell under the category of jazz. So after being a popular artist in Brazil, I long list of clients includes Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Sheena Easton, Rod discovered myself playing jazz festivals in the U.S. and being tagged as a jazz Stewart, Slaughter, Ted Nugent, Dio, Anthrax, Poison, The Black Crowes,

artist. Faith No More and The Fixx—seems to be on the environmentally conscious tip. The firm has announced that it's using only recycled paper for its stationary, "I really believe that if Paul Simon or Sting had been bom in Brazil, they too envelopes, press releases, etc. Smart move. wouldn't it if would be labeled as jazz artists. Now, be nice everyone in the industry would begin driving economy cars instead of gas guzzlers and "But since the release of Love Dance a new market has developed. World Music, take immediate steps to rid the world of the dreaded cardboard CD longbox?... and I can imagine the guys at Warners are celebrating: 'Great, we have finally found a place to put Ivan.'" Lins now has to hope that the American public will heed his plea to be more democratic in their listening tastes. He believes the time may be right in that there are a growing number of Americans who are looking for new options for their ears.

Options are not what Awa Yio is lacking, with its eclectic mix of rhythms and sounds, many, he explains, with African origins but seasoned with Brazil's vast musical richness. Love Dance was an aperitif for the American market. With Awa Yio, the market can now sample the real Ivan Lins. TOKYO NEWS

ENGLISH SOPRANO CHALLOTT DE ROSS CHILD will debut in Japan with an album on the Toshiba-EMI label called Flower, Dream and Romance. Trixter, whose self-titled debut album on Mechanic/MCA records was A new music-publishing company has been established in Japan. It's the recently certified gold by the Recording Industry Assn, of America (RIAA) Standard Music Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with Eiji selected as president. for sales exceeding 500,000 units, has another single due out in the near CBS-Sony Communications, Co., Ltd. has changed its name to Sony Music — future “Surrender,” which hits the streets May 7. Pictured backstage at Communication, effective April 1, 1991. Southern California’s Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, where the hard rock Mochida Teruyasu Mochida has been named president of CIC Victor Video Co. band opened for The Scorpions, (rear, l-r) are: Pete Loran, Trixter’s lead comes to CIC Victor after serving as a manager of Japan Pepsi Cola. singer; Trixter’s manager Joel Weinshanker; Trixter drummer Mark Scott; The total revenue of Polydor (Japan) for 1990 has been reported as 49,272 million MCA Records president Richard Palmese; Geoff Bywater, vice president yen, or S380 million, up 21.4 percent over the previous year. Since 1988, the total of marketing for MCA; Pat Martine MCA’s national promotions director; annual revenue for Polydor has shown consecutive increases. The increase in sales Trixter bassist P.J. Farley; (front, l-r) producer Bill Wray; Glen Lajeski, vice artist development for MCA; Trixter guitarist Steve in 1990 has been attributed to the contributions of MarikoNagai, Takako Okamura president, Brown; and Steve Sinclair, president, Mechanic Records. and Junichi Inagaki. CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 9

TALENT ON STAGE

Blues Traveler/Artistic Feet

BY MARY S. BUTLER

CHICAGO—What does $6 get you anymore? Most movie theaters charge up- ward of that figure and nary an encore if you enjoy an actor's performance. Fortunately for ticket holders to the Blues Traveler/ Artistic Feet double bill recently at the Cabaret Metro, six bills buys you two high-energy bands and several hours of enjoyable ear food. Headliner Blues Traveler has developed a loyal following in its three years THIS PICTURE TELLS A STORY, DON’T IT. Warner Bros, recording artist together based on the strength of its live shows. BT can also be heard playing in Rod Stewart has signed a worldwide publishing and administration agree- the background during a scene in Oliver Stone's movie. ment with EMI Music Publishing. The deal includes Stewart’s entire back BT's recent Metro appearance continued the band's reputation for hard-core catalog as well as three new albums for Warners. Stewart is planning a tour harmonica, riveting guitars and driven drums. The four-man group from New of the U.S. beginning in September. Pictured above at the signing (l-r) are: Randy Phillips, Stewart's manager, Stiefel Phillips York is technically proficient and gave the standing-room only crowd what it Entertainment; Irwin Robinson, president and COO, EMI Music Publishing; Martin Bandier, vice wanted—an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, metal and funk. Harmonica player/singer chairman, EMI Music Publishing; Stewart; Charles Koppelman, chairman John Popper played at a feverish pace with able accompaniment from lead and CEO, EMI Music Publishing; Theresa Santisi, CFO/senior vice presi- guitarist Chan Kinchla and bass player Bobby Sheehan during the mostly acoustic dent, EMI Music Publishing; and Arnold Stiefel, Stewart's manager, Stiefel set. Native Londoner Brendan Hill's drumming was exciting and conjured up Phillips Entertainment. images of John "Bonzo" Bonham, a Hill influence. The diverse musical background of the quartet is evident on original songs like "Gina," "But Anyway"and "Slow Change." Shades of , Led Zep- pelin and Paul Butterfield are reflected in the group's playbook. Guitarist Kinchla has been playing since he was six years old, both bassist Sheehan and drummer Hill attended the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and front man Popper has played on albums with David Sanborn. This background helps make this relatively young band sound like seasoned pros. With its open jamming and improvisation, BT live is the blues equivalent of a Grateful Dead show. During the show, much of the exuberant audience worked up a sweat as they jammed along with the band and danced in the hallways of the Metro. BT fans who want to hear more of this band should check it out live or look for its self-titled debut album on A&M Records. ARTISTIC FEET

Let's not overlook stellar opening band Artistic Feet, a Chicago-based sextet opening ALL THAT ACID JAZZ: Scotti Bros. Records has signed a deal with the for BT on the Midwestern leg British Acid Jazz label to record and release future projects. “Acid jazz,” a of its current tour. Each mem- style of dance music fusing elements of jazz, soul, hip-hop, reggae and ber of Artistic Feet funk, came out of London’s club scene and is now being heard in some demonstrated skill with one or American dance clubs. Scotti Bros, ancicipates three to four releases a more instruments and two al- year. The first, due out this monthg, is a compilation titled Acid Jazz. ternating lead singers, Mike Pictured l-r: (seated) Chuck Gullo, Scotti Bros.; Edward Piller, Acid Jazz Dix and Mike Kroll. This band Records; Muton Roth, Scott Bros.; Steven Machat, Acid Jazz; (standing) Keiron Hurley, Acid Jazz; and Leonard Breijo and Lori Najshun, Scotti Bros. seems to want to showcase all its talents, on every song, resulting in a blend of folk, rock, and pop that defies categorization. Throughout the hour-long set were hints of influences as diverse as Alabama, America, Poi Dog Pondering, R.E.M. and the Waterboys. One song with a strong intro

is the Celtic-sounding "One Thousand And One," featur- ing bassist Temple Williams on the bodran, an Irish goatskin hand-held drum. In keeping with the Irish accent is "Remembrance Day," about a parade in Belfast that was bombed by the IRA.

The backbeat is punctuated with Eric Letsinger's straight-ahead drumming and complemented by the multi-talented Fred Hempke on saxophone and flute. IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO. Zoo Entertainment recording group Sluggers recently entertained Zoo Entertainment (By the way, Hempke's toots on "New World" is the best use of a saxophone on Mark Germlno and the president Maglia and staffers who herded together at Hollywood’s a rock song since Carence demons met Bruce and hooked up with the E Street Lou Coconut Teazer. Germlno and band offered up a 45-minute set featuring Band.) Percussionist Mark Brodie shines during the anti-war "Apocalypso" as he cuts from their Radartown LP. On hand for the fun bottom row (l-r) are: starts with cowbells and segues to mandolin. This versatility is one of the band's Willis Bailey, drums, MG&S; Tom Comet, bass, MG&S; Maglia; and Ger- strongest points. mino. Pictured back row (l-r) are: George Gerrity, senior vice presi- Guitarist Dix says the Metro gig is one of the band's best receptions yet. With dent/general manager, Zoo Entertainment; Tim Krekel, guitars, MG&S; a little direction, this group will make the jump from thrice-weekly Michael "Spider" Webb, keyboards, MG&S; and Michael Prince, national forays at Chicago clubs to headliners at concert halls. director/promotion, Zoo Entertainment. CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 10

Fl&B ALBUMS

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1 FROM THE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER FILE: Everyone from USA Today B I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 8616)(P2) . Whitney Houston 22 to People magazine has joined the small but devoted group of fans who have 2 THE FUTURE (MCA 1011 5)(P) Guy 2 21 been singing the praises of Oleta Adams since late last year when her near- 3 BUSINESS AS USUAL (Del Jam/Colurribia 47067) EPMD 3 12 Circle One, released. timing flawless album. was The of the Brenda Russell- ! of ;§g NEW JACK CITY (Giant 24409) .... Soundtrack 17 5 penned single, "Get Here," (which became a hit in the midst of the Persian Gulf 5 MARIAH CAREY (Columbia 54202) (P4) . . . Mariah Carey 4 40 War) also boosted sales of the album and swelled the ranks of those who 6 THIS IS AN EP RELEASE (Tommy Boy 964) (G) Digital Underground 5 12 consider Adams to be one of the top singers today. While technique is so often fu COOUN’ AT THE PLAYGROUND YA KNOW!(Motown 6318) confused with real singing these days, Adams blows most of her (as of yet) . 9 8 better selling peers out of the water with her warm, rich voice. Anyone who 8 MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT (DefJarTvColumbia46888)(P) .... L.L. Cool J 7 28 hasn't yet become a convert is strongly advised to do so. 9 ALL TRUE MAN (Tabu/Epic 45349) . Alexander O’Neal 10 10

10 RALPH TRESVANT (MCA 10116)(P) . . . Ralph Tesvant 6 20 WELCOME BACK AN OLD FRIEND: Shir- 11 GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT(Columbia 47093)(P2) C&C Music Factory 12 14 ley Murdock is coming back strong. Her TRULY BLESSED (Elektra 60891) Teddy Pendergrass 16 5 forthcoming Elektra release. Let There Be m 13 CIRCLE OF ONE (Fontana/Mercury 846 346)(G) .... Oleta adams 13 34 Love, is a collection of soul-stirring r&b with 14 RUDE AWAKENING (Atlantic Rude Boys 14 9 gospel inflections (not only in Murdock's 82121) 15 HFF1VE (Jive/RCA Hi-Five 15 21 voice, but in the lyrics as well). Ms. Murdock 1328) ra QUIK IS THE NAME (Profile 1402) D.J. Quik 18 8 wrote or co-wrote almost every song on the j album and also co-produced over half the 17 TO THE EXTREME (SBK 95325)(P7) Vanilla Ice 8 31 tracks (with Roger Troutman, who 18 EMOTIONALLY YOURS (Capitol 93390) 19 9

produced the rest of the album). The album 19 DO ME AGAIN (Capitol 92217)(G) . . Freddie Jackson 20 22 will be released May 28th and the first single, 20 KILL AT WILL (Priority 7230)(G) 11 17 Shirley Murdock the ballad "In Your Eyes," is due May 6th. Fa STEP IN THE ARENA (Chrysalis 21798) Gang Starr 25 12

22 THE REVIVAL (Wing/Polygram 841 902)(P) . . Tony Toni Tone 23 48

23 POISON (MCA 6387)(P3) . . . Bell Biv DeVoe 22 17

I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Elektra 60891 )(P) ...... Keith Sweat 27 43 25 SHORT DOGS IN THE HOUSE (Jive/RCA 1353)(P) Too Short 26 30 0 TREAT BW’ RIGHT (Select 9063) .... Chubb Rock 28 19

27 PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT’EM (Capitol 92857) (P9) , . . . M.C. Hammer 21 61 28 FATHERS DAY (Uptown/MCA 1006) .... Father M.C. 24 21

29 ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 82164) Levert 29 22

30 JOHNNY GILL (Motown 6283)(P2) .... Johnny Gill 30 51 In MARVA HICKS (Polydor 847209) .... Marva Hicks 43 4

32 BORN TO SING (Atlantic 82084)(P) En Vogue 32 51 |m UFE OF A KID IN A GHETTO (Mercury 848326) .... Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs 40 5 | 34 3 DEEP (Columbia 46772) 31 22 A HAVENS FOR THE ARTS: Richie Havens was the featured performer at R1 BRAND NEW HEAVIES (Delicious Vinyl 422 846874) . Brand New Heavies 44 2 the Manhattan Borough President’s Awards for Excellence and Service in TARA KEMP (Giant 24408) 39 11 the Arts ceremony, sponsored by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Manhat- i 37 ONLY HUMAN (Arista 8620) . . . Jeffrey Osborne 34 20 tan Borough president Ruth Messinger (left) hosted the event. 38 JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)(P5) . . Janet Jackson 33 80

1 BAG A TRIX (MCA 10201) Whodini 45 3 40 DOWN TO EARTH (Warner Bros. 26358) 41 22

MAKE WAY FOR THE MOTHERLODE (Atlantic 91605) . . YoYo 47 3 m SEX CYMBAL (Warner Bros. 26255) 52 2 43 DREAMLAND (RCA 2221) 36 34 44 LOOK HOW LONG (MCA 10044) 37 19 45 THE BYTCHES (No Face/Columbia 47068) B.W.P. 46 6 46 AJNT NO SHAME IN THE GAME (Epic 46947)(G) .... 35 25

47 MAKE THE DIFFERENCE (Coital 921 53) . . . . Tracie Spencer 48 23 m RIFF (SBK 95828) Riff 58 2 0 UVE HARDCORE WORLDWIDE (Jive 1425) .... Boogie Down Productions DEBUT 50 PRIVATE TIMES...AND THE WHOLE 9! (Warner Bros. 26005)(G) . . . Al B. Sure! 49 24

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(Elektra 60946-2) . . . . Brand BOYS NIGHT OUT: After a recent rousing performance at Los Angeles’ 55 ALL FOR ONE Nubian 56 13 Wiltern Theatre, the Winans were greeted by the Warner Family at a 56 UVE IN CONCERT (Luke Skyywalker 3303) 2 Live Crew 42 14

reception given in their honor. Pictured (l-r) are: Barry Hankerson, Winans’ 01 2 LOW LIFE MUTHAS (Effect/Luke 112) . . . Poison Clan RE-ENTRY manager; Teddy Astin, WB national director of Black Music; Hank Spann, 58 MORE OF THE NIGHT (Capitol 92957) 59 34 vp Black Music promotion; Michael Winans; Ray Harris, sr. vp of Black THE HEART OF THE MAN (Capitol 92115) DEBUT Music; Carvin Winans; Gary O’Neal, promotion manager and Earl WB . THE ALBUM WfTH NO NAME (Virgin 91608) . . Redhead Kingpin & The FBI DEBUT Jordan, vp of sales, Black Music. 0 61 TASTE OF CHOCOLATE (Cold ChillinVReprise 26303) . . . . . Big Daddy Kane 60 23

62 LALAH HATHAWAY (Virgin 91382) . . . Lalah Hathaway 65 32 fa NORTH ON SOUTH STREET (A&M 5345) DEBUT 64 WORLD CLIQUE (Elektra 60957)(G) 38 27 65 MCHEL'LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282)(G) 53 13

66 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (GRP 9629) . . . George Howard 66 6 67 JASMINE GUY (Warner Bros. 26021) Jasmine Guy 57 24

68 INTO THE UGHT (Epic 46988) (P) . . . . Gloria Estefan 61 8

69 100 MILES AND RUNNIN’ (Ruthless/Priority 7224)(G) . . N.W.A. 69 31

70 BACK FROM HELL (Profile 1401) 70 20

71 BAG IT N BONE IT (Jive 1326) U.T.F.0. 62 8 72 ALWAYS (MCA 10025) 63 28 73 AMERIKKKA’S MOST WANTED (Priority 57120) 64 45 BACK ON THE STREET: Wynton Marsalis returns to Sesame Street on May 74 THE GETO BOYS (Def American 24306) . . . . The Geto Boys 67 23 9th. Here, Marsalis gets the countdown from The Count before jamming 75 TONY TERRY (Epic 4501 5) 68 10 with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at New York’s legendary Birdland. TOP R&B SINGLES

April 20, 1991

#1 Single: Tony! Toni! Tone! High Debut: Lisa Fischer #68 To Watch: Whitney Houston #44

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^JWHAT EVER U WANT (Poiydor 879590-4) Tony! Toni! fone! 2 8 51 CONTRIBUTION (Island 6652) 27 9 SHOULD OF BEEN YOU (Elektra 60891) Teddy Pendergrass 9 9 HIT 52 KEEP YOUR BUn AT HOME (2001 Records 9001-12) . . . 30 17

Ql’M DREAMIN’ (Giant/Reprise 19441) Christopher Williams 6 8 ElTREAT .£1^ riqht (Select FM 562358) 61 4

4 WRAP MY BODY TIGHT (Motown 2077) Johnny Gill 1 11 EJ FACES (Profile 7328) 63 5 ME (A&m 1542) Wooten Brothers 11 11 QTELL ElDO YOU WANT ME (Next Plateau 50137) 66 13 6 STONE COLD (MCA ioii6) Ralph Tresvant 3 12 56 TRIALS OF THE HEART (Maiaco 7461) 56 7

7 DO ME AGAIN (Capitol 79471) Freddie Jackson 4 13 57 FREAKS (MCA 54018) Whodini 57 7

8 CALL ME (Caprtoi 44681) Phil Perry 8 8 NAKED (Atlantic 4-87738) 74 5 9 NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE (Poiydor 879002) Marva Hicks 7 10 ElKRAZE (Zoo Entertainment 72445-14003) . . . Lazet Michaels 68 3

rciNO MAHER WHAT YOU DO (Warner Bros. 19455) 60 ALL TRUE MAN (Tabu/Epic 35T- 73627) 51 14 Dianna Ross & A! B. Sure 13 10 El LET’S PUSH IT (Cooltempo/Chrysalis 4JM-23597) 67 3 [JJSHE’S DOPE (MCA 54056) Bell Biv DeVoe 20 7 62 SOMEDAY (Columbia 73561) 33 17

1 2 ALL I WANT IS YOU (Columbia 73684) Surface 12 9 E|DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 38-73696) . . . Nikki D 71 3 BACKYARD (MCA 53982) Pebbles W/Salt N Pepa 17 8 64 DO YOU STILL DREAM ABOUT ME (Columbia 38T-7371 7) . . . . Nancy Wilson 64 6 (Qwest/Warner Bros. 4*19414) JKISSING YOU Keith Washington 28 4 (Arista 8676) [jjjj ALWAYS 72 3 15 LET’S CHILL (MCAAD10115) 5 Guy 12 EISWEET CONTROL (Mercury 868-098-4) 80 2 HYOUR LOVE II (Elektra 64894) Keith Sweat 36 5 E|THE OTHERSIDE (MCA 1436-2-JDJ) 77 2 QHERE WE GO (Columbia 38T-73690) C&C Music Factory 29 7 ElHOW CAN 1 EASE THE FAIN (Elektra 64897) DEBUT

UfllF MY BROTHERS IN TROUBLE (Artista 2213) Jeffrey Osborne 26 6 69 MY OLD FRIEND (EMI 92248) 70 3

19 CHEAP TALK (MCA 54015) Loose Ends 19 9 QjEMOTIONALLY YOURS (EMI 93390) DEBUT

gJlDONT WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44658) B Angie B 23 6 71 NEW JACK HUSTLER (Giant 19442) Ice-T 73 4

21 SEX SYMBAL (Warner Bros. 4651) Sheila E. 21 8 CTl’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU (MCA 53992) 75 2 22 THANX 4 THE FUNK (Motown 2080) The Boys 24 9 El IF (Atco 98862) DEBUT 23 I LIKE THE WAY (Jive 1424-2-JDJ) High-Five 18 14 74 DON’T LET ME DOWN (EMI 4JM-50335) O’Jays 48 14

24 IS Riff MY HEART FAILING ME NOW (SBK 07342) 25 10 75 SHORT BUT FUNKY (Jive 1429-1) 55 11

2JMAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT (Def JanVColumbia 73706) L.L. Cool J 34 7 76 COMMING OUT OF THE DARK (Epic 34-73666) 76 9

26 GEHING BACK INTO LOVE (Motown 2075) Gerald Alston 10 13 77 STATE OF THE WORLD (A&M 7514) . . . . Janet Jackson 59 10

27 THIS IS AN EP RELEASE (Tommy Boy 964) Digital Underground 16 12 FTill WANNA SEX YOU UP (Giant 4-19382) . . . Color Me Badd DEBUT 2JTHROUGH (Epic 34T-73707) Victoria Wilson James 35 7 FElU CAN'T PLAY WITH MY YO YO (East West 4-98831) . . . Yo Yo 88 2

j^^lT’S SOMETHING (Virgin 4-98834) Lalah Hathaway 41 6 EJDON’T LEAVE ME (Warner Bros. 19413) 87 3

^(PLAYGROUND (Motown 6318) Another Bad Creation 53 3 81 ONEOVDABIGBOIZ (Atlantic 87786) 81 2 31 SERIOUS (RCA 2760-4) La Rue 31 9 OBORN AND RAISED IN COMPTON (Profile 5323) D.J.Quik DEBUT 32 IT’S A SHAME (Warner Bros. 4-19596) Monie Love 32 13 83 1 GOT WHAT 1 NEED (Motown 2091) 83 3

33 IS IT GOOD TO YOU (Capitol 44626) Whispers 15 11 (J|DO ME RIGHT (MCA 45-1382) DEBUT

HEART IS A (Virgin 4-98849) Dells 43 5 E2|A HOME The [jJ^ELEVATOR (Epic 34-73707) . . Sweet Obsession DEBUT

ETA DO NT (Atlantic 4-87719) Vogue 4 GO En 42 86 DREAM COME TRUE (Delicious Vinyl 878-345) . Brand New Heavies 86 2

DONT (Columbia 38T- Mariah Carey 45 3 II WANNA CRY 73743) OM0T0WN/PHILLY (Motown 4765 > Boyz Men DEBUT

^STRIKE rT UP (RCA 2792-1) Black Box 50 5 QjTHIS TIME MAKE rT FUNKY (Capitol 44680) DEBUT 38 HOLD YOU TIGHT (Giant 4-19458) Tara Kemp 14 14 89 ALL NIGHT BLUE (Macaco 2168) . . . Dorothy Moore 90 2

(^jJWITH YOU (Epic 34T 73713) Tony Terry 44 6 EJRAMPAGE (Def JarrVColumbia 73701) E.P.M.D. DEBUT

40 JUST US TWO (Epic 34T 73675) Teena Marie 40 6 91 LISA BABY (Uptown/MCA 12-54009) 79 6

Q]WORK IT LIKE A 9 TO 5 (Bahia/RCA 2768) Altitude 49 6 92 ALL SEASONS (Atlantic 87772) 52 18

AIN'T NO (Arista Youngblood 47 6 . . . ^ SUNSHINE 2189) Sydney 93 ALL OF ME (Cold Chillin'/Reprise 4-19478) Big Daddy Kane 78 12 43 NORTH ON SOUTH STREET (A&M 75021-7500-2) Herb Alpert 39 9 94 WHAT EVER rr TAKES (Motown 2076) Basic Black 94 7

MIRACLE (Arista 69 2J 2222) Whitney Houston 2 95 BLUE(IS THE COLOR OF PAIN) (EMI 4721) . . . Caron Wheeler 60 10

ggWHAT COMES NATURAL (MCA 53-742) Sheena Easton 54 5 65 13 96 1 WILL ALWAYS LOVE (Atlantic 4-87896) Troop

46 TEMPLE OF LOVE (East West America 4-98863) Harriet 22 10 97 GOLD DIGGER (Def Jam 38T3634) E.P.M.D. 92 13

TRY (island 878888-4) Will Downing 62 4 98 HIGH (Reprise 4-19553) . . Thelma Houston 93 9

48 WRITTEN ALL (Atlantic 4-87805) Rude Boys 46 21 OVER YOUR FACE 99 SWEET LIBERATION (East West 4-87755) . . The Family Stand 91 6

49 SPARK OF LOVE (Capitol 44659) Special Generation 37 10 100 SPACE IN MY HEART (Charisma) Maxi Priest 89 6

50 ANOTHER UKE MY LOVER (Warner Bros. 4-19486) Jasmine Guy 38 13

The square bullet indicates strong upward chart movement. See Alphabetical and Publisher list page. CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 12

RAP/DANCE ALBUMS RAP/DANCE April 20, 1991 The square bulet indicates skong upward chart movement Total Weeks Last Week V

Q KILL AT WILL (Priority 7230) . * IceCube 6 17 2-BIGG MC 2 THIS IS AN EP RELEASE (Tommy Boy 964) Digital Underground 1 11 Q QUIK IS THE NAME (Profile 1402) D.J. Quik 7 7 DESTINED FOR SUCCESS IN THE RAP, POP, R&B AND DANCE 4 MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT (Def JanVCoiumbia 46888) ... LL Cool J 2 27

MARKETS IS CRUSH MUSIC/K-TEL INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ART- 5 TASTE OF CHOCOLATE (Cold Chiiiin'/Reprise 26303) ... Big Daddy Kane 5 23 IST 2-BIGG MC, who combines the strong melodic sensibilities of R&B /pop B COOLIN’ AT THE PLAYGROUND YA KNOW! (Motown 6318) and dance music with hip-hop aggression on his promising debut solo album. Another Bad Creation 9 7 He's King Of The Hype!. Musically versatile, 2-Bigg excels with both danceable SHORT DOGS IN THE HOUSE (Jiv^RCA 1348) Too Short 10 29 cuts such as "He's All The Way Live," "Name Of the Game," "Why 2-Bigg" and H A BLITZ OF SALT-N-PEPA (Next Plateau 1025) Salt-N-Pepa 11 19 the album's title track, yet proves himself equally capable of delivering a silky B rap ballad on "High On Your Love." B STEP IN THEE ARENA (Chrysalis) Gang Starr 12 9 2-Bigg made his presence felt in the music world as a member of fellow rapper R»l TREAT EM’ RIGHT (Select 9063) Chubb Rock 29 9 MC Hammer's entourage, appearing in Hammer's videos for such major hits as Q| LIFE OF A KID IN THE GHETTO (Mercury 848326) Ed 0.G.& Da Bulldogs 14 5 "Pump It Up," "Let's Get It Started," 'Turn This Mother Out" and "Dancin' ALL FOR ONE (Elektra 60946-2) Brand Nubian 16 13 Machine." During his four-year association with the multi-platinum Hammer, m SOUNDTRACK (Giant/Reprise 24409) New Jack City DEBUT 2-Bigg appeared on Soul Train, BET and Live At The Apollo. The high profile that B 2-Bigg enjoyed during his years with Hammer created a demand for him to 14 BACK FROM HELL (Profile hoi) Run DMC 4 19 pursue a solo career—-and He's King Of The Hype! is the result of that demand. (9 BREAKING ATOMS (Wild Pitch 2004) Main Source 30 3 It's clear that for 2-Bigg MC, He’s King Of The Hype! is only the beginning of a KB MAKE WAY FOR THE M0THERL0DE (East West gi 605) Yo Yo 32 3 long and distinguished recording career. 17 BUSINESS AS USUAL (Def JanvColumbia 47067) EPMD 3 11 MC Smooth 18 THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT (Tommy Boy 1030) Paris 8 19 KB LIVE HARDCORE WORLDWIDE(Jive 1425) . . Boogie Down Productions 21 3 THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN crashing through the door of the boys club B BAG IT N BONE IT (Jive 1326) U.T.F.O. 23 3 known as rap, but few with the style or inventiveness of K-Tel artist, MC Smooth. 21 100 MILES AND RUNNIN’ (Ruthless/Priority 7224) N.W.A. 19 33 While many of her contemporaries quickly lapse into monotony. Smooth varies 22 LIVE IN CONCERT (Luke Records 3303) 2 Live Crew 22 13 the rhythm and pace of each song so that each rap has its own mood. But Smooth 23 DOWN TO EARTH (Warner Bros. 26358) Monie Love 20 21 isn't a case of style over substance; her no nonsense delivery is applied to 24 PLEASE DON’T HURT’EM (Capitol 92857) M.C.Hammer 13 55 provocative, insightful lyrics dealing with the issues of self-worth, striving to FATHERS DAY (Uptown/MCA 1006) Father M.C. 26 21 achieve goals and the problem of drugs in society. Wisely, Smooth refrains from B ever preaching in her raps; she simply presents her view of the world without 26 THE BYTCHES (No Face^Columbia 47068) B.W.P. 24 7 STEADY B V (JiveyRCA 1428) Steady sugar-coating her perspective. To ensure that it reaches the widest possible m B 28 3 audience, however, the young rapper (who produces her own work along with 28 YEAR OF THE NINE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE (4th & B Way 162444033-2) her brother, Chris Stokes) employs strong beats and creates grooves that young Professor X 15 5 listeners can dance to. The end result, we find, is music that is highly appealing, 29 THE GETO BOYS (Def American 24306) The Geto Boys 18 23 but that has a message behind it. MC Smooth, a native of Los Angeles, will be AMERIKKKA’S MOST WANTED (Prbrity 57210) IceCube 31 45 taking that message to fans across the nation when she joins forces with some B other top-notch female rappers for the Black Women in Rap Tour that will begin 31 LIVIN’ IN A HOE HOUSE (Drive By 4XL15131) H.W.A. 27 23 2 LOW LIFE MUTHA’S (Luke/Effect 112) Poison Clan in May and end in July. (Other participants include Queen Latifah, MC Trouble, B RE-ENTRY MC Peaches, MC Lyte and Yo Yo.) After the tour. Smooth will begin work on her 33 AINT NO SHAME IN THE GAME (Eptc 46947) Candyman 17 25 second album, which promises to secure her ranking as one of the top rappers, B TO THE EAST, BLACKWARDS (4th & BWay) X-Clan 36 5 male or female, working today, ii B BAGATRIX(MCA 10201 ) Whodini DEBUT 36 DANA DANE 4-EVER (Profile 1298) Dana Dane 35 23 NEWS: Elektra Entertainment recording artists, KMD, are currently on a na- 37 WORDS FROM THE GENIUS (Cold Chiiii/i/Reprise 26475) Genius 25 5 tional Rap the Vote college tour, aimed at encouraging 18-24 year-olds to become 38 LEGAL (Profile 1297) Special Ed 38 35 more politically active—starting with the simple act of registering to vote. Rap the Vote, an offshoot of Rock the Vote, supports the passage of the Motor Voter 39 FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET (Def JanVCoiumbia 45413) . . Public Enemy 40 49 Boogie Bill, which will make registering to vote easier—if the bill passes, it will auto- 40 EDUTAINMENT (Jive/RCA 1358) Down Productions 39 33 matically register a person to vote through their driver's license. KMD, who recently completed a public service announcement on behalf of Rock the Vote (the spot can be seen on MTV and heard on the radio,) are currently on the charts with their hit, "Peach Fuzz." Their debut album, Mr. Hood, will be released May 10th. Cardiac Records looks to have a HUGE winner on its hands with the British group. Definition of Sound. It's debut single, "Now is Tomorrow," has not only quickly become a favorite among club deejays, but is quickly becoming a hot addition to radio playlists. In addition. Cardiac is scheduled to put a major promotional and marketing campaign together for the writing/produc- ing/rap duo. Plans are to expose the Lon- don-based outfit to the U.S. via aggressive targeting of radio, retail, video, print and broadcast media. The ball starts rolling June 17th with the release of Love & Life: A Journey With the Chameleons. The album combines numerous influences (rap, reg- Definition of Sound gae, funk, rock and r&b) while keeping to the themes of "love and life," as well as racial unity, faith and self-worth. Members Kevwon and The don stress, "We're not rappers; we're narrators on CRAZY SOUNDS: Krazie Noise Records’ co-owners, Victor Padilla and life." Look for these "narrators" to hit big this summer. Christopher Johnson, celebrate the signing of their New York based rap Also from the golden vaults of Cardiac is the single, "I've Got That Feeling" label to INDI (Independent National Distributors, Inc.) for exclusive national by RuPaul. Produced by New York's professional club-guy, Larry Tee, the dance distribution. Waylo Records’ (also with INDI) M-Team stopped by the studio hit is already laying claim to being the current soundtrack of New York. RuPaul, while C-Money (Christopher Johnson) finishes up his debut, “Is It Good known around the world on the underground circuit and voted The Downtown To Ya?,” produced by Padilla, for a mid-April release. Pictured (l-r) are: Queen of New York, 1990 has recently returned from a tour of clubs in Italy as Padilla; Chill Master A. (Archie Mitchell), M-Team member; M.C. Sweat well as a quick tour of clubs south, is currently in the midst of a tour down and (Lawrence Mitchell), M-Team member; Johnson; Dick Kline, executive vp of the east coast that will last through May. of INDI; Willie Mitchell, president of-Waylo Records. s

CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 13 COCINANDO PUERTO RICO LATIN LPs April 20, 1991 The square bulet indicates stong upward chart morement.

BY TONY SABOURNIN 1 BAILE PUNTA (Sonotone) BANDA BLANCA

ANY REASONABLE MIND WOULD THINK OF CARLOS AS 2 SENSUAL (Musical Productions, Inc.) TITO ROJAS

SONOTONE’S MATA. It'd be wrong. My vote for the label's tree goes to 3 TIEMPO DE VALS (Sony International) CHAYANNE

singer/composer Yordano. If truth be told, I 4 PUNTO DE VISTA (Sony Discos) GILBERTO SANTARROSA haven't heard his previous recordings. But I had noticed what his "Manantial de 5 LO QUE SON LAS COSAS (CEL) EDNITA NAZARIO Corazones" did for Los Gallos Hansel y Raul, 6 BACHATA ROSA (Karen) J.L GUERRA Y GRUPO 440 what "Bailando Tan Cerca'' did for Joe 7 PORTFOLIO (Sony Discos) YOLANDITA MONGE Quijano and Maridalia Hernadez, and what 8 his "No Voy a Mover un Dedo" did for Guil- ALGO NUEVO (Musical Productions) ANTHONY CRUZ lermo Davila and Alex Mansilla's CaNaveral. 9 EXTRANJERO (Sony International) FRANCO DE VITA Simply put, the man has written big palos for 10 Y AHORA DE VERDAD (RMM/Sony) JOHNNY RIVERA other artists. The questions are: Can he cut it for himself with the recently released Finales 11 CAUSA YEFECTO (WEA Latina) GLENN MONROIG de Siglol Or will he be a victim of the Armando 12 LUCES DEL ALMA (Sony Discos) LUIS ENRIQUE Manzanero Curse? 13 ABRIENDO PUERTAS (Sony Discos) JERRY RIVERA Judging from the positive initial radio reaction, the answer seems to be YES, 14 IMAGENES (Sony Discos) LOURDES ROBLES since "Madera Fina" became a hit right off the bat. "Robando Azules" is another radio-geared Madera with a creative abanico backbeat, both with the 15 PEGANDO EL PECHO (Ringo) JOSSIE ESTEBAN Y PTR. 15 portentous vocal contribution of an uncredited female singer (shame on you, 16 NO LO DERRUMBES (Prime) LISA M. CON SANTI guys!) who should be signed and Yordano-produced ASAP. 17 VIDA (Sony International) EMMANUEL But Yordano particularly shines on tracks requiring thought, imagination and 18 VEINTEAflOS (WEA Latina) LUIS MIGUEL attention, as the thematic imagery often doesn't take shape until the 15th verse.

His play on titles is, to say the least, both cute and coy. "Batalla Perdida" 19 VENTANAS (CEL) LUNNA becomes an essay on the terrors of war—the dead and the wounded, women 20 25 ANIVERSARIO (Bronco/Sonotone) B. VALENTIN and children first—while the apocalyptic title track is honeyed syrup on 21 ENCADALUGAR (CEL)* ANGEL JAVIER romantic pancakes. 22 SOBREVIVIEhJTES DEL AMOR (Sony Discos) BRAULIO Yordano best puts all his songwriting eloquence and contagious hooks together in "La Balada de Pedro Matute," one of those mythical characters in 23 NINA (Capitol/EM l-Lati n) JOSE FELICIANO the Cipriano Armenteros tradition. Its surprising element—considering the 24 QUE CAMTEN LOS NlNOS (Combo) BONNY CEPEDA rock influences within the production—is the Dominican techno-pop content, 25 DOS (Capitol/EMI Latin) MYRIAM down to the DX-7's bellowing accordion lines: the least suspected genre for an (TH/Rooven) DAVID Italian-bom artist reared in Venezuela. 26 RENACIMIENTO PABON

While it's true that eloquent cantautore aren't programmed in the United 27 PAJARO HERIDO (Sony International) ROBERTO CARLOS States and Puerto Rico as they should be (unless they pander to a much 28 CADA VEZ CON MAS aASE (WEA Latina) CHANTELLE minimum popular denominator like Juan L. Guerra's 4-40) it's also verdad that 29 MAS SABROSOS QUE NUNCA (MPi) LOS SABROSOS DEL Yordano's brand of music is squeezed out by U.S. radio stations' special animosity toward rock sounds: a further example of how the masses are 30 MAYRA Y CEUNES (Paradisc/BMG) MAYRA YCELINES deprived by commercial PDs' human biases. Source: Gato Associates Research Don't be another victim of media segregation. Go out and buy Yordano's Fin de Siglo and show the narrow radio minds there's ample space for good music in this market. timbales riffs matching the lead vocalist's rapping tempo, and a most ap- MY NEPHEW ALFREDO RECENTLY ASKED ME ABOUT “EL PUN PUN,” propriate product to be marketed in the Rap Pop market because of the excellent interweaving of English lyrics. the contagious merengue rap track that has permeated all New York. I evaded Does it work? Well, on April 6 Lisa M. filled New York's venerable Roseland the issue because it'd be too complicated to explain where I had placed the cassettes for a feature on Prime Records, withheld now for several weeks Ballroom, sharing a bill with La Coco Band and Tono Rosario—former Her- awaiting a picture. But recent Puerto Rico research manos Rosario's lead bomba and another Prime Records act. showed the high sales of No lo Derrumbes, a Prime Now if I could only get a picture out of these guys. production featuring Lisa M, the merengue group I’M DULY IMPRESSED WITH MPI’S SUCCESS IN PUERTORRO, judging Santi y Los Duendes, the proliferating Spanish rap from the three position in the adjacent Top 30 rankings. And to be frank. I'll composing talents of Vico C. and el dichoso but wildly- even confess I missed the boat on its Tito Rojas Sensual offering. Hence, a closer successful "Pun Pun." Then Miami's charts showed look at its most recent focito, Anthony Cruz's Algo Nuevo. not only Lisa M's album doing well, but also a Santi y The scary thing about the MPI Los Duendes version on Kubaney Records. hits is that they start out harmless, After the opening blast of a house scratch, "Pun eventually growing on you, suck- Pun" delves into Santi's romancing rap—undettered ing in through the ears and being by his tiny height and, according to Lisa M., his big deposited flush in the subcon- bemba—using a soft merengue background. Queen scious. If you don't believe me, try Lisa's rap-o-rengue approach is quite authoritative and "No le Temas a El," one of the top vernacularly funny, especially when juxtaposed radio hits in New York City, and a against Santi's soft, adroit style, thanks to Vico's lyri- nice caressing salsa that eventual- cal creativeness. ly takes the listener to a typically (This was made all the more remarkable one fateful day when our editorial swinging salsa romdntica chorus. assistant Bemetta Green, upon watching me bop around the premises to "Pun Bet your bottom dollar that Pun," lent me its apparent predecessor: a velvety ska rap, house-clapped and "Nunca Te Falle" and "La Llave all, also titled "Pun Pun," vocalized by an unknown with Panameno intonations de Tu Traicidn" will follow up, [El General??], and with a sensual raunchiness absent in the Lisa M.-Santi somehow, in the promotional se- version.) quence. Aware now of the gradually increasing combined influence in Puerto Rico of Now, OJO/. Considering Julio U.S. homeboy rap and house styles with English-speaking music genres, "Gunda" Merced's secure posi- there's a deeper sense for understanding No Lo Derrumbes. Take the title track: tion as MPI's musical director, this A romantic rapeo appealing to the better forms of romantic relations, minimized album's most evincing trait is the stupid def down and vocals oscillating from the Sa-Fire to Sweet Sensation use of six count them, six! different arrangers on Cruz's debut. To my mind, ranges. — — this dissemination of arrangement chores is tangible proof of Musical "Para Entrar a la Casa" is more of a hard-core rap, far too advanced for our Production's corporate agenda to further deepen its gradually expanding sales average commercial radio stations. "Ja-Rican Jive" is reggae-rap with snare or hold on the profitable Puerto Rico salsa market. '

Total Weeks

Last Week

48 TRULY BLESSED (Elektra 60891) TEDDY PENDERGRASS 49 5

TOP 200 49 KILL AT WILL (Priority 7230)(G) ICE CUBE 46 18 ALBUMS 50 RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL (Warner Bros. 25993) (G) JANES ADDICTION 41 33 51 DAMN YANKEES (Warner Bros. 261 59)(P) DAMN YANKEES 39 56

52 CARRERAS-DAMINGO-PAVAROTTI IN CONCERT (London/Polydor 430433)(G) April 20, 1991 CARRERAS-DOMINGO-PAVAROTTI 54 2E

fjjjjlFREE (RCA 3004) RICKASTLEY 70 (G) = GOLD (RIAA) Certified) 54 HI-FIVE (Jive/RCA HI-FIVE 55 (P) = PLATINUM (RIAA) Certified) 1328) 55 CHERRY PIE (Columbia 45487)(P) WARRANT 57 30

56 BUSINESS AS USUAL (Def Jam/Columbia 47067) EPMD 47 12 High Debut: #23

Total Weeks 1 57 AFTER THE RAIN (DGC/Geffen 24290) (P) NELSON 59 39

Last Week 58 ’ RITMO (Interscope/Atlantic 91619) GERARDO 60 8

59 STEELHEART (MCA 6368) STEELHEART 48 13

EM’THE REVIVAL (Wing/Polygram 841 902)(P) TONY, TONI, TONE 66 48 JJOUT OF TIME (Warner Bros. 26496) R.E.M. 4 4

FIREHOUSE1 (Epic 461 86) FIREHOUSE 69 7 2 MARIAH CAREY (Columbia 45202)(P4) MARIAH CAREY 1 44 SI miDANCES WITH WOLVES (Associated/Epic 46982) SOUNDTRACK 80 16 3 GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Columbia 47093HP) .... C&C MUSIC FACTORY 3 14

63 BOOGIE1 PEOPLE (Capitol 92514) GEORGE THOROGOOD 63 6 4 THE SOUL CAGES (A&M 6405) STING 2 11

64 RALPH1 TRESVANT (MCA ion 6) (P) RALPH TRESVANT 44 20 5 HEART SHAPED WORLD (Reprise 25837)(G) CHRIS ISAAK 5 17

65 POISON1 (MCA 6387HP3) BELL BIV DeVOE 51 54 QTHE DOORS (Elektra 1047) SOUNDTRACK 9 5

66 , 45 10 (jMCMXC A.D. (Charisma 91642) ENIGMA 10 8

67 I 8 SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER (Geffen GHS 24278)(P) PETER GABRIEL 52 18 THE BLACK CROWES 8 56

68 LISTEN1 WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL.1 (Columbia 46898)(P) GEORGE MICHAEL 53 30 9 I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 86i6)(P2) WHITNEY HOUSTON 7 22

69 RUDE1 AWAKENING (Atlantic 82121) RUDE BOYS 56 10 10 INTO THE LIGHT (Epic 46988)(P) GLORIA ESTEFAN 6 10

70 RHYTHM1 NATION 1814 (A&M 3920)BMG8.98(P5) JANET JACKSON 58 81 11 WILSON PHILLIPS (SBK 93745)(P4) WILSON PHILLIPS 12 53

71 lCRAZY WORLD (Polygram 846908)(G) SCORPIONS 71 22 [£|NEW JACK CITY (Giant 24409) SOUNDTRACK 28 5 LEAN INTO IT (Atlantic 82209) MR. BIG 111 2 13 FIVE MAN ACOUSTICAL JAM (Geffen 243ii)(P) TESLA 13 21 m

73 NO1 FENCES (Capitol 93866) (P2) GARTH BROOKS 64 31 14 EMPIRE (EMI 92806)(P) QUEENSRYCHE 15 31

74 RECYCLER1 (Warner Bros. 26265)(P) ZZTOP 73 25 ^COOLIN’ AT THE PLAYGROUND YA KNOW!(Motown 6318)

75 MOVE1 TO THIS (Poi dor847 267) CATHY DENNIS 75 17 ANOTHER BAD CREATION 17 8 y

76 BACK1 FROM RIO (Arista 8648) ROGER McGUINN 74 13 16 HOOKED (Capitol 95330) GREAT WHITE 14 6

77 1I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Elektra/Vintertainmaent 60861 )(PKjEITH SWEAT 77 44 17 TO THE EXTREME (SBK 95325)(P6) VANILLA ICE 11 30

78 SHORT! DOGS IN THE HOUSE (Jive 1348)(P) TOO SHORT 72 3C njDIVINYLS (Virgin 91397) DIVINYLS 21 10

79 1HEARTBREAK STATION (Polygram 84801 8)(P) CINDERELLA 67 20 19 SOME PEOPLES LIVES (Atlantic 82i29)(P2) BETTE MIDLER 18 28

80 1 61 20 GUY...THE FUTURE (MCA ioii5)(P) GUY 20 21 TREAT ’EM RIGHT (Select 9063) CHUBB ROCK 159 2JVAGOBOND HEART (Warner Bros. 26300) ROD STEWART 68 2 LSI'

82 1 62 39 22 MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT (Def Jam/Columbia 46888)(P) . . . . L.L. COOL J 23 29 ‘ 83 85 11 ^FLASHPOINT (Columbia 47456) ROLLING STONES DEBUT DEBUT OJCIRLCLE OF ONE (Fontana/Mercury 846 346)(G) OLETA ADAMS 26 12 m

85 1 78 25 a DOUBT (Capitol 95715) JESUS JONES 29 10 86 1 79 19 2JlN THE BLOOD (Radioactive/MCA 10192) LONDON BEAT 36 7

87 i 81 12 2JTHE BEST OF THE DOORS (Elektra 60345) DOORS 32 6

88 ! 83 61 28 X (Atlantic 82140)(P) INXS 24 29

89 1 90 10 29 NIGHT RIDE HOME (Geffen 24302) JONI MITCHELL 30 5

90 , 86 25 30 THE RAZORS EDGE (Atco 9141 3)(P2) AC/DC 19 29

91 j 93 29 31 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION (Sire/Warner Bros. 26440) (P 2) . . . MADONNA 16 21 mi 101 2 ElHEART IN MOTION (A&m 15321) AMY GRANT 43 5

93 1DREAM CHILD (RCA2221) BLACK BOX 87 36 33 THE RHYTHM OF SAINTS (Warner Bros. 26098)(P) PAUL SIMON 22 25

94 ! 84 24 34 PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM (Capitol 92857)(P9) .... M.C. HAMMER 25 58

95 1 91 22 BOOTLEG SERIES (Columbia 47382) BOB DYLAN 65 2 El ‘ 96 ROBERT JOHNSON 92 27 36 THIS IS AN EP RELEASE (Tommy Boy 964)(G)

97 , 96 51 DIGITAL UNDERGROUND 31 12

98 UNISON1 (Epic 46893) CELINE DION 98 9 37 INNUENDO (Hollywood 61020) QUEEN 34 9 ‘ 99 TYRANNY FOR YOUR (Epic 46998) FRONT 242 99 10 EJQUIK IS THE NAME (Profile 1402) D.J. QUIK 50 8 126 39 THE SIMPSONS SING THE BLUES (Geffen 24308)(P2) THE SIMPSONS 27 18 njjjj m 123 QJJOYRIDE (EMI 94435) ROXETTE DEBUT 102 GREEN MIND (Sire/Warner Bros. 26479) DINOSOUR JR. 95 41 TRIXTER (Mechanic/MCA 6389)(G) TRIXTER 37 26 103 WHITES OFF EARTH NOW (RCA 2380) COWBOY JUNKIES 105 42 FREAKSHOW (Warner Bros. 26168) BULLET BOYS 42 4 104 WORLD CLIQUE (Elektra 60957)(G) DEEE-LITE 76 31 ESI MAMA SAID (Virgin 91610) LENNY KRAVITZ DEBUT nra 44 WE ARE IN LOVE (Columbia 46i46)(P) HARRY CONNICK JR. 35 39 HAPPY MODAYS 119 10 45 TIME AFTER TIME (Quality 15103) \ . . . TIMMY -T 38 13 158 33 22 m 46 SERIOUS HITS. ..LIVE! (Atlantic 82i57)(P) PHIL COLLINS CT71 113 47 KILL UNCLE (Sire/Warner Bros. 26514) MORRISSEY 40 5 EH] 118

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cm FLY ME COURAGEOUS (Island 422 848) DRIVIN’N’CRYIN' 127 12 171 ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 82164) LEVERT 139 20

TARA KEMP (Giant 24408) TARA KEMP 115 10 172 SECOND WIND (Warner Bros. 26478) TODD RUNDGREN 148 10 i m n RUMOR HAS IT (MCA iooi6)(G) REBAMcENTIRE 117 30 173 SOUNDTRACK (Warner Bros. 26316)(G) TWIN PEAKS 153 29 f na STRENGTH (Atco 91638) ENUFF Z’NUFF 152 2 174 PURE SHUUR (GRP 9628) DIANE SHUUR 156 6 BLACK AND WHITE (/Reprise 26487) BODEANS 162 2 175 ALWAYS (MCA 10025KG) PEBBLES 149 29 I m 114 FAMILY STYLE (Epic 46225)(P) THE VAUGHAN BROTHERS 97 28 176 HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Elektra 8623)(P) ALAN JACKSON 175 55 4-91 115 STILLGOTTHE BLUES (Charisma 369) GARY MOORE 109 43 177 LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (GRP 9629) GEORGE HOWARD 174 5

116 MENTAL FLOSS FOR THE GLOBE (Arista 8640) . . URBAN DANCE SQUAD 82 33 178 PICKIN’ ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838 744 l)POL(P)

117 REFLECTIONS OF PASSION (Private Music 2067) YANNI 103 19 THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS 177 70

WORD OF MOUTH (Atlantic 82233) MIKE & THE MECHANICS 166 2 m 179 MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco 91282) MICHEL’LE 176 11 119 PRETTY WOMAN (EMI 93492)(P2) SOUNDTRACK 107 54 180 SEASONS IN THE (Def American/Geffen 24307) SLAYER 155 25

120 BORN TO SING (Atlantic C82084HP) EN VOGUE 125 51 181 WICKED SENSATION (Elektra 60954) LYNCH MOB 151 24

cm THE LAW (Atlantic 821 95) THE LAW 154 3 182 STICK rr LIVE (Chrysalis 21816) SLAUGHTER 170 23 cm WHAT COMES NATURALLY (MCA 10131) SHEENA EASTON DEBUT 183 MIDNIGHT STROLL (Mercury/Polygram ) ROBERT CRAY 172 28

123 STEP IN THE ARENA (Chrysalis 21798) GANG STARR 124 10 184 BONA DRAG (Sire/Warner Bros. 26221) MORRISSEY 178 22

124 LOVE 4 EMOTION (LMR/RCA2307-1-RKG) STEVIE B 89 39 185 LOVEGOD (Big Life/Mercury 842 985) THE SOUP DRAGONS 189 26

125 TALKIN’ BLUES (island 848243) BOB MARLEY 4 THE WAILERS 112 9 186 BASS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME (Cheetah 9403) ... D.J. MAGIC MIKE 179 10

126 HOLY WATER (Atlantic 91371HG) BAD COMPANY 94 42 187 (Atlantic 82144XP) LED ZEPPELIN 168 24

cm CHILL OF AN EARLY FALL (MCA 10204) 132 3 188 SOUNDTRACK (Elektra/Nonesuch 79256) THE CIVIL WAR 180 14 (Polygram 128 ENLIGHTMENT 847100) 102 22 189 DOLLARS AND SEX (Atlantic 82198) ESCAPE CLUB 186 5

129 SOUL PROVIDER (Columbia 45012)CBS(P3) MICHAEL BOLTON 104 91 190 LALAH HATHAWAY (Virgin 91382) LALAH HATHAWAY 185 9

130 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (RCA 3013) GRAHAM PARKER 114 8 191 SAHARA (Simmons/RCA 21 70) HOUSE OF LORDS 173 7

131 NO MORE GAMES/THE REMIX ALBUM (Columbia 46959)(G) 192 RAGGED GLORY (Reprise 26315) NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 181 30 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 88 20 193 IDO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVE'NT GOT (Chrysalis 21759)(P2)

132 WHEN YOUR’E A BOY (Columbia 46076) SUSANNAHOFFS 100 10 SINEAD O’CONNOR 183 54

133 1916 (Epic/WTG 46858) MOTORHEAD 133 6 194 CONTRIBUTION (island 846814) MICA PARIS 182 7

134 GARTH BROOKS (Capitol 90897)(P) GARTH BROOKS 129 49 195 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS GREATEST HITS (Verve 823662)(P)

135 TIMES UP (Epic 46202KG) LIVING COLOUR 137 32 THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 191 33

136 3 DEEP (Columbia 46772) SURFACE 106 21 196 CANDY CAROL (Sire/Warner Bros. 26389) BOOK OF LOVE 190 10

137 DOME AGAIN (Capitol 92217)(G) FREDDIE JACKSON 130 22 197 BLAZE OF GLORY (Mercury/Polygram 846473)(P2) JON BON JOVI 184 36

138 IN THE HEART OF THE YOUNG (Atlantic 82103)(G) WINGER 116 37 198 FEEDING FRENZY (MCA 10022 ) JIMMY BUFFETT 195 22

139 ONLY HUMAN (Arista 18620) JEFFREY OSBORNE 128 19 199 PRIVATE TIMES... AND THE WHOLE 9! (Warner Bros. 26005XP) ALB. SURE! 188 25

140 (Reprise 10 TWENTY 1 26391) CHICAGO 120 200 THE END OF INNOCENCE (Geffen 2421 7)WEA 8.98(P3) ... . DON HENLEY 187 93

141 EVERYBODY’S ANGEL (Warner Bros. 26486) TANrTA TIKARAM 142 4

142 COMPOSITIONS (Eiektra60922)(P) ANITA BAKER 108 40 143 INK (MCA 10205) FIXX 145 4 ALPHABETIZED TOP 200 ALBUMS (BY ARTIST)

144 ...BUT SERIOUSLY (Atlantic )WEA8.98(P3) PHIL COLLINS 110 73

cm BAG A TRIX (MCA 10201) WHODINI DEBUT 2 Live Crew /1 68 Dinosour Jr. /1 02 Janes Addiction/ 50 Osbane, Jeffrey / 1 39 Too Shat/ 78

Mica / 1 Tony, Toni, Tone/ 146 VOL.3 (Wilbury/Warner Bros. 26324)(P) TRAVELING WILBURYS 122 23 AC/DC/ 30 Dion, Celine/ 98 Jesus Jones / 25 Paris, 94 60

Adams, Oleta / 24 Divinyls/ 18 Johnson, Eric/ 91 Parker, Graham / 130 Traveling Wilburys/ HUMAN FACTOR (Epic 47000) METAL CHURCH 157 2 Parton, Dolly/ 108 146 M AIB. Sure/199 D.J. Majic Mike/ 186 Johnson, Robert/ 96 Another Bad Creation Doors/ 27 Jones, Quincy / 1 62 Pebbles /1 75 Tresvant, Ralph / 64 148 MAKE THE DIFFERENCE (Capitol 92153) TRACIE SPENCER 140 6 / 15 Drivin' N' Cryin’ / 109 Kemp, Tara /1 10 Pen der grass, Teddy/ Trixter / 41 167 149 NOMADS, INDIANS.SAINTS (Epic 46820) INDIGO GIRLS 121 28 Ash, Daniel ISO Dylan, Bob/ 35 Kentucky Head- 48 U.T.F.O./ Astley, Rick / 53 Easton, Sheena/122 hunters/84,178 Pet Shop Boys / 1 56 UB40/151

150 BLUES TRAVELER (A&M 5308) BLUES TRAVELER 143 6 Bad Company / 126 Ed O.G. and Da King's X / 154 Poison/ 82 Urban Dance Squad / Baker, Anita /1 42 Bulldogs /1 63 Kravitz, Lenny/ 43 Queen / 37 116 151 LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin 91324KG) UB40 147 65 Be/I Biv Devoe/65 En Vogue/ 120 Led Zeppelin/ 187 Queensryche / 1 Vanilla Ice / 1

Bingo Boys/ 166 Enigma/ Levert / 1 71 R.E.M./1 Vaughan Brothers / 152 EXTREME II; PORNOGRAFFfni (A&M 75021) EXTREME 160 3 Black Box/ 93 Enuff Z'Nuff / 112 Living Colour / 1 35 Red, Hot& Blue /1 61 114

153 POCKET FULL OF GOLD (MCA louo) VINCE GILL 161 3 Black, Clint / 95 EPMD/56 London Beat/ 26 Rembrandts / 83 Warrant / 55

Black Crowes / 8 Escape Club / 1 89 Loose Ends / 169 Riff/165 Whodini / 145 154 FAITH HOPE LOVE BY KING’S X (Mega Force/Atlantic 82145) .... KING'S X 146 23 Blues Traveler /1 50 Estefan, Gloria / 10 L.L.CoolJ/22 Righteous Brothers/ Wilson Phillips /II

Bodeans/113 Extreme / 152 Law/121 195 Winger /1 38 TIME PASSES BY (Mercury 846975) KATHY MATTE A 167 2 Bolton, Michael / 129 Father M.C./86 Lynch Mob / 1 81 Rolling Stones / 23 Yanni / 1 1

156 BEHAVIOR (EMI 94310) PET SHOP BOYS 131 23 Bon Jovi, Jon / 197 Feelies/164 M.C. Hammer / 34 Roth, David Lee / 87 YoYo/101

Boogie Down Produc- Firehouse/ 61 Madonna / 31 • Roxette / 40 Young, Neil / 192

SOUNDTRACK (Varese/MCA 5276)(P) GHOST 171 34 Top / 74 [Q| tions/ 107 Exx/143 Marley, Bob / 125 Rude Boys/ 69 72 Book Of Love /1 96 Front 242/ 99 Marsalis, Wynton / 170 Rundgren, Todd / 172 Soundtracks: 158 MIXED UP (Elektra 60978)(G) THE CURE 134 23 Brooks, Garth/ 73,134 Gabriel, Peter / 67 Material Issue/ 100 Scorpions / 71 Civil War / 188

Mattea, / Sheila E/ 92 Dances With Wolves / 159 MARVA HICKS (Polydor 847209) MARVA HICKS 141 4 Buffett, Jimmy / 198 Gang Starr /1 23 Kathy 155 / 1 74 Bullet Boys / 42 Gerardo / 58 Me Entire, Reba / 1 1 Shuur, Dianne 62

IN / 160 RUST PEACE (Capitol 91935KG) MEGADETH 135 27 Candyman / 90 Gl, Johnny/ 97 McGuinn, Roger / 76 Simon, Paul 33 Ghost/ 157 White/ Carey, Mariah / 2 Gl, Vince/ 153 Megadelh / 160 Smpsons/39 Geat 16 161 RED HOT 4 BLUE (Chrysalis 21799) VARIOUS ARTISTS 144 22 Carreras-Domingo- Gant, Amy / 32 Metal Church/ 147 Slencers / 199 New Jack City/ 12

Michael, George / 68 Slaughter / 88, 182 FYetty Worn an/ 119 162 BACK ON THE BLOCK (Qwest/Warner Bros.) QUINCY JONES 163 4 Pavarotli / 52 Guy/ 20 Teenage Mutant Ninja C&C Music Factory / 3 Happy Mondays/ 105 Michefle / 1 79 Slayer/ 180

/ 1 Midler, Bette / 19 Soup Dragons /1 85 Turtles 11/ 106 163 LIFE OF A KID IN A GHETTO (Mercury 848326) . ED O.G. 4 DA BULLDOGS 165 5 Charlatans UK / 94 Hahaway, Lalah 90

/ The / 6 Chicago / 140 Henley, Don / 200 Mike & The Spencer, Trade 148 Doas 164 TIME FOR A WITNESS (A&M 5344) FEELIES 164 4 Chubb Rock/ 81 HLFive/54 Mechanics l\ 18 Steel hear t / 59 Twin Peaks / 173

Cinderella / 79 Hicks, Marva/ 159 Mitchell. Joni /29 Stevie B. / 124 cm RIFF (SBK 95828) RIFF DEBUT Colins, Phil /46.144 Hoffs, Susanna /1 32 Moore, Gary /II Stewart Rod / 21 Sting /4 166 BEST OF THE BINGO BOYS (Atlantic 82240) BINGO BOYS 169 3 Connick, Harry Jr. / 44 House of Lords / 1 91 Morrison, Van/ 128 Cowboy Junkies / 103 Houston, Whitney / 9 Mari ssey / 47,1 84 Strait, Geage/ 127

IT (jive / 167 BAG N BONE IT 1326) U.T.F.O. 150 8 Cray, Robert / 1 83 Howard, George / 177 Motorhead / 133 Styx 85 Cure /1 58 Ice Cube/ 49 Mr Big/72 Surlaoe/136 168 LIVE IN CONCERT (Luke Skyywalker 3003) 2 LIVE CREW 136 14 D.J. Ouik/38 Indigo Girls / 1 49 Nelson / 57 Sweat, Keith/ 77 New Kds on he block Tesla/ 13 169 LOOK HOW LONG (MCA 10044) LOOSE ENDS 138 19 Damn Yankees / 51 INXS/28 / Deee - Lite / 104 Isaak, Chris / 5 / 131 Thorogood, Geage

cm STANDARD TIME VOL. 2 INTIMACY CALLING (Coiu^ia 47346) Dennis, Catiy / 75 Jackson, Alan / 1 76 O'Connor, Sinead / 193 63 Digital Underground/ Jackson, Freddie / 137 OJays/89 Tkaram,Tanita/141

WYNTON MARSALIS DEBUT - 36 Jackson, Janet / 70 Oneal Alexander /66 Timmy T / 45 INDIE FOCUS CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991

BY ALEX HENDERSON

Gramophone label in 1973 and later be- headbanger signings are Risque, whose INDIE PROFILE came general manager of Isibaya Music, forthcoming album is being produced ALBUMS which was a division of Gramophone. by Warrant's Jani Lane, and Alex RHYTHM SAFARI RECORDS Rosenthal recalls, "In 1980, 1 left to start Gregory, a guitarist whose album will RICHIE BEIRACH & my own company called Music Inc., feature one of Yngwie Malmsteen's GEORGE COLEMAN: RHYTHM SAFARI RECORDS, A which from 1983-1985 was probably former vocalists, Popcorn... NEW LABEL SPECIALIZING IN one of the biggest record companies in Convergence (Triolka 185-2) CONCORD: Two keepers of the Latin WORLD MUSIC, released its first South Africa. We were licensing music An acoustic piano/sax duet can jazz flame are Tito Puente and Poncho product in February 1991. But label from a lot of sources and developing a result in strikingly intimate jazz. But be- Sanchez. Both record for Concord founder /president Hilton Rosenthal's lot of South African artists as well... In cause only two players are involved, Picante, and both have def new CDs out. involvment in world music pre-dates 1985, 1 sold my label to EMI because it their rapport must be especially strong. Before singing with Concord, Puente his Priority-distributed label by almost was my intention to leave South Africa. Thankfully, tenor and soprano concentrated primarily on salsa; but in two decades. A native of South Africa, I wanted to spread my wings in terms saxophonist George Coleman and recent years, El Rey has made Latin jazz Rosenthal joined CBS' South African of my career, and secondly, it wasn't the pianist Richie Bedrach enjoy a high level a priority on such excellent Concord place I wanted to live given what was of communication throughout the hour- releases as On Broadway, Salsa Meets Jazz going on over there. At the beginning of ion Convergence. Listening to the and Un Poco Loco. If you like your jazz g '87, 1 moved to the States." improvisors' highly personal ap- festive and spirited, Puente's Out Of This Rhythm Safari had been in the plan- proaches to Wayne Shorter's "Infant World offers burning interpretations of ning stages for a few years Eyes," Miles Davis' "Flamenco when Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud," Priority secured a distribution deal with Sketches" and the standard "What Is and the pop standards "Sweet Georgia Priority Records in January 1991. "It's Brown" and "S'Wonderful." The This Thing Called Love," it's abundant- purely a distribution deal for the United ly dear that the jazzmen are enjoying one timbalero' s sidemen include pianist States only," explains Rosenthal, who another. And because Triloka has the Sonny Bravo, conguero Jose Medera, helped Paul Simon put Graceland good sense to record all of its releases tenorist Mario Rivera, bassist Bobby digitally, the 9-track CD's subtleties together—and who has produced Rodriguez, trumpeters Charles Sepul- and Harry Belafonte. "Priority has an inter- nuances are all the more pleasureable. veda and Piro Rodriguez and trom- esting structure. They have their own bonist Papa Vasquez... Sanchez tri- sales force, but warehouses and HEATHEN: Victims CEMA umphs with both instrumental jazz and Of ships the records. I (Priority met presi- salsa with vocals on Cambios. The 10- Deception (Roadracer RRD dent) Bryan Turner through track CD ranges from the danceable 9331) (A&R/promotions man) Guy Man- salsa of "El Sabroson" to jammin' pieces ganiello... Almost instantly, Bryan and by Sanchez' pianist David Torres' Thrash metal moshers Heathen beat, I realized our heads were in the same ("Cambios," "Chanko" and "Hey Bud") batter and bludgeon on Victims Of place. I think Bryan believes that some- Deception, a 10-track CD that also blisters to Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental bruises. Heathen plays fast thing in world music is gonna get more Mood," which becomes a caressing and and pretty soon." furious; but like and Testa- mainstream bolero. Special guest Freddie Hubbard ment, Heathen doesn't render its lyrics So far. Rhythm Safari has releasd four blows an inspired trumpet on a smokin' inaudible which is a good thing be- albums: The Best Of Juluka, which fea- "Yesterdays," the ballad "My Foolish — cause "Hypnotized" tures South African star Johnny Clegg; Heart" and "Sky Dive." Also featured as and "Opiate Of The Masses" drop sdence the subject Latino Latino, a compilation focusing on sidemen are Torres, bassist Tony Banda, on of religious oppression. Other LA.-based salsa and/or Latin jazz ar- trombonist Art Velasco, trumpter Sal sobering numbers indude "Mercy Is Virtue," tists such as Bobby Matos & Heritage Sracchiolo, alto and tenor saxophonist No "Prisoners Of Fate," "Timeless Cell Of Ensemble, Rojelio & The Flintings Gene Burkert, bassist Tony Banda, tim- Prophesy," "Morbid Curiosity" and a and Bongo Logic; David Hewett's An balero Ramon Banda and bonguero Jose thrash cover of Rainbow's "Kill The African Tapestry; and The Best Of World "Papo" Rodriguez. Vayal... King." Music, a sampler. Due out in May are 214 : The 214 label has released three albums by LA. reggae bands Manazart contemporary Christian albums: Twila LOKETO: Extra Ball (formerly Brave New World) and The Paris' Cry For The Desert, Tony I-Tals. Also forthcoming: albums by (Shanachie 64028) Melendez' Ways Of The Wise and White Bongo Logic and Algerian rai artist Heart's House. Paris' pop has an Like its predecessor, Soukous Trouble, Cheb Mami. Power Amy Grant-ish quality—which isn't Extra Ball illustrates the happy, vibrant "I have basically two aims (for of African surprising given that it was produced by nature soukous music. It also asserts Rosenthal. Rhythm Safari)," Brown Bannister, who has also worked underscores the diversity of African "One is to really become an artist with Grant. "Cry For The Desert" is the styles, which range from moody, haunt- development label within the genre of album's first single. Melendez goes for ing Ethiopian music to upbeat, Carib- world music not just licensing pieces — slick pop on "He Can See," "Ways Of bean-like forms such as soukous and other parts of the world, but from The Wise," "Bed By The Window"(the zouk. Highlights of Extra Ball, an 8-song developing artists. The other aim, I album's first single) and other songs on CD, include "Tcheke Linha," "Douce think, is to expand as much as possible Ways Of The Wise. While Paris and Isabella," "La Joie De Vivre" and "Par- the market for world music in general... Melendez aren't overly aggressive. don.-" The term world music is a vague con- White Heart goes for a forceful, guitar- cept—my definition is music that has crunching rock sound on "Inde- VARIOUS ARTISTS: In some kind of ethnic flavor. I believe pendence Day" (the band's current Case You Missed It: Timeless reggae music falls under the broad ban- single), "Nailed Down," "Desert Rose" ner of world music... Would a French Records' 15th Anniversary and other songs on Power House... pop act be part of world music because Sampler (Timeless CD AJP they're singing in French? I don't know. 315) That's one of the gray areas. But I'm not ruling out any kind of music." I INDIE REVIEWS Timeless Records, a Dutch label that has recorded some of the biggest names in jazz, looks back on its 15-year history I INDIE NEWS I SINGLES with In Case You Missed It. The 13-track FANTASY: Fantasy's got its mojo featuring CD compilation ranges from the fiery workin', /all. Due out later this year is ELITE FORCE swing of Art Blakey & The Jazz Recordings The Complete Prestige Of BFD: "I Am My Brother's Messengers' cuts "Brain Stormin'" Lightnin' Hopkins, an six-CD boxed set Keeper" (Music (1990) and "In Case You Missed It" focusing on the late Texas bluesman's (1981) to Chet Baker's "cool" balladry work for Bluesville/Prestige. The Merchant/Fantasy MM-2815) on 'Tor All We Know" (1986) to George package's liner notes are being written Black unity is the message on rap Coleman's smoky "Amsterdam After by Charters... Sam crew Elite featuring BFDs "I Am My Dark" (1978) to Lionel Hampton's ag- Brother's Keeper." Noting the evils of PRIORITY: Priority, home of such rap gressive big-band workout on "Airmail drugs, Black-on-Black crime and pover- acts as N.W .A, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, W .C., Spedal" (1982) to Pharoah Sanders' be Bobby Jimmyu, Big Lady K and KMC, ty, the homeboys argue that they can spiritual reading of Horace Silver's reduced if African-Americans is getting into metal and hard rock on greatly "Moon Rays" (1989). Timeless' together. Word. Rojelio Mitchell the frontline level, dude. Two recent pull American connection, Russ Musto, can be reached at (212) 529-3655. —

MUSIC PUBLISHING CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 17 BY SHELLY WEISS

BMI Rick Riccobono, veepee and (along with A1 Schmitt as en- intro track rolled by, and then Nat airwaves. He scores six programs

Writer /Publisher Relations, L.A., gineer) is slated to do her next. He King Cole's voice came out of the in current production: Hunter, L.A. announced the appointment of has the hot new Lalah Hathaway speakers, along with Natalie's, Law, DoogieHowser, M.D., Wiseguy,

Lonnie Sill to senior director of cover of Brenda Russell's "It's and I was hearing a duet of "Un- Law & Order and Quantum Leap.

Writer/Publisher Relations. Sill Somethin." Also, he did Carl forgettable." Even as I write this. His theme songs for The Rockford joins BMI from Paramount, where Anderson's (GRP) recently I'm still getting chills, four days Files, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and he headed up their Music Division released and successful LP, and the later. Through the magic of tech- The Greatest American Hero were hit for Film & Television. While at Garfield The Cat, soon to-be- nology, Nat King Cole's voice was records and earned him four of his

Paramount he was directly in- released soundtrack album. The lifted off one of his tapes and five Grammy Awards. He volved in the successful Garfield LP looks like a who's seated in a 1991 version of his clas- received his first Grammy in 1968 soundtracks. The Hunt For Red Oc- who. It contains Patti LaBelle, The sic. This was one of those special for his instrumental arrangement tober, Days of Thunder, Academy Temptations, Natalie Cole, Diane times that reminds me how great for Mason Williams' "Classical

Award and Golden Globe Schuur, Lou Rawls, The Pointer songs and music can be, and why Gas." "Yo-Cat"!... nominee for Best Song, The God- Sisters and B.B. King. "Cat" I love this business. It was an THE TRAGICALLY HIP DEPT.— father Part III and the platinum sell- Adams co-wrote a few of the selec- uplifting experience! I look for- MCA recording artists The Tragi- ing soundtrack to Ghost. Prior to tions. Fischer also did 6 sides for ward to the release of this special, cally HIP were voted Entertainer that, he was the director of music the new Arnold McCuller (Virgin) special album... of the Year at the 20th Annual Juno at Twentieth Century Fox, where LP. He's finished Kurt Whalums' NARAS POST “YO-CAT” ROAST— Awards (Canada's equivalent of he was involved in the develop- (I never get his name right) next Mike Post, one of the most suc- the Grammys) in Toronto, Ontario ment of soundtracks for Working release, which includes a cover of cessful composers in TV history, earlier this month. This award car- Girl and Die Hard, as well as Sting's "Fragile" with guest was mocked and ridiculed by the ries particular significance be- several of their TV series. Before vocalist Brenda Russell. He's L.A. chapter of NARAS at its cause it is the only Juno deter- joining Twentieth, Sill held the slated to do about half of Patti second annual "Yo-Cat" roast in mined by means of public ballot. position of general professional Labelle's (MCA) new venture, and Burbank, on Sunday April 14. Last year the group won the Juno manager for the Music Publishing Laura Nyro as well. When I ran Randy Newman, Velton Ray for Most Promising Group of the Division at Columbia Pictures, across Andre, he was in Bill Bunch, Herb Pedersen, Leland Year (as voted by the Canadian where he exploited the company's Schnee's North Hollywood Sklar and the noted TV producer Academy of Recording Arts & copyrights, and also as music Studio, mixing some of his wife, Stephen J. Cannell were among Sciences). They've already ful- coordinator for their TV series and Natalie Cole's, new LP (which those participating. Pianist/com- filled some of that promise with "Movie of the Week" from 1981- deserves separate coverage)... poser Mike Melvoin served as this year's victory and the early

88 ... UNFORGETTABLE— On Friday master of ceremonies, with a per- success of their new Road Apples

BOB DYLAN—It seems that the (4/5), I had the pleasure of hearing formance by musical com- LP, which went platinum in legendary Bob Dylan is busier a few cuts of Natalie Cole's new edienne Marie Cain. The event Canada ten days after its release than he's ever been. He'll be doing LP, from her debut Elektra release. honored recording studio last month, and entered Canada's background vocals on Brian It was a rare and special ex- musicians in a light-hearted national retail charts at #14. No Wilson's new album, along with perience. Unforgettable, With Love, gathering during which awards other Canadian record has ever

Paula Abdul, , is a Tribute to her dad, the late, were granted in such "best" entered the retail charts that high. and Glen Campbell. He has col- great, Nat King Cole. The CD will categories as studio flirt, phone The Tragically Hip are currently laborated with Michael Bolton on contain about 23 songs, most of hog, mic hog, studio ham, most bringing their explosive rollin' a tune for Bolton's new LP, Time, which were originally recorded by impressive warm-up and best ex- rock to the U.S., with a six-week

Love, <&• Tenderness. He co-wrote her dad. The project is the joint cuse for being late. The winners tour that's in progress now. Keep

'The Rest Ain't Important," with venture of three great award-win- received turkeys. I'll announce the an ear out for this hot new group...

Glenn Ballard, slated to be cut by ning producers, Andre Fischer, winners next week. Post's com- vocalists Sweet Pea Atkinson and Tommy LiPuma and David positions dominate the television to be continued... Harry Bowens [from Was (Not Foster, along with top engineer A1 Was)]. Also, his most recent Schmitt. 'The Thought Of You," producers Was (Not Was) sup- 'Thou Swell," "Smile," and a posedly co-wrote "Shirley Temple medley of "For Sentimental Doesn't Live Here Anymore" with Reasons," "Tenderly," and

Dylan, intended for Paula Abdul. "Autumn Leaves," were some of

(Which she passed on.) "The the most beautiful I've ever heard. tunes, they are a-changin"... Just as I was about to leave, Andre

and A1 smiled, and asked me if I HOT PRODUCERS’ DEPT.—Andre MCA Records recording group, The Tragically Hip, whose members hail had time for one more. What hap- Fischer is smokin'! Check this out. from Canada, is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour which will end on May in Toronto, pened then is hard to explain. The 11. Pictured backstage at the Juno Awards, which were held He's currently got the #1 Jazz where the group was voted Entertainer of the Year (l-r) are: Bobby Baker, tape started rolling, an exceptional Gordon Downie, vocals; Gord album with Diane Schuur (GRP), guitar; Paul Langlois, guitar/vocalist; Sinclair, bass/vocals; and Johnny Fay, drums. -

SEE PAGE 4 FOR POP SINGLES CHART COUNTRY SEE PAGE 11 FOR TOP SINGLES CHART All This Time (Magnetic Publishing, LtdJBIue Turfe Music, ASCAP) .... 40 SEE PAGE 20 FOR TOP SINGLES CHART

All True Man (FlyteTyme/AvantGarde, ASCAP) 45 A Heart la A House For Love (Rom Rve Heartbeats) (TCF, ASCAP/EMI Do No Good Man (Aknarie-BMI/MIstone-ASCAP) Another Like My Lover (Tim Tim/WokieAVhole Nine Yards, ASCAP) .... 86 A 61 April ASCAP/Smic Srnac.ASCAP/Behind Bars, ASCAP) 34 Around The Way Girl (Mariey Marl, AscapLL Cool J, Ascap/Def Jam, Ascap) 43 Are You Lovin' Me (WBEunstcrm-ASCAP/WT/FT-BMI) 8 A Utfe BftOf Dana Tonight (Protoons/Dana Dane Baby Baby (Age To Age/Edward GranlYelow Bephant/Reunion, ASCAP) . . 1 Are You Sincere (CederwoodWayne Walker-BMI) 69 Forever, ASCAP/Promuse/Gcrdy’s Groove/Lynton Muir Ltd., BMI) 88 BMI) 48 Baby’s Coming Back (Virgin SongsAittle Green Apple Toons, .... Better Love Next Time (Warner Tam erlane/Utfem arch- BMI) 58 Ain't No Sunshine (Interior, BMI 42 Bitter Tears (Td Muziek/MCA, ASCAP) 53 Blame It On Texaa (Maypop/EMI BlackwoodWrightchild-BMI) 22 All I YWant la You Screen Gems/Colgems EMI/Multi CulerASCAP) .... 12 Blaze Of Glory (Bon Jovi, Ascap / PRI, Ascap) 86 Bom In AH'igh Wind (Rick Hal-ASCAP/WBM-SESAC) 50 All Of Me (AZ/Cotd ChUin'WB.ASCAP) 93 Call It Poison (Love Pump, ASCAP) 38 Can I Count On You (Violet Crown/Uame-BMI) 29 All Seasons (Tyree, BMI/Wlesden,BMI) 92 Call It Rock & Roll (Psycho Bimbos From Hell) 60

I /fifth March, BMI) . Can't Stop (Epic /Solar Songs Inc. /Kear Music, BMI) 97 Caroina Sun (Scorpia 2-PROCAN) 97 All The Man Need (Waner-TammerLane/Body Electee Of 58 Chaain'The Wind (Realsongs, ASCAP) 94 Chain Gang (ABKCO-Music-BMI) 95 All True Man (FlyteTymeTunes/Avant Garde, ASCAP) 60 Come Again (Ranch Rock, BMI/Tranquiity Base Songs/Broadiead, ASCAP) 67 Daddy On The Redo (Hila Lcu-BMI) 41 Another Like My Lover (Tim Tim/WokieASCAP) 50

Coming Out Of The Dark (Foreign Imported Productions) 6 Dance Witt Me (SheH-BMI) 87 Another Sleepless Mght Warner Chappla/Disco Mix CluhWB.ASSCAP) . . 84 Cry For Help (BMG Songs, BMI) 11 Around The Way Girl (Mariey Marl, ASCAP/Def Jam/Stone City/Nat'onal Dixie Uaa (G Simmons-BMI) 68 Deep Deep Trouble (Fox Film/Gracie Films/Guck/TCF, BMI/Zomba, ASCAP) 90 LeagueASCAP) 86 Don't Tell Me What To Do (Tree/CBS Music &oup-BMI) 94 Music, 72 Disappear (MCA Ascap) Backyard (Kear/Sony Epic/Solar, BMI/Bed Of NailsASCAP) 13 Bart (ATV/Scrcerous LabyrinJi, BMI) 22 Down Home (MaypopWamerElekka/Asylum/Mopage-BMI) 1 Do The Man Black Paradide (Two Tuff-Enuff.BMI/Irving, ASCAP) 94 Don't Hold Back Your Love (Warner Bros. Music Corp JAJi-Aji Music, Ascap) 96 DriftOffTo Dream (Sony Tree/P Oak/E Sound-BMI) 3 Blue (MCAA/irgirvOrange Tree, ASCAP) 96 Don't Make Me Dream About You (Chris IsaakASCAP)) 80 Fancy (Northridge-ASCAP) 4 Boomerang (EMI Blackwood (Canada)/Chip- Don't Treat Me Bad (CBS Music/Wocka-Wocka Music/COSBY Bis, ASCAP) 34 Feed Jake (Tern Colins-BMI) 20 kar,BMl/Soundtcwn,Procar/Watehdog,CAPAC) 99 Easy (Vrgin SongsA/arseau/Small Hope, BMI) 62 Easy Come Go Feelin' More Haggard Than Merle (Upper 40-ASCAP) 7$ Cali Me (PundiLBMI) 8 Feel The Groove (BMC/RamaekersAdm. by Van Gough's Ear, BMI) .... 82 Forever (Door Knob-BMI) 86 Cheep Talk (MCA/BMG,ASCAP) 19 The Fast Time (Cdgems- EMI, AscapStansbury, BMI) 74 Get Rhythm (House Of Cash-BMI) 44 Funk Boutique (Andy Panda/Tony Moran/Funny Bear, ASCAP) 100 Comming Out Of The Dark (Foreign Imported Productions, BMI) 76 Go Ahead And Cry (Opry Link-BMI) Get Here (Warner Bros., Ascap/Rutland Road, Ascap) 20 65 Contribution (Vxgin/Cod Banana/Boneless/M. Roman/lslartd/Slice Meister/EMI- Gonna Make You Sweat (Virgin, AscapCole-Clivflles, Ascap) 70 Have A UtUe Faith (Ffick Hal-ASCAP) 46 Blackwood/Eric B 4 Rakim.BMI) 51 Good Heart (Martin PageTamous, ASCAP) 88 Heroes (Scarlet Mocn-BMI/Kaleidoscope-ASCAP) 6 Cosmic Love (Boston Inti .ASCAP) 95 (Chappel CoJEve, ASCAP) 51 Heartbreak Station 4 Heroes And Friends (Somet'mes/Don ScHitz-ASCAP) 6 Do Me Again (MCA/Bush Burnin'/Dia, ASCAP) 7 (Irving, Green, BMI) 65 Here I Am (Come And Take Me) ASCAP/AI You Really VYant It (Zomba/Rudy Hdland/On The Fritz ASCAP) .... 87 Holed Up In Some Honky Tonk (Musicor/Tree-BMI/Golden Opp-ASCAP/GID- Do Here (Virgin£olaCliville's/R.G.B.-Dome Music, ASCAP) 12 We Go Do You Still Dream About Me (Avid One/Yugin Songs/Glen Davis, BMI) . . 64 SESAC) 92 66 Highvare(PromopubB.V) Do You Want Me (Next Plateau/Sons Of Koss, ASCAP) 55 Home To Me Tight (Kalman/One Two, BMI) 3 (CDC-ASCAP) 81 Hold You Don't Be A Fool (MCAEMGEramptan,ASCAP) 86 1 Much la Enough (EMl/Scoti Cutler MusioColgems-EMI,ASCAP/E.G.,BMI) 44 I Don't Need Rowers (Chip 'N Dale- ASCAP) 96 How Don't Let Me Down (We/Dwaine Duane, BMI) 74 HowTo Dance (Supersonics, ASCAP) 32 I Found Somebody To Love (Little Bill/Big Valley-BMI) 90 Faces (Protoons, ASCAP/Rush-GroweASCAP) 54 I Cry (Vision Of Love Songs/Sony Songs, BMI/Gradtude Sky, ASCAP) Don't Wanna I Got A Mind To Go Crazy (Gehl/Zomba-ASCAP) 36 Fairytales (Al Baker Music/Del Von Music tocJMcnteque, BMI) 85 I Like The WayfThe Kiaaing Game) (ZombaAV^B Funk, ASCAP)WBM . . 33 I Got It Bad (W/TmdnP Joseph-BMl/P Janus/A Burger-ASCAP) 96 Get Here (WB/Rutland RoadASCAP) 99 leaha (BivTen/Drva One, ASCAP) 26 I Got You (Famous/Maypop-BMI) 55 Getting Back Into Love (Island/Stanton's Gold/April Joy, BMI) 10 I Love You (Too Sharp/EMI Blackwood, BMI/lce Baby/QPM, ASCAP) . ... 91 I Know How You Feel (Timestar-ASCAP) 60 Gold Digger (Pariken/Ron Miller, ASCAP/Ful Keel/Burt Reid/Bridgeport, BMI) 97 I Touch Myaelf (Bily SteinbergiOenise Barry/EMI Apri, ASCAP/EMI Songs(AusYalia) 15 I Need A Miracle (BMG ASCAP/Gr eat Cumberland-BMI) 33 Gonna Make You Sweat (Wgin/Cole/CivilesASCAP) 75 (Tcny IWannaSexYouUpfHpHofYHi-FrosLBMI) 78 I Won't Give Up (WB/Sweet Street/PolyGYam-ASCAP) 79 Head Over Heals Terry/A Smith IB Wiliams /Shaman Drum,BMI/Sun Face Apri Music) MusicASCAP) 95 (If There Waa)Any Other Way (EMI Songs/Adm. by EMI ... 56 I Wonder How Far It la Over You (Acuff-Rose-BMI) 49 (SHRyMYA - T, ASCAP) 27 Here ComeaThe Hammer (Bust-ILBMI) 96 111 Be By Your Side I’d Go Crazy (NBIstone-ASCAP) 17 111 Do For You (Hudmar, ASCAP/Butterly GongCotaba Music, BMI) .... 66 Here We Go (VirginAJdeiCiviiles/R.B.G. DomeASCAP) 17 I'd Love You Al Over Again (Mattie Ruth/Sevenh Son-ASCAP) 34 If You Needed Somebody (Warner Chappell LtdVTJT Songs/Phantom Music) 73 High (Virgin Songs/Bulfalo Music Factory, BMI) 93 111 Be Coming Home (Clovercraft-BMI) 84 In Your Arms (MCA/Guzzler, ASCAP/Doofittle, BMI) 93 Hold You Tight (HammoruLRoy/Smith, BMI) 38 111 Keep Holding You (GBS Music-BMI) 64 It’s A Shameflity Sister) (JobeteElack BulA/irgin, ASCAP/Stone Agate/Sawandi, I Can't Tefl You Why (Jeddrah/Cass Country/Red Cloud.ASCAP) 98 BMI) 81 I'm Just That Kind Of Fool (High RolerASreat Galen-BMi/Jamsak-ASCAP) . 32 I Don’t Know Anybody Else (Lambardoni Edizionl Musicaii /Intersong

I Inc./Dick Dragon Music, BMI) 95 I’m That Kind Of Girl (WBEamosonian-BMI/Patock Joseph-ASCAP) Saw Red Vrgin Songs ... 52 USA, ASCAP) 86 (Warner Chappel Ltd./Adm. by Warner Tamerlane I've Been Thinking About You If I Know Me (Music Carp. Of America/Jessie Joe- BMI) 10 I Don’t Want To Loee Your Love(EMI Blackwood/Pam-Jo-Keen, BMI) ... 20 Inc., BMI) 2 If The Devil Danced (Sony/Texas Wedge/Cross Keys-ASCAP) 26 I Like The Way (Zomba Enterprises Inc.WB Music Corp./B-Funk Music, ASCAP) 23 Joyride (Jrnmy Fun MuaoEMI Blackwood) 4 If Jukebox The Took Teardrops (4-Fun-ASCAP/Wyatt/RHaven/C SoChateam- I Will Always Love You (Disguise/Plateum Gdd/Diva One, ASCAP) .... 96 Let’s Try It Again (Maurice Starr, AscapEMI April, Ascap) 94 BMI) 51 leaha (Biv Ten/Diva OneASCAP) 96 Losing My Religion (Night GardervUnichappell, BMI) 41 In A Different Light (Polygram/Ranger Bob/Cross Keys-ASCAP) 18 If My Brothers In Trouble (Virgin,ASCAP/CopyrightConkol) 18 Love At Fast Sight (AlmrVAlloyAlamps lead HealhASrand llusion, ASCAPWar Ifs Something (Irving.ASCAP/Foster Frees, BMI, AlmoASCAP/Ruf and Bride, BMI) 56 Ifs Not Me (Httkit-BMI) 77 RoadASCAP) 29 Love Is A Ritual (War Bride, BMI/Hampstead, AscafYPlink, Ascap) 100 Just Like Me (Love This TowrvGreen Room/Huptown-ASCAP) 56 111 For (Hudmar, ASCAP/Butler Fly Gong.BMI/EMI Black- Love Is A Wonderful (Mr. Bolton's Music, BMl/Warner Tamerlane/Non- Let Her Go (Ha-Deb-ASCAP) 13 Do You parel/Warner Bros., 37 wood,BMI/Cotaba,BMI) 83 ASCAP) Loving Blind (Howlin' Hits-ASCAP) 57 Love Makes Things Happen (Kear MusioSolar Songs Inc., BMI) 98 I'm Dreamin' (H-Naja/la Sab.BMI) 6 Lucky Moon (BlackwoodAVrightchiid-BMI/Polyyam/Kick-BMI) 21

Love Will Never Do (Wifcout You) (RyteTyme, Ascap) 96 Is It SOU Good To You (AziavWhisperdex.BMI/Yours, Mine 4 Ours.ASCAP) . 33 Mary And WiHie (Mazdu-SESAC) 12 Love Will Survive (Pubfsher Not Listed) 87 ItShould Of Been You (Ted-On, BMI) 9 Mercy Mercy Me (Jobett^Almo, ASCAP) 13 Meet Me In The Middle (Sony Tree/Electric Mule-BMI/Zomba-ASCAP) ... 19 Men (Screen Gems-BMl/Colgems-ASCAP) 14 Miracle (Kear&ony Epic/Solar, BMI) 54 Keep Your Butt At Home (Vetec Music Co., BMI) 52 More Than Ever (Matl-BtackXxnster/EMI ApriOthherwiseEMG Sengs, ASCAP) 23 Miles Across The Bedroom (Logrhythm-BMI) 56 Lefa ChM (Donril/WB/Zomba/B Funk,ASCAP) 15 More Than Words (Funky Metal/Almo, ASCAP) 31 Military Wives (Donda/Newmason-BMI) 96 Lisa Baby (Rooney Tunes, BMI/Father M.C., ASCAP) 91 My Heart Is FaiSng Me (Coigems-EMIA

You’re In Love (EMI Btackwood/Wilphil/Raintree, BMIAJCA/Aerostaton, ASCAPp CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 19 National Talent Showcase Scheduled For June COUNTRY NEW FACE THE NASHVILLE ENTERTAINMENT ASSN. (NEA) has scheduled June 6 and June 7 for its first annual Music City Music, which gives unsigned country ar- tists /groups the opportunity to showcase for audiences filled with leading record industry executives, including major label A&R representatives. John Andrew Parks The upcoming event was patterned closely after NEA's highly successful Nashville Music Extravaganza, which annually gives unsigned rock bands from wrote "Planet Texas"—all kinds of around the nation the opportunity to appear before music industry professionals. reasons and all kinds of influences. I'm To be eligible for Music City Music, unsigned, self-contained country groups from Texas, and Americana to me a bio, photo, should submit application forms along with a three-song casette and comes from a cowboy's outlook. That's a video (if available) to NEA by Friday, May 3, 1991. Finalists will be selected by the way I see things. When I sat down Friday, May 10, 1991, and will be notified the following Monday, May 13, 1991. A to write 'Planet Texas,' I wanted to take $45 application fee, which also earns a one-year NEA membership, must also be all preconceptions of what a songwriter submitted For application, ticket or additional information, contact the NEA at P.O. was supposed to do and throw them Box 121948, Nashville, TN 37212, (615) 327-4308. away," he continues. "I wanted to forget about what anybody had to say to me

or what they felt I was supposed to do K-tel & Copperfield Music and just temporarily throw it all away. It' s my piece of paper, my pad and I Ink First-Ever Venture bought the pencil, so 1 can do anything A I want. I'm completely free, and it's the

one world where I the king SINCE 1962, K-TEL INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC., based in Plymouth, Min- am and creator." nesota, has managed to gamer commanding success with its authentic marketing strategy. Widely recognized for its televised advertising and marketing of leased Parks' creative journey began at an product, including various artists and compilation packages, K-tel hopes to soon early age—from his first paying job, of enhance such success with its newest venture. which he sang surfer songs at an eighth The recent distribution agreement between K-tel and Nashville's Copperfield grade party, to co-founding The Ranch Music, Inc, is expected to take prior distribution capabilities to even greater hights. in Manhattan, a recording studio that Copperfield's high-standing credibility is perhaps most affiliated with the resur- thrived in the late '70s with such clients gence of the award-winning country and gospel group, The Chuck Wagon Gang. John Andrew Parks as Blondie, David Johanssen, K.T. Oslin, The announcement was made during a press conference recently held at Nashville's Chris Spedding and Parks. ASCAP offices. Mickey Elfenbein, president of K-tel International; Dennis Hoefer, IF THERE WAS NO HOPE OF A When he decided to dismantle his New vice president of sales for K-tel; and Ken Biddy, president of Copperfield Music, DREAM EVER BECOMING York studio to follow his dream of were on hand to answer questions and discuss the new joint venture. someday launching musical success, he "We are the first to come to this kind of an arrangement with K-tel, explained REALITY, PERHAPS THERE much later faced another decision Biddy. "But we won't be the last. This signing has thepotential to make monumental WOULD BE NO DREAM. And if a which became the ultimate crossroads changes in music distribution." song doesn't have any words, it can't be in his life. That same crossroads also "I think our strong point is our distribution to retailers and to the racks," said sung—so is it yet a song? Without the became Parks'current single. Hoefer. "If small labels are looking for this kind of distribution and the use of the questions, there would be no answers, "~I was walking in this darkness for a sales staff that we have, then we can help them get their product into the stores," and without the answers, why would few weeks," he explains. Parks' dark- Hoefer continued. "So I think that if there are other labels that would fit into what we even ask? Simply ask new recording ness began to fall when he realized that we're doing, then we can look for more of the same type arrangements that we've artist John Andrew Parks such ques- his dream of making music stood in the just made with Copperfield." tions or throw such thought-probing way of being able to afford a bike for his In addition to K-tel's previous and enormous success in licensing such catalogs ideas his way and chances are he's al- four-year-old son. "I was almost trying as the Marshall Tucker Band's, the company has also sold over 12 million units of ready written a song about them. Of to get into the mode of accepting the fact the Hooked On line, which includes product such as Hooked On Classics and Hooked course Parks says that his songs aren't that other On Swing. people would be musicians yet songs until they're on vinyl. Keep- and that / wouldn't. Then one day my ing that in mind, this Topanga Canyon son was in the kitchen eating Cheerios. man has thousands of not-yet-songs There was a radio on top of the

tucked away in an old trunk, which he refrigerator and it was playing some

keeps in his home studio. To Parks, the song. I said to my son 'John, that's a so-called "not-yet-songs" are the result good song on the radio.' He didn't say of many dreams, realities, questions and a thing. He got up, came over to me, answers, most of which remain unsung. looked me straight in the eye and said

Those which are songs, brilliantly 'I want my daddy on the radio.' He emerge on John Andrew Parks' self- turned around and walked back to the titled debut project—a ten-cut package table like nothing ever happened. I was Tom Collins Music, the largest independent music publisher in Nashville, which fuse together the Texas native's just floored," declares Parks. "I found recently celebrated the purchase of Hallnote Music, the catalog previously prolific songwriting, roots- tinged vo- that my responsibility to my music and owned by country entertainer Tom T. Hall. Among Hall’s more than 500 cals and diverse instrumental talents. my responsibility to my children were compositions are “Harper Valley P.T.A.,’’ “Country Is,” “I’m Not Ready Yet’’ His current single entitled "Daddy On very much harmonizing with each and ”1 Love.” Pictured at the BMI-hosted reception from (l-r) are: Tom The Radio" sparks the follow-up to the other." Collins, Tom Collins Music; Hall; and Roger Sovine, vice president, previous success of "Veronica," and Parks' rising success is the result of BMI/Nashville. again displays his authentic create-n- many years spent dreaming and a long deliver ingenuity. hard road that's finally become much Country Tid-Bits... "I am not a singer. I'm not a songwriter," more easy to travel. "It all just feels announces Parks. "I'm a right," Parks says with a determined MICHAEL SEIDEL FORMS MANAGEMENT FIRM—Michael Seidel, previously singer/songwriter, and that's very dif- smile on his face. "It feels like I'm really with the Hallmark Direction Company has formed the Michael A. Seidel Manage- ferent. Singer/songwriters write dif- doing the right thing and it's real inter- ment Group. The firm manages Curb/Capitol Nashville artist Tony Toliver, co- ferent kinds of songs and theysingthem esting. It's like when you're driving manages Rounder Records' R&B/blues artist Rory Block, and co-manages differently. They're a separate breed" down the highway, you rarely question Curb/Capitol Nashville artist Cee Cee Chapman. The new firm also includes Although Parks prefers the singing over what you are supposed to do with your in-house public relations, management consulting and a corporate market- it creative penmanship life. I'm supposed to get to the next ing/sponsorship relations department. Seidel moved to Nashville in 1982 and has writing, was his town. It's real simple," he continues. performed as a road manager for acts such as Shenandoah and The Whites. that garnered him his first big break. REYNOLDS TO SPEAK FOR SONGWRITER GUILD FOUNDATION— When super entertainer "That highway analogy applies to your start to see the high- Allen Reynolds, current owner of Jack's Tracks and former affiliate of the famed asked if he could record one of Parks' life too. Once you Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, will speak in suite 702 of the United songs, Rogers' request was granted and way, then it gets much more comfort- Artists Tower, in Nashville, on Wed., April 17 at 7pm. The session is sponsored by "Planet Texas" soon became a radio and able. Now I can start to see things falling the Songwriters Guild Foundation as part of their ongoing Ask-A-Pro Series. video phenomenon. into place, and I can see more clearly Reynolds' career history also includes his signing to Screen Gems Music in 1 964 as "Everybody likes to talk about 'Planet what the good Lord wants me to do." a staff writer, and for his production work most recently with artists such as Crystal Texas,"' admits Parks. 'It was a very Gayle, Kathy Mattea and Garth Brooks. For more information, call (615) 329-1782. polarized song. They either loved it or —Kimmy Wix IT'S A GIRL! Sawyer Brown lead singer Mark Miller and wife Lisa are the they hated it, but they definitely reacted proud parents of Madison Marie, at 1:27pm, March at Nashville's Baptist bom 30, to it. There were alot of reasons why I Hospital. It's rumored that baby Madison was bom her toes. s

COUNTRY SINGLES

April 20, 1991 Single: Alabama #1 High Debut: Pam Tillis #38 To Watch: Mark Chesnutt #22 #1 Indie: Narvel Felts #32

Total Weeks Total Weeks Last Week Last Week

DOWN HOME (RCA 2778) Alabama 1 8 51 IF THE JUKEBOX TOOK TEARDROPS (Atlantic 3699) Billy Joe Royal 22 11

POCKET OF GOLD (MCA 54026) Vince Gill 2 8 FULL 52 I’M THAT KIND OF GIRL (MCA 53977 ) 27 13

DRIFT OFF TO DREAM (Warner Bros. 4656) Travis Tritt 5 9 2JSCARS (Atlantic 3780) Ray Kennedy 58 2

FANCY (MCA 54042) Reba McEntire 7 7 54 THE EAGLE (Epic 73718 ) Waylon Jennings 28 11

(Columbia ROCKIN’ YEARS 737ii) /Ricky Van Shelton 8 6 55 I GOT YOU (Columbia 73672) Shenandoah 42 12

(Warner Bros. yBBBBDDD"B HEROES AND FRIENDS 4598) Randy Travis 3 10 56 JUST LIKE ME (Capitol 79530 ) Lee Greenwood 43 5

RIGHT NOW (Columbia 73699) Mary-Chapin Carpenter 9 9 57 LOVING BLIND (RCA 2749) Clint Black 45 12

ARE YOU LOVIN’ ME (RCA 2509) 11 6 m|BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME (Curb 76858) Jann Browne 64 3

HEROES (RCA 2780) Paul Overstreet 16 4 59 MILES ACROSS THE BEDROOM (Capitol 79526 ) Gary Morris 46 9

IF I KNOW ME (MCA 3026) George Strait 15 3 EEl l KNOW HOW YOU FEEL (Stargem 2482) Teresa Ramey 63 5

riME PASSES BY (Mercury 391) Kathy Mattea 14 4 61 A DO NO GOOD MAN (Step One 426) Lobo Loggins 48 7

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r MARY AND WILLIE (RCA 2746) K.T. Oslin 12 9 t train vca 102 > The Hollanders 69 3 OY0U can BLAME the <

s LET HER GO (MCA 53971) Mark Collie 13 10 63 ORANGE RIBBONS (Fraternity 3572) The Vettz 65 6

MEN (Warner Bros. 4625) The Forester Sisters 6 11 (JJl’LL KEEP HOLDING YOU (GBS 813) Ernie Bivens 3rd 72 4

/OU’RE THE ONE (Reprise 4684) Dwight Yoakam 19 5 65 GO AHEAD AND CRY (Castle 109 ) Doug Cotton 68 6

DH WHAT IT DID TO ME (Capitol 79535) Tanya Tucker 18 9 66 PRAY FOR PEACE (BFE 10191 ) Tim Blixseth 70 5

'D GO CRAZY (Step One Record 427) Clinton Gregory 23 6 [£JMY BABY’S COMING HOME (GMC 1001 ) Garnet Cooley 74 4

N A DIFFERENT LIGHT (Epic 73741) Doug Stone 24 3 68 DIXIE USA (Deitune 9ioi) Buck Johnson 71 5 sgggggggg

MEET IN MIDDLE (Arista 21 1 Cricket THE 82) Diamond Rio 26 4 (HARE YOU SINCERE (AM 1956 ) Rhodes DEBUT

'EED JAKE (Capitol 79529) Pirates Of The Mississippi 29 5 gjjTHE RAINBOW (Stargem 2489) SHUCKS 75 3 LUCKY MOON (RCA 2779) The Oak Ridge Boys 30 3 B|YOU AIN’T THE ONLY COWBOY (Robchris ioei) Sharon Cumbee 76 3

BLAME IT ON TEXAS (MCA 54053) Mark Chesnutt 36 2 gjTALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS (Curb 76853) Becky Hobbs DEBUT

FRUE LOVE (RCA 2745) Don Williams 4 12 YOU CAN’T TAKE ME (Tug Boat 1016 ) Jolene 77 2

WE BOTH WALK (RCA 2748) Lorrie Morgan 35 3 gjTHE SOUND OF HER VOICE (Tug Boat 1015 ) Doc Holiday 78 2

FILL YOU WERE GONE (Columbia 73736) Mike Reid 37 3 gjjTHE DOWNFALL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN (Stargem 2484) Eddie Wayne Mitchell 79 4

IF THE DEVIL DANCED(IN EMPTY POCKETS) (Epic 73747) Joe Diffie 38 3 gjjFEELIN’ MORE HAGGARD THAN MERLE (Fox Fire 888) Cody Austin 84 3 sgggggg FEN WITH A TWO (Columbia 3047) Willie Nelson 31 7 IT’S NOT ME (Soundwaves 344) Billy Parker 81 2

FHE SWEETEST THING (Reprise 4701) Carlene Carter 40 4 2JONE HUNDRED LOVERS (Killer 135) Tommy Chase 82 2

CAN I COUNT ON YOU (MCA 54022) McBride 4 The Ride 32 6 Q]l WON’T GIVE UP (MRP 90-3) Mellanie Ryan 83 2

FWO OF A KIND (Capitol 79537) Garth Brooks 10 10 80 ONE NIGHT LOVE (L'il Bill 114 ) Ronnie Klein 80 3

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (Capitol 79494) Glen Campbell 17 10 (CDC 101 ) Dave Cave 85 3 sags dHHOMETO ME

I’M JUST THAT KIND OF FOOL (Evergreen 1133) Narvel Felts 34 10 EE1 PRESERVATION OF THE WILD LIFE (ONE way 001 ) DeWayne Spaw DEBUT

I NEED A MIRACLE (Columbia 73710) Larry Boone 33 7 (HWHEN WAS THE LAST TIME (Atlantic 37832) Donna Ulisse 87 2

sgggg I’D (Arista (Badger 2012 Charlie 2 LOVE YOU ALL OVER AGAIN 2166) Alan Jackson 20 13 HP'LL BE COMING HOME ) Waites 89

SHE DON’T KNOW THAT SHE’S PERFECT (Atlantic 3772) . . Bellamy Brothers 39 3 [^SHAMROCK MOTEL (Badger 2011 ) Ernie Ashworth DEBUT

I GOT A MIND TO GO CRAZY (Epic 73712) Les Taylor 44 4 (HTHINGS I WISH I’D SAID (Columbia 73760) DEBUT

FRUE LOVE NEVER DIES (Reprise 4646) Kevin Welch 41 4 [jjjDMCE WITH ME (Fearless 2469) Crossover DEBUT

ONE OF THOSE THINGS (Arista 2203) Pam Tillis DEBUT [^RENDEZVOUS (Tug Boat 1013 ) Eagle Feather DEBUT

WILL THIS BE THE DAY (MCA/Curb 54002) Desert Rose Band 21 9 (Door 365 BrandyWine s |Hforever Knob > DEBUT TENNESSEE BORN AND BRED (Capitol 79369) Eddie Rabbitt 25 6 gjjl FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOVE (Killer 136) Debbie Williams DEBUT

ggg DADDY ON THE RADIO (Curb/Capitol 79504) John Andrew Parks 47 2 91 YOU MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT (Burgundy 1123) . C. Henry (Hank) Lewis DEBUT RESTLESS (Warner Bros. 4717) Mark O’Connor/Nashville Cats 52 2 92 HOLED UP IN SOME HONKY TONK (Atlantic 3683) Dean Dillon 51 7

THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT (Mercury 868122) 93 ONLY HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE (Capitol 79424) 67 13 .

The Kentucky HeadHunters 54 2 94 DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO (Arista 2129 ) Pam Tillis 59 17

GET RHYTHM (Atlantic 3429) Martin Delray 49 8 95 CHAIN GANG (Bench 3-7) Black Tie 60 9 ONE Sandy HUNDRED AND TWO (RCA 2782) The Judds DEBUT 96 I DON’T NEED FLOWERS (Door Knob 363) Ellwanger 62 8

HAVE A LITTLE FArTH (Curb 037) J J White 50 5 97 CAROLINA SUN (Badger 2010 ) Jimmy Snyder 66 10 ggggggg WHAT ABOUT THE LOVE WE MADE (Epic 73716) Shelby Lynne 56 3 98 MILITARY WIVES (Noel 102 ) Donna Mason 73 5

IT 3 WHATEVER TAKES (MCA 54047) J.P. Pennington 55 99 I GOT IT BAD (RCA2710) Matraca Berg 86 12

I WONDER HOW FAR IT IS OVER YOU (RCA2747) Aaron Tippin 57 2 1 00 YOU TOOK ME TO OZ (Ridgewood 3019 ) Amy Jo Larson 86 4

BORN IN A HIGH WIND (Curb/Capftoi 79566) T. G. Sheppard 53 2

The square bullet indicates strong upward chart movement. See Alphabetical and Publisher list page. \ m

CASH BOX APRIL20, 1991 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Total Weeks April 20, 1991 The square bullet indicates sYong upward chart movement. T Last Week

#1 ALBUM: TO WATCH: Garth Brooks Forester it* Sisters #25 WE RE THE LITTLE GUYS THAT PUSH THE BIG GUYS AROUND! it 1

H NO FENCES (Capitol 93866) Garth Brooks 30 2 PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES (RCA 2372) Clint Black 21

3 RUMOR HAS IT (MCA 10016) Reba McEntire 29

4 HERE IN THE REAL WORLD (Arista 8623) Alan Jackson 55 5 LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE (Curb/RCA 2070) The Judds 28

POCKET FULL OF GOLD (MCA 10140) Vince Gill 4 B EAGLE WHEN SHE FUES (Columbia 46882) Dolly Parton 4 8 IF THERE WAS A WAY (Reprise 26344) Dwight Yoakam 8 21

T/ ***£ CHILL OF AN EARLY FALL (MCA 1 Strait it$ T/ig Q 0204) George 14 2 T *»**£? 10 HEROES & FRIENDS (Warner Bros. 26310) Randy Travis 9 27 ^S *^ 3 Us 11 RVS III (Coiurrbia 45250) Ricky Van Shelton 11 60 *

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME (MCA 42321) Vince Gill 23 48 19 PICKIN' ON NASHVILLE (Mercury 838744) Kentucky HeadHunters 6 70

20 COUNTRY CLUB (Warner Bros. 26094) Travis Tritt 21 52 21 TURNING FOR HOME (Columbia 46141) Mike Reid 19 9 E3 HEROES (RCA 2459) » Paul Overstreet 25 10 n UNCHAINED MELODY (Curb 77414) Ronnie McDowell 22 11 WL xxqni cxn&C DOUG STONE (Epic 45303) Doug Stone 26 49 TALKIN’ ’BOUT (Warner Bros. Forester Sisters !KERSHAW MEN 26500) The 66 2 'CAJUN STRIPPER' ELECTRIC BARNYARD (Mercury 848054) Kentucky HeadHunters DEBUT INTERIORS (Columbia RELEASED ONLY IN CANADA 46079) 35 22 "28" ON DOWN THE UNE (MCA 6401) Patty Loveless 29 44 DEBUTED AT #31 CANADA 29 A COLLECTION OF HITS (Mercury 842330) Kathy Mattea 13 31 ^ NECK AND NECK (Columbia 45307) Chet Atkins/Mark Knopf ler 36 22 31 THE EAGLE (Epic 46104) Waylon Jennings 28 36 |3 YOU’VE GOT TO STAND FOR SOMETHING (RCA 2374) Aaron Tippin 39 11 33 A THOUSAND WINDING ROADS (Epic 46047) Joe D'lff ie 30 25

34 AMERICA (THE WAY I SEE IT) (Warner Bros. 26453) Hank Williams Jr. 20 23 35 TEMPTED (MCA 10106) Marty Stuart 24 11 36 PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE (Arista 8642) Pam Tillis 33 10 37 SHOOTING STRAIGHT IN THE DARK (Columbia 46077) Mary-Chapin Carpenter 38 23 38 EXTRA MILE (Columbia 45490) Shenandoah 32 42 39 GREATEST HUS (Atlantic 82199) Billy Joe Royal 40 4 *’ 37 48 «*§?»* 40 GREATEST HITS (Curb/RCA 831 8) The Judds c s Mi Isap 3 &*$%£riStt ,i*° o.,* .Pui<& a BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE (RCA 2375) Ronnie 43 'S'% 42 GREATEST HITS (RCA 2277) Keith Whitley 41 32 43 GREATEST HITS VOL 2 (MCA 4221 9) Lee Greenwood 34 9

44 I FELL IN LOVE (Reprise 26139) Carlene Carter 45 30

45 12 GREATEST HfTS (MCA 12) Patsy Cline 44 49 46 WHAT A WAY TO GO (Atlantic 821 09) Ray Kennedy 42 17 47 FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES (Epic 45014) George Jones 48 3

48 LIVIN’ IT UP (MCA 6415) George Strait 31 44 49 BUCK (Curb/Capitol 94260) Sawyer Brown 46 12 50 OUT OF YOUR EVER LOVIN' MIND (Atlantic 82183) Dean Dillon 51 4

51 PIRATES OF THE MISSISSIPPI (Cjpitoi 94389) . . Pirates Of The Mississippi 52 33 52 FAST MOVIN’TRAIN (RCA 9961) Restless Heart 53 60 wmammm 53 GEORGE STRAIT'S GREATEST HITS (MCA 5567) George Strait 56 26 ’MOTHERS EYES’ 54 LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (RCA 9594) Lome Morgan 55 86 COMING IN MAY 55 THE UGHTS OF HOME (RCA 2114) Baillie & The Boys 57 41 56 TEXAS TORNADOS (Reprise 26251) Texas Tornados 47 33 57 A DOZEN ROSES/GREATEST HITS (MCA 10018) ... The Desert Rose Band 50 12 58 COWBOY SONGS (Warner Bros. 26308) Michael Martin Murphey 49 30 ALL PRODUCED BY 59 BRENDA LEE (Warner Bros. 26439) Brenda Lee 60 3 60 10 YEARS OF GREATEST HITS (Columbia 45409) Vem Gosdin 62 32 a 61 GREATEST HfTS, VOL R (MCA 42035) George Strait 58 34 urn *sm]m 62 TOUGH ALL OVER (Epic 46066) Shelby Lynne 64 34 GREATEST HfTS (MCA 5582) Lee Greenwood 61 11 3 63 ssaaniK canaMss er? “rhue snw ebeb© 64 ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Warner Bros. 25568) Randy Travi8 59 48 CHUCK CNXDM & GARY BRADSHAW FOR 4 GREAT YEARS 65 NAVAJO RUG (RYKO 10175) Jerry Jeff Walker 65 9 m THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM (Playback/Laune 4501) Tommy Cash 73 11 67 GET RHYTHM (Atlantic 82176) Martin Delray 67 3 & 68 I’VE GOT THAT OLD FEELING (Rounder 0275) 63 7 BORN FOR TROUBLE (Columbia 45492) Willie Nelson RE' ENTRY zmmt? [|] 70 ABSOLUTE TORCH AND TWANG (Warner Bros/Sire 25877) k.d. lang 54 59 rtm iTern &m t the jfiwem m Conway Twrtty RE' ENTRY m 71 CRAZY IN LOVE (MCA 10027) 72 REBA LIVE (MCA 8034) Reba McEntire RE' ENTRY 4 Lilac Court 5405 West Echo Pines Circle 73 TENNESSEE WOMAN (Capitol 91821) Tanya Tucker RE' ENTRY Newport News, VA 23601 Fort Pierce, FL 34951 74 HARDIN COUKTY UNE (MCA 42333) Mark Collie RE- ENTRY Phone 804-591-2717 Phone 407-595-1441 75 LYING TO THE MOON (RCA 2066) Matraca Berg 70 23 BOX APRIL20, 1991 22 COUNTRY RADIO CASH I SINGLE RELEASES High Debuts OUT OF THE BOX — CLINT BLACK: "One More Payment" (RCA 2819) 1 . PAM TILLIS "One Of Those Things"—Arista Producers: James Stroud/Bill Ham Writers: Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas/Shake Russell 2. THE JUDDS—"One Hundred And Two"—RCA Black shows off his Texas roots with this high-steppin' cowboy swinger. Since the release of his current Put Yourself In My Shoes album, "One More Payment" has 3. CRICKETT RHODES—"Are You Sincere"—AMI long been a top-requested LP cut, so it's only natural that this crowd pleaser be released as a single. Once again. Black manages to dish out vocals which flaunt his Most Active ability to gut-n-grind, as well as take on some of those extra high notes. High- powered fiddling, sultry guitar licks and an overall, great band performance also 1. MARK CHESSNUTT—"Blame It On Texas"—MCA contribute to what will most likely result in another hit record.

2. JOE DIFFIE—"If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)"—Epic FEATURE PICKS 3. MIKE REID—"Till You Were Gone"-—Columbia NEAL McCOY: "Hillbilly Blue" (Atlantic 3782) — Producer: Nelson Larkin 4. CARLENE CARTER "The Sweetest Thing"—Reprise Writer: Bemie Nelson Sometimes the mood just seems right for a country-blues tune, and that's just Hot Phones what McCoy has to offer with his latest release entitled "Hillbilly Blue." This emotional ballad about one's need to sometimes be alone for some heavy thinking 1. DOLLY PARTON & RICKY VAN SHELTON—'"Rockin' Years"—Columbia will most certainly appeal to country radio listeners. For those who have already

tagged McCoy as more of a contemporary artist, this traditional-flavored perfor- 2. REBA McENTIRE—"Fancy"—MCA mance will perhaps change those opinions. As expected, McCoy's grasping baritone vocals come out on top giving this number the fuel to rocket. 3. VINCE GILL—'"Pocket Full Of Gold"—MCA — RICKY VAN SHELTON: "I Am A Simple Man" (Columbia 38 73780) Producer: Steve Buckingham WELCOME TO THE PANEL—Located in the heart of Ozarks Mountain Country Writer: Walt Aldridge If you can imagine country traditionalist Ricky Van Shelton performing with and only 30 miles from famed Branson, Missouri, is KHOZ Radio in Harrison, an unusual sassy edge, this flashy number will perhaps match your imagination. Arkansas. The 1 00,000-watt station sparks only one of the many new stations to step '1 Am A Simple Man" sparks the first release from Shelton's forthcoming Between aboard the Cash Box country radio reporting panel. The Lines project, and is ultimately one of the best cuts he's released in a long time.

KHOZ, an NBC affiliate, extends its coverage throughout a vast number of cities Can't wait to read more of whaF s between the lines.! in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, including Joplin, MO; Tulsa, OK; Russelville, HAL KETCHUM: "Small Town Saturday Night" (Curb CURBD-054) Producers: Allen Reynolds/Jim Rooney AR; Fayetteville/Springdale, AR; Springfield, MO; and Mountain Home, AR. Writers: Pat Alger/Hank DeVito The KHOZ morning show, which boosts those rise- n-shine hours between 5 and Thumbs up to the newest addition of male newcomers who doesn't sing with 10am, features Jerry Bowman, who also serves as the station's program and music a twang in his voice. Ketchum hits the country scene with a fresh vocal drive seasoned with some rootsy grit and an occasional growl. "Small Town Saturday director. Bowman's broadcast history includes his on-air stints as "Jim McCloud" Night" whips out high-level energy and a melody that's sure to spice up radio. and elite success at KLAC Radio in Los Angeles; KOMA, WKY and KEBC Radio in Three additional key cuts are also featured on this disc, and if they're any indication Oklahoma City; Radio in Shreveport; Radio in San KWKH KEEN Jose; and WMC of what the rest of Ketchums's debut album holds, we're in for some great listening Radio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was a former Good Moanin' Partner with from beginning to end! Aunt Eloise Louise. Mid-days are handled by Alan Archer. The afternoon-drive TIM McGRAW: "Hobday Inn" (Curb NR-76871) Producer: Doug Johnson man is Tim Montanna. The evening shift is covered by Ralph Skaggs, and to stay Writers: Arti Portilla/Joyce Shoat/Jim Vest up all night with, there's Monty Ray Davidson. This debut release from newcomer Tim McGraw questions a weekend getaway

KHOZ recently celebrated its One-Year Anniversary/ Listener Appreciation with a two-for-the-price-of-one special—her and someone else. "Holiday Inn" a middle-of-the-road tempo, a somewhat relaxed traditional delivery, and Week. Promotional tactics featured cassette givaways and float trips on the Buffalo sparks some flavory bluegrass harmony vocals ringing from the background. National River, as well as various other prize givaways. MARIE OSMOND: "Boogie Woogie" (Curb CURBD-053) KHOZ Radio accepts music calls on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Producer: James Stroud between 10am and 1pm Central, at 501-741-2301 or FAX 501-741-3299. KHOZ also Writers: Don Raye/Hughie Fields To pep up a playlist, slap in this disc! Although many will perhaps say "now wishes to remind promoters that they program CD product ONLY! that ain't country," Osmond does a fantastic job with this boogie-woogie classic. SAVE OUR TREES—wfmw Radio in Madisonville, Kentucky, recently con- ducted its annual WPMWArbor Day Promotion. Friday, April 5th marked Arboy Day in Kentucky, and to help observe such a special day, WFMW distributed ap- I TOP 5 SINGLES-10 YEARS AGO proximately 2,200 white pine tree seedlings to third and fourth graders throughout 1. DAVID FRIZZELL i SHELLEY WEST: 'You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma" the Hopkins County and Dawson Springs independent school districts, as well as (Warner Bros./Viva) 2. MICKEY GILLEY: “A Headache Tomorrow (Or A Heartache Tonight)” (Epic) area parochial schools on March 29th. WFMW distributed the seedlings with hope 3. JOHNNY LEE: “Pickin’ Up Strangers" (Fullmoon/Asylum) that the participating children would perhaps celebrate the experience of planting 4. CONWAY TWITTY: “Rest Your Love On Me/I Am The Dreamer" (MCA) a tree and consider its upkeep. 5. DON WILLIAMS: “Falling Again” (MCA) "As the trees and the children grow," comments Danny Koeber, WFMW program and music director, "WFMW Radio hopes the memory of this day will I TOP 5 SINGLES-20 YEARS AGO 1. BILLY “CRASH” CRADDOCK: “Knock Three Times" (Cartwheel) provide a very warm thought in the hearts of those who participated in this nature 2. TAMMY WYNETTE: “We Sure Can Love Each Other" (Epic) project." 3. SONNY JAMES: "Empty Arms” (Capitol)

WDAF RADIO in Kansas City, Missouri, will co-sponsor the Country Music 4. LORETTA LYNN & CONWAY TWHTY: “After The Fire Is Gone” (Decca) More Stand” (Decca) Association's Songwriter Workshop and Guitar Pull on Tuesday, April 16 from 5. CONWAY TWrTTY: "How Much Can She

5-7pm, at Center Stage. Singer/songwriter Larry Gatlin and award-winning I TOP 5 SINGLES-30 YEARS AGO songwriters Don Schlitz, Richard Leigh, Thom Schuyler and composer /producer 1. : "Foolin’ Around” (Capitol) Tim DuBois will participate. The workshp is planned in conjunction with a CMA 2. MARTY ROBBINS: “Don’t Worry" (Columbia)

board of directors meeting in Kansas City on April 17-18 at theMarriot Plaza Hotel. 3. FARON YOUNG: “Hello Walls” (Capitol)

4. RAY PRICE: “Heart Over Mind” (Columbia) “HI Just Have A Cup Of Coffee” (Mercury) (We would love to publish information about events happening at yourstation. 5. CLAUDE GRAY:

Please send us any press releases, pictures, etc., for use in upcoming issues.) — 3 "

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UP AND COMING

INDIE INSIGHT April 20, 1991 Independent product most likely to reach the Top 1 00 Country Chari

The Hollanders: OnThe Right Track 1 GOD AND COUNTRY(Music City) Marvin Creech

their years. The Hollanders have al- 2 WILD TURKEY AND SEVEN UP(GBS) John Campbell ready captured the hearts of those 3 THE OF TIME(Apache) Lanette who've been fortunate enough to wit- END ness the vast number of shows they've 4 FACE BEHIND THOSE BOTTLES(Saddie stone) Joe Lonsdale performed throughout the past years.

In fact. The Hollanders performed over 5 ALL FOR THE L0VE(Round Robin) Harlan Helgeson 250 shows last year alone.

"It's a nice change. I think they (lis- 6 TURTLES AND RABBITS(DPi) Mel McDaniel teners) are ready for something new/' says Susie. There are no family acts in 7 SHE WENT TO TEXAS(NSD) John Penney Nashville and there's nobody as ener- 8 TENNIS BIG Fox Fire) Karl Stein Hol- MY SHOES ARE TOO ( GET READY AMERICA, the getic as us that wants to do what we landers are on a train bound to capture want to do. We're real high-energy and 9 I LOVE AMERICA(Door Knob) Lee Gander the hearts of country music fans at we're going to be who we are because every stop: The Hollanders, a newly we can't fake that. We've got to be true 10 GOLFIN’ BEAT ALL I EVER SEEN(Skyway) Richard Knight recent- signed act on VCA Records have to who we are." ly released their debut project with their The Hollanders' flashy stage show fea- 11 I LIKE ROCK(Hoiton) Jack Adams second single, "You Can't Blame The tures each member playing four or Train," currently climbing the charts more instruments per performance. To 12 A FOOL ABOUT YOU(Hiiitop) James Thornton and moving up to the #62 slot on this even stretch the diverse musicality of 1 TURN OFF THAT AND ROLL MUSIC Door Knob) . . . Wade Everett ROCK ( weeks Top 100 Country Singles Chart. the group, they not only perform tradi- One might ask, who are The Hollanders tional country, also incorporate but 1 4 DON’T RUN OUT WrTH STARDUST IN YOUR EYES(Ridgewood) Eleanor Paris what them so unique? For and makes early rock n' roll, jazz and even a big starters. The Hollanders consist of four band sound into their unique style of 15 MAMA’S ROCKING CHAIR(Concorde inti) Debra Dudley sisters and two brothers, which include country music. Susie, Terri, Brenda, Janet, David and "We work together as a team," Susie 16 MISSISSIPPI MAN(Goid Digger) Jerry Croston brings country Jeff. This family act explains. "And we're in this for a 17 Fox Fire) Adonia music a fresh energetic twist that HE’S ONLY EVERYTHING ( and lifetime. This is something we have al- perhaps compares with that of family ways dreamed of and always strived 18 BY WAY OF MEXICO(GBM) Bubba Bartosh as the Five or groups such Jackson The for." Osmonds. With such determination coupled with 19 OUTLAW L0VER(O.i.) Jerry Raby Though young in age (19-30), the a genuine set of family ideals and hard professionalism, musicality and work. The Hollanders are at a station 20 WE ARE ALL AMERICANS(Haiimark) Roy Clark diligence which this group possesses, loading up their train bound for con- prove them to be experienced beyond tinued success. Thanks Radio ONE WAY For Your Support! RECORDS “The New Cricket Rhodes Single is the Proudly Presents highest debuting Indie Record and the 3rd Most Added at Cash Box Stations this week

. . . with 43 Reports” DeWayne Spaw

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The New ‘NSM-America’ Debuts At ACME ’91

will reflect the ultimate in CHICAGO—Members of the press corps who at- technological advance- electronic feeding of information from jukeboxes' ment. tended ACME ’91 had heard ‘rumbles” of various into a hand-held computer/mini-printer. The proce- changes that were being implemented at Loewen- The firm’s Consumer Products Division occupied dure is simple; all you do is plug the device into the America, the American arm of noted jukebox a special place in the exhibit, where you saw the NSM jukeboxes during collection and it instantly producer, NSM of Germany. The extent of these noted NSM CD changer in a sleek, smoked glass loads into itself full collection, popularity and diag- changes, however, came as quite a surprise to most case, resembling a home stereo component; which, nostics information from the machine. Operators of us as we approached their greatly expanded as it turned out, is exactly what it is. NSM is can either print the information out on the. spot marketing the heart exhibit. Loewen-America is now “NSM-America” of their CD jukebox to the and/or “dump” it into their personal computers and the “new” part doesn’t stop here. As a matter of consumer, which means now anyone can enjoy the when they return to their shops. All NSM machines true fact, the only remnant of Loewen-Ameria that we manifestation of this system in the privacy of are currently equipped with information ports. The could find in that entire 80-foot expanse was com- home and direct everything through a personal Data Print 2000 information-collecting device and pany president Rus Strahan, whom we expected to computer. The system is also available with an the software are available now. infra-red, wireless see, but you know something, even he looked new. control that can be handled from Another unique accomodation in the NSM- When we asked Strahan to expound on what’s your easy chair, if you so choose. America exhibit was the “Meet the Performance been going on, his response was “Everything! We’ve Kevin Byrne, who heads ud the Consumer Team” counter, which was manned by various NSM changed just everything,” he repeated in a very Products Division, told us that NSM does not intend distributors, who alternated shifts throughout the confident tone. “NSM-America is all brand new. to confine applications for its “Quick Change Artist” run of the convention. A huge map, designating Sometimes it’s not worth trying to fix something CD changer to the home market and has already distributor locations throughout the U.S. ana it’s easier to trash the old and start out from scratch. modidfied changers for both the broadcast and com- Canada, hung behind the counter so that visiting Make everything new. And that’s exactly what we’ve puter industries. With respect to broadcast, all the operators could easily identify their respective dis- done.” radio station has to do is simply program in the tributors and arrange for individual meetings The company has a new staff, new training selections according to what it wants and when it (since a schedule was also posted). programs, a new service facility, new field support wants them played. In addition, they can library all The NSM jukebox line is enjoying much success equipment and personnel, new offices and a new of their music in NSM’s snap-in/snap-out in the American market. As noted by Rus Strahan, football-field-size display for their participation in magazines (there are two, removable 50-CD “Right now, we’re in severe backorder... and all the trade conventions. You couldn’t help but notice magazines in every NSM 100-CD changer). units currently in transit from Germany are al- the gorgeous, newly designed wall-hanging NSM’s changer, according to Byrne, caught the ready sold.” The situation is the same in the over- jukebox, prominently perched at the end of tneir computer industry’s eye because of its speed, con- seas market. However, the factory is maintaining display area. As Strahan pointed out, this model taminant-protection features, and its large 100-CD stepped up production schedules in an effort to represents “only the beginning when it comes to capacity. An enormous amount of information can responsd to demand as quickly as possible. new cosmetic designs from NSM.” be stored on even one CD, an almost unimaginable It was most apparent at ACME ’91 that this As you moved further along product row you saw amount on 100. For example, an entire insurance longstanding company has indeed undergone a the result of NSM’s engineering team putting their company’s worth of records could be stored in one complete metamorphosis. Armin Frank, a senior laser system to work in another way, namely, a real NSM changer’s library, and instantly accessed by NSM staffer from Germany, who is responsible for laser gun. This game features a sharpshooter laser even an inexpensive personal computer. siew product development, said that the new Laser- beam rifle. What you do is aim at the target, in this Along with Kevin Byrne, other recently installed Shoot game on display was “just the first in a series case, a video screen mounted in a dart-machine- members of the NSM-America team include George of exciting new things you’ll see coming from NSM.” looking backdrop, and squeeze off a round. The Haydocy, a 30-year veteran of the industry, who is With respect to jukeboxes, he stated that NSM has accuracy of the shot is registered in the machine’s national sales manager; and Keith White, another a system that is “easily five years ahead in technol- internal computer and the results are displayed on coin-op veteran, who is the national training ogy than anything on the market.” Expressing con- the lower portion of the screen. A print out of the manager. White manned the new Training and Ser- fidence of NSM’s further penetration, he added “I score is available on the spot, so players can show vice section of the exhibit, which housed three video believe that features currently perceived as off their expertise. screens. As he explained, “These are our new video ‘futuristic’ that we have built in our product here NSM is also into video poker machines, which training tapes and they will tell you everything you today, will shortly be regarded as ‘necessities’... was noticeable at the show. At this point in time, need to know about setting up, operating, servicing things like automatic information feeding to com- the company is modifying their machine for the and repairing NSM product. He stressed that the puters.” In summation, he said that NSM intends American market. NSM’s giant status in the tapes are not designed to replace in-the-field ‘live” to take over a big chunk of the U.S. jukebox market European gambling machine market is common training seminars—but to supplement them. “sometime before the end of next year.” knowledge. Indications are that the firm will soon The new NSM Music Management System was be entering the U.S. marketplace with a model that also featured in the display and it focused on the

Now let’s say hello to some of the key members of the NSM-America team (l-r): Keith White, Jenna Maclnnis, George Haydocy, Carol Strahan, and in A view of the expansive new exhibit that housed Ulli Kuennecki, of the NSM staff In Germany, the back row Orlando Marrero, Jorge Irrizzary and the NSM equipment lineup at ACME ’91. demonstrates the Laser Target Shoot for us. Mike Jablonski.

Pictured at the ACME ’91 distributor meeting (l-r) Kevin Byrne, Consumer Products division are: NSM’s Armin Frank; Michael Riquier (T&M); Meanwhile, back in Chicago headquarters, Carol manager, elaborated on NSM’s thrust into the Tony Yula (Mondial Distg.); Dave Patterson (Sun- and Rus Strahan (l-r) are managing to conduct consumer market with its outstanding CD belt); Ron Gold (Cleveland Coin); and NSM’s Rus ‘business as usual’ while extensive rennovation changer. Strahan. and reconstruction is in progress.

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The following photos were taken at a post-ACME ’91 convention showing at Los Angeles’ Betson Pacific Distbributors.

Betson’s John Lotz Jeff Walker of Capcom with the company’s exciting Street Fighter II.

Namco-America, Inc.’s Kiyohiko Suzuki with Dragon Saber. Shown (l-r) from Mars Electronics are: Gail Samota and Bill Millette.

AAMA Helps To ‘Strike Out’ Child Abuse

CHICAGO—April is “National Child Abuse this worthwhile effort,” stated Nolan Ryan. LET’S STRIKE OUT Prevention Month” and once again, as it has done “Everyone has a role to play in preventing child in the past, the American Amusement Machine abuse, and the sooner we pitch in, the better.” CHILD ABUSE Assn. (AAMA) is exerting its efforts towards alert- The Nolan Ryan poster is being distributed to ing the public to this problem and helping to schools, libraries, businesses, youth-serving or- eliminate it before it occurs. ganizations and associations throughout the U.S. The National Committee for Prevention of Child by the state chapters of NCPCA; and, for additional Abuse (NCPCA) has released the latest in a series emphasis, is going out nationally to newspapers of public awareness posters produced by AAMA and and other publications as a public service an- it features major league baseball star Nolan Ryan nouncement. The message on the poster reads: and his family. The poster carries the message “The Nolan Ryan family encourages everyone to “Let’s Strike Out Child Abuse” and is currently take time out to eliminate this major problem. being distributed throughout the United States by Patience and understanding can go a long way. NCPCA and AAMA. It is the fourth in a series Let’s strike out child abuse together!” featuring The Salon Rtan funul > m> i*»qg«- • nmrnr U> lulu con. owl to well-known celebrities and is designed to For additional information on preventing child rlmuHttt I’m, ,rui,.n pmhU«. fUturu. and uruLo'Unufcnc can gn a Ion* urn Lel ’» rtrflw out uhyu- tnfrthtr! promote positive relationships between parents abuse, or to request copies ofthe Nolan Ryan poster, chMd and their children. contact your local chapter of the National Commit- OTTR 4ft “Both Ruth and I are delighted to participate in tee for Prevention of Child Abuse or write NCPCA,

Another Big A.H. “Listening Party!”

CHICAGO—A.H. Entertainers, one of ’ Assisting in the coordination of this latest event stated promotion coordinator Brad Hamma. “We most prominent operating companies, is also was club owner Bob Housholder, his mother, Dar also ran a music trivia contest, with the winner among the state’s most promotion minded when it Housholder, their manager Sue Verdico and A.H. (who happened to be A.H.’s own Larry Carl) receiv- comes to back-up and exposure of the music and staffers Wally Jasonowicz (operations mgr.), Jim ing a Stevie Ray Vaughn VCR tape. In addition, we games equipment on the A.H. route. Among the Garrity (service manager), Tim Gaare (technician), offered a complete George Thorogood CD library as firm’s most recent efforts was a “listening party” for Larry Carl (jukebox installations), Chris Hesch a grand prize, which was won by Carl Dvorak from the new George Thorogood CD “Boogie People,” (manager), and Sue Pilotte (computer operations), Somebody’s.” which was recently held at Somebody’s, a location along with JefTTartol of Singer One Stop For Ops A main purpose of these gatherings, as Hamma in Arlington Heights, Illinois, owned by Bob in Chicago. explained, is to “demonstrate to the record labels Housholder. It was the second such “...party” and During the continuous programming of the CD, how a professional jukebox operator can be a useful was every bit as successful as the one which A.H. a raffle was held, offering a terrific lineup of prizes, source for the promotion of artists in an environ- ran at the Ringside in Elk Grove, Illinois awhile provided by A.H., CEMA (the local Capitol/EMI ment other than television and radio.” Future plans back to kick-off the 100th anniversary of the distributor) and Singer One Stop. “This time we call for a possible tie-in with a record store chain jukebox. played the entire disc on an NSM CD jukebox,” during the next promotion.

Pictured in the accompying photos are (photo 1, l-r): Chris Hesch (A.H.); Bob Housholder (Somebody’s owner); Brad Hamma (A.H. promotion coordinator); Dar Housholder (Somebody’s owner); and Cory Kunz (A.H.). (Photo 2, l-r) are: A.H. staffers Wally Jasonowics, Kathy Faflik, Larry Carl, Joanne Passo, Chris Hesch, Dave Edwards, Somebody’s Bob Housholder, Debbie King, Somebody’s Dar Housholder, Brad Hamma, Sue Pilotte, Tim Gaare, Devin Kruk, Sue Kruk, Cory Kunz and Jim Garrity.

25 /MARCH 2,1991 CASH BOX CA. Robinson & Co. Hosts Gala Post-ACME ’91 Party

Following this year’s ACME ’91 convention, recently held in Las Vegas, C.A. Robinson & Co. held spectacular post-show events at their San Francisco office on Wednesday, April 3, and at their headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday, April 5. In keeping with tradition, Mrs. Leah Bettelman, Ira Bettelman and Sandy Bettelman were gracious hosts and provided the more than 800 attendees at the Los Angeles gathering with plenty of fine food and drink. The reception in San Francisco was equally gratifying to the C.A. Robinson & Co. hosts. For many people unable to get to the ACME affair, these post-convention shows are excellent vehicles to mingle operators and manufacturers under one roof to discuss all the new equipment that is available.

Mrs. Leah Bettelman (left) and Sandy’s wife, Mrs. Adrea Bettelman, are the Hank Tronick, Romstar’s Tim Jackson, C.A. Robinson & Co.’s Scott Walker, leading ladies at C.A. Robinson, naturally. and Damon Paramore of Dynamo Corp.

Pictured above (l-r) are: Sega’s Tom Petit, SNK’s Sue Jarocki, C.A. Robinson & Co.’s Hank Tronick and Leland Corporation’s John Rowe. Konami, Inc execs Frank Pellegrini (I) and Bernard Stolar with TheSimpsons.

Shown here with C.A. Robinson & Co. president Ira Bettelman (right) is Irem Nancy Poehlman and Alan Stone of Nintendo of America, Inc. America Corp.’s M. Sasatani.

Pictured (l-r) are: C.A. Robinson & Co.’s Ataya Paopradith and NSM- From the Leland Corporation (l-r) are: Ken Anderson and John Rowe with America’s Rus Strahan with the hot Fire Country jukebox. their Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat

These smiling faces belong to (l-r): Gina Hernandez, Tecmo; Michael Robin- These happy people are, of course, FABTEK’s own Jeanne and Frank Ballouz son, Tecmo; and local operators Roy Contreras and Keith Lamb. flanking their Blood Brothers game.

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