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the Wrangler Rising Star Award. CCMA awards impacted by western Canadian talent As usual, James peppered his fast -paced show Doug Chappet_ mov Gord James triumphed once again, this time as an perspective, giving the presenters and winners their with numerous performances, giving incredible PolyGram Group Canada Chairman, ; independent producer of the Canadian Country 40 seconds of glory. national television images to Brandt, Clark, Austin, announced the reorganizing of its mu; Music Association's music awards, which were Tern Clark, decked out in white from head to "to respond more efficiently to the de telecast on the CTV Network (Sept. 8) from toe, was the perfect opener, as she bounced on stage marketplace." Hamilton Place. clanging a cowbell to an energized Poor Poor Pitiful Under the new structure, Doug Although his concentration this year was on Me. leave his position as President of Me" the set, which was obviously the creation of a The focus was certainly on western Canada in "to pursue other career interests." Gon Halloween junkie, it was his use of lighting that the awards -giving part of the show. Calgarian Paul of presidents of the various labels, brought the whole production into proper Brandt won four awards; Best Male Vocalist, senior vice-presidents, the first being Single, Video and SOCAN Song of the Year for I who will oversee the label group of Do; Medicine Hat's Terri Clark took home three Motown. He will report directly to Re for Female and Best Album for Just The Same, and replacement will be named at a late the CMT Maple Leaf Food Fans' Choice Award; meantime, Reid will handle the White Rock, B.C.'s Farmer's Daughter won the operations. Group of the Year Award; and Calgarian Duane Reid also announced that the s Steele and Vancouver's Lisa Brokop won the Best Vocal Collaboration Award for their duet of Two Names On An Overpass. Princess of Wales tr There was no contest in the Top Selling Album Elton John has modified his schedul category. Of the estimated 20 million albums single Something About The Way You collectively sold by the five contenders for this to make it into a tribute CD/cassette award, Shania Twain won hands down for The dedicated to the memory of Diana Woman In Me, which has sold more than 12 million Wales. The single, which was sched albums worldwide, more than two million of them the stores Sept. 13, includes the re -re in Canada. The album has been on the RPM Country version of Candle In The Wind, feat" Albums chart for 132 weeks. lyric written by John's longtime 1) Newcomer, New Brunswicker Julian Austin Paul Brandt Taupin. Produced by Sir George Mar whose Vik/BMG debut single, Little 01' Kisses, was recorded at Townhouse studios i topped the RPM Country 100 (July 21/97), won Charlie Major, Farmer's Daughter, Prairie Oyster, Something About The Way You TerriClark Michelle Wright, Jason McCoy, Stephanie taken from John's upcoming album Tf Beaumont, Duane Steele, and Jamie Warren. is already charting on A/C charts it Stones single makes record chart debut It was also an evening to reflect and to pay the U.S., debuting on the RPM A/C c Anybody Seen My Baby, the first single from The far, far, far from finished. If anybody out there thinks homage to veteran performers and the behind -the - (Sept. 8) at #45. The special tribute Rolling Stones' upcoming Bridges To Babylon that the Rolling Stones are not relevant then maybe scenes industry builders. contain the modified version of Son: album is making a record debut at #1, the first time they should be pumping some gas." CCMA president Tom Tompkins inducted The Way You Look Tonight, Candle a song has debuted at the top spot on a Canadian Aside from being the first word on the Rolling Family Brown into the Hall of Honour (performers). with the new Taupin lyric, and Ye Broadcast Data System radio chart. Virgin Records, Stones' miraculous 34 year career, Anybody Seen This famous Ottawa Valley family became History (Young Again), which was a the Stones' label, are calling it a landmark for My Baby was riding a high tide of Canadian interest nationally recognized through their weekly series and the US last year, but never releas Canadian radio and for the band itself. after k.d. lang and co -writer Ben Mink appeared in on CJOH-TV, charting on the RPM Country 100, The monies generated by all th "This could be the Rolling Stones' biggest hit in the song's credits, this after Jagger and Richards - beginning with R.R.#2 in 1971 and winning Big the CD single, including all Elton Jo] years," commented Bill Banham, Virgin's national - and a few well placed consultants -- felt that parts Country Awards as Group of the Year that began in Taupin composer and artist royalties, promotions manager. "I think we have an absolute of the single resembled Lang's Constant Craving. 1976 and continued through to 1990. The band income (including any broadcast on r smash on our hands." The single also enjoyed a significant BDS pop radio never fully recovered with the sudden death of any of the three recorded tracks, live BDS Canada has been scanning national debut (#27 just five points shy of the record #22 "Poppa" Joe Brown in 1986, although regrouping and showing of the accompanying vi airwaves since October of last year. Since then, the debut), #20 on RPM's Hit 100 chart and a #1 debut as Prescott Brown did keep the Brown image alive record company profits will be dor single with the highest debut was Oasis' Do You on RPM's Alternative 30. for sometime. Barry Brown is still prominent as an entirety to the newly established Di Know What I Mean, the very track, ironically, that The Stones are currently rehearsing for their award -winning songwriter, and Randall Prescott as of Wales Memorial Fund. got bumped out of the top spot this week by the upcoming tour, allowing for their growing tradition a songwriter and award -winning producer, who has In commenting on the release, J Stones single. of playing small venue shows at a moment's notice. made his Lakeside recording studio in the Ottawa being "overwhelmed by public denial "It will give a lot of the other record companies The band held a show at Toronto's The Horseshoe Valley, one of the most popular haunts of country version of Candle In The Wind, and I a bit of a challenge," commented Banham. "But I Tavern last week, following similar shows at The recording artists. 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figured they were plumping up the prospectus for a more than pay the outrageous amount they're paying Jann Arden breaches the mi oJALT SAYS quick sale and Junior's company came to mind. This him, something like a quarter -of -a -mil each. time around however, there's so much denying on Anyway, while these broadcast giants pay out all Couldn't be anythir nti& both sides, that maybe ... just maybe! (EC: Yes, go these bucks for Stern, just think of how many great "NOsrtOi(rAriff-Ti. on!!!) jocks are out of a job, not only because of Stern, by Rod Gudino What a difference!!!It's a real treat going to the but the syndicated shows that seem to be devouring CCMA's Country Music Week and awards show. our airwaves, and most of them are from you know Somewhere in the initial shipping of These are real, warm and sincerely dedicated where. All you need is an operator. Funny too, newest release will be her one million people. From the president Tom Tompkins and his several of those who defended and even promoted in Canada. Not bad for a former bust right hand, Sheila Hamilton, all the board members the new technology and patched -in personalities are much of her early years meandering i (I didn't meet one I didn't like) and the 1700 looking for jobs as well. (EC: It's -only the to bar band because she felt her so members, and I think I met all of them on the beginning!!!) personal to be shared with the public weekend. (EC: What a difference to what???) Star building!!!It took a while, but I think we "It does seem pretty ridiculous," outspoken artist, "I guess the cat is re can finally zero in on the fact that when you create And what a show!!!Gordon James outdid bag." himself producing the CCMA country music awards a star .. . you will sell a lot of records. We took the With worldwide sales of 1.3 m They're lining up! HA bunch of people out there long way around, but finally after all the infighting still aren't convinced that SK is going next year show. The show gets better every year. I heard the (600,000 of which were sold in Canad overnights registered one million three hundred and . . .the politics .. . the character assassinations and to be the understatement of the decad (EC: I thought it was this year, so you don't even all the rest we have reached the point where we are know! ! !) and they're beginning to toss their hats sixty six, which is only the preliminaries, so it can the huge international success, Arder into the ring. Top of the list are some of the only get better. Entering the theatre, I was a little building stars. What took so long? (EC: Have you that personability -- and privacy -- w misplaced and over -rated Canadians who want to shocked at the set. I've never seen so many shades noticed how many of the bad guys have just . the key ingredient to her songwritin get back to God's country, and a couple of of red. Somebody said it looked like it was created faded away. Somebody is watching over this Of Mercy, her 1993 debut, made Americans, who had a taste of what it's like to live by a Halloween junkie. (EC: That was you! ! !) industry!!!!) Canadian radio. in a REAL country. And then there's that English Naturally I taped the show so I could watch it at Nearly 100 per cent!!!If anyone doubted the home the next day, and I got to tell you, there was twit, and god help us all if he gets it. But not to accuracy of the Big Country Awards . . .last sweat, he won't. Can't even mention any initials nothing wrong with that set. It was very effective. Sunday's winners pretty well authenticated what here. But I can mention the initials of the guy who's Of course, it was the light show, and Gordon's a BCA predicted back at the end of May. (EC: Oh! going to get it, the obvious choice, my choice master when it comes to lighting, that gave it that You're such an old watchdog!!!) anyway. But you'll have towait `til next week. final touch. (EC: It's always the lights! ! !) (EC: You had me sweating for a minute there!!!) Skinny-dipping???Who was that red-headed country singer (EC: There's more than one???), who The Diana tribute!!!If you were wondering how your local radio station was airing Elton John's took a short-cut through a couple's room to get to the pool on the roof of the Hamilton Sheraton, and Candle In The Wind, the tribute to Diana, Princess bared all (EC: Bare balls and all, you say???) published weekly since of Wales, the day after the funeral .. . they didn't before tripping into the pool? And he left without February 24th, 1964,by tape it from the televised funeral, although I'm sure signing an autograph, or the polaroid that some fast - RPM Music Publications LTD. some did . . . they got it from Digital Courier thinking record guy took. (EC: Now who could that 6 Brentcliffe Road International. That is, if the station was one of the be???) Toronto, Ontario 350 that Mercury/Polydor earmarked for the M4G 3Y2 electronic distribution of the release. By the way, Honour Eh???I want to assure the Family Brown that was Ken Ashdown who got the project and Sam Sniderman that they aren't edited out of 416-425-0257 FAX : 416-425-8629 underway. Interesting too is that because of the my book as being real heroes of our industry. Who E-MAIL ADDRESS immediate airing, the single makes its debut on the in the world has sold as many records for struggling [email protected] RPM A/C chart at #1 this week. The single won't young Canadian artists ... the very ones who were be in the stores until Sept. 17. Laura Bartlett, who honoured on the CCMA Awards .. . than Sam The Walt Grealis, O.C. is vice-president of marketing for HMV Canada, Record Man? I think the whole nation and the USA Publisher "I've never ever sat down with s sends news that all 91 HMV stores will be donating and every country artist big and small owe Sam a Sean LaRose worked out a song, so I really don't all revenues generated from the sale of the CD and debt of gratitude. I thought you deserved a lot more Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager co -write," confesses the singer. "Coll cassette single to the Diana, Princess Of Wales than we were willing to make time for. (EC: We Rod Gudino wonderful thing, it's like making a I Memorial Fund. And, as you know, all artist and tend to forget fast .. . don't we???) News Editor just not interested in it. I think my s composer royalties and record company profits will Lest we forget!!!We watched Cinderella get too much of a personal nature; I don't also be donated to the fund. (EC: The power of Stan Klees married. We were sad when the prince left her. We Movies, Theatre, Books lyrics with anybody, I'm very fussy recorded music!!!) cried when she became Sleeping Beauty because & Advertising want to say what I say. With co-writi Got a minute???Have you ever been made an there was no prince to wake her and we are sad Bill Watt lose melody skills or progression skil offer you couldn't refuse? I got one marked "strictly that her best friend died with her. With a scenario Classical & Jazz the ability to create a lyric and not confidential," meaning I can't tell you about it. It that resembles Romeo and Juliet, why wouldn't the bail you out all the time. It's like no seems that this Prince guy who has a palace or world grieve??? (EC: The story didn't have a chance MAPL Cancon brothel in Lagos, which is over in Nigeria, wants for a happy ending. We will miss her! ! !) The MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees for me to help him transfer thirty-one million, five RPM in 1970 and is available to Canadian Better off!!!No matter what you say . . . the hundred thousand U.S. dollars into his account. record companies to identify the quantity of industry will be better for the shakeup that it has Cancon on label copy. Sounds great so far doesn't it? And for doing this, experienced over the last six months. We sort of I'll get 30 percent of all those millions. All I have to do is supply them my bankers full address, lost the perspective of what we are here for. We aD telephone and fax numbers, my bank account make and sell records that entertain. We are in the M - Music was composed by a Canadian numbers, and my private telephone fax number. I'll entertainment business. (EC: We are in showbiz! ! !) A - Artist who is featured is a Canadian citizen tell you, I spent a couple of sleepless nights, first Now we know what we are here for!!! P - Production was wholly recorded in Canada dreaming of how I would spend my 30 percent, but Stern's got an audience!!!Personally, I haven't L- Lyrics were written by a Canadian then I got to thinking about all those et cetras, et tuned into our new-found radio personality, but I've Advertising rates supplied upon request. cetras, and I bought the Confederation Bridge heard enough not to want to. The guy must be nuts Second class postage paid in Toronto. instead. (EC: You know how to spot a scam!!!) or bordering on genius. 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3 1 13 BUILDING A MYSTERY 37 22 12 NUMB ME70 37 5 COCO JAMBOO Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing Holly McNarland - Stuff Mr. President - Coco Jumbos Nettwerk 39708 9promo CD) -F Universal 53075 (promo CD( -J WEA (comp 326)-P 4 7 11 2 BECOME 1 38 32 4 JUST TO SEE YOU AGAIN 71 73 4 SOMETIMES Spice Girls - Spice TRU-G'z - From The Heart PI L Brand New Heavies - Shelter Virgin 42174-F Spinner 611 Delicious Vino! 5 3 8 EVERYBODY 39 39 2 UH LA LA LA 72 63 20 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Backstreet Boys - Backstreets Back Alexia - n/a Az Yet w/ Peter Cetera - Az Yet Jive/Zomba 41617-N ISBA (promo CD( -K BMG 26034 (comp 17)-N 6 4 11 MEN IN BLACK THEME 40 41 23 PUSH 87 24 CLUMSY Will Smith - Men In Black 0.S.T. Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You Our Lady Peace - Clumsy Columbia 681169 (promo CD( -H Lava/Atlantic (comp 97315 Vol. 315) Columbia 80242-H M2k II11 3 BARBIE GIRL GOT 'TIL ITS GONE bl WANNEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Aqua - Aquarium Janet - The Velvet Rope Lisa Stansfield - Lisa Stansfield Universal (promo CD) - J Virgin 44762 (promo CD) -F Arista 18738 (promo CD) -N

8 5 9 I'LL BE MISSING YOU 42 36 20SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 93 2 I CHOOSE Puff Daddy w/ Faith Evans - No Way Out Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall The Offspring - Way On The Hombre Bad Boy 73012 (comp 19)-N Epic 80229 (comp 61)-H Columbia (promo CD) - H 9 13 21 SEMI -CHARMED LIFE 43 45 26 YOUR WOMAN 76 67 4 MARCHING TO MARS Third Eye Blind -Third Eye Blind White Town - Women In Technology Sammy Hagar - Marching To Mars Elektra 62012-P Chrysalis 1473 (promo 50)-F Track Factory 11627 - J 10 9 11 DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES 44 57 3 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL 77 83 2 MOST PRECARIOUS Robyn - Robyn Is Here M -Appeal - N/A Blues Traveller - Straight On RCA 64865-N Dexter Entertainment ABM 314 540 750 - El 18 22 BITCH 45 56 2 LOST HIGHWAY 78 77 6 IF I WAIT THERE FOR YOU Meredith Brooks - Blurring The Edges Lori Yates - Untogether Bobby Cameron - Bobby Cameron Capitol 12014 (promo CD) -F Virgin (promo CD) -F ASE NAR001 (promo CD) - SOCAN im 15 3 FOOLISH GAMES 46 34 5 TURN MY HEAD 79 38 7 SOMEONE Jewel - Pieces Of You Live - Secret Samadhi svw - Can We Atlantic (comp 330)-P Radioactive 11590 (comp 10)-J RCA 64926 (comp 20)-N In 21 12THIRD OF JUNE 47 80 72 5 FOR YOU I WILL Corey Hart - Corey Hart Monica - Space Jam 0.S.T. Columbia 80240 (comp 62)-H Atlantic (comp 310)-P 14 8 20 THE DIFFERENCE 48 47 4 C U WHEN U G RE 81 76 3 SILVER SPRINGS The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse Coolio - Coolio My Soul Fleetwood Mac - The Dance Interscope 90055-J Tommy Boy 1180 - N Reprise (comp 311)-P 15 14 20 IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE ON MY OWN 82 80 9 FOUR LEAF CLOVER Tonic - The Lemon Parade Peach Union - Audiopeach Abra Moore - Strangest Places Polydor 315431042-0 Mute 66553 (promo 50)-H Arista 186392-N 16 10 8 D'YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? 50 46 17 I WANNA BE THERE 83 66 18 QUIT PLAYIN' GAMES WITH... Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? Blessid Union Of Souls - Blessid Union Of Souls Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys Columbia 3269-H EMI 56716-F Jive/Zomba 15981-N 17 12 3 INVISIBLE MAN 51 52 14 LAST NIGHT ON EARTH 84 71 3 THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET 98 Degrees - 98 U2 - Pop Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let;s Face It Motown (comp 6)-111 Island 524334 (comp 4)-Q Mercury (comp 520) - 18 28 3 JANIE, DONT TAKE YOUR -LOVE TO TOWN 69 B SAY WHAT YOU WANT 85 NE AU NATUREL Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere Texas - White On Blonde See Spot Run - Ten Stories High Mercury (comp 507)-(1 Mercury (comp 500)-(1 Loggerhead 2138 (promo CD) -Q 19 17 22 CHANGE 53 51 6 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET 86 48 23 MMMBOP Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow First Base - Club Cutz Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere AGM 314 540 587-Q Ariola (comp 21) - N Mercury (comp 500) -CI ANYBODY SEEN MY BABY 54 68 6 CONGO 87 65 5 BREATHE The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon Genesis - Calling All Stations Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land Virgin 44712 (promo CD) -F Atlantic (comp 330) - P XL Recordings 40121 -Koch 21 23 7 FLY 55 58 4 TRUST ME 88 54 9 RETURN OF THE MACK Sugar Ray - Floored Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall Mark Morison - Mark Morrison Atlantic (comp 326) -P Columbia 80229 - H WEA 17252-P 22 16 8 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU 56 70 2 HOW DO I LIVE 89 86 7 WALKIN' ON THE SUN Blue Rodeo - Tremolo Leanne Rimes - You Light Up My Life Smash Mouth - Fush Yu Mang WEA 19253 (promo CD) -P Curb (promo CD) - F Interscope 90142 (promo CD) -J r /'11 23 19 23 THE FRESHMEN 57 35 8 SICK Er BEAUTIFUL 90 60 13 TRY Verve Rpe - Villains Artificial Joy Club - Melt Michael Penn - Resigned RCA 668092-N Interscope 90125 (promo CD( -J Epic 67710 (comp 062)-H BACK-UP BANE 24 29 15 WHEN I'M UP (I CAN'T GET DOWN) 58 64 12 DRINKING IN L.A. 91 74 10 THE TIDE IS HIGH Great Big Sea - Play Bran Van 3000 - Glee Maxi Priest - The Man With The Fun Wamer 18592 (comp 323)-P AudioGram 10105 -Select Virgin 420142-F 25 24 9 GOOD ENOUGH 59179 2 MY ADDICTION 92 85 4 MAKE MY MIND Dodgy - Free Peace Sweet Dayna Manning - Volume 1 Universal Honey - Earth Moon Transit 1, 14j A&M (comp 5)-Q EMI 53635 (comp 17) - F Alert 81029-G 26 25 10 AROUND THE WORLD 60 62 2 I AM THE MAN 93 91 27 ELEGANTLY WASTED Daft Punk - Homework Philosopher Kings -I Am The Man INXS - Elegantly Wasted MANAGER 0 Virgin 42609 (comp 6)-F Columbia (comp 1285) - H Mercury 314 534 53141 27 20 17 ALL FOR YOU 61 50 10 GOTHAM CITY 94 92 6 WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE Sister Hazel - Somewhere More Familiar R. 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VVycleff Jean - The Camival Universal 53030-J Jive/Zomba (promo CD) -P Columbia 67974 (comp 063)-H 28NE MCANDLE IN THE WIND '97 62 42 11 TO THE MOON AND BACK 95 84 7 NOT TONIGHT Elton John - no album Savage Garden - Savage Garden Lil' Kim - Not Tonight Rocket (promo CO) -Q Columbia 67954 (promo 50)-H Tommy Boy/Atlantic (comp 329)-P 29 40 3 TAKES A LITTLE TIME 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS 96 61 29 SAY YOU'LL BE THERE Amy Grant - Behind The Eyes Boyz II Men - n/a Spice Girls - Spice A&M (comp 6)-Q Motown Virgin 7243 8 42174-F 30 30 21 SUNNY CAME HOME 64 53 14 WHATEVER 97 81 6 CAROLINA BLUES Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Repairs En Vogue - EV3 Blues Traveller - Straight On Till Moming yo-ur Columbia 67119 (coinp 60)-H EastWest America (comp 324)-P ABM 314 540 750-0 44 6 NO TENGO DINERO 65 82 27 I WANT YOU 98 75 17 MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA Los Umbrellos - Red Hot Latin Hits Savage Garden - Savage Garden Jon Bon Jovi - Destination Anywhere EMI 57390-F Columbia 9435 (promo 50)-1-1 Mercury 314 534 903-Q UNDVE al 49 3 SHED A LIGHT 66 59 2 DOWNTIME 99 89 12 NOT WHERE ITS AT Roch Voisine - Kissing Rain The Gandharvas - Sold For A Smile Del Amitri - Some Other Sucker's Parade RV International 43978 (promo CD) - N aD Watch 89709 (promo CD)- J 10 ABM (comp 4)-0 33 26 10 MORE THAN THIS 67 78 19 WAYNE 100 90 10 SLIP N SLIDE 10,000 Maniacs - Love Among The Ruins Chantal Kreviazuk - Under These Rocks And Stones 4.11, Tia - Tia Geffen 25009 (promo CD) -J Columbia 80246 (comp 61)-H Isba 5042 (promo 501-K UNOVERSA 34 31 17 OPEN YOUR EYES www.universa Ivan - The Spell Tox 3021 -Select www.universalcanada.com MUSIC UNIVERSAL -K CD) (promo 5042 a CMT. to seems everyone Tia - for thinking be and N JP at Take It sync SLIDE added been just has Gonna in are label and Artist good. is 4)-Q (comp 1A - What's of video Her release. 21 Oct. communication the but it, with do to Parade Sucker's Other Some Amitri an AT ITS WHERE )T for scheduled is Me, To Mean You something has share they background UNIVERSAL 903-Q 534 314 rcury - What album, debut Murray's Brunswick New the "Maybe AkT: Anywhere Destination Jovi Bon ready." is Denise comes, a CHELSEA IN IDNIGHT relationship. successful of beginning 750-0 540 314 VI attention the When act. live strong the is Loggerhead and Murray of yuu-r o-rn Morning Till On Straight Traveller- es a and people with way great a has ds fri -Fr BLUES 1ROLINA pairing the that believes firmly album, 42174-F 8 7243 In up. - She them back can she and CD Murray's of producers Inc., KBM Spice Gids ce her on songs great some has "Denise up THERE BE YOU'LL 1Y heads who Brown, Keith i 329)-P (comp Boy/Atlantic nmy 0 - material. 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moving up the charts in both Canada and the steel rock and featured the band's Pray single brainchild of two Canadians, Alex S. Moses, a on their 1997 New Rock CD. But it's the Toronto composer/musician/lawyer, who is the US (the most added single this week on the RPM Country 100 entering the chart at #78. recurring interest in this band that brings their executive producer, and Harold Nashman, debut album across your desk this time director of the National Music Camp of As well, Rimes is still charting with her version of Diane Warren's penning of How Do I Live around, after several festival performances -- Canada. It's important to note that all proceeds including shows at Music West, EdgeFest, from the distribution of the CD/cassette will go (#64). Perhaps the best display of Rimes' pure and pristine vocal talent is her a capella Canadian Music Week and NXNE -- and a new to Care Canada. All the artists, distributors, performances of Amazing Grace and the distribution deal from Turtle Records. The record companies, publishers, and composers excitement is centred around Superhalo's have donated all of their royalties to Care American national anthem. That vocal warmth ultra -modern, sometimes dizzying array of Canada. Send Me A Lover, a major hit for also brings prominence to Paul Simon's Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Wilbur Rimes produced, loops and pounding choruses that comprise Celine Dion is only available on this release, with the exception of the two charted singles, a songlist of industrial pantomimes. On stark not on any Sony release. The music for the which he produced with Mike Curb and Chuck originality, The Cost Of Breathing ranks up theme song (title track) was written by Moses, Howard. Nice cover artwork which will attract therewith some of the best modern rock voices with Moses and Nashman writing the lyrics. if front -racked. -WG in the international market. The band prefer And check out artists singing on the track; the word abnormal, a not altogetherour own GGGarth) and the introduction of Michelle Wright, Chris de Burgh, Oleta Adams, inappropriate moniker, though we feltorgan and piano,cello and stringEnrique Iglesias, Peabo Bryson, Gerald MARTI N A ourselves coming back to 'progressive.' arrangements, vibraphone and heartbeat. Not Levert, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Rogers, and MCBRIDE Employing a sonic boom with chaos at its dead surprisingly Adam And Eve avoids the harder Emmanuel, enough thereto be worth the price centre, Superhalo explore a darker side of the rockscapes of Happy Days, something which of the CD/cassette. By the way, the product is picture with sounds that are derivative of the seems to be indicative of the band's direction being offered to the stores on consignment, passions of rage and animosity. The market in creative evolution. And a good thing, we feel for bulk purchases, and at a rack cost of $5.99 for this is as obvious and inevitable as thethat overall Catherine Wheel's strengths arefor the CD and $4.50 for the cassette, this is apocalypse... if you believe in thattype of thing. more evident when the amplifiers are turned the bargain of the year. Also includes Yanni's Check this one out, especially if you missed it down a few decibels in favour of genuine Keys To Imagination, Ella Fitzgerald's Happy the first time around. -RG musical exploration. Not to mention the Blues, Jose Carreras' Torna a Surriento, Chaka songwriting, which in the laboratory of acoustic Khan's Kingdom, Giorgia's Rig uarda Noi, FARA -Pop guitars and Rob Dickinson's thick, throaty Michelle Wright's I'm Not Afraid, Emmanuel's This Is My World vocals, make for some of the best output this Que Sera, Chris de Burgh's The Simple Truth, Blackmoon Records 0112 band has achieved. Expect Catherine Wheel Wynonna Judd's All Of That Love From Here, WOMEN OF THE WORLD CELTIC II -Celtic A long standing contributing voice to the artsto follow this up with lots of interest for Canada David Sanborn's Lisa, and When You Put Your MARTINA McBRIDE - Country Various Artists community in Canada, Fara Jaylene and more than a few tour stops across the Heart In It by Kenny Rogers. CHR, AC, CAR Evolution Putumayo PUTU 134-KOCH Katcheech Palmer is just now letting her solo country. Keep an ear to the ground for and country radio are being serviced. To order RCA -07863-67516-N You should be acquainted with this story by Delicious. -RG call Trend at 416-749-6601. -WG Still Holding On, McBride's duet with labelmate Clint Black, hit #1 on the RPM Country 100 now. If not because world music has become VARIOUS ARTISTS - Potpourri a huge part of the mainstream, then because The Power of Peace (Aug. 18/97), proving once again that as a duo or as solo artists, both have a solid fan base Putumayo World Music proved the point-- and Trend -46400 in Canada. The opening track, a seven-year simultaneously put itself on the map -- with Here's a powerhouse of international recording old McBride singing a 56 second rendition of the first instalment of this series. Women Of stars, including Canadians Michelle Wright and Jimmy Dickens' I'm Little But I'm Loud, is cute, The World Celtic hit big in the US where it was Celine Dion, who have donated their talent in first released, making it the second bestselling celebrating the 50th anniversary of Care and probably representative of McBride's size and vocal power, but at 56 seconds won't do independently released world music CD of the Canada. Wright has also volunteered to be a year according to Billboard. The excitement spokesperson for this project, which is the any harm. Today's McBride has a solid vocal and immediate success urged the folks at the projection that has an immediate impact. Her label to huddle up prior to introducing the song material fits her personna like a glove, release into Canada, something which proved particularly on the Tony Martin and Ed Hill wise when the album followed up with strong The Power of penning of Whatever You Say, and Wrong numbers at retail. Since then, Putumayo has Peace Again, written by Tommy Lee James and been weaning the Canadian market onto worldtalents be heard and recognised. At age e.ght la support of Cynthia Weil. But don't overlook the Jackson music in general, though their ace in the holeshe found herself sharing a stage with Buffy Lear penning of I Don't Want To See. Also oiio Daces LEANN RIMES - Inspirational continues to be this Celtic music as expressed St. Marie, a performance which opened up the Srvson includes a powerful reprising of A Broken Wing, Jaae Garreraa door to subsequent vocal stints with Susan Gbria de Surat. You Light Up My Life and explored by the female sex. Women Of Celine 010I) written by James House, Sam Hogin and Phil Aglukark, Shingoose and Willy Dunn. Curb -77885-F Barnhart, and her performance with Jim The World Celtic II continues faithfully in line Ella Ft,terr,d Like most Nashville artists, Rimes has of its predecessor, and adheres dutifully to a Consequently, the singer's obvious gift has Gorda` Brickman on Valentine, which has become a discovered the potential and the audience for modern cross section of interpretations where been readily recognised by the Canadian Wynanna Judd classic. The album was produced by McBride Native Arts Foundation and by more of d Levert songs of faith, and with what's happening on modernity is read as variation within tranquillity. Kenny Rode, and Ed Worley. -WG David Sanborn the world scene right now, this release is timely. Once again the label has played it smart on Canada's top recording artists, after her voice Michelle Wright the northern market by including a notable was solicited to appear on the David Foster Yam, The title track, written by Joe Brooks, is already dose of Eastern Canadian talent; from Natalie song River Of Love alongside Dan Hill, Amy McMaster and Cookie Rankin (who Sky and Roch Voisine. It is not surprising that collaborate on The Drunken Piper) to Mary the Vancouver born singer of Cree Native Jane Lammond (Bog A Lochain) and Pamela Indian heritage traces her musical influences ALBUM PICK Morgan (It Ain't Funny). With the cover art now to names like Aretha Franklin, Whitney becoming something of a fad in itself, Houston, Billy Holiday, and Dinah Washington. SPIRIT OF THE WEST -Pop Putumayo can expect a serious draw for the What emerges is a powerful, independent Weights And Measures album and a growing recognition of their label voice with an aura of positiveness that fairly WEA 19716-P becoming synonymous with world music in theevokes a world of heartfelt soul and glossy, Spirit Of The West is a band that is not so much about writing music as about composing eyes of the general public. -RG adult contemporary pop music. This Is My it. Their five album legacy, beginning with simple folk songs back in 1983 and continuing World is the aptly titled album that concentrates through to include orchestral arrangements on last year's ?? has argued that the creative SUPERHALO -Alternative Fara's musical interests into a succinct twelve energy has a lot less to do with writing pop songs that with making serious, organic The Cost Of Breathing song list embellished by spanish, dance and music, even if the songs do breach the pop barrier. Taking into account the band's native flourishes within the contemporary pop rapid creative development, it is not Soundcore Productions SH1075-Turtle COREY ELLIS - Country/Folk surprising that Weights And Measures be Chances are you saw this album across your songwriting that is her mainstay. A graceful and Last Great Alibi artistically exceptional album that we expect Spirit Of The West's most adventurous and desk several months ago, or maybe heard IronMusic-7876-51016-N commercially viable album yet. Written some of it on the radio where it got a lot ofwill place Fara within the orbit of some of those The country/folk tag isn't meant to be a strong support from modern rock. CFNY in names she performed with. -RG around a Celtic framework, Weights And disservice to Ellis, his music is certainly Toronto was among the first to jump onto measures travels to the Far East and the country and his husky vocal charm is Superhalo's deconstructionist hammer -on - CATHERINE WHEEL -Alternative near West before wrapping up on an album with global textures and layered, reminiscent of the coffee houses of the '60s Adam And Eve and '70s, but there's a progressive, and Mercury 314 534 864-Q investigative writing. While long-time Spirit sometimes alternative feel to his projection that As Canada continues to reign as Catherine Linda McRae is absent from the album, fits the comfort zone of contemporary. All of Wheel's biggest market, this UK based quartet remaining members Geoffrey Kelley, John that, of course, makes Ellis a rare commodity have faithfully kept the umbilical chord tied to Mann, Hugh McMillan and Vince Ditrich indeed. And, this observation seems to be in the country with repeat performances, healthy thought it fit to bring in more than a few media interest and a couple of special guest appearances to ensure they don't keeping with what Ellis is conveying as the two common themes, "loss and redemption," and appearances on compilation CDs. And while lose a grip on the plurality of sound. Guests "time and place." Once you have his thoughts include accordionist Donald Shaw, vocalist 1995's Waydown allowed them to be seriously in place, the music builds and flows with a reckoned by radio, the band opted to return to Karen Matheson, Duncan Moss of Page better understanding. That flow begins with more atmospheric vistas on last year's Cats & Plant, Ric Sanders of Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull's Martin Barre, who Gananoque Sunset, a place and happening & Dogs, repeated this year with Adam And Eve. contributes his trademark harmony -lead on Walking The Lion. Beautifully rendered with strong melodic sensibilities and a heart of pure world narrative, Weights And in Ontario, but it could be anywhere, a The album's breezy, acoustic and Pink Floyd - magnificent audio view. Also key are Rain like sound is fleshed out with the appearance Measures is simply the best of the West. -RG Come Down, Time, Falling Down, and You of Bob Ezrin on production credits (aided by You and Down, Falling Time, Down, Come -BW mellowing. be must Rain are key Also view. audio magnificent -RG pure rt We Delicious! Saints. The of rendition band's a anywhere, be could it but Ontario, in And Weights narrative, world of -H 063) (comp 67439 Work Slate/ Clean rendered Beautifully Lion. The Walking -Tidal Apple Fiona the mention should we and Oh, face. your happening and place a Sunset, Gananoque Barre, and pri CRIMINAL 6 17 30 in not it's but here angst an There's Strife. But with begins flow That understanding. better who Martin Tull's Jethro 500)-0. 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1 2 4 BACKSTREET BOYS 35 31 16 TRAGICALLY HIP 69 64 45 DEANA CARTER Backstreets Back (Jive) 41617 Live Between Us (Universal) 81055 Did I Shave My Legs (EMI) 96060

2 3 8 SARAH McLACHLAN 36 87 2 FRERES A CHVA 70 67 11 BRAN VAN 3000 Surfacing (Nettwerk) 30116 Amour Et Paix (BMG) 52357 Glee (Select) 71105

3 4 7 PUFF DADDY Er THE FAMILY 37 40 49CELINE DION 71 69 27 JONNY LANG No Way Out (Bad Boy) 3012 Falling Into You (Columbia) 33068 Lie To Me (AErM) 00640

72 29 BLUR 4 1 2 OASIS 39 32 11 ROBYN 72 Be Here Now (Epic) 68530 Robyn Is Here (RCA) 67477 Blur (EMI) 55562

5 5 2 TRISHA YEARWOOD 40 36 14 WU-TANG CLAN 73 74 27 U2 Songbook (Universal) 70001 Wu -Tang Forever (BMG) 66905 Pop (Island) 524334

6 12 10 ANDREA BOCELLI 41 33 49 NO DOUBT 74 68 10 BLUES TRAVELLER Romanza (Philips) 56456 Tragic Kingdom (Interscope) 90003 Straight On Til Midnight (ABM) 40750

7 6 10 PRODIGY 42 34 17 THIRD EYE BLIND 75 63 43 SPACE JAM O.S.T. The Fat Of The Land (XL Recordings/Koch) 40121 Third Eye Blind (Elektra) 62012 Various Artists (Atlantic) 82961

8 8 33OUR LADY PEACE MONEY TALKS O.S.T. 76 65 49 MOIST Clumsy (Columbia) 80242 Various Artists (Arista) 18975 Creature (EMI) 7243 8 36188

9 9 49 JEWEL 44 35 16 FOO FIGHTERS 77 96 4 98 DEGREES Pieces Of You (Atlantic) 82700 Colour And The Shape (EMI) 55832 98 Degrees (Motown) 530796

10 7 39SPICE GIRLS 45 118 2 THA ALKAHOLIKS 78 71 24 HIT ZONE 3 Spice (Virgin) 42174 Likwidation (RCA) 67435 Various Artists (Sony) 24032

11 10 19 NOW! 2 46 43 14 TIM McGRAW 79 100 2 GIPSY KINGS Various Artists (WEA) 35296 Everywhere (Curb) 77886 Compas (Columbia) 91168

80 20 GEORGE STRAIT 12 11 10 MEN IN BLACK O.S.T. 47 42 20 VERVE PIPE 80 Various Artists (Columbia) 68169 Villains (BMG) 66809 Carrying Your Love (Universal) 11584

81 9 13 13 18 HANSON 48 53 3 ESCAPES Vol. 2 81 RU RECEIVING Middle Of Nowhere (Mercury) 34615 Various Artists (Warner Bros.) 35691 Various Artists (PolyGram) 53736

70 2 COLIN RAVE 14 14 21 SAVAGE GARDEN 49 55 2 DIANA KRALL 82 Savage Garden (Columbia) 67954 Love Scenes (Impulse/Universal) 50234 Direct Hits (Epic) 67893

50 73 20 BEE GEES 83 108 49 BECK 15 16 25 DAFT PUNK WILLIAM S.tigneuEols Homework (Virgin) 42609 Still Waters (PolyGram) 37302 Odelay (Geffen) 24823 01ri CARTER 20 51 44 16 NEW COUNTRY 4 84 66 16 BOB CARLISLE 16 24 MATCHBOX 20 NICE CAVE Yourself Or Someone Like You (lava) 92721 Various Artists (Warner) 35328 Butterfly Kisses (Jive) 39691 E IN I S COSTELLO 77 3 BILLY JOEL 17 17 40 WALLFLOWERS 52 45 45 ROMEO Er JULIET O.S.T. 85 orsARLIEassEs Bringing Down The... (MCA) 90055 Various Artists (EMI) 37715 Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Columbia) 67347

11jit ARV ET 59 2 HOW TO BE A PLAYER 18 21 49 AMANDA MARSHALL 53 95 45 JAMIROOUAI 86 D AT 1 D j 11.,1 N S EN Amanda Marshall (Columbia) 80229 Travelling Without Moving (Columbia) 91109 Various Artists (Oct Jam) 537973

3 22 11 54 50 49TONI BRAXTON 87 134 SMASH MOUTH 19 THE TEA PARTY MA ET Si A 11(j A IIET 0 Au Transmission (EMI) 55308 Secrets (La Face) 26020 Fush Yu Mang (Interscope) 90142 Tut: PERSUASIONS 20 24 16 MEREDITH BROOKS 54 46 9 BLUE RODEO 88 94 22 CHEMICAL BROTHERS E11 Blurring The Edges (EMI) 36919 Tremolo (WEA) 19253 Dig Your Own Hole (Virgin) 42950 L011 0E TER ESA sTRATAs 21 27 3 BRUNO PELLETIER 56 61 3 BOB DYLAN 89 60 8 NOTHING TO LOSE O.S.T. Misirere (Dom) 30116 The Best Of Bob Dylan (Sony) 24037 Various Artists (Tommy Boy) 1169

22 15 12 RADIOHEAD 57 47 25 AEROSMITH 90 82 31 SILVERCHAIR OK Computer (EMI) 55229 Nine Lives (Columbia) 67547 Freak Show (Epic) 67905

11 TOTAL DEF JAM 23 19 3 FLEETWOOD MAC 58 48 49SHERYL CROW 91 85 Various Artists (PolyTel) 536 072 The Dance (Reprise) 46702 Sheryl Crow (A&M( 314 540 587

24 26 29 LIVE 59 57 12 JON BON JOVI 92 75 31 THE OFFSPRING Secret Samadhi (Radioactive) 11590 Destination Anywhere (Mercury) 534903 Ixnay On The Hombre (Columbia) 67810

78 42 ROCH VOISINE 25 18 6 SPAWN O.S.T. 60 58 11 WYCLEF JEAN 92 Kissing Rain (RV International) 51418 Various Artists (Epic) 68494 Presents... The Carnival (Columbia) 67974

93 40 MUCHMUSIC BIG SHINY TUNES 26 23 48 BACKSTREET BOYS 61 51 20 MARY J. BLIGE 93 Backstreet Boys (Jive/Zomba) 15981 Share My World (Universal) 11619 Various Artists (MCA) 81026

84 7 MISSY ELLIOTT 27 25 4 SWV 62 172 49 ELTON JOHN 94 Supa Dupa Fly (Elektra) 62062 Release Some Tension (RCA) 67525 Love Songs (MCA) 11481

28 30 16 GREAT BIG SEA 63 54 49LEANN RIMES 95 83 24 THE AGE OF ELECTRIC Make A Pest A Pet (MCA) 81021 Play (Warner Bros.) 18592 Blue (Curb) 77821

86 21 ROMEO Et JULIET 0.S.T. Vol. 2 29 NE GENESIS 63 , NE CMT COLLECTION 96 Calling All Stations (Atlantic) 83037 Various Artists (EMI/BMG) 1253 Various Artists (EMI) 2055567

92 17 PURE ENERGY VOLUME 4 30 28 24 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 65 62 23 LEAHY 97 Life After Death (Blues Boy) 073011 Leahy (Virgin) 42955 Various Artists (Quality) 81997

31 41 7 SUGAR RAY 66 56 26COLLECTIVE SOUL 98 90 22 WIDE MOUTH MASON Floored (Atlantic) 83006 Disciplined Breakdown (Atlantic) 82984 Wide Mouth Mason (WEA) 17328

174 3 32 29 11 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING O.S.T. 67 52 12 ECONOLINE CRUSH 99 ALAIN MORISOD Venous Artists (Epic) 68166 The Devil You Know (EMI) 38244 Melodies pour... (Archiphon) 79344

97 14 DANCE HITS SUPERSTARS 33 39 2 COOLIO 68 49 5 BONE THUGS -N -HARMONY 100 CLASSICAL Coolio My Soul (Tommy Boy) 1180 Art Of War (Epic) 91164 Various Artists (Popular) 83138

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B.B. King and Julio Iglesias. I've got a lot of those ARTS continued from page 11 and universities to do off -site programs as well as just being confirmed. Anne Murray is an incredible CCMAwinners continued from page and balcony). The theatre has a full -production stage developing their own programs. "This is a building that will be operating seven addition for us for the Mayor's Gala (Nov. 15) with and her husband Randall Prescott, ( (with sprung floor) with a nine storey fly tower, Ashley MacIsaac. Sparling, guitarist Dave Dennison proscenium arch, a hydraulic orchestra pit, fixed days a week, 24 hours a day. What a wonderful opportunity as a marketer to be able to create a In order to find suitable acts for his theatres, Gary Spicer were on hand to accep seating and wide, spacious wing space. Thompson is on the road a good poriton of his time. industry tribute. Theatre II will act as a multi -purpose area that fully integrated opportunity where we can marry entertainment on the performing arts side to visual "I travel all over to see shows, to make sure they Supremo record retailer Sam can accommodate performances, exhibitions, trade are right. I've seen all the Broadways shows, most Man" Sniderman, no stranger to ho: shows and special events. The theatre features 347 arts, to digital arts, supplement that with our restaurant, our gift shop, and our art display area . of the operatic and classical artists. I've seen most and tributes, added yet another, as h( movable, tiered seats (168 on the flat floor and 210 of the pop artists, most of which I don't have to Stan Klees Industry Builder Aw .. every part of the business feeds another part. on two balconies) in 4,088 square feet. Featured is see." inducted into the Hall of Honour. a sprung floor for dance and it is also suited to "We are unique. We are actually setting a standard for the industry, which is pretty impressive. Thompson was asked that if being so close to award was presented to Sniderman chamber music, theatre -in -the -round, video- Toronto presented any contractual problems with evening at the CCMA's President's Di conferencing, experimental works, multimedia Someone mentioned the other day that the Living Arts Centre was 'going to make a difference in bringing in name acts or Broadway shows. "I'm Tyson, he was given camera time at the presentations, television and radio broadcasts, bringing in more of the touring productions. I'm where he received a standing ova dance, weddings/banquets and exhibitions. North America.' What a wonderful catch -phrase for a marketer. not going to compete with Livent or Mirvish. adoring industry. "We're not just marketing to the consumer, Getting back to our ticket prices, we have a touring This year's awards show wa we're also marketing to the talent. We want to be a production of Miracle On 49th Street, Carousel, emceed by well-known Canadian acts destination of choice, both for our consumers as How To Succeed In Business, with the actual sets The full list of winners and categ well as the on-stage talent, and for artists in and costumes that Matthew Broderick and that FEMALE VOCALIST residence. We want people to say 'we want to be whole cast used and wore on Broadway .. . an Terri Clark part of the Living Arts Centre.' It's been a great amazing production. But my top price is $50.00, and that's because we want to get the people from MALE VOCALIST challenge for me, but what a wonderful project." Paul Brandt Wayne Thompson, who is head of performing Mississauga and the western GTA into the theatre where they can appreciate what we have here. And VOCAL DUO OR GROUP arts and entertainment at the Living Arts Centre, is Farmer's Daughter a veteran in Canada's music industry. He began as besides, most of these acts are only booked for two an agent in the '60s with his own company, Music or three nights." RISING STAR AWARD Factory. He also managed The Nylons for many Julian Austin years, Canadian Brass, Liona Boyd, Molly Johnson SINGLE and the Infidels and the Barra MacNeils to name I DO just a few. He was also a well-known promoter, Paul Brandt promoting dates for the late George Burns, Lisa Minnelli to Frank Sinatra. Thompson also spent some time in Vancouver where he produced Unforgettable, a musical with Natalie Cole. He had Cole's mother as his partner. He became a consultant to the Living Arts Centre ending up programming for the centre. Wayne Thompson With all his experience in show business, his Theatre III features 110 raked, fixed seats and LAC connection "just seemed to fit. But it is a is suited to film screenings, business meetings, challenge, because of the number of seats. At 1315 lectures and small recitals. Wired for interactive seats (Hammerson Hall), it's a wonderfully intimate video conferencing, the theatre is suitable for any number, but it's a mathematical challenge each time form of audio/video or film projection. you try to make sense out of how you can afford All eyes, of course, will be on Hammerson these big name artists, because we don't want to Hall, "the jewel in the crown," says Harding. "It's charge more in a ticket price, because the consumer built along the lines of a classic opera house but won't go with it. What we're doing, is using with N1 acoustical ratings and all the modern corporate subsidies in the form of sponsorships to technologies. As for the talent lineup, we really do keep the ticket prices down. SOCAN congratulations to Paul Bra Keith Harding cross the full spectrum of entertainment, and tickets "We have a tremendous number of the leading this one for Take It From Me a #1 hit are already selling briskly." from Frank Davies, Jennifer Brown Canadiancorporationsheadquarteredin Thompson is also pleased with the reach his Lynne Foster, Dorothy Allen, MarkP The building itself has a fibre -optic backbone, Mississauga. So we involve them as event sponsors. theatres have. "It's largely, Mississauga, Etobicoke, and Kent Sturgeon. "what we call the plug and play, it's basically studio Not only do they get tickets, but they pay us money Brampton, Oakville .. . within a 45 -minute drive quality in Hammerson Hall. The entire building is because we advertise them; like Lexus Presents, or of the Living Arts Centre, we have three and a half a tribute to modern technology. Dupont Presents or whoever the sponsor would be. million people. We have almost 600,000 people in Although the building will have its official For that, we put that money right to the bottom line Mississauga, but when you get up to numbers of opening on October 1, Harding points out that to lower the ticket price. We reduce our cost. We three and a half million, that's pretty impressive. I "because there are so many wonderful stories don't take that sponsorship money and put it over live in Richmond Hill, and with this new highway attached to this that we're going to have a six week there for another usage. We actually apply it to the the 407, it takes me 35 minutes at the most to get opening period, a series of galas and official show to keep the ticket price down. And, the to the Living Arts Centre. I think that with the openings honouring all the various constituents and Broadway Series at $50.00 for the best seats in the Kirovs, Krystian Zimerman and the National Italian the stake -holders," This will include everything house, an incredible bargain. Hammerson Hall is a touring opera company and a lot more, I think people from the official government tribute on Nov. 14 to magnificent theatre. It's going to be a very intimate will come from wherever. We also have a lot of the Mayor's Gala on Nov. 15. There will also be a experience for all of these performers. It's probably shows that are either Canadian premieres or their gala around the first performance of the Mississauga the best 1300 seater I've ever been in, and I've been only date in Canada, like the stars of the Kirov, Symphony. all over the world. Miriam Makeba, Umabatha-Zulu Macbeth, an Harding is very proud of the LAC's three We are also going to be adding a lot more unbelievable performance of 46 Zulu warriors on tenants; the Mississauga Symphony (MSA), Opera popular artists, because with classical artists, the stage, singing and dancing out Macbeth. It's an Mississauga and the Mississauga Choral Society. ballet and opera, they book a year or two in advance. unbelievable spectacle. I traced that show all "These are three very, very strong, and on a You can't book a popular artist a year in advance, through North America and Europe to get it, because stand-alone basis, highly credible organizations. So they won't know what they're doing in a year and everyone else wanted it." to have them as our three principal tenants is great." whether they'll be on the charts or off the charts. 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the Calgary Stampede. 1 2 16 SHE'S GOT IT ALL 6. Margaret Konopacki of M.K.Productions with James Owen Bush. Kenny Chesney/I Will Stand/pro single -N 7. Record Company Person of the Year, BMG's Ken Bain with Michelle Wright's manager (D.Womack/C.Wiseman) B.Cannon/N.W Brian Ferriman. Es 8 12 WE WEREINLOVE Toby Keith/Dream WalkinYpro single -Q 8.Arista recording star Michelle Wright and her fiancee/tour manager/house engineer (C.Cannon/A.Shamblin) J.Stroud/T.Keith Michael Wisnicwski. 3 3 14 HOWYOURLOVE MAKES I 9. Universal recording artist Jason McCoy and RPM's Walt Grealis Diamond Rio/Greatest Hits/CD single -N (M.T.Bames/T.Bruce) M.O.Clute/Diamon

10. Wrangler Rising Star winner Julian Austin. 4 5 13 BORN AGAIN IN DIXIELAN 11. Vocal Collaborator Duane Steele. Jason McCoy/Playin' For Keeps (J. McCoy/N. Sheridan/D. Carr) S. Bagel 5 4 13 1)ANCIN% SHAGGIN'ON Ti Alabama/Title track/comp 49-N (R.Owen/T.Gentry/G.Fowler) D.Cook/Alal

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