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Last year she sang her way to stardom with three Top 10 singles from the platinum album Juice. The success story continues... the new album featuring the single LOVE’S BEEN A UTTLE BIT HARD ON ME” by Richard Landis for Outlandis Productiors sgement: Stage Right Ltd. Q!|SH BOX — 2 — June 1982 HE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 5, OISHBCK EDITORWL The Real Test GEORGE ALBERT As we enter this fourth annual Black Music Month, ing threatened. Financial problems that trouble President and Publisher a number of thoughts come to mind. First, it is good black retail and radio even in the best of times NICK ALBARANO to see that the initial enthusiasm that burst forth threaten to grow to overwhelming proportions if Vice President when President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the com- something can’t be done to reverse the trend. ALAN SUTTON Vice President and Editor In Chief memorative event four years ago is not only still But all is not lost. As we all do when something we J.B. CARMICLE there, but much stronger in fact. At that time, few in love is threatened, the industry has begun to muster Vice President and General Manager. East Coast the industry could forecast the troubles that would support for efforts to help alleviate the situation. Ap- JIM SHARP Vice President. Nashville descend upon the U.S. economy in the following propriately, the Black Music Assn., which was not Car- RICHARD IMAMURA years, and it was easy to be enthusiastic. coincidentally formed the same year President Managing Editor However, today, with the nation on the verge of a ter created Black Music Month, has taken the lead in MARK ALBERT in Marketing Director depression, according to a number of economic this area. Its upcoming conference New Orleans East Coast Editorial forecasters, the enthusiasm surrounding Black has been designed to confront the most pressing FRED GOODMAN, Bureau Chief LARRY RIGGS Music Month must be tempered with a determina- problems and come up with workable solutions. JIM BESSMAN tion to overcome the obstacles and move ahead. It’s easy to be enthusiastic when times are good, West Coast Editorial MARK ALBERT, Radio Editor Black music is indeed one of the treasures of our but remaining committed when things aren’t MICHAEL GLYNN, Audio'Video Editor MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Marketing Editor national heritage, something to be proud of, but necessarily going as planned is the real test. Black JEFFREY RESSNER there is trouble on the horizon. music endured through the Jim Crow era and an Daoastr'h KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager As the economy stagnates, the very existence of almost constant financial crunch over the years to BILL FEASTER MIKE PLACHETKA some segments of the black music industry are be- emerge as a subject of national recognition in 1979. HARALD TAUBENREUTHER GREGORY D. LESCHISHIN CONTENTS Nashville Editorial/Research JUANITA BUTLER TOM ROLAND DEPARTMENTS ON THE COVER KEITH HINTON Black Contemporary 17 Classifieds 32 Art Director Ever since they wrote their first LARRY CRAYCRAFT Country 24 Gospel 13 batch of pop songs back in 1964, Circulation International 21 Nickolas Ashford and Valerie THERESA TORTOSA, Manager Jazz 11 Simpson have been involved with PUBLICATION OFFICES Merchandising 22 NEW YORK Radio 15 relating the emotions of warm, 1775 Broadway, New York NY 10019 Video 14 wholesome romanticism through Phone; (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box NY FEATURES music. Their hit compositions are a Telex: 666123 Coast To Coast 12 testament to the strength of their 3 HOLLYWOOD Editorial own interpersonal relationship, 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Executives On The Move 10 Hollywood CA 90028 New Faces To Watch 8 with tunes like “Ain’t No Mountain Phone: (213) 464-8241 CHARTS High Enough,” “Ain't Nothing Like NASHVILLE Top 100 Singles 4 the Real Thing” and “Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 Phone; (615) 244-2898 Top 200 Albums 30,31 Hand)” being love songs that have inspired international amour Black Contemporary Albums 17 CHICAGO and provided top chart triumphs for such performers as Marvin CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. Black Contemporary Singles 18 1442 S. 61st Ave., Cicero IL 60650 Country Albums 25 Gaye and Diana Ross. Phone; (312) 863-7440 Country Singles 26 With their latest album, entitled “Street Opera,” their first for D.C. Gospel Albums 13 WASHINGTON, Capitol Records, currently holding strong bulleted positions on EARL B. ABRAMS International Albums, Singles 21 3518 N. Utah St.. Jazz Albums 11 both the B/C and pop charts, the duo continues its success story Arlington VA 22207 Rock Album Radio Report 16 and takes a decidedly different stance than on previous Phone: (703) 243-5664 Top 30 Videocassettes 14 waxings. For the second side of “Street Opera,” Ashford and MIGUEL SMIRNOFF REVIEWS Simpson have broken with convention and offer a “conceptual Director ol South American Operations Albums 6 suite” of ballads in the form of a musical exchange between a ARGENTINA — MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Singles 8 Lavalle 1569, Piso 4. Of. 405 Talent 9 male and female. 1048 Buenos Aires. Argentina Phone: 89-6796 AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER 23 Young Street Neutral Bay N.S.W. Australia 2089 BRAZIL — CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Mederios. 2475 DEBUTS Av. Borges de TOP POP Apt. 503, Lagoa Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 62 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM 1 — Rick Springfield — RCA Phone: 294-8197 SINGLES CANADA — KIRK LaPOINTE 420 Gloucester Street, #107 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. KIE 7T7 41 THROWIN’ DOWN — Rick James ~ Gordy/Motown Phone: (613) 235-7743 /1LBUMS GERMANY — GERHARD AUGUSTIN Oettingenstrasse 66 8 Munich 22 Phone: 089-221363 POP SINGLE POP/1LBUM Telex: 5-29378 ITALY — MARIO DE LUIGI TUG OF WAR "Musica e Dischi" Via Giannone 2 EBONY AND IVORY 20154 Milan, Italy Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Phone: (02) 389-059/389-936 Columbia Columbia JAPAN — Adv. Mgr.. SACHIO SAITO Editorial Mgr., KOZO OTSUKA 3rd Floor ol Chuo-Tatemono bldg. 2-chonne. 11-1, Shinbashi, Minato-ku. Tokyo Japan, 105 B/C SINGLE B/C/1LBUM 504-1651 Phone: STEVIE WONDER’S ORIGINAL NETHERLANDS — CONSTANT MEIJERS IT’S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE MUSIQUARIUM I P.O. Box 1807 Deniece Williams 1200 BV Hilversum Stevie Wonder Phone: 035-19841 ARC/Columbia SPAIN— ANGEL ALVAREZ Tamla/Motown Lopez de Hoyos 178, 5 CD Madrid — 2 Spain Phone: 415 23 98 COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY /1LBUM UNITED KINGDOM— PAUL BRIDGE 27 Moreton Place, London SW1 England Phone: 01-834-1120 FINALLY ALWAYS ON MY MIND T.G. Sheppard SUBSCRIPTION RATES $110 per year anywhere in Willie Nelson the U.S.A. Published weekly by C/\SH BOX (ISSN 0(X)8- Warner/Curb Columbia 7289), 1775 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y.. and additional mailing offices. ®Copyright 1982 by the Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc, All rights reserved. GOSPEL Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. J>1ZZ POSTMASTER; Send form 3579 to CASH BOX. 1775 Broadway. New York, N.Y. 10019. WE WANT MILES IS MY LIVING IN VAIN Miles Davis Clark Sisters Columbia New Birth Denlece Williams . June 5. 1982 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 68 I’LL FIND MY WAY HOME ®'29 Chart 1 EBONY AND IVORY 35 PERSONALLY 40 6 JON & VANGELIS PAUL McCartney (Columbia 18-02860) 1 9 KARLA BONOFF (Columbia 18-02805) (Polydor/PolyGram PD 2205) 76 3 36 UP LITTLE SUSIE 2 THE OTHER WOMAN WAKE 69 DREAMIN’ RAY PARKER. JR. (Arista AS 0669) 4 12 SIMON & GARFUNKEL (Warner Bros. WBS 50053) 30 10 JOHN SCHNEIDER 3 I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME (ScottI Bros./CBS ZS5-02889) 75 4 CHARLENE (Motown 1611 MF) 3 14 37 PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT KANSAS (Klrshner/CBS ZSS 02903) 44 5 70 IF THE LOVE FITS WEAR IT 4 DONT YOU WANT ME LESLIE PEARL (RCA PB-13235) 77 3 THE HUMAN LEAGUE (VIrgIn/A&M 2397) 6 14 38 DID IT IN A MINUTE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 71 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS 5 DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS (RCA PB-1 3065) 22 12 BLONDIE (Chrysalis 2603) — 1 RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA PB-13070) 2 14 39 MURPHY’S LAW 72 RIGHT KIND OF LOVE 6 867-5309/JENNY CHERI (Venture VD-5019) 42 8 QUARTERFLASH (Getlen 7-29994) 79 2 TOMMY TUTONE (Columbia 18-02646) 5 20 40 WE GOT THE BEAT 73 WHAT DO ALL THE PEOPLE 7 HEAT OF THE MOMENT GO-GO'S (I.R.S./A&M IR-9903) 32 20 KNOW ASIA (Getlen GEF 50040) 9 8 THE MONROES (Alta ALF-71 19) 80 2 41 STILL IN SAIGON 8 ALWAYS ON MY MIND THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 74 KIDS IN AMERICA WILLIE NELSON (Columbia 18-02741) 10 13 (Epic AE7 1414) 38 11 KIM WILDE (EMI America P-B-81 10) 81 3 9 CRIMSON AND CLOVER JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS 42 TAKE ME DOWN 75 JOAN ALABAMA (RCA PB-13210) 58 3 THE LAST SAFE PLACE (Boardwalk NB7-1 1-144) 11 6 ON EARTH 43 THIS MAN IS MINE LE ROUX (RCA PB-13224) 82 3 10 ROSANNA HEART (Epic 14-02925) 55 4 18-02811) 14 8 TOTO (Columbia 76 DANCE WIT’ ME — PART 1 44 FORGET ME NOTS RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 161 9GF) 86 2 11 MAIN THEME FROM PATRICE RUSHEN (Elektra E47427) 52 5 “CHARIOTS OF FIRE” 77 HAPPY MAN VANGELIS (Polydor/PolyGram 2189) 7 28 45 JUST ANOTHER DAY IN GREG KIHN BAND (Beserkley/Elektra B-47463) 84 2 12 EMPTY GARDEN (HEY PARADISE HEY JOHNNY) BERTIE HIGGINS (Kat Famlly/CBS 5-02839) 49 5 78 LOVE PLUS ONE HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED (Arista AS 0672) 85 2 ELTON JOHN (Geflen GEF 50049) 13 12 46 AFTER THE GLITTER FADES (Modern/Atco MR 56 4 LITTLE STEVIE NICKS 7405) 79 CUTIE PIE 13 LOVE’S BEEN A ONE WAY (MCA-52049) 87 2 BIT ON 47 STONE COLD HARD ME (Mercury/PolyGram 76146) 51 7 JUICE NEWTON (Capitol PB-51 20) 18 5 RAINBOW 80 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE 14 RUN FOR THE ROSES 48 FRIENDS IN LOVE TALKS ABOUT YOU DAN FOGELBERG DIONNE WARWICK and JOHNNY MATHIS MELISSA MANCHESTER (Arista AS 0676) 88 2 (Arista AS 0673) 53 6 (Full Moon/EpIc 14-02821) 15 10 81 I PREDICT SPARKS (Atlantic 89 2 15 MAN ON YOUR MIND 49 ANGEL IN BLUE 4030) 10 THEJ.