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the GAVIN REPORT THE COUNTRY CLASS OF 1992

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GAVIN AT A * Indicates Tie it» 4rv URBAN MOST ADDED MOST ADDED

THE CURE YO YO Friday I'm In Love (Fiction/Elektra) Giving Him Something He Can Feel (Atco/EastWest Home Girl Don't Play Dat (Atco/EastWest America) America) ERIC B & RAKIM Make Love Like A Man (Mercury) TLC Don't Sweat The Technique (MCA) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET Baby -Baby -Baby (LaFace/Arista) X -CLAN Xodus (Polydor/PLG) All I Want (Columbia) ALYSON WILLIAMS Just My Luck (RAL/OBR/Columbia)

HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RETAIL

MERYN CADELL DAVID BLACK You Can't See What I Can See The Swea er (Sire/Reprise) Nobody But You (Bust It/Capitol) (MCA)

itAe RADIO SHANTE MARIAN CAREY Big Mama (Livin' Large/ Take This Heart (Capitol) I'll Be There (Columbia) Tommy Boy)

COUNTRY MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED

RICHARD MARX SEPTET Take This Heart (Capitol) The River (Liberty) Blue Interlude (Columbia) JAMES TAYLOR BROOKS & DUNN CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Columbia) Boot Scootin' Boogie (Arista) And I'll Sing Once More (Novus/RCA) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN MARK CHESNUTT JUSTIN ROBINSON 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Columbia) I'll Think Of Something (MCA) Just In Time (Verve/PolyGram)

RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH

BILLY RAY CYRUS OAK RIDGE BOYS CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY Breaky Heart (Mercury) FAH {RCA) And 'II Sing Once More (Novus/RCA) RP -A L L -f T ,a, R. GRP ALL-STAR BAND MARIAH CAREY GARTH BROOKS bIG bflnD I'll Be There (Columbia) The River (Liberty) (GRP)

ADULT ALTERNATIVE MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED

NAJEE GLENN FREY THE LEMONHEADS

I Adore Mi Amor (EMI) "I've Got Mine" (MCA) It's A Shame About Ray (Atlantic) CARLOS GUEDES DEL AMITRI Toda America (Heads Up) "Always The Last To Know" (A&M) "Midlife Crisis" (/Reprise) ANDY NARELL ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND LOS LOBOS Down The Road (Windham Hill ) "Melissa" (Epic) Kiko (Slash/Warner Bros.)

RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH NAJEE DEL AMITRI THE STAIRS R&B I Adore Mi Amor (EMI) "Always The Last To Know" (A&M) Mexican (Go!/London/PLG) let ANDY NARELL STING with ERIC THE LEVELLERS Down The Road CLAPTON "It's Probably Levelling The Land (Windham Hill Jazz) Me" (A&M) (Elektra) the GAVLN REPORT

ENDANGERED SPECIES? BIOBABBLE -- see page 11 N -- see page 18 Benson Moves to Portland 80 U.K.-based Employees Let Go As speculated for the past few and 1 look forward to continuing Virgin Re -structures, weeks, KQKQ-Omaha PD Ken its success," said Benson of the Benson has accepted a similar move. 50 U.S. staffers lose jobs position at Z100 (KKRZ)-Port- After saying he thanks all the With the ink barely dry on the America Inc. Co -Managing Di- land, OR. He starts June 22. candidates who "threw their hats papers that make official EMI's rectors Jordan Harris and Jeff Benson has been at KQKQ in," KKRZ general manager Bill purchase of Virgin and Charisma Ayeroff are Co -Chairmen of the since the beginning of this year, Ashenden said, "Ken Benson Records comes the news of the U. S. companies. and prior to moving to Omaha brings a wealth of Top Forty expe- two companies' massive reorga- Here in the States, both Virgin held programming positions in rience. He's well-rounded in pro- nization. The move leaves 130 and Charisma will retain their Toledo, Portland, ME and gramming skills, has a strong pas- people out of work-50 here and own A&R, marketing and pro- Saratoga, NY. sion for the format and a conta- 80 in England. A source within motion identities. A casualty of "KKRZ is a heritage radio sta- gious desire to win." the company declined to comment the streamlining is Cardiac tion, and that's a great opportu- Benson replaces Mark Capps, on who was let go, "out of respect Records, which has been closed nity. There are great people there, who exited a month ago. for them." down. As expected, Phil Quartararo, "Both Charisma and Virgin currently President of Charisma, have been extremely successful JACKSONVILLE STATIONS has been named President of both entrants into the U.S. market- Charisma and Virgin Records place, and the combination cre- ANNOUNCE LMA America. Current Virgin Records ates one of the strongest record Evergreen Media Corpora- to retain their own identities, man- companies and management tion, which owns WAPE/FM- agement on both sides said there teams operating in the U.S. to- Jacksonville has signed a Local will be few personnel changes. Taylor-Made day," said Ken Berry, Virgin Marketing Agreement with Metroplex CEO Norman Wain Music Group Managing Direc- Metroplex Communications, told the Gavin Report that WFYV Promotion tor and Chief Executive Officer. owners of crosstown Rock 105 midday personality John Laird Longtime Columbia/Sony ex- "The prospects for the future (WFYV/FM). Evergreen will be "has not been retained," but he ecutive H. LeBaron Taylor was are excellent and putting this responsible for marketing, pro- will be replaced. appointed Senior Vice President, period of transition behind us gramming and selling air time "Each radio station-WFYV Corporate Affairs for will allow us to focus on the on WFYV. This brings Evergreen and WAPE-is successful in its Entertainment continuing worldwide growth one step closer to buying WFYV/ own right," said Evergreen Chair- Inc. (SMEI) this of the Virgin Records Group." AM, which it plans to do if the man/CEO Scott Ginsburg. "The week. The company's U.K. divisions, FCC rule allowing one company combination of these two formats Taylor, about Virgin and Circa, will merge, to own only one FM in the same and staffs is extremely compel- whom Black En- with casualties mainly in the market changes. ling. We are overwhelmed at the terprise magazine non -creative areas of the com- As both stations are expected opportunities for growth." continued next page pany.

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FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES

6 TOP 40 32 COUNTRY CLASS OF '92 11 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg

12 RAP 18 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell

15 URBAN 18 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene

20 A/C 55 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman

26 COUNTRY

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TAYLOR MADE continued from previous page CAPITOL ENTERS GOLDEN YEARS said, "he defined Black music in the seventies," has been with Colum- signalled the set up a booth in front of the bia/Sony since 1974 in a variety of high level positions, most recently beginning of its fiftieth year on Capitol Tower, and stamped let- Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Sony Software Corporation. Tay- June 1 when its Los Angeles tower, ters with a special cancellation lor is well-known throughout the industry and has won awards from which normally has blinked "Hol- commemorating the label's 50th the Congressional Black Caucus, the National Urban League and the lywood" in Morse Code, began a birthday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, to year -long broadcast of, "Capitol One of the company's name but a few. 50." Other salutes include: founders, Buddy DeSylva, re- "Mr. Taylor has been a tremendous asset to CBS Records and now An 18 -foot replica of the Capi- ceived a star on the Hollywood Sony Music Entertainment," said Michael P. Schulhof, Chairman, tol Tower has been erected on top Walk of Fame. SMEI. "The fact that our programs in corporate responsibility, of Tower Records on Sunset Bou- Throughout the year will be government relations and equal opportunity employment have been levard. numerous activities celebrating successful is due to LeBaron's dedicated work and leadership." June 4 was proclaimed "Capi- Capitol's birthday, including the Said Taylor, "I am delighted and excited about my continuing tol Records Day" by Los Angeles release of limited -edition CDs of relationship and expanded responsibility with Sony Music Entertain- Mayor Tom Bradley. hits spanning the company's last ment. I look forward to working closely with Mr. Schulhof and other Also on June 4, the post office five decades. members of SMEI." Talk about a power trio! Remainders To Be Seen Are Columbia's Jerry Word has it that the Rock Bot- audience a t the American Book- Blair (l)and SBK's Greg tom Remainders were a force to sellers Association convention. Thompson (2nd right) be reckoned with on Memorial Writer Joel Selvin, who looking for a political ap- pointment, or is Senator Day Eve at Cowboy Boogie in pitched in vocals as a member of Edward M. Kennedy Anaheim. The band, enlisted by the Critic's Chorus, told the (Teddy to us) hitting them book tour consultant Kathi Gavin Report that highlights in- up for campaign funds? Kamen Goldmark, included au- cluded Dave Barry's lead gui- Looking on innocently are thors Stephen King (guitar and tar, Robert Fulghum's "Ripple" Deborah Castillero vocals), Amy Tan (vocals), and and Stephen King's updated (center) and Andrea Simpsons' creator Matt Groening reading of "Teen Angel." True Chiaro (r). (vocals), and performed for an continued next page THE INDUSTRY BIBLE NORTH AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL MUSIC BUSINESS AND PRODUCTION DIRECTORY. RECORDING INDUSTRY SOURCEBOOK IS THE MOST WIDELY USED DIRECTORY IN THE BUSINESS, CONTAINING OVER 8,700 LISTINGS IN 70 CATEGORIES INCLUDING LABELS, PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS, MAN- AGERS, PUBLISHERS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, RECORDING STUDIOS, VIDEO PRODUCTION AND MUCH MORE. LISTINGS INCLUDE FAX NUMBERS, CONTACT NAMES, TITLES, STYLE OF MUSIC THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACCEPT UNSO- LICITED MATERIAL.

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KHFI. doing a weekend shift. REMAINDERS cont. from previous page She's also air EastWest/Warner Music in the rest of the The stations are in Killeen/Temple, world. Details next week...Restless Records to form, King humorously twisted the line TX...Album Station WMAD-Madison, WI has has inked a complex deal with Interscope, about the girl holding the guy's high school gone dark only a short time after being taken Twin/Tone and Celluloid Records. The ring into "they pried out of your fingers my over by the Bank of Sun Prairie...FYI: Radio Interscope deal gives that label first right to vial of crack." stations are no longer required to keep the Restless artists while giving Restless access Four days of exhaustive rehearsals paid FCC Procedure Manual in their public file. to major label distribution, marketing and off-the event raised about $15,000 for the Prior to this, stations were fined if they didn't promotion for its successful artists. It also anti -censorship Right To Rock Network and have it there. Critics say the 1974 manual is gives Interscope access to independent dis- other groups and Don Henley is writing a woefully out of date. Once a new one is tribution "for purposes of artist develop- review, but the big news is that Ridley published, though, it may have to go back in ment." ...Sincere condolences to the family Pearson and Dave Barry reportedly discussed the public file...Edens Broadcasting chief and friends of Khalil Rountree, who was the possibility of another Remainders gig at Michael Osterhout is leaving. Osterhout says tour manager for recording artists the Miami Booksellers Convention. he'd like to get into ownership...Moving: Boyz II Men. Rountree was killed on Mon- KDON-Salinas. Effective immediately their day, May 25... Radio Woos Voters address is: 55 Plaza Circle, Salinas, CA 93901. On June 6 and 7, Atlanta -based Phone and fax numbers are the same...Kurt BIRTHDAYS Communications Group, Inc., reputedly the Hanson's Strategic Radio Research plans to Compiled by Diane Rufer largest Urban Contemporary broadcaster in offer an alternative to Arbitron. "Radio needs Our Best Wishes and HAPPY BIRTHDAY To: the , launched a massive drive an alternative ratings service-if for no other Lori Gates, Rhino Records 6/7 aimed at signing up a quarter of a million reason than to keep Arbitron honest," says Debbie Bellin, 6/7 Mark McGill, WSNX-Muskegon, MI 6/7 Black voters. Hanson's literature. The company promises Thomas Bacote, V103 -Atlanta, GA 6/7 huge sample sizes, weekly updates and a - Fifty stations joined the effort, including Jim Glass, WGCD-Chester, SC 6/7 Summit's Atlanta station, V103 (WVEE). ter -designed report. Hanson has already been , Tom Jones 6/7 Outlets committed to the drive include producing this type of reports for clients in Charlotte Sholin 6/8 WRKS-, WPGC, Washing- most of the Top 20 markets. Call (312) 726- Deborah Olinger, Network Forty 6/8 ton, D.C., KKBT-Los Angeles and WVAZ- 8300 for details... Another company offering Kevin Nash, KMEL-San Francisco, CA 6/8 . Booths were set up at such diverse what it calls "Actual Radio Measurement" is Skip Carr, WAVT-Pottsville, PA 6/8 locations as Norfolk, VA's (WOWI) down- KBE Broadcasting By Design. Call them in Boz Scaggs, Alex Van Halen 6/8 Nancy Sinatra, Bonnie Tyler 6/8 town Festival, 's (WXYV) AIDS Albuquerque at (505) 828-0488...Andrew Joel Denver, Radio & Records 6/9 (40!) (Chuck Jackson) Reninger, currently 6-11 PM Walk and at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert Barone 6/9 personality at WNFI-Daytona Beach, is look- Center in Atlanta (WVEE). Christopher Shea, KORQ-Abilene, TX 6/9 "After the recent Rodney King verdict/ ing to relocate. He's seeking a night or over- Jessica Ettinger, ABC Radio Networks 6/9 outbreak, radio listeners talked a lot about night shift in a large market. Call him at (904) Dino Barbis, Warner Bros./ the need for more Black involvement in the 676-9206...WBSB-Baltimore 7-12M personal- 6/10 legal system," said Mike Roberts, program ity Ric Sanders has exited the station. He's J.J. Stewart, KZXL/FM-Great Bend, KS 6/10 director at V103. "Instead of putting energy experienced and looking for an MD /air talent Kimo Akane, KQMQ-Honolulu, HI 6/11 Chris Kelly, KORD-Tri Cities, WA 6/11 outside the system, why not put that energy slot. Call him at (410) 667-0813...Former WFAN-New York sports talk show host Pete Laura Shostak, Zoo Entertainment 6/11 to a positive use inside." Graham Russell (Air Supply) 6/11 In other voter news, the non-partisan Rock Franklin has joined KNBR-San Francisco and Ann Walters, WFMC-Goldsboro, NC 6/12 The Vote has enlisted artists to produce a will be on from 1-4PM, giving the station eight Brian Delp, KCND-Bismarck, ND 6/12 series of public service announcements. Sing- straight hours of sports talk...Dan O'Day's Rick Chase, KMEL-San Francisco, CA 6/12 ers Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, Jody "Air Personality Plus" weekend seminar is Dennis Cruz, KKBT-Los Angeles, CA 6/12 Watley and rappers L.L. Cool J, Marky Mark scheduled for August 15-16. Included in the Laura Morgan, WDND-Wilmington, IL 6/12 and Yo-Yo have already cut spots. $195 package is "The Aircheck Room," which Michael Moryc, Matrix Promotion 6/12 Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) 6/12 In addition to the PSAs, Rock The Vote will will be moderated by Z100 (WHTZ)-New York personality Ross Brittain. For information Brian Phillips, EAGLE106- set up voter registration booths at record Philadelphia, PA 6/13 stores, Taco Bell restaurants and at upcom- call (310) 476-2091 or fax (310) 471-7762...Sin- Pat McGowan, WQID-Biloxi, MS 6/13 ing U2 and Lollapalooza concerts. cere condolences to the family of 21 -year -old Mark Rowdy (Route), who was programming BIRTHS assistant at KDWB-Minneapolis and the win- Our CONGRATULATIONS to BRYAN RADI -O -RAMA ner of the 1988 Conclave scholarship. Mark SIMMONS, Air Talent at KOST -Los Angeles, WGN-Chicago overnight personality Ed and his wife, MINDA, on the birth of their died last week of complications following heart CA; Schwartz, who often exchanged pointed son, BRANDON TYLER. Born May 18th. surgery... barbs with crosstown WLUP jocks, has joined ...CONGRATULATIONS to STEVE the opposition and is on the LOOP from BERKOWITZ, Director of A&R/Marketing for 1:30A-5:30A...At A/C station KEYI-Austin, ROTATIONS , and his wife, MONIQUE, As we went to press we learned that Dave on the birth of their son, BENJAMIN TX, PM Driver Ben Garcia adds MD duties. U.K.-based indie label Anxious FRANCIS. Born April 14th. New to the station is Rusty Mikell (pro- Stewart's Records has inked a joint venture agreement nounced Michael as in Jordan), who'll handle WEDDINGS with The Atlantic Group. The deal calls for all middays and is production director...Two- Our WEDDING BELLS rang on April 25th for Anxious Records artists to be marketed and time Gavin Award nominee Tracy Austin is LAURIE ADAMSON, Music Director/Mid-day distributed by an Atlantic Group company now APD of KHFI and MD of MIX 93.3 air talent for KRNO/KCBN-Reno, NV, and her (Atlantic or Atco/EastWest) in the U.S. and by (formerly KBTS-B93) which was LMAed by fiance, JOHN MURPHY. Our CONGRATULATIONS and Best Wishes!! June 5, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 5 the GAVIN REPORT

MOST ADDED TOP 40 THE CURE (101) 2WLWTW (Fiction/Elektra)

3 2 1 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) DEF LEPPARD (95) 1 1 2 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge (Warner Bros.) (Mercury) 6 3 3 GENESIS - Hold On My Heart (Atlantic) TOAD THE WET SPROCKET (67) 5 4 4 MR. BIG - Just Take My Heart (Atlantic) (Columbia) 11 6 5 CELINE DION - If You Asked Me To (Epic) 8 - In RICHARD MARX (55) 12 6 MICHAEL JACKSON The Closet (Epic) (Capitol) 27 13 7 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia)

10 9 8 AMY GRANT - I Will Remember You (A&M) TLC (46) 15 10 9 WILSON PHILLIPS - You Won't See Me Cry (SBK/ERG) (LaFace/Arista) 20 15 10 MICHAEL BOLTON - Steel Bars (Columbia) 8 7 11 HOWARD JONES - Lift Me Up (Elektra) CERTIFIED 1 16 12 TOM COCHRANE - Life Is A Highway (Capitol) RICHARD MARX 13 EN VOGUE - My Lovin' (Atco/EastWest America) Take This Heart 22 17 14 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) (Capitol) 24 19 15 JON SECADA - Just Another Day (SBK/ERG) 32 24 16 L. VANDROSS AND J. JACKSON...- The Best Things... (Perspective/A&M) THE COVER GIRLS 13 12 17 BONNIE RAITT - Not The Only One (Capitol) (Epic) 14 14 18 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 31 25 19 LINEAR - T.L.C. (Atlantic) TOP TIP 25 22 20 THE OUTFIELD - Closer To Me (MCA) STING with 21 20 21 MITCH MALLOY - Anything At All (RCA) It's Probably Me 29 27 22 ANNIE LENNOX - Why (Arista) (A&M) 33 30 23 - Slow Motion (Giant/Reprise) Top box office draw, "Lethal 23 23 24 EDDIE MONEY - Fall In Love Again (Columbia) Weapon 3," is supplying this pair 4 11 25 DEF LEPPARD - Let's Get Rocked (Mercury) with necessary airplay ammo. 35 26 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 27 RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart (Capitol) RECORD TO WATCH 26 26 28 COLOURHAUS - Innocent Child (Interscope) 36 29 BLACK CROWES - Remedy (Def American/Reprise) 30 THE COVER GIRLS - Wishing On A Star (Epic) 36 32 31 JOHN MELLENCAMP - Now More Than Ever (Mercury) 17 28 32 JOE PUBLIC - Live And Learn (Columbia) - 40 33 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) 34 RTZ - All You've Got (Giant/Reprise) MERYN CADELL The Sweater - 38 35 CURTIS STIGERS - Sleeping With The Lights On (Arista) (Sire/Reprise) 40 37 36 SIR MIX -A -LOT - Baby Got Back (Def American/Reprise) Bundle up for summer? Off-the-wall 19 21 37 THE CURE - High (Fiction/Elektra) novelty is ringin' phones off the wall. HIT FACTOR rises to 20%. 38 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Columbia) 35 34 39 duet with - Silent Prayer (Motown) Editor: Dave Sholin 40 - Strawberry Letter #23 (Qwest/Warner Bros.) Assoc. Editor: Annette M. Loi CHARTBOUND

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74 67 4 3 * TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - All I Want (Columbia)

74 3 35 36 DELBERT McCLINTON - Every Time I Roll The Dice (Curb) 72 11 48 13 CRACKER - Teen (what the world needs now) (Virgin) 69 8 42 19 SASS JORDAN - Make You A Believer (Impact) 68 6 41 21 TRUTH INC. - The Very Best Of Me (Interscope)

65 44 21 POI DOG PONDERING - Be The One (Columbia) 64 21 36 7 NEVILLE BROTHERS - Fly Like An Eagle (A&M) 60 32 19 9 STING with ERIC CLAPTON - It's Probably Me (A&M) 57 3 41 13 BRONX STYLE BOB - Forbidden Love (Sire/Warner Bros.) 55 8 36 11 NIA PEEPLES - Faces Of Love (Charisma)

55 46 2 7 * TLC - Baby -Baby -Baby (LaFace/Arista) 54 10 25 19 CE CE PENISTON - Keep On Walkin' (A&M) 49 41 6 2 * STACY EARL - Slowly (RCA) 49 29 13 7 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Achy Breaky Heart (Mercury) 46 7 29 10 ATLANTIC STARR - Unconditional Love (Reprise)

45 23 19 3 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN - I Need Love (Geffen) 42 10 29 3 SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER - Stay (London/PLG) 42 21 14 7 TROOP - Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay) (Atlantic) 39 8 11 20 JODECI - Come & Talk To Me (MCA) 36 24 12 LIVE - Pain Lies On The Riverside (Radio Active)

36 1 27 8 SOCIAL DISTORTION - Bad Luck (Epic) 35 3 10 22 GOOD 2 GO - Never Satisfied (Giant/Reprise) 35 1 26 8 BLACK VELVET BAND - Lullaby (Elektra) 34 3 24 7 SIMPLY RED - For Your Babies (Atco/EastWest America) 33 2 23 8 T42 - Desire (Columbia)

32 2 22 8 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (Geffen) 31 1 22 8 CONCRETE BLONDE - Someday? (IRS) 30 13 12 5 * SONIA - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (1.0./RCA) 29 6 17 6 MIDI MAXI + EFTI - Bad Bad Boys (Columbia) 29 27 2 * SMITHEREENS - Get A Hold Of My Heart (Capitol)

27 27 * FIREHOUSE - Reach For The Sky (Epic) 26 25 1 * MATTHEW SWEET - I've Been Waiting (Zoo) 25 10 14 1 * RADIO ACTIVE CATS - Bed Of Roses (Warner Bros.) 22 11 3 8 * TECHNOTRONIC - Move This (SBK/ERG) 22 1 14 7 MITSOU - Deep Kiss (Hollywood)

22 10 11 1 * INDIGO GIRLS - Galileo (Epic) 21 14 2 5 * EN VOGUE - Giving Him Something He Can Feel (Atco/EastWest America) 20 7 13 TIMMY T. - Over You (Quality) 20 5 7 8 * ROBERT PALMER - Every Kinda People (Island/PLG) 20 2 12 6 SLAUGHTER - The Wild Life (Chrysalis/ERG)

20 4 12 4 * EPHRAIM LEWIS - It Can't Be Forever (Elektra) 20 19 1 * k.d. LANG- Constant Craving (Sire/Warner Bros.) 20 7 13 * ENYA - Book Of Days (Reprise)

Dropped: #18 -Paula Abdul, #29-U2, #31 -Rod Stewart, #33 -Bryan Adams, #39 -Wendy MaHarry, Tracy Chapman, Chaka Khan, Hammer, Queen, C'Vello, Lidell Townsell & M.T.F., Lisa Vale.

4 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 Top 40 Research: HIT FACTOR Keith Zimmerman Total Reports This Week 252 Lost Week 254

Hit Factor is a percentage of stations playing a record which also have it Top 20.

ie: 100 stations playing the record- 60 stations have it in their Top 20- Hit Factor = 60%

ARTIST TITLE LABEL Reports Adds 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 Uncharted Factor Weeks

SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) 217 1 147 36 20 11 2 93% 10 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge (Warner Bros.) 209 1 160 32 11 3 2 97% 12 GENESIS - Hold On My Heart (Atlantic) 225 2 80 88 50 3 2 96% 8 MR. BIG - Just Take My Heart (Atlantic) 197 1 114 53 26 1 2 97% 10 CELINE DION - If You Asked Me To (Epic) 212 2 68 81 48 10 3 92% 9

MICHAEL JACKSON - In The Closet (Epic) 186 1 72 72 33 7 1 95% 8 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 234 2 27 59 109 32 5 83% 4 9 AMY GRANT - I Will Remember You (A&M) 196 3 58 73 50 10 2 92% WILSON PHILLIPS - You Won't See Me Cry (SBK/ERG) 210 4 7 40 127 24 8 82% 6 MICHAEL BOLTON - Steel Bars (Columbia) 215 5 7 25 145 27 6 82% 6

HOWARD JONES - Lift Me Up (Elektra) 166 - 52 67 38 5 4 94% 10 TOM COCHRANE - Life Is A Highway (Capitol) 193 5 33 37 76 35 7 75% 10 EN VOGUE - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Atco/EastWest America) 130 - 76 42 10 2 - 98% 12 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) 189 2 4 21 120 32 10 76% 7 JON SECADA - Just Another Day (SBK/ERG) 188 12 10 35 86 39 6 69% 11

L. VANDROSS AND J. JACKSON...- The Best Things...(Perspective/A&M) 197 10 2 8 74 78 25 42% 4 BONNIE RAITT - Not The Only One (Capitol) 136 1 31 57 36 7 4 91% 11 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 93 - 49 29 8 5 2 92% 10 LINEAR - T.L.C. (Atlantic) 181 8 2 7 64 83 17 40% 6 THE OUTFIELD - Closer To Me (MCA) 175 1 3 17 86 64 4 60% 8

MITCH MALLOY - Anything At All (RCA) 125 1 20 27 52 19 6 79% 12 ANNIE LENNOX - Why (Arista) 169 5 4 12 43 76 29 34% 7 COLOR ME BADD - Slow Motion (Giant/Reprise) 157 13 4 13 48 69 10 41% 6 EDDIE MONEY - Fall In Love Again (Columbia) 140 1 10 22 61 34 12 66% 8 DEF LEPPARD - Let's Get Rocked (Mercury) 63 - 34 26 1 - 2 96% 11

VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 181 22 - 1 20 80 58 11% 4 RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart (Capitol) 185 55 - - 5 43 82 2% 2 COLOURHAUS - Innocent Child (Interscope) 81 1 6 7 28 31 8 50% 11 BLACK CROWES - Remedy (Def American/Reprise) 136 9 3 5 17 58 44 18% 4 THE COVER GIRLS - Wishing On A Star (Epic) 128 33 1 1 24 38 31 20% 4

JOHN MELLENCAMP - Now More Than Ever (Mercury) 123 2 2 7 26 59 27 28% 6 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) 77 16 12 5 10 22 12 35% 12 RTZ - All You've Got (Giant/Reprise) 120 16 - 2 15 43 44 14% 5 CURTIS STIGERS - Sleeping With The Lights On (Arista) 133 7 - - 14 65 47 10% 5 SIR MIX -A -LOT - Baby Got Back (Def American/Reprise) 54 8 15 5 8 13 5 51% 14

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Columbia) 148 39 - - 1 29 79 - 2 SHANICE duet with JOHNNY GILL - Silent Prayer (Motown) 44 2 7 8 6 12 9 47% 9 TEVIN CAMPBELL - Strawberry Letter #23 (Qwest/Warner Bros.) 117 20 1 - 10 23 63 9% 4 1 1 6 TAG - The Way I Feel (Scotti Brothers) 113 10 4 35 62 5% THE CURE - Friday I'm In Love (Elektra) 111 101 2 1 - 4 3 2% 1

3 22 73 2% 3 COREY HART - Baby When I Call Your Name (Sire/Warner Bros.) 103 5 - - DEF LEPPARD - Make Love Like A Man (Mercury) 97 95 - - - 2 - - 1 1 1 1 4 2% 1 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - All I Want (Columbia) 74 67 - 5 DELBERT McCLINTON - Every Time I Roll The Dice (Curb) 74 3 1 2 8 25 35 14% 1 4 8 48 6% 4 CRACKER - Teen Angst (what the world needs now) (Virgin) 72 11 -

SASS JORDAN - Make You A Believer (Impact) 69 8 1 1 5 12 42 10% 3 TRUTH INC. - The Very Best Of Me (Interscope) 68 6 - - 4 17 41 5% 5 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, /992 INSIDE TOP 40 e, Dave ,holin

Repositioning a heritage Top 40 station takes To increase awareness, the station has cre- KOYE, KXXR, XL93, TOWER 98, KC101, BAYOU time and a well thought out plan. The course ated a TV campaign to address the change. 104 and G105. Impressive list of ADDs includ- of action was clear to WAPE Jacksonville PD It's produced by Chicago -based Superspots, ing: WYHY, WBEC/FM, KIXY, Z97, KJBR, Jeff McCartney: Return to the roots of "The and Jeff actually changed copy the day he KROC, KHTN, EAGLE 106, WKXJ, FUN 107 arrived in town and voiced it himself. "We'd and KYYA. planned to use Mark Driscoll, but we felt the KDWB Minneapolis debuts TAG at #25 with spot didn't have a call to action. I learned a other strong Midwest action at KDOG 21-17 and valuable lesson-when you cut a TV spot, KEEZ/FM Mankato, MN 31-28, WNKO New- take your voice with you." ark, OH 27-21, KRIT 33-24 and KKEZ 27-24 Ft. The "call to action" became the phrase: "If Dodge, IA and WNNO Wisconsin Dells, WI 30- you haven't heard WAPE/FM lately, you 25, etc. ADDed at: WTCF/FM, KNEN, HOT haven't heard the Big Ape -Power 95." The 102, KZ103, WNVZ, KYRK and KAGO. station's heritage is wrapped in the line, "from Mike Lowe, MD at WAOA Melbourne, FL, the past to the present and into the future." reports early success for STING with ERIC Big Ape's" 34 years of Top 40 tradition once McCartneÿ s word of caution for those con- CLAPTON, charting it 37-30. Mike notes, "We called "The Rock Of The South." templating something like this is plain: "You Auditorium testing (70% females 18-34, 30% can't put on a spot like this and continue to males 25-34) confirmed that listeners had a play the same of shit. You'd be lying to your negative perception of the station mainly be- audience and throwing your money away." cause of Urban and Dance product. Jeff re- Jeff is confident this week's news of the LMA calls, "They had different words for it like between WAPE and WFYV "Rock 105" will Urban or . Once we started tearing make for an even stronger demo sell and says the Oldies apart, testing 625 titles, a pattern the staff is excited. "They feel good about the developed and it was all Rock -leaning." Other station again and we can feel listeners com- than several exceptions such as Hammer or ing back." Prince, Jeff became convinced that "Black By the way, you'll see WAPE's TV spot on music was over in this market." McCartney "Gavin Video Magazine #8," arriving on your qualifies that statement by noting Jackson- desk later this month. ville is only 18% Black and zero percent His- MIS Los Angeles moves VANESSA WIL- panic, and the artists that tested "huge" were LIAMS into their top fifteen 19-14 as her HIT bands like R.E.M., Aerosmith or Phil Collins/ Genesis. Armed with the information he needed, "We went full steam ahead and all of a sudden the stuff that didn't fit was gone. The station had a good, solid, consistent, white sound and get calls every time we play it -this is 'Tears In that's okay. I wouldn't do that in New York or Heaven -Round Two'." New on: KMOK, Q106.5, Chicago, but it's the right thing to do here." KHHT, ZFUN, KISM, WHAJ, WQPW, WHDQ, Jeff perceived a problem with Urban and WHTK, WAVT, KCCQ, KDCK, KLIS, KTDR, Dance music long before auditorium tests WLVY, WIQQ, WMQT, KGRS, KOTM, KHTR, were conducted, evolving the station away KKBG, WOKI, MIX 93.1, etc. from that about 10 months ago. What's the new dance craze right now? Ac- Today, he feels a number of stations are in cording to WNVZ Norfolk, VA it's "the Achy the same situation acknowledging, "We led FACTOR moves into double-digits 4% to Breaky." PD Chris Bailey says everybody's doin' ourselves down the garden path with a lot of 11%. High debut for WMQT Marquette, MI the dance and calling for BILLY RAY CYRUS' stuff. I don't disagree with what stations like at #22, with big gains at 93QID 33-24, WQPW , including teens. Climbs 30-20, along with KMEL or B96 are doing, but some guys in 30-24, WCGQ 35-26, KBKB 17-8, KJLS 33-26, several other amazing moves at WCIL 25-1 (!) heavily white markets have made some seri- KKEZ 26-18, KEEZ/FM 33-23, KRQU 25-11, and WBBQ 36-26. ADDs include: MIS, WTIC/ ous errors in judgement. We made a commit- ZFUN 37-29, B95 28-19, Y107 27-19, KIXY 34- FM, EAGLE 106, WABB, KXXR, KIXY, KQIX, ment not to play Rap, but that doesn't mean 26, WHDQ 31-24 and MSS 108 32-27. B94.7, WXTQ, WYAV/FM, B94, WLVY, KKCK, we won't play C + C Music Factory or Ham- Stats point to quickly KGLI, KSKU, KVHT and WKMZ. mer. As far as Pop slots, they're pretty much turning into one of summer's major Rock First Top Five report on MERYN CADELL is reserved for people like Mariah Carey or tracks. Jumps into the Top Ten at WBBQ from KFMI Arcata, CA, where MD Ed Parreira George Michael. It's mostly younger teens Augusta, GA 13-3, WLVY Elmira, NY 18-7, charts it 10-5. Ed says it's "causing a buzz on the asking for Rap -the 16-,17-, and 18 -year olds WJET Erie, PA 14-9, KLZ Brainerd, MN 11-9 street generating top five requests -mostly have moved on. We've got great response on and WAPE Jacksonville 15-10. New on: teens, but also with adult females who remem- Concrete Blonde and Tom Cochrane, and KDWB, POWER 99, CFTR, KZMG, KWTX, ber their 'sweaters'." Heads into the top twenty Shakespeare's Sister is our third most re- WRKY, etc. at B94.7 Redding jumping 25-13 and KC101 quested in two weeks. There's something go- Continuing to demonstrate widespread ap- New Haven, CT 26-20 with top three phones. ing on out there, we just have to pay attention peal, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT charts New on: WTIC/FM, KWOD, KKYS, KIMN, to it." top thirty at WZPL, B94, WYAV/FM, MIS, WYAV/FM and WMME/FM. 10 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992

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J / by Eric Norberg just about the time it peaks. This is the pointwhen retail demand should only be approaching its peak; the general public is usually relatively slow to react at retail to new hit singles, just as requests seem to endangered ? surge about the time everyone at the station is getting sick of the song. In the past two decades, Top dard for a "gold single" from a 40 stations have profited by this million to a half -million). But cassette lesson and are slower to drop a singles caught on, despite often infe- record that has peaked on their rior in sound quality compared to chart than they used to be. Record the old 45s. After that move, sales companies unquestionably lose returned to previous levels. This, singles sales because of this recent despite much higher prices than the practice; retailers have been com- Ever since the rise of the vinyl version had enjoyed for most of plaining about it. The record com- LP, record companies its history! As of only mid -May this panies make no secret of doing it to have been talking about year, 6 singles had been certified try to force the record buyer to buy doing away with the single to platinum at a million sold, and four- the album, and retailers-who cer- focus attention on the album. teen more were certified gold at a tainly would benefit if they really The idea is, if someone wants a half million. (Compare this to only did that-are distinctly mixed on particular song they should have seven platinum singles in all of last whether that really happens; they to buy the whole album. This is year, by my count, although one of only know they are turning away a understandable, but, in myopin- those passed two million, and one lot of people who don't. ion, it risks killing the goose passed three million; by final count Worse still, many are re- that's been laying golden eggs there were 56 other "gold" singles leased to radio as singles-but are for record companies all these in 1991.) never made available to the public years, since most mass -appeal The record companies complain as singles, often without radio be- formats appeal to mass -oriented that they can't make money on ing aware of this. A current surpris- listeners, and singles have al- singles-a remarkable situation ing example is "Steel Bars" by ways been, and still are, the when you consider that only two Michael Bolton. Since this is the most sensitive and accurate way songs are involved, usually, and list fifth single from the album, there to measure the appeal of a new prices often run three dollars or more would seem to be no reason to artist or a particular song. Even per single; it seems to me that there make this single the exception, but if you can get people to shell out must be some way to make profit- apparently it is, and thus will not big bucks when they only want able a successful product sold at a show any singles sales. one song, how can you mea- solid price. Perhaps more to the Similarly, recently we all became sure what it was on the album point, record companies also worry aware that is "usu- that motivated the purchase? about whether singles don't siphon ally" not made available on singles While it seems to me the record sales from . There seems to when "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy industry risks eventual decline be reason to believe that more often Ray Cyrus-the recent exception- without singles to drive it, mass than not, this is not the case-par- sold into the Top 20 nationally appeal radio stations would be ticularly when a hit album yields without Top 40 airplay. I person- hurt at least as much. Nothing more than one hit single. However, ally feel that "Somewhere In My else can pinpoint listener pref- even if this were so, I submit that the Broken Heart" by Billy Dean would erences like a single, which role of the single is still so important have crossed from Country and A/ may be part of the reason A/C to the ultimate future health of the C to Top 40 last year had it been stations still tend to follow Top record industry-in developing new available at retail as a single. I 40 chart action, even though talent and in keeping the industry recall speaking to a record artist A/C appeals to a different au- flexible in responding to new con- who had tried to buy this as a dience. That audience has sig- sumer tastes and trends-that any single, and to her disappointment nificantly different (and harder such effect is worth the cost. couldn't find it at retail-even in Los to measure) tastes. All of which leads me to express Angeles! It seemed as if the record concern about two recent moves by Hit singles jump-startalbums; they industry was about to write off most record companies which, in have an essential role for both the single when the vinyl 45 my opinion, are counterproductive. radio and the record business. Let's rpm went into steep decline (the The first is the tendency to discon- keep them available to the con- RIAA has already cut the stan- tinue a single's availability at retail sumer!

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Reports accepted Thursday only 9AM through 4PM MOST ADDED Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 RADIO RAP Gavin Fox: (415) 495-2580

YO-YO RA LW TW Home Girl Don't Play Dat (Eastwest Records) 3 1 GANG STARR - Take It Personal (Chrysalis/ERG) ERIC B & RAKIM 2 2 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH- They Reminisce Over You (Elektra) Don't Sweat The Technique 1 3 DAS EFX - They Want EFX (Atco/EastWest America) (MCA) 4 4 ULTRA MAGNETIC Poppa Large, Pluckin Cards X -CLAN M.C.'S- (Mercury) Xodus 5 5 BLACK SHEEP - Strobelite Honey (Mercury) (POLYDOR) 7 6 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ - You Can't See, Don't Curse (MCA) CHUBB ROCK 8 7 FU-SCHNICKENS - La Schmoov, Personal, Check It, True, Movie (Jive) The Big Man (Select/Elektra) 6 8 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Scenario (Jive) CHI -ALI 13 9 DR. DRE - (Solar/Epic) Roadrunner 9 10 MAIN SOURCE - Fakin' The (Wild Pitch/ERG) (Relativity) 14 11 HOUSE OF PAIN - Jump Around (Tommy Boy) 19 12 SHANTE - Big Mama (Livin' Large/Tommy Boy) 11 13 - Hand On The Glock (Remix) (Ruffhouse/Columbia) TOP TIP 10 14 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee, Mama, Religion (Chrysalis/ERG) 15 15 SHOWBIZ & A.G. - Soul Clap (PLG) A.T. E.E.M. Get It On 12 16 PUBLIC ENEMY - Nighttrain (Def Jam/RAL/Columbia) (Select) 21 17 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Guard Your Grill/Uptown Anthem (Tommy Boy) 27 18 CHI -ALI - Roadrunner (Violator/Relativity) Nine new stations have picked up on 17 19 KONFUSION - the lyrical flava of the All Around Extra ORGANIZED Walk Into The Sun (Hollywood BASIC) Terestial Entertaining Mutha Fu'*as. 20 20 RODNEY 0 - JOE COOLEY - You Don't Wanna Run Up (Nastymix/Ichiban) Regular rotation at WXIN-Providence, 18 21 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) RI and WYBC-New Haven, CT. 23 22 DEL THE FUNKEE HOMOSAPIEN - Dr. Bombay, Eye Examination (Elektra) 16 23 BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS - 13 And Good, Build, Questions (Jive) RECORD TO WATCH 22 24 - Pass The Mic, So Whatcha Want (Capitol)

35 25 K -SOLO - I Can't Hold It Back (Atlantic Street) 24 26 KID SENSATION - Ride The Rhythm (Nastymix/Ichiban)

25 27 NICE & SMOOTH - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow (RAL/Columbia) 28 X -CLAN - Xodus (Polydor/PLG) 28 29 HARD KNOCKS - Dirty Cop Named Harry (Wild Pitch/ERG) 26 30 JUICE SOUNDTRACK - Juice, Anthem, Nuff Respect (MCA) 32 31 PENTHOUSE PLAYERS - Explanation Of A Playa (Priority) 36 32 - Babalu Bad Boy (Capitol) 37 33 SUPER CAT - Ghetto Red Hot (Columbia) 33 34 TUNG TWISTA - Razamatazz (Loud/Zoo Records) TIM DOG 31 35 COLLEGE BOYZ - Victim, Hollywood Bronx Nigga $ (Virgin) (Ruff House/Columbia) $ 30 36 SYLK SMOOV - Trick With A Good Rap (PWL America/Mercury) Third time out Tim Dog seeks top ten 37 LITTLE SHAWN - I Made Love (4 Da Very 1st Time) (Capitol) action. KCSB-Santa Barbara, CA's $ 29 38 SCARFACE - A Minute To Pray... (Rap-A-Lot/Priority) Monte makes it his add of the week 39 ROXANNE - Ya Brother Does (Select) Editor: Brian Alan Samson 40 ME PHI ME - Pu' Hands RA = Retail Singles Action Sho 2Getha (RCA)

CHARTBOUND *Debuts in Chartbound

THE POETESS - Makin' Some Change (Poetic Groove/Interscope) *CHUBB ROCK - The Big Man (Select/Elektra) *KID FROST - No Sunshine (Virgin) *TRUE CULTURE - Rude Boys Come To Play (Cardiac) *YO-YO - Home Girl Don't Play (Atco/EastWest America) *LIL' BASTARDS - Bitch Get A Job (Livin' Large) Dropped: #34 Positive K, #38 M.C. Lyte, #39 U.M.C's #40 Kwame, P -King, White Men Can't Rap. the GAVIN REPORT/hure 5. 1992 VpTOVer L

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2 1 1 DAS EFX - They Want EFX (Atco/EastWest America) 2 2 1 DAS EFX - Dead Serious (Atco/EastWest America) 1 2 2 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 1 1 2 KRIS KROSS - All Krossed Out (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 3 3 3 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) 3 3 3 FU-SCHNICKENS - F.U. "Don't Take It Personal" (Jive)

5 5 4 NICE & SMOOTH - Sometimes I Rhyme... (RAL/Columbia) 5 5 4 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - 3 Years... (Chrysalis/ERG) 4 4 5 COLLEGE BOYZ - Victim Of The Ghetto (Virgin) 12 6 5 GANG STARR - Daily Operation (Chrysalis/ERG) 7 6 6 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Scenario (Jive) 4 4 6 CYPRESS HILL - Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 8 7 7 FU-SCHNICKENS - La Schmoove (Jive) - 14 7 X -CLAN - Xodus (Polydor/PLG) 12 10 8 PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH- They Reminisce... (Elektra) 8 8 8 SIR MIX -A -LOT - Mack Daddy (Def American) 14 12 9 DR. DRE- Deep Cover (Solar/Epic) 7 7 9 COLLEGE BOYZ - Radio Fusion Radio (Virgin) 9 9 10 SIR MIX -A -LOT - Baby Got Back (Def American/Reprise) 6 9 10 2 PAC - 2Pacalyspe Now (Interscope) 13 13 11 GANG STARR - Take It Personal (Chrysalis/ERG) 17 13 11 PENTHOUSE PLAYERS CLIQUE - Paid The Cost (Priority) 6 8 12 BROTHERHOOD CREED - Helluva (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 10 12 12 TLC - O000000hhh...On The TLC Tip (LaFace/Arista) 25 20 13 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ- Don't Curse (MCA) 18 18 13 DEEP COVER SOUNDTRACK - Deep Cover... (Epic) 11 11 14 CYPRESS HILL - Hand On The Pump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 11 11 14 BEASTIE BOYS - Check Your Head (Capitol) 18 16 15 2ND II NONE - If You Want It (Profile) 15 15 15 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Low End Theory (Jive) 10 14 16 2 PAC - Brenda's Got A Baby (Interscope) 19 19 16 SPICE 1 - Let It Be Known (Jive) - - 17 HOUSE OF PAIN - Jump Around (Tommy Boy) 16 16 17 LUKE - I Got Sumthin' On My Mind (Luke/Atlantic) 24 22 18 BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS -13 And Good (Jive) - 21 18 M.C. BREED- 20 Below (SDEG/Ichiban) - 24 19 NAUGHTY BY NATURE - Uptown Anthem (Tommy Boy) 14 17 19 BLACK SHEEP - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Mercury) - 23 20 BLACK SHEEP - Strobelite Honey (Mercury) 13 20 20 MC BRAINS - Lovers Lane (Motown) 15 15 21 TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (LaFace/Arista) 25 23 21 BROTHERHOOD CREED - Brotherhood..(Gasoline Alley/MCA)

16 17 22 LUKE - I Wanna Rock (Luke/Atlantic) 9 10 22 BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS - Sex And Violence (Jive) 17 18 23 CHI -ALI - Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number (Relativity) 21 22 23 HARD BOYZ - Groupies (Ichiban) 23 21 24 SYLK SMOOV - Trick With A ... (PWL America/Mercury) - - 24 NICE & SMOOTH - Ain't A Damn Thing... (RAL/Columbia) - 25 25 KID FROST - No Sunshine (Virgin) - - 25 2ND II NONE - Second II None (Profile)

NEW HI/P /HO/P RELEASES by Brian A. Samson

CHI ALI - Roadrunner (Relativity/Violator) their familiar, un-exagerated, but polished men, Inc. DJ Battle for World Supremacy. It It's amazing what a remix can do. The teenage hardcore dialogue. Commercial Radio should takes place Friday, June19 from 5PM-9PM. Native Toungue lyricist Chi Ali drops another peek "Death Row," which addresses the crime - Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster and at potential chart buster. From an album that's related incidents over tennis shoes and sports the Ritz box office. For more information con- already sold over 200,000 units. After debut- gear. Clean edits of the aforementioned cuts tact Anne Kristoff at (212) 275-2827...Look out ing on the Gavin Radio Rap chart with "Age would definitely provide airplay longevity at for YoYo's sophomore album release "Black Ain't Nutin' But A Number," Chi Ali should the College and Mixshows. Other recom- Pearl," due out June 23...Former 3rd Bass have no problem finding instant rotations with mended tracks include: "A -Town Hard frontman MC Serch will release his debut solo this Tribe Called Quest influenced remix. It's Heads," "At 2 O'Clock" and "Street Mutha Def Jam album "Return Of The Product," the still early in the game for Chi to boast his F-kas." Contact Helen Urriola or Jimmy second week of July. "Here It Comes" is the props, but with strong College and Mixshow Olson at (404) 419-1414. BAS first single. Contact Lesley Pitts at (212) 687- play this summer "Roadrunner" will easily be 0522 or Taren Mitchell at (212) 420-4777...July at the top of the chart. Contact Mohammed EDITORIAL SHOUTS is also the scheduled release for EPMD's "Busi- "Mack Daddy Suit" Ali at (718) 217-3600. BAS The International Association of African ness Never Personal" album. The first single, THE HARD BOYS - A -Town Hard Heads American Music (IAAAM) is set to kickoff its "Crossover," should hit your desks by mid - (A.E.I./Icihiban) 1992 has definitely been the four day music industry seminar, "Celebra- June. For more information contact Devin year for Atlanta Hip -Hop. While Arrested tion '92." Beginning Thursday June11 thru Roberson at (212) 687-0522 or Bobbito at (212) Development is exercising Afrocentricity, Kris Sunday June 14, "Celebration '92" will host 420-0790...Congratulations to LaFace/Arista Kross jumping to platinum and TLC swinging seminars addressing various issues, and will recording artist TLC, whose single "Ain't 2 the funk, now we can give a warm welcome to be held at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Ho- Proud 2 Beg" peaked in the top five position the hardcore flava of the Hard Boys. This is an tel in Philadelphia. If you have any questions on the Gavin Rap Retail chart for several weeks, album that should definitely be in the jeeps call (215) 664-1677...The Northern California and has received their first certified first plati- and geto blasters of every hardcore gangstab- Songwriters Association has scheduled the num single. TLC has also been added to the boy this summer. Right now you're probably month of September for the Twelfth Annual "Too Legit To Quit" tour which kicks off in wondering if I'm joking or flexing the hype. Songwriters and Performing Arts Confer- Kansas City this week...As of Tuesday June 2, Believe me, this album perpetrates no ence. They are currently panelling the Rap Thorn/EMI has annoucned the closure of the wackness for street heads. Tracks such as oriented sessions, soif you're interested, please cutting edge dance indie Cardiac Records. "Armed Robbery" and "Mission To No- contact April Valentino or Kim Collett at Darryl Lockhart (former National Dir. of Col- where" bare the rhythm and lyrical respect of (408) 522-1713...Supermen, Inc., Black Steel, lege Promotions) says that the decision was a a Lynch Mob production -Atlanta style. The and The New Music Seminar has announced move to merge a few select acts under the sales potential of the Hard Boys is phenom- the Ritz Theatre (254 W. 54th Street, New Virgin label. Best of luck to the staff and artists enal in Rap progressive markets because of York City) as the official site of the1992 Super- of Cardiac on future endeavors...C'ya!!

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5 4 1 R.KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT- Honey Love (Jive) EN VOGUE (Atco/EastWest America) 2 2 2 CHAKA KHAN - Love You All My Lifetime (Warner Bros.) 4 1 3 GERALD LEVERT - School Me (Atco/EastWest America) 10 6 4 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) TLC (LaFace/Arista) 3 5 5 MICHAEL JACKSON - In The Closet (Epic) 1 3 6 JODECI - Come & Talk To Me (MCA) 14 13 7 MINT CONDITION - Forever In Your Eyes (Perspective/A&M) ALYSON WILLIAMS 11 8 8 - In Love (RAL/OBR/Columbia) MELI'SA MORGAN Still With You (Pendulum/Elektra) 15 14 9 SOUL II SOUL - Joy (Virgin) 12 9 10 PRINCE AND THE N.P.G. - Money Don't Matter 2 Night (Paisley Park/W. B.) 30 19 11 L. VANDROSS /J. JACKSON...- The Best Things In Life... (Perspective/A&M) 28 23 12 GLENN JONES - I've Been Searchin' (Nobody Like You) (Atlantic) 16 15 13 THE BOYS - The Saga Continues... (Motown) TOP TIP 25 20 14 PATTI LA BELLE - When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven) (MCA) 20 17 15 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) BRIAN McKNIGHT 29 24 16 SHABBA RANKS - Mr. Loverman (Epic) The Way Love Goes (Mercury) 21 21 17 MARY J. BLIGE - You Remind Me (MCA) 7 7 18 TRACIE SPENCER - Love Me (Capitol) Generating excitement ever 31 28 19 DAS EFX - They Want EFX (Atco/EastWest America) since its release, this laid-back 20 2 GO - Never (Giant/Reprise) summer sizzler is the ballad to 27 25 GOOD Satisfied keep your eye on. 37 31 21 CE CE PENISTON - Keep On Walkin' (A&M) 36 29 22 MEN AT LARGE - Use Me (Atco/EastWest America) 8 10 23 BOYZ II MEN - Please Don't Go (Motown)

RECORD TO WATCH 29 26 24 RHONDA CLARK - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want... (Tabu/A&M) 12 25 EN VOGUE - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Atco/EastWest America) 38 26 SHANICE duet with JOHNNY GILL - Silent Prayer (Motown) 23 27 27 HAMMER - This Is The Way We Roll (Capitol) 6 11 28 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 35 29 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 30 MARIAH CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 31 TROOP - Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay) (Atlantic) 33 30 32 EUGENE WILDE - How About Tonight (MCA) 33 SHOMARI - If You Feel The Need (Mercury) 40 34 34 GROVER WASHINGTON,JR. & L. HATHAWAY- Love Like This (Columbia) DAVID BLACK Nobody But You 36 35 WHITNEY HOUSTON / - We Didn't Know (Arista) (Bust It/Capitol) 22 22 36 ISLEY BROTHERS/RONALD ISLEY - Sensitive Lover (Warner Bros.) No doubt about it-Mr. Black has 38 37 37 QUEEN LATIFAH - How Do I Love Thee? (Tommy Boy) a unique style which he - No Place does to perfection. 38 CHRIS WALKER Like Love (Pendulum/Elektra) 18 18 39 DAMIAN DAME - Gotta Learn My Rhythm (LaFace/Arista) Editor: Betty Hollars - Have My Man Assoc. Editor: John Mortinucci 13 16 40 ALYSON WILLIAMS Can't (RAL/OBR/Columbia) CH!RTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks

*En VOGUE - Giving Him Something He Can Feel (Atco/EastWest America) 40 35 3 3 - 15% 1 *TLC - Baby -Baby -Baby (LaFace/Arista) 40 27 1 8 5 22% 1 5 1 9 19 30% 3 EL DEBARGE - You Know What I Like (Warner Bros.) 34 33 3 - 8 22 24% 3 blue 5. 1992/the GAVIN REPORT lï Reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8AM-3PM NEW RELEASES Station Reporting Phone (415) 495-1990 UP & COMING Gavin Faa. (415) 495-2580 by John Martinucci - It All Begins With You

Reports Adds ARTIST TITLE LABEL (MCA) Jody shows her spiritual side with a genteel 32 6 JOE PUBLIC - I Miss You (Columbia) ballad on which the only accompaniment is 31 5 BEBE & CECE WINANS - Depend On You (Capitol) background vocals and keyboards. A nice 26 11 * DAVID BLACK - Nobody But You (Bust It/Capitol) change from a lady who's accustomed to 26 21 * ALYSON WILLIAMS - Just My Luck (RAUOBR/Columbia) dancing her feet off. Another release from 24 2 SMOKEY ROBINSON - Rewind (SBK/ERG) the album Affairs Of The Heart. 21 10 * BRIAN McKNIGHT - The Way Love Goes (Mercury) 21 9 * MILIRA - One Man Woman (Motown) KRIS KROSS - Warm It Up (Ruffhouse/ 20 2 EVERETTE HARP - Let's Wait A While (Capitol) Columbia) 20 5 * LARRY SPRINGFIELD - All The Way Love (Tabu/A&M) Back In February, Mac Daddy and Daddy Mac "Jump"(ed) on the scene, and we're DROPPED: #32 -Lisa Stansfield, #33 -Nice & Smooth, continuing to feel the aftershocks of their #39 -Luther Vandross (Sometimes), #40 -Gary Brown, Cameo. Top 6 debut. Some programmers couldn't wait, and have already warmed up their playlists with Kris Kross' follow-up, "Warm INSIDE URBAN It Up," and it will keep the house rockin'. JABULANI - Shine Your Light (Giant/Re- R. KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUNCE- KJMS, WFKX, WGOK, WQKI, WRNB, prise) MENT jumps three slots to number one with KBMS and KJMM. Andy Henderson, In Zulu, Jabulani means "Happiness," and their third single, "Honey Love." Both WQKI-St. Matthews, makes EN VOGUE's these siblings share their love and spread MARIAH CAREY's "I'll Be There" and "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" his happiness with all. These native South Afri- TROOP's "Whatever It Takes (To Make You RTW saying, "It's so awesome! I thought cans now live in Australia, where they have Stay) debut high on the chart-at #30 and #31 Arethá s version was a classic but this one is been considered one of the most popular respectively-followed closely by already bringing in so many calls from the unsigned bands. Not for long. Jabulani's SHOMARI's "If You Feel The Need" which ladies it's almost freaky!" Victor Mathis, Giant records debut single, "Shine Your debuts at #33. On the Crossover Chart, K98 -Shreveport, likes LARRY Light," features rich vocals and harmonies LUTHER VANDROSS and JANET SPRINGFIELD's "All The Way Love" and that are the highlight of a Daddy -O JACKSON's "The Best Things In Life Are says, "The music is really slammin' and the (Stetsasonic) production that sounds like a Free" has already hit #1, with ARRESTED vocals are right on time-can't miss." Kim- cross between Loose Ends and Soul II Soul. DEVELOPMENT's "Tennessee" challenging berly Kaye, WFKX-Jackson, likes THE Watch for it! them at #2, which is far ahead of their num- DELLS' "Come And Get It" saying, "Good bers eleven and fifteen respectively on the uptempo song for these guys-haven't they KCM - All 'N' All (Virgin) Urban Chart. Our Record To Watch, DAVID been around for 40 years?" Toni St. James, From their album entitled Funky/Smooth. BLACK's "Nobody But You" grabs eleven KJMS-Memphis, makes ALYSON WILL- Kevin, Carl, and Michael manage to do just more adds at 0C104, WUFO, K98, KJMS, IAMS' "Just My Luck" her RTW and says, that-mix a funky mid -tempo beat as they WBLX, WFKX, WFXA, WRNB, WVOI, "Girlfriend is sa-a-angin'! She goes to church smooth out and declare a love that's worth KDKO, and KMJQ. Top Tip, BRIAN on the album version-it's great!" Ciao for giving "All 'N' All." McKNIGHT's "The Way Love Goes," has now, Betty been added at WHUR, WNHC, WOWI, NAJEE -1 Adore Mi Amor (EMI/ERG) Saxman Najee blows a laidback version of Color Me Badd's #1 song, "I Adore Mi OUR NUMBER ONE Amor." Vocal and instrumental versions are ARTISTS PLAY FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF available on the Pro -CD. Added this week at Proceeds from the perfor- KJLH-Los Angeles, KMJJ/FM-Shreveport, mance of Jive Recording art- WBLS-New York, WZAK-Cleveland and ists R. Kelly and Public An- WXOK-Baton Rouge. nouncement at Salinas, California's Planet Gemini club will go to help Humboldt ALBUM CUTS County's Earthquake Relief Fund. Shown in the photo KRIS KROSS - I Missed The Bus are KDON-Salinas PD JODY WATLEY - Commitment Of Love Michael Newman and MD MICHAEL JACKSON - Jam Jennifer Wilde (center) sur- BE BE & CE CE WINANS - rounded byR.Kellyand Pub- To Be lic Announcement members. Supposed

16 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which have it in Heavy or Medium rotation. ie: 100 stations

playing the record- 60 stations have it in Heavy or Medium rotation- Hit Factor = 60% Urban Research HIT FACTOR Betty Hollars/John Martinucci Total Reports This Week 68 Last Week 67

Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks R.KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUCEMENT- Honey Love (Jive) 63 - 59 2 2 96% 13 CHAKA KHAN - Love You All My Lifetime (Warner Bros.) 62 - 58 3 1 98% 11 GERALD LEVERT - School Me (Atco/EastWest America) 63 1 58 4 1 98% 10 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) 65 1 46 15 3 93% 7 MICHAEL JACKSON - In The Closet (Epic) 63 1 55 7 - 98% 8 JODECI - Come & Talk To Me (MCA) 56 - 53 3 - 100% 13 MINT CONDITION - Forever In Your Eyes (Perspective/A&M) 58 2 28 21 7 84% 9 MELI'SA MORGAN - Still In Love With You (Pendulum/Elektra) 52 - 40 8 4 92% 12 SOUL II SOUL - Joy (Virgin) 53 1 29 22 1 96% 9 PRINCE AND THE N.P.G.- Money Don't Matter 2 Night (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) 52 - 35 13 4 92% 9 L. VANDROSS AND J. JACKSON...- The Best Things In Life...(Perspective/A&M) 59 1 13 38 8 86% 4 GLENN JONES - I've Been Searchin' (Nobody Like You) (Atlantic) 56 - 10 36 10 82% 5 THE BOYS - The Saga Continues... (Motown) 50 1 24 20 5 88% 9 PATTI LA BELLE - When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven) (MCA) 53 1 15 32 5 88% 8 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) 50 1 23 19 7 84% 10 SHABBA RANKS - Mr. Loverman (Epic) 54 2 10 31 11 75% 5 MARY J. BLIGE - You Remind Me (MCA) 48 2 23 14 9 77% 8 TRACIE SPENCER - Love Me (Capitol) 43 - 32 8 3 93% 17 DAS EFX - They Want EFX (Atco/EastWest America) 47 3 12 22 10 72% 7 GOOD 2 GO - Never Satisfied (Giant/Reprise) 44 1 12 27 4 88% 8 CE CE PENISTON - Keep On Walkin' (A&M) 47 7 12 20 8 68% 4 MEN AT LARGE - Use Me (Atco/EastWest America) 46 2 8 24 13 69% 5 BOYZ II MEN - Please Don't Go (Motown) 38 - 23 14 1 97% 13 RHONDA CLARK - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right (Tabu/A&M) 42 - 8 27 7 83% 7 EN VOGUE - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Atco/EastWest America) 36 - 25 9 2 94% 12 SHANICE duet with JOHNNY GILL - Silent Prayer (Motown) 51 11 2 27 13 56% 3 HAMMER - This Is The Way We Roll (Capitol) 39 - 9 26 4 89% 7 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 33 - 26 6 1 96% 11 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 51 7 3 18 24 41% 4 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 51 12 4 16 22 39% 3 TROOP - Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay) (Atlantic) 51 9 1 19 23 39% 3 EUGENE WILDE - How About Tonight (MCA) 42 - 1 26 15 64% 7 SHOMARI - If You Feel The Need (Mercury) 38 1 2 19 16 55% 5 GROVER WASHINGTON,JR. & LALAH HATHAWAY- Love Like This (Columbia) 39 2 2 19 16 53% 7 WHITNEY HOUSTON Duet with STEVIE WONDER - We Didn't Know (Arista) 43 3 - 22 18 51% 4 ISLEY BROTHERS Featuring RONALD ISLEY - Sensitive Lover (Warner Bros.) 36 - 3 27 6 83% 7

QUEEN LATIFAH - How Do I Love Thee? (Tommy Boy) 33 1 1 20 11 63% 5 CHRIS WALKER - No Place Like Love (Pendulum/Elektra) 39 3 1 13 23 35% 4 DAMIAN DAME - Gotta Learn My Rhythm (LaFace/Arista) 30 - 9 16 5 83% 10 ALYSON WILLIAMS - Can't Have My Man (RAL/OBR/Columbia) 29 - 16 10 3 89% 14 CROSSOVER CHART

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4 1 L. VANDROSS /J. JACKSON...- The Best... (Perspective/A&M 9 16 SHANICE duet with JOHNNY GILL - Silent Prayer (Motown)

5 2 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee (Chrysalis/ERG) 24 17 DAS EFX - They Want EFX (Atco/EastWest America) 3 3 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 19 18 CLUBLAND f/ Z. HAMILTON - Set .. (Great Jones/Island/PLG) 2 4 KRIS KROSS - Jump (Ruffhouse/Columbia) - 19 TROOP - Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay) (Atlantic) 11 5 THE COVER GIRLS - Wishing On A Star (Epic) 25 20 COLLEGE BOYZ - Victim Of The Ghetto (Virgin)

6 6 COLOR ME BADD - Slow Motion (Giant/Reprise) 26 21 TLC - Baby -Baby -Baby (LaFace/Arista)

7 7 GOOD 2 GO - Never Satisfied (Giant/Reprise) 12 22 JOE PUBLIC - Live And Learn (Columbia)

8 8 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) 29 23 NIA PEEPLES - Faces Of Love (Charisma) 10 9 SIR MIX -A -LOT - Baby Got Back (Def American/Reprise) 22 24 TIMMY T. - Over You (Quality)

1 10 EN VOGUE - My Lovin' (You're Never...) (Atco/E.W. America) 16 25 LIDELL TOWNSELL & M.T.F. - Nu Nu (Mercury)

13 11 JODECI - Come & Talk To Me (MCA) 18 26 HAMMER - This Is The Way We Roll (Capitol) 15 12 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) - 27 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Scenario (Jive) 20 13 TEVIN CAMPBELL - Strawberry Letter #23 (Qwest/W.r Bros.) 21 28 CHAKA KHAN - Love You All My Lifetime (Warner Bros.) 17 14 CE CE PENISTON - Keep On Walkin' (A&M) - 29 TECHNOTRONIC - Move This (SBK/ERG) 14 15 MICHAEL JACKSON - In The Closet (Epic) - 30 R.KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT- Honey Love (Jive) the GAVIN REPORT/Jun /(»)2 the GAVIN REPORT

MOST ADDED ADULT CONTEMPORARY 2W LW TW RICHARD MARX (64) (Capitol) 1 1 1 GENESIS - Hold On My Heart (Atlantic) 2 2 2 CELINE DION - If You Asked Me To (Epic) JAMES TAYLOR (59) (Columbia) 3 3 3 AMY GRANT - I Will Remember You (A&M) 6 4 4 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (58) 9 5 5 WILSON PHILLIPS - You Won't See Me Cry (SBK/ERG) (Columbia) 8 6 6 MICHAEL BOLTON - Steel Bars (Columbia) MARIAN CAREY (43) 11 9 7 ROBERT PALMER - Every Kinda People (Island/PLG) (Columbia) 7 7 8 EDDIE MONEY - Fall In Love Again (Columbia) 12 11 9 CHER - When Lovers Become Strangers (Geffen) VANESSA WILLIAMS (36) (Wing/Mercury) 5 10 10 HOWARD JONES - Lift Me Up (Elektra) 24 11 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 16 13 12 SIMPLY RED - For Your Babies (Atco/EastWest America) 32 17 13 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) TOP TIP 15 14 14 CHRIS WALKER - Take Time (Pendulum/Elektra) 22 16 15 SONIA - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (1.0./RCA) 23 18 16 k.d. LANG- Constant Craving (Sire/Warner Bros.) JAMES TAYLOR Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha 25 19 17 ANNIE LENNOX - Why (Arista) (Columbia) 4 8 18 BONNIE RAITT - Not The Only One (Capitol) 13 12 19 CARLY SIMON - Love Of My Life (Qwest/Reprise) A song that should waltz past the competition next week. 39 26 20 KENNY LOGGINS - If You Believe (Columbia) 21 20 21 WYNONNA - She Is His Only Need (Curb/MCA) 33 29 22 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - Life Holds On (Reprise) 10 15 23 LUTHER VANDROSS - Sometimes It's Only Love (Epic) 35 30 24 - Weight Of The World (Private Music) 29 28 25 BOUNCE THE OCEAN - Throw It All Away (Private Music)

35 26 SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) 38 27 JON SECADA - Just Another Day (SBK/ERG) 37 34 28 MR. BIG - Just Take My Heart (Atlantic) 19 22 29 KATHY TROCCOLI - Everything Changes (Reunion/Geffen) 20 23 30 RICHARD MARX - Hazard (Capitol) 14 21 31 PAULA ABDUL - Will You Marry Me? (CaptiveNirgin) 32 STING with ERIC CLAPTON - It's Probably Me (A&M) 33 RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart (Capitol)

34 COREY HART - Baby When I Call Your Name (Sire/Warner Bros.) 39 35 DAN HILL - Hold Me Now (Quality)

BILLY RAY CYRUS 36 C'VELLO - Dangerous (Rendezvous/RCA) Achy Breaky Heart 37 CURTIS STIGERS - Sleeping With The Lights On (Arista) (Mercury) 17 25 38 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Human Touch (Columbia) Let's breaky dance! 18 27 39 U2 - One (Island/PLG) Editor: Ron Fell 40 ONE 2 ONE - Memory Lane (A&M) Assoc. Editor: Diane Rufer CH4RTBOUND ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks

JAMES TAYLOR - Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Columbia) 100 59 - 18 23 18% 2 *BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Columbia) 73 58 1 4 10 6% 1 ATLANTIC STARR - Unconditional Love (Reprise) 60 12 1 14 33 25% 3

the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 Rodney Crowell What Kind of Love

The new single from the just -released album "Life Is Messy," written by Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings, and . Featuring Linda Ronstadt and Don Henley on harmony vocals and backed by Booker T. Jones, Larry Klein, Mickey Curry, and Steuart Smith.

Heard by millions on The Tonight Show. What Kind of Love Some Kind of Song.

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Prxluced by Larry Klein. Management: William N. Carter Management. Linda Ronstadt appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainm ant, A Drcislon of Warner Communications. Don Henry appears courtesy of Geffen Records.

_+nhe Reg U 5 Pm & ton CM Mn., Regneodo /"J 1992 Sony Muvc _neynrvnmen> Inc Reports accepted Mondays and Tuesdays 8AM through 3PM REVIEWS Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 by Diane Rufer Ron Fell UP & COMING Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 &

Reports Adds ARTIST TITLE LABEL

46 6 EPHRAIM LEWIS - It Can't Be Forever (Elektra) 45 21 ENYA - Book Of Days (Reprise) 43 16 STACY EARL - Slowly (RCA) 39 13 RAY CAMPBELL, JR.- He Can Fly (Elm Valley) 36 21 * BILLY RAY CYRUS - Achy Breaky Heart (Mercury) 38 7 MONA LISA - If You Could See Through My Eyes (Quality) 36 3 HEATHER MULLEN - Night By Night (Atco/EastWest America) 28 8 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge (Warner Bros.) 25 10 * SARAH McLACHLAN - The Path Of Thorns (Terms) (Nettwerk/Arista) 24 3 - Light Of A Clear Blue Morning (Hollywood)

Dropped: Bebe & Cece Winans, Eric Clapton, Eric Carmen, Procol Harum, Neil Diamond/Kim Carnes, Atlantic Starr (Masterpiece), Robbie Robertson, Cowboy Junkies. KATHY TROCCOLI You've Got A Way (Reunion/Geffen) Last fall this same track got 68 Gavin A/Cs, but her blockbuster, #1 single "Everything INSIDE A/'C by Diane Rufer and Ron Fell Changes" put her over the top. Amazing how much better this song sounds now. The top six remain in place while to KATW/FM, KCMX, KDAO, KITI, KKRB, chart's RODNEY CROWELL ROBERT PALMER and CHER make the KSDN, KTLB, WAHR, WEOL, WOBM/FM, What Kind Of Love (Columbia) only moves upward in the entire Top Ten. WRFC and WSSY. A song originally inspired by Roy Orbison is PALMER's two comes with an in- Last week's TOP TIP debuts this week at pointer completed in winning style by Rodney crease of 44 HEAVY reports while CHER #32. STING with ERIC CLAPTON team -up Crowell and Will Jennings. You picks up 27 new HEAVY mentions. for a lethal ballad that scores 35 ADDs. New can't miss Booker T. Jones' Hammond B-3 HOTTEST track in the format is MARIAH at KIDX/FM, KKUZ, KLTA, WGMT, KKLD, organ in support of this rhetorical song of "I'll Be There," which leaps to #11 WSYE/FM, etc. CAREY's love. after only two chart weeks. Nearly 84% of the RICHARD MARX takes the second high- stations on it more than one week are HIT est debut at #34 with "Take This Heart." It's GLENN FREY FACTORing. the format's #1 MOST ADDED in an excel- I've Got Mine (MCA) VANESSA WILLIAMS'"Just For Tonight" lent week for new songs. Twenty-seven No mistaking the unique singing style of picks up another 36 ADDs including K103, singles received ten or more ADDs this week former Eagle Glenn Frey. Should do well KPAY, WIVY/FM, WMJQ, but RICHARD MARX pulled in 64 all by KHLT/FM, with contemporary adult stations. WBMX/FM, KELO/FM and WJLK. In the himself including KEZR, WZNY, KRNO/ past two weeks it has grown from #32 to #13. FM, KMXV/FM, WKYE, WSUL, WSKY, JODY WATLEY KENNY LOGGINS is 3 for 3 A/C hits KYMG/FM, WIVY/FM, WHSY/FM and It All Begins With You (MCA) from his current album as "If You Believe" WBLG/FM. Self -produced to great effect, this Jody has moved #39 to #26 to #20 on the chart. Watley track is particularly adult for a Another 31 players become believers this woman who's made a bigger name for her- week including KESZ, WQLH/FM, K103, self in the lighter demographics until now. WOBM/FM, KCMX, WRFC and KMAS. A strong lyric and a patient arrangement make a big difference. Ringo Starr * weight of the world

ENYA's "Book Of Days," last week's RECORD TO WATCH, gathered 21 ADDs bringing its total to 45 stations. A few of the new ADDs are WXPS, WCEM, KQAD, WFRO, WTPI, KWXX and K103. Already in rotation at WEIM, WBLG/FM, WOHS, WDND, KBMG, KVYN/FM. This week's RECORD TO WATCH, BILLY RAY CYRUS' "Achy Breaky Heart," debuts in A/C's UP & COMING with 36 stations. The new are WEIM, WKLJ, WCKQ, WZNY, May 15's RECORD TO WATCH, KFOR, KZLT, WWGZ, KKLD, KBOL, KCRE, C'VELLO's "Dangerous," is now charted at etc., with WMBA, WAHR, WNNC, KLWN, #36 with 77 stations. Among the committed WMIR, CKFM, WDND, WFRO, KBHT al- RINGO STARR moves #30 to #24 this are WAHR, KOKO, KBMG, KLZY, KESZ, ready dancin' in rotations. week as he clears the 100-station mark thanks KTID, WFRO, WKDQ and WSTU. 22 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 EMBRACE IT NOW. What singer DAN has sung with HILL ii Elton John "Hold Me Now

Bob Dylan

from the album, DANCE OF LOVE [15181]

Bruce Springsteen "Instant familiarity! The unmistakable Joe Cocker Dan Hill does it again!" - Alan McLoughlin, Neil Diamond & KKLD "We need more romantic Al Green? songs these days and this one fits the bill!" -Bonny O'Brien, WAHR "It's a great record... makes my palms sweat and my knees go wobbly! I give it a nine!" - Laurie Adamson, Now she sings just for you. KRNO "Every time I play You Could See a new Dan Hill, "If the people always Through My Eyes" call!" - Ray Marshall, WFMK The new single from the debut album,

Partners In Pleasure. 1151641

RECORDS © 1992 Quality Records Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which have it in Heavy or Medium rotation. ie: 100 stations

playing the record- 60 stations have it in Heavy or Medium rotation- Hit Factor = 60% A/C Research: HIT FACTOR Diane Rufer/Ron Fell Total Reports This Week 233 Last Week 234

Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks GENESIS - Hold On My Heart (Atlantic) 226 - 211 9 6 97% 8 CELINE DION - If You Asked Me To (Epic) 219 2 207 8 2 98% 9

AMY GRANT - I Will Remember You (A&M) 218 4 184 27 3 96% 9 LIONEL RICHIE - Do It To Me (Motown) 210 - 181 27 2 99% 7 WILSON PHILLIPS - You Won't See Me Cry (SBK/ERG) 210 4 156 47 3 96% 6 MICHAEL BOLTON - Steel Bars (Columbia) 200 2 156 37 5 96% 6 ROBERT PALMER - Every Kinda People (Island/PLG) 198 8 126 53 11 90% 6 ¡EDDIE MONEY - Fall In Love Again (Columbia) 181 3 119 47 12 91% 8 CHER - When Lovers Become Strangers (Geffen) 183 7 88 74 14 88% 6 HOWARD JONES - Lift Me Up (Elektra) 176 - 80 72 24 86% 10 MARIAN CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 198 43 47 83 25 65% 3 SIMPLY RED - For Your Babies (Atco/EastWest America) 162 5 56 89 12 89% 6 VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 191 36 34 99 22 69% 4 CHRIS WALKER - Take Time (Pendulum/Elektra) 153 8 63 65 17 83% 9 SONIA - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (I.Q./RCA) 170 23 37 94 16 77% 8 k.d. LANG- Constant Craving (Sire/Warner Bros.) 132 4 26 80 22 80% 7 ANNIE LENNOX - Why (Arista) 140 17 27 73 23 71% 7 BONNIE RAITT - Not The Only One (Capitol) 165 - 80 62 23 86% 13 CARLY SIMON - Love Of My Life (Qwest/Reprise) 141 5 70 52 14 86% 14 KENNY LOGGINS - If You Believe (Columbia) 154 31 12 89 23 65% 4 WYNONNA - She Is His Only Need (Curb/MCA) 104 7 29 53 15 78% 12 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - Life Holds On (Reprise) 120 21 6 71 22 64% 5 LUTHER VANDROSS - Sometimes It's Only Love (Epic) 105 - 21 58 26 75% 14 RINGO STARR - Weight Of The World (Private Music) 107 12 6 53 36 55% 5 BOUNCE THE OCEAN - Throw It All Away (Private Music) 99 6 11 58 24 69% 7

SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) 85 10 16 42 17 68% 5 JON SECADA - Just Another Day (SBK/ERG) 95 20 12 44 19 58% 7 MR. BIG - Just Take My Heart (Atlantic) 85 7 17 35 26 61% 8 KATHY TROCCOLI - Everything Changes (Reunion/Geffen) 88 1 13 44 30 64% 19 RICHARD MARX - Hazard (Capitol) 78 - 23 27 28 64% 19 PAULA ABDUL - Will You Marry Me? (CaptiveNirgin) 81 - 14 41 26 67% 11 STING with ERIC CLAPTON - It's Probably Me (A&M) 105 35 4 32 34 34% 3 RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart (Capitol) 121 64 3 28 27 25% 2 COREY HART - Baby When I Call Your Name (Sire/Warner Bros.) 96 28 - 30 38 31% 3 DAN HILL - Hold Me Now (Quality) 79 13 3 35 28 48% 5 C'VELLO - Dangerous (Rendezvous/RCA) 77 11 1 30 35 40% 4 CURTIS STIGERS - Sleeping With The Lights On (Arista) 73 12 3 33 25 49% 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Human Touch (Columbia) 72 - 11 35 26 63% 13 U2 - One (Island/PLG) 62 - 9 34 19 69% 13 ONE 2 ONE - Memory Lane (A&M) 70 12 4 21 33 35% 5

PLUS FACTOR Records which received the greatest increase in HIT FACTOR

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STING with ERIC CLAPTON - It's Probably Me (A&M) 8 34 26% MARIAH CAREY - I'll Be There (Columbia) 40 65 25% HEATHER MULLEN - Night By Night (Atco/EastWest America) 12 33 21%

COREY HART - Baby When I Call Your Name (Sire/Warner Bros.) 10 31 21% RICHARD MARX - Take This Heart (Capitol) 5 25 20% VANESSA WILLIAMS - Just For Tonight (Wing/Mercury) 51 69 18% JAMES TAYLOR - Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha (Columbia) 18 18% EPHRIAM LEWIS - It Can't Be Forever (Elektra) 4 21 17% ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Breaking The Rules (Geffen) 22 38 16% C'VELLO - Dangerous (Rendezvous/RCA) 25 40 15%

SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover (Columbia) 54 68 14% KENNY LOGGINS - If You Believe (Columbia) 51 65 14% k.d. lang- Constant Craving (Sire/Warner Bros.) 67 80 13% ATLANTIC STARR - Unconditional Love (Reprise) 12 25 13% 24 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 WHY KEEP INSPIRATION WAITING.?

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Reports accepted Monday & Tuesday 8AM-3PM MOST ADDED Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 COUNTRY Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580 2W LW TW GARTH BROOKS (129) (Liberty) 2 2 1 McBRIDE & THE RIDE - Sacred Ground (MCA) 5 4 2 RIO - BROOKS & DUNN (125) DIAMOND Norma Jean Riley (Arista) (Arista) 6 3 3 - The Woman Before Me (MCA) 9 5 4 SHENANDOAH - Rock My Baby (RCA) MARK CHESNUTT (115) 11 7 5 GEORGE STRAIT - As A (MCA) Gone Girl Can Get (MCA) 14 8 6 - Ships That Don't Come In (Epic) SAMMY KERSHAW (85) 8 6 7 - All Is Fair In Love & War (RCA) (Mercury) 1 1 8 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Achy Breaky Heart (Mercury)

CLINTON GREGORY (72) 15 10 9 - Midnight In Montgomery (Arista) (Step One) 12 9 10 SUZY BOGGUSS - Aces (Liberty) 13 11 11 MICHELLE WRIGHT - Take It Like A Man (Arista) 17 12 12 JOHN ANDERSON - When It Comes To You (BNA Entertainment)

21 14 13 WYNONNA - I Saw The Light (Curb/MCA) TOP REQUESTS 19 13 14 - Blue Rose Is (Arista) 20 15 15 REBA McENTIRE - BILLY RAY CYRUS The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (MCA) 22 16 16 MARTINA McBRIDE - The Time Has Come (RCA) 25 17 17 - Something In Red (RCA) 26 20 18 DWIGHT YOAKAM - The Heart That You (Reprise) WYNONNA Own 27 21 19 - Can't Stop Myself From Loving You (MCA) McBRIDE & THE RIDE 31 24 20 BILLY DEAN - Billy The Kid (Liberty/SBK) 28 26 21 NEAL McCOY - Where Forever Begins (Atlantic) ALAN JACKSON

38 33 22 MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER - I Feel Lucky (Columbia)

34 30 23 LEE ROY PARNELL - What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am (Arista) RECORD TO WATCH 33 31 24 - From The Word Love (Epic) 32 29 25 DENNIS ROBBINS - Home Sweet Home (Giant) 36 26 TANYA TUCKER - If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight (Liberty) 37 27 & - This One's Gonna Hurt You (MCA) 10 22 28 - Come In Out Of The Pain (Epic) 29 28 29 DAN SEALS - Mason Dixon Line (Warner Bros.) 30 27 30 DAVIS DANIEL - Still Got A Crush On You (Mercury) 31 ALABAMA - Take A Little Trip (RCA) 32 GARTH BROOKS - The River (Liberty) 36 34 33 CLEVE FRANCIS - You Do My Heart Good (Liberty) 39 34 - A Woman Loves (Arista) OAK RIDGE BOYS Fall 37 35 35 HIGHWAY 101 - Honky Tonk Baby (Warner Bros.) (RCA) 36 - Five O'Clock World (Curb) Sixty-three adds this week including 37 BELLAMYS - Cowboy Beat (Bellamy Bros.) WHEW, KFGO, WRKZ, WFLS, KWOX, 38 BROOKS AND DUNN - Boot Boogie KRKT, WCAV, WDOD, etc. Scootin' (Arista) 39 JR. - Come On Over To The Country (Curb/Capricorn) Editor: Liso Smith

Assoc. Editor: Cyndi Hoelzle 39 40 40 GREAT PLAINS - Iola (Columbia) CH!RTBOUHD ARTIST TITLE LABEL *Debuts in Chartbound Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks

REMINGTONS - Two Timin' Me (BNA Entertainment) 147 31 - 25 122 17% 3 *MARK CHESNUTT - I'll Think Of Something (MCA) 132 115 - 13 119 9% 1 DARYL & DON ELLIS - Goodbye Highway (Epic) 120 13 - 24 96 20% 4 *SAMMY KERSHAW - Yard Sale (Mercury) 102 85 - 6 96 6% 1

'v the GAVIN REPORT/Ju se 5, 1992 The Anticipation Is Over "We Tell Ourselves" The New Hit Single

From The Album THE HARD WA Available In July

'Two Multi -Platinum Albums 'Seven 41 Singles Reports accepted Mondays at 8AM through 3PM Tuesdays NEW RELEASES Station Reporting Phone (415) 495-1990 UP & COMING Gavin Fax: (415)-495-2580 by Lisa Smith & Cyndi Hoelzle

Reports Adds Weeks ARTIST TITLE LABEL CLINT BLACK - We Tell Ourselves (RCA) Everyone seems to be jumping for joy over 107 2 5 MICHAEL JOHNSON - One Honest Tear (Atlantic) this long-awaited single from Clint. It 104 3 4 - It's Who You Love (RCA) comes on full steam, with a driving beat 84 72 1 * CLINTON GREGORY - She Takes The Sad Out ...(Step One) and full sound. Clint's fans will have fun 70 11 3 KAREN BROOKS & RANDY SHARP - Baby I'm The One (Mercury) wondering how much of the lyric comes 70 34 2 MICHAEL WHITE - Familiar Ground (Reprise) from his recent experience. 67 63 1 * OAK RIDGE BOYS - Fall (RCA) 64 4 4 THE MAVERICKS - Hey Good Lookin' (MCA) SAMMY KERSHAW - Yard Sale (Mer- 55 13 2 BLACK TIE - Listen To The Radio (Bench) cury) 45 11 2 KARLA TAYLOR - Little By Little (Curb) Sammy takes us on the Grand Tour of a 41 10 2 WYLIE & THE WILD WEST SHOW - This Time (Cross Three) couple's divorce on this Jones -style weeper. 41 13 2 TOY CALDWELL - Wrong Right (Cabin Fever) Listen to him moan "they're paying yard 41 35 1 * STACY DEAN CAMPBELL - Rosalee (Columbia) sale prices for each golden memory." 35 5 2 KAREN TOBIN - Love From A Heart Of Stone (Atlantic) That's about as Country as it comes.

26 4 1 * DOLLY PARTON - Light Of A Clear Blue Morning (Hollywood) MARK CHESNUTT - I'll Think Of Some- Dropped: #18-R. Travis, #19-R.V. Shelton, #23-R. Crowell, thing (MCA) #25 -Confederate Railroad, #32 -Collin Raye, #38-T. Tritt, W. Newton, C. LeDoux. Mark has hit the heights of "crying in your beer" songs with this one. He pours his INSIDE COUNTRY heart into it. PIRATES OF THE MISSISSIPPI - Too Mitch (Liberty) Wednesday, Tune 10 We didn't have to look at the credits to #1 ONE YEAR AGO TODAY 10 AM -Noon - LIBERTY RECORDS SHOW GARTH BROOKS - featuring Al Wyntor and Katie Haas as hosts, know that Guy Clark had a hand in writ- The Thunder Rolls Suzy Bogguss, Garth Brooks, Billy Dean, Cleve ing this latest single for the Pirates. Clark Francis, Sawyer Brown and Tanya Tucker. co -wrote the clever song with fellow Texan #1 FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY 2:30-4:30 PM - WARNER BROS. RECORDS Lee Roy Parnell and the result is a whole GEORGE STRAIT - SHOW featuring John Davis as host, Little bunch o' fun. All My Ex's Live In Texas Texas, Dennis Robbins, Texas Tornados and Travis Tritt. LITTLE TEXAS - You And Forever And Me #1 TEN YEARS AGO TODAY 7:30-9:30 PM - RCA RECORDS SHOW fea- T.G. SHEPPARD - turing Cathy Martindale & Gary Beaty as hosts, (Warner Bros.) Finally Martina McBride, Paul Overstreet, One of the featured groups in this week's Shenandoah and Aaron Tippin. issue, Little Texas is starting to build quite a hit repertoire. This song, co -written by FAN FAIR PREVIEW...We're celebrating Fan Thursday, Tune 11 the group's Porter Howell, should add to Fair with the return of our annual Country 10 AM -Noon - ATLANTIC RECORDS their success. Class issue, highlighting some of the best of SHOW featuring Neal McCoy hosting and Country Music's new artists. Many of the performing, Confederate Railroad, Dean artists featured in this issue will be perform- Dillon, Tracy Lawrence and Billy Joe Royal. BLACK TIE - Listen To The Radio (Bench) ing at Fan Fair. Here's a quick run-through of 2:304:30 PM - SHOW Black Tie offer a beautiful, lilting version the 1992 Fan Fair schedule. featuring Brooks & Dunn, Diamond Rio, Alan of this Nanci Griffith song, which captures Jackson, Lee Roy Parnell, Pam Tillis, Steve that bittersweet summer feeling. Monday, June 8 Wariner and Michelle Wright. 6-9 PM - BLUEGRASS SHOW 7:30-9:30 PM - COLUMBIA/ 9:30-11 PM - CAJUN SHOW SHOW featuring hosting and performing, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Joe ALBUM CUTS Tuesday, June 9 Diffie, Dixiana, Darryl & Don Ellis, Great 1.0 AM -Noon - CURB RECORDS SHOW Plains, Matthews Wright & King, Collin Raye, GEORGE STRAIT - featuring Hal Ketchum, Ronnie McDowell, , Ricky Skaggs and Doug You're Right, I'm Wrong Wayne Newton, Marie Osmond and Six Stone. Shooter. MARK CHESNUTT - 2:30-4:30 PM - POLYGRAM RECORDS Friday, June 12 Bubba Shot The Jukebox SHOW featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Davis 10 AM -Noon - MULTI -LABEL SHOW fea- Daniel, Sammy Kershaw, Jeff Knight, Kathy turing emceeing and per- GARTH BROOKS - Mattea and Ronna Reeves. forming, Pat Alger, John Anderson, Barbie Against The Grain/In Lonesome Dove 7:30-9:30 PM - MCA RECORDS SHOW fea- Ann Davidson, Clinton Gregory, Bo Harrison, turing Jerry Clower as emcee, Marty Brown, , , Jeannie C. Riley and WYNONNA - Lionel Cartwright, Wynonna Judd, McBride Norman Lee Schaffer. A Little Bit Of Love/No One Else On Earth & The Ride, Marty Stuart and Trisha Have a great time! Talk with you next week. Yearwood. The Gavin Country Crew TRAVIS TRITT - Bible Belt 28 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 BREAKING NEW ARTISTS IN THE 90'S THE 1, 2, 3'S OF SUCCESSFUL ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

NUMBER 1 McBRIDE eic THE RIDE

SALES EXPLODING! OVER 150,000 SOLD from the albura SACRED GROUND AZial AWARD WINNER

NUMBER 2 TR I re.wpovvc) C>

OVER 1,000,000 SOLD! from the albura VOTED BEST NEW FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST: TRISHA YEARWOOD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS BILLBOARD RADIO & RECORDS PERFORMANCE POLLSTAR

NUMBER 3 F.4 PFTY BROWN

likr(j-y;x_ -re. Digit And Dry OVER 100,000 SOLD! from the albrau AS SEEN ON 48 HOURS HIGH AND I)RY m FEATURED ARTIST OF MCA'S AWARD -WINNING "HIGH AND DRY" BACKROADS TOUR. TRACYCOMING SOONBYRE "THAT'S THE THING ABOUT A MEMORY" REPORT DATE: JULY 13 Albura Street Date: SEPTEMBER N MCA NASHVILLE 1992 MCA RECORDS. INC. Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which have it in Heavy or Medium rotation. ie: 100 stations

playing the record- 60 stations hove it in Heavy or Medium rotation- Hit Factor = 60% Country Research: HIT FACTOR Lisa Smith/Elmo Greer/Cyndi Hoelzle Total Reports This Week 224 Last Week 224

Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks McBRIDE & THE RIDE - Sacred Ground (MCA) 224 - 217 5 2 99% 14 DIAMOND RIO - Norma Jean Riley (Arista) 224 - 213 10 1 99% 12 TRISHA YEARWOOD - The Woman Before Me (MCA) 223 - 211 12 - 100% 12 SHENANDOAH - Rock My Baby (RCA) 223 - 206 16 1 99% 11 GEORGE STRAIT - Gone As A Girl Can Get (MCA) 224 - 191 29 4 98% 10 JOE DIFFIE - Ships That Don't Come In (Epic) 224 - 184 37 3 98% 9 RONNIE MILSAP - All Is Fair In Love & War (RCA) 220 - 191 23 6 97% 13 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Achy Breaky Heart (Mercury) 214 - 196 13 5 97% 10 ALAN JACKSON - Midnight In Montgomery (Arista) 224 - 158 65 1 99% 9 SUZY BOGGUSS - Aces (Liberty) 224 - 155 66 3 98% 12 MICHELLE WRIGHT - Take It Like A Man (Arista) 223 2 125 90 8 96% 13 JOHN ANDERSON - When It Comes To You (BNA Entertainment) 224 1 114 105 5 97% 9

WYNONNA - I Saw The Light (Curb/MCA) 224 1 95 125 4 98% 6 PAM TILLIS - Blue Rose Is (Arista) 223 1 84 124 15 93% 10 REBA McENTIRE - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (MCA) 222 - 60 151 11 95% 7 MARTINA McBRIDE - The Time Has Come (RCA) 220 3 48 151 21 90% 8 LORRIE MORGAN - Something In Red (RCA) 220 2 32 169 19 91% 7 DWIGHT YOAKAM - The Heart That You Own (Reprise) 215 1 24 167 24 88% 9 PATTY LOVELESS - Can't Stop Myself From Loving You (MCA) 212 4 38 141 33 84% 9 BILLY DEAN - Billy The Kid (Liberty/SBK) 220 6 10 172 38 82% 4 PEAL McCOY - Where Forever Begins (Atlantic) 206 3 8 138 60 70% 7

MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER - I Feel Lucky (Columbia) 211 26 2 130 79 62% 4

LEE ROY PARNELL - What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am (Arista) 204 9 4 133 67 67% 5 RICKY SKAGGS - From The Word Love (Epic) 200 8 6 130 64 68% 6 DENNIS ROBBINS - Home Sweet Home (Giant) 197 6 1 139 57 71% 7 -ANYA TUCKER - If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight (Liberty) 207 25 2 107 98 52% 3 MARTY STUART & TRAVIS TRITT - This One's Gonna Hurt You (MCA) 211 37 - 102 108 48% 3 DOUG STONE - Come In Out Of The Pain (Epic) 136 - 97 23 16 88% 14 DAN SEALS - Mason Dixon Line (Warner Bros.) 180 - 4 127 49 72% 9 DAVIS DANIEL - Still Got A Crush On You (Mercury) 180 1 9 119 52 71% 7 ALABAMA - Take A Little Trip (RCA) 208 59 2 81 125 39% 2 GARTH BROOKS - The River (Liberty) 197 129 10 70 117 40% 2 CLEVE FRANCIS - You Do My Heart Good (Liberty) 178 8 1 105 72 59% 8 STEVE WARINER - A Woman Loves (Arista) 196 30 1 76 119 39% 4 HIGHWAY 101 - Honky Tonk Baby (Warner Bros.) 170 4 - 88 82 51% 5 HAL KETCHUM - Five O'Clock World (Curb) 185 41 - 54 131 29% 3 BELLAMYS - Cowboy Beat (Bellamy Bros.) 164 14 3 63 98 40% 4 BROOKS AND DUNN - Boot Scootin' Boogie (Arista) 181 125 2 35 144 20% 2 HANK WILLIAMS JR. - Come On Over To The Country (Curb/Capricorn) 154 7 3 61 90 41% 4 GREAT PLAINS - Iola (Columbia) 142 3 - 71 71 50% 5 t§] 1C1:11 :111'

1. GARTH BROOKS - Ropin The Wind (Liberty) 1. McBRIDE & THE RIDE - Sacred Ground (MCA)

2. WYNONNA - Wynonna Judd (Curb/MCA) 2. SHENANDOAH - Rock My Baby (RCA)

3. BILLY RAY CYRUS - Some Gave All (Mercury) 3. JOE DIFFIE - Ships That Don't Come In (Epic)

4. GARTH BROOKS - No Fences (Liberty) 4. BILLY RAY CYRUS - Achy Breaky Heart (Mercury)

5. TRAVIS TRITT - It's All About To Change (Warner Bros.) 5. ALAN JACKSON - Midnight In Montgomery (Arista)

6. GEORGE STRAIT - Holding My Own (MCA) 6. JOHN ANDERSON - When It Comes To You (BNA Entertainment)

7. REBA McENTIRE - For My Broken Heart (MCA) 7. MICHELLE WRIGHT - Take It Like A Man (Arista)

8. BROOKS & DUNN - Brand New Man (Arista) 8. REBA McENTIRE - The Night The Lights Went Out... (MCA)

9. HAL KETCHUM - Past The Point Of Rescue (Curb) 9. RODNEY CROWELL - Lavin' All Night (Columbia)

10. ALAN JACKSON - Don't Rock The Jukebox (Arista) 10. MARTINA McBRIDE - The Time Has Come (RCA)

Based on correspondents' research Courtesy of Country Music Television :!l.,f 30 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5. 1992 f'OTRISING %Ms..'e\

On LIBERTY RECORDS! Ronnie Dunn hails from his heart that he should be a Coun- Coleman, Texas, and, as he puts it, try star. He picked tobacco in Ken- T H E "was studying to become a Baptist tucky to finance trips down to Nash- minister, but got caught playing in ville, and made periodic visits for honky-tonks and got kicked out!" years, trying to get someone to lis- While heading the house band at a ten to his songs. Finally, after los- A 1 huge club called Duke's Country in ing a plumbing job, Brown scraped Tulsa, a friend-Eric Clapton drum- up enough for one more trip. He mer Jimmy Oldecker-spied an slept in an alley off Music Row, and entry form for the Marlboro talent the next day sat in the lobby of BMI contest in a convenience store, filled until someone would give him an 'FtÂSS in Dunn's name and sent it in. "We audience. Kurt Denny did, called v v NUI laughed about it but sent them a manager Mike Robertson and said, tape anyway. We ended up qualify- "Either you're gonna love me for ing for the regionals, winning there, sending you this one or think I'm coming to Nashville for the finals, out of my mind." Robertson got it, and winning there too." signed Brown on and took him to Arista Nashville President Tim meet with MCA's Tony Brown, DuBois was receiving tapes of known for his work with cutting Dunn's current tunes at the same edge artists Kelly Willis, Steve Earle By Lisa Smith. Cyndi Hoelzle and Natalie Duitsman time that he got a tape of Brooks' and Lyle Lovett. The result is music. He got the two together over Marty's debut, High and Dry. It comes as no news to those working in Country music that our lunch and the rest, as they say, is Brown is an interesting combi- history. Their debut album has been nation of being very humble and at format is in the spotlight. Have you noticed that suddenly you're incredibly successful with no less the same time being completely the most popular person around-hearing from cousins you than four smash hits. And with the sure of his place in Country music never knew you had-when Garth Brooks or Wynonna comes to Best New Group and Best Duo history. "Everyone in Nashville is town? Country concerts have become the hottest tickets in town, awards under their belts, the two scratching their head because I sold are proving just how worthy they a lot of albums, and I did it without and record stores can hardly keep Country albums on the racks. truly are. LS a radio hit," he says honestly. Country dance halls are springing up right and left, and the press "When I do get a radio hit-look is having a field day with all the hubbub. out! In fact," he adds gleefully, "Y'all ain't heard nothing yet!" This rise in popularity has led to more and more hopefuls V.ARTYBOV:N Marty is planning to marry his arriving on Music City's doorstep. With our Country Class issue, fiance Sarah and has custody of his we attempt to spotlight the best and brightest of the up and two children from his first mar- comers. Like last year, all of the featured artists have had a degree riage. "My dreams have come true," he says. "I've got my little girl and of success on the charts. We're confident that most of these artists my little boy and my fiance. The will go on to join the ranks of recent Country Class graduates like Lord has given me the chance to Garth Brooks ('89), Alan Jackson ('90), Kathy Mattea ('86), make a living with what I want to do." Marty shakes his head and Ricky Van Shelton ('87), Billy Dean ('9/), Clint Black ('89), Marty Brown has probably laughs. "My life is going to make Shenandoah ('88), Hal Ketchum ('9L) and ('86) gotten the most press of any one heck of a movie someday!" CH who are making Country Music the hottest format around. artist featured in this issue. He's been called everything from the second coming of Hank Wil- BILLY FLAY most exciting Country duo to come liams to the long -lost son of CYRJS along in a while. Gomer Pyle. One thing's for BNOOfif & D NN Kix Brooks is a Louisiana native sure: Nobody's lukewarm about who claims, "It was when I got to Marty Brown. You either love college that I started seriously honky him-fiercely-or you wonder tonking, playing music all the time." why he ever left his Maceo, While he did take one year off to Kentucky home. What is it work on the Alaska pipeline, most about this hillbilly boy that has of Kix's adult life has been dedi- everyone talking? Well, for cated to his music. During one trip starters, his music. When through Nashville, an old boarding Brown starts to sing, you're Upon accepting their second school roommate finally convinced transported back to the days If you haven't witnessed the ACM award last April 29th, Kix Brooks to move to Music City, and when Hank was moaning the hoopla over Billy Ray Cyrus, Brooks stole a line from "Wayne's his career as a songwriter began in . you've been sleeping under a rock. World" and pronounced, "We are earnest. He wrote a string of hits, He's also swimming in clippings Talented, good-looking, charming not worthy!" While the statement including 's "I'm Only because he makes such good copy. and sincere, Billy Ray's debut single may have gotten the biggest laugh In It For The Love," the Nitty Gritty If you saw the "48 Hours" piece on Mercury, "Achy Breaky Heart," of the evening, it wasn't exactly Dirt Band's "Modern Day Ro- you know the story, but here's a re- darted right up to number one on accurate. A lot of industry insiders mance"andHighway 101's"Who's cap. Brown, who has been writing the Country charts. "The very first are calling Brooks and Dunn the Lonely Now." songs since he was fifteen, knew in time I ever heard that song, I fell in 32 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 love with it," says Billy Ray. "I just It was a night Billy Ray will appearing on the Colonel Shuford and keyboardist couldn't quit listening to it." Ap- never forget-he was literally on for the first time. But the real high- Randall Griffith in Dixiana. She parently neither could anyone else. top of the world. "It was an incred- light of her career is being able to was a little apprehensive about leav- The song topped our Country charts ible night," he says. "I was standing combine the music she loves with ing her father's band, but explains, for two weeks and is even getting on top of this skyscraper with all her family life. "My family goes "We'd all grown up together, so it airplay on Top 40 and A/C stations. those lights shining. 'Achy Breaky with me when I travel. My husband was like leaving one family to go to "Achy Breaky Heart" comes com- Heart' just went number one, my (Lang) plays and sings in my band, another." The decision proved to be plete with its own line dance, which, album was due out that day, and I and we take our daughter Hillary a wise one, as Dixiana are making when Billy Ray performs live, was just standing there saying 'Billy with us. It's like a vacation for the their mark on the Country charts drives the audiences wild. Ray Cyrus from Flatwoods, KY, most part. I'm really lucky." LS with Cindy's sweet, sassy vocals "We pulled up to this one place you are a very lucky man."' ND leading the way. CH and hundreds of people are stand- ing out in the rain, and I wanted to get out and hold an umbrella," says DIM Billy Ray. "It was pretty over- LINDA DAVIS CLE V E. F RANCIS whelming, but I have to say this- "Achy Breaky Heart" just wouldn't be happening if not for the support of all those wonderful people." This past Memorial Day, some ç', stations paid tribute to veterans by playing Cyrus' "Some Gave All," which he wrote back in 1988. Billy Ray's ex-wife, Cindy Cyrus' name All in all, Linda Davis is thrilled appears as co -writer. "I put her name You've probably heard the story the night I wrote it. with the way her career is going on the copyright by now. Cleve Francis, a 45 -year these days. Having just completed I knew that song was going to be old African American Country special, and would be around far her second album for Liberty From the first few frames of singer/cardiologist from Washing- than be around. I just Records, she is especially looking longer I'll Dixiana's video debut, "Waiting ton, D.C., releases an independent wanted her to have something spe- forward to this year's Fan Fair. "Last For The Deal To Go Down," it was single and video of the song "Love cial, so I put her name on the copy- year was the first year that I had my clear that lead singer Cindy Murphy Light." The video becomes a hit, own booth, and I couldn't believe right." had star quality. Her personality receiving major airplay on the video I noticed that she's also given the response. I was so flattered that practically leaps from the screen channels, and lands Francis a deal credit on "Where Am I Gonna people were lining up to see me. " and from the speakers. Band mem- with Liberty Records. Of course Live." "She earned that one," says Born in Datson, Texas, not far ber Mark Lister agrees. "From the there's more to it than that, but Billy Ray. "One night I pulled into from the Louisiana border, Linda first time I heard her sing, I knew there's no doubt that a lot has been my house, and she had set all of my made her debut in the entertain- she was my favorite singer," he happening quickly for Francis, who stuff out in the yard, in suitcases ment business at the age of six, says. "No one else can hold a candle is still practicing medicine in D.C. and boxes. So I was sitting in front singing at the East Texas Gary Jam- to her." His patients are starting to come in my 'where boree. By her teens, she was per- of house-wondering Mark and his brother Phil had with articles and albums for him to am I going to live?' I ran in the forming on the Louisiana Hayride been hearing Cindy sing for quite autograph; he tells of radio visits house, it was about 4:30 in the at Shreveport and the Texas Grape- some time, as they all grew up in where programmers ask advice on my guitar and vine Opry. Later, Linda moved to morning and got Greenville, South Carolina, and their cholesterol levels. His second started writing this song: "Where Nashville, where she became a ses- played the same fairs and festivals. single, the appropriately titled "You am I gonna live when I get home/ sion and demo singer. Her work on Murphy, who played in her father's Do My Heart Good," is currently My old lady's thrown out every- Music Row caught the attention of bluegrass band Wooden Nickel, had climbing the charts. thing I own/She meant what she some music industry executives, been friends with the brothers since Cleve, who has been playing said when she wished I was dead/ and she eventually got a recording they all were kids, but never played guitar and singing since he was a So where am I gonna live when I contract with Capitol Nashville. with their band until 1986. And kid, is used to his double life, but get home." Then I said 'I knew our Her first album, In A Different believe it or not, Cindy's first gig admits that it still takes some ad- road was getting kind of rocky' and Light, was a ballad -oriented album. with them was an appearance on justing. "After I get back from a Cindy, who was laying on the couch, "I chose a lot of ballads for my first "Nashville Now." radio tour it takes me a couple of dead tired from boxing up all album because I felt like those were just She explains that fateful day. days to get out of being Cleve my stuff, said 'I think you're get- the strongest songs that got pitched "When they got invited to do' Nash- Francis and back into being Dr. ting too damn cocky.' That line is in to me. There's something special ville Now,' the girl who was in their Cleveland Francis, Jr," he laughs. the song, so she's a half-writer on about every one of them-the whole band at the time was pregnant, and "Somebody said, 'Well, at least that one." album has a special place in my didn't feel up to doing the show. So you're not dealing with life and current single is heart." But she did want to change Cyrus' Phil and Mark called me four days death,' and I said, 'The only death "Could've Been Me," about a guy directions a bit with this new al- before the show. I told them, 'I involved is my career!" Cleve whose high school lover marries bum. "I really wanted to put some don't have a thing on my calendar I jokes, then turns serious. "It would somebody else. "When I was shoot- energy into it that we didn't have can't change! " be nice if I could look back and say ing the video for this song, I was on last time. Also, some fire-a little The date went so well that Phil I helped break the ice, and let people top this highrise in Chicago, and youth and fun. We really worked to of and Mark asked Cindy to join the know that music is music and it it was thirty below. I was find some vibrant, energetic songs." about band and after some soul-search- doesn't matter what color you are. singing this chilling song, and there This year has been filled with ing, she left her family band and I'm trying to reach a middle ground was frost coming of my mouth," highlights forLinda-working with out joined Phil and Mark, drummer and find the things that are common laughs Cyrus. Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire,

June 5, 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 33 to us all, rather than the things that to hold something new and differ- single, "Don't Go Near The Water" separates us." CH ent. When you get to open a show and the accompanying video have for the likes of K.T. Oslin, Joe Diffie both broken the Top Ten. and Sawyer Brown, you've reached Sammy's enjoying every minute a different level. It's real exciting." of his success. "Every time I do 6NE9T PLAINS LS something in this business, like re- cording my first album, I think it can't get any better. Then I'll do something else, like a video, and KV7 seRsai I'll think it can't get any better than that. If it gets any better now, I'm not going to know what to do with myself!" LS Sisters Jayne and Janice White They've been called the new are looking forward to their Fan Eagles. They've been called Fair appearance this year. Last Country's answer to Nelson. Seems year's appearance was their first, like everyone wants to compare and marked the beginning of an Great Plains to someone or some- exciting debut year. Janice recalls, thing else, but the members of this "I thought it was pretty neat that, band aren't having any of it. "There even though last year at this time The first thing you're likely to was one review that said, `I hope we were just starting out, a lot of hear about Sammy Kershaw is that this isn't the future of Country people recognized us from our first he sounds like a young George music,- says lead singer and video. We thought that we would Jones. While it's true that Jones and kind of just melt into the crowd, but Hank Williams Sr. are his idols, (as songwriterJack Sundrud. "Neither Tracy Lawrence's story is al- it didn't happen that way at all. It's he describes it, "they have that natu- do we! We're not trying to be the most impossible to believe. The amazing how powerful the media ral tear in the voice"), Kershaw's future of anything. We're just try- Arkansas native, who turned 24 on is." versatile song selection and lively ing to do what we do." the day of his first number one Raised in Yuba City, California, stage presence have helped him The members of Great Plains are party, has had a quick rise to suc- Janice and Jayne come from a large forge his own mark. all veteran musicians, having put in cess. Less than a year after moving musical and supportive family of Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, years of road and studio work for to Nashville, Lawrence was signed four girls and one boy. "Mom played Kershaw made an auspicious sing- artists like , Mary- to a major label. "When I first got to and accordion and sang alto ing debut when in the fourth grade, Chapin Carpenter and Mark town, I hit every club I could find and Dad sang bass. They always at a school Christmas play. From Knopfler. Sundrud explains how that would let me on stage to sing," supported our love and commit- then on, he was hooked. He remem- the group came to be. "The guitar he recalls. "Most of them had talent ment for music, and always told us bers, "I started singing in South player Russ Pahl and the drummer, contests that paid $100 to the win- Michael we were special," Jayne remem- Louisiana clubs when I was twelve, Young and myself worked ner. I got to where I was living off bers. and I've more or less been at it ever in Michael Johnson's band, and we those talent contests! All four of the girls grew up since. I've always known music is struck up a real friendship. When "A woman I met at one of the singing in church (Jayne and Janice what I want to do." All through his we weren't on the road we'd get talent shows invited me up to do still cite "Amazing Grace" as their twenties, he persisted with his mu- together and try out the songs I was 'Live At Libby's' broadcast on favorite song) and school, but as sic through a variety of nine -to -five writing-we just liked to hang out WBVR. I had other opportunities Jayne and Janice grew up, music jobs. He became something of a and play together. When I started to work Nashville clubs and make writing with became a passion. They were al- local celebrity on the South Louisi- Gary Burr we weren't more money, but I thought it was ways in a band while keeping day ana circuit, playing solo or fronting trying to write `Great Plains songs' more important to be heard by that jobs to pay the bills. bands. Eventually he got a call from but when we were done that's what many people, live on the radio. And Their big break came when a friend in Nashville who encour- we had. The songs definitely fit it was very good for my career." Curb's Dick Whitehouse saw them aged him to come to Music City to what we were doing with the band." Tracy's current manager Jeff Carver singing at the Bluebird Cafe in try his luck with the major label The fellows laid down some of had gone to the show with Atlantic's Nashville on a Tuesday night. By execs. This led to a live showcase in those songs in the studio, and Brent Elroy Kahanek, to check out an- Friday he was saying, "Ladies, let's Nashville. "The day after my show- Maher, who just happened to be other artist. When they saw Tracy make a record." Their first album case, someone called and told me looking for a band to work with, they knew the kid was a star, and gave Janice and Jayne their first that Harold Shedd wanted to see me heard the tape and flipped. They signed him up right away. taste of success with singles like at his office at Mercury/PolyGram," added bassist Denny Dadmun- From here the story gets weirder. "The Crush" and "Jezebel Kane," Kershaw said. "I just sat down and Bixby and Great Plains was born. On the day Tracy finished record- the latter being particularly satisfy- cried." When the band was signed, did ing his debut album, he went out ing because it was the first song In no time, Kershaw had a record they feel any pressure to cut their with an old high school friend he'd they wrote to be recorded and re- contract and was working on his hair? "No one at the label or man- invited to town to see him record leased as a single. first album, Don't Go Near The agement ever mentioned that," Jack and to help him celebrate. That night Janice and Jayne are currently Water. His first single, "Cadillac laughs. "But on our first video, we his career, and his life, almost ended. working on a new album with James Style" resulted in Sammy being got copies of all the comments from Tracy was taking his friend back Stroud once again at the producing chosen as the spokesman for the people. One of the reply slips just to her hotel when they were the helm. And they're really enjoying Gold Key Cadillac Dealers Asso- said, THESE GUYS NEED A victim of a violent robbery. "I turned getting out and performing live. ciation, where he starred in both HAIRCUT!" Jack laughs. "When around and was looking at the bar- "We'll be performing in Europe television and radio spots for people call us the Nelsons, we like rel of a gun," Tracy says. Three this year and that's really exciting," Cadillac in Texas, Oklahoma, Ar- to say that we're not sons of Ricky, gunman took the couple's money Jayne reports. "Every month seems kansas and Louisiana. His second we're sons of Willie." CH and began walking them toward the 34 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 To KNo HAR...

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TAE DEBUT ALBUM ON Co'uMBIA "Columbia" Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. By Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 01992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. hotel. "I knew that if they got us in ate, a recording contract was not. that hotel room, we'd never live Duane says, "We got our contract through it," Tracy says. "I decided two and a half years after we first that if I was going to die, I was met Doug. He had just signed Travis going to die fighting." He yelled for Tritt, and Travis told us, `Watch his friend to run, and jumped one of out. You're on the Doug Grau ten the gunman. year plan. It'll take him forever to Tracy's friend escaped unhurt, sign you!' But it turned out that was but he was shot four times at close good, because we needed to de- range. Miraculously Tracy lived velop as a band. We needed to go through it, although he still has a out and hit all the Country radio bullet lodged in his hip. After the markets and meet all the people. I shooting, Tracy threw himself into think it has really paid off for us. physical therapy to speed his re- We built up a good core of fans that covery and to try to put the incident have stayed behind us." behind him. "I was bitter for a little When Little Texas returned to while," Tracy says, "but I refused Nashville and finally started record- to let it stop me from doing the ing an album, the process was ini- things I've always done." tially frustrating, and an important Tracy's determination paid off, corner was turned when they began and when his album was finally writing their own songs. The result released the first single went straight was an album that shipped 150,000 to number one, and brought Tracy a advance orders and has thus far tremendous number of requests for produced two hit singles, "First bookings. "This all happened very Time For Everything" and "Some quickly," Tracy admits. "I've been Guys Have All The Love." They 're very fortunate." CH also getting more than their share of bookings-they recently left on a month -long trip to Europe, and will be opening for Clint Black later this LITTLE TEXAS summer. LS

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AMAZONAS - HUAYUCALTIA (ROM) Sakamoto's prestigious road band. In fact, San Francisco and Frank Morgan. Using that One of the finest examples of music from her collaborations with Bell ("Running as a standard, Watts' project holds up re- South of the border-I mean way south, down Around Again") and Lloyd Cole markably well. This discs' beautiful packag- the Pan American Highway into South ("Ladykiller") are included on this debut. ing and firm concept makes A Tribute To America. Lead guitarist/Huayucaltia pro- Also included is a unique reading of "Box Of Charlie Parker With Strings a must for any of ducer Ciro Hurtado helps combine a master- Rain," originally done by-whoa!-the Grate- us who aspire to understand Parker's indel- fu1 combination of acoustic guitar, ful Dead. ible mark on our music. MesoAmerican wind instruments, high alti- tude percussion and technology. Some of the A TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER WITH DOWN THE ROAD - ANDY NARELL trax that appear early (the opening STRINGS - CHARLIE WATTS QUINTET (WINDHAM HILL JAZZ) "Amazonas" or "Cholita") could conceivably (CONTINUUM GROUP) It's safe to say that Andy Narell has the spin beyond some of the more successful In 1962, before there were any strains of "ICan't contemporary American "pan field" nearly hours. What the compositions Get No Satisfaction" in the wind, a young all to himself. As the foremost purveyor of the lack in fire they more than make up for in graphic artist designed his own children's most melodic of percussion tools, Narell, on delicacy. Those who are enjoying the influx of book that cleverly tied a child's individuality Down The Road, adds a family feel to the fine nylon acoustic playing may want to in- into the creativity of Charlie Parker. Decades music. It was Andy's late father, Murray clude a song like "Un Espejo (A Mirror)" and many Rolling Stones tours later, Charlie Narell who championed the steel pan, to the among a set that consists of Ottmar, Strunz & Watts-who has consistently dabbled in point of organizing the first American steel Farah, Paco DeLucia and more. Call ROM Jazz-finally saw his storybook come to life. band festival in 1962. Careful not to appear (short for Really Outstanding Music) at (800) This second part of the tribute CD the next overly scholarly, Narell cites the geographic 736-1223. step forward-a live gig combining original origin of each of DTR's compositions, which compositions and Parker classics. As with a include Trinidad Soca, Cuban Gauracha and NICKY HOLLAND (EPIC) typical live gig, the disc is divided into two Songo as well as Brazilian Baiao, rumba and English singer/ Nicky Holland's stunning sets, each with a very special hook. merengue. Sometimes he combines more debut disc is off to a fast start. Trax like "This Trax 1-9 (the first set) is tied together with than one style within a single song. Down The Town," written with a homesick American, short bits of narration taken from the book. Road is driven strictly by percussion, and shows a cool crafter at work. Holland has The second (trax 11-17) features a string sec- what a sweet way for us to appreciate the steel collaborated with quite a few diverse and tion recreating the famed orchestral Parker drum's different styles. Trax include "Out Of interesting faces, including Tears For Fears, with strings sessions. Besides hearing the origi- The Blue," the funky -yet -cool merengue "Dis- Oleta Adams, Robert Bell of Blue Nile and nal Parker tapes, we've heard these arrange- orderly Conduct" and the ambitious three- Cyndi Lauper. She's even playing in Ryuichi ments played in concert courtesy of KJAZ- part steel band orchestra piece, "Green Bal- let." Compiled by Compiled by Keith Zimmerman Kent Zimmerman

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3 7 ARTURO SANDOVAL - I Remember Clifford (GRP) 10 7 GRANT GEISSMAN - Time Will Tell (Bluemoon) 10 8 ARTHUR TAYLOR/TAYLOR'S WAILERS - Mr. A.T. (Enja) 4 8 RANDY CRAWFORD - Through The Eyes Of Love (Warner Bros.) 12 9 DELFEAYO MARSALIS - Pontius Pilate's Decision (Novus/RCA) 12 9 NICKY HOLLAND - Nicky Holland (Epic) 13 10 BENNY GREEN TRIO - "Testifyin'!" (Blue Note) 5 10 PETER WHITE - Excusez -Moi (Sin -Drome) 16 11 ED THIGPEN TRIO - Mr. Taste (Justin Time/Bluemoon) 14 11 SPYRO GYRA - Three Wishes (GRP) 11 12 JULIAN JOSEPH - The Language Of Truth (Atlantic) 11 12 TOM GRANT - In My Wildest Dreams (Verve Forecast/PolyGram) 8 13 JOEY CALDERAllO - To Know One (Blue Note) 8 13 , JR. - Untitled (Geffen) 9 14 DIANE SCHUUR - In Tribute (GRP) 13 14 k.d. LANG - Ingenue (Sire/Warner Bros.) 24 15 VARIOUS ARTISTS - GRP All -Star Big Band (GRP) 20 15 ANNIE LENNOX - Diva (Arista) 20 16 SHIRLEY HORN W/STRINGS - Here's To Life (Verve/PolyGram) 16 16 DAVID BLAMIRES GROUP - David Blamires Group (Nova) 19 17 DAVID SANBORN - upfront (Elektra) 15 17 GEORGE HOWARD - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (GRP) 18 18 HENRY BUTLER - Blues And More (Windham Hill Jazz) 17 18 WAYNE HENDERSON - Back To The Groove (PAR) 17 19 LOUIE BELLSON - Peaceful Thunder (Music Masters) 26 19 STRUNZ & FARAH - Americas (Mesa) 20 DAVE STRYKER - Guitar On Top (Ken Music) 24 20 BONEY JAMES - Trust (Spindletop) 14 21 STEVE COLEMAN - Rhythm In Mind (Novus/RCA) 19 21 BRUCE BECVAR - Rhythms Of Life (Higher Octave) 22 TERENCE BLANCHARD - Simply Stated (Columbia) 28 22 DANCING FANTASY - Moonlight Reflections (IC/DA) 22 23 TITO PUENTE - Mambo Of The Times (Concord Jazz) - 23 TRACY CHAPMAN - Matters Of The Heart (Elektra) 27 24 DUKE ROBILLARD - After Hours Swing Session (Rounder) 25 24 RONNY JORDAN - The Antidote (4th & Broadway/Island) 25 CHARLIE WATTS QUINTET - A Tribute ... (Continuum) - 25 DOUG SMITH - Labyrinth (American Gramaphone) 30 26 KING & MOORE - Potato Radio (Justice) 21 26 GREGG KARUKAS - Sound Of Emotion (Positive Music) 27 - Reflections (DMP) 22 27 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Never Enough (Island/PLG) 15 28 STEVE HOBBS - Cultural Diversity (Timeless) - 28 LYLE LOVETT - I've Been To Memphis (Curb/MCA) 25 29 JOE HENDERSON - Lush Life The Music ... (Verve/PolyGram) 29 29 SARA K. - Closer Than They Appear (Chesky) 26 30 YELLOWJACKETS - Live Wires GRP 23 30 MARS LASAR - Olympus (Real Music) Culled from a select sample of Jazz -intensive reporters. Culled from Gavin Commercial AA Reporters only.

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MARSALIS SEPTET (COLUMBIA) 5 2 1 TONY WILLIAMS - The Story Of Neptune (Blue Note)

2. AND I'LL SING ONCE MORE - 1 1 2 ROY HARGROVE - The Vibe (Novus/RCA) CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY 2 3 3 JOEY DeFRANCESCO - Reboppin' (Columbia) (NOVUS/RCA) 8 4 4 EDDIE DANIELS & GARY BURTON - Benny Rides Again (GRP) 3. JUST IN TIME - JUSTIN 14 8 5 BOBBY WATSON - Present Tense (Columbia) ROBINSON (VERVE/POLYGRAM) 4 5 6 ARTHUR TAYLOR/TAYLOR'S WAILERS - Mr. A.T. (Enja) 4. BORN AGAIN - TOM SCOTT 11 7 - (Elektra) (GRP) 18 DAVID SANBORN upfront 5. ANADOLU - AYDIN ESEN 38 16 8 BENNY GREEN TRIO - "Testifyin'!" (Blue Note) (COLUMBIA) 16 14 9 DELFEAYO MARSALIS - Pontius Pilate's Decision (Novus/RCA)

TIE 6 6 10 ARTURO SANDOVAL - I Remember Clifford (GRP) BONE-IFIED - BILL WATROUS 15 13 11 HAROLD MABERN TRIO - Straight Street (DIW/Columbia) (GNP CRESCENDO) 12 9 12 JULIAN JOSEPH - The Language Of Truth (Atlantic) 35 21 13 ED THIGPEN TRIO - Mr. Taste (Justin Time/Bluemoon) 26 19 14 SHIRLEY HORN WITH STRINGS - Here's To Life (Verve/PolyGram) 7 10 15 DIANE SCHUUR - In Tribute (GRP) TOP TIP 13 1 16 STEVE COLEMAN - Rhythm In Mind (Novus/RCA) 17 JOEY CALDERAllO - To Know One (Blue Note) 9 17 18 YELLOWJACKETS - Live Wires (GRP) ANDY NARELL 10 12 19 STEVE HOBBS - Cultural Diversity (Timeless) DOWN THE ROAD 27 24 20 HENRY BUTLER - Blues And More (Windham Hill Jazz) (WINDHAM HILL JAll) 28 26 21 KING & MOORE - Potato Radio (Justice) 17 18 22 STEVE SWALLOW - Swallow (ECM) in a way Jazz Radio responds big 29 25 23 DUKE ROBILLARD - After Hours Swing Session (Rounder) with sixty-three stations and a huge 39 24 VARIOUS ARTISTS - GRP All -Star Big Band (GRP) chart debut at #26. 40 33 25 GROVER WASHINGTON, JR.- Next Exit (Columbia) 26 ANDY NARELL - Down The Road (Windham Hill Jazz) 41 34 27 WARREN BERNHARDT - Reflections (DMP) 32 30 28 LOUIE BELLSON - Peaceful Thunder (Music Masters) 22 20 29 RICARDO SILVEIRA - Small World (Verve Forecast/PolyGram) 31 28 30 - Grace Under Pressure (Blue Note) 21 23 31 RYAN KISOR - Minor Mutiny (Columbia) 32 TERENCE BLANCHARD - Simply Stated (Columbia) 42 33 DAVE STRYKER - Guitar On Top (Ken Music) 25 29 34 STAN GETZ - Spring Is Here (Concord Jazz) 46 41 35 WAYNE HENDERSON - Back To The Groove (PAR) 44 36 CHARLIE WATTS QUINTET - A Tribute To Charlie Parker With Strings (Continuum) 43 37 37 JOHN McLAUGHLIN TRIO - Que Algria (Verve/PolyGram) 11 22 38 EASTERN REBELLION - Mosaic (Music Masters) 39 GUST WILLIAM TSILIS - Sequestered Days (Enja/Koch) 19 27 40 THE HARPER BROTHERS - You Can Inside The Music (Verve/PolyGram) 37 36 41 TITO PUENTE - Mambo Of The Times (Concord Jazz) 24 31 42 JOE HENDERSON - Lush Life The Music Of Billy Strayhorn (Verve/PolyGram) 50 43 KIRSTEN GUSTAFSON - You Taught My Heart To Sing (Atlantic) 44 43 44 JOHN D'EARTH - One Bright Glance (Enja/Koch) CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY 23 35 45 DAVID MURRAY - Shakill's Warrior (DIW/Columbia) AND I'LL SING ONCE MORE 46 46 CHARLIE RICH - Pictures And Paintings (Sire/Warner Bros.) (NOVUS/RCA) 47 SPYRO GYRA - Three Wishes (GRP) Twenty-eight stations give the nod to 48 BAREFOOT - Dance Of Life (Rhythm Safari) Hollyday's latest Big Band treatment. 30 32 48 48 49 JEANNIE & JIMMY CHEATHAM - Basket Full Of Blues (Concord Jazz) Co -Editors: Keith Zimmerman/Kent Zimmerman 50 BILL WATROUS - Bone-ified (GNP Cresendo)

CH!RTBOUND *Debuts kt chartbound STRAIGHT AHEAD (ATLANTIC) CAROL SLOANE (CONCORD JAll) TODD COCHRAN (VITAL) *WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET (COLUMBIA) CARLOS GUEDES (HEADS UP) LISA ONO (BMG INT'L) SID JACOBS (BEST RECORDINGS) JEREMY STEIG (TRILOKA) *DR. MICHAEL WHITE (ANTILLES/POLYGRAM) MICHEL PETRUCCIANI (OWUMESA/BLUEMOON) *TOM SCOTT (GRP) PETE DeLUKE QUARTET (TIME IS) TANA REID (CONCORD JAll) *CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY (NOVUS/RCA) JIM HALL (MUSIC MASTERS) BOB THIELE COLLECTIVE (RED BARON) RONNY JORDAN (4TH & BROADWAY/ISLAND/PLG) GRANT GEISSMAN (MESA/BLUEMOON) Dropped: #38 , #40 Fred Wesley, #45 *JUSTIN ROBINSON (VERVE/POLYGRAM) *LUIS BONILLA (CANDID/DA) Kenny Blake, #47 Sue Matthews, #49 Tony Reedus. 45 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 the GAVIN REPORT

Reports accepted Mondays 9AM-4PM 8 Tuesdays 9AM-3PM Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 MOST ADDED ALBUM Gavin Fax (415) 495-2580 1. "I'VE GOT MINE" - GLENN FREY (MCA) 2W LW TW

2. "ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW" - 1 1 BLACK CROWES - Remedy, Sting, Hotel, Morning (Def American/Reprise) DEL AMITRI (A&M) 3 2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 57, Dice, Human, All (Columbia) 2 3 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge (Warner Bros.) - 3. "MELISSA" ALLMAN 8 4 DELBERT McCLINTON - Everytime I Roll The Dice (Curb) BROTHERS BAND (EPIC) 14 5 MELISSA ETHERIDGE - 2001, Heavy, Dance, Crazy, Meet (Island/PLG) 11 6 GENESIS - Spike, Heart, Jesus, Son, Dance, World (Atlantic) 4. "57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' 5 7 ARC ANGELS - Living In A Dream (DGC) ON)" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 4 8 DEF LEPPARD - Make Love, Let's Get Rocked, Heaven (Mercury) (COLUMBIA) 9 LETHAL WEAPON 3 - It's Probably Me (Reprise/A&M)

5. "REACH FOR THE SKY" - 10 10 CONCRETE BLONDE - Someday, Long (IRS) FIREHOUSE (EPIC) 6 11 LITTLE VILLAGE - Solar Sex Panel, Runs Hot (Reprise) 24 12 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead, Disappointed, Bird (Geffen) 6. "IT'S PROBABLY ME" - STING 7 13 SASS JORDAN - Make You A Believer (Impact) with ERIC CLAPTON (A&M) 15 14 GARY MOORE - Story Of The Blues, Cold Day In Hell (Charisma) 35 15 SANTANA - Right On, Wait (Polydor/PLG) TOP TIP 16 16 OZZY OSBOURNE - Road To Nowhere, Mama (Epic) 19 17 PEARL JAM - Even Flow, Alive (Epic) 31 18 THE MEN - Church Of Logic, Sin & Love (Polydor/PLG) LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 9 19 ZZ TOP - Gun Love, Viva Las Vegas (Warner Bros.) "WRONG" 26 20 CRACKER - Teen Angst, Birthday, Soul, Satisfy (Virgin) (REPRISE) 13 21 U2 - One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways, Real, Ultraviolet (Island/PLG) 37 22 THE CURE - Friday, High, Unstuck, Letter (Fiction/Elektra) So far, Lindsey is doing "Wrong" 17 23 JOHN MELLENCAMP - Chance, Now More, Again, Happiness (Mercury) right. at #32. Highest debut 12 24 BRYAN ADAMS - Touch, Thought, Never Be, Stop, Everything (A&M) 25 25 LYNCH MOB - Tangled In The Web (Elektra)

27 26 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - All I Want (Columbia) 30 27 NEVILLE BROTHERS - Fly Like An Eagle (A&M) 43 28 RINGO STARR - Weight Of The World (Private Music) RECORD TO WATCH 42 29 ENCINO MAN SOUNDTRACK - InvitedNince Neil (Hollywood) 32 30 MATTHEW SWEET - Waiting, Divine, Girlfriend, Winona (Zoo) 36 31 JEFFREY GAINES - Hero (Chrysalis/ERG) 32 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Wrong (Reprise) 34 33 TRACY CHAPMAN - Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming On A World (Elektra) 20 34 VAN HALEN - Mission, Dream, Right, Runaround, Top, Poundcake (Warner Bros.) 29 35 GUN - Steal Your Fire (A&M) 21 36 LEON RUSSELL - No Man's Land (Virgin) 46 37 ANNIE LENNOX - Why, Bird (Arista) 47 38 INDIGO GIRLS - Galileo, Three, Romeo (Epic) 39 ELECTRIC BOYS - Mary In The Mystery World (Atco) 28 40 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE - Little Wing, Empty Arms (Epic) 44 41 LYLE LOVETT - I've Been To Memphis (Curb/MCA) 40 42 KINGS X - Prisoner, Flag (Atlantic) - Drain (DGC) DEL AMITRI 39 43 NIRVANA Lithium, Come, Teen, Plain, Something, "ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW" 45 44 ALTERED STATE - Ghost Beside My Bed (Warner Bros.) (A&M) 45 TESLA - Song & Emotion (Geffen) Gavin stations are among the first to 38 46 QUEEN - Hammer To Fall, Days Of Our Lives (Hollywood) know about this quartet. 47 SPIN DOCTORS - Little Miss (Columbia) The 1990 LP did its 48 HARDLINE - Takin' Me Down (MCA) American best inside these pages. 48 49 STRAY CATS - Elvis On Velvet (JRS)

Editor: Kent Zimmerman 50 MIDNIGHT OIL - Sometimes (Columbia)

H!RTBOUND *Debuts in chartbound *DEL AMITRI (A&M) "LAST" RTZ (GIANT/REPRISE) "ALL" TORI AMOS (ATLANTIC) "CRUCIFY" THE ZOO (CAPRICORN) "SHAKIN"' KISS (MERCURY) "WANNA" METALLICA (ELEKTRA) "ROAM" *SOUP DRAGONS (BIG LIFE/MERCURY) "DIVINE" *GLENN FREY (MCA) "MINE" *ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (EPIC) "MELISSA" TORA TORA (A&M) "AMNESIA" *FIREHOUSE (EPIC) "REACH" Dropped: #24 Mr. Big, #35 Outfield, #40 *EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER (VICTORY) "MOON" MSG (IMPACT) "NEVER ENDING" Tom Cochrane, #48 Slaughter, Believers. June 5. I992/the GAVIN REPORT 47 "MIDLIFE CRISIS" - swamps, Steve Morse launches a FAITH NO MORE frontal guitar attack on rush hour (SLASH/REPRISE) traffic. An unlikely theme for near - Faith No More, one of 90/91's stationary motion, "Morning Rush biggest bands, continues to duck Hour" rips along at about ninety any kind of easy classification. It rock song into an extended and Home," "Better Days" and "Foot- miles an hour. Before you know it, was their mix of metal and rap structured compositional form. prints In The Snow." three and half minutes have that attracted a combination After mixing Mussorsky Dylan, passed with nary a vocal. headbanger/Alternative crowd to he formed Emerson, Lake & "I'VE GOT MINE" - the tune of a few million units. Palmer as the very first Classical GLENN FREY (MCA) The upcoming Angel Dust album Out of either duty or a guilty con- Iooks to be equally eclectic. science, Glenn Frey juxtaposes the "Midlife Crisis" retains that same LNCH80d. Lll(E & HUM cozy Southern California existence funk rock mentality that lodged a with street life. "I've Got Mine" band like the Red Hot Chili Pep- deals with an interesting di- pers into commercial hyperspace. lemma-maintaining a soft I guess the fact that "Midlife Cri- lifestyle while knowing full well sis" had a hotter week over on the that a poorer part of the city goes Alternative side accounts for the to hell in a hand basket on a daily TO HELL WITH LOVE - band's freshness and credibility. basis. If nothing else, "I've Got SUZANNE RHATIGAN Still, it was Stephen Dunwoody Power Trio. Besides enjoying the Mine" is honest. Without being (IMAGO) over at KOME who first alerted excesses of seventies orchestral socially pompous, it asks a legiti- Here's an interesting throwback. us to this one. "Sounds absolutely rock, bands like ELP and Yes cre- mate question of our guilt -ridden Young Suzanne Rhatigan has great on the air" was his instant ated the environment that begat a generation, what do you do once made a tough rock R&B album in synopsis. much -needed return to the basics. "you've got yours?" the style Ann Peebles invented So, after over a decade of limbo, during her Hi Records days. "To "GOOD STUFF" - Emerson, Lake & Palmer stage a Hell With Love" (with words writ- THE B -52's (REPRISE) curious comeback. Black Moon ten, ironically, by a man) is as Last time around had the B -52's makes a strong pitch for the retro tough a set of lyrics as I've heard a breaking out of that "wacky, market dollar. While it's hard to woman sing in a long time. New kitchy" fashion mode and show- imagine Ride and My Bloody York producer Fred Maher sets a ing more than a couple of radio Valentine fans hailing the return pretty tough stage utilizing Al formats how to do that Athens of ELP, there must be legions of Green/Willie Mitchell -styled Rock Dance Thang. Serious, seri- Yes and Genesis fans who long horns and strings, emphasizing ous stuff. Now "Good Stuff" come for a fresh evening of classic acro - Rhatigan's Irish commitment to pseudo American Soul singing. minute adds another log on the as "Changing States" recall the "MR. FUN" - Much of To Hell With Love could fire. With its beautiful build, majesty that ELP tended to cook ELECTRIC LOVE HOGS be a homage to chitlin' circuit sing- "Good Stuff" intimates that the up onstage. (I remember seeing (LONDON/PLG) ers-women who took absolutely '52's aren't finished combining them headline over John Electric Love Hogs? Like Faith no crap from nobody. Even when free love with a nasty back -beat. McLaughlin's first Mahavishnu No More, here's a hard-border- she's being seductive, young The first time that big chorus hits Orchestra, but that's another line thrash-rock outfit that spikes Rhatigan has plenty of edge that you at the two minute mark, you story.) I must admit, hearing their music with other sublime even the sweetest string arrange- know you've been slimed. Kate Emerson's Hammond is a bit of a influences. What you get here is a ment can't ease. Looking listless Pierson sounds terrific and Fred kick. ELP has adapted to today's little like the Lemon Pipers crossed and bored as a young stud hikes Schneider still sings like a de- technology, and it's their most vi- with Black Flag. "Mr. Fun" does up his trousers, Rhatigan's read- mented tit bar barker. Expertly able comeback yet. Having spent have a screaming guitar solo, but ing of songs like her own "Nearly produced by Don Was. a sincere amount of time listen- there are far too many twists that 18" oozes independence and, in ing, I found my favorites off the keep the band out of the metal her own words, "bitchiness." A BLACK MOON - beaten track-more toward disc's pile. slow one like "The Games We EMERSON, LAKE & end. 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THE LEMONHEADS (ATLANTIC) 1 1 1 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead, Disappointed, Bird (Geffen) 2. "MIDLIFE CRISIS" - FAITH NO 3 2 2 THE CURE - Friday, High, Unstuck, Letter (Fiction/Elektra) MORE (SLASH/REPRISE) 4 3 3 THE CHARLATANS U.K. - Weirdo, Sights, Bothered, Tremelo (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 3. KIKO - LOS LOBOS 2 4 4 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Far Gone, Gold, Tumbledown (Def American/Warner Bros.) (SLASH/WARNER BROS.) 5 5 5 PETER MURPHY - You're So Close, Drop, Harm (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 4. "ALWAYS THE LAST TO 7 6 6 BEASTIE BOYS - Pass The Mic, So Whatcha Want (Capitol) KNOW" - DEL AMITRI (A&M) 8 7 7 DRAGONS - -On (Big 5. LEVELLING THE LAND - THE SOUP Divine, Pleasure, Running, Dream Life/Raw TV/Mercury/PLG) LEVELLERS (ELEKTRA) 6 8 8 CRACKER - Teen Angst, Birthday, Soul, Satisfy (Virgin) 13 9 9 L7 - Let's Pretend, Wargasm, Integrity (Slash/Warner Bros.) 15 10 10 INDIGO GIRLS - Galileo, Three, Romeo (Epic) 19 15 11 ANNIE LENNOX - Why, Bird (Arista) TOP TIP 19 12 12 TORI AMOS - Crucify, Silent, Smells, Tears (Atlantic) 13 13 RIDE - Twisterella, Mousetrap, Leave, Cool (Sire/Reprise) THE LEMONHEADS 14 14 14 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - We Are Each Other (Elektra) IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY 29 22 15 MATERIAL ISSUE - What Want, Big (ATLANTIC) Girls Thing (Mercury) 16 16 16 CHRIS MARS - Popular Creeps, Reverse, Monkey, Ego (Smash/PLG) This week's number one 10 11 17 CONCRETE BLONDE - Someday, Long (IRS) Most Added record debuts at #34! 21 21 18 JULIANA HATFIELD - Everybody, Forever, Nirvana (Mammoth) 26 19 19 PALE SAINTS - In Ribbons, Apple (4-AD/Reprise) COMMERCIAL 20 20 20 BREEDERS - Do You Love Me Now (4 A D/Elektra) 42 28 21 MORRISSEY - We Hate It When (Sire/Reprise) 23 23 22 STEVE WYNN - Drag, Tuesday (Rhino) 34 29 23 MIDNIGHT OIL - Sometimes (Columbia) 25 24 24 MICHELLE SHOCKED - 33 RPM Soul, Come (Mercury) 17 18 25 IAN McCULLOCH - Lover, Honey, Magical, Damnation, Dug (Sire/Reprise) 42 26 LEVELLERS - One Way (Elektra) 11 17 27 JAMES - Born, Ring, Heavens, Wait (Fontana/Mercury) 18 27 28 BUFFALO TOM - Taillights, Velevet, Sally (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 24 25 29 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - The Statue Got Me High, Guitar (Elektra) 33 33 30 NICK CAVE - Straight To You, Brother (Elektra/Mute) 31 31 31 TRACY CHAPMAN - Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming On A World (Elektra) 32 32 32 PAVEMENT - Summer, Loretta's, Perfume (Matador) THE STAIRS 22 26 33 CURVE - Fait Accompli, Horrorhead (Charisma) "WEED BUS" 34 LEMONHEADS - It's A Shame About Ray (Atlantic) (GO!/LONDON/PLG) 41 35 35 BLACKBIRD - Take Me, Killing (Scotti Brothers) Commercial stations in the driver's 38 36 36 THE CHURCH - Feel, Ripple, Paradox (Arista) seat include WFNX, WHTG, KBAC, 37 37 WIRE TRAIN - Stone, Yeah, Jordan, Open (MCA) WCBR, etc. 46 44 38 CATHERINE WHEEL - Black, Touch, Friend, Balloon (Fontana/Mercury) COLLEGE 39 39 EMF - Getting, Search (EMI/ERG) 41 40 TOM TOM CLUB - Sunshine And Ecstasy (Sire/Reprise) 41 LOS LOBOS - Reva's, Kiko, Wicked (Slash/Warner Bros.) 30 30 42 DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY - Language Of Violence (4th & Broadway/Island) 35 38 43 DAVID BYRNE - Hanging Upside Down, Mad (Sire/Warner Bros.) 47 44 BASEHEAD - 2000 B.C., Can It Be? (Imago) 46 45 SPENT POETS - Dog Town, Special (Geffen) 46 VIRUS 100 COMPLIATION - L7, Alice Donut, Faith NM, Mojo Nixon (Alternative Tentacles) 43 43 47 U2 - One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways, Real, Ultraviolet (Island/PLG) 28 34 48 SOCIAL DISTORTION - Cold, Born, King, Bad, Making, Sometimes (Epic) 44 45 49 SARAH McLACHLAN - Thorns, Fire, Drawn, Heaven (Nettwerk/Arista) 50 GODFLESH - Mothra, Pure, Spite (Relativity)

CH,RTBOUHD *Debuts in chartbound THE STAIRS SPIRITUALIZED - LAZER GUIDED... (DEDICATED/RCA) MEXICAN R&B THE 360'S - SUPERNATURAL (LINK) (GO!/LONDON/PLG) STRAY CATS - "ELVIS ON VELVET" (JRS) Climbing on at KUNV, DAISY CHAINSAW - "LOVE YOUR MONEY" (A&M) WBER, WFIT. etc. Dropped: #40 Sugarcubes, #48 Jah Wobble, A HOUSE - "TAKE IT EASY ON ME" (RADIOACTIVE) #49 Peter Case, #50 Teenage Fanclub. Editor: Linda Ryan 50 the GAVIN REPORT/June 5, 1992 A Ha Si,nii'e4 &'4 Hd4u,4 AL1zw4vL

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1 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead, Disappointed, Bird (Geffen) 1 BEASTIE BOYS - Pass The Mic, So Whatcha Want (Capitol) 2 THE CURE - Friday, High, Unstuck, Letter (Fiction/Elektra) 2 XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead, Disappointed, Bird (Geffen) 3 ANNIE LENNOX - Why, Bird (Arista) 3 THE CHARLATANS U.K.- Weirdo, Sights (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 4 INDIGO GIRLS - Galileo, Three, Romeo (Epic) 4 L7 - Let's Pretend, Wargasm, Integrity (Slash/Warner Bros.) 5 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Far Gone, Gold (Def American/Warner Bros.) 5 JULIANA HATFIELD - Everybody, Forever, Nirvana (Mammoth) 6 CRACKER - Teen Angst, Birthday, Soul, Satisfy (Virgin) 6 BREEDERS - Do You Love Me Now (4 A D/Elektra) 7 THE CHARLATANS U.K.- Weirdo, Sights (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 7 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Far Gone (Def American/Warner Bros.) 8 SOUP DRAGONS - Divine, Pleasure (Big Life/Raw TV/Mercury/PLG) 8 PALE SAINTS - In Ribbons, Apple (4-AD/Reprise) 9 CONCRETE BLONDE - Someday, Long (IRS) 9 PAVEMENT - Summer, Loretta's, Perfume (Matador) 10 IAN McCULLOCH - Lover, Honey, Magical (Sire/Reprise) 10 RIDE - Twisterella, Mousetrap, Leave, Cool (Sire/Reprise) 11 PETER MURPHY - You're So Close (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 11 THE CURE - Friday, High, Unstuck, Letter (Fiction/Elektra) 112 MATERIAL ISSUE - What Girls Want, Big Thing (Mercury) 12 PETER MURPHY - You're So Close (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 13 MORRISSEY - We Hate It When (Sire/Reprise) 13 VIRUS 100 COMPLIATION - L7, Alice Donut (Alternative Tentacles) 14 TORI AMOS - Crucify, Silent, Smells, Tears (Atlantic) 14 SOUP DRAGONS - Divine, Pleasure (Big Life/Raw TV/Mercury/PLG) 15 CHRIS MARS - Popular Creeps, Reverse, Monkey, Ego (Smash/PLG) 15 TORI AMOS - Crucify, Silent, Smells, Tears (Atlantic) 16 MIDNIGHT OIL - Sometimes (Columbia) 16 NICK CAVE - Straight To You, Brother (Elektra/Mute) 17 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - We Are Each Other (Elektra) 17 CRACKER - Teen Angst, Birthday, Soul, Satisfy (Virgin) 18 MICHELLE SHOCKED - 33 RPM Soul, Come (Mercury) 18 INDIGO GIRLS - Galileo, Three, Romeo (Epic) 19 TRACY CHAPMAN - Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming On A World (Elektra) 19 CHRIS MARS - Popular Creeps, Reverse, Monkey, Ego (Smash/PLG) 20 L7 - Let's Pretend, Wargasm, Integrity (Slash/Warner Bros.) 20 GODFLESH - Mothra, Pure, Spite (Relativity) 21 U2 - One, Zoo, Until, Spinning, Ways, Real, Ultraviolet (Island/PLG) 21 DISPOSABLE HEROES... - Language... (4th & Broadway/Island) 22 STEVE WYNN - Drag, Tuesday (Rhino) 22 BUFFALO TOM - Taillights, Velevet, Sally (Beggars Banquet/RCA) 23 RIDE - Twisterella, Mousetrap, Leave, Cool (Sire/Reprise) 23 MICHELLE SHOCKED - 33 RPM Soul, Come (Mercury) 24 TOM TOM CLUB - Sunshine And Ecstasy (Sire/Reprise) 24 STEVE WYNN - Drag, Tuesday (Rhino) 25 SARAH McLACHLAN - Thorns, Fire, Drawn, Heaven (Nettwerk/Arista) 25 MATERIAL ISSUE - What Girls Want, Big Thing (Mercury) 26 CURVE - Fait Accompli, Horrorhead (Charisma) 26 JAMES - Born, Ring, Heavens, Wait (Fontana/Mercury) 27 BEASTIE BOYS - Pass The Mic, So Whatcha Want (Capitol) 27 FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY - Mindphaser (Third Mind) 28 DAVID BYRNE - Hanging Upside Down, Mad (Sire/Warner Bros.) 28 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - The Statue Got Me High, Guitar (Elektra) 29 SOCIAL DISTORTION - Cold, Born, King, Bad, Making (Epic) 29 LEMONHEADS - It's A Shame About Ray (Atlantic) 30 MERYN CADELL - The Sweater (Reprise) 30 SUPERCHUNK - Skip Steps, Cast, Punch (Matador)

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Strawberry Switchblade's "Since drums. Their sputtering guitars Yesterday." LR that slither up the scale and be- come aggressively louder with RUMBLEFISH - 92144 each stroke, and their angry vo- cals that proclaim intolerance for (ATCO/EASTWEST complacency are only the most AMERICA) immediately obvious elements of Yet another English offering- Helmet's hard rock appeal. The this time from the Birmingham band also exhibits incredible outfit, Rumblefish. Like their stamina and preaches malicious moniker suggests, these guys contempt for serenity. I like it. seem harmless enough on the "Unsung" which was the A -side surface, but the lyrics show a of the band's last 7" on Amphet- feisty, cynical side that would amine Reptile (AmRep is releas- put Morrissey to shame. Sort of ing the vinyl, Interscope the CDs) a "still waters run deep" kind of and it still sounds great. "Turned thing. Those of us who have Out" displays Helmet's off -tempo been around for a while might ass-slappin bass that'll have your liken the lush sound to The Pale feet stomping fiercely. For fur- Fountains. Others might hear ther confrontational listening shades of The Lightening Seeds. check out "In The Meantime," "Don't Leave Me" stands as my "Iron Head," "He Feels Bad" and favorite album track, although "FBLA II." This band is definitely "Mexico," "Hammersmith dangerous, so next time you go Queen," "I Need A Man" and moshing, don't forget your Hel- "What You Do To Me" (not the met. ROB FIEND Teenage Fanclub song) are in- spired offerings as well. Obvi- ously, I like the (musically) lighter songs on the album, but listen and come up with your own favorites. LR

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for suc- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AM/FM accepting appli- VETERAN DJ STILL AVAILABLE! Working JOB OPENINGS cessful Illinois medium market A/C, but looking cations for a Maintenance Engineer. Resume: Merit tomove! A/C, Top 40 or Album. JOHN: (309) 663- COUNTRY STATION WTSO in one of the Midwest's Broadcasting, PO Drawer 1139, Arcata, CA 95521. great cities, seeks Midday Personality/Promotions [5/29] 8641. [6/5] person for full service outlet. Good production re- quired. T&R: WTSO Radio, 5721 Tokay Blvd., Madi- AT WITH SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE, from board son, WI 53719. EOE [6/5] AVAILABLE monkey to Operations Manager. Prefer Album, A/C or Top 40, but will consider any opportunity. RANDY: RELATIVITY RECORDS is looking for a Southeast FIVE-YEAR AIR PERSONALITY/PROMOTIONS (919) 294-2608. [6/5] Regional Promotion Manager. Album, Top 40 and/ DIRECTOR ready to make your Top 40 or Album DRIVE AT seeks or or Alternative promotion experience is a must, pref- station money! DAN: (309) 452-6587. [6/5] EXPERIENCED AM/PM South erably in the Carolinas, Georgia and/or Florida. Please Midwest A/C, Country, Oldies, Classic Rock or Al- market or higher. JACK: (919) fax resumes to: VP Promotion, Sarah Haynes at WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE RATINGS for evenings bum. Rated small (310)782-9429, or send to 20525 Manhattan Place, this spring, great with phones, have voice, will 671-1162. [6/5] Torrance, CA 90501. No calls please. [6/5] travel! TIM BIRO: (309) 452-1092. [6/5] READY FOR YOU! Currently weekends in Phoenix. 50KW KMXL/KDMO in Joplin, MO, Metro seeks an ON-AIR/MD/PD PERFECTIONIST looking for next Any locale considered. SCOTT SCARBOROUGH: Operations Manager. The ideal candidate should upward opportunity at Urban or Jazz station. Willing (602) 425-6156. [5/29] have MD, PD, AT and Promotions experience with a to relocate. Call me. J. ALVIN: (419) 243-2534. [6/5] burning desire to win! Soft Rock FM/Country AM I LIVE, BREATHE & EAT RADIO! Production/Com- needs an OM with vision to lead us to new heights. EXTREMELY VERSATILE, HARDWORKING, YOUNG edy/AT hungry for market to breathe. Diverse expe- A/C or Top 40 T&R: Ron Peterson, PO Box 426, Carthage, MO AT seeks Atlanta area Top 40, Album, Alternative or riences. Solid commitment. Prefer to. A.J.: 448-5968. 64836. EOE [6/5] Oldies station. Sexy on -air, innovative production. formats, but not limited (603) LINDA: (616) 926-6935. [6/5] [5/29] PRODUCTION DIRECTOR/COPYWRITER for award TO PRODUCE more than winning KIQK/KTOQ. Combo with past Addy Awards, SIX -YEAR TEAM PLAYER seeks AT position in Mid- SPORTSCASTER WANTS DOUG (914) seeks creative and organized team player. Get ready west. Prefer A/C, Oldies, Top 40 or Album. JIM just the score. Will relocate. SINREICH: to be a part of the Black Hills best. T&R: Bob Look, SENEY: (515) 278-8442. [6/5] 948-2491. [5/29] PO Box 1680, Rapid City, SD 57709. EOE [5/29] medium FIVE PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE seeking f/t airshift CENTRAL ILLINOIS DJ with successful PRODUCTION NEEDED YESTERDAY! Top 40 WQGN with winning team. Northern or Western states. size A/C seeks f/t day or early evening position. All (309) 663-8641. [5/29] needs a Production Director now. Great living in Country, Oldies or A/C. Let's talk. J. EDWARDS: offers welcome. JOHN: Southern New England, working at a flame throwing (602) 723-7338 or 251-1039. [6/5] Top 40 with state-of-the-art facilities. No beginners. I AM YOUR NEXT MD/APD! Top 40, Urban or Rock Four Overnight resume, production/writing samples: PLAYIN' THE GAME with over five years of AT 40 formats. Current -intensive formats only. in Bush Leagues. Looking to leap Chuck Davis, 100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340. experience. Want f/t show in upper Midwest. Top 40 years as PM Driver [5/29] [5/29] with A/C sales interest. JON: (612) 763-5054. [6/5] into Top 75. R.J.: (717) 476-5944.

NE MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY LEADER has rare open- WHAT A CONCEPT! To work in radio and play music SERVICE REQUEST ing for OM/AM Drive AT. Competitive market with that you listen to at home. Currently swing/week- good salary for qualified leader. No calls please. ends in Philly, seeking Jazz/AA gig. GREG: (609) T&R: Bob Green, WMBC FM Radio, PO Box 707, 646-4055. [6/5] KLCY: Top regional A/C needs CD service from all Columbus, MNS 39703. EOE [5/29] labels. Send to: Rick Sanders, PO Box 7279, FORMERLY WNFI-DAYTONA BEACH is looking to Missoula, MT 59807. [6/5] BRIGHT A/C in Southern California desert commu- relocate. Would like Nights or Overnights in large la- nity now accepting T&Rs for future openings. No market. ANDREW RENINGER: (904) 676-9206. KDMA: Country station needs service from all calls please. Send to: BJ Kelly, KZXY Radio, 12370 [6/5] bels. Also Oldies. Send to: Dwight Mulder, PO Box Hesperia Road, Suite 17, Victorville, CA 92392. 738, Montevideo, MN 56265. [5/29] [5/29] THIS IS YOUR BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL. Experienced, talented personality currently doing mornings and QUALITY RADIO: Programming company seeks CD service from all labels for Q102/KRNQ is looking fora Marketing/Promotions want to move to FM PM Drive slot in SE medium Alternative and Album a one of America's Nationally syndicated Modern Rock program. Send pro. Thisis career opportunity with market. I am not a morning person. LOGAN KELLY: most successful Adult Top 40s. Are you creative? (404) 886-3497. [6/5] to: Quality Radio, 20 Park Plaza, Suite 467, Boston, Can you write a great promo? Are you organized? Do MA 02116. [5/29] you have the desire and inspiration to win? If you MORNINGS, MIDDAYS, AFTERNOON DRIVE or answered "yes" to the above, we want to hear from anytime. MD/PD and Director of Promotions. you now! Send materials: Matt McCann, 1416 Lo- JONATHAN D.: (916) 894-6782. [6/5] cust, Des Moines, IA 50309. EOE [5/29]

June 5. 1992/the GAVIN REPORT 55 the GAVIN REPORT PERSONAL PICKS SINGLES b Dave Sholin

THE B -52's - Good Stuff (Reprise) Drowning in songwriter for this soulful Ric Wake- pro- sensitivity in her delivery on this unique a sea of ballads? Just reach for a tempo pre- duced ballad. On stage and on video she melody and lyric infuse it with a strong dose of server marked B -52's. Georgia's finest serve posseses that undeniable star quality that upper demo appeal. up the stuff summers are made of-good time, makes the touching melody of this effort even upbeat, carefree fun! Outstanding instrumen- more endearing. GUNS N' ROSES - November Rain (Geffen) tation is buoyed by the masterful production Absolutely the song that demonstrates the of Don Was. Early leaks were plugged quickly, FIREHOUSE - Reach For The Sky (Epic) Easily group's versatility and Axl Rose's songwriting. but it's impossible to resist wanting to air this considered one of last year's most notable It's virtually impossible not to be moved by the second it arrives. Rock newcomers, C.J. Snare and Bill Leverty this compelling storyline, and the raw emo- waste little time supplying their band with tion of Axl's vocals. Currently in Europe, GEORGE MICHAEL - Too Funky (Columbia) more hot material. Unleashing hard driving, they're set to return in July with Metallica and George delivers just the type of sound a lot of no -holds -barred Rock 'N' Roll is their stock in Faith No More for what must be one of the longtime fans were hoping for. He rides this trade, but it's clear Firehouse is a band who year's most important tours. By the time you groove with a sexy undercurrent reinforced knows how to connect with Pop hooks that read this, the past weekend's telecast from by sampling the voice of Anne Bancroft seduc- please Top 40's constituency. A bunch of out - Paris could well set a pay -per -view record ing Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate." Part of -the -box ADDs including: Z104, WAPE, with the nine -minute video premiering di- of the AIDS' benefit album, Red, Hot & Dance. KC101, FM104, WTBX, KKNB and WJMX. rectly afterwards on both Fox and MTV. Late word from KIIS Los Angeles is MD Michael KATHY TROCCOLI - You've Got A Way SARAH McLACHLAN - The Path Of Thorns Martin's edit was played on "Make It Or Break (Reunion/Geffen) Emotion jumps out of this (Terms) (Nettwerk/Arista) This Canadian It," pulling 127 positives to 7 negatives, and is release. As if her remarkable voice wasn't singer/songwriter quickly made her mark at now in rotation. enough, Kathy Troccoli takes on the role of Alternative radio with Top Ten success. The

ALBUMS by Ron Fell RODNEY CROWELL - Life Is Messy and heart -driven. The point is best taken on regeneration of standards done by Linda (Columbia) the album's lead single, WHAT KIND OF Ronstadt with her Nelson Riddle series and This would not be the time for someone whose LOVE, a song started by the late Roy Orbison Natalie Cole with her father's music. Alpert's bread has always been buttered with Country and finished by Will Jennings and Rodney. singular approach to these classics is a marvel- to bail on the format. Considering how rel- Other gems include the thumper, LOVIN' ALL ous tribute to the tunes themselves and be- evant and popular the format has become, NIGHT, the Humpty Dumpty retrospective comes somewhat a tribute to the man himself beyond its traditional borders, Mr. Crowell LIFE IS MESSY, the doowop-abilly IT DON'T for acknowledging such standards as SOME- would do well to cultivate his core while reach- GET BETTER THAN THIS and ALONE BUT ONE TO WATCH OVER ME (on which he ing out to touch the fence-sitters-and this set NOT ALONE, another track that could fall sings!), ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE and scores on all counts. The turmoil of his domes- into the Chris Isaak/Roy Orbison format. I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOU tic status and his desire to sow some older and Rodneÿ s finest solo effort yet. FACE. Check out the most bizarre Alpert wilder oats are grist for Crowell's lyrical mill. update in the set, A TASTE OF HONEY, a song His "executive nanny," Bobby Colomby has a HERB ALPERT - Midnight Sun (A&M) he trivialized into a fortune back in 1965 with good sense of what Rodney is about and seems You can just bet that Herb Alpert would just as his Tijuana Brass. to provide a comfortable environment to the soon be remembered as a great horn man that wordsmith Mr. Crowell. More so than on pre- as the founder of A&M Records. This collec- vious Crowell albums, this one reeks of tion of primarily standards set to elegant Orbisonian vocals, dripping with melancholy Jazzish arrangements recalls the respectful the GAVIN REPORT

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George Michael's new single from

the new album and home video dedicated to raising money for AIDS research and relief. Its predecessor, "Red Hot + Blue," raised over 34.5 million - let's raise even more. All artist and producer record royalties and record company net profits from this project go to funding AIDS related charities. Columbia encourages you to lend the greatest weapon you have: your airwaves.

Look for the "Red Hot + Dance" album and home video, in store July 7"'.

This red ribbon symbolizes our awareness of and compassion for all whose lives have been tragically touched by AIDS. Wear one close to your heart, as we do, as an expression of the feelings within.

"We must protect ourselves Even from the ones we love. Tragedy can disguise itself As a beautiful woman Or a handsome man. There are no more victims Only Fools." George Michael

Written, Arranged & Produced by George Michael Management: Kahane Entertainment

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BROOKS & 11tH The hottest duo in Country Music with two 1992 ACM Awards as proof - TOP NEW VOCAL DUET/GROUP and TOP VOCAL DUET! Their now GOLD debut album BRAND NEW MAN contains the three #1 hits: "Neon Moon," "My Next Broken Heart" and the smash title track. Their special brand of `Country With A Kick' continues with their new hit, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" - one of last week's most added tracks.

MICHELLE iTRIGllT

One of Canada's most popular Country artists is becoming a radio, video and fan favorite with her acclaimed second Arista album NOW

&THEN. Its debut single, the Top I 0 hit "Take It Like A Man" showcased Michelle's gutsy, emotional vocal prowess. The excitement continues with her equally powerful follow-up "One Time Around" going for adds July 6th.

LEE ROY PARELL With his self -titled 1990 release, USA TODAY proclaimed him "Bound for glory...The next big star." Now, his second Arista album LOVE WITHOUT MERCY continues that promise. Parnell's critically acclaimed single and video "The Rock" has been followed by his most successful single to date - the current hit "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am."

ARISTA COUNTRY MUSIC IS OUR BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER