FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 12, 1990 BLACK Billboard. Hot Black Singles SALES &AIRPLAY A ranking of the top 40 black singles by sales and airplay, respectively, with reference to each title's composite position on the main Hot Black Singles chart.

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1 1 POISON BELL BIV DEVOE 1 1 1 POISON BELL BIV DEVOE 1 2 5 SHOW ME HOWARD HEWETT 2 2 2 SHOW ME HOWARD HEWETT 2

3 4 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY 3 3 4 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY JOHNNY GILL 3

4 3 ALL OVER YOU FREDDIE JACKSON 4 4 5 ALL OVER YOU FREDDIE JACKSON 4

5 7 HOLD ON EN VOGUE 5 5 8 HOLD ON EN VOGUE 5

6 9 GET A LIFE SOUL II SOUL 6 6 9 ALRIGHT 7

7 2 THE HUMPTY DANCE DIGITAL UNDERGROUND 12 7 11 GET A UFE SOUL II SOUL 6

8 10 GIRLS NITE OUT TYLER COLLINS 8 8 7 GIRLS NITE OUT TYLER COLLINS 8 9 13 ALRIGHT JANET JACKSON 7 9 16 TOMORROW (A BETTER YOU, BETTER ME) QUINCY JONES 13 Greater Impact. Conventioneers crowd together after a popular seminar panel 10 11 ALWAYS AND FOREVER WHISTLE 9 10 15 DO YOU REMEMBER BY ALL MEANS 20 at the Impact Super Summit Conference IV, held April 5 -7 in Atlantic City, N.J. 11 12 NO MORE TEARS ANGELA WINBUSH 21 11 17 WHY YOU GET FUNKY ON ME TODAY 16 Shown, from left, are Wayman Jones, VP promotion, ; Jack U READY OR NOT AFTER 7 14 12 19 THE BLUES TONY! TONI! TONE! 11 Isley Winbush; 13 14 LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART THE GOOD GIRLS 10 13 10 LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART THE GOOD GIRLS 10 "The Rapper" Gibson; artist /producers Ronald and Angela Jules 14 21 911 IS A JOKE PUBLIC ENEMY 23 14 14 FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK BODY 17 Malamud, Super Summit conference coordinator; and artist Walter Beasley. 15 23 THE BLUES TONY! TONI! TONE! 11 15 3 WHAT GOES AROUND REGINA BELLE 15 16 8 WHAT GOES AROUND REGINA BELLE 15 16 22 ITS TIME THE WINANS 19 17 25 IT'S TIME THE WINANS 19 17 20 ALWAYS AND FOREVER WHISTLE 9 18 20 MY BABYS HOUSE MICHAEL COOPER 18 18 23 MY BABY'S HOUSE MICHAEL COOPER 18 I ARTIST DEVELOPMENTS 19 27 WHY YOU GET FUNKY ON ME TODAY 16 19 6 READY OR NOT AFTER 7 14 20 18 FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK BODY 17 20 25 LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING MELBA MOORE & FRIENDS 22 21 24 JUICY GOTCHA CRAZY OAKTOWN'S 3 -5-7 42 21 27 U CAN'T TOUCH THIS M.C. HAMMER 27 NAJEE'S HERE TO STAY album produced by GRP co -owner 22 33 TOMORROW (A BETTER YOU, BETTER ME) QUINCY JONES 13 n 26 CRAZY 4 U SYBIL (WITH SALT -N -PEPA) 24 As "Tokyo Blue," his third EMI al- , continues to ascend 23 15 FUN HOUSE (FROM 'HOUSE PARTY-) KID 'N PLAY 36 23 28 SHAKE IT UP! THE JAMAICA BOYS 25 bum, bullets up both the pop and the black, pop, and jazz albums 24 29 DO YOU REMEMBER BY ALL MEANS 20 24 33 DON'T WANNA FALL IN LOVE JANE CHILD 26 black albums charts with the kind of charts. 25 16 WHIP APPEAL BABYFACE 35 25 32 GOOD LOVE KLYMAXX 34 "Frankly, my contract [with 26 17 SPREAD MY WINGS TROOP 38 26 36 00H LA LA PERFECT GENTLEMEN 28 velocity that few instrumentalists Qwest] was up for renewal and I 27 38 DONT WANNA FALL IN LOVE JANE CHILD 26 27 31 SIR LANCELOT CALLOWAY 29 normally enjoy, sax master Najee is 28 22 ALL AROUND THE WORLD LISA STANSFIELD 44 28 30 HOW 'BOUT US GRAYSON HUGH & BETTY WRIGHT 33 supporting the project via a national felt as if they didn't know what to 29 34 SHAKE IT UPI THE JAMAICA BOYS 25 29 37 GHETTO HEAVEN 30 headline tour that also features Ran- do with my records," says Austin. "I 30 39 CRAZY 4 U SYBIL (WITH SALT -N -PEPA) 24 30 35 RISING TO THE TOP PHALON 31 dy Crawford and keyboardist Alex went on BET when I was promoting 31 - UFT EVERY VOICE AND SING MELBA MOORE & FRIENDS 22 31 - ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU TROOP 41 Bugnon. Tagged Good Friends II my standards album [ "The Real 32 37 EXPRESSION SALTN -PEPA 66 32 38 PARADISE RUBY TURNER 37 (last year's bill included Najee, with Me "] and I didn't have a video! I had 33 35 THE SECRET GARDEN QUINCY JONES 72 33 13 LOVE YOU HONEY RANDY & THE GYPSYS 32 headliner Jonathan Butler and An- been told by the company that, 31 GHETTO HEAVEN THE FAMILY STAND 30 34 21 THE HUMPTY DANCE DIGITAL UNDERGROUND 12 - gela Bofill), the cross-country trek is based on how my record sounded, 35 31 LOVE YOU HONEY RANDY & THE GYPSYS 32 35 12 NO MORE TEARS ANGELA WINBUSH 21 designed no one would play a video. When I 36 I WANNA DO IT GOOD TO YA BARRY WHITE 39 36 ONE GIRL CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS 40 to take Najee to the next - - talked about it on the air, the people 37 40 JINGLING BABY L.L. COOL J 71 37 MY HEART BEATS FOR YOU THE NEWTRONS 46 level of public recognition. - at Warner went bananas!" 38 - RISING TO THE TOP PHALON 31 38 24 I WANNA DO IT GOOD TO YA BARRY WHITE 39 With two gold-plus albums under The New York -based vocalist, 39 19 GET UP AND HAVE A GOOD TIME ROB BASE 49 39 - NICETY MICHELLE 43 his belt, the Queens, N.Y. -born musi- work as a session 40 - ONE GIRL CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS 10 40 - MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) MILIRA 48 cian is hopeful that 'Tokyo Blue" - renowned for her singer and as the premier jingles )Co yngh 1990. Billboard Pudreetans. In No pan or Mrs pubicibon Troy be reproduced, stored in any retnavY system, or trI.w, tted. el any tarn or by any means electronic. mechsnrul. p o c opying recorded entirely at the studio recording, a otherwise. without the poor wntten pernasson of the puhlisher owned by Najee and his brother/co- singer in the business, has scored producer Fareed -will solidify his with such hits as "Baby Come To BLACK SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS/SHEET MUSIC position in the marketplace. "It's Me" and "How Do You Keep The about letting people know that I'm Music Playing," both duets with TITLE (Publisher Licensing Org Sheet Music Dist. 50 HELLO STRANGER (Cotillion, BMI/Braintree, ASCAP) BMI /Lovelane, BMI) 3 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY (Flyte Tyme, ASCAP) here to stay," he says. James Ingram, and "In The Heat Of 23 911 IS A JOKE ) Del American. BMIi 57 HERE'S A TICKET (Kamalar, ASCAP/let's Shine, 51 SACRED KIND Of LOVE (Colgems -EMI, One of his plans for longevity in- Heat," a 1986 Jimmy Jam & Terry 85 AIN'T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I GOT) (Music ASCAP /Sweet -Thom, ASCAP) ASCAP/Rahmat Winga, ASCAP /Avid One. ASCAP) his Lewis- produced hit Austin says she Corp 01 America, BMI) 5 HOLD ON (Two Tull- Enufl, BMI) 78 SAY U LOVE ME (Guy Vaughn, ASCAP /Ackee, cludes decision to create his own M ALL AROUND THE WORLD (BMG. ASCAP/Block S 33 HOW 'BOUT US (FROM "TRUE LOVE") (Irving, BMI) ASCAP/Whole Nine Yards, ASCAP /Dastard Deed, BMI) studio. He adds that having the stu- took her Warner exit as an Gilbert, ASCAP HL CPP 72 THE SECRET GARDEN (Hee Bee Dooimt, ASCAP /MCA, dio in Queens meant "that I could opportunity to do "a complete house 41 ALL I DO IS THINK Of YOU (Stone Diamond. 12 THE HUMPTY DANCE (GLG Two, BM! /Pubhowyalike, ASCAP /Rodsongs, ASCAP /Almo, ASCAP /Black Chick, cleaning. I got rid of my accountant, BMI /Gold Forever. BMI) BMI) ASCAP/Rambush, ASCAP) CPP/WBM/HL bring back together many of my old 4 AU. OVER YOU (FROM "DEF BY TEMPTATION') 56 HUNGRY FOR ME AGAIN (FROM "DEF BY 91 THE SEX OF IT (Controversy, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) school friends, like drummer Omar my manager, the whole bit I ( Auteur, BMI /Boar. BMI) TEMPTATION') (Nick -O -Val, ASCAP) 25 SHAKE IT UP! (Thriller Miller, ASCAP /MCA, Hakim, bassist Barry Johnson, key - figured this way, I'd really know 7 ALRIGHT (Flyle Tyme, ASCAP /Black Ice, BMI) WBM 92 I DONT FEEL MUCH UKE CRYING (Kermy, BMI /Hip ASCAP /Bernard Wright, BMI /Screen Gems.EMI, what was going on." 9 ALWAYS AND FOREVER (Almo, ASCAP/Rodsongs, Trip, BMI) BMI /Chinese, BMI) boardist Denzil Miller, and vocalist

ASCAP) CPP 83 I STILL HAVENT FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR 2 SHOW ME (WB. ASCAP /E /A, ASCAP /Make It Big, Audrey Wheeler. None of us had A call last year from Grusin, with 58 "B" GIRLS (P -Man, BMI) (Blue Mountain, ASCAP) ASCAP /Chicago Bros., BMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) done an album which included all whom Austin had worked during 16 BLACK MAR (Del Jam, ASCAP/Fearse, ASCAP) 39 I WANNA DO IT GOOD TO YA (Seven Songs, BMI /Ba- 29 SIR LANCELOT (Calloco, BMI /Screen Gems -EMI, her years in the late '70s, 11 THE BLUES (Tony Toni Tone, ASCAP/Pn, ASCAP) Dake, BMI /Rustomatic, ASCAP) BMI Epic /Solar, BMI) three of us since records that Tom at CTI 84 CAN YOU GIVE ME WHAT I WANT (Black Lion, 77 I WANT YOU - YOU WANT ME (Cal-Gene, HMI/Virgin 79 SITTIN' IN THE LAP OF LUXURY (Louie Louie, Brown and Bernard Wright did sev- gave Austin a chance to negotiate a ASCAP / Captara Z, ASCAP/Joymel, ASCAP) Songs, BMI / Donril, ASCAP/Zomba, ASCAP) ASCAP /CRGI, BMI /Lorna Lee, BMI) eral years ago, so this album was new record deal herself. "He told 82 CANT STOP LOVING YOU (Vargo One, ASCAP) 47 I WONDER WHO LOVING ASCAP/Sister 74 SOUL TO SOUL (Dyad, BMI) SHE'S (CBS, me, 73 COME IN (Wild Honey, ASCAP/Lunacy, Teresa, ASCAP /Nutstya, ASCAP /Brdgeport, BMI) 52 SPIN THAT WHEEL (BMC. ASCAP /Bogam, also like a reunion." 'We ain't got nothin' but a ASCAP /Duncanne Hille, BMI) 70 I'D UKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU (Colgems -EMI, ASCAP /Colgems-EMI, ASCAP) WBM Particularly notable on this album whole lot of passion. We'll do a deal, 99 COMFORT OF A MAN (Virgin Songs, BMI/Buffalo ASCAP) 38 SPREAD MY WINGS (Selessongs, ASCAP/ Sarapis, you can cut a record, and we'll Music Factory, BMI /Compulsive. BMI /Freehand, BMI) 81 I'M THE MAGNIFICENT (Promuse, BMI /Howie Tee, ASCAP are two things: The decidedly inter- CPP BMI /Special Ed, BMI) 61 STAY (Kaplan K, ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP/TuTu, ASCAP) national flavor, with the tracks really get behind anything you do," 24 CRAZY 4 U (S T M , BMI /Deronde Jay, BMI /Nevi 53 IRRESISTIBLE (Mans, HMI/Virgin Songs, BMI) 55 SWEAT YOU (When The Seaman Hits The Fan, "Buenos Aires," "Nations Call," and she recalls. "I said, 'Hey, you got it' Plateau, ASCAP Gale Warnings, BMI) 19 IT'S TIME (Marvin L. Winans, ASCAP/For Our ASCAP /Der Jam, ASCAP) But I gave him one condition: That 90 DO IT (ONE MORE TIME) (Epic /Solar, BMI /Saba 7, Children, ASCAP /Donril, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP) 60 THROUGH THE TEST Of TINE (Art Street, the title cut; and the inclusion of two BMI) 71 JINGUNG BABY (D &D, ASCAP /LL. Cool J, ASCAP /DJ, BM) Rashida, BMI) vocal guests, Vesta and Freddie he produce the album himself." 20 DO YOU REMEMBER (Island, BMI /April Joy, ASCAP) 80 TOKYO BLUE (Nape, ASCAP /Bad Bunny, ASCAP) Jackson. The result was an album of "stuff BMI /Sylent Partnor, BMI /Gabrielle, BMI) 42 JUICY GOTCHA CRAZY (Bust -It, BMI) 13 TOMORROW (A BETTER YOU, BETTER ME) (Kdada, we liked," says Austin. "After we 26 DONT WANNA FALL IN LOVE (Radical Dichotomy, 88 KISS THOSE UPS (Forceful, BMI/Willesden, BMI) HMI/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI /Hee Bee Dooinit, "We tried for several people for BMI) WBM 22 LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING (Edward B. Marks, ASCAP/WB, ASCAP /Black Chick, ASCAP) the song 'I'll Be Good To You' but finished, I thought, here I am with 76 DUB BE GOOD TO ME (Go! Discs) BUI) 54 TURTLE POWER (FROM "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA none of them worked out. Then we this label that's known mostly for 62 EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH (Lease -A -Tune, 10 LOVE IS UKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART (Stone TURTLES ") (EMI Blackwood, BMI /Kikimt, BMI) jazz-oriented material with a pop - ASCAP /Reswrck- Wertel, ASCAP/Rent -A -Song, Agate, BMI) CPP 27 U CAN'T TOUCH THIS ( Jobete, ASCAP /Stone City, got a call saying that Vesta wanted BMI /Beseme West, ASCAP /BMG. ASCAP /Careers, 87 LOVE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT iGabeson, BMI /On ASCAP /Stone Diamond, BMI /Bust -It, BMI) to do the song, and since she's so slanted record!" BMI) The Move, BMI) 68 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME ( Jobete, well liked in the world, With a first single, "Through The (Nest Plateau, ASCAP/Sons Of Koss, 32 LOVE YOU HONEY BMI) ASCAP /Stone Gate, BMI) R&B it didn't 66 EXPRESSION (Ran!ack, a ASCAP) 100 LOVE'S ON THE RUN (Amazement, BMI) 63 VOGUE (WB, ASCAP/Bleu Disoue, ASCAP/Webo Girl, hurt," says Najee. He adds that the Test Of Time," doing well and 9/ FFUN (Huron Ave., ASCAP) 59 MAKE IT LAST FOREVER (WB, ASCAP/Zomba. ASCAP /Lexa,ASCAP) inclusion of Jackson on a version of strong response to the album, THE ( ASCAP ASCAP / ASCAP /E 64 WATCHING YOU Tamerlane, 17 FOOTSTEPS IN DARK Bovina, /EMI Aqd, Donnl, /A, ASCAP/Keith Sweat, (Cotillion, HMI/Warner- 's "Superwoman" was Austin is particularly gratified since ASCAP) ASCAP/Vintertainmenl, ASCAP) HMI) it also marks her return to 67 FOR THE LOVE Of YOU (CBS, ASCAP /Maurice White, 48 MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) ( lotete, ASCAP 69 WE CAN MAKE IT ALRIGHT (Rockwood, BMI /Good a natural "because I'd been asking ASCAP /MCA, ASCAP/Sac -Boy, ASCAP/Starlight, 18 MY BABY'S HOUSE (Bee Germaine. BMI) Choice, BMI /C Dub, ASCAP) him to sing on one of my albums songwriting, with two Austin FOR YOU Of America, WE ROCK THE MIC RIGHT (Cal -Gene, HMI/Virgin ASCAP /Bust -It, BMI) 46 MY HEART BEATS (Music Corp. 98 we collaborations-"Oooh -Whee (The 97 THE FORMULA (Dolan N Sense, BMI /Jobete, ASCAP) BMI /Glitter 8 Gold, BMI) Songs, BMI) ever since toured together when and Time Love" ( Carnival)" "First 89 FRIEND Of A FRIEND (WE, BUI) 95 MY HOOPTIE (Locked Up, ASCAP) 15 WHAT GOES AROUND Reata, ASCAP /Peach Pie, my first album came out" - 36 FUN HOUSE (FROM "HOUSE PARTY") (Hittage, % NEVER TOO FAR (Duncanne Hille, BMI) ASCAP/Tunes -R -Us, ASCAP /KMA, ASCAP) DAVID NATHAN and the rerecording of "In My Life," ASCAP/Turnout, ASCAP) 43 NICETY (Ruthless Attack, ASCAP) 35 WHIP APPEAL (Epic /Solar, BMI /Kear, BMI /Jenn -A- a song she wrote and recorded 6 GET A UFE (Virgin, ASCAP) CPP 21 NO MORE TEARS (WB, ASCAP /Angel Notes, ASCAP) Bug, ASCAP HL 49 GET UP AND HAVE A GOOD TIME (Proloons, 75 NUMBER ONE (Ashfo, ASCAP) 93 WHY IT GOTTA BE LIKE THAT (Rayclo, ASCAP) PATTI'S GONNA GETCHA during her CTI tenure. ASCAP /Hikim, ASCAP) 40 ONE GIRL (Trycep, HMI/Willesden, BAG) 16 WHY YOU GET FUNKY ON ME (FROM "HOUSE Sometimes a change of label can Austin adds that she may do some 30 GHETTO HEAVEN (EMI Blackwood, BMI/Vermal, 28 00H LA LA (I WIT GET OVER YOU) (Maurice Starr, PARTY") (Virgin Songs, BMI /Cal -Gene, BMI) mean a change of fortune. For Patti selected touring, but only if BMI /EMI Apd, ASCAP/LeoSun, ASCAP/Maanami, ASCAP /EMI April, ASCAP) HL 65 YOU CAN'T DENY IT (Big Life, PRS) ASCAP 37 PARADISE (Zomba, ASCAP) Austin, the move from a major conditions are right She says, "I 8 GIRLS KITE OUT (Byersong, BMI /Rossway, 1 POISON (Hi- Frost, BMI) company (Qwest /Warner Bros.) to want to be able to present my music BMI /Island, BMI/Tuff Cookie, BMI /Virgin Songs BMh 45 RADIO DRIVER (EMI Blackwood, BMI /Domino Theory. what she terms a "boutique label," properly, and I don't sing for free!" CPP BMI 34 GOOD LOVE (Gradington, ASCAP /Ronnie Onyx. 14 READY OR NOT (Epic /Solar, BMI /Kean, BMI) HL GRP, has proven fortuitous, as D.N. ASCAP) 31 RISING TO THE TOP (Baby Ann, ASCAP/Sir Terry, "Love Is Gonna Getcha," the new

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