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HONEYDOGS (Continued from page 11) and Washington, D.C. tu find Ma Of course, they are most entrenched in their hometown of 11OT 100 Minneapolis, and plans are to cre- ,1,' l SANILi1111.1-4:S ate a big launch for the record .J JJ JA,J JJ J N. NJ uk. t there. SPOTLIGHT The details are still being final- ized, but the Honeydogs will most by Theda Sandiford-Waller likely do a midnight in -store What appearance on the release date, as HOLIDAY TRENDS: Singles sales over extended holiday weekends typi- well as a series of in- stores in the album features cally skyrocket. Sales during the July 4 weekend did not buck the trend. city later that day, Scarpulla says. Bruce Springsteen Nearly half the singles on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart posted piece -count The band will also perform at a growth, and 32 of those gained 10% or more, up from only 12 titles meeting series of industry events, includ- as guest vocalist? that criteria the previous week. Among the titles that gained the most over ing the Midwest Conclave, and at the previous week were Coolio's "C U When U Get There" (Tommy Boy), the annual conventions of Target which jumps 17-9 because of a 53% piece-count gain; Shawn Colvin's "Sunny and PolyGram Group Distribution Came Home" (Columbia), which moves only 40-37 despite a 52% gain; and (PGD), which distributes the the O'Jays' "What's Stopping You" (Global SouVVolcano), which cruises 62- label. In addition, Mercury will 49 as a result of a 51% gain. bring its artist -development rep- During holiday weekends, airplay at radio usually drops because of the resentatives to Minneapolis for a specialty programs and countdown shows. This past week was no exception. special show, and the Honeydogs There are 10 fewer bulleted titles on Hot 100 Airplay than last issue. While will play for staff at the Best Buy. most songs were either flat or in decline on Hot 100 Airplay, a few titles actu- and Musicland headquarters, ally gained audience impressions. Spice Girls' third release, "2 Become 1" according to Scarpulla. (Virgin), posted an 80% improvement in audience impressions, which now Additionally, "Seen A Ghost" total 17 million listeners, and jumps 75-38 on Hot 100 Airplay. will be included in "Fast Break," Not surprisingly, the title track from "Men In Black" by Will Smith PGD's developing -artist program, (Columbia) posted a 45% gain and moves 27 -11 on Hot 100 Airplay the same a low- cost /extra- dating setup. week as the film's opening. Also making strides are 10,000 Maniacs' "More Merchandising materials will Than This" (Geffen) and Sarah McLachlan's "Building A Mystery" (Arista), include a two -sided poster, one of which posted more than 20% audience impressions and move 56-40 featuring the album's hand- paint- both START WITH and 54-41, respectively. ed cover art, the other a photo and white strip for stores to write AFTER A THREE -YEAR hiatus, Patti LaBelle makes her return to the in local performance information. BIU60ARD/plOVOIOß Hot 100 with "When You Talk About Love" (MCA), at No. 79. The single also Advance CDs are shipping two debuts on Hot 100 Singles Sales at No. 52, with nearly 10,000 units scanned. months prior to the release date, Mum RE7ERENCE LaBelle has charted 15 singles on the Hot 100 during her 30 -year -plus career. and a postcard mailing will go to uamARtat ON CD-Rom Her first was 1963's "Down The Aisle (Wedding Song)," which she recorded retail. Plans are also in the works with the Blue Belles. Her last single to reach the apex of the Hot 100 was for a value -added piece, possibly and the pnducers of Phonolog teamed up and "On My Own," her 1986 duet with Michael McDonald. With her group a T- shirt, for consumers in certain LaBelle, she had one other No. l single, "Lady Marmalade," in 1975. markets, Scarpulla says. The band truly complete musk reference database on disc. will and label reps have stickers A few keystroke give you instant access to Phonolog's vast database CHRISTIAN CROSSOVER: Something spiritual is happening at top 40 for giveaways. radio. God's Property's "Stomp" (B- Riteflnterscope), which has garnered The tracks on "Seen A Ghost" of information on recorded music. All you need is a PC (Dos) and a 1 of 38 million audience impressions to reach No. on Hot R&B Airplay this issue, run the gamut roots -rock influ- CD-ROM player. is making inroads at top 40. "Stomp" is receiving airplay at 58 monitored sta- ences. Mercury plans on working tions and has 12 million listener impressions, enough to help the track move album rock, triple -A, college, and Unlimited access to over 90,000 albums plus 1000,000 individual song titles 68-53 on Hot 100 Airplay. Some of the airplay leaders are KUBE Seattle (48 modern rock stations. The focus Essential details on Classical, Country, Pop, Rock and Jan, plus everything in between spins); WNVZ Norfolk, Va. (42 spins); WPGC Washington, D.C. (40 spins); track is "Rumor Has It," a jangly KBXX Houston (40 spins); and WJMN Boston (19 spins). guitar- driven tune with a breezy, UPC and catalog numbers are indudec Gospel and Christian crossovers are not as atypical as you might assume. memorable melody. Enjoy " e searchability and super quid! response Though "He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)" was Laurie London's "We expect immediate reaction only Hot 100 single, it was No. l for four weeks in 1958. The Edwin Hawkins from triple -A and AOR, but we're Save II have fun doing searches by: Artist Name, Song Title, Album Title, Singers' "Oh Happy Day" went top five in 1969. Contemporary Christian giant also going for modern rock Guest Record label, Composer, Conductor, Instrument. format, any Amy Grant has charted 12 singles on the Hot 100 during her career. Mean- because we look at the huge while, Kathy Troccoli, Jars Of Clay, and dc Talk have all reached the Hot 100. impact of the Wallflowers, and keyw s more. Unfortunately, we won't be able to count "Stomp" among the gospel this is not dissimilar from their U ' The entire database is updated each quarter wl h information on new crossover singles, because there is no retail accompaniment. But the album record," Scarpulla explains. Automatk "God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation" scanned more than 86,000 Mark Burton, sales representa- releases and . I tally shipped to you. The service :ost is $620 paper and bdudes the pieces and is No. 6 on The Billboard 200 this issue. tive and independent buyer for quarterly u, ' . shipping & handling, plus our easy- to-use Windom wide and tu5tomer Electric Fetus, the Minneapolis - based retail store, agrees with 114 tacit Is Bat Y1110B1I k mkt itarlpUm Scarpulla's assessment. HOT 100° "They're big in this town, and a really good band, so we should do To got itattad tight away, ptoamo complota the :oupon Wow and toton it ta. BUBBLING UNDER.. SINGLES well with this record," he says. "I Mary Runco, Billboard Electronic Publishing, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 x think they will appeal to the same For fastest service, or more information, call: 1.888.900.3782 or 212.536.5246 W g people that like the Jayhawks, fax: 212.536.5310 E -mail: Info ®billboard- online.com 66- TITLE TITLE L.L Wilco, Son Volt, and even the 7 3 ARTIST (LABEUPROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (LABEL/PROMOTION LABEL) Wallflowers." Sign one up jot one yeat'i Jubsctiptlon to the NORMMINGUURIENC LITTLE THINGS MEW OEIä 14 4 1 1 8 (CARPORT/HOLLYWOOD) TANYA TUCKER (CAPITOL NASHVILLE) Like those bands, the Honey - IT'S OVER NOW dogs have a connection to country, 2 2 < 15 20 10 Qillboatd/phonoloq Muilc Rafatonca Libtaty on CD.ROM ANGELINANA (UPSTAIRS)G DANNY BOY (DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE) blues, and rock, and though they DRIHNK, SWEAR, STEAL &LIE IN A DREAM covered a lot of musical ground in 3 10 3 16 15 2 Name: Tit e: (REPRISE) ROCKELL (ROBBINS) the studio for "Seen A Ghost," the IF YOU WALK AWAY 17 19 Company: Address: 4 3 3 BFUFTTERFLY KISSES GOODFELLAZ (AVATAR/POLYDOWA&M) changes in style and energy are not as easy to handle in concert. Zip: OF MY MIND TAKE ME AWAY City /State: CANT GETEYROOUGOUTT 18 12 2 5 13 3 CULTURE BEAT (INTERMIT) "The song is rule. We don't the Phone: Fax CRUSH I WANNA COME (WITH YOU) really think about what style B 6 7 19 5 4 DIANE REAL MCCOY (ARISTA) we're playing, we just know we're Charge my: 7 Visa 7 MC 1 Amex PEACE TRAIN 1 4 6 20 1 playing music we like," says THECNR DS (STREET LIFE/ALL AMERICAN) DOLLY PARTON (FLIP IT /ARK 21) Borscheid. Card #: Exp. Date: I STILL LOVE YOU 8 3 DON'T 21 22 3 6 AAIO WIN NS (MOTOWN) MONIFAH (OWEST/WARNER BROS.) "The fun is in being able to bal- Signature: DANCE HALL DAYS ance sucker -punch rock'n'roll and 9 14 13 22 21 2 Bill my company* - PO required (US companies only) (CREATORS WAYIBIG BEAT /ATLANTIC) WANG CHUNG IGEFFENI the more sensitive songs where KEEP IT ON THE REAL FEMININITY Check enclosed: # 17 11 23 11 10 everybody's concentrating and 10 3X KRAZY (N00 TRYBENIRGIN) ERIC BENET (WARNER BROS.) trying to make a moment hap- Please state 11 shipping address differs from billing address 0696 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? TALKIN' BOUT BANK 24 2 11 25 3 VINTLRED ANT; PHAJJA (WARNER BROS.) pen," Levy says.