OLYMPIC COVERAGE FROM THE SOLE OF THE INDUSTRY September 26, 1988 Volume 3 !ssue 109 $5.00
WINNERS FLASUNIZZERMit CROSSOV, EARPICKS BREAKOUTS WILDCARD ANITA BAKE 142 IslÇ U2 Island ICE-T Sire/WB PET SHOP BOYS EMI c EDDIE MONE EDDIE MONEY Col METALLICA Elek See Page 10 B MEETS VAN HALEN JC MELLENCAMP Elek SMITHS Sire/Rep ELTON Ce? IJEFFREV OSBO VAN HALEN WB SIOUXSIE Geffen
E1N Rt.LEASES LAURA BRANIGAN CANDI HN HIATT' KANSAS HUEY LEWIS GEORGE MICHAEL \,.„, Come Into My Life Dancing U Slow Tuming Stand Beside Me Small World Kissing A Fool Atco 7-99280 ,IRS 5 A&M AM1245 MCA 53425 Chrys VS4-43306 Col 38-08050
- THE BUNBURYS HOTHOUSE F JOHN LENNON LITTLE FEAT PET SHOP BOYS Fight Don't Go Jealous Guy Hate To Lose Your Lovin' Domino Dancing Polydor 886279-7 Capitol 844320 WB 7-27728 EMI 50161 PRINCE REO SPEEDWAGON STRYPER IWish You Heaven IDon't Want To Lose You IBelieve In You Paisley/VVB PP7-27745 Epic 34-08030 Enigma 75028 IS G RECORD The new single from the album "Small World." Chmalis. September 26, 1988 Volume 3 Issue 109 $5.00
DENNIS LAVINTHAL Polydor Man Publisher LENNY BEER Editor In Chief SINGLES 4 TONI PROFERA Senior Editor Now it's Def Leppard, which shoots to number one DAVID ADELSON over astill-strong Bobby McFerrin. Next up and siz- Vice President/Managing Editor MIKE MURPHY zling hot are UB40 and Phil Collins. Sr. Broadcast Editor PETER WALBERG Art Director DOUG BROWN Creative Director ANITA WEBB DIALOGUE Operations Manager DANNY OSTROW JON LESHAY U2 can be arecord company exec. Island's Promo- 30 Research Editors tion VP Bob Catania tells Hits' Jesse Nash how. MARK PEARSON Research Coordinator Polydor's newly-named Sr. VP, Why are we giving Jessica Hahn yet more ink? So MICHELLE SHORE 54 Promotion, John Brodey dials TERRY MOSER Hits' Beverly Hills Bozo Danny Ostrow can get a his favorite 976 number, but the DAN FITZGERALD free trip to Phoenix for some action, that's why. NICK BULL real action is in the man's MARCI SCHUSTER ANGELA GARCIA Jeff Hunter, P. D. at KWOD in Sacramento, goes 33 records, with out-of-the-box KARYN PARKER one-on-one with our very own, happening guy (and smashes from Ivan Neville and Research Assistants Lenny Beer's best friend) Mike Murphy. Irish corners Hothouse Flowers. ROY TRAKIN Features Editor Put down the receiver John and
MICHAEL ALLEN enjoy your moment in the sun on Computer Operations ALBUMS 62 the Hits' Contents Page. It's DANNY FIELDS more fun than phone sex and JOHN SUTTON—SMITH Contributing Editors It's still the Guns. They've stopped Def Leppard and cheaper to boot.
Radio Advisory Board held off the charge of Metallica. But here comes MASON DIXON Chairman BonJovimitillut DAVE ANTHONY DON BENSON DENE HALLAM KID LEO Flashmakers 22 Earpicks 44 KEITH NAFÍALY U2 sweeps to the top. U2 has the Desire. COLOR WEST Lithography EDITORIAL. ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS OFFICES' INen Ventura Boulevard. Slum WA Sherman Oaks C•11100, 91403 Phone (11110 5017900 POSTAL INFORMATION Hm Maws, ta publoged ',oily. nob SO mum gebb0ted pm year. Crossovers 27 Post Modern 37 by Hils Inc. Ceti,. corporate, REPRINTS AND REPRODUCTIONS. Copyngin 1987 by 14M. Inc All nghta Baker and Money. We love Hothouse Flowers. termed Repecductan or photocopy', of mate,' appeanna tn Ht. Mogan, os forbegon renhout 'omen pennemenn Rearms may hr mdeted from 15477 Ventura Boulevard. Sune 100 Sher- man Oaks CA 91403 SUBSCRIPTIONS Call M110 501 79IM cc adogrom subacopoon Immeals to H. Ma'am, 15477 Ventura Boukvanf. Stole 100. Sherman Oals CA 91401 Smale copy price 55 IX, Submnpuon once 52111100 per year All ootootfl Requests 28 Breakouts 60 On The Cover non, payaNc t' S funds only Please allow 2to 4 wee, for new aul,npoons to bern CHANGE DE ADDRESS %case allow 2 Beach Boys get bigger and Ice-T and Metallica. to 4 weeks foo than, of atlart-m 101.01 ofko. POSTMASTER Bobby McFerrin's #1 single, Song change of adders. to Hos Magamnc. 15477 Ventura Boulovaml. Sonc 300. Sherman OÍL,, CA 91403 bigger. "Don't Worry, Be Happy," is the first acapella chart-topper Front Page 9 Horizon 18 since the days of doo-wop, and Headquarters: Near Truths 16 Rerap 52 the EMI album from which it 15477 Ventura Blvd. Suite 300 Mini Mugs 16 Mini Mugs 52 comes, "Simple Pleasures," is Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 following in its wake. He ain't (818) 501-7900 Far Truths 17 Movie Scores 66 worried, he's wealthy. Letters 17 Wavelength 66 simrne z TOP FIFTY SINGLES Based on a combination of sales and airplay
Def Leppard explodes to the top. knocking off a still going from #22 to #8. lnxs grabs the highest debut on strong Bobby McFerrin at #2. UB40 blew right by the page 1 at #22 and U2's new one from the forthcoming competition in the top ten to #4 and Phil Collins exploded movie and Lp hits the chart at #45.
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK ARTIST T1TLE LABEL COMMENTS
4 El DEF LEPPAR 0 E BITES PolyGram 870 402-7 Another home run u u BOBBY MCFERRIN DON'T WORRY EMI 50146 Solic sales u u TAYLOR DAYNE I'LL ALWAYS LOVE Arista 9700 Sellirg Lp now too u il UB40 RED, RED WINE A&M 24411 Going all the way u GUNS N' ROSES SWEET CHILD O' MINE Geffen 7-27963 Lp still # 1 10 u CHEAP TRICK DON'T BE CRUEL Epic 34-07965 Hot remake u PETER CETERA ONE GOOD WOMAN W. Bros 7-27824 Gaining u PHIL COLLINS A GROOVY KIND Atlantic 7-89017 From "Buster" u NEW KIDS PLEASE DON'T GO Columbia 38-07700 Teen smash 10 JOAN JEU IHATE MYSELF Epic 254-07919 Explodi
INFO SOCIETY WHAT'S ON YOUR.... T Boy/Rep 7-27826 Breaking big
NEW EDITION IF IT ISN'T LOVE MCA 53264 Falling
DJ JAZZY JEFF NIGHTMARE Jive/RCA 1124-7 Steady
16 BOBBY BROWN DON'T BE CRUEL MCA 23861 Crossing big
POISON FALLEN ANGEL Capitol 44191 Solid growth
16 STEVE WINWOOD DON'T YOU KNOW... Virgin 99290 Big increases
20 ROD STEWART FOREVER YOUNG W.Bros 7-27796-14 Gaining
Ell ERASURE CHAINS OF LOVE Sire/Rep 7-27844 Pomo to pop
19 ROBERT PALMER SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE EMI PB-50133 Peaked
Ii 20 RICK ASTLEY IT WOULD TAKE A RCA 86637 Over now isu GLENN FREY TRUE LOVE MCA 53363 Breaking
ggi INXS NEVER TEAR US APART Atlantic 7-89038 Exploding
E ESCAPE CLUB WILD WILD WEST Atlantic 7-89048 Former wildcard
im al DEBBIE GIBSON STAYING TOGETHER Atlantic 7-89034 Teen idol
26 Ej BRENDA K STARR WHAT YOU SEE MCA 53367 Steady
4 "Main Man" FLASHMAKER! ALREADY ON AT: KIKX add WPRO-FM WJAD WNNK add VVXKS WISW KYNO add KSAQ KISR OK100 add KCAQ KIKX Z106 add KQIZ KYRK KBFM add KFBQ KTRS WSRZ add 100KHI add Y106 add WJMX add KISN add
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.0000/118S'INÉR! BREAKOUTS WINNER 4-3 HITS POST MODE KEGL add HOT SALES BREAKING AT: Music People/Oakland K106 10-7h Sound Warehouse/Nat'l 'Peek KITS 11-10 Show Industries/Los Angele Sam Goody/Westcoast KRBE 22-15 Northern Lights/St. Paul -A- KZZB 40-33 Peaches/Seattle Moby Disc/Los Angeles Wherehouse/Nat'l Roo" BREAKING AT: S.W. Wholesale/Texas KKBQ Navarre/Mpls. Radio Doctor's/Milwaukee Plastic Fantastic/Philadelphia
ON YOUR DESK NOW! e n roar see» BREAKING AT: rm Still o KXXR GOING FOR ADDS THIS WEEK! GEFFEN RECORDS TOP FIFTY SINGLES Based on acombination of sales and airplay
LAST THIS WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS EL 26 KENNY LOGGINS NOBODY'S FOOL Columbia 38-07971 Fal'ing El Ell WHITNEY HOUSTON ONE MOMENT IN TIME Arista AS1-9743 Olympics theme Ei El3 KYLIE MINOGUE THE LOCO-MOTION Geffen 021043 Big reaction at radio EIJ Ei7 BEACH BOYS KOKOMO Elektra 7-69385 Exploding El3 30 GIANT STEPS ANOTHER LOVER A&M AM-1226 Dance El51 Ea VAN HALEN WHEN ITS LOVE Warner Bros 7-27827 New single breaking El] BON JOVI BAD MEDICINE Mercury 836 345 Sweeping radio HUEY LEWIS PERFECT WORLD Chrysalis VS443265 New single shipping
40 BASIA TIME AND TIDE Epic 34-07730 Build ng
FOUR TOPS INDESTRUCTIBLE Arista ASI9706 Hot comeback
39 36 CINDERELLA DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU Mercury 870644-7 Breaking big
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY DANCE LITTLE SISTER Columbia 38-08023 Continued growth
GEORGE MICHAEL MONKEY Columbia 38-07941 New single shipping
BREATHE HOW CAN IFALL A&M 1224 Follow up to smash
50 40 WHEN IN ROME THE PROMISE Virgin 90994 Gaining each week
EUROPE SUPERSTITIOUS Epic 34-07979 Steady
46 BOY MEETS GIRL WAITING FOR A RCA 8691 Growing at top 40
ELTON JOHN A WORD IN SPANISH MCA 53408 Significant gains
30 44 TRACY CHAPMAN FAST CAR Elektra 7-69412 Peaked
cia U2 DESIRE Island 7-99273 From new Lp and movie
46 CHICAGO LOOK AWAY Reprise 7-27766-A Follow up to smash
29 MICHAEL JACKSON ANOTHER PART Epic 34-07962 Over
48 ELTON JOHN IDON'T WAN NA MCA 53345 New 45 breaking el LE ANITA BAKER GIVING YOU THE BEST Elektra 7-69371 Exploding at top 40 44 50 AL B SURE OFF ON YOUR OWN W.Bros 7-27870-A Peaked
NEXT UP EDDIE MONEY (Columbia) IVAN NEVILLE (Polydor) HALL & OATES (Arista) WILL TO POWER (Epic) VAN HALEN (WB) JEFFREY OSBORNE (A&M)
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September 26, 1988 Volume 3 Issue 109 $5.00 "Olympics" Project Poised To Explode ARISTAS GOLD "We believe that this music is going to live far beyond the Guy. vs Prince Olympics," said an ecstatic If Prince is indeed giving Arista Executive VP/GM up performing to devote his Don lenner of the label's ex- life to God, he's going out ploding "1988 Summer with a bang. A party held at Olympics Album." "There's the superstar's Paisley Park no precedent for this album." studio after the U.S. bow of Ienner, Executive Producer his "Lovesexy" tour in the Clive Davis and the entire superstar's hometown of Arista team have reason to be Minneapolis last week was optimistic. Every night the finally halted by the state's Olympics are broadcast, ap- Governor at 4am. Min- proximately 80 million nesota's chief exec Rudy people tune in to the songs of Perpich ordered the celebra- Whitney Houston, John Wil- tion to cease after neighbors liams, The Bunburys and complained and Prince's Eric Carmen. We're talking production company was 80 million impressions. cited for disturbing the peace. "Bryant Gumbel is un- Among the celebrants: Miles believable," shouted Ienner. Davis, Chaka Khan, George "He's back announcing all Clinton and Taylor Dayne. the songs. I wish radio did These guys are Bon Jovi. They sell lots of records for Mercury. that much." They are good-looking young studs. They get lots of girls. That's Advertisement Radio is doing its share, another story. They have anew record out called "New Jersey." lenner pointed out. Already They obviously don't care that the bulk of the population of the on the air and developing U.S. thinks New Jersey is a toxic cesspool. Regardless of the ti- nicely are Eric Carmen's tle, "New Jersey" is gonna sell a lot of records. This will make "Reason To Try," Four Tops' the band even richer. Then they can get even more girls. Do you "Indestructible," The Bun- hate this caption as much as we do? burys' "Fight (No Matter How Long)" and John Wil- liams' "Olympic Spirit." U2 vs Goldman Oh yeah, there's also this U2 takes on controversial him." Goldman's currently in tune called "One Moment In Time" by this performer John Lennon biographer Al- Europe promoting the book bert Goldman on a new amid reports of stateside named Whitney Houston. We're talking about a future song, "God Part II," from death threats. A recent radio #1. their new two-LP set, poll taken during a syn- paraphrasing the ex-Beatle's dicated Yoko Ono interview The bottom line of all this denunciation of false idols, "I revealed 97% of listeners felt exposure is Sales. Retailers are reporting massive jumps don't believe in Goldman- the bio was "unfair" to John. /Instant karma's gonna get this week (it went from 11 to continued on page 14
9 WITS
Posing old you I was creative," said HITS Creative Director Doug Brown pointing out his four gorgeous children (with his beautiful wife Pat). When Doug proposed to Pat, he scheduled a meeting and spent the next three hours and 16 minutes proposing. Pat, who was able to say three words during that meet- ing, was instructed by Doug (in another two hour conver- sation) that she could reply during another meeting the following day at Ipm. Doug showed up at 2:45pm, but it was 5:15pm before he finished explaining why he was late (Monstache courtesy of Revlon Eyebrow Pencils).
Keith vs Mick d C11 While Mick Jagger gets and LA by addressing rumors The Decatheters look shaky set to begin a solo tour this of a Rolling Stone reunion. week in Brisbane, Australia, On "You Don't Move Me," a BABES— Igotta have that his longtime bandmate Keith track from the LP, he points Screamin' Decatheter smash Richards marked the upcom- the finger at his longtime THIS WEEK! Euerybody's going! ing release of his solo debut partner's desire to bring back with listening parties in NY the group, "Now you want to Keith, throw the dice/You already crapped out twice." we're taking the Advertisement record into the meeting. By the way, do you know the GM hiring for the gig in
It seems that we always Nashville?... pick this group's record for the Wildcard category. It Babes...Babes, also seems that their singles always go Top Five He's MY GUY! (or is that Always On My I'll get you the Mind?). Anyway, this one redà gig, tNEED the has the right sound, the right tempo, and the right Decathetersar! track record to go right on the radio. Mark Kargol even schlepped up to the office kbtfler, to play it for us. Jack Satter must be serious. A smash! Does this bozo really know the GM? ...Stay Tuned.
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Ducking The Crue She Cooks Workers at acontaminated nearby. Superintendent Don Montana mine play Motley Jenkins says, "We also use Crüe on loudspeakers all day cannons and shotguns, but long. No, they're not deaf. Vince Neil's vocals really do They find the music keeps the trick. There's not aliving ducks and geese away from a thing for miles around after cyanide-infested pond we play 'Girls Girls Girls."
Olympic Coverage Joan &Geraldo 8i Baba
Joan Rivers is back and Following a sold-out performance at Los Angeles' Boxy, A&M's the Tribune Entertainment Toni Childs schmoozes backstage with personal manager Perry Company's got her. Seems Watts-Russell (1) and A&M president GII Friesen. Moments the company that produces later Gil, who shaved his beard when someone told him he and distributes "Geraldo," is developing a one-hour looked like Foster Brookes, turned to Toni and uttered the im- mortal words: "Great set Julia, but do you think you could whip daytime talk show for the me up some of that nifty vegetable puree." (Ed Note: This is resident Center Square. As stupid, everyone knows Gil hates vegetable puree.) for Geraldo Rivera, Cos- mopolitan magazine quotes Since we were in a rush to the newsman as saying he provide you with in-depth once made apass at Barbara coverage of the 1988 Olym- Tougher Than Cinema Walters and was rebuffed. pic Games in Seoul, we're Three N.Y.-area theaters dition, a rap concert held at Does than mean he'll lob one proud to present this photo of and a Philadelphia movie Nassau Coliseum on L.I. was in the direction of Joan now the legendary Y ma Sumac house are refusing to show marred by chain-snatchers that they're colleagues? And who has nothing to do with Run DMC's controversial "who fed on the crowd like has he ever come on to the Olympics, but it's the best new film, "Tougher Than hungry sharks," according to Oprah? Stay tuned. we could do. We hope you en- Leather," because of reported local police. joy it. violence at screenings. In ad-
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HITS September 26, 1988 11 ire z FRONT PAGE Mercury Names National Staff ON RECORDS [114 Guns 'N' Roses HOW BIG IS BIG: Things the more mass-appeal sound are really getting serious at of "Sweet Child" broke the top of the national Album through. Now, the label has Chart. The Guns 'N Roses decided to go for mass-appeal (Geffen) explosion has not radio with the hard rocking only outlasted the mega-sell- "Welcome." ing Def Leppard album The timing is right. The (Mercury), but has now held decision is right. The band Romano Jones Loncao off the super-charged heavy performed this cut to a na- David Leach affec- David Loncao is named metal sounds of Metallica tional audience on the MTV tionately known in the in- Vice President of Album (Elektra). The double-set by Awards show and the reaction dustry as David Leach Promotion for Mercury. He the kings of the speed metal was nothing short of sensa- has announced appointments was previously doing some- marketplace debuted at #3 tional. The cut may be out of to his Mercury National thing different for the same last week, but is unable to the norm for Top 40, but the Promotion staff. company, but it had a dif- move any higher this week sales and activity on this Brenda Romano is ap- ferent name. Don't worry, simply because its com- band are also far from the pointed Director, lop 40 he's happy. petitors at the top will not norm. It's hard for us to Promotion. She previously Actually, it's not the same wilt. Def Leppard is ashoe-in believe the cut will not be was doing the same thing for company, since some people for its second straight #1 embraced this time. the same company, but it had joined a different company, single with "Love Bites" and AND SOMETHING NEW: a different name. She is owned by the same people, will not be passed this week This week marks the official happy. on the West Coast which was by Metallica. And yet, even Top 40 birth of a new label, Wayman Jones is once the same company as with two straight #1 45's, the Polydor Records. It is the promoted to the post of Vice the one that is staying on the Leppards cannot compete West Coast spinoff of the red- President of Urban Promo- East Coast, but changing its with the Geffen Gunners. The hot PolyGram organization. tion. He too was doing the name. Thank you. (Ed Note: Guns album is just getting Their first run at a hit single same thing with the same More Mercury an- stronger and stronger. And al- is the strong Top 40 sound of company, but it had a dif- nouncements in THE LAD- though it will probably be Ivan Neville. In the weeks to ferent name. He is happy. DER) passed by the upcoming Bon come they will also be gun- Jovi release (PolyGram), it ning for action on Euro -stars Advertisement just may sell big for another Hothouse Flowers, Level 42 entire year. and more. Lead by key Royal Flush The reasons seem simple. promotion executive John The Guns album has the Brodey, and with strong Prince Charles and Prin- power and magic that has product, this new label cess Diana didn't attend the caught the heart of today's should be a force in the world premiere of pal Phil youth. They are the Rolling marketplace. We'll be watch- Collins' new movie, "Buster" Stones of 1988. Their album ing this one closely in the on the advice of the star, who has already soared to the five coming weeks. advised them not to come. million sales level and ":11"'«"'"9"1110114 The movie is about Britain's threatens to reach ten if radio great train robber and has is smart enough to jump all been condemned in some over the re-release of "Wel- quarters as condoning come To The Jungle." For it violence. The singer/drum- was this cut, with limited mer denies the charge and airplay (and we're talking says he told the Royal Couple limited) and only the support not to go "because it'll be out of MTV that exploded the al- on video in a couple of bum into the national Top Guns 'N Roses — Now, it's months anyway." Five. But Top 40 radio stayed time for "Welcome to The away from the record until Jungle."
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Good Knight A rundown of executives on the move.
That's Columbia's Holly Knight (second from left) with Colum- bia Local Promotion Wiz Joe Schuld (1) and Y108 Denver MD Goldstone Harbough Hetherington. Lewis Dom Testa and Y108 PD Mark Boite enjoying another riveting If this column seems a little Shaier, Director, West Coast issue of the rag that gives you aRocky Mountain low. (Ed Note: rushed it's because I had Regional Sales. Shaler was Can you imagine how stupid these guys must have felt posing something more important to recently Executive Vice for this hair-ball picture?) do — like wash my neck. President for Jem Records continued from page 9 Thank you At PolyGram, Distribution IRS has ap- Michael Goldstone is ap- pointed Margaret LoCicero Olympics Project pointed Vice President, A&R, West Coast Director of 1at Lieberman), and believe day and we'll continue to see based in Los Angeles. He was Promotion. She was most emphatically that next week it build in leaps and bounds, most recently at MCA. Also recently at Tommy Boy. In the project will explode. not only for the next two at PolyGram, Lode Har- addition, Rob Yardumian is According to Arista VP of weeks, but with the radio bough is named Director, named Marketing Sales Jim Cawley, "The airplay, sales will extend A&R, based in New York. Coordinator. He was most overall read is that the album totally beyond the Games and She was most recently the recent15, at the Box (Ed has been building from day to into the holiday season." label's Manager, A&R, based Note: So I'm driving to work in Los Angeles At Mer- and I'm pulled over by some cury, Kyle Hetherington is underage neo -nazi, George named National Singles Bush look-alike cop dressed Director, Top 40. Joe Lewis in SWAT duds with a is named National Singles moustache it took three Director, Urban, and Andy months to nurture. "Good The street was full of action this week, and since our minds are in the Szulinski is named National morning," the closet leather gutter, who better than -The Sewer Drain Of The Industry - to fill you Secondary Top 40 freak says to me. "I'm writ- in. Once again folks, UW =The general feeling on the street — God Manager At Arista, Joy ing you a ticket for speed- Bless It. Broome is named Manager, ing." "GOOD MORNING!" Old UW doubted whether Krasnow could West Coast Publicity. Joy was Ithought to myself "You half Elektra previously at Capitol right floundering label. New UW — Kras- pint, stinkin' little Nazi Records. Joy now is forced to now is god! Three albums in top five. eunuch. They're strung out work with Larry "Aren't You on crack in Venice, mainlin- EMI IIW says historic title for resurging power- A Waitress At El Coyote?" ing downtown and pulling house. Don't worry. Be happy. Jenkins At WEA, Jody blades in Culver City, and Raithel is appointed Vice you're citing me for going EMI UW says clumsy title for resurging record President of Product 46mph! I'm going to pay-off Manhattan 'GPbusiness power. Ditch the sucker. Development. He has been your doctor to sneeze during with the company since your next hernia test!!" Old UW said excerpts have everybody buz- 1971 EMI, not EMI- Thanks folks, Ireally needed Albert Manhattan, has appointed Bill that.) Goldman zing. New UW— authenticity is questioned on trashing legends. The guy's ajerk. John UW— Untrashable! — Imagine film and Lennon osoundtrack will make him as hot as ever.
John UW says killer free-agent promotion execu- ueetancourt <> tive will be afactor soon.
Szulinski Broome Raithel Shaler 14 HITS September 26, 1988 VANHALEN "FINISH W HAT YA STARTED I I'
CROSSOVERS WINNER! ONE OF THE MOST ADDED! EARPICKS WINNER! 15 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS!
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Personal Management. Ed LefflerlE.L. Management, Inc 1988 Warner Bros. Records Inc. z NEAR TRUTHS MINI MUGS By L B. Bad, Los Angeles
Mark Knopfler has already US' Roses clears the stated he's putting Dire Straits million unit mark after on on the shelf. Will he be single. More to come An producing the next Robbie speaking of Guns, is the ne Robertson project? Bon Jovi project the prim Veteran Programmer candidate to dethrone it fro Gerry Cagle about to unleash the #1 spot And no th his book "Payola" on Decem- to WEGX Philly MD J ber 15. According to Gerry, the Beau Jones who read o book is "factional" — a fic- name and phone number ov tional story based on fact. Ac- the air, telling listeners to call - cording to the marketing cam- for afree copy of last week's paign, it's about "drugs, sex nauseating Peter Napoliell PASS THE COLDCUT PLATTER: Arista artist Jeff Healey doesn't and rock n' roll." Other and Axl Rose picture Th know it, but this bunch offreeloaders from the record company have just swiped his marketing copy reads some- recent Hard Rock TV speci bologna sandwiches after the man's sterling peiformance at Club Soda in Montreal, thing like: "Are you in it? Find was a ratings bomb, reinforc supporting his brand-new LP, "See The Light." The following guilty parties from the Out For Yourself." Some ing beliefs that primetime roc label try to smile without chewing (I-r): Don lenner, Exec. VP/GM; Joe Rockman from the band; Clive Davis, Pres.: Healey; Roger Watson, cases of Promotional Burnout n' roll ain't the goods Th Arista U.K. MD.: Jim Cawley. VP, Sales: and Pete Jones, Pres., BMG Dist. being reported. The disease is recent Edie Brickell showc simple: Promotion dep- at the Club Lingerie in artments run so many records Angeles was an agent's feed- through the system that don't ing frenzy. Who will si ' come home, that they even- her9 Epic's Jim Capparr tually can't get their hits is leaving his post to assum played as well Insiders are the sales post at PolyGram saying there's absolutely no previously held by Jim Une, truth to the Mickey Eichner to who took the Marketing post MCA rumors After some previously held by Harry Pall past disappointments, it's nice mer, who took an A&R gig to see IRS win an A&R bid- with the label Will Michael.," ding war. New artist Candi Goldstone's new gig as Poly'll was definitely stirring the West Coast A&R VP increase TRANSVISION VAMPS HITS: You didn't think we actually work up here at sweet tooth of afew labels the profile of fellow A&R VI Hits magazine? Most of our time is spent acting the part of fools as a parade of Take a look at Metallica. Bob Skoro? Hey, no celebrities like TrallSIliSiOn Vamp's tovery Wendy James (center) drop by There's no airplay, no video that EMI has gotten rid of to abuse themselves in front of our gang of geeks and goons. UNI's Mark Gorlick and MASSIVE sales. Maybe Manhattan title, how do y (left) promises Hits' insufferable radio bozos (l-r) Jon Leshay, Mike Murphy Cliff Burnstein and Peter pronounce CEMA? No . and Danny Ostrow first dibs at the lovely lass' dynamic gams in exchange for Mensch really do know what name yet for Jerry PoMo priority. they're doing Geffen's Greenberg's CBS label, though there are some advance Radio Geek tapes of new product circulat- ing Russ Regan about to ink an A&R deal with Arista And look for alot of personal management changes as artists who have ex- perienced some commercial disappointments get caught up in the massive finger pointing that always ensues Brokers getting big bucks in Los An-
geles for Elton John and Am- POORMAN EATS THE WHOLE THING Big movie Mal Emilio Es- nesty concert tix, despite the tevez dons his shades and pays a visit to KR0Q-FM's "Morning Ship of Fools" fact that Amnesty failed to se to help judge The Poomian's daily "talent search. - where the Brat-Packer chal- out Names in the rtimo lenged the dj. to a notorious "Poor-Dare"— eat an entire chocolate tuna fish sun- Jay Beau Jonès — Nice face. mill this week: Nick Maria, dae. Poorman and Estere: share an apres-meal photo opportunity before the "Ship No wonder he's in radio. of Fools" captain makes like Guns N' Roses and ChUCICS his cookies all over Harry Palmer. Lou Mann, Emilio's Guccis. Joel Katz and Bob The Bozo
16 HITS September 26, 1988 z LETTERS FAR TRUTHS By Danny Fields, New York
Van's Cover Blown 111.1.1111111116 Johan- sen's immortal phrase, took on Gentleman Rocker Dear Danny: Traikin (sic) replies: Most new, expanded meaning at Vir- Thank you very much for not people throw themselves at our gin's listening party for "Talk Is running this picture of me in feet just to have their photo Cheap," Keith Richards' solo your magazine for my recent printed in these hallowed album debut. Glowingly plan- promotion announcement to pages, but this McCarty guy ned and executed by the label's National Pop Promotion Direc- wants us to get his name right, Cledra White, the event was tor. It's a stupid photo anyway too? Geez, who does he think he held on the ground and base- and Ican't blame you. Iknow is, Pierre Trudeau? Anyway, ment floors of Noho's gritty you will agree with me 100%. Pat, you misspelled not only my ,Acme Bar and Grill, at the Best regards, name (7'rakin) but Wayne savvy suggestion of Keith's Michael Van Orsdale Gretzky's too, so please print a manager, Jane Rose, and it at- Chrysalis Records correction in your next "Letter tracted a crowd of musicians LA, CA to the Editor," capece? and power tastemakers such as has rarely been assembled in Keith Richards—Jovial in the Dear Lenny: the Northeast. Let's face it, face of arare assemblage. Enough of this album-rock there is nothing hipper in the slamming. Granted, living in world than Keith Richards, and into the mix, and burgers and Los Angeles today, we are in a that was reflected in the chocolate shakes served to the state of emergency regarding awesome aura of the as- guests. Enjoying the adorable- album rock radio! However, semblage, which was heavy. ness of it all were Atlantic royals here are some stations that are The guest of honor was jovial, Ahmet Ertegun, Sheldon great broadcasters, current gentlemanly and accessible, Vogel, Doug Morris, Mark rockers and yea, yea, sell units: greeting guests upstairs, while Schulman and more. Quincy KGB (San Diego), KBPI (Den- below his wife Patti Hansen Jones dropped in to say hello to ver), KISW (Seattle), KUPD (with their baby daughters), and the titaness of teendom, who had (Phoenix), Sacramento (KR- his father and mother-in-law a wonderful time, and was XQ), KNAC (Long Beach). played the role of surrogate nearly the last to leave the dance Lenny, this KLASICK ROQ hosts. Virgin was represented floor at 3:30 AM. Still, the street virus has many of us very pis- by Phil Quartararo, Audrey outside was swarming with sed, as well as frustrated. Let's Strahl, Nancy Jeffries, John young ticket and record buyers, Danny replies: Geez, you were amplify the positive, please. Boulos, Michael Plen, Jeffrey eager for a glimpse of and a right, guy, this is too horrific for Thanks for the grins. I'm Nauman and Kathy Gillis, wave from Long Island's cutest the "Ladder" section. The only fighting for the future. while other giants of our culture new split-level industry. On the place we could think of to run it Best personal regards, who were on hand to hear the subject of Atlantic, let us not fail where no one would see it is Michael Papale very hot album included Bernie to mention the excitement build- right here in the middle of the ACE Ent. Ind. Worrell and Sarah Dash (who ing them as the release date of "Letters" section, but that is a Studio City, CA are both on the record), Virgin Judson Spence's eponymous face only a mother could love. artistes Paula Abdul and Am- debut album nears. Landed after Nice 'stache, though. Lenny replies: We're glad bitious Lovers, Keith's co- a bidding war, the Pascagoula, you're grinning, Mike, because producer Steve Jordan, Fran Mississippi, singer/songwriter Dear Roy Trallcin: until what we call album radio Lebowitz from the world of let- brought the house down when You bozos misprinted the gets off its collective butt and ters, the legendary Lenny he performed at the WEA con- name of our newest and ever- starts playing some new music, Kaye, Lisa Robinson, lggy vention in New Orleans, and so-cool Creative Director. His it won't have afuture to fight Pop and wife Suchi, and positively overwhelmed the name is Mike McCarty, not for. The ball's in their court to photographer Bob Gruen, car- likes of Ahmet, Doug, Perry and McCarthy. He wouldn't want start amplifying the posi- rying his hot-off-the-press Sylvia during ajam with Julian anyone to think he was related tive and we don't just mean Japanese coffee table book of Lennon at the Old Absinthe to either Senator Joe or the 1,987,654th airing of pictures of the Man of the Mo- House...Another bidding war woodenhead Charlie! (When "Stairway to Heaven." Because ment Atlantic took over the recently settled, and one that rat- Charles Koppelman said we if we hear that song just one entire Hard Rock cafe to honor tled rafters all over town, was would be getting avisitor from more time, there's no telling Debbie Gibson following the the struggle to land Gutterboy, a the North, I was hoping he what we' II do. second of her three sold-out Queens band whose fans num- meant Wayne Gretsky.) Please shows at Radio City. At Deb- bered nearly the entire A&R print acorrection for Mike. bie's behest, the 57th Street population of the region. After a Best personal regards, tourist attraction was turned tough fight, Elektra was the Pat Lucas into a "mini-disco," with hits winner. SBK Ent World from the 50's liberally sprinlded
HITS September 26, 1988 17 writs! THE HORIZON NEWARTISTS
Led..n AND COMING BAND:, by John Sutton-Smith
The late British popmeisters, the Smiths tie up the loose ends with alive adieu on SIRE, titled "Rank", which includes anum- ber of familiar faves like "Ask" and "Panic," as well some heretofore unreleased tracks Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians release one of the finest debut albums of the year so far in "Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars" on GEFFEN, another strong intelligent female vocal band, not particularly like any of the other women in the field— Chapman, Shocked, Childs, Vega, etc.— perhaps closer to 10,000 Maniacs or grace pool in their strong pure vocals and clever material. The band played a Romeo's Daughter Hurricane short, but impressive showcase in Hollywood last week, certainly ataste of good things to come The new Billy Bragg album is Title Title on the way from ELEKTRA called "Workers Playtime," featuring "Don't Break My Heart" "I'm On To You" the single "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards." Bragg is also Label Label on tour shortly with Michelle Shocked whose "Short Sharp Jive/RCA Enigma Shocked" album is getting high critical praise and the single "Anchorage" is accompanied by a tremendous video Produced by Mutt Lange and Those crazy, crtazy folks from clip Three new 4AD releases include a 12" from the ever- John Parr, this U.K. trio com- El Segundo are at it again. threatening Pixies called "Gigantic," are-recording of the track es roaring out of the very suc- This time unleashing L.A. from the recent "Surfer Rosa" L.P., plus albums from Ultra Vivid cessful Jive stable onto Top 40 rockers Hurricane with their Scene and Wolfgang Press Aussie contenders the Go-Bet- playlists. Melodic rocker that MTV phone burner "I'm On weens are back with anew album due shortly on BEGGARS includes an undeniable hook, To You (Na Na Na Na Na Na)" BANQUET, this time licensed through CAPITOL, as is the Romeo's Daughter offers aPat — we love those Na Na's. previously mentioned Cocteau Twins' "Blue Bell Knoll" from Benatar meets Zodiac These good lookin lads have 4AI) Mother new CAPITOL signing, the Hangmen, played Mindwarp sound that used to long hair and tight pants and an in-house showcase at L.A.'s Probe last week. The tough rock find a home at Album Rock they make their guitars do all charniers tried out anumber of songs from their upcoming debut (back when they were playing sorts of cool things while the release including "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "Rotten Sunday," while on- new artists), but now sounds young girls scream and the hand were labelmates Lloyd Cole, less the Commotions, and tailor made for Top 40. The young guys buy T-shirts. What blues legend Willie Dixon, both of whom also have new releases buzz is out and Butch Waugh else does it take to have a Top on the label— Cole's "Mainstream" and Dixon's "Hidden and team are pulling out the 40 hit? These guys are real Charms," on BUG/CAPITOL More serious street rap making stops on this one. contenders. amove is "Power," from Ice-T on SIRE, sporting the hot single Suggested Cuts "I'm Your Pusher" California band Game Theory are back Suggested Cuts "Don't Break My Heart" Is a with a new album "Lolita Nation" on ENIGMA, produced by "I'm On To You (Na Na — Top 40 natural. Try it, you'll Mitch Easter, whose own group Let's Active has abright new hell you get the picture)" is a like it. rock album called "Every Dog Has His Day" on I.R.S Just got phone burner. Make sure aCD single of Richard Thompson's great "Turning the Tide" Label Comments: they're manned when you play track from his new "Amnesia" album on CAPITOL John According to RCA Promotion it. Prine and Nanci Griffiths played adelightful double bill under VP Butch Waugh: "Jive and Label Comments: the stars in the Hollywood Hills last week. Both artists have new RCA are really excited about live albums on the way, more on them in weeks to come. The According to Enigma VP of the first rock release from Jive. Promotion Rick Winward, U.S.of A. can consider itself very fortunate this century in temis The Mutt Lange production is "The 'Over The Edge' LP is of sardonic social commentary, with Will Rogers here for the first a treat for the ears, and really starting to happen. 'I'm half and John Prine around for the second More soundtracks, programmers are saying that On To You' is the best Na Na part II: Coppola's alter-ego pic "Tucker" features an ac- the band has a sound all its hook in years. It first earned complished and stylish period score from Joe Jackson on A&M, own. In the next few weeks, Top 10 requests at Album while beneath the hoopla that is "The Last Temptation of Christ" Romeo's Daughter will be lies a magnificent soundtrack from Peter Gabriel, presumably Radio, then debuted Top 10 treating everyone's ears." available soon fioin GEFFEN, his label More African fun most requested at MTV. Now Butch added: "Leave me the it's crossing successfully to fioin the lively Boyoyo Boys on their new album "TJ Today," hell alone, Murphy, and don't available on ROUNDER, as is "Sheshwe: The Sound of the Top 40. The sales are hotter bother me with such nauseat- Mines" from four traditional South African bands and "Fashion than ever and it's showing ing garbage." Maswedi" by Zulu artist Mzikayifani Buthelezi. consistent long-term momen- tum."
18 HITS September 26, 1988 eiâ FROM THE ALBUM LOVESEXY PERSONAL MANAGEMENT: VALLO, RUFFALO & FARGNOLI © 1988 PAISLEY PARK RECORDS INC. 0 r2.r. sursHEET
AVERAGE AGGRESSIVES TOP TOP REQUESTS Lp SALES 45 SALES ARTIST MOVE (4 or more) 10 5 (1 to 10) (I to 10) (1 to 10)
PHIL COLLINS 6.37 128 37 9 10
BEACH BOYS 5.67 64 8 7 10 5
BON JOVI 5.30 75 1 0 ' 10 _ -
UB40 4.94 97 109 52 10
ESCAPE CLUB 4.36 13 4 8 • 2
KYLIE MINOGUE 4.19 68 13 4 8 1
INXS 4.14 70 27 8
WHITNEY HOUSTON 4.10 4 1 3
WILL TO POWER 3.65 21 1 0 3 1 3
STEVE WINWOOD 3.56 63 29 8 3
BOBBY BROWN 3.30 42 32 21 5
L'TRIMM 3.23 8 3 2 - -
INFO SOCIETY 3.23 68 55 26
WHEN IN ROME 3.17 15 5 3 5 - -
GIANT STEPS 3.13 42 3 1 5 1 5
ERASURE 3.13 58 25 7 3 5
CINDERELLA 3.09 26 5 2
CHICAGO 2.98 15 0 0 4 2 -
BREATHE 2.95 41 0 0 5 3 5
ELTON JOHN 2.84 22 0 0 2 3
BASIA 2.78 26 15 5 5 5 4
GLENN FREY 2.58 33 11 1 3 5
TT D'ARBY 2.45 29 0 0 3 5
ROD STEWART 2.38 27 26 6 4
JJ FAD 2.35 5 1 0 5
DEPECHE MODE 2.26 12 0 0 6 3 3
FOUR TOPS 2.20 17 1 0 1 4
EUROPE 2.19 16 13 3 2
Average Move: The average upward radio playlist movement of the single. Aggressive Moves: The number of key reporters moving the single up four or more positions on their playlist. Top 10ITop 5: The number of reporting playlists showing Top 10 and Top 5positioning. Requests: Based on hot phone mentions from our reporters, listed on a 1-10 scale, 10 being strongest. Lp Sale's: Piece count reports from leading merchandisers on a 1-10 scale. 45 Sales: Based on reports from key retailers and one-stops. Info is on a 1-10 scale.
20 HITS September 26. 1988 the single JEALOUS GUY from the forthcoming album
IMAGINE
MUSIC FROM THE OR MOTION PICTURE
SOME MAJOR EVENTS SURROUNDING ITS RELEASE: September 30: Hollywood Walk Of Fame STAR dedication to John Lennon October 3-9: WIllmagine/John Lennon tribute week. on Vine Street in front of the Capitol Records tower The October 4: Cover story in Rolling Stone magazine featuring the movie. ceremony, with Yoko Ono in attendance,will be simultaneously October 7: The Warner Bros. movie "Imagine: John Lennon" opens broadcast via satellite on radio stations nationwide and in more than 500 theaters across the country. covered by national and international media.Radio contest winners from around the country will be here to witness October 7-9: MN Imagine/John Lennon tribute weekend. the event. October 9: John Lennon's birthday.He would have been 48. October 3: The Warner Bros. movie Imagine: John Lennon" makes its October 9: "60 Minutes" feature on the movie and interviews world-premiere at astar-studded event at the National with Lennon family members. Theater in Los Angeles.A party will immediately follow The magnificent coffee-table book "Imagine, John Lennon" at the Hard Rock Cafe. has already shipped agiant run of more than 250,000 copies.
epa.e. "111 z FLASHMAKERS Singles that have experienced atremendous initial response at radio and/or retail.
U2 flies out of the box and right on to the airwaves bum, Boy Meets Girl continues to make its way through everywhere with the first single from their soundtrack, the system with major market play and early requests "Rattle and Hum." Chicago has another strong week of and Elton John is making big moves with his second new airplay with the second single from their current al- single.
U2 DESIRE ISLAND Ín WHEN IN ROME PROMISE VIRGIN Singles: 40* Albums: - Avg Move: 3.17 Aggrssv: 15 Singles: 45* Albums: - First single from the forthcoming movie, "Rattle and Hum," Huge club play and new video play are helping to make this flies out of the box and onto the air at KIIS, KZZP, WMMS, B97, debut single amajor Top 40 hit. This week's believers include WINK, WRCK, WTLQ, WKEE, WKSS, WXKS, VVZOU, WAYS, KEGL, WOSM, WVSR, WBLI, WFLY, WKQB, WJAD, WAPI, WRCK, Z104, WBAM, KOY, WNNK, WGH-FM, Y108, KDWZ, KQKQ, KZOU, KCPX, WKZL and more. Jumps 7-5 KKFR, 11-8 Y95, 11-9 KWSS., 30- 0100, WAPE, KXYQ, WAEB, KSAQ, KXXR, B104, KTFM, 92X and 22 WFLY, 25 -21 FM102. 23 -17 KTFM, 38 -26 B93, 34-30 WLOL, too many more to mention. 33 -26 K106. 26 -21 FIT97 and 37 -33 KTUX. Debuts for KIIS, KNAN. WJAD. WGH-FM. WAPE, KXXR, WAEB, KSAQ, WPFM, K98. WKBQ. OK100 and KAKS.
Singles: 46* Albums: - Avg Move: 2.98 Aggrssv: 15 Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.26 Aggrssv: 12 Another strong week of new airplay and early requests show- Last week's Wildcard is making big moves with major market ing up where played. Going on the air at B94, WXKS, KS104, support and developing requests everywhere. New this week KIKX, WINK, KNAN, KWOD, WKSI, KCPX, WAEB, B100, VVTIC, at KITS, Y108, 92X, WBCY, WERZ, WNYZ, WKSS, KMGX, FM104 WPRR, KUBE, WERZ, WTLQ, WKEE, WKSS, 95XXX, JETFM, and others. Moving at KWOD 24-20, KXYQ 30-24, KXXR 33-27, KEGL, KKRZ, WLRW, WNVZ, WRNO, WSPK, Z103, Z98, KFBQ, B97 30-25, FM102 17-13, WLOL 39-33, KKBQ 25-21, K106 22- KC101 and KTUX. Early moves include 35 -30 0102 and 36-29 15, PWR99 30-24, KTUX 36-31 and KRBE 19-12. Breaking at KIYS and debuting for Y95. WVSR. WAPI, WJAD, Y108, WOKI, WGH-FM, KATD, WLRS, KMEL, KKRZ, 95XXX, WANS and WBBQ KKYK, KXYQ, WPFM,4 KTMT, K98, FM100, Y107, B98, WLAP, Deb 39. WAYS and KZZU.
TA Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 3.65 Aggrssv: 21 Singles: 42* Albums: - Avg Move: 234 Aggrssv: 19 Closing quickly with major market play and building phones. Closing quickly with majors each week and developing re- New this week at B96, WAPI, Y108, 92X, KTMT, WMJQ, WNYZ, quests. New this week at WBLI, KCPX, KZOU, K98, K106, KWSS, Z102, OK100, WHYT, K106, KLUC, KWES, KZZU, WBBQ and WRVQ, KPLZ, PWR99, WCZY, KAKS, KHTR and many others. others. Moving 16-10 KOY, 33-27 KCPX, 21-15 HOT105. 19-15 Jumps 16-8 KIYS, 27-20 WFLY, 27-23 WKOB, 40-34 WPFM, 33- B97. 34-26 BJ105, 29-19 WLOL, 40-33 930, 31-23 HT977, 30- 28 KTMT, 33-26 WLOL, 36-30 KZZU, 30-25 B98, 34-29 WBNQ, 23 KKRZ, 24-20 KMGX, 34-23 WANS and 20-14 Y100 Breaking 32-28 95XXX, 34-30 JETFM, 38-25 KJ103, 31-26 WBBQ, 39-35 at KS104, KKFR, WKQB, Y97, WFLY, WJAD, KZZP, WAEB and KF95 and 34-30 WZPL. Breaking at KIKX, KOY, KSAO, 0100, KSAQ. WTLQ, OK100. WGFM, WAYS, WQUT, KFIV, WPXR and WANS.
Picking up momentum each week with solid moves and new video play on VH1. This week's believers include KXYQ, WINK, KQKQ, KCPX, KSAQ, %/OUT, KTUX, WPST, KKMG and Singles: 43* Albums: 50 Avg Move: 2.84 Aggrssv: 22 WLGA. Jumps at KIYS 14-7, WGH-FM 30-24, KTMT 39-35, Second single from the current album scores again with lots of WLRS 33-27, WERZ 32-26, WZOU 27-23, WLAP 35-31, WPFM new airplay and early phone action. Adds at KOY, Y108, KDWZ, Deb 38 and 95XXX Deb 37. KCPX, KUBE, Z106, WKEE, WXKS, WAVA, WKBQ, Y107, K106,
KFBQ, KYNO, WEGX, WLRW, KCAQ, PWR99 and others. Moving .1IvPNIIÀ:e...ïâli QEME MC at KSAQ 39-33, WPFM 37-26, B93 39-32, KZZU 40-33, WBNQ 38-32, WRNO 29-23, KEGL 31-26, KIYS 32-27, KKRZ 24-20, First single is spreading quickly with anew video in rotation KOIZ 39-35, WAYS 39-35, WCZY 39-35, KJ103 39-35, KAKS 31- and adds this week at HOT97.7, WDJX, KWOD, KCPX, WKBO, 26 and KRBE 40 -36. Breaking at WGH-FM. B100, 0100, WTIC, KF95, WKZL, KHTR, KSJO and others. Jumps at WXKS 18-14, WAEB, KXXR, KTMT, WERZ and more. 930 38-31, KMEL 29-24, KOY Deb 29, B94 Deb 30, PWR106 Deb 40, 0100 Deb 39, 92X Deb 35 and, KKRZ Deb 33.
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• • •, . • • e: ...›ecs • wriu z RASHMAKERS Sin les that have ex erienced atremendous initial response at radio or retail. -- - - 151 Spreading at Top 40 with the help of heavy video play and Artist/producer/writer is malcing gains with his first solo early requests. New this week at Y108, KSAQ, WANS, WKEE, project. Picking up new support this week from KITY, WPFM, KYNO, WOKI, KQIZ, WKQB and more. Jumps at PWR99 39 -35, KXX106, PRO-FM, KTUX, KWNZ, WOMP and more. Breaking at KPLZ Deb 35, WROQ Deb 30, KNAN Deb 33, 95XXX Deb 35, KWOD, WZKX, KMGX, KKQV and WJMX. New video in rotation. KTUX Deb 35, KF95 Deb 38 and FM104 Deb 27. ri WAY OU Singles: - Albums: 49 Avg Move: 2.35 Aggrssv: 5 First single from their forthcoming album scores with first Picking up speed with continued request action and new sup- week action at PWR99, WINK, WJAD, KOY, 0100, KXXR, Z95, port from FM102, VVTLQ, BJ105, WHYT, Y95, KBIU and WFXX. WPFM, KTMT, WLRS, KFBQ, WBNQ, WLAP, WSPK, OK95, KF95, Jumps at KZZP 29-25, Z102 32-26. WCKZ 25-12, HT977 30-22, WOMP, KKXL, KVXO, WFXX, OK95, KEYJ and KNIN. KITY Deb 35 and PWR99 Deb 34.
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Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.25 Aggrssv: 3 Second week action includes adds at KIKX, WOKI, KKRD, KSAQ, Happening again with new airplay this week at HOT105, KFBQ, 95XXX, KEGL, WAYS, WQUT, KIYS, K92, FM104, KKXL, KVXO, KCAQ, KFIV, KKQV, KISR and more. Jumps at KMEL 18 -10, WLGA, KPHR, 100KHI, KNOE, KCMQ and KNIN. Strong debuts WKSS 34-24, WFLY 38-29 and PRO-FM Deb 34. for KXXR, WPFM, KTMT, WZOU, WBNO, KQIZ and KAKS. HALL & OATES DOWNTOWN ARISTA rim Third single from the current album scores big with out of the box airplay at B94, WXKS, WQSM, KIKX, WINK, WFLY, WKQB, New single from the current "LoveSexy" album is off and WJAD, WRCK, KWOD, KZOU, VVTIC, 92X, WPFM, KTMT, KUBE, running with early airplay this week at B96, WNNK, WGH-FM, KITY, WTIC, KDWB, WXKS, WLOL, KKRZ, OK95, WCKZ, KPHR, K98, WBCY, WNYZ, Z106, Z102, 0106, WNCI, 95XXX, B98, KZZU, KEYJ OK95, WBNQ, WEGX, WZKX, KKRZ and many more. and more.
ri raergrilln -AUGHTER DONT RCA Debut act for a debut label picks up immediate airplay from New act is picking up lots of attention from programmers KRBE, KROY, KIKX, WJAD, WNNK, 0100, WAEB, KATD, KSAQ, around the country and out of the box airplay from KUBE, WPFM, WPRR, WBCY, WTLQ, WKBQ, KQIZ, KYNO, WRNO, WZKX, WJAD, WRCK, KXXR, KSAQ, VVTLQ, KFBQ, KIYS, KPLZ, KF95, KIYS, KPLZ, WBBO, WROQ, WKZL, WFXX, WIKZ, 100KHI, WZZU, WBBO, WJMX, WAZY and WHSL. KISR and KIXY.
Singles: - Albums: 25* Fourth single from her current album picks up out of the box Big album sales are helping to spread this second single from support from KIKX, WNNK, Z106, OK100, KYNO, KBFM and the 1988 Summer Olympics Album. New action this week in- others. Already on at WXKS and PRO-FM. New video is in cludes WLOL, WPFM, KZZU, WLAP, WOUT, KF95, WPXR, WKSF, rotation. VVTHT, WAZY, KVXO, KFRX, WIGY, KKMG, KPHR, WIKZ, WKPE and others. Breaking at WAYS Deb 39 and KOIZ Deb 40. 'Tr Singles: - Albums: 42 Gaining this week with new airpla at KMEL, KIKX, PWR106, Second single from her long awaited album picks up im- KTFM, WPFM, WZOU. 0106. KKRZ, WZKX, KTUX, PWR99, WANS, mediate airplay this week at Y95, JETFM. OK95, WBNQ, WSPK, KRBE, WGLU, WAZY, 100KHI, KBOS and WYYS. Moving 34-29 WOMP, WKSF, 95XIL, WFXX, Z107, KQCR and KIXY. Now tour- B96 and Deb 25 WHYT. ing.
24 HITS September 26, 1988 ENT TO
HAS BEEN FROM DAY ONE AND IT SHOWS...
**DON'T BE CRUEL' is zooming to the 4 O .:. top of the Pop charts and has already topped the Black charts at #1 Album sales soared to gold the fifth week of release, sales now over 1,000,000 41t MUSICLAND MOVES THE ALBUM
FROM 44-10-9! 405 Major sales at these pop accounts: Turtles #4 /Music Plus #7 /Sam Goody #9 /Sound Warehouse #10 Record Bar #11 /Wherehouse #12 Camelot #12 'MY PREROGATIVE' is heading to #1 on the Black charts -A- Watch for Bobby Brown on extensive U.S. Tour we New edition beginning September 21st. 9/21 GREENVILLE, SC -Civic Atom 9/22 AUGUSTA, GA-Civic Center 9/23 TAMPA, FL-Sun Dome 9/24 ATLANTA, GA-Omni 9/25 GREENSBORO, NC-Coliseum 9/28 ALBANY, GA-Civic Arena 9/29 SAVANNAH, GA-Civic Arena 9/30 BIRMINGHAM, AL-Jefferson Civic 10/1 JACKSONVILLE, FL-Arena 10/2 MIAMI, FL-Arena 10/5 LOUISVILLE, KY-Gardens 10/6 MILWAUKEE, WI-Mecca 10/7 CHICAGO, IL- UIC Pavilion 10/8 CHICAGO, IL-UIC Pavilion 10/9 MEMPHIS, TN-Mid-South Consul% 10/12 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -Myriad 10/13 KANSAS CITY, MO-Arena • 10/15 DETROIT, MI-Joe Louis 1411B 1016 INDIANAPOLIS, IN-Market Square
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32-27 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES!
one moment in time
B96 13-10 KROY 26-20 KKFR 26-23 WKBQ 30-26 KPLZ 35-31 B100 21-10 0106 23-20 B94 27-24 KWSS :35-27 KWOD 35-3: KZZP 19-12 KXYQ 26-21 WNVZ 28-24 0107 31-28 KKBQ 40-3E KKRZ 22-18 KCPW 26-21 PWR95 29-25 WLOL 32-28 KCPX 21-18 0102 25-21 KUBE 28-25 PRO-FM 32-28 WKQB 21-18 Y108 26-22 WBLI 30-26 897 32-28 WEGX 24-20 WXKS 28-23 WCZY 32-26 KIIS 35-31
KCPW deb 28 WKEE 21-18 KCPX 28-24 WLAP 31-26 KWNZ 33-3E WRNO deb 28 WCKZ 23-20 95XXX 31-24 WPST 29-26 KF95 34-3 WGH-FM deb 29 KKRD 23-20 KTMT 27-24 WANS 30-27 0100 35-3: WLRS 28-22 K92 28-24 WC/UT 30-27 KPLZ 37-3: KKRZ 15-12 PWR99 32-23 PRO-FM 28-25 WBBQ 30-27 WPRR 36-3: WERZ 19-15 WPFM 32-23 WAYS 30-25 Y97 34-28 WNYZ 39-3E WFLY 21-16 WVSR 26-23 KUBE 29-26 KAKS 32-29
fight (no matter how long)
The next hit single featuring played during the boxing R&R ALBUM ROCK TRACKS: 47*-20*-11' Eric Clapton from the platinum matches. Reaching an incredible ALBUM NETWORK POWER CUTS: 43*-20*-10' plus "1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS 80-100 million people everyday. FMBQ/DEANE'S LIST SONG INDEX: 42*-20*-11• ALBUM" stations report over- Now exploding at Album Rock. HARD REPORT HARD HUNDRED: 45 -2 l'-11' whelming response everytime it's GOING FOR ADDS AT TOP 40 SEPTEMBER 26th.
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olympic spirit HI The most familiar track from the Olympics. Heard by 80-100 T. million people each day; already exploding at Pop Radio and get- FIF ting requests from TV viewers. ALBUM
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WLOL add WKSF add KPHR add WAYS deb 39 KIKX KZZU add WTI-1T add WIKZ add KQIZ deb 40 WPST KF95 add WAZY add WKPE add KIYS WLAP add KVXO add KQCR add BREAKING AT: WNYZ WPFM add KFRX add KDON add WROQ WANS WPXR add WIGY add KEYJ add WAEB WOUT add KKMG add KWTO add WTLQ &Mt:: rix z CROSSOVERS Records that Top 40 radio should be considering based upon significant airplay & sales success in other formats. Anita Baker dominates once again with lots of new "OU812" and Jeffrey Osborne is making big moves airplay and early upper demo requests leading the way. with his #1 Black/Dance smash. Watch Tommy Con- Eddie Money scores big with his long-awaited single, well -new video rotation is helping to spread this one. Van Halen comes on strong with the third single from
ANITA BAKER GIVING ELEKTRA VAN HALEN FINISH WB Singles: 49* Albums: - Avg Move: 2.97 Aggrssv: 8 Singles: - Albums: 15 Second week adds include PWR106, KKRZ, KRQ, WKQB, KWOD, New single from the giant album picks up immediate airplay at KSAQ, HOT105, WPFM, BJ105, WGFM, Z102, 0106, B98, K106, Y95, KPLZ, WMMS, KKRZ, KXYQ, KOY, KWOD, WRNO, WGH-FM, KCAQ, KWES, KWSS, KYNO, WKTI, WNVZ, KCPW, KF95, KTUX, WNVZ, WROQ, Y107, WAEB, WTLQ, 95XXX, K106, KFBQ, KWES, WBBQ, KF1V, WPST, 1-94 and KROY. Early jumps: B100 31-24, 01(100, WAYS, WBNQ, WJAD, WLRS, WPFM, WSPK, WZKX, KNAN, WCZY 38-34, KKDA Deb 21, KITY Deb 22 and many more. K92, KTUX, KZZU, WOKI and many others. One of the Most Ad- ded and Earpicks winner. JEFFREY OSBORNE SHE'S ON A&M JC MELLENCAMP RAVE ON ELEKTRA Spreading quickly with new airplay at HOT97, KUBE, KBEQ, Singles: - Albums: 5 KCPW, 0102, WANS, WKEE, WERZ, WPST, KF95, WNYZ, WBWB Third single released from the Top 5 "Cocktail" soundtrack is and 100KHI. Jumps 10-9 PRO-FM, 8-5 WKSS, 4-3 KNAN, 33-29 crossing with first week airplay at Y107, KDWZ, OK95, WJMX, WZOU. 16-12 WPGC, 40-35 KSAQ and 35-30 WFLY. KIIK, WHSL, WBWB, WZZU, Z107, OK95, KEYJ, KVVTO and KNIN. Early move at KXXR 24-19. DENIECE WILLIAMS CAN'T WAIT COLUMBIA New this week at KIIS, KKRZ, KROY, KCAQ, KIKX, FM104, WAZY ROBERT CRAY DARK MERCURY and WBWB. Early moves at B96 35-28, HT977 35-31, WAEB 40- Singles: - Albums: 28 34, KLUC 39-35., PWR106 Deb 38, KTUX Deb 32 and Z102 Deb Big album sales continue as this single spreads with new sup- 40. port from PRO-FM, KATD, KJ103, WQUT, KQMQ, ' SWEET SENSATION NEVER ATCO TRACY CHAPMAN REVOLUTION ELEKTRA Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.62 Aggrssv: 7 Singles: - Albums: 4 Avg Move: 2.04 Aggrssv: 6 Picking up new action at Q106, WTIC, WAEB, WNNK, WRCK, 1-94, Second single is developing with big album sales leading the KFQX and others. Jumps at HOT97 16-10, KMEL 10-7, PWR106 way. New at WXKS, WMJQ, WGFM, 95XXX, JETFM, K106, KFBQ, 24-20, HOT105 30-26, KITY 31-27, B93 35-30 and WFLY 28-18. WJAD, WNYZ, KAKS, Y93, 100KHI, MCA, KBFM, KVVTO and KIXY. Jumps at KITS 12-8, WBCY 30-23, WERZ 39-32 and KIYS 35-28. SA-FIRE BOY MERCURY Breaking at OK100, WBNQ and 2104. Major market play and solid moves lead the way. New at TRANSVISION VAMP SHUT UP UNI PWR106, Z100, KRBE, B93, KBFM and KBOS. Jumps 4-2 HOT97, Continuing to pull teen phones and spreading with new action at 7-5 PWR96, 12-9 KMEL and 28-23 B96. KOY, PRO-FM, Q100, WRCK, WCIL, KKXL and KBFM. Moves 33-28 KTUX, Deb 33 KRBE, Deb 40 KXXR, Deb 36 WPFM and Deb 40 KF95. 10,000 MANIACS MATTER ELEKTRA Singles: - Albums: 46 Avg Move: 2.24 Aggrssv: 4 EDDIE MONEY WALK COLUMBIA Adds this week at KSAQ, KFBQ, KF95, KFQX and others. Jumps First single scores big with out of the box action at KIIS, WMMS, at WXKS 3-2, PWR99 8-5, KITS 5-3, KRBE 32-27, 95XXX 33-26 WQSM, WINK, WKQB, WJAD, KWOD, WOKI, KOY, WGH-FM, Y108, and WPFM 36-31. KOKO, 0100, WAEB, KXYQ, KXXR, KATD, KSAQ, KIVA, WPFM, K98, SIOUXSIE & BANSHEES PEEK-A-BOO GEFFEN WBCY, VVTLQ, KDWB, Z102, WZOU, WLOL, Y107, WKBQ, 95XXX, KZZU and many more. One of the Most Added. Selling lots of albums now and picking up new Top 40 support at KEGL. Jumps 11-10 KITS, 10-7 K106 and 22-15 KRBE. HITS September 26, 1988 27 riS REQUESTS UB40 continues to dominate the phone lines with huge across the country as expected and The Beach Boys album sales and video play helping. Phil Collins is sell- are now pulling solid requests with Top 5 album sales ing lots of singles and generating tons of requests nationally. Watch Depeche Mode -showing big gains everywhere. Bon Jovi explodes on the phone lines this week. UB40 RED WINE A&M KYLIE MINOGUE LOCOMOTION GEFFEN Quickly making its way to the top with big sales and requests lead- Dance remake is now abig hit in the clubs and the video is helping ing the way. Hot reports come from B97, HOT105, JET-FM, KDWB, to generate solid requests at radio. Big action for WXKS. JET-FM, KF95. KRQ, PWR99, 0107, WAEB, WDFX, WEGX, WGTZ, WHYT, KBIU, KF95, KKXL. KPHR, KOIZ. WAEB, WIKZ, WKLQ, WLRW. WMGZ, WJMX, WKQB, WKSF, WKSS, WKTI, WLAN, WLAP, WLRW, WNOK, WNVZ, WOMP. WQCM, WQUT, WSPK, WSRZ and Z106. WNVZ, WPFM, WRCK, WRVQ. WSKZ, WSPK, WSPT. WZKX, WZYQ, INFO SOCIETY MIND T BOY/REP Z103 and many more. I51 PHIL COLLINS GROOVY ATLANTIC Big album sales and continued heavy video rotation is bringing this one home. Solid requests this week at PRO-FM, KFRX. KPHR, Theme song from his forthcoming motion picture continues its hot KQIZ, WCZY, WIGY, WNVZ, WPFM, WSRZ, WYAV, WYYS, WZYQ, Z106 streak on the lines with new mentions this week from H01105, JET- and more. FM, KDON, KF95, KFQX, KIXY, KNAN, KPHR, KRNQ, KSAQ, KSIF, INXS NEVER TEAR ATLANTIC KVXO, KWOD, KYYY, KZOU, PWR99, WAEB, WCZY, WDFX, WEGX, WFXX, WHYT, WIKZ, WINK, WKLQ, WKSS, WRCK, WSRZ, VVYKS and Video is in heavy rotation and the requests are building each week. others. Selling singles. This week's mentions include KWSS, KITS, KBIU, KEYN, KKMG, BON JOVI MEDICINE MERCURY KNIN, WANS, WFXX and WTLQ. BOBBY BROWN CRUEL MCA First week out and already one of the Most Requested Records in the country. Early reports fly in from PWR99, 95XXX, 98PXY, PRO- Continuing to generate big phones everywhere played and selling FM, WAEB. WANS, WCIL, WGTZ, WJMX, WKLQ, WKQB, WKSS, WKTI, tons of albums. This week's phone action includes hot reports WLRS. WMGZ, WOMP. WQCM. WRCK, WSPK and WSRZ. from KMEL, Z93, KBOS, KDON, KKFR, WKSS, WLRW, WRCK, VVZYQ &I BEACH BOYS KOKOMO ELEKTRA and others. WHEN IN ROME PROMISE VIRGIN Former Wildcard pick is closing quickly with huge album sales leading the way. Big reports at 0105, KIIS, KATD, HOT105, KCMQ, Closing quickly with major market support leading the way and KDON, KRQ, KWNZ, KWTO, KZOU, PWR99, WBCY, WGTZ, WIKZ, solid requests reported where played. The video is now in rotation WJMX, WKSS, WKT1, WPFM, WRCK, WRV0 and more. and should help propel this one to the top. Big phones for HOT97.7, ESCAPE CLUB WILD WEST ATLANTIC Z93, KITY, KFQX, KGGI, KSAQ and KWNZ. WHITNEY HOUSTON ONE MOMENT ARISTA Mother former Wildcard pick is quickly flying up the charts with bigger request action each week and early sales. Hots include B97, Theme song from the 1988 Summer Olympics Album is pulling KATD, KEYJ, KF95, KFRX, KIXY, KKMG, KNIN, KPHR, KQIZ, KSIF, solid phones and the album is exploding (Debuts at #25 ont he KVXO, KXPW, KXXR, KYYY, PWR99, WANS and WCZY. chart!) Hot reports come from KMEL, VVXKS, Z93, Kny, WDBR, CINDERELLA DON'T KNOW MERCURY WJKC, WNOK, %/OUT and others. U2 DESIRE ISLAND Big album sales and video play are helping to close this first single at Top 40. Big phones are reported at WMMS, KBFM, KBIU, KEYJ, .1iN out of the box and already getting big phone reports from KEYN, KFQX, KKMG, KKXL, KMPZ, KNAN, KNOE, KSAQ, KVXO, WMMS, K106, WRNO, FM102, JETFM, KNIN, KSAQ, 1000i and many, KXXR, WAEB, WBCY, WFXX, WGLU, WIKZ, WJMX, WLRS, WOMP and many more. others. BREATHE HOW CAN A&M JJ FAD WAY OUT ATCO CHICAGO LOOK REPRISE ROD STEWART FOREVER WB LTRIMM CARS ATLANTIC DEPECHE MODE STRANGE SIRE/VVB 28 HITS September 26, 1988 MORE DEVA GILBEIIT 0 it I t.I • THE BEACH BOYS "Kokomo" JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP II HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS ! "Rave On" front the original motion picture soundtrack soon to be platinum. The smash hit film, starring Tom Cruise, is now playing at atheatre near you. ANITA BAKER TRACY CHAPMAN 10,000 MANIACS "Giving You The Best That I Got" "Taikin' Bout A Revolution" "What's The Matter Here?" from the forthcoming GIVING YOU THE BEST from the double-platinum debut from the gold I\ III TRIBE album. THAT IGOT album. (HAMM album. EARPICKS WINNER! CROSSOVER! S HITS POST MODERN! CROSSOVERS WINNER! III HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! U NITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! DEBUT in HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! WHITS POST MODERN! Get blown away with Elektra cassettes, compact discs and records. ELEKTRA 0 1911 ElekiroPayluon Records, a Division of Warner Communications inc., or An exclu ive HITS radio interview with JEFF HUNTE Tell us alittle about the AFTRA appeal with aslight rock lean to strike you were involved in at This Rochester, N.Y., native's first job in radio was at adaytimer Post Modem and now they are WROC back in '75. in nearby Brockport before seguing to WROC in his hometown, fol- mixing urban with Post Modern. KWOD has gone from urban to lowed by stints at KNBA in Vallejo, CA, KSDN in Stockton, CA and as You work in this business with more mass appeal. We're playing M.D. at KNDE in Sacramento, CA. Jeff's first P.D. gig came at KGB real professional people— radio Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses. in San Diego in '81. He worked for Mike Joseph at KITS in S.F. as and TV people who have alot of We are mirroring the tastes of our professional courtesy amongst PD., then was Operations Mgr. at KDON in Salinas before taking his audience now. themselves. It was amazing to see current post as P.D. at KWOD in Sacramento. established anchor people out on What's your on-air staff like? the street and during union "KFRC in San Francisco in the late meetings talking about shooting Masters and Johnson were down the microwave dish, putting '70s would have to be the best station doing mornings for us, but Ilost stuff in the air vents. It was some- Marty recently when he became a thing that you would think of Iever heard." full-time pilot. So, I'm in the going on in some third world process of rebuilding the morning country. This was not radio, it was show. It's something that has been like toppling the government. I Going One on established for four years. It's kind know at that point Ihad to get out of hard to find players who will of there. This was not why Igot come in and be able to maintain into radio. Radio is fun and that that chemistry. Ido middays. My was not fun. Iresigned three One In afternoon man is John Edwards, weeks into the strike. The whole who has been in the business for thing boiled down to the owners twelve or thirteen years and has trying to force out some highly- worked in the west most of his paid TV producers. It just seemed career. He's agreat production stupid. Sacramento guy. Following John is Panama Jeff Hunter, P.D. KWOD Sacramento Jack, who is very into the teen What was the best station you situation. He sometimes throws in ever heard? his own raps. He's kind of like the «•-•11- urban guy on the staff. He's great KFRC in San Francisco in the in clubs. As amatter of fact, he late '70s would have to be the best and John both can really work a station Iever heard. They were club. Following Panama Jack is bigger than life. The air talent was A.C. (as we call Alex Cosper) superb and they were playing the who has been with us about five hits. When you tuned them in, it years. After A. C., we have a was the sound of San Francisco. young guy named Rick Neal. The on-air people would relate to that and talk about the bridges and With three Top 40's in the the geographics of the market and Sacramento market, what's the what was happening. They always street battle like? had great promotions. They were alatibm• the first with everything, they You have to be as visible as were big and they made alarge "It's like being apolitician. Shaking possible, of course. It's like being impression on me. It's sad where apolitician. Shaking hands and it is right now, but of course, we hands and kissing babies." kissing babies. You have to be out all know the fate of AM radio. there introducing yourself, you Cooper. You were just drawn to to when Ileft. It's gone up and have to be part of community Who are some of the best jocks them. down in this market. It has never happenings. With three stations you've heard? really staked aclaim to being #1 involved, it can become ablur. Tell us about KWOD's musical in town like FM102 did at one That is why the one-on-one con- Iwould have to say the morn- format. time. When Icame back, tact is so important. Befriending ing team of London and everyone was playing urban. them, making them feel like they Engleman are the best I've heard. Now, things have changed. The can call you and ask for asong to Very witty, very talented. John It has been pretty consistent competitors have carved their own be played. You can spend alot of Mac Flanagan is agreat jock. Dan through the years. Its musical niche. KROY has gone from ur- money on big parties and Ingram. Cousin Brucie. I'd also direction has slanted through that ban to mass appeal back to urban, promotions, but with three have to say Terry Steele at CHUM time, sometimes to rock and then to rock and now back to ur- stations, it's the one-on-one that is in Toronto was great. Super sometimes to urban, which it went ban. FM102 has gone from mass the difference. 30 HITS September 26, 1988 1111111111111111111111111111'• • ' . 1114 • • , 40 HUGE REQUESTS! -Q105 ow A TRUE TOP FIVE REQUEST RECORD! -KIIS ONE OF THE MOST MELODIC ° J. fa RAP HITS OF ALL TIME! -HOT 97.7 Way Out BREAKING AT: FLASHMAKER! PWR99 deb 34 WXKS KOY 49 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! KITY deb 35 PWR96 WNVZ HOT97.7 30-22 KMEL KTFM Y95 add Z93 8-8 WTLO add KXX106 26-23 Q105 WFLY WHYT add WFXX add WCKZ 25-12 KZZP 29-25 WEGX KLUC FM102 add KBIU add KIIS 20-17 Z102 32-26 Z93 Y97 BJ105 add WYCR add KMGX 21-18 K106 34-31 KKFR Z103 "Hi "iliv///0. /I •. L.* 0. tnsatio NS Y rLetY You SGo CROSSOVER! #1 SELLING 12" IN AMERICA ALREADY IN POWER ROTATION! -KMEL THREE WEEKS IN A ROW! NUMBER 1SALES! NUMBER 1 REQUEST . -WPGC add 1-94 add KMEL 10-7 PWR106 24-20 BREAKING AT: WTIC add KFQX add 1 0106 HOT97 16-10 HOT105 30-26 WAEB add WXKS WCKZ WNNK add WPGC deb 29 KMGX 19-14 KITY 31-27 FM102 KTUX KTRUcX add WKSS deb 35 WFLY 28-18 B93 35-30 HT977 WBBQ w K add KRBE deb 39 KXX108 22-19 KRQ 40-37 KTFM K106 :et Inert AMERKA IAddicted To Yo #1 R&R U/C! F.11011:eriPIIY . di 1 READY TO CRISS! BREAKING AT: I KKDA WPGC KITY WZKX 4. 6 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! 8 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! CLOSED! KKRZ 4-4 WGH-FM 10-9 WXKS 21-18 92X 27-23 KS104 deb 24 WNVZ 4-4 WEGX 15-11 WKSE 24-18 WZPL 29-23 KKFR deb 26 WMMS 7-6 WKTI 17-13 WBLI 25-19 0102 27-24 0105 deb 30 WZOU 9-7 KDWB 17-14 KUBE 22-19 Y108 29-24 B104 deb 31 WLOLB94 10-711-7 WRNOKCPW 19-1417-14 PWR99FM102 22-1923-19 WKQBKIIS 29-2529-26 .‘ WKBQ 3-2 KXYQ 10-7 KROY 19-16 B100 26-20 PWR95 33-30 KY(:) 7-4 KPLZ 13-9 WMJQ 19-16 KCPX 25-20 0 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! WX KS add AZY add KKBQ 2-2 KEGL add Y93 add WGH-FM deb 33 KKFR 7-5 WZOU add KSJQ add KXXR deb 34 Y95 11-8 WKSS add KBFM add OK100 deb 34 KWSS 11-9 WKZL add KAKS deb 34 KITY 17-14 WTLQ add KIIS deb 19 KSAQ deb 39 PWR106 19-16 WINK add WAPE deb 25 WAEB deb 39 KTFM 23-17 WRCK add K98 deb 26 WPFM deb 39 HT977 23-20 WAYS add KNAN deb 31 WJAD deb 40 HT97 26-21 WKEE add WKBQ deb 33 FM102 25-21 YOU MUST LISTEN TO HER RECORD, SHE WON'T BE DENIED! BREAKING BIG AT BLACK/URBAN RADIO! CONTINUED HOT SALES AT: Angott One-Stop/Detroit Pro One- Stop/Tempe Pacific Coast One-Stop/Westcoast Nat'l Record Mart/Nat'l Transworld/Nat'l Show Industries/Los Angeles Wiz/NYC Peaches/Seattle Wherehouse/Nat'l Sight & Sound/Portland Navarre/Mpls. Record Bar/Nat'l Universal One- Stop/Philadelphia CD Warehose Los Angeles An exclusive HITS interview with BOB CATANIA With the phenomenal growth of the music industry, there is still one record company that is able to maintain a small label atmosphere within a large corporate framework without compromising its level of success. Chris Blackwell's Island Records goes to the head of the class for this miraculous achievement, managing to maintain aboutique opera- tion with amajor force like U2, in addition to such promising artists as Bourgeois Tagg, Melissa Etheridge, Shriekback and dance-floor maestros M/A/R/R/S. The employees of Island Records all contribute to the philosophy of keeping the working environment open and relaxed. As VP of Promotion at the label, Bob Catania must deal with all levels of the executive branch. "I think the personality of this label matches my personality. Idon't have to go to work each day and fight the political battles that you find at other corporations. There are certain tradeoffs, of course. A bigger record com- pany might be able to offer me more money, but here at Island Records, the people are very special. There are no overblown egos. When Ihave an idea, Iknow it will be heard without having to go through amajor ordeal. Now that's something you can't trade away" Frankly, Bob, we couldn't have said it better ourselves. Bob Catania, VP, Promotion, Island Records How did you go about crossing through WEA distribution. We've was there. Contrary to what alot of each had atremendous amount of over M/A111/11/S' "Pump Up The tried to develop credibility for 4th stations believe, we can effectively airplay, but never got big enough Volume?" from its club base? and Broadway as alabel. Ob- retail 4th and Broadway Records, to cross to the mainstream It's funny because alot of guys viously, we had avery big club too. We can get product in the stations. There's aperception of from other labels called me and base on "Pump Up The Volume." stores. We can make sure that the 4th and Broadway as being strictly asked me that very same question. That record was alittle bit unique coverage is there. We can get adance record label. The Dino The strategy is really pretty simple. in that there was abig import buzz. reports through the independent record was more of apop record A record like that can be brought to One of the first signs Iknew we distributors. 4th and Broadway is but it's hard to get by those percep- acertain point by just using the had abig hit was when Italked to probably the major independent tions. And there was agreat deal of basic elements, which Ifeel we use KMEL's Keith Naftaly, who told me label, so within the independent unreported airplay which really real well here. The most basic ele- it was the #1 selling 12 inch in the distribution network, we're like top hurt those records. M/A/R/R/S ment of all is targeting the right Bay Area as an import. Now, when dog. We get taken care of very was, fortunately, so big, they had radio stations to start arecord like you have an import selling #1 you well. to report it. It was very hard to put that. Ispent alot of time and I'm know you have astory there. I The M/A/R/R/S strategy is one atotal hammer down on Noel and proud of my knowledge in knowing work all those crossover stations where the record worked, so we all Dino like we did on the M/A/R/R/S which stations will start those very aggressively. We've built a looked like geniuses. (Laughs) I've record. The strategy doesn't work records. 4th and Broadway is an strong foundation there. At that used that same strategy on alot of every time. independently-distributed label that point, the record took on alife of other 4th and Broadway records How will you approach the new we own whose records have been its own. We had the solid founda- and it's worked only to alesser de- U2 record? Can this group get more viable for Top 40 than alot of tion of the clubs and the crossover gree. We had two Noël singles and, any bigger? my Island records which go stations, and the request action most recently, aDino single that Last time, we took them from HITS September 26, 1988 33 and different things. No one will be opening up for Bruce Hornsby, disappointed. then it's off to Europe to open for How are you approaching auni- Huey Lewis before she's back here que new talent like Melissa doing even more touring. Etheridge? How much interaction do you We took avery personal invol- have with Chris Blackwell? vement. Ithink we took asincere Suprisingly, for aguy that runs interest in it because Chris Black- as big an organization as the Island well personally found her and sig- Entertainment Group, it's quite fre- ned her to the label. Interestingly, quent that you'll see Chris in the there wasn't this big pressure office. And he's more than ap- like....this is Chris' baby and you proachable. He'll walk down the better deliver or you're all out of a hall and stop in my office, sit down job! (laughs). Everyone here fell in with Andy and myself, and spend love with the music and the artist, an hour discussing different ISLAND HOPPING: HITS Dialogue subject BOB seeing her live. Our plan was to situations with us. He's very ap- CATA NIA exchanges tonsorial tips with label artist pre-promote her with avery nice preciative of what's done on behalf MELISSA ETHERIDGE (right) and our own beautician press kit containing afour-cut CD of the records. He realizes that alot to the stars, ANITA WEBB (center). Sampler showcasing what she's all of them are very tough. He's very strictly an album-based act into a tations. about. We also set up live show- open to our input on just about mass appeal multi-format act. This It's dangerous to make that cases in New York and L.A. We anything. It's -eal refreshing. time, the most important strategy comparison but the rooftop per- brought in key people to show Island Records seems to have for me is to make sure that there is formance was obviously inspired them what all the excitement was really maintained the ambience atimely delivery to all of radio. by the Beatles. Ithink the band is about. Then we began working it at of asmall label. Album Radio and Andy Allen or- I've been around the business a "There is aspontaneity here Idoubt long time. I've been to alot of na- you could find anywhere else." tional headquarters and all. This is We're just going to present it as the one place to me that still feels the class piece of music it is. The more willing to try different things. chestrated one of the most brilliant like what arecord company should interesting thing about this U2 This new album is adouble record. campaigns I've ever seen. We've be like. Ithink that if you were an record and what's great about the One new studio album and one live been working the record now for outsider and someone said, "Let's band is that it's avery, very dif- album. Now. Ihaven't seen all the close to five months and it's still in go to arecord company," this is ferent record, atotally opposite track listings yet but from what I abuilding mode. We don't have what you'd expect. What your per- record than "With Or Without understand the live album is not a too much front-end erosion from ceptions of arecord company You." The song is called "Desire" rehash of their hits done live. There the guys who've been playing it would be. and it reminds me of an old Bo will be tracks which were only forever that "Bring Me Some It's like the label in that TV show, Diddley song. It's got ablues/rock done in concert available for the Water" shouldn't be aTop 10 Al- "Throb." kind of feel to it. Ithink there's first time on this album. U2'llgive bum track. Now, we've just (Laughs) Yeah, I've seen it. Ob- going tc be alot of people who will the consumer and radio adouble released asingle and we're trying viously, whoever put that show be alittle shocked because it's not record package chock full of new to develop astory there. She'll be together has aperception of what a what they're looking for. The big- record company should be like.1 gest complaint Ihear from Top 40 mean, right now t's aquiet day at programmers is superstar acts that Island Records. On any given day continually just put out the same there are eight or nine acts up type of records, the same formula. here. You'll have Barry Anderson, U2 is going to throw them acur- Melissa Etheridge, and Peter Him- veball. It's going to take asecond melman, to name afew, running for them to realize that this is not around up here. Ithink what at- "With Or Without You" Partllor "I tracts people to the label is that the Still Haven't Found What I'm Look- artists can feel very comfortable ing For" Part II. It's something uni- iere You've got someone like que. The public will demand it and :7,hris Blackwell, who is basicially that's going to create apositive Jne of the guys. Lou Maglia, who response. RATTLE HUMDINGER: Island's standard-bearers U2 is the President, is iery easy- The band is almost like the discuss promotional strategies and BOB CATANIA's going. His door is always open. Beatles in confounding expec- hair on the set of their new movie. You don't feel like there are any 34 HITS September 26, 1988 barriers here. There are no memos cause the A&R Department gave act on it. There's aconstant flow of acts are two to three years away in this company. It's all very per- you agreat record, and if it's astiff, information and ideas here which from hit record status. The amaz- sonal interaction. You can see it in it's because the Promotion isn't hindered by overblown egos. ing thing about Chris Blackwell is this one area where my office is Department fucked up. There's How can you go about breaking a that he's come in many times and located. There is aspontaneity none of that buck-passing here. truly alternative act like the said, "I just signed this act and I here Idoubt you could find We're all part of every project. I Bhundu Boys? think they're definitely going to be anywhere else. have not encountered asituation The recently-reactivated Mango huge in five years!" Does promotion have any input at here where Ifelt pressure because has traditionally been our reggae U2's as good an example of that A&R? aparticular A&R guy signed the label. We have aguy who used to as any. We've just gone through an act. If you don't feel pressure from be the international buyer for Definitely. It is very rare that A&R change here with Kevin Chris Blackwell signing an act, Tower Records running Mango. someone in this business can have Patrick coming in from Elektra to then you're not going to feel it Chris has made awhole-hearted that kind of vision, but Chris' track head the department. It has always from anyone else. The other been avery open interaction. reason is, all of us here have multi- "[Chris Blackwell's] track record cer- They're very interested in our purpose roles. None of us is just feelings and are very open to the promotion, just marketing, just tainly proves that he knows exactly things that we know and might sales, just A&R. Everyone has e- what he's doing." bring to them. The beauty of this qual input at our marketing label, which Iwouldn't give up for meetings. If Icame up with agreat commitment to world music, so record certainly proves that he anything in the world, is that there sales idea, they'll act on it. If Rick we have alot of African, Reggae, knows exactly what he's doing. The are no politics here. There's that Bleiweiss, our V.P. of Sales, has a Brazilian all kinds of things ability to be able to think that way old joke, if arecord's ahit, it's be- great promotional strategy, we'll going through Antilles/New Direc- and then to be able to commit the tion, which is another subsidiary of resources of the company behind ON THE SPOT: U2's THE EDGE churns out a solo as Island Records. J.P. Weller runs that idea is truly aspecial ability. Island's VP Promotion BOB CATA NIA plays air guitar that label and it can have anything Has Post-Modern radio replaced stage-left. from classical to ia77 to new age Album Radio as the breeding music. The frustration comes ground for new artists? about because we personally feel Icame out of Album Radio and I that every piece of music that is still feel it is critical for the released should be given the max- development of new bands. imum opportunity to be exposed in Without Album Radio, there would the broadest sense possible. The be no U2. #1 strategy in breaking an alterna- What do you see yourself doing tive act is to make sure that we get in the future? it to the right people. We've spent a Isee myself as president of Is- long time refining our computer land Records one day. system and mailing list interaction Are you sure you want to say that to make sure that when aparticular in print? record is released of acertain You bet. You know, I'm very for- genre, we'll get the record to the tunate that Iget up in the morning people most interested in it. and still can't wait to go to work. I Surprisingly, many of these am with Island because it is a records, quite frankly, do not have private company. We don't have to much crossover appeal. But, if you answer to stockholders. We can can get the record into the right undertake projects that are much hands and create astreet buzz, more adventurous. There's alot then you can act on it. We can be more flexibility here that Iwouldn't very effective selling records if we have anywhere else. The ability to just make sure the record is in the be able to walk into Lou Maglia's right marketplace. Idon't have the office, sit down and gripe at him or expertise, but we search out throw an idea at him is paramount. people who do have the expertise. Island Records will continue to We'll bring in outside consultants grow. But the personal touch will and hire them independently to continue to exist within it. Ijust work on specific projects. We're a hope one day to be leading that visionary kind of label. Most of our growth. HITS September 26, 1988 35 WORKERS PLAYTIME CAPITALISM IS KILLING MUSIC ‘.1 SIDE à ONE I> SHE'S GOT A NEW SPELL MUST IPAINT YOU A PICTURE At TENDER COMRADE THE PRICE I PAY4 1 LITTLE TIME BOMB ROTTING ON REMAND .:\ i, SIDE)YTWO VALENTINE'S deyft DAY IS OVER • LIFE WITH THE LIONS/THE ONLY ONE THE SHORT ANSWER e THE FIRST SINGLE WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARDS PRODUCED BY JOE BOYD WITH WIGGY DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! ON ELEKTRA CASSETTES, COMPACT DISCS AND RECORDS. se 1988 Eledstro/Asylurn Records, a Cfr,sslon of Warner Cornn,onkohon no,,111. r4 1 1 PUT (Based on acombination of airplay and sales.) LW TIN ARTIST-L ABEL COMMENTS POMO PICKS Edited B Roy Trakin SUGARCUBES -Elektra Big sales now Coldsweat THE The Smiths, "'Rank — (Sire/WB): SMITHy England's greatest postpunk band writes TRACY CHAPMAN -Elektra #4 Nat'l Sales Revolution "RANK. ier its epitaph with this live set, which prac- tically defines the PoMo aesthetic by its 4 SIOUXSIE & BANSHEES -Geffen Selling 4 , Killing Jar brooding, tongue-in-chic lyrics and ringing guitars. You already know about BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE -Columbia Solid Other 99 vocalist and Oscar Wilde acolyte Mor- rissey, but check out guitarist/musical 6 PRIMITIVES -RCA Strong genius Johnny Marr's serial hooks, especially on the in- Crash strumental, "The Draize Train," marking him as the hottest 6 HOTHOUSE FLOWERS -London/Poly Big air/sales rock axeman since The Edge. If you didn't catch the Smiths u Don't Go before they split, this is your chance. El El UB40 -A&M Huge sales Breakfast Fishbone, "Truth and Soul" (Colum- FISHBONE 10 8 JOY DIVISION -Qwest/WB Strong sales bia): These Valley homeboys' political Love Will Tear Us punk-funk defies categorization, rang- 8 9 ERASURE -Sire/Reprise Peaked ing from their pointed take on Curtis Chains Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead" to the 10 HUNTERS & COLLECTORS -I.R.S. Big airplay frisky ska of "Ma and Pa" and the hard- Breadline core thrash of "Subliminal Fascism." MARRIED TO THE MOB -Reprise Huge airplay Long-time producer David Kahane's Various done a fine job organizing it all, especially on the surprising 16 MICHELLE SHOCKED -Mercury Early sales "quiet storm" numbers, "Pouring Rain" and "Change." The Anchorage 'Bone deserve to be heard, particularly the outspoken topical reggae cut, "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)." MIDNIGHT OIL -Columbia Steady sales Dead Heart 20 14 JANE'S ADDICTION -WB Big all over Billy Bragg, "Workers Playtime" Jane Says (Elektra): Another activist troubadour who wears his social conscience on his PSYCHEDELIC FURS -Columbia Big airplay All That Money Wants sleeve, this time Billy Bragg has added subtleties like female vocals, slide 16 JOAN ARMATRADING -A&M Solid Living For You guitars and horn arrangements to his formerly stark one-man-show. Veteran SCREAMING TRIBESMEN -Rykodisc Lots of air producer Joe Boyd keeps things IGot A Feeling simple, allowing the melodies on Elvis Costello-like love 10,000 MANIACS -Elektra Sales & Video songs such as "Must IPaint You aPicture" full reign. Don't be What's The Matter put off by Bragg's polemics since tunes like "Waiting For the 19 TRANSVISION VAMP - Uni Steady gains Great Leap Forwards" are really about the primacy of the heart. Shut Up 20 CROWDED HOUSE -Capitol Sales Cocteau Twins, "Blue Bell Knoll" Better Be Home (4AD/Capitol): These atmospheric U.K. 24 EDIE BRICKELL &... -Geffen Big air/sales art-rockers make their major label debut What IAm after five successful indie cult LP's. Try LETS ACTIVE -I.R.S. Huge gains to figure out what language vocalist Every Dog Elizabeth Fraser is singing in on such FOLKWAYS -Columbia Sales/Airplay quicksilver, new age-styled Various Artists dreamscapes as "The Itchy Glowbo HOUSE OF LOVE -Creation/Relativity Big airplay Blow" and "Spooning Good Singing Gum," which sound like a Christine cross between agargling 10,000 Maniacs and Fleetwood Mac JOHN HIATT -A&M Early sales/air on seconal. All of which translates into Post Modem and Slow Turning "Wave"-styled radio success, with definite "sleeper" status. HITS September 26, 1988 3, , rà PD:if TA HOTS TA ADDS 1. JANE'S ADDICTION(WB) 1. THE FEELIES(A&M) 2. SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (Geffen) 2. FISHBONE (Columbia) 3. MICHELLE SHOCKED(Mercury Polygram) 3. DREAM SYNDICATE (Enigma) 4. HOTHOUSE FLOWERS(London Polygram) 3. THE SMITHS(Sire) 5. LET'S ACTIVE (I.R.S.) 4. BORGHESIA(Wax Trax) 6. EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS(Geffen) 5. SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES(Geffen) (Hot re orts rom the nation' sleadin radio and retail outlets) WAPS /BILL GRUBER /AK- STRAWBERRIES /CATHY CAR- WOXY /JETSON /CINCINNATI, SELECTER /SUSAN HAYNES / RON,OH NEY /BOSTON OH HICKORY, N.C. Transvision Vamp Siouxsie and the... Siouxsie and the... Let's Active Married to the Mob Hothouse Flowers Hothouse Flowers John Hiatt Sam Phillips Smiths U2 Michelle Shocked Time Lords Edie Brickell Michelle Shocked Sugarcubes Ultra Vivid Scene Big Audio Dynamite Edie Brickell Danzig HARMONY HOUSE /VINCE WHMI /JEFF WELLING / SCHOOL KIDS /BYRON BULL/ WBCN /OEDIPUS/CARTER ALAN DELEON /DETROIT HOWELL, MI ANN ARBOR /BOSTON Misfits Siouxsie and the... Feelies John Hiatt Siouxsie and the... Michelle Shocked Soul Asylum Reckless Sleepers Fishbone Jane's Addiction Living Colour Tommy Conwell Colin Newman James Edie Brickell Hothouse Flowers Smiths Transvision Vamp Fishbone Melissa Etheridge VVUOG /LARRY LUMB /ATHENS WDHA /ANDY DEAN / KUCI /HEIDI FRIEDLUND /IR- KUCB /JOHN WHITE /BOULDER Jane's Addiction DOVER,NJ VINE Wolfgang Press Split Second Cocktail Doughboys Lloyd Cole Bark Anthology Tommy Conwell Dream Syndicate Psychedelic Furs A.R. Kane Folkways Fuzztones Heavenly Bodies Fishbone Toni Childs Chemistry Set Cocteau Twins Michelle Shocked Let's Active TURTLES / AUDREY SCHWARTZ /ATLANTA PLASTIC FANTASTIC /DAVID VINTAGE VINYL /ROB ROTH / VINYL VENDORS /VALERIE EL- A.R. Kane CASTLEMAN /BRYN MAWR PA. FORDS N.J. LIOT /KALAMAZOO, MI Tombstone Let's Active Smiths Joe Satriani Reckless Sleepers Jane's Addiction Suicidal Tendencies M.O.D. Pixies Fishbone David Lindley Rhythm Corps Edie Brickell Ben Vaughn Hothouse Flowers U1340 Feches Vixen Depeche Mode WBNY /GINA GALL! /BUFFALO Folkways KARMA /MATT RAFTREE /FT. VVRAS /KIM SAADE /ATLANTA Jane's Addiction WAYNE WKSR /DAVE WELTE /ICENT,OH Joan Armatrading A.R. Kane Jane's Addiction Big Audio Dynamite Circus of Power Smiths Colin Newman Fishbone Hothouse Flowers Transvision Vamp Oingo Boingo Time Lords Let's Active Suicidal Tendencies Hunters & Collectors Anthrax Siouxsie and the... Joy Division KCRS /TODD WISE /CEDAR PLAY IT AGAIN /JOE HANNA / WRSI /JIM OLSEN / FALLS BETHLEHEM, PA GREENFIELD WUTK /BENNY SMITH /KNOX- Let's Active Feedtime Billy Bragg VILLE Jane's Addiction Screaming Trees Edie Brickell Siouxsie and the... Iowa Compilation #2 Serial Killers Married to the Mob Public Enemy Folkways TMA John Hiatt Suicidal Tendencies Time Lords Fishbone Michelle Shocked Ramones Snatches of Pink Scritti Politti RECORD BAR /RICHARD LANE WDCK /JOHN /HANOVER NEWBURY COMIX /RICHIE /CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Close Lobsters KUNV /BRETT GREENE / LAS BARSONS /BOSTON Edie Brickell Bouncing Off Bob VEGAS Siouxsie and the... In Tua Nua Spacemen 3 Let's Active Smiths Hothouse Flowers Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction Public Enemy Cocteau Twins Ice T Patti Smith Public Enemy Hothouse Flowers Sugarcubes 38 HITS September 26, 1988 "NAME ME SOMEONE THAT'S NOT A PARASITE AND I'LL GO OUT AND SAY A PRAYER FOR HIM." -ROBERT ZIMMERMAN ALREADY ON AT: 91X add KMPC add KJET add WOXY add WFIT add WTUL add ¡lord cole &the motions WNEW add KRCK add my bag WAPS add KSJS add WRSI add MAINSTREAM WMDK add WXCI add KUCB add the album TOUCHING THE AIRWAVES AT: WBCN add KJET add 91X add WFIT add WUOG add KRCK add WTUL add KUCI add WUSC add KUCB add KCPR add WUTK add KSJS add WKSR add codean twins WBNY add carolyns fingers WDCR add WDCK add BLUE BELL KNOLL KFMH add the album ©1988 OLE 4KJ:j71 FaIlliV JAMES LIEN HOTS: WTUL NEW ORLEANS, LA. 1. LET'S ACTIVE 2. PUBLIC ENEMY Meet James — an offspring of Woody Allen and Freddie & The 3. WALTER S. HUMARA 4. PIXIES Dreamers (Don't Ask). He's anative of Louisiana — yeah right! This 5. METALLICA guy really looks like amaster of the jungle who wrestles alligators and 6. COCTEAU TWINS fights hurricanes! James informs us that he usually doesn't look so 7. SIOUXSIE & THE... 8. PRIMITIVES "geeky" (nice word ). We guess that it was just one of those tropical 9. SHRIEKE3ACK storms that messed up his mohawk. 10. TOMBSTONES KMPC /1.1 JACKSON / LOS AN- WWRB /TONY PIT /NASHVILLE SOUND IDEAS /CARL KCPR /SCOTT CARTER /SAN GELES James JUNGMAN /PLAINSBORO, NJ. LUIS OBISPO U2 Transvision Vamp Primitives Feches Melissa Etheridge H'wood Underground Married to the Mob Ultra Vivid Sense Edie Brickell Aztec Camera Voice of the Beehive Color Blind James Toni Childs Michelle Shocked Michelle Shocked Siouxsie and the... John Hiatt All About Eve Dream Syndicate SOUND WAREHOUSE /TRACY KROQ /VAN JOHNSON / LOS DONIHOO /NATL UNICORN /DREW JOHANSEN / KCMU /MAGGIE MCCABE / ANGELES Tracy Chapman PORTSMOUTH SEATTLE Crowded House Information Society Red Lorry Yellow... Driving Me Backwards Midnight Oil Edie Brickell Lime Spiders Feches UB40 10,000 Maniacs Token Entry Current 93 Jane's Addiction Erasure Peter Murphy Jane's Addiction Hugh Cornwell Camper Van Beethoven Michelle Shocked RECORD BAR /JEFF LANE / INNER LIGHT /CATHY MAESK / NEW ORLEANS MOBY DISC /BOB SAY /RESEDA KJET /DAMON STEWART / MANCHESTER, N.H. Sugarcubes Dream Syndicate SEATTLE Bobby McFerren Primitives Hothouse Flowers Edie Brickell Cryptic Slaughter Hothouse Flowers Primitives Jane's Addiction Misfits Reckless Sleepers Fields of Nephilim John Hiatt Sugarcubes Fishbone Information Society Dream Syndicate Jane's Addiction Hothouse Flowers VVNEW / LORRAINE CARUSO / FACE THE MUSIC /KEN WIFIT /HELEN URRIOLA/ MEL- NEW YORK MACIVER /ROCHESTER, MINN. EUCLID/ TONY MARGHERITA / BOURNE, FL Tracy Chapman Jane's Addiction ST. LOUIS Let's Active Melissa Etheridge Let's Active Smiths Jane's Addiction Hothouse Flowers Verlaines Fishbone Fields of Nephilim John Hiatt Psychedelic Furs Michelle Shocked Psycho Tribe Crowded House House of Love Psychedelic Furs Screaming Tribesmen Rape Man WDRE /DEB BROWN/NEW 91X /OZ /SAN DIEGO OPEN BOOKS & RECORDS / YORK CITY Siouxsie and the... NORTHERN LIGHTS /RANDY LESLIE WIMMER /MIAMI, FL Sugarcubes Hothouse Flowers HOPE/ST PAUL Smiths In Tua Nua Shriekback John Hiatt More Dead Cops Siouxsie and the... Transvision Vamp Grant Hart Rape Man Pychedelic Furs UB40 Dream Syndicate Feches Pop Will Eat Itself Michelle Shocked LIVE 105 /STEVE MASTERS / Close Lobsters RADIO DOCS /KATHY STAMM / KRCK /BRAD THIEL /OMAHA, SAN FRANCISCO MILWAUKEE NE Ziggy Marley CFNY /IVAR HAMILTON / Michelle Shocked Hunters & Collectors INXS TORONTO John Hiatt Married to the Mob Tracy Chapman Hunters & Collectors Psychedelic Furs Jane's Addiction Psychedelic Furs Joan Armatrading Siouxsie and the... Cocteau Twins Transvision Vamp Melissa Etheridge Misfits Fibonaccis Primitives KSJS /SUZIE RACHO /SAN JOSE Toni Childs KFMH /SCOTT PETERSON / MURMUR /DON GILLILAND / King Blank MUSCATINE, IA ORLANDO Siouxsie and the... WRRO /GROVER / Siouxsie and the... Time Lords Primitives YOUNGSTOWN Michelle Shocked Heavenly Bodies Frank Tovey Screaming Tribesmen Tuesday Blue Micro Chip League Leningrad Cowboy Siouxsie and the... Screaming Tribesmen Let's Active Close Lobsters Jane's Addiction House of Love Michelle Shocked When in Rome Joy Division 40 HITS September 26, 1988 .54q41111111Wili;.1 eu-xe,>.A;F.11Met,i"4, .404j,lek#93.,1 emerig:,:s...... e.,,,,,,,. • ....e,..,,re-setz,- ....e.-..7f.kk. ek;k: • ..c.,.,3. koseencep7-- -• ••-•.''• .Ç. «,e,s. sp..... eles,p,rf-e,:e4.,eiee. • f....› . ..‘•,..yee - -' ,,, ,... oe x %'....- x.?..-....„.,.;::•••••.„Ae:/144e 4.4 < eeee>.• 'f..:::::::.: :::.::::.: ... • •,•:« )::•::.4..i. (D e.. ' Z •• ••••••••••• .. 2 2 **N>:ef < (r) < N u- cc ^' >•',.:. Cc X cy, ‘;te. e.ed. 4 à è3 6 6 t4)(I) -«+ cq cq cl cl cl el cl cn °Om° --I cc ebeexcniux---1 a. be co bc e co cr) cl cl cl N Cl ul 0 N sa 1m '7 T- , ip 11 X u) O WD X CC COCO 1-• x, co cc 2 0 CO cc) 0 cts CO CJI C.) F-oXYCO 1.-• An exclusive HITS interview with ROBERT CRAY This record definitely broadens W th the platinum "Strong Persuader" Robert Cray re-intro- your musical parameters duced America's masses to the blues. Not only did songs like beyond the blues. COOL, "Smoking Gun" and "Right Next Door (Because of Me)" land Cray on MTV, they helped his first album for Hightone/Mercury pick up Well, we used more horns. But, the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Performance. we've always done rhythm and Cray also grabbed a handful of prestigious WC. Handy blues, that Stax sound. We took Awards, and was singled out by Esquire magazine as one of our time making this record and America's most influential people under 40. In addition, he had funky fun boogaloo and opened tours for Huey Lewis and the News, Eric Clapton and saucy fly. CALM Tina Turner. Now, he's back again with "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," a more R&B-oriented album. You'd think with everything Would you like this record to es- that's come before, Cray'd be feeling some pressure to follow up tablish you as more than a blues a n d his surprise success, but as Hits found out, that's not the case. artist? Ijust want people to enjoy the music and understand that we didn't try to follow anything like the CRAY last album up. We do the same things— go in the same studio with the same producers and the same band and hope the record will be better than the one before. As far as goals, we don't really set any. Whatever happens happens and if the record bombs, the record bombs. As long as we can go out Interview By and work live, that's the main thing. If huge record sales aren't the ultimate end, what would you Holly Gleason like to see your music ac- complish? Basically, my music is stories got into the blues. My friends were then you take off, kind of like jazz. and write. Ido it when it hits me. If I about life. People say, "What can listening to B.B. King, Magic Sam, You improve abit, cut back and get ideas, Isit down and write you say new in the blues?" Well, stuff like that, and Iwas highly in- take it out. Then you sing the next about them. We use a lot of the everybody has their own way of terested in the guitars because verse. Again, though, it depends other guys' songs. But, my own telling their version of life— it never blues albums at that time had on the mood. You have to keep stuff is definitely taken from my gets old. And it's not to bring much hipper guitar lines than rock things consistent. It's not how own life. Ijust broke up with my people down, either; it's to recog- records. So, my friends would have many notes you can play in two girlfriend, so I've got all kinds of in- nize asituation and get it off your these B.B. King albums with check seconds. It's not technical things. spiration. chest and your mind, to relieve marks for all the solos they'd It's the feelings and the emotions yourself. Istill have adream about learned. The touch and feel of you're able to carry through it. Do you find it a contradiction to writing asong that's going to touch those B.B. King solos was real be a black person playing a everybody to the point where they cool, so, Istarted woodshedding What are you listening to right black musical form to mostly break out in tears. But, then it's on those. Iwas 16, 17 years old now? white audiences? like, "Ahh, yeah, it's over with. It's when Ireally got into it. alright." I'm asucker for aslow Look over here...I've got a lot of The music's for everybody. If song in a minc.; key. You can give What makes a good guitar solo jazz CD's, like Thelonious Monk, black radio doesn't play our me those all day long and I'll be for you? Sonny Rollins. Then there's some music— or anybody that makes right there with you. Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, similar music, not just us— then Ilike asolo that's an extension Freddy King, Otis Redding and we will only be appreciated by Were you like that as a kid? of the story. It's abreak, but you Little Willie John. Ilike all different white audiences. We'll play for want to try and keep the same kind kinds of things. I've got the first few whomever wants to come see us Iliked to rock and roll and Iwas of flow as when you're singing. It's Hendrix records on CD. and whomever wants to listen to abig Hendrix fan. Iplayed rock 'n' a story within astory. You start off our music on record. But dwe're roll guitar in the early days when I with something like the beginning When do you find time to write? not played on black radio. then we was in high school, but then, after of the song to familiarize people can't expect the black audience to my family moved to Washington, I with what you've been listening to, I've never been one to sit down really know about us. 42 HITS September 26, 1988 AND LISTEN TO .. . 21-19 HITS POST MODERN! MTV -ACTIVE ROTATION! _ wins EARPICKS Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry U2 scores big with the first single from the soundtrack to from the giant "Cocktail" soundtrack and Van Halen is their new movie, "Rattle and Hum," while Eddie Money back with another rocker making its way at Top 40. Watch also comes on strong with his long awaited return. John Ivan Neville -picking up lots of early mentions. Cougar Mellencamp is off and running with "Rave On" WINNERS 1 U2 DESIRE (Island) 111 JON ASTLEY PUT THIS LOVE (At') 2 EDDIE MONEY WALK (Col) 111 LVANDROSS ANY LOVE (Epic) 3 JC MELLENCAMP RAVE ON (Elek) ANITA BAKER GIVING (Elek) 4 VAN HALEN FINISH (WB) IVAN NEVILLE NOT JUST (Poly) 5 HALL & OATES DOWNTOWN (An) 10 D WILLIAMS ICAN'T WAIT (Col) t ABRAMSON/TOWER-SUN/LAo S BEAN/H HOUSE/DETROIT JCERONE/WBWB/BLOOMINGTON to/Thirsta Healey/E Money U2/E Money/H & Oates/JC Mellencamp PBenatar/JC Mellencamp/U2a Fordham AGRESTO/TRACKS/NORFOLK BUZZ BENNETT/Y95/DALLAS JCHRISTENSON/KKQV/W FALLS ' W Poetics/B Boys/U2/B Jovi LFeat/R Palmer/Chicago/T Conwell K White/M Thornhill/U2/T' Spencer FALLEN/WVBS/WILMINGTON MARTY BERGER/WINK/FT MYERS M CLARK/CML/ST. LOUIS E Brickell/U2/H & Oates/Siouxsie E Money/U2/D Williams/T Conwell PBenatar/E Money/U2/R Daughter JARMSTRONG/KF95/BOISE R BLACKVVELL/WBCY/CHARLOTTE JCOHEN/STRAWBERRIES/BOS U2/Chicago/H & Oates/R Daughter H & Oates/G Cole/W In Rome/W To Power RF The World/E Money/L Vandross/U2 E AUGUST/WNNIC/HARRIS PAT BLAIR/WVSR/CHARLESTON SCONLEY/FM100/MEMPIES EC King/U2/R Neville/L Vandross U2/H & Oates/Breathe/N Ranger U2/B Meets Girl/E Money T AUSTIN/KWTO/SPRINGFIELD JBRACKEEN/TOWER/WESTWOOD COOKER /KFRX/LINCOLN E Money/V Halen/U2/P Benatar Breathe/K Wilde/W In Rome/U2 H & Oates/E Money/U2/G Hugh L AVERY/ROUNDUP/SEATTLE JAY BRADY/WERZ/EXETER D CURTIS/LECHMERE/BOSTON U2/R Daughter/N Ranger/M Oil U2/H & Oates/E Carmen/I Neville PBenatar/JC Mellen/H & Oates/E Money SB/WHSL/WILMINGTON T BRENNER/ARROW DIST/SOLON C "GOD" DANIELS/HAST/DENTON E Money/U2/JC Mellencamp/Bad Co 10,000 Maniacs/M Oil/L Cole/W In Rome D Lindley/BAD/D Syndicate/Folkways G BAIN/Q REC & VIDEO/MIAMI CHERYL BROZ/KRBE/HOUSTON H DAVIDSON/KGGI/RIVERSIDE A Baker/T Chapman/P Collins/B Jovi SMix A Lot/J Astley/Euro IC/U2 Lime/2L Crew/B Brown/L Vandross CARY BAKER/IRS RECORDS/LA BRIAN BURNS/KXXR/KC F DAVIS/ANGOTT/DETROIT D Angel/Feelies/M Shocked/PD Pondering V Halen/JC Mellen/Hurricane/E Money B Jovi/I Pop/M Priest/R Heels CINDY BARR/SPECS/MIAMI L CAMPBELL/B94/PITTSBURGH JDAVIS/ELEK RECORDS/HOUS L Vandross/U2/A Baker/E John V Halen/H & Oates/JC Mellencamp U2/I Neville/E Money M BASHKIN/BAK & TAYLOR/CHIC KEVIN CARTER/KMGX/FRESNO BRETT DAVIS/KOKZ/WATERLOO WT Power/G Hugh/W Houston/TT D'Arby N Peeples/L Vandross/Candi/K White T Conwell/JC Mellencamp/U2/Omar GENE BAXTER/KZZP/PHOENIX RICK CARTER/KWNZ/RENO B DAVIS/RECORD BAR/C CHRISTI U2/J Astleyfr Vamp/G Michael G Cole/E John/H Knight D Mode/JC Mellencamp/W Houston/Noel 44 HITS September 26, 1988 FLASHMAKER ! VAN EARPICKS WINNER ! L L KRBE add KPLZ add WKBQ add KATD add KROY add WRNO add KSAQ add WBCY add WROQ add 0100 add WAEB add WKZL add WTLQ add KIKX add WBBQ add WNNK add KIYS add KYNO add KQIZ add WJAD add WPFM add WPRR add WZKX add WFXX add WIKZ add 100KHI add KISR add KIXY add WZZU add NOT JUST Al‘718i4 pTHIk G IRL CD PRO ON YOUR DESK NOW FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM, "IFM YA NCESTORS COULD SEE M ENOW" (834 896-1) PRODUCED BY DANNY KORTCHMAR •D IRECTION: BILL GRAHAM M ANAGEMENT RECORDED AND MIXED BY SHELLY YAKUS AND MARC DESISTO —NOT JUST ANOTHER LABEL o1968 POLYGRAM RECORDS. INC z EARPICKS Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry JOHN DAWSON/WLGA/VALDOSTA JAY JARVIS/WGTZ/DAYTON DAN MCCOLLY/K1YS/BOISE A Baker/U2/D Mode U2/E Carmen/E Money/H & Oates R Daughter/B Country/N Ranger ALBIE DEETWPGC/WASH DC E JERDE/TOWER/SHERMAN OAKS JMCFADDEN/WQSM/FAYETTE EC King/L Vandross/K White B Wilson/Conwell/R Sleepers/Primitives U2/H & Oates/H Knight/E Money D DODD/PEACHES/SEATTLE H JOHNSON/KIVA/ALBUQUERQUE M MERCURIO/REC & TAPE/OHM D Lindley/H Flowers/J Hiatt/Sugarcubes E Money/U2/D Williams U2/J Fordhamll Neville/J Astley FAST EDDIE/KYNO/FRESNO PJOHNSON/PRO/TEMPE L METZ/I IFBERMAN/MARLTON E Jolui/D Modell Astley/A Baker JAddiction/J Hiatt/Fields Of The N U2/JC Mellencamp/EC King/E Money DAVE ELLIOT/WRQN/TOLEDO B JOHNSON/WANS/GREENVILLE LILIA MILLER/KQMQ/HONOLULU E Money/D Mode/W To Power/K Wilde H & Oates/S Phillips/U2/T Chapman Breathe/B Boys/Chicago/W In Rome STEVE ELLIS/HOT97/NY BELINDA JONES/Z107/WHEELING SMINASL&N/CBS RECORDS/NY Noel/D Williams/Covergirls/L Rascals H Flowers/S Phillips U2/E Money/JC Mellencamp/J Astley G ESMINO/SEA PORT/PORTLAND R KAYE/SLASH RECORDS/LA T MITCHELL/98PXY/ROCFI Level 42/A Baker/Crickets/S Forbert T & Patti/H Of Love/Spacemen 3 U2/Vixen/D Mode/G Cole T F1SHER/WKTI/MILWAUKEE Mi KELLI/WNVZ/NORFOLK K MORTON/WAZY/LAFAYETTE Alphaville/A Baker/P Collins V Halen/E Money/U2/Prince R Daughter/W In Rome/E Money PAUL FULLER/Z98/MEMPHIS K KLUTCH/WAPE/JACKSONVILLE KEITH NAFTALY/KMEL/SF U2/W In Rome/Breathe/Chicago V Halen/U2/Chicago/G Michael Troop/K White B GALEZA/MOBILE/PITTS F LACOMBA/WYYS/COLUMBIA JOHN O'DEA/B98/FT SMITH JC Mellencamp/U2/L Vandross/B Jovi EC King,/D Williams/W Not Was/L'Trinun U2/A Baker/E Money/P Benatar K GIEDT/TOWER/S OAKS SLEE/RAINBOW/SF (SUTTER) V OLVEIRA/SEA-PORT/PORT Siouxsie/U2a Healeyace-T A Baker/L Vandross/D Williams/B Jovi G Hugh/E Money/J Astleyll Neville KAREN GLAUBER/A&M/LA L LEON/PACIFIC COAST/CHATS D PAARMAN/KQCR/C RAPIDS JAstley/R Astley/V Astley/B Water U2/Hurricane/1 Neville/H & Oates Hurricane/V Halen/Prince/Survivor N HARRISON/K106/BEAUMONT SLEPERE/KITY/SAN ANTONIO JPANKHURST/RTI/OMAHA U2/J Astley/E Money/Hurricane EC King/L Vandross/CP Riley/M Starr Edie Brickell/JC Mellen/H & Oates/U2 E HASKELL/K92/ROANOKE N LEWIS/MUSIC PEOPLE/OAKLAND BRIAN PHILIPS/KDWB/MPLS R Daughter/U2/JC Mellen/V Halen Beatings/IC Mellencampll Neville/U2 E Money/G Question SHELLER/KZFN/MOSCOW C LEWIS/SHOW INDUSTRIES/LA JPREVVITT/KXX106/BIRMING U2/E Money/J Astley/R Daughter JC Mellencampa Neville/U2/L Vandross EC King/L Vandross/D Mode T HENSLEY/KFQX/ABILENE K MACIVER/FACE THE MUSIC/MN JJ RICE/OK100/1THICA U2/V Halen/JC Mellencamp/E Money U2/V Halen/B Jovi/Smiths JAstley/L Vandross/Bros/G Michael PHIEGER/KARMA/INDIAN M MANDZIA/BUZZ'S NEST/COL K RICHARDS/WPFM/P CITY LVandross/M Starr/U2/JC Mellen JAstley/Hurricane/E Moneyll Neville U2/I Nevillea Astley/E Money R HOPE/NORTH LIGHTS/MPLS STELLA MARS/WZOU/BOSTON R RICHARDSON/SW WHOLE/HOUS Ice-T/Siouxsie/B Brown/K White U2/V Halen/JC Mellencamp A Baker/U2/C Pepsi Riley/S Wonder D HOUGHTON/UNIVERSAL/PHILI STEVE MASTERS/KITS/SF M RIGHT/KKXL/GRAND FORKS Folkways/E Club/N Kids/W Houston E Brickella Astley/C House U2/V Halen/N Ranger/M Etheridge JOHN IVEY/KIIIQDAVENPORT B MCBRIDE/G I05/DURHAM SROBBINS/WBNQ/BLOOMING E Money/U2/L Vandross T Stone/I Neville/D Williams/Survivor E Money/U2/T Conwell 46 HITS September 26, 1988 • él .6007 wTake A Look! eq. 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HZ] riSI z EARPICKS K ROBINSON/KOY-FM/PHOENIX ROGER SCOTT/KRQMJCSON G SPICE/KTXY/JEFFERSON CITY ra; JC Mellencamp/R Daughter/U2/V Halen H Lewis/P Benatar/A Baker/EC King JC Mellencamp/U2/D Williams/V Halen G ROLLING/KKYK/LITTLE ROCK BRIAN SCOT'T/KTRS/CASPER L ST JAMES/KKRC/SIOUX FALLS I Neville/U2/V Halen U2/H & Oates/Survivor/E Money Bunburys/Chicago/D Williams/A Baker JROSENBERG/THE WIZ/NEW YORK B SCOTT/SOUND OF/PHILI K STAMM/RADIO DOCS/MILW , A Baker/B Hornsby/G Frey Minutemen/45 King/Steady B/R Base G Sats/JC Mellencamp/V Halen/P Bena _ D ROWTRANSWORLD/AL,BANY BARBARA SELTZER/ATCO/NYC R STEELY/CENTRAL SOUTH/NASH JHiatt/Vixen/M Shocked K White/L Vandross/W In Rome JAstley/V Halen/U2/JC Mellencamp C RUH/Y97/SANTA BARBARA JSHAHINIAN/REC EXCH/CLEVE B STEVENS/WBBQ/AUGUSTA U2/E Money/V Halen/G Cole JAstley/V Halen/L Vandross/A Baker U2/H & Oates/W To Power/V Halen JODY RYAN/VVKSS/HARTFORD K SIMMONS/H OF GUITARS/ROCH R TAYLOR/LIEBERMAN/CHIC A Balcer/R Cray/D Mode LColour/R Cray/Primitives/B Wilson B Jovi/E Money/Survivor/38 Special S RYBACK/KC 10I/NEW HAVEN D SLANIA/FLIPSIDE/CHICAGO G TRENT/WKSF/ASHEVILLE U2/Chicago/B Withers/W To Power U2/JC Mellencamp/Hurricane B Fox/P Benatar/H & Oates/E Brickell RIC SANDERS/KFIV/MODESTO G SMITH/INTERS GROUP/RI R UPTON/KITY/SAN ANTONIO D Williams/B Brown U2/E Money/Hurricane/J Astley K White/C Pepsi Riley/L Vandross B SANTIAGO/KBFM/BROWNS D SMITH/NATL REC MART/PITTS T WEBER/KTUX/SHREVEPORT E Money/U2, PBenatar/Hurricane/U2 uz/K & Oates/1 spencer B SAY/MOBY DISC/LA JSONDERMAN/KHTR/ST LOUIS G WILLIAMS/KCAQ/OXNARD C Twins/L Cole/T Vamp/S Phillips U2/H & Oates/J Astley EC King,/U2/A Baker T SBRIGLIA/TRANSCON/BUFF CURT SPAIN/KJ103/0K CITY SWYR()STOK/PWR99/ATL U2/V Halen/E Money/JC Mellencamp V Halen/Hurricanea Neville U2a Astley/I Neville/E Money We/position ype of business fate ip code Afull one year first class subscription Please send Hits Magazine 818+501+7900 late is $200.00 OVERSEAS $300.00 all subscrption requests plus 15477 Ventura Blvd. FAX# check or Suite 300 818+906+9736 money order to: Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 48 HITS September 26, 1988 IL j - 1, 111•3311111 • joi • • a, , *v.• - • •••• • • t•• ••• •I • • • ••. L. .• •`' . -„ 4 • • • • ••• • - N • . • • ••• .• 'e. ...% • • •• , •i••• • •,-•• . • ,•• 4. • . • s'N '• • •or/ • - ia• ‘.'•; •*•( ;.— •• ; . •I ••'$ • •• •&". • .• • s' •I` • • • • , • ' '4 1; •• , • .1 •• • • • , • • %dB •••/ •• • • ••• THE BALLAD .• • b ' • r -• •:,;• • -•• . •, „„, . e ,• • e • • • The New Single From • ,e , • •'• , • •.• . • •d. • STRYPER's 800,000 Selling Enigma Album . . IN GOD WE TRUST , •, • • • 7 .• ."..- •••-. • • •-• • :• «•' 4 e, •• • • a Produced by Stryper and Mich ael Lloyd • •.9 •• • Ise .• "•-••• •:—. • (For Mike Curb Productions) ", . •• • •• • ENIGMA RECORDS - . a , • • ' ALBUM D1-73317 CULVER CITY, CA 90231 r CASSETTE D4-73317 . e1988 ENIGMA RECORDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED .- • • • .• ,-. t COMPACT DISC D2-73317 ENIGMA • . • • •.X+ • • - il an CROSSOVER! EARPICKS WINNER! WHYT add KKDA deb 20 KMEL add WCKZ deb 30 HT977 add KITY add KXX106 39-32 WFLY add KMGX add BREAKING AT: «¡ogee' KRQ add WPGC WNNK add Z93 1-94 add WANS add wa y i love you r vvay will P trtird rriecl ley FLASHMAKER! B96 add KOY 16-10 BREAKING AT: WHYT add Y100 20-14 KKBQ Y108 add HOT105 21-15 KUBE 92X add B97 19-15 KMEL WMJQ add WLOL 29-19 KPLZ KKRZ 30-23 KBEQ KZZP deb 23 HT977 31-23 FM102 KS104 deb 26 KCPW 29-26 KITY KKFR deb 27 KCPX 33-27 WNVZ 0106 deb 27 WKQB deb 27 WAVA deb 29 KWSS deb 33 WZOU deb 35 An exclusive HITS interview with • FAD jammin' dope and def, these three young gals have become the first female rappers out of Los Angeles, crashing the airwaves with a slinky dance smash called "Supersonic," which is also the title of "GIRLS JUST their debut Atco album. ff. Fad are MCJB (Juana Burns), Baby D (Dania Birks) and Sassy C (Michelle Franklin). They originally released "Supersonic" on their own Ruthless Records label. The big WANNA BE league folks at Atlantic caught on and picked it up, resulting in a gold album. MC JB, who started the group only a year ago, spoke with us by phone from Florida, where they were relaxing after a successful national tour. fietSti" How did you get the title for appear on "The Oprah Winfrey The pop side is for those who enjoy "Supersonic"? Show"? dance music and the summer beach- type music. And the hip-hop side is Two summers ago, Baby Dwent to (Laughs) Iwould love to go on for the more hard-core rap fans, who Louisiana and she saw ahamburger Oprah Winfrey but Idoubt that we like the heavy bass and things like stand called "Supersonic Burgers." will be Laker Girls! I've already been that. We're versatile. We appeal to all What will you do to celebrate She told us about it and that's how through that phase— Iwas an L.A. audiences. when you win your first Grammy? we came up with it. Express cheerleader and Ialso cheered for the L.A. Clippers. So Idid How's the audience reaction been We're going to have the biggest How do you feel about being the that. to your current tour? party and invite everybody. And first successful female rappers? we're going to have agreat time. What's the best thing about being We've been on the road with Run- We feel really good about that, young and amember of J.J. Fad? DMC, Public Enemy and Jazzy Jeff. How about power shopping? even though the rap scene is very Everybody we meet thinks we're from male-dominated, but that's okay. It's Ijust turned 20. Idon't know, New York. We say, "We're from Los Power shopping? What's that? éasier now for female performers to we're just having agood time and I Angeles" and they go, "You don't get into rap and to be accepted as don't think having fun has that much sound like you're from Los Angeles." Power shopping is going out and real artists instead of Mickey Mouse to do with age. We're all enjoying The New York crowds love us. We spending all your money on artists. Our album is already gold and being in this business. Our parents just did the birthday party celebration everything you want to buy. that's great. are very supportive. The pop for Z-100, which Ithink is the top audience loves us. And for some radio station in the world. (Giggles) Oh, we do that now. And you have anew single coming reason it's atrend now for younger out? people like Debbie Gibson and Tif- "We just did the birthday party fany to come on top, which is very Yes, it's called "Way Out"— and it's nice for us. celebration for Z-100, which I funny how that came about. There's one episode of "The Flintstones" in What's the difference between think is the top radio station in which there's arock band called The your group and other rappers? the world." Way Outs. When we were filming the video for 'Supersonic," me and Baby We have alot of energy and we try Dwere in ahotel and for some to do the kind of music that people reason The Flintstones were on my can dance to and that everybody can mind— Ihadn't seen the show in enjoy. Ithink that's the difference. ages, but it was on my mind. We had We have apop side and a to get up early the next morning to hip-hop side. do the shoot, so Iwent to bed early. At 4AM, Iwoke up because Ihad a dream about this song. And Iwent, "I need apen, right now!" Baby D's tell- ing me to go back to sleep but Ihad to write it down. And Iwrote the whole song in like ten minutes. That song is "Way Out" and it means alot to me because it came to me in my sleep. It's weird but Ithink it was destined to be. Would you rather be Laker girls or HITS September 26, 1988 HIZE131 RERAP MINI MUGS by Toni Pro fera, Los Angeles More Hits Mini Mugs Buzz from the street shows the crowd Meanwhile an in- some major action for Poly- store of a different type hap- Gram's L.A. Guns which is pened at Record World in picking up considerably at Georgetown as Tim Curry CML One-Stop due to MTV came strolling into the store.„ playing the heck out of the and agreed to stay and do an "Electric Gypsy" video. Also store in exchange for free action for MCA's Guy who fol- records Sparks did an in- lows in Bobby Brown's store at Tower in Sherm footsteps with a project which Oaks, CA which was broadc explodes at national accounts live by KROO. Unfortunate this week. A hot Urban single for those who nauseate easil WE'RE ALL DEVO: Devolution makes for some cnsfully strange bedfellows, ne leads the way The folks local personality Poorma c'est pus? The jive members of DEVO have just announced the addition of two more from Central South took part MCed. Big congratulatio members for the filming of their new video, "Disco Dancen" the first single from their debut Enigma LP, "Total Devo." Can you find the ringers? If not, check out the follow- in some unscheduled activities go out to David and Dol ing Hits photo caption, written especially for the spuds who read this magazine. From as their recent convention in the Steffen who are the pro left to right, Gerald V. Casale, David Kendrick, Dee Anthony, Bob Cayman Islands was interrup- parents of Kathleen HiIla Mothersbaugh and Premier's happy Frank Barcelona. flint: he's the one ted by Hurricane Gilbert who Dad is Sr Vp of Sales f with the beard. btwed over the island and for- A&M And speaking ced conventioneers to various proud parents, have Itold y shelters. "No fun," said the recently how wonderful Zak company's Robin Steely Idon't understand why all t The folks at Flipside have employees run into their offic opened their 14th store — the and lock the door when Round Lake Beach Island out- comes to the office. He's n let. The company's David THAT loud Joel Abram- Slania told us that plans for son from Tower Sunset is look #15 are about to become a ing for people to play softb reality Edward Spalding — any position. Call him tells us of an outstanding (213) 657-7300 A slew Bobby McFerrin in-store ap- retail heavies made the scene at BRIAN'S HAND JIVE: Sire/1178 Records recording artist and legendary -Beach Boy for life" Brian Wilson (left) convinces Z-100 "N. Y. Morning pearance at Tracks in Norfolk. the recent Bryan Ferry show Zoo" keeper Ross Brittain (right) to have their hands glued together as part of According to Ed, McFerrin led L.A.'s Greek Theatre. Amo Dr. Eugene Landy's special master/slave workout diet. The occasion was a a sing-along with store cus- those mingling in the G promotional tour for Brian's first-ever solo album. tomers, signed autographs and Room before the bash were: albums, and generally charmed Kevin Mulligan. Bob Bell and Jim Dobbe from Wherehouse AAAAAAGH and Debra Polley from Tower Sunset. The Warner Bros. crowd was out in force as well including Lou Dennis, Charlie Springer, Rich Fitzgerald, Phyllis Palmetto, Michael Linehan, Linda Baker, Mark Ratner and Ann Hesen. We also understand there were a1 of posers dressed in poser g TELL THAT BAND TO SHUT UP: Atlantic Records recording group Big in attendance Speaking Mouth celebrated the relese of their debut album, "Not Quite Right," by visiting the label's N.Y. headquarters and forcing everyone to open up and say ahhh! Catch- Ferry, lot's of buzz over ing flies and discussing promotional strategies are the following slack-jawed group, young guitarist — Jeff Thal! (l-r): bantbnember Johnny Milian, band mgr Bruce Garfield: Andrea Not Zak — This isn't Zak. Long Island. Ed Note: Inee Ganis, VP, Nat'l Promotion: band member B.S.: Mark Schulman, Sr. filler: Zak, Zak, Zak, VP/GM; and band members Kevin Hupp and Victor Murgatroyd (swear, Thank you. that's what the release says). 52 HITS September 26, 1988 A tOY ML . lT .kt Boy Meets waiting for a star to WINNER! 28*23*- R&R A/C! l46-42 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! NATIONAL MOST ACTIVE! Ei.. WBLI add WTHT add KOY deb 28 B98 30-25 BREAKING AT: WCZY add KFRX add OK100 deb 29 WLOL 33-26 WXKS KCPW KHTR add WYKS add KFIV deb 29 WBBQ 31-26 Y95 Y108 KPLZ add WKLQ add WPXR deb 31 K92 29-26 KRBE B100 PWR99 add WSPT add WGFM deb 35 KTMT 33-28 KMEL KATD KWSS add KCMQ add KSAQ deb 36 95XXX 32-28 KKRZ KXXR K98 add KRNQ add KIYS 16-8 WBNQ 34-29 0105 WTIC KCPX add WFLY 27-20 WZPL 34-30 WKTI KITY WRVO add WKQB 27-23 JETFM 34-30 KDWB WBCY KZOU add KJ103 38-25 KZZU 36-30 KAKS add WPFM 40-34 40 K106 add KF95 39-35 }tears of love GM'SON IUGH G-i ayso -.- KRBE add BREA G AT: WANS add WXKS WRVQ WBBQ KKXL add KATD WKZL KF95 WBWB add HT977 KMGX KTMT KWTX add WGH-FM K92 e` OK 95 KSAQ KSND WJAD KIYS 39-32 WBCY KZZU ROMEOS Romeo's Daughter -ii brea DAuGHTERm KUBE add KFBQ add KPLZ add WJAD add KXXR add WJMX add KSAQ add WAZY a WTLQ add WHSL add WBBQ add KF95 add KIYS add WRCK add An exclusive HITS interview with I ESSICA HAH N There's a lot of people who think Jessica Hahn is just a no- talent bimbo who's exploiting her fifteen minutes of fame into the semblance of a career. Hits is not one of them. We feel that Jessica Hahn is a national hero for exposing Jimmy and Tammy Bakker and the PTL for the hypocritical swine they were. We also had no problem with Hahn's pair of Playboy spreads nor her reported $10,000 in plastic surgery. And you certainly won't hear us complaining about her taking ajob os part of the morning team at Y95 in Phoenix, AZ, with partners Glen Beck, Tim Hattrick and Pat Powers. Nosiree bob, he who PHONE SEX: The Y95 Phone Task Force (I-r) TIM HAT- is without sin cast the first stone and all of that. The lady's TRICK, JESSICA HAHN, JAY STEVENS and GLEN BECK do shown alot of moxie staying in the public eye. After the follow- some call-out research on their newest member's recognition value. ing Hits exclusive, gathered by intrepid reporter Danny Ostrow looking for some cheap action, we give Jessica Hahn achance to explain herself, with our own inimitable interpretation. Are you finished with used to be. In the beginning, Jim and Tammy Bakker to be honest with you, it was and the PTL? scary as hell. ("Adverse publicity? Are you nuts? This There are still inves- little episode has made me a tigations, but they don't in- national celebrity, sex sym- volve me as far as I'm con- bol and extremely wealthy. cerned. Ithink I've given the You should have such ad- À PTL and Bakker enough of verse publicity") NOT THE PTL: HAHN STACKED UP OVER my time and life!! (Transla- (left) and Y95 GM MIKE PHOENIX: JESSICA (I) and tion: "No, I'm going to acon- Explain your motives HORNE (right )praise the COMMANDER BILL HEN- vent to become anun, you for going to KOY-FM. Lord and pass the ammuni- DERSON, the Y95 traffic guy, ninny!") tion. check out helicopter reports It started with aphone call. from the desert. How have you dealt Iwas doing radio interviews What is your on-air job with the adverse one day and Ihad fun with stations and Ijust didn't feel description'? publicity you've these guys. Iknew it was a the way Idid with this team received through your morning show and it wouldn't and this station. Ireally can't I'm basically apart of the involvement with PTL. be serious like "Street Talk," explain except by saying Igot team. It's not the Jessica Hahn Playboy, and now Y95? so Iexpected alittle nudging on aplane and went. It was Show. We don't talk about Fn., here and there. Anyway, they spontaneous. Ihad fun with or make Jim Bakker jokes. It's Even though it was hard, I asked me what my future them and Ifelt good when I not about me, it's about me on tried to avoid the press. plans were and Itold them I hung up the phone. It was the other side of the mike. I'm Everybody was telling my always wanted to be adisc something genuine and yet apart of whatever goes on story so Ifinally said, well, jockey. Sarcastically, of fun. And the minute Igot during the show. ("Pure and OK, I'll tell it. It was only then I course, they said, well, why here, they made me feel at simple, these guys are ex- realized how the media was don't you come here. Isaid, home. ("I didn't get any other ploiting my name. When this real important to me. They sure, and the rest is history offers, idiot.") whole PTL thing dies down, became my platform to say ("These fools were stupid what Ihad to because Ididn't enough to offer the job, so I have aTV show or a took it. What the hell else am microphone. But the bad Igonna do?") publicity is something you're going to get with astory like Why didn't you choose a mine. That's something you station in one of the have to accept. Some days, leading media markets? it's vicious, some days it hurts. I've gotten alot better than I I've been to alot of radio 54 HITS September 26, 1988 feet on the ground, learn how second Only kidding, to do this right and become jerk!") real good at it. Ihaven't made myself real available. I'm just What will you be doing not thinking about it. It's just seven years from now? real hard to get involved right now. Idon't know if Icould Icould handle an afternoon really trust someone. ("After talk show. If Icould have both you've been with Jimmy and radio and TV, great. Hef, it's hard to be with ("Probably basking in the anybody else.") sun on some tropical island, having the last laugh on Have you lost trust in geeks like you.") all men? ("How about a little nooky for me?") Why did you have the surgery? Ican trust men very easily, but Ican't get involved now. I People thought Ihad sur- don't hate men, Ijust think my gery so the whole world priority is getting myself could see me or to become an focused on one thing. ("For- actress or model or whatever. get it, loser!") After the surgery, Idid that second Playboy spread be- THE BIG PUSH: The Y95 Morning Team (I-r) TIM HAT- What are your ultimate cause Iwanted to leave TRICK, GLEN BECK and PAT POWERS welcome JESSICA goals here at KOY? everyone on agood note, like • HAHN (r) the only way they know how. "She's been able to overcome I'll be gone quicker than you Were you happy with To be honest with you, I'd and, if you didn't like her can say Bill Bidwell.") the Playboy pictorial and like to stay here. But I'd like to doing the pictorial the first the reaction to it? be good at it. I'd really like to time, well, this girl has amind Why did you move to polish up and be apart of this of her own and this is what the Playboy mansion? Iwas happy Igot the story team. ("I hope Ihave this job she wants fo do." It proves I out and Ihoped Iwouldn't amonth from now") had the surgery for myself. If I For security Iwas making have to deal with it again. were doing it for everybody numerous court appearances Obviously, there's always Do you have any hob- else, I'd be out there doing during the investigations. It something more to deal with. bies? movies or something. Iwould was time Igot out of ahotel. It Playboy was real profes- have gotten it at 25 if Icould was after the first shoot for the sional and stood by me. ("I Believe it or not, I'm areal have afforded it. The only dif- magazine and we had no felt good about the dough, homebody. Ilike to be alone. I ference now was Ihad the idea there would even be bro. Isn't that what it's all don't like large crowds of money and the time. ("Just another shoot. But Hef called about?") people. Ilike to have ahand- take alook at these knockers, me at the hotel and told me to ful of friends that Ican believe shmuck. They were worth come re-group and relax. It What's your romantic in, and know that they're every penny") was really aplace of peace life like now? there. ("I collect butterflies, for me. That's all there was to you boob!") What would you like to it. Imean Hef was perfect Right now, my priorities ex- say to the radio and He's someone I'll always be ist here at the station. Iwant If you could do any- music industry? grateful to. ("Because it's a to concentrate on radio, in thing in the world, what totally hedonistic pleasure other words, my love life is would that be? Give me achance, pretend palace. Wouldn't you do the non-existent. Iwant to get my I'm somebody that went to same thing, bozo?") A part of something good. I broadcast school and is just love what I'm doing now. going on the air, but let me Even ayear ago, Ididn't work and then decide. know what Iwanted. And I Remember, though, I'm part asked myself the same ques- of ateam. ("This is just a tion. Now, Iknow what Iwant, stepping stone for me. My which really makes adiffer- next plan is to run for te Radio ence. If it's radio that makes Senator here in Arizona. I by Danny Ostrow me happy, then that's what I figure the politics in this want to do. ("To have you state are so corrupt. I've got a take me like aman right this real shot.") HITS September 26, 1988 55 DFF LEPPARD h HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! #1 R&R! BON JOVI Y95 29-10 Iba ! medicine KKRZ B97 add 25-16 BREAKOUTS WINNER! KROY add Z100 27-17 38-32 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! WRNO add KRBE DEBUT 29* R&R! FM100 add 27-19 AVERAGE AGRESSIVES REQUESTS 930 add WDFX 23-19 ARTIST MOVE (4 or more) (1 to 10) • BON JOVI KJ103 add KKBQ 37-24 5.30 75 10 CINDERELLA don't know what KXX106 add KXXR 5-3 you got WKDD add KKBQ 21-15 KKYK add Utill it's gone) WGFM add WGH-FM 27-18 KFIV add WEGX 25-19 39-36 HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! WILDCARD 8/16! KKRD add KEGL 26-23 12 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! BREAKER 38* R&R! -41 boy, ¡'ve beerilleld SA-FIRE KMGX deb 33 WFLY deb 39 CROSSOVER! Z100 add #5 BB DANCE SALES! PWR106 add HOT 97 4-2 PWR96 7-5 KRBE add KMEL 12-9 893 add HOT977 21-18 KBFM add B96 28-23 'ROBERT CRAY don't be afraid PRO-FM add BREAKING AT: of the dark KATD add KXYQ deb 30 WZOU KSND KJ103 add CROSSOVER! KUBE KZZU KOMQ add KIYS 23-17 KPLZ WBBQ 28 HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! WQUT add WERZ 25-20 KKRZ WNYZ #5* BB DANCE SALES! ' ON YOUR DESK NOW! TOP TENS Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers DAVID STEFFEN: A&M OK, so we're finally getting around to Steffen, the VP of Sales & Distribution for Herb & Jerry's place. But, it seems we didn't wait long enough because his new photos (not avail- able at presstime) show David with a beard. We'd love that picture, after all it shows less of his face. Now to the hype. David spends his time interfacing with both the label field staff and BMG distribution. He began in Chicago and moved up through promotion and sales positions, reaching the West Coast in 1977, upped to VP in '80, and to Sr. VP in '87. David and his wife Dolly are proud new parents to daughter Katlin Hillary and will soon have her joining them in their worldwide travels. Mr. Steffan and company are also proud new parents of a UB40 hot streak. Also hot for them are Jeffrey Osborne, Giant Steps, Breathe, Toni Childs, John Hiatt, Joan Armatrading and more. . DICK ODETTE CHUCK LE TRACY DONIHOO 616 Retail Stores ' -*WHEREifotiSE,- 215 Retail Sto nd SOURD IURREHOUSE 110 Retail Stores (Mpls) (Los Angeles) (Dallas) MUSICLAND WHEREHOUSE SOUND WAREHOUSE 1. GUNS AND ROSES 1. GUNS AND ROSES 1. METALLICA 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. METALLICA 2. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. BOBBY MCFERRIN 4. COCKTAIL 4. DEF LEPPARD 4. GUNS AND ROSES 5. METALLICA 5. COCKTAIL 5. COCKTAIL 6. CINDERELLA 6. INXS 6. DEF LEPPARD 7. POISON 7. BOBBY MCFERRIN 7. LITTLE FEAT 8. BOBBY MCFERRIN 8. STEVE WINWOOD 8. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 9. BOBBY BROWN 9. BOBBY BROWN 9. STEVE WINWOOD 10. INXS 10. JAZZY JEFF 10. UB40 (LABOUR) DUSTY BOWLING LEW GARRETT . PAUL FUSSELL 2400 Racked Lieberman 214 Retail Stores Record Bar 136 Retail Stores enterprises Accounts (MPLS) CAMELOT (Canton) (Durham) LIEBERMAN NATIONAL CAMELOT RECORD BAR 1. SUMMER OLYMPICS 1. METALLICA 1. METALLICA 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. GUNS AND ROSES 2. GUNS AND ROSES 3. GUNS AND ROSES 3. DEF LEPPARD 3. DEF LEPPARD 4. DIRTY DANCING 4. COCKTAIL 4. COCKTAIL 5. CINDERELLA 5. UB40 (LABOUR) 5. BOBBY MCFERRIN 6. COCKTAIL 6. BOBBY MCFERRIN 6. TRACY CHAPMAN 7. POISON 7. JOAN JETT 7. STEVE WINWOOD 8. GEORGE MICHAEL 8. B. FOX 8. CINDERELLA 9. MORE DIRTY DANCING 9. JAZZY JEFF 9. UB40 10. EUROPE 10. CINDERELLA 10. JJ FAD DAVE ROY KEN GRAHAM LISA VOGE Trans ward music era• 380 Retail Stores 2023 Rack, Retail & 92 Retail Stores (niuculy) 1-Stop Accts &rd. WI (Atlanta) •TAM1•11»iti XX (Amarillo) TRANSWORLD WESTERN MERCHANDISERS TURTLES 1. METALLICA 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. GUNS AND ROSES 2. GUNS AND ROSES 2. METALLICA 2. METALLICA 3. DEF LEPPARD 3. GUNS AND ROSES 3. DEF LEPPARD 4. COCKTAIL 4. CINDERELLA 4. COCKTAIL 5. TRACY CHAPMAN 5. POISON 5. TRACY CHAPMAN 6. JAZZY JEFF 6. DIRTY DANCING 6. BOBBY BROWN 7. INXS 7. COCKTAIL 7. JJ FAD 8. BOBBY MCFERRIN 8. RANDY TRAVIS 8. KEITH SWEAT 9. GEORGE MICHAEL 9. VAN HALEN 9. UB40 (LABOUR) 10. STEVE WINWOOD 10. MORE DIRTY DANCING 10. ALB SURE HITS September 26, 1988 57 riu TOP TENS Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers 4q viaLutvaLL BRIAN MCEVOY LORI SHAW ROBIN STEELEY 93 Retail Stores 449 Accounts (Los tounD /HOP 1500 Accounts SOUND view (Philadelphia) Angeles) (Nashville) WALL TO WALL SHOW INDUSTRIES SOUND SHOP 1. METALLICA 1. GUNS AND ROSES 1. GUNS AND ROSES 2. GUNS AND ROSES 2. BOBBY MCFERRIN 2. DEF LEPPARD 3. DEF LEPPARD 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. COCKTAIL 4. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 4. METALLICA 4. POISON 5. COCKTAIL 5. DEF LEPPARD 5. TRACY CHAPMAN 6. JAZZY JEFF 6. MIAMI SOUND MACHINE 6. JOAN JETT 7. INXS 7. BOBBY BROWN 7. EUROPE 8. BOBBY MCFERRIN 8. AL B SURE 8. JAZZY JEFF 9. RICK ASTLEY 9. ERASURE 9. VAN HALEN 10. EUROPE 10. JAZZY JEFF 10. JJ FAD STAN GOMAN JIM PRIMERANO JOHN GRANDONI 18 Retail Stores 51 Retail Stores bigebe 17 Retail Stores (Sacramento) (Buffalo) (Buffalo) eatie f TOWER NATIONAL RECORD THEATER CAVAGES 1. TRACY CHAPMAN 1. AL B SURE 1. GUNS AND ROSES 2. METALLICA 2. METALLICA 2. DEF LEPPARD 3. GUNS AND ROSES 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. METALLICA 4. STEVE WINWOOD 4. SADE 4. STEVE WINWOOD 5. BOBBY MCFERRIN 5. BOBBY BROWN 5. COCKTAIL 6. ROBERT CRAY 6. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 6. INXS 7. FOLKWAYS 7. GUNS AND ROSES 7. GEORGE MICHAEL 8. UB40 8. BOBBY MCFERRIN 8. TRACY CHAPMAN 9. DEF LEPPARD 9. KEITH SWEAT 9. JAZZY JEFF' 10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 10. NEW EDITION 10. DIRTY DANCING DEBBIE DON JENSEN LENNY LEON SWANSON ROUNDUP 96 Rack Accounts PACIFIC COAST ONE-STOP 300 Accounts Sam Goody 197 Retail Stores MUSIC (Seattle) (Chatsworth) (Los Angeles) /ClIBTIRIBUTOIRIM, INC. SAM GOODY/WEST ROUND UP PACIFIC COAST ONE-STOP 1. GUNS AND ROSES 1. DEF LEPPARD 1. GUNS AND ROSES 2. DEF LEPPARD 2. GUNS AND ROSES 2. METALLICA 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 3. COCKTAIL 3. TRACY CHAPMAN 4. METALLICA 4. JAZZY JEFF 4. DEF LEPPARD 5. COCKTAIL 5. GEORGE MICHAEL 5. BOBBY MCFERRIN 6. BOBBY BROWN 6. CINDERELLA 6. INXS 7. INXS 7. METALLICA 7. COCKTAIL 8. BOBBY MCFERRIN 8. STEVE WINWOOD 8. BOBBY BROWN 9. CINDERELLA 9. POISON 9. GEORGE MICHAEL 10. RICHARD MARX 10. TRACY CHAPMAN 10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN I DOUG SMITH MIKE BASHKIN DEBBIE DODD 2Retail Stores Vjeek 90 Retail Stores BAKER & TAYLOR 650 Accounts - (Pittsburgh) VIDEO (Chicago) (Seattle) NATIONAL RECORD MART NAT'L RECORD MART BAKER & TAYLOR ONE-STOP PEACHES 1. METALLICA 1. BON JOVI 1. TRACY CHAPMAN 2. GUNS AND ROSES 2. METALLICA 2. ROBERT CRAY 3. DEF LEPPARD 3. COCKTAIL 3. METALLICA 4. COCKTAIL 4. DEF LEPPARD 4. BOBBY MCFERRIN 5. JAZZY JEFF 5. BOBBY MCFERRIN 5. JOAN ARMATRADING 6. BOBBY MCFERRIN 6. SMITHS 6. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 7. STEVE WINWOOD 7. GUNS AND ROSES 7. FOLKWAYS 8. INXS 8. UB40 (LABOUR) 8. LITTLE FEAT 9. POISON 9. INXS 9. INXS 10. VAN HALEN 10. TRACY CHAPMAN 10. GUNS AND ROSES 58 HITS September 26, 1988 ve Miller is born 2 be blue on .• • SEPTEMBER 26 GLOBAL SATELLITE NETVJORK (818) 906-1888 e=à WiZr131 BREAKOUTS Hot new or resurging albums as reported by the nation's leading record merchandisers Ice-T is out and hot, even pulling more reports this week Bon Jovi album is hitting the streets at presstime and than the enormous Metallica double album. The Smiths retailers are moving it quickly through the system. Also, live compilation set is doing well, while the Summer the Escape Club is starting to sell albums. Olympics album is gaining (for obvious reasons). The WINNERS 1 ICE-T (Sire/Warner 1-25765) 46% 6 INFO SOCIETY (Rep 1-25691) 21% 2 METALLICA (Elek 60812) 38% 7 SPRINGSTEEN (Col 4C-4CT44445) 18% 3 SMITHS (Sire/Reprise 25649) 34% 8 BON JOVI (Mercury 836345-1) 17% 4 SIOUXSIE (Gef GHS-24205) 31% 9 UB40 (old) (A&M 5213SP) 13 0/0 5 SLIMMER OLYMPICS (Arista AL8551) 23% 10 ESCAPE CLUB (Atl 81871) 12% ANGOTT ONE-STOP /FRANK CAVAGES /JOHN GRANDONI / HARMONY HOUSE /SANDY LECHMERE /DAVE CURTIS / DAVIS /DETROIT BUFFALO BEAN /DETROIT BOSTON Ice-T Smiths Vixen Four Tops Steady B UB40 (old) Bon Jovi Olympics Bobby McFerrin Glenn Frey Was Not Wag Bruce Springstaen Cocktail Sugarcubes New Kids Metallica Joan Jett Taylor Dayne Basia Santana Poison Carly Simon Info Society Smiths Folkways CENTRAL SOUTH /ROBIN LIEBERMAN /ROB TAYLOR / ARROW DISTRIBUTORS /TONY STEELY /NASHVILLE HASTINGS /CHARLES "GOD" CHICAGO BRENNER /SOLON, OHIO Metallica DANIELS /DENTON Olympics Olympics Canyon John Hiatt Bobby Brown Glenn Frey UB40 (old) BAD JJ Fad Robert Cray Bruce Springsteen Hunters & Collectors UB40 (old) Metallica Guy Iggy Pop Bobby McFerrin Sugarcubes LIEBERMAN /LINDA METZ / CML ONE-STOP /MIKE CLARK / Bon Jovi ST. LOUIS MARLTON BAKER & TAYLOR/MIKE Michelle Shocked Metallica BASHKIN /CHICAGO Bruce Springsteen UB40 (old) Bon Jovi Suicidal Tendencies HOUSE OF GUITARS /KIM Psychedelic Furs Metallica LA Guns SIMMONS /ROCHESTER Kim Wilde Smiths Jeff Healey Smiths 10,000 Maniacs Ice-T Siouxsie Suicidal Tendencies Guy UB40 (old) Melissa Etheridge Kix Sugarcubes Rhythm Corps Bon Jovi BUZZARD'S NEST /MIKE LIEBERMAN NTL /DUSTY FACE THE MUSIC /KEN MANDZIA /COLUMBUS BOWLING /MPLS MACIVER /ROCHESTER, MN INTERSTATE GROUP/GEORGE Bruce Springsteen Vixen Smiths SMITH /RHODE ISLAND Danzig Boy Meets Girl Siouxsie Michelle Shocked Siouxsie Night Ranger Metallica Bad Co Marley Marl Escape Club Ice-T Jane's Addiction Escape Club Bon Jovi Hothouse Flowers Danzig MOBY DISC/BOB SAY/LOS CAMELOT /LEW GARRETT / FLIPSIDE /DAVID SLANIA/ CANTON Edie Brickell ANGELES CHICAGO Escape Club Metallica John Hiatt KARMA /PAUL HIEGER /IN- Ice-T Siouxsie Bobby Brown DIANAPOLIS Metallica Smiths Vixen Ice-T New Kids John Hiatt Hothouse Flowers Siouxsie Vixen Giant Steps Smiths Olympics Transvision Vamp Jeff Healey Bon Jovi 60 HITS September 26, 1988 r131 BREAKOUTS Hot new or resurging albums as reported by the nation's leading record merchandisers MUSIC PEOPLE /NANCY LEWIS RADIO DOCTORS /KATHY SHOW INDUSTRIES /LORY TOWER /KIM ZARDA /SHER- /OAKLAND STAMM /MILWAUKEE SHAW / LOS ANGELES MAN OAKS Sa-Fire Smiths George Benson Ice-T Siouxsie Ice-T Maxi Priest Metallica Steady B Jeff Healey Metallica Smiths Beatnigs Danzig Siouxsie Jane's Addiction Ice-T Escape Club Bruce Springsteen Siouxsie Liz Story Smiths RECORD & TAPE OUTLET / SOUND OF /BILL SCOTT / MARC MERCURIO /OHIO PHILADELPHIA TOWER /HOWARD KRUM- MUSICLAND /DICK ODEI lb / Howard Huntsberry Steady B HOLTZ /SUNSET MINNEAPOLIS Olympics Don Baron Hothouse Flowers Sugarcubes Ice-T Rob Base Olympics Ice-T Escape Club Ice-T Maxi Priest Smiths Super Lover Buckwheat Zydeco Olympics Diane Schuur RECORD BAR /BUDDY DAVIS / Robert Cray SOUND WAREHOUSE /TRACY Siouxsie CORPUS CHRISTI DONIHOO / DALLAS Smiths Escape Club Ice-T TRACKS /DONNA AGRESTO / Ice-T When In Rome NORFOLK Siouxsie NATIONAL RECORD MART / Primitives Metallica Suicidal Tendencies DOUG SMITH /PITTSBURGH Siouxsie Robert Cray Luth Christ UB40 (old) Karyn White Cocktail Primitives Ice-T Info Society Olympics SOUTHWEST WHOLESALE / Fishbone Guy RECORD BAR /PAUL FUSSELL/ ROBERT RICHARDSON / DURHAM Smiths HOUSTON George Benson Info Society Bon Jovi TRANS WORLD /DAVE ROY / Ice-T Ice-T ALBANY Marley Marl NORTHERN LIGHTS /RANDY Steady B Info Society Psychedelic Furs HOPE /MPLS Jeff Healey Folkways Melissa Etheridge Smiths Stanley Jordan Ice-T Rob Base Sam Phillips Rob Base Feches Feches SPECS /CINDY BARR /MIAMI Sugarcubes Karyn White Rob Base Ice-T RECORD EXCHANGE /JOHN Ice-T SHAHINIAN /CLEVELAND Sir Mix A Loi PACIFIC COAST ONE-STOP / Metallica Psychedelic Furs LENNY LEON /CHATSWORTH Siouxsie Tangerine Dream Metallica George Benson Taylor Dayne Info Society STRAWBERRIES /JEFF COHEN / Advertisement Joe Satriani BOSTON Rhythm Corps ROUNDUP /LAURA AVERY / Smiths SEATTLE Ice-T PEACHES MUSIC & VIDEO / Metallica Steady B DEBBIE DODD /SEATTLE Bobby Brown Rob Base Metallica Transvision Vamp Suicidal Tendencies Bruce Springsteen Siouxsie Edie Brickell Psychedelic Furs Cheap Trick Siouxsie STREETSIDE /GREG MAR- George Benson SHALL /ST. LOUIS Diane Schuur RTI ONE-STOP /JODY Metallica FIANKHURST /OMAHA Bruce Springsteen PRO ONE-STOP /PAUL Metallica Rhyme Syndicate JOHNSON / TEMPE Bobby Brown Marley Marl ¡ce-T Info Society George Benson Smiths Bad Co Fishbone INXS Siouxsie Jane's Addiction SEA-PORT ONE-STOP /VICKI Escape Club OLIVEIRA /PORTLAND THE WIZ /JAY ROSENBERG / Bon Jovi NEW YORK Q RECORDS & VIDEO / Grayson Hugh Olympics GERALD BAIN /MIAMI Winger Four Tops Smiths Living Colour Vixen Cinderella Robben Ford Sa-Fire Taylor Dayne Depeche Mode Info Society Public Enemy Dear Mr President HITS September 26, 1988 61 NZ re z TOP FIFTYALBUMS Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers The hot news this week is that the Summer Olympics al- week. Also, keep an eye on Bobby McFerrin 's album. bum is starting to make a big move. It jumps to #1 at How high can it fly? And UB40 also looks gigantic with its Lieberman and big action is expected everywhere next re-release 45 pulling it right up the chart. LAST THIS POWER WEEK WEEK ARTIST TiTLE LABEL COMMENTS . INDEX lill GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR.. Geffen GHS 24148 Holds tough 126.7 DEF LEPPARD HYSTERIA Mercury 830-675-1 "Love Bites" hot 110.2411 METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Elektra 60812 Metal monster 109.3 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN Elektra 60774 "Revolution" breaking 90.3 COCKTAIL SOUNDTRACK Elektra 60806 Multiple singles 78.5 BOBBY MCFERRIN SIMPLE PLEASURES EMI El-48059 Exploding 63.4 6 JAZZY JEFF HE'S THE DJ... Jive/RCA 1091-1J Solid sales 58.6 STEVE WINWOOD ROLL WITH IT Virgin 790946-1 Down some 58.3 9 GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH Columbia OC 40867 New single shippfig 53.8 10 10 POISON OPEN UP AND SAY Enig/Cap C 148493 45 hot 51.6 INXS KICK Atlantic 81796 Hot single leads 46.7 CINDERELLA LONG COLD WINTER Mercury 834612-1 Hot 45 leads 44.9 BOBBY BROWN DON'T BE CRUEL MCA 42185 New single shipping 39.9 DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK RCA 6408-1R Nice run 39.0 EE VAN HALEN OU812 Warner Bros 25732 New 45 starting 33.5 16 16 ROBERT PALMER HEAVY NOVA EMI 48057 Hot 45 leads 31.6 EU NEW EDITION HEARTBREAK MCA 42207 Up again 28.1 UB40 LABOUR OF LOVE A&M SP4980 Huge 45 leads 26.4 19 HUEY LEWIS SMALL WORLD Chrysalis OV41622 New single out 26.2 20 AL B SURE IN EFFECT MODE W Bros WB 25662 Steady sales 25.9 JOAN JEU UP YOUR ALLEY Blackheart/CBS 44146 Smash 45 leads 25.5 EUROPE OUT OF THIS WORLD Epic OE 44185 Falling 25.2 19 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE LET IT LOOSE Epic 0E-40769 Peaked 24.9 20 CHEAP TRICK LAP OF LUXURY Epic 40922 "Cruel" 45 smokin' 24.1 VARIOUS ARTISTS SUMMER OLYMPICS Arista 8551 Racks lead 22.5 62 HITS September 26, 1988 Musicland Gnmp Executive Vice hrsident Gary Ross talking about... ... sound judgements. HITS gutsy analysis HITS is uncanny at Whoever said that uncovers relationships detecting momentum "Business and pleasure between radio and retail very early in a record's don't mix" never read that makes sense growth. When it comes to HITS. This magazine has of the music business. determining the next the goods -research, "Tracy Chapman" attitude and intuition. we rely on the developing regional and national action that HITS provides. HITS Singles and Albums Charts. Week after week, we're there, before anyone else, with powerful chart information that's precise, revealing, conclusive. HITS Charts. The who, what why, when, and where of music. And How! Millt31 TOP FIFTYALBUMS Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers LAST THIS POWER_ià WEEK WEEK ARTIST 11TLE LABEL COMMENTS INDEX SADE STRONGER THAN Epic OE 44210 Steady sales 22.5 RICK ASTLEY WHENEVER YOU RCA 6822-1R Solid sales 22.1 ROBERT CRAY DON'T BE AFRAID Mercury 843-923-1 45 developing 20.5 LITTLE FEAT LET IT ROLL Warner Bros 1-25750 Comeback 19.1 30 30 ROD STEWART OUT OF ORDER Warner Bros 1-25684 Hot 45 leads 18.7 MORE DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK RCA 6965-1R Steady sales 17.7 MIDNIGHT OIL DIESEL AND DUST Columbia BFC 40967 Steady sales 17.1 RICHARD MARX RICHARD MARX EMI 53049 Slipping 16.6 DEBBIE GIBSON OUT OF THE BLUE Atlantic 81780 Hot 45 leads 16.5 SALT-N-PEPA HOT COOL & VICIOUS Next Plateau 1007 Steady 16.2 36 36 UB40 UB40 A&M 5213 Current release 15.8 46 TAYLOR DAYNE TELL IT TO MY HEART Arista AL 8529 Back up 15.1 EIJ BRITNY FOX BR ITNY FOX Columbia BFC 44140 Metal 15.1 INFORMATION SOCIETY INFO SOCIETY T.Boy/Rep 25691 Hot 45 leads 13.4 40 ERIC B. & RAKIM FOLLOW THE LEADER Uni/MCA 39405 Falling 13.3 39 TERENCE T.D'ARBY INTRODUCING THE... Columbia FC 40964 "Dance" breaking 13.3 rm EV PAT RFKIATAR winF AWAKE rhrvcalic41 Ñ2R New cingle starting n riE RANDY TRAVIS OLD 8X 10 Warner Bros 1-25738 Needs crossover 45 12.3 rju ul KEITH SWEAT MAKE IT LAST Elektra 60763 Up and down 12.1 GUY GUY MCA 42176 Hot urban 45 leads 11.3 45 46 10,000 MANIACS IN MY TRIBE Elektra 60738 Steady sales 10.0 47 ICE-T POWER Sire/Warner 25765-1 Hard-core rap 9.6 BRUCE HORNSBY SCENES FROM THE RCA 7647-Z-RDJ Down this week 9.5 JJ FAD SUPERSONIC Atco 90959 Urban sales 9.3 50 50 ELTON JOHN REG STRIKES BACK MCA 6240 New single breaking 9.2 FsJ IE XT ILJ FREDDIE JACKSON (Capitol) ERASURE (Sire/Reprise) SUGARCUBES (Elektra) BASIA (Epic) GLENN FREY (MCA) NEW KIDS (Columbia) 64 HITS September 26, 1988 HOW DO YOU FOLLOW UP ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS ALBUMS OF ALL TIME? AG1984 AG1988 "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas" (AG1984) grows stronger every year. All-new and destined to become another Christmas tradition, "A Fresh Aire Christmas" (AG1988) shipped Gold in September, 1988. opiErunn unrupunr AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE RECORDS 9130 MORMON BRIDGE ROAD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68152 writs MOVIE SCORES WEEKEND PER SCREEN TOTAL SOUNDTRACK GROSS AVERAGE GROSS INFO I A FISH CALLED WANDA 2.6m 2117 45.1ni 2 DIE HARD 2.5m 1853 65.4m 3 MOON OVER PARADOR 2.5m 2145 6.7m 4 NIGHTMARE 4 2.2m 1516 41.3m LP on Chrysalis, Fat Boys 45 on TPA/ Mercury. 5 ROGER RABBIT 2.1m 1498 135.9m LP on Disney 6 BETRAYED 2.1m 1882 19.6m 7 YOUNG GUNS 2.0m 1443 34.7m 8 COCKTAIL 1.9m 1379 63.0m Soundtrack & Beach Boys and JC Mellencamp 45's on Elektra. 9 MARRIED TO THE MOB 1.4m 1691 16.3m Soundtrack on Reprise. 10 COMING TO AMERICA 1.3m 1571 120.8m LP & Laura Branigan 45 on Atco WAVELENGTH by Lenny Beer & Mike Murphy The B94 Pittsburgh opening Buzz and they offered John time people started noticing Advertisement has been quickly filled by Bill Roberts six figures to just get Mike Stone has been named Cahill, formerly PD at WAPE coffee) Dave Anthony is MD at WPFM Panama City Jacksonville. B94 GM Tex back in action as he snares the At KAMZ in El Paso, the new Meyer called to tell us that he Program Manager position at MD is Dan Malvaez Los signed Bill on at the Steelers KMGK Minneapolis, currently Angeles' famous no-deejay game at Three Rivers Stadium. a Transtar Format 41 station. Wave station has announced In his words, "The Steelers lost, We look for changes WBNQ that they are hiring deejays but B94 won big." And Bloomington MD Scott Rob- New Midwest Regional promo things are happening just as bins exits for morning duties at director for Atco k Pete quickly in Jacksonville as it KKRD Wichita__ At KBOS Spasoff Bobby Jackson is looks like Kevin McCarthy will Fresno, the new PD is Jeff the new PD at KTXY in Jeffer- be moving in as the new PD Davis and the new MD is Don son City Also at KTXY, Also at EZ, it appears that Parker, both are from KYNO congrats to Gary Spice and his Shadow R Stevens' duties for Fresno Jim McClain is the wife Wendy on the birth of the chain will be increasing. new PD at KHTZ Reno At their daughter Ashley Nothing official yet, but good WERZ in Exeter, the new MD Amanda, 9/15 Lots of things are in the works is Scott Lief from WIGY in reports are coming in these Evergreen Media has just pur- Bath And in Bath, the new days via FAX. Our number is chased WAXY in Miami. And PD is Scott Barrett and the 818-906-9736. Be sure to in- speaking of Evergreen, Y95 new MD is Jeff Webster It clude station news as well as Dallas' Buzz Bennett says he's looks like the Tommy Conwell request information on your really not looking for aPD, but single is heading for the top at FAX report Blowin' In The for an Assistant PD. (Sure, VVEGX Philly. We think it's Wind: Scott Shannon. 66 HITS September 26, 1988 The Critics Agree! A Star Is Born!! "A huge club record has turned into radio smash. Top 10 call outs. If youtn first time out, don't let history romeat Jerry McKenna, MD, WXKS, Bopton "It's agreat sounding Top 49/ eco worked at WXKS and Iseekt worki time the rest of the country findspu Hosh Gurell, MD, KMEL, San • "Great Phones! Lots of positive from the superstar of the near future. We §o much we added it again." Mike Osborne, PD, PRO-FM Per nce • "A killer hook, given achance fake off in any market. You find yourself sirgi hook over and over." Michael Morgan, MD, WFLY, FLASHMAKER! /1#4 HOT105 add KMEL KCAQ add WXKS 14-11 KFIV add WKS.9 34-24 KFBQ add WFL: 38-29 KTRS add KKQV add BREAK KISR add KUBF KDON add KKF FM KT PRO-FM deb 34 I. "symp True Love" has nus of a true smash! $to xe.A LN ts Ake_ THE FIRST RELEASE FROM STEVE WALSH Jn. gite Sithit 0/ (3k/me RICHARD WILLIAMS ALBUM RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 3 Produced by Bob Ezrin, Greg Ladanyi and Phil Ehart Management: The Carr Company, Inc. .MCA RF.CORDS 1988 MCA Records,Igh.