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3 Et 2 pages see York North in opens Boulevard Sunset 2 - RPM - Monday October 23, 1995 Sunset MCA Records pulls out of record clubs - by Ron Rogers record companies included. Record clubs also promote the fact that they are able to provide a greater list of catalogue titles, which the typical RMAC pressuring other labels to follow suit retailer might ignore. MCA Records Canada issued a private notice to part of the German -based Bertelsman AG empire, The retailers disagree strongly with all Canada's major retailers last week, informing them which also owns, of course, BMG Music. Thus, of these contentions. The Retail Music Association that MCA will no longer sell its product to either even with the MCA pull-out, both record clubs of Canada (RMAC) sees record clubs in more of a of the two major record clubs, Columbia House would still have access to music from Sony, Warner parasitic light, grabbing a significant share of the and BMG Music Service. and BMG, along with non-affiliated labels EMI market, without doing any of the groundwork. Columbia House is owned by Sony and PolyGram (Mercury/Polydor and A&M/Island/ Columbia House has been a part of the Music Entertainment and the Time Warner Music Motown). Canadian environment for more than 40 years, and Group. BMG Music Service is The record clubs have been under is, arguably, the biggest supplier of recorded music repeated attacks from traditional retailers such as in this country. BMG Music Service first entered Sam The Record Man and HMV, who argue that Canada in January of '95, after enjoying Columbia House and BMG pay far less for product considerable success in the US. than they do. Instead of buying finished product, John Perrachon, senior VP of operations record clubs often license the recordings, and for BMG Music Service, and the man in charge of manufacture their own tapes and CDs at a lower the Canada operation, spoke with RPM at the time d lives cost. of the Canadian launch of the company (RPM - Boulev bbilling Retailers also argue that the record clubs Jan. 23/95), arguing that "I don't agree at all that Sunsetad-vance are dangerously devaluing music, by offering we're devaluing the product. Everyone knows that upto consumers outlandish deals, such as eight CDs for the CDs and cassettes are very often manufactured that the price of one (BMG), or 10 CDs for a penny by the record companies themselves, so the value Klees wasconcerned.were by Stan audience there (Columbia House). and quality go hand in hand." night pute The record clubs have countered by opening toooverwhelming...for the Harjinder Atwal, VP and general While the was whocame (Dialiann. arguing that they are able to reach music buyers a star a manager of Columbia House, also commented at thisproduction,theaudienceW e saw talkies, in outlying areas, who can't access normal retail ofas in by the to the time that "as far as the Columbia House offer those entertained.eclipsed on outlets. They also feel that by offering CDs at a of being been whowent is concerned, we don't think we devalue the pleasure had not Smith), star, aset that more accessible price, they are helping to product. Our business is incremental, because we who Ford Carroll) rollidol theatre at the promote music consumption in general, which and Musical Theatre rock alegitimate Apotex and adialogue they feel is good for everyone, retailers and MAC continued on page 8 become at the amove set, some the stageork into Althoughhave made the-movie. ..e Centrein-North'sl be artsyfarts5r alone? Def Leppard rewards Canadian fans with preview gig compromiseSunset to beenleft thatdidn't have and very Canadians have been some of the biggest Tickets for the Commodore show will havewanted couldn't may story totallymemorabletheatre supporters of Def Leppard over the span of not go on sale. Instead, they will be given away to ask why was themusical This to Thescore feel that and June. 's fifteen year career. The group's Leppard fans via contests being run by 's who arid tune treat to us oriel moon visual 1987 release, Hysteria, sold more than 1.3 99.3 FM The Fox and BCTV. bey -with a and million copies here, while the total sales On November 22, Def Leppard will progre ss 'Hollywodpart had to entertainmentthat was was of Def Leppard's material surpasses three appear in to participate in a MuchMusic exquisite bigness believe away is all the ratedentertai million units in Canada. Intimate & Interactive broadcast, featuring 'live that wewanted and camebut displayingglitz all big -- To help launch their upcoming greatest in the studio' interpretations of the band's greatest withall die to be were two- era.I went and they mobile hits package, Vault, the group has hits, with questions from the studio audience and of that it threestars Give thehydraulicallyoverWbelSaing, decided to give something back to the fans across the country. Mercury/Polydor is also happy . bigger, alittle "Pliaatora was perhaps set on I fans, particularly here in Canada. On working on an interview/performance with the the stage was sun never run. staircase the Sunset hasa long Oct. 23, the group will perform a rare Rock Radio Network for the same week. story May Glamorous! not??? hope CD club gig at the Commodore Ballroom Vault is a collection of the band's 13 and why Let's Grandiose on in Vancouver. Incredibly, that show biggest hits, along with one brand new track, When Cinema".and again. m isavailable of the it again will be one of three that the group is Love And Hate Collide, which has been delivered would see cast Theoriginal albl'olydo bel. performing in the same day. - to radio this week. The song has already reached Glorious on the day jaunt will begin in Tangiers at midnight, the #2 slot on the UK charts, after just two weeks. andcassette Stan Klees followed by a showcase at noon in London, capped The single was delivered to radio and the media in Photo Spread Editor off with the evening performance in Vancouver. locked 'Vaults' by Brinks security guards. Tom Sandler Photo Spread Photographer NO. 1 HIT

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1. Graham Greene strolls along the red car! 2. PolyGram Group's Canadian heavyweig picutred are Joe Summer, Doug Chappell, 3. Patti Labelle stops to sign a few autogra 4. Sunset Blvd. producer Garth Drabinsky DANCE MIX '95 TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU ROCK STEADY 5. Pinball Wizard Tylie Ross with Toronto S 6. Diahann Carroll on stage as Norma Desn Various Artists Gin Blossoms Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams 7. RPM's Walt Grealis and Stan Klees, with MCA - 11228-J A&M EMI 8. Cosomopolitan Magazine founder Helen Brown. David husband with -Brown Gurley Helen founder Magazine Cosomopolitan 8. EMI Lounsbury. Doug and Bruner Lori friends with Klees, Stan and Grealis Walt RPM's 7. Adams Bryan & Raitt Bonnie Desmond. Norma as stage on Carroll Diahann 6. Kitt. Zoriana Sun's Toronto with Ross Tylie Wizard Pinball 5. STEADY ROCK Close Glenn actress with Drabinsky Garth producer Blvd. Sunset 4. fans. entusiastic some for autographs few a sign to stops Labelle Patti 3. Ott. Bill and Lacoursiere Gerry Lacoursiere, Gay Chappell, Doug Summer, Joe are picutred night: opening on -ties black their dawned heavyweights Canadian Group's PolyGram 2. Theatre Ford York's North entering carpet red the along strolls Greene Graham 1. STEADY RACK

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, and what a dynamite performance. This trio should go on the road with this act. They would knock 'em dead. Forget the big, lush and amplified taarshys... sound. McDermott's audiences want that clean, basic sound that they can relate to. (EC: Now you're MediaOUT??? The headshots who and forth and with the letters being made doing PR for John McDermott???) throw galas and invite the media, public. I don't think the record company should take stock of what's happening guy is going to gain any brownie points for his A new sunset for Toronto!!!I never saw at the door of the "inner sanctum", the artist. He should have slept on the letters before the movie version of Sunset Boulevard. Why spoil room that's off limits to only a few of sending them out, and then kept them a good musical? But I did come away with a few the invited guests. At one particular between himself and the radio station memorable happenings etched in my mind. post show party, there were two "inner guy. He's got more to lose, I would Diahann Carroll was supreme as Norma Desmond, sanctums", and the one I was able think. (EC: A grudge can last for a perfect casting for the part. In fact, Carroll's toget into was packed with years!!!) performance is so overpowering, it takes away from Rex Smith, who somehow just doesn't come off employees of the company, and their The Hawk: an achiever!!!Just friends yet. Hollywood Reporter, too well as the young writer, whose career has been found out from Steve Thomson that put on hold, or reluctant gigolo, as some might which isn't too bush league, had itswith Elvira Capreese Ronnie Hawkins is going to receive photographer barred from entering, have perceived him. Max, the butler (David my Walt Grealis Special Achievement Habberly when not on stage), was also well cast. and perhaps taking a photo or two of the stars, Award at next year's Junos. You know, I've never which would be a major plus. The muscle on the But, what was really overpowering was the two- been consulted as to who was to get the award (EC: story grand staircase, the centre -piece of door was overheard, very plainly, to say that media They probably thought you would have vetoed their was not allowed. On the other hand, there were Desmond's '20s -type museum of sorts she calls choice! ! !), but I certainly wouldn't oppose giving home. By the end of the first year run, Carroll will more showbiz, political and business personalities, it to Ronnie Hawkins. The guy is a walking obviously not on the preferred list, hob-nobbing have climbed more than 40,000 steps up that Canadian billboard. I've seen him on panels all stairway. (EC: Better than a Stairmaster!!!) with the masses, than were sequestered in those around the world, and he just praises the hell out smoky little "inner sanctums". I wonder if the snub of this country. The people in Europe just can't to the media influenced the "cool" reviews? (EC: figure out what part of Canada he comes from with Whose going to tell the chairman???) that strange "Southern " accent. Warner Jolly Jacquesis rollin'!!!Referendum day Music in France has picked up his 60th birthday ITA is getting close and Quebec's arts community is CD, you know, the one that features Lawrence showing signs of nervousness. Jolly Jacques has a Gowan, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins? And published weekly since bumper sticker that reads "My Quebec includes so did Bernhard Mikulski for his ZYX Music label February 24th, 1964,by all sacred burial grounds." (EC: He better get his in Germany. (EC: The US President liked it too!!!) RPM Music Publications LTD. cavalry ready!!!) Country's safe in hogtown!!!Got it from, 6 Brentcliffe Road A Juno watcher!!!With the Bronfman you know ... a very reliable source that contrary Toronto, Ontario dynasty taking over the world of entertainment, I to what some may be thinking, CISS-FM's in for M4G 3Y2 took another look at Peter Newman's book on the the long country haul. The company apparently 416-425-0257 FAX : 416-425-8629 Bronfman Dynasty, which was first published in made a blanket bid for that "easy out" to change 1977. Interviewing Charles Bronfman, an intensely format at whim. Hey! I guess you take advantage Walt Grealis, O.C. proud Canadian, he was quoted as saying, "I love of what's being offered and keep it in your vest Publisher this country," and as he searched for definitions, pocket until someday, when you just might need Sean LaRose he continued with, "As a matter of fact, last night it. The station has gained a lot of popularity with Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager as I watched the Juno Awards on television, I was not only Canadian, but American country artists. Ron Rogers very pleased. It was very strange. I said to myself, For instance, The Mavericks, flew into town, just General News & Radio `Hey, that's sort of nice, the way it's done, the to be on the morning show with Cliff Dumas, and Rod Gudino way people get up and accepted the prizes with coming up on Oct. 26, will be real Canadian restraint.' And I thought how nice it featured on air in an listening party. Of Charts was for Pierre Juneau to accept the naming of the course, he'll be doing other dates while he's here. Stan Klees awards after him, which must have caused him Warner's Roger Desjardins wouldn't miss a bet. Movies, Theatre, Books some anguish because, from what I've heard, he's By the time he's finished with him, he'll be glad & Photo Spread Editor very publicity shy. I enjoyed the whole occasion. to get back to Nashville. (EC: Promotion! That's Tom Sandler It didn't have the overtness and boasting of the what it's all about! ! !) Photo Spread Photographer Academy Awards -- maybe as Canadians we should Bill Watt There's only one Maurice!!!It doesn't Classical & Jazz boast a little more than we do. But not a hell of a seem possible that Maurice Zurba has left the lot more." Truer words, right? (EC: It'll fall on industry. Yes! The Mighty Mo has made good his MAPL Cancon deaf ears!!!) threat to retire, and he's had, at last count, eight The MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees for RPM To club or riot to!!!Well, the fat's in the going away parties. Of course, he'll milk it for in 1970 and is used extensively by Canadian record fire. Are the record clubs on the chopping block? I everything he can, and I wouldn't be surprised to companies to identify the quantity of Cancon on think not. But one of them is apparently looking see him stay on in some sort of a consulting position label copy. into improving its approach AND manners when so he can have a least half a dozen welcome aboard it comes to dealing with record companies. Record parties. Maurice was a pretty powerful figure with qUI clubs represent a pretty big chunk of the business, EMI, where he looked after EMI Classics, Jazz, M - Music was composed by a Canadian and they get to a lot of people with some very Eddie Colero, John McDermott and Bill Ballard, A - Artist who is featured is a Canadian citizen impressive advertising in areas where there aren't who looks like a distant cousin to Doug Gilmour P - Production was wholly recorded in Canada record stores. So, unless the retailers are prepared when he forgets his store-bought teeth. He must L- Lyrics were written by a Canadian to go that extra mile and increase their buying by have been pretty good at what he was doing. 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11 11 15 A HIGHER PLACE 45 66 4 FANTASY 78 89 3 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S vocalist at the Junos. She's also grace( Tom Petty - Wildflowers Mariah Carey - Daydream Deep Blue Something - Home Warner 45759 (comp 253)-P Columbia 66700 (promo CD) -H Interscope 92608 (promo CD) -P stage alongside such country star 12 14 10 AND FOOLS SHINE ON 46 46 9 TWISTED VEHICLE 79 90 3 I'D LIE FOR YOU Johnny Cash, Reba McEntire and Brother Cane -Seeds She Stole My Beer - Mule Meat Loaf - Escape From Hell Virgin V2 40564 (comp 20)-F Socan SSMD 6148-Socan MCA 11341 (comp 18)-J Campbell. 13 15 11 SHE'S NOT IN LOVE 47 40 14 KEEPER OF THE FLAME 80 98 2 MY FRIENDS But she would be the firs Kim Stockwood - Bonavista dA Martin Page - In The House Of Stone... Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute admit that her musical career hasn't exi EMI 32479 (promo CD) -F PID Mercury 314 522 1042 (comp 3931-0 Warner 45733 (comp 263)-P 14 24 10 YOU ARE NOT ALONE 48 49 7 THE HEARTS FILTHY LESSON 81 82 5 SCARED made her a millionaire. She still maint Michael Jackson - HIStory David Bowie - Outside The Tragically Hip - Day For Night her full-time job as a social worker in Eplc E2K 59000-H Virgin 38518 (promo CD) -F MCA 11140 (promo CD) -J native Alberta, working with aborig MI 21 10 I COULD FALL IN LOVE 49 56 8 FOREVER TONIGHT 82 99 2 IF I WERE YOU Selena - Dreaming Of You Peter Cetera - One Clear Voice K.D. Lang - All You Can Eat MA children. What gives her great satisfac EMI E2 34123 (comp 19)-F Mercury 76974 2068 (comp 417)-Q Warner 46034 (comp 263)-P now, however, is that after so many y 16 16 10 ROCK AND ROLL IS DEAD 50 54 7 DOWNTOWN VENUS 83 91 3 DEAR MR. FANTASY Lenny Kravitz - Circus P.M. Dawn - Jesus Wept Big Sugar - Dear M.F. (EP) of trying to please radio programmers Virgin 40696-F Island 314 524 147 (promo CD) -Q A&M 1205 (promo CD) -Q A&R reps, she's finally able to play 17 7 15ROLL TO ME 51 55 7 WATERMARK 84 86 4 IN THE BLOOD Del Amitri - Twisted Mae Moore - Dragonfly Better Than Ezra - Deluxe type of music that means the most to A&M 1114 (comp 4)-Q Sony 80222 (promo CD) -H Elektra 61784-P "I was doing it full-time befi 18 20 11 BE SOMEONE 52 39 23 MISERY 85 87 4 SCATMAN Junkhouse - Birthday Boy Soul Asylum - Let Your Dim Light Shine Scatman John -from Club Euro Vol. 2 graduated university actually. I was Epic ET 80228 (promo CD)+I Columbia 57616 (promo CD) -H RCA 74321 27421 (comp 87)-N band at that time doing sort of acid 19 25 9 GUNS AND GOD 45 18 UNLOVED 86 88 3 THIS HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Lawrence Gowan - The Good Catches Up Jann Arden - Living Under June The Rembrandts - LP and folk. I was brought up on country, Gowan Productions (promo CD) -Select Ea53 A&M 314540248 (promo CD) -Q Warner 61752-P the folk stuff was the music of that tin 20 13 13 WALK IN THE SUN 54 62 5 LET IT RAIN 87 96 3 HOOK Bruce Homsby - Hot House Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall Blues Traveller - Four went from that to writing country so RCA 07863 66584 (comp 86)-N Columbia 80229 (promo CD) -H A&M 540265 (comp 6)-0 or I should say writing whatever they ci 21 8 12 NOT ENOUGH Ea 67 8 YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO 88197 2 A GIRL LIKE YOU Van Helen - Balance - Endless Seasons Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George it then, because it wasn't mainstream Warner 45760 (comp 254)-P EMI 32348 (comp 23)-F 1) 111 A&M BRNCD 058-0 had a tough time fitting into that nick 22 23 11 WHAT DO YOU SEE? 56 41 22CAN'T CRY ANYMORE 89 NEW YOUR LITTLE SECRET Skydiggers - Road Radio Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club Melissa Etheridge - Your Little Secret country boundaries have widened so WEA 10618 (promo CD) -P A&M 314 540 126 (promo CD) -Q Island (comp 7)-Q get away with what I do now. I kno 23 9 13 SAVIOUR EEI69 8 TOMORROW 90 ma 2 CRY LOVE Cohn James - Bad Habits Silverchair - Frogstone John Hiatt - Walk On there's a market for what I do, and I car WEA 10614 (promo CD) -P Epic 91054 (comp 40)-H Capitol 33416 (promo CD) -F label like BMG behind me." 24 18 10 EVERYBODY KNOWS 58 48 12 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE 91 60 30 RUN AROUND Don Henley - Tower Of Song The Songs Of... Real McCoy - Another Night Blues Traveller - Four She says the writing and A&M 31454 0259-0 Arista 18778 (comp 85)-N A&M 314 540 265 (promo CD) -Q aboriginal music was not only discoura, 25 27 7 PEACE AND LOVE 59 59 12 TRUST THE LOVE YOU SEE 92 64 19 MADE IN ENGLAND outright slammed down by people in t - Mirror Ball Mel - Ariel Elton John - Made In England Reprise 45934 (comp 258)-P GCR Music Company GCR0182-BMI Rocket 314 526 186 (promo CD) -Q something that has changed via Kr57 7 CAN I TOUCH YOU... THERE? 60 70 7 JUST LIKE ANYONE LET ME BE THE ONE Aglukark and Wapistan. Michael Bolton - Greatest Hits 1985 - 1995 Soul Asylum - Let Your Dim Light Shine Blessid Union Of Souls - Home Columbia 67300 (promo CD) -H Columbia 57616 (promo CD) -H Capitol 31836 (promo CD) -F "It wasn't something I EA32 7 FAMILY SECRET 61 71 6 THE ROAD HOME 94 65 23 WATER RUNS DRY encouraged to do. I don't think the m Alannah Myles - Alannah Heart - The Road Home Boyz II Men - II Atlantic 82842 (promo CD) -P Capitol 7243 8 30489 (promo CD) -F Motown 31453 0323 (comp 41-0 have sustained it at that time. In fact, r 28 50 5 AS I LAY ME DOWN 62 76 4 NAME 95 68 14 HEY GOD with something five years ago, and Sophie B. Hawkins - Whaler Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo Bon Jovi - These Days Columbia 53300 (promo CD) -H Warner 45750-P Mercury 314 528 181 (comp 417)-Q reaction from the radio stations. 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MCA continued from page 2 test this area. Retail's voice has been so unanimous, that MCA was aided in their decision by the strong that it seems that they are completely willing to position taken by RMAC, an organization which are targeting a different group of consumers, who share in the process of finding whatever lost finally seems to have all the retailers and rack - are otherwise not buying from retail...and the type business occurs here, because obviously there is jobbers on the same page. an issue of lost revenue and certainly lost unit sales. "RMAC is definitely working, which is That said, retail's voice has been outstanding, and something I think we're very pleased with. The the initiatives that we're working on together, to record clubs are an evil we can do without. I'm try and capture some of the marketplace that the sure if you talk to the label people, off the record, clubs are traditionally in, seem satisfactory. That's they hate them as much as we do, and that's a fact. a big part of our rationale. Timing in terms of it And the only way we're going to do something being the fall, well, it's a nice time to heat things about them is by keeping the pressure on. We need up." as much press and publicity as we can possibly It's estimated that by dropping out of the MCA continued on page 10 record clubs, MCA is forfeiting close to 30% of their unit sales, a huge figure in a business that's heading into its most important time of the year. Dawn Dwyer joins BMG But Lennox was careful to stress that this is a test, and that MCA needs the full co-operation ofin artist marketing/sales retailers to make it work long term. "We spoke Dawn Dwyer has been appointed coordinator of with RMAC after making the decision. They have artist marketing and national sales for BMG Music voiced exceptional support. Even before RMAC's Canada. She also takes on the national advertising voice came along, we had been thinking portfolio. strategically along these lines." Dwyer has a proven record in A&R, When asked about returning to the clubs marketing, distribution and performing rights. She at some point in the future, Randy Lennox, "I have first joined BMG in February of this year in the to allow for the possibility of going back. However, capacity of A&R coordinator. For the six years in the spirit of cooperation, if everyone participates prior to joining BMG, she worked at Sony Music to the extent that they say they will, the likelihood Canada, most recently in the artist development Randy Lennnox of our going back to clubs is minimal." division. Sunrise Records' head buyer and RMAC The above announcement was made by of product wecarry in ourcatalogue is more likely board member Tim Baker was one of the first to Jim Campbell, BMG Canada's vice-president of product which has peaked at retail. We are able to announce the news of the MCA move. Baker feels artist marketing. lengthen the life cycle of the product." The move by MCA Records Canada to back away from the record clubs is said to be Strawman wins out over citypostering charge something of a test case for MCA as a whole, with Charges against Strawman crew member Randy indicates that a person may not "abandon material the US parent label rumoured to be following suit White were dropped following his court appearance in a place...such that it is reasonably likely that with a similar statement sometime in the very near on Oct. 6 on charges that he was littering the the material will become litter." future. Toronto streets by putting up posters in the Queen Lawyer Mark Quail, who acted on According to MCA Canada's senior VP Street West area advertising the local band. White's behalf, questioned the charge, citing the and general manager, Randy Lennox, the strong White fought the charge on the basis that 1993 case of Ramsden vs. Peterborough, in which unity being shown by the retailers afforded his prohibiting him from putting up the posters, the Supreme Court struck down a city by-law as company the confidence to make the move now. advertisingStrawman'supcomingclub infringing the Charter right to freedom of "Strategically, it makes sense for us to appearances, violated his right to freedom of expression when it was used by the City of expression under the Peterborough to charge a local musician for putting Canadian Charter of up posters on hydro poles. Rights and Freedoms. According to Quail, "With the charges White was charged dropped, the situation for bands like Strawman, under section 86 of the seeking to advertise with posters, remains as set Environmental out by the Supreme Court, which means postering Protection Act, which is a protected form of expression."

Diamond -selling Canadian artist Corey Hart signs an excusive recording deal with Producer David Foster is presented with UK double platinum for his work on Celine Sony Music Canada. Pictured are (standing) Vito Luprano (VP, A&R, Sony Musique), Dion's Colour Of My Love album. Joining Foster are Sony Canada's Vito Luprano, Bruce Brault (Hart's manager); (sitting) Sony Music Canada president Rick Camilleri Leeds Ent. president Leeds Levy, Dion, and Peemusic's Frank Petrone and Kathy and Hart. Spanberger. Kathy and Petrone Frank Peemusic's I Luprano, Vito Canada's Sony are oster Celine on work his for platinum double

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MCA continued from page 8 "The record clubs have not come to us "I will say this - I certainly feel a lot at all. I've received no phone calls, with RMAC, better about front -racking MCA product that in past The Rankin Familyis promoting it get, hitting it at the grass -roots level, making sure from either of the clubs. As far as I know they years I might have been sitting on the fence on. Music Canada release, Endless Seas the artists are aware. That's something that people haven't contacted anyone. At one time, I think the We have to let them know that it's very much brief sojourn through Ontario. Things 1 aren't aware of, that, in the long run, the artists clubs were advantageous to the general public out appreciated. We know that their unit sales may drop a pair of nights at Hamilton Place, N will lose money." there. But there are record stores absolutely off a bit, and we have to support them. And we and 17. Shows to follow include the N Although retailers are devout in their everywhere now." would do exactly the same thing for PolyGram, or Centre in Ottawa (19 & 20), the Mem hostility towards the clubs, studies have shown that Baker reiterated what retailers have been EMI, or even Warner, if they followed suit. We're in Kingston (21) and the Centre In TI the clubs do provide some incremental sales to the pointing out for years, mainly that record clubs also going to start tagging MCA material which Kitchener (24). Endless Seasons has a trade. Several surveys have hinted that not all club are able to obtain product at a significantly lower we know isn't available in the clubs. We will tag certified platinum in Canada, just sales displace retail sales. This would seem to price from the labels. He also notes that by offering it as such - 'not available in any music clubs'. months after its release. The group's b indicate that there may be, in fact, some room for impossible deals such as 10 CDs for a penny, the "The thing is what does BMG Direct album, , is at 4 -tin the clubs. The question is, how do the two parties clubs have "destroyed the perceived value of the have - they don't have Warner, they don't have (400,000 units), while North Country co -exist in what is a highly competitive business? product. If you read the NARM report, it is Sony, now they don't have MCA. The general excess of 350,000 units. The recently-/ The record clubs have mentioned that shocking." public actually thinks, 'wow, there's the new , has reached go: they are willing to work together with the retailers In return for backing out of the clubs, Madonna record, I'll wait a couple of months and Canada, marking sales of 50,000 unit to achieve amore equitable economic balance MCA is clearly going to be looking to the retailers it'll show up on my next listing'. And it won't, John Hiatt,one of the great Amer. between the two parties. But Baker believes such to help pick up the slack, something that Baker MCA continued on page 17 songwriters, has just recently his late: talk is sheer hyperbole. wouldn't have any qualms with. Capitol, Walk On. Hiatt will offer a gli new record with a show at Toronto's moderates the weekly political forum, Question on November 6, with special guest Bc IFiive broadcast greats© enter CAB Hall of Fame Period. Oliver joined CTV in 1972 as producer of Hiattispart of The Mus Five prominent members of the Canadian informing audiences for years. Her varied career Canada AM. A year later, he was named assistant November concert series, which wi broadcasting industry will be inducted into the includes work as an interviewer, talk show host, director of news and current affairs. He was Ottawa diverse lineup of top artists. Popping i Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame for their writer and actress. She acted in several popular bureau manager and correspondent from 1975-81, on November 7 is guitarist extraordil outstanding contributions to private broadcasting. television series, including Toi et Moi (Radio and Washington bureau chief from 1981-88. Prior Sylvian. The Slow Fire Tour will c The inductees will be honoured at a luncheon Canada) and Adam et Eve (Tele-Metropole). She to joining CTV, he was with CBC, working in acoustic performance from SylN ceremony on October 29, at the Canadian hosted the weekly talk program, Parler Pour Parler various key roles, including producer/reporter for Armatrading brings her unique voice an Association of Broadcasters annual convention and for Radio Quebec for 10 years, and in 1992 she Special Events in western Canada, national the hall on November 11, promoting trade show in Ottawa. wrote and directed S.O.S. J' ecoute for Radio correspondent in the prairies, and executive BMG release, What's Inside. And I.H. `Izzy' Asper, chairman and CEO of Quebec. Bertrand has won numerous awards, producer of regional news, Ontario. CanWest Global Communications, first ventured including Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Quebec; Fred Sherratt began his broadcasting Premiere Magazine I into broadcasting in 1973. Under his leadership, Mouvement National des Quebecois's Silver career as an announcer in Truro, Nova Scotia, the company has grown to embrace Global TV, Medal and several Gemini Awards. before joining CHUM in 1960 and moving to Focus On Video '95, Canada's national Ontario; CKND-TV, Winnipeg; STV, Regina; Engineering wiz Stan Davis began his Peterborough to operate CKPT. Five years later trade show, hosted by Premiere Magazi STV, Saskatoon; U.TV, Vancouver, and most broadcasting career in CKWX Vancouver in 1950. he became VP and general manager of CJCH 920 a record crowd of more than 6,001 recently, CIHF-TV1 Halifax/Dartmouth and CIHF- Twelve years later, he formed S.W. Davis Halifax. Sherratt was named VP of CHUM Ltd. in distributors and studio personnel to TV2 Saint John. Asper was called to the Manitoba Broadcast Technical Services Ltd., which provides 1969, and two years later, joined CHUM and other International Trade Centre (Sept. 16-18 bar in 1957, and led the Manitoba Liberal Party such specialized services as studio design, investors in purchasing CJCH-TV Halifax. He is a marked the 10th anniversary of the tra from 1970 to 1975. His numerous community and contruction, equipment installation and engineering CTV director, and a member of CAB's board and The week culminated with thc industry awards include: CAB Gold Ribbon For maintenance. His many achievements included the executive committee. His numerous awards include Video Awards Gala, which was held a Broadcast Excellence (1992); B'nai Brith design and equipping of CKPG-TV Prince George, the 1984 CAB Distinguished Service Gold Ribbon, Regal Constellation Hotel. The gala International Award Of Merit (1993); Manitoba the design and installation of an automation system and the '93 Ted Rogers Sr./Velma Rogers Graham huge overflow crowd of video company Business Entrepreneur Of The Year (1989 and for CFBV Smithers, as well as a split cart system Award for pioneering spirit and contribution to and dealers from across Canada. 1991); and the University of Manitoba Alumni to serve the station's part-time studio at Burns broadcasting. Although the awards were the Jubilee Award - Outstanding 25 -Year Graduate Lake. Davis is a former CAB director, and a 14 - CAB Hall Of Fame members have their of the evening, the presentation of tl

(1979). year member of CAB's technical committee, names inscribed on a bronze plaque at CAB Achievement Award to movie legend Janette Bertrand is a multi -talented including four years as chair. headquarters in Ottawa. Candidates are nominated and the Humanitarian Award to act broadcaster and performer. Bertrand, of Radio - Popular news journalist Craig Oliver has by the five regional broadcasting associations and James Olmos, were notable highlights. Quebec Montreal, has been entertaining and been CTV's Ottawa Bureau chief since 1988 and CAB's executive committee. Fairbanks Jr., last year's recipient of tl Achievement Award, and his wife Ver in attendance. Leigh received her a Premiere Magazine publisher Salah Bac for the evening was Brian Linehan, or. America's most popular andi entertainment interviewers. The evenir4 be billed as "the night the lights went ou. During the presentation of the Achievement Award to Janet Leigh suffered a power failure. Fortunately, equipment kept the room from complet but it was touch-and-go for a very minutes until the power was restored. 1 and Linehan made much of the disrup added to the entertainment value of tht The categories and winni follows: BEST HORROR FEATURE Interview With A Vampire (Warner Home Video) BEST THEATRICAL CHILDREN'S FEAT! The Lion King Hip -hop artist Salt-N-Pepa recently signed with MCA Records to anexclusive Virgin Records newest promo star, Russina, brought copies of the latest Virgin (Buena Vista Home Video) recording contract, forming their own affiliated label, Jireh Records. dance offering, Club 69's Adults Only, to RPM's Sean LaRose and Ron Rogers. Video) Home (MCA Rogers. Ron and LaRose Sean A's Park Jurassic Video) Home Vista (Buena Virgin latest the of copies brought 7-8-9. 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including numerous opening tour stints forVARGA -Metal those aside for a moment and listen to thiE the likes of Myles and Jeff Healey. The label, Oxygen record, and you'll understand wh' Ariola-29661-N mainstream music fans love this stuff, anc One of outgoing A8R rep David Bendeth's why critics adore her. As with the very bes final offerings on the Canadian side of things artists, Lang is able to achieve that wonderfu is this hard, hard, hard little album from this melding of strong melody and potent lyric Hamilton -based quartet, which Bendeth all projected through that stunning voice produced at some place called the Wet Shark which first put her on the map. Lang anc Motel. Varga captured a fairly comfortable cohort Ben Mink are surely two of the bes level of success with their last offering, an songwriters this country has, and, as was the album that sold reasonably well, and also case with Ingenue, they have crafted a stronc scored the band a Juno nod in the hard rock collection of songs that could easily keep thiE category. Like fellow BMGer's Sven Gali, I album humming well into the new year. If Varga have subdued their sound somewhat Were You has already caught on at numerow on this newest release, going for a more formats, but others are sure to follow polished, melodic sound as compared to theAside from a continuance into the same I including You're Ok, This, Infinite Anc strictly bash, nash and crash style of that firstacoustical environs that pervaded the last Unforseen and I Want It All. All you can eat looking to bolster their domestic presence, record, The Good Catches Up also sees and more, and truly deserving of first prize has pulled out all the stops with this one. Gowan doing almost all of the writing and in the Consort, Alberta country fair. -RF Recorded at producer/co-writer (Myles, Hall recording with a partner, noted songwriter & Oates) David Tyson's home studio in LA, Eddie Schwartz, who is also tabbed as the this debut features an impressive ensemble record's producer. The more uptempo of veteran studio players, including bassist songs, such as that lead single, the title track (James Taylor, Phil Collins), and I'll Be There In A Minute, may get the guitarists Tommy Byrnes (Billy Joel) and Tim strongest radio support, but it's some of the Pierce (Tina Turner), and drummer record's softer tracks, such as Laura and extraordinaire Kenny Aronoff (Mellencamp, You'll Be With Me, that could spark stronger Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Meat Loaf, etc., etc.). sales. As always with Gowan's work, the The music has a strong rooting in the blues, music is strong, but the lyrical content is but with enough pop subtleties to make it stronger. As he veers into his middle years, more than accessible to the mainstream. Gowan's more ambitious visions are being tempered by the modesty and cynicism of JOHN McDERMOTT - Pop Comparisons (there's that word again) have age. -RR Love Is A Voyage been made to both Myles and current faverecord. Varga have obviously learned from EMI Music -34632-F Sheryl Crow, but Marshall's blues flavouringssome of the masters of the metal genre, k.d. LANG -Pop A bit of a new direction for McDermott, butand Caribbean background should put here Maiden, Priest, Sabbath et al, with references All You Can Eat H -Industrial/Alternative his musical signature is still prevalent, and music on a separate page. Did we mention and odes noticeable not only in the music, that she can sing? Yes, she definitely can. but the lyrical content as well. Metal bands Warner Bros. -46034-P Stability's End the entertainment value is probably the best Spider Records SPH002-Socan he has offered. Although Danny BoyThe songs are definitely strong, thanks to seem to have this fixation with dark, medieval Since leaving the country genre behind (so to speak) to venture into a more mainstream/ Not to be confused with Vancouver's H. (this somewhat stereotyped him, this new album, writingcontributionsfromTyson, imagery, and Varga is no exception. Check Christopher Ward and Marc Jordan, but it's out some of the lyrics from a nasty little piecepop stream, Lang has enjoyed that rare duet H has no punctuation, you'll notice) London which he produced, kick-starts him into the Ontario's H are the new domestic industrial mainstream. Contrary to what some might her incredibly powerful voice that reallycalled The Den: "travelled for days/to a elevates this record to a higher level. Sony's mystical place/desert sands were storming/ force on the scene. Stability's End is the think, McDermott's song material here is band's first full length CD, and is best very radio friendly. The plus factor here is domestic people should be more than happya sacred map/a guide across the holy land, this record is finally on the map, aftertales from an ancient cult." Dark, indeed. described as the musical ruminations al his collaboration with Murray McLauchlan, singer/songwriter Anthony H, a man with considerable anticipation. -RR Good, exciting stuff. But definitely dark. -RR Ronnie Hynes and Keith Potger of The grandiose musical ideas and a "black little Seekers. McLauchlan and Hynes co -wrote X-TREME MUSIC -Alternative LAWRENCE GOWAN -Pop heart." Like the beyond -the -grave Dali No Change In Me, and that's McLauchlan paintings that adorn the cover, H's universe playing the tin flute, and Hynes, of course, Various Artists The Good Catches Up Sony Direct -24018-H Gowan Prod. -1100 -Select is three steps beyond the otherworld and into supplied his award -winning Sonny's Dream a vision -oriented techno nightmare all its for which he provided background vocals.They're wild, they're wacky, and they're It's good, and it's catching. I mean catchy. definitely on the ball when it comes to current The artist formerly known as Gowan took a own, evoked through a mantra of words like ;That's Potger singing background vocals on "pain," "hate" and "loneliness." Synths, his song, Guardian Angel. Instrumental musical trends. They're the Sony Direct folks, definite directional turn with his last release, namely Bruce Mactavish and Randythe record he affectionately terms 'The Larry techno beats and a recurring heavy metal backup is pretty awesome. Who better on guitar seem at home in this compilation al the fiddle than Lenny Solomon on Mary OfSharrard, and following on the heels of other Record'. It was a turn that took his old fans Sony Direct offerings such as RockLine, Sun by surprise, and left many wondering what erratic and haunting tunes, as does National Argyle and Friend Like You, and Jack Zaza Velvet's Maria Del Mar (who sounds doubling on every instrument imaginable, Jammin' and Kickin' Country, they've enteredwas up. Which in a way is a nice segue into of success in gaining both critical acclaim and into the modern rock fray with this 18 (yes,this newest release. The title, in many subtle commercial stardom. Afterall, she didn't get everything like a witch on Flowers). The slow most noteworthy being the mandolin on the atmospheric stuff on See, Destroy You, and Lennon/McCartney penning of Here, There 18!) track compilation of some of the topways, is a reference to this change in that picture on the cover of Vanity Fair with direction, and the fact that, sometimes, it Cindy Crawford (you know the one) singing especially Stability is more appealing though And Everywhere and flute on Mary Of not as distinctive as the upbeat stuff. A Argyle. That's violinist Ann Lindsay on Oh takes the music fans a little longer to catchHanky Panky. But put aside all her up to the music artist. This record has already idiosyncracies,all hervegetarian second listen might expose a single or two Rowan Tree, flautist Laura Nashman on (Disease, Clear) but will solidify any opinions Voyage and keyboardist Brigham Phillips on had a strong start thanks to the first single, professions, all the far -too -loud the rather rocking-esque Guns And God. proclamations about her sexuality. Leave all that the main of it, like Reefers, Reply and When You And I Were Young, Maggie. Wait! Old, is too experimental for the mainstream. There's more. Also guesting were Michael A courageous album all the same, that Burgess, Jim Witter, John P Allen, Allison s should establish Mr. H in the genre and Girvan, Paul Kenny, Doug Tranquada and Pat ALBUM PICK provide a well earned hoopla for his next Power. Now, there's a danger with having all release. -RG that talent, but not on this album. McDermott sucoc GREEN DAY -Punk/Alternative is obviously in charge. His projection and that -Punk/Alternative Insomniac BOSS HOG powerful, god -given tenor voice creates just Boss Hog the necessary magic to set his listeners at Reprise 46046-P Geffen 24811-J ease. If there was any pretention here, not tomonlp,RrlBOCK TAlAGFfS Green Day is one of those bands that would make punk music palatable to the mainstream listening audience. For that, they have probably earned the hatred of Jon Spencer (Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer that there is, McDermott brings himself back Blues Explosion) and freaky wife Cristina every mohawked pan -handler across down to earth and humbility with a 1957 names in the alternative side of things. No, Martinez are the warped minds behind this recording his late father made of The Lastthere's no quiet love ballads here. This is the nation, and perhaps justifiably so, considering that punk's raison d'etre has outing in the wrong direction. Having Rose Of Summer, which caps the album. He straight -ahead guitar -mashing, vocal chord - emerged from a punk swamp in Washington always been to hate the mainstream. But dedicated the album to his dad. McDermott grinding, cymbal -smashing stuff that the kids D.C., Spencer and Martinez decided that they could very well fill the void left by Kennethwill just eat up. There's a number of hot, it looks like all those chic bums will be McKellar and Andy Stewart. Perhaps it's time underground acts here, such as Silverchair, eating their words since Insomniac is for a version of Scottish Soldier. -WG Oasis, Corrosion Of Conformity, Prong and 100% punk; songs titles like Geek Stink Toad The Wet Sprocket. But they were also Breath, Brain Stew, No Pride and Brat, smart enough to toss in a few Cancon cuts none of which clock at a second over AMANDA MARSHALL -Rock as well, from the likes of Our Lady Peace three minutes, leave little doubt. like Amanda Marshall (Starseed), 54-40 (Assoholic), Junkhouse most punk, unfortunately, going Columbia -80229-H (Out Of My Head) and the eternally through this album is a lot like listening Thanks to the likes of Sass Jordan and underrated Art Bergmann (Contract). The to the same tune fourteen times over. Alannah Myles, Canada's quotient of female Sony Direct lineup has been a nice, quiet Somewhere in all of the transmutations rock singers has rapidly improved in the last success story for the label in this country, you get perfect versions (Armatage five years or so. Sony Canada is hoping to and this should keep the ride going quite a Shanks, Stuck With Me, Jaded), but the keep the spirit alive with this set from thebit longer. -RR rest of it is just the rest of it. To its credit, this is feel good punk, the type you can newest entry into the female rock maelstrom. turn your little brother and his bratty friends onto without mom and dad raising an Marshall has been a stable member of the eyebrow. -RG domestic scene for a number of years, a- -RG CLL)0 2 an mom ' raising dad and without onto Js 0 CO can you type the punk, good feel is this

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- -13 1995 23, October Monday RPM D's & A role model for aboriginal , Record Distributor Code: Lawrence Martin br BIV1G -N EMI -F MCA -J Polygram -Q Sony -,H Warner -P Lawrence Martin, or Wapistan as he NEP run afoul of the usual red-necl unbeknownst to many, are scattered TW LW WO - OCTOBER 23, 1995 Canada's broadcast industry. Mushkeego, which means pi 1 6 MUCHMUSIC DANCE MIX '95 (4 weeks) 35 24 31 ANNIE LENNOX 68 63 52THE CRANBERRIES Various Artists (Quality) 1234 -Quality Medusa (RCA) 74321 25717-N No Need To Argue (Island) 314 524 050-Q muskeg, his current focus single, has interesting pattern of acceptance, parti, 2 2 11 DANGEROUS MINDS O.S.T. 36 22 31 COLLECTIVE SOUL 69 69 23 CHRIS SHEPPARD Various Artists (MCA) 11228-J Collective Soul (Atlantic) 82743-P Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 3 (Quality) 2087 V smaller market radio stations, although early indications of growing major mar 3 4 14 ALAN'S MORISSETTE 37 23 44 TLC 70 42 7 SLOW JAMS Jagged Little Pill (Maverick) 45901-P Super Sexy Cool (LaFace) 73008 26009-N Various Artists (SPG) 15102-SPG The single bullets into the #46 slot t1 V the RPM Country 100. 4 19 3 AC/DC El 45 6 EMPIRE RECORDS O.S.T. 71 53 11 GURU Ballbreaker (EastWest) 61780-P Various Artists (A&M) 31454 0384-Q Jazxmatazz (Chrysalis) 7243 8 34290 2 8-F Wapistanfirstattractec V recognition by winning a Juno in 199 El 14 4 MICHAEL BOLTON 39 83 2 THE DOORS 72 48 11 COLIN JAMES Greatest Hits 1985-1995 (Columbia) 67300-H Greatest Hits (Elektra) 61860-P Bad Habits (WEA) 10614-P titled Wawatay/EMI album won th music of aboriginal Canada category. 6 5 37 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 40 44 4 BARNEY BENTALL 73 62 59 HOLE Cracked Rear View (Atlantic) 82613-P Gin Palace (Epic) 080224-H Live Through This (DGC) 24631-J Born on the Moose Factory R V in northern Ontario, Wapistan is the s( 7 6 5 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 41 60 3 PRINCE 74 NEW GARBAGE One Hot Minute (Warner) 45733-P The Gold Experience (NPG) 45999-P Garbage (Almo Sounds) 80004-J Cree mother and Irish father. He was by his grandparents and learned how t -.58 4 MARIAH CAREY 42 29 9 BLIND MELON 75 51 11 RAEKWON the guitar at an early age by an aunt. I Daydream (Sony) 66710-H Soup (Capitol) 28732-F Only Built For Cuban... (RCA) 66663 2 07863-N educated in North Bay, Ontario and v 8 BLUE RODEO 43 49 2 DJ LINE Vol. 20 76 43 8 PET SHOP BOYS Nowhere To Here (WEA) 10617-P Various Artists (PolyTel) 740 058-Q Alternative (EMI) 34353-F at a variety of jobs before returning to to become more knowledgeable in th 10 7 6 LENNY KRAVITZ 44 50 5 TRIPPING DAISY 77 66 19 BATMAN FOREVER O.S.T. of communications. Circus (Virgin) 7243 8 40696-F I Am An Elastic Firecracker (Island) 314 524 112-1 Various Artists (Atlantic) 82759-P Wapistan is a leader in prof 11 8 31 SHANIA TWAIN 45 31 19 POCAHONTAS O.S.T 78 52 8 FRANK ZAPPA the music and the status of aboriginal p The Woman In Me (Mercury) 314 522 886-Q Various Artists (Walt Disney) 60874-7 Strictly Commercial (Denon) 40500-Denon and what a role model he is. 12 NEW GREEN DAY 46 32 15 FOO FIGHTERS 79 54 10 MONICA He made history when h Insomniac (Reprise) 46046-P Foo Fighters (Roswell) 7243834027 2 4-F Miss Thang (Rowdy) 37006-N elected mayor of Sioux Lookout, as tl 13 NEW JANET JACKSON 47 79 2 LISA LOEB 80 56 18 OUR LADY PEACE aboriginal mayor ever elected in the 1 Design Of A Decade (A&M) 31454 0399-Q Tails (Geffen) 24734-J Naveed (Epic) 80191.EK-H of Ontario. This year he didn't se 14 9 32 LIVE 48 85 2 REBA McENTIRE 81 64 20THE REMBRANDTS election, so that he could spend mor Throwing Copper (Radioactive) 10997-J Starting Over (MCA) 1 1264-J LP (Warner) 61752-P with his family, the Wawatay 15 10 12 SILVERCHAIR 49 57 6 HEART 82 82 19 ROD STEWART Communications and his music care Frogstomp (Murmur/Epic) EK 91054-H The Road Home (Capitol) 7243 8 30489-F A Spanner In The Works (Warner) 45867-P was until recently, the executive dire( 16 16 6 TOM COCHRANE 50 35 5 MORRISSEY 83 68 10 NATALIE MERCHANT Wawatay Native Communications, Ragged Ass Road (EMI) 7243 8 32951-F 9 'Southpaw Grammar" (Reprise) 45939-P Tigerlily (Elektra) 61745-P provides radio, television and new; 17 13 7 THE RANKIN FAMILY 59 3 SONIC YOUTH 84 70 15 ALL 4 ONE communications to native reserves throe Endless Seasons (EMI) 7243 832348-F Washing Machine (Geffen) 24825-J And The Music Speaks (Atlantic) 82746-P Canada.

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cads September CRIA certifications MCA continued from page 10 Tom Cochrane because you can't get everything fron Tom Cochrane became just the fifth domestic Alanis Morissette Personally, I have no qualms with at artist to register a diamond selling album in Jagged LittlePill(Warner) 7/ifALTERNATIVE music clubs at all. They're not in our 54-40 : Canada, joining Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Sweeter Things - A Compilation (Warner) they did care about our industry, they Alannah Myles and Celine Dion in that Shawn Phillips Canada's only national weekly alternative chart.,../ giving it away for one -eighth of a pen category. Cochrane's 1992 release, Mad Mad Second Contribution (A&M/Island/Motown) Leonard Kennedy, presider World, has surpassed sales of one million units White Zombie Astrocreep: 2000 Songs (MCA) Distributing and RMAC, insists that tl in Canada, according to the September stats Michael Bolton organization won't be letting it up in TW LW WO- OCTOBER 23, 1995 from the Canadian Recording Industry Greatest Hits (Sony) on the clubs. Association. Pam Tillis "I don't think our associatior Sweetheart's Dance (BMG) 1 1 4 GEEK STINK BREATH (2 weeks) The complete list of September CRIA Green Day - Insomniac let go of this situation. As much as -w certifications are as follows: Blackhawk Reprise 46046 (promo CD) -P Blackhawk (BMG) 2 2 8 LUMP the sales from them, back into the st DIAMOND (1 Million Units) GOLD (50,000 Units) The Presidents Of The United States Of America - S/T what we're set out to do. In one way Columbia 67291 (promo CD) -H Tom Cochrane All -4 -One the retail association hopefully will win And The Music Speaks (Warner) 3 3 8 NAME Mad Mad World (EMI) Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo Lorrie Morgan And that's what it's coming down to, i QUINTUPLE PLATINUM (500,000 Units) Warner 45750-P It's a rude awakening now. All of a s Live Greatest Hits (BMG) 4 5 7 HAND IN MY POCKET Club Euro Volume 2 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill WA Throwing Copper (MCA) L don't have the time to talk to you, or Hootie & The Blowfish Various Artists (BMG) Maverick 45801-P allowed to discuss the numbers outside Cracked Rear View (Warner) John Berry 7 7 I'LL STICK AROUND El Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters operation. But the numbers are leakin TRIPLE PLATINUM (300,000 Units) Standing On The Edge (EMI) Roswell C2 7243 8 34027 2 4 (promo CD) -F The Mavericks why all of a sudden a lot of us are pis/ Collective Soul 6 8 7 QUEER Collective Soul (Warner) Music For All Occasions (MCA) Garbage - Garbage When examining the worth o Dangerous Minds Soundtrack Matthew Sweet Almo Sounds 80004-J clubs, it's often tricky to differentia Various Artists (MCA) 100% Fun (BMG) 7 6 7 POSSUM KINGDOM Boys On The Side Soundtrack Toadies - Rubberneck perception and reality. While artists anc Celine Dion Interscope 92402 (comp 254)-P Various Artists (BMG) think it's a great deal to have so nit D'Eux (Sony) 8 4 9 WARPED DOUBLE PLATINUM (200,000 Units) Elastica Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute product shipped out via the clubs, Ke T.L.C. 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- -17 23,1995 October Monday RPM ,r\hCOUNTRY ( ..\.J.\-) TRACKS Canada's Only National 100 Country Survey Shania Twain makes a return to th Record Distributor Code: Artist/Album Title/Where to find it chart with her latest release, The We BMG -N EMI -F MCA -J (Needs The Man In You), which was Polygram -Q Sony -H Warner -P (Songwriter) Producer (Label) her Mercury album The Woman In Me 1W LW WO - OCTOBER 23, 1995 had to beat out some pretty big name most notably, Garth Brooks, Blackhav

1 2 12THE WOMAN IN ME ... 35 39 8 TEQUILA TALKING 68 70 6 HOLDIN' ON Michael Montgomery. Canadian pr einl A Shania Twain/Title track/pro single -Q Lonestar/Self-titled/comp 34-N Faster Gun/Take A Chance/CD track (S.Twain/R.J..Lange) R.J.Lange (Mercury) 1:0 (B.Labounty/C,Waters) D.Cook/W.Wilson (BNA) (C.BarsE Taylor/Fries/Faster Gun (Faster Gun) have been particularly hot on this sin;

2 1 8 SHE'S EVERY WOMAN 36 48 5 TROUBLE 69 58 18 BETTER OFF BLUE expected she will be #1 on US trade c elA Garth Brooks/Fresh Horses/pro single -F Mark Chesnutt/Wings/pro single -J Rena Gaile/Out On A Limb/pro single PP, the next couple of weeks. (V.Shaw/G.Brooks) A.Reynolds (Capitol) (T.Snider) T.Brown (Decca/MCA) (S.Longacre/W.Aldridge) D.O'Doherty (RDR) 50 6 ANYTHING FOR LOVE 70 78 4 TIL THE RIVER RUNS DRY 8 13 BETTER THINGS TO DO Blackhawk is the big gainer Terri Clark/Self-titled/Mercury/comp 487-Q James House/Days Gone By/pro single -H Larry Lee/Straight Clean/Simple/Dead .../pro sir (T.Shapiro/C.Waters)K.Stegall/C.Waters (Mercury) (J.House/P.Barnhardt/S.Hogin) D.Cook (Epic) (L.L.Vannatta) L.Lee/R.Bartlette (Hillcrest) with I'm Not Strong Enough To Say / rA 26 9 NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SAY NO - 38 27 19 LISTEN TO THE RADIO 71 59 12 THREE WORDS, TWO HEARTS ... into the #4 slot from #26. The track wa: Blackhawk/That's Just About Right/CD track -N Rebecca Miller/Country To .../pro single Mark Collie/Tennessee Plates/comp 250-P (R.J.Lange) M.Bright (Arista) (S.Smith/S.Ross) R.Prescott (Wolfe Lake) (M.Collie/G.House) J.Stroud/M.Collie (Giant) the band's Arista album, That's JustA 6 8 LEARNING A LOT ABOUT LOVE 39 40 8 WHAT GOES AROUND (Comes ... 72 77 6 TROUBLE IN PARADISE Jamie Warren/Fallen Angel/pro single D.J.Hopson/No Tuming Back/Wellcraff CD tr, Dwight Yoakam is not only back c Jason McCoy/Self-titled/pro single -J Is (J.McCoy/T.Barnes) S.Baggett (MCA) (J.Warren/M.Dineen N.R.Hutt/F.Hill (Too Hip) (C.Rawson/L.Bach/B.Troy) C.Rawson/G.Godard after a longer -than -usual absence, but 6 11 8 NO MAN'S LAND 40 28 20I WANT MY GOODBYE BACK EEI 85 3 TRYING TO ROPE THE WIND John Michael Montgomery/Self-titled/CD track- Ty Herndon/What MatteredMost/pro single -H Cindy Church/Just A Little .../comp 255-P most added single this week. Nothing, (J..S.Sherrill/S.Seskin) S.Hendricks (Atlantic) (P.Bunch/D.Johnson/D.Berg) D.Johnson (Epic) (T.Williams/L.Thain) N.Tinkham/C.Church (Stony Plain) 7 4 10 I LIKE IT,I LOVE IT 41 41 8 THAT ROAD NOT TAKEN 74 61 17 HONKY TONK BALL Tim McGraw/All I Want/CD track -F Joe Dirt le/Third Rock From .. /pro single -H Greg Paul/Love Will/Royalty 17 (Dukes/Anderson/Hall) Stroud/Gallimore (Curb) (C.Kelly/D.Beasley) J.Slate/J.Diffie (Epic) (LBurupt/R.Needham) R.H.Smith (Royalty) 8 9 7 I DON'T WANNA BE THE ONE 42 43 8 WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN 75 76 6 KISSES DON'T LIE Patricia Conroy/You Can't ... /comp 257-P Lee Roy Parnell/We All Get ... /comp 34-N George Ducas/Self-titled/comp 24-F (P.Conroy) M.Wanchic/J.Niebank (WEA) (M.Luna/R.V.Hoy) S.Hendricks/L.R.Pamell (Career) (G.Ducas/M.P.Heaney) R.Bennett (Capitol) JANET TRECARTEN 9 13 11 LET'S GO TO VEGAS 43 45 10OVER YOU NOW a 76 62 15 SHE AIN'T YOUR ORDINARY GIRL /It Matters To Me/comp 254-P Rachel Matkin/Beynod Our.../Spinner CD Pp Alabama/In Pictures/comp 33-N CISS-FM - Toronto (K.Staley) S.Hendricks (Warner Bros) (G.Barnhill/V.Bird) T.Rudner (Cross Country) (R.Jason) E.Gordy Jr. (RCA) Deep Down - Pam Tillis 10 10 11 LIFE IS JUST A DREAM 44 47 7 HILLBILLY BOY WITH ... EA 91 2 THE CAR Joel Feeney/Title track/comp 5-J all'. Greg Hanna/No album/pro single Jeff Carson/Set-titled/CD track -F CHUCK REYNOLDS (J.Feeney/C.Farren) C.Farren/H.Parrott (MCA) XL') (R.Scaffe/M.Collie) J.Richardson (Psychabilly),- (C.M.Spriggs/G.Heyde) C.Howard (Curb/EMI) CHYR - Leamington 11 3 9 (I Do It) FOR THE MONEY 45 55 4 CHECK YES OR NO 78 83 3 HEART HALF EMPTY Deep Down - Pam Tillis Charlie Major/Lucky Man/pro single -N at% George Strait/Strait Out Of The Box/pro single -J Ty Herndon/Stephanie BentleyWhat Matters .../1 (C:Major) S.Fishell (Arista) 41, (D.A.Wells/D.H.Oglesby) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) (G.Burr/D.ChIld) D.Johnson (Epic) DAN MITCHELL 12 15 11 HERE COMES THE RAIN 46 52 6 MUSHKEEGO 79 67 14 NOT ON YOUR LOVE All Hit Country - Cariboo Radic The Mavericks/Music For All .../pro single -J Wapistan Lawrence Martin/Message/pro single, Jeff Carson/Self-titled/CD track -F Tall Tall Trees - Alan JacksoN (R.Malo/Kostas) D.Cook/R.Malo (MCA) (L.Martin) L.Martin (First Nations) (T.Martin/R.Wilson) C.Howard (Curb/EMI) MARK CARTLAND and KEVIN ER20 12 I LET HER LIE 47 53 4 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 80 68 20 IN BETWEEN DANCES Daryle Singletary/Self-tffled/comp 250-P /Vince Gill/Something .../pro single- Pam Tillis/Sweethearts Dance/pro single -N CKTY - Sarnia (T.Johnson) J.Stroud/R.Travis/D.Malloy (Giant) (D.Parton) S.Buckingham (Columbia) (C.Bickhardt/B.Alfonso) P.Tillis/S.Fishell (Arista) I Will Always Love You - Partor 2 I TAKE IT BACK 14 14 7 GO REST HIGH ON ... 48 54 4 WHO NEEDS YOU BABY lin 92 M A Sharon Anderson/Bringing It Home/pro single ANDY HAYNES Vince Gill/When Love Finds You/comp 6-J Clay Walker/Hypnotize The Moon/comp 260-P XIV (V.Gill) T.Brown (MCA) (C.Walker/R/Boudreaux/K.Williams) J.Stroud (Giant) (SAnderson/W.Patton) J.Crutchfield (Royalty) KX-96 - Durham 15 16 7 LIFE GOES ON 49 32 24SOMEONE ELSE'S STAR 82 69 7 EVERY LITTLE WORD Trouble - Mark Chesnutt Little Texas/Greatest Hits/comp 257-P Bryan White/Self-titled/comp 244-P Hal Ketchum/Title track/CD track -F (Gray/McHugh/Follese) DiNapoll/Grau/Little Texas (Warner Bros) (S.Ewing/J.Weatherly) B.J.Walker Jr./K.Lehning (Asylum) (M.Hammon/H.Ketchum) A.Reynolds/J.Rooney (Curb) 16 19 12 ALL I NEED TO KNOW 50 57 7 LOVE LESSONS 83 84 4 JUST CAN'T STAND TO BE UNHAPPY Kenny Chesney/Title track/pro single -N Tracy Byrd/Title tracka/comp 6-J Bobby Cryner/Self-titled/pro single -J (S.Seskin/M.A.Springer) D.Beckett (BNA) (Kilgore/Hewitt/Powell/Majors) T.Brown (MCA) (H.Prestwood) B.Beckett/T.Brown (MCA) 17 5 13 (This Thing Called) WANTIN' AND ... 51 37 15 BIG OL' TRUCK 84 87 3 LITTLE LIES BIG TROUBLE Sawyer Brown/Greatest Hits /CD track -F Toby Keith/Boomtown/pro single -N Lawnie Wallace/Self-titled/pro single -J (Samoset/Loggins) Miller/McAnally (Curb) (T.Keith) N.Larkin/H.Shedd (Polydor) (L.Wallace/W.Wallace/S.Wilkinson) J.Gulley (MCA) 18 7 12 IF THE WORLD HAD A FRONT ... RI 65 5 THAT'S AS CLOSE AS I'LL GET... 85 88 3 RUB -A -DUBBIN' Tracy Lawrence/No album/pro single -P Aaron Tippin/Self-titled/comp 34-N Ken Mellons/Self-ritled/pro single -H (T.Lawrence/P.Nelson/K.Beard) J.Stroud (Atlantic) (S.Dworsky/P.Jefferson/J.Leyers) S.Gibson (RCA) (D.Goodman/S.P.Davis/B.Hobbs) J.Cupit (Epic) IN 19 22 10YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY TOO 53 42 15ONE EMOTION 86 94 2 GREATEST LOVE Rankin Family/Endless Seasons/promo single -F Clint Black/One Emotion/comp 33-N Susan Graham/Somewhere In Between/CD tracPry (J.Rankin) J.Jennings/Rankin Family (EMI) (C.Black/H.Nicholson) J.Stroud/C.Black (RCA) (M.G.Joyce/I.Kelly) B.Bullock/J.Klee (New West)P 20 23 7 HEAVEN BOUND (I'm Ready) 54 63 5 SHE COULD HAVE IT ALL 95 2 (A Day In The Life Of) SINGLE ... Shenandoah/In The Vicinity Of ... /CD track -F Rick Tippe/Shouldd Seen .../CD track artESI Victoria Shaw/In Full View/comp 260-P (D.Linde) D.Cook (Capitol) (R.Tippe/C.Rolin) D.Pomeroy (Moon Tan) Tip (V.Shaw/D.Child) J.E.Norman/A.Byrd (Reprise) 21 24 10 DUST ON THE BOTTLE 55 56 5 SAFE IN THE ARMS OF LOVE REBECCA LYNN David Lee Murphy/Out With A .../promo Martina McBride/Wild Angels/comp 34-N Bryan Whnite/Self-titled/comp 263-P (D.L.Murphy) T.Brown (MCA) Rose/Kennedy/Bunch) McBride/Worley/Seay (RCA) (D.Simpson/S.Ewing) B.J.Walker Jr./K.Lehning (Asylum) 22 25 6 WHISKEY UNDER THE BRIDGE 56 44 17 I THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME 89 90 5 IF IT WERE ME Brooks & Dunn/Waitin' On Sundown/comp 34-N John Berry/Standing On The Edge/pro single -F Rodney Roster/Labor Of Love/comp 34-N (D.Cook/K.Brooks/R.Dunn) S.Hendricks/D.Cook (Arista) (B.Schlitz/B.Livsey) J.Bowen/C.Howard (Capitol) (R.Foster/K.Richey) S.Fishell/R.Foster (Arista) 23 21 17 ROOTS THAT GO DEEP EA 73 3 BORN IN THE DARK 90 93 3 SHE SAID YES Laura Vinson/Voices .../pro single/Homestead Doug Stone/Faith In Me/pro single -H Rhett Akins/A Thousand Memories/pro single -J Vinson/Martineau/Martineau) Allen (C.Hinsley) J.Stroud/D.Stone (Columbia) (J.Doyle/R.Akins) M.Wright (MCA)

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Trisha Yearwood/Thinkin' About You/comp 5-J Patty Loveless/When Fallen Angels .../pro single Perfect Stranger/You Have The Right .../pro sing (L.Martine Jr./K.Robbins) G.Fundis (MCA) (J.Lauderdale) E.Gordy Jr. (Epic) (D.Lindsey/M.Lindsey/M.Keith) C.Brooks/T.Tiuthill (Curb/Eli ER34 6 ON MY OWN 62 75 3 IN PICTURES 95 80 16 LEAD ON Reba McEntire/Starring Over/comp 9-J Alabama/Title track/pro single -N George Strait/Lead On/comp 4-J (K.Richey/Angelo) R.Bennett (Mercury) (J.Doyle/B.E.Boyd) E.Gordy Jr. (RCA) (D.Dillon/T.Gentry) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) 29 35 8 SOMETIMES SHE FORGETS 63 79 2 ANCIENT HISTORY trA 96 81 19YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME WHEN ... 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