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PERIODICAL June 10, 1978 RECBIVE PU :4A '' OF FORT WAYNE & ALLEN COUNTY eniece Williams www.americanradiohistory.com GOODMUSICMADE THE MAN. long and hard for what he's got. Dave Mason has worked Dave Mason What he's got is a reputation for being one of the most consistently excellent album -makers and concert perform- Mari1osa ers in rock. De Oro He's got two gold albums, and one is approaching plat- inum. And lately he's got a healthy following at Top -40 radio-"We Just Disagree" was his biggest single ever. Now Dave Mason has recorded his best album to date. "Mariposa De Oro" was a year in the making, and it was recorded during the most musically active period in Dave's career. It's sharp and right. Like Dave Mason himself. DAVE MASON. "MARIPOSA DE ORO:' 352 INCLUDING THE SINGLE "WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW' ON COLUMBIA RECORDS AND TAPES. 310749 www.americanradiohistory.com VOLUME XL - NUMBER 4 - June 10, 1973 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY C4SH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MEL ALBERT EDITORIAL Vice President and General Manager STAN MONTEIRO Street Legal Director of Marketing Last week the release of the long-awaited Bruce the legal problem into a personality conflict. DAVE FULTON Springsteen album, Editor In Chief on top of news stories about The gray area of litigation is not always easy to legal battles involving Olivia Newton -John and J.B. CARMICLE solve. For example, Newton -John accuses MCA of General Manager, East Coast Gladys Knight, brought to mind the devastating ef- not adequately promoting her records. On the other JIM FOLLIS, Account Executive, West Coast fect that litigation can have on recording artists and hand, who knows what optimum safes and promo- East Coast Editorial their labels. tion efforts should be for any particular record? KEN TERRY. East Coast Editor CHARLES PAIKERT In 1978, lawsuits are a daily occurrence - which Few artists can successfully survive a long -drawn LEO SACKS is helpful to the overabundance of barristers now on out legal conflict. Springsteen happens to be an ex- West Coast Editorial the streets. But more ALAN SUTTON. West Coast Editor often than not, a legal hassle ception since the trade and consumers have anx- RANDY LEWIS between an artist and a record JEFF CROSSAN company can iously been awaiting a new album for three years. CARITA SPENCER forestall any momentum the artist has built up over a It PETER HARTZ appears that many artists are taking cues from JOEY BERLIN period of time. the sports world where freedom RAY TERRACE from existing con- DALE KAWASHIMA When groups are involved in litigation, like the tracts can turn into mega -bucks. In most cases, Research Beatles' suits of a few years back, not only is the neither the labels nor the artists profit in the long - KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager MARK ALDERMAN public denied artistry, but label and group can twist run. Nobody does, except the lawyers, of course. SCOTT ANDERSON BILL FEASTER LEN CHODOSH HARALD TAUBENREUTHER MARK ALBERT NEWS HIGH Coin Machine LIGHT Chicago CAMILLE COMPASIO, Manager Art Director LINDSAY BOLYARD RCA Records increases wholesale prices, retains two-tier struc- Circulation ture in new pricing policy. THERESA TORTOSA.Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES Mike Martinovich, Linda Barton and Ron McCarrell named to NEW YORK 119 West 57th, N.Y., N.Y. 10019 vice president posts at CBS Records. Phone: (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. Telex: 666123 Olivia Newton -John, MCA Records exchange lawsuits over con- CALIFORNIA tract dispute. 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood, Ca. 90028 Phone: (2131 464-8241 Hillery Johnson and Tom Takayoshi to head new Hilltak label dis- NASHVILLE JIM SHARP tributed by Atlantic Records. TIM WILLIAMS BOB CAMPBELL MELISSA ELLIOTT Buddah, Arista Records move to dismiss Gladys Knight's $20 DONNA BARHAM 21 Music Circle East, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 million suit against the labels. Phone: (615) 244-2898 CHICAGO Copyright Tribunal settles ASCAP, public CAMILLE COMPASIO broadcasting battle 29 E. Madison St.. Chicago, III. 60602 over compulsory licensing fee. Phone: (3121 346-7272 WASHINGTON, D.C. JOANNE OSTROW Motown's film division slates $25 million for future productions. 4201 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20016 ENGLAND - ROB THORNE 97 Uxbridge Rd., London W.12 Phone: 01-749-6724 TOP POP DEBUTS ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" 65 COPACABANA (AT THE COPA) Barry Manilow Arista Buenos Aires, Argentina SINGLES - - Phone: 89-6796 BRAZIL - H. GANDELMAN 63 SONGBIRD Barbra Streisand Columbia Av. Rio Branco, 156 Sala 627 ALBUMS - - Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone: 231-3231 CANADA - KIRK LaPOINTE 56 Brown's Line Toronto. Ontario, Canada M8W 359 Phone: (416) 251-1283 POP SINGLE POP ALBUM HOLLAND - PAUL ACKET NUMBER P.O. Box 11621 (Prinsessegracht 3) The Hague SHADOW DANCING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Phone. (70) 624621. Telex: 33083 Andy Grbb RSO - Bee Gees & Various Artists ITALY - GUIDO HARARI via Solari, 19 RSO 20144 Milan, Italy BELGIUM - ETIENNE SMET Postbus 56. B-2700 Sint-Niklaas R & B SINGLE Phone: (03) 76-54-39 R&B ALBUM AUSTRALIA - JOCK VEITCH NES 4/58 Ramsgate Avenue USE Bondi. Sydney, NSW Australia TA BE MY GIRL NATURAL HIGH The O'Jays Phila. Intl. JAPAN - Adv. Mgr., SACHIO SAITO - The Commodores - Motown 1-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato -Ku, Tokyo Phone: 504-1651 Editorial Mgr., FUMIYO TACHIBANA 1-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo Phone: 504-1651 COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ALBUM FRANCE - CLAUDE EM MONNET 262 bis Rue des Pyrenees Paris, France 75020 NIGHT TIME MAGIC WAYLON & WILLIE Phone: 361-8534 Larry Gatlin - Monument Waylon and Willie RCA WEST GERMANY - GERHARD AUGUSTIN - Karolinenstr. 3 8000 Munich 22 Phone: 294761, 288203 JAZZ SUBSCRIPTION RATES $70 per year anywhere in GOSPEL the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX, 119 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019. Printed in the U.S.A. Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y., and ad- FEELS SO GOOD LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL ditional mailing offices. Chuck Mangione - A&M James Cleveland Savoy Copyright ©1978 by the Cash Box Publishing Co., - Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal The O'Jays Copyright Convention. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX, 119 West 57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019. www.americanradiohistory.com CASH BOX O91OOSNCLES June 10, 1978 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On 5/27 Chart On 6/3 5/27 Chart 6/3 6/3 5/27 Chart IN IT FOR 68 HE'S SO FINE 1 SHADOW DANCING 34 THIS TIME I'M JANE OLIVOR (Columbia 3-10724) 72 81 ANDY GIBB (RSO 893) WB 1 4 9 LOVE 23 13 14 GONNA LET IT 2 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, PLAYER (RSO 890) CPP 69 I'M NOT BOTHER ME TONIGHT TOO LATE 35 NIGHT FEVER ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION MATHIS/DENIECE WILLIAMS BEE GEES (RSO 889) WB 22 10 18 JOHNNY (Polydor PD14484) - 1 (Columbia 3-10693) WB 2 2 13 36 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO 884) WB 25 12 19 70 YOU GOT IT 3 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I DIANA ROSS (Motown 1442) CPP 73 73 6 WANT 37 COUNT ON ME TRAVOLTA (Grunt JH -11196) CPP 35 23 14 71 PORTRAIT (HE KNEW)2 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN JEFFERSON STARSHIP 763) 78 2 3 11 KANSAS (Kirshner ZS 84 WB - (RS0891)WB 3 38 LAST DANCE DONNA SUMMER (Casablanca 926) WB 51 60 5 72 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY 4 BAKER STREET 2048) ALM 82 96 3 RAFFERTY (UA 1192) CPP 9 17 9 PABLO CRUISE (A&M GERRY 39 FOLLOW YOGUEFOLSIS ILOanticW7ME 44 50 7 73 THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY HOLD ON 4 5 BABY 20 LOVE & KISSES (Casablanca 925) ALM 80 89 EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 3-10663) ALM 5 6 40 TUMBLIN' DICE 8 THE NEXT 6 FEELS SO GOOD LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 45479) WB 42 46 74 TAKE ME TO CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M 2001) BB 6 7 20 PHASE 41 WONDERFUL TONIGHT THE ISLEY BROS. (T -Neck 2278) 69 71 6 7 IT'S A HEARTACHE ERIC CLAPTON (RSO 895( WB 47 55 5 BONNIE TYLER (RCA PB -11249) CPP 8 11 12 75 OVER THE RAINBOW 42 ALMOST SUMMER GARY TANNER (20th Century 2373) B-3 79 90 3 A LITTLE LUCK CELEBRATION FEATURING MIKE LOVE 8 WITH 7 WINGS (Capitol 4559) WB 4 1 12 (MCA 40891) BEL/MCA 46 51 76 IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN ROBERTA FLACK (Atlantic 3483) CPP 85 2 9 THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU 43 ONLY THE GOOD DIE ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY 77 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME (Atlantic 3463) HAN 7 5 18 YOUNG BILLY JOEL (Columbia 3-10750) AB/B 55 66 4 TOMORROW IS LIKE OXYGEN DAVE MASON (Columbia 3-10749) CPP 86 95 3 10 LOVE 16 44 WEREWOLVES OF SWEET (Capitol 4549) WB 13 16 78 LIFE'S BEEN GOOD LONDON ALSH (Asylum E -45493-A) 87 2 11 ON BROADWAY WARREN ZEVON (Elektra 45472) CPP 39 26 12 JOE W - GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. 8542) CPP 12 14 13 79 CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS 45 STAY ALM 88 2 BECAUSE THE NIGHT KHAN (ABC 12349) CPP 45 48 8 TODD RUNDGREN (Bearsville BSS 0324) 12 22 10 RUFUS/CHAKA PATTI SMITH GROUP (Arista 0318) WB 15 80 WEEKEND LOVER 46 GREASE (RCA 11245) WB 81 85 6 13 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T FRANKIE VALLI (RSO 897) WB 56 65 3 ODYSSEY BAD 81 HOT LOVE, OLD WORLD MEAT LOAF 47 WARM RIDE BOB WELCH (Capitol P-4588) CPP 89 2 RARE EARTH (Motown/Prodigal 0640) WB 50 56 6 (Cleve Int'I./Epic 8-50513) BEL/MCA 17 19 12 48 IT'S THE SAMES OLD 82 CHATTANOOGA CHOO 14 DANCE WITH ME & THE SUNSHINEKC BAND 53 58 6 PETER BROWN (Drive/TK-6269) CPP 16 18 13 CHOO 49 DARLIN' TUXEDO JUNCTION (Butterfly 1205) B-3 83 88 6 15 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME PAUL DAVIS (Bang 736) ALM 57 63 5 ABBA (Atlantic 3457) ALM/IMM 20 27 8 83 I DON'T WANNA GO 50 EVERYBODY DANCE JOEY TRAVOLTA (Millennium MN 615) CH 90 - 2 16 YOU BELONG TO ME CHIC (Atlantic 3436) WB 54 59 6 CARLY SIMON (Elektra 45477) WB 19 21 9 84 THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST 51 DANCE ACROSS THE FOREVER 17 DEACON BLUES BILL LaBOUNTY (Warner/Curb 8529) 84 87 4 STEELY DAN (ABC 12355) CPP 18 20 11 FLOOR JIMMY "BO" HORNE (Sunshine Sound 1003) 85 LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE