‘ S?2r- i , jj ^ 1 Hk - lUft N, 1 ^ . VOL. LV, NO. 32, APRIL 4, 1992 STAFF BOX GEORGE ALBERT Pres idem and Publisher KEITH ALBERT Vice President/General Manager FRED L. GOODMAN Editor In Chief CAMILLE COMPASIO Director, Coin Machine Operations LEE JESKE New York Editor Marketing LEON BELL (L A ) MARK WAGNER Director, Nashville KEN PIOTROWSKI (LA) Editorial INSIDE THE Btf>X RANDY CLARK, Assoc. Ed (LA) BRYAN DeVANEY, Assoc. Ed (LA) BERNETTA GREEN (NX) COVER STORY WILMA MELTON (Nash ) STEVE GIUFFRIDA (Nash) Tanya Tucker: Stirring Up “Some CORY CHESHIRE, Nashville Editor GREGORY S. COOPER-Gospel (Nash.) Kind Of Trouble” Chart Research CHERRY URESTI (LA) LAUDED FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR by the Country JIMMY PASCHAL (LA.) RAYMOND BALLARD (LA) Music Association in the fall of last year, Tanya Tucker had finally TROY (LA.) MIA received the recognition that was coming to her. After 20 years of DWAYN HALL (LA.) JOHN COSSIBOOM (Nash.) performing, cutting records and continuing to top the charts. Tucker deserved to be the leading lady of country. Passed over for a Grammy Production JIM GONZALEZ in the same category just a few weeks ago. Tucker is currently a Art Director contender for Top Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Circulation NINATREGUB. Manager Awards in April. CYNTHIA BANTA "Some Kind Of Trouble/' is Tanya's latest single. Her first two Publication Oflicas NEW YORK releases, "Down To My Last Teardrop" and "(Without You) What Do 157 W. 57th Street (Suite 503) I Do With Me" from her first ever certified gold album both hit #1. New York, NY 10019 Phone: (21 2) 586-2640 "Some Kind Of Trouble," which seems to be following their lead, is Fax: (21 2) 582-2571 now at #10 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country Singles chart. HOLLYWOOD 6464 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 605) Hollywood, C A 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 Fax:(213)464-3235 —see page 16 NASHVILLE 50 Music Square West, (Suite #502) Nashville TN 37203-3212 Phone: (61 5) 329-2898 Fax: (61 5) 320 5120 CHICAGO 1442 S. 61st Ave Cicero IL 60650 , Phone: (708) 863-7440 BRAZIL CHRISTOPHER PICKARD Est. da Gavea, 61 1/BL.2/304 Rio de Janeiro -RJ 22.610 -Brazil Phone/Fax: (55-21) 322-2290 POP ALBUM CONTENTS ITALY NUMBER MARIO DE LUIGI Wayne's World COLUMNS "Music e Dischi" Via De Amicis 47 ONES Various Country Music 16 201233 Milan, Italy (WARNER) East/West Coast 8 Phone: 839-18-37/832-79-37 (902) Rap/Dance 13 JAPAN POP SINGLE R&B ALBUM On Jazz 10 2-F Fujishiro-Bldg., Indie News 9 Save The Best For Last 4-Chome, 304, Shinbashi, Diamonds and Pearls Minato-ku, Vanessa Williams Prince and The N.P.G. CHARTS Tokyo, Japan 105 (MERCURY) (PAISLEY/WARNER) Top 30 Rap/Dance LPs & Singles . 13 Phone 03 (5401)2065 Top 75 R&B LPs 11 Fax 03 (5401)2067 R&B SINGLE COUNTRY ALBUM Top 100 R&B Singles 12 Top 200 LPs 14 UNITED KINGDOM Save The Best For Last Ropin' The Wind Top 100 Pop Singles 4 CHRISSY ILEY Vanessa Williams Garth Brooks Flat 3, 51 Cleveland Top 100 Country Singles 17 Street (MERCURY) (CAPITOL) London W1 P 5PQ England Top 75 Country LPs 18 Phone 01 631-1626 COUNTRY SINGLE GOSPEL ALBUM Top 40 Gospel LPs 23 CASH BOX (ISSN 0008-7289) is published Top 40 Jazz LPs 10 weekly (except Christmas week) by Cash Box, Born Country Live Top 25 New Age 9 157 W 57th Street, Suite 503, New York , NY Alabama Dorothy Norwood DEPARTMENTS 10019 for SI 80 first class Copyright 1992 by (RCA) (MALACO) George Albert All rights reserved Copyright News 3 under Universal Copyright Convoibon RAP SINGLE DANCE SINGLE Executives on the Move 3 TOSTM ASTER: Send address changes to Country 16 CASH BOX, 1 57 W. 57 th Street, Suite 503, New The Coice Is Yours Remember The Time Gospel 22 York, NY 10019 Black Sheep Michael Jackson Coin Machine 25 (MERCURY) (EPIC) Classifieds 27 CASH BOX APRIL 4, 1992 3 GIANT SCREEN: In the wake of his huge success with the soundtrack of New Jack City, Irving Azoff, CEO and founder of Giant ON Records, has announced the formation of a new subsidiary label. Big Vince Faraci has THE Screen Music. The new company, which will be dedicated to creating been named executive MOVE new markets for top quality film scores, is headed by film music vice president of Third supervisor Tim Sexton, Azoff and attorneys Ken Hertz and Fred Vv i Stone/Atlantic Records, Goldring. I based in New York City. Among the albums set for release are scores to Radio Flyer, Hear My | In this newly-created Song and a compilation of soundtracks from the HBO TV series Tales Faraci post, Faraci will be responsible for overseeing all From The Crypt. activities in support of Third Stone releases, includ- ing artist imaging, advertising, marketing, promo- GONNA HAVE SOME FUN TONIGHT: Little Richard's "Rock tion, publicity and distribution. Most recently, he and Roll Reunion," a musical event to benefit the Lupus Foundation served as co-president of Atco/EastWest Records, of America, has been set for Saturday, May 30. The legendary rocker a post he had held since September 1991. will also receive the first-ever Platinum Star Award, which is presented Richard Sweret has been promoted to the position by the foundation to "a celebrity for his or her outstanding perfor- of vice president. East Coast A&R at Arista to Records. mance on behalf of the cause support research and awareness in the Sweret Most recently, he was Arista's director. fight against this disease." East Coast A&R. Sheila Shipley has been Performances by the hitmakers of the 1950s will highlight the dinner, promoted to senior vice president of national which will be held in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton promotion at MCA Records/Nashville, as an- Hotel. Allen Sviridoff is producing the event, under the Production nounced by Bruce Hinton, president. Shipley, who Central banner. For information about tickets and sponsorship oppor- has served as vice president of national promotion tunities, contact Levy, Pazanti & Associates, (213) 386-8014. for the past six years, will handle all national promotion of MCA /Nashville record releases to RUN FOR THE BORDER!: Taco Bell Presents The USA Music Chal- radio in addition to writing and implementing all lenge, airing June 2 on ABC-TV, will focus a network spotlight on some Shipley radio-related game plans and advertising. John of America's hottest "undiscovered" professional musicians. The McKellen has been appointed to the position of event will be taped June 1 before a live audience at the Universal president, and Lance Grode to executive vice Amphitheatre in Hollywood. president at MCA Music Publishing. (Please see The hour-long program (10-11 p.m. ET) will feature three male Music Publishing column for details). EMI vocalists, three female vocalists and three groups, to be chosen at Records Group North America has pegged Jess auditions this spring in L.A., New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Only pros Auerbach, formerly SBK's director of production, are eligible. Among the planned prizes are a demo session in L.A. and for the position of vice president, production. And a recording contract. Losers will bite "the big burrito." The show is a MeKellen Andy Yarmark moves from vice president, human production of dick dark productions and will produced by A1 resources and administration at Capitol-EMI Schwartz and Arthur Smith. Music to vice president, human resources at EMI Records. PolyGram Holding, Inc. has promoted A REAL CRISIS: Wayne Rooks, a partner in the New York law firm Tess Arevalo, formerly in Mercury Records media of Serling, Rooks and Ungar, has started a management company. and artist relations department, to manager, cor- Named Crisis Management, the company's first client is Pearls At — A porate communications. Mercury, meanwhile, has Swine, a rock-blues band originally from Germany, now based in II J named Rod Gunther southeast/southwest Boston. Crisis is located at 10 Columbus Circle, Suite 2210. The phone H i" A regional sales manager; he was at Chrysalis. Grode number is (212) 582-6810. Craig Melone has been named vice president of the music division at Public Image, Inc., a Los MUZE NEWS: Metromedia Company partners John Kluge and Angeles-based public relations and marketing Stuart Subotnick have purchased a majority interest in MUZE Inc., firm. Melone was formerly director of music for the an interactive music information company that serves music retailers, m company. At Virgin Records, Tiffany Darr has consumers and the recording industry. been promoted to director, financial plan- Accessed through touch screen computer kiosks in record stores, ning /royalties; John Wallace was promoted to I j MUZE provides info on over 100,000 CDs, cassettes and music videos manager of financial accounting; and Andy Hack- currently available for sale. MUZE also has licensed Warner New Auerback man was named controller. The three are based in Media to develop and market CD-ROM software products for home the company's Los Angeles headquarters. Dr. consumer use. Stephen Schuster has been appointed senior director of human resources, CEMA Distribution. He will oversee administration and personnel mat- ters for the distribution company throughout the U.S. And Chuck Beardsley has joined Great Southern/Great Entertainment Merchandise as a talent acquisition and client relations repre- sentative. John Pattnosh has been promoted to creative manager at Warner Chappell Music. Sony Kids’ Music and Video has named Lois Lerner associate director, marketing, children's programming.