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CMW '98 turns sights on Latin America worldwide sales figures. To date, Latin America is more of a working centre than the 100 logic, says CMW president Neil Dixon, is purely the fastest growing market in the world, superseding exhibit but we're still going to look As part of the ongoing emphasis to encourage the growth rates in which is the largest but it'll have a bit more working fin Canadian music industry in international markets, pragmatic and educational with the aim of getting consumer market for music product in the world. and hopefully we'll speed up the Canadian Music Week '98 will be turning its sights quick results. Considerations such as market intelligence including the size, scope and potential "If you're going to try to do international process." on Latin America. The annual week-long event, business, Latin America wouldn't be a bad place Dixon is targeting the Canadian which is being moved to the Westin Harbour Castle of the target markets, the type of music that is suitable for it, local customs and costs of doing to start," says Dixon. "Sales in the rest of the world and distributors with the new idea, wi and adjoining Convention Centre on March 4-7, large attendance volume will be inch will be bringing in key players from the Latin business including international rules and have gone up and is stagnant." Not surprisingly, there has been a resurgence costing. countries in the hopes of giving industry players at regulations and the identification of key players in those areas. Ultimately the strategy is to provide a of interest in the format in Canada, with retail across ... a lotof independentCI chance for domestic and international heads to the country making room for Latin product and Latin "A lot of people attend RfilDEM and sections and specialty programming on day radio do participate in a lot of Mil:DIEGVD Asia and PopCom and network and take advantage of the time to speed the process up of doing business. and multi -cultural stations. overseas trade missioi various things," says Dixon, "but "A lot of people attend MIDEM and MIDEM "The industry here is really putting a lot of focus on it," says Dixon. they don't attend them every year Asia and PopCom and various things," says Dixon, "I think one of the things we id and there are always new people in "but they don't attend them every year and there CMW will continue its established series of even though a lot of independent ci band showcases in downtown Toronto clubs and is the business because the market are always new people in the business because the expanding and developing its trade centre, is ever changing." market is ever changing. So we kind of feel it is a irbados Week kici necessary thing that we need to do to expand now." introduced last year, to put the emphasis on networking. Plans to maintain the central lounge home the opportunity to cement deals for Latin CMW's focus comes at a crucial time with The Barbados Tourism Authority an area of last year's exhibition will remain, but with America. respect to both Canadian and Latin American legendary Old Mill, through General Is/ the added organisational feature of the different CAM's international spotlight puts the focus markets. Recent International Federation Of Gerhardt officially launched Barba& companies around the perimeter of the display. The media event at the Old Mill on May 2 on a different territory every year that Phonographic Industry statistics indicate that reason, says Dixon, is strictly to facilitate can do export business with. The organisational Canada has dropped in the world market for sales Lee Johnson, head chef of "Enids" Al from sixth place overall (with 3% representation interactivity. Village in the Barbados, prepared tl of the global market) to seventh place with 2%. "There will probably be a couple of areas for Barbadian lunch. Tragically Hip zirid Leahy receptionists so that people can make appointments The Troubadours, a 30 -year Ironically, the market that bumped Canada from with other people and there will also be an on the rise at SounciScan sixth place is Brazil, with 4% of the market share. musical treat, were among the perfc Overall the Latin market represents a 6% of the international business centre too where there will luncheon, along with Barbadian at 's newest release Live Between global marketplace, fully triple that taken up by be phone and fax machines so people can stay in "Tom" Clark and other surprise g Us has already lived up to universal expectations Canadian product and second only to Asia in touch with their office," he says. "So it will be a bit captivating was a performance of Inkl with a #1 debut this week on SoundScan. The top a Barbadian opera in three acts, writ spot was secured after sales figures from the Voiceprint premieres AudioCinema service Johnny Kidd, a major player in the Ban weekend came in (not the full monitoring period of Festival, was instrumental in revivir the entire week, as the was released on May Through AudioCinema, developed by AudioVision Eastern, to premiere the AudioCinema version of about a rich merchant who is shit 24th). The early success was secured after a strong Canada (AVC), one of three divisions of The The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen Venezuela where he was rescued b: several weeks of pre -hype from Universal Music, National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS), O'Hara. A second AudioCinema production, Indian Princess. He eventually t including several Internet related events, contests watching movies can now be "a portable leisure Witness for the Prosecution with Charles Laughton, Barbados where he sells her into sl and a two hour live Sound Service interview which activity." Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power, will air May called on Barbadian musicians to upd; was beamed via satellite across Canada. Heather Lusignan, Director of VoicePrint, and 31 at noon Eastern. which has created an exquisitely moue Leahy, the hottest family band to come out of Marc Rosen, Director of AudioVision Canada, It is estimated that almost four million entertaining, folk opera. the country just got hotter this week when their explain that "Narration of the visual elements Canadians make "some use" of the VoicePrint Founded in 1964, The Troubadot self -titled debut crashed the ceiling on SoundScan's essential to the meaning of a film are woven into service, considered "the largest reading service in their "indigenous sponge beat" w Top 100 retail with a #95 last week. The the original soundtrack and packaged on audio the world. Appealing to listeners from all walks of Barbadian entertainer Jackie Opel group continue their tour of western Canada with cassette. Movies can now be enjoyed on a walkman life, the service is delivered by way of a hybrid became synonymous with the musical sell out shows in Kelowna, Victoria, , or a car tape deck." satellite -to -cable network to 5.2 million homes in Islands over the next 10 to 12 y( Calgary, Fort McMurray and . They have AVC operates the only audio -description all provinces and territories. becoming dormant for almost 20 yea just finished up running their first single, The Call production centre in Canada. It was further pointed AudioCinema and narrated video versions of To Dance, to radio and currently have the video in out that while the purpose of audio description is classic films can be purchased through VoicePrint. heavy rotation on CMT, where it is charting top 10. to make video products accessible to people with A portion of the proceeds go towards maintaining Look for Leahy in Charlottetown's Bridgefest and vision -restrictions, AudioCinema products "offer a VoicePrint, a not -for-profit registered charity. opening ceremonies for Confederation Bridge, at dynamic entertainment experience for everyone." For more information contact Lusignan or the end of this month. VoicePrint has scheduled May 30 at 12:30 pm Marc at 416-422-4222, fax 416-422-1633. NO. 1 ALBUM

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from the same disease .. no time for business, but is necessary to hold the big heart of show business. lots of time for personal hygiene, like filing their You, as a Barker, will be expected to emulate the I©976: the year ©f oJAcrshys nails while an important message is being piped example of the Barker in selling Variety with the by Rod Gudino into the voice -mail system). I've actually witnessed enthusiasm and zeal of the Barker. Yours should it. So, when downsizing begins, guess who is be his confidence and boldness in the advocacy of If Dan Frechette had his way, the hi considered first? One company has been monitoring the causes of charity." The new members then took music would stop sharply at the end o its employees' use of voice -mail, and considering the oath. Pretty touching stuff, wouldn't you say? significant year for the twenty-one yea eliminating it altogether and getting back to (EC: Amen! ! !) because it marks his birthday but bec connecting with a real person. (EC: They should The ratings are in!!!Radio guys all across this year that became somethir have thought of that before they installed the dumb land are now creating their own win WIN, synopsis a year for transitions and change, man system!!!) of where they stand after the publication of the BBM the worse according to the young mu Another war???Watch for radio to throw a screw spring ratings. In Toronto, the top three are CHFI- is why, in an ironic twist, he has brar into the record business. "Pay for play? We will, FM, Mix99.9 and CFRB, in that order. As you with the eponymous name of Post '7( How much???Charles Koppelman leads the but the record companies will pay, big time," says know, as the morning goes, the rest of the day But what happened after 1976? parade of 35 out the door of EMI Music, in the US, one broadcaster. A leading voice from the follows, or that was the case a few years ago. by disillusionment, Frechette thinks th, I have to quickly point out. And, according to the independent sector, when asked about a possible Leaders in the morning are CFRB's Ted Woloshyn played some sort of cruel joke on its( Wall Street Journal, it's gonna cost EMI big time. backlash, put it this way. "Well, no matter what with 220,000 listeners, followed by, surprise, ex- the rug out from stardom and grand( The figure is somewhere around $150 million US they do, they still have to play 30 per cent Canadian CFRBer Andy Barrie at CBC, also, surprise, an AM the great things that went into making for the executive shakeup. As grand marshall of content, and maybe they'll be legislated to play 40 operation, with 199,000 listeners. CHFI's morning the greatest thing on earth. the parade, the former chairman and CEO of EMI per cent." Not very diplomatic. For the pennies it's team of Don Daynard and Erin Davis attracted "Kids just don't scream anymon Records Group North America, has, or will, going to cost, there must be a common ground of 168,000 listeners, and CHUM -FM's morning crew the singer/guitarist/songwriter. "Every reportedly get a payout of $50 million, which kind understanding underneath all that "fuck off" of Roger, Rick & Marilyn, follows at 141,000. Now, much more to do nowadays it's not Ilk( of puts him in the pauper category, considering the rhetoric. (EC: Rhetoric is good enough! ! !) when you consider the cumes, demographics for to town and everybody is like 'oh rr $150 million Disney paid to walk Michael Ovitz. males, females, children and whatever, there's a never come around again!' You got a Virgin's Ken Berry takes over as president of EMI A hand up for Variety!!!Nice to see increased interest from the record industry in Variety. window of success for everyone. (EC: Sez who???) TV and in your magazine all the time Recorded Music. (EC: No tag day necessary for of him. If your girlfriend walks arm CK, obviously!!!) FACTOR's Heather Ostertag, and EMI's Deane Cameron and Gary Moss were sworn in at the the apartment all the time, you're no looking at her after a while." Meanwhile, back home!!!There's been some Variety Club dinner in the King Edward Hotel club downsizing going on north of the border as well, rooms this past week. It wasn't too many years ago A native of Pinawa, a sleepy li some of it subtle, most of it deadly, involving, in the Manitoba wasteland, Frechette cul when CARAS held a Juno Awards Variety Club 11111 kVA one case, service of 17 years. Letting people go is Luncheon the afternoon before the awards show. published weekly since writing addiction that rollerbal not an easy task and the morale at some companies The annual event that drew upwards of 800 and February 24th, 1964,by exhaustive compendium of so adolescence was over. At seventeen, is. . . well, what do you expect? It's interesting 900 industry people and the public alike, raised a RPM Music Publications LTD. too, that with the introduction of voice -mail, a lot lot of money for Variety's Kids, not to mention the 6 Brentcliffe Road of complacency has set in. (Some of these people stature of CARAS. Anyway, that was then and it Toronto, Ontario Basement songs ready to se( take several days to get back to you, some never was a pretty touching swearing -in ceremony by M4G 3Y2 do, and the assistant you are referred to, suffers veteran broadcaster Barry Nesbitt a tireless worker/ 416-425-0257 FAX : 416-425-8629 Tariq: Don't call hit supporter of Variety. Take a couple of minutes and Only in Canada??? Pity! read the Barker's Oath. "You are about to be E-MAIL ADDRESS by Lisa Trainor admitted to membership in Variety Clubs [email protected] It must have been a couple of decades ago when Despite having garnered the nickname the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in International. You are aware that Variety has its Walt Grealis, O.C. penchant toward performing the s Toronto was severely criticized for booking a existence justified only through its earnest efforts Publisher Stevens) during his University days, a complete series of foreign acts to headline the to give the fullest measure of aid to the unfortunate. Grandstand show in what was called a Sean LaRose influences and a summer spent playi Editor-in-Chief/Production Manager folk festivals in an effort to hook hin "Canadian" and a "National" exhibition. That Canadian music scene, singer/songwri was then, but checking the paper the other day, Rod Gudino News Editor there was a time he hated being ref it was almost deja vu when I came across an ad folk artist. Lisa Trainor for the Casino Rama near Orillia. The ad was "To me, folk singers sounded lit trumpeting the following acts to star at this Writer/Chart Editor & Mary and I wanted to do somethir Canadian venue. Yes, it operates in the Stan Klees little more hip -- a little more conterr Dominion of Canada, and here are the Movies, Theatre, Books However, it's clear that this Mc headliners featured in the ad: Kenny Rogers, & Advertising isn't quite as concerned these days Melissa Manchester, Sheena Easton, Neil Bill Watt musical style his audience is drawl Sedaka, The Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Classical & Jazz matter of fact, his own influences are Huey Lewis & The News, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tanya Tucker, Kenny Loggins, The Temptations MAPL Cancon The MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees for & Gladys Knight, Lorrie Morgan & Sawyer RPM in 1970 and is used extensively by Brown. Why am I not surprised that all the The fellowship of the Tent is incidental to the more important purpose of charity. The traditional Canadian record companies to identify the dedication of the Canadian record industry, the quantity of Cancon on label copy. CRTC and every radio station in the land as generosity of show business is here glorified and well as other well-meaning Canadians is not maintained and, in this endeavour, you are about to at% reflected in this lineup? I know the big Canadian obligate yourself to devote a reasonable portion of 1:1V stars are booked elsewhere and making big your time and talent. The terms of the Circus have M - Music was composed by a Canadian money .. but don't you expect a little"this is been adopted because of their universal A - Artist who is featured is a Canadian citizen understanding among all peoples. Variety is the P - Production was wholly recorded in Canada about us . . . while making the bigdollars" to be part of all this? Toronto Alderman Ben heart of show business, and it is fitting that there L- Lyrics were written by a Canadian Nobleman was a crusader who made the front should always be a reminder to all that this is an Advertising rates supplied upon request. pages of Canada's dailies. I doubt if this will organization of show people. The Barker is the Second class postage paid in Toronto. make any page in the dailies other than some insignia of our organization and you will hereafter Publications Mail Registration No. 1351 be called a Barker. The figure of the Barker is purely paid for advertising space. Ben Nobleman . . symbolical. His high hat represents the dignity of Printed by Hayes Printing Services where are you when we need you? Sam and Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 3G4 420441i115.4. Sheila! Pay attention. This is "non -Canadian!" our business. His moustache, the strength, power (416) 3644043 and glory of our business. 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comes around for the second time. The track's the Mo=Da= Mu label and now out of print. easy rock sound and graceful structure from Since these two recordings were only released Shark SCOTeS a decade ago makes it one of those songs in limited quantities on vinyl and cassette, fans that could have been evoked out of a radio of the band will thrill at the chance to hear these Geffen recording artist, Toronto-bom where it seems to be unavoidably destined for early 15 tracks. -LT Shark, has been selected to score the (as of this writing, 102.1 The Edge has taken soundtrack for The Highway Man, interest). Singer/guitarist Craig Smith helms the -Pop/Alternative which will star Danny Aiello. Director getup with an appealing, solid voice that is Do It Yourself backed by lead guitarist Colin Mills, bassist Geffen -J Keoni Waxman has used guitarist Barry Westin and Dan McGovern. We liked this Although (sort of) born out of the ashes of the Shark's music in two of his previous record, but more than that, we think this band now defunct Stone Roses, it would be unfair films. has the talent and creativity to take themselves to compare U.K. popsters the Seahorses to Shark's talent at composing film far in the current climate. We the aforementioned group (the old apples and restate for posterity that the trend seems to oranges thing, really.) , John music is recognized on both sides of be regressing rather than progressing and in Squire, Stuart Fletcher and Andy Watts have the border, resulting in approaches by this sense this band scores full points for Cadilacs + Fishbone, Cafe Tacuba + David film makers in Hollywood and Canada. bringing back something that might have been Byrne, Cuca + Youth Brigade, Los Pericos + His music is currently being considered forgotten when the '80s rounded the bend on Buju Banton and Diego Frenkel + Laurie the '90s. Weight Of The World and Looking For Anderson. The results are as diverse as they as part of the soundtrack of Dinner At A Way allow the band to showcase the fact are unique with the bottom line (and dollar) on Fred's, an upcoming Canadian film that they're not afraid of acoustic guitars and a great selection of really hottunes. All things directed by Shawn Thompson. are abject about those strong melodies. Song told, Red, Hot + Latin is sheer indulgence and A graduate of Toronto's Queen writing never sounded so natural. Or so proper. for that reason primarily it benefits from high Definitely worthy of a spin or five. -RG entertainment value and a good chance at street music scene of the '80s, Shark running the cause far into public sector once gained an audience and valuable music ERIC SERRA -Soundtrack again. A worthy album with lots to choose from experience as the guitar/vocalist of The The Fifth Element O.S.T. so get out there and show your support. -RG Ramblers, a band that went on to play Virgin 44203-F Science fiction being all the rage now has extensively in the UK. caused big budget Hollywood to outdo itself When the band returned to with wild special effects and stylistic Canada, Shark opted to remain in extravaganzas. Hence The Fifth Element, not created a melodic collection of insightful and SACRED SPIRIT 2: -Ambient London, joining Simon Tedd in putting your typical sci-fi fodder largely because of the upbeat pop songs that could just as easily be CULTURE CLASH heard on a CHR format as on an alternative together Big Barn Boo, a band that Various Artists sheer volume of cash that has been dumped new -rock station. Despite quirky titles like gained popularity throughout Europe RhythmhBlues/Virgin 42962-F Happiness Is Eggshaped, Do It Yourself should and went on to record for MCA Sometimes it happens that the particular styles not be mistaken for shallow pop vapidness. and strains of music concentrate in a certain Records. The band was the first to THE F I FTH ELEMENT There is some serious lyrical content to be had place to produce genuine anomalies; musical here and more than enough cause for perform throughout the US at the Hard masterpieces that make everyone else wonder introspection. The first single, Love Is The Law, Rock Cafe clubs and also toured the why they hadn't thought of it before. Such is offers up jangly alt -pop at its finest as do tracks US with Todd Rundgren. The band the case with Culture Clash, the second like Love Me And Leave Me and Round The volume from Rhythm & Blues Foundation's scored a hit with Shooting From My Universe. It would seem the 30 days the guys Sacred Spirit Series which, wonder of 54-40 -Pop/Alternative spent recording with legendary producer Tony Heart, which was taken from their wonders, attempts to fuse the raw essence of Sound Of Truth Visconti (, T -Rex, Wings, Badfinger debut album Fun, Faith and Fairplay. blues with classical music. It's a sound difficult (The Independent Collection) and Thin Lizzy) were well worth the effort. -LT to conceive, strong talent to effect and pure Shark's music performances and Er Columbia 80279-H genius to pull it off as great. It's a sound that, The godfathers of the Canadian alterna-pop/ his own compositions were included seen through an ambient veil of mastermind rock scene, 54-40 have been mainstays on in two independent films and in a Fearsome Brave, ends up working almost too the music scene since the band's inception in well. Vocal tracks by John Lee Hooker, motion picture soundtrack from into creating as meticulously detailed a future 1981. With a string of best-selling albums (Dear Disney. His TV credits include music Lightning Hopkins, Dee Hound Dog Jeffs and society as possible. Enter Eric Sierra, one of Dear, Show Me, Smilin' Buddha Cabaret, and others gel comfortably in a translucent sheenthe biggest players of soundtrack in film, with Trusted By Millions) and chart -topping singles of classical cello, violin and piano. The results credits ranging from academy award winning (Baby Ran, Miss You, Baby Have Some Faith, are a delicatessen of the delicious and the The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, The Nice To Luv You, She -La), the B.C. collective delectable; smoother than liquid chocolate and Professional and more recently Goldeneye. of Neil Osbourne, Brad Merritt, Phil Comparelli as exotic as the curves of La Dia bless. Serra uses all of his expertise to conjure up and Matt Johnson has gone back to its indie Unbelievable. Chants And Dances Of Theas exotic a sound imagery as possible, with roots with this latest release. Sound Of Truth: Native American Indians was the first volume middle eastern motifs, boomy orchestra, drum The Independent Collection marks the re- which drew in a healthy double diamond cash and bass electronica and one pop song. Again, release of two previous efforts, Selection -- a ,crj eawl.cfici.* mod& 61thyrcy draw at retail that seems entirely capable of it's atypical soundtrack fare because of the six -song EP -- and Set The Fire, originally on being followed here. It's obvious that there are sheer scope of the thing, but still largely score more than a few discerning consumers outmusic in the long run. The best part is that this there who are responding mightily to these album is showing on SoundScan's chart (at experiments of symphony and culture. Four 93 this week, down from 82 on its debut) which ALBUM PICK thumbs up. -RG argues that when you hit a public nerve with a soundtrack you hit big. Nevertheless, the single TOAD THE WET SPROCKET -Pop/Alternative URSA MAJOR -Rock/Alternative being serviced is Little Light Of Love, a clean Coil Driven Deep cut pop song which will be the first and last Columbia 67862-H Solar Flare 6974 -Independent word on this thing as far as any commercial When Toad The Wet Sprocket made their debut in 1989, the general public was left with Contemporary rock in and around Toronto servicing goes. Co -produced by Serra and a perplexed look on its collective face trying to figure out the meaning behind the cryptic hasn't lost its flare for conservative chords andRupert Hine. -RG band name. Fans of Monty Python Tariq continuedfrom page 5 the unflinching desire to pursue melody. It's an snickered to themselves. All were left with and gaining notoriety in a number of interest which can be seen in a host ofRED HOT + LATIN -Latin an indelible impression that can only be left Alberta newspapers and periodicals, upcoming indie bands in the city, most recently Various Artists by a band that has truly found its musical in a band by the name of Ursa Major. Their 314 534 715-Q niche and mastered it. Subsequent the A&R staff at EMI Canada were so debut album, Driven Deep, is made up of When it comes to something like AIDS, silence releases saw chart topping singles like impressed with his indie-release, material that is made familiar by the time the does indeed equal death. Which is why the Walk On The Ocean, All I Want and Fall Splat, that they sent a representative chorus for the first track (Don't Turn Away) Latin musical community is making some noise Down all follow the mellow -pop pattern that to see him perform at an indie in support of a cure for this disease that has has become the Toad The Wet Sprocket too long held its scythe over the modern world. signature sound. Coil marks the fifth full- showcase in Calgary. The result -- a The effort comes in the wake of last year's length album from the Santa Barbara -based major -label four -album recording highly successful Red Hot + Rio, where many band and, once again, stays close to the contract. a celeb contributed original material to bring path previously travelled, but far enough to "They've been really supportive in funds for the good cause. Well, the folks one side that the 12 new songs are fresh responsible for this disk realise that the grim and new. Although it had originally been in letting me do things the way I want reality of the disease isn't going to make people decided to go with a new producer, Coil to do them," says Tariq of his new rush out to buy this disk and have therefore brings the total of collaborative releases colleagues at EMI. packed it chockfull of little goodies to help them with cohort Gavin MacKillop to three. A new-found maturity is present in this release -- The release of Basement Songs along the way. The Latin world is turned on its perhaps due in part to the fact that several band members became dads since the last head with tracks from , Sepultura, album. 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68 NEW SAMMY HAGAR 1 NEW TRAGICALLY HIP 35 NEW Live Between Us (Universal) 81055 Butterfly Kisses (Jive) 39691 Marching To Mars (Universal) 11627

69 46 9 JON SECADA 2 1 4 NOW! 2 36 26 16 1997 GRAMMY NOMINEES Various Artists (Warner) 35296 Various Artists (PolyGram) 553292 Secada (EMI) 55897

70 55 16 SILVERCHAIR 3 2 24 SPICE GIRLS 37 27 10 AEROSMITH Spice (Virgin) 42174 Nine Lives (Columbia) 67547 Freak Show (Epic) 67905

71 4 3 18 OUR LADY PEACE 38 30 14 LIVE 67 30 JAMIROQUAI Clumsy (Columbia) 80242 Secret Samadhi (Radioactive) 11590 Travelling Without Moving (Columbia) 91109

3 ROMY Et MICHELE'S...O.S.T. 5 6 6 SAVAGE GARDEN 39 29 9 THE SAINT O.S.T. 72 60 Savage Garden (Columbia) 67954 Various Artists (Virgin) 42959 Various Artists (Hollywood) 162098

73 5 6 5 3 HANSON 40 35 34 LEANN RIMES 72 BEST KIDS DANCE Middle Of Nowhere (Mercury) 34615 Blue (Curb) 77821 Groove Club Kid (Popular) 83119

7 4 34 NO DOUBT 41 33 16 THE OFFSPRING 74 80 34BLACKSTREET Tragic Kingdom (Interscope) 90003 lxnay On The Hombre (Columbia) 67810 Another Level Onterscope) INTSD 90071

8 NEW FOO FIGHTERS 42 NEW MEREDITH BROOKS 75 69 10 THE SIMPSONS Songs In The Key Of S (Atlantic) 72723 Colour And The Shape (EMI) 55832 Blurring The Edges (EMI) 36919 MASSIVE DANCE HITS Vol. 2 9 NEW GREAT BIG SEA 43 NEW NEW COUNTRY 4 76 49 15 Play (Warner) 18592 Various Artists (Warner) 35328 Various Artists (Warner Bros.) 83100

5 DELERIUM 10 7 34 AMANDA MARSHALL 44 39 34SHERYL CROW 77 64 Amanda Marshall (Columbia) 80229 Sheryl Crow (ARM) 314 540 587 Karma (NTW) 30113 VERUCA SALT 11 8 33 BACKSTREET BOYS 45 31 27 BUSH 78 58 15 Backstreet Boys (Jive/Zomba) 15981 Razorblade Suitcase (Interscope) 90091 Eight Arms To Hold You (Geffen) 30001

3 ALLURE 12 10 25 WALLFLOWERS 46 34 5 GEORGE STRAIT 79 56 Allure (Epic) 67848 Bringing Down The... (MCA) 90055 Carrying Your Love (Universal) 11584

13 NEW BOOT CAMP CLIK 47 42 34 BECK! 80 73 34 SHANIA TWAIN For The People (EMI) 50646 Odelay (Geffen) 248231 The Woman In Me (Mercury) 314 522 886

14 9 34 CELINE DION 48 38 34 MOIST 81 68 11 ZACHARY RICHARD Cap Enrage (Select) 71093 Falling Into You (Columbia) 33068 Creature (EMI) 7243 8 36188

82 86 3 PLUS BELLES COMEDIES 15 11 9 HIT ZONE 3 49 37 30 DEANA CARTER Various Artists (Sony) 24032 Did I Shave My Legs (EMI) 96060 Various Artists (Select) 79337

16 NEW MICHAEL JACKSON 50 62 5 KENNY LOGGINS 83 76 33 MARILYN MANSON Antichrist Superstar (Nothing/Interscope) 90086 Blood on The Dance Floor (Epic) 68000 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Sony) 67986

17 13 28 SPACE JAM O.S.T. 51 43 16 MARK MORRISON 84 57 15 LEANN RIMES Various Artists (Atlantic) 82961 Mark Morrison (Warner Bros.) 17252 Early Years (Curb) 77856

18 NEW KRS-ONE 52 36 6 INXS 85 77 2 treble charger I Got Next (Jive) 41601 Elegantly Wasted (Mercury/PolyGram) 34531 Maybe It's Me (BMG) 47023

75 21 18 15 5 BEE GEES 53 NEW CHICAGO 86 GINUWINE Still Waters (PolyGram) 37302 Heart Of Chicago (Warner) 46554 Ginuwine... The Bachelor (Epic) 67685

20 12 34 JEWEL 54 32 5 YANNI 87 66 11 MICHAEL FLATLEY Pieces Of You (Atlantic) 82700 In The Mirror (Private Music) 82150 Lard Of The Dance (PolyTel) 533757

91 21 63 2 M.C. MARIO DAN 55 50 5 CLUB CUTZ 8 88 7 SYLVAIN COSSETTE Various Artists (Push The Label) 40096 Various Artists (Ariola) 45775 Blanc (Select) 70716

22 14 12 U2 56 47 14 ERYKAH BADU 89 141 19 CARDIGANS Pop (Island) 524334 Baduizm (MCA) 53027 First Band On The Moon (PolyGram) 33117

59 CELINE DION 23 17 5 MARY J. BLIGE 57 45 13 DANCE MIX USA '97 90 49 Share My World (Universal) 11619 Various Artists (Quality) 11256 Live A Paris (Columbia) 80238

91 71 24 16 6 DEPECHE MODE 58 43 14 THE TARANTINO CONNECTION 23 GROOVE STATION 3 Ultra (Reprise) 46522 Various Artists (MCA) 80325 Various Artists (Ariola) 43119

65 ROCH VOISINE 25 20 9 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 59 52 6 ROMEO Er JULIET O.S.T. VOLUME 2 92 27 Life After Death (Blues Boy) 073011 Various Artists (EMI) 55567 Kissing Rain (RV International) 51418

26 18 34TONI BRAXTON 60 41 10WHITE TOWN 93 82 2 THE FIFTH ELEMENT O.S.T. Secrets (La Face) 26020 Women In Technology (Chrysalis) 56129 Various Artists (Virgin) 44203 KISS 27 19 6 CHEMICAL BROTHERS 61 51 3 HEADSTONES 94 79 9 Dig Your Own Hole (Virgin) 42950 Smile & Wave (Universal) 81048 Greatest Hits (Polytel) 534725

28 25 12 JONNY LANG 62 70 9 MATCHBOX 20 95 7434 Lie To Me )A&M) 00640 Yourself Or Someone Like You (Lava) 92721 Love Songs (MCA) 11481

NEW ANDRE RIEU 29 22 11 COLLECTIVE SOUL 63 48 7 GROSSE POINT BLANK O.S.T. 96 Disciplined Breakdown (Atlantic) 82984 Various Artists (PolyGram) 828867 From Holland With Love (PolyGram) 22933

30 23 10 DAFT PUNK 64 61 14 BLUR 97 NEW PATRICK NORMAN Homework (Virgin) 42609 Blur (EMI) 55562 Guitare (Select) 78088

31 28 30 ROMEO it JULIET O.S.T. 65 53 15 BETTE MIDLER 98 NEW JOHN FOGERTY Various Artists (EMI) 37715 Greatest Hits (Warner) 80667 Blue Moon Swamp (Warner) 45426

32 40 2 PURE ENERGY VOLUME 4 66 54 34ALANIS MORISSETTE 99 89 33 112 Various Artists (Quality) 81997 Jagged Little Pill (Maverick) 45901 112 (Bad Boy) 73009

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11627 (Universal) Mars To ng HAGAR MY released sophomore album, Playin' For Keeps. A first single, Born Again In Dixieland, hits radio June 5 and a summer tour that will see performances from one coast to another will kick off June 14 in Ft. McMurray, Alberta. This year, McCoy is nominated for three Big Country Awards: male artist, country song of the year (All The Way) and songwriter of the year (with Chris Lindsey for All The Way.) CHARLIE MAJOR EMI Already a Big Country Award winner three times over for favourite male artist and Canadian country artist of the year, Ottawa native Charlie Major has become a serious force to be reckoned with in the PAU L BRAN DT It seems that winning a $1,000 prize at a talent contest during the 1992 Calgary Stampede was just the first in a number of successes for Calgary native . He began fostering a passion for performing his own material while still in high school -- a passion that drove him to enter talent contests and competitions in both Canada and the U.S. And although his faith and confidence in his talent was far from wavering, Brandt -- ever the conscientious student --decided to simultaneously pursue a career in professional nursing rather than leave his future entirely up to fate. Following in the family tradition -- dad being a paramedic and mom having returned to school to become a registered nurse -- Brandt spent two years as a paediatric nurse at Alberta's Children's Hospital in Calgary where he often worked with terminally ill children and experienced a wide range of human emotion that he says comes through a lot in his songwriting. But fate would eventually intervene and bring Brandt back to his first love, music, when he entered a nationwide SOCAN contest and took the second place Canadian scene. performance prize as well as first prize for the Best In the past few years, Major has hit the Canadian Country Song, Calm Before The Storm. Little listening public with a debut, The Other Side -- did he know the ramifications of this coup. which spawned an incredible six #1 singles, reached Calm Before The Storm, Brandt's debut on Reprise the top of RPM's Country Albums chart and is Records, has seen remarkable success including two nearing double platinum sales -- as well as a number one singles I Do, which hit the top of RPM's sophomore release, Lucky Man, that has produced Country 100 on August 26/96 and My Heart Has A History which was at number 1 in April/May of '96. such hits as Tell Me Something I Don't Know Both songs merited SOCAN #1 Awards. (which reached #1 on RPM's Country 100 March This year, Brandt is nominated for three Big Country Awards: male artist, song of the year (My Heart 14/96) and It's Lonely I Can't Stand (which hit the Has A History) and album of the year (Calm Before The Storm.) top May 13/96.) Of course, prior to these phenomenal successes, JASON MCCOY Major made an indelible impression on the country community in the U.S. with his penning of the #1 Copping last year's Big Country Outstanding New Artist award seems to have propelled this 26 -year old Ricky Van Shelton hit Backroads in 1990. Using Minesing, Ontario native towards bigger, better and brighter things. his songwriting finesse, Major parleyed his way MCA's decision to release a string of albumless singles spawned the label's subsequent release of into a record deal with and BMG his self -titled debut. This Used To Be Our Town, and the rest, as they say, is history. Learning A Lot About Love and Candle reached the A winner in '94, '95 and '96 as top of RPM's Country 100 July 31/95, November 13/ favourite country male vocalist, Major has become 95 and March 18/96 respectively. A fourth single, All one of the biggest success stories of the '90s. His The Way, made it to the number 4 position. significant commercial and critical Extensive touring, including dates with Martina accomplishments have made him a household name McBride and John Berry, proved fruitful in making a and his rich crooner's voice have kept him a name for himself as McCoy went on to win two CCMA favourite. awards as 1996's Vista Rising Star and best male This year, Major is nominated in four Big vocalist as and as well garner two 1997 Juno Country categories: favourite male artist, album of nominations. the year (Lucky Man), song of the year (Waiting Appearances on Rita & Friends, Inside Country, On You) as well as two nods in the songwriter of The Country Beat as well as TNN's Music City the year category (Waiting On You and with Barry Tonight have propelled McCoy into the public eye and Brown for Tell Me Something I Don't Know.) given him the opportunity to make some musical connections-- including Delbert McLinton, Al Anderson and former Stevie Ray Vaughn band -mate Reese Wyans -- who will show up on his soon -to -be - www.emimusic.ca

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NOMINATIONS COUNTRY BIG THEIR FOR the in with reckoned be to force rious (PRODUCER) AND has Major Charlie native Ottawa year, IRSCHICK CHAD country Canadian and artist male Durite times three winner Award Country Sig FamilyGRoup) Rankin The MAJOR 1LIE CONGRATULATES PROUDLY CANADA MUSIC EMI Way.) The All for ey (with year the of songwriter and Way) e the of song country artist, male lards: Big three for nominated is McCoy ,ar, Alberta. ay, in 14 June off kick will another to )ast performances see will that tour nmer June radio hits Dixieland, In Again Born A Keeps. For Playin' album, )homore DUANESTEELE Music has always been the focus for newcomer Duane Steele, who admits that the bug bit him early on after starting a band called Northern Sunrise with a few friends and cousins at the tender age of 14. After playing in bar bands and spending time as a forestry surveyor in Northern Alberta, this Hines Creek native forged ahead into the music scene and formed The Rock'N'Horse Band, a foray that garnered several hit singles as well as a 1992 Juno nomination in the best country duo/group category. Never one to give up a dream, Steele ventured back to Nashville after the band's demise and captured the interest of the Warner/Chappell publishing house. A showcase of new material during 1994's CMW in Calgary further impressed Mercury/ Polydor Canada President DougChappelland merited Steele a contract as the first country artist signed directly to Mercury in Canada. P.O. Box 423 marked Steele's Mercury debut to the listening public and 1 withhitsAnita Got IC Married, Stuck On Your Love and Two Names On An Overpass, it's easy to see that quite a few more people had been impressed. This past year saw nominations at the CCMA's for favourite male vocalist as well as the Vista Rising Star Award. This year, Steele is nominated for two Big Country Awards: favourite male artist and song of the year (Stuck On Your Love.) JAMEWARREN The assault of Canadian talent on Nashville is being aided by Kitchener - Waterloo native Jamie Warren, an artist with a diverse musical background and a string of hit singles that date back to 1983. Warren, who lassoed the Big Country Outstanding New Artist award in 1985, admits that it has taken time for his talent to be recognised nationally and internationally. But instead of selling out to what he thought might attract a huge audience, he maintained his personal pop/rock-injected style of singing and songwriting and has found a more than appreciative audience in today's new country scene. With his debut album, Fallen Angel, on the River North Nashville label (distributed in Canada by Mercury/Polydor), Warren has gained chart action on a number of single releases including Ready To Run and What Goes Around Comes Around - - which was originally recorded in 1988 as a rock song. Although some initial rejection was encountered toward this album, due in part to the falsely -perceived notion in Nashville that NOMINATED Canadian country artists don't sell, Warren and GROUP 0 producers Rick Hutt and Frasier Hill dazzled now -managerLarry * THE SINGLE "N Mazer into entering the MY OWN" HEA country field and adding Warren to his roster. This year Warren is * THE VIDEO "N nominated in the favourite male artist OWN" HEAVY R category at the Big Country Awards. * THE ALBUM "M BOUND FOR G www.universalcanada.com MUSIC UNIVERSAL GOLD FOR BOUND 1997 8, JULY DATE: RELEASE HAY" "MAKIN' ALBUM THE * Awards. Country FOR'KEEPS" "PLAYIN' Big the at category . artist male favourite ALBUM NEW THE * CMT ON ROTATION HEAVY OWN" the in nominated MY ON I'M THAT "NOW VIDEO THE * is Warren year This roster. his to Warren 16 JUNE RADIO AT adding and field country DIXIELAND" IN AGAIN "BORN TEN TOP TO HEADED OWN" MY the entering into Mazer ON THAT "NOW SINGLE THE Larry -manager now SINGLE NEW JASON'S FOR WATCH * I'M * dazzled Hill Frasier and Hutt Rick producers and Warren sell, don't SONG SONGWRITER, VOCALIST, MALE YEAR THE OF GROUP artists country Canadian NOMINATIONS COUNTRY BIG 3 COUNTRY BIG NOMINATED that Nashville in notion -perceived falsely the to part in due album, McCOY JASON DAUGHTER FARMER'S this toward encountered was rejection initial some Although song. rock a as 1988 in recorded originally was which - - Around Comes Around Goes What and Run To Ready uding action chart gained has Warren )lydor), label Nashville North River the on gel,

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TERRI CLARK There isn't a cowboy around who does: might have had a modest start waiting to as regards her popularity and her abil break the American market with her Can country sound. Clark traces her love of country to a life with lots of strong support for and in in the music. Her maternal grandparents and Betty Gauthier, were veterans c Canadian country circles and even apr at the Grand Ole Opry alongside George Johnny Cash and others. A kid at the Clark remembers being captivated b grandparents' collection of country reo especially those by Loretta Lynn and Cline, who were to serve as early influE Early gigs in Medicine Hat even gave her enough confidence to venture of Nashville, country's mythical land of 0: made a bold entrance as house singer legendary Tootsie's lounge, a job she hold on for dear life for her first 18 mor. Music City. But by the time May 1994 around, she had already caught the eye roving execs and A&R vultures that p the city. Her self -titled album was relea and back at home, where singles When Canadian charts. Her sophomore effort, Just The S weeks since its release and is proving it track. No stranger to the Big Country artist, songwriter and country song (If I

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- 19 - 1997 2, June Monday RPM RENA GAILE "Country music reached my soul with its depth and truthfulness and innate honesty. I feel good when I sing country music, I passionately bare my soul. It's like a catharsis... a healing, and I think people connect with that." That's London, Ontario native Rena Gaile talking about why, after some ten years of being one of the most in demand studio singers in Toronto, she turned her talents full time to country music. That's after, if should be noted, she had lent her efforts to playing society galas, Saturday night dances, conventions and charity balls, jingles, commercials and back up vocals. But Gaile's natural grace for country music was seen early with the release of her first album, titled Out On A Limb. With the help of a host of top rate musicians from guitarists Mike Francis and Bernie La Barge, South Mountain's Steve Piticco, player Don Reed and supporting vocalists Don Neilson and Us( David Blamires, Gaile came on top with an outstanding debut. The industry at home raved over the release and supported the chart success of a slew of singles including Better Off Blue, All She Wants, of ti Cloud Of Dust, Hand That Rocked The Cradle and Girl Thang. to keel It's been hardly a surprise that Rena Gaile was singled out at the 1996 Big Country Awards with a nomination in the Outstanding New Artist category. As the run for the title track of her album begins what we're sure will be a remarkable run at radio, Gaile enters the 1997 Big Country Awards with top honours FEMALE ARTIST as a nominee for Female Artist of the year. MICHELLE WRIGHT PATRICIA CONROY Growing up in smalltown southwest Ontario, Michelle Wright often tagged along with her parents when RENA GAILE they performed at various clubs and community centres. She took that fascination with her to high school, SHANIA TWAIN where she played in various bands before venturing on her own and touring throughout Canada and the US. She eventually signed with Savannah Records who released her first album titled in MICHELLE WRIGHT 1988. Through arduous touring and independent record releases, Wright's popularity steadily grew. MALE ARTIST Eventually, her talent received some notice in the US, which led to Wright's signing with Arista Nashville. While her self -titled Arista debut drew some raves in country circles, it wasn't until the release of her I I PAUL BRANDT second album, Now & Then, that Wright was on her way to stardom. That album went on to produce five #1 hits including the title track, He Would be Sixteen, , , and the biggest hit JASON McCOY of her career, Take It Like A Man, which hit top 10 in the US with the video reaching #1 at CMT. The Academy of Country Music named Wright the top new female vocalist in 1993, while back CHARLIE MAJOR home she picked up an astonishing 15 awards based on the success of Now & Then, including CCMA DUANE STEELE artist of the year, Big Country's artist of the year and a Juno for country female vocalist. Now & Then eventually surpassed double platinum in Canada. JAMIE WARREN In 1994, Wright released her third Arista album, The Reasons Why, produced by longtime friend Steve Bogard, Val Gan -ay, Mike Clute and John Guess. The album shipped Gold, eventually rising to platinum in a few short months. Her latest release, For Me It's You (released in June 1996), banged off a GROUP list of singles including Nobody Knows (penned by Gretchen Peters), Crank My Tractor and The Answer THE CRUZEROS Is Yes while the album has remained on RPM's Country Chart for forty weeks. This year, Wright is nominated for top female vocalist at the Big Country Awards. FARMER'S DAUGHTI THE NEILSONS Said. Catch 22 could be a left -fielder. Great ALBUM OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS cover photo. Will attract if front -racked. -WG PRAIRIE OYSTER RPM reviewed the following relases long before they became THE RANKIN FAMILY PAUL BRANDT RPM April 8, 1996 successful, lets see how our predictions panned out. Calm Before The Storm - Country OUTSTANDING NEW A prairie weather and non -pollutant air must Reprise -46180-P TERRI CLARK RPM July 24, 1995 Like the country pundits said, "the proof is THE CRUZEROS Self -titled have been contributing factors to the in the pudding," and this is it. This Calgarian, Mercury -314-526-991-0 development of this healthy 5'11", 26 -year CHRIS CUMMINGS Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alberta old discovery. The powerful vocals leave now living in Nashville where he has turned certainly had its impact on Terri Clark. The an immediate impression that Clark is ALBUMScontinued on page 23 THE NEILSONS hellbent on gaining a foothold in the THOMAS WADE Et business. Better Things To Do, written by Clark, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters, has WAYWARD been taken as the first single. Clark LAWNIE WALLACE contributed to the writing of 11 of the tracks, and solo wrote IfI Were You, a key track. Unfortunately, there's no Cancon credits INDEPENDENT LABEL here, but Clark doesn't need that crutch. GUN RECORDS She has the talent to match anything coming out of Nashville, and if guided MOON TAN RECORE properly, could become one of the big PEG MUSIC names in country. Produced by Keith Stegall and Chris Waters, this album should RDR RECORDS spawn half -a -dozen chart singles. Check ROYALTY RECORDS out Tyin' A Heart To A Tumbleweed, The Inside Story and Something You Should've STONY PLAIN RECO CANADA MUSIC WARNER RECORDS PLAIN STONY MUSIC UNIVERSAL RECORDS ROYALTY MUSIC SONY RECORDS RDR MUSIC PEG MERCURY/POLYDOR VIDEO COUNTRY RECORDS TAN MOON CANADA MUSIC EMI RECORDS GUN CANADA MUSIC BMG LABEL INDEPENDENT

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1997 Big Country THE CRUZEROS Kelowna has kept a rela it comes to country music, though the been broken by The Cruzeros, the new Mathers and Curtis Tulman who have Songwriter of the Year Award since 1985. A self -titled debut album in as a serious songwriting force with the top 20 status and three videos that aired Because of those successes, The awards time, adding to their heap of ace British Columbia Country Music Assoc year, entertainer of the year, album of the Barry Brown Et Charlie Major and the Ray McAulay Memorial Hori artist). Back east, in Toronto, they were two Big Country Awards including g Tell Me Something I Don't Know outstanding new artist. Currently The Cruzeros are continui: for their first release, with featured apr and radio, notably on Toronto's CISS-1 Terri Clark CMT. They have brought their seven nu of Prairie Oyster, Blackhawk, Lee Roy If I Were You Wheel and other distinguished country ac The Last Time, is climbing RPM's Co The Cruzeros are the proud recipien Chris Lindsey Et Jason McCoy All The Way ALBUMScontinued from page 20 a few heads on Music Row, is ha on both sides of the border with I single release, My Heart Has A Charlie Major The song was co -written by BrE Mark Sanders, a Nashville writer. I Waiting On You Brandt has run the full gamut of hi( parameters here; ballads, westerr out country. Every track shows a pi Shania Twain a R.J. Lange powerful singer/songwriter whl where he's going and he doesn't (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here his country roots. Brandt has baritone vocal that has the pu graduate choir boy. He's not in a h his lyrics and layers them or precision that's usually only mas the trained voice. He's got some hi. as well, which adds to the tren Society of Composers, Authors and vocal property he possesses. Ho, Music Publishers of Canada happened is common knowledgE here is much more important. He 41 Valleybrook Drive right. He's got a commitment fron Don Mills, Ontario M3B 2S6 US label and the excitement at Tel. (416) 445-8700 or 1 800 55 SOCAN level in Canada is absolutely refrt pumped -up marketing and promo SOCAN Fax (416) 445-7108www.socan.ca can make all the difference. Wh what of first the is This year. last America key? What's difference. the all make can North in sales music country in realized team promotion and marketing -up pumped was dollars billion 2.1 than more that A refreshing. absolutely is Canada in level estimated been it's fact, In music. 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23 - 1997 2, June Monday - RPM and their three children, daughter Tami (19) and songs written by Ron or Tami, has yielded two top sons Jay (18) and Todd (13) hail from Ontario and 40 singles and an award winning video Windows Nashville country music community. The tape made Open bring a unique nostalgic twist and stunning vocal Of The Past. Interest in the group has brought them such an impression on Leggett that he decided, after harmonies to bear on their very special brand of watching the young artist perform live, to move the out for appearances on virtually every major Canadian country music. music division of his company to Nashville so that television station, including the Global Television The secret to their sound is the result of Ron, Network, CBC, NCN, CMT and ZTV. he could personally manage Cummings' career. A an accomplished musician for thirty-five years, development deal with Warner Bros Records was The interest has also spilled over into artist just around the corner at that point and the show, circles, which has demanded they work with people as they say, was on. like , Jason McCoy, Johnny Cash, Charlie The public has responded quickly to this young Major, Blackhawk and Prairie Oyster. They have artist's indisputable talents in front of a crowd, and gained two International Gold Awards for their a number of appearances on TNN's Ralph Emery video for Windows To The Past and enjoy the Show, concert dates with Martina McBride, John distinction of being the first Canadian band to play Michael Montgomery and Garth Brooks have at the General Jackson festival in Opryland. boosted his popularity. But success was secured Big Country welcomes The Neilsons with two with the single I Waited which was added as a bonus nominations for group of the year and outstanding new artist. track to the compilation This Is The Sound Of New Country 3. The video for the song was added directly into heavy rotation at the New Country Network in LAWNIEWAUPCE Canada and eventually peaked as a top 5 single across the country. Although a fan of such artists as the Doors, Moody July 1996 saw the release of Somewhere Blues and Southern Culture On the Skids, this Inside, which was introduced with a monumentally young Stouffville-native's heart is entrenched firmly successful new single called Sure Enough and in the world of country music. Almost Always, which continues its climb to the Discovered in 1994 during the CCMA top of the charts. conference in Calgary, Wallace was signed to MCA Canada at the age of 17 and had her debut album, Chris Cummings is nominated for outstanding new artist in this year's Big Country Awards. playing accompaniment on guitar, with Jay on bass Thought I Was Dreaming, on the shelves by the (he has been playing the instrument since the age age of 18. of nine) and Todd on drums (hitting skins since the Drawing part of her inspiration from her THE NEILSONS age of seven) while mother Betty and Tami provide musician -father's basement band rehearsals -- for The family unit just doesn't come any better than it the lead vocals. which she would sneak out of bed to take part in - does with The Neilsons. Ron and Betty Neilson, The Neilsons' self -titled CD, consisting of NEW ARTIST continued on page 31

ALBUMS continued from page 23 of a follow-up with this release. Like that of PolyGram, she should be on her way. Memory Now by Blackhawk; Lisa Brokop's old Orson Welles' winery slogan, "we serve Twain has always had a strong voice for She Can't Save Him; and 's no wine until its time," this is vintage Major. country, but what makes her distinctive is I'll Try, and much more. Five great Canadian He has that vocal magic that attracts her songwriting ability, something that country stars cleverly integrated with 11 of immediate attention and a fast -forward wasn't in evidence on her first record. Twain the best in country from south of the border. projection that puts him in a class of his has a good ear for a hook, and mixed in Lots of in-store material here and an own. Country programmers have already with the subtle touches of her co -writer/ effective cover will attract customers if recognized the potential of this album by producer/husband Mutt Lange, the result The 1997 Can; front -racked. The sales potential is pretty charting and putting the first single, (I Do is a core of strong country tracks that will high, considering more than five million It) For The Money, into heavy rotation. fit right in with most station's New Country Country Musil viewers watch CMT weekly. -WG Back -orders for the album already indicate format. Twain has everything it takes to LIVE on the CTV TE that retailers are ready to move this one make it in the tremendously crowded New CHARLIE MAJOR RPM Oct. 2, 1995 out. Major wrote most of the music with Country field. The question is, will Network Monday, Lucky Man the exception of It's Lonely I Can't Stand PolyGram help her get that far? -RR September 8th 9:0 Arista -74321-30728-N and Solid As A Rock, which he co -wrote It's taken a dog's age, but the wait was with Barry Brown and Remember The worth it. Charlie Major, who scored six, Alamo, which was written by Jane Bower. Country Musi, back-to-back #1 singles off his previous This is the only track, by the way, that Celebrate the 20t1 album, The Other Side, has a barnburner doesn'tqualifyasCancon,but Country Music WE nevertheless, is a key track. He should get more than half -a -dozen hits out of this one, September 5 - 8 including those mentioned, the title track, Hamilton, Ontario Someday I'm Gonna Ride In A Cadillac, and, of course, Waiting On You. Steve Fishell is the producer. -WG

SHANIA TWAIN February 6, 1995 The Woman In Me Mercury -314-522-886-Q This Timmins, Ontario native has already made a few waves in the US with her debut album, but with this sophomore release, she's ready to tackle the Nashville giant head on. Twain definitely has all the key parts in place, and with the strong support SEPTER ONTARIO HAMILTON, 8TH, TO 5TH SEPTEMBER

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Lawnie (R.Hurd/P.Brandt) J.Lee (Reprise) (C.Walker/M.J.Greene) J.Stroud/C.Walker (Warner Bros) (J.Rodman/M.McCord/K.Hinton) D.O'Doherty (RDR) L presenter at the BBS-televised show on 3 3 14 BETTER MAN, BETTER OFF 37 40 10 NEVER AGAIN, AGAIN 70 57 19 455 ROCKET Tracy Lawrence/The Coast Is Clear/pro single -P /Self-titled/comp 2-J Kathy Mattea/Love Travels/pro single -0 (B.Jones/S.P.Davis) F.Anderson/T.Lawrence (Atlantic) (M.Holmes/B.Isham) M.Wright )Decca( (G.Welch/D.Rawlings) B.Wisch/K.Mattea (Mercury) Today's Countryhas reached the worli 4 1 11 ONE NIGHT AT A TIME 38 27 21 EMOTIONAL GIRL 71 53 18 DON'T TAKE HER SHE'S ALL I GOT the New Festivals for the fourth cc George Strait/Carrying Your Love With Me/comp 2-J Terri Clark/Just The Same/comp 484-Q Tracy Byrd/Big Love/pro single -J (E.B.Lee/E.Kilgallon/R.Cook) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) (R.Bowles/T.Clark/C.Waters) K.StegalVC.Waters (Mercury) (J.Williams/G.U.S.Bonds) T.Brown (MCA) year. Of the more than 1300 entries 5 6 16 39 23 17 countries, only a quarter of them have be *EN GIRL OUT OF THE ORDINARY 72 58 19 LYING HERE WITH YOU Michelle Wright/For Me Its You/comp 45-N Beverley Mahood/Title track/pro single Thomas Wade & Wayward/Self-titled/comp 344-H to compete in the medal finals. Winne: (R.Crowell) J.Scherer (Arista) 1;1[1. (B.Mahood/M.Dineen) J.R.Hutt (Spin) (T.Wade/C.Rawson) J.May/T.Wade (Peg) 6 5 12 I MISS YOU A LITTLE 40 43 7 I WILL IF YOU WILL 61 2 AIN'T ENOUGH HOURS announced in mid -June. 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