ADDITIONS TO R&B PLAYLISTS

WIGO - ATLANTA - Rick Fly So You Win Again - Hot Chocolate - Big Tree Knight & Pips Once I've Been There - Norman Connors - Buddah #1 - I Believe You - Dorothy Moore Get It Up For Love - Deja Vu - Capitol 30 to 20 - Nights On Broadway - Candl Staton Sunshine - Enchantment - Roadshow -I -O Ohio Players Mercury I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb RSO O-H - - - - Ex To 13 -Darlin' - Donny Gerrard #1 LP - Commodores Get It Up AWB & Ben E. King Atlantic Undercover Angel Alan O'Day Pacific - - - - Ex To 22 - Can't Stay Away - Bootsy's Rubber Band WTLC INDIANAPOLIS Roger Holloway L.A. Sunshine War Blue Note Funk It Up Sweet Ex To 23 Me And My Music Spinners ------#1 Real Mother For Ya Johnny Guitar Watson 7 To 3 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson 15 To 9 Hold On Wild Cherry Ex To 24 All Because Of You Otis Clay -A ------Friends & Strangers Ronnie Laws Blue Note 8 To 4 Livin' In The Life Islay Brothers 22 To 15 -O -H -I -O Ohio Players Ex 25 Let's Clean The Ghetto PI All -Stars - - - - - To - Up - The Greatest Love Of All George Benson Arista 11 To 6 - l'Il Show You - Young Devines 26 To 13 - Devil's Gun - C.J. & Co. Ex To 26 Goodnight My Love Tavares - - - - I Can't Help It Michael Henderson Buddah 18 To 9 I Need Love Persuaders #1 LP Floaters - - - - - Ex To 27 - I Don't Want To Work Today - New York Port Deeper New 19 To 14 Can't We Just Be Friends Donna Summer New LPs LTD, War, AWB & Ben E. King, PI All -Stars Authority - Birth - WB - - - Nights On Broadway Candi Staton WB 28 To 15 Devil's Gun C.J. á Co. Ex To 28 Picnic In The Park MFSB - - - - WVKO - COLUMBUS - Keith Willis - - Boogie Nights Heatwave Epic 29 To 23 - Make It With You - Whispers #1 Easy Commodores Ex To 29 Nowhere To Run Dynamic Superiors - - 30 To 16 Vitamin "U" Smokey Robinson - - - - Up For The Downstroke - Fred Wesley & The Horny - - Take Me To The Bridge - Crackin' - WB Ex To 30 - That's What Friends Are For - Deniece Horns Atlantic #1 LP Commodores Dance To Keep From Williams - - Crying - Samona Cooke - Epic Express Yourself New York Community Choir RCA Free As The #1 LP Commodores - - WAOK ATLANTA Frank Barrow Wind - Crusaders - ABC - 17 To 11 Baby Love Mother's Finest - - Fantasy Is Reality New LPs Crusaders, Sun, Heatwave, Ronnie Laws, - - #1 Float On Floaters - Parliament - Casablanca - 23 To 17 Let Your Heart Be Free Patrice Rushen - - You Can't See The Forest Edna Salsoul, Claudia Barry, LCACBB, Fan la All -Stars, - - L.A. Sunshine - War - Blue Note - Wright - RCA 26 To 18 - Your Love Is Rated X - Johnnie Taylor I Donna John Davis & The Monster Orch., Let's Clean Up The Ghetto PI All -Stars Phila. Intl. 24 To 14 - Don't Wanna Go - Moments Summer, 27 To 20 Turn This Mutha Out idris Muhammad - - 26 To 13 The Greatest Love Of All George Benson O'Jays, Twenty-One Creation, Munich Machine, - - 13 To 9 - I Believe You - Dorothy Moore - - Hodges, & War, LTD, Karma, Morning, WJMI JACKSON Paul Todd #1 LP Brothers Johnson 27 To 15 - Sharing - Vitamin E James Smith, - - - #1 Easy Commodores LPs Ronnie Laws, James Brown #1 LP George Benson Noon & Night, Carol Douglas, Chi -Lites, Young Hearts, - - New - - To The Bone, KKDA-AM DALLAS Chuck Smith Eddie Holman, Nancy Wilson, Persuaders, The Nights, Get It On - Paul Kelly - WB WWIN BALTIMORE Don Brooks - - Mother's Finest, Manchild, Jermaine 16 To 9 Sunshine Enchantment - - #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions Jackson, - - Sunshine - Undisputed Truth - Whitfield Can't Get Along Impressions Cotillion Whispers, Bobbi Humphrey, Meters #1 LP - Commodores/Isley Brothers - - New LPs War, PI All -Stars Love Music - Regal Dewy - Millennium You Can't See For Lookin' - Betty Wright - Alston WCHB - DETROIT - Wade Briggs - Tomorrow - Cissy Houston - Private Stock Let's Clean Up The Ghetto PI All -Stars Phila. Intl. #1 Best Of My Love Emotions WOKJ JACKSON Dick Dawkins No One Can Love You More Phyllis Hyman Buddah ------Hold You For A Night David Ruffin Motown Hold On With Strings Wild Cherry Epic #1 I Believe You Dorothy Moore Pictures And Memories Marlene Shaw Columbia ------I Feel Like I've Been Llvin' Trammps Atlantic Everlasting Love Rufus ABC Turn This Mutha Out Idris Muhammad Kudu Chalk It Up Jerry Butler Motown ------10 To 5 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson Why Must We Say Goodbye - Al Hudson & Soul Partners Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Island Sharing - Vitamin E - Buddah 13 To 7 - Float On - Floaters - ABC Lady Of Magic - Maze - Capitol I Am At The Crossroad - Vernon Garrett 19 To 14 Soul Of A Man Bobby Bland O -H -I -O - Ohio Players - Mercury Let Me Hold You Tonight David Ruffin Motown 12 To 6 Float On Floaters ------21 To 16 - If This Is Heaven - Ann Peebles I Feel Love - Donna Summer - Casablanca 10 To 5 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson 14 To 7 - Do You Want To Get Funky - Peter Brown 26 To 19 L.A. Sunshine War Keep It Commn' Love KC & Sunshine Band TK 18 To 10 Because Of Your Love Otis Clay 19 To 8 Boogie Nights Heatwave ------#1 LP - Brothers Johnson Disco Lights - Dexter Wansel - Columbia 19 To 13 L.A. Sunshine War 22 To 11 Livin' In The Life Isley Brothers - - - - KNOK K-107 Give Me Some Skin James Brown Polydor 22 To 15 Dance To A Love Song Manhattans #1 LP Commodores - DALLAS/FT. WORTH - Andy Perpener - - - - - #1 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson 18 To 9 - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto - PI -All -Stars 29 To 14 - Work On Me O'Jays New LPs- O.V. Wright, Ann Peebles, AWB & Ben E. King, - - - On Me 19 To 12 The Greatest Love Of All George Benson #1 LP Floaters LTD, PI All -Stars Work - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. - - - Love Is So Much Better - ZZ Hill - Columbia 22 To 15 - Soul Of A Man - Bobby Bland New LPs - LTD, Whispers WBUL - BIRMINGHAM - Shelly Pope African Summer - Herb Alpert A&M #1 LP - Commodores KPRS KANSAS Dell Rice - New LPs PI Ail -Stars, O.V. Wright - - Oh, Let Me Know - Special Delivery - Shield If This Is Heaven - Ann Peebles - HI - #1 - Easy - Commodores Work On Me - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. My Heart Just Can't Stop Dancing - Swamp Dog - WGOK-FM - FAIRHOPE - Chris Turner Work On Me - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. Just Let Me Hold You Tonight - David Ruffin - Motown Musicor #1 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson Up For The Downstroke - Fred Wesley & The Horny Nowhere To Run - Dynamic Superiors - Motown 19 To 9 - Float On - Floaters #1 LP - Slave Horns - Atlantic Chalk It Up - Jerry Butler - Motown 24 To 19 - Express Yourself - New York Community New LPs - Emotions, Floaters, Bobbi Humphrey, Roy Oh, Let Me Know - Special Delivery - Shield 13 To 8 - What About Me - Elaine Garrett Choir Ayers, Al Jarreau, Cerrone, Dorothy Moore, Flora Lady Of Magic - Maze - Capitol 14 To 9 - Turn This Mutha Out - Idris Muhammad #1 LP - Emotions Purim, PI All -Stars, LTD, Lenny Williams Finally Found Someone - Side Effect - Fantasy 16 To 19 - Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers New LPs - Karma, Weapons Of Peace WANM - FLINT - Jay Allen Night On Broadway - Candi Staton - WB 17 To 7 -O -H -I-O - Ohio Players Dentin' - Donny Gerrard - Greedy #1 LP - Brainstorm Can't Get Along - Impressions - Cotillion New LPs Ann Saxton, PI All -Stars MOST ADDED NEW RSA SINGLES - Garland Green, Over And Over - Ashford & Simpson - WB WILD BOSTON Soul Of A Man Bobby Bland ABC - 1. WORK ON ME O'JAYS PHILA. - - #1 - Easy - Commodores - - INTL. #1 LP - Isley Brothers Sweet Dynamite - Claudia Barry WBUL. WVON, KNOK, KGFJ, WDIA, WAMO. WTMP, WESY, KPRS New LPs - Jermaine Jackson, Lenny Williams, Whispers, No One Could Love You More Phyllis Hyman Buddah War, AWB & Ben E. King, PI All -Stars, Memphis Horns, - - Roy Ayers What Am I To Do - Ralph Graham - RCA 2. LADY OF MAGIC - MAZE - CAPITOL Tomorrow - Cissy Houston - Private Stock KOWH, WSOK, WOL. WDAO, WOKJ, KPRS, WGOK KOKY - LITTLE ROCK - J.D. Black 23 To 16 - Over And Over - Ashford & Simpson #1 - Float On - Floaters 25 To 18 -O -H -1-O Ohio Players - 3. JUST LET ME HOLD YOU DAVID RUFFIN MOTOWN Express Yourself Yourself - New York Community Choir 29 To 20 - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto - PI All -Stars - - - RCA New LPs Willie Hutch, Ronnie Laws WBMX. WDAO, WOKJ, - KKDA, WBUL, WESY I Can't Get Along - Impressions - Cotillion WUFO - BUFFALO - Harold Lewis 11 To 5 - Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton 4. I CAN'T GET ALONG IMPRESSIONS 12 To 7 I Can Make It Better Peabo Bryson #1 - Best Of My Loves - Emotions - - COTILLION - - Little Bitty Body - Mickey Murray - Pepco WANT, WBMY, WVON, KDDA, KOKY, WLOU, KPRS 14 To 8 - L.A. Sunshine - War #1 LP - Emotions/Commodores 20 To 10 - I Can't Stay Away - Bootsy's Rubber Band To 11 I Feel Love Donna Summer WGIV - CHARLOTTE - Manny Clarke 5. DEEPER - NEW BIRTH - WB Ex - - Ex To 16 Boogie Nights Heatwave #1 Best Of My Love Emotions - - - - WANM, WDAO, WDDO, WORL, WTLC, KDIA Ex To 17 Turn This Mutha Out Idris Muhammad This Could Be The Night - R.B. Hudman - Atlantic - - Ex To 18 I Believe You - Dorothy Moore Since I Fell For You Hodges, James & Smith London - - - 6. VITAMIN "U" Ex To 20 Into Something O.V. Wright Want To Get Funky Peter Brown Drive - SMOKEY ROBINSON - TAMLA - - - - WVOL, WBLS, KGFJ, KDAY, WDIA, WTMP #1 LP - Commodores Stomped, Beat Up & Whooped -Graham Central Station Whispers - WB New LPs - Kellee Patterson, Make It With You - Whispers - Soul Train 7. CHALK IT UP - JERRY BUTLER - MOTOWN KUTE/102 - LOS ANGELES - Lucky Pierre Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Island KDKO. WBUL. KOWH. WDDO, WWIN #1 LP - Emotions Keep It Comin' Love - KC & Sunshine Band - TK New LPs - Waters, Lonnie Liston Smith Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Trammps - ABC KDAY - LOS ANGELES - J.J. Johnson Rejoice - Emotions - Columbia #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions 21 To 10 - uevirs Gun - C.J. & Co. Cream City - Aalon - Arista 25 To 15 - Boogie Nights - Heatwave MOST ADDED NEW 118 B LP's Vitamin "U" - Smokey Robinson - Tamia 29 To 11 - Work On Me - O'Jays It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me - Barry 35 To 17 Get Away - - Salsoul 1. LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO PI ALL-STARS PHILA. INTL. White - 20th Century 43 To 18 - The Greatest Love Of All - George Benson - - 15 To 9 - World That's Not Real - Gloria Ann Taylor 47 To 13 I Feel Love Donna KPRS, WJMI, WCIN, WTMP, - - Summer WWIN, WBUL, WBLS, WJMO, WCHB, WJPC, Ex To 21 - I Feel Love - Donna Summer LP #1 - Emotions WVON, WSOK, WGOK, WENZ Ex To 24 - I Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb WVON - CHICAGO - E. Rodney Jones #1 LP - Emotions #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions 2. SOMETHING TO LOVE - LTD - A&M New LP - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. You Can't See For Looking - Betty Wright - Cat WORL, WOJK, WDAO, WGOK. WSOK, YBC, WJMO, WANT, WESY, KDKO KJLH - LOS ANGELES - Rod McCrew Work On Me - O'Jays - Phila. Intl. New LPs - Flora Purim, Earl Klugh, Noel Pointer, Bessie Along Impressions Can't Get - - Cotillion 3. PLATINUM JAZZ WAR BLUE NOTE Simmons, Bob Marley & The Wailers, David Ruffin, Fantasy Is Reality - Parliament - Casablanca - - Karma, Flavor, Roy Ayers, Barbra Streisand, Al Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Island KJLH, WJMI, WJMO, WSOK, WDAO, WORL, WANM, WOL Jarreau, Buddy Montgomery, Melissa Manchester, You For Me - Little Milton - TK War, Whispers, LTD, Tamiko Jones, Karen Tree. Edwin I'm The Other Half Of You - Ray Godfrey Starr 21 To 14 Into Something O.V. Wright - - KGFJ LOS ANGELES Don Mac 28 To 21 Make It With You Whispers - - - - KNOK-AM DALLAS/FT. WORTH Andy Perpener #1 - Float On - Floaters Float Floaters 30 To 23 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers Johnson - - #1 - On - - - #1 Best Of My Love Emotions Mutha Funk - Shotgun - ABC Vitamin "U" Robinson Tamia #1 LP PI All -Stars - - - Smokey - - My Room Is Dark And Empty Ulye De Vance Dello Deeper - New Birth - WB Work On Me O'Jays Phila. Intl. New LPs PI All -Stars, Barry White, Al Hudson & ------Soul Love Is So Much Better ZZ Hill Columbia Stop, Look And Listen King Floyd Chimneyville Everlasting Rufus Partners, Natalie Cole, ZZ Hill, Hues Corp. - - - - Love - - ABC 21 To 16 - Check It Out - Sophisticated Ladles Give Me Some Skin - James Brown - Polydor It's Ecstasy - Barry White - 20th Century WJPC - CHICAGO - Richard Steels #1 LP - Emotions Overdose Of Joy - Eugene Record - WB Keep it Comin' Love - KC & Sunshine Band - TK #1 Best Of My Love Emotions New LPs Karms, Weapons Of Peace Star Wars Theme Graffiti Orch. 20th Century - - - - - WLOU LOUISVILLE Come Into My Life - Donna Summer Prestige 14 To 11 -O -H -I -O Ohio Players - - Neat O'Rea - - #1 Float On Floaters If I Have To Go Away Jigsaw 20th Century WDAO DAYTON Lankford Stephens 19 To 9 Can't Stay Away Bootsy's Rubber Band ------Turn Mutha 21 To 16 - Livin' In The Life - Islay Bros. #1 - Float On - Floaters 26 To 7 - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto - PI All -Stars This Out - Idris Muhammad - Kudu I Can't Help It Michael Henderson Buddah 27 To 22 - The Greatest Love Of All - George Benson I Don't Wanna Go - Moments - Stang 32 To 24 - Love Is So Good - ZZ Hill - - #1 LP - Brothers Johnson Lady Of Magic - Maze - Capitol 34 To 23 - Speak! Talk About It - Jean Shy Can't Get Along - Impressions - Cotillion New LPs - Sylvester, Aretha Franklin, Salsoul Orchestra, Just Let Me Hold You - David Ruffin - Motown #1 LP - O'Jays Betcha Never Been Loved - Dells - Mercury PI All -Stars Give Me Some Skin - James Brown - Polydor New LPs - Rance Allen, Hodges, James & Smith, War 18 To 7 - L.A. Sunshine - War Funky Music B.T. Express Columbia 19 To 8 - Get It Up - AWB & Ben. E. King WBMX - CHICAGO - Ernest James - - WRBD FT. LAUDERDALE Charles Merritt Good Thing Man Frank Shake Your Shaker Garland Green RCA - - 20 To 9 - In A Special Way - Brief Encounter #1 - - Lucas - - #1 Slide Slave Can't Get Along Impressions Cotillion Deeper New Birth WB - - #1 LP - Brothers Johnson - - - - This Will Be The Night R.B. Hudman Atlantic New LP Greg Perry Do You Believe In Love At First Sight Dionne Warwick Up With Your Down Stroke - Fred Wesley & The Horny - - - - Horns Atlantic Disco Calypso - Beckett - Casablanca - WB - Cream City Aalon Arista WWDO - MACON - Al Scott Let Me Hold You For A Night Dr. Love First Choice Gold Mind - - - David Ruffin - Motown - - 13 To 4 Strawberry Letter 23 Brothers #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions It's & - - Johnson I Trust You Billy Paul Phila. Intl. Uncanny Hall Oates Atlantic - - - - #1 LP - Floaters Deeper - New Birth - WB I Can't Help It - Michael Henderson - Buddah HOTS L.A. Sunshine - War - Blue Note Goodnight My Love - Tavares - Capitol Mother's Finest - Michael Henderson WESY - GREENVILLE - Clyde Pinkney My Cherie Amour - Soul Train Gang - Soul Train L.A. Sunshine War - Blue Note Make It With You - Whispers #1 Float On Floaters Get It Up For Love AWB & Ben E. King Atlantic - Turn This Mutha Idris - - - - Tomorrow - Cissy Houston - Private Stock Out - Muhammad Bohannon Disco - Bohannon - Mercury I Believe You - Dorothy Moore - Malaco Lectric Love - Destroyers - Salsoul We Never Danced To A Love Song - Manhattans I'll Take The Big Fat Woman - Bobby Marchan - This Could Be The Night - R.B. Hudman - Atlantic Nothing But A True Love - Della Reese - Chi -Sound Work On Me - O'Jays Mercury 14 To 10 - Chalk It Up - Jerry Butler #1 LP - Commodores #1 LP - Roy Ayers Keep It Comin' Love - KC & Sunshine Band - TK 15 To 8 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson New LPs - Kitty & The Haywoods, Noel Pointer New LPs - Jermaine Jackson, LTD, War, AWB & Ben E. The Truth - Billy Paul - Phila. Intl. 17 To 13 - Boogie Nights - Heatwave WCIN - CINCINNATI - Bob Long King Let Me Hold You - David Ruffin - Motown 21 To 15 - Make It With You - Whispers 17 To 8 I Believe You Dorothy Moore #1 - Float On - Floaters KDKO DENVER Pepper Martinez - - #1 LP - Commodores - - 19 To 11 Work On Me O'Jays New Floaters, AWB & E. Goodnight My Love Tavares Capitol #1 Best Of My Love Emotions - - LPs - Ben King - - - - 23 To 16 L.A. Sunshine War Devil's Gun C.J. & Co. Westbound A Hold - - - - Gotta Get On Me - Margie Alexandra 25 To 17 Shake Loose O.V. Wright WDIA MEMPHIS - Mays Fortune Turn This Mutha Out Idris Muhammad Kudu No One Can Love You More Phyllis ------Hyman - Buddah 29 To 20 Vitamin "U" Smokey Robinson #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions Dr. Love - First Choice - Gold Mind Have A Little Mercy Broadway Prelude - - Work On Me O'Jays Phila. Intl. - - 30 To 23 1 Don't Wanna Go Moments - - APB Toulouse Image I'm in You Peter Frampton A&M ------#1 LP Dorothy Moore O -H -I -O - Ohio Players - Mercury 18 To 13 Make It Better Peabo Bryson Chalk It Up Jerry Butler Motown - - - - - New LPs Sylvester, LTD, Garland Green, Earl Klugh Vitamin "U" - Smokey Robinson - Tunis 31 To 15 - - Work On Me - O'Jays 8 To 3 - Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson It's Ecstasy - Barry White - 20th Century 32 To 19 - Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton 12 To 2 - Float On - Floaters KMJO - HOUSTON - Jim Maddox Oh, Let Me Know It - Special Delivery - Shield 33 To 27 - Vitamin "U" - Smokey Robinson 13 To 6 - L.A. Sunshine - War #1 - Easy - Commodores Keep It Comin' Love - KC & Sunshine Band - TK #1 LP - Brothers Johnson 14 To 7 - Can't We Just Sit Down - Donna Summer Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson Stomped, Beat Up & Whooped - Graham Central Station New LPs - Emotions, Pi All -Stars 18 To 8 - Devil's Gun - C.J. & Co. Best Of My Love - Emotions - Columbia - WB WJMO - CLEVELAND - Lynn Tolliver 19 To 9 - Livin' In The Life - Isley Brothers She Likes Groovin' With Ya - Johnny Bristol - Atlantic I Feel Like I've Been Living - Trammps - Atlantic #1 - Best Of My Love - Emotions 21 To 15 - See You When I Get There - Lou Rawls Get It Up - AWB & Ben E. King - Atlantic If This Is Heaven - Ann Peebles - Hi Boogie Nights - Heatwave - Epic 23 To 16 - Our Love - Delis Float On - Floaters - ABC 24 To 15 - Float On - Floaters To I We Never Danced To A Love Song - Manhattans - 24 17 - Can Make It Better - Peabo Bryson I Don't Love You Any More - Teddy Pendergrass - Phila. 26 To 20 - Devils Gun - C.J. & Co. Columbia 27 To 18 - Bite Your Granny - Morning, Noon & Night Intl. #1 LP - Commodores Gotta Find A Way - Innervision - Ariote 28 To 19 - Baby Don't Change Your Mind - Gladys Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye - Tamia (continued on page 51)

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