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JAMES continuedfrom page 1 kept on doing it on the radio and stuff, that's where Of several of the main attractions for the new I started playing blues music years ago. It seemed record is the constant appearance of Colin Linden, JAMES continued from page 2 "It was a simple thing," he comments, "a few like I kept doing these performances where it would James' personal friend, accomplished producer and the imperfections of live recordings s( people had mentioned to me how come you never be a one off not for a record but just for a live thing, guitarist extraordinaire. With a rapport going back case of These Arms Of Mine, laid do made a record of acoustic delta slide blues since I so that was the initial thing." to elementary school, it's surprising that the two o'clock in the morning, the legen( collaboration didn't happen before. hour for live rhythm and blues. Iron Music signs deal with UK's Cup of Tea "I don't know, this is just the way it kind of "We only had so much time to I Iron Music's Aubrey Winfield has announced the for itself by providing Bristol with popular club DJ's went you know," says James. "Colin does his thing get at it," says James, "in any given signing of an exclusive label deal that will bring and bands that covered everything from jungle to and I've always done my thing and we've been have been another set of songs, you Bristol, England's trip hop label, Cup of Tea, to hip hop. friends for years so when we get together we're mean? Colin's got a ton of songs up 1 Canada. The initial release under the new agreement always happy to see each other and we go out and we just kind of let it do its own thi The Toronto -based Iron Music will be will be Statik Sound System's Tempesta album, hang out and whatever. But I don't think we over releasing new and existing recordings from the Cup followed by Monk & Canatella's Care In The thought that either, it just seemed like the time, CBC takes last FM of Teal talent pool, including Statik Sound System Community. Iron Music has also acquired rights to you know. I met him when I was twelve and he was CBC Radio has been awarded the 1 (the critically acclaimed band featuring vocalist release Statik's Tempesta album in the US via its sixteen and we didn't talk about making a record Helen White), Monk & Canatella, Invisible Hands Iron America imprint. three years ago it's the first time we really thought high -power FM frequency in Toronto veritable wave of flak to be directed (featuring members of Portishead), State Of Mind, Launched in 1994, Iron Music moved into the about it." Jaz Klash and Purple Penguin, as well as releases electronic music field two years later with the self - National Steel offers blues as it was written from a losing applicant representi community. The grievance came frc from Cup of Tea's sister drum & bass label, Milk titled album by BUG. Within its first three weeks and played for years before rock and roll -- with Communications Inc., who had pit( Recordings. of release in the US on Iron America, the single, it's aesthetic notions of perfection -- formalised and urban contemporary format that hor Cup of Tea was founded with the 1994 launch Shut Up And Sleep, made its debut in the Top 20 burnished it. From Muddy Waters' Rolling Stone mix of reggae, R'n'B, calypso, soca of the Mudskipper EP by Junk Waffel, which was of R&R's speciality show chart, reaching the Top 5 (arguably the capstone of modem blues) to Bukka music. remixed by Portishead. The label created a name two weeks later. White's Fixin' To Die, the tunes are given over to JAMEScontinued on page 3 "We're surprised, perplexes exploring our options," Milestot Canadian classical music. Denham Jolly was quoted in the Toro Montgomery departs BMGjazz and classical post "I will miss all the people within BMG and Chris Montgomery, BMG's jazz and classical music to the industry following its completion. the industry who have helped to teach and inspire Satellite distributiorr expert has announced he will be leaving the label Montgomery, who had been at BMG for the me over the past three years," commented for the greener pastures of Scotland's Edinburgh past three years, also oversaw the label's NAC Montgomery, here seen in John Candy's Second Rob Mitchell of CBC English Con University, where he will be pursuing a Masters product and some adult contemporary material City television show costume at the 1996 BMG reports the moving of satellite distr Of Business Administration. He will be departing including artists Bob Carlisle and Barry Manilow. Canada Convention. "I'm looking forward to seeing CBC Radio and CBC Stereo service: in mid -September to begin the one-year Intensive He was also instrumental in the 1995 release of you all in a year." sub -carriers in the C -Band on Anik International MBA programme and plans to return Great Tenor Arias by Ben Heppner which turned As of press time, a successor to Montgomery sub -carriers in the Ku -Band on Anik out to be one of the most innovative launches in had yet to be named. Mitchell points out that th( necessitated by the imminent trans: European record deal for Great Big Sea Newsworld's satellite -to -cable distil Great Big Sea, a popular Newfoundland roots/pop just added the video for Goin' Up, the first single. to take advantage of Digital Video quartet, have signed a licensing deal for Europe Cooking Vinyl's UK roster also includes Billy technology. "The broadcasting indus and South East Asia with Cooking Vinyl Records, Bragg, The Oyster Band, Michelle Shocked, Ani to DVC to save money and use sc a UK label. The band is currently making massive Difranco, and Bruce Cockburn. bandwith more efficiently." (CBC's inroads with A/C programmers with their recent Great Big Sea has had a busy summer piggyback on subcarriers of the News, WEA release, When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down), schedule, including performances at the Stardust video feed.) now at #24 with a bullet on RPM's Top 60 A/C Ball in Toronto, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, The move has apparently made chart. Edmonton Folk Festival, Ottawa Canada Day the ability of some listeners to receiv Initial release under the agreement is Up, the celebrations, and the Festival of Light. and/or CBC Stereo through a cable band's platinum selling album. To coincide with Canadian dates wrap up in August with the their FM radio receivers. Several cat the July 21 release, the band appears at The Great Big Picnic Tour with dates in Charlottetown, pick up CBC Radio and/or CBC Stet Borderline in London in late July. They will then Moncton, Halifax and St. John's satellite and then redistribute them play the Cambridge Folk Festival and WOMAD The band's third album, Play, released in May systems. Chris Montgomery Festival for mainstage performances CMT UK has of this year, has already sold more than 65,000 units. The CBC has informed those cat

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they will be, you can bet on that. It all goes in Thinking of retiring???With all the people taar-shys... keeping with the Americanization of North and taking early retirement, forced or otherwise, along South America. (EC: Who will lead us??) comes the new chairman of the Toronto Blue Jays, 'Trade A magnificent road show!!!The King And I, Sam Pollock, who, at 71, says "I enjoy coming to presented by Livent Inc. and Dodger Endemol work every day, and I'll run the place as if I'm going Theatricals opened for 16 performances at Toronto's to be here forever," A quote from Pollock in the Hummingbird Centre (July 24) Based on the story Globe and Mail (July 25/97) on his appointment. by Margaret Landon, this production is one of the Now, isn't that heartening, particularly if you're in most exquisitely mounted road shows seen in recent the business of entertainment, which of course the history, and certainly no comparison to the limp, Blue Jays are? For those who are thinking of dont-pay-attention-to-authenticity of past rehashes. retiring, for various reasons, among them "the Brian Thomson's functionally -beautiful set pressure is mounting", or "I want to spend more Trouble in Hull??That governing bunch across highlighted by butterfly -like draping, which was time with my family," or "I want to travel more," laToa .4 the river from our National Capitol could be in for further enhanced by bright and shimmering lighting forget it. The pressure is the same as it has ever a major and massive shake -out. Rumours have been by Nigel Levings, gave the royal assent to this been. You're just getting cranky. You don't know circulating for years about the in -fighting that goes backstage palace look at the King of Siam, and all what you're letting yourself in for by spending more on, most of which has to do with political time with the family, and travel? Are you kidding? interference, as well as the ineptitude of the his glitter, wives and children. Colourful costuming by Roger Kirk also added to the charming period You've probably seen most of the world already. goes underlings. So don't overlook that. It was a given, piece. Hayley Mills, cast as the English tutor of the Chill out! Settle back and enjoy your job. It's still from the beginning of the costly and waste -of -time King's children, leaves something to be desired fun. (EC: You're speaking from experience, I hearings on who would get the nod for that last from her vocal properties, although she does admit assume???) existing FM band in Toronto. And, the winner is, that this is not one of her attributes. The music of NOW!!!Got this invite. Very unusual .. "Mother Corps", as Ed Needham used to refer to . Sent to Rogers and Hammerstein, of course, doesn't the wrong person. Got it straightened out ... Phoned Recognising the hug our national broadcaster. I certainly have empathy demand much from the performer. Getting the . . for J. Robert Wood, who fought so hard over the to RSVP .. Left the message on the voice mail . repertoire of Latin, message across is the priority, and Mills, and Vee . Didn't hear back . . . Didn't go ... Am not bitter! years, for that other frequency, and now this one. Talmadge, an exceptional King Monghut, and their (EC: If you are bitter . .. leave that message on the His was a winning format and certainly, his years MIDEM goes Miami as an experienced broadcaster, having guided meticulously -chosen support cast do that very same voice -mail!!!) convincingly. The antics of children, rivalling a huge the region. CHUM's success during the heyday of "personality day-care centre, gives the production an overal radio", would have been a great asset to Toronto feeling of warmth. Definitely a fun -for -the -whole - It'slive m radio. If the CRTC were to consider shuffling other family show. (EC: Is that a five thumbs up, or MIDEM. FM frequencies to open the Toronto market, Bob what???) conferences in a city Wood should top the list for consideration, not an applicant whose potential audience is in the single America is watching!!!Never before has published weekly since record companies, mu digit percentage range. (EC: Right!!!) Canada been so much in the minds and the behind - February 24th, 1964,by the -door talk of the great American music machine. already in high profil More American muscle!!!The Americans feel RPM Music Publications LTD. All eyes are looking north with some anxiety and 6 Brentcliffe Road "left out" because Chile isn't part of NAFTA. Chile much anticipation. 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Will Smith - Men In Black U.S.I. !he lea Party- I ransmission Zuckerbaby - Zuckerbaby Columbia 681189 (promo CD) -H EMI 55308 (promo 011)-h Polygram 314 534 857-U "For us it was just a 100% honesty," expla IZI 21 9 WHEN I'M UP (I CAN'T GET DOWN) 47 40 12 SUNDAY MORNING 80 88 2 SAY WHAT YOU WANT 1sist and lead vocalist Chris Brodbeck. 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it, it is no reason to overlook this debut effort of bossa nova. Heck, before that, most people HUGH -DAWN COUNTRY - Ct from this UK -based R&B quintet. Damage is thought it referred to the CEO of the Bank of Nothin' We'd Rather Do the unlikely name this band has bestowed Nova Scotia. There's really little for your Broadland-0497 upon itself and upon this selection of correspondent to write byway of description This healthy looking country trio meticulously crafted tracks which have already of the content other than to echo the liner notes Saskatoon make an impressive entry it carved a legacy overseas. Damage entered to which we've already referred. Bossa nova business with their debut on the Bros the scene there with the hugely successful lives and has rarely been served better than label. The Hudon family trio; 19-year-ok Love II Love which enjoyed a #12 debut on on A Twist of Jobim. -BW 17 -year old Bree and 14 -year old I. the charts and paved the way for major Jeanne, have an incredible handle on cc performances alongside SW V, Blackstreet and and the crossover possibilities are -Snoop Doggy Dogg. The second and third Unexpected obvious. I Must Be Gettin' Better, writ singles (Forever and Love Guaranteed) Shawn Ron Campbell, David Martin and Matt followed and broke the top ten barrier on the with Dani up on lead vocals, has beer first weeks out (#6 and #7 respectively). Not Sanford as the first single, a ready -for -summer h surprisingly, the labels involved have poured key is the Judi Letheby penning of MEI a lot of cash into making Damage's entrance numbers --the title track for one -- but even Train with Bree on lead vocals and I into North America a regal affair, putting they're delivered in a manner that can only and Jeanne's vocalizing of America's Most V\ together this sophisticated package which best be described as joie de vivre. There's only written by Cyril Rawon and Scott Phelj functions as a debut LP and includes all three one instrumental and it's almost worth the price don't overlook Bree's penning of That ME singles amidst nine other tracks. Canada is of the album. Titled Black Negligee, it's that's her on lead vocals. Could be a left- going with Forever for the introductory single, evocative even without the title. Leaving aside Bree also does her own gospel -tinged Y a tune which showcasesthe polished melodies dialect, Nothing Like You Where I Come From and vocal fluidity that is the heart of Damage's has lyrics worthy of a young Cole Porter. The soul charged R&B nuggets. In the event that most fun filled isI May Be Ugly (But I Sure you're finding yourself in need of one more Know How To Cook) with some delicious SHAWN SANFORD - Country adjective to draw you in, we whole-heartedly double entendres. When Duke Robillard Unexpected suggest throwing caution to the wind and decides to do another album, we suggest he title BASS trusting the hype just this once. When urban itTurn On And Feel Good. That's what happened Sanford, an Oakville, Ontario resident, has put music makes a splash it takes over which is to us listening to Dangerous Place. -BWtogether an obvious labour of love with this exactly what will be happening here with the release, his first. The vocal quality is a continued exposure of this group. Also includes VARIOUS ARTISTS - Jazz standout, fresh and appealing with a designed a cover of Wonderful Tonight; pure chocolate A Twist of Jobim SEE SPOT RUN -Pop wrap -around understanding of his subject icing on this luscious cake. -RG I.E./Verve-0 matter. In his search for the right material, Ten Stories High The liner notes suggest that somewhere, Loggerhead Records 2138-Q Sanford has dug deep, using the writing talents Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim who passed away Loggerhead Records have been keeping their of recognized country tunesmiths on both eyes and ears peeled for a follow up to in December of 1994, is smiling because this sides of the border. For starters, he discovered album is true to the promise and intent of bossa of Vince Gill's Go Rest High On That Mo. yesteryear's label debut featuring East Coast a never -before -released Garth Brooks crooner Wayne Nicholson. This colourful nova. After listening to it, no one could dispute copyright, Slow Down, which he wrote with Kim Unfortunately there's no Cancon on th the statement. We suspect however, that he but if the rightfolks down Nashville way Montreal -based quartet represents the result Williams and Kent Blazy. This, by the way is a might also be admonishing listeners that too hear it, that door could open magically. 1 of their efforts, and a sharp turn to the right for key track and it qualifies as two -parts Cancon. much at a time isn't good. We've read that easy the label who will have little trouble working Also key is a never -before -released writing of a prairie gentleness to this trio listening jazz players will say before the start unmistakably Canadian, despite the Na See Spot Run's infectious pop to CHR and rock Little Touches by Duane Steele and Tim Taylor. of a set, "Let's do an up -tempo piecefirst, then session people and recording studios. radio. The guys are young and modern as the He also does a bang-up job on a Johnny something medium followed by a ballad and saying goes, and like much of the product Douglas song, Backyard Angel. Also checkout the proper promotion, they could spill o coming out of Quebec, have little trouble then we can brighten things up with a bossa." Love Walks In, a breezy kind of summer song Saskatchewan borders, east, north, we The clear implication is that bossa nova is even south, to become a welcome addi switching styles from one song to the next. It's written by Blackbird Star Music president Ken refresher music. It's wonderful to hear but only the Canadian country star system. Pro an approach to pop that is probably the most Salaets and a writer identified only as a little at a time would seem to be in order. logical, taking into account the fickleness of T.VV.Barber. The CD was recorded in Toronto by Gary Buck. Available by calling tc Here, a stellar cast of musicians that includes 1-800-952-7670. the market audience, though it is seldom ON THE ROAD AGAIN -Punk at Studio 92, with a great bunch of pickers and such as Oleta Adams, Paulinho Da Costa. without its blips and near misses, especially Various Artists background vocalists (check list on liner Dave Grusin and Herbie Hancock play covers WILLIE AND LOBO - Atmot in the early stages of a band's career. ThatRaw Energy SK8COR CD -Independent notes). Sanford produced with Norm Barker. of Jobim compositions and do so exceedingly Caliente having been said, the main of Ten Stories High While the market for hardcore punk has Available through BASS Music, phone 905- well. There's even a fine reprise of The Girl Mesa -92764-P is surprisingly lucid, all the way from the windy remained a fringe affair since its introduction 844-1278. -WG From Ipanema, the song that first proclaimed Those who dislike hot weather wil ballad of Under My Tree, rock pop of Splatter, sometime in the early eighties, recent Jobim as king and North American popularizer to play this on their patio in the co, dance new wave of Beam Me Up, punk rock developments have boosted commercial summer evening. Those of us whc on My Name Is Santa or the explosive single possibilitiesforthe format. The magic word du hot weather will play it in like mann called Au Naturel which is getting goodjour is snowboarding, a (largely) teen penetration at rock radio. Crafting the functional phenomenon that is as much about surfing ALBUM PICK pop song is a tough task, mind you, but See snow banks as it is about surfing mosh pits. Spot Run set themselves an attainable goal We've heard there is a slew of movies coming -Blues when they declared themselves to be our way, all of them glazed with the requisite COLIN JAMES infatuated with doing so. With Ten Stories High, snowboarding anthems, many of which are National Steel WEA 19634-P the band hit bang on a good ten out of fourteenfound on this compilation. Among them Out It's been a long time coming to see the two Colins get togetherto put out a full length tries and manage probability on the remainder. Of Hand's Skate Drink Fuck Sleep, Five. album. But while Colin Linden might have been zoning in on the idea in the pastfew We mentioned colourful and we mean it, from Knuckle Chuckle's Better Days, Supercar's bassist Chris Brodbeck's glam leanings of a Imaginary Friend, Three Impotent Males' He years, it was up to Colin James to finally clinch the deal. National Steel is the result of that long procrastination, a fourteen song acoustic history lesson centred around the decade ago and characterizations from Stands, Trigger Happy's Meathooks and a slew guitarists Chris Bowen and Reggie Bennett of others that are worth the price on the track material the two nursed on during their musical infancy. The tracks -- among them and drummer Bruce McQueen. The vibe here titles alone. As one of the few domestic Muddy Waters' Rolling Stone, Yank Rachell's Shout Baby Shout, Otis Redding's These is kaleidoscopic, almost as if it was cultivated providers of this stuff, Raw Energy is entering Arms Of Mine and Bukka White's Fixin' To Die -- comprise James' second tip of the hat in a jukebox of top 40 hits that might be in and into a minor windfall that could be drawn out to the forefathers of blues, after 1994's Little Big Band which explored classics from put of fashion, but never uncool. -RG over the next while as the fad continues to the '40s and '50s. Because blues is unlike also in our sunrooms in the dead of grow. With some of this stuff approaching rock and roll in one important respect, It namely, that the artists within this genre to recapture the warmth. Either wa DAMAGE -R&B Green Day and The Offspring, the possibilities album simple exudes the dry, hot w for any of these acts being a wick for the next celebrate the tradition as a musical whole Forever of the continent's southwest. Lister Critique Records 015466-N punk rock explosion are relatively high. Tunes (rather than deifying particular individual these two masters on violin and guit The press junket whipped through Canada from Marilyn's Vitamins (Holes In The Safety artists), James' National Steel comes across as a modest and mature musical feels the heat. We go so far in fact sometime in mid -July and even if you missed Net) and a bonus track from Random Killing suggst that the album might more (Stranded) round out the release. Even if you gesture. Ironically, it is also a showcase of betitledCaler(Heat)rather don't see much in it, it might be wise to keep a him and Linden's respective talents, here stripped to the bare minimum on live takes Caliente(Hot). The latter word conju sample of On The Road Again close at hand, fast moving, spicy rhythms. WhE just in case. -RG and quivering with an inimitable energy that was exclusively brought about on this experiences here is languid and ble: DUKE ROBILLARD - Jazz collaboration. Two original pieces (National warm. The melodies aren't dirg Dangerous Place Steel and Before The Dawn) one from however. Some are quite sprite Pointblank/Virgin-44339-F each Colin, bookend the release; it's a nice Pukalani and Sweet Alia, but in the rr Here's feel good music. Duke Robillard on touch and an added draw for audiences of those who dance with due respc guitar and vocals backed by a small but select who have catapulted all three of the the surrounding warmth. Look, group of musicians, has put together a guitarist's albums to bestselling status in Canada and abroad. As of this writing, James starting to wax more poetic than wa package of straight ahead small combo jazz has been the recipient of almost every entertainment award in Canada and has one of our intention. Just enjoy this collet that we, at least, find remindful of what used the highest profiles amongst fellow Canadian artists; National Steel merely presents Latinate songs and the warn to be heard only on black stations prior to the another reason why that is the case. -RG generates. Oh, and with a pitch sixties. 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1 has the most added si 2 2 SARAH McLACHLAN 36 29 6 JON BON JOVI CI Deana Carter 69 77 10 CHICAGO Surfacing (Nettwerk) 30116 Destination Anywhere (Mercury) 534903 Heart Of Chicago (Warner) 46554 e week. How Do I Get There, her lates

E 3 2 13 NOW! 2 Nashville release which enters the chart 37 30 5 AWESOME SUMMER 70 62 3 PRIMUS 18 Various Artists (WEA) 35296 Various Artists Frelarc) 40100 Brown Album (Interscope) 90126 sc is expected to make good chart gains ove 4 4 4 MEN IN BLACK O.S.T. at few weeks. The new single, the follow -u1 38 28 11 PURE ENERGY VOLUME 4 71 75 3 RU RECEIVING Various Artists (Columbia) 68169 Various Artists (Quality) 81997 Me In, now descending the chart (#16)E Various Artists (PolyGram) 53736 all of 18 weeks, was taken from her album D 5 3 33 SPICE GIRLS bl 39 34 37 SPACE JAM O.S.T. 72 74 5 TOTAL DEF. JAM Spice (Virgin) 42174 Various Artists (Atlantic) 82961 Various Artists (PolyTel( 536 072 My Legs For This? The new song was Carter and Chris Farren, who produced t 6 5 4 PRODIGY si 40 41 18 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 73 86 6 ECONOLINE CRUSH The Fat Of The Land (XL Recordings/Koch) 40121 Life After Death (Blues Boy) 073011 The Devil You Know (EMI) 38244 cl Mark Chesnuttis back on track wit) 7 6 27 OUR LADY PEACE tr, N 41 46 11 TONIC 74 50 16 SYLVAI COSSETTE Decca release Thank God For Believers Clumsy (Columbia) 80242 Lemon Parade (PolyGram) 1042 Blanc (Victor) 70716 th a chart listing at #87. The title track of his 8 7 12 HANSON cl album, the song was written by Roger 42 43 43 SHERYL CROW 75 63 10 KRS-ONE Middle Of Nowhere (Mercury) 34615 Sheryl Crow (A&M) 314 540 587 I Got Next (Jive) 41601 in Mark Alan Springer and Tim Join 9 9 5 THE TEA PARTY th 43 NEW MISSY ELLIOTT 76 73 15 CHEMICAL BROTHERS Transmission (EMI) 55308 Supa Dupa Fly (Elektra) 62062 Dig Your Own Hole (Virgin) 42950 in 10 10 10 TRAGICALLY HIP H 44 33 21 JONNY LANG 77 67 36 BUSH Live Between Us (Universal) 81055 bz Lie To Me (A&M) 00640 Razorblade Suitcase (Interscope) 90091 in 11 11 15 SAVAGE GARDEN BILL MALCOLM 45 44 14 BEE GEES 78 69 43 LEANN RIMES Savage Garden (Columbia) 67954 KIX105 -Thunder Bay Still Waters (PolyGram) 37302 Blue (Curb) 77821 NI pc Shut Up And Drive - Chely Wright 12 16 10 MEREDITH BROOKS 46 37 11 M.C. MARIO DAN 79 65 20 RICHARD Blurring The Edges (EMI) 36919 DOUG ANDERSON Various Artists (Push The Label) 40096 Cap Enrage (EDT) 71093 ba Y105 - Ottawa 13 17 34 WALLFLOWERS 47 51 5 WYCLEF JEAN 79 135 18 THE AGE OF ELECTRIC Shut Up And Drive - Chely Wright Bringing Down The... (MCA) 90055 Presents... The Carnival (Columbia) 67974 Make A Pest A Pet (MCA) 1021 JANET TRECARTEN 14 8 3 BLUE RODEO CISS-FM - Toronto 48 70 11 THIRD EYE BLIND 81 61 2 CAPONE-N-NOREAGA Tremolo (WEA) 19253 S Third Eye Blind )Elektra) 62012 War Report (Tommy Boy) 3041 You Er You Alone - Vince Gill 15 12 42 BACKSTREET BOYS JAMES RICHARDS 49 49 18 HIT ZONE 3 82 83 14 GEORGE STRAIT Backstreet Boys (Jive/Zomba) 15981 CHAT - Medicine Hat Various Artists (Sony) 24032 Carrying Your Love (Universal) 11584 To You Et You Alone - Vince Gill 16 13 6 RADIOHEAD 50 58 4 ULTIMATE DANCE 83 79 43 KEVIN PARENT an DAN MITCHELL OK Computer (EMI) 55229 Various Artists (BMG) 49808 Pigeon D'Argile (EDT) 74507 lnl CKCQ/Cariboo Country - Quesne 17 14 43 AMANDA MARSHALL 51 45 8 DANCE HITS SUPERSTARS 84 87 2 DWIGHT YOAKAM Sit Everywhere - Tim McGraw Amanda Marshall (Columbia) 80229 Various Artists (Popular) 83138 Under The Covers (Warner Bros.) 46690 pe PHIL KALLSEN 18 15 43 NO DOUBT CKRY-FM - Calgary 52 39 43 MOIST 85 84 14 MARY J. BLIGE wi Tragic Kingdom (Interscope) 90003 You Said It- Farmer's Daughter Creature (EMI) 7243 8 36188 Share My Wodd (Universal) 11619 tin GARTH STONE 19 22 5 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING O.S.T. 52 48 6 BATMAN ft ROBIN 86 64 9 PAUL McCARTNEY MX92.1FM - Regina Various Artists (Epic) 68166 Various Artists (Warner Bros.) 46620 Flaming Pie (EMI) 56500 Sh Please - The Kinleys 20 38 2 NOTHING TO LOSE O.S.T. 54 53 17 LEAHY 87 91 43 ALAN'S MORISSETTE on Various Artists (Tommy Boy) 1169 Leahy (Virgin) 42955 Jagged Little Pill (Maverick) 45901 O'i 21 32 5 ROBYN 55 56 4 BLUES TRAVELLER 88 89 25 SILVERCHAIR w Robyn Is Here (RCA) 67477 Straight On ill Midnight (A&M) 40750 Freak Show (Epic) 67905 tr 22 19 10 GREAT BIG SEA 01 56 66 14 VERVE PIPE 89 88 5 BRAN VAN 3000 Play (Warner Bros.) 18592 Villains (BMG) 66809 Glee (Select) 71105 re 23 20 19 DAFT PUNK B 57 55 20 COLLECTIVE SOUL 90 102 5 SUPERTRAMP Homework (Virgin) 42609 Disciplined Breakdown (Atlantic) 82984 Some Things Never Change (EMI) 59197 24 31 4 ANDREA BOCELLI 24 58 54 8 CHOOSE 80'S 91 81 6 MEGADETH Romanza (Philips) 56456 Various Artists (Mercury) 53535 Cryptic Writings (EMI) 38262

25 18 10 BOB CARLISLE 59 52 6 EN VOGUE 92 80 5 MOTLEY CRUE Butterfly Kisses (Jive) 39691 EV3 (Ewa) 62057 Generation Swine (Elektra) 61901 26 26 43 CELINE DION 60 57 21 U2 93 96 2 WHITE ZOMBIE Falling Into You (Columbia) 33068 Pop (Island) 524334 SuperSexy Swingin' Sounds (Geffen) 24976 27 36 43 JEWEL 61 60 25 THE OFFSPRING 94 93 5 KCI Et JOJO Pieces Of You (Atlantic) 82700 lxnay On The Hombre (Columbia) 67810 Love Always (MCA) 11613 28 40 18 MATCHBOX 20 61 90 2 GRANDE SIESPA 95 97 25 1997 GRAMMY NOMINEES Yourself Or Someone Like You (Lava) 92721 Various Artists (Dep) 11031 Various Artists (PolyGram) 553292

29 21 10 FOO FIGHTERS 63 59 39 ROMEO h JULIET O.S.T. 96 111 5 HOLLY McNARLAND Colour And The Shape (EMI) 55832 Various Artists (EMI) 37715 Stuff (Universal) 53075 30 35 23 LIVE 64 68 4 PLUGGED 97 115 42MARILYN MANSON Secret Samadhi (Radioactive) 11590 In Wired (TEL) 40097 AntiChrist Superstar (Interscope) 90086

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17 SHE'S GOING HOME WITH ME trumpets the success of a number o 1 1 12 CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME IlW3-1 41 7 THE CALL TO DANCE 68 55 George Strait/Title track/pro single -J Leahy/Self-titled/CD track -F Travis Tritt/The Restless Kind/comp 317-P country artists "without Celtic connr (J.Stevens/S.Bogard) T.Brown/G.Strait (MCA) (G.Duncan) LAnderson (Virgin) (T.Tritt) D.Was/T.Tritt (Warner Bros) 17 SHE WON'T BE LONELY TOO LONG time," he reminds us, who have made En 4 13 I'D RATHER RIDE AROUND WITH YOU 36 38 11 LUCKY IN LOVE 69 53 MA Reba McEntire/What If It's You/pro single -J Sherrie Austin/Words/pro single -N Prairie Oyster/Blue Plate SpeciaVcomp 48-N inroads nationally. He's talking, of co (K.Glass) M.Poole/Prairie Oyster (Arista) QIL (M.D.Sanders/T.Nichols) R.McEntire/J.Guess (MCA) (S.Austin/B.Daly/W.Rambeaux) E.Seay/W.Rambeaux (Arista) Shirley Myers, who has a Top 5 single 3 3 19 ALMOST ALWAYS la 43 7 HOW WAS 1 TO KNOW 70 56 22 TAKE IT FROM ME Chris Cummings/Somewhere Inside/comp 316-P P John Michael Montgomery/What I Do/CD track -P Paul Brandt/Calm Before The Storm/comp 313-P aD Rain (#5), and fellow New Brunswicl (C.A.T.Cummings/R.Lewis) R.Scott/J.E.Norman (Warnerros) (B.DalyW.Rambeaux) C.Petocz (Atlantic) (R.Hurd/P.Brandt) J.Lee (Reprise) Austin, who scored a #1 (July 21/97) v 4 5 15 I LEFT SOMETHING TURNED ON 38 18 16 I WILL, IF YOU WILL 71 57 14 LUCKY ME, LUCKY YOU Trace Adkins/Dreamin' Out Loud/pro single -F John Berry/Faces/pro single -F Lee Roy PameIVEvery Night's A ... /comp 48-N debut Little 01' Kisses, and Chris Cum (Blawson/J.Schweers) S.Hendricks (Capitol) (J.B.Jarvis/R.Goodrum) C.Howard (Capitol) (G.Nicholson/L.R.Parnell) L.R.PameIVHot Links (Career) also has a Top 5 single with Almost A 5 6 15 LET IT RAIN 39 28 12 ONE, TWO, I LOVE YOU 72 74 11 NOTHIN' LESS THAN LOVE Shirley Myers/New Country 4/comp 319-P ati Clay Walker/Rumor Has It/comp 321-P The Buffalo Club/Self-titled/CD tracl-J Kennedy also lets us in on Cummings' (S.Myers/R.Nicholson/R.Scott) R.Scott (WEA) (B.Jones/E.Hill) J.Stroud/C.Walker (Giant) (W.Tester/R.Young) B.Beckett (Rising Tide) from Warner Bros, The Kind Of Heart 1 6 8 13 ITS YOUR LOVE 40 52 6 WE WERE IN LOVE LH 94 2 CLAUDETTE Tim McGraw w/Faith HilVEverywhere/pro single -F Toby Keith/Dream WalkinYpro single -O. Dwight Yoakam/Under The Covers/comp 328-P which he predicts as having "the makin: (S.Smith) J.StroucVB.Gallimore/T.McGraw (Curb) (C.Cannon/A.Shamblin) J.Stroud/T.Keith (Mercury) (R.Orbison) P.Anderson (Reprise) career hit, and more pop -sounding than 1 7 9 14 COME CRYIN' TO ME 41 76 3 THERE GOES 74 58 23 A GIRL'S GOTTA DO ... Lonestar/Self-titled/comp 44-N Alan Jackson/Everything I Love/DC track -N Mindy McCready/Ten Thousand Angels/comp 46-N singles." (R.Bowels/R.Byme) D.Malloy/N.Wilson (BNA) (J.Roch/W.Wilson/M.D.Sanders) D.Cook/M.Wilson (BNA) (A.Jackson) K.Stegall (Arista) a country t 8 2 19 LITTLE 012 KISSES 42 44 11 CAN'T GET THE HANG OF ... Kg 83 5 GO AWAY Marnie Mortenson, Julian Austin/What My Heart ... /comp 48-N Desert Dolphins/Hang Of ... /CD track Lorrie MorgarVShakin' Things Up/pro single -N Williams Lake, BC, has picked Yo (B.Brown/E.Schwartz) R.Prescott (Quality) (S.Smith/C.MajeskVS.Russ) J.StroucVL.Morgan (BNA) (J.Austin) D.Leblanc (VIK/BMG Rhythm, a Mortenson original, as her 9 10 14 ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONE 43 39 15 TOO BUSY LOVIN' YOU 76 80 10SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE No A Pam Tillis/Greatest Hits/comp 48-N Graham Bleasdale/Lookin' For Love/CD track Lisa Erskine/Self-titled/CO track at single, the follow-up to Precious An( (D.Dillon/B.McDill) B.J.Walker JrJP.Tillis (Arista) (G/Bleasdale) D.Thompson/D.Bleasdale (Everyman) (LErskine/D.McTaggart) J.Douglas (HVG) 2 THE REAL THING Angel Song). This is the title track fro 10 11 7 BORN AGAIN IN DIXIELAND 44 33 20PLACES I'VE NEVER BEEN UM 86 e Jason McCoy/Playin' For Keeps Mark Wills/ Self-titled/comp 487-Q Rick Tippe/Get Hot .../CD track song CD, produced by Jim Frazier and (P.J.RusseIVR.Tippe) D.Pomeroy (Moon Tan) (J. McCoy/N. Sheridan/D. Carr) S. Bagett (Universal) (T.Martin/R.VVilson/A.Mayo) C.Chamberlain/K.Stegall (Mercury) Nashville. 11 13 8 STILL HOLDING ON 45 31 23 LITTLE THINGS 78 81 8 HONKY TONK LIGHTS Clint Black w/Martina McBride/Nothin' .../ CD track -N Tanya Tucker/Complicated/comp 2-F Eli BarsVUnmarked TraiVpro single 137 (C.Black/M.Berg/M.Stuart) J.Stroud/C.Black (RCA) (M.Dulaney/S.D.Jones) G.Brown (Capitol) (R.fluddy/E.Hill) J.Binet/E.Barsi (No label) LeAnn Rimeshas a Sept. 6 date a 12 14 10 DRINK, SWEAR, STEAL Et LIE 46 49 12 THE LAST TIME 79 79 6 THE CONFEDERATION BRIDGE Massey Hall, during which she will Michael Peterson/Self-titled/comp 323-P The Cruzeros/Self-titled/CD track Ara Stompin' Tom/Title track/CD track -F (M.Peterson/P.Carpenter) R.E.OrraVaeo (Reprise) (B.Mathers/C.Tulman) B/Buckingham (Spinner) (T.C.Connors) T.C.Connors (EMI) performances, one at 6:30, the other 13 7 14 LOVED TOO MUCH 47 48 13 HEARTS WERE BOUND 5,, 80 84 7 HOLE IN MY HEART Rimes is currently charting with The L Ty Hemdon/Living In A Moment/comp 345-H KC Jones/Title track/CD track Blackhawk/Love It Gravity/pro single -J Eyes, now descending the chart (#5 (D.Schlitz/D.Johnson) D.Johnson (Epic) (E.Schoenroth) R.PrescotVJ.P.VVheeler (Pairadice) (Child/Robbins/Stephenson) Bright/Clute (Arista) 14 15 22 WHATEVER COMES FIRST 48 54 9 DAY IN DAY OUT 81 62 21 WHY WOULD I SAY GOODBYE weeks, and her latest Curb release, Hot Sons of the DeserVSelf-titled/pro single -H David Kersh/Goodnight Sweetheart/CD track -F Brooks & Dunn/Borderline/comp 47-N (#5). Rimes is also experience excep. (W.Aldridge/B.Crisler/D.Womack) J.Slate/D.Johnson (Epic) (M.Green/T.McHugh) P.McMakin (Curb) (K.Brooks/C.Waters) D.Cook/K.Brooks/R.Dunn (Arista) 19 9 HOW A COWGIRL SAYS GOODBYE 49 77 3 EVERYWHERE 82 60 16 MY BABY success for both of her albums, Blue Tracy Lawrence/The Coast Is Clear/comp 323-P Tim McGraw/Title track/pro single -F Cindy Church/Self-titled/comp 316-P, Unchained Melody/The Early Years (if (L.Boone/T.Nelson/flawrence) D.Cook (Atlantic) (C.Wiseman/M.Reid) B/Gallimore/J.Stroud/T.McGraw (Curb) (C.Church) M.Wilkinson/N.Tinkham (Stony Plain) 16 12 18 COUNT ME IN 50 61 9 THE SHAKE 83 NEW HOW DO I GET THERE Winnipeg's Wyrd Sisterswill bi Deana Carter/Did I Shave ... /comp 2-F Neal McCoy/Greatest Hits/comp 324-P Deana Carter/Did I Shave My Legs ... /pro single -F (0.Carter/C.Jones) C.Farren (Capitol) (J.McElroy/B.Card K.Lehning (Atlantic) (D.Carter/C.Farren) C.Farren (Capitol) listening party at Paul Martens Studio 84 87 3 THAT'S THE KINDA LOVE .. . BEI 21 10 SHE'S GETTING SERIOUS 111113191 2 YOU AND YOU ALONE The party is for the launch of the trio's Thomas Wade/VVayward/Self-titled/CD track -H Vince Gill/High Lonesome Sound/pro single -H Milo Mason/That's Empigj / comp 327-P (T.Wade/T.Taylor) J.May/T.Wade (Peg) '(V/Gill) T.Brown (MCA Nashville) (L.Bakey) B.Mevis (Atlantic) Raw Voice. There is no label informa 18 22 12 DON'T LOVE MAKE A DIAMOND SHINE 52 47 11 AIN'T ENOUGH HOURS 85 85 4 LOVE LOVE LOVE of that will be supplied in a press kit, Tracy Byrd/Big Love/pro single -J Randy J.Martin/VVorkin' Overtime/CD track Aur Stephanie Thomson/Almost Blue/CD track (C.Wiseman/M.Dekle) T.Brown (MCA) (R.J.Martin) S.Baggett (Fleet) (T&L.McKillip/G.Maxwell) T.McKillip (RDR) the CD, at the launch party. 19 23 15 HE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED EEI73 5 THE FOOL 86 95 2 AIN'T NO JUSTICE Ricochet/Blink Of An Eye/pro single -H Lee Ann Womack/Self-titled/comp 4-J Greg Hanna/No album/pro single Shawn Sanford,a new Cancon co (R.Bowles/L.Boone) R/Chancey/E.Seay (Columbia) (M.Cannon/C.Steft/G.Ellsworth) M.Wright (Decca) (K.Tribble/G.Hanna/C.Rawson( K.Tribble (Psychabilly) could gain national recognition with 20 25 10 SHE'S GOT IT ALL 54 46 18 THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES THANK GOD FOR BELIEVERS Kenny Chesney/l Will Stand/pro single -N LeAnn Rimes/Blue/pro single -F Mark Chesnutt/Title track/pro single -J promotion. His debut release, entitled (D.Womack/C.Wiseman) B.Cannon/N.Wilson (BNA) (D.Tyler) W.C.Rimes/C.Howard (Curb) (R.Springer/M.A.Springer/T.Johnson) M.Wright (Decca) is chalking up sales in the Maritim, 97 2 FLUTTER El 29 7 WHAT THE HEART WANTS 55 42 17 WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO 88 Collin Raye/Best of Direct Hits/pro single -H Alan Jackson/Everything I Love/comp 48-N Jack Ingram/Livin' Or DyinYCD track -J southern US record chain through Mus (M.Dulaney) J.Hobbs/E.Seay/P.Worley (Epic) (J.Hayes) K.Stegall (Arista) (C.Boyd) S.Earle/R.Kennedy (Rising Tide) who are distributing the CD. Interestin 4 TAKE ME IN YOUR HEART TONIGHT IR 32 7 DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 5645 23 A LITTLE MORE LOVE 89 92 Sanford lucked in on his aggressi' Alabama/Title track/comp 49-N Vince GilVHigh Lonesome Sound/pro single -H Lauren Cook/No album/Roto Noto comp (R.Owen/T.Gentry/G.Fowlert D.Cook/Alabama (RCA) (V.Gill) T.Brown (MCA) (R.Cousins/W.Gamache) W.Gamache/J.D'Amato (Rototr, material, gaining permission to re 2 SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS 23 26 20 INDIAN WOMAN 63 8 WHATS IT GONNA TAKE 90 98 written, but never previously release, Montgomery Steele/In This Heart Of Mine/CD track Denise Murray/What You Mean ... /pro single 1,177'r.17, Joe Diffie/Twice Upon A Time/pro single -H (M.Petrick) B.Steward/G.Dere (Steele) (Murray/Melanson/Long/Szawlowski( SzawlowskVMurray (KBM) (M.Higgins/R.Williams) J.Slate/J.Diffie (Epic) Brooks (Slow Down), and John Bert 24 24 14 THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH 58 65 6 TALK OF THE TOWN 91 69 10 BUTTERFLY KISSES Patty Loveless/Title track/pro single -H Suzanne GitzVSelf-titled/CD track -Y Bob Carlisle/Title track/pro single -N (G.Nicholson) E.Gordy Jr. (Epic) (A.Rodger) A.Rodger (Page) (B.Carlisle/R.Thomas) B.Carlisle/L.Oay (DMG/BMG) 92 93 4 A LITTLE TOO LATE 25 27 11 WILD ROSE 59 68 6 ITS ALL THE SAME TO ME Holborne releases se Sean Hogan/Self-titled/CD track Billy Flay Cyrus/Cover To Cover/pro single -Q The Johner Brothers/fen More Miles/comp 325-P (S.Hogan) S.HogangtErickson (Barnstorm) (K.K.Phillips/J.Laseter) K.StegalVJ.Kelton (Mercury) (B.Johner/K.Johner) Johner Bros/B.McKay (WEA) on Country Classics 26 36 8 HOW YOUR LOVE MAKES ME FEEL 60 70 4 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU 99 2IF YOU'RE GONNA GO Diamond Rio/Greatest Hits/CD single -N Blue Rodeo/Tremolo/comp 327-P 93 Scott Kyle King/No album/pro single MI (J.Douglas/C.Rawson) (M.T.Barnes/T.Bruce) M.D.Clute/Diamond Rio (Arista) (J.Cuddy/G.Keelor) Blue Rodeo/J.Whynot (WEA) Holborne Distributing has dug deep int Ea 40 8 HOW DO I LIVE 61 72 7 THIS NIGHT WON'T LAST FOREVER 94 NEW SHUT UP AND DRIVE Banff catalogue to come up with a Trisha Yearwood/ConAir OST/pro single -J Sawyer Brown/Six Days On The Road/pro single -F Chely Wright/Let Me In/pro single -J (D.Warren) T.Brown/T.Yearwood (MCA) (B.LaBounty/R.Freeland) M.Millar/M.McAnally (Curb) (S.Tate/A.Tate/R.Rutherford) T.Brown (MCA) Canadian Country Classics. 28 37 6 WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE t 62 51 14 A DOZEN RED ROSES Aft 95 82 5 HOW DO I LIVE The series features re-releases of Michelle Wright/For Me Its You/comp 49-N 'cry Joan Kennedy/Title track/CD track qif!-} LeAnn Rimes/No album/pro single -F (C.Dannermiller/S.Drew/M.Wright) J.Scherer (Arista) W.Greenebaum/A.Jordon/T.Folks) J.Morgan (JKP) (D.Warren) W.C.Rimes/C.Howard (Curb) fiddle music compiled as a trib 29 34 20 FAR CRY FROM LEAVIN' 63 71 4 HEAT OF THE NIGHT 96 NEW WHAT'S A GIRL GONNA DO MA contributions made by Canada's cout Danny Hooper/He's Buying Roses ... /pro single Terry Kelly/Title track/comp 7-F Montana Sky/Self-titled/CD track L (T.Kelly/R.Hynes) F.King (Gun) (Montana Sky) R.PrescotVJ.P.VVheeler (MS) (D.Hooper) R.Volkaert/D.Hooper (Royalty) the past. 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All 42 30 9 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE 10 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 22 23 22 ALL BY MYSELF 4 Steve Winwood - Junction Seven have some Cancon properties, two, wri Amanda Marshall - Selt-titled Celine Uion - Falling Into You Virgin -44059 (CU track) -F Epic -80229 (comp 0511-H Columbia -80230 (comp 059)-H are three -parts Cancon. (See New Re WILD ONE El 28 6 HALF THE MAN 43 43 6 3 3 13 GO THE DISTANCE Hichard Samuels - Now Michael Bolton - Disney's Hercules US I 'Jayne Manning - Vol. 1 Kenny Rogersis still a mega -star it Coral -100 (CD track) Columbia -9996 (pro single) -H EMI -5355 (CU track) -F the deteriorating popularity of most o 24 25 4 WHEN I'M UP (I Can't Get Down) 44 45 27 TIL YOU LOVE SOMEBODY 4 1 20 ALONE Amy Sky - Cool Hain Bee Gees - Still Waters Great Big Sea - Play country acts. Since his first record reit aD IronMusic-51005 (CD track) -N Polydor-31453-7302 (pro single) -O WEA-18592 (comp 323)-P he has sold more than 80 million album 22 UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN 45 46 30 DARK HORSE 5 5 15 I DON'T WANT TO El 29 Amanda Marshall - Selt-titled I oni Braxton - Secrets Hichard Marx - Flesh And Bone Over that period of time he has release Lpic-80229 (comp 057)-H EaFace/BM6-4200 (pro single) -N Capitol -31528 (comp 4)-F NOTHING GOOD labels, including Carlton, Mercury, R SUNNY CAME HOME 26 31 10 I WANNA BE THERE 46 47 8 6 6 19 Hon Sexsmith - Uther Songs dtt Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Hepairs Blessid Union Ut Soul - Selt-titled Rogers (as Kenny Rogers and the Fi Interscope/Universal-90123 (pro single) -J Columbia -67119 (pro single) -H EMI -55716 (CU track) -F 47 NEW GOOD MAN, FEELING BAD 7 THIRD OF JUNE 27 19 12 ON SILENT WINGS 7 9 I ow Cochrane - Songs Ut A Circling Spirit Corey Hart - Selt-titled art I inaI urner - Wildest Dreams EMI -37239 (pro single( -F Columbia -80240 (comp 062)-H Virgin -41920 (CU track) -F Evita available on vi 48 51 3 NOTHING BEAUTIFUL 2 28 YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME 28 33 2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU 8 Udds - Nest Jewel - Pieces Ut Your Soul Putt Daddy 4 Faith Evans - No Way Out VVEA-96303 (comp 322)-P Hailed as a "must see" event, Evita ma Atlantic -82700 (CU track( -P Bad Boy/BMG-3012 (Comp 19)-N 49 49 3 PEOPLE GET READY video debut Aug. 5 from Hollywood Pi 10 A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD 29 35 4 MORE THAN THIS 9 10 Michelle Wright - Peace InI he Valley Sheryl Crow - Selt-titled 10,000 Maniacs - Love Among I he Hums Arista -18821 (comp 20)-N Video. A4M-314-540-587 (comp 3)-U Geffen -25009 (comp 10)-J 2 THE FRESHMEN Starring Madonna, Antonio B. BUTTERFLY KISSES 30 34 4 TO THE MOON AND BACK 50 55 10 13 10 Verve Pipe - Villians Bob Carlisle -I itle track Savage Garden - Selt-titled Jonathan Pryce, the Alan Parker direr HCA-668092 (CO trace -N UMG/BMG-41613 (pro single) -N Columbia -67954 (comp 053)-H three Golden Globe Awards for E 31 32 12 THE WORLD TONIGHT 51 53 5 INDIAN WOMAN El 15 7 FOR YOU I WILL Montgomery Steele - InI his Heart Ut Mine Monica - Space Jam OS I Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie Steele/HUH-337B - (LP track) Atlantic -82961 (comp 309)-P Capdo1-565002 (CD track) -F 52 56 3 RISE UP 8 23 DELIVER ME 32 NEW IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU Chicletts' Glenn Rei 12 I he Mahones -I die track Hoch Voisine - Kissing Hain Blue Hodeo -I remolo EMU/Universal-97118 (pro single( -J HV International -43978 (pro single( -N WEA-19253 (comp 327)-P lends hand to The C 53 54 3 GOTHAM CITY 13 HERE IN MY HEART Eal 39 3 SHED A LIGHT 13 12 H. Kelly - Batman & Hobin OS I Chicago -I he Heart Ut Chicago 1967-1997 Hoch Voisine - Kissing Hain Jive/VVLA-46220 (pro single) -P BMG's Cameron Carpenter reports WLA-46554 (CL) track( -P H.V.InternationaVBM6-43978 (pro single) -N qr, 34 40 13 WHY MUST I FALL 54 38 20 I WANT YOU Reid, guitarist and vocalist for Vik re( 14 11 28 TOO LATE TOO SOON Savage Liardem - Self -titled Jon Secada - Selt-titled Larthtones - Blindfolded and Heady Columbia -67954 (pro single) -H The Bloody Chicletts, will join The Od EMI -55897 (pro single( -F Larthtone-76127-0282 (CU track) 12 ANGELS h. ORDINARY MEN LITTLE MORE TIME WITH ME 35 37 5 BELIEVE 55 48 guitarist for a short period of time. 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