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VITTP 1 FLASHMAKERS SBK M.C. HAMMER Capitol WARRANT Columbia HALL & OATES Arista CROSSOVERS CONCRETE BLONDE IRS TONY TONI TONE Wing,Poly DAMN YANKEES WB DEEE-LITE Elektra EARPICKS HALL & OATES Arista M.C. HAMMER Capitol INFO. SOCIETY T Boy'Rep HUMAN LEAGUE A&M BREAKOUTS Col WARRANT Col NEIL YOUNG Reprise RCA/Jive WILDCARD POISON Enig/Cap See Page 10 For Details HOT NEW RELEASES STEVIE B. SEDUCTION Because I Love You Breakdown LMR RCA 2724-2R A&M 1503-4 BLACK CROWES AL B. SURE Hard To Handle Missunderstanding Geffen 4-19668 WB 19590 BETTY BOO Doin' The Do Merry Go Round Sire/Rep 4-19570 Elektra 7-64937 MC TROUBLE/GOOD GIRLS TECHNOTRONIC I Wanna Make You Mine Rockin' Over The Beat Motown 2044 SBK 05360 NEW KIDS TIFFANY Let's Try It Again New Inside Col 38T-7344 MCA 53881 THE PARTY WENDY & LISA I Found Love Strung Out Hollywood 64931-4 Virgin 4-98926 POISON WINGER Something To Believe In Miles Away Enig Cap 44617 Atlantic 4-87824 REO SPEEDWAGON YAZ Love Is A Rock Treat Me Good GEORGE MICHAEL Epic 34T 73540 Mercury 877616-4 41 No. 4.©°NwIsjeot,

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DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher SINGLES Street Legal LENNY BEER Wilson Phillips remaii at #1. But the new kid in Editor In Chief town, cover boy George Michael, is close on their 4 TONI PROFERA Executive Editor heels. Keep a close eye on Phil Collins, #1 in radio points and starting to sell. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Managing Editor MIKE MURPHY Senior Broadcast Editor ROY TRAKIN JAMS Senior Editor Atlantic's Samuelle fuses hip -hop and R&B into a GRAHAM ARMSTRONG rhythm -heavy neat. Too bad JAMS editor 47 Jams Editor ANITA WEBB Grahamuelle Armstrong las two left feet. Operations Manager

DANNY OSTROW Allen Grubman is the attorney to Broadcast Editor DIALOGUE the stars, the lawyer for the high KAREN GLAUBER Neil Young would ratter bum out than fade away, Post Modem Editor 30 & mighty. This -born TODD HENSLEY which is exactly wha: iappened to HITS' toasted barrister has sold more LINDSEY Detroit correspondent Gary Graff. companies, Research Editors ticket deals, eaten more MARK PEARSON KHMX PD Guy Zapolacn finally meets his Waterloo Research Coordinator expensive meals than anyone in HITS' French -fried Danny Ostrow. 34 TERRY MOSER this side of Fred Dannen, with an NICK BULL entire chapter of his own in "Hit ANGELA GARCIA MATT ZACKY Men." Lately though, the high- KANDACE TAYLOR POST MODERN flying legal eagle has discovered Research Assistants What's your favorite Colour? 55 less is more - he's a mere MICHAEL ALLEN shadow of his former self, JERRY GOOGOO having shed more than a few Computer Operations ALBUMS pounds by staying away from KEITH MACLEOD Hammer still leads by a mile, but George Michael the chicken kreplach soup. Now, Art Director debuts at #5 and sets his sights on the top. 78 if only he could lay off the HEATHER LOSE valium, stay off his knees and Editorial Design DRUANNE WATERS remove that American Express BRIAN LINDSEY Flashmakers 22 card from his forehead. VAN ARNO Earpicks 36 Art & Design Vanilla Ice & MC Han rr er. Hall & Oates are back. BUD SCOPPA Crossovers 27 DANNY FIELDS Top Tens 71 Concrete Blonde and lots of Hammer prays. HOLLY GLEASON Tonys. JOHN SUTTON-SMITH JOE MEDWICK Requests 28Breakouts 74 Contributing Editors They're saying Ice is cool. George & Warrant. On The Cover MICHAEL FLYNN Facility Manager George Michael and his famed Front Page 9Horizon 60 facial stubble celebrate the Top COLOR WEST Near Truths 18New Artists 60 Five debut of his new album, Lithography Far Truths 19Wheels & Deals 62 "Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 15477 Ventura Blvd. Letters 19Hollyvi Ile 68 1," and its hit single, "Praying Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 For Time." Can Vol. 2 be far (818) 501-7900 Post Toasted 55Wavelength 82 behind? HITS TOP FIFTY SINTO-Li_HS

2 L T They came, they saw, they kicked some booty. Wilson Phil-Box. We salute us. The INXS single starts to sell big as the A H lips stays at #1 for the second week in a row for the second stores wait for the album. It jumps 8 points to #23. The big- W S time. The Top 10 stays jammed with bullets including threegest act of the year lets go his third single and it debuts at K T S S former Wildcards; Nelson. Righteous Brothers and Black #40 the first week. It's still Hammer time.

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2 1 WILSON PHILLIPS RELEASE ME SBK 07322 Staying on top

H 12 Ei JON BON JOVI BLAZE OF GLORY Mercury 875896 From Top 5 Lp 13*El GEORGE MICHAEL PRAYING FOR TIME Columbia 73512 Lp debuts Top 5 [8 5 0 MAXI PRIEST CLOSE TO YOU Charisma 4-98951 A bonafide smash

9 NELSON CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT DGC 4-19689 From smash Lp

101'81.0 PHIL COLLINS SOMETHING HAPPENED Alantic 87885 Huge at radio

14 3 El BELL BIV DEVOE DO ME M.:A 53848 Peaked 10 0 PAUL YOUNG OH GIRL Columbia 73377 Gaining at Top 40

2012 RIGHTEOUS BROS UNCHAINED MELODY Curb/Capitol 76842 Driven by Ghost movie

211 710 BLACK BOX EVERYBODY Decon/RCA 2628-2R Breaking big

2319 JAMES INGRAM I DON'T HAVE .. Q WestNVB 19911 Multi format

14' JOHNNY GILL MY MY MY M3town 2033 Gaining

1613 TAYLOR DAYNE HEART OF STONE Arista AS 2057 Steady

-1415 DINO ROMEO Island 422-878012 Hot radio, good sales

1716 DEPECHE MODE POLICY OF TRUTH Si -e/Rep 19842 Steady increases

2823 BLACK CAT A&M 1477 Smash

9 THIEVES IN THE.. D DarkNVB 19751 Peaked

2521 AFTER 7 CAN'T STOP Vi -gin 98961 Breaking fast

41 VANILLA ICE ICE ICE BABY SBK 07335 Monster

3 20 MC HAMMER Capitol 44573 "Pray" starting

[2924 LISA STANSFIELD THIS IS THE RIGHT.. Ar sta AS2049 Moving Top 40

3327 PEBBLES GIVING YOU THE .. MCA 53891 From breaking Lp

3731 INXS SUICIDE BLONDE At antic 7-87860 Starting to sell

STEVIE V DIRTY CASH Mercury 8758024 Building at Top 40

POISON UNSKINNY BOP Er igma/Capitol 44584 New single shipping

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ENTERTAINMENT BUFFALO BADHEART ANGELUS, PETE Management: Rubin. Rick Producer: Executive as. Drakoul George by Produced Maker. Money Your Shake Album Debut GOLD The From Video and Track Single, New The diiHandie" H Plant Robert With Tour Biggest Fall's This On MTV on Bands Requested Most Year's The Among Video A In Artist New Best Nomination: Awards MTV Sold Units 500,000 Over Yeak This Tracks Twcr't4.00 DebutWitik To Band Only The Hard" as - 10-firia-Lutwice _ _Toto

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5 1828 SWEET SENSATON IF WISHES CAME TRUE Atco 98953 Peaked

7 2029 JANET JACKSON COME BACK TO ME A&M 1475 Over Columbia 73490 Hot remake going Top 40 136]3330 GEORGIA ON MY MIND 3934 GLENN MEDEIROS ALL I'M MISSING MCA 53886 Follow up to smash Peaked now 18122EEI CHEAP TRICK CAN'T STOP... Epic 34T-73444

1401 37 TONY, TONI, TONE FEELS GOOD Wing/Poly 877436-7 Crossing

451 38 El ALIAS MORE THAN WORDS.. EMI 50324 Rock LOVE TAKES TIME Columbia 73455 Follow up to #1 single 1 -- 145 MARIAN CAREY

4641 36 SLAUGHTER FLIGHT OF THE... Chrysalis 23527 Hot sales, hot video

49] ES WARRANT CHERRY PIE Columbia 73510 Lp debuts at #17

142538 NEW KIDS ON THE TONIGHT Columbia 38T-73461 Ready for new single

484339 THE BOYS CRAZY Motown 2053 Sales

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1321 32!al INDECENT OBSESSION TELL ME SOMETHING MCA 53830 Falling now 2235, ES NO MORE EPIC Sias-I/Reprise 19813 New single shipping

43 HALL & OATES SO CLOSE Arista 12085 Most added

4744 I'D RATHER GO.. Arista 2055 Developing Top 40 1501 SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD 5045 CONCRETE BLONDE JOEY IRS 13803 Gaining Top 40

46 HEART STRANDED Capitol 44621 Lp almost 2 million Epic 73450 Crossing from Rap 1 -- 147 CANDYMAN KNOCKIN' BOOTS Atlantic 87893 Follow up to smash 1 -- 148 EN VOGUE LIES 49 DAVID CASSIDY LYING TO MYSELF Enigma 75084 Tons of Top 40

50 BILLY IDOL L.A. WOMAN Chrysalis 23571 Follow up to smash

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September 24, 1990 Volume 5 Issue 210 $5.00 George, Mariah, Bolton, New Kids & Warrant Soar BIG RED HOT!!! "What some observers are Geffen 1 calling a hot streak is really a Don't Call Him M combinationoflong-range Dumps DAR planning, highly focused Geffen Records, which had marketing strategy, A&R in- been growing more and more volvement,beingableto uneasy about its relationship reactimmediatelytothe with Rick Rubin's controver- marketplace, and alotof sial Def American Record- luck," said Columbia Records ings, formally terminated its PresidentDon lenner. manufacturing and distribu- Whateveryoucall it, tion agreement with Def Am- Columbia isdefinitely red- erican on Sept. 17. hot as five of their albums The announcement closely rack up impressive weeks, followed the news that Rubin each making upward moves had made a deal with WEA to within the Top 20 of the directly distribute the album HITS Top 50 Albums chart. that started the whole brou- Racking upthebiggest haha - the Geto Boys' numbers at the cash register super -smarmy major label de- isGeorgeMichael, who but. WEA will also take over debuts at #5 this week. In its themanufacturingof Def first week on the street, the American product. The deal Michael project racks up #1 hinges on a major tobe reportsfromMusicPlus, named later. Wherehouse and Pro One - In a prepared statement, Stop, whilenotching#2 Geffen Publicity head Bryn reports from Musicland, Na- Bridenthal commented: "We Garth Brooks -Huge (we're talkin' HUGE) sales mean tionalRecordMartand find ourselves increasingly at Capitol has a new superstar on its hands. Strawberries/Waxie Max- odds with Def American's cre- ie, among many others. ative .... Because The other red-hot debut we believe both inartisticWho Cares? comes from Warrant, whose freedom and the freedom to ACLU Southern Californiaable to dial a 900 number to"Cherry Pie" enters the chart choose the direction of ourchairman Danny Goldbergexpresstheirsupportforat #17. Top ten reports for the company, we felt it would bewill debate Miami -based at-eitherside. Both Goldbergproject come from National most constructive to encour-torney Jack Thompson im-and Thompson will wear onlyRecord Mart (#1), Buzzards age Rick Rubin to find a man-mediately prior to the Nov. 8G-strings, and their bodiesNest, Transworld and many ufacturer/distributorwitha pay -per -view concert perfor-will be covered in oil for themore. greater affinity for the direc-mance featuring Luke and 2confrontation. "Who would Add those two debuts to #3 tion of hislabel. We wishLive Crew. The 45 -minutewatch otherwise?" asked TomMariah Carey, #11 Michael Rubin continued success." forum will be produced inColeman of Choice Enter-Bolton and #12 New Kids on frontof a live studiotainment, which is distribut-the Block, and you've got audience, and viewers will being the special. Continued on page 14

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More Psychos On The Loose This is a photo of two people standing on top of a building in ' San Fer- nando Valley just before one parachutes off the roof These two people happentobe naked. What kind of hairball would pull a stunt like this one? What kind of bozo would be crazy enoagh to not only do this, but to send us a picture of it? Stop by our offices any weekday and meet 1.01.140 him - he works here.

Stessel Makes Epic MoveRemote Larry"Don'tCall Meof Florida. He supervised theControl Yourself Georgie"Stesselhas beenCBS Recordscollegerep MTV is back in action thisupped to the new position ofprogram before moving on to week, with adds onCureSr. Vice President, Market-become Director, East Coast (Elektra),LightningSeeds ing, at Epic Records byDave ProductManagement,and (MCA), Human League "Elmer's"Glew, President thenDirector, Marketing, (A&M),Roger Waters(Mer-of the label. Larry will beWest Coast. He was named cury),Styx(A&M),Damn responsible for overseeing all Vice President in 1988. Yankees(WB),Bob Dylanactivities of the marketing, Said Glew: "IfJoe Smith (Columbia),UB40(Virgin), media and artist developmentis the industry's toastmaster, Anthrax(Megaforce/Island),departments on both coasts,then Larry Stessel is its Pop - BobMould(Virgin)andas well as entertaining ourTart." What? Tommy Conwell(Columbia).troopsin the Persian Gulf(Ed Note: Folks,if you've Cure moves right intoBuzzwith amusing anecdotesread this far into this story,Y97MusicDirectorRick Binand Lightning Seeds isabouthisearlyyearsin then we're embarrassed FORAcker(left) tries to scam a added asaBreakthrough. vaudeville. you.) gig fromKen Ober(right), Glew praised Stessel's role host of MTV's wacky game WILD in the development of many show, "Remote Control," as ofEpic'smajor artists. the newColin Quinn ata CARD "Some of these acts weren't celebrityauctiontoraise even born when Larry did his money forvictimsof the worn is sprea ing quickly shtick at the Concord as part Santa Barbara fire. Among onthisinstant -requesting ofthelegendarycomedy the items pawned off (which power ballad from the multi - platinum "Flesh and Blood" team of Abbott and Costes- brought in over $6,000 in project. "UnskinnyBop" sel." all): a complete set of "Do It proved there is still a place Stessel was most recently Yourself'Milli Vanillicorn- for mass appeal rock 'n' roll Vice President of West Coast rows and a pair ofRoseanne at Top 40, now radio will Barr'sstainedunderwear. learn again with "Someth- Operations for Epic, involved ingTo BelieveIn."With in the careers ofGloria Es- Shortly after this shot was Heartgoingstrongand tefan, BabyfaceandMichael taken, Ober turned to Acker Hammer flying, John Jackson.He began his music and said,"Isn'tit neat to Fagot's team has cleared swim among lots of tropical the decks for a major blitz. business career in 1972 as aLarry Stessel:Has no idea Join in, quickly! college rep at the Universitywhat we're talking about. fish with no pants on? Isn't it?" Yes, Kenny, it is. 10 HITS September 24, 1990 FRONT PAGE rs lanello Pops Up At Atlantic Leshay--The Tanning Sessions Joe "I Am Curious"Pop Promotion inJanuary, Member No. 1--0 71 lanello has been levitated to 1990, the post he held prior c/ the new level of Vice Presi-to his current appointment. dent of Pop Promotion for At-He began his music business lanticRecordsinanan-career as a publicist in Tulsa, "9\ nouncement made by An-Oklahoma, at the Jim Halsey NAME JONLES1A ft -1 dreaGanis,SeniorViceCompany, then spent three - ADDRESS IWIr"C2 C:g President at the label, who and -a -half yearstryingto CITY ROLL -4.M1^41 STATE OA ZIP OCYAV performed the feat withoutmake sense of Lenny Beer's PHONE (home) 2A'1, 0:7111 - the benefit of a safety net orcopy at Record World, where AGE 25 F ., S, mirrors. he perfected the art of hover- Typed Membership: ken/r) /I ,r l//- Commented Ganis asing six feet in the air. Expiration Date - C/0 lanello floated six feet above "Will someone please get Referred By: 1)// 112 the ground: "This is a veryme down from here?" said DM* Wu'. Tan rm. Amount

difficult feat of magic, butlanello. "I feel like I'm going 1 '2,/ / GC '. ..S0 -N. A-4 It, during the eight years Joe hasto throw up." 2 C , -4 -4 4 - Zi 4/) . tC.2 been here at Atlantic, he has(Ed Note: Did Billboard's I i - _L developed into a superb foilKen Terry startthis way?"Absolutely not," screamed Elektra Director of Alternative for my acts of prestidigita-Ken, that's a joke. You know,Promotion Jon Leshay from his oh -so -hip poser office in New tion. He possesses a uniquehumor? Ken? Are you there,York. "I know you guys like to make stupid jokes about it, but 1 combination of a disarmingKen?) DO NOT go to tanning salons!!!" Well Jon -Jon, the joke's on personality, razor-sharp intel- you, big guy, because your old friends at HITS (Your #1 lect and a body weight that's Source For Screwing Your Old Friends) have obtained your lighter than air, which gives official tanning records from the good folks at City Tan in him a real edge working with beautiful downtown Hollywood. So folks, the next time you see radio.Hisround-the-clock a healthy -looking, tan hipster cruising the streets of Manhat- dedication to body flotation is tan, remember, it's the best pigmentation money can buy. God well-known throughoutthe bless you Jon -Jon - we miss ya. (Ed Note: Oh yeah, industry." Baaaaaah!!!) lanellojoined Atlantic Records in 1982 as the label's New York local promotion rep, rising to National Secon- There are now three hotto #6, his self -titled first al- dary Promotion Manager in Neobilly albums on our na-bum is at #41, and Reba Mc- 1986, Assistant Director of tional pop sales chart. GarthEntire's brand new "Rumor National Pop Promotion inJoe lanello: If you took outBrooks' "No Fences" leadsHas It" debuts at #50. 1987 and Senior Director ofthe vowels, he'd be "Nil." the way, exploding from #22 Two Photos Of Something We Watched FromThe Kitchen

We here at HITS (a hygenically unappealing place) knowTom-ster hanging on the left with , and on we've hit the big time when City Of Hope honoree Tommythe right with Gloria Estefan. Incidentally, to show what a Mottola actually speaks to us on the oh -so -important night.true humanitarian he is, Mottola allowed attendee Allen There we were, standing right next to him while he sat at hisGrubman to have four servings of the scrumptiouslyyummy table, when he turned, looked up and uttered the immortaldinner (Ed Note: Language used to describe the dinner words, "Bring me another cornish game hen and make itcourtesy of HITS East Coast Correspondent Danny Fields). snappy!" Damn, we really do have some juice. Here's the

HITS September 24, 1990 11 wrs FRONT PAGE Separated At Birth? RANTING AND RAVING This column is not writtensong -to -song flow every hour. by Lenny Beer!I am muchThe best programmers do not better -looking and infinitelydelegate this responsibility - more intelligent - but then,they do it themselves! so is a soap dish. 2. Entertainment:In this Nonetheless, I agree with aquick -fix, instant -gratification lot of what Lenny said lastage, let's not forget that we're week in his "On Records"programming to human columnabout"Hot A/C"beings. Just like them, our being radio'sflavor of theradio stations need to be emo- The one, the only Tortelvis of I.R.S. Records recording actmonth. This is a business oftional. We must touch their Dread Zeppelin(second from right) compares sneers, flaringlemmings,andI'mafraidlives. Show biz, razzle-daz- nostrils and distended bellies with HITS' Radio roustaboutwe're about to see a lot ofzle, fun marketing with flair, Mike Tortmurphy,as fellow band memberPut -Mon(left) andwell -respectedprogrammersseizing the moment - all of I.R.S. promotion loserBarry Lyons(second from left) areleap to their deaths. these must be pursued with thoroughly amazed at the remarkable resemblance. Shortly af- Sure, we'd all like to grabvigor every day. If you do it ter this picture was taken, during the band's showcase party ata hunk of those choice 25+well, your station might ac- the Palace in Hollywood for their new album, "Un-Led-Ed,"demos, but do we have totually mean something to the Tortelvis turned to Tortmurphy and asked, "Hmmm boy, mindsterilize the airwaves to thelistener,andjustmaybe if I throw some mustard and relish on that nose of yours andpoint of homogenized bland-they'll remember your name slap it on a bun? Whoa, big guy, just asking." ness? There is another way towhen Arbitron calls. get the same results, as the 3. The Morning Show: truly great programmers haveThe great morning shows on proven time and time again.the great Top 40s have al- The Most Added singlesDamn Yankees (WarnerAnybody remember Top 40? ways had one thing in com- this week at Top 40 radio areBros.).Strongfirstweeks Now, this may sound like amon - their success has had #1Hall & Oates(Arista), #2were also turned in onWin-radical thought in this niche -little to do with what type of M.C. Hammer(Capitol), #3ger(Atlantic) andInforma-driven era, but it's obviousmusic they were playing. Yes, Heart(Capitol), #4HumantionSociety (Tommy Boy/there's still room for "mass -it's important to play mass - League(A&M)and#5Reprise). appeal"radio.Donecor-appeal hits in the morning, rectly, it works. The problembut the great morning shows is so few programmers aretranscend musical limitations. willing to do what it takes to You need to attract people do it well. who have no business listen- MR. DOBBiS GETS USED TO 1-liS NEW DIGS_ Here are the keys to suc-ing to your station - people cessful full -spectrum Top 40: who maybe prefer country or THOUSANDS OF DOLLARSiN GERMAN 1. Music Mix:You canpublic radio, but they come to LESSONS -KAPUT! DOWN THE TUBES! playrock,rap, dance andyou because your morning adult pop on the same radioshow is about life. Life in the station!Thesecretisincommunity, life in the world, timing and dayparting. Watchand an escape from those your research carefully forparts of life we need to get signsof.passivecall -outawayfrom.Out -of -format, smashes. When the indicatorsout -of -demolistenershipis arethere,gowiththemwhat swells the numbers. heavy. No need to be early on Tough,yes.Impossible, these; let the market exposeno. Study and learn from the and develop them for you. amazing success stories that The records to be early onShannon/Mason/Randy arethestreet -levelbuzzhad atQ105during their 10 - records. Start 'em at night, oryear run. Shannon/Sha- whereverappropriate. Asdow/Kingstondidit/doit tight as N.Y.'s Z-100 is,I better than ever atZ-100. guarantee you they were firstRandy Kabrichis doingit oneverymajor"phone"again atY-95.Mass -appeal record in the market. radio is not dead. It's just the Balanceiscrucial.Nothardest to do. How bad do only balance in your weeklyyou want it? rotationsandlibrary,but I4Y, RICK- EASIER THAN JAPANESE... 12 HITS September 24, 1990 Ili At d 11,1 Hr.I lull1. ,,r.11, WARNER BROS. RE,OROS INC. t I JF

TIMES... AND THE WHOLE 91 THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE DOUBLE PLATINUM THE FIRST SINGLE FF1CM HIS NEW ALBUM PRIVATE OBUT ALBUM IN EFFECT MODE! PRODUCED EY D.,. EDDIE F AND N1EVELLE FOR UNTOUCHABLESCO -PRODUCED MUSIC, 13" Ai INC. B. SURE! FOR SURETIME! RECORDING, INC. FRONT PAGE Pretenders To The Juan & Orlando Throne

Why eat hamburger when you can have filet? Why drive aFiorillowith pretenders to the throne, Chrysalis VP of Pop Hyundai when you can have a Ferrari? Why get HITS whenPromotionGreg Thompson(I) and Y95 Station you can have Billboard? So, folks, by the same token, why ac-ManagerRandy Kabrich(r). On the right is Elisa hanging cept anything less than the real thing when it comes to HITSwith the real deals, the authentic deities, the guys with the real parking engineers and renowned industry tastemakers Juan &clout in the biz-Juan & Orlando. Folks, there's just no sub- Orlando? The photo on the right shows the beautiful Elisestitute for greatness. Mayfield Tribute Concert An all-star rap concert - Columbia's Red Hot neck down in a freak stage Continued from page 9 "In Honor of Curtis May- accident last month. The con- some massive Volume flow- field: The Return of Superflycert will feature rappersIce -I, This should be an inspiration ing through the pipeline. Live" - will take place on Tone Loc,Eazy-E, Mellow for every new artist on the "There is tremendous Tuesday,Sept.25,atthe Man Ace, Kid Frost, the Uzi - label." gratification in PalaceinHollywood.All $Bros., C.P.O., King Tee and bringing Look for the label to con- MichaelBoltontoRIAA ticketsare$25.Proceeds Def Jef,along with special tinue its heat wave with cur- Gold and now Triple - rentprojects from Paul from the show will go to the gueststhe Impressions, the family of the legendary artist, seminal soul group MayfieldPlatinum for the first time in Young,PublicEnemy, U. hiscareer," who was paralyzed from thefounded in the '60s. Ienner..tared. Cool JandBob Dylan,and "Mariah Carey earned a triple forthcomingreleasesfrom crown victory on the pop, theaforementioned Bolton, R&B and AC chartsand Judas Priest, Martika, reachedworldwide DoubleCheryl Pepsii Riley, Surface Platinum in the process -and the first solo project from andthat was just on the Susanna Hoffs. UNCONDITIONAL strength of her firstsingle. Well folks, the tides are turning once again at Top 40, where the flavor of the month appears to be leaning to those willing -to -buy upper demos. We put our ear to the street to see what's lot and what's not at Top 40. Read quickly, it could change any second. Insult Of The Week This week's insult comes from Programmers say yup to the yids. Adult actress/model/vocalist Kiki Hall,who just happens to be the girlfriend of MCA's Sr. VP Rock Top 40 playlists tighter than Marc of PromotionBillyBrill.By Slaughter's pants. far, this is the most insulting insult we've received to date. We were tempted not to run Dance Still the one, but it's not automatic anymore. it, because it's THAT demean- ing. Here's Kiki's insult: "You make love like Billy k Rap ak You can still have a hit, but hot A/(' give the zap to rap. Whoa!That'sreallylow, Keek-ster. Oh, and by the CountryApi, Does Garth Brooks have the hooks 1( ( way, you may be beautiful, break the barrier? but your taste in men sucks. Thank you. 14 HITS September 24, 1990 "Miles Away" WINGER "Lies" TOP 40 MOST ADDED! EN VOGUE MTV ADD! (HEAVY ROTATION) CROSSOVER! CROSSOVER! LP GOES PLATINUM! EEHITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! DEBUTED HITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! NOW ON OVER 70 TOP 40's INCLUDING THESE OVER 800,000 IN SALES! MAJORS: WKBQ add PWR106 add FM102 #5 PWRPIG 16-15 WPLJ add KROY #7 KGGI 19-16 KSAQ add @38 WXKS add HOT97 11-8 KXXR 22-17 WZPL add HOT102 add KKFR #10 KS104 21-18 KRBE deb 29 WPGC 21-15 WTIC 28-25 KUBE deb 29 0106 16-15 ON TOUR WITH KISS & SLAUGHTER! "Something Going On" LINEAR KTFM add BREAKING AT: WGY add HOT97 KZFM add KXXR WPFR add KROY FM104 add @24 WKSE HOT94.9 KKBQ deb27 B95 HOT97.7 deb30 WANS KTUX deb40 KKRD WD BR WCKZ 34-30 NO/

. 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp.A lime Warner Cornpony etrs FRONT PAGE Mugging It Up a rundown of executives on the move

Fleischman Wolfe Swanson Foster David Fleischman "Mar-ternational Talent, MTV, it garine"wasnamedVicewas announced by Liz Nea- President, Album Promotion,Ion, Sr. VP, International Pro- MCA Records, by Bill Ben-gramming, for the channel. nett, Sr. Vice President, RockLeeds most recently starred Promotion and Artistin a musical version of "Her- Development, for the label.cules Unchained" at the Burt Said Bennett, "We lookedReynolds Dinner Theater in long and hard for the bestBoca Raton....Rick "You Can possible person, then settledCall Me Buck" Rogers has A&M Records recording artist John Hiatt (center) celebrateson David."... Lisa "Hungrybeen named VP Field Market- his SRO four -night stand at N.Y.'s Bottom Line with some fine,Like The" Wolfe has beening, PGD, by Jim Caparro, fine coffee and yet another HITS photo opportunity as he hostspromoted to Associate Direc-Sr. VP, Sales & Branch Dis- a tupperware party backstage alongside grinning fools liketor, Field Promotion, Colum-tribution,for the company. VH-1's Ed Bennett (left) and Suzanne Vega, who proceededbia Records, by Burt Baum- Rickwilloversee sales, to break into an a cappella version of the Maxwell Housegartner, VP of Promotion atproduct and artist develop- theme, to which the group d.n.a. later added a hip -hop beat.thelabel.Inthisnewlyment, regional managers of created,multifacetedpost, classics & jazz, the college Afterdrinking125cupsof java,thehigh -on -caffeine threesome repaired to the club's rest room, where it was sit-Lisawillplaythefield....repprogram,chartsand ting -room -only for the rest of the night. (Ed. note: Don't youLaura "Don'tCallMe reports as well as merchan- love it when we mention bodily functions in these captions?) Gloria" Swanson has beendising and media planning. promoted to National Direc-When he goes home, he will tor of Publicity/West Coastbe tired.... At Capitol Rec- for A&M Records, it was an-ords, Carin Thomas has been nounced by Wayne !soak,appointedMgr.ofNat'l. VP/Executive DirectorofSecondary & Dance Promo- PublicityandEastCoasttion by Barbara Lewis, VP MOVIE SCORES Operations for the label, whoof Promotion for the label. commented,"IfmytitleShe has two left feet.... Kevin WEEKEND PER SCREEN TOTAL SOUND wasn't as longas myCurry has been promoted to 1ME GROSS AVERAGE GROSS TRACK ponytail, I'd have more roomEast Coast A&R Rep, Virgin 1 POSTCARDS 7.9m 7771 8.0m - to say something nice aboutRecords, by John Brown, her."...Fletcher Foster hasDirector of A&R forthe 2 GHOST 5.9m 3318 141.4m Varese been appointed Dir., Media &label. Curry says his hairstyle Artist Dev., CBS Records/is a tribute to Bart Simp- 3 DEATH WARRANT 5.0m 4610 5.0m Nashville,by Mike Mar-son....Nancy Akershas tinovich, VP of Marketing forbeennamedDirectorof 4 PRESUMED INNOCENT 2.7m 1928 75.7m Varese the label. In his new post,Marketing, W.C., and Nita Foster will be in charge ofScott has been promoted to 5 FLATLINERS 2.6m 1784 48.1m telling Holly Gleason he'sPromotionsDirector,W.C., not in.... Steve Leeds "MeforNederlanderConcerts. 6 HARDWARE 2.6m 3680 2.6m BesidesStillWaters"hasCall them if you want park- been tapped as Director, In -ing passes for the Greek. 7 DARKMAN 2.4m 1445 28.2m

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Major rumblings of thewilliMPF. RickRubindidn' revolve around the rumored depart Geffen empty-hande resignationofSiretopper He took his entire roster Seymour Stein, despite well as Geffen exec Mark reports that Stein recently in- Dia who willassume G ked a long-term contract with responsibilities for the Bunny.If these rumors Americanlabel....Surpris prove to be more than smoke, Steve Ralbovsky exits his po insiders are quick to point out at A&M - probable dentin that very few get out of their donisElektra....Look f deal with Time -Warner before MNto join the USO for a bi theircontract is up,par- performance for the troops ticularlyan executive of Saudi Arabia. Tom Freston ONE HAS RHYTHM, THE OTHERS DON'T:A&M Records superstar Stein's caliber and importance. BobHope?....Speaking Janet Jackson announces her plans to marry MCA Music International VP Action to come or just idle MTV's Mr. Freston, look f Merril Wasserman(right) and associateJohn Brands(left) in a triple - chatter? Stay tuned.... And did Paul Simon and Bonnie Rai ring, double -cantor ceremony to take place over hand -carved corned beef at Lan- Walter Yetnikoff's problems to perform when he is honor ger's Delicatessen, where the company proceeded to sign Janet to a sub -publishing agreement for the world, excluding Fairfax Avenue. begin over a year ago with the as the AMC Cancer Resear atmosphere created when Center's man of the year... Sony went after the team of Tongue-waggers say it was a Guber/Peters, who were un- mutual decision to have Davi der contract with Time -War- Bowie changelabelswithi1 ner?Thatdealcost the the Capitol/EMI famil Japaneseconglomeratemil- Bowie owes three projects to lions When was thelast EMI. Also, look for a similar time you saw a country act arrangement for EMI's post the numbers that NatalieColewithinsiders Capitol's Garth Brooksis saying the singer is headed to nailing? With a Top Ten album SBK. Smart money has Bowie in only its second week on the making the jump to Capitol street, look for Jimmy Bowen Butch Waugh has inked y another new deal at Nip PLEASE RELEASE THEM... NOW!: SBK Records recording act Wilson and company to make some Phillips have now met every single radio loser in the Western World as they make serious moves After being and remains committed to th one final Texas pit -stop, where they are held hostage by KHMX's KurtKelly informed that there was indeed Promotion helm under the J (second from left), taking some time out from huffing bossGuy Zapoleon's life for him after Marketing at Galante regime.... Look f toenails. Local SBK promo stooge Shana Nartz (right) assures the gals at least Capitol, Ron McCarrell was formerRCAtopper there's no HITS regional office in Houston. The gals tossed their cookies when Kurt subsequently informed no such Buziak to start his own bo insisted on crooning " Dreaming" and "Help Me Rhonda" while grovel- life existed after all. Look for tique label modeled aftert ing at Chynna Phillips'feet. action for him in the near fu - much -talked -about Sire. for a major to handle Marke Stress Location? ing and Promotion Interest- ingtonotethebig -selling Warrant project happened af- ter label topper Don lenner rejected initial tracks and be- came personally involved in song selection.... Despite rumors, Frank Dileo has had no discussions with PolyGram regarding apossible Co - Managing Director role. Man wonder if Dileo has the desi LOWEN & NAVARRO WISH THEY WEREN'T HERE:There's nothing to re-enter the biz, or reloc we here at the Sherman Oaks tarpit known as the HITS offices like better than to stop to the Apple Names in t our grueling work day to entertain some losers who come by hoping for an audience Rumor Mill: Eddie Germa with Juan & Orlando. So, you can just imagine our delight when Chameleon Tom Freston - MTV on the Harry Palmer, John Fa Records'Jack Hopke(far left) brought along the team of Lowen & Navarro move to Saudi Arabia. to allow our art losers to play with their instruments. Shortly after this benign photo and Skip Miller. opportunity, the two were caught trying to steal Lenny Beers Perrier supply, which led to them being thrown off the roof and splattering all over Ventura Blvd.

18 HITS September 24. 1990 LETTERS FAR TRUTHS By Danny Fields, New York

D. U. M. B. Virgin's stunning La ah Hathawaywas introduced to Stunning! Dear Member of the Media: Bud replies: The answer to all of the above questions is, of localrnasicsocietyatThe Many of you refer to LIVE Ballroom on quirky West 28th Entertainment and LIVE Home course, no, because the pictured individual does not exist, but is St., in an event that celebrated Video with lower-case letters, as the singer's self -titled debut al- "Live." merely a figment of your over- heated imagination, a bum and hot single, "Heaven In actuality, the name is not Knows." Affectionately called the word "live," but letters that hypothetical sex god created by the collective id of two deran- "the diva in blue jeans," Lalah's form an acronym. As it was thedaughter of thelate and originally conceived, "L" stood ged perverts. Now take a cold shower and calm down. legendaryDonny Hathaway, for Lieberman Enterprises and and performed a selection of "WE" stood for International Cat Caca songs from the LP after greet- Video Entertainment. LIVE is ing a housefulof VIP's. inckid- truly not used as a word, but as Dear SHITS: ingartistesNona Hendryx, initials, just like RCA, MCA, I finally found the perfect use Harmon/ andKyle Jason as ABC, CBS, NBC, CAA and for your rag. My cat shits on it Lalah Hathaway:Diva in blue well as radioheavyweights jeans and black swan cake. ICM, etc. so I don't have to clean the litter Charles Warfield of WRKS- We appreciate your help in box! FM. WBLS' Vaughn Harper humble tourist attraction with a correct usage of our corporate Cheers, and Cuts Walker. WN..R's platinum copy of the "Morrison identification. Ken Spaulding Carlos DeJesu' and WPEG's Hotel" LP, whose side A is titled Best regards, Music Stud Michael Saunders. A contin- "Hard Rock Cafe," from which Vicki D. Greenleaf WERZ-F1V1/WMYF-AM gent of Virginosities from the the glam restaurant chain took VP, PR (what else?) Exeter, NH West Coast.includingSharon its name. A great media turnout LIVE Entertainment Inc. SHITS replies: We've found the Heyward, John Brown. Darryl was coordinated by theDere Member of the Media replies: perfect use for your letter, Ken. Clark and SheilaCoates, Org.,while guests included ten- We have the same problem here, We use it to wipe up the vomit joined labelleviathans John nisgreatJenniferCapriati, Vicki. Few people realize HITS that results after reading it. Boulos. Linda Haynes. Kathy Doors manager Danny Suger- is an acronym for "HERETI- Gillis. Ciedra White. BJ man and D.C. power -shredder CAL IMBECILES TALKING Dick's Tiger Loberman. Kathi Moore and Fawn Hall. The sublimely SHIT." Please make note. Eric Hodge and regiona_ites munchable standard HRC fare Dear Dennis: India G-aves and Nat Main. was served,including unpeeled Who's That Man? Iwas hoping toget you There was also a handfu_ of shrimp. cheeses from around something nicer, but once I'd magnificos from other labels dieworld.beefliverpate, Dear Bud: paid PaulSchindler'sbill,I like Atlantic's Sylvia Rhone. hamburgers. guacamole and In the September 10, 1990 is- didn't have much spare cash! Richard Nash. Jodie Williams honey damselfish mousse.... sue, there is an incredibly studly Many thanks for all those nice and Simo Doe: Columbrios SBK's one-year b'day party was looking dude on page 31 whose things you said about me! Sarah Melendez. Eddie Pugh the ultimate in style, held at the name was not listed in the photo Kind regards, and Eddie George: Cardiac's US Open Tennis Championships caption. We've been drooling Richard Griffiths Michael Halley: EMI's Dwayne in Flushing Meadow Park. Or- over the now soggy photo for CBS Records Alexander:LouilSilasof ganized by Janice Brook, and hours. We would very much New York, N.Y. MCA.andCapitol'sGiven hosted by Charles Koppelman likethefollowingquestions Franklin. A gorgeousfestival of andMartin Bandier, the party answered: 1) Does he have all Dennis replies: Thanks so much for the steed statues of Cubby tapaswas highlighted by featured a gourmet lunch for of his toes? 2) Does hemophilia marinated mushrooms. 100inaspecialtent,where run in his family? 3) Does he and the bengal tiger, Rich. They work even better at persuading ratatouIle. red snapper. caviar omeletsand champagne prefer perky babesorlittle chickencurryandchcrizo were served and consumed by black baby dolls? 4) Are his potential HITS advertisers than Lenny and I do. stew, with desserts like black label caliphs Ken Baumstein. teeth clean? 5) Are his eyes al- swan cake and lemon chiffon Eliot Selznick Hubbard. Don ways so shifty looking? 6) Can pie.... Onthe sameMonday Rubin. Bob Cahill. Larry Katz he do the M.C. Hammer, the night, Celacorte Press threw a and GerriKyhill, and guests Cabbage Patch or the Roger cocktail reception at the Hard Marla Maples. Kathleen Tur- Rabbit? 7) Does he have a job, Rock Cafe to mark the puhlica- ner. Dustin Hoffman, Wendy a car and an account at Trashy lionoftheunputdownable Wall. Boris Becker and Vitas Lingerie? "Riders On The Storm," Gerulitis.Radio'nightiesin- Kind regards, drummer John Densmore's cluded Hot 97's Joel Salkowitz. Karen Stanton account of hislifewith the WBLIs Mark Lobel and Rick L. T. Clay Doors and their celebrated lead Balsbaugh of Pyramid Zomba Records singer. Densmore presented the Broadcasting.

HITSSeptember 24, 1990 FA TA STATSHEET

AVERAGE AGGRESSIVESTOP TOP REQUESTS Lp SALES 45 SALES ARTIST MOVE (4 or more) 10 5 (11010) (11010) (11010) JANET JACKSON 5.57 162 18 2 10 8 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 5.01 III 106 10 8 6

INXS 4.61 ),119 4ii 6 0 8 - 8 VANILLA ICE 4.60-1"aliffirl 10 - 10

JAMES INGRAM 4.48 111 7029 7 1 8 :

ALIAS 4.39 5 0 9 1

M.C. HAMMER i 27 4 0 9 -

MARIAH CAREY 3.83 83 5 1 6

THE BOYS 3.25 12 7 2 1 8

PEBBLES 3.24 72 18 2 2 3 8

CONCRETE BLONDE 3.23 30 13 7 6 4 6 -

BREATHE 3.13 83 4 0 1 2 DEPECHE MODE 3.12 76 44 10 4 7

WARRANT 3.03 48 1 0 7

DINO 2.95 62 11 3 2 9

AFTER 7 2.92 63 47 2 5 ., 9

CANDYMAN 2.74 15 6 5 9 - 7 JOHNNY GILL 2.73 51 3 9 9

SOHO 2.72 17 3 0 8 - 6

LISA STANSFIELD 2.66 56 13 0 1 5 ,

M.BOLTON 2.64 42 5 1 2 3 BLACK BOX 2.62 39 25 11 5 5

GLENN MEDEIROS 2.57 40 8 0 1 1 5

HEART 2.50 27 0 0 4 -

SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD 2.46 35 0 0 2 - 1 TONY TONI TONE 2.44 13 5 2 4 4

DAMN YANKEES 2.38 12 0 0 3 3 1 BILLY IDOL 2.33 25 0 0 2 4

JUDE COLE 2.25 39 24 4 1 1 3

TYLER COLLINS 2.15 22 0 0 2 1 1

STEVIE V. 2.13 17 19 6 2 1

MOTLEY CRUE 2.06 13 2 0 4 1

TAYLOR DAYNE 2.04 46 1428 1

Average Move: The average upward radio playlist movement of the single. Aggressive Moves: The number of key reporters moving the single up four or more positions on their playlist. Top 10/Top 5: The number of reporting playlists showing Top 10 and Top 5 positioning. Requests: Based on hot phone mentions from our reporters, listed on a 1-10 scale, 10 being strongest. Lp Sales: Piece count reports from leading merchandisers on a 1-10 scale. 45 Sales: Based on reports from key retailers and one -stops. Info is on a 1-10 scale.

20 HITS September 24, 1990 MOST ADDED! s p FLASHMAKER! in "heart likeawheel" EARPICKS WINNER! the new single by ACTIVE ROTATION the human league

1 7 5 0 2 1 1 5 2 0 4 KUBE add KFFM add KR BE deb27 KPLZ add KFRX add WJMX deb 30 PWR96add KIXY add on yourdesk now! WPXR deb 30 WIOQ add KLYV add HOT95deb 31 HOT102 add KNIN add WLOL deb32 KXXR add KWTX add With the hits "Don't You Want Me," "(Keep Feeling) PWR99 deb34 KWOD add KYYY add WCGQ deb34 WTIC add KZOZ add Fascination" and "Mirror Man," the #1 album WFMF deb34 KCAQ add Q104 add Dare, and the gold album Human, The Human K106 deb34 KQKQ add WAAL add KIKX deb34 KSND add WBNQ add League have proven themselves on the charts OK95 deb37 WDJX add WDBR add and with the fans. Now their hit -making power YES97 deb37 WNNK add WHOT add KQCR deb38 KTUX add WHTO add takes on the 90's with the distinctive techno-pop KSAQ deb39 WIKRZ add WIFC add Human League sound. KISN deb39 WIRCK add WJAD add KCHX deb39 B98 add WKEE add WVSR deb39 KGOT add WLRWadd KPXR add WNYP add WZOK 30-24 99KG add WPFR add WKBQ 32-28 G98 add WPRR add KFMW 37-31 KBOZ add Y94 add B93 37-32 CK105 39-32

RECORDS

produced and mixed by Martin Rushent from the forthcoming album Romantic?

( 7 502 1 - 53 1 6 - 1 /4 /2 1 019910 A&M Records, Inc. All rights reserved. 01711T131 FLASHMAKERS Singles that have experienced a tremendous initial response at radio and/or retail. Red hot rapper, Vanilla Ice controls the board this week too...The hot rockers from L.A., Warrant, are back with with his killer debut hit...And master mixer, M.C. Ham- an awesome song to kick things off for the new al- mer continues to dominate with the number one album bum...And Hall & Oates surge into the nineties with a in the country and his latest single is on its way up hot new one that radio takes to like crazy!

VANILLA ICEICE ICE SBK 4111 SLAUGHTERFLY TO THE CHRYSALIS "IM Singles: 19* Albums: - Avg Move: 4.60 Aggrssv: 47 This guy is so hot, he's smokin'. His debut release is going Singles: 36* Albums: 25 through the roof! Just take a look at the moves this one is The second from their debut album is a powerful rock ballad making and the adds:B96, KKBQ, WAVA, B94, WEGX, KKRZ, and it's going strong with killer moves and these new suppor- HOT102, B97, WKSS, Y108, B93, 195, WZZG, KAY107, KBOZ, ters:WAAL, WDBR, WAEBand others. Jumps includePIRATE9- KDON, KKHT, KMOK, OK95, PWR92, Q104, WJAD, WKEE, WYKS, 7,WDFX11-6,B9413-10,WKBQ 9-7, 19510-6,WRVQ9-6, ZFUN, KFBQ, KMCK, KQCR, WZOK, WNNKandG105.Action at KG95 8-6, KRZR 7-5, KATM 9-6, KDWB 22-17, WKZL21-16, WHYT3-1,KEGL9-6,Y956-4,WIOQ21-10,PWR9619-10, KNIN22-16,KYYY30-25,OK95 38-33, Y97 29-24. KFMW25-21, KMEL3-1,KKFR8-5,KROY6-5,01069-1,KTFM8-4,KS104 KTMT 37-33 and WPST30-25. Big sales! 12-9,HOT959-7,KGGI4-2 andKPRR13-8.

M.C. HAMMERPRAYCAPITOL Singles: 44* Albums: - Avg Move: 2.46 Aggrssv: 35 Singles: 40* Albums: l* Avg Move: 4.07 Aggrssv: 27 Once you've heard this one you won't be able to get it out of His first hit in the U.S. is developing steadily with good moves your head! The amazing Hammer has done it again and don't and light phones. Single sales are starting and it's going on at WVBS, Y102, KF95, KKMGandKIKX. think Top 40 doesn't know it. Adds:KIIS, WPLJ, Y95, KUBE, Moves include 30-25 at WXKS,24-19KRBE,32-27KROY,16-12KXXR,34-29KISN, KPLZ, X100, WIOQ, WEGX, KDWB, KKRZ, KKFR, KXXR, HOT102, 24-20Y107, 28-24 WZZG, 30-22 KCHX,30-22KSMB, 32-25 KTFM, WPHR, WKSE, KXX106, K98, B93, WMJQ, WNVZ, HOT94.9, WJMX,34-29HOT95,29-24KKRD,28-23WHHY, 38-33 WVSR, Y107, KJ103, 99KG, KAY107, KBOZ, KC101, KG95, KKRDand 27-23 930and 32-280104. KLYV.Moving 9-7 atPWR106,7-6WHYT,13-9KHTK,19-15 B96,22-15KKBQ,28-21KRBE,24-20 WZOU, 24-17 WLOL, 21- 16KROY. 19-14 KS1o4,36-32 WTIC and 25-16WCKZ.

Singles: 49* Albums: - Singles: 37* Albums: 17* Avg Move: 3.03 Aggrssv: 48 Yes, David Cassidy! He's back and armed with a verifiable hit They're scoring big with this rocker smash and it's gaining record. Check out the support on this one:WXKS, B94, KOY, momentum with solid moves and steady phones. New support WKTI, KWSS, XL106, WKZL, 95X1L, KFTZ, KIXY, KLYV, KYYY, this week atWPLJ, Z100, WEGX, 0102, WNVZ, XL106, WZPL, KZ93, KZOZ, Q101, WHHY, WIFC, WOVV, WVSR, WYKS, CK105, Y107, WKZL, KAY107, KBOZ, KWTX, KZ93, 0101, WBXX, WCIL, WWFX, WHTO, 98PXY, K92, KQKQ, WDJX, WINK, WNNK, WFLY WHOT, WLRW, WSNX, Z102, WSSXandXL93.Moving 13-7 at andG105.Early jumpsat WKBQ30-26,B93 38-33, WQUT40- KATM,24-17B94,35-29KSAQ,21-1792X,24-18WZZG,33-20 34, WILN 40-36 andmore. WQUT, 38-28 KFTZ, 37-28 KG95, 30-22 KKHT,35-27wCGQ, 33-25 ZFUN,34-27CK105,26-19KFMW,32-25KNIN,23-16 411 UB40 THE WAYL VIRGI IIIM WOMP,39-33KMCK, 26-20 KYYY and 40-35 KZOZ. SO CLOSE ST This one started in Houston and quickly got enough attention ri to become an official re-release and is soaring. Scoring with Singles: 43* Albums: - new adds atKUBE, KISN, WKZL, G98, KKSS, KTRS, KYYY, 0104, A great week for these pop veterans as they re-emerge in the WQGN, KSND, WERZ, KKMGand others. Gaining 7-3 atKKBQ, nineties with a killer hit. The majors lead the way with their 9-6KHMX,9-7KSMB, 20-14 KIIS, 25-21 KCPX,36-31K106and support with adds atWPLJ, WXKS, WZOU, KRBE, KHMX, KUBE, 30-26KIKX.Debuting atKRBE, KROY, KHTK, Z99, Y94, WDBR, KPLZ, WEGX, KDWB, Y100, KKRZ, KZZP, PWR99, PRO -FM, KBEQ, KCHXandWFLY. 0102, KWSS, B104, WKBQ, WTIC, KSAQ, WNCI, WPHR, K98, KCPX, WKZL, WZZG, 93Q, 95X1L, 99KGandG98.There's more to come here!

22 HITSSeptember 24, 1990 KEITH SWEAT MERRY GO ROUND

The follow-up single and video to the smash first single, -Make You Sweat." From his already platinum and a half second album I'LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU. Produced 6i Keith Sweat toe N.cal Productions. Executive Producer: Vincent Davis

4re Elektra 7VNtflt1411.1WII On Elektra Cassettes, Compact Discs and Records 1990 Elelitto Entertainment, a Division of Warner Communications Inc 0' [Zi MAKERS Singles that have experienced a tremendous initial response at radio or retail. 71"--MEOLLINS War 1-11161111111111111 IIMEMMInr Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.15 Aggrssv: 22 The first single from the forthcoming album is starting off The follow up to her debut single "Girls Nite Out" is starting great with solid first week action. Look at this week's adds: to kick in with strong moves and these new adds:WPLJ, KFRX, KPLZ, KDWB, KKFR, KXXR, KROY, 0106, WTIC, Y108, WKSS, KFTZ, KYYY, WKSF, WOMP, WPRR, KSND, WDJX, KTUXand HOT94.9, KJ103, WCKZ, CK105, KBFM, KFBQ, KFFM, KFTZ, KISR.Jumping atWXKS34-30,X10027-22,KXXR29-25, KISN KMCK, KMOK, KSMB, KTMT, KTRS, KZII, KZIO, KZOZ, OK95, 31-26,K9824-20,Y10731-24,WAAL35-28,KIXY32-27,WDBR 0104, WCGQ, WFMF, WHHY, WHTOand more. Moving early at 40-35,KBOZ36-32,KFBQ40-36,KZOZ36-32,WILN37-33, HOT9733-27 and debuting at WLOL. WJMX20-16,KZFM23-17 andKPRR28-24.

ANITA BAKERSOUL ELEKTRA GENE LOVES JEZEBELJEALOUS GEFFEN

Singles: - Albums: 14 This Crossover band is hitting it big with a killer song that's The follow up to "Talk To Me" is developing steadily with penetrating Top 40 now with steady adds likeKQKQ, KIKXand majors kicking in. New this week atX100, Y100, KTFM, WNCI, YES97.Making solid gainsatPIRATE8-6,KSAQ 11-10, KMOK, WJAD, WNYP, 98PXY, WINK, KAKS, KQMQ, WKQB, WOXA, HOT94.97-3,KRZR5-3,KATM8-4,KYYY25- I 6,010418-11, WYCRand others. Gaining momentum atFM10224-20,KSAQ KKHT32-27,OK9524-19,KCHX24-20,KFTZ24-20,PWR9236- 40-36,KISN35-30, Z99 36-24,WCGQ38-32,999KHI31-27, 32.WHTO34-30,WKRZ22-18,KISR29-24. KMCK40-36,WWFX38-34 andKTUX36-32.

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Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.00 Aggrssv: 14 Her new singleis already pulling phones and starting to They had mega hits in the eighties and are coming back strong generate single sales. Believers includeWXKS, KEGL, KDWB, with a hot new single and album. Check out the early action KOY, WKSS, XL106, KDON, KFBQ, KKSS, KTMT, KTRS, WFHT, and adds atKUBE, KPLZ, PWR96, WIOQ, HOT102, KXXR, KWOD, KSND, KZZU, KF95, G105, KPRRandWKQB.Gaining 31-22 at WTIC, 99KG, G98, KBOZ, KFBQ, KFFM, KFRX, KIXY, KLYV, KNIN, WLOLand starting atKKFR, HOT97.7, FM102, KTFM, KLYV, KWTX, KYYY, KZOZ, 0104, WAAL, WBNQ, WHOT, WHTO, WIFC, KKMGandKAKS. WJAD, WKEE, WLRW, WNYPandWPFR.Scoring with early moves atWKBQ32-28,B9337-32,CK10539-32,KFMW37-31 andWZOK30-24. Starting atKRBE, WLOL, PWR99, KSAQ, LIGHTNING SEEDSALL I WANT MCA KISN, WJMX, WPXR, HOT95and many more!. The follow up to "Pure" is certain to pick up speed thanks to SOHO HIPPYCHICK ATCO MTVwhere the video is in "Breakthrough" rotation! New now atWMJQ, KTMT, WWFX, KCAQ, KF95, B98and others. Gaining Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.72 Aggrssv: 17 10-9 atHOT94.9,33-25KFMWand 32-27WBNQ.Starting at This killer dance mix isreally scoring with the female WXKS, 0101, G98, WPFR, WERZandKISR. audience and pulling phones wherever played. New believers this week includeWIO0, G98, KBFM, KCHX, KKSS, 0104, WBXX, WILN, WQGN, WVIC, Y94, Y97, KLUC, KZZU, WAPEandYES97. BROTHER BEYONDJUST AEMI Jamming with jumps of 18-10 atKRBE, 11-10 WHYT, 11-10 KOY,30-23 WLOL, 32-28PWR96,37-32KWOD,26-22WKBQ, The follow up to their debut single is starting strong with early 29-23K98,36-31B93,29-24KJ103,37-30KYYY,32-27K106 action atKFTZ, KMOK, KQCR, KYYY, WAYS, WOMP, ZFUNand and 27-13XL93. more. Pulling some phones. DURAN DURANVIOLENCE CAPITOL

GUYS NEXT DOOR I WAS MADE SBK The first single off the new album is getting great reactions from programmers and phones are lighting up. New adds this The bright new youngsters who will be seen in their own week includeWJMX, WOGNandXL93.Hot moves atKCAQ38- television series soon are developing at Top 40 with good adds 30,HOT94.915-13,WDFX16-13, KZZU 17-15,KRZR15-13 and atHOT94.9, WILN, KSNDand others. Early moves includeKUBE debuting at 26 forX100. 30-26 andKFTZ40-36. Pulling phones in the Northwest!

24 HITS September 24, 1990

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HOT94.9 10-9 KFMW 33-25 BNQ 32-27 104 30-27 X 39-36 Records that Top 40 radio should be considering based upon significant airplay & sales success in other formats. Concrete Blonde leads this week with good moves, Yankees ballad with some early request reports while requests and sales helping while Tony, Toni, Tone are Deee-Lite is breaking out of the majors with big video crossing from #1 at Black radio and strong Lp sales. play. Look for the new Stevie B - already on some Programmers continuetobuzz about the Damn major stations and pulling phones!

TONY TONI TONE FEELS GOOD WING/POLY DAMN YANKEES HIGH ENOUGH WB Singles: 33* Albums: - Avg Move: 2.44 Aggrssv- 13 Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.38 Aggrssv: 12 New support in the West with good single and album sales. New Ballad has programmer, talking with more airplay atKPLZ, atKIIS, KKFR, KHTK, Y108, WDBR, WKPE, KCAQandWRQN. KXYQ, 0102, Y108, KISN, KXX106, 195, WKDD, 99KG, KAY107, Moving for WPGC 5-3, KMEL4-2,KWOD12-9,KROY10-8, KBFM, KBOZ, KFBQ, KFRX, KG95, KIXY, KKHT, KNIN, KZIO, KZOZ, HOT9723-13,WXKS35-27,WHYT22-17,WIOQ33-26,KXXR27- PWR92, WABB, WAYS, WDBR, WIFC, WILN, WKSF, WNYP, WOVV 19, WCKZ 19-15,KLUP20,720..Yana-2.1 awi K_Grat18-14, and mere. Moves atKSAQ39-34,KFMW36-28,WHTO35-28, DEEE-LITE GROOVE IS IN THE HEART ELEKTRA WZOK35-28,KTUX40-34 andPIRATE Deb 21. Major markets out front with new adds atZ100, WXKS KRBE, BILLY IDOLLA WOMAN CHRYSALIS PWR96, HOT102, KHTK, KS104, Y107, KLUCand194. Jump, 31-26 Singles- 50* Albums: 40 Avg Move: 2.33 Aggrssv: 25 PWR106, 25-18896. 25T2UXUELaaiL30r2a,PW R99. Continues to spread with steady elpee sales and new airplay in CANDYMAN KNOCKIN' BOOTS EPIC Dallas. Adds atKEGL, B94, B93, XL106andWJMX.Moving24-20 92X, 37-29 999KHI,32-24OK95, 38-32 KTMT,35-29WDBR, 20- 15 Singles -1P AIWA 15 KFMW,34-29WNYP,32-27 WQUT, 36-31WWFX.38-34 Major markets l ig an new evers at KCMQ,28-24KNIN,36-32WBNQ,39-35 WVSR, 39-33KSND, 25- KRBE, PWR96, X100, PRO -FM, KC101, KCMQ, KFFM, KTRS, WILN, 21 WSKZ, 37-30 WKRZ, 34-27 KISRand16-12XL93. CK105 and WZKX. Moves at KMEL 10-8, KOY 5-4. 0136 5-2, PWR10626-19,KIIS24-20,B9624-20 andKROY 18-13. ASIADAYS LIKEGE:FEN THE BOYS CRAZY MOTOWN First single from their new album has a czood second weekwith adds atB94, KXYQ, 930, KCHX, KFRX, KKHT, KZIO, PWR92, 0104, Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 3.25 Aggrssv: 12 WAAL, WILN, WKPE, WPFR, WPRR, CK105, WDBR, K92, KSND, Video is helping with new adds at WIOQ, WLOL, KXXR, KWOD, KOHT. Mows 20-16 KRZR and 20-16 KATM. HOT97.7, KFBO, WOVV, K106andKKMG.Moves 12-9KME_. 14-9 KR -likaadiad102. 4aLlikaiiiaaNCKZ, 11-5 B95. 35-24 WINGER MILES AWAY ATLANTIC Kliancl, single sales! Sinjinglip/bWir SNAP 000PS UP ARISTA New _ alrea witfirst week adds at WZPL, Singles: - Albums Moving now with new airplay fromWLOL, WIOQ, HOT97.7, 99KG, G98, KKRD, WDBR, CK105, KM/andWKQB. Jumps 30-25' LONDON QUIREBOYSI DON'T LOVE YOU CAPITOL HOT97. 24-20 PWR96, 40-35 WTIC. 19-15 WKSS, 34-28 WQGN, Ballad ig pullingphones-MIEfrprgyetnInt Ttewittrarmtrweer 3 K1 WQXA. at92X, WQUT and KCMQ. Moves 12-10 KRZR. 12- 11 PIRATE, 19- EN VOGUE LIES ATLANTIC 14 KISR. 23-19 WKBQ and 35-30 KG95.

I:lackrecorfaliallliaTiscrossingwt'new support in LA, NYC and Boston. Adds include PWR106, WPLJ, WXKS, HOT102, KKRD, [POST-MODERN KZII, WFLY, WTFX, WRCK, KISR and KQMQ. Jumps at HOT97 11-8, AIM KDON 10-7, WPGC 21-15, KXXR22-17 andWVBS39-35. CONCRETE BLONDE OEY IRS CARON WHEELERLIVIN IN EMI Singles: 45* Albums: - Avg Move:3.23 Aggrssv: 30 Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.62 Aggrssv: 4 Hit record continues to spread with a lot of Top 10 moves. More Soul II Soul singer gone solo is working her way through the believers atKRBE, KXYQ, 92X, WRVQ, KCHX, KWIC, 0104, WAAL, WCGQ, WGRD, WIBW, WIF0, WVIC, WYKS, WPRR, Z102 system with new airplay atPWR106, KXXR, WNVZ. XL106, Z99, andXL93. Moves 6-4PIRATE,12-10KHMX,4-3KSAQ, 12-6 HOT94.9, 14-9 for KMEL 2.;I O. KNIN, 11-8 WCIL, 12-10 G58, 4-3 KFMW, 6-5 WPFR, 9-7 KQKQ, OLETA ADAMS RHYTHM OF FONT/MERC 4-3 KATIA,3-2FM104, 22-18 KZZPand 28-19KISN. Blackand Aolak Top 40 play at DNA %/SUZANNE VEGA TOMS DINER A&M FM102, G UT. Singles: - Albums: - Avg Move: 2.27 Aggrssv: 3 BELL BIV DEVOEI THOUGHT MCA Former #1 in England is spreading with help from new adds in LA and NYC. New atKITS, WPLJ, KSAQ, KKRD, WJMX and Even though it isn't yet a single, anxious programers jump at YES97.Moves forWKSS 9-8, WXKS 31-24 and woGN33-25. WLOL, KKFR, Y108, WKSS, KDON, KKMGand194.

HITS September 24, 1990 27 AN EXCLUSIVE HITS INTERVIEW WITHNEIL YOUNGBYGARY GRAFF

Whenever it's Crazy Horse time, interest in Neil Young seems to pique a bit higher than usual. On his own, Young is Mr. Enigmatic, apt to turn out an album of blues or country or rockabilly or techno-rock - or even the individual mix of styles on last year's "Freedom," which is as close as he comes to having a trademark sound. When he works with Crazy Horse, however, we know what we're getting. Buzzsaw guitars. The whomp of Ralph Molina's drums. Garage rock sound. "Cinnamon Girl" and "Hey Hey, My My (Out of the Blue)" and "Tonight's the Night" and "Rust Never Sleeps." And some of Young's most challenging lyrics yet. On "Ragged Glory" - Young's first Crazy Horse project since i987's "Life" - the Toronto -born singer - songwriter takes stock of living to find he's still "Rockin' in the Free World" as he turns 45. "Neil generally has a group oi songs that fit the band," says guitarist Frank Sampedro. "They're the ones with a lot of emotion, a lot of feeling and a good, rocking beat. There aren't too many acoustic or melancholy type songs." Adds bassist Billy Talbot, "We wanted to be real. Crazy Horse isn't meant to be all slicked up and slicked over. We cap- tured as much of the real stuff as possible." HITS' Gary Graft went in search of the real stuff and caught up with Young and his Crazy Horse riders holed up at Neil's spacious northern Califor- nia ranch. Before they realized who he was and tried to toss him out of the house, our man Gary "I Don't Take Graft" got the fol- lowing exclusive interview.

I understand you wrote the songs for "Ragged Glory" in the barn where you keep your cars on the ranch. Why there? It's big and private. No one else goes in there too much. I just set up my amp at one end of the barn - which is about 150 feet long and 60 feet wide - turned it up like I would in a coliseum and wrote the songs like that, so I could feel the size of the music. FOREVER

30 HITSSeptember 24, 1990 How do you determine like... unh... us. Ralph's be spontaneous. Some- means we're having a when it's time to do a cymbals, the high sound oftimes the last verse or partgood time. It might have Crazy Horse album? my guitar, Billy's bass of a chorus might be miss- been time for Englebert I just felt like it was time. I rumbling underneath it -ing. Basically the songs Humperdinck to sing, but think I realized it after lis- it's just a big sound. As far are all [written] in one not me. tening to the songs I'm as I can tell, it's a lot like shot, and that's it. When I "Farmer John" is a real going to use on the ar- classical music. It's like a get Crazy Horse together, chestnut. Where did that chives record. I was listen- Wagnerian kind of we start playing and one come from? ing to all my old and un- melodic thing, with dif- developing the sound. By Oh God, what a song. We released songs over a 28 - ferent themes developing then, we're ready to stop had just finished record- year period, and it was and all kinds of emotions until we're actually record-ing the whole album and like a "Spinal Tap" type of sweeping through it. It ing. Sometimes the record-we were starting to feel experience [laughs]. They goes off in tangents and ing process becomes part like we might be finished just said to me, "It's time to then returns. There are no of the learning. after playing all of the play with the Horse." It rules of the road here; There are a couple of songs once or twice a day was time to let that out. I there are places I can go songs where the musical for about two weeks. At could feel my body want- that I can't in the other introduction just keeps the end of the process, we ing to play guitar the way I areas I work in. going, well after you ex- were standing around play the guitar when I'm And part of the attraction pect the vocal to start. and no one knew what with Crazy Horse. My is that things just happen?Right. Normally, someone kind of song to play. The solos with Crazy Horse are Right. It's very spon- would have started sing- guys in the band said, not really just me, they're taneous, and it's set up to ing by now. That just "Why don't you do some- thing that you did with your old high school band NEIL YOUNG tells the story of Johnny Rotten back in '81. back in Canada?" So I started doing "Farmer John." They had never played it before, but they started playing it anyway. That was it - we only played it once. That's the way it came out. Isn't there a high poten- tial for disaster there? It doesn't matter. You can't lose. We started playing that song and everyone looked at my hands and followed along. If there had been one other chord change in it, we would have missed it. We don't care about flawless. The whole thing is for fun, be- cause it's rock. And you know what? This is closer to perfection than any- thing I've been able to come up with. Once you get past the crank -it -up rock & roll, the l'OUNG HITS September 24, 1990 31

-11111.1kXt.:rte 111 711 rli:711,',,PriflitfiNILI rrs rOir ' ; AN EXCLUSIVE HITS INTERVIEW WITH KHMX's GUY ZAPOLEON BY DANNY OSTROW

THE ZAPOLEON COMPLEX

This L A. native got a psychology degree from UCLA while and ended up spawning Album I think each PD needs to think working part-time at K -EARTH. Upon graduation, he becameRock radio. Then it went into an about their own marketplace and MDat KRLA in 1978, then moved on to take PD posts at KRQ extreme adult period with John what niches are being filled. Top in Tucson, B94 in Pittsburgh and IC/21) in Phoenix. In '87, heDenver and Helen Reddy. In the 40 is my favorite format - it's was named Group, then National PD for the Nationwide late '70s, it went disco. From '78- what I grew up listening to. B.it it 82, Top 40 suffered probably its needs to be right in the center. It chain, before seguing to KNRJ back in Houston as PD. Afterworst period, which was all Air has to play the best of all music - thoroughly researching the market, he turned the outlet from Supply and Michael McDonald whether that's dance, rock, pop or its energy format to ICH1VDC/M1X98.5, an adult Top 40 hybrid. rip-offs. Unfortunately, no one Post Modern. That's what makes a He finally met his Waterloo when he chose to accept a call would play black music because great radio station. The key is from HITS' own spaced invader Danny Ostrow. of the disco backlash. What we balance. Right now, there's a have to do is get back to the huge number of baby boomers To what do you attribute the revolutions before purging them- center again. who haven't had a radio station demise of straight -ahead Top selves of the bad element. The Is Top 40 moving back to the to call their own in 20 years. 40 and the rise of fragmented Top 40 format always goes center now? But isn't the goal of Top 40 in any formats? through cycles every 10 to 13 Radio is always a little behind the market to grab the teens? Well, there's an old adage - I'm years. Most of the time, the format public. They're just now figuring Top 40 radio should be for not sure who said it - that some- is center and plays the best of the out that they need more balance. everyone. Every market should times you have to go to extremes pop, rock and black hits. But it That's why Don Henley and the have a station catering to 12 -to -24, to come back to the center. shifts. For instance, back in 1969, Traveling Wilburys sell albums, but at the same time, there should Governments have to go through Top 40 moved in a rock direction Bonnie Raitt wins Grammys, but be a mass -appeal radio station Top 40 doesn't play them. That with something for everybody. was my feeling behind starting That's what we're trying to do this format. This station is cus- here. How you do it depends on tomized for Houston. We talked to the marketplace. Here, we lean a 2,000 women between the ages of little more rock. We take the best 20 and 40; 75% of that total were elements of pop, adult and rock phone interviews in which we and put them together. Top 4C tested about a thousand songs. shouldn't necessarily appeal to Looking for a place to live with 50 -year -olds, but it shouldn't just my GM Clancy Woods, we got appeal to 12 -year -olds, either. the best education of all. We What's your goal in Houston? literally talked to 100 different When we talked to all those people in different households. women in Houston, they told us We looked at their record collec- they wanted a station that would tions and found Blondie, Petty, pick them up and make them feel Stones, CSN, Concrete Blonde, good. And that's what Top 40 does Huey Lewis, Paula Abdul, Don best - it picks up spirits and Henley -a really wide variety makes people feel good. The of musical tastes. other thing they asked for was a Was it those 100 people who contemporary radio station far told you to play 80% re - adults. So that's what we are - currents every hour? an upbeat contemporary ratio We play - depending on the station for adults. In closing, I'd daypart - five to six current like to quote Keith Ncrftaly in San records an hour, two to three Francisco who said, "If Top 40 recurrents an hour and the rest means high -profile attitude jocks are oldies. And of course, the rotating the market's best -testing percentage goes up or down moss -appeal currents and oldies, depending on how many com- then yes, KMEL is Top 40. If Top 40 mercials we have that hour. is hyped -up jocks rotating the What do you have to say to back page of R&R, then I'd have fellow programmers regarding to confess, we are not a Top 40 the "Mix" format? radio station." Ditto! s "There's a huge number of baby boomers who haven't had a radio station to call their own in 20 years."

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FROM THE NEW ALBUM HACK PRODUCED BY FRED MAHER AND INFORMATION SOCIETY MANAGEMENT: SCOTT MEHNO/ BAN' COMMUNICATIONSIIIk EARPlaa Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry

As rock makes a big comeback in the stores, other come- already pulling gigantic phones everywhere. With strong in- backs are being made on the radio. The biggest this week itial response from dance stations, the new Information is the new Hall & Oates cut, produced by who else but Society is definitely a winner. The Damn Yankees could Jon Bon Jovi. The third M.C. Hammer track is huge and be a Top 10 contender. Watch the Bette Midler.

WINNERS

1 HALL & OATES SO CLOSE (Arista) 6 DAMN YANKEES HIGH ENOUGH (WB) 2 MC HAMMER PRAY (Capitol) 7 BETTE MIDLER FROM A... (Atl) 3 INFO. SOCIETY THINK (T Boy/Rep) 8 OLETA ADAMS RHYTHM OF... (Font/Merc) 4 HUMAN LEAGUE HEART LIKE (A&M) 9 RATT LOVIN' YOU'S... (Atlantic) 5 LL COOL J BOOMIN' SYSTEM (DJ/Col) 10 CARON WHEELERLIVIN' IN... (EMI)

HITMAN/99.9KHI/OCEAtITY L BATCHECK/REC & TAPE/COLUMB D CARROLL/CD ONE-STOP/CONN C Wheeler/D Cassidy/Soho/I Society MC Hammer/H League/0 Adams/M Jordan Replacements/Cure/J Priest/Phalon

J ABRAMSON/TOWER-SUNSET/LA B BENNETT/Z99/OKLAHOMA CITY B CATCHER/WANS/GREENVILLE LL Cool J/MC Hammer/V Ice/Jellyfish I Society/C Wheeler/L Hathaway MC Hammer/H League/Boys

R ACKER/KHTY/SANTA BARBARA J BLAINE/MUSIC PEOPLE/OAKLAND M CHASE/KMCK/FAYETTEVILLE UB40/Candyman/D Yankees LL Cool J/V Ice/R Cray/B Dylan MC Hammer/H & Oates/I Society

GREG ADAMS/KFFM/YAKIMA T BLAUSER/BUZZ'S NEST/COLUMB J COHEN/STRAWBERRIES/BOSTON H & Oates/H League/I Society/MC Hammer H & Oates/MC Hammer/LL Cool J/Ratt Slayer/V Bros/Boys/M Death

K ALTOMARE/RHINO RECORDS/LA D BOYD/CROWS NEST/C HILLS,ILL J COLLIER/VALLEY/WOODLAND Jellyfish/S Asylum/S Youth/Cavedogs G Michael/Warrant/LL Cool J./INKS L Colour/I Carpets/C Twins/Cure

ED AUGUST/WNNK/HARRISBURG T BRENNER/ARROW DIST/SOLON OH JJ COOK/93Q/SYRACUSE Snap/I Society/Deee-Lite/C Blonde N Young/Los Lobos/B Dylan/Waterwalk H & Oates 1114 TRACY AUSTIN/B93/AUSTIN BEN BRENT/WALL TO WALL/PHILA ERIC COYNE/TOWER/WESTWOOD I Society/MC Hammer/C Blonde D Duran/V Ice/F No More/J Jackson W & Lisa/D Duran/G Michael/En Vogue

DANNY B/KZFM/CORPUS CHRISTI T BRISTOL/PRO-FM/PROVIDENCE D CROCE/TRANS WORLD/ALBANY Linear/I Society The Robe MC Hammer/H & Oates/LL Cool J/I Society

TOMMY B/KZIO/DULUTH GUY BROUILLARD/CKOI/MONTREAL JIM DANN/MCA/DENVER H & Oates/I Society/Asia D Cassidy/I Society/H League/Deee-Lite 0 Adams/M Jordan/Tiffany 41111 G BAIN/Q RECORDS & VIDEO/MIAMI MIKE BROWNE/Y102/READING ROB DAWES/95XXX/BURLINGTON MC Hammer/LL Cool J/B Midler/Ratt V Bros/D Yankees/C Trick/B Midler H & Oates/DNA/I Society/C Wheeler

M BARNHILL/RECORD BAR/DURHAM SCOTT BURTON/WRCK/UTICA JOE DAWSON/WBXX/BA1 ILE CRE H & Oates/MC Hammer/LL Cool J/B Midler H & Oates/I Society/Deee-Lite/D Yankees MC Hammer/Soho/TL Fisher/INKS

CINDY BARR/SPECS/MIAMI P CANNON/PRO-FM/PROVIDENCE RICK ELLIOT/WDBR/SPRINGFIELD /LL Cool J/Take 6/E Fiorillo Louisvilles H & Oates/H League/I Society/D Yankees

M BASHKIN/BAKER & TAYLOR/CHIC F CARRAFANO/WQGN/NEW LONDON DAVE ELLIOTT/WAVA/WASH DC H & Oates/MC Harnmer/B Midler H & Oates MC Hammer/TT Tone/H League

36 HITS September 24, 1990 AND GmREASON EVERY TO TM!

"Cherry Pie" BREAKOUTS WINNER! Produced by Beau Hill LASHIAAKERS WINNER! Taken from the Columbia release: CHERRY PIE 45487

E KEHITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! DEBUT MHITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! MTV HEAVY! ALBUM SALES EXPLODING OUT -OF -THE -BOX!! 01 DIAL MTV! #1 NATIONAL RECORD MART! ON TOUR WITH POISON! #1 TIDAL WAVE. MINNEAPOLIS!

Z100 add@25 WNVZ add WPLJ add@33 (Hot) 0102 add @34 WEGX add@30 WPLZ add HAEL BOLTON "Georgia On My Mind" Produced by :viichael Bolton for MBO Productions Inc. and Susan Hamilton. Taken from the Columbia release: SOUL PROVIDE.R a5012

TOP 40 #29*! A/C 8* -5*! VH-1 HEAVY! BB TOP POP ALBUM CHART 10-8!

"A very emotional performance of the all-time classic; Husbe adult -appeal, doing extremely well for us." STEF RYBAK, KC101 ON TOUR WITH KENNY G! MAR1A1-1 CAREY "Love Takes Time" Produced,and arranged by Walter Afanasieff Taken from the Columbia release: MARIAH CAREY 45202

"Top 5 call -out across the board! Huge... Power Rotation" 1HITS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS! ALBIE D., WPGC (22-16) TOP 40 37* -30*! A/C 19* -161 "Mariah is headed for #1 wish Love Takes Time'... Early signs VH-1 DEVELOPMENT! show this single to be even bigger than 'Vision Of Love'." KEVIN WEATHERLY, 0106 (11-9) LL COOL J "THE BOOMIN' SYSTEM" ON YOUR DESK NOW! ALREADY OVER 300,00C SINGLES SOLD!! #6 RECORD BAR #6 SPECS! #16 MUSICLAND! #13 NATIONAL RECORD MART! FROM THE A _BUM ""... ALREADY GOLD!! Columbia 19111Z1S EARPICKS Current favorites as chosen by members of all segments of the music industry

MARK FEATHER/WQXA/YORK K JAKIELA/GALAXY/PITTS M MCMANN/WLRW/CHAMPAGNE Al B Sure/I Society Poison/Heart/H & Oates/Asia H & Oates/H League/Asia

B FENTY/ASSOC 1-STOP/PHOENIX P JOHNSON/PRO 1-STOP/TEMPE W MERRITT/SEA PORT/PORTLAND H & Oates/H League/B Midler/MC Hammer J Addiction/S Heart/D Dokken/G LaMond 0 Adams/H League/E Fiorillo

LESLIE FRAM/WABB/MOBILE MARK KATRI/KCHX/MIDLAND SEAN MICHAELS/KTRS/CASPER Catfish/Final/Word MC Hammer/Asia/H League/DNA MC Hammer/En Vogue/H & Oates

S FREEMAN/CML 1-STOP/ST. LOUIS D KELLER/REC SHOP/MINNESOTA K MILLER/NORTHERN LIGHTS/MPLS H & Oates/MC Hammer/LL Cool J/B Midler C Blonde/VV Boys/G Loves Jezebel/INXS Snap/Q Latifah/V Ice/Pebbles

JJ GERARD/KQCR/CEDAR RAPIDS JOHN KELLY/KYYY/BISMARCK C MORRISON/ROSE RECORDS/CHIC H & Oates/I Society/B Beyond Heart/V Ice/D Yankees/Asia H League/LL Cool J/S Distortion

C GILBERT/KHTK/ST. LOUIS ROSS KNIGHT/KTFM/SAN ANTONIO J MURPHY/KQHT/GRAND FORKS ND Boys/MC Hammer/C Wheeler C Wheeler/I Society H & Oates/H League/C Trick/0 Adams

P GRUND/KWOD/SACRAMENTO KEVIN KOLLINS/KG95/SIOUX CITY HANK NEVINS/WMJQ/BUFFALO I Pop/UB40/B George H & Oates/MC Hammer/St Paul/B Beyond B Midler/D Yankees/MC Hammer

H GURELI/KMEL/ B LABORDE/KCPX/ RON NEWMAN/KOKZ/WATERLOO DNA/Deee-Lite/One Cause One Effect I Society/D Yankees R Children/MC Hammer/H & Oates/I Society

BRAD HANSON/WMMS/CLEVELAND JIM LASPESA/TOWER SUNSET/LA JACK OLIVER/KKRD/WICHITA Los Lobos/T Matinee/N Young/Slaughter Cavedogs/Jellyfish/C Blonde/A Camera Catfish/Final/Word

NEIL HARRISON/K106/BEAUMONT DENNIS LOPEZ/TOWER/ANAHEIM J PANKHURST/RTI 1-STOP/OMAHA H League/MC Hammer J Cruise/INXS/T Marie I Society/0 Adams/MC Hammer/H League

H HAZE/KKSS/ALBUQUERQUE CHUCK LUCK/KZIVLUBBOCK RICK PENDELTON/WNYP/TTHACA B Boo/I Society/Soho/0 Adams H & Oates/MC Hammer/H League/I Society H & Oates/H League/0 Boys/Winger

STEVE HELLER/ZFUN/MOSCOW JACK LUNDY/Y94/FARGO J PRIMERANO/TRANSCONT/BUFF MC Hammer/H & Oates/I Society/S Dragons H League/D Cassidy/H & Oates/Slaughter MC Hammer/0 Adarns/Ratt

M HERZER/REC BAR/CORP CHRISTI K MACIVER/F THE MUSIC/ROCH, MN L REYNOLDS/WFHT/TALLAHASSE Warrant/MC Hammer/Breathe/M Crue Heart/D Cassidy/MC Hammer/H League Deee-Lite/Information Society/Elisa Ficrillo

C HOLLOWAY/WKZL/WINST-SALEM STEVE MANN/WQUT/JOHNSON CITY JJ RILEY/WRQN/TOLEDO Catfish/Final/Word H & Oates/Winger/D Yankees/L Quireboys Cure/L Colour/Soho

D HOUGHTON/UNIVERSAL/PHILLY MAD MAX/KF95/BOISE C ROBINSON/POLYGRAM/CLEVE D Stewart/L Colour/LL Cool J/D Dokken H & Oates/I Society H & Oates/H League/UB40

L HUGHES/95XIL/PARKERSBURG KEVIN MCCABE/HOT 97/NY J ROSE/WEST MERCH/AMARILLO H & Oates/MC Hammer/Winger/B Beyond I Society/H League/C Dennis H & Oates/Ratt/I Society/MC Hammer

SCOTT HUGHES/WRQK/CANTON RICK MCCAUSLIN/WYCR/YORK T ROSS/CENTRAL SO/NASHVILLE I Pop/K Pierson/AC/DC/D Duran H & Oates/D Cassidy H & Oates/MC Hammer/Ratt/I Society

T HUTCHINSON/SOUNDSMITH/BOST MIKE MCGOWAN/WKSE/BUFFALO RANDY ROSS/WGTZ/DAYTON I Pop/INXS/D Cassidy/Los Lobos H & Oates/H League/Deee-Lite H & Oates/B Midler/D Yankees/Snap

JOHN IVEY/WZOK/ROCKFORD IL JJ MCKAY/KNIN/WICHITA FALLS BIG AL RUBEIRA/MUSIC MERCH/R I REO Speedwagon/H & Oates/I Society H & Oates/D Yankees/Winger/I Society H & Oates/MC Hammer/LL Cool J/Ratt

D JACKSON/SOUND OF/PHILLY LISA MCKAY/WRVQ/RICHMOND PETE RUSSO/RECORD BAR/LENOX 0 Adams/LL Cool J/Samuelle/Special Ed B Midler/Boys/D Cassidy Soho/Deee-Lite/TL Fisher/Stevie V

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The First Single From The Epic Release The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken 45246 Management: Baruck/Consolo Management Co. EARPICKS

DARCIE SANDERS/KZZP/PHOENIX M SMITH/WILMI SALES CORP/N Y BRIAN THOMASAVOMX/ORLANDO H & Oates/REO/J Guy/D Yankees Queensryche/Rush/N Young Catfish/Final/Word

B SAY/MOBY DISC/LOS ANGELES CHRIS ST JOHN/WJAD/BAINBRIDGE PAM TRICKETT/B 104/BALTIMORE LL Cool J/Ratt/I Society/H & Oates DNA/H League/I Society/H & Oates Alias/D Osmond/H & Oates/MC Hammer

TSBRIGLIA/TRANSCONT/BUFFALO SCOTT ST.JOHN/WPRR/ALTOONA D VAN INGEN/CENTRAL SO/NASE 0 Adams/Ratt/B Midler/H & Oates Tiffany/H & Oates G Brooks/Headhunter/K Whitely

SANDY SCOTT/KAKS/AMARILLO K STAMM/RADIO DOC'S/MILWAUKEE LOLITA VELEZ/KSND/EUGENE Tiffany/H & Oates/I Society/Winger E Fiorillo/MC Hammer/H & Oates/H League E Fiorillo/H League/D Yankees

BEBAH SOOTZA/EPIC/NEW YORK N STEWART/WHHY/MONTGOMERY T WAITEKUS/WCIL/CARBONDALE Catfish/Final/Word D Fogelberg/H & Oates/Natasha's Bros S Dragons/Deee-Lite/MC Hammer/Asia

JAY SHANNON/KFQX/ABILENE G SWEDBERG/WLOL/MINNEAPOLIS FRANK WALSH/POWER 96/MIAMI H & Oates/H League/E Fiorillo I Society/H & Oates/Al B Sure/Seduction V Ice/H League/B Box/I Society

BILL SHAHAN/WVSR/CHARLESTON S TAGLIERE/TOWER/SHERM OAKS D WATSON/KARMA/INDIANAPOLIS Winger/Styx/LA Guns A Camera/Jellyfish/Bros Figaro/B Mould N Young/G Moore/Warrant

K SHEDD/D IN THE VALLEY/MPLS AL TAVERA/PWR 106/LA L WEBB/MUSIC CITY REC/NASH G Michael/H Throbs/R Cray/Soho E Fiorillo/Candi/I Society/C Wheeler R Cray/LL Cool J/J Priest/H & Oates

L SHOSTAK/MDC 107.3/WASH B TAYLOR/KZFM/CORPUS CHRISTI JOHN WEIS/WBNQ/BLOOMINGTON H & Oates/M Jordan/H League/I Society Catfish/Final/Word H & Oates/H League/I Society/UB40

D SIBEL/HARVARD CO-OP/BOSTON KIP TAYLOR/WQXA/YORK DENA YASNER/KOY-FM/PHOENIX Los Lobos/J Addiction/L Time/H Throbs Seiko/B Midler/G Next Door H Five/H League/C Wheeler/E Fiorillo

D SMITH/NAT'L REC MART/PITTS B THE KID/KJ103/0KLAHOMA CITY GUY ZAPOLEON/KHMX/HOUSTON 0 Adams/H & Oates/MC Hammer/H League I Society/VV Phillips/Stevie B H & Oates/D Yankees/N Kershaw rdL

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40 HITS September 24, 1990 Don't Be A Dickson

...Play These Hits SOHO MICHELLE "Hippychick" "Keep Watchin"

FLASHMAKER! EARLY ACTION AT: NOW ON 75 TOP 40's WITH 18 NEW INCLUDING: FM102 KTFM WIOQ add WKBQ 26-22 KXXR WCKZ WLOL 30-23 WPGC KZFM KXXR deb28 WTIC 27-24 KOY KAKS 0106 deb30 KMEL 28-25 WXKS deb32 PWR96 32-28 KWOD 37-32 ON TOUR WITH M.C. HAMMER! KRBE 18-10 KSAQ 38-35 WHYT 11-10 KOY 11-10 BREAKING AT: PWR9917-14 KUBE KTFM AC/DC WDFX 20-17 KROY HOT94.9 "Thunderstruck" SWEET #1 MOST ADDED AT ROCK RADIO! SENSATION #1 REQUESTS AT MTV! "Each and Every Time" ON YOUR DESK NOW!

ON YOUR DESK SOON! r** Produced & Arranged by MAURICE STARR tor Big Step Productrins. M ment a Direction: Dick Scott Entertainment Let's Try It Again, the emotionally charged third single from the mammoth, world-wide, No.1, 5x platinum album, "Step By Step."

BY POPULAR DEMAND THE SRO TOUR CONTINUES: Nov. 7Indiarapalis, IN 8 Champaign, IL 9 Milwaukee, WI 10 Minn eapo4s, MN 11 Ames IA 14 Rosemont, IL 15Cincirnat , 01104 16.18 iondaleya Nw tsburg h,3 PA soe% cure, rfort.adNON 29Atlanta, GA 30Orlando, FL Dec. 1Miami FL 2Jacksurn/Wle, FL 6-7Provident a, RI 8ToronSo, C14 9.11 Philadelphia, PA 14.16 Worcester MA

Let's Try It Again. The Burning Ballad.

AIIMI AN EXCLUSIVE HITS INTERVIEW WITH RCA's MILLER LONDON BY JOE MEDWICK

Miller London grew up in Detroit, "just down the street" from the Motown building. Like most black youths coming up in the Motor City in the early '60s, Miller dreamed of working at Hitsville be- cause "Motown was the thing" He got the chance in 1969, quitting his gig at a local car dealership while still at school to take the job, "even though it meant a 6200 a month cut in pay!" But Motown was his dream, even though Miller still harbored serious thoughts of eventually becoming a teacher. His first job at the House That Berry Built was Regional Sales Manager for eight -tracks. In '72, he moved with the label to L A. as Singles Sales Manager, and in '76, was promoted to National Sales Manager. The upward mobility con- tinued in the '80s, with Miller assuming the title VP of Sales, add- ing Marketing and Distribution a little later and even serving as acting GM for 18 months. After many "temptations" by old Motown pal Skip Miller, London finally took the bait to embark on "a new kind of adventure" as VP of Product Development, Black Music, for RCA Records earlier this year. HITS' retail bozo Joe Medwick's idea of an adventure is changing the laces on his hockey skates.

What was it like going from a tradition - rich R&B label like Motown to RCA? We may not have the R&B catalog, but RCA as a whole has a tremendous his- that for us tory, especially in country product and is Black Box, Elvis. The black product has mostly which started come from our distributed labels. Dance, but In terms of distributed labels, Jive has we recognized really been smokin' lately. the kind of record Boogie Down Productions is the hottest we had early on and thing that's out. Jonathan Butler and went for Urban radio Glen Jones are starting to happen, Ruby at the same time. We Turner has been a success, and of were able to break it in a course, D'Nice has come out of the more traditional fashion. box like gangbusters. These are all But we've got dance - projects I've been involved with since I oriented records like have thought came over. Deskee, D.J. Pierre and Wee M.C. Hammer would be as What kind of marketing plan did you Papa Girls, which developed big as he is? When Michael Jackson did have for D'Nice? through the clubs and, in many it,it was more or less expected, but it's The record actually started in New York cases, crossed over to Top 40 Boogie Down pretty surprising when a Too Short can on WRKS. We were forced to release it a instead of Urban radio. If you can Productions, we have a go out and sell a million and a half al- little early because of the response, but get one that hits in all formats like project that our Album Rock bums, or Boogie Down can sell a the plan was ready. We had a video Black Box, you're in good shape. and Alternative people are both excited half a million albums ready, we had the single on radio, it RCA has broken a few black acts lately. about. That communicaion is really in two weeks. really just developed from the street. We We've been very fortunate. We had a what helped us set up the Black Box just took the airplay that we had and good run with a new act called Domino and Tyler Collins projects. worked the areas in which it was hap- Theory, and needless to say, Tyler Col- Everybody listened. : pening without trying to build a big chart - lins has had two Top Ten records and a kett+000o:OsttlIVt0 topper. Radio supported us by playing it, Top Five Pop record with "Girls Nite Out," tgoys% but a lot of the rap stations didn't report and we think the third single is going to %teasWss it. You've got a great many acts right be equally big. We have other developing Ose The b4st oneot %%06 now that are selling half a million units rap acts like 415 out of the Bay 9tst 00,0 part about it is that never got total exposure at radio. Area, who are starting out as a kind of 01 we'll have radio stations There's a very strong network of kids underground -type hit. 9100001 that open up their formats to a lot of into rap out there who are making How does your division work with other How diverse music - and it's not just their things happen. areas of RCA and BMG in getting these have you seen playlists that are opening up, but their Are you breaking dance acts in the new acts out to retail? the term "crossover" minds as well. same way? It works out great. The best part is change since Motown's golden era? Graham Armstrong claims he knows Dance is a little different because clubs everyone gets excited about a hit piece Everybody is trying to capitalize on every you well. Is he just blowing smoke or are still a major factor. You can hit the of product, no matter what format it's in. piece of product that's out there. I think are you guys really tight? charts with the help of clubs and there There's a great deal of interaction in our the one thing that is happening in our Let me put it this way, he is probably one are some stores around the country that marketing meetings, so we all know industry today is that no one knows what of the few guys I would trust with my will buy from those charts. One act like everything that's happening. In fact, with the next hit is going to be. Who would wife, ifI had one.

44 HITS September 24, 1990 "Second Chance" From the album GIRLS NITE OUT

WPLJ add KISR add KZFM 23-17 FLASHMAKER! KTFM add KFRX add X100 27-22 E-61 JAMS! KSND add K FTZ add Y107 31-24 WDJX add KYYY add KXXR 29-25 KTUX add WKSF add KKMG 31-25 WOMP add H0T97 29-26 WPRR add KISN 31-26 KIXY 32-27 LEA KKRZ deb28 WAAL 35-28 PRO -FMdeb34 PWR106 32-29 WLOL deb35 WXKS 34-30 KAKS 38-31 COLLINS WDBR 40-35

"Everybody Everybody" From the album DREAMLAND

r15-03 HITS ON OVER 170 TOP 40's TOP FIFTY SINGLES! WITH 21 NEW INCLUDING:

WKBO add WPLJ 7-5 WZOU 18-15 KSAO add 396 7-5 KS104 18-15 KXXR 6-5 WNCI 21-18 KC101 deb26 IPWR1067-6 WHYT 23-19 KUBE deb27 WLOL 9-7 B97 24-19 KBEQ deb33 KMEL #7 KKFR 24-20

HOT SAL ES AT: KARMA/INDIANAPOLIS RECORD BAR/NATL MUSICLAND/NATL OGIE DOWN' KMEL ADD! RAINBOW/S.F. KEMP MILL/ WASH D.C. PEACHES/MIAMI 9RODUCTIOINIS TOWER/NATL STRAWBERRIES-WAXIE MAXIE'S/BOSTON "Love's Gonna Get'cha" TRANSWORLD/NATL RECORD THEATER/BUFFALO THIS IS RAP. AND THIS IS RAP. JCL 0 m

I KNOW SHE LIKES JOE

"MOVEMENT EX'." Firing a shot for positivity. Joeski Love. Coolness Personified.

Freedom Got A Shotgun. From the debut album "MOVEMENT EX'.' I Know She Likes Joe. From the debut album "JOE COW 38T-73526 46894 38T-73480 45474 Written by Mustafa & Loren Chaney. Produced by Sir Randall Scott. Written by Joe Roper. Produced by Hurby Luv Bug, Steeveeo & The Invincibles. tam Management: Martin Lesak & Mykelti Williamson, Rap's flying in every direction: RUN WITH IT. On Columbia. "Columbia" Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. by CBS Records Inc. C1990 CBS Records Inc. #1 BLACK SINGLE PRINCE "-Th eves In ..." Paisley Pk/WB get 1 BLACK ALBUM MC HAMMER "Please Hammer..." Capitol #1 RAP ALBUM MC HAMMER "Please Hammer..." Capirol Ai I QUIET STORM KEITH SWEAT "Merry Go..." Vin/Elelma

Sylvia Rhone & Co. Score Again SAMUELLE SOARS!!! Records With Attitude are ruling the airwaves and filling the cash registersthisfall. The latest is Samuelle's "So You Like What You See" which sees our man struttin' hisstuff,blowin'offthe usualbeggin' approach of many love songs. He's got it covered, and he knows it. This record is the second project from theFoster & Mc Elroy 2 Tuff-E-Nuff/Atlantic production deal, which first gaveusEn Vogue.They have a long history with the artist, as he worked together with them inClub Nouveau, and they have tailored the sound to fit his unique vocal style. The people are voting with theirwallets onthisone. Kathy Gordonof Select -0 - Hitsin Memphis gushes that it's "doing great out of the box," andRoss Wilsonof D.J.'s Music & Videopoints out that "it has HIT written all over it. Radio is helping tremendously. Every time it's played we sell another copy!" Indeed, Radio is on it like pigs on....well, you know. It's eatin up the apple at WBLS, waking up La La land on KJLHandKKBT,and housin' Houston, promptingKMJQ's Ron Atkinsto declare it "A SMOKER". According to Atlantic's Sr. VP/GM Black MusicSylvia CLARKE/DUKE E. U. JAMAICA BOYS AFTER 7 T TONI TONE Rhone,the label is "over the Mothership C... I Confess Move it M. 0. Woman It Never Rains Epic 49-73553 Virgin 19239 Reprise 4316 Virgin 39487 Wing 875-058-6 top" on this one.GET ON IT D'LAVANCE G. GUTHRIE THE JETS JEFF REDD WHISPERS BEFORE IT SMOKES YOU! Does it Feel Good? Miss My Love Special Kinda LoveWhat Goes Around My Heart... Epic ZSK 73527 Reprise 4332 MCA 45-1005 MCA 45-1103 Capitol 1435

HITS September 24, 1990 47 BLACK SINGLES THE TOP THIRTY

2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL P.Park/WB 24 KIARA Arista 4 2111 PRINCE 1816 Thieves In The... You're Right About.. 6 BLACK BOX RCA 21 1201im HOWARD HEWETT Elektra [5 1 Everybody... If I Only...

3 1 Ei THE BOYS Motown El 23 ED KEITH SWEAT Vin/Elektra Crazy Merry Go Round 8 6 I:1 LALAH HATHAWAY Virgin 2321 19 OLETA ADAMS Fon/Poly Heaven Knows Rhythm Of... 2 4la TONY, TONI, TONE Wing/Polydor 1121 9 20 MELBA MOORE Capitol Feels Good Do You Really... [ri][81El PEBBLES MCA 5 16 EN WHISPERS Capitol Giving You The... Innocent 10 7 151 NAJEE/V.WILLIAMS EMI 2622 FORCE M.D.'S T. Boy/Reprise /7/ Be Good... Are You Really...

1 3 EN VOGUE Atlantic 30 26 Ea LISA STANSFIELD Arista Lies This Is The Right... 19112 9 LL COOL J Def Jam/Col 11811171 En N.AYOBE WTG/Epic Boomin' System I Love The Way... 13 11 10 BODY MCA 30 Ea VANILLA ICE SBK Touch Me Up Ice Ice Baby 1413 WINANS QwesVWB 27 E3 Q.JONES/S.GARRETT QwesVVVB A Friend I Don't Go For That 2014EE JOHNNY GILL Motown 28 EE TROOP Atlantic Fairweather Friend That's My Attitude 15 BELL BIV DEVOE MCA 16 1E3 MAXI PRIEST Charisma Close To You B.B.D (I Thought...)

1281 19 SAMUELLE Atlantic TRACIE SPENCER Capitol So You Like What... Save Your Love 7 10 MC HAMMER Capitol 2930 TYLER COLLINS RCA Have You Seen... Second Chance (Based on a combination of radio airplay and retail sales)

AL B SUREWarner Bros LISTEN UPReprise MOST E.U. BANDVirgin TERRY STEELE SBK WHISPERSCapitol ANITA BAKER Elektra ADDED M. HAMMERCapitol VANILLA ICE SBK

Black music legendQuincy Jonesis getting the 1-1-1E records. The next step is the film, and the people EXTRA -large, super stoopid, hype -a -doodle star at Bunnyland are taking special care to include treatment this month, as theListen Upproject the 3lack community, premiering itin selected drops from the collective minds of the massive cities on October 4th. On October 26th, Warner Time -Warner conglomerate. Q will be honored will stage special screenings in 30 major markets, with a movie, a book, andtwovideos (And a with tickets to be given away on Black Radio partridge in a pear tree! - Ed.). It's an apprecia- stations. In addition, there will be special radio tion of the man's contribution to the music world giveaways of the CD soundbook, which pairs the over the last five decades, as well as a celebration record with an amazingly well designed book (a of African -American culture and its role in the Listen Up Foundation has also been set up to struggle to overcome racism in this country. The combat illiteracy), and all sorts of retail tie-ins to first step in this multi -media rollout will be the increase its visibility. This brother has done won- music, our man's bread and butter. The groupLis- ders for our culture, and we should all pitch in to ten Up,consisting of astellar lineup of Q's make sure his tribute is a huge success. We can friends, are burning up the Urban airwaves upon only sit back and wonder what the man will throw release, racking up one of this week's most added at us in the future. Later. By Graham Armstrong

48 HITSSeptember 24, 1990 JAMES INGRAM Here It Is, Urban Radio. ExplodingWent AT CHR! No. 1 At AC! DON'T HAVE THE HEART" Producedand James by Thom Ingram Bell (For (For James Bellboy Gang Productions) Productions)Management: Dick Scott Entertainment From the Album IT'S REAL © 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ALBUMS BLACK ALBUMS RAP ALBUMS

2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL 2W LW TW ARTIST TITLE LABEL El E MC HAMMER Capitol gi MC HAMMER Capitol Please Hammer... Please Hammer... MARIAN CAREY Columbia 2 NWA Priority/Ruthless Manah Carey 100 Miles... 2 3El PRINCE Paisley ParkNVB TOO SHORT Jive/RCA Graffiti Bridge Short Dogs In The... 4 4 El BELL BIV DEVOE MCA 4 BOOGIE DOWN PROD. Jive/RCA Poison Edutainment 9 6 NWA Priority/Ruthless 3 2 LIVECREW Luke/Atlantic 100 Miles... Banned 6 5 KEITH SWEAT Vin/Elektra 6 Priority Give All My... Amerikkkas Most... 5 [7 ANITA BAKER Elektra 5U Tommy Boy Compositions 8 8 JOHNNY GILL Motown 7U 2 LIVE CREW Luke Johnny Gill As Nasty As... TOO SHORT Jive/RCA VANILLA ICE SBK Short Dogs In The... Hooked 14[1210 JANET JACKSON A&M 10 D'NICE Jive/RCA Rhythm Nation Call Me D'Nice 11 10 BOOGIE DOWN PROD. Jive/RCA CI ES KID FROST Virgin Edutainment Hispanic Causing...

7191Eta 2 LIVE CREW Luke/Atlantic EEI MAGIC MIKE & ROYAL Cheetah Banned Bass Is The Name. 12 EN VOGUE Atlantic 10El PUBLIC ENEMY Def Jam/Col Born To Sing Fear Of A Black 14 AFTER 7 Virgin 14 ERIC B & RAKIM MCA After 7 Let The Rhythm... 13m[El SNAP Arista SPECIAL ED Profile World Power Legal (Based on retail sales) (Based on retail sales)

The movers are shakin'BIG TIME.LOTS OF inisicoa bad jokes. The latest to fall are the team of ACTION TO COME!Staytunedforthe Jimmy Smith and hisMD Steven J. Ross,who MAJORstuff! In the meantime, word hasTony had been at ' WYLD for less than Andersonwanting a piece of the A&R action DOPE two months. We hopetheyrentedhotel at the house thatClivebuilt, as well as an ex- rooms!...Meanwhile, we hear thatWJMO's panded marketing role. Will he get it? Or will he move to theMaxxMyrick has got the inside track to party with the Lewis greener pastures that loom on the horizon? We'll let youclan at KATZ St. Louis. If he goes, it would be the third job know....It seems like Skip Miller will stay put at the Nipper.that he has held since JAMS was formed. The thought of us It's good to see thatJoe Galante hascommitted to keeping anoutlastinganythingis scary....KACE Los Angeles has switched executive of his caliber on board. Look for the Black Musicfrom a "smooth hits" format to 24 -hour Quiet Storm....We department to have an increased A&R and marketing presencehear thatLee Michaelsis putting the final touches on the deal in the near future....At Bunnyland, Dina Davis moves out ofto snap up gunslingerRayBoyd...."Chief Rocker"Frankie her West Coast promo slot atReprise,and rushes off toCrocker will be honored on Sept. 28th at the Liberty Cafe in Chitown just in time for winter. She'll be handling the Mid-NYC. Call (212) 932-1700 for more info....Finally, congrats west promo duties for Epic while she chills....Also in ,go out toKKBT'sMikeStratford,who somehow conned the formerA&Mrep Art Turner will be freelancing on a numberlovely Crystal Wright into stridin' up to the altar with him on of RCA projects. Is this the whole story?... TheInter UrbanSeptember 15.Everybody's Talkin' - Lygia Brown -Guy, stations are going through PDs quicker thanwe go through Charles Matthews, & Dwight Bibbs.

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LIVING COLOUR - Epic Hooray! DARKNESS VISIBLE There's nothing quite like writing my Type innermost secrets while the rest of the world is asleep. Like JANE'S ADDICTION - WB MASSIVE the diaries ofLaura Palmer,the "Diary ofIvana"will be out Stop in time for Christmas How old were you when you realized thatUp With Peoplewere a Christian group? PIXIES - 4AD/Elektra Breakout sales I'm Velouria still in shock over the c3Ilege radio and major label assaults ir. the most recent issue of . Where was the 6 SOUP DRAGONS - Big Life/Poly MTV Buzz Bin I'm Free interview withLeshayorBacker?Anyway, when I'm not comatose, I'd be happ), to BOB MOULD - Virgin Way Awesome And The Ass Saw The Angel Various discuss the ramificatiors of that article. For one thing, 4 IGGY POP - Virgin MTV Buzz Bin Tim Hydeis going tcbe Candy bombarded with un- COCTEAU TWINS - 4AD/Capitol We love Faith solicitedresumes. Hee Iceblink Luck Hee Guess which HEART THROBS - Elektra Sales cr tan? record was Most Acded Dream Time this week? No surprises as INXS - Atlantic Radio fave the Replacementsnailed Suicide Blonde 39 of you guys. Some of 1910 SOUL ASYLUM - Twin/Tona/A&M you refused to add just the Spinnin' single, which is kinda sil- 10 CHARLATANS UK - BB/RCA Still s:rc ng ly; whydeprive :your Only One I Know audience of hearing a taste CONCRETE BLONDE -IRS Crossing pop of what will most certainly Various be the most talked about Nick Cave: BEFORE Diet. SONIC YOUTH - DGC Sales lead (and best) album of the Kool Thing year') Let's say "Hi!" toJimmyatReprise. Standish JELLYFISH - Charisma Early H3ts! leaves him locked up in his The King Is... office,callingradio,and HE's the one withtheper- sonality' (God, thi.; column is as lame as the one Leshay CURE - Elektra MN Buzz Bin Never Enough used to write) Living Colouris #1 on this here PoMo chart. Mazel Tov. May they have a long and prosperous run 20 DNA W/SUZANNE VEGA - A&M Will be HUGE Tom's Diner on this chart. L'Chaim. Feedback from you radio dudes is that "Elvis Is Dead" should be the follow-up track, which has AZTEC CAMERA - Sire/Reprise New cut been duly noted by yours truly BothDavid Cassidy AND Good Morning/Crying Donny Osmondstopped by the HITS hell -hole this week. 18 RAILWAY CHILDREN - Virgin New cut soon Donny even stuck around to see theRembrandtsplay a few Every Beat songs from their fab elpee.Atco's Matt Pollackis the major PUMP UP THE VOLUME - 'ACA PoMo sales babe of the week, an honor which would have been bestowed Various upon Arista's Sean Coakley,were itnot forhis geeky black 1620 STONE ROSES - Silvertone/RCA Swell song eyeglasses. By the way, David Cassidy is PoMo, Donny is One Love not In thisflurryof celebrity visits,A&M's Brad Pollak 14 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - Geffen New cut starts came by withSoul Asylum, who perfomedsuch classics as Various "Mandy" and "Ramblin' Man." Their record jumped from NEVILLE BROTHERS - A&M Mystery Train? #19 to #10; acertified PoMo smash! As we wishFaith Various Henschela lot of "Iceblink Luck," the Cocteausarefirmly' LOS LOBOS - Slash/WB GREAT entrenchedin theTop 10 Jellyfish and the Cave Dogs, Various thank you KUNV PD Joel Habeshawhas been promoted Iraq, CAVE DOGS - Enigma Way Happenin to Sergeant in the U.S. Army. If he gets called to can we Leave Me Alone send Tim Hyde instead? Does anyone know where you can buy maraschino cherries WITH the stems still attached. Just NEIL YOUNG & C.HORSE - Reprise Neil is cool Various wondering TheNeil Young LPis BRILLIANT!

HITSSeptember 24, 1990 55 derstand the genius of this band is to see them live, but "Third similar campaign on HIS new album, "Frank SingsWesterberg,Recorded Live InHoboken."Can't wait to hear his rendition of " Jitters." Eye" will be appreciated foritsbrilliant harmonies and melodies, powerful playing and BRILLIANT lyrics. "Third Eye" is an amazing testimony for living through the 1970's.

Indigo Girls, "Nomads Indians Saints" (Epic):Both innovative and traditional, the new release from the In- digo Girls is an album of perspective and introspection. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers write songs that are melodically straightforward and potent; the acoustic guitars, the harmonies, the understated rhythms, is rich and involving, brought out by Scott Litt's mag- STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT: Sinatrawas LAST seen at aSonic Youthshow inLos Angeles.Mistaking band memberKim Gordonfor nificent production. But, the most important thing the Indigo his own daughter,Nancy,Frank lept onto the stage, to join Kim in a duet of Girls bring to the battle is the emotion they drag out of all of us. "Something Stupid," only to be thrown back into the "mashing pit," thus ending another adventure by our hero Frank. Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doofade to black.

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Metal ruled (OK?) last weekend, as the annualFoundations Forum,assembled byConcrete Marketing,rolled into L.A. This year's gathering was the most successful yet; it featured panels on racism, sexism and censorship that actually addressed serious is- sues with some sense of purpose, as well as an impressive show- case lineup highlighted by the newly triumphantJudas Priest, next year's rock monstersExtremeand latest Seattle buzzAlice in Chains.Also on display at the in-house closed showcases were Arista's Every Mother's Nightmare,newSBKrockersKing of the HillandCombat's Two -Bit Thief,behind their new LP, David Cassidy Bernadette Cooper "Another Sad Story in the Big City."... Beyond the realms of met- al madness, highly ratedAtlantarockerMichelle Maloneand her Title Title bandDrag the Riverdrew everyone down to the Whisky for "David Cassidy" "Drama According to Bernadette Cajun food and a set from her newAristaalbum, "Relentless," Cooper" produced by the illustriousLenny Kaye....Two showcases of note Label wereGiant'slatest offering, the serious Southern -fried funk 'n' Enigma Label roll ofTerrell,andWTG'sR&B star of the futureLouie Louie. MCA Judging from the '90s, the '70s Both acts of whom have already amassed sizable followings of weren't all that bad. One of The creatorandformer young, fanatical females - and both are easy to picture on much that decade's true superstars bigger stages in the very near future.... Psychedelic disco sen- drummer of the hit all -girl returns in a big way with this R&B bandKlymaxxbranches sationsDeee-Lite,looking like they'd stepped out of a "Mod comeback album, a rocking af- Squad" episode, delighted a downtown crowd at the trendy out on her on as a multi - fairco -producedbysuch Mayan with a short but sweet set of tracks from their hit hyphenate threat, having writ- Elektra luminaries asPhil Ramone, album "World Clique," while the big -buzz alternative band ten, produced, arranged and E. T. ThomgrenandCarter. Mazzy Starfailed to capture the charm of their performed all the songs on her Rough Tradeal- Dave eschews his bubblegum bum on their L.A. debut performance. The hometown duo are still debut album,designedthe roots for a straight -ahead al- unmanaged, though surely not for long; likewise, as of this writ- cover artwork and planned the bum -oriented approachthat ing, are current darlingsthe Freewheelers,just snapped up by music videos. In short, she did could well find him back on everything but the catering. DGC.Elsewhere on the management -go -round:Bill Diggins has top of the charts just like his Guest stars on the LP include picked upP.I.LforGary Borman'sstable - the band has a new teen idol contemporaryDonny Teena MarieandJanet Jack- single and a greatest hits album slated for next month fromVirgin 9 Osmond.Who's next?Bobby son collaborator Chuckii - whileMasters of Realityhave a new rep,Marty Schwartz, Sherman, the 1910 Fruitgum Booker.Cooper's witty sul - along with new drummerGinger Bakerto the lineup. AndWar- Company, Lobo, Zager & casm and sassy 'tude dominate ren Entnerhas picked up promising Capitol actMaggie's Evans?Have a nice decade. a disc that's all about rhythm Dream....Ever -youthful old-timerNeil Youngis back with the even as it delves into issues accurately titled "Ragged Glory" forReprisewith a couple of ac- Suggested Cuts companying videos that include his personal theme tune (or is it "Lyin' To Myself' is the kind like child abuse and love vs. money and musical forms such ours), "Why Do I Keep Fucking Up?"... Cause for hope -a new ofguitar -driven midtempo Van Morrisonalbum, "Enlightenment," due in November from power track that Top 40 radio as folk -jazz. PolyGram,with lead single "Real Real Gone."... Local indie has embraced the way we'd Suggested Cuts popstersThey Eat Their Ownsigned toRelativity,and their self - like to have the youngSusan "ILook Good" isthefirst titled album, remixed, will be out shortly, preceded by the single Dey,and there's a lot more single, a life -affirming, high- "Life is a Drug"; they are also close to a publishing deal withVir- where that came from. energy modem dance tune that gin Music.... The Brothers Figaro,with album now out, played a looks like it's Top 40 -bound. lively weekend set at the new and trendy Blak and Bloo club, Comments: which ended with delightedGeffenstaff members and labelmates This week's guest commen- Comments: Shadowland joining them onstage for a manic finale.... And per- tatorisJordan'sKing Hus- "Bernadette can perform for sonal local favoritesFar Cryare now no longer a secret, as a bevy sein,who said, "My advisors my troops at the jihad, but she of anxious industry folk attended last week's Lingerie showcase.... tell me to continue playing has to wear a veil," said this The Bonedaddysplayed an unusual gig last week -a birthday Cassidy off against Osmond, week'sguestanalystKing party forJack Nicholson's daughter, who turned a tender 17.... though I love the re -runs of his Hussein,pointingtowards Kate & Anna McGarrigle's latest for new label Private Music show I pull in off the satellite Mecca. "We're still trying to was producedby Pierre Marchand,the remarkable protege of dish. That's the one with the getPrefab Sprout, though. I Daniel Lanois,andincludes"I Eat Dinner," the saddest and most: talking horse, right?" just lovetheir'Jordan: The haunting songsince Sinead's "Nothing Compares 2 U." Comeback' LP."

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Nothing's come very easy for L.A.'s Concrete Blonde and its feisty 32 -year -old founder, lead singer, songwriter and bassist, Johnette Napolitano. The group was started by Napolitano and guitarist Jim Mankey in the early 110s, but went unnoticed until a self -produced EP six years later attracted wz the attention of I.R.S.' MilesCopeland.Aftera name change from Dream 6, Concrete Blonde released its critically praised debut al- bum, "True," whichfeat- ured the anthemic alterna- tivehit,"StillInHolly- wood." The mohawk-haired ur221 Napolitano seemed on the verge of stardom, but legal hassleswiththeirrecord label cost the band two years of momentum - and their O collective sanity. Their latest LP,"Bloodletting,"isa dark, brooding affair which marks a cathartic expiation of past events, and a new beginning, with the addition of ex-Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson to the lineup. The balladic yet intense single "Joey" looks like a possible left -field Top 40 hit. HITS' own master of gloom and doom Roy Trakin visited with Concrete Blonde's Napolitano to try to cheer her up, but only succeeded in bumming her out even more.

"Bloodletting" is a pretty point where I wanted o get better sional accountant, take a look at reason for a division between your bleak album. at what I do. The very people that our books and she fouad all these private and professional lives. And This is stuff which came out of came to our gigs and came back- double bank accounts. I don't I'm bent to work it out. That's that dark hole we were in at the stage to meet us were the last know w -at a nervous breakdown why we won't go out on tour for time. It was an exorcism, just as people in the world I wanted to is technically, but I'll I had more than a month at a time, with each of our records has been. I hang out with. I was miserable. I one. I was in miserable s two weeks in between. So those tend to have material like that at knewwhen we left for London to Drinking like a fish. A.flat fuck- personal relationships can be the end of a tour, because that's record this album, our heads were ing broke. There was r.o money maintained. when I'm most depressed. I've not where they should have been coming in at all. And by this time, There seems to be a softening, been doing some singing with and it made me nervous. Then, the the offer from I.R.S. was sounding a vulnerability at work on other people and really enjoying it very first day imslrstudio, Harry pretty good. this record. because I'm not so emotionally [Rushakowskyalie former drum- Do you manage to maintain any I'm too emotional, but I'm not as involved. I'm trying to get that, med just picked up and left. We romantic relationships? bad as I once was. I feel very kind of relationship with myoWat,..,_:4fwere lucky Pul [Thompson] was My situation, gaveling around and str9ngly about not playing into the material, where it's not such a able to step right in. not being herei is unique. I see,a 'artist's role, where people think knock -down, drag -out, gut - they can live their lives wrenching experience. I started vicariously through you. The first writing in the first place to escape "We were just basically surrounded by greedy, ones who'll buy you drinks and the problems I had at home. It was horrible, selfish assholes." want to push coke up your nose at someplace to go. I never had my 5- parties are record company or own room. I had to share every- radio people. Even the fans think thing with five other kids. But I Nou lost a great deal of momen- lot of people who are married sit that's what you want to do. But I was able to shut all that out. tum with the legal struggles on their asses together every day don't want to get fucked up. And Music has always served that pur- which ensued between "True" and never even see one another. I you're not doing me any favors pose for me. and "Free," your second album. think people really need their own offering it to me. I won't be What led to the personnel chan- The group even declared space. Most people get together treated as some stupid rock star. ges which made you a three- bankruptcy at one point. for all the wrong reasons - be- I'm past worrying that people piece again, with you once more We were bankrupt! But it was be- cause somebody looks good on won't think I'm feminine for playing bass? cause our accountants were in your arm at dinner or you're standing up for myself. There are We didn't want to be just another cahoots with our manager, who afraid to sleep alone at night. All a whole legion of kids who really rock band. I wasn't very happy was in cahoots with our attorney. my adult life, I've been striving like the way I am. I'm a very soft because I felt I didn't have much We were just basically surrounded for normalcy. That's why I take person under here, but very to do with the music anymore. I by greedy, horrible, selfish my cat on the road with me and protective. We're the most boring felt like the group was growing assholes. So I fired the manager, cook my own meals. It's strange band in the world on the road. We apart. Jim [Mankey] and I are revoked power of attorney, froze because rock & roll is an outlet for don't like getting arrested or tell- pretty much loners. We're not into our assets and went to Australia. I rebellion, that glorious '60s myth ing jail stories. That rock & roll the rock & roll myth. I was at the had my sister, who's a profes- people still cling to. I don't see the lifestyle kills people. HITS September 24, 1990 67 Wrs.__J -J 1-10ILLAVVILLE MINI MUGS ALL THE NEOBILLY NAMES FIT TO DROP More Hits Mini Mugs by Holly Gleason, Nashville

ensorship poses a threat to all creatures, so the Neobilly corn- tnunity's involvement in the "Your Vote Is Your Voice" out- owth of the "Rocking The Vote" campaign initiated byVirgin ecords' Jeff Ayeroffis heartening.WarnerSisterRonna ubin,who has spearheaded the effort, is looking for major stars to tape PSAs duriig CMA week. Given that Neobilly is about eal life, get with the program and help the R -woman out when he dials your number....Travis Trittgoes gold.Nick Hunter loses his eyes and dreams of the A's.... Speaking of Tritt, 'know you've made it when you make The Globe for taming e unrulyTanya Tucker.... IsMark Knopfler set to produce John Anderson'snext?Is STAND BY YOURCAKE: Legendary Neobilly songstressTammy this the jump-start the once - Bunny Bob Wynette (left) leads the crowd in a chorus of "100 Bottles Of Beer On The old singer needs? OnlyAl- Wall, Y' all" at the Seventh AnnualHarlan HowardBirthday Bash held at &Irving'sDavidConrad the BMI parking lot in Nashville while the following prepare to pummel her with ows a cake in the shape ofGeorge Jones'liver to mark the occasion (l -r): forsure....MCA's Roger Murrah,President of Nashville Songwriters Association;Randy Bruce Hinton packed up the Talmadge,NEA President;Roger Sovine,BMI VP, and PatHuber, staff for a wild weekend in NSA! President. lovely Seaside, Fla., to reviewJoe ElyandMark hestnutt. Jayne Youngtur- ned golden -brow -L...Arista tapsMike Dungantotake over marketing duties from hran"Soon To he Mrs.Joe alante York"Schwartz...Rumor & nuendo: Look for a Bob Saporiti: Thumbs down AJOR legend t3 defect to from Cesar Romero. MCA, while a mir.imalist duo are about to get their walking papers.... Curb's Joe Simone reports a staggering response toMerle Haggard'scurrent B-side, SULTAN OF :GuitarslingerMark Knopfler(left) seems to be spend- "Me And Crippled Soldiers," to the point where the label Mikey ing more time in Music City than he does making records withDire Straits.Here built is thinking about major flip action. This is, after all, the man he's seen practicing his latest scam on renowned Neobilly outlawWaylon"floss" who gave us "Ok:e From Muskogee" during the Vietnam con- Jennings(right), patting his back with one hand and picking his pocket with the flict.... More on thr political front: Word has itRicky Van Shel- other, while hanging at the Seventh AnnualHarlan HowardBirthday Bash. floss tonwill be pulling the switch on this year's White House Xmas was then heard to grumble, "That damned Limey swiped my protective cup!" tree whileReba McEntiresegues from "Tremors" to chowing down withGeorge Bushat 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Scary... Eric Ambelleaves theDel -Lordsand contemplates a move to Hollyville, saying he "wants to rock & roll."... The March of Dimes isn't fussy bout the company they keep, tapping Warner BroBob Saporitias Chairman of their annual Gourmet Gala. WhileLeslie Nielsen, Bubba SkinnerandJack LaLannehave said yes, the Sap -Man has been rejected by such luminaries as Tom Cruise.Cesar RomeroandSaddam Hussein.... Jonathan Richman -yes, the original Modem Lover himself - has just released a hip Neobilly disc onRounder."Jonathan Goes ;Country" balances originals with classics like Porter Wagoner's "A Satisfied Mind."... The Desert Rose Band's Herb Pederson did a killer job on the upcoming Dillards release for MALE NEOBILLY BONDING: Vanguard,a Proving things are right up-to-date in Music ;;progressive acoustic/bluegrass effort. That's also the Herbulator City, Arista Records recording artistLee RoyParnell (right) sticks his tongue in singing withLinda Rondstadt Curb Records recording artistDelbert McClinton'sear straight through to the on those new Mexican tourism other side sometime between "82 and 81 beers on " at the Seventh Annual spots....Larry Stewart.Thanks, I needed that.... MCA's heavy- Harlan HowardBirthday Bash. The two then repaired toHolly Gleason's 'dutyTony Browncalled, worried that he isn't getting enough house, where they changed into tutus and halter -tops to lip -sync all the songs from juice. Was that pimapple or cranberry, Tony?... Played golf with "Judy Garland's Greatest Hits" in her bedroom mirror. Vince Gillat Temple Hills, where he suckered me into carrying my own clubs. Anyone got the name of a good masseuse?

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MUSIC CITY RECORD DIST / NORTHERN LIGHTS / KIRK RECORD WORLD / DEAN FINE / TRANS WORLD / DAN CROCE / LARRY WEBB / NASHVILLE MILLER / MPLS NEW YORK ALBANY Warrant Yo La Tengo George Michael George Michael Too Short Flaming Lips Warrant Warrant Randy Travis Twin Peaks (ST) Neil Young Too Short George Michael Los Lobos Pebbles Randy Travis LL Cool J Soul Asylum Judds Queensryche Pebbles Living Colour ROSE RECORDS / CHRIS MOR- Neil Young Bob Dylan RISON / CHICAGO TRANSCONTINENT/RECORD PRO ONE -STOP / PAUL Pump Up The Vol (ST) THEATER / JIM PRIMERANO / MUSIC MERCHANTS / BIG AL JOHNSON / TEMPE Vulgar Boatmen BUFFALO RUBEIRA / RHODE ISLAND George Michael Soul Asylum Vaughan Bros Warrant Warrant Bob Dylan INXS Neil Young Randy Travis Black Box Vanilla Ice Randy Travis Anthrax George Michael RTI ONE -STOP / JODY Take 6 TURTLES/ROBIN SHANNON/ Too Short PANKHURST / OMAHA Righteous Bros Pump Up The Vol (ST) Bob Dylan Roger Waters Twin Peaks (ST) MUSIC PEOPLE / JASON George Michael Living Colour BLAINE/OAKLAND Q RECORDS & VIDEO / Warrant Garth Brooks Too Short GERALD BAIN / MIAMI Neil Young George Michael Party SCHWARTZ BROS / JEFF MOS- Los Lobos Warrant George Michael KOW / WASH D.C. Randy Travis Take 6 Too Short Warrant Deee-Lite Pebbles Warrant Bob Dylan Robert Johnson Neil Young George Michael UNIVERSAL ONE -STOP / Deee-Lite Bob Dylan Neil Young DEBBO HOUGHTON / RADIO DOCTORS / KATHY Dave Stewart PHILADELPHIA MUSICLAND / DICK ODE= / STAMM / MILWAUKEE SOUND OF / DAVID JACKSON / George Michael MINNEAPOLIS Neil Young PHILADELPHIA Randy Travis George Michael Warrant George Michael Warrant Warrant Too Short George Benson Queensryche Too Short George Michael Take 6 Garth Brooks Twin Peaks (ST) Bob Dylan Living Colour Randy Travis VALLEY ONE -STOP / JIM COL- Neil Young RECORD & TAPE OUTLET / SOUND WAREHOUSE/TRACY LIER / WOODLAND LYNN BATCHECK / COLUMBUS DONIHOO / DALLAS Party Too Short Neil Young Garth Brooks Warrant Warrant Queensryche NATIONAL RECORD MART / Twin Peaks (ST) George Michael Reba McEntire DOUG SMITH / PITTSBURGH Pebbles Pebbles Rush Warrant George Michael George Michael Too Short Roger Waters Too Short RECORD BAR / MARY HERZER / SPECS / CINDY BARR / MIAMI WALL TO WALL / BEN BRENT / Neil Young CORPUS CHRISTI George Michael PHILA Twin Peaks (ST) Warrant Twin Peaks (ST) 2 Live Jews Rush George Michael Warrant Sweet FA Randy Travis Randy Travis Party Warrant Garth Brooks Too Short Bob Mould NAVARRE / TOM TUOMELA / Too Short Don Dokken MPLS STRAWBERRIES / JEFF COHEN / Jellyfish George Michael Warrant BOSTON Rush Warrant George Michael RECORD BAR / MARY George Michael WESTERN MERCHANDISERS / Neil Young JOHN ROSE /AMARILLO Too Short BARNHILL / DURHAM Neil Young Garth Brooks Bob Dylan George Michael Bob Dylan George Michael Los Lobos Warrant Pebbles Warrant Soul Asylum Reba McEntire Randy Travis Twin Peaks (ST) Take 6 Too Short Texas Tornadoes Concrete Blonde TOWER / RON FEDDOR / SHER- NORTHEAST ONE -STOP / Whispers GEORGE SMITH/ALBANY Randy Travis MAN OAKS Neil Young Dread Zeppelin George Michael ZIPS / RICK ANDRADE / TUCSON Twin Peaks (ST) Bob Dylan RECORD BAR / PETE RUSSO / Warrant Neil Young Jane's Addiction LENOX Garth Brooks Bob Dylan Living Colour Charlatons Neil Young Take 6 Roger Waters T Leigh Fisher George Michael Dave Stewart Blues Traveler Pebbles Bob Dylan Eric Johnson Warrant Black Box Randy Travis Too Short

76 HITS September 24, 1990 From the album "Feels Good THE REVIVAL CLUBr CROSSOVERS WINNER! KLUC 26-20 EriaHITS TOP FIFTY SINGLES! PWR106 25-22 KROY 10-8 HOT10225-22 WQXA deb30 KWOD 12-9 194 25-22 WBXX deb32 HOT9723-13 WFHT 28-23 XL106 deb35 KGGI 18-14 KDON 26-23 WRQN add WTIC deb38 HOT97.7 18-15 KOY 28-25 KIIS add WDBR add KFBQ deb 38 WCKZ 19-15 W100 33-26 KKFR add WKPE add B95 23-15 WXKS 35-27 Y108 add KZZB add KMEL 4-2 0106 19-16 Y107 30-27 KHTK add WZYP add WPGC 5-3 WHYT 22-17 WGY 33-29 KCAQ add KQIZ add FM102 6-6 KXXR 27-19 WVBS 38-34

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B96 1-1 HOT102 9-7 WBXX 17-12 XL106 29-25 WXKS 1-1 KXXR 8-7 B95 17-13 KTUX 30-26 KSMB add WMJQ 2-1 Z100 10-8 KKMG 18-14 99KG 33-27 KC101 deb 23 HOT97 2-2 KHTK 10-8 PRO -FM 20-16 KCHX 35-29 WQXA deb 27 WPLJ 4-3 KRBE 9-9 WDJX 20-17 KISR 32-29 98PXY deb28 WZOU 9-6 PWR106 10-10 G98 23-18 KBOZ 33-30 K98 deb29 KKSS 7-6 KKBQ 10-10 WFHT 27-21 KFBQ 33-30 X100 deb30 KRQ 8-6 KWOD 13-10 KBFM 30-23 WFLY 40-32 KKRD deb 31 PWR9613-7 WLOL 15-12 WVBS 28-24 WRCK 38-35

From the album "Rhythm of Life" CIRCLE OF ONE ownana CROSSOVER! EARPICKS WINNER! TOP 10 POP ADULT! VH-1 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT! BEIJAMS SINGLES!

G98 add BREAKING AT: FM102 add 103CIRadd KMEL KROY add @24 WKPE add KISN add WQUT add zz "Treat Me Good"From the forthcoming album REVOLUTION OF LOVE GOING FOR ADDS THIS WEEK9/24! HITS TOP FIFTY A__LAE3UIVIS

2 L T Columbia grabs the top two debuts as George Michael billy classic jumps to #6 in only its second week out. Who A H comes blasting on at #5 and Warrant follows strong at #17. says country doesn't sell? Also, Ghost continues strong at W S K T We look for long term success for both of these key projects. #9. Queensryche is up to #13 and Too Short debuts at #34. S In an amazing development, Capitol's Garth Brooks Neo-

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1 111 MC HAMMER HAMMER DON'T HURT Capitol 92857 "Pray" exploding 115.6

121L2,0 WILSON PHILLIPS WILSON PHILLIPS SBk, 93745 Contains multiple #1 45s 87.5

1311413 MARIAN CAREY MARIAH CAREY Columbia 45202 Multi format smash 74.9

141IJI4 JON BON JOVI YOUNG GUNS II Menury 846-437-2Contains #1 single 73.3

--11--I GEORGE MICHAEL Columbia 46898 Explosive first week 65.6

1221 6 GARTH BROOKS NO FENCES Capitol 93866 No stopping this one 64.8

7r6 BELL BIV DEVOE POISON MCA 6387 Multiple smashes 54.8

6 no PRINCE GRAFFITI BRIDGE P.Park/WB 27493-4 Falling some 52.1 1201 149 GHOST SOUNDTRACK V.Sara 5276 (MCA)Box office bonanza 49.7

15117110 POISON FLESH & BLOOD Capitol/Enig 91813 New single shipping 48.7 11 1111 MICHAEL BOLTON SOUL PROVIDER Columbia 45012 "Georgia" breaking 46.5 8 NEW KIDS STEP BY STEP Columbia 45129 Hot tour 45.8 19 QUEENSRYCHE EMPIRE EMI 92806 Gigantic gains this week 45.6 9 14 ANITA BAKER 131 COMPOSITIONS Elektra 60922 New single going Top 40 45.3 1010 KEITH SWEAT I'LL GIVE ALL MY Vint'Elektra 60861 New single shipping 43.0 11411216 DEPECHE MODE VIOLATOR Sire'Reprise 26081 "Policy.." leads 40.9 WARRANT CHERRY PIE Columbia 46929 Huge out of the box 39.0 29 LIVING COLOUR TIME'S UP Epic 46202 Hot video 38.6 1121116 19 JOHNNY GILL JOHNNY GILL Motown 6283 Slipping 36.2 16 20 NWA 100 MILES & RUNNING Frio -ity 7224 Falling some now 34.8 17118, Ell THE REAL THING Sladl/Rep. 25878 Ready for new single 34.7 22 NELSON 121! AFTER THE RAIN DGC 24290 Smash single leads 32.9 21123 Ea PHIL COLLINS ...BUT SERIOUSLY Atlantic 82050 Top 10 single leads 31.7 13117ECI PRETTY WOMAN SOUNDTRACK EMI 93492 Falling some now 29.9 ris 30 SLAUGHTER STICK IT TO YA Chrysalis 21702 Hot video, hot 45 28.9

(Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation'sLeading record merchandisers) 78 HITS September 24, 1990 "THEEYOUDO THE TINS YOU DO"

MTV ADD! WILDCARD! (9/17) FLASHMAKER!

KKBQ9-7-3 KHMX12-9-6 KIIS 23-20-14 (HOT)

KUBE add KSMB 9-7 ALSO BREAKING AT KISN add Q95 22-20 THESE MAJORS: AA HOT102 add KCPX 25-21 WXKS WKBQ WPHR 25-22 KMEL KWOD KRBE deb 24 Q106 29-27 KXYQ WTIC KHTK deb 29 KROY deb 33

0 SALES APPROACHING 600,000!!

"BLOWING OUT IN 18-34 FEMALE CALL OUT!" GUY ZAPOLEON - KHMX ,HOUSTON "#1 FOR 3 WEEKS! HUGE PHONES & SALES!" LOU SIMON - HOT 94.9,SALT LAKE CITY 90% FAMILIAR ALL DEMOS...80% POSITIVE HIT POTENTIAL - KKBQ, HOUSTON 65% FAMILIAR....TESTED #1 HIT POTENTIAL - KIIS, L.A. a

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18120126 JANE'S ADDICTION RITUAL DE LO Warner Bros 26223Video in "Buzz Bin" 27.2

3836 RIGHTEOUS BROS GREATEST HITS Verve/Poly 823119"Ghost" movie and 45 24.1

12612828 RATT DETONATOR Atlantic 82127-4 Steady 23.8

3531 29 JANET JACKSON RHYTHM NATION A&M 3920 "Black Car exploding 23.8

25124130 ANTHRAX PERSISTENCE OF TIME Mega/Isl 486 4804 Metal 22.0

1526 WINGER IN THE HEART OF.. Atlantic 82103 Falling now 21.2 3934El S O'CONNOR I DO NOT WANT... Chrysalis F-121759Due to MTV awards 21.1 1927El 2 LIVE CREW BANNED IN THE USA Luke/Atl 91424 Slipping now 20.2 34 TOO SHORT SHORT DOG'S IN THE JiveiRCA 1348-2-J Rap 19.8

4037 MOTLEY CRUE DR. FEELGOOD Elektra 60829 MTV awards 18.0

272936 BOOGIE DOWN PROD. EDUTAINMENT Jive/RCA 1358-2-JOff week 17.5

2330 I'M BREATHLESS SireNVB 26209 Falling this week 16.7

47 DON HENLEY END OF THE .. 1431El Gef-en 24217 Back up 16.2 39 NEIL YOUNG RAGGED GLORY Reprise 26315 Great start 15.6

31 3340 BILLY IDOL CHARMED LIFE Chrysalis 21735 "LA Woman" developing 14.9

374441 GARTH BROOKS GARTH BROOKS Capitol 93866 Monster Country action 14.8

1281r32m EN VOGUE BORN TO SING Atlantic 82048 New single starting 14.4

4543 ROGER WATERS THE WALL, LIVE IN.. Mercury 846611 Gaining 14.2

RUSH CHRONICLES Polydor 838936 Building 14.0

363845 AEROSMITH PUMP Gefen 24254 Ready for new single 14.0 42 46 1391 SNAP WORLD POWER Aris:a 8536 New single starting 13.6

5047 PUMP UP THE VOLUME SOUNDTRACK MCA 8039 Hot Porno acts 13.4

34 142148 HEART BRIGADE Capitol 91820 "Stranded" breaking 13.1 41 49 33 HARRY CONNICK JR WE ARE IN LOVE Columbia 46146 On tour 13.0 50 REBA MCENTIRE 1- 1 RUMOUR HAS IT MCA 10016 Hot Country 12.1

(Based on sales of albums, tapes and CD'S from the nation's leading record merchandisers)

KEITH WHITLEY (RCA) BLACK BOX (RCA) NEXT UP TWIN PEAKS (WB) BOB DYLAN (Columbia)

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"FROM A DISTANCE" By BETTE MIDLER

From the Divine Miss, who gave us the Grammy - winning #1 "Wind Beneath My Wings;' an outstanding first single from her new album SOME PEOPLE'S LIVES.

Produced by Arif Mardin for Deniz Productions, Inc. Associate Producer: Marc Shaiman

0 1990 Atl nnc Recording Corp.A Time Warner Company " WAVELENGTH by Lenny Beer & Mike Murphy Can someone please wake Beer 12 Both sides continue to headed to San Antonio? The terim Asst. PD/MD at B106 up, he just read the HOTFAX deny a sale of WDFX Detroit to LL Cool J single is SELLING Fort Wayne, starting up next and fell asleep. Oh, thank you, Sherman, but the street thinks LIKE CRAZY. Is it the next big week Blowin' In The Wind: let's start Attention this week something's up. While this un- crossover? At WAVA, Cadil- MMR, Scott Shannon andHol- centers on Dene Hallam and certaintycontinues,the PD lac Jack moves in for 6-10pm lywoodHaze And here's a KKBO Houston, where word search goes on. WNVZ Nor- andChris"Learjet"Leary pic of the mastermind behind has it that MD John Cook is folk's Chris Bailey has taken moves to 10pm-2am John the MIX format. considering anofferto join himself out of it. Latest names "BigTuna"Antoon(who Gerry D. in Philly. If he jumps, tosurfaceare Joe Dawson should drop the inane moniker) will Hallam make a move to from WBXX Battle Creek and exits that publication to form a reunitewith WAVA Wash's JackOliver,ofSherman's radio consultancy. Thousands Dave Elliott? And. speaking of KKRD Wichita Thereare lining up for his expertise. Call the former KCPW KC team, rumorscirculatingre:92X at 818-789-6406.... New PD at look for KOY Phoenix' Dena Columbus becoming Cool 92 KRIX Brownsvilleis Kirk Yasner tostay put and not oldies (Ed note: how come Davidson & new MD is Jesse makethemoveto0105 there aren't any good jokes in DeLeon Take time to listen Tampa What about those this column anymore?) toNeil Young's new album. rumors of Legacy making an KWOD Sac MD Pam Grund It'll make you feel good about offer for LA's Pirate and NY's exits for the MD position at being in the biz GM Kevin WYNY? The players all know WIOQ Philly. Taking her place Metheny resignshispostat each other and it'sLegacy's at "The WOD" (we love to say WAEV Savannah to work with m.o. to go after high ticket "The Wod") is Shelly Morgan the Radio Group. New GM is items Be sure to read Ray from The Fox in Fresno. Could Dan Gorby Trey Alexander Dio's riveting column on pg. former Wod PD Willie B. be joins PD John O'Rourke as in-

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