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o n c+ www.americanradiohistory.com Bruce Springsteen. "Prove It All Night'' The single from the forthcoming album Edge of Town. "Darkness on the JCand35318 On Columbia Records Tape Produced by Jon Landau and Bruce Springsteen. "Columbia': a are trademarks of CBS Inc. ®1978 CBS Inc. ; www.americanradiohistory.com VOLUME XL - NUMBER 2 - May 27, 1978 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MEL ALBERT EDITORIAL Vice President and General Manager STAN MONTEIRO Director of Marketing Beyond Country Limits DAVE FULTON Editor In Chief RCA Records' decision to establish an pand their operations to include more mainstream J.B. CARMICLE autonomous operation in Nashville is a step in the pop acts. But General Manager. East Coast what sets RCA apart is the magnitude right direction. Not only will it give the Nashville of- its JIM FOLLIS, Account Executive. West Coast of formal commitment in this area. fice greater freedom in signing, East Coast Editorial recording and Joe Galante, recently appointed as director of KEN TERRY. East Coast Editor marketing artists of every musical genre, but it will marketing for RCA CHARLES PAIKERT Nashville, will head an expanded MARK MEHLER also help to dispel the myth that Nashville is "strictly promotion, merchandising and artists development LEO SACKS a country music city." force. Additionally, in order to more efficiently seek West Coast Editorial The reasoning ALAN SUTTON, West Coast Editor behind the announcement cer- out pop and rock talent, RCA Nashville is es- RANDY LEWIS tainly makes JEFF CROSSAN sense. tablishing a west coast A&R office. CARITA SPENCER Through the years RCA Nashville PETER HARTZ has proven that For years people in Nashville have stressed that JOEY BERLIN it has the personnel and machinery to develop is RAY TERRACE acts their city not only a country music center, but a DALE KAWASHIMA and expand its audience beyond the traditional music center in general. They point to the number of Research boundaries of country music. And now the ex- pop acts coming to the city to record and the rock KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager MARK ALDERMAN ecutives at RCA feel it is time to give Nashville the artists, based in Nashville, who are making it. SCOTT ANDERSON BILL FEASTER flexibility to build upon its previous success. It is nice to see New York and Los Angeles in- LEN CHODOSH Other labels STEVE HULEN with offices in Nashville, such as CBS dustry people acknowledge Nashville's overall im- HARALD TAUBENREUTHER and Monument, have also been MARK ALBERT attempting to ex- portance to the music business. Coin Machine Chicago CAMILLE COMPASIO, Manager Art Director LINDSAY BOLYARD NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Circulation THERESA TORTOSA, Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES NEW YORK 119 West 57th. N.Y.. N.Y. 10019 Phone. 12121586-2640 RCA Nashville office expands operation to Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. include pop, rock Telex: 666123 acts. CALIFORNIA 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) Hollywood. Ca. 90028 NARM requests record merchandisers to report pirated records Phone: (2131 464-8241 and tapes. NASHVILLE JIM SHARP TIM WILLIAMS RCA and Rocket finalize BOB CAMPBELL distribution deal. MELISSA ELLIOTT DONNA BARHAM Growing number of TV stars begin pop recording careers. 21 Music Circle East. Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Phone: (6151 244-2898 CHICAGO CBS kicks off summer catalog campaign. CAMILLE COMPASIO 29 E. Madison St.. Chicago. III. 60602 Postal rate hike could Phone. 1312) 346-7272 exceed 50 percent. WASHINGTON, D.C. JOANNE OSTROW 4201 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington. D.C. 20016 ENGLAND - ROB THORNE TOP POP,, DEBUTS 97 Uxbridge Rd.. London W. 12 Affllirlir Phone. 01-749-6724 64 ARGENTINA - MIGUEL SMIRNOFF SINGLES MISS YOU - Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones Belgrano 3252. Piso 4 "B" Buenos Aires. Argentina Phone: 89-6796 37 NATURAL HIGH The Commodores Motown BRAZIL - H. GANDELMAN ALBUMS - - Av. Rio Branco. 156 Sala 627 Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone 23t-3231 CANADA - KIRK LaPOINTE 56 Brown's Line Toronto. Ontario. Canada M8W 359 POP SINGLE POP ALBUM Phone. (416) 251-1283 NUMBER HOLLAND PAUL - ACKET WITH A P.O. Box 11621 (Prinsessegracht 3) LITTLE LUCK SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER The Hague Wings - Capitol Bee Gees & Various Artists Phone: (70) 624621. Telex: 33083 RSO ITALY - GUIDO HARARI via Solari, 19 20144 Miian. Italy BELGIUM - ETIENNE SMET R & B SINGLE R & B ALBUM Postbus 56. B-2700 Sint-Niklaas Phone- (03) 76-54-39 NES AUSTRALIA - JOCK VITCH USE TA BE MY GIRL SO FULL OF LOVE 4/58 Ramsgate Avenue The O'Jays Bondi. Sydney. NSW - Phila. Intl The O'Jays - Phi'a. Int'I. JAPAN - Adv. Mgr.. SACHIO SAITO 1-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato -Ku. Tokyo Phone: 504-1651 Editorial Mgr.. FUMIYO TACHIBANA COUNTRY SINGLE 1-11-2-Chome Shinbashi, Minato -Ku. Tokyo COUNTRY ALBUM Phone. 504-1651 FRANCE - CLAUDE EM MONNET DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE 262 bis Rue des Pyrenees WAYLON MY SUNSHINE &WILLIE Paris. France 75020 Waylon and Willie RCA Phone. 797-4261 The Statler Brothers - Mercury - WEST GERMANY - GERHARD AUGUSTIN Karolinenstr 3 8000 Munich 22 Phone: 294761. 288203 JAZZ GOSPEL SUBSCRIPTION RATES $70 per year anywhere in the U.S.A. Published weekly by CASH BOX, 119 West 57th St.. New York. N.Y. 10019. Printed in the U.S.A. WEEKEND IN L.A. LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y.. and ad- George Benson WB James Cleveland Savoy ditional mailing offices. - The O'Jays - Copyright i',1978 by the Cash Box Publishing Co.. Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright under Universal Copyright Convention. POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CASH BOX. 119 West 57th St.. New York. N.Y. 10019. www.americanradiohistory.com CASH BOX TO31OOSNCLES May 27, 1978 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 5/20 5/13 Chart 5/20 5/13 Chart 5/20 5/13 Chart ROLL WITH Tó E CHANGESREO 33 LET'S ALL CHANT 67 72 82 3 1 WITH A LITTLE LUCK THE MICHAEL ZAGER BAND N (Epic WINGS (Capitol 4559) WB 1 10 (Private Stock 184) CPP 25 25 15 68 CA PLANE POUR MOI 2 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, 34 DUST IN THE WIND PLASTIC BERTRAND (Sire 1010) WB 73 84 a TOO LATE KANSAS (Kirshner ZS8-4274) WB 29 18 18 69 IT'S LATE JOHNNY MATHIS/DENIECE WILLIAMS QUEEN (Elektra 45478) CPP 71 75 (Columbia 3-10693) WB 3 6 11 35 EVEN NOW BARRY MANILOW (Arista AS0330) B-3 46 60 4 70 TAKE ME BACK TO THE ONE THAT I YOU'RE 36 CHEESEBURGER IN CHICAGO WANT CHICAGO (Columbia 3-107371 CPP 75 85 3 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN TRAVOLTA PARADISE JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC 12358) WB 41 51 6 (RSO 891) WB 4 5 9 71 TAKE ME TO THE NEXT 37 FANTASY PHASE SHADOW DANCING 3-10688) ALM 37 33 14 79 4 ANDY GIBB (RSO 893) WB 6 8 7 EARTH, WIND & FIRE (Columbia THE ISLEY BROS. (T -Neck 2278) 74 I TO YOU 38 I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN MY ANGEL BABY 5 THE CLOSER GET ERUPTION (Ariola 7686) CPP 43 53 9 PB -11250) ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY TOBY BEAU (RCA - (Atlantic 3463) HAN 2 3 16 39 YOU'RE THE LOVE YOU GOT IT BABY HOLD ON SEALS & CROFTS (Warner Bros. 8551) CPP 48 57 8 DIANA ROSS (Motown 1442) CPP 79 81 EDDIE MONEY (Columbia 3-10663) ALM 11 13 18 40 THE GROOVE LINE 49 62 7 74 STAY AWHILE HEATWAVE (Epic 8-50524) ALM CONTINENTAL MINIATURES (London 5N-266)CH FEELS SO GOOD 77 87 3 CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M 2001) BB 10 12 18 41 OH WHAT A NIGHT FOR 75 YOU KEEP ME DANCING 8 DISCO INFERNO DANCING 45-188) CH 78 80 4 THE TRAMMPS (Atlantic 3389) CPP 8 10 16 BARRY WHITE (20th Century 2365) CPP 51 61 6 SAMANTHA SANG (Private Stock 76 YOU BEEN GONE 9 IMAGINARY LOVER 42 USE TA BE MY GIRL SINCE 65 66 8 ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION THE O'JAYS (Phil. Intl./CBS 3642) AB/B 53 68 4 (Polydor 14459) CPP 9 11 13 DOWN 77 RUNAWAY 43 TWO DOORS CPP -- 1 10 NIGHT FEVER DOLLY PARTON (RCA JH -11240) CPP 31 24 14 JEFFERSON STARSHIP (Grunt 11274) BEE GEES (RSO 889) WB 5 4 16 78 STONE BLUE STILL THE SAME 0325) 87 2 IT'S A HEARTACHE BOB SEGER (Capitol 4581) WB 57 74 3 FOGHAT (Bearsville - BONNIE TYLER (RCA PB -11249) CPP 16 20 10 GIRL 45 STAYIN' ALIVE 79 GOOD-BYE 38 25 12 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU BEE GEES (RSO 885) WB 36 34 25 DAVID GATES (Elektra 45450) WB 38 YVONNE ELLIMAN (RSO 884) WB 7 17 DICE UNDER THE BOARDWALK 46 TUMBLIN' 45192) 1 13 THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 45479) WB 50 52 6 BILLY JOE ROYAL (Private Stock PS - - HE'S SO FINE LOVE 47 RUNNING ON EMPTY (Columbia 3-10724) 90 2 PLAYER (RSO 890) CPP 14 16 12 JACKSON BROWNE (Asylum E-45460) WB 35 28 16 JANE OLIVOR THAN A WOMAN ON BROADWAY STAY 82 MORE 44 42 15 GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. 8542) CPP 18 19 11 RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN (ABC 12349) CPP 54 56 6 TAVARES (Capitol 4500) WB MOVIN' OUT (ANTHONY'S 49 SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN 83 MAGNET AND STEEL ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA WALTER EGAN (Columbia 3-10719) WB 96. - 2 SONG) XW-1145) B-3 45 40 15 BILLY JOEL (Columbia 3-10708) AB/B 17 17 11 (UA/Jet 84 KING TUT 11 FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME STEVE MARTIN (Warner Bros. 8577) 97 2 1e LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN WB 59 71 5 SWEET (Capitol 4549) WB 19 21 14 GENESIS (Atlantic 3474) 85 WEEKEND LOVER ALMOST SUMMER ODYSSEY (RCA 11245) WB 89 91 4 17 BAKER STREET MIKE LOVE GERRY RAFFERTY (UA 1192) CPP 30 35 7 CELEBRATION FEATURING 60 70 5 86 I'M ON MY WAY (MCA 40891) BEL/MCA & TENNILLE (A&M 2027) CPP 88 90 5 18 DANCE WITH ME CAPTAIN PETER BROWN (Drive/TK-6269) CPP 21 27 11 52 WHEEL IN THE SKY NIGHT WON'T LAST JOURNEY (Columbia 3-10700) CPP 52 54 9 87 THIS 19 TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T FOREVER 53 LAY DOWN SALLY BILL LaBOUNTY (Warner/Curb 8529) 91 - 2 BAD ERIC CLAPTON (RSO 886) WB 34 22 21 MEAT LOAF 88 CHATTANOOGA CHOO 24 29 10 THE (Cleve.