WEEKLY 1993 April 1 2 3 INBC 4 UL0 0 6 5 6 789 10 ;1121314 1516 17 $3.00 VV3 1 2- 21 2223 24 $2.80 plus .20 GST s g59 N\ A 20 18 1920 25 262728 2930 Volume 57 No. 9 1 55 25 2 IA At\ 23 2.4 Week Ending March 13, 1993 2;26 No. 1 ALBUM ALBUM PICK BAD GIRL PRAIRIE TOWN Madonna Bachman THATS WHAT LOVE CAN DO WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE ; Go West Boy Krazy ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY AMAZON RAIN Paul Janz Lenny Kravitz : SLEEPING SATELLITE BRIAN WILSON Tasmin Archer Barenaked Ladies IF THIS IS LOVE ERIC CLAPTON I HAVE NOTHING Whitney Houston DAN HILL Barney Bentall Unplugged Let Me Show You LOVE IS Reprise - CDW-45024-P CONNECTED Quality - OCD 2016 Stereo Mc's Vanessa Willaims/B. McKnight COLDER THAN YOU WILL YOU REMEMBER ME The Waltons Jann Arden INFORMER DON'T WALK AWAY Snow Jade SO CLOSE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE VAN HALEN Dina Carroll Sass Jordan AB BA . Live: Right Here, Right Now WATER FROM THE ii50N. : BROTHER LOUIE Gold NAUGHTY BY NATURE Quireboys Celine Dion 19 Naughty Ill MICHAEL JACKSON I SEE YOU SMILE REAL WORLD Dangerous VAN MORRISON Alanis Gloria Estefan The Best Of - Volume Two ALADDIN Soundtrack LOST IN YOUR EYES APACHE INDIAN The Jeff Healey Band No Reservations 2 AWESOME various artists PRIDE & JOY THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS HIT PICK Coverdale - Page The Downward Road JOHN MeDERMOTT PASSIONATE KISSES Danny Boy . Mary -Chapin Carpenter THE THE COUNTRY THE RIGHT KIND OF LOVE ADDS Dusk Jeremy Jordan K.D. LANG KISS OF LIFE ALIBIS Ingenue Sade Tracy Lawrence IT MIGHT AS WELL BE ME Anita Perras No. 1 HIT MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU Doug Stone JUMP THEY SAY I MIGHT BE DOWN (But I Ain't Out Yet) David Bowie Larry Mercey Savage Records YOU SAY YOU WILL Trisha Yearwood BLUE ALL OVER ME Susan Graham HONKY TONK WALKIN' I Kentucky Headhunters SEVENTH AVENUE ORDINARY WORLD Rosanne Cash Duran Duran Capitol ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES Laura Vinson 2 - RPM - March 13, 1993 PolyGram International registers a record year to add to its existing CD plants in France and Germany. Together thethree plants Philips comes to aid of hard of PolyGram achieved record international results subsidiaries performed well, but the effectsmanufactured approximately 70 per cent of Philips Hearing Instruments recently divi in 1992, including a 13 per cent increase in net were mitigated by economic decline the group's CDs in 1992. introduced the XP Peritympanic, which is oust profits, and registering its eighth consecutive throughout most of Europe and in Japan and The company also established the world's being billed as "the world's first custom, deep cans year of sales growth. Brazil." first digital compact cassette plant in the canal hearing instrument." and Alain Levy, president and chief executive PolyGram's volume sales of recordingsNetherlands, which supplied the record The XP is virtually invisible when worn officer of the global record and entertainment on compact disc increased by 13 per cent, industry's initial launch catalogue of 500 DCC and could be a boon to musicians who have com group, was pleased with PolyGram's year. while unit sales of music on cassette dropped titles to seven territories in the last quarter of suffered hearing loss through many years of its s "During 1992, we made significant progress by 11 per cent, and on vinyl by 60 per cent. 1992. loud music, which is part and parcel of their exec with the implementation of our strategy for The company's sales of pop music PolyGram NV is approximately 80 per trade. future growth," he said. increased by three per cent, with 24 albumscent owned by Philips Electronics NV. Figures gathered by Philips indicate that with "Given the substantial investments we selling more than one million copies each. Approximately 20 per cent of its stock is listed more than 32 million North Americans, "Th, made in music, manufacturing and filmed The biggest hit came from the Mercury label'son the Amsterdam and New York stock particularly those over age 35, suffer from cans entertainment during continued recession, last Billy Ray Cyrus, whose debut Some Gave Allexchanges. some form of hearing loss, yet only five million the year's performance is particularly creditable. album sold more than seven million copies actually use hearing instrument devices. Many virt Our North American revenues increased by worldwide. Cyrus also gave PolyGram its two refuse to acknowledge a hearing problem. But shat 26 per cent and several of our far eastern biggest selling videos. the most common rejection of hearing aids is Total 1992 sales from PolyGram's three the bulky and cumbersome units that could for Big name Juno nominees classical labels didn't match the exceptionally suggest a handicap. among slated performers strong totals of 1991, but Decca/London, The XP however, meets these concerns alth4 More than 75 performers will be featured at Deutsche Grammophon and Philips Classics directly, as David MacKenzie, general and this year's Juno Awards, according to the maintained their combined lead of the global manager for Philips' hearing instruments "wit Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & classics market, which declined during the division, point outs. "We believe the benefits ore; Sciences. year due to recession and a lack of major offered by the XP will attract more individuals perf Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, Michelle crossover albums. to wear hearing instruments, particularly unit, Wright, Leonard Cohen, Rita MacNeil and The year also saw PolyGram expand its younger professionals, business people and then Kaleefah will be among the nominees worldwide presence. It made investments in those involved in active lifestyles, because an e; performing on the show. record companies in Japan and Taiwan and people around them won't be aware they are clea established a regional management office in proc Another highlight should be the Duran Duran with Capitol staff in Toronto: (I -r) wearing a hearing aid device, so they will be appearance of an all-star jazz band comprised Miami, Fla. to look after its Latin American Steve Germanakos, John Taylor (D.D.), Tula less self-conscious." of: Oliver Jones on piano; nominee Mike operations. Stewart, John Toews, Warren Cuccurrullo Insh On the manufacturing end, PolyGram (D.D.),Nick Rhodes (D.D.), Valerie Helmer, MacKenzie also says the XP is -the only four Murley on tenor saxophone; Kevin Turcotte Simon LeBon (D.D.), Greg Malta, Rob Chubey. hearing instrument that eliminates unnatural acquired an American CD factory from Philips intro on trumpet; nominee Rob McConnell on Seated: Shelley Rosenberg, Dave Street. hearing aid sounds such as feedback, wind trombone; Ed Bickerton guitar; Neil Swainson noise and the "occlusion effect where the user on bass; Barry Elmes on drums; Don Thompson BMG Musique Quebec partners with Cirque du Soleil Phil hears his or her own voice as if through a Ont on vibraphone; nominee Jane Bunnett on is scheduled to be re-released in April, with Ian Tremblay, managing director of BMG barrel." The XP also allows normal use of the area soprano saxophone or flute; nominee P.J. Musique Quebec, has announced the signing Cirque reinvents to be released later in the telephone without volume adjustments, Perry on alto saxophone; and nominee John of a recording deal with Les Productions Tous year. The albums will be released on the RCA removal or switch modifications. Stetch on trumpet. Azimuts which represents Cirque du Soleil. label. Jim Rodd, technical manager for the Gi Some "rock and roll" surprises are also The partnership between the two Quebec - The Cirque organization employs 300 to promised, as is a star-studded tribute to Anne based companies covers the worldwide release Canadians, mainly from Quebec. Saltimbanco Rock For The Children Murray, who is being inducted into the Hall of of all past, present and future recordings ofwas launched last April, and has already Goo Fame. music used in Cirque du Soleil shows. attracted audiences totalling 740,000 in both benefit at the Barracuda vide The Juno Awards will be aired by CBC- The initial release under the new Canada and the United States. The popularity Concert Productions International will wee TV on March 21 at 8 p.m. E.S.T. agreement will be Saltimbanco, the soundtrack of Cirque's shows is due to its use of human celebrate its 20th anniversary with the third to Cirque's current show, which features energy, which created some confusio n when it annual Rock For The Children celebrity rock up Kalen Morton joins vocalist Francine Poitras. Nouvelle Experience mounted its first show in Toronto. Some ticket and roll/sports auction on March 11at has Capitol Calgary team holders had expected to see animal acts with Toronto's Barracuda club. epic tigers, lions and horses. Capitol Records' Calgary sales team has added Dion's Canadian tour John David, vice-president of Cirque du The event is the official kick-off party sche Kalen Morton as a customer servicesells out in record time Soleil, recalls that it was necessary to refund for Canadian music week and net proceeds representative. Celine Dion virtually sold out her entire the ticket price to some, "but others who will be donated to The Children's Wish ener Morton has a sales background from a remained to see the show became immediate Foundation of Ontario and The Children's 100 food broker and distribution firm and has a Canadian tour a couple of hours after the box fans." AIDS Fund at Toronto's Hospital For Sick The diploma in business administration.