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country WOiOOMi (F * Id * acadiat SALUJif ' ©©(M^y^l 5ATD0W OS ™i KEY (Ed.) C4SH BOX THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC / COIN MACHINE / HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME XLVII — NUMBER 18 — October 6, 1984 C4SHBOC EDITORML Communication Is The Key GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher The recent meeting of the National ers and manufacturers, the "mark albert San Diego Vice President and General Manager Association of Record Merchandisers meeting showed that open minds and ears J.B. CARMICLE (NARM) in San Diego is proof positive on both sides can result in a truly Vice President, Administrator that the most effective way to resolve constructive three of discussion. JIM SHARP days Vice President. Nashville differences and conflicts is simple Increased support of the NARM Con- Marketing communication. ference was proven by increased attend- HOWARD DRUCKER. East Coast With an ear to the most pressing issues ance, with nearly all of the major record faced by both retailers and manufactur- labels and retail chains represented. Research Such KEITH ALBERT ers, people from both facets of the support ensures the future of these SKIP HARRIS DARRYL LINDSEY industry sat down and hammered out meetings, allowing for the kind of open RON ROSENTHAL blueprints for the future. While in the exchange of ideas from which we all Editorial past, differences have often hindered benefit. DAVID ADELSON, Managing Editor PETER HOLDEN, West Coast GREGORY DOBRIN, West Coast effective communications between retail- LEE JESKE, East Coast RUSTY CUTCHIN, East Coast CONTENTS Nashville Editorial/Research JOHN LENTZ DEPARTMENTS ON THE COVER BRENNA DAVENPORT-LEIGH Black Contemporary 18 With the release on A&M of Classifieds 27 Jeffrey Osborne’s “Don’t Stop” Art Director Coin Machine 28 ANTHONY VAN DUNK vocalist Country 21 LP, the former LTD lead PUBLICATION OFFICES Jazz 13 is set to become one of the NEW YORK Merchandising 10,11 premier male vocalists in pop 330 W. 58th Street, (Suite 5D) Radio 14 music. Featuring some of the New York NY 10019 Video 12 Phone: (212) 586-2640 top session players including Cable Address: Cash Box NY Circulation FEATURES Paul Jackson, Jr., Fred Wa- NINA TREGUB. Manager East Coastings 9 shington, Michael Sembelloand Editorial 3 George Duke behind the board, HOLLYWOOD Executives On The Move 6 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) New Faces To Watch 8 “Don’t Stop” provides the kind Hollywood CA 90028 Points West 8 of varied and melodically so- Phone: (213) 464-8241 TELEX 6711051 CASBX UW phisticated material that shows off Osborne at his very best. CHARTS NASHVILLE While his last album “Stay With Me Tonight” is still doing 100 Singles 21 Music Circle East, Nashville TN 37203 Top 4 well Box’s album charts, “Don’t Stop” and Phone: (615) 244-2898 Top 200 Albums 16,17 very on Cash CHICAGO Black Contemporary Albums 18 Osborne’s latest tour dates have created quite a buzz among Black Contemporary Singles 19 CAMILLE COMPASIO, Coin Machine. Mgr. industry insiders and consumers. The upbeat title track single 1442 S. 61st Ave„ Cicero IL 60650 Country Albums 23 single chart at #64 with Phone: (312) 863-7440 Country Singles 22 debuts this week on Cash Box's B/C WASHINGTON, D.C. Jazz Albums 13 a bullet and a dance remix of the single is in the wings. EARL B, ABRAMS Jukebox Programmer 31 Look for Jeffrey Osborne to become one of the brightest 3518 N. Utah St„ Top 30 Compact Discs 10 Arlington VA 22207 stars of 1984. Top 30 12" Singles 11 Phone: (703) 243-5664 Top 15 Music Videos 12 GENERAL COUNSEL GITTLER & WEXLER REVIEWS GREGG J. GITTLER Albums And Singles 15 GARY A. WEXLER ~MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Director ol South American Operations ARGENTINA — MIGUEL SMIRNOFF Lavalle 1569. Piso 4, Of. 405 TOP POP DEBUTS 1048 Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: 45-6948 — AUSTRALIA — ALLAN WEBSTER SINGLES 28 PURPLE RAIN Prince — Warner Bros. 37 Shellev Street Elwood, Australia PH: 0305315026 89 THE MAGAZINE — Rickie Lee Jones — Warner Bros. ‘BRAZIL — CHRISTOPHER PICKARD ALBUMS Av. 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Jive/Arista Spyro Gyra October 6, 1 984 Weeks Weeks Weeks On 70 On On 9/29 Chart 9/29 Chart 9/29 Chart 34 1 LETS GO CRAZY FLESH FOR TANTASY IS) THE ALLNIGHTER PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION BILLY IDOL (Chrysalis VS4 42809) 34 7 GLENN FREY (MCA-52461) 80 2 (Warner Bros. 7-29216) 1 10 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 68 ROCK ME TONIGHT 2 MISSING YOU CYNDI LAUPER (Portrait/CBS 37-04639) — 1 BILLY SQUIER (Capitol B-5307) 47 14 JOHN WAITE (EMI America B-8212) 2 IS STRUTT 69 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU SHEENA EASTON (EMI America B-8227) 41 7 DAN HARTMAN (MCA-52378) 51 23 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE © YOU WHAT ABOUT ME PRETTY MESS STEVIE WONDER (Motown 1745 MF) 7 8 KENNY ROGERS with KIM CARNES VANITY (Motown 1752 MF) 71 5 DRIVE and JAMES INGRAM (RCA PB-13899) 42 4 71 ROUND AND ROUND O THE CARS (Elektra 7-69706) 5 10 38 STUCK ON YOU RATT (Atlantic 7-89693) 55 17 5 SHE BOP LIONEL RICHIE (Motown 17466 MF) 16 16 72 IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS SHINE 79 AGAIN & CYNDI LAUPER (Portrait/CBS 37-04516 3 12 rjlSHINE 6 WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH BARRY GIBB (MCA 52443) 40 6 80 PEABO BRYSON (Elektra 7-69728) 52 21 13 40 GO INSANE 73 DANCING IN THE DARK IT 81 TINA TURNER (Capitol B-5354) 4 20 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (Elektra 7-69714) 24 11 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 14 HARD HABIT TO BREAK A GIRL IN TROUBLE 82 (Columbia 36-04463) 59 20 O15 CHICAGO (Warner Bros. 7-29214 12 10 ® (IS A TEMPORARY THING) MIDNITE MANIAC ROMEO VOID (Columbia 38-04534) 46 6 © KROKUS (Arista AL-88243) 82 3 168 THE WARRIOR SCANDAL featuring PATTI SMYTH 42 DYNAMITE 75 ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE (Columbia 38-04424) 8 15 JERMAINE JACKSON (Arista AS 1-9190) 20 12 SPANDAU BALLET (Chrysalis VS4 42792) 57 11 9 THE GLAMOROUS LIFE STRUNG OUT 76 NEW GIRL NOW © STEVE PERRY (Columbia 38-04598) 49 5 HONEYMOON SUITE (Warner Bros. 7- SHEILA E. (Warner Bros. 7-29285) 9 16 ftCRUEL SUMMER 44 THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE 29208) 77 3 JOYCE KENNEDY & JEFFREY OSBORNE 77 RIGHT BY SIDE J BANANARAMA (London 810 127-7) 11 12 +7 (A&M 2656) 44 8 EURYTHMICS (RCA PB-12695) 58 12 (A LUCKY STAR 45 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT LOVE KILLS MADONNA (Sire 7-29177) 15 8 Mm* COREY HART (EMI America B-8203) 21 20 ® FREDDIE MERCURY (Columbia 38-04606) 86 2 IE} CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE 90 I gni THE war song SEXY GIRL THE RUN) 91 W LOVE ON 1 CULTURE CLUB (Virgin/Epic 34-04638) — GLENN FREY (MCA-52413) 60 15 BILLY OCEAN (Jive/Arista JS 1-9199) 14 8 I CAN’T HOLD BACK 92 17 IF THIS IS IT fQ SURVIVOR (Scotti Bros./CBS ZS4 04603) 54 3 RICK JAMES (Gordy/Motown 1730 GF) 62 13 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS ON THE WINGS OF A 93 SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) (Ghrysalis/CBS VS4 42083) 6 12 NIGHTINGALE 94 ELTON JOHN (Geffen 7-29256) 64 18 COVER ME THE EVERLY BROTHERS (Mercury/Poly- INFATUATION BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Columbia 38-04561) 10 9 95 Gram 880213-7) 53 5 ROD STEWART (Warner Bros. 7-29256) 66 20 GHOSTBUSTERS PENNY LOVER SAY HELLO TO RONNIE RAY PARKER, JR. (Arista AS 109212) 13 17 LIONEL RICHIE (Motown 1762 MF) — 1 ® JANEY STREET (Arista AS1 — 1 63 9265) TORTURE l| BODY ROCK 84 STRANGER JACKSONS (Epic 34-04575) 17 8 64 MARIA VIDAL (EM! America B-8233) 56 4 98 STEPHEN STILLS (Atlantic 7-89633) 74 7 BLUE JEAN 51 BOP TIL YOU DROP SHANGRI-LA © DAVID BOWIE (EMI America B-8231) 27 4 65 99 RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA PB-13861) 30 8 © STEVE MILLER (Capitol P-B-5407) — 1 18 YOUR WHEN YOU CLOSE EYES IT AIN’T ENOUGH 86 STATE OF SHOCK NIGHT RANGER (MCA 55420) 19 13 COREY HART (EMI America B-8236) 73 2 JACKSONS (Epic 34-04503) 72 15 19 WE RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT GIRLS WITH GUNS CENTIPEDE TWISTED SISTER (Atlantic 7-89641) 18 11 TOMMY SHAW (A&M 2676) 68 2 © REBBIE JACKSON (Columbia 3-04547) — 1 A ARE WE OURSELVES? LEFT IN THE DARK 88 LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT & THE FIXX (MCA 52444) 22 8 BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia 38-04605) 63 3 ALONE WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU IN THE NAME OF LOVE BILLY JOEL (Columbia 38-04514) 79 14 W GO-GO RALPH MACDONALD with vocals by BILL WE ARE THE YOUNG 100 WHAM! (Columbia 38-04552) 36 S WITHERS (Polydor/PolyGram 881221-7) 61 5 ® DAN HARTMAN (MCA 52471) - 1 22 THE LUCKY ONE 56 YOU TAKE ME UP JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) LAURA BRANIGAN (Atlantic 7-89636) 23 10 THOMPSON TWINS (Arista AS 1-9244) 43 7 POINTER SISTERS (Planet/RCA YB-13780) 81 24 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK COOL IT NOW WHAT THE BIG GIRLS DO ® ROD STEWART (Warner Bros.