.4. ed. e °Me . • February 11, 1991 Volume 5 $5.00 PHIL COLLINS WINNERS FLASHMAKERS CROSSOVERS EARPICKS BREAKOUTS WILDCARD JANET JACKSON A&M TESLA Geffen R. PALMER EMI GLORIA ESTEFAN Epic ESCAPE CLUB Atlantic OLETA ADAMS Mercury TEVIN CAMPBELL P PK/WB RICK ASTLEY RCA A. O'NEAL Epic See Page 10 WILSON PHILLIPS SBK REMBRANDTS Ateo ENIGMA Charisma CHICAGO Rep STEVIE B. LMR/RCA ENIGMA Charisma HARRIET East-West SUSANNA HOFFS Col HOT NEW RELEASES EDIE BRICKELL D. ACADEMY ELISA FIORILLO H. MONDAYS OUTFIELD R. TRESVANT Black & Blue Love Oooh This INeed Step On Take It All Stone Cold Geffen CS 19001 Rep 19599 Chrysalis 23670 Elektra 64899 MCA N A MCA CS 54045 ESCAPE CLUB FIREHOUSE INFO. SOCIETY SAFIRE TRIXTER Call It Poison Don't Treat Me... How Long Made Up My Mind One In A Million Atl 4-87759 Epic 34T-73676 T Boy/Rep TBCD966 Mere 878 784 4 MCA CS 54044 GREAT WHITE KON KAN SNAP VANILLA ICE Call It Rock... (Could've Said)... Mary Had A Little... ILove You Cap 44676 Atl 4-87768 Arista AS5717 SBK 05377 it THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH "NO CHEAP THRILLS" ISE MONS AM PLAYING Mr AR CROSSOVER! EARPICKS WINNER! MOST ADDED! OUT OF THE BOX. WPLJ add WLOL add KXYQ add WNCI add WNVZ add WPHR add KXX106 add WKDD add B95 add KSND add WCKZ add 51 KTUX add WKRZ add "Temple ()flow B98 add KAKS add WQ.X.A add TRIPLE THREAT! WTHT add MOST ADDED AT WYCR add TOP 40 93Q add 999KHI add BLACK & KKRD add A/C' KNOE add KZOZ add PWR92 add WAAL add WGRD add WHTO add WLAN add WKSS deb 30 WOMP add H0197 deb 35 PRODUCED BY DUNCAN BRIDGEMAN MANAGEMENT: VICKI WICKHAM WVSR add KMEL 26-23 FOR CRANE-FISHLOCK PRODUCTIONS east west records america . 1991 Aflonhc Record.ng Co, A le Warner Company February 11, 1991 Volume 5 Issue 228 $5.00 DENNIS LAVINTHAL Publisher SINGLES Digging Doug LENNY BEER The sales are still too strong to dethrone C&C Music Editor In Chief TONI PROFERA from the #1 position, but Whitney Houston and 6 Executive Editor Mariah Carey are waiting patiently in the wings for their shot at the top. DAVID ADELSON Vice President/Managing Editor MIKE MURPHY Senior Broadcast Editor DIALOGUE ROY TRAKIN NARAS Prexy Mike Greene'll be at the Grammys, Senior Editor even if HITS' own gatecrasher Bruce Matzkin and a 32 ANITA WEBB certain bald Irish gal won't. Operations Manager KAREN GLAUBER Post Modem Editor POST MODERN GRAHAM ARMSTRONG Sting stays #1 in its second week in the stores. Ivana Atlantic Records' Co-Chairman/ Jams Editor stays appalled. 43 HOLLY GLEASON Co-CEO Doug Morris is Neobilly Editor presiding over the most DANNY OSTROW JAMS explosive growth in his label's Broadcast Editor Atlantic's Rude Boys sing "It's Written All Over history, with the burgeoning TODD HENSLEY Your Face," but the only thing on JAMS' Master 51 success of such ventures as DARRYL LINDSEY Graham Armstrong's puss is egg. In 411, Graham Research Editors East-West, Interscope and the MARK PEARSON and his pal Homey the Clown come down on the A•Vision video line. The parent Research Coordinator latest trend in Black Radio for asofter, Adult sound. company's performance has TERRY MOSER been none too shabby either, NICK BULL ANGELA GARCIA NEOBILLY with impressive Top 40 mArr ZACKY Neobilly babbler Holly Gleason pulls a Chesnutt showings by Grammy nominees KANDACE TAYLOR from the fire... and bums her tongue in the process. 59 Phil Collins and Bette Midier as LLOYD STARK well as Winger and this week's Research Assistants "Wild Card," Escape Club. You MICHAEL ALLEN ALBUMS Sting surges to #2 and is slowly melting the Ice could even say this one-time JERRY GAAGAA songwriter/producer (anyone Computer Operations above. 70 remember the Chiffons' "Sweet KEITH MACLEOD Talking Guy"?) is climbing the Art Director HEATHER LOSE Flash makers 24 Earpicks 36 stairway to heavenly success. Editorial Design Janet & Oleta. Palmer and Astley. (Ed note: AAARGHI) BRIAN LINDSEY ELLIE LEACOCK Crossovers 28 Top Tens 66 VAN ARNO Tesla and Tevin. Art & Design Sting wins again. DANNY FIELDS Requests 30 NEIL HARRIS Watch out for Enigma and Breakouts 68 Contributing Editors Gerardo. Welcome back, Gloria MICHAEL FLYNN On The Cover Facility Manager Front Page 11 Post Toasted 43 He may choose to boycott our COLOR WEST Near Truths 20 Hollyville 59 cover.., but seriously, folks, Lithography Contest 20 Wheels & Deals 62 one guy sure to be center-stage come Grammy night is Phil 15477 Ventura Blvd. Far Truths 21 Beat's Me 64 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Collins, who's nominated for (818) 501-7900 Letters 21 Wavelength 74 eight of the little suckers. HITS TOP FIFTY SIT TGL,US 2 L T C&C Music Factory holds firmly entrenched in the #1 spot astrong debuting Lp. Londonbeat moves from #43 to #35 in A H with big album and single sales. The rest of the Top 10 is its 2nd week and is already getting some phones. The W S I packed with four potential #1 ballads. The 1st Gloria Estefan highest debut of the week is Janet Jackson at #43 with K T S S cut continues to climb, this week it moves 6points to #20 with Stevie B coming on at #48. W W A E E ARTIST TITLE LABEL G E E COMMENTS K K 2 11 1 Ç8tC MUSIC GONNA MAKE • Sales monster 5 [8 WHITNEY HOUSTON ALL THE MAN INEED Arista 2156 All the way 1 2 SURFACE THE FIRST TIME Columbia 38T-73502 Hot seller 115 6 4 MARIAN CAREY SOMEDAY Columbia 73560 Leading Top 3Lp 16 7 131 TIMMY T ONE MORE TRY Quality 4JM-15114 Hot ballad 5 4 VANILLA ICE PLAY THAT FUNKY... SBK 07339 New single shipping 14 181 CELINE DION WHERE DOES MY HEART Epic 73536 Solid gains 3 8 [3 RALPH TRESVANT SENSITIVITY MCA 53932 Peaking 1131 12 9 KEITH SWEAT I'LL GIVE ALL MY... Elektra 64915 Leading Top 40 Lp 11 10 INXS DISAPPEAR Atlantic 87784 Steady 9 9 811 NELSON AFTER THE RAIN DGC 19667 Peaking 10 11 CATHY DENNIS JUST ANOTHER DREAM Polydor 877962 Steady [21 1151 EEI MADONNA RESCUE ME Sire/VVB 19490 45 shipping soon 125 1191 LL COOL J AROUND THE WAY GIRL D Jam/Col 73609 Sales 19 1171 WARRANT ISAW RED Columbia 38T-73597 Continues gaining 23 1201 CHRIS ISAAK WICKED Reprise 19704 Leading Top 20 Lp 27 22 ED STING ALL THIS TIME A&M 1541 Lp jumps #6 to #2 1201 1,8 ED AFTER 7 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Virgin 99204 Steady 1351 [21 EEI GEORGE MICHAEL WAITING/MOTHER... Columbia 73663 B side breaking 31 26 20 GLORIA ESTEFAN COMING OUT OF THE... Epic 34T-73666 Lp debuts at #30 26 1231 PEBBLES LOVE MAKES THINGS... MCA 53973 Selling 32 24 El STYX SHOW ME THE WAY A&M 1536 Steady gains at Top 40 28 25 BAD COMPANY IF YOU NEEDED... Atco 98872 Crossing from Album Rock 1401 27 El OLETA ADAMS GET HERE Fon/Mercury 878-476 Smash 1361 30 TEVIN CAMPBELL ROUND AND ROUND P.Park/VVB 19481 Building Top 40 (Based on a combination of sales and airplay) 6 HITS February 11, 1991 LU 1 / Love You. The romantic new single and video from Vanilla Ice. Introducing L) r-ogi t•te, JIM 'me lop 5phones guaranteed smash!" Mark Jackson, MD, WHYT/Detroit "An absolute killer. 'I Love You' lights up the phones with females of all ages.' Lyndon Abell, PD, WKBQ/St. Louis 'We've had '1 Love You' on for two weeks and it's generating Top 10 phones." Dave Van Stone, PD, KS104/Denver "'I Love You' by Vanilla Ice is really reacting with 18-24 females after a couple weeks of play — looks like another hit for Ice!" Joey the Phone-Op, WHYT/Detroit "'I Love You' is turning into amonster ballad for both teens and young adults." rn Don Parker, PD, B95/Fresno 'I Love You' is agreat change of pace for Vanilla Ice. Monster phones!" Paco Lopez, MD, KKFR/Phoenix "it 1 phones after three plays... Vanilla Ice just can't miss in St. Louis!" Brian Bridgman, KHTK/St. Louis ON TOUR FEBRUARY 23 Summit/Houston 7Sheas/Buffalo 12 TPAC/Nashville 24 Palmer Aud.,'Austin 8 Landmark/Syracuse 13 UTC/Chattanooga 27 Bayfront.'Pensacola 9 FM. Kirby/Wilkes-Barre 14 Civic Center/Atlanta 28 Sundome/Tampa 10 Broome City/Binghamton 15 Boutwell/Birmingham 12 Soul Train Awards 16 UNO/New Orleans MARCH 13 Palace/Albany 17 Robinson/Little Rock 1 Tupperware/Kissimmee 14 Pert. Arts/Providence 20 Grammy Awards 2Knight Center 'Miami 15 Paramount/Springfield 21 Auditorium/San Antonio 3Aud /W Palm Beach 16 Palace/New Haven 22 Crossroads/Alexandria 6War Memorial/Johnston 17 Orpheum/Boston loony Cum tot 0 1111 SIX Roux& oPm Management FM4°118 WiL,Tele HITS TOP FIFTY SINTGL,US 2 L T A H W S I K T S S W W A E E G E E ARTIST TITLE LABEL COMMENTS O K K 34 26 TARA KEMP HOLD YOU TIGHT Giant 19458 Going both Urban and Pop 4 1131 JANET JACKSON LOVE WILL NEVER... A&M 1538 New single most added 1371 1311 TRACIE SPENCER THIS HOUSE Capitol 44652 Performing at Top 40 49 1361 El 1 TESLA SIGNS Geffen 19653 Smash 1481 37 30 ANOTHER BAD CREATION IESHA Motown 20704 Crossing 1391 35 Er ALIAS WAITING FOR LOVE EMI 50227 Developing at Top 40 EEI TONY! TONI! TONE! IT NEVER RAINS.