No. 1 HIT .1 ,Iy WEEKLY HITS kl TO WATCH PRAY $3.00 MC Hammer Volume 52 No. 23 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN October 20, 1990 Poison AC/DC BETTER NOT TELL HER The Razors Edge Carly Simon INXS WHEN A HEART BREAKS Rik Emmett SOMETHING HAPPENED ON X THE WAY TO HEAVEN RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS LET'S TRY IT AGAIN Phil Collins - Atlantic -P Greatest Hits New Kids On The Block BLACK BOX CAN'T FEEL THE PAIN No. 1 ALBUM LOVE TAKES TIME Dreamland Brent Bourgeois Mariah Carey TWIN PEAKS FROM A DISTANCE STRANDED Soundtrack Bette Midler Heart RUSH RAIN ON ME I DON'T WANT TO Chronicles Corey Hart TALK ABOUT IT LOST BROTHERHOOD Rod Stewart IRON MAIDEN No Prayer For The Dying Gowan SO CLOSE Hall & Oates WILD AT HEART HEART LIKE A WHEEL Soundtrack Human League LETTER BACK Zappacosta PUBLIC ENEMY OBVIOUS CHILD Fear Of A Black Planet Paul Simon CONCRETE AND STEEL ZZ Top CELINE DION Unison COUNTRY EVERYBODY EVERYBODY TO W4TCFI Black Box WITH ALL MY MIGHT GIVING YOU ALBUMS George Fox THE BENEFIT TO WATCH Pebbles WOMAN'S INTUITION MC HAMMER Michelle Wright Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em DON'T YOU KNOW IT THE VAUGHAN BROTHERS Capitol - C4 -92857-F Kenny MacLean Family WHY BABY WHY The Good Brothers RHYTHM OF THE RAIN WARRANT With some of Canada's finest Dan Fogelberg Cherry Pie THE LITTLE OLD musiciansandacritically - FOREVER YOU, HOUSE OUT BACK acclaimeddebut album on SLAUGHTER Michael Peters release,The David Blamires FOREVER ME Stick It To Ya Sheree Groupisleading the way for BETTE MIDLER Canadian jazz artiststo take LYIN' TO MYSELF Some People's Lives their rightful place in the music David Cassidy spotlight. - Page 7 WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion SO LISTEN MCJ & Cool G SOUL INSPIRATION ALBUM PICK Anita Baker BOB DYLAN HIT PICK I'M SEVENTEEN BOB DYLAN Tommy Conwell Under The Red Sky Columbia Columbia - CT -46794-H 2 - RPM - October 20, 1990 RAWLCO Country in but Urban/Dance is out Montreal's 980 HITS SOCAN awards banquet CI continues glitz tradition By The federal cabinet has upheld a decision by The 92.5 band, which had been billed as becomes 990 HITS mei the Canadian Radio -Television and Telecom- Toronto's last FM frequency, was awarded On Friday, September 14 at 6 pm, Montreal's The first SOCAN Awards presentation, held ten - munications Commission (CRTC) to award by the CRTC in August to Calgary -based 980 HITS officially became 990 HITS with an in Toronto on Sept. 25/90 (RPM - Oct. 6/90) We: the 92.5 FM frequency in Toronto to a Rawlco Communications for a contemporary increase in power from 10,000 to 50,000 followed in the same fine glitzy tradition as a km country format. Communications Minister country station (RPM - Aug. 18/90). watts. The switch was supposed to have the show has over the past 22 years, when the 199 MarcelMasse madetheannouncement J. Robert Wood, one of the unsuccessful happened September 7 (RPM - Oct. 6/90), awards were known as the BMI Canada and October 9, rejecting an appeal by supporters dancemusicapplicants,saysheis but due to a last minute decision by the later the PROCAN Awards. FM of a black or dance music station. "disapointed in the announcement, not just Department of Communications which caus- MasterofCeremoniesIan Thomas had Masse did throw out a lifeline to disap- for ourselves, but on behalf of all the people ed a very costly and embarrassing situation added a much -needed spark of levity to the witl pointed dance music supporters, however, of the dance music community." But he says for the station, the change in dial position lengthy awards presentation, and if was com- mp. urging the CRTC to commence hearings on he sees "a glimmer of hope" in Masse's an- and increase in power was put on hold. forting to the organizers to see so many win- terr the future of the 99.1 FM frequency left nouncement, which he feels "indicates there The station wasstillabletocreate ners in attendance. Photos, taken by Biserka, the vacant by the demise of the CKO network. is some awareness of the need for a dance enough excitement for the later date with are shown below. music station in Toronto." Wood hopes the General Manager Lee Hambleton, Program agc Kelley upped to Director CRTC will move quickly to issue a call for Director Susan Davis and 990 HITS morning applications for the former CKO frequency, personality Gary James flicking the switch. asst of Columbia Records but says that he has not yet decided whether .990 HITS is Montreal's first new 50,000 watt its he will apply for the licence. Don Oates, Senior Vice President, Sales & English language radio stationin almost Chris Allicock of the Committee For thirty years. Marketing for CBS Music Products, has an- Dance Music Radio, a coalition group which say nounced the appointment of Shan Kelley to As Hambleton pointed out, the power has lobbied for a dance music format, says he increase "represents a total investment of CK the post of Director, Columbia Records. In is "quite disturbed" by the cabinet's deci- PO his new position, he will be responsible for all close to $2,000,000." The increased coverage sion. "This was a huge opportunity for the area now enables the station to reach Mont do: product management activities on behalf of federal government to send a message to this Columbia label artists from the U.S., as well Tremblant and Trois Rivieres to the north, community that they hear what they're say- Burlington to the south, Montebello and $3C as the development and implementation of ing." He says that if the government wants to creative marketing, advertising and point of Cornwall to the west and Drummondville to tali be seen as engaging in more than "political the east. as sale campaigns. posturing,"it should instruct the CRTC to Kelley, who joined CBS Canada in 1980 To mark the move up the dial, the sta- tio: call a hearing on the CKO frequency as soon tion is giving away a brand new Mazda Miata a v% asasalesrepresentativeinthe Toronto as possible. Branch, already had an extensive track record through its Robojock contest. of cia AllicockvowsthattheCommittee, JanMatejcek,ChiefExecutive' Officer in both sales and promotion in the Canadian SOCAN (r)presentedSOCANsongwriting whose lobbying efforts have included a song award to Ian Thomas for Back To Square One. music industry. These skills were further and video involving many Toronto musi- developed, as was his overall knowledge of Thomas was also the Master of Ceremonies cians, will continue to "keep the heat up" on forSOCAN'sfirst awards presentation. the industry, which made him a prime can- the government in support of a dance music didatein1983asColumbia marketing station. He hopes to use the momentum the representative for the Central Region. He campaign has gained to expand the Commit- took on the duties of Director, National Pro- tee's efforts to other cities. Currently, no city motion in 1989, the position he held until this in Canada has a radio station with a dance latest appointment. music format. Famous People Players RDR Promotions unveils to play Royal Alexandranew tracking info system The Famous People Players puppet troupe RDR Promotions, which specializes in com- was founded in 1974 by Diane Dupuy, and is pilation promo CDs, has just installed a com- 990HITS General Manager Lee Hambleton (I) primarily made up of developmentally handi- puter system enabling their clients to check flicks the switch to990HITS with the help of Program Director Susan Davis and morning capped young people. The original goal of the progress of their song from anywhere in the company was to dedicate itself to the personality Gary James. the world, twenty-four hours a day. Ont integrationofthehandicappedandto Joe Wood, owner of RDR, says that in son highlight their capabilities. ERA spins Wild Times as pub the last six months RDR has started on the Greg Keelor (I) and Jim Cuddy (centre)wrote published by fort The troupe has larger than life-sized format -specific compilation CDs hecalls first Canadian release the Blue Rodeo hit How Long, Nor puppets of musical stars ranging from the Promopaks."Vinyl promo is out. A program Risque Disque Music, representedabove by Beatles and Elvisto Anne Murray and director wants to sit down with a CD and his ERA International of Canada, the Canadian John Caton(r). Liberace. Performances are done in "black remote to listen to new material." division of U.S.-based K -Tel International, light", which means the puppeteers are dress- RDR's new computer system allows a has recently signed Vancouver band Harlot's ed in black and the scene islit with black client to call from anywhere in the world, Webb, and will be releasingtheir debut lighting, making only the puppets visible. punch a number code assigned to their track album, Wild Times, later this fall. The release and hear a message about its status; where it's marks ERA's first with a Canadian act. The company has builtitself a solid getting played and how it's progressing on the Untilnow, ERA actedsolelyasa reputation throughout the years, and has charts. distributorforproductitreceivedfrom travelled all over the world attracting the in- Although RDR itselfwill track each K -Tel,anditisthefirstnon -American terest of personalities such as Bill Cosby, Promopak for a period of four weeks, the division to have the opportunity to sign acts Paul Newman andespeciallythelate computerized information will be available independently of Head Office. Liberace. for a total of three months. LorneLichtman,NationalSales As well as performing, the company, Wood says the new system is a natural Manager of ERA, says he convinced K -Tel to whose home is in Toronto, will be expanding progression, explaining that the most time- give him the green light because of his faith in theiractivitiesintocatering and fashion consuming element with the Promopaks is the potential of Canadian talent, and because designing.