0 ! June 21, 1980 THE WORLD’S GREASES? Troy Davis Music/ Zarit Music/ Riff-Writters Music (BMI) Recorded at Capquarius Time: 3:28 Recorders Sound 7514 Bolanos Ct. R-5673 Tampa, Fla 33615 HE'S BACK GONNA DO IT AGAIN (Troy Davis - John Centinaro) PINK CHAMPAGNE Produced by Troy Davis- John Centinaro-Jim Black Exec. Producer: Robert Madden Associate Producer-. Gene Walker Engineer: Jim Black FROM “THE KING OF THE RING” ALBUM PRODUCED BY TROY DAVIS CAPQUARIUS RECORDS / 7514 BOLANOS COURT, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33615 / (813) 885-7080 VOLUME XLII — 13ER 6 — June 21, 9,0 E INTERNATIONAL MUSiC RECORD WEEKLY C4SH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MEL ALBERT EDITORIAL Key To Success Vice President and General Manager This year’s Summer Consumer Electronics Show tertainment concept. NICK ALBARANO Hardware and software Marketing Director (CES), currently underway in Chicago, is especially manufacturers should mutually benefit from this ef- ALAN SUTTON notable for the opportunity it presents to further the fort. Editor In Chief growing cooperation between the hardware and Cooperation is the key. With so many alternatives J.B. CARMICLE software segments of the home entertainment in- General Manager, East Coast extant, it is important to develop workable methods dustry. Forthefirsttime in history, the Recording In- JIM SHARP to effectively expand and enhance the existing Director. Nashville dustry Assn, of America (RIAA) will officially par- markets. The public has shown that it wants what the East Coast Editors! ticipate in the show, joining the National Assn, of AARON FUCHS. East Coast Editor companies have to offer — it is now up to the home LEO SACKS — RICHARD GOLD Recording Merchandisers (NARM) and the Con- entertainment industry to respond efficiently. West Coast Editorial sumer Electronics Group/Electronics Industry RICHARD IMAMURA, Wesf Coast Editor MARK ALBERT. Radio Editor Assn, in a comprehensive cross-merchandising ef- Cash Box recognizes this for COOKIE AMERSON, Black Music Editor need cooperation MARC CETNER — MICHAEL GLYNN fort. MICHAEL MARTINEZ and applauds the efforts oftheRIAA, NARM and the With the rise of video, the Research increasing proliferation Consumer Electronics Group/Electronics Industry KEN KIRKWOOD. Manager of audiophile product and the always improving to drive BILL FEASTER — LEN CHODOSH Assn, the message home. The home enter- JACK CHIPMAN — MIKE PLACHETKA electronic technology of the industry, cooperation industry is HARALD TAUBENREUTHER — LES HONIG tainment standing on the threshold of an between hardware and software manufacturers is Nashville Editorial/Research exciting new era. It is up to the industry to see that it DON CUSIC — JENNIFER BOHLER vital to the complete development of DENISE MEEK — JOHN WEAVER the home en- happens. Art Director LARRY CRAYCRAFT Circulation THERESA TORTOSA. Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES ews highlight NEW YORK N| 1775 Broadway. New York NY 10019 Phone: (212) 586-2640 • RIAA statistics ^ Cable Address: Cash Box NY show singles and cassettes up, LPs and 8-tracks Telex: 666123 down in 1979 (page 7). CALIFORNIA 6363 Sunset Blvd (Suite 930) Hollywood CA 90028 MCA, CBS hike wholesale prices for LPs Phone: (213) 464-8241 (page 7). N ASHVSLLE 21 Music Circle East. Nashville TN 37203 Summer Consumer Electronics Show underway in Chicago Phone: (615) 244-2898 CHICAGO (page 7). CAMILLE COMPASIO. Coin Machine, Mgr. 1442 S. 61st Ave . Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (312) 863-7440 American Federation of Musicians’ 83rd annual convention to "WASHINGTON, D.C. focus on internal financial issues EARL B. ABRAMS (page 7). 3518 N. Utah St.. 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June 21, 1980 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 6/14 Chart 6/14 Chart Chart FINE DAY 67 SOMETHIN ’BOUT YOU BABY 1 FUNKYTOWN 34 ONE CAROLE KING (Capit 42 6 LIPPS INC. (Casablanca NB 2233) I LIKE LOVE GLEN CAMPBELL S RITA COOLIDGE 2 COMING UP (LIVE AT 35 MORE (Capitol 4865) 72 5 KIM CARNES (EMI-Americ 41 4 # GLASGOW) 68 IS THIS LOVE paul mccartney and wings 36 TWILIGHT ZONE (A&B) PAT TRAVERS BAND (Polydor PD 2080) 56 7 (Columbia 1-11263) 3 9 THE MANHATTAN TR/ (Atlant 39 12 69 NEW ROMANCE (IT’S 3 THE ROSE 5 14 A MYSTERY) E 37 MISUNDERSTANDING SPIDER (Dreamland/RSO DL 100) 46 10 GENESIS (Atlant 52 5 4 CARS 70 AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK 19 4 38 THEME FROM NEW YORK, VAN HALEN (Warner Bros. WBS 49501) 71 5 5 BIGGEST PART OF ME NEW YORK 71 PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES 2 12 SINATRA (Warner Bros. RPS 43 8 AMBROSIA (Warner Bros. WBS 49225) FRANK CHARLIE DORE (Island IS 49163) 44 19 JEANNIE 39 GEE WHIZ 6 LITTLE 35 13 72 TIME FOR ME TO FLY ELTON JOHN (MCA-41236) 7 8 REO SPEEDWAGON (Epic 9-50858) 78 5 7 STEAL AWAY 40 IN AMERICA 73 SWEET SENSATION ROBBIE DUPREE (Elektra E-46621) 8 11 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND STEPHANIE MILLS ©6 4 53 (20th Century/RCA TC-2449) 87 2 8 IT’S STILL ROCK AND ME 41 TRAIN IN VAIN 74 KING OF THE HILL ROLL TO RICK PINETTE S OAK (Mercury 76049) 81 6 BILLY JOEL (Columbia 1-11276) 12 5 (STAND BY ME) THE WIND THE CLASH (Epic 9-50851) 33 14 75 TULSA TIME/COCAINE 9 AGAINST ERIC CLAPTON (RSO RS 84 2 BOB SEGER (Capitol 4863) 9 8 42 WONDERING WHERE 1039) THE LIONS ARE 76 IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE 10 CALL ME COCKBURN (Millennium YB-117861 32 14 MAC DAVIS (Casablanca NB 2244) 47 13 BLONDIE (Chrysalis CHS 2414) 6 19 BRUCE 77 ONE MORE TIME FOR LOVE 11 LOST IN LOVE 43 TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) BILLY PRESTON S SYREETA 10 20 AIR SUPPLY (Arista 0479) (Tamla/Motown T54312F) 86 2 12 CUPID/I’VE LOVED 59 4 78 STOP YOUR SOBBING YOU FOR A LONG TIME 44 ASHES BY NOW PRETENDERS (Sire SRE 49506) 88 2 SPINNERS (Atlantic 3664) 16 6 RODNEY CROWELL 79 LET’S GO ’ROUND AGAIN 51 8 13 DON’T FALL IN LOVE AVERAGE WHITE BAND (Arista AS 0515) 85 '2 WITH A DREAMER 45 LOVE STINKS 80 OLD-FASHION LOVE (EMI-Ameri 37 11 KENNY ROGERS/KIM CARNES J. GEILS BAND COMMODORES (Motown M 1489F) — 1 13 (United Artists UA-X1345-Y) 11 46 LOVE THE WORLD AWAY 81 THE SEDUCTION 14 LET’S GET SERIOUS KENNY ROGERS (United Artists UA 58 2 (LOVE THEME) 14 JERMAINE JACKSON (Motown M1469F) 15 47 ANSWERING MACHINE JAMES LAST BAND (Polydor 2071) 48 13 15 SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE RUPERT HOLMES (MCi 49 7 82 LANDLORD MICHAEL JACKSON (Epic 9-50871) 17 11 48 STAND BY ME GLADYS KNIGHT S THE PIPS (Columbia 1-11239) 89 3 16 HURT SO BAD MICKEY GILLEY LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum E-46624) 14 12 54 6 83 WE WERE MEANT TO 49 LADY BE LOVERS 17 MAGIC PHOTOGLO (20th Century/RCA TC-2446) 45 12 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (MCA-41247) 28 5 THE W 38 10 50 ATOMIC 84 IT’S FOR YOU 18 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT PLAYER PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE 55 6 (Casablanca NB 2265) 91 2 (Casablanca NB 2266) 21 7 51 WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN 85 SHANDI KISS (Casablanca NB — 1 19 TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE BILLY PRESTON S SYREETA 2282) ROCKY BURNETTE (EMI-America P-8043) 25 7 (Motown M 1477) 34 26 86 THAT LOVIN’ YOU FEELIN’ 20 SEXY EYES 52 LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN DR HOOK (Capitol 4831) 13 19 PETE TOWNSHEND (Atlantic 7217) 68 2 ROY ORBISON & EMMYLOU HARRIS 53 WALKS LIKE A LADY (Warner Bros.