THE HARD REPORT DECEMBER 5, 1986 ISSUE #8 (609) 654-7272 CHARTSTARS HEADLINES MOST ADDED LOGAN fogged 1 BonJovi "Livin' on a Prayer" (Poly) 38 2 Eddie Money "I Wanna Go Back" (WB) 29 in AGAIN? 3 Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close" (Epic) 24 4 KBC Band "America" (Arista) 21 MICHAEL PLEN HOT NUMBERS Exits I.R.S. ... ALBUMS SEBASTIAN PD Smithereeens "Especially For You"34-28 Kansas "Power" 18-22 at KDKB World Party "Private Revolution"41.37 Bob Geldof "Deep in the Heart..."27-25 Is PAT STILL Timbuk 3 "Greetings" 36-32 in Columbus? DEBUTS Europe "The Final Countdown" D-48 J C CORCORAN Love & Rockets "Express" D-49 Zebra "3.V" D-50 Free Agent TRACKS And TED UTZ The Kinks "Working at the Factory" 86-59 Iggy Pop "Real Wild Child" 93-71 Talks... Journey "I'll Be Alright" 82-58 INSIDE... NEW AIRPLAY ANALYSIS Bon Jovi, "Livin' On A Prayer", Mercury.... band'ssuperstarstatus"...DittoRalphTortora's This week's Most Added is dominated by album depth feeling that the warm personal sound is perfect for tracks, and the one Ron Diaz feels is "The strongest the holidays. one on this album" rules the roost.He's got 38 adds KBC, "America", Arista.... Although 21 adds came (6 heavy) and the longest Hard Hundred advance, 79- in,15 ongoing heavy reports suggests this one's 38. Increases include KQRS, WAQX, WEBN, WYNF, already half way home. WYNF, WIZN, KFMG, KSQY, WDHA, WTKX, and KDJQ, with top 5 phones at KQRS, KAZY show increases, with TOP 5 phones at KFMF, KUPD, WNEW, WPLR, WXRC, and KGGO. Legit adult KOZZ, and WEGR. As noted by WIYY's Chris Emry, appeal? WEGR's Kelly Cruise says, "Some of our "You can blast those BMW cruising yuppies back to older listeners are surprised that a rocker like Jon the Fillmore West. This is as close as you'll get to has come up with a song like this". WSHE's Michael that good old Airplane rock and roll activism of the Dalfonzo is also pleasantly surprised, saying "From a 60's". guy who was real hesitant to play 'You Give Love', The Kinks, "Working At The Factory",MCA.... consider me a converted fan". The track that'll soon dominate Lp play points up 86- 59, thanks to 19 adds and increases at WMMR and Eddie Money, "I Wanna Go Back", WRCN. KQRS, KRQR and KORX now list heavy, with Columbia.... 29 12" adds bring Eddie's latest aboard 32 more mediums, and a totalof 43 todate.It's at #60.He's got heavy play at KQDS, KRNA WHCN definitely a track your rank and filelisteners can WIOQ and WKQQ, where Rob Ellis comments,"I relate to, and the best album's best example of what really feel Eddie puts out some of the best music for Ron Diaz calls "the kind of Kinks we've known and album radio. Good straight ahead tunes, no BS, yet loved all these years".. with some of that all important upper demo appeal". Journey,"I'll Be AlrightWithoutYou", Columbia.... 41 current reports (and 18 adds this Til Tuesday, "Coming Up Close", Epic.... The week) give the new single an 82-58 advance, bringing 90-61 jump is second only to Bon Jovi, a function of the album back on the chart at #47.WIMZ, WNGZ 24 adds, 3 increases, five heavies and 52 current and WRUF up play, with heavy action now at WPLR, reports. We couldn't agree more with WSHE's WWCT, WMGM, WIMZ, KRNA,KRIX and WDVE Michael Dalfanzo, who feels it "Ought to cement the reporting heavy rotation. COPYRIGHT HARD REPORT, INC. 1986 E 1The next single from 3 3 i Steve's triumphant rock return... E ..E 3 "NOBODY BUT YOU BABY" z K 3 Already at 65* 3 ONE OF THE WEEK'S BIGGEST HARD HUNDRED MOVERS z3 z 3 #3 New & Active R&R 53* Album Network in The 20th Century a 3 on the Hard Hundred 3 a zFrom the Album Airplay Champ ES- 3 tS- "LIVING IN THE 20th CENTURY" eS- FEATURING THE ROCK RADIO HIT 6,- vS- "1 WANT TO MAKEsIrKILL, THE WORLD ##it TURNI AROUND" CROWDED HOUSE z,---- ,-_- "Don't Dream It's Over" WLUP Leaps to Heavy after only TWO WEEKS! z.--- The Critics Rave: ----_-; "It's the best record I've heard this year." CHARLES YOUNG, Musician --- "It's the kind of record that could easily top the charts if 1it ever makes it onto the airwaves." --- -,- JACKSON B. GRIFFI1II, Tower Pulse --- --- --- E HERE'S YOUR HOLIDAY PUNCH! E 1 4 "POWERHOUSE" Newon 12" 1 I FROM _-- BILLY SQUIER a _-- -E ____ giSON a ANN WIL _g - Best Man In The World 1 AND YET ANOTHER CRUSHING CHART SHOWING mI a 27-18* Hard Hundred \ _,---- _-- _- .THE DRS N THR WORLD NEW: WHCN KAZY WIUE KGON KM WIZN E -- - _-- - WONE MET WIPA KQWBnow at overI aFROM THE "GOLDEN CUD" SOUNDTRACK DUE DEC. 19th ion Stations! 4omfrrrmmopmNYNmmppmppmmfNmmpwpmpppmwpmmwmmmvwmvmprfmrmww THE NEW AIRPLAY ANALYSIS Timbuk 3, "Life is Hard", IRS.... WRXK's Greg phonesatKBAT, KWQB, WQFM, KOMP, KMJX, Mull tells us "I like 'Life Is Hard' better than the first WKLS, WPYX, WWTR and WKDF. WWCT's Phil single, and based on current top 40 play on 'Future' Manicki feels "Jason has the rawness that keeps we ought to be all over this track". Yowzah. The radio fun", and from KICT's Phil Thompson, "It seems follow-up moves 60-50, pulling the album up 36-32. that style of music is doing very well right now and It's new on 17, now on 66, with KMET, KILO, WDHA, they've been through town a couple of times". KSQY and WKWQ upping and heavy play on9, including WONE, WQFM, WNDY, WMAD, and CILQ. The Outlaws, "One Last Ride", Epic.... You've read the "Best track on the album" comments --and EricClapton,"August",WB.... Thesingle now the stats confirm that interest. It's now on 32 -- rebounds 16-9, thanks to 20 increases, 25 powers, includingWYNF, WOUR, WBAB, KBCO, WSHE, and 67 heavies. It's also #8 most requested with 16 WRXK, WONE, WMAD, WIOQ, WDHA, KZEL, KNCN top 5 mentions... "Tearing Us Apart" takes a nifty 40- and KLPX--debuting at #80 on the Hard Hundred. 27 hike, with16 adds, 7 (WEBN, WOUR, WRCN, WMAD's David Anderson nails the sound and image, WTPA, KLOS) increases and 21 heavies. "Miss You" "The winner of this months'I -used -to -read -Rolling is also on the move, 76-62. The above action moves Stone -but -now -I -read -Esquire' Award --to the the Lp 6-5, all in all his strongest album start since Outlaws,forcontinuingmusicalmaturitywithout the 70's. losing the raw edge of their youth". Bruce Hornsby, "On The Western Skyline", Peter Gabriel, "Big Time", Geffen.... Top 10 RCA.... Now that "The Way ItIs" is #1 in Billboard, here he comes, fueled by 20 increases, 9 adds, 100 time to power up on the new one. 14 adds and 10 stations now playing , 36 heavies and 10 powers. increases move it 20-13, with KLOS, KZEW, WLUP, Underlined 32-19. KBCO AND WHJY leading the increases. He's got heavy spins at 32 and power play on 7 more. The top Steve Miller,"NobodyButYou Baby", 5 phone count now includes WCCC, WPYX, KGB, Capitol.... The single's still on top of the world at #1, WIOT, and WQBK. so album depth play would seem a natural at this point. As WIYY's Chris Emry sez, "Here comes Huey Lewis, "Jacob's Ladder", Chrysalis.... another cut from the comeback player of the year, The button's obviously been pushed here, too --as also known as the 'Bruce Buster". Curt Gary per the 47-34 track advance. "Ladder" lands 13 adds, agrees, "I knew it was a good album when itfirst including heavy play at KSJO, WCCC, WPDH, WKLC came out,but now audience reactionisproving AND KRNA, for 59 to date and ups from WIXV, WOUR beyond a shadow of a doubt that Stevie 'Guitar' Miller and WQBK. It's already heavy on 27. is back". "Nobody" notches up 9 adds, with KZEW, KRQR, KRIX, KLBJ, KQRS, WAPL, KWHL and WXRC Iggy Pop, "Real Wild Child", A&M.... already into heavy. The Igman picks up a cool 93-71, with new air on 11- -led by KOME, KYYS, WHCN, WKFM, WOUR, and Billy Idol, "Don't Need A Gun", Chrysalis.... WRCN. KROQ, KRQU, WHTG, KMOD and WTOS list Big phones lurk around the corner, as does top 10 heaviest early play, with 45 now on board.KQWB's play. "Gun" gets a 31-22 underline, with 8 adds, 105 Ty Banks comments, "The first single did well, with to date, and 36 heavy reports. The increase inventory top 10 sales at one store and better than average offers KYYS, KOME, KUPD, KTYD, WWCT, KFMX, and calls. That's surprising in this market, so 'Wild Child' WUVA. isin". WLNZ's Cathy Down adds, "Iggyisalso startingnicely on the phones. I love that song, World Party, "Ship of Fools", Chrysalis.... This probably one of my favorites on the air right now". record's already on fire --but waittilyou feel the Or, as Bob Bittens explains, "We made an early ripple effect from this week's MTV "Hip Clip" rotation. committment to Iggy with an out of the box add on That accellerated schedule will deliver a minimum of 'Cry', so it's only fair that we continue our support by 8 exposures per day; between 49 and 57 a week.