¡ O A Time For Thought (Ed)...Clive Davis Out, But Lieberson Sees In -Depth Expertise As Columbia's Ace -In -The -Hole For Future...NARM '72 Rack Mem- bers Analysis ... Capitol's Coury: Single Still Best Way To Break New Acts ... BM I `Bonus' Change... EDGAR WINTER: A MONSTER HIT www.americanradiohistory.com Kris Kristofferson has one hit on two charts again. "Why Me"is bulleting up the cöúntry charts, racing up the pop charts, and is receiving tremendous air play everywhere Kris Kristofferson. One of America's great songwriters. "Why Nie? _.. A hit single from the album `JesusWas a!GapHoarn:' On umeint Records ...,u_ ilia Records www.americanradiohistory.com TIE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC -RECORD WEEKLY \\\N/// \\\W//// Vol. XXXIV- Number 51/June 9, 1973 Publication Office/119 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019/Telephone: JUdson 6-2640/Cable Address Cash Box, N. Y. GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher MARTY OSTROW Executive Vice President IRV LICHTMAN Vice President and Director of Editorial CHRISTIE BARTER West Coast Manager Editorial New York KENNY KERNER ARTY GOODMAN DON DROSSELL Hollywood RON BARON BARRY McGOFFIN Research MIKE MARTUCCI Research Manager BOBBY SIEGEL Advertising Time For ED A ADLUM Thought Art Director WOODY HARDING Coin Machine & Vending ED ADLUM Manager DON DROSSELL CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago Whatever the final disposition of basic stability over the last decade. Circulation CBS' case against the former presi- The days and months ahead for the THERESA TORTOSA Manager dent of its record division, Clive Davis business may be uncomfortable but (a major is a is IOLLYWOOD industry spokesman for the this posture that not exactly CHRISTIE BARTER past few years), the great Columbia new to an industry that has had to live 6565 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 525), Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Phone: (213) Hollywood 9-2966 label and the rest of the industry must down the very fact that its music in ASHVILLE now weigh the impact of this shocking recent years has tended to reflect the JUANITA JONES 806 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 affair. world as it is. We believe that Co- Phone: (615) 244-2898 For Columbia itself, its new man- lumbia has taken a giant step in the HICAGO a CAMILLE COMPASIO agement team must instill new con- reaffirmation of its position in the 29 E. Madison SI.. Chicago, III. fidence of leadership to industry with Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 the industry the return of Goddard of which many have respectfully con- Lieberson as of the NGLAND president CBS/ DORRIS LAND ceded for years: "Columbia leads the Records Group. A man of immense 3 Cork St.. London WI Phone: 01-7342374 way." Not only has Columbia proved public as well as industry stature, RGENTINA a leader in terms of annual sales vol- Lieberson's renewed association on a MIGUEL SMIRNOFF ume and dynamism in Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "8" Buenos Aires, Argentina merchandising direct basis with Columbia Records Phone: 89-6796 structure; it stands, in fact, as a model will assure the label of a continued ANADA of how a sophisticated operation can imaginative thrust in the crucial area WALT GREALIS 6 Brentcliffe Road, Toronto 17, Ontario, Canada greatly enhance the potential of a re- of artist development. He is also likely Phone: (416) 425-0257 cording act's long-term career in the to renew his high standing as a most LANCE FRANK LIPSIK marketplace. articulate spokesman for the industry 5 Rue Alfred Dormeuil. 78 Croissy Phone: 225-26-31 While there is nothing necessarily -a facet demanded by Columbia's JLLAND sacred about a company's standing in dominant position in the industry. We PAUL ACKET its own community, this is no cannot, Theresiestreat 59-63, The Hague time for of course, make precise judge- Phone: 837700 the cynics to hold sway; it is no time ment on Irwin Segelstein, former vice ALY to take misguided pleasure in the president of the CBS -TV network, who GABRIELE G. ABBATE Viale A. 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Copyright under Universal Copyright nvention. www.americanradiohistory.com MY LOVE GIVE YOUR BABY TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross-Motown 772L 81 Wings-Apple 1816 1 2 A STANDING OVATION DANIEL Dells-Cadet 5696 38 42 68 ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN Electric Light Orch.-United Artists 173 73 82 Elton John-MCA 40046 3 6 35 YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET TALK YOU WANT DOIN' IT TO DEATH PILLOW WHAT JB's-Polydor 621 84 100 Sylvia-Vibration 521 (Dist: All Platinum) 4 8 Rolling Stones-London 910 36 39 TIME BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY 70 IT SURE TOOK A LONG FRANKENSTEIN Lobo-Big Tree 16001 (Dist: Bell) 27 28 Edgar Winter-Epic 10891 2 1 Bette Midler-Atlantic 2964 45 53 WITH A HEART GIVING IT ALL AWAY HOCUS POCUS 37 CHILD'S Roger Daltry-MCA 40053 82 88 Focus-Sire 704 (Dist: Paramount) 7 13 Michael Jackson-Motown 1218 39 44 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST DIAMOND GIRL 72 ARMED AND EXTREMELY A MORE BABY Seals & Crofts-Warner Bros. 7708 49 65 DANGEROUS LITTLE First Choice-Philly Groove 175 (Dist: Bell) 41 19 Barry White -20th Century 2018 8 16 LETTER TO LUCILLE 2 Tom Jones-Parrot 40074 (Dist: London) 44 50 73 WHY ME 7 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND Kris Kristofferson-Monument 17571 77 81 OAK TREE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (Dist: Columbia) THE OLE Rich-Epic 10950 50 60 Dawn-Bell 45318 5 4 Charlie MISDEMEANOR ME LOVE SATIN SHEETS Foster Sylvers-Pride 031 (Dist: MGM) 83 93 GIVE Jeannie Pruett-MCA 40015 47 57 George Harrison-Apple 1862 12 26 75 NEVER, NEVER, NEVER IN MY MIND 42 FUNKY WORM Shirley Bassey-United Artists 211 78 84 PLAYGROUND Ohio Players-Westbound 214 (Dist: Janus) 13 15 Clint Holmes-Epic 10891 14 17 GOIN' HOME BLUES 43 REELING IN THE YEARS Osmonds-MGM 14562 10 STEAMROLLER Steely Dan-ABC 11352 23 7 Elvis Presley-RCA 0910 10 14 HE DID WITH ME YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES 44 Vickie Lawrence-Bell 45-362 Billy Preston-A&M 1411 16 22 OF MY LIFE 78 YOU CAN CALL ME ROVER Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54232 42 5 KODACHROME Main Ingredient-RCA 0939 79 85 Paul Simon-Columbia 45859 20 54 45 DRINKING WINE SPO-DEE O'DEE MOTHER -IN -LAW Jerry Lee Lewis-Mercury 73374 25 27 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW Clarence Carter-Fame 179 87 New York City-Chelsea 0113 (Dist: RCA) 15 18 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE AVENGING ANNIE Carpenters-A&M 1446 71 ONE OF A KIND Andy Pratt-Columbia 45804 90 97 Spinners-Atlantic 2962 17 23 47 FENCEWALK 81 SHAMBALA Mandrill-Polydor 14163 48 51 RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME B. 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