Commitment Or No, AC.ts Can Still Stir Youth Vote (Ed) ...Soul, Singer/Writer Strong In Cash Box Pop Po11...Atlantic's Glew: High Marks For W -E -A ...MGM South Label Via Lowery Tie... Larry Cohn Heads Playboy Label ...Jenkins Runs RCA Pubs... OCOL RARUM: CONQUISTADURABLE Part 2 Of 2 Pruts www.americanradiohistory.com POCO: THE SUPERGROUP THAT'S READY TO EXPLODE WITH A BIG HIT SINGLE. Poco's had tremendously successful albums, screaming sold -out concerts, and ecstatic reviews. They now have a smash new single. It's great rocking, exuberant rock and roll-Poco style. It's the first song they've ever released in advance of an album. It's been picked in Billboard. It's a Gavin Personal Pick. It's a "Good Feeling to Know." And it's a hell of a record. POCO. "GOOD FEELING TO KNOW." ON EPIC RECORDS J4- www.americanradiohistory.com i 144.. /Awe, il IMAM/I/ / Tl V\ ///N111 filla11 /1/A1\1 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC-RECORD WEEKLY Ca i IMP Vol. XXXIV - Number 2/July 1, 1972 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 Editorial Director CHRISTIE BARTER West Coast Director ED KELLEHER KENNY KERNER ROBERT ADELS MARK PINES TODD EVERETT RESEARCH MIKE fdARTUCCI Research Director ANTHONY LANZETTA Assoc. Dir. BOBBY SIEGEL Commitment Or No, ADVERTISING STAN SOIFER Advertising Manager Account Executives ED ADLUM, New York Acts Can Still WOODY HARDING Art Director COIN MACHINE & VENDING Stir Youth Vote ED ADLUM General Manager DON DROSSELL CAMILLE COMPASIO, Chicago CIRCULATION THERESA TORTOSA, Mgr. HOLLYWOOD CHRISTIE BARTER-TODD EVERETT 6565 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 525), Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Phone: (213) Hollywood 9-2966 are also NASHVILLE The brief, but shining reunions of those who appeal to youth JUANITA JONES Simon & Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & appealing to their audiences to find 806 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 Mary and EiÌaine May & Mike Nichols the answers to our nation's problems CHICAGO at the recent Madison Square Garden through our political system, rather CAMILLE COMPASIO rally in than on the streets. 29 E. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Phone: (312) FI 6-7272 support of the Presidential candidacy of Sen. McGovern are sin- We all must respect the rights ENGLAND HOLLAND gular examples of the importance DORRIS LAND PAUL ACKET of other performers, however, to re- 3 Cork Street Theresiastraat 59-63 placed by the political parties in to- main publicly silent on their political London WI The Hague Tel. 01-7342374 Tel: 837700 day's performers and their personal choices. Yet we would hope that many GERMANY ITALY political commitments. The Republi- of these performers would make CHRISTIAN TOERSLEFF GABRIELE G. ABBATE cans, too, can claim a momentary re- themselves available for public serv- 2 Hamburg 56 Viale A. Doria 10 Leuchttrum Weg 30 20124 Milano turn to show business of Frank Sina- ice announcements or appearances in 0411/34 Tel: 72 486 tra, who performed before a fund- the area of getting -out -the -vote. For BELGIUM BRAZIL raising event recently in Baltimore. ETIENNE SMET those stars who prefer privacy in their PEDRO FRAZAO Postbus 56 DE VASCONCELOS Utilizing the talents of show folk political preferences, but believe in B-2700 Sint-Niklaas Rue Frei Caneca, II, Apt. 13 Tel: (03) 76-54-19 a Sao Paulo, S.P., Brazil to gain political edge or keep the na- the political process, it would be high- Tel: 257-15-58 tion's morale up in times of crisis is ly a AUSTRALIA responsible act for them to tell ARGENTINA PETER SMITH as old as the campaign song-and our new young voters that they, too, MIGUEL SMIRNOFF 40 Winters Way that goes back to the birth of our na- can Belgrano 3252, Piso 4 "B" Doncaster 3108 maintain silence on their choices, Buenos Aires, Argentina Victoria, Australia tion. in Tel: 89-6796 yet speak -out the privacy of the election booth. CANADA JAPAN This time around, however, the WALT GREALIS Adv. Mgr. demographics are different. Eighteen The youth vote will be a vital source SACHIO SAITO RPM they exercise the privi- 1560 year-olds-if of political commentary in its first ap- Bayview Ave. I -II 2-Chome Shinbashi Toronto, 17, Ontario Minato -Ku, Tokyo lege-can vote in a Presidential elec- plication in a Presidential election Tel: (416) 489-2166 Tel: 504-1651 tion for the first time in 1972. It is, year. Whatever its influence in the FRANCE Editorial Mgr. FRANK LIPSIK FUMIYO TACHIBANA of course, simple political wisdom to choice of a winner, let it be said that 5 Rue Alfred Dormeuil I-11 2-Chome Shinbashi obtain the endorsement of as many the nation's youth responded over- 78 Croissy Minato -Ku, Tokyo Tel: 225-26-31 Tel: 504-1651 major youth -market stars as possible. whelmingly, through the ballot, in We applaud all who do make a public SUBSCRIPTION RATES $35 per year anywhere in the helping to make that choice. Show U.S.A., Published weekly at 34 N. Crystal St., E. 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To us, it is a healthy sign that the youth vote. www.americanradiohistory.com SONG SUNG BLUE 35 YOU SAID A BAD WORD BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Diamond -Uni 55326 2 4 Joe Tex-Dial 1012 (Dist: Mercury) 37 40 Partridge Family -Bell 235 OUTA SPACE 36 WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE Billy Preston-A&M 1320 5 8 Bobby Womack-U.A. 50902 32 33 YOU LEAD i3 TO BE WITH YOU WE'RE ON OUR WAY Barbra Streisand -Columbia 45262 83 NICE 37 Gallery -Sussex 232 (Dist: Buddah) 1 2 Chris Hodge -Apple 1850 39 46 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU LEAN ON ME SEALED WITH A KISS Al Green -Hi 2216 (Dist: London) Bill Withers -Sussex 235 (Dist: Buddah) 8 12 Bobby Vinton -Epic 10861 46 54 STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN TROGLODYTE (CAVE MAN) 39 SUPERWOMAN (WHERE WERE Mel & Tim-Stax 127 88 Bunch-RCA 7 9 Jimmy 'Castor 1029 YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU) 72 VAYA CON DIOS 87 6 (Last Night) I DIDN'T GET TO Stevie Wonder-Tamla 54216 41 44 Dawn -Bell 225 78 SLEEP AT ALL HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE 73 VICTIM OF A FOOLISH HEART 5th Dimension-Bell 195 6 6 WHOLE USA Bettye Swann-Atlantic 2869 79 82 7 CANDY MAN Donna Fargo-Dot 17409 48 62 74 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Sammy Davis Jr. -MGM 14320 3 3 41 TUMBLING DICE Argent -Epic 10852 80 83 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Rolling Stones -Rolling Stones 19103 26 14 75 BED & BOARD Barbara Mason-Buddah 296 82 Cornelius Brother & Sister Rose-U.A. 50910 10 15 BABY LET ME. TAKE YOU I NEED YOU Detroit Emeralds -Westbound 203 (Dist: Janus) 52 61 LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO America -Warner Bros. 7580 11 13 43 POWDER BLUE MERCEDES MY SONG, MA -ABC 11329 AMAZING GRACE QUEEN Ray Charles Royal Scots Dragoon Guards-RCA 0709 12 17 Raiders -Columbia 45602 45 48 SMALL BEGINNINGS IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG HOLD HER TIGHT Flash -Capitol 3345 89 92 Luther Ingram-KoKo 2111 (Dist: Stax) 13 30 Osmonds-MGM 14405 70 78 TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM 12 SYLVIA'S MOTHER ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) Delfonics-Philly Groove 172 (Dist: Bell) 84 88 London) 74 84 Dr. Hook & Medicine Show -Columbia 45562 4 1 Gilbert O'Sullivan-Mam 3619 (Dist: 79. MOTORCYCLE MAMA Sailcat-Eyektra 45782 92 I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE 46 HOT 'N' NASTY Michael Jackson-Motown 1202 16 27 Humble Pie-A&M 1349 44 45 80 A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL TAKE IT EASY THE RUNWAY Bullet -Big Tree 140 (Dist: Bell) 87 91 Grass Roots -Dunhill 4316 59 70 Eagles -Asylum 11005 (Dist: Atlantic) 19 23 '81 POWER OF LOVE EYE IN THE WINDOW Joe Simon -Spring 128 HOW CAN I BE SURE 48 CAT'S Tommy James -Roulette 7126 49 51 David Cassidy -Bell 220 17 26 .82 POP THAT THANG DADDY DON'T YOU WALK MEN OF LEARNING Isley Bros. -T -Neck 935 Vigrass & Osborne -Uni 55334 68 77 SO FAST 83 SCHOOL OF LIFE Tommy Tate-KoKo 2112 (Dist: Stax) 90 95 Wayne Newton -Chelsea 100 (Dist: RCA) 18 22 50 LIFE & BREATH Road 081 (Dist: Bell) 51 50 ROCKET MAN Climax -Rocky 84 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone -Mercury 73281 91 94 Elton John -Uni 55238 20 21 AFTER MIDNIGHT 18 OH GIRL J. J. Cale -Shelter 7321 (Dist: Capitol) 62 67 85 STARMAN Chi -Lites -Brunswick 55471 9 5 COCONUT David Bowie -RCA 0719 93 96 TOO YOUNG Nilsson -RCA 0718 63 72 IN A BROKEN DREAM Donnie Osmond -MGM 14407 25 36 53 WE'RE FREE Python Lee Jackson -GNP Crescendo 449 100 99 Beverly Bremers-Scepter 12348 57 58 20 I'VE BEEN LONELY FOR SO LONG MOTHER NATURE Frederick Knight-Stax 0117 21 24 GONE Temptations -Gordy 7119 (Dist: Motown) Joey Heatherton-MGM 14687 64 73 21 LIVING IN A HOUSE DIVIDED 88 NOBODY BUT YOU Cher -Kapp 2171 22 25 I'M COMING HOME Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina -Columbia 45617 95 97 (Dist: Buddah) 65 75 DAY BY DAY Stories -Kama Sutra 545 89 EDDIE'S LOVE Godspell-Bell i MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB 96 98 210 28 39 Eddie Kendricks-Tamla 54218 (Dist: Motown) Wings -Apple 1851 67 76 23 I SAW THE LIGHT 90 GOT PLEASURE Todd 57 RIP OFF Rundgren-Bearsville 0003 (Dist: W.B.) 14 11 Ohio Players -Westbound 204 (Dist: Janus) 97 ALL THE KINGS HORSES Laura Lee -Hot Wax 7204 (Dist: Buddah) 60 64 LONG COOL WOMAN, IN A 91 CIRCUS Aretha Franklin -Atlantic 2883 29 42 Mike Quatro-Evolution 1062 - SCHOOL'S OUT BLACK DRESS 92 BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Hollies-Epic 10871 76 89 Alice Cooper -Warner Bros.