Country Busch Gardens, Opryland USA Theme Parks launch Talent Searches NASHVILLE Two of America's cinnati, Ohio; Bloomington, Ind.; geles; Albuquerque; Oklahoma largest entertainment theme parks Champaign- Urbana, Ill.; Washing- City; Winston -Salem, N.C.; Chapel have kicked off major talent search- ton; Philadelphia; New York; Bos- Hill, N.C.; College Park, Md.; and es to fill the ranks of needed per- ton; St. Louis; Chicago; Atlanta and Pittsburgh. December audition formers for their 1985 seasons. Williamsburg. sites include Boston; Philadelphia; Busch Gardens Old Country, a For more information, contact Columbus; Ohio; Detroit; Madison, 360 -acre European -style theme park Kristine Brill at (314) 982 -1786 or Wis.; Champaign, Ill.; Nashville; Ar- located in Williamsburg, Va., Dave Senay at (314) 982-1777. lington, Tex.; Denton, Tex. (instru- launched its national auditions Nov. Opryland USA, the 13- year -old mentalists only); New Orleans and 17 with 240 slots open for musicians, country music theme park based in Memphis. January locations are entertainers, technicians and stage Nashville, has scheduled coast -to- New York; Cincinnati; Birmingham, managers. coast auditions for 29 different cit- Ala.; Orlando, Fla.; Tallahassee, The auditions will encompass 17 ies to fill the casts of a dozen musi- Fla.; Nashville; Bloomington, Ind.; cities on the East Coast and in the cal productions this year. Chicago and Cedar Falls, Iowa. Midwest, ending in Williamsburg on Auditions began Nov. 12 in Little For more details on auditioning, Jan. 20. Cities set to be visited by Rock and will continue through Jan. write Opryland Entertainment Busch Gardens talent scouts in- 19, encompassing cities in a number Dept., 2802 Opryland Dr., Nashville, Collins Mix. CBS Morning News' Pat Collins talks with Loretta Lynn during the clude Harrisonburg, Va.; Richmond, of key markets. Tenn. 37214, or call (615) 889 -6600, taping of a two -part interview. This was Lynn's first major interview since N.C.; Winchester, November auditions are set for ext. 4343. Va.; Greensboro, returning to the road after the death of her son. Va.; Pittsburgh; Columbus and Cin- Provo, Utah; San Francisco; Los An- FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 1, 1984 ©Copyright 1984, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Billboard in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form COUNTRYALBUTMS or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written TOP permission of the publisher. Compiled from national retail store and one -stop sales reports. CI' O= ARTIST TITLE ARTIST TITLE . LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUG. LIST PRICE) v ry . LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUG. LIST PRICE)* 3 TWITTY WARNER BROS. 25170 (8.98) CONWAY'S LATEST GREATEST HITS -VOL. 1 O 1 1 18 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA FC-39145 Weeks at No. One: 10 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 39 47 54 CONWAY 2 2 2 14 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 5496 (8.98) GREATEST HITS 2 40 41 29 .72 EARL THOMAS CONLEY RCA AHL1-4713 (8.98) DON'T MAKE IT EASY FOR ME 3 3 3 33 ALABAMA RCA AHLI.4939 (8.98) ROLL ON 41 42 43 6 TOM JONES MERCURY 422 -822.701 (8.98) LOVE IS ON THE RADIO 4 4 8 10 EXILE EPIC FE -39424 KENTUCKY HEARTS 42 45 32 26 RONNIE MILSAP RCA AHL- 1.5016 (8.98) ONE MORE TRY FOR LOVE O 6 10 5 RICKY SKAGGS EPIC FE-39410 COUNTRY BOY 43 36 36 32 ATLANTA MCA 5463 (8.98) PICTURES © 9 11 5 GEORGE STRAIT MCA FE-5518 DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND ® 50 47 32 GARY MORRIS WARNER BROS. 25069 (8.98) FADED BLUE 7 7 7 25 LEE GREENWOOD MCA 5488 (8.98) YOU'VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN' 45 59 - 2 WAYLON JENNINGS RCA AHL1.5325 WAYLON'S GREATEST HITS - VOL. 2 DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST 8 8 9 13 JOHN SCHNEIDER MCA 5495 (8.98) TOO GOOD TO STOP NOW 46 49 56 4 GOLDEN DUETS -THE BEST OF FRIZZELL & WEST VIVA 25148 (8.98) BARBARA MANDRELL & LEE GREENWOOD 9 5 6 14 MEANT FOR EACH OTHER 47 43 45 7 TOM T. HALL MERCURY 822 -425 -1 (8.9B) NATURAL DREAMS MCA 5477 (8.98) to ii 14 5 EARL THOMAS CONLEY RCA AHL1 -5175 TREADIN' WATER 48 46 37 63 THE KENDALLS MERCURY 812-7791 -1 (8.98) MOVIN' TRAIN LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROS. BAND 11 12 12 25 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER /CURB 25088 (8.98) MAJOR MOVES 49 33 20 29 HOUSTON TO DENVER COLUMBIA FC-39291 12 10 5 24 MERLE HAGGARD EPIC FE -39364 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME 50 53 48 7 JOHNNY LEE WARNER BROS. 25125 (8.98) WORKIN' FOR A LIVIN' 13 13 .13 15 RAY CHARLES COLUMBIA FC -39415 FRIENDSHIP 51 57 63 3 DAN SEALS EMI -AMERICA ST -17131 (8.98) SAN ANTONE 14 14 15 20 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND WARNER BROS. 25113 (8.98) PLAIN DIRT FASHION 52 38 23 33 MICKEY GILLEY & CHARLY MCCLAIN EPIC FE -39292 IT TAKES BELIEVERS 15 20 - 2 THE JUDDS RCA /CURB AHLI.5319 WHY NOT ME 53 48 33 58 RICKY SKAGGS SUGAR HILL /EPIC FE-38954/EPIC DON'T CHEAT IN OUR HOMETOWN 16 16 22 6 KENNY ROGERS RCA A.1L -5335 (8.98) WHAT ABOUT ME 54 58 61 343 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA )C 35305 STARDUST I) 21 25 6 ANNE MURRAY CAPITOL Si-12363 (8.98) HEART OVER MIND 55 63 66 141 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA FC 37951 ALWAYS ON MY MIND 18 19 17 12 JANIE FRICKE COLUMBIA FC-39338 THE FIRST WORD IN MEMORY 56 55 57 96 WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD EPIC FE 37958 PANCHO & LEFTY 19 17 16 53 JIM GLASER NOBLE VISION NV -2001 THE MAN IN THE MIRROR 57 56 52 18 GLEN CAMPBELL ATLANTIC AMERICA 90164 (8.98) LETTER TO HOME 20 15 4 20 JOHN ANDERSON WARNER BROS. 25099 (8.98) EYE OF THE HURRICANE ® NEW MERLE HAGGARD EPIC FE39545 MERLE HAGGARD'S EPIC HITS 2I 23 19 29 THE STATLER BROTHERS MERCURY 818 -652.1 (8.98) ATLANTA BLUE 59 60 59 54 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA FC -39110 WITHOUT A SONG NELSON & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 22 22 28 4 WILLIE MUSIC FROM 'SONGWRITER' NEW MARK GRAY COLUMBIA FC-39518 THIS OL' PIANO COLUMBIA FC-39531 ® 23 24 21 40 THE JUDDS RCA /CURB MHLI -8515 (8.98) THE JUDDS - WYNONNA & NAOMI 6I NEW GENE WATSON MCA 5520 (8.98) HEARTACHES, LOVE & STUFF EMMYLOU HAR56RIS ZQ 39 40 6 PROFILES II - THE BEST OF EMMYLOU HARRIS 62 64 - 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS WARNER BROTHERS 25171 YOU AND I - CLASSIC COUNTRY DUETS WARNER EROS. 7} 1 (8 98) 25 25 38 4 THE EVERLY BROTHERS MERCURY 822.431 EB84 ® NEWS T.G. SHEPPARD WARNER /CURB 25149 (8.98) ONE OWNER HEART 26 27 26 56 GEORGE STRAIT MCA 5450 (8.981 RIGHT OR WRONG 64 52 49 16 MICKEY GILLEY EPIC FE -39324 TOO GOOD TO STOP NOW 27 28 34 7 EDDIE RABBITT WARNER BROS. we 25151 (8.98) THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE 65 67 69 19 KAREN BROOKS WARNER BROS. 1-25051 (8.98) HEARTS ON FIRE 28 29 44 3 GEORGE JONES EPIC FE -39272 LADIES CHOICE 66 51 53 167 WILLIE NELSON COLUMBIA KC 237542 GREATEST HITS 29 18 18 8 JIMMY BUFFETT MCA 5512 (8.98) RIDDLES IN THE SAND 67 70 60 83 JOHN CONLEE MCA 5406 (898) JOHN CONLEE'S GREATEST HITS 30 31 50 3 JOHN CONLEE MCA 5521 (8.98) BLUE HIGHWAY 68 68 67 89 ALABAMA RCA AHL 14663 (8.98) THE CLOSER YOU GET 31 26 24 32 BARBARA MANDRELL MCA 5474 (8.981 CLEAN CUTS 69 54 42 29 CONWAY TWITTY WARNER BROS. 25078 (8.98) BY HEART 32 32 55 3 REBA MCENTIRE MCA 5516 (8.98) MY KIND OF COUNTRY 70 71 70 142 ALABAMA RCA AHL1-4229 (8.98) MOUNTAIN MUSIC HANK WILLIAMS, JR. 5 EPIC FE-39546 BY REQUEST 71 66 62 111 HANK WILLIAMS, JR.'S GREATEST HITS 33 35 41 GEORGE JONES ELEKTRA CURB 60193 (8.98) 34 30 27 25 DON WILLIAMS MCA 5493 (8 98) CAFE CAROLINA 72 72 68 63 JOHN CONLEE MCA 5434 (8.98) IN MY EYES 35 37 35 24 THE BELLAMY BROTHERS MCA CURB 5489 (8.98) RESTLESS 73 69 65 60 ANNE MURRAY CAPITOL ST12301 (8.98) A LITTLE GOOD NEWS MOE BANDY JOE 20 & STAMPLEY THE - ALIVE AND 31 56 CRYSTAL GAYLE WARNER BROS. 23958 18.98) CAGE THE SONGBIRD 74 61 58 GOOD OL' BOYS WELL 36 34 . COLUMBIA EC-39426 IS 37 40 30 19 THE WHITES MCA/CURB 5490 (8.98) FOREVER YOU 75 62 46 30 VERN GOSDIN COMPLEAT CPU -1008 THERE A SEASON Products with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) seal for sales of 500,000 units. 44 39 6 JOHN ANDERSON WARNER BROS. 25169 (8 98) JOHN ANDERSON'S GREATEST HITS O lJ RIAA seal fo sales of one million units. 'CBS Records does not issue a suggested list price for its product. 54 BILLBOARD DECEMBER1, 1984 www.americanradiohistory.com.