48 General News cc Survey For Week Ending 8/1/81 PLANS AUGUST VEGAS DEBUT Stephanie Mills, Hot On Disk, ISoulSoul TM Copyright 981. Billboard Publications. Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a ret ieval system. or transmitted. in any form or by any means. electronic. mechanical. Considers Return To Broadway photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. By TIM WALTER 6 WASHINGTON, D.C, and Dionne with Burt Bacharach; they Z Js 8 -If says she is certain that she and Dan- 111E TRUE were when Stephanie Mills cuts an LP iel will include another song on the my first successful producers." Artist, Label L Number ta Artist, label & Number with husband Jeffrey Daniel of next album. She has definite thoughts of doing N; (Dist- label) N (Dist. Label) Shalamar, it won't happen soon. Mills will continue the "marriage" a complete LP with Teddey Pen- 1 14 STREET SONGS 8+i 4 3 DEUCE "It's a good possibility," she says, with producers and songwriters dergrass. "There's no problem there, Rick James, Kurt's Blow, Polygram SRM -Iá020 "but it can't possibly happen any it's just a matter of scheduling, find- Gordy G8- 1002M1 (Motown) James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, 40 40 IT'S WINNING TIME 3 7 IT MUST BE MAGIC time in the near future. He has his but Ashford and Simpson will do at ing the time to get into the studio to- Klique, MCA MCA 5198 Teens Marie, I gether. It's something I think we career and have mine and we're not least two tracks "and we're talking to Gordy G8 -1004M1 (Motown) both want." 41 42 16 ALICIA going to mix them anytime soon." other producers. It's a matter of 3 2 KNIGHTS OF THE SOUND Alicia Meyers, MCA MCA 5163 Set to return to the recording stu- working out schedules with whose For other projects, Mills admits TABLE 52 2 CARL CARLTON dio in October, Mills says that co- she'd go back to Broadway soon if Cameo, Chocolate City available." Carl Carlton, 20th Century T 628 CCLP 2019 (Polygram) writing is a different matter. "Mtume and Lucas are very im- the right project came along. "I'd (RCA) 5 5 UVE IN NEW ORLEANS "Writing `Magic' with my hus- portant to me," she admits. "We love to go back; we're looking for the * Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, right 43 44 LET THE MUSIC PLAY band was the first attempt I've made connect. It didn't happen at Mo- property. Actually, looking at Capitol SKBK 12156 The Dazz Band, Motown M8 .957M1 it, it's a lot like what I'm at songwriting," she says. "He asked town. I have a style of my own and doing now. * 15 3 IN THE POCKET 44 39 8 UNUMITED TOUCH me to help him out with it. I did the After four years with 'The Wiz," Commodores, Motown ME-955M1 Mtume and Lucas have captured it. Unlimited Touch. 6 4 11 STEPHANIE lyrics, the last verse. I think he's the They understand the way that I want which is a long time, it doesn't seem Prelude PRL 12184 Stephanie Mills, 20th Century I as if I've been away for only person would write with." She to sing, they know my sound. It's like that long." T-700 (RCA) She'd also 1 CHILDREN OF TOMORROW consider soundtracks 7 6 16 A WOMAN Frankie Smith, WMOT FW 31391 or even acting in a movie with her NEEDS LOVE 51 WANTED DREAD AND husband. "he really wants Ray Parker Jr. 6 Raydio, i to act," AUVE Arista AL 9543 she confesses. "To my knowledge, Peter Toth, EMI -America 50.17055 there haven't been any offers. 8 8 18 THE DUDE Quincy Jones, A&M SP 3721 54 2 REVEREND DO RIGHT "I really don't think of myself as 9 7 14 CLARKE /DUKE PROJECT Richard Pryor, Lati 216 an actress, even though my first Stanley Clarke /George Duke, 48 48 23 LICENSE TO DREAM Epic FE 36918 Broadway play was at the age of Kleeer, Atlantic SD 19288 nine. All I ever wanted to do was 10 9 11 NIGHTCLUBBING Grace )ones, Island ILPS 9624 49 25 20 HOW 'BOUT US sing. I knew I just wanted to get out (Warner Bros.) Champaign, Columbia IC 37008 in front of people, to sing." 11 10 21 RADIANT 50 50 4 BUSTIN' LOOSE The 24- year -old Grammy Award Atlantic Starr, A&M SP 4833 Roberta Flack, MCA MCA 5141 winner is on her first headlining * 16 5 BLACK & WHITE tour, which covers a series of ap- Pointer Sisters, W 57 4 TOO HOT TOO SLEEP Sylvester. Fantasy l-9607 proximately 40 dates this summer. Planet P-18 (Elektra) Opening at Meadowlands to 56,000 13 13 19 VERY SPECIAL 60 2 COMPUTER WORLD Debra Laws, Elektra 6E300 Kraftwerk, Warner Bros. HS 3549 people, she admits she prefers the in- n 20 3 WITH YOU 53 53 20 'NARD timacy of the smaller rooms. Stacy Lattisaw, Bernard Wright, kista/GRP 5011 "There's just no way to reach all Cotillion SD 16049 (Atlantic) those people," she says. rr 37 3 DIMPLES 54 55 BETTY WRIGHT Richard "Dimples' Fields, Betty Wright. Epic JE 37879 She's excited about making her Boardwalk WB133232 ENDLESS LOVE Las Vegas debut in late August at 16 14 18 MY MELODY Soundtrack, Mercury SRM-I.2901 the Aladdin. For that date, she will Deniece Williams, open for Pendergrass, then return ARC /Columbia FC 38048 with him in October. "1 wouldn't 17 11 30 THREE FOR LOVE TheAResddings, Believe In A Dream, Shalamar, Solar 821.3577 (RCA) FZ 37125 RAP SESSION -Members of Cameo, SOS Band and Mantra talk to students mind working there eight weeks a 18 17 7 TASTY JAM 57 38 15 VOYEUR (/) at Atlanta's Georgia State Univ. on a break in their touring /recording sched- year. It makes a nice base and good Fatback, David Sanborn, Spring SP- 1.6731 (Polygram) ules. income for doing everything else." Warner Bros. BSK 3546 19 12 13 WHAT CHA GONNA DO FOR ME acm, HUSH John Klemmer, Elektra 5E-527 Chaka Khan, Warner Bros. HS 3526 B.B. & Aretha Bag Top Blues Awards * 33 3 I'M IN LOVE 59 61 U. REYNOLDS Evelyn King, RCA AFL) -3962 L.1. Reynolds. Capitol ST12127 28 3 IN THE NIGHT * *cm:* THE STRIKERS Cheryl Lynn. Columbia FC 37034 By The National Academy In Chicago The Strikers, Prelude PRL 14100 =r 36 2 WINNERS LOS ANGELES -More than blues award, while Aretha Franklin ters, the Sam Cook Award, Johnny The Brothers Johnson, A6M SP- 61 41 38 HOTTER THAN JULY 4,000 persons, including many collected the queen of the blues and Taylor; the Howlin' Wolf award, 3724 Stevie Wonder. Tamla It 373M 1 (Motown) female blues singer honors. Willie Dixon, Albert King Little 23 18 21 BEING WITH YOU record industry executives, were on- and Smokey Robinson. 62 62 4 I GOT THE MELODY hand to see B.B. King and Aretha Other winners were Bobby Bland, Milton Campbell; Ma Rainey Tamla 18375M1 (Motown) Vibra- Odyssey, RCA 4113910 Franklin win top kudos at the first, male singer, best LP, "Sweet award, Sippie Wallace; impact 24 24 10 SECRET COMBINATION FANTASTIC tions," and best single, "Million- award, Tyrone Davis, and the oldest Randy Crawford, 63 63 36 VOYAGE to be annual, blues awards at the Warner Bros. BSK 3541 Lakeside, Solar 88L1-3726 (RCA) Auditorium Theatre in Chicago July aire"; KoKo Taylor, female vocalist; living blues singer, Elizabeth producer of the year, Monk Hig- "Libby" Cotton, 89. Cotton was 25 22 10 SEND YOUR LOVE 64 45 12 DEDICATION 19. Aurea, Saalsoal SA 8538 (RCA) Gary U.S. Bonds, gins/AI Bell; most promising male, unable to accept due to a previous The awards are sponsored by the 26 23 16 MIRACLES EMI-America S017051 Willie Clayton; most promising fe- engagement at the Funk Festival in Change, Atlantic SD 19301 National Academy of Blues, headed 65 65 41 STONE JAM male, Joyce Lawson; comeback art- Vancouver. 27 26 30 III by Pervis executive Slave, Cotillion COT-5224 (Atlantic) Spann, director ist of the year, Clarence Carter; out- Among the presenters were Dave The Gap Band, and general manager of the city's standing blues harmonica player, Clark, Johnny Taylor, Earlene Mercury SRM-1.4003 (Polygram) 66 67 TELL ME WHERE IT only blues station, WXOL -AM; Billy Branch; outstanding guitarist, * 32 4 NIGHTS HURTS Blackburn, Pervis Spann, Lee Billy Ocean. Epic FE 37406 Walter Jackson, Columbia FC 37132 WXOL's E. Rodney Jones, presi- Wayne Bennett; record company of "Shot" Williams, Kay Jones, Lillie 29 29 11 RIT dent; Kay Jones, vice president, and 67 47 20 TWICE AS SWEET the year, Alligator Records. Burnett (widow of the late Nowlin' Lee Ritenour, Elektra 6E-331 Verlene Blackburn, chairperson. A Taste Of Honey, A number of special honors also Wolf), Bob Jones, Kitty Neely and 34 5 STARS ON LONG PLAY Capitol 12089 B.B. King the king the were presented. The W.C. Handy Stars On Long Play, Radio Records captured of E. Rodney Jones, also MC. 68 68 GOING FOR THE GLOW RR 16044 (Atlantic) blues award and ambassador of the award was presented to Muddy Wa- The music turned out in full force. Donna Washington, 31 21 22 LOVE IS Capitol ST-12127 Among the labels represented were One Way, MCA MCA-5163 Tom Draper, Warner Bros.; Ray 32 19 37 WINEUGHT 69 59 11 INTURION Harris, and Jhun Moon, RCA; Dick Grover Washington, Jr., Lina, Chrysalis CHR 1332 Elektra 6E 305 Griffey and Carter Russell, Solar 70 49 29 IMAGINATION 33 30 18 CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT Counterpoint Records; Capitol, Don Mac; MCA, The Whispers, Bill Summers and Summers, Heat, Solar BZLI3518 (RCA) Ron Harris; Leroy Phillips and Al- MCA MCA-5176 Continued from page 46 completed writing his autobi- vin Thomas, Alligator; Hosea Wil- 34 27 20 GRAND SUM 71 64 15 KEEP ON IT veteran says The Isley Starpoint, Chocolate City CCLP Operation PUSH, headed by the ography.