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VOLUME U - NUMBER 41. April 16, 1988

CASHBtaCINTERNATIONAL MUSIC/COIN MACHINE/HOME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

SASHBOXEDITORIAL

The Big Rap-Up

The RIAA has announced the first gold single of the year,and it's Salt-N-Pepa's rap crossover 'Tush It." Theiralbum. Hot, Cool & Vicious on Next Plateau, has goneplatinum. Three or four years ago there were plenty of

people who would have told you rap was nothing more than afad, just trashy street rhyme over basic rhythm. So what's it allmean?

First off, it's a stunning achievement for the two youngwomen, their producer Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor, and NextPlateau. Secondly, it's proof positive that all those naysayers

were dead wrong. As if proof was still needed after Run-DMC'ssuccess with "Walk This Way," or the Beastie Boy's multi-platinum debut. Still, those same naysayers will tell you that"Walk This Way" was only a hit because it was a Aerosmithremake, that the Beasties were a goof, and that "Push It" is a popsong and not rap.

The time came long ago for talk like that to stop. This is notrend we're alerting you to; the public likes this stuff and thepublic buys this stuff. These are the facts, and the facts are goldand platinum records. Rap, and dance music in general, is asmusically sophisticated, vital, self-sustaining, and marketableas any metal, AOR, or MOR pop. The success of Salt-N-Pepa ora hard-core club record like M/A/R/R/S' "Pump Up TheVolume" should prove that.

With house music following rap from the underground intothe mainstream maybe we should all listen up to Joseph "Run"Simmons of Run-DMC who said it plain and simple the nightof the Grammy Awards: "Rap is music." Word.

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CONTENTS

Cover Story / 6New Faces To Watch / 7Executives On The Move / 5Single Releases / 8Album Releases / 8Sounds & Visions / 1 6 - 1

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COLUMNSPoints West / 6East Coastings / 7On Jazz / 15Nashville Notables / 25The Beat / 1

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CHARTSTop 40 Jazz Albums / 1

5

Top 75 Black Albums / 1

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Top 100 Black Singles / 13Top 100 Singles / 2Top 200 LP’s/ 10 - 11Top 50 Country Albums / 23Top 100 Country Singles / 24Top 75 12” Dance Singles / 14Top 40 Compact Discs / 17

DEPARTMENTSNews/ 4, 5, 18Black Contemporary / 12 -13The Independent Way / 19 - 22International / 18

Dance / 14Country / 23 - 27Coin Machine / 28 - 29Classifieds / 31

Chart Index/ 30

TOP POP DEBUTSSINGLES

ONEMORETRYGeorge Michael - Columbia

ALBUMSm

GREENTHOUGHTSThe Smithereens - Enigma/Capitol

#1

POP SINGLEGET OUTTA MY DREAMS,...

Billy OceanJive/Arista

#1B/C SINGLEOOO LA LATeena Maria

Epic

#1COUNTRYSINGLE

TLL ALWAYS COME BACKK.T. Oslin

RCA

#1JAZZ ALBUMDIANE REEVESDiane ReevesBlue Note

#1COMPACT DISCNOW AND ZEN

Robert Plant

EsParanza/Atlantic

#1POPALBUMDIRTY DANCING

Original Motion Picture SoundtrackRCA

#1B/C ALBUM

BADMichael Jackson

Epic

#1COUNTRYALBUMALWAYS AND FOR EVER

Randy TravisWarner Bros.

#112" SINGLE

THINKING OF YOUEarth, Wind & Fire

Columbia

WINNER’S CIRCLEMY GIRLSuaveCapitol

Cash Box research from both radioand retail activity indicates thefollowing record exhibits Top Tenpotential.

NEWS

Salt-N-Pepa Add Spice ToMarch Gold And Platinum

CertificationsNEW YORK - Salt-N-Pepa's

'Tush It" became the year's first goldsingle, and the duo's debut album,"Hot, Cool and Vicious," earned aplatinum citation in the RIAA'sMarch list of gold and platinumalbum certifications.Topping the fist of certifications

were the four multi-platinumawards; The Soundtrack to DirtyDancing shimmying beyond the six-million plateau; Michael Jackson'sBad edging up past its five millionthsale. Madonna clicking up its fourmillionth purchase, and INXS' Kickhitting the two-million mark, thatgroup's first multi-platinum album.

Joining Salt-N-Pepa on theplatinum track were New York res-taurateur Howard Jones' Dream IntoAction and David Lee Roth'sSkyscraper, which also earned a goldplaque.

Rve artists earned their first goldalbums in March; K.T. Oslin's 80'sLadies, Keith Sweat's Make It LastForever, Introducing the Hardline Ac-

cording to Terrence Trent lYArby,

Restless Heart's Wheels, and theCult's Electric. Also going for the

gold were New Order's Substance,Gladys Knight & The Pips' All OurLove, Depeche Mode's Music for theMasses, Mannheim SteamrollerChristmas, Emmylou Harris' QuarterMoon in a Ten-Cent Toion, JonathanButler, Natalie Cole's Everlasting, andThe Soundtrack to Good MorningVietnam.

In March, the RIAA also unveiledits first multi-platinum music video

category, for titles with sales of at

least 100,00 units and/or a value of atleast $4 million at suggested list

price. Music video titles must havebeen released after October 1, 1985 tobe eligible, and titles can be certifiedretroactively to January 1, 1988.

No sooner was the category an-nounced than Motley Cure: Uncen-sored and The Virgin Tour: MadonnaLive lined up for their multi-platinumcertifications. In the meantime. Bon

Jovi: Slippery When Wet, The Videosearned simultaneous platinum andgold awards and Anita Baker: OneNight of Rapture and Janet Jackson:Control, The Videos Part II each earned

gold awards in March.

WCI RecordsGroup ChalksUp Record '87

NEW YORK ~ WCI's RecordedMusic Group turned in the best per-formance in its history in 1987, withoperating income increasing to$213.9 million, a 42% gain over I986'sprevious high and a 90% increasefrom 1985. Revenues reached an all-time high of $1.5 billion, up some35% over 1986, with a 19% gain indomestic imits sold and a 16% gainin units sold through WEA Interna-tional. Some of the blockbusterproduct seen as contributing to the

blockbuster year were Whitesnake,U2's The Joshua Tree, Motley Crue'sGirls, Girls, Girls, and The Soundtrackto La Bamba.

Record RentalAct ExtensionPut BeforeCongress

NEW YORK - Legislation wasrecently introduced in Congress to

extend the provisions of the "Record

Rental Amendment of 1984"; legisla-tion which provides soimd recording

copyright owners the exlusive right

to authorize record rentals. Con-

gress originally enacted the law for a

five-year period. The Sentate BUI,

S.2201, is a permanent extension of

the law and was introduced bySenators Dennis DeConcini and Orin

Hatch. The House Bill, H.R. (4310), isa five-year extension and was intro-duced by Congressmen Robert Kas-tenmeier and Carlos Moorhead.

Hall Of Fame To Induct SixNEWYORK - The performers and

presenters for this year'sSongwriters Hall of Fame awardsdinner and induction ceremonies, setfor April 18 in the Grand Ballroom ofNew York's Marriott Marquis Hotel,will include the Four Tops, who willinduct, and serenade, Holland,Dozier and Holland; Douglas Fair-banks Jr., who will induct NoelCoward; Skitch Henderson, who willinduct Leroy Anderson; and JudyCollins, Michele Bautier and the Hot

Club of France, Joel Grey, Werner

Klemperer, Regina Resnik, CyColeman, John Gabriel and Hil-degarde. In addition, Kitty Carlisle

Hart will present the Hall of Fame's

new Patron ofthe Arts citation to Lin-coln Center chairman emeritus, Mar-

tin Segal; BMI president FrancesPreston will present the Abe OlmanPublishers Award to Buddy Killen;and ASCAP president Morton Gouldwill present the first Board of Direc-

tors Award to former ASCAP presi-dent Stanley Adams.

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WOODENTOPS BACK ON THE HIGHWAY — U.K. quintet The Woodentaps celebrai^S:the release of their Columbia LP Wooden Foot Cops On The Highway with a show at tfuRitz in New York. Pictured backstage: (l-r, front row) Benny Lee Staples, Rolo McQva^'Woodentops; Linda Kirishjian, manager, national album promotion, Columbia Records: Franl

deFreitas, Anne Stephenson, Woodentops; and Charles Panossian, CBS college rep New^arl#2; (l-r, back row) Fred Ehrilich, director, college marketing, CBS Records; Jeff Jones, directoiproduct development, Columbia Records; Simon Mawby, Woodentops; Jerry Lembo, uXs.promotion manager, Columbia; and Suzie Sponder, intern.

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Live HBO Broadcast ofAtlantic Records

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Anniversary ConcertNEW YORK - HBO will air the At-

lantic Records 40th anniversary con-cert spectacular live from MadisonSquare Garden in New York it wasannounced last week by HBO andAtlantic. The concert, titled 'Tt's OnlyRock 'n' Roll," will take place onSaturday, May 14. Show-stoppingreimions have been promised, butnot specified. Mick Jagger and KeithRichards are both sch^uled to per-form. Robert Plant will be there, butas of yet there's been no mention ofJimmy Page. Roger Daltrey and PeteTownshend are also both scheduledto perform.

The guest Hst draws on Atlantic'sfour decade artist roster. Among theR&B acts already on the bill are theCoasters, Ben E. King and LaVemBaker. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,the Rascals, Iron Butterfly and Vanil-la Fudge represent the 60s. From the70s are the Average White Band, the

Bee Gees, Foreigner, Yes, the Spin-ners and others. 80s stars alrea-'^-Yscheduled include Debbie GiUsim;Michael Hutchence and Andrew Far-riss of INXS, Laura Branigan, LeVehand Nu Shooz. ^-r-

The complete celebration will rm11 hours, beginning at 1 p.m. HB^will begin it's broadcast at 8 p.m. j'.:^

continue until midnight. Highlights

of earlier performances and archk’a]footage of Atlantic's history will^te

intercut with the live performances,

Proceeds from the live concert will

toward establishing the AtlanticRecords Foundation, a newly formedumbrella organization created to dis-

tribute funds to a group of charities.Tickets will be available to the

general public at prices ranging fr6iu

$50.00 to $1,000.00. Cost of the ticked

will be considered a donation to t?^

Foundation and tax-deductible,^ I'

SURFER SATIUANI SIGNS WITH BILL GRAHAM - Joe Satriani, guitar star of Midlogger's touring band and auteur of Relativity Records release Surfing VMth The Alien, has

signed with the prestigious BUI Graham Management company and International Talent Grouy ,

Satriani begins a two month tour with his own band on AprU 12. Pictured (l-r): BUI Graham

Nick Caris, FFG; Satriani; Jeb Hart, BUI Graham Management; Wayne Forte, TTG; Jim Km-

lowski, Satriani's product manager at Relativity; and Jocelynn Lobel, national press. Relativity.

Cash Box April 16, 19814

EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE. Arthur Jaeger Joins MCALOS ANGELES - Arthur Jaeger,

H^rently Cliief Financial Officer of

sland Entertainment group, hasj«n appointed as Senior Vice Presi-ient of MCA Music EntertainmentSroup. He will report directly to|!!^

POINTS WEST COVER STORY

Don Dixon Marti Jones

D ynamic duo -Not ex-actly Sonny& Cher... notquite Steve & Edie... notreally Donny & Marie...not even Elton & Kiki... When Don& Marti (Dixon and Jones, respec-tively) brought the latest incarna-tion of their traveling road show tothe Roxy Theatre last week,, theyprovided one of the most refreshingperformances to hit the West Coastsince... well, since they were hereabout six months ago.During the evening, Dixon per-

formed cuts off his two Enigmareleases. Some Of The Girls Like ToDance But Only Some Of The BoysLike To and Romeo At Juliard. Jonesrelied on material from her twoA&M LPs, Sophisticated Time andMatch Game, as well as unveilingmaterial off her upcoming LP, UsedGuitars (due in early Summer).Opening the show, and later

providing instrumental backing forDixon and Jones, were Twin/Tonerecording artists The Woods. Theband performed a well-received setshowcasing tunes from theirTwin/Tone aebut LP, It's Like This.The Woods are comprised of JackCornell, Terry Anderson andDavid Enloe.

The Woods - (from left) Terry Anderson,David Enloe and Jack Cornell.

Dixon and Jones started their setwith a brief acoustic performancewhich included a couple of newJones numbers, Dixon's "Heart In ABox" and "Borrowed Time" andJones' gorgeous reading of JohnHiatt's ^If I Could Love SamebodyLike You." Midway throi^hDixon's "Your Sister Told Me," TheWoods rejoined the duo on stage,providing more-than-adequate in-strumenl^ accompaniment.The duo highlighted a variety of

numbers throughout the show, in-cluding Dixon's "Girls L.T.D.,"'Tebruary Ingenue," a great coverof Nick Lowe's "Skin Deep,""Renaissance Eyes," "SouthsideGirl," "Cat Out Of The Bag" and"Million Angels Sigh."The incompar^le Syd Straw

(who has her own LP coming out onVirgin soon) stepped on stage to

join Jones for an impromptu duet ofthe Bob Montgomery-penned clas-sic "Back In BabVs Arms."At the show's closing, Dixon's

'Treying Mantis" segued into TheWoods' nilarious rap treatment ofthe "Beverly Hillbilhes" theme andthen into Dixon's spirited cover ofPercy Sledge's classic "When AMan Loves A Woman."

All in all a great show. BothColumbia recording artist T-BoneBurnett and Virgin recording artistLeslie "Sam" Phillips were spottedgroovin' to the infectous rhythms.THE RAVE-UPS - Caught L.A.'s

own Rave-Ups during their sold-out performance at the Palomino afew nights back and was instantlyreminded what a great band theyare. It was recently announced that,after a couple of well-received al-bums on the indie Fun Stuff label,the local heroes have been pickedup by Epic Records - who plan toissue their David Leonard-

?roduced label debut. The Book Ofour Regrets, later this month. Be on

the lookout.

GRAHAM PARKER - Thanks toRCA's Julie Enzer for smugglingPoints West an advance cassette ofGraham Parker's label debut TheMona Lisa's Sister. The LP, Parker'sfirst since I985's Steady Nerves(Elektra), will, hopefully,reintroduce this incredible artist to

the American mainstream.AHEM!!! - You can stop holding

your breath... here are the PointsWest "picks 'o' the week": Checkout the self-titled debut from GinaSchock's new outfit House OfSchock (Capitol)... LeonardCohen's I'm Your Man has just beenissued by Columbia...Aussie JamesReyne bows with his first Americanrelease on Capitol, the self-titledproject features musical accom-paniment from the likes of DavidLindlev and David & David (Baer-wald & Ricketts, in no particularorder) - reportedly David Cassidy,David Letterman, Davy Jones,David Lee Roth and DavidNaughton were unable to attendthe sessions as planned (...sorry, Icouldn't resist).

GET WELL... - Here's wishing aspeedy recovery to Harold Childs,Warner Bros. Vice President andGeneral Manager, Jazz and Progres-sive Music. Childs recently enteredCedars Sanai to be treated for ulcerproblems.

Until next week...Tom De Savia

Henry Lee SummerBy Tom De Savia

LOS ANGELES - Recently, duringa photo shoot in Hollywood, Califor-nia, CBS Associated recording artistHenry Lee Summer was informedthat his debut single had gone Top 40.The Brazil, Indiana (pop. 5,000) na-tive ran onto the streets of glitter city

to announce to passers-by andspeeding cars "Henry Lee here! Top40 Henry Lee!"

In today's competitive radio scene- where established artists dominatethe airwaves - it is unusual andrefreshing to see an artist's debut

single garner such amazing out-of-the-box acceptance. It is equally im-

pressive to see a song which does notsound like the predictable packagedpop that dominates today's Top 40outlets do so well. But what isprobably most rewarding is seeingthe artist genuinely gratified andhumbly excited about the ac-complishment. One can almost hearthe buzz going around Brazil, In-diana right now: "It couldn't havehappened to a nicer guy."The single in question is "I Wish I

Had A Girl," the first off Summer'sself-titled debut LP, which is quicklyestablish the artist nationwide.Recently, Summer spoke to Cash Box,discussing the new album and hiscareer: "I figured that we would dopretty well onAOR radio because thealbum is an AOR kind of album... Iwanted to get Top 40 but I know howthe radio works and I know what thetrend is right now, but because it's apop song in the rock and roll vein Iwas hoping that [radio] would feelthe energy of the recording and theywould get the picture. Apparentlythey did.

"My song is definitely not the kindof song you're used to hearing [onTop 40 radio], so I think that meansthat they are giving people chances...

it shows you that radio is changingand they are reaching out and ex-panding their playlists."

Henry Lee Summer^

Although new to mainstreai^audiences, singer/songwriter Henrv^Lee Summer is no newcomer to thefield of rock and roll music. For years^Summer had been building up a localfollowing in his native Indiana - cor^''

sistently playing to SRO crowds andgamering a tremendous amount Qt,local airplay with his various inde-

pendent releases. Finally, in Octoberof 1986, Summer was signed to CBSAssociated Records.

When did a small-town boy decidfrtthat music was his destiny? "I neverreally did decide," Summer ex-

,

plained. "It just sort of fell into place.

I always loved playing music.didn't ever think 'gee, 1 think I can

make enough money to do it for a'Tliving now'." Summer credits suchearly influences as Elvis Presley, TheBeatles as well as the Motown /Stax.*soul of the sixties coupled with th^of contemporary artists such as BmcqSpringsteen, John Cougar Mellen-camp and Bob Seger - his musictimes is reminiscent of all, yet still

retains an obvious freshness and^originality.

^'The main thing that I want to d^^)

is continue to make records - if 1could do that I'll consider that the**"success 1 want. As long as you can ,make records you can say what youwant to say and you can go out and_‘play and people will know yourmusic." c

TALENT ON STAGE

C2lammin'Watusis

THE RITZ, NEW YORK CITY -Pegged as a skate-thrash band be-

cause of one tribute to sidewalk sur-

fers ("Skt, Skt, Skt"), and ridiculed

because they open their major label

debut with "Won't Sell Out" (atribute to their own love of playingmusic just for the fun of it), Chicago's

Slammin' Watusis will be the first to

tell you it just ain't fair. They don'tskate, only occasionally thrash, and

shouldn't be expected to make senseof the Amerindie underground'stroubled relationship to the

mainstream.

Their album, Slammin Watusis

(Epic), is crammed with what thisquintet has to offer: loud, brash,^

metallic glitter pop filtered through

amphetamine paranoia and lacecV

with a burping, brawling sax that

sounds for all the world like Jolu\t,

Coltrane staring into the great void of

chicken shack R&B and strip jointbump & grind. If that sounds like alittle too much, it is. The WatusCmagic is flattened on disc; it's n*^

wonder people mistakenly pigeonshole them as some sort of post-^hardcore amalgam of disperate ele-ments fused into a dense, snarling'’

mass. Captured in the single dimen-

sion of black vinyl it all sounds a lit-

tie confusing.

But onstage at the Ritz, Friday,

March 18, there was a little room to

spread out, and that density gave

way to a more comprehensible.

Cash Box Aprillb, 19886

NEW FACES TO WATCHShannon Gibbons

By Lee Jeske

EAST COASTINGS

NEW YORK - Everywhere you^um, record labels have been maldngroom amongst the heavy metal and'^eoclassic-retropunk for singerssinging Great American Songs. You

^!?.ow, standards by guys like Kern,Berlin, and Gershwin, and aspiringstandards by guys like Sondheim,Sondheim and Sondheim.Oddly enough, Italy's PolyGram-

^istributed Soul Note Records, a jazzlabel, is where you'd expect to have

^'fi’iund such records for years. ButSoul Note, which is root^ in avant-g^rde and bebop, hadn't shownmuch of an inclination to sign stand-ards singers imtil the release late lastyear of Shannon Gibbons, the debutalbum by a singer who warbles Great.Apierican Songs in the GreatAmerican company of jazz veterans_Cecil Bridgewater, Kenny Barron,Rufus Reid and Ben Riley.

"I'm from Seattle, Washington byway of Alaska," says Shannon Gib-

^^ons. "I started singing in the Seattle

area; sort of pop, in a band. And thej7fano player and I branched off fromthere and started doing standardsand more lounge-oriented material.We worked together for three or fouryears in Seattle and then I came to'^lew York."

Seattle, she says, provided lots ofwork for a talented singer of stand-j^fds. So why move to New York, aciity that ^provides little work fortalented singers of anything?

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"I wanted to make a record, I.W&nted to pursue this on anotherlevel. For me, it seemed like the right^^hing to do. And it turned out that I^was on the right track. I also wanted‘^to. come to New York and be able tolisten to the music. You have visiting

ists coming into Jazz Alley every^^eek, but not anything like being

snarling richness. The SlamminWatusis worked harder and hadmore fun than most bands, moving'fOce mad from the moment they hitthe stage imtil the moment they left,tossing guitars and saxes in the air,

shaking their booties in theaudience's faces, throwing fists in the

.Smt, and generally behaving like they'enjoy playing live at a time when you?^'t figure out why most rock actsbother. They captured all the glam-'crash-thrill of 70s bubblegum-punkwhile avoiding the cartoonish''Qualities of Red Kross.j^The visual spectacle helped theBund a lot, not least because no twoBatusis look alike and you can sortijf make sense of their sound by

fdecoding their individual sartori^

styles. Dig lead guitarist MarkDurante's sequin shirt, or bassist

Clay Watusi's leather pants, orrhythm guitarist Lee Pope's loose fit-

ting pajama bottoms and you can

suddenly hear the bits of glitter rock,

metal, and hardcore that go into

Cc -.-Box April 16, 1988

Shannon Gibbons

able to go and hear Etta Jones up atthe West End one night, SarahVaughan down at the Blue Note thenext night, and Kenny Barron atBradley's another night. Eventhough I personally don't work asmuch here as I did on the west coast,I'm surrounded by such good musicthat it helps you grow and learn."And, needless to say, it helps you

meet musicians who know othermusicians who know the guys at therecord labels and...bingo!, an album.The album has helped lead to a tourof Japan and various work aroundthe country.

"I'm pleased as punch," saysShannon Gibbons. "But I'd like tomake another record as soon as pos-sible and keep that momentumgoing. There's always that anxiety:

'Oh, am I going to get the mostmileage out of this?' But you tend toforget that you can just keep onmaking records. There's no ne^ topanic. I don't mean to sound light-hearted about it. I'd just like to con-

tinue making records as long aspaople want to buy the records andrecord companies are ready toproduce them."

these songs.

Playing live the Watusis displayed

a well crafted sensibility lost onrecord. "Walking On Knives"sounded like overly agressive Top 40from the Twilight Zone, and some"Some Sex" (which may or may notbe a straight faced safe sex an-nouncement) was jazz-metal frompowerchord heaven. Mark Duranteslid to the lip of the stage to solo, nod-ding his guitar towards audiencemembers, like a faithful member ofthe Kiss Army (although he didcrank out the same fake Van Halennoodling more than once).Saxophone player Fast Frank Ravenblew inchoate blasts of farting poetry.And Lee Pope got a tear in his PJsfrom working so hard. The Slammin'Watusis should be touring the Southand West, opening for Fetchin' Bonesand the Red Hot Chih Peppers. Maythe world bow down to them as theyparade forth.

Joe Levy

Hall & oates: backINTOUCH - Arista's lis-tening party for the newHall & Oates record, OohYeah!, was a coast to coast celebra-tion of the duo's first studio LP inover three years, and first for thelabel. Commentary from Daryl andJohn was beamea live via satelliteto Atlanta, Detroit, L.A., Montreal,and god knows how many othercities. Ooh boy! Ooh yeah!Here in New York we sat in the

fabulous Cinema 3, watched Daryland John on the fabulous projectionTV, and listened to the faoulousalbum (due May 3) cut by fabulouscut on a not so fabulous sound sys-tem. After each song we paused forlive chatter from HaU & Oates who

>^U(hattan TV studio. We had popcorn.We had beer. We had fun.Among the things we learned

during the press conference (ques-tions phoned in from around NorthAmerica): Daryl cites Debbie Gib-son as an influence; Ooh Yeah! is "asong record"; and Hall &: Oates willbe playing clubs (medium to largevenues) as a warm-up to their Sum-mer tour. The first single, "Everyth-ing Your Heart Desires," sounds

good, though it's nothing new.>aryl Hall s falsetto sounds as

thrilling as ever, the production assweet and sure as ever, and the slicksoul groove as satisfyingas always.The uptempo songs, 'downtownLife" and "Talking All Night," arethe best things on the record andshould do rem well on the radio.

Christmas. Meanwhile, it's time toget ill: the B-Boys are dueback in thestudio this month.FEST REQUEST- SST publicity

god Michael Whittaker says theLawndale, California, indie is look-ing for a New York City venue forone of the label's Fests, to be heldthis summer during theNew MusicSeminar. For those not in the El Layframe of mind, a Fest is a tradition-al SST gathering in a rustic setting(the beach, or the woods). 1,(X)0 orso guests are served BBQ delicacieswhile several SST combos blastaway, powered by portable gener-

TOUCH THE SKY - David Coverdale ofWhitesmke rode from Washington, D.C.,down to Daytona Beach not long ago withan Amtrak train full of Spring Break partyanimals. 120 lucky winners of an MTVcontest made the trip on the Amtrak charterwith Whitesnake.

BEASTIE BOY GOES HOL-LYWOOD -Adam Horovitz, betterknown to most of us as King Ad-Rock, Beastie Boy, stars oppositeDonald Sutherland in an as of yetunnamed major motion picturefrom Orion. It's been described as awarm. Ordinary People-type drama.Hugh Hudson, responsible forChariots ofFire, Greystoke: The Legend

Of Tarzan, and Revolution, directed.)ho

ators. Sounds like fun, but it won'thappen unless somebody thinks ofsomeplace suitable outdoors herein New York. Mike Whittaker willtake your suggestions at (213) 835-8977.

MISSING LINK - Full FathomFive, an Iowa City trio on LinkRecords, make a New York City ap-pearence at Siberia April 20, open-ing for the Pontiac Brothers. Theird^ut LP, The Cry Of A Falling Na-tion, spread wide patches of guitarroar over tuneful basslines. EricMelcheFs detached, droning vocalssummed the boredom of the greatplains; Full Fathom Five's musicalonslaught then minced and dicedsaid boredom. The band recentlycompleted recording new material.A twelve inch single, 'Tain Giver,"will be out in late April, and thealbum. Four A.M., follows in lateMay. Also, just out from Link is atwelve inch single from Scottishband APB, "When I Feel This Way"b/w "She's The Girl," which has al-ready been voted "Shriek Of TheWeex" by listeners of Long Islandalternative rock station WDRI. Formore Link Records info call JohnHudson at (212) 334-9556.BACKTO IRISH BASICS - The

Chieftains are going from folk ar-tists to session pros. First there wasnews that they back up Van Mor-rison on his next album, IrishHeartbeat (PolyGram), a collectionof eight traditional Irish songs andtwo Morrison originals, and will

with Morrison on an U.K. tour,ow Canadian hit-makers Glass

Tiger have recorded one track withThe Chieftains for their upcomingLP Diamond Sun (EMI-Manhattan)."My Song" is acknowledgement ofthe band^s Celtic roots, written bykeyboardist Sam Reid, whosemother is from Ireland, and leadsinger Alan Frew, who comes froma small town outside of Glasgow,Scotland.NEWS...NEWS...NEWS... - Jules

Shear's new band. RecklessSleepers, has been signed byLR.S...."On Squirrel HiU," is thename of a new Jules Shear composi-tion featured on Ian Matthews'scollection of Shear songs. WalkingA Changing Line. The album, thefirst vocal release on Windham Hill,features a duet between Matthewsand Eliza Gilkyson on "AliveAlone". ..The second CrowdedHouse album is set for a Junerelease from Capitol. MitchellFroom produced. ..Froom alsoproduced Pat McLaughlin's self-titled debut on Capitol. The open-ing track, "In The Mood," is oril-liant pop, simple as sin and about asmuch fun: a half-r^gae beat kickedhome with forceful guitar, a mile-11 giwide hook you could describe as

1 lyric, and leadBremner. This

lilting, a hiccupped lyric, and leadilly r

le radio all the

impeguitar from Bilhshould be on t^etime...Chris Spedding hasproduced an album for Toronto'sRazorbacks which will appear onOPM, WEA Canada. U.S. distribu-tion is still to be worked out. LikeBlue Rodeo, The Razorbacks are aproduct of Toronto's Queen Streetmusic scene... Keita of Mali makeshis American debut at S.O.B.'s onApril 19, 20, & 21.

Joe Levy

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SINGLE RELEASESOUT OF THE BOX OUT OF THE BOX

GEORGE MICHAELOne More Try (5:50) - Columbia (3807773) - Chappell Music-Monison-Leahy Music/ASCAP - G. Michael

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Producer. G. MichaelThis is an inspired vocal perfor-

mance by Michael, accompanied byorgan and a little drum, he wails.From the blockbuster Faith LP it for-tifies his emergence as an artist to bereckoned with, a giant of the in-dustry. The song is a slow ballad andprobably nobody but GeorgeMichael could pull off anything likeit on pop radio. Strong CHR entry.

DEBBIE GIBSON ^,

Foolish Beat (4:20) - Atlantic (7- J89109) - Creative Bloc Music Ltd.-

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Deborah Ann's Music/ASCAP - D.Gibson ~ Producer D. Gibson IHere Debbie slows it down and“^--

delivers a heartfelt ballad that really 1 ybuilds and emotes. From her smasif^LP Out Of The Blue, she's produces avery clean track that allows her fostretch out vocally without inters 4Xference. This is a winner for Gibson,

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and should continue the-.^phenomenal success of this very (talented and winningyoung woman'.

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CHR hit.

FEA TURE PIOKSDARYL HALL JOHN OATES - Everything Your Heart Desires (4:26) - Aris-ta (ASl-9684) - Hot Cha Music Company/Careers Music Inc/BMI - D. Hall- Producer D. HaU-J. Oates-T. Wolk

They're still as distinctive a team that has ever come along in pop-R&B. Thisis a silky smooth and easy going tune that allows the guys to blend vocallyand co-produce a really inviting and accessible track. CHR and Urban.

THE SMITHEREENS - Only A Memory (3:39) - Capitol (P-B-44150) -Famous Monsters Music Inc.-Colgems-EMI Music Inc/ASCAP - P. DiNiz^c*-^- Producer Don Dixon .

Already a hot moving single, this melancholy ditty is a hooky bit of alter-native rock. These guys know how to sound emotional yet ^gy. The in-credible Don Dixon produces. AOR hit. ’

BELINDA CARLISLE - Circle In The Sand (3:40) - MCA (53308) - FutureFurniture Music-Shipwreck Music/ASCAP - R. Nowels-E. Shipley -Producer R. NowelsOnce again outstanding songwriting and production elevate Carlisle into

the majors. This a very strong, hooky, tune with a great melodic chorus. Sixty-ish yet contemporary. CHR hit.

TEDDY PENDERGRASS - Joy (4:30) - Asylum (7-69401) - Colloca Music- 1Hip Trip Music/BMI - R. Callaway - Producer R. CaUaway-V. CallawayTeddy grooves easy with an uplifting ditty about the upside. Somehow, f

when he sings Joy you want to cry. A great, brave man, and a fine tune. UrbaK-

DAVID LEE ROTH - Stand Up (4:15) - Warner Bros. (7-28108 DJ) -Diamond Dave Music/ASCAP - D. Roth-B. Tuggle - Producer D. RothAn engaging, catchy rock song, with a funky danceable groove. The writ-

ing and producing are tight and precise. Really cuts and should score verywell on AOR as well as CHR.

BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS - Between Like And Love (3:18) - Capitel *(PB-44149) - WB. Music Corp.-Vera Cruz Music Co. adm. WB Music^Corp/ASCAP - B. Vera - Producer T. Dowd

Billy is a national treasure, and it's sad that such a great pop singer coul^ -have gone so many years unrecognized. On this wonderfully written song,Billy Vera again proves his inestimable value in the world of music. CHR.

ALBUM RELEASES ^ t.OUT OF THE BOX

HOUSE OF SCHOCKHouse Of Schock - Capitol (Cl-46925) - Producer: R. Gottehrer -

Bar CodedFirst effort combining the talents of

ex-Go-Go Gina Schock and New Or-leans songwriter Vance DeGeneresshould ca^ure radio's attention out-of-the-box. Best tracks include "Mid-dle Of Nowhere," "Walk In MySleep," "Never Be Enough," 'TheWorld Goes 'Round" and "WalkAway." Watch for guaranteed mediaattention to result in massive retailaction.

OUT OE THE BOXJEAN BEAUVOIR

^Jacknifed ~ Columbia (BFC 40621) --Producen J. Beauvoir - Bar CodedAlbum's advance single, the

R&B/pop flavored 'Jimmy," shouldopen up doors at a variety of radioformats for Beauvoir's latest. Watch.for artist to gain mass exposure via

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this vehicle, his second solo outingkT'f

Other strong cuts include "SearchingFor A Light," "Standing On My Own-'-Two Feet," "Gamblin Man" and"Dyin At Your Door."

FEATURE PICKSJAMES REYNE - James Reyne - Capitol (Cl-48982) - Producer: D. Sigerson- Bar Coded

MENTAL AS ANYTHING - Mouth To Mouth - Columbia (BFC 44144)Producen R. Gottehrer - Bar Coded

Australian musician's American debut showcasing accessible and Intel- Infectious pop/rock from the boys down under should quickly make noiseligent pop/rock should garner healthy AOR attention immediately. Strong at a variety of U.S. radio outlets. College/Alternative will most likely benefitcandidate for Top 40 radio acceptance. first.

JUNIOR - Sophisticated Street - London/PG (828 083-1) - Producers:Various - Bar Coded

Quality dance/pop should score immediately at B/C and Dance radio andeventually cross over to pop radio. "Right Back At The Start," "Yes (If YouWant Me" and "Say That You Care" are among the best.

PETER MURPHY - Love Hysteria - Beggars Banquet/RCA (7634-1-H)Producer. S. Rogers - Bar Coded

U.K. sensation will continue to find success on America's College/Alterna-tive outfits - with adventurous Top 40 following in time.

SUAVE — I'm Your Playmate — Capitol (Cl-48686) - Producers: Suave-D.Omarr- Bar Coded

Slick, seductive stylings from Suave should score at both radio and retail,r vatch for first single, a high-tech cover of "My Girl," to generate strong cross-ijver.

THE WEATHER GIRLS - The Weather Girls - Columbia (BFC 40778) —

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Producers: Various - Bar CodedDance divas return with a slickly produced package of quality dance/pop.

Listen for "Love You Like A Train," "Bum Me!," "Why Can't We Show Ot^Love" and "Love's On The Way."

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5 KICK 9.96INKS (Atlantic 81796-1)WEA

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6 NOWAND ZEN 9.96ROBERT PLANT (EsPoronza/Atlantlc 7 9Q863-1)WEA

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Q MORE DIRTYDANCING 9.98ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK(RCA6965-1-R)RCA

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8 SKYSCRAPER 9.96DAVID LEE ROTH (Warner Bros. 25671-1)WEA

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17 ...NOTHING LIKE THE SUN 10.98STING (AltM SP 6402)RCA

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1 9 THE LONESOME JUBILEE 8. 96JOHN COUGAR MEUENCAMP(Mercury 832 465-1)POL

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2637 BORN TO BE BAD 8.98

GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS(EMI-Manhattan E1-46973)CAP

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2313 SURFING WITH THEALIEN 8.98

JOE SATRIANI (Relativity/Important 8193)IND41 9

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2745 JELL IT TO MY HEART 8.98

TAYLOR DAYNE (Arlsfa AL 8529)RCA45 13

5DIESELAND DUSTMIDNIGHT OIL (Columbia BFC 40967)CBS

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1050 LA. GUNS 6.96

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GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (MCA 42004)MCA44 20

3157 RAPTURE 8.98

ANITA BAKER (Elektra 9-60444)WEA57 106

55MAN OF COLOURSICEHOUSE (Chrysalis OV41S29)CBS

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44 01 THE SEVENTH ONETOTO (Columbia FC 40873)CBS

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43 62 ALWAYS & FOREVERB 8.98RANDY TRAVIS (Warner Bros. 25568-DWEA

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10 63 EXPOSURE 8.98EXPOSf (Arista 844DRCA

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11 EVERLASTING 6.98NATALIE COLE (Manhattan ST S309)CAP

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53 65 ROCK OF LIFE 9.98RICK SPRINGFIELD (RCA 6620-l-R)RCA

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22 66 SO FAR, SO GOOD...SO WHAT! 8.98MEGADETH (Capitol C1-48148)CAP

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112 2

71 CANCIONES DE Ml PADRE 8. 98LINDA RONSTADT (Asylum 60766-DWEA

63 19

MAGIC 8.98THE JETS (MCA 42085)MCA

79 24

73 CHARACTERS 9.96STEVIE WONDER (Motown 6248ML)MCA

64 20

74 SUBSTANCE 1987 12.96NEW ORDER (Qwest 25621-DWEA

74 34

75 TANGO IN THE NIGHT 9.98FLEETWOOD MAC (Warner Bros.. 26471-DWEA

67 51

76 KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME 9. 96THE CURE (Elektra 60737-DWEA

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77 DUOTONES 8.98KENNY G (Arista AL8 8427)RCA

73 63

78 80’S LADIES 8.98K.T. OSLIN (RCA 5924-DRCA

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79 LOVE IS SUCH A FUNNY GAME 8.96MICHAEL COOPER (Warner Bros. 256S3)WEA

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81 UNLIMITED! 6.96ROGER (Reprise 26496)WEA

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83 ONE GOOD REASONPAUL CARRACK (Chrysalis BFV 4 1578)CBS

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84 SAVAGE 9.96EURYTHMICS (RCA 6794-l-R)RCA

75 17

85 YOU CAN DANCE 9.98MADONNA (Sire 25535- DWEA

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Eg HENRY LEE SUMMER(CBS Associated BFZ 40895)CBS

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88 DOCUMENT 6.98R.E.M. (I.R.S. 42059)MCA

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89 ROBBIE ROBERTSON 8.96(Geffen GHS 24160)WEA

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124 2

91 ELTON JOHN UVE IN 10.98AUSTRALIA WITH THE MELBOURNESYMPHONYORCHESTRAELTON JOHN (MCA 2-8022)MCA

84 39

92 LESS THAN ZEROORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK(Def Jam/ColumblQ SC 44042)CBS

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93 LIVING LARGE 8.96HEAVY D. AND THE BOYZ (MCA 5986)MCA

94 27

IN FULL EFFECT 6.98MANTRONIX (Capitol C1-48336)CAP

104 4

95 SHOWME 8.98THE COVER GIRLS (Fever/Sutra SFS 004)IND

93 34

96 KILL ’EM ALL 8.98METALUCA (Elektra 60766)WEA

86 11

97 COMING AROUND AGAIN 8.98CARLY SIMON (Arista AL-8443)RCA

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98 BIG GENERATOR 8.9BYES (Atco 90S22)WEA

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99 GLOBE OF FROGS 6.96ROBYN HITCHCOCK (A&M SP S182)RCA

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]Q] IF I SHOULD FALL FROM 8. 98GRACE WITH GODTHE POGUES (Island 90872)WEA

102 TOUCH THE WORLDEARTH, WIND & FIRE (Columbia EC 40S96)CBS

103 CHRONICLES 8.98STEVE WINWOOD (Island/Warner Bros. 25660)WEA

El HE’S THE DJ, I’M THE RAPPER 8. 98DJ JAZ2Y JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE(JIv© 109M-J)RCA

- 1 05 CREST OF THE KNAVEJETHRO TULL (Chrysalis OV41590)CBS

106 INTO THE WOODS 9.98ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING(RCA Victor 6796-l-RC)RCA

^ 107 FREHLEY COMET LIVE + I 6.98ACE FREHLEY (Megaforce/Atlantic 81826)WEA

108 SHARP 8.98,

ANGELA WINBUSH (Mercury 832 733-1 QDMCA109 UNCHAIN MYHEART 8.98

JOE COCKER (Capitol CLT 48285)CAP

IBUbirth, school, work, deathTHE GODFATHERS (Epic BFE 40946)CBS

Mil THE CALIFORNIA RAISINS 8.98(Priority 9706)CAP

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1 13 EARTH •SUN•MOON 8.98LOVE AND ROCKETS (Big Time 6058- DRCA

114 BAD ANIMALS 8.98HEART (Capitol PJ 12546)CAP

1 15 BRASIL 9.98THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER (Atlantic 81803)WEA

1 16 CRAZY NIGHTS 8.98KISS (Mercury 832 622-l)POL

EVERY SHADE OF LOVE 8. 98JESSE JOHNSON (A 8i M SP 5188)RCA

M18 GRACELAND^ 9.98PAUL SIMON (Warner Bros. 25447) WEA

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R!1 SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GODLYNYRD SKYNYRD 10.98TRIBUTE TOUR - 1987(MCA2-8027)MCA

1 22 BORN TO BOOGIE 8.98HANK WILLIAMS, JR (Curb 25593)WEA

BRIGHT LIGHTS. BIG CITY 9.98ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK(Warner Brothers 25688- 1)WE

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125 LETME TOUCH YOU 8.98THE O'JAYS(Philadelphia Infl/EMI ST 53036)CAP

1 26 DANA DANE WITH FAME 8.98DANA DANE (Profile 1233)IND

127 FOREVER YOURSTONY TERRY (Epic BFE 40890)CBS

CASUAL GODS 8.98JERRY HARRISON (Sir© 25663-l)WEA

]29 PAID IN FULL 8.98ERIC B AND RAKIM(4th & B' Way 40005)WEA

tm FOREVERAND EVER 9.98HOWARD HEWEn (Elektra 60779- DWEA

131 FLOODLAND 8.98THE SISTERS OF MERCY (Elektra 60762-1)WEA

132 ONE HEARTBEAT 8.98SMOKEY ROBINSON (Motown 6226 MDMCA

133 GIRLS, GIRLS. GIRLS 8.98MOTLEY CRUE (Elektra 60725-1 )WEA

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1 36 TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL 9.98STRYPER (Enigma PJAS 73237)CAP

122 14

] 37 SLIPPERY WHEN WET^ 8.98BON JOVi (Mercury 830 264-1M-l)POL

131 85

138 HARD MACHINE 9.98STACEY Q (Atlantic 81 802)WEA

134 8

139 MOTHER WIT 8.98BETTY WRIGHT (VIslon/MS. B. 3301 )IND

142 7

ElSlVASS 8.98SIR MIX-A-LOT (Nasty Mix 70123)IND

145 3

PERSONAL ATTENTION 8.98STACY LAniSAW (Motown 6247 MDMCA

146 3

142 I’MCOMIN’ 8.98BOOGIE BOYS (Capitol CL46917)CAP

144 4

021 BYALL MEANS NECESSARY 8. 98BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS(Jive 1097-1-J)RCA

DEBUT

1 44 LOOK WHA T THE CA 7* 8. 98DRAGGED INPOISON (Enigma ST 12523)CAP

132 87

^^SCARLEHAND BLACK 8.98(Virgin 1-90647)WEA

151 4

146 BABYLON AND ON 8.98SQUEEZE (A8tM SP 5161)RCA

136 29

147 HOLD YOUR FIRE 9.98RUSH (Mercury 832 464-l)POL

139 30

PONTIAC 8.98LYLE LOVETT (Curb/MCA MCA-42028)MCA

156 3

149 POSITIVE 8.98PEABO BRYSON (Elektra 60753-l)WEA

133 10

GET HERE 8.98BRENDA RUSSELL (A & M SP 5178)RCA

161 3

151 BUSTER POINDEXTER 8.98(RCA 6633-l-R)RCA

123 17

152 SWING STREET 8.98BARRY MANILOW (Arlsto AL-8527)RCA

128 19

153 BIGGERAND DEFFERL.L. COOL J (Def Jam FC 40793)CBS

147 44

154 SHE'S HAVING A BABY 8.98ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK(I.R.S. IRS-621 DMCA

149 5

155 GREATEST HITS, VOL 2 8.98GEORGE STRAIT (MCA 42036)MCA

138 5

156 JUSTUS 8.98ALABAMA (RCA 6495- DRCA

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1 57 EYE OF THE HURRICANE 8. 98THE ALARM (I.R.S. 42085)MCA

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159 RED 8.98THE COMMUNARDS(London 42106)MCA

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160 SEXAPPEAL 9.98GEORGIO (Mofown 6229 MDMCA

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161 AND YOU KNOW THAT!KIRK WHALUM (Columbia FC 40812)CBS

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162 WINDHAM HILL RECORDS 9.98SAMPLER 88VARIOUS ARTISTS (Windham Hllll WH-1065)RCA

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163 GOOD LOVE 8.98MELI'SA MORGAN (Capitol CLT 46943)CAP

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167 GARAGE DAYS REVISITED 5.98 140 32METALLICA (Elektra 60757)WEA

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170 LOVE CHANGES 8.98KASHIF (Arista AL-8447)RCA

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171 THE FINAL COUNTDOWNEUROPE (Epic BFE 4024 DCBS

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172 THE SINGLES 9.98THE PRETENDERS (Sire 25664)WEA

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173 SUPER BADCHRIS JASPER (CBS Associated BFZ 44053)CBS

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175 THE HOUSE OF DOLLS 8.98GENE LOVES JEZEBEL (Getfen GHS 2417DWEA

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176 THE ROAD 8.98THE KINKS (MCA 42107)MCA

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177 TRIO 8.98DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT,EMMYLOU HARRIS(Warner Bros. 2549 DWEA

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178 KOOL a DEADLY 8.98JUST-ICE (Fresh LPRE-5)IND

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179 WOW 8.98BANANARAMA (London 828-061-1 R-DPOL

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180 MILES 8.98MILES JAYE (Island 90615)WEA

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181 GOHIROSHIMA (Epic FE 40679)CBS

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182 VITAL IDOLBILLY IDOL (Chrysalis OV41620)CBS

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183 SOLITUDE STANDING 8.98SUZANNE VEGA (A8cM SP 5136)RCA

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1 84 ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, 1 1. 98ONE BAPTISMARETHA FRANKLIN (Arista AL-8497)RCA

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185 LETHAL 8.98U.T.F.O. (Select Set 12619)POL

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186 SPANISH FLYLISA LISA AND CULT JAM (Columbia 40477)CBS

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187 COLLABORATION 8.98GEORGE BENSON 8c EARL KLUGH(Warner Bros. 25580)WEA

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188 YOYO 8.98BOURGEOIS TAGG (Island 90638- DWEA

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189 ALL THE BEST 9.98PAUL McCartney (Capitoi clw48287)cap

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190 IN THE DARK 9.98GRATEFUL DEAD (Arista AL 8452)RCA

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191 POETIC CHAMPIONS 8.98COMPOSEVAN MORRISON (Mercury 832 585-l)POL

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192 SURVEILLANCE 8.98TRIUMPH (MCA 42083)MCA

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193 HOTAUGUSTNIGHT IINEIL DIAMOND (Columbia C2X 40990)CBS

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194 DISCOVERY 8.98SHANICE WILSON (A8cM SP 5128)RCA

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1 95 THE PEOPLE WHO GRINNNED 8. 98THEMSELVES TO DEATHTHE HOUSEMARTINS (Elektra 9 60761-1)WEA

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196 TOGETHER AGAIN 8.98THE TEMPTATIONS (Motown 6246MDMCA

197 THE RIGHTNIGHTAND

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BARRY WHITE 8.98BARRY WHITE (A8cM SP 5154)RCA

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198 SKINNYa PROUD 8.98SKINNY BOYS (Jive 1077-1-J)RCA

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199 TOUCH 8.98LAURA BRANIGAN (Atlantic 81747)WEA

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200 IF 1 WERE YOUR WOMAN 8.98 194 43STEPHANIE MILLS (MCA 5996)MCA

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* /ViTosmith ... 23

Alabama . . .156

TheAlann . . .157Anthrax ... 68

Rick ... 14

Baker, Anita ... 57- . . .179

M lieison/Klu&h .... . . .1871 . . .174

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Bryson, Peabo . . .149

Cal Raisins ... Ill

Cariilse, Bd ... 34Carrack. Paul ... 83

Cash, Roeanne .... . . .164

Cher ... 42

Church,The ... 80

Cockocjoe . 109

Oie, NatalieCommunards . . .159Cooper Michad . . . ... 79

Cover Girls . . . 95

Cure 76Daru Dane 126O'Arby, Terence Trent .... 4Day, MorriB 40Deele 39Def Leppard . . . 15Depeche Mode 124Di^ond, 193DJJazzyJeff 117Dckkm 69Earth, Rre 102Eric B And Rakim 129Eiffope 171Evoythmics &4Ej^hoee 63Ferry, Bryan 55Fleetwood Mac 75F

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MAKE ITLASTKeith Sweat (Elektro 60763)

FAITHGeorg© Michael(Columbia OC 40867)

ALL OUR LOVEGladys Knight & The Pips(MCA 42004)

INTRODUCING THEHARDLINEACCORDING TOTERENCE TRENTDARBY(Columbia BFC 40964)

CHARACTERSStevie Wonder (Motown 6248ML)

EYES OFA STRANGERThe Deele (Solar/Capitol ST72555)

HOT, COOL a VICIOUSSalt-N-Pepa (Next Ploteou PL 1007)

DAYDREAMINGMorris Day (Warner Bros. 25651)

EVERLASTINGNatalie Cole (Manhattan ST5309)

TEAR DOWN THESE WALLSBilly Ocean(Jive JL 8495)

LIVING LARGEHeavy D. & The Boyz (MCA 5986)

WHITNEYWhitney Houston (Arista AL-8405)

LOVE CONFESSIONSMIkl Howard (Atlantic 81810-1)

HOW YA LIKE MENOWKool Mo© Dee (Jive 1079-1-J/RCA)

PEBBLESPebbles (MCA 42094)

UNLIMITED!Roger(Reprise 9-25496-1 /Warner Bros.)

TOUCH THE WORLDEarth, Wind 8c Fire(Columbia FC 40596)

SHARPAngela Wlnbush (Mercury 832-733-1)

JODY WAREYJody Watley (MCA 5898)

JUST BETWEEN USGerald Albright (Atlantic 81813-1)

ONE HEARTBEATSmokey Robinson (Motown 6626 ML)

GOOD LOVEMell'sa Morgan (Capitol CLT-46943)

LETME TOUCH YOUO'Joys (PhiladelphiaInternatlonal/EMI ST 53036)

IF I WERE YOUR WOMANStephanie Mills (MCA 5996)

LOVE CHANGESKashlf (Arista AL-8447)

PAYED IN FULLEric B. 8c Rakim(4th 8c B'WAY/lsland 40005)

HEARSAYAlexander O'Nealaabu/EpIc 25602-1)

SCHOOL DAZEVarious Artists(EMI/Manhattan El-48680)

GUESS WHO'S COMIN'TO THE CRIB?Full Force (Columbia FC 40894)

MAGICThe Jets (MCA 42085)

KOOL a DEADLYJust-Ice(Fresh LPRE-S/SleepIng Bog)

daKRASHda'KRASH (Capitol Cl 48355)

IN FULL EFFECTMantronix (Capsltol Cl-48336)

THE BIG THROWDOWNLevert (Atlantic 7-89217)

PERSONAL ATTENRONStacey Lattlsaw(Motown 6241 ML)

COME INTO MY LIFEJoyce Sims (Sleeping Bag TLX 10)

JONATHAN BUTLERJonathan Butler (Jtve/RCA 1032-1-J)

RUTUFFENUFFReeble Jackson(Columbia BFC 40896)

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ra FOREVER YOURS 58 17Tony Terry (Epic BFE 40890)

5 19 46 LESS THAN ZEROSoundtrack(Def Jam/Columbia 44042)

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50 EXPOSUREExpos6 (Arista AL 8441)

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53 THE HOUSE THAT 51 819 19 RAP BUILT

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54 DANA DANE WITH FAMEDana Dane (Profile PRO 1233)

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56 BEST OF HOUSE MUSICVorlous Artists (Profile 1248)

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58 GOIN’ OFF 62 323 18

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67 HOOKED ON LOVEClarence Carter (Ichiban ICH 1016)

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30 2268 TOUCH AND GO 61 5

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RMEWhispers (Solar/Capitol ST-72554)

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38 S YOU’REA PART OF ME DEBUTJean Corn©(Atlantic 81811-1)

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29 3471 KISS SERIOUS

Chico DeBarge (Motown 6249 ML)71 24

36 972 SIGN 'O’ THE RMES

Prince(Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 1-25577)

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75 DUOTONES 70 45Kenny G (Arista AL 88427)

SOUL TRAIN WINNERS Thesecond annual Soul TrainAwards Show was a r«ound-ing success. Michael Jackson,

Levert and rap star L.L. Cool J were thetop winners capturing two awards each.The gala ceremony was televised live to95% of american households.

Michael Jackson, captured tw'o of the

three awards he was nominated for; in-cluding single and album of the year,male, for his hit Bad. His sister JanetJackson, edged him out in the best videocategory for her top selling hit. Control.

Other double winners L.L. Cool J andLevert, won in both categories they werenominated. L.L. Cool J won for best rapsingle, I Need Love and best rap album,for Ms platinum seller. Bigger And Def-fer. Levert won best single, group orband for Cassanova, and album or theyear, group or band, for their Mt, TheBig 'Ehrowdown.Whitney Houston continued her

award winning streak by gamering thealbum of the year, female. Natalie Colewon best single, female for, I Live ForYour Love.

Other winners included, MikiHoward, best new artist, Vanessa BellArmstrong, best gospel album, solo,Najee, best jazz album, solo. TheWinans, best gospel album, group orchoir, and Hiroshima, b^t jazz album,group or band.

Winners were presented in fourteencategories, and the show was high-lighted by an emotional tribute toGladys Knight & The Pips, whoreceived the Heritage Award for theirLifetime acMevements. Congratulationsto Don Cornelius and the Soul TrainFamily on the second of many success-ful shows.STEVENSON JOINS MOTOWN -

Veteran publicist Rosalind Stevensonhas been named director of press andpublicity for Motown Records. The an-noimcement came from Skip Miller,prffiident of the label.

ROSALIND STEVENSONMost recently, she served as a senior

publicist for Universal's motion picturemarketing group, participating in thecampaigns for The Secrets Of My Suc-cess, Dragnet, Bom In East L.A., Hail,Hail, Rock N' Roll and Cry Freedom,among others. Prior to moving toUniversal, she was with MGM'spublicity department since 1980 andpromote rapidly through a series of in-creasingly responsible positions. Shewas involved in the marketing of suchfilms as Rocky 3 & 4, the Poltergeistfilms, the Bond films Octopussy and AView To A KlU, Wargames, Teachersand Running Scared.Commenting on Stevenson's ap-

eivx)intment. Miller said, "I am extremelylappy about Roz joining Motown. Herroaci 1broad knowledge will be an invaluable

asset to us."

60 YEARS OF HITS - Following theirrecent Soul Train taping. Solar Recordsartists. The Whispers and MCARecords artists, Gladys Knight & ThePips share some laughs

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IS backstage. TheWhisf>ers are currently enjoying success

with the single No Pam, No Gain whileGladys Knight & The Pips are doinglikewise with LovinNothin'

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Combining their industry experienceyou are looking at 60+ years of Mimaking by these two groups. Showm leftto right (1st row') Wallace "Scotty‘SScott, Gladys Knight, Walter Scott,Marcus Hutson and Edward Guests(2nd row) Leaveil DeGree, NicholasCaldwell and William Patten. Photcredit; John Dooley.

D'ARBYDOES BOSTON - Duringrecent promotional tour w'hich includeda stop in Boston, Columbia Records art-ist Terence Trent D'Arby spent somS"time at WILD radio.

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Eastman. ^NEW VOICES AT KSOL - Opera-

tions manager, Bcmie Moody, recentlyannounced the addition of DeWayhe"Supersnake" Weaver and Billy Davi^^Ocean to the KSOL line-up. Moodysaid, "tMs move will help to strengthenour competitive edge in the markeP*’place.

Weaver, joins KSOL from top contem-porary hit station Y95 in Dallas, withprevious experience at KMJQ in Hous^*'^ton and KGFJ Los Angeles, Weaverblends perfectly with the style of KSOLas host of the 2rM-6PM time slot

Ocean returns to KSOL, handlingmorning drive after tw'o years at anotherurban station. An e)q>erienced voice-over talent. Ocean can be heard or*PG&E, Great America and CaliforniaState Lottery commercials to mention afew. L(X)k out bav area radio!WPZZ NEEDS SERVICE

Urban/AC formated WPZZ-FM 95.9'needs record service from Polygram,,4TH & Broadway and Virgin Records.Contact Paula Cox music director,WPZZ, 4760 Kingsw'ay Drive, In-'dianapolis. In 46205, 317-257-8928. Theyare also accepting airchecks for fufirre;

full and part-time op>enings.PLUSH RECORDS DEBUTS - In-^_

dustry veteran Ed Crawley pr^ident ofj

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ED CRAWLEY, DENISE, JIMMMAYWEATHER

Her 12" single is scheduled for releasenear the end of April. Other signees are ^Beverly Collins and Willie Hill. Plush";Record^s is looking for a national dis-

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BOB LONG

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WASN’T I GOOD TO YA? (Capitol p-^M]07) ....... da’Krash

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WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO (Ar\stoASi-967A) Whitney Houston 16 8PINK CADILLAC (EmManha»anP-B-Q0}]7) Natalie Cole 17 9

YOU ARE WHO YOU LOVE(EMi-ManhattcinP-B-50108) Gavin Christopher 13 12

DON’T YOU KNOW (MCA-S3255) Heavy D. a The Boyz 20 7

I’VE BEEN A FOOL FOR YOU (\M7-99B79 Miles Jaye 21 11

MAN IN THE MIRROR (Ep^c BA-07668) Michael Jackson 5 11

HERE COMES THE NIGHT(Ca^to\PB-AA022) Meli'sa Morgan 22 10

MERCEDES BOY(MCA5B279) Pebbles 25 5

LOVEYDOVEY (Epic BA-07697) Tony Terry 7 13

COUiDNTCAfff ifSS (Tommy Boy 7-27978-A) Force M.D.'S 24 8

INSTANTREPLAY(CdiumbiaB8-07702) MIco Wave 26 9

EVERYTHING WILL B-FINE (Columbia 38-07737) Lisa Lisa a Cult Jam 28 7

STAND UP (Virgin ST-BR-53196-AR) Hindsight 29 9

FISHNETWarner Bros. 7-2B20]) MorrIs Day 11 13

JUSTHAVIN’ FUN (A&MAM-BQ07) The Fit 30 10

WILD. WILD WEST (Jive 1086-7-j) Kool Moe Dee 32 7

SOME7H/NG JUSTA/Nr«GHr(Vlntertalnment/Elektra 7-69411) .... 35 5Keith Sweat

GO/NGBACK^ TO CAL/ (Def Jam 38 07679/Columbia) . . . L.L.COOl J 12 11

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WHO DO YOU LOVE (Ryan 71156) Rodney Saulsberry

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DON’TMESS WITH MY HEART(Mercury 870 ))5-7) . . . TheSkwares

PIANO IN THE DARK(A&.MAM-BO0B) Brenda Russell

EVERYDROP OF YOUR LOVE (Motov/n]9]2MF) . . . Stacy Lattisaw

STRANGE RELABONSHIP (Eiektra 769415) Howard Hewett

LOVE /VfE ALL OVER (Arista ASi -9680) Kashlf

ROCKET2 U (MCA 53254) The Jets

IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN (MCA 53275) Stephanie Mills

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NO PAIN, NO GAIN (vision/ms. b. 4501) Betty Wright

THR/LiSEE/fER (Reprise 7-27982-A) Roger

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FLIRT(EM\-Manha»an P-8-50101) Evelyn King

CAN YOU WAIT(MCA 53296) Glorge Pettus

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LIVING IN THE LIMELIGHT (Jwe \090-7-JAA) Glenn Jones 57

A/NTNO WAy (Atlantic 7-891 16 ) Jean Came 59

1^ / CAN’TSTAND THE RAIN (E^c 34-07740) Tease 6257 THINKING OF YOU (C6iumbia38-07695) Earth, Wind a Fire 27 12

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Q YES (IF YOU WANTMEXiondon/PoiyGram 886 189-7) Junior 67 363 PALL/NG/N LOVE (Select FMS 62302) Whistle 41 8

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m DO you PEEL /T (Future FRi 03) Tyrone Dovis 72 267 PA7HERP/GURE (Columbia 38-07682) George Michael 36 13

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m D/V/NEE/W0770NS (Reprise 7-27967-DJ-2) Narada 79 270 WE’RE GOING TO PARTY (Houston intetnationoi 111) Future 7 1 3

ED LITRE WALTER (Wing 887 385-7DJ) Tony Toni Tone DEBUT

Wt THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (A&M B0i8) Shanice Wilson 82 2

m SLOW STARTER (MCA 53 139) Randy Hall 84 2EV/LROy (Columbia 38-07687) Earth, Wind a Fire DEBUT

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EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES (AAsfaASi -968A) . Hall a Oates DEBUT

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CO/lfPASS/ON (Virgin 99351) Gary Toylor DEBUT

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80 PLAYTH/NG (Columbia 38-07685) Rebble Jackson 45 14

ED NP PAIN, NO GA/N (Solar 70020) The Whispers DEBUT

82 THANX you fPALETTTNMEBEM/CELPAGA/NJ (Epic 34-07719) .... 78 4• Charlie Singleton a Modem Man

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SPEND SOME BME WITH MEWarner Bros. 7-28iB7) . Jamaica Boys DEBUT

m LOVE MAKESA WOMAN (Presh/Bieeping Bag iXADiBA) . . Madame X DEBUTm /P WE TRy(Solar 70022) Bobyface DEBUTEl WERE'SA NEED /NME(Ariantic 7-89122) .... Geoffrey Williams DEBUT

88 TA/fE GOOD CARE OP A4E(jive/RCAi087-7-jAA) . Jonathan Butler 51 14

89 PREE (Island ST-IL-53545-SP) Will Downing 55 9

90 WOULDN’T you LOVE TO LOVE ME (Reprise 7-281 27-A) .Taja Sevelle 61 8

91 NEVER KNEW LOVE UKE THIS Oabu2SAD76A6) . Alexander O’Neal 64 14

92 LOVE DON’T GIVE NO REASON (Motown ) . Smokey Robinson 66 12

93 HOW LONG (Poiydor 887 126-7) Gerry Woo 73 12

94 THAT’S WHERE yOU’LL P/ND ME (Virgin 7-99375) Deja 80 13

95 ONE MORE POR THE LONLEy HEARTS CLUB (RCA 6925-7-R) .... 83 10David Ruffin And Eddie Kendrick

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97 NO 1/2STEPPIN (A&M2990) Shanice Wilson 86 17

98 NEXT TTME (Motown 1923MF) Brownmark 87 10

99 ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOVE (Arista ASi -9656) 88 9Dionne Warwick a Howard Hewett

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^NE STEPH UP ~ The big Carnegie Hdlconcert to celebrate the 80th birthday of

^ Stephane Grappelli (c) is coming up AprilI

14. Here, maldng plans with thehonoree, areparticipants Yo-Yo Ma (1) and RogerKellaway.

:iWORDS FROM RA -Sun Ra, bless his littleheart, performed a solopiano piece at Alice

Tully Hall the other day, as part of aSpotty jazz triple bill. Here, ifanybod^s interested, is what Sun"Ra had to say about himself in the^program notes:

"\ do not remember being bomtherefore I do not like to speak ofbirth as a self-authorized known

i.'fact. I think I am here but even thatthought might be some pro-creatorsdream-blueprint designed plans for

cosmo-computer reference. Thees-"^sence of me is of the Eternal SpiritBeing. The music is like my self: it

'is not born, IT HAPPENS.

'7ust say, I arrived on this planetsome other when at some seeming

[^point of then on possibly the leftside of now. True music is not

, born...it be: it is of cosmo-being gift-

magnificence. I can feel the spirit-

’fvibration of each place, person orwhatever,...is or ain't. By the way, I

' could sue a lot of people who havefalsely stated I was bom Herman

r'Blount."

Space, indeed, is the place.

NO BAND - Bobby McFerrin's^latest album, everybody is quick topoint out, is not a jazz album; it's apop album. Personally, I don't real-ly see it as much different from

"^^McFerrin's other albums - his jazzalbums - only that instead of therebeing one of him there's as many as14 of him. But they moved him

"from Blue Note to Manhattan tomake the point that THIS IS A POPALBUM. In any case, he's on theroad and, pop album or not, here

* are some dates and places: Tor-rance, CA (4/16), San Francisco(4/18), Calgary (4/20), Salt Lake

^jCity (4/22-23, with the WoodburyH^bance Company), Davis, CA^[4/25), San Francisco (4/28, with

^l^e Pickel Family Circus), Pit-^tsburgh (4/29), the famous MasseyHi Hall in Toronto (4/30), and Car-l^negie Hall (5/3). Other dates'll be

annoimced. And, no, don't expectMcFerrin to recreate the overdub-

bing shenanigans of the album.

TUNE UP - New York's NewSchool has a growing Jazz and Con-temporary Music Program with aheavyweight line-up of instmctors

- guys like Amie Lawrence, JonHendricks, Barry Harris, RolandHanna and Jimmy Heath. In anycase, they've been holding audi-tions for the fall semester and thelast two audition dates are April 22and May 20. If there's an aspiringjazz musician hanging around yourhouse or office, call (212) 741^58for the audition information.

FESTS - This is the time of yearwhen summer jazz festivalbrochures cause the demise ofscores of trees. I'll print this infor-

mation in the order I get it. Here's

a start:

The Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, spon-sored by Japan's NTV Network,will take place August 26-28 atYamanaka Lake, located - youguessed it - at the base of Mt. Fuji.This is a Blue Note Records gig, andBlue Note's Michael Cuscuna is themusical director. Signed up are ArtBlakey, Joe Henderson, Jackie Mc-Lean, Tony Williams, Johnny Grif-fin, Donald Byrd, Horace Parian,Michel Petrucciani, Roy Haynes,Roy Haigrove, Gary Peacock andnumerous others.And for those who can't get to

New Orleans for the JazzFest thismonth, but who'd like to attend afestival of New Orleans-basedmusic, fear not. There's the Festa

New Orleans Music Ascona, set forJune 24 - July 4 in Ascona, Italy. It's

a schlep, sure, but among theperformers'll be Snooks Eaglin,Louis Nelson's New Orleans AllStars, Rockin' Sidney, the FriendlyTravelers and Clive Wilson'sOriginal Camelia Jazz Band. NewOrleans' USA Travel Agency isworking up tours to this one, andthey've even got a toll-free numberfor you to call: (800) 228-9711.BOPPING AROUND - Ken

Webb Enterprises, they of the 'JazzFrom the City" radio show, are nowplanning a "Jazz From The City"television show; call them at (212)402-1236 if you'd like to knowmore...Joe Williams and DaveGrusin will the the recipients ofhonoree doctorates at the BerkleeCollege of Music's May 14 com-mencement...You into saxophones?Go to Berlin May 4-8 and you'll runinto a Free Music Workshop consist-ing of The Nederlands SaxofoonKwartet, the Rova SaxophoneQuartet, the 29th Street SaxophoneQuartet, the Berliner SaxophonQuartett, Itchy Fingers, the Koel-

ner Saxophone Mafia, PositionAlpha, the Rascher SaxophoneQuartet, and the Butch MorrisSaxophone Ensemble. Really...Thefourth Hennessy Cognac JazzSearch is in full bloom, with semi-

finals set for May 12 in New York,Detroit, Chicago and New Orleansand May 11 in Los Angeles, andfinals set for June 16 in L.A..

Lee Jeske

CASH BOX JAZZ ALBUMSTitle, Artist, Label, Number, Distributor

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DIANE REEVESDIANE REEVES(Blue Note BIT 46906)

AND YOU KNOW THATKIRK WHALUM(Columbia FC 40812)

DIANESCHUURA THECOUNTBASIE ORCHESTRA(GRP GR 1039)

MARSALIS STANDARD TIMEVOL 1WYNTON MARSALIS(Columbia FC 40461)

BRASILTHE MANHATTAN TRANSFER(Atlantic 81803)

GRP SUPER UVE INCONCERTDAVE GRUSIN, LEE RITENOURCHICK COREA, DIANE SCHUURTOM SCOn(GRP GRA -1-1650)

STILL LIFE (TALKING)PAT METHENY GROUP(Geffen GHS 24146)

RENAISSANCEBRANFORD MARSALIS(Columbia FC 40711)

JUSTBETWEEN USGERALD ALBRIGHT(Atlantic 81813)

COLLABORATIONGEORGE BENSON/EARL KLUGH(Warner Bros. 25580-1)

JOYRYDERWAYNE SHORTER(Columbla FC 44110)

GOHIROSHIMA (Epic FE 40679)

KALEIDOSCOPEMIKE METHENY(MCA/Impulse 42023)

TRIBUTE TO COUNTBASIEGENE HARRIS ALL-STAR BIG BAND(Concord CJ 337)

EVERYNIGHTLIVEAT VINE STJOE WILLIAMS(Verve/Polygram 833236)

NORTHERN LIGHTSDAN SIEGEL(CBS Associated BFZ 44026/E.P.A.)

DUOTONESaKENNY G. (Arista AL8 8427)

THE VILLIAGEHENRY BUTLER(MCA/Impulse 2-8023)

THE VERY BESTOFGEORGEHOWARD VOL. 1(TBA TBAC 233)

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20 SIESTA 19 17ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURESOUNDTRACKMILES DAVIS/MARCUS MILLER(Warner Bros.25656)

21 PORTRAITS 16 26LEE RITENOUR (GRP 1042)

WALTER BEASLEY 24 5WALTER BEASLEY(Polydor/PG 833866-1)

23 SVINGIN’ WITH SVEND 23 5DAVID GRISMAN(MCA Zebra/Acoustic ZEA 42108)

24 MICHAEL BRECKER 22 49(MCA/Impulse 6980)

25 LONGDISTANCE 25 4RICARDO SILVEIRA(Verve Forcast/ Polygram 835 054-2)

26 DOLPHIN SMILES 26 3STEVE KINDLER &. TEJA BELL(Global Pacific/Columbia OW 40719))

27 TIMEAND TIDEBASIA(Epic BFE 40767/E. P.A.)

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El JOHN PATITUCCIJOHN PATITUCCI(GRP GR 1049)

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29 STEPPIN’UP 29 14HANK CRAWFORD/JIMMY MCGRIFF(Milestone M-9153)

30 BRAZILIAN ROMANCESARAH VAUC^AN(CBS Masterworks FM 42519)

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EQ DANCING IN THE DARKSONNY ROLLINS(Milestone M-9155)

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38 THE GIFT OF TIMEJEAN-LUC PONTY(Columbia FC 40983)

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39 STORIES WITHOUT WORDS 34 33SPYRO GYRA (MCA 42046)

40 FULLCIRCLEaFULL CIRCLE (Columbia FC 40966)

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JAZZ FEATURE PICKSIMAGINATION - Woody Shaw -Muse MR 5338 - Producer: Don Sickler

The exceptional hard bop trumpet vetis in fine form on this albmn of stand-ards. Trombonist Steve Turre shares thefront line.

SAXOTIC STOMP - Ricky Ford -Muse MR 5349 - Producer: Don Sickler

Big toned tenorman, and fine neo-bopwriter, goes bell-to-beU with saxistsJames Spaulding and Charles Davis onthis in-the-pocket session.

DOUBLE FEATURE - Special EFX -GRP GR-1048 - Producer: ChieliMinucci

Pretty acoustic fusion swept with therhythms of a thousand worlds.JOHN PATITUCCI - GRP GR-1049 -Producer: Chick Corea

Nimble six-string bassist from ChickCorea's band, delivers an attractiveacx)ustic fusion debut, with his boss in

tow as producer and keyboardist.TUCK AND PATTI - Windham HUlJazz 0111 - Producers: Patti Cathcartand Tuck Andress

New age label bows jazz imprint witha singer (Patti) who leans on the jazz sideof Joni Mitchell and a pianist (Tuck) wholeans lightly on his keys.JEAN-LOUP LONGNON & HIS NEWYORK ORCHESTRA - Atlanric Jazz81829

French saxophonist and impres-sionistic writer leads a big band of NewYorkers.

REAL TIME - The Art Farmer/ BennyColson Jazztet - Contemporary 14034 -

Producer: Helen KeaneGreat band, great playing, but tcx)

many of the same old (Golson) songs.SUN DANCE - George Robert/TomHarrell - Contemporary 14037 -Producer: BUI Goodwin

Fine Swiss altoist (Robert), fineAmerican trumpeter (Harrell), and fineItalian pianist (newcomer Dado Moroni)in a fine contemporary hard bop album.TO BEGIN AGAIN - Nelson Rangell -Gaia 13-9007 - Producer: Danny Weiss

Easy-listening fusion saxophone.Radio should love it.

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2 START UP WITH 4 3 16 THE CURE IN ORANGE 13 2JANE FONDA Elektra Entertainment 40107-3Lorlmor Home Video 077 17 THE WIZARD OF OZ 15 7

3 CALLANETICS 3 7 MGA/UA Home Video 60001MCA Home Video 18 AUCE IN WONDERLAND 20 5

4 JANE FONDA’S LOW 2 7 Walt Disney Home Video 36IMPACTAEROBIC WORKOUT 19 SLEEPING BEAUTY IB 7Lorlmor Home Video 070 Walt Disney Home Video 476

5 BEVERLY HILLS COP II 6 2 20 KATHY SMITH’S BODY 14 7Paramount Homo Video 1860 BASICS

6 JANE FONDA’S NEW 5 7 JCI video 8111WORKOUT 21 ROBOCOP 17 7Lorlmor Home Video 069 Orion Home Video 8610

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8 PINK FLOYD THE WALL 8 7 Vestron Video 6015MGM/UA Home Video 400268 24 GREATFUL DEAD SO FAR 24 7

9 AN AMERICAN TAIL 7 7 6 West Home Video SW-5701MCA Home Video 80536 25 SCARFACE 19 7

10 BEVERLY HILLS COP DEBUT MCA Home Video 80047Paramount Home Video 1134 26 PLATOON 25 7

11 DIRTYDANCING 10 7 HBO Video 0040Vestron Video 6013 27 TOP GUN 27 7

12 THE GODFATHER 12 7 Pararhount Home Video 1629Paramount Home Video 8049 28 KATHY SMITH’S 26 7

13 STAKEOUT DEBUT STARTING WORKOUTTouchstone Home Video 599 Fox Hills Video FH1027

14 SUPER BOWL XXII DEBUT 29 MARYPOPPINS 21 7NFL CHAMPIONS Walt Disney Home Video 23

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 30 PLAYBOY 1986 PLAYMATE 23 7Fox Hills Video VIDEO CALENDAR

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4 LOST BOYS 4 4 Warner Home Video 11709Warner Bros. Inc. 11748 19 THESQUEHE 17 3

5 NO WAY OUT 6 7 HBO Video 0063HBO Video 0061 20 NADINE 16 5

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CB S/FOX GOES OVER-BOARD - Goldie Hawnplays an heiress with am-nesia in this CBS/Fox

Home Video release. Directed byGarry Marshall, this one is atelevision-level comedy that oughtto translate well into a home videomovie. Goldie plays a grating, ob-

noxious rich-bitch who falls out ofher yacht and is retrieved by a car-penter that she had fired (Kurt Rus-sell), who takes advantage of heramnesia and convinces her that heis her husband and that she is themother of his four ill-manneredkids. Slowly she gains control of the

situation becoming the kind ofcharacter Goldie Hawn fans areused to — the good-natured anddippy girl with a big heart. There

are some funny scenes in her transi-tion from unconscious wench tocaring mother. Hawn does acredible job of playing with the twopersonalities when she finally real-izes who she really is. Not a greatwork of art, but good, clean familyentertainment. Rated PG, 112minutes, $89.98.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn inOverboard

MCA HOME VIDEOPRESENTS CRY FREEDOM -Nominated for three AcademyAwards, Ciy Freedom is directed bySir Richard Attenborough whoused his broad, historical brushstrokes previously in Ghartdi. If youbuy the whole genre of the histori-cal drama, especially Atten-borough's preachy style, than thisfilm is a palatable, informative andsometimes moving depiction of lastyears of South African revolution-ary Stephen Biko. There is a major

flaw in the film, however - Atten-borough opts to split the film intotwo parts. The first half follows thelife of Biko (Denzel Washington),

through the eyes of white SouthAfrican journalist Donald Woods(Kevin Kline). After Biko's deathhalf-way through the film, the storyfollows Wood's attempt to escapethe country with his family and hismanuscript about Biko's Ufe. It's atrue story, but a bad way to make amovie. Part of the "problem" isDenzel Washington, he's so good inhis portrayal of Biko that you don't

care to see anyone or anybody els ^When he dies in the film, neithi r

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Kevin Kline or the limply evokedattempt at a suspenseful escape foWoods can fill the vacuum. This i ihalf a great movie, but a goO' Lenough half and a good enough* ^cause to warrant getting this film

jDebuts June 16th. $89.95.

Deadly Illusion - Pictured (l-r) Frit^Friedman, Director of Publicity ForRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, andBilly Dee Williams, star ofDeadly lUxision.. ^

FROM RCA/COLUMBIA PIC-TURES HOME VIDEO- What car.you say about an action movie tha^,

^stars Billy Dee Williams, MorganFairchild and Vanity, a movie that

,

features a healthy dose of Uzi fire,

latex-mask imposters and casualsex? Boffo Home Video Blockbuster is^the technical name for it. And we're-^-all for it as long as it's among rent-ing adults in the comfort of their

own homes. The film is called Dead-

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ly Illusion and should do very wellfor RCA/Columbia. Street DateApril 28th, 1988. $69.95.

RIAA ADDS VIDEO,CATEGORY - The Recording In-dustry Association of America(RIAA) annouced the introductionof a Multi-Platinum music video'category. Certification is retroactive

on film videos to January 1, 1988and on music videos to October 1,1985. Sales must exceed 100,000units and/or $4 million at suggested list. Music videos that are