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MAY 28 1993THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN RADIO
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Making Sense ofRadio Research
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This WeekEverybody knows that there aresignificant challenges facingradio today. The problem isidentifiying just what thosechallenges are and how to dealwith them. That's whereresearch comes in, say theresearchers. But how closedoes research get to realitywithin a market, and how can ithelp a station improve its marketrating? Should researchers just
report the factsand figures, orshould theyprovide solu-tions? Radiooperators, such
as Bill Clark of ShamrockBroadcasting (above), have theirsay, researchers have their sayand regular Gavin columnistRhody Bosley puts in his twocents worth in a Managementspecial focus which providesour cover story this week.Plotting the trends is what Gavinis all about, especially in newGavin features such as the GOChart - which tracks Gavin -onlyreporting stations- and in Gavin
Connections, whichties up crossoveractivity acrosssome of the broadspectrum of music genrescovered by the magazine. TheMedia Connection column alsohighlights the impact of musicin the movies and elsewhere.Newest of our new musicsections is Album AdultAlternative and among the A3Boomers this week are DonaldFagen, Darden Smith and Diesel.
The latest nearly -news is all inThat's Sho-biz and our latestFriend Of Radio is Howie Klein(above), vice president WarnerBros Records, managing direc-tor Sire Records, who used to
listen to WNEW-FM as a kid. In anIndustry Profile,Gavin studies thethree Rs of RapRadio, Records
and Retail - and talks to leadingindustry figures, including Jason"JC" Ricks(above).
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TOP 40
THE PROCLAIMERSI'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Chrysalis/ERG)
RAP
DA KING & IKink Da Wenzel (Rowdy)
URBAN
BRIAN McKNIGHTOne Last Cry (Mercury)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
THE REMBRANDTSChase The Clouds Away (atco/eastwest)
COUNTRY
MARK COLLIEShame Shame Shame Shame (MCA)
AAA
DANNY GATTONCrusin' Deuces (Elektra)
JAZZ
KEITH JARRETT TRIOBye Bye Blackbird (ECM)
ADULT ALTERNATIVE
AARON NEVILLEThe Grand Tour (A&M)
ALTERNATIVE
THE CRANESForever (Dedicatec/RCA)
ALBUM
AOCBig Gun (Columbia)
r ADDEDTOP 40
SOUL ASYLUMRunaway Train (Columbia)
DINA CARROLLSpecial Kind Of Love (A&M)
RAP
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUNDChief Rocka (Pendulum/Elektra)
KOOL G. RAP & D.J. POLOOn The Run (Cold Chillin')
URBAN
HI -FIVEUnconditional Love (Jive)
CHERYL "PEPSI!" RILEYGimme (Reprise)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
STINGFields Of Gold (A&M)
DONALD FAGENTomorrow's Girls (Reprise)
COUNTRY
TRACY LAWRENCECan't Break It To My Heart (Atlantic)
ALAN JACKSONChattahoochee (Arista)
AAA
*ROBERT PLANTFate Of Nations (Es Paranza/Atlontic)
*DONALD FAGENKamakiriad (Reprise)
JAZZ
KEITH JARRETT TRIOBye Bye Blackbird (ECM)
DAVE GRUSINHomage To Duke (GRP)
ADULT ALTERNATIVE
KEN NAVARROI Can't Complain (Positive Music)
ERIC MARIENTHALOne Touch (GRP)
ALTERNATIVE
TEARS FOR FEARSBreak It Down Again (Fontana/Mercury)
OMBStand Above Me (Virgin)
ALBUM
AC/DCBig Gun (Columbia)
ROBERT PLANTFate Of Nations (Es Paranza/Atlantic)
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TOP 40
KENNY G With PEABO BRYSONBy The Time This Night Is Over (Arista)
RAP
NAUGHTY BY NATUREIt's On (Tommy Boy)
URBAN
SILKGirl U For Me (Keia/Elektra)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWSIt's Alright (Shanachie)
COUNTRY
ALAN JACKSONChattahoochee (Arista)
AAA
DONALD FAGENKamakiriad (Reprise)
JAZZ
JEFF BEALThree Graces (Triloka)
ADULT ALTERNATIVE
DAVE SAMUELSDel Sol (GRP)
ALTERNATIVE
TRASHCAN SINATRASHayfever (Go I/London/PLG)
ALBUM
DONALD FAGENKamakiriad (Reprise)
Inside5 News
7 Letters
8 That's Sho-biz
17 Industry ProfileThree P
of Rap22 Media Connection
MANAGEMENTSpecial Focus
23 Radio Research"In our desire to beprecisely right, we are moreoften precisely wrong,rather than roughly right."
FORMATS11 Top 40
14 GO Chart
18 Rap
15 Urban
22 Gavin Connections
33 Adult Contemporary
28 Country
36 Jazz
38 Adult Alternative
40 Album
42 Album Adult Alternative44 Alternative
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GAVIN NEWS
"I personally see that the usedCD business could be up to twenty
percent of the industry in five years ifit goes unchecked."
- CEMA president Russ Bach on the rising
sales of used CDs
ii;sFed, Sued, SorryWKBQ-St. Louis morningpersonalities Steve Shannonand D.C. Chymes were firedlast Thursday after nine daysof controversy that doggedthem after they called awoman listener a "nigger".To add to their woes,WKBQ management hasannounced they're suing the
two, charging they used"extraordinarily improperand highly offensive racialand ethnic comments andepithets both on the air andin public."
In the suit, WKBQ man-agement is also seeking$50,000 in damages, sayingthe personalities cost the sta-
tion at least that much in lostadvertisers and listeners.Shannon and Chymes' dis-missal came after at least sixdifferent advertisers pulledtheir commercials.
During their 18 months onWKBQ, Shannon andChymes repeatedly usedracial slurs; the FCC had
NARAS ChangesGrammy RulesNational Trustees of theNational Academy ofRecording Arts and Sciences(NARAS) emerged from theirrecent week-long meetingwith revised Grammy -eligi-bility rules.
One of the biggestchanges is that only songsthat were first recorded,or first came to promi-nence during the eligi-bility year can beentered into any songcategory. This makescovers of standards,such as recent winnersLayla and Unforgettable,ineligible.
Another significantchange is Best NewArtist. The rule hasbeen changed toinclude artists whoseentry establishes theartist/s' public identity.During an eligibilityyear an artist mayrelease his/her/their secondor third album. However, ifprevious efforts were largelyignored, the artist would beeligible if the publicembraced the new work.
Other changes are: Only pop, rock, R&B,
rap and country singles ortracks will be eligible. TheAcademy says this movewill, "prevent voters fromhaving to judge a single per-fromance against an entirealbum performance."
Participants may onlyvote in nine out of 20 fields
on the nominating ballot,and eight out of 26 on thefinal ballot. This move isdue to the decrease in thetotal number of fields.
Pop, rock, R&B andCountry tracks from a previ-ous year's album are eligible
if they're being entered forthe first time. This isNARAS' bow to the prolifera-tion of airplay -only singles.
Previously, the winnerof Best Engineered Albumhad to have worked on atleast 51% of the album'splaying time. Under the
new rule, all of analbum's credited engi-neers will receive aGrammy.
New York City willhost next year'sGrammy AwardsCeremonies on March 1at Radio City MusicHall. "The RecordingAcademy is delightedto bring the GrammyAwards back to NewYork," said NARASpresident and CEOMichael Greene."Grammy In TheSchools, the All-American High School
Band and Choir, MusicCares- all have made major stridesthis year. New York sharesour passionate feelingsabout these programs andwill work hard to ensuretheir success as importantparts of Grammy week."
already received 16 com-plaints about their show, butessentially can't act on racialslurs.
Shannon and Chymes, whooriginally said they didn'tregret using their statements,became repentant last week."We're a whole lot smarterthan we were a week ago,"Shannon said. "A word likewe used hurts, and we werehoping to spend some timetalking to the NAACP andUrban League about thatawareness.
"We used that word andwe didn't realize the extentto which people could behurt by it. Now that weknow, we're sorry." Bothdisc jockeys expressedshock at their termination,saying they believed,according to Shannon, "the
station wanted to heal thewounds and then get usback on the air."
Although both the NAACPand the Urban Leaguepushed for Shannon andChymes' dismissal, they,along with the AmericanJewish Committee, are con-cerned with what St. Louislisteners will accept over theairwaves. Shannon andChymes' program wasextremely popular, andWKBQ staffers say the sta-tion has received hundredsof calls supporting the two.
The listener, NicoleHammonds, said she felt thatjustice has been served."Their mouths got themfired," she said. "They gotwhat they deserved."
WKBQ management didnot return calls.
Tolliver, Rush OK
To Buy WJMOThe FCC this week clearedthe way for WZAK-Cleveland program directorLynn Tolliver and his part-ner, music director BobbyRush, to purchase crosstownWJMO/AM&FM.
The sale had been stalledby groups, including theSouthern Christian Leader-ship Conference (SCLC),who charged that becausethe two were going intopartnership with currentWZAK owners, Zapis, to pulloff the deal, it didn't consti-tute minority ownership.
"We made the deal with(WJMO owners) UnitedBroadcasting, and a group ofpeople in the community
petitioned to deny the salesaying it wasn't a legitimateminority -controlled compa-ny," said Lee Zapis. "TheFCC agreed with us."
According to the ruling,"Thus having found theapplicant to be fully quali-fied, the application forassignment of licenses forWJMO/AM&FM Cleveland... -are hereby granted."
Zapis said complaintswere based on conjecture.His family -owned companywill own shares in Tolliverand Rush's Zebra Broad-casting and when the salebecomes final, WZAK andWJMO/AM&FM will enterinto an LMA agreement.
GAVIN MAY 28, 1993 5
NEWS
Indies Slam Used -CD PoliciesThe decision of three majorrecord distributors, Sony,WEA and CEMA, to ban co-op dollars and yank promo-tional support from recordretailers who sell used CDshas upset indie store own-ers who have formed agroup, Independent MusicRetailers Association, tooppose the restrictions.
The distributors beganimplementing the policy lastmonth.
"The idea was that theperceived value of a newCD was going down," saidGreg Broom of ManifestDisc & Tapes, which ownsfive stores in SouthCarolina. "[They felt] sellinga used CD would make thenew one seem less valu-able."
"We see used CDs as thebiggest problem of thisyear," said CEMA presidentRuss Bach, "so we feel posi-tive about what we havedone and we intend to stickwith our policies. Whenused CDs are sold, the artist,the songwriter and the pro-ducer don't get any royal-ties-and we (the label)don't get any royalties."
Indies charge that the dis-tributors' actions not onlycost them in advertising, butthat it harms the growth ofnew artists.
"I feel like it's somethingthat's going to hurt retailersthat sell used CDs as well aslabels that are trying tobreak new acts," said JohnKunz, owner of Austin,Texas -based Waterloo.
"We no longer receive co-op advertising," said Broom,"which we used quite a bitto promote new artists-that's specifically what wedo. They're [distributors]essentially taking that awayfrom us, putting us at a dis-advantage to stores thatdon't sell used CDs."
"I personally see that theused CD business could beup to twenty percent of theindustry in five years if itgoes unchecked," saidBach.
"That means you have tocut your costs."
Kunz doesn't feel that there -selling of promo copieswas an issue with thelabels. "At many storesthat's not an issue," he said."My store doesn't sell pro-
mos, but promos ultimatelycome from the labels them-selves, so to a certain extentthey have control over thatsomewhat."
"That is absolutely aproblem," countered Bach."We are looking at thewhole promo copy issueand trying to find holes inthe system...and we'regoing to attack them."
This week PolyGramDistribution (PGD) raisedthe ire of its fellow distribu-tors by announcing theywill not penalize retailersfor selling used CDs. Infact, the company says it
will capitalize on Sony,WEA and CEMA's policies.In a memo, PGD vice presi-dent of field marketing CurtEddy said that Sony, WEAand CEMA are handingPGD the opportunity "tomake deeper inroads at theindependent store level thathistorically reacts quickestto developing artists."
PGD president JimCaparro, while saying he isagainst the selling of usedCDs, stated, "I am lookingto capitalize on the space.
"That is not out of theordinary for PGD. We actaggressively... We have not
changed our philosophy oftrying to get our 'unequal'fair share."
PGD's competitors de-plored the company'smove, one going so far asto call it "foolish and short-sighted."
Indie retailers, who assertthey will be the hardest hit,maintain that selling usedCDs will not affect distribu-tor's profits. "People whobought used CDs alsobought regular -priced CDs,"said Broom. "Used CDswere never a large percent-age of our business tobegin with."
Kiosks In Full BloomDAVID BERAN
Living will be easier forsheet music consumers thissummer when electronickiosks sprout up like flow-ers in musical instrumentand print music retail storesacross the country.MusicSource U.S.A. islaunching the installation of
MusicSource Instant SheetMusic Machines in fortylocations, and the machineswill he operational in June.
"The amount of selectionyou have is what really dri-ves sheet music," explainsMusicSource CEO DaleJacobs. "Initially, 40,000titles will be available forpurchase, and eventually we
Blockbuster says labelsknew about CD systemIn an effort to dim the waveof negativity that followedthe announcement ofBlockbuster/IBM'sannouncement of a new in-store CD system, Block-buster has said that within100 days, New LeafEntertainment (marketing)and Fairway TechnologyAssociates (manufacturer)w11 demonstrate a proto-tyce of its new technology.
Record companies stillseem cool to the idea ofconsumers being able to gointo a record store, choosea title and have it pressedon demand. While thecopyright issue looms largeand must be resolvedbefore the system is imple-mented, labels are still
smarting from not beingconsulted with prior to thepublic announcement of theventure.
However, Wally Knief,corporate communications
Al Cafaro"Interesting concept."
director for Blockbuster saidlabels knew what was goingon. "The record companieswere aware of what we
were doing," he told Gavin,"and we feel confident thatwhen they hear preciselywhat the extent of whatwe're doing is they'll take abetter view of it."
As reported last week,label executives wereincensed to learn of theIBM/Blockbuster proposal.Most vocal were SonyEntertainment and WarnerMusic Group. WMG chair-man Robert Morgado saidthat while his company hadheard "rumors from analyststhat the companies(IBM/Blockbuster) wereconsidering such a con-cept," they were "nevergiven the courtesy of aphone call from these com-panies."
When asked if he wassaying those who said theydidn't know of his compa-ny's plans actually didknow, Blockbuster's Kniefsaid, "I'm saying we con-tacted the record companiesbefore the announcement.They were aware of whatwe were doing." A
spokesperson for Morgadosaid the company's state-ment hasn't changed.
Though as of presstime ahard line was still beingadhered to, some compa-nies are softening. Lastweek A&M chief Al Cafaroexpressed interest in theconcept and this week EMI,which initially was cool tothe idea, said it wasintrigued by the technology.
will carry all 200,000 of thesongs bought on a regularbasis."
Here's how it works. Acustomer seeking sheetmusic for a song searchesthe kiosk database. Thescreen allows the viewer tosee the first page of musicfor the song, and includesother informational notes forspecific instrumentation.Instead of buying a book ofthirty or forty songs, onecan purchase songs on anindividual basis. The kioskprints out the sheet musicon site, and the consumerpays from $3.50 to $4.95 persong.
"This rollout encompassesforty stores covering twentystates, and includes nameslike New Orleans' Weirlines,the oldest music store in thecountry," says Jacobs."These stores will have atleast ten times more inven-tory than they've ever car-ried. Our titles include tabla-ture written for guitars forsongs by current bands likeGuns 'N Roses andMetallica."
The kiosks are designed sothat stores can have multiplestations available for morethan one user. A system net-work monitor will showmusic -related programmingand infomercials. Within sixmonths, Music -Sourceintends to have a systemcapable of audio and videopreview in more locations.
6 GAVIN MAY 28, 1993
NEWS
'Revolutionary' Retail
Ordering System
Debuts In UK StoresWoolworth's, the U.K.'slargest music retailer(known affectionately as`Woolies' and no longerrelated to the Stateside fiveand ten), has debuted a newin-store computer orderingsystem that puts up to150,000 titles at consumers'fingertips, and even deliversif the selection isn't in stock.
The technology, touted tobe the most advanced in theworld, allows would-bebuyers to interact with a TVscreen that, by process ofelimination helps them findthe CD or video they wantto buy. "The customer isgiven a list of instructions,"Woolworth's group tradingmanager Martin Davies toldGavin. "They're able toaccess the product either bytyping in the name of theartist, or part of the name ofthe artist, or by typing in thename of the CD, or throughgenre."
Once the match has beenlocated, the system plays asection of the CD or video,and if its not the desiredselection, the customer canget back into the system; ifit is what the consumerwants they're advised of it'savailability. If the selectionisn't in stock, Woolies willhave it delivered within twodays. Since the companyowns a record distributor-ship, they almost always
have what they need. Ifnot, they tell the consumerit might take a bit longerthan usual to receive theirselection.
"Initially there were a lotof inquiries that weren't ful-filled because customerswere playing with it-it wasa novelty," Davies said."Then we were getting anumber of inquiries aboutproduct we already had instock. More latterly cus-tomers have been orderingitems outside of our storerange."
Davies said that the sys-tem, which has been in oneWoolworths for two monthsnow, won't end up in all ofthe companies 796 outlets,but smaller stores will beable to utilize a paper -dri-ven system that won't be asinteractive.
Woolworth's claims tohave the U.K.'s lowest CDprices. When asked howthe National HeritageCommittee's current investi-gation into CD pricing andcalls for lower prices wouldaffect Woolies, Davies said,"We don't know what theoutcome will be because it'squite a complicated inquiry,but let's say the price doeschange and it's slightlylower. We will still maintainthe same pricing position-ing. There will be no differ-ence in our strategy."
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ICWYR/FM-Winner, S.D. hasgone satellite and is nolonger a Top 40reporter...New OM atKARW-Longview, Texas isLarry Douglas who comesfrom KKKK/FM-Odessa,Texas...Dave Ryan, formerlymorning personality atKKFR/FM and KZZP/FM,both in Phoenix, landed theprimo morning shift atKDWB/FM-Minneapolis.Ryan's also done stints atWNCI-Columbus and KLUC-Las Vegas...Overnight per-sonality Marc S. Cole is exit-ing 95XXX (WXXX)-Burlington, Vt. and is look-ing for his next opportunity.Call him at (603) 336-5437...Move over Oprah.The gloved one himself, SirMichael "King of Pop"Jackson, appeared, viaphone of course, on RickDees' morning show onKITS/FM-Los Angeles and,among other things, laid torest the rumor that he drinksrose water in the morning.Michael did say that SirAndrew Lloyd Webber hasapproached him to star inthe film version of PhantomOf The Opera...At RCARecords, Chris Hensleyhas been appointed seniordirector, artist development,up from senior director offield promotion...Heart like awheel: KLOL-Houstonweekender Caroline "Kaz"Bargmann has announcedher retirement from radio topursue a career as a profes-sional race car driver...Island/4th & Broadwayhas inked a deal with theBrooklyn -based BrooktownRecords, headed by KedarMassenberg. The label'sfirst album will be the solodebut of Daddy 0, formerlywith Stetsasonic... Newnames in Hollywood
Records'salesdepart-ment:LarryCrandusand LoriJohns
(above) who join as regional
sales marketing managersfor the Midwest and WestCoast respectively...SanFrancisco finally got aClassic Rock station whenKRQR ("The Rocker")dumped all current tracks.KFOG is now the onlyAlbum outlet in thecity...Veteran record execu-
tive MikeBernardo(left) hasjoinedMercuryRecords asnationaldirector of
R&B singles national sales.Mike was most recently atUptown/MCA. Also atMercury, Ray Henderson
(left) hasbeennameddirector offield R&Bpromo-tion...Tiredof those
long, boring EmergencyBroadcasting Systemtones? Block your ears nomore. The FCC's first high-tech test will be tried out inDenver from June 28-30...Tuned In Broad-casting, Inc. has inked aTime Brokerage Agreementwith WRLT/FM-Nashvillelicensee Gary Stevens.WRLT/FM will remain AdultAlternative. Trio of promo-tions at Uni Distribution:Denise Fanelli has beenpromoted to regional branchmanager, West Coast, upfrom re ional sales manager,
Southern California; ArtPatterson takes Fanelli'sformer position. He was asales rep; Mike Khouri isregional sales, manager,Boston. Khouri was a senioraccount executive based inAlbany, N.Y...At Power 95FM (WDJK)/Dayton, after-noon personality BrianSavage takes on assistantmusic director duties andmiddayer Stacy Cruise joinsthe promotion staff...What'shappened to the Parents'Music Resource Center(PMRC)? Calls to theiroffice are greeted by arecording saying they'llreturn local calls, but ifyou're from out of townwrite a letter...TheElectronic Media RatingCouncil has suspended theaccreditation of the SpringArbitron ratings in Atlantasaying ARB's on -air surveytest could affect "the basicreliability of the Atlantaradio report. ARB'sdisappointed with the deci-sion but will keep on testingon -air survey announce-ments... WLW-Cincinnati airpersonality Gary Burbankis forming a new radiocomedy syndication compa-ny, Burbank's Creations,which will open up thisweek. It will be headed upby Steve Harper, andfeature Burbank's popularcharacter Earl Pitts,"Uhmerikun." For infocall (513) 232-2216.Address is 7346 BeechmontAve., Cincinnati, Ohio45230
ings got hairy on the o -Oakland Bay Bridge
on Wednesday (5/26) morning as members of WILD07's (KSOL) morning crew stopped rush hour traffic
1
ile sidekick Chuy Gomez got a haircut. Morning hosancow defends the stunt by saying, "We were maki
of Bill Clinton. saying our show has a higherpproval rating than the president's forty-five percent.
rely, we can stop traffic to get our haircuts!" The end
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ult? A miles -long traffic jam and possible legal actioinst WILD 107 by the California Highway Patro
Crosstown at KMEL, Morning Zoo co -host Bill Lee saidt while the incident might look impressive in the nation -
trades, it's a negative to the folks that were stuck in traf-
fi Ty advice to Mancow is keep it up!"
ACCORDING TODAVE SHOLIN
Word of THE BOX not coming to terms with potential
investor Island was premature. THE BOX, in looking out
for their shareholders just couldn't extend the period of
exclusivity, but BOX vice president of programming Les
Garland says both parties are still "talking very seriouslyand the deal is far from over."
A new kid on the Top 40 block in Beantown? Producer
Maurice Starr is apparently shopping for a radioproperty in Boston and looking to put Sunny Joe Whitein charge.
What California PD is displaying a great deal of interest
in a Northwest MD as a possible candidate for APD?
Are plans in the works to make WOGL/AM in Philly the
second All Sports station in the City Of Brotherly Love?
Currently the station simulcasts with WOGL/AM, except
middays.
While his staff is breaking records this summer, A&M
President/CEO Al Cafaro will be busy crackin' the books.
That's right-the same industry notable seen in ourFriends Of Radio feature last week has entered Harvard
Business School for an advance course of study. Want tobet his classmates hear a lot of Sting, Gin Blossoms,Dina Carroll and Blues Traveler by the time theygraduate?
Former KWNZ MD Melanie Mackert departs Reno andheads to Redding, Calif. as MD and morning
newsperson/sidekick for 894.7 (KEWB) PD Chris Ruh.Meanwhile, Ruh's former MD Darrin Stone is alsorelocating to California. He joins Michael Newman'steam at KDON Monterey/Salinas as nighttime personali-ty, replacing three-year vet Marty Party
What's that about Norfolk, Va. getting a new Top 40 to go
up against WNVZ? Z104 PD Wayne Coy doesn't have theFOGGIEST idea.
It was quite the event last weekend at the wedding for Van
Halen and Jude Cole manager Ed Leffler. Following aquiet ceremony at his Brentwood, California home, a
reception was held at Morton's. This is only the third timein the famous restaurant's history that it's been closed for a
private party.
Add ABC/Cap Cities to the list of possible suitors forR&R.
What's consultant Bob Mitchell up to? Is he spendinglots of time in Fresno these days?
There was lots of guesswork about who would replace
Steve Cochrane at KDWB Minneapolis. The nameheard most often the past several weeks was confirmed by
PD Mark Bolke-it is indeed Dave Ryan! Last at KKFRPhoenix, Ryan has an impressive track record that
8 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
THAT'S SHO-BIZ
includes stints at Nationwide's KZZP (now KVRY),WNCI and KLUC.
Pete Michaels, last at WLAN Lancaster, Penn.rejoins his former partner Hank Bastian at 0100(WQIC/FM) Lebanon, Penn. Watch out for these two tomake plenty of noise once again.
Classical and Jazz are two formats that receive intense
audience loyalty. The latest evidence of this comes out of
Washington, D.C., where listeners of JAM 100(WJZE/FM) held a rally to get the attention of new ownerColfax, pleading for no change of format, please!Speculation is a flip to Gold or Country is in the works.
Any truth behind chatter about Uptown recording starMary J. Blige being on her way to joining WhitneyHouston in discovering the joys of motherhood? And isthe future father a member of another Uptown/MCA act?
A salute to 104 KRBE Houston PD Steve Wyrostok oncompleting the Houston to Austin MS150 Bike Tour lastmonth, single-handedly raising $3,000 for the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society. It's Steve's third year par-ticipating in the event.
Should be some smiling faces over at Evergreen Mediawhere net revenue for the year to -date takes a significant
rise from $9,491,000 last year $16,093.000 in '93.
'4111111111MT Day coAPPIN last longerllIdtexpected for more than a few of the staff at the CapitoTower? At presstime, we've heard the first c
executive vice resident Art Jae er.
KRQR San Francisco drops current album produc infavor of Classic Rock under new PD John McCrae. Thatleaves crosstown KFOG as the lone album outlet. Asked to
describe the KFOG (an A3 reporter) sound, PD Greg Solksimply says, "rock n' roll with a brain."
A crowd of 15,000 in Atlanta turned out to see The
Lemonheads play at last weekend's 99X (WNNX)Music Festival. The band was joined by INXS'Michael Hutchence for a version of Mrs. Robinson.The day after the show, Lemonhead Evan Dando took aseventeen -year -old recently dumped by her boyfriend, toher senior prom. Awwwww.
MD/PM Driver Jarrod Bates is out at WEYQParkersburg/Marietta, Ohio after three years. Reachhim at (614) 732-2000.
KZLE (MIX 93.1) Batesville, Ark. nixes their Top 40format, opting for Country.
Condolences to Tony Lucenti, VP at Jeff McCluskyand Associates, on the passing of his mother, Elaineon May 22nd.
Where do you find a dog with nolegs?
Right where you left him!
SHO-TALK
It was the first night ofINXS' Get Out Of The Housetour which kicked off at theWarfield in San Francisco.No one knows how it hap-pened, but the sound wentkaput while the band wasblowing out the audiencewith a powerful rendition ofThe Devil Inside. The bandleft the stage and afterabout 15 minutes cameback and performed the restof their 24 -song set.Backstage, MichaelHutchence said he wasecstatic about playing infront of an audience sosmall he could feel the heat.At one point during theshow he yelled, "I can smellyou. You smell great." In asense, INXS wants to beginagain and feel the excite-ment up close. "We're likekids at the moment," saysHutchence of the group'sreturn to small theaters andclubs after eight years....
Izzy Stradlin resignedfrom Guns N' Roses inNovember of '91 and nowhe's back with the group -at least for the first five sta-dium shows of the next tourleg which includes stops inTel Aviv, Athens and theU.K. Izzy's subbing forGilby Clarke, who brokehis left wrist in a motorcyclespill earlier this month andhad to have surgery.Meanwhile, Stradlin is writ-ing songs for the second JuJu Hounds album whichwill be recorded after thegroup swings through Japanin September...
Two incredibly lucky con-test winners found them-selves on the road withAnthrax during the crazymetallers very special one-time -only club tour, justbefore the release of theirElektra debut, Sound OfWhite Noise. The contest ran
WHO AM I?When I was young I usedto sing for salesladies inclothes shops, and theywould give me coins. Inhigh school I was a cheer-leader and the kids calledme Sexy Ann. Tuberculosistook its toll on my bodyand career until I finallyovercame it. I once made arecord that GeorgeHarrison called "perfectfrom start to finish." Whoam I? see next page
April 10 -May 2 on MTV'sHeadbanger's Ball and gen-erated a precedent -setting40,000 responses. HostRikki Rachtman and crewjoined the band and thetwo lucky fans for theshows that began on May14 in Tijuana, Mexico andhit L.A. on May 15 and SanFrancisco on May 16. Theyhit Boston, Philadelphia andNew York City. The MTVfootage aired on a specialHeadbanger's Ball . To capthings off, right after theirshow in New York, Anthraxappeared in the downtownTower Records store to signautographs and watch thefans line up for their hotcopy of the new album thatbegan heading out the doorat midnight on May 25.New vocalist John Bush is
the missing link that'll helpexplode this excellentalbum into multi -formats...
Smithereens guitaristJim Babjak seems to betaking the band's hit singleToo Much Passion to heart.
Jim and his wife Bettyproved that by reenactingtheir marriage vows on their10th wedding anniversary.The Smithereens are knownfor their tongue-in-cheekhumor and in keeping withthat tradition the Babjakswere remarried by an Elvisimpersonator on May 21 atthe Graceland Chapel in LasVegas, with the entire bandin attendance. Smithereensare rehearsing material fortheir next Capitol albumwhich is slated for an early'94 release...
Bits & Pieces: PeterGabriel's first NorthAmerican tour in six yearswill begin on June 18 inRochester, N.Y. The outing,in support of his Geffenrelease Us, has already gar-nered rave reviews inEurope...The DoobieBrothers will tour the eastand the midwest in August.Warner Bros. Records willhave a boxed set of theirmaterial out by this fall. Itwill include a lot of previ-ously unreleasedtunes...Rockworld/SonyMusic is marking the sec-ond anniversary of NewYork Dolls' guitaristJohnny Thunders' deathwith the release of AdamBomb's single Johnny InThe Sky from his upcomingGrave New World album.Adam wrote the tune as atribute to his old friend the
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What artist(s) currentlynot on Sire/Warnerswould you like theopportunity to workwith?New Order, Metallica andI
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THAT'S SHO-BIZ
night he learned ofThunders' death...
Capitol recording artistsDuran Duran gave newmeaning to the concept of a"World Tour" on Friday,May 14, when thousands ofthe band's fans in LosAngeles, London, Tokyoand Sydney crowded intorecord stores to attend thesame Duran Duran concert.The concert was filmed liveat Tower Records onSunset Strip in Los Angelesand was beamed via satel-lite to all the other sites.State-of-the-art technologywas utilized to produce thebest possible sound andvideo imagery, and theband was able to interactdirectly with their fans dur-ing certain songs. As leadsinger Simon Le Bonexplained," We wanted tothrow a party for our fans,to say thanks for theirincredible support and tolet them know we'll seethem when we come totheir town in the flesh!"...
San Francisco's SOMA(South of Market) districtwas buzzin' last week.Chris Isaak, gearing up forhis tour, played almost twoweeks of unannounceddates at the ParadiseLounge. On the last nightof the series the shooting ofa new video for SolitaryMan added to the excite-ment..During the same timeframe Pearl Jam, complet-ing their new album at TheSite, a ranch/recordingfacility, planned a $5 a-head -benefit concert atSlim's, which is right acrossthe street from the Paradise.A local magazine leakedword of the show and itwas cancelled; however, theband rethought the situationand showed up anyway.Those who arrived early forPearl Jam spent their timechecking out the Isaakvideo being made acrossthe street. Some of thesongs PJ played were onlydays old, and vocalist EddieVedder had to tape thelyrics on the mic stand. Thenew material is very excit-ing and so was the show.*
SHO-PIECESPAUL McCARTNEYOn April 21, 1990 PaulMcCartney's concert atMaracana Stadium in Rio deJaneiro attracted 184,368fans, the largest stadiumcrowd in rock 'n rollhistory.
WILLIE NELSONThe current jingles for TacoBell from Willie Nelson arenot the end of his corporateconnections as his 1993 touris sponsored by JoseCuervo Tequila.
BEACH BOYSThe five -CD boxed set fromThe Beach Boys, due inmid -June, will include 23never -before -releasedtracks.
JOSHUA REDMANJoshua Redman is a 1991magna cum laude graduateof Harvard with a degree inUrban Studies. Upon gradu-ation Joshua passed up ascholarship to Yale LawSchool to pursue his museas a jazz musician.
JANET JACKSONBorn in 1966, JanetJackson was the last andyoungest of the nineJackson siblings born to Joeand Katherine Jackson ofGary, Indiana.
RAY CHARLESIn 1950 Ray Charles met ayoung trumpet playernamed Quincy Jones, afellow struggling musicianin Seattle. Ray began writ-ing songs for Quincy's bandand encouraged Quincy totake-up musical arranging.
CONGRATULATIONS to BLAKE
LAWRENCE, ex-WCDJ, and his wife,
NANCY, on the birth of their son.
GEOFFREY LEO. Born May 13,
weighing 5 lbs , 11 oz.
...CONGRATULATIONS to JEFFREY
NEAD, of Glodow Coats & Nead Publicity
Services, and his wife, TINA, on the birth
of their son, JAMES PHILIP. Born April
29 and weighing 7 lbs., 8 oz.
...CONGRATULATIONS to SHARON
ROSENBUSH-KA PLAN and her
husband, PETER B. KAPLAN, on the
birth of their son, GABRIEL LIBERTY.
Born March 5, weighing 7 lbs., 2 oz. and
18 inches long.
Our WEDDING BELLS rang on May 21
for MIKE SHIPMAN, Program Director
of WSEI-Olney, IL and his fiancee, JULIE
GRAVES.
Best Wishes and CONGRATULATIONS!!
DAVID BOWIEBlack Tie White Noise, thetitle track from DavidBowie's first solo album ofthe decade, takes its inspira-tion from his impressions ofthe riots in Los Angeles asthe result of the firstRodney King verdict in1992.
BILLY OCEANBilly Ocean's real name isLeslie Sebastian Charlesand he was born on theCaribbean island ofTrinidad.
LARRY CARLTONIn 1988 Larry Carltonalmost lost his life in hisHollywood hills neighbor-hood when he was shot inthe neck at close range by ayoung boy with a .357Magnum revolver. Damageto the nerves in Carlton'sarm was temporary, but hepermanently lost use of hisleft vocal chord.
BOB GELDOFIn the making of BobGeldofs new album, TheHappy Club, he admits toan expeditious means ofsong selection. "We playeda song once. If it didn'twork in three takes, it wasout the window. We did 36songs in 10 days."
HUEY LEWIS & THENEWSWhen The Impressionshad their biggest hit everwith Curtis Mayfield's It'sAlright, Huey Lewis, (thenknown by his real name,Hugh Anthony Cregg) wasthirteen years old.
N.W.A.The Los Angeles Timesreports that three -fourths ofthe old N.W.A. (Dr. Dre,Ice Cube and M.G. Ren)have agreed to work togeth-er on a new album. Thepaper speculates the group(without fourth memberEazy-E) might bill them-selves as N.W.E.
WHO AM I?: Tina Turner
DONALD FAGENNot only does DonaldFagen have Kamakiriad,his first solo album intwelve years, he's alsorecently married. Fagen andsongwriter Libby Titus(Love Has No Pride) recentlytied the knot.
TINA TURNERThe new Tina Turner sin-gle, I Don't Wanna Fight,was written in part by Lulu.the actress/singer who hada hit with the 1967 song ToSir With Love from the filmstarring Sidney Pottier.
GLORIA ESTEFANLast year's Gloria EstefanHurricane Relief concert inMiami raised two milliondollars for the cause.
BIG HEAD TODD &THE MONSTERBig Head Todd's real nameis Todd Park Mohr. HisMonster associates areBrian Nevin and RobSquires. The trio is fromColorado and run BigRecords, a label they startedlong before signing to GiantRecords last year.
MICHEL CAMILOThe new Michel Camilloalbum, Rendezvous,includes drummer DaveWeckl and bassistAnthony Jackson. Tenyears ago Michel, Dave andAnthony were a trio knownas French Toast.
PORNO FOR PYROSAccording to a fact sheetdistributed to the press, thebest explanation for thename of Perry Ferrell'snew band Porno ForPyros is as follows; "Theidea for the inflammatoryname comes through happyaccident, when a fireworkflyer is found inside a mag-azine advertising XXX S&Mvideos."
STEVE MILLERAfter nearly a quarter of acentury recording forCapitol, Steve Miller hassigned with PolyGramRecords and will have a sin-gle and album out shortly.
Sho-Bitz: Beverly MireSho-Talk: Sheila ReneWho Am I: David BeranFriends Of Radio #5:Linda RyanSho-Pieces: Ron FellSho-Dates: Diane Rufer
Sho-DateOur Best Wishes and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY To:
Thom Williams WRWD-Highland, NY 5/30
George Henry WDXX-Selma,AL 5/30
Jerry Bowman KHOZ-Harrison, AR 5/30
Dave Reynolds WQMZ-Charlottesville, VA 5/30
Wynonna, MarieFredriksson (Roxette) 5/30Josh Rosenthal ColumbiaRecords 5/31
Patti Oates Warner Bros.Records 5/31
Tom NoonanNew Marketing 5/31
Ginny Harris KKFA-JeffersonCity, MO 5/31
Andrew Sholin 5/31Clare Ryan 5/31Corey Hart, RusselldeCarle (Prairie Oyster) 5/31Steve WilliamsArista Records 6/1
Sully Roddy KSAN/KNEW-San Francisco 6/1
Val DeLong eastwest amencarecords 6/1
John Boyle POWER106-
Los Angeles 6/1
Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn),Harriet, Alan Wilder(Depeche Mode), Pat Boone,Ron Wood, JesseJohnson, Susi Beatty6/1
John BoulousVirgin Records 6/2
Kim Fischer WSPL-LaCrosse, WI 6/2
Chris "Super" CooperKXKC-New Iberia, LA (401) 6/2
Mark Adams 107WIRX-St.Joseph, MI 6/2
Marvin Hamlisch,Charlie Watts 6/2John Yazel KKIS-Concord, CA 6/3
Freddie JohnsonKPCC-Pasadena, CA 6/3
Barry WitherspoonWSTO/FM-Evansville, IN 6/3
Will Stone WEVA-Emporia,
VA 6/3
Steve ResnikNew Marketing 6/3
Danny Wilde (Rembrandts),Suzi Quatro, Dan Hill,Deniece Williams, TooSlim (Riders In The Sky), CurtisMayfield 6/3Craig Lambert eastwestamerica records 6/4
Jenny Kim KMEL-San Francisco6/4
Cindy ShelbyCunningham Sony Music 6/4Larry Hughes MCA Records6/4
El DeBarge 6/4
Ron Strong WPFB/FM-Dayton,OH 6/5
Dave McCormickWKDW-Staunton, VA 6/5
Nancy Lee KZMO-California,MO 6/5
Kenny G, BrianMcKnight 6/5
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GAVIN TOP 40 Assoc IATE
EDITOR:DAVE SHOL1NEDITOR:ANNETTE M.LAI
3 2 1 JANET JACKSON - That's The Way Love Goes (Virgin) 6 205 1 142 36 2 2 98%
2 1 2 DURAN DURAN - Come Undone (Capitol) 8 204 1 141 36 3 3 970/0
9 6 3 ROD STEWART From "MTV's Unplugged" - Have I Told You Lately (Warner Bros.) 6 197 2 45 76 14 3 900/0
5 4 4 AEROSMITH - Livin' On The Edge (Geffen) 9 171 0 110 42 3 1 98°/0
6 5 5 GEORGE MICHAEL & QUEEN - Somebody To Love (Hollywood) 7 179 1 59 59 9 3 93%
14 10 6 BON JOVI - U These Arms (Jambco/Mercury) 7 186 1 16 71 13 2 91%
1 3 7 P.M. DAWN - Looking Through Patient Eyes (Gee Street/lsland/PLG) 12 120 0 79 37 0 1 99%
11 9 8 TASMIN ARCHER - Sleeping Satellite (SBK/ERG) 11 170 8 38 52 10 2 88%
16 11 9 STEREO MC'S - Connected (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG) 12 125 1 46 50 7 1 93%
21 14 DAVID CROSBY & PHIL COLLINS - Hero (Atlantic) 7 154 6 15 33 35 5 70%
28 17 INNER CIRCLE - Bad Boys (Theme From COPS) (Big Beat/Atlantic) 7 144 8 16 24 26 9 70%
36 22 KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista) 4 184 10 2 83 27 35%
18 13 EXPOSE - I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) (Arista) 18 107 5 37 28 8 2 86%
25 21 4 NON BLONDES - What's Up? (Interscope/Atlantic) 16 147 18 18 11 39 8 56%
32 20 NEW ORDER - Regret (Qwest/Warner Bros.) 5 173 20 3 13 60 20 42%
8 8 DAMN YANKEES - Silence Is Broken (Warner Bros.) 11 97 0 32 45 2 0 98%
31 24 JEREMY JORDAN - Wannagirl (Giant/Reprise) 8 131 8 4 19 30 8 65%
4 7 MICHAEL JACKSON - Who Is It (Epic) 11 78 0 28 44 2 0 97%
20 18 SWV - I'm So Into You (RCA) 17 78 2 36 21 3 1 92%
13 15 SILK - Freak Me (Keia/Elektra) 17 65 0 38 21 0 2 97%
30 26 SONIA DADA - You Don't Treat Me No Good (Chameleon/Elektra) 8 129 9 15 15 26 21 57%
32 STING - Fields Ot Gold (A&M) 4 171 11 0 2 85 53 13%
26 23 POISON - Until You Suffer Some (Fire & Ice) (Capitol) 7 118 0 4 22 33 10 640/a
39 31 BOY KRAZY - Good Times With Bad Boys (Next Plateau/London/PLG) 5 142 12 0 1 57 27 32%
35 30 AARON NEVILLE - Don't Take Away My Heaven (A&M) 7 134 7 7 49 23 41%
7 12 VANESSA WILLIAMS with BRIAN McKNIGHT - Love Is (Giant/Reprise) 19 48 0 20 26 0 0 100%
12 16 JOEY LAWRENCE - Nothin' My Love Can't Fix (Impact/MCA) 15 47 0 13 28 1 0 98%
33 TINA TURNER - I Don't Wanna Fight (Virgin) 4 155 6 0 0 65 51 21%
36 CAPTAIN HOLLYWOOD PROJECT - More & More (Imago) 10 109 21 2 5 33 23 29°/0
TAYLOR DAYNE - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Arista) 2 161 31 0 0 57 68 3%
37 34 REGINA BELLE - If I Could (Columbia) 6 126 4 0 10 45 31 37%
- 39 ROXETTE - Almost Unreal (Capitol) 4 130 9 0 1 47 53 16%
SWV - Weak (RCA) 7 83 26 16 6 15 7 42%
23 27 THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - Lost In Your Eyes (Arista) 10 44 0 9 21 2 0 95%
NEW SNOW - Girl, I've Been Hurt (eastwest) 4 86 12 0 3 35 15 28°/a
34 35 CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) (Reprise) 9 54 0 4 10 8 4 78%
27 25 BOBBY BROWN - That's The Way Love Is (MCA) 8 50 0 1 11 12 2 72%
NEW PENNY FORD - Daydreaming (Columbia) 4 115 5 0 41 61 '1%
NEW PATTY SMYTH - I Should Be Laughing (MCA) 4 112 17 0 0 33 57 4%
NEW ROBIN S - Show Me Love (Big Beat/Atlantic) 8 61 16 7 11 8 6 51%
Chartbound Reports Adds On ChartHit
Factor
* SOUL ASYLUM Runaway Train (Columbia) 125 117 5 3 o%
10,000 MANIACS Few & Far Between (Elektra) 106 25 74 7 1%
UB40 Can't Help Falling In Love (Virgin) 92 24 33 35 160/0
JUDE COLE Worlds Apart (Reprise) 92 11 45 36 11%
Total Reports This Week 237 Last Week 239.Hit Factor is a percentage of stations playing a record which also have it Top 20. ie:
100 stations playing the record - 60 stations have it in their Top 20 - Hit Factor = 60%
Reports accepted Monday and Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
Inside Top 40It should be evident by the com-ments he made last week that BrianPhilips has a genuine enthusiasmfor the music that drives 99X(WNNX) Atlanta, his newest pro-gramming challenge. As heexplained, this is a "toddler format"that's growing and learning everyday. He says it's important toremember, "Just because it doesn'tfit in the mainstream doesn't meanthere's a consensus about it among
Most Added
SOUL ASYLUM (117)
DINA CARROLL (48)
FREEDOM WILLIAMS (42)
DEPECHE MODE (31)
TAYLOR DAYNE (31)
SILK (30)
Top New Entry
TAYLOR DAYNE
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love(Arista)
Hot
KENNY G With PEABO
BRYSON
By The Time This Night Is Over(Arista)
Top Tip
UB40Can't Help Falling In Love(Virgin)
RECORD TO WATCH
THE PROCLAIMERSI'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
(Chrysalis/ERG)Benny & Joon help revive this1988 release which is burnin'up phones in a growing num-
ber of markets
people who think they're alternativemusic fans. Indigo Girls into AliceIn Chains makes for a bad segue."
Brian is concerned that those who"jump into this world without greatcare in choosing an essential soundfor the station are creating a poten-
GAVIN MAY 28, 1993 11
TOP 40
Up & ComingReports Adds On Chart
89 3 60 26 UGLY KID JOE - Busy Bee (Stardog/Mercury)
86 7 58 21 GIN BLOSSOMS - Hey Jealousy (A&M)
82 42 31 9 FREEDOM WILLIAMS - Voice Of Freedom (Columbia)
80 1 19 60 PAUL McCARTNEY - Off The Ground (Capitol)
79 31 33 15 DEPECHE MODE - Walking In My Shoes (Sire/Reprise)
76 6 30 40 MARC COHN - Walk Through The World (Atlantic)
71 7 22 42 GREEN JELLY - Three Little Pigs (Zoo)
67 16 39 12 R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Warner Bros.)
61 5 40 16 LUTHER VANDROSS - Little Miracles (Happen Every Day) (LV/Epic)
60 20 29 11 DAN BAIRD - Look At What You Started (Def American/Reprise)
53 10 32 11 BAD BOYS BLUE - I Totally Miss You (Zoo)
51 7 18 26 JADE - One Woman (Giant/Reprise)
51 5 27 19 BAD COMPANY - Little Angel (atco/eastwest)
51 48 2 1 * DINA CARROLL - Special Kind Of Love (A&M)
47 2 22 23 MARY J. BUGE - Love No Limit (Uptown/MCA)
47 4 30 13 JUDYBATS - Being Simple (Sire/Reprise)
45 16 18 11 SHAI - Baby I'm Yours (Gasoline Alley/MCA)
39 - 12 27 VAN HALEN - Dreams (Warner Bros.)
39 30 3 6 * SILK - Girl U For Me (Keia/Elektra)
38 5 4 29 HTOWN - Knockin' Da Boots (Luke)
35 16 10 9 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Plush (Atlantic)
34 4 6 24 BIG MOUNTAIN - Touch My Light (Quality)
29 - 11 18 LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Don't Look Down (Reprise)
29 8 12 9 JORDY - Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe! (Columbia)
29 28 - 1 *BRIAN McKNIGHT - One Last Cry (Mercury)
28 25 - 3 * RADIOHEAD - Creep (Capitol)
27 1 15 11 TREY LORENZ - Just To Be Close To You (Epic)
27 19 1 7 * PROCLAIMERS - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (EMI/ERG)
24 1 3 20 R.KELLY and PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - Dedicated (Jive)
21 4 8 9 JOHNNY GILL - The Floor (Motown)
0 00LI 0 10 L EMI= DUULO -JI1c1Ill tilldUft 1VI1d1.1S)
20 5 7 8 YELLO - Jungle Bill (Smash/Island)
20 14 4 2 *GLORIA ESTEFAN - Go Away (Epic)
18 - 5 13 DR. DRE - Ore Day (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/Atl)
18 1 5 12 DR. MAN - It's My Life (Arista)
17 - 10 7 SHINEHEAD - Jamaican In New York (Elektra)
15 1 3 11 DUICE - Dazzey Duks (TMR/Bellmark)
14 1 - 13 LENNY KRAVITZ - Are You Gonna Go My Way (Virgin)
14 1 4 9 AFTER 7 - Truly Something Special (Virgin)
14 9 5 - *SKIN DIVER - Janie Can't Wait Avion)
12 - 3 9 BIZARRE, INC. - I'm Gonna Get You (Columbia)
12 5 1 6 * ERIC HICKS - Let's Get Into Something Sexy (RCA)
11 - 2 9 TOO DOWN - The Oceanfront (Danzalot)
11 - 5 6 II D EXTREME - Cry No More (Gasoline Alley/MCA)
10 1 3 6 THE GETO BOYS - Six Feet Dee, (Rai-A-Lot/Prior
10 1 2 7 BRUCE HORNSBY - Harbor Lights (RCA)
10 4 1 5 *TAG TEAM - Whoomp (There It Is) (Bellmark)
10 4 2 4 *ONYX - Slam (JMNRAL/Chaos)
Dropped: #19 -Prince And The N.P.G., #28 -Restless Heart/Warren Hill, #29-EnVogue, #37 -Belly, #38 -Whitney
Houston. #40-Def Leppard, Ray Charles, Brian May. Great White, Bobby Ross Avila, Prince Markie Dee & The So
Convention, Ice Cube.
tial recipe for disaster." He agreesthat it's crucial to strike a balancebetween being too conservative ortoo cutting edge.
Brian gets letters and calls cri-tiquing 99X's every move, but says,"the good news is that in a core of300,000 people, I've got 125,000consultants who write extremelywell thought out, articulate letters.These are people who take 99X andits mission very seriously." But incutting through all the analysis,Brian boils it all down to one com-mon thread: "Melody. That's whatit's all about."
What pushes Brian's hot button isrealizing, "The only thing that standsbetween so many of these bandsand platinum status is that radio sta-tions like ours are just getting intogear-getting ready for the decadethat will belong to them. Even if Ididn't feel it in my gut, I could lookat who the labels are signing andsee that this is the plan for music'snext era." He argues, "Acts like U2,R.E.M. and Pearl Jam will be thedefining music for not just some, butall 18-34s in four years."
Brian Philips:
"Acts like U2, R.E.M.and Pearl Jam will
be the defining musicfor not just some,
but all 18 - 34sin four years."
Nevertheless, Brian knows he fullwell that making music decisions"based on texture" is a mistake. Hesays he cringes when he hears pro-grammers make comments like,"that SOUNDS like something weshould play." "It's still about havinga hook and a melody-fundamentalradio. This audience senses if theperson behind the scenes makingthe decisions doesn't get it."
As for the music and format's stay-ing power, Philips firmly believes inits long-term growth. However, hesays, "Atlanta happens to be a citywith a natural predispositon for it. I
couldn't hear this going over inSouth Philly." He calls Album Radio"a graveyard." It's his opinion thatstations like his are helping to blowthese heritage rockers up. "It was agood thing playing the music of thesixties and seventies in the eighties,"he says, "but playing the sixtiesmixed in with the nineties stretchesthings too far."
The end result, he feels, is that "aload" of audience is being sent hisway. "Classic rockers are helping todestroy heritage rockers" from theopposite flank," he says.
Because of the many "facelessbands with strange names," Brian
ARTIST PROFILE ,
OENNY FORD
FROM: Cincinnati, Ohio
BIRTHDAY: June 11, 1964
LABEL: Columbia
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
PROMOTION: Burt Baumgartner
VICE PRESIDENT, POP
PROMOTION: Jerry Blair
MANAGEMENT: Stiletto
Entertainment
LATEST RELEASE: Daydreaming
BACKGROUND: Studied piano
since the age of five. As a
teenager, released her first
album. Was lead singer of
Klymaxx; sang with the S.O.S.
Band. Toured with Chaka Khan
as key backup singer. As a
writer and performer with
Snap, she sang lead on the hit,
The Power.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
Chaka Khan and Al Jarreau
FAVORITE GROUP OF ALL
TIME: Steely Dan
HOBBIES: Bowling and riding
roller coasters
LAST MOVIE SEEN: A Few
Good Men
FAVORITE CURRENT SONG:
Ordinary World by Duran Duran
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Roseanne and COPS
PENNY SAYS To ASPIRING
MUSICIANS: "Take care of
your mind, your body and most
importantly, your business."
r's SAID: "Penny Ford has
recorded songs-not gimmicks.
She's an incredibly talented
vocalist who has the ability to
crossover to all formats effort-
lessly." Jerry Blair, vice presi-
dent, pop promotion, Columbia
Records
I ' GAVIN MAY 28, 1993
Bobby Poe'sPOP MUSIC SURVEY
Presents The 22nd Annual Radio/Record Seminar &Awards BanquetAt The Sheraton Premiere - Tysons Corner, Virginia
June 24 - 26, 1993Honoring The Unsung Stars Of The Industry... The Radio And Record Executives!
************************************************************Keynote Speaker
DANIEL GLASSCEO/President
EMI Records Group NA
Introduction Daniel Glass
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GAVIN GO CHART2W LW TW
1 1 1 ARAN DURAN - Come Undone (Capitol) 2
6 4 2 JANET JACKSON - That's The Way Love Goes (Virgin) 1
2 2 3 :-EROSMITH - Lain' On The Edge (Geffen) 4
10 6 4 ROD STEWART From "MTV's Unplugged" - Have I Told You Lately (Warner Bros.) 3
5 3 5 GEORGE MICHAEL & QUEEN - Somebody To Love (Hollywood) 5
12 8 6 BON JOVI - In These Arms (Jambco/Mercury)
9 7 7 3,, - Sleeping Satellite (SBK/ERG)
14 11 8 DAVID CROSBY & PHIL COLLINS - Hero (Atlantic) 10
4 5 9 AMN YANKEES - Silence Is Broken (Warner Bros.) 16
16 12 10 SONIA DADA - You Don't Treat Me No Good (Chameleon/Elektra) 21
29 15 11 KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista) 12
17 13 12 POISON - Until You Suffer Some (Fire & Ice) (Capitol) 23
32 25 13 NEW ORDER - Regret (hest/Warner Bros.)
- 24 14 STING - Fields Of Gold (A&M)
7 10 15 P.M. DAWN - Looking Through Patient Eyes (Gee Street/Island/PLG) 7
31 21 16 4 NON BLONDES - What's Up? (Interscope/Atlantic) 14
26 18 17 .rEGINA BELLE - If I Could (Columbia) 31
24 17 18 ,,'+RON NEVILLE - Don't Take Away My Heaven (A&M) 25
33 22 19 TINA TURNER - Don't Wanna Fight (Virgin) 28
25 20 20 STEREO MC'S - Connected (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG) 9
40 27 21 INNER CIRCLE - Bad Boys (Theme From COPS) (Big Beat/Atlantic) 11
37 28 22 BOY KRAZY - Good Times With Bad Boys (Next Plateau/London/PLG) 24
39 29 23 ROXETTE - Almost Unreal (Capitol) 32
22 23 24 EXPOSE - I'll Never Get Over You (Gelling Over Me) (Arista) 13
3 9 25 MICHAEL JACKSON - Who Is It (Epic) 18
NEW 26 TAYLOR DAYNE - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Arista) 30
36 33 27 PAUL McCARTNEY - Off The Ground (Capitol) U&C
- 37 28 JEREMY JORDAN - Wannagirl (Giant/Reprise) 17
- 36 29 ..ENNY FORD - Daydreaming (Columbia) 38
11 14 30 HE JEFF HEALEY BAND - Lost In Your Eyes (Arista) 34
19 19 31 SHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) (Reprise) 36
- 38 32 GIN BLOSSOMS - Hey Jealousy (A&M) U&C
NEW 33 JUDE COLE - Worlds Apart (Reprise) CB
NEW 34 PATTY SMYTH - Should Be Laughing (MCA) 39
NEW 35 SOUL ASYLUM - Runaway Train (Columbia) CB
NEW 36 10.000 MANIACS - Few & Far Between (Elektra) CB
NEW 37 UGLY KID JOE - Busy Bee (Stardog/Mercury) U&C
NEW 38 CAPTAIN HOLLYWOOD PROJECT - More & More (Imago) 29
27 26 39 BOBBY BROWN - That's The Way Love Is (MCA) 37
NEVI, 40 'AMC COHN - Walk Through The World (Atlantic) U&C
Inside Top 40says he makes it a point to "throwan anchor" every 15 minutes and"play a core act." As for some of thebizarre names putting people off, heclaims, "They're sort of designed to.It's a break with the past. It's like ifthe name bothers you, watch out;you probably won't like us anyway."
Brian learned quickly to avoid theelitist and closed -minded hard core
element that makes up only a tinyfraction of his listenership and fumeswhen he hears people say, "That'snot alternative." "Who says?," heasks. "Is there some sort of rulingcouncil making these decisions? Itfits in our world, it's fresh, melodicand new. Case closed! This isn'tabout throwing people out, it'sabout bringing them in."
How fast does SWV take off? AskJoe Dawson and Scott Thomas at
GO STATION PANEL: The GO Chart is based on reports by 140 Gavincorrespondents who are not part of Radio & Record's or Billboard's panels.Underlines indicate upward movement, while blue entries highlight strongerperformance than on the main Top 40 chart.
KLYV Dubuque, Iowa where afteronly two weeks, Weak soars 40-27!In one month's time, it closes in on#1 at POWER 94.5 Junction City,Kan., charting 8-2. Also Top Five atFM102, WPGC (#1), KLUC, KPXR,BOSS 97 (#1), KPSI, KMEL, POWER106, KWIN, B95, MIX 93.5, etc. HITFACTOR is up to 42% with ADDs at:WABB, KZMG, KMGZ, KSKU,WEOW/FM, WHET, KDOG, FUN107, Q102, WQGN, KAKS, KACI,WPST, ISLE 95, KC101, WMME/FM,KIXR and KIIS.
It's been hot for weeks and nowGO chart correspondents moveSonia Dada's You Don't Treat MeNo Good into the Top Ten! Biggestgainer of the week for Bob Beck atKYYY Bismarck, N.D. 36-20 and onfire at WSBG/FM 21-15, WLVY 22-15, WABB 12-9, KKRL/FM 15-3,KOTM 24-16, WVAQ 26-17, KFMC17-9, WZWZ 15-10, KCCQ 19-13,WSEI 17-11, KTUF 23-18, KIXR 30-19, KQIX 25-19, KFTZ 29-21, KCUL21-13, KKBG 24-17, B94.7 23-18,KLYK 21-12 and KDUK 30-22.
Kit Mann and J.T. Stevens ADDUB40's Can't Help Falling In Love at#24 and report "early phoneresponse from women," comment-ing, "it could be the summer songfor '93." Top gainer at ISLE 95 18-6and moving into the top twenty atWSPK/FM 25-20, MIX 107.9 debut#19, KIIS 23-20, KDWB debut #17,STAR 94 29-20. Twenty-four ADDsincluding: WBEC/FM, WAOA,93QID, KDLK, WDEK, Z106.7,KONG, etc.
Heavy airplay puts eight new titleson the GO chart with Jude Cole'sWorlds Apart showing up as one ofthe hottest. Solid growth atWJAT/FM 25-21, WIQQ 24-20,KTMT 25-20 "doing well in AMDrive," WRKY 26-20, WSTO 20-15,KKCK 28-21, KJLS 28-23, KQKY 26-21, KGWY 29-23 and KMOK 35-28.
After 7's Truly Something Specialtakes off big time at KWIN Stockton,Calif. 28-15. MD Ken Carr reportsthat requests have picked up andshow "strong adult appeal." Thestory is the same across town whereKSTN shows a huge 26-15 gain.Moves into the top twenty at MIX93.5 Monterey/Salinas 22-18 andADDed at KKFR Phoenix.
WNVZ PD Wayne Coy and Jordy
KC101 New Haven, Conn. is play-ing the English language version of
Jordy's Dur Dur D'Etre Bebe! andgetting "immediate response," plac-ing it top five in requests and chart-ing 26-20. Top thirty at WTIC/FM,WWWQ, ISLE 95, BAYOU 104,KQCR, STAR 94, KRRG, plus a bigjump into the top twenty at Q96Imperial Valley, Calif. 22-14. Newon: KKBG, KMOK, KS104, MIX107.9, KVHT, B96.9, WRCK andWILI/FM.
Massive moves for Robin S' ShowMe Love at Z100 11-3, FUN 107 26-
17, KFFM12-7, Q96
21-12,KPLZ13-7,
POWER106
10-1,KGOT 30-22, B96 9-6, KS104 13-10,KWIN 15-9, WTIC/FM 29-23, KMGZ18-12, etc. Impressive new airplayincluding: TOWER 98, WTNY/FM,KC101, XL93, KSTN, KDON, KQCR,KRRG, KHKS, WYKS, WNDU,WMME/FM and WZPL.
It took the film Benny &Joon tobring The Proclaimers' I'm Gonna
Be (500 Miles) to the attention ofAmerican programmers, eventhough it has already been a hitoverseas. Not the first time aroundfor ZFUN Moscow, Idaho whereGary Cummings and Steve Hellermove it 40-29 "number two on thephones behind Green Jelly." HITFACTOR increases 13% to 19% anddebuts at #18 for WNVZ "top threerequests after one week of play." It'salso top twenty at WPST 29-18 andZ100 21-16. ADDs include: KQKY"great test response and top fivecalls in one day!," STAR 94,WYAV/FM, WKPQ, V100, KHOK,KYYA, KCUL, KZMG, KISM, KZMC,KYYY, KQHT, KFFM and KDUK.
WPGC Washington, D.C. wasquick to jump on Tag Team'sWhoomp (There It Is) and now takesit Top Three 6-3. Top Ten at WHYTDetroit and new on: POWER 106Los Angeles, B95 Fresno, KKXXBakersfield and B96 Chicago.
14 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
cAy1NORllAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR:JOHN MARTINUCCI
WEEKintepinfi TIE "leanFACTOR
1 1 1 SWV - Weak (RCA) 7 0 100%
2 2 2 JANET JACKSON - That's The Way Love Goes (Virgin) 6 1 98°/a
3 3 3 H -TOWN - Knockin' Da Boots (Luke) 9 1 96%
7 5 4 BOBBY BROWN - That's The Way Love Is (MCA) 8 2 96%
11 8 5 LUTHER VANDROSS - Little Miracles (Happen Every Day) (LV/Epic) 5 2 96%
4 4 6 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS - Every Little Thing U Do (Uptown/MCA) 11 1 93%
20 11 7 JOHNNY GILL - The Floor (Motown) 4 3 82°/0
8 6 8 JADE - One Woman (Giant/Reprise) 11 0 92%
15 10 9 ALEXANDER O'NEAL - In The Middle (Tabu/A&M) 7 0 90%
22 15 10 MARY J. BLIGE - Love No Limit (Uptown/MCA) 4 3 84%
9 9 11 BLACKSTREET Featuring TEDDY RILEY - Baby Be Mine (MCA) 11 0 96°/ci
36 17 12 LEVERT - ABC -123 (Atlantic) 3 4 72%
17 13 13 TENE WILLIAMS - Give Him A Love He Can Feel (Pendulum/Elektra) 5 0 84%
16 14 14 WALTER & SCOTTY - I Want To Know Your Name (Capitol) 8 0 84%
23 18 15 U.N.V. - Something's Goin' On (Maverick/Sire/Warner Bros.) 4 4 82%
21 16 16 PENNY FORD - Daydreaming (Columbia) 5 3 81%
5 7 17 MICHAEL JACKSON - Who Is It (Epic) 11 0 92%
31 21 18 MICHAEL COOPER - So Good (Reprise) 4 1 78%
- 31 19 VERTICAL HOLD - Seems You're Much Too Busy (A&M) 2 13 40%
35 22 20 MEN AT LARGE - Um Um Good (eastwest) 3 5 50%
6 12 21 CHANTE MOORE - It's Alright (Silas/MCA) 17 0 94%
30 19 22 JODECI - Let's Go Through The Motions (Uptown/MCA) 4 0 85°/s
- 29 23 T.C.F. CREW - I Ain't The One (Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros.) 2 6 58%
- 32 24 II D EXTREME - Cry No More (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 2 4 62%
33 25 25 KIRK WHALUM featuring JEVETTA STEELE - Love Is A Losing Game (Columbia) 3 1 70%
26 SILK - Girl U For Me (Keia/Elektra) 1 10 29%
24 23 27 TREY LORENZ - Just To Be Close To You (Epic) 8 0 83%
39 28 28 NIKITA GERMAINE - Sweet As It Comes (Motown) 3 2 71%
14 20 29 REGINA BELLE - If I Could (Columbia) 15 a 91%
- 35 30 KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista) 2 3 40%
37 31 COLIN ENGLAND - Come Over, Baby (Motown) 2 3 56%
- 38 32 ROBIN S - Show Me Love (Big Beat/Atlantic) 2 4 52%
- 36 33 RODNEY MANNSFIELD - Wanna Make Luv 2 U (A&M) 2 1 81%
34 SHAT - Baby I'm Yours (Gasoline Alley/MCA) 1 3 67°/ci
- 39 35 DIGABLE PLANETS - Where I'm From (Pendulum/Elektra) 2 5 41%
12 30 36 LORENZO - I Can't Stand The Pain (Alpha International) 15 0 79%
37 PORTRAIT - Day By Day (Capitol) 1 6 22%
10 26 38 EN VOGUE - Love Don't Love You (eastwest) 12 0 85%
NEW 39 NU COLOURS - Fallin Down (Polydor/PLG) 1 2 43%
NEW 40 LEE RITENOUR featuring MAXI PRIEST - Waiting In Vain (GRP) 1 1 57%
*REGINA BELLE - Quiet Time (Columbia) 25 14 - - 11 4% 1
Album CutsS.W.V. - DowntownJANET JACKSON - You Want ThisSILK - Lose ControlCHANTE MOORE - I Wanna Love (Like That Again)SIMPLE PLEASURE - Voice Inside My DreamTotal Reports: This Week 59 Last Week 59Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which will have it in Heavy or Medium rotation.
Reports accepted: Monday at 8am through 3pm TuesdayStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
RECORD TO WATCH
BRIAN McKNIGHTOne Last Cry
(Mercury)
HI -FIVE
CHERYL "PEPSI!" RILEY
JODECI
INTRO
Top New Entry
SILK
Girl U For Me
(Keia/Elektra)
Hot
SILK
Girl U For Me
(Keia/Elektra)
VERTICAL HOLD
Seems You're Much Too Busy(A&M)
Top Tip
JODECI
Lately
(Uptown/MCA)
Inside UrbanWe here at the Gavin wish a
speedy recovery to K.C. Jones, OMand Morning man at WVKO-Columbus, Ohio. K.C. survived anauto accident and was able to walkaway after suffering only bumps andbruises. He was driving a Volvo andfrom what I understand the othervehicle (a big delivery truck) endedup on top of it. Best wishes K.C.,and it looks like you might have anendorsement possibility.
This week marks a month -longreign for SWV's Weak at #1. Butwho's counting, right! Tell that toJanet Jackson, whose single That'sThe Way Love Goes has been hold-ing on for the past three weeks andpicked up an add this issue atWPMX-Tupelo, Miss. Janet needs towork quickly because BobbyBrown's That's The Way Love Is is at#4; Luther's Little Miracles is #5.Three adds for Johnny Gilts TheFloor from WVBR-Ithaca, N.Y.;WVKO-Columbus, Ohio andWMVP-Milwaukee land him at #7.Closing out the Top 10 areAlexander O'Neal, who climbs onespot (#9) as he starts to tally morepoints in heavy rotation and moving15-10 is Mary J. Bilge's fifth single,Love No Limit, grabbing adds atKGRM-Grambling, La; KJMS-Memphis and WPMX. For the thirdweek in -a -row, Levert continues toscale the chart. ABC -123 ends up
GAVIN MAY 28, 1993 15
URBAN
Up & ComingReports Adds
23 5 *L.L.COOL J - Pink Cookies (Def Jam/Columbia)
22 6 *BRIAN McKNIGHT - One Last Cry (Mercury)
21 5 *SAM - Feel No Pain (Epic)
21 3 *MICA PARIS - I Wanna Hold On To You (Island/PLG)
21 21 *M -FIVE - Unconditional Love (Jive)
21 19 *CHERYL PEPSI! RILEY - Gimme (Columbia)
19 - BOSS - Deeper (DJ West/Columbia)
19 9 *FIVE XI - Say It Isn't Over (RCA)
19 18 *JODEC1- Lately (Uptown/MCA)
19 18 *INTRO - Let Me Be The One (Atlantic)
Dropped: #24 -Nona Gaye, 127 -Levert (Days), 133 -Silk (Freak), 134 -Eddie Murphy,
140 -Whitney Houston, Arrested Development, Shabba Ranks, The Geto Boys. icates Debut
moving five spaces to #12, snaggingfour more adds and compiling a72% hit factor. Holding steady attheir respective positions withupward potential are TeneWilliams' Give Him A Love He CanFeel, #13 and Penny Ford'sDaydreaming at #16. Blazing a charttrail is Vertical Hold's Seems You'reMuch Too Busy. It's recording dou-ble digit adds on their second weekon the chart along with heavy playsat WDKX-Rochester, N.Y. andWHUR-Washington, D.C., and let'snot forget the 17 believers who areplaying Vertical Hold in mediumrotation. Top New Entry and sharingthe
RIM Live USO tour to air on B.E.T.
Hot spot is Silk. First week out andGirl U For Me debuts on the chart at#26 with the majority of its stationsplaying it in light rotation. T.C.F.Crew's I Ain't The One and II DExtreme's Cry No More both hadstrong weeks. T.C.F. picks up addsfrom WJDY-Salisbury, WQKI-St.Matthews, SC; WIUCV-Milwaukee,Wis.; WIND -Normal, Ill. KMJQ-Houston and KWCR-Ogden,Utah.While moving 32-24, II D Extremehas new believers at WKYS-Washington, D.C.; WUFO-Buffalo,KRUS-Ruston, La., and WMVP.Besides Silk, we had four otherdebuts including (Record To Watch)Slhai's Baby I'm Yours (#34), (TopTip) Portrait's Day By Day (#37),Nu Colours' Fallin Down (#39) and
Lee Ritenour/Maxi Priest'sWaiting In Vain (#40). Keep youreyes focused on Brian McKnightand Jodeci-the buzz is starting.Hope everyone had a nice holiday.Until next week. Peace, John
R&B Live, an all-star review thattoured USO outposts in Italy andTurkey earlier this year, will be thesubject of a one -hour music specialto air on Black EntertainmentTelevision June 8. The program
features performances and
backstagefootage from such artists as Sheila E,Michael Cooper and Meli'sa Morgan.It also features footage of the artistsmingling with troops and enjoyingthe sights and sounds of Italy andTurkey. Pictured performing for thetroops: Sheila E and MichaelCooper.
New ReleasesRICHIE STEPHENSBody Slam (Motown)Richie Stephens was brought to ourattention when he was featured onSoul II Soul's 1992 Top 10 single,Joy. One year later Stephens,debuts with his first solo project.We might gather from the lyrics that
Richie is either pressed for time orhis passion is so hot he's skippingromance and moving straight toknockin' boots or, as he puts it,Body Slam.ALEX BUGNONSweet, Sticky Thing
(Orpheus/Epic)Oh la la! Keyboardist Alex Bugnonpresents a cover of the Ohio Players'#1 classic. From the sound of it,Alex has got himself deep into his"88s" as the sweet backgroundvocals keep repeating the title.The first of 12 songs to make upBugnon's upcoming album, This'I ; \ round.BRENDA RUSSELLNo Time For Time (EMI/ERG)Accomplished singer/composer/key-boardist Brenda Russell releases herfirst single in almost three years.Brenda is probably best known forher 1988 hit, Piano In The Dark, andher most recent writing success wasOleta Adams' hit, Get Here. Themellow No Time For Time isBrenda's EMI debut and it showcas-es her superb songwriting skills andher sparkling vocals.TERENCE TRENTD'ARBYDo You Love Me Like You Say?
(Columbia)Back after a lengthyabsence from the UrbanRadio chart, D'arby is cur-rently making noise on theAlternative scene with SheKissed Me. Outfitted withtwo special versions of DoYou Love Me Like You Say?from his Symphony or Damnalbum, TID drops an upbeatretro soul groove that is radio-
' friendly thanks to remixes byproducers Dallas Austin andRandy D. Jackson.CHANTAY SAVAGEDon't Let It Go To Your Head
(RCA)
Chantay s second single can besummed up in one word - acesand she's definitely holding awinning hand. Ms. Savage's fime
vocals are not lost in the phat, funkybeats created by dance productionwizard Steve "Silk" Hurley.Chartbound and beyond!TROOPNot Water (Atlantic)Troop's latest release, a mid -temposhuffle track, finds the guys express-ing their preference for Hot Water asan aphrodisac. Added out -of -the -box at WFKX-Jackson, Tenn. andKDKO-Denver.INTROLet Me Be The One (Atlantic)Intro follows up their funky jam,Love Thang, with a mid -tempolove song. This trio's cool groovemade Most Added its first week out.
ARTIST PROFILE
NAMES: Phillip Johnson, Eric
Kirkland, Irving Washington III
and Michael Angelo Saulsberry
LABEL: Capitol
CURRENT SINGLE:
Day By Day
CURRENT ALBUM: Portrait
CURRENT RESIDENCE:
Los Angeles
BIRTHDAYS: Phillip (August
26), Eric (February 6), Irving
(June 29) and Michael (June
15)
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: From
Stevie Wonder, Jam & Lewis,
Donny Hathaway, Prince,
Parliament-Funkadelic and
Cameo to Jim Croce, Charlie
Wilson of The Gap Band and
The Andrew Sisters!
MICHAEL ANGELO
SAULSBERRY SAYS: "Eric
and I started writing together
and from there the whole con-
cept of Portrait began to
evolve. It was at this juncture
that we met Irving who had
sung on Sauve's debut album
for Capitol. A mutual friend
suggested that we contact
Phillip Johnson who was then
living in Tulsa. Phillip rounded
out the group."
PHILLIP JOHNSON SAYS:
"This album reflects our experi-
ences, our observations about
life. It's a 100% collective
effort from beginning to end."
BARBARA LEWIS, CAPITOL'S
VP OF PROMOTION, BLACK
MUSIC SAYS,
"Now, with three smashes,
Portrait is destined to become
a household name."
16 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
INDUSTRY PROFILE
in case you haven'tnoticed, the rap industryis in the midst of a majoremployment shuffle. Withthe constant changing of
the guard, we often forgetwho came from where andhow they got to be wherethey are. We've selectedthree individuals who arekey players in radio, recordand retail for our readers tobe familiarized with. Allthree people have come upthrough the ranks, eachplaying an important role intheir respective parts of theindustry and gaining therespect of their peers.Kirk Anderson, aka Superb DJ
K-Nyce, 102JAMZ-Greensboro,
North Carolina
A native of Detroit, K-Nyce started his musiccareer deejaying inclubs like TheDownstairs Puband at partiesat MichiganState andthe Univer-sity ofMichigan. In1985, hemigrated southto attend NorthCarolina A&T StateUniversity majoring inCommunications, and whilethere continued to spin atclubs to make ends meet,but soon realized he neededto accomplish more. K-Nycesaw the musical void at localradio stations that needed tobe filled, and pounced onthe opportunity. He startedsending in tapes to 102JAMZand kept in contact with theprogram director there, andeven went on to challengethe station's mixshow DJ toa battle. The results: K-Nycehooked up with 102JAMZlater that year (1990).
"My mixshow is for thestreet/jeep heads who wantto hear the hardcore shit,"explains K-Nyce. "I thinkcommercial mixshows arevital because we reach thestreets, and regular program-ming can get boring. I try togo as far as I can within FCCguidelines." K-Nyce also hasa reggae show that airs onSundays from 9PM-12 mid-night. "My reggae show isninety percent dancehall andabout ten percent roots, rockand reggae. Dancehall is likethe hip -hop of Jamaica. Itcomes from the streets andghettos. Artists like Bob
If you eliminate
vinyl, then you're
liminating tljs."
The 3 Rs of RaRADIO RECORD RETAILMarley and Dennis Brownwould fit into the roots, rockand reggae portion of myshow."
According to Anderson,the Greensboro market isvery similar to New York."Greensboro is a collegetown, and a lot of peoplefrom New York, Jersey, D.C.and Philly are down here,and they influence the local
people a great deal.I've also been
told that NorthCarolina is
often usedas a testingground for
seminar in 1991. An avid rapfan and consumer, Ricks hadalways wondered what itwas like behind the scenes,and since long time friendand fraternity brother (AlphaPhi Alpha) Barry Bensonwas attending the GavinSeminar, he asked if hecould tag along. At a show-case, Ricks met TroyShelton, who at the time hadan independent promotioncompany called X Network.From this acquaintancecame Ricks' opportunity toget involved behind thescenes. Little did he knowthat in two years he would
K-Nvce catching wreck on the wheels of steel
a lot of music."As for what's next, K-Nyce
is producing a couple of up-and-coming artists and willalso be putting out his sec-ond single, Can You FeelWhat I Feel. Some of youmay remember his firstrecord, It's Time To GetPaid, which sold about fivethousand copies locally. Youcan also catch him behindthe wheels of steel for WildPitch recording artist, N-Tyceon his spare time. His pre-diction on the future of Rap,"I think we're going back tobasics. We're going back tothe streets-back to reality."Jason "Jr' Ricks, associatedirector of street marketing andpromotions, Capitol Records
Being in the right place atthe right time never meantmuch to Jason Ricks, untilhe stumbled into a music
be doing something heloved, and would be able topay the rent at the sametime.
Ricks' first gig at streetpromotions under Sheltonled to a partnership withBrian Alan Samson in acompany called OnThe StrengthPromotions. StevenRifkin needed aleader at his ownindependent pro-motion company,and offered Ricksan opportunity tomove up the lad-der. Realizing thatnational promotionpositions aren't a dime adozen, Ricks made the moveto Los Angeles. After break-ing acts like Digable Planets,Pharcyde and Da LenchMob, Ricks found himself
looking for a newchallenge to con-quer. That desiretook him to his current place ofemployment,Capitol Records.
Capitol felt thatwith Rick's back-ground and experi-ence, their re -com-mitment to hip -hop wouldprove to be a wise businesschoice. Although his title isassociate director of streetmarketing and promotions,Ricks' responsibilities includethe scheduling of records,picking singles and A&Rduties. His first signing,Beyond Comprehension, isslated for release later thisyear. "We're concernedabout quality more so thanquantity. We're aiming forconsistency of good, qualitymusic."
In regards to street promo-tion, "You're dealing directlywith the consumers, and thatputs you in tune with whatthey want and are willing tospend their money on."Bobby G, owner/director,
Soul Disco Record Pool
If you've been in the SanFrancisco on music -relatedbusiness, chances are youknow this man, but many ofus don't know his extensivebackground.
Born and raised inPhiladelphia, Bobby G gotinvolved with music around
the age of eleven."I used to goacross the tracksinto the blackneighborhoods tolisten to blackmusic on the juke-box," he laughs ashe reminisces.After enlisting inthe Air Force, BGgot into electron-
ics and then Uncle Sam senthim to broadcasting school.After twelve years ofannouncing for military TVand radio stations (mostly inEurope), he was fortunate
enough to be stationed outhere, and decided that this iswhere he wanted to stay.
After he fulfilled his mili-tary obligations, BG starteddoing mobile shows andclubs in the Bay Area. "I wasdoing a place called Ripplesdown by the Embarcaderoafter working my day job,"he said. "I did it for no payand started packing the
place in no time."From there, BGmoved on to a clubcalled TheBroadway PowerAnd Light.
BG saw the needfor a rap and hip -hop pool, so hestarted his ownrecord pool. A cou-
ple of years later, whenrecord stores started to cutout vinyl, he started theretail section of his business.
BG predicts that commer-cial LP's on vinyl are goingto be around for anothertwo years and the commer-cial 12" will be around foranother four or five. Forlabels that are consideringthe elimination of vinyl, BGsuggests, "If eliminatingcommercial vinyl is neces-sary, then do so, but contin-ue to service promotionalvinyl to record pools. Thiswould keep all the clubs inbusiness without having toreinvest into new equipmentand keep thousands of dee-jays at work across thecountry. If you eliminatevinyl, you're eliminatingdeejays. You can stack abunch of CD's in a changer,but nobody is going to paymoney to listen to amachine play music."
BG continues, "by servic-ing promotional vinyl torecord pools only, labelswould stop all the dumping,wasting and selling of pro-mos. If a label went into astore and they saw promosin there, they would knowthat a pool had to havedumped them because theywere the only ones thatwere serviced with it."
As for the current state ofmusic, he says, "Last yearwas a good year, but '93 isthe peak for rap. What's start-ing to drift in now is reggaeand dancehall. It's been hap-pening in New York for acouple of years now, andthe West Coast is always lastin the music cycle."
BY KELLY WOOGAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993 17
GAVIN RAP EDITOR: KELLY WOO
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PHARCYDE - Passin' Me By (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic)
FLAVOR UNIT MC's - Roll Wit Tha Flava (Flavor Unit/Epic)
BEATNUTS - Reign Of The Tec (Violator/Relativity)
BIG DADDY KANE - How U Get A Record Deal? (Cold Chillin7Reprise)
DR. DRE - Dre Day (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)
ILLEGAL - Head Or Gut, We Getz Buzy (Rowdy)
INTELLIGENT HOODLUM - The Posse (A&M)
RUN-D.M.C. - Down With The King, Can I Get It, Yo (Profile)
DIGABLE PLANETS - Where I'm From (Pendulum/Elektra)
ERICK SERMON - Hittin' Switches (Uptown/MCA)
2 PAC - I Get Around (Interscope/Atlantic)
ONYX - Slam (JMJ/RAL/Chaos)
BOSS - Deeper (DJ West/Columbia)
MASTA ACE - Saturday Nite Live, Jeep Ass Niguh (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic)
JAllMATAll - Loungin' (Chrysalis/ERG)
FUNKMASTER FLEX - Six Million Ways To Die, Sad And Blue (Wreck/Nervous)
CAPITAL TAX - I Can't Believe It (Primate/MCA)
HOUSE OF PAIN - Who's The Man? (Tommy Boy)
YO -Y0 - Bonnie And Clyde, IBWin' Wit My Crewin' (eastwest/atlantic group)
TRENDS OF CULTURE - Off & On (Mad Sounds/Motown)
MOBB DEEP - Hit It From The Back (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG)
WU-TANG CLAN - Method Man, Protect Ya Neck (Wu-Tang/Loud/RCA)
RUMPLETILSKINZ - Attitudes (RCA)
DA LENCH MOB - Ain't Got No Class (Street Knowledge/eastwest)
SOULS OF MISCHIEF - That's When Ya Lost (Jive)
YALL SO STUPID - Van Full Of Pakistans (Rowdy)
CB4 - Soundtrack (MCA)
FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP - Hot Potato, Cornbread (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG)
REDMAN - Tonight's Da Night, Rated "R" (Def Jam/RAL/Chaos)
PARIS - Assata's Song, Coffee, Donuts & Death, Guerillas (Scarface)
THE GETO BOYS - Six Feet Deep (Rap-A-Lot/Priority)
PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Lots Of Lovin/It's Not A Game (Elektra)
POSITIVE K - Ain't No Crime (Island/PLG)
SHOWBIZ & A.G. - Bounce Ta This (London/PLG)
NAUGHTY BY NATURE - It's On (Tommy Boy)
ICE -T Ain't New Ta This (Rhyme Syndicate/Priority)
L.L.COOL J - Pink Cookies, Funkadelic Relic (Def Jam/Columbia)
L.L.COOL J - How I'm Comin' (Def Jam/Columbia)
JUNGLE BROS. - 40 Below Trooper, All I Think About Is You (Warner Bros.)
Say What?`Tis the season for switching jobs, asmajor moves are taking place at thisvery moment. Most changes are stillin negotiations stages, but, accord-ing to reliable sources, several arelocked down. Many of those whohave secured new positions are ask -
Reports accepted:
Thursday Only 9am - 4pm
Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990
Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
ing to remain anonymous until theink dries. A couple of filled posi-tions we can announce are as fol-lows. The radio promotion slot atRound The Globe Music. ChrisPringle, formerly of Wild Pitch andMCA, is seated in the chair so if youneed to contact him, call at (212)947-5575. Jeffery Sledge of JiveRecords has made the leap frompromotions to A&R. Insiders tell methat his replacement will be comingover from a midtown corporatebuilding...Anyone interested in start-ing their own rap label should checkout Rap: This Game Of Exposure
Most AddedLORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND
Chief Rocka
(Pendulum/Elektra)
KOOL G. RAP & D.J. POLO
On The Run
(Cold Chillin')
LIFERS GROUP
Short Life Of A Gangsta(Hollywood BASIC)
Top Tip
GUMBO
Basement Music(Chrysalis/ERG)
RECORD TO WATCH
DA KING & IKrak Da Weazel
(Rowdy)Thirteen new believers this
week including Beth "8N" ofWUNH-Durham, NH and
Jason D of KZSC-Santa Cruz.
Chart.kiLar..er edSHABBA RANKS featuring QUEEN LATIFAH -
What 'Cha Gonna Do? (Epic)
KOOL G. RAP & D.J. POLO - On The Run
(Cold Chillin')
" AKINYELE - Ak Ha Ha! Ak Hoo Hoo!
(Interscope/Atlantic)
' LORDS OF UNDERGROUND - Chief Rocka
(Pendulum/Elektra)
LIFERS GROUP - Short Life Of A Gangsta
(Hollywood BASIC)
(Promoting Your Rap Record/Aritst)by Walt Goodridge. I've only hada chance to flip through it, but fromwhat I can see, it's the most compre-hensive book about the music busi-ness that's geared specifically towardthe rap community. If there wasever an instruction manual for thosewho want to start their own recordcompany, this is it. Stay tuned for adetailed review in the near future.For more information call (718) 409-1272...DefJam Recordings, inassociation with THE BOX, is spon-soring the Russell Simmons Phat JamConcert Sweepstakes. The winner
and a guest will fly to New YorkCity for three days to attend the PhatJam Concert featuring Run-D.M.C.,Silk, Onyx, Redman and Boss. Thewinner will also receive hotel acco-modations and $500 cash. THEBOX is also teaming up with A&MRecords for the Posse Sweepstakes,where the winner and a guest willfly to Los Angeles to pick up their"Possemobile" and $500 cash.Details for both contests will beavailable on THE BOX...Got achance to peep out Menace HSociety and it was a definitelythumbs up from the Gavin rapcrew...Be on the look out forGavin's first Rap/Urban video com-pilation reel starring??...8-Bop ofWMPG-Portland, Maine was able toget in touch with Mike Tyson, andif you wish to correspond with thebrother, write to Indiana YouthCenter, 727 Moon Road, Plainfield,Indiana, 46168, #922335.`Nuff said.
New ReleasesC.E.B.Gorilla (Ruffhouse/Columbia)The Philly trio is back with the fol-low up to their debut undergroundsmash, Get The Point. Tired ofbeing misrepresented by commercialrappers like Hammer, Vanilla Iceand Marky Mark, Steady B and CoolC launch a strong arm lyrical assaultaimed at taking hip -hop back to thestreets. Backed by a hard, drivingbeat, this single should pack dancefloors across the nation. More propsfor the Hilltop Hustlers in '93.Contact Dave J (215) 754-1742.DA KING & IKrak Da Weazel (Rowdy)The duo from Flatbush, Brooklynare back with their second singleafter creating serious noise withtheir Rowdy debut, Flip The Script.Sharing production credits, Izzy andMajesty have constructed a track thatflows with a menacing groove and acatchy hook. Izzy steps to the micto tell the tale of being jacked of hisequipment and partner in rhyme.And what's left to do? Look out`cause he's ready to krak his weazel.Da King & I are taking no prisoners.Don't forget to check out our artistprofile on the next page. Get the411 on these two brothers as theyget ready to climb to the top of thechart. Contact Vanessa Levy or EricaJohnson :It (212) 924-0020.KNUCKLEHEDZAll She Wanted (eastwest)Four words-Nasty Head-Noddin'Fonk! The latest release from theHit Squad camp comes at you from360 degrees and sucks you in merci-lessly. Produced by Erick Sermon,the Knucklehedz kick the flavaabout the type of honeys they liketo get with. The E Double gets
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RUN-D.M.C. - Down With The King (Profile)
BOSS - Deeper (DJ West/Columbia)
PHARCYDE - Passin' Me By (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic)
THE GETO BOYS - Six Feet Deep (Rap-A-Lot/Priority)
DR. ORE - Dre Day (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)
ICE CUBE - It Was A Good Day (Priority)
ONYX Slam (JMJ/RAL/Chaos)
DA YOUNGSTA'S - Crewz Pop (eastwest)
95 SOUTH - Whoot, There It Is (WRAP/Ichiban)
INTELLIGENT HOODLUM - The Posse (A&M)
FLAVOR UNIT MC's - Roll Wit Tha Flava (Flavor Unit/Epic)
L.L.COOL J - How I'm Comin' (Def Jam/Columbia)
SPICE 1- Trigga Gots No Heart (Jive)
BIG DADDY KANE - How U Get A Record Deal? (Cold Chillin'/Reprise)
DIGABLE PLANETS - Where I'm From (Pendulum/Elektra)
PRINCE MARKIE DEE & THE SOUL CONVENTION - Typical Reason (Columbia)
HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ - Truthful (Uptown/MCA)
ERICK SERMON - Hittin' Switches (Uptown/MCA)
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Funky Child (Pendulum/Elektra)
DR. ORE - Nuthin' But A G Thang (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/AtI)
DUICE - Dazzey Duks (TMR/Bellmark)
FUNKDOOBIEST - Bow Wow Wow (Immortal)
ILLEGAL - Head Or Gut (Rowdy)
PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - Lots Of Lovin (Elektra)
BRAND NUBIAN - Love Me Or Leave Me Alone/Travel Jam (Elektra)
DR. ORE - The Chronic (Death Row/Intrscp/Priority/Atl)
RUNO.M.C. - Down With The King (Profile)
ONYX - Bacdafucup (JMJ/RAL/Chaos)
L.L.COOL J - 14 Shots To The Dome (Def Jam/Columbia)
THE GETO BOYS - Till Death Do Us Part (Rap-A-Lot/Priority)
WHO'S THE MAN? - Soundtrack (Uptown/MCA)
PHARCYDE - Bizzare Ride II The Pharcyde (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic)
NAUGHTY BY NATURE - 19 Naughty III (Tommy Boy)
LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUND - Here Come The Lords (Pendulum/Elektra)
FUNKDOOBIEST - Which Doobie U B? (Immortal)
DIGABLE PLANETS - Reachin' (a new refutation of time and space) (Pendulum/Elektra)
ICE CUBE - Predator (Priority)
MASTA ACE - Slaughta House (Delicious Vinyl/Atlantic)
2 PAC - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (Interscope/Atlantic)
HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ - Blue Funk (Uptown/MCA)
DA YOUNGSTA'S - The Aftermath (eastwest/atlantic group)
M.C. BREED - The New Breed (SDEG/Ichiban)
95 SOUTH - Quad City Knock (WRAP/Ichiban)
ANT BANKS - Sittin' On Somethin' Phat (Dangerous Music/Jive)
CB4 - Soundtrack (MCA)
BLOODS & CRIPS - Bangin On Wax (Dangerous/Pump/Quality)
ICE -T- Home Invasion (Rhyme Syndicate/Priority)
PAPER BOY - The Nine Yards (Next Plateau/PLG)
5TH WARD BOYZ - Geto Dope (Rap-A-Lot/Priority)
JAllMATAll - An Experimental Fusion Of Hip -Hop And Jazz(Chrysalis/ERG)
down lyrically on the last verse tocomplete the package for a bi-coastal smash. Definitely nineties P -Funk. Contact Eric Skinner at (212)275-2291 or (800) SKY -PAGE, PIN #529-5511.
LIFERS GROUPShort Life Of A Gangsta
(Hollywood BASIC)Rappels talking about beinggangstas are a dime a dozen-someof them are for real, but some ofthem are bogus. Members of theLifers Group have prison numbers toprove their backgrounds. The firstsingle from their forthcoming album,Living Proof, serves as a warning tothose that are living on the otherside of the law. Produced by label -mates Organized Konfusion, ShortLife Of A Gangsta features inmatesserving 25 years to double -life sen-tences at East New Jersey StatePrison at Rahway. ContactRockbarry Benson at(818) 560-6715DEL THA FUNKEEHOMOSAPIENMade In America (Elektra)As one of the first underground rap-pers to break out of the East Bay"pimp/mack daddy" mold, Del wasable to shatter a lot of stereotypesabout rap artists that come out ofthe San Francisco Bay Area. Hissuccess paved the way for the restof his crew, the Hieroglyphics. Nowthat Souls Of Mischief and Casual(both on Jive), are bursting onto thescene, Del is able to come back andthis time he's got the title cut to asoundtrack. He flows over three dif-ferent mixes, two produced by TheStimulated Dummies and one byKwame and Domino D, about beingblack in America. Watch for themovie starring Whoopi Goldbergand Ted Danson. Contact FredJackson at (212) 275-4175THE ALMIGHTY R.S.O.Badd Boyz (Flavor Unit/Epic)The Badd Boyz of Boston are hack,and this time they're rollin' wit theflavor-unit, that is. The only thingthat may be controversial about theReal Strong Organization is if youfront on this cut, then they got onein the chamba waitin' for ya. Withthe familiar Genius Of Love loopand the infamous D.O.C. bassline,Badd Boyz should be able to RockShit On for a good while. ContactG -Man at (201) 333-4883 and don'tforget to ask about the Badd BoyzBadd Mixx contest.
ARTIST PROFILE
,J11110". 1216..
NAMES: Majesty and Izzy
FROM: Brooklyn
LABEL: Rowdy/Arista
PROMOTION CONTACTS:
Vanessa Levy/Erica Johnson
LATEST RELEASE: Krak
Da Weazel
FORTHCOMING ALBUM:
Contemporary Jeep Music
"I remember
when I was a little kid and my
mother brought home James
Brown's Good Foot. That
record excited me so much I
went sliding down the hall and
busted my head open. Ever
since that day I've been into
music." - Majesty
"The origin of Knee Deep (a cut
from their upcoming album)
comes from a comment Maj
once made. He said, 'Yo, you
just be making love to a beat
when you rhyme.' Being knee
deep simply means that I'm all
the way in when I'm banging
the groove." - Izzy
"I think that the
label's developed a strong
presence with the first two sin-
gles for Da King & I. Once the
kids out there hear the album
(Contemporary Jeep Music),
they'll see that Da King & I
stand apart from everyone else
that's out. What they've done
is create a niche for them-
selves, so they'll be around for
a long time. These kids got tal-
ent." -Rocky Bucano, presi-
dent, Rowdy Records
TOUR DETAILS: Currently
on a national promotion tour.
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GAVIN CHART CONNECTIONTOP 40
1* JANET JACKSON - That's The Way Love Goes (Virgin) 19* 2
2 DURAN DURAN - Come Undone (Capitol) 27*
3* ROD STEWART From "MTV's Unplugged" - Have I Told You Lately (Warner Bros.) 1
5 GEORGE MICHAEL & QUEEN - Somebody To Love (Hollywood) 33
8* TASMIN ARCHER - Sleeping Satellite (SBK/ERG) 13*
10* DAVID CROSBY & PHIL COLLINS - Hero (Atlantic) 2
12* KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista) 9* 30*
13 EXPOSE - I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) (Arista) 8
18 MICHAEL JACKSON - Who Is It (Epic) 17
21* SONIA DADA - You Don't Treat Me No Good (Chameleon/Elektra) 25
25* AARON NEVILLE - Don't Take Away My Heaven (A&M) 6*
26 VANESSA WILLIAMS with BRIAN McKNIGHT Love Is (Giant/Reprise) 21
28* TINA TURNER - I Don't Wanna Fight (Virgin) 15*
31* REGINA BELLE - If I Could (Columbia) 12* 29
33* SWV IF 1
34 THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - Lost In Your Eyes (Arista) 28
36 CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) (Reprise) 7*
37 BOBBY BROWN - That's The Way Love Is (MCA) 4*
38* PENNY FORD - Daydreaming (Columbia) 16
39* PATTY SMYTH - I Should Be Laughing (MCA) 38*
40* ROBIN S - Show Me Love (Big Beat/Atlantic)
KIRK WHALUM featuring JEVETTA STEELE - Love Is A Losing Game (Columbia) 31*
32*
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Inside ConnectionsNow into our second
month of Connectionscharts, certain patterns arepretty evident. Nearly halfof each week's main Top40 chart is shared with A/C(this week there are just 16"connected" singles that arenumbered on both nationalcharts. Urban's connectionremains with half as manytracks in common (thisweek there are eight).
This week's Connectionschart is based on the com-bined reports of 532 sta-tions and the three formats'Most Added have little incommon with other formatsas Top 40 is lead by SoulAsylum's Runaway Train (a
Soul Asylum
track with possibilities inA/C down the line). Urban'stop Add is Hi -Five'sUnconditional Love, whileA/C gives a nod to Sting's
Rod Stewart
Fields Of Gold.Three tracks remain
ranked in all formats-Janet Jackson's That's TheWay Love Goes is numberone at Top 40 after havingalready been so at Urban,and it leaps to #19 on A/Cto complete the trifecta.Kenny G and Peabo B's ByThe Time This Night Is Overis leading in A/C with a #9(up from #37 just two weeksago) while Top 40 takes it#36 to #12 in that same timespan. And Regina Belle's#12 at A/C and #31 at Top
-10 comes a few weeksafter it was #1 at Urban.
Despite its lack of playat Urban, the new RodStewart, Have I Told YouLately, is being played at426 stations and is at #1 inA/C and #3 in Top 40 injust six weeks.
The ever-increasing fansof our GO chart will notethe speed at which certainsingles are acceleratingthere. Sonia Dada's #21leads the main chart byeleven ranks, whilePoison's newest alsoleads by eleven ranks.The afore mentioned
Regina Belle stands fourteenranks ahead of its regularchart standing. PaulMcCartney's Off TheGround debuts at #27 onthe GO chart-even beforenumbering on the main.
A few of our formatsnever seem to do anythingbut lead, as I'd be hardpressed to recall a singlethat got its start in anotherformat and then "crossed" toAlternative, Country, Urbanor Rap. Let me know if yousee anything reverse thetrend. -Rox FELL
The Media Connection
oddy talent agency r children withichael J. Fox in the
ouchstone comedyLife With Mikey, which hitsscreens in June...Countryheartthrob DwightYoakam is on a roll. Sincemaking his stage debut inthe playSouthernRapture, he'salreadywrapped hisfirst film rolewith NicholasCage andDennisHopper in RedRock. West, to hereleased laterthis year...FormerTwisted SisterDee Snider, istalking to FMoonEntertainmeabout playingthe creature in a horrormovie. "They want tomake me the new FreddyKrueger," saysSnider...Early reaction toMenace II Society isthumbs up, and RappersToo Short and MC Eihtappear in the New Linefilm.
Ice -T will adorn hiscrown with another featherand ruffle more featherswhen Penguin Bookspublishes The IceOpinion...Legendary jazzsinger Annie Ross( Lambert, Hendricks, andRoss) will play a dramaticrole- and perform songs inRobert Altman's upcom-ing film Shortcuts.
The ever -eclecticAlternative producer/artistKramer is spawning alabel devoted exclusivelyto soundtracks for rock 'n'roll, sexploitation and B -movies. A soundtrack tothe Russ Meyer classicFaster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! isthe first release slated forthe appropriately -titledStrangelove label...Universal Pictures' For LoveOr Moneys soundtrack,due out July 13, containsChaka Khan's cover ofJackie Wilson's classicHigher And Higher.
Cyndi Lauper stars asa secretary in theTouchstone summercomedy Life WithMikey.
stars in Enigma's musicvideo for Carly's Song, thenew single from the Sliversoundtrack on Virgin...Tony, Emmy, and multiple -Grammy winner BetteMidler plays a witch inDisney's summer comedy,Hocus Focus. Midler is cur-
rently in pro-duction for hernetwork TVfilm debut inCBS -TV's Gypsy.The three-hourfilm version ofthe Broadwaymusical tells thestory of stripperGypsy RoseLee and will airduring the1993-94 sea-son...Despiterumors, an MTVUnplugged withEnVogue prob-ably will nothappen this
summer due to the group'sfull schedule. Catch theUptown MTV Unpluggedsegment devoted to theUptown/MCA label airingMonday, May 31. Jodeci,Heavy D & the Boyz andMary J. Blige are amongthe performers, and asoundtrack will bereleased the next day.
Glenn Frey stars as anL.A. private eye in theCBS -TV fall series South OfSunset, which will airduring prime time onWednesdays...WarrenZevon is recording thetheme song and additionalmusic for the new NBC-TVfall series Route 66...BillyRay Cyrus is scheduled toact in a T.V. movie BruceHornsby is featured onVH-l's Tuesday, June 8Center Stage...Look forcountry singer HalKetchum on Jay Leno'sMonday, May 31 program.Those who've heard.fazzmatazz will want tocheck out rapper Guru onthe Thursday, June 3show, and the newly reju-venated X will appear onFriday, June 11...Keep aneye out for over -the -phonefiber optical illusions, andwe'll see you on the bigisland.0
By DAVID BERAN
22 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
RESEARCH STARTS
BY ASKING A
QUESTION
hat do you expect to get outof research and what do youactually get out of it?BILL CLARK,CHAIRMAN AND CEO,
SHAMROCK BROADCASTING"Our stations usually expect to get
more than they actually get. It's anunrealistic expectation. Research isa formalized approach to answeringthe question 'How are we doing?'
There's perceptualresearch versusratings research. Ifresearch is prop-erly conceivedand executed itcan give insightinto your listenersand what they're
thinking about."Considering the limitations of
radio research, such as narrowdemographics, you have to expectsome margin of error. Use ofresearch indicates that peopleapproach it as if it were carved ingranite and we have to understandits limitations.
"We work almost exclusively witha research group. If we're not in aformat we do a format search, andall of our stations do musicresearch. One of the problems asso-ciated with research is that peopletry to research everything and thenthey become afraid to make movesin areas without it. Then decisionsare postponed. Decision -makersdon't need to feel handcuffed. -DAVE MARTIN, PRESIDENTOF MIDCONTINENT
"Our expectation is the same aswhat we're actually getting. Researchis a meaningfultool that helps ourteam more fullyrealize the poten-tial of our busi-ness. It enhancesratings on the pro-gramming sideand revenue goalson the sales side. Too many timespeople get into trouble if they don'thave expectations or if their expecta-tions are too high.
"Research offers one of the great-est returns on investment cif anymoney spent by a radio station,provided it's implemented correctly.
Radio programming and media salesare a very delicate and elegant bal-ance between art and science. It'snot as cut and dry as buyingresearch and succeeding-there'sno magic answer. You need to bewary of false prophets that say 'runthis and your ratings will go up.'
"Our expectations are consistentlymet because we have quantifiablestandards of performance. The bestmix of resources, for my money,includes the best and brightest peo-ple. Knowledge isn't power. It'show its used. Research shouldprompt discussion and action orelse it's not working. Jim Jurgensaid it best. 'Research is when youask somebody a question and theygive you an answer,' but what youdo with it is the key. That separatesthe big winners from the biglosers."JAMES DECASTRO,EXECUTIVE VP/CEO,EVERGREEN MEDIA
"Evergreen subscribes to a num-ber of research companies. Ourmain thrust is finding what ouraudience wants. A record may tendto test well in San Francisco and notin Chicago, so we do marketresearch to determine the cus-tomer's desire. We use research tofurther determine to our advertisers
who listens, andwhat their profilesare.
"We really useresearch in everydepartment andhighly subscribeto it. By andlarge, we havegreat relationships
with the people in research, andwithout it, we would be shooting inthe dark. I saw an article once thatsaid 'Ready, fire, aim,' and that'swhat it would be like withoutresearch. We absolutely believe in itand intend to continue to be moreinvolved in the future."RICHIE BALSBAUGH, CEOPYRAMID BROADCASTING
'I look at research for us to havea game plan and then researchsolidifies that plan. It's a tool that'sa second opinion. It's not whatrecords you don't play that hurtyou, but what you do play.
"Listeners have to like therecords. When it comes to playlistsand programming you need realfacts and researchmakes it moresafe and sound. Itsolidifies deci-sions. Everybodyin radio wouldlike to think it's agut situation, butit's not always.We're in such acompetitive arena that researchmakes me more secure about thatdecision."
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Ihe recent confluence of new,complementary-sometimescontrasting methodologies thatread and report radio play with-out tears has given radio opera-
tors cause to pause and radioresearchers across the country theopportunity to reposition them-selves in their markets for the nearfuture.
Researching the researchers findsindustry leaders driving through abusy intersection of challenges andtrends on a wide range of fronts,and the traffic seems to be getting
tive narrowcasters to understand."Steven A. Smith of Rantel
Research Corp. in Laurel, Maryland,believes broadcasters have tobecome more knowledgeable aboutwhat research is and how it canwork so it can be allowed to work.
"For the most part, broadcastersare uneducated buyers of researchand can easily be sold into believ-ing the sex and sizzle of anymethod someone might dream up.Because of the different economicsbroadcasters face today, many new`cheap' methodologies will no
E\t0heavier.
"One of the most important chal-lenges facing radio research," saysMike Henry, vice president ofParagon Research in Denver, "per-tains to the perceived inability ofresearch to prove-or disprove-the viability of an unfamiliar formatin a market. For the most part, thenarrowcasting or niche program-ming trend has developed withoutthe support of initial research toconfirm or deny the existence ofsuch a niche within each market."
Henry wants to put more researchin the hands of station operatorsprogramming niche formats beforethey go on the air, realize theymade a mistake and have to beturned around.
"Generally speaking," he says,"research for stations programminga niche format takes place after thestation is on the air, which some-times comes too late for the stationor format to succeed. Initialresearch can play an important rolein determining the success of anunfamiliar format. The old axiomthat research cannot be conductedon an unfamiliar product is not trueanymore.
"Integration of a station's lifestyletarget with creative researchmethodologies can combine toeffectively research an unknownproduct, in this case radio formats.Considering the proliferation of`alternative' formats such as NewRock and Adult Rock, I think this isa very important point for prospec-
doubt emerge into the marketplace.Broadcasters should understand notonly the different types of research,but the different internal elementsthat each procedure requires for
Mike Henry, Paragon Research
accuracyWhat distorts research and reality
in some markets is stations that"load up their research with a highpercentage of their partisans," Smithsays.
"Arbitron does not measure parti-sans or preference, they measurepersons' actual reported listening.High partisanship is a nice measureto have, but it does not correlate tomarket share. Broadcasters need tostart looking out their window attheir market when they research itand stop looking in a mirror with
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their partisans."Smith feels that research should
capture information that providesdirection, but broadcasters shouldbeware, regardless of who inter-prets the research or what the rec-ommended courses of action mightbe. Smith believes: "The more peo-ple involved at this stage, the higherthe probability of flawed execution.Great research plus flawed execu-tion equals failure."
Dumping research isn't the firststop toward leading a lost stationout of the woods, says Smith. "If
industries-the balance of instinctand information."
Kelly is convinced that researchand risk can work together-andmust-if a station is to survivebeyond the present: "In order tothrive and grow, a certain amountof risk is necessary. With researchand information technologies morereadily available, there will be agrowing temptation to base all deci-sions on data. The danger with thisstrategy is that you run the risk ofbecoming market driven, and youstop driving the market. Research
these people should stay away fromthe art or programming."
Todd Doren, president of DiaryExperts in Haddon Heights, NewJersey, believes the biggest chal-lenge facing radio research today is"getting reliable, current ratings datato show advertisers at a fair price.
"The statistical wobble, lowresponse rate, and high cost ofArbitron is unacceptable to manybroadcasters," he says. "Yet, onlyArbitron has the necessary credibili-ty with advertisers and agencies.The challenge then is to get
nize such research presentations asbogus. The station and perhapseven radio as an industry will losecredibility with the advertising com-munity in the process."
Lou Patrick, director of research &programming for Bolton ResearchCorp. in Philadelphia, says,"Research is not black and white.For example, a similar questionasked in slightly different ways canproduce widely varied results. Inother words, research is open tointerpretation so researchers can'tfairly 'just report the facts'-they
TVE NUM [RSradio requires more sophisticatedresearch, they certainly will notobtain it by cutting their researchbudgets. The radio industry is stilltrying to stand up after beingknocked down by leverage buyoutshakeouts and a current slack econ-omy. Lower cost research whilestill maintaining quality is the indus-try's only way to get back to anykind of reasonable stability.
"Fortune 500 companies may beprone to cutting workforces, butthey are not as prone to cuttingresearch budgets because theyknow research's value and how touse it."
More to the point, Smith says,"Any industry trying to find its wayto more prosperous times needsresearch. It will not get any easierto win in the future marketplace.Continued winning is possible withcorrect research design, accurateinterpretation and swift implementa-tion."
Balancing the creative and scien-tific is the tightrope walk of the'90s, says Tom Kelly, president ofKelly Research in Havertown, Pa."The most significant trend in ourindustry today is the move toward'reality based thinking.' Radio aswell as labels are looking more atfacts, not hype, to help make criticaldecisions. Radio is putting greateremphasis on listener opinion andthe labels are making better use ofsales data. This trend toward realitywill also pose the most significantchallenge to the radio and music
can only reveal what people likeand dislike today, not what mayappeal to them tomorrow. Toachieve a successful balance, wemust keep an eye on the presentand past with market research, andcontinually probe into the futurewith calculated risk."
While researchers know a lotabout statistics, Kelly believes theydon't know enough about musicand programming to tell a radio sta-tion what buttons to push: "Most
Tom Kelly, Kelly Research 11.11researchers should stick to facts antifigures because most researchershave no experience or sensitivity tothe art of programming or music.In general researchers are statisti-cians or scientists, which is fine-radio needs good information. But
Arbitron to change or support analternative such as AccuRatings."
For Doren, research gets "veryclose" to reality within a given mar-ket. "Yet many broadcasters ask mehow their Arbitron and AccuRatingsnumbers can be so different. Myquestion back to them is, 'How doyou define reality?' The Arbitronsystem allows a diarykeeper to votefor his or her favorite station over400 times-by recording that theylisten for over 400 quarter hours.The AccuRatings system is a 'oneperson, one vote' system.Broadcasters should not be con-cerned when their Arbitron andAccuRatings numbers are different.They should be concerned whenthey're the same!"
With radio, and its ad clients,requiring more and more sophisti-cated research, where is researchleading the industry?
"More and more advertisers wantqualitative information," Doren says."It's not enough to know how manymales 25-54 a station can deliver. Abeer company wants to know howmany beer drinkers listen to thatstation. That information can onlybe estimated with 'single sourcequalitative data.' That means thatafter a person has responded thatthey listen to wKsoc, the samerespondent answers that they drinkbeer. The System of cross tabbingaudience estimates to qualitativeinformation by zip code is nothingmore than smoke and mirrors.Sophisticated advertisers will recog-
have to interpret and provide solu-tions.
"Good research provides action-able information. Sometimes thisinformation can't be taken at facevalue. For example, we hear lots ofpeople talk in focus groups about
Lou Patrick, Bolton Research -1what they like about different sta-tions. Usually they are verbalizingtheir opinions for the first time.`What do I like about station X?Their music has a lot of variety.'The next thing you know, the sta-tion is calling itself Variety 109. But`variety' is actually a generic termused to describe the product.Would you remember a cola called`Sweet'? Aren't all colas sweet?
"A researcher who knows some-thing about research, marketing and
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radio programming has the bestchance of helping stations avoidthis kind of trap. If all researchreports come back say that a highpercentage of the audience used'variety' to describe the station,without clarification, there would bea lot of stations called 'Variety.'Certainly a lot more than there aretoday."
If today's research needs have
Todd Doren, Diary Experts
become a great deal more complexsince the '70s, it's simply a reflec-tion of today's magnified marketcompetition and conditions, Patrickbelieves: "More sophisticatedresearch is a function of trying tobetter understand problems. Inorder to really differentiate each sta-tion, new research questions andmethodologies had to be imple-mented. The object is not to devisesmaller and smaller format opportu-nities, but instead find ways tomake stations stand out from thecrowd. In other words, stationstoday need to research both prod-uct and marketing, which requiresmore sophisticated research tech-niques.
"Research can make a difference,"Patrick says. "A station that reallyunderstands its audience develops aproduct which the audience wantsand which markets the producteffectively to that audience will getratings and make money. A stationthat simply goes on gut mightsometimes get lucky. If you wereinvesting your own money, whichstation would you pick for the bestreturn? I'd take...
"Research is a tool," he sums up."It can't replace good management.Radio is a combination of art andbusiness science. If it was purely art,research would not be necessary."
Says Karl Baehr, president of KBEBroadcasting By Design inAlbuquerque, N.M.: "I believe themost significant research challengefacing the radio industry today isthe provision of an accurate listen-ership report that is easy to under-
stand, present and is priced accord-ing to what the industry will cur-rently support. This research mustbe accepted by both the radio andadvertising industries, as withoutagency acceptance any survey is oflittle use as a sales tool to a radiostation. This will require a concert-ed, two -pronged marketing efforton behalf of the research company."
Baehr believes he has accom-plished this with KBE's Actual RadioMeasurement (ARM) survey system.
"With regard to trends, severalpeople are throwing the word 'pas-sive' around rather freely. For asurvey system to be truly passivethat system must remove the listen-er form the survey loop aside formjust listening to the radio. Requiringa listener to strap something ondoes not qualify as passive andshould not be considered as such."
Baehr, of course, is talking aboutArbitron's People Meter.
"Other terms people are throwingaround-`qualitative vs. quantita-tive,' database marketing'-can beimportant if understood. It is truethat beyond a certain point justthrowing numbers at people accom-plishes little. There is growinginterest to further 'qualify' thosenumbers. Where are these peoplelistening? What else are they listen-ing to, when and why? Do theyrespond to radio advertising? Whatmakes them respond? What turnsthem on/off formatically? Ad -wise?
"Keep in mind that radio listener -ship is not measured by diary andtelephone based survey systems.These systems only represent tabu-lations of the reported listeningtrends of a few specific individuals."
Baehr quotes Earl Babble, author
of The Practice of Social Research:"One can question a survey's statis-tical validity, accuracy and precisionbased on small sample sizes andreturns."
Baehr adds: "People have a rightto bitch about small sample sizes. Itbrings to mind the well -publicized`wobbles' between Arbitron andother companies, including ours,and the wobbles in Arbitron frombook to book."
Then is an accurate, affordablelistenership report, one accepted byradio station and ad agency alike,even a possibility in these con-tentious times?
"The short answer is, yes," Baehrsays, "An accurate profile of marketlistenership can be provided-pro-vided that the survey methodologyis sound, the sample size is bigenough to reduce the aspect of
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AUDIENCE RESEARMA VIEW Of THE B1Hl RHODY BOSLEY
iudience research - who needsit? "I know my market." "Mymarket is different." "The audi-ence wants to hear..."
"Uh-uh! Wrong one baby!"Research can be a potent tool towin in the radio game and, ofcourse, the ratings act as the score-card.
Radio broadcasters program to afragmented audience around theglobe. In major U.S. markets, it's a"five -share world." Occasionally, astation will exceed this norm, butit's not long before competition dri-ves them back toward a five share.The radio audience is influenced byso many factors on any given daythat it's hard to determine what theywant and even more difficult to ful-fill their needs and desires. That is,assuming the audience knows whattheir needs and desires are in thefirst place.
Research is a means to learn fromhistory. Researchers documentwhat was. Only science fictionwriters document the future. Whyconduct audience research? Youcan learn the way an audience feltabout something or what behaviorthey exhibited in the past, whenpresented certain stimuli. Historycan provide important lessons tohelp make a decision easier. Usedwisely, research provides knowl-edge to assist in evaluating thechoices. Research, as I've saidbefore, is not the end all, be all -rather it's a guide for making deci-sions.
Research in the radio business hasdeveloped rapidly over the last fiveyears. Some of it has been broughton by new technology in musictesting and music purchases, butmost of the increased emphasis onresearch has been brought on bythe success of radio stations thathave employed market and audi-ence research to improve their rat-ings.
Several years ago I was at a meet-ing in London. One of the presen-ters put up an overhead that said,
"In our desire to be preciselyright, we are more often preciselywrong, rather than roughly right."
"In our desire to be precisely right,we are more often precisely wrong,rather than roughly right." Thosewho have been in the researchbusiness know how accurate thisstatement really is. Data can be"sliced and diced" to the pointwhere it loses its meaning. Theradio industry is particularly adeptat tearing apart an audience esti-mate until it breaks down into bits.Detail in ratings is fine, but belief inthe results of such segmentationmay be foolhardy!
Researchers are presented withchoices, too. The method of selec-tion of sample and the processes bywhich the sample is monitored togenerate data can be quite different.In taking a look at the big picture inaudience research, we shouldexamine some other audience ratingsystems around the world. How do
they deal with the multitude ofresearch design questions?
Canada, for example, has a sys-tem most like Arbitron. The Bureauof Broadcast Measurement places aone -week diary to a household.However, there are differences.The Canadian system produces aconsiderable amount of qualitativedata that is gathered at the sametime the station rating data is col-lected. Their seven-day diary looksvery much like an Arbitron radiodiary. The qualitative is gathered in
a separate book-let. The reportsare presented inboth English andFrench to complywith Canadian
law. The raw data is available tosubscribers of the data. The surveystarts on a Monday instead ofThursday.
The British approach to radioresearch is quite different. Thebroadcasters, both independent andBBC, contract jointly with a researchcompany to produce ratings to theirspecifications. The stations are alllisted across the top of the seven-day diary and the diary is personallyplaced and retrieved by an inter-viewer. The report is nearly impos-sible for an American to interpret.There are no markets. Stations can-not be compared easily, becauseeach station is given an audiencefigure for its licensed signal area.Instead of the average quarter hour,the estimate produced is an averagehalf hour. Instead of the averagequarter hour share of audience, the
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chance in the results and the ele-ment of bias either ethnic or inter-pretive by those compiling the sur-vey results is minimized."
Comments Baehr on the role ofresearch after the data is handedover: "Researchers should reportaccurate information whether it beraw numbers or detailed qualitativedata. This should help a clientinterpret that data along the lines of'Here's what we found.' Beyondthat, how clients utilize the informa-tion to further sales efforts, redirectthe station or fine tune should beleft to them. If format changeswere made based on every downArbitron book, stations would bechanging their formats like I changemy shoes."
Paragon's Henry mentions thechallenge of duopoly situations.
"We have had to switch gears a
HER PICTUREestimate that is touted is the shareof potential audience reached,which is a cume figure. Telephoneownership has no impact on Britishmeasurement, since they select thesurvey participants by "randomlocation." The neighborhood to besurveyed is picked randomly andthen the individuals are selected bythe interviewer in a door-to-doorsearch. The British also measuresocial status with six grades, basedon the head of household's occupa-tion. Many differences. Sameresult. The British broadcasters playtheir own ratings game.
The French, on the other hand,with their highly -developed phonesystem, have elected to use a tele-phone -based methodology of day -after recall that very much resem-bles the old Birch methodology.Media Metrie, the name of theirmajor radio rating firm, producesestimates that look very much likeArbitron's.
The big picture of audience rat-ings can be summed up this way.In order to win in the radio game,you've got to win in the mind of theaudience in the short term and theirhearts in the long term. The score-card to mark this progress is ratings.The other audience research helpsdesign and implement plans thatwill achieve the ratings success. Itdoesn't make much difference whatthe scorecard looks like or how it isderived, once the instrument isaccepted as currency. Then it's justa matter of winning under thoserules. Sounds easy, but you knowit's not.
bit, and conduct research that willhelp the operator of multiple sta-tions in a single market determinethe formats and positions for all thestations the operator manages.Obviously, the operator must alignthe different stations' formats insuch a way that will maximize theratings and revenue performance ofall the stations, and research canplay a significant role in the posi-tioning process."
Henry offers his own opinion onhow far researchers should go inproviding solutions beyond thedata: "Most radio researchers haveyears of experience conducting andanalyzing research. Therefore, mostradio researchers have an educatedopinion to offer, if the clients wantsthe input. I would say that the vastmajority of Paragon's clients expectus to parlay our unique insight intoan advantage for their radio station.Therefore, most of our research pre-sentations do go beyond the pre-sentation of hard research results.We help our clients understandtheir strengths and weaknesses, andhelp them build a strategic actionplan for the station to implementinternally."
Some broadcasters simply put toomuch weight on research, saysHenry. "I believe that some stationsand groups are 'over researched.'That is, certain broadcasters haveallowed research to become a largerpiece of the decision -making piethan it probably deserves to be.Research should he an importantfacet in making a major decision,but so should creative judgment,entertainment value, promotionalimpact and budgetary considera-tions. When any one of these facetsbecomes over -emphasized, then thedecision can he inappropriatelyskewed in that direction."
Henry believes that research isfinally finding its rightful place intoday's radio market. It remains avital component of successful pro-gramming: "Unfortunately, theover -use of research, along withmany other factors, seemed to havean homogenizing impact on radioproducts in the 1980s. If anything,the research pendulum seems to beswinging back toward moderation.It seems to me that the industry isnow realizing the correct place ofresearch, and also realizing theimportance of providing a uniqueand entertaining product.
"Can radio do without research?Of course it could. Radio couldalso succeed without computerizedrotation systems and database mar-keting. However, it is obvious thatradio stations can he much betterwith all of these things, includingresearch. As with anything else, itis not what you have, but what youdo with what you have."
AN EYE ON ARBITRONBY RHODY BOSLEY
If a bird watcher is an ornitholo-gist, what is an Arbitron watcher?I hate to think what you're goingto say since "I are one." It takessome patient waiting with field
glasses up to the eyes to observe themaneuverings of the monopolisticresearch giant. After all, it is the sec-ond-largest research company in theworld and it provides some remark-able moments.
In the September 18, 1992 editionof Gavin, I went out on a limb bysaying, "Everybody knows what aslogan is, right? Maybe not.Arbitron doesn't know what a sloganis. Radio broadcasters are confusedabout what Arbitron asks on theStation Information Package senteach survey period."
Bulletin, April 27, 1993: "Arbitronis eliminating the term 'slogan' fromits lexicon." The announcementgoes on: "Effective with the Summer1993 survey, we will begin using'Station Name' in place of the term'Slogan ID.' Radio programmers andconsultants have advised us that theterm 'slogan' is misleading because itdoes not connote what what we arereally looking for-that is, a station'sname."
Hallelujah! Sometimes it takes for-ever for the obvious to occur!
The new president of Arbitron,Steve Morris, has been making therounds to subscribers and is winningpoints for his interest, willingnessand candor. He just modified theorganizational structure of the com-pany back to the way it was threeyears ago in the sales and marketingfunction. This will place him onelevel closer to the customer. Thesales and marketing executives foreach customer area-radio, televi-sion and advertiser/ agency, willnow report directly to him. Vicepresident of marketing KenWollenberg, who left May 1, hadattempted to keep the diverse cus-tomer groups happy under one gen-eral strategy for the company. That'san impossible task because theArbitron customers are "disparatecharacters." Some think thatArbitron is just rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. I don't thinkso, yet. The company has a life ofits own, which I'm sure Morris isnow beginning to learn.
A month ago in this column I toldyou about the Arbitron plan that hasthe advice and consent of theArbitron Radio Advisory Council and
considerable industry input. Thereare certain parts of the plan that arecoming under attack as my articlestated they should. The industryshould be careful, however, not tothrow the baby out with the bathwater.
There are two major items in theproposal that are very importantplusses for broadcasters: increasedsample even it if is just rearrangingthe delivery dates and block groupcoded diaries that will allow betteridentification of the diarykeepers'lifestyles in cross -tabbed data.
There are a couple of items thatare dangerous.
Do not go to "rolling averages."This was the old methodology ofArbitrends and it is a time bomb.
Be careful not to destroy the ADIand TSA data (the proposal calls forremoving fifteen percent of the sam-ple from the non -metro geography).While this is not important in allmarkets and to all stations, it isextremely important to some ofAmerica's largest billing radio sta-tions.
Industry feedback on the proposalwill be dominated by the COLRAMCommittee of the NAB and also theAmerican Association of AdvertisingAgencies. Arbitron will solicit theopinions of broadcasters, agenciesand organizations, and then it willdo what it wants. The ArbitronRadio Advisory Council has alreadyhad wool pulled over its eyes on thetotal complexity of the proposedplan since many on the Councilwere not made aware of the conse-quences of various technical alterna-tives.
The Council is made up of agroup of caring radio broadcasters,but they are not technical expertsnor do they have historical perspec-tive of technical alternatives thatcould backfire. Council: "Call inhelp." Arbitron has said there willbe no subscriber vote on the propos-al. Since many customers disagreewith this high-handed approach, theCouncil should solicit clients with anopinion poll instead. For example,show constituents there are threechoices, with the plusses and minus-es of each honestly stated, and getthem to give feedback. During theredesign of the book in 1985-86, theCouncil sent out the opinion letters.Council: Follow the example!
Your Arbitron watcher will contin-ue to keep a close eye on this andthe system that effects and affectsyour livelihood.
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N COUNTRY EDITOR:LISA SMITHASSOCIATE EDITOR:CYNDI HOELZLE
217 0WYNONNA - Tell Me Why (Curb/MCA) 0 3 100%
PATTY LOVELESS - Blame It On Your Heart (Epic) 217 0 5 1 100%
ALABAMA - Hometown Honeymoon (RCA) 217 0 7 0 100%
SAWYER BROWN - Trouble On The Line (Curb) 215 11 2 99%
JOE DIFFIE - Hanky Tonk Attitude (Epic) 216 0 16 4 98%
DIAMOND RIO - Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby (Arista) 216 0 47 3 99%
VINCE GILL - No Future In The Past (MCA) 217 0 67 4 98%
GARTH BROOKS - That Summer (Liberty) 217 0 78 2 99%
COLLIN RAYE - Somebody Else's Moon (Epic) 215 0 107 4 98%
LARRY STEWART - Alright Already (RCA) 192 0 14 5 97%
McBRIDE & THE RIDE - Love On The Loose,Heart On The Run (MCA) 217 1 108 10 95%
TANYA TUCKER with DELBERT McCLINTON - Tell Me About It (Liberty) 217 0 131 7 97%
JOHN ANDERSON - Money In The Bank (BNA Entertainment) 217 0 151 8 96%
TOBY KEITH - Should've Been A Cowboy (Mercury) 180 0 18 6 97%
BILLY DEAN - I Wanna Take Care Of You (Liberty/SBK) 214 1 152 14 93%
RANDY TRAVIS - An Old Pair Of Shoes (Warner Bros.) 214 0 159 14 93%
MARYCHAPIN CARPENTER - The Hard Way (Columbia) 216 162 23 89%
RICKY LYNN GREGG - If I Had A Cheatin' Heart (Liberty) 198 2 100 30 85%
CLINT BLACK w/WYNONNA - A Bad Goodbye (RCA) 217 0 179 27 88%
LORRIE MORGAN - I Guess You Had To Be There (BNA Entertainment) 213 2 152 34 84%
CONFEDERATE RAILROAD - When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back (Atlantic) 213 2 158 34 84%
GEORGE STRAIT - When Did You Stop Loving Me (MCA) 214 4 171 33 85%
PAM TILLIS - Cleopatra, Queen Of Denial (Arista) 214 2 148 59 72%
REBA McENTIRE - It's Your Call (MCA) 215 4 153 59 73%
SUZY BOGGUSS - Heartache (Liberty) 174 0 78 17 90%
BROOKS AND DUNN - We'll Burn That Bridge (Arista) 214 5 138 76 64%
SAMMY KERSHAW - Haunted Heart (Mercury) 211 8 122 85 60%
MARTY STUART Hey Baby (MCA) 202 5 125 68 66%
DEBORAH ALLEN - If You're Not Gonna Love Me (Giant/Nashville) 197 2 120 70 64%
MARK CHESNUTT - It Sure Is Monday (MCA) 211 11 98 112 47%
DWIGHT YOAKAM - Ain't That Lonely Yet (Reprise) 145 0 42 16 89%
LARI WHITE - Lead Me Not (RCA) 182 8 88 90 51%
RESTLESS HEART - We Got The Love (RCA) 186 18 54 132 29%
NEW ALAN JACKSON - Chattahoochee (Arista) 191 132 36 153 20%
NEW CARLENE CARTER - Every Little Thing (GianVNashville) 186 55 42 143 23%
- 38 DOLLY PARTON - More Where That Came From (Columbia) 158 4 69 88 44%
NEW KATHY MATTEA - Seeds (Mercury) 167 17 40 127 24%
35 34 BILLY RAY CYRUS - Some Gave All (Mercury) 150 1 79 70 53%
11 11 TRAVIS TRITT - t -r -o -u -b -l -e (Warner Bros.) 122 0 59 20 84%
NEW DOUG SUPERNAW - Reno (BNA Entertainment) 164 32 34 130 210/0
Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks
* TRACY LAWRENCE - Can't Break It To My Heart (Atlantic) 156 153 - 14 142 9% 1
LITTLE TEXAS - What Might Have Been (Warner Bros.) 130 61 - 14 116 11% 2
GIBSON MILLER BAND - Texas Tattoo (Epic) 128 100 - 8 120 6% 2
* SHENANDOAH - Jame Baker (RCA) 127 110 - 14 113 11% 1
Total Reports:This Week 217 Last Week 217Hit Factor is a percentage of stations which will haveit in Heavy or Medium rotation.Reports accepted:Monday at 9am through 3pm TuesdayStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
Album DigWYNONNA - Rock Bottom/Girls With Guitars
BROOKS & DUNN - Rock My World (Little Country Girl)
DWIGHT VOAKAM - Fast As You
Most AddeuTRACY LAWRENCE (153)
ALAN JACKSON (132)
SHENANDOAH (110)
GIBSON MILLER BAND (100)
MARK COLLIE (89)
Top Requests
WYNONNA
TOBY KEITH
PATTY LOVELESS
GARTH BROOKS
ALABAMA
ECORD TO WATCH
MARK COLLIEShame Shame Shame
Shame
(MCA)Eighty-nine adds adds adds
adds at stations likeKFAT/FM, WKDW, KICE,
WFRB, KMIT, WBTU, KRRV,KWYO, etc.
Inside CountryRADIO NEWS...WOWQ-DuBoiswill be broadcasting live from FanFair again this year. Gary Stormerand morning guy Scott "TheKeener" Kean will be conductinginterviews with artists live at theNashville Ramada South. Artistsinterested in being part of the show
Dude Mowrey and WKDW - Staunton'sDave McCormack traded bowlingstrategies recently at a Washington DCshowcase and bowling party hosted byArista
should call Stormer at 814-371-6100.(Special congrats to Gary and all thefolks at WOWQ on their growth inlistenership-they showed up inthirteen Pennsylvania counties inthe recent book)... Good luck to JimWest, who leaves KMLE-Phoenix totake over as Operations Manager/Program Director at WMKS-Macon...Stormin' Norman reports thatWHVK-Huntsville's second annualBirthday Festival was a huge suc-cess. Over 5,000 people turned out
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Reports Adds Weeks
103 22 3 JOY WHITE - Cold Day In July (Columbia)
99 89 1 * MARK COLLIE - Shame Shame Shame Shame (MCA)
93 48 3 CLINTON GREGORY - Standing On The Edge Of Love (Step One)
87 32 2 JOHN BERRY - A Mind 01 Her Own (Liberty)
84 8 4 DEAN DILLON - Hot, Country, and Single (Atlantic)
73 18 2 WILLIE NELSON - Graceland (Columbia)
61 6 3 MARSHALL TUCKER BAND - Walk Outside The Lines (Cabin Fever)
65 38 2 BOY HOWDY - A Cowboy's Born With A Broken Heart (Curb)
50 17 2 JOHN BRANNEN - Never Say Never Again (Mercury)
28 1 5 DAVID GREY - 1-900-2 Lonely (BFE/BMG)
27 4 1 DEBRA BURNS - You Put Out An Old Flame Last Night (Soundwaves)
27 22 1 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND ." "light Long (Liberty)
Dropped: #23 -John Michael Montgory, ,Fs3-Lug ,:pne (Made), #37 -Ricky Van
Shelton, Tim Ryan, Cleve Francis, Palamino Road, Kentucky Headhunters, Marty Brown,
Brian James, Lucinda Williams. * Indicates De
Top Selling AlbumsWYNONNA - Tell Me Why (Curb/MCA)BROOKS & DUNN - Hard Workin' Man (Arista)DWIGHT YOAKAM - This Time (Reprise)TRACY LAWRENCE - Alibis (Atlantic)GEORGE STRAIT - Pure Country Soundtrack (MCA)REBA McENTIRE - It's Your Call (MCA)JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - Life's A Dance (Atlantic)GARTH BROOKS - The Chase (Liberty)MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER - Come On, Come On (Columbia)BILLY RAY CYRUS - Some Gave All (Mercury)
momDWIGHT YOAKAM - Ain't That Lonely Yet (Reprise)LA RRY STEWART - Alright Already (RCA)JOE DIFFIE - Honky Tonk Attitude (Epic)TRAVIS TRITT - t -r -o -u -b -I -e (Warner Bros.)
PATTY LOVELESS - Blame It On Your Heart (Epic)TOBY KEITH - Should've Been A Cowboy (Atlantic)JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - I Love The Way . . . (Atlantic)SUZY BOGGUSS - Heartache (Liberty)RANDY TRAVIS - An Old Pair Of Shoes (Warner Bros.)JOHN ANDERSON - Money In The Bank (BNA Entertainment)
Courtesy of Country Music Television AZ I I
to see nine acts includingShenandoah, Mark Collie, JohnMichael Montgomery, Lari Whiteand Doug Supernaw. The week-end's "Good Guy" award went toSupernaw who signed autographsfor five hours and then turnedaround and played a free show at alocal club that evening...JerryDugan called in with some sadnews-WLTO/FM-Harbor Springshas been sold and will be going offthe air as of June 15...Some shift -switching at K -FOX -Tulsa, as MikeRogers moves to the 3-7 PM shiftand Will Payne takes over the 7 -midnight shift...Bruce Thalhuber isthe new PD/MD at KLQL-Luverne,moving over from A/C ICW0A-
Worthington...Congrats to the folksat KOYN-Paris on their greatArbitron numbers-up from a 19.1to a 26.4... WHMA-Anniston is look-ing for a news director to becomepart of their winning morning show,and they also have a future part-time announcer spot to fill. Sendtapes and resumes to Alabama 100,P.O. Box 278, Anniston, Ala 38202.No calls please...Rusty Hightowerexits KIKM-Sherman and is current-ly looking for his next opportunity.Give him a call at 903-868-9615.Gill Nelson will be replacing Rustyas the station's music director.INDUSTRY NEWS .The CountryMusic Association has signed anunprecedented six -year exclusive
#1 ONE YEAR AGO TODAYBILLY RAY CYRUS -
Achy Breaky Heart#1 FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY
TANYA TUCKER -
If It Don't Come Easy#1 TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
CRYSTAL GAYLE -
Our Love Is On The Fault Line
agreement with CBS television topresent the annual "CMA AwardsShow." This is the first time theCMA has made a multi -year firmcommitment with any network. Inaddition, Irving Waugh, who hasserved as executive producer for theCMA Awards program since itsinception in 1968, is stepping asidebut Walter C. Miller will continuehis producing and directing respon-sibilities. CMA Executive DirectorEd Benson says of Waugh, "Hisinsistence on high entertainmentvalues and class treatment of themusic elevated the CMA Awards totheir stature as one of the highest -rated annual network specials."...Former president and CEO of HardRock International, Jock Weaver,has announced plans to open acountry version of the Hard RockCafe in Nashville, called theNashville Country Club...TheNashville Entertainment Associationhas scheduled July 7 & 8 for itsthird annual Music City Music, anopportunity for unsigned artists toshowcase for Nashville execs. Lastyear, Pearl River got their dealafter showcasing at theevent... Country America Magazineis auctioning 100 unique countrymusic collectibles to benefit theNorth American Riding For TheHandicapped Association, whichpromotes the recovery of childrenwith disabilities through horse -rid-ing. Readers can bid for the shirt offClint Black's back, an autographedWynonna tour jacket and 98 othercool finds in the magazine'sCelebrity Auction -By -Mail in theJune issue..Award-winning song-writer Gene Nelson ("EighteenWheels And A Dozen Roses," "AJukebox With A Country Song") hassigned a new long-term publishingagreement with Warner/ChappellMusic, Inc...VH-1 recently premiereda new weekly Country show, VH-1Country Countdown, that featuresthe top ten videos of the weekcounted down by a musical host.The series airs Fridays at 4 PM andSaturdays at 9 PM (ET)...The TNNMusic City News Country Awardswill be telecast live on Monday,June 7 and will be co -hosted byGeorge Jones, Ricky Van Sheltonand Suzy Bogguss...Special CountryCrew congrats to ace promoterJerry Duncan and his fianceLynda Davis, who will be exchang-ing "I do's" on June 5.
ARTIST PROFILE
uustiON/MILLER BANDFROM:
Dave Gibson - Eldorado, Ark.
Blue Miller - Detroit
Bryan Grassmeyer - Nebraska
Michael Daly - Cleveland
Steve Grossman - West Islip,
New York
LABEL: Epic
PROMOTION VP: Jack
Lameier
LATEST RELEASE: "Texas
Tattoo"
THEY SAY:
"Growing up in Detroit, my only
exposure to country music was
'Hee Haw'...and I thought that
was country. When I got a gig
playing in a Florida honky tonk
I realized, 'Hey, this stuff is a
whole lot different than what I
heard when I was growing up.'"
- Blue Miller
"Real country has edge. This
music is controlled chaos. The
passion and fire that went into
the playing and singing, well,
there's nothing slick about
that." - Dave Gibson
"If their lyrics
weren't intelligible (and intelli-
gent) and their voices didn't
heartbreak on every third sylla-
ble, the Gibson/Miller Band
could pass for prime rockers,
make big money and be forgot-
ten by Labor Day. Instead,
country can claim them as new
stars of its make-believe bar-
room." -Time.
30 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
"Now I see, it's destiny,I can't be free..."
GavinChartbound127/110 Produced by
Don Cook
forthcoming cdUNDER THE KUDZU
1992 EMIG Musk
COUNTRYARTIST NEWS Citing per-sonal reasons, Great Plains' leadguitarist Russ Pahl and drummerMichael Young have opted toleave the band in order to pursueother interests. Lead vocalist JackSundrud and bassist DennyDadmun-Bixby will now form thenucleus of Great Plains, and a gui-tarist and drummer will be hired tocomplete the band...A tribute to leg-endary bluegrass star Red Allenwas held in Nashville on May 26and featured the likes of EmmylouHarris and the Nash Ramblers,Mark O'Connor. Bela Fleck, SamBush, Matthews Wright & King,Bill Monroe and a host of others.Allen passed away in April fromlung cancer, and all proceeds fromthe tribute will go to offset his med-ical expenses...The sixth annualMerle Watson Memorial Festival,held in Wilkesboro, North CarolinaApril 29 -May 2 and hosted by DocWatson was the biggest yet, withover 25,000 people in attendance.Funds raised from the event areused to construct, maintain andendow the festival grounds and theMerle Watson Memorial Garden forthe Senses. This year's festival raised$60,000 for the fund...Sure, we allenjoyed watching Willie Nelson's60th Birthday Bash on TV, but thatwasn't the only way Willie celebrat-ed his birthday. Hundreds of well-wishers covered a 6 -foot tall card-front and back-with heartfelt senti-ments at a Tower Records store inAustin, and Willie was on hand inperson to receive it. Not only that,he returned the gesture, spendingnearly three hours signing over 400CD's and cassettes, including thestore's entire stock of Across TheBorderline.
New ReleasesTRACY LAWRENCE
Can't Break It To My Heart
(Atlantic)Trace \\ rote this song on the road,with his bus driver and some of theguys in the band. He says it's thefirst song he's written that's beenreleased as a single, and hecouldn't be prouder. One listen andyou'll hear A hv.
GIBSON/MILLER BANDTexas Tattoo (Epic)Dave Gibson and Blue Millerorginally wrote "Texas Tattoo" forthe soundtrack of Pure Country, butquickly realized they ought to keepthis hit song all for themselves.Sure to he a dancefloor smash.SHENANDOAHJanie Baker (RCA)Once you get past the ratherunconventional chorus, you'll fallfor this fun song. It's from theirupcoming album, Under TheKudzu.
MARK COLLIEShame Shame Shame Shame
(MCA)It sure sounds like one of theMemphis classics that Collie lis-tened to growing up, but check thecredits and you'll see it was writtenby the Collie dog himself. He infus-es it with lots of country soul.WILLIE NELSONGraceland (Columbia)
It seems that Paul Simon had beenbugging Willie to record this songever since he wrote it. ApparentlyWillie was reluctant at first-thankgoodness for Simon's persistance.This is one of the highlights ofWillie's Across The Borderlinealbum.JOHN BRANNENNever Say Never Again(Mercury)
John Brannen has a unique vocalstyle that makes you sit up andnotice. Once his voice anddelivery have hooked you, you'llfind you can't shake this song
CHARLIE DANIELSBANDAll Night Long (liberty)Daniels leaves the politics behindand gets back to the barroom boo-gie he does so well.KIYA HEARTWOODHome (Waldoxy)Who is site What kind of a name isKiya? This record is so appealingthat we just don't care. Her voicehas a whole lot of character andthe funky conjunto beat makes thesong irresistable. Can't wait to hearmore.
WHAT DO BILLY RAY CYRUS
CLINT BLACK
KATHY MATTEA
GARTH BROOKS
ALAN JACKSON
HAL KETCHUM
RANDY TRAVIS
RICKY VAN SHELTON
TRISHA YEARWOOD
BROOKS & DUNN
TRAVIS TRITT
MARTY STUART AND
DWIGHT YOAKAM
HAVE IN COMMON?
I
THEY'VE ALL GRADUATED FROM
GAVIN'S
ANNUAL
COUNTRY
CLASS!
WHO ARE THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES
FIND OUT NEXTINEEI
32 GAVIN MAY 2 8 , 1993
GAVIN A/C EDITOR:RON FEL _ASSOCIATE EDITOR:DIANE RUFER
2111 LW nv 111.11,1=11M=PlirtROD STEWART From "MTV's Unplugged" - Have I Told You Lately (Warner Bros.) 229 206 16 97%
DAVID CROSBY & PHIL COLLINS - Hero (Atlantic) 223 191 24 96%
PETER CETERA - Even A Fool Can See (Warner Bros.) 219 175 30 93%
RAY CHARLES - A Song For You (Warner Bros.) 207 149 42 92%
BRUCE HORNSBY - Harbor Lights (RCA) 193 156 27 95%
AARON NEVILLE - Don't Take Away My Heaven (A&M) 200 115 62 89°/0
CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me) (Reprise) 186 119 57 95%
EXPOSE - I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) (Arista) 163 115 35 91%
KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista) 187 58 75 710/0
GO WEST - What You Won't Do For Love (EMI/ERG) 162 95 49 88%
MARC COHN - Walk Through The World (Atlantic) 166 40 92 80%
REGINA BELLE - If I Could (Columbia) 152 59 67 83%
TASMIN ARCHER - Sleeping Satellite (SBK/ERG) 146 59 60 82%
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - It's Alright (Shanachie) 173 29 86 66%
TINA TURNER - I Don't Wanna Fight (Virgin) 164 2U 105 76%
CATHY DENNIS - Moments Of Love (Polydor/PLG) 149 42 81 83°/0
RESTLESS HEART with WARREN HILL - Tell Me What You Dream (RCA) 145 89 41 90%
CELINE DION - Water From The Moon (Epic) 136 49 68 86%
JANET JACKSON - That's The Way Love Goes (Virgin) 126 28 67 75%
PAUL McCARTNEY - Oft The Ground (Capitol) 129 16 69 66°/0
VANESSA WILLIAMS with BRIAN McKNIGHT - Love Is (Giant/Reprise) 110 55 42 86%
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM - Don't Look Down (Reprise) 106 46 46 87%
STING - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (A&M) 111 47 52 89%
LAUREN CHRISTY - You Read Me Wrong (Mercury) 123 21 61 67%
SONIA DADA - You Don't Treat Me No Good (Chameleon/Elektra) 107 22 66 82%
KURT HOWELL - I'm Over You (Reprise) 113 12 66 70%
DURAN DURAN - Come Undone (Capitol) 107 20 57 72%
THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - Lost In Your Eyes (Arista) 106 26 64 85%
BRYAN DUNCAN - Love Takes Time (Word/Epic) 104 12 62 71%
WHITNEY HOUSTON - I Have Nothing (Arista) 91 3.6 34 760/0
KIRK WHALUM featuring JEVETTA STEELE - Love Is A Losing Game (Columbia) 98 1'. 33 48%
MAIA AMADA - What's A Heart To Do (Word/Epic) 84 2( 46 79%
GEORGE MICHAEL & QUEEN - Somebody To Love (Hollywood) 83 19 41 72%
JUDE COLE - Worlds Apart (Reprise) 89 40 53%
BOY GEORGE - The Crying Game (SBK/ERG) 83 19 40 71%
NEW BERNARD OATTES - Freeze This Moment (Sin-Drome) 73 29 47%
NEW O.C. SMITH - After All Is Said And Done (Triune) 59 26 53%
NEW PATTY SMYTH - I Should Be Laughing (MCA) 63 32 54%
25 36 ELTON JOHN - Simple Life (MCA) 58 11 30 71%
24 34 JON SECADA - Angel (SBK/ERG) 56 1; 26 73%
Charti- Reports Adds Heavy Medium Light Hit Factor Weeks
STING Fields Of Gold (A&M) 91 63 2 6 20 2
ROSANNE CASH - The Wheel (Columbia) 86 36 19 31 22% 2
LISA FISCHER Colors Of Love (Elektra) 83 32 1 16 34 20% 2
JAMES INGRAM - Someone Like You (Warner Bros.) 77 36 4 37 5% 2
* DONALD FAGEN - Tomorrow's Girls (Reprise) 65 62 3 1
LEE RITENOUR featuring MAXI PRIEST - Waiting In Vain (GRP) 62 13 2 18 29 32% 3
Total Reports:This Week 236 Last \\ cc k 235Hit Factor is a percentage hich will haveit in Heavy or Medium rotation.
Reports accepted:Monday at 8am through 3pm TuesdayStation Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
Gavin A/C #1 Nits From:5/22/92 May 22, 1992 GENESIS - Hold On My Heart (Atlantic)
5/27/88 May 27, 1988 BRUCE HORNSBY - The Valley Road (RCA)
5/31/85 May 31, 1985 HAROLD FALTERMEVER - Axel F (MCA)
Most AddedSTING (63)
DONALD FAGEN (62)
ROSANNE CASH (36)
JAMES INGRAM (36)
KENNY G & PEABO BRYSON (34)
Top Tip
STING
Fields Of Gold
(A&M)
RECORD TO WATCH
THE REMBRANDTSChase The Clouds Away
(atco/eastwest)
Inside A/CIf you're reading this on Tuesday,June 1 and haven't yet reported it'snot too late. We're taking reportsuntil 3 p.m. PDT.
Rod Stewart has a whopping 90%of all its play in HEAVY rotation.With 80% of its play in HEAVY,that's enough to hold off even arecord like the David CrosbyPhil Collins. Also amazing is hownew each single is. Neither has beenout two months yet.
With 42 new HEAVY rotationreports Aaron Neville's, Don't Take
Away My Heaven moves #9 to #6 ina tough chart. It also hits the 200station mark thanks to 11 moreADDs: WMXV, WZNY, KKLD, K9FM,KOSO, WFAS, KSTT, WIVY/FM,KMGX, KVVV and WLXR/FM.
Kenny G and Peabo Brysonmove from #37 to #22 to #9 for thesecond mightiest move of the lasttwo weeks. Its 34 ADDs take it to187 players Among the newest tohear it are KOST, WMXV, KEYI,WQHQ/FM, KLTA, KXLK, KMXL andWSTU.
HOTTEST track in the format isHuey Lewis & The News' It'sAlright which is a lot more thanalright as it sweeps from last week'sdebut at #26 to #14 this week. Two-thirds of all players are already HITFACTORin and 28 stations hit it this
GAVIN MAY 28, 1993 33
A/C
Up & ComingR eports Adds
59 10 K.T. OSLIN - New Way Home (RCA)
54 31 TAYLOR DAYNE - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Arista)
53 24 THE REMBRANDTS - Chase The Clouds Away (atco/eastwest)
52 8 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN - Go There With You (Sparrow)
46 9 JOSHUA KADISON - Jessie (SBK/ERG)
42 7 LUTHER VANDROSS - Little Miracles (Happen Every Day) (LV/Epic)
41 24 * ROXETTE - Almost Unreal (Capitol)
39 2 PROJECT PARADISE - When I'm With You (Sun Paradise)
36 8 UB40 - Cant Help Faiung In Love (Virgin)
22 5 * PAUL LEONARD - Too Soon (Bridge Timbre)
tefan, John Pagano
Plus Factor LW m locrease
TINA TURNER - I Don't Wanna Fight (Virgin)
KENNY G with PEABO BRYSON - By The Time This Night Is Over (Arista)
49
51
76
71
27°/a
20%
ROSANNE CASH - The Wheel (Columbia) 2 22 20%
LISA FISCHER - Colors Of Love (Elektra) 0 20 20%
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - It's Alright (Shanachie) 47 66 19°/0
DURAN DURAN - Come Undone (Capitol) 55 72 17%
K.T. OSLIN - 'Jew Way Home (RCA) 8 25 17%
PATTY SMYTH - I Should Be Laughing (MCA) 39 54 15%
LUTHER VANDROSS - Little Miracles (Happen Every Day) (LV/Epic) 9 24 15%
O.C. SMITH After All Is Said And Done (Triune) 39 53 14%
JUDE COLE - Worlds Apart (Reprise) 40 53 13%
MARC COHN - Walk Through The World (Atlantic) 68 80 12%
LEE RITENOUR featuring MAXI PRIEST - Waiting In Vain (GRP)
Records which receive the greatest increase in Hit Factor20 32 12%
week including WRQX, K103,WKYE, WLDR, WBDX/FM, KFQDand WSUL.
Marc Cohn is in full stride withhis single, Walk Through The World.Of its 166 players a full 80% are insolid rotations including 40 HEAVYreports from the likes of WKYE,WHAT, WEIM, KTID, WFRO, KFYR,KBOL and WBLG/FM.
Biggest increase in HIT FACTORthis week is Tina Turner's 27%bump for I Don't Wanna Fight. Onlyten singles are being played bymore stations than its 164 and goodrotation reports are now in fromKBIG, WMXV, WRQX, KYMG, K103,KESZ, KLTA etc.
Paul McCartney's Off The
Ground is on its way with thisweek's #31 to #20 chart move.Players now include WIVY/FM,WAHR, KEYW/FM, JOY99, K99,KBIG, KORQ, WFRO and WKSQ.
Top debut is Bernard Oattes'
Freeze This Moment with 73 A/Cs onit and almost half are already HITFACTORing including WFRO,KOKO, KFQD, WPHM, KFOR, KSAL,KITZ and MOO.
A big second week for Sting'sFields Of Gold, which is the format'sMOST ADDED with 63 includingB100, WQLR, WMT/FM, KXYQ,WMXB, KESZ, KMGQ, WOBM/FM,K99, WDAY and WLDR.
One ADD shy of Sting's 63 wasDonald Fagen's 62 for Tomorrow'sGirl. First week players includeWTPI, WQLH/FM, KYMG/FM,KEYW/FM, WTSX, WMXB, WJLK,KMGQ and KKFA.
Taylor Dayne's Can't Get EnoughOf Your Love, last week's RECORDTO WATCH, captured 31 ADDs,bringing her a total station count to54. Among the new are WKYE,WTSX, WQEN, WKWK/FM, KAYL,KMXV, WRDB, KEYW/FM andKYMG/FM.
The Rembrandts' Chase TheClouds Away moves into theRECORD TO WATCH category thisweek. In their second week, 53 sta-tions are playing them with WEIM,WHLM, WBLG/FM, WZLT, KFMO,KWAT, WDUX, WRCO, KBMG,KCRE and KEYW/FM new thisweek. Rotations from WFRO, KSCQ,K99, KKIS, KMCQ, WHAI, WKSQ,WOHS, WXVL, KRDI/FM, etc.
New Releases
BRENDA RUSSELLNo lime Fir Time (EMIRS)
The composer of "Get Here" and"Piano In The Dark," Brenda Russellsaves yet another winner for herEMI debut. Make time and space forthis wonderfulMICHAEL W. SMITHPicture PerfEc-. (Reunion/RCA)
Some of the production values areright out of English techno-pop,Michael W Smith is a homeboy withhis finger on the pulse of middle -America. "Picture Perfect" is the anti-dote to the limp, ballad -heavy fareso common to our format these(1,1\
BILLY OCEANEverything's So Different Without
You (Jive)
Co -written and produced by R.Kelly, this melancholy plea bargainfor forgiveness puts Billy Ocean inthe midst of a triumphant comeback.
ARTIST PROFILE
STEVENCURTISCHAPMAN
LABEL: Sparrow/Liberty
PROMOTION VP: Bill Catill0
CURRENT SINGLE: Go There
With You
CURRENT ALBUM: The Great
Adventure
BIRTHDAY& PLACE: 11/21,
Paducah, KY
CURRENT HOME: Franklin, TN
MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
my Dad, Huey Lewis, Bruce
Hornsby, Dallas Holm
FAVORITE PASTIME: Playing
with kids, fishing, motorcylces.
Young
Messiah tour, time with family.
ANNE SA.ROSDY, DIRECTOR
OF PROMOTION FOR LIBERTY
RECORDS SAYS: "I am really
excited about working Steven.
It affords a unique opportunity
to work with an artist who has
an established sales base and
it gives me the chance to cross
into different format areas.
Steven's Pop and A/C appeal
is undeniable...not to mention
he's a great guy!"
Steven Curtis
Chapman captured an unprece-
dented six Dove Awards,
including the Artist Of the Year
Award, at the 24th Annual
Gospel Music Association.
After winning more Dove
Awards than any other artist in
a single year and his third
Artist Of the Year Award
Chapman commented, "Just to
be among those nominated is
an honor, and to be recognized
in this way is incredible."
34 GAVIN MAY 28, 1993
When lue-eyed soul sensation Bryan Duncansat crossed your desk, all he had was a
OcLunn sales base and a great song.of over 100 stations, great phones,
Ond plenty of thumbs-up reviews!"Bryan's Spring release will
blossom into a hit, as will he.
He will not be a one -hitter."
- Ron Donovan, WSTU
"Immediate phones from
listeners looking for a strong
new vocalist . . we've had no
problem keeping this one
climbing despite a lot of proven
competition . . . now a 'Heavy'
with no sign of slowing down"
- Ken Dillon, KLRQ
"Bryan Duncan sings with the
majesty and power of the
convictions of his heart. 'Love
Takes Time' is not only relevant,
but a classy example of what
good AC programming
should be."
- Sean Bonniwell, K100
VE TAKES TIME"
WOHD
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JOSHUA REDMAN - Joshua Redman (Warner Bros.)
MULGREW MILLER - Hand In Hand (Novus/RCA)
VINCENT HERRING - Secret Love (Music Masters)
LEWIS NASH - Rhythm Is My Business (Evidence)
JOE SAMPLE - Invitation (Warner Bros.)
BIRELI LAGRENE - Standards (Blue Note)
RENEE ROSNES - Without Words (Blue Note)
VANESSA RUBIN - Pastiche (Novus/RCA)
EDDIE DANIELS - Under The Influence (GRP)
CECIL BRIDGEWATER - I Love Your Smile (Bluemoon)
MARK WHITFIELD - Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros.)
KERMIT RUFFINS - World On A String (Justice)
JAE SINNETT - Blue Jae (J -Nett)
BOBBY WATSON - Tailor Made (Columbia)
JOE HENDERSON - so near, so far (Musings For Miles) (Verve/PolyGram)
LYLE MAYS w/M. JOHNSON & J. DeJOHNETTE - Fictionary (Geffen)
LEE RITENOUR - Wes Bound (GRP)
HENRY JOHNSON - New Beginnings (Heads Up)
RACHEL Z - Trust The Universe (Columbia)
DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND - Jelly (Columbia)
KENNY BARRON - Sambao (Verve/PolyGram)
MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Promenade With Duke (Blue Note)
LAVERNE BUTLER - No Looking Back (Chesky)
JEFF BEAL - Three Graces (Triloka)
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN TRIO - Occasion To Rise (Evidence)
MICHAEL FRANKS - Dragonfly Summer (Reprise)
DAVE VALENTIN - Red Sun (GRP)
HANK CRAWFORD - South -Central (Milestone)
MILT JACKSON - Reverence And Compassion (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
KENNY DREW, JR. - A Look Inside (Antilles/PolyGram)
FRED HERSCH GROUP - Dancing In The Dark (Chesky)
COURTNEY PINE - To The Eyes Of Creation (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG)
HUBERT LAWS - My Time Will Come (Music Masters)
DANILO PEREZ - Danilo Perez (Novus/RCA)
ROY HARGROVE - 01 Kindred Souls (Novus/RCA)
BILLY ROGERS - The Guitar Artistry Of Billy Rogers (Stash)
GIL GOLDSTEIN & ROMERO LUBAMBO - Infinite Love (Big World)
HAL MELIA - Waduyathink? (Positive Music)
PETER ERSKINE - You Never Know (ECM)
STEPHEN SCOTT - Aminah's Dream (Verve/PolyGram)
ABRAHAM LABORIEL - Dear Friends (Bluemoon)
ZACHARY BREAUX - Groovin' (NYC)
TERENCE BLANCHARD - The Malcolm X Jazz Suite (Columbia)
SONYA JASON - Tigress (Discovery)
MIKE GARSON - The Oxnard Sessions Volume Two (Reference Recordings)
SIGNATURE - Featuring Bill O'Connell (Bluemoon)
DAVE SAMUELS - Del Sol (GRP)
WILTON FELDER - Forever, Always (PAR)
JAMES SPAULDING - Songs Of Courage (Muse)
TERUMASA HINO - Unforgettable (Blue Note)
Reports accepted Thursday only 9am - 3pm
Station Reporting Phone: (415) 495-1990 Gavin Fax: (415) 495-2580
Most Added
KEITH JARRETT TRIO (28)
DAVE GRUSIN (26)
SUSANNAH McCORKLE (17)
RAY BARRETTO (16)
ARTURO SANDOVAL (16)
MILT JACKSON (16)
MICHEL CAMILO (16)
Top Tip
MILT JACKSON
Reverence And Compassion(Qwest/Reprise)See what a little reverence and com-passion can accomplish? Top thirtyin just two weeks!
RECORD TO WATCH
KEITH JARRETT TRIOBye Bye Blackbird
(ECM)Cool cover. Cool covers.
:boundSUSANNAHSUSANNAH McCORKLE (CONCORD JAll)
ARTURO SANDOVAL (GRP)
PHIL WILSON (CAPRI)
JOE LOVANO (BLUE NOTE)
RYAN KISOR (COLUMBIA)
MICHEL CAMILO (COLUMBIA)
DIANA ROSS (MOTOWN)
DAVE GRUSIN (GRP)
* DIANE SCHUUR (GRP)
TONY WILLIAMS (BLUE NOTE)
RAY BARRETTO (CONCORD JAll)
JIMMY SMITH (MILESTONE)
JAY THOMAS STASH)
KEITH JARRETT TRIO (ECM)
* KIM PENSYL (GRP)
AL DI MEOLA (TOMATO/MESA/BLUEMOON)
Dropped: #27 Spike Robinson, #30 Charles Earland,
35 James Williams, #46 Vinny Valentino, #47 Steve Terre.
ARTIST PROFILE
GRAN'GEISSMAN
FROM: Los Angeles
LABEL: Mesa Bluemoon
CONTACT: Bud Harner (818)
841-8585
LATEST RELEASE: Rustic
Technology
HE SAYS: "The creative
uncertainty of playing ses-
sions tests your ability to get
into the head of a producer
and figure out what they real-
ly want. That's the fun of it."
IT'S Geissman
arrived in L.A. in 1974, playing
jazz with Louie Bellson and
Gerald Wilson. In the early
eighties, after four years with
Chuck Mangione, Grant landed
back in L.A. and developed his
career doing sessions, jingles
and TV/film composition.
"Right now," Grant Geissman
admits, "I'm fifty-fifty
between being a session gui-
tarist/composer and a solo
artist." Rustic Technology is a
major departure for Geissman.
Instead of using conventional
sax and electric guitar, he
opts for an all acoustic lineup
featuring violin and guitar.
There's no traditional drum-
mer. RT uses wacky percus-
sion like shakers, spoons,
bells, timbales and bongos.
The music brims with originali-
ty and ethnicity-capturing
elements of Texas swing,
Cajun, jazz, Latin, Brazilian
and more.
FUTURE PLANS Lots of
album dates including Julio
Iglesias, Placido Domingo and
Latin star Luis Migel.
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3 1 1 JOSHUA REDMAN - Joshua Redman (Warner Bros.)
6 3 2 VINCENT HERRING - Secret Love (Music Masters)
9 8 3 LEWIS NASH - Rhythm Is My Business (Evidence)
4 4 4 MULGREW MILLER - Hand In Hand (Novus/RCA)
19 13 5 BOBBY WATSON - Tailor Made (Columbia)
8 7 6 BIRELI LAGRENE - Standards (Blue Note)
16 12 7 EDDIE DANIELS - Under The Influence (GRP)
1 5 8 VANESSA RUBIN - Pastiche (Novus/RCA)
2 2 9 JOE HENDERSON - so near, so far (Musings For Miles) (Verve/PolyGram)
5 6 10 LYLE MAYS w/M. JOHNSON & J. DeJOHNETTE - Fictionary (Geffen)
11 11 11 RENEE ROSNES - Without Words (Blue Note)
12 10 12 CECIL BRIDGEWATER - I Love Your Smile (Bluemoon)
7 9 13 RACHEL Z - Trust The Universe (Columbia)
17 14 14 JAE SINNETT - Blue Jae (J -Nett)
27 18 15 DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND - Jelly (Columbia)
19 16 MARK WHITFIELD - Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros.)
13 16 17 LAVERNE BUTLER - No Looking Back (Chesky)
10 15 18 LEE RITENOUR - Wes Bound (GRP)
23 20 19 JOE SAMPLE - Invitation (Warner Bros.)
29 24 20 MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Promenade With Duke (Blue Note)
22 21 21 KERMIT RUFFINS - World On A String (Justice)
29 22 KENNY BARRON - Sambao (Verve/PolyGram)
24 17 23 HANK CRAWFORD - South -Central (Milestone)
NEW 24 MILT JACKSON - Reverence And Compassion (Owest/Warner Bros.)
NEW 25 ROY HARGROVE - Of Kindred Souls (Novus/RCA)
26 22 26 PETER ERSKINE - You Never Know (ECM)
28 27 27 FRED HERSCH GROUP - Dancing In The Dark (Chesky)
21 25 28 KENNY DREW, JR. - A Look Inside (Antilles/PolyGram)
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JEFF LORBER - Worth Waiting For (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)
MICHAEL FRANKS - Dragonfly Summer (Reprise)
KILAUEA - Spring Break (Brainchild)
STING - Ten Summoner's Tales (A&M)
PAUL JACKSON. JR. - A River In The Desert (Atlantic)
STEVE LAURY - Keepin' The Faith (Denon)
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DAN SIEGEL - The Getaway (Sin-Drome)
KIRK WHALUM - Cache (Columbia)
PRIA"! BROMBERG - Brian Bromberg (Nova)
TOWER OF POWER - TOP (Epic)
ABRAHAM LABORIEL - Dear Friends (Bluemoon)
RICHARD ELLIOT - Soul Embrace (Manhattan)
YANNI - In My Time (Private Music)
LAUREN CHRISTY - Lauren Christy (Mercury)
OYSTEIN SEVAG - Link (Windham Hill)
FOWLER AND BRANCA - Etched In Stone (Silver Wave)
ZACHARY BREAUX - Groovin' (NYC)
MARS LASAR - The Eleventh Hour (Real Music)
BLUE KNIGHTS - Cool Groove Styles (IC/DA)
JOE SAMPLE - Invitation (Warner Bros.)
KIM PENSYL - Eyes Of Wonder (GRP)
RAY OBIEDO - Sticks And Stones (Windham Hill Jazz)
JOHN TESH - Monterey Nights (GTS)
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2 1 2 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - The New Edge (GRP)
4 3 3 TOM GRANT - The View From Here (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)
11 4 4 MICHAEL FRANKS - Dragonfly Summer (Reprise)
5 6 5 KILAUEA - Spring Break (Brainchild)
22 11 6 JEFF LORBER - Worth Waiting For (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)
3 5 7 SPECIAL EFX - Play (JVC)
13 8 8 ABRAHAM LABORIEL - Dear Friends (Bluemoon)
10 10 9 THE JAllMASTERS feat. PAUL HARDCASTLE - Jazzmasters (JVC)
6 7 10 STING - Ten Summoners Tales (A&M)
42 23 11 DAN SIEGEL - The Getaway (Sin-Drome)
30 20 12 MARK WHITFIELD - Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros.)
16 9 13 HENRY JOHNSON - New Beginnings (Heads Up)
19 17 14 FOWLER AND BRANCA - Etched In Stone (Silver Wave)
15 15 15 OYSTEIN SEVAG - Link (Windham Hill)
7 12 16 BRIAN BROMBERG - Brian Bromberg (Nova)
24 25 17 STEVE BACH - City Magic (Valley Vue)
12 13 18 KIRK WHALUM - Cache (Columbia)
37 24 19 TOWER OF POWER - TOP (Epic)
18 13 20 LAUREN CHRISTY - Lauren Christy (Mercury)
20 22 21 JOE SAMPLE - Invitation (Warner Bros.)
38 30 22 PAUL JACKSON. JR. - A River In The Desert (Atlantic)
8 21 23 STEVE LAURY - Keepin' The Faith (Denon)
34 31 24 SONYA JASON - Tigress (Discovery)
17 14 25 MARS LASAR - The Eleventh Hour (Real Music)
21 27 26 WILTON FELDER - Forever, Always (PAR)
28 28 27 YANNI 'n My Time (Private Music)
9 16 28 RAY OBIEDO - Sticks And Stones (Windham Hill Jazz)
39 29 KIM PENSYL - Eyes Of Wonder (GRP)
25 29 30 BRUCE HORNSBY - Harbor Lights (RCA)
39 37 31 ZACHARY BREAUX - Groovin' (NYC)
29 26 32 YUTAKA - Another Sun (GRP)
- 46 33 DAVE SAMUELS - Del Sol (GRP)
14 19 34 CHUCK LOEB - Mediterranean (DMP)
43 38 35 JOHN TESH - Monterey Nights (GTS)
40 36 DAVE VALENTIN - Red Sun (GRP)
- 42 37 RAY KELLEY - From The Heart (Resort)
50 41 38 HUBERT LAWS - My Time Will Come (Music Masters)
26 36 39 RICHARD ELLIOT - Soul Embrace (Manhattan)
32 35 40 BLUE KNIGHTS - Cool Groove Styles (IC/DA)
48 43 41 BOY ON A DOLPHIN - Boy On A Dolphin (Modern/Atlantic)
40 34 42 CLANNAD Anam (Atlantic)
23 32 43 ERIC LEEDS - Things Left Unsaid (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)
Aim' 44 CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing, San Francisco, Solitary (Reprise)
- 44 45 GIL GOLDSTEIN & ROMERO LUBAMBO - Infinite Love (Big World)
27 33 46 POCKET CHANGE feat. DAVID PATT - Mediterranean Affair (Brainchild)
36 47 47 KENNY G - Breathless (Arista)
44 50 48 COURTNEY PINE - To The Eyes Of Creation (4th & Broadway/Island/PLG)
33 45 49 INCOGNITO - Tribes, Vibes And Scribes (Verve Forecast/PolyGram)
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DONALD FAGENKamakiriad (Reprise)When Donald Fagen's Nightfly cameout in 1982, CDs were stocked inscant numbers, locked away in glasscases in dusty back corners of thevinyl record shack. Eleven yearslater, the same week Fagen re-emerges with Kamakiriad, you canread a news story in Gavin aboutmajor labels like Sony Music andWarner Music Group battling IBMand Blockbuster Entertainment overdigital database, electronic deliveryand blank disc technology rights.Are we closer to Bladerunner stylefuturism or what? These are thekinds of observations Fagen's eightnew aural visions elicit. How do youassess an eleven -year work -in -progress like Kamakiriad in oneparagraph? Fagen using WalterBecker as producer surely sendsshock waves of hope to diehardSteely Dan aficionados. Dan Fanshave always been a wanderingmutant lot-much more ultramod-ernist than their tribal Dead Headcounterparts. Many lunch onCyperpunk volumes and computermanuals during their spare time, aswe ride into the laser -circuitednineties on their wiry hacks. Heck,at this rate we might not get anotherFagen/Dan project until the nextmillennium. Meanwhile, enshrinedin these eight varnished gems arethe happy spirits of Oliver Nelsonand Duke Ellington nodding theirapproval.ROBB MULLINSMusic For Lovers (RME)\unnaii, c hear 110111 pianist RobbMullins on a pretty regular basis. Buttwo years ago he left the crazy L.A.scene to reflect and record. MusicFor Lovers is Mullins sequesteringhimself in a studio off the beach inSouthern California and emergingwith a lovey-dovey, Quiet Stormyset of tunes. All but one of the tentracks features Mullins handling allthe musical parts himself. MFL has avery electronic, synth bass, rhythm -triggered sound. Even his grandpiano parts, generously strewn
throughout, sound plugged in.Segue Tin Nwe Ni and Nadine nextto those slinky, funkified Jeff Lorbercuts.
DIANE SCHUURLove Songs (GRP)Songstress Diane Schuur stays trueto jazz lineage with a salute to thelove balladry of masters like Mercer,Gershwin and Ellington. As MichaelFeinstein's growing popularity onthe cabaret circuit will attest, thesophisticated element of the musicpublic is looking hard at the craftedsong lyrics of decades past to helpsmooth out those jazz standards. OnLove Songs, Schuur leaves the pianoand belts out vocally-as usual. Hercrystalline phrasing and tremendousrange still takes center stage on eachtrack, alongside featured horn solosfrom Pete Christlieb, Tom Scott,Hubert Laws and Jack Sheldon.September In The Rain is joined byfull orchestra and a nocturnal,bluesy cameo from Sheldon. Schuursneaks in the Willie Nelson pennedjukebox classic Crazy. Whichevertrack you pick out is almost a guar-anteed powerhouse.GRANT GEISSMANRustic Technology (Bluemoon)Grant (teissinan has decided to rebelagainst the electric guitar/saxophonejazz thing with a completely differ-ent configuration. Replace sax withthe equally fluid violin, unplug thebass and guitar amps in favor of amore acoustic statement, and canthe traditional drum trap set in favorof a panorama of shakers, hand per-cussion, Latin congas and timbales.Rustic Technology was recorded,mixed and sweetened in a matter ofdays, and Grant assembled a wholeslew of past influences. We hearfleeting traces of Latin, Texas Swing,Le Hot Club, Cajun, Samba, folk,classical and jazz. For somethingtruly different, try the walking bass,Bob Wills -tinged Flannel Cowboysor the charismatic and spicy Gumbo.KEITH JARRETT TRIOBye Bye Blackbird (ECM)Since Miles' death over a year ago,key jazz musicians, many who owehim a tremendous debt, haverecorded tributes and musical testa-ments to the genius of Miles DeweyDavis III. On Bye Bye Blackbird,
Keith Jarrett departs from his intro-spective solo piano stance to playwhat's on the surface more conven-tional trio standards. Jarrett translatesonto grand piano the concisegrandeur that was Miles. Jarrett, hav-ing joined Miles during his BitchesBrew era, started out on electricorgan to Chick Corea's electric pianobefore Chick departed, leaving Keithwith both instruments. After leavingMiles, Jarrett eschewed electronicsaltogether and spearheaded a wide-spread renewed interest in acousticmusic. Bye Bye Blackbird is easierto categorize than most of Jarrett'swork. No doubt Jarrett's improvisa-tional mystique drew from Miles'own penchant for economy, simplic-ity and "potency of pure desire."Miles became the medium and themessage-like Jarrett says, "thetouchstone, a magnetic field; theauthentic minimalist." Among thestructured, more airplay friendlystandards, check out the marathoneighteen -minute anthem of improvi-sation. For Miles.LAURA FYGIBewitched (Verve/PolyGram)Laura i)gi is a newcomer singingtorch ballads like a proven vet. Andbehind the blue -flamed, smoky bal-lads like Girl Talk, Bewitched, IOnly Have Eyes For You and DreamA Little Dream are some seasonedsoloists to give each standard thatextra boost. Guest cameos includeToots Thielmans, Johnny Griffin andClark Terry-quite an impressive trioof support. Fygi gravitates towardslower, smoldering ballads onBewitched. Her full -range vocaldelivery covers each selection like ablanket. Fygi's is the opposite of thepiercing, cutting singing style. Hervocal presence adorns each arrange-ment with a warmhearted, sophisti-cated ambience.
DAVE GRUSINHomage To Duke (GRP)Dave Grusin's Homage To Dukecould be a valuable primer for fanstoo young to remember DukeEllington. Instead of saluting him ina Big Band context, Grusin adopts atrimmer lineup. With the exceptionof Mood Indigo and Take The ATrain, Dave opts for a more intimate
sound. Grusin developed his careeras an arranger and music directorbefore progressing into films andtelevision scores. As a disciplinedjazz composer in his own right,Grusin concentrates here on theseemingly effortless complexity ofEllington's writing, even thoughmany of these tunes are alreadyetched as super familiar pop stan-dards. Players like Tom Scott,Harvey Mason, John Patitucci andBrian Bromberg represent a youngerfollowing and blend well with vetslike Grusin and Clark Terry, Duke'sprimary trumpet soloist throughoutthe fifties. Homage To Duke is filledwith the most recognizable chest-nuts of Ellington's greatest hitsrepertoire. With Grusin's trademarkstyle of studio discipline, each trackis sparkles with digital brightness.
ERIC TINGSTADNANCY RUMBELGive And Take (Narada)One 01 the ,,001 tnnv, about hang-ing out at the Jazz/A- meetings atthe Gavin Seminar is you can bumpinto artists like Eric Tingstad andNancy Rumbel. Tingstad andRumbel have been together for eightyears out of the Pacific Northwest,but now only release recordingsevery two years. Give And Take istheir seventh record. GuitaristTingstad and oboe/English hornplayer Rumbel are incredibly rich,disciplined musicians steeped in theclassical recital style of soloing.Eric's guitar playing is surgically pre-cise. Nancy is very graceful andrefined, whether it's on oboe or oca-rina. The title track is a blend ofCeltic dance and Jamaican reggae.The most influential A- airplay trackwill probably be A Place CalledHope, a track that reflects Tingstad& Rumbel's optimism for BillClinton's leadership and environ-mental sensitivity. Tingstad makes arare appearance on electric guitarhere, as well as on Memorial. Forhaving just dusted off his axe, Ericexecutes a nice bend and sustain onhis notes. From our perspective,Give And Take is T&R's finestrelease. Even though Tingstad andRumbel typify that more classicalspectrum of A', the tracks have a bitmore bite and aren't so overlypolished.
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AEROSMITH - Eat The Rich, Edge, Cryin', Get A Grip, Fever (Geffen)
ROBERT PLANT - Calling To You, 29 Palms (Es Paranza/Atlantic)
ROD STEWART From "MTV's Unplugged" - Cut Across, Have I Told, Stay (Warner Bros.
MIDNIGHT OIL - Truganini, Drums Of Heaven, In The Valley (Columbia)
SOUL ASYLUM - Runaway Train, Black Gold, Somebody, Without (Columbia)
PAUL RODGERS - The Hunter (Victory Music/PLG)
LENNY KRAVITZ - Are You Gonna Go My Way, Eleutheria (Virgin)
BLUES TRAVELER - Conquer Me (A&M)
COVERDALE*PAGE - Take Me, Shake My Tree, Pride & Joy (Geffen)
STING - Fields Of Gold, Faith, Seven Days, Love Is Stronger (A&M)
PAT BENATAR - Everybody Lay Down (Chrysalis/ERG)
SPIN DOCTORS -What Time, Two Princes, Olsen's Blues, Miss (Epic)
VAN HALEN - Dreams, Fooled, One Way, Right Now (Warner Bros.)
BRUCE HORNSBY - Harbor Lights (RCA)
MARC COHN - Walk Through The World (Atlantic)
BIG HEAD TODD - Bittersweet, Broken Headed Saviour (Giant/Reprise)
R.E.M. - Sidewinder, Moon, Ignoreland, Drive, Night Swimming (Warner Bros.)
WIDESPREAD PANIC - Wondering, Haffield, Diner, Pickin' (Capricorn)
DONALD FAGEN - Tomorrow's Girl (Reprise)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Born, Pure, Faith, Smokestack (Atlantic)
DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' - Smoke, Turn It Up (Island)
UGLY KID JOE - Busy Bee, Cats In The Cradle, So Damn Cool, Neighbor (Mercury)
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Plush (Atlantic)
AIMEE MANN - I Should've Known (Imago)
RAGING SLAB - Anywhere But Here (Def American/Reprise)
JACKYL - When Will It Rain, Down On Me, Lumberjack (Geffen)
VINCE NEIL - Sister Of Pain (Warner Bros.)
KINKS - Searching, Hatred (Columbia)
WORLD PARTY - Is It Like Today, All I Gave (Chrysalis/Ensign/ERG)
BROTHER CANE - Got No Shame (Virgin)
PETE TOWNSHEND - English Boy (Atlantic)
MICK JAGGER - Wired All Night, Sweet, Tear, Focus (Atlantic)
LIVING COLOUR - :Jothingness, Leave It Alone, Ignorance, Mind Your Own (Epic)
WINGER - Down Incognito (Atlantic)
PAUL McCARTNEY - Off The Ground, Biker, Hope, Owe It All (Capitol)
TRAGICALLY HIP - At The Hundredth, Courage, Lionized (MCA)
4 NON BLONDES - What's Up, Dear Mr. President (Interscope/Atlantic)
DAVID CROSBY - Hero (Atlantic)
THE HOOTERS - 25 Hours In A Day (MCA)
VAN MORRISON - Gloria (Mercury)
BON JOVI - In These Arms, Bed Of Roses, Keep The Faith (Jambco/Mercury)
DREAM THEATRE - Another Day (atco/eastwest/atlantic group)
BRIAN MAY - Resurrection, Driven By You (Hollywood)
ERIC CLAPTON - Running On Faith, Lonely, Layla (Reprise)
CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing, San Francisco, Solitary (Reprise)
ANTHRAX - Only (Elektra)
BRYAN FERRY - I Put A Spell On You, Will You, Just One (Reprise)
OUY OSBOURNE - Changes (Epic)
EXTREME - Am I Ever Gonna Change, Stop The World, Rest In Peace (A&M)
BILLY SQUIER - Angry (Capitol)
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(REPRISE)The last time Donald Fagen releaseda new solo album Ronald Reaganwas President.
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AC/DCBig Gun
(Columbia)AC/DC meets the boxed -in
sound of Rick Rubin forArnold's new flick.
Chartbound*LAST ACTION HERO-AC/DC Big Gun (Columbia)
*JOE SATRIANI Seed Of Light (Relativity)
KISS Love It Loud (Mercury)
*TOTO Don't Chain (Relativity)
RONNIE WOOD Always Wanted More (Continuum)
*POSIES D'eam (Geffen)
CIRCUS OF POWER Mama Tequila (Columbia)
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New ReleasesROBERT PLANTFate Of Nations
(Es Paranza/Atlantic)Now this is more like it! Robert Planthas made a convincing transition toelectric folksman by bottling the folkspirit of groups like the Incredible
String Band and blasting it withpower and decibels. Hey, wasn't thatthe original premise of another band?On Fate Of Nations, Plant works on acouple of different planes. Level one,rock out. Level two, showcaseintriguing folk and Arabic arrange-ments with such stellar cameo guestsas classical legend Nigel Kennedyand Clannad's Maire Brennan. Levelthree, the ecological statement insidethe booklet which is based (presum-ably) in fact rather than PC drama.My favorite track by far is Plant'ssplendid reworking of Tim Hardin'sIf I Were A Carpenter. Other traxinclude 29 Palms and Come Into MyLife. Robert's best work in a decade.
BILLY IDOLShock To The System
(Chrysalis/EMIRG)"The sky above the port was thecolor of television tuned to a deadchannel." Billy Idol's latest lyrics?Actually the opening words ofWilliam Gibson's Neuromancernovel, which explains Shock To TheSystem far better than I can.Machine -driven? User-friendly? Youbetcha, as Billy Idol jacks in and pileson the stuns. This is truly music ofthe future, a Bladerunner portrait of aburning Los Angeles.
PAT BENATARGravity's Rainbow
(Chrysalis/EMIRG)
Despite some of the hits she took,that blues album seems to have donePat Benatar a world of good. Hernewest rock n roll is focused andgrounded. Somebody's Baby is oneof Pat (and Neil Giraldo's) bestsongs, somewhat of a tearjerkerdespite it's uptempo groove. With thespry back-up trio (Giraldo, drummerMyron Grombacher and bassist FrankLinx), Pat's music seems to meansomething again. Gone are the tell-tale traces of rock burnout. Othertrax: Pictures Of A Gone World, TiesThat Bind and the Hendrix -crazedDisconnected.
ROBIN ZANDERI've Always Got You (Interscope)Definitely not what I expected. RobinZander takes off some of the edgesubstituting melody and depth.Strumming electrics and acousticsgive this first single anEagles/Fleetwood Mac feel.
40 GAVIN MAY 28, 1993
ALBUM ADULT ALTERNATIVE
Album Adult AlternativeMany thanks to all of you who phoned, FAXed and jammed our commu-
nications facilities with praise and encouragement. I must admit to havinghad a case of nerves that first Monday morning, but when even our mostshoot -from -the -hip friends and critics alike expressed their approval, we
heaved a collective sigh of relief. The A3 Boomer Grid has received out-standing reviews. Now it's on to fine-tuning the station sample, stockpilingprofiles, sorting out the tracking and on-line procedures as well as planningfuture events to be unveiled, well, sooner than you think.
Urgent! Urgent! We're in the midst of gathering your response to Gavin's
new A3 section. If you'd like to be duly represented, simply call theZimmermen or FAX me your quote or extended response (typed letters orscrawled handwriting are equally acceptable) and we'll fit you in. FAX us at415-495-2580. Next week we hope to include our first station profile.Meanwhile this week brought in a whole boxload of important new releas-es. Here's a sampling of the best!
A3 New Releases
Dream Harder (Geffen)A pile w e re active tan:, of MikeScott's fiddle period, you have torespect the Waterboy's penchant forchange. This time Scott follows aless traditional muse, using more"traditional" rock instruments toshape and weave a new musicaldrama. Songs like Love And Death(with its beautiful intro hook), thereggaed (!) Suffer and The Return 01Pan (with its Arabic intro) are thekind of songs that surface after onlya few devoted listens. Unlike his lasttwo releases, there's a bit ofAmerican soil staining the founda-tions of Dream Harder. While MikeScott has been the primary sparkbetween Irish and Scottish rock andfolk, in the past he's attempted topull off just the right American pil-grimage, usually scrapping theresults. With Dream Harder he'sfinally got it right, as this dozensong set stands proudly alongside aneven prouder Waterboys legacy. Welike!
MARC COHNThe Rainy Season (Atlantic)Here in the West we prayed for rain,and rain it did. Marc Cohn's TheRainy Season is yet anotheranswered prayer. At life's vital junc-ture, Cohn eclipses his stunningdebut by releasing what sounds likea perfect single, Walk Through TheWorld. By enlarging his production
core to include producer/guitaristJohn Leventhal, Cohn and BenWisch break that piano man sopho-more jinx (ask Billy Joel and BruceHornsby about that) by stickingclose to the heart on sweet follow-ups like Rest For The Weary andPaper Walls (where Cohn out-IsaaksChris Isaak). While Cohn's initialsuccess may have been somewhat ofa shock to Album Radio and Top 40,his presence here makes perfectsense. This music is one fat juicyfastball from God. Take a hugeswing and connect.
JANIS IANBreaking Silence (Morgan
Creek)It's been a long road from Society sChild and being Jimi Hendrix's palto this, yet Janis Ian is no stranger tocomeback. Her Stars and BetweenThe Lines albums on Columbia,released during the seventies, rankwith Cat Stevens' Mona Bone Jakonand Tea For The Tillerman as land-mark examples of resurrection. DittoBreaking Silence. Recorded with ararified confidence, Janis Ian regainsthat same freshness she achievedwith her last hit single, AtSeventeen. Publishing has alwaysbeen a big part of Janis Ian's world;she spent the last five years writingsongs in Nashville. Janis achievedsubstantial success on other people'salbums, and Breaking Silence is herclimb back into the performing ring.With the emerging importance of
Cont on page 43
Most Added
DONALD FAGEN (11)
ROBERT PLANT (11)
DANNY GATTON (9)
THE WATERBOYS (8)
IAIN MATTHEWS (8)
TEARS FOR FEARS (7)
Top Tip
DIESEL
hepfidelity(Giant/Wamer Bros )
ROD STEWART
unplugged...and seated
(Warner Bros.)
Diesel is injected into the AlbumAdult Alternative as this week'shighest debut at #34! Rod Stewart'sMTV unplugged follows at #38.
RECORD TO WATCH
DANNY GATTONCruisin' Deuces
(Elekt-a)
Relentless picking combined with guest
vocalists like Delbe-t McClinton and
Rodney Crowell.
Gridbounc* HELLECASTERS (Pacific Arts)
AZTEC CAMERA (Sire/Reprise)
DANNY GATTON (Elektra)
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KINSEY REPORT (Point Blank)
NEW ORDER (Qwest/Warrer Bros.)
MATT KEATING (Alias)
PETE TOWNSHEND (Atlaitic)
TAB BENOIT .stice)
ROBERT PLANT (Es Parva/Atlantic)
RONNIE WOOD (Continuum)
IAIN MATTHEWS (Mesa;
10,000 MANIACS (Elektra)
THE POSIES (DGC)
LAVA HAY (Nettwerk)
Dropped: #34 Phish, #38 Fobyn Hitchcock, #50
Snawn Colvin, John + Mary, Dire Straits, Aaron
Neville.
ARTIST PROFILE
IAINMATTHEWSCURRENTLY RESIDING:
Austin, Texas
LABEL: Mesa/Bluemoon
LATEST RELEASE: Skeleton
Keys
CONTACT: Bud Hamer (818)-
841-8585
HE SAYS: "Today I'm at the
most productive stage of my
career. I'm writing all my own
songs and it's helped me
become a more competant gui-
tar player. I'm touring more
than ever, and three years ago
took the plunge and started
performing solo."
A pure song styl-
ist, lain recorded many distinct
solo projects until 1983, when
he worked A&R for Island and
Windham Hill. He resumed
recording in 1988 with a Jules
Shear songbook on Windham
Hill. During the last five years
lain developed his own song -
writing crafts, the result being
Skeleton Keys. He modestly
plays down being a founding
member of Fairport
Convention.
"I like to
tour for short bursts, playing in
Europe three or four times a
year. I expect to be on the road
a lot this year." Also forming
singer/songwriter trio called
Hamilton Pool, then it's back in
the studio in November.
RETROSPECTIVE RELEASES:
Soul Of Many Places, nineteen
definitive tracks of Elektra
years. British CD import of If
You Saw Through My Eyes and
Tigers Will Survive.
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songwriters in this format, her timingcouldn't have been better. Ourfavorites include What About TheLove, Tattoo and the opening AllRoads To The River.
DIESELhepfidelity (Giant/Warner
Bros.)Adult Edge. After sessionsin London, Memphis andLos Angeles, Diesel's hep-fidelity is damn near thebest thing to come out ofAustralia since INXS andthe Road Warrior, maybeeven Fosters Lager. Thesongs on hepfidelity have alot of highway on theirboots, mixing ingredientswhether its a Sly & TheFamily Stone scream, acompressed seventieswah-wah guitar orJohn Cougaresquehonesty. Produced inpart by Don Gehman(who has worked withsuch acts as Mellencamp,REM and X), hepfidelity'smaterial is well thought-out.The production is also catchy,from the serene Tip Of MyTongue right down to theFlash & The Pan -type rap onGet Lucky.
MARY KARLZENHide (Y&T)Yes! Hot stuff from South Florida'sMary Karlzen. My only beef is thatthis EP spans only eighteen minutes.
The band is pistol hot(especially drummer
Derek Murphy) andKarizen fronts
them withconfi-
dence.Karlzen'smusic
beauti-fullybridgesadultrock
and hardcountry
.vith a StevieNicks/Kelly
Willis twang.Seems this EPis only the3eginning for
Mary since she
started recording her second albumlast Sunday. Catch her on the roadwith the Mavericks or call RichardUlloa at 305-655-4750 for a quickcopy. Trax: I'd Be Lying and St.lames Hotel.
IRIS DeMENTInfamous Angel (Warner Bros.)According to KGSR's Jody Denberg,Iris DeMent comes to us from the
Philo folk stable. An ArkansasTraveler, DeMentgets a ringing
endorsement fromJohn Prine who
says, "If pork chopscould talk, they'd prob-
ably learn how to sing one of hersongs." Nuff said. Like Prine, Iris'voice is a bit of an initial shock tothe system, a nasal experience. Soonenough, though, her writing and sin-cerity draws you in (not unlikeNanci Griffith) and that's what hap-pened by cut four, When Love WasYoung. Next comes our favorite, thepopulist Our Town. These are thekind of records we love reviewing.Real. Honest. Somebody pinch us,we're dreaming. Contact JonGrimson at 615-320-7525.
A. J. CROCE(Private Music)An interesting blend of talent atwork. Yes, this is the late JimCroce's son, but this ain't no Bad
Bad LeroyBrown side-ways. Twentyone year -oldA.J. spent hischildhoodrummagingthrough dusty78 rpms,developing a
piano man style that's a crossbetween Tom Waits, Mose Allisonand Harry Connick, Jr. A.J. has talentand tastes that sound way beyondhis tender years, and this self -titleddebut was co -produced by T BoneBurnett (who we all know and love)and John Simon (who has had ahand in such classics as Music FromBig Pink, Cheap Thrills and LeonardCohen's debut). T Bone brings thatTexas R&B flavor, giving the rhythmsection the same snap that WillieDixon enjoyed on his comebackalbum a few years back. Backingyoung A.J. is an array of talent thatincludes Robben Ford playing cleanblues, Benmont Tench on organ, JimKeltner and more. As a pianist Croceholds his own, playing in a brokenstyle similar to Connick's. As asinger, he's youthful, a bit Waits-ish(circa Closing Time), but believable.Barely old enough to legally patron-ize a saloon, A.J.'s is a unique set ofsmokey, barroom songs by a newgeneration balladeer.
"Husky -voiced Kristen Hall hasoffered up a rich collection oforiginal pop -rock songs."Thom Duffy, Billboard Magazine
"Kristen Hall may be the nextsignificant artist to emergefrom the musical mecca we callAtlanta." Album Network
"Her husky, almost raspy voiceis as warm and familiar as yourfavorite sweatshirt."B Side
© 1993 High Street Records SCORDS
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8 3 1 NEW ORDER - Regret, World, Liar, Chemical, Everyone (Owest/Warner Bros.)
5 2 2 PORNO FOR PYROS - Cursed Female, Pets (Warner Bros.)
2 1 3 MIDNIGHT OIL - Truganini, Drums Of Heaven, In The Valley (Columbia)
9 5 4 RADIOHEAD - Creep, Vegetable, Stop Whispering, Anyone Can Play (Capitol)
1 4 5 FRANK BLACK - Los Angeles, Hang Onto Your Ego, I Heard Ramona (4-AD/Elektra)
10 6 6 PRIMUS - My Name Is Mud (Interscope/Atlantic)
15 11 7 SUEDE - Metal Mickey, Nitrate, Drowners, She's Not Dead (Nude/Columbia)
4 8 8 DEPECHE MODE - I Feel You, Walking, Mercy, Caress, Judas, Condemnation (Sire/Reprise)
23 10 9 POSIES - Dream All Day, Solar Sister, Flavor, Love Letter (DGC)
3 9 10 WORLD PARTY - Is It Like Today, All I Gave (Chrysalis/Ensign/ERG)
22 16 11 X - Country At War (Mercury)
19 12 12 P.J. HARVEY - 50 Ft. Queenie, Highway 61, Rid Of Me, Man -Size (Island/PLG)
17 14 13 PERE UBU - Sleepwalk, Kathleen (Imago)
41 23 14 TRASH CAN SINATRAS - Hayfever, Bloodrush (Go'/London/PLG)
11 15 15 LENNY KRAVITZ - Are You Gonna Go My Way, Eleutheria (Virgin)
7 7 16 CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing, San Francisco, Solitary (Reprise)
14 17 17 BELLY - Slow Dog, Feed The Tree, Gepetto, Angel (4-AD/Sire/Reprise)
37 26 18 WATERBOYS - The Return Of Pan, Glastonbury (Geffen)
32 21 19 THE CRANBERRIES - Dreams, Linger (Island/PLG)
21 20 20 ELEVENTH DREAMDAY - Makin' Like A Rug, After This, Figure (Atlantic)
27 27 21 THE THE - Slow Emotion, Love Is Stronger, Dogs Of Lust (Epic)
39 28 22 AIMEE MANN - I Should've Known (Imago)
26 24 23 SEBADOH - Soul & Fire, Two Years, Fantastic, Emma (Sub Pop)
18 18 24 VELOCITY GIRL - Audrey's Eyes, Crazy Town, Pop Loser (Sub Pop)
43 30 25 ADORABLE - Sunshine Smile, Favourite, Sistine, Glorious (SBK/ERG)
6 13 26 DAVID BOWIE - Jump They Say, I Know It's Gonna, Miracle (Savage/BMG)
20 25 27 STING - Fields Of Gold, Faith, Seven Days, Love Is Stronger (A&M)
46 31 28 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - She Kissed Me (Columbia)
12 22 29 BUTTHOLE SURFERS - Who Was In My Room, Chewin' (Capitol)
44 42 30 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - Someday I Suppose, Simmer Down (Mercury)
13 19 31 JUDYBATS - Incredible, Being Simple, Ugly On The Outside (Sire/Warner Bros.)
16 29 32 AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Over And Done, Johnny Mathis' Feet (Reprise)
33 33 33 LIVING COLOUR - Nothingness, Leave It Alone, Ignorance, Mind Your Own (Epic)
42 37 34 UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Virgin)
35 THE FALL - Why Are People Grudgeful (Matador)
25 34 36 SUGAR - Come Around, JC Auto (Rykodisc)
- 48 37 AN EMOTIONAL FISH - Rain (Atlantic)
NEW 38 UNREST - Isabel (4 -AD)
NEW 39 DRAMARAMA - Will Work For Food (Chameleon/Elektra)
- 40 40 HIS NAME IS ALIVE - In Every Ford (4 -AD)
28 32 41 MADDER ROSE - Beautiful John, Swim (Seed)
NEW 42 TEARS FOR FEARS - Break It Down Again (Fontana/Mercury)
50 43 43 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Plush, (Atlantic)
- 44 44 PAW - Jessie (A&M)
NEW 45 THE CRANES - Adrift, Everywhere (Dedicated/RCA)
38 38 46 FLUID - Mr. Blameshifter (Hollywood)
31 41 47 HOTHOUSE FLOWERS - Thing Of Beauty, This Is It, Your Nature (London/PLG)
48 ETHYL MEATPLOW - Devil's Johnson (Chameleon/Elektra)
49 49 49 REV. HORTON HEAT - Lonesome, Wiggle, Cocaine (Sub Pop)
- 50 50 NEGATIVLAND - I Am God, National, Harmonica (Seeland)
EDITOR: LINDA RYANASSOCIATE ED: SEANA BARUTH
Most AddedTEARS FOR FEARS
O.M.D.
THE CRANES
WALT MINK
Top Tip
THE FALL
Infotainment Scan(Matador/Atlantic)A solid showing for the format'sgrandad of glum. Manchester's TheFall debut at #35.
RECORD TO WATCH
THE CRANESForever
(Dedicated/RCA)College radio leads the way inairplay, but with a rem ix fromThe Cure's Robert Smith wait-
ing in the wings, it won't belong 'til commercial radio fol-
lows suit.
Top Requests
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RADIOHEAD
PORNO FOR PYROS
PRIMUS
NEW ORDER
THE CRANBERRIES
ChartbrTHE ODDS -usexual Man (Zoo)
BOB GELDOF ie Happy Club (PolyGram/PLG)
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Dropped: #35 Daniel Lanois, #36 Brian Ferry, #39
Robyn Hitchcock, #45 The Beloved, #46 Dinosaur
Jr, #47 Cop Shoot Cop.
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ALTERNATIVE
COMMERCIAT Ravin2W LW TW6 2 1 NEW ORDER =egret, World, Liar, Chemical, Everyone (Owest/Warner Bros.)
1 1 2 MIDNIGHT OIL - Truganini, Drums Of Heaven, In The Valley (Columbia)
29 19 3 PORNO FOR PYROS - Cursed Female, Pets (Warner Bros.)
5 5 4 DEPECHE MODE - I Feel You, Walking, Mercy, Caress, Judas, Condemnation (Sire/Reprise)
8 8 5 THE THE - Slow Emotion, Love Is Stronger, Dogs Of Lust (Epic)
4 4 6 CHRIS ISAAK - Can't Do A Thing, San Francisco, Solitary (Reprise)
20 16 7 FRANK BLACK - Los Angeles, Hang Onto Your Ego, I Heard Ramona (4-AD/Elektra)
10 9 8 RADIOHEAD - Creep, Vegetable, Stop Whispering, Anyone Can Play (Capitol)
16 11 9 SUEDE - Metal Mickey, Nitrate, Drowners, She's Not Dead (Nude/Columbia)
18 10 10 POSIES - Dream All Day, Solar Sister, Flavor, Love Letter (DGC)
13 14 11 BELLY - Slow Dog, Feed The Tree, Gepetto, Angel (4-AD/Sire/Reprise)
2 6 12 WORLD PARTY - Is It Like Today, All I Gave (Chrysalis/Ensign/ERG)
21 13 13 PRIMUS - My Name Is Mud (Interscope/Atlantic)
11 12 14 LENNY KRAVITZ - Are You Gonna Go My Way, Eleutheria (Virgin)
15 15 15 WATERBOYS - The Return Of Pan, Glastonbury (Geffen)
19 18 16 X - Country At War (Mercury)
- 23 17 TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - She Kissed Me (Columbia)
3 27 18 ING - Fields Of Gold, Faith, Seven Days, Love Is Stronger (A&M)
- 29 19 TRASH CAN SINATRAS - Hayfever, Bloodrush (Go!/London/PLG)
17 20 20 LIVING COLOUR - Nothingness, Leave It Alone, Ignorance, Mind Your Own (Epic)
25 21 21 PERE UBU - Sleepwalk, Kathleen (Imago)
22 22 22 AIMEE MANN - I Should've Known (Imago)
7 7 23 JUDYBATS - Incredible, Being Simple, Ugly On The Outside (Sire/Warner Bros.)
28 26 24 UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love (Virgin)
- 28 25 THE CRANBERRIES - Dreams, Linger (Island/PLG)
NEW 26 SOUL ASYLUM - Runaway Train, Black Gold, Somebody, Without (Columbia)
9 17 27 DAVID BOWIE - Jump They Say, I Know It's Gonna, Miracle (Savage/BMG)
- 30 28 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Plush, (Atlantic)
NEW 29 AN EMOTIONAL FISH - Rain (Atlantic)
NEW 30 DRAMARAMA - Will Work For Food (Chameleon/Elektra)
COL .JE, RADIO2W LW TW2 2 1 SEBADOH - Soul & Fire, Two Years, Fantastic, Emma (Sub Pop)
4 1 2 P.J. HARVEY - 50 Ft. Clueenie, Highway 61, Rid Of Me, Man -Size (Island/PLG)
8 3 3 PRIMUS - My Name Is Mud (Interscope/Atlantic)
1 4 4 FRANK BLACK - Los Angeles, Hang Onto Your Ego, I Heard Ramona (4-AD/Elektra)
9 5 5 ELEVENTH DREAMDAY - Makin' Like A Rug, After This, Figure (Atlantic)
5 6 6 AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Over And Done, Johnny Mathis' Feet (Reprise)
7 7 7 PORNO FOR PYROS - Cursed Female, Pets (Warner Bros.)
6 8 8 VELOCITY GIRL - Audrey's Eyes, Crazy Town, Pop Loser (Sub Pop)- 9 9 POSIES - Dream All Day, Solar Sister, Flavor, Love Letter (DGC)
16 10 10 MIDNIGHT OIL - Truganini, Drums Of Heaven, In The Valley (Columbia)
NEW 11 THE FALL - Why Are People Grudgeful (Matador)
13 13 12 NEGATIVLAND - I Am God, National, Harmonica (Seeland)
12 12 13 MONSTER MAGNET - Twin Earth, Face Down (A&M)
3 14 14 BUTTHOLE SURFERS - Who Was In My Room, Chewin' (Capitol)
15 15 15 POLVO - Time Isn't, Shishka (Merge)
25 16 16 SUEDE - Metal Mickey, Nitrate, Drowners, She's Not Dead (Nude/Columbia)
17 17 17 HIS NAME IS ALIVE - In Every Ford (4 -AD)
10 18 18 SUGAR - ome Around, JC Auto (Rykodisc)
- 23 19 PERE UBU Sleepwalk, Kathleen (Imago)
22 21 20 REV. HORTON HEAT - Lonesome, Wiggle, Cocaine (Sub Pop)
- 27 21 ADORABLE - Sunshine Smile, Favourite, Sistine, Glorious (SBK/ERG)
11 11 22 MADDER ROSE - Beautiful John, Swim (Seed)
NEW 23 NEW ORDER - Regret, World, Liar, Chemical, Everyone (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
NEW 24 UNREST - Isabel (4 -AD)
30 25 25 X - Country At War (Mercury)
29 26 26 RADIOHEAD - Creep, Vegetable, Stop Whispering, Anyone Can Play (Capitol)
21 22 27 ROBYN HITCHCOCK - Driving Aloud, Yip Song, Arms Of Love, Serpent (A&M)
28 28 28 WORLD PARTY - Is It Like Today, All I Gave (Chrysalis/Ensign/ERG)
- 29 29 PAVEMENT - Texas, Frontwards, Feeding, Shoot (Matador)
20 20 30 FLUID - Mr. Blameshifter (Hollywood)
Inside AlternativeI've spoken \\ itii many radio andrecord people over the past coupleof weeks, and without fail the con-versation turns to the growingpains this format is undergoing.And while a soapbox isn't a place Ifeel comfortable being, I feel Ihave to address this in print.
I've never seen this monsterchew songs up and spit them outas hungrily before. I thought the"burn 'em and forget about 'ern"theory was pretty much a Top 40phenomenon. Alternative radio isabout breaking artists as much as itis about hit songs, but you'd neverknow it from looking at theplaylists of these cookie -cutter sta-tions stuck in the Rock Of The `80smode.
We're well aware of the mone-tary considerations of a radio sta-tion-ratings are the bottom line.But when a record sells a certainamount of units in your market,when tours are selling out in yourmarket, and when your request lineis going crazy for a particular artist,I think your audience is telling yousomething: It's time to add that sec-ond track.
On the bright side, there areplenty of stations that consistentlysupport artists and program multi-ple tracks from an album. And justtoday I was talking to KRZQ's MaxVolume who said that it was his"audience picking the songs thatmakes the station sound exciting,"citing Primus, Rage Against TheMachine and Radiohead as artistscurrently tearing up the phones.
It can be done. It is being done.And it's a concept that needs to beembraced/nurtured by some of theformat's newcomers.
Congratulations to New Orderon their new number one. And justfor the record, they are ahead ofPorno For Pyros by a mere fivepoints!
Suede is the only new entry tothe Top Ten this week, jumping11-7. The band starts their tour thisweek, with Suddenly Tami open-ing.
The The regain their bullet andslide up 27-21. Commercial radiohas warmed up to the new single,with KPNT, KTCL, The End, WXRT,WFNX, The Max, WEQX, WZRHand plenty others reporting Heavyrotations.
Lenny Kravitz holds at 15, assome stations pick up on his newsingle, Believe. If the trend contin-ues, there's a good chance Lennywill get his underline back nextweek.
I hope you all enjoy(ed) yourholiday weekend. Talk to you later.Linda Ryan
ARTIST PROFILE
SHRIMP BOATFROM: Chicago
NEWEST RELEASE: CaVallle
LABEL: Bar \ None
INFLUENCES/COMPARISONS:
Feelies, Velvet Underground,
various ethnic folk musics,
improvisational jazz, Al Green
and more.
"Four hours spent
playing at gigs is not unusual
for us. It is perhaps crazy.
Tribal celebration, when it may
occur, must necessarily
embody such stamina. The
selected portion of our
repetoire on a given evening
may include some forty or fifty
songs. We are driven as long
as people continue their
dervish." - Ian Schneller, guitar
and vocals
1 z "Shrimp Boat is a
sustained mature inquiry into
the possibilities of extending
the rock idiom into unexplored
territory. Capable not only of
shaking a dance floor silly, but
of evoking genuine wonder in
anyone willing to consider the
existence of the universe as
something fundamentally odd,
Shrimp Boat is pointing the
way to what rock and roll could
be if more bands had their
courage and wry intelligence."
- Chicago Reader
Speckly (Specimen Products,
1989)
Shrimp Boat Volume 1
(Specimen Products, 1991)
Duende (Bar \ None, 1992)
Small Wonder EP (Ajax, 1992)
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New Releases
SLIVERSoundtrack (Virgin)I saw Sliver last weekend-horriblemovie. The soundtrack on the otherhand houses some surefiresummertime smashes-some ofwhich, UB40's (Can't Help) Fallin' InLove and Shaggy's Oh Carolina, arealready getting substantial airplay invarious formats. As a whole, thealbum leans on thealternative/dance/urban side, withtracks like Enigma's Carly's Song,Verve's trippy Star Sail, a re -vampedversion of Heaven 17's Penthouse &Pavement and Young Gods'industrialish Skinflowers being themost alternative -friendly. For therecord, Enigma's Carly's Song is theonly one I remember from themovie, but who knows, I might'vefallen asleep. If you haven't seenSliver yet, you might want to saveyour money and just play thesoundtrack because it (and WilliamBaldwin's tush) is the movie's onlyredeeming quality.DEFINITION FXSomething Inside (No Time For
Nowhere) (RCA)Those lucky enough to see Def FXopen for Ned's Atomic Dustbinknow what this Australian group isall about. Def FX blend hard rockwith sharp, funky beats andsamples, and manage to produce asound that's original in theprocess-no Jesus Jones or PWEIre -treads here. The fact that Def FXhas a female singer certainly helpsseparate them from other groupswith a similar musical vision, butthat's an obvious difference-thesubtler ones are more difficult toarticulate. What it all boils down tois sound, and that's where Def FXreally scores. I'll probably burn for
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saying this, but I like the originalversion better than Al Jourgensen'sremixes-but whatever floats yerboat, man.SUN -60Only (Epic)Walking a tightrope betweencommerce and integrity, Sun -60'ssophomore effort manages abalance of radio -friendly pop andtheir own homespun eclecticism.Enlisting former Jane's Addictionguitarist David Navarro and RedHots drummer Jack Irons is icing onthe cake. Ancients used to believethat sound waves have the power toheal similar to the way heat does,and Jane Jones' meditative voicemust be what they had in mind.First single Mary )(Mess isembraceable pop with a subversivebackground guitar punctuatingJones' throaty jewels. Treasure is ajaunty acoustic gem and Adam'sTree breathes new life into an age-old concept with guitars and drumsthat intuitively anticipate eachother's moves. In general, I wasn'tcrazy about the David Russo -sungtracks with the exception of the RedHot funky Water 3X. Pressure'sbackground vocals exude thathealing quality and make mecurious as to what Jones sounds likelive. - DAVID BERANPITCHBLENDEKill Atom Smasher (Cargo
Records)1 he cage' ly awaited first full lengthrelease by this Washingon, D.C.foursome scales expectations with anair of playful confidence. Twenty twotracks prove these guys have beenkeeping their eyes and ears peeledduring recent touring treks across thecountry. Dig on the Sonic YouthfulVisceral Plane that features asheetrock grating guitar and even aslowdown/deconstructional segment.Discoskull is an awe inspiringinstrumental with percussion thatseems to hit every Twister"' spotsimultaneously, and Shepherdessspews slivers of guitar noise out likewrithing confetti. The vocals are anacquired taste, but commandingmusic fully eclipses this. Kill AtomSmasher is equivalent to landing anice trout on your first cast. - DB
1. RADIOHEADipplIEP2. PORNO FOR /11.11111.1111=1.3. NEW ORDER - REGRET4.
5. MIDNIGHT OIL - TRUGANINI6.. ME IS MUD7. ADORABLE - SUNSHINE SMILES. PJ HARVEY - 50 FT. QUEENIE9. THE WATERBOYS - THE RETURN OF PAN10. THE POSIES - DREAM ALL DAY
Import IndicGIANT SANDCenter Of The Universe (Restless, P.O.
Box 6420, Holywood 90028)
Elusive, amorphous Giant Sand hasrecoalesed to present Center Of TheUniverse, another helping of song-writer Howe Gelb's fragmented, sonicruminations that are by turns obtuse,mindbending and breathtaking. Inthis incarnation, Giant Sand includesGelb, persistent drummer JohnCovertino, Joey Burns from NothingPainted Blue, and features accompa-niment from the likes of (ex -Bangle)Vicky Peterson, Susan Cowsill,Victoria Williams, and Chris Cacavas(ex -Green On Red). The band's mate-rial is related to Country and Westernin the same way that wine overfer-ments to become vinegar: Gelb's bit-ter product hints at its origins, but isultimately more searing, sharper, tasti-er and won't dull your senses. Thereis, in fact, just enough old-time coun-try in Giant Sand to make Gelb'smodem language seem oddlyanacronistic at times, which serves toexacerbate the records already -unset-tling effect. Cool. Start with LorettaAnd The Insect World and MilkshakeGirl but don't stop there.
SHADOWY WIEN ON ASHADOWY PLANETSport Ftshe
(Cargo Records, 4901-906 Marna Blvd.,
San Diego 92117)
For starters, the outside jacket of this CDmakes for nice, wet graffiti. Colorfulfishing lures like the Red Ibis, YellowSally, and Golden Smelt tell us that theworld's greatest Surf band is trying toget us to bite. Producer Steve Albini isthe bait, so prepare to be landed.Gobble up Fortune Tellin' Chicken'shigh octane twang guitar, then strike atthe masterful bass in Plastics For 500,Bob. The superstitiously unnamed thir-teenth track begins with a muffled littlegirl's voice saying thirteen, and then anelevator bell clings. It proceeds togroove thoroughly on the legs of classicsurf drumming and a guitar thatbecomes inaeasingly possessed. We'reNot A Ming Surf Band is a salvo ofMinutemenish angst, and Off Our BackConrad Black segues perfectly intoWe'll Be Right Bacld, proving that theseguys can just plain play great musicanytime they want. Twenty-four (count'em) tracks surely assures SMOASP'splace in the Surf firmament.
- DAVID BERAN
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SinglesTONY! TONI! TONEIIf I Had No Loot
(Wing/Mercury)If this release is missinganything, someone's got tohip me to what that couldpossibly be. About as per-fect as they come,the trio that made usfeel good is about tocash in even bigger.1 OF THEGIRLSDo Da What (east -
west america)It doesn't take agenius to figure outthe hook in thisdebut by four ladieswho had the goodfortune of teamingwith producer GeraldLevert. Don't be sur-prised to hear lots offolks mouthing,"Whatcha want me to do?"all summer long.LIVING COLOURNothingess (Epic)An amazing track that's afar cry from their biggestTop 40 hit, Cult OfPersonality. To get awayfrom it all, Corey Gloverand company recorded thisremixed version into asatellite dish at four in thestudio in Worcester, Mass.Bet even the crickets heardon the intro fell in lovewith it.
MICHAEL W. SMITHPicture Perfect
(Reunion/RCA)oulcl Michael deliver a
ballad leading into sum-mer? No way-and theremix of this uptempo popeffort makes it a strongchart contender.
SUNSCREEMPressure Us (Columbia)Nothing like scoring a hiton your first release, butthen comes the pressure ofrepeating. The compellingvoice of Lucia Holm, theband's unique style andthis hot track make it likelyto be two in a row forthem.
PETER CETERAEven A Fool Can See
(Warner Bros.)A/C leads the way, chartingthis pop music mainstayTop Three for a secondweek. Plenty to recom-mend it to Top 40 too, notthe least of which is builtin familiarity when listenershear Peter's magnificentvoice.ME - Thump (Core)Check out this original con-cept that even sounded hoton the phone when musicconsultant Bob Garlandplayed it for me earlier thisweek. Guitar licks reminis-cent of Zeppelin orHendrix get woven into arhythmic '90s production.For a copy call MichaelNorinsberg at Core, (212)589-7500.
By Dave Sholin
Albums
DONALD FAGENKamakiriad (Reprise)I can count on one handthe number of successfulthematic albums released inthis decade. Fortunately,Donald Fagen's first offeringof the '90s is such a cooland convincing exceptionthat he can almost be for-given for taking a dozenyears to succeed himself.1982's The Nightfly remainsone of my favorite discs ofthe '80s. According toFagen, a Kamakiriad is asteam -powered, four -wheeled biosphere (com-plete with self-containedvegetable garden)-justright for a journey that's anoddly appealing fusion ofBlade Runner and Route 66.We're treated to a futuristiceight -track, bi-coastal travel-ogue between the mythicalGotham and the equallyunreal Flytown as Fagenand Steely Dan co-hortWalter Becker rekindle theDan mystique in time for asummer -long reunion tourof supreme critical anticipa-tion. Can't get enough ofSpringtime, Tomorrow'sGirls, Florida Room andTeahouse On The Tracks,the Jazzy sanctuary of a cutthat neatly wraps -up thefantasy in a cul de sac of anepilogue. -RF
TRENDS OFCULTURETrendz... (Mad
Sounds/Motown)Packing more flavors than aroll of Sweet Tarts, thisdebut album is guaranteedto gain its share of attentionthis summer. Their first sin-gle, Off & On, only scratch-es the surface of this trio'screativity, as almost everytrack is a winner.Production props go out toM.O.L. for the selection andarrangement of the tracks,and to Nastee andGrapevine for their gifts ofrhyme. Standout cuts arenumerous, but the dopestare Old Habits, Who GotMy Back and CrotchRipper/Mad Speaker. -RE
COLIN ENGLANDOut Of Control (Motown)Out Of Control shows ColinEngland is actually quite incontrol of his musical craft,and that he's matured as acomposer, vocalist and pro-ducer. Colin's approach tolove songs is as real love,and real life, not as roman-tic fantasies. Among theheartfelt cuts are You TookMy Love Away, Bring MeLove, the title track and areworking of Elton John'sclassic, Sorry Seems To BeThe Hardest Word. Also,check out party jams likeNo 1/2 Steppin' and Colin'scurrent charted single,Come Over, Baby. -JMCRAIG CHAQUICOAcoustic Highway
(Higher Octave Music)Craig Chaquico, the lead
guitarist for JeffersonStarship (later Starship),recorded this elegant sologuitar album in his homestudio nestled among theredwoods of Mill Valley,California. Craig never loseshis flair for the dramatic andalthough Chaquico takesthe acoustic highway, hissound is bathed in ricochet-ing stereo sound effects,electronic percussion andkeyboards. We like ReturnOf The Eagle, the title cutand Summers End. -KPZ
THE t LTIMATF RPER:ENTE
JIMI HENDRIXThe Ultimate Experience
(MCA)\Who does this guy think heis? From the liner notes wecan deduce that JimiHendrix was born in Seattlebut settled in England wherehe's gone on to build quite areputation as a progressiveguitar stylist. While he hasan interesting neo-psyche-delic side, it's hard to imag-ine today's Top Forty, Urbanor Alternative radio swallow-ing this, much less AlbumRadio. With Hendrix's"mixed" line-up, perhapsstations having luck withLiving Colour may want totake the first plunge.Otherwise the music seemsto confusingly fall betweenthe cracks of Alternative andthe current strains of AlbumRadio. Try "Purple Haze"anyway. -KCZ
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Here's Why You Should Care:
Her Triple Platinum debut generated four No. 1. hits,propelled a sold -out tourand received national critical acclaim.
Just listen...
1J 1J1JJ"Tell Me Why"The Title Track And First Single
From Her New Album
Already Platinum
And Making Its Debut At No. 5
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Produced By Tony BrownAssociate Producer: Don Potter
CURB..MCA®
Produced by Ron Saint Germain & Living Colour. Remix produced by Andre Betts. Management: Seriously Inc.