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NUMBER ONES
POP SINGLE Tha Crossroads
Bone Thugs N' Harmony (Ruthless)
URBAN SINGLE You're The One SVW
(RCA)
RAP SINGLE Tha Crossroads
Bone Thugs N' Harmony (Ruthless)
COUNTRY SINGLE My Maria
Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
POP ALBUM The Score Fugees
(Ruffhouse)
R&B ALBUM The Score
The Fugees (Ruffhouse)
JAZZ ALBUM Q's Jook Joint
Quincy Jones (Qwest)
COUNTRY ALBUM Border Line
Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
POSITIVE COUNTRY Last Call
Bruce Haynes (Gateway)
LATIN ALBUMS El Deseo De Oir Tu Voc
Cristian (Fonovisa)
BLUES ALBUMS Ledbetter Heights
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Revolution)

CAC%ti VOL. LIX, NO. 38

June 1, 1996

THE ENTERTAINMENT TRADE MAGAZINE
Cover Story
Nashville Songwriter Uprising
There was atime when it was just " Music City" for those who created the music called Country. But Nashville, TN is becoming aMecca for songwriters and musicians of all ilks, something evident at the recent Tin Pan South songwriters' showcase which attracted abroad range of artists and sensibilities across the musical spectrum. And it has become the hip and creatively nurturing home for artists like Michael McDonald, Steve Winwood and Janis Ian. Enterprising Cash Box Nashville editor Wendy Newcomer talked with abunch of folks in Music City about what has attracted fresh talent from all genres.
Cover photo by David Wright, courtesy Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
--for story, see page 5
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CONTENTS

COLUMNS
East/West The Rhythm & The Rhyme Blues Notes & News UK & European News Latin Lowdown

4 12 & 13
14 15 18

CHARTS

Top 100 Pop Singles

Top 100 Pop Albums

Top 100 Urban Singles

Top 75 R&B Albums

Top 25 Rap Singles

Top 25 Blues Albums

Top 15 Weekly Film Grosses

To 40 Latin Albums

Top 100 Country Singles

Top 75 Country Albums

CMT Top 12 Video Countdown

Top 40 Positive Country Singles

DEPARTMENTS
Industry News Pop Reviews Urban Reviews Film/TV Latin Album Reviews Country/Positive Country Coin

3 7 &9 11 & 13 16, 17
18 20-25
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NEWS

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Lead Story
Grammy Changes Highlight NARAS Meet
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES ( NARAS), at its annual week-long trustees meeting during May, tackled several issues aimed at broadening the Grammy process, launching Latin American expansion and strengthening arts advocacy efforts.
"Representing more than 10,000 members in ten chapters and branches across the country, our Trustees are committed to keeping the Recording Academy at the forefront of our music community's important issues and developments," said NARAS president/CEO Michael Greene. " Toward that end, we are increasing professional and community service, broadening outreach efforts, and ensuring that the Grammy process remains both inclusive and relevant."
Highlights of the meeting included: Establishment of a category in the Classical Field for Best Small Ensemble performance ( with or without conductor). Opening the Record of the Year Category to allow album tracks (from acurrent year's album), in addition to commercially released singles. Changing the name of the category " Best Mexican- American Performance" to " Best Mexican-Amencan/Tejano Music Performance." Changing the recording time frame for " newly recorded" Classical product from the present three years to " product which has been recorded within five years of the eligibility year." Initiatives addressed during the meeting included Latin American Expansion which sees NARAS taking the first steps toward launching a Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; a domestic Branch Expansion into the Pacific Northwest and Washington D.C., and a National Directory of Master Recordings development.
ASCAP, BMI Fete Writers, Publishers
EMI Music Publishing wins ASCAP and BM! honors.
IN SEPARATE GALA EVENTS, performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI honored the top writers and publishers that belong to their respective organizations.
The ASCAP's honors were given out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel during a dinner, were long-time rocker Tom Petty received the Golden Note Award for his outstanding career songwriting achievements and his service to industry and community. Melissa Etheridge shared Songwriter of the Year honors with the members of mega- selling act Hootie And The Blowfish. " On Bended Knee," recorded by Boyz II Men earned Song Of The Year honors for the song's authors, Jimmy "Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis. Publisher of the Year kudos went to Martin Handier' sEMI Music Publishing
ASCAP's first College Radio Award went to Bjork and David Priner and Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum. More than 52 songs earned ASCAP honors in the Most Plays category.
BMI last week held apair of events, its Pop Music Awards and for Film and Television Writers and Composers, held on successive days at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
On the power of eight hit songs, Kenneth " Babyface" Edmunds was named BMI Songwriter of the Year for the fifth time (joining Paul McCartney as the only songwriter to do so) and EMI Music Publishing
(Continued on page 19)

· Tad Smith has been named vp of corporate development for BMG Entertainment North America. Previously a management

ON THE MOVE

Smith

consultant at McKinsey & Company. Inc.. Smith's new post calls for him to assist in the general management of BMG's North American business units and to pursue strategic alliances and

acquisitions in an effort to further develop and expand

company business. BMG also has named Harry Palmer vp/gm of BMG Classic, U.S.. The post calls for

Palmer to oversee all activities in the United States. which includes labels such as RCA Victor, RCA Victor

Red Seal, Catalyst. deutsche harmonia mundi. Conifer. Melodiya and ECM. Palmer comes to BMG from Relativity Records where from 1993 he was exec.

vp/gm. Prior to that he was co-president at ATCO/East

West Records, having joined ATCO in 1989 as gm. He also spent 10 years at PolyGram Records where he rose

Waldman

to sr. vp of marketing & A&R. · J. David Waldman

has been promoted to vp of business affairs for Sony Music Special Products, where he will be responsible for the negotiation of various deals and the coordination of future business affairs related to such deals. Wald-

man had recently served as director of business affairs

for the division since 1994. He joined Sony Entertainment in 1991 as ageneral counsel in the law depart-

ment. Chris Poppe has been upped to sr. dir. of

marketing for Sony's Epic Records, where she will be responsible for marketing and product management and

will also work with the head of marketing to manage

Brackenridge

the department's daily activity. Poppe has served as director of marketing since 1993. first joining the company in 1985 as asecretary before being appointed to marketing manager in 1988. And Sony's Atlanta.

GA-based 57 Records has named William F. Marion national director of promotion and special projects.

Marion will serve in the dual capacities of overseeing the promotional and marketing actitivties of the label

Carter

while directing and coordinating the efforts of Shotput

Records promotion department. Since 1995 he has served as national director of promotion for Vernon

Yard Recordings. · EMI Music Distribution has

promoted Jerry Brackenridge to vp of major accounts. and from his Atlanta, GA base he will be in charge of

EMD's sales and marketing efforts for major accounts

in the Eastern section of the U.S. Brackenridge most

recently was regional director of the Southern Region

for CEMA, and prior to that was district sales manager for Capitol Records

out of Miami. · A&M Records has announced atrio of appointments. Scott

Carter has been named director of product development, and now will be charged with overseeing marketing activities for various artists at the company. He joined A&M in 1991 in the label's promotion department and most

recently was national director of college promotion. Terry Dry has been appointed director of artist development and artist relations. ajob calling for Dry to oversee tour-related activity and work closely with artists, agents and management to strategize artist development. Formerly manager of artist

development, Dry interned at A&M while in college and joined the staff in 1993 as national college/metal promotion coordinator. And Jay Hughen has

been named national director of college radio promotion. He now will be

responsible for promotion and development of all A&M artists at the college level.

INDUSTRY BM

By J.S. Gaer

EAST COAST

By Daina Darzin

CASH BOX JUNE 1 1996 4
WEST COAST

Spongebath Records/Zoo Entertainment recording act Self hung out with label execs and a special fan at a pre- show party at New York's Cake,
prior to their NYC debut at Brownies. Self is on tour in support of its first album release Subliminal Plastic Motives featuring the single " So Low." Pictured are ( front row, l-r): Special guest Zoo Dog; Doug Ingold, Zoo; and Rory Daigle, Spongebath; ( middle row) Mike and Matt Mahaffey of Self; Lou Maglia, head of Zoo Entertainment; Timm Nobles, Zoo: and Mike Boyle, FMQB; ( back row) Miles Baker, Zoo; Jason Rawlings and Chris James of Self; and David Ross, Zoo.
EXPERIMENTAL TO POPULAR AN I) BACK: It is aclear sign of the state of music today that the English/French/Aussie group Stereolab can play before packed houses all across the country. At the group's origins there is aresurrection of the Moog and other odds and ends of early musical electronics to create anew take on what had faded into the landscape of current popular music. Taking a cue from early ' 70's krautrock acts including, Can, Kraftwerk and Faust to name afew. Stereolab mixes ear- laden hooks with arhythmic drone. With an exponential popularity the band is now able to sell out three shows in the New York area.
Tuesday the 21st at Irving Plaza was the second show of the trio, which highlighted its new ability to play bigger venues without being overwhelmed. Using alightshow that was aperfect complement to the set, the group exuded an optimism that is almost all but extinct with the " alternative" scene. Stereolab mixed its set up between the pop favorites and the more mantra sounding pieces that were able to keep the crowd silent for a few moments after they ended. This was especially notable when the group went into a couple of what can only be called space -jams, that had instruments heading in different directions but kept themselves in harmony with each other. The truest compliment that can be said of the concert was that the group made the time pass effortlessly with hardly afoot heading for the exit until the last note faded. A taste of Stereolab's ouerve can be found on its latest album Emperor Tomato Ketchup on the Elektra label.
A SPECIAL BLEND: It is rare to be able to sit through awhole four-band night without wanting to skip some part of the evening. On Friday the 17th this strange phenomenon occured at The Cooler as atrio of D.C. talent and alone North Carolinian entertained. The first group out was The Delta 72 and the band's set the stage ablaze. The group's Mississippi slide guitar attack coupled with aWooly Bully organ sound provided apunch like a heavyweight. The Delta 72 never came into retro/garage territory because the band was able to take these elements and merge them into something new. This can be heard on the new Touch And Go single " Triple Crown." The next group, Spatula, was the sole NC fare for the evening. This group went into amore sedated but not drowsy set. The group has slowly evolved from more standard lyric-oriented works to amore instrumental stage. A trio consisting of cello, drums and guitar that play off each other to an appealing effect. Spatula's latest offering is Medium Planers and Matches out on Jesus Christ.
The Warmers are another trio that plays awhole different ball game. The members try and bring an urgency to their playing that overcomes the lack of dynamics. The artsy playing of the drummer and her facial expressions were the highlight of this Discord hand's set. The final group was the irrepressible Chisel which exudes bristling energy. The group's songs are very reminiscent of The Jam, with plenty of hummable parts and loads of verve. With all of the jumping and bouncing, the band provided apunctuation to the evening that was worth the wait.

Universal Records artist Lina Santiago has had her share of guests during her recent radio station tour. She's pictured here with Coolio at a West Coast show during a break in the recording of her debut album, scheduled for release this surrrner.

SPREAD SUNBLOCK ON YOUR TV: The MTV Beach House was in full swing for Memorial Day, broadcasting 12 hours of non-stop live programming from California beaches, including a live performance by Coolio. ( Didn't we just mention him?)... In the meantime, Los Lobos was honored on May 23rd at the Broadoaks Children's School of Whittier College. The band has performed a number of benefits for the non-profit child development center, which will dedicate abuilding as The Los Lobos Learning Center...
LIKE HE REALLY NEEDS ANOTHER AWARD, but he probably appreciated it anyway: Michael Jordan (Favorite Male Athlete), along with Brandy (Favorite Singer) TLC (Favorite Group) and Coolio's " Gangsta's Paradise" ( Favorite Song) ( he's taking over the world...) were the big winners at Nickelodeon's 9th annual Kids' Choice Awards, held May IIat Universal Studios. Whitney Houston sang " I'm Every Woman" and co-hosted the event with Rosie O'Donnell; to prevent aSerious Awards Show vibe, performers and honorees made their entrances on rollerblades. mountain bikes, skateboards. Oh, and the whale from Free Willy 2won Favorite Animal Star..
THERE'S GARBAGE ON LINE: iMtEic, the Seattle- based interactive music broadcast company, are presenting soon-to-be-stars Garbage in alive broadcast recorded during their current tour. Internet users can tune in world-wide through June 30th at: http://imusic.com. There's also acontest to win a band-autographed Fender Stratocaster and limited-edition CD singles. In the meantime. Garbage made atriumphant, sold-out return to the L.A. area with its May 11 show at The Palace. Elsewhere around town.
Me'Shell Ndege'ocello was the special guest at Luna Park for the Launch Magazine party during Electronic Entertainment Expo. while Ministry and the Jesus Lizard rocked the Palladium. May 18th saw James Brown at the Greek Theatre with special guest. oh, urn, just guess, okay? Give up? Ok. That's cool ( hint, hint).

Vic Chesnutt and

friends take a break at Rancho

De La Luna stu-

dios in Joshua Tree, CA, to listen

to a playback of "God is Good," his duet with Vic-

toria Williams for

Sweet Relief If benefitting the or-

ganization's Mu-

sicians' Fund. The soon-to- be -

released disc will

also

feature

Hootie & the Blowfish, R.E.M. and Smashing Pumpkins among many others. Pictured are ( I-r): Kevin O'Neill, personal manager; Chesnutt; Greg

Sowders, executive producer, Sweet Relief; Williams and her husband, Mark Olson. Coolio is not pictured.

COVER STORY

CASH BOX JUNE 1, 1996 5

Nashville Earning Title Of Music City USA

By Wendy Newcomer

where they were writing very melodic songs. We look back on it now and a
lot of classic songs were written back then," he says. " And it was akind of community like Nashville is now. There's no place where lyrics are more important than in country music, so [ Nashville] just seems like avery natural place for people who write words to come."
This year's Tin Pan South, sponsored by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, concluded with alegendary songwriters night held at the mother church of country music, the Ryman Auditorium. That concert offered the works of artists including John Phillips (Mamas and the Papas),
John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful), Allen Toussaint (writer of " MotherIn- Law" and "Southern Nights"), and Janis Ian, who wrote such '70s classics as " Jesse" and " At Seventeen."

Randy Bachman jams with his band at Nashville's Ace of Clubs as part of fin Pan South.

RANDY BACHMAN REMINISCES ABOUT HIS FIRST VISIT TO NASHVILLE with an air of wonder. Bachman, the "B" in ' 70s supergroup Bachman Turner Overdrive (and afounding member of The Guess Who),
had secured an appointment to see Arista Nashville's president, Tim DuBois. "I walked into his office. He said 'Welcome. You're royalty.' Ilooked to see who was behind me. There was nobody there. He meant me!" Bachman says. " Isaid, ' What do you mean?' He said, ' You're aking, man. You've
written these songs. For years, we've all known your songs. Welcome to Nashville. We've been waiting for you to come. We've been waiting for John Fogerty and Bob Seger, for you guys to come and bring your influence to country music. We need you."
Bachman's experience is not unusual. These days, the city best known as
the humble abode of Garth, Reba, and the Grand Ole Opry is fast becoming home mveet home for artists, composers, and writers of all musical genres. "It all begins with asong' --aphrase synonymous with Nashville and familiar ta country songwriters for years--has expanded its meaning to include songwriters whose first love is more likely to be Chuck Berry or The Beatles instead of Hank Williams or Patsy Cline.
Cynics who remember Nashville mainly for gingham dresses and bales of hay may be surprised to know that it has become the land of creative opportunity to musical heavyweights such as Michael McDonald and Steve
Winwood. Why the attraction? The answer, of course, lies in the song and the songwriter.
"You go to L.A. or New York, it's hard to get your phone call returned. Everybody's doing lunch. Here, everybody's doing songs," Bachman says. "I find that when Igo to an office here, Iimmediately have the respect of the
person I'm speaking to. And when you walk into their office, you see something on the wall that knocks you out. It's ahit song--written by them! And so when they sit there and say, ' You know, your chorus is alittle weak
in the middle of your song,' you're not talking to accountants... you're talking to aguy who's written songs. There's aguitar in the corner. He still writes songs. Earlier this morning, he's writing asong. That's why it's Music City. It's run by people who write and play music."
It only takes asecond to peruse the local paper and see that, on any given night, one can witness performances by legends of blues, rock, jazz, and country in the intimate setting of clubs once occupied by strictly country writers. The explosion of " non-country" songwriters and artists curiously checking out the Nashville scene has earned the city the nickname of " Tin Pan South." In fact, an annual event of the same name has become ashowcase for writers who get inspiration from Tin Pan South's Northern namesake.
Randy Van Warmer, writer of the ' 70s pop hit "Just When INeeded You Most," has lived in Nashville for 10 years. " It's the most song- oriented town in the world. There was Tin Pan Alley in New York years and years ago,

Janis Ian performs at the Legendary Songwriters concert held at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.
Ian, who moved to Nashville 10 years ago from New Jersey, foresees doing business in Nashville vs. New York or L.A. as anecessity for any artist. " People have to. Imean, you can get fed in Nashville," she explains. "You can't get fed in those other places. Nashville supports you being an artist. They like that. Those other places tolerate it."
Allegiance to Nashville used to be aforeign concept to Ian. " It's become very respectable to live in Nashville. When Icame here in ' 86, everybody told me not to say Ilived here because it would destroy my career as apop artist or as an international artist," Ian says. " And yet these last three or four years, people are just fascinated. Our profile has changed."
Feelings of support and general comraderie seem to be adrawing card for artists who may or may not have ties to the country music industry. Writer Steve Seskin (Little Big Town Music) is aSan Francisco native who has been visiting and writing in Nashville for adecade. Seskin has noticed asteady stream of writers coming to the city within the last few years who might have, in the past, dismissed it. " Ithink they have to have areverence and respect for what Nashville was, what it is and what it's becoming," Seskin says of the newcomers. " Idon't think someone should come here and try and change it.,. ' Cause that's the other thing about people that are here that have been here along time--if you show them that level of respect and you treat them with the reverence that they deserve, they'll welcome you."
Seskin, in addition to composing country hits, has also written with Peter Frampton, Paul Young and Olivia Newton-John of late. He gives the recent broadening of country music as aprimary reason for Nashville's appeal and explains that the growing acceptance of different musical styles makes writers feel asense of belonging. But he says that fitting in isn't always the reason for choosing Nashville. " Some people, like Peter Frampton, for instance, are just choosing Nashville as aneat place to live and be around. Idon't think he has any aspirations of getting into the fold of country music. Idon't think you're gonna hear aPeter Frampton record on the country charts soon. Or ever," Seskin smiles. " Same thing with Michael McDonald. So why are they
(Continued on page 23)

CASH BOX TOP 100 POP SINGLES

JUNE 1, 1996

This Week's # 1:
Bone Thugs N' Harmony

High Debut:
Puff Johnson

THA CROSSROADS

(Ruthless/Relativity 6335 )

Bone Thugs N Harmony

El GIVE ME ONE REASON (Elektra 64346)
3ALWAYS BE MY BABY (Columbia 78276)

Tracy Chapman Mariah Carey

MOLD MAN & ME (WHEN IGET TO HEAVEN)

1 4 6 10 2 10

(Atlantic 87074)

Hootie & The Blowfish

5BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME ( FROM " UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL")

7 5

(550 Music 78237)
6 IRONIC (Maverick 17698) 7YOU'RE THE ONE (RCA 64511)

Celina Dion Alanis Morissette
S1NV

KEEP ON, KEEPIN' ON ( FROM " SUNSET PARK")

4 13 5 11 3 6

(Flavor Unit/EastVVest/EEG 64302)
11 FAST LOVE (Dream(Abrks 4874)

MC Lyte Feat. Xscape George Michael

10 NOBODY KNOVVS (LaFace/Arista 24115) . . . The Tony Rich Project

11 COUNT ON ME ( FROM ' WAITING TO EXHALE")

9 11 11 4 10 19

(Arista 2976)

Whitney Houston & Cece Winans

12 1,2,3,4 (SUMPIN' NEW) ( Tommy Boy 7721)

Coolio

INSENSITIVE (A&M 581274)

Jann Arden

gi THE EARTH, THE SUN, THE RAIN (Giant 17654) . . . Color Me Badd

a GET MONEY (Big Beat 98087)

Junior M.A.F.I.A.

16 DOWN LOW ( NOBODY HAS TO KNOW)

8 10 12 18 15 15 14 4 54 16

(Jive 41579)

R. Kelly Feat. Ronald Isley 13 15

17 JUST A GIRL (Trauma 98116)

No Doubt 17 20

18 SWEET DREAMS (RCA 64505)

19 YOU TIL' IHEAR IT FROM YOU/FOLLOW

DOWN

La Bouche 16 9

20 (A&M 581380) WOO-HAH! GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK

Gin Blossoms 18 16

(Elektra 66050)

Busta Rhymes 20 12

UMACARENA ( BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) (MN 581176) . . . Los Del Rio
22 SITTIN' UP IN MY ROOM ( FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")

(Atlantic 07822)
23 DOIN IT (Del Jam 76120) 24 ALL THE THINGS (YOUR MAN WON'T DO)

Brandy 22 20 LL Cool J 23 14

(FROM " DONT BE A MENACE..") (Island 854530)
25 CLOSER TO FREE ( FROM " PARTY OF FIVE")

Joe 24 16

(Slash 17674)
26 MISSING (Atlantic 87124) M YOU (Uptown 56001)
KISSIN' YOU (Bad Boy/Arista 79056)
29 5O'CLOCK (MCA 55075) 30 A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE

Bodeans 21 13

Everything But The Girl 27 32

Monifah 29 3

Total 31

Nonchalant 19 13

(Jac-MacMiamer Bros. 17699)

H-Town 30 14

31 RENEE ( FROM " DONT BE A MENACE...") (Island 854584) . Lost Boyz 26 10

32 WHO DO U LOVE (Arista 07822)

Deborah Cox 28 18

33 CHAINS (Epic 78281)

Tina Arena 33 6

a PLEASE DONT GO (MCA 55158)
aa GET ON UP (Uptows/MCA 3695) FLOOD (Silvertone 42342)

Immature 36 2 Jodedi 37 4
Jars Of Clay 40 3

a âi TOUCH ME, TEASE ME (Del Jam 76552) MACHINE HEAD (Trauma 98079)

Case Bush

a C'MON 'N RIDE IT ( THE TRAIN) (Big Beat/Mantic 98083) Quad City DJ'S

43 39 41

4 4 13

40 WONDER (Elektra 61745)

Natalie Merchant

41 1979 (Virgin 38534)

Smashing Pumpkins

a lDON'T WANNA BE ALONE (Gasoline Alley/MCA 55178)

Shai

43 BE MY LOVER (RCA 64446)

La Bouche

35 38
42 34

24 19
6 27

44 AIN'T NOBODY/KISSING YOU (Bad Boy/Arista 79055) . . Faith Evans 25

45 RELEASE ME (Upstairs 0115)

Angelina 45 10

46 NOT GON' CRY ( FROM ' WAITING TO EXHALE")

(Arista 12957)

Mary J. Blige 46 20

MCHILDREN (Arista 1-3006)
48 THE WORLD IKNOW (Atlantic 87088)

Robert Miles 59 3 Collective Soul 48 26

a TRES DELINQUENTES (PMP/Loud 64526)

Delinquent Habits 51 5

50 THE 13TH (Ficliort/Elektra 64292)

The Cure 47 3

51 ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (Almo Sounds 89002)

Garbage 44 12

a REACH (Epic 78286) a THEME FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

Gloria Estefan 56 7

(Mother 576671)

Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen 60 2

MI CO UNT1NG BLUE CARS (A&M 581462)
55 ONE SWEET DAY (Columbia 66700)
a YOUR LOVING ARMS (Sire 64450)
57 NAME (1Alarner Bros. 17758)
a SCARRED (Luther Campbell/Island 164000)
59 IWANT TO COME OVER (Island 7136)
LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP

Dishwalla 57 7 Mariah Carey 50 30 Billie Ray Martin 62 3 Goo Goo Dolls 53 33
Luke 61 5 Melissa Etheridge 55 16

a(Ruffhouse/Columer a78271) FOREVER MORE (lArork Group 78297)
62 LADY (EMI 58543)

Kris Kross Puff Johnson
D'Angelo

a CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND (Virgin 38535)

Lenny Kravitz

64 65

LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (Maverick 17714) . Madonna DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU

64 5 DEBUT 49 15 66 10 63 3

(Mercury 1578)
66 AIN'T NO NIGGA/DEAD PRESIDENTS

Lionel Richie 52 7

(Roc-A-Fella/Priority 53233)

67 68

IWILL SURVIVE (RCA 64483) IN THE MEANTIME

Jay-Z Feat. Foxxy Brown 65 3 Chante Savage 67 16

YOU (HiFi/Sire 64303)

STILL TOUCH ME ( A&M 581582)

Spacehog 69 8 Sting 81 2

70 ANYTHING (MJ.E550 7063)

3T 68 33

a71 HOOK (A&M 1176)

Blues Traveler 72 30

CAN'T HANG/DO YOU WANT TO (So So Del/Columbia 78263) Xscape RE-ENTRY

73 WONDERWALL (Epic 67351)

Oasis 71 19

SCAREY KISSES (Discovery 74528)

Voice Of The Beehive 90 2

75 DON'T CRY (ZTT/Sire/Warner Bros. 7939)

Seal 70 23

76 AMISH PARADISE (RoctrbfRoll/Scotli 78061) .

. Weird Al Yankovic 73 10

77 78

CUMBERSOME (Marnmoth/Mantic 98111) FEELS SO GOOD ( SHOW ME YOUR LOVE)

Seven Mary Three 78 19

(Universal 56004)

Lina Santiago 74 17

79 SHADOVVBOXIN' (Geffen 19396) . Genius/GZA Feat. Method Man 77

80 ONE FOR THE MONEY (Motown 860512)

Horace Brown 80 9

81 82

LUCKY LOVE (Arista 1-2979) ESA NENA LINDA

Ace Of Base 75 14

(Groove Nation/Scotb Bros. 78065)
83 GLYCERINE (Trauma 980884) 84 PEACHES (Columbia 78524)

Artie The 1Man Party 58 8 Bush 79 20

The Presidents Of The United States Of America 76 12
a THE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS GOOD ON ME IS YOU

(A&M 581578)
86 SLOWJAMS (Quest 8104) 87 MR. ICE CREAM MAN (Lirrit/Phority 53218)
a I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU (Hollywood 164008) a HAY (Pallas/Universal 56008)
90 SOUL FOOD (LaFace/Arista 4145) 91 NO MORE GAMES

Bryan Adams DEBUT Quincy Jones 82 11
Master P 85 5 J'Son DEBUT
Crucial Conflict DEBUT Goodie Mob 86 8

a(Loose Camon/Island 852706) LETS LAY TOGETHER (Island 7165)

Skin Deep Feat. Li'l Kim The lsley Brothers

a HOOP IN YO FACE ( FROM "SUNSET PARK)

84 5 DEBUT

( Flavor Unit/EastVVest/EEG 6431)

69 Boyz

a ONE MORE TRY (RCA 64533)

Kristine W.

95 JESUS TO A CHILD (SKG/DrearriVliarks 001)

George Michael

96 FU-GEE- LA (Rufthouse/Columbia 78194)

Fugees

97 HAVE INEVER (Laface/Arista 4136)

A Few Good Men

98 CAN'T BE WASTING MY TIME ( FROM " DONT BE A MENACE..")

DEBUT DEBUT 83 16 87 20 91 10

(Island 854538)
99 TAKE A LOOK (Hollywood 64003)
100 AIN'T NO PLAYA (Chrysalis/EMI 58527)

Mona Lisa Feat, Lost Boyz 89 15 J'Son 88 17
Rappin' 4- Tay 92 14

ea POP SINGLES

CASH BOX JUNE 1, 1996 7

POP SINGLES INDEX

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s1o2

1979 B Cagan tehrymlis Song Cinderful,BMI)

5O'CLOCK Noughtlant.13 Sesten.Sr . A.Stmmass.lr . K L argustaLR DULA Hannon IARALC/Deer Nub.ASCAP1

AIN'T NOBODY/KISSING It011 F Evaus.0 lbmysm.S COW, ( Justin Combe/EMI Apri,ASCAP/Clems Baby/Janis

combVEMI

Blackworaldfleoh Street Tosel.BMI)

AIN'T NO NIGGAJDEAD PRESIDENTS S Caner» Walls ( La Lu Lu/Bygle.BM It

AIN'T NO PLAYA A Forte.S Kesth.S Lacey ilnterseope Pearl Ine./Warner-TwurbnerRaglop/ENIFFind Avia),ASCAP) 100

ALWAYS BE MY BABY 1Dupree.M Carey.M Seat ( BSI April/Pull Keel/Au

Coearol/So So DeLASCAP/SoeyA TV Souga/ATV/Rye.BM11

ALL THE THINGS 1Threnu.1 ThompeoeLM W,llwm. , Fmk 2Black/Tallest Tree.1;11U11 Agenst.Ast API

AMISH PARADLSE A. Ney.ir. Sanden.D Rasneed.S Wonder.A Yankom , Jobeteillack Bull/T-Boy/Bou

Daddy.ASCAPBengs Of PolyGram/Madcaule li·S unly.13M11

ANYTHING T laclocaLT lackmaLT laclutuB CaldwelLA Kemer ( To The Tee.BM I)

A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE R Potoskater.R Poinduterf Menshen ( Counties/Wm CO

LoseAVaner Tamerlime.BM11

BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (FROM .I.1P CLOSE AND PERSONAL") D Warren ( Realsoeys.A.SCAPI

BE MY LOVER GA SaraLA Btenner.M 'Monaca L.McCray ( FMP/Fintion Beam.Wamer Chappell)

CAN'T BE WASTING MY TIME A Amome.A.Evanal.Anatin.T.PatterstuG.Lhonn.Lost Boyr

(Vaneat)My Two Som/Clyek Ons.ASCAP/Motown/Mann Avenue/PolyGnam,BM I)

CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND L.Kravor ( Abu Besse.ASCAP) .

CAN'T HANG/DO YOU WANT TO 13 SiIMINEY (Wanser·Tamerlanedloeba·Loo.BM11

CHAINS T Atem.S WeikLP %marl 1Copyright Control)

CHILDREN R Comma tleity,MCTS(

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C.MON 'N RIDE IT C C Lemonizad.1 McGowan.B What 1CeepUSa.vetteilmchappell.BMIf

COUNTING BLUE CARS Aleunder.13mommg.Kolanek.Richards.Tendugast (Mono Rat/Bigger lloro Pews Butter.ASCAP) 54

COUNT ON ME Babytatie.W Homon,M Houton ( Nilspy/Aurinnim,ASCAP/Euf/SonytATV/Fox FIlin,BM

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DON'T CRY Seal ISPZJ3M11

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DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU 1Hann 111.T. Lewn.L.Rshie IEMI-ApnPFlee Tellt ,New PernecovelliR.ASCAP,

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tDick luny ChappelLASCAP1

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FLOOD D Hatelmse ( Bridgebuiders/Pogo Sliek/Brentimod Musie,BMI)

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FU-GEE- LA N.Jean.S.Mir.1=1.1. MBA McGnenT Mane Crete San Kit/Sony/013mm CreatomMeNclIa/Manught

Magnet.ASCAPTILL,

GET MONEY N.By.Lattle KmLL Poner.B Bedford.R Ayers.R.Sloplan (Big Papua MuneE Z ELPE .Ati Slues.

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GIVE ME ONE REASON ! Chapman I,MI Apolinnae RaNat.A.SCAP111.1

GLYCERINE G Roudale ' Mod Dag Winoon/Warner Tzonerlane/Trub Soothity Elesmor usie.8311)

HAVE INEVER Bahylace EmItSton ATV Scogs.BMI,

HAY W N1artaLM Kity.0 latum.R Leventm . Saliap/FlstEndgepon.E1Mb

HOOK iPopper Blues Travelertrmg.BMIUBM

HOOP IN Yo FACE S V A T Team tComaLBMD

I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU S Diamond.) Blume IT/gamma Cuts.7.ontbs.B1311,

I'M NOT DON' CRY Babylace 1BMG Ent.,BMI)

INSENSATIVE A.Lonse ( PoiyGram/Frankly Shsrley/PotyGram Ind..13M II

IN THE MEANTIME R. Emotion ( Hog tSbaceLASCAPI . .

IRONIC A Montsene.G Ballazd 1Vanlitirst Place.ASCAP/MCA.BMD

IWANT TO COME OVER M raltendge IN1 L E AlmoASCAP1

IWILL SURVIVE D.Febard.1! Penn, ( PolyGnm

tPearen.VimeASCAP(

JESUS TO A CHILD (1Maine) 11995 Dick Leahy Music TM /Chappell A Co , ASCAPI

JI/ST A GIRL M.Wikkr ( Knock Yourself OuLASCAP)

KEEP ON, KEEP'S,' ON 1Dupn.MC Lyte.M.lackson tSo So Def/FM1 April/Brooklyn BaserkTop Billin',

ASCAP Uttar Wainer Chappe11.13M11

KISS174' YOU L Jackson.R Saadiq.1 JoIrson.B.lamea ( Brim« Moak,ASCAP/Jmn Shack II/Trey III Muide.BM

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LADY D'AngetuR Samba tAh'ehow 12 ANURhydatiScerstPolyGramASCAP, . .

LETS LAY TOGETHER FL Kell) (Zornba/R.Kelly,BMI)

LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP) Dupn.Da S.o.S M Walden.l.001201

'SONo DerGrannak SkyAVB/Air Cmtrol/Peacefus.ASCAPf

LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE M Gregory ' May Twellh/Warner-Tamerhane,BM

LUCKY LOVE D. Pop.M Man:nip/ter ( Mammy/Jerk Awake,ASCAP/EMI)

MACARENA A Mcbge.R Run tSGEA,ASCAP/Rightsongs,BMI/WBM1

MACHINE HEAD ti Rawer Anne Mm Dog Wasson.13M1

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ONE FOR THE MONEY H.Brown,K.Deane.B D Wdeikal (Lawns/EMI AprilYobert G.

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ONE SWEET DAY M Carey.W Sellsag.Asaniusell ( Sony Songs/Sony Music Pub EM)»

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RELEASE ME 1Lemn-Loper, FU3.Angelasa IUpoturs/APS7acodo.ASCAP,

RENEE T Kelly ' Loa Boyenausema/My Two SonsClyde Olis(Mr.Sea,ASCAP)

WARRED L.CampbeILL DoMon,M Toms tlfM Deep South,BMI»

SCARY KISSES T Bryn.P Venue 1BMG /EMI ApriLASCAP)

(Zombi/Aunt Hilda/Kbarallroy/JamromASCAP)

SHADOWBOXIN' R Diggs.(,.tince Polerson/GZA.ASCAPiCareers.BMG / Ramer...BM!)

S1TTIN' UP IN MY ROOM Fleur... 1995 Atlas/Saw Sings/Fin Filna/Sony.BMIt

SLOW JAMS R Terwerton ( RodsongsAlmoASCAP)

SOUL FOOD organised Now.R banucT Bunm.0 Gqp.W KnightteLB Buzau

tBy Sexy.A.SCAPOrgannuf Nrotebbff abolitionist Mob.BMI)

SWEET DREAMS G.A Saraf.M.Sonmer.M lbomton.R.Haynes 1Songs Of Logie/Warner-Taineerhine/PMEBNII/Neue

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TAKE A LOOK S.Barnes.LC Ohver.T Robinson ( Evelle)Warner Chappell/Twelve & Underlellos

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SINGLES REVIEWS By Daina Darzin
· MAGNAPOP: " Open The Door" ( Priority P253992) Magnapop is perfectly poised to be ahit with the new. slightly more melodic climate of alternative rock. Much of the band's new Rubbing Doesn't Help disc is more heavily- rocking and raw, so this gently lilting, ironically somber tune might be just the thing. It's already an add at L.A.'s KROQ and San Francisco's Live 105. among other stations. " Everything is good these days but all of my friends are dying." sings Linda Hopper in ahigh. pure voice. as the ensemble backs her with mellifluous little riffs. Magnapop toured extensively with its previous Hot Boxing disc, and is set to work the States this summer with Ass Ponys and Tripl3fastaction.

· THE SPECIALS: " A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" (Virgin 41689)
Yes, it's the Monkees song. Eighties ska pioneers The Specials are back with a disc of covers, Today's Specials, which includes the Clash's "Somebody Got Murdered." Toots and the Maytall's " Pressure Drop" and Dave Brubeck's " Take Five." The Specials' exuberant, lushly percolating version of the first single is just the kind of lighthearted fun track that people like to play at abeach party.

· FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS: "Scooby Snacks" ( EMI DPRO-10491)
This is a witty and inventive rap/rock/jazz/alternative/what ever that metamorphoses out of the sampled beginning of Pulp Fiction (" Everybody be cool, this is a robbery..."). The track is off Fun Lovin' Criminals' EMI debut. Come Find Yourself and deftly mixes a dark, undulating groove, hip hop beats and twangy, reverberating guitar with slightly tongue-in-cheek lyrics concerning adrug- induced robbery. " Scooby Snacks -- is available in a " clean" radio edit and could work on either alternative or urban stations.

· SPACEHOG: "Cruel To Be Kind" ( Sire PRCD 9570-2)
Spacehog loves pop music, and it shows on this eminently catchy, syncopated. fun track that can hardly wait to be played on any radio format. " Cruel To Be Kind" soga sounds like Bruce Springsteen jamming with Thin Lizzy and the Brit- pop outfit of your choice, and is an excellent follow-up to " In The Meantime," the # 2alternative and # 1AOR track from the band's brisklyselling Resident Alien debut.

PICK OF THE WEEK

· FLUFFY: " Husband"

(Tim

Kerr

Re-

cords/The Enclave

TK96CD135)

Pissed off vocals and nasty punk guitars will surely get Fluffy compared to Hole.

but the British outfit actu-

ally draws its inspirations

from the genre's origi-

nals--' 70s punkers and

rockers like the Sex Pistols. Dead Boys and MC5. The track's biting Alanis

Morrissette-esque lyrics about adisintegrating relationship (" You do what

he says but you hate him inside...he doesn't have to wear a ring/your

girlfriends know you better than him") and cool, driving rhythms make it a

perfect modern rock add. One of the first projects of the new EMI subsidiary,

the Enclave.

CASH BOX TOP 100 POP ALBUMS

JUNE 1, 1996

San
This VVeek's # 1:
Fugees

High Debut::
George Michael

gi THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columba 67147) El FALLING IN TO YOU (550/Epic 67541)

Fugees Celine Dion

1 13 4 10

EMOLDER (Drea m1Abrks 50000) 4 JAGGED LITTLE PILL

George Michael DEBUT

(Maverick/RepnseA/Vamer Bros 45901)

Alanis Morrisette 3 45

5 FAIRWEATHER JOHNSON (Atlantic 82886) 1:1 NEW BEGINNINGS (Elektra 61850)

Hootie & The Blowfish Tracy Chapman

2 4 7 25

7 CRASH ( RCA 66904)

Dave Matthews Band 6 5

8 TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (Island 524234) . . . The Cranberries 5 5

9 THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL (EastWest 61908) . . . Pantera 8 3

10 BORDER LINE (Arista 18810)

Brooks & Dunn 12 5

11 EVIL EMPIRE (Epic 57523)

Rage Against The Machine 11 5

12 WAITING TO EXHALE (Arista 18796)

Soundtrack 10 24

13 BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428)

George Strait 13 4

14 THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury 522 86)

Shania Twain 14 52

15 DAY DREAM (Columba 66700)

Mariah Carey 15 36

16 VV1LD MOOD SWINGS ( Eleldra/Ficrion 61744) SLANG (Mercury 532486)

The Cure 9 3 Def Leppard DEBUT

18 ( WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? (Epic 67351) . . . . Oasis 18 35

19 SIXTEEN STONE (Traumaffnterscope 92531)

Bush 17 64

20 GANGSTA'S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141)

Coolio 21 26

21 BAD HAIR DAY (Rock nRoWScotti Bros.75500) . Weird Al Yankovic 20 11

22 TINY MUSIC (Atlantic 82871) a TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866) al TWISTER (1Alamer Bros. 46524) pa E. 1999 ETERNAL (Ruthless/Relativity 5539)
26 SUNSET PARK (Flavor Unit/EastWest 61904) a MISSION TO PLEASE (Island 524214)

Stone Temple Pilots Tracy Lawrence Soundtrack
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Soundtrack The lsley Brothers

19 8 23 18 25 3 28 79 16 4 DEBUT

28 NEW BEGINNING (RCA 07863)

S1NV 24 4

29 ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Row/Interscope 24204)

2Pac 22 14

30 TRAGIC KINGDOM (Trauma/Interscope 92580)

No Doubt 30 19

31 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801) . . Alan Jackson

a MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE (Mother 531682)
MI PIECES OF YOU (Atlantic/AG 82700)

Soundtrack Jewel

34 SMELLS LIKE CHILDREN

29 26 DEBUT 37 9

(Nothing/Interscope 92641)

Marilyn Manson 33 7

35 CRACKED REAR VIEW (mantic 82613)

Hootie & The Blowfish 26 84

36 R. KELLY (Jive 41579)

R Kelly 31 26

37 THE COMING (9ektra/EEG 61742)

Busta Rhymes 34 10

38 SWEET DREAMS (RCA 66759)

La Bouche 47 18

39 TIGERLILLY (Elektra61745)

Natalie Merchant 32 48

4 THE0 RESURRECTI. ON (Rap-A-Lot/N. oo Trybe 41555) . Geto Boys 35

41 ANTHOLOGY 2(Apple/Capitol 34448)
a DANCE MIX USA VOL 4(Quality 6747)
43 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS

The Beatles 27 8 Various Artists 48 9

(Virgin 40861)

Smashing Pumpkins 38 24

44 FRESH HORSES (Capitol/Nashville 32080)

Garth Brooks 39 24

45 RELISH (Blue Gori (aMerctry 526699)

Joan Osborne 44 28

46 MERCURY FALLING (A&M 540483)

Sting 36 10

47 MR. SMITH (RAUDefJam 523845)

LL Cool J 41 25

48 KILLA KALI (Jive 41577)

Celly Cell 45 4

49 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

(Sony 67291)

Presidents Of The United States 42 39

gal THE BURDENS OF BEING UPRIGHT

(Island 524187)

Tracy Bonham 57 4

51 JARS OF CLAY (Jive 41580) 52 WHATCHA LOOKIN' 4

Jars of Clay 51 10

(Gospo Centric 72127)

Kirk Franklin & Family 40 4

53 SPARKLE AND FADE (Tim Kerr/Capitol 30929) El UNCLE LUKE (Luther Campbell/Island 61000)

Everclear Luke

55 LOUDER THAN WORDS (Mercury 31453)

Lionel Richie

56 AMERICAN STANDARD (Marnmoth/Atlantic 92633) Seven Mary Three

ELECTRICLARRYLAND (Capitol 29842)

Butthole Surfers

58 SEAL (ZTT/Sire/Wamer Bros.45415)

Seal

59 WORDS (Laface/Arista zbz22)

The Tony Rich Project

52 19 DEBUT 46 5 56 20 DEBUT 55 83 53 18

60 THE HITS (Liberty 29689) 61 FOUR (A8M 54026)
ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY (Warner Bros. 46198)

Garth Brooks 50 74 Blues Traveler 62 69

Elvis Costello & The Attractions DEBUT

63 THE MEMORY OF TREES (Regise/Wamer Bros. 46106) 64 CFtAZYSEXYCOOL (LaFace/Arista 26009) 65 ALL IWANT (Curb 77800)

Enya 49 23 TLC 64 77 Tun McGraw 54 33

66 COLLECTIVE SOUL (Anantc(Ac 82745) 67 WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME?

Collective Soul 61 60

(Warner Bros 46151)
EI REVELATIONS (MCA 11090) 69 ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (Noo-Trybe/Virgin 41533)

Adam Sandler 65 14 VVynonna 72 14
Soundtrack 43 4

70 CLUB MIX ' 96 VOL 1(Cold Front/K-Te16218)

Various Artists 68 13

71 GARBAGE (Almo Sounds/Geffen 80004)

Garbage 63 12

72 BETWEEN NOW& FOREVER ( AsyiummeAsisso) . . Bryan White 66 8

73 BROWN SUGAR (EMI 32629) 74 IT MATTERS TO ME (VVamer Bros. 45872) 75 A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE 8. HATE

D'Angelo 60 41 Faith Hill 67 36

(1Alarner Bros. 46134)

Soundtrack 58 13

76 BLUE MOON (MM 531192)

Toby Keith 70 5

77 LAY IT DOWN (Geffen 24952)

Cowboy Junkies 74 12

78 MISS THANG (Rowdy/Arista 37006)

Monica 71 41

79 BRAVEHEART (London 448296)

Soundtrack 69 9

80 ILOVE TO TELL THE STORY: 25 TIMELESS HYMNS

(Sparrow 51440)
81 GREATEST HITS

Andy Griffith 59 5

(Captol 30334)

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 73

82 JOCK JAMS VOL. 1(Tommy Boy 1137) 83 ALICE IN CHAINS (Columba 67248) a MTV BUZZ BIN (Mammoth/AG 92672)

Various Artists 81 Alice In Chains Various Artists

85 ONE HOT MINUTE (1Atarner Bros. 45733) . . Red Hot Chili Peppers

86 FOMA (MCA 11209) METALLICA (Elektra 61113)

88 TERRI CLARK (Mercury NastnAle 526991) a LIVING UNDER JUNE (A8M 540336) 90 CONGRATULATIONS, I'M SORRY (MM 0469) . . . . Gin Blossoms 77

91 HELL FREEZES OVER (Geffen 24725) a TOTAL (Bad Boy/Arista 73006)

The Eagles 78 Total 95

93 HAPPY NOWHERE (Columbia 66882) 94 UNTOUCHABLE (Relativity 1505) 95 UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING

Dog's Eye View 93

(RCA 66449)
96 DANGEROUS MINDS (MCA 11228) 97 Q'S JOOK JOINT (Cbivest 45875) 98 BOYS FOR PELE (Atlantic 82862)

Dave Matthews Band 79 73 Soundtrack 90 40
Quincy Jones 89 27 Tori Amos 97 41

99 YOUR LITTLE SECRET (Island 24154) 100 AMPLIFIED HEART (Atlantic/AG 82605)

Melissa Etheridge 96 25

POP ALBUMS

CASH BOX JUNE 1, 1996 9

ALBUM REVIEWS by Dama Darzin

· HARVESTER:

Me Climb

Mountain

(Geffen

DGCD-24959)

If REM., the

Doors, Johnny

Cash and Green

Day got together

to write some

tunes, the result

might be this strik-

ing. quietly bril-

liant

album

Thoughtful. liter-

ate lyrics wrap around subtle musical passages that range from jaunty.

semi-acoustic irony (" My Buffalo Song") to the hazy. mystically pulsing

"Great Springwaters of America" to spare, plaintive beauty (" Wander").

A special record that deserves to be one of those slow- building sleeper hits.

· THE SCORPIONS: Pure instinct (Atlantic 82913-2)
While many ' 80s heavy metallers died quickly with the advent of the Seattle Sound. and while others linger on increasingly crummier labels, the Scorpions have parlayed ahuge European fan base (the band enjoys superstar status to this day in Russia and their native Germany. among many other countries) into acareer that has spanned several decades and is still going strong. Pure Insiincr is, well, another swell Scorpions record: big, melodic hooks, amass of power chord bombast, and some variety in the form of amid- tempo groove ("But The Best of You") and apretty, thoughtful ballad with vaguely political

POP ALBUM INDEX

2Pac / 29

Franklin,Kitic /52

Red Hot Chili Peppers /85

Alice in Chains /83

Garbage /71

Richietionel / 55

Amos. Tori / 98

Clete Boys /40

Sandler. Adam /67

Arden.Jann /89 the Beatles , 41

GUI Blossoms /90 Griffith,Andy /80

Seal / 58 Seger. Bob / 81

Blues Traveler / 61 Bone Thugs N Harmony . 25

Hill, Faith / 74 Hootie & The Blowfish / 5.35

Seven Mary Three / 56 Smashing Pumpkins /43

lionham.Tracy /50 Brooks & Ihuin / 10

The lslzy Bros. /27 Jackson, Alan /31

Sting /46 Stone Temple Pilots / 22

Brooks.. Garth /39.60 Bush il9

Jars Of Clay /51 Jewel / 33

StraiLtieorge / 13 SWV /28

Busts Rhymes / 37

Jones, Quincy /97

SOUNDTRACKS:

Butthale Surfers /57

Judd, Wynonna /68

Bravehean / 79

'are) , Mariah / 15 Cell) 'elI 48

Keith,Toby /76 Kelly, R. / 36

Dangerous Minds /96 Mission:Impossible / 32

l'hapman. Tracy /6

La Bouche /48

Original Gangstas /69

Clark,Tem /88

Lawrence. Tracy /23

Sunset Park ' 26

Collective Soul /66 Coolio /20

LL Cool J /47 Luke /54

A Thin Line... / 75 Twister 24

Costello,Elvis /62

Mac Mall /94

Waiting To Exhale / 12

Cowboy Junkies /77

Marilyn Manson /34

11.( · / 64

The f'ranberries /8

McGraw. Tim / 65

The Tony Rich

The Cure / 16

Merchant. Natalie / 39

Project /59

D'Angelo / 73

Metallica / 87

Total /92

Dave Matthews Band /7,95

Michael,George / 3

Twain. Shania / 14

Def Ixppard / 17 thon. Celine /2

Monica / 78 Morrisette. Alanis /4

Various Artists: ·Iub Mix ' 96 /70

Dog's Eye View /93

The Nixons / 86

Ihince Mix l'SA /42

Eagles /91

No Doubt / 30

Jock Jams / 82

F:nya /63 Etheridge. Melissa /99

Oasis / 18 Osborne. Joan /45

MTV Buzz Bin /84 Weird Al /21

Everclear /53

l'antera /9

White, Bryan /72

Everything But The Girl

Pres Of U.S. /49

i100

Rage Against The Machine

['up:es / I

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lyrics (" Does Anyone Know") that clearly hopes to duplicate the success of the Scorpions' monster international hit, "Winds of Change." Might just work, too.
la CHARM FARM: Pervert (Mercury 314 532 142-2AD)
Seventies glitter/punk is back in abig new way with bands like Imperial Drag and Spacehog. and Charm Farm is of that school. But not exactly. This spectacularly inventive Detroit outfit mixes Brit- pop and goth, funk and Motown, rave-all-night dance beats along with Stooges- like dark, amphetamine- laced glamour. ·"With You Forever" features asinister, guitar-power rush of sound that almost reminds one of Prince. while " Sick" has an ominous. James- Bond-theme vibe
· SOLUTION A.D.: Solution A.D. (TAG 92708-2P) If you love Dishwalla's " Counting Blue Cars," you'll like Solution A.D.'s "Atypical Day," which sports asimilar just- slightly- quirky edge on top of a big, turbo-powered groove. Layers of sound glide into place with an instinctively perfect grace. the result of killer songwriting replete with impeccably crafted hooks. " Fearless," the first single. mixes ajangly. sparkling beat with malevolent. blazing guitar. " Comfortable" is gently syncopated. undulating to ahypnotic beat. A band that was born to be on alterna -radio. Solution A. D. have agreat litture in front of them.
PICK OF THE WEEK
· THE CURE: Wild Mood Swings (Elektra/Fiction 61744-2)
Though the Cure had its greatest commercial success with driving Bru -pop songs like
'Let's Go To Bed," its true forte is intensely emotional. dark, heartbreaking sounds from the gothic pits of hell (perhaps best exemplified by classic. gloom and -doom Pornography disc ). Wild Mood Swings, the veteran band's luth disc and first studio album since I992' sWish, has something to satisfy both pale black- clad fans and radio programmers. Wild Mood Swings is aconsistently strong and varied disc from aband that's always been inventive and cool: Cuts like " Want" and " This is aLie" are replete in soaring, complex orchestration, complete with strings and asoundtrack-ish grandeur, while " Mint Car" is a loopy, jangly, joyful thing with abuoyant, tropical break.

CASH BOX TOP 100 URBAN SINGLES

JUNE 1, 1996

44 1,2,3,4 ( SUMPIN NEW) (Tommy Boy 7721)

Coolio 41 12

45 LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP ( Rufthouse/Columbia 78271) . . Kris Kross 34 7 46 BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE/LIKE THIS AND LIKE THAT

(Ansia 5052)35 47 NO MORE GAMES

Monica 43

(Loose Camon/Island 852706)

Skin Deep Feat. Li'l Kim 45

48 IDON'T WANNA BE ALONE ( Gasoline Nley/NICA 55178)

Shai 46

7 5

49 HOW DO YOU TELL THE ONE ( Virgin 38543)
a PARTY 2 NITE ( Motown 860514)

After 7 50 5 Ladael DEB UT

51 BRING IT ON ( Columbia 78273)

Kino Watson 53 6

52 ALL INEED ( Silas'MCA 55136)
a MR. ICE CREAM MAN ( Lima/Priority 53218)

Jesse Powell 47 16 Master P 56 9

This VVeek's # 1 SVVV

High Debut:
Celine Dion

El YOU'RE THE ONE ( RCA 64511)

SVVV

2 THA CROSSROADS

(Ruthless /Relativity 6635)

Bone Thugs N Harmony

ea KEEP ON, KEEPIN' ON ( FROM " SUNSET PARK")

(Flavor Unit/EastWbst/EEG 64302)
Li GET MONEY ( Big Beat 98087)

MC Lyte Feat. Xscape Junior M.A.F.I.A.

5 ALL THE THINGS (YOUR MAN WON'T DO)

1 8 2 3
4 12 21 18

54 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN ( StepSunlInterscope 98086) . . . . Pure Soul 48 16 55 CAN'T BE WASTING MY TIME ( FROM " DONT BE A MENACE..")

(Island 854538)

Mona Lisa Feat. Lost Boyz 51 16

56 WHERE DO U WANT ME TO PUT IT ( Perspective/A&M)

Solo 57 23

57 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT ( CLR 5218)

DJ Kool 42 9

al 58 SHADOWBOXIN' ( Geffen 19396) . Genius/GZA Feat. Method Man

HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH ( Perspective 7256)

Solo

59 67

10 3

60 SOUL FOOD ( Laface/Ansta 24147)
a TRES DELINQUENTS ( PMP/Loud 64526)

Goodie Mob 54 13 Delinquent Habits 68 3

62 EVERYDAY & EVERYNIGHT ( LoucuKcA 6489) . . . Yvette Michelle 58 17

(FROM " DONT BE A MENACE..") ( Island 854530)

Joe 5 16

63 DON'T RUSH (Elektra 64324)

Silk 60 10

6 ALWAYS BE MY BABY ( Columbia 66700) 7 DOWN LOW ( NOBODY HAS TO KNOW)

Mariah Carey

3 9

64 SCENT OF ATTRACTION ( 550 Music 78257) . . Patra With Aaron Hall 62 11 65 HOOP IN YO FACE ( FROM " SUNSET PARK)

(Jive 42373)
Li K1SSIN' YOU ( Bad Boy/Arista 79056) Li GET ON UP ( Uptown/MCA 3695)

R. Kelly Feat. Ronald Isley Total
Jodeci

6 13

12 3

(Flavor Unit/EastWest,EEG 6431) 66 JOURNEY ( Poolue,Inteiscope 97002)
CAJUN MOON ( BluernoomAtlantic 98071)

69 Boyz Otis & Shugg Randy Crawford

64 8 65 6 DEBUT

10 TOUCH ME, TEASE ME

8 18

689 HAVE ) NEVER (Laface/Ansta 4136)

A Few Good Men 71 15

(Del JarrilMercury 854620)

Case Feat. Foxxy Brown

11 COUNT ON ME ( FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")

(Ansta 2976)

Whitney Houston & Cece Winans

12 KILLING ME SOFTLY ( Ruff House/Columbia 7847)

Fugees

13 YOU ( Uptown/Universal 56001) Ili AIN'T NOBODY/KISSING YOU ( Bad Boy/Arista 9055)

Monifah Faith

15 LADY (EMI 258543)

D'Angelo

16 A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE 8. HATE

7 10 9 3 13 3 16 10 15

6 IGIVE IN (Sin -Drome 1206) 70 KEEP TRYIN' ( Epc 78197) 71 NASTY DANCER/WHITE HORSE ( WaptIchiban 349) 72 ENVY/FIREWATER (Violator/Relativity 1546)
a I'LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU ( Hollywood 164008)
74 IF HEADZ ONLY KNEW... ( PendulunVEMI 58549)
a FOR THE LOVE OF YOU ( Atlantic 87061)
76 WHY YOU TREAT ME SO BAD

Bobby Caldwell 72 4

Groove Theory 69 18

Kilo 66 16

Fat Joe 70 11 J'Son 89 2

Heather B. 61

Jordan Hill 84 2

(Jac-Mac/Warner Bros. 17699)

H - Town 14 17

(VirGin 38529)

Shaggy Feat. Grand Puba 78 11

Li 17 5O'CLOCK ( MCA 55075) LETS LAY TOGETHER ( Island 7165)

Nonchalant 15 14 The Isley Brothers 20 10

19 WOO- HAN! GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK ( Eleklra 66050) Busta Rhymes 17 13

20 DOIN IT ( DelJarn/RAIJIs)and 576120)

LL Cool J 22 12

21 CAN'T HANG/DO YOU WANT TO (So So Del/Columbia 78263) . Xscape 18 14

22 IWILL SURVIVE ( RCA 64492) USLOW JAMS ( Owest 8104)

Chantay Savage 24 15 Quincy Jones 38 11

24 ONE FOR THE MONEY (motoffl8605 -12)
a HOUSE KEEPER (m..0 78274)

Horace Brown 25 9 Men Of Vizion 28 6

26 DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU ( Mercury 1578) 27 AIN'T NO NIGGA/DEAD PRESIDENTS

Lionel Richie 29 28

77 HUSTLER'S THEME ( Profile 7449)

Smoothe Da Hustler 74 8

78 ... TIL THE COPS COME KNOCKIN' (Columbia 78275) . . . Maxwell 80 3

79 WHAT DID IDO TO YOU (EastVVest 64323)

Terry Ellis 75 10

80 SCANDALOUS (Sick V\Idit/Jive 42366)

The Click 77 9

81 AIN'T NO PLAYA ( Chrysalis/EM( 58527)

Rappin' 4- Tay 79 13

82 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS (EastWest 95122) Eddie & Gerald Levert 81 15

83 SPACE AGE (Si.a,e'Reiativity 1545) 84 E.M.B.R.A.C.E.(DA DA DAH DAH)

Eightball & MJG 82 15

(LafaCe/Ansta 414i;,
a IMUST STAND , Rhymo
aYOU AND YOU AND YOU

Priority 53210)

Society Of Soul 63 3 lce-T DEBUT

(Roc-A-Fella/Priority 53233)

Jay-Z 27 11 ( violator/Relativity 1532)

Frankie Cutlass DEBUT

28 RENEE ( FROM " DONT BE A MENACE...") ( Island 854584)

Lost Boyz 26 10

87 GIVE ME THE NIGHT (BluennomAtlantic 98090) . . . Randy Crawford 87 17

29 SIT11N' UP IN MY ROOM ( Atlantic 07822)

Brandy 31 16

88 DOE OR DIE ( EMI 59398)

AZ 85 8

30 PLEASE DONT GO (MCA 55158)

Immature 23 6 89 UKNOWHOVVVVEDU (Chrysalis/EMI 58517)

Ba ham ad ia 86 16

31 EVER SINCE YOU WENT AWAY ( f3ig Beat/Atlantic 98112) . Art N' Soul 19 16 32 NOT GON' CRY ( FROM " WAITING TO EXHALE")

90 FUNKORAMA (Interscope 95691) 91 FEELS SO GOOD ( SHOW ME YOUR LOVE)

Redman 88 19

(Arista 12957) C MO N ' N RIDE IT ( THE TRAIN)

Mary J. Blige 32 19

(Big Beat/Atlantic 98083)

Quad City DJ'S 35 13

a NEVER TOO BUSY ( Columbia 67125)

Kenny Lattimore 36 5

35 NOBODY KNOWS ( LaFace/Arista 4115) . . . . The Tony Rich Project 33 20

a HAY ( Pallas/Universal 56008)

Crucial Conflict 40 3

37 WHO DO U LOVE ( Ansia 07822)
a THE WORLD IS A GHETTO ( Rap-A-Lot/Virgin 38544)

Deborah Cox 37 20 Geto Boys 44 4

39 SCARRED ( Luther Campbell/Island 164000)

Luke 30 6

40 NO ONE ELSE ( Nina 790 43)

Total 39 25

ITS YOU THAT'S ON MY MIND ( VirGin 38542)
a FOREVER MORE ( Ai:irk Group 78297)

Quindon 55 3 Puff Johnson 49 3

el BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME ( FROM " UP CLOSE & PERSONAL")

(Groove Nation/Universal 56004) 92 PHYSICAL FUNK ( OutbursVRAL/Island 57794) 93 SET YOU FREE , Z;trIctly Rhythm 12362) 94 DOUBLE TROUBLE (Vikeded/Nervous 20189) 95 FOR REAL ( unionvvariock 189) 96 THE EARTH. TH E SUN. THE RAIN
(GiantANarner Bros 17654) 97 IAM L.V. (Tommy Boy 7724) 98 OREGANO FLOW ( CrffIciue 15571) 99 PERFECT MATCH ( Loiid/RCA 64532) 100 WE GOT IT , mc. ,ass1.18)

Lina Santiago 90 10 Domino 91 14
Planet Soul 96 14 Mad Lion 73 5
Jackal The Bear 92 10
Color Me Badd 94 4 L V 97 7
Digital Underground 93 3 Cella Dwellas 83 5 Immature 98 25

(550 Music 78237)

Celine Dion DEBUT

URBAN

CASH BOX JUNE 1, 1996 11

BLACK SINGLES INDEX

ALBUM REVIEWS By Peter Miro

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5O'CLOCK Nourhaturt.D Staten,Sr . A.Smanons.lr . K.L Ferguson.R.Dill.A.Ilamaon ( ARALC/Dees Nura.ASCAE,

AIN'T NO NIGGA/DEAD PRESIDENTS S.t..rter.D WU1j ( La LILuff3ragre.BME

AIN'T NOBODY/KISSING VOL) F Evam.0 Thcenparn.S Conga ( Juatin Combs/EMI April,ASCAP/Chym Baby/Janis

Combs/EMI Blackwood/Nmth &ma Taniel.BM11

.41131'T NO PLAYA A Forte.S.Keith.S.Licy ( find A Way.Amap/Rag Top.BM11 .

ALL INEED PStewarnS Salter.T.Nkkereanye ( Copyaight Coulson . . .

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ALWAYS BE MY BABY 1. Dupree.M.Cany.A1 Seal ( FN.1 Apnldkall Keel/Aur Cenral/So So Def.ASCAP/Sony/ATV

Sougs.ATV/Rye,BM

BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME D Warren tRealsongs,ASCAPI . . .

BEFORE YOU WALK OUT OF MY LIFE/LIKE THIS LIKE THAT D Ausan.0 Wolf ( EMI ApriVIhirk Musw/WBM/Nuthouse MuarcASCAP)
BRING IT ON K Watson.3.1 WIISLAIngram.1 Mitchell ( Unadog/MCAASCAM

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CAN'T BE WASTING MY TIME A Amorne.A. Eons./ Auatm.T PattenianG. Duaran,Lost Boys

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C'MON ' N RIDE ITC C Lemaguad.l.McGowan.B.Whate ( Cmar Sa.vettedlnichappelLBM11

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DOIN IT LL Cool 1.B R Orinh , LL Cool / Me( lamASCAP/Sadyah.BMI) .

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HOUSE KEEPER G.Spencer III.T.Riley.S Blair (DannI/Sweetly Melodarg.ASCAP/M.0 V. EM)I . . 25

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· MAGICAL SOL BROTHERS: The Beginning (Knappy Head/Ichiban KHE-4503-2) Producers: George H. Smith, Howard Daniel, Trent Daniel, Suga Sh*t Productions.
Audible sorcery is at play on arap CD served on amelodic R&B platter. "Less is more" in the design and execution of this debut. T- Rob, Lil' Leg Ced, mr. boogie and King reveal the fertility of the Houston music scene as they blend urban flavor, with real instrumentation recalling the seminal output of Roy Ayers and Jimmy Smith during the ' 70s. Long, strong chants, hypnotic keyboards and easygoing conversations are the grist of this LP.
· RICHIE RICH: Half Thang (Shot/45110 Records SR 8000) Producers: D.J. Daryl, Richie Rich, Lev Berlak.
Basically an audio movieola about the Oakland drug game as experienced by Richie Rich, complete with arecap of his arrest for possession of ahalf kilo ( 1/2 Thang) of crack cocaine, and subsequent incarceration. The jams are interludes with minimal accompaniment, a backdrop to Richie's illuminating monologues. " Cheap Thrill," " Half Thang" and " Busta Phree" should set the record straight for followers of Richie's fate.
· POPPA DOO Da Final Hour (Avex-Critique 01624 154532) Producers: Duane -Big Du" Martin, Pop aka Tony C, Swift C, Shah T, Shah Skills.
More player- oriented NA oil tickets compliments of Pop and his fellas. Guzzles down easy on a diet of intermittent guitar and keyboard colorings. Roll call for aloyal clique that doesn't stretch convention much. Cult material with an underground flavor.
PICK OF THE WEEK
· ANN NESBY: I'm Here For You (Perspective 31454 9022 2) Producers: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Jam & Lewis, producers extraordinaire, harness the elemental lung power of Sounds Of Blackness lead vocalist Ann Nesby into a homemade storm front of raw seductive force. Nesby's wide-ranging, lilting notes permeate the ear as part of awellengineered assault on the senses. Opening cut " Let The Rain Fall" serves notice that abonafide twister is coming down the pike with solid drum support. Her instrument yields great beauty on ballads " I'm Still Wearing Your Name," "(What A) Lovely Evening," " I'll Do Anything For You," (generous with well- orchestrated strings) midtempo cut "Thrill Me," tearjerker anthem " I'm Here For You," with Gerald Albright's dramatic sax punctuations, and " I'll Be Your Everything,'· which works choral magic. Nothing lukewarm on this classy project, with its arsenal of enticing production values.

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TOP 75 URBAN ALBUMS

CASH BOX · JUNE 1 1996

!THE SCORE (Ruffhouse/Columna 67)47) MISSION TO PLEASE (Island 524214) SUNSET PARK

Fugees 2 14 The lsley Brothers DEBUT

(Flavor Unit/EastWest/EEG 61904)
111WHATCHA LOOKIN' 4

Soundtrack 1 5

(Gospo Centric 72127)

Kirk Franklin & Family 21 3

5 NEW BEGINNING (RCA 66487)

SINV 3 5

6 KILLA KALI (Jive 41577)

Celly Cel 4 3

7 THE RESURRECTION (Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe 41555)

Geto Boys 5 7

8 ORIGINAL GANGSTAS (Noo-TrybeNirgin 41533)

Soundtrack 8 3

9 ALL EYEZ ON ME (Death Rovranterscope 24204)

2Pac 9 14

10 WAITING TO EXHALE (Arista 18796)

Soundtrack 11 24

11 R. KELLY (Jive 41579)

R. Kelly 7 23

12 THE COMING (Belau 61742)

Busta Rhymes 10 8

13 A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE

P(/1,1wner Bros. 46134) E. 1999 ETERNAL (Rulhless/Reladvity 5539) . ICE CREAM MAN (Priority 53978)

Soundtrack Bone Thugs N Harmony
Master P

6 18 12

14 41 11

16 DAY DREAM (Columbia 66700)

Mariah Carey 17 28

17 UNTOUCHABLE (Relativity 1505)

Mac Mal 13 4

18 DEATH THREATZ (Epic 67139)

MC Eiht 14 5

qîâ MISS THANG (Rowdy/Ansta 37005)

Monica 24 39

INSOMNIA:THE ERICK SERMON COMPILATION ALBUM

(Interscope 90060)
21 BROWN SUGAR (EMI 232629)

Various Artists 15 3 D'Angelo 16 43

22 MR. SMITH (RAL/Def Jam 523845) 23 TOTAL (Arista 73006)

LL Cool J 19 23 Total 25 14

24 LOUDER THAN VVORDS (Mercury 31453) 25 ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA

Lionel Richie 20 5

(Prodle 1467)
26 SOLO (Perspeclive 49017)

Smooth Da Hustler 22 4 Solo 28 34

27 THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (Epic 67636)

Soundtrack 23 3

28 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT (CLR 7209)

D.J. Kool 26 8

29 UNTIL THE DAY (MCA 11265)

Nonchalant 27 33

30 WORDS (LaFace/Arista 26222)

The Tony Rich Project 38 18

31 Q'S JOOK JOINT (Qwest 45875)

Quincy Jones 29 23

32 MAXWELL'S URBAN HANG SUITE (Columbia 66434) . . . Maxwell 30

33 THE SUBSTITUTE (Pnority 50576)

Soundtrack 31 5

34 GANGSTA'S PARADISE (Tommy Boy 1141)

COOli0 32 25

35 THE VILLIAN IN BLACK (Ruthless 5544)

MC Ren 33 6

36 KOLLAGE (Chrysalis/EMI 35484)

Bahamadia 35 6

37 DOGG FOOD (Death Row/(nterscope/Priority 50546) . . Tha Dogg Pound 34 24

38 CELL BLOCK COMPILATION (Priority 50556) . . . . Various Artists 36

39 SOUL FOOD (La Face/Asista 26018) 40 ESHAM (Reel Life 1040)

Goodie Mob 43 26 Dead Flowerz DEBUT

41 OFF THE HOOK ( so so Del/Columbia 67022) 42 DONT BE A MENACE TO SOUTH CENTRAL...

Xscape 37 42

(Island 524146)
43 IWILL SURVIVE: DOIN' IT MY WAY

Soundtrack 39 18

(RCA 66775)

Chantay Savage 40 10

44 OFF PAROLE (Chrysalis/EMI 35509)

Rappin' 4- Tay 41 9

45 FATHER & SON (Elektra 61856)

Eddie & Gerald Levert 42 31

46 THE SHOW, THE AFTER PARTY, THE HOTEL

(Uptown 11258)

Jodedi 44 42

47 WE GOT IT (MCA 11385)

Immature 45 22

48 YOUNG,RICH AND DANGEROUS (Ruflhouse/Columbia 67441) Kris Kross 46 19

MI FAITH (Arista 73003)

Faith Evans 54 35

50 ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Relativity 1521) 51 FUNKMASTER FLEX: 60 MINUTES OF FUNK

EightBall & MJG 47 27

(Loud/RCA 66805)

Various Artists 48 25

52 LIQUID SWORDS (Geffen 24813)

GeniusGZA 49 27

F53 NAKED AND TRUE (Blue Moon/AG 92662) GREATEST HITS (Right Stuff/Capitol 30800)

Randy Crawford 57 4 Al Green 63 39

SIRS OFF THA STREETZ OF MUTHAPHU-- IN COMPTON

(Ruthless/Relativity 5504)
56 SA DEUCE (East)Aiest 61891) 57 MIND OF MYSTIKAL (Big Boy 41581)

Eazy E 50 15 Sa Deuce 51 2
Mystikal 52 33

58 CRAZYSEXYCOOL (LaFace/Ansta 26009) 59 KIRK FRANKLIN & FAMILY

TLC 53 74

(Gospo-Centic 72119)

Kirk Franklin & Family 55 72

60 CONSPIRACY (UndeasiBig Beat/AG 92614)

Junior M.A.F.I.A. 56 36

61 GAME RELATED (Sick IAA« It/Jive 41562)

The Click 58 26

62 MOODS (Mercury 528755)

MU Downing 60 25

63 TOUCH OF SOUL (Nature Boy/Big Beat/AG 92655)

Art N' Soul 59 7

64 PLEAsE TAKE ME (Jive 41535i

Marvin Sease 61 4

65 BRAINCHILD (LaFace/Ansta 26023)

Society Of Soul 64 2

66 SILK (Elektra 61849)

Silk 62 25

67 GROOVE THEORY (Epic 57421)

Groove Theory 65 28

68 HERE TO SAVE YOU ALL (Americanfflimer Bros. 43038) . . . Chino XL 66

69 AT HER BEST (Blues Warks 5502) 70 ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT (GRP 9839)

Lynn White 67 2 George Howard 72 11

71 DEAD PRESIDENTS VOL.II (Undenvorld/Capitd 35818) . . Soundtrack 71

72 REALMS ' N REALITY (Loud/RCA 66521)

Cella Dwellas 73 7

73 DEBORAH COX (Arista 18781)

Deborah Cox 68 22

74 BRANDY (Atlantic 82610) 75 CYPRESS HILL III(TEMPLEs OF BOOM)

Brandy 69 80

(Rullhouse/Columbia 669911)

Cypress Hill 70 27

By Peter Afro

THE RHYTHM

Singer/sonewiter Bruce Fisher ruminates over his "Wet Dream" of love on his new single for Ed Townsend's Underdog Records. Fisher emerges from his modest profile of penning successful tunes to amore active role as asolo artist.
"OLD SCHOOL" IS A CRYPTIC TERM, afrequent applique-- slapped onto urban music considered to be dated faster than the half-life of shattered atomic particles. But the term also represents an era of elegance and classic simplicity once again being embraced by both the industry and consumer alike. This extends from the multiplicity of " Oldies" radio formats nationwide, to material being penned not just as acounterbalance to " hard" bump & grind lyricism but for its own intrinsic beauty as art. Bruce Fisher is rooted in the latter tradition. One is not to be fooled by the title of his Underdog
Records' single " Wet Dream." Upon closer inspection, what's " wet" about his dream turns out to be his own sentimental tears. Fisher has previously capitalized off emotions in tunes he's authored or performed over the years, the most lingering example being " You Are So Beautiful (To Me)," asong he penned which transcended categorical boundaries, to be recorded by numerous pop and country artists. Fisher once stimulated listeners with his lead vocal on the title track to Quincy Jones' Body Heat LP, and was the song's co-writer. His lead part on the Donald Byrd million seller " Walking In Rhythm" wafted across radio airwaves in the ' 70s. establishing his signature with the public for posterity. With " Wet Dream" and its companion track " Just Let Me Go." Fisher hopes to renew audience familarity with his soloist skills in the ' 90s. If people are diggin' on it, the " Old School" tag is at best aquibble, because some creations never go out of style.
IAAAM OBSERVES BLACK MUSIC MONTH: The International Association of African-American Music ( IAAAM), founded by Sheila Eldridge and Dyana Williams, will commemorate the 17th anniversary of African-American Music Month, June 14-16 in Washington. DC. Workshops and symposiums focusing on avariety of musical issues, artist showcases. tributes to music legends and aprayer breakfast are on this year's calendar. The 6th IAAAM Celebration will attract music industry professionals, recording artists, radio disc jockeys, retailers, executives, music aspirants and music lovers. Honorary chairpersons are congressman Chaka Fattah of Philadelphia, Tonight Show music director, Kevin Eubanks, and recording artists Yolanda Adams, Jean Carne and Lenny Kravitz. Voter registration will be emphasized this year. The Diamond Award for Excellence concert, June 15, will honor Earth Wind & Fire, New Edition, Gladys Knight,
Chuck D., Dee Dee Bridgewater, James Mtume, International Sweethearts of Rhythm, The Isley Brothers and Hugh Masekela. Industry trend setters will be recognized at the Contributor Awards luncheon, prior to the evening concert. Among the slated categories, music journalist/critic Nelson George will receive the James Jones Award, afurther testament to the legacy of the late USA Today columnist. Byron Lewis, CEO/chairman of the Uni World Group will be presented the 1996 Founders Award. The White House is currently making plans to welcome IAAAM with aspecial music industry reception hosted by President Clinton. Says IAAAM co-founder Williams, " Our goal is to bring corporate America together with consumer and creative entities to recognize and celebrate the beauty, diversity and economic strength of this viable music." Contact IAAAM ( 610) 664 -1677 / P.O. Box 382, Gladwyne, PA 19035.

URBAN

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By Peter Igro

THE RHYME

Violence befalls promising debut artist Young Lay ( Lathan %Whams) of Young Black Brotha Records. The stabbed body of his fiancee was fourd tied to a chair after a house fire in Vallejo, CA last week. Their one-month-old son was kidnapped Tom the scene, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
WAS IT JEALOUSY or gang retaliation? Speculations continue over motives for the suspeeted murder of Daphne Boyden, 17, fiancee of Oaktown-area rapper "Young Lay" ( Lathan Williams) May 17 in Vallejo, CA. Ms. Boyden's charred, stabbed body was found tied to achair after areported fire at her home. Her newborn son, one-month-old Le-Zhan De-Nlariae Williams. remains missing from the scene, presumably kidnapped. The tragedy mars the pending release of Young Lay's Black Brotha Records debut LP, Black & Dangerous reviewed in Cash Box last issue. Previews reveal agripping project with money-earning potential. Death Row artist 'I'upac Shakur guests on " IGotta Survive." Young Lay has been aprevious target of violence, surviving agunshot wound to the head and ensuing coma in August, 1995. He emerged from that ordeal with a newfound appreciation for life, determined to complete his stalled album, and persevere despite the attack, which he attributed to being " at the wrong place at the wrong time." East Bay-area press sources state that witnesses to the fire reported seeing two women eider the house and " carry out asmall bundle." A woman requesting anonymity says, " Ithink it was done by fools who think he's famous and they're jealous. It's ridiculous." She also said Boyden had received several threatening phone calls recently. Vallejo police questioned and released two suspects. but have not established amotive for the crimes. A spokesperson at Young Lay's publicity company, New York-based Double XXposure, remarked that only (Williams) can answer whether he has any lingering enemies capable of the deplorable acts, as prospects for the infant's survival diminish. Young Lay, distraught since the incident, is thought to be in seclusion.
BOOM SHAKA LEVELS TROUBADOUR: Reggae fans of many persuasions milled in force at West Hollywood's Troubadour to catch L.A. scions Boom Shaka perform selections from their new Stone Mountain/Knitting Factory Works' CD Freedom Now!. Comely ladies and jaunty men stepped and swayed to inundating waves of bass- fueled pleasure compliments of lead singer Trevy Felix and crew. The SRO-packed dance floor below the bandstand was the best spot to be for the 11:130 p.m. celebration. Stag dancing fans in shades of black, white, brown, and yellow head- nodded their ringing endorsement -of the island artform.
GETO BOYS REUNION TOUR: Houston's notorious bad boys of rap, Virgin/Noo Trybe's Get() Boys kick off their reunion tour Friday May 31. at Houston's Aragon Ballroom. Joining the resurrected group will be Shyheim, The 5th Ward Boyz, Menace Clan and Face Mob. Bookings have been ses throughout June ' 96 in Nashville, TN ( 6/2), Louisville, KY (617). Birmingham, AL ( 6/8), Atlanta, GA (6/9), Jackson. MS (6/14). Dallas. TX ( 6/15), Kankakee, IL ( 6/21), Chicago, IL ( 6/21), and Cincinatti. OH ( 6/23)
ADDRHYME: Oakland- based rapper Richie Rich drops his first ever solo LP. Half Thang on the 41510 label. The project chronicles his 1990 drug bust when he was arrested with ahalf akilo of crack cocaine. Universal recording artists The Lost Boyz release their debut LP Legal Drug Money June 4. Dangerous Music artist Too Short, rap's original pimpster, had aretirement hash at the Con.stellation Club in Century City last week. Redirecting his energies from performing, he will continue to operate the Jive-distributed label from itsnew Atlanta headquarters. WC of The Maad Circle said, " Too Short is too essential to the game. He won't stay retired." With apologies to Sir Laurence Olivier and Dalton Trumbo of Spartacus..."Time will solve that mystery."

TOP 25 RAP SINGLES

CASH BOX · JUNE 1, 1996 EiTHA CROSSROADS (Ruthless 6335) . . . . Bone Thugs N Harmony
2 KEEP ON, KEEPIN' ON

1 5

(Flavor Unit/EastWes164302)
EIGET MONEY ( Big Beat 98087) , ....
4 5O'CLOCK (MCA 55075)

MC Lyte Feat. Xscape . . Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Nonchalant

2 12 10 20
3 14

5 DOIN IT (Del Jam/RAUIsland 5761) 6 RENEE ( FROM " DONT BE A MENACE...")

LL Cool J. 4 12

(Island 854584)

Lost Boyz 5 9

7 SCARRED (Luther CampbelUlsland 16400() LiC'MON ' N RIDE IT ( THE TRAIN)

Luke 6 6

(Quadrasounds/Big Beat/AG 98083)
9 WOO-HAHII GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK

Quad City DJ'S 9 11

(Elekba 64335)

Busta Rhymes 8 12

10 DEAD PRESIDENTS (Roc-A-Fe(la 53233)
=HAY (Pallas 56008) ¡LITHE WORLD IS A GHETTO

Jay-Z 7 10 Crucial Conflict 12 2

(Rap-A-Lot/Virgin 38544)
az IMUST STAND (Rhyme Syndicat/Priority 5321)
14 LIVE AND DIE FOR HIP HOP

Geto Boys 13 4 lce-T DEBUT

(Ruflhouse/Columbia 7827)

Kris Kross 11 5

¡Li SHADOWBOXIN' (Geffen 19396) . . Genius/GZA Feat. Method Man 16 10

MI DELINQUENT HABITS (PMP/Loud/RCA 64526) . . Tres Delinquentes 17 3

ia FU-GEE- LA (Ruflhouse/Columbia 78194)

The Fugees 18 19

18 1,2,3,4)(SUMPIN .NEVV) (Tommy Boy 7721)
GET RIGHT (Relativity 1551)

COON() 14 12 Mac Mall DEBUT

20 SOUL FOOD (Laface/Arista 4145) Eal MR. ICE CREAM MAN (No Linit/Priority 53218)

Goodie Mob 15 12 Master P 24 9

22 HOOP IN YO FACE (Flavor Unit/EastWest 64312)

69 Boyz 21 7

23 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT (CLR 5218) GM YOU AND YOU AND YOU

DJ Kool 19 3

(Voiator/Relativriy 1523)

Frankie Cutlass DEBUT

25 TOUCH ME. TEASE ME ( De) Jam 765521

Case 20 3

Rap Single Reviews

By Peter Miro
· BODYSNATCHAZ: " On A Sunday" ( Hood Rat/Priority DPRO30044) Loose Ends and Funkadelic grooves inspire this cut about the weekend
itinerary of cruising partners Crow ( aka MC Scattabrains) and Psyco Mic (aka the Microphone Psyco). It's astoryline spun with humor, misadventure, and West Coast flavor. From their debut LP The Autopsy, there's enough rhythmic layers to pace a party crowd, but it's laid back enough to relax to. An added remix incorporates the bottom to En Vogue's " Hold On" with atad of scratching. It's jungle rough, straight up Cali tasty.
· THE LARGE PROFESSOR: " The Mad Scientist" ( Geffen PROCD-4858) "Dropping Science" is the credo of this echoeplexed narrative, commencing
with the haunting laughter of Vincent Price from Michael Jackson's Thriller video, set to abooming beat. Vocal flows resonate as if recorded in acavernous space, making for an ultra-clear rap to background ratio. Three mixes ensure radio worthiness. Bonus tracks " Spacey" is a fusion of jazz elements, most notably cymbals, with hip-hop pulsations. " Listen" continues the hybrid sensation with free form trumpet blended with sci-fi machine sounds, and chants. A true lab experiment.

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Blues Notes & News

Top 25 Blues Albums

By John Rhys
SHE CAME ON LIKE A DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN: Female sensitivity sheathed in steel. One could not help but notice some anger in her lyrics and performance but there was also a warm beauty and wonderful depth as well. Obviously a woman with absolute control of her surroundings. Now soft and tender, but around the bend in the set, pure thunder. She's spellbinding!
Rory Block performed atwo hour set May 16th at B.B.King's Universal City. Sponsored by Rounder Records with Glenn Dicker as host to promote Ms. Block's new CD release, Tornado. A change from her previous CDs which were more on the acoustic side, this reviewer heard some of the same remarks made about Bob Dylan's initial change to electricity during the performance. Undaunted, Ms. Block attacked the set with amarvelous positive energy that left the audience yelling for more. One could hear apin drop during her acapella delivery of " The Leviathan" which was written by Andy Barnes and is the only song on the CD not written by the artist. A road tested warrior. Rory Block and her band should be seen and heard for best results. " Beauty is about your heart." Mama was right.

JUNE 1 1996

In LEDBETTER HEIGHTS ( Giant 24621) .

Kenny VVayne Shepherd

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2 THE REAL DEAL LIVE ( alveytone 41543)

Buddy Guy 2 4

['ALLIGATOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY ( Alligator 1101) . . Various Artists 10

"'ACE IN THE HOLE ( Ace 2006)

Willy Clayton 5 12

"'PLEASE TAKE ME ( Jive 41585

Marvin Sease 8 4

6 PHANTOM BLUES ( Private 82139)

Taj Mahal 3 10

7 GREATEST HITS ( Epc EK-66217)

Stevie Ray Vaughan 7 14

8 A LONG WAY HOME ( Verve 529465) Clarence " Gatemouth" Brown

4 4

9 TORNADO ( Romder 3140)

Rory Block 9 4

10 CHILL OUT (Virgin 40107)

John Lee Hooker 14 10

11 KEB MO ( Epic 57863)
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Keb Mo 11 12 Gary Moore 15 2

['SAD STREET ( Ma(aco MCD 7478)

Bobby Blue Bland 16 14

14 BLUES ( roc4 lo60)

Jimi Hendrix 13 6

YA THINK I'D KNOW BETTER ( Blind Pig 5033) . . . Coco Montoya DEBUT
16 GRATEFUL HEART BLUES AND BALLADS

(Bullseye 9565)

Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters 6 8

ora HOT BISCUITS ( House Of Blues 87008)

Various Artists 24 2

El RHYTHM AND GROOVE ( Pointblank 41494)

Roy Rogers 22 2

EIONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOVV ((Aaldoxy 2813) Bobby Rush 25

20 DUKE'S BLUES ( Poestblank 41344)

Duke Robillard 12 14

A two night, sell-out at The House Of Blues in West Hollywood greeted The Band as they roll on through the U.S.A. Pictured are ( I-f): Rick Danko, Richard Bell, Garth Hudson, Randy Ciarlante, Jim Weider and Levon Helm.

21 TURN IT ON ( Bullseye 9566)
22 BLUE STREAK ( Alfigator ( 4834)

Roomful Of Blues 18 12 Luther Allison 20 14

SLAMMIN' ON THE WEST SIDE

THE WORLD STOPPED FOR ONE HOUR AND THIRTY SEVEN MINUTES Saturday night at the House Of Blues when possibly the finest and tightest group of musicians in the States took the stage. The second sold out night saw a cross section of people from all age groups and all walks of life paying rapt attention as members of The Band managed to weave magic only they can create. In the audience was Harry Dean Stanton, Luke Perry, and Michael Pollard plus Mr.and Mrs. Sam and Eilco Nishiguchi from the Fujita Corporation, USA, all of whom came to pay homage to the players from Big Pink. Opening with " Goin' Back To Memphis" from the new CD High On The Hog, Levon Helm was in fine form and grinning from ear to ear. Rick Danko then took over the singing doing " Stage Fright," which brought the audience to its collective feet. The sound of the original members is carved in musical history and the addition of Randy Ciarlante on drums. Jim Weider on guitar and Richard Bell on piano has brought amarvelous new energy to the group's unique style and has allowed expansion on stage for the original members multitude of talents. The audience roared as Garth Hudson opened " The Weight," and they sang along all through the song. " Stand Up," from the new CD and the last song of the set, had everyone on the main floor rockin' as The Band gained multitudes of new fans. After about three minutes of resounding applause Hudson came out alone to open the encore, dazzling the audience with his keyboard wizardry. They closed with " Free Your Mind," the new single, then left the stage to astanding ovation. Guests who sat in were Ritchie Hayward and Blondie Chaplin. Once again, the members of The Band gave new meaning to the words musical pleasure and Cash Box was glad to be there to share an evening of unparalleled musicianship and pure joy.
Around L.A.
THERE'S A COUPLE of ladies to look out for in the city of stars. Debbie Kay and her band The Southside Shuffle are dealing out some very fine blues locally and Miss Taryn, a 14-year- old whiz kid on boogie piano currently playing about with blues harpist Johnny Dyer. Catch these ladies if you want to treat yourself to agreat evening of blues entertainment.

(Teiarc 83389)
aTEXAS SOUL ( Biack Top 1131) aCLEANING HOUSE ( AJligator 4840)

Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson DEBUT W.C. Clark DEBUT Saffire DEBUT

World famous actor Harry Dean Stanton has put together aband and is playing about town. Word is he's pretty damn good and well worth the price of admission. Cash Box has heard him and will vouch for it.
We'd like to thank Saul Davis manager of B.B.King's in Universal City and
his wife. Carla Olson (formerly of the Textones) for their courtesy and hospitality last week.
Congratulations are in order for Joe Lala (actor/musician) and Ginny
McSwain (voice over director) on their recent marriage May I1th at the home of Mark and Judy Taylor. Jeff Daniss of ICM was best man.
FAREWELL TO THE GANGSTER OF LOVE: Cash Box was sad to hear of the unexpected death of Johnny " Guitar" Watson recently. A showman to the very end, Johnny died on stage of an apparent heart attack during aperformance in Japan.
Born in Houston, Texas, Watson grew up in Los Angeles and had been fronting bands since 1953. His " Space Guitar," cut for the Federal label in 1954. was probably the first record to take full advantage of the very limited arsenal of amp and studio trickery available at the time. Probably the most remembered record of
Watson's is " Gangster Of Love" which was recorded under the direction of Johnny Otis for King Records in 1962. Since that time Johnny " Guitar" Watson continued to make great records and has received numerous accolades for his many contributions to blues and R&B and will be sorely missed by his many friends and compatriots. Farewell JGW

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Indie Reviews
By M.R. Martinez. Daim Darzin, John Rhy,` & Peter Miro
PICK OF THE WEEK
· TANIA MARIA: Rluesilian (TKM 5003-2) Producers: T. Maria & Eric Kressman. Veteran Tania Maria's prodigious ptano work and soulful vocals--
whether in her native Brazilian Portugese or in English--have always provided emotional touchstones. And her adventurous incorporation of homegrown Brazilian sensibilites with lazz and acornucopia of rhythmic platforms have earned her praise worldwide. This album will deepen the wellspring of fans that she enjoys as it brings some rootsy blues flavor to several selections, and also explores other forms that mainstream and alternative music fans will find accessible. After the pop jazz, affirmative opening of " Yes Is The Way To Go." Maria. with her daughter Rio ( who debuts here), serves up the Delta- soaked "Erie's Blues," gets funky on the title track and brings a full pallette of sound to " If I Could Change," a gentle, lilting offering that combines her Brazilian roots with alight brush stroke of blues textures. At times, her vocal glides between airy scatting and agut- finessed near growl. like on " From My Window " ( MRM)
· RONNIE DAWSON: Just Rockin' and Rollin' (Upstart 032) Producers: Ronnie Dawson, Liam Watson & Barney Koumis.
· LOS STRAITJACKETS: Viva Los Straitjackets(Upstart 031) Producer: Ben Vaughn.
With the increasing commercial success or new rockabilly/punkabilly artists like the Reverend Horton Heat and Southern Culture on the Skids, along with the general upswing in roots- based music, these two Upstart Records releases are perfectly timed. ( And in fact, the two recently snagged awell- received appearance on Late
Night With Conan O'Brien.) Ronnie Dawson is a long-time cult favorite, arockabilly veteran with an authentic, live- performancesounding approach that's an exuberant pleasure. while demented instrumentalists Los Straitjackets have amore lushly twangy sound. The occasional vocal would probably increase their chances for radio play, but hey, you gotta love guys who perform wearing Mexican wrestling masks. ( DD)
(Continued on page 8)
CB RETAIL GUIDE JUNE 1, 1996 7

lndie News

and will finish atrio of shows in Los Angeles at the Spaceland on May 28. The band has plans to hit the road in support of its album. To show how

By Dick Isithun

retail- intensive the tour will be, the band did alive in-store performance at the flagship Tower Sunset in West Hollywood when the album was released

NAVARRE CORP. (Nasdaq: NAVR) last week announced a2for 1stock split in the form of a 100% dividend. The distribution will be made on June 1. 1996 to all holders of record. The stock distribution was authorized by the Minneapolis- based company's directors May 21 based on the belief that it will broaden ownership of the company and enhance liquidity of the company's marketplace shares. The action will not increase or decrease ownership for the shareholders. Navarre independently publishes and distributes music, computer software and interactive CD-ROM product.
SOUTHWEST WHOLESALE is an aggressive one-stop that believes in giving clients ataste of the pie before they buy aslice. Through the dealer's May 13. 1996 edition of Informant (acatalog featuring new releases and the one- stop's sales rankings). Southwest has given up another double CD package, Se/ea Trax, Vols. 5 & 6, that provides singles from various artists

May 21...Jars Of Clay is hitting the road in support of its self- titled debut album for Silvertone Records. The band, which in the five months since the
album's release has earned Gold status from the RIAA, hopes to use aMay through July road trip to build on the success powered by the single " Flood," which attracted alternative rock and AAA radio airplay. The club headlining trek includes key stops in Los Angeles. New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston...
Angela Bowie, the former wife and manager of rock royalty's David Bowie, kicked off atour May 26 at West Hollywood's The Viper Room in support of her Cheetah Records album The Outer Limits Of Audio Fidelity and its first single " The World Is Changing," both due out in June...Discovery Records' recording act Doc Powell is taking adiscussion of his largely rootsy contempo-jazz into the wide-open cyberspaces of America Online (AOL). The June 4live chat about his Discovery Records album Laid Back

on labels major and independent. Selections of pop on one disc and alternative can be keyed by stroking " Net Noir." The album features bassists Stanley

rock another are offered on the two discs. The nine-track pop disc has material Clarke and Marcus Miller, percussionist Shelia E., reedrnen NAjee, Boney

ranging from Epic Records' from Down Under R&B/dance diva Tina Arena James, Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum, and keyboardists Patrice

to alterna-gospel trio dc Talk ( Forefront Entertainment), and lots of dance, Rushen and Bobby Lyle. How did Powell rate such a staggering list of

techno, rock and R&B/hip-hop sounds in between. Imperial Drag, the heavyweights? His session and arranging work for artists like Luther

WORK/Sony group featured on the cover of the May 13 Informant, leads off Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Dionne

the 14- cut alternative disc, which also features fare primarily released from major labels

Warwick. Al Jarreau, Teddy Pendergrass, Vanessa Williams and the late Phyllis Hyman could explain it. More information about Powell can he obtained on his Internet web page at http://www.discoveryrec.com.

that are being highly- touted or

have a history of doing well

through Southwest's sales base.

Samplers like these can help

build that kind of history.

Al burn Reviews (Continued from page 7)

EASTON EXPANDS ENTER-

PRISES: Industry veteran Nina

K. Easton, co-founder of the · COCO MONTOYA: Ya Think

Ichiban Music Family, has

I'd Know Better (Blind Pig BPCD

opened NMC Records, an artist

5033) Producer: Jim Gaines

development driven indie label.

Another great effort from veteran

and Music & Media, Inc., a bluesman Coco Montoya. this new

music/entertainment public rela- CD is chock full of choice tunes and

tions firm. NMC will be shipped expert production thanks to Jim

domestically by MS Distribut- Gaines. Riding on the tail of his sub-

ing Co.

stantial seller " Gotta Mind To

Nina Easton

Twenty year veteran Easton,

who garnered her first successes

as an executive while with CBS Finland, and later helped Ichiban nudge into

Travel," it looks as though the folks at Blind Pig have another winner. Coco's playing is all the way live and

the upper echelons of sales for indie labels, hopes to shape NMC as aboutique tasty as ever. One listening to this

label which develops artists. For the first signing she returned to her record and you'll know he's lyin' when he says he can't get his ass in gear. professional roots and tapped Finnish pop dance artist Miisha, whose second Shuffles, twelve bar blues and everything in between are all covered on this

single. " Set Me Free," is already gaining chart attention. Miisha will debut new CD that has an extraordinarily happy feel. Check out " Fool In Love"

for NMC in late May. The label also has signed Swedish alternative rockers Carpe Wade. and there is aseries titled club/and with production by Cris Owens.

and " Can't Get My Ass In Gear" and you'll hear what we mean. Montoya's vocals are strong and confident on " You Think I'd Know Better By Now"
and the slide solo work by Lee Roy Parnell is clean and well-executed. This

Music & Media has been set up by Easton to help clients obtain maximum will certainly do very well on blues radio and, combined with in-store play, exposure in all forms of media to create an increase in sales, credibility and sales should keep Coco on the road for another year. (JR)

name awareness. The Cash Box Retail Guide wishes the best to Easton and

staff.

· BOOM SHAKA: Free-

RELEASES AND PROMOTIONS: Teknowhore will be unleashed on the

dom Now! (Stone

public June 11. The first full-length album by New York City's experimental

Mountain/Knitting

industrial- influenced aggregation Bile will be put on the retail stroll by Energy

Factory

Works

Records. College radio and national metal stations, many of which played

KEWSM501) Produc-

music from the band's previous EP, Suckpump, are picking up Teknowhore's

ers: Trevy Felix,

first single. " No IDon't No." The group plans to tour throughout the U.S. and Europe later this summer...While on the subject of energy, be forwarned: the label is also issuing Contenu Under Pressure, the debut band from NYC thrashers Pro- Pain. Also due out June 11, the album's first single is " State 01 Mind.' · which has been serviced to metal and college radio. The album marks the return of Pro- Pain guitarist Tim Klimchuck. who left the band three years ago due to illness, and introduces former MOD guitarist Rob

Fabian Cook Reggae band Boom Shaka possess the endurance of Ben Hur, having weathered the vagaries of "the biz" since 1985 on their sojourn to keep original, conciousness-raising roots music alive and pulsating from their L.A. base of operations. Once aliteral bride abandoned

Mischetti. The band has been on tour since early May and will continue a by flaky label dealings, Boom Shaka retains ahefty dowry of material for its

performance trek that includes stops at radio and retail...

new, on- the- level consort. Freedom Now packs the charismatic utterings of

Members of Washington D.C. band Everything are mixing an album of live performances from apair of sold out shows at the capital's The Bayou.

frontman Trevor Felix. with a double load of righteous island riddums supplied by bassist Ray " Bassie" Felix, lead guitarist Lester " Lesterfari"

Featuring live versions of past hits and new material, the Trumpter Records Johnson, keyboardist Binghi Cornwall, and Watson " Drummie" Duverney

release is slated for amid- summer release. But prior to official release aI,000 keeping dem beats. Choice track " Chains" infectiously loosens both mental copy limited edition CD. hand numbered, and signed by the band can be and physical shackles, with an irresistible body-seizing mandate. " Western

ordered through the label's website (http://trumpter.com/active/ecolon/) or Town" is a harmonious dancehall ode, trailed by closer " Who Knows

at the one of the numerous shows during the band's tour in the Northeastern Better," afunky sharkbite cocktail that advocates enlightenment. Spirits will and Southern part of the U.S. during June...The Dashboard Prophets just sprout tall off this radio- friendly seed corn. (PM)

released their debut album. Burning Out The Inside, for No Name Records,

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News From The United Kingdom, Ireland & Europe

By Hal Levy
TOP UK SINGLES: Pushing her way to the top Number One position is Gina G's " Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit" dropping George Michael's "Fastlove" to Second place. Mark Morrison is at Three with " Return Of The Mack", and JK's · 'There's Nothing IWon't Do" lands on Four. Tony Rich Project's " Nobody Knows" comes to Five pushing Suggs & Louchie Lou's " Cecilia" to Six. Smashing Pumpkins' " Tonight, Tonight" is found at Seven and 1996 Man Utd Fa Cup Squad's " Move Move Move" isn't making agoal on Eight. Newcomer John Alford's " Blue Moon/Only You" comes in at Nine and another newcomer, Black Grape's " Fat Neck" hits
Ten. The UK's Top Album is George Michael's Older with Top Video sales
Timon & Pumbaa and Top Vid rental Crimson Tide competing for the £ with Top Music Video Live Cast Recording--Les Miserables. Top Mega Drive rental is Toy Story competing against Super Nintendo's rental Donkey Kong Country 2.
Top European single is Michael Jackson's " They Don't Care" which heads the charts in Germany, Europe's biggest market and is in second place in most other European countries. Robert Miles' " Children" heads the list in Switzerland. Austria, Finland, France, Sweden and Norway while Take That's " How Deep Is Your Love?" shines in Lithuania and Macedonia. George Michael's " Fastlove" is loving it up in Italy, Spain and Yugoslavia while Gina G is going " Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit" in Israel. Again in the European Album chart, there is no clear winner but The Cranberries' To The Faithful Departed is leading in France, Italy and Sweden while Take That's Greatest Hits hits in Spain and Austria. The Backstreet Boys' Backstreet Boys comes in strong in Germany and Switzerland while Alanis Morrissette's Jagged Little Pill is being dropped still in Denmark and Ireland.
TO MARKET WE GO as Thorn EMI at £ 18.43 is up 0.2% while Rank Organization's £5.35 is down 0.7%. Also down is PolyGram at NLfl02 (09.49), 2.1%.
DEAR MICHAEL JACKSON, IT'S SO TAXING: Michael Jackson said he was going to cancel his German tour because, under new German tax laws, his tax bill would have been bigger than his gross. Under the new laws, foreign artists are taxed on their entire German income and are not allowed to take deductions for production costs. Jackson's European tour requires three jumbojets and 30 trucks. However, in spite of all the economic problems facing Germany and the rest of Europe, the German finance minister, Theo Waigel wrote a ' Dear Michael' letter asking him not to cancel and promising that the section of the law Jackson was protesting would be changed and made retroactive to January 1. and therefore Jackson would be able to deduct all costs
SHE AIN'T GOT NO CULTURE and we're talking about Spain's new conservative minister for education and culture, Esperanza Aguirre. Aguirre says that state subsidies to music, stage and cinema would soon be reviewed by the government and warned that cuts could be anticipated.
WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?: Well, the richest media company in Europe is probably Reed Elsevier, aDutch/English conglomerate. It's followed by Berlusconi's Finievest of Italy, Bertlesmann of Germany, Havas in France and CLT in Luxembourg.
A ' RECORD' YEAR is expected in the UK if 1996's first quarter figures carry on throughout the year. Album sales were at £ 194 million, up more than 13% and singles were being pushed out of the stores some 9% higher than 1995's first quarter.
STOP VIBRATING when playing your stereo. Wood speaker casings are affected by external vibrations. The newest casings on the market, said to eliminate these vibrations are made of Welsh slate. Speakers using the 500 million- year old material sell for about £3,000 apair, give or take acouple of £s. Check the University of Wales if interested.
AND WHILE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC sip some delicious Kopi Luwak coffee. It costs only $ 660 akilogram and comes from Sumatra where each bean has been eaten and then excreted by atropical fox.
BANK ON IT: The Left Bank, that is, like in Paris. While French radio and television is stuck with the 40% French language sounds, there are no such restrictions on the club scene, which is coming back to life after almost dying out in the 1980s, when the government even banned any record that had the word ' acid' in it. But the 1990s saw the club culture slowly coming back to life and today there are many new bars, clubs, raves and concerts. Helping

the young French catch up are the many Brits who, with Eurostar trains at hand, are flocking into Paris where many of them say the action is better than in the UK.
CHECK YOUR FRENCH CLOSET as the clubwear look is taking over the dress scene. Before, when you went out to aclub, you had to dress like opening night at the opera. Now the rage is clubwear as seen in U.S. and UK videos.
G'DAY: Not for Kerry Packer, top Australian media tycoon who has taken Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to court in Australia. Packer says his network has the rights to TV programs and movies from Murdoch's 20th Century Fox. Murdoch, in turn, is taking Packer to court in an attempt to take Rugby League match tv rights away from him. The two media giants and their companies have been fighting each other for more than fifty years.
HOOKED? That's going to be the problem for many people in the UK when the new Channel 5 goes on the air in January. Since the signal put out by C5B interferes with video and camcorder playback. all VCRs are going to have to be retuned to wipe out the interferences as well as receive the station, and we're talking some six million homes here. And C5B has to pay for it, as that was one of the conditions imposed on those who bid for the channel. Thus far manual tuning seems to be the only way and C5B is lining up more than 6,000 people and allocating $70 million for the job. However. Pace Micro Technology reportedly has come up with an instrument that would automatically retune aVCR and thus eliminate the hand tuning. Pace says their product should retail from £10 to £20 and C5B is investigating to see if the product works and then, if it would be cheaper to give each of the six million homes the instrument than to proceed with the hand tuning.
SEGA SAGA: In the first third of the year. Sega reported it sold some 600.000 Sega Saturn 32-bit units, 2.5 million in Japan and 300.000 in the rest of the world, including Europe. However, the company's profits dropped last year some 33% from the previous year due to the fact they were left with large inventories of their 16-bit units. They hadn't expected the more expensive 35-bit units to catch on so fast and had expected to sell off the slower models.
COLOR BLIND: Not CDs. Sony's research center in Yokohama reports that they have come up with a blue-green laser. Tiny lasers are used in CD-ROM drives and CD players to pick up digital information and the amount of information that can be put on aCD depends on the color light used to pick it up. Blue-green lasers hold more than twice as much information as the infra-red lasers currently in use. But the blue-green lasers, until now. have had a very short life. The new blue-green lasers operate at room temperature and have lasted more than 100 hours, ten times longer than the existing ones. Sony is working to improve the time.
MEANWHILE back in the UK market, the best-selling album during 1996's first quarter was Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory, which has sold. since its release in the UK last autumn, more than 2.5 million copies. Top-selling single in the quarter was Babylon Zoo's Spaceman.
LONG HAIR-ED music sales are up in Ireland, Denmark and Holland where classical music holds onto about 11% of CD sales. However, in other European markets sales are down. In the UK, figures suggest the market was down 6.8%, in France, some 10.6%. While there are no figures from Germany. reports are that the signs are not bright. One way of fighting the trend seems to be the increasing number of compilation albums which are considered less taxing on newcomers to the music.
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER and the European Union is proposing areview of national and EU laws regarding advertising. Since every country has different laws regarding advertising, it is not easy to come up with an ad that can be used throughout Europe. Hopefully the review will come up with rules and regulations which would permit pan-European commercials.
PLACE YOUR BETS in Ireland, maybe. While the jury is still out on the casino to be built in Dublin, Atlantic City's U.S. Gaming Development, Inc. is still working on afloating casino in Ireland's second city, Cork. Plans call for 800 slot machines, 24 gaming tables, racehorse simulcast and keno. Troubling some people is the claim that the casino will be like Las Vegas. in that it will never close. According to the builders, Smith- Barney investment bankers say that Ireland is the best location for acasino in all of Europe. The conservative element of course, isn't looking at the money and jobs promised, but at their fear of prostitutes and drugs.

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Paramount's Mission: Impossible A Rush

By John Goff
That wall and ceiling« water behind Tom Cruise used to be arestaurant...Impossible? Nothing is that in Mission: Impossible.
ALRIGHT, GOVERNMENT SPIES are out of work. There is no more Cold War. They're dinosaurs, you say. There's no reality from which the cinema can echo. Impossible!
So what?, say Paramount Pictures and Cruise/Wagner Productions. Besides, it's not like Mission: Impossible is out there looking for avirgin audience. Chances are if you never saw the Bruce Geller-created TV show you at least heard Lab Schifrin's theme through the walls of the womb. And if you did that ' sense memory' will jump the IMF right back into your consciousness with the same split second timing that band of hi-tech daredevils worked with. If you liked the series you're gonna like the movie.
The hook for Tom Cruise's debuting-producer production is not that the IMF is saving the world from some sinister government, it's that various

countries' spies are just spying on others' spies--old habits never die, they just go hi -tech.
This is Entertainment, folks: Blood is at aminimum (and the bulk of it, fake), there are acouple explosions, wonderful tension during asecurity break-in (one of the staples of the series, remember?), and a couple over-the-top stunt/action sequences (one that even people in their wrong mind wouldn't attempt to re-create) that effectively bring you to the edge of your seat. Nod to anything resembling reality and the 90s is that government officials are corrupt, will turn on their own like sharks and have even bred out the honor-among-thieves strain of DNA. The character of Jim Phelps (Peter Graves' series role and Jon Voight here), the only one to make the big screen transition, is, here, crookeder'n adog's hind leg. But he's up against his protegé Ethan Hunt, Cruise, who ultimately outwits him-- would you have it any other way?
Mission: Impossible is poised for some big bucks at the boxoffice. AND-- believe it or not-- left open for aCruise returning sequel... Nah, I didn't think you'd believe that. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.
Go. Have fun. Brian De Palma doesn't let David Koepp and Steven Zaillian's minimal story get in the way and Koepp and Robert Towne's script keeps the flavor of what made Mission: Impossible possible in the first place: the fast paced ' what-are-they-doing-now-and- how-are-they-going-to- get- outof-it? tang. Cruise offers up that patented Cruise charm. The settings are real and the action intense when necessary. Lots of hi-tech atmosphere, and that final stunt of European speeding train and helicopter is fun and imaginative.
One great aspect of Mission:Impossible is that music of Lab Schifrin's. If there has ever been music which better defined apiece of entertainment--be
it book, movie, series, anything!... even music-- I'm not aware of it, and it fills the movie screen also with anticipation, excitement and promise of things to come. Musician Danny Elfman has wisely chosen to just build on to Schifrin's foundation, supplementing scenes when needed.
The Cruise role of Hunt has been finely crafted to incorporate the mysterious flavor of the spy theme while giving the actor the space to bring in all the elements necessary-- master of disguise, remember that?--to allow him to be 'Tom Cruise.' Jon Voight has fun with the Phelps character. Emmanuelle Bean is attractive as Voight's wife and co-spy. Filling out the

Top 15 Weekly Film Grosses

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1. Twister 2. Hipper 3. The Craft 4. The Truth About Cats & Dogs 5. Heaven's Prisoners 6. Primal Fear 7. The Quest 8. The Birdcage 9. Executive Decision 10. The Grew White Hype 11. James & The Giant Peach 12. Original Gangstas 13. The Pallbearer 14. Thin line Between Love & Hate 15. Mulholland Falls

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SCREENS

WKND TOTAL AVG

TOTAL

2,785 $37,093,440 $ 13,319 $95,075,524

2,385 $4,209,525 $ 1,765 $4,209,525

1,762 $3,018,289 $ 1,713 $ 16,470,314

1,654 $2,907,920 $ 1,758 $24,286,530

907 $2,308,797 $2,546 $2,308,797

1,728 $ 1,955,768 $ 1,132 $51,091,793

1,967 $ 1,632,610 $830 $ 18.629,350

1,181 $ 1,274,938 $ 1,080 $ 117,095,599

827 $ 1,026,681 $ 1,241 $54,055,667

1,183 $836,157 $707 $6,928,787

1,351 $766,605 $567 $25,795,708

480

$692,877 $ 1,443 $2,187,267

823 $664,117 $807 $4,928,638

536

$575,364 $ 1,073 $32,740,199

784

$570,624 $728 $ 10,750,695

Domestic box-office, which includes USA and Canada for the weekend of May 17-19, totaled $ 59.533.712, breaking down to a $2,925 per- screen average off atotal of 20,353 screens, giving acombined total of $466,554,393. (Courtesy Entertainment Data, Inc.)

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team is Jean Reno as the necessary strong man (though crooked). The French actor continues building his international characters with finesse. Computer wizard is Vmg Rhames. a " disavowed" spy brought back into favor through his association with Cruise, also poised for afranchise return.
Adding to the neat atmosphere is Stephen H. Burwm's camera work and
some super editing by Paul Hirsch. Cruise and Paula Wagner produced. Paul Hitchcock Executive produced.

H'wood Pix Spy Hard, End Of Era?

By John Goff

THERE

ARE

SOME GOOD

GAGS in Holly-

wood Pictures' Spy

Hard, some fine

have- fun perform-

ances from the cast

and agood sense of

fun without the film-

makers resorting to

sleaze or low com-

edy--well. acouple

flatulence gags, one

visual in the 007-

staple opening cred-

its and one audio;

Nicollette Sheridan and Leslie Nielsen spoof spies.

both are laugh-provoking and required

in this type film.

The screenplay by Rick Friedberg (producer/director/father) & Dick

Chudnow and Jason Friedberg ( son) and Aaron Seltzer from story by the

latter duo lunges all its action on the spy ilk while setting up other stet balloons

within the action and puncturing them. Technically it's solid for the genre

(certainly more so than what's come out the last few years). but there are no

really solid, get-down- on-the- floor- and- roll laughs like the first Naked Gun.

Police Academy. Airplane or. going back to the great breakout piece. Blazing

Saddles. It's understood that, in this farce milieu you fire both barrels, loaded

with as much scatter shot as you can cram in that barrel, and hope as many

as possible hit, but knowing some won't. A lot hit here, but for the most part

they're just birdshot, not buckshot. Just maybe this genre has run its course

for the ' 90s. Huh?

Director Friedberg keeps it coming fast and furious, leaving little time

for thought as he pushes his cast through the samples of Bond, Home Alone,

Pulp Fiction, Speed, Sister Act, a Michael Jackson commercial (with a

flaming haired MI) and any number of other recognizable flicks. It's agood

diversionary, fun film with an already good word-of-mouth about it which

certainly won't hurt any careers connected with it.

The cast is terrific. Leslie Nielsen is Dick Steele, Agent WD- 40. He's

got alock on these roles and no one does them better. He certainly seems to

have more fun here than he did in the title role of last year's Dracula: Dead

And Loving It. As his femme spy partner, Nicollette Sheridan, while spoofing

her own slinky femme roles displays some fine comedy manuevering and

shows that no one wears astocking mini-dress like her. Charles Durning,

spy director known only as " The Director," with apenchant for hiding from

and spying on his own operatives goes beyond terrific. " Miss Cheevus" is

Marcia Gay Harden. the ' Moneypenny' of the opus. Barry Bostwick is a

Kennedy-esque, lusting- for- power, assistant spy director while Andy Griffith

takes it over the top as an armless villain. General Rancor, and has aball

with it

Fun scene bits--credited as ' Friends Who Stopped By'--are offered by

Ray Charles as the Bus Driver in the Speed take off; Pat Morita as afey

waiter; akarate kicking Dr. Joyce Brothers. Hulk Hogan, Roger Clinton,

Robert Culp, Fabio, Robert Guillaume. Alexandra Paul, Mr. T and the voice

of Alex Trebek. Weird Al Yankovic wrote, produced and performed the

"Spy Hard Theme." knock off of the Bond-ers.

Friedberg, Doug Draizin and Jeffrey Konvitz produced. Robert L. Rosen

and Leslie Nielsen executive produced.

TV Review
By John Goff
HBO's Norma Jean And Marilyn

ACCORDING TO

HBO PICTURES'

Norma Jean And Mar-

ilyn. when filmmakers

hired Marilyn Monroe

the were actually getting

two actresses for the

price of one. Well, that

depends on who you talk

to in town, some thought

they were getting more

than two.

The lore that has long

swirled around the Hol-

lywood sex goddess-ac-

tress- legend is the stuff

myths--and movies--

are made of. Marilyn's

life has been chronicled

-t.

for over 40 years in

The two-in-one, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino as Norma Jean And Marilyn.

magazines, books, on TV in documentaries and films. I don't know

everything on the Internet but I'll bet you something about her is traveling

those waves also, right now. Monroe. Presley and Dean are probably

perched on asatellite waaayyy out there somewhere, monitoring, sipping

champagne and Dr. Pepper. giggling and asking each other: What else can

they come up with?

Good question. The only thing new about Norma Jean And Marilyn is

the structure utilized by writer Jill Isaacs which puts both the unknown NJ

on screen with MM which allows the writer- imagined internal arguments of

the two-in-one to be broadcast. The rest of it is merely known facts, lore

and oft-told tales rehashed and somewhat chronologically strung together.

In answer to the question: There's nothing left to come up with.

But this is acable TV presentation so there's the freedom not allowed

on network and/or free channels, meaning the makers can re-create the nude

calendar snapshots of the youthful NJ and explore the person's much-dis-

cussed penchant for nude freedom and her early realization that sex was her

ticket to Hollywood stardom. The Hollywood power structure and superfi-

cial masculinity of the town in general come in for a bashing--well.

bashingS. It's all in the correct venue since the presentation isn't big enough

to nail down atheatrical, big screen release and network TV.. . well. why go

into that.

Director Tim Fywell seems to have envisioned the piece as two separate

arenas and jazzes up the Isaacs- imagined doce-drama portions with cocked

camera angles and washed out colors while presenting the known areas

almost as a run-on mosaic comprised of tahleauxs taken from MM's still

photographs and films.

Ashley Judd as Norma Jean displays the growing talent promised in her

Ruby In Paradise feature debut. The young lady gets better with each

performance. She has the most actor- freedom for invention and speculation

with NJ while Mira Sorvino as Marilyn is given pretty much--except for

the pair's scenes together which sometimes crackle with intensity--material

locked- down by known history. Hers is the public persona and in that any

actress will fight alosing battle. To her credit Sorvino doesn't work terribly

hard at imitation but attempts an inner essence while allowing asuggestion

of whisper, wigs and costumes to set the visual tone.

Josh Charles is a ' constant' male in NJ&MM's life. Eddie Jordan, serves

the role nicely. Re-creations run from the unrecognizable and tacky to

comically credible.

Marvin Worth executive produced; Guy Riedel produced. Runs on HBO

Channel the month of May.

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REVIEWS By Héctor Reséndez
· RAY BARRETT° & NEW WORLD SPIRIT: My Summenime (Blue Note-Owl Records, 35830) Producer: Jean-Jacques Pussiau. AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ. World-acclaimed conga player, Ray Barreno,
caps his forty years plus as amusician's musician with this latest release, My Summertime. Mr. " Hard Hands" himself offers the best description: " What we were are trying to do is to create a music containing all the joyousness of our Latin rhythms, at the same time introducing lots of variations and breaking with the dance tradition, but respecting the jazz idiom at all times." Barreno is indeed one of the most prolific and influential of Latin percussionists in the history of modern jazz. All ten tracks exemplify his artistic versatility. From gems like Dave Brubeck's " In Your Own Sweet Way," Theolonious Monk's " Off Minor," " Autumn Leaves," to Duke Jordan's " No Hay Problema." each number sounds as uniquely fresh as the day it was born.
al JESSE COOK: Tempest (Narada Equinox, 63035) Producer: Jesse Cook. RUMBA FLAMENCO. Twister meets Jesse Cook's Tempest. No con-
test. The rumba flamenco- flavored storm version can incite as well as seduce any mortal soul. Cook has filled most of his waking life with the passion of his music. The composer, producer and performer, who began at age 3strumming atoy guitar to his mother's flamenco records, is simply inspiring. His music has been played in over twenty countries and in every medium imaginable. This debut recording by Cook is another incredible must- have production from the insightful minds at Narada.
VOODOO GLOW SKULLS: Finne (Epitaph, 86465) Producer: Gggarth. PUNKSKA-ROCK. Punk powerhouse, Epitaph Records, unleashes the Voodoo Glow Skulls, aka Los Craneos Fosforescentes del Voodoo, on an unsuspecting world. At least, outside of Riverside County (home of the group). Their first album, Firme, was first released in English. With their Spanish-language version, the band, headed by the Casillas brothers, Frank, Eddie and Jorge, can't help but blast off in the surging " Rock en Espanol" movement. In either language, or rhythm for that matter, the group will come to appeal heavily in the emerging multi-cultural village of today's generation. Just ask any rockero in Europe. Japan or Riverside.
PICK OF THE WEEK

· LUIS -- PERICO"
ORTIZ: Café Con Leche Y Dos De Azu-

"PEP

car ( RMM, 82023)

Producer:

Luis

"Perico" Ortiz.

TROPICAL- SALSA.

Hard-core Salsa fans

knew of him during the 70's

and 80's. Luis Perico Ortiz had not only produced albums for many of the Latin

superstars at that time, but had several hit albums of his own. On Café Con Leche y Dos de Azucar. the multi-tal-

ented Ortiz makes afine reappearance on center-stage.

The album, released this past week, features his trademark traditional sound. yet reflects that sharp innovative edge. The album's title track is aswinging dance song

written by the prolific Ramon Rodriguez. Watch for other upcoming hits like "Coffee Break," " En Esa Manana," " Tesoro Divino," " Quizas Si, Quizas No,"

and " Inevitablemente." Perico is back! Catch him at asalsa menagerie near you!

News From U.S. 84 Latin America

THE

LATIN

LOWDOWN

By Hector Resendez
JOSE BEHAR: THE MAKING OF AN OLYMPIC TRIBUTE: It began with his creative vision and apassionate
inspiration of enormous magnitude. Jose Behar, president of EMI Latin, was the individual who carried the torch in creating one of Latin music's most monumental and ambitious efforts ever. His inspiration is Voces Unidas, the first tribute to the Olympic Games by avariety of stellar artists and renowned producers in the Latin music industry. The immensity of this incredible collaboration is enough to stagger the mind. It's also colossal enough to break the back of any record executive. Yet, Behar persevered in his quest to realize his vision. " Iwanted to do something along the lines of 'We Are The World,' but with asmaller cast." remarked Behar. " This was not to be about sports, but rather about universal concepts that unite us ( like)
world peace and striving to be one's best. In ' Puedes Llegar.' one can find relevance in its theme about aspiring to achieve. That applies to awaiter at Denny's, or Jose Behar who started in ' 77 working in the mailroom, and to the swimmer who yearns to win aGold medallion. We are very different, yet very similar. The ( Olympic) five rings speak to that."
This enormous undertaking began over two years ago when Louis Wayne
Cunningham, vice president of the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Properties (ACOP), the joint marketing venture of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic
Games ( ACOG) and the United States Olympic Committee ( USOC). spoke with Behar. He told Cunningham about his ideas. From that point on. enthusiasm by others about the " Voces Unidas" project began to soar to the
sky. Behar described his conversation with Emilio Esteran, Jr. "We were backstage at one of Jon Secada's shows. Iwas talking to Jon's manager, Emilio about the project and the possibility of his coming on board." Estefan's
response was an immediate and emphatic " Yes!" Estefan's involvement brought avital element of credibility to recording the project. Soon Behar and
Estefan were working together making calls to various artists. " Iwould call Placido (Domingo) and Emilio would call Julio (Iglesias)." related Behar.
"Artists from around the world were returning calls. The response was tremendously enthusiastic!"
Soon Cunningham and Behar were enroute to Estefan's recording studios in Miami. " Puedes Llegar," co-written by Gloria Estefan and Diane Warren. was the first single to be released by EMI Latin in May of this year as part of the Latin artist's tribute to the Olympics. A who's who of artists
were included in the song: Roberto Carlos, Placido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Fernandez, Jose Luis, Jose Luis Rodriquez, Jon Secada, Patricia Sosa, and Carlos Vives. The lyrics were done in Spanish by Estefan with both ladies performing the tune. The special Olympic production was co-produced by Emilio Estefan. Jr.. and Lawrence Dermer. According to Behar. Emilio played akey role in the project.
The arduous assignment of choosing the right combination of talent and producers proved to be atask of Herculean proportions. Behar remarked about the intricacies involved. " Record companies are instinctively possessive of their artists," he said. " We don't find it easy to share our artists, especially when it comes to participating in such agreat project. Yet, we found amutual goal. acommon ground that put aside all territorial feelings. We had alot of
people who wanted to be apart of our project. Maybe next time, someone else will pick up the challenge "
If so, they will need to match Behar's achievements. " Blockbuster called me," recalled Behar. " and they said that not since Luis Miguel (En Concierto) has an album moved so quickly. It all boils down," he noted. " as to how an album does in retail."
The EMI Latin executive expects to have 5to 6singles by the time all the fanfare of this coming July 19th fades away. The single by Selena is in 13th place with abullet on the national charts in its second week. The Barrio Boyzz' live cut is in 4th place. An aggressive radio and TV campaign continues to run
as strong as the 15,000 mile torch relay. Challenge is also an integral part of Behar's executive career. He has helped
mastermind the meteoric rise of the late Tejano star Selena. If it were not for her tragic fate, the idol of millions could have easily achieved cross-over
success under Behar's guidance. ( The Selena movie soundtrack will be released on Warner Bros.). Other EMI Latin artists, such as Jon Secada and Emilio, have flourished in their mainstream efforts due to Behar's expertise in marketing and talent development.
What's next on this executive's agenda? " In August," said Behar, " We will be presenting a ' Mexican Overture' featuring the late Lola Beltran, Juan
Gabriel, Vicente Fernandez, Lucha Villa. and Amalia Mendoza." This was Lola's last recording before her passing away. Beltran's daughter. said Behar, will also be on tour. The performance will also he aired as part of the
"Fiestas Patrias" celebration on the immensely popular TV show. Siempre en Domingo. As Behar so aptly said. " We plan to go all out."

LATIN INEVVS

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TOP 40 LATIN ALBUMS
CASH BOX* JUNE1, 1996

ARTIST 1 Cristran 2 Victor Manuelle 1 La Mafia 4 Enrique Igleshas 6 Gloria Esteem 6 Lures Miguel 7 Marc Anthony 8 Ricky Martin 9 Thali
10 Jose Jose 11 David Lee Garza 12 Los Sabrosos 13 Julio Iglesias 14 Los Temerarios 16 Tito Rojas 18 Soda Stereo 17 Mana 18 Maca 19 Grupo Niche 20 Donato y Estefano 21 Manny Manuel 22 IMIlie Crespo 23 Rocio Durcal 24 Bobby Pulido 26 Tito Naives 26 Los Tucanes Tijuana 27 Lorenzo Antonio 28 Bronco 29 Giro 30 Pedro Fernandez 31 Ilegales 32 Soraya 33 Youndrta Monge 34 Puerto Rican Poser 36 Boy-zil Men 36 Juan Gabriel 37 Los Bukis 38 Tono Rosario 39 Domingo Quinones 40 Fobia

TITLE

CATEGORY

El Deseo De Or Tu Voz Hay Que PonerAlma

Pop Tropical

Un Millon de Rosas Enrique Iglesias

Pop -Tejano Pop

Abriendo Puertas En Concierto

Tropical Pop

Todo A Su Tiempo

Salto

A Medio Vive En Extais

Pop Pop

Mujeriego Algo Diferente P'Aqui Y Pa Llevar

Pop Tejano Merengue

La Carretera Camino Del Amor

Pop Regional

Por Derecho Pro pio Suenos Stereo Cuando Los Ange/es Lioran

Salsa Rock Rock

Solo Para Ti

Tejano

Etnia

Salto

Mar Adentro

Pop

Rey de Corazones

Merengue

Tres en · IAmor

Salsa

Hay Amores

Pop

Desvelado

Tejano

Un Tipo Comun Mundo de Amor

Salsa Mexican

Tributo 2

Pop

Rompiendo Barreras

Regional

Loco Corazon

Salsa

Pedro Fernandez Ilegales

Regional Tropical

En Esta Noche

Pop

Tu,TU,Tu,Tu

Pop

El de MaS poder

Salsa

Yo Te Voy A Amer

Pop

El Mexico Que Nos Fue

Pop/Reg

Por Amor A Mi Pueblo

Pop

Quiero Volver

Merengue

M IMeta

Salsa

Amor Chiquito

Rock

LABEL Fonovisa Sony Sony Fonovisa Sony WEA Latina Soho Latin Sony EMI Capitol BMG EMI Latin MP Sony AFG Sigma MP BMG WEA EMI Latin SDI Sony Merengazo BMG BMG EMI Latin RMhil EMI Capitol MEA Latina Fonovisa SDI Polygram BMG Polydor VVEA Latina MP
Polygram BMG Fonovisa VVEA Latina RWei BMG

Chart composed from rankings received from panel members ( all nothsted) Susy Records - 909627-6327; Reyes Records-306-641-6686;Manhattan Latin Music- 212-663-4608, Abbey Road-310404-6661;Latmo Jukebox- 714-896-3200; A&A Music Enterprises- 213-266-4678; Lobo Prods-416-468-4642

NEWS (Continued from page 3)
repeated its ASCAP performance by running off with Publisher of The Year honors. Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil received a 10th BMI Citation for the classic " You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," and "When A Man Loves awoman," written by Carl Lewis and Andrew J. Wright received its fifth BMI Citation. BMI College Song of the Year was earned by "What's The Frequency, Kenenth?." for which R.E.M.'s Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe were responsible. The writers and publisher of more than 73 songs received BMI Citations of Achievement in recognition of the broadcast performances on American radio and television for the period of Oct. 1. 1994 through Sept. 30, 1995.
Alan Menken received four awards at the Film and Television Awards dinner, held at the same venue. Hans Zimmer won three BMI awards, including the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement. Menlcen earned his awards for two oscars. one Golden Globe and for the film Pocahontas, which was BMI's top grossing film of the year. Michael Kamen, who was honored for music in the Die Hard With A Vengeance and Mr. Holland's Opus, and also was lauded for Most Performed Song From aFilm for " Have You Ever Really Loved aWoman," from Don Juan de Marco. Edmunds was honored at this fete for the song " Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" from Waiting To Exhale and Seal earned aBMI honor for his " Kiss From A Rose." which was featured in Batman Forever.
News Briefs
SIMPLY MUSIC SYMPOSIUM: June 29. Phoenix (AZ) Civic Plaza. Everything you want to know for success in the music business under one roof. 1996 Simply Music Symposium will have invited guests Boyz II Men, Wayman Tisdale, Norman Brown and Garth Brooks and others including promoters, writers, performers, producers, managers, music attorneys. musicians, and engineers.
The music appeal will be across section of country, jazz, rap, rock, pop, gospel, jazz contemporary and A \ C. Dance/Club/Latin.
SMS CEO Tony Wilson said that the symposium will offer a curriculum on " promotions, marketing, trademark, copyright, merchandising, music publishing, practical aspects of securing arecord deal. analysis of apersonal manager, music unions, business managers, music attorney functions and more."
MUSIC FINANCE SYMPOSIUM: June 12 in New York City at the Peninsula Hotel, prominent figures from privately held record and music publishing companies will join key bankers, investment bankers and investors for aseminar entitled " Financing The Music Business--The Middle Market."
Hosted by entertainment attorney Michael Sukin, the symposim will address the business of music publishing and records as conducted by mid-sized companies, and describe the elements that should be considered in evaluating apossible financing or investment in these businesses.
The symposium is sponsored by the NY and Nashville-based Sukin Law Group.
FAMILY FILM AWARDS: The World Film Institute, in conjunction with Dick Clark Productions, Inc. have announced plans for the First Annual 'Family Film Awards' to be presented live on CBS-TV August 22, based out of L.A.
Initial nominees, to be announced, will be selected by ablue ribbon panel of producers, directors, actors, actresses and distributors from film releases of the past 15 months. Winners will be selected by anational polling of American moviegoers and television viewers and is expected to be in excess of 100,000.

CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY SINGLES
JUNE 1, 1996

This Week's # 1: Brooks & Dunn

Highest Debut: Clay Walker

MY MARIA ( Arista)
2 SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM (Warner Bros 45872) 'ZIT'S WHAT IDO ( Capitol Nashville)
gi OUT OF THE BLUE CLEAR SKY ( MCA 11428)
ITHINK ABOUT YOU ( Epic 67033)
ga I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LOVE YOU ANYMORE

Brooks & Dunn
Faith Hill Billy Dean George Strait Collin Raye

1 8 2 14 4 17 6 8 7 11

(Asylum) DOES THAT BLUE MOON EVER SHINE ON YOU

Bryan White 8 12

(MM Nashville 931192)
EIALMOST A MEMORY NOW ( Ansta)
Ei TIME MARCHES ON ( Mantic)
10 IF IWERE YOU ( Mercury 526991)
TEN THOUSAND ANGELS ( BNA)
la HOME ( Arista) lEi HIGH LONESOME SOUND ( MCA 11422)

Toby Keith Black Hawk
Tracy Lawarence Terri Clark
Mindy McCready Alan Jackson Vince Gill

14 THE CHANGE ( Capitol Nashville 32080)

Garth Brooks

a EVERY TIME IGET AROUND YOU ( MCA 11423) . David Lee Murphy

HOLDIN' ONTO SOMETHING (MCG/Curb)

Jeff Carson

17 HEADS CAROLINA, TAILS CALIFORINA ( Curb) . .
a STARTING OVER AGAIN (MCA 11264) la HEAVEN HELP MY HEART ( Curb/MCA 11090)

Jo Dee Messina Reba McEntire VVynonna

20 LONG AS ILIVE (Atlantic) ran TREAT HER RIGHT (Curb)

John Michael Montgomery Sawyer Brown

a22 ALL IWHAT IS A LIFE ( Curb) MEANT TO BE (Mercury 528893)
a MY HEART HAS A HISTORY ( Reprise 46180) A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY ( Epic 67269) ,Z1 NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW ( Mercury 522886)

Tim McGraw Sammy Kershaw
Paul Brandt Patty Loveless Shania Twain

UM PHONES ARE RINGIN' ALL OVER TOWN

12 12 9 14
14 13 12 16 15 17 6 18 7 15 19 10 20 11
3 17 21 9 22 5 10 13 24 9
5 13 26 10 25 10 27 6 33 3

(RCA 66509)
a DADDY'S MONEY ( Columoia 67223)
HONKY TONKIN'S WHAT IDO BEST

Martina McBride 28 7

Ricochet 31

a(MCA 11429) DON'T GET ME STARTED ( Decca 11424)

Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt Rhett Akins

30 34

6 8

Eli BY MY SIDE ( BNA 66847)

Lorrie Morgan & Jon Randall 35 6

0511 THAT'S WHAT IGET FOR LOVIN' YOU ( Arista) . . . Diamond Rio 36

ON A GOOD NIGHT ( Columbia)

Wade Hayes 39 3

34 ALL YOU EVER DO IS BRING ME DOWN

aiMCA 11257) LOVE STORY IN THE MAKING ( Arista)
a BACK IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN ( BNA 66906)

The Mavericks 11 18 Linda Davis 37 6
Kenny Chesney 38 7

e7a THERE'S A GIRL IN TEXAS ( Capitol Nashville)

Trace Adkins 40 6

a38 C-O- U-N- T-R-Y ( Epic 67405) THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE
a SAY I ( RCA 66525)
aCATS IN THE CRADLE ( Atlantic)

( Atlantic)

Joe Diffie Neal McCoy
Alabama Ricky Skaggs

23 12 42 4 4.33 41 6

GIVIN' WATER TO A DROWNING MAN (Career) . . Lee Roy Parnell
a ONLY ON DAYS THAT END IN "Y" (Giant 8195) . . . Clay 1Nalker

MI CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (Warner Bros 17639)

David Ball

45 2 DEBUT 44 3

aMIWORKIN' IT OUT ( Giant 17650) STRANGER IN YOUR EYES ( Epic 66965)

Daryle Singletary 49 2 Ken Mellons 47 2

alWRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME (Decca 11261) . .
al DON'T THINK IWILL ( Epic 67069) a 4 TO 1 IN ATLANTA ( MCA 11242)

Mark Chesnutt DEBUT James Bonam y 52 2
Tracy Byrd DEBUT

50 SEE YA ( Atlantic 82911)

Confederate Railroad DEBUT

51 THINKIN' STRAIT (Magnatone)

Rich McCready as 5

52 YOU WIN MY LOVE ( Mercury 522866)

Shania Twain 29 14

53 PICTURE PERFECT (Warner Bros. 17663)

The Sky Kings as 7

a l 54 THE RIVER AND THE HIGHWAY (Asista) THINK WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING

Pam Talus 32 17

(Captol Nashville)

Emilio DEBUT

56 IT VVOULDN'T HURT TO HAVE VVINGS ( Decca 11261) Mark Chesnutt 51 20

a57 HEART'S DESIRE ( Career) BREAKING HEARTS AND TAKING NAMES ( Curb)

Lee Roy Parnell . . David Kersh

53 59

18 4

a59 LITTLE DROPS OF MY HEART ( RCA 66834) CHECK PLEASE ( Alrno 80007)
al FIFTY-FIFTY (Mercury 528437)

Keith Gattis 50 10 Paul Jefferson DEBUT
Keith Stegall 61 3

62 NO NEWS ( BHA) 63 SORRY YOU ASKED ( Reprise 46051)
MI THUMP FACTOR (MCG/Cub)

Lonestar 56 19 Dwight Yoakam 57 6 Smokin' Armadillos 65 2

65 SOMEDAY ( River North Nashville 1172)

Steve Azar 55 11

66 WHO'S THAT GIRL ( Epic 66877)
a MAN OVERBOARD (SOR 503) a FREEDOM (Caption/Curb)
69 BACK WHEN ( Avec -Critique 15448)
la EVEN WHEN IT DON'T FEEL LIKE IT

Stephanie Bentley 54 15 Don Cox 68 3
Ray Hood 70 4 M C. Potts 67 4

(Scarlet Moon) 71 WHAT DO IKNOW ( Columbia 67223) 72 YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT ( Atlantic) 73 HYPNOTIZE THE MOON ( Giant 17704)
a74 TOO MUCH FUN (Giant 24606) HOPE ( Giant 17669) 76 THE LOVE THAT WE LOST ( MM Nashville)

Paul Overstreet 71 3 Ricochet 58 27
Neal McCoy 62 20 Clay Walker 63 20 Daryle Singletary 64 23 Various Artists 75 3 Chely VVright 60 15

77 WHEN YOU ARE OLD ( Imprint)
U;I I'M NOT AN ANGEL (Justice)

Gretchen Peters 72 9 Kimmie Rhodes 80 3

79 SHE NEVER LOOKS BACK ( Giant 24639)

Doug Supernaw 69 10

80 TO BE LOVED BY YOU ( Curb/MCA 11090)

VVynonna 73 66

81 READY, WILLING AND ABLE ( RCA 64742)

Lan iWhite 76 21

a82 FROM WHERE ISTAND (Mercury 526812) CHANGE OF HEART ( Rounder) 84 HEAVEN IN MY WOMAN'S EYES ( MCA 11242) 85 LONG HARD LESSON LEARNED ( BNA)

Kim Richey 74 7 Delevantes 84 3 Tracy Byrd 66 16 John Anderson 78 10

86 WALKIN' AWAY ( Asista 1-2934) 87 IT VVORKS ( RCA 66525)
88 YOU CAN FEEL BAD ( Epic 67269) 89 BEFORE HE KISSED ME ( Capitol Nashville) 90 I'LL TRY (Arista)

Diamond Rio 79 23 Alabama 81 19
Patty Loveless 82 21 Lisa Brokop 86 9
Alan Jackson 88 20

91 IKNOW SHE STILL LOVES ME ( MCA 11263)

George Strait 87 21

92 VVITHOUT YOUR LOVE ( RCA 66740)

Aaron Tippin 83 17

93 THE BEACHES OF CHEYENNE (Capitol Nashville 32080) Garth Brooks 91 20

94 IF YOU LOVED ME (Mantic)

Tracy Laveence 85 22

95 YEARS FROM HERE imcGicurb)

Baker & Myers 77 17

96 SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE ( Arista)

Linda Davis 93 24

97 YOU'D THINK HE'D KNOW ME BETTER

(MCA 11324)

Bobbie Cryner 90 10

98 SHE'S GOT A MIND OF HER OWN (Epic 67069) . . . James Bonamy 89 21

99 1969 (Marne), 528437)

Keith Stegall 92 17

100 NOW THAT'S ALL RIGHT VVITH ME ( Asylum) . .

Mandy Barnett 94 18

COUNTRY MUSIC

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COUNTRY SINGLES INDEX

Single Reviews By Wendy Newcomer

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BEFORE HE KISSED MEL Haver. M. Inn ( Sonoma Wachs ()mop. hm . HMI Apse Muse . Inc . AS *A PI

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FIFTYELFTS Kees Siege ( EMI Aped he EMI Sane Musa, ASCAP) . .

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· GEORGE DUCAS: " Every Time She Passes By" ( Capitol DPRO-7087-610308-2-2)
Ducas holds down the retro fort and comes out with a gangbuster single from his upcoming second album, Where IStand. The song's full, tremolo guitar sound and Ducas' vintage, vocals make one nostalgic for late ' 50s/early ' 60's tunes.
· PATRICIA CON ROY: "What Else Can I Do" ( Intersound 9319B)
Already astar in her native Canada, Conroy's American debut seems to be astow but sure thing. Her solid voice is the kind that sneaks up on you--before you know it, you're a fan. "What Else Can IDo" is one signal radio should pick up on.
· JEFF FOXWORTHY: " Redneck Games" ( Warner Bros. PRO- CD8152)
How many different ways can you tell ajoke? Here's one version: take asuccessful redneck comic, play his schtick regarding the Summer Olympics over generic background music, and oh yeah--throw in a few lines sung by a popular country superstar (Alan Jackson). The material is undeniably funny--problem is, who hasn't already heard every joke about athousand times? Yee haw.
· PAM TILLIS: " it's Lonely Out There" (Arista ASCD-0505)
A heavenly voice that soars to the nth degree supported by acontemporary pop-ish production (courtesy of Tillis herself)--this is what country lineage and years of dues-paying creates. Each time Tillis pleads with her lover to stay, she converts yet another listener to her heart-tugging, distinctive style of music.
PICK OF THE WEEK
· RICK TREVINO: " Learning As You Go" ( Columbia CSK-78329)
Owing more than just alittle bit to the steady musical pace and inflections of George Strait, the title cut from Trevino's next album is his most listenable offering in along time. In fact, it's downright wonderful. Trevino flexes his vocal chords in amost impressive fashion. It's nice to hear Trevino really nail an excellent country song.

1 COUNTRY MUSIC

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TOP 75 COUNTRY ALBUMS

JUNE 1 1996

The square billet indicates upward chart movement (G) = Gold ( RIAA) Certified ( P) Platinum ( RIAA) Certified

Last 1.Aéek Total Weeks

['BORDER LINE (Arista 18810)

Brooks & Dunn 2 4

2 BLUE CLEAR SKY (MCA 11428) CI THE WOMAN IN ME (Mercury 522886)

George Strait Shania Twain

1 3 3 62

TIME MARCHES ON (Atlantic 82866)

Tracy Lawrence 4 18

5 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION (Arista 18801)

Alan Jackson 5 28

6 FRESH HORSES (Capitol Nashville 32080)

Garth Brooks 6 24

7 ALL IWANT (Curb 77800)

11m McGraw 7 33

[ITHE HITS (Capitol Nashville 29689)(P5)

Garth Brooks 9 70

9 BETWEEN NOW FOREVER (AsylunVIAEA 61880) . Bryan White 8 7

lo IT MATTERS TO ME (V)mer Bros. 45872)

Faith Hill 10 33

11 BLUE MOON (A&M 531192)

Toby Keith 11 4

12 REVELATIONS (Curb/MCA 11090)

INynonna 12 14

111LONESTAR (BNA 66642)

Lonestar 13 17

14 TERRJ CLARK (Mercury Nashville 52699)(P)

Terri Clark 14 36

15 MUSIC FOR ALL OCCASIONS (MCA 11257)

The Mavericks 15 29

16 ITHINK ABOUT YOU (Epic 67033)

Collin Raye 16 33

17 JOHN MICHAEL (Atlantic 82728)

John Michael Montgomery 18 56

EiHYPNOTIZE 18 SOUVENIRS: GREATEST HITS (MCA 11394) THE MOON (Giant 24640)

Vince Gill 17 23 Clay Walker 23 28

20 BRYAN WHITE (Asylum 61642)

Bryan White 19 42

21 JO DEE MESSINA (Curb 77820)
miTEN 22 STARTING OVER (MCA 11264) THOUSAND ANGELS (BNA 66806)

Jo Dee Messina 20 5 Reba McEntire 22 29
Mindy McCready 25 2

24 TENNESSEE MOON (Columbia 67382)

Neil Diamond 26 12

25 STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX (MCA 11263)

George Strait 24 33

26 THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH (Epic 67269)

Patty Loveless 28 18

27 GAMES REDNECKS PLAY (V)timer Bros. 45856) . Jeff Foxworthy 27 40

28 NOT AMOMENT TOO SOON (Curb 77659)(P3)

11m McGraw 29 109

29 ITS WHAT IDO (Capitol Nashville 30525) . .. .. . .

Billy Dean 21 5

p NO ORDINARY MAN (MCA 10991)(G) GREATEST HITS-FROM THE BEGINNING

Tracy Byrd 33 99

(\Aram& Bros. 46001)

Travis Tritt 32 33

32 STRONG ENOUGH (Arista 18792)

Blackhawk 31 32

33 WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU (MCA 11047)(P) 34 NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - ACOLLECTION
gi (Rounder 0325) lIWILD ANGELS (RCA 66509) WE ALL GET LUCKY SOMETIMES

Vince Gill 34 98
Alison Krauss 37 63 Martina McBride 39 29

(Career 18790)

Lee Roy Parnell 30 33

MI HIT COUNTRY '96 ( K-Tel bzzu)

Various Artists 41 5

38 OUT WITH ABANG (MCA 11044)

David Lee Murphy 40 36

39 PURE COUNTRY ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrac k)

(MCA 10651)(P3)

George Strait 38 182

:2WAITIN' ON SUNDOWN (Mata 18765)(P)

Brooks & Dunn 44 82

41 IV (Arista 18812)
42 ALL OF THIS LOVE ( ARISTA 18799)

Diamond Rio 35 11 Pam Tillis 36 24

EIGREATEST HITS VOLII (MCA 11201)(P3)

Reba McEntire 46 132

44 LOVE LESSONS (MCA 11242)

Tracy Byrd 42 41

45 LIFE'S SO FUNNY ( Epic 67045)
46 GREATEST HITS (BNA 66508)

Joe Diffie 48 21 Lorrie Morgan 43 43

47 RICOCHET (Colurnba 67223)

Ricochet 49 12

48 TOOLBOX ( RCA 66740)

Aaron Tippin 50 31

p49 BRAND NEW MAN ( Arista 18658)(P4)

Brooks & Dunn 53 242

YOU MIGHT BE AREDNECK IF...(Wimer Bros. 45314)(P) Jeff Foxworthy 57 87 IWILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND OTHER GREATEST HITS

(Columbia 67582)

Dolly Parton 47 5

52 GREATEST HITS Ill (RCA 07863)(G)

Alabama 51 80

53 AK.A. WHAM BAM SAM

(MCG Curb 77833)

Hank Williams, Jr. 45 5

54 SUPER HITS (Columbia 64184)

Willie Nelson 52 89

55 VVHAT ACRYING SHAME (MCA 10961)(P)

The Mavericks 55 115

56 LIFE IS GOOD (Capitol Nashville 32392) 57 STAMPEDE (Capitol Nashville 34071)

Emilio 54 29 Chris LeDoux 56 8

58 SUPER HITS (Epic 641821 59 THIS THING CALL WANTIN' AND RAVIN' IT ALL

Charlie Daniels 60 73

(Curb 77785)
=HARD WORKIN' MAN ( Mata 18716) 61 GONE (Repose 46051)

Sawyer Brown 62 25
Brooks & Dunn 72 154 Dwight Yoakam 59 26

62 GREATEST HITS (Warner Bros. 46017) 63 WHEN FALLIN ANGELS FLY (Epic 64188)(G)

Little Texas 61 29 Patty Loveless 67 84

64 BLACKHAWK (Arista 18708)(P)

BlackHays4c 65 113

65 READ MY MIND (MCA 10994)(P2) 66 JUNIOR HIGH (MCG Curb 77783)

Reba McEntire 63 104 Junior Brown 64 12

67 NOW AND THEN (Capitol Nashville 35352) 68 SMOKIN' ARMADILLOS (MCG Curb 1219)

Shenandoah 58 5 Smokin' Armadillos 69 8

69 TAKE ME AS IAM (Warner Bros 45389)

Faith Hill 71 118

70 DARYLE SINGLETAFtY (Giant 24606)

Daryle Singletary 66 31

EI 71 IN PICTURES ( RCA)

Alabama 70 37

STANDING ON THE EDGE (Capitol Nashville 28495)(G) . . John Berry REENTRY

73 KICKIN' IT UP (Atlantic 82559)(P3) . . . . John Michael Montgomery 74 96

74 OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER (Columbia) 75 SOME THINGS AFtE MEANT TO BE (Arista 18804)

VVade Hayes 73 68 Linda Davis 68 15

ICME Holds Third Annual Workshop
By Wendy Newcomer
NASHVILLE'S MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECS, HOPEFUL ARTISTS and future execs will come together to share ideas and dreams at the third annual International Country Music Expo (ICME) August 29 through September 1at the Opryland Hotel. This year, the four- day seminar has adopted anew name, created acharitable relief fund and settled on along-tertn location.
The ICME educates and directs people on careers in recording, songwrit· tug, publishing, artist management and other aspects of country music. For 1996 and subsequent years, the organization formed acharitable relief fund called " MER-C," which stands for Music Emergency Relief Contributions. MER-C is for members of the country music industry and their families.
"Our primary goal is to help people with career education, but through MER-C, we want the International Country Music Expo to play a special, beneficial role in the lives of people in times of need." said ICME board member John Sturdivant.
Sturdivant added that the 19% ICME will donate $ 10,000 to establish MER-C, and beginning in 1997. an annual celebrity golf tournament at Opryland's Springhouse Golf Club will raise money for the charity.
Past participants in the ICME include songwriter Dean Dillon, singers Paulette Carlson and Billy Dean, talent exec Jim Halsey, performance rights exec Roger Sovine, and former label head Jim Foglesong.
In Other News...

Asylum Records artists Bryan White and the Cox Family posed between sets for a group picture during the recent Marketing With Country Music Seminar presented by AdAge and the Country Music Association in Nashville. White and
the Cox Family performed music from their current albums for several hundred corporate marketers at Robert's Western World as part of the seminar's club crawl.

TRIPLE GRAMMY WINNER BILL GAITHER and wife Gloria will lead

more than 100 gospel artists in atribute to inspirational music's songwriters

in Bill Gaither: Moments To Remember. The one- hour concert special will he

telecast June 1on TNN.

norm THE

WEST MUSIC FEST ANNOUNCED its headliners for the

June 21-23 event. Country legend Loretta Lynn will be joined by The

Kentucky Headhunters with Doug Phelps, Three Dog Night and Riders

In The Sky

ANNE MURRAY ANI) THE BOARD of directors of Halmur Ltd. an flounced that the company will now be known as Balmur Entertainment and will he headed by newly appointed exec. vp and COO Tony Baylis. Bahnur
Entertainment will encompass both the Toronto and Nashville offices.

BUD LIGHT & PRIME STAR WILL PRESENT the Second Annual George Strait Summer Country Music Festival at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX on June 29. Joining Strait will be Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Terri Clark.

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Cover Story (Continued from page 5)
ever," Seskin smiles. " Same thing with Michael McDonald. So why are they moving here? Idon't know. It's avery exhilarating place to be around when you're acreative person."
"This is apublishing mecca." states Stewart Harris, co-writer of several Travis Tritt hits and the theme to America's Funniest Home Videos. " It is the publishing mecca, because you can still get songs cut. You can still write a song, demo the song and get the song cut." Harris, also the owner of publishing company Edisto Sounds International, says Nashville is ahotbed of activity. " And Ifrankly think that there are already little pockets here and there of pop, R&B, and rock and roll. Ithink it won't be too long before you'll see record labels--at least successful independents--cutting other kinds of music out of Nashville."
It won't be long at all. In fact, it's happening right now. When British rock band Bad Company decided to record their latest album in America, they chose Nashville as the location. The album is amixture of new songs and ·"unplugged" versions of their greatest hits, and features guest musicians such as Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. The experience was quite different than previous stints in the studio. " Everybody I've met here, they have atime schedule," marvels lead singer Robert Hart. " They start at 10 in the morning and they finish at seven o'clock at night, where we would be used to, say, working 'til four o'clock in the morning, doing it in arock and roll way. We've gotten more disciplined because of it."
The band enjoyed its time in Nashville so much that it plans on returning to rehearse for an upcoming tour. " Ithink between five or 10 years' time. this will be the music center of America," predicts drummer and founding member Simon Kirke

much longer it's gonna be (that way). And the players are 10 times better here than they are anywhere else. And you can print that."
Beth Nielsen Chapman, acontemporary pop singer/songwriter who has made Nashville her home since 1985, echoes Leo's sentiments regarding Nashville studios. She recently recorded her third album entirely in Nashville--afirst for Chapman. "Some people have said that Nashville's not as cutting edge--technically, in the studios. But Ithink all that's past history now. There's abig resurgence of analog recording. There's also alot of first-rate digital recording facilities here now. It's aboomtown. really."
Some Nashvillians who remember the popularity of country music in the '80s are tempted to write off the " in-ness" of Nashville as another trend. But today's songwriters tend to think that the city's prosperity is here to stay. " I think it's for real now." counters Harris. " Ithink Nashville is afull-blown
music power. And Ithink that the people Iknow, from producers. writers. publishers, studio owners--everybody is really shooting to keep that excellence going. ' Cause Iknow there were alot of us who went through the Urban Cowboy syndrome and all that, but what they didn't have during that period [was] the record sales. This time.. sales are great. And that's what the influx of that money is able to support--widespread experimentation and support of the industry."
To paraphrase the slogan of one of the city's premiere clubs, the Bluebird Cafe, you never know who you're going to see in Nashville. Steve Seskin
tells of meeting an unlikely fan at agig three years ago: " Who'd ever expect Jon Bon Jovi to walk into the Bluebird Cafe and hear me in the round doin' like, aquiet story song, and come up and say ' Hey. Ilove that song'? But I think that's part of the interesting comment of what's going on in Nashville. People like that are coming here, even if they're not living here, to check it out. They know something's happening that they want to be apart of. ' cause it's cool."

Bad Company in the studio with producer Josh Leo. Pictured are ( l-c): Dave "Bucket" Colwell; Simon Kirke; Robert Hart; Leo; and Rick Yells.
Producer Josh Leo had another reason for recording the group's first American album in Nashville. " Creatively, Ithink the studios are much better here," Leo says " Iknow, because Iwork in L.A. as aproducer, Iwork in New York as aproducer, and these studios are every bit as good as both of those places. It's alittle bit cheaper to record here--now. Idon't know how

Songwriters from around the U.S. recently performed in Nashville as part of the fourth annual Tin Pan South, sponsored by the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Pictured are ( le): Randy Goodrum ("You Needed Me"); Roger Cook (" I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"); John D. Loudermilk (" Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"); Janis Ian ("At Seventeen"); Michael Masser (" Saving
All My Love For You"); Pat Alger, pres., NSAI; Allen Toussaint (" Southern Nights"); " Papa" John Phillips ("California Dreamin"); and Carol Fox, exec. dir., NSAI.

NEWS (Continued from page 22)
TX on June 29. Joining Strait will be Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Terri Clark.

MIKE SISTAD WAS PROMOTED to manager of A&R for Arista/Nashville. Sistad will be responsible for meeting with publishers, screening and listening to songs for the label's artists and looking for new artists for the Arista/Nashville roster.

CLAUDIA WAGNER JOINED GROUP W SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (GWSC) in the newly-created position of manager, international press. Based in GWSC's New York offices. Wagner will manage PR activities for CMT in its international markets, particularly Latin America.
BLUEGRASS SINGER/SONGWRITER JUDITH EDELMAN will release her debut album, Perfect World, on June 18. Edelman, a Compass Records artist, is joined by special guests including Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown and Randy Howard.

FRUIT OF THE LOOM, INC. ANNOUNCED it is adding atwo-hour prime time network TV special to the All- Star CountryFest ' 96 concert event. The festival will feature performances by nine entertainers, including Alan Jackson, Hank Williams, Jr.. Patty Loveless and The Charlie Daniels Band. The special will air July 17 on CBS.
HIGHTONE RECORDS ARTIST DALE WATSON is teaming up with Road Gang Radio Network and Western Star Trucks for a22- week tour of truckstops across the U.S. The tour will benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and will kick off June 13 in Ontario, CA.

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Some of what's playing in heavy rotation:
KWXE\Glenwood, AR LINDA DAVIS--"Love Story In The Making" PAUL BRANDT--"My Heart Has A History" TRACY LAWRENCE--" Time Marches On" SAMMY KERSHAW--"Meant To Be" LISA BROKOP--"Before He Kissed Me"
WSLC \ Roanoke, VA BROOKS & DUNN--"My Maria" FAITH HILL--" Someone Else's Dream" BILLY DEAN--" It's What IDo" GEORGE STRAIT--" Out Of The Blue Clear Sky" BLACKHAWK--"Almost A Memory Now"
WNCO-FM \ Ashland, OH
BROOKS & DUNN--"My Maria" JO DEE MESSINA--" Heads Carolina, Tails California" GEORGE STRAIT--" Out Of The Blue Clear Sky" FAITH HILL--" Someone Else's Dream" JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY--" Long As ILive"
WAAC-FM \ Valdosta, GA
JEFF CARSON--' Holdin' Onto Something" BILLY DEAN--" It's What IDo" BROOKS & DUNN--"My Maria" BLACKHAWK--"Almost A Memory Now" JOE DIFFIE--"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y"
WFMW\Madisonville, KY
BILLY DEAN--" It's What IDo" JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY--" Long As ILive" FAITH HILL--" Someone Else's Dream" BLACKHAWK--"Almost A Memory Now" TOBY KEITH--" Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You"
WJTH \ Calhoun, GA JO DEE MESSINA--" Heads Carolina, Tails California" BILLY DEAN--" It's What IDo" FAITH HILL--" Someone Else's Dream" GEORGE STRAIT--" Out Of The Blue Clear Sky" MAVERICKS--" All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down"
WCVL\ Crawfordsville, IN
SHANIA TWAIN--" You Win My Love" BROOKS & DUNN--"My Maria" JO DEE MESSINA--" Heads Carolina, Tails California" TIM MCGRAW--"All IWant Is A Life" JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY--" Long As ILive"

High Debuts
I. CLAY WALKER--" Only On Days That End In ' Y"' --(Giant)--#43

Cash Box COUNTRY
RADIO

2. MARK CHESNUTT--"Wrong Place. Wrong Time" --(Decca)--#47

3. TRACY BYRD--"4 To 1In Atlanta"--( MCA)---#49

4. CONFEDERATE RAILROAD--" See Ya" --( Atlantic)--#50

Most Active

1. SHANIA TWAIN--" No One Needs To Know"--( Mercury)--#26
2. WADE HAYES--" On A Good Night"--(Columbia/DKC)--#33
3. TOBY KEITH--" Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You' --( A&M)--#7
4. TRACY LAWRENCE--" Time Marches On"--( Atlantic)--#9 5. MINDY MCCREADY--"Ten Thousand Angels"--(BNA)--#11
6. ALAN JACKSON--" Home"--(Arista)--# 12
7. VINCE GILL--" High Lonesome Sound"--( MCA)--# 13

POWERFUL ON THE PLAYLIST-- The Cash Box Top 100 Country Singles chart is led for the second week by the Brooks & Dunn single " My Maria." This week's chart displays seven big movers and four debuts breaking into the Top 50. Leading the way in the most-movement category is Shania Twain and " No One Needs To Know," taking an seven-spot jump to #26, followed by Wade Hayes and " On A Good Night," which moved six spots to #33. Five other songs jumped five spots this week--Toby Keith with " Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You" at #7; Tracy Lawrence's " Time Marches On" at #9; " Ten Thousand Angels" by Mindy McCready at # 11; " Home" by Alan Jackson at # 12; and Vince Gill's " High Lonesome Sound" at # 13. As for debuts, four artists made it to this week's Top 50. Clay Walker leads the way for the highest debut position with the single " Only On Days That End In Y" at #43; Mark Chesnutt enters at #47 with "Wrong Place, Wrong Time;" Tracy Byrd's " 4 to 1 In Atlanta" comes in at #49; and Confederate Railroad's " See Ya" debuts at #50.
Songwriters Of The Week: Congratulations to Daniel Moore and B.W. Stevenson. writers of the Brooks & Dunn # 1hit, " My Maria."

CMT Top Twelve Video Countdown

1. BRYAN WHITE . " I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore" ( Asylum)

2. TOBY KEITH . . . . " Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You" ( A&M)

3. COLLIN RAYE

" IThink About You" (Epic)

4. MINDY MCCREADY

" Ten Thousand Angels" ( BNA)

5. BROOKS & DUNN 6. TRACY LAWRENCE

" My Maria" ( Arista) " Time Marches On" ( Atlantic)

7. SAMMY KERSHAW

" Meant To Be" ( Mercury)

8. PAUL BFtANDT 9. BLACKHAWK

" My Heart Has A History" ( Reprise) " Almost A Memory Now" ( Arista)

10. JOE DIFFIE 11. SAWYER BROWN

" C-O- U- N-T- R-Y" ( Epic) " Treat Her Right" ( Curb)

12. MARTY STUART/TRAVIS TRIT1Honky Tonkin's What IDo Best" ( MCA)

--Compliments of CMT video countdown, week ending May 22. 1996.

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This Week's Debuts
RICK DUVALL--"Anchor Me"--( 111"211

POSITIVE COUNTRY
RADIO

Muslo --# 33

RICKY SKAGGS--"Cat's In The Cra-

dle'·--( Atlantic)--// 35

ALBERT E. BRUMLEY--"The Love Of The Lord"--(Memory Valley)--

#36
Tom) HERVEY--"Borrowed Time"--( Rite Records)--# 38

Most Active
JEFF N1CKEE--"Do It For The Love"--(Mountainview)--#20 THOMAS--" Home Where IBelong"--( Warner Bros.)--#25
DON RICHMOND--" What Will Ile Say'?"--( Emperor)--# 15 TERRI LYNN--" No Shadow"--( Brentwood)--# 1I

Powerful On The Playlist
Leading the Cash Box Positive Country singles chart this week is Bruce Haynes and " Last Call" on Cheyenne. Cross Country's " Givin' Livin"' takes athree spot leap to #2, and Paula McCulla follows with "Blush" at # 3. Moving up two spots to #4 is Dinah & The Desert Crusaders with " Children Of The Light.' ' " I'm Not Gonna Fall To Pieces" by Ken Holloway with I,ari White drops to # 5. " John Wayne And Jesus" by Michael J. Grimm moves up one more to #6, and Thad Christopher's " And It Showed" moves two to # 7. Lisa Daggs holds on to the # 8position with " Two True Believers," and moving to # 9is
On A Ring And A Prayer" by Wilcox & Pardoe. Del Way's "They're Only Memories" finishes off the Top 10 this week.

POSITIVE COUNTRY

1 LAST CALL (Cheyenne)

JUNE 1 1996

Bruce Haynes

3 7

2 GIVIN' LIVIN' (Dove)

Cross Country 5 6

3 BLUSH (Gateway)

Paula McCulla 1 8

4 CHILDERN OF THE LIGHT (Gateway) Dinah & The Desert Crusaders 6 6

5 I'M NOT GONNA FALL TO PIECES (Ransom)

Ken Holloway with Lan iWhite 2 11

6 JOHN WAYNE AND JESUS (Gateway)

Michael J. Grimm 7 8

7 AND IT SHOWED (Gateway)

Thad Christopher 9 7

8 TWO TRUE BELIEVERS (Cheyeme)

Lisa Daggs 8 5

9 ON A RING AND A PRAYER (Light)

Wilcox & Pardoe 10 4

10 THEY'RE ONLY MEMORIES (Gospel Choice)

Del Way 4 10

11 NO SHADOW (Brentwood)

Terri Lynn 16 4

12 PROMISE OF THE LORD (Spirit Life)

First Impression 14 7

13 WISE OLD PILOT (Fleartvaite)

David Patillo 13 5

14 DAYSTAR (Beth al)

Terry Joe Terrell 11 12

15 WHAT WILL HE SAY (Emperor)

Don Richmond 25 3

16 DOCTOR JESUS (V \brd Nashville) 17 LITTLE BIT OF FAITH ( Ransom)

Ken Mellons 18 4 Jeff Silvey 12 15

18 THE WAY THE RIVER RUNS (Benson)

Brush Arbor 15 9

19 LIVING WATER ( Riversong)

Gaither Vocal Band 17 9

20 DO IT FOR THE LOVE (Mcuntainview)

Jeff McKee 34 2

21 BUILD YOUR HOPE (VVord Nashv(lle)

Grant Goodeve 22 3

LOOKING AHEAD
Singles that are still gaining ground at radio this week include: ' He Cried And Died For You' by Bobby Miller, Elaine Anderson with "Home Missionary," Brian Barrett's " IKnow Where l'in Going," and " Living Straight" by Betsy Craig.

22 REAL LIFE LOVE (Wzrd Nashville) 23 DRIVE ANOTHER NAIL (Sparrow) 24 COME AS YOU ARE (Ambertane) 25 HOME VVHERE IBELONG (Warner Bros.) 26 SAD SONG (Mountainviewl

Brent Lamb 21 17 Marty Raybon 19 12 Elaine Anderson 20 16
B. J. Thomas 37 2 Rob Tripp 23 13

27 SHOWDOWN (Ridgewood)

Jill Stewart 26 10

28 FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE ( Mountairwiew)

Jim Carruthers 27 12

29 NEVER GIVE UP THE FAITH (Circuit Rider)

W C. Taylor 28 16

30 LAKE OF FIRE (Mountainview)

Jeff McKee 24 14

31 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Mountainveiw) 32 THERE IS AN ANSVVER ( Emperor)

Steve Hughes 29 12 Don Richmond 32 16

33 ANCHOR ME (Up2U)

Rick Duvall DEBUT

34 SAY NO (Ropebum)

Randy Coward 30 19

35 CATS IN THE CRADLE (Columbia)

Ricky Skaggs DEBUT

36 THE LOVE OF THE LORD

(Memory Valley)

Albert E. Brumley Congregation DEBUT

37 ANYTHING FOR GRACE (Mountainveiw)

Betsy Craig 31 10

38 BORROWED TIME (Rite Records)

Todd Hervey DEBUT

A guest spot on CNN's Larry King Live put the polish on Andy Griffith's recent 39 HE'LL BE THERE (Montana)

Kevin & Vicky Cooksey 33 10

trip to New York to promote his Sparrow gospel recording, ILove To Tell The

Story. Griffith's album has already sold more than 600,000 units.

40 YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME (Damascus Road) . Terry Lee Goffee 38 14

COIN MACHINE

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Midway Intros New Pin In New Product Category

CHICAGO--Midway

Manufacturing Company an-

nounced abrand new coin-op

product category, the Token-

Pin pin game. The first model

representing this new cate-

gory is called Safecracker and

it features a combination of

pinball game and electronic

board game. It was designed

by the same team that created

the smash hit. The Addams

Family.

"Market conditions dem-

onstrate that the time is right

for this new category of

game," stated Joe Dillon,

vice president of sales for

Midway. "Token-Pin games

are in some ways similar to

Midway's Safecracker

the European fun games that

are collection gold mines overseas. Token-Pin games have incredible collections potential at all loca-

tions, especially taverns."

Token-Pin games feature agame within agame. Play begins on the pinball

playfield. All the elements of traditional pinball are included-- flippers,

bumpers, ramps and drop targets. By hitting the correct shots, players can activate an electronic board game within the backbox. Players with enough

skill to make it through the board game are rewarded with a " Magic" token,

which actually rolls down the top of the playfield glass right into the hands of the player!

"The token dispenser is a major innovation in that it gives players a

tangible reward to try to obtain," said Dillon. " Players have something to

play for besides points. They can either keep the token as atrophy demon-

strating their skill or put it back into the game to activate special features."

Midway is introducing the Token- Pin with Safecracker, amulti-player

Bally game that challenges players to hit shots on the pinball playfield that

will allow them access to the Bank, which switches play to the board game.

The pinball area is not centered around the traditional 3-ball play, but on

time. When aplayer buys agame he or she buys aguaranteed amount of

time. All shots add asmall amount of time to the game. Losing aball doesn't

mean losing aturn. Once the time is up, it is up to the player's skill to keep

going. If the player loses the ball after the time has expired, the game is over.

There are three series of shots that will allow players access to the bank in Safecracker. The first is a3-bank drop target that guards the main entrance
to the bank. Players that hit these three targets will then be able to lock their ball in the bank and enter through the Main Entrance. Once the bank is lit, players can also hit other 3-bank targets that will allow access through the Roof or Cellar. Any of these options provides access to the bank, and play switches to the electronic board game.
Once inside the bank, players track their progress on the electronic board in the backbox. The challenge is to move the correct number of spaces to the Safe. The number of spaces players advance is determined by a rapidly spinning safe dial animated in the dot matrix display. Players control when to stop the dial, hoping for anumber that will move them closer to the safe
and keep them away from hazardous spots on the board. Certain spots are occupied by Guards and Alarms that will confiscate points and send players back to the pinball game. Each successful move forward results in additional points. Players also have the option after each successful move forward to quit with their points (and return to the pinball game) or to continue, risking their winnings in an attempt to get to the safe.

If aplayer is able to reach the safe, he or she will be rewarded with a "Magic" token. There is the additonal chance to hit the Jackpot! of multiple
tokens by entering the correct safe combination. Players must obtain the
combination while playing the pinball game. The Jackpot! is progressive and competition builds as players race to get achance to crack the code and hit the Jackpot! in the safe.

While the token concept is expected to add significantly to collections, it is an operator- controlled option. The operator chooses how the tokens are used--for a free play or as atrophy. Operators can also set the game to function without tokens.
Further information may be obtained through factory distributors or by con-

Midway's Safecracker backbox close-up.

tacting Patrick Fitzgerald at 312961 - 1826 .

BullShooter Finale Held
Memorial Day Weekend
CHICAGO-- Arachnid's highly successful $250,000 BullShooter Tour came to an exciting climax on Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-27) at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. The tour itself began in September of last year with 17 qualifying regionals in the U.S. plus several international qualifiers held throughout the world
Cash prizes, trophies and gifts totaling over $ 100,000 were offered in ten main events including: Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles. Mixed Cricket, Doubles Cricket, Men's Singles 501, Women's Singles 301, Mixed Triples 701, Pro Singles 501, Pro Doubles Cricket and Pro Men's Doubles.
The Top Gun Shootout on Friday afternoon featured dart players who had pre-qualified throughout the season, either at their locations or at the various regional shoot-outs. Men's champion received a $ 5,000 first prize with the women's champion taking home $2,000.
The crowning of Miss BullShooter. Friday night, saw twelve swimsuit clad beauties competing in a301 match for prizes of $500, $250 and $ 100, respectively. This event always attracts astanding room only crowd.
Throughout the four-day period there were numerous contests, prize drawings and afull range of social activities on the agenda.

John Tesh Skedded
For Rosemont Theatre
CHICAGO--Enuny Award-winning composer John Tesh will appear in concert for one performance only on Wednesday. June 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rosemont Theatre. Tesh's GMC Undiscovered America Tour will benefit struggling grade school music programs in each of the 60 cities it will visit this summer.
John Tesh has received numerous tributes and awards including Enuny Awards for " Best Opening Music" for the NBC Sports' World Track and Field Championships, " Best Musical Composition" for the "Tour de France Bike Race" and " Best Musical Composition" for the " Pan American Games Theme." In 1994. the album John Tesh: Live Al Red Rock went Gold, the video went Double Platinum and the
televised concert became the most successful fundraiser for PBS to date.
Tesh has composed and produced music for Wimbledon, NBA Basketball, NBA Football, the World Gymnastics Championships and the lronman Triathlon.

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