40,40,4 HOT SINGLES WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Luba CANDLE IN THE WIND Elton John CATCH ME (I'm Falling) Pretty Poison THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS DUDE (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith HAZY SHADE OF WINTER The Bangles THERE'S THE GIRL Heart I NEED A MAN The Eurythmics THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT Michael Bolton TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne SAY YOU WILL Foreigner TUNNEL OF LOVE Bruce Springsteen ALBUMS STING Nothing Like The Sun GEORGE MICHAEL Faith GEORGE HARRISON Cloud Nine 1VE CHOOSE CRAZY Icehouse COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany No.1 SINGL THE TIME OF MY LIFE Jennifer Warnes/Bil I Medley RCA - 6408-1-R -N BRYAN FERRY Bette Noire MADONNA You Can Dance STEVIE WONDER Characters TIFFANY Tiffany JETHRO TULL Crest Of A Knave THE GRAPES OF WRATH Tree House TRIUMPH Surveillance MEN WITHOUT HATS Pop Goes The World STEVE WINWOOD Chronicles PAUL McCARTNEY All The Best THE ALARM Eye Of The Hurricane JOHN MELLENCAMP The Lonesome Jubilee Mercury - 832 465-1-Q SINGLE COPY PRICE $2.00 Volume 47 No. 10 December 12, 1987 TWINKLE TWINKLE LUCKY STAR Merle Haggard FACE TO FACE Alabama CHEATER'S MOON Carroll Baker CRYING SHAME Michael Johnson IF I COULD ONLY FLY Haggard/Nelson THE GIFT Ian Tyson THIS MISSIN' YOU HEART OF MINE Sawyer Brown Jane Siberry's latest release, The Walking, has already gar- nered much critical acclaim but fan response has yet to be seen, as her tour sets off next year. Page 7 SINGLE PICK WHAT HAVE I DONE ...? Pet Shop Boys/vv D Springfield EMI - PB-50107-F SINGLES TO WATCH ACE UP' LONG A it McCartoc ONLY THE STF SURVIVE Bryan Adams C. OSER EVERY The Jitters . . . RAIN IN THE SUMMERTIM The Alarm ALBUMS TO WATCH EURYTHMIC Savage . . . 4R ETEND The Singles ...... DAVID WILCOX akfast At The Ciro, TU Tu STEPHANIl LORD A&A's - Toronto picks IN GODS COUNTRY U2 THE RAINMAKERS Tornado Poly Gram - LP -832-795-4-Q
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40,40,4 HOT SINGLES WHEN A MAN LOVES
A WOMAN Luba
CANDLE IN THE WIND Elton John
CATCH ME (I'm Falling) Pretty Poison
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
Michael Jackson
NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS
DUDE (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith
HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
The Bangles
THERE'S THE GIRL Heart
I NEED A MAN The Eurythmics
THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
Michael Bolton
TELL IT TO MY HEART Taylor Dayne
SAY YOU WILL Foreigner
TUNNEL OF LOVE Bruce Springsteen
ALBUMS
STING Nothing Like The Sun
GEORGE MICHAEL Faith
GEORGE HARRISON Cloud Nine
1VE CHOOSE
CRAZY Icehouse
COULD'VE BEEN Tiffany
No.1 SINGL
THE TIME OF MY LIFE Jennifer Warnes/Bil I Medley
RCA -
6408-1-R -N
BRYAN FERRY Bette Noire
MADONNA You Can Dance
STEVIE WONDER Characters
TIFFANY Tiffany
JETHRO TULL Crest Of A Knave
THE GRAPES OF WRATH Tree House
TRIUMPH Surveillance
MEN WITHOUT HATS Pop Goes The World
STEVE WINWOOD Chronicles
PAUL McCARTNEY All The Best
THE ALARM Eye Of The Hurricane
JOHN MELLENCAMP The Lonesome Jubilee
Mercury -
832 465-1-Q
SINGLE COPY PRICE $2.00
Volume 47 No. 10 December 12, 1987
TWINKLE TWINKLE LUCKY STAR
Merle Haggard
FACE TO FACE Alabama
CHEATER'S MOON Carroll Baker
CRYING SHAME Michael Johnson
IF I COULD ONLY FLY Haggard/Nelson
THE GIFT Ian Tyson
THIS MISSIN' YOU HEART OF MINE
Sawyer Brown
Jane Siberry's latest release, The Walking, has already gar-
nered much critical acclaim but fan response has yet to be seen, as her tour sets off
next year. Page 7
SINGLE PICK
WHAT HAVE I DONE ...? Pet Shop Boys/vv D Springfield
EMI -
PB-50107-F
SINGLES TO WATCH
ACE UP' LONG A
it McCartoc
ONLY THE STF SURVIVE
Bryan Adams C. OSER EVERY
The Jitters . . . RAIN IN THE
SUMMERTIM The Alarm
ALBUMS TO WATCH
EURYTHMIC Savage
. . . 4R ETEND
The Singles ...... DAVID WILCOX akfast At The Ciro,
TU Tu
STEPHANIl LORD
A&A's - Toronto
picks IN GODS COUNTRY
U2
THE RAINMAKERS Tornado
Poly Gram -
LP -832-795-4-Q
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Penta signs worldwide Elektra distribution dealVancouver -based Penta Records has signed aworldwide distribution agreement withElektra Records (exclusive of Canada), and afirst for a Canadian independent label, yetthe principles involved: John Ford, LouBlair, Sam Feldman and Bruce Allen haven'tsigned any acts to their roster, and don't ex-pect their first release until the spring of nextyear.
In addition to and augmenting theElektra deal, Penta and WEA Music ofCanada concluded a separate agreement that
WEA's Dave Tollington and Garry Newman look on asStan Kulin signs their distribution deal with Pentaprinciples John Ford, Bruce Allen and Lou Blair.
will see the latter handling distribution of allproduct domestically.
A firm believer in the KISS principle,Keep It Simple Stupid, and though the label"won't be touching country," Penta Presi-dent John Ford, says their signing philosophyis an "open" one and so far they've travelledfrom Australia to Newfoundland looking fornew talent.
"I think there's a pool of talent out therethat is just huge in this country; it's been leftuntapped," Ford comments. "Andsometimes it's been untapped because of the
Entertainment packageoffered for Herbie fundAuctioned off at a recently held (Dec. 1) galaorganized to raise money for Operation Her-bie, which was established several years agoto help children around the world in need oflifesaving surgery that cannot be done in theirown country and is available only atToronto's Hospital for Sick Children, was an"entertainment package" donated by GinoEmpry.
The package included passes to theRoyal York's Imperial Room, the LimelightTheatre, La Cage, the Royal Alexandra andvarious dinners "for two." However, for the"more practically -minded" there was $500worth of Petro Canada gasoline and "for theadventurous," a sneak preview of theSkyDome.
The 4th annual fundraiser also auctioneda McParty for twelve at McDonald's withtickets for a Maple Leaf hockey game, achildren's party at Canada's Wonderland, amink jacket, a child's pink rabbit fur coatand a 1988 Beretta.
Among the many personalities and par-ticipants present, were Gina Godfrey, Presi-dent of Operation Herbie,and her husbandPaul, who founded the original Herbie Fundin 1979.
problem that everybody wants to have theirrecord released in America and even themulti -nationals in this country can'tguarantee that talent a release.
"And our reasons for establishing Pentawas to short circuit that step. Our arrange-ment is honest and upright . . . Elektra doesrelease what we give them.
"We're not here for the short gain," hecontinues. "I have seen those that come in,and are short gainers, who make a big splashand who make all kinds of announcements,then fall by the wayside because they didn'thave the company established first.
"The interesting thing," he concludes,"is that for some reason or another most
Television broadcaster'stariff changes stoppedFollowing the recent decision by three federalcourt judges, who dismissed judicial reviewssought by private television broadcasters con-cerning current music licensing tariffs, thePerforming Rights Organization of Canada(PROCAN) President Jan Matejcek hopes "anew round of cooperative negotiations direct-ly with the broadcasters," will ensue.
"Each year appearances before theBoard by PROCAN and the music usersbecome more lengthy and more costly," hestates, whose organization represents morethan 21,000 Canadian composers, lyricistsand music publishers.
CFTO-TV, Global and the CanadianAssociation of Broadcasters wanted a reviewof last year's decision by the Copyright Ap-peal Board that fixed the royalty rate forprivate television at 2.1 percent of grossrevenues and removed a royalty cap imposedthe previous year. The broadcasters believed"the Board had erred in law in its decision."
However, the decision was upheld in theFederal Court by the panel of judges, whoalso dismissed the CBC's request for a similarreview affecting its tariff as approved for1986 on the same grounds as private televi-sion.
Jackson TV campaign toCBS makes their marketing objective quiteclear: to get the two million people thatbought Thriller back into the stores to buythe Bad album, and over the Christmasseason the label has budgeted $175,000 fortelevision advertising to do so.
Bad, having already topped four -timesplatinum in Canada within its first two mon-ths of release and the third single The WayYou Make Me Feel climbing charts veryquickly, looks to have the potential of itspredecessor but CBS hopes to reach "farbeyond" radio listeners and regular recordbuyers by utilizing a heavy saturation level ofadvertising.
By successfully appealing to those buyerspreviously, Thriller has broken all salesrecords in Canada and worldwide sold over38 million copies, so CBS is planning again tobring "both the regular music consumer andthe consumer that seldoms listens to commer-cial radio stations or visits record stores"back and well into the new year also.
The media plan, divided into two phases
Canadians assume they have a mark againstthem because they say 'Canadian'. Well, itdoesn't work that way in the States. Toomany people have been telling them thewrong thing. Talent is talent and it doesn'tmatter if it comes from Illinois or Saskat-chewan."
PolyGram appoints newCanadian A&R directorLarry Mayson, having an extensivebackground in retailing, artist managementand concert promotion, has been appointedPolyGram's Director of A&R for the Cana-dian operations and will be based in Mon-treal but will also operate an office in Toron-to.
"Larry's first priority will be to find anddevelop local talent in cooperation with ouroffices in the United States," states companyPresident Peter Erdmann. Currently the labelhas only the new Men Without Hats albumcharting and has been subject to criticism fortheir irreverence towards Canadian talent.
"Canadian artists stand a much betterchance of international success if they arebacked by the joint belief and commitment ofboth North American operations." Erdmanncontinues. "This does not mean that ourdoors will be closed to regional projects, butthat in our main efforts will be directedtowards international potential."
Although PolyGram has developed afine roster of up and coming talent in othercountries, particularly British, their cor-porate philosophy has been a point of con-cern for many managers in this country in re-cent years.
"Much of the success we have enjoyedcan be attributed to the ability of our A&Rdepartment, and our entire company, to at-tract and develop new artists," says DickAsher, commenting from New York."Canada has always been a rich source ofmusical talent and we are pleased to have ourefforts in finding new talent enhanced by theappointment of Larry Mayson."
bring back Thriller buyers(Pre -Christmas and Post -Christmas) has aprimary target group of adults 18 to 49, withthe secondary target group being teenagers.
The "selective" ads, purchased duringsome of the highest rated television programsin each marketplace, have been placed to"ensure they run after the consumer hasfinished their shopping and is relaxing athome getting ready for their next day ofshopping."
"One of the sure-fire ways to broadenyour customer base and increase traffic is byadvertising via the strongest medium," saysthe CBS Manager of Direct Marketing, KarenHunter. "Television advertising has provento be the most effective advertising vehiclefor CBS top sellers over the past two years."
Pre -Christmas advertising on the na-tional networks, including MuchMusic, runsfrom the 14th of this month through to theChristmas Day, while the Post -Christmascampaign begins the very next day and endsJanuary 17, 1988.
MuchMusic's move to basic manThe recent decision handed down by theCRTC that will now allow the various cablecompanies to provide both MuchMusic andThe Sports Network (TSN) to theirsubscribers as a basic cable service, ratherthan as a discretionary service, has beeneagerly anticipated by all executive levels atMuchMusic for many months.
However, Dennis Fitzgerald says he'sconfused by this "monumental" decision andhe won't know what the specific ramifica-tions and implications derived from the 300page document will be until at least next year.
Although the MuchMusic Vice Presidentand General Manager agrees both the stationand advertisers would benefit greatly if themove were made immediately, cable com-panies would be unlikely to do so because thediscretionary service packages provide asubstantial revenue base for the variousdistributors.
"We'd have some real problems tryingto institute a rate increase before we hadwider penetration and an ability to prove thatthe audience is there," he adds. By March1989 the switch must be made though, but
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chewan."
PolyGram appoints new Canadian A&R director
Larry Mayson, having an extensive background in retailing, artist management
and concert promotion, has been appointed PolyGram's Director of A&R for the Cana-
dian operations and will be based in Mon- treal but will also operate an office in Toron-
to. "Larry's first priority will be to find and
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the secondary target group being teenagers.
The "selective" ads, purchased during some of the highest rated television programs
in each marketplace, have been placed to "ensure they run after the consumer has finished their shopping and is relaxing at
home getting ready for their next day of shopping."
"One of the sure-fire ways to broaden
your customer base and increase traffic is by advertising via the strongest medium," says
the CBS Manager of Direct Marketing, Karen Hunter. "Television advertising has proven
to be the most effective advertising vehicle for CBS top sellers over the past two years."
g again to Pre -Christmas advertising on the na- umer and tional networks, including MuchMusic, runs
commer- from the 14th of this month through to the d stores" Christmas Day, while the Post -Christmas
io. campaign begins the very next day and ends
wo phases January 17, 1988.
MuchMusic's move to basic many months away The recent decision handed down by the
CRTC that will now allow the various cable companies to provide both MuchMusic and
The Sports Network (TSN) to their subscribers as a basic cable service, rather
than as a discretionary service, has been eagerly anticipated by all executive levels at
MuchMusic for many months. However, Dennis Fitzgerald says he's
confused by this "monumental" decision and he won't know what the specific ramifica-
tions and implications derived from the 300
page document will be until at least next year. Although the MuchMusic Vice President
and General Manager agrees both the station and advertisers would benefit greatly if the
move were made immediately, cable com- panies would be unlikely to do so because the
discretionary service packages provide a substantial revenue base for the various
distributors. "We'd have some real problems trying
to institute a rate increase before we had wider penetration and an ability to prove that
the audience is there," he adds. By March 1989 the switch must be made though, but
While recording his new Breakfast At The Circus LP, David Wilcox was presented with gold albums for both
My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble and The Best Of David Wilcox by Capitol's Richard Lyttelton.
until that time Fitzgerald wonders whether they are actually a basic service or not.
"I'm not sure when logic prevails. In fact," he confides, "I'm not sure what the
condition of our license is. In some ways it looks like we have an amended license to basic. Do we then take on the new conditions
and responsibilities of that basic license or do we play it out until 1989?
"I believe it's a basic license today but that doesn't mean a helluva lot until other
people agree with me. "We're very pleased but we didn't apply
for it per se," he continues. "Basically, what we said was 'If you move anyone to basic, we
want to go too.' But I'm pretty happy with the way it's come down the way it has.
New Order compilation goes gold sparks new set
Substance, New Order's compilation album featuring tracks not previously found on LP
format and containing the hit True Faith, has surpassed the gold plateau in Canada; primarily due to the fact that it was made available to fans as a double set in the CD
configuration, with an additional 12 tracks included, comprised of the B-sides to all the
singles on the package. The band, formed after the demise of
Joy Division, continues to exude quite an in- fluence on the current dance scene and this is
their first gold record here, a testament to their broad -base of support.
Hence, PolyGram has now released Substance Sides, 14 tracks and over 90
minutes of music "for the price of a single cassette." Extended plays and dub mixes
make up the majority, but neither Murder nor Thieves Like Us Instrumental have ever
been released domestically. As well, True Faith Dub, taken from the
True Faith Remix 12", does not appear on the Substance CD and like Bizarre "Dub"
Triangle, it's a bonus track exclusive to the cassette.
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Obviously, as penetration increases and viewing increases
- MuchMusic's audience is
expected to quadruple - the advertising rate
will also summararily increase over time. "On the other side of the coin," con-
cludes Fitzgerald, "the amount of dollars we're taking out of the subscriber base will
decrease, and that's on file with the Commis- sion, but when it's all said and done we don't
see the bottom line changing to any great ex- tent."
Songwriters offered free magazine yet few left
Soundmakers, formerly the Music City Song Festival (MCSF) Songwriters' Enquirer, is
currently being offered "while the supply lasts" to individuals and organizations at no
charge; free. The educational magazine con- tains over 40 pages of articles - contributed by
"experts" from the music industry -
plus directories of studios, songwriter workshops
and seminars. Topics covered include: Publishing, by
Arthur Braun, General Manager of U.S. Operations for the Dick James Organization;
Home Studies, by Tom Lubin, author of the book on recording, Capture The Wind; Per-
forming Rights Societies, by Brad O'Shea, author, Just For The Record; and The
Techniques of Rhymes, by Buddy Kaye, reci- pient of 13 gold records and author of Buddy
Kaye's Method Songwriting course. "The key to a great song is to write something simple," says Braun in his article.
"Say it in a natural way with a new approach, musically fresh," he advises. "Don't use standard chord progressions you have learn-
ed in music class -
it's obvious. "It all goes back to the basic fact that if
you don't have a good song, you don't have the record
. . . all records now are work
records. We work them to get them recorded and released, and they must be good songs.
"Today," Braun concludes, "the better the song, the better the production and the
more exciting the artist, the better the chances are for success."
Dan Hill writes Billboard's #1 A/C song for '87 Dan Hill continues to be one of Canada's most successful and widely
covered songwriters. Now Billboard is about to announce that Can't We Try, the massive ballad success from his current album, is the
year's No. 1 A/C record in the United States. In Canada and the U.S.. the album's second single, Never Thought
(That I Could Love), is the follow-up smash. The song is now Top 10 on AC charts in R&R and Billboard. In fact, Hill has had a song
on Billboard's AC chart every single week for more than a year. Dan Hill has been entrusting CAPAC to administer his performing rights since 1974. We are proud of his continuing success.
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Walt's where ... ?(EC: Walt is on a well -deserved two weekvacation. Walt Says will return in the Dec.26th issue of RPM.)
Music Lovers' releasefor McKay instrumentalEric McKay, no stranger to the A/C charts, isback with another powerhouse instrumentalsingle titled, Sailing Away, a McKay original.This release is the follow-up to his release ofGood Times, which enjoyed an excellent runup the national chart, and established McKayas a Cancon A/C artist with great potential.
John Loweth, President of the MusicLovers' label and who manages Music BoxDancer Publications (McKay publishesthrough the latter), has just returned from apromotion trip to B.C., where he coveredsmall, medium and large markets. The con -census of opinion from the A/C program-mers he talked to, believed that Sailing Awayis "as good as . . . if not better than GoodTimes," says Loweth. "The secret with Sail-ing Away, is the fact that it is of medium tem-po with a bright and happy feeling. There's alack of good Cancon instrumental releases,and it really hit home to me when I visited thestations. So, Eric's release was timely."
" . . . . the prophets of doom, the messengers ofmediocrity, will be overwhelmed by the newgeneration of competent, creative, confidentartisans and by all those of preceding generationswho have already demonstrated their freshness ofmind, their talent and their capacity for inspiredleadership." - Pierre Juneau
Walt Grealis - Editor & PublisherPeter Martin - Chart CompilationGraeme Boyce - National News
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Higgin's unveils Canada's"Consumers are forced to determine if they'llenjoy what they hear on a disc, based on whatthey see through a blister pack," says PaulHiggins, who officially opened The CD Bar(Nov. 25), Canada's first consumer -relatedentertainment complex devoted exclusively tocompact discs and hardware.
He continues with, "We are all victimsof a marketing strategy that says if you likean artist in general, or a particular song onthe radio, you'll like the whole album. Thatwas okay when the purchase was a $3.99record, but today there is much more musicavailable in every genre . . . not only perfor-mance, but sound quality can also varydramatically on compact disc."
Earlier this year, Higgins conducted asurvey of CD buyers and found that morethan 80 percent agreed with his beliefs,"They wanted access to more informationand the opportunity to listen to discs prior topurchase," says Higgins. His CD Bar,located next to CITY -TV in downtownToronto, offers a unique private in-storeauditioning.
"Auditioning allows the consumer tosample music to which they might not other-wise be exposed to," he continues, "as wellas to make informed purchasing decisions."
Soviet musicians angeredover album content"It's a pity our hit song has been cut from theAmerican record," complains Boris Greben-shchikov, front man for the Soviet rock actAquarium, after the double album titled RedWave: Four Underground Soviet RockGroups was recently released on the Big Timelabel.
Not only are the so-called rockers upsetat the song selection, but they're apparently -also "angered" by the underground status ofthe album, since they do not consider theirmusic underground, but actually commercial.These groups evidently draw full houses andlarge TV audiences in the USSR, according toa Novosti Press Agency report.
At a time of gladnost and Billy Joel'sKohuept, the music industry in the SovietUnion is striving for creative independence,something of a misnomer even in Westernsocieties. This means they turn down state -sponsored tours, choosing instead to spendthe time composing.
"Frequent performances leave little timefor composition," furthers Aquarium'smanager Vitali Kalmanov. "The pleasure weget is more important than a high salary,although we don't want to be left without it."Dmitri Levkovsky, who manages Games,adds, "We could give many concerts on acommercial basis and make a lot of money,but this is a kind of bondage. Besides, com-mercial music has to follow fashion."
However, recording music, whethercommercial or not, is a bigger problem Sovietmusicians face, as demand exceeds supply.Recording facilities are booked far in ad-vance "with many celebrities still waitingtheir turn," hence musicians prefer to usefilm and TV studios to shoot videos, which"is just what we need today," concludesLevkovsky.
first CD "bar"There is a small fee charged for the service,which is waived if there is a purchase.
There was obviously a lot of work thatwent into researching the thousands of com-pact disc titles now available, with this infor-mation being used to select the titles stocked.This information was then entered in a"custom -designed" computer data base,making ratings and other data on every discavailable to customers.
Higgins concludes with, "Our motto is`investigate before you invest'. The serviceswe offer are long overdue in an industrywhich is geared to impulse buying."
Platinum Blonde's Mark Holmes gets together withStu Jeffries of CBC's Good Rockin' Tonight. The CBCTVer will be involved in promoting the band's cross-country tour which will begin in January in support oftheir new, platinum selling Contact album.
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Thanks for your support on the Sailcats firstalbum and specifically first single, Sensation.The recent review which you gave the albumreally lifted the band's spirits. As we all knowthe initial stage of any recording career canhave its moments but your magazine has notonly helped to give us national recognitionbut encouragement within the band itself.Our second single Make It Your Own will bereleased through the Music Brokers by theend of December or the first of January.
Thanks again for your continued sup-port. I look forward to giving you a platinumalbum in the near future.
Yours Truly,Jeff Parry
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Walking captures essence of CamJane Siberry's latest record has an intriguingcharacteristic about it, in that its own preten-sions aren't bound by what can possibly becalled commercial, yet because most Cana-dian rock bands previously have been cajoledinto a strained existence determined by their -eventual success stateside, The Walking ex-.emplifies what should always be expectedfrom this nation's musicians: quality.
"There's a lot of room in the ar-rangements where I wanted the band to bespontaneous and improvise," says Siberry."There's a lot of wonderful playing on thisrecord. I felt badly putting on any vocalsafter hearing the bed tracks, because theycovered up so much. It would make a greatinstrumental record."
The Speckless Sky, which went gold lastsummer, won her and her band acclaim fromboth the industry and the public alike, oneach side of the border. Warner Bros. thisyear took over the international distributionof forthcoming records from Windham Hill,who had entered the picture following the NoBorders Here release.
"This was the first time I've had to writeall the songs without ever having performingthem live before we went into the studio,"she confides. "They were all brand new andnot completely finished, which made it a bitharder when I eventually went into the studioto sing."
The consumate artist, Siberry takes herwork seriously: from the continuous "scrib-bling" of notes to the arranging of newmaterial at her 12 -track home studio, fromrecording at Manta Sound to performing thefinished songs; now the task of selling herpiece of art lies in the hands of the variouslabels.
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COVER STORY -
by Graeme Boyce
Walking captures essence of Canadian songwriting Jane Siberry's latest record has an intriguing
characteristic about it, in that its own preten- sions aren't bound by what can possibly be
called commercial, yet because most Cana- dian rock bands previously have been cajoled into a strained existence determined by their
-
eventual success stateside, The Walking ex-. emplifies what should always be expected
from this nation's musicians: quality. "There's a lot of room in the ar-
rangements where I wanted the band to be spontaneous and improvise," says Siberry.
"There's a lot of wonderful playing on this record. I felt badly putting on any vocals
after hearing the bed tracks, because they covered up so much. It would make a great
instrumental record." The Speckless Sky, which went gold last summer, won her and her band acclaim from
both the industry and the public alike, on each side of the border. Warner Bros. this year took over the international distribution
of forthcoming records from Windham Hill, who had entered the picture following the No
Borders Here release. "This was the first time I've had to write
all the songs without ever having performing them live before we went into the studio,"
she confides. "They were all brand new and not completely finished, which made it a bit
harder when I eventually went into the studio to sing."
The consumate artist, Siberry takes her work seriously: from the continuous "scrib-
bling" of notes to the arranging of new material at her 12 -track home studio, from
recording at Manta Sound to performing the finished songs; now the task of selling her
piece of art lies in the hands of the various labels.
"There are parts on this record that are not a regular style of lyric, more like
splashes," she explains. "In the lyric book,
there are actually two ghost poems which I
extracted from what you hear me sing. I
decided to put . . .
not poems, but just scrib- blings, so the extraction isn't too obscure,
and people can see where it all came from."
To that even artists aren't aware of, for example, the current state of radio, or
airplay and its affect on earnings (sales), is
not only naive but also a fallacy. In fact, sell- ing gold is neither surprising nor disappoin-
ting yet rather confusing, at a time when Wrestlemania sells out stadiums. Perhaps for
the consumer, in this day and age, wrestling is
more entertaining. "I had a number of songs, and eventual-
ly these ones that are on the album, clustered together in my mind as being a good group to
concentrate on," Siberry adds. "It's more like a tone, a colour. There's a real autumn -
winter feel to it, a lot of the colours are autumn: the reds, rusts and golds.
"Warner's are very aware that I want to work with people who'll encourage me in the
RPM -
December 12, 1987 -
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direction that I'm trying to go, as opposed to people who would discourage. So they respect that, and they have a lot of acts on
their label who are very similar to me, in that they aren't necessarily commercial
songwriters but they are highly respected." The names David Byrne and Laurie
Anderson crop up in conversation, as does K.D. Lang's, when discussing other artists on
the roster. But for Jane Siberry the true test of faith will come in the new year, when her
tour begins, taking her across North America and Europe in three months.
"It's not long for some people but I don't want to do that," Siberry concludes. "I really like to perform and work with the band
and travel. It's just another variation. I like to write, arrange, record but never too much of one thing. I like the different facets of
what I do .. . I like to go on the road but not
for too long. "People tend to forget that people who
write or are in the music world aren't in it for just 'the career' but they're in it because they
are truly writers or musical people. I have
many personal projects that I do on the side just for the love of it."
Siberry's bowling party "a roaring success" Celebrating the release of Jane Siberry's
latest LP, The Walking, Toronto -area retailers were invited to participate in one of
the most imaginative promotions this in- dustry has seen in a while. Held at Fall-
ingbrook Bowling Alley in Scarborough, Duke Street Records treated bowlers (and
non -bowlers alike) to a night of fun and exer- cise.
"It was a roaring success," explains David MacMillan, the label's marketing
representative, whose responsibility it was to organize the event. Although there are no im- mediate plans for another bowling release
party, he hopes his idea of a toboganning party for Neo-A4's new Colin Thurston's
SAILING AWAY
The
Hot New Instrumental by
ERIC Mc KAY
"This could be the tune that launches Eric" -
Dave Watts -
CFR A Ottawa. "For any music programmers with open minds (as was the case with
Kenny G.), this could prove to be the year's left field hit!" -
Kirk LaPoint -
Billboard "Great sound. Just what we need"
- Rusty Morgan
- CFCP Courtney
produced album will come to fruition in the new year.
Present, and bowling, among the various retailers were members of Siberry's band and
her manager Bob Blumer, Duke Street and MCA staffers. Peter Vitols took the high
average prize, leading his team that included Rob Yale, Chris Ryan and Sandra Hummel
(both of Sam's), Duke's Pat Hope and the band's John Myhr to overall victory.
MacMillan also mentions there were prizes for lowest score, lowest team average
and most strikes as well. Not only was Siberry product offered, and competitively fought
for, but also "practice sets" for in -home use for those unfortunates who couldn't quite
knock down as many pins as Vitols. Siberry's critically -acclaimed album,
slated for release on Warner Bros in the U.S. this January, and RPM's front page pick
(Nov. 21), is starting to pick up steam across the country at retail, whereas radio seems a
little reticent to add the first single, the title track, in great numbers.
Low bowler Stewart Duncan Is pictured with Jane Siberry, Sandra Hummel and Chris Ryan at the Fall.
Ingbrook Bowling Alley in Scarborough, following a night of teams competing (quite Intensely) with each other for the Slberry catalogue on Compact Disc and other delightful prizes.
I store, radio station and record company reports. MUSIC LOVERS
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CKGM listeners frolic in BarbadosMontreal's CKGM held their 2nd annualBreakfast In Barbados promotion, and it"paid off in a big way," relates the station's
Five grand prize winners and their guests gatheraround CKGM's broadcast staff alongside the pool ofthe Heywoods in Barbados.
Food bank benefits fromCBC Radio presentationCBC Radio's Toronto studios will be open tothe public this Dec. 18, as listeners will be in-vited to donate non-perishable food items tothe Daily Food Bread Bank campaign andparticipate in special Christmas broadcastscomplete with celebrity guests, door prizesand entertainment.
The Food Bank serves 130 communityagencies in the Toronto area and the charityestimates over 60,000 people are forced toseek emergency food aid each month in thecity alone.
CBC's "open house" food drive is thestation's "opportunity to make thisChristmas a little brighter for those less for-tunate," says Susan Grant, Ontario RegionCommunications' publicity coordinator.
ANYA VILSON
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Karen Bryant. The event received "huge"publicity via all the island's media outlets, asCKGM broadcast direct from the poolside ofthe Heywoods Hotel. In addition to BN'ssatellite support, assistance was provided byRadio Rediffusion in Barbados with amicrowave link from the resort to a local sta-tion in Bridgetown.
Anthony ends all rumoursFinally ending a month of speculation,MuchMusic's Steve Anthony has joined thestaff of Toronto radio station CFNY as theirnew morning personality. His first shift willbe broadcast live from the new harbourfrontfacility, Hotel Admiral, on Dec. 14, and hewill continue as a MuchMusic veejay as well.The station's Don Berns reports Hal Har-bour, previously with Q104, will assumeweekend shift responsibilities, completing hisstaff additions.
Daynard's move toCHFI benefits childrenFollowing his departure from CKFM, long-time Toronto morning man Don Daynard hasjoined CHFI and the station held a "welcomebash" at the Inn On The Park on Dec. 1 inhis honour, with dancing to the music ofyears gone by and all profits to the CanadianChildren's Foundation.
Over 800 people attended the launch andcelebration of Daynard's new morning show,and his return to air, which includes a nightshift co -hosting (with Brian Master) theSaturday Night Oldies show.
Paul Fisher, CHFI's program director,explains Terry McElligott asked to be "takenoff" mornings to pursue other interests butwill be retained as a swing announcer and isdelighted welcoming Daynard to the station.
"His unique style will bring somethingspecial to our mornings," says Fisher, "andhis life-long enthusiasm for the 'oldies' willgive an added dimension for our Saturdaynight programming."
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CJEZ-FM's Randall seeks help againLast year, reports Christopher Randall, thecharity organization Helping Others Incor-porated distributed over $25,000 worth of"toys, albums, candy products, soft drinks,movie posters and clothing items," to Toron-to's less fortunate. Randall, once again, issoliciting the assistance of those in the enter-tainment industries for donations suitable asgifts. Promotional items (such as albums,posters or tickets) can be forwarded to his of-fices, or more information can be obtainedby calling him at the station: (416)480-2097.
McCoy Bohn launch newsmaller market programThe Vancouver -based programming con-sultants McCoy Bohn have launched a new"alternative" program, aimed at the smalland medium market broadcasters, called Ins-tant Access Consulting.
Offered on a market -exclusive basis tostations not competing with the company'scurrent clients, the program, says presidentChuck McCoy, will provide "a system thatallows small and medium markets to makeuse of our services in a way that gives max-imum flexibility to the broadcaster.
"We worked on the premise that moststations can use professional consulting ex-pertise but not all of them have the budget toaccomodate regular, full -service consulting."
Programming advice, marketing andmanagement consulting, and announcer ap-praisals are some of the services available,and are provided on "a more flexible user-pay structure."
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charity organization Helping Others Incor- porated distributed over $25,000 worth of
"toys, albums, candy products, soft drinks, movie posters and clothing items," to Toron-
to's less fortunate. Randall, once again, is soliciting the assistance of those in the enter- tainment industries for donations suitable as gifts. Promotional items (such as albums,
posters or can be forwarded to his of- fices, or more information can be obtained
by calling him at the station: (416)480-2097.
McCoy Bohn launch new smaller market program
The Vancouver -based programming con- sultants McCoy Bohn have launched a new "alternative" program, aimed at the small and medium market broadcasters, called Ins- tant Access Consulting.
Offered on a market -exclusive basis to stations not competing with the company's current clients, the program, says president Chuck McCoy, will provide "a system that allows small and medium markets to make
use of our services in a way that gives max- imum flexibility to the broadcaster. "We worked on the premise that most
stations can use professional consulting ex- pertise but not all of them have the budget to accomodate regular, full -service consulting."
Programming advice, marketing and management consulting, and announcer ap- praisals are some of the services available,
and are provided on "a more flexible user - pay structure."
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Z AVMComstock signs Jessie BurnsAfter 2 years of legal entanglements withher previous label Juno nominee Jessie Burnsis returning to the recording business. "Jessieis finally freed from those legal obligationsand we look forward to a new career forher," asserts Frank Fara of Jessie's new labelComstock Records. Burns is first release is aChristmas ballad entitled Let's Spend TheNight Together. The single will be releasedsimultaneously in the U.S.A., Canada andEurope this week. 2 parts Cancon.
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umbia. Not exactly a "holiday in L.A."
McEntire's Greatest goes gold Reba McEntire, who is currently enjoying chart success with her Last To Know single
Pictured above with Reba are (I to r) Randy Lennox, Dave Watt, Graham Powers and Doug Spence.
was recently presented with agold album for her Greatest Hits Package. The presentation
was made at the MCA head office following McEntire's sold -out show in Toronto.
Bacon vs Bacon in Wingham CKNX Wingham, Ontario recently held a contest asking it's listeners "What would you
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Merceys sign with UniversalThe Mercey Brothers have just signed a sub -publishing contract with Universal Songs inHolland. Universal will represent the com-plete Mercey Brothers Publishing Companycatalogue in the Netherlands. This signingenhances recent sub -publishing contracts
Hot holiday line-upfor MarigoldIn keeping with the "hot" buying season,Marigold Productions Limited has recentlyserviced four new singles to radio stationsacross Canada. These releases include: on theMarigold label, Debbie Johnson's Just Im-agination, Fortunato's The Last To Know;on Sink Records, Lindsay Morgan's Out OfThe Blue and Doug Cameron's Lonely AtChristmas on DBMI.
Johnson's Just Imagination, is thefollow-up to her previous hit single MamaSaid Why, which garnered her a Junonomination. She is currently working on anLP and video which are expected to be releas-ed in Feb. 1988.
Lindsay Morgan's Out Of The Blue is hisTara follow-up, and should be received atA/C and MOR radio as well as were hisprevious recordings.
with Frost Music in Norway and Sonet Musicin Sweden. The Merceys are currently work-ing on their Raised By The Radio follow-up,Straight To The Heart. The latter will be in-cluded on their 16th album, which is expectedto be released in the spring of '88.
Freedom rush releasesnew Crawley singleFreedom label president Scott Richardsreports the rush release of Siobhan Crawley'snew single, Valentino. The single was culledfrom her upcoming LP, Without Warning,which also contains her past releases, You'reIn Love, Closer, and her big hit of The BestWay. The LP is now in the warehouse atElectric Distribution.
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