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Johnnie T aylor··Columbia 310281
2 1 SWEET THING
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan··ABC 12149
Rusty Wier comes on smooth, leaves burnin'
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Rhythm Heritage··ABC 12135
Commodores··Motown M 1381F
6 8 BOOGIE FEVER
Sylvers··Capitol P 4179
7 7 INSEPARABLE
Natalie Cole··Capitol P 4193
8 6 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
Donna Summer··Oasis DC 401
9 10 THEME FROM MAHOGANYIDO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR'RE GOING TOI
Diana Ross·Motown M 1377F
11 11 lET THE MUSIC PLAY
Barry White··2Oth Centruy TC 22ffi
12 22 MISTY BLUE
Dorothy Moore··Malaco M 1(Q9
13 13 YOU SEXY THING
Hot Chocolate··Big Tree BT 16047
14 15 QUIET STORM
Smokey Robinson·· T amla T 54265F (Motownl
15 18 FROM US TO YOU
Stairsteps··Dark Horse DH HIDi (A&M I
16 17 NURSERY RHYMES PART 111
Peoples Choice··TSOP ZSB4773
17 12 SING A SONG
Eanh, Wind & Fire··Columbia 310251
18 16 LOVE MACHINE, PT. /
The Mircales·· T amla T 54262F (Motownl
19 24 (CALL MEl THE TRAVELING MAN
Masqueraders··ABC 12157
20 14 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
David Ruffin··Motown M 1376F
1 REMEMBER ME
Willie Nelson/ Columbia 310275
Rusty Wier, the lanky, rumble-
voiced " progressive" cowboy from
Austin , Tex ., made his second
appearance in a month in New
Orleans on March 12-13, much to
the joy of local Austin music lovers.
Record World ma9azine recently
called Wier "progressive country
personified " in a special section it
published on the main exponents of
progressive country music .
The title might not be far from
wrong , if only because of the fact
that Rusty, unlike Willie Nelson or
Jerry Jeff Walker (tow of Austin's
more prominent musical names), is
a native of the Texas capital.
Like Nelson, Walker and most of
the other score or more musicians
who espouse the" Austin sound"--
Is there such a thing? -- Rusty in
person offstage appears slightly
shy, but always gregarious enough
to slip right into any converstaion
that happens to be going as long as
there's a cold brew handy.
Wier's recent performances in
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F .. ~NY (BE TENDER WI TH MY LOVE)
Ar if Mard in (Ca .. erole, BMI )
SO WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER Pa ul
Simon & Ph il Ramone (Paul Simon , BMI )
FLY AWAY Mil ton Okun (Cherry Lane,
ASCAP)
FOOLED AROUND AND FelL IN LOVE
Alan Blazek & Bill Szymczyk
(Crabshaw, ASCAP )
FOX ON THE RUN Sweet (Swee. Pub. L.d.)
FROM US TO YOU Bob Margo uleff, Billy
Prellon & the Sta irSleps (Ganga Pub.
B.V., BM I)
GOL DEN YEARS David Bowie & Harry
Mas li n (Beverly Bros., BM I; Chrysa lis/
Main Man. ASCAP )
GOO D HEARTED WOM .. ~ Ray Penn ing.on
& Way Ion Jenn ings (Baron/Willie
Nelson , BMI )
GROW SOME FUNK OF YOUR OWN
G. Dudgeon (Big Pig/ Yellow Dog.
ASCAP)
HAPPY MUSIC Dona ld Byrd (E)gy, BMI )
HE'S A FRIEND Norman Harr is (Stone
Diamond/ Mighty Three . BMI )
HIGHFl Y Alan Parsons (Velvet/ RAK )
HIT THE ROA D JACK Mel Shaw
(Tangerine, BMI )
HOL D BACK THE NIGHT R. Baker , N.
Harr is & E. Young (Golden Fleece , BMI )
HOMECOMING Peter AnaSlasoff (ATV,
BM I)
DO, I DO, I DO, I DO Ulveaus & B.
Anderson (Coun"e ... BM I)
FEel LIKE A BULLET (I N GUN OF
ROBEPT FORD) G. Dudgeon (Big Pig/
Leeds. ASCP~)
New Orleans at a just redone music
emporium in the city ' s Garden
District caused all sorts of hoopla ,
foot stomping and beer drinking.
The club, called Jed's, is conducive
to the sort of familiarity with the
musicians that Austin music lovers
expect they should find when in
Austin .
The natural wood ambience of
the multi-tiered floor that surrounds
the stage lent the proper back-
ground to W ier's natural rap be-
tween songs al\d his earthy lyrics.
Now that his second album for
20th Century is becoming the kind
of platter owners press upon their
friends with an urgent "You gotta
listen to this" the company has
released a sing le--" I Don't Want to
Lay This Guitar Down" ()'C-2273),
an uptempo tu ne about writing
music that ma kes people feel good .
And feel good is exactly what
Rusty makes you feel like . My
favorite from th e same album, Rusty
Wier, is a funky number titled
" Basic Lady," which features a
female backup vocal group that
adds the kind of punch to the
chorus that makes you want to
giggle, stomp your feet or dance, if
you've got more grace than most
people who wear cowboy boots.
Wier's first album for 20th Cen-
tury, Don't it Make You Wanna
Dance, is still popular among fol -
lowers and with those just finding
out why their friends have been
going around wearing Stetsons and
cowboy boots .
On his first visit to Mardi Gras
Town in February, Wier closed his
set with a backbone-baiting per-
formance of the title cut from that
first album and performed most of
the songs from the second album.
Backed up by the Filler Brothers
Band, his entire performance was
easy-going, but tightly professionsl,
the kind of delivery you 'd expect
from a musician who can capture
your soul with the first note of his
record .
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ALPHABETICAL LISTING
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Tom T. Hall/Mercury 737ffi
Moe Bandy Columbia 310265
By SONNY ALBARADO
Tyrone Oavis··Oakar DK 4550
5 4 SWEET LOVE
Merle Harrard Capitol 4204
5 FASTER HORSES
3 HANK WILLIAMS, YOU WROTE MY LIFE
2 TURNING POINT
EV IL WOMAN Jeff Lynne (Un ihart/ Jef,
BM I)
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4 THE ROOTS OF MY RAISING
3 3 THEME FROM S.W.A.T.
Domain ).
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5 DISCO LAOY
ACTION Sweet (Sweet Ltd ./W B, ASCAP )
ALL BY MYSELF J immy lenner
(C.A.M./U.S.A., BM I) .
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BABY FACE Stephen Schaefer & Harold
Wh .. ler (Warner Bros., ASCAP)
BAD LUCK Dave Crawford (Blackwood ,
BM I)
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BAN"·PPLE GAS Cat Stevens (Ashtar Mu. ic
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B.V., BM I) . . .
BOHEM IAN RHAPSODY Roy Thomas Baker
(T rident, ASCAP )
BOOGIE FEVER Fredd ie Perren (Perren
Vibes/ Bullpen, ASCn/ BMI )
BREAKAWAY Richard Perry (Almo/
Caledonia Steam, BMI)
BRE .. KING UP IS HARD TO DO
Ne il Seda ka & R. Appere (Screen Gems·
Columbia, BM I)
(CALL ME ) TH E TRAVELING MAN lsa.c
Hayes (I ncense, BMI )
CONVOY Don Sears & Chip Dav i.
(Amer ican Gramaphone, SESAC)
CUPI O Hank Medre .. & Dave Appe ll
(Kags, BMI )
DEEP PURPLE Mike Curb (Robb ins, ASCAP)
DECEMBER, 1963 (OH , .WHAT A NIGHT )
Bob Gaud io (Seasons/ Jobete, ASCAP )
DISCO LADY Don Dav is (Groovesv ille,
BMI ; Conqu istador, ASCAP)
DREAM ON Adr ian Barber (Frank
Conno ll y & Dak.el , BMI )
DREAM WEAVER Gary Wr ight (Warners,
ASCAP )
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EH CUMPARI Sam Lorr ich io (Public
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Charts courtesy of a: 'AORLD
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83
38
98
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35
19
95
99
73
52
43
51
67
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I HEARD IT TH ROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
John C. Foger'y (S.one Aga.e . BMI )
I LOVE MUSIC (PART 1) Kenne.h Gamble
& Leon Huff (Migh.y Three, BMI )
I WRITE THE SONGS Ron Dan.e & Barry
Man ilow (Art is ts/ Sunbury. ASCAP)
IF YOU ONLY BEll EVE (JESUS FOR
TONITE ) Michel Polna reff (Oxygen/
Warner Bro.hers, ASCP ~ )
IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MA IN STREET
Joni Mitchell (C razy Crow, BM I)
INSEPARABLE Chuck Jackson & Marvin
Yancy (Jay's Enterpr ise, lrd./Chappell,
ASCAP)
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JUNK FOOD JUNKIE Randolph Nause"
(Peaceab le Kingdom, ASCAP )
JUST YOU AND I Vini Poncia (Rumanian
Picklework./ Columbia/ N.Y. Times, BMI )
LET YOUR LOVE flOW Phil Gernha,d &
Tony Scotti (Loaves & Fishes, BM I)
lIVIN' FOR THE WEEKEN D K. Gamble &
l. Huff (Migh.y Three, BM I)
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH Ian P nde rson (Ian
Anderson. ASCA P)
LONEl Y NIGHT (ANGel FACE)
87
60
24
85
69
44
25
71
54
80
88
Daryl OraQon & Toni Tennille
(Don Kirshner, BM I)
LOOK ING FOR SPAC E Mil.on Okun
(Cherry Lane, ASCAP)
LORelEI S'yx (Almo/ S'ygian, ASCPP)
LOVE FIRE Chas. Pea.e (Coral Rock/
Amer ican Dream/ Be lsilO, ASCAP)
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LOVE HURTS Manny Charlton (House of
Bryant, BMI )
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LOVE OR LEAVE Thom Bell (Mighty Three,
BMI)
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LOVE IS THE DRUG Chris Thomas
(TRO·Cheshire, BM I)
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY Pete Ballotte
(Sunday & Cafe Amer ican, ASCAP)
LOVE MACHINE P .. JH I Freddie Perren
(Jobete/ Gr imo .. , ASCAP) .
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LOVE ROllERCOASTER Oh io Playe ..
(Ohio Players/ Un ichappell, BM I)
MISTY BLUE Tom Couch & James Stroud
(Ta lmont, BM1 )
MONEY HONEY Ph il Wa inman (Hudson
Bay, BMI )
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MOZ",\\BIQUE Don DeV ito (Ra m's Horn,
ASCAP)
NURSERY RHYMES Kenneth Gamble &
Leon Huff (Migh.y Three, BMI )
ONL Y LOVE IS REAL Lou Ad ler (Colgems,
ASCAP)
ONL Y 16 Ron Haffk in (Kags, BM I)
PARTY HEARTY O li ver Sa in (Ex cellorec/
Saico, BMI )
RENEGADE Bob JohnSlon (MySler y, BM I)
RHIANNON (WILL YOU EVER WIN )
Fleetwood Mac & Ke ith Olsen
(Rockhopper, ASCAP)
RIGHT B .. ::K WHERE WE STARTED FROM
Pierre Tubbs & Vince Edwards (AT V
Un iversal, BM I)
ROCK & ROLL ALL NIGHT Edd ie Kramer
(Cafe Amer ican/ Rock Steady, ASCAP )
SARA SMILE ChriSlopher Bond, Darly Hall
& John Oates (Un ichappe ll, BMI)
70
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30
91
18
82
92
48
26
78
59
81
32
97
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5 2 GOODHEARTEO WOMAN
Way Ion & Willie/RCA PB Hli29
6 7 STANDING ROOM ONLY
Barbara Mandrell/ABC Dot DOA 17601
7 9 MOTELS AND MEMORIES
T.G. Sheppard/Melodyland ME 6OZ8
14 BROKEN LADY
Larry gatlin/Monument ASBIIlOO
6 DON'T BEliEVE MY HEART CAN STAND ANOTHER YOU
Tanya Tucker/MCA40497
10 17 TILL THE RIVERS ALL RUN DRY
11 12 THE SWEETEST GIFTITRACKS OF MY T~Ao~t"iams/ABC Dot DOA 17604
12 21 YOUlLLOSE A GOOD THI~~a Ronstadt & Emmylow Harris/Asylum 452!E
Freddy Fender/ABC Dot DOA 17&li
13 191F I HAD IT TO DO ALL OVER AGAIN
Roy Clark/ABC Dot DOA 17&li
14 15 IT'S MORNING
Jessi Colter/Capitol 4200
15 16 WILD SIDE OF LIFE
Freddy Fender/G RT 039
16 18 YOU ARE THE SONG
Freddie hanlCapitol421O
17 11 SINCE I FElL FOR YOU
Charlie Rich/Epic B 50182
18 8 SOMEBODY HOLD ME IUNTIL SHE PASSES BYI
Narvel Felts/ABC Dot DOA 17500
19 22 (Till I KISSED YOU
Connie Smith/Columbia 310277
20 10 SOMEBOOY LOVES YOU
Crystal Cayle/ United Anists XW740 Y
SATURDAY NIGHT Bill Mar. in & Phil
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Couler (We lback, ASCAP)
SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS Barry KingSlon
89
(Peer International, 8M I )
SHP ~NON Cashman and WeSl (Blending ·
76
well, ASt:AP)
SHE'S A DISCO QUEEN Ol iver Sa in
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(Excellorec/ Saico, BM I)
SHOW ME THE WAY Pe.er Framp.on
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(Almo/ Fram·B.e Mus ic L.d ., ASCAP )
SING A SONG M. Wh i.e & C. S.ephney
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(Saggfire, BM I)
SLOW RIDE Nick Jameson (Knee Trembler,
15
ASCAP)
SOMEWHER E IN THE NIGHT Joe Wi .. e"
(Almo, PSCAP; Irving, BM I)
61
SQUEEZE BOX Glyn Johns (Tower, BM I) 40
STRANGE MAGIC Jeff Lynne (Unar ./ Je.,
84
BM I)
SWEET LOVE James Carm ichael & The
Commodores (Jobert/ Commodores,
ASCAP )
SWEET THING Rufus (Ame rican
BroadcaSling, ASCAP)
TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Bill Szymczyk
(Benchmark/ Kicking Bear, ASCAP)
TJlNGERINE Vincent Monrana Jr. (Famou s,
ASOP )
THE JAM Larry Graham (Nine.een Eigh.y
Foe, BM I)
THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU
KNOW WHERE YOU' RE GOING TO )
Masser (Jobere/ Screen Gems ·Columb ia,
ASCAP/ BM I)
THEME FROM S.W.A.T. S.eve Barri &
Michael Omart ian (Spellgold, BM I)
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90
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THE RE 'S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER
THE WORLD ) Richard Carpen.er
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(Glenwood, ASCAP)
THE WHITE KNIGHT Leslie ",elv . Agency
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(Un ichappe ll , BM I)
TILL IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE J. C.
Ph illips (Bl ue lick, BM I)
77
TI MES OF YOUR LIFE Bob Scaff
(Three Eagles, ASCAP)
68
TRACKS OF MY TEARS Pe.er Asher
42
(Jobe'e, ASCAP)
TRAIN CAllED FREEDOM Bunny Sigler
100
(Migh.y Three , 8MI )
TURNING POINT Leo Graham (Julio Brian
& Con.en., BMI )
64
UNION MAN S.eve Cropper (Fill River,
BM I)
66
VENUS Bill y Terrell (Kirshner Songs/
We ll back, ASCAP)
SO
W .. KE UP EVERYBODY (PART 1)
Kenne.h Gamble & Leon Huff
(Migh.y Three . BMI )
23
WALK AWAY FROM LOVE Van McCoy
(Charles Kipps, BMI )
39
WE CAN'T HIDE IT ANYMORE Don Davis
(Groovesv ille, BMI )
65
WINNERS AND LOSERS Dan Hamil.on,
Joe Frank & A I.n Dennison
(Spi.fire, BMI )
96
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (Mr. Jordan )
(Mus ic of .he Time, ASCAP )
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YOU ' LL LOSE A GOOD THING Huey P.
Mea ux (Crazy Ca jun, BMI )
75
YOU SEXY THING Mick ie MoSl (Finchley,
ASCM)
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