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be. What it is, though, is some very
danceable (jitter-bug, maybe?) driv-
in', mainstream rock n' roll, you hear
me? Not quite as symphonic as some
of their previous stuff, but after one
listen you'll be hooked by the hooks
and agree with a 9 out of 10 for ELO.
Cuba-Gibson Brothers-Island IS
8832
That the label is a description of
the title is purely coincidental. But
the music is salsa disco at its very
best . It's all about winning over that
"girl in the crowd" and sounds very
"Copacabana-ish." If you can't
dance to the Gibson Brothers you
should go back to your neighbor-
hood disco dance school and start
over. The horns will sell this one and
make it at least an 8 out of 10.
Heart of the Nioht-Poco-MCA
MCA 41023
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What started out to be a rather
obscure lp effort by Poco on the now
defunct ABC label has risen to a
well-deserved prominence in a musi-
cal spotlight . This has been accom-
plished so far on the strength of a
musically perfect tune called "Crazy
Love." Now Poco would like to place
a strangle-hold on the music-buying
public with this ballad about New
Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain, street
partyin' til dawn, and mellow, wistful
sunsets. It sounds a lot like some-
thing the Eagles would do, but that's
okay, especially since those birds are
so "overdue" it's not even funny .
The highlight of the tune is Phil
Kenzie's brilliant sax solo . Check it
out and see why it's a sure shot for a
9 out of 10.
Shakedown Cruise-Jay Fergu-
son-Asylum E-46041-A
Just when you thought the
"dream" vacation to Thunder Island
was on the home stretch of an
imaginary voyage, this ex-Spirit
member takes us on a Shakedown
Cruise. It's good rock n' roll from
Jay's latest lp effort titled "Real Life
Ain't This Way ." The instrumenta-
tion is next to flawless and there's
even a touch of humor in the lyrics:
"The captain says if you want some
sex, you can squeeze the sails, you
can lick the decks" (smacks of an
erotic old sailor's tale). Watch this
one fly, I mean "float" up the charts.
An 8 out of 10 on the Matthews
meter for PLAY METER.
Radio Additions
SHINE A LITTLE LOVE-Electric Light Orchestra-Jet (CBS)
58 radio playlist additions last week. Among them: 99X/FM-New York; WCAO-Baltimore ;
WKBW-Buffalo ; WDRC-Hartford; WTRY- Troy; WHYN-Springfield; WLCY-Tampa; KLIF-Dallas;
WAPE-Jacksonville; WAYS-Charlotte; WGH-Norfolk; WNOE-New Orleans; KSTP-Minneapolis;
WOKY-Milwaukee ; KOFM-Oklahoma City; WOHO- Toledo; WOW-Omaha; KEYN-Wichita; B100-San
Diego ; KIMN-Denver ; KENO-Las Vegas; KJRB-Spokane; KTKT- Tucson; KBDF-Eugene .
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW-ABBA-Atlantic
32 radio play list additions last week. Among them : WA VZ- New Haven; 14WK-Wheeling; WGUY- Bangor;
WTSN-Dover; BJ105-0rlando; WJDX-Jackson; WNOE-New Orleans; WAAY-Huntsville; WISM-Madi-
son; KEWl- Topeka; KKLS-Rapid City; WAKX-Duluth; KJR-Seattle; KCPX-Salt Lake City; KENO-Las
Vegas ; KROY -Sacramento.
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME--Cheap Trick-Epic
30 radio playlist additions last week. Among them: 99KX-Pittsburgh; WABC-New York; WOLF-Syracuse;
WTRY- Troy; KTSA-San Antonio; KXX106-Birmingham; WAPE-Jacksonville; WERC-Birminqham;
WLS-Chicago; 92X-Columbus; KEWI- Topeka; KKRC-Sioux Falls; KJRB-Spokane; KRSP-Salt Lake
City ; KTAC- Tacoma; K~IM-Rosewell .
I CAN'T STAND IT NO MORE-Peter Frampton-A&M (RCA)
29 radio playlist additions last week. Among them : 13Q-Pittsburgh; JB105-Providence; WOLF-Syracuse;
WGUY-Bangor; KRBE-Houston; YlOO-Miami; 94Q-Atlanta; KLIF-Dallas ; KBEQ-Kansas City;
KSLQ-St. Louis; WZUU-Milwaukee; WZZP-Cleveland; KFI-Los Angeles; KUPD-Phoenix; KERN-Bak-
ersfield; KRSP-Salt Lake City .
GOLD-John Stewart-RSO
27 radio playlist additions last week. Among them: 99X/FM-New York; WKBO-Harrisburg;
WOLF-Syracuse; Q105- Tampa; WSGN-Birmingham; WRVQ-Richmond; KSTP-Minneapolis; KZ93-
Peoria; WMEE-Ft. Wayne ; KFI-Los Angeles; KFRC-San Francisco; KOPA-Phoenix.
BOOGIE WONDERLAND-Earth , Wind & Fire with the Emotions-ARC/ Columbia
23 radio playlist additions last week. Among them : WCAO-Baltimore; WTRY- Troy; WAEB-Allentown ;
KTSA-San Antonio; WFLI-Chattanooga; WGH-Norfolk; KBEQ-Kansas City; 92X-Columbus;
WAKX-Duluth ; KROY-Sacramento; KBDF-Eugene; KDZA-Pueblo.
DO IT OR DIE-Atlanta Rhythm Section-Polydor
21 radio playlist additions last week. Among them: 13Q-Pittsburgh; Z93-Atlanta; 92Q-Nashville;
KNOW-Austin; WAPE-Jacksonville; KSLQ-St . Louis; WZUU-Milwaukee; WJON-St. Cloud ; WSPT-
Stevens Point.