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MUSIC PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING MUSIC ... By By Pat Pat Matthews Matthews WQUE New Orleans Tuning in Tun ing in The recent recent weeks weeks have have brought brought The the another tragic tragic departure departure from from the another music world. I guess the list will music world. I guess the list will always continue continue to to grow, grow, but but II find find always now? Though the myself asking , why myself asking, why now? Though the lady remained remained relatively relatively obscure obscure in in lady her last years, Minnie Ripperton's her last years, Minnie Ripperton's music touched touched the the world world deeply deeply and and music with great sensitivity, and her vocal with great sensitivity, and her vocal will leave leave her her as as one one of of perception will perception the enduring enduringtalents talentsofofthis this era. era.We We at at the PLAY METER METER express express our our deepest deepest PLAY condolences to to her her widower widower and and her her condolences children . We We will will miss miss her her multimultichildren. octave voice voice which which always always served served to to octave heal the the hurt. hurt . heal WORLDS-Maureen DIFFERENT DIFFERE een NT WORLDS-Maur McGovern-Warner Brothers Brothers WBX WBX McGovern-Warner 8835 8835 It's the the theme theme song song to to one one of of the the It's few successful successful new new TV TV shows shows of of this this few past season. I watched the show past season. I watched the show aa in the the year year and and couple of of times times early early in couple always liked the theme, much the always liked the theme, much the same as as IIfelt felt about about the the themes themes from from same "Happy Days" Days" and and its its spinoff, spinoff, "Happy "Laverne & & Shirley." Shirley. " This This one, one , like like "Laverne most television opuses, is a bright, most television opuses, is a bright, happy, upbeat upbeat tune tune with with excellent excellent happy, vocals by Ms . McGovern who is is vocals by Ms. McGovern who resurfacing after after her her singing singing career career resurfacing S.S. Poseidon. Poseidon . went down down with with the the S.S. went "Different Worlds" Worlds" has has aa disco disco flavor flavor "Different and isis aa short short tune tune (only (only 2:15). 2 : 15) . and Should sell sell briskly briskly wherever wherever "Angie" "Angie" Should shown and and loved. loved. Give Give itit aa 77 out out of of isisshown 10. 10. LOVE ME ME NOW-Ronnie NOW-Ronnie McDoMcDoLOVE well-Epic 9-50753 9-50753 well-Epic Remember "The "The King King Is Is Gone," Gone ," Remember the tribute to Elvis? Well, this from the tribute to Elvis? Well, this isis from the same same performer performer who who sang sang that that the one . This one is a dreamy country one. This one is a dreamy country ballad about about being being inin the the peak peak of of ballad one's life for giving love. It is, of one's life for giving love. It is, of course, aa love love song, song, just just full full of of lush lush course, and soft soft steel steel guitars, quitars , and and strings and strings WBS 49021 49021 Warner Brothers Brothers WBS Warner starts out out sounding sounding like like the the old old ItIt starts BTO song "You Ain't Seen Nothin' BTO song "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" but but soon soon evolves evolves into into aa disco disco Yet" is still chorus. The body of the tune chorus. The body of the tune is still reminiscent of of vintage vintage Bachman-TurBachman-Turreminiscent earned his his due due with with his his ner. Roger Roger earned ner. first effort effort "Get "Get Used Used To To It," It," and and first should carry carry forward forward with with this this strong strong should on driving number numberthat that relies relies heavily heavily on driving a disco sound. It ends abruptly , but a disco sound. It ends abruptly, but not before before itit achieves achieves being being very very not an 88 out out of of 10 10 or or infectious . Rate Rate itit an infectious. better. better. pleasant. Should Should do do well well at at the the pleasant. and all all night night diners. diners. And And truckstops and truckstops as far far as as the the radio radio charts charts are are as out concerned, IIbelieve believe it's it's aa sure sure 99 out concerned, of 10 10 country. country. of SAIL ON-Commodores-Motown ON-Commodores-Motown SAIL M 1466F 1466F M Are you you ready ready for for aa record record from from aa Are super group , with a string of super group, with a string of all that that successes, that that doesn't doesn't sound sound all successes, much like like their their previous previous work? work? Well, Well, much here itit is. is. The The alteration alteration doesn't doesn't here mean it's it's not not aa good good tune! tune! As As aa mean The matter of of fact, fact, it's it's GREAT! GREAT! The matter versatility of of the the Commodores Commodores isis versatility very much much in in evidence evidence here. here. It's It's aa very and ballad reminiscent reminiscent of of Seals Seals and ballad Crofts, Pure Pure Prairie Prairie League. League. The The Crofts, vocals are are the the highlight highlight throughout. throughout. vocals You've got gotto to hear hearthis this one one to to believe believe You've And you youno no doubt doubtwill, will, since sinceit's it'san an it.it.And instantradio radio"add" "add"everywhere. everywhere. Give Give instant out of of 10. 10. itit aa 99 out HAVE BEEN BEEN CRAZY-ChiCRAZY-ChiMUST HAVE MUST cago-Columbia 1-11061 umbia 1-11061 cago-Col . That's That's right! right! It's It's that that time time of of year year again! Time Time for for another another Chicago Chicago again! album! II know know all all the the dyed-in-thedyed-in-thealbum! will be be happy happy wool Chicago Chicago freaks freaks will wool the single may about that. However, about that. However, the single may surpriseyou. you.It's It's not nottypical typical Chicago, Chicago, surprise but there thereisis an an obvious obvious reason reason for for this this but somewhat different different sound. sound. It's It's writwritsomewhat ten by by Donnie Donnie "Hot "Hot Licks" Licks" Dacus, Dacus, ten the newest newest member member of of this this super super the bunch of musicians. As his nickname bunch of musicians. As his nickname he'sthe theguitarist, guitarist, and andininthis this suggests,he's suggests, tune he squeezes out some nice licks. tune he squeezes out some nice licks. The song songisis aa mid-tempo mid-tempo rocker rocker and and The could fare fare well. well . But But II don't don't think think this this could single will will sell sell as as well well as as the the LP. LP. Give Give single out of of 10 10 and and hope hope for for better better itit aa 77 out end up up results . (You (You know know II could could end results. "Must Have Been Crazy!") sayin' I sayin' I "Must Have Been Crazy!") WE CAN'T CAN'T STAY STAY LIKE LIKE THIS THIS WE FOREVERRoger VoudourisFOREVER -Roger Voudouris- = AIN'T THAT THAT AA SHAME-Cheap SHAME-Cheap AIN'T Trick-Epic 9-50743 9-50743 Trick-Epic It's another another rocker rocker from from the the "Live "Live It's At Budokan" Budokan" LP, LP, replete replete with with At Japanese squeals squeals of of femininity femininity Japanese (again) . New New Orleans' Orleans' own own Dave Dave (again). Bartholomew and and Antoine Antoine "Fats" "Fats" Bartholomew Domino wrote wrote this this one one way way back back Domino when. Fats Fats enjoyed enjoyed tremendous tremendous when. in the the early early sixties sixties with with this this success in success Cheap Trick Trick has has tune . And And now now Cheap tune. electrified this this simple simple three three chord chord electrified tune proving proving once once again again that that rock rock tune androll roll has has deeply deeplyentrenched entrenched roots. roots. and and should should It'sbeing beinggiven given aabig bigpush push and It's do very very well, well, especially especially in in the the do Midwest, New Orleans, and Japan. Midwest, New Orleans, and Japan. Try aa 77 out out of of 10. 10. Try LOST IN IN MUSIC-Sister MUSIC-Sister SledgeSledgeLOST Cotillion 45001 45001 Cotillion Here'sanother anotherfrom from the the apparentapparentHere's ly unending catalog of smash hit ly unending catalog of smash hit records from from the the Chic Chic organization, organization, records headed up up by by the theincomparable incomparable song song headed and writing team team of of Nile Nile Rodgers Rodgers and writing Bernard Edwards . It's the third single Bernard Edwards. It's the third single culled from from the the Sledge Sledge Sisters' Sisters' "We "We culled Are Family" LP. The beat Are Family" LP. The beat isis aa danceable one, one, natch, natch , and and the the danceable and flowing and very guitars are easy guitars are easy and flowing and very Chic. Should Should do do great great in in the the discos discos Chic. and almost almost as as well well on on the the radio radio and out of of 10. 10. charts..88 out charts = = Therecords records are arerated rated as asfollows: follows: 10 10out outof of10 10 = Top Top 10 10 peak; peak; 99 out out of of 10 10 = Top Top 20 20 peak; peak; 88 out out of of 10 10 = Top Top The 30 peak; peak; 77 out out of of 10 10 = Top Top 40 40 peak; peak; 55 or or 66 out out of of 10 10 = Somewhere Somewhere in in Top Top 100; 100; 44 or or less less = Forget Forget it, it, loser, loser, 30 break in in half. half. break = = =