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Shadoe Stevens
"American Top 40: May 12, 1991"
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track listing
#40) Do You Want Me--
Salt-N-Pepa
#39) Mama Said Knock
You Out--
LL Cool J
#38) People Are
Having Sex
--LaTour
Juicy Fruit/
Fox Broadcasting
Gateway/
Volkswagen
#37) Just The Way
It Is--
The Rembrandts
#36) Rush Rush--
Paula Abdul
Doritos/
Columbia Pictures
#35) How Much
Is Enough--
The Fixx
#34) Couple Days Off--
Huey Lewis &
The News
#33) Power Of Love/
Love Power
--Luther Vandross
Musicards
Oxyline/
GM Parts
#32) Unbelievable--
EMF
#31) Sadeness Part 1--
Enigma
#30) She Talks
To Angels--
Black Crowes
Rice-A-Roni/
Fox Broadcasting
#29) Iesha--
Another
Bad Creation
Station Mentions
#28) Strike It Up--
Black Box
Doritos/
Columbia Pictures
Musicards/Trident
#27) My Heart Is
Failing Me--
Riff
#26) It's A Shame
(My Sister)--
Monie Love
featuring
#25) Don't Treat
Me Bad--Firehouse
Trident/
Close-Up
Toothpaste
#24) What Comes
Naturally--
Sheena Easton
#23) Written All
Over Your Face--
The Rude Boys
#22) Hold You
Tight--
Tara Kemp
Noxzema Extraordinary
Teen Promo
Musicards/
Juicy Fruit
#21) Miracle--
Whitney Houston
AT40 Flashback:
Top 5 Hits From
The Week Of
May 7, 1977
#20) I've Been Thinking
About You--
Londonbeat
Rice-A-Roni/
Oxyline
#19) You're In Love--
Wilson Phillips
#18) Love Is A
Wonderful Thing--
Michael Bolton
#17) You Don't Have
To Go Home
Tonight--
The Triplets
Musicards
Doritos/
Fox Broadcasting
#16) Losing My
Religion--
R.E.M.
Long Distance
Dedication:
Somewhere
Out There--
Linda Ronstadt &
James Ingram
#15) Save Some
Love--
Keedy
Carefree/
Close-Up
Toothpaste
#14) More Than Ever--
Nelson
#13) Voices That Care--
Voices That Care
Noxzema Extraordinary
Teen Promo
Close-Up Toothpaste/
GM Parts
#12 I Wanna Sex
You Up--
Color Me Badd
#11 Silent Lucidity--
Queensryche
True Value/
NBC-TV
#10) Cry For Help--
Rick Astley
#09) More Than
Words--
Extreme
#08) I Don't
Wanna Cry--
Mariah Carey
Rice-A-Roni/
Trident
Doritos/
Gateway
#07) Rhythm Of
My Heart--
Rod Stewart
#06) I Touch Myself--
Divinyls
Rice-A-Roni/
Fox Broadcasting
#05) Touch Me
(All Night Long)--
Cathy Dennis
#04) Here We Go--
C&C Music
Factory
True Value/
Volkswagen
Oxyline/
NBC-TV
#03) I Like The Way
(The Kissing
Game)--
Hi-Five
#02) Baby Baby--
Amy Grant
Carefree/
Close-Up
Toothpaste
#01) Joyride--
Roxette
AT40 Commercial #1:
05/12/1991,
from Walt Disney
World
AT40 Commercial #2:
05/12/1991,
from Walt Disney
World
AT40 Commercial:
July 4th
Broadcast promo
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Shadoe Stevens
"American Top 40: May 12, 1991"
Ever since Casey Kasem started American Top 40 on July 4,
1970; this type of show started all of the music countdown programs
that would follow. What made this program so unique, was that the
latest hits were counted down, from #40 to #1, and while listening
to the hits, it was interesting to hear the stories behind each song.
Casey Kasem was the main host from 1970 to August, 1988, when Shadoe
Stevens became his replacement, from 1988 to January, 1995.
For the history of American Top 40, check out this site at
www.rockonthenet.com/archive.
(If this link does not work, simply Google "American Top 40 Weekly History")
I first discovered American Top 40 in 1979, as I was
interested in listening to the new tunes of the day. Fascinated by
the layout of this program, I was hooked, and was an avid listener
for many, many years. I would tape the programs every Sunday morning,
and listen to them throughout the week. Unfortunately, I did not keep
any of these broadcasts. But thanks to the great people of
ebay, I was looking to see if any
AT40 broadcasts were available. They were, and continue today,
available for sale. Shadoe Stevens' AT40 broadcast from May, 1991,
was the first broadcast I was able to purchase, as this show was live
from the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
What also makes this broadcast interesting are the cue sheets, detailing
for the radio program directors and DJ's who played these discs on the air,
so that they knew when to insert their own local commercials, and station
ID's before and after each segment. And of course, many of these hits
bring back memories, especially those songs that didn't hit #1.
In looking at the broadcast's Top 40, it's interesting to hear the
songs that first appeared in the Top 40 (debuts). There were 6 debuts,
and they were:
| #40 | Salt-N-Peppa | Do You Want Me |
| #39 | LL Cool J | Mama Said Knock You Out |
| #36 | Rush Rush | Paula Abdul |
| #34 | Huey Lewis & The News | Couple Days Off |
| #33 | Power Of Love/Love Power | Luther Vandross |
| #32 | Unbelievable | EMF |
Therefore, with 6 debuts, 6 songs dropped out of the countdown. They were:
| Gloria Estefan | Coming Out Of The Dark |
| Tevin Campbell | Round And Round |
| Tesla | Signs |
| Timmy T | One More Try |
| Robert Palmer | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I Want You |
| Gerardo | Rico Suave |
As this broadcast was from Walt Disney World in Florida, Shadoe
was joined on the air by the likes of Disney characters, such as Mickey
Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Roger Rabbitt. Very cute
conversations between these characters and the one-and-only Shadoe.
One of the Disney characters (Donald Duck) asked what is the most
popular Disney album of all time... The answer was the 1964 Soundtrack
of the Disney movie classic, Mary Poppins, spending 14 weeks at
#1 on the Billboard album charts, and to this day, has sold over
7 million copies.
At the end of each segment, (segments consisting of 2-3 songs),
actual radio commercials were aired as part of the broadcast.
Sponsors such as Doritos, Oxyline, and Juicy Fruit gum commercials
were aired, and some do bring back memories, as we all remembered
hearing these commercials on the radio in 1991. Also included were
the promos for the latest box-office movie... Stone Cold
starring former Seattle Seahawks football player, Brian Bosworth.
Of course, there was the Long Distance Dedication
(originally from the Casey Kasem years). A new feature that Shadoe
Stevens incorporated was the AT40 Flashback -- a look at the
top 5 songs from a particular year for the broadcast week. This
broadcast featured a mention of the Top 5 songs for May 7,
1977:
| #5 | Thelma Houston | Don't Leave Me This Way |
| #4 | Stevie Wonder | Sir Duke |
| #3 | Glen Campbell | Southern Nights |
| #2 | Leo Sayer | When I Need You |
| #1 | The Eagles | Hotel California |
The Long Distance Dedication was a letter written by a girl in
Singapore, writing it for a guy she met at Disneyland. Only spending a
few hours together, she cried when they had to leave. They had a great
time, and her song dedicated to him was the Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
song, "Somewhere Out There."
As extra added bonuses, at the end of the broadcast, were commercials
for this particular broadcast, to be aired the week before May 12, 1991.
Two of the three commercials were simple commercials regarding American
Top 40, saying that the week's broadcast was to be aired from Walt Disney
World in Florida. The third commercial was for an upcoming AT40 show,
on July 4th -- an All-American Top 40 program.
It is also to mention, about the current songs that had already been
number one, as of May 12, 1991, likewise #1 songs that would occur in the
upcoming months:
| Past #1's, as of 05/12/1991 |
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| Londonbeat | I've Been Thinking About You |
| Wilson Phillips | You're In Love |
| Amy Grant | Baby Baby |
| Roxette | Joyride |
| Future #1's, as of 05/12/1991 |
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| Hi-Five | I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) |
| Mariah Carey | I Don't Wanna Cry |
| Extreme | More Than Words |
| EMF | Unbelivable |
Radio history is captured on every American Top 40 broadcast --
showcasing the 40 biggest hits at the time, from
Billboard Magazine.
These broadcasts bring back memories for all, listening to these broadcasts
years and decades later. Shadoe Stevens ended his hosting of American
Top 40, likewise the American Top 40 countdowns ended as well.
Casey Kasem left in 1988 to host his own Top 40 show, featuring songs from the
Radio and Records company. Recently, Casey Kasem has brought back
past American Top 40 broadcasts as Flashback programs.
The latest popular host of today's Top 40 countdown shows is
Rick Dees.
His broadcasts, likewise Casey Kasem and Shadoe Stevens, are also available
on ebay.
For the countdown fan and music fan alike, it's a trip down memory lane,
listening to the big hits of the day from years ago, and owning a piece of
radio history. Shadoe Stevens' American Top 40 broadcast from May 12,
1991, is a wonderful look at these hits, and having the Disney characters was
an extra-added treat.
Check out the latest information regarding
Shadoe Stevens, at
Shadoe.com
Also check out the latest American Top 40 items at
ebay.com
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