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i i i SINGLES Release Date: Nov. 4 els, Mac Wiseman and the COUNTRY TRIPLE A ©A choice group of play- Whites, the highlights are JULIANNE HOUGH EDDIE MONEY JOHN LEGEND FEATURING ers joined Roger Kell - many, including Daniels and My Hallelujah Song (3:29) Build Me Up Buttercup ANDRÉ 3000 away for this May show at the Scruggs family doing Producer: David Malloy (3:27) Green Light (4:49) New York's Jazz Standard: "Salty Dog Blues," Daniels and Writers: C. Wiseman, Producers: Eddie Money, Producers: Malay, KP Russell Malone (guitar), Ste - Del McCoury duetting on S. McEwan Randy Forrester Writers: J. Stephens, A. Benjamin, fon Harris (vibes), Jay Leon - "Uncle Pen" and an all -star fi- Publishers: Big Loud Shirt, Writers: T. Macauley,, M. D'abo R. Nowels, J. Ho, F. Green)) hart (bass) and Borislav Stru- nale on "I'll Fly Away." The ASCAP. EMI Blackwood/ Publishers: Unichape//EMI Publisher: not listed lev (cello). Disc one opens bonus features find Daniels Birds With Ears, BMI Unart G.O.O. D. /Sony with a vibrant cover of Duke visiting U.S. troops in Iraq and Mercury Records Warrior Records John Legend "gets lifted" by André 3000 on "Green Ellington's "Cottontail" and reminiscing with his concert A two -time professional ©Eddie Money hasn't al- Light," his most upbeat single yet and the first from also features a stylish per- guests in interviews. A night dance champion on ways been taken seri- the new album "Evolver." At first listen, it sounds like formance of Paul Desmond's to remember and just as ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," ously as a rocker, but 11 top 40 an OutKast song featuring Legend, because of the classic "Take Five," a song not powerful when viewed at Julianne Hough proves on her hits can't be dismissed -from catchy, futuristic production and rhythms -but don't often covered, much less home. -DEP Mercury self -titled debut - "Baby Hold On," "Two Tickets be fooled. The R &B crooner carries the song as his own reimagined this proficiently. which launched in May at No.1 to Paradise" and "I Wanna Go while André Benjamin lends vocal charm as the party On disc two, make note of the J: 1 on Billboard's Top Country Al- Back" to his biggest,1986 No. smash begins to monopolize multiple formats. The wonderful treatment of the BELLE & SEBASTIAN burns chart -that she's just as 4 Billboard Hot 100 smash song is now climbing to the top half of the Billboard cowboy tune "Tumbling Tum- The BBC Sessions skilled at delivering a great coun- "Take Me Home Tonight." Hot 100, while also scoring on Hot Dance Club Play bleweeds," with an amazingly Producer: none listed try song. Her latest single is a vi- Eleventh album "Wanna Go and Hot R &B /Hip -Hop Songs. It's refreshing to see the cool Kellaway arrangement. Matador brant uptempo track penned by Back" includes Money's take 2006 Grammy Award best new artist winner shift his The song lopes along appeal- Release Date: Nov. 78 Music Row hitmakers Craig on "Ain't No Mountain High sound around. "Green Light" is headed into a traffic ingly while Kellaway and Mal- ©A chronological set of Wiseman and Steve McEwan, a Enough," "Higher and Higher" jam of fall hits, but Legend has a hot top 10 contender one lay down an instrumental live in- studio musical joyous celebration of finding and "Build Me Up Buttercup," on his hands. -MM commentary that's one of the snapshots, "The BBC Ses- your place in life and reveling in which pays homage to the major highlights of this wholly sions" illustrates this Scottish having dreams come true. It Foundations' 1968 No. 3 hit. engaging album. -PW septet's organic and deter- seems particularly apropos for Production is joyous and Publisher: Sahajamusic@ascap menco -style intro and bridge mined rise to soft -spoken this talented artist and she deliv- crests neatly between retro Sahaj Music nimbly flicker in and out of a fame. Endearing sour trumpet ers a sweet, soaring perform- and contempo, while the ©Former Universal /Re- track packed with more hooks CHARLIE DANIELS and recorder notes on up- ance oozing with charisma and singer's scratchy vocal is on public act Ra has been than a tackle shop -its riffs Preachin', Prayin', Singin' tempo tracks like "Judy and charm. The lively tempo and up- the money. A fun romp for fans on the indie path since 2006, and beats commanding atten- With Charlie Daniels & Her Dream of Horses" and a lifting lyrical content, combined and worthy contender for stepping out with "Raw," a tion with undeniable author- Friends: Live From stunning 1998 version of "Slow with Hough's buoyant vocal, classic rock stations indulging superb live recording of the ity. And did we mention Nashville Graffiti" capture the essence make this a delicious gift, just in fresh product from name band tearing up the stage at vocalist Sahaj's charismatic Producer: David Corlew of early Belle & Sebastian, time for holiday airplay. -CT brands, as well as triple A, the Machine Shop in Flint, Mich. performance? Rock stat ons Blue Hat Records/Koch while the four unreleased destination for open- minded The next phase of the journey aren't the only ones totally Entertainment songs from 2001 find the 1221 grown- ups. -CT is "Black Sun," which iTunes asleep at the wheel on this Release Date: Nov. 11 group experimenting with IDINA MENZEL spotlighted with a prerelease one. "Broken Hearted Soul" Filmed in black and funky, spoke -sung vocals Hope (3:26) ROCK feature on its rock page early should be spinning alongside © white at the intimate ( "Shoot the Sexual Athlete ") Producer: Steve Lipson RA this fall. That attention is justi- Daughtry, Hinder and Nickel - Ford Theater inside Nashville's and haunting atmospherics Writer: P. Hampton Broken Hearted Soul (3:34) fied by first single "Broken back at top 40. -CLT Country Music Hall of Fame ( "Nothing in Silence "). Those Publisher: Paul Hampton/ Producer: Sahaj Ticotin Hearted Soul," a hit so blatant and Museum, this project tracks were also the last that WhoDENE, ASCAP Writer: S. Ticotin the deaf can hear it. A fla- CHRISTMAS showcases music from "Songs B &S recorded with Isobel Reprise PATTI AUSTIN of the Longleaf Pines," Char- Campell, and the melancholy The 2008 Stand Up to Cancer Lean on Me lie Daniels' 2005 homage to in her voice is the perfect initiative has raised more than TRACY CHAPMAN Concord the bluegrass gospel music of cliffhanger for the story of a $100 million to fight breast can- Sing for You (4:25) his North Carolina youth. much -loved band about to as- cer. Joining the cause is Tony Producer: Larry Klein AMY GRANT Guest turns by members of cend into the mainstream. For T. Award- winning actress Idina Writer: Chapman I Need a Silent Night bluegrass first families like the completists, the first pressing Menzel, who launched her pop Publisher: not listed Sparrow/EMI CMG Scruggses, McCourys and includes a 2001 Belfast con- career with top 20 AC song Atlantic Whites make the DVD a his- cert enriched with covers of "Brave" and top five club hit It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since Tracy BEN GREEN torical treasure. After a rousing the Beatles' "Here Comes the "Gorgeous." "Hope," recently Chapman drove onto the scene in her "Fast Car." Back Holiday opening version of " Walkin' in Sun" and Thin Lizzy's "The recorded at Abbey Road Stu- then she was a breath of fresh air, injecting the pop ASRC Jerusalem" spotlighting Dani- Boys Are Back in Town." -LJW dios, is a devastatingly beauti- world with an earthy, folk -rock sensibility. Since, she has ful story song about "a bird consistently released quality albums that make the mind DAVE KOZ with no wings, certain that it think and the heart feel, including another top 10 smash FEATURING Ix0.1pal II 10 I MI can fly" and beating the odds: on the Billboard Hot 100 (1996's "Give Me One Rea- KIMBERLEY LOCKE EDITED BY JONATHAN COHEN CRITICS' CHOICE *: A new "Only hope can light the way, son"), in the midst of grunge no less. Chapman's new Please Come Home (ALBUMS) AND CHUCK TAYLOR release, regardless of chart for (SINGLES) potential, highly recommended can heal the heart, can keep the single previews her optimistically titled CD "Our Bright Christmas for musical merit. CONTRIBUTORS: Leila Cobo, clouds from hiding the moon Future" (Nov. 11) and finds the singer in pop lullaby Capitol Marie) Concepcion, Gary Graff, All albums commercially available and the stars." Quiet piano - mode, reminiscing on simpler times when she would Kerri Mason, Michael Menachem, in the United States are eligible. driven production allows Men - sing along with the radio to her lover. This is exactly the JEFF MEEGAN Jill Menze, Deborah Evans Price, Send album review copies to Chuck Taylor, Christa L. Titus, Ken Jonathan Cohen and singles zel's stunningly emotional per- type of song that Jason Mraz would score big with at Bring Them Home Tucker, Philip Van Vleck, Jeff review copies to Chuck Taylor formance to drive the message pop radio, with its sunny, adhesive "doo -doo -doos" and Jeff Meegan Vrabel, Chris Williams, Mikael (both at Billboard, 770 Broadway, home -just try and listen with- accessible toe -tapping rhythm section. At best, this will Wood, Lavinia Jones Wright Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10003) or to the writers in out blurring with a tear or two. score big at triple A and AC and reintroduce the fine tal- PICK A new release predicted the LEDISI : appropriate bureaus. to hit the top half of the chart in iTunes sales go directly to ent to new listeners. TV placement, anyone ? -CW Be There for Christmas the corresponding format. Stand Up. -CT Verve Forecast/Verve

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