Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Yolanda Adams	"What a Wonderful Time" (Christmas album; producers: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, etc.; Hear here)	(Columbia, Oct. 9, 2007)
Alter Bridge	"Blackbird" (producer: Michael "Elvis" Baskette; Hear here)	(Universal Republic, Oct. 9, 2007)
A Wilhelm Scream	"Career Suicide" (producer: Bill Stevenson; Hear here)	(Nitro, Oct. 9, 2007)
Band of Horses	"Cease to Begin" (Hear here)	(Sub Pop, Oct. 9, 2007)
Beirut	"The Flying Club Cup" (Hear here)	(Mute, Oct. 9, 2007)
Pieta Brown (daughter of folk singer Greg Brown)	"Remember the Sun" (released in the U.K. in June 2007; producers: Brown, Bo Ramsey, Chris Goldsmith; Hear here; Read here)	(One Little Indian, Oct. 9, 2007)
Vanessa Carlton	"Heroes & Thieves" (a few songs co-written with Linda Perry; producers: Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins, Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius, Rick Rubin; first single: "Nolita Fairytale"; guest: Stevie Nicks; Hear here; Read here)	(The Inc., Oct. 9, 2007)
Deana Carter	"The Chain" (producer: Carter; guests: Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Jessi Colter, John Anderson, Shooter Jennings, Harper Simon - son of Paul Simon; Hear here; Read here)	(Vanguard, Oct. 9, 2007)
Cyrus Chestnut	"Cyrus Plays Elvis"	(Koch, Oct. 9, 2007)
City Sleeps	"Not an Angel" (producer: John Feldman; Hear here)	(Trustkill, Oct. 9, 2007)
Marc Cohn	"Join the Parade" (his first album since 1998's "Burning the Daze"; producer: Charlie Sexton; Read here)	(Decca, Oct. 9, 2007)
Josie Cotton	"Invasion of the B-Girls" (covers of nine classic B-movie theme songs; producers: Cotton, Bill Rhea; guests: former Devo drummer David Kendrick, Geza X, Tower of Power horn section; first single: "Maneaters [Get Off The Road]," from the Herschell Gordon Lewis cult fave "She Devils On Wheels"; Hear here; Read here)	(Scruffy, Oct. 9, 2007)
Crash Motive, The	"Consequence" (producer: Don Gilmore; Hear here)	(Wind-up, Oct. 9, 2007)
Shannon Curfman	"Fast Lane Addiction" (Hear here)	(CC Entertainment/Koch, Oct. 9, 2007)
Charlie Daniels	"Deuces" (guests: Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Brooks & Dunn, Vince GillDarius Rucker, etc.; Read here)	(Blue Hat/Koch, Oct. 9, 2007)
Deadstring Brothers	"Silver Mountain" (Hear here)	(Bloodshot, Oct. 9, 2007)
Diamond Rio	"The Star Still Shines: A Diamond Rio Christmas" (Hear here)	(Word, Oct. 9, 2007)
Faber Drive	"Seven Second Surgery" (producers: Brian Howes, Joey Moi; first single: "Second Chance"; Hear here)	(Universal Republic, Oct. 9, 2007)
Fiery Furnaces, The	"Widow City" (producer: frontman Robert Friedburger; Hear here; Read here)	(Thrill Jockey, Oct. 9, 2007)
Josh Groban	"Noël" (with the London Symphony Orchestra; his version of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" features messages from U.S. troops stationed overseas; producer: David Foster; guests: Faith Hill, Brian McKnight, Kirk Franklin, Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Read here)	(143/Warner/Reprise, Oct. 9, 2007)
Deborah Harry	"Necessary Evil" (producers: Super Buddha; guests: Chris Stein, Jazz Passengers' Roy Nathanson and Bill Ware, the Toilet Boys' Guy Furrow; first single: "Two Times Blue"; Hear here)	(Eleven Seven Music, Oct. 9, 2007)
Robert Hazard	"Troubadour" (producers: Pete Heitzman, Karen Savoca; Hear here)	(Rykodisc, Oct. 9, 2007)
Information Society	"Synthesizer" (Hear here)	(Dancing Ferret Discs, Oct. 9, 2007)
The Isley Brothers featuring Ron Isley	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (producers: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; see related best-of below)	(Def Soul Classics, Oct. 9, 2007)
Johnossi	"Johnossi" (released in the duo's native Sweden in 2006; Hear here; See here)	(The Control Group, Oct. 9, 2007)
Kid Rock	"Rock 'n' Roll Jesus" (producers: Rob Cavallo, Rick Rubin; first single: "So Hot"; Read here)	(Lava/Atlantic, Oct. 9, 2007)
Koop	"Koop Islands" (guests: ex-Galliano frontman Rob Gallagher, Yukimi Nagano, Mikael Sundin; Hear here; Read here)	(Atlantic, Oct. 9, 2007)
Patti LaBelle	"Miss Patti's Christmas" (Read here)	(Def Soul Classics, Oct. 9, 2007)
George Lopez	"America's Mexican" (at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix)	(Comedy Central, Oct. 9, 2007)
Jennifer Lopez	"Brave" (first single: "Do It Well"; Hear here; Read here)	(Epic, Oct. 9, 2007)
Mannheim Steamroller	"Christmas Song" (guests: Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Mathis)	(American Gramaphone, Oct. 9, 2007)
Marble Index, The	"Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives" (producer: Scott Shields; Hear here)	(Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 9, 2007)
Naked Brothers Band, The	"The Naked Brothers Band" (all-original music from Nickelodeon's top-rated 'tween series; See here)	(Nick Music/Columbia, Oct. 9, 2007)
Parkway Drive	"Horizons" (producer: Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz; Hear here)	(Epitaph, Oct. 9, 2007)
Plumb	"Blink" (first single: "In My Arms"; Hear here)	(Curb, Oct. 9, 2007)
Robert Pollard	"Coast to Coast Carpet of Love" (pop-oriented album; producer: Pollard; Read here), "Standard Gargoyle Decisions" (straightahead-rock album; producer: Pollard; Read here)	(Merge, Oct. 9, 2007)
Puddle of Mudd	"Famous" (producer: Bill Stevenson; Hear here)	(Flawless/Geffen, Oct. 9, 2007)
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band	"First You Live" (producer: Ikie Owens; Hear here; Read here)	(SideOneDummy, Oct. 9, 2007)
LeAnn Rimes	"Family" (first single: "Nothing Better to Do"; Hear here)	(Curb, Oct. 9, 2007)
Rockfour	"Memories of the Never Happened" (producers: Chris Berens, band members Baruch Ben Izhak and Marc Lazare; first single: "Goes Around"; Hear here)	(Cooking Vinyl, Oct. 9, 2007)
She Wants Revenge	"This Is Forever" (producers: She Wants Revenge; first single: "True Romance"; Hear here)	(Geffen, Oct. 9, 2007)
Silver Seas, The (formerly The Bees)	"High Society" (first single: "Imaginary Girl"; Hear here)	(Cheap Lullaby, Oct. 9, 2007)
Mindy Smith	"My Holiday" (producers: Smith, Steve Buckingham; guest: Alison Krauss; Hear here)	(Vanguard, Oct. 9, 2007)
Smithereens, The	"Christmas With the Smithereens" (some holiday covers and some originals; Read here)	(Koch, Oct. 9, 2007)
Britney Spears	"Gimme More [CD-single]"	(U.K. - Jive, Oct. 8, 2007)
Steriogram	"This Is Not the Target Market" (guest: Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman; first single: "Just Like You"; Hear here)	(Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 9, 2007)
Tamia	"A Gift Between Friends" (Christmas album)	(Plus 1 LLC, Oct. 9, 2007)
Ugly	"Ugly" (producer: Rick Parashar; first single: "Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll"; Hear here)	(Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 9, 2007)
Van Zant	"My Kind of Country" (producers: Mark Wright, Justin Niebank; first single: "That Scares Me"; Hear here)	(Columbia Nashville, Oct. 9, 2007)
Various artists	"NOW Latino 3"	(EMI Latin, Oct. 9, 2007)
Robert Wyatt	"Comicopera" (2 CDs; producer: Wyatt; guests: Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Phil Manzanera; Hear here; Read here)	(Domino, Oct. 9, 2007)
Year Long Disaster (fronted by Daniel Davies, son of Dave Davies)	"Year Long Disaster" (producer: Marc Needham; Hear here)	(Volcom Entertainment, Oct. 9, 2007)