NOV. 13, 2007
Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Boyz II Men
"Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA" (producer: Randy Jackson; Read here ) (Decca, Nov. 13, 2007)
Richard Cheese
"Dick at Nite: Your Favorite TV Themes Loungified" (Hear here ) (Coverage, Nov. 13, 2007)
Dane Cook
"Rough Around the Edges: Live From Madison Square" (Comedy Central, Nov. 13, 2007)
Dan Band, The
"A Dan Band Christmas: Ho" (Hear here ) (Reincarnate Music, Nov. 13, 2007)
Desperation Band
"Everyone Overcome" (Hear here ) (Vertical Music, Nov. 13, 2007)
Dillinger Escape Plan (new drummer: Gil Sharone)
"Ire Works" (producer: Steve Evetts; Hear here ) (U.K. - Relapse, Nov. 12, 2007)
Céline Dion
"Taking Chances" (collaborators: Linda Perry, Ben Moody, Dave Stewart, John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, Kristian Lundin, Anders Bagge, Peer Astrom, etc.; Read here ; also available with a DVD (Epic, Nov. 13, 2007)
Dirty on Purpose
"Like Bees [EP ]" (Hear here ) (North Street, Nov. 13, 2007)
Duran Duran
"Red Carpet Massacre" (some songs co-written with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake; producer: Nate "Danja" Hills; guests: Timberlake, Timbaland; Hear here ; Read here ; also available with a DVD (Epic, Nov. 13, 2007)
Aretha Franklin
"Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen" (guests: Mariah Carey, Keith Richards, Elton John, George Michael, Michael McDonald, George Benson, Annie Lennox, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Bonnie Raitt, Gloria Estefan; first single: "Put You Up On Game," with Fantasia; Hear here ; Read here ) (Arista, Nov. 13, 2007)
Gummibär (Hungarian cartoon character)
"I Am Your Gummy Bear" (Hear/see here ; Read here ) (Gummybear International, Nov. 13, 2007)
Hives, The
"The Black and White Album" (producers: The Hives, The Neptunes, Jacknife Lee, Timbaland; first single: "Tick Tick Boom"; Hear here ) (Octone/Interscope, Nov. 13, 2007)
House & Parish
"One, One-Thousand [EP ]" (Hear here ) (Arena Rock Recording Company, Nov. 13, 2007)
Alicia Keys
"As I Am" (guests: John Mayer, Timbaland; first single: "No One"; Hear here ; Read here ; also available with DVD (J, Nov. 13, 2007)
LCD Soundsystem
"45:33" (Nike-commissioned mix; Hear here ; Read here ) (DFA, Nov. 13, 2007)
Leona Lewis (winner of U.K.'s "X Factor")
"Spirit" (first single: "Bleeding Love"; Hear/see here ) (U.K. - J/Syco, Nov. 12, 2007)
Ralphie May
"Prime Cut" (Comedy Central special; Hear here ; also available as DVD (Warner, Nov. 13, 2007)
Queensr˙che
"Take Cover" (group tackles everything from Black Sabbath and The O'Jays to Italian opera and a Broadway musical; first single: a cover of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine"; Hear here ; E-card Read here ) (Rhino, Nov. 13, 2007)
Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach)
"P.D.Q. Bach: The Jekyll & Hyde Tour" (Hear/read here ) (Telarc, Nov. 13, 2007)
Seal
"System" (producers: Stuart Price, Seal; first single: "Amazing"; Read here ) (Warner, Nov. 13, 2007)
Shaggy
"Intoxication" (guests: Akon, Sizzla, Rik Rok, Rayvon, Tony Gold, Collie Budz, Kalonji, Mischieve, Nasha; first single: "Bonafide Girl"; Hear here ; Read here ) (Big Yard/VP, Nov. 13, 2007)
Michael Showalter
"Sandwiches & Cats" (guests: Janeane Garofalo, Eugene Mirman, Zak Orth; Hear/read here ) (JDUB, Nov. 13, 2007)
Streetlight Manifesto
"Somewhere in the Between" (Hear here ) (Victory, Nov. 13, 2007)
James Taylor
"One Man Band [CD/DVD ]" (recent shows at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass.; the DVD was produced by Don Mischer and executed produced by film director Sydney Pollack; Hear here ; Read here ) (Hear Music, Nov. 13, 2007)
Pam Tillis
"Just in Time for Christmas" (Stellar Cat, Nov. 13, 2007)
McCoy Tyner
"Afro Blue" (Telarc, Nov. 13, 2007)
Various artists
"August Rush [film soundtrack ]" (Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Robin Williams star in this movie about a musical prodigy; opens Nov. 21; Hear here ; See here ) (Columbia, Nov. 13, 2007)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 26" (Capitol, Nov. 13, 2007)
Wet Wet Wet
"Timeless" (British group's first album since 1997; first single: "Too Many People"; Hear here ) (U.K. - Dry, Nov. 12, 2007)
Wire
"Read & Burn 03 [EP ]" (Hear/read here ) (Pink Flag, Nov. 13, 2007)
Trisha Yearwood
"Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" (first single: title track; Hear here ) (Big Machine, Nov. 13, 2007)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
AFI
"I Heard a Voice: Live From Long Beach Arena" (Interscope, Nov. 13, 2007)
Black Crowes, The
"Shake Your Money Maker" (1990 album; enhanced), "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" (1992 album; enhanced), "Amorica" (1994 album; with two bonus tracks), "Three Snakes and One Charm" (1996 album; enhanced, with two bonus tracks), "By Your Side" (1999 album) (American, Nov. 13, 2007)
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
"T.H.U.G.S." (13 previously unreleased tracks) (Ruthless, Nov. 13, 2007)
Boys Like Girls
"Boys Like Girls [CD/DVD ]" (2006 album; includes new mixes of "Hero/Heroine" and "Heels Over Head," plus live material) (Columbia, Nov. 13, 2007)
Vashti Bunyan
"Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind: Early Singles and Demos 1964-1967" (Hear/read here ; See here ) (DiCristina Stair Builders/Spinney, Nov. 13, 2007)
Johnny Cash
"American Recordings" (1994 album), "Unchained" (1996 album), "VH1 Storytellers" (1998 album, with Willie Nelson), "American III: Solitary Man" (2000 album; see related DVDs below) (American, Nov. 13, 2007)
Danzig
"Danzig" (1998 album), "Danzig II: Lucifuge" (1990 album), "Danzig III: How the Gods Kill" (1992 album), "Thrall - Demonsweative" (1993 EP), "Danzig 4" (1994 album) (American, Nov. 13, 2007)
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
"The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" (Stiff, Nov. 13, 2007)
Goo Goo Dolls, The
"Greatest Hits, Volume One: The Singles" (Warner, Nov. 13, 2007)
David Gray
"Greatest Hits" (with two new tracks; first single: "You're the World to Me," produced by Chris Thomas) (ATO, Nov. 13, 2007)
Robyn Hitchcock
"I Often Dream of Trains" (1984 album), "Eye" (1990 album), "I Wanna Go Backwards [box set ]" (a 5-CD collection of his best works from the 1980s; Read here ) (Yep Roc, Nov. 13, 2007)
John Lee Hooker
"I'm John Lee Hooker" (1959 album; featuring the blues classics "Dimples" and "Boogie Chillun") (Shout! Factory, Nov. 13, 2007)
Killers, The
"Sawdust" (B-sides collection; includes guest Lou Reed on "Tranquilize"; Read here ) (Island Def Jam, Nov. 13, 2007)
Korgis, The
"This World's for Everyone" (1992 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) (U.K. - Pinnacle, Nov. 12, 2007)
Led Zeppelin
"Mothership" (2-CD best-of, 24 tracks; also available with a deluxe-edition DVD E-card Read here ; Win the entire Led Zep catalog (Atlantic/Rhino, Nov. 13, 2007)
Os Mutantes
"Live at the Barbican Theater, London 2006 [CD/DVD ]" (guests: Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson) (Luaka Bop/Redeye, Nov. 13, 2007)
Luciano Pavarotti
"Arias By Verdi and Donizetti," "Mamma," "Mattinata," "O Sole Mio," "Passione," "Pavarotti in Concert: The Studio Concert," "Pavarotti: The Studio Albums [box set ]" (12 CDs), "Tenor Arias for Italian Opera," "Verismo Arias," "Volare," "The World's Favourite Tenor Arias" (Decca, Nov. 13, 2007)
Edith Piaf
"The Passion of the Little Sparrow" (Great American Music Co., Nov. 13, 2007)
Jimmy Reed
"Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall" (Read here ) (Shout! Factory, Nov. 13, 2007)
Rolling Stones, The
"Rolled Gold+" (2 CDs; 40-track best-of; Track listing (U.K. - Decca/Universal, Nov. 12, 2007)
Sir Mix-A-Lot
"Swass" (1988 album), "Seminar" (1989 album), "Mack Daddy" (1992 album), "Chief Boot Knocka" (1994 album), "Return of the Bumpasaurus" (1996 album) (American, Nov. 13, 2007)
George Strait
"22 More Hits" (MCA Nashville, Nov. 13, 2007)
Various artists
"Nervous Tension: The EMI Post Punk Collection" (U.K. - EMI, Nov. 12, 2007)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Party Music!" (Capitol, Nov. 13, 2007)
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Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Bon Jovi
"Bon Jovi: Lost Highway in Concert [DVD ]" (MVD Visual, Nov. 13, 2007)
Johnny Cash
"The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 [DVD ]" (See here ; Read here ), "The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 [DVD ]" (See here ; Read here ) (Shout! Factory, Nov. 13, 2007)
Disco Biscuits
"Progressions [DVD ]" (2 discs) (TLA, Nov. 13, 2007)
Eminem
"Live From New York City [DVD ]" (2005 concert at Madison Square Garden, with Obie Trice, D12, Stat Quo; Hear/see here ; Read here ) (Eagle Vision, Nov. 13, 2007)
Ghostland Observatory
"Live From Austin, TX [DVD ]" (recorded July 10, 2007) (New West, Nov. 13, 2007)
Hellyeah
"Below the Belt [DVD ]" (Read here ) (Epic, Nov. 13, 2007)
Paul McCartney
"The McCartney Years [DVD ]" (3 discs of 40 music videos and two hours of live performances; Hear here ; Read here ) (MPL/Rhino, Nov. 13, 2007)
Mika
"Live in Cartoon Motion [DVD ]" (concert at France's L'Olympia; Read here ) (Universal Motown, Nov. 13, 2007)
Various artists
"Concert for Diana [DVD ]" (July 1, 2007, concert at Wembley Stadium, featuring Fergie, Kanye West, Nelly Furtado, James Morrison, The Feeling, Pharrell Williams, Roger Hodgson, Tom Jones, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Joss Stone, etc.) (Hip-O/UME, Nov. 13, 2007)
Various artists
"Shrek the Third [DVD ]" (2007 film) (Paramount, Nov. 13, 2007)
Amy Winehouse
"I Told You I Was Trouble [DVD ]" (live from Shepherds Bush Empire in London; Read here ) (Universal Republic, Nov. 13, 2007)
MUSIC BOOKS
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