Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Civilians, The (off-Broadway theater troupe)	"Gone Missing [musical-documentary soundtrack]" (Read here)	(Ghostlight, Jan. 15, 2008)
Raheem DeVaughn	"Love Behind the Melody" (first single: "Woman"; Hear here)	(Jive, Jan. 15, 2008)
Elaine Elias	"Something for You: Elaine Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans" (Hear here)	(Blue Note, Jan. 15, 2008)
Egypt Central	"Egypt Central" (first single: "You Make Me Sick"; Hear here)	(Fat Lady/ILG, Jan. 15, 2008)
46bliss	"Wish Me Away" (first single: "Joan of Arc"; Hear here)	(pistachio, Jan. 15, 2008)
Marianne Keith	"Beautiful Distraction" (producers: Bruce Witkin, Ryan Dorn; Hear here)	(Unison Music, Jan. 15, 2008)

BTW: For "Beautiful Distraction," Keith wanted to give an accurate and real portrayal of herself and her love for music. "I feel that I find myself a little more every time I write a song, and have something more to share with the world," she tells P&P. "My goal with it is really just to reach as many people as possible, in hopes of them relating to, and really feeling my music."

The California native has already made her mark. She was recently named Artist of the Month at KGRL, a 24/7 high-definition radio stream devoted to female-fronted music. "KGRL has been a great supporter of me," Keith says, "and so many other wonderful women musicians out there. It never gets old knowing that there are people who recognize and appreciate your passion, and all your hard work!"

Ladysmith Black Mambazo	"Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu" (producer: singer Joseph Shabalala; Hear here; Read here)	(Heads Up, Jan. 15, 2008)
Magnetic Fields, The	"Distortion" (Read here)	(Nonesuch, Jan. 15, 2008)
Mars Arizona	"Hello Cruel World" (includes covers of Neil Young, T. Rex, Loretta Lynn; guests: avid Grisman, Sam Grisman, Al Perkins, Billy Block; Hear here)	(Big Barn, Jan. 15, 2008)
Anne Murray	"Duets: Friends & Legends" (includes a virtual duet with the late Dusty Springfield on "I Just Fall in Love Again"; producer: Phil Ramone; guests: Olivia Newton-John, Emmylou Harris, Shelby Lynne, Céline Dion, k.d. lang, Martina McBride, Jann Arden; Read here)	(EMI Manhattan, Jan. 15, 2008)
Peech	"Peech" (Hear here)	(Unison Music, Jan. 15, 2008)
Queen + Paul Rodgers	"Say It's Not True [CD-single]" (Read here)	(U.K. - EMI, Jan. 14, 2008)
Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses guitarist)	"A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea [MP3 download]" (Hear here; Read here)	(Echo Mountain, Jan. 15, 2008)
Roomful of Blues	"Raisin' a Ruckus" (includes a cover of Gary "U.S." Bonds' "New Orleans"; Hear here)	(Alligator, Jan. 15, 2008)
Ringo Starr	"Liverpool 8" (title refers to his original postal code; his first album with Capitol since 1974; producers: Starr, Mark Hudson, Dave Stewart; Hear here; Read here; also available as USB wristband)	(Capitol/EMI, Jan. 15, 2008)
SteelDrivers, The (bluegrass collective led by Mike Henderson and Tammy Rogers)	"The SteelDrivers" (Hear here)	(Rounder, Jan. 15, 2008)

BTW: Rogers gives the lowdown on how The SteelDrivers were born. "Mike Henderson had been writing with (guitarist) Chris (Stapleton) for a couple of years when they decided that a lot of the material would work well in a bluegrass setting," Rogers tells P&P. "Mike knew me from the Dead Reckoning days so he called and asked if I wanted to play a little bluegrass. He knew (bassist) Mike Fleming from college and I don't really even know how long he's known (banjo player) Richard Bailey, but Henderson called everybody and got it all together. It didn't start as a band, but it quickly became evident that everybody was really into it and we started working up material."

Their goal? "We wanted the CD to sound as much like we do live as possible," Rogers says.

Duane Stephenson	"From August Town" (Hear here)	(VP, Jan. 15, 2008)
Noah Sugarman	"Art of Starting a Fire" (Hear here)	(Unison Music, Jan. 15, 2008)
Matthew West (Christian singer has recovered his voice after vocal chord surgery)	"Something to Say" (producers: Brown Bannister, Ed Cash, Chris Stevens; Hear/read here)	(Sparrow, Jan. 15, 2008)