NOV. 17, 2009
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Kris Allen ("American Idol" season 8 winner)
"Kris Allen" (first single: "Live Like You're Dying"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(19 Recordings/Jive, Nov. 17, 2009)
Annie
"Don't Stop" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Smalltown Supersound, Nov. 17, 2009)
Justin Bieber (15-year-old Canadian singer)
"My World" (first single: "One Time"; Hear here ; Twitter ; MP3 Download )
(Island Def Jam, Nov. 17, 2009)
Boyz II Men
"Love" (covers album; producer: Randy Jackson; first single: Journey's "Open Arms"; Hear here ; Deluxe edition ; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Nov. 17, 2009)
Jeremy Camp
"Jeremy Camp Live" (recorded in Dallas in spring 2009; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(BEC Recordings/Chordant, Nov. 17, 2009)
Casting Crowns
"Until the Whole World Hears" (producer: Mark A. Miller; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Beach Street/Reunion, Nov. 17, 2009)
50 Cent
"Before I Self-Destruct" (producers: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Scott Storch; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Aftermath/Interscope, Nov. 16, 2009)
Forever the Sickest Kids
"The Weekend: Friday" (7-song EP; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Universal Motown, Nov. 17, 2009)
Sara Groves
"Fireflies and Songs" (producer: Charlie Peacock; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(INO/Columbia, Nov. 17, 2009)
Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins guitarist)
"Songs to Help My Children Sleep" (Hear here )
(Darla, Nov. 17, 2009)
Norah Jones
"The Fall" (producer: Jacquire King; Hear here ; Read here ; Amazon-exclusive MP3 Download , with bonus track)
(Blue Note, Nov. 17, 2009)
Kid Sister
"Ultraviolet" (producers: A-Trak, XXXchange, Sinden, DJ Gant-Man, Hervé, Yuksek, etc.; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Fool's Gold/Downtown, Nov. 17, 2009)
Leona Lewis
"Echo" (first single: "Happy" ; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(J/Syco Music, Nov. 17, 2009)
John Mayer
"Battle Studies" (first single: "Who Says"; Hear here ; Twitter ; MP3 Download )
(Columbia, Nov. 17, 2009)
Paul McCartney
"Good Evening New York City [CD/DVD ]" (July 2009 performance at New York's Citi Field; 2 CDs, 1 DVD; Hear/see here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Hear Music/Concord, Nov. 17, 2009)
Neal Morse
"So Many Roads" (3 CDs; Hear here )
(Radiant, Nov. 16, 2009)
New Collisions, The
"Invisible Embraces [MP3 Download ]" (7-son EP; Hear here )
(Only Young, Nov. 17, 2009)
OneRepublic
"Waking Up" (first single: "All the Right Moves"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Mosley Music Group/Interscope, Nov. 17, 2009)
Katy Perry
"Katy Perry: MTV Unplugged [CD/DVD ]" (recorded live in New York on July 22, 2009)
(Capitol, Nov. 17, 2009)
Pretty Ricky (new member: Lingerie)
"Pretty Ricky" (first single: "Tipsy in Dis Club"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Bluestar Entertainment, Nov. 17, 2009)
Rakim (of Eric B. & Rakim)
"The Seventh Seal" (his first solo album in 10 years; first single: "Holy Are You"; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Ra/Fontana/UMG, Nov. 17, 2009)
Tangent, The
"Down and Out in Paris and London" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(InsideOut Music, Nov. 17, 2009)
Them Crooked Vultures (hard-rock supergroup: Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones)
"Them Crooked Vultures" (Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Interscope, Nov. 17, 2009)
We All Have Hooks For Hands
"The Shape of Energy" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Afternoon, Nov. 17, 2009)
We Shot the Moon (led by ex-Waking Ashland frontman Jonathan Jones)
"A Silver Lining" (producer: Mike Green; first single: "Red Night"; Hear here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Afternoon, Nov. 17, 2009)
Robbie Williams
"Reality Killed the Video Star" (producer: Trevor Horn; first single: "Bodies"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Astralwerks, Nov. 17, 2009)
YellowHammers
"YellowHammers" (producer: Jon Langford; first single: "C'mon Elvis"; Hear here )
(UP, Nov. 17, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
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America
"Silent Letter [MP3 Download ]" (1979 album), "Alibi [MP3 Download ]" (1980 album), "Your Move [MP3 Download ]" (1983 album), "Perspective [MP3 Download ]" (1984 album)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Anberlin
"Blueprints for City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology" (3 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Tooth & Nail, Nov. 17, 2009)
Blood Brothers, The
"March on Electric Children" (2002 album), "... Burn, Piano Island, Burn [CD/DVD ]" (2003 album; rwith three bonus tracks; the DVD features "Jungle Rules Live" ), "Crimes" (2005 album; with bonus tracks and the "Love Rhymes with Hideous Carwreck" EP), "Young Machetes" (2006 album; with two music videos, three remixes and seven previously unreleased live tracks)
(Epitaph, Nov. 17, 2009)
Bob & Marcia
"Pied Piper: The Best of Bob & Marcia" (25 tracks)
(U.K. - Trojan, Nov. 16, 2009)
David Bowie
"Space Oddity (40th Aniversary Edition)" (1972 album, first released in 1968 under a different title; 2 CDs; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Virgin/EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Maria Callas
"Maria Callas & Friends: The Legendary Duets" (2 CDs)
(EMI Classics, Nov. 17, 2009)
Julian Cope
"Jehovahkill: Deluxe Edition" (1992 album; remastered, with a second CD of rarities)
(Island/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
Christopher Cross
"A Christopher Cross Christmas" (Hear here )
(U.K. - Christopher Cross, Nov. 16, 2009)
Sheryl Crow
"Tuesday Night Music Club: Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD ]" (1993 album; remastered, with a second CD of B-sides, rarities and outtakes and a DVD of music videos and documentary; MP3 Download )
(A&M/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
Delirious?
"History Makers: Greatest Hits" (Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Survivor, Nov. 17, 2009)
Dr. John
"Anytime Anyplace [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl ]" (1974 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks)
(Lilith, Nov. 17, 2009)
Doors, The
"Live in New York [Box set ]" (recorded at Felt Forum on Jan. 17-18, 1970; MP3 Download )
(Rhino, Nov. 17, 2009)
Alejandro Escovedo
"A Man Under the Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition [Vinyl ]" (2-LP set includes the 2001 album, EP and compilation tracks and an MP3 download card)
(Bloodshot, Nov. 17, 2009)
Fall Out Boy
"Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits [CD/DVD ]" (18 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Island, Nov. 17, 2009)
Donna Fargo
"Country Hits"
(Rhino Flashback, Nov. 17, 2009)
Dan Fogelberg
"River of Souls" (1993 album; remastered)
(Friday Music, Nov. 17, 2009)
Four Tops, The
"Something to Remember: The Casablanca Sessions — Tonight!/One More Mountain" (1981, 1982 albums on one disc)
(U.K. - BGO, Nov. 16, 2009)
Funkadelic
"Standing on the Verge: The Best of Funkadelic" (20 tracks; Hear/read here )
(U.K. - Westbound/Ace, Nov. 16, 2009)
Janet Jackson
"Number Ones" (2 CDs, 34 tracks, including the new song "Make Me"; MP3 Download )
(Hip-O/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
Tommy James
"Tommy James" (1970 album)
(U.K. - Rev-Ola, Nov. 16, 2009)
Keane
"Hopes and Fears: Deluxe Edition" (2004 album; with a second CD of rarities)
(Interscope/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
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Stacey Kent
"Collection Volume III"
(Candid, Nov. 17, 2009)
Beverley Knight
"The Collection [MP3 Download ]" (12 tracks)
(EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Adam Lambert
"Take One" (pre-"Idol" debut album, with three bonus tracks)
(Coldwater, Nov. 17, 2009)
Level 42
"Are You Hearing? Level 42 Live [MP3 Download ]"
(MD Music Company, Nov. 17, 2009)
Level 42
"World Machine: Deluxe Edition" (1985 album; remastered, with a second CD of live material; MP3 Download )
(Universal/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
Vera Lynn
"Vera Lynn at Christmas [MP3 Download ]" (1976 album)
(EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Best of the Early Singles" (2 CDs, 32 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Abstract Sounds, Nov. 17, 2009)
McGuinness Flint
"McGuinness Flint In Session at the BBC [MP3 Download ]"
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Ronnie Milsap
"Country Hits"
(Rhino Flashback, Nov. 17, 2009)
Morrissey
"Swords [Deluxe edition ]" (a 2-CD compilation of B-sides from his last three albums — 2004's "You Are the Quarry" (2004), 2006's "Ringleader of the Tormentors" and 2009's "Years of Refusal"; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Polydor/UME, Nov. 17, 2009)
Mötley Crüe
"Greate$t Hit$" (MP3 Download )
(Motley/RED, Nov. 17, 2009)
Old 97's
"Wreck Your Life ... and Then Some: The Complete Bloodshot Recordings [Vinyl ]" (2-LP set includes the 1985 album, 7-inch singles, compilation tracks and an MP3 download card)
(Bloodshot, Nov. 17, 2009)
Freda Payne
"Payne and Pleasure" (1974 album; remastered; Hear here )
(Reel Music/City Hall, Nov. 17, 2009)
Rainbow
"Anthology 1973-1984" (2 CDs)
(U.K. - Polydor/UMe, Nov. 16, 2009)
Rush
"Working Men" (DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Atlantic, Nov. 17, 2009)
Ruts, The
"You've Gotta Get Out of It [MP3 Download ]" (1987 album)
(Virgin/EMI, Nov. 17, 2009)
Leo Sayer
"Greatest Hits Live [MP3 Download ]"
(MD Music Company, Nov. 17, 2009)
Starship
"No Protection/Love Among the Cannibals" (2 CDs; 1987, 1989 albums)
(Friday Music, Nov. 17, 2009)
Rod Stewart
"Storyteller/The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990 [Box set ]" (4-CD collection, originally released in 1989)
(Rhino, Nov. 17, 2009)
Conway Twitty
"Country Hits"
(Rhino Flashback, Nov. 17, 2009)
Various artists
"Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule [Box set ]" (9-CD, 168-track label retrospective, with a DVD, a 7-inch 45 and 128-page hardcover book, featuring artists from Ray Charles to Kid Rock; Hear here ; Track list )
(Atlantic, Nov. 17, 2009)
Various artists
"Refugees: An Anthology of the famous Charisma Label, 1969-1978" (3 CDs, 44 tracks; featuring tracks from Genesis, Peter Gabriel, The Nice, Lindisfarne, Van Der Graaf Generator, etc.)
(U.K. - Rough Trade, Nov. 16, 2009)
Katt Williams
"Katt Box" (3 CDs)
(Warner, Nov. 17, 2009)
Yes
"Relayer [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl ]" (1974 album)
(Friday Music, Nov. 17, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Marty Balin
"Live at The Boston Esplanade — June 14, 2008 [DVD ]" (recorded at Hatch Shell; Read here )
(MVD Visual, Nov. 17, 2009)
Elvis Costello
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello With ... : Season One [DVD ]" (5 discs; Blu-ray )
(VSC, Nov. 17, 2009)
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreaux 1997 [Blu-ray ]"
(Eagle, Nov. 17, 2009)
Billy Idol
"In Super Overdrive: Billy Idol Live [DVD ]" (Blu-ray )
(Eagle, Nov. 17, 2009)
Indigo Girls
"Live at the Roxy [DVD ]" (July 30, 2007, concert in Atlanta)
(Vanguard, Nov. 17, 2009)
Michael Jackson
"The Interviews, Vol. 1 [DVD ]," "The Interviews, Vol. 2 [DVD ]," "Mega Box [DVD ]"
(MVD Visual, Nov. 17, 2009)
Marilyn Manson
"Marilyn Manson: Guns, God and Government — Live in L.A. [Blu-ray ]"
(Eagle, Nov. 17, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The
"The Rolling Stones in the 1960s [DVD ]"
(MVD Visual, Nov. 17, 2009)
Who, The
"The Who, The Mods and the Quadrophenia Connection [DVD ]"
(MVD Visual, Nov. 17, 2009)
Zombies, The
"Odessey & Oracle {Revisited}: The 40th Anniversary Concert [DVD ]" (culled from shows at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire in March 2008; Read here )
(NBD Television Ltd./MVD Visual, Nov. 17, 2009)
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