MARCH 27, 2007
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Alabama |
"Songs of Inspiration II" |
(RCA, March 27, 2007) |
| David Ball |
"Heartaches By the Number" (covers of Ray Price, Bob Wills and Hank Williams, etc., plus original material; Read here) |
(Shanachie, March 27, 2007) |
| Bees, The (known in the U.S. as A Band of Bees) |
"Octopus" (first single: "Who Cares What the Question Is?"; Hear here) |
(U.K. - Virgin, March 26, 2007) |
| John Butler Trio, The |
"Grand National" (producers: Mario Caldato Jr., Butler; Hear here) |
(Atlantic/Jarrah, March 27, 2007) |
| Clutch |
"From Beale Street to Oblivion" (producer: Joe Barresi; first single: "Electric Worry"; Hear here) |
(DRT Entertainment, March 27, 2007) |
BTW: "This record has a few more bluesy elements than has been the case in the past," Clutch lead singer Neil Fallon says, "but nothing so blatant that it could be called alien to what we do."
| Daphne Loves Derby |
"Good Night, Witness Light" (producer: Matt Squire; Hear here) |
(Outlook Music, March 27, 2007) |
| Filthy Thieving Bastards |
"I'm a Son of a Gun" (producer: drummer Randy Burk; Hear here) |
(BYO, March 27, 2007) |
| Marc Ford (former Black Crowes guitarist) |
"Weary and Wired" (Hear here) |
(Blues Bureau, March 27, 2007) |
| Good Charlotte |
"Good Morning Revival" (producer: Don Gilmore; first single: "The River"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Daylight/Epic, March 27, 2007) |
| Macy Gray |
"Big" (producers: will.i.am, Ron Fair, Justin Timberlake, Jared and Whitey; guests: Fergie, Natalie Cole, Nas, Timberlake, will.i.am; Hear here; Read here) |
(will.i.am music group/Geffen, March 27, 2007) |
| Kate Havnevik |
"Melankton" (released in Europe in 2006; producer: Guy Sigsworth; Hear here) |
(Universal Republic, March 27, 2007) |
| Hot Rod Circuit |
"Underground Is a Dying Breed" (producers: Hot Rod Circuit; Hear here) |
(Immortal, March 27, 2007) |
| Jack Ingram |
"This Is It" (first single: "Lips of an Angel"; Hear here) |
(Big Machine, March 27, 2007) |
| Kaiser Chiefs |
"Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (first single: "Ruby"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Universal, March 27, 2007) |
| Drew Kennedy |
"Dollar Theatre Movie" (producer: Gerald Boyd; first single: "Take Me Home"; Hear here) |
(Sustain/Universal, March 27, 2007) |
| Klaxons |
"Myths of the Near Future" (Hear here) |
(Rinse/DGC, March 27, 2007) |
| Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver |
"More Behind the Picture Than the Wall" (Hear here) |
(Rounder, March 27, 2007) |
| Lil' Flip |
"Lil' Flip" (guests: Nate Dogg, Lyfe Jennings, Mannie Fresh, Scott Storch; Hear here) |
(Asylum/Warner, March 27, 2007) |
| Jennifer Lopez |
"Como Ama Una Mujer" (Spanish-language album; translation: How a woman loves; producers: husband Marc Anthony, Estfano; first single: "Que Hiciste"; Hear here) |
(Epic, March 27, 2007) |
| Machine Head |
"The Blackening" (producer: frontman Robert Flynn; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, March 27, 2007) |
| Madina Lake |
"From Them Through Us to You" (producer: Mark Trombino; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, March 27, 2007) |
| Tim McGraw |
"Let It Go" (wife Faith Hill sings on "Shotgun Rider" and "I Need You"; producers: McGraw, Byron Gallimore, Darran Smith; first single: "Last Dollar"; Read here) |
(Curb, March 27, 2007) |
| Mika |
"Life in Cartoon Motion" (first single: "Grace Kelly"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Casablanca/Universal Republic, March 27, 2007) |
| MIMS |
"Music Is My Savior" (guests: Junior Reid, Baby Cham; first single: "This Is Why I'm Hot"; Hear here) |
(Capitol, March 27, 2007) |
| Moses Mayfield |
"The Inside" (producer: Ben Gross; Hear here) |
(Columbia, March 27, 2007) |
| Grant-Lee Phillips |
"Strangelet" (guest: Peter Buck; Hear here) |
(Zoë/Rounder, March 27, 2007) |
| Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) |
"Return of the Mac" (producer: Alchemist; first single: "Stuck on You"; Hear here) |
(Koch, March 27, 2007) |
| Redman |
"Red Gone Wild" (producers: Timbaland, Erick Sermon, Scott Storch, Rockwilder, Eminem; Hear here) |
(Def Jam, March 27, 2007) |
| David Russell |
"Art of the Guitar" (also available as Hybrid SACD) |
(Telarc, March 27, 2007) |
| Sterns, The |
"Sinners Stick Together" (producers: Richard Marr, The Sterns; Hear here) |
(Omnirox Entertainment, March 27, 2007) |
| Tha Dogg Pound |
"Dogg Chit" (guests: The Game, Too $hort, Bad Azz, Brotha Lynch Hung, etc.; first single: "Vibe With a Pimp," with Snoop Dogg; Hear here) |
(Doggystyle/Koch, March 27, 2007) |
| Turtle Island Quartet |
"A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane" (See here) |
(Telarc, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"DisneyMania 5: Music Stars Sing Disney ... Their Way!" (several of the contributing artists performed in "High School Musical"; Read here) |
(Walt Disney, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire" (all-star tribute, featuring covers by Chaka Khan, Angie Stone, Musiq Soulchild, Mint Condition, Dwele, etc.; first single: "September," by Kirk Franklin; Hear here) |
(Stax/Concord, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Meet the Robinsons [film soundtrack]" (movie opens March 20; original score composed by Danny Elfman; soundtrack includes tracks by Rufus Wainwright, Rob Thomas, The All-American Rejects, Jamie Cullum, etc.; See here) |
(Walt Disney, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 24" |
(Capitol, March 27, 2007) |
| Kim Waters |
"You Are My Lady" (includes a cover of "The Closer I Get to You," featuring Lisa Fischer) |
(Shanachie, March 27, 2007) |
| Mary Weiss (formerly of the Shangri-Las) |
"Dangerous Game" (her first solo album; backed by the Memphis garage band the Reigning Sound; Read here) |
(Norton, March 27, 2007) |
| Mare Winningham |
"Refuge Rock Sublime" |
(Craig 'N Co., March 27, 2007) |
| Young Buck |
"Buck the World" (producers: Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Hi-Tek, Jazze Pha; guests: T.I., Young Jeezy, Pimp C, Snoop Dogg, Trick Daddy, Lyfe Jennings, Trey Songz, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington; first single: "On the Way"; Hear here) |
(G-Unit/Interscope, March 27, 2007) |
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Title: |
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| Alabama |
"16 Biggest Hits" |
(RCA, March 27, 2007) |
| Bobby Bare |
"16 Biggest Hits" |
(RCA, March 27, 2007) |
| James Brown |
"Number Ones" |
(Polydor/UME, March 27, 2007) |
| Doll by Doll |
"Remember" (1979 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Gypsy Blood" (1979 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Doll by Doll" (1981 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Doll by Doll" (1982 album; remastered) |
(U.K. - Rhino, March 26, 2007) |
| Doors, The |
"The Doors" (1967 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks), "Strange Days" (1967 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), "Waiting for the Sun" (1968 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks), "The Soft Parade" (1969 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), "Morrison Hotel" (1970 album; remastered, with 10 bonus tracks), "L.A. Woman" (1971 album; ; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Hear here) |
(Rhino/Elektra, March 27, 2007) |
BTW: Bonus tracks - "The Doors" - "Moonlight Drive" (Version 1), "Moonlight Drive" (Version 2), "Indian Summer" (8/19/66 Vocal). "Strange Days" - "People Are Strange" (False Starts & Dialogue), "Love Me Two Times" (Take 3). "Waiting For the Sun" - "Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor," "Not to Touch the Earth" (Dialogue), "Not to Touch the Earth" (Take 1), "Not to Touch the Earth" (Take 2), "Celebration of the Lizard" (An Experiment/Work In Progress).
"The Soft Parade" - "Who Scared You," "Whiskey, Mystics and Men" (Version 1), "Whiskey, Mystics and Menî (Version 2), "Push Push," "Touch Me" (Dialogue), "Touch Me" (Take 3). "Morrison Hotel" - "Talking Blues," "Roadhouse Blues" (11/4/69, Takes 1-3), "Roadhouse Blues" (11/4/69, Take 6), "Carol" (11/4/69), "Roadhouse Blues" (11/5/69, Take 1), "Money Beats Soul" (11/5/69), "Roadhouse Blues" (11/5/69, Takes 13-15), "Peace Frog" (False Starts & Dialogue), "The Spy" (Version 2), "Queen of the Highway" (Jazz Version). "L.A. Woman" - "Orange County Suite," "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further."
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| Bob Dylan |
"Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" (1973 soundtrack album) |
(Columbia, March 27, 2007) |
| Fattburger |
"Fattburger's Greatest Hits" |
(Shanachie, March 27, 2007) |
| Genesis |
"Turn It On Again - The Hits" (1999 album) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, March 27, 2007) |
| Elton John |
"Rocket Man: Number Ones" (also available with a DVD; Read here) |
(Universal, March 27, 2007) |
| Katrina and the Waves |
"Premium Gold Collection" |
(Caroline, March 27, 2007) |
| Kay-Gees, The |
"Master Plan: Complete Gang & De-Lite Recordings 1974-78" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Castle, March 26, 2007) |
| Patty Loveless |
"16 Biggest Hits" |
(RCA, March 27, 2007) |
| Ronnie Milsap |
"16 Biggest Hits" |
(RCA, March 27, 2007) |
| Stevie Nicks |
"Crystal Visions ... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks" (includes live versions of "Edge of Seventeen," "Landslide" and "Rhiannon" and her 2005 collaboration with dance act Deep Dish on "Dreams"; also available with a DVD, which features 13 music videos and a home video; Read here) |
(Reprise, March 27, 2007) |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
"Junk Culture" (1984 album) |
(Caroline, March 27, 2007) |
| Rubinoos, The |
"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About The Rubinoos" (3-CD retrospective) |
(U.K. - Castle, March 26, 2007) |
| Peggy Seeger |
"Three Score and Ten" (2-CD set captures Seeger's 70th birthday celebration at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on May 29, 2005) |
(Appleseed, March 27, 2007) |
| Seekers, The |
"The Ultimate Collection" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - EMI Gold, March 26, 2007) |
| Feargal Sharkey |
"Feargal Sharkey" (1985 album) |
(Caroline, March 27, 2007) |
| Third Day |
"Chronology Vol. 1 1996-2000" |
(Essential, March 27, 2007) |
| Bonnie Tyler |
"Heart Strings" (2002 album) |
(Caroline, March 27, 2007) |
| Ultravox |
"Vienna" (1980 album) |
(Caroline, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Hitsville West: San Francisco's Uptown Soul" (Hear/read here) |
(U.K. - Kent Soul/Ace, March 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Pokémon X: 10 Years of Pokémon" |
(Koch, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Putumayo Presents Gypsy Groove" (Balkan beats and gypsy jams from the dance floors of Eastern Europe and beyond; Hear here) |
(Putumayo, March 27, 2007) |
| Winger |
"Demo Anthology" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Frontiers, March 26, 2007) |
| Yardbirds, The |
"The Yardbirds Story: 1963-66 [box set]" (4 CDs) |
(U.K. - Charly/Snapper, March 26, 2007) |
| Warren Zevon |
"Excitable Boy" (1978 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), "Stand in the Fire" (1981 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), "The Envoy" (1982 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Hear here) |
(Rhino/Elektra, March 27, 2007) |
BTW: Bonus tracks - "Excitable Boy" - "I Need a Truck" (Outtake), "Werewolves of London" (Alternate Version), "Tule's Blues" (Solo Piano Version), "Frozen Notes" (Strings Version). "Stand in the Fire" - "Johnny Strikes Up the Band," "Play It All Night Long," "Frank and Jesse James," "Hasten Down the Wind." "The Envoy" - "Word of Mouth" (Outtake), "Let Nothing Come Between You" (Alternate), "The Risk" (Outtake), "Wild Thing" (Outtake).
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| Stanley Clarke |
"Night School: An Evening of Stanley Clarke & Friends [DVD]" (chronicles the third annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert, recorded at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif., in October 2002; guests: Stevie Wonder, Béla Fleck, Sheila E., Stewart Copeland, Flea, Wayman Tisdale, Marcus Miller) |
(Roxboro Entertainment Group/Heads Up, March 27, 2007) |
| Cledus T. Judd |
"The Essenshul Video Collection [DVD]" (includes cameos by Shania Twain, Buck Owens, Faith Hill, Deana Carter, Joe Diffie, Jeff Foxworthy, Vince Gill, Trace Adkins, etc.) |
(Razor & Tie, March 27, 2007) |
| Louise Lasser, Mary Kay Place, Martin Mull |
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: Volume 1 [DVD]" (3 discs; 1975-78 syndicated comedy soap opera; Read here) |
(Sony, March 27, 2007) |
| John Prine |
"John Prine Live On Soundstage 1980 [DVD]" |
(Sony BMG, March 27, 2007) |
| Will Smith |
"The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]" (2006 film) |
(Sony Pictures, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"The Addams Family: Volume 2 [DVD]" (22 episodes on 3 double-sided discs, closing out the ABC sitcom's 1964-65 season and starting with the 1965-66 season; Read here) |
(MGM/Fox, March 27, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Happy Feet [DVD]" (2006 film; includes music videos for Prince's "The Song of the Heart" and Gia's "Hit Me Up") |
(Warner, March 27, 2007) |
MUSIC BOOKS
| Subject/ Author(s): |
Title: |
Publisher/Due date: |
| John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
"Together Alone: A Critical Discography of Their Solo Work [Paperback]" (author: John Blaney) |
(Jawbone Press, March 28, 2007) |
| Madonna |
"Madonna: A Biography [Hardcover]" (author: Mary Cross) |
(Greenwood Press, March 30, 2007) |
| Jerry Naylor |
"Rockabilly Legends: They Called It Rockabilly Long Before They Called It Rock and Roll [Hardcover]" (includes a one-hour DVD of music) |
(Hal Leonard, March 31, 2007) |
| Nirvana |
"Nirvana: The Biography [Paperback]" (author: Everett True; Read here) |
(Perseus Books Group, March 30, 2007) |
| Townes Van Zandt |
"To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt [Hardcover]" (author: John Kruth) |
(Da Capo Press, March 30, 2007) |
| U2 |
"All You Need Is Love to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb: How the Beatles and U2 Changed the World [Paperback]" (author: Todd McFliker) |
(Continuum International Publishing Group, March 28, 2007) |
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