Just Out & Upcoming cd/dvd
KELLY WILLIS' "TRANSLATED FROM LOVE"?RELEASED ON RYKODISC
SHOOTS VIDEO FOR THE ALBUM'S FIRST SINGLE "TEDDY BOYS"?Kelly Willis, named by NPR as "alternative country's golden goddess," returns after five years with the much-anticipated Translated From Love.
The album is already garnering praise-- Performing Songwriter says, "...Willis comes off like the prom queen who's learned how to tell fresh guys where to stick it--and laugh while she does it," and Venus Zine says, "...this time around...we find a wiser more experienced singer...."
A video for the album's first single "Teddy Boys," was filmed on in Brooklyn, NY and includes a cameo appearance by Adam Green (Moldy Peaches) who penned the tune. Willis says of the song, "Chuck brought that in, and it was one of the few songs we completely agreed on at the beginning. It was just complete fun, and an obvious nod to my rockabilly days -- I wanted to somehow honor and give respect to that." A digital single of "Teddy Boys" is available now at iTunes and other digital retailers.
Produced by long-time collaborator Chuck Prophet, Translated From Love is Willis' most adventurous album to date. Willis says, "The whole experience was surprising at every turn and challenging, too, doing some material that might not be what people expect out of me." She goes on to say, "I was able to get some songs written that I am proud of and excited about and that give the album some of its depth and personality and soul." Prophet describes, "We cooked up a cool record. Wrote a mess of songs. We got all 'housewife goth' with it - gingham aprons and bad blood." The album's 12 tracks are comprised of originals, covers and collaborations. Willis co-wrote the six original songs including the Willis/Prophet tunes "Sweet Little One" and "Losing You," which feature the Tosca String Quartet and Greg Leisz on the twelve-string guitar and pedal steel. Appearing on the record are Willis' husband and highly regarded country music songwriter Bruce Robison on "The More I'm Around You" and "Too Much To Lose" and acclaimed singer-songwriter Jules Shear who contributes as a songwriter and musician on "Don't Know Why," "Lucky or Something Like It," and "Too Much To Lose." Translated From Love includes covers of Adam Green's "Teddy Boys," Stephen Yerkey's "Translated From Love," and a raucous, countrified version of Iggy Pop's "Success" featuring The Gourds and Michael Ramos. ?
IKE AND TINA TURNER
COMMEMORATED IN NEW
3-CD BOX SET
The Ike and Tina Turner Story: 1960-1975
Includes 49 Songs Recorded By The Dynamic and Influential Couple
Box Set In Stores October 2nd
True musical visionaries whose revolutionary sounds were matched only by their phenomenal live performances, Ike and Tina Turner's partnership remains one of the most significant and influential in pop music history. Finally, the Turners' prolific and dynamic fifteen year partnership is captured in The Ike and Tina Turner Story: 1960-1975, in stores October 2nd. Their first-ever complete career retrospective, it culls 49 songs from every significant label affiliation in the Turners' career. The box set highlights Ike's genius as a musician, songwriter, producer and guiding force in the evolution of African American music from juke joint blues to R&B and then to soul and funk while Tina's unparalleled vocals and explosive performances are evident throughout the set.
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS MADE BY J.J. CALE DURING HIS EARLY YEARS TO FINALLY BE RELEASED
In Stores October 2nd
A trove of previously unreleased songs recorded by American music icon J.J. Cale during his early, and arguably most influential, years will at long last be released. Featuring vintage tracks from Cale's legendary tenures at Shelter Records and Mercury Records, Rewind: Unreleased Recordings' will be in stores on October 2nd. Recorded at the same time Eric Clapton introduced Cale's songs "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" to mainstream audiences, Rewind is a remarkable collection of songs that epitomize the distinctive sound and style that Cale built. "Hearing them took me back to what I was doing then and where I was when I was doing it," says Cale. "It's like looking at old family photographs." The tracks had been under the care of Cale's longtime producer, Audie Ashworth, since they were recorded in the '70s and early '80s. When he passed away in 2000, Ashworth's wife Bonnie stepped in as guardian of the tapes. More than a decade has been spent trying to bring these recordings out of storage and into the hands of Cale's devoted fans but a variety of circumstances long delayed their release. Bonnie Ashworth explains, "We feel the time is right to share these recordings with J.J. Cale's fans. We are very excited to have found a home for them with Time Life. They released the critically-acclaimed DVD To Tulsa And Back: On Tour With J.J. Cale last year, and we believe this is a great fit for this project as well." A&R veteran Bas Hartong, who worked alongside Cale and the Ashworths throughout the project's entire journey, adds, "We at Time Life like to focus on uniquely American artists and musicians and no one fits that description better than J.J. Cale, whom I have had the pleasure of working with for many years. Cale has managed to stay highly influential to several generations of artists while never really changing who he is or how he approaches his craft."
Putting the cool back into jazz...
?Pop-Jazz Volume I ?Spring LLC Releases Compilation CD Featuring ?Mike Phillips and Jill Scott in New Version of "Street Life" ?New York, NY, July 18, 2007 - Spring LLC, a New York based music company, has released Pop-Jazz Volume 1. Featuring a brand new rendition of "Street?Life" by Mike Phillips and Jill Scott, the 15-track compilation contains music from current artists that epitomize the Pop-Jazz movement like Soulive and Janek Gwizdala--as well as classic artists including Nancy Wilson and Donald Byrd, some of the first artists to push the envelope of traditional jazz. The album includes tracks from an eclectic mix of jazz artists who have redefined the standards of a musical genre. From the jazz-funk fusion sounds?of The Blackbyrds to the soul-jazz stylings of jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey, Pop-Jazz Volume 1 provides a varied overview of the best in jazz fusion.?Pop-Jazz Volume 1 is available through various retail outlets, including Amazon.com, CDBaby and Spring Direct.?
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER JOAN OSBORNE TO RECORD NEW ALBUM FOR TIME LIFE BREAKFAST IN BED?A Collection of Classic and New Soul Songs?Time Life is pleased to announce the release of a newly recorded Joan Osborne studio album. Titled Breakfast In Bed, the forthcoming album is best described as an homage to the great Soul and R&B songs of the late '60s and early '70s. It will contain a mixture of her powerful interpretations of classic songs as well as new originals written by Ms. Osborne in a style and sound faithful to the classics. The singer/songwriter, whose hit single "(What If God Was) One Of Us" propelled her album, Relish, to the top of the charts in 1995 and went on to sell 5 million copies worldwide and garner 6 Grammy nominations, has enjoyed exploring different musical genres throughout her career. She has performed as a member of the Grateful Dead, toured with the Dixie Chicks and The Funk Brothers, is working on a children's album and has recently put out a country record. On Breakfast in Bed, Ms. Osborne has the opportunity to truly showcase her particular affinity for soulful R&B music.The new relationship with Time Life was orchestrated by the company's Senior Vice President of Audio and Video Retail, Mike Jason. "I was completely taken with Joan's performance in the documentary Standing In The Shadows of Motown and felt that the combination of Joan's passion for this music and Time Life's long history of success in the Soul and R&B genres would lead to a really exciting project," he said. "In fact, her searing rendition of 'Heat Wave' and the powerful 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,' which wowed audiences in Shadows, will both be included as bonus tracks on Breakfast In Bed."?Time Life will combine its incomparable direct marketing approach with a traditional retail-oriented marketing campaign to bring this album to the widest possible group of existing and new fans. "I am delighted to be working with Time Life on Joan's new album," says Osborne's manager, David Sonenberg of DAS Communications Ltd. "To have the opportunity to advertise on television and sell directly to Joan's fan base is a luxury that rarely happens when dealing with traditional record labels."?
From Rhino Records:
CDs:
Bee Gees - Bee Gees Greatest (Special Edition)
The Doors - The Very Best Of The Doors
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Bang!..The Greatest Hits Of Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Greatest Hits
Genesis - Turn It On Again (Tour Edition)
The Georgia Satellites - Let It Rock (Greatest Hits)
Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks And Forgotten Gems
King's X - Best Of King's X (Greatest Hits)
Ministry - Greatest Fits (Greatest Hits)
Moby - Moby: Songs 1993-1998 (Greatest Hits)
The Lemonheads - The Best Of The Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years (Greatest Hits)
Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
White Lion - The Best Of White Lion (Greatest Hits)
Winger - The Very Best Of Winger (Greatest Hits)
Various Artists Atlantic Blues (1949-1970) An individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 Copies.
Vinyl:
Joy Division: Box Set (Vinyl)
Joy Division: Closer (180-Gram Vinyl)
Joy Division: Still (180-Gram Vinyl)
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (180-Gram Vinyl)
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (Vinyl)
DVD:
Pearl Jam - Immagine In Cornice “Picture In A Frame” Live In Italy 2006
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