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Tears For Fears Still Rule The World – Greatest Hits Album Out November 10

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Tears For Fears Still Rule The World – Greatest Hits Album Out November 10

Following a sold-out summer arena tour highlighted by their triumphant UK return in front of 65,000-plus fans as special guests of The Killers during British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park, Tears For Fears – Roland Orzabal [vocals, guitar, keyboards] and Curt Smith [vocals, bass, keyboards] – close out 2017 with the release of their first career-spanning Greatest Hits album, Rule The World. The collection arrives everywhere November 10.

Not only does Rule The World feature classics such as Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout, Mad World, Head Over Heels, Woman In Chains, and more, but it also boasts the first original music from the duo since 2004. This year, they recorded two new tracks—I Love You But I’m Lost and Stay—for inclusion on the collection. The single I Love You But I’m Lost bristles with the enigmatic energy of classic Tears For Fears, while the subtle acoustic Stay ranks among their most emotional fare. Both fit comfortably alongside the anthems that have defined three generations.

For a glimpse of what to expect, listen to “I Love You But I’m Lost” HERE.

Live, Tears For Fears play London’s Royal Albert Hall October 27 following a special BBC Radio 2 in concert event October 26. It’s just the beginning though. The new music hints at very big plans for 2018 and beyond.

Beyond selling 30 million albums worldwide, performing to countless sold out audiences, and winning various awards, the DNA of Tears For Fears — Roland Orzabal [vocals, guitar, keyboards] and Curt Smith [vocals, bass, keyboards] — remains embedded within three generations of artists.  Quietly casting a shadow over rock, hip-hop, electronic dance music, indie, and beyond, their music has been sampled by Kanye West, The Weeknd, David Guetta, Drake, and more, while getting covered by Lorde, Adam Lambert, Ally Brooke Hernandez, Gary Jules, and Disturbed, to name a few. Meanwhile, classic songs figure prominently everywhere from The Wire and Donnie Darko to Straight Outta Compton and Mr. Robot.

Representing an inimitable intersection of pop palatability, clever and cognizant lyricism, guitar bombast, and new wave innovation, their catalog spans a string of classic album, namely the gold-certified debut The Hurting [1983], quintuple-platinum BRIT Award-winning Songs from the Big Chair [1985], and Seeds of Love [1989].  The latter proved to be Roland and Curt’s last collaboration together until Everybody Loves A Happy Ending in 2004, which rekindled the creative fire between them. Breaking another quiet spell, the boys engaged in a three-year touring whirlwind across North America, Japan, South Korea, Manila, and South America beginning in 2010.  2013 saw them return with their first recorded music in a decade: a cover of Arcade Fire’s Ready to Start.

It proved to be a welcome addition to their three-decade discography of immortal hits ranging from Mad World, Change, and Pale Shelter to Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout, Sowing The Seeds of Love, and Everybody Loves A Happy Ending. Following a sold-out 2017 co-headline tour with Hall & Oates and standout sets at Rock In Rio and “British Summer Time” in Hyde Park, they release their first official career-spanning Greatest Hits collection, Rule The World. It features the first new original compositions between Roland and Curt together since 2004: I Love You But I’m Lost and Stay.

RULE THE WORLD TRACKLISTING:

  1. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  2. Shout
  3. I Love You But I’m Lost*
  4. Mad World
  5. Sowing The Seeds Of Love
  6. Advice For The Young At Heart
  7. Head Over Heels
  8. Woman In Chains
  9. Change
  10. Stay*
  11. Pale Shelter
  12. Mothers Talk
  13. Break It Down Again
  14. I Believe
  15. Raoul And The Kings Of Spain
  16. Closest Thing To Heaven

*/new for 2017

 

Bob Seger’s New Album, I Knew You When, To Be Released November 17

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Bob Seger’s New Album, I Knew You When, To Be Released November 17

Capitol Records recording artist Bob Seger will release his 18th studio album, I KNEW YOU WHEN, November 17. Produced by Seger and recorded in Nashville and Detroit, the album is available for pre-order starting today on BobSeger.com. The standard version of the album (10 songs) will be available on 130 gram vinyl and CD.  The deluxe version of the album (13 songs) will be available on CD, digital download, and via select streaming services. I KNEW YOU WHEN is Seger’s first new studio album since his 2014 release RIDE OUT, which was Seger’s highest-charting debut, entering Billboard’s Top 200 Albums at #3 and Billboard’s Rock Albums chart at #1.

The new set features Seger’s tribute to Lou Reed, a rockin’ cover of Reed’s Busload of Faith, which fans can stream on select services and download now with their digital preorder. Seger also includes tributes to his friend Glenn Frey, in the heartfelt self-penned Glenn Song, and to Leonard Cohen with a timely cover of Cohen’s Democracy.  Seger dedicates the album to the memory of Glenn Frey.

I KNEW YOU WHEN also features the reflective title track, uptempo rockers The Highway, Runaway Train, and Blue Ridge, an ode to the history and beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, and the passionate guitar driven ballad, I’ll Remember You. For a limited time, fans can pick up the album as part of specially priced premium bundles available exclusively on BobSeger.com.

With the new album, Seger and Capitol mark their 49th year, extending Seger’s record as the longest tenured solo artist in the storied label’s history.  Seger has been inducted in both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was honoured with Billboard’s “Legend of Live” award at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards in 2015 for his significant and lasting impact on the touring industry.

Seger has earned 13 platinum and 7 multi-platinum RIAA Certified sales awards, including his studio albums BEAUTIFUL LOSER, NIGHT MOVES, STRANGER IN TOWN, AGAINST THE WIND, LIKE A ROCK, THE DISTANCE, THE FIRE INSIDE, FACE THE PROMISE and his double live albums LIVE BULLET and NINE TONIGHT.   Earlier this year, Seger’s GREATEST HITS album was certified diamond by the RIAA for achieving 10 million units sold in the U.S.

I KNEW YOU WHEN TRACKLISTING

  1. Gracile (2:48)
  2. Busload of Faith (4:32)
  3. The Highway (3:38)
  4. I Knew You When (3:53)
  5. I’ll Remember You (3:48)
  6. The Sea Inside (4:14)
  7. Marie (3:26)
  8. Runaway Train (4:10)
  9. Something More (3:47)
  10. Democracy (6:32)
  11. Forward Into The Past (4:12) *
  12. Blue Ridge (3:50) *
  13. Glenn Song (2:49) *

*Deluxe album only

“The Ultimate Bryan Adams” Features Two New Songs On November 3

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“The Ultimate Bryan Adams” Features Two New Songs On November 3

Gifting fans with a brand-new best of album, iconic singer/songwriter Bryan Adams is set to release Ultimate on November 3. Featuring 21 tracks in total, it will also contain two new songs – one of which will be available upon pre-ordering the album via all digital partners. The vinyl issue of Ultimate will follow on November 24.

Known the world over for his signature brand of feel-good rock and roll and big ballads, Bryan Adams is an icon of epic proportions. With multiple awards under his belt, including a Grammy, an American Music Award, an Ivor Novello Award and countless Juno Awards, he was also awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. Given to him for his contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, The Bryan Adams Foundation, it’s solid evidence that his impact on pop culture goes way beyond just music.

The aim of Ultimate is to condense Bryan Adams’ extensive back catalogue – 13 studio albums, 5 live albums, 5 compilation albums and over 75 singles – into a 21-track offering guaranteed to capture the true essence of the hitmaker’s much celebrated career. Containing early hits such as Cuts Like A Knife and Run To You as well as later additions to his repertoire, like When You’re Gone with Melanie C and Cloud Number Nine, it’s a must have collection for any fan of the Canadian rock star.

Of course, no Bryan Adams best of is complete without his record-breaking international smash hit (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. And aside from the song with the longest unbroken run at number one on the UK Singles Chart – 16 consecutive weeks – other mammoth hits that appear on Ultimate include Summer Of ’69, Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? and his Rod Stewart and Sting collaboration All For Love.

It’s not just the classics that feature on Ultimate either. Releasing two brand new songs, Ultimate Love and Please Stay – the latter of which is instantly available upon pre-ordering the new best of – are the first new songs by Bryan Adams in over two years.

“As a songwriter and musician you are always creating – it’s what you do,” said Adams. “So even though I’ve released an “ultimate” collection, I’m always looking ahead. There are two new songs included ‘Please Stay’ and ‘Ultimate Love’ both written this year with the message that love still counts, even in uncertain times.”

ULTIMATE TRACKLISTING:

  1. Go Down Rockin’
  2. Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
  3. Run To You
  4. Ultimate Love *BRAND NEW TRACK*
  5. Heaven
  6. It’s Only Love (with Tina Turner)
  7. Here I Am
  8. When You’re Gone (with Melanie C)
  9. Cloud Number Nine
  10. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
  11. You Belong To Me
  12. Summer Of ’69
  13. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
  14. Somebody
  15. Please Forgive Me
  16. Cuts Like A Knife
  17. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
  18. All For Love (with Sting & Rod Stewart)
  19. Back To You
  20. Please Stay *BRAND NEW TRACK*
  21. 18 Til I Die

The Carpenters: The Vinyl Collection To Be Released November 17

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The Carpenters: The Vinyl Collection To Be Released November 17

On November 17, A&M will release The Vinyl Collection, a new career-spanning 12-LP vinyl box set chronicling the recorded output of one of the most celebrated and best loved duos in pop/rock history, the Carpenters.

The Carpenters’ The Vinyl Collection box set includes all 12 albums replicated on 180-gram black vinyl and housed in a stylish slipcase. Each album features lovingly restored original packaging and related artwork. Mastered for vinyl by Ron McMaster (The Beach Boys, Don McLean) at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, each album will also be released individually. The box set does not include their two Christmas albums.

This unprecedented box-set collection chronicles the runaway success of the Carpenters’ super-successful 14-year career, which resulted in 11 studio albums and a greatest hits collection, The Singles 1969 – 1973, that has been certified at seven-times platinum and features such indelible chart-topping hits as We’ve Only Just Begun, Top of the World, Superstar, Rainy Days and Mondays, Goodbye to Love, Yesterday Once More, It’s Going to Take Some Time, Sing, For All We Know, Hurting Each Other, and (They Long to Be) Close to You.

The Carpenters – vocalist/drummer Karen and her older brother, pianist/composer/arranger Richard – are one of the most successful sibling duos in pop/rock history, having garnered over 100 million album and singles sales to date. Their unique blend of smooth vocal harmonies and classically influenced pop arrangements frequently vaulted them to the top of the charts, resulting in three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and a dozen Top 10 singles overall, not to mention an astonishing 15 No. 1s on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Karen and Richard have more than earned their superstar standing as one of the world’s most popular and bestselling duos of all time, and their influence as songwriters, performers, and composers  spans  multiple generations and genres. The Carpenters have long elicited critical praise as well as numerous accolades from their contemporaries, from such notable artists as Paul McCartney, Gwen Stefani, Michael Jackson, and Beyoncé. Showing the scope of their reach, the 1994 If I Were a Carpenter tribute album showcased entries from alternative-rock icons ranging from Sonic Youth (Superstar), Shonen Knife (Top of the World), The Cranberries ((They Long to Be) Close to You), Sheryl Crow (Solitaire), and Matthew Sweet (Let Me Be the One), to name but a few.

The Carpenters were nominated for numerous GRAMMY Awards throughout their storied career, and they won three of them: Best New Artist (1970), Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for (They Long to Be) Close to You (1970), and Best Pop Vocal Performance for a Duo or Group for Carpenters (1971). Two of their most cherished songs have also been inducted in the GRAMMY Hall of Fame: (They Long to Be) Close to You and We’ve Only Just Begun. Following Karen’s untimely death in 1983, the Carpenters received a well-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

No matter what your walk of life is, the Carpenters have a song that touches your soul and finds a place where there’s room to grow.

The Carpenters The Vinyl Collection

  1. Ticket to Ride (1969)
  2.  Close to You (1970)
  3.  Carpenters (1971)
  4.  A Song for You (1972)
  5. Now & Then (1973)
  6.  Horizon (1975)
  7.  A Kind of Hush (1976)
  8.  Passage (1977)
  9.  Made in America (1981)
  10. Voice of the Heart (1983)
  11. Lovelines (1989)
  12. The Singles 1969 – 1973

A KIND OF HUSH

This album was the Carpenters’ 7th studio release and included both original recordings and cover tunes. It included “A Kind of Hush (All Over The World)” which was successful in both the U.S. and the UK and was originally recorded by Herman’s Hermits in the 1960’s.

  1. There’s A Kind Of Hush (Side A) 2. You (Side A) 3. Sandy (Side A) 4. Goofus (Side A) 5. Can’t Smile Without You (Side A)
  2. I Need To Be In Love (Side B) 7. One More Time (Side B) 8. Boat To Sail (Side B) 9. I Have You (Side B) 10.Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Side B)

A SONG FOR YOU

Critics agree that A Song For You was the highpoint of the Carpenters’ recording career.  The album showcased songwriting by Richard Carpenter, Carole King, Leon Russell and more.  Packed with hits, “Top of The World” became one of the most popular songs of the decade.

  1. A Song For You (Side A) 2. Top Of The World (Side A) 3. Hurting Each Other (Side A) 4. It’s Going To Take Some Time (Side A) 5. Goodbye To Love (Side A) 6. Intermission (Side A)
  2. Bless The Beasts And Children (Side B) 8. Flat Baroque (Side B) 9. Piano Picker (Side B) 10.I Won’t Last A Day Without You (Side B) 11.Crystal Lullaby (Side B) 12.Road Ode (Side B) 13.A Song For You (Reprise) (Side B)

CARPENTERS

Carpenters is the third studio album from the Carpenters, originally released in 1971.  The record is most notable for two of the duo’s strongest and best-loved singles. “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “Superstar.”

  1. Rainy Days And Mondays (Side A) 2. Saturday (Side A) 3. Let Me Be The One (Side A) 4. (A Place To) Hide Away (Side A) 5. For All We Know (Lovers And Other Strangers Soundtrack) (Side A)
  2. Superstar (Side B) 7. Druscilla Penny (Side B) 8. One Love (Side B) 9. Knowing When To Leave (Bacharach/David Medley) (Side B) 10.Sometimes (Side B)

CLOSE TO YOU

When released in 1970, the Carpenters 2nd studio album rose to #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and gained them international success.  The album contains the hit singles “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun”.

  1. We’ve Only Just Begun (Side A) 2. Love Is Surrender (Side A) 3. Maybe It’s You (Side A) 4. Reason To Believe (Side A) 5. Help (Side A)   6. (They Long To Be) Close To You (Side A)
  2. Baby It’s You (Side B) 8. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Side B) 9. Crescent Noon (Side B) 10.Mr. Guder (Side B) 11.I Kept On Loving You (Side B) 12.Another Song (Side B)

HORIZON

Horizon was the sixth consecutive platinum-certified album by the musical duo, Carpenters. The album’s first single, “Please Mr. Postman”, became the album’s biggest hit single and also the Carpenters’ biggest hit single worldwide. It reached no. 1 in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.

  1. Aurora (Side A) 2. Only Yesterday (Side A) 3. Desperado (Side A) 4. Please Mr. Postman (Side A) 5. I Can Dream, Can’t I? (Side A)
  2. Solitaire (Side B) 7. Happy (Side B) 8. (I’m Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You (Side B) 9. Love Me For What I Am (Side B) 10. Eventide (Side B)

LOVELINES

Lovelines commemorated the duo’s 20-year association with A&M Records, though Karen had passed away six years before. Ten of the 12 tracks were recorded for other albums but were not included for various reasons; two are remixes of previously released material. Richard penned the liner notes, which give some insight into the history of the pieces.

  1. Lovelines (Side A) 2. Where Do I Go From Here (Side A) 3. The Uninvited Guest (Side A) 4. If We Try (Side A) 5. When I Fall In Love (Side A) 6. Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night (Side A)
  2. Remember When Lovin’ Took All Night (Side B) 8. You’re The One (Side B) 9. Honolulu City Lights (Side B) 10.Slow Dance (Side B) 11.If I Had You (Side B) 12.Little Girl Blue (Side B)

MADE IN AMERICA

Released in June 1981, Made in America is the tenth album by Carpenters, and was the final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter’s lifetime.

  1. Those Good Old Dreams (Side A) 2. Strength Of A Woman (Side A) 3. (Want You) Back In My Life Again (Side A) 4. When You’ve Got What It Takes (Side A) 5. Somebody’s Been Lyin’ (Side A)
  2. I Believe You (Side B) 7. Touch Me When We’re Dancing (Side B) 8. When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone) (Side B) 9. Beechwood 4-5789 (Side B) 10.Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song) (Side B)

NOW & THEN

Now & Then is the fifth album from the Carpenters, released in 1973. The title for the album was suggested by Richard and Karen’s mother. The album featured a three-panel cover that folded out, showing a panoramic view of Karen and Richard Carpenter driving past the Carpenter family home in Downey, California. The car pictured on the cover was a 1973 Ferrari owned by Richard.

  1. Sing (Side A) 2. This Masquerade (Side A) 3. Heather (Side A) 4. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Side A) 5. I Can’t Make Music (Side A)
  2. Yesterday Once More (Side B) 7. Medley: Fun Fun Fun (Side B) 8. Yesterday Once More (Side B)

PASSAGE

This album was a considerable departure for the siblings and contained experimental material such as the Klaatu cover “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” from the hit broadway play, Evita.

  1. B’wana She No Home (Side A) 2. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song (Side A) 3. I Just Fall In Love Again (Side A) 4. On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada / Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (From The Opera “Evita”) (Side A)
  2. Sweet, Sweet Smile (Side B) 6. Two Sides (Side B) 7. Man Smart Woman Smarter (Side B) 8. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) (Side B)

THE SINGLES 1969-1973

This collection of Carpenters’ biggest Top 10 hits  shows off the lush melodies brought out in Richard Carpenter’s arrangements and Karen’s singing.  The packaging is original, including the notes about the origin of each track.

  1. We’ve Only Just Begun (Side A) 2. Top Of The World (Side A) 3. Ticket To Ride (Side A) 4. Superstar (Side A) 5. Rainy Days And Mondays (Side A) 6. Goodbye To Love (Side A)
  2. Yesterday Once More (Side B) 8. It’s Going To Take Some Time (Side B) 9. Sing (Side B) 10.For All We Know (Side B) 11.Hurting Each Other (Side B) 12.(They Long To Be) Close To You (Side B)

TICKET TO RIDE

Ticket to Ride is the Carpenters’ most interesting album, for it contains a range of interests and sounds that were modified or abandoned on subsequent albums. The lushly orchestrated “Someday” is a brilliant showcase for Richard’s arranging skills and the most dramatic side of Karen’s voice.

  1. Invocation (Side A) 2. Your Wonderful Parade (Side A) 3. Someday (Side A) 4. Get Together (Side A) 5. All Of My Life (Side A) 6. Turn Away (Side A)
  2. Ticket To Ride (Side B) 8. Don’t Be Afraid (Side B) 9. What’s The Use (Side B) 10.All I Can Do (Side B)   11.Eve (Side B) 12.Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (Side B) 13.Benediction (Side B)

VOICE OF THE HEART

Consisting of previously unreleased masters for a solo album by Karen, this album was compiled by Richard after her death.

  1. Now (Side A) 2. Sailing On The Tide (Side A) 3. You’re Enough (Side A) 4. Make Believe It’s Your First Time (Side A) 5. Two Lives (Side A)
  2. At The End Of A Song (Side B) 7. Ordinary Fool (Side B) 8. Prime Time Love (Side B) 9. Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore (Side B) 10.Look To Your Dreams (Side B)

 

Johnny Reid Announces Ninth Studio Album “Revival” Coming November 3

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Johnny Reid Announces Ninth Studio Album “Revival” Coming November 3

Multi-platinum, award winning singer-songwriter Johnny Reid today announces his highly anticipated ninth studio album, Revival, set to be released November 3. Fans who pre-order for Revival will also instantly receive Johnny Reid’s new song, “Soul Train”. Pre-orders are available here – see below for track listing. “Soul Train” is the first song released from the soulful album and is accompanied by a lyric video, watch below.

Co-produced by Johnny Reid and Bob Ezrin (KISS, Alice Cooper) Revival is Reid’s first new music since 2015’s Platinum-certified What Love Is All About. A six-time JUNO award winner and twenty-six time CCMA winner, Reid has sold over 1.5 million albums in Canada. Revival is his ninth studio album. Fans can expect a major tour announcement from Reid soon.

“Revival is all about new beginnings, finding a voice in the middle of all the noise and distraction,” said Johnny. “It’s about looking into a mirror and then looking back on life and figuring out how best to move forward. It’s about fixing and mending relationships broken by angry words so that we may speak again with a softer, more understanding voice. It’s about presenting exactly what I have to say and more importantly how I wish to say it.”

Since arriving on the music scene over 10 years ago, Johnny Reid has captured the hearts of fans and audiences around the world. The blue-collared, soulful singer-songwriter is widely known for his lyrical honesty and musical ability, as demonstrated by album sales totaling over 1.5 million units, countless awards, and multiple sold out national arena tours. He’s a modern day working class hero with long-standing collective appeal – one that captures the hearts of many one song at a time.

Johnny Reid – Revival:

Soul Train
Heart Of A Woman
Memphis
Whiskey Kisses
Shoulders
She Just Wants to Dance
The Light In You
Never Love Another
Blank Page
Every Time I Roll The Dice
Cry No More
Regret
Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You

“The Rolling Stones – On Air” Featuring BBC Performances To Be Released December 1

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“The Rolling Stones – On Air” Featuring BBC Performances To Be Released December 1

December 1 will see the release of The Rolling Stones – On Air, a collection of rarely heard radio recordings from their formative years. The songs, including eight the band have never recorded or released commercially, were originally broadcast on bygone UK BBC shows such as Saturday Club, Top Gear, Rhythm and Blues and The Joe Loss Pop Show between 1963 and 1965.

Available as CD, double CD deluxe edition, heavy-weight vinyl and special limited-edition coloured vinyl via Polydor Records, these flashbacks offer an insight into the band as a vital and constantly surprising live unit. Such was the frequency with which they visited BBC studios in the ’60s, the group constantly set out to offer listeners something different. As well as songs that never appeared on singles or albums, there are seven tracks that were debuted over the airwaves before featuring on albums or EPs.

The group’s take on familiar R&B staples like Roll Over Beethoven, Memphis, Tennessee and Beautiful Delilah (all originated by Chuck Berry) illustrate the verve and energy the Stones regularly brought to their live shows. The BBC would urge them to perform their current singles, and while happy to do so they also relished the opportunity to showcase a fuller picture of their prowess as Britain’s foremost blues outfit, packing clubs and ballrooms night after night.

Among the 32 tracks, first heard ringing out of transistor radios over a period of just under two years, is Come On, the group’s debut single and also the first number laid down for the iconic Saturday Club, hosted by the late, legendary Brian Matthew. Come On is released as the first track from the album and is available now on digital and streaming services. Other highlights include the strutting Fannie Mae (originally recorded by bluesman Buster Brown in 1959), Tommy Tucker’s Hi Heel Sneakers, and Bo Diddley’s Cops And Robbers.

Nestling among the illustrious and well-chosen cover versions, are raw and vibrant renditions of Stones Jagger/Richards originals, such as (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, The Last Time and The Spider And The Fly in a form closer to the thrilling immediacy of the band’s live shows than on vinyl. These recordings bring the listener as near as possible to the excitement of the era without actually being there in person.

If last year’s collection of new recordings of past masters Blue & Lonesome presented the Stones returning to their roots after more than 50 years, On Air is the perfect “sister” compendium, a lovingly curated and restored treasure trove that puts the listener front and centre in the eye of the original storm.

To help recapture the spirit of the songs when they were first performed, the tapes have gone through a process called ‘audio source separation,’ which involved de-mixing the transcripts and allowing engineers at Abbey Road access to the original instrumentation and voices within each track, so that they could be rebuilt, rebalanced and remixed to achieve a fuller, more substantial sound. The end result is the Stones at their most passionate and intense, transporting listeners back to the band’s lean and hungry years when their standing as household names was already assured, and global domination was just 12 bars away.

The variety of radio shows from which the material is compiled is testament to the special relationship the Stones had with the BBC from the very beginning of their recording career. The music speaks for itself, but On Air also serves as an important historical artefact, and an essential of the group’s impressively evergreen canon.

The Rolling Stones – On Air offer a unique insight into the formative days of The Rolling Stones a few years before ‘The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World’ became a reality this was a band playing the music they loved so much – Blues, R&B, Soul and even the odd country song. Performing these songs night after night in clubs and dancehalls meant they are all honed to perfection and performed with the genuine love and affection that The Stones have for their musical heritage.

This album follows the recent release of The Rolling Stones – On Air coffee table book, by Richard Havers and published by Virgin Books.

‘The Rolling Stones – On Air’ Track Listing

Come On Saturday Club, 1963
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction Saturday Club, 1965
Roll Over Beethoven Saturday Club, 1963
The Spider And The Fly Yeah Yeah, 1965
Cops And Robbers Blues in Rhythm, 1964
It’s All Over Now The Joe Loss Pop Show, 1964
Route 66 Blues in Rhythm, 1964
Memphis, Tennessee Saturday Club, 1963
Down The Road Apiece Top Gear, 1965
The Last Time Top Gear, 1965
Cry To Me Saturday Club, 1965
Mercy, Mercy Yeah Yeah, 1965
Oh! Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’) Saturday Club, 1965
Around And Around Top Gear, 1964
Hi Heel Sneakers Saturday Club, 1964
Fannie Mae Saturday Club, 1965
You Better Move On Blues in Rhythm, 1964
Mona Blues In Rhythm, 1964
Bonus Tracks (Deluxe)

I Wanna Be Your Man Saturday Club, 1964
Carol Saturday Club, 1964
I’m moving On The Joe Loss Pop Show, 1964
If You Need Me The Joe Loss Pop Show, 1964
Walking The Dog Saturday Club, 1964
Confessin’ The Blues The Joe Loss Pop Show, 1964
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Top Gear, 1965
Little By Little The Joe Loss Pop Show, 1964
Ain’t That Loving You Baby Rhythm And Blues, 1964
Beautiful Delilah Saturday Club, 1964
Crackin’ Up Top Gear, 1964
I Can’t Be Satisfied Top Gear, 1964
I Just Want to Make Love To You Saturday Club, 1964
2120 South Michigan Avenue Rhythm and Blues, 1964

The Box In Black: Johnny Cash’s Beloved Unearthed Collection Returns As 9-LP Vinyl Box Set On November 3

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The Box In Black: Johnny Cash’s Beloved Unearthed Collection Returns As 9-LP Vinyl Box Set On November 3

In the last decade of a career that spanned half a century, Johnny Cash capped off his musical legend with a breathtaking final act, recording a series of raw, stripped-down albums with producer Rick Rubin. Those albums reestablished Cash as a vital artist, while adding a remarkable closing chapter to his incredible body of work. To celebrate the Man in Black’s enduring and influential legacy, this monolithic collection has been reconfigured for its first-ever vinyl release. Unearthed is available for pre-order now and out globally on November 3 via American Recordings.

The newly designed set expands on the original box’s distinctive packaging for the long-playing format. Spreading Unearthed’s 79 songs over nine high-quality 180-gram vinyl LPs, the box set also features a pair of cloth-bound books housed in an LP-sized black slipcase. One book holds the nine LPs, while the other is a gorgeous 60-page coffee table book that incorporates Sylvie Simmons’ extensive liner notes, drawn from five days of interviews at Cash’s home in Tennessee. In addition, the book captures Cash and Rubin’s comments on every song on the set, plus a copious selection of photographs from the recording sessions, including some of the last photos ever taken of Cash.

Initially released in November 2003, two months after Cash’s passing, Unearthed arrived as an expansive box set of material, most of it previously unreleased, recorded during the artist’s graceful twilight years. The set was originally planned to celebrate Cash and Rubin’s decade of recording together, and the final mixes had been sent to Cash, but he passed away before receiving them. The recordings, which run the stylistic gamut from stark balladry to punchy rockabilly to heartfelt gospel to classic covers, offer a stunning encapsulation of Cash’s wide-ranging musical vision, and provide a fitting epitaph for his iconic career.

Unearthed is divided into five thematic sections. Who’s Gonna Cry focuses on acoustic solo recordings, and finds Cash revisiting several classic songs from his legendary catalogue. Trouble In Mind is oriented towards electric performances, and includes guest appearances by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Carl Perkins and members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as Cash’s wife and longtime duet partner June Carter Cash. Redemption Songs is largely acoustic, and features duets with Joe Strummer, Fiona Apple, Nick Cave and Glen Campbell. My Mother’s Hymn Book demonstrates Cash’s lifelong affinity for gospel music, encompassing 15 time-honoured gospel standards. Best of Cash On American offers a memorable 15-song selection of highlights from Cash’s first four albums with Rubin.

In its original CD format, Unearthed was acclaimed as an instant classic. Rolling Stone named it as one of the “100 Best Albums of the 2000s” and declared the set “a slice of American culture as monumental, and as enduring, as Mt. Rushmore.”

Indeed, in the years since Cash’s passing, the artist’s legend has grown and his music has gained in power. It’s hard to think of a more appropriate and impressive sendoff for this one-of-a-kind American original than the massive musical statement that is Unearthed.

Unearthed (Monolithic Nine-LP Vinyl Box Set Collection) Track Listing:

Who’s Gonna Cry

Side A

Long Black Veil
Flesh And Blood
Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
If I Give My Soul
Understand Your Man
Side B

Banks Of The Ohio
Two Timin’ Woman
The Caretaker
Old Chunk Of Coal
I’m Going To Memphis
Side C

Breaking Bread
Waiting For A Train
Casey’s Last Ride
No Earthly Good
Side D

The Fourth Man In The Fire
Dark As A Dungeon
Book Review
Down There By The Train
Trouble In Mind

Side A

Pocahontas
I’m A Drifter
Trouble In Mind
Down The Line
Side B

I’m Movin’ On
As Long As The Grass Shall Grow
Heart Of Gold
The Running Kind
Side C

Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
“T” For Texas
Devil’s Right Hand
Side D

I’m A Drifter
Like A Soldier
Drive On
Bird On A Wire
Redemption Songs

Side A

A Singer Of Songs
The L & N Don’t Stop Here Anymore
Redemption Song
Father And Son
Side B

Chattanooga Sugar Babe
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Hard Times
Wichita Lineman
Side C

Cindy
Big Iron
Salty Dog
Gentle On My Mind
Side D

You Are My Sunshine
You’ll Never Walk Alone
The Man Comes Around
My Mother’s Hymn Book

Side A

Where We’ll Never Grow Old
I Shall Not Be Moved
I Am A Pilgrim
Do Lord
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven
I’ll Fly Away
Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
Side B

Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
When He Reached Down
In The Sweet By And By
I’m Bound For The Promised Land
In The Garden
Softly And Tenderly
Just As I Am
Best Of Cash On American

Side A

Delia’s Gone
Bird On A Wire
Thirteen
Rowboat
Side B

The One Rose (That’s Left In My Heart)
Rusty Cage
Southern Accents
The Mercy Seat
Side C

Solitary Man
Wayfaring Stranger
One
I Hung My Head
Side D

The Man Comes Around
We’ll Meet Again
Hurt

“The Bodyguard” Soundtrack Featuring Previously Unreleased Material Gets Released November 17

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“The Bodyguard” Soundtrack Featuring Previously Unreleased Material Gets Released November 17

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the iconic film The Bodyguard, Legacy Recordings, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Fontainebleau Miami Beach are respectively celebrating its legacy with the release of a brand new collection of Whitney Houston live and studio recordings, special features and special events & activations at the hotel.

Legacy Recordings (in cooperation with The Estate of Whitney E. Houston) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album with the release of Whitney Houston – I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard on November 17, 2017. An essential new Whitney Houston collection bringing together a variety of live and studio recordings–many previously unreleased or unavailable–chronicling the artist’s peak achievements. I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard includes never-before-released live recordings from Whitney’s historic The Bodyguard Tour (1993-1995); alternate versions of the audio recordings from the “The Bodyguard” film; an alternate version of a remix of “I’m Every Woman”; additional artwork and more. Whitney Houston – I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard will be available on CD and digital configurations as well as a limited edition 2LP 12″ purple vinyl edition (to be released at a later date.)

Some highlights from the album include an alternate mix of “I Will Always Love You,” which features a spoken word intro of Whitney as Rachel Marron, an A Capella version of “Jesus Loves Me,” which has never been heard before and a live recording from The Bodyguard World Tour 1993-1995 of “Run To You,” which Whitney rarely performed. Also included are film and live versions of “I Will Always Love” You,” “I Have Nothing,” “Queen of The Night” and more.

Originally released on November 17, 1992, The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album–co-executive produced by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis–was the first album verified by SoundScan to sell more than one million copies in a single week, won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide (and is certified 17x Platinum in the US by the RIAA) and is the top-selling soundtrack album of all-time. “The Bodyguard” marked Whitney’s debut as a movie star while the soundtrack–driven in part by Whitney’s monumental interpretation of “I Will Always Love You”–became of one of the best-selling albums of any genre in history.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard with the addition of previously released special features for select digital retailers on 10/31. The film marked the acting debut of multi-Grammy award winning singer/actress Whitney Houston (The Preacher’s Wife, Waiting to Exhale, Cinderella) Whitney Houston and also stars Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves, Field of Dreams, Tin Cup, JFK). Written by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, The Empire Strikes Back), and directed by Mick Jackson (L.A. Story, Volcano) The Bodyguard stars Costner as a former Secret Service Agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston’s character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. The bodyguard ruffles the singer’s feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home. The film is also available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach is celebrating 25 years of the critically-acclaimed film “The Bodyguard” with an invite only listening party/movie screening on Saturday November 4, 2017, as well as announcing special activations throughout the resort in honor of the 25th anniversary. Fans will have the opportunity to RSVP to the invite only listening party/movie screening starting on Friday, October 13 via Whitney Houston’s website. Fontainebleau served as a backdrop for much of the film where Houston, as Rachel, performed live on camera two of the film’s hit songs in the resort’s Fontaine Ballroom. The first, “I Have Nothing,” is one of two Oscar nominated songs from the movie and the other, “I Will Always Love You” is one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Whitney Houston – I Wish You Love: More From The Bodyguard
Track Listing

1. I Will Always Love You (Alternate Mix)
Spoken word intro as Rachel Marron dedicated to Frank Farmer
The iconic recorded performance of “I Will Always Love You” captured on the first take

2. I Have Nothing (Film Version)
As featured in the scene with Rachel Marron performing “I Have Nothing”

3. I’m Every Woman (Clivilles & Cole House Mix I Edit)
Alternate edit of the Clivilles & Cole House Mix

4. Run to You (Film Version)
As featured in the scene with Frank Farmer watching the video of “Run to You”

5. Queen of the Night (Film Version)
As featured in the scene with Rachel Marron performing “Queen of the Night”

6. Jesus Loves Me (Film Version)
As featured in the scene with Rachel Marron and Nicki Marron at Herb Farmer’s Lakefront Cabin

7. Jesus Loves Me (A Capella Version)

8. I Will Always Love You (Film Version)
As featured in the scene with Rachel Marron and Frank Farmer at the airport and the performance of “I Will Always Love You”

9. I Have Nothing (Live)
Private concert at Jerudong Park Amphitheatre: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei for Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on August 24, 1996

10. Run to You (Live)
Recorded at Radio City Music Hall: New York City on September 28, 1994 during 1993-1995 The Bodyguard World Tour

11. Jesus Loves Me / He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands (Live)
Recorded at Estadio Vélez Sarsfield: Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 17, 1994 during 1993-1995 The Bodyguard World Tour

12. Queen of the Night (Live)
Recorded at The Spectrum: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 23, 1994 during 1993-1995 The Bodyguard World Tour

13. I Will Always Love You (Live)
Recorded at Earls Court Exhibition Centre: London, England on November 5, 1993 during 1993-1995 The Bodyguard World Tour

14. I’m Every Woman (Live)
Recorded at Deutschlandhalle: Berlin, Germany on October 14, 1993 during 1993-1995 The Bodyguard World Tour

Bob Dylan’s “Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981” Released November 3

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Bob Dylan’s “Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981” Released November 3

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan – Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 on Friday, November 3.

The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series showcases the music Dylan wrote and performed during one of the most surprising, controversial and inspired periods of his career.

As the 1970s ended and the 1980s began, Dylan responded to the changing of the decades with a three album trilogy–Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980) and Shot of Love (1981)–of spirit-filled songs of praise, worship and devotion. These songs were as deeply personal and packed with poetics as any Dylan had ever written, but the force of conviction and power of faith evident in these performances baffled segments of Dylan’s fanbase (just as Dylan’s “going electric” had alienated folk purists in 1965).

The previous two volumes in Columbia/Legacy’s Bob Dylan Bootleg Series each took home the Best Historical Album Grammy Award for its respective eligibility year: Bob Dylan – The Cutting Edge 1965-1966, The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 in 2017 and Bob Dylan – The Basement Tapes Complete, The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 in 2016.

The live concerts from this crucial epoch in Dylan’s history contain some of the most intensely jubilant and transcendent performances of his career. Bob Dylan – Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 offers fans and music lovers the opportunity to fully experience for the first time this extraordinary chapter in Bob Dylan’s musical journey.

The deluxe box set includes a hardcover book featuring an introduction by Dylan scholar Ben Rollins with liner notes by Amanda Petrusich, Rob Bowman and Penn Jillette.

Available exclusively on the deluxe box set is a DVD which includes “Trouble No More: A Musical Film,” a new feature-length cinematic presentation combining unreleased footage from Dylan’s 1980 tours with new material written by Luc Sante and performed by Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon. Directed by Jennifer Lebeau, “Trouble No More” has been selected to premiere at the prestigious 2017 New York Film Festival. Bonus extras on the box set’s exclusive DVD include a rare performance of “Shot of Love” from Avignon 1981 and more.

Bob Dylan – Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 will also be available in 2CD and 4LPS configurations featuring the first two discs from the deluxe box.

With the exception of “Ye Shall Be Changed,” released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3), none of the tracks on Trouble No More have been previously released. This collection debuts 14 previously unreleased songs and a multitude of unreleased live performances, rare studio outtakes and more.

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BOB DYLAN
TROUBLE NO MORE
THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981
DELUXE EDITION

Disc 1: Live

Slow Train (Nov. 16, 1979)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Nov. 15, 1979)
I Believe in You (May 16, 1980)
When You Gonna Wake Up? (July 9, 1981)
When He Returns (Dec. 5, 1979)
Man Gave Names to All the Animals (Jan. 16, 1980)
Precious Angel (Nov. 16, 1979)
Covenant Woman (Nov. 20, 1979)
Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (Jan. 31, 1980)
Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (Jan. 28, 1980)
Solid Rock (Nov. 27, 1979)
What Can I Do for You? (Nov. 27, 1979)
Saved (Jan. 12, 1980)
In the Garden (Jan. 27, 1980)
Disc 2: Live

Slow Train (June 29, 1981)
Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Unreleased song – Apr. 24, 1980)
Gotta Serve Somebody (July 15, 1981)
Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One (Unreleased song – Nov. 16, 1979)
Saving Grace (Nov. 6, 1979)
Blessed Is the Name (Unreleased song – Nov. 20, 1979)
Solid Rock (Oct. 23, 1981)
Are You Ready? (Apr. 30, 1980)
Pressing On (Nov. 6, 1979)
Shot of Love (July 25, 1981)
Dead Man, Dead Man (June 21, 1981)
Watered-Down Love (June 12, 1981)
In the Summertime (Oct. 21, 1981)
The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar (Nov. 13, 1980)
Caribbean Wind (Nov. 12, 1980)
Every Grain of Sand (Nov. 21, 1981)
Disc 3: Rare and Unreleased

Slow Train (Soundcheck – Oct. 5, 1978)
Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (Soundcheck – Dec. 7, 1978)
Help Me Understand (Unreleased song – Oct. 5, 1978)
Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (Rehearsal – Oct. 2, 1979)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Outtake – May 4, 1979)
When He Returns (Outtake – May 4, 1979)
Ain’t No Man Righteous, No Not One (Unreleased song – May 1, 1979)
Trouble in Mind (Outtake – April 30, 1979)
Ye Shall Be Changed (Outtake – May 2, 1979)
Covenant Woman (Outtake –February 11, 1980)
Stand by Faith (Unreleased song – Sept. 26, 1979)
I Will Love Him (Unreleased song – Apr. 19, 1980)
Jesus Is the One (Unreleased song – Jul. 17, 1981)
City of Gold (Unreleased song – Nov. 22, 1980)
Thief on the Cross (Unreleased song – Nov. 10, 1981)
Pressing On (Outtake – Feb. 13, 1980)
Disc 4: Rare and Unreleased

Slow Train (Rehearsal – Oct. 2, 1979)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Rehearsal – Oct. 9, 1979)
Making a Liar Out of Me (Unreleased song – Sept. 26, 1980)
Yonder Comes Sin (Unreleased song – Oct. 1, 1980)
Radio Spot January 1980, Portland, OR show
Cover Down, Pray Through (Unreleased song – May 1, 1980)
Rise Again (Unreleased song – Oct. 16, 1980)
Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Unreleased song – Dec. 2, 1980)
The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar (Outtake – May 1, 1981)
Caribbean Wind (Rehearsal – Sept. 23, 1980)
You Changed My Life (Outtake – April 23, 1981)
Shot of Love (Outtake – March 25, 1981)
Watered-Down Love (Outtake – May 15, 1981)
Dead Man, Dead Man (Outtake – April 24, 1981)
Every Grain of Sand (Rehearsal – Sept. 26, 1980)
Disc 5 – Live in Toronto 1980

Gotta Serve Somebody (April 18, 1980)
I Believe In You (April 18, 1980)
Covenant Woman (April 19, 1980)
When You Gonna Wake Up? (April 18, 1980)
When He Returns (April 20, 1980)
Ain’t Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody (Unreleased song – April 18, 1980)
Cover Down, Pray Through (Unreleased song – April 19, 1980)
Man Gave Names To All The Animals (April 19, 1980)
Precious Angel (April 19, 1980)
Disc 6 – Live in Toronto 1980

Slow Train (April 18, 1980)
Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others) (April 20, 1980)
Solid Rock (April 20, 1980)
Saving Grace (April 18, 1980)
What Can I Do For You? (April 19, 1980)
In The Garden (April 20, 1980)
Band Introductions (April 19, 1980)
Are You Ready? (April 19, 1980)
Pressing On (April 18, 1980)
Disc 7 – Live in Earl’s Court, London – June 27, 1981

Gotta Serve Somebody
I Believe In You
Like A Rolling Stone
Man Gave Names To All The Animals
Maggie’s Farm
I Don’t Believe You
Dead Man, Dead Man
Girl From The North Country
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Disc 8 – Live in Earl’s Court – London – June 27, 1981

Slow Train
Let’s Begin
Lenny Bruce
Mr. Tambourine Man
Solid Rock
Just Like A Woman
Watered-Down Love
Forever Young
When You Gonna Wake Up
In The Garden
Band Introductions
Blowin’ In The Wind
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Disc 9: Bonus DVD
Trouble No More – A Musical Film

DVD EXTRAS:
Shot of Love
Cover Down, Pray Through
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well (Alternate version)
Ain’t Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody (Complete version)
Precious Angel (Complete version)
Slow Train (Complete version)

Roy Orbison With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Album Out November 3

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Roy Orbison With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Album Out November 3

It has been revealed that, within the last few weeks, “Pretty Paper” has been recorded as a last-minute addition for A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album’s release had been previously announced before the session that yielded the addition of “Pretty Paper.” Utilizing Roy’s original 1963 vocal track, the Royal Philharmonic laid down instrumentation for the holiday standard written by Willie Nelson. It joins 15 other Orbison classics tracks that comprise the album. Due out November 3, A Love So Beautiful is to be released through Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings in partnership with Roy’s Boys LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by the late icon’s sons to administer their father’s catalog and safeguard his legacy. Available on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats, this brand-new album infuses Orbison’s best original vocal performances, consisting of hits and fan favorites such as “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying” and “Only the Lonely,” with the emotion and world class musicianship of the Royal Philharmonic, London’s most notable orchestra. Roy’s sons Wesley (guitar), Roy Jr. (guitar) and Alex (drums) provided instrumental backing on selected tracks, along with ten-month-old grandson Roy III (guitar, tambourine).

When made aware of the new recording of his “Pretty Paper,” Willie Nelson commented, “Back in 1963, right after I wrote it, I brought the song to Fred Foster the head of Monument Records, the label I was with at the time. He really liked it and said ‘It’s perfect for Roy Orbison.’ I was more than ok with that idea since I had wanted my tunes to be covered by big stars and Roy was certainly that. Fred told me he was going to play the song over the phone for Roy who was in London at the time and that’s exactly what happened. I was glad that he liked ‘Pretty Paper’ enough to record it over there. It’s kind of amazing that the same song by the same great artist, recorded again in London 54 years later, is now having a second life.”

Nelson was inspired to write “Pretty Paper,” when he remembered seeing a man with no legs selling paper and pencils in front of Leonard’s Department Store in Fort Worth. The man, later identified by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as Frankie Brierton of Santo, TX, was hawking his offerings to passersby, calling out “Pretty paper!,” referring to holiday wrapping paper. Like all the orchestral backing for the current project, Orbison’s original vocal, as noted by Willie, was recorded in London. Ever the trouper, Orbison, suffering from a 102 degree fever at the time, entered Pye Studios there and put down the vocal track for the original record that would be released in November of 1963, a mere month after Nelson had written the song. It became a holiday classic and reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Nelson recorded his own version the following year.

Another addition to A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is an alternate version of “I Drove All Night” that features a virtual collaboration between Roy and British modern country duo Ward Thomas. Consisting of 23-year old twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas, the duo has been dubbed “Britain’s first country stars,” and their 2016 sophomore album Cartwheels became a UK #1 hit. Their vocal performance enriches the song that was originally recorded by Orbison in 1987 and covered by Cyndi Lauper in 1989.

A Love So Beautiful was produced by Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, who were also at the helm for the hugely successful albums If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestral component was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio 2, in London (a mere 1.5 miles from where Roy’s “Pretty Paper” vocal track was first recorded), while Roy’s sons recorded their parts in Nashville at Black River Studios, which was previously owned by their father.

Also out this fall (release date: October 17; Center Street/Hachette) is the first ever estate-sanctioned Roy Orbison book, The Authorized Roy Orbison. Filled with over 300 photographs, many never before seen, gathered from across the globe and uncovered from deep within the Orbison Vault, The Authorized Roy Orbison shows Roy as a young child and follows him all the way through to the peak of his stardom and up to his tragic end. Written by Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex Orbison – Roy’s Boys – with the help of Jeff Slate, no stone has been left unturned in order to illustrate the people, places, things and events that forged their father, the man behind those famous sunglasses.

The album will be highlighted as part of An Evening of Orbison at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on October 17, where Roy’s three sons Alex, Wesley and Roy Jr. will be discussing the making of A Love So Beautiful as well as The Authorized Roy Orbison.

A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra track list:

1) In Dreams
2) Crying
3) I’m Hurtin’
4) Oh, Pretty Woman*
5) It’s Over
6) Dream Baby +
7) Blue Angel
8) Love Hurts
9) Uptown**
10) Mean Woman Blues+
11) Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)
12) Running Scared
13) I Drove All Night**
14) You Got It
15) A Love So Beautiful**
16) Pretty Paper
17) I Drove All Night** featuring Ward Thomas

*featuring Alex Orbison- drums; Wesley & Roy Jr.- guitars; Roy III- guitar, tambourine
+featuring Alex Orbison- drums; Roy Orbison Jr. – guitar
**featuring Alex Orbison- drums

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