Sales Rank:191 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $7.77 Lowest Used Price: $7.79 Artist(s):
Jenny Lewis
Tracks:
Black Sand
Pretty Bird
The Next Messiah
Bad Man's World
Acid Tongue
See Fernando
Godspeed
Carpetbaggers - Jenny Lewis, Rice, Johnathan
Trying My Best to Love You
Jack Killed Mom
Sing a Song for Them
Femme fatale Jenny Lewis has never sounded so passionate and her songs never so hard-hitting and acerbic as on her aptly titled solo disk, Acid Tongue. The album follows 2006's Rabbit Fur Coat (which Spin named among the best albums of that year) and a series of acclaimed albums with indie rock fave Rilo Kiley. Featuring collaborations with A Band Called She & Him and guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Acid Tongue proves to be wicked good.
Sales Rank:168 List Price: $17.98 Lowest New Price: $10.49 Lowest Used Price: $9.99 Artist(s):
Joey + Rory
Tracks:
Play the Song
Sweet Emmylou
Tonight Cowboy You're Mine
Cheater Cheater
Rodeo
Heart of the Wood
Tune of a Twenty Dollar Bill
Loved the Hell
Free Bird
Boots
To Say Goodbye
The Life of a Song
Husband and wife duo Joey+Rory had never performed together before teaming up to audition for CMT's hit series, Can You Duet, in early 2008-but you'd never know it. Bringing beautiful harmonies, top-notch songwriting plus their natural joyfulness, authenticity and romance to traditional country music, Joey+Rory quickly became fan favorites on the show. As finalists, their rendition of "Cheater Cheater" earned them a huge response and went on to become an internet phenomenon. Now signed to Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records alongside a venerable roster of alternative country, bluegrass and Americana greats, Joey+Rory's musical journey together is just beginning.
Sales Rank:136 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $8.48 Lowest Used Price: $4.39 Artist(s):
Sugarland
Tracks:
All I Want to Do - Sugarland, Bush, Kristian
It Happens
We Run
Joey
Love
Genevieve
Already Gone
Keep You
Take Me as I Am
What I'd Give
Steve Earle
Very Last Country Song
Mercury Nashville's super duo Sugarland will release their third studio album entitled, Love On The Inside, July 29. Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush co-wrote all tracks and have teamed up with Byron Gallimore again to produce.
Sugarland premiered the album's debut single "All I Want To Do" live on the Academy of Country Music awards. The single is available at Amazon MP3.
Sales Rank:89 List Price: $13.99 Lowest New Price: $9.17 Lowest Used Price: $8.75 Artist(s):
Zac Brown
Tracks:
Toes
Whatever It Is
Where The Boat Leaves From
Violin Intro To Free
Free
Chicken Fried
Mary
Different Kind Of Fine
Highway 20 Ride
It's Not Ok
Jolene
Sic 'Em On A Chicken
Playing upwards of 200 dates a year, more than 2,500 shows in their career and selling more than 20,000 CDs independently, Zac Brown Band has only begun its ascent. The band's aggressive touring has helped it develop a fanatical grassroots following by winning over believers one person at a time. Driven by awe-inspiring musicianship, skillful songwriting and a dynamic live show that inspires word-of-mouth buzz, Zac Brown Band is already embraced by audiences who sing along with every word.
Sales Rank:207 List Price: $18.98 Lowest New Price: $9.99 Lowest Used Price: $7.50 Artist(s):
Patty Loveless
Tracks:
Why Baby Why
The Pain Of Loving You
He Thinks I Still Care
Sleepless Nights
Crazy Arms
There Stands The Glass
That's All It Took
Color Of The Blues
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Next In Line
Don't Let Me Cross Over
Please Help Me, I'm Falling
There Goes My Everything
Cold, Cold Heart
As always, Patty Loveless connects with listeners, singing about their joys and sorrows. Sleepless Nights is her newly recorded homage to the classic country hits of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. She personally selected each song, country classics first made popular by George Jones, Hank Locklin, Porter Wagoner, Webb Pierce, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Conway Twitty. Born and bred country, Patty's pure crooning on these favorites is yearning and melancholy, enhanced only by sparse accompaniment. The new sessions feature several legendary band members: guitarist Harold Bradley, who played on the original hits of Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison; blind pianist Pig Robbins, an equally legendary session musician for decades: and the brilliant Al Perkins (ex-Flying Burrito Brothers and Manassas member) who plays steel guitar on many tracks.
Sales Rank:1779 List Price: $59.98 Lowest New Price: $37.40 Lowest Used Price: $41.48 Artist(s):
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tracks:
Popular but not hip, basic but not shallow, rooted but not retro, Creedence Clearwater Revival distinguished themselves in the late 1960s and early 1970s through these contradictions. This six-disc set is the definitive Creedence collection, offering superbly remastered versions of all of their studio and live albums and adding a disc's worth of pre-Creedence material. The ultimate blue-collar rock band, John Fogerty and CCR found success by wholly giving in to their fascination with the American South (despite hailing from Northern California) and exploring the turf that connected R&B and country--the same turf that their heroes at Sun studios tilled at rock's birth. As the songs on the first disc prove, they hadn't always taken this approach though perhaps they should have: The first four songs from 1961 (by Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets), original compositions in the classic '50s rock & roll style they loved, hold up better than subsequent Golliwogs tracks that attempt to replicate the British Invasion sound in vogue at the time. Still, the Golliwogs tracks offer hints of John Fogerty's menacing growl and biting guitar that would fully blossom later on.
When diving into CCR's entire body of work, many myths dissipate and a more well-rounded view comes into focus: the quintessential singles band that dominated AM radio was also quite an album band, releasing solid records from top to bottom even though half of the songs were saturating radio long before the LP would hit. Also, they weren't quite as far removed from their Bay Area brethren (who were reared on the same roots music) as is often stated, offering a number of long and loose jams that, while not overtly psychedelic, gave them and their fans a chance to stretch out. Without question, though, CCR were the kings of the three-minute rock single, and it's these now-ubiquitous gems--the consummate AM band now dominates FM radio--that will always define them. --Marc Greilsamer
Sales Rank:416 List Price: $16.98 Lowest New Price: $9.28 Lowest Used Price: $7.98 Artist(s):
Charlie Haden
Tracks:
Single Girl, Married Girl feat. The Haden Triplets (Rachel, Petra, Tanya Haden)
Rambling Boy feat. Vince Gill
20/20 Vision feat. Bruce Hornsby
Wildwood Flower feat. Rosanne Cash
Spiritual feat. Josh Haden
Oh, Take Me Back feat. Rachel Haden & Tanya Haden
You Win Again feat. Elvis Costello
The Fields Of Athenry feat. Petra Haden
Ocean Of Diamonds feat. Dan Tyminski
He's Gone Away feat. Tanya Haden
A Voice From On High feat. The HadenTriplets (Rachel, Petra, Tanya Haden)
Down By The Salley Gardens feat. Ruth Cameron
Road Of Broken Hearts feat. Ricky Skaggs
Is This America? (Katrina 2005) feat. Pat Metheny
Tramp On The Street feat. Rachel Haden
Old Joe Clark feat. Jack Black
Seven Year Blues feat. The Haden Triplets (Rachel, Petra & Tanya Haden)
Old Haden Family Show feat. 2-yr-old Cowboy Charlie
Oh Shenandoah feat. Charlie Haden
Nobody's Here But Me (featuring Bruce Hornsby) Exclusive Amazon MP3 Track
Listeners familiar with the Charlie Haden's celebrated career may not know of the legendary jazz bassist's early years in country music performing with his family. Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy brings the artist's personal history full circle and presents a new generation of the Haden Family - a legendary Midwest music institution in the 1930s and 1940s, now reborn in the 21st century. Rambling Boy includes songs made famous by the Stanley Brothers, the Carter Family, and Hank Williams alongside fabled traditional tunes and some striking original compositions. The performing cast includes Haden, his wife and co-producer Ruth Cameron, all four of his children (the triplets Petra, Rachel and Tanya Haden, their brother Josh Haden), and his son-in-law Jack Black-- each of whom has his or her own career in music. In addition, Rambling Boy features guest appearances by some of the most illustrious names in contemporary Americana and popular music: Roseanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Vince Gill, Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs & the Whites, and Dan Tyminski and also includes such illustrious musicians as Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Bryan Sutton and more.
Sales Rank:264 List Price: $13.98 Lowest New Price: $7.04 Lowest Used Price: $5.63 Artist(s):
Sugarland
Tracks:
Settlin'
County Line
Want To
Everyday America
Happy Ending
These Are The Days
One Blue Sky
April Showers
Mean Girls
Stay
Sugarland
Sugarland, with the help of producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lee Ann Womack), deliver the same ferocity on Enjoy The Ride. From the catchy coming-of-age kick-off single and chart-topping "Want To," to the reflective rocker "County Line" and the hopelessly optimistic "One Blue Sky," the combination of Jennifer's powerhouse country-soul voice with Kristian's passionate harmonies and deep-rooted musicality hits home, even if these two road veterans, each with a decade of club experience behind them, hardly ever see theirs. "If we can't go home, we do in our minds," Kristian explains of their songwriting process, which on this record, includes collaborations with country artist Bobby Pinson ("Want To"), Brad Paisley's co-writer Tim Owens ("Settlin'"), old pal Jeff Cohen ("April Showers") and Nashville local Lisa Carver ("One Blue Sky," "Everyday America," "County Line," "These Are The Days"). "There's a sense of nostalgia," Jennifer continues. "You pull from the time when you were figuring out who you are as a person. Like in 'Want To,' it's not only a story of falling in love, it's about that moment or a choice that could change your life. And with 'County Line,' it's about a place where you have your first kiss or get in a fight or talk about football and that time when you felt most free."
Sales Rank:503 List Price: $14.98 Lowest New Price: $8.94 Lowest Used Price: $7.98 Artist(s):
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Over an hour of hilarious standup comedy and music from Rodney's studio album, King of the Mountains. Also features the gut-busting songs that launched him to the forefront of the comedy world.