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Universal International's Best of Barbara Mandrell gathers her chart-topping entries from the '70s and '80s. These original recordings include the number one country hits "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed," "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right," ...

George Strait decided he'd retire from the road once he turned 60, so he launched a farewell tour in 2013 that is scheduled to run into 2014. Hanging up his concert hat doesn't necessarily indicate that he's taking a break ...

By this point in the Darius Rucker discography, it's no longer a talking point that the former Hootie & the Blowfish singer is attempting a country career. True Believers is the singer's third album exploring contemporary country styles, following a ...

Although country icon George Jones had made gospel albums before this 2003 recording, both solo and with duet partner Tammy Wynette, this one bears a special significance. The two-disc set of spirituals marks the first time he'd tackled such material ...

Even the title of the three-disc George Jones collection 50 YEARS OF HITS should be enough to tell you that the man being anthologized is one of the all-time giants of country music. A towering influence on all that followed ...

For a few months in 2012, the Beach Boys managed to put aside all their differences and bask in the glow of an entirely successful reunion. They had a new album of original material that people liked and sold well, ...

In 2013, over a quarter century removed from his first album, Joe Satriani uses his solo albums as a way to stretch himself, both to flaunt his skills and perhaps to move him into areas where he's not quite comfortable. ...

This single-disc collection features several of Restless Heart's hits released on RCA between 1985 and 1992. Among the 15 tracks are the original versions of the number one hits "That Rock Won't Roll," "I'll Still Be Loving You," "Why Does ...

Agnetha Fältskog faded into a quiet retirement in the late '80s, resurfacing with an autobiography in 1996 and then a collection of covers, primarily standards, called My Colouring Book, a 2004 release loosely tied into the popularity of ABBA's jukebox ...

While there's certainly a lot to be said about innovation, a band like Airbourne really makes you step back and appreciate the simplicity of the old ways. Cut from the same cloth as AC/DC and Krokus, the Australian band return ...

Recording information: University Of Texas, Arlington, TX (10/06/1973). Personnel: Rod Evans (vocals, tambourine); Larry Reinhardt (guitar, background vocals); Bobby Caldwell (drums); Lee Dorman (background vocals).

Deep Purple have never quite been placed in the revered 1960s canon that includes the Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, or any of the other British rock bands who continue to reunite in various configurations to tour and even periodically ...

Rod Stewart returns to rock & roll with Time, his first collection of original songs in over a decade. Inspired by authoring his 2012 memoir Rod: The Autobiography, Stewart returned to songwriting and also returned to his guitar-heavy roots, sometimes ...

Deep Purple have never quite been placed in the revered 1960s canon that includes the Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, or any of the other British rock bands who continue to reunite in various configurations to tour and even periodically ...

Singer/songwriter Beth Hart continues to explore her blues and soul roots via 11 cover versions of her favorite tracks on Seesaw, her second album with blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Following the same path as their first collaboration, the 2011 all-covers ...

Recording information: Double-U-Studio, Ibiza; Impronte Sonore Studio Recording, Novara; Redhead Audio Production, Wihelmshaven. Editors: Holger Thielbörger; Markus Teske. Photographer: Martin Häusler. Personnel: Udo Dirkschneider (vocals); Kasperi Heikkinen, Andrei Smirnov (guitar); Francesco Jovino (drums). Audio Mixers: Martin Pfeiffer; Udo Dirkschneider.

Coming hot on the heels of his surprisingly successful gig hosting Saturday Night Live, singer, songwriter, and producer Bruno Mars offers an album's worth of swerves on the aptly titled Unorthodox Jukebox. Expect the unexpected as pop, rock, hip-hop, and ...

Lady Antebellum's heart and soul belong to Nashville, the place where dreams are packaged, polished, and sold. The trio, lead equally by vocalists Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, and rounded out by by jack-of-all-trades instrumentalist Dave Haywood, are designed to ...

Why did Miranda Lambert choose to form a group at the height of her career? At first, it seemed she used Pistol Annies as a way to catapult kindred spirits Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley into the spotlight, but now ...

This is a romantic album, as the title Love Will... suggests: sweet, soulful, and slow, almost entirely ignoring the honky tonk that was once Trace Adkins' stock in trade. In its stead comes a duet with Colbie Caillat, a singer ...

Liner Note Author: Deke Dickerson. Track Listing: World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, The; Mister Sandman; Freight Train; Rocky Top; Yakety Axe; Entertainer, The; Take Five; Walk, Don't Run; One Mint Julep; Yesterday; Why Worry; Poor Boy Blues; Vincent; Ave Maria;

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli (vocals); Tommy DeVito (vocals, guitar); Bob Gaudio (vocals, keyboards); Nick Massi (vocals, bass). Additional personnel includes: Joe Long (vocals, guitar, nass); Charlie Calello (bass). Recorded between 1962 & 1978. Includes liner notes by Pat ...

Track Listing: Shining Star; That's the Way of the World; September; Can't Hide Love; Got to Get You into My Life; Sing a Song; Gratitude; Serpentine Fire; Fantasy; Kalimba Story; Mighty Mighty; Reasons; Saturday Nite; Let's Groove; Boogie Wonderland; After ...

In the two-and-half years since Volbeat's wildly successful Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, they've traveled some miles, both literally and figuratively. They toured not only Europe but the U.S. and Canada in support for nearly a year, and parted ways with lead ...

Everyone should realize by now that Steve Martin is more than just a comedian who started off his career in the comedy clubs with an arrow through his head and a five-string banjo as a prop. He's written short stories, ...