3. Index
Time Life/Saguaro Roads Records
Box Sets
CCM & Gospel
Kenny Rogers: The first 50 years Page 12
Songs 4 Worship Soul Page 4
Hank Williams: Gospel Keepsakes Page 5
DVD
Songs 4 Worship Country Live Page 6
The Blind Boys of Alabama Live In NOLA Page 13
New Recordings Tom Jones: What’s New Pussycat? Page 14
Collin Raye: Never Go Back Page 7
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired The Civil Rights
Adam Hood: Different Groove Page 8 Movement Page 15
The Toxic Avenger Musical Cast Album Page 9
Past DVD Releases Page 16
Tanya Tucker My Turn Page 10
Gone Country ’70s Rock Page 11
3
4. Songs 4 Worship Soul
Songs 4 Worship Soul
Streets 3/31/09
For the first time, legendary stars of Soul lend their powerful voices
to the greatest worship songs of all time to create a one-of-a-kind
album that celebrates the powerful bond between Soul artists and
their faith.
Songs 4 Worship Soul is an all-new recording featuring a who’s who
of Soul superstars including Brian McKnight, Deniece Williams,
Ruben Studdard, Peabo Bryson, Teddy Pendergrass, Jody Watley and
Melba Moore.
These artists have sold million of albums individually and now they
come together to perform inspirational & Worship classics
such as Shout to the Lord, Open My Heart, Heaven Help Us,
Redeemer, Oh Happy Day, You’re Gonna Make It and Total Praise.
Supported by a 1/2 hour special to air on the BET network (which
reaches over 80 million households); the show will feature
performances and interviews from the artists. Time Life will also
produce a 2 minute DRTV spot to air during the program as well as
on BETJ, TV One and UPN. Focused markets include
New York City, Philly, Chicago, Dallas, D.C. and Atlanta
Songs 4 Worship is the top-selling worship brand of all time with
over 20 million CDs sold and over $50 million in TV advertising to
date.
4
5. Hank Williams: Gospel Keepsakes
Hank Williams: The Unreleased Recordings
Gospel Keepsakes
Streets 4/7/09
By all accounts, Hank Williams was a profoundly spiritual man who
felt the pain of doing wrong. He channeled some of the pain that
comes from knowing right and doing right into one of the most
popular hymns of the twentieth century: I Saw the Light.
But commercial pressures meant that Williams rarely recorded gospel
music for his releases; however, when he made his recordings for the
Mother's Best Flour shows he made sure that religious music was well
represented. There were old time jubilee “shouts,” formal hymns,
recitations, African American gospel songs and southern quartet
music. All of those styles are represented on Gospel Keepsakes. It's a
very rich assortment that captures Hank Williams at his most
impassioned.
This 15-track CD includes a never-before-released version of
Williams' classic I Saw the Light, as well as a previously unreleased
version of the southern gospel classic Thirty Pieces of Silver. Some
other songs include Farther Along, as well as standards like Precious
Lord Take My Hand, When God Dips His Love in My Heart, Old
Country Church and Drifting Too Far From the Shore.
The New York Times says — “And his voice! These recordings get
the fullness and breadth of it, the cool, plummy croon turning to a hot
laser through some trick of throat and nose. Truly one of the best
records ever.”
5
6. Songs 4 Worship Country Live
Songs 4 Worship Country Live
Streets 6/2/09
Songs 4 Worship Country Live is the highly anticipated follow up to
Songs 4 Worship Country, one of the top-selling Country and Worship
albums in the past year.
Recorded live at the Historic Ryman Theater in downtown Nashville,
Songs 4 Worship Country Live brings together an amazing array of
stars performing the greatest Worship anthems of all time including
On Bended Knees, Shout the to Lord, I Can Only Imagine and
Awesome God. Hosted by country great Ricky Skaggs, Songs 4
Worship Country Live is anchored by contemporary and traditional
country stars who deliver powerful, inspiring performances in this
intimate setting including Alabama, Randy Travis, Josh Turner,
Richie MacDonald (formerly of Lonestar), Collin Raye, Bryan White,
Susan Ashton, Rebecca Lynn Howard and Linda Davis.
Released in the Fall of 2007, Songs 4 Worship Country has scanned
over 160,000 units and has remained on the Billboard Top Country
album chart since its release.
With over $50 million spent to date on TV ads for the Songs 4
Worship series, Time Life has created huge brand awareness and
demand for this series.
National DRTV campaign to run in heavy rotation this spring on CMT, GAC, ION, the
Family Channel, Lifetime & more. Songs 4 Worship: Country Love will be worked to
both Country and Christian radio.
6
7. Collin Raye: Never Going Back
Collin Raye: Never Going Back
Streets 4/28/09
Ask about Collin Raye and his music and those who represent him
will tell you about his five Platinum Albums, fifteen #1 hits and
twenty-four top 10 songs. And they'll also let you know that he is one
of the best vocalists and live entertainers around and cite his five
nominations as Country Music's Male Vocalist of the Year. Few artists
are lucky enough to have a career that keeps going in new directions.
But Collin Raye is one of the lucky few to sustain not only a full and
viable music career, but also one who keeps gaining new fans and
audiences with each new project.
Raye’s new album won’t disappoint his legions of fans as he lends
his strong tenor to 10 newly-penned adult contemporary original
songs plus two favorite covers: Stuck In the Middle with You
and Without You, featuring a duet with Susan Ashton.
Marketing: Booked on The Today Show, Better TV, Sean Hannity
Show, The Huckabee Report, Bloomberg TV and Fox & Friends
Touring:
Raye will be touring extensively to promote this release with
shows in UT, IN, FL, NV, PA, OR and CA.
7
8. Adam Hood: Different Groove
Adam Hood: Different Groove
Streets 5/5/09
The American South has a long history of serving as a fertile
breeding ground for singer/songwriters who instinctively meld the
various musical elements of their environs. Alabama native Adam
Hood carries on that tradition. Like a really good gumbo, there are
a lot of subtle flavors mixing together in his personal brand of
Southern music – blues, folk, country, rock – all wrapped around
lyrics that sound too insightful for someone his age.
“DIFFERENT GROOVE” marks Hood’s first full studio album.
A true collaborative effort, Hood found a musical kinship with
Grammy Award-winning producer/guitarist Pete Anderson
(Dwight Yoakam, Roy Orbison, k.d.lang, Sara Evans, Buck
Owens, Flaco Jimenez, Michelle Shocked) and entrusted him to
help capture the spontaneity and compelling nature of his music
within the parameters of a recording studio.
In the end, they decided the only way to accomplish this was to
cut the basic rhythm tracks live, pulling together some of the most
soulful roots players in Los Angeles. Starting with this musical
“roux,” Pete went on to add further seasoning to get everything
just right. The results are obvious – this is a “deep” and riveting
work, harkening back to the raw musicality of early recordings by
Bob Dylan, The Band, and even Al Green.
Hood has already built a strong following by touring nearly 300 days a
year. Recently, he has been a regular opening act across the country for
the legendary Leon Russell. He has also opened shows for such artists as
Pat Green, Todd Snider, Delbert McClinton, Dave Alvin, Ian Moore, and
Shelby Lynne, among many others
8
9. The Toxic Avenger Musical
The Toxic Avenger quot;is bringing audiences spontaneously to their feet.quot;
The Toxic Avenger Musical Cast Album
Streets 5/5/09
He’s New Jersey‘s first Superhero and he takes to the stage in
this rock ‘n roll monster of a comedy. Thrown into a vat of
toxic goo by two bullies, a mild-mannered science student
named Melvin Ferd the Third is reborn as a one-of-a-kind
environmental crusader, The Toxic Avenger!
Armed with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark,
he’s out to save New Jersey, end global warming and woo the
prettiest, blindest librarian in town.
He’ll leave you laughing in the aisles as he rocks the house
and saves the earth for all of mankind. The Toxic Avenger
features music and lyrics by David Bryan (keyboardist and
founding member of Bon Jovi), and is directed by Tony Award
winner John Rando (Urinetown).
With no less than twenty-three Rockin’ musical numbers including
“Choose Me Oprah” and “Hot Toxic Love” the Toxic Avenger
Musical delivers a heady dose of humor that will leave you with a
big green glow!
9
10. Tanya Tucker :My Turn
Tanya Tucker: My Turn
Streets 6/2/09
Tanya Tucker is one of the most popular and enduring Queens of
Country Music. Since her first hit at age 13, Tucker’s cherished, smoky voice
has been the constant in her multi-platinum career.
In her new album Tucker brings her distinctive style to some of the
greatest Classic Country songs of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s including
Wine Me Up, Oh, Lonesome Me, After the Fire is Gone, Crazy Arms,
Lovesick Blues and Ramblin’ Fever.
Know for her solidly traditional approach to Country music, the record
will be fairly true to the originals but will have a strong edge that only
Tucker can deliver. All songs chosen were originally recorded by men,
including George Jones, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Lefty Frizell,
Don Gibson, Faron Young and Conway Twitty.
Noted producer Pete Anderson has been brought on to oversee the
album. Anderson produced all the big Dwight Yoakam records during
Dwight's heyday and also produced the gold album by Michelle Shocked
quot;Short, Sharp, Shocked.quot;
Tucker has charted nearly 60 times in her career and has had 10 #1 hit songs.
10
11. Gone Country ’70s Rock
Gone Country ’70s Rock
Streets Fall 09
Classic Rock has Gone Country with some of the biggest hits of the
arena rock era getting a good ole’ Country make over in this all new
recording.
From Marty Stuart’s take on the Led Zeppelin classic Rock N Roll
to Vince Gill’s cover of Neil Young’s Heart of Gold these Rock
anthems feel all new with the heavy dose of Country.
Tracks include Takin’ Care of Business, Jet Airliner, Long Cool
Woman, It’s Only Rock N Roll, Dream On, Can’t Get Enough and
Closer to the Heart.
Artists include Marty Stuart, Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Joe Diffie,
Bo Bice, Lorrie Morgan, Dean Carter, John Anderson and Sammy
Kershaw.
Gone Country ’70s Rock will be supported by a short-form DRTV
campaign that’s scheduled to begin in high rotation in December. In
addition Time Life and Great American Country are creating a
behind-the-scenes ½ hour TV special: The Making of Gone Country
’70s Rock which will air in high rotation around street date.
11
12. Kenny Rogers : The First 50 Years
Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years
Streets 6/02/09
Kenny Rogers is a country/pop crossover star of epic proportions whose solo
breakthroughs in the late '70s just hinted at the greatness and longevity to come.
Now, in celebration of his first 50 years of music, Time Life is proud to release
this 3-CD box set of Kenny’s greatest hits, plus three new songs that are only in
this release including a new duet with Dolly Parton.
The box set will feature three themes: Kenny’s Greatest Duets, Story Songs and
Love Songs. This lavish collection includes all of his original greatest hits, like
Islands in the Stream, We’ve Got Tonight, Lucille, The Gambler, Coward of the
County, She Believes in Me, Lady and dozens more.
He’s sold over 105 million albums worldwide. Kenny has recorded 61 albums,
and has been a global star for five decades. He’s ranked #4 in Top Selling Male
Artists of all time by the RIAA with 20 Platinum albums and 21 Gold albums.
Plus, his numerous accolades include 3 Grammy Awards, 11 People’s Choice
Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 8 Academy of Country Music Awards and 5
Country Music Association Awards.
Kenny Rogers has had 22 chart-topping, #1 records. He’s one of the only artists in
the history of the music business to have hit singles in six decades! And, he topped
the album charts for 90 weeks, and at one time sold over 1 million albums a month
for 24 consecutive months.
12
13. The Blind Boys of Alabama: Live In New Orleans
The Blind Boys of Alabama: Live in New Orleans
Streets 2/24/09
Running Time: 100 Minutes
5.1 Surround Sound
The Blind Boys of Alabama went down to New Orleans to play a
sold-out show during the first weekend of Jazzfest 2008 -- part
of New Orleans Musical Royalty. Appropriate, of course, because
the city was the focus of the band's latest Grammy Nominated CD: Down in
New Orleans. And for Jazzfest, their show was at the iconic crescent city
club Tipitina's. So now we've got the Blind Boys singing about New
Orleans in New Orleans...and they invited some special guests to
join them: Dr John, Susan Tedeschi, the Preservation Hall
Jazz Band, Henry Butler (a blind New Orleans pianist) and Marva
Wright (New Orleans queen of gospel and blues).
The concert set included new and old favorites -- selections from
Down in New Orleans as well as songs from the Blind Boys' four
Grammy-winning CDs, and a few classic gospel tunes for good
measure. The packed crowd went wild and this rousing and historic
show was preserved for posterity on our new DVD.
The Blind Boys of Alabama: Live in New Orleans
Performances: Amazing Grace, Spirit in the Sky, Down in the Hole,
People Get Ready (w/ Susan Tedeschi), Free at Last (w/
Susan Tedeschi), How I Got Over (Marva Wright), Make a Better
World (w/ Dr. John), You Better Mind, Bourbon St. Parade
Winner of the 2009 Grammy Lifetime Achievement
(Preservation Hall only -- marching in), Uncloudy Day (w/
Award & Best Traditional Gospel Album
Preservation Hall), You Got to Move (w/ Pres Hall), If I Could Help
Somebody (w Henry Butler), Down by the Riverside (Henry
Butler and Pres Hall), Look Where He Brought Me From, Someone
Watches Over Me, I'll Fly Away (Susan Tedeschi, Marva Wright
and Pres Hall), I'll Fly Away (reprise).
13
14. This is Tom Jones: What’s New Pussycat?
This is Tom Jones: What’s New Pussycat?
Streets 4/7/09
Running Time:60 Minutes
Network television needed a healthy dose of youthful sex appeal
and swagger in the late ‘60s....enter Tom Jones, a man who oozed
charisma thanks to his powerhouse voice and slick stage moves.
At the age of 28, he hosted his own weekly musical variety show.
This is Tom Jones brings back the hip, high-energy hour of
entertainment that ran on ABC from 1969 to 1971. Shot in London
and Hollywood, the program attracted the biggest stars of the day.
This is Tom Jones: What’s New Pussycat? features some of the
greatest moments from his iconic show including performances by the
Bee Gees and John Denver. Tom also turns up the heat with his own
Show stopping performances of What’d I Say?, (Sittin' On) The
Dock of the Bay and All Right Now.
Plus, George Carlin and Tim Conway deliver classic comic routines
in addition to other musical performances by Mamma Cass Elliot,
Sergio Mendes and Lynn Redgrave.
14
15. Let Freedom Sing: How Music Shaped the Civil Rights Movement
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Shaped the Civil
Rights Movement (DVD)
Streets 5/5/09
They raised their voices in song against inequality and racism.
They gave the Civil Rights movement its anthems and its soul.
They were the singers and songwriters who fought for change and
gave us songs like Blowin’ in the Wind, Oh Freedom, People Get
Ready, Respect, and Fight the Power. Those songs and many
others are at the core of this exclusive, feature-length movie edition
of LET FREEDOM SING—How Music Inspired the Civil Rights
Movement.
Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr. these are dramatic first-person accounts by
Mississippi Freedom Riders who sang to give themselves courage in the face
of grave danger. There are the songs from the 1963 March on Washington
when Dr. Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. And there
are award-winning artists and musicians whose songs inspired a generation to
take up the struggle for civil rights and human rights throughout America and
the world.
LET FREEDOM SING retells one of the greatest stories in American history.
Billie Holiday’s song about lynching, Strange Fruit, and the scalding
bitterness of Big Bill Broonzy’s When Do I Get to Be Called a Man? take us
back to the era of brutally enforced segregation. But the story sweeps us to the
heart of the movement in the 1960s and explores its continuing impact on
music, politics, and culture in the decades that followed. With never-before-
seen historic footage and remarkable new interviews with Gladys Knight,
Ruby Dee, Jimmy Carter, Chuck D., Andrew Young, and Pete Seeger, among
many others.
15
