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Jim Brickman, whose music is synonymous with love and romance, releases his new greatest hits collection on the eve of Valentines Day. Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman, will be available at all major retailers and online on January 27th and, for the first time ever, includes all of his hit collaborations on one album as well as four new songs. Guest artists include Martina McBride, 2008 CMA Best New Artist winner and Grammy Best New Artist nominee Lady Antebellum, Michael Bolton and Rush of Fools, who sing on the brand new single Never Far Away.
Ultimate Love Songs showcases Brickmans remarkable gift for coaxing powerful emotion from his piano keys, revealing why he has quickly risen to become the most popular pianist in contemporary music and the most successful male act on the Adult Contemporary charts. For this special collection and to honor his 15th year as a recording artist, Brickman teams up with Rush of Fools, Shannon Brown, Stephanie Bentley and Mark Masri for four brand new tracks. The album also features Valentine, recorded with Martina McBride, Never Alone with Lady Antebellum, Simple Things with Rebecca Lynn Howard, Love of My Life with Michael W. Smith and Hear Me (Tears into Wine) with Michael Bolton, all previously released on earlier studio albums. Emmy award winning artist Wayne Brady and Tony Award winning entertainer Jane Krakowski appear on the album as well and multiple CMT award winner Collin Raye is showcased on two tracks, The Gift (with Susan Ashton) and Peace (Where the Heart is).
Since his 1994 debut, Brickman has collaborated with an incredible range of vocalists resulting in a dozen Top 10 AC radio hits (three #1), over five million albums sold, six Gold and Platinum albums and a Grammy nomination. His catalog albums continue to sell over 200,000 copies each year and he has had more AC hits than any other male artist, besting Elton John, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Brickman also hosts a weekly radio show, Your Weekend, has authored two best selling books (Simple Things and Love Notes), hosts the Jim Brickman Cruise and has performed at Carnegie Hall and the White House. His international tours span from Spain to Thailand, while television audiences have seen Jim perform on ABCs Gala for the President at Fords Theatre, Good Morning America, Extra and Regis and Kelly. He served as special performing music correspondent for NBCs Today and hosted A&Es Winter Solstice on Ice. A strong supporter of Public Broadcasting, Jim has taped three concert specials for that network, which include Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom—The Disney Songbook (2005), My Romance, An Evening With Jim Brickman (2000) and Love Songs and Lullabies (2002).
Jim Brickman, whose music is synonymous with love and romance, releases his new greatest hits collection on the eve of Valentines Day. Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman, will be available at all major retailers and online on January 27th and, for the first time ever, includes all of his hit collaborations on one album as well as four new songs. Guest artists include Martina McBride, 2008 CMA Best New Artist winner and Grammy Best New Artist nominee Lady Antebellum, Michael Bolton and Rush of Fools, who sing on the brand new single Never Far Away.
Ultimate Love Songs showcases Brickmans remarkable gift for coaxing powerful emotion from his piano keys, revealing why he has quickly risen to become the most popular pianist in contemporary music and the most successful male act on the Adult Contemporary charts. For this special collection and to honor his 15th year as a recording artist, Brickman teams up with Rush of Fools, Shannon Brown, Stephanie Bentley and Mark Masri for four brand new tracks. The album also features Valentine, recorded with Martina McBride, Never Alone with Lady Antebellum, Simple Things with Rebecca Lynn Howard, Love of My Life with Michael W. Smith and Hear Me (Tears into Wine) with Michael Bolton, all previously released on earlier studio albums. Emmy award winning artist Wayne Brady and Tony Award winning entertainer Jane Krakowski appear on the album as well and multiple CMT award winner Collin Raye is showcased on two tracks, The Gift (with Susan Ashton) and Peace (Where the Heart is).
Since his 1994 debut, Brickman has collaborated with an incredible range of vocalists resulting in a dozen Top 10 AC radio hits (three #1), over five million albums sold, six Gold and Platinum albums and a Grammy nomination. His catalog albums continue to sell over 200,000 copies each year and he has had more AC hits than any other male artist, besting Elton John, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Brickman also hosts a weekly radio show, Your Weekend, has authored two best selling books (Simple Things and Love Notes), hosts the Jim Brickman Cruise and has performed at Carnegie Hall and the White House. His international tours span from Spain to Thailand, while television audiences have seen Jim perform on ABCs Gala for the President at Fords Theatre, Good Morning America, Extra and Regis and Kelly. He served as special performing music correspondent for NBCs Today and hosted A&Es Winter Solstice on Ice. A strong supporter of Public Broadcasting, Jim has taped three concert specials for that network, which include Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom—The Disney Songbook (2005), My Romance, An Evening With Jim Brickman (2000) and Love Songs and Lullabies (2002).

![Mark Chesnutt sings and discusses Freedom to Stay from his new album Outlaw
OUTLAW quivers with the neo-traditional country style Chesnutt has been known for over his 20-year career. With traces of black flowers, Bloody Marys, easy lovin, country livin, sober Sundays, freedoms, desperados and bad behavior, the new, timeless project is Mark Chesnutt at his best. With an invigorating feel reminiscent of the music that brought him to the forefront as a country music traditionalist, and in keeping with the musical trends that make him a mainstay in the format today, OUTLAW, delivered in quintessential Chesnutt style, warrants attention.
Mark Chesnutt put on a vocal display like Ive never before seen in the studio. He stood in front of the mic and sang the whole record, from beginning to end, flawlessly [and in less than three hours]. We are all amazed at the results, introduced producer Pete Anderson. There may be singers out there as good as Mark, but there are none better and, at this point in my career, I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with this caliber of talent.
Carrying the torch in the footsteps of George Jones and Waylon Jennings, Chesnutt plays nearly 100 dates a year. He has four platinum albums, five gold albums, 14 No. 1 singles and 23 Top 10 singles to his name; his trademarked voice has shaped the music of todays country music newcomers and the new country music generation. OUTLAW is Chesnutts fourteenth studio recording and the first project of work from L.A.
Up-to-date information surrounding the list of OUTLAW cuts will be released via Marks social community sites: http://www.facebook.com/markchesnutt; http://www.twitter.com/MarkChesnutt; http://www.myspace.com/officialmarkchesnutt. The CD will be available via all major retail and digital outlets. Mark Chesnutt sings and discusses Freedom to Stay from his new album Outlaw](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FVtlVdxeqtM/mqdefault.jpg)








