March & April Album Releases + 2002's Biggest Album Releases &


Recent Precious Metal Certifications

All release dates are subject to change.

March & April Album Releases

March 11


Craig Morgan-I Love It (his first release from Broken Bow Records, includes "Almost Home")

March 18


Deana Carter-I'm Just A Girl (her first release from Arista Records, includes "There's No Limit")

March 25

Sammy Kershaw-I Want My Money Back (his first release from Audium Entertainment Records, includes the hit title track)

April 1


Chris Cagle-Chris Cagle (his second release from Capitol Records, includes "What A Beautiful Day")

April 15

Jessica Andrews-Now (her third release from DreamWorks Records, includes "There's More To Me Than You")

Looking ahead at upcoming spring & summer releases:

Trace Adkins-Greatest Hits (his latest release from Capitol Records, includes "Then They Do")

Jeff Bates-Jeff Bates (his debut album on RCA Records, includes "The Love Song")

Chad Brock- (untitled) (his first release from Broken Bow Records, includes "That Was Us")

Tracy Byrd- (untitled) (his latest release from RCA Records, includes "The Truth About Men" + "Lately (Been Dreamin' 'Bout Babies)")

Amy Dalley-Amy Dalley (her debut album, includes "Love's Got An Attitude (It Is What It Is)")

Sara Evans- (untitled) (her latest release from RCA Records, includes "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus")

Steve Holy- (untitled) (his second release from Curb Records, includes "Rock-A-Bye Heart" + "I'm Not Breakin'")

Alan Jackson-Greatest Hits Volume 2 (his second hits collection from Arista Records) -- 6/3/03

Brett James- (untitled) (his first release from Arista Records, includes "After All" + "Chasin' Amy")

Lonestar-Greatest Hits (their latest release from BNA Records, features 14 past hits + 2 new songs, "My Front Porch Looking In" & "Walking In Memphis") -- 6/17/03

Brian McComas-Brian McComas (his debut album on Lyric Street Records, includes "99.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)")

Jo Dee Messina-Greatest Hits (her fourth release from Curb Records, includes "Was That My Life") -- 5/20/03

Tebey-Tebey (his debut album on BNA Records, includes "We Shook Hands (Man To Man)")

Jimmy Wayne-Jimmy Wayne (his debut album on DreamWorks Records, includes "Stay Gone")

Darryl Worley-Have You Forgotten? (his third release from DreamWorks Records, includes the hit title track) -- 5/20/03

2002's Biggest Album Releases

January

Deryl Dodd-Pearl Snaps (features 10 new songs + 3 past hits, "That's How I Got To Memphis", "A Bitter End", & "One Ride In Vegas")
Alan Jackson-Drive (includes the hit title track + "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)", "Work In Progress", & "That'd Be Alright")
Willie Nelson-The Great Divide (includes "Mendocino County Line" with Lee Ann Womack, "Maria (Shut Up And Kiss Me)", + special appearances by Rob Thomas, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Brian McKnight, Bonnie Raitt, & Alison Krauss)
Collin Raye-Can't Back Down (his final release from Epic Records, includes "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That From Me")
Hank Williams Jr.-The Almeria Club (includes "America Will Survive")

February

Ray Stevens - Osama-Yo' Mama (includes the hit title track)
Totally Country: 17 Chart Topping Hits (features the Dixie Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Lonestar, & more)
Travis Tritt-The Lovin' Side & The Rockin' Side (both feature 16 songs each including "Anymore", Help Me Hold On", "T-R-O-U-B-L-E", & more)
"We Were Soldiers" Soundtrack (includes Montgomery Gentry's "Didn't I")

March

Rhett Akins-Friday Night In Dixie (his first release from Audium Entertainment, includes "Highway Sunrise" + "That Ain't My Truck")
Mindy McCready-Mindy McCready (her first release on Capitol Records, includes "Maybe, Maybe Not")
Lorrie Morgan-The Color of Roses (available on CD, DVD, & VHS)

April

Steve Azar-Waitin' On Joe (includes the hit title track + "I Don't Have To Be Me ('Til Monday)")
Kenny Chesney-No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems (includes "Young", "The Good Stuff", "A Lot of Things Different", & "Big Star")
Kevin Denney-Kevin Denney (includes "That's Just Jessie", "Cadillac Tears", & "It'll Go Away")
Cledus T. Judd-Cledus Envy (includes "(Bad) Breath", a parody of Faith Hill's "Breathe", + "It's A Great Day To Be A Guy", a parody of Travis Tritt's "It's A Great Day To Be Alive")
Chris LeDoux-After The Storm (includes "Some Things Never Change", a new duet with Garth Brooks)
Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top (features 15 tracks including songs from Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry, & more)
Tommy Shane Steiner-Then Came The Night (includes "What If She's An Angel", "Tell Me Where It Hurts", & "What We're Gonna Do About It")

May

Mark Chesnutt-Mark Chesnutt (his first release on Columbia Records, includes "She Was", "I Want My Baby Back", & "I'm In Love With A Married Woman")
Kellie Coffey-When You Lie Next To Me (includes the hit title track + "At The End of The Day" & "Whatever It Takes")
Emerson Drive-Emerson Drive (includes "I Should Be Sleeping" + "Fall Into Me")
Little Big Town-Little Big Town (includes "Don't Waste My Time" & "Everything Changes")
McBride & The Ride-Amarillo Sky (includes "Anything That Touches You" + "Squeeze Box")
Ronnie Milsap-Ronnie Milsap Live! (features 28 songs performed Live, including "Pure Love", "Smoky Mountain Rain", & a special rendition of "America The Beautiful")
Daryle Singletary-That's Why I Sing This Way (features this take on several country classics with guest appearances by Merle Haggard, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Dwight Yoakam, & more)

June

Ty Herndon-This Is Ty Herndon's Greatest Hits (features 10 past hits + 3 new tunes including "A Few Short Years")
Hometown News-Wheels (includes the hit title track + "Minivan")
Inside Traxx 2002: A Nascar Album (features songs from Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, John Michael Montgomery, Neal McCoy, Sawyer Brown, & more)
Shannon Lawson-Chase The Sun (includes "Goodbye On A Bad Day" + "Dream Your Way To Me")
Chris LeDoux-The Capitol Collection (1990-2000) (a 6 CD box set featuring these releases: Haywire, One Road Man, Stampede, Under This Old Hat, Western Underground, & Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy; each CD contains a previously unreleased song)
Brad Martin-Wings of A Honky Tonk Angel (includes "Before I Knew Better" + "Rub Me The Right Way")
Sawyer Brown-Can You Hear Me Now (includes the hit title track + "Circles" & "I Need A Girlfriend")
SHeDAISY-Knock On The Sky (includes "Get Over Yourself" + "Mine All Mine")

July

The Charlie Daniels Band-Redneck Fiddlin' Man (includes "The Last Fallen Hero", "The Star Spangled Banner", + special appearances by Garth Brooks & Travis Tritt)
Andy Griggs-Freedom (includes "How Cool Is That", "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man", & "Practice Life", a duet with Martina McBride)
Toby Keith-Unleashed (includes "Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)", "Who's Your Daddy?", "Rock You Baby", & "Beer For My Horses", a duet with Willie Nelson)
Joe Nichols-Man With A Memory (includes "The Impossible" + "Brokenheartsville")
Dolly Parton-Halos & Horns (her third bluegrass album release, includes "Hello God")
Randy Travis-Trail of Memories: Randy Travis Anthology (a two-disc, 44 track compilation)
Darryl Worley-I Miss My Friend (includes the hit title track + "Family Tree")

August

Blackhawk-Spirit Dancer (their final release on Columbia Records, includes "Days of America", "One Night In New Orleans", & "I Will")
Deana Carter-The Deana Carter Collection (features 9 past tunes + 3 previously unreleased tracks)
The Clark Family Experience-The Clark Family Experience (includes "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch", "Standing Still", "To Quote Shakespeare", & "Going Away")
Diamond Rio-Completely (includes "Beautiful Mess" + "I Believe")
Dixie Chicks-Home (includes "Long Time Gone", "Landslide", & "Travelin' Soldier")
Montgomery Gentry-My Town (includes the hit title track + "Speed")
Nickel Creek-This Side (includes the hit title track)
Sixwire-Sixwire (includes "Look At Me Now" + "Way Too Deep")
Anthony Smith-If That Ain't Country (includes the hit title track + "John J. Blanchard" & "Half A Man")
Phil Vassar-American Child (includes the hit title track + "This Is God")
Lee Ann Womack-Something Worth Leaving Behind (includes the hit title track + "Forever Everyday")

September

Bill Engvall-Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography
Rebecca Lynn Howard-Forgive (includes the hit title track)
Doug Stone-The Long Way (his first release on Audium Entertainment Records, includes "POW 369")
Pam Tillis-It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis (a tribute to her father Mel Tillis, with guest appearances by Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, the Jordanaires, Delbert McClinton, Marty Stuart, & Mel Tillis)
Aaron Tippin-Stars & Stripes (includes "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly", "I'll Take Love Over Money", "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me", & "Love Like There's No Tomorrow", a duet with his wife Thea Tippin)
Travis Tritt-Strong Enough (includes "Strong Enough To Be Your Man" + "Country Ain't Country")
Tanya Tucker-Tanya (includes "A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be" + "Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)")
Clay Walker-Christmas (his first holiday album release)

October

Brooks & Dunn-It Won't be Christmas Without You (their first holiday album release)
Tammy Cochran-Life Happened (includes the hit title track + "Love Won't Let Me")
Faith Hill-Cry (includes the hit title track + "When The Lights Go Down")
Alan Jackson-Let It Be Christmas (his second holiday album release)
Cledus T. Judd-Cledus Navidad (his first holiday album release)
Patty Loveless-Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas (her first holiday album release)
Jo Dee Messina-A Joyful Noise (her first holiday album release)
John Michael Montgomery-Pictures (includes "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us" + "Country Thang")
Pinmonkey-Pinmonkey (includes "Barbed Wire And Roses" + "I Drove All Night")
Rascal Flatts-Melt (includes "These Days" + "Love You Out Loud")
LeAnn Rimes-Twisted Angel (includes "Life Goes On")
Randy Travis-Rise And Shine (includes "Three Wooden Crosses")
Keith Urban-Golden Road (includes "Somebody Like You" + "Raining On Sunday")
Lee Ann Womack-The Season For Romance (her first holiday album release)

November

Alison Krauss & Union Station-Live!
Tim McGraw-Tim McGraw And The Dance Hall Doctors (includes "Red Rag Top", "She's My Kind of Rain", & "Tiny Dancer")
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars (a 17-song collection, with guest appearances by Lee Ann Womack, Toby Keith, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Ray Price, Sheryl Crow, Keith Richards, Matchbox Twenty, Aaron Neville, Norah Jones, Jon Bon Jovi, & Richie Sambora)
Trick Pony-On A Mission (includes the hit title track)
Shania Twain-Up! (features 19 brand-new tunes including the hit title track + "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!")
Mark Wills-Greatest Hits (features 9 past hits + 2 new songs, "19 Somethin'" & "When You Think of Me")
Dwight Yoakam-Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (a four-CD, 89-track box set; includes two brand-new tracks + 21 previously unreleased studio cuts & live recordings)

Recent Precious Metal Certifications

Garth Brooks-Double Live = 15 million
Dixie Chicks-Home = 5 million
Alan Jackson-Drive = 3 million
Elvis Presley-Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits = 3 million
Kenny Chesney-No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems = 2 million
Faith Hill-Cry = 2 million
Toby Keith-Unleashed = 2 million
Martina McBride-Greatest Hits = 2 million
Tim McGraw-Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors = 2 million
Rascal Flatts-Melt = 1 million
George Strait-The Road Less Traveled = 1 million
Trace Adkins-Chrome = 500,000
Alison Krauss & Union Station-Live = 500,000
Keith Urban-Golden Road = 500,000

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