Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Music Top Sellers Editor, Beth Massa FEATURED IN THIS EMAIL: * Word for Word: Richard Thompson Interview * New and Notable: Cesaria Evora, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Macy Gray, Mary J. Blige, M.O.M. III: Music For Our Mother Oceans * Free Digital Downloads: Run Lola Run, Soma Sonic, and Many Others * We Got Next!: Advance Orders for Sting, Tori Amos, Melissa Etheridge, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper, and Garth Brooks * Singular Sensations: Top Selling Singles WORD FOR WORD: RICHARD THOMPSON ******************************* "There was a certain evangelical feel to what we were doing. One had to make it contemporary, in the way that folk in America became electric. It became a kind of pop music, which is what it should be. It gave pop music credibility and an intellectual dimension." --Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention and the British folk-rock movement Read more of Amazon.com's interview with Thompson and download two free Thompson songs at Emerging Artists NEW AND NOTABLE *************** "Café Atlantico" Cesaria Evora http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JMG1/entertainmentsit In homage to her culturally diverse hometown of Mindelo, Cape Verde, the "barefoot diva" Cesaria Evora offers Café Atlantico. Recorded in both Paris and Havana with the participation of Brazilian arranger Jacques Morelenbaum, the velvety alto celebrates Mindelo by employing an array of multinational influences running as deep as the village's history. "Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions" Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JZBQ/entertainmentsit Still basking in the success of their "Trio II" collaboration with Dolly Parton, Ronstadt and Harris return with a wholly distinct record, one that owes more sonically to Emmylou's "Wrecking Ball" than to the two "Trio" affairs. Buttressed by Glyn Johns's bold and often edgy production, the pair attacks songs from the pens of a wide range of songwriters, everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen to Rosanne Cash and Sinead O'Connor. Harris also cowrote tunes with Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff and the McGarrigle sisters. "Macy Gray On How Life Is" Macy Gray http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JQFG/entertainmentsit Macy Gray describes her sound as "new soul." Merging the best of modern R&B and hip-hop with her gravel vocals (think Tom Waits on helium), "Macy Gray On How Life Is" depicts a grittier, more feisty expression '70s funk standards. "Mary" Mary J. Blige http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JWQH/entertainmentsit Soul and hip-hop diva Mary J. Blige makes her long awaited return to the studio with "Mary." Her voice and truth- telling ways remain intact on this deeply sensual set. "M.O.M. III: Music For Our Mother Ocean" Various Artists http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JSBR/entertainmentsit M.O.M. III is the latest in the Music for Our Mother Ocean series--benefiting the Surfrider Foundation's efforts to save and protect our oceans. The hit-maker waters run deep and diverse on this CD, with tracks by the Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, James Taylor, Allison Moorer, Chris Isaak, Smash Mouth, and many more--it's one of the best compilations of the summer. FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: RUN LOLA RUN ************************************ "Run Lola Run" is a frenetically paced, stunningly visual flick; its stellar techno soundtrack is the perfect accompaniment to the young woman who runs throughout most of the film. Like a trance remix of a sexy Gus Gus song, Frank Potente's "Believe" will get you up and moving in no time. If you're still craving beats, we've got more. With future-forward innovation and style, Soma Sonic deliver aural textures on the darker side of the electronica spectrum with their independently released album "Future." You can download the song "Believe" from the "Run Lola Run" soundtrack, and two tracks, "Falling" and "Backslide" from Soma Sonic's "Future" for free--exclusively at Amazon.com. Music WE GOT NEXT!: ADVANCE ORDERS **************************** "Brand New Day" Sting http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001QGQI/entertainmentsit Sting adds international flavor to this flawlessly produced solo effort. "To Venus and Back" Tori Amos http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001IVJS/entertainmentsit Pop music's most angst-ridden pianist offers a double CD set of live tracks and new material. "Breakdown" Melissa Etheridge http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K5A5/entertainmentsit Be one of the first in line for this limited edition version of Melissa Etheridge's upcoming CD. "The Fragile" Nine Inch Nails http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001P4TH/entertainmentsit A new studio album from industrial music's poster boy. "Burn To Shine" Ben Harper http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001IVI6/entertainmentsit Native Californian Ben Harper delivers more of his steady-handed folk-blues burn. "In The Life Of Chris Gaines" Garth Brooks http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K29L/entertainmentsit Meet Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks' alt-rocker alter-ego. SINGULAR SENSATIONS: TOP SELLING SINGLES **************************************** Can't wait for the full-length to be released? Dying to hear that extra remix or unreleased track? Check out our list of top-selling singles. Music ****** You'll find more great music in Amazon.com's Top Sellers section at Music
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