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June 12, 2007
New Album Releases, 6-12-2007: Toby Keith, Fabolous, Enrique Iglesias The #1 seller at Amazon currently is the 2 CD/1 DVD complete works of the Traveling Wilburys. This contains both albums, four bonus tracks, and a DVD containing among other things all their music videos. On one hand, this group had some considerable grace as a relaxed and understated collaboration, considering the mega-star talent involved. On the other hand, by the same token they were not especially artistically ambitious with this project. Plus, everybody involved was well past their prime when they made these. Ultimately, it was one of those deals where the whole was less than the sum of the parts. They made a couple of passably decent songs, but it's their collective names selling this rather than anything of any lasting actual musical significance.
Fabolous goes From Nothin' to Somethin' on his first album for Def Jam. He packs this thing with guest appearances from Rihanna, Akon, and Little Jeezy among others.
The Dixie Chicks' favorite country singer is back. Toby Keith has a new thing called Big Dog Daddy. It is his first time self-producing.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
DMX The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter Def Jam Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Fabolous From Nothin' to Somethin' Def Jam East Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap
Joan as Police Woman Real Life PIAS Indie Electronic, Indie Rock
Toby Keith Big Dog Daddy Show Dog Nashville New Traditionalist, Contemporary Country
Queens of the Stone Age Era Vulgaris Interscope Stoner Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
The Traveling Wilburys Traveling Wilburys [Deluxe Edition] Rhino Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll
Joseph Alessi Bone-A-Fide Brass Summit Contemporary Music for Brass
An Angle The Truth Is That You Are Alive Drive Thru/Red Indie Pop, Emo
Anterior This Age of Silence Metal Blade Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash
The Bongos Drums Along the Hudson [Special Edition] Cooking Vinyl Jangle Pop, Power Pop
Harry Christophers Into the Light Decca Choral Music with Guitar
Cilvaringz I Babygrande Political Rap, Hip-Hop, Hardcore Rap
Paula Cole Courage Decca Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
DJ Khaled We the Best Koch Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap
Damnation A.D. In This Life or the Next Victory Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal
John Doe A Year in the Wilderness Yep Roc Alternative Country-Rock, Roots Rock
Fair to Midland Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True Serjical Strike/Universal Rep Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal
Forever in Terror Restless in the Tides Metal Blade Power Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal/Black Metal, Thrash
Robin Guthrie/Harold Budd After the Night Falls Darla Experimental Ambient, Ambient
Robin Guthrie/Harold Budd Before the Day Breaks Darla Experimental Ambient, Ambient
Her Space Holiday Let's Get Quiet, Vol. 2 Mush Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Alternative Dance, Slowcore
Philippe Herreweghe Heinrich Schüts: Opus ultimum (Schwanengesang) Harmonia Mundi Baroque Choral Music
Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall, Dominique Fernandez: Lachrimae Caravaggio [Hybrid SACD] Alia Vox Contemporary Chamber Music
Enrique Iglesias Insomniac Interscope Latin Pop, Latin Dance, Adult Contemporary
Immaculate Machine Fables Mint Indie Rock, Pop Underground
Eddie Levert, Sr. & Gerald LeVert Something to Talk About Atlantic Contemporary R&B
Little Texas Missing Years Montage Music Group Contemporary Country, Country-Rock
Karita Mattila Helsinki Recital [Hybrid SACD] Ondine Modern Vocal Music
Abra Moore On the Way Sarathan Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Lee Moses Time and Place [Bonus Tracks] Castle Deep Soul, Northern Soul, R&B, Funk, Soul
Mark Olson The Salvation Blues Rhino Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
Rachel Barton Pine American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell Cedille Early 20th-Century American Violin Music and Transcriptions
Margaret Leng Tan Ge Gan-ru: Lost Style New Albion Contemporary Chamber Music
Paramore Riot! Fueled By Ramen Emo, Punk-Pop
Psychic TV Hell Is Invisible...Heaven Is Here Sweet Nothing/Cargo Acid House, Experimental Rock, Industrial, Experimental
Sonic Youth Daydream Nation [Deluxe Edition] Geffen American Underground, College Rock, Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Keith Sweat Sweat Hotel Shout! Factory Urban, Contemporary R&B
Tuatara East of the Sun Fast Horse Experimental
2Pac The Lost Tapes Koch West Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap
Various Artists Furry Selection: Luxury Cuts of Trojan Trojan Roots Reggae, Dub
