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Darius Rucker: True Believers *

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-21

Tracks: True Believers; Miss You; Wagon Wheel; Love Without You - (featuring Sheryl Crow); Radio; Lost in You; I Will Love You Still - (featuring Mallary Hope); Take Me Home; Shine; Heartbreak Road; Leavin' ...
Artists: Darius Rucker

Personnel: Tom Bukovac (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar, mandolin); J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Mike Johnson (dobro); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); John Ca...continue...

Deana Carter: Icon *

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Strawberry Wine; We Danced Anyway; Count Me In; How Do I Get There; Absence of the Heart; Did I Shave My Legs For This?; Angels Working Overtime; You Still Shake Me; People Miss Planes; I've Loved En...
Artists: Deana Carter

Photographer: Naomi Kaltman.

There hasn't been a Deana Carter hits collection since 2002, so 2013's Icon compilation serves a real need: it rounds up the singer's 11 biggest hits. That all but ...continue...

Merle Haggard: Icon

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink; Workin' Man Blues; Okie From Muskogee; Ramblin' Fever; Bottle Let Me Down, The; Mama Tried; I Take a Lot of Pride In What I Am; Sing Me Back Home; Misery and Gi...
Artists: Merle Haggard

The 2012 release Icon rounds up 11 songs Merle Haggard recorded for MCA in the late '70s and early '80s -- a period that sometimes gets overlooked between his seminal early stint at Capitol and his la...continue...

Anne Murray: Icon *

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Snowbird; Danny's Song; Love Song, A; You Won't See Me; You Needed Me; I Just Fall in Love Again; Broken Hearted Me; Daydream Believer; Could I Have This Dance; Little Good News, A; Now and Forever (...
Artists: Anne Murray

Anne Murray's peak as a recording artist is captured here on Universal's 2013 collection Icon, a budget-line disc that has 11 of her biggest hits. Murray had more hits than can fit on a simple collect...continue...

Chris LeDoux: Icon *

CD / Capitol / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy - (featuring Garth Brooks); Cadillac Ranch; This Cowboy's Hat; Look At You Girl; Every Time I Roll the Dice; For Your Love; Under This Old Hat; Runaway Love; Life is a ...
Artists: Chris LeDoux

Photographer: Butch Adams.

Chris LeDoux never was a huge star but he had a resurgence in the early '90s, thanks in part to the endorsement of Garth Brooks. Universal's 2013 compilation Icon chr...continue...

Chris Cagle: Icon *

1 CD / Capitol / 2013-03-19

Tracks: Country by the Grace of God; My Love Goes on and On; What a Beautiful Day; I Breathe In, I Breathe Out; Miss Me Baby; Wal-Mart Parking Lot; Laredo; What Kinda Gone; No Love Songs; My Life's Been a Co...
Artists: Chris Cagle

Photographers: Russ Harrington; Marina Chavez.

This budget-priced collection contains the majority of Chris Cagle's most popular hits from his tenure with Capitol Records. The 12 tracks on Icon...continue...

Trace Adkins: Icon

1 CD / Capitol / 2013-03-19

Tracks: Honky Tonk Badonkadonk; Rough & Ready; (This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing; You're Gonna Miss This; More; Songs About Me; Then They Do; I'm Tryin'; I Left Something Turned on at Home; Hot Mama; Ladies Lov...
Artists: Trace Adkins

Photographer: Kristin Barlowe.

Universal's 2013 compilation Icon follows EMI's 10 Great Songs by one year (the difference a year makes? EMI merged with Universal) and, not entirely surprisingly...continue...

Glen Campbell: Icon

1 CD / Capitol / 2013-03-19

Tracks: Rhinestone Cowboy; Wichita Lineman; Galveston; I Wanna Live; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Gentle on My Mind; Try a Little Kindness; Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.); Dreams of the Everyday Ho...
Artists: Glen Campbell

Universal's 2013 budget-line compilation Icon relies heavily on Glen Campbell's late-'60s and '70s hits, anchored by his undeniable anthems of "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "By ...continue...

Luke Bryan: Spring Break... Here to Party *

CD / Capitol / 2013-03-05

Tracks: Suntan City; Just a Sip; Buzzkill; If You Ain't Here to Party; Little Bit Later On; In Love with the Girl; Shore Thing; Sorority Girl; Shake the Sand; Love in a College Town; Wild Weekend; Cold Beer ...
Artists: Luke Bryan

Personnel: John Willis (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ilya Toshinsky, Larry Beaird, Pat McGrath (acoustic guitar); Michael Payne, Jeff King , Kenny Greenberg, Pat Buchanan, Troy Lancaster, J.T. C...continue...

Various Artists: Now, Vol. 45

CD / Capitol / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Live While We're Young - One Direction; I Cry - Flo Rida; Die Young - Ke$ha; Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) - Ne-Yo; Don't Stop the Party - Pitbull - (featuring Thomas Joseph Rozd...
Artists: Various Artists

Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is the lone Hot 100 number one single featured on the 45th volume of the U.S. Now series, released in February 2013. Rihanna's "Diamonds" and B...continue...

Various Artists: 2013 Grammy Nominees

CD / Capitol / 2013-01-22

Tracks: Lonely Boy - The Black Keys; Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson; We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift; Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye - (featuring Kimbra); Wide...
Artists: Various Artists

Recording information: The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (09/22/2011).

A 22-track summary of recordings nominated for the 2013 Grammy awards, this was released a couple weeks prior to the cerem...continue...

Little Big Town: Tornado

1 CD / Capitol / 2012-09-11

Tracks: Pavement Ends; Pontoon; Sober; Front Porch Thang; Your Side of the Bed; Leavin' in Your Eyes; Tornado; On Fire Tonight; Can't Go Back; Self Made; Night Owl
Artists: Little Big Town

Personnel: Jedd Hughes (acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Johnny Duke (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin); Jay Joyce (aco...continue...

Merle Haggard: 10 Great Songs

1 CD / Capitol / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Okie from Muskogee; Mama Tried; Workin' Man Blues; If We Make It Through December; Carolyn; Fightin' Side of Me, The; It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad); I'm a Lonesome Fugitive; Soldier's Last Letter;...
Artists: Merle Haggard

Capitol's budget-line 2012 compilation 10 Great Songs does indeed contain ten great songs Merle Haggard recorded for Capitol Records in the '60s and '70s. Highlights here include the immortal "Okie fr...continue...

George Jones: 10 Great Songs

1 CD / Capitol / 2012-07-03

Tracks: She Thinks I Still Care; Race Is On, The; Girl I Used to Know, A; We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds - (featuring Melba Montgomery); You Comb Her Hair; Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)...
Artists: George Jones

There's a reason George Jones gets name-checked in so many country songs a dozen years into the 21st century -- he is, by many and most accounts, the best and finest pure country vocalist in the histo...continue...

Glen Campbell: 10 Great Songs

1 CD / Capitol / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Rhinestone Cowboy; Wichita Lineman; Galveston; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Gentle on My Mind; Try a Little Kindness; Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.); Dreams of the Everyday Housewife; Bonap...
Artists: Glen Campbell

This single-disc, ten-track collection features several hits recorded by Glen Campbell in the '60s and '70s, including "Galveston," "Rhinestone Cowboy," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." This is a d...continue...

Crystal Gayle: 10 Great Songs

1 CD / Capitol / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue; Talking In Your Sleep; I'll Get Over You; You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye); Ready for the Times to Get Better; Why Have You Left the One You L...
Artists: Crystal Gayle

This single-disc, ten-track collection features several hits by Crystal Gayle recorded in the '70s, including "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," "Talking in Your Sleep," and "Why Have You Left the On...continue...

Lady Antebellum: Own the Night

1 CD / Capitol / 2011-09-13

Tracks: We Owned the Night; Just a Kiss; Dancin' Away with My Heart; Friday Night; When You Were Mine; Cold as Stone; Singing Me Home; Wanted You More; As You Turn Away; Love I've Found in You; Somewhere Lov...
Artists: Lady Antebellum

Audio Mixer: Clarke Schleicher.

Recording information: Shabby Row Studio, Nashville, TN; Soundcheck, Nashville, TN; Warner Studios, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: Brantley Gutierrez.
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Keith Urban: Be Here

CD / Capitol / 2011-08-02

Tracks: Days Go By; Better Life; Making Memories of Us; God's Been Good To Me; Hard Way, The; You're My Better Half; I Could Fly; Tonight I Wanna Cry; She's Gotta Be; Nobody Drinks Alone; Country Comfort; Li...
Artists: Keith Urban

With his US debut album, GOLDEN ROAD, Keith Urban confounded critics' expectations of what a New Zealand-born country singer could do, delivering a record that not only contained four Number One hits ...continue...

Lee Greenwood: 10 Great Songs

1 CD / Capitol / 2011-06-14

Tracks: God Bless the U.S.A.; This Land is Your Land; Hopelessly Yours; Holdin' a Good Hand; Battle Hymn of the Republic, The; America the Beautiful; Heart Don't Fail Me Now; Before I'm Ever Over You; Betwee...
Artists: Lee Greenwood

Photographer: Paul Natkin.

10 Great Songs spotlights Lee Greenwood's hits recorded in the '80s, including "God Bless the U.S.A.," "Heart Don't Fail Me Now," "Holdin' a Good Hand," and "Hopeless...continue...

Lady Antebellum: A Merry Little Christmas [EP]

CD / Capitol / 2010-10-12

Tracks: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; All I Want for Christmas Is You; Blue Christmas; On This Winter's Night; Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow; Silver Bells
Artists: Lady Antebellum

The wildly successful country trio Lady Antebellum end their dynamic year on the country charts with a holiday EP that features their trademark vocal style. The set features seasonal favorites "Have Y...continue...

Little Big Town: The Reason Why

1 CD / Capitol / 2010-08-24

Tracks: Reason Why, The; Runaway Train; Kiss Goodbye; Shut Up Train; Why, Oh Why; Little White Church; You Can't Have Everything; All the Way Down; All Over Again; Rain On a Tin Roof; Life Rolls On; Lean Int...
Artists: Little Big Town

The Reason Why is the fourth studio album by American country group Little Big Town. It was released on August 24, 2010 via Capitol Nashville."Little...continue...
Audio Mixer: Jeff Balding.

Recording information: The Beanstalk, Franklin, TN.

Photographers: James Minchin III; John Peets.

It's anybody's guess why Little Big Town's three fine ...continue...

Dierks Bentley: Up on the Ridge

1 CD / Capitol / 2010-06-08

Tracks: Up on the Ridge; Fallin' for You; Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) - (featuring Punch Brothers); Rovin' Gambler; Draw Me a Map; Bad Angel - (featuring Jamey Johnson); Fiddlin' Around; You're Dead t...
Artists: Dierks Bentley

Up on the Ridge is the fifth studio album by American country music artist, Dierks Bentley, released on June 8, 2010, via Capitol RecordsNashville. The...continue...
Audio Mixer: Gary Paczosa.

Recording information: Blackbird Studios; Brooklyn Recording; Minutia Sound; Sound Emporium.

Photographer: Danny Clinch.

Nashville crooner Dierks Bentle...continue...

Various Artists: Now, Vol. 33 [US]

1 CD / Capitol / 2010-03-23

Tracks: Tik Tok - Ke$ha; Bad Romance - Lady Gaga; Hard - Jeezy/Rihanna; In My Head - Jason Derulo; I Wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg; Bedrock - Young Money/Lloyd; Do You Remember - Sean Paul/Jay Sean - (featuring Li...
Artists: Various Artists

2010 release, the 33rd installment in this groundbreaking compilation series. To date, the NOW series has generated sales of over 200 million albums worldwide, and...continue...
Like most Now releases, the biggest strength of Vol. 33 is its own good timing. Of the 16 songs here, six bear some sort of relation to American Idol, which had just entered the meatiest stage of its ...continue...

Rodney Carrington: Make It Christmas *

1 CD / Capitol / 2009-08-11

Tracks: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Grown Up Christmas List; Winter Wonderland; Camouflage and Christmas Lights; I'll Be Home for Christmas; White Christmas; Mary Did You Know; Oh Holy Night; Pre...
Artists: Rodney Carrington

Personnel: Dean Parks, George Doering (guitar); Matt Rollings (piano); Steve Dorff , Jimmy Nichols (keyboards); John "4 Daddman" Robinson (drums); John Wesley Ryles (background vocals).

Audio M...continue...

Rodney Carrington: El Niño Loco

1 CD / Capitol / 2009-06-16

Tracks: El Nino Loco; Drink More Beer; If I'm the Only One; Wish She Would Have Left Quicker; White Shirts & Rain; Best You'll Do Tonight; Bowling Trophy Wife; Do You All; Don't Tell My Wife; Funny Man
Artists: Rodney Carrington

Enhanced CD pressing of the 2009 album from the Country comedian, the follow up to King of the Mountains, which debuted at #2 on the...continue...
Personnel: Jerry McPherson, Kenny Greenberg (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Tim Akers (piano, keyboards); Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Cha...continue...