January roars to a close with a ferocious cross-section of great new music to choose from, including what may stand as the two most-anticipated sophomore outings of the new year. Take a look:
Even though it has sold well over one million copies (largely on the strength of her name and of residual goodwill toward her), and even though it’s loaded with drive-time-friendly fare (most prominently, the shockingly frisky “Million Dollar Bill”), pop radio has largely failed to take the bait on the divine Whitney Houston’s underrated latest album I Look to You. But this week brings a reminder that once upon a magical time, she was the queen of pop music, as Arista marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of her sterling thirteen-times-platinum debut with a deluxe edition re-release. Newly added to the record are a trio of dance remixes, a remarkable a capella take on Houston’s classic “How Will I Know,” and a live version of “Greatest Love of All.” Also included: a DVD featuring the album’s four music videos, new interviews with Houston and Arista’s founder Clive Davis, and a rare clip of Houston’s national debut on The Merv Griffin Show.
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names dropped with reckless abandon: 311, Air Supply, Backstreet Boys, Barry Manilow, Beck, Blind Melon, Britney Spears, Buddy Miller, Charles Kelley, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christina Aguilera, Christopher Cross, Clive Davis, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cyndi Lauper, Dusty Springfield, Emmylou Harris, George Michael, Hanson, Hillary Scott, Hinder, Howie Day, Jason Rae, Jordin Sparks, Julie Miller, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Lifehouse, Live, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Meat Loaf, Merv Griffin, OneRepublic, Owl City, Patty Griffin, Raul Malo, Reba McEntire, Shawn Colvin, Sherry Ann, Steve Perry, Taylor Swift, The Carpenters, Third Eye Blind, Whitney Houston
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Not much going on out there this week, except the biggest band in the free world returns from a five-year hiatus. Yippee-ky-yay, kids.
Remixes of recent smashes from Britney Spears (the thrilling “Womanizer”), David Archuleta (the hilariously addictive “Crush”), Pink (“So What” if it’s brilliant fun?), Coldplay (“Viva La Vida,” 2008’s song of the year, if you take the Grammys’ word for things), and the infinitely irritating Katy Perry (“Hot & Cold,” a song that makes A smile broadly urry time it pops up on the radio, which is unspeakably often) highlight the latest collection from Thrive Records, Total Dance 2009.
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names dropped with reckless abandon: A, Brian Eno, Britney Spears, Buddy Miller, Coldplay, David Archuleta, Emmylou Harris, Julie Miller, Katy Perry, Neko Case, Patty Griffin, Pink, Raul Malo, Robert Plant, Taylor Swift, The Mavericks, U2
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