1/10/20 Releases of Note

After two weeks, this finally returns.  I will admit, there were some nice surprises on Spotify since the last one, such as live albums by Cheap Trick and Ariana Grande and new singles from Hailee Steinfeld (A Pop singer best known as the voice of Spider-Gwen in "Spider-Man; Into the Spider-Verse) and Moriah Formica (a hard rock young woman with a Christian background).  However, now we delve into albums I know will be released tonight at 9:00 pm PST/Midnight on the East Coast.


Ronnie Dunn-Re-Dunn: A covers album by one-half of country music duo Brooks and Dunn.  He has already released 10 of the 24 tracks as singles, including "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" by The Hollies, "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty and "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton.  Tracks still to be released include "Against The Wind" by Bob Seger (the second time he's recorded this song) and "Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison (the second time I've heard a 90s Country singer cover this song).  It's already been a fun blend of country and soft rock and I look forward to the rest of the album.


Selena Gomez-Rare: The third Disney Channel girl during the era of Cyrus and Lovato, Selena Gomez is famous for playing Alex Russo in "Wizards of Waverly Place" and Mavis in the "Hotel Transylvania" series.  This is her first album in quite some time, the last one I remember from her was "Revival," released in 2015.  Her singles from the album show she hasn't lost any steps and I look forward to hearing the rest.


Carl Perkins and Friends-Blue Suede Shoes, a Rockabilly Session: Recorded in either the late 80s or early 90s, this CD and DVD combo showcases one of the finest songwriters of the early days of Rock and Roll playing with some people he's influenced, namely, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Eric Clapton.  Ringo and George get to sing their Carl Perkins covers from "Beatles for Sale" or "Beatles 65" if you purchased the vinyl records before both countries had one standard release in 1987 with the CD issues.  I don't know if this will be available in MP3 format, but I did see a clip of Carl, Ringo and Clapton singing Matchbox on YouTube from this session, so I know it's a quality release all the same.