NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads to be Released January 24

NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads to be Released January 24

Country's Most Romantic Contemporary Hits Collected for Special Valentine's Release by World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Brand

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, will release a special new collection of country music's most romantic contemporary hits on January 24, just in time for Valentine's Day. NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads will be available on CD and for digital download purchase from all major digital service providers.

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NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads features 18 major chart hits from today's hottest Country Music artists, including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Marina McBride, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Darius Rucker, George Strait, and Alan Jackson. NOW Country Ballads follows the first four volumes of the Country Music chart-topping NOW That's What I Call Country series.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads will be distributed by EMI Music North America. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

After 15 years of multi-platinum international success, the NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998. The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 80 million copies in the U.S. Every album in the numeric U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, and 15 NOW releases have reached #1, second only to The Beatles in chart history.

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NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads (CD, digital)

1. Taylor Swift Forever And Always (Piano
Version)
2. Keith Urban Tonight I Wanna Cry
3. Rascal Flatts What Hurts The Most
4. The Band Perry If I Die Young
5. Martina McBride I'm Gonna Love You Through
It
6. Luke Bryan Do I
7. Jake Owen Don't Think I Can't Love
You
8. Lady Antebellum American Honey
9. Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson Don't You Wanna Stay
10. Shania Twain Forever & For Always
11. Carrie Underwood I Told You So
12. Sara Evans I Could Not Ask For More
13. Kenny Chesney Better As A Memory
14. Dierks Bentley Come A Little Closer
15. Chris Young The Man I Want To Be
16. Darius Rucker Don't Think I Don't Think
About It
17. George Strait I Saw God Today
18. Alan Jackson Remember When

SOURCE EMI Music; Sony Music Entertainment; Universal Music Group

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EMI Music; Sony Music Entertainment; Universal Music Group

CONTACT: Jennifer Ballantyne, EMI Music North America, +1-323-871-5494, Jennifer.Ballantyne@emicap.com, or Randy Haecker, Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment, +1-212-833-4101, Randy.Haecker@sonymusic.com, or Keren Poznansky, Universal Music Enterprises, +1-310-865-7797, Keren.Poznansky@umusic.com

Web Site: http://www.nowthatsmusic.com

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