"BEST OF" HALIE LOREN TOPS
BILLBOARD JAPAN JAZZ CHARTS
#1 JAZZ ALBUM TWO WEEKS IN A ROW
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Photo Credit: Sally Sheldon
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For
a jazz recording artist, spending day after day making music in the
studio feels like a gift. What could be better than waking up to a cup
of coffee and an endless array of creative possibilities to explore that
day? Well, how about also waking up to the news that their most recent
album release just debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart?! And then
it gets even better the second week when the album stays at the top of
Billboard Jazz charts at #1.
North American jazz singer/songwriter Halie Loren experienced that very sort of morning when it was announced that her new "best of" compilation album, the aptly named Best Collection,
debuted at the top of the Billboard Jazz chart in Japan. "It felt a
little bit like lightning striking twice", says Loren, as her previous
studio release Simply Love also debuted at #1 on Billboard
Jazz. Once could be called a beautiful stroke of luck. Twice? Well, that
sounds more like a trend.
After
releasing half-a-dozen albums that have enjoyed countless weeks at #1
on Amazon, iTunes, and elsewhere both in albums and singles, her
releases still remain very much at home among the top-100 bestselling
albums next to chart neighbors Norah Jones, Diana Krall, and Michael
Buble at any given time, as they have consistently over the past 4
years. In addition, her 6 tours to-date in Japan have brought Loren and
her band to many a sold-out venue in cities across the nation. Yes, in
Japan and Asia, Loren has been prolific and commercially successful
enough in her twenties to already have garnered her the kind of body of
work and avid fan base to warrant her a "best of" album.
The September 17 release, Best Collection,
is an eclectic blend of 17 fan-favorite tracks and lesser-known gems
from Loren's previous album releases, along with a bonus track - a
1970's Japanese hit titled "Goodbye Morning", translated for and
lyrically adapted by Ms. Loren. Distributed by JVCKENWOOD Victor
Entertainment, the album is currently only available in Japan.
For her fans elsewhere in the world, this autumn is also finding
Loren in the studio crafting the songs that will be featured on her new
album, scheduled for release worldwide in early 2015, aptly timed to
coincide with her biggest Japan tour to-date next February. "Fans can
expect something fresh and new to get excited about, as we are infusing
many of these new tunes with a warm soulful vibe and old-school horn
section features, while maintaining that lovely balance between classic
and modern sensibilities that we enjoy so much... and we'll be sharing
significantly more original material with our fans this time, too", says
Loren.
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