Reba McEntire's First Valentine's Day Album In Stores Now
Cover Art Courtesy Hallmark Licensing
"Love Revival" Available Exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown® Stores
Valentine’s Day CD Includes Four Songs Recorded Exclusively for Hallmark
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jan. 2, 2008) — Love Revival, the Hallmark Valentine's Day CD featuring Reba McEntire, is available beginning today through the end of February, exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown® stores. McEntire, a beloved singer, actress and philanthropist, selected each song for this romantic 10-track album, including four songs recorded exclusively for Hallmark. The four newly recorded songs are the energetic “Big Blue Sky,” and three moving ballads, “Bad for My Own Good,” “With You I Am” and “I'll Still Be Loving You.”
Other tracks on the album include “Forever Love,” which Reba first recorded for her 1998 album If You See Him, the same year she appeared as lead actress in a television movie of the same name. In the spirit of her successful Reba Duets album, McEntire also added “The Heart Won’t Lie” with country legend Vince Gill to this special Valentine’s Day CD. The title song, “Love Revival,” first appeared on McEntire’s 2003 Room to Breathe album.
“I’m so excited about this album because true love really is the sweetest thing in life,” says Reba. “I hope the music on Love Revival will move others to love those in their lives even more.”
The double Grammy-winner and Billboard Magazine “Woman of the Year” (2007) has hit the top spot on the Billboard Country charts numerous times, achieving 33 #1 hits. The platinum-selling Reba Duets album, her 31st studio album, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, a first-ever accomplishment for Reba on that chart. It earned Reba a Grammy nomination for the McEntire/Clarkson hit single "Because of You."
A legend in the making, Reba is now tied with another superstar, Loretta Lynn, for being the female artist with the most #1s on Billboard's Top Country Albums.
Teri Brown, president of T.B.A. Network, Inc., has worked with Hallmark since 2003 to craft music partnerships and played an integral part in securing McEntire’s participation for this special Valentine’s Day CD.
The recording of Love Revival reflects Hallmark’s ongoing commitment to partnering with world-renowned artists in the music industry. Hallmark Gold Crown is the only specialty retailer to have achieved Platinum and Gold certification for six seasonal CDs. The 2006 Valentine’s CD from Michael Bublé went Gold one week after its release, and the 2005 Valentine’s Day selection featuring Martina McBride was certified Gold in just nine days.
Reba McEntire’s Love Revival is available now and priced at $7.95 with each purchase of three Hallmark cards. Consumers can visit Hallmark.com or call 1-800-HALLMARK to find a Hallmark Gold Crown store in their area. Hallmark CDs are sold exclusively by nearly 3,700 Hallmark Gold Crown stores and are available for a limited time.
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About Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City-based Hallmark is known throughout the world for its greeting cards, related personal expression products, and television's most honored and enduring dramatic series, the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The company's Crayola subsidiary provides fun and imaginative ways for children to colorfully express themselves. The company publishes products in more than 30 languages and distributes them in more than 100 countries. In 2006, Hallmark reported consolidated net revenues of $4.1 billion.
About the Hallmark Gold Crown® Store Network
The Hallmark Gold Crown® network of stores stands for excellence in specialty store retailing and is the premiere channel of distribution for Hallmark-branded products. 3,700 Hallmark Gold Crown stores can be found nationwide, most of them independently owned and operated. A Hallmark Gold Crown store is the specialty retail environment preferred by consumers who seek a comfortable shopping atmosphere, a higher level of customer service, and an extensive selection of greeting cards, gifts and other personal expression products. For the nearest Hallmark Gold Crown store, call 1-800-HALLMARK or use the store locator on Hallmark.com.
About Hallmark Music
Hallmark has offered music since the mid-1980s with such recording artists as Martina McBride, The Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Olivia Newton-John and Natalie Cole, among others. In addition to titles that celebrate special holidays, 32 everyday titles are available in Hallmark stores, including artists such as Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, and Louis Armstrong.