Exclusive CD Pairs 12 New Artists and 12 New Songs
LEBANON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Teddy Gentry has long been celebrated as a member of the country
supergroup Alabama, and he is also the force and inspiration behind
multiple other music successes in Nashville. Now, Gentry, and
Porter-Gentry Productions, are lending a guiding hand to a very special
CD that provides country music fans with an inspired assortment of new
music, among which many a new favorite might be found. The CD, Teddy
Gentry's Best New Nashville, produced by Gentry, includes 12
new songs performed by 12 new artists and will be available exclusively
at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®, starting May 16.
Each pairing of song and artist on this CD was carefully considered and
planned by Gentry, who collects songs the way some people collect
stamps. Gentry regularly works with up-and-coming artists on stage and
in the studio, and his advice in choosing a new song is to always make
sure that there is an emotional connection. "I tell them that they
really have to love a song because, if it's a hit, they'll be performing
it for a very long time," said Gentry, who knows a lot about hits,
having written and performed quite a number of them as a member of the
renowned group Alabama.
Gentry also knows about talent, and he regularly works with what he
considers to be the best of the new artists to help them learn the ins
and outs of the Nashville scene. He says this is his way of giving back
because he knows from his own early experiences how hard it is to make
it in this very tough business. And Gentry believes that making his new
CD, Teddy Gentry's Best New Nashville, available through Cracker
Barrel, provides some fresh new sounds and some quality tunes for
Cracker Barrel's guests. He worked with some of Nashville's top
engineers, studios, and songwriters to ensure the quality of the CD.
"Cracker Barrel is pleased to work with Teddy Gentry on this special
project to provide a showcase for some very talented artists from whom
we might well be hearing more in the future," said Chris Ciavarra,
Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cracker Barrel. "These are
artists who have worked hard and have honed their skills, and with this
CD they are stepping up onto a larger stage," he added.
Photos, bios, and other detailed information about the 12 new artists
and this CD are available at bestnewnashville.com.
Teddy Gentry's Best New Nashville will be the latest in Cracker
Barrel's exclusive music program. In March of this year, Cracker Barrel
released Kenny Rogers' The Love of God which debuted at #8 on the
Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Top Christian Albums
chart. In January 2011, Cracker Barrel released The Grascals &
Friends - Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin which debuted at #1
on Billboard magazine's Bluegrass Albums chart and at #26 on Billboard's
Top Country Albums chart. In November of 2010, Cracker Barrel released
Smokey Robinson's Now & Then which debuted at #19 on
Billboard magazine's R&B chart and was nominated for an NAACP IMAGE
AWARD. September saw the release of the self-titled Rodney Atkins,
which includes four #1 hits, and also the release of Mandy Barnett's Winter
Wonderland, which offers up all the authentic sounds of holiday
traditions. In July, the company released Craig Morgan's That's
Why-Collector's Edition, and in May the release of Wynonna's Love
Heals debuted at #7 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums
chart. February's release of Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler
Brothers debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Bluegrass Albums chart,
where it spent nine weeks in the top position and 18 weeks overall in
one of the three top positions. One of its songs was nominated for a
Grammy award®. Over the last few years, Cracker Barrel has
released exclusive CDs with Alan Jackson, the Zac Brown Band, George
Jones, Montgomery Gentry, Dolly Parton, Bill Gaither, Ricky Skaggs,
Aaron Tippin, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Josh Turner, Amy Grant,
Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans, and Charlie Daniels.
Tracks on Teddy Gentry's Best New Nashville:
1. Every Mile I'm Missing You — Jimmy Stewart
2. I'm Gonna Cry — Chanel Campbell
3. That's The Kind Of Love I Need — Garrett Steele
4. A Good Place To Turn Around — 3 Lanes Crossing
5. A Better Woman — Laura Fedor
6. In His Hands — Chip Davis
7. I'll Find You — Samantha Landrum
8. Chip Away — Dillon Dixon
9. My So Called Life — Southwind
10. Long Lost Smile — Brad Long
11. Run Baby Run — Adrianna Freeman
12. Are You Ever Gonna Love Me — Amber Shalene
About Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store provides a friendly home-away-from-home
in its old country stores and restaurants. Guests are cared for like
family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style food and shopping
that's surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America's
country heritage…all at a fair price. The restaurant serves up
delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf and homemade chicken
n' dumplins as well as its made from scratch biscuits using an old
family recipe. The authentic old country retail store is fun to shop and
offers unique gifts and self-indulgences.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in
1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 601 company-owned locations in 42
states. Every Cracker Barrel unit is open seven days a week with hours
Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. — 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 6
a.m. - 11 p.m. For more information, visit crackerbarrel.com.
About Best New Nashville
An industry executive, Bernard Porter, and an industry legend, Teddy
Gentry, had a vision that started with mentoring up and coming talent
from all ages and genres. The two joined forces and created Best New
Nashville, a division of Porter-Gentry Productions, LLC. (PG
Productions, LLC).
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For Cracker Barrel
Julie Davis, 615-443-9266
jdavis@crackerbarrel.com
or
Webster
& Associates, LLC
Kirt Webster, 615-777-6995 x230
kirt@websterpr.com
or
For
Teddy Gentry/Best New Nashville
TinaMarie Holland, 615-732-8800
tinamarieholland@bestnewmusicgroup.com
or
For
Best New Nashville/Porter-Gentry Productions
Preshias Harris,
615-472-8448
preshias@pcgnashville.com
Source: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
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