FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LIMITED EDITION, EXCLUSIVE
BILLY BOB THORNTON PACKAGE AVAILABLE AT INDIE RECORD STORES ONLY
“Each track is like a mini story....the well-written lyrics will
inevitably draw the listener in.”
– Associated Press, 2007
“Billy Bob Thornton is one of the true creative artists of our
time. These songs of his are from the heart – honest expressions
of the love and the loss and the hopeful innocence that make up this
complex soul. You’ve got to love ‘Hearts Like Mine’,
and understand his empathy for ‘Carnival Girl’. ‘I
Gotta Grow Up’ will make you laugh and ‘The Boy is Gone’
will break your heart.”
- Kris Kristofferson
Available at Independent Retail
starting October 30, 2007, this limited edition, exclusive Billy Bob
Thornton package contains the entire CD Beautiful Door (New
Door Records/UMe) with a special bonus track, “Little Boxes”,
Thornton’s version of the theme song to the Showtime series WEEDS.
It also contains an extra bonus disc of Thornton’s HOBO,
a complete 10 track CD that is currently out of print. For stores near
you, go to http://www.thinkindie.com/.
Billy Bob Thornton recently released
his 4th album Beautiful Door and embarked on a month-long sold
out tour in support of his album. On the heels of Bruce Springsteen,
Thornton’s solo album Beautiful Door recently debuted at #33 on
the R&R Americana Charts.
A collection of twelve tracks, Beautiful
Door is a lyrical, sonic story about life and death, beginnings
and ends. From the title track “Beautiful Door”, Thornton’s
commentary about war, politics, religion and the life and death of innocent
people, to “It’s Just Me”, told from the perspective
of someone who committed suicide, to “Restin’ Your Soul”,
told from the perspective of the person left behind; from the hopeful
“Hearts Like Mine” to the biographical “Always Countin’”
about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; from the loss of young men in war
in “Hope For Glory” to “The Boy Is Gone”, about
the loss of a child. Beautiful Door features an equally diverse
blend of roots rock, country, and folk — the genres Billy Bob
Thornton has always loved most. Joining the singer-songwriter-drummer,
who also produced the album, are co-writer and guitarist Brad Davis,
bassist Leland Sklar and keyboardist Teddy Andreadis. Additionally,
Graham Nash adds his signature background vocals on three tracks.
His album HOBO was released
in 2005 and for this, Thornton focused on the California experience,
as he offered his own personal accounts of life in Hollywood, alongside
his profound observations of the Golden State's people, tempos and landscapes.
As PopMatters.com declared: "HOBO
is a concept album about the gypsies, tramps and thieves who make their
way to LaLa land in search of their dreams. His affection for Los Angeles
and her wicked ways spills over into his songs. Even the darkest tracks
have characters that, even in their faults, remain sympathetic. On HOBO,
Thornton and his collaborators weave together a tight, alluring mix
of Americana with a tinge of psychedelia that's been dubbed 'Hillbilly
Pink Floyd.'"
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CONTACT:
SUJATA MURTHY, Ume/New Door Records 310 865 7812 sujata.murthy@umusic.com
ARNOLD ROBINSON, Rogers and Cowan 310 854 8193 arobinson@rogersandcowan.com
ROBERT CLYNE, Clyne Media, 615 662 1616 robert@clynemedia.com