Kristin Chenoweth - The Second Disc

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Al Jarreau, Bola Sete, Cal Tjader, Claybourne Elder, Jim Reeves, Kristin Chenoweth, Led Zeppelin, Maynard Ferguson, Peter Gabriel, Ricky Skaggs, Ringo Starr, Stephen Schwartz, Sting, Thelonious Monk, U2

The Weekend Stream: November 8, 2025

November 8, 2025 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. It’s a positively packed line-up today: pop icons old and new, unique stage experiences and two different trips to the land of Oz – plus a really cool recording summit opportunity for New Yorkers and a trio of tributes to some deceased musical heroes. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor (Twenty Years Edition) (Warner/Rhino) (Apple / Amazon) The Queen of Pop’s next studio album, reportedly due out next year, is…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Folk, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

The Weekend Stream: September 20, 2025

September 20, 2025 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles (and some new ones, too!) making digital debuts. Lenny Kravitz gets expanded, The Doors revisit a classic concert, J. Lo goes Broadway, and much, much more! Lenny Kravitz, Circus (Deluxe Edition) (Virgin/UMe) (Apple / Amazon) Kravitz’s top ten album from 1995 receives thirteen bonus cuts in this digital-only expansion, including live and acoustic tracks plus three studio cuts previously available on an EP and as vinyl bonus tracks (“Another Life,” “Confused,” “Is It Me, Is It You”). The…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Comedy, Country, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Aerosmith, Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart, Jazz Passengers, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Connor, Jim Croce, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Kristin Chenoweth, Lena Hall, Lenny Kravitz, Ramin Karimloo, Stephen Schwartz, Terry Garthwaite, The B-52's, The Doors, The Fourth Generation

The Weekend Stream: November 18, 2023

November 18, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to float you into the weekend. Our pre-Thanksgiving feast includes three legendary women of rock, a summit of country icons, and some unexpected live gems from an alternative ’80s outfit – plus so much more. Tina Turner, Tina Turns the Country On! / Acid Queen / Rough / Love Explosion (Parlophone) Country: iTunes / Amazon Acid Queen: iTunes / Amazon Rough: iTunes / Amazon Love Explosion: iTunes / Amazon Hot on the heels…

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Bill Anderson, Blondie, Bobby Bare, Duke Ellington, James, Johnny Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth, Madonna, Nora York, Stephen Sondheim, Tina Turner, Vince Gill, Wall of Voodoo, Willie Nelson

OUT TOMORROW: Johnny Mathis’ All-New Christmas Album and Rod McKuen’s Electronic Freakout!

October 12, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Here at Second Disc HQ, tomorrow is all about the holidays! We’ve teamed with Real Gone Music for a pair of new releases – one looking forward to Christmas, and another that’s ideal for a wild Halloween. First up is the new studio album from the legendary Voice of Romance, Johnny Mathis. His very first holiday album, 1958’s Merry Christmas, sold over five million copies and remains one of the biggest-selling Christmas albums of all time. Now, he’s back with his first album since 2017 and his first yuletide set in a…

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Johnny Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth, Rod McKuen

Merry Christmas, Baby: Johnny Mathis Celebrates the Holiday Season with New Studio Album “Christmas Time Is Here”

August 11, 2023 by The Second Disc | 10 Comments

Johnny Mathis is known the world over as The Voice of Romance, but the legendary vocalist deserves another title, as well: The Voice of Christmas. Mathis’ very first holiday album, 1958’s Merry Christmas, sold over five million copies and remains one of the biggest-selling Christmas albums of all time. Now, Mathis is back with his first album since 2017 and his first yuletide set in a decade. Christmas Time Is Here arrives on October 13 in CD and digital formats from Legacy Recordings and on vinyl from Real Gone Music and Second…

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Release Round-Up: Week of October 22

October 22, 2021 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You: 40th Anniversary Edition (Polydor/Interscope/UMe) 4CD + Tattoo You Picture Disc Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2CD (Album Remaster and Lost & Found): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Album Remaster): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Black Vinyl): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP (Album Remaster and Lost & Found – Clear Vinyl): Rolling Stones Store The Rolling Stones are revisiting Tattoo You for a 40th anniversary edition. The deluxe 4CD/1LP box set features a new remaster of the album on…

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Carole King, Duran Duran, Elton John, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Kristin Chenoweth, Olivia Newton-John, Simply Red, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, Tito Arevalo, Voctave, William Lava

Joy to the World: “New” Nat “King” Cole Christmas Album Coming with Johnny Mathis, Gloria Estefan, John Legend Duets

October 15, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 7 Comments

Although he’s one of the voices most closely associated with Christmas, Nat “King” Cole only recorded one full-length Christmas LP in his lifetime. Now, Capitol Records and UMe are out to change that with a “new” yuletide album from the legendary vocalist who died in 1965 at just 45 years of age. A Sentimental Christmas with Nat “King” Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined arrives October 29 on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms. In addition to reorchestrated solo performances, the album features virtual duets with Johnny Mathis, Gloria Estefan, John Legend, Kristin…

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Gloria Estefan, John Legend, Johnny Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth, Nat King Cole

Welcome to My World: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s “Some Lovers” Features Jennifer Holliday, Kristin Chenoweth, Auli’i Cravalho, More

October 12, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

“Burt Bacharach’s patented songwriting style is on luxurious display in Some Lovers, the new musical he wrote with Steven Sater, one of the creators of Spring Awakening,” wrote The Los Angeles Times upon the musical’s 2011 premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe. “Octogenarian composer Bacharach brings youthful freshness to the project,” opined Variety. “[Some Lovers] is packed with nearly 20 new songs by pop virtuoso Burt Bacharach,” offered The San Diego Union-Tribune, “and in theater it doesn’t get much more rare (or for fans, more welcome) than that.” Now, ten years after…

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Auli'i Cravalho, Burt Bacharach, Jennifer Holliday, Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Ramin Karimloo, Steven Sater

Still Defying Gravity: “Wicked” Turns 15, Celebrates with Cast Album Reissue

January 28, 2019 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

“No one mourns the wicked,” goes the opening song of Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz’s musical Wicked. But the musical, which celebrated its 15th anniversary on Broadway in 2018 and was recently crowned the sixth longest-running Broadway musical of all time, won’t have any need for mourners any time soon. “The Untold Tale of the Witches of Oz” is still going strong and shows no signs of slowing down. Its fresh perspective on The Wizard of Oz and intricate backstory of both The Land of Oz and the titular Witch has led…

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