Tim McGraw
's
Two Lanes of Freedom (Big Machine Records) is the
blockbuster mainstream country album released this week, but several other projects have also arrived for fans of country
and roots music.
Jewel's
Greatest Hits (Rhino) collects her hits and
includes new versions of "You Were Meant for Me" (featuring the
Pistol
Annies) and "Foolish Games" (with
Kelly Clarkson). Other notable
releases include
Holly Williams'
The Highway (Georgiana),
the SteelDrivers'
Hammer Down (Rounder), John Corbett's
Leaving Nothin' Behind (Funbone) and
Wade Bowen's
Live at Billy
Bob's Texas (Smith Music Group). British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson returns with
Electric (New West) recorded
in Nashville with producer
Buddy Miller. Mary Gauthier is celebrating
the U.S. release of
Live at Blue Rock (In the Black). Townes Van Zandt's
Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions
& Demos 1971-1972 (Omnivore) collects rare recordings from one of the most prolific eras of the late singer-songwriter's
career.
