Various Artists, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid: 2008 Original Broadway Cast Recording” (Disney) Yes, the production that was born in Denver is now on the Great White Way with its very own cast recording. Denver’s Sierra Bogguss stars as mermaid Ariel, and she’s been receiving positive reviews in these first few months in New York.
Janet Jackson, “Discipline” (Island) Amid rumors of her brother Michael’s return to showbiz, Janet Jackson returns with a collection of new material co-produced by Janet and Def Jam chair L.A. Reid.
Tift Merritt, “Another Country” (Fantasy) Her last record won over the critics and received a Grammy nomination. Now this North Carolinian is back with the follow-up, the result of secluding herself in Paris with a piano and her thoughts.
