【New Age】Jim Brickman - Valentine2008-02-17 15:46:20

The AC/new age hitmaker's 17th CD features 12 intimate morsels, including fresh instrumental takes on familiar songs (a sensuous sax-styled mix of 1997 cross-format top five single "Valentine" and rumba-lite "Escape") and recast vocal tracks (the tender "You," now with Tara MacLean; 2007 AC hit "Never Alone," featuring Lady Antebellum; and reignited "Destiny" with Jaci Velasquez).

Other highlights: rhapsodic "To Hear You Love Me" with hand-picked touring mate Jake Simpson and elegant instrumental "Sacred Moment," inspired by Bach. As he opens his 14th year as a chart presence in what has become a bulk chocolate domain, Brickman maintains his rep as the Godiva of the genre.

Tracklist:

01 Valentine (Instrumental)
02 To Hear You Say You Love Me (feat. Jake Simpson)
03 Escape
04 Sundown
05 Reflection
06 You (Feat. Tara Maclean)
07 Open
08 Brazil Sunset
09 Sacred Moment
10 Love Of My Life (feat. Tom Douglas)
11 Never Alone (feat. Lady Antebellum)
12 Destiny (feat. Jaci Valesquez)