JIM BRICKMAN SATELLITE TOUR - TUESDAY OCT 9TH NEW ALBUM/BOOK/TOUR
Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher TO BOOK A WINDOW: JIM BOWLING 323-930-1030 JIM BRICKMAN SAVORS LIFE'S PLEASURES WITH NEW WINDHAM HILL ALBUM, "SIMPLE THINGS" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2001 11:00AM TO 1:00PM EASTERN Companion Book To Be Published by Hay House Windham Hill recording artist Jim Brickman gets back to basics this fall with SIMPLE THINGS, the first studio album in two years for the pianist, composer and performer. Comprised of twelve new compositions, SIMPLE THINGS coincides with the publication of Jim's first book, also titled "Simple Things" (Hay House Publishing). Brickman, who has been recognized as one of America’s most romantic songwriters for memorable hits like “Valentine” and “The Gift”, wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. Radio stations across the country are already programming the album’s title track, performed by Jim Brickman with singer Rebecca Lynn Howard. SIMPLE THINGS will be in stores on September 25th. The book is a collection of short essays about savoring life's simple pleasures -- from a vacation in your own neighborhood to holding a newborn baby for the first time. In a soothing yet pointed manner, Jim and co-writer Cindy Pearlman ponder the big topics -- love, health, money, children, friendship, and the ordinary miracles that make each day special. The idea for the book and the album came about when Jim realized his life was revolving around cell phones, palm pilots, and red-eye cross-country flights. Jim decided to slow down and take time for contemplation and enjoyment of the simple things in life. "It's mostly about opening your eyes," explained Brickman. "You've got to get off the treadmill and find your life again." SIMPLE THINGS is a testament to Brickman's strengths as a composer and performer. Every song on the album invokes a more reflective, less feverish lifestyle, from “Serenade,” "The Promise," "Waiting for You," and "Night Rain," to the classically influenced "Another Tuesday Morning" and "Devotion." The title track is an upbeat pop dazzler, produced and arranged by Darrell Brown and co-written by Jim Brickman and Beth Nielsen Chapman, writer of hits for Elton John, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill and Willie Nelson. Romantic piano sensation Jim Brickman made his solo album debut in 1994 with "No Words," followed by the Gold-certified "By Heart," "Picture This," and "The Gift." His 1999 album "Destiny" also sold over 500,000 copies, marking Jim's fourth Gold record and putting him over the 3 million mark in career sales. Jim performs concerts in more than 100 cities across the U.S. each year, as well as in Asia, Canada and Europe. His first PBS television special, "My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman" raised millions of dollars in pledges for local public television stations and also spawned a hit CD and video of the same name. Brickman's "Simple Things" tour kicks off in Nashville (9/28) and extends through December 31. Key dates include: Fri 9/28 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall, TPAC Thu 10/4 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Fri 10/5 Prescott, AZ Yavapai College Performance Hall Sat 10/6 Reno, NV Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Sun 10/7 Lancaster, CA Lancaster Performing Arts Center Thu 10/25 Davenport, IA Adler Theatre Sat 10/27 Green Bay, WI Weidner Center for the Performing Arts Fri 11/2 Redding, CA Redding Convention Center Sat 11/3 Tucson, AZ Centenial Hall Thu 11/8 Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium Fri 11/9 Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theatre Sat 11/10 Verona, NY Turning Stone Casino Sun 11/11 Tiffin, OH Ritz Theatre Fri 11/23 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts Sat 11/24 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Sun 11/25 Fresno, CA Saroyan Theatre Tue 11/27 Boulder, CO Macky Auditorium Wed 11/28 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center Thu 11/29 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Theatre Fri 11/30 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center Sat 12/1 Oklahoma City, OK Rose State Theater Mon 12/3 Columbia, MO Jesse Auditorium Tue 12/4 Springfield, MO Juanita K. Hammons Hall Wed 12/5 Champaign, IL The Virginia Theatre Thu 12/6 Rockford, IL Coronado Theatre Fri 12/7 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Sat 12/8 Evansville, IN Victory Theatre Sun 12/9 Raleigh, NC Carolina Theatre Tue 12/11 Worcester, MA Mechanics Hall Wed 12/12 Wilkes-Barre, PA F. M. Kirby Center Thu 12/13 New York City, NY Town Hall Fri 12/14 Burlington, VT Flynn Theater Sat 12/15 New Haven, CT Shubert Theatre Sun 12/16 Ithaca, NY The Statler Hotel Tue 12/18 Bristol, TN Paramount Center Wed 12/19 Lexington, KY Singletary Center for the Arts Thu 12/20 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre Fri 12/21 Lafayette, LA Heymann Center Sat 12/22 Shreveport, LA Strand Theatre Sun 12/23 Fayetteville, AR Walton Center for the Arts Wed 12/26 Flint, MI Whiting Auditorium Thu 12/27 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theater Fri 12/28 Fort Wayne, IN Embassy Centre Sat 12/29 Charleston, WV Charleston Municipal Auditorium Sun 12/30 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Performing Arts Center Mon 12/31 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre Check out Jim Brickman's website at http://www.jimbrickman.com/ Online Newsroom, Additional Information: http://wrtsun03.wrtech.com/secure/plsql/pr201v2?coin=3204 From: ON THE SCENE PRODUCTIONS, INC. 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