'This Christmas Aretha' is a Borders exclusive
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Aretha Franklin will make a
personal appearance Monday, Oct. 20 at 12:30 p.m. at Borders at 1801 K
Street N.W. in Washington, D.C. to sign copies of her first-ever Christmas
CD, "This Christmas Aretha." This long-awaited CD is available exclusively
at Borders, Waldenbooks and on Borders.com. Wrist bands to secure a place
in line for the CD signing will be distributed beginning when the store
opens at 8 a.m. to the first 250 fans who purchase "This Christmas Aretha"
and queue up for the opportunity to see the one and only "Queen of Soul" in
person and secure her coveted autograph on the CD.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/borders/35380/
"This Christmas Aretha," produced by Tena Clark and Aretha Franklin for
DMI Records, features 11 classic and contemporary cuts infused with Aretha
Franklin's trademark gospel, soul, R&B and classical styles. Tracks
include: "Angels We Have Heard on High," "This Christmas," "My Grown-Up
Christmas List," "The Lord Will Make A Way," "Silent Night," "Ave Maria,"
"Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love)," "14 Angels," "One
Night With The King," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and "'Twas The Night
Before Christmas."
"I am thrilled with this record cut by cut," said Ms. Franklin. "This
new album even goes beyond my personal top-ten list of my own recordings. I
hope people find it spiritually uplifting, comforting and enjoyable. I look
forward to coming to Borders and having the opportunity to meet fans in
person and sign my first-ever Christmas CD."
About Aretha Franklin
Known around the world by her first name, Aretha Franklin has achieved
global recognition on an unprecedented scale. She is one of the most
influential and important voices in the history of pop music. Her
ever-distinctive, soulful, to-the-bone vocal style has graced music charts
for over four decades and her live performances have touched the hearts of
tens of millions since she began her musical journey in Detroit as a
singing child prodigy. Aretha Franklin has earned countless international
and national awards as well as accolades and global recognition on an
unprecedented scale including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Kennedy
Center Honor, the American National Medal of the Arts Award, 18 GRAMMY(R)
Awards including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for eight consecutive
years, a GRAMMY Legend Award, a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, and five
American Music Awards. In 1987, she was the first woman inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1979, she received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. Earlier this year, she was named 2008 MusiCares
Person of the Year by the Recording Academy and she was presented with the
prestigious NAACP Vanguard Award.
About DMI Records
Aretha Franklin joins a growing list of major artists who are
collaborating with DMI for upcoming projects. Founded by Tena Clark, one of
the first female record producers in the music industry, DMI is home to a
talented roster of music and marketing executives. Clark and Franklin are
producing "This Christmas Aretha" together. DMI Records is a division of
the leading music and branding agency DMI Music & Media Solutions.
About Borders Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP), is
a leading retailer of books, music and movies with more than 28,000
employees. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates more than 1,100
stores worldwide primarily under the Borders(R) and Waldenbooks(R) brand
names and recently launched Borders.com for online shopping. For more
information, visit http://www.borders.com/aboutus.
SOURCE Borders Group, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Anne Roman, Borders,+1-734-477-1392;
Gwendolyn Quinn on behalf of Ms. Franklin, +1-212-765-7910;
Maureen O'Connor, for DMI Records, +1-310-854-8116
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