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Tenn., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reba has long been known for
stepping beyond the normal
parameters when it comes to her music. Her
latest MCA Nashville release,
IF YOU SEE HIM, is no exception. In
addition to selecting 12 of
the most powerful songs she could find, she has yet
again gone the extra mile
for her new release.
Utilizing the latest technology,
IF YOU SEE HIM is the artist's first
enhanced CD (ECD). Available
in stores Tuesday, June 2, the ECD is a
multimedia experience for
fans. Microsoft has designed an exclusive
Reba Browser, which will allow
the user to browse the Internet. The Reba
Browser has a custom interface
design that features web site links,
wallpaper, enables one to
use Reba screensavers and the RebaNews
Active desktop component,
which delivers news to the user's desktop. It also
allows the user access to
special areas of the album site, such as the
"Spotlight," which contains
an interactive music video and an
interview with Reba.
"It is a total interactive
experience where Reba herself guides you
through a multimedia experience,"
said James Dutile, Director of Multimedia
for Starstruck Entertainment.
"From the moment you put your CD in your
computer, you are connected
with Reba, not only musically, but
visually as well. You
have access to all sorts of Reba `extras,' such as photos,
screen savers, videos, interactive
pictures (the virtual tour), online
information and a custom Reba
browser. Through the enhanced CD
Internet users can connect
directly to Reba's website to continue the
experience."
The ECD also has some behind
the scenes footage of the making of last
year's big tour, which features
a virtual 360 degree view, as well as
a Photo Album section with
new photos of the artist.
Adds MCA Nashville Chairman
Bruce Hinton, "We are truly excited about
this state-of-the-art project.
Reba is one of the most dynamic forces in
country music today and what
better way to bring her fans closer to
her music than with the behind
the scenes look and personal touch provided
in the ECD."
As always, the music Reba has
selected for the new CD is something she
and co-producer David Malloy
are very proud of. Critics have often
praised the artist's ability
to draw every bit of emotion from a song possible.
Malloy agrees with the assessment,
and wanted to take it a step further. "My
goal on this record was to
expose as much of Reba as a person through these
songs as possible," Malloy
said. "She's made 27 albums, so my
challenge was to give people
something of Reba they haven't gotten before. We
wanted people to feel she
personally opened her emotions musically, so we
went to songs for her to perform
more in the 'first person' than 'third
person.' Vocally, I wanted
these songs to challenge her more.
"I feel, as do many others,
that Reba is truly the greatest female
vocalist in our format, and
possibly the greatest ever. I wanted this record
to make that statement," Malloy
says. "Working with her is the biggest
thrill of my life. She
is a huge talent with tremendous instincts, and
challenges herself so much,
that I don't have to worry about challenging her. If
I were to write a script of
my idea of what the perfect artist and a
superstar of her caliber would
be like, well, Reba is all those things
and more."
In addition to the hit duet
with her touring partners Brooks ? Dunn,
"If You See Him/If You See
Her," the album features two songs from her
upcoming CBS television movie,
FOREVER LOVE, scheduled to air in the Fall of
1998. The songs are the title
track of the movie and "All This Time." It
also features a reunion with
Linda Davis (who recorded the hit song, "Does
He Love You" with Reba).
This song, "Face To Face," is part two of their
former duet. The artist continues
her tour of North America in 1998, following a
successful tour in Australia
during the first half of the year.
