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100 unusual facts about 2004 in music


Acoustic Angels

Following the group's disbandment in fall 2003, it received a sole release on July 5, 2004 (see 2004 in music) in German-speaking Europe, where it reached number 80 on the German Albums Chart only.

Algo tienes

It was produced by Chris Rodríguez and released as the album's second single in North America and Latin America (see 2004 in music).

Another Day, Another Life

It was released in November 2004 on Monstar Records/Limited Records, and contains 11 songs.

Are You Ready for the Country

The original record had no liner notes; the 2004 reissue on RCA Records contained extensive liner notes by Rich Kienzle, who provided a song-by-song summary of the album, along with background information on the latter's creation.

Artist Collection: Luther Vandross

Artist Collection: Luther Vandross is a compilation album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) as part of BMG International's Artist Collection series, consisting of songs from Vandross' previous efforts Luther Vandross (2001), Dance with My Father (2003), and Live Radio City Music Hall 2003 (2003) plus a brand-new remix.

Balkan Samba Records

The label was founded by Levy in 2004 as a way for him to record and publish previously unpublished works of his own music and that of his associates and friends such as Chicago Symphony violinist Fox Fehling; the Latin/jazz group Chévere de Chicago, Howard Levy's Acoustic Express; guitarist Norman Savitt and an instructional DVD for advanced harmonica playing "Harmonica Out Of The Box,Vol. 1"

Behind the Bridge to Elephunk

Behind the Bridge to Elephunk is the first official DVD released by The Black Eyed Peas, released on September 14, 2004.

Binge Records

Binge Records is a Brooklyn, NY based indie rock record label that was founded by Dennis Tyhacz and Luke McCartney in January 2004.

Bleu pétrole

Great expectations surrounded Bleu pétrole after L'Imprudence, issued in 2002, and the live album La Tournée des grands espaces, issued in 2004.

Buju and Friends

Buju and Friends is a compilation album by dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music), consisting of duets between Banton and other artists.

Bull Takes Fighter

Bull Takes Fighter is an EP released by the Christian rock band Stavesacre in 2004.

Chad VanGaalen

Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart (2004) on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye.

Cheap Sex

In April 2004, the band recorded their second album for Punk Core Records, entitled Headed for a Breakdown, released October 5, 2004.

Cozad Singers

Their most recent album, California Pow Wow, was released by SOAR Records in June, 2004, and won the 2005 Native American Music Award for Best Historical Recording.

Dame Otro Tequila

It was produced by Emilio Estefan, co-produced by Gaitan Bros and Tony Mardini and released as the album's third single in North America and Latin America (see 2004 in music).

Dance Vault Remixes: Get It Off/Knock Knock

Dance Vault Remixes: Get It Off/Knock Knock- Remix EP is the first EP by American R&B singer Monica, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Diamante Music Group

Diamante Music Group was a Newport Beach, California based independent record label distributor active from 1993 through 2004.

Doug Chappel

Chappel released 2 CDs in 2004 titled The funniest man on the planet and The Footscray Rap in which he talks about his troubled past, the area in which he grew up and relationships.

EBUL

As of 2004, EBUL is a going concern and recent acts include Lauren Waterworth, Betabox and Pop!

Edition Lilac

Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004.

Educated Guess

Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released January 20, 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Eight Easy Steps

The album's opening track, it was released in 2004 as the So-Called Chaos's third single.

Exit Stencil Recordings

Ryan Weitzel joined in 2004 with Paul Murphy following shortly afterward to form the core of the label.

Exit Ten

In the summer of 2004, the band was involved in an American TV show, 'Richard Branson: Rebel Billionaire'.

Extra Value

It was released in 2004 (see 2004 in music), as a sampler for their fifth album and contains three songs.

Fuck World Trade

Fuck World Trade is the second album by American punk band Leftöver Crack, released in 2004 on the Alternative Tentacles label.

GMT Records

Created in 2004, it focuses on the Japanese representation and promotion of English and Irish indie groups.

Haker ili iskušavanje Đavola

Haker ili iskušavanje đavola is the second album by the Serbian noise-rock band Klopka Za Pionira, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) on the Ne-ton independent label.

Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults

Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults is a 2004 compilation album released by Rhino Handmade, one of two new compilations using the Nuggets name.

Hazen Street

Hazen Street (also known as Hazen St.) is a supergroup that formed in early 2004.

Heathen Songs

Heathen Songs is the debut album from The Kill Devil Hills, released August, 2004 and nationally on February 7, 2005 on independent label, Torn and Frayed and distributed by Reverberation Records.

Hotel New York

Hotel New York is a studio album recorded by the Dutch pop/rock singer Anouk and released on December 3, 2004 in the Netherlands (See 2004 in music).

I've Always Been Crazy

I've Always Been Crazy was reissued in 2004 on RCA Records; the original version had no liner notes, while those present in the reissue were written by Rich Kienzle.

In the Heart of Everyone

In the Heart of Everyone is a compilation album released by Orange Music (see 2004 in music), containing select songs taken from Bradley Joseph's previously released One Deep Breath, Solo Journey, The Journey Continues, and Hear the Masses.

Infinity Recordings

Originally owned by the UK chart artist DJ Breeze (of Styles & Breeze) it has been taken over since 2004 by DJ Silver of HappyHardcore.com and MasterWax Records.

Is It 'Cos I'm Cool?

"Is It 'Cos I'm Cool?" is a single released in 2004, by Mousse T., from his second album, All Nite Madness.

ITunes Originals – Alanis Morissette

iTunes Originals – Alanis Morissette is an iTunes Originals album by Alanis Morissette, released digitally by iTunes in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Juan Fernando Velasco

In 2004 he received the “Orden Vicente Rocafuerte” - the highest award granted by the Ecuadorian government to an artist.

Kinematic320

Kinematic320 is a record label that was formed in 2004 by drum & bass artists Static (Aaron Danks) and Rregula (Ross Deschamp).

La Rivière de notre enfance

"La Rivière de notre enfance" is the name of a 2004 song recorded in duet by the Canadian singer Garou and the French artist Michel Sardou.

La Tournée des grands espaces

La Tournée des grands espaces (The wide spaces tour) is the fourth live album by Alain Bashung, issued in 2004 on Barclay Records.

LaFace Records

In 2004, after the corporate restructuring of the BMG labels, LaFace was reactivated as one quarter of the newly reconstructed Zomba Music Group during the Sony BMG joint venture at the time.

Le souvenir de ce jour

"Le Souvenir de ce jour" (English: "The Memory of This Day") is a 2004 song recorded by the French artist Jenifer Bartoli.

Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival

Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival is the second DVD by Canadian jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Louden Up Now

Released through Touch and Go Records in the United States and Warp Records in the rest of the world, the album was greeted by mainly positive reviews upon its release in 2004; Allmusic hailed it as "a modern-day agit-pop indie dance-rock classic." Louden Up Now sees the group continue to meld funky dance rhythms with post-punk influences.

Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love

Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love is the 59th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Mate Recordings

Until recently most releases on Mate Recordings were by Roger®, but the label's 2004 "England vs. Finland" compilation album Music is Better Volume One (Manchester vs Helsinki) features also such British and Finnish artists as Alcohell, A Maze, A.N.I.M.A.L., Boys of Scandinavia, Kompleksi, Nu Science and The Science Block.

No Me Toques Las Palmas Que Me Conozco

¡No Me Toques Las Palmas Que Me Conozco! is María Isabel's first album and was released in 2004.

Ola Sto Fos

Ola Sto Fos (Everything Brought to Light) is an album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki that was released in 2004.

Ole Ivars

Ole Ivars has won the Spellemannprisen awards several times, and in 2004, NRK labeled them as "Norway's dansband of all times".

Owner of a Lonely Heart

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" has been remixed numerous times, including by 808 State ("2 Close to the Edge Mix" and "Not Fragile Mix" on the 1991 CD single ressue), in 2004 by Deep Dish, and most notably by Max Graham in 2005, whose version reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart.

P.S.I.entology

The release prompted the band to reform after their 2003 split to take part in a seven date tour of Britain in October of 2004.

Painstream

Á bas les tyrans (2004 in music) French title translated to English means "Down with Tyranny!"

Paul Nakad

After the release of the movie version of the Pizza series, Nakad left the Pizza team to focus on his rap career releasing Hard for a Rapper in 2004.

Pivotal Rockordings

Pivotal Rockordings LLC is a record label that was founded in December 2004 by start-up businessman Leevan Macomeau who a year prior had founded the Pivotal Rage Webzine (no longer active) and one of its staff members, Alexi Front.

Planes Mistaken for Stars

Up in Them Guts was released in the summer of 2004 on No Idea Records.

Prayer of the Refugee

This is their first single to reach the top 10 on the chart, beating 2004's Swing Life Away.

Prityazhenya bolshe net

"Prityazhenya bolshe net" (Russian: Притяженья больше нет, No attraction anymore) is the single released in January 2004 by Valeriy Meladze featuring Ukrainian/Russian girl group Nu Virgos.

Rancho Texicano

Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top is a best of album by American blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window

This album was re-released by Stevens' own label of Clyde Records in 2004.

Rock Hard Power Spray

Rock Hard Power Spray is a Danish rock band from Odense, that was founded in 2004 and consists of Frederik Valentin, Mattias Hundebøll, Ask Fogh and Simon Andersen.

Second Hand Rose

Their debut album, the self-titled Second Hand Rose Band, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim in China's bigger cities.

She Will Be Loved

Released in 2004, the single peaked at #5 in the United States, and by December 2012 had sold more than 2,722,000 digital downloads.

Should Have Seen It Coming

Should Have Seen It Coming is the fourth studio album by the American bluegrass band Split Lip Rayfield, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Songs of the Unforgiven

Songs of the Unforgiven is the seventh album recorded by the Crash Test Dummies, released in 2004.

Sony Urban Music

Sony Urban Music was a division of Sony BMG, active from 2004 to 2006, The division handled R&B, soul, and hip hop releases by artists nominally signed to Sony's Columbia and Epic labels.

Southern Empire Records

Southern Empire Records is a Metalcore record label began in 2004 by David Anthem, the lead singer of NC hardcore band, Prayer For Cleansing and ex-Undying bassist and roadie, Jonathan Raine and Chris Gannon.

Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1

1 is the third collaboration album released between American rappers MF DOOM and MF Grimm, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) on Grimm's own Day By Day Entertainment label.

Stand Back: The Anthology

Stand Back: The Anthology is a compilation album for The Allman Brothers Band, released in 2004.

Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry

Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry, released in 2004, is the second studio album by rapper Petey Pablo.

Subtitles Recordings

The label is seen as an extension of their previous imprint, Certificate 18 Recordings, being administrated by Teebee alone after Polar left in 2004.

Talk Shows on Mute

It was released as the second single from the band's 2004 album, A Crow Left of the Murder..., and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Te Quise Tanto

The track was selected as the lead single from the album, and was released in January 2004 in North America, Latin America and Spain (see 2004 in music).

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective is a double album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 2004.

That's What I'm Talking About

That's What I'm Talking About is the debut album by Australian singer Shannon Noll, released on 8 February 2004 (see 2004 in music).

The Best of Nikki Webster

The Best of Nikki Webster is the fourth album by Australian singer Nikki Webster released in Australia on 29 November 2004 (see 2004 in music) by Gotham Records.

The Best of Sixpence None the Richer

The Best of Sixpence None the Richer is a greatest hits album of American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

The Folk Years 2003–2003

The Folk Years 2003–2003 is the fifth album by Jill Sobule, released independently in 2004.

The Hands That Built America

U2 have performed this song live in its entirety seven times, the first being at the premiere of Gangs of New York on December 9, 2002, and the last occurrence done solely by Bono and The Edge as an acoustic performance at the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 18, 2004.

The Little Voice

Buena Vista Records and Disney released the CD single in Australia on June 15, 2004 (see 2004 in music); it included an exclusive track, a dance remix of "Party Up".

The Videos 1992–2003

It was later released as a separate DVD on May 4, 2004 (see 2004 in music.) The video has been certified gold in the United States.

There's a Place for Us

The album, composed of show-tunes and pop standards, was released by Motown and Hip-O Records in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

They're Alive

They're Alive is the debut album of the German Horrorpunk-band The Other, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

This Is Music: The Singles 92–98

The compilation was released in November 2004 and included two previously unreleased tracks: "This Could Be My Moment" and "Monte Carlo" (see 2004 in music).

Tidings

Tidings is the third studio album by Allison Crowe, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) in EP form and expanded to full album length in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Toes in the Sand Recordings

Toes in the Sand Recordings is a US-based record label founded by David Christopher (aka Deviant) and Amy Dana in 2004.

Tria Tragoudia

"Tria Tragoudia" (Three Songs) is the third EP by Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki that was released in 2004.

Twacky Cats

Twacky Cats, released by Comfort Stand Records in 2004, is an EP by American electronic musician Dan Deacon.

Univision Music Group

In the second quarter of 2004, Univision Music Group recording labels held the #1 position in the U.S. Latin music industry with an estimated 45% market 10.

Urinine Records

He folded the label on July 4, 2004 citing the increased commercialization of the indie music scene.

Vas a Salvarte

"Vas a Salvarte" was the final single from Tiempo, being followed by "Memoria" from the band's 2004 album Memoria.

ViK. Recordings

Most of its roster were absorbed into Sony BMG Music Canada, following the merger of Sony and BMG in 2004 and the appointment of Lisa Zbitnew to President and CEO of Sony BMG Music Canada the same year.

Virtuoso in New York

Virtuoso in New York is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass, recorded in 1975 and released posthumously in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Warrior Records

Warrior Records is an American record label established in 2004, distributed via Universal Music Distribution (UMD).

Welcome to Sunny Florida

Welcome to Sunny Florida is the name of a DVD and CD set released by singer/songwriter Tori Amos in 2004.

White Turns Blue

White Turns Blue is the international debut album by Norwegian singer/songwriter Maria Mena, released in 2004 in the United States by Columbia Records.

Who Let In the Rain

Lauper re-recorded "Who Let in the Rain" for her Shine album which was released in Japan in 2004.

WM Recordings

WM Recordings is a Heerlen, the Netherlands based record label founded in 2004 by Marco Kalnenek, who was also involved with Comfort Stand Recordings.

YelworC

However, in 2004, Devin released a new studio album entitled Trinity; the first release from yelworC in over ten years (although one or two of the songs appeared on compilations).

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

The 2004 reissue of Elvis Costello's 1995 album Kojak Variety contains a bonus disc including a cover version.