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Choices
Dan Ouellette, August 15, 2009 12:00 ET
In the wake of Terence Blanchard's 2008 Grammy Award-winning album "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)," the New Orleans-based trumpeter/composer embarks on a new, dramatic song cycle that plumbs the depths of personal and societal decision-making. In addition to his band, "Choices" features special guests: Lionel Loueke provides imaginative guitar parts, Dr. Cornel West delivers provocative spoken-word interludes, and vocalist Bilal sings on a pair of R&B beauties. Blanchard has never sounded better on trumpet—his most passionate playing appears on the samba-like "Journey," on which he supports Bilal, and the 12-minute lyrical sojourn "Winding Roads." Other standouts include the Bilal-sung "When Will You Call" and the upbeat "Robin's Choice."
Choices
Dan Ouellette, August 15, 2009 12:00 ET
In the wake of Terence Blanchard's 2008 Grammy Award-winning album "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)," the New Orleans-based trumpeter/composer embarks on a new, dramatic song cycle that plumbs the depths of personal and societal decision-making. In addition to his band, "Choices" features special guests: Lionel Loueke provides imaginative guitar parts, Dr. Cornel West delivers provocative spoken-word interludes, and vocalist Bilal sings on a pair of R&B beauties. Blanchard has never sounded better on trumpet—his most passionate playing appears on the samba-like "Journey," on which he supports Bilal, and the 12-minute lyrical sojourn "Winding Roads." Other standouts include the Bilal-sung "When Will You Call" and the upbeat "Robin's Choice."
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The Billboard Hot 100
Issue Date: 2010-03-27
This Week Last Week Title, Artist
Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label 		Peak
Position 		Weeks
on
Chart
1 4 Rude Boy, Rihanna 
SRP/Def Jam DIGITAL | IDJMG | 		1 5
2 2 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum  2
Capitol Nashville/Capitol DIGITAL | 		2 31
3 1 Break Your Heart, Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris 
Mercury DIGITAL | IDJMG | 		1 3
4 5 Imma Be, The Black Eyed Peas 
Interscope DIGITAL | 		1 15
5 16 Nothin' On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars 
RebelRock/Grand Hustle DIGITAL | Atlantic | 		5 7
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