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Ray Price’s Beauty Is… Hits Billboard Chart
Priceless Legacy of BEAUTY IS … Proves Ray Price’s Relevancy To A New Generation Of
Music Lovers
“Offstage, he was just the guy I love. When that red light went on in the studio, or when he stepped onto the stage and they handed him that microphone, something happened. It was a higher power. This transformation took place in him. He turned into RAY PRICE.” – Janie Price
BEAUTY IS … the final sessions, the last recordings of Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Price, debuted on the Billboard Country Album chart at #22 in April, making it his highest album debut since the 1981 release of TOWN & COUNTRY, which entered at #17. Produced by Grammy award-winning hit maker and friend Fred Foster, BEAUTY IS … highlights the timeless, signature string and Shuffle sound of Price, and features duets with Vince Gill and Martina McBride.
“Graceful to the end, Price takes a final bow with an elegant collection that nicely caps a great musical legacy.” – Michael McCall, Associated Press
“BEAUTY IS … is the sound of a man in full, looking back on the life and love that fulfilled him. It is the most graceful of exits.” – Peter Cooper, Tennessean
“After one listen of this remarkable album, you will note that Price’s flawless phrasing, vocal resonance and burnished warmth of tone create a glow that lingers long after the final notes have sounded.” – Robert K. Oermann, Music Row
“Price recorded this 12-track farewell that eschews self-pity for warmth, compassion and a vibrancy of spirit that reverberated until his last days. With a voice that lost none of its luster and a full complement of strings and big melodies on tracks like An Affair To Remember with Martina McBride and No More Songs To Sing, Price crafted a final love letter to his wife Janie that will leave fans loving and missing him even more.” – Erik Ernst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“We are extremely delighted and honored to have released BEAUTY IS …,” says Amerimonte Records’ President Steve Popovich, Jr. “This album falls nothing short of a true masterpiece and you’ll understand why he believed this to be his best work. He captured true perfection and left a huge void not only in Country music, but in music in general. There will only be one Ray Price and through BEAUTY IS … his legacy will live on forever.”
BEAUTY IS … the final sessions
Beauty Lies In The Eyes Of The Beholder (with Vince Gill)
This Thing Of Ours
I Can See You
It Will Always Be
No More Songs To Sing
An Affair To Remember (with Martina McBride)
Senses
Until Then (with Vince Gill)
Beautiful Dreamer
I Wish I Was 18 Again
Among My Souvenirs
I Believe
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