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"Maryland" by Vonda Shepard is the New Single & Video From the Platinum-plus Ally McBeal Soundtrack.


NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998--

Video World Premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100
 Set For October 19 Episode Of Fox TV Series

Album Enters At No. 3 In The UK

"MARYLAND" by Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7 1963) is a rock singer who gained popularity in the 1990s. She is probably best known for her regular appearances in the television show Ally McBeal  is the new single and video from Songs From Ally McBeal For the character, see .
Ally McBeal is an award-winning American television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia.
 Featuring Vonda Shepard - the best-selling soundtrack album (550 Music/Sony Music Soundtrax) from the Fox network television series.

Composed and performed by Vonda Shepard, "Maryland" has been serviced to Top 40 and Modern AC radio. The new "Maryland" video, filmed on location in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  and Baltimore, is directed by Gerry Wenner (whose credits include Harry Connick Harry Connick is the name of:
  • Harry Connick, Sr., New Orleans district attorney and part time singer
  • Harry Connick, Jr., his son, New Orleans musician, singer, and actor
, Jr.). The full-length video will world-premiere at the close of the October 19th episode of Ally McBeal, just before the final credits.

"That song, though it's a very simple song, has complicated meaning to me", says Shepard. "It's about going home. I never lived in Maryland, but my mother wanted to move there for many years and kept talking about moving to Maryland. For me, though, the way she talked about it romanticized the city (of Baltimore), and I pictured that as a home to go to someday."

Certified platinum for US sales of over one million copies, Songs From Ally McBeal Featuring Vonda Shepard has reached No. 1 on the national album charts of South Africa (certified gold), Australia (certified gold), and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  (certified platinum). This week, the album entered the UK album chart at No. 3, and is No. 5 in Sweden.

Ally McBeal, created by David E. Kelley and starring Calista Flockhart in the title role, airs Mondays (9:00/10:00 PM ET/PT) on the Fox network.
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