Borders Books & Music Stores Achieve Record-Breaking First Week Sales of Norah Jones' CD `Feels Like Home'; Customers Embrace Adult Contemporary Music Like Never Before.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004 Norah Jones' latest CD release "Feels Like Home" hit the ground running upon its release February 10, achieving greater first week sales at Borders Books & Music than any other music title in Borders' history. "Borders customers embraced Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of American and Indian descent. early on, and we've seen an overwhelming response for her second recording," says Peter Faricy, Borders' vice president of multimedia. "We've been known to foster the careers of singer songwriters over the years, from Ani DiFranco to Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. Biography Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She began learning the piano at the age of four. , and customers now come to us when looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. this type of music." The nationwide book and music retailer has always seen strong sales in the jazz, classical and easy listening categories, partly because of an unparalleled selection, a commitment to educate listeners through their Jazz and Classical Essentials programs and easily accessible music samples via digital listening stations. Adult contemporary music  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. titles across genres have experienced a resurgence of success over the past few years. Recently, well-established artists like Rod Stewart, Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand have all had best-selling CDs at Borders featuring their renditions of classic torch songs from the Twentieth Century. In addition to Jones' latest release, Borders stores are currently recommending: Harry Connick, Jr., "Only You"; Melissa Etheridge, "Lucky"; Cyndi Lauper, "The Essential Cyndi Lauper"; Cassandra Wilson, "Glamoured"; Josh Groban, "Closer"; Sarah Brightman, "Harem." Additional information on Borders' recommended titles is available at www.bordersstores.com. Borders Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) is a leading global retailer of books, music and movies. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., the company employs 32,000 people worldwide and operates more than 445 Borders domestic superstores; 37 international Borders stores, located primarily in the U.K. and the Pacific Rim; 36 Books etc. stores throughout Great Britain; and over 700 Waldenbooks stores in malls across America. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through Borders.com (www.borders.com) and Waldenbooks.com (www.waldenbooks.com). More detailed information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com. Information regarding Borders store locations, in-store events and title reservation is available through www.bordersstores.com. |
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