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Melissa Etheridge to Release “Fearless Love” on April 27

Fearless Love by Melissa Etheridge is set to come out on April 27.

Here is what the notes say:

Melissa Etheridge’s new single, “Fearless Love,” a bold and soaring declaration for living – and loving – to the fullest, has struck a momentous chord as it soars inside the Top 30 this week on the Hot AC chart, and rises to #10 on the Triple A chart. “Fearless Love” is the title track from Fearless Love.

The “Fearless Love” single and album were produced by John Shanks, whose first producer credit was Etheridge’s Breakdown, her four-time Grammy-nominated album of 1999. Since then, Shanks has risen to the top ranks of rock and pop producers with credits including Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and Bon Jovi, earning him a 2005 Producer of the Year Grammy Award.

Fearless Love expands on the multiple strengths that have made Etheridge one of the most beloved figures in rock. It follows The Awakening, her revealing album of 2007, with a rousing tone at once tough and tender, as only she can be. It is that force of presence which has earned her, among other accolades, the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song (“I Need to Wake Up” from the documentary film An Inconvenient Truth) and two Grammy Awards.

An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore

Al Gore’s name was never one to generate enthusiasm, even among those who supported his presidential cause in 2000. Thus it is a rather odd feeling to be enthusiastic about a film in which Mr Gore plays a prominent role.

And the Gore we find in An Inconvenient Truth is not the sort we might remember. This is not an “I invented the Internet” persona, but rather a subdued, self-deprecating yet incisive and insightful figure addressing what is the most important matter of our time.

Direct Davis Guggenheim has done an admirable job of bringing the science and the personal together. Rarely can one claim to be lectured and entertained simultaneously. The evidence presented about the effects of global warming is overwhelming; the case is closed; something needs to be done.

Gore sets out the information in a manner that is not dull. The film reaches what one assumes is its intended purpose: to leave the audience aghast at the current condition of our planet, and hopefully serve as a call to action.

Extra features include to two commentaries, a segment in which we catch up with Al Gore, music from Melissa Etheridge and a section on how the film was created.