iTunes Originals
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iTunes Originals is a series of digital releases available exclusively through the iTunes Store. Each release features the music of a single artist. The releases typically contain more than twenty tracks (some more than thirty), which include music from the artists' body of releases, new recordings (of both previously released and sometimes unreleased songs) specifically for the iTunes Originals, and spoken word tracks that explore the artists history and work, and/or discuss the next song. Some releases have also included video, both previously released, and originally created for the iTunes Originals. The songs recorded exclusive for the albums are usually recorded live in a recording studio.
Most iTunes Originals albums are available in the United States iTunes Store, with availability in other countries' music stores varying with each release. Occasionally there are Originals only available in other countries (some noted below). Though they are definitely full length releases (most are longer than the length of even an 80-minute Compact Disc), the fact that a majority of the tracks are either previously released recordings, re-recordings, or spoken word, results in the releases typically not being considered a "primary album release" for the artist.
[edit] List of iTunes Originals
Despite the cover images provided by iTunes, each iTunes Originals release is not simply titled iTunes Originals, but rather iTunes Originals – Artist in the files' album tag, and in iTunes' database. The following is a list of iTunes Originals albums (in alphabetical order by artist):
- iTunes Originals – 3 Doors Down
- iTunes Originals – Fiona Apple
- iTunes Originals – Barenaked Ladies
- iTunes Originals – Björk
- iTunes Originals – Black Eyed Peas
- iTunes Originals – Mary J. Blige
- iTunes Originals – The Cardigans
- iTunes Originals – Elvis Costello
- iTunes Originals – Crazy Ken Band (Japanese exclusive)
- iTunes Originals – Sheryl Crow
- iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie
- iTunes Originals – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (Release May 29, 2007)
- iTunes Originals – Melissa Etheridge
- iTunes Originals – The Flaming Lips
- iTunes Originals – Ben Folds
- iTunes Originals – globe (Japanese exclusive)
- iTunes Originals – Goo Goo Dolls
- iTunes Originals – Amy Grant
- iTunes Originals – David Gray
- iTunes Originals – Anthony Hamilton
- iTunes Originals – PJ Harvey
- iTunes Originals – Jewel
- iTunes Originals – Jars of Clay
- iTunes Originals – Jack Johnson
- iTunes Originals – LL Cool J
- iTunes Originals – Ben Lee (Australian exclusive)
- iTunes Originals – Aimee Mann
- iTunes Originals – Sarah McLachlan
- iTunes Originals – Moby
- iTunes Originals – Alanis Morissette
- iTunes Originals – Nas (explicit)
- iTunes Originals – Willie Nelson
- iTunes Originals – Liz Phair (available in both clean and explicit versions)
- iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- iTunes Originals – R.E.M.
- iTunes Originals – Bonnie Raitt
- iTunes Originals – Patti Smith
- iTunes Originals – Sting
- iTunes Originals – Something for Kate
- iTunes Originals – Tears for Fears
- iTunes Originals – Rob Thomas
- iTunes Originals – Lee Ann Womack
- iTunes Originals – Ulfuls (Japanese exclusive)
- iTunes Originals – The Wallflowers
