Marc Cohn debuted at #28 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

The album also broke into the Top 10 albums on iTunes last week.

Thanks for all your support.

Marc Cohn’s interview with Robin Young for Here & Now will air on Monday at noon from the website.

MARC COHN’S
LISTENING BOOTH: 1970
HITS STORES THIS WEEK,
INCLUDING ALL STARBUCKS LOCATIONS
AND
WHOLE FOODS MARKETS

MEDIA COVERAGE TO INCLUDE
NPR’s All Things Considered AND Here and Now,
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, NIGHTLINE,
MSNBC’s MORNING JOE,
REUTERS Television, FOX Entertainment Feed,
BETTER TV, WGN, DAYTIME,
Acclaimed Radio Shows
WNYC’s SOUNDCHECK, MOUNTAIN STAGE and ACOUSTIC CAFE
With
Reviews in
Rolling Stone, USA Today

New York, NY (July 20, 2010) — Grammy winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn’s new album, Listening Booth: 1970, arrives in stores and online retailers this week (on Saguaro Road Records) amidst a significant surge of promotional activity, performances, interviews and concerts. Cohn will take time off from his North American tour for an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe July 20th, a performance on Good Morning America July 22nd, to tape an interview for NPR’s flagship program All Things Considered, and do interviews for Reuters and Fox television feeds that same day. Over the next few weeks, he will also appear on Nightline, syndicated television shows Daytime, WGN Mid-Day News and Better TV as well as the critically acclaimed radio programs Soundcheck (out of New York’s WNYC), Mountain Stage, Acoustic Café and Here and Now (heard on NPR stations via WBUR in Boston). Fans will be able to find Listening Booth: 1970 at not only the customary CD retailers, but in all Starbucks stores and Whole Foods Markets as well as part of a specially-designed campaign to reach Cohn’s audience through non-traditional outlets.

“Marc and producer John Leventhal took the magic of these classic songs and gave them a warm, new patina – soulful, reverent and hip,” says Saguaro Road Vice President, Retail Mike Jason.

On Listening Booth: 1970, Cohn deconstructs iconic songs that were released that year, explaining, “My friend and producer John Leventhal and I wanted to make these old familiar classics sound, in effect, like you were hearing them for the first time. In the end, this record is my humble attempt to repay a debt of gratitude to the artists that changed my life, and to try and bring something fresh to their work, which, forty years later, still sounds as vital and soulful as ever.” Rolling Stone raved that “Cohn hits just the right note, letting the drama emerge from the songs themselves … He takes you from shattered dreams to spiritual deliverance” while USA Today declared “…Cohn shines…”

Cohn kicked off a North American tour last week, which will includes stops in New York City on July 28th and Denver, CO on August 11th, nearly five years to the date of being shot there during a carjacking attempt. Cohn fully recovered and embarked on a prolific creative renaissance, writing, performing and recording more than he had ever before in his career.

Reviews:

Marc Cohn USA Today

Marc Cohn NYTimes

Sorry for the lack of posts folks, Saguaro has been a busy man.

But we’re back now and that’s all that matters.

A lot has happened over the past few weeks that Saguaro would like to update you on.

Marc Cohn’s new album Listening Booth: 1970 (due out tomorrow) received a review in the New York Times.

Here are some other notable quotes on this great album:
“I’m thunderstruck by what a great album this is. It’s more than a record of covers; it’s a great interpretive statement. And it’s such a great idea to use one year…1970…as a locus for examining where we were then and where we are now. I love this record.” —Jackson Browne

“Cohn hits just the right note, letting the drama emerge from the songs themselves … He takes you from shattered dreams to spiritual deliverance.” —Rolling Stone

“Marc did a great job with The Tears of a Clown. I thought his rendition was totally different from the original. It has a great pop/rock feel and I am sure Stevie Wonder (who co-wrote this song with me) will love it.” —Smokey Robinson

Marc is set up for a slew of broadcast events this week including
• Appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on 7.20.10
• A performance of “Wild World” on Good Morning America on 7.22.10
• Interviews for Reuters and Fox television feeds on 7.22.10.
• Appearance on ABC’s Nightline during the Playlist segment 7.23.10
• Appearance and performance on syndicated television shows Daytime, WGN Mid-Day News and Better TV

For all those Bo fans, he’s been on the road promoting his radio single “You Take Yourself With You.”

So far, he’s visited stations in Nashville, Charlotte, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Atlanta, Sarasota, Miami, and Ft. Meyers.

Bo is working extremely hard.   Please chime in if you’ve heard his song on the radio and tell us what your experience has been like.