📀 Promotional CD 🇺🇸 United States 📻 Radio Programming Service
📅 October 1, 2004 🎵 19 Tracks 🏢 Radio Ventures
Source: Original promotional insert from the José Araujo Collection.
Series: Vanguard
Issue: 04/40
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Total Tracks: 19
About This Release
Vanguard 04/40 captures the sound of American radio as the fourth quarter of 2004 began. This promotional compilation brings together an impressive mix of Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Alternative Rock, Active Rock, Country, Urban, Hip-Hop, and Adult Album Alternative (AAA) releases, reflecting the broad programming needs of U.S. radio stations.
The disc features established artists including Phil Collins, Tom Waits, Tim McGraw, and Sevendust, alongside emerging acts such as Crossfade, Sugarcult, AFI, and Kevin Lyttle. It also includes several urban and hip-hop releases featuring Daddy Yankee, Ludacris, and Bone Crusher, illustrating the growing influence of hip-hop and reggaeton on American radio during the mid-2000s.
Containing 19 promotional tracks, the compilation showcases the wide variety of music being serviced to radio programmers during the first week of October 2004, from mainstream pop and country to alternative rock and urban crossover.
Highlights
- 19 promotional tracks
- Release Date: October 1, 2004
- Features music across Top 40, AC, Country, Alternative, Active Rock, AAA, Hip-Hop, and Urban formats.
- Includes both established superstars and developing artists.
- Documents the changing musical landscape of American radio in late 2004.
- An excellent historical snapshot of radio promotion entering the final quarter of the year.
Featured Artists
Kevin Lyttle, Sevendust, Phil Collins, Tom Waits, Tim McGraw, Crossfade, Sugarcult, Dan Balan, Mindy Smith, Nicholas Jonas, AFI, Daddy Yankee, N.O.R.E., Ludacris, Bone Crusher.
Collector’s Note
One of the most significant tracks on this compilation is “Dear God” by Nicholas Jonas, released several weeks before his Christmas single “Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)” appeared on later Vanguard editions.
At just 12 years old, Nicholas Jonas was beginning his recording career through INO Records, long before achieving worldwide fame as Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. His early recordings attracted the attention of Columbia Records, ultimately leading to the formation of one of the biggest pop groups of the late 2000s.
This makes Vanguard 04/40 one of the earliest promotional compilations to feature a future international pop superstar.
Track Listing
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Artist | Title | Version | Intro | Ending | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Lyttle | Drive Me Crazy | — | 0 | Fade | 03:47 |
| 2 | Sevendust | Face To Face | — | 3 | Cold | 03:53 |
| 3 | Phil Collins | Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away | LP Version | 28 | Fade | 04:41 |
| 4 | Tom Waits | Make It Rain | — | 10 | Fade | 03:35 |
| 5 | Tim McGraw | Live Like You Were Dying | A/C Edit | 23 | Fade | 04:27 |
| 6 | Crossfade | So Far Away | — | 0 | Cold | 03:24 |
| 7 | Shifty | Turning Me On | LP Version | 8 | Fade | 03:59 |
| 8 | Sugarcult | She’s The Blade | — | 13 | Cold | 02:59 |
| 9 | Dan Balan feat. Lucas Prata | Ma Ya Hi | Only One Mix | 0 | Cold | 03:34 |
| 10 | Mindy Smith | Fighting For It All | — | 13 | Cold | 03:18 |
| 11 | Robbie Rivera | Which Way You’re Going | — | 23 | Cold | 03:50 |
| 12 | Instruction | Breakdown | — | 31 | Cold | 03:54 |
| 13 | Nicholas Jonas | Dear God | — | 11 | Cold | 03:17 |
| 14 | AFI | Head Like A Hole | — | 37 | Cold | 04:43 |
| 15 | N.O.R.E. feat. Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, Gem Star & Big Mato | Oye Mi Canto | Radio Version | 0 | Fade | 04:00 |
| 16 | Camper Van Beethoven | 51-7 | — | 0 | Cold | 04:27 |
| 17 | O’Ryan | Take It Slow | Main Version | 16 | Fade | 03:58 |
| 18 | Lazyboy | Underwear Goes Inside The Pants | Edit | 24 | Cold | 04:51 |
| 19 | I-20 feat. Ludacris & Bone Crusher | Break Bread | Clean | 0 | Cold | 04:14 |
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