📀 Promotional CD 🇺🇸 United States 📻 Radio Programming Service
📅 June 24, 2005 🎵 20 Tracks 🏢 Radio Ventures
Source: Original promotional insert from the José Araujo Collection.
Series: Vanguard
Issue: 05/25
Release Date: June 24, 2005
Total Tracks: 20
About This Release
Vanguard 05/25 provides a compelling snapshot of the American radio landscape in late June 2005. This promotional compilation reflects the growing diversity of U.S. radio programming, bringing together artists from mainstream pop, alternative rock, active rock, hip-hop, R&B, Adult Album Alternative (AAA), and Adult Contemporary formats.
Among the featured artists are legendary acts such as Eagles, alongside rising stars including Chris Brown, The Fray, 30 Seconds to Mars, Common featuring Kanye West & John Mayer, and Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones. The disc also highlights several emerging alternative and rock bands that were beginning to establish themselves on American radio.
With 20 promotional tracks, the compilation illustrates the broad programming needs of radio stations during the summer of 2005. Most selections feature cold endings, while several include fades, providing flexibility for music scheduling and live on-air presentation.
Highlights
- 20 promotional tracks
- Release Date: June 24, 2005
- Showcases the diversity of U.S. radio during the summer of 2005.
- Includes legendary artists alongside breakthrough acts that would define the mid-2000s.
- Strong representation of Alternative Rock, Active Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, AAA, Adult Contemporary, and Top 40.
- A valuable historical record of music being promoted to American radio programmers during the final week of June 2005.
Featured Artists
American Hi-Fi, Eagles, 30 Seconds to Mars, Ying Yang Twins, Mike Jones, The Bravery, Crossfade, Common, Kanye West, John Mayer, Chris Brown, Taproot, Slim Thug, Pharrell, The Fray, Louis XIV.
Collector’s Note
One of the most significant artists featured on this release is Chris Brown, who was just beginning his recording career in 2005. Distributed to radio stations only weeks before his breakthrough, this promotional CD captures the arrival of an artist who would soon become one of the most successful names in contemporary R&B and pop, earning multiple No. 1 hits and a lasting presence on international charts.
Track Listing
| # | Artist | Title | Version | Intro | Ending | Time |
| 1 | American Hi-Fi | Hell Yeah! | — | 10 | Cold | 03:03 |
| 2 | Antigone Rising | Don’t Look Back | — | 12 | Fade | 03:34 |
| 3 | Keith Chagall | To Be Here | Radio Edit | 4 | Cold | 03:43 |
| 4 | Eagles | No More Cloudy Days | — | 24 | Cold | 04:11 |
| 5 | Dean Backholm | What, Me Worry? | — | 16 | Fade | 03:36 |
| 6 | 30 Seconds to Mars | Attack | — | 9 | Fade | 03:07 |
| 7 | Ying Yang Twins feat. Mike Jones | Badd | Clean | 0 | Cold | 03:46 |
| 8 | The Bravery | Fearless | — | 34 | Cold | 03:05 |
| 9 | The Exit | Don’t Push | Radio | 0 | Cold | 04:07 |
| 10 | Crossfade | Cold | Hip-Hop Mix / Mash-Up w/ “Why You Treat Me So Bad” | 5 | Cold | 02:48 |
| 11 | Common feat. Kanye West & John Mayer | Go! | — | 0 | Cold | 03:44 |
| 12 | John Hiatt | Master Of Disaster | Radio Edit | 15 | Fade | 04:17 |
| 13 | Chris Brown | Run It | — | 9 | Cold | 03:12 |
| 14 | 10 Years | Wasteland | — | 6 | Cold | 03:51 |
| 15 | Olivia feat. Lloyd Banks | Twist It | — | 1 | Fade | 03:20 |
| 16 | Taproot | Calling | — | 24 | Cold | 03:53 |
| 17 | Slim Thug feat. Pharrell | I Ain’t Heard Of That | Radio Edit | 0 | Cold | 03:37 |
| 18 | Omnisoul | Waiting (Save Your Life) | — | 22 | Cold | 04:01 |
| 19 | The Fray | Over My Head (Cable Car) | — | 3 | Fade | 03:56 |
| 20 | Louis XIV | God Killed The Queen | — | 15 | Cold | 01:55 |
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