📀 Promotional CD 🇺🇸 United States 📻 Radio Programming Service
📅 May 21, 1999 🎵 18 Tracks 🏢 Radio Ventures

Source: Original promotional insert from the José Araujo Collection.

Series: Vanguard
Issue: 99/21
Release Date: May 21, 1999
Total Tracks: 18

About This Release

Released on May 21, 1999, Vanguard 99-21 documents a particularly diverse moment in American radio programming at the close of the twentieth century. Produced by Radio Ventures, the Vanguard series provided radio stations with newly released promotional recordings spanning numerous formats, allowing music programmers to evaluate current singles from both established artists and emerging performers on a single compilation.

The release reflects the wide stylistic range heard on U.S. radio during the spring of 1999. Rock and alternative music are represented by Def Leppard, Blink-182, Smash Mouth, The Chemical Brothers, Luscious Jackson, Old 97’s, and Dub Pistols, while R&B and hip-hop appear through Ginuwine, 702, Trick Daddy featuring Trina, and J.T. Money. Adult contemporary audiences were served by recordings from Peabo Bryson, Elton John, Patty Griffin, and Curtis Stigers, illustrating the broad format coverage that characterized the Vanguard series.

Historically, this issue captures a transitional period when pop-punk, alternative rock, electronic music, contemporary R&B, and mainstream pop were simultaneously competing for radio exposure. The collection offers an informative archival snapshot of the musical diversity that defined American radio during the late 1990s.

Collector’s Note

Dido – “Here With Me” makes one of its earliest promotional appearances on this release, several months before the singer achieved worldwide commercial success with No Angel. The song later gained additional recognition as the opening theme for the television series Roswell, introducing Dido to a broad international audience before the breakthrough of “Thank You” in 2000–2001.

Complete Track Listing

#	Artist	Title	Version	Intro	Ending	Time
1	Def Leppard	Promises		:15	Fade	03:54
2	Blink 182	What’s My Age Again		:12	Cold	02:32
3	Peabo Bryson	Did You Ever Know	Radio Edit	:02	Fade	04:08
4	Smash Mouth	All Star		:00	Cold	03:20
5	Elton John w/ Heather Headley & Sherie Scott	A Step Too Far	Radio Edit	:00	Cold	04:01
6	Patty Griffin	Blue Sky		:16	Fade	03:33
7	Curtis Stigers	To Be Loved		:21	Fade	03:43
8	Chemical Brothers	Let Forever Be		:33	Cold	03:40
9	Ginuwine	So Anxious		:00	Cold	03:58
10	Luscious Jackson	Ladyfingers		:00	Cold	03:24
11	702	Where My Girls At?		:04	Fade	02:47
12	Old 97’s	Murder (Or A Heart Attack)		:13	Cold	03:38
13	Vitamin C	Smile		:00	Fade	03:24
14	Dido	Here With Me		:11	Fade	03:57
15	J.T. Money	Who Dat		:03	Fade	03:53
16	Dub Pistols	Cyclone		:00	Cold	03:33
17	Trick Daddy feat. Trina	Nann	Radio Edit	:11	Fade	03:28
18	Kirk Whalum	All I Do		:17	Fade	05:01

📝 Editorial Notes

Track 10: The song title is printed as “Lady Fingers” on the original promotional insert. The official title released by Luscious Jackson is “Ladyfingers.” The track listing above preserves the original printed wording as part of the archival transcription.