Pre-sale for Melissa's new album (4th Street Feeling) starts Aug 7

Melissa's latest studio album will be available for pre-order and the first single, “Falling Up” will be available for sale beginning on Tuesday, August 7. The album will be released September 4th by Island Records.

Recorded in Los Angeles at HOB Studios, the album was produced by Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Norah Jones) and Steve Booker (Duffy), and co-produced by Melissa. Melissa wrote twelve new songs for the album, which features Blair Sinta on drums, Brett Simons on bass, Zac Rae on keyboards. Melissa takes the lead on vocals, piano, harmonica, banjitar and some of her most stirring lead guitar work to date.

The album will be released on vinyl and the following configurations:

Standard Edition CD
1. KANSAS CITY
2. 4th STREET FEELING
3. FALLING UP
4. SHOUT NOW
5. THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
6. BE REAL
7. A DISASTER
8. SYMPATHY
9. ENOUGH RAIN
10. A SACRED HEART
11. I CAN WAIT
12. ROCK AND ROLL ME

Deluxe CD, gatefold softpack that includes a 28-page booklet with handwritten lyrics and notes:
1. KANSAS CITY
2. 4th STREET FEELING
3. FALLING UP
4. SHOUT NOW
5. THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
6. BE REAL
7. A DISASTER
8. SYMPATHY
9. ENOUGH RAIN
10. A SACRED HEART
11. I CAN WAIT
12. ROCK AND ROLL ME
Bonus
YOU WILL
THE BEATING OF YOUR HEART
CHANGE THE WORLD

iTunes
1. KANSAS CITY
2. 4th STREET FEELING
3. FALLING UP
4. SHOUT NOW
5. THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
6. BE REAL
7. A DISASTER
8. SYMPATHY
9. ENOUGH RAIN
10. A SACRED HEART
11. I CAN WAIT
12. ROCK AND ROLL ME
Bonus: Just What You Asked

In addition to her recording career, Melissa hosts “The Melissa Etheridge Radio Show,” syndicated through Benztown Radio Networks. Melissa will be starting her 4th Street Feeling tour in October, she will be honored by the National Women’s Museum of Art Washington DC this fall and she will also be included in the exhibition, “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power.” Organized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the exhibition highlights the flashpoints, the firsts, the celebrated, and the lesser-known women who have influenced Rock and Roll from its inception through today. The exhibit will run Friday, September 7, 2012, through January 6, 2013