Hear Music

~ Label

Annotation

Started as catalog company. Bought by Starbucks in 1999, which used the brand as to retail its cd compilations and market its music coffeehouses and cd retail stores.
As of March 12, 2007 Starbucks and the Concord Music Group co-launched Hear Music as a recording label, signing Paul McCartney ten days later.

Releases

Release	Artist	Format	Tracks	Date/Country
Hear Tomorrow	Various Artists	CD	17	1991 US
From Years to Hours	Catie Curtis	CD	11	1991 US
Truth From Lies	Catie Curtis	CD	11	1994 US
Snow Angels	Various Artists	CD	11	1994 US
Ciao Amore! A Lovestruck Set of Swinging Serenades	Various Artists	CD	13	1998 US
Songs of the Siren: Her Own Story	Various Artists	CD	15	2000-07 US
Barbeque Beat	Various Artists	CD	15	2000 US
Hear Music, Volume 3: Holly Nights and Mistletoe Days	Various Artists	(unknown)	13	2000 US
Hear Music, Volume 1: A Look Homeward	Various Artists	CD	13	2000 US
Hear Music, Volume 2: Songs for Long Narrow Stretches	Various Artists	CD	15	2000 US
So Delightful	Various Artists	CD	10	2001 US
Hear Music, Volume 6: I See Tonight	Various Artists	CD	15	2001 US
Summer Crush: Songs We Love to Love	The Beach Boys	CD	14	2001 US
Music That Matters To Him	Yo‐Yo Ma	CD	16	2001 US
Hear Music, Volume 5: So You Say	Various Artists	CD	15	2001 US
Inspired: Jazz From the Soul	Various Artists	CD	10	2001 US
Groundwork: Act to Reduce Hunger	Various Artists	CD	15	2001 US
Under Her Spell	Aretha Franklin	CD	14	2002-01-01 US
Hear Music, Volume 7: Waking	Various Artists	CD	15	2002 US
Night, Failling Jazz for Long Evenings	Various Artists	CD	11	2002 JP
Visionary Soul	Ray Charles	CD	15	2002 -
Ambient Luxe	Various Artists	CD	13	2002 US
By Golly Get Jolly	Various Artists	CD	13	2002 US
The Big Picture: Great Music From Films You Love	Various Artists	CD	15	2002 US
Something to Believe In	Various Artists	CD	15	2002 US
Artist’s Choice: Ray Charles	Various Artists	CD	16	2002 US
Hear Music, Volume 8: Between Stories	Various Artists	CD	14	2002 US
Let’s Fall in Love	Ella Fitzgerald	CD	15	2002 US
West Coast Jazz	Various Artists	CD	13	2002 US
Artist’s Choice: Rolling Stones	Various Artists	CD	16	2003-03-25 US
Hear Music, Volume 9: Souvenirs	Various Artists	(unknown)	15	2003-04 US
Sentimento Brasileiro - Music from the Brazilian Heart	Various Artists	CD	14	2003-11-05 US
Artist’s Choice: Sheryl Crow	Various Artists	CD	15	2003 US
World on a Swing	Louis Armstrong	(unknown)	15	2003 -
Day In, Day Out	Billie Holiday	CD	15	2003 US
Stepping Out of a Dream	Nat King Cole	CD	14	2003 US
Groove: Soulful Sounds for Summer	Various Artists	CD	15	2003 US
Mistletoe and Merriment	Various Artists	CD	14	2003 US
Artist’s Choice: Johnny Cash	Various Artists	CD	14	2003 US
Artist’s Choice: Tony Bennett	Various Artists	CD	16	2003 US
Hear Music, Volume 10: Reveal	Various Artists	CD	18	2003 US
Artist’s Choice: Willie Nelson	Various Artists	CD	16	2004-04-21 US
Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles	CD	13	2004-08-31 JP
Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles	SACD	12	2004-11-22 XE
Artist's Choice: Norah Jones	Various Artists	CD	14	2004 US
Sweetheart: Love Songs	Various Artists	CD	13	2004 US
Boy from Tupelo	Elvis Presley	CD	15	2004 US
Artist's Choice: Diana Krall	Various Artists	CD	15	2004 US
Artist’s Choice: Emmylou Harris	Various Artists	CD	16	2004 US
Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks	Various Artists	CD	16	2004 US
Jazz Impressionists	Various Artists	CD	8	2004 -
Sweetheart 2005	Various Artists	CD	15	2005-01-19 US
Here We Go Again	Ray Charles with Norah Jones	Enhanced CD	3	2005-03-28 XE
From the Ground Up	Antigone Rising	CD	14	2005-05-11 US
Possibilities	Herbie Hancock	CD	10	2005-08-30 US
Possibilities	Herbie Hancock	CD	10	2005 XE
Higher! (Starbucks exclusive)	Sly & the Family Stone	CD	15	2005 US
Enduring Soul	Etta James	CD	16	2005 US
Something's Got a Hold on Me	Various Artists	CD	16	2005 US
Elton John’s Christmas Party	Various Artists	CD	21	2005 US
Fly Me to the Moon	Frank Sinatra	CD	16	2005 US
Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell	Various Artists	CD	18	2005 US
Artist’s Choice: Elvis Costello	Various Artists	CD	18	2005 US
Baby, It’s Cold Outside	Various Artists	CD	15	2005 US
Zu & Co	Zucchero	CD	14	2005 US
Timeless	Sérgio Mendes	CD	15	2006-03-10 DE 2006-04-17 GB
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright	Bob Marley & The Wailers	CD	17	2006-08-01 US
Ray Sings, Basie Swings	Ray Charles	CD	12	2006 XE
Ray Sings, Basie Swings	Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra	CD	12	2006 AU
Music & Moonlight: Songbook Selections 1956-1959	Ella Fitzgerald	CD	16	2006 US
Can I Get a Witness	Marvin Gaye	CD	16	2006 US
Ray Sings, Basie Swings	Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra	CD	12	2006 US
Rock Steady: 1971	Various Artists	CD	15	2006 US
I’ll Take You There: Voices in Classic Soul	Various Artists	CD	16	2006 US
Rainy Day, Dream Away	Jimi Hendrix	CD	14	2006 US
Got a Feeling Called the Blues	Various Artists	CD	18	2006 US
Artist’s Choice: Sheryl Crow (Deluxe Edition)	Various Artists	DualDisc	17	2006 US
Brotherhood	The Isley Brothers	CD	18	2006 US
Genius Loves Company (88khz/24bit)	Ray Charles	Digital Media	12	2006 XW
Remember	John Lennon	CD	18	2006 US
Riverside Jazz: Keynote Recordings From One of Jazz’s Great Labels: 1953–1964	Various Artists	CD	12	2006 US
Say You Will	Jackie Wilson	CD	16	2006 US
Summertime Groove - Hot Sounds For Cool Events	Various Artists	CD	15	2006 US
The Motown Sound: The Songs of Holland Dozier Holland	Various Artists	CD	16	2006 -
XM Artist Confidential, Volume 1	Various Artists	CD	12	2006 US
Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project	Various Artists	CD	15	2007-03 US
Memory Almost Full (deluxe edition)	Paul McCartney	2×CD	13 + 4	2007-06-05 US
Memory Almost Full	Paul McCartney	CD	13	2007-06-05 US
Memory Almost Full	Paul McCartney	12" Vinyl	13	2007-06-06 US
iTunes Festival: London 2007	Paul McCartney	Digital Media	6	2007-08-21 GB
Nod Your Head	Paul McCartney	Digital Media	2	2007-08-28 -
Shine	Joni Mitchell	CD	10	2007-09-24 GB
Shine	Joni Mitchell	CD	10	2007-09-25 US
Shine	Joni Mitchell	CD	10	2007-09-25 US
Ever Present Past / House Of Wax	Paul McCartney	7" Vinyl	2	2007-11-05 GB
Memory Almost Full (deluxe edition)	Paul McCartney	CD + DVD	16 + 7	2007-11-06 US
Memory Almost Full (deluxe edition)	Paul McCartney	CD + DVD	16 + 7	2007-11-06 US
One Man Band	James Taylor	CD + DVD	19 + 19	2007-11-13 US
Amoeba’s Secret	Paul McCartney	12" Vinyl	4	2007-11-13 US
Memory Almost Full	Paul McCartney	CD	17	2007 XE