Reba's "Love Revival" Album Certified Gold

HALLMARK STRIKES GOLD TWICE WITH EXCLUSIVE BARRY MANILOW AND REBA McENTIRE ALBUMS

Album Certifications Mark Six Gold Records From Hallmark Gold Crown®

Hallmark announced today that two of the brand's exclusive albums have certified Gold (500,000 units sold). Both the Barry Manilow Christmas album, In the Swing of Christmas, and the Reba McEntire Valentine's Day album, Love Revival, were certified Gold by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The announcement was made by Jill Rosen, Hallmark director of licensing.

"Hallmark is thrilled to be associated with these two world-renowned artists, and we are happy to celebrate this wonderful achievement of Gold certification with them," said Rosen.

Manilow's In the Swing of Christmas was available at Hallmark Gold Crown stores throughout November and December, 2007 and featured ten newly-recorded songs selected by Barry, including a swinging rendition of "Silver Bells," with all 26 background vocals performed by Manilow.

McEntire's Love Revival, Hallmark's 2008 Valentine's Day album, is in stores through the end of February and includes her number one hit with Vince Gill, "The Heart Won't Lie," the title track "Love Revival," plus four new tracks recorded exclusively for Hallmark, including "Bad for My Own Good," "With You I Am," "Big Blue Sky," and a beautiful cover of "I'll Still Be Loving you."

"Hallmark Gold Crown music is a commercial success and embraced by top music artists who are given creative freedom when selecting songs for their album," Rosen said. Each artist is chosen by Hallmark only after careful consideration of the consumer's genre preference and taste."

Hallmark is the only specialty retailer to achieve Platinum and Gold RIAA certification of CDs sold only at their Hallmark Gold Crown retailers. This achievement gives the company a total of six Gold-certified albums and two Platinum-certified albums since 2004, including Josh Groban's Valentine's Day CD, which certified Gold and George Strait's Christmas album, which certified Platinum in only one week. Other artists who have worked exclusively with Hallmark and achieved either Gold or Platinum status include Michael Bublé (Gold for With Love), Michael McDonald (Gold for Through the Many Winters), Martina McBride (Gold for My Heart) and James Taylor (Platinum for A Christmas Album).

Teri Brown, president of T.B.A. Network, Inc., has worked with Hallmark since 2003 to craft music partnerships and played an integral part in securing Manilow and McEntire's participation for these CDs.

Consumers can visit Hallmark.com or call 1-800-HALLMARK to find a Hallmark Gold Crown store in their area.

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