Jim Brickman's Promotional Compact Discs

Promotional discs are not available in stores. Many of these discs are special, single-track CDs that were sent only to radio stations. A few, however, are promotional samplers that Windham Hill sent to some of its mail-order customers.

Original Release Date: Fall 1995
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD95-34
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. If You Believe (2:59)
This is the special radio version, available on all by the very first release of Jim's "By Heart" album. The original version of the song is a true piano solo. This radio version is somewhat faster, adds drum and keyboard parts, and an extended introduction and ending.

Original Release Date: Fall 1995
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD95-35
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Joy To The World (3:02)
This is the same version of the song as if found on the compilation "A Winter's Solstice V." This is a piano-only version, which is different from the "Joy To The World" on Jim's "The Gift" album.

2. If You Believe (Special Seasonal Radio Remix) (3:06)
This is a special holiday remix of the radio version of "If You Believe." The radio version of the track is found on all but the very first release of Jim's "By Heart" album. This remix adds bells and an oboe part to that track. This holiday remix is not available on any other CD.

Original Release Date: March 1996
Catalog No.: Windham Hill 11183
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. By Heart (3:51)
This song is a duet, featuring Laura Creamer on vocals. This CD contains the special radio version of the song, and is found on all but the first two releases of Jim's "By Heart" album. The first two releases of the album included a bare-bones version — just Jim on the piano, some incidental strings and Laura Creamer's vocals. The radio version is a complete re-recording, with additional drum, keyboard and guitar parts, and a faster tempo.

Song notes:

"By Heart" is Jim's first song to appear on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart. The song debuted on the chart March 16, 1996, remaining on the chart for 16 weeks, eventually peaking at position 16.

Sanctuary

Original Release Date: May 1996
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD96-13
Type: Radio only advance CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

4. Rocket To The Moon (2:29)
This is the same version featured on Jim's "No Words" album.

Original Release Date: August 1996
Catalog No.: None. Released by Edge Management
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Hero's Dream (2:33)
"Hero's Dream" wasn't commercially available until January 1997, when it was released as a bonus track on Jim's "Picture This" album.

Song notes:

"Hero's Dream" was used as the theme song for NBC's coverage of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The song appeared on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at position 24 and remaining on the chart for six weeks.

Valentine

Original Release Date: January 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-01
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Valentine (3:16)
This is the same version as is featured on Jim's "Picture This" album. Features the vocals of country singer Martina McBride.

You Never Know

Original Release Date: January 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-02
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. You Never Know (3:47)
This is the same version as is featured on Jim's "Picture This" album. This song is a duet, featuring Boney James on soprano saxophone.

Original Release Date: Early 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-08
Type: Radio only CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

13. Angel Eyes (2:29)
Same version as is included on Jim's "By Heart" album.

"Straight From The Heart" promotional cover

Original Release Date: Early 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WDJ-11242-2
Type: Radio only CD sampler

Track listing:

1. You Never Know (3:47)
Taken from Jim's "Picture This" album. This song is a duet, featuring Boney James on soprano saxophone.

2. Picture This (2:18)
This is the version featured on Jim's "Picture This" album — not the piano-only, slower version found on the Windham Hill compilation "Sampler '96."

3. Angel Eyes (2:30)
Taken from Jim's "By Heart" album.

4. If You Believe (2:59)
This is the special radio version, found on all but the very first release of Jim's "By Heart" album.

5. So Long (4:06)
Taken from Jim's "No Words" album.

Original Release Date: Summer 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-28
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Picture This (2:12)
This is the same version as is featured on Jim's "Picture This" album. It's different than the version on the Windham Hill compilation "Sampler '96," which is somewhat slower and does not contain strings.

The Gift

Original Release Date: September 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-67
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. The Gift (3:44)
This is the same version as is featured on Jim's "The Gift" album. It features Collin Raye and Susan Ashton on vocals.

"A Windham Wonderland" promotional cover

Original Release Date: Winter 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill 00997-11283-2
Type: Consumer promotional CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

2. Dreams Come True (3:23)
This is the version found on Jim's "The Gift" album. This version is a holiday re-recording of the "Dream Come True" track from his "Picture This" album. This holiday track features an added soprano saxophone part by Norbert Stachel.

6. Starbright (3:14)
This is a duet, featuring Kenny Loggins on vocals. This track is the same version of the song as is on Jim's "The Gift" album.

8. The Gift (3:44)
This is a duet, featuring Collin Raye and Susan Ashton on vocals. This is the same version as is found on Jim's "The Gift" album.

"Windham Hill Sampler" promotional cover

Original Release Date: Late 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-46
Type: Radio only CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

4. Picture This (2:13)
This is the same version as the one found on Jim's "Picture This" album — not the slower, piano-only version found on the Windham Hill compilation "Sampler '96."

Dreams Come True

Original Release Date: Late 1997
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD97-68
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Dreams Come True (3:23)
This is the special holiday version found on Jim's "The Gift" album — not the similar, non-seasonal version found on Jim's "Picture This" album. The non-seasonal version of the song has a slightly different name: "Dream Come True" (singular 'dream', not plural). The holiday version includes Norbert Stachel on soprano saxophone. The non-seasonal version does not include a saxophone part.

Listed as by "Martina McBride with Jim Brickman"

Original Release Date: January 1998
Catalog No.: RCA RDJ65652-2
Type: Radio only CD single

Jim's tracks:

1. Valentine (Remix) (3:08)
This is a remixed version for country radio stations. It features additional guitar parts. This version has never been commercially available.

2. Valentine (album version) (3:22)
This is the same version that is included on Jim's "Picture This" album.

Original Release Date: February 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill 11321
Type: Consumer promotional CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

11. Valentine (3:16)
This song is a duet, featuring the vocals of Martina McBride. This track is the same version as is found on Jim's "Picture This" album.

Original Release Date: May 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD98-37
Type: VIP Fan Club premium

Track listing:

1. We Met Today (4:09)
Same version as found on the "Piano Sampler II" compilation.

2. Quiet Time (3:57)
Same version as found on the holiday compilation "A Winter's Solstice VI."

3. December Morning (2:42)
Same version as found on the holiday compilation "The Carols of Christmas II."

4. Rock-A-Bye-Baby (3:30)
Same version as found on the "On A Starry Night" compilation.

5. Picture This (2:18)
This is the version found on the Windham Hill compilation "Sampler '96." This version is somewhat slower than the title track of his "Picture This" album, and also does not contain the synthesized strings.

6. Generations (3:36)
Same version as is contained on the "Songs Without Words" compilation.

7. Closer Still (4:42)
This track is actually by Douglas Spotted Eagle. Jim is featured on the piano. The song is from the Douglas Spotted Eagle album "Closer To Far Away."

8. After All These Years (4:08)
This song is slightly different than the version that appears on Jim's "Visions of Love" compilation. The version on this CD is the special radio version, in which Jim plays the piano behind Anne Cochran's vocals. The version on "Visions of Love" features pianist Howard Pfeifer.

Partners In Crime

Original Release Date: June 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD98-35
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Partners In Crime (3:01)
This is the same version as is featured on the "Visions Of Love" album.

A Windham Wonderland - 1998

Original Release Date: October 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill 98-84
Type: Consumer promotional CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

1. Joy To The World (3:12)
This song is the same version featured on Jim's "The Gift" album. A special, slower, piano-only version appears on the Windham Hill compilation "A Winter's Solstice V."

Christmas In Memphis

Original Release Date: December 1998
Catalog No.: None
Type: Benefit CD

Track listing:

1. WRVR-FM "The River" Jingle (0:07)
2. Christmas In Memphis '98 (3:18)
Featuring Jim Brickman on piano, Anne Cochran and Clay Crosse on vocals.

CD notes:

The CD was available at some Memphis music stores and through WRVR-FM/Memphis. Proceeds from the sale of the CD single were donated to the Memphis children's hospital, Porter Leath. The disc was not mass produced, but rather released on recordable acetate.

The Gift Of Romance

Original Release Date: February 1999
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD98-20
Type: Consumer promotional CD sampler

Jim's tracks:

1. By Heart (3:45)
Featuring Laura Creamer on vocals. This is the radio version, included on all but the first two releases of Jim's "By Heart" album.

Love Of My Life

Original Release Date: December 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD98-98
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Love Of My Life (3:59)
This is the same version as the one found on Jim's "Destiny" album. The song features the vocals of Michael W. Smith. The CD was not mass-produced, but rather is recordable acetate.

Rendezvous

Original Release Date: December 1998
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD98-99
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Rendezvous (Radio Edit) (2:52)
This is basically the same version as is found on Jim's "Destiny" album. The only difference is that this version abruptly fades just before the final piano part.

2. Rendezvous (3:19)
This is the same version that is included on the "Destiny" album.

Destiny

Original Release Date: May 1999
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD99-22
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Destiny (3:48)
This is the same version as the one found on Jim's "Destiny" album. The song features the vocals of Jordan Hill and Billy Porter.

"Sample the Seaons of Windham Hill" cover

Sample The Seasons of Windham Hill

Original Release Date: Summer 1999
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD99-55
Type: Consumer promotional sampler

Jim's tracks:

1. Dream Come True (3:20)
This is the same version as is featured on Jim's "Picture This" album. It's different from the holiday version, called "Dreams Come True," (plural) which is on Jim's "The Gift" album.

(Holiday version)

Original Release Date: September 1999
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD99-82
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Your Love (3:40)
This is the same version as the one found on Jim's "Destiny" album. The song features the vocals of Michelle Wright. A different version without the added strings appears on the Canadian version of "The Gift" album, and the Brickman-produced compilation "Visions of Love."

(Country Remix)

Original Release Date: January 2000
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD99-86
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Your Love (3:43)
This is version is a special country radio remix, although it is somewhat similar to the version on Jim's "Destiny" album. This version, though, also features an acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar and background vocals. The song features the vocals of Michelle Wright.

(NAC Remix)

Original Release Date: January 2000
Catalog No.: Windham Hill WD00-01
Type: Radio only CD single

Track listing:

1. Part Of My Heart (2:35)
This is a special New Adult Contemporary radio remix, which is not commercially available. It is similar to the version on Jim's Destiny album, with extra percussion, synthesizer and guitar parts.