THE VERY BEST OF PEABO BRYSON RELEASED MARCH 7

Peabo Bryson is recognized as one of contemporary music's premier male vocalists and legendary soul balladeer, with a career spanning nearly three decades. His musical repertoire has earned many honors including an Oscar, multiple Grammy awards and numerous Billboard top listings. Time Life has created a special 16-song CD entitled the Very Best of Peabo Bryson available on March 7 in retail stores nationwide.

Bryson' portfolio of greatest hits includes Tonight, I Celebrate My Love, the ever-popular hit duet with R&B legend Roberta Flack; Show and Tell; Let The Feeling Flow; Can You Stop The Rain; Feel the Fire; Closer Than Close; the Oscar and Grammy-winning A Whole New World from Disney's hit movie Aladdin recorded with Regina Belle; and the Grammy-winning Beauty and the Beast recorded with Celine Dion.

His unprecedented international success resulted in being the first artist in music history to have separate records topping four different charts in 1992: A Whole New World (Alladin's Theme), which topped both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts. During this time, Peabo teamed up with Tony Winner Lea Salonga and recorded the song We Kiss In A Shadow for the classical musical The King and I, which was No.1 on the Classical Crossover charts; while saxophonist Kenny G's multi-platinum Breathless which also featured Peabo on By The Time This Night Is Over topped Contemporary Jazz charts.

"For the first time in Bryson's career, his timeless music is available on1 CD for his loyal fans and music enthusiasts to enjoy worldwide. The Very Best of Peabo Bryson represents a blockbuster of greatest hits. He is the undisputed master of romantic ballads. As spokesperson for Classic Soul Ballads Collection on television, Peabo was seen by more than 75 million viewers and instrumental in the 3 million CD's sold", states Mike Jason, Senior Vice-President of Audio & Video, Retail at Time Life.

Bryson demonstrates a passion for the music he writes and produces which is evident in his live performance and continued sold out concerts. "My primary objective when writing a love ballad is to share what I would like for others to feel through music. When I perform Feel The Fire, Can You Stop The Rain, A Whole New World, or my other favorites, I want my audience to recognize that love is real," states Bryson.