Oct 5, 2004

Universal South releases the self-titled debut album by Katrina Elam. She goes on to write "Easy," a 2011 hit for Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield

Oct 12, 2004

RCA releases "Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits"

Oct 19, 2004

J Records releases Rod Stewart's traditional-pop album "Stardust... The Great American Songbook: Volume III." It includes a duet with Dolly Parton on the classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

Oct 19, 2004

Rhino releases the Ray Charles soundtrack album "Ray." It includes Charles' version of "I Can't Stop Loving You," ranked among the 500 all-time greatest country singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

Oct 19, 2004

Arista releases Brooks & Dunn's "The Greatest Hits Collection II"

Oct 19, 2004

Universal releases Pat Green's album "Lucky Ones"

Oct 26, 2004

Varese Serabande releases the soundtrack to "Surviving Christmas." The album includes Chet Atkins' version of "Jingle Bell Rock," plus holiday music from Andy Williams, Judy Garland, Lou Rawls, Bing Crosby and Jose Feliciano

Oct 26, 2004

Mercury releases Sugarland's debut album, "Twice The Speed Of Life"

Oct 26, 2004

Warner Bros. releases the album "Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill"

Nov 2, 2004

Warner Bros. releases "The Polar Express." The soundtrack includes Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' take on Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" and Crosby's "White Christmas," plus music by Steven Tyler, Frank Sinatra and Perry Como