Nashville – New York – Hollywood (CMT Awards) The release of the long anticipated 20 song double album from Chris Ridge and her band Stampede went off without a hitch here in Nashville this week. Chris Ridge is one of the all time great performing artists in country music. She is without question one of the top female vocalists on the country music scene.The Muscatine, Iowa school teacher who has had so many great songs through the years has really doubled down on this 20 song CD on Platinum Plus International Records. You can’t deny the excitement of sitting through one of country music’s all time favorite female artists singing one of country music’s biggest hits. The song, “I’d Rather Be Alone Than Be Lonely With You” has been quoted in magazines, on television stations, radio stations and in the media hundreds of times. That famous line was written by Linda Carol Forrest who is a distinguished and renown BMI songwriter. The award winning song stayed at #1 in the country charts for over a year during the storied career of Linda Carol Forrest who also wrote a truck load of other big country songs, like Big Girls Don’t Cry.The 20 song project is priced right in today’s economy and as a music critic, I enjoyed the second set of songs even more than the first. There’s the Kendal Franceschi-Quentin Powers hit entitled, “Love To Burn.” This famous Warner Brothers songwriting duo wrote the big hit for Reba McEntire that broke her music career entitled, “Whoever’s In New England.” Chris Ridge has always had an ear for hit material and this Warner Chappell Music writing team has provided her with one of her big hits for radio stations. The best thing is that the entire 20 song album can be purchased right here on the world's greatest music site, CD BABY. So what are you waiting for? Get it today!You'll listen to this music for hours and never get tired of hearing Chris Ridge belt out her hit songs. Chris and her incredible country band are available for fairs, concert events and other country music shows by contacting:Chris Ridge & StampedePlatinum Plus International330 Franklin RoadBrentwood, TN 37027-3282800-767-4984 (toll free)615-321-0600 (wk)615-338-4497 (fax)robertmetzgar@aol.comwww.platinumplusinternational.cominfo@platinumplusinternational.comDistributed By The Orchard23 East 4th Street . 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10003866-625-7384 (toll free)212-201-9203 (main)www.theorchard.com*Written by Mikel Gore, Sr. EditorEntertainment Headline News*Awards DiscographyNominated Female Vocalist Of The Year by the Academy Of International Recording Artists in 1994 . Elected to the AIRA in 1995 . Voted Female Vocalist Of The Year by the AIRA in 2003 . SOS from the Dare To Dream Album reaches the Top 100 Hot Country Singles chart . SOS is #1 new Indie artist release for 1996 . Album Of The Year AIRA awards . Internationally released for Platinum Plus Records in 2000 . Reissued in 2009 as Dare To Dream double album with all 20 hits available from the Dare To Dream I album and the Dare To Dream II album from 2005 . One of the most sought after female vocalists & bands, Chris Ridge has had numerous hit records from this album project