Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Wednesday, Oct. 2) Advertisement Don McLean born in New Rochelle, N.Y., 1945. Chris LeDoux born in Biloxi, Miss., 1948. Garth Brooks wins CMA Album of the Year, "No Fences;" Single of the Year, "Friends In Low Places;" and Entertainer of the Year, 1991. Gene Autry died, 1998. MUSIC AND MORE HILL: YEAR OFF WELL WORTH IT Faith Hill says taking a year off to have a baby gave her plenty of time to think about a new album -- and it was worth it. The album, "Cry," will be in stores on Oct. 15. Hill is booked on major television talk shows through the month and has planned a tour to promote the album. Hill says the year off was the longest she's ever been out of the public eye, but she needed the time to devote to creating the album -- and having her third daughter. The time off was nice, she tells LAUNCH, but she's "glad to be back." The album's title track is No. 13 on Billboard's country singles chart. Advertisement RANDY'S NEW CHRISTIAN ALBUM OUT THIS MONTH Randy Travis' second Christian album, "Rise & Shine," is to be released Oct. 15. Travis co-wrote much of the music on the album with songwriters Ron Avis, Mike Curtis and Lance Dary. He even gave a writer's credit to a preacher for "That's Jesus," a song Travis and Curtis completed after hearing one of the pastor's sermons. Travis' first Christian album "Inspirational Journey" won two Gospel Music Association Dove Awards in 2001. SHANIA'S VIDEO PREMIERES THIS WEEK At long last, Shania Twain fans will see the video for her new single, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" The video, which premieres on CMT's Most Wanted Live Friday, is from "UP!," Twain's first album in five years. The album is due out on Nov. 19. Twain says it's an action-type video, spiced up with animation to give it a "futuristic" look.
