JAN 22

OK, so Heavy Days made it's debut on the CMJ Radio Chart and landed at #34 on the Top 200! And Love and Theft's "Dancing In Circles" is zipping up the chart. And Robert wrote the new Martina McBride single, which comes out on February 1st. It's called "Wrong Baby Wrong" and it sounds like a hit! All good. And thank you Jerry Antonelli for sending us these ancient backstage passes!

JAN 5

Remember that "Heavy Days" album that Robert mixed? Released in October on vinyl only, it comes out today on CD, with a bonus track, "Pleasure Centre". It was one of the most highly reviewed albums of 2009 and earned the band the cover of "The Year In Music" issue of the Nashville Scene. And yes, JEFF The Brotherhood's two members are Robert's sons, Jake and Jamin. Visit their tour blog HERE. And buy the CD right HERE.

DEC 20

Robert's long awaited pop gem "Gravity" has been released in a limited edition, hand-painted CD. packaged with a free copy of his (in my opinion) masterpiece "Mistakes", available together for the first time. More on this later, but you can find it at www.cdbaby.com. Just search "Robert Ellis Orrall"!

DEC 11

Love And Theft's Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles gathered on 5th Avenue in downtown Nashville in late November to shoot the music video for their latest single, Dancing in Circles, co-written by Robert.

OCT 20

Robert Ellis Orrall mixed the new album "Heavy Days" from JEFF The Brotherhood, which debuted on the vinyl chart at #1! Here's the amazing video for "U Got The Look"!

SEPT 11

Love And Theft's debut album, "World Wide Open," bowed at number 10 on Nielsen Soundscan's Country Top 75 chart. Co-produced by Robert Ellis Orrall and Jeff Coplan, Love And Theft was the top-selling newly released artist album this week and had the third highest charting first week sales numbers for a new country artist this year.

JULY 29

Love and Theft continue to shoot up the charts with their debut single "Runaway", from their upcoming album "World Wide Open", produced by Robert with Jeff Coplan. Robert co-wrote 4 songs on the album, which drops August 25th. We're biased, but trust us, it's a fantastic album. Here's the hit video:

JULY 8

Robert has the number one song in Australia for seven straight weeks! Co-written with Angaleena Presley and recorded by Jasmine Rae on ABC/Universal Records. Here's the vid:

JUNE 5

Robert has just finished mixing "Heavy Days", the 5th album from JEFF The Brotherhood. The album has a fall 09 release date. It's fantastic! JEFF The Brotherhood's mySpace is HERE. They are touring extensively, so check them out.

APRIL 26
Robert's Taylor Swift single "Crazier" goes to #17 on the HOT 100 chart this week, marking his first Top Twenty Pop hit since "I Couldn't Say No" in 1981! Request it now on your local Top 40 station!

And Love and Theft's "Runaway" jumps from 43 to 38 on the Country chart. Congratulations to LnT on their first Top 40 hit.

MARCH 27

Okay, this is pretty cool. People Magazine reviewed both albums and singled out Robert's songs as the BEST SONG on EACH ALBUM! Check it out... "McBride smoothly goes from the upbeat (“Ride,” the driving first single) to the bittersweet (“I’m Trying,” the best of the ballads). She even includes a timely nod to the recession (“Don’t Cost A Dime”). But she shines brightest on the breakup anthem “Wrong Baby, Wrong Baby, Wrong.”
And..."In addition to its tween-friendly pop-rock, Hannah Montana boasts some country courtesy of movie costars Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift, who delivers the best song, her waltzy new ballad "Crazier." How 'bout that?

MARCH 22

Check out Robert's songs on these brand new releases! "Crazier", by Taylor Swift on the Hannah Montana soundtrack, and "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong", the lead-off track on Martina McBride's new album. Click on the album covers to buy these new CD's at Amazon.com, or buy the tracks at iTunes.

MARCH 12

There's nothing better on the radio than Love and Theft! Follow their radio tour right HERE
We're happy to report that their debut single, "Runaway" has charted in it's very first week! Robert co-produced their upcoming album and co-wrote four songs on the record as well. These guys are amazing, so click on the picture above to go to their mySpace and say hello!

FEBRUARY 18

Robert says thanks to all who came out for the opening, emailed during the last month, and bought paintings! The show hung for the month at The Belcourt and so many of you went to see a movie and were surprised to see that Robert paints these crazy paintings. Check out more at www.orrall.com

JAN 22

The Gallery at the Belcourt Theater presents: "Shark Club and Other Disasters" New paintings by R. Ellis Orrall
Opening reception: Sunday, January 25th 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm 2102 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212
www.orrall.com www.belcourt.org Please join us for wine and art!

JAN 15

Happy New Year! Robert is currently mixing Wizardz debut album for Infinity Cat, working on the third Monkey Bowl album, finishing new paintings for his upcoming art show at The Belcourt Theater in Nashville, TN, and writing with artists for their upcoming projects.

Soon we'll have an on-site store where you can buy collectible REO vinyl. We've put together a nice collection of those early 7" singles like "I Couldn't Say No", "Call The Uh-Oh Squad" and "Actually". Some U.S., some U.K., some promos, some with picture sleeves, some of everything! And a few copies of his first three RCA albums. And more. It's gonna take us a while to get it all together, but we're on it.

DEC 3

We've had several emails asking what Robert is producing now. Well, he's finishing up the debut album for Love and Theft. Production started in April, and now the record is being mixed. First single will drop in February on Carolwood/Lyric Street. In the meantime, check out Love and Theft (Eric Gunderson, Baian Bandas and Stephen Barker Liles) on their MySpace page HERE. Coincidentally, Taylor Swift wrote a song about Stephen on her wonderful new album "Fearless". Check out the People Magazine story titled "Guy Behind Taylor Swift Love Song Revealed" right HERE.

NOV 17

As a Producer, Robert Ellis Orrall recently enjoyed having albums at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions on the Billboard Country Album Chart! Robert produced three tracks on Taylor Swift's Walmart exclusive CD/DVD, Beautiful Eyes, which debuted at Number One, followed by Swift's deluxe edition of her triple platinum debut, on which he produced and co-wrote three tracks.

OCT 28

Okay, it's time we started putting up Robert's videos even if it makes him cringe. We'll get all of them up on the VIDS page eventually. But let's start with "Tell Me If It Hurts" from 1982.

OCT 4

The Book of Lies has been #2 on The New York Times bestseller list for two weeks in a row. Here's hoping it gets to number one! Meanwhile, thousands of you are downloading the Robert Ellis Orrall song "The Book Of Lies" from the SonyBMG/Victor soundtrack to the book at iTunes Thanks to all of you. If you want to hear the whole song before you buy it, MTV has posted it on their website, Splash Page MTV. Click HERE

OCT 2

OK, we're getting started on the picture page! This one from 1981 at The Ritz, New York City. The core lineup of Robert, Kook Lawry, Don Walden and David Stefanelli.

SEPT 26

Some people claim that Robert Ellis Orrall and Bob Something from the alt-pop band Monkey Bowl are the same person! That's ridiculous. Bob Something wears glasses.

Anyway, Michael Moore's new feature film "Slacker Uprising" was released this week, and it features Monkey Bowl's Bob Something performing the song "Al Gore" and then introducing Steve Earle at the Sommet Center. The two were opening musical acts for Michael Moore as he traveled the U.S. in an effort to get out the vote. Click HERE to download the feature film for free! Click HERE to buy Monkey Bowl's albums "Plastic 350" and "Ultimate". Both of them feature a different version of "Al Gore"!

SEPT 8

The Book of Lies SOUNDTRACK available NOW at iTunes!

AUG 28

Robert Ellis Orrall on MTV! MTV has posted the brand new Robert Ellis Orrall track "The Book Of Lies" on Splash Page MTV. Click HERE to check out a preview of the song, which is the title track of the "Book Of Lies" soundtrack.

Says MTV, "With a combo of popular and classical music, the companion CD to the “Book of Lies” is due out August 26 (available on iTunes and Amazon), a few days in advance of the book itself, which is due out September 2. Only one song is a new recording – the title track “Book of Lies” by singer-songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall, which you can hear exclusively here on Splash Page. “There’s nothing, just nothing like sitting in a room and hearing someone sing the title track to your own book,” Meltzer said. “That’s neater than Play-Doh.”

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