51.   Later this month, the former Robert Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minn., will be releasing his first album of new material in seven years.

52.   Lockhart and the Pops have three best-selling CDs behind them, and their first Christmas album will be ready later this year.

53.   Ms. Hill, the member of the rap group the Fugees who released her first solo album to popular and critical acclaim last year, even beat herself.

54.   On his first album, the pope delivers messages of faith and bad music.

55.   Now, three years after the release of that first album, the Gin Blossoms finally are preparing to cut another disc.

56.   On his first solo album, his voice has a raspiness and his delivery an intensity that reminds us for allthe world of ... John Lennon.

57.   On its first album four years ago, the funky North Carolina band Dag proved it could lay down deep soul grooves in an age of synthetic effects.

58.   Over the years, she toured with him when he entertained U.S. troops overseas, and three years ago she made her first album.

59.   Peace is their first album in nearly a decade.

60.   Radio would be smart to take note of this fine first album.