Among the album's 14 tracks are a few that deal with more serious themes than his previous releases.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

"Hopefully what we've done is ramped it up and made the themes relevant to this generation."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

Thirty-nine elaborate parade floats will celebrate a variety of themes, from the bicentennial of the war for Mexican independence to American major league baseball.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

The White House says Mr.Obama's Nobel lecture in Oslo will build on those themes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

They find it very interesting." In their quest to win international audiences, Indian film producers are trying to break the mold and explore more contemporary themes.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Palin critics also noted that she had scribbled notes on her hand prior to her speech at the Tea Party convention about broad themes like tax cuts and energy.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

On broader themes, Mr.Obama announced a U.S.initiative to boost lending and spur economic growth and recovery in the Americas, and proposed a hemispheric partnership to tackle energy and climate challenges.

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Laura Bell explains the two opposite themes of the album.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

We read the book; we responded to aspects of the book, especially emotional themes and things it had to say about the afterlife that aspect of it, which is very personal to anybody.

VOA: standard.2010.01.08