Dollys Blue Smoke album came out on Monday, noting the projects Jan. 31 release in Australia and New Zealand and a yet-to-be-announced date in May for its U.S. and European release. The release periods were as expected, since Dolly had indicated in interviews that the album would first come out Down Under in anticipation of that leg of her world tour and then follow with a separate U.S./European release several months later to coincide with those legs of the tour. Surprising, however, was the announcement that the album will be released by her label Dolly Records in worldwide partnership with Sony Masterworks. That division of Sony Music specializes almost exclusively in classical music, Broadway cast albums and jazz, so their release of a country roots project is quite unusual.