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'Rock for Relief' aims to aid disaster victims
12/09/2005 7:14 PM, Reuters
Jack Johnson, Howie Day, Citizen
Cope and O.A.R. are among the artists contributing to a new
compilation intended to aid victims of natural disaster.
"Rock for Relief" is scheduled for a January 31 release and
is a cooperative effort between Foundations and Zoe/Rounder
Records. Proceeds will be donated to nonprofit aid organization
Mercy Corps (http://www.mercycorps.org) to benefit victims of
the Indian Ocean tsunamis, hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita
and the earthquake in Pakistan.
Johnson lends a live version of "Times Like These," a song
from his 2003 album "On and On." Day adds an alternative
version of "Collide" and Guster gives "Say That to My Face,"
which were previously available only in limited release.
Artists like Dispatch, Marc Broussard and Ari Hest also
contributed.
"The idea to put together an album that would benefit
victims of the natural disasters from the past year came about
shortly after the Indian Ocean Tsunamis," said the album's
executive producer, Steve Bursky. "Music is a universal
language that can uplift spirits, and with this album,
hopefully it can also help alleviate the burdens of those
suffering from natural disasters by providing them with food
and other necessary resources, through our beneficiary, Mercy
Corps."
Here is the "Rock for Relief" track list:
"Times Like These," Jack Johnson
"Flower in Rain," Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
"Hurricane Waters," Citizen Cope
"James," O.A.R.
"Collide," Howie Day
"Anne Marie," Ari Hest
"Say That to My Face," Guster
"My God," Marc Broussard
"Shelter," Xavier Rudd
"Bent," Matt Nathanson
"Fast Moving Cars," the Clarks
"Outloud," Dispatch
Reuters/Billboard
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