The Songs Of Bob Dylan – Honouring 50 Years Of Amnesty International
February 6th marks the international release of 4 CD's of Bob Dylan cover songs entitled Chimes of Freedom under the Universal Record label and on iTunes. It is part of Amnesty International 50th Birthday celebrations.
The 4-disc collection contains 76 newly recorded Bob Dylan songs by more than 80 artists.
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International features songs by such artists as Adele * Bad Religion * Joan Baez * Dierks Bentley * Jackson Browne * Johnny Cash * Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli * Marianne Faithfull * Bryan Ferry * Neil Finn with Pajama Club * Michael Franti * Angelique Kidjo * Diana Krall * Kronos Quartet * Lenny Kravitz * Bettye LaVette * Taj Mahal * Mariachi El Bronx * My Morning Jacket * Joe Perry * Pete Seeger * Sinéad O'Connor * Rise Against * Carly Simon * Patti Smith * The Belle Brigade * Lucinda Williams * Evan Rachel Wood.
Helen Garrett, director of special projects for Amnesty International, said: "Chimes of Freedom is an abundance of riches. It's fair to say that the collection shows how deeply musicians feel about the beauty of Dylan's music -- across generations -- and how passionate they are about supporting human rights. We hope all of their fans will be inspired, too, and engage with millions of activists around the globe to protect the rights of people everywhere."
Amnesty International has seen tremendous and generous international support from a wide variety of music retailers including Amazon, Google Music, iTunes, Spotify, Starbucks, the Independent Retail sector and many more. The tracks from the album have already been heard on multiple radio, satellite and internet sources.
Music executives Jeff Ayeroff and Julie Yannatta are the executive producers of Chimes of Freedom, the same role they fulfilled on Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, the successful 2007 collection of John Lennon solo compositions performed by major artists including U2, Green Day and R.E.M. Martin Lewis, who as co-creator/producer of The Secret Policeman's Ball series in the 1970s, instigated Amnesty's outreach to rock musicians, is contributing producer. Lewis produced or executive-produced eight of the album's tracks including songs by Pete Townshend, Seal & Jeff Beck, Joe Perry and Pete Seeger. Helen Garrett and Karen Scott are executive producers for Amnesty International USA.
Chimes of Freedom is dedicated to the thousands of people worldwide who are imprisoned or threatened for the peaceful expression of their beliefs. All of the artists, session musicians, arrangers, engineers, producers and recording studios worked pro-bono to support the human rights cause.
Amnesty International encourages people who are inspired by Dylan’s music to join with their 3 million members worldwide who are taking action to protect human rights. Individuals who are threatened or imprisoned are highlighted on the album webpage: http://www.amnestyusa.org/chimes, along with actions people can take to bring about change. This can be as simple as writing a letter of support to a “prisoner of conscience” – someone jailed for the non-violent expression of their beliefs – or tweeting or emailing governments to persuade them to change repressive laws or practices.
The album premiered as Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights event – the world's largest human rights event in December - Information: http://www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon.
The tracklisting for Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is as follows:
DISC 1
Johnny Cash featuring The Avett Brothers
One Too Many Mornings
Raphael Saadiq
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Patti Smith
Drifter's Escape
Rise Against
Ballad of Hollis Brown
Tom Morello The Nightwatchman
Blind Willie McTell
Pete Townshend
Corrina, Corrina
Bettye LaVette
Most of the Time
Charlie Winston
This Wheel's On Fire
Diana Krall
Simple Twist of Fate
Brett Dennen
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Mariachi El Bronx
Love Sick
Ziggy Marley
Blowin' in the Wind
The Gaslight Anthem
Changing of the Guards
Silversun Pickups
Not Dark Yet
My Morning Jacket
You're A Big Girl Now
The Airborne Toxic Event
Boots of Spanish Leather
Sting
Girl from the North Country
Mark Knopfler
Restless Farewell
DISC 2
Queens Of The Stone Age
Outlaw Blues
Lenny Kravitz
Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35
Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
Blake Mills featuring Danielle Haim
Heart Of Mine
Miley Cyrus
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Billy Bragg
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Elvis Costello
License to Kill
Angelique Kidjo
Lay, Lady, Lay
Natasha Bedingfield
Ring Them Bells
Jackson Browne
Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Joan Baez
Seven Curses
The Belle Brigade
No Time To Think
Sugarland
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (Live)
Jack's Mannequin
Mr. Tambourine Man
Oren Lavie
4th Time Around
Sussan Deyhim
All I Really Want To Do
Adele
Make You Feel My Love (Recorded Live at WXPN)
DISC 3
K'NAAN
With God On Our Side
Ximena Sariñana
I Want You
Neil Finn with Pajama Club
She Belongs to Me
Bryan Ferry
Bob Dylan's Dream
Zee Avi
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Carly Simon
Just Like a Woman
Flogging Molly
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Fistful Of Mercy
Buckets Of Rain
Joe Perry
Man Of Peace
Bad Religion
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
My Chemical Romance
Desolation Row (Live)
RedOne featuring Nabil Khayat
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren
Abandoned Love
Darren Criss featuring Chuck Criss of Freelance Whales
New Morning
Cage the Elephant
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Band of Skulls
It Ain't Me, Babe
Sinéad O'Connor
Property of Jesus
Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project
Shelter From The Storm
Kesha
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Kronos Quartet
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
DISC 4
Maroon 5
I Shall Be Released
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Political World
Seal & Jeff Beck
Like A Rolling Stone
Taj Mahal
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
Dierks Bentley
Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Live)
Mick Hucknall
One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
Thea Gilmore
I'll Remember You
State Radio
John Brown
Dave Matthews Band
All Along the Watchtower (Live)
Michael Franti
Subterranean Homesick Blues
We Are Augustines
Mama, You Been On My Mind
Lucinda Williams
Tryin' To Get To Heaven
Kris Kristofferson
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Eric Burdon
Gotta Serve Somebody
Evan Rachel Wood
I'd Have You Anytime
Marianne Faithfull
Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Live)
Pete Seeger with The Rivertown Kids
Forever Young
Bob Dylan
Chimes Of Freedom
CHIMES OF FREEDOM – AVAILABLE 6th FEBRUARY 2012