WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ TriWest Healthcare Alliance) - Grammy Award winners/nominees and multi-platinum selling recording artists Maroon 5, Keith Urban,
Daughtry and
Five For Fighting teamed up with 10 other artists to release the CD 'For the Troops II' on November 25.
'For the Troops II' will be available for free download by Thanksgiving for U.S. active duty service members and veterans worldwide with a valid military ID at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Web site, www.aafes.com. Additionally, TriWest Healthcare Alliance is producing and distributing 200,000 hard copies of the CD at locations, such as military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, America Supports You events, USO Centers, Fisher Houses, and others across the nation and overseas.
"I'm excited that the 'CD for the Troops' project is back with a new roster of fantastic artists and great songs,' said John Ondrasik, who performs under the pseudonym Five For Fighting, and spearheaded the CD's development. 'After the response from last year's effort, creating a sequel was a no-brainer. The CD 'For the Troops II' has a bit more rock and a few surprises, but at its core is a thank you to those whose sacrifice secures our freedom and that of our children."
The complete track listing of 'For the Troops II' is: 3 Doors Down - 'When I'm Gone;' Daughtry - 'Home;' Five For Fighting - 'Freedom Never Cries;' Good Charlotte - 'I Don't Want to Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem);' Gretchen Wilson - 'California Girls;' Isaac Hayes - 'Theme From Shaft;' Joe Perry - 'Shakin' My Cage;' Josh Groban - 'Machine;' Jude - 'I Think It's Time (Everything's Alright);' Keith Urban - 'Everybody;' Maroon 5 - 'Won't Go Home Without You;' Ray Orbison - 'In Dreams;' Alan Jackson - 'Where I Come From' and Trace Adkins - 'Fightin' Words.'
This CD is the follow-up to the first 'For the Troops' released last fall. Songs from the CD 'For the Troops' were downloaded more than 350,000 times at www.aafes.com, and another 200,000 service members and retirees worldwide received hard copies of the CD. Ondrasik partnered with AAFES, TriWest and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to produce and release both CDs.
For more information on the CD and the artists, please visit www.cdforthetroops.com. To interview Ondrasik, please contact Jim Grant at 212-897-6400 or Elizabeth Perrine at 602-644-8356.
About John Ondrasik
Grammy nominated, singer/songwriter John Ondrasik records and performs under the band name Five For Fighting. Mr. Ondrasik has released four Five For Fighting studio albums over the last 10 years. His platinum albums, 'America Town' and 'The Battle For Everything' yielded the two big hits 'Superman' and '100 Years.' Five For Fighting's 2006 release of 'Two Lights' features the songs, 'The Riddle,' 'Freedom Never Cries' and 'World,' a call to action song that poses the question 'What kind of world do you want?' Mr. Ondrasik is known for his deeply personal songs that include social messages, invoke the human spirit and make an emotional connection.
