LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Hidden Beach Recordings) -
Music Compilation Available Now Exclusively Via The Obama Campaign Website; In Stores Following November 4th Election
Inspired by the grassroots movement created by Barack Obama's historic presidential run and his call for "Change We Can Believe In," Hidden Beach Recordings (HBR) has assembled a first-of-its-kind music compilation featuring an array of artists and material that reflects America's diversity and taps into the creative community's overwhelming response to the campaign's universal themes of hope, unity and change.
The 18-song disc, Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement, borrows its name from one of the campaign's central messages and boasts a stellar collection of artists from across genres, including such renowned multi-platinum performers as Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Kanye West, Jill Scott, Los Lonely Boys, Jackson Browne, BeBe Winans, Lionel Richie, Adam Levine, Keb' Mo' and John Legend. The project features current and classic material as well as new music heard here for the first time along with speech excerpts from the Democratic nominee, which are embedded throughout the project. The full track listing is below; 11 of the 18 songs with versions exclusive to this album are noted with an asterisk (**).
Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement is available via both digital download and hardcopy CD exclusively on the Obama campaign's official website (www.BarackObama.com), with all proceeds benefiting the campaign's fundraising efforts ($19.95 for digital download; $24.95 for physical CD). Following the November 4th election, the disc will be made available beginning November 11 via Hidden Beach's website as well as at retail outlets worldwide. Plans call for Hidden Beach to donate a portion of the proceeds to a number of charitable organizations as voted on by fans who purchase the CD.
Spearheaded by Hidden Beach CEO and Founder Steve McKeever, Yes We Can came about as a result of a broad-based and increasingly urgent desire by artists and other conscious individuals to join in the grassroots efforts to bring about positive change. Hidden Beach- widely respected for innovation, quality and a commitment to social empowerment-was considered the logical place to harness this energy and bring this project to light.
The call for material and participation inspired more than 150 submissions from some of the industry's most respected, talented and accomplished artists hailing from all music forms and backgrounds. Whether current hits, new tunes or classic tracks, central to the material chosen for Yes We Can are the songs paralleling the Obama campaign's core ideas of patriotism, perseverance and a sense of shared responsibility, among other concepts defining this historic movement.
"This year's election has inspired unprecedented enthusiasm and activism. Obama supporters from Nevada to New Hampshire are finding their own way to get involved-volunteering to knock on doors, registering new voters, and artists have created new works, including posters, sculptures, and music," said Obama campaign spokeswoman Moira Mack. "With the stakes so high and November right around the corner, we are thankful to all the Obama supporters who are communicating the importance of voting in this election."
"Thanks to the hard working staff at the entire Obama campaign along with the help of some of the world's top artists and industry professionals, we've created what we believe to be the first-ever presidential campaign compilation," said McKeever. "The incredible response by the creative community to this project underscores how deeply inspiring this campaign has been across boundaries. The artists involved truly reflect America's diversity, and speak to a real grassroots approach to affecting change, and the music really underscores how much more this country has in common than it has differences."
Included on Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement: John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change," BeBe Winans' "I Have A Dream," Jill Scott's "One Is The Magic No ," Jackson Browne's "Looking East," Sheryl Crow's "Out Of Our Heads," Los Lonely Boys' "Make It Better," Keb' Mo's "America The Beautiful," Yolanda Adams' "Hold On," Ozomatli's "Love & Hope" and Stevie Wonder's legendary tune and official Obama- Biden Campaign anthem "Sign, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours." Several of these songs are now worked into unique "Obama" versions featuring some inspiring speech excerpts from the campaign trail.
New music featured on the music compilation includes Lionel Richie's "Eternity," Dave Stewart's "American Prayer," John Legend's "Pride In The Name Of Love," Suai's "Am I All Alone?" Ken Stacey's "America," Malik Yusef's "Promised Land," featuring Kanye West and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, and Shontelle's "Battle Cry."
