Columbia's "America" features Celine
Columbia Records will on Oct. 16 release "God Bless America", a collection of spiritual, political, and patriotic songs to benefit the relief efforts in New York. The compilation will include Celine Dion's rendition of the title track, recorded specially for the release, as well as an unreleased John Mellencamp track and 13 other songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, Simon & Garfunkel, and Mahalia Jackson.
Live versions recorded in New York of Mellencamp's "Peaceful World" and Bruce Springsteen's "Land of Hope and Dreams" are both included. Modern pop is represented on the disc by the likes of Mariah Carey's "Hero" and Billy Gilman's "There's a Hero", but the collection also features songs from an early age of American music, such as Frank Sinatra's take on "America the Beautiful", which was originally released in 1945.
The label says "a substantial portion" of the proceeds from sales will be donated to the Twin Towers Fund, which was established to provide assistance to the families of New York City's uniformed services who were victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. (Billboard)
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