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Chimes of Freedom (album)

2012 compilation album by various artists

2012 compilation album by various artists

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italic_titleforce
nameChimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International
typecompilation
artistVarious artists
coverChimes-of-freedom-dylan-2012.jpg
releasedJanuary 24, 2012 (USA & Canada) February 6, 2012 (Rest of the World)
genreRock, pop, folk, country, punk, blues, jazz, alt-rock
length5 hr 21 min
labelAmnesty International distributed by Fontana
producerJeff Ayeroff, Julie Yannatta. (Executive Producers)
Helen Garrett, Karen Scott (Executive Producers for Amnesty International)
Martin Lewis (Contributing Producer)
Note

the 2012 charity album

Helen Garrett, Karen Scott (Executive Producers for Amnesty International) Martin Lewis (Contributing Producer) Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is a charity compilation album featuring new recordings of compositions by Bob Dylan by multiple artists, released on January 24, 2012. Proceeds from the album were donated to the human rights organization Amnesty International. It debuted in the U.S. at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold while the 2-CD version available at Starbucks debuted at number 38 with more than 10,200 copies sold.

Featured artists include Diana Krall, Johnny Cash, Adele, Miley Cyrus, My Chemical Romance, Silversun Pickups, Kesha, The Gaslight Anthem, Pete Townshend, Seal, Jeff Beck, Elvis Costello, Mark Knopfler, Darren Criss, Eric Burdon, Sting, Patti Smith, My Morning Jacket, Pete Seeger, Steve Earle and Rise Against.

The 4-disc CD version of the album features 73 tracks - with a further 3 tracks available on a digital-only basis - making for a total of 76 tracks. Among the 76 recordings is Bob Dylan's original 1964 recording of the title track. Of the other 75 tracks, 69 were brand-new studio recordings purpose-made for the album. The other 6 tracks were recent live performances recorded for other purposes by the artists and subsequently donated for inclusion on the album.

Track listing

Music videos

Of the 69 new studio recordings, Amnesty made music videos for 16 tracks.

Promotional TV performances

5 of the artists who recorded tracks made promotional appearances on US or UK TV shows performing their contribution to the album:

Mini documentaries

Amnesty created "making-of" mini-documentaries about the recording of 9 of the 69 new studio tracks.

References

References

  1. {{AllMusic. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine
  2. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/chimes-of-freedom-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-20120124 Levy, Joe, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan at Rolling Stone]
  3. Wilson, Greg. (October 27, 2011). "Miley Cyrus to Cover Bob Dylan on New Album". NBC.
  4. (2011-10-27). "Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Adele cover Bob Dylan for charity tribute album | News". Nme.Com.
  5. [http://music.amnestyusa.org/blogs/news/5450822-chimes-of-freedom-debuts-at-11-on-billboard Chimes of Freedom Debuts at #11 on Billboard!] Amnesty International. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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