| Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | April 28, 2009 (US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Label | Hidden Beach |
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| Source | Rating |
| Philadelphia Daily News | (A–)[1] |
Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise is a compilation album released on April 28, 2009 through Hidden Beach Recordings in conjunction with the Presidential Inaugural Committee.[1][2][3] The album includes previously released tracks from Wilco, Stevie Wonder, Death Cab for Cutie, and Common.[4] An accompanying DVD features eight speeches by Barack Obama, starting with the campaign announcement in Springfield, Illinois and ending with the election night victory speech in Chicago.[4][5] The album sold retail online and at inaugural events in Washington.[6]
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Track listing
- "It's a New Day"* – will.i.am (4:00)
- "The Dream is Real" – The Tony Rich Project (3:44)
- "All About the Love Again"* – Stevie Wonder (5:34)
- "Can't Stop" – Ozomatli (2:55)
- "Peace Be Upon Us" – Sheryl Crow (4:22)
- "There's Hope" – India.Arie (3:53)
- "God is in the People"* – Melissa Etheridge (2:04)
- "Change" – Lenny Kravitz (5:32)
- "Dreamworld" – Robin Thicke (4:34)
- "Pure Imagination" (2009 Version)* – Maroon 5 (4:29)
- "Hush"* – Usher (3:17)
- "Born for This" – BeBe Winans (5:26)
- "What Light – Wilco (3:34)
- "Shed a Little Light" – James Taylor (3:51)
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" – Jennifer Hudson (3:08)
- "Eternity "(David Foster Live Strings Mix)* – Lionel Richie (4:55)
- "Grapevine Fires" – Death Cab for Cutie (4:08)
- "Changes" – Common (4:00)
Songs with an asterisk (*) indicates the presence of excerpts from Barack Obama speeches.
- iTunes bonus tracks
- "All About the Love Again" (New Mix) – Stevie Wonder (4:02)
- "All About the Love Again" (video) – Stevie Wonder (3:55)
DVD track listing
- "Announcement for President" – February 10, 2007 in Springfield, Illinois
- "Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner" – November 10, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa
- "Iowa Caucus Victory Speech" – January 3, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa
- "New Hampshire Primary Speech" – January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire
- "A More Perfect Union" – March 18, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- "A World That Stands As One" – July 24, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
- "The American Promise" – August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado
- "Election Night Victory Speech" – November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois
Personnel
- John Aguto – assistant engineer
- Ahmed AlHirmi – oud
- Abdulla AlKhalifa – arranger, producer
- Brett Allen – guitar technician
- Paul Arbogast – trombone
- India.Arie – producer
- Jeff B. – keyboards
- Bernie Barlow – backing vocals
- Davis A. Barnett – viola
- Courtney Blooding – project coordinator
- Bill Bottrell – synthesizer, marimba
- Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar
- Mark Browne – bass
- Andre Burch – engineer
- Branden Burch – keyboards, producer, drum programming, mixing
- Cedric Caldwell – producer
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards
- Clifford Carter – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
- Dru Castro – engineer
- Ray Chew – arranger, conductor, producer
- Eliza Cho – violin
- James J. Cooper III – cello
- Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Vidal Davis – producer, vocal producer
- Kevin Dean – assistant engineer
- Pilar Diaz – backing vocals, musician
- Patrick Dillett – assistant engineer
- Vincent Dilorenzo – engineer, mixing
- Ametria Dock – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- TJ Doherty – engineer
- Simon "Woodchuck" Durham – bass
- Mike Elizondo – bass, drum programming, sampled guitar
- Melissa Etheridge – guitar, vocals, producer
- James Farber – engineer, mixing
- Sam Farrar – drums, programming, producer, engineer, mixing
- Angela Fisher – choir director
- Gary Fly – assistant engineer
- John Frye – mixing
- Ronald B. Gillyard – voices, A&R, talent coordinator
- Steven Girmant – production coordination
- Tom Gloady – assistant engineer
- Noah Goldstein – assistant
- Berry Gordy Jr. – advisor, inspiration
- Bonnie Greenberg – leader, A&R, talent coordinator
- Gary "Sugar Foot" Greenberg – leader
- Don Grolnick – organ, synthesizer, piano, producer
- Kevin Hanson – guitar
- Andre Harris – producer, vocal producer
- Henry Hirsch – engineer
- Jennifer Hudson – vocals
- Femi Jiya – engineer, mixing
- Chris Johnson – trumpet, drum programming
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Jamar Jones – string arrangements
- Thornell Jones – production coordination
- Padraic Kerin – engineer
- Lenny Kravitz – producer, mixing
- Emma Kummrow – violin}
- Nathaniel Kunkel – assistant engineer
- Jared Kvitka – assistant engineer
- Matthew Boomer La Monica – assistant engineer
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- James Landry – engineer, mixing
- Adam Lesnick – French horn
- Adam Levine – guitar, vocals
- Fritz Lewak – percussion, drums
- Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
- Mickey Madden – bass
- Bill Malina – engineer
- Will Markwell – engineer
- Maroon 5 – producer
- Robert Martin – violin
- Harvey Mason Jr. – vocal producer
- Steve McKeever – producer, executive producer
- Thierry Migeotte – mastering, vocal effect
- Katherine Miller – assistant engineer
- Lamar Mitchell – programming
- Peter Nocella – viola
- Jim O'Rourke – string arrangements
- Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards
- Ila Parvaz – production coordination
- Jon Polk – leader
- K.C. Porter – keyboards, musician
- Aaron Prellwitz – assistant
- Dave Reitzas – vocal engineer
- Jacques Richmond – digital editing
- Pamela Robinson – research, A&R, selection, talent coordinator
- Erik Rostad – violin
- Philip Sayce – guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Scott – mixing
- Ian Shea – assistant
- Rob Skipworth – assistant
- Beau Sorenson – assistant
- Moses Staimez – guitar
- Erik Steigen – A&R, talent coordinator
- Igor Szwec – violin
- Gregory Teperman – violin
- Robin Thicke – vocals
- Ryan Toby – vocal producer, choir arrangement
- Cekoya Tolbert – backing vocals
- Jeff Trott – electric guitar
- Jochem van der Saag – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mixing, sound design
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Dale Voelker – art direction, design
- Bruce Walker – A&R, project manager
- Christopher Walla – producer, engineer
- Rob Wanda – scratching
- Charles Whitfield – coordination
- Alain Whyte – bass, guitar
- will.i.am – piano, drums, producer, engineer, Fender Rhodes, mixing
- Monica Williams – intern
- Lily Wilson – backing vocals
- BeBe Winans – producer
- Oprah Winfrey – executive producer
- Stevie Wonder – arranger, producer
- John Ziemski – assistant
References
- ^ a b Takiff, Jonathan (January 20, 2009). "Obama, artists combine for an inaugural keepsake". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia Media Holdings.
- ^ "Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise". Allmusic. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "The Presidential Inaugural Committee Releases Exclusive CD/DVD". Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) 2009. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ a b "Wilco, Death Cab, Common on Inauguration Comp". Pitchfork Media. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ "Barackin' Out". Rolling Stone. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (January 13, 2009). "Usher, Etheridge, Death Cab Rock Inaugural CD/DVD". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
External links
- Change is Now CD official site[permanent dead link]
- Hidden Beach's official press release for the album
- The Inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden
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