Of Hands and Hearts: Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund
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Of Hands and Hearts: Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund is a 2005 compilation album. The compilation was released in response to the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami crisis
. The title for the compilation is explained in the liner notes that executive producer Stephen Schnee's father, Duane John Schnee, "whose two and a half year battle with cancer has proven that with strength (hands) and love (hearts), we can face any tragedy
together."
Also, according to the liner notes, executive producer Stephen Schnee wrote that this compilation album is "Dedicated to those who lost their lives on 12-26-04, and the families and loved ones they left behind. I was stunned to think that humanity had lost nearly 300,000 fathers, mothers, daughters and sons – people who were changing and shaping their own world. But in their passing, they changed and shaped everyone's world."
Of the 49 songs on the compilation, 18 had never been released before prior to the release of this compilation, and 8 had never been released in the U.S. prior to the release of this compilation. Of the 49 artists who contributed a song to the compilation, 32 are from the U.S.A., 8 are from the U.K.
, 3 are from Australia
, 2 are from Scotland
, 1 is from Italy
, 1 is from Japan
, and 1 is from Russia
. Only R. Stevie Moore with Dave Gregory represent two different countries together (the former represents the U.S.A. and the latter represents the U.K., respectively).
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. The title for the compilation is explained in the liner notes that executive producer Stephen Schnee's father, Duane John Schnee, "whose two and a half year battle with cancer has proven that with strength (hands) and love (hearts), we can face any tragedy
Tragedy (event)
A tragedy is an event in which one or more losses, usually of human life, occurs that is viewed as mournful. Such an event is said to be tragic....
together."
Also, according to the liner notes, executive producer Stephen Schnee wrote that this compilation album is "Dedicated to those who lost their lives on 12-26-04, and the families and loved ones they left behind. I was stunned to think that humanity had lost nearly 300,000 fathers, mothers, daughters and sons – people who were changing and shaping their own world. But in their passing, they changed and shaped everyone's world."
Of the 49 songs on the compilation, 18 had never been released before prior to the release of this compilation, and 8 had never been released in the U.S. prior to the release of this compilation. Of the 49 artists who contributed a song to the compilation, 32 are from the U.S.A., 8 are from the U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 3 are from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 2 are from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, 1 is from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 1 is from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and 1 is from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Only R. Stevie Moore with Dave Gregory represent two different countries together (the former represents the U.S.A. and the latter represents the U.K., respectively).
Disc 1
- "All Over the World" – 3:54 (Paul Collin's Beat)
- "Good Song" – 2:36 (The Talk)
- "Try Five Times"* – 2:11 (DramaramaDramarama (band)Dramarama is a Los Angeles, California-based alternative rock/power pop band. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994...
) - "Sleepy Vampire" – 3:32 (Eddie Spaghetti)
- "I'll Learn" – 2:50 (Dillon FenceDillon FenceDillon Fence was an American rock band in the mid 1980s to 1995. They have been described as "a key band in the tres chic Chapel Hill, North Carolina, scene"....
) - "Ticket to Japan" – 3:58 (The Red ElvisesRed ElvisesThe Red Elvises are a Russian-American band that performs rock & roll, surf, rockabilly, reggae, lounge and traditional Russian styles of music...
) - "Anodyne Dream"** – 3:52 (GANGgajangGANGgajangGang Gajang are an Australian rock band who formed in 1984. The three principal figures in the original lineup were former Riptides frontman Mark "Cal" Callaghan and two former members of popular Australian hard rock band The Angels, bassist Chris Bailey and drummer Graham "Buzz"...
) - "She is Light" – 3:19 (The Dotted Line)
- "Major Label Interest" – 3:42 (Bang Sugar Bang)
- "I Know (demo)"* – 1:35 (The LastThe Last (band)The Last is a Los Angeles-based power pop band formed in the 1970s around three brothers: Joe , Mike , and David Nolte . They released several albums on SST Records and Bomp! Records.-History:...
) - "No Way"** – 2:45 (The Donkeys)
- "Go Girl"** – 3:54 (Nine Below ZeroNine Below ZeroNine Below Zero are an English blues band, who have a cult following throughout Europe, and were most popular in the period between 1980 and 1982.-Career:...
) - "In the Worst Way"* – 3:39 (The RubinoosThe RubinoosThe Rubinoos are an American power pop band that formed in 1970 in Berkeley, California. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I Think We're Alone Now" , "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" , and for the theme song to the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds...
) - "Sacred Ground"* – 4:08 (Annabella LwinAnnabella LwinAnnabella Lwin is an Anglo-Burmese singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the lead singer of Bow Wow Wow.-Biography:Lwin was born to a Burmese father and an English mother in Rangoon, Burma .Medina, Maximillian Mark; ChopBlock.com Her birth name in Burmese translates to "High,...
) - "Once Too Often"* – 3:46 (Dog TrumpetDog TrumpetDog Trumpet is an Australian rock band, formed by brothers Peter O'Doherty and Reg Mombassa . Both Mombassa and O'Doherty were founder members of the iconic Australian band Mental as Anything, and they formed Dog Trumpet as an outlet for their original material...
) - "Stuck in Time" – 2:58 (Barry Holdship)
- "If I Could" – 2:56 (Jeremy)
- "I Own the Ending" – 2:19 (Ray Mason Band)
- "Star Trek"* – 3:34 (The Sunbeams)
- "Silver Dollar Sunday" – 2:56 (The Lolas)
- "Drive On"** – 2:22 (Rosetta StoneRosetta Stone (band)Rosetta Stone were a British goth band formed in the mid 1980s by Porl King and Karl North , plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor"....
) - "Connection" – 2:48 (Midway)
- "Fatal Shore (live)" – 4:56 (The FixxThe FixxThe Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
) - "Who Will Hold You?"* – 3:41 (Joanne HoggJoanne HoggJoanne Hogg is an Irish singer and songwriter for the band Iona.-Biography:Hogg was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland and is best known as the lead singer and songwriter with the Christian progressive Celtic/pop/rock band Iona . Her father is a Presbyterian minister, her mother a nurse; her...
& Nick BeggsNick BeggsNick Beggs is a British musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of Kajagoogoo and formerly Iona and Ellis, Beggs, & Howard.-Personal life:...
)
Disc 2
- "Bubblegum and Beer" – 3:17 (The SupersuckersThe SupersuckersSupersuckers are an American rock band. They are the self-proclaimed "Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World." Following the relative success of their 1997 foray into country music with the release of Must've Been High, they have also been known to play country shows under various names,...
) - "Someday Soon"* – 2:45 (The Waking Hours)
- "Anoter Day in Pleasantville"** – 2:46 (Guitar Gangsters)
- "Blingity Bling" – 2:35 (Suburban LegendsSuburban LegendsSuburban Legends are a third wave ska/pop band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998, and are currently based out of Santa Ana, California.- History :...
) - "Dates" – 3:26 (R. Stevie MooreR. Stevie MooreRobert Steven Moore is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. In addition to having numerous albums released on labels around the world, the prolific Moore has self-released over 400 cassette and CD-R albums since 1968, as well as dozens of home videos, mostly through the R. Stevie Moore...
with Dave Gregory) - "Survival in the Wild" – 4:09 (Adrian BelewAdrian BelewAdrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
) - "Spring 1913"* – 2:17 (Chromosome Tea)
- "It's My Fault" – 3:07 (Jeff FoskettJeff FoskettJeffrey Foskett is a guitarist and singer best known for his work with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys.Foskett originally came from San Jose, California, where in the early-1970s his first band was a surf group named "Cherry", after the Willow Glen area street on which he lived. He attended Willow...
) - "Akasha"* – 4:33 (Wang ChungWang Chung (band)Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
) - "If You Knew (TW Walsh remix)"** – 2:43 (Easterly)
- "Lady Luck"* – 3:52 (Wormstew)
- "When You Give Your Love to Me (live)" – 3:12 (Kevin GilbertKevin GilbertKevin Matthew Gilbert was an American songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator born in Sacramento, California, later living in San Mateo, California where he attended Junipero Serra High School...
& Thud) - "You Will Dance Again" – 2:39 (Kyle VincentKyle VincentKyle Vincent is an American singer-songwriter/entertainer, labeled as the "crown prince of soft pop," by Goldmine.Vincent was born and raised in Berkeley, California, U.S.A..-Musical career:...
) - "Rising Stars"* – 4:29 (John Wicks)
- "Here We Go Again"* – 3:40 (Underwater City People)
- "We're the Kids"** – 2:32 (The Twinkles)
- "Moron Man"* – 2:05 (Wonderboy)
- "That's Just Wrong"* – 2:03 (The Virginia Sisters)
- "Cu Ru Cu Pa" – 2:57 ("Joe King" CarrascoJoe CarrascoJoe "King" Carrasco is a Tex-Mex "new wave" musical artist, based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He is most widely known as part of "Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns".-History:...
) - "A Normal Town"* – 3:40 (The Letter Openers)
- "It Doesn't Get Better Than This" – 2:37 (Eugene EdwardsDavid Eugene EdwardsDavid Eugene Edwards is an American musician.He is the lead singer of Wovenhand, and also the main songwriter and the principal musician on the recordings of the band. He is the former lead singer of 16 Horsepower...
) - "Peanut Butter"* – 3:11 (The RandiesThe RandiesThe Randies are a female-fronted punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have been featured in Blender magazine, as well as been selected as the featured artists of the month on Fender's website. The Randies have produced two full-length albums, and also two music videos for songs from...
) - "The End of Time"** – 2:42 (BMX BanditsBMX Bandits (band)BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day. They have shared members with other Bellshill bands Teenage Fanclub and The Soup Dragons....
) - "Thinking About You" – 3:26 (Michael Carpenter)
- "Beautiful"* – 3:23 (Bobby WhitlockBobby WhitlockRobert Stanley 'Bobby' Whitlock is a songwriter and performer, best known as a member of Derek and the Dominos.- Biography :...
& Kim Carmel)
- *Previously unreleased
- **Previously unreleased in the U.S.
Credits
- Executive Producer: Stephen Schnee
- Cover Illustration & Lettering: Reg Mombassa
- Design & Layout: Jim "Eno" Roe
- Project Co-ordination & Sequencing: Stephen Schnee
- Sales, Promotion & Marketing: Mark Grindle & Ron Simms
- Liner Notes: Stephen Schnee with input and help from Franklin Thomas and the artists (as noted)
- Project Assistance: David Rayburn, Mark Grindle & Trent George
- Proofing & Editing: Kayt Owens & Franklin Thomas
- Special Thanks to Jim "Eno" Roe, Connie, Katie, Emily & Timmy, Tommy Dunbar, Martina O’Doherty, Michael Schnee, Barney Cohen, Mark Grindle, Trent & Cindy George, David Rayburn, John Borack, Jon Rubin, Kayt Owens, Daisuke Kambe, Ed Spyra, Anna Borg, Adam Sloat, Mark Brennan, Jeremy Morris, Barry Holdship, Rene Thompson, Peter SKIP Beaumont-Edmonds, Nick Beggs, Francis MacDonald, Kristy Silvernail, Mike Paulsen, Jason Kosewick, Franklin Thomas, Shawn Potter, Elvera Butler, Michael Reed, Jason Fiber, Tony Wheatley, Paul Inder, Cary Beare, Chuck Morrison, Scott Carle, Will Birch, John Easdale, Chris Dixon, Dave Owens, Dizzy Detour, Bruce Brodeen, Michael Sattin, Chris Bailey, Mark Callaghan, Arturo Bassick, Terry Wachsmuth, Kevin Kirk, Laurie Cook and the 'kids', Chris Neal, Silver Needle, Toby at Fat Wreck Chords, www.kissorkillclub.com, Ralph Young, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Jason Hogg, Paul Donaldson, Ken & Cindy Widdal, Jeff Kenyon, Fred Grindle, Matthew Cibellis, Chuck Reddick, mom & dad, Dana & the House family, Kristin & the Stairs family, the Cooks and Rileys and Blankenships (and all of their subdivisions), all of the Wagoners and, finally, the folks at Norwalk Distributors.