For New Orleans

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For New Orleans: A Benefit For The Musicians' Village Habitat For Humanity
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	December 7, 2006 April 24, 2007 (national release)
Genre	Rock & pop
Length	128 minutes
Label	Sugarfoot Music Copycats Entertainment / Copycats
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For New Orleans: A Benefit For The Musicians' Village Habitat For Humanity is an American benefit double-disc CD, with tracks from Minnesota artists and national artists. All of the net proceeds from the sale of the album will be donated to Musicians' Village in New Orleans.^[1]

The album has 30 tracks, of which 13 are previously unreleased. Also included is a 36-page booklet featuring a photo and a thought on New Orleans from each artist.

Paul Westerberg appears on the album under the alias PW & The Honky Heartattax.

Jeff Buckley's previously unreleased recording of "I Shall Be Released" was recorded September 6, 1992 on a radio show at WFMU. Chris Cunningham called him from Nick Hill's Music Faucet show, and he sings live via telephone from Irwin Chusid's home in Hoboken, New Jersey. Guest musicians in the studio are Barry Reynolds, Chris Cunningham, Michelle Kinney and Jeff Gordon.

The album was available at the label Sugarfoot Music's website from December 7, 2006. The national release date however, was April 24, 2007.

[edit] Tracks and artists

Disc: 1^[2][3]

1. "I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans" (Larry John McNally) — Larry John McNally
2. "Gasoline Baby" (Marshall Crenshaw) — Marshall Crenshaw *
3. "Drain The Sea" — The Hopefuls
4. "I Can't Hold You" — Dan Wilson *
5. "Beautiful City" — Diana Grasselli *
6. "In Your Sight" — Alicia Wiley
7. "Luna" — Jelloslave
8. "Hold On" — Ill Chemistry *
9. "The Popeye Hole (1967)" — Curlew
10. "Caught With A Smile On My Face" — The Jayhawks
11. "My Favorite Pain" — Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets *
12. "Old Money" — PW & The Honky Heartattax *
13. "Pink Room" — Electropolis *
14. "Blind From Birth Girl" — Neverwas *
15. "I Shall Be Released" (Bob Dylan) — Jeff Buckley *

Disc: 2

1. "Istanbul" — Frank Tedesso
2. "Summertime" (Sloan Wainwright, Stephen Murphy) — Sloan Wainwright
3. "Give Up The Ghost" — Storyhill
4. "Wheels Of The World" — Susan McKeown
5. "Sacred Ground" — Timothy Hill
6. "Weeping Pilgrim" — Natalie Merchant
7. "Twelve Gates To The City" — Brandon Ross
8. "My Lord What A Mornin'" — Cantus *
9. "Bush And The Tree Song, Pt. 1" — Jason Crigler
10. "Nocturne In F Minor" — Justine Sasanfar
11. "Travel" — Gary Rue and Prudence Johnson *
12. "Closer To Fine" — Indigo Girls *
13. "Directions" — Moveable Feast
14. "After Dusk" — Ethel
15. "Riescam" — Jason Crigler
16. "Blue Bayou" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) — Sandy Hinding *

* = previously unreleased track

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site
• For New Orleans MySpace page