Official Princess Diana Tribute Track Listing Announced
October 28 [Updated 15:00 EDT] -- The world's top artists have united to
pay tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and the results will likely
bring tears to the eyes of even the most stalwart of listeners and millions
of dollars to the memorial fund.
The official commemorative double CD, called "Diana, Princess of Wales
-- Tribute," and due out December 1, will feature 36 tracks, including 13
compositions written exclusively for the record. The rest are existing songs
donated to the project and include such major hits as recent singles from the
Spice Girls, and Puff Daddy and past chart toppers like Eric Clapton's
"Tears in Heaven," Mariah Carey's "Hero," and Toni Braxton's "Angel."
Indeed, the majority of the songs, appropriately enough, are touching
ballads. Other titles included "Everybody Hurts," "Hymn to Her", "Gone Too
Soon" and "Prayer for the Dying." Not including on the CD set is Elton John's
remake of "Candle in The Wind," performed at Diana's funeral.
Alongside the celebrity tracks is the song, "I'm In Love With The
World," by the little known Chicken Shed Theatre Company. The singer is Lissa
Hermans, a 15-year old blind girl taken under the wing of Princess Diana. The
Princess had heard the girl sing the song in1990 with the theatre company, a
project dedicated to helping special needs children through artistic
development. Diana was impressed enough to return to the theatre with her
sons in tow to
hear the song again, plus she asked for and received a tape, which she played
often in her car. She eventually became the company's patron and helped raise
6 million pounds for a permanent theatre.
Hermans recorded a special version of the song for the album earlier
this month. The song will likely be released as a single.
Here's a complete track listing:
DISC ONE:
Queen -- Who Wants To Live Forever
George Michael -- You Have Been Loved
Annie Lennox -- Angel
Sinead O'Connor -- Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
U2 & Luciano Pavarotti -- Miss Sarajevo
Bryan Ferry -- Sonnet No. 18
Sir Paul McCartney -- Little Willow
Eric Clapton -- Tears in Heaven
R.E.M. -- Everybody Hurts
Bruce Springsteen -- Streets of Philadelphia
Neil Finn -- Don't Dream It's Over
The Pretenders -- Hymn to Her
Rod Stewart -- Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Peter Gabriel -- In The Sun
Enya -- Watermark
Barbra Streisand -- Evergreen
Red Hot All Stars -- Every Nation
Aretha Franklin -- I'll Fly Away
DISC TWO:
Puff Daddy -- I'll Be Missing You
Celine Dion -- Because You Loved Me
Michael Jackson -- Gone Too Soon
Whitney Houston -- You Were Loved
Des'ree -- You've Gotta Be
Mariah Carey -- Hero
Seal -- Prayer For The Dying
Diana Ross -- Missing You
The Bee Gees -- Wish You Were Here
Toni Braxton -- Angel
Tina Turner -- Love Is A Beautiful Thing
Cliff Richard -- All That Matters
Spice Girls -- Mama
Gloria Estefan -- Don't Want To Lose You
Simply Red -- Stars
Placido Domingo & Michael Bolton -- Ave Maria
Lesley Garrett -- Pavane
Chicken Shed Theatre Company -- I'm In Love With The World
Back To The Wind - Mariah Carey