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Hurricane Relief
Come Together Now
Various artists

Concord Records
(Release date: November 22, 2005)

Disc 1:

  1. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (5:04) Louis Armstrong
  2. Let Your Light Shine (4:26) R. Kelly
  3. Precious Lord, Take My Hand (3:26) Faith Hill
  4. Heart So Heavy (4:58) John Mayer/Aaron Neville
  5. City Beneath The Sea (5:58) Harry Connick, Jr.
  6. Ay-TeTe Fee (1:53) Clifton Chenier
  7. Moon Over Bourbon Street (live) (4:56) Sting with special guest Chris Botti
  8. Heart of America (4:14) Eric Benét, Michael McDonald, Wynonna Judd and Terry Dexter
  9. By Faith (4:39) Diddy featuring Fred Hammond
  10. Early In The Morning (80th Session Alternate Version) (3:58) B.B. King
  11. Fix You (live) (6:03) Coldplay
  12. When The Levee Broke (5:43) Clint Black
  13. Tears In Heaven (4:20) Various Artists
  14. Believe (Acoustic Summer 2004) (4:30) Lenny Kravitz
  15. Blue And Green (5:39) Van Morrison
  16. Mardi Gras In New Orleans (2:51) Professor Longhair
  17. Born On The Bayou (live) (4:17) John Fogerty

Disc 2:

  1. Any Other Day (4:14) Norah Jones & Wyclef Jean
  2. I Will Not Be Broken (3:29) Bonnie Raitt
  3. People Get Ready (2:38) Rod Stewart with Jerry Lawson and Talk Of The Town
  4. We Can Make It Better (3:48) Kanye West featuring Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Common and Rhymefest
  5. Try Me (live) (2:35) James Brown
  6. Louisiana Bayou (live) (8:18) Dave Matthews Band featuring Robert Randolph
  7. Goin' Back To New Orleans (4:09) Dr. John
  8. I'm Still Standing (live, New Orleans April 2001) (3:17) Elton John
  9. What Would Jesus Do (4:05) Chris Thomas King
  10. Alla Luce Del Sole (live) (5:47) Josh Groban with Bela Fleck
  11. Make A Change (3:23) Black Buddafly
  12. I Believe (3:24) Barbra Streisand
  13. Love & Mercy (2:20) Brian Wilson
  14. Coming Out Of The Dark/Always Tomorrow (acoustic) (5:16) Gloria Estefan
  15. Brothers (live) (5:26) The Neville Brothers
  16. After All (live in New Orleans) (4:30) The Winans Family
  17. Come Together Now (4:35) Various Artists
  18. When The Saints Go Marching Back In (4:53) Kirk Whalum with special guests Coolio, "CZ," Kyle Eastwood, Kyle Whalum, Rod McGaha & Wayman Tisdale

"Blue & Green" is a new Van-penned song, a previously unreleased studio track, featuring the late Foggy Lyttle on guitar.

Description from Amazon:
A magnificent 2-CD multi-artist benefit album to aid the Gulf Coast victims devastated by recent hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

This special compilation contains new, previously unreleased material by some of the most popular artists from all genres of music as well as classic recordings from New Orleans natives Louis Armstrong and Dr. John. Coldplay, Norah Jones, Wyclef Jean, John Mayer, James Brown, Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, R. Kelly, Barbra Streisand and Elton John are just a few of the many remarkable artists appearing on this release.

RIAA will donate 100% of its net proceeds from the sale of this CD - at least $15 - in equal parts to the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005, for their hurricane relief efforts.

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