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Change is Now: Renewing America's Promise
Type:Compilation
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Change is Now album front cover.jpg
Released: (US)
Genre:Various
Label:Hidden Beach

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] The album includes previously released tracks from Wilco, Stevie Wonder, Death Cab for Cutie, and Common.[3] 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.[3] [4] The album sold retail online and at inaugural events in Washington.[5]

Track listing

  1. "It's a New Day"* – will.i.am (4:00)
  2. "The Dream is Real" – The Tony Rich Project (3:44)
  3. "All About the Love Again"* – Stevie Wonder (5:34)
  4. "Can't Stop" – Ozomatli (2:55)
  5. "Peace Be Upon Us" – Sheryl Crow (4:22)
  6. "There's Hope" – India.Arie (3:53)
  7. "God is in the People"* – Melissa Etheridge (2:04)
  8. "Change" – Lenny Kravitz (5:32)
  9. "Dreamworld" – Robin Thicke (4:34)
  10. "Pure Imagination" (2009 Version)* – Maroon 5 (4:29)
  11. "Hush"* – Usher (3:17)
  12. "Born for This" – BeBe Winans (5:26)
  13. "What Light – Wilco (3:34)
  14. "Shed a Little Light" – James Taylor (3:51)
  15. "The Star-Spangled Banner" – Jennifer Hudson (3:08)
  16. "Eternity "(David Foster Live Strings Mix)* – Lionel Richie (4:55)
  17. "Grapevine Fires" – Death Cab for Cutie (4:08)
  18. "Changes" – Common (4:00)

Songs with an asterisk (*) indicates the presence of excerpts from Barack Obama speeches.

iTunes bonus tracks

DVD track listing

  1. "Announcement for President" – February 10, 2007 in Springfield, Illinois
  2. "Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner" – November 10, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa
  3. "Iowa Caucus Victory Speech" – January 3, 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa
  4. "New Hampshire Primary Speech" – January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire
  5. "A More Perfect Union" – March 18, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  6. "A World That Stands As One" – July 24, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
  7. "The American Promise" – August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado
  8. "Election Night Victory Speech" – November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: April 28, 2009. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1549811|pure_url=yes}} Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise]. Allmusic.
  2. Web site: April 28, 2009. The Presidential Inaugural Committee Releases Exclusive CD/DVD. January 13, 2009. Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090119160545/http://www.pic2009.org/pressroom/entry/the_presidential_inaugural_committee_releases_exclusive_cd_dvd/. January 19, 2009.
  3. Web site: April 28, 2009 . Wilco, Death Cab, Common on Inauguration Comp . . January 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409022655/http://pitchfork.com/news/tag/Change%20Is%20Now%3A%20Renewing%20America%27s%20Promise/ . April 9, 2009 .
  4. May 31, 2009. Barackin' Out. https://archive.today/20120914060559/http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2009/01/documenting-an-election-throug.php. dead. September 14, 2012. Rolling Stone. January 14, 2009.
  5. May 31, 2009. Usher, Etheridge, Death Cab Rock Inaugural CD/DVD. Billboard. January 13, 2009. Gail. Mitchell. Nielsen Company.

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