Just Say Roe Explained

Just Say Yes Volume VII: Just Say Roe
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Various artists
Cover:	Just Say Roe.jpg
Released:	July 19, 1994
Genre:	Alternative rock^[1]
Length:	70:33
Label:	Sire
Producer:	Howie Klein
Prev Title:	Just Say Yes Volume VI: Just Say Yesterday
Prev Year:	1992

Originally released in 1994, Just Say Roe was the seventh and final in the Just Say Yes series from Sire Records. It contained primarily non-album tracks of artists on the label, most of which were alternative rock, but also included some pop and dance. It was conceived specifically as a pro-choice album, put together by Sire after a letter from a listener named Todd VerBeek suggested the title and praised Sire for their willingness to address other politically sensitive issues (including freedom of expression, voter registration, and AIDS education).^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Track listing

1. David Byrne - "Lilies of the Valley"
2. Madonna - "Goodbye to Innocence"
3. Doubleplusgood - "The Winding Song"
4. Waterlillies (duo) - "I Am Woman"
5. Belly - "It's Not Unusual"
6. The Farm - "Comfort"
7. John Wesley Harding - "Right to Choose"
8. Kristin Hersh - "Hysterical Bending"
9. Scorpio Rising - "It's Obvious"
10. Poster Children - "Roe v. Wade"
11. Danielle Dax - "Defiled"
12. Tripmaster Monkey - "Blatant Affair"
13. Bigod 20 - "It's Up to You"
14. Judybats - "What We Lose"
15. Ride - "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier"
16. Greenberry Woods - "Adieu"

Adapted from Amazon listing.

It is volume seven in the Just Say Yes series of promotional compilations, of which each title was a variation on the 'Just Say' theme:

• Just Say Yes Volume I: Just Say Yes (1987)
• Just Say Yes Volume II: Just Say Yo (1988)
• Just Say Yes Volume III: Just Say Mao (1989)
• Just Say Yes Volume IV: Just Say Da (1990)
• Just Say Yes Volume V: Just Say Anything (1991)
• Just Say Yes Volume VI: Just Say Yesterday (1992)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Just Say Roe: Volume VII of Just Say Yes - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 9 July 2018.
2. Book: Billboard. 115. just say roe.. 1994-07-02. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
3. Book: Billboard. 50. just say roe.. 1994-07-30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
4. Book: Pollock, Bruce. Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. 2014-03-18. Routledge. 9781135462963. en.
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfdtAwAAQBAJ&dq=madonna+goodbye+to+innocence&pg=PT494 Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee By James Gavin
6. Book: Billboard. 22. madonna goodbye to innocence.. 1992-11-28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.