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Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise

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Genre
  
Various

Label
  
Hidden Beach Recordings

Release date
  
28 April 2009


Released
  
April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28) (US)

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

Contents

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
  • "All About the Love Again" (New Mix) – Stevie Wonder (4:02)
  • "All About the Love Again" (video) – Stevie Wonder (3:55)

    • 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

    Songs

    1It's a New Daywilliam3:59
    2The Dream Is RealTony Rich3:44
    3All About The Love AgainStevie Wonder5:22

    References

    Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise Wikipedia
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