15 tracks, many artists, ONE HOPE
to listen to the promotional track specifically recorded for the project
"What a Wonderful World
This album may have started as my idea � but it goes way beyond me...it became an amazing collaborative effort, ending up as a 15-track CD features songs from a diverse mix of artists
I was working on an arrangement of the old Louis Armstrong classic What a Wonderful World. It was early January, with the aftershocks of the Boxing Day tsunami still shaking us all. The news was full of unspeakable grief, horror and ruin. But as the days went on, I found that the words of that song � What a Wonderful World � had never rung truer for me. Amongst the devastation, we started to see the seeds of renewed hope. We saw the amazing resilience of people in affected nations. We saw the world come together � and reach out, regardless of race, creed and colour. There's restoration happening. Everyone I talked to wanted to celebrate that � and to support it. And a CD started to come together.
I'm in awe of the people who stepped forward so fast, so enthusiastically, so generously.
The album was an amazing mix of talents and styles: vocal and instrumental; jazz, country, rock and gospel; from the mastery of some of Australia's top performers to the innocent wonder of a children's choir... Except for Track 14 (What a Wonderful World which was recorded and will only appear on this project) all the donated tracks are from previously released albums.
Proceeds from sale of the CD went directly to ongoing work in the affected area via projects supervised by Youth on the Street and Surfboardriders - both working with different groups of kids in need.
Projects like this don't (usually) come together over night. We've had an incredible response: from the artists, from contributors like the AGMA, Channel 9, printers, designers and so many others who've given time and talent. God's really put this on people's hearts. We've seen miracles just putting this together � and with God's grace, we'll see them in the tsunami-affected areas. That's what Restoration is about.
Restoration is great music � for a great cause. Koorong Bookstores, the Vision Radio Network and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (both promoting) are just some of the organisations that got behind the project, with more coming on board all the time. And then there were all the answered prayers that God would use the album to touch hearts, open hands, change lives � and bring restoration.
RESTORATION
Tracks in order of the CD playlist:
Erana Clark: Free to Love
EP: Just Let Go
Con Campbell Quintet (featuring James & John Morrison): Friday Night Prayer Meeting
CCC Youth featuring Amy Buckle: Free
Troy Cassar-Daley: Make the Most (of every day with you)
The Idea of North: We Will Find a Way
Aliki: It is Well with my Soul
Matt Baker Trio: That Ain't No Good
Hand 2 Hand with Roma Waterman: Voice of Freedom
Ian Pavletich and Slow Fuse: Don't You See (we are all the same)
Carter & Carter: Lead Me Home
James Morrison with Vanetta Fields: Amazing Grace
Francine Bell: The Highway
Loquat Valley Primary School Junior Choir, with Pav: What a Wonderful World
Jimmy Little: One Day at a Time (live)
Special Thanks to:
All the artists, managers and publishers: for donating tracks, releasing & waiving royalties
Family and friends who have supported the project with encouragement, ideas, skills, funding and prayer
The distributors, media organisations, groups and individuals who are actively promoting the project � and the cause
You: for buying the CD and contributing (again) to the needs of Tsunami-affected people
Also I would like to recognize the �Behind the Scenes� Contributors
� Hardrush Music Corporation � supply of barcode, ideas, online sales
� Australian Gospel Music Association - operating and managing trust account
� Morrison Studios � provided mixing and mastering facilities and advice
� DiskBank � facilitated discounted Production
� Tin Shed Productions � designed and finished the graphics for CD
� Jim Watt � additional design and graphics for the promotional material
� Channel 9 � supply of footage and stills for promotional video and CD cover
� Tony Adargh (& other production members of Channel 9) � Image and video production
� Claire Wright � proof reading and copyrighting
� One Stop Print Solutions � printing of promotional flyers and posters
� Koorong � waiving retail fees/margins for all sales at stores and via their website
I would ask that if you have any needs in any of these areas in the future, you consider the above suppliers as thanks for their efforts and involvement
Please note: The CD is no longer for sale as waivers of royalties ran out. The project is over, successsful with thanks to so many. And the remaining CD's? ...........
Well, the CD's left over were shipped and distributed with permission ino the affected area - so the music lives on and the project continues to have an influence to some of those affected.