God Bless America (charity album)
God Bless America | |
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CBS Records CK 86300 | |
Producer | Various |
God Bless America was a 2001
History
Following the September 11 attacks, Canadian pop star Celine Dion performed a new arrangement of "God Bless America"[1] on the telethon America: A Tribute to Heroes. The recorded version of this, done the day before the telethon in the event something happened and Dion could not appear, became the title track of this compilation. It, along with a live acoustic performance by John Mellencamp, were the only tracks on the album not to have been previously released.
The selections ranged over many decades, with recordings being used going back to 1945.
Reception
The album debuted at number 1 on the
Music writer
Track listing
Source: Album liner notes, except track times[4]
Charts
Weekly
Chart (2001–02) | Peak position |
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Belgian Compilation Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 17 |
Swiss Compilation Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade)[9]
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11 |
US Billboard 200 | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 159 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[11] | 158 |
References
- ^ a b Wiederhorn, Jon (October 8, 2001). "Mariah Carey, Springsteen, Dylan Contribute To Benefit CD". MTV News.
- ^ a b c "Columbia's 'America' Features Celine, Dylan". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Margolis, Lynne (June 28, 2012). "Behind The Song: 'This Land Is Your Land'". American Songwriter.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Hilburn, Robert (October 25, 2001). "The 'God Bless America' Collection, Inspirational and Patriotic, Is No. 1". Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ a b Dansby, Andrew (October 24, 2001). "God Bless America on Top". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "God Bless America". Ultratop (in French). Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "God Bless America". Hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "2001: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "2002: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2021.