Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal

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Nobody's Child:
Romanian Angel Appeal
Warner Bros.
CompilerGeorge Harrison
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Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
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Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal is a

charity album released in July 1990 to benefit Romanian orphans, under the auspices of the Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation. It was compiled by English rock musician George Harrison in response to concerns raised by his wife Olivia Harrison, who had visited Romania and witnessed the suffering in the country's abandoned state orphanages following the fall of Communism.[4] The release was preceded by a single, "Nobody's Child", recorded by Harrison's band the Traveling Wilburys.[5] Other artists who donated songs to the album include Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Duane Eddy, Van Morrison, Guns N' Roses, Ringo Starr, Ric Ocasek and Elton John. Many of the recordings were previously unreleased.[6]

The Romanian Angel Appeal marked a rare foray into the media spotlight by Olivia Harrison, who created the foundation with support from the other wives of the former

Hyde Park Hotel on 22 July, attended by the Harrisons, and Bach and Starr.[9] The video for the "Nobody's Child" single included animated scenes and footage of the Romanian orphanages.[10]

Song selection

George Harrison's involvement in the project reprised his role in assisting refugees of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, when he staged an all-star benefit concert and oversaw the release of an associated album and documentary film.[11][12] Aside from the title track, his presence on Nobody's Child was reflected in the recordings submitted by Simon, Clapton and Eddy.[11]

Harrison said in compiling Nobody's Child he was conscious of not making it his album by dominating the content. He said that his request for a live track from

Stevie Winwood and Queen arrived too late for inclusion on the album.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
3:41

Vinyl and cassette releases

Side one

  1. "Nobody's Child"
  2. "Wonderful Remark"
  3. "Medicine Man"
  4. "This Week"
  5. "Homeward Bound"
  6. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"
  7. "Lovechild"
  8. "Big Day Little Boat"

Side two

  1. "Feeding Off the Love of the Land"
  2. "That Kind of Woman"
  3. "Goodnight Little One"
  4. "The Trembler"
  5. "Ain't That Peculiar"
  6. "Civil War"

Notes

References

  1. ^ Cassidy, Kenneth M. "Various Artists Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ Sandow, Greg (10 August 1990). "Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kirsch, Michele (September 1990). "Biting The Hand That Feeds". Select. No. 3. p. 98.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7535-0822-0
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  5. ISBN 0-615-11724-4
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  6. ^ a b c Album liner notes
  7. ^ Harry 2003, p. 224.
  8. ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6
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  9. ^ a b Badman 2001, p. 451.
  10. ^ Madinger & Easter 2000, p. 480.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-1-55071-197-4
    .
  12. ISBN 978-0-8264-1917-0
    .
  13. ^ Harry 2003, p. 285.
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