Songs for Japan

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Songs for Japan
Sony, Universal, Warner

Songs for Japan is a

Japanese Red Cross Society.[3][4][dubious – discuss] A physical album was released on April 4, 2011 through Sony.[5]

Reception

Although Songs for Japan received praise for its charitable purpose it was criticized for being a compilation of already released songs, with the exception of Lady Gaga's remixed "Born This Way". This is unlike past charity albums such as Hope for Haiti Now that have included original music and performances.[6]

Commercial performance

The album sold 68,000 copies in its first sales week in the United States, debuting at number six on the

Recording Industry Association of New Zealand's compilations chart, the album debuted at number one.[9] As of May 4, 2011, over 500,000 copies of the album have been sold, and over $5 million has been raised.[10]

The album was certified as a gold record by the

RIAJ in Japan for a shipment of 100,000 or more physical copies.[11]

Track listing

The CD features 37 tracks,[2][12] while the iTunes version contains 38 tracks.

Disc one
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."
Cee Lo Green
3:46
Disc two
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
4:50
16."Better in Time"Leona Lewis3:54
17."One in a Million"Ne-Yo4:03
18."Whenever, Wherever"Shakira3:16
19."Sunrise"Norah Jones3:20
iTunes version
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
12."When Love Takes Over" (appears between tracks by Madonna and Eminem)David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland3:11

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Global Music Effort Launches "Songs for Japan" Album on iTunes to Benefit Japan Disaster Relief" (Press release). New York: PR Newswire. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Montgomery, James (March 25, 2011). "Songs For Japan Includes Eminem, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga And More". MTV. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Josh Groban hits together on 'Songs for Japan' benefit album". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Major Labels Join for Compilation for Japan". ABC News. Associated Press. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Collett-White, Mike (March 25, 2011). "Major record labels join for Japan relief album". Reuters. London. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Fallon, Kevin (2011-03-25). "'Songs for Japan': Justin Bieber, Bob Dylan, and Beyonce Unite for Random Compilation of Unoriginal Music". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  7. ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 30, 2011). "Chris Brown Nets First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Los Angeles: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  8. QMI Agency
    . Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  9. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original
    on 19 March 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  10. ^ "'Songs for Japan' Album Raises $5 Million for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief". Reuters. May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  11. RIAJ
    (in Japanese). June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  12. ^ "Songs for Japan by Various Artists". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  13. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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