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"Come Together Now" 
Single by Various Artists from the album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now Released November 21, 2005 Format CD single, digital download Genre Pop Length 4:37 Label Columbia, Epic Writer(s) Damon Sharpe, Denise Rich, Sharon Stone, Mark J. Feist[1] Producer Mark J. Feist, Damon Sharpe[2] "Come Together Now" is a charity single made to benefit the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The song was written by Sharon Stone, Damon Sharpe, Mark Feist, and Denise Rich and released on November 21, 2005.
Contents
Song information
The song's origin was an inspiration by the magnitude of human suffering and tragedy that touched so many lives after the tsunami disaster in December 2004. In Hurricane Katrina's wake Stone, Sharpe, Feist, and Rich used the song as a combined effort to raise funds for the two global tragedies. Feist and Sharpe also served as producers. Mark Feist also wrote the musical arrangement.
The line-up of artists includes:[3]
- Céline Dion
- The Game
- JoJo
- Jesse McCartney
- Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys)
- A.J. McLean (Backstreet Boys)
- John Legend
- Joss Stone
- Mýa
- Gavin DeGraw
- Chingy
- Wyclef Jean
- Ruben Studdard
- Stacie Orrico
- Kimberley Locke
- Anthony Hamilton
- Patti LaBelle
- Natalie Cole
- Aaron Carter
- Brian McKnight
- Kelly Price
- Angie Stone
- Garou
- Tren'l
- Glenn Lewis
- Lee Ryan (Blue)
- R.L. Huggard
The following musicians played on the song:[2]
- Mark Feist – keyboards, drums, Moog bass, synth programming
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums
- Greg Phillinganes – acoustic grand piano
Strings were arranged and conducted by Bill Meyers. Jon Gass served as engineer.[2]
Track listings and formats
- Digital download[4]
- "Come Together Now" – 4:37
- U.S. CD single[5]
- "Come Together Now" (Main) – 4:37
- "Come Together Now" (No Rap) – 4:40
- "Come Together Now" (Video) – 4:37
Charts
"Come Together Now" peaked at number thirteen on the Hot 100 Singles Sales[citation needed] and number thirty-nine on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.[6]
References
- ^ Come Together Now ASCAP
- ^ a b c Credits Allmusic
- ^ Amazon.com: Come Together Now (W/Dvd): Come Together Collaborative: Music Amazon.com
- ^ Come Together Now - Single by Come Together Now Collaborative iTunes
- ^ Come Together Collaborative - Come Together Now Discogs
- ^ Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now - Charts & Awards Allmusic
External links
Categories:- 2005 singles
- All-star recordings
- Hurricane Katrina relief charity singles
- Songs written by Denise Rich
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