''Peace Together'' was a 20 July 1993 fundraiser compilation album released by the Peace Together organisation, dedicated to promoting peace in

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, which was initiated by Robert Hamilton, of The Fat Lady Sings, and

Ali McMordie Alistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie (born 31 March 1959 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Stiff Little Fingers, playing with the band from 1977 until they broke up in 1983, and joined them on the ...

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. Sasha King and Lisa Johnson also joined the Peace Together team at the inception. Tracks 1 and 13 feature contributions from

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; , ; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and achieve ...

Feargal Sharkey Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer and environmentalist from Northern Ireland. He was the lead vocalist of punk band the Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s and a solo artist in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single " ...

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'', starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on th ...

Jah Wobble John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; ...

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, and members of the

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. The track "Be Still" was released as a single to promote the album, it is a cover version of a song by The Fat Lady Sings from their debut album ''Twist''. The song was written by Nick Kelly who also plays acoustic guitar on the track.

Tracks

#"Be Still" – 3:52 #"

What a Waste "What a Waste" is a song and single by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, originally released in 1978 on the Stiff Records single BUY 27 "What a Waste" / "Wake Up and Make Love with Me". The song has remained in The Blockheads' set following Dury's deat ...

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Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk rock, punk and new wave music, new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Kilburn ...

– 5:01 #" Games Without Frontiers" -

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– 5:23 #" Satellite of Love" - U2 – 3:51 #" Invisible Sun" -

Therapy? Therapy? are a Northern Irish rock band from Larne, formed in 1989 by guitarist-vocalist Andy Cairns and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing. Therapy? recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar. To complete the lineup, the band ...

– 3:15 #"Peace in Our Time" -

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les " Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style ...

– 3:49 #"Religious Persuasion" -

Billy Bragg Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic th ...

, Andy White – 5:40 #"

We Have All the Time in the World "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme song performed by Louis Armstrong. Its music was composed by John Barry and the lyrics by Hal David. It is a secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film '' On Her Majesty's Secret Servic ...

" - My Bloody Valentine – 3:15 #" Bad Weather" -

Young Disciples Young Disciples was a British- American acid jazz band, formed in London in 1990 by Carleen Anderson (vocals and keyboards), Marco Nelson (bass, guitar and organ) and Femi Williams (percussion and programming). Their most notable hit was the ...

– 4:34 #"John the Gun" - The Fatima Mansions – 4:26 #" Oliver's Army" - Blur – 3:09 #" When We Were Two Little Boys" -

Rolf Harris Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. He used a variety of instruments in his performances, notably the didgeridoo and the Stylophone, and is credited with the inventi ...

Liam Ó Maonlaí Liam Ó Maonlaí (born 7 November 1964 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician best known as a member of Hothouse Flowers. Ó Maonlaí formed the band in 1985 with his schoolmate Fiachna Ó Braonáin. Biography He attended ...

– 4:57 #"Be Still" (Remix Featuring

Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born 29 August 1963) is a Scottish singer. She was the vocalist for the band Cocteau Twins, who achieved success in the UK from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Their studio albums '' Victorialand'' (1986) and '' H ...

) – 3:52

Personnel

*Andy Baker – Engineer *Leo Barnes – Saxophone *Ben Blakeman – Guitar *Blur – Producer *Dave Burnham – Engineer *Fiach Cooling – Assistant Engineer *Ruadhri Cushnan – Engineer *Pete Davis – Drum Programming *Demus – Programming, Engineer, Mixing *Sean Devitt – Engineer *Tim Dorney – Keyboards *Fatima Mansions – Producer *Guy Fixsen – Engineer *Claudia Fontaine – Vocals (background) *The Frames – Choir, Chorus *Elizabeth Fraser – Vocals *Peter Gabriel – Vocals, Engineer *Robin Guthrie – Remixing *Matt Howe – Assistant Engineer *Kevin Jacobs – Engineer *Luis Jadim – Percussion *Pete Jones – Engineer, Assistant Engineer *Clive Langer – Guitar (Electric), Producer * Nick Kelly - Acoustic Guitar (Be Still) *Jon Mallison – Producer, Engineer *Steve Marker – Producer *Spencer May – Engineer *Paul Mortimer – Engineer *My Bloody Valentine – Engineer, Performer *Sinéad O'Connor – Vocals *Liam Ó Maonlaí – Vocals (background), Whistle (Human), Performer, Bodhran *Steve Osborne – Producer, Engineer * Andrew Paresi – Drum Programming *John Reynolds – Drums *Feargal Sharkey – Vocals *Chris Sheldon – Producer, Engineer *Kevin Shields – Producer *John Smith – Producer, Engineer *Danton Supple – Engineer *Therapy? – Producer *Simon Vinestock – Engineer *Jah Wobble – Bass *Young Disciples – Producer, Mixing

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control All-star recordings 1993 compilation albums Charity albums