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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Kanye West and Adam Levine are among the artists who have contributed songs to a compilation benefit album for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama.
"Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement" features 18 tracks, including the classic Wonder song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)," a cover of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by Legend and a new collaboration between West, Maroon 5's Levine and spoken word poet Malik Yusef titled "Promised Land."
Speech excerpts from the Democratic nominee are also embedded throughout the project.
The disc, issued by Hidden Beach Recordings, is now available on the Obama campaign's official website as both a digital download and a physical CD, with all proceeds benefiting the campaign.
A statement on the website reads: "Through their musical contributions, the artists seek to mobilize voters in the final stretch before the November election. Many of the artists involved will also be volunteering their time to promote voter registration. For more information on registering to vote or requesting an absentee ballot, go to: www.VoteforChange.com."
The album will be released into the general marketplace following the election on Nov. 4.
Here is the tracklisting on "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement:"
1. Eternity - Lionel Richie
2. Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
3. Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
4. American Prayer - Dave Stewart
5. Battle Cry - Shontelle
6. Make It Better - Los Lonely Boys
7. Pride In The Name Of Love - John Legend
8. I Have A Dream - BeBe Winans
9. Am I All Alone - Suai
10. One Is The Magic # - Jill Scott
11. Love & Hope - Ozomatli
12. Looking East - Jackson Browne
13. Out of Our heads - Sheryl Crow
14. Promised Land - Malik Yusef with Kanye West and Adam Levine of Maroon 5
15. Hold On - Yolanda Adams
16. America The Beautiful - Keb' Mo'
17. America - Ken Stacey
18. Wide River - Buddy Miller
