Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan

Various Artists - Chimes of Freedom - Massive 75-track box set of Bob Dylan covers is also, appropriately, an equally massive charity album benefiting the human rights activism of Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization ...an impressive array of contributors, from My Morning Jacket to Steve Earle to Lucinda Williams, from Sting to Mark Knopfler to Diana Krall, from Elvis Costello to Sugarland to Pete Townshend, all come together for a diverse -- and occasionally head scratching (Miley Cyrus?) -- collection of Dylan compositions // Release: Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International (January 24) // Sounds like: a mixed bag certainly -- imagine side-by-side versions of "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" from Ke$ha (!) and The Kronus Quartet -- but that's part of the appeal of this sprawling, anything goes project that encompasses just about every conceivable genre...

Quote: “Bob Dylan’s music endures because he so brilliantly captures our heartbreak, our joy, our frailty, our confusion, our courage and our struggles,” said . “His words convey a depth of meaning that few artists can equal, inspiring us and always moving ahead of our expectations." -- Karen Scott Amnesty International’s Manager of Music Relations // What we like: the best tracks -- and there are plenty -- are the less-imitative ones that reflect the contributing artists' own individual styles: the stark piano rendering of "Simple Twist of Fate" by Diana Krall, the lush Celtic folk interpretation of Mark Knopfler's "Restless Farewell", Bettye LaVette's soul-drenched and bluesy "Most of the Time"...two of the biggest and best surprises: the impassioned and soaring take on "Ring Them Bells" by Natasha Bedingfield and the tightly woven harmonies at the heart of The Belle Brigade's "No Time to Think"...Full tracklisting below.

Diana Krall - "Simple Twist of Fate" (From Chimes of Freedom)

Mark Knopfler - "Restless Farewell" (From Chimes of Freedom)

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Natasha Bedingfield - "Ring Them Bells" (From Chimes of Freedom)

The tracklisting for Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International is as follows:

DISC 1

Raphael Saadiq – Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

Patti Smith – Drifter’s Escape

Rise Against – Ballad of Hollis Brown

Tom Morello The Nightwatchman – Blind Willie McTell

Pete Townshend -Corrina, Corrina

Bettye LaVette – Most of the Time

Charlie Winston -This Wheel’s On Fire

Diana Krall – Simple Twist of Fate

Brett Dennen -You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere

Mariachi El Bronx – Love Sick

Ziggy Marley – Blowin’ in the Wind

The Gaslight Anthem – Changing of the Guards

Silversun Pickups – Not Dark Yet

My Morning Jacket – You’re A Big Girl Now

The Airborne Toxic Event – Boots of Spanish Leather

Sting – Girl from the North Country

Mark Knopfler – Restless Farewell

DISC 2

Queens Of The Stone Age – Outlaw Blues

Lenny Kravitz – Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35

Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli – One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)

Blake Mills – Heart Of Mine

Miley Cyrus – You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

Billy Bragg -Lay Down Your Weary Tune

Elvis Costello -License to Kill

Angelique Kidjo – Lay, Lady, Lay

Natasha Bedingfield – Ring Them Bells

Jackson Browne -Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Joan Baez – Seven Curses (Live)

The Belle Brigade – No Time To Think

Sugarland – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (Live)

Jack’s Mannequin – Mr. Tambourine Man

Oren Lavie – 4th Time Around

Sussan Deyhim – All I Really Want To Do

Adele – Make You Feel My Love (Recorded Live at WXPN)

DISC 3

K’NAAN – With God On Our Side

Ximena Sariñana – I Want You

Neil Finn with Pajama Club – She Belongs to Me

Bryan Ferry – Bob Dylan’s Dream

Zee Avi – Tomorrow Is A Long Time

Carly Simon – Just Like a Woman

Flogging Molly – The Times They Are A-Changin’

Fistful Of Mercy – Buckets Of Rain

Joe Perry – Man Of Peace

Bad Religion – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

My Chemical Romance – Desolation Row (Live)

RedOne featuring Nabil Khayat – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren – Abandoned Love

Darren Criss featuring Chuck Criss and Freelance Whales – New Morning

Cage the Elephant – The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

Band of Skulls – It Ain’t Me, Babe

Sinéad O’Connor – Property of Jesus

Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project – Shelter From The Storm

Ke$ha – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

Kronos Quartet – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

DISC 4

Maroon 5 – I Shall Be Released

Carolina Chocolate Drops – Political World

Seal & Jeff Beck – Like A Rolling Stone

Taj Mahal – Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream

Dierks Bentley – Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Live)

Mick Hucknall – One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)

Thea Gilmore – I’ll Remember You

State Radio – John Brown

Dave Matthews Band – All Along the Watchtower (Live)

Michael Franti – Subterranean Homesick Blues

We Are Augustines – Mama, You Been On My Mind

Lucinda Williams – Tryin’ To Get To Heaven

Kris Kristofferson – Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

Eric Burdon -Gotta Serve Somebody

Evan Rachel Wood – I’d Have You Anytime

Marianne Faithfull – Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Live)

Pete Seeger – Forever Young

Bob Dylan – Chimes Of Freedom

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Outernational – When The Ship Comes In

Silverstein -Song To Woody

Daniel Bedingfield – Man In The Long Black Coat