Give US Your Poor
Facts
 
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| Studio | Appleseed Records |
| Release Date | September 25, 2007 |
| UPC Code | 611587110329 |
| Buy this item | $17.98 at Amazon.com As of May 17 10:44 EDT (details) 1 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, |
Tracks
- Land of 10,000 Homeless - Minnesota - audio documentary set to music
- Show Me the Way - Jon Bon Jovi & Mighty Sam McClain
- Baby Don't Let Me Go Homeless - Keb' Mo' & Eagle Park Slim
- There Is No Good Reason - Natalie Merchant & Friends
- Hobo's Lullaby - Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger
- So Lonely - Sonya Kitchell
- Becky's Tune - Michelle Shocked and Michael Sullivan
- Walking the Dog - Bonnie Raitt & Weepin' Willie Robinson
- My Name Is Not `Those People'" (spoken, with music) - Danny Glover
- I Think It's Going to Rain Today - Madeleine Peyroux
- Portable Man - Del Goldfarb & John Sebastian
- Boll Weevil - Dan Zanes & Kyla Middleton
- Ink Falling (Father Outside)- Buffalo Tom
- Stranger Blues - Sweet Honey in the Rock
- 1,000 Miles Away - Jewel
- Impossible Boulevard (spoken excerpt, with music) - Tim Robbins
- Feels Like Home - Mario Frangoulis
- When We Left Minneapolis" (spoken, with music) - Danny Glover
- "Here and Now" - Mark Erelli
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User Reviews
Average user review:
(3 reviews)
revealing and moving portrait of the homelessSince most Americans consider themselves only two paychecks from sharing the plight of these people , you would think that the problem would garner more attention from local and state offices. This album makes the homeless real, attaching faces and voices to a reality too often ignored. The music is also very well done. December 18, 2007
Give us Your Poor
Give us Your Poor CD is well worth buying.The singers are all well known.You will love Mario Frangoulis an international artist with a beautiful tenor voice.Music is taken from a comcert held in Boston Bay area which was a smashing success. November 25, 2007
Give Them Your Support
Give Us Your Poor is an album which proceeds go to the direct benefit of the homeless. That noble cause alone could be reason enough to reason enough to but this wonderful CD. If that's not enough than the music on this CD will be. Jim Musselman from the folk label Appleseed has managed to interest some legendary blues men and folkies for this project and got them to team up with some impressive names. Most notably Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. The first teams up with the Migty Sam McClain on the first Bon Jovi recording that really touched me, the second does a duet with the legendary activist and musician Peete Seeger on Hobo's Lullaby. Bonnie Rait and Keb' Mo' are among the other notable contributers.
Intersected with the songs are the stories of the homeless. Real people explaining how they became homeless or the stories of homeless told by famous actors as Tim Robbins, painting a picture of the dilemma that is as complex as the reality out there. Shocking stories of families, working men and children who live out on the streets of America were set to music. These stories are as captivating as the songs duets on this album.
[..] October 5, 2007