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Keep Singing! A Benefit Compilation for Compassion Over Killing

A Benefit Compilation for Compassion Over Killing is a benefit album by Exotic Fever Records supporting the non-profit animal rights advocacy group, Compassion Over Killing.

Ten Out of Tenn

The collective has released multiple volumes, including a Christmas album (Ten Out of Tenn Christmas) and a benefit album for the 2010 Tennessee flood victims (We Are All In This Together).


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Alex Lozupone

In 2013 he recorded and performed on two tracks on a benefit album for Donovan Drayton, which also featured Ronny Drayton, Paula Henderson, Jimi Hazel, and Burnt Sugar.

Bill Shipsey

Shipsey was Co-Executive Producer of "Instant Karma" - Amnesty's multi-star benefit album of John Lennon compositions.

Chris Spheeris

Spheeris recorded "Field of Tears" and "Pura Vida" (along with Paul Voudouris) for Polar Shift (1991), a New Age benefit album including Yanni and Vangelis.

Dancing Barefoot

In 2000, a live version was released on the benefit album Broadcasts Vol. 8 from KGSR in Austin, Texas.

DJ Hurricane

In 1993, along with the Beastie Boys, he contributed the track "It's The New Style" to the AIDS-benefit album No Alternative produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Noise Addict

Also in 1995, the band contributed the song "Mouthwash" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Bothered produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Red Hot + Rio 2

The project follows Red Hot’s latest successful benefit album, Dark Was the Night (Beggars Banquet, 2009), which features top indie-rock artists such as Arcade Fire, The National, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, David Byrne and many others and raised over $1 million dollars for AIDS relief.

Songs About Time

In 2011, Tokyo Blues, the fourth album from Songs About Time, was re-released as Resilience: A Benefit Album for the Relief Effort in Japan as a fundrasing effort for the 2011 Japanese disasters.

The Devastations

In 2009, the Devastations contributed to the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization.

The Family Stand

In 2013, The Family Stand contributed a track to a benefit album to raise funds for Donovan Drayton's release from prison.

Watching the Wheels

The song has been covered by Gwen Guthrie (1992), The Samples (1997), Matisyahu for the benefit album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007), and Charly García under the name "Mirando las ruedas" for his album Kill Gil (2010).