He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
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- UK release date:
- Dec 17, 2012
- Publisher:
- Metropolis Recordings
- Reference:
- JFT96
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Track list
Disc 1
1.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Written by Bob Russell, Bobby Scott
4:33 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Electric guitar solo, Lead vocals
- Gerry Marsden :
- Lead vocals
- Steve Sidwell :
- Strings arrangement
- Holly Johnson :
- Lead vocals
- Robbie Williams :
- Lead vocals
- Rebecca Ferguson :
- Lead vocals
- Paloma Faith :
- Lead vocals
- Eliza Doolittle :
- Lead vocals
- Beverley Knight :
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Melanie C :
- Lead vocals
- Andy Brown :
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Mick Jones :
- Electric guitar
- Peter Hooton :
- Lead vocals
- Chris Sharrock :
- Drums
- Ren Harvieu :
- Lead vocals
- Dave McCabe :
- Lead vocals
- Paul Heaton :
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Hollie Cook :
- Backing vocals
- Jon McClure :
- Lead vocals
- John Power :
- Backing vocals, Lead vocals
- Guy Chambers :
- Piano, Producer
- Andrew Davitt :
- Acoustic guitar
- Cyrus Reynolds :
- Brass arrangement
- Ian Davidson :
- Choir arrangement, Choir conductor
- David Catlin-Birch :
- Bass guitar
- Alan Hansen :
- Choir
- John Bishop :
- Choir
- Kenny Dalglish :
- Choir
- Neil Fitzmaurice :
- Choir
- Peter Reid :
- Choir
- Steve Rotheram :
- Choir
- LIPA Gospel Choir :
- Choir
- Vasily Petrenko :
- Strings conductor
- Richard Blake :
- Cornet, Flugelhorn
- Matthew Lewis :
- Euphonium
- Meredith Moore :
- French horn
- Will Pound :
- Harmonica
- Glenn Tilbrook :
- Lead vocals
- Shane MacGowan :
- Lead vocals
- Richard Flack :
- Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer
- Oliver Som :
- Recording engineer
- Paul Stanborough :
- Recording engineer
- Liam Nolan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alec Brits :
- Assistant recording engineer (choir)
- Tony Draper :
- Recording engineer (choir)
- Jon Withnall :
- Assistant recording engineer (strings)
- Chris Taylor :
- Recording engineer (strings)
- Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra :
- Strings
- Adi Brett :
- Strings
- Amelia Jones :
- Strings
- Anthony Banks :
- Strings
- Catherine Marwood :
- Strings
- Daniel Sanxis :
- Strings
- David Rimbault :
- Strings
- David Ruby :
- Strings
- Fiona Stunden :
- Strings
- Gemma Bass :
- Strings
- Gethyn Jones :
- Strings
- Hilary Browning :
- Strings
- James Justin Evans :
- Strings
- James Pattinson :
- Strings
- Kathryn Cropper :
- Strings
- Lesley Gwyther :
- Strings
- Olga Muszynska :
- Strings
- Paula Muldoon :
- Strings
- Paulette Bayley :
- Strings
- Rachel Jones :
- Strings
- Rakhvinder Singh :
- Strings
- Rebecca Walters :
- Strings
- John Hebbron :
- Strings
- Sarah Hill :
- Strings
- Simon Denton :
- Strings
- Stephan Mayer :
- Strings
- Stephen Mann :
- Strings
- Susanna Jordan :
- Strings
- Thelma Handy :
- Strings
- William Roberts :
- Tuba
- Session Recording:
- November 2012 ?
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
About
From paulmccartney.com, November 22, 2012:
Paul has been working with The Justice Collective for the Hillsborough tribute single, ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ released 17 December 2012.
A strong contender for the coveted Christmas Number One spot, ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ features a stellar line-up of artists including Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Andy Brown (Lawson), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Mick Jones (The Clash), Peter Hooton (The Farm), (The Justice Tonight band), Chris Sharrock (Beady Eye / Oasis), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), Ren Harvieu, Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), Hollie Cook, Jon McClure (Reverend & The Makers), John Power (Cast) and Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers), all giving their time for free to record the single.
‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ is produced by the Award-winning Guy Chambers, with all proceeds from single sales going towards the Hillsborough Families legal costs in their fight for justice.
From paulmccartney.com, December 24, 2012:
The Justice Collective’s Hillsborough tribute single ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ is the UK 2012 Christmas number 1 single. The track reached the top spot in the singles charts last night with sales of over 269,000.
Last updated on December 8, 2020