Thank God they didn't use that iPod version!
Brand new recording, here's the info from the CD:
Original of the Species (acoustic version) (4:03)
Exclusive new recording 2012
Performed by Bono and The Edge
Produced, mixed, and engineered by Declan Gaffney
Strings arranged and performed by Caroline Dale
Guitars and Piano by The Edge
Mastered by Arnie Acosta at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
Written by U2 and published by Universal Music
Of the 19 tracks, 13 are newly recorded for this compilation. There are some spurious track listings on the web, including a 15-track listing on Amazon, but here's the correct one--
Every Mother Counts CD track listing (exclusive new recording marked with an asterisk):
Bono and the Edge — “Original of the Species” (acoustic) *
Eddie Vedder — ” Skipping” *
Paul Simon and Edie Brickell — “Pretty Day” *
Faith Hill — “Wish for You”
Sade — “The Sweetest Gift”
Lauryn Hill — “I Remember”
Rita Wilson — “Baby I’m Yours” *
Diana Krall — “Don’t Fence Me In” *
Seal — “Secret”
Dave Matthews Band — “Sister” (live) *
Sting — “Fragilidad”
Alanis Morissette — “Magical Child” *
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros — “Mother” *
David Bowie — “Everyone Says ‘Hi’”
Cedella Marley — “Get Up Stand Up” *
Beck — “Corrina, Corrina” *
Rufus Wainwright– “Instead of the Dead” *
Patti Smith — “Somalia” *
Coldplay — “Yellow” (acoustic) *
Pretty cool that they got such a group of songs for this CD. 8 bucks from each CD goes to charity. US-$12.95, Canada-$14.95--- (Canada pays more because they have better health care than the US)
