Unity: Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Collectible - Limited Edition Memorabilia for Sports Fans and History Enthusiasts | Perfect for Display, Gifts, and Olympic Collections

Product Description Unity is the official ATHENS 2004 Olympics pop album. The album features an eclectic mix of top international artists hailing from 15 different countries across four continents, including Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Destiny's Child, Avril Lavigne, Tarkan & Kadim Al Sahir. With an underlying theme of harmony & peace, most of the 16 tracks on 'Unity' feature two or more artists performing together. Songs on 'Unity' include duets by Earth Wind & Fire & Roots Manuva, Sting & Mariza, Moby & Public Enemy, Alice Cooper & Xzibit, Wayne Wonder & Neneh Cherry, Tiziano Ferro & Jamelia, & Macy Gray & Keziah Jones. Amazon.com By now, most of us have come to grudgingly accept a certain woodenness in artists-coming-together-for-a-cause CDs. Normally, the higher the collective star wattage, the more somber the tone. Not so with Unity, which dives deep into the genre pool and skims the talent off the top, leaving the wet blankets out to dry. Brian Eno follows Alice Cooper, who follows Macy Gray and Neneh Cherry, who follow Sting, Destiny's Child, and Avril Lavigne, all of them sounding kick-it ready despite the seriousness of their goal (which is to promote participation, friendship, and peace at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games). Best of all, these musical cheerleaders for unity mix it up among themselves: Roots Manuva bounces off the old-school beats of Earth, Wind & Fire ("Love Together"); Timbaland waves his production wand over Utada and Kiley Dean ("By Your Side"); Lenny Kravitz lights a revolutionary fire alongside Kadim Al Sahir ("We Want Peace"); and--in what may be the best pairing of all--Moby and Public Enemy put their hands in the air, proclaiming power to the people ("MKLFKWR"). It's purposeful without the whiff of preachiness, worthy of its own kind of torch-passing ceremony. --Tammy La Gorce