Rock Aid Armenia
The Earthquake Album


Tracks:

Disc 1

1. Rock Aid Armenia - Smoke on the Water '90
2. Free - All Right Now
3. Rush - The Spirit of Radio
4. Rainbow - Since You Been Gone
5. Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
6. Genesis - Turn It On Again
7. Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
8. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for the Common Man
9. Whitesnake - Fool for Your Loving
10. Asia - Heat of the Moment
11. Jefferson Starship - We Built This City
12. Foreigner - Jukebox Hero
13. Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
14. Deep Purple - Black Night
15. Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running

Line up:

For track 1:

Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
Alex Lifeson – Guitar
Brian May – Guitar
Dave Gilmour – Guitar
Geoff Beauchamp – Guitar
Tony Iommi – Guitar
Ian Gillan – Vocals
Bruce Dickinson – Vocals
Bryan Adams – Vocals
Paul Rodgers – Vocals
Geoff Downes – Keyboards
Keith Emerson – Keyboards
Chris Squire – Bass
Roger Taylor – Drums

Record Label / Year of Release:

SNC Records 1990

Notes:

Rock Aid Armenia was a humanitarian effort by the British music industry to raise money to help those affected by the Leninakan Earthquake of 1988 that struck Armenia.

The first Rock Aid Armenia project was a remake of 'What's Goin On' which featured Boy George, Aswad, Errol Brown, Richard Derbyshire and various other British artists. The record was produced by Steve Levine and the Executive Producers were Fraser Kennedy and Jon Dee. This was released as a single on Island Records in Germany.

The project is most remembered for a re-recording of one of Deep Purple’s famous hit songs, "Smoke on the Water", with different vocalists singing each verse. The track was recorded by an elite group of contemporary hard rock and heavy metal musicians who gathered at the historic Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London. Recording began on July 8, 1989 and was completed over 5 different sessions.

The rock musicians involved in the recording of the song included Bryan Adams, Geoff Beauchamp, Ritchie Blackmore, Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Downes, Keith Emerson, Ian Gillan, David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Chris Squire and Roger Taylor. John Paul Jones and Jon Lord were credited as "helping" behind the scenes with the track. The track's producers were Gary Langan and Geoff Downes. Talent co-ordination for the record was overseen by Jon Dee, with David Gilmour being the first to join up after a call from Dee. Ian Gillan's manager Phil Banfield also helped out with talent recruitment.

The other successful part of the project were 'The Earthquake Album' and 'The Earthquake Video'. These compilations consisted of donated tracks by Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, Asia, Mike & the Mechanics, Rush, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Yes, Whitesnake and others. Rock Aid Armenia: The Earthquake Album was released in 1990, Rock Aid Armenia: The Earthquake Video was a video compilation released in the same year.