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Hear it NowAs varied as it is both in its quality and in the range of artists represented, Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute manages, almost eerily, to summon the grief occasioned by Diana Spencer's death. One ballad after another on the album – a mix of new and previously released tracks by the likes of Puff Daddy, Bryan Ferry and Celine Dion – evokes the ravages of loss. While not for the easily depressed or for skeptics, this two-disc set will move all those who found in Princess Diana a symbol for the struggles of their own lives.
The Elton John revision of "Candle in the Wind" does not appear, but some unlikely mourners do turn up – notably Sinéad O'Connor (on the gentle "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace"), who to this point had made something of a career as the anti-Diana. Peter Gabriel ("In the Sun") and R.E.M. ("Everybody Hurts") are also on hand, while Rod Stewart offers an aching cover of Bob Dylan's "Love Minus Zero/No Limit." "I'll Be Missing You," Puff Daddy's elegy for the Notorious B.I.G., assumes a provocative new meaning in this context. On the gospel-derived "Every Nation," R. Kelly leads the Red Hot All Stars, an ensemble that includes Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Curtis Mayfield.
Proceeds from Tribute will benefit a memorial fund established in Diana's name. (RS 775)
ANTHONY DECURTIS
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Who Wants To Live Forever (track not available in Rhapsody)
- You Have Been Loved
- Angel
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Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Miss Sarajevo (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 18 (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Little Willow (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Tears In Heaven (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Everybody Hurts (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Streets Of Philadelphia (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Don't Dream It's Over (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Hymn To Her (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit (track not available in Rhapsody)
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In The Sun (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Watermark (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Every Nation (track not available in Rhapsody)
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I'll Fly Away (track not available in Rhapsody)
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I'll Be Missing You (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Because You Loved Me
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Gone Too Soon (track not available in Rhapsody)
- You Were Loved
- You Gotta Be
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Hero (live) (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Prayer For The Dying (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Missing You (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Wish You Were Here (track not available in Rhapsody)
- How Could An Angel Break My Heart (with Kenny G)
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Love Is A Beautiful Thing (track not available in Rhapsody)
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All That Matters (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Mama (track not available in Rhapsody)
- Don't Want To Lose You
- Stars
- Ave Maria
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Pavane (track not available in Rhapsody)
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I Am In Love With The World (track not available in Rhapsody)
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