Peace Choir Give Peace a Chance
Country UK
Label Virgin America
Catalogue Number GPAC 1 114 096
Matrix numbers GPAC 1 A-1U-1-1 BAZZA TAPE ONE GPAC 1 B-1U-1-1 BAZZA TAPE ONE
Format 7"
Release date March 1991
A Side Give Peace a Chance
B Side Give Peace a Chance
Paper labels on this release rather than the silver IML
Released as a protest song specifically due to the recent hostility in the Gulf War.
Lenny Kravitz worked with Sean Lennon to rework and update the 1969 Lennon/Ono song Give Peace a Chance with all proceeds going to the John Lennon Greening of the World Scholarship Fund
The same songs is featured on both sides of the single.
Adam is featured in the video several times and can be clearly heard on the video version of the song itself - "Censorship!"
The vinyl release has a different version of the song where individual voices are less prominent in the chorus parts and it sounds like Adam sings the words - "Heavy Metal"
Artists involved in the project:
Amina
Adam Ant
Sebastian Back
Bros
Felix Cavaliere
Terence Trent D'Arby
Flea
John Frusciante
Peter Gabriel
Kadeem Hardison
Ofra Haza
Joe Higgs
Bruce Hornsby
Lee Jaffe
Al Jarreau
Jazzie B
Davey Johnstone
Lenny Kravitz
Cyndi Lauper
Sean Ono Lennon
Little Richard
L.L. Cool J
M.C. Hammer
Michael McDonald
Duff McKagan
Alannah Myles
New Voices of Freedom
Randy Newman
Yoko Ono
Tom Petty
Iggy Pop
Q-Tip
Bonnie Raitt
Run
Dave Stewart
Teena Marie
Little Steven Van Zandt
Don Was
Wendy & Lisa
Ahmet Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Moon Zappa
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