''Not in Our Name CD'' is a pro-peace

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

in support of the victims of the

Iraq War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق (Kurdish languages, Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict (2003–present), I ...

featuring

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Folk Plus or Fol ...

and

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...

, songs and poetry. It arose from the Facebook group "Impeach Tony Blair" and was recorded in October 2015 in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. The CD includes a eulogy by Craig Brierley whose brother was killed in Iraq in 2003. Their father, Peter Brierley, confronted

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

, refusing to shake his hand, and is a staunch anti-war campaigner and seeker of answers to the "

weapons of mass destruction A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous individuals or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natura ...

" question. He was one of the driving influences in creating the CD. Peter Brierley was interviewed about the CD on ''Good Morning'' on ITV on 30 October 2015.

Personnel

Alisha Sufit Alisha Sufit (born 1946) was the English singer-songwriter with the 1970s Magic Carpet, whose eponymous first album was released on the UK Mushroom label in 1972. The Mushroom label is not to be confused with the Australian label of the same na ...

– singer, songwriter, poet * Stephanie de Sykes – singer, songwriter *

Earl Okin Earl Okin (born 31 January 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and comedian. Life and career Born in Carshalton, Surrey, Okin has lived in Notting Hill since he was six years old. He holds a degree in philosophy from the University ...

– singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, comedian *

Debi Doss Debi Doss is an American-born photographer and singer. Doss attended Webster University in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri in the United States, where she became interested in photography. Career Doss traveled to London on a mi ...

– singer *Annie Skates – singer *Mary Carewe – singer *Ray Souter – writer *Tom Laimer-Read – writer *Tim Hain – singer, songwriter *Tormey Woods – singer *David Erdos – actor and director * Cary Elwes – actor *

Julie Hesmondhalgh Julie Claire Hesmondhalgh (born 25 February 1970) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her role as Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' between 1998 and 2014. For this role, she won Best Serial Drama Perfor ...

– actress * Maxine Peake – actress * Michael Smiley – actor * Heathcote Williams – poet and actor *Caroline Kennedy – writer *Janis Hetherington – writer *Allison Carmichael – CD cover designer *Cliff Jones – producer

Track listing

Listings are in the format: ''Track – singer or performer (writer)'' # "Bomb Babies" – Annie Skates (Stephanie De-Sykes) # "Blair’s Jerusalem" – Choir (Caroline Kennedy) # "Bombs Over Basra" –

(Tom Laimer-Read) # "Bomb Babies Reprise" – Annie Skates (Stephanie De-Sykes) # "The Great John Chilcot" – Cary Elwes (Caroline Kennedy) # "We Three Things" – Choir (Ray Souter) # "BLIAR" – David Erdos (Alisha Sufit) # "Bomb Babies Reprise" – Annie Skates (Stephanie De-Sykes) # "The Right Thing To Do" – Michael Smiley (John William Brown) # "Silent Night Reprise" – Choir (Caroline Kennedy) # "Tony Blair – Tory Lite" –

(

& Independent Music Group) # "Ode To Dick Cheney" – Cary Elwes (Caroline Kennedy) # "Mr Blair" – Alisha Sufit (

) # "Silent Night Reprise" – Choir # "Blair Of Wars And Glory" – David Erdos + Choir (Caroline Kennedy) # "The Mock Inquisitor" –

(Ray Souter) # "If I Ever Get Home" – Tim Hain (Tim Hain) # "Eulogy To My Brother" – Craig Brierley (Craig Brierley) # "Who Did This To Me?" – Maxine Peake ( Heathcote Williams) # "Somewhere In Baghdad" – Annie Skates (Caroline Kennedy) # "Dying Child" – Stephanie De-Sykes (Janis Hetherington) # "Silent Night Reprise" – Choir (Caroline Kennedy)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Not In Our Name CD (Album) 2015 albums