History

War Child charity albums

'War Child: Heroes' will be War Child’s fifth album. War Child has an established, proud and unique relationship with music, dating back to the ‘Help!’ Album in 1995. The most legendary charity album ever, it was recorded, mixed and on sale within seven days. Featuring the likes of Blur, Oasis, Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Stone Roses, Massive Attack it made over £1.5 million, and won at both The Q
Awards and The Brit Awards.

War Child has released three albums since, raising over £4m for its work.

War Child Help Album

 

  • Most legendary charity album
  • Recorded, mixed, manufactured and on sale within seven days
  • Made £1.5 million
  • Won Q awards in 1995, presented by Tony Blair
  • Received the Freddie Mercury award in 1996 at The Brit Awards
  • Oasis' version of 'Fade away' featured Johnny Depp on guitar and Kate Moss on tambourine.

Get the full story and tracklisting of our groundbreaking first album in the 'History of War Child Music' section.


War Child Help! A Day in the Life album

  • Recorded and online in 24hrs
  • Fastest recorded and download album in music history with over 300 tracks sold every minute
  • Made £1.25m
  • Won NME’s best compilation album of the year
  • Read more about the story behind the album here

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