S.H.A.R.E- Songs of Hope, Awareness and Recovery for Everybody

It's a long name for an album but don't let that put you off doing a search for it. As the name suggests this is a collection of songs about the perils of drink and drugs. Again though don't let the subject matter scare you away. This is a fine collection of music and is very important in raising awareness of just how big a problem these addictions are. For musicians the problems can be magnified by an expectation that drink and drugs are just a way of life in the industry. I am living proof of that notion. You will read more about that often crazy, frequently dangerous, funny but ultimately destructive time of my years on the road in my Diary pages very soon. For now though this album is a good reminder of crazier times and all the profits from it go to alcohol and drug prevention programs.

With this cause as a motivation some of the biggest names in Nashville got together and collected some very inspirational songs about recovery from drugs and alcohol ever recorded. Performers such as Travis Tritt, George Jones, Martina McBride, John Prine and T. Graham Brown all have wonderful songs on the album. In addition a new song called When Love Rules the World was written and features an all star cast including Rhett Akins, Sherrie Austin, Hal Ketchum and one of my favorite people in the Nashville music world Kathy Mattea.

The people behind the album say it is all about change. Everything that is part of the project, music, production, marketing, brainstorming and artwork were all donated so that the money can be used for good.

To learn more about S.H.A.R.E. visit their website at

http://www.sharesongs.org

and make sure you buy a copy of this album. It will make a very nice stocking filler for Christmas