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Punk rock heroes Sleater-Kinney have joined female acts from all points on the musical spectrum to lend tracks to an upcoming benefit CD which will assist families affected by domestic violence. The album, entitled Respond II, from Signature Sounds, features "special tracks" (read: "previously released material") and some unreleased gems from 32 different artists. All work on the project was done by volunteers so that all profits can go to the designated charities: RESPOND Incorporated and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. The two-disc compilation hits stores today, or you may also order the record online from the Respond Project website.

Disc 1 Tracklist:
01 Joan Baez: "Lily"
02 Jonatha Brooke: "Steady Pull"
03 Indigo Girls: "She's Saving Me (acoustic version)"
04 Aimee Mann: "Lost in Space"
05 Sleater-Kinney: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun"
06 Ely Guerra: "Yo No"
07 Ani DiFranco: "So What"
08 Toni Lynn Washington: "Good things Come To Those Who Wait"
09 Angélique Kidjo: "Tumba"
10 Patty Griffin: "Chief"
11 Karaugh Brown: "Buffalo"
12 Kay Hanley: "Sheltering Sky"
13 Meghan Toohey and The So and So's: "Silver"
14 Kristin Hersh: "Spain"
15 Susan Tedeschi: "Looking For Answers"
16 Tanya Donelly: "Last Rain"

Disc 2 Tracklist:
01 Suzanne Vega: "Luka"
02 Toshi Reagon: "Mountain Top"
03 Sarah McLachlan: "Witness"
04 Neko Case: "I Wish I Was the Moon"
05 Dolly Parton: "Endless Stream of Tears"
06 Julie Miller: "Too Many Troubles"
07 Rachael Davis: "Lonely When You're Gone"
08 Odetta: "You Gotta Know How"
09 Mili Bermejo: "Cómo Hacemos"
10 Deb Talan: "Ashes on Your Eyes"
11 Bebel Gilberto: "Sem ContexE7ão"
12 Tracy Bonham: "I'm No Giant"
13 Monique Ortiz: "Black Feather Wings"
14 Erin McKeown: "Queen of Quiet (fancy radio mix)"
15 Sweet Honey In The Rock: "Run"
16 Wannetta Jackson: "More Love"

n Respond II is a sequel to 1999's Respond benefit CD. That disc featured Juliana Hatfield and Mary Lou Lord, and it raised over $125,000 for RESPOND, Inc. This second installment is dedicated to the memory of the late Billboard Editor-in-Chief Timothy White who named the first Respond as his favorite album of the year for 1999.

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