He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother

[NJR]

I know this is old news to some of you, but a friend of mine emailed me this. Not sure I ever saw the video, but I remember the terrible event.

The background -

• In 1989 a human crush occurred during the FA Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans. Twenty-three years later the Hillsborough Independent Panel published the findings of its report which concluded that no Liverpool fans were responsible for the disaster, and up to 41 lives could potentially have been saved if the response of the emergency services had been swifter. Steve Rotheram, the MP for Liverpool Walton, expressed a desire to release a charity single to raise funds for the legal costs of the Hillsborough victims' families as part of their campaign for justice. Inspired by Everton's Hillsborough tribute on 17 September 2012, when the Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was played prior to their match against Newcastle United, it was decided that a re-recording of the song by various artists would be released as the charity single.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

4:33 • Studio version • A

Paul McCartney : Electric guitar solo, Lead vocals     Gerry Marsden : Lead vocals

Steve Sidwell : Strings arrangement

Holly Johnson : Lead vocals Robbie Williams : Lead vocals

Rebecca Ferguson : Lead vocals Paloma Faith : Lead vocals

Eliza Doolittle : Lead vocals  Beverley Knight : Backing vocals, Lead vocals

Melanie C : Lead vocals  Andy Brown : Backing vocals, Lead vocals

Mick Jones : Electric guitar  Peter Hooton : Lead vocals

Chris Sharrock : Drums  Ren Harvieu : Lead vocals

Dave McCabe : Lead vocals Paul Heaton : Backing vocals, Lead vocals

Hollie Cook : Backing vocals  Jon McClure : Lead vocals

John Power : Backing vocals, Lead vocals Guy Chambers : Piano, Producer

Andrew Davitt : Acoustic guitar  Cyrus Reynolds : Brass arrangement

Ian Davidson : Choir arrangement, Choir conductor  David Catlin-Birch : Bass guitar

Alan Hansen : Choir John Bishop : Choir

Kenny Dalglish : Choir Neil Fitzmaurice : Choir

Peter Reid : Choir  Steve Rotheram : Choir

LIPA Gospel Choir : Choir Vasily Petrenko : Strings conductor

Richard Blake : Cornet, Flugelhorn Matthew Lewis : Euphonium

Meredith Moore : French horn Will Pound : Harmonica

Glenn Tilbrook : Lead vocals Shane MacGowan : Lead vocals

Richard Flack : Mixing engineer, Producer, Recording engineer Oliver Som : Recording engineer

Paul Stanborough : Recording engineer  Liam Nolan : Assistant recording engineer

Alec Brits : Assistant recording engineer (choir) Tony Draper : Recording engineer (choir)

Jon Withnall : Assistant recording engineer (strings)  Chris Taylor : Recording engineer (strings)

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Strings  Adi Brett : Strings

Amelia Jones : Strings  Anthony Banks : Strings

Catherine Marwood : Strings  Daniel Sanxis : Strings

David Rimbault : Strings  David Ruby : Strings

Fiona Stunden : Strings  Gemma Bass : Strings

Gethyn Jones : Strings Hilary Browning : Strings

James Justin Evans : Strings James Pattinson : Strings

Kathryn Cropper : Strings Lesley Gwyther : Strings

Olga Muszynska : Strings Paula Muldoon : Strings

Paulette Bayley : Strings Rachel Jones : Strings

Rakhvinder Singh : Strings Rebecca Walters : Strings

John Hebbron : Strings Sarah Hill : Strings

Simon Denton : Strings Stephan Mayer : Strings

Stephen Mann : Strings Susanna Jordan : Strings

Thelma Handy : Strings William Roberts : Tuba

[NJR]

I just got home from The Flower Power Cruise and got to see the Hollies perform this song in the big theatre on the Celebrity Summit. Had a front row seat that was miraculously available!