Bono, Corr take to high seas for album
Bono, Andrea Corr and Gavin Friday are among the stars who appear on an upcoming double album called 'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys'.
Billboard reports that the idea for the album came from Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski when they were working on 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'.
Commenting on the album, Verbinski said: "I slowly became fascinated by the idea of a contemporary reinterpretation of the sea chantey. I imagined the artists that I listen to and respect doing their take on this age-old music: the song of the sea."
Bono sings 'Dying Sailor to His Shipmates' on the album, while Corr and Friday perform renditions of 'Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold' and 'Baltimore Whores' respectively.
Other artists who appear on the album include Nick Cave, Sting, Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle and actor John C Reilly.
'Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys' will be released on the Anti label on 22 August.
