Help(2)

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Annotation

CD 2 Track 11 contains 2 tracks separated by approximately a minute silence.
Oliva Rodrigo - The Book Of Love: 0:00 - 3:58
Oasis - Acquiesce (Live At Wembley Stadium September 28, 2025): 5:00 - 9:12

From War Child web site: "HELP(2) carries forward the spirit of the original ‘HELP’ album and was brought to life through a close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, recorded predominantly across one extraordinary week in November 2025. Under the stewardship of acclaimed producer James Ford as Executive Producer"

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): WARCHILD16CD AQ54158-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): WARCHILD16CD AQ54158-02 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L578
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L578

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-06 23:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: A
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1Opening Night
engineer:
Ed Farrell and Seth Taylor (recording engineer)
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Loren Humphrey
bass guitar:
Nick O’Malley (UK bassist for Arctic Monkeys)
drums (drum set):
Matt Helders
guitar:
Jamie Cook (guitarist in Arctic Monkeys) and Tom Rowley
lead vocals:
Alex Turner
recording of:
Opening Night
writer:
Alex Turner
Arctic Monkeys4:21
2Flags
engineer:
Samuel Egglenton, Paul Pritchard (recording engineer), Seth Taylor (recording engineer) and Sherry Yeh
producer:
Damon Albarn, James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Toby L. and Marta Salogni (engineer and producer working in Studio Mute in West London)
mixer:
Marta Salogni (engineer and producer working in Studio Mute in West London)
bass guitar:
Seye Adelekan (Nigerian-British bassist)
drums (drum set):
Femi Koleoso
guitar:
Johnny Marr, Dave Okumu, Kae Tempest and Adrian Utley
piano:
Damon Albarn
synthesizer:
Adrian Utley
choir vocals:
Damon Albarn, Carl Barât, Jarvis Cocker, Georgia Ellery, Marika Hackman (Brighton based singer / songwriter), Wayne Hernandez (UK vocalist), Nadia Kadek, May Kershaw, Johnny Marr, Declan McKenna, Rosa Walton, Charlie Wayne and David Wrench
lead vocals:
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest
recording of:
Flags
writer:
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten and Kae Tempest
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest5:07
3Strangers
engineer:
Chris Bolster and Annie Gasiorowski
producer:
Marta Salogni (engineer and producer working in Studio Mute in West London)
accordion and piano:
May Kershaw
banjo and drums (drum set):
Charlie Wayne
bass guitar:
Tyler Hyde
guitar:
Luke Mark
mandolin and violin:
Georgia Ellery
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Lewis Evans (Black Country, New Road)
vocals:
Georgia Ellery, Tyler Hyde and May Kershaw
recording of:
Strangers
writer:
Georgia Ellery, Lewis Evans (Black Country, New Road), Tyler Hyde, May Kershaw, Luke Mark and Charlie Wayne
Black Country, New Road4:29
4Let’s Do It Again!
engineer:
Chris Bolster and Seth Taylor (recording engineer)
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Animesh Raval (audio and recording engineer)
mixer:
Animesh Raval (audio and recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Georgia Davies
drums (drum set):
Luca Caruso
guitar:
Lizzie Mayland (Guitarist of The Last Dinner Party) and Emily Roberts (The Last Dinner Party)
harp:
Kate Zezulka
keyboard and piano:
Aurora Nishevci
trombone:
Jane Salmon (trombonist)
trumpet:
Finn Bradley
background vocals:
Lizzie Mayland (Guitarist of The Last Dinner Party), Aurora Nishevci and Emily Roberts (The Last Dinner Party)
lead vocals:
Abigail Morris (The Last Dinner Party)
recording of:
Let’s Do It Again!
lyricist:
Abigail Morris (The Last Dinner Party)
composer:
Luca Caruso, Georgia Davies, James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Lizzie Mayland (Guitarist of The Last Dinner Party), Aurora Nishevci and Emily Roberts (The Last Dinner Party)
The Last Dinner Party44:31
5Sunday Morning
producer and mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
drums (drum set), keyboard and lap steel guitar:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
vocals:
Beth Gibbons
cover recording of:
Sunday Morning
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Beth Gibbons4:50
6Lilac Wine
engineer:
David Greenbaum (producer, mixer, engineer and songwriter, aka “Elevator”)
producer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and Erik Brauer
bass guitar, drums (drum set) and piano:
Jason Falkner
guitar:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and Jason Falkner
keyboard:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
synthesizer:
Arooj Aftab (Pakistani singer/composer/producer)
vocals:
Arooj Aftab (Pakistani singer/composer/producer) and Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
cover recording of:
Lilac Wine
lyricist and composer:
James H. Shelton (composer of “Lilac Wine”)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Arooj Aftab & Beck3:46
7The 343 Loop
producer and mixer:
Archy Marshall (King Krule real name)
guitar:
Archy Marshall (King Krule real name)
recording of:
The 343 Loop
writer:
Archy Marshall (King Krule real name)
King Krule2:06
8Universal Soldier
programming:
Martin L. Gore
engineer:
Adrian Hierholzer
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Marta Salogni (engineer and producer working in Studio Mute in West London)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Martin L. Gore
vocals:
Dave Gahan
cover recording of:
The Universal Soldier
lyricist and composer:
Buffy Sainte‐Marie
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
Depeche Mode3:21
9Helicopters
engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood and Riley McIntyre (engineer)
producer:
Ezra Collective (jazz fusion group)
bass guitar:
TJ Koleoso
drums (drum set):
Femi Koleoso
keyboard:
Joe Armon‐Jones (UK jazz pianist and producer)
saxophone:
James Mollison
trumpet:
Ife Ogunjobi
vocals:
Greentea Peng
recording of:
Helicopters
lyricist:
Aria Wells
composer:
Joe Armon‐Jones (UK jazz pianist and producer), Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, James Mollison and Ife Ogunjobi
Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng3:58
10Nothing I Could Hide
programming and producer:
Baird Acheson (singer-songwriter - Baird Acheson)
mixer:
David Wrench
guitar:
Simon Martinez
vocals:
Arlo Parks (Alternative R&B artist)
recording of:
Nothing I Could Hide
lyricist:
Arlo Parks (Alternative R&B artist)
composer:
Baird Acheson (singer-songwriter - Baird Acheson)
Arlo Parks2:58
11Parasite
engineer:
Annie Gasiorowski
producer:
David Wrench
bass guitar:
Nicholas Eden
cello:
Blossom Caldarone
drums (drum set):
Douglas Frost
guitar:
Graham Coxon, Lily Fontaine and Lewis Whiting
vocals:
Lily Fontaine
recording of:
Parasite
lyricist:
Lily Fontaine
composer:
Nicholas Eden, Lily Fontaine, Douglas Frost and Lewis Whiting
English Teacher & Graham Coxon3:10
12Say Yes
engineer:
Tom Ashpitel (engineer)
producer:
Catherine Marks (record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer)
mixer:
Neil Comber (engineer)
guitar:
Beatrice Laus and Jason Vance Harris
vocals:
Beatrice Laus
cover recording of:
Say Yes
lyricist and composer:
Elliott Smith (US singer‐songwriter)
beabadoobee2:39
2▼CD
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1Relive, Redie
producer:
James Krivchenia and Dom Monks
bass guitar:
מקס אולארצ׳יק (Max Oleartchik)
drums (drum set):
James Krivchenia
guitar:
Adrianne Lenker and Buck Meek
pedal steel guitar, synthesizer and background vocals:
Mat Davidson
lead vocals:
Adrianne Lenker
recording of:
Relive, Redie
writer:
Adrianne Lenker
Big Thief3:25
2Black Boys on Mopeds
engineer:
Annie Gasiorowski and Freddie Light
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Loren Humphrey and Animesh Raval (audio and recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Grian Chatten and Conor Deegan III
cello:
Amy Langley
drums (drum set):
Tom Coll
guitar:
Conor Curley
mellotron, piano and synthesizer:
Conor Deegan III
viola:
Amy Stanford
violin:
Gita Langley and Jessie Murphy (violinist)
lead vocals:
Grian Chatten
cover recording of:
Black Boys on Mopeds
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
Fontaines D.C.3:34
3Warning
engineer:
Ed Farrell
producer:
Cameron Winter (frontman of NYC‐based band Geese)
mixer:
Loren Humphrey
cello:
Amy Langley
lead vocals:
Cameron Winter (frontman of NYC‐based band Geese)
recording of:
Warning
writer:
Cameron Winter (frontman of NYC‐based band Geese)
Cameron Winter4:32
4Don’t Fight the Young
engineer:
Chris Bolster
producer:
Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings (Young Fathers) and Allysious Massaquoi
mixer:
Dan Cox (engineer)
bass guitar and synthesizer:
Graham Hastings (Young Fathers)
drums (drum set) and organ:
Graham Hastings (Young Fathers) and Allysious Massaquoi
vocals:
Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings (Young Fathers) and Allysious Massaquoi
recording of:
Don’t Fight the Young
writer:
Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings (Young Fathers) and Allysious Massaquoi
Young Fathers2:28
5Begging for Change
programming:
Jason Buckle (British electronic musician)
engineer:
Gordon Davidson (engineer, Abbey Road Studios), Ed Farrell and Annie Gasiorowski
producer and mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Animesh Raval (audio and recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Andrew McKinney
drums (drum set):
Nick Banks
guitar:
Jarvis Cocker and Mark Andrew Webber (Guitarist with Pulp)
keyboard:
Candida Doyle
percussion:
Adam Betts (British drummer)
viola:
Richard Jones (21st century British violinist) and Jennymay Logan
violin:
Emma Smith (violinist)
background vocals:
Jason Buckle (British electronic musician), Leo Chadburn, Jennymay Logan, Laura Moody (British cellist and composer) and Emma Smith (violinist)
lead vocals:
Jarvis Cocker
recording of:
Begging for Change
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
composer:
Nick Banks, Adam Betts (British drummer), Jason Buckle (British electronic musician), Candida Doyle, Andrew McKinney, Emma Smith (violinist) and Mark Andrew Webber (Guitarist with Pulp)
Pulp4:21
6Naboo
programming and producer:
Sampha Sisay
engineer:
Billy Halliday
mixer:
David Wrench
keyboard and synthesizer:
Sampha Sisay
vocals:
Sampha Sisay
recording of:
Naboo
writer:
Sampha Sisay
Sampha3:14
7Obvious
producer:
Jon McMullen
mixer:
David Wrench
bass guitar:
Ellis Durand (member of Wet Leg)
guitar:
Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale
organ:
Jon McMullen and Joshua Mobaraki
percussion:
Jon McMullen
vocals:
Rhian Teasdale
recording of:
Obvious
writer:
Rhian Teasdale
Wet Leg3:31
8When the War Is Finally Done
engineer:
Daniela Sicilia and Lake Turner
producer:
Lake Turner and David Wrench
cello:
Amy Langley
viola:
Amy Stanford
violin:
Gita Langley and Jessie Murphy (violinist)
vocals:
Yannis Philippakis
arranger:
Gita Langley, Amy Langley, Jessie Murphy (violinist) and Amy Stanford
recording of:
When the War Is Finally Done
writer:
Yannis Philippakis
Foals3:58
9Carried My Girl
programming and mixer:
David Kosten
engineer:
Jake Stainer (Jake Stainer, audio engineer and producer)
producer:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) and David Kosten
organ and piano:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes)
synthesizer:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) and David Kosten
vocals:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes)
recording of:
Carried My Girl
writer:
Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes)
Bat for Lashes3:55
10Sunday Light
engineer:
Gordon Davidson (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) and Seth Taylor (recording engineer)
producer:
Catherine Marks (record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer)
mixer:
Dan Cox (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Alex Reeves (UK freelance drummer and percussionist)
guitar:
Anna Calvi and Adrian Utley
piano:
Catherine Marks (record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer)
synthesizer:
Adrian Utley
vocals:
Anna Calvi, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell and Nilüfer Yanya
recording of:
Sunday Light
writer:
Anna Calvi
Anna Calvi, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis feat. Ellie Rowsell4:02
11The Book of Love
engineer:
John Barrett (engineer) and Freddie Light
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Toby L. and Catherine Marks (record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer)
mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Catherine Marks (record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer)
cello:
Amy Langley
guitar:
Graham Coxon
piano:
Ed Harcourt (English singer‐songwriter)
viola:
Amy Stanford
lead vocals:
Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
The Book of Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
publisher:
Gay And Loud Music
Olivia Rodrigo9:12

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Emma Greengrass (video producer; performs with Oasis) (task: management)
Ian McAndrew (task: management)
mastering:Charlie Colton (mastering engineer; works with Lori Meyers, Cirkle, Mella Dee)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:War Child Records (War Child UK's label with VMLAS)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/36694906 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0GFX67S6S [info]

Release group

creative direction:James Ellis Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
associated singles/EPs:Flags by Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest
Let’s Do It Again! by The Last Dinner Party
Opening Night by Arctic Monkeys
part of:War Child (Charity albums) (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/4153960 [info]
reviews:https://laut.de/Various-Artists/Alben/Help-2-126596 [info]
https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=21424 [info]