A number of stars have joined together to recorded a version of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother for the The Justice Collective for Hillsborough, with all proceeds from single sales going towards the Hillsborough Families’ legal costs in their fight for justice.
Among the stars who have donated their time to recording the charity single are Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Andy Brown (Lawson), Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Mick Jones (The Clash), Peter Hooton (The Farm), Chris Sharrock (Beady Eye / Oasis), Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze), Ren Harvieu, Dave McCabe (The Zutons), Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), Hollie Cook, Jon McClure (Reverend & The Makers), John Power (Cast) and Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers).
The Hillsborough Tragedy happened in 1989, when 96 people were killed and 766 were injured during a crush at the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
The single will be released on December 17, and you can pre-order the single for mobile download by texting ‘JUSTICE’ to 80010.
