Red Sox All-Star Kevin Youkilis Enlists Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Allman Brothers Band for Charity

Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis has compiled a number of tracks for the new benefit album Music Hits Home. All proceeds from the album will benefit Youkilis’ charity Hits for Kids and the Boston based non-profit, Christopher’s Haven. The album mixes tracks by New England bands with unreleased live versions by a number of national acts. Highlights include a previously unreleased take on Dave Matthews Band’s ‘Why I Am,’ Phish’s version of Boston’s ‘Foreplay/Long Time’ and a live version of Allman Brother’s ‘Black Hearted Woman’ recorded at Mansfield, MA’s Great Woods. The album is now available through Rounder Records.
Here’s the track listing for Music Hits Home_:_
1. Why I Am ’ Dave Matthews Band
2. Black Hearted Woman ’ The Allman Brothers
3. Never Be Your Baby ’ Will Dailey
4. Sweet Disposition ’ Lori McKenna
5. Right Away People ’ Entrain
6. If I’d ‘A Let You ’ Ernie and the Automatics
7. Everything Changes ’ Staind
8. Foreplay/Longtime ’ Phish
9. Sunshine Highway ’ Dropkick Murphys
10. Do Somethin’ ’ Stereogrove