Gay Anthems
Encyclopedia
Gay Anthems is a series of compilation album
s which have been released by Almighty Records
around the world with the first release in 2006. The albums feature tracks which the label feels are Gay anthem
s and are aimed at the gay market.
. The deal between the two businesses meant that Almighty would remix some of the material Universal was due to release as promotional material for DJs and therefore increase the awareness of songs and bring them to a wider audience and thus hope to increase sales. In return Almighty would get increased exposure for their own productions which meant CDs would be made available at high street retail chains such as HMV
and Zavvi
for the first time, as well as music downloads on iTunes
.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s which have been released by Almighty Records
Almighty Records
Almighty Records is a British recording label and remix production team founded in 1989, releasing their first single in the same year. Producing mainly Dance-Pop and Hi-NRG music, the label is best known for releasing remakes and remixes of mainstream pop songs...
around the world with the first release in 2006. The albums feature tracks which the label feels are Gay anthem
Gay anthem
A gay anthem is a song that has become widely popular among, or has become identified with, the LGBT community; usually with gay men. The lyrics of gay anthems are often marked with hope against the odds, pride, unity, or defiance...
s and are aimed at the gay market.
Production and Promotion
The album and its promotion was made possible by the deal made between the record label, Almighty Records and Universal MusicUniversal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
. The deal between the two businesses meant that Almighty would remix some of the material Universal was due to release as promotional material for DJs and therefore increase the awareness of songs and bring them to a wider audience and thus hope to increase sales. In return Almighty would get increased exposure for their own productions which meant CDs would be made available at high street retail chains such as HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
and Zavvi
Zavvi
Zavvi was an entertainment retail chain in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, originally Virgin Megastores. Zavvi was formed in September 2007 when a management buy-out team purchased the company from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group....
for the first time, as well as music downloads on iTunes
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
.
Albums
To date there have been three albums released in the series with the last two being released in 2008. All three albums feature two discs with the second being a drive-time non-stop mix of all the tracks on disc one.- Gay Anthems 1 - 12 tracks
- Gay Anthems 2 - 12 tracks + 1 megamix
- Gay Anthems 3 - 14 tracks
External links
- Official website
- Gay Anthems
- Universal Music Group
- [ Almighty: Gay Anthems, Vol. 3 - All Music Guide]
- [ Almighty: Gay Anthems, Vol. 2 - All Music Guide]