Song Nation is a charity compilation album

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...

 featuring some of the most important Japanese

Japan

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 performers from the Avex Trax

Avex Trax

, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...

 label. The CD was made to raise money for the September 11, 2001 attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

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.
It was produced by two of the most important record producers of Japan

Japan

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: Masato "Max" Matsuura

Max Matsuura

, better known as Max Matsuura, is a record producer and president of one of the largest music labels in Japan, Avex Group. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists and converting them into big stars. Ayumi Hamasaki is the most famous example of Matsuura's work...

 and Globe

Globe (band)

Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...

's Tetsuya Komuro

Tetsuya Komuro

, also known as TK, is a Japanese keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer born on November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as being the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream...

. A remix album was released titled Song Nation 2: Trance. It contained an additional disc and additional tracks along with of the original tracks from the first Song Nation. A Song Is Born, the track by Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...

 and Keiko was able to peak at #1 on the Oricon chart.

Track listing

1. "A Song Is Born" – Ayumi Hamasaki
   Ayumi Hamasaki
   is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
   
    & Keiko
2. "The Meaning Of Peace
   The meaning of peace
   "The Meaning of Peace" single was made to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Kumi Koda collaborated with Korean pop singer BoA and fellow artists under the Avex Trax record label on the charity album Song Nation with the single "The Meaning of Peace", which was produced by Tetsuya...
   
   " – Kumi Koda
   Kumi Koda
   , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
   
    & BoA
   BoA
   Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
   
   
3. "Lovin' It
   Lovin' It
   "Lovin' it" single was made to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Namie Amuro and Verbal from M-Flo recored this song to the album Song Nation by Tetsuya Komuro. Namie Amuro sang Lovin' it in the Best Tour "Live Style 2006". Lovin' it is the 3rd track of Song Nation, after a song...
   
   " Namie Amuro
   Namie Amuro
   is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
   
    and Verbal
   Verbal (rapper)
   Verbal is a Japanese third generation Zainichi Korean hip-hop MC, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the J-Pop hip-hop duo m-flo....
   
   
4. "In Case Of Me" – Kaori Mochida
   Kaori Mochida
   is the female lead singer of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing.- Biography :Kaori Mochida was a child actress, appearing in children's magazines and TV spots. Using the stage name of she sang with a girl band called , a group similar to Morning Musume. They changed their name to...
   
   
5. "Again" – Tomiko Van
   Tomiko Van
   , is a Japanese J-pop singer and occasional actress, as well as a member of the band Do As Infinity , along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split.- Beginnings as solo artist :...
   
   
6. "My Planet" – Hitomi
   Hitomi
   better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
   
   
7. "Do Over Again" – Halna
8. "One Nation" – TRF
   TRF (band)
   TRF is a Japanese pop/dance group. Its members are rapper DJ Koo, lead vocalist Yu-ki, and dancers Chiharu, Etsu, and Sam.-History:...
   
   
9. "Get Into You Suddenly" – Balance
10. "Lights Brought The Future" – Keiko