Ozzy and
Sharon Osbourne officially announced Monday (Jan. 17) their plans to record a cover of
ERIC CLAPTON's
"Tears in Heaven" to benefit storm recovery efforts, according to
MTV.com.
VELVET REVOLVER,
AEROSMITH's
Steven Tyler,
Ozzy and
Kelly Osbourne are among the artists lending their voices to the song, sales of which will benefit the
Disasters Emergency Committee's
Tsunami Earthquake Appeal.
The recording sessions will take place on two continents, starting this Thursday at London's
Whitfield Street Studios, where
VELVET REVOLVER,
Elton John and Italian opera star
Andrea Bocelli will lay down vocals. The following week,
Gwen Stefani,
Rod Stewart, the
Osbournes,
Josh Groban and
Robbie Williams will record their tracks in Los Angeles.
Pink is set to record in New York, and
Tyler will do his vocal work in Boston.
Sharon is set to produce the track along with
"American Idol" judge
Simon Cowell.
Clapton's original version of
"Tears" — written after the tragic death of his 4-year-old son
Conor in 1991 — first appeared on the 1992 soundtrack to the film
"Rush", and then later that year on his
"Unplugged" album. The stripped-down, acoustic version of the song took home several
Grammy awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
