Several major songsters united by an animal cause teamed up to produce the album dedicated to charitable organisation, the SPCA.
Two-and-a-half years in the making, the CD features New Zealand artists Suzanne Lynch, Eddie Low, Larry Morris, John Rowles, the Massey High School Guitars and more.
Titled Gray Bartlett and Friends the group hopes the album, which was released earlier this month, will raise between $50,000 and $100,000 for the group. Front-runner of the project, country and western musician Gray Bartlett said his long history with the SPCA and his keen love of animals was his inspiration for the project.
"The SPCA is a major charity project of mine because I believe that animals play an important role in teaching people respect, kindness and love.
"If children and young adults learn to play with and treat animals with love they will learn how to do the same with people. Many people who get into trouble have often hurt animals prior to hurting people."
