SING

Sing was created to showcase a slice of the best of contemporary a cappella to both the existing vocal music establishment and those who may be relatively unaware of the a cappella movement. The purpose of the compilation is to give talented groups and individuals an opportunity to be heard on a worldwide stage by placing their music alongside some of the biggest names in the a cappella universe. Each Sing album includes groups and tracks that stretch the limits of the genre, including groundbreaking original music from some of the hottest new stars. In listening to any Sing album, our hope is that each listener will appreciate the growing creativity of the a cappella art form and will be challenged and even inspired to bring this ingenuity into their own local spheres of vocal performance. Sing is the only compilation that has garnered a perfect RARB score ever - and we have done it multiple times!
Albums
Sing Six: Sunny Side Up
22 Tracks
Released 2009
CASA's 2009 installment in the Sing series, sing six: sunny side up, showcases a massive array of talent, musical style and artistic ambition. Featuring seven original songs (including a record four originals by collegiate groups) and tracks in four different languages, sing six broadens your horizons and expands your musical palette. The Hyannis Sound opens the album with a mind-boggling cover of Boston's "Foreplay/Longtime". Up-and-coming vocal sensation Sonos gives a sultry rendition of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back". And for the first time, CASA is proud to feature a group from its own Contemporary A cappella League (CAL), The Red States, and their fresh, spunky cover of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance".
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hyannis Sound | Foreplay / Longtime | Boston | 5:03 | |
| 2. | Brandeis VoiceMale | Time (Bring It On) | (none) | 4:33 | |
| 3. | Firedrill! | Got to Get You Into My Life | Beatles/EWF | 3:41 | |
| 4. | Red States | Just Dance | Lady Gaga/DJ Red One | 4:00 | |
| 5. | Cluster | 224 | (none) | 3:23 | |
| 6. | The Amalgamates | Let It Die | Foo Fighters | 4:10 | |
| 7. | Basix | Diversity | (none) | 3:30 | |
| 8. | Out of the Blue (Yale) | Love Begins | (none) | 5:10 | |
| 9. | Liquid 5th | Say Goodbye | Urban Sophisticates | 3:25 | |
| 10. | Maybe6ix | Qualcosa Che Non C'é | Toffoli | 4:37 | |
| 11. | Sonos | I Want You Back | Jackson 5 | 3:36 | |
| 12. | Tigeroar | Waiting for You | (none) | 4:45 | |
| 13. | Sil'hooetes | Wreckless Love | Alicia Keys | 3:30 | |
| 14. | 18 Wheelers | Be Good to Me | Ashley Tisdale | 4:37 | |
| 15. | The House Jacks | What's For Real | (none) | 3:46 | |
| 16. | Masala | Distant Places | (none) | 4:32 | |
| 17. | Out of the Blue (Duke) | Keeps Getting Better | Christina Aguilera | 3:01 | |
| 18. | Tufts Beelzebubs | All the Love in the World | Nine Inch Nails | 4:10 | |
| 19. | Apes & Babes | Bånsuil | Norwegian traditional | 4:05 | |
| 20. | Rusty Pipes | For the Widows in Paradise. For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti | Sufjan Stevens | 3:31 | |
| 21. | Six13 | Im Eshkachech | Traditional | 4:21 | |
| 22. | The Harmonics | Spiel Mit Mir | Rammstein | 4:46 |
SING V: Groovus
20 Tracks
Released 2008
Sing V continues the proud tradition of bringing together outstanding artists whose work would otherwise go unnoticed with some of the biggest names in contemporary a cappella. Sing V features previously unreleased tracks from Italian X-Factor champions Cluster as well as New York sensation Naturally Seven. Tracks from off the beaten path include Lilli Lewis's "Sanguine Song" and Mauf's "Freedom". Finally, the very finest of collegiate a cappella is represented by, among others, Rutgers Casual Harmony, from their astonishing self-titled album, and the Stanford Harmonics, whose rendition of "Sound of Silence" blurs the line between cover tune and performance art piece.
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Naturally 7 | Wall of Sound | (none) | 3:35 | |
| 2. | Clef Hangers | Ain't Nothing Wrong | Robert Randolph and the Family Band | 2:44 | |
| 3. | UGA Noteworthy | Move On | (none) | 3:16 | |
| 4. | Ghost Files | Come Back Home | (none) | 2:46 | |
| 5. | Rescue | Unleashed | Warren Barfield | 3:20 | |
| 6. | Mauf | Freedom | (none) | 2:08 | |
| 7. | Cornell Chordials | The Moment I Said It | Imogen Heap | 5:11 | |
| 8. | Stouxingers | When Love Comes to Town | U2 | 4:35 | |
| 9. | Fairmont Eleventh Hour | She Will Be Loved | Maroon 5 | 4:13 | |
| 10. | Duke Pitchforks | As You Go | (none) | 4:09 | |
| 11. | Oregon Divisi | Mama Who Bore Me | From "Spring Awakening" The Musical | 3:11 | |
| 12. | Lilli Lewis | Sanguine Song | (none) | 3:10 | |
| 13. | Liquid 5th & Mia Renwall | Tourniquet | Evanescence, Rocky Gray | 5:11 | |
| 14. | MIT Logarhythms | Blower's Daughter | Damien Rice | 4:41 | |
| 15. | Cluster | Let You Go | (none) | 3:53 | |
| 16. | Rutgers Casual Harmony | Stronger | Kanye West | 4:30 | |
| 17. | Mosaic | Manhattan Groove | (none) | 3:25 | |
| 18. | Vox 11 | Two Sisters | (none) | 4:54 | |
| 19. | Stanford Harmonics | The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon | 5:00 | |
| 20. | Duwende | Young Leaders of Tomorrow | Duwende | 4:00 |
SING IV: Good Medicine
20 Tracks
Released 2007
Sing IV: Good Medicine garnered a perfect score of 5.0 on RARB for its outstanding mix of risk-taking and artistic integrity. Reviewer Brian Haverkate raved, "Sing IV: Good Medicine has hit this one out of the park with one effortless and powerful swing that is beautiful to watch sail over the fence." This compilation includes some of the best of the frontiers of a cappella, including the McLemore brothers' vocal electronica masterpiece "On the Edge" as well as more acoustic soundouts, like Firedrill's "Can't Stop Thinkin' 'Bout You". From the edgy to the soulful to the sublime, Sing IV showcases artistic standouts from 2007 in the a cappella world.
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | baSix | Can't Get You Out of My Head | Kylie Minogue | 3:04 | |
| 2. | UNC Clef Hangers | My Love | Justin Timberlake | 4:55 | |
| 3. | Six13 | D'ror Yikra | Origina | 3:00 | |
| 4. | Washington After Dark | Mama's Room | Under the Influence of Giants | 3:51 | |
| 5. | U. Penn Masala | Aankhon Mein Tu Hai | (none) | 2:50 | |
| 6. | Yale Whiffenpoofs | New Hymn | James Taylor | 3:07 | |
| 7. | Tufts Beelzebubs | Digging In the Dirt | Peter Gabriel | 4:46 | |
| 8. | Vocal Line | We Need a Resolution | Aaliyah | 4:03 | |
| 9. | Stanford Talisman | Ohureo | Traditional | 2:45 | |
| 10. | Fork | My Sin | Fork | 3:31 | |
| 11. | Stanford Harmonics | Cells | The Servant | 4:16 | |
| 12. | Elon Sweet Signatures | Magic Tree | Kristen Price | 3:14 | |
| 13. | Oxford Out Of The Blue | Canned Heat | Jamiroquai | 3:30 | |
| 14. | Hyannis Sound | Ready for Love | India.Arie | 4:06 | |
| 15. | Rochester Midnight Ramblers | Minstrel's Prayer | Cartel | 4:31 | |
| 16. | McLemore Brothers | On the Edge | Jon McLemore | 3:22 | |
| 17. | UNC Tar Heel Voices | Secret | Maroon 5 | 4:19 | |
| 18. | Maryland Faux Paz | Heaven's a Lie | Lacuna Coil | 4:41 | |
| 19. | transit | Whispers | Transit | 3:24 | |
| 20. | Firedrill! | Can't Stop Thinking About You | Martin Sexton | 6:56 |
SING 3: Mélange à Trois
18 Tracks
Released 2006
Sing 3 is the junction of premium production techniques, electrifying vocal displays and eclectic arranging skills. With this album, the series branches out from its beginnings as a showcase of the best in continental a cappella to incorporate tracks by amazing groups from around the world. The compilation highlights and extols the genre-defining tracks from many aspects of the contemporary a cappella listening spectrum with a "cohesiveness of sound that prevails over a plethora of genres and group types". With five incredible original tunes and several previously unreleased tracks, this album made some serious waves in the land of vocal music and beyond.
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kid Beyond | Mothership | Kid Beyond | 3:14 | |
| 2. | baSix | Treat Her Like a Lady | Diana King | 3:10 | |
| 3. | UGA Accidentals | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 2:43 | |
| 4. | Clef Hangers | Feelin' Good | Michael Bublé | 3:56 | |
| 5. | UGA Noteworthy | Wonderwall | Oasis | 3:47 | |
| 6. | m-pact | Have a Talk With God | Stevie Wonder | 4:20 | |
| 7. | 5 Alone | Ridin' the Rails | k.d. lang & Take 6 (From Dick Tracy) | 2:09 | |
| 8. | Cosmos | Saullekts | Cosmos | 4:10 | |
| 9. | Duke Pitchforks | Hysteria | Muse | 3:39 | |
| 10. | Rajaton | Kivinen Tie | Rajaton | 3:38 | |
| 11. | The House Jacks | Summertime | n/a | 4:05 | |
| 12. | Brandeis VoiceMale | Human Nature | Michael Jackson/Boyz II Men | 3:45 | |
| 13. | Clemson TakeNote | So You Are to Me | Eastmountiansouth | 2:37 | |
| 14. | Ascending Height | Setup for the Fall | Ascending Height | 3:15 | |
| 15. | Hyannis Sound | Love Train | The O'jays | 3:05 | |
| 16. | transit | Hide and Seek | Imogen Heap | 4:32 | |
| 17. | Tufts Beelzebubs | The Trial | Pink Floyd | 5:40 | |
| 18. | Rochester Midnight Ramblers | Question! | System of a Down | 3:29 |
SING 2: Eclectic Boogaloo
20 Tracks
Released 2005
"The major theme of Sing 2: Eclectic Boogaloo is audible excellence." Following on the heels of the critically-acclaimed Sing CD, sing2 represents a slice of the very best that contemporary a cappella has to offer. The CD supersizes your listening pleasure by adding five additional tracks to the mix of stellar music. The compilation includes six original songs from the pop and r&b worlds and several previously unreleased tracks. Called the "BOCA + CARA" of the former Alliance for A Cappella Initiatives, the album reached beyond its Southern roots to deliver some of the most amazing tracks coming out of North America. Another feature of the album is the emergence of kick-ass and rocking female a cappella as the ladies capture the attention of the testosterone-laden populace again.
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon On The Rocks | Kyrie | Mr. Mister | 4:11 | |
| 2. | The House Jacks | This Man's Pride | The House Jacks | 3:40 | |
| 3. | Duwende | I Fall | Duwende | 4:11 | |
| 4. | Duke Pitchforks | Mala Gente | Juanes | 3:08 | |
| 5. | Boston College Bostonians | You Dance | Eastmountiansouth | 4:35 | |
| 6. | UNCG Sapphires | Numb | Linkin Park | 3:00 | |
| 7. | Clockwork | Creep | Radiohead | 3:55 | |
| 8. | UNC Loreleis | Vindicated | Dashboard Confessional | 3:11 | |
| 9. | Stanford Harmonics | Faster Faster | Bree Sharp | 3:54 | |
| 10. | Cadence | Don't Fix What's Broken | Cadence | 3:57 | |
| 11. | Michigan Dicks & Janes | Blues In the Night | Ella Fitzgerald | 4:05 | |
| 12. | Joseph Bates | Never the Time | Joseph Bates | 5:03 | |
| 13. | UNC Clef Hangers | Can You Stand the Rain? | Boyz II Men | 3:58 | |
| 14. | Moosebutter | I Hate Mosquitos | Moosebutter | 5:50 | |
| 15. | Vox One | You Know | Vox One | 4:15 | |
| 16. | Elon Sweet Signatures | Amsterdam | Guster | 3:32 | |
| 17. | 5 Alone | Silence of Time | New York Voices | 2:25 | |
| 18. | UVA Academical Village People | Do You Love Me? | The Contours | 3:05 | |
| 19. | Oregon Divisi | Yeah! | Usher | 3:38 | |
| 20. | Tufts Beelzebubs | Paranoid Android | Radiohead | 6:03 |
SING: A Vocal Explosion
15 Tracks
Released 2004
A little background: Sing: A Vocal Explosion was released in the Fall of 2003, at the 1st annual SoJam a cappella festival.
The album showcases many of the best Professional and Collegiate a cappella groups from across the Southeastern United States, ranging from Washington, DC to Orlando, FL. With a broad mix of covers and originals, including tracks from Da Vinci's Notebook, Blue Jupiter and even a four and a half minute vocal percussion solo, the compilation was well received within the a cappella community, and was chosen as a RARB Pick of '04. No matter your musical tastes (so long as they were a cappella), Sing offers something for everyone.
| Artist | Track | Original Artist | Arranger(s) | Soloist(s) | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UVA Academical Village People | Kate | Ben Folds Five | AVP | Josh Hailey | 3:00 | |
| 2. | Elon Twisted Measure | Strong Enough | Sheryl Crow | Kara Falck | Katie Howell | 3:10 | |
| 3. | NoJoe | It's Gonna Rain | Traditional | (none) | (none) | 2:40 | |
| 4. | UNCG Spartones | Stutter | Joe (feat. Mystikal) | Josh Flores | John Bennett | 3:37 | |
| 5. | UNC Loreleis | Mother Mother | Tracy Bonham | Cheng/Gane | Meredith Dillard | 3:07 | |
| 6. | Blue Jupiter | Heaven's Highest Hill | Billy Falcon | (none) | (none) | 4:07 | |
| 7. | Emory Aural Pleasure | Winter | Tori Amos | Rob Redel | Nicole Setzen | 5:39 | |
| 8. | UNC Clef Hangers | Easy | The Commodores | Davis / Massey / Neal / Fischer | Jason Hamlin | 4:40 | |
| 9. | Jon McLemore | Don't Love Nobody | Jon McLemore | (none) | (none) | 2:27 | |
| 10. | NCSU Grains Of Time | Lose Control | Eric Carmen | Rob Lee | Ed Corey | 4:48 | |
| 11. | dcVocals | I Can't Make You Love Me | Bonnie Rait | Alex Kleinman | Dipka Jain | 4:05 | |
| 12. | Duke Pitchforks | Rebecca | Patrick McGee Band | Mark Hecker/Joseph Bates | Scott Lemmon | 3:35 | |
| 13. | 4:2:Five | Rules | 4:2:Five | (none) | (none) | 2:59 | |
| 14. | Da Vinci's Notebook | Another Irish Drinking Song | Dave Baumgartner | (none) | (none) | 3:59 | |
| 15. | Dave Baumgartner | Spittin' Image (Vp Freestyle) | Dave Baumgartner | Dave Baumgartner | Dave Baumgartner | 3:44 |







