On September 14, a country music compilation album titled When They Come Back will debut solely benefiting the newly launched Boot Campaign, which was created to assist and fund military personnel and veterans.
Featuring 16 country music artists, the When They Come Back track list combines previously released material from popular musicians, including Aaron Watson, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Reckless Kelly, Wade Bowen, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stoney La Rue, Kevin Fowler, Bleu Edmondson, Jack Ingram, Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band, Cory Morrow, No Justice, Robert Earl Keen and Micky and the Motor Cars.
In addition, the title track, “When They Come Back,” by Derek Sholl has provided the Boot Campaign with its own anthem and will fit the compilation perfectly, as it takes a closer look into the period of soldiers’ lives when they enter back into civilization. Sholl says, “The track is more of a message than a song...” The song lyrics, “When they come back, they thank God they’re home/they’re older, wiser, filled with more pride than they’ve ever known,” tell the story that the Boot Campaign is also painting with photos of supporting citizens in military boots, the theme of the organization’s print ads.
“We hope that by listening to the song people become aware of the sacrifices military men and women have made and know that they can help,” said Sholl.
Partnered with the USO, the Boot Campaign was inspired by Marcus Luttrell’s book, Lone Survivor, and has continued gaining ground through grassroots marketing and celebrity endorsements that include the famed Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, actor Jim Caviezel and country stars Gretchen Wilson and Joe Nichols.

Track list:

1) If we ever make it home           Wade Bowen

2) Down in flames                        Stoney Larue

3) Long way home                      Cross Canadian Ragweed

4) Home                                     Eli Young Band

5) When they come back            Derek Sholl

6) God for saken town                 Reckless Kelly

7) Red dress                              No Justice

8) Thanks for the freedom/Fighting    Aaron Watson

9) That’s a man                           Jack Ingram

10) Down and out                       Randy Rogers Band

11) GTMO blues                        Cory Morrow

12) 100% Texan                        Kevin Fowler

13) Naive                                  Micky and the Motorcars

14) Black and white                   Bleu Edmondson

15) Time in hell                          Jason Boland

16) I’m coming home                  Robert Earl Keen

To pre-order the compilation album, please click here.