R. Kelly [ tickets ] has recorded a song titled “World Voices” that will serve as the title track to an album on which artists--including Faith Hill [ tickets ], Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Monica [ tickets ], Celine Dion [ tickets ] and LeAnn Rimes [ tickets ]--recite prayers written and authorized by Pope John Paul III, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Among other recording acts that have recorded prayers for the release are Vince Gill, 98 Degrees and Britney Spears. Other celebrities said to have recorded prayers include Dennis Franz, James Earl Jones and Brooke Shields.

The R. Kelly track is expected to be the only full-length song on the album. According to the Sun-Times, the song has been heard only by Vatican representatives and Rick Garson, the album's executive producer.

Columbia Records is scheduled to release “World Voice 2000” in September. An accompanying coffee table book, DVD and individual prayer books are also planned.

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