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By Jonathan Cohen Wed Jun 21, 10:08 PM ET

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Bono, Sting,

Lou Reed and Nick Cave are just a handful of the artists who have lent their voices to "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys," due out August 22 via the Anti- label.

The double-disc, 43-song set was produced by Hal Willner, working from an idea hatched by director

Gore Verbinski and actor Johnny Depp in the midst of shooting "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."

"I slowly became fascinated by the idea of a contemporary reinterpretation of the sea chantey," Verbinski says. "I imagined the artists that I listen to and respect doing their take on this age-old music: the song of the sea."

Willner wrangled the talent for the project, which also features contributions from Richard Thompson,

Bryan Ferry, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Wainwright, Joseph Arthur, Bill Frisell, Jarvis Cocker and actor John C. Reilly.

Recording sessions took place in London, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.

"One day we did eight songs with eight different artists in one day," Willner enthuses. "Two of those artists didn't know they were going to be in the studio that day. I just loved working this way because you wouldn't do that with an artist normally."

Indeed, 17 additional songs were recorded for "Rogue's Gallery" and will likely see the light of day on a future companion album.

"Usually in the past I've always found that the secret weapons on these records are any new artists because you're coming at it without expectations," Willner says.

Here is the track list for "Rogue's Gallery":

Disc one:

"Cape Cod Girls," Baby Gramps

"Mingulay Boat Song," Richard Thompson

"My Son John," John C. Reilly

"Fire Down Below," Nick Cave

"Turkish Revelry," Loudon Wainwright III

"Bully In The Alley," Three Pruned Men

"The Cruel Ship's Captain," Bryan Ferry

"Dead Horse," Robin Holcomb

"Spanish Ladies," Bill Frisell

"High Barbary," Joseph Arthur