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| Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 24, 2012 (USA and Canada) February 6, 2012 (International) |
| Genre | Rock, pop, folk, country, punk, blues, jazz, alt-rock |
| Label | Amnesty International distributed by Fontana |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Ayeroff, Julie Yannatta (Executive producers) Helen Garrett, Karen Scott (Executive producers for Amnesty International) Martin Lewis (Contributing producer) |
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International (often simply called Chimes of Freedom) is a charity compilation album featuring different covers of Bob Dylan songs by various artists, including Adele, Maroon 5, Kesha, Sugarland, and Miley Cyrus (among others). Adele's contribution to the album was a live version of "Make You Feel My Love," performed at WXPN. The album was released on January 24, 2012 in the US and Canada. It was released on February 6 of the same year to the rest of the world. The album is a 75-track tribute to the work of Bob Dylan.
Proceeds from the album were donated to the human rights organization Amnesty International. It debuted in the U.S at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold while the 2-CD version available at Starbucks debuted at number 38 with more than 10,200 copies sold.