- Voices That Care
Infobox Single
Name = Voices That Care
Artist = Various Artists
from Album =
B-side =
Released = 1991
Format =CD single ,cassette single , vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:56
Label = Giant Records
Writer =David Foster , Linda Thompson,Peter Cetera
Producer = David Foster
Certification = Gold (United States)
Chart position =- #11 (
United States )"Voices That Care" is a 1991 song written by
David Foster , Linda Thompson andPeter Cetera and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The single and supporting documentarymusic video was intended to help boost the morale of U.S. troops involved inOperation Desert Storm , as well as supporting the International Red Cross organization. The documentary, which followed the recording of the single to the music video's presentation to the troops in the Middle East, aired on Fox onFebruary 28 1991 . It was written and directed by David S. Jackson. It was hosted byJames Woods .Foster invited
Warren Wiebe , a friend and little-known vocalist at the time, to sing lead and deliver the last solo lines of the song."Voices That Care" reached number 11 on the
Billboard Hot 100 , number 3 on theHot 100 Singles Sales , number 13 on theBillboard Hot 100 Airplay , and number 6 on theHot Adult Contemporary Tracks .Formats and track listings
4-Track CD-Single
#"Voices That Care" 4:56
#"Voices That Care" (demo) 4:56
#"Messages of Care" 4:33
#"Voices That Care" (instrumental) 3:36Musicians at the original recording session
Lead vocalists
The following artists all have a line in the song:
*Michael Bolton
*Garth Brooks
*Bobby Brown
*Peter Cetera
*Céline Dion
*Kenny G
*Little Richard
*Kathy Mattea
*Gunnar Nelson
*Matthew Nelson
*Pointer Sisters
*Brenda Russell
*Will Smith
*Randy Travis
*Ralph E. Tresvant
*Luther Vandross
*Warren Wiebe Choir members
In the music video, footage is shown of
Ahmad Rashad ,Clyde Drexler ,Dominique Wilkins , David Robinson,Michael Jordan andMagic Johnson singing the song on the basketball court, but they are not present at the actual choir session, so their participation in the song may have been strictly visual.Wayne Gretzky is also seen in a brief clip.
*Marcus Allen
*Paul Anka
*Catherine Bach
*Deborah Benson-Wald
*Brian Bosworth
*Downtown Julie Brown
*Jimmy Buffett
*Gary Busey
*Nell Carter
*David Cassidy
*Peter Cetera
*Chevy Chase
*Candy Clark
*Clarence Clemons
*Kevin Costner
*Cindy Crawford
*Billy Crystal
*Ted Danson
*Rick Dees
*Micky Dolenz
*Clyde Drexler
*Sheena Easton
*Sally Field
*Richard Gere
*Deborah Gibson
*Whoopi Goldberg
*Wayne Gretzky
*Harry Hamlin
*Mariel Hemingway
*Marilu Henner
*Orel Hershiser
*Al Jarreau
*Magic Johnson
*Tommy Lee Jones
*Michael Jordan
*Carol Kane
*Joanna Kerns
*Don King
*Mark Knopfler
*Martin Kove
*Jon Lovitz
*Ali MacGraw
*Gael MacGregor
*Melissa Manchester
*Peter Max
*Alyssa Milano
*Dudley Moore
*Jeffrey Osborne
*Donny Osmond
*Michelle Pfeiffer
*Sheryl Lee Ralph
*Ahmad Rashad
*Helen Reddy
*David Robinson
*Paul Rodriguez
*Kenny Rogers
*Kurt Russell
*Katey Sagal
*Fred Savage
*Jane Seymour
*William Shatner
*Nicollette Sheridan
*Brooke Shields
*Sissy Spacek
*Stephen Stills
*Meryl Streep
*Alan Thicke
*Linda Thompson
*Tiffany
*Michael Tucker
*Mike Tyson
*Blair Underwood
*Jean-Claude Van Damme
*Lindsay Wagner
*Dominique Wilkins
*Billy Dee Williams
*Warrant
*Paul Williams
*Henry Winkler
*James Woods
*Gary Wright External links
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