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USA For Africa
We Are The World, The Story Behind The Song

Single JP 1988 on Pony Canyon label
Electronic, Rock and Pop (Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop)

Total running time 54 minutes With Japanese subtitles

     
Musicians
PortraitUSA For Africa , US
album by
PortraitJane Fonda , *1937 US
narrator
PortraitQuincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US
conductor
PortraitCathy Worthington ,
handclaps
PortraitElaine Phillinganes ,
handclaps
PortraitGreg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US
handclaps, performer
PortraitJames Ingram bvoc, voc, *1962 US
handclaps, vocals
PortraitKhaliq Glover ,
handclaps
PortraitMarcel East ep, p, US
handclaps
PortraitMark Ross ,
handclaps, programmed by, synclavier
PortraitSteven Ray , US
handclaps
PortraitDavid Paich key, voc, *1954 US
performer
PortraitHumberto Gatica , *1951 US
performer
PortraitIan Underwood , *1939 US
performer
PortraitJohn Barnes key,
performer, programmed by, synthesizer
PortraitJohn Robinson dr, perc, *1954
performer
PortraitLouis Johnson b, voc, 1955-2015 US
performer
PortraitMichael Omartian key, voc, *1945 US
performer
PortraitMike Melvoin p, org, key, 1937-2012 US
performer
PortraitPaulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR
performer
PortraitTom Bahler bvoc, voc, *1943 US
performer
PortraitMarcus Ryles ,
programmed by, oberheim-8
PortraitKevin Maloney ,
programmed by, synclavier
PortraitMichael Boddicker syn, *1953 US
programmed by, synthesizer
PortraitSteve Porcaro key, voc, 1957-1992 US
programmed by, synthesizer
PortraitAl Jarreau voc, bvoc, *1940 US
vocals
PortraitBette Midler voc, *1945 US
vocals
PortraitBilly Joel voc, p, *1949 US
vocals
PortraitBob Dylan voc, g, h, *1941 US
vocals
PortraitBob Geldof voc, *1951 IE
vocals
PortraitBruce Springsteen voc, *1949 US
vocals
PortraitCyndi Lauper voc, bvoc, *1953 US
vocals
PortraitDan Aykroyd voc, *1952 CA
vocals
PortraitDaryl Hall & John Oates , *1967 US
vocals
PortraitDiana Ross voc, *1944 US
vocals
PortraitDionne Warwick bvoc, voc, *1940 US
vocals
PortraitHarry Belafonte voc, *1927 US
vocals
PortraitHuey Lewis & The News , *1979 US
vocals
PortraitJackie Johnson voc, b,
vocals
PortraitJeffrey Osborne voc, bvoc, *1948 US
vocals
PortraitKenny Loggins voc, g, h, *1948 US
vocals
PortraitKenny Rogers voc, *1938 US
vocals
PortraitKim Carnes p, bvoc, voc, *1945 US
vocals
PortraitLa Toya Jackson voc, bvoc, *1956 US
vocals
PortraitLindsey Buckingham voc, g, *1949 US
vocals
PortraitLionel Richie voc, bvoc, *1949 US
vocals
PortraitMarlon Jackson bvoc, *1957 US
vocals
PortraitMichael Jackson voc, bvoc, 1958-2009 US
vocals
PortraitPaul Simon g, voc, *1941 US
vocals
PortraitPointer Sisters , *1969 US
vocals
PortraitRandy Jackson cng,
vocals
PortraitRay Charles voc, p, 1930-2004 US
vocals
PortraitSheila E. perc, voc, *1957 US
vocals
PortraitSmokey Robinson bvoc, *1940 US
vocals
PortraitSteve Perry voc, *1949 US
vocals
PortraitStevie Wonder syn, *1950 US
vocals
PortraitTina Turner bvoc, voc, *1939 US
vocals
PortraitTito Jackson g, *1953 US
vocals
PortraitWaylon Jennings voc, g, bvoc, 1937-2002 US
vocals
PortraitWillie Nelson voc, g, *1933 US
vocals
Producers
Ken Kragen executive-producer
Ken Yates executive-producer
Tom Trbovich film director, directed by
Craig Golin film producer, produced by
Howard G. Malley film producer, produced by
Charley Randazzo video editor, edited by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The Original Making OfUSA For Africa
2We Are The WorldUSA For Africa
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