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Biography
Infobox Single| Name = Voices That Care| Cover = Vtc1.jpg| Artist = Various artists| from Album =| B-side =| Released = 1991| Format = CD single , cassette single , Gramophone record|vinyl | Recorded =| Genre = Pop music|Pop | Length = 4:56| Label = Giant Records| Writer = David Foster , Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson , Peter Cetera | Producer = David Foster| Certification = Gold ( RIAA )" Voices That Care " is a 1991 song written by David Foster , Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson and Peter Cetera and recorded by a supergroup (bands)|supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The group of people involved were also collectively known as Voice That Care and was shown as such on the single release and marketing materials. The single (music)|single and supporting Documentary film|documentary music video were intended to help boost the morale of U.S. troops involved in Operation 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 Broadcasting Company|Fox on February 28, 1991. It was written and directed by David S. Jackson. It was hosted by James Woods .
Warren Wiebe , a friend of Foster and little-known vocalist at the time who recorded the demo of the song, was invited by Foster 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 the Hot 100 Singles Sales , number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay , and number 6 on the Hot 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) — 3:36
Musicians at the original recording session
Lead vocalists
The following is the order of appearance in the song:
In the music video, footage is shown of Ahmad Rashad , Clyde Drexler , Dominique Wilkins , David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson , Michael Jordan and Magic 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.
Category:1991 singles Category:Charity singles Category:All-star recordings Category:Songs written by David Foster Category:Songs written by Peter Cetera Category:Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America Category:Songs produced by David Foster Category:Songs written by Linda Thompson (actress)
