"Voices That Care" is a 1991 song written by

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, Linda Thompson, and Peter Cetera and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The song was released as a single on March 13, 1991 by Giant Records. The song was produced by Foster. The group of people involved was also collectively known as Voices That Care and was shown as such on the single release and marketing materials. The charity single and supporting

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were intended to help boost the morale of U.S. troops involved in

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, 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 on February 28, 1991, coincidentally the day fighting in Desert Storm ended. "Voices That Care" reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 6 on the

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chart. In Canada, the song reached number 61. 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. Wiebe died on October 25, 1998 (aged 45). The music video was directed by Jim Yukich (who, three years later, helmed the movie ''

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'') and produced by Paul Flattery for FYI (Flattery Yukich Inc.).

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: *

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* Peter Cetera *

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* Jani Lane *

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* Gunnar & Matthew Nelson *

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* Pointer Sisters *

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— guitar solo *

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— saxophone solo * Warren Wiebe

Choir members

In the music video, footage is shown of

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, David Robinson,

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and

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singing the song on a basketball court, but they are not present at the actual choir session.

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is also seen in a brief clip. *

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* Catherine Bach *

* Brian Bosworth * Downtown Julie Brown *

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* Gay Byrne *

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* Peter Cetera *

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* Candy Clark *

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* Cindy Crawford *

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* Rick Dees *

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* Janet Gretzky *

* Harry Hamlin * Mariel Hemingway *

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* Carol Kane * Joanna Kerns * Don King *

* Martin Kove *

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* Jon Lovitz * Ali MacGraw *

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* Peter Max *

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* Jean-Pierre Pernaut *

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* Pointer Sisters * Sheryl Lee Ralph *

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* David Robinson * Paul Rodriguez *

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* Fred Savage *

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* Jack Smethurst *

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* Shakin' Stevens *

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* Linda Thompson * Tiffany * Michael Tucker *

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* Blair Underwood *

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* Lindsay Wagner *

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* Billy Dee Williams * Warrant * Paul Williams *

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* James Woods *

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The band

– keyboards * Simon Franglen – Synclavier programming * Dean Parks – acoustic guitar * Michael Thompson – additional guitar *

– guitar solo *

– saxophone solo * Brian Adler, Morgan Ames, Lois Blaisch, Joy Burnworth, Kenny Cetera, Barry Coffing, Marshall Connors, Laura Creamer, Randy Crenshaw, Lorraine Feather, Tim Feehan, Roger Freeland, David Freeman, Robin Hild, Peter Hix, Jeannie Jackson, Linda Jackson, Liz Jackson, Angie Jaree, David Joyce and Gael MacGregor – backing vocals

Notes and references

External links

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