We Are the World (album)
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| We Are the World | ||
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| Studio album by USA for Africa, various artists | ||
| Released | early April 1985 | |
| Recorded | various | |
| Genre | various | |
| Length | ??? | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | various | |
We Are the World was a 1985 album that contained USA for Africa's "We Are the World" superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia.
In addition to the title track, the album included nine previously unreleased songs by donating artists, including Prince (who had not participated in "We Are the World"), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (an agonized rendition of Jimmy Cliff's obscure "Trapped", recorded live at Meadowlands Arena on their Born in the U.S.A. Tour, which achieved considerable album-oriented rock radio airplay), Tina Turner and others. The album also included another famine relief fundraising song, "Tears Are Not Enough", which was performed by Canadian supergroup Northern Lights.
The album sold over 3 million copies.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- USA for Africa - "We Are the World" (M. Jackson, L. Richie) – 7:02
- Steve Perry - "If Only for the Moment, Girl" (R. Goodrum, S. Perry) – 3:44
- The Pointer Sisters - "Just a Little Closer" (R. Nevil, M. Mueller) – 3:53
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - "Trapped" (J. Cliff) – 5:11
[edit] Side two
- Northern Lights - "Tears Are Not Enough" (D. Foster, B. Adams, J. Vallance) – 4:21
- Prince and the Revolution - "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" (Prince) – 2:45
- Chicago - "Good for Nothing" (R. Marx, B. Lamm, D. Foster) – 3:35
- Tina Turner - "Total Control" (M. Davis, J. Jourard) – 3:38
- Kenny Rogers - "A Little More Love" (T. Schuyler, F. Knobloch) – 2:54
- Huey Lewis & The News - "Trouble in Paradise" (H. Lewis, J. Colla) – 4:34
[edit] Production credits
- Executive Producer: Ken Kragen
- Album Supervisor: Humberto Gatica
