Voices That Care

"Voices That Care" is a 1991 song written by David Foster, 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 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 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 Adult Contemporary 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 Double Dragon) and produced by Paul Flattery for FYI (Flattery Yukich Inc.).

Formats and track listings
4-track CD-single
 * 1) "Voices That Care" — 4:56
 * 2) "Voices That Care" — (demo) 4:56
 * 3) "Messages of Care" — 4:33
 * 4) "Voices That Care" (instrumental) — 3:36

Lead vocalists
The following is the order of appearance in the song:


 * Ralph Tresvant
 * Randy Travis
 * Celine Dion
 * Peter Cetera
 * Bobby Brown
 * Brenda Russell
 * Jani Lane
 * Luther Vandross
 * Garth Brooks
 * Kathy Mattea
 * Gunnar & Matthew Nelson
 * Michael Bolton
 * Pointer Sisters
 * Little Richard
 * Will Smith
 * Mark Knopfler — guitar solo
 * Kenny G — saxophone solo
 * Warren Wiebe

Choir members
In the music video, footage is shown of Ahmad Rashad, Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, David Robinson, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson singing the song on a basketball court, but they are not present at the actual choir session. Wayne Gretzky is also seen in a brief clip.


 * Marcus Allen
 * Paul Anka
 * Catherine Bach
 * Michael Bolton
 * Brian Bosworth
 * Downtown Julie Brown
 * Jimmy Buffett
 * Gary Busey
 * Gay Byrne
 * Nell Carter
 * David Cassidy
 * Peter Cetera
 * Chevy Chase
 * Candy Clark
 * Clarence Clemons
 * Kevin Costner
 * Cindy Crawford
 * Billy Crystal
 * Vic Damone
 * Ted Danson
 * Rick Dees
 * Fred Dineage
 * Micky Dolenz
 * Clyde Drexler
 * Sheena Easton
 * Sally Field
 * Emerson Fittipaldi
 * Richard Gere
 * Debbie Gibson
 * Whoopi Goldberg
 * Janet Gretzky
 * Wayne Gretzky
 * Harry Hamlin
 * Mariel Hemingway
 * Marilu Henner
 * Orel Hershiser
 * Noddy Holder
 * Al Jarreau
 * Magic Johnson
 * Michael Jordan
 * Carol Kane
 * Joanna Kerns
 * Don King
 * Mark Knopfler
 * Martin Kove
 * Louie Louie
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Ali MacGraw
 * Melissa Manchester
 * Kathy Mattea
 * Peter Max
 * Alyssa Milano
 * Dudley Moore
 * Jeffrey Osborne
 * Donny Osmond
 * Jean-Pierre Pernaut
 * Michelle Pfeiffer
 * Pointer Sisters
 * 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
 * Jack Smethurst
 * Sissy Spacek
 * Shakin' Stevens
 * Stephen Stills
 * Meryl Streep
 * Alan Thicke
 * Linda Thompson
 * Tiffany
 * Michael Tucker
 * Mike Tyson
 * Blair Underwood
 * Jean-Claude Van Damme
 * Luther Vandross
 * Lindsay Wagner
 * Roger Whittaker
 * Dominique Wilkins
 * Billy Dee Williams
 * Warrant
 * Paul Williams
 * Henry Winkler
 * James Woods
 * Gary Wright

The band

 * David Foster – keyboards
 * Simon Franglen – Synclavier programming
 * Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
 * Michael Thompson – additional guitar
 * Mark Knopfler – guitar solo
 * Kenny G – 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