Voices That Care
February 28, 1991
"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 single and supporting documentary music video was intended to help boost the morale of U.S. troops involved in Operation Desert Storm, as well as supporting the International Red Cross organization.
David is part of the choir.
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. It was written and directed by David S. Jackson. It was hosted by James Woods.
Lead vocalists
The following artists all have a line in the song:
Michael Bolton, Garth Brooks, Bobby Brown, Peter Cetera, Céline Dion, Kenny G, Amy Grant, Jani Lane, Little Richard, Kathy Mattea, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Pointer Sisters, Brenda Russell, Will Smith, Randy Travis, Ralph E. Tresvant, Luther Vandross and 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 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 random clip.
Marcus Allen, Paul Anka, Catherine Bach, Deborah Benson-Wald, Brian Bosworth, Downtown Julie Brown, Jimmy Buffett, Gary Busey, Nell Carter, David Cassidy, Peter Cetera, Candy Clark, Clarence Clemons, Kevin Costner, Cindy Crawford, Billy Crystal, Ted Danson, Rick Dees, Micky Dolenz, Clyde Drexler, Sheena Easton, Sally Field, Richard Gere, Deborah Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Wayne Gretzky, Harry Hamlin, Mariel Hemingway, Marilu Henner, Orel Hershiser, Al Jarreau, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Carol Kane, Joanna Kerns, Don King, Mark Knopfler, Martin Kove, Jon Lovitz, Ali MacGraw, Gael MacGregor, Melissa Manchester, Peter Max, Alyssa Milano, Dudley Moore, Jeffrey Osborne, Donny Osmond, Michelle Pfeiffer, 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, Sissy Spacek, Stephen Stills, Meryl Streep, Linda Thompson, Tiffany, Michael Tucker, Mike Tyson, Blair Underwood, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lindsay Wagner, Dominique Wilkins, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Williams, Henry Winkler, James Woods, Gary Wright
Watch the Video:
On the set:
ABOVE: Debbie Gibson, David Cassidy, Whoopi Goldberg and Nell Carter
ABOVE: David and Mariel Hemingway
