Monday Music "Voices that Care" Assorted Artist

This will post on Tuesday, this is intential because Monday is Memorial day, I didn't think it was appropiate...

   Strange I know... 

I remember when that song came out, we had just kicked off the ground war and this song was making the rounds on

AFDN and I though it was interesting that we were being treated different than the Vietnam vets.  We were being 

treated like we were on some crusade and it did feel like it from all the support we had gotten from the American 

Public.   I have my copy of this song and video upstairs in my bonus room.  Unfortunately we got burned out by this 

 song and Lee Greenwood "Born to be an American".  They severely overplayed these songs during this time.  Even

now I still grit my teeth when "Born to be an American" comes on somewhere.  I haven't listened to voices that care

since I came back from the Gulf.    This was the last time that Hollywood supported the U.S. Military.  I am somewhat

cynical now ...I think it was the older ones working off their Vietnam guilt.   

"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 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 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 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. 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.)

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

In the music video, footage is shown of Ahmad Rashād, 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 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 Deborah Gibson Whoopi Goldberg Janet Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Harry Hamlin Mariel Hemingway Marilu Henner Orel Hershiser Noddy Holder Al Jarreau Magic Johnson Tommy Lee Jones Michael Jordan Carol Kane Joanna Kerns Don King Mark Knopfler Martin Kove

Louie Louie Jon Lovitz Ali MacGraw Melissa Manchester Peter Max Alyssa Milano Dudley Moore Jeffrey Osborne Donny Osmond Jean-Pierre Pernaut Michelle Pfeiffer Sheryl Lee Ralph Ahmad Rashād 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 Lindsay Wagner Roger Whittaker Dominique Wilkins Billy Dee Williams Warrant Paul Williams Henry Winkler James Woods Gary Wright

The band

• Keyboards: David Foster
• Synclavier programming: Simon Franglen
• Acoustic guitar: Dean Parks
• Guitar solo: Mark Knopfler
• Saxophone solo: Kenny G
• Background vocals: 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, Gael MacGregor