We Are the World
Single by
USA for Africa |
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from the album We Are the World | |
B-side | Grace |
Released | March 7, 1985 |
Format | 7″ vinyl |
Recorded | January 28, 1985 A&M Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
Genre | Pop, Gospel |
Length | 7:14 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Michael Jackson Lionel Richie |
Producer(s) | Quincy Jones Michael Omartian |
featuring as soloist (in order of appearance):
• Lionel Richie
• Andraladdin Englund (uncredited)
Chorus:
• Dan Aykroyd • Harry Belafonte • Lindsey Buckingham • Mario Cipollina • Johnny Colla • Sheila E. • Bob Geldof • Bill Gibson • Chris Hayes • Sean Hopper • Jackie Jackson • La Toya Jackson • Marlon Jackson • Randy Jackson • Tito Jackson • Waylon Jennings • Bette Midler • John Oates • Jeffrey Osborne • The Pointer Sisters • Smokey Robinson
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• John Barnes – keyboards & arrangement |
• David Paich – synthesizers |
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, programming |
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion |
• Louis Johnson – synth bass |
• Michael Omartian – keyboards |
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards |
• John Robinson – drums |