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{{Short description|1985 studio album by USA for Africa and various artists}}













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!scope="row"|Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)BOOK, Kent, David, David Kent (historian), Australian Chart Book 1970–1992, illustrated, Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W., 1993, 0-646-11917-6, 317, {{album chart|Austria|5|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Germany|8|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|New Zealand|6|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=USA for Africa|album=We Are The World|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|UK|31|artist=USA for Africa|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=USA for Africa|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2016}}

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name	We Are the World| type = studio| artist = USA for Africa & Various Artists| cover = Wearetheworldsingle.jpg| alt =| released = April 1, 1985| recorded =| studio =| genre =
41:37 USA for Africa| producer Quincy Jones, Various| chronology = USA for Africa| prev_title =| prev_year =| next_title =| next_year =| misc = {hide}Singles name We Are the World | type = studio | single1 = We Are the World | single1date = March 7, 1985 | single2 = Tears Are Not Enough | single2date = May 1, 1985 {edih}We Are the World is a 1985 album that contains USA for Africa's "We Are the World", a superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. The album was released on April 1, 1985,MAGAZINE, Kragen, Ken, An Open Letter To Everyone In Radio, Billboard, 9 March 1985, 97, 10, 5,weblink 4 April 2024, Billboard Publications, Inc., New York, NY, USA, English, 0006-2510,weblink 2021-01-27, The release of this record [single] on March 7 and the subsequent album on April 1 is not just about raising money, JOURNAL, Adelson, David, Columbia Set For March 7 Release Of "We Are The World", Cash Box, 9 March 1985, 48, 39, 7,weblink 4 April 2024, Albert, George, New York, NY, USA, English, 0008-7289,weblink 2021-03-08, An album, featuring not only the single but also unreleased tracks by some of the artists who performed on “We Are The World,” as well as by others (including Prince) who were unable to attend, will follow on April 1., NEWS, Associated Press, 10-song 'We Are The World' album hits record stores today,weblink 4 April 2024, Gainesville Sun, 1 April 1985, Gainesville, FL, USA, 5C, English, The USA for Africa fund-raising album featuring 45 superstars singing "We Are The World" is scheduled to arrive in record stores today, by Columbia Records.In addition to the title track, the album includes nine previously unreleased songs by donating artists, including Prince, Steve Perry, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (a 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 and topped the Mainstream Rock chart), Tina Turner and others.The album also includes another famine relief fundraising song, "Tears Are Not Enough", which was performed by Canadian supergroup Northern Lights.Prince and The Revolution recorded "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" for the album. A rare live version of the song, done for Live Aid, was included on Prince's The Hits/The B-Sides.Chicago's contribution, "Good for Nothing", would be the last single released with bass player Peter Cetera's lead vocals before he left the band. It was later included on the band's comprehensive 2003 compilation, The Box.The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1986. Reception {{Music ratings| rev1 = AllMusic	2	class=album|id=r23920}}}}The album sold over three million copies. According to Billboard on April 27, 1985, it reached number one in only two weeks, something only formerly accomplished by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Track List USA for Africa â€“ "We Are the World" (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie) â€“ 7:02 Steve Perry â€“ "If Only for the Moment, Girl" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Perry) â€“ 3:44 The Pointer Sisters â€“ "Just a Little Closer" (Robbie Nevil, Mark Mueller) â€“ 3:53 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band â€“ "Trapped" (Live at Meadowlands, August 6, 1984) (Jimmy Cliff) â€“ 5:11 Northern Lights â€“ "Tears Are Not Enough" (David Foster, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) â€“ 4:21 Prince & The Revolution â€“ "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" (Prince) â€“ 2:45 Chicago â€“ "Good for Nothing" (Richard Marx, Robert Lamm, David Foster) â€“ 3:35 Tina Turner â€“ "Total Control" (Martha Davis, Jeff Jourard) â€“ 3:38 Kenny Rogers â€“ "A Little More Love" (Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch) â€“ 2:54 Huey Lewis and the News â€“ "Trouble in Paradise" (Live in San Francisco on February 21, 1985) (Johnny Colla, Bill Gibson, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, Mario Cipollina) â€“ 4:34 Personnel Executive producer: Ken Kragen Album supervisor: Humberto Gatica Charts {{col-begin}}{{col-2}}We Are the World"> Weekly charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"|+Weekly chart performance for We Are the World !Chart (1985)!Peakposition
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Year-end charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"|+Year-end chart performance for We Are the World

!Chart (1985)!Position!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)WEB,weblink Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985, dutchcharts.nl, June 7, 2021, 59!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)WEB,weblink Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985, hitparade.ch, June 7, 2021, 10!scope="row"|US Billboard 200MAGAZINE,weblink Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985, Billboard, June 7, 2021, 76{{col-end}}

Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for We Are the World}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=USA For Africa|title=We are the world|nocert=true|type=album|relyear=1984|salesamount=850,000|salesref=NEWS, Pignatori, Decio,weblink VIDEO - CLIP LP A TV encontra a sua poetica, afinal, o LP we are the world vendeu em apenas tres semanas no brasil um total de 850 mil copias, Jornal do Brasil, pt, May 18, 1985, 35, National Library of Brazil, }}{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=We Are The World|artist=U.S.A. For Africa|award=Gold|source=infodisc|relyear=1985|salesamount=100,000|certyear=1985|salesref=WEB,weblink Les Certifications, InfoDisc, March 7, 2022, }}{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=We Are The World|artist=USA For Africa|award=Platinum|id=3158|relyear=1985|accessdate=March 6, 2022}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=We Are The World|artist=USA For Africa|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1985|certyear=1985|accessdate=March 6, 2022}}{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

References

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External links

• {{Official websiteweblink}}

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