We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

52 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 28, 1985

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

52 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 28, 1985

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Ken Kragen Productions, Golin-Malley Productions
Original title We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Directors Tom Trbovich
Writers Mikal Gilmore

Cast

Jane Fonda

as Self - Host

Quincy Jones

as Self

Bob Dylan

as Self

Lionel Richie

as Self

Dan Aykroyd

as Self

Michael Jackson

as Self

Stevie Wonder

as Self

Ray Charles

as Self

Paul Simon

as Self

Kenny Rogers

as Self

James Ingram

as Self

Tina Turner

as Self

Billy Joel

as Self

Diana Ross

as Self

Dionne Warwick

as Self

Willie Nelson

as Self

Al Jarreau

as Self

Kenny Loggins

as Self

Steve Perry

as Self

Huey Lewis

as Self

Cyndi Lauper

as Self

Kim Carnes

as Self

Harry Belafonte

as Self

Mario Cipollina

as Self

Johnny Colla

as Self

June Pointer

as Self - The Pointer Sisters

Ruth Pointer

as Self - The Pointer Sisters

Anita Pointer

as Self - The Pointer Sisters