https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 04:44:43 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:19:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9281 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54277&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54277 Author: aaronk
Subject: 9281
Posted: 27 April 2020 at 7:19pm

I have three stock copies, and all of them list "Voices Of America" as the artist for "We Are The World." I believe when I was younger I had a stock copy with "USA For Africa" correctly listed.

I also have a promo 45 that had probably never been played until today. It has a listed time of 4:55 and actual time of 4:58.]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:19:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54277&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54277 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54263&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54263 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9281
Posted: 27 April 2020 at 2:59am

Thanks for that information. Was there still a demand for
"We Are The World" by the time "Hands Across America"
came out a year later?]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:59:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54263&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54263 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54258&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54258 Author: MMathews
Subject: 9281
Posted: 26 April 2020 at 2:41pm

Yes I can confirm the B-side is the original hit version
of "We Are The World" by USA For Africa.

When our 45 stock of "We Are The World" was exhausted,
we offered this 45 as a substitute.

MM
]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2020 14:41:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54258&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54258 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54241&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54241 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9281
Posted: 25 April 2020 at 8:01am

OK, after doing a little more looking around, I can see that some copies of the US 45 do have the B-Side listed as "Performed By USA For Africa", so obviously the other copies with "Voices Of America" as the artist was just a mistake on the label's part.
]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:01:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54241&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54241 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54239&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54239 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9281
Posted: 25 April 2020 at 7:39am

I was just looking at photos of the 45 Label of this song and noticed that the B-Side is "We Are The World", but the artist name listed under it is "Voices Of America", rather than USA For Africa. Is this just a mistake on the part of the label, or was there actually a separate version recorded by Voices Of America, the same people who recorded "Hands Across America"? I never had the 45, which is why I'm asking.

As an aside, I guess "Hands" must be the only charity-themed song to not see a CD or digital release in some form. I know "We Are The World" and "Voices That Care" had CD releases, but that's about it. Can anyone think of any others that didn't see a CD or digital release?

Edited by thecdguy]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:39:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9281&PID=54239&title=ot-voices-of-americahands-across-america#54239