Tears Are Not Enough
Tears Are Not Enough is a Canadian benefit song for Africa, recorded in 1985 by Northern Lights , a band made up of many well-known Canadian musicians . After Great Britain with Band Aid ( Do They Know It's Christmas? ), The USA with USA for Africa ( We Are the World ) and Germany with the Band für Afrika ( Nackt im Wind ) had started similar projects, the Canadians wanted to use it of a song to collect money for Africa .
The song was written by David Foster (music) and Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (lyrics). The French text passages are from Rachel Paiement . It was produced by Bruce Allen and David Foster. Was recorded Tears Are Not Enough on 10 February 1985 in the Manta Sound Studios in Toronto , the instrumental part was previously in Vancouver have been added.
Musician
- David Foster (keyboard)
- Doug Johnson (keyboard)
- Paul Dean (guitar)
- Dave Sinclair (guitar)
- Jim Vallance (drums)
- Steven Denroche (French Horn).
Singers (in alphabetical order)
- Bryan Adams
- Carroll Baker
- Veronique Beliveau
- Salome Bey
- Liona Boyd
- John Candy
- Robert Charlebois
- Tom Cochrane
- Bruce Cockburn
- Burton Cummings
- Dalbello
- Gorden Deppe
- Claude Dubois
- Robin Duke
- Don Gerrard
- Brian Good
- Corey Hart
- Ronnie Hawkins ( The Band )
- Dan Hill
- Mark Holmes
- Tommy Hunter
- Paul Hyde
- Martha Johnson
- Marc Jordan
- Eugene Levy
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Baron Longfellow
- Richard Manuel ( The Band )
- Murray McLauchlan
- Frank Mills
- Geddy Lee ( Rush )
- Kim Mitchell
- Joni Mitchell
- Anne Murray
- Bruce Murray
- Aldo Nova
- Catherine O'Hara
- Oscar Peterson
- Colina Phillips
- Carole Pope
- Mike Reno ( Loverboy )
- Lorraine Segato
- Paul Shaffer
- Graham Shaw
- Leroy Sibbles
- Jane Siberry
- Liberty Silver
- Wayne St. John
- Ian Thomas
- Sylvia Tyson
- Sharon Lee Williams
- Neil Young
- Zappacosta
Tears Are Not Enough on Live Aid and Live 8
Bryan Adams sang Tears Are Not Enough on Live Aid 1985 in Philadelphia and also sang a small passage of this song on Live 8 2005 in Barrie during All For Love .