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- Tears Are Not Enough ist ein kanadischer Benefizsong für Afrika, aufgenommen wurde er 1985 von der aus zahlreichen bekannten kanadischen Musikern bestehenden Band Northern Lights. Nachdem bereits Großbritannien mit Band Aid (Do They Know It’s Christmas?), die USA mit USA for Africa (We Are the World) und Deutschland mit der Band für Afrika (Nackt im Wind) ähnliche Projekte gestartet hatten, wollten nun auch die Kanadier mittels eines Songs Geld für Afrika sammeln. Geschrieben wurde der Song von David Foster (Musik) sowie Bryan Adams und Jim Vallance (Text). Die französischen Textpassagen stammen von . Produziert wurde er von und David Foster. Aufgenommen wurde Tears Are Not Enough am 10. Februar 1985 in den in Toronto; der Instrumentalteil war zuvor bereits in Vancouver aufgenommen worden. (de)
- Tears Are Not Enough (littéralement « Les larmes ne suffisent pas ») est une chanson enregistrée en février 1985 par le supergroupe canadien , afin de lever des fonds pour combattre la famine qui frappe l'Éthiopie de 1983 à 1985. Il s’agit de l’un des nombreux singles enregistrés par plusieurs artistes entre décembre 1984 et avril 1985, avec Band Aid avec Do They Know It's Christmas? au Royaume-Uni, USA for Africa avec We Are the World aux États-Unis, Hermanos par un supergroupe de chanteurs latino-américains et espagnols avec Cantaré, cantarás (Je chanterai, tu chanteras), Chanteurs sans frontières avec SOS Éthiopie en France et Fondation Québec-Afrique avec Les yeux de la faim aux Québec. (fr)
- "Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. It was one of a number of such supergroup singles recorded between December 1984 and April 1985, along with Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in the United Kingdom, USA for Africa's "We Are the World" in the United States, "Cantaré, cantarás" by a supergroup of Latin American and Spanish singers, Chanteurs sans Frontières's "Éthiopie" in France, and Fondation Québec-Afrique's "Les Yeux de la faim" in Quebec. Although recorded independently of the USA for Africa project, it was included on the full-length We Are the World album. The project was organized by Bruce Allen, who brought together a large group of artists to record a song written by David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, Rachel Paiement, Paul Hyde and Bob Rock. Foster and Vallance wrote the music and initial lyrics, Adams completed the English lyrics, Paiement wrote the one French verse, Rock & Hyde contributed the song title. The song was recorded on February 10, 1985 at Manta Sound studios in Toronto. The song was issued as the album's second and final single by Columbia Records on May 1, 1985, and quickly reached number one on the Canadian Top 40 chart. It also finished number one on the year-end Canadian charts for that year. The song's video also received extensive airplay on MuchMusic. The vocals were recorded at Manta Sound Studios in downtown Toronto on Sunday, February 10, 1985. Gordon Lightfoot drove himself to the recording in a pick-up truck. Neil Young and Joni Mitchell arrived together in a taxi. Mark Holmes of Platinum Blonde arrived in a white stretch limousine. On December 22, 1985, CBC Television aired a 90-minute documentary by John Zaritsky on the song and its creation. A CBC reporter, Brian Stewart, had been the first Western journalist to bring the famine in Ethiopia to worldwide attention. The film was a shortlisted Genie Award finalist for Best Documentary Film at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986. By 1990, the project had raised $3.2 million for famine relief projects in Africa. Ten percent of the funds raised was set aside to assist Canadian food banks. (en)
- Tears Are Not Enough è un brano musicale del 1985, scritto da David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, , e Bob Rock, e inciso a scopo benefico dai Northern Lights, un supergruppo canadese di celebrità della musica pop, riunitesi secondo il modello della Band Aid di Do They Know It's Christmas?. Il progetto serviva per raccogliere fondi per risollevare la popolazione etiope dalla Carestia che colpì il paese in quegli anni. È stato uno di una serie di tali singoli dei supergruppi registrati tra dicembre 1984 e aprile 1985, insieme ai Band Aid con "Do They Know It's Christmas?" nel Regno Unito, agli USA for Africa con "We Are the World" negli Stati Uniti e "" da un supergruppo di cantanti latinoamericani e spagnoli. Il progetto è stato organizzato da , che ha riunito un folto gruppo di artisti per registrare una canzone scritta da David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, Rachel Paiement, Paul Hyde e Bob rock. Foster e Vallance hanno scritto la musica e i testi iniziali, Adams ha completato i testi in inglese, Paiement ha scritto un versetto in francese, Hyde e Rock hanno contribuito al titolo della canzone. Il brano è stato registrato il 10 febbraio 1985 presso gli "Manta Sound studios" di Toronto. La canzone è stata pubblicata come singolo dalla CBS Records nel marzo dello stesso anno, ed ha raggiunto rapidamente il numero uno sul Canadian Top 40 chart. È anche finita # 1 delle classifiche di fine anno canadese per il 1985. Il video della canzone ha ricevuto anche dei vasti passaggi radio su MuchMusic. Il 22 dicembre del 1985, la CBC Television ha trasmesso un documentario di 90 minuti sulla creazione del brano, che è stato successivamente distribuito su videocassetta. Un giornalista della CBC, , fu il primo giornalista occidentale a portare all'attenzione di tutto il mondo la carestia dell'Etiopia. Nel 1990, il progetto ha raccolto 3,2 milioni di dollari per i progetti di aiuto per la carestia in Africa. Il dieci per cento dei fondi raccolti sono stati tenuti in Canada per assistere i canadesi con i banchi alimentari. (it)
- Tears are not enough is een benefietsingle uit 1985 opgenomen door de gelegenheidsformatie Northern Lights, een supergroep van Canadese artiesten. Het doel was om geld te verzamelen om voedselhulp te bieden bij de hongersnood in Ethiopië en Eritrea in de periode 1983-85. Het was een van de vele singles van supergroepen opgenomen tussen december 1984 en april 1985, samen met onder meer de single Do they know it's Christmas? van Band Aid in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, We are the world van USA for Africa in de Verenigde Staten, door een Latijns Amerikaanse en Spaanse supergroep en in Frans Canada. Het project werd georganiseerd door , die een grote groep artiesten samenbracht om een lied op te nemen dat geschreven was door David Foster, , Bryan Adams, , en . Foster en Vallance schreven de muziek en de initiële songtekst, Adams vervolledigde de Engelse songtekst, Paiement schreef de enige Franse strofe en Hyde en Rock bedachten de titel voor het lied. Het lied werd opgenomen op 10 februari 1985 in de Manta Sound Studios in Toronto. Het lied werd uitgebracht bij CBS Records in maart 1985 en bereikte snel de nummer 1-positie in de Canadese Top 40. Aan het eind van 1985 bereikte het de eerste plaats in de Canadese hitlijst. De muziekvideo werd ook uitgebreid uitgezonden op . Op 22 december 1985 zond CBC Television een 90 minutendocumentaire uit over de creatie van Tears are not enough. Deze documentaire werd daarna uitgebracht op videocassette. De CBC-journalist Brian Stewart was de eerste westerse journalist die de hongersnood in Ethiopië tot de wereldwijde aandacht bracht. Tegen 1990 had het project 3,2 miljoen dollar verzameld voor voedselhulpprojecten in Afrika. Tien procent van het verzamelde bedrag werd gedoneerd aan Canadese voedselbanken. (nl)
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- Tears Are Not Enough ist ein kanadischer Benefizsong für Afrika, aufgenommen wurde er 1985 von der aus zahlreichen bekannten kanadischen Musikern bestehenden Band Northern Lights. Nachdem bereits Großbritannien mit Band Aid (Do They Know It’s Christmas?), die USA mit USA for Africa (We Are the World) und Deutschland mit der Band für Afrika (Nackt im Wind) ähnliche Projekte gestartet hatten, wollten nun auch die Kanadier mittels eines Songs Geld für Afrika sammeln. (de)
- Tears Are Not Enough (littéralement « Les larmes ne suffisent pas ») est une chanson enregistrée en février 1985 par le supergroupe canadien , afin de lever des fonds pour combattre la famine qui frappe l'Éthiopie de 1983 à 1985. (fr)
- "Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. It was one of a number of such supergroup singles recorded between December 1984 and April 1985, along with Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in the United Kingdom, USA for Africa's "We Are the World" in the United States, "Cantaré, cantarás" by a supergroup of Latin American and Spanish singers, Chanteurs sans Frontières's "Éthiopie" in France, and Fondation Québec-Afrique's "Les Yeux de la faim" in Quebec. (en)
- Tears Are Not Enough è un brano musicale del 1985, scritto da David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, , e Bob Rock, e inciso a scopo benefico dai Northern Lights, un supergruppo canadese di celebrità della musica pop, riunitesi secondo il modello della Band Aid di Do They Know It's Christmas?. Il progetto serviva per raccogliere fondi per risollevare la popolazione etiope dalla Carestia che colpì il paese in quegli anni. È stato uno di una serie di tali singoli dei supergruppi registrati tra dicembre 1984 e aprile 1985, insieme ai Band Aid con "Do They Know It's Christmas?" nel Regno Unito, agli USA for Africa con "We Are the World" negli Stati Uniti e "" da un supergruppo di cantanti latinoamericani e spagnoli. (it)
- Tears are not enough is een benefietsingle uit 1985 opgenomen door de gelegenheidsformatie Northern Lights, een supergroep van Canadese artiesten. Het doel was om geld te verzamelen om voedselhulp te bieden bij de hongersnood in Ethiopië en Eritrea in de periode 1983-85. Het was een van de vele singles van supergroepen opgenomen tussen december 1984 en april 1985, samen met onder meer de single Do they know it's Christmas? van Band Aid in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, We are the world van USA for Africa in de Verenigde Staten, door een Latijns Amerikaanse en Spaanse supergroep en in Frans Canada. (nl)
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