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  The Cause - Do Something Now 1985 | The Video Story
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  • THE CAUSE (Christian Artists United to Save the Earth) | DO SOMETHING NOW! | THE VIDEO STORY
  "The one-time assemblage of Christian artists known as CAUSE (Christian Artists United to Save the Earth) was organized by Steve Camp as a specifically Christian parallel to the Band Aid project launched by Bob Geldof.
  The latter program brought artists in the United Kingdom together to sing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a benefit for victims of the ongoing famine in Ethiopia. A true media event, it inspired numerous such programs, the most famous of which was USA for Africa, a collection of American artists who sang "We Are the World," written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
  The officially Christian version of this trend included ninety artists, and the proceeds from their song "Do Something Now" (written by Camp and Phil Madeira) went to the hunger organization Compassion International. The project was accorded the President's Merit Award." quote from Mark Allan Powell's "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music.
  • | Credits
  • Record label: Compassion International
  • Soloists(In order of appearance): Amy Grant, Larry Norman, Kathy Troccoli, Russ Taff, Evie Karlsson, Phil Keaggy, Scott Wesley Brown, Michelle Pillar, Steve Camp, Sandi Patti, Dana Key, Mylon LeFevre, Jessy Dixon, Steve Taylor, Matthew Ward, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Sheila Walsh
  • Choir: Sandi Patti, Jessy Dixon, Angie Lewis, Kim Perry, Geoff Moore, Lanny Wolfe, Candy Hemphill, Dana Key, Ed DeGarmo, DMB Band, Sue Dodge, Karen Kelly, Cam Floria, Pete Carlson, Billy Crockett, Chris Christian, Gary Chapman, Rob Frazier, Bobby Jones and Newlife, Tami Gunden, Larry Bryant, Flo Price, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Matthew Ward, Glad, Amy Grant, Russ Taff, John Fischer, Owen Brock, Jim Murray, Mylon LeFevre, Shirley Caesar, David Meece, Sherman Andrus, Phil Keaggy, Lisa Whelchel, Robin Crow, Pam Mark Hall, Brown Bannister, Kathy Troccoli, Billy Sprague, Doug Oldham, Amy Fletcher, Larry Norman, Michael Card, Steven Green, Michelle Pillar, Scott Wesley Brown, Silverwind, Sheila Walsh, Connie Scott, Rick Cua, Steve Camp, Glenn Kaiser, Steve Taylor, Dennis Agajanian, Bob Farrell, Morgan Cryar, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Found Free, Rusty Goodman, Gary McSpadden, Evie Karlsson
  John Goin - GuitarJerry Scheff - Bass
  • Production details: "Do Something Now!"
  Produced and arranged by Steve CampSynthesizers arranged by John Rosasco and Steve CampChoir tracks produced by Jack Joseph Puig and Greg NelsonDirected by Cam FloriaEngineered by Steven Ford at Mama Jo'sEngineered by Terry Christian at Sunset Sound, assistant engineer: Stephen SheltonEngineered by Randy Holland and Dan Mundhenk at Bullet RecordingEngineered by Tom Brown at Master MixProduction manager: Suzanne EdgrenMastered by Future Disc, Hollywood, CA
  • Production details: "The Video Story"
  • Cajun productions: Angie DeBlieux
  - Sandi Patti, Jessy Dixon, Angie Lewis, Kim Perry, Geoff Moore, Lanny Wolfe, Candy Hemphill, Dana Key, Ed DeGarmo, DMB Band and Sue Dodge appear courtesy of The Benson Company
  - Karen Kelly appears courtesy of Bread-N-Honey Records
  - Cam Floria appears courtesy of Christian Artists Records
  - Pete Carlson and Billy Crockett appear courtesy of DaySpring Records
  - Chris Christian appears courtesy of Home Sweet Home Records
  - Gary Chapman appears, courtesy of Lamb and Lion Records
  - Rob Frazier, Bobby Jones and Newlife, Tami Gunden, Larry Bryant and Flo Price appear courtesy of Light Records
  - 2nd Chapter of Acts and Matthew Ward appear courtesy of Live Oak Records
  - Glad appears courtesy of Milk & Honey Records
  - Amy Grant, Russ Taff, John Fischer, Owen Brock, Jim Murray, Mylon LeFevre, Shirley Caesar and David Meece appear courtesy of Myrrh Records
  - Sherman Andrus, Phil Keaggy and Lisa Whelchel appear courtesy of Nissi Records
  - Robin Crow appears courtesy of Refuge Records
  - Pam Mark Hall, Brown Bannister, Kathy Troccoli and Billy Sprague appear courtesy of Reunion Records
  - Doug Oldham and Amy Fletcher appear courtesy of Riversong Records
  - Larry Norman appears courtesy of Solid Rock Records
  - Michael Card, Steve Green, Michelle Pillar, Scott Wesley Brown, Silverwind, Sheila Walsh, Connie Scott, Rick Cua, Steve Camp, Glenn Kaiser, Steve Taylor and Dennis Agajanian appear courtesy of Sparrow Records
  - Bob Farrell and Morgan Cryar appear courtesy of Star Song Records
  - Bill and Gloria Gaither, Found Free, Rusty Goodman, Gary McSpadden and Evie Karlsson appear courtesy of Word Records