Les Yeux de la faim

"Les Yeux de la faim"
Single by Fondation Quebec-Afrique '85
Released May 1985 (May 1985)
Format 7"
Genre Pop
Length 4:33
Label Kébec-disc
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gil Courtemanche
  • Jean Robitaille
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Vois comme c'est beau"
(1985) Vois comme c'est beau1985		 "Les Yeux de la faim"
(1985) Les Yeux de la faim1985		 "C'est pour toi"
(1985) C'est pour toi1985

"Les Yeux de la faim" (meaning "The Eyes of Hunger") is a charity single released in 1985 in Quebec.[1] It was recorded by a one-off supergroup of many musicians to raise funds for the Quebec-Africa Foundation, a charity to help people facing famine in Africa, and released concurrently with similar singles such as the English Canadian "Tears Are Not Enough" and the American "We Are the World".[2]

Participating artists

Artists participating in the recording included Daniel Lavoie, Martine St-Clair, Michel Rivard, Celine Dion, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Gilles Vigneault, Nicole Martin, Claude Léveillée, Donald Lautrec, Claude Gauthier, Véronique Béliveau, Pierre Bertrand, Marie-Michèle Desrosiers, Yvon Deschamps, Renée Claude, Pierre Lalonde, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel, Jacques Michel, Louise Forestier, Sylvain Lelièvre, Marjo, Jean-Guy Moreau, Belgazou, Martine Chevrier, Michel Louvain, François Cousineau, Diane Juster, Jacques Boulanger, Michel Lemieux, Peter Pringle, Sylvie Tremblay, Nanette Workman, Robert Leroux, Patsy Gallant, René Simard, Nathalie Simard, Normand Brathwaite and the band Toulouse.

Awards

In 1986, PROCAN presented special awards to the song's writers, Gil Courtemanche and Jean Robitaille, and to the Quebec-Africa Foundation to honour their charitable commitment.[3]

Formats and track listings

Canadian 7" single

  1. "Les Yeux de la faim" – 4:33
  2. "Les Yeux de la faim" (instrumental) – 4:33

References

  1. ↑ "They're singing for someone else's supper". Montreal Gazette, April 26, 1985.
  2. ↑ "Ethiopian aid crusade adds Quebec chapter". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1985.
  3. ↑ "Cockburn, Adams win Pro-Can awards". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 1986.
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