The Music for UNICEF Concert featured some of the biggest names in
pop music at the time, and the performers donated their performance
royalties and those from one song each to UNICEF. (The Bee Gees' song "
Too Much Heaven", for example, had earned more than seven million dollars for UNICEF as of 2003). However, some artists released the royalties for only a limited time. Most of the songs performed were not specifically about the issue of child poverty.
Elton John was scheduled to perform but did not appear. A recording of the concert was released on an
LP on
Polydor Records several weeks later, with the performances in a different running order. •
ABBA — "
Chiquitita" •
Bee Gees — "
Too Much Heaven" •
Andy Gibb— "
I Go For You" •
Andy Gibb and
Olivia Newton-John — "
Rest Your Love on Me" •
Olivia Newton-John — "The Key" •
John Denver — "
Rhymes & Reasons" •
Earth, Wind & Fire — "
September" •
Rita Coolidge and
Kris Kristofferson — "Fallen Angels" •
Rod Stewart — "
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" •
Donna Summer — "Mimi's Song" There were also opening and closing songs, performed by all participants: • Opening medley, ending with part of ABBA's "
He Is Your Brother" • Closing song:
Jackie DeShannon's "
Put a Little Love in Your Heart" All songs featured a sixty-six-piece orchestra, conducted by Israel's
Nurit Hirsh, who made her first American appearance. ==See also==