Tara is a featured soloist on the much-anticipated, 2025 release of "We Are the World" by Allan Licht and Friends, complete with updated lyrics by Allan and a fresh sound, uniting voices from various decades, genres, & styles. Her voice opens the song and leads into the final ending, as well as joining in with everyone throughout the choruses. This powerful recording, full of fantastic vocals and brought together by stellar production, is available now on all digital music platforms.
Check out what Tara had to say about this special recording:
“It has been such a blessing to be included on this project with so many outstanding singers, and with Allan Licht and Pete Tokar producing, I knew the recording would come out great, but it really exceeded my expectations. I loved getting to witness some of the soloists add their vocals to the mix, and hearing how The Singing Angels filled out the final choruses just added another level to the emotional depth of the song. Allan got together a wide range of ages and experience levels, backgrounds, styles, and genres, all rounding out this recording and making it something special, transcending what we could have done on our own. To me, this recording highlights the message that each of us have unique value and can add something beautiful to this world that God created, whether we are helping others or maybe need some help ourselves. Life can be so beautiful if we live from the fullness of who God created each of us to be.”
Featured vocals (in order of appearance): Tara Hawley, Ananya Yadati, Cassidy Johnson, Ed Callahan, Pete Figueroa, Kendall Guthrie, Esther Fitz, Hannah Lewis, Latonia Wilson, Tori Holub, Michael Williams, Guy Snowdon, Billy Sullivan, Maria Jacobs, The Singing Angels, Brooke Peterson
Additional chorus singers: Katya Bederman, Danni Elise, Dave Georges, Lisa Georges, Brad Johnson, Amelia Kamerman, Jan Lawrence, Heidi Licht, Tabitha Miner, Dianne Palmer, Cindy Smith, Jimmy D. Taylor, Peyton Yoe
©1985 Lionel Richie/Michael Jackson; ℗&©2025 Additional lyrics: Allan Licht | Produced by Pete Tokar & Allan Licht, Voracity Studios, Beachwood, Ohio. Executive producer: Coda Max. All tracks: Pete Tokar. Cover Art: Tara Hawley. View Lyrics & Credits