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Sun City (version II)
by
Artists United Against Apartheid
First released:
07 Dec 1985,
Length:
5:42
Creators
(59)
Instruments
Clarence Clemons
saxophone
DJ Cheese
turntable
Doug Wimbish
bass guitar
Herbie Hancock
keyboard
Jam Master Jay
turntable
Keith LeBlanc
drums (drum set)
Little Steven
guitar
Miles Davis
trumpet
Pete Townshend
guitar
Ray Barretto
congas
Richard Scher
keyboard
Ringo Starr
drums (drum set)
Robbie Kilgore
keyboard
Ron Carter
double bass
Shankar
violin
Sonny Okosun
talking drum
Stanley Jordan
guitar
Tony Williams
drums (drum set)
Zak Starkey
drums (drum set)
Zoë Yanakas
additional, keyboard
Vocals
Afrika Bambaataa
(Jul 1985)
B.J. Nelson
background vocals
Big Youth
(Jul 1985)
Bob Dylan
(Jul 1985)
Bobby Womack
(Jul 1985)
Bonnie Raitt
(Jul 1985)
Bono
(Jul 1985)
Bruce Springsteen
(Jul 1985)
Darlene Love
(Jul 1985)
Daryl Hall
(Jul 1985)
Daryl Hannah
additional, background vocals
David Ruffin
(Jul 1985)
Duke Bootee
(Jul 1985)
Eddie Kendricks
(Jul 1985)
George Clinton
(Jul 1985)
Gil Scott‐Heron
additional, background vocals
Grandmaster Melle Mel
(Jul 1985)
Jackson Browne
(Jul 1985)
Jimmy Cliff
(Jul 1985)
Joey Ramone
(Jul 1985)
John Oates
(Jul 1985)
Kashif
(Jul 1985)
Kurtis Blow
(Jul 1985)
Linton Kwesi Johnson
(Jul 1985)
Lottie Golden
background vocals
Lou Reed
(Jul 1985)
Nona Hendryx
(Jul 1985)
Pat Benatar
(Jul 1985)
Peter Garrett
(Jul 1985)
Robert Gordon
additional, background vocals
Rubén Blades
(Jul 1985)
Run‐D.M.C.
(Jul 1985)
Steve Walker
additional, background vocals
The Dunnes Stores Strikers
additional, background vocals
Tina B.
background vocals
Programming
Benjamin Newberry
drums (drum set)
Keith LeBlanc
drums (drum set)
Little Steven
drums (drum set)
Locations
Recorded At
Shakedown Studios
(Jul 1985)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
Sun City
(Jul 1985)
Composer
Little Steven
Lyricist
Little Steven
Releases containing this recording
(5)
Official
Album
Sun City
07 Dec 1985
Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City
1985
Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City
1985
Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City
1993
Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City
06 Dec 2019
Artists United Against Apartheid