Supergruppo formato da
* Dan Aykroyd
* Harry Belafonte
* Lindsey Buckingham
* Kim Carnes
* Ray Charles
* Bob Dylan
* Sheila E.
* Bob Geldof
* Hall and Oates
* James Ingram
* Jackie Jackson
* LaToya Jackson
* Marlon Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* Randy Jackson
* Tito Jackson
* Al Jarreau
* Waylon Jennings
"Pop-Up Video" stated that he left the recording session due to a dispute over the lyrics.
* Billy Joel
* Cyndi Lauper
* Huey Lewis and the News
* Kenny Logins
* Bette Midler
* Willie Nelson
* Jeffery Osborne
* Steve Perry
* The Pointer Sisters
* Lionel Richie
* Smokey Robinson
* Kenny Rogers
* Diana Ross
* Paul Simon
* Bruce Springsteen
* Tina Turner
* Dionne Warwick
* Stevie Wonder
* Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers, Programming
* Paulinho da Costa - Percussion
* Louis Johnson - Bass
* Quincy Jones
- Producer
* Michael Omartian - Keyboards, Producer
* Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
* John Robinson - Drums