art direction John Coulter
art direction [assistant] Trish Talbot
calligraphy [usa for africa title] Wendy Garfield-Ferris
coordinator [album] Laurel Altman
executive-producer Ken Kragen
executive-producer Michael Branch
legal Cooper, Epstein, & Hurewitz
legal Jay Cooper
legal Ronnie Dashev
management [accounting services] Ann Short
management [accounting services] Jess S. Morgan & Company
management [accounting services] John Rigney
management [accounting services] Leonard Freedman
photography by [additional] Henry Diltz
photography by [additional] Ken Lei Chung
photography by [additional] Sam Emerson
photography by [front cover] Harry Benson
public relations [editorial] Samuel Graham
public relations [public information] Harriet Sternberg
supervised by [album supervisor] Humberto Gatica
Copyright (c) United Support Of Artists For Africa
Phonographic Copyright (p) United Support Of Artists For Africa
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chrysalis Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Northern Lights For Africa Society
Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Planet Records (5)
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Bruce Springsteen
Phonographic Copyright (p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By CBS Records
Distributed By CBS Disques S.A.
Recorded At Record One, Los Angeles
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Meadowlands Arena
Recorded At Manta Sound
Recorded At Little Mountain Sound Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At Black Truck
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded By Record Plant Remote Truck, Sausalito
Recorded By Westwood One Mobile Truck
Mixed At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mixed At Clover Recorders
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Copyright (c) Security Hogg Music
Copyright (c) Fin De Siecle Musique
Copyright (c) Foster Frees Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) Hulex Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) Random Notes
Copyright (c) Street Talk Tunes
Copyright (c) MCA Music
Copyright (c) Music Corporation Of America, Inc.
Copyright (c) Controversy Music
Copyright (c) DebDave Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) Briarpatch Music Inc.
Copyright (c) Good Sport Music
Copyright (c) Montage Music Inc.
Copyright (c) Island Music
Copyright (c) Frettsongs
Copyright (c) Clean Sheets Music
Copyright (c) Adams Communications, Inc.
Copyright (c) Calypso Toonz
Copyright (c) Irving Music, Inc.
Copyright (c) Mijac Music
Copyright (c) Brockman Music
Published By Security Hogg Music, Inc.
Printed By CBS, Haarlem
Pressed By CBS, Haarlem
First edition orange/yellow “sunburst” center label used by CBS from 1976 until 1985.

Release titles:
WE ARE THE WORLD -space- USA FOR AFRICA/THE ALBUM [spine]
THE HISTORIC RECORDING / WE ARE THE WORLD / PLUS NINE NEW SUPERSTAR SONGS / -list of artists- / Written by MICHAEL JACKSON and LIONEL RICHIE • Conducted and Produced by QUINCY JONES / -USA FOR AFRICA logo- [sleeve front]
USA FOR AFRICA / WE ARE THE WORLD [labels]

Gatefold sleeve: inside USA For Africa information, 25 session photos
Inner sleeve: track credits, thank you's, session photo of all/most artists

On inner sleeve:
A1 Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
A2 recorded at Record One, Los Angeles, CA
A3 recorded and mixed at Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
A4 recorded live at the Meadowlands, August 6, 1984 on the Record Plant (L.A.) remote truck. Mixed at Clover Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
B1 recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto and Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver
B2 recorded at Record Plant, New York and Black Truck, New Orleans
B3 recorded and mixed at Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles, CA
B4 recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
B5 recorded at Lion Share Studios and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Lion Share Studios.
B6 recorded live in San Francisco on February 21, 1985 on the Westwood One remote truck

On back cover:
℗ 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa
© 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa

A1: ℗ 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa
A2: ℗ 1985 CBS Inc.
A3: ℗ 1985 Planet Records
A4: ℗ 1985 Bruce Springsteen
B1: ℗ 1985 Northern Lights For Africa Society
B2, B3: ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
B4: ℗ 1985 Capitol Records Inc.
B5: ℗ 1985 RCA Records
B6: ℗ 1985 Chrysalis Records

Made in Holland
Distribution CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A.

[Inner Sleeve Publishers]
A1 © 1985 Mijack Music (BMI) and Brockman Music (ASCAP)
A2 © 1985 Random Notes (ASCAP) and Street Talk Tunes (ASCAP)
A3 © 1984 MCA Music, a Div. of MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)/Music Corp. of America, Inc. (BMI)
A4 © 1972 Island Music (BMI)
B1 © 1985 Foster Frees Music, Inc. (BMI)/Adams Communications, Inc. (BMI)/Calypso Toonz (PROC)/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
B2 © 1985 Controversy Music (ASCAP)
B3 © 1985 Security Hogg Music (ASCAP), Fin De Siecle Musique (ASCAP) and Foster Frees Music, Inc. (BMI)
B4 © 1979 Frettssongs/Clean Sheets Music (BMI)
B5 © 1984 Debdave Music Inc. (BMI)/Briarpatch Music Inc (BMI)/Good Sport Music (ASCAP)/Montage Music Inc. (ASCAP)
B6 © 1979 Hulex Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

[Label Publishers]
A1 Mijack Music/Brockman Music
A2 Random Notes/Street Talk Tunes
A3 MCA Music, a Div. of MCA, Inc./Music Corporation of America Inc.
A4 Island Music
B1 Foster Frees Music, Inc./Adams Communication, Inc./Calypso Toonz/Irving Music Inc.
B2 Controversy Music
B3 Security Hogg Music, Inc./Fin De Siecle Musique/Foster Frees Music, Inc.
B4 Frettsongs/Clean Sheets Music
B5 Debdave Music Inc./Briarpatch Music Inc./Good Sport Music/Montage Music Inc.
B6 Hulex Music Inc.

Publisher Differences:
Security Hogg Music on inner sleeve - Security Hogg Music, Inc. on label
Frettssongs on inner sleeve - Frettsongs on label
Adams Communications, Inc. on inner sleeve - Adams Communication, Inc. on label

On runouts:
First part of the runouts (PxL 40043-xx) is etched, while the second part (01-26454-1x-1 x) is stamped on all variants.
Label Code: LC 0149
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: PROC
Price Code: CB 341
Matrix / Runout: 01-026454-20 (Sleeve rear, inner sleeve)
Matrix / Runout: 01-026454-1 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: 01-026454-2 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1A-1 D (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1 B (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IN 01-26454-2A-1 E (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-1B-1 H (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IK 01-26454-2A-1 C (Runout side A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1B-1 E (Runout side B, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IK 01-26454-2A-1 (Runout side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1 (Runout side B, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1A-1 A (Runout side A, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1B-1 A (Runout side B, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IM 01-26454-4A-1 A (Runout side A, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1 A (Runout side B, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-3A-1 A (Runout side A, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1 B (Runout side B, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IM 01-26454-4A-1 A (Runout side A, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1B-1 A (Runout side B, variant 8)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IK 01-26454-2A-1 C (Runout side A, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1B-1 C (Runout side B, variant 9)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1A-1 D (Runout side A, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ 01-26454-1B-1 A (Runout side B, variant 10)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IJ D 01-26454-1A-1 (Runout side A, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1B (Runout side B, variant 11)
Matrix / Runout: PAL 40043-IN 01-26454-2A-1 D (Runout side A, variant 12)
Matrix / Runout: PBL 40043-IK 01-26454-2B-1 A (Runout side B, variant 12)