There seem to be a lot of Madonna fans here upset about Madonna's lack of invitation to sing on this album.

I was a teenager when this album came out and I remember the news about it, when it was contemporary. I also remember the context of the super stars on that album.

At the TIME, not 30 years hindsight later, this was a gathering of the some of the biggest Pop stars of the day. Some were old legends with waning careers, some were at the height of the career, and yet others, were the flavor of the month.

At the time this album was made, Cindy Lauper and Madonna were both some what new to the music scene. They were viewed as competitors and had equal stature.

It was only LATER that Madonna became the mega star.

Finally, whomever says bad things about the other stars on this CD..... it just shows they lack historical knowledge. How ya gonna knock Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springstein. This really was who is who in music at the time. And it sold big.