Documentary on We Are The World goes inside recording of 1985 charity single

Huey Lewis, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson in a scene from Netflix documentary The Greatest Night In Pop (Netflix via AP)

Nearly 40 years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history.

Fans get a chance to almost step into that recording session this month with the Netflix documentary The Greatest Night In Pop, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of We Are The World. It starts streaming on Monday.