Thanks to Frédèric and his incredible research who contacted a lot of session players who played on the charting tracks. We only post the charting singles of the session players we are following.
1976 Stephen Bishop – Save It For a Rainy Day (US:#22)
“Save It For A Rainy Day” is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two hit singles from his debut album, Careless. It features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on backing vocals toward the close of the song. The song speaks of abbreviated relationships and […]
1976 Stephen Bishop – On And On (US:#11)
“On And On” is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song, from his debut album Careless, became a major hit, peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 6. On the U.S. Easy Listening chart, “On and […]
1993 The B-52’s – Good Stuff (UK:#61)
“Good Stuff” is title track from American new wave band the B-52‘s’ sixth studio album album of the same name (1992). The instrumental non-album track “Return to Dreamland” is the B-side on some editions, while remixes are featured on other versions. The song reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one […]
1989 Curiosity Killed The Cat – First Place (US:#78)
“First Place” is the second single from the 1989 album First Place by the British band Curiosity Killed The Cat and produced by Nathan East. It reached #78 in the UK Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Nathan East Songwriters Curiosity Killed The […]
1986 El DeBarge – Someone (US:#70)
“Someone” is the third and last single from El DeBarge‘s self titled album. The single was released in 1986 and peaked at #70 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians All Instruments Jay Graydon Vocals El DeBarge Produced By Jay Graydon Songwriters Jay Graydon Mark Muller Robbie Nevil Charts US:#70 UK:# –
1999 Savage Garden – Affirmation (UK:#8)
“Affirmation” is a song by Savage Garden, released as the third single from their second studio album of the same name (1999). It peaked at number 16 in Australia and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The lyrics are a series of statements each starting with “I believe”, for instance: “I believe in Karma, […]
1999 Savage Garden – Crash And Burn (US:#24 UK:#14)
“Crash And Burn” is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden from their second album, Affirmation, released as the album’s fourth single (third in the UK) on 20 March 2000. It reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as number 24 on the US Billboard Hot […]
1977 Kate Taylor – It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (US:#49)
“It’s in His Kiss” is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. Kate Taylor remade “It’s in His Kiss” at the suggestion of Livingston Taylor: an acoustic rendition featuring a counter vocal by James Taylor (who co-produced the […]