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.
1980 Christopher Cross – Sailing (US:#1 UK:#48)
“Sailing” is a 1980 soft rock song written and recorded by American artist Christopher Cross. It was released in June 1980 as the second single from his eponymous debut album (1979). The song was a success in the United States, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 30, 1980, where it […]
1980 Christopher Cross – Never Be The Same (US:#15)
“Never Be The Same” is the title of the third single by singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, released from his debut Grammy Award-winning album Christopher Cross. It was the singer’s third consecutive single to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 15 late in 1980. The song was a […]
1988 Judson Spence – Yeah Yeah Yeah (US:#32)
“Yeah Yeah Yeah” is a single by Judson Spence from his self titled album. It was released in 1988 and reached #32 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Spencer Campbell Drums Rick Marotta Guitar George Cocchini Acoustic Guitar Mick Jones Hammond Organ Billy Preston Keyboards Monroe Jones Synthesizer Gary Barlough Sax Marc Russo Sax […]
1985 Pete Townshend – Face The Face (US:#26)
“Face The Face” is a song by Pete Townshend. The song is the third track on Townshend’s fourth solo album, a concept album titled White City: A Novel, and was released as a single. Face the Face was done on a new keyboard, which was a form of DX7, and I was very keen to […]
1989 Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone (UK:#2)
“Leave Me Alone” is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his seventh studio album, Bad (1987). On February 13, 1989, it was released as the eighth single from the album, though only outside the United States and Canada. It only appears on the CD and 2001 cassette editions of Bad. It was […]
1985 Michael McDonald – No Lookin’ Back (US:#34)
“No Lookin’ Back” is a song written by Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Ed Sanford. The best-known version was recorded by American recording artist Michael McDonald and is the first single from his second solo album, No Lookin’ Back (1985). Musicians Bass Willie Weeks Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar David Pack Keyboards Michael McDonald Tom Tom […]
1985 Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (UK:#21)
“Don’t Stop The Dance” is a song by English singer Bryan Ferry from his sixth solo studio album, Boys and Girls (1985). It was released as the album’s second single. The track was written and produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies. It made the top 20 of Billboard’s Album Rock play list and reached number […]
1985 Bryan Ferry – Slave To Love (UK:#10)
“Slave To Love” is the first single released from Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry‘s 1985 release, Boys and Girls. The song is one of Ferry’s most popular solo hits. The single was released on 28 April 1985 and spent nine weeks in the UK charts in 1985, peaking at number 10. Over two months later […]