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.
1987 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (US:#1 UK#1)
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the album’s lead single on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, of […]
1987 Whitney Houston – So Emotional (US:#1 UK#5)
“So Emotional” is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the third single from her second studio album Whitney (1987) on October 12, 1987 by Arista Records. The song was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was also the last song Steinberg and Kelly wrote together. Commercially, it peaked […]
1976 Yvonne Fair – It Should Have Been Me (US:#85 US:#5)
“It Should Have Been Me” is a 1963 song written by William “Mickey” Stevenson and Norman Whitfield for Kim Weston. It has been performed by Yvonne Fair, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Adeva among others. Knight’s version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. Fair had her only hit single […]
1999 Jennifer Paige – Always You (UK:#81)
“Always You” is a pop song recorded by American singer Jennifer Paige. It was released in July 1999 as the third single released from her debut studio album Jennifer Paige. The song was written by Andy Goldmark and J.D. Martin. For this single, Always You was remixed by Groove Brothers. The B-side is replayed by […]
1986 Jackson Browne – In The Shape Of A Heart (US:#70 UK:#66)
“In The Shape Of A Heart” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne included on his 1986 album, Lives in the Balance. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 70 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, spending seven weeks on that chart after debuting at No. 72, but […]
1986 Jackson Browne – For America (US:#30)
“For America” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne from his 1986 album Lives in the Balance. Released as the first single from the album, it reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, spending 12 weeks on that chart after debuting at No. 72, and peaked at No. 3 […]
1972 Dr John – Iko Iko (US:#71)
“Iko Iko” is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title “Jock-A-Mo”, was written and released in 1953 as a single by James “Sugar Boy” Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make […]
1980 Firefall – Love That Got Away (US:#50)
“Love That Got Away” is a single by the band Firefall from their album Undertow. It was released in 1980 and peaked at #50 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on album above. Produced By Kyle Lehning Howard Albert Ron Albert Songwriters Rick Roberts […]