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.
1977 Poco – Indian Summer (US:#50)
“Indian Summer” is the title track from Poco‘s album Indian Summer, released in 1977. It peaked at #50 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Timothy B Schmit Drums George Grantham Guitar Paul Cotton Pedal Steel Guitar Rusty Young Synthesizer Donald Fagen Percussion Steve Forman Background Vocals Timothy B Schmit Background Vocals George Grantham Vocals […]
1987 Glenn Medeiros – Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone (US:#67)
“Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone” is a song co-written by Jermaine Jackson, David Foster, Tom Keane, and Kathy Wakefield. It was recorded by Jackson in 1986, and later by Glenn Medeiros in 1987. It was the second single released from his self-titled debut album. It reached number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January […]
1987 Glenn Medeiros – Watching Over You (US:#80)
“Watching Over You” is the second single by Glenn Medeiros taken from his self titled debut album. It was released in June 1987 and peaked at 80 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass John Pierce Drums John M Keane Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards Tom Keane Synthesizer Bob Parr Synthesizer Jay Gruska Synthesizer Ken Rarick […]
1984 Kenny Rogers – Crazy (US:#79)
“Crazy” is a song co-written and recorded by American Country music superstar Kenny Rogers. It was released in December 1984 as the second single from his Platinum What About Me? album, following the title song. This was Rogers’ eleventh number one Country single as a solo artist. The single spent a total of thirteen weeks […]
1984 Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram – What About Me? (US:#14 UK:#92)
“What About Me?” is a song first recorded in 1984 as a trio by singers Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes and James Ingram. The song was written by Rogers, noted producer David Foster, and singer-songwriter Richard Marx, who would later achieve superstar status as a musician (“Right Here Waiting”, “Now and Forever”). It was the lead […]
1980 Herb Alpert – Beyond (US:#50)
“Beyond” is a single by Herb Alpert from the same titled album. It was released in 1980 and reached #50 in US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums Steve Gadd Drums Kevin Calhoun Guitar Tim May Guitar Chris Pinnick Keyboards Michael Boddicker Keyboards Andy Armer Trumpet Herb Alpert Produced By Andy Armer Herb […]
1965 Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction (US:#1 UK:#3)
“Eve of Destruction” is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East, […]
1986 David Foster & Olivia Newton-John – The Best Of Me (US:#80)
“The Best of Me” is a song originally by David Foster and the title-track of his debut solo album in November 1983. The song was composed in 1982 by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx. It has since been recorded by numerous artists, the most notable being Cliff Richard, who chose it for his […]