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 Was (Not Was) – Walk The Dinosaur (US:#7 UK:#10)
“Walk The Dinosaur” is a song by Was (Not Was), released in 1987, from their album What Up, Dog? The song features a tight, funky sound, punctuated by horns and a cowbell. When released in the UK in 1987, the song reached No. 10 on the singles chart, becoming the group’s first UK top 10 […]
1983 Joan Armatrading – Drop The Pilot (US:#78 UK:#11)
“Drop The Pilot” is a song written and originally performed by Joan Armatrading. It was the first single to be released from Armatrading’s 1983 album The Key, and was her third and (to date) final UK top 40 hit. It reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, and spent a total of ten weeks […]
1978 Helen Reddy – Ready Or Not (US:#73)
“Ready Or Not” is the third and last single from Helen Reddy‘s album We’ll Sing In The Sunshine. It was the the only single from that album that hit the US Billboard Chart and peaked at #73. Musicians Bass Reinie Press Drums Ed Greene Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Thom Rotella Piano Jai Winding Synthesizer Ian […]
2009 Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ For You (US:#12)
“Fallin’ For You” is a song by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat along with Rick Nowels, and produced by Nowels, John Shanks, and Caillat’s father Ken Caillat, for her second studio album Breakthrough (2009). The song was released on June 26, 2009, as the lead single from the album, through Universal […]
2010 Colbie Caillat – I Never Told You (US:#48)
“I Never Told You” is a song by the American pop singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat from her second album Breakthrough (2009). The song was released on February 16, 2010 in the United States as the second single. The song is a power ballad in E-flat major and was written by Caillat, Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi […]
1981 Luther Vandross – Never Too Much (US:#33 UK:#13)
“Never Too Much” is a song written, composed, produced, and performed by Luther Vandross. The R&B song was released in 1981, as the lead single from Vandross’ debut studio album of the same name. The title track hit number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reached number four on the US Billboard […]
1991 Cher – Love And Understanding (US:#17 UK:10)
“Love And Understanding” is a rock song by American singer-actress Cher from her 20th studio album, Love Hurts. Written by Diane Warren, produced by Warren & Guy Roche, it was released as the album’s lead single in 1991 for the European and North American market. The B-Side “Trail Of Broken Hearts” appears on the soundtrack […]
1980 Jermaine Jackson – Burnin’ Hot (UK:#32)
Burnin’ Hot is the third single by Jermaine Jackson from his album Let’s Get Serious. It was released in 1980 and peaked at #32 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Eddie Watkins Jr Bass Scott Edwards Drums Ed Greene Drums Ollie E. Brown Guitar Paul Jackson Jr Guitar Tim May Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Joe Sample […]