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.
1978 Steely Dan – Deacon Blues (US:#19)
“Deacon Blues” is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in 1976 and recorded by their group Steely Dan on their 1977 album Aja. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard charts and number 17 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached #40 on the Easy […]
1978 Steely Dan – Peg (US:#11)
“Peg” is a song by American rock group Steely Dan, first released on the band’s 1977 album Aja. The track was released as single in 1977 and reached number 11 on the US Billboard chart in 1978 and number eight on the Cash Box chart. With a chart run of 19 weeks, “Peg” is tied […]
1983 Sammy Hagar – Never Give Up (US:#46)
“Never Give Up” is the second single by Sammy Hager from his album Three Lock Box. It was released in 1983 and peaked at #46 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Bill Church Drums David Lauser Guitar Gary Pihl Guitar Sammy Hagar Keyboards Alan Pasqua Background Vocals Richard Page Background Vocals Tom Kelly Vocals […]
1979 Rita Coolidge – I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love (US:#38)
“I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love” is a song co-written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager, popularized by Rita Coolidge in 1979, and recorded by a number of other artists. “I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love” was a comeback single for Rita Coolidge in 1979. Of her four previous singles between 1978 […]
1965 Barry McGuire – Child Of Our Times (US:#62)
“Child Of Our Times” is a single by Barry McGuire from his album This Precious Time. It was released in 1965 and peaked at #62 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Joe Osborn Drums Hal Blaine Guitar PF Sloan Guitar John E Phillips Percussion Steve Barri Background Vocals The Mamas And The Papas Vocals […]
1987 Supertramp – Free As A Bird (UK:#95)
“Free As A Bird” is the title track from Supertramp‘s 1987 album of the same name. The music video for “Free as a Bird” was produced by Sue Pemberton and directed by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckenger. Musicians Bass Dougie Thomson Drums Bob Siebenberg Guitar Marty Walsh Guitar Mark Hart Keyboards Rick Davies Keyboards Mark […]
1981 Dan Hartman – It Hurts To Be In Love (US:#72)
“It Hurts To Be In Love” is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller which was a Top Ten hit in 1964 for Gene Pitney. The song was one in a long line of successful “Brill Building Sound” hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City’s Brill Building at 1619 […]
1980 Blondie – Rapture (US:#1 UK:5)
“Rapture” is a song by the American pop/rock band Blondie from their fifth studio album, Autoamerican (1980). In January 1981, “Rapture” was released as the second and final single from the album. The song became their fourth and last single to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it stayed for […]