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.
1970 The Friends Of Distinction – Time Waits For No One (US:#60)
“Time Waits for No One” is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, and originally recorded by Sedaka in 1970. The song was covered by The Friends Of Distinction in 1970 on their Whatever LP. The group made “Time Waits for No One” into a hit in the United States (#60), Canada (#37) […]
1987 Luther Vandross – See Me (UK:#60)
See Me is the fourth from the Luther Vandross album Give Me A Reason. It was released in 1987 and peaked at #60 in the UK Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Songwriters Luther VandrossMarcus Miller Charts US:# –UK:#60
1986 Luther Vandross – Stop To Love (US:#15 UK:#24)
“Stop To Love” is a song by American recording R&B/soul artist Luther Vandross. Released in 1986 as the lead single from his album Give Me the Reason. It was his first number-one single on the R&B chart since “Never Too Much” in 1981. The upbeat single was also a crossover hit, peaking at number fifteen […]
1987 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth (US:#1 UK:#1)
“Heaven Is A Place On Earth” is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle from her second studio album, Heaven on Earth (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the song was released as the lead single from the Heaven on Earth album on September 14, 1987, and it reached number one on the […]
1980 Barry Manilow – I Don’t Want to Walk Without You (US:#36)
“I Don’t Want To Walk Without You” is a song written by by Jule Styne with the lyrics by Frank Loesser. Composer Irving Berlin was a huge admirer of the song. Berlin reportedly said that of all the songs by other composers he had heard, he would have been most proud to have written “I […]
1986 Atlantic Starr -If Your Heart Isn’t In It (US:#57 UK:48)
“If Your Heart Isn’t in It” is the fifth single by Atlantic Starr from their album As The Band Turns. It was released in 1986 and reached #57 in the US Billboard Charts and #48 in the UK. Musicians Bass Barry Johnson Drums Derek Organ Keyboards Rex Salas Keyboards Wayne Lewis Programming Calvin Harris Sax […]
1979 Louise Goffin – Remember (Walking In The Sand) (US:43)
“Remember (Walking In The Sand)”, also known as “Remember”, is a song written by George “Shadow” Morton. It was originally recorded by the girl group The Shangri-Las, who had a top five hit with it in 1964. A remake by Aerosmith in 1979 was a minor hit. There have been many other versions of the […]
1994 Anita Baker – Body And Soul (US:36 UK:#48)
“Body And Soul” is a song by American recording artist Anita Baker. The song was released in 1994 as the lead single in support of her album, Rhythm of Love. “Body And Soul” peaked to #4 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles and #36 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The song earned Baker another top 40 pop […]