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.
1979 England Dan & John Ford Coley – What Can I Do with This Broken Heart (US:#50)
“What Can I Do with This Broken Heart” is the second single by England Dan & John Ford Coley taken from their album Dr Heckle & Mr Jive. It was released in 1979 and reached #50 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Wilton Felder Drums Ed Greene Guitar Richie Zito Guitar Lee Ritenour Guitar […]
1985 Chaka Khan – Eye To Eye (UK:#16)
“Eye To Eye” is a 1985 song by American R&B singer Chaka Khan from her album I Feel For You. The song was a major hit in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 16. Musicians Drums John Ferraro Guitar (solo) Michael Sembello Guitar Tony Maiden Keyboards Daniel Sembello Keyboards Rob Mounsey Keyboards Don […]
1981 Carpenters – (Want You) Back In My Life Again (US:#72)
“(Want You) Back in My Life Again” is a song by the popular group the Carpenters, the second single off their album Made in America, released in 1981. The song reached #72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Its B-side was “Somebody’s Been Lyin’”, another song from the album. This song also has the “synthesizer […]
1981 Carpenters – Those Good Old Dreams (US:#63)
“Those Good Old Dreams” is a song by The Carpenters. Its B-side is “When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone)”, a song released on the Made in America album in 1981. The song talks of reliving dreams and feelings of romantic love held long ago (“It’s a new day for those good old dreams / One […]
1981 Carpenters – Touch Me When We’re Dancing (US:#16)
“Touch Me When We’re Dancing” is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and number 86 on […]
1995 Tom Petty – It’s Good To Be King (US:#68)
It’s Good To Be King is a song by American rock singer/songwriter Tom Petty, from his 1994 album Wildflowers. In 1995, it was released as the third single from the album. It charted at #68 on the Billboard hot 100, and at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Musicians Bass Mike Campbell Drums Steve […]
1975 Frankie Valli – Swearin’ To God (US:#6 UK:#31)
“Swearin’ To God” is a song written by Bob Crewe and Denny Randell. It was recorded by Frankie Valli and released in May 1975 as a single from his album Closeup. It is a love song whose lyrical hook is a more literal use of the expression “I swear to God” (i.e., “I mean this […]
1983 The Tubes – Tip Of My Tongue (US:#52)
“Tip Of My Tongue” is the second single from the album Outside Inside by The Tubes. It peakes at #52 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By David Foster Songwriters Maurice WhiteMichael Snyder Charts US:#52UK:# –