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.
1980 Carly Simon – Jesse (US:#11)
“Jesse” is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and produced by Mike Mainieri. The song was the lead single from Simon’s ninth studio album, Come Upstairs (1980). The song is told in first-person about the narrator’s disdain for her former lover, Jesse, who has just moved back to town. She vows to have […]
1986 Madonna – True Blue (US:#3 UK:#1)
“True Blue” is a song by American singer Madonna. It is the title track from her third studio album True Blue (1986), and was released as the album’s third single on September 17, 1986, by Sire Records. Written and produced by Madonna and Steve Bray, the song deals with Madonna’s feelings for her then-husband Sean […]
1986 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach (US:#1 UK:#1)
“Papa Don’t Preach” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her third studio album True Blue (1986). The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, who produced it with Stephen Bray. The song also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and in its original form […]
1986 Madonna – Live To Tell (US:#1 UK:#2)
“Live to Tell” is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released as the lead single from Madonna’s third studio album True Blue (1986) on March 26, 1986, by Sire Records. It later appeared on compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990), Something to Remember (1995), and Celebration (2009). Originally composed by Patrick Leonard for […]
1987 Madonna – La Isla Bonita (US:#4 UK:#1)
“La Isla Bonita” is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her third studio album, True Blue (1986). It was written and produced by her and Patrick Leonard, with additional songwriting by Bruce Gaitsch. Sire Records released it as the album’s final single on February 25, 1987. The instrumental version of the song was […]
1986 Madonna – Open Your Heart (US:#1 UK:#4)
“Open Your Heart” is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). It was released as the album’s fourth single on November 19, 1986 by Sire Records. It has since appeared remixed on the compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009). Originally a rock and roll song […]
1998 Lisa Loeb – Let’s Forget About It (US:#71)
“Let’s Forget About It” is a song by Lisa Loeb from her 1997 album Firecracker. It is about a mistake that she has made in a relationship, and she just wants her and her boyfriend to forget about it. There is a lyric where she says, “I’ll stop crying on the mountain that we made […]
1997 Lisa Loeb – I Do (US:#17 UK:#88)
“I Do” is a song written and recorded by American singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. Released October 1997 as the lead single from her second album Firecracker, “I Do” peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Loeb’s most successful single after her number-one debut single “Stay (I Missed You)” in 1994. In Canada, […]