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.
1981 Marty Balin – Hearts (US:#8)
“Hearts” is a song written by Jesse Barish and performed by Marty Balin in 1981, included in his debut solo album Balin. It was Balin’s third single in nineteen years (after his distant and unsuccessful songs “Nobody but You” and “I Specialize in Love”/”You Are the One” of 1962) and the biggest hit of his […]
1978 Linda Ronstadt – Back In The U.S.A. (US:#16 UK:#64)
“Back In The U.S.A.” is a song written by Chuck Berry that was released in 1959 and was a top 40 hit. A cover version in 1978 by Linda Ronstadt was also a hit. Ronstadt had heard the Berry original while being driven around Los Angeles by Eagles member Glenn Frey who had once been […]
1978 Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby, Baby (US:#7 UK:#65)
“Ooo Baby Baby” is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore. It is a classic 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label. The song has inspired numerous other cover versions by other artists over the years, including covers by Ella Fitzgerald, Todd Rundgren, The Escorts, The Five Stairsteps, Linda […]
1979 Linda Ronstadt – Alison (UK:#60)
“Alison” is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album on Stiff Records. Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Though Costello’s single never charted, it has become […]
1979 Linda Ronstadt – Just One Look (US:#44)
“Just One Look” is a song co-written by American R&B singers Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963. The Hollies, Anne Murray and Linda Ronstadt recorded hit versions of their own. There have also been many other versions of this song. Linda Ronstadt remade “Just One Look” […]
1982 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon (US:#2)
“Shame On The Moon” is a song written by Rodney Crowell and first recorded for his eponymous 1981 album. It was subsequently covered by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, as the lead single from their 1982 album The Distance. Glenn Frey joins Seger on background harmony vocals on the song. The song spent […]
1983 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Even Now (US:#12 UK:#73)
“Even Now” is a song written by Bob Seger that was first released on his 1982 album The Distance. It was also released as a single, backed with “Little Victories,” and reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Mainstream Rock chart. “Even Now” reflected Seger’s original concept for The Distance of […]
1983 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Roll Me Away (US:#27)
“Roll Me Away” is a song written by American rock artist Bob Seger on the album The Distance by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to Seger the song was inspired by a motorcycle trip he took to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. […]