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.
1990 Wilson Phillips – Release Me (US:#1 UK:#36)
“Release Me” is a song written and recorded by Wilson Phillips, their second single from their debut album Wilson Phillips. It hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1990 and spent two weeks at number one. It also topped the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart for one week and reached […]
1983 Toni Basil – Shoppin’ from A to Z (US:#77)
“Shoppin’ from A to Z” is a song by US singer-songwriter Toni Basil, released in 1983 as the fourth and final single from her debut album Word of Mouth. It was released in the US only. After the poor performance of “Nobody” in the UK, there was a lot of depending on the popularity of […]
1982 Toni Basil – Mickey (US:#1 UK:#2)
“Mickey” is a 1981 song recorded by American singer and choreographer Toni Basil on her debut album Word of Mouth. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as “Kitty”, it was first recorded by UK music group Racey during 1979, appearing on their debut album Smash and Grab. Toni Basil changed the name from Kitty […]
1982 Toni Basil – Nobody (UK:#52)
“Nobody” is the third single by Toni Basil, and the second from her debut album, Word of Mouth. It was released in the UK only. It was the follow-up to “Mickey.” “Nobody” failed to reach the top 50, peaking at #52. A music video was made for the song. The visuals of the music video […]
1998 Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (US:#1 UK:#1)
“My Heart Will Go On” is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It serves as the main theme song to James Cameron’s blockbuster film Titanic, based on an account of the transatlantic passenger liner of the same name which sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. The […]
1977 Carole Bayer Sager – You’re Moving Out Today (US:#69 UK:#6)
“You’re Moving Out Today” is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager, Bette Midler and Bruce Roberts. It became an international hit in 1977, in two versions. Both Sager and Midler recorded the song. The first U.S. release was by Bette Midler, in February of 1977. It was the lead single from her LP Live […]
2001 Carolyn Dawn Johnson – Complicated (US:#59)
“Complicated” is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in April 2001 the second single from her debut album Room with a View. The song was also her second entry on two U.S. singles charts, peaking at number 5 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks […]
2001 Carolyn Dawn Johnson – I Don’t Want You to Go (US:#54)
“I Don’t Want You to Go” is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in December 2001 as the third single from her debut album Room with a View. The song was also her third entry on two U.S. singles charts, peaking at number 7 on […]