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 Gary Wright – Really Wanna Know You (US:#16)
“Really Wanna Know You” is a 1981 song by Gary Wright that was a hit single in the U.S., reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was taken from the album The Right Place. The song spent 17 weeks on the chart and became Wright’s third biggest U.S. hit. It was his final […]
1979 Eddie Money – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (US:#72)
“You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles on Motown’s Tamla label. One of the Miracles’ most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of […]
1983 Firefall – Always (US:#59)
“Always” is the first single by Firefall from their album Break Of Dawn, released in 1983. In the winter of 1983, Firefall set out across the U.S. to promote Break Of Dawn, but the single failed to reach the Top 40, peaked at #59 and quickly fell off the charts. Musicians Bass Richie Goldman Drums […]
1975 Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy (US:#1 UK:#4)
“Rhinestone Cowboy” is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released in 1975, it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. Weiss wrote and recorded “Rhinestone Cowboy” in 1974, and it appeared on his 20th Century Records album Black and Blue Suite. […]
1975 Glen Campbell – Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) (US:#11)
“Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)” is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in October 1975 as the second and final single from the album, Rhinestone Cowboy. It was Campbell’s fifth number one on the Easy Listening chart […]
1980 Jackson Browne – That Girl Could Sing (US:#22)
“That Girl Could Sing” is a hit single written and performed by Jackson Browne from his 1980 album Hold Out. The song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 13 weeks after its Sept. 20, 1980 debut. It was also released as a single in Japan. “That Girl Could Sing” was the […]
1980 Jackson Browne – Boulevard (US:#72)
“Boulevard” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It is from his 1980 album Hold Out. When it was released as a single, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at position number 72 on July 5, 1980. It peaked at number 19 and spent 16 weeks on the chart, the […]
1980 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – The Horizontal Bop (US:#42)
“The Horizontal Bop” is a song written by Bob Seger that was first released on his 1980 album Against the Wind. It was also released as the fourth single from the album, backed by “Her Strut.” The single did not perform as well as the earlier singles from the album, stalling at #42 on the […]