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.
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, […]
1974 Joni Mitchell – Free Man In Paris (US:#16)
“Free Man In Paris” is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It appeared on her 1974 album Court and Spark, as well as her live album Shadows and Light. It is one of her most popular songs. The song is about music agent/promoter David Geffen, a close friend of Mitchell in the early […]
1974 Joni Mitchell – Help Me (US:#7)
“Help Me” is a love song written, produced, and performed by Joni Mitchell, from her 1974 album Court and Spark. The song was recorded with jazz band Tom Scott’s L.A. Express as the backing band.”Help Me” was Mitchell’s biggest hit single: it peaked at #7 in June 1974 on the Billboard Hot 100, her only […]
1974 Aretha Franklin – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing (US:#47)
“Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968. Aretha Franklin remade “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” for her 1974 album Let Me in Your Life. It was issued as the album’s third hit single that August. […]