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.
1973 The 5th Dimension – Living Together Growing Together (US:#32)
“Living Together, Growing Together” is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1973 film, Lost Horizon. Originally performed by James Shigeta and the Shangri-La chorus in the film, the song had commercial success as a single performed by The 5th Dimension. The single, produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bob […]
1973 The 5th Dimension – Everything’s Been Changed (US:#70)
“Everything’s Been Changed” is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #17 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, #18 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #49 on the Canadian pop chart,[2] and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. It was featured on their 1973 album, Living […]
1973 The 5th Dimension – Ashes To Ashes (US:#54)
“Ashes to Ashes” is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #7 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and the U.S. adult contemporary charts, #50 on the Canadian pop chart, #52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #54 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1973. […]
1993 Dwight Yoakam – Fast As You (US:#70)
“Fast As You” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in October 1993 as the third single from his album This Time. Like his previous two singles, this song topped out at #2 in the United States, while it peaked at #5 in Canada. This is […]
1988 Randy Newman – Dixie Flyer (US:#99)
“Dixie Flyer” is the first single from Randy Newman‘s album Land Of Dreams, released in 1988. It peaked at #99 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Leland Sklar Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Mark Knopfler Piano Randy Newman Synclavier Guy Fletcher Vocals Randy Newman Produced By Mark Knopfler Songwriters Randy Newman Charts US:#99UK:# –
1988 Randy Newman – It’s Money That Matters (US:#60)
“It’s Money That Matters” is the second single by Randy Newman from his album Land Of Dreams (1988). It reached #60 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Leland Sklar Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Mark Knopfler Piano Randy Newman Synclavier Guy Fletcher Synthesizer Kevin Maloney Background Vocals Mark Knopfler Background Vocals Jeff Lynne Background Vocals […]
1993 Sting – Fields Of Gold (US:#23 UK:#16)
“Fields of Gold” is a song written and recorded by Sting. It first appeared on his 1993 album Ten Summoner’s Tales. The song was released as a single but only made it to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. However, it did reach No. 2 […]
1993 Sting – If I Ever Loose My Faith In You (US:#17 UK:#14)
“If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” is a song recorded by English singer Sting. It was the lead single from his album Ten Summoner’s Tales and was released in 1993. It achieved moderate success in many countries, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top 40 in several European […]