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.
1985 Sheena Easton – Swear (US:#80)
“Swear” was a 1980s pop song by Tim Scott McConnell and released by Sire Records in 1983. The music video to promote the song was a campy/tongue-in-cheek music video of a hippy-based pagan/black mass set in a church. The stylized music video is seemingly a parody of late 1960s to early 1970s hippy horror movies. […]
1984 Sheena Easton – Sugar Walls (US:#95 UK:#9)
“Sugar Walls” is the second single from Sheena Easton‘s 1984 album A Private Heaven. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, nine of which were in the top 40. It reached #9 overall, as well as #3 on the R&B chart and #1 on the Dance chart. The song […]
1984 Sheena Easton – Strut (US:#7)
“Strut” is a song recorded by Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven (1984). It was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album’s lead single and peaked that November at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (its Cash Box peak was #4). “Strut” was composed by singer/songwriter Charlie Dore (who […]
1972 Skylark – Wildflower (US:#9)
“Wildflower” is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. First performed by the Canadian band Skylark, it has been covered by many artists and more recently has been sampled in a number of hip hop songs. The title, “Wildflower”, is not mentioned in the song. The closest line to the title […]
1978 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Hollywood Nights (US:#12 UK:#42)
“Hollywood Nights” is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Bob Seger. It was released in 1978 as the second single from his album, Stranger in Town. The single edit reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the UK, the full five-minute version was released as a single on […]
1972 The Doobie Brothers – Jesus Is Alright (US:#35)
“Jesus Is Just Alright” is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds’ own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin’ It Like It Is. The Doobie Brothers‘ version of “Jesus Is Just Alright” was first released on their second album, Toulouse Street, in 1972. It was […]
1972 The Doobie Brothers – Listen To The Music (US:#11 UK:#29)
“Listen To The Music” is a song recorded by The Doobie Brothers on their second album Toulouse Street. This song was the Doobie Brothers’ first big hit in 1972. It was written by Tom Johnston. Writer Tom Johnston described the motivation for the song as a call for world peace: “The chord structure of it […]
1979 Robert John – Lonely Eyes (US:#41)
“Lonely Eyes” is the third single from Robert John‘s self titled album. It was released in 1979 and peaked at #41 in the US Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By George TobinMike Piccirillo Songwriters Mike Piccirillo Charts US:#41UK:# –