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.
1982 Dazz Band – Let It Whip (US:#5)
“Let It Whip” is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B […]
1976 Santana – Let It Shine (US:#77)
“Let It Shine” is the only single from the Santana album Amigos that hit the charts in the US. It peaked at #77. Album Video Musicians See Album Information Produced By David Rubinson & Friends Inc Songwriters David E Brown Ray Gardner Charts US:#77 UK:# –
1973 Paul Simon – American Tune (US:#35)
“American Tune” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his third studio album, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973), released on Columbia Records. The song, a meditation on the American experience, is based on the melody of the hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”. The song reached number […]
1980 James Last – The Seduction (Love Theme) (US:#28 UK:#48)
The Seduction (Love Theme) is a single by James Last, released in 1980. It is the theme from American Gigolo, composed by Giorgio Moroder. It peaked at #28 in the US Billboard Charts and #48 in the UK. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By […]
1979 Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright – With You I’m Born Again (US:#4 UK:#2)
“With You I’m Born Again” is a 1979 duet written by Carol Connors and David Shire that originated on the soundtrack of the 1979 motion picture Fast Break. It was performed by Motown recording artists Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright (credited as Syreeta) and became an international hit for the duo, reaching number four on […]
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 […]