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.
1976 Marvin Gaye – Distant Lover (Live) (US:#28)
“Distant Lover” is the sixth song issued on singer Marvin Gaye‘s 1973 album, Let’s Get It On and the b-side of the second single from that album, “Come Get to This.” A live recording was issued as a single in 1974. The live version of the song was Gaye’s most successful single during the three-year […]
1980 Livingston Taylor – I Will Be In Love With You (US:#30)
“I Will Be In Love With You” is the second single by Livingston Taylor, taken from his album 3 Way Mirror. It reached #30 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass David Hungate Drums Mike Baird Guitar Lee Ritenour Acoustic Guitar Fred Tackett Piano Jai Winding Horn Jerry Hey Horn Steve Madaio Percussion Steve Forman […]
1979 Livingston Taylor – I’ll Come Running (US:#82)
“I’ll Come Running” is the first single by Livingston Taylor from the album 3 Way Mirror. It was released in 1979 an peaked at #82 in the US Charts. Musicians Bass Scott Edwards Drums Jim Keltner Piano Jai Winding Organ William Smith Trumpet Jerry Hey Trumpet Steve Madaio Sax Larry Williams Sax Pete Christlieb Sax […]
1984 Ray Parker Jr – I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You (US:#12)
“I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You” is a 1983 song written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. It was the lead single from his Woman Out of Control album of the same year, and it reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984. It was Parker’s fifth Top 20 hit, the sixth […]
1995 Curtis Stigers – Keep Me From The Cold (UK:#57)
“Keep Me From The Cold” is the second single by Curtis Stigers from his album Time Was. It was released in 1995 and peaked #57 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Jimmy Johnson Drums JR Robinson Guitar Dean Parks Guitar Mike Landau Hammond Organ Benmont Tench Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Randy Kerber Keyboards Glen Ballard […]
1995 Curtis Stigers – This Time (UK:#28)
“This Time” is the first single from the Curtis Stigers album Time Was, released in 1995. It reached #28 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass (synthesizer) David Foster Drums (programming) Simon Franglen Guitar Michael Thompson Piano David Foster Synclavier Simon Franglen Sax Curtis Stigers Vocals Curtis Stigers Produced By David Foster Songwriters David BryanRichard Supa […]
1988 Robbie Nevil – Back On Holiday (US:#34)
“Back On Holiday” is the first single from the Robbie Nevil album A Place Like This, released in 1988. It peaked at #34 in the US Billboard Charts Musicians Bass Nathan East Drums Steve Dubin Guitar Robbie Nevil Keyboards Tommy Faragher Percussion Bashiri Johnson Sax Lenny Pickett Background Vocals Cindy Mizelle Background Vocals Frank Floyd […]
1989 Robbie Nevil – Somebody Like You (US:#63)
“Somebody Like You” is the second single by Robbie Nevil from his album A Place Like This. It was released in 1989 and peaked at #63 in the US Charts. Musicians Bass Nathan East Bass (synthesizer) John van Tongeren Drums Steve Dubin Guitar Robbie Nevil Keyboards Robbie Nevil Keyboards John van Tongeren Percussion Paulinho Da […]