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.
1990 Daryl Hall & John Oates – So Close (US:#11 UK:#69)
“So Close” is a 1990 song by American pop duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and George Green, and produced by Danny Kortchmar and Jon Bon Jovi. The song was released as the lead single from the Change of Season album and peaked at number 11 in the United States and […]
1997 En Vogue – Too Gone, Too Long (US:#33 UK:#20)
“Too Gone, Too Long” is a song by American R&B vocal group En Vogue. Written by Diane Warren and produced by longtime collaborator David Foster, it was recorded for their third album, EV3 (1997). A power ballad that blends pop and contemporary R&B elements, it was selected as the album’s third and final single and […]
1975 Elton John – Grow Some Funk Of Your Own (US:#14 UK:#51)
“Grow Some Funk Of Your Own” is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the album Rock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)”. The song went to No. 14 on the Billboard […]
1984 Dolly Parton – Downtown (US:#80)
“Downtown” is a song written and produced by English composer Tony Hatch. Dolly Parton recorded “Downtown” in Nashville in October 1983 in the sessions for her covers album The Great Pretender, a Val Garay production which focused on hits from the 1950s and 1960s. “Downtown” served as the album’s second single release in March 1984 […]
2001 Dido – Hunter (UK:#17)
“Hunter” is a song by British singer Dido from her debut album, No Angel (1999). The song was released as the third single from the album in the United States on 18 June 2001. “Hunter” reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Australia, France, Greece, Ireland, and […]
1989 Clive Griffin – Head Above Water (UK:#60)
“Head Above Water” is the fourth and final single by Clive Griffin from his album Step By Step. It peaked at #60 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Nathan East Drums Richard Niles Guitar JJ Belle Piano Jess Bailey Synthesizer Richard Niles Brass Guy Barker Brass John Barclay Brass John Thirkell Brass Phil Todd Brass […]
1991 Chicago – Chasin’ The Wind (US:#39)
“Chasin’ The Wind” is a rock ballad song written by Diane Warren and recorded by the band Chicago, for their 1991 studio album Twenty 1, featuring Bill Champlin on vocals. The song was produced and engineered by Ron Nevison and mixed by Humberto Gatica. “Chasin’ the Wind” was released as the first single from Twenty […]
1982 Kim Carnes – Does It Make You Remember (US:#38)
“Does It Make You Remember” is a 1982 single release from Kim Carnes‘s album Voyeur. It was the follow-up single to Kim’s controversial “Voyeur” and featured an accompanying MTV music video. She performed both hits on an episode of Solid Gold. The single reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #38 in Cash Box […]