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.
1981 Little River Band – Man On Your Mind (US:#14)
“Man On Your Mind” is a song by Australian rock band Little River Band. It was released in December 1981 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Time Exposure. “Man on Your Mind” peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is featured in the Sean Penn movie Bad […]
1979 Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams – Heaven Knows (US:#4 & UK:#34)
“Heaven Knows” is a song by American singer Donna Summer, with guest vocals from Brooklyn Dreams. It is a single from Summer’s Live and More album. The song became a number 4 hit for Summer in the US the week of March 17, 1979, and held there for three weeks. It features the group Brooklyn […]
1978 The Brothers Johnson – Ain’t We Funkin’ Now (UK:#43)
“Ain’t We Funkin’ Now” is the second single from the album Blam! by the Brothers Johnson. It was released in 1978 and it the UK Charts at #43, in the US it stucked at #102. Produced By Quincy Jones Songwriters Alex Weir Louis Johnson Quincy Jones Tom Bahler Valerie Johnson Charts US:#102 UK:# 43
1987 Bangles – Walking Down Your Street (US:#11 UK:#16)
“Walking Down Your Street” is a song by The Bangles. It is the fourth single from their 1986 album Different Light. After its single release in 1987, the song charted at #9 on the Cash Box Top 100, #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #16 on the UK Singles Chart, #26 on the Canadian RPM […]
1989 The Four Tops – Loco In Acapulco (UK:#7)
“Loco In Acapulco” is a song by the Four Tops, released as a single in 1988. It was written and produced by Phil Collins (who played drums on the track) and Lamont Dozier (one third of the group’s Motown long-time songwriting team, Holland–Dozier–Holland), for the soundtrack to the film Buster, that also starred Collins in […]
1982 Timothy B Schmit – So Much In Love (US:#59)
“So Much In Love” is a song written by George Williams, Billy Jackson, and Roy Straigis (initially under the name John Joseph). It was originally performed by Williams’s American soul vocal group the Tymes and was released in the summer of 1963. In 1982, Eagles member Timothy B Schmit contributed his version of the song […]
1991 The Triplets – You Don’t Have To Go Home Tonight (US:#14)
“You Don’t Have To Go Home Tonight” is a single from The Triplets released 1991. It hit U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts on #14. Muscians Bass Jerry Watts Drums Mike Baird Guitar Dean Parks Keyboards Jim Lang Vocals Vicky Villegas Vocals Diana Villegas Vocals Sylvia Villegas Produced By Steve Barri Tony Peluso Songwriters Diana Villegas […]
1972 Helen Reddy – I Am Woman (US:#1)
“I Am Woman” is a song written by Australian musicians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy, the first recording of “I Am Woman” appeared on her debut album I Don’t Know How to Love Him, released in May 1971, and was heard during the closing credits for the 1972 film Stand Up and […]