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.
1977 Player – Baby Come Back (US:#1 UK:#32)
“Baby Come Back” is a song by the American rock band Player. It was released in late 1977 as the lead single from their 1977 self-titled debut album. The song was their biggest hit single, hitting number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the R&B charts in 1978. It was […]
1977 Player – This Time I’m In It For Love (US:#10)
“This Time I’m in It for Love” is a song recorded by the American rock band Player. It was the second single from their self-titled first studio album. The song was released in early 1978 as the immediate follow-up to their biggest hit and debut single, “Baby Come Back”. “This Time I’m in It for […]
1982 Laura Branigan – All Night With Me (US:#2 UK:#6)
“All Night with Me” is a song by the American pop singer Laura Branigan, released in 1982 as the lead single from her debut studio album Branigan. It was written by Chris Montan and produced by Jack White. “All Night with Me” was released in the United States and Germany, and reached No. 69 on […]
1982 Laura Branigan – Gloria (US:#2 UK:#6)
“Gloria” is a 1979 love song that became an international hit. The song was originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and afterwards translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by Laura Branigan sold over one million singles in the United States alone. Musicians Musicians in the […]
1983 Kenny Loggins – Welcome To Heartlight (US:#24)
“Welcome to Heartlight” is a Kenny Loggins song from his 1982 concept album, High Adventure. While many fans perceive this song as being inspired by the Steven Spielberg film E.T., it is really about a school in Southern California that’s actually called “Heartlight”. The song was inspired by writings from students from that school. On […]
1982 Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart (US:#15)
“Heart to Heart” is a song by American musician Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, and composer David Foster. It was released in 1982 as the second of three singles from his 1982 album High Adventure. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent five weeks in that position, from late January through late […]
1982 Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry – Don’t Fight It (US:#17)
“Don’t Fight It” is a rock song performed by Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry, the lead-singer for Journey at that time. It is contained in Loggins’ 1982 album High Adventure. Loggins described the song as ‘an experiment in pushing my limits to include rock’, from the liner notes of his 1997 compilation Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. […]
1986 Wax -Right Between the Eyes (US:#43 UK:#60)
“Right Between the Eyes” is a song by English duo Wax. It appears on the album Magnetic Heaven, and was released as the duo’s third single from the album. A moderate hit in the Netherlands and U.S., the song peaked at #24 and #43, respectively. In the UK, the song only managed a peak charting […]