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 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 […]
1977 Leo Sayer – Thunder In My Heart (US:#38 UK:#22)
“Thunder in My Heart” is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for the album Thunder in My Heart, and originally released as a single in 1977. It reached number 22 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 35 on the Cashbox chart.It became […]
1983 Patrick Simmons – So Wrong (US:#30)
The Doobie Brothers initially disbanded in 1982, largely on account of Simmons’ decision to leave the group, as he was its sole remaining original member. In 1983, Patrick Simmons released his first solo album, Arcade, on Elektra Records. It yielded his only top 40 hit, “So Wrong”, which peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot […]