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.
1978 Leif Garrett – Surfin’ USA (US:#20)
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” is a song with lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the music of “Sweet Little Sixteen”, written by Chuck Berry. It was first recorded by Wilson’s band the Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4, 1963, then appearing as the title track to their album Surfin’ U.S.A. Also produced by […]
1978 Leif Garrett – Runaround Sue (US:#13)
“Runaround Sue” is a pop song, in a modified doo-wop style, originally a US No. 1 hit for the singer Dion during 1961 after he split with the Belmonts. The song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. The song was written by Dion with Ernie […]
1978 Leif Garrett – Put Your Head On My Shoulder (US:#58)
“Put Your Head on My Shoulder” is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka’s version was recorded in August 1958 and released as a single by ABC-Paramount in 1959 as catalog number 4510040. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The B-side was “Don’t Ever Leave Me”. “Put Your Head on My […]
1978 Leif Garrett – The Wanderer (US:#49)
“The Wanderer” is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked #243 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. […]
1982 Roberta Flack – Making Love (US:#13)
“Making Love” is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts, and Carole Bayer Sager, and recorded by Roberta Flack. It served as the theme song to the film of the same name. It also appeared on Flack’s album I’m the One. “Making Love” peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and […]
1977 Helen Reddy – You’re My World (US:#18)
“You’re My World” is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as “Il Mio Mondo” (“My World”) by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian-language version with Gino Paoli. Rendered with English lyrics by Carl Sigman as “You’re My World”, the song has reached No. 1 in Australia (twice), Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa and United Kingdom […]
1983 Herb Alpert – Red Hot (US:#77)
Red Hot is a single from the Herb Alpert album Blow Your Own Horn, released in 1983. The song was written by Howard Massey. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums Steve Gadd Guitar Chris Pinnick Acoustic Guitar Tommy Tedesco Piano Andy Armer Percussion Randy Badazz Produced By Andy Armer Herb Alpert Randy Badazz Songwiters Howard […]
1967 Lou Rawls – Dead End Street (US:#29)
Dead End Street is a single by Lou Rawls, released in 1967 on the album Too Much! The song was written by Ben Raleigh and David Axelrod. Musicians Bass Jimmy Bond Drums Earl Palmer Guitar Barney Kessel Piano Gerald Wiggins Sax Jim Horn Sax Teddy Edwards Trumpet Freddie Hill Trumpet Tony Terran Vocals Lou Rawls […]