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.
1986 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald – On My Own (US:#1 UK:#2)
“On My Own” was a Billboard #1 hit duet by singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald when it was released as a single in 1986. It was released from LaBelle’s first platinum album, Winner in You and was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his former wife Carole Bayer Sager. The song was originally […]
1981 Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts (US:#2)
Queen of Hearts is a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris’ backing group The Hot Band, and was first recorded by Dave Edmunds on his 1979 album Repeat When Necessary. It was released as a single and reached No. 11 in the UK that year, but failed to […]
1990 Madonna – Keep It Together (US:#8)
“Keep It Together” is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989). It was released on January 30, 1990 by Sire Records as the sixth and final single from the album in the United States, Canada and Japan. Written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray, the main […]
1989 Madonna – Oh Father (US:#20 UK:#16)
“Oh Father” is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989). It was released as the fourth single from the album on October 24, 1989 by Sire Records. It was going to be re-released in 1991 by The Immaculate Collection but it didn’t make it on the album, […]
1989 Madonna – Express Yourself (US:#2 UK:#5)
“Express Yourself” is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna, from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989). It was released as the second single from the album on May 9, 1989 by Sire Records. The song was included on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990), and Celebration (2009). “Express Yourself” was […]
1989 Madonna – Cherish (US:#2 UK:#3)
“Cherish” is a song by American singer Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989). It was written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, and was released by Sire Records as the album’s third single on August 1, 1989. “Cherish” was built around the themes of love and relationship, with William Shakespeare’s […]
1989 Madonna – Like A Prayer (US:#1 UK:#1)
“Like a Prayer” is a song by American singer Madonna, from her fourth studio album of the same name. Sire Records released it as the album’s lead single on March 3, 1989. Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, the track denoted a more artistic and personal approach to songwriting for Madonna, who believed […]
1988 Richard Marx – Hold On To The Night (US:#1 UK:#60)
“Hold On to the Nights” is a power ballad and number-one hit for American rock singer/songwriter/musician Richard Marx. This was the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album, and the first to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Written by Richard Marx, “Hold On to the Nights” reached the […]