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 Anita Baker – Sweet Love (US:#8 UK:#13)
“Sweet Love“ is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Anita Baker. It was the second single from her critically acclaimed second studio album, Rapture. It was released in August 1986. The song was Baker’s first big hit single, peaking at number two on the Billboard R&B chart, number three on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, […]
1980 Amy Holland – How Do I Survive (US:#22)
“How Do I Survive“ was a song originally sung by The Paul Bliss Band and written by Paul Bliss himself. In 1980 American pop singer Amy Holland recorded her own version for her debut album. Holland often performed this song live on TV programs, such as Music Fair and Young Oh! Oh!. This song would […]
1986 The Pretenders – Hymn To Her (UK:#8)
“Hymn to Her” is a song that was first released on the Pretenders‘ 1986 album Get Close. It was written by Meg Keene, a high school friend of Pretenders’ lead singer Chrissie Hynde.“Hymn to Her” was released as a single in the UK and reached #8 on the charts. “Hymn to Her” was later included […]
1975 James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (US:#5)
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)“ is a 1964 song written by the Motown songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and first recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. This song was also release on Gorilla the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on May 1, 1975, with two hits: “Mexico” […]
1975 James Taylor – Mexico (US:#49)
“Mexico” is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared as the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla. It was released as a single, with the album’s title track as the b-side, and reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100, but performed much better on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #5. “Mexico” has […]
1983 Al Jarreau – Mornin’ (US:#21 & UK:#28)
Mornin’ is the second single from the Jarreau album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. The song was written by Al Jarreau, David Foster and Jay Graydon. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Jay Graydon Fender Rhodes David Foster Synthesizer David Foster Strings Jeremy Lubbock Produced By Jay Graydon Songwriters Al Jarreau […]
1978 Barbra Streisand – Songbird (US:#25)
“Songbird“ is the title track and first single released from Barbra Streisand‘s 1978 album. It was written by Dave Wolfert and Steve Nelson and produced by Gary Klein. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at number 25. It spent two weeks atop the Billboard easy listening chart in July and August 1978, […]
1978 Andrew Gold – Thank You For Being A Friend (US:#25 UK:#42)
“Thank You for Being a Friend“ is a song written by Andrew Gold, who recorded it for his third album, All This and Heaven Too. The song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. On the Cash Box chart, “Thank You For Being a Friend” spent two weeks at #11. The […]