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.
1972 The 5th Dimension – If I Could Reach You (US:#10)
“If I Could Reach You” is a song written by Randall Clayton McNeill and recorded by The 5th Dimension in 1972. The song was the group’s final top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at number 10 there, and was the group’s final number one on the Easy Listening chart, on 28 October 1972. Musicians […]
1988 The Four Tops – Indestructible (US:#35 UK:#30)
“Indestructible” is a single from the Four Tops from the same titled album. It was released in 1988 and reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Jeff Steele Drums JR Robinson Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards Bobby Sandstrom Vocals Smokey Robinson Vocals Renaldo Benson Vocals Levi Stubbs Vocals […]
1974 Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine (US:#2)
“Dancing Machine” is a song recorded by American R&B group the Jackson 5; it was the title track of their ninth studio album. The song was originally recorded for the group’s 1973 album G.I.T.: Get It Together and was released as a remix. Muscians Bass William Salter Drums James Gadson Guitar Dean Parks Guitar David T Walker Guitar Arthur Wright Keyboards […]
1989 The Beach Boys – Kokomo (US:#1 UK:#25)
“Kokomo” is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin’. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, the song was released as a single on July 18, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the US […]
1994 Michael Bolton – Completely (US:#32)
“Completely” is the third single from Michael Bolton’s album The One Thing. It was released in 1994 and peaked at #32 in the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Michael Thompson Keyboards David Foster Programming Claude Gaudette Vocals Michael Bolton Produced By David Foster Michael Bolton Songwriters Diane Warren Charts US:#32 UK:# […]
1960 Ricky Nelson – I’m Not Afraid (US:#27)
“I’m Not Afraid” from Ricky Nelson was the only single from the album that debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated September 5, 1960, eventually reaching number 27 during its eight-week stay. and number 40 on the Cashbox singles chart. It was arranged by Jimmie Haskell. Produced By Charles […]
1997 Martina McBride – Wrong Again (US:#36)
“Wrong Again” is a song written by Cynthia Weil and Tommy Lee James, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. It was released in September 1998 as the fourth single from McBride’s Evolution album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Muscians […]
1981 Madleen Kane – You Can (US:#77)
“You Can” is a 1981 single by Madleen Kane and produced by Giorgio Moroder. The song was written by Yolanda Yvette Adams, Donald Ray Atkins and Marcus Ecby. Along with the track, “Fire in My Heart”, “You Can” was Kane’s most successful single on the dance charts, spending three weeks at number one. The single […]