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.
1989 Climie Fisher – Fire On The Ocean (UK:#89)
“Fire On The Ocean” is a single by British pop band Climie Fisher, released in 1989. It was taken from their album Coming In For The Kill and reached #89 in the UK Charts.
1982 Shalamar – A Night to Remember (US:#44 UK:#5)
“A Night to Remember“ is a song by American disco/R&B group Shalamar. It was released in February 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album Friends, and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit number 15 on the Club Play Singles chart and number eight on the Black […]
1982 Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good (US:#102 UK:#7)
“I Can Make You Feel Good“ is a 1982 song by American funk band Shalamar from their album Friends. It reached No. 7 in the UK just beneath their previous single “A Night to Remember” and their following single “There It Is” which both peaked at No. 5. In 1997, the song was covered by […]
1982 Shalamar – Friends (UK:#12)
Friends is the sixth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label. The album, which features the ‘classic’ Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart. The title track was a hit in the UK. Musicians Bass […]
1980 George Benson – What’s On Your Mind (US:#109 UK:#45)
“What’s On Your Mind” was a single by American R&B singer George Benson, which entered the UK Singles Chart on 7 February 1981. It reached a peak position of number 45, and remained in the chart for 5 weeks. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums JR Robinson Guitar George Benson Guitar Lee Ritenour Synthesizer Michael […]
1980 George Benson – Love X Love (US:#61 UK:#10)
“Love X Love“ is a song written by Heatwave’s keyboard player Rod Temperton and recorded by American R&B/smooth jazz singer George Benson. Featured on Benson’s Give Me the Night album, it was also released as a single. In Britain, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 July 1980 and reached a peak position of […]
1980 George Benson – Give Me The Night (US:#4 & UK:#7)
“Give Me the Night” is a song recorded by American jazz musician George Benson, which he released from his 1980 studio album of the same title. It was written and composed by Heatwave’s keyboard player Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. Patti Austin provides the backing and scat vocals that are heard throughout, and […]
1987 Mick Jagger – Let’s Work (US:#39 UK:#31)
“Let’s Work” was the lead single from Mick Jagger’s second solo album, Primitive Cool. Despite high expectations, it failed to reach the popularity of earlier Jagger singles such as “Just Another Night.” The music video for the song featured Mick running down a street with several collections of workers. It was the only track from […]