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.
1982 Barry Manilow – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (UK:#36)
“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the […]
1983 Barry Manilow – Some Kind Of Friend (US:#26 UK:#48)
Some Kind Of Friend is a single by Barry Manilow from the Here Comes The Night. It was released in 1983 Musicians Bass Dennis Belfield Drums Ed Greene Guitar John Goux Guitar Paul Jackson Jr Synthesizer Barry Manilow Background Vocals Bill Champlin Background Vocals Richard Page Background Vocals Tom Kelly Produced By […]
1987 Michael Jackson – Bad (US: #1 UK: #3)
“Bad” is a song by an American singer Michael Jackson. “Bad” was released by Epic Records on September 7, 1987, as the second single from Jackson’s third major-label and seventh studio album of the same name. The song was written and composed by Jackson and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Jackson. Jackson stated that the […]
1987 Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (US: #1 UK: #3)
“The Way You Make Me Feel“ is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released by Epic Records in November 1987, it was the third single from Jackson’s seventh studio album Bad. Written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones (and co-produced by Jackson), the song is credited as being a pop […]
1988 Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana (US:#1 UK:#4)
“Dirty Diana” is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It is the ninth track on Jackson’s seventh studio album, Bad. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from the album. It presents a harder rock sound similar to “Beat It” from Thriller and a guitar solo […]
1988 Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal (US:#7 UK:#8)
“Smooth Criminal” is the seventh single from American recording artist Michael Jackson‘s 1987 Bad album. The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson’s lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been violently attacked in her apartment by a “smooth” assailant. First broadcast on television as a video in early October, it was released […]
1979 Olivia Newton-John – Deeper Than The Night (US:#11 UK:#64)
“Deeper Than the Night” is a 1979 song by Olivia Newton-John. It was the second of four singles released from her 1978 LP, Totally Hot, written by Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano The song reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 18 in Canada. On the adult contemporary charts it was a […]
1976 The Cate Brothers – Union Man (US:#24)
The Cate Brothers self-titled debut album was released in 1975 was produced by guitarist Steve Cropper. He also performed on the record along with Levon Helm, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Poco bass guitarist Timothy B. Schmit (who later joined the Eagles). The album contained the duo’s only Top 40 single, “Union Man”, which spent 20 […]