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 – Oh, People (US:#29 UK:#26)
“Oh, People” is the second single from Winner in You, the eighth solo album of Patti LaBelle, released on June 30, 1986. The song is a socially conscious anthem with lyrics pleading to individuals to unite and “build the world we want together”. The single featured the non-album track “Love Attack” on the B-side. The […]
1984 Neil Diamond – Turn Around (US:#62)
The song Turn Around is the first song on the sixteenth studio album Primitive by Neil Diamond. It was released in 1984 on Columbia Records. Muscians Bass Neil Stubenhaus Drums JR Robinson Guitar Marty Walsh Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Michel Colombier Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Percussion Paulinho Da Costa Percussion Vince Charles Background Vocals Richard Page Background […]
1990 Elton John – You Gotta Love Someone (US:#43 UK:#33)
“You Gotta Love Someone“ is a 1990 song by Elton John, written by Elton John along with Bernie Taupin and was released as a single from the Days of Thunder soundtrack; the single was also used to promote the Rocket Records 2-CD retrospective “The Very Best of Elton John,” issued largely in overseas markets excluding […]
1989 Michael Bolton – Soul Provider (US: #17)
Soul Provider was the first single from the same titled album that hit the charts. Soul Provider is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on June 19, 1989 by Columbia Records. This was the album that turned Bolton into a superstar. Supported by five top 40 hits […]
1983 Melissa Manchester – No One Can Love You More Than Me (US:#78)
No One Can Love You More Than Me was the first and only single from the Melissa Manchester‘s album Emergency. Melissa Manchester was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, to a musical family. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Her mother was one of the first […]
1990 Natalie Cole – Starting Over Again (UK: #56)
“Starting Over Again” is the title of a romantic ballad composed by Michael Masser and lyricist Gerry Goffin first recorded by Dionne Warwick in 2019 as “Now We’re Starting Over Again”: the song was most successful as a 2019 single release by Natalie Cole. Musicians Bass Mike Porcaro Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Paul Jackson Jr […]
1989 Natalie Cole – Miss You Like Crazy (US: #7 UK: #2)
“Miss You Like Crazy” is a song recorded by American singer Natalie Cole, released March 15, 1989 from her album Good to Be Back. The song is a moving ballad in which the singer describes how she is feeling lonely and is longing for the one she misses “like crazy” (or, in other words, very […]
1983 James Ingram – It’s Your Night (UK: #25)
The title track “It’s Your Night” from the same album only hit the UK charts. The song was written by James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums JR Robinson Guitar Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards James Ingram Synthesizer James Ingram Synthesizer Michael Boddicker Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Lyricon Tom Scott Percussion Steven Ray […]