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.
1983 George Benson – Feel Like Making Love (UK:#28)
“Feel Like Makin’ Love“ is a song composed by singer-songwriter Eugene McDaniels, and recorded originally by soul singer-songwriter Roberta Flack. The song has been covered by several R&B and jazz artists. It was covered by Bob James (as an instrumental for his 1974 album “One”) and by George Benson (for his 1983 album “In Your […]
1989 Jennifer Rush – Higher Ground (US:#98)
“Higher Ground“ is a song recorded by Jennifer Rush for her 1989 album, Wings of Desire. It was written by Ken Cummings and Mark Blatt, and produced by Phil Ramone. “Higher Ground” was released as the first single from Wings of Desire in December 1989. Later, the song was recorded in French by Mario Pelchat […]
1991 Diana Ross – When You Tell Me That You Love Me (UK:#2)
“When You Tell Me That You Love Me“ is a 1991 song released as a single by American soul singer Diana Ross. The song was subsequently covered by various artists. “When You Tell Me That You Love Me” was the lead single from Diana Ross’s 1991 album The Force Behind the Power released on the […]
1992 Diana Ross – One Shining Moment (UK:#10)
“One Shining Moment” is the seventh single by Diana Ross from her album The Force Behind The Power. It peaked at #10 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Larry Klein Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards Robbie Buchanan Percussion Mike Fisher Background Vocals Kate Markowitz Background Vocals Valerie Carter Vocals Diana Ross Produced By […]
1993 Diana Ross – Heart (Don’t Change My Mind) (UK:#31)
Heart (Don’t Change My Mind)” is the eighth single from Diana Ross‘ album The Force Behind The Power, it was released in 1993 and hit #31 in the UK. Muscians Bass Freddie Washington Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards Robbie Buchanan Sax John Helliwell Percussion Mike Fisher Background Vocals Kate Markowitz Background Vocals Valerie […]
1990 Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) (US:#33 UK:#1)
“The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)“ is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett, who hit No. 1 on the Cashbox magazine […]
1984 Sergio Mendes – Olympia (US:#58)
Olympia is a 1984 single from Sérgio Mendes featuring lead vocals by Joe Pizzulo as a theme for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. It was released the same year on the album Confetti. The song is also used as the theme song for Olympia Sports Camp in Ontario, Canada, and for the World’s Strongest […]
1984 Sergio Mendes – Alibis (US:#29)
Alibis was the first single from Sergio Mendes’ album Confetti. In 1984 he recorded the “Confetti” album, which had the hit songs “Olympia”, which was also used as a theme song for the Olympic games that year and “Alibis”. The ’80s also found Sergio Mendes working with singer Lani Hall again on the song “No Place […]