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.
1993 Michael Jackson – Gone Too Soon (UK:#33)
“Gone Too Soon“ is a ballad recorded and popularized by American musician Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan. Dionne Warwick first performed the song in 1983 as a dedication to Janis Joplin and Karen Carpenter. Jackson’s version of “Gone Too Soon” was dedicated to the memory of Jackson’s […]
1977 Boz Scaggs – Hard Times (US: #58)
“Hard Times” is the first single from the Boz Scaggs album Down Two Then Left, released in 1977. Musicians Bass Scott Edwards Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Boz Scaggs Guitar Jay Graydon Guitar Ray Parker Jr Keyboards Michael Omartian Percussion Victor Feldman Background Vocals Jim Gilstrap Background Vocals John Lehman Background Vocals Zedric Turnbough Vocals Boz Scaggs […]
1993 Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me (US: #7 UK: #2)
“Please Forgive Me“ is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in October 1993 as the only single and bonus track from his greatest hits compilation album So Far So Good. It is his only Australian number-one single not written for a motion picture. The single also reached number 7 on […]
1993 Tina Turner – Why Must We Wait Until Tonight (US: #97 UK: #16)
“Why Must We Wait Until Tonight“ is a song performed by recording artist Tina Turner from for her 1993 What’s Love Got to Do with It soundtrack album. The track was written and produced by Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange and peaked at number 16 in the United Kingdom.
1992 Michael Jackson – Heal The World (US: #27 UK: #2)
“Heal The World“ is a song from Michael Jackson‘s hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video (directed by Joe Pytka) features children living in countries suffering from unrest, especially Burundi. It is also one of only a handful of Michael Jackson’s videos not to feature Jackson himself, the others being “Cry”, “HIStory” and […]
1992 Curtis Stigers – Sleeping With The Lights On (US:#96 UK:#53)
“Sleeping With The Lights On” is the third single from Curtis Stigers self titled album. It was released in 1992. Muscians Bass TM Stevens Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Danny Kortchmar Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards David Paich Sax Curtis Stigers Vocals Curtis Stigers Produced By Danny Kortchmar Songwriters Curtis StigersWayne Cohen Charts US:#96UK:#53
1990 Quincy Jones – I’ll Be Good To You (US: #18 UK: #21)
“I’ll Be Good to You“ is a 1976 hit song by R&B duo The Brothers Johnson. George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the […]
1977 Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle (US: #11 UK: #13)
“Lido Shuffle“ is a song written by Boz Scaggs and David Paich and introduced on the 1976 Boz Scaggs album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs recalled: “‘Lido [Shuffle]’ was a song that I’d been banging around. I…took the idea of the shuffle [from] a song that Fats Domino did called ‘The Fat Man’ that had a kind […]