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.
1975 Joan Baez – Diamonds And Rust (US: #35)
“Diamonds & Rust” is a song written and performed by Joan Baez. It was written in November 1974 and released in 1975. In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time, to a “crummy” hotel in Greenwich Village; she recalls giving him a […]
1974 Neil Diamond – Longfellow Serenade (US: #5)
“Longfellow Serenade“ is the title of a 1974 song by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. It was written by Diamond, produced by Tom Catalano, and included on Diamond’s album Serenade. “Longfellow Serenade” spent two weeks at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1974. It became Diamond’s second #1 on the Billboard Easy […]
1974 Joe Cocker – Put Out The Light (US: #46)
Put Out The Light is a single by Joe Cocker from the album I Can Stand a Little Rain. It was released in 1974 Musicians Bass Dave McDaniel Drums Ollie E. Brown Guitar Ray Parker Jr Guitar Ralph Hammer Piano David Paich Sax Jim Horn Sax Trevor Lawrence Trumpet Stuart Blumberg Trumpet Steve Madaio Trombone Mayo Taina Trombone […]
1975 Steely Dan – Black Friday (US: #37)
The track “Black Friday” from the Steely Dan album Katy Lied, which was released as the first single from the album, relates the story of a crooked speculator who makes his fortune and absconds to Australia. Muswellbrook, a town in New South Wales, was chosen to fit in with the lyric, as Fagen later explained: “It […]
1975 Loggins & Messina – Changes (US: #84)
Changes is a single by Loggins & Messina. It was taken from the Mother Lode album, which was released in 1974 Produced By Jim Messina Songwriter Jim Messina Charts US:#84 UK:# –
1973 Seals & Crofts – Diamond Girl (US: #6)
“Diamond Girl“ is a song by American soft rock duo Seals & Crofts, released as a single in 1973. It is the title track of their fifth studio album, Diamond Girl. Like their previous top 10 hit “Summer Breeze”, “Diamond Girl” also reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 4 on the […]
1991 Rod Stewart – The Motown Song (US: #10 UK: #10)
“The Motown Song“ is a song performed by Rod Stewart and featuring The Temptations. The song is from Stewart’s 1991 album Vagabond Heart. The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 21, 1991. It also peaked at #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was written by Larry John […]
1995 Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow (US: #91 UK: #4)
“Stranger in Moscow” is an R&B ballad, penned by Michael Jackson in 1993 during his Dangerous World Tour stop in Moscow. The instrumental portion of the song is based on the end credits theme of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), a video game which Jackson and his tour keyboardist Brad Buxer were brought in to […]