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.
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 […]
1989 Michael Jackson – Liberian Girl (UK: #13)
“Liberian Girl“ was the ninth single released from American recording artist Michael Jackson‘s 1987 album Bad. The song was written as early as 1983 and was among those considered for The Jacksons’ Victory album. It was reworked and rewritten for Bad. The song was released as a single in Europe and Australia. Muscians Drums JR […]
1977 Jackie DeShannon – Don’t Let The Flame Burn Out (US: #68)
Don’t Let The Flame Burn Out is a single by Jackie DeShannon from her album You’re The Only Dancer, released in 1977. Musicians Bass David Shields Drums James Gadson Guitar John Hug Acoustic Guitar Ben Benay Acoustic Guitar Rick Littlefield Piano David Paich Percussion Buzz Buchanan Vocals Jackie DeShannon Produced By Jim Ed Norman […]
1987 Michael Jackson – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (US: #1 UK: #1)
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You“ is a 1987 ballad by Michael Jackson featuring a duet with Siedah Garrett, and was the first single released from his seventh album, Bad. The song was written by Jackson, and co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B and adult contemporary […]
1978 Marilyn Scott – God Only Knows (US: #61)
Marilyn Scott (born December 21, 1949 in Altadena, California) is an American jazz vocalist. Scott’s first single was a cover of Brian Wilson’s “God Only Knows”, which was a hit in the U.S. and was followed with the 1979 full-length Dreams of Tomorrow. Her 1991 release Without Warning was critically acclaimed among jazz writers. Her […]
1981 Aretha Franklin – Come To Me (UK: #84)
Come To Me is an single by Aretha Franklin, originally released on her album Aretha (1981), it appeared again on her 1989 album, Through The Storm. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Electric Piano David Foster Piano David Paich Synthesizer David Foster Percussion George Devens Background Vocals Edie Lehmann Background Vocals Marty McCall Background […]