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.
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 […]
1992 Wilson Phillips – You Won’t See Me Cry (US: #20 UK: #18)
“You Won’t See Me Cry” is a song by American group Wilson Phillips from their second studio album, Shadows and Light (1992). The song was released on April 28, 1992 by SBK Records. It was released as the lead single from the album, reaching number one in Canada and Finland, number 18 in the United […]
1991 Van Halen – Top Of The World (US: #27 UK: #63)
“Top of the World“ is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It is one of six singles issued for the album, and spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., becoming their eighth number one […]
1992 Cher – Could’ve Been You (UK: #31)
“Could’ve Been You“ is a rock song first performed by American rock singer Bob Halligan and later popularized by American singer-actress Cher. The song was written by Halligan and Arnie Roman for Halligan’s 1991 album, Window In The Wall. Cher’s cover version was produced by Peter Asher and released exclusively for the European market in […]
1983 Randy Crawford – Nightline (UK: #51)
Nightline is a single from the Randy Crawford album Nightline, released in 1983 Musicians Bass Nathan East Drums JR Robinson Guitar Steve Lukather Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Brenda Russell Background Vocals David Lasley Background Vocals Arnold McCuller Vocals Randy Crawford Produced By Tommy Lipuma Songwriters Glen BallardDavey FaragherBrie Howard Charts […]
1991 Cher – Love Hurts (UK: #43)
“Love Hurts” is a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the hard rock band Nazareth and in the UK by a top 5 hit in 1975 by Jim Capaldi. The song was […]