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.
1990 Asia – Days Like These (US: #64)
“Days Like These” is a song by Asia from their album Now & Then. It was written by the former band leader for The Unforgiven, Steve Jones, received airplay on FM radio and made it to No. 2 on the American Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Musicians Bass John Wetton Drums Carl Palmer Guitar Steve […]
1990 Quincy Jones – Tomorrow (Better You, Better Me) (US: #75)
“Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me)” is a song originally recorded by The Brothers Johnson as an instrumental in 1976 on the album Look Out for #1. In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the […]
1983 Toto – Africa (US: #1 UK: #3)
“Africa“ is a 1982 song by the American rock band Toto. It was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and released as a single in late 1982. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song […]
1986 Toto – I’ll Be Over You (US: #11)
“I’ll Be Over You“ is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather with Michael McDonald providing the backing vocals on the recording. […]
1988 Toto – Pamela (US: #22)
“Pamela“ is a pop rock song written by David Paich and Joseph Williams for the 1988 Toto album The Seventh One. It was the first single from the album, and it peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming their final US hit to date. The song was written by David Paich and […]
1986 Toto – Without Your Love (US: #38)
“Without Your Love” is the third single from the Toto album Fahrenheit. It reached #38 in the US Billboard Charts. The video was directed by Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin. Musicians Bass Mike Porcaro Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards David Paich Keyboards Steve Porcaro Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Joseph Williams Vocals Steve Lukather […]
1991 Rod Stewart – Rhythm Of My Heart (US: #5 UK: #3)
“Rhythm of My Heart” is a rock song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek for Dutch rock and roll artist René Shuman’s 1986 debut album René Shuman. In 1991 Rod Stewart recorded the song for his album Vagabond Heart. The song was produced by Trevor Horn. It is the album’s opening track, and was […]
1983 Olivia Newton-John – Livin’ In Desperate Times (US: #31)
Livin’ In Desperate Times is a song from the movie Two of a Kind released in 1983, on MCA Records and features songs by film’s star Olivia Newton-John, as well as songs from various other artists. Although the film was a critical and commercial disappointment, the soundtrack was successful, especially in the United States, where […]