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.
1984 Kim Carnes – I Pretend (US: #74)
“I Pretend” is the third and last single from Kim Carnes’ album Café Racers. It reached #74 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Mark Andes Drums Denny Carmassi Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards Bill Cuomo Sax Jerry Peterson Background Vocals Brian Fairweather Background Vocals Kevin Chalfant Background Vocals Martin Page Vocals Kim Carnes Produced By […]
1989 Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time (US: #3 UK: #6)
“If I Could Turn Back Time“ is a song by American recording artist Cher. Written by Diane Warren and co-produced along with Guy Roche, the pop rock track was included on Cher’s nineteenth album, Heart of Stone (1989). The song was released on June 1, 1989 as the second North American and first European single […]
1990 Quincy Jones – The Secret Garden (US: #31 UK: #67)
“The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)” is a song by Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White. It was released as a single from Jones’s 1989 album, Back on the Block. The single peaked at #1 on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week in 1990. It also […]
1983 Melissa Manchester – Nice Girls (US: #42)
“Nice Girls” is a single (and bonus track) by Melissa Manchester from her Greatest Hits album. It was released in 1983 and peaked at #42 on the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Nathan East Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Mike Landau Electric Piano Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer Peter Cannarozzi Sax Larry […]
1983 The Tubes – She’s A Beauty (US: #10)
“She’s a Beauty“ is a song by American rock band The Tubes. Released in 1983 on The Tubes’ album Outside Inside from Capitol Records, the song became the band’s biggest hit. It went to number 10 on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 list, and number 1 on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks list which […]
1981 Quincy Jones – One Hundred Ways (US: #14)
The Dude is a 1981 studio album by American musician and producer Quincy Jones. The album featured the debut of vocalist James Ingram on the singles “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways,” which reached no. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. It also contained “Razzamatazz”, which reached no. 11 in the UK […]
1984 Toto – Stranger In Town (US: #30)
“Stranger in Town” is a hit song by American rock band Toto from their 1984 album Isolation. It was the first single released from that album, reaching the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984.The song was the band’s highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7. It was also […]
1981 Randy Crawford – You Might Need Somebody (UK: #11)
You Might Need Somebody is a single from Randy Crawford’s album Secret Combination, released in 1981. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar (solo) Steve Lukather Guitar Dean Parks Keyboard Leon Pendarvis Horns Larry Williams Horns Bill Reichenbach Horns Gary Herbig Horns Jim Horn Horns Chuck Findley Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Phyllis […]