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.
1981 Quincy Jones – Just Once (US: #17)
“Just Once“ is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones’ album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals, and reached number 17 on the Billboard chart in the summer of 1981. On a television program interview, Ingram stated that this song was a $50 demo done by ATV Music, composed […]
1983 Don Henley – Dirty Laundry (US: #3 UK: #59)
“Dirty Laundry“ is a hit song written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar, from Henley’s debut solo album I Can’t Stand Still, released in 1982. The song hit #1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart in October 1982, prior to being issued as a 45. Lyrically, the song describes mass media sensationalism and yellow […]
1979 England Dan & John Ford Coley – Love Is The Answer (US: #10 UK: #45)
“Love Is the Answer“ is a song written by Todd Rundgren for his band Utopia. It is the closing track on their 1977 album Oops! Wrong Planet. Although Utopia’s version did not reach the music charts, a cover version by England Dan & John Ford Coley reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart […]
1982 Donna Summer – The Woman In Me (US: #33 UK: #62)
“The Woman in Me“ is the third and final single from Donna Summer’s self-titled 1982 album. The song entered the US top 40 and was a hit on the US Adult Contemporary (#17), Pop (#33) and R&B (#30) charts in early 1983. In North America, the single was also released on a 12″ blue vinyl […]
1985 Far Corporation – Stairway To Heaven (UK: #8)
Far Corporation is a British band created by record producer Frank Farian, who created the bands Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. The name was shortened from “Frank Farian Corporation”, which was originally put together to record a cover of the Paul Simon piece “Mother and Child Reunion” as a charity record and reached the top […]
1983 Eye To Eye – Lucky (US: #88)
“Lucky” is the only single from the album Shakespeare Stole My Baby by Eye To Eye. It was released in 1983 and reached #88 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Jimmy Haslip Drums Art Wood Guitar (solo) Steve Lukather Guitar Domenic Troiano Keyboards Julian Marshall Percussion Martin Ditcham Background Vocals Daniel Lazerus Vocals Deborah […]
1979 Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot (US: #52)
Totally Hot is the third single by Olivia Newton-John from here same titled album. It was released in 1979 and peaked at #52 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass David Hungate Drums Mike Botts Guitar John Farrar Guitar Steve Lukather Piano Jai Winding Sax Marty Grebb Sax Jerry Peterson Trumpet Steve Madaio Trombone Chuck Findley […]
1979 Toto – 99 (US: #26)
“99“ is a song by the American rock band Toto. The song appeared on the Hydra album in 1979. When released as a single, it reached number 26 on the Billboard charts. The song was written as a tribute to George Lucas’ film THX 1138 and the music video resembles a scene in the movie. […]