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.
1980 Boz Scaggs – Jojo (US: #17)
“Jojo” is a song by Boz Scaggs. It was released in 1980 as the second single from his album Middle Man. The song talks about a pimp working in Broadway. Like the album’s other single “Breakdown Dead Ahead”, the song is a Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Musicians […]
1981 Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (US: #1 UK: #7)
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, which was the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. In the US, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Hot Adult Contemporary charts during October […]
1978 Cheryl Ladd – Think It Over (US: #34)
“Think It Over” is a 1978 song by Cheryl Ladd. It was released as a single from her eponymous debut album. The song was released following the second season of Charlie’s Angels, the first in which Ladd was cast. The song became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada on both the […]
1979 Cherie & Marie Currie – Since You’ve Been Gone (US: #95)
“Since You Been Gone“ is a rock song written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard, and first released on his 1976 album, Winning. It was produced by Roger Glover. Rainbow’s cover version, with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals, was a Top 10 single in the United Kingdom and was named the 82nd best hard rock […]
1979 Cher – Hell On Wheels (US: #56)
“Hell on Wheels“ is a disco song performed by American singer-actress Cher from her sixteenth studio album, Prisoner. It was written by Bob Esty and Michele Aller and produced by Esty. It was released as the album’s first and only international single in late 1979. The song was also added to the “Roller Boogie” soundtrack […]
1980 Cheap Trick – Voices (US: #32)
“Voices“ is a song written by Rick Nielsen and recorded by American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the album Dream Police. The single was released in 1979 and peaked at number 32 in the US. The single has become one of the band’s more widely known tracks. The song was originally recorded with […]
1980 Boz Scaggs – Breakdown Dead Ahead (US:#15)
“Breakdown Dead Ahead” is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster. It was the lead single of two released from Scaggs’ album Middle Man. During May, the song reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song […]
1980 Aretha Franklin – What A Fool Believes (UK: #46)
“What A Fool Believes” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. It was covered in 1980 by Aretha Franklin and reached #46 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar David Williams Electric Piano David Foster Synthesizer David Foster Programming Todd Cochran Sax David Sanborn […]