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.
1985 Jane Wiedlin – Blue Kiss (US:#77)
“Blue Kiss” is the debut solo single by American musician Jane Wiedlin. Written by Wiedlin and American singer/songwriter Randell Kirsch, the song is from Wiedlin’s 1985 self-titled debut album and is her first solo single after having left the all-female rock band the Go-Go’s. It reached No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. […]
1972 Wayne Newton – Can’t You Hear The Song (US:#48)
“Can’t You Hear the Song?” is a song written by Chris Arnold, David Martin, and Geoff Morrow. The trio first released their version as a single in June 1972 under the band name Butterscotch. A few months later, the song was covered by Wayne Newton and released as a single. It reached No. 3 on […]
2001 Trace Adkins – I’m Tryin’ (US:#44)
“I’m Tryin’” is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin, and Anthony Smith and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It released in July 2001 as the lead-off single from his album Chrome. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Muscians Bass Mike Brignardello Drums Lonnie Wilson […]
1972 The 5th Dimension – If I Could Reach You (US:#10)
“If I Could Reach You” is a song written by Randall Clayton McNeill and recorded by The 5th Dimension in 1972. The song was the group’s final top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at number 10 there, and was the group’s final number one on the Easy Listening chart, on 28 October 1972. Musicians […]
1988 The Four Tops – Indestructible (US:#35 UK:#30)
“Indestructible” is a single from the Four Tops from the same titled album. It was released in 1988 and reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Jeff Steele Drums JR Robinson Guitar Mike Landau Keyboards Bobby Sandstrom Vocals Smokey Robinson Vocals Renaldo Benson Vocals Levi Stubbs Vocals […]
1974 Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine (US:#2)
“Dancing Machine” is a song recorded by American R&B group the Jackson 5; it was the title track of their ninth studio album. The song was originally recorded for the group’s 1973 album G.I.T.: Get It Together and was released as a remix. Muscians Bass William Salter Drums James Gadson Guitar Dean Parks Guitar David T Walker Guitar Arthur Wright Keyboards […]
1989 The Beach Boys – Kokomo (US:#1 UK:#25)
“Kokomo” is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin’. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, the song was released as a single on July 18, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the US […]
1994 Michael Bolton – Completely (US:#32)
“Completely” is the third single from Michael Bolton’s album The One Thing. It was released in 1994 and peaked at #32 in the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Michael Thompson Keyboards David Foster Programming Claude Gaudette Vocals Michael Bolton Produced By David Foster Michael Bolton Songwriters Diane Warren Charts US:#32 UK:# […]