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.
1972 The 5th Dimension – (Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All (US:#8)
“(Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All” is a song written by Tony Macaulay and performed by The 5th Dimension with instrumental backing from L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew. The song appeared on the band’s album Individually & Collectively,produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman. The song was a […]
1975 Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (US:#8)
“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature song. Between 1970 and 1975, it was a top-40 hit three separate times for […]
1981 The Doobie Brothers – Wynken, Blynken And Nod (US:#76)
“Wynken, Blynken, And Nod” is a poem for children written by American writer and poet Eugene Field and published on March 9, 1889. The original title was “Dutch Lullaby”. The poem is a fantasy bed-time story about three children sailing and fishing among the stars from a boat which is a wooden shoe. The names […]
1995 Meat Loaf – I’d Lie For You (And That’s The Truth) (US:#13 UK:#2)
“I’d Lie For You (And That’s The Truth)” is a song composed and written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Meat Loaf and Patti Russo. The song was released in October 1995 as the first single from Meat Loaf’s seventh studio album, Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995). The single release reached No. 2 in the […]
1982 Peter Gabriel – Shock The Monkey (US:#29 UK:#58)
“Shock The Monkey” is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from his fourth self-titled studio album, issued in the US under the title Security. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the […]
1985 Bangles – If She Knew What She Wants (US:#29 UK:#86)
“If She Knew What She Wants” is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jules Shear and introduced on his 1985 album The Eternal Return. The Bangles recorded the song for their 1986 album Different Light. That version, a call-and-response rendition with Susanna Hoffs as the main voice, was issued as a single and became a […]
1977 The Sons Of Champlin – Here Is Where Your Love Belongs (US:#80)
Here Is Where Your Love Belongs is a single from The Sons of Champlin album A Circle Filled With Love. It was released in 1977 and peaked at #80 in the US Billboards Charts. Produced By Keith Olsen Songwriters Bill Champlin Charts US:#80 UK:# –
1999 Melissa Etheridge – Angels Would Fall (US:#51)
“Angels Would Fall” is a song by American musician Melissa Etheridge, released as the first single from her sixth album, Breakdown (1999), in August 1999. Muscians Bass Mark Browne Drums Steve Ferrone Guitar John Shanks Keyboards Patrick Warren Keyboards Rami Jaffee Acoustic Guitar Melissa Etheridge Percussion Steve Ferrone Background Vocals John Shanks Vocals Melissa Etheridge […]