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 Donna Summer – Who Do You Think You’re Foolin’ (US:#40)
“Who Do You Think You’re Foolin’” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her album The Wanderer. The song was written by Pete Bellotte, Sylvester Levay and Jerry Rix and produced by Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder. Though not a big hit, it briefly made the Top 40 in the U.S. during the spring […]
1971 Bob Dylan – Watching The River Flow (US:#31 UK:#24)
“Watching The River Flow” is a blues rock song by American singer Bob Dylan. Produced by Leon Russell, it was written and recorded during a session in March 1971 at the Blue Rock Studio in New York City. The collaboration with Russell formed in part through Dylan’s desire for a new sound—after a period of […]
1990 Mariah Carey – Vision Of Love (US:#1 UK:#9)
“Vision Of Love” is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies. After being featured on Carey’s demo tape for Columbia Records, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. The song features a slow-dance […]
1990 Mariah Carey – I Don’t Wanna Cry (US:#1)
“I Don’t Wanna Cry” is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album Mariah Carey (1990). Written by Carey and producer Narada Michael Walden, Columbia Records released it as the album’s fourth single in March 1991. A Latin soul-influenced pop ballad, the torch song describes the end of romance. It […]
1987 Earth, Wind & Fire – System Of Survival (US:#60 UK:#54)
“System Of Survival” is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in October 1987 on Columbia Records. The single reached number one on both the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. “System of Survival” also reached No. 9 on the New Zealand Pop […]
1994 Bryan Ferry – Your Painted Smile (UK:#52)
“Your Painted Smile” is the first single from Bryan Ferry‘s album Mamouna, released in 1994. It peaked at #52 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Nathan East Drums Steve Ferrone Guitar Neil Hubbard Guitar Jeff Thall Guitar Chester Kamen Guitar David Williams Piano Bryan Ferry Synthesizer Bryan Ferry Programming Richard T Norris Background Vocals Carleen […]
1994 Bryan Ferry – Mamouna (UK:#57)
“Mamouna” is the title track and second released single from Bryan Ferry. It reached #57 in the UK Charts. Muscians Bass Pino Palladino Drums Steve Ferrone Guitar Jeff Thall Guitar Chester Kamen Guitar Neil Hubbard Guitar David Williams Mellotron Bryan Ferry Piano Bryan Ferry Synthesizer Bryan Ferry Sounds Brian Eno Background Vocals Carleen Anderson Vocals […]
1994 Barbra Streisand & Michael Crawford – The Music Of The Night (UK:#54)
“The Music Of The Night” (also labelled as just “Music of the Night”) is a major song from the 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of […]