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.
1976 The Miracles – Love Machine (US:#1 UK:#3)
“Love Machine” is a 1975 single recorded by Motown group The Miracles, taken from their album City of Angels. The song was a #1 Pop smash on the Billboard Hot 100, and the biggest-selling hit single of The Miracles’ career. This single was one of two Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 hits recorded by The […]
1984 Fire Inc – Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young (US:#80)
“Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young” is a song written by Jim Steinberg for the movie Streets Of Fire. The studio band Fire Inc was assembled especially for the soundtrack. It was released in 1984 and reached #80 in the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Bass Steve Buslowe Drums Max Weinberg Drums Jimmy Bralower […]
1988 Joe Cocker – Don’t You Love Me Anymore (UK:#99)
“Don’t You Love Me Anymore” is a single by Joe Cocker from his album Cocker in 1986. It reached #99 on the UK Charts in 1988. Muscians Bass Randy Jackson Guitar Neal Schon Keyboards Jeff Lorber Background Vocals Albert Hammond Background Vocals Diane Warren Background Vocals Joe Turano Background Vocals Leslie Smith Vocals Joe Cocker […]
1978 Deniece Williams & Johnny Mathis – You’re All I Need To Get By (US:#47 UK:#45)
“You’re All I Need To Get By” is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records’ Tamla label in 1968. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams recorded “You’re All I Need to Get By” for their 1978 duet album That’s What Friends Are For. It was […]
1979 Helen Reddy – Make Love To Me (US:#60)
“Make Love To Me” is a single from Helen Reddy, as both a twelve-inch single featuring the entire seven-minute album cut and as a 3:48 7″ single edit: the former was lauded in Billboard’s “Disco Mix” column: “Reddy belts out this song with the right combination of orchestration and arrangements that have no need for […]
1997 Steve Winwood – Spy In The House Of Love (US:#53 UK:#88)
“Spy In The House Of Love” is the first single from Steve Winwood‘s album Junction Seven, released in 1997. Muscians Bass Narada Michael Walden Drums Narada Michael Walden Drums (programming) Narada Michael Walden Guitar (solo) Steve Winwood Guitar James Fischer Keyboards Narada Michael Walden Keyboards Michael McEvoy Percussion Greg Gonaway Background Vocals Annie Stocking Background […]
1989 Neil Diamond – This Time (UK:#84)
“This Time” is a single by Neil Diamond from his album The Best Years Of Our Lives. It was released in 1989 and hit the UK Charts at #84. Produced By David Foster Songwriters Neil Diamond David Foster Jeremy Lubbock Charts US:# – UK:#84
1991 Natalie Cole – Unforgettable (US:#14 US:#19)
“Unforgettable” is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. The song’s original working title was “Uncomparable”; however, the music publishing company asked Gordon to change it to “Unforgettable”. The song was published in 1951. American singer Natalie Cole included a cover of the song on her album Unforgettable… with Love (1991). The song, reworked as […]