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.
1984 Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett – Don’t Look Any Further (US:#72 UK:#45)
“Don’t Look Any Further” is a 1984 song by American singer Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett, and is written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings. It is taken from the singer’s debut album by the same name and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 72 on the […]
1979 John Stewart – Midnight Wind (US:#28)
Midnight Wind is a single from John Stewart‘s album Bombs Away Dream Babies. It was released in 1979 and reached #28 on the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Bass Chris Whelen Drums Russ Kunkel Guitar John Stewart Guitar Lindsey Buckingham Acoustic Guitar John Stewart Keyboards Joey Carbone Background Vocals Stevie Nicks Background Vocals Lindsey Buckingham Background […]
1987 Jermaine Stewart – Don’t Ever Leave Me (UK:#76)
“Don’t Ever Leave Me” is a song by American singer Jermaine Stewart, which was released as the fourth and final single from his 1986 album Frantic Romantic. The song was written by Stewart, Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden, and produced by Walden. “Don’t Ever Leave Me” was released as a single in America in […]
1986 Jermaine Stewart – Jody (US:#42 UK:#50)
“Jody” is a song by American singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986 as the third single from his album Frantic Romantic. It was written by Stewart, Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, and produced by Walden. In America, the single became Stewart’s most successful single on the dance charts, peaking at #9, and became his […]
1986 Jermaine Stewart – We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off (US:#5 UK:#2)
“We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off” (released in the United Kingdom as “We Don’t Have To…”) is a song by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986 as the lead single from his second studio album Frantic Romantic (1986). The song was written by Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass, and produced […]
1969 Tommy Roe – Dizzy (US:#1 UK:#1)
“Dizzy” is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe; it became an international hit single in 1969. Instrumental backing was provided by the Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. Co-written by Roe and Freddy Weller, “Dizzy” was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number one on the U.S. […]
1982 Michael Jackson – Thriller (US:#4 UK:#10)
“Thriller” is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records in the UK in November 1983, and in the US on January 23, 1984, as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album, Thriller. “Thriller” is a funk song featuring a repeating synthesizer bassline and lyrics evoking […]
1987 Pink Floyd – On The Turning Away (US:#81 UK:#50)
“On The Turning Away” is a song from Pink Floyd‘s 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The song was a staple of live shows from the 1987–89 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason and was one of the songs in rotation during the 1994 tour in support of The Division […]