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 Feelabeelia – Feel It (UK:#99)
Feel It is a single from Feelabeelia from their album East To West. It was released in 1985 and reached only #99 in the UK. Stevie Wonder features on the harmonica. Musicians Drums Nick Murphy Guitar Jo Partridge Keyboards Andy Povall Synthesizer John van Tongeren Programming Gary Moberley Programming John van Tongeren Harmonica Stevie Wonder […]
1987 Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (US:#1 UK:#1)
“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” is a song released by American singer Aretha Franklin and English singer George Michael as a duet in 1987. The song was a number one hit in the United States and the United Kingdom. Billboard listed “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)” as Franklin’s all-time biggest Hot […]
1990 Bonnie Raitt – Nick Of Time (US:#92 UK:#82)
“Nick Of Time” is a song by American blues musician Bonnie Raitt. Taken as the third single from her 10th solo album of the same name (1989), the song was released in May 1990. The song debuted at number 94 and reached its peak of 92 a week later on the Hot 100 chart. It […]
1973 Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (US:#12 UK:#14)
“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single two months after the film’s premiere, it became a worldwide hit, reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan’s most […]
1982 Bill Wolfer – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (US:#55)
“Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” is a song originally performed by Motown recording act The Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by The Temptations was issued later the same year. Bill “Wolf” Wolfer created an electronic cover of the song for his 1983 debut album Wolf. […]
1989 Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wing (US:#1 UK:#5)
“Wind Beneath My Wings“ (sometimes titled “The Wind Beneath My Wings” and “Hero“) is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The highest-charting version of the song to date was recorded in 1988 by singer and actress Bette Midler for the soundtrack to the film Beaches. This version was released as […]
1987 The Temptations – Look What You Started (UK:#90)
“Look What You Started” is the second single from the album Together Again from The Temptations. It peaked at #8 in the R&B Charts and #90 in the UK Charts. Muscians Drums (programming) Peter Bunetta Guitar David Williams Keyboards Aaron Zigman Keyboards Rick Chudacoff Percussion Paulinho Da Costa Produced By Peter Bunetta Rick Chudacoff Songwriters […]
1987 The Temptations – I Wonder Who She’s Seeing Now (UK:#63)
“I Wonder Who She’s Seeing Now” is the first single from The Temptations album Together Again. It reached #3 in the US R&B Charts and #63 in the UK. Muscians Bass Neil Stubenhaus Drums JR Robinson Guitar Dann Huff Keyboards Robbie Buchanan Harmonica Stevie Wonder Sax Kim Hutchcroft Trumpet Jerry Hey Trumpet Larry Hall Produced […]