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.
1996 Sting – I Was Brought to My Senses (UK:#31)
“I Was Brought to My Senses” is the third single by Sting from his album Mercury Falling. It was a minor hit in the UK (#31) Muscians Bass Sting Drums Vinnie Colaiuta Guitar Dominic Miller Keyboards Kenny Kirkland Fiddle Kathryn Tickell Sax Branford Marsalis Background Vocals Lance Ellington Background Vocals Monica Reed-Price Background Vocals Shirley […]
1988 Scritti Politti – Boom! There She Was (US:#53 UK:#55)
“Boom! There She Was” was the third single by Scritti Politti taken from their album Provision (1988). Produced By David Gamson Green Gartside Songwriters David Gamson Green Gartside Charts US:#53 UK:#55
1988 Scritti Politti – Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy) (UK:#13)
“Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)” is the first single by Scritti Politti from their album Provision. The track features Miles Davis on trumpet; Davis’s 1986 album Tutu had included a cover of Scritti Politti’s “Perfect Way” from Cupid & Psyche 85. Produced By David Gamson Green Gartside Songwriters David Gamson Green Gartside […]
1973 Shawn Phillips – We (US:#89)
“We” is a song from the Shawn Phillips album Faces, released in 1973. It peaked at #89 on the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Bass Jack Conrad Drums Ed Greene Guitar Shawn Phillips Piano Joe Sample Vocals Shawn Phillips Produced By Jonathan Weston Songwriters Shawn Phillips Charts US:#89 UK:# –
1979 Tavares – Bad Times (US:#47)
“Bad Times” is the first from the Tavares album Supercharged and the only single that hit the US Billboard charts (#47).
1970 Eric Clapton – After Midnight (US:#18)
“After Midnight” is a rock song by J. J. Cale, first released in 1966. Eric Clapton later covered it for his eponymous album, released in 1970. Clapton’s rendition became a success, prompting Cale to re-record the song for Cale’s 1971 album Naturally. In 1987, Clapton later re-recorded the song for a Michelob beer commercial and […]
1984 Stevie Wonder – Love Light In Flight (US:#17 UK:#44)
“Love Light in Flight” is a song written, produced, and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1984, from The Woman in Red soundtrack. It peaked at number 4 on Billboard Black Singles, number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart, and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 for February […]
1978 Michael Johnson – Bluer Than Blue (US:#12)
“Bluer Than Blue” is a 1978 song recorded by Michael Johnson. The song was written by noted pop and country songwriter Randy Goodrum. Originally recorded as a demo, “Bluer Than Blue” was taken as the first single from Johnson’s subsequent LP, The Michael Johnson Album. The song is from the point of view of a […]