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.
1980 Hall & Oates – How Does It Feel To Be Back (US:#30)
“How Does It Feel To Be Back” is the first single from the Hall & Oates album Voices, released in 1980. It reached number 30 in the US Billboard Charts.
1980 Hall & Oates – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling (US:#12 UK:#55)
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” is a song by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, first recorded in 1964 by the American vocal duo the Righteous Brothers. In 1980, the American musical duo Hall & Oates recorded a cover version of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” for their ninth studio album Voices. Their version […]
1979 Janis Ian – Fly Too High (UK:#44)
“Fly Too High” is a song by Janis Ian. It is a track from her 1979 LP, Night Rains. The song became a modest hit in the UK (#44), a major hit in Australia (#7) and The Netherlands (#5), and a number-one hit in South Africa. “Fly Too High” was written and recorded for the […]
1980 Dionne Warwick – Some Changes Are For Good (US:#65)
“Some Changes Are For Good” is a single by singer Dionne Warwick released in 1980. It peaked at #65 on the US Billboard Charts.
1980 Dionne Warwick – Now We’re Starting Over Again (UK:#76)
“Now We’re Starting Over Again” is a romantic ballad composed by Michael Masser and lyricist Gerry Goffin first recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1981 as “Now We’re Starting Over Again”. The song was most successful as a 1989 single release by Natalie Cole. “Now We’re Starting Over Again” was one of five studio recordings by Dionne Warwick to augment the concert tracks on her 1981 […]
1992 Neil Diamond – Morning Has Broken (UK:#36)
“Morning Has Broken” is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, “Bunessan”. It is often sung in children’s services and in funeral services. Neil Diamond covered this song […]
1971 The Partridge Family – I Woke Up In Love This Morning (US:#13)
“I Woke Up In Love This Morning” is a song written by L. Russell Brown and Irwin Levine and recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Sound Magazine. It went to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971; it hit number 4 in Canada.
1978 Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & James Taylor – (What A) Wonderful World (US:#17)
In 1978, Art Garfunkel recorded the song at a slow tempo, with Paul Simon and James Taylor alternating as lead and backing vocalists. This reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Cash Box Top 100. The Garfunkel version also became a number-one US Adult Contemporary hit for five […]