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 Donna Summer – Supernatural Love (US:#75)
“Supernatural Love” is the second single from Donna Summer‘s 1984 Cats Without Claws album. The song released on October 23, 1984 by Geffen Records (US) and Warner Bros. Records (UK). It was written by Summer, Michael Omartian and Bruce Sudano, and produced by Omartian. The typically 1980s synthesized song was remixed for its release as a single and became a minor hit in the US. […]
1984 Donna Summer – There Goes My Baby (US:#21 UK:#99)
“There Goes My Baby” is a song written by Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Drifters. Donna Summer‘s version of “There Goes My Baby” was issued as the first single on July 5, 1984, from her 1984 album Cats Without Claws by Geffen Records and Warner Bros. Records. Her rendition was produced by Michael […]
1985 Donna Summer – Eyes (UK:#97)
“Eyes” is a song by American pop singer Donna Summer, released as the third and final single from the album Cats Without Claws (1984). The song as written by Summer and Michael Omartian and produced by the latter. It was released on May 14, 1985 by Geffen Records (US) and Warner Bros. Records (UK). Edited […]
1996 Eric Clapton – Change The World (US:#5 UK:#18)
“Change The World” is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by country music artist Wynonna Judd. A cover version was recorded by English singer Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film Phenomenon. The track was produced by R&B record producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and was first […]
1977 Carly Simon – Nobody Does It Better (US:#2 UK:#7)
“Nobody Does It Better” is a power ballad and the theme song for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, the song was produced by Richard Perry and performed by Carly Simon. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film since Dr. No (1962), although the phrase “the […]
1993 Whitney Houston – Run To You (US:#31 UK:#15)
“Run To You” is a song performed by American singer Whitney Houston and is the fourth single released from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album. The song was released on June 21, 1993 by Arista Records. It was written by Jud Friedman and Allan Rich, and produced by David Foster. Originally intended to be a break-up […]
1993 Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing (US:#4 UK:#3)
“I Have Nothing” is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, released as the third single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992) on February 20, 1993, by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster. After the back-to-back successes of Houston’s “I Will Always Love […]
1992 Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (US:#1 UK:#1)
“I Will Always Love You” is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton’s decision to pursue a solo career, the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice […]