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.
1982 Smokey Robinson – Old Fashioned Love (US:#60)
“Old Fashioned Love” is the second single by Smokey Robinson, taken from this album Yes It’s You Lady. It peaked at #60 in the US Billboard Charts. Muscians Bass Scott Edwards Drums Ed Greene Guitar Mike Piccirillo Synthesizer Mike Piccirillo Sax Joel Peskin Trombone David Stout Trumpet Harry Kim Bells Mike Piccirillo Percussion Howard Lee […]
1984 Sheila E – In The Glamorous Life (US:#7 UK:#96)
“The Glamorous Life” is a song written by Prince, recorded by American percussionist Sheila E. and produced by both. The song has lyrics which reflect a cynicism for the decadence and materialism of the song’s protagonist, referred to in the third person, who “wants to lead a glamorous life”, although she is aware that “without love, it ain’t […]
1995 Simple Minds – She’s A River (US:#52 UK:#9)
“She’s A River” is the first single released from Scottish rock band Simple Minds‘ 11th studio album, Good News from the Next World. Written by band members Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr, the song was inspired by Herman Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, a book about self-discovery. Released on 16 January 1995, “She’s a River” reached number three in Canada and Italy, number seven in the Flanders region of […]
1968 Richard Harris – The Yard Went On Forever (US:#64)
“The Yard Went On Forever” is a song recorded by Richard Harris for his second studio album, The Yard Went on Forever (1968).
2011 Kate Bush – Wild Man (UK:#73)
“Wild Man” is a song by Kate Bush released as the lead single from her tenth studio album 50 Words for Snow. It was released as a digital download single in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2011, and peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. “Wild Man” tells the story of sightings […]
1972 Don McLean – American Pie (US:#1 UK:#2)
“American Pie” is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean. Recorded and released in 1971 on the album of the same name, the single was the number-one US hit for four weeks in 1972 starting January 15 after just eight weeks on the US Billboard charts (where it entered at number 69). The […]
1992 CeCe Peniston – Inside That I Cried (US:#94 UK:#42)
“Inside That I Cried” is a 1992 song by American singer CeCe Peniston, released as the fifth and last single from her debut album, Finally on A&M Records. The single release included “Hitmix”, a medley of her songs “Finally”, “We Got a Love Thang”, “Keep On Walkin’”, “Lifeline” and “It Should Have Been You”, all […]
1986 Alice Cooper – He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) (UK:#61)
“He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)” is a song by American shock rock musician Alice Cooper. It was released as the lead single from his 1986 album Constrictor, and the theme song of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, a slasher film and sixth part of the Friday the 13th film series released […]