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.
1977 James Taylor – Handy Man (US:#4)
“Handy Man” is a song written by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. Recordings by Del Shannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting […]
1984 Van Halen – I’ll Wait (US:#13 UK:#85)
“I’ll Wait” is a song by American rock band Van Halen, taken from their sixth studio album, 1984 (1984). The song was written by band members Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth, along with Michael McDonald and produced by Ted Templeman. It was the second single released from the […]
1981 Patrice Rushen – Never Gonna Give You Up (UK:#66)
“Never Gonna Give You Up” is a song by Patrice Rushen, taken from her album Posh (1980). The single was released in 1981 and reached the UK Chart at #66 and #2 in the US Dance Charts. The song was later sampled in “Two Takes It (feat. Carmen Castro)” by Mr. Oizo from the album […]
1983 Pointer Sisters – I Need You (US:#48 UK:#25)
“I Need You” was the first single from the Pointer Sisters album Break Out, released in October 1983.
1968 Fats Domino – Lady Madonna (US:#100)
“Lady Madonna” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Fats Domino covered the song on his 1968 album Fats Is Back. McCartney says he may have told record producer Richard Perry that the song was “based on Fats”, leading to Domino’s version. Also […]
1993 Poison – Stand (US:#50 UK:#25)
“Stand” is a song recorded by American band Poison, written by Richie Kotzen prior to joining the band. It was the first single from their 1993 album Native Tongue. The song reached number 15 on the Mainstream rock chart, #35 on the top 40 mainstream chart and #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song […]
1988 Glenn Frey – Livin’ Right (US:#90)
“Livin’ Right” is a song by American musician and singer-songwriter Glenn Frey, a member of the Eagles. It was released as a single from his third studio solo album Soul Searchin’ in 1989. The single features the track “Soul Searchin’” as the B-side, which was also released as a single from the album, before “Livin’ […]
1980 Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge – Somethin’ ‘Bout You Baby I Like (US:#42)
“Something ‘Bout You Baby I Like” is a popular song written by guitarist Richard Supa in the early 1970s. The version by Tom Jones reached No. 36 in the UK in 1974. Glen Campbell and Rita Coolidge reached No. 42 in the US with their recording of the song in 1980.