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 Firefall – Just Remember I Love You (US:#11)
“Just Remember I Love You” is a song by American rock band Firefall from their album, Luna Sea (1977), with backing vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was written by Rick Roberts and released as a single on July 21, 1977. “Just Remember I Love You” peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot […]
1974 Billy Joel – The Entertainer (US:#34)
“The Entertainer” is a single by singer Billy Joel released as the only single from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade. The song peaked at #34 on the US charts. The song is a cynical and somewhat satirical look at the fleeting fame of a musician and fickle public tastes (“Today I am your champion / […]
1983 Marty Balin – What Love Is (US:#63)
“What Love Is” is the first single from Marty Balin‘s album Lucky (1983), written by Brock Walsh and Greg Prestopino.
1966 Tommy Roe – Sweet Pea (US:#8)
“Sweet Pea” is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe. The song was produced by Gary S. Paxton. It was featured on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea.
1966 Tommy Roe – Hooray For Hazel (US:#6)
“Hooray For Hazel” is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe with backing vocals by Lee Mallory. It reached number 1 in New Zealand, number 2 in Canada, number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 28 in Australia, in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album Sweet Pea. The song was […]
1984 Luther Vandross – I Wanted Your Love (UK:#88)
“I Wanted Your Love” is the fifth and last single from Luther Vandross‘ album Busy Body, released in 1984. It reached #88 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Marcus Miller Drums Yogi Horton Guitar Doc Powell Guitar Georg Wadenius Keyboards Nat Adderley Jr Synthesizer Skip Anderson Congas Steve Kroon Percussion Paulinho Da Costa Background Vocals […]
1983 Luther Vandross – I’ll Let You Slide (UK:#100)
“I’ll Let You Slide” is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The song is from his third studio album Busy Body. Released in 1983, the single reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
1984 Luther Vandross – Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) (US:#87)
“Superstar” is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, and by Luther Vandross in 1983. In the […]