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.
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 […]
2007 Michael Bublé – Lost (US:#97 UK:#19)
“Lost” is a song by Canadian-Italian crooner Michael Bublé, released as third single from his third studio album, Call Me Irresponsible. The song was inspired by the breakup with his former fiancée Debbie Timuss. The song was released as a single on November 12, 2007. In promotion of the single, Bublé performed the song on […]
2007 Michael Bublé – It Had Better Be Tonight (UK:#74)
“Meglio stasera” (known in English as “It Had Better Be Tonight“) is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to […]
1971 The 5th Dimension – Love’s Lines, Angles And Rhymes (US:#19)
“Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes” is a song written by Dorothea Joyce and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #6 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #19 in Canada, #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #28 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1971. It was featured on their 1971 album, Love’s Lines, Angles […]