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.
1975 Gary Wright – Made To Love You (US:#79)
“Made to Love You” is the third and last single by Gary Wright taken from his album The Dream Weaver. It peaked at #79 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Gary Wright Songwriters Gary Wright Charts US:#79UK:# –
1975 Gary Wright – Dream Weaver (US:#2)
“Dream Weaver” is a song by the American singer Gary Wright, released as the first single from his third studio album The Dream Weaver in December 1975. The track features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Jim Keltner on drums. According to Gary Wright, the song was inspired by Autobiography of a Yogi, which was […]
1975 Gary Wright – Love Is Alive (US:#2)
“Love Is Alive” is a 1976 song by Gary Wright taken from the album The Dream Weaver, released the previous year, it features Wright on vocals and keyboards with Andy Newmark on drums. The album’s title cut and “Love is Alive” both peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. “Love is […]
1985 Barbra Streisand & Kim Carnes – Make No Mistake, He’s Mine (US:#51 UK:#92)
“Make No Mistake, He’s Mine” is a song written by Kim Carnes, recorded as a duet with Barbra Streisand in 1984. The duet was subsequently recorded as “Make No Mistake, She’s Mine” by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987. Both versions of the song charted. The song was recorded by Streisand and Carnes, co-produced […]
1975 Art Garfunkel – Breakaway (US:#39)
“Break Away” (also known as “Breakaway”) is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway. “Break Away”, with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the second […]
1973 Andy Williams – Getting Over You (UK#35)
“Getting Over You” is a song written by Tony Hazzard in 1973, recorded by various artists, including the writer. Hazzard’s original is from his LP ‘Was That Alright Then?’ and was included on his double album ‘Go North – The Bronze Anthology’. Andy Williams recorded the most successful version of the song, entitled simply as […]
1973 Andy Williams – Solitaire (UK#4)
“Solitaire” is a ballad written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. Cody employs playing the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man “who lost his love through his indifference”—”while life goes on around him everywhere he’s playing solitaire”. The song is best known via its rendition by the Carpenters. In autumn 1973 […]
1981 Rickie Lee Jones – Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking (UK:#76)
“Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking” is the second single by Rick Lee Jones from her album Pirates. It reached #76 at the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Chuck Rainey Drums Steve Gadd Guitar David Kalish Keyboards Neil Larsen Keyboards Russell Ferrante Keyboards Rickie Lee Jones Sax David Sanborn Sax Tom Scott Synthesizer […]