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.
1979 Santana – You Know That I Love You (US:#35)
“You Know That I Love You” is a song by Latin rock group Santana, from their 1979 album, Marathon. It is the fourth track on the album and was released as its only single. The lyrics were written by Chris Solberg, Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua and Carlos Santana. The song reached #35 on the Billboard […]
1990 Tears For Fears – Advice For The Young At Heart (US:#89 UK:#36)
“Advice for the Young at Heart” is a song by the English band Tears For Fears, taken from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love. It was released as the third single from the album in February 1990. The song was written by Roland Orzabal and keyboardist/singer Nicky Holland. The lead vocal was sung by […]
1990 Tears For Fears – Famous Last Words (UK:#83)
“Famous Last Words” is a song by the British group Tears For Fears, originally released on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love. It was released (by the record company without the band’s involvement) as the fourth and final single from the album in 1990 and peaked at #83 in the UK. Musicians Musicians in […]
1984 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston – Hold Me (US:#46 UK:#44)
“Hold Me” is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston from the former’s eight studio album Love Language (1984). It was written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, while the production was overseen by Masser who used one of his earlier arrangements that he had produced for “In Your Arms”, […]
1988 Teena Marie – Ooo La La La (US:#85 UK:#74)
“Ooo La La La” is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in 1988 and is featured on her album Naked to the World, released during the same year. The single became Teena Marie’s biggest hit on the R&B chart. “Ooo La La La” peaked at number one on the Billboard […]
1973 The 5th Dimension – Living Together Growing Together (US:#32)
“Living Together, Growing Together” is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1973 film, Lost Horizon. Originally performed by James Shigeta and the Shangri-La chorus in the film, the song had commercial success as a single performed by The 5th Dimension. The single, produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bob […]
1973 The 5th Dimension – Everything’s Been Changed (US:#70)
“Everything’s Been Changed” is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #17 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, #18 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #49 on the Canadian pop chart,[2] and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. It was featured on their 1973 album, Living […]
1973 The 5th Dimension – Ashes To Ashes (US:#54)
“Ashes to Ashes” is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #7 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and the U.S. adult contemporary charts, #50 on the Canadian pop chart, #52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #54 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1973. […]