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.
1972 Stevie Wonder – Superwoman (US:#33)
“Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)” is a 1972 soul track by Stevie Wonder. It was the second track on Wonder’s Music of My Mind album, and was also released as the first single. In essence a two-part song, there is a coherence in that it tells a story of the singer’s relationship […]
1984 Mike Oldfield – To France (UK:#48)
“To France” is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album Discovery and features Maggie Reilly on vocals. The musical theme used in “To France” was also used on the first track on side two of the Discovery album, “Talk About Your Life”. It references Mary, Queen of Scots, […]
1984 Mike Oldfield – Tricks Of Light (UK:#91)
“Tricks of the Light” is a single by musician Mike Oldfield released in 1984 and is from the Virgin Records album Discovery. Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer perform vocals for this song. The single’s B-side, “Afghan” (working title “Celtic”, is a non-album track, and was recorded at the same time as the Discovery album. The […]
1977 Linda Ronstadt – It’s So Easy (US:#5)
“It’s So Easy!” is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty. It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets, which failed to chart. it was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band. Linda Ronstadt recorded “It’s So Easy” in 1977 for her […]
1977 Linda Ronstadt – Blue Bayou (US:#3 UK:#35)
“Blue Bayou” is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt’s signature song, with which she scored a charting hit with her cover of “Blue Bayou” in 1977. The song has […]
1977 Linda Ronstadt – Poor Poor Pitiful Me (US:#31)
“Poor Poor Pitiful Me” is a rock song written and first recorded by American musician Warren Zevon in 1976. With genders reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then over a decade later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country […]
1992 Nia Peeples – Kissing The Wind (US:#76)
“Kissing the Wind” is the second single from the Nia Peeples album, released in 1991. Musicians Drums Jim Blair Guitar Steve Lukather Synclavier John Barnes Background Vocals Howard Hewett Background Vocals Christine McEvily Background Vocals Alex Brown Vocals Nia Peeples Produced By Howard Hewett Songwriters Bob MitchellPhil Radford Charts US:#76UK:# –
1981 Billy Joel – She’s Got A Way (US:#82)
“She’s Got a Way” is a song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, originally released on his first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor (1971) and as a single from that album in some countries. It was also featured as a single from the 1981 live album Songs in the Attic, peaking at number 23 on the […]