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 Toto – I’ll Supply The Love (US:#45)
“I’ll Supply the Love” is a song written by David Paich and recorded by Toto, with a lead vocal by Bobby Kimball. It was issued on Toto’s debut album, Toto, and released as a single in February 1979. It peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent nine weeks on […]
1979 Toto – Georgy Porgy (US:#48)
“Georgy Porgy” is a song written by David Paich, released on Toto’s self-titled debut album in 1978. It was released as a single and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 48) as well as on both the R&B (number 18) and the Dance (number 80) charts. The lead vocals are performed by guitarist Steve […]
1978 Stephen Bishop – Everybody Needs Love (US:#32)
“Everybody Needs Love” is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two singles from his second album, Bish, the other being “Looking for the Right One.” “Everybody Needs Love” peaked at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the Cash Box Top 100. In […]
1984 Stephanie Mills – In My Life (UK:#92)
“In My Life” is the second single by Stephanie Mills from the I’ve Got The Cure album, that reached the UK charts. The song was written by Keithen Carter and Patrick Leonard. Musicians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Bruce Gaitsch Keyboards David Wolinski Keyboards Patrick Leonard Programming Patrick Leonard Background Vocals Julia Tillman Waters Background Vocals […]
1984 Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song (US:#65 UK:#29)
The Medicine Song is a 1984 dance single by Stephanie Mills. It gave Mills her first number one Dance Chart hit; her previous entry on the chart had been “Pilot Error”, which had made it to number three. “The Medicine Song” stayed at the top spot on the dance chart for one week. The single […]
1983 Sheena Easton – Almost Over You (US:#25)
“Almost Over You” is the second album by Sheena Easton from her Best Kept Secret album, released in 1983. This song was written by Jennifer Kimball and Cindy Richardson. Musicians Bass Leland Sklar Drums Mike Baird Piano David Foster Percussion Lenny Castro Produced By Greg Mathieson Songwriters Jennifer KimballCindy Richardson Charts US:#25UK:# –
1983 Sheena Easton – Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (US:#9 UK:#84)
“Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)” is a dance/pop single recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, the first single released from her fourth album, 1983’s Best Kept Secret and written by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch. In November 1984, Easton added “Telefono” to her Spanish album Todo Me Recuerda a Ti for the Latin markets. The song […]
1981 Earth Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove (US:# 3 UK:#3)
“Let’s Groove” is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire from their eleventh studio album Raise! (1981). Written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn, the song was chosen as the lead single from the album. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, disco music was undergoing a severe backlash. In spite of […]