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.
1983 Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney – The Girl Is Mine (US: #2 UK: #8)
“The Girl Is Mine“ is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The track was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released as the first single for Jackson’s sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). The song was recorded at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, from April 14 to 16, […]
1981 Quincy Jones – Razzamatazz (UK: #11)
“Razzamatazz” is the third single from Quincy Jones‘ album The Dude, with vocals by Patti Austin. It reached to #11 in the United Kingdom, Jones’s biggest solo hit in that country. Musicians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards David Wolinski Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Ian Underwood Piano Herbie Hancock Sax Kim Hutchcroft Sax Ernie Watts […]
1982 Michael McDonald – I Gotta Try (US: #44)
“I Gotta Try” is the second single from Michael McDonald‘s album If That Is What It Takes. It was released in 1982 and reached #44 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Willie Weeks Drums Steve Gadd Guitar Steve Lukather Fender Rhodes Greg Phillinganes Piano Michael McDonald Synthesizer Michael McDonald Synthesizer Michael Boddicker Percussion Paulinho […]
1986 James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt – Somewhere Out There (US: #2 UK: #8)
“Somewhere Out There“ is a song written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, which originally appeared in the 1986 animated film An American Tail. The single was performed by singers Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram. At the 30th Grammy Awards, the song won two awards, one for Song of the Year and the […]
1983 Randy Newman & Paul Simon – The Blues (US: #51)
Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. Released four years after his last commercial album, 1979’s Born Again, and two years after he composed the original score for the 1981 film Ragtime, it was well-received as a return to form. It spawned the hit “I Love L.A.”, and included a […]
1984 Kim Carnes – You Make My Heart Beat Faster (US: #54)
“You Make My Heart Best Faster (And That’s All That Matters)” is the second single from Kim Carnes’ 1983 album, “Café Racers“. The single was a hit in the United States, reaching number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984. A music video was shot at the historic Riverside Raceway in Riverside, California. […]
1985 Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me (US: #1 UK: #8)
“Say You, Say Me” is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. The single hit #1 in the US and on the R&B singles charts in December 1985. It became Richie’s ninth number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is […]
1986 Hands Across America – Hands Across America (US: #65)
Hands Across America was a benefit event and publicity campaign staged on Sunday, May 25, 1986 in which approximately 6.5 million people held hands in a human chain for fifteen minutes along a path across the continental United States. Many participants donated ten dollars to reserve their place in line; the proceeds were donated to […]