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.
1973 Loggins & Messina – My Music (US:#16)
“My Music” was the first single from the Loggins and Messina album Full Sail. The single is written by Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins and was released in 1973 Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Jim Messina Songwiters Jim MessinaKenny Loggins Charts US:#16UK:# – […]
1974 Loggins & Messina – Watching the River Run (US:#71)
“Watching the River Run” was the second single from the Loggins and Messina album Full Sail. The single is written by Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins and was released in 1974. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Jim Messina Songwiters Jim MessinaKenny Loggins Charts […]
1992 The Blessing – Highway 5 (UK:#30)
Highway 5 is a single from The Blessing album Prince Of The Deep Water, released in 1992. The song was written by Kevin Hime-Knowles, Luke Brighty, Mike Westergaard and William Topley. Jeffrey Porcaro and Nathan East are playing on this track (confirmed by bandmember William Topley) Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For […]
1987 Timothy B Schmit – Boys Night Out (US:#25)
Boys Night Out from the Timothy B Schmit album Timothy B is the only that reached the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1987. Musicians Guitar Bruce Gaitsch Programming Bruce Gaitsch Cymbal Jonathan Moffett Background Vocals Siedah Garrett Background Vocals Julia Tillman Waters Vocals Timothy B Schmit Produced By Dick RudolphBruce Gaitsch Songwriters Timothy B SchmitWill […]
1975 Seals & Crofts – I’ll Play For You (US:#18)
I’ll Play For You is a single from the same titled album by Seals & Crofts, released in 1975. Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Louie Shelton Songwriters James SealsDash Crofts Charts US:#18UK:# –
1981 Cheryl Lynn – Shake It Up Tonight (US:#70)
“Shake It Up Tonight” is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn. Since the success of her debut single, “Got to Be Real”, the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on both the R&B and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard pop charts. It failed to […]
1985 David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody (US:#12)
“Just a Gigolo” is best known in a form recorded by Louis Prima in 1956, where it was paired in a medley with another old standard, “I Ain’t Got Nobody” (words by Roger A. Graham and music by Spencer Williams, 1915). Although these two songs have nothing else in common, the popularity of Prima’s combination, […]
1985 David Lee Roth – California Girls (US:#3 UK:#68)
“California Girls” was covered by David Lee Roth on his 1985 EP Crazy from the Heat (with background vocals by Beach Boy Carl Wilson along with Christopher Cross). Like the original, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the cover, directed by Pete Angelus and Roth, was released in […]