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.
1977 Rhythm Heritage – Theme From ‘Rocky’ (Gonna Fly Now) (US:#94)
Theme From ‘Rocky’ (Gonna Fly Now) is a single from the Rhythm Heritage album Last Night On Earth Musicians Bass Scott Edwards Drums Ed Greene Guitar Jay Graydon Guitar Bob Walden Keyboards Michael Omartian Sax Ernie Watts Sax Fred Selden Trumpet Chuck Findley Trumpet Steve Madaio Percussion Victor Feldman Percussion Dan Walsh Percussion Michael Price […]
1979 The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute (US:#14 UK:#47)
“Minute by Minute” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Lester Abrams originally released by The Doobie Brothers on their 1978 album Minute by Minute. The single was released in April 1979, debuted at number 67 on 5 May 1979, and reached number 14 on 23–30 June 1979 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. […]
1979 The Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes (US:#1 UK:#31)
“What a Fool Believes” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers (with McDonald singing lead vocals) for their 1978 album Minute by Minute. Debuting at number 73 on January 20, 1979, the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April […]
1978 The Doobie Brothers – Dependin’ On You (US:#25)
Dependin’ On You was the first single from The Doobie Brothers album Minute By Minute, released in 1978. It was written by Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons. Musicians Bass Tiran Porter Drums John Hartman Drums Keith Knudsen Guitar Jeff Baxter Guitar Patrick Simmons Keyboards Michael McDonald Synthesizer Michael McDonald Sax Andrew Love Trumpet Ben Cauley […]
1984 Lionel Richie – Hello (US:#1 UK:#1)
“Hello” is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album Can’t Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks), and the adult contemporary chart (for six weeks). […]
1983 Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night) (US:#1 UK:#2)
“All Night Long (All Night)” is a hit single by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, Can’t Slow Down, it combined Richie’s soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B […]
1990 Cher – You Wouldn’t Know Love (UK:#55)
“You Wouldn’t Know Love” is a song written by Michael Bolton and Diane Warren appearing contemporaneously in 1989 on Bolton’s Soul Provider album and Cher’s Heart of Stone album. The song was only released as a single in Europe and Australasia by Cher in 1990. Cher’s version of the song, produced by its writer, Michael […]
1987 Nick Kamen – Nobody Else (UK:#47)
Nobody Else was the third single by Nick Kamen from his selftitled album, released in 1987. The song was written by Brenda Russell and Jeff Hull. Musicians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Dann Huff Keyboards Aaron Zigman Programming Jeff Hull Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Brenda Russell Background Vocals David Lasley Background Vocals Donny Gerrard Background […]