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 Billy Joel – Piano Man (US:#25 UK:#136)
“Piano Man“ is the first single released by Billy Joel. It was released on November 2, 1973, and has been included on several subsequent albums. Joel’s first major hit and his signature song, the song peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1974. In 2016, the Library of Congress selected “Piano […]
1983 Lou Rawls – Wind Beneath My Wings (US:#65)
“Wind Beneath My Wings” (sometimes titled “The Wind Beneath My Wings” and “Hero”) is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was originally recorded by Roger Whittaker in 1982, as well as by Sheena Easton and Lee Greenwood. The song appeared very shortly thereafter in charted versions by Colleen […]
1981 Gino Vannelli – Nightwalker (US:#41)
Nightwalker is a single from the album Nightwalker by Gino Vannelli. It was written by Gino Vannelli. Musicians Bass Neil Stubenhaus Drums Vinnie Colaiuta Guitar Mike Miller Acoustic Guitar Mike Miller Organ Joe Vannelli Piano Joe Vannelli Piano Brad Cole Synthesizer Joe Vannelli Sax Dave Boruff Percussion Mike Fisher Background Vocals Doug Parry Background Vocals […]
1981 Gino Vannelli – Living Inside Myself (US:#6)
“Living Inside Myself” is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli. It appears on his seventh album, Nightwalker. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe, and Ross Vannelli, and written by Gino. Released as a single in 1981, the song was his second top ten hit in the U.S. during […]
1977 Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (US:#87)
Making a Good Thing Better is a single by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1977 from the self titled album Musicians Bass Leland Sklar Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar John Farrar Guitar Jay Graydon Piano Greg Mathieson Strings James Newton Howard Percussion Joe Porcaro Background Vocals Myrna Matthews Background Vocals Laura Creamer Background Vocals Julia Rinker Produced […]
1973 Albert Hammond – If You Gotta Break Another Heart (US:#63)
If You Gotta Break Another Heart is a single by Albert Hammond from the It Never Rains In Southern California. The song was written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood Musicians Musicians in the tags above are confirmed. For more information click on the album. Produced By Albert HammondDon Altfeld Songwiters Albert HammondMike Hazlewood Charts […]
1972 Albert Hammond – Down By The River (US:#91)
“Down by the River“ is a 1972 Albert Hammond song that was released from his 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California. Written by Hammond himself, it became his own debut charting hit in 1972. Upon re-release in 1975, it became an international hit for Hammond, charting in the top ten in West Germany […]
1972 Albert Hammond – It Never Rains in Southern California (US:#5 UK:#51)
“It Never Rains in Southern California”, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, is a song first released by Hammond, a British born singer-songwriter, in 1972. Instrumental backing was provided by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew. The song is from his album, It Never Rains in Southern California. Hammond’s version peaked at number […]