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.
1984 Laura Branigan – The Lucky One (US:#20 UK:#56)
“The Lucky One”, also known as “The Lucky One (Like a Wild Bird of Prey)”, is a song by American singer Laura Branigan. The song was released in 1984 as the second single from her third studio album, Self Control. It was a moderate-sized hit in the United States reaching number 10 on the Billboard […]
1984 Laura Branigan – Ti Amo (US:##55 UK:#100)
“Ti amo” is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell’aria…ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts. A Spanish version was released as “Te Amo”, and had a good success in Spain […]
1984 Laura Branigan – Self Control (US:##4 UK:#5)
“Self Control“ is a song by Italian singer Raf, released in 1984. It was written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Steve Piccolo and Raf. The song was covered the same year by American singer Laura Branigan. Her version first hit no. 1 in Germany on June 15, 1984. Raf’s version first hit no. 1 in Italy on […]
1979 Donny Gerrard – Words (Are Impossible) (US:#87)
“Words (Are Impossible)” is a single by Donny Gerrard from this selftitled album, released in 1979. The song was written by Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen, Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertilli. Album Video Musicians Bass Wilton Felder Drums Mike Baird Drums Ed Greene Guitar Jay Graydon Keyboards Robbie Buchanan Trumpet Steve Madaio Background Vocals Kathy Collier […]
1990 Bette Midler – From A Distance (US:#2 UK:#6)
“From a Distance“ is a song written in 1987 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Gold was working as a secretary at the time for Home Box Office and writing songs in her free time. Gold’s friend, Christine Lavin, introduced the song to Nanci Griffith who first recorded it for her 1987 album, Lone Star State […]
1986 Al Jarreau & Melissa Manchester – The Music Of Goodbye (UK:#75)
“The Music Of Goodbye” is a song from the movie Out Of Africa written by John Barry and Melissa Manchester, performed by Melissa Manchester and Al Jarreau. Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based […]
1979 Night – Hot Summer Nights (US:#18)
“Hot Summer Nights”, is a cover of a minor Walter Egan hit, featured Stevie Lange on lead vocals and gave Night their one international hit most significantly in Australia at No. 3 with more moderate success in Canada (#23), the Netherlands (#21), New Zealand (#28) and South Africa (#13). Album Video Musicians Bass Billy Kristian Drums […]
1978 Leo Sayer – I Can’t Stop Loving You (UK:#6)
“I Can’t Stop Loving You (Though I Try)“ is a song written by Billy Nicholls and first released by Leo Sayer from his 1978 self-titled album on the Chrysalis label. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart and was classified silver. In 2002, Phil Collins also covered the song, as “Can’t Stop Loving You”. […]