Leland Sklar is an American bassist and session musician. He was born in Milwaukee, and moved with his family to Los Angeles at age of four. He was a member of the Los Angeles-based instrumental group The Section, who served as the de facto house band of Asylum Records and were one of the progenitors of the soft rock sound prevalent on top-40 radio in the 1970s and 1980s. Besides appearing as the backing band on numerous recordings by artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, and Linda Ronstadt, The Section released three solo albums of instrumental rock. Both in The Section and separately, Sklar has contributed to over 2,000 albums as a session and touring musician. He has toured with James Taylor, Phil Collins, Toto, Lyle Lovett and other major acts. He has also been recorded on many soundtracks, motion pictures and television shows.

Selected albums (by artist) A

A-Mei (Kulilay Amit) — Regarless (2000) Cristina Abaroa — Cristina (2000) Greg Adams — Hidden Agenda (1995) Pepe Aguilar — Negociaré con la pena EP (2011) Air Supply — The Vanishing Race (1993) Laith Al-Saadi — Real (2013) Alan — Azul (1999) Laura Allan: Laura Allan (1978) Telegraph (2000) Deborah Allen — Trouble In Paradise (1980) Peter Allen: I Could Have Been a Sailor (1979) The Very Best of Peter Allen a.k.a. in the U.S as The Best (1982) Arthur Alligood One Silver Needle (2012) Alvin and the Chipmunks — Chipmunk Punk (1980) America Alibi (1980) Highway: 30 Years Of America (2000) Classic Album Collection (2019) American Flyer — American Flyer (1976) Peter Anders — Peter Anders (1972) Paul Anka — Walk A Fine Line (1983) Giorgio Onorato Aquilani — see Giorgio Yumi Arai — see Yumi Matsutoya Nathalie Archangel — Nathalie Archangel (1987) The Archers: Things We Deeply Feel (1975) At Their Very Best (1982) Tina Arena — In Deep (1997) Renee Armand: The Rain Book (1972) In Time (1978) Bronson Arroyo — Covering the Bases (2005) Mark Ashton — Mark Ashton (1976) Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss — Simpatico (1994) Avalon — Oxygen (2001) Hoyt Axton: Life Machine (1974) Road Songs (1977) Pistol Packin' Mama (1982) Pistol Packin' Mama/Spin of the Wheel (1998)

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Py Bäckman — P20Y10 (2010) Russ Ballard — At The Third Stroke (1978) Barefoot Servants: Barefoot Servants (1994) Barefoot Servants 2 (2005) Lari Basilio: Your Love (2022) Redemption (2025) Cat Beach — Love Me Out Loud (2009) The Bellamy Brothers — Rebels Without A Clue (1988) Regina Belle — Passion (1993) Marc Benno and the Nightcrawlers — Crawlin (2005) Gary Benson — Moonlight Walking (1980) Barbi Benton — Something New (1975) Byron Berline — Outrageous (1980) Louis Bertignac — Suis-Moi (2014) Anne Bertucci: I'm Number One (1982) Anne Bertucci III (1983) Big Blue Wrecking Crew (Steve Yeager, Rick Monday, Jerry Reuss & Jay Johnstone) — We Are the Champions (single) (1981) Bishop & Gwinn — This Is Our Night (1979) Stephen Bishop: Bish (1978) Sleeping With Girls (1985) Be Here Then (2014) Thimk (2025) Clint Black: The Hard Way (1992) No Time to Kill (1993) Looking for Christmas (1995) Nothin' but the Taillights (1997) Christmas with You (2004) On Purpose (2015) Out Of Sane (2020) Peter Blakeley — Harry's Café De Wheels (1989) Ronee Blakley — Ronee Blakley (1972) Blinker the Star — August Everywhere (1999) Blue Peppers — Believe In Love (2020) 7" single Alfie Boe — Trust (2013) Suzy Bogguss: Aces (1991) Voices in the Wind (1992) Something Up My Sleeve (1993) Simpatico (with Chet Atkins) (1994) Give Me Some Wheels (1996) Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt (1998) Karla Bonoff: Karla Bonoff (1977) All My Life: The Best of Karla Bonoff (1999) Debby Boone: Debby Boone (1979) With My Song (1980) Surrender (1983) Friends For Life (1987) Miguel Bosé — Miguel (1980) Mike Botts — Adults Only (2000) Terence Boylan — Terence Boylan (1977) Laura Branigan — Branigan (1982) Steven Brault — A Pitch At Broadway + (2020) Amanda Brecker — Blossom (2011) Edie Brickell — see Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Sarah Brightman — As I Came of Age (1998) Karen Brooks — Hearts Of Fire (1984) Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne (1972) For Everyman (1973) The Pretender (1976) Running on Empty (1977) Harry Browning & Laury Boone — Push Back The Darkness (1984) Harry Robert Browning — No Alibis (1986) Bryndle — Bryndle (1995) Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack — Born to Love (1983) Jimmy Buffett — Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (1992) Stan Bush — Stan Bush (1983) Rosemary Butler — You Just Watch Me (2013)

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Kreag Caffey — Kreag Caffey (1972) Steve Camp: One On One (1986) After God's Own Heart (1987) Justice (1988) Consider the Cost (1991) Desiring God (2002) Glen Campbell — Bloodline (1976) Paulette Carlson — Love Goes On (1991) Vanessa Carlton — Be Not Nobody (2002) Eric Carmen — Change of Heart (1978) Kim Carnes: Kim Carnes (1975) St. Vincent's Court (1979) Barking at Airplanes (1985) View from the House (1988) Bob Carpenter — Silent Passage (1975) Bruce Carroll — see Various Artists — Our Family (1993) Jim Carroll — Jim Carroll (1971) Eliza Carthy — Angels & Cigarettes (2000) Lionel Cartwright — I Watched It on the Radio (1990) David Cassidy: The Higher They Climb - The Harder They Fall (1975) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976) Cate Brothers — Cate Bros. (1975) The Cats — Hard To Be Friends (1975) Cecilio & Kapono: Cecilio & Kapono (1974) Elua (1975) Best Of Cecilio & Kapono (1977) Best Collection (reissue - 1983) Journey Through The Years (1998) The Journey Continues (1999) Rosalino Cellamare — (See Ron) Peter Cetera: You're the Inspiration: A Collection (1997) The Very Best Of Peter Cetera (2017) Bill Champlin — Runaway (1981) Jeff Chang — Intuition (1997) Phil Chang: Moon/Sun (月亮 太陽) (1998) Rain Keeps Falling (雨一直下) (1999) Beth Nielsen Chapman: Beth Nielsen Chapman (1990) You Hold the Key (1993) Greatest Hits (1999) Steven Curtis Chapman: Heaven in the Real World (1994) The Music of Christmas (1995) Signs of Life (1996) Greatest Hits (1997) Declaration (2001) All About Love (2003) Charlene: Charlene (1976) I've Never Been To Me (1982) Ray Charles — My World (1993) Kerry Chater — Part Time Love (1977) Kristin Chenoweth — For the Girls (2019) Cher: I'd Rather Believe in You (1976) Heart of Stone (1989) Gene Clark — No Other (1974) Michael Clark — Free As A Breeze (1977) Allan Clarke — Legendary Heroes a.k.a. The Only One (1980) Claudia — Claudia (1981) Julien Clerc — Si J'Étais Elle (2000) Billy Cobham — Spectrum (1973) Joe Cocker — Heart and Soul (2004) Laurie Kaye Cohen — Under The Skunk (1973) Leonard Cohen — The Future (1992) Jude Cole: A View From Third Street (1990) Start the Car (1992) Lloyd Cole — Don't Get Weird on Me Babe (1991) Natalie Cole: Don’t Look Back (1980) Anthology (2003) Mark Collie — Tennessee Plates (1995) Phil Collins: No Jacket Required (1985) ...But Seriously (1989) Serious Hits... Live! (1990) ...Hits (1998) Finally... The First Farewell Tour (2004) - DVD Chi Coltrane — Chi Coltrane (1972) Shawn Colvin — Cover Girl (1994) Rita Coolidge: The Lady's Not for Sale (1972) Fall into Spring (1974) It's Only Love (1975) Anytime...Anywhere (1977) All About Rita Coolidge (1979) Sounds Capsule (1979) Fool That I Am (1980) Love From Tokyo (1984) Alice Cooper — From The Inside (1978) Dana Cooper — Dana Cooper (1973) Country Gazette — Don't Give Up Your Day Job (1973) The Coyote Sisters — Women and Other Visions (2001) CPR: CPR (1998) Just Like Gravity (2001) David Crosby: Oh Yes I Can (1989) Thousand Roads (1993) Voyage (2006) Croz (2014) Crosby & Nash: Graham Nash David Crosby (1972) Wind on the Water (1975) The best of David Crosby and Graham Nash (1978) The Best of Crosby & Nash: The ABC Years (2002) Crosby & Nash (2004) Crosby, Stills & Nash: Replay (1980) Daylight Again (1982) Live It Up (1990) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSN or Carry On (1991) Andraé Crouch — I'll Be Thinking of You (1979) Rodney Crowell — Life Is Messy (1992) Catie Curtis — Catie Curtis (1997)

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Paul D'Adamo — Tell Me Something (2010) Patti Dahlstrom: The Way I Am (1973) Emotion: The Music Of Patti Dahlstrom (2010) Terence Trent d'Arby — Terence Trent d'Arby's Symphony or Damn (1993) Lacy J. Dalton — Survivor (1989) Gail Davies: I'll Be There (1980) Givin' Herself Away (1982) What Can I Say (1983) Where Is a Woman to Go + (1984) Mac Davis: Burnin' Thing (1975) Songs I Grew Up With (1975) Spencer Davis — Mousetrap (1972) Mike Deasy — Letters To My Head (1973) Michael DeGreve — Gypsy's Lament (1989) Jackie DeShannon — New Arrangement (1975) Neil Diamond: Lovescape (1991) Christmas Album (1992) Dion DiMucci — Streetheart (1976) Celine Dion — All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999) Craig Doerge — Craig Doerge (1973) Thomas Dolby — Astronauts & Heretics (1992) Donovan: Essence to Essence (1973) Slow Down World (1976) Lady of the Stars (1983) The Doors — Full Circle (1972) Doro — True At Heart (1991) Josh Doyle — Josh Doyle (2012)

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Sheena Easton — Best Kept Secret (1983) Chris Eaton — Wonderful World (1995) Marcus Eaton — Versions Of The Truth (2015) Steve Eaton: Hey Mr. Dreamer (1974) Steve Eaton (1979) Lucky Me (2021) Randy Edelman: If Love Is Real (1977) You're the One (1979) Yvonne Elliman: Night Flight (1978) Yvonne (1979) England Dan & John Ford Coley: Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive (1979) The Atlantic Albums + (2015) Era: Era (1996) Era 2 (2000) Evie — Christmas Memories (1987) Skip Ewing — The Will to Love (1989)

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Lara Fabian — A Wonderful Life (2004) Mimi Fariña & Tom Jans — Take Heart (1971) Don Felder — Road to Forever ( 2012) Vanessa Fernandez — Use Me (2014) John Fischer: Inside (1977) Dark Horse (1982) Roberta Flack — see Peabo Bryson / Roberta Flack Flo & Eddie — Illegal, Immoral and Fattening (1975) Dan Fornero — Not So Old School (2013) Keith Forsey — Dynamite (1981) Peter Frampton — Peter Frampton (1994) Cleve Francis — Tourist In Paradise (1992) Kinky Friedman — Kinky Friedman (1974) Craig Fuller and Eric Kaz — Craig Fuller/Eric Kaz (1978) Richie Furay — I Still Have Dreams (1979)

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Ana Gabriel — Vivencias (1996) Peter Gabriel — see the soundtrack for the movie Birdy Tony Galla — A.S.A.P. (1998) (2000) (2001) (2004) David Garfield see Various Artists — Tribute To Jeff Porcaro (1997) Jazz Outside The Box (2018) Art Garfunkel: Breakaway (1975) Songs from a Parent to a Child (1997) Garou — Seul (2000) Grant Geissman — Bop! Bang! Boom! (2012) Sarah Geronimo — Becoming + (2006) León Gieco: Desenchufado (1994) El Hombrecito del Mar + (2022) Vince Gill: The Way Back Home (1987) Let There Be Peace on Earth (1993) High Lonesome Sound (1996) Giorgio — Gorgio's Party Of The Century (2010) Chuck Girard — Glow in the Dark (1976) Goanna — Oceania (1985) Louise Goffin: Kid Blue (1979) Louise Goffin (1981) Andrew Gold: What's Wrong With This Picture? (1976) All This and Heaven Too (1978) Thank You For Being A Friend: The Best Of Andrew Gold (1997) Andrew Gold + What's Wrong With This Picture + All This And Heaven Too + Whirlwind... Plus (2013) Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology (2020) Amy Grant: Legacy...Hymns and Faith (2002) Simple Things (2003) Steve Green — The First Noel (1996) James Griffin: Breakin' Up Is Easy (1973) Just Like Yesterday: The Solo Anthology 1974-77 (2013) Andy Griffith — Precious Memories: 33 Timeless Hymns (1995) Bernard Grimaldi — Toute Ressemblance Avec Des Personnes Ayant... (1990) Grimaldi-Zeiher: Grimaldi / Zeiher (1978) Recidive (1980) Group Therapy — see Various Artists — Summer Girls Vol. 1: Lost Sunshine Pop Gems of the 1960s (2020) Tami Gunden — Celebration (1987) Arlo Guthrie — Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (1973) Alejandra Guzmán — Algo Natural (1999)

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Sammy Hagar — The Best Of Sammy Hagar (1992)