“The credit was obscured. And as the years have passed, they have brought it out into the open”: Tim Pierce has recorded with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and more – but this song is his crowning achievement

Session guitar legend Tim Pierce has played on countless records. From helping launch Bon Jovi’s career with his off-the-cuff Runaway solo and recording with the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, to working with Tina Turner, Roger Waters, Meat Loaf and more, his guitar talents have afforded him a kaleidoscopic career.

You’d think that picking a standout achievement would be difficult, but when asked about his contribution to one late 1990s record, he tells Guitar World, right off the bat, that it has a strong claim to be his magnum opus.