Soul R&B singles on the ERC_ label...

Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the ERC_ record label. Click on "ERC_" in the label column on the right below to display the records in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on

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More Soul R&B Songs From ERC_ . . .

The following songs were released in ERC_ but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of ERC_ or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
201	recordlabel: Mercury 73700 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Lee Pittman	Tomorrow's Promise	You're Everything Good to Me	1975	Mercury
202	recordlabel: Mercury 71783 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Gene Pitney	Clyde McPhatter	Tomorrow Is a-Comin'	1961	Mercury
203	recordlabel: Mercury 71783 chartposition: US #110 writtenby: Joy Kennedy	Clyde McPhatter	I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home	1961	Mercury
204	recordlabel: Mercury 71841 chartposition: RandB #17, US #56 writtenby: Jimmy Oliver and Clyde McPhatter	Clyde McPhatter	I Never Knew	1961	Mercury
205	recordlabel: Mercury 71941 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #3, US #7 writtenby: Bill Swan album: Lover Please!	Clyde McPhatter	Lover Please	1962	Mercury
206	recordlabel: Mercury 71987 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #13, US #25 writtenby: Robert Byrd album: Lover Please!	Clyde McPhatter	Little Bitty Pretty One	1962	Mercury
207	recordlabel: Mercury 72051 chartposition: US #118 writtenby: Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts	Clyde McPhatter	The Best Man Cried	1962	Mercury
208	recordlabel: Mercury 72166 chartposition: US #127 writtenby: Lincoln Chase	Clyde McPhatter	From One To One	1963	Mercury
209	recordlabel: Mercury 72220 chartposition: RandB #10, US #90 writtenby: Jimmy Radcliffe and Carl Spencer album: Songs Of The Big City	Clyde McPhatter	Deep In The Heart Of Harlem	1964	Mercury
210	recordlabel: Mercury 72407 chartposition: RandB #22, US #117 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Clyde McPhatter	Crying Won't Help You Now	1965	Mercury
211	recordlabel: Mercury 76066 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Felton Pilate album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	By Your Side	1980	Mercury
212	recordlabel: Mercury 76079 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	Happy Face	1980	Mercury
213	recordlabel: Mercury 168 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Felton Pilate, Garry Jackson and Michael Cooper album: Touch comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Lady's Wild	1981	Mercury
214	recordlabel: Mercury 76128 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate and Linda Lou McCall album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Bad Lady	1981	Mercury
215	recordlabel: Mercury 76159 chartposition: RandB #79 writtenby: Felton Pilate and Nita Wells Pilate album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [love ballad]	Con Funk Shun	Straight from the Heart	1982	Mercury
216	recordlabel: Mercury 223 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Gerald Calhoun and Michael Cooper album: To the Max comments: [funk]	Con Funk Shun	Ain't Nobody, Baby	1982	Mercury
217	recordlabel: Mercury 810 341 1 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate album: To the Max comments: [funk]	Con Funk Shun	Ms. Got-The-Body	1983	Mercury
218	recordlabel: Mercury 250 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Nita Wells Pilate and Ray Miles album: To the Max	Con Funk Shun	You Are the One	1983	Mercury
219	recordlabel: Mercury 814 581 7 chartposition: RandB #5, US #76 writtenby: Eumir Deodato album: Fever comments: [love ballad]	Con Funk Shun	Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love)	1983	Mercury
220	recordlabel: Mercury 253 1 chartposition: RandB #33, US #103 writtenby: Felton Pilate and Melvin Carter album: Fever	Con Funk Shun	Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold	1984	Mercury
221	recordlabel: Mercury 880 636 chartposition: RandB #4, US #102 writtenby: Larry Smith, Ken J. Cedar and David Renzer album: Electric Lady	Con Funk Shun	Electric Lady	1985	Mercury
222	recordlabel: Mercury 880 914 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Wayne Wallace album: Electric Lady comments: [beat ballad]	Con Funk Shun	I'm Leaving Baby	1985	Mercury
223	recordlabel: Mercury 884 189 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: C. Martin, V. Ross Redding and M. Madden	Con Funk Shun	Tell Me What (I'm Gonna Do)	1985	Mercury
224	recordlabel: Mercury 884 762 chartposition: RandB #8 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles (as Zane Giles) and Billy Osbourne album: Burnin' Love	Con Funk Shun	Burnin' Love	1986	Mercury
225	recordlabel: Mercury 884 992 chartposition: RandB #80 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles and Derek Giles comments: [hip hop, funk]	Con Funk Shun	She's a Star	1986	Mercury
226	recordlabel: Mercury 9199918(UK) chartposition: UK #47 writtenby: Britt Britton, Freida Nerangis and William Anderson album: Dream World	Crown Heights Affair	I'm Gonna Love You Forever	1978	Mercury (UK)
227	recordlabel: Mercury 8661751 chartposition: US dance #35 writtenby: Neal Conway and Crystal Waters album: Surprise comments: [dance, garage house]	Crystal Waters	Surprise	1992	Mercury
228	recordlabel: Mercury 422 852 061 chartposition: US #106, UK #37, US dance #1 writtenby: David Anthony album: Storyteller	Crystal Waters	Relax	1995	Mercury
229	recordlabel: Mercury 3145744331 chartposition: US dance #13, R&B #106 album: Crystal Waters	Crystal Waters	Just a Freak	1997	Mercury
230	recordlabel: Mercury 3145789431 chartposition: RandB #52, US #40, UK #45, US dance #6 album: Crystal Waters	Crystal Waters	Say... If You Feel Alright	1997	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73699 writtenby: E. Mercury, W. Smith	Eric Mercury	Sweetie Pie	1975	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73447 writtenby: C. Gumbs	The Topics	Booking Up Baby	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73986 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kennie Delt, Mark Stevens and Myron Mattox	Kennie Delt & Prana	Conquer All	1978	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 71696 chartposition: RandB #16, US #30 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin comments: [jazz RnB]	Dinah Washington	Love Walked In	1960	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73695 chartposition: RandB #37, US #95, UK #53, US Dance #10 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Young and in Love	Ralph Carter	When You're Young and in Love	1975	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73746 chartposition: RandB #59, UK #52, US Dance #12 writtenby: Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen album: Young and in Love	Ralph Carter	Extra, Extra (Read All About It)	1976	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 73430 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: L. Scott and E. Darby album: Super Dude I comments: [ballad]	Don Covay	Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home	1973	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 6052634 chartposition: RandB #21, US #62, UK #29 writtenby: Don Covay, Erskin Watts album: Hot Blood	Don Covay	It's Better to Have (And Don't Need)	1974	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 73648 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Don Covay and Erskin Watts album: Hot Blood	Don Covay	Rumble in the Jungle	1975	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 814 922 chartposition: RandB #35, US #70, US AC #19 writtenby: Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano and Michael Omartian album: She Works Hard for the Money comments: [ballad]	Donna Summer	Love Has a Mind of Its Own	1984	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 888 016 chartposition: UK #4, US #6, US Dance #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel comments: [jazz funk]	Swing Out Sister	Breakout	1986	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 3 chartposition: UK #7, US Dance #22, US AC #7 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel	Swing Out Sister	Surrender	1987	Mercury
11	recordlabel: Mercury 888 484 chartposition: US #31, UK #32, US Dance #9, US AC #7 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel	Swing Out Sister	Twilight World	1987	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Mercury 512 (UK) chartposition: UK #43 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel comments: [jazz funk]	Swing Out Sister	Fooled by a Smile	1987	Mercury(UK)
13	recordlabel: Mercury 870 033 chartposition: RandB #4, US Dance #32 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp	Angela Winbush	Run to Me	1987	Mercury
14	recordlabel: Mercury 870 305 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp	Angela Winbush	C'est toi (It's You)	1988	Mercury
15	recordlabel: Mercury 870 269 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp comments: [slow jam]	Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley	Hello Beloved	1988	Mercury
16	recordlabel: Mercury 876 008 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: The Real Thing	Angela Winbush	It's the Real Thing	1989	Mercury
17	recordlabel: Mercury 248 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: The Real Thing	Angela Winbush featuring Ronald Isley	Lay Your Troubles Down	1990	Mercury
18	recordlabel: Mercury 838 866 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: The Real Thing	Angela Winbush	No More Tears	1990	Mercury
19	recordlabel: Mercury 871 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: The Real Thing comments: [ballad]	Angela Winbush	Please Bring Your Love Back	1990	Mercury
20	recordlabel: Mercury 884 972 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush album: Street Called Desire	RenÃ© & Angela	No How, No Way	1986	Mercury
21	recordlabel: Mercury 884 587 chartposition: RandB #2, US #75 writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush album: Street Called Desire	RenÃ© & Angela	You Don't Have to Cry	1986	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73390 writtenby: Willie Hightower comments: [deep soul]	Willie Hightower	Don't Blame Me	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73931 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Billy Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Mervin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell album: Love Shock	Kitty & the Haywoods	Love Shock	1977	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 312 (UK) chartposition: UK #8 writtenby: Carole King and Toni Stern comments: [disco dance]	Quartz featuring Dina Carroll	It's Too Late	1991	Mercury(UK)
3	recordlabel: Mercury 4 (UK) chartposition: UK #39 writtenby: Ronnie Herel, Dave Rawlings, Nigel Lowis and Don Mitchell album: Perfect Timing comments: [dance, house]	Quartz featuring Dina Carroll	Naked Love (Just Say You Want Me)	1991	Mercury(UK)
4	recordlabel: Mercury 1(UK) chartposition: UK #3 writtenby: Dina Carroll, Nigel Lowis, B. Blue and R. Smith album: Only Human	Dina Carroll	Escaping	1996	Mercury (UK)
5	recordlabel: Mercury 2(UK) chartposition: UK #33 writtenby: Vikki Wells and Mike S. Riley album: Only Human	Dina Carroll	Only Human	1996	Mercury (UK)
6	recordlabel: Mercury 123(UK) chartposition: UK #16 writtenby: Dina Carroll, Pete Kearney and Steve Robson album: Dina Carroll comments: [ballad]	Dina Carroll	One Two Three	1998	Mercury (UK)
7	recordlabel: Mercury 5689072(UK) chartposition: UK #38 writtenby: Van Morrison comments: [ballad]	Dina Carroll	Someone Like You	2001	Mercury (UK)
8	recordlabel: Mercury 72699 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: D. Fritts	Little Junior Parker	I Can't Put My Finger on It	1967	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 3145621931 chartposition: UK #56, US Dance #38 writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel album: No Time Like the Future	Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown & Maysa Leak	Nights Over Egypt	1999	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Music Merchant 1009 writtenby: Holland, Dozier, R. Dunbar, E. Wayne	The Jones Girls	Your Love Controls Me	1972	Music Merchant
--	recordlabel: Music Merchant 1003 writtenby: Holland, Dozier	The Jones Girls	Come Back	1972	Music Merchant
--	recordlabel: Music Merchant 1017 writtenby: A. Bond, W. Witherspoon	The Jones Girls	Taster Of The Honey (Not The Keeper Of The Bee)	1973	Music Merchant
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73946 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Phase II	Hamilton Bohannon	Andrea	1977	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73939 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Phase II	Hamilton Bohannon	Bohannon Disco Symphony	1977	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 74035 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon	Hamilton Bohannon	Me and the Gang	1979	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 74044 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon	Hamilton Bohannon	Cut Loose	1979	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 74085 chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #55 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Too Hot to Hold	Hamilton Bohannon	The Groove Machine	1979	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 76054 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye album: Music in the Air	Hamilton Bohannon	Baby I'm for Real	1980	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 73629 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Leroy Hutson and Zane Grey album: Sweet Sixteen	Jerry Butler	Playing on You	1974	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 73495 chartposition: RandB #46 writtenby: Jerry Butler and Marvin Yancy album: Sweet Sixteen	Jerry Butler	Take the Time to Tell Her	1974	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 73459 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Ben Raleight and Bob Halley album: Ben Raleight and Bob Halley	Jerry Butler	That's How Heartaches Are Made	1974	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 73443 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Jerry Butler and Johnny Bristol album: Power of Love	Jerry Butler	Power of Love	1973	Mercury
11	recordlabel: Mercury 73422 chartposition: RandB #64 writtenby: Larry Wade and Terry Callier	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	The Love We Had Stays on My Mind	1973	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Mercury 73395 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: The Love We Have, the Love We Had	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Can't Understand It	1973	Mercury
13	recordlabel: Mercury 73301 chartposition: RandB #6, US #91 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1972	Mercury
14	recordlabel: Mercury 73290 chartposition: RandB #20, US #85 writtenby: Harry Warren and Al Dubin album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler	I Only Have Eyes for You	1972	Mercury
15	recordlabel: Mercury 73241 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Chuck Jackson album: The Sagittarius Movement	Jerry Butler	Walk Easy My Son	1971	Mercury
16	recordlabel: Mercury 73210 chartposition: RandB #38, US #85 writtenby: Billy Butler and C. Jones album: Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds	Jerry Butler	How Did We Lose It Baby	1971	Mercury
17	recordlabel: Mercury 73169 chartposition: RandB #8, US #69 writtenby: Chuck Jackson album: Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	If It's Real What I Feel	1971	Mercury
18	recordlabel: Mercury 73131 chartposition: RandB #36, US #109 writtenby: Jerry Butler, Billy Butler and Larry Wade album: Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds	Jerry Butler	Special Memory	1970	Mercury
19	recordlabel: Mercury 73101 chartposition: RandB #42, US #95 writtenby: Bobby Scott and Danny Meehan	Jerry Butler	Where Are You Going	1970	Mercury
20	recordlabel: Mercury 73045 chartposition: RandB #15, US #46 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler album: You and Me comments: [philly sound]	Jerry Butler	I Could Write a Book	1970	Mercury
21	recordlabel: Mercury 73015 chartposition: RandB #21, US #62 writtenby: Helen Miller and Rose Marie McCoy album: Ice on Ice comments: [ballad]	Jerry Butler	Got to See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)	1970	Mercury
22	recordlabel: Mercury 72991 chartposition: RandB #12, US #44 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler album: Ice on Ice	Jerry Butler	Don't Let Love Hang You Up	1969	Mercury
23	recordlabel: Mercury 72960 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell and Jerry Butler album: Ice on Ice	Jerry Butler	A Brand New Me	1969	Mercury
24	recordlabel: Mercury 72876 chartposition: RandB #9, US #39 writtenby: Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler and Kenny Gamble album: The Ice Man Cometh	Jerry Butler	Are You Happy	1968	Mercury
25	recordlabel: Mercury 72764 chartposition: RandB #15, US #62 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler album: Mr. Dream Merchant / The Ice Man Cometh	Jerry Butler	Lost	1967	Mercury
26	recordlabel: Mercury 72721 chartposition: RandB #23, US #38 writtenby: Larry Weiss and Jonas B. Ross album: Mr. Dream Merchant	Jerry Butler	Mr. Dream Merchant	1967	Mercury
27	recordlabel: Mercury 72648 chartposition: RandB #8, US #60 writtenby: Dennis Bell, Lorraine Ellison and Marybell Lambert	Jerry Butler	I Dig You Baby	1967	Mercury
28	recordlabel: Mercury 72592 chartposition: RandB #34, US #103 writtenby: Bobby Miller, Billy Butler and Jerry Butler	Jerry Butler	Love (Oh, How Sweet It Is)	1966	Mercury
29	recordlabel: Mercury 74013 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: Lawrence Hanks and Rodney G. Massey album: Heaven and Earth	Heaven & Earth	Guess Who's Back in Town	1978	Mercury
30	recordlabel: Mercury 74081 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Keithen Carter and Larry Williams album: Fantasy	Heaven & Earth	I Feel a Groove Under My Feet	1979	Mercury
31	recordlabel: Mercury 76012 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Harry Warren and Al Dubin album: Fantasy	Heaven & Earth	I Only Have Eyes for You	1979	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73744 writtenby: A. Williams	Wil Collins & Willpower	Don't Fight The Feelin'	1976	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 858 968 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Jonathan Butler album: Head to Head comments: [ballad]	Jonathan Butler	I'm on My Knees	1994	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 856570 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Jonathan Butler, Jolyon Skinner and Barry Eastmond album: Head to Head	Jonathan Butler	Can We Start All Over Again	1995	Mercury

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