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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Columbia record label. Click on "Columbia" 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 to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on year to list all songs from that year.

More Soul R&B Songs From Columbia . . .

The following songs were released in Columbia 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 Columbia 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
601 recordlabel: Columbia 445747
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #104
writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Last Days and Time
 		Earth, Wind & Fire Mom 1973 Columbia
602 recordlabel: Columbia 43522
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36
writtenby: V. McCoy
album: The Magic Of the Spellbinders
 		The Spellbinders Chain Reaction 1966 Columbia
603 recordlabel: Columbia 41117
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #15
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett, Master P, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Manuel Seal
album: Destiny's Child
 		Destiny's Child With Me 1988 Columbia
604 recordlabel: Columbia 11182
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Craig Thomas and Jimmy Messina
album: Oasis
comments: [Latin jazz funk]
mpcode: N7cKTUoTilU
 		Jimmy Messina Do You Want to Dance 1980 Columbia
605 recordlabel: Columbia 11344
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: I Just Can't Keep On Going
 		Tyrone Davis How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 1980 Columbia
606 recordlabel: Columbia 44779
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Julius N. Chambers
 		The Chambers Brothers Are You Ready 1969 Columbia
607 recordlabel: Columbia 45685
chartposition: RandB #41, US #90
writtenby: Van McCoy
 		Anacostia On and Off (Part 1) 1973 Columbia
608 recordlabel: Columbia 111084
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Mickey Buckins and Randy McCormick
album: She's Killing Me
 		Johnnie Taylor (Ooh-Wee) She's Killing Me 1979 Columbia
609 recordlabel: Columbia 44830
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Newkirk (as Don Newkirk) and Mark Davis
album: The Black Flames
 		The Black Flames Let Me Show You 1991 Columbia
610 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42520
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Lil Hardin Armstrong & Don Raye
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
 		Aretha Franklin Just For A Thrill 1962 Columbia
611 recordlabel: Columbia 74891
chartposition: RandB #40, US #117
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Penny Ford
 		Pennye Ford Daydreaming 1993 Columbia
612 recordlabel: Columbia 02413
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [ballad]
 		Gladys Knight & the Pips If That'll Make You Happy 1981 Columbia
613 recordlabel: Columbia 74340
chartposition: RandB #37
album: Do Some Damage
 		Total Look & the Style Room 252 1992 Columbia
614 recordlabel: Columbia 11128
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: P. Richmond, D. Ellis, R. Locke
album: Can't You Tell It's Me
 		Tyrone Davis Be with Me 1979 Columbia
615 recordlabel: Columbia 5684149
chartposition: RandB #63, US #115
writtenby: DJ Paul, Juicy J and Patrick Houston
album: Most Known Unknown
 		Three 6 Mafia ft. Project Pat & Bow Wow Side 2 Side (Remix) 2006 Columbia
616 recordlabel: Columbia 42796
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Irving Berlin
album: Laughing On The Outside
 		Aretha Franklin Say It Isn't So 1963 Columbia
617 recordlabel: Columbia 45098
chartposition: US #114, US AC #38
writtenby: Anna Mitchell and Ekundayo Paris
 		O.C. Smith Moody 1970 Columbia
618 recordlabel: Columbia 4065
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Survivin' in the 80's
comments: [disco, synth, dance]
 		André Cymone Make Me Wanna Dance 1983 Columbia
619 recordlabel: Columbia 44181
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37
writtenby: J. Byers
album: Soul Sister
 		Aretha Franklin Until You Were Gone 1967 Columbia
620 recordlabel: Columbia 44 77513
chartposition: RandB #67, US #114
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones) and Pete Rock (as Peter Phillips)
album: Illmatic
 		Nas The World Is Yours 1994 Columbia
621 recordlabel: Columbia 11288
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: With Your Love
 		Jackie Moore Helpless 1980 Columbia
622 recordlabel: Columbia 43158
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: J. Byers
album: [ballad]
mpcode: MVx9Jukn1No
 		Jerry Jackson Tell Her Johnny Said Goodbye 1964 Columbia
623 recordlabel: Columbia 07204
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #38
writtenby: Rick James
album: Colorful Changes
 		Process & the Doo Rags Call Me Up 1987 Columbia
624 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #38
album: Lyfe 268 192
comments: [slow jam]
 		Lyfe Jennings ft. Fantasia Hypothetically 2005 Columbia
625 recordlabel: Columbia 111216
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Michel Beaucarty, Pierre Naçabal and Chris Bennett
album: Hotel Paradise
 		Diva Gray & Oyster St. Tropez 1979 Columbia
626 recordlabel: Columbia 03887
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Roger and Larry Troutman
album: Something New
comments: [funk, disco]
 		New Horizons Your Thing Is Your Thing 1983 Columbia
627 recordlabel: Columbia 05288
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten
 		The Weather Girls No One Can Love You More Than Me 1985 Columbia
628 recordlabel: Columbia 78273
chartposition: RandB #50, US #120
writtenby: Kino Watson
album: True 2 the Game
comments: sample 'Float On' by the Floaters
 		Kino Watson Bring It On 1996 Columbia
629 recordlabel: Sony Urban Music/Columbia 75252
chartposition: RandB #40
 		The Fugees Take It Easy 2005 Sony Urban Music/Col
630 recordlabel: Columbia 45777
chartposition: US AC #40
writtenby: Arthur Kent and Ed Warren
 		Johnny Mathis Take Good Care of Her 1973 Columbia
631 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #44, US #121
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: I Am…
comments: [album cut]
 		Nas featuring Aaliyah You Won't See Me Tonight 1999 Columbia
632 recordlabel: Columbia 07978
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Love Attack
 		Isaac Hayes Showdown 1988 Columbia
633 recordlabel: Columbia 4 46073
chartposition: US #121
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
comments: [instrumental]
 		Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man 1963 Columbia
634 recordlabel: Columbia 10408
chartposition: RandB #83, US #104, US Dance #40
writtenby: Melvin Ragin and Ray Parker Jr
album: Secrets
 		Herbie Hancock Doin' It 1976 Columbia
635 recordlabel: Columbia 08510
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Brian Morgan and Shelly Morgan
album: Secrets of Flying
 		Johnny Kemp One Thing Led to Another 1989 Columbia
636 recordlabel: Columbia 44998
chartposition: RandB #40, US #132
writtenby: R.L. Christian
 		Mongo Santamaria We Got Latin Soul 1969 Columbia
637 recordlabel: Columbia 04765
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Ronald White
album: Centipede
comments: [ballad]
 		Rebbie Jackson A Fork in the Road 1984 Columbia
638 recordlabel: Columbia 07072
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Prince
album: Sweetheart
 		Rainy Davis Still Waiting 1987 Columbia
639 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42796
chartposition: US #125
writtenby: Ben Raleigh & Art Wayne
album: Laughing On The Outside
 		Aretha Franklin Here's Where I Came In (Here's Where I Walk Out) 1963 Columbia
640 recordlabel: Columbia 38 07010
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Gerald Alston and B. Marr
album: Back To Basics
 		The Manhattans All I Need 1987 Columbia
641 recordlabel: Columbia 11174
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Bobby Caldwell
album: In Love
 		Cheryl Lynn I've Got Faith in You 1980 Columbia
642 recordlabel: Columbia 79028
chartposition: US #125
writtenby: Rainy Davis and Pete Warner
album: Life in 1472
comments: [hip hop]
 		Jermaine Dupri & Mariah Carey Sweetheart 1998 Columbia
643 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Frankie J and Claude Kelly
album: Priceless
comments: [slow jam]
 		Frankie J Daddy's Little Girl 2007 Columbia
644 recordlabel: Columbia 07354
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #41
writtenby: Bootsy Collins and Mico Wave (as Michael Lane)
album: Cookin' from the Inside Out
 		Mico Wave Misunderstood 1987 Columbia
645 recordlabel: Columbia 7231
chartposition: RandB #42
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Asanté Mode
comments: [love ballad]
 		Asante Look What You've Done 1995 Columbia
646 recordlabel: Columbia 43525
chartposition: US #127
writtenby: Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon
 		O.C. Smith That's Life 1967 Columbia
647 recordlabel: Columbia 06376
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Kathy Bloxson
album: Back to Basics
comments: [ballad]
 		The Manhattans with Regina Belle Where Did We Go Wrong? 1986 Columbia
648 recordlabel: Columbia 04369
chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #73
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Visions
 		Gladys Knight & the Pips When You're Far Away 1984 Columbia
649 recordlabel: Columbia 10680
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Let's Make a Deal
comments: [deep soul]
 		Z.Z. Hill This Time They Told the Truth 1978 Columbia
650 recordlabel: Columbia 04241
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Philip Bailey,Tony Haynes and Robert Brookins
album: Continuation
comments: [mid-tempo ballad]
 		Philip Bailey Trapped 1983 Columbia
651 recordlabel: Columbia 10437
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)
 		Bobby Womack & Brotherhood Home Is Where the Heart Is 1976 Columbia
652 recordlabel: Columbia 04721
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Champaign
album: Woman in Flames
comments: [ballad]
 		Champaign This Time 1984 Columbia
653 recordlabel: Columbia 06655
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: U Turn
comments: [beat ballad]
 		Isaac Hayes Thing for You 1987 Columbia
654 recordlabel: Columbia 43857
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: R. Jamison
comments: [ballad]
 		Mattie Moultrie That's How Strong My Love Is 1966 Columbia
655 recordlabel: Columbia 07599
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields, Belinda Wilson and Tony Wells
album: Tellin' It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
 		Richard Dimples Fields I Can't Live With or Without You 1987 Columbia
656 recordlabel: Columbia 45634
chartposition: RandB #44, US #101
writtenby: War
album: Upendo Ni Pamoja
 		Ramsey Lewis Slippin' into Darkness 1972 Columbia
657 recordlabel: Columbia 43056
chartposition: US #134
writtenby: Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston
comments: [ska reggae]
mpcode: mqGFCPcKs1s
 		Jerry Jackson Shrimp Boats 1964 Columbia
658 recordlabel: Columbia 310828
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Al McKay and Maurice White
album: Sunbeam
 		The Emotions Whole Lot of Shakin' 1978 Columbia
659 recordlabel: Columbia 04733
chartposition: RandB #51, US Dance #45
writtenby: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven
album: Sense of Purpose
 		Third World Sense of Purpose 1985 Columbia
660 recordlabel: Columbia 310050
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
 		Herbie Hancock Palm Grease 1974 Columbia
661 recordlabel: Columbia 111146
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Larry John McNally
album: Out of the Woods
 		Ren Woods I'm in Love with You 1979 Columbia
662 recordlabel: Columbia 310922
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: James Hurt and Larry Keith
 		Gladys Knight Am I Too Late 1979 Columbia
663 recordlabel: Columbia 73965
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Chapters
comments: [ballad]
 		Cheryl Pepsii Riley Ain't No Way 1991 Columbia
664 recordlabel: Columbia 46081
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Winfred Lovett (as Winfred
album: That's How Much I Love You
 		The Manhattans Summertime in the City 1974 Columbia
665 recordlabel: Columbia 03081
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Skip Boardley
 		Enchantment I Know Your Hot Spot 1982 Columbia
666 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bobby Ozuna and Raphael Saadiq
album: The Way I See It
 		Raphael Saadiq Love That Girl 2008 Columbia
667 recordlabel: Columbia 2404
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Alphonse Mouzon and G. Christopher
album: Magic Windows
comments: [funk]
 		Herbie Hancock Everybody's Broke 1981 Columbia
668 recordlabel: Columbia 05424
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Watching You Watching Me
 		Bill Withers Something That Turns You On 1985 Columbia
669 recordlabel: Columbia 73396
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: MC Hammer, Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Heritage
 		Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be the Man 1990 Columbia
670 recordlabel: Def Jam/Columbia
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Nas, will.i.am (as William Adams Jr.), Chrisette Payne and Irving Gordon
album: Hip Hop Is Dead
comments: [hip hop]
 		Nas ft. Chrisette Michele Can't Forget About You 2007 Def Jam/Columbia
671 recordlabel: Columbia 10672
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: B. Womack, D. Davis, L. Ware
album: Pieces
 		Bobby Womack Trust Your Heart 1978 Columbia
672 recordlabel: Columbia 443356
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: L. Stubbs
 		Four Tops Ain't That Love 1965 Columbia
673 recordlabel: Columbia 467857
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Can You Stop the Rain
 		Peabo Bryson Shower You with Love 1992 Columbia
674 recordlabel: Columbia 2015
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Colin Harper, Dacosta Williams, David Madden
album: Collie Buddz
comments: [reggae dancehall]
 		Collie Buddz Come Around 2007 Columbia
675 recordlabel: Columbia 660206
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Silvia Grissette, Steve Grissette, Tim Gant and Tyrone Dickerson
album: Passion
comments: (featuring Barry White)
 		Regina Belle Quiet Time 1993 Columbia
676 recordlabel: Columbia 6633
chartposition: RandB #48, US dance #23, US #104
album: Anything Goes!
comments: [ballad]
 		C plus C Music Factory Take a Toke 1994 Columbia
677 recordlabel: ARC/Columbia 2239
chartposition: RandB #48, US Dance #50
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn
album: New Affair
comments: [disco dance]
 		The Emotions Turn It Out 1981 ARC/Columbia
678 recordlabel: Columbia 45629
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: D. Oriolo, M. Barkan
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Lorelei S.T.O.P. (Stop) 1972 Columbia
679 recordlabel: Columbia 43830
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49
writtenby: K. Williams
comments: [northern soul]
 		The Spellbinders Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again) 1966 Columbia
680 recordlabel: Columbia 04429
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: T. Johnson and D. Cohen
album: Preppie
comments: [ballad]
 		Cheryl Lynn This Time 1984 Columbia
681 recordlabel: Columbia 44502
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: James Brown and Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
comments: [instrumental]
 		Mongo Santamaria Cold Sweat 1968 Columbia
682 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #49
 		Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz We Will Ball 1998 Columbia
683 recordlabel: Columbia 05613
chartposition: RandB #49
album: You Might Be Surprised
 		Roy Ayers Slip n' Slide 1985 Columbia
684 recordlabel: Columbia 77182
chartposition: US Dance #33
writtenby: Freedom Williams, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and Jeff Smith
album: Freedom
 		Freedom Williams Groove Your Mind 1993 Columbia
685 recordlabel: Columbia 02706
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
album: Touch
 		Gladys Knight & the Pips A Friend of Mine 1982 Columbia
686 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #50
album: I Am...
 		Nas K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1999 Columbia
687 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell (as Trecina Campbell) and Warryn Campbell
album: Mary Mary
 		Mary Mary Yesterday 2006 Columbia
688 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Nasir Jones and Rondell Turner
album: Stillmatic
comments: [rap]
 		Nas Ether 2001 Columbia
689 recordlabel: Columbia 4479120
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Daryl Simmons and Kenny Lattimore
album: From the Soul of Man
comments: [slow jam]
 		Kenny Lattimore If I Lose My Woman 1999 Columbia
690 recordlabel: Columbia 06563
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Gloria Sklerov, Lenny Macaluso and Preston Glass
album: Reaction
comments: [love ballad]
 		Rebbie Jackson with Robin Zander You Send the Rain Away 1986 Columbia
691 recordlabel: Columbia 310859
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Verdine White and Robert Wright
album: Take It On Up
 		The Pockets Happy for Love 1979 Columbia
692 recordlabel: Columbia 86098
chartposition: RandB #57, US dance #102
writtenby: Errol McCalla Jr. and Beyoncé (as Beyoncé Knowles)
album: 8 Days of Christmas
comments: [christmas]
 		Destiny's Child 8 Days of Christmas 2002 Columbia
693 recordlabel: Columbia 48649
chartposition: RandB #52
album: The Best of Surface...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'
comments: [love song]
 		Surface A Nice Time for Lovin' 1992 Columbia
694 recordlabel: Columbia 02824
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Rod Temperton
 		Herbie Hancock Lite Me Up 1982 Columbia
695 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Vivian Green and Fred Kenney
album: A Love Story
Vivian Green Fanatic 2003 Columbia
696 recordlabel: Columbia 02113
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: G. Smith
comments: [ballad]
 		Gladys Knight & the Pips Forever Yesterday (For the Children) 1981 Columbia
697 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #53
 		DJ Kayslay Featuring Nas, Foxy Brown, Baby & Amerie Too Much For Me 2003 Columbia
698 recordlabel: Columbia 8920
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Maxwell (as Musze)
album: MTV Unplugged
comments: [love ballad]
 		Maxwell Whenever, Wherever, Whatever 1997 Columbia
699 recordlabel: Columbia 56848
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell
album: Incredible
 		Mary Mary In the Morning 2002 Columbia
700 recordlabel: Columbia 10308
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Making Music
 		Bill Withers I Wish You Well 1976 Columbia

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