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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Island record label. Click on "Island" 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 Island . . .

The following songs were released in Island 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 Island 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: Island Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Manuel Seal
album: Coming Home
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Lionel Richie What You Are 2006 Island Def Jam
202 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Supa Dups, Warren Hoo, Mitchum Chin, Andrea Martin, Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona Somebody Come Get Me 2009 Island
203 recordlabel: Island 49603
chartposition: US dance #20
album: Warm Leatherette
Grace Jones Warm Leatherette 1980 Island
204 recordlabel: Island 854648
chartposition: RandB #60
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Mario Winans, Kenny Hickson and Donyell Boynton
album: Eddie: The Soundtrack
comments: [slow jam]
Nneka Say It Again 1996 Island
205 recordlabel: Island Def Jam 16261 2
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Classic Moments
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Patti LaBelle featuring Mary J. Blige Ain't No Way 2005 Island Def Jam
206 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 2
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts] [album cut]
Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, U-God, Raekwon, Cappadonna Winter Warz 1996 Island
207 recordlabel: Island 6885
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Kevin Jackson and Erik White
album: Natural Thing
comments: [ballad]
Tanya Blount Hold On 1995 Island
208 recordlabel: Island 99286
chartposition: RandB #66
album: I Can Make It Good for You
comments: [ballad]
Millie Scott A Love of Your Own 1988 Island
209 recordlabel: Island 6677
chartposition: RandB #67
album: Strong
comments: [beat ballad]
Miles Jaye Strong for You 1991 Island
210 recordlabel: Island 99683
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Larry Price, Ronald Larkins, Eric Thorngren, B. Baker and Jim Gregory
album: Rappin'
The World's Famous Supreme Team Radio Man 1984 Island
211 recordlabel: Island 422 862 685
chartposition: RandB #69
weeksinr&bchart: 12
album: You Can Be A Daddy, But Never Daddy O
comments: [hip hop]
Daddy-O Brooklyn Bounce 1993 Island
212 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Mariah Carey , The Dream and Tricky Stewart
album: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey H.A.T.E.U. 2009 Island
213 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Mariah Carey and James Poyser
album: The Emancipation of Mimi
Mariah Carey Mine Again 2005 Island
214 recordlabel: Island 063
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #76
writtenby: Bayete, Shrieve, Thrall, Harvey
Automatic Man My Pearl 1976 Island
215 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Ne Yo (as Shaffer Smith) and David Gough
album: Discipline
Janet Jackson Can't B Good 2008 Island
216 recordlabel: Island 99206
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Kevin Scott, Dwight Wyatt and Isaac Scott
album: D.O.A (Def on Arrival)
comments: [new jack swing]
Atension Crazy 'Bout You 1989 Island
217 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Mariah Carey, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Johnta Austin and Rod Temperton
album: E=MC²
Mariah Carey I'm That Chick 2008 Island
218 recordlabel: Island 614
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Sly Dunbar
album: Padlock
comments: [disco funk]
Gwen Guthrie Peanut Butter 1983 Island
219 recordlabel: Island 1437
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Paul Powell and Mica Paris
album: So Good
comments: [beat ballad]
Mica Paris Don't Give Me Up 1989 Island
220 recordlabel: Island 49531
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
Grace Jones The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game 1980 Island
221 recordlabel: Island 99324
chartposition: RandB #90
Millie Scott It's My Life 1988 Island
222 recordlabel: Island 080
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92
writtenby: Hilliard, Miles
album: Ojah Awake
comments: [disco funk]
Osibisa The Coffee Song 1977 Island
223 recordlabel: Island Def Jam Music
chartposition: RandB #93
album: 21 and Up
comments: [hip hop]
Lil Ru ft. Rick Ross Yeah Dats Money 2009 Island Def Jam Music
224 recordlabel: Island 49080
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Bob Marley
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Wake Up and Live 1979 Island
225 recordlabel: Island 99239
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: James Varner (as Jimmy Varner), Lynn Roderick and Stan Sheppard
album: By All Means
By All Means You Decided to Go 1989 Island
226 recordlabel: Island 531055
chartposition: RandB #96
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Where There Is Life
Luciano Meets The Jungle Brothers Who Could It Be 1996 Island
227 recordlabel: Island 024
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Betty Davis
Betty Davis Shut Off the Lights 1975 Island
228 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #101
writtenby: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Ne-Yo
album: Just Go
mpcode: C_G5aaDYSRw
Lionel Richie I'm In Love 2009 Island
229 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #102
album: Unbreakable
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: RtX1hGDe9Ko
Don-E Oh My Gosh 1992 Island
230 recordlabel: Island Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #106
writtenby: The-Dream and Tricky Stewart
album: Love--Hate
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: fZyqsD2SvYs
The-Dream Ditch That... 2008 Island Def Jam
231 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #120
album: Just Go
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: WsWGY_0YgOU
Lionel Richie Good Morning 2009 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6179 (UK)
writtenby: Barry Llewellyn, Harry Johnson
album: Book of Rules
comments: [reggae]
The Heptones Book Of Rules 1973 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 6280
writtenby: Ian Levine, Danny Leake
Barbara Pennington Running In Another Direction 1976 Island
-- recordlabel: Island USA 6 (UK)
Bobby McClure You Bring Out The Love In Me 1975 Island USA(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 6642
writtenby: C. Burke, J. Burke
album: The Invisible Man's Band
The Invisible Man's Band Love Can't Come -- Love Has Come 1980 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6462 (UK)
writtenby: David Joseph, Kenneth Joseph
album: Hi Tension
Hi-Tension Autumn Love 1978 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 96524
album: Conscience
Womack & Womack Good Man Monologue 1989 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6493 (UK)
writtenby: L. Williams, D. Joseph
Hi-Tension There's A Reason 1979 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 6489 (UK)
writtenby: D. & K. Joseph, J. Guishard
Hi-Tension Funktified 1979 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 6462
writtenby: David Joseph
Hi-Tension Unspoken 1979 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 003
writtenby: J. Cliff
album: Many Rivers To Cross
Jimmy Cliff Many Rivers To Cross 1972 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6139 (UK)
writtenby: J. Cliff
album: The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording)
comments: [Reggae]
Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come 1972 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 059
writtenby: Isaac Bolden
Tony Owens Do What You Wanna Do 1976 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6269 (UK)
writtenby: F Hibbert
album: Reggae Got Soul
comments: [reggae]
Toots & The Maytals Reggae Got Soul 1976 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 6828
writtenby: G. Isaacs, S. Weiss
album: Night Nurse
comments: [reggae]
Gregory Isaacs Cool Down The Pace 1982 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6800 (UK)
writtenby: G. Isaacs
album: Night Nurse
comments: [reggae]
Gregory Isaacs Night Nurse 1982 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 49636
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Uprising
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Comin' In From The Cold 1980 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 1218
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Burnin'
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Get Up, Stand Up 1973 Island

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