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


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

The following songs were released in Jive_ 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 Jive_ 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: Jive 85 (UK)
chartposition: UK #77
writtenby: Richard Jon Smith
Richard Jon Smith The ABC of Kissing 1985 Jive(UK)
202 recordlabel: Jive 40062 2
chartposition: RandB #29, US #104
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Chapter 2: The Voice
Syleena Johnson Guess What 2003 Jive
203 recordlabel: Jive 9302
chartposition: RandB #43, US Dance #104, US Dance #25
writtenby: alil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Freaks Come Out at Night 1985 Jive
204 recordlabel: Jive 42266
chartposition: RandB #54, US #78, UK 182
writtenby: Shaquille O'Neal
album: Shaq Fu: Da Return
Shaquille O'Neal Biological Didn't Bother 1994 Jive
205 recordlabel: Jive 42447
chartposition: RandB #30, US #90
writtenby: Too $hort, Lil' Kim and Stuart Jordan
Too $hort & Lil Kim Call Me 1997 Jive
206 recordlabel: Jive 9254700
chartposition: RandB #26, US #104
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Loveland
R. Kelly Heaven I Need a Hug 2002 Jive
207 recordlabel: Jive 9031
chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #27
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins, Nigel Green and Pete Harris
album: Whodini
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini The Haunted House of Rock 1983 Jive
208 recordlabel: Jive 133 (UK)
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Billy Ocean and Ben Findon
album: Love Zone
Billy Ocean Bittersweet 1986 Jive(UK)
209 recordlabel: Jive 9740
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Robert John
album: Tear Down These Walls
Billy Ocean Tear Down These Walls 1988 Jive
210 recordlabel: Jive 22024
chartposition: RandB #42, US #82
writtenby: Dolla, Montay Humphrey, Howard Simmons, Korey Roberson, T Pain and Tay Dizm
album: A Dolla and a Dream
Dolla featuring T-Pain & Akon Who The Fu-- Is That? 2008 Jive
211 recordlabel: Jive 1380
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: Billy Ocean & Keith Diamond
album: Suddenly [European version]
Billy Ocean European Queen (No More Love on the Run) 1984 Jive
212 recordlabel: Jive 1 9394 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
writtenby: W. Orange, D. Cambert, F. Golde
comments: [reggae]
Winston Groovy Nightshift 1985 Jive (UK)
213 recordlabel: Jive 12007
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: Joe Bithorn, Jerry Weinstein and Richard Jon Smith
album: Richard Jon Smith
comments: [disco dance]
Richard Jon Smith Don't Go Walkin' Out That Door 1982 Jive
214 recordlabel: Jive/Arista 19091
chartposition: UK #84
writtenby: Barry Eastmond
comments: [disco, boogie]
Katie Kissoon You're the One (You're My Number One) 1983 Jive/Arista
215 recordlabel: Jive 294
chartposition: RandB #94, US #85
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Grandmaster Slice, David Martin and Harry Ruby
album: Electric Slide (Shall We Dance)
comments: [hip hop, ballad]
Grandmaster Slice featuring Marianne Tutalo Thinking of You 1991 Jive
216 recordlabel: Jive 270
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Q Tip (as Jonathan Davis)
album: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest I Left My Wallet in El Segundo 1991 Jive
217 recordlabel: Jive 0515992
chartposition: RandB #39, US #85
writtenby: Too $hort, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper and George Clinton
album: Get in Where You Fit In
comments: [hip hop]
Too $hort I'm a Player 1993 Jive
218 recordlabel: Jive 01241 42090
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Billy Ocean , Steely and Clevie
album: Time to Move On
Billy Ocean Pressure 1993 Jive
219 recordlabel: Jive 82876 55065 1
chartposition: RandB #56, US #84
writtenby: Too $hort (as Todd Shaw) and J. Smith
Too $hort Featuring Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Shake That Monkey 2003 Jive
220 recordlabel: Jive 9250109
chartposition: UK #83
album: Crave
Marc Dorsey All I Do 2000 Jive
221 recordlabel: Jive 9456
chartposition: RandB #40, UK #87
writtenby: Jon Astrop
album: Precious Wilson
Precious Wilson I'll Be Your Friend 1986 Jive
222 recordlabel: Jive 1370
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner
album: Paradise
Ruby Turner It's a Crying Shame 1990 Jive
223 recordlabel: Jive 2048 (UK)
chartposition: UK #87
writtenby: P. Riser, J. Dean, W. Witherspoon
album: The Motown Song Book
Ruby Turner & Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 1988 Jive(UK)
224 recordlabel: Jive 01241 42191
chartposition: RandB #79, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Rodney Lemay, KRS One, T. Washington, John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, S. Stewart
album: Return of the Boom Bap
KRS-One Sound of da Police 1994 Jive
225 recordlabel: Jive 42008
chartposition: RandB #41, US #88
writtenby: Eric White
album: Hi Five
Hi-Five Just Another Girlfriend 1991 Jive
226 recordlabel: Jive 1035
chartposition: US #89
writtenby: Kool Moe Dee (as Moe DeWese)
album: I'm Kool Moe Dee
comments: [hip hop]
Kool Moe Dee Go See the Doctor 1987 Jive
227 recordlabel: Jive 53700
chartposition: RandB #46, US #92
writtenby: Sam Barnes, Nick Cannon, Rev. F. Jones, R. Kelly and Jean Claude Olivier
album: Nick Cannon
comments: [hip hop]
Nick Cannon featuring B2K Feelin' Freaky 2003 Jive
228 recordlabel: Jive 1178
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: The Stop the Violence Movement
album: Rap Attack (Various Artists)
comments: [hip hop]
The Stop the Violence Movement Self-Destruction 1989 Jive
229 recordlabel: Jive 137 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Hard Times 1987 Jive(UK)
230 recordlabel: Jive 42194
chartposition: RandB #64, US #90
writtenby: Too $hort (as Todd Shaw)
album: Get in Where You Fit In
comments: [hip hop, funk] (samples 'Hollywood Swingin' by Kool & the Gang)
Too $hort Money in the Ghetto 1994 Jive
231 recordlabel: Jive 9331
chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #30
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Big Mouth 1985 Jive
232 recordlabel: Jive 01241
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Moc Fu, Poc Fu, Phife Dawg and Chip Fu
album: F.U.
Fu-Schnickens La Schmoove 1992 Jive
233 recordlabel: Jive 40006
chartposition: RandB #55, US #94
album: Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
comments: [hip hop]
Petey Pablo I Told Y'all 2002 Jive
234 recordlabel: Jive 1029
chartposition: RandB #61, UK #93
writtenby: Jeff Townes and Will Smith
album: Rock the House
comments: [hip hop]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff 1987 Jive
235 recordlabel: Jive 237
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Dina Carroll Walk On By 1989 Jive
236 recordlabel: Jive 354
chartposition: UK #62
writtenby: Will Smith and Jeff Townes
album: Code Red
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not a Star) 1994 Jive
237 recordlabel: Jive 01241 42229
chartposition: RandB #63, US #94
writtenby: E 40 (as Earl Stevens)
album: The Mail Man
E-40 featuring The Click Captain Save a Hoe 1994 Jive
238 recordlabel: Jive 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #97
writtenby: Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean and Jolyon Skinner
album: Tear Down These Walls
Billy Ocean Stand and Deliver 1988 Jive(UK)
239 recordlabel: Jive 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Ruby Turner In My Life (It's Better to Be in Love) 1987 Jive(UK)
240 recordlabel: Jive 42887
chartposition: RandB #35, US #115
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: TP 2.Com
R. Kelly A Woman's Threat 2001 Jive
241 recordlabel: Jive 550532
chartposition: UK #99
album: Crave
comments: [slow jam]
Marc Dorsey Crave 1999 Jive
242 recordlabel: Jive 80866
chartposition: RandB #70, US #103
writtenby: Too $hort
album: Blow the Whistle
Too $hort Blow the Whistle 2006 Jive
243 recordlabel: Jive 1090
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Timmy Allen and Glenn Jones
album: Glenn Jones
Glenn Jones Living in the Limelight 1988 Jive
244 recordlabel: Jive 1436
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Hula and Craig Simpkins (as K. Fingers)
album: The Other Side
Ruby Turner The Other Side 1991 Jive
245 recordlabel: Jive 42278
chartposition: RandB #66, US #103
writtenby: Shaquille O'Neal , Method Man (as Clifford Smith) and RZA
album: Shaq Fu: Da Return
Shaquille O'Neal featuring Prince Rakeem, The RZA & Method Man No Hook 1995 Jive
246 recordlabel: Jive 01241 42146
chartposition: RandB #61, US #106
writtenby: KRS One, C. Martin, J. Brown, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee and R. Walters
album: Return of the Boom Bap
comments: [hip hop]
KRS-One Outta Here 1993 Jive
247 recordlabel: Jive 42330
chartposition: RandB #41, US #106
album: Mystikal
Mystikal Y'all Ain't Ready Yet 1995 Jive
248 recordlabel: Jive 1434
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Short Dog's in the House
comments: [hip hop]
Too $hort Short But Funky 1991 Jive
249 recordlabel: Jive 40029
chartposition: RandB #84, US #80
writtenby: R. Kelly
R. Kelly Soldier's Heart 2003 Jive
250 recordlabel: Jive 67925
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Raheem DeVaughn, Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez and Skip Scarborough (sample)
album: The Love Experience
Raheem DeVaughn Guess Who Loves You More 2005 Jive
251 recordlabel: Jive 42140
chartposition: RandB #54, US #115
album: You Been Played
comments: [hip hop]
Smooth You Been Played 1993 Jive
252 recordlabel: Jive 42087
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead and Linda Vitali
album: When Only a Friend Will Do
comments: [new jack swing]
Mike Davis Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 1992 Jive
253 recordlabel: Jive 42474
chartposition: RandB #70, US #114
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: KRS One, Rodney Lemay
album: I Got Next
comments: [hip hop]
KRS-One A Friend 1997 Jive
254 recordlabel: Jive 5364
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: Glenn Jones
comments: [ballad]
Glenn Jones Oh Girl 1988 Jive
255 recordlabel: Jive 42231
chartposition: RandB #74, US #111
album: AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
comments: [hip hop]
Spice 1 Strap on the Side 1994 Jive
256 recordlabel: Jive 42425
chartposition: RandB #67, US #118
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: KRS One and Domingo Padilla
album: I Got Next
comments: [hip hop]
KRS-One The MC 1997 Jive
257 recordlabel: Jive 42084
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Marvin Gaye (sample), Jimmy Jam (sample), Terry Lewis (sample) and Spice 1
album: Spice 1
comments: [hip hop]
Spice 1 Welcome to the Ghetto 1992 Jive
258 recordlabel: Jive 42536
chartposition: RandB #40
album: The Element of Surprise
E-40 Hope I Don't Go Back 1998 Jive
259 recordlabel: Jive 42571
chartposition: RandB #50, US #121
album: Can't Stay Away
Too $hort More Freaky Tales 1999 Jive
260 recordlabel: Jive 42349
chartposition: RandB #91, US #122
album: 1990 Sick
Spice 1 featuring MC Eiht 1990 Stick (Kill 'Em All) 1995 Jive
261 recordlabel: Jive Digital
chartposition: R&B #105, US #120
writtenby: Charles Bereal, Kenneth Bereal, C.X. Brockman, C. Keyes and N. Stewart, R. Kelly , Snoop Dogg
album: Double Up
R. Kelly Rise Up 2007 Jive Digital
262 recordlabel: Jive 65829 1
chartposition: RandB #58, US #124
writtenby: R. Kelly, Jay Z, Sam Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier and Alexander Mosely
album: Unfinished Business
R. Kelly & Jay-Z Don't Let Me Die 2004 Jive
263 recordlabel: Jive 42068
chartposition: RandB #41
album: Shorty The Pimp
comments: [hip hop]
Too $hort I Want to Be Free (That's the Truth) 1992 Jive
264 recordlabel: Jive 74321 146382
chartposition: RandB #91, US AC #43
writtenby: R. Kelly and Billy Ocean
album: Time to Move On
comments: [ballad]
Billy Ocean Everything's So Different Without You 1993 Jive
265 recordlabel: Jive 42037
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Craig King, Jeff Townes and Will Smith
album: Homebase
comments: [hip hop]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince The Things That U Do 1991 Jive
266 recordlabel: Jive 1352
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Gerrold Holmes and Kool Moe Dee
album: Greatest Hits
comments: [hip hop]
Kool Moe Dee God Made Me Funke 1990 Jive
267 recordlabel: Jive 258
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Labi Siffre
album: Heal Our Land
Jonathan Butler Heal Our Land 1990 Jive
268 recordlabel: Jive 1111
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Eddie Levert, Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: The Tide Is Turning
Millie Jackson Something You Can Feel 1988 Jive
269 recordlabel: Jive 166
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: R. Kelly and The Notorious B.I.G.
album: R. Kelly
R. Kelly (You to Be) Happy 1995 Jive
270 recordlabel: Jive 1367
chartposition: RandB #46
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: KRS One, Dwayne Sumal and Kenny Parker
album: Edutainment
comments: [hip hop]
Boogie Down Productions Love's Gonna Get'Cha (Material Love) 1990 Jive
271 recordlabel: Jive 41482
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Timmy Allen, Billy Beck and Michael Gray
album: When Only a Friend Will Do
comments: [slow jam]
Mike Davis When Only a Friend Will Do 1992 Jive
272 recordlabel: Jive 9371
chartposition: US Dance #31
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Escape (I Need a Break) 1985 Jive
273 recordlabel: Jive 1395
chartposition: RandB #47
album: All For You
comments: [slow jam]
Glenn Jones Can We Try Again 1990 Jive
274 recordlabel: Jive 9421
chartposition: US AC #24
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: Suddenly
comments: [ballad]
Billy Ocean The Long and Winding Road 1985 Jive
275 recordlabel: Jive 210
chartposition: RandB #48
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: KRS One (as Lawrence Krisna Parker)
album: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
comments: [hip hop]
Boogie Down Productions Why Is That? 1989 Jive
276 recordlabel: Jive 1453
chartposition: RandB #49
album: Funke Funke Wisdom
comments: [hip hop]
Kool Moe Dee How Kool Can One Blackman Be? 1991 Jive
277 recordlabel: Jive 9500
chartposition: US AC #25
comments: [instrumental]
Jonathan Butler Baby Please Don't Take It (I Need Your Love) 1986 Jive
278 recordlabel: Jive 42118
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Eric Foster White
album: Keep It Goin' On
Hi-Five Mary, Mary 1993 Jive
279 recordlabel: Jive 12012
chartposition: US Dance #34
writtenby: Keith Diamond
album: Richard Jon Smith
Richard Jon Smith Baby's Got Another 1983 Jive
280 recordlabel: Jive 345
chartposition: RandB #51, US #79, UK #24
writtenby: Will Smith, Martin Smith and Teddy Riley
album: Code Red
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me) 1993 Jive
281 recordlabel: Jive 42188
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Arnold Hennings
album: Faithful
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: Nf0A_rKkjmM
Hi-Five Faithful 1994 Jive
282 recordlabel: Jive 88697 05539 1
chartposition: RandB #52
comments: [hip hop]
Sunny Valentine ft. Yung Joc & Nitti FU Pay Me 2007 Jive
283 recordlabel: Jive 1005034 41711
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: P. Alexander and T. Shaw
comments: [hip hop]
Too $hort 2 Bitches 2000 Jive
284 recordlabel: Jive 101
chartposition: RandB #54, US Dance #54
writtenby: Michael Denne and Richard Jon Smith
album: Richard Jon Smith
Richard Jon Smith Stay with Me Tonight 1982 Jive
285 recordlabel: Jive 42412
chartposition: UK #164
writtenby: E 40 and Too $hort
album: Tha Hall of Game
comments: [hip hop]
E-40 featuring Too $hort & K-Ci Rapper's Ball 1996 Jive
286 recordlabel: Jive 137
chartposition: RandB #56
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: Menace II Society: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [slow jam album cut] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Kenya Gruv Top of the World 1993 Jive
287 recordlabel: Jive 41527
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: 12 Play
comments: [beat ballad]
R. Kelly Sadie 1993 Jive
288 recordlabel: Jive 1040
chartposition: 158
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Billy Ocean, Jolyon Skinner, Jonathan Butler and Millie Jackson
album: An Imitation of Love
comments: [ballad]
Millie Jackson An Imitation of Love 1987 Jive
289 recordlabel: Jive 9537
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
Whodini Growing Up 1986 Jive
290 recordlabel: Jive 1527
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: 12 Play
comments: [slow jam]
R. Kelly For You 1994 Jive
291 recordlabel: Jive 284
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q Tip and Phife Dawg
album: The Low End Theory
comments: [hip hop]
A Tribe Called Quest Check the Rhime 1991 Jive
292 recordlabel: Jive 42327
chartposition: US Dance #39
writtenby: Prince
album: Down 4 Whateva…
Nuttin Nyce Nasty Girl 1995 Jive
293 recordlabel: Jive 63268
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Jeremy James, Dre, Cool and L. Randall
Tony Sunshine featuring P. Diddy & Dirtbag Oh My God 2004 Jive
294 recordlabel: Jive 1311
chartposition: RandB #60
album: Greatest Hits
Billy Ocean I Sleep So Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed) 1990 Jive
295 recordlabel: Jive 60915
chartposition: RandB #61
album: Married to the Game
Too $hort Choosin' 2004 Jive
296 recordlabel: Jive 42934
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Petey Pablo, Timbaland
album: Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
comments: [hip hop]
Petey Pablo I 2001 Jive
297 recordlabel: Jive 42202
chartposition: US dance #41
writtenby: Dee Snider
album: Code Red
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince I Wanna Rock 1994 Jive
298 recordlabel: Harrell/Jive 42728
chartposition: RandB #63
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Liberty City Fla.
comments: [slow jam]
Liberty City Fla. Who's She Lovin Now 2000 Harrell/Jive
299 recordlabel: Jive/No Limit 01241424921
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker
album: Unpredictable
Mystikal Ain't No Limit 1997 Jive/No Limit
300 recordlabel: Jive 1416
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Labi Siffre
album: Heal Our Land
Jonathan Butler Sing Me Your Love Song 1990 Jive

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