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


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

The following songs were released in Mercury_ 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 Mercury_ 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
301 recordlabel: Mercury 71760
chartposition: US #75
writtenby: McShann and Bowman
 		Damita Jo Keep Your Hands Off of Him 1961 Mercury
302 recordlabel: Mercury 71912
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: J.T. Adams
album: If You Believe
 		Brook Benton The Lost Penny 1962 Mercury
303 recordlabel: Mercury 880 694
chartposition: RandB #66, US #76, US dance #27
writtenby: Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina
 		Alex Brown (Come On) Shout 1985 Mercury
304 recordlabel: Mercury 71744
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Dinah Washington and Alfonso Higgins
comments: [jazz RnB]
 		Dinah Washington We Have Love 1960 Mercury
305 recordlabel: Mercury 74039
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith
album: Light of Life
 		The Bar-Kays I'll Dance 1978 Mercury
306 recordlabel: Mercury 73860
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Contradiction
 		Ohio Players Far East Mississippi 1976 Mercury
307 recordlabel: Mercury 874 787
chartposition: RandB #77, UK #80
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Serious Business
comments: [reggae]
 		Third World It's the Same Old Song 1989 Mercury
308 recordlabel: Mercury 3145744331
chartposition: US dance #13, R&B #106
album: Crystal Waters
 		Crystal Waters Just a Freak 1997 Mercury
309 recordlabel: Mercury 870 269
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Angela Winbush
album: Sharp
comments: [slow jam]
 		Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley Hello Beloved 1988 Mercury
310 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
311 recordlabel: Mercury 73159
chartposition: RandB #47, US #86
writtenby: Buddy Miles
album: We Got to Live Together
 		Buddy Miles We Got to Live Together 1970 Mercury
312 recordlabel: Mercury 73008
chartposition: RandB #36, US #81
writtenby: Buddy Miles
album: Them Changes
 		Buddy Miles & Freedom Express Them Changes 1970 Mercury
313 recordlabel: Mercury 76143
chartposition: RandB #27, US dance #60
writtenby: Allen Jones and Howard Redmon Jr.
album: Nightcruising
comments: [funk]
 		The Bar-Kays Freaky Behavior 1982 Mercury
314 recordlabel: Mercury 36065
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Joe Greene
comments: [jazz RnB]
 		Dinah Washington Make Me a Present of You 1958 Mercury
315 recordlabel: Mercury 818 791 7
chartposition: RandB #27
album: Lovin' Man
 		L.J. Reynolds Touch Down 1984 Mercury
316 recordlabel: Mercury 76066
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Felton Pilate
album: Spirit of Love
 		Con Funk Shun By Your Side 1980 Mercury
317 recordlabel: Mercury 144 (UK)
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Camelle Hinds, Henri Defoe and Roy Carter
album: Choice
 		Central Line Lovely Day 1983 Mercury(UK)
318 recordlabel: Mercury 547
chartposition: RandB #31, US #103
writtenby: Michael Cooper
album: Secrets
 		Con Funk Shun Confunkshunizeya 1978 Mercury
319 recordlabel: Mercury 74043
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: David Oliver and Michael Gradney
album: Mind Magic
 		David Oliver I Wanna Write You a Love Song 1979 Mercury
320 recordlabel: Mercury 866 785
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: N'namdi Langley and Troy Z. Frost
album: Every Day Has a Sun
 		Shomari If You Feel the Need 1992 Mercury
321 recordlabel: Mercury 874 402
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Chuckii Booker
album: Sweat
 		Kool & the Gang Raindrops 1989 Mercury
322 recordlabel: Mercury 864 023
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Stephen Stewart, Michael Cooper and Willie Stewart
album: Committed
comments: [reggae dancehall]
 		Third World Committed 1992 Mercury
323 recordlabel: Mercury 73163
chartposition: RandB #32, US #94
writtenby: Ronald Simmons, Walter Simtec Simmons and Willie Dixon
album: Gene and Jerry One and One
 		Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistakes) 1971 Mercury
324 recordlabel: Mercury 73663
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
album: Keep Up with the Joneses
 		The Joneses I Can't See What You See in Me 1975 Mercury
325 recordlabel: Mercury 74024
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: M. Cooper
album: Loveshine
 		Con Funk Shun So Easy 1978 Mercury
326 recordlabel: Mercury 76038
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Vance Tenort
album: L.A. Boppers
 		L.A. Boppers Is This the Best (Bop-Doo-Wah) 1980 Mercury
327 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
328 recordlabel: Mercury 1132
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: Mark Phillips
album: Disco Fantasy
 		Coke Escovedo Disco Fantasy 1977 Mercury
329 recordlabel: Mercury 867
chartposition: RandB #28, US #96
writtenby: Horace Ott
album: I Want To Be With You / I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Dee Dee Warwick We're Doing Fine 1965 Mercury
330 recordlabel: Mercury 73119
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: Gregg Allman
album: Them Changes
comments: [rock soul]
 		Buddy Miles & Freedom Express Dreams 1970 Mercury
331 recordlabel: Mercury 73915
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: James Banks and Henderson Thigpen
album: Too Hot to Stop
 		The Bar-Kays Spellbound 1977 Mercury
332 recordlabel: Mercury 72055
chartposition: US #89
writtenby: Bob Perper, Paul Gasper and Jack Aranda
album: Golden Hits, Volume 2
 		Brook Benton Still Water Runs Deep 1962 Mercury
333 recordlabel: Mercury 71566
chartposition: US #58
writtenby: Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold
album: Golden Hits
 		Brook Benton Hither, Thither and Yon 1960 Mercury
334 recordlabel: Mercury 73901
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Kersey and Ron Tyson (as Ronald Tyson
album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!
The Dells Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before) 1977 Mercury
335 recordlabel: Mercury 70753
chartposition: US #87
writtenby: Cy Crane and Herb Weiner (as Herbert Weiner)
 		The Platters I'm Just a Dancing Partner 1956 Mercury
336 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
337 recordlabel: Mercury 884 972
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
album: Street Called Desire
 		René & Angela No How, No Way 1986 Mercury
338 recordlabel: Mercury 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #89
writtenby: Preston Glass, Steve Birch
 		Dee Lewis Double Standard (Don't Dis Me) 1989 Mercury(UK)
339 recordlabel: Mercury 884 442
chartposition: RandB #30
 		King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew King Holiday 1986 Mercury
340 recordlabel: Mercury 3
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Sylvia Bennett Smith and Laney Stewart
album: Wonder No. 8
comments: [love song]
 		Honeyz Love of a Lifetime 1999 Mercury
341 recordlabel: Mercury 812 687
chartposition: RandB #35, UK #92, US dance #39
writtenby: James Bralower, Robert Ford Jr., James B. Moore and Kurtis Blow
album: The Best Rapper on the Scene
comments: [hip hop]
 		Kurtis Blow Party Time 1983 Mercury
342 recordlabel: Mercury 858 463
chartposition: RandB #34, US #103
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Al Skratch, Big Ill, The LG Experience and Tonyp.
album: Creep Wit' Me
 		Ill featuring Al Skratch Where My Homiez? (Come Around My Way) 1994 Mercury
343 recordlabel: Mercury 167
chartposition: US AC #15
writtenby: Gloria Shayne Baker and Noël Regney
comments: [christmas]
 		Vanessa Williams Do You Hear What I Hear? 1996 Mercury
344 recordlabel: Mercury 145 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe)
album: Inside Lookin' Out
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
 		Junior Giscombe Runnin' 1983 Mercury(UK)
345 recordlabel: Mercury 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
 		Dee Lewis Stuck On Love 1987 Mercury(UK)
346 recordlabel: Mercury 73961
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Paul Mitchell and William Bell
album: It's Time You Took Another Listen
 		William Bell Easy Comin' Out (Hard Goin' In) 1977 Mercury
347 recordlabel: Mercury 441
chartposition: US AC #15
writtenby: Lionel Richie , Diane Warren and David Foster
album: Time
comments: [ballad]
 		Lionel Richie I Hear Your Voice 1998 Mercury
348 recordlabel: Mercury 1
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: What Up, Dog?
 		Was (Not Was) Robot Girl 1986 Mercury
349 recordlabel: Mercury 153
chartposition: RandB #31, US dance #75
writtenby: Kurtis Blow , J.B. Moore and William Waring
album: Kurtis Blow
 		Kurtis Blow Throughout Your Years 1980 Mercury
350 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
351 recordlabel: Mercury 73101
chartposition: RandB #42, US #95
writtenby: Bobby Scott and Danny Meehan
 		Jerry Butler Where Are You Going 1970 Mercury
352 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
353 recordlabel: Mercury 848
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Bill Cook
 		Timi Yuro You Can Have Him 1965 Mercury
354 recordlabel: Mercury 71772
chartposition: US #98
writtenby: Benton, Williams
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 		Ernestine Anderson A Lover's Question 1961 Mercury
355 recordlabel: Mercury 72620
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: P. Woods
album: Like It Is
comments: [Memphis blues]
 		Junior Parker Just Like A Fish 1966 Mercury
356 recordlabel: Mercury 73629
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Leroy Hutson and Zane Grey
album: Sweet Sixteen
 		Jerry Butler Playing on You 1974 Mercury
357 recordlabel: Mercury 73353
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Roy C
album: Mark IV
 		Mark IV My Everything You Are 1973 Mercury
358 recordlabel: Mercury 73241
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Chuck Jackson
album: The Sagittarius Movement
 		Jerry Butler Walk Easy My Son 1971 Mercury
359 recordlabel: Mercury 814749
chartposition: RandB #49, US Dance #39, UK #99
writtenby: Anthony McCorkell, Lipson Francis and Linton Beckles
album: Choice
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
 		Central Line Time for Some Fun 1983 Mercury
360 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
361 recordlabel: Mercury 870 115
chartposition: RandB #33
album: Start It Up
The Skwares Don't Mess with My Heart 1988 Mercury
362 recordlabel: Mercury 872 922
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Alvin Moody and Vinnie Bell
album: On a Mission
 		Leotis On a Mission 1989 Mercury
363 recordlabel: Mercury 73974
chartposition: RandB #51, US #101
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Mr. Mean
 		Ohio Players Good Luck Charm 1978 Mercury
364 recordlabel: Mercury 73807
chartposition: RandB #49, US #102
writtenby: Ivy Hunter, Andre Moore and Charles Leverett
album: No Way Back
 		The Dells Slow Motion 1976 Mercury
365 recordlabel: Mercury 58
chartposition: US Dance #34
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Perceptions
 		Charles Earland Over and Over 1978 Mercury
366 recordlabel: Mercury 71783
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Gene Pitney
 		Clyde McPhatter Tomorrow Is a-Comin' 1961 Mercury
367 recordlabel: Mercury 73719
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
 		The Joneses Name of the Game (Pt. 1) 1975 Mercury
368 recordlabel: Mercury 856 937
chartposition: RandB #80, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 6
comments: performed by: Big Mike, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, etc.
 		Panther Soundtrack Artists The Points 1995 Mercury
369 recordlabel: Mercury 858 749
chartposition: US #107
album: Layin' in the Cut
 		Lighter Shade of Brown If You Wanna Groove 1994 Mercury
370 recordlabel: Mercury 71783
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Joy Kennedy
 		Clyde McPhatter I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home 1961 Mercury
371 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
372 recordlabel: Mercury 73072
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #111
writtenby: Gary Geld and Peter Udell
album: I Got Love
 		Melba Moore I Got Love 1970 Mercury
373 recordlabel: Mercury 72207
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
 		Brook Benton & Damita Jo Baby, You've Got It Made 1963 Mercury
374 recordlabel: Mercury 868 683
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Kenny Harris and Mark Holden
album: Small Change
 		Small Change Teardrops 1991 Mercury
375 recordlabel: Mercury 76170
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons and Larry Smith
album: Tough
comments: [hip hop, funk]
 		Kurtis Blow Tough 1982 Mercury
376 recordlabel: Mercury 870 513
chartposition: RandB #38
album: Greatest Hits and More
 		Kool & the Gang Rags to Riches 1988 Mercury
377 recordlabel: Mercury 422 848 532
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Dianne Quander, Jeffrey Lorber and Stephanie Spruill
album: Listen Love
comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]
 		Jon Lucien Sweet Control 1991 Mercury
378 recordlabel: Mercury 862710
chartposition: RandB #39
album: Brian McKnight
comments: [slow jam]
 		Brian McKnight After the Love 1994 Mercury
379 recordlabel: Mercury 72515
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Bill Anderson
 		Timi Yuro Once a Day 1966 Mercury
380 recordlabel: Mercury 71744
chartposition: RandB #40 (cashbox)
writtenby: Clyde Otis, Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks
comments: [jazz RnB]
 		Dinah Washington Looking Back 1961 Mercury
381 recordlabel: Mercury 73195
chartposition: RandB #44, US #126
writtenby: Ronald Simmons, Walter Simtec Simmons and Willie Dixon
album: Gene and Jerry One and One
 		Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler Ten and Two (Take This Woman Off the Corner) 1971 Mercury
382 recordlabel: Mercury 574138
chartposition: RandB #53, US #122
writtenby: Jon John and Babyface (as Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds)
 		Gina Thompson You Bring The Sunshine 1997 Mercury
383 recordlabel: Mercury 73849
chartposition: US Dance #40
writtenby: Jimmy Roach and Michael Henderson
 		Five Special The More I Get to Know You 1976 Mercury
384 recordlabel: Mercury 72316
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Tolchard Evans, Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves
 		Timi Yuro If 1964 Mercury
385 recordlabel: Mercury 872 066
chartposition: US dance #28
writtenby: Nia Peebles and J. Paris
album: Nothin' but Trouble
 		Nia Peeples I Know How (To Make You Love Me) 1989 Mercury
386 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
387 recordlabel: Mercury 72927
chartposition: RandB #42, US #106
writtenby: Dee Dee Warwick and Ed Townsend
album: Foolish Fool
 		Dee Dee Warwick That's Not Love 1969 Mercury
388 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
389 recordlabel: Mercury 74044
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
 		Hamilton Bohannon Cut Loose 1979 Mercury
390 recordlabel: Mercury 974
chartposition: RandB #43, US #92
writtenby: Jerry Ross, Scott English and Vic Melrose
album: Foolish Fool
 		Dee Dee Warwick When Love Slips Away 1967 Mercury
391 recordlabel: Mercury 868 357
chartposition: US dance #29
writtenby: Steve Vincent, Bryce Luvah and Kevin Dozier
album: Adventures of Stevie V
comments: [garage house, hip hop]
 		The Adventures of Stevie V That's the Way It Is 1991 Mercury
392 recordlabel: Mercury 28755
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Rex Rideout, Will Downing and Armstead Christian
album: Moods
comments: [ballad]
 		Will Downing Sorry, I 1995 Mercury
393 recordlabel: Mercury 880 170
chartposition: RandB #45
album: Ego Trip
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Run D.M.C.)
 		Kurtis Blow 8 Million Stories 1984 Mercury
394 recordlabel: Mercury 73311
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46
writtenby: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
 		Don Covay Overtime Man 1972 Mercury
395 recordlabel: Mercury 864 493
chartposition: RandB #46
album: Brian McKnight
comments: [new jack swing]
 		Brian McKnight Goodbye My Love 1992 Mercury
396 recordlabel: Mercury 73672
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond)
album: Something Nice
 		Roy C Love Me Till Tomorrow Comes 1975 Mercury
397 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
398 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
399 recordlabel: Mercury 74067
chartposition: RandB #74, US Dance #47
writtenby: Alan Taylor and Celso Valli
 		Nuggets New York 1979 Mercury
400 recordlabel: Mercury 870 305
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Angela Winbush
album: Sharp
 		Angela Winbush C'est toi (It's You) 1988 Mercury

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