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

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

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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
401	recordlabel: Mercury 71.722 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Jimmie Hodges	Brook Benton	Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)	1960	Mercury .
402	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
403	recordlabel: Mercury 73986 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kennie Delt, Mark Stevens and Myron Mattox	Kennie Delt & Prana	Conquer All	1978	Mercury
404	recordlabel: Mercury 73689 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey	The Joneses	Love Inflation (Pt. 1)	1975	Mercury
405	recordlabel: Mercury 72620 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47 writtenby: P. Mayfield album: Like It Is comments: [blues]	Junior Parker	Baby Please	1966	Mercury
406	recordlabel: Mercury 73258 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Eugene Record and Reve Gipson	Gene Chandler	Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go)	1972	Mercury
407	recordlabel: Mercury 73605 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Something Nice	Roy C	Loneliness Has Got a Hold on Me	1974	Mercury
408	recordlabel: Mercury 73605 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Something Nice	Roy C	If I Could Love You Forever	1974	Mercury
409	recordlabel: Mercury 72699 chartposition: RandB #48 writtenby: D. Fritts	Little Junior Parker	I Can't Put My Finger on It	1967	Mercury
410	recordlabel: Mercury chartposition: AC #25 writtenby: Amy Powers, Andy Marvel and Arnie Roman album: When We Were Kings OST comments: [album cut] mpcode: xtaxdzmoVCk	Brian McKnight & Diana King	When We Were Kings	1997	Mercury
411	recordlabel: Mercury 73000 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: C. Mayfield	Gloria Bouschell	Hold On	1970	Mercury
412	recordlabel: Mercury 870 160 chartposition: RandB #50 writtenby: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Linda Vitali album: I Need Money Bad	John Whitehead	I Need Money Bad	1988	Mercury
413	recordlabel: Mercury 852229 chartposition: RandB #52 weeksinr&bchart: 16 album: The Show: The Soundtrack comments: samples	Isaac 2 Isaac	O'l Skool	1995	Mercury
414	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
415	recordlabel: Mercury 74031 chartposition: RandB #53 writtenby: Ohio Players album: Jass Ay Lay Dee	Ohio Players	Time Slips Away	1978	Mercury
416	recordlabel: Mercury 76094 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne album: Delegation II comments: [beat ballad]	Delegation	In Love's Time	1981	Mercury
417	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: RandB #54 album: Mark IV	Mark IV	Got To Get Back (To My Baby's Love)	1973	Mercury
418	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
419	recordlabel: Mercury 73759 chartposition: RandB #58, US #106 writtenby: Lawton Williams	The Dells	The Power of Love	1976	Mercury
420	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: RandB #55 weeksinr&bchart: 12 album: Jason's Lyric OST comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts] [from the movie Jason's Lyric]	Jamecia	Rodeo Style	1994	Mercury
421	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: G. Dorsey, D. Psalidas	The Joneses	In a Good Groove	1976	Mercury
422	recordlabel: Mercury 812 962 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello), Marilyn Scott and Michael Sembello album: Without Warning!	Marilyn Scott	Only You	1983	Mercury
423	recordlabel: Mercury 74085 chartposition: RandB #60, US Dance #55 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Too Hot to Hold	Hamilton Bohannon	The Groove Machine	1979	Mercury
424	recordlabel: Mercury (UK) chartposition: UK #166 writtenby: Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White album: Rockferry	Duffy	Delayed Devotion	2008	Mercury (UK)
425	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey comments: [disco funk]	The Joneses	Child of Mine	1976	Mercury
426	recordlabel: Mercury 73391 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) album: Sex And Soul	Roy C	Don't Blame the Man	1973	Mercury
427	recordlabel: Mercury 76006 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Cecil Womack and Mary Wells album: Rain Fire comments: [love ballad]	David Oliver	Summer Love	1979	Mercury
428	recordlabel: Mercury 870 018 chartposition: RandB #56 writtenby: Allen Jones, Harvey Henderson, Larry Dodson and Winston Stewart album: Contagious	The Bar-Kays	Don't Hang Up	1987	Mercury
429	recordlabel: Mercury 537 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Edward Moore and Ron Tyson	The Dells	Private Property	1978	Mercury
430	recordlabel: Mercury 72940 chartposition: US #113 writtenby: Frank Cordell and Betty Botley	Dee Dee Warwick	Ring of Bright Water	1969	Mercury
431	recordlabel: Mercury 76022 chartposition: RandB #57 writtenby: Cecil Womack album: Rain Fire	David Oliver	Never Seen a Girl Like You	1979	Mercury
432	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
433	recordlabel: Mercury 72051 chartposition: US #118 writtenby: Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts	Clyde McPhatter	The Best Man Cried	1962	Mercury
434	recordlabel: Mercury 73637 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: Joe Quarterman	Joe Quarterman & Free Soul	Get Down Baby (Pt. 1)	1975	Mercury
435	recordlabel: Mercury 864458 chartposition: RandB #59 writtenby: N'namdi Langley album: Every Day Has a Sun	Shomari	Let It Be Me (Say You Love Me)	1992	Mercury
436	recordlabel: Mercury 818 809 7 chartposition: RandB #60 weeksinr&bchart: 8 album: Bust Me Out comments: [hip hop]	Duke Bootee	Live Wire (I Want A Girl That Sweats)	1984	Mercury
437	recordlabel: Mercury 72365 chartposition: US #119 writtenby: McCoy and Williams	Brook Benton	Please, Please Make It Easy	1964	Mercury
438	recordlabel: Mercury 250 chartposition: US AC #30 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Paul Staveley O'Duffy album: Shapes and Patterns	Swing Out Sister	Somewhere in the World	1997	Mercury
439	recordlabel: Mercury 76026 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Con Funk Shun album: Candy	Con Funk Shun	Da Lady	1980	Mercury
440	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
441	recordlabel: Mercury 74048 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith album: Light of Life	The Bar-Kays	Are You Being Real	1979	Mercury
442	recordlabel: Mercury 73389 chartposition: RandB #61 comments: [philly sound]	Brother's Guiding Light featuring David	Getting Together	1973	Mercury
443	recordlabel: Mercury 73378 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #62 writtenby: R. Hammond album: Mark IV	Mark IV	I Fell In Love (With A Married Woman)	1973	Mercury
444	recordlabel: Mercury 73934 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Richie Rome (as Richard Rome)	The Chi-Lites	My First Mistake	1977	Mercury
445	recordlabel: Mercury 76012 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Harry Warren and Al Dubin album: Fantasy	Heaven & Earth	I Only Have Eyes for You	1979	Mercury
446	recordlabel: Mercury 314 512 592 chartposition: RandB #63 album: Intimacy comments: [slow jam]	Walter Beasley	If You Ever Loved Someone and Lost	1993	Mercury
447	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
448	recordlabel: Mercury 314 536 350 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Rex Rideout, Will Downing and Ronnie Garrett album: Invitation Only	Will Downing	All About You	1997	Mercury
449	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
450	recordlabel: Mercury 72166 chartposition: US #127 writtenby: Lincoln Chase	Clyde McPhatter	From One To One	1963	Mercury
451	recordlabel: Mercury (UK) chartposition: UK #193 writtenby: Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White album: Rockferry	Duffy	Hanging On Too Long	2008	Mercury (UK)
452	recordlabel: Mercury (UK) chartposition: UK #192 writtenby: Duffy, Eg White album: Mercy	Duffy	Tomorrow	2008	Mercury (UK)
453	recordlabel: Mercury 74036 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Caroline Crawford	Carolyn Crawford	Coming On Strong	1979	Mercury
454	recordlabel: Mercury 73922 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Paul Mitchell and William Bell album: Coming Back for More	William Bell	Coming Back for More	1977	Mercury
455	recordlabel: Mercury 73883 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Michael Cooper, Felton Pilate, Cedric Martin and Louis A. McCall	Con Funk Shun	Sho Feels Good to Me	1977	Mercury
456	recordlabel: Mercury 872 955 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Chad, Kenni Hairston and Trevor Gale album: Animal	The Bar-Kays	Animal	1989	Mercury
457	recordlabel: Mercury 73939 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Phase II	Hamilton Bohannon	Bohannon Disco Symphony	1977	Mercury
458	recordlabel: Mercury 112 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Walter Beasley and Thor Baldursson album: Just Kickin' It comments: [jazz funk]	Walter Beasley	Just Kickin' It	1990	Mercury
459	recordlabel: Mercury 884 232 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones album: Banging the Walls comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Banging the Walls	1985	Mercury
460	recordlabel: Mercury 73842 chartposition: RandB #68 writtenby: Andrew Terry, Robert Emanuel Brooks and Walter Morris	The Dells	No Way Back	1976	Mercury
461	recordlabel: Mercury 848 367 chartposition: RandB #69 writtenby: Ann Gore and McKinley Horton album: Small Change	Small Change	This Must Be Love	1991	Mercury
462	recordlabel: Mercury 871 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: The Real Thing comments: [ballad]	Angela Winbush	Please Bring Your Love Back	1990	Mercury
463	recordlabel: Mercury 876 239 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Stan Vincent album: On A Mission comments: [new jack swing]	Leotis	Ooh Child	1989	Mercury
464	recordlabel: Mercury 8661751 chartposition: US dance #35 writtenby: Neal Conway and Crystal Waters album: Surprise comments: [dance, garage house]	Crystal Waters	Surprise	1992	Mercury
465	recordlabel: Mercury 814 226 7 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Bob Carter album: Inside Lookin' Out comments: [beat ballad]	Junior Giscombe	Baby I Want You Back	1983	Mercury
466	recordlabel: Mercury 73793 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Charles Earland album: Odyssey comments: [instrumental]	Charles Earland	From My Heart to Yours	1976	Mercury
467	recordlabel: Mercury 4006 chartposition: US Dance #48 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons and Charles Wilson (as Charles Kent Wilson) album: The Gap Band	The Gap Band	Baby Baba Boogie	1979	Mercury
468	recordlabel: Mercury 876 072 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Stacy Ann Habeeb and David Bellochio album: Sweat comments: [ballad]	Kool & the Gang	Never Give Up	1989	Mercury
469	recordlabel: Mercury 76111 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Jonah Ellis album: The Two of Us comments: [disco dance]	Yarbrough & Peoples	Third Degree	1981	Mercury
470	recordlabel: Mercury 884 079 chartposition: RandB #74 album: America	Kurtis Blow	America	1985	Mercury
471	recordlabel: Mercury 76093 chartposition: RandB #75 writtenby: James Bralower, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith and William Waring album: Kurtis Blow comments: [hip hop, funk]	Kurtis Blow	Hard Times	1982	Mercury
472	recordlabel: Mercury 812 901 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Mel Stewart comments: [funk]	Mel Stewart	No Work, No Pay	1983	Mercury
473	recordlabel: Mercury 886 064 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) album: Aquired Taste	Junior Giscombe	Not Tonight	1986	Mercury
474	recordlabel: Mercury 76067 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Eddie Noble album: Here's to You	David Oliver	Love TKO	1980	Mercury
475	recordlabel: Mercury 76096 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart album: Bop Time comments: [disco funk]	L.A. Boppers	La La Means I Love You	1981	Mercury
476	recordlabel: Mercury 73840 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: B. Sigler, A. Felder album: Nightflight comments: [jazz funk]	Gabor Szabo	Keep Smilin'	1976	Mercury
477	recordlabel: Mercury 73956 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: W. Beck, J. Williams, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks, C. Satchell, L. Bonner	Ohio Players	Merry Go Round	1977	Mercury
478	recordlabel: Mercury 6167705 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Michael Zager, Alvin Fields	Gary Toms Empire	It's All Up To You	1978	Mercury
479	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
480	recordlabel: Mercury 74023 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Michael Zager and Alvin Fields album: Let's Do It Again	Gary Toms Empire	Welcome To Harlem	1978	Mercury
481	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
482	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
483	recordlabel: Mercury 2 chartposition: RandB #81, UK #72 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Mark Myrie and Dave Kelly album: Voice of Jamaica	Buju Banton	Make My Day	1993	Mercury
484	recordlabel: Mercury 858 843 chartposition: RandB #81 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Sherree Ford Payne, Howie Tee and Alexander album: Soul Deep	Emage	The Choice Is Yours	1994	Mercury
485	recordlabel: Mercury 74035 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon	Hamilton Bohannon	Me and the Gang	1979	Mercury
486	recordlabel: Mercury 73700 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Lee Pittman	Tomorrow's Promise	You're Everything Good to Me	1975	Mercury
487	recordlabel: Mercury 73648 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Don Covay and Erskin Watts album: Hot Blood	Don Covay	Rumble in the Jungle	1975	Mercury
488	recordlabel: Mercury 814 959 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Jimmy Haslip and Marilyn Scott album: Without Warning!	Marilyn Scott	10 x 10	1984	Mercury
489	recordlabel: Mercury 74011 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: J. Banks, H. Thigpen and D. Weatherspoon	The Newcomers	Do Yourself a Favor	1978	Mercury
490	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
491	recordlabel: Mercury 73758 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Herman Eberitzsch album: Coke	Coke Escovedo	Make It Sweet	1976	Mercury
492	recordlabel: Mercury 868 960 chartposition: RandB #86 album: Show Me What You Got comments: [southern soul]	Marvin Sease	Tonight	1991	Mercury
493	recordlabel: Mercury 864 887 chartposition: RandB #86 weeksinr&bchart: 6 album: Do Ya Wanna Ride? comments: [hip hop]	Dougie Dee	Do Ya Wanna Ride?	1993	Mercury
494	recordlabel: Mercury 73817 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: O.B. McClinton	O.B. McClinton	Black Speck	1976	Mercury
495	recordlabel: Mercury 70775 chartposition: RandB #14 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Buddy Johnson	Buddy Johnson featuring Ella Johnson	I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)	1956	Mercury
496	recordlabel: Mercury 73954 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Ann S. Clark and Phil Hurtt	The Chi-Lites	If I Had a Girl	1977	Mercury
497	recordlabel: Mercury 76079 chartposition: RandB #87 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	Happy Face	1980	Mercury
498	recordlabel: Mercury 422 856 991 chartposition: US #88 weeksinr&bchart: 4 comments: from the movie Panther starring Mario Van Peebles	Hodge	Head Nod	1995	Mercury
499	recordlabel: Mercury 74055 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Marc Avsec and Peter Nervo album: Mandolay	La Flavour	When the Whistle Blows (Anything Goes)	1979	Mercury
500	recordlabel: Mercury 578416 chartposition: RandB #90 weeksinr&bchart: 6 album: Autobiography of Mistachuck comments: samples 'Ain't I Been Good To You' by The Isley Brothers	Chuck D	No	1996	Mercury

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