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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the R_ record label. Click on "R_" 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.
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# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Reprise 40065
chartposition: RandB #5, US #78
weeksinr&bchart: 19
album: X Marks the Spot
Ex-Girlfriend Why Can't You Come Home 1991 Reprise
2 recordlabel: Paisley Park 27861
chartposition: RandB #51, US #86, US dance #1
writtenby: Marc Douglas, Rick Neigher and Sean Douglas
Good Question Got a New Love 1988 Paisley Park
3 recordlabel: Virgin 1101
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #83
writtenby: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol
album: The Real Chuckeeboo
Loose Ends Watching You 1988 Virgin
4 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8040
chartposition: RandB #7, US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Jesse Belvin, Jo Ann Belvin
album: Just Jesse Belvin
comments: [ballad]
Jesse Belvin Guess Who 1959 RCA Victor
5 recordlabel: Parlophone 6615
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Remee, Joe Belmaati and Cutfather
album: Thank You
mpcode: -P2yQ5QJApo
Jamelia Superstar 2003 Parlophone
6 recordlabel: Butterfly 41084
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #1
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Elton Farokh Ahi
Destination Move On Up -- Up Up Up 1979 Butterfly
7 recordlabel: Warner 85807
chartposition: RandB #3, US #68, US AC #36
writtenby: Constance Guzman, Eddie Minnifield and Sheila E.
album: Sheila E.
Sheila E. Hold Me 1987 Warner
8 recordlabel: RCA 10561
chartposition: RandB #3, US #68
writtenby: Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson (as Charles Jackson)
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes It's Cool 1976 RCA
9 recordlabel: Music World
chartposition: RandB #62, US dance #1
writtenby: Jack Splash and Cee Lo Green
album: Sol Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
Solange Knowles T.O.N.Y. 2009 Music World
10 recordlabel: Warner 28899
chartposition: RandB #3, US #65, US dance #14
writtenby: Morris Day
album: The Color of Success
Morris Day The Oak Tree 1985 Warner
11 recordlabel: Vintertainment 64894
chartposition: RandB #4, US #71
writtenby: Keith Sweat and Bobby Wooten
album: I'll Give All My Love to You
Keith Sweat Your Love (Part 2) 1991 Vintertainment
12 recordlabel: Polydor 790
chartposition: UK #6, US #7, US dance #4, AC #10, Rock #45
writtenby: M. Lindup, P. Gould, R. Gould, M. King, W. Badarou
album: World Machine
Level 42 Something About You 1985 Polydor
13 recordlabel: Total Experience 2405
chartposition: RandB #2, US #103, US Dance #66
writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor
album: Gap Band VI
The Gap Band Beep a Freak 1985 Total Experience
14 recordlabel: Aftermath 95040
chartposition: RandB #18, US #36, UK #2, US alt. #37
writtenby: Eminem and Dr. Dre
album: The Slim Shady LP
Eminem My Name Is 1999 Aftermath
15 recordlabel: Brunswick 55052
chartposition: RandB #7, US #22, UK #23
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy (as Gwendolyn Gordy) and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
album: He's So Fine
comments: [ballad]
Jackie Wilson To Be Loved 1958 Brunswick
16 recordlabel: Arista 13326
chartposition: US Dance #1, US #66, UK #98, US AC #10
album: The Moment
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Kenny G Havana 1997 Arista
17 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: RandB #36, US #51, UK #1
writtenby: Eminem and Dido
album: The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem ft. Dido Stan 2000 Aftermath
18 recordlabel: Wildcard 587310
chartposition: UK #5, US #49, US Dance #14
writtenby: Samantha Mumba, Arnthor Birgisson and Anders Bagge
album: Gotta Tell You
Samantha Mumba Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night) 2001 Wildcard
19 recordlabel: Brilliant!/Positiva/EMI 58406
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Louise Bailey, Judy Cheeks, Andy Lee and Peter Lee
album: Respect
Judy Cheeks As Long As You're Good to Me 1995 Brilliant!/Positiva/
20 recordlabel: Wildstar 61 (UK)
chartposition: UK #10, US #119
writtenby: Craig David
album: Slicker Than Your Average
comments: Album Cut
Craig David Hidden Agenda 2003 Wildstar(UK)
21 recordlabel: Checker 931
chartposition: RandB #3, US 20
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)
album: Go Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley Say Man 1959 Checker
22 recordlabel: Total Experience 8209
chartposition: RandB #3, US #101
writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor
album: Gap Band V
comments: [disco funk]
The Gap Band Party Train 1983 Total Experience
23 recordlabel: Elektra 69411
chartposition: RandB #3, US #79, UK #55
writtenby: Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley
album: Make It Last Forever
Keith Sweat Something Just Ain't Right 1988 Elektra
24 recordlabel: Parrot 9737
chartposition: RandB #26, US #10, UK #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Les Reed & Gordon Mills
album: Along Came Jones
comments: [pop soul]
Tom Jones It's Not Unusual 1965 Parrot
25 recordlabel: Virgin/Epic 03368
chartposition: RandB #39, UK #1, US #2, US dance #34, US AC #8, US rock #21
writtenby: Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss
album: Kissing to Be Clever
comments: [Reggae]
Culture Club Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? 1982 Virgin/Epic
26 recordlabel: Hysteria
chartposition: US Dance #1
writtenby: Rod Temperton
Shawn Christopher Sweet Freedom 1998 Hysteria
27 recordlabel: Mercury 73675
chartposition: RandB #6, US #44
writtenby: Ohio Players
album: Fire
Ohio Players I Want to Be Free 1975 Mercury
28 recordlabel: Overbrook 005272
chartposition: US #7, UK #4, R&B #117
writtenby: Will Smith , Kwame Holland and Lennie Bennett
album: Lost and Found
Will Smith Switch 2005 Overbrook
29 recordlabel: Scrilla Hill 007680
chartposition: RandB #30, US #45
writtenby: Bianca Dupree, Desmond Ryan, Anthony Glover and Jamal Reynolds
album: Webstar Presents: Caught in the Web
Webstar & Young B ft. The Voice of Harlem Chicken Noodle Soup 2006 Scrilla Hill
30 recordlabel: Vanguard 35262
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #75, UK #67, US #68
writtenby: Greg Brown
album: Alisha
Alisha Baby Talk 1985 Vanguard
31 recordlabel: Argo 5287
chartposition: RandB #4, US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Dee Irwin (as Dee Ervin), Tony Thomas, Richard Travis and James Willingham
The Pastels Been So Long 1958 Argo
32 recordlabel: Mercury 884 454
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #15
writtenby: Tim Greene
album: Cashflow
Ca$hflow Party Freak 1986 Mercury
33 recordlabel: Gordy 7129
chartposition: RandB #8, US #40
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Masterpiece...
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Plastic Man 1973 Gordy
34 recordlabel: Gordy 7146
chartposition: RandB #3, US #54
writtenby: Eddie Holland Jr. and Brian Holland
album: House Party
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Keep Holdin' On 1976 Gordy
35 recordlabel: Gordy 1856
chartposition: RandB #4, US #47
writtenby: Mark Holden
album: To Be Continued…
The Temptations Lady Soul 1986 Gordy
36 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3587
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Family Reunion
The O'Jays Stairway to Heaven 1976 P.I.R.
37 recordlabel: Deconstruction 74321 13023 7
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
comments: [dance, house] Sasha's Master Edit
M People How Can I Love You More (remix) 1993 Deconstruction
38 recordlabel: Imperial 5467
chartposition: RandB #7, US #23
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino Wait and See 1957 Imperial
39 recordlabel: Imperial 5585
chartposition: RandB #7, US #16
writtenby: Al Lewis, Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Sylvester Bradford
Fats Domino I'm Ready 1959 Imperial
40 recordlabel: Argo 5418
chartposition: RandB #6, US #34
writtenby: Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods, And Fred Johnson
album: Etta James Top Ten
comments: [ballad]
Etta James Stop The Wedding 1962 Argo
41 recordlabel: Argo 5409
chartposition: RandB #4, US #37
writtenby: Pearl Woods, Leroy Kirkland, and Etta James
album: Etta James Top Ten
Etta James Something's Got A Hold On Me 1962 Argo
42 recordlabel: Rolling Stones 19307
chartposition: RandB #33, UK #3, US #1, US dance #6
writtenby: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
album: Some Girls
The Rolling Stones Miss You 1978 Rolling Stones
43 recordlabel: Reprise 7967
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #1
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden
album: Divine Emotion
Narada Michael Walden Divine Emotions 1988 Reprise
44 recordlabel: Virgin 724383889815
chartposition: US #45, UK #15, US dance #1
writtenby: Dallas Austin and Janet Jackson
album: Damita Jo
Janet Jackson Just a Little While 2004 Virgin
45 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43230
chartposition: UK #12, US Dance #2
writtenby: Michael Olatunji
album: Just Visiting This Planet
Jellybean Jingo 1987 Chrysalis
46 recordlabel: Paisley Park 5141
chartposition: RandB #3, US #77
writtenby: Prince
album: Diamonds and Pearls
comments: [ballad]
Prince with The New Power Generation Insatiable 1991 Paisley Park
47 recordlabel: Work 79292
chartposition: US #8, UK #5, US dance #1
writtenby: Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin and Phil Temple
album: On the 6
Jennifer Lopez Waiting for Tonight 1999 Work
48 recordlabel: Parlophone 6635
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Jamelia, Chris Martin and Rik Simpson
album: Thank You
mpcode: m_OT8rMwEME
Jamelia See It in a Boy's Eyes 2004 Parlophone
49 recordlabel: Rams Horn 1090
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
album: Disc Charge
comments: [disco, dance]
The Boys Town Gang Can't Take My Eyes Off You 1982 Rams Horn
50 recordlabel: FFRR 132
chartposition: US #59, UK #48, US Dance #1
writtenby: Cathy Dennis and DMob (as Danny Poku)
album: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
D-Mob with Cathy Dennis That's The Way Of The World 1990 FFRR
51 recordlabel: Epic/Sony BMG Norte Digital
chartposition: US dance #1, US #86, UK #162
writtenby: Jimena Romero, Julio Reyes and Marc Anthony
album: Como Ama Una Mujer
Jennifer Lopez Que Hiciste 2007 Epic/Sony BMG Norte
52 recordlabel: Butterfly 41080
chartposition: RandB #90, US #49, US Dance #8
writtenby: Barry Blue and Dave Jordan
album: Belle de jour
comments: charted as One More Minute / Fill My Life with Love / Belle de jour in US dance charts
Saint Tropez One More Minute 1979 Butterfly
53 recordlabel: Warner 27538
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: Karyn White
Karyn White Love Saw It 1989 Warner
54 recordlabel: Total Experience 8204
chartposition: RandB #10, US #101, UK #91, US Dance #61
writtenby: Lonnie Simmons
album: Heartbeats
Yarbrough & Peoples Heartbeats 1983 Total Experience
55 recordlabel: Arista 9918
chartposition: US #9, UK #97, US Dance #3
writtenby: Lewis Martineé
album: What You Don't Know
Exposé Tell Me Why 1989 Arista
56 recordlabel: FFRR 850 745
chartposition: UK #5, US Dance #16, US #112
writtenby: Gabrielle, Ben Wolff, Andy Dean and Benjamin Barson
album: Gabrielle
Gabrielle Give Me a Little More Time 1996 FFRR
57 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3707
chartposition: RandB #7, UK #39, US#102
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Identity Yourself / The Best Of Philadelphia
The O'Jays Sing a Happy Song 1979 P.I.R.
58 recordlabel: FFRR 107
chartposition: UK #9, US Dance #1
writtenby: D:Mob (as Danny Poku) , C. Coulson, B. Reynolds and Charlie Scarlett
album: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
D-Mob featuring LRS It's Time to Get Funky 1989 FFRR
59 recordlabel: Elektra 66623
chartposition: US #76, UK #9, US dance #4
writtenby: Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook) and Billy Bragg
album: Let Them Eat Bingo
Beats International Won't Talk About It 1990 Elektra
60 recordlabel: Dakar 4550
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Turning Point
Tyrone Davis Turning Point 1975 Dakar
61 recordlabel: Sire 8341
chartposition: RandB #78, UK #1, US #1, US dance #44, US AC #5
writtenby: Madonna & Patrick Leonard
album: Who's That Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Madonna Who's That Girl 1987 Sire
62 recordlabel: RCA Victor 9447
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
album: To Love Somebody
Nina Simone To Love Somebody 1969 RCA Victor
63 recordlabel: RCA Victor 1743(UK)
chartposition: US #94, UK #2
writtenby: James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot
album: Nuff Said!
Nina Simone Ain't Got No - I Got Life 1968 RCA Victor (UK)
64 recordlabel: Liberty 1380
chartposition: RandB #42, US #1, UK #12, US country #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits
Kenny Rogers Lady 1980 Liberty
65 recordlabel: Warner 49225
chartposition: RandB #35, US #3, US AC #3
writtenby: David Pack
album: One Eighty
Ambrosia Biggest Part of Me 1980 Warner
66 recordlabel: Streetwise 1111
chartposition: RandB #8, US #85, UK #83
writtenby: Michael Jonzun and Maurice Starr
album: Candy Girl
comments: [ballad]
New Edition Is This the End 1983 Streetwise
67 recordlabel: Warner 8154
chartposition: RandB #5, US #79, US AC #22
writtenby: C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Track of the Cat
Dionne Warwick Once You Hit the Road 1975 Warner
68 recordlabel: Charly 112 (UK)
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares for Me 1987 Charly(UK)
69 recordlabel: DreamWorks 459029
chartposition: RandB #9, US #21
weeksinr&bchart: 20
comments: [hip hop]
Sole featuring JT Money & Kandi 4,5,6 1999 DreamWorks
70 recordlabel: Deconstruction 74321
chartposition: UK #29, US Dance #1
writtenby: Mike Pickering and Paul Heard
album: [dance, house]
M People Excited 1992 Deconstruction
71 recordlabel: Mercury 71132
chartposition: RandB #9, US #12
writtenby: Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
The Del-Vikings featuring Gus Backus Cool Shake 1957 Mercury
72 recordlabel: Total Experience 2437
chartposition: RandB #6, US #93, UK #61, US Dance #34
writtenby: George Adams, Jimmy Hamilton, Maurice Hayes and Lonnie Simmons
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples I Wouldn't Lie 1986 Total Experience
73 recordlabel: Total Experience 2425
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples Guilty 1986 Total Experience
74 recordlabel: Arista 3458
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Crayge Lindesay and Telisa Stinson
album: Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield I'm Leavin' 1998 Arista
75 recordlabel: Maverick 8318
chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #1, UK #83
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Bill Withers and Stan McKenny
album: Peace Beyond Passion
Me'shell Ndegéocello Who Is He and What Is He to You 1996 Maverick
76 recordlabel: Prelude 8001
chartposition: RandB #36, US #15, US AC #47, US dance #1
writtenby: Tony Green
album: France Joli
France Joli Come to Me 1979 Prelude
77 recordlabel: RCA (UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Jason Pooh Bear Boyd, Scott Storch and Kelly Rowland
album: Ms. Kelly
mpcode: 9uZczPvm4jk
Kelly Rowland Work 2007 RCA (UK)
78 recordlabel: SRC 007877
chartposition: RandB 34, US #2, UK #1
writtenby: Eminem, Akon, Mike Strange and Luis Resto
album: Konvicted
Akon featuring Eminem Smack That 2006 SRC
79 recordlabel: Virgin 27
chartposition: US #1, UK #46, US dance #19
writtenby: Elliot Wolff
album: Forever Your Girl
Paula Abdul Cold Hearted 1989 Virgin
80 recordlabel: RSO 857
chartposition: RandB #15, US #1, UK #6
writtenby: Rick Dees
album: The Originsl Disco Duck
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots Disco Duck (Part 1) 1976 RSO
81 recordlabel: Fo' Reel
chartposition: RandB #34, US #3, UK #3
writtenby: Jason
album: Country Grammar
Nelly featuring City Spud Ride Wit Me 2001 Fo' Reel
82 recordlabel: Paisley Park 8288
chartposition: US #10, UK #29, US Dance #4
album: Sign of the Times
comments: charted as I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man / Hot Thing in US dance charts
Prince I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man 1987 Paisley Park
83 recordlabel: Elektra 75
chartposition: RandB #1, US #77, US Dance #42
writtenby: Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway and Joel Davis
album: Joy
Teddy Pendergrass Joy 1988 Elektra
84 recordlabel: Elektra 60891
chartposition: RandB #1,
writtenby: Teddy Pendergrass and Terry Price
album: Truly Blessed
comments: [ballad]
Teddy Pendergrass It Shoud've Been You 1991 Elektra
85 recordlabel: FFRR 6
chartposition: UK #26, US Dance #2
writtenby: Andy Levy and Angie Cheung
album: Brother Sister
The Brand New Heavies ft N'Dea Davenport Spend Some Time 1994 FFRR
86 recordlabel: Mercury 858 657 1
chartposition: US dance #3, UK #35, US #102
writtenby: David Morales , Delta Bennett, Handel Tucker and Sly Dunbar (as Lowell Dunbar)
album: The Program
comments: [dance, house]
David Morales & the Bad Yard Club In De Ghetto 1996 Mercury
87 recordlabel: RAK 118 (UK)
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Errol Brown and Tony Wilson
Hot Chocolate I Believe (In Love) 1971 RAK(UK)
88 recordlabel: Perspective 101581
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Trenita Womack
album: Put It on Paper
comments: [dance, house]
Ann Nesby Lovin' Is Really My Game 2000 Perspective
89 recordlabel: Rhino 74403
chartposition: RandB #70, US #1, US AC #1, US Country #42
writtenby: By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters
album: The Jets
Billy Vera At This Moment 1986 Rhino
90 recordlabel: Mercury 74053
chartposition: RandB #4, US #101
writtenby: Charles Wilson (as Charles Kent Wilson)
album: The Gap Band
The Gap Band Shake 1979 Mercury
91 recordlabel: RCA 14404
chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #1
writtenby: Paul Simpson
Barbara Roy Gotta See You Tonight 1986 RCA
92 recordlabel: Radioactive 3516
chartposition: US Dance #2
writtenby: Alan Glass, Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, Lati Kronlund and William Henshall
album: Virtuosity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Londonbeat Build It with Love 1995 Radioactive
93 recordlabel: Universal 201011
chartposition: RandB #10, US #15, UK #11
writtenby: Jason
album: Country Grammar
Nelly E.I. 2000 Universal
94 recordlabel: Silver Fox 14
chartposition: RandB #9, US #49
writtenby: Al Kent
Gloria Taylor You Got to Pay the Price 1969 Silver Fox
95 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3516
chartposition: RandB #7, US #58
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes I Miss You 1972 P.I.R.
96 recordlabel: Warner 19184
chartposition: RandB #2
writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Leon Ware
album: Fourplay
Fourplay featuring El DeBarge After the Dance 1991 Warner
97 recordlabel: Imperial 5442
chartposition: US #6
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
album: This Is Fats
Fats Domino It's You I Love 1957 Imperial
98 recordlabel: Aria 1208
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #1
writtenby: Kenny Lehman
comments: [dance, hi NRG]
Rhetta Hughes Angel Man (G.A.) 1983 Aria
99 recordlabel: RCA 42596 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Robert Howard
Kym Mazelle & Robert Howard Wait 1989 RCA(UK)
100 recordlabel: Sire 18053
chartposition: US #109, US dance #2, UK #45
writtenby: Seal
Seal Newborn Friend 1994 Sire

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