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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.

More Soul R&B Songs From R_ . . .

The following songs were released in R_ 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 R_ 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: Streetwise 2205
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #18
writtenby: Manu Dibango and The Awesome Foursome
Nairobi & the Awesome Foursome Funky Soul Makossa 1982 Streetwise
402 recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0900
chartposition: US #63, US AC #9
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Freedom for the Stallion
The Hues Corporation Freedom for the Stallion 1973 RCA Victor
403 recordlabel: Rocky Road 30202
chartposition: RandB #18, US #70, US AC #39
writtenby: Roger Nichols and Paul Williams
Al Wilson I Won't Last A Day Without You -- Let Me Be The One 1975 Rocky Road
404 recordlabel: Gordy 7117
chartposition: R&B #24, US #63
writtenby: Whitfield, Strong
album: Law Of The Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 1972 Gordy
405 recordlabel: Gee Street 862 475
chartposition: US #54, R&B #114
writtenby: Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) and Joni Mitchell (sample)
album: The Bliss Album...?
P.M. Dawn The Ways of the Wind 1993 Gee Street
406 recordlabel: RCA 1(UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Seth Swirsky
album: Don't Look Back
Al Green Love Is a Beautiful Thing 1993 RCA (UK)
407 recordlabel: RCA 13437
chartposition: RandB #22, US #91, US Dance #25
writtenby: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Kent and Ellen Foley
album: Nona
comments: [disco dance]
Nona Hendryx Keep It Confidential 1983 RCA
408 recordlabel: Arista 74321 84517
chartposition: UK #48
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Richard Darbyshire
album: Face Up
Lisa Stansfield Let's Just Call It Love 2001 Arista
409 recordlabel: RSO 866
chartposition: RandB #93, US #56
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Bobby Manuel, Shelly N. Fisher and Willie Hall
album: The Original Disco Duck
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) 1977 RSO
410 recordlabel: Universal 40244
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
album: Fabulous
comments: [disco dance]
Sheena Easton Giving Up, Giving In 2000 Universal
411 recordlabel: Gordy 7045
chartposition: RandB #22, US #70
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) 1965 Gordy
412 recordlabel: Atlantic RFC 4002
chartposition: US Dance #12
writtenby: Johnny Dorazio (as Giovanni D'Orazio) and Sergio Panzera
album: Get On Up Do It Again
comments: [disco funk]
Suzy Q With Your Love 1981 Atlantic RFC
413 recordlabel: RCA 74321 27098
chartposition: UK #55
Londonbeat I'm Just Your Puppet on a ... (String) 1995 RCA
414 recordlabel: Gordy 7070
chartposition: RandB #36, US #62, UK #55
writtenby: Allen Story, Billie Jean Brown, George Gordy and Margaret Johnson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas I Promise to Wait My Love 1968 Gordy
415 recordlabel: Sar Records 152
chartposition: RandB #21, US #94
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack
The Valentinos It's All Over Now 1964 Sar Records
416 recordlabel: Arista 25 (UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Linda Lewis
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
Linda Lewis Rock and Roller Coaster 1975 Arista(UK)
417 recordlabel: Polydor 569 991
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Deni Lew, Nicky Graham and Wayne Hector
album: Missin You Already
Code Red What Would You Do If ...? 1998 Polydor
418 recordlabel: Warner 22863
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: It's Real
comments: [new jack swing]
James Ingram I Wanna Come Back 1989 Warner
419 recordlabel: Arista 9440
chartposition: US Dance #12
writtenby: Lewis Martineé
album: Exposure
Exposé Exposed to Love 1985 Arista
420 recordlabel: Deconstruction (UK)
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Barry Jamieson, Jonothon Sutton
comments: [dance, house]
Evolution Look Up to the Light 1995 Deconstruction (UK)
421 recordlabel: Brunswick 55429
chartposition: RandB #22, US #91
writtenby: Carl Davis, Willie Henderson and Tom Washington
album: Funky Chicken
comments: [funk instrumental]
Willie Henderson & Soul Explosions Funky Chicken (Part 1) 1970 Brunswick
422 recordlabel: Gordy 7085
chartposition: RandB #27, US #56
writtenby: Sylvia Moy and Richard Morris
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas (We've Got) Honey Love 1969 Gordy
423 recordlabel: J Records
chartposition: RandB #22, US #88
writtenby: Marsha Ambrosius and Canei Finch
album: Late Nights and Early Mornings
Marsha Ambrosius Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player) 2010 J Records
424 recordlabel: Universal Republic 12629 11
chartposition: RandB #19, US #114
album: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics
comments: [album cut]
India.Arie featuring Musiq Soulchild Chocolate High 2009 Universal Republic
425 recordlabel: Mercury 71542
chartposition: RandB #22, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Eddie Shuler and William Wildridge
comments: recorded in 1955 and originally released on Eddie Shuler's (the song's co writer) Goldband label
Elton Anderson with Sid Lawrence Combo Secret of Love 1960 Mercury
426 recordlabel: Brunswick 55383
chartposition: RandB #22, US #82
writtenby: James Brown and Bud Hobgood (as Buddy Hobgood)
album: There Was a Time
Gene Chandler There Was a Time 1968 Brunswick
427 recordlabel: Rush Associated
chartposition: RandB #37, US #54
writtenby: A. Blount, Gary Brown, Mark Makonie, L. Turner and H. Thomas
album: This Is the Shack
comments: from the concert movie The Show!
The Dove Shack Summertime in the LBC 1995 Rush Associated
428 recordlabel: Spring 131
chartposition: RandB #22, US #95
writtenby: Raeford Gerald
album: Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson I Miss You Baby 1972 Spring
429 recordlabel: Electric Ice 104
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: C. Alexander
Prince Charles & The City Beat Band We Can Make It Happen 1986 Electric Ice
430 recordlabel: Metromedia 142
chartposition: US #54, AC #19
writtenby: John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
The Winstons Love of the Common People 1969 Metromedia
431 recordlabel: Fresh 80125
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: James Calloway and Leroy Burgess
album: The Todd Terry Project
Todd Terry Project Weekend 1988 Fresh
432 recordlabel: Philly Groove 176
chartposition: RandB #22, US #91
writtenby: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics I Don't Want to Make You Wait 1973 Philly Groove
433 recordlabel: Gordy 7113
chartposition: RandB #22, US #102
writtenby: H. Gordy, L. Brown
album: Black Magic
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas In and Out of My Life 1972 Gordy
434 recordlabel: Mercury 71246
chartposition: US #56
writtenby: Buck Ram
album: Encores!
The Platters Helpless 1958 Mercury
435 recordlabel: RCA 13999
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Wardell Potts, Jr., Rickey Smith, Dana Marshall
album: Finesse
comments: [ballad]
Glenn Jones Bring Back Your Love 1985 RCA
436 recordlabel: NRC 002
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
Kathy Sledge Another Star 1995 NRC
437 recordlabel: RCA 11441
chartposition: US #102, US Dance #21
writtenby: Warren Schatz, Carlotta McKee and Gordon Grody
album: Half and Half
Vicki Sue Robinson Nightime Fantasy 1979 RCA
438 recordlabel: Spector 00019
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Vernon Burch
album: Playing Hard to Get
comments: [funk]
Vernon Burch Do It to Me 1981 Spector
439 recordlabel: Polydor 2031
chartposition: RandB #30, US #66, US Dance #18
writtenby: Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
album: Twice the Fire
Peaches & Herb Roller-Skatin' Mate 1979 Polydor
440 recordlabel: Radar 12003
chartposition: UK #56, US Dance #48
writtenby: James Lee and Joe Tucci
comments: [disco, boogie]
Status IV You Ain't Really Down 1983 Radar
441 recordlabel: Natural
chartposition: US dance #12
writtenby: Dave Crawford and Richard Downing
album: The Answer
comments: [gospel, dance]
Gloria Gaynor featuring The Trammps Mighty High 1997 Natural
442 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 2047
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Eliot Kennedy, Michael Ward and Cary Bayliss
album: Pauline
comments: [dance, house]
Pauline Henry Watch The Miracle Start 1994 Sony Soho Square
443 recordlabel: Carrere 2044 185
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde and Nelly Byl
album: Greatest Hits
comments: [disco]
Ottawan You're OK 1980 Carrere
444 recordlabel: Reprise 6918
chartposition: RandB #21, US #112
writtenby: Babyface and Jon John (as Jonathan Robinson)
album: Heart, Mind and Soul
El DeBarge Can't Get Enough 1994 Reprise
445 recordlabel: Elektra 69373
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Claytoven and Jon Bendich
album: Hot to the Touch
Starpoint Say You Will 1988 Elektra
446 recordlabel: Pyramid 6010 (UK)
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Derek Morgan and Leslie Kong
comments: [reggae]
Derek Morgan & The Aces Tougher Than Tough (Rudie in Court) 1967 Pyramid(UK)
447 recordlabel: Pye International 102
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Jerry Williams and Spain
comments: [northern soul]
Jerry Williams If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) 1974 Pye International
448 recordlabel: Arista 424 (UK)
chartposition: UK #56, RandB #76
writtenby: Rick Cordera and Brian Potter
album: Can't We Fall in Love Again
comments: [disco dance]
Phyllis Hyman You Sure Look Good to Me 1981 Arista(UK)
449 recordlabel: Hippodrome 101
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr It Ain't Fair 1985 Hippodrome
450 recordlabel: Arista 9195
chartposition: RandB #23, UK #70
writtenby: Steve Horton
album: G Force
comments: [disco jazz funk]
Kenny G Hi, How Ya Doin'? 1984 Arista
451 recordlabel: Parlophone 6362(UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Kim Appleby and George De Angelis
album: Breakaway
Kim Appleby Breakaway 1993 Parlophone (UK)
452 recordlabel: Restless 72961
chartposition: RandB #59, US #56
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Derrick Rahming
album: We Came to Groove
comments: [hip hop]
Hi-Town DJ's Ding-a-Ling 1998 Restless
453 recordlabel: Ten Records 116
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee
album: Mantronix: The Album
Mantronix Ladies 1986 Ten Records
454 recordlabel: J Records
chartposition: RandB #21, US #103
writtenby: Johnta Austin, Frank De Vol
album: Fantasia
Fantasia Featuring Big Boi Hood Boy 2006 J Records
455 recordlabel: Scepter 1254
writtenby: Bob Elgin and Horace Ott
album: Killer Joe
The Rocky Fellers Like The Big Guys Do 1963 Scepter
456 recordlabel: Chrysalis 4
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Johnny Bristol and Marilyn McLeod
comments: [instrumental]
Paul Hardcastle Walk in the Night 1988 Chrysalis
457 recordlabel: Gordy 7059
chartposition: RandB #35, US #79, UK #53
writtenby: James Dean, William Weatherspoon and Stanley McMullen
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Contours It's So Hard Being a Loser 1967 Gordy
458 recordlabel: Tangerine 972
chartposition: RandB #24, US #76
writtenby: Ike Turner, J.R. Bailey and Johnny Northern
comments: [deep soul]
The Raelettes One Hurt Deserves Another 1967 Tangerine
459 recordlabel: Mirage 642
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: James Ingram
album: Would You Like To Fly
comments: [jazz funk]
Ingram Smoothin' Groovin' 1983 Mirage
460 recordlabel: Virgin 595 (UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Sam Jones, I Level
album: I Level
comments: [electro funk, dance]
I Level Teacher 1983 Virgin(UK)
461 recordlabel: Mercury 73458
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
album: Keep Up with the Joneses
The Joneses Hey Babe (Is the Gettin' Still Good?) (Part 1) 1974 Mercury
462 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3521
chartposition: UK #37
writtenby: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Billy Paul Your Song 1977 P.I.R.
463 recordlabel: Gordy 1869
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Aaron Zigman and Jerry Knight
album: In Love
Bunny DeBarge Save the Best for Me (Best of Your Lovin') 1986 Gordy
464 recordlabel: Grand Hustle
chartposition: RandB #71, US #54
album: The King Is Back
comments: [hip hop]
T.I. Hell Of A Life 2009 Grand Hustle
465 recordlabel: Total Experience 2433
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Eddie Towns
album: Best Friends
Eddie Towns Best Friends 1986 Total Experience
466 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3614
chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #18
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Jean Carn
Jean Carn Free Love 1977 P.I.R.
467 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8122
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Harold Faltermeyer and Donna Summer
album: All Systems Go
Donna Summer All Systems Go 1988 Warner Bros.
468 recordlabel: Warner 8602
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
Larry Graham & Graham Central Station My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me 1978 Warner
469 recordlabel: Arista 12600
chartposition: US #55, US AC #21
writtenby: Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
album: Exposé
comments: [ballad]
Exposé As Long as I Can Dream 1993 Arista
470 recordlabel: Boardwalk 151
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Everett Collins and Bernard Isley
Sunrize Who's Stickin' It? 1982 Boardwalk
471 recordlabel: Interscope
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #40
writtenby: R. Kelly, Gary Glenn and Charles Underwood
album: Sparkle
Sparkle featuring R. Kelly Time to Move On 1998 Interscope
472 recordlabel: Creole 171(UK)
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: Don Cook and Van Hoy
Ruby Winters Baby Lay Down 1979 Creole (UK)
473 recordlabel: Mirage 99697
chartposition: RandB 26, US #57, US Dance #39
writtenby: Ann Godwin (as Anne Godwin) and Curtis Josephs
album: Yo Little Brother
Nolan Thomas Yo Little Brother 1985 Mirage
474 recordlabel: Star Trak 45245
chartposition: RandB #23, US #58, UK #62
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams and Busta Rhymes
album: The Neptunes Present... Clones
Busta Rhymes featuring Pharrell Light Your Ass on Fire 2003 Star Trak
475 recordlabel: Checker 1199
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon)
Gene Chandler River of Tears 1968 Checker
476 recordlabel: Perspective 00729
chartposition: RandB #26, US #59
album: 4 Bruthas and a Bass
Solo Touch Me 1998 Perspective
477 recordlabel: Ember 1027
chartposition: US #54
writtenby: Lee Allen
album: Down On Bourbon Street
comments: [instrumental]
Lee Allen & His Band Walkin' With Mr Lee 1958 Ember
478 recordlabel: Kedar 56129
chartposition: RandB #26, US #70
writtenby: Big Bub, Bernard Edwards, Tom Jefferson, Nile Rodgers and Larry Singletary
album: Timeless
comments: [hip hop] samples 'I Want Your Love' by Chic
Big Bub featuring Queen Latifah & Heavy D Need Your Love 1997 Kedar
479 recordlabel: Capricorn 0268
chartposition: RandB #91, US #100, US dance #19
writtenby: Ludwig van Beethoven
album: Philadelphia Disco
The Philarmonics For Elise 1977 Capricorn
480 recordlabel: Mercury 73946
chartposition: US Dance #19
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Phase II
Hamilton Bohannon Andrea 1977 Mercury
481 recordlabel: RCA 47 8879
chartposition: US AC #37
writtenby: Lou Stallman and Clyde Otis
Brook Benton Break Her Heart 1966 RCA
482 recordlabel: Reprise 4392
chartposition: RandB #19
weeksinr&bchart: 16
album: So Much 2 Say
Take 6 I L-O-V-E U 1990 Reprise
483 recordlabel: Record Shack 34 (UK)
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch
album: Sex Over the Phone
Village People Sex Over the Phone 1985 Record Shack(UK)
484 recordlabel: Mercury 71442
chartposition: US #59
writtenby: Frederic Weatherly (as Fred E. Weatherly)
Sil Austin Danny Boy 1959 Mercury
485 recordlabel: Brunswick 55400
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #57
writtenby: Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis and Raymond Jackson
album: Soulful Strut
comments: [instrumental]
Young-Holt Unlimited Who's Making Love 1969 Brunswick
486 recordlabel: Ten Records 217
chartposition: UK #72, US Dance #19
writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee
album: In Full Effect
Mantronix Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard) 1988 Ten Records
487 recordlabel: Lightyear Entertainment 541660
chartposition: US Dance #19, RandB #90, UK #141
writtenby: Jason Miles and Nona Hendryx
Sounds of Blackness Children of the World (Theme from People) 1996 Lightyear Entertainm
488 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 2237
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry Sugar Free 1995 Sony Soho Square
489 recordlabel: Groovy 3001
chartposition: RandB #23, US #89
writtenby: Ted Daniels and Darrow Fletcher
Darrow Fletcher The Pain Gets a Little Deeper 1966 Groovy
490 recordlabel: Ruthless 6332
chartposition: RandB #39, US #62
weeksinr&bchart: 17
album: E. 1999 Eternal
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony East 1999 1995 Ruthless
491 recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1498
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #23, US #76
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: One by One
The Impressions Just One Kiss from You 1965 His Master's Voice
492 recordlabel: Brunswick 55483
chartposition: US #57
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: A Lonely Man
mpcode: U_Q_zdTD18o
The Chi-Lites The Man and The Woman (The Boy and The Girl) 1972 Brunswick
493 recordlabel: Ariola 7761
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #19
writtenby: Tom Bee and Mac Suazo
album: Taka Boom
Taka Boom Red Hot 1979 Ariola
494 recordlabel: One World 1(UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Lovers Again
comments: [love song]
Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle Baby Come To Me 1997 One World (UK)
495 recordlabel: Arista 73008
chartposition: RandB #57, US #58
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: Boomerang: Original Soundtrack
comments: [RandB and US chart positions are from airplay charts]
Shanice Wilson Don't Wanna Love You 1992 Arista
496 recordlabel: Warner 49099
chartposition: RandB #19, US dance #1
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Stay Free
Ashford & Simpson Nobody Knows 1979 Warner
497 recordlabel: Mercury 76128
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate and Linda Lou McCall
album: Con Funk Shun 7
comments: [disco funk]
Con Funk Shun Bad Lady 1981 Mercury
498 recordlabel: Tony Mercedes 24252
chartposition: RandB #37, US #59
writtenby: Roger Troutman and Billy Beck
Dana Harris As We Lay 1997 Tony Mercedes
499 recordlabel: Elektra 60316 1
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram
album: Scandalous
comments: [disco dance]
Imagination New Dimension 1983 Elektra
500 recordlabel: Reprise 1072
chartposition: RandB #46, US #57
writtenby: Quincy Jones
comments: [instrumental] [from the movie $]
Quincy Jones Money Runner 1972 Reprise

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