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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
701 recordlabel: Mercury 71912
chartposition: US #19
writtenby: Robert MacGimsey
album: If You Believe
Brook Benton Shadrack 1962 Mercury
702 recordlabel: Arista 2087
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Garry Glenn
album: Do You Still Remember Love
comments: [slow jam]
Geoff McBride No Sweeter Love 1990 Arista
703 recordlabel: Boardwalk 70073
chartposition: US #62
writtenby: Rudy Salas
album: City Nights
comments: [disco dance]
Tierra Memories 1981 Boardwalk
704 recordlabel: Perspective
chartposition: RandB #70, US #63
writtenby: Lawrence Waddell and Stockley Williams
album: Definition of a Band
Mint Condition Let Me Be the One 1997 Perspective
705 recordlabel: Mercury 72099
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #59
writtenby: Ed Warren and Arthur Kent
Brook Benton Dearer Than Life 1963 Mercury
706 recordlabel: Serock 2006
chartposition: US #60
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Theola Kilgore This Is My Prayer 1963 Serock
707 recordlabel: Sound Of New York 3
chartposition: RandB #32, US #67, US Dance #16
writtenby: Mike Cleveland
album: Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life
comments: [disco funk]
Indeep When Boys Talk 1983 Sound Of New York
708 recordlabel: Record Shack 37
chartposition: UK #62
writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
album: Out Of The Darkest Night
Barbara Pennington Fan The Flame 1985 Record Shack
709 recordlabel: Laurie 3262
chartposition: RandB #24, US #81
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman
album: Boys! Boys! Boys!
The Chiffons Sailor Boy 1964 Laurie
710 recordlabel: Wildcard 10 (UK)
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: Steven Granville, A. Staton and J. Green
mpcode: iehzmni6PqM
Alysha Warren I'm So in Love 1994 Wildcard(UK)
711 recordlabel: Rawkus 261
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: David Kennedy
album: Black on Both Sides
comments: [neo soul]
Mos Def Umi Says 2000 Rawkus
712 recordlabel: Universal 56032
chartposition: RandB #31, US #60
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks, Raymond Rogers, James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Legal Drug Money
comments: samples 'What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' by Stephanie Mills
The Lost Boyz Get Up 1997 Universal
713 recordlabel: RCA 13304
chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #20
writtenby: Brian Potter, John Lewis Parker and Freddie Washington
album: Alfie
comments: [disco dance]
Alfie Silas A Puppet to You 1982 RCA
714 recordlabel: Elektra 066553
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook) and Fred Nelson
album: Excursion on the Version
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Beats International Echo Chamber 1991 Elektra
715 recordlabel: Argo 5452
chartposition: US #63, US AC #14
writtenby: Tony Clarke and Billy Davis
Etta James Two Sides (To Every Story) 1963 Argo
716 recordlabel: Carla 2527
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25, US #77
writtenby: Helen Miller & Roger Atins
Deon Jackson Love Takes a Long Time Growing 1966 Carla
717 recordlabel: Red Greg 207
chartposition: RandB #48, US #93, US Dance #25
writtenby: Patrick Adams
The Universal Robot Band Dance and Shake Your Tambourine 1977 Red Greg
718 recordlabel: Prelude 8088
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Michael Stokes, Marvin Schlachter, Linda Stokes and Laythan Armor
Rose Royce Love Me Right Now 1985 Prelude
719 recordlabel: Total Experience 2403
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples
album: Be a Winner
Yarbrough & Peoples Be a Winner 1984 Total Experience
720 recordlabel: Arista 0581
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: David DeMarco
album: Take It to the Limit
Norman Connors (ft. Glenn Jones) Melancholy Fire 1980 Arista
721 recordlabel: Darksyde 0010
chartposition: RandB #20
comments: [rap]
Ice Mizzle She Bi 2006 Darksyde
722 recordlabel: Arista 0682
chartposition: RandB #47, US Dance #20
writtenby: Earl Toon Jr.
comments: [disco funk]
Candela Love You Madly 1982 Arista
723 recordlabel: RCA 14087
chartposition: RandB #61, US #62
writtenby: Howie Rice
album: Menudo
Menudo Hold Me 1985 RCA
724 recordlabel: Fire 1000
chartposition: RandB #20
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Bunn, Tobinson
Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (The Lovers) It's Too Late 1959 Fire
725 recordlabel: Spark 1148
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
Tommy Hunt One Fine Morning 1976 Spark
726 recordlabel: RandB 215
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: Lowrell Simon Jr., Arthur Reynolds, Fred Reynolds, Algred Colvard and Eddie Davis
album: Bottom's Up
comments: [disco funk]
The Chi-Lites Changing for You 1983 RandB
727 recordlabel: Federal 12348
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: James Brown
album: Try Me
James Brown I Want You So Bad 1958 Federal
728 recordlabel: Orpheus 72254
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: #1
Tamika Patton with Eric Gable Your Precious Love 1990 Orpheus
729 recordlabel: Brunswick 55250
chartposition: US #61
writtenby: Jackie Wilson and Alonzo Tucker
Jackie Wilson Baby Get It (And Don't Quit It) 1963 Brunswick
730 recordlabel: Brent 7029
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41, US #61
writtenby: J.J. Jackson
Bertha Tillman Oh My Angel 1962 Brent
731 recordlabel: Carnival 533
chartposition: RandB #24, US #96
writtenby: Edward Bivins
album: Sing for You and Yours
The Manhattans I Call It Love 1967 Carnival
732 recordlabel: Roulette 7193
chartposition: US Dance #21
writtenby: Johnny Melfi
Gentlemen & Their Ladies featuring Danny Mitchell ...Like Her! 1976 Roulette
733 recordlabel: Mushroom (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Ollie Jacobs and Peter Andre
album: Natural
Peter Andre Turn It Up 1995 Mushroom (UK)
734 recordlabel: Warner 50037
chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #21
album: Atkins
comments: [disco dance]
Atkins Feel It, Don't Fight It 1982 Warner
735 recordlabel: Universal 3277
chartposition: RandB #25, US #79
writtenby: Pimpin', Gerald Tiller and Parlae
album: Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz White Tee's 2004 Universal
736 recordlabel: Vanguard 5012(UK)
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: Chris Hills and Laurel Dann
album: Turn The Music Up!
The Players Association Ride the Groove 1979 Vanguard (UK)
737 recordlabel: Ten Records 239 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) and Nellee Hooper
album: Club Classics, Volume One
Soul II Soul Feel Free 1988 Ten Records(UK)
738 recordlabel: Scepter 12111
chartposition: RandB #38, US #64
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Here I Am
Dionne Warwick Looking with My Eyes 1965 Scepter
739 recordlabel: Turntable 506
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Al Pyfrom, Dorothy Hughes and Jimmy Norman
Lloyd Price Bad Conditions 1969 Turntable
740 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10710
chartposition: RandB #26, US #64
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions I Need You 1965 ABC Paramount
741 recordlabel: Chart 1061
chartposition: US country #64
writtenby: Brown
Maxine Brown Sugar Cane County 1969 Chart
742 recordlabel: Spring 144
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Brad Shapiro and Millie Jackson
album: I Got to Try It One Time
Millie Jackson I Got to Try It One Time 1974 Spring
743 recordlabel: Curtom 1959
chartposition: RandB #25, US #94
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions Love Me 1971 Curtom
744 recordlabel: Warner 29017
chartposition: RandB #82, US Dance #21
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Preston Glass
album: The Nature of Things
Narada Michael Walden The Nature of Things 1985 Warner
745 recordlabel: RCA 64200
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Ghostface Killah (as Dennis Coles), Raekwon (as Corey Woods) and Syl Johnson
album: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
Raekwon featuring Ghostface Killah Heaven and Hell 1994 RCA
746 recordlabel: Reprise 18469
chartposition: US #114, US AC #21
writtenby: Michael McDonald and Chuck Sabatino
album: Blink of an Eye
comments: [reggae]
Michael McDonald I Stand for You 1993 Reprise
747 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #21, US #107
writtenby: Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Mark Batson and Dawaun Parker
album: Kingdom Come
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z 30 Something 2007 Roc A Fella
748 recordlabel: RCA (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Ray Hayden
album: Revival
Martine Girault Been Thinking About You 1995 RCA (UK)
749 recordlabel: Record Shack 48 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Ian Levine, Fiachra Trench
album: Close to Perfection
comments: [disco, dance]
Miquel Brown Close To Perfection 1985 Record Shack(UK)
750 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3733
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Teddy Live! Coast to Coast
Teddy Pendergrass Shout and Scream 1980 P.I.R.
751 recordlabel: Matriarch
chartposition: RandB #32, US #63
writtenby: Mary J. Blige, Rodney Jerkins, Ester Dean and Drake
album: Stronger with Each Tear
Mary J. Blige featuring Drake The One 2009 Matriarch
752 recordlabel: Riverside 45457
chartposition: RandB #21, US #41
writtenby: Galt Macdermott
Cannonball Adderley African Waltz 1961 Riverside
753 recordlabel: Total Experience 6
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Bernard Spears and Ronnie Wilson
album: Gap Band V
The Gap Band Jammin' in America 1984 Total Experience
754 recordlabel: Marlin 3328
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #21
writtenby: C. Quartz and Max Gazzola
album: Quartz
comments: [instrumental]
Quartz Beyond the Clouds 1978 Marlin
755 recordlabel: B&C Records
chartposition: RandB #21
album: Still
comments: [BandC album cut]
BeBe & CeCe Winans Close to You 2009 B&C Records
756 recordlabel: Big Tree 16099
chartposition: RandB #58, US #65, US AC #37
writtenby: Barbara Wyrick and Kevin Lamb
Hot The Right Feeling at the Wrong Time 1977 Big Tree
757 recordlabel: Cash Money 860962 Universal
chartposition: RandB #27, US #65
writtenby: Juvenile (as Terius Gray)
album: Project English
comments: [hip hop]
Juvenile From Her Mama (Mama Got Ass) 2001 Cash MoneyUniversa
758 recordlabel: Warner 17970 (UK)
chartposition: UK #65
writtenby: Russell Stone and Michael Mcnaught
album: Windsong
comments: [ballad]
Randy Crawford He Reminds Me 1983 Warner(UK)
759 recordlabel: Arista 9933
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: David Conley, Everett Collins and Jermaine Jackson
album: Don't Take It Personal
comments: [beat ballad]
Jermaine Jackson Two Ships (In the Night) 1990 Arista
760 recordlabel: Scepter 1298
chartposition: RandB #36, US #62
writtenby: Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
album: The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick Who Can I Turn To 1965 Scepter
761 recordlabel: Rawkus 269
chartposition: RandB #98, UK #64
writtenby: Mos Def, Ghostface Killah and Ayatollah
comments: [hip hop]
Mos Def ft. Ghostface Killah Ms. Fat Booty 2 2000 Rawkus
762 recordlabel: United Artists 957
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: R. Muller
Brass Construction The Message (Inspiration) 1977 United Artists
763 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11351
chartposition: RandB #21, US #81
writtenby: Ray Charles , Ruth Robinson and Dee Ervin
album: Through the Eyes of Love
Ray Charles I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) 1973 ABC/TRC
764 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10533
chartposition: RandB #27, US #70
writtenby: Ray Whitley
album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
The Tams You Lied To Your Daddy 1964 ABC Paramount
765 recordlabel: United Artists 1213
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #19
writtenby: B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar,Lonnie Jordan
album: Youngblood
War Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) 1978 United Artists
766 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10527
chartposition: RandB #12, US #34
writtenby: Jack Clement
B.B. King How Blue Can You Get 1964 ABC Paramount
767 recordlabel: Federal 4512428
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Freddie King and Sonny Thompson
album: Freddy King Sings
Freddy King See See Baby 1961 Federal
768 recordlabel: Telstar 2801 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
comments: [disco dance house] (Fireball Club Mix)
Hunter featuring Ruby Turner Shakaboom 1995 Telstar(UK)
769 recordlabel: Profile 7086
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Dana Dane (as Dana McCleese) , Sam Jacobs Jr. and Sam Jacobs Sr.
album: Dana Dane with Fame
Dana Dane Nightmares 1986 Profile
770 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17889
chartposition: RandB #49, US #65
writtenby: David Foster, Lionel Richie, William Ross and Linda Thompson
album: Universal Nubian Voices
comments: [love ballad]
U.N.V. So in Love with You 1995 Warner Bros.
771 recordlabel: Solar 74516
chartposition: RandB #39, US #63
writtenby: Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway
album: All the Way
Calloway All the Way 1990 Solar
772 recordlabel: 10 Records 109
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: David Cole
C Bank ft. Eleanor Mills Good to the Last Drop 1985 Records
773 recordlabel: J Records 54960
chartposition: RandB #34, US #65
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis, Missy Elliott and Wyclef Jean
album: The Preacher's Son
Wyclef Jean featuring Missy Elliott Party to Damascus 2003 J Records
774 recordlabel: Abstract Dance 002 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Steve McIntosh
The Cool Notes I Forgot 1984 Abstract Dance(UK)
775 recordlabel: Roc a Fella digital
chartposition: RandB #45, UK #42
writtenby: Jay,Foxy Brown , Gregory L. Smith, Wycliffe Johnson,Sizzla Clifton Brown,D.Ballante and Galt MacDermot
album: Black Roses
Foxy Brown Come Fly with Me 2005 Roc a Fella digital
776 recordlabel: Rocket 1112 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #14
writtenby: B. Ley, W. Morrison
album: Tender Is the Night
comments: [disco dance]
THP Orchestra Tender is the Night 1978 Rocket(UK)
777 recordlabel: Relativity 88561 1223
chartposition: RandB #60, US #65
writtenby: Dru Down (as Darnel Robinson), Tyrone Thomas and August Moon
album: Dru Down / Explicit Game
Dru Down Pimp of the Year 1994 Relativity
778 recordlabel: Arista 0602
chartposition: RandB #43, US #65, US AC #23
writtenby: Michael Masser and Carole Bayer Sager
album: Hot! Live and Otherwise
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick Some Changes Are for Good 1981 Arista
779 recordlabel: Arista 0498
chartposition: RandB #33, US #65, US AC #33
writtenby: David Frank and Doug James
album: Dionne [1979 album]
Dionne Warwick After You 1980 Arista
780 recordlabel: Arista 13260
chartposition: RandB #62, US #63, UK #126, US AC #16
writtenby: Kenny G
album: The Moment
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Kenny G The Moment 1996 Arista
781 recordlabel: Win Or Lose 225
chartposition: R&B #21, US #104
writtenby: Robert Pointdexter, B. Poindexter & Jackie Members
album: The Persuaders
The Persuaders Peace in the Valley of Love 1972 Win Or Lose
782 recordlabel: RCA 204
chartposition: US #63
writtenby: Willie Hutch (as Willie Hutchison)
album: Highly Distinct
The Friends of Distinction Let Yourself Go 1969 RCA
783 recordlabel: RSO 1035
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Philip Gaines
TTF (Baby) I Can't Get Over Losing You 1980 RSO
784 recordlabel: Good Groove 2
chartposition: UK #65
writtenby: Jeff Guishard, Mike Tauben and Tony Henry
Bel Canto We've Got To Work It Out 1995 Good Groove
785 recordlabel: Prism 360
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #21
writtenby: Richard Scher and Lotti Golden
album: t's a Beat Wave
comments: [electronic, disco]
Warp 9 Light Years Away 1983 Prism
786 recordlabel: Virgin 1156
chartposition: RandB #26, UK #70
writtenby: Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
album: Fruit at the Bottom
Wendy & Lisa Are You My Baby? 1989 Virgin
787 recordlabel: Perspective
chartposition: RandB #21
album: I'm Here for You
comments: [gospel soul ballad] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Ann Nesby I'm Still Wearing Your Name 1996 Perspective
788 recordlabel: Warner 8235
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: Mirror
Graham Central Station Entrow (Part I) 1976 Warner
789 recordlabel: Sire 7574
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #63
writtenby: Ice T (as Tracy Marrow) and Afrika Islam
album: Power
Ice-T High Rollers 1989 Sire
790 recordlabel: Liberty 55634
chartposition: RandB #64, US #64
writtenby: Paul Clayton
Timi Yuro Gotta Travel On 1963 Liberty
791 recordlabel: Wa Records 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: R. Clarke, P. Hinds
album: Time Keeps Moving On
Rick Clarke I'll See You Along The Way 1988 Wa Records(UK)
792 recordlabel: Sire 9994
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: James Brown, Fred Wesley and Charles Bobbit
album: The Iceberg: Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say
Ice-T You Played Yourself 1990 Sire
793 recordlabel: Mirwood 5513
chartposition: RandB #25, US #99
writtenby: Bob Relf and Sherlie Matthews
The Olympics Mine Exclusively 1966 Mirwood
794 recordlabel: Philly World 2009
chartposition: RandB #35, UK #87, US Dance #21
writtenby: B.L. Hudson, Daryl Burgee and Nick Martinelli
album: Let the Music Turn You On
comments: [electronic, disco funk]
Cashmere Do It Anyway You Wanna 1983 Philly World
795 recordlabel: Prelude 644
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: James Mason, Mustafa Ahmed, Earl McField and Karin Wolf
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Wuf Ticket Ya Mama 1982 Prelude
796 recordlabel: 20th Century 2183
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Barry White
album: In Heat
Love Unlimited Share a Little Love in Your Heart 1975 20th Century
797 recordlabel: Liberty 55597
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34, US #64, AC #30
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
Gene McDaniels It's a Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) 1963 Liberty
798 recordlabel: Nervous 20280
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: Zack Toms and Paul Simpson
comments: [dance, house]
Kim English Jumpin' and Bumpin' 1998 Nervous
799 recordlabel: Arista (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: L. Stansfield, I. Devaney, T. Gamwells
album: Lisa Stansfield
comments: [disco funk, house]
Lisa Stansfield The Line 1997 Arista (UK)
800 recordlabel: Profile 7361
chartposition: RandB #33, US #64
writtenby: Darius Barnett, Don Blake and Kai McDonald
album: 2nd II None
2nd II None If You Want It 1992 Profile

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