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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: Death Row 30021
chartposition: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt and Big Pimpin Delemond
comments: [album cut]
Tha Dogg Pound Respect 1995 Death Row
402 recordlabel: RCA 62753
chartposition: RandB #22, UK #70
writtenby: Paul Lawrence
album: Here It Is
Freddie Jackson Make Love Easy 1994 RCA
403 recordlabel: Laurie 3224
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
The Chiffons Easy To Love (So Hard To Get) 1964 Laurie
404 recordlabel: Verve 10448
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
Willie Bobo Sunshine Superman 1967 Verve
405 recordlabel: Mirage 4837
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Sweat
The System It's Passion 1982 Mirage
406 recordlabel: Rush 422 853 967
chartposition: RandB #62, US #105
writtenby: Redman, George Clinton (sample), Bootsy Collins (sample), Bernie Worrell (sample) and Leon Haywood
album: Dare Iz a Darkside
Redman Rockafella 1994 Rush
407 recordlabel: RCA 65555
chartposition: RandB #46, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Gérald Isaac and Troy Oliver
album: Any Weather
4Kast I Tried 1998 RCA
408 recordlabel: Prelude 71084
chartposition: RandB #81, US #107
writtenby: D. Horne, A. Reid, Maurice Jackson and Eric Thomas
album: Smooth As Silk
Silk Party (Pt. 1) 1977 Prelude
409 recordlabel: RCA 6821
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: Alexandra Forbes and Eric Beall
album: Nightwalkin'
Alisha Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind 1987 RCA
410 recordlabel: Rap Hustlaz
chartposition: RandB #66, US #107
comments: [rap]
Kinfolk Kia Shine Krispy 2007 Rap Hustlaz
411 recordlabel: Gordy 1688
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Groove Patrol
comments: [Motown Sound]
High Inergy Back in My Arms Again 1983 Gordy
412 recordlabel: Parkway 936
chartposition: US #70
writtenby: Robyn Supraner and Sherman Rothman
Chubby Checker Lovely Lovely 1965 Parkway
413 recordlabel: Probe 595
chartposition: RandB #35, US #117
writtenby: Dee Ervin
album: Through All Times
Chuck Jackson I Only Get This Feeling 1973 Probe
414 recordlabel: RCA 62031
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Georgio
album: Rollin'
Georgio Rollin' 1991 RCA
415 recordlabel: Checker 1128
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #106
writtenby: Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] and Raynard Miner
Little Milton Your People 1965 Checker
416 recordlabel: RCA
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Babyface, Clarence Allen and Gregg Pagani
album: In My Mind
comments: [slow jam]
Heather Headley Me Time 2006 RCA
417 recordlabel: Warner 17372
chartposition: RandB #38, US #112
album: Seize the Moment
comments: [slow jam]
Phajja What Are You Waiting For? 1997 Warner
418 recordlabel: Elektra 64257
chartposition: US #106
writtenby: Tracy Chapman
album: New Beginning
comments: [reggae]
Tracy Chapman New Beginning 1996 Elektra
419 recordlabel: Interscope
chartposition: RandB #65, US #107
comments: [hip hop]
The Fixxers ft. DJ Quick & AMG Can U Werk Wit Dat 2007 Interscope
420 recordlabel: Sutra 16
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Darryl Cash
comments: [electro]
Royalcash Radio Activity (Part 1) 1983 Sutra
421 recordlabel: RCA
chartposition: RandB ##5, US #109
writtenby: Feloney Davis
album: Don't Hold Back
comments: [slow jam]
Public Announcement Man Ain't Supposed to Cry 2001 RCA
422 recordlabel: Boardwalk 99901
chartposition: RandB #39, US #105
writtenby: L. Jordan, S. Allen, R. Hammon, H. Scott and L. Rabb
comments: [comedy]
Rich Little President's Rap 1982 Boardwalk
423 recordlabel: Sutra 802
chartposition: US Dance #23
writtenby: Andy Tripoli
album: Nayobe
Nayobe Please Don't Go 1985 Sutra
424 recordlabel: Fire 1020
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Buster Brown, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis
Buster Brown John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) 1960 Fire
425 recordlabel: Brunswick 55453
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Lowrell (as Lowrell Simon), Larry Brownlee and Gus Redmond
The Lost Generation Talking the Teenage Language 1971 Brunswick
426 recordlabel: Priority 53220
chartposition: RandB #74, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Mack 10
album: Mack 10
comments: samples "Mary Jane" by Rick James
Mack 10 On Them Thangs 1995 Priority
427 recordlabel: Gordy 7171
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Rick James
album: Bustin' Out of L Seven
comments: [Motown Sound]
Rick James Fool on the Street 1979 Gordy
428 recordlabel: Crave 78733
chartposition: RandB #45, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Kenny Greene and Stevie J
album: 7 Mile
7 Mile Just a Memory 1998 Crave
429 recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 143
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson
album: Mr. Look So Good!
Richard Dimples Fields Taking Applications 1982 Boardwalk
430 recordlabel: Verve 10316
chartposition: RandB #38, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Wynton Kelly
album: Comin' In The Back Door
comments: [instrumental]
Wynton Kelly Little Tracy 1964 Verve
431 recordlabel: Virgin 38542
chartposition: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Biz Markie, Chris Stokes and Sean Mather
album: Quindon
Quindon It's You That's on My Mind 1996 Virgin
432 recordlabel: Peachtree 101
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35
writtenby: William Bell
Mitty Collier You Hurt So Good 1969 Peachtree
433 recordlabel: Polydor 14388
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Charles Sherrell
album: Bodyheat
James Brown Kiss in 77 1977 Polydor
434 recordlabel: Warner 8078
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Phillip Mitchell
album: Candi
Candi Staton Here I Am Again 1975 Warner
435 recordlabel: Imperial 5796
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Bartholomew, King, Domino
Fats Domino I Hear You Knocking 1961 Imperial
436 recordlabel: Portrait 70028
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Alfred McCrary, Linda McCrary and Sundray Tucker
album: On the Other Side
The McCrarys Lost in Loving You 1979 Portrait
437 recordlabel: Profile 7400
chartposition: RandB #78, US #106
album: Down with the King
Run-D.M.C. Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do 1993 Profile
438 recordlabel: Paisley Park 41057
chartposition: RandB #62, US #106
writtenby: George Clinton, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Kerry Gordy and William Bryant III
album: Hey Man…Smell My Finger
comments: [hip hop]
George Clinton Paint the White House Black 1993 Paisley Park
439 recordlabel: Polydor 14508
chartposition: RandB #78, US #1
writtenby: Willie Harry Wilson
album: Love Tracks
Gloria Gaynor Substitute 1978 Polydor
440 recordlabel: Private Stock 15
chartposition: RandB #58, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Keith Bass (as Roger Keith Bass), Lloyd Robinson and Lonnie Turner
Innervision Honey Baby (Be Mine) 1975 Private Stock
441 recordlabel: Mercury 73719
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Glenn Dorsey
The Joneses Name of the Game (Pt. 1) 1975 Mercury
442 recordlabel: United Artists 36246
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: R. Muller, J. Wong, W. Williamston, W. Parris, L. Payton
Brass Construction What's on Your Mind (Expression) 1977 United Artists
443 recordlabel: Entertainment One
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Faith Evans , Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Ryan Toby, Corey Williams and Johnathan Smith
album: Something About Faith
Faith Evans Gone Already 2010 Entertainment One
444 recordlabel: EMI America 8198
chartposition: RandB #89, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Jon St. James and Stacey Q (as Stacey Swain)
album: Trans Atlantic
Jon St. James Oogity Boogity 1984 EMI America
445 recordlabel: Scepter 12336
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #57, US #107
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Dionne Warwick The Love of My Man 1971 Scepter
446 recordlabel: Orpheus 72702
chartposition: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 12
album: Cold Fresh Groove
Chill Cold Fresh Groove 1989 Orpheus
447 recordlabel: Revilot 223
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: The Funkadelics, George Clinton
The Parliaments Good Old Music 1968 Revilot
448 recordlabel: Rowdy 35043
chartposition: RandB #59, US #105
writtenby: Rockwilder (as Dana Stinson), Redman (as Reggie Noble) and Jamal (as Jamal Phillips)
album: Last Chance, No Breaks
Jamal Fades Em 1995 Rowdy
449 recordlabel: Polydor 14200
chartposition: RandB #40, US #107
writtenby: Mandrill
album: Just Outside of Town
Mandrill Mango Meat 1973 Polydor
450 recordlabel: Chemistry 864 851
chartposition: RandB #84, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 5
comments: samples
Diamond & the Psychotic Neurotics Sally Got A One Track Mind 1993 Chemistry
451 recordlabel: RCA 9532
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Billy Taylor
album: 'Nuff Said!
Nina Simone Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) 1968 RCA
452 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
453 recordlabel: Modern 1008
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Venet-Wine-Boyce
The Ikettes (He's Gonna Be) Fine, Fine, Fine 1965 Modern
454 recordlabel: Cream 105
chartposition: RandB #90, US #107
writtenby: Joyce Cobb and Wayne Crook
Joyce Cobb How Glad I Am 1980 Cream
455 recordlabel: Roc A Blok 78934
chartposition: RandB #49, US #107
writtenby: Sporty Thievz
album: Street Cinema
Sporty Thievz Cheapskate (You Ain't Gettin' Nada) 1998 Roc A Blok
456 recordlabel: Elektra 7559 64634
chartposition: RandB #68, US AC #35
writtenby: Clyde Otis
album: Take a Look
comments: [jazz soul ballad]
Natalie Cole Take a Look 1993 Elektra
457 recordlabel: Maverick 18353
chartposition: RandB #36, US #102
writtenby: Demetrius Peete, John Clay, John Powe and Shawn Powe
album: Something's Goin' On
comments: [love ballad]
U.N.V. Straight from My Heart 1993 Maverick
458 recordlabel: Loud / RCA 62578
chartposition: RandB #85, US #108
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Tash, E Swift and J Ro
album: 21 and Over
comments: [hip hop]
Tha Alkaholiks Make Room 1993 Loud / RCA
459 recordlabel: Reprise 5486
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Heaven and Earth
comments: [love song]
Al Jarreau It's Not Hard to Love You 1992 Reprise
460 recordlabel: Elektra 66106
chartposition: RandB #90, US #109
writtenby: Grand Puba (as Maxwell Dixon) and Anthony Martin
album: 2000
Grand Puba A Little of This 1995 Elektra
461 recordlabel: Curtom 1012
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Thorir Baldursson and Stone
album: Here's My Love
Linda Clifford I Just Wanna Wanna 1979 Curtom
462 recordlabel: Scepter 1228
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Luther Dixon, Shirley Owens and Willie Denson
The Shirelles Love Is A Swingin' Thing 1962 Scepter
463 recordlabel: United Artists 307
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Joe Liggins
The Clovers The Honeydripper 1961 United Artists
464 recordlabel: RCA 11920
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Sara Allen and Daryl Hall
album: X Static
comments: [disco]
Hall & Oates Who Said the World Was Fair 1980 RCA
465 recordlabel: Relativity 1607
chartposition: RandB #90, US #108
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: When HELL.A. Freezes Over
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Time Of The Season' by The Zombies
Frost What's Your Name (Time Of The Season) 1997 Relativity
466 recordlabel: Rush Associated Labels 74794
chartposition: RandB #63, US #109
writtenby: Jimmy McCracklin, Lowell Fulson, DJ Muggs, Larry Troutman, Redman
album: Whut? Thee Album
Redman Time 4 Sum Aksion 1993 Rush Associated Labe
467 recordlabel: Checker 1141
chartposition: RandB #40, US #111
writtenby: Fats Washington
Little Joe Blue Dirty Work Going 1966 Checker
468 recordlabel: Brunswick 55417
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #110, US AC #32
writtenby: Carl Davis, Raymond Haley and Willie Henderson
comments: [instrumental]
Young-Holt Unlimited Straight Ahead 1969 Brunswick
469 recordlabel: Scepter 12185
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Johnny Lehman and Stanley Lebowsky
The Shirelles Don't Go Home (My Little Darlin') 1967 Scepter
470 recordlabel: Reprise
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Eric Benét
album: Love and Life
comments: [album cut]
Eric Benét Chocolate Legs 2009 Reprise
471 recordlabel: BrownStone 4205
chartposition: RandB #40, US #88
writtenby: Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley and James Brown
Bobby Byrd Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' 1972 BrownStone
472 recordlabel: Pioneer 97977
chartposition: RandB #47, US #109
writtenby: Keith Crouch, John "Jubu" Smith and CeCe Winans
album: Everlasting Love
CeCe Winans Well, Alright 1998 Pioneer
473 recordlabel: Brunswick 55263
chartposition: RandB #48, US #110
writtenby: Rex Garvin and Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson Call Her Up 1964 Brunswick
474 recordlabel: Sutra 115
chartposition: RandB #58, US Dance #36
writtenby: Chris Hill
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Feel Let's Rock (Over and Over Again) 1982 Sutra
475 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
476 recordlabel: Red Bird 10010
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Eddie Cooley (as Ed Cooley) and Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport)
Alvin Robinson Fever 1964 Red Bird
477 recordlabel: Radio 712
chartposition: RandB #89, US #108
writtenby: Sandra Rhodes
album: Scandal
RCR Give It to You 1980 Radio
478 recordlabel: Ric Records 977
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: D. Johnson
Eddie Bo It Must Be Love 1961 Ric Records
479 recordlabel: Spring 191
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bill Curtis
album: Brite Lites/Big City
Fatback Band Freak the Freak the Funk (Rock) 1979 Spring
480 recordlabel: Jetstar 114
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bobby Patterson (as Bobby C. Patterson)
Bobby Patterson T.C.B. or T.Y.A. 1969 Jetstar
481 recordlabel: Chrysalis/EMI 58437
chartposition: RandB #45, US #109
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Bahamadia, N.O. Joe and Marvin Gaye (sample)
album: Kollage
comments: samples "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
Bahamadia I Confess 1996 Chrysalis/EMI
482 recordlabel: Scepter 12114
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #125
writtenby: Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) and Valerie Simpson
The Shirelles My Heart Belongs to You 1965 Scepter
483 recordlabel: Arista 565
chartposition: RandB #36, US Dance #60
writtenby: Leon Sylvers III, Leroy Hall and Dominic Leslie
comments: [disco, boogie]
Real to Reel Love Me Like This 1984 Arista
484 recordlabel: Argo 5401
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Kennedy and Mosley
Clarence Frogman Henry Standing in the Need of Love 1961 Argo
485 recordlabel: Interscope 91763
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bokie Coleman, Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey
album: Truth Inc.
comments: [beat ballad]
Truth Inc. Sex on the Beach 1992 Interscope
486 recordlabel: Cardiac 3 4021
chartposition: US dance #24
writtenby: Jason Load, Pavel De Jesus and Althea McQueen
comments: [dance, house]
World Power featuring Althea McQueen I'm Happy 1991 Cardiac
487 recordlabel: Scepter 12101
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Hank Medress, Jay Siegel, Mitch Margo and Phil Margo
The Shirelles March (You'll Be Sorry) 1965 Scepter
488 recordlabel: Wreckshop 2221
chartposition: RandB #46, US #110
weeksinr&bchart: 12
comments: [hip hop] samples Yarbrough and Peoples 'Don't Stop the Music'
Fat Pat Tops Drop 1998 Wreckshop
489 recordlabel: Upstairs
chartposition: US #108
album: The Hand of Fate
comments: [slow jam]
Amanda Perez Candy Kisses 2007 Upstairs
490 recordlabel: 20th Century 2281
chartposition: RandB #91, US #108
writtenby: Barry White and Willie Seastrunk
comments: [instrumental]
Love Unlimited Orchestra Midnight Groove 1976 20th Century
491 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5054
chartposition: RandB #95, US #110
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
album: Ma
Rare Earth Hum Along And Dance 1973 Rare Earth
492 recordlabel: Spring 3025
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bill Curtis
album: On the Floor with Fatback
comments: [funk]
Fatback Band On the Floor 1982 Spring
493 recordlabel: Solar 47933
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bo Watson
album: Standing Together
comments: [disco dance]
Midnight Star I've Been Watching You 1981 Solar
494 recordlabel: Ruffhouse 6519
chartposition: RandB #91, US #108
album: Blunted on Reality
The Fugees Vocab 1994 Ruffhouse
495 recordlabel: Virgin 1538
chartposition: RandB #36
album: After 7
After 7 My Only Woman 1990 Virgin
496 recordlabel: 20th Century 2241
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Bob Crewe. Bob Gaudio
Gerri Granger Can't Take My Eyes Off You 1975 20th Century
497 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
498 recordlabel: Vigor 1732
chartposition: RandB #57, US #109
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
The Street People I Wanna Spend My Whole Life with You 1976 Vigor
499 recordlabel: Dreamworks 13500
chartposition: RandB #44, US #108
writtenby: Tricky Stewart
album: Skin Deep
comments: [hip hop]
Sole featuring Ginuwine It Wasn't Me 2000 Dreamworks
500 recordlabel: Imperial 5833
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: Bartholomew, King, Domino
album: Million Sellers By Fats
Fats Domino My Heart Is Bleeding 1962 Imperial

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