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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.
(Search on 'R_' returned 12415 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Marquee 445
chartposition: US #126
writtenby: Tom Shannon, Carl Cisco and Nick Ameno
comments: [instrumental]
The Buena Vistas Soul Clappin 1968 Marquee
2 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4015
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: Billy Butler
Otis Leavill To Be or Not to Be 1965 Blue Rock
3 recordlabel: Ariola 7674
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: Harrison Calloway
album: Doin' It to the Bone
Muscle Shoals Horns I Just Want to Turn You On 1978 Ariola
4 recordlabel: Reprise 6574
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Dawn Thomas
album: Millennium
comments: [love ballad]
Earth, Wind & Fire Spend the Night 1993 Reprise
5 recordlabel: Riversal 40182
chartposition: UK #127
comments: (Eric Kupper Classic Mix)
Pauline Henry If I Can't Have You 1998 Riversal
6 recordlabel: RPROLP 4477
chartposition: RandB #42
album: 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape
Funkmaster Flex Goodlife 2001 RPROLP
7 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 564
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: S. Robinson, J. Chase, S. Santiago, D. Rivera Jr., J. McLean, J. Semprit
comments: [hip hop]
The Mean Machine Disco Dream 1981 Sugar Hill
8 recordlabel: Mercury 72927
chartposition: RandB #42, US #106
writtenby: Dee Dee Warwick and Ed Townsend
album: Foolish Fool
Dee Dee Warwick That's Not Love 1969 Mercury
9 recordlabel: Crew La Poo 714
chartposition: RandB #42
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Penny
comments: [hip hop] (sample featuring Barry White)
Buffalo Soldiers Playing Your Game 1991 Crew La Poo
10 recordlabel: Tri World 2001
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Glenn Barbee, Leon Sylvers III and Norman Wheatfield Jr.
Marva King Back Up 1988 Tri World
11 recordlabel: Reprise 0436
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: Van McCoy
comments: B side to Good, Good Lovin'
The Blossoms That's When the Tears Start 1966 Reprise
12 recordlabel: Tribe 8319
chartposition: RandB #42, US #110
writtenby: Rick Hall, Dan Penn and Oscar Frank
Barbara Lynn You Left the Water Running 1966 Tribe
13 recordlabel: Aries 2076
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: V. Willie
Tenison Stephens Baby, I'm a Fool For You 1969 Aries
14 recordlabel: Liberty 55665
chartposition: US #130
writtenby: Willie Nelson
Timi Yuro Permanently Lonely 1964 Liberty
15 recordlabel: Bearsville 49197
chartposition: RandB #43
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Mary Holland Bryant
album: Movin' on a Feelin'
Kenny Doss Sugar 1980 Bearsville
16 recordlabel: Warner 8283
chartposition: RandB #43, US #1, UK #2, US AC #19
writtenby: Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia
album: Endless Flight
Leo Sayer You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 1976 Warner
17 recordlabel: Virgin 220
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Jeffrey Walker and Tank
album: Force of Nature
comments: [slow jam]
Tank Slowly 2001 Virgin
18 recordlabel: Arctic 112
chartposition: US #85
writtenby: Barbara Mason
Barbara Mason If You Don't 1965 Arctic
19 recordlabel: Gordy 7106
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Roger Penzabene
album: The Undisputed Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Save My Love for a Rainy Day 1971 Gordy
20 recordlabel: Checker 1082
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
Sugar Pie DeSanto Use What You Got 1964 Checker
21 recordlabel: Imperial 5909
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Guidry, Bartholomew
Fats Domino Those Eyes 1963 Imperial
22 recordlabel: Warner 7492
chartposition: RandB #43, US #93
writtenby: Wade Flemons, Maurice White and Don Whitehead
album: Earth, Wind and Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire Love Is Life 1971 Warner
23 recordlabel: EMI America 8083
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Fred Harris and Ella Mitchell
album: Wanted Dread and Alive
comments: [Reggae]
Peter Tosh & Gwen Guthrie Nothing But Love 1981 EMI America
24 recordlabel: Mercury 974
chartposition: RandB #43, US #92
writtenby: Jerry Ross, Scott English and Vic Melrose
album: Foolish Fool
Dee Dee Warwick When Love Slips Away 1967 Mercury
25 recordlabel: Crush Music 706
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Marquis Dair (as Marquis Hami Dair)
album: Steppin' Out
10db I Burn for You 1988 Crush Music
26 recordlabel: Sport 101
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: S. Barns and S. Barns
The Dramatics All Because of You 1967 Sport
27 recordlabel: Elektra 69813
chartposition: US dance #29
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: Attitude
comments: [jazz funk]
Lenny White My Turn to Love You 1983 Elektra
28 recordlabel: RCA 13454
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Fonzi Thornton and Robert Wright
album: The Leader
comments: [disco dance]
Fonzi Thornton Beverly 1983 RCA
29 recordlabel: Roulette 7123
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Charlie Hodges and Mickey Gentile
Tony & Carol You and I 1972 Roulette
30 recordlabel: Aries 2076
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Alan Feldman and Tenison Stephens
comments: [ballad]
Tenison Stephens Hurry Change (If You're Coming) 1969 Aries
31 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3732
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Mike Jackson, Eddie Levert and Dennis Williams
album: When I Find You Love
Jean Carn My Love Don't Come Easy 1979 P.I.R.
32 recordlabel: RCA 9172
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Thomas Lyle
album: Domino Theory
Domino Theory Radio Driver 1990 RCA
33 recordlabel: Prelude 8082
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: James D Train Williams
album: Something's on Your Mind
comments: [ballad]
D Train You're the Reason 1984 Prelude
34 recordlabel: Parlophone
chartposition: UK #131
writtenby: Peter Vale and Mike Leeson
album: Music City Soul
Beverley Knight After You 2007 Parlophone
35 recordlabel: Reprise
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Eric Benét and George Nash Jr.
album: Lost In Time
Eric Benet Never Want To Live Without You 2010 Reprise
36 recordlabel: 20th Century 2390
chartposition: RandB #46, US #104
writtenby: Kinsman Dazz
Kinsman Dazz Band I Might as Well Forget About Loving You 1979 20th Century
37 recordlabel: Congress 210
chartposition: RandB #43, US #72
writtenby: Tony Hornedo, Lincoln Chase and Shirley Elliston
Shirley Ellis Shy One 1964 Congress
38 recordlabel: Tetragrammation 1504
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Bobby Paris
album: Let Me Show You the Way
comments: [northern soul]
Bobby Paris Per-so-nal-ly 1968 Tetragrammation
39 recordlabel: Four Brothers 448
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Jack Daniels
comments: [blues]
G.L. Crockett Every Good-Bye Ain't Gone 1965 Four Brothers
40 recordlabel: Dangerous Music 1163
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Life Is...Too $hort
Too $hort Life Is. . .Too Short 1989 Dangerous Music
41 recordlabel: Vibration 576
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Gary Unwin and Patty Unwin
Sylvia Automatic Lover 1978 Vibration
42 recordlabel: Verve Forecast
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Ledisi (as Ledisi Young) and Rex Rideout
album: Turn Me Loose
Ledisi Goin' Thru Changes 2009 Verve Forecast
43 recordlabel: Orpheus 04605
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: John Whitehead and Jerry Cohen
album: Def By Temptation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eric Gable In a Sexy Mood 1990 Orpheus
44 recordlabel: RCA 740759
chartposition: RandB #43
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed
album: The Return of the Moonglows
comments: [re recording]
The Moonglows Sincerely 1972 RCA
45 recordlabel: Checker 1197
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: R. Hall, D. Penn, O. Franck
album: Lean On Me
Maurice & Mac You Left The Water Running 1968 Checker
46 recordlabel: Mercury 74044
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
Hamilton Bohannon Cut Loose 1979 Mercury
47 recordlabel: RCA 13619
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Fonzi Thornton and Robert Wright
album: On Target
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
The Jones Girls On Target 1983 RCA
48 recordlabel: Coral 62471
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Chip Taylor
Patti Austin A Most Unusual Boy 1965 Coral
49 recordlabel: Relativity 1763
chartposition: RandB #43
weeksinr&bchart: 15
album: Sex Down
comments: [slow jam]
Link I Don't Wanna See 1999 Relativity
50 recordlabel: AOI Records 8001
chartposition: UK #85
writtenby: Posdnuos (as Kelvin Mercer), David Jolicoeur and Maseo (as Vincent Mason)
album: The Grind Date
De La Soul Shoomp 2003 AOI Records
51 recordlabel: FastFire 7005
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Your Love Looks Good on Me
comments: [ballad]
Gene Chandler Lucy 1986 FastFire
52 recordlabel: Priority 07267
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Ice Cube and MC Ren
album: Eazy Duz It
Eazy-E We Want Eazy 1988 Priority
53 recordlabel: Drew 1004
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Ashford, Morgan, Prince, Gilmore, Lowe
comments: [northern soul]
The Precisions Instant Heartbreak (Just Add Tears) 1968 Drew
54 recordlabel: Prestige 428
chartposition: US #131
writtenby: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
comments: [instrumental]
Richard Groove Holmes The More I See You 1966 Prestige
55 recordlabel: Easy Street 4508
chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #43
writtenby: Duane Jones, George Kerr and Reggie Griffin
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Hassan & 7-11 City Life 1984 Easy Street
56 recordlabel: Fast Track 2503
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Sugar Billy (as Willie Garner)
Sugar Billy Sugar Pie 1975 Fast Track
57 recordlabel: Warner 8735
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: George Clinton, Junie Morrison and Bootsy Collins (as William Earl Collins)
Funkadelic Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!) 1979 Warner
58 recordlabel: Argo 5314
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: D. Ervin, J. Willinghan
comments: [ballad]
The Pastels So Far Away 1958 Argo
59 recordlabel: Dark Horse 10011
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Chuck Higgins, Gilbert Bottiglier and Paul Stallworth
album: Good News
Attitudes Sweet Summer Music 1976 Dark Horse
60 recordlabel: Arista 0304
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson, Claude "Coffee" Cave, Joaquin Jessup, Neftali Santiago
album: We Are One
Mandrill Can You Get It (Suzie Caesar) 1978 Arista
61 recordlabel: Bridge 1984
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Valentine and John Valentine
The Valentine Brothers Let Me Be Close to You 1982 Bridge
62 recordlabel: Aware 033
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Loleatta
Loleatta Holloway Our Love 1973 Aware
63 recordlabel: Solar 11590
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Keni Burke
album: Whisper in Your Ear
The Whispers Can't Do without Love 1979 Solar
64 recordlabel: 20th Century 2099
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Carol Carmichael, Dean Parks
Hodges, James & Smith Lovin' Man 1974 20th Century
65 recordlabel: Ronn 57
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Ted Taylor
album: Taylor Made
Ted Taylor Only The Lonely Knows 1971 Ronn
66 recordlabel: Share 102
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: J. Cobb, V. McCoy
comments: [northern soul instrumental]
The Van McCoy Strings Sweet And Easy 1968 Share
67 recordlabel: Arista 0650
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: David Lasley and Willie Wilcox
album: If I Had the Chance
comments: [love ballad]
Chuck Cissel & Marva King If I Had the Chance 1982 Arista
68 recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 774
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #43
writtenby: The Egyptian Lover
album: One Track Mind
comments: charted as Freak A Holic in US dance charts
The Egyptian Lover Freak-A-Holic 1987 Egyptian Empire
69 recordlabel: Reprise 26686
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Michael Cooper and Tony Shockency
album: Get Closer
Michael Cooper So Good 1993 Reprise
70 recordlabel: Polydor 14128
chartposition: RandB #43
Hank Ballard & the Midnight Lighters From the Love Side 1972 Polydor
71 recordlabel: Ronn 8
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Clay, Williams, Earle
Big Mac Rough Dried Woman 1967 Ronn
72 recordlabel: House Party 090
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Miles Gregory
Faith Evans Love Don't Live Here Anymore 1995 House Party
73 recordlabel: Parkway 920
chartposition: RandB #43, US #116
writtenby: Billy Jackson and Jimmy Wisner
Chubby Checker Rosie 1964 Parkway
74 recordlabel: RCA 6925
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Ruffin and Kendrick
David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks One More for the Lonely Hearts Club 1988 RCA
75 recordlabel: Silver Blue 818
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Bobby Martin (as Robert L. Martin)
comments: [philly sound]
The Invitations Look on the Good Side 1974 Silver Blue
76 recordlabel: Polydor 821 795
chartposition: RandB #46, US Dance #43
writtenby: Michael Boone, Robert Stein and Jeff Tyzik
album: Jammin' in Manhattan
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Tyzik Jammin' in Manhattan 1984 Polydor
77 recordlabel: Spring 3032
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Gerry Thomas
album: Is This the Future?
comments: [disco, funk, rap]
Fatback Band Is This the Future? 1983 Spring
78 recordlabel: Silver Fox 19
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Billy Kennedy and Jack Thomas
Gloria Taylor Grounded (Part I) 1970 Silver Fox
79 recordlabel: RCA 12108
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Come to My World
Michael Wycoff Feel My Love 1980 RCA
80 recordlabel: Zoo York 03535
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Billy Livsey and Frank Musker
album: Listen to Your Heart
Diane Richards Listen to Your Heart 1983 Zoo York
81 recordlabel: Polydor 866
chartposition: US AC #22
writtenby: Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
album: United
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores United in Love 1987 Polydor
82 recordlabel: Carnival 526
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44
writtenby: W. Lovett, G. Gaskins
album: Sing For You And Yours
comments: [northern soul]
The Manhattans All I Need Is Your Love 1967 Carnival
83 recordlabel: Priority 50828
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson)
album: Bootlegs and B Sides
Ice Cube What Can I Do? 1995 Priority
84 recordlabel: Rap A Lot 38636
chartposition: RandB #44, US #62
writtenby: AK 47 (as Dennis Round), Belo Zero (as Darnell Smith), C. Mitchell and L. Williams
album: Headz or Tailz
Do or Die Still Po' Pimpin' 1998 Rap A Lot
85 recordlabel: Elektra 5171
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Keith Rawls
album: Quiet Storm
comments: [beat ballad]
Peabo Bryson Good Combination 1986 Elektra
86 recordlabel: Musicor 1472
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Al Boyd (as Alphonso Boyd) and Fred Butler
S.O.U.L. This Time Around 1973 Musicor
87 recordlabel: Elektra 1805
chartposition: RandB #44
album: Rebirth
comments: [slow jam]
Keith Sweat featuring Lola Troy & Lade Bac One on One 2002 Elektra
88 recordlabel: Arvee 5023
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Spitalsk, Goldsmith, Smith
The Olympics Little Pedro 1961 Arvee
89 recordlabel: Paisley Park 19759
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Prince
album: Pandemonium
The Time Chocolate 1990 Paisley Park
90 recordlabel: RCA 13200
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Edward Howard, Fredi Grace and Keith Rawls
album: Get on Your Mark
Fredi Grace & Rhinstone Help, Save This Frantic Heart of Mine 1982 RCA
91 recordlabel: Curtom 1948
writtenby: Jerry Goldsmith
comments: re release
The Impressions Amen (1970) 1970 Curtom
92 recordlabel: Verve 10610
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Marshall Boxley and Willie Cooper
The Webs We Belong Together 1968 Verve
93 recordlabel: ID Records 1010
chartposition: US dance #29
writtenby: Eric Miller, Chanté Savage and Steve
comments: [dance, garage house]
Shay Jones When Love Calls 1992 ID Records
94 recordlabel: Brunswick 55465
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: I Call It Trouble
Barbara Acklin Lady, Lady, Lady 1971 Brunswick
95 recordlabel: WB Seven Arts 7175
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Hill, Rebennack
album: Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
comments: [instrumental]
The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Brown Sugar 1968 WB Seven Arts
96 recordlabel: Mar v lus 6006
chartposition: US #134
writtenby: Harold Burrage, James Jones and Otha Hayes
Alvin Cash Un-Wind the Twine 1965 Mar v lus
97 recordlabel: Maverick
chartposition: US dance #29
album: Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: 9YIJWIxq9_4
Me'shell Ndegéocello Earth 2002 Maverick
98 recordlabel: Orpheus 80246 90957 22
chartposition: RandB #44
album: Transitions
comments: [love ballad]
Freddie Jackson Until the End of Time 2006 Orpheus
99 recordlabel: Groovesville 1008
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: K. Barnes, Don Davis, Fred Bridges and J.J. Barnes
J.J. Barnes Now That I Got You Back 1967 Groovesville
100 recordlabel: Friday
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Eric Benét, George Nash Jr. and Demonté Posey
album: Hurricane
comments: [slow jam]
Eric Benét Pretty Baby 2006 Friday

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