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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Columbia record label. Click on "Columbia" 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 Columbia . . .

The following songs were released in Columbia 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 Columbia 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: Columbia 10672
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: B. Womack, D. Davis, L. Ware
album: Pieces
Bobby Womack Trust Your Heart 1978 Columbia
702 recordlabel: Columbia 10667
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
Ronnie Dyson Ain't Nothing Wrong 1978 Columbia
703 recordlabel: Columbia 10654
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Eugene Record, Gerald Simms, Carl Davis and William Sanders
Phoebe Snow Love Makes a Woman 1978 Columbia
704 recordlabel: Columbia 10649
chartposition: RandB #12
writtenby: Allen Williams, Billy Nichols and Maxwell Romer
album: Shout!
B.T. Express Shout It Out 1977 Columbia
705 recordlabel: Columbia 10627
chartposition: RandB #6, US #30, UK #7, US AC #25
writtenby: Bill Withers & Skip Scarborough
album: Menagerie
Bill Withers Lovely Day 1977 Columbia
706 recordlabel: Columbia 10617
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: J. Weaver
Eleanor Grant This Time We're Really Though 1977 Columbia
707 recordlabel: Columbia 10610
chartposition: RandB #24, US #86
writtenby: Jackie Avery and Johnnie Taylor
album: Disco 9000
Johnnie Taylor Disco 9000 1977 Columbia
708 recordlabel: Columbia 10609
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #91
writtenby: V. Burch, H. Redman
album: When I Get Back Home
comments: [funk]
Vernon Burch Sexasonic 1977 Columbia
709 recordlabel: Columbia 10604
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Leo Graham
Tyrone Davis All You Got 1977 Columbia
710 recordlabel: Columbia 10599
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
Ronnie Dyson Don't Be Afraid 1977 Columbia
711 recordlabel: Columbia 10586
chartposition: RandB #10, US #93
writtenby: Edward Bivins and Gerald Alston
album: It Feels So Good
The Manhattans We Never Danced to a Love Song 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 10584
writtenby: B. Golson, Q. Jones
album: Killer Joe
comments: [jazz funk]
Benny Golson The New Killer Joe 1977 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10571
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Love Notes
Ramsey Lewis Spring High 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10568
chartposition: US #109, UK #33, US Dance #17
writtenby: Brian Carman and Bob Spickard
Bruce Johnston Pipeline 1977 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10564
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Vernon Burch
album: When I Get Back Home
Vernon Burch Leaving You Is Killing Me 1977 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 10556
chartposition: UK #8, RandB #65, US #103
writtenby: Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett & Lani Groves
album: This Is Niecy
Deniece Williams That's What Friends Are For 1977 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10552
chartposition: RandB #15, US #102
writtenby: Jimmy Lewis and Frank Johnson
album: Let's Make a Deal
Z.Z. Hill Love Is So Good When You're Stealing It 1977 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10548
chartposition: UK #27
writtenby: Jack Robinson and James Bolden
album: Rendezvous
Tina Charles Rendezvous 1977 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 10542
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Marlena Shaw, Gerry Goffin and Ritchie Cordell
album: Sweet Beginnings
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Marlena Shaw Yu-Ma -- Go Away Little Boy 1977 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 10541
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Roy Moore Jr.
album: Rated Extraordinaire
Johnnie Taylor Your Love Is Rated X 1977 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 10528
chartposition: RandB #6, US #102
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Let's Be Closer Together
Tyrone Davis This I Swear 1977 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 10496
chartposition: US AC #29
writtenby: Leroy Bell and Thom Bell
album: Mathis Is…
Johnny Mathis Loving You, Losing You 1977 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 10495
chartposition: RandB #6, US #66
writtenby: Roger Joyce, Teddy Randazzo & Victoria Pike
album: It Feels So Good
comments: [love ballad]
The Manhattans It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad 1977 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 10493
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: B. Womack, H. Payne
Bobby Womack & Brotherhood Standing in the Safety Zone 1977 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 10481
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96, US #102
writtenby: Carlos Santana and Tommy Coster
album: Festival
Santana Let the Children Play 1977 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Columbia 10468
chartposition: RandB #97, US #28, US AC #46, US dance #37
writtenby: Bill Conti
album: Conquistador
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Maynard Ferguson Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) 1977 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Columbia 10464
chartposition: RandB #37, US #104, US Dance #35
writtenby: Billy Griffin and Pete Moore
The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin Spy for Brotherhood 1977 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Columbia 10461
writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and David Bartlett
album: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Tower of Power Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now 1977 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Columbia 10441
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: The More You Do It
Ronnie Dyson (I Like Being) Close to You 1976 Columbia
18 recordlabel: Columbia 10440
chartposition: RandB #68, US #42, UK #10, US AC #35, US dance #12
writtenby: Boz Scaggs & David Paich
album: Silk Degrees
Boz Scaggs What Can I Say 1976 Columbia
19 recordlabel: Columbia 10437
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)
Bobby Womack & Brotherhood Home Is Where the Heart Is 1976 Columbia
20 recordlabel: Columbia 10430
chartposition: RandB #7, US #46, UK #52
writtenby: Winfred Lovett
album: It Feels So Good
The Manhattans I Kinda Miss You 1976 Columbia
21 recordlabel: Columbia 10429
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Deniece Williams
album: This Is Niecy
Deniece Williams Cause You Love Me Baby 1977 Columbia
22 recordlabel: Columbia 10429
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #1, US #25, US dance #31, US AC #38
writtenby: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts & Susaye Greene
album: This Is Niecy
Deniece Williams Free 1976 Columbia
23 recordlabel: Columbia 10420
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Naked and Warm
Bill Withers If I Didn't Mean You Well 1976 Columbia
24 recordlabel: Columbia 10409
chartposition: RandB #62, US #68
writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and Hubert Tubbs
album: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Tower of Power You Ought to Be Havin' Fun 1976 Columbia
25 recordlabel: Columbia 10408
chartposition: RandB #83, US #104, US Dance #40
writtenby: Melvin Ragin and Ray Parker Jr
album: Secrets
Herbie Hancock Doin' It 1976 Columbia
26 recordlabel: Columbia 10388
chartposition: RandB #2, US #38
writtenby: Charles Babbit
album: Love and Touch
comments: [disco dance]
Tyrone Davis Give It Up (Turn It Loose) 1976 Columbia
27 recordlabel: Columbia 10382
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Maurice White and Martin Yarbrough
album: Salongo
Ramsey Lewis Brazilica 1976 Columbia
28 recordlabel: Columbia 10380
chartposition: RandB #81, US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Alan Spenner
album: Rise and Shine!
Kokomo Use Your Imagination 1976 Columbia
29 recordlabel: Columbia 10367
chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, UK #28, US AC #11, US dance #12
writtenby: Boz Scaggs & David Paich
album: Silk Degrees
comments: [disco dance]
Boz Scaggs Lowdown 1976 Columbia
30 recordlabel: Columbia 10356
chartposition: RandB #6, US #62
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: The More You Do It
Ronnie Dyson The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me) 1976 Columbia
31 recordlabel: Columbia 10353
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #92
writtenby: L.N. Chancler, T. Coster, D. Rubinson
album: Amigos
comments: [funk, soul, rock]
Santana Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) 1976 Columbia
32 recordlabel: Columbia 10347
chartposition: RandB #13, US #51, US dance #4
writtenby: Jeanette Hawes & Wanda Hutchinson
album: Flowers
comments: [disco funk]
The Emotions I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love 1976 Columbia
33 recordlabel: Columbia 10346
chartposition: RandB #6, US #52
writtenby: Billy Nichols
album: Energy to Burn
B.T. Express Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More 1976 Columbia
34 recordlabel: Columbia 10336
chartposition: RandB #78, US #77
writtenby: David Brown [American bassist] and Ray Gardner
album: Amigos
Santana Let It Shine 1976 Columbia
35 recordlabel: Columbia 10334
chartposition: RandB #5, US #33
writtenby: Clarence Coulter, Don Davis & Chico Jones
album: Eargasm
Johnnie Taylor Somebody's Gettin' it 1976 Columbia
36 recordlabel: Columbia 10329
chartposition: RandB #100
writtenby: R. Dee
Sterling Silver Sunshine (When I Got You) 1976 Columbia
37 recordlabel: Columbia 10320
chartposition: RandB #70, US #3, UK #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Beyoncé, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Amanda Ghost and Ian Dench
album: B'Day [deluxe edition]
Beyoncé & Shakira Beautiful Liar 2007 Columbia
38 recordlabel: Columbia 10309
chartposition: RandB #11, US #39
writtenby: Skip Scarborough
album: Gratitude
Earth, Wind & Fire Can't Hide Love 1976 Columbia
39 recordlabel: Columbia 10308
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Making Music
Bill Withers I Wish You Well 1976 Columbia
40 recordlabel: Columbia 10293
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Charles Stepney
album: Don't It Feel Good
Ramsey Lewis Don't It Feel Good 1976 Columbia
41 recordlabel: Columbia 10291
chartposition: US AC #36
writtenby: Sam Brown and Renée Armand
Johnny Mathis One Day in Your Life 1976 Columbia
42 recordlabel: Columbia 10285
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Boby Franklin
Boby Franklin Mutha's Love 1976 Columbia
43 recordlabel: Columbia 10281
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #25
writtenby: Harvey Scales, Albert Vance & Don Davis
album: Eargasm
Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady 1976 Columbia
44 recordlabel: Columbia 10268
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Paul Kelly
Eleanor Grant You Oughta Be Here with Me 1976 Columbia
45 recordlabel: Columbia 10255
chartposition: RandB #10, US #76
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Making Music
Bill Withers Make Love to Your Mind 1975 Columbia
46 recordlabel: Columbia 10235
chartposition: RandB #50, US #96
writtenby: Freddie Harris and Paul Francis Webster
album: Don't It Feel Good
Ramsey Lewis What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man) 1976 Columbia
47 recordlabel: Columbia 10202
chartposition: US dance #3, US #104
writtenby: Biddu
album: I Love To Love
comments: [disco]
Tina Charles You Set My Heart On Fire 1975 Columbia
48 recordlabel: Columbia 10196
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Lester Hodelin and Casey Spencer
Ebony, Ivory & Jade Samson 1975 Columbia
49 recordlabel: Columbia 10172
chartposition: RandB #5, US #12
writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White & Verdine White
album: That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire That's the Way of the World 1975 Columbia
50 recordlabel: Columbia 10145
chartposition: US #101, US Dance #13
writtenby: Bobby Womack
album: Kokomo
Kokomo I Can Understand It 1975 Columbia
51 recordlabel: Columbia 10103
chartposition: RandB #20, US #44, US Dance #14
writtenby: Maurice White and Jon Lind
album: Sun Goddess
comments: [instrumental]
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire Sun Goddess 1975 Columbia
52 recordlabel: Columbia 10090
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1
writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn & Maurice White
album: That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star 1975 Columbia
53 recordlabel: Columbia 10089
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Shedrack Anderson
album: All the Faces of Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles Pull Yourself Together 1975 Columbia
54 recordlabel: Columbia 10076
chartposition: RandB #81, US #95, US Dance #4
writtenby: John Davis [John Edward Davis Jr.]
Philly Devotions I Just Can't Say Goodbye 1975 Columbia
55 recordlabel: Columbia 10056
chartposition: RandB #61, US #50
writtenby: Charles Stepney and Maurice White
album: Sun Goddess
comments: [instrumental]
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire Hot Dawgit 1975 Columbia
56 recordlabel: Columbia 10030
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Johnny Bristol
album: All the Faces of Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles We Got Love 1974 Columbia
57 recordlabel: Columbia 10026
chartposition: RandB #23, US #33
writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White
album: Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire Devotion 1974 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11373
writtenby: H. Scales, M. Griffin
album: A New Day
Johnnie Taylor I Wanna Get Into You 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11373
writtenby: A. Brown
album: A New Day
Johnnie Taylor Baby Don't Hesitate 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11315
writtenby: N. Helms, K. Hirsh
album: A New Day
comments: [ballad]
Johnnie Taylor Signing Off With Love 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11246
writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond
album: In The Mood
Tyrone Davis Keep On Dancin' 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11199
writtenby: L. Graham, E. Fisher
album: In The Mood
Tyrone Davis I Don't Think You Heard Me 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11128
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Can't You Tell It's Me
Tyrone Davis Love You Forever 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11056
writtenby: R.MacDonald, W. Salter
album: Part of You
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Eric Gale Lookin' Good 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 097633
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Life: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [neo soul slow jam]
Maxwell Fortunate 1999 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 08537
chartposition: RandB #1, US #57
writtenby: Bernard Jackson & David Townsend
album: 2nd Wave
Surface Closer Than Friends 1989 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 08510
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Brian Morgan and Shelly Morgan
album: Secrets of Flying
Johnny Kemp One Thing Led to Another 1989 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 08508
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Full Force
album: Me, Myself and I
comments: [beat ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Me, Myself and I 1989 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 08507
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Ron Boustead and Gregg Karukas
album: As Good As It Gets
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams This Is As Good As It Gets 1989 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 08107
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page
album: The Best of Earth, Wind and Fire, Vol. 2
Earth, Wind & Fire Turn on (The Beat Box) 1988 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 08092
chartposition: RandB #28, UK #1, US #3, US dance #20
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block You Got It 1988 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 08073
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #24, UK #28
writtenby: Vaughan Mason
album: Album 88
comments: [disco dance]
Raze Break 4 Love 1988 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 08027
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Gregory Abbott
album: I'll Prove It to You
Gregory Abbott Let Me Be Your Hero 1988 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 08023
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #20, US #30, US dance #7
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby
album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby Dance Little Sister 1987 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 08018
chartposition: RandB #3
writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Conley and Everett Collins
album: 2nd Wave
Surface I Missed 1988 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 08014
chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #66
writtenby: Skylark
album: As Good As It Gets
Deniece Williams I Can't Wait 1988 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 07996
chartposition: RandB #1, US #32
writtenby: Curtis Bedeau, Gerard Charles, Hugh Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George & Paul George
album: Me, Myself & I
comments: [ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Thanks for My Child 1988 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Columbia 07994
chartposition: RandB #5, US Dance #12
writtenby: Bruce Purse, Johnny Kemp and Vincent Henry
album: Secrets of Flying
Johnny Kemp Dancin' with Myself 1988 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Columbia 07991
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Vicki Vee
album: What's Bootsy Doin'?
Bootsy Collins Party on Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?) 1988 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Columbia 07982
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Full Force
album: Caddyshack II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Go for Yours 1988 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Columbia 07978
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Love Attack
Isaac Hayes Showdown 1988 Columbia
18 recordlabel: Columbia 07941
chartposition: RandB #8, US #1, UK #13, US dance #1
writtenby: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael Monkey 1988 Columbia
19 recordlabel: Columbia 07930
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Hubert Eaves IV, James
album: In Your Eyes
James (D Train) Williams In Your Eyes 1988 Columbia
20 recordlabel: Columbia 07920
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Full Force
album: Guess Who's Comin' to the Crib?
Full Force Your Love Is So Def 1988 Columbia
21 recordlabel: Columbia 07912
chartposition: RandB #41, US Dance #16
writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
album: Ouch
Rainy Davis Indian Giver 1988 Columbia
22 recordlabel: Columbia 07911
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #2, US #4, US dance #23, US AC #13
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby
album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby Sign Your Name 1988 Columbia
23 recordlabel: Columbia 0786
chartposition: RandB #9, US #1, UK #1
writtenby: Terri McFaddin (as Theresa McFaddin), Patrice Rushen and Will Smith
album: Men in Black: The Album
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith Men in Black 1997 Columbia
24 recordlabel: Columbia 07804
chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #46
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis
album: Perfect Machine
Herbie Hancock Vibe Alive 1988 Columbia

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