| 301 |
recordlabel: SuperTronics 009
chartposition: US Dance #35
writtenby: Boyd Jarvis and Walter Briggins Jr.
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| 302 |
recordlabel: Mirage 99651
chartposition: RandB #48, US #105
writtenby: George Jackson
album: Yo Little Brother
|
| 303 |
recordlabel: Important 6 (UK)
chartposition: UK #72
writtenby: Ken Krasner, Lenny Underwood
|
| 304 |
recordlabel: Record Shack 49
chartposition: UK #57
album: Out Of The Darkest Night
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recordlabel: AandM 2793
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: The Vision
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Columbia 04841
chartposition: RandB #22, US #106, UK #60, US AC #40
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Watching You Watching Me
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Cooltempo 109 (UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Deborah Cooper, Paul Slade and Timmy Allen
album: Turn on Your Radio
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: MCA 52636
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, US dance #1, UK #50
writtenby: Melvin Riley, Gordon Strozier & Gerald Valentine
album: Ready for the World
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Elektra 69620
chartposition: RandB #90
album: The Heavenly Kid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Elektra 69621
chartposition: RandB #8, US dance #12, US #25
writtenby: Ky Adeyemo (as Kayode Adeyemo), Ernesto Phillips & Keith Diamond
album: Restless
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Island 219
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
comments: Paul Hardcastle remix
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Prism 99661
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Ernesto Phillips
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Private I 05727
chartposition: RandB #89
album: The Staple Singers
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: AandM 279
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Chas Jankel , Ian Dury and Norman Watt Roy
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: PRT 345
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Hop, Joey Moore, Michael Deering and Wally Muhammad
comments: [hip hop]
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Warner 28969
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: Clif Magness, Tom Keane and Mark Mueller
album: 20/20
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Columbia 05288
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: MCA 919 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #63, US #102
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Paul Kisch
album: Secrets
comments: [ballad]
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Jive 1 9394 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
writtenby: W. Orange, D. Cambert, F. Golde
comments: [reggae]
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Motown 1773
chartposition: RandB #1 UK #3, US #3, US AC #2
writtenby: Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert & Franne Golde
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Elite 41 (UK)
writtenby: A. Sojka
album: Blue Moods
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Portrait 6805 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: T. Thomas
album: What About Me?
mpcode: 29bzu2pfPxI
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Record Shack 39 (UK)
chartposition: UK #97
writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch
album: Sex Over the Phone
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Warner 28969
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: 20/20
comments: [ballad]
|
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recordlabel: Virgin 601711 (UK)
writtenby: I Level
album: Shake
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: MCA 52517
chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #1, US #17
writtenby: Sharon Robinson (as Sharon Teresa Robinson), Jon Gilutin & Bunny Hull
album: Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Passion 786197
album: New...
comments: [Complete Album]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Hi 7003 (UK)
writtenby: Al Green
album: Trust in God
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Asylum 69595
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Dennis Matkosky and Monty Seward
album: Workin' It Back
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Atlantic 9505
album: Seeekret
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Jive 9374
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #49, US #24, US AC #5
writtenby: Billy Ocean, Keith Diamond & James Woodley
album: Suddenly
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Mirage 99643
chartposition: RandB #59, US #50
writtenby: Sidney Simien
album: My Toot Toot
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Epic 6334
chartposition: RandB #79, UK #6
writtenby: Sidney Simien
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: CBS 6104
chartposition: RandB #16, US #102
writtenby: Knight, Dees, Knight
album: Life
|
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recordlabel: Epic 05610
writtenby: Luther Vandross
album: The Night I Fell In Love
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: MCA 52627
chartposition: RandB #27, US #103
writtenby: Dick Eastman and Bobby Hart
album: New Edition
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Gordy 1781
chartposition: RandB #14, UK #84
writtenby: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson and Victor Carstarphen
album: Truly for You
comments: [love ballad] [Motown Sound]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Solar 69660
chartposition: RandB #22, UK #45, US #106, US Dance #25
writtenby: Micki Free, Hawk and Howard Hewett
album: Heartbreak
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Capitol 5460
chartposition: RandB #85, US Dance #40
album: Mirror
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89540
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Timmy Allen
album: Turn on Your Radio
|
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recordlabel: JWP 2285
writtenby: H.B. Barnum, Walter Johnson,
album: From The Heart
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: D.J. Int. 963
chartposition: US dance #9
writtenby: Steve 'Silk' Hurley
album: The House Sound of Chicago
mpcode: OBVZoLqjeos
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Streetwise 2235
chartposition: UK #84, US dance #11
writtenby: Winston Jones, Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Tuckwood 105
chartposition: RandB #72, UK #27
writtenby: Marcel T. East, Ralph Johnson and Eric "Rico" Reed
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: T.T.E.D. 205
chartposition: RandB #58, US Dance #28
writtenby: A. Williams, C. Jones, D. Pearson
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Carrere 337
chartposition: UK #1
writtenby: Phyllis Nelson
album: Move Closer
comments: [ballad] Â
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Motown 1801
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Glen Barbee, Isaias Gamboa and Leon Sylvers III
album: More Than You Can Handle
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 89483
chartposition: UK #50
writtenby: Mark Reilly and Danny White
album: Whose Side Are You On?
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: MCA 52699
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Dave Roberson
album: Wrap Your Body
comments: [ballad]
|
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recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791
writtenby: N. Newell, R. Ortolani, N. Oliviero
album: Romantically Yours
comments: [ballad]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Greene Street 703
chartposition: RandB #89
album: Creation
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: London 67 (UK)
writtenby: Barrington Levy
album: Money Move
comments: [reggae]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: ZTT 1
chartposition: RandB #90, UK #51
writtenby: Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik (as Jonathan Jeczalik), Gary Langan and Paul Morley
album: Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise?
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Mirage 99628
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Billy Rush
album: Middle of the Night
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: MCA 52666
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #5, US #1, US dance #23, US AC #16, US rock #2
writtenby: Jan Hammer
album: Miami Vice
comments: [instrumental]
|
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recordlabel: Certain Records 1
writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Miller
album: Messin' With My Mind
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Malaco 2122
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Larry Addison
album: Members Only
comments: [southern soul ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Constellation 52545
chartposition: RandB #4, US #59, US Dance #22
writtenby: Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway and Bo Watson
album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
|
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recordlabel: Tabu 39331
writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis
album: Alexander O\'Neal
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 7AWS0CRFSzg
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Motown 1767
chartposition: RandB #23, US #107
writtenby: Vanity
album: Wild Animal
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Solar 69644
chartposition: RandB #14, US #101
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds), Carl Greene, L.A. Reid, Kevin
album: Material Thangz
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Sire 29083
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #49, UK #3, US #2, US AC #38
writtenby: Peter Brown & Robert Rans
album: Like a Virgin
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: EMI 6 (UK)
chartposition: UK #20
writtenby: Todd Rundgren
album: Breaking Away
|
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recordlabel: Columbia 2124
writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Banks
album: Dream of a Lifetime
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Casino 101
writtenby: Norman Scott, Lou Ragland
album: Love Moods
comments: [ballad album cut]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Arista 9386
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man
album: Modern Man
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Island 251 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
album: Language Barrier
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Virgin 761 (UK)
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Carl Mcintosh, Steve Nichol and Jane Eugene
album: So Where Are You?
|
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recordlabel: Wilbe 85 201
writtenby: William Bell, Joe Shamwell, Homer Banks
album: Passion
comments: re recording
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Tommy Boy 850
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Michael Jonzun
album: Down to Earth
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 20
chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #1
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller)
album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
comments: [disco dance]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Cotillion 99642
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: Bill Curtis, Gerry Thomas and Maureen Reid
album: So Delicious
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Pandisc 012
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: John St. John
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Arista 9336
chartposition: RandB #24
album: Gravity
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Island 99685
chartposition: RandB #17, US Dance #110
writtenby: Katreese Barnes and Jerry Barnes
album: Just for You
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Warner 29087
chartposition: RandB #66, US #103
writtenby: Al Green and Mabon Hodges
album: Straight to the Heart
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: TBA 705
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Greg Phillinganes and Lionel Richie
album: Dancing in the Sun
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Tent 40354 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #25, US Dance #30
writtenby: Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik
album: Luxury of Life
|
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recordlabel: Elite 38 (UK)
writtenby: K. Ellis, P. Hinds, S. Sinclair
album: Love So Fine Past, Present, Future
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: 4th and Bway 7419
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Allen Saunders, Loni C., Jay Ellis, Niecy D. and Richard Blumenthal (as R. B. Thall)
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: MDM 12
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Andy Lerner, Craig Peyton and Nelson Cruz
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Warner 29024
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: David Spradley, Evan Rogers and Ted Currier
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Prelude 8088
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: Michael Stokes, Marvin Schlachter, Linda Stokes and Laythan Armor
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Surfside 850401
writtenby: General Johnson
album: The Music
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Streetwise 3305
writtenby: Herbert Murell
album: A Special Style
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: AVCO 69001
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun
album: Some Things Never Change
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Epic 04941
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Talk of the Town
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Cutting 1001
writtenby: C. Turner, Earl Turner Jr.
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: 9VtxEkq_BKs
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Pandisc 011
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: B. Mizell, Eugene Cooper, S. Miller and W. Hall
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Elektra 69585
chartposition: RandB #63, US AC #26
writtenby: Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow
album: Take No Prisoners
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: MCA 52553
chartposition: RandB #6, US #35
writtenby: Russell Kramer
album: New Edition
comments: [love ballad]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tabu 39331
writtenby: M. Moir
album: Alexander O\'Neal
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 0gCGdBpyMfs
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: London 70 (UK)
chartposition: UK #30
writtenby: Cassell
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Qwest 28975
comments: [ballad]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Trey Records
writtenby: W. Smith, A. Ponder
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Ensign 518 (UK)
chartposition: UK #79
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Constellation 52714
chartposition: RandB #47
album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 05682
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #5, US #4, US dance #3
writtenby: Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
album: Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [disco funk]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Columbia 5710
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Next Plateau Records 50032
chartposition: US Dance #17
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