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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Chess_ record label. Click on "Chess_" 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 'Chess_' returned 197 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
-- recordlabel: Chess 8104
writtenby: G. Goffin and C. King
album: Something Good / The Muscle Shoals Sessions
comments: [deep soul] [First Appeared on `Down At Muscle Shoals` album in 1984]
Irma Thomas Yours Until Tomorrow 1967 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2015
writtenby: Webber, Caston
Mitty Collier You're The Only One 1967 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 2159
chartposition: RandB #19, US #96
writtenby: Solomon Burke and Jerry Styner
Solomon Burke You and Your Baby Blues 1975 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1906
chartposition: US #14, UK #23
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: St. Louis To Liverpool
Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell 1964 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2133
writtenby: George Soule, Terry Woodford
Eddie Bradford You Made Your Bed 1972 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1992
writtenby: Robert Miller
Jo Ann Garrett You Can't Come In (Big Bad Wolf) 1967 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1492
writtenby: Teddy Powell
album: Shades of a Genius
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 5GE7xF9BF5I
Mitty Collier Would You Have Listened 1968 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 2002
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Billy Stewart, Miner and Marks
album: Billy Stewart Remembered
comments: [ballad]
Billy Stewart Why (Do I Love You So) 1967 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1939
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #41, US #116
writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Terry Vail
The Radiants Whole Lot of Woman 1965 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2168
writtenby: M. Bailey, B. Sigler
album: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [philly sound]
Jimmy Ruffin What You See (Ain't Always What You Get) 1975 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2053
writtenby: C.McCormick, F. Cash
album: Cross My Heart (1974 compikation)
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: uLq6DfAyr44
Billy Stewart What Have I Done 1968 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1984
writtenby: Eddie Campbell
Eddie & Ernie We Try Harder 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2036
writtenby: Maurice Dollison
album: Something Good The Muscle Shoals Sessions
Irma Thomas We Got Something Good 1968 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 109
chartposition: RandB #9
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Dave Crawford
The Moonglows We Go Together 1956 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 2030
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #84
writtenby: Leonard Caston and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Laura Lee Wanted Lover, No Experience Necessary 1967 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1643
chartposition: RandB #14
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers Walking by Myself 1957 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1718
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: McKinley Morganfield
comments: [blues]
Muddy Waters Walking Thru The Park 1959 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1953
writtenby: Oliver Sain
Mitty Collier Walk Away 1966 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1904
chartposition: RandB #10, US #51
writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Gerald Sims
The Radiants Voice Your Choice 1964 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 2030
chartposition: RandB #16, US #93
writtenby: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham (as Lindon Oldham)
Laura Lee Up Tight, Good Man 1967 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1725
writtenby: R. Fratto, H. Fuqua
Harvey & The Moonglows Twelve Months Of The Year 1959 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1612
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield)
album: Trouble No More (Singles 1955 1959)
comments: [blues]
Muddy Waters Trouble, No More 1956 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1896
chartposition: RandB #39, US #99
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Clarence Ashe
comments: [spoken] originally released on JandS 1466 in 1964
Clarence Ashe Trouble I've Had 1964 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1747
chartposition: RandB #18, US #42
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Rockin' at the Hops
Chuck Berry Too Pooped to Pop (Casey) 1960 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1635
chartposition: RandB #4
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: After School Session
Chuck Berry Too Much Monkey Business 1956 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1918
writtenby: Billy Davis
album: Shades of a Genius
Mitty Collier Together 1965 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2120
writtenby: Oliver Sain
comments: [southern soul ballad] [deep soul]
mpcode: HxwvyitCfiE
Barbara Carr Think About It Baby 1971 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1851
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: R. Sherman
Jan Bradley These Tears 1963 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2100
writtenby: Townsend
album: Tell Mama
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: OSx3nqd5IBA
Etta James The Love Of My Man 1970 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1924
chartposition: RandB #10, US #31
writtenby: Tony Clarke
comments: [pop soul]
Tony Clarke The Entertainer 1965 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 5663
writtenby: DeMell, DeSanto
album: There Is...
The Dells The Change We Go Thru (For Love) 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2035
writtenby: James Cleveland
Mitty Collier That'll Be Good Enough For Me 1967 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1705
chartposition: RandB #9, US #22
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Marshall Paul
album: Look! It's The Moonglows
comments: [love ballad]
Harvey & The Moonglows Ten Commandments of Love 1958 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1547
writtenby: Diggs
album: Billy Stewart Remembered
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: N6LTHWXsauU
Billy Stewart Temptations 'Bout To Get Me 1970 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 2053
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart Tell Me the Truth 1968 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 2160
chartposition: RandB #42, US #39, US Dance #5
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
album: Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin Tell Me What You Want 1974 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1675
chartposition: RandB #4, US #20
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Edwin Charles, Helen Stanley, Barry Golder and Roy Calhoun
comments: [ballad]
Lee Andrews & the Hearts Tear Drops 1957 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1683
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #16
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: One Dozen Berrys
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #272]
Chuck Berry Sweet Little Sixteen 1958 Chess
5 recordlabel: Chess 1709
chartposition: RandB #13, US #47
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Chuck Berry Is on Top
Chuck Berry Sweet Little Rock and Roller 1958 Chess
6 recordlabel: Chess 1966
chartposition: RandB #7, US #10, UK #39
writtenby: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward
album: Unbelievable / Billy Stewart Remembered
Billy Stewart Summertime 1966 Chess
7 recordlabel: Chess 1868
chartposition: RandB #25, US #70
writtenby: Billy Stewart
album: I Do Love You / Billy Stewart Remembered
Billy Stewart Strange Feeling 1963 Chess
8 recordlabel: Chess 1812
chartposition: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy Stone Crazy 1962 Chess
9 recordlabel: Chess 1771
chartposition: RandB #12, US #78
writtenby: Willie Dixon
Etta James & Harvey Fuqua Spoonful 1960 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2010
writtenby: Oliver Sain
album: Something Good / The Muscle Shoals Sessions
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: 5w6XQ7lZuzQ
Irma Thomas Somewhere Crying 1967 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 2059
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Cash McCall (as Morris Dollison) and Pigmeat Markham (as Dewey Markham)
comments: [novelty]
Pigmeat Markham Sock It to 'Em Judge 1968 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1618
chartposition: RandB #8
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Burnett
album: Moanin' In The Moonlight
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #285]
Howlin Wolf Smoke Stack Lightning 1956 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1932
chartposition: RandB #4, US #24
writtenby: Billy Stewart
album: I Do Love You / Billy Stewart Remembered
Billy Stewart Sitting in the Park 1965 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1581
chartposition: RandB #1, US #20
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed
The Moonglows Sincerely 1956 Chess
5 recordlabel: Chess 1872
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Maurice McAlister and Terry Vail
Maurice McAlister & The Radiants Shy Guy 1963 Chess
6 recordlabel: Chess 1953
chartposition: RandB #10, US #97
writtenby: Ronald Saunders
Mitty Collier Sharing You 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1985
writtenby: Smith, Miner, Jackson
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: AyuWK6SZcLU
Barbara Carr Shake Your Head 1967 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1903
chartposition: RandB #4, US #11
writtenby: Wilford McKinley & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)
album: Full Bloom
comments: [northern soul]
Jackie Ross Selfish One 1964 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1629
chartposition: RandB #6 US #25
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Harry Pratt and Charles Sutton
The Moonglows See Saw 1956 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1978
chartposition: RandB #11, US #29
writtenby: Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
album: Billy Stewart Remembered / Teaches Old Standards New Tricks
Billy Stewart Secret Love 1966 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1653
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #24
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: After School Session
Chuck Berry School Day 1957 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2098
writtenby: Gene Anderson, Alvin Cash
Alvin Cash Saddle Up 1970 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1714
chartposition: UK #36, US #69
writtenby: Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie
comments: US B side to "Merry Christmas Baby" in the US
Chuck Berry Run Rudolph Run 1958 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1626
chartposition: RandB #2, US #29
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Rock, Rock, Rock OST
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #97]
Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven 1956 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1671
chartposition: RandB #6, US #8
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: One Dozen Berrys
Chuck Berry Rock and Roll Music 1957 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 124
chartposition: RandB #9, US #10
writtenby: David Clowney
album: Rinky Dink
comments: [instrumental]
Dave Baby Cortez Rinky Dink 1962 Chess
5 recordlabel: Chess 2136
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #27, UK #18
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: The London Chuck Berry Sessions
Chuck Berry Reelin' and Rockin' 1972 Chess
6 recordlabel: Chess 1820
chartposition: RandB #18, US #79
writtenby: Billy Stewart
album: I Do Love You / Billy Stewart Remembered
Billy Stewart Reap What You Sow 1962 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2133
writtenby: Billy Cox
Eddie Bradford Push Mr Pride Aside 1972 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2166
writtenby: Jackie De Shannon
The Ovations Pure Natural Love 1975 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1916
chartposition: RandB #16, US #41, UK #26
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: St. Louis To Liverpool
Chuck Berry Promised Land 1964 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1661
chartposition: RandB #5, US #73
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
comments: [ballad]
The Moonglows Please Send Me Someone to Love 1957 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1889
Mitty Collier Pain 1963 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1654
chartposition: RandB #3, US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Rex Garvin
Johnnie & Joe Over the Mountain, Across the Sea 1957 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 4523 (UK)
writtenby: Harburg, Arlen
album: Unbelievable / Billy Stewart Remembered
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: eq43FK0aoPc
Billy Stewart Over The Rainbow 1965 Chess(UK)
1 recordlabel: Chess 2153
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Gabriel Mekler
Etta James Out on the Street, Again 1974 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1861
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Dave Baby Cortez and Julia Clowney
Dave Baby Cortez Organ Shout 1963 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1628
chartposition: RandB #11
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: P. Gayten
Bobby Charles Only Time Will Tell 1956 Chess
4 recordlabel: Chess 1664
chartposition: RandB #12, US #57
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: One Dozen Berrys
Chuck Berry Oh! Baby Doll 1957 Chess
5 recordlabel: Chess 1898
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #10, UK #3
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: St. Louis To Liverpool
Chuck Berry No Particular Place To Go 1964 Chess
6 recordlabel: Chess 1615
chartposition: RandB #8
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: After School Session
Chuck Berry No Money Down 1956 Chess
7 recordlabel: Chess 1918
chartposition: RandB #26, US #91
writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] and Leonard Caston
album: Shades of a Genius
Mitty Collier No Faith, No Love 1965 Chess
8 recordlabel: Chess 2052
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
Laura Lee Need to Belong 1968 Chess
9 recordlabel: Chess 1883
chartposition: RandB #7, US #23, UK #27
writtenby: Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Nadine (Is It You) 1964 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1964
writtenby: Smith, Davis, Miner
Mitty Collier My Party 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1955
writtenby: Oliver Sain
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: fAYfJQH1ZE
Barbara Carr My Mama Told Me 1966 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 2131
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #1, US #1
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: The London Chuck Berry Sessions
Chuck Berry My Ding-a-Ling 1972 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1654
chartposition: RandB #15
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Rex Garvin
Johnnie & Joe My Baby's Gone, On, On 1957 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1856
writtenby: W. Dixon
album: Shades of a Genius
Mitty Collier My Babe 1963 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1971
writtenby: J. Thomas
Jamo Thomas Must I Holler 1971 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1948
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Harold Dorman
Billy Stewart Mountain of Love 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1100
writtenby: Henry Mancini, John Mercer
album: Unbelievable / Billy Stewart Remembered
mpcode: o1fvPtLDQvE
Billy Stewart Moon River 1965 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2164
writtenby: Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett
comments: [philly sound]
Free Spirit Mister Fixit Man 1974 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1856
writtenby: T. Clarke, B. Davis
album: Shades of a Genius
Mitty Collier Miss Loneliness 1963 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1714
chartposition: US #71
writtenby: Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore
comments: [christmas]
Chuck Berry Merry Christmas Baby 1958 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1033 2122
writtenby: Larry Weiss
Sam Dees Maryanna 1971 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1845
chartposition: RandB #8, US #14
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
Jan Bradley Mama Didn't Lie 1963 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1960
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Shena DeMell and Sugar Pie DeSanto
Billy Stewart Love Me 1966 Chess
3 recordlabel: Chess 1717
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50
writtenby: M. Paul
mpcode: ve9e8v2kASU
The Moonglows Love Is A River 1959 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 2032
writtenby: G. Perry, H. Thomas
comments: [northern soul]
Greg Perry Love Control 1967 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1665
chartposition: RandB #11, US #45
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Jerry Abbott, Lee Andrews, Doug Henderson and Mimi Uniman
comments: [ballad] First released on Main Line 102 in 1957
Lee Andrews & the Hearts Long Lonely Nights 1957 Chess
2 recordlabel: Chess 1722
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #80
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Chuck Berry Is on Top
comments: US B side to
Chuck Berry Little Queenie 1959 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1856
writtenby: B. Davis, T. Clarke
album: Shades of a Genius
mpcode: jzzmnhwR4-A
Mitty Collier Little Miss Loneliness 1963 Chess
1 recordlabel: Chess 1912
chartposition: RandB #30, US #54
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: St. Louis To Liverpool
Chuck Berry Little Marie 1964 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1987
writtenby: Davis, Caston, Webber
Mitty Collier Like Only Yesterday 1966 Chess
-- recordlabel: Chess 1889
writtenby: Sonny Thompson
album: Shades of a Genius
comments: [deep soul]
Mitty Collier Let Them Talk 1963 Chess

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